Morning Report: Friday, February 7, 2025
A UMass Amherst student hits the shot but misses the prize, a federal judge in Boston holds up President Trump's plans, and is your overthinking just overthinking? Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.

A UMass Amherst student hits the shot but misses the prize, a federal judge in Boston holds up President Trump's plans, and is your overthinking just overthinking? Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
A Boston judge pushes back the deadline for President Trump's potential buyout of federal employees. President Trump stands by his proposal to rebuild the Gaza Strip and relocate Palestinians. You can bet on the Super Bowl coin toss in Mass. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
Schools shutter with an ongoing snowstorm, an order to cut off funding for 'sanctuary cities,' and former Ivy League swimmers file a lawsuit. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
Prepping for a mid day snowstorm in New England, Boston schools have a new budget that needs to be finalized, and ski lifts freeze in their tracks in New Hampshire. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
Allies and adversaries alike push back against President Trump's idea of resettling the residents of Gaza. Operations to get food into Gaza are said to be ramping up. A Ski Bradford official is reaching out for a new kidney. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
Protestors flock to Beacon Hill in opposition of the new administration, USPS lifts a suspension order on mail from China, and do you look enough like Tom Brady? Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
The NFL speaks on DEI, trouble at Logan Airport, and Massachusetts invites the President to visit Lexington Green. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
President Trump says he doesn't think Palestinians would want to return to Gaza. Many are concerned about the future of federal student aid for college. Joshua Kraft announces a run for Boston mayor. Ask Alexa to play WBZ NewsRadio on #iHeartRadio.
China issued counter tariffs on some American imports, a suspect involved in the death of a man found on a Charlestown houseboat appears in court, and state officials order testing on contaminated cannabis products. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
Crews continue to salvage the plane wreckage from the Potomac River, China says they will retaliate against President Trump's imposed tariffs, and another name will join the Boston Mayor race. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
President Trump explains what led to the pause of tariffs on Mexico. Canada is already taking action ahead of possible US tariffs. Ozempic may help curb alcohol cravings. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
President Trump's imposed tariffs on Mexico is now paused, Congress members warning about consumer impacts, and Boston Police looking into a death on a Charlestown house boat. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
The big moments at the 67th Grammy Awards, experts say price surge incoming after President Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China, and the new MLB season gets underway locally with Red Sox Truck Day. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
The leaders of Mexico and Canada have both ordered retaliatory tariffs on American goods, two people are accused of attempted murder in Waltham, and it's a big day for the Iowa Hawkeyes womens basketball team. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
President Donald Trump drawing swift retaliation after imposing stiff tarrifs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China. Quincy residents give a final sendoff to the longest serving P-O-W from the Vietnam War. A historic landmark in Boston played a big part when it comes to the history of the Toothpick. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
In Quincy, the community gathered to say farewell to one of the longest serving P-O-W's from the Vietnam War. Friends and family of Sandra Birchmore gathered yesterday in Canton for a Memorial Service. Some serious spinning and fundrasing at Fenway Park yesterday at the 10th annual Winter Pan Mass Challenge. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
An American hostage has been freed today in an exchange of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, President Trump says he'll put agressive tarrifs on goods from the nation's three biggest trading partners, and the Democratic National Committee has a new chairman. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
A second plane crash shakes the Country, Boston's skating community continues to mourn, and Karen Read returns to court. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
A child and five adults are dead after a small plane crashed in Philadelphia near a busy shopping mall area last night. Skaters returned to the ice yesterday with heavy hearts at the Skating Club of Boston. A lost "toy dog" is trying to find its way back home with the help of the MBTA. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
41 bodies were pulled from Potomac River after Wednesday's plane crash, shortage of workers in air traffic control may have contributed to crash, and two century old local cinemas are about to be under new ownership. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
Recovery efforts continue after the deadly plan crash in D.C., Karen Read back in a Dedham court ahead of retrial, and FDA approves Boston based company Vertex's new opioid-free painkillers. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
Black boxes from the fatal American Airline flight recovered, the latest in Senate confirmation hearings, and a Boston hotel gets new life to serve the community. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
6 members of a Boston skaters club tragically died in midair plane collision, Needham astronaut keeps busy at International Space Station, and Governor Healey makes changes to military task force. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
Recovery efforts underway at the Potomac River in D.C., six members from The Skating Club of Boston were among the passengers in the fatal crash, and dozens of flights at Logan Airport were cancelled. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
Rescue efforts in D.C. underway after two planes collided midair, the Trump Administration rolls back on executive order seizing federal funding programs, and local health officials warns against the rise of bird flu. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
A fiery Senate confirmation hearing for Health and Human Services secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. President Trump signs the Laken Riley Act. Former NJ Senator Bob Menendez gets 11 years for taking bribes from Egypt. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
Governor Healey wants to get ahead on filling potholes, a building collapse kills a worker in Weymouth, and a company scores a rare drone license in Boston. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
A new strain of bird flu is discovered in California, a confirmation hearing for RFK Jr. stirs up a family feud, and it seems everyone's got a side hustle these days. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
Mayor Wu says she'll respond in due time to a request for testimony about sanctuary cities. The White House defends the administration's decision to freeze federal loans and grants. Caroline Kennedy slams RFK Jr. before his confirmation hearing. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.
A report from the state's auditor's office on non-disclosure agreements, a Revere mail man is in deep trouble, and Boston looks to lower the bar to build new housing. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.