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Seventy seven degrees, sunny skies in Boston, the humidity dialed down. It's eleven o'clock on this Saturday, July nineteenth. I'm Sherry Small. Let's get you caught up. Here's what's happening in news. Governor Mora Heeley ordering all assisted living facilities here in Massachusetts to share their fire protocols. This following last weekend's fire that killed ten people in Fall River. We get details from WBC's Mike Maclin.
Massachusetts two hundred and seventy three assisted living facilities have until the end of next week to send a letter to all residents and families detailing fire safety protocols, evacuation procedures, and key contacts in cases of emergency. Governor Moura Heey issuing the order in the wake of last Sunday's fire at the Gabriel House facility in Fall River. The state's assisted living for facilities must also complete a state fire
Safety Assessment survey. The survey will measure compliance with safety requirements regarding sprinkler systems, fire drills, that evacuation protocols. The statewide Safety initiative is aimed at strengthening regulations that are currently considered inadequate. In the wake of the Fall River tragedy at the state House, Mike Macklin WBZ Boston's News radio, the.
Bristol County DA's Office confirms that the tenth victim has died, identified as sixty six year old Brenda Cropper. On Thursday, the DA's office reported a tenth victim died in error. Now that death has been confirmed, Cropper died yesterday. A community fundraiser held last night in Fall River is helping to support those affected by that deadly fire. CBS News Boston's Brandon Truett reports.
It's mind boggling.
The fact that I was not home.
That night, of all nights I slept out.
That just clows my mind. Donna Murphy has lived Gabriel House the last five years, but on Sunday night she was asked to babysit her great granddaughter. She missed the fire by hours. Donna lost friends in that fire, Others reuniting at Friday's event for the first time as the investigation into exactly what happened that fateful night moves forward. This night was about healing, a recognition of what was lost, and gratitude for the lives saved. God was watching you,
so like he's saying he was watching. Over All of the proceeds from this event and go to the survivors. Many of them have been telling us they lost everything in that fire. These are grandparents, in some cases great grandparents.
Starting from scratch again. Bristol County DA's officering ten people have died in that fire in East Los Angeles. Now more than two dozen people are hurt, some critically, after a car slams into a crowd outside of a club early this morning. We get details from ABC's Melissa don.
At this point is under investigation as to why exactly that driver either targeted this area or what led him up to this, but the LA Fire captain telling us that there was about thirty injuries from those breaking it down for US, seven people in critical condition the most serious. Then another six also hospitalize in serious conditions, but more than a dozen with minor injuries.
And authorities tell ABC News the driver may have lost consciousness. And now the four d A WBC ACU weather forecast. What a nice day today weather wise, a great deal of sunshine, low humidity, a high of eighty three degrees, but enjoy it. Tonight is going to turn humid. We'll see some clouds rolling in a spotty shower toward daybreak
well south of Boston. The overnight low near seventy degrees. Tomorrow, a warm and humid day, clouds and some sun at times, but a couple of showers and a thunderstorm in the mix as well, perhaps the gusty thunderstorm in the afternoon. A high of eighty five. Monday, We're back to more pleasant tempts and more pleasant humidity, any of sunshine, breezy, lower humidity with a high near eighty and then another pleasant day on Tuesday. Look cooler though a high of
seventy four in the city. It's sunny and seventy seven degrees at eleven oh five. Back to news, Listen to this. A tech ceo is on leave after a kiss cam controversy during a concert in Foxboro. WBC's Emma Freedman with the Tales.
Astronomer says it's launched a formal investigation after the tech company was thrown into the public eye when this happened at Gillette Stadium during a Coldplay concert on Wednesday.
All right, everyone you think I do either having an affair or they're just very a shun.
Chris Martin was jokingly singing about people in the crowd when the company's CEO, Andy Byron, was caught on the jumbo tron embracing the company's HR chief before quickly jumping off camera. The internet slides caught wind and the video started circulating. In an update, Astronomer says Byron has been placed on Lee, the chief Product officer, is serving as
interim CEO. There was speculation that another woman standing next to them was also a co worker, but the company says that's not true and that no other employees were in the video. Astronomer says its leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and that it will share more details as appropriate in the coming days. I'm a freedman, WBZ, Boston's news radio.
President Trump's terraffs are putting the squeeze on new parents. We get that from CBS's Stephan Kaufman.
Thousands of baby products have been going up in price lightly. Consumer Reports says it's happening because most car seats, strollers, and cribs are manufactured in China, which is facing in August first tariff deadline. One example, price of a.
Car seat we saw jump recently by ten dollars in price this month. That may not seem like a huge jump, but when you're a new parent and you need a lot of baby gear, every dollar counts.
Consumer Reports Jessica Waller says retailers may be passing along higher prices now in anticipation of what's to come.
The current stock they have may be tariff free, but their future deliveries lie won't be, and so the retailers may average prices across the current and future stock, probably in an effort to avoid a bigger sticker shock for the consumer down the line.
Stephan Kaufman see thes News.
And in California, there's now a new resource for mothers.
A new law in California called the Human Milk Bill removed legal hurdles that had made it difficult for hospitals to provide donated breast milk to new moms who aren't yet able to breastfeed. In the months since the law went into effect, demand for donated milk has increased sharply.
Breastnolk isn't just nutrition, it's medicine.
Cynthia Ptacek with Mother's Milk Bank California.
And if it's just two ounces at a time, all of that milk can save a baby's life.
The organization has about twelve hundred thoroughly screened donors. Christopher Cruz, CBS News.
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