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News sixty two degrees in Boston at four o'clock. Good afternoon. I'm Ben Parker. Here's what's happening. A full jury has not been seated for Karen Reid's second trial. After nearly two weeks of jury selection in Denham, eighteen jurors have been seated, evenly split among men and women. Nearly six hundred potential jurors had been called to Norfolk Superior Court over the course of ten days. Sixteen jurors were already
chosen last week. That's the minimum a mount needed. Judge Beverly Canoni, though wanted more in case any issues came up in what is expected to be a lengthy trial. Motions hearings will be held tomorrow. Opening statements are now set for next Tuesday. Reads accused of hitting her Boston Police boyfriend John O'Keefe with the SUV and leaving him to die in the snow they read. Defense says she was framed Boston, marking a tragic day in the city's history.
Of the vz's Jared Boston has more from Boylston Street.
Standing near the Boston Marathon finish line where twelve years ago today, a terrorist attack killed three people and injured hundreds. Do you remember where you were when you found out.
The number exactly where it was?
Yeah? Actually, now you said something that really brought up some passion.
For Bostonians like Mark.
It feels like it was just yesterday.
Me and my wife were with kids at the playground and someone came up to us and said, did you hear what happened?
And yeah, I'll never forget it. It was shocked.
Today is One Boston Day, in honor of the victims and recognizing the city's resiliency, generosity, and strength. Mayor Michelle Woo was encouraging Bostonians to participate in service and acts of kindness. On Saturday morning, a One Boston Day cleanup will take place at Franklin Park, and on Marathon Monday, there will be a blood drive at Keptmore Square from Boyleston Street. I'm Jared Brosnan, WBZ Boston's News Radio.
So some new legal action over President Trump's tariffs, and the White House is now reacting.
The White House is dismissing a lawsuit filed by a group of small business owners who say the President doesn't have the power to impose tariffs. The group urged the federal court to declare the tariffs unlawful, saying the national emergency the President used to justify this action as a quote figment of his own imagination. The White House says the president's tariff policy quote levels the playing field for businesses and workers and addresses a quote national emergency of
chronic trade deficits. Karen Traver's ABC News, The White House.
MIT's president says, so far, nine students would tie to the university have had their visas revoked. WZ Sherry Small with details in the wake of.
The Trump administration student deportation drive. MIT president doctor Sally Cornblooth sent a letter to the MIT community on Monday with an update confirming since April fourth, nine members of the MIT community, students, recent graduates in postdocs have had their visas and immigration status unexpectedly revoked. One of those
individuals has now filed suit against the federal government. Doctor Cornblooth says that MIT is not party to that student's suit, which is being brought by independent counsel representing the student. Unexpected visa in student status revocations are occurring in more
than a dozen local colleges and universities. Doctor Cornblue says this threat will make it less likely the top talent from around the world will come to the US, and says that will damage American competitiveness and scientific leadership for years to come.
Sherry Small WBZ, Boston's news radio.
Unholded Harvard the federal government's freezing more than two billion dollars in grants and contracts to Harvard University. It comes after Harvard announced they would not comply with demands from the Trump administration. Watching this shower and thunderstorm activity that's dancing around the suburbs here, well north and west of the city, but close enough it could affect some folks ride home. We have some showers and storms up into
southern New Hampshire. These aren't terribly far from havel and four ninety five. We've got Atkinson getting a little bit of a storm right now, sand Down, New Hampshire. Also up to Brentwood. We had a little bit of activity over towards Manchester earlier and then a little bit further to the west in southern New Hampshire. We're still dealing with some showers and storms and those stretch backed out into northern Worcester County out into the Winchet in an
Afoll area. These are all moving off mainly to the north and east, so we'll have to see how far they can travel and weather anymore pop up. But nonetheless, we do have this front coming through, firing off some showers and or storms. It'll also fire off some wind as we head through the evening tonight. Temperatures tonight will fall to about forty, feeling like it's in the thirties. A windy, chilly day Tomorrow fifty for the high. Not bad, but the wind will make it feel like it's closer
to forty. Partially cloudy tomorrow night, about thirty nine for the low temperature. SunShot on Thursday making a run towards sixty of the warmest spots, and then sun and clouds on Friday into the low to mid sixties. Right now sixty two degrees in Boston. A surprise gift for a Norton woman who is battling cancer. The gift lifting a little weight off her shoulders. As we hear from WBC's Aile Shaffle.
Carrie Foster covered her face with their hands, overcome with the motion as former pants lineman Joe and drewsy murmured the good news in her ear. He's telling this Norton mom and cant a patient that his foundation, along with Stop and Shop, we're giving her free food for a year. To celebrate A giant Stopping Shop truck parked in front of the Foster house and started unpacking a picnic. Carrie had no idea this was coming, she spoke to reporters just after.
You know, cancer itself is a heavyweight, and you know all of the things that it brings, and you know, just not having to worry about food is huge.
Foster has been battling cervical cancer and has been unable to work as she takes care of two kids with her husband and Juicy. Started the foundation after getting and beating cancer in two thousand and seven. Kyle Schaffel WBZ Bostonton's radio.
After making an exit stage left in January, former President Joe Biden returns to center stage today.
Joe Biden returns to the national stage today.
It's in the.
Honor of my life serving your president.
Like most recent ex presidents, he's largely avoided speaking in public since leaving office. Incompetent Joe Biden even as his successors often attacked him. Today, Biden's expect did to fight back during a speech in Chicago focused on Social Security, an issue that could defy next year's mid term elections. The Trump administration has slashed the program's workforce and advisory Elon Musk has called social Security the biggest Ponzi scheme ever. Saga Magani Washington.
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