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Seventy one degrees with blue skies over Boston at eleven o'clock, Good Tuesday morning. I'm Madison Rogers, and let's start this hour with a dramatic scene outside mass General Hospital this morning. Boston Police say an officer working at detail was attacked by someone who managed to take that officer's gun then shot themselves. This happened around nine am and led to
a massive police response on Cambridge Street. Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox says someone appearing to be suffering a mental health episode approached the officer, attacked them, took their gun, then open fire on themselves.
The officer had assistance from other detailed officers in the area that came, as well as some pedestrians, I mean some other people that were were there bystanders who helped assist.
It's unclear if the suspect shot themselves on purpose or if it happened during the chaos. That suspect is in the hospital and is expected to survive. The commissioner says no one involved was seriously hurt. Over in Liverpool, England, dozens are hurt after a man drove a mini van into a crowd of soccer fans. It happened during a victory parade yesterday. More from CBS's Raimi and Asensio.
What eyewitness told CBS views The running over of people seemed definitely intentional, that the driver just shut the door and didn't seem to care.
And then we suddenly saw the car reverse and then accelerate and move through the crowd, and honestly, people scattered like bowling pins.
It was terrifying.
You genuinely was terrified.
Seconds after the man finally stopped, the crowd now angry attacked his vehicle and threatened his life as police arrested him and took him away.
Police say that suspect acted a lot, and they are not treating the incident as a possible act of terrorism. The Trump administration is taking its latest shot at Harvard, and this one is a major escalation. The White House is sending a letter to federal agencies this morning telling them to cut off any and all business with the university.
The letter, first reported by The New York Times, comes from the US General Services Administration and directs agencies to cancel any existing contracts with Harvard and find new vendors. If successful, this would mark a complete break of the business relations relationship between the White House and the School. Yesterday, the President made a post on truth Social saying he's considering taking some three billion dollars from Harvard and giving
that money to trade schools. The President's hitting pause on his newly threatened tariffs against the EU.
President is now relenting just for now. He is delaying that threat of a fifty percent tariff against the European Union, one of our large trading partners. These massive tariffs were supposed to go into effect at the end of this week on June first, but instead he's now postponing them until July ninth, following a phone call with the head of the European Commission.
And that news is driving some gains on Wall Street this morning, along with news that consumer confidence in the US apparently shot up last month. Staying very nice out there today, the highs around seventy five. Then it's partly cloudy with lows in the fifties. Tonight fifty four to fifty eight or so. Tomorrow again mid seventies, but it's a mix of clouds and sun, with some showers moving in at night, a few showers around Thursday. Mostly it's
cloudy with tempts in the mid sixties. Back in the low seventies on Friday, but we do still have a shower or two, and looking ahead to the weekend, it looks like likely showers on Saturday, but drying out on Sunday. Right now, it is blue skies pretty much across the Bay State sixty six at the tip of the Capetown. It's seventy three in Lexington, sixty nine out in Springfield. Here in Boston seventy one and feeling warmer at eleven
oh six at the Karen Reid retrial in Denham. Right now, doctor Judson Welcher, a crash expert for the prosecution, is at the witness stand. Court This morning started with an extended sidebar at the request of the defense, and soon we're expecting the prosecution to rest its case. Meantime, we're learning the defense wants to add some more potential witnesses to its list, and wbz's Emma Friedman will join us
at eleven forty five with the very latest. Massachusetts is home to some of the best paid hourly workers anywhere in the country, but there is some disorder in the court. Here'sbz's Matt Phipps.
In their call for higher wages. Public defenders will stop taking new criminal cases in Massachusetts starting today. The court appointed attorneys get the call whenever anyone facing criminal charges can't afford to hire a lawyer, but they say their paycheck pales in comparison to their colleagues in nearby states, and they'll rally at the State House this afternoon. This action could force a backlog, which could lead to cases being dropped. Matt Phipps WBZ, Boston's news radio.
Another local high school is taking away kids cell phones. It is Taunton High bringing in Yonder bags. Those are the special locked pouches that students will have to put their phones and eat, earbuds and smart watches inside, lock them up in front of staffers, and they can't get back into the bags until the school day is over. The Taunton Gazette reports the school committee recently passed the new policy at a meeting and meantime on Beacon Hill.
Some leaders have recently voiced support for a potential state wide band on phones in classrooms. Some new research suggests there could be benefits to plugging into technology for seniors.
Scientists study more than four hundred thousand adults with an average age of sixty nine, and those who engaged with digital technology on smartphones, tablets, or computers had a fifty eight percent reduced risk of cognitive impairment. A couple of possible reasons why the challenge of adapting to new technology stimulates your brain, and that technology can help you connect with others, which has been proven to preserve cognitive function
in older people. The studies published to the journal Nature Human Behavior. Sherry preston ABC News.
It could also be that seniors without cognitive impairments are more likely to engage with technology. You're now in the loop. For news updates throughout the day, listen to WBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app. I'm Madison Rogers, WBZ Boston's News radio