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Mid Day Report: Monday, June 9, 2025

Jun 09, 20257 min
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Los Angeles authorities try to regain control of the city, Karen Read reenters court, and parents share their game plan to avoid summer rot. Stay in "The Loop" with #iHeartRadio.

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Speaker 1

This is WBZ, Boston's news radio, redefining local news.

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Very foggy in Boston. It's eleven o'clock and sixty one degrees. Happy Monday to you. I'm Nicole Davis, and here's what's happening. Starting in Denham Over at the Karen Reid murder re trial, the prosecution is grilling doctor Daniel Wolfe. He is a crash reconstruction expert, and right now they're asking him more questions about his testing methodology. Wolf and a report found John O'Keeffe's injuries were inconsistent with being hit by a vehicle.

Wbz's Emma Friedman has more coming up in the news at eleven fifteen. I meantime, at eleven oh one, authorities in la are hoping things calm down a bit today after three days of violent protests in the city, the protesters fighting back against ICE. Here's ABC's Alex Stone.

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PA's here at LA say there is a difference between the protesters who are taking part in anti ice rallies during the day versus those who are coming out at night to violently battle the police and loot stores. LAPD Chief Jim McDonald.

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When I look at the people who are out there doing the violence. That's not the people that we see during the day who will legitimately out there exercise in their First Amendment rights.

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There's a whole being a week day that things will calm down tonight. All of downtown LA has been declared non lawful assembly and people are subject to arrest Alex Stone, ABC News Los Angeles protesters.

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Are blaming the president's decision to deploy the National Guard for an uptick in violence. They're just making no worse. It's just making us not trust our own government.

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You're they're throwing things at us. We're just in an unsafe space.

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California Governor Gavin knew some Now says his state will sue the federal government over.

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This news misthreatening the lawsuit over what he called an illegal, immoral, and unconstitutional deployment of the National Guard as protests took place across Los Angeles.

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Come after me, arrest me. Let's just get it over with, tough guy. You know, I don't give a damn, but I care about my community. I care about this community. The hell are they doing.

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Some accuse the president of putting fuel on the fire of the crisis, while also daring former ICE director Tom Holman and Trump to arrest him for allegedly aiding and abetting undocumented immigrants in the state. The governor went on to add that the federal order to deploy the National Guard violated established protocols requiring coordination with state governors. I'm Tammy Trihio.

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Here in Massachusetts. A protest is planned in response today at Boston City Hall Plaza. This has been organized by mass five H five oh one. The organization says it quote vigorously condemns the violent actions of ICE in the administration against the protesters in LA. The rally is set

for about one thirty this afternoon. A group in its demands also calling on Governor more Heely to better protect Massachusetts residents from federal forces, Attorney General Andrea Campbell to prosecute arrests by ICE as kidnappings, and local labor unions to go on strike until all these demands are met. For the rest of the afternoon, you will notice it's going to be a little bit foggy out there at times, and it's just going to be gray and generally a

bit dreary out there. We've got temperatures in the upper sixties in some spots warming up quite nicely, but most of us are in the upper fifties, low sixties, and that's about where we'll stay today, with a couple of passing showers. For tonight, mostly cloudy with a few showers in spots and a low in the mid fifties. Then for tomorrow, drizzle to start, but we'll have some heavier, steadier showers. Those will come through in the afternoon, maybe

a couple of rumbles of thunder. We have a high in the mid upper sixties, but low seventies if you're north and west. For your Wednesday, mostly sunny, breezy, and a high year eighty Thursday hazy sunshine and a high just about eighty sixty one in Gloucester right now, saying sixty two in Westborough sixty five as you make your way into North Attleborough and in Boston at eleven oh five, foggy,

gray and sixty one degrees. The school year is about to be done here in a couple of weeks, and the question becomes what do you do with your kids?

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Summer camps are the obvious go to for many kids after that final twenty twenty five school bell rings, but some camps are costly, and families can find themselves looking for other activities.

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You're kind of fill in those gaps, and I think the rest are too.

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Pamela has her two kids volunteering this summer. They're pairing back from two camps to one and the loss of me visiting Gramma and Grandpa for a while.

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She's spending a lot of time with my parents this summer.

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On top of the summer sports and camps, there's also a long list of free activities and also some free camps for many communities. Just got to keep your eyes peeled because many of us are in the same boat watching every dollar.

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I'm excited to have things that are free that are fun to do too.

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We are now under two weeks from the official start of the summer season. Employmouth JIMMYKAWBZ Boston's news Radio.

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Now.

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A new study is finding teenagers who burn the midnight oil are more self destructive than their better rested counterparts.

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Researchers used dana from two hundred and ten teenagers who completed questionnaires to measure their impulsivity and sleep patterns. The teens also provided saliva samples and were of sleep tracking device. The study found that teens who'd like to stay up late were more likely to act impulsively when experiencing negative emotions. Researchers say parents may be able to help their teens by encouraging normal sleep hours. I'm Mark Mayfield.

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Eleven O six newberry Port officials are sounding the summer safety alarm as two women pulled out of the Merrimack River are fighting for their lives. Your wbz's Drew mo'holland.

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The Merrimack River should not be underestimated, marked by strong currents and undertoes, especially in this location on Plumb Island, where the mighty Merrimac empties into It's.

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Not always you know, rough and dangerous, but it can get extremely dangerous.

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Newburyport Harbormaster Paul Hogg confirms to me that these two women were swimming, and he reiterates there is no swimming in the river. They say it every single year, but people still consistently try to test the waters of the Merrimack River despite the safety concerns. Drew maholland WBZ Boston's News radio and.

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Researchers said the gender plays a big role when it comes to your opinion on abortion rights. Here's Roy O'Neil.

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Three years after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, support for abortion rights is splitting along gender lines. A new Gallup survey find sixty one percent of women call themselves pro choice, compared to forty one percent of men. Is abortion morally acceptable? Fifty seven percent of women said yes, forty percent of men say the same. Fifty six percent of women said abortion should be legal in most circumstances.

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Forty one percent of men agree.

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I'm Rory O'Neil.

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You are now in Malu. For news updates throughout the day, listen to wbz's radio on the iHeartRadio app. I'm Nicole Davis wb Z and Boston's News Radio

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