This is WBZ, Boston's news radio, redefining local news forty eight degrees in Boston at four o'clock. The news brought to you by the Good Feet Store, improving people's lives two feet at a time. Good afternoon. I'm Ben Parker. Here's what's happening. Oh, we got trouble with a capital T and that stands for turnpike. Those trying to get away for the holiday have some troubles. David Struttalino's watching things on the pike. It's a messay.
Yeah. TEA also stands for a tractor trailer truck. Ben, we have a tractor trailer truck with the flipped over trailer in the Pike West between the Charlton Service Plaza and Route eighty four. Pike West is currently shut down as a result, and it's jam from Millbury. Plus it's tough through the Boston area, the Metro West area, and the mass Pike. All these details and more coming up in a moment on traffic on the threes.
All right. We'll continue to follow all this as folks try to get away for the holiday weekend. Developing news out of the Middle East and at the White House. Today, President Biden announcing a ceasefire between Israel and has the Lah. The President says the deal was reached with the help of France and will end the fighting in Lebanon. The Iranian backed militant group has been fighting with Israel within Lebanon since the Hamas attack on Israel on October seventh,
twenty twenty three. Both the governments of Israel and Lebanon have accepted the deal to end the conflict. While speaking from the White House, the President called this good news.
Over the next sixty days, the Lebanese Army and State Security Force will deploy and take control of their own territory once again.
Has blocked terrorist.
Infrastructure and southern Lebanon will not be allowed to be rebuilt, and over the next sixty days, Israel will gradually withdraw it three Many force.
This deal will go into effect at four am local time tomorrow. President Biden says the Lebanese's army will take over their own territory once again and allowing both sides to build. Will continue to follow developments in this story and bring you up right here on WBZ and streaming always on the iHeart radio app. It's busy times these days. For the TSA millions of airline passengers going through security at the nation's airports through the Thanksgiving weekend.
TSA spokespersont Lisa Farbstein Warren's travelers to arrive at airports at least two hours ahead of their scheduled flight times.
You need to allow yourself extra time if you're parking at the airport. Then once you get into the terminal, if you have to check a bag, expect that your airline checking counters will be crowded. And all that is before you even get to the checkpoint.
The TSA is expecting to see a jump in numbers, with at least six percent more passengers passing through security checkpoints this Thanksgiving compared to last. Passengers planning to fly with foods can head to the TSA's website or a mobile app to make sure they're packing it in the right place.
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The teachers strikes continue in Marblehead and Beverley. Today, educators from across the state took their fight to the State House of the Busy's book McCarthy with.
More in an act of solidarity and support. Teachers union leaders from across the state were at the State House to meet with Governor Moore Healy calling on her to get involved in the teacher strikes in Marblehead and Beverly.
We asked her to go up to the North Shore and try to bring both parties together.
That's Maldon Education Association President Deb Jezwaldough. She says they want the governor to make good on campaign promises to advocate for public education. Teachers from Marblehead and Beverly were busy on the picket lines, but Deb says they're all in this together.
It's just so important to make sure that we are standing up for one another and standing up for dignity and respect in the workplace and better learning conditions for students.
Following the meeting, in a statement, the governor said she has great respect for teachers and it's time to get this done. Brooke McCarthy w b Z Boston's News Radio.
You've got the rain showers that are continuing in the eastern part of the state. They're pushing away from west to east, and that is how the clearing will continue as we head into and through the evening. We will get better weather in here for later tonight. Truly, though it will be about freezing in the inland suburbs, thirty seven downtown and a little breezy too. That breeze hangs in Tomorrow, there'll be a mix of sun and clouds.
It'll be a pretty nice day breeze aside, temperatures in the upper forties, and then tomorrow night it'll become cloudy, a low of thirty eight, and Thursday that will not be a very nice day. In fact, it's going to be a pretty miserable Thanksgiving day weather wise. We'll have clouds and showers around in the morning, and the rain will continue through the day, afternoon and even into the evening, and far enough to the north and west we're going
to see some snow mixing. Outside of four ninety five, there could be some flakes. You go a little bit further north and west and there could be some accumulation, especially into the higher elevations of central and western Mass into southern New Hampshire. Temperatures on Thursday mid forties downtown, but only in the thirties north and west of four ninety five, and then we're in the mid forties with some sunshine breaking back out for shopping day on Friday.
The weekend looks pretty good too, right now, forty eight degrees in Boston. Nothing like taking into the game at Fenway Park. Nothing like a good old fashioned rivalry either. In this case, though it is not the Red Sox and Yankees, and it's not even baseball. One of the best high school Thanksgiving rivalries football comes to Fenway today.
It is the battle between Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket High. They now call it the Island Cup. It is the forty fourth edition of the Island Cup and the seventy fifth meeting in the school's history. Nantucket leads the overall head to head here thirty eight wins, thirty losses, three ties. Last year the Vineyard did get the win. And when you win, you get to party in the student section. Now, yeah, maybe here's some of that at Fenway Park. Who knows,
big time high school football at Fenway. It feels good, doesn't it. There are three more high school rivalry games to be played at Fenway to end the season as well. Exciting time for the kids. Drew moholland w b Z, Boston's News Radio.
Honoring law enforcement in Massachusetts the Healey administration with the forty first annual Trooper George L. Hannah Memorial Awards for Bravery. Eleven officers from Kushnit, Berlin, Oxford, Lakeville, and Boston received awards this year, along with the Massachusetts State Police. Import of the Governor says today's recipients reflect the enduring legacy of Trooper George Hannah, whose life and service continue to
inspire us all. Trooper Hannah was fatally shot in nineteen eighty three conducting a traffic stop in Auburn, heading out for shopping for the holidays. The Better Business bureaus offering consumers advice before that big holiday shopping blitz.
The BBB advises Black Friday and Cyber Monday shoppers to read the fine print, check the refund policy, and do your research before you make your purchases.
We also advise consumers to use the credit card whenever possible because they do have more protections and can dispute the purchase if there are any issues with their purchases.
Cynthia eleven with the Southeast BBB says online shopping scams are rampant, so conduct a Google search and consult BBB dot org to ensure the vendor is legit.
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