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Eleven o'clock sunny and forty two in Boston. We have a coastal storm and a little bit of snow tomorrow night. I'll get to that, but first the wheels of justice turn. The accused killer of United Healthcare CEO is one step closer to facing a judge in New York City. See me us as dcy Lynn with our top story.
We stay back, handcuffed and in an orange jumpsuit. Luigi Mangioni was led into a vehicle after he formally waived extradition to New York. He won't be returning to the Pennsylvania prison where he was being held, and is expected to immediately be taken to New York to face eleven charges, including first degree murder. He's also expected to face federal charges related to the shooting.
Those federal charges could potentially expose Mangioni to the death penalty. Reporters showed up outside of that courthouse in Pennsylvania today, signs reading free Luigi and privatized healthcare is a crime against humanity. What happened, well, it blew up in Congress is racing now against tomorrow night's government shutdown deadline to pass that bipartisan funding bill. Lawmakers appeared to have reached
a dealer earlier this week. They were practically high fiving, but it fell apart after a barrage of scathing social media posts from President elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk. CBS Scott McFarlane reports House Democratic Leader Hakim Jeffries is among the lawmakers' expressing frustration.
House Republicans will now own any harm that is visited upon the American people that results from a government shutdown or.
Worse, as CBS News is reported areas devastated by Hurricane Helene, including flood ravage Damascus, Virginia, where Ralph Wilson lost his restaurant. We're counting on this week's congressional spending bill to finally start rebuilding.
There's got to be a light at the end of the tunnel, but it seemed like things just keep happening that set me back. Trump writing that they need a bill without democratic giveaways, but the broken deal also included economic relief for farmers and pay raises for members of Congress. The FAA is temporarily banning drones in several parts of New Jersey for about a month, okay, and the move comes as mysterious drone signings run rampant across the Northeast,
including in Massachusetts. Tammy Trujillo has more.
The agency released a video explaining how all aircraft, including drones, are required to have certain lights. The FAA says drones must have a strobe light visible for at least three miles. Several federal agencies said in a joint statement that there's no national security threat at this time regarding the recent drone sidings, but did confirm that some drones have been seen flying near or over military installations. Many lawmakers and
others one answer is concerning who's operating those drones. Drone pilots must generally obey certain flying rules, such as staying below four hundred feet, keeping the drone in sight, and avoiding any restricted airspace. The agency also emphasized that it's illegal to shoot down a drone. I'm Tammy Trichillo.
Sunny and cold today. That's a cold wind out there, gusty breeze out of the north northwest are high forty five. We're nearly there in Boston and Brockton, Lowell. You're seeing forty two we cloud up tonight thirty Boston, mid twenties Inland, barely freezing thirty two in the Berkshires. Imagine tonight. I'm sure they have some nice fireplaces to keep them warm and of course some heat. But tomorrow we're looking at
a coastal storm by tomorrow night. But by tomorrow afternoon we'll start to see a little bit of snow showers falling, maybe a little bit of rain as that temperature drops. After sundown, here comes some steadier snow that could accumulate. So how much I know is it going to be
a big storm. No, but it could be a messy storm accoding to an inch for some areas, but higher amounts of snow Friday night into Saturday morning possibles south of Boston, some lingering snow flurry Saturday morning, which is going to be pretty Witmen Police arrest a suspected serial porch pirate and the chief of police, Chief Handling so his forty one year old Colin Mackie, has been stealing people's packages from that apartment complex on Marble Street as
far back as September, so they decided to get creative. Witmen. Police detectives placed a bait package in the building, look like it had a laptop. He fell for the bait. Colin Mackie has now been a rain buckle up. It's time to make the drive to that Christmas destination. WBC's Drew moholland steers us in the right direction.
Yeah, on the road, things really pick up this weekend. About one hundred and seven million people going to drive to their holiday destinations from now through the new year. That's about two point five million people more than last year. And at Logan Airport, who it's already getting busy, officials actually say today will be the most crowded day to fly Tomorrow not far behind the TSA expects to screen nearly forty million travelers through the new year. That's about
a six percent increase compared to last year. Enjoy the family time, people, Drew moholland WBZ Boston's News Radio updating.
The discontent grows over the new voter law empowering the Massachusetts Auditor to investigate. The House and Senate Bacon Hill leaders changed the rules so that the auditor would hire an outside firm instead. They cited concerns over the separation of powers when they did that. This was post vote. Well, here comes a new coalition. It includes the Pioneer Institute
in the Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance. They say they're going to file a lawsuit in January to try to force the state legislature to comply with a letter of the law, and a spokesman also called on ag Andrea Campbell to force compliance to p than any legal action. President Biden charts a course toward a greener future.
The White House is announcing an ambitious new goal to tackle climate change, a sixty percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by twenty thirty five. The US had to submit its goal to the United Nations as a part of the Paris Climate Agreement, but whether of these goals are achievable is debatable. President elect Trump previously withdrew from the Paris Agreement and promised on the campaign trail to increase fossil fuel production. Paulina Selenski's CBS News the White House.
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