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It's forty four degrees in Boston at eleven o'clock and good Monday morning news. This half hour is sponsored by the Good Feat Store, improving people's lives two feet at a time. I'm Madison Rodgers, and here's what's happening. It is time with a ceremony getting underway any moment now with the White House. Two lucky birds will live to see another day. It's the annual Turkey Pardon in the Rose Garden. John Zimmerman, a second generation farmer, raise this
year's bird speech. In Blossom, We'll be retiring to Farm America in Wascca, Minnesota, where they'll be well looked after and serve as agricultural ambassadors for hopefully years to come. Their names are Peach and Blossom. More on the tradition now with ABC's Karen Travers.
There is debate over when the first presidential turkey part in actually occurred. Some historians say it may go all
the way back to Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln's son Tad befriended at turkey and successfully lobbied his father to save it from ending up as dinner president Harry Truman is credited with granting the first presidential pardon to a turkey in the modern era back in nineteen forty seven, but the first known official turkey pardon was in nineteen eighty nine during the presidency of George H. W. Bush, when he used the word pardon at his annual Thanksgiving Turkey event.
Karen travers ABC News Washington.
With Thanksgiving on our doorstep. It's time to pack up the car. Here's w b z's drewmaholland.
Yeah, buckle up.
Some eighty million of us will travel at least fifty miles this week. That's according to Triple A and for most Americans we are driving. Be a good passenger, now, man to sit there and shut up, hands on the wheel. Ten and two. We're driving on Jean's house. People, let's go. I'm getting ahead of the game, absolutely positively. Traffic out there is crazy right now. Yeah, that's Stacy Moore, a Boston early Bird driver. Nice go and hitting the road
before the huge rush at the gas pump. You're paying on average three dollars and three cents a gallon for regular unleaded in Massachusetts. That is up a penny from last week, but not too chef around Logan Airport, and it wasn't too bad this morning by all accounts, that was probably the time to fly. We expected to get busier this afternoon and evening and of course tomorrow and the next day. Drewma Holland WBZ Boss's News radio not too.
Terrible as of right now. More on that coming up in just half a minute. With traffic on the threes, this year's Turkey dinner could come with a big side of politics.
Why. National survey finds that election related stress is impacting the Thanksgiving plans. I sixty four percent of Americans, with many fearing political disagreements or all out fights. The solution for Molina Slaughters Kentucky family, We don't.
Ever bring politics up Thanksgiving.
It's about family.
It's about hanging out with our kids and teaching them how to be thankful.
Pew research finds that Trump voters are more likely than Harris voters to bring up the election at Thanksgiving. Jim Ryan, ABC News.
Now, we do have a couple of potentially stormy systems headed our way this holiday week. Looking at the four day forecast, it stays mostly sunny. This afternoon, We'll top out around fifty one degrees. It's clear to start tonight before clouds build. Thirty seven for the low in Boston, chillier Inland. Tuesday, we do have rain on and off. It's a breezy one with a high around fifty two. Then we dry out for some sunshine. A chilly Wednesday
with a high around fifty. This second round of rain and potentially snow is when things could get heavy, though it is too soon to say whether this will pan out as a nor'eastar or as a dud. It looks like some rain at least is likely during Thursday afternoon at night, of course. That is Thanksgiving Day, forty six degrees for the high mid forties, with more rain and potentially snow on Friday. It's forty four right now in Boston, with a gusty breeze making it feel like thirty seven
and a clear blue sky at eleven o five. There's more criticism around two of the president alex picks for his cabinet. The Defense secretary nominee is facing scrutiny over his history with women. Here's ABC's Perry Russ.
Trump's nominee for Defense Secretary, Pete Heigseth that's come under scrutiny after a police report revealed a woman accused him of sexual assault in twenty seventeen. The Army that denies the allegations and was never charged. Republican Senator Jony Ernst telling Politico the claims are worthy of a discussion. Senator Bill Haggerty calling Hegseth a very talented person.
Don't let these allegations distract us. What we need is real, significant change.
The Pentagon has been more focused on pronouns than they have lethality the past four years.
Some Democrats and Congressmen are also claiming that former Rep. Tulsa Gabbard is a quote sympathizer for Russia and Syria. In Gloucester, school is back today with a teacher strike resolved, but it is another day of empty classrooms. In Beverly and Marblehead, educators in the school committees butted heads again at the bargaining table over the weekend. A fact finding investigation has now been ordered in Beverly, with a deadline
on Marblehead tonight. If they don't reach a deal by six, that same order comes down from the state for a fact finding investigation. The governor had said that kids needed to be back in the classroom today even if a deal hasn't been reached. That has not happened. Tomorrow in Ddham, the Karen Reid case returns to court. Here's WBC's Jim McKay.
Reed is getting ready for her retrials set for next year and the death of Boston Police officer John O'Keefe. Her lawyers have requested the personal emails and text messages of the Norfolk District Attorney, Michael Morrissey. Meanwhile, prosecutors have requested the call and textata from the phones of Reed's parents and the hours after Reid dropped John O'Keeffe off at a home in Canton, where he was later found
dead in twenty twenty two. Reed's defense team is also asking Judge Beverly Canoni to approve an out of state lawyer to be added to her defense team. Reid is facing civil suits as well, and the state Supreme Court has not issued a decision on a defense motion to have two of the three charges dropped against Sure. Jim mcka WBZ Boston's news.
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