Sixty eight degrees in Boston, cloudy and very humid at six o'clock. Good morning, I'm Charlie burdjroond. Here's what's happening. We'll start this houring debtum. The Karen Reid murder retrial coming to an end yesterday with the jury handing down not guilty verdicts for second degree murder, manslaughter, and leaving the scene of a crime bod. If you're wondering who those jurors were, wbz's how Shaffele says, you'll have to wait.
The identity of the can Read jury will remain a secret, at least for now. Minutes after the verdict was read, Judge Beverly Canoni handed down an order impounding the jury list, in other words, sealing it from public view. That order is in place for at least ten days, but it could be extended longer. Courts have the option to keep the jury list secret if they think there's a risk of harm to the jury if the list has made public.
Canoni reason that in this case, with an intense spotlight and divisive rhetoric, a public list could place the jury in danger. Canoni impounded the jury list from the first trial indefinitely after one juror told her they feared for their safety. Kyle Schaffel w BZ Boss's WHOS.
Radio several prosecut Ushan witnesses in the Karen retrial releasing a statement yesterday saying the verdict that acquitted Read of the most serious charges is a devastating miscarriage of justice. That statement was issued on behalf of Jennifer and Matthew McCabe, Chris, Julie, Colin, Nicole and Brian Albert, and Kerrie and Kurt Roberts. These statement reads in part, today are hearts with John and the entire O'Keefe family. They have suffered through so much
and deserved better from our justice system. We mourn with John's family and lament the cruel reality that this prosecution was infected by lies and conspiracy theories spread by Karen Reid, her defense team, and some in the media. It is six o' one, the News at six, brought to you by your new England Toyota Dealer, your hybrid all wheel drive headquarters to the Middle East where an Iranian missile
slams into the main hospital in southern Israel. Israel meanwhile says it has carried out strikes on a heavy water reactor in Iran. Back in Washington, a senior intelligence source and a Defense Department official telling CBS News President Trump approved attack plans on Iran on Tuesday night, but held off on making a final decision. The sources say he wants to see if Iran abandons its nuclear program first. The BBC is Tom Bateman from Washington.
We know that the Iranians have said that if they are hit, they will retaliate, and that that would involve American interests in the region. The US has forty thousand troops, mostly stationed in Gulf Arab countries. Clearly you get a sense of what the stakes are, and if he decides to hit the Iranians, then you see how things could quite easily and quickly both slip out of control and also spread into other countries in the Middle East.
And the US State Department has ordered Americans in Iran to leave immediately. Well, let's check the four day WBZ ACTU weather for kest. Joe Lundberg tells us today we'll start with low clouds and fog. Sunshine though wins out, but it's going to be hot today. Get to about ninety in Boston, close to eighty for the Cape and the Islands. For tonight, it's breezy with skies clearing, but only seventy for low Tomorrow, first official day of summer, sunny, breezy, warm,
much less humid tomorrow, though that's good news. High eighty five, however, short lived because back comes the humidity this weekend, more sun than cloud's humid Saturday high eighty three, pretty much the same deal on Sunday mid and maybe even upper eighties, and then it gets brutally hot once we get into early next week. Sixty eight degrees right now and clouds in Boston at six oh five. The State Department says it is restarting the process through which foreign students can
apply for visas. However, they have to open their social media accounts for government review.
The Department says consular officers will examine social media accounts to screen out applicants who's post might be considered hostile to the US. Those who refuse to comply may not be granted visas. The Trump administration had temporarily halted visa
interviews while it prepared to expand the screening requirements. International students have faced increased scrutiny since President Trump revoked permission for thousands of them to study in the US before he reversed course, although increased pressure continues, especially at Harvard. Linda Kenyon, CBS News Washington.
A deal finalizing the merger of US Steel and Nippon Steel is complete.
The deal had been in the works for eighteen months. A deal that was highly politicized, with concerns and acquisition would pose a national security risk and lead to job losses. To get it over the finish line, Nippon made remarkable concessions, including giving US presidents a direct say in company decisions like capital investments, salaries, and layoffs in perpetuity. Trump had originally opposed the deal, as did the Biden administration, but
Trump rebranded it as a partnership. It could set a new benchmark on how deals that once would have been blocked on national security grounds are negotiated. Tony Waterman Washington.
The owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, taking ownership of another legacy sports team.
Once dedicated fans learned some of the details, they were comfortable with the concept that Mark Walter is not the majority owner of the Lakers. Irwin a longtime Laker fans, has a change have been needed for over a decade since the death of legendary owner doctor Jerry Buss. Unfortunately, you know, the kids did not They didn't step up,
They didn't step out to that level of management. Right one fan took a mercenary perspective, Laker history and track record of winning, combined with La Dodger money, there is no downside. Pete Demetrio for CBS News, Los Angeles.
C Boston Retirement Board approving a three percent annual cost of living race for retired city workers, which will put about four hundred and fifty additional dollars to a worker's annual pension. The Globe reporting a request to put the payment at five hundred forty dollars was rejected. Annual cost of living payments for workers are based on a set figure, which right now is fifteen thousand dollars, so three percent
is four point fifty. Retirees want that set figure boosted to eighteen thousand dollars, and then three percent would be what they were looking for, which was five hundred forty dollars. You are now in the loop for news updates throughout the day. Listen to DOUBDBZ News Radio on the iHeartRadio app. I'm Charlie Berger on WDBZ, Boston's news radio