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It's a raw, spring like day with a chance of a passing shower, a little bit of sun out there as well, and we'll have more in the weather coming up at first. Good Morning on Laurie Kirby. Hold on to your seatbelt. A lot of breaking news. Let's start in Massachusetts. Attorney General Andrea Campbell and twenty of her colleagues in other states are now suing the Trump administration
over its attempt to dismantle the Department of Education. Earlier this week, and Secretary Linda McMahon announced that nearly half of their workforce would be laid off, including workers at the regional office in Boston. Today's lawsuit argues that the layoffs usurp the authority of Congress and put communities at risk of losing federal funding. For her part, Secretary McMahon says the department will continue to deliver a programs like
student loans, pell grants, and formula funding. And in Washington, we have an update on this. The Trump administration has just withdrawn its nominee to lead the CDC at the very last minute. ABC's Karen Travers with Moore on What's going on.
The White House has pulled the nomination of Dave Weldon, a former Florida congressman who was President Trump's pick to lead the Centers for Disease Control, just hours before his scheduled Senate confirmation hearing. That's according to multiple sources familiar with the decision. When he was nominated last year, Weldon, a longtime vaccine skeptic, was championed by allies of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior Karen Travers ABC News. The White House.
And the chances of a government shut down at the end of this week are ramping up along partisan lines. Democrats and the Senate have come out against the House pass measure that would avoid one. ABC Stephen Portnoy with the latest from cappital Hill.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer has drawn a line in the sand. He says his party stands ready to block the House passed spending bill Ourcock is unified. Schumer instead proposes a one month extension of government funding rather than the House version, which runs through the end of September. Even if Republicans in the Senate were willing to consider that The House is now out on recess and not due back until March twenty fourth, nine days after a
shutdown would begin. Stephen Portnoy, ABC News Washington.
Hearing on Trooper Michael Proctor resumes in Framingham today behind closed doors. Proctor is facing a state Plice trial board for the third time now. The veteran trooper was already relieved of duty after the Karen retrial ended with a hung jury last summer, and then suspended without pay, but he could lose his job with state police over misconduct during his time as lead investigator in that Karen Reid murder case. Now, state police have already carved out time
again tomorrow. If no conclusion is reached at today's hearing, the cumination there and keep it here for updates throughout the day on this story. Make WBZ News Radio your preset on the new iHeart Radio app. It's one of those days where you don't know if it's going to rain or the sun's going to shine, but you know you need that extra code out there is just a little bit raw. It's not bad. I mean we're in
the low forties. It's not bad, but it's just got to bite forty six degrees wins out of the east off the ocean there, and that's a cold win. Tonight, Unfortunately, I'm seeing more clouds than anything, and we have that lunar eclipse overnight, so maybe maybe we'll get lucky if you get up early in the middle of the night and peek out. I'll feel bad if you get up and it's all clouds. Tomorrow will be just peaks of sun.
Pretty much where we are temperature wise again, So the weekend looks promising kind of temperature wise, very mild in the sixties, but we're looking at some pretty heavy thunderstorm rain activity and damaging wins Sunday and Monday lingering as well. At eleven o five, when it comes to backing the LGBTQ plus community, the Boston City Council walks the walk and takes a vote. Wbz's Jim McKay has.
That twelve to one was the vote on a measure to move forward a plan to make Boston a sanctuary city for the LGBT community.
It's just a really scary time right now.
Adrian is non binary. They tell me they feel worse for people who are outside of Boston. Boston they feel is a welcoming environment, but new federal statutes taking effect could certainly be problematic.
It's not just looking at legislation that's already been created, it's looking at the future and being proactive about protecting the LGBT community.
Sebastian was happy to see both a proactive city council in Boston and Worcester, the first city in Massachusetts to do this, because when leadership takes a stand on an issue like LGBT rights, it certainly sends a message.
It has actual power, actual effect.
Along Tremond Street, Jim MCKAWBZ Boston's.
News radio, Hanson holds the line on the MBTA zoning mandate. The town is joining a number of other communities suing the State of Massachusetts over forced multifamily zoning near transit. The Patriot Ledger points to the recent determination by the state Auditor who says the MBTA Communities Act is an unfunded mandate. Hansen wants to be exempt until the state pays for the cost of compliance. Marshville, Middleborough, Middletown and
rent Them have also sued. Milton has taken their fight all the way to the State Supreme Court, which ruled against the town and found the law wasn't constitutional, but the measure in the end was ineffective until the state takes another step at drafting better, clearer, more transparent regulations and the Trump administration makes changes at the Social Security Administration, ABC's and Flaherty with Act.
Starting March twenty nine, Social Security recipients will no longer be able to use the agency's phone service to update banking information for their direct deposits. Recipients will have to use the Internet or go in person. ABC News first reported last week that DOJE was examining the phone service as part of a broader anti fraud effort. The new change is relatively minor, advocates say they still worry more changes could be in store, whereas President Donald Trump says
only fraud is being targeted. And Flaherty ABC News Washington.
Teenie Banks on explosion in branch growth in Massachusetts just a few years back. Now the retraction, the company is closing thirty eight branches across the nation and six locally. They are closing down their bank branch in Bradford East, Longmeadow, Framingham, Holy Yoke with Sewit and Tewksbury. The banks are closing June fifth. You are now in the loop for news updates throughout the day. Listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app on Laurie Kirby, WBZ Boston's news radio