This is WBZ Boston's news radio. We defining local news. Well that always happens quick, doesn't it. Marathon Monday, of course in the books. And here we are forward progress on this Tuesday morning, the last of the heavy rain pulling offshore. It is forty seven degrees right now in Boston. The News at six brought to us by your new England Toyota dealer, your hybrid all wheel drive headquarters. Thanks for being with us on your drive to work today. I'm Jeff Brown.
Heavy rain moves out and summer is about to move in, partly sunny breeze e't warmer for the afternoon in the high about seventy five. That is WBZ afy weather meteorologist Joe Lundberg will make another run at seventy tomorrow and likely Wednesday as well, with a buffer zone in place and with supporters outside. Opening statements in the Karen Reid case are about to get underway.
It's a case that's garnered attention well beyond the county in Commonwealth.
Hire people from California all the time. Hey, I know you lived again going on over there.
It's crazy.
Who in this.
World has not heard about this?
Him?
I gotta do my research on you.
Today's a day to start as the heart of the former adjunct professor's second trial for second degree murder and the death of her former boyfriend in Boston Police officer John o'keef begins in Norfolk Superior Court, and eyes will be watching one way or the other. You're interested in this.
Trial, yeah, and I think everybody else should be.
I think it's a huge circus.
I think the States waste their money.
Do you think that there's going to be just deserved at the.
End of this.
I'm hoping they will.
Chris Fahm at WBZ, Boston's news radio.
Red Sox will open a three game series against Seattle at Fenway tonight. Celtics fans continue to wait Game two, and the NBA Playoffs opening round is tomorrow against the Magic at the Garden, and the Patriots fans will need to wait a little bit longer. The Pats pick fourth in the NFL's draft that's coming up on Thursday night, Round one in Green Bay. Cardinals from around the world meet at the Vatican today and they begin making final arrangements for Pope Francis Fantis comes.
Just one day after he celebrated Easter with the faithful in Saint Peter's Square. The Pontiff's lengthy visit with the crowds on Sunday, says Vatican analyst Francis Rocca, may have been an indication he knew the end was near. It made me, in retrospect, I'm respecting to hear that he knew he was time was running out, and so he thought, well, what am I doing?
Am I going to sit in my room? Or am I going to go out and be the pope?
Especially on Eastern Vatican officials say the Pope's body will likely be moved here to Saint Peter's Basilica on Wednesday morning. Tina Kraus CBS News.
Role and a funeral for Pope Francis will take place on Saturday morning. President Trump and the First Lady are expected to attend with another running of the world's oldest marathon. Now in the books, it's a mad dash to get out of town. At Logan Airport, it's a sea of Boston Marathon jackets, merch and medals around the necks of those who completed the twenty six point two mile journey, among them as Kimberly from Kansas City, who finished her fifteenth Boston Marathon.
What he's giving the.
Community and the people here in Boston is just being part of something way greater than yourself, something you can't put into words. You know, you just have to experience it to really understand why the pull of Boston just keeps bringing it back.
She's leaving early this morning on only three hours of sleep. Also having a quick turnaround is David from Atlanta, a three time marathon runner.
It's the best growth, absolutely, twenty six.
Miles of people cheering you on.
It's historic. It's such a great event. El Logan, James Rojas, WBZ Boston's news radio.
It is six o three and coming up on WBZ News Radio this morning, Harvard University takes the Trump administration to school and now to court. Details next. The heavy rain is finally pulling off shore here in Greater Boston. The radar indicates who are still seeing plenty of it moving over the cape and islands this morning, and the last of it pulling away from the south shore as well. It gets better from here. In fact, we will see some sunshine later on this morning into the early hours.
This afternoon temperature is going to be on the rise through the sixties and into the mid seventies this afternoon. This is the start of something good, and spring is in full swing now overnight Tonight, partly cloudy, a little bit of a breeze at times, will drop back a little bit below fifty degrees, plenty of sun Tomorrow, another run at seventy on the way, and we'll try and
do it again on Thursday too. Friday, to wrap up the work week, it looks like it's slightly cooler, but still in the upper sixties under partly sunny skies as well. Right now in Boston, the last of the rain is moving out. Otherwise mostly cloudy and very damp. This morning. It is forty seven degrees as we get started at six oh six this Tuesday morning. It is getting uglier
between Harvard University and the White House. The school sues the Trump administration, and you can cut the tension with a knife.
The lawsuit marks the latest escalation and tension between the Trump administration and the country's oldest university.
With more than two.
Billion dollars in funding on the line, Harvard's lawyers argue that Trump is unlawfully using the money as leverage to gain control of decision making it the school. The school also highlighted the potential public harm from the funding freeze, saying it would slow life saving medical research. Peter Horrolambu's ABC News request rejected.
A group of House Democrats travel from Capitol Hill to El Salvador in an attempt to meet face to face with Abrego Garcia, but they are turned away by local officials. Now the lawmakers say they want proof of life for the twenty nine year old every single day whisked away from his family in Maryland. Even the Justice Department says
his deportation from his home was a mistake. Both President Trump and the leader of El Salvador say Garcia is a criminal without proof, and neither is inclined to facilitate his release. President Trump says a second leak of sensitive war plans and attacks on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for using the Signal messaging app is a waste of time. The President says, he got heg sets He's got heg sets back and has full confidence in his work, and
he doubters. The President says, should ask the hoothy rebels at his competence. The latest break with protocol comes on claims. Details about war plans were shared in a second group chat with Hegsat's wife, brother, and personal attorney. Well, Today is Earth Day, first held fifty five years ago. It attracts more than a billion activists around the planet. Today wbz' s Drew moholland is here to help kick it off. Good morning, Andrew, Good morning Jeffrey. This year's theme is
Our Power, Our Planets. The United Nations says the nations of the world are not doing enough to lower greenhouse gas admissions and are on course to miss the benchmark set by the twenty fifteen Paris Climate Accord by a mile. According to reports, the world is also missing the mark on cutting plastic pollution. In Boston, we got the birds, bees, and Butterflies Bonanza. It's organized by Extinction Rebellion Boston, which is best known for its constant demonstrations outside the Statehouse.
Earth Day, Jeffrey, and away we go. All right, if kinda back to reality for a lot of people who just enjoyed a long holiday weekend. At six oh eight, you are now in the loop for news updates throughout the day. Listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app. I'm Jeff Brown WBZ, Boston's news radio