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It's four o'clock seventy eight degrees in Boston, Tuesday after noon. Thanks for joining us. I'm Nicole Davis and here's what's happening. The jury is done for the day at Norfolk Superior Court in Denham. A crash reconstruction expert is coming back to the stand tomorrow in the retrial of Karen Reid. W bz's Emma Friedman is here with the very latest on this testimony.
Emma and Nicole with pushback from the defense, doctor Judson Welcher just said this on the stand, based all.
The evidence you consider, could you share with the jury, what's your opinion is to a reasonable degree of engineering certainty about whether the defendants Les Lexus struck maserro Key. On January twenty nine, twenty twenty two, around twelve thirty two, Am, Sarey Roner too.
Yes, based on the totality of the evidence DNA, everything I've talked about that is consistent that happening with a regional grey of scientific certainty, that is what happened.
Yes, you can hear kind of a dramatic scene there. Welcher inspected Karen Reid lexis, the tailight and the damage. He also bought his own lexus to conduct tests of how could have hit. O'Keefe examined police reports, phone data, and data from the suv itself. He discussed that during his testimony today. The defense is addressing its objection to Judge Canoni right now with no jury present. They say the way the prosecution phrased that question should not be allowed.
The Commonwealth says that he should be allowed to voice his expert opinion. As you said, Nicole. The jury will be back in court tomorrow for more testimony.
All right, Emma Friedman watching this for us. Thank you so much, Emma, and we'll hear more about the trial for the rest of the week. Here on WBZ, I mean tom at four oh one, a suspect is facing charges as he recovers in the hospital. Is after this morning's officer involved scuffle downtown ended with a gunshot. You're wbz's Madison Rogers.
It happened right by mass General Hospital on Cambridge Street before nine am. Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox says an officer working in detail was approached by a suspect who appeared to be suffering a mental health issue.
Somehow attacked the officer in some way, shape or form, was able to get a hold of the office's firearm, discharged at least one round injuring himself.
Shooting himself in the foot. The commissioner thanked bystanders who apparently helped police detain the suspect.
He's under arrest. He's treated at an area hospital with a non life threatening gunshot wound.
A major police presence swarmed the scene, shutting down streets. Cox says the officer is doing okay and an active investigation continues. Madison Rogers wb Z, Boston's news radio.
And the Supreme Court says it will not hear an appeal connected to a controversial T shirt and a seven to two ruling. The High Court left a federal appeals court ruling in place over a student in Middleborough who has been from wearing a shirt to school that claims there are only two genders. School staff at the Nichols Middle School told the student he couldn't wear it because of its impact on students who are transgender or gender nonconforming.
The First Circuit Court of Appeals said it didn't see an issue with that decision, saying it's reasonable to predict the shirt could disrupt learning. Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissenting in the descent. Alito wrote, the court should have heard the case because the school opposed a certain view on gender but allowed others. And when it comes to the forecast for the rest of the afternoon into the evening, it's looking good, nice and quiet, no complaints.
And we have a load tonight near sixty in Boston, low to mid fifties if you're in the suburbs. For tomorrow, mix of sun and clouds, much like today, with a high in the mid seventies. For Tomorrow night cloudy with a few showers arriving late in a low in the mid fifties. And then Thursday a bit cooler with a high only in the mid sixties. Still a bit unsettled, a few showers from time to time, more of those
on Friday, with the high in the low seventies. It's seventy eight degrees in Fitchburg right now, seventy one on the water in Gloucester, seeing seventy five in Bridgewater. In Boston right now at four six, it is partly cloudy and seventy seven degrees. The lawyers who will take your case if you can't afford an attorney have now stopped doing it because they say they need more money.
The bar advocates say their plea for higher pay has fallen on deaf ears at the State House, so the attorneys who represent indigen defenders are now refusing to take on any new clients.
So I will not take any more four appointed assignments unlesson until there's a fair reasonable wage for all bar advocates throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Bar advocate Sean Delaney says the action he and his colleagues are taking will undoubtedly have an almost immediate impact on justice.
The most serious cases may get suscussed if you extend it so long that someone doesn't have a lawyer. That's not right for the general public. We don't think it's right either, if cases should proceed in their normal costs.
We had no.
Other alternative at the State House. Mike Macklin WBZ Boston's news radio.
Three public radio stations in Colorado, as well as National Public Radio in Washington, are suing President Trump. CBS's Alison Keys says the suit focuses on the President's executive order cutting federal funding for the outlets climbing their too bias.
The lawsuit by NPR, Colorado Public Radio, Aspen Public Radio, and Colorado based kut E, Inc. Argues that the executive order to cut their federal funding is illegal and violates the First Amendment. The soup says the order is textbook retaliation and viewpoint based discrimination. The President's executive order says the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and other federal agencies must cease federal funding for NPR and PBS. Allison Keys, CBS News Washington.
And there's a new warning now for travelers to Italy.
The US State Department recently issued a Level two travel warning for Italy, urging travelers to exercise increased caution due to terrorism. The advisory warns that terrorists may attack with little or no warning and tells Americans to be careful in tourists spots, transportation centers, shopping malls, hotels, clubs, and a host of other spots. Travelers on social media are questioning why since there have been no recent terror related
incidents reported in Italy. There are four levels for international travel advisories of which Italy used to be A one or normal precautions. Matt Piper, CBS News.
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