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Good Morning at eleven o'clock on this Tuesday, mostly clouding forty two degrees in Boston and back and forth and back again, and the Karen Reid murder case in det Lawyers this morning have been arguing over which witnesses are best suited to testify in the upcoming retrial. Joining me now live again is wbz's Jay will.
Lett Hey Lord. The latest witness that the defense wants to keep out of court is Robert Gilman, a meteorologist who the prosecution wants to testify on blizzard conditions.
The Komba proposes calling this gentleman to talk about the weather conditions leading up to midnight that John keeps killed, to talk about the temperatures, the wind conditions, also the snowfall.
The prosecution's Hank Brennan defense lawyer Robert Alessi is against Gilman's testimony based on his informal language, calling the ground as hard as a rock. In his credentials, he's not qualified in this area.
He doesn't even state a methodology.
Earlier today, the two sides sparred over having a dog bite expert for the prosecution take the stand doctor James Crosby his testimony, ruling out the possibility O'Keefe was bitten by a dog. We're still waiting on a resolution to state claims that the defense attorney, Alan Jackson prepped and paid for a crash reconstruction expert despite a court order not to. The defense also has a motion to throw out the entire case on grounds of extraordinary governmental misconduct,
claiming the Commonwealth tampered with evidence and the jury. The prosecution is asking the judge to deny the motion to dismiss. A retrial is still scheduled for April first, but that can change. Jay Willett WBZ Boston's News Radio.
Mexico and Canada woke up to new terrass from President Donald Trump. The president also doubled duty against China. Now all three countries have announced retaliatory tariffs, and Governor Healey says base stators will pay the price. WBZ Sherry small with more.
Governor Moore Healey issuing a statement warning Massachusetts residents that new tariffs on Canada and Mexico will be felt here at home. In addition to things like groceries, electronics, appliances, cars and housing costing more. Heally says gas prices, home heating and energy bills will skyrocket. She predicts paying twenty
cents more per gallon at the pump. The governor says a ten percent tariff on petroleum and natural gas imports from Canada would cost three hundred and seventy million dollars a year here in Massachusetts and over billion dollars for the New England region. She says, the President picking fights with our allies and largest trading partners raises costs on everyone. Sherry Small WBZ, Boston's news radio.
The group behind the reason No Kings on President's Day protests will be back at today on the Boston Common. Fifty to fifty one Massachusetts is holding a Save our Union rally starting at four pm. The Political Action Group is asking all allied organizations to join them in peacefully making their voices heard. The demonstration comes ahead of President Trump's address this evening before a joint session of Congress.
We will take that live starting at nine pm Eastern, and of course we'll stream it on the new iHeartRadio app. Snow flurries in central New Hampshire right now, and just a little bit of cloud cover in the Greater Boston area. We're in the forties. We're headed for high of forty eight, mostly cloudy tonight, low near forty, very mild weather continuing Tomorrow. Fifty six are high, some stray showers, then heavy rain, thunderstorms at night and Thursday leftover showers sixty degrees on Thursday.
Boston Public Schools might make use of a hospital that fell victim to the Stuart health care crisis. Wbz's Jim McKay reports.
When Carney Hospital closed down, a victim of the Stuart Healthcare bankruptcy, many wondered, what will be coming here next? How about a school?
I think it makes a lot of sense.
There's a proposal in the works that would take EMK Academy, a school that has struggled finding a permanent location in the past.
And how's it here on a brand new, sprawling campus.
All the kids are on that same playing field.
Well, it's just a proposal at the moment. Some of the finances haven't even begun to play out.
It's just the way they're trying to put it out from our constructure.
Marvin has two kids within the Boston Public Schools system, also brings up challenges of travel to this potential new location.
And they're not looking at the downside.
The MK idea is one of five proposals being looked at by the City of Boston and Boston Public Schools at Dorchester. Jim AIKAWBZ Boston's news radio.
Relatively stable night for Pope Francis, who remains in the hospital in Rome and guarded condition this hour. The Vatican says the Pope no longer needs a ventilator mass to breathe. He did sleep through the night and doctors removed build up from his lungs during two respiratory crises in the last couple of weeks. The Pope is receiving oxygen through his nose through a tube. He is not out of danger and again the Vatican will give us their evening
update in just a couple of hours. Tensions between the US and Canada are still apparent at sporting events north of the border, probably Bezi's Jared Brosden with that.
While we've entered the month of March, anthem singers in Canada are still struggling to find silence as they step up to the mic. First at the WWE's event in Toronto.
Where the Buckets of scene.
Then again in Ottawa the Senator's Sharks game oh C can C by the Tzarly Light, and in Montreal, Canadians fans ignored a familiar PSA that started in the Four Nations tournament.
We asked, in the spirit of these three page that united us, that you currently respect the Canadian and US national anthems and the players representing each country.
With the tariffs now in effect, all eyes will be on Edmonton, Alberta tonight as the Oilers take on the Anaheim Ducks at nine pm. Jared Brosn and WBZ Boston's News Radio you.
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