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Thirty six degrees in Boston at eleven o'clock, good Monday morning. It's March twenty fourth. I'm Sherry Small. The lane rain rather letting up just a little bit in the city. Now, just light rain coming down in Boston. All right, let's get you caught up. Here's what's happening. It's a moment decades into making, as the ribbon is cut on the Commuter Rail South Coast Rail Extension. WBC's James Rojas reports from South Station.
After the completion of six new stations, the commuter Rail is officially transporting passengers to and from communities of Fall River and New Bedford. These two riders were on the first train to South Station this morning.
It was beautiful. I didn't fill a bump. It was just lovely to get on. I lift two blocks away from the station.
The good job. William is among the first commuters going down to River. He calls this a huge accomplishment, but that this should only be the beginning.
This is a great starter. Train service is better than no train service, but we need to build phase two. We need to get the people of Stoughton and Easton on board with actually having trains in their communities because it can help them. That's what I think we should do for the future.
At South Station, James Rojas WBZ, Boston's news.
Radio, ratcheting up the pressure. Tonight, Everett City councilors are set to vote on whether or not to launch more investigations into longtime mayor Carlo D. Maria. According to The Globe, councilors will debate on whether to ask the State Ethics Commission for a deeper investigation into the mayor's use of city funds and potential conflicts of interest involving a law firm and pr agency Nadi. Maria allegedly hired the firms
on the city's dime. After an Inspector General's investigation found alleged wrongdoing, and the council order the mayor to return one hundred and eighty thousand dollars in what it says was bonus payments made to the mayor all Right. Last week, he launched his re election campaign for a seventh term. Tonight, counselors are also expected to discuss the possibility of implementing
term limits for elected officials. A Federal Appeals Court will hear arguments in President Trump's plan to use wartime authority to deport alleged gang members without a hearing.
A three judge panel of the d C Circuit Appeals Court well Way, the administrations pushed to overturn Judge James Boseberg's order restraining the president's use of the Alien Enemies Act. The appeals panel includes appointees of two Republican presidents, including Trump,
as well as no Obama nominee. The administration argues the men who've been subject to the use of the Enemy's Law have been thoroughly vetted as members of Trendy Aragua, but attorneys and relatives say several of those who have been said to a Salvador in prison are not members of the gang.
ABC Stephen Portnoy reporting, all right, coming up one of my land, two if by C and one really big celebration. Now, let's check the ACU weather forecast. Cloudy with rain much of the time today when it ends, it's going to start to end from west to east across the area.
This evening. It's another breezy day. Highs in the mid to high forties tonight, turning out to be just partly cloudy, a low of thirty nine, and then tomorrow we're dry, a mix of sun and clouds that breeze hanging on, but we'll bump over the fifties with a high of fifty three and then a shower or two. Back on Wednesday, early steadier rain towards the Capean Islands. Otherwise just mostly cloudy and a high of forty five. We will bump up over fifty come Thursday. In the city. We're just
seeing some light rain right now, thirty six degrees. It's eleven ozh five. Back to News Conquered goes big as it looks to celebrate the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary at the start of the American Revolution.
Our greatest icons are sometimes humble when you get close.
The Canada's literally a home depot, stayless trash barrel.
The anniversary of Paul Revere's is in just a couple of weeks, and a local organization in Concord had this lantern commission to kick off the Revolutionary season.
So this is a slightly simplified version of the original Paul Revere lantern.
Billy Crosby is the artist behind this enormous replica ten foot tall mock up of the one used by Paul Revere his famous one if by Land.
Two and by Sea gambit got our attention for a month.
The torch inside is a light bulb arrat, and it was lit in a ceremony in front of the Conquered Museum with hundreds there. A fourth generation Concordian, Bill says he was psyched to give back to the town in this way. Thousands are expected to flood Conquered as the two to fiftieth anniversary draws near. Kyle Schaffeld to b BUZ Boston's news radio.
Finally for college basketball fans, a taste of some actual madness. Here, CBS is Michael Tuscano.
The final call from TBS Sports as the University of Maryland knocks out Colorado State University seventy two to seventy one.
To the freshman between who's driving floods on the right side of a buzzer.
Peedo Pirpins freshman and Maryland native Derek Queen spoke about putting up his first game winner. Oh, a little bit nervous, but knew I knew we was new for one and I had had to meet this, Maryland faces the University of Florida in the Sweet sixteen. The Gators knocked out the reigning national champs, the Yukon Huskies, seventy seven to seventy five Michael Toscano CBS News.
And the bracket is set for the men's Frozen Four. Looking a lot like a Hockey East tournament. Here's WBC S Jared Brosnan to explain.
The NCAA men's hockey tournament is much smaller than the men's basketball tournament. Just sixteen teams get a chance to play in the Frozen Four, but half of those schools are from right here in New England. On Thursday, in Ohio, Boston University will face Ohio State. Meantime, in North Dakota, U mass Amherst will play Minnesota. Then on Friday, in Pennsylvania, it's the Battle over Connecticut, Yukon versus Quinnipiac. Later that night,
Hockey East champions Maine University will take on penn State. Finally, we head to Manchester, New Hampshire, where top seed Boston College will face AHA Conference champions Bentley. Then the Providence Friars will play the reigning national champions Denver University Jare Brosnan, WBZ Boston's news Radio.
In the women's tournament, the University of Wisconsin, led by Division IE player of the Year in Milton native KC O'Brien, beat Ohio State to win the national championship. That happened yesterday. The by failed Community Art Center in Newbury plans to remove the pride flags. The Eagle Tribune reporting that the center's president, Dave Hill, bought the flags because he wanted
to represent the arts. Bill got a letter from the town's legal council saying that the flag's violated town policy that only allows the US flag, Massachusetts flag, Town of Newberry flag, and the pow Mia flag to fly at town owned buildings. You are now in the loop for news updates throughout the day. Listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeart Radio app. I'm Sherry Small, WBZ Boston's news Radio