This is WBZ Boston's news radio, redefining local news. Greetings and salutations on this Thursday morning. It is six o'clock in Boston and we've got a little bit of snow in the region this morning. It is still windy and it's still cold, nineteen degrees. The News at six brought to us by You're a New England Toyota dealer, your hybrid all wheel drive headquarters. Welcome aboard this morning. I'm Jeff Brown. So what exactly is this bit a snow to start today? Today?
Little in the way of accumulation, but there can be slick spots. Otherwise, windy and cold with clowns and a couple of florries followed by little afternoon sun complements of WBZ AKI weather meteorologist Joe Lundberg. A wind advisory remains in effect until early tomorrow morning. Out of control.
Wildfires in southern California have now turned deadly. At least five people are dead, some one hundred and thirty thousand around the run. As the most destructive blaze is in southern California, leave some of the region's most expensive homes and some of the nation's most recognizable landmarks. In jeopardy or in ashes. Multi million dollar mansions owned by the likes of actors Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Eugene Levy have
been destroyed. The power is out or has been cut to about three hundred and fifty thousand customers in the region. The latest fire is tearing through the Hollywood Hills. Some relief is expected today as the Santa Anna wins ease up. President Biden, who is postponing his trip to Italy this week, approves a major disaster declaration. A Boston City councilor says safety first here. Following the terror attack in New Orleans.
Counselor Aaron Murphy is calling on her colleagues to look at every resource possible to prevent an attack similar to what happened in New Orleans.
Recent incidents, such as the tragedy in New Orleans where a truck drove into a crowd, underscore the critical need to explore additional measures to protect large gatherings from potential threats.
Trash trucks and plows are an effective method to deter and prevent threats like someone using a vehicle as a weapon.
Proactively implementing enhanced safety measures informed by bricks, intelligence and expertise constraint in the city's preparedness for large scale events and improve public safety outcomes.
The council passed a hearing order which we'll bring together all departments who can play a role in public safety. Facity Hall, James throwhas w b Z, Boston's news radio.
I'm ruins, what are we going to do with you? They try to end a five game slide tonight, but it's not going to be easy. The Bees will get the lightning in Tampa Bay Celtics are off until tomorrow night. They're finally back at the garden. The Sacramento Kings will come to town, and the college football playoffs resume tonight in the semi finals. It's Notre Dame and Penn State tonight in the Orange Bowl. And if you're about ready to give up that New year's resolution in going to
the gym, hang on a second. Being fit as a fiddle comes in all shapes and sizes.
New research suggests even those who are considered a beest or with an elevated body mass index, can live a healthy and long life as long as you stick to a workout routine that includes plenty of aerobic exercise. The devil is in the details inside one of the largest and most comprehensive studies to look at exercise and longevity. The study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine finds that its fitness over fatness for people of any size
and shape. Jay Willette, BBZ Boston's news Radio, it appears to be another Shiver me Timbers type of morning here in Boston. The wind is continuing to whip. In fact, there's a wind advisory that has been posted and remains in effect until very early tomorrow morning. So once again we'll expect wind gusts in around the thirty mile per hour range.
Today. It may not be as strong as yesterday, but you'll certainly feel it. And temperatures once again are going to get into the mid to upper twenties. But again, the wheel, the real field temperatures will make it feel substantially colder than that. And not only that, we do have plenty of snow flourry activity out and about this morning, and it's really not going to amount to much, just some nuisance snow, I would say, for much of the
more morning hours today. Otherwise, more clouds than sun throughout the day. Today, clearing overnight. Tonight continued windy and cold, lows in the teens. Tomorrow we get a little bit of a break. It's going to be the sunniest day of this stretch, and temperatures eventually we'll get above the freezing mark and we might even hit forty degrees by
tomorrow afternoon. Another storm system coming at us this weekend looks like it's going to be a miss, and we might see a couple of snowshowers on Saturday with highs around freezing, and then back to sunny skies on Sunday as well. Right now in Boston, it is just nineteen degrees, it's windy. We do have some snowflakes flying this morning. It is six oh six on this Thursday morning. It probably should not come as a surprise to you, but yes, it is another cold day in January.
The cold just keeps on keeping on here in Boston. This man walking the streets right now, How you dealing with this?
All?
Crazy?
Okay?
Simple as that? Apparently, Yeah, people are. It turns out they don't really want to talk to me today either. That is one of the few people who actually gave me the time of day today in this cold weather. But yeah, it's tough. It gets through everyday tasks. Here Drew moholland WBZ, Boston's news Radio.
I guess it also should probably come as no surprise that people do not want to talk to Drew, but that is a story for another day. President Elect Donald Trump's plan to take back the Panama Canal gain some steam on Capitol Hill as the Republicans in the House get set to tackle a bill that would give the incoming president the authority to negotiate a buyback. The Panama Canal Repurchase Act would allow negotiations to begin to acquire
the property for one dollar. In a news conference at Mara Lago this week, mister Trump did not rule out using force to take back the canal. During the Carter administration, the US sold the rights to the Panama Canal to Panama for what critics say was that same bargain basement price. Today is a National Day of Mourning in honor of
former President Jimmy Carter. A motorcade carrying the body of America's thirty ninth president will leave the United States Capitol Building at nine o'clock this morning, headed to the National Cathedral for the service. At ten o'clock, President Biden delivers a eulogy, and back here in Massachusetts, Governor more Heely is asking people in this state to observe a moment of silence at ten. Following the service, Carter and his family travel back to the family home and planes Georgia
for at private burial service. Bird flu continues to cause problems from the doctor's office, to the supermarket, and now to our kitchen tables.
He cracks them on the daily basis is go to.
Dish sausagegg and chief every morning.
At times I put bacon on it.
But that sando was getting more expensive because the eggs are more difficult to come by and pricier amid a shortage of supplies brought on by another outbreak of bird flu.
It's definitely gone up quick.
It's definitely concerning.
Well.
There's no known treatment for bird flu among flocks. The USDA does say that egg production should rebound in twenty twenty five and prices should slowly ease. Chris Foum the WBZ Boston's news Radio.
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