Temperatures remain cool. Belen De Leon has the forecast for Thursday Feb. 29, 2024.

A disease is considered rare if it affects fewer than 200,000 Americans according to the National Organization for Rare Disorders.

Temperatures continue to build heading into the weekend, as highs reach the mid-60s the next several days. By Saturday night a storm system advances in bringing our next chance at rain/snow for the weekend.

WBZ TV's Paula Ebben reports.

A Newton woman is celebrating her 14th birthday on Thursday, Feb. 29 but she's actually in her mid-50s.

Town officials are working to get the building's owners to demolish the property as soon as possible.

WBZ TV's Dr. Mallika Marshall reports.

Liam and Kate try out their pickleball skills, and PKL Boston owners Dustin Martin and Katie Coakley stopped by the show to talk about their facility.

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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testified before the House Armed Services Committee Thursday about his hospitalization in January and why it took so long for the White House and the public to be notified. An internal review released by the Pentagon Monday found that nothing "demonstrated any indication of ill intent or an attempt to obfuscate," but processes could be improved. #news #lloydaustin #pentagon CBS News Streaming Network is the premier 24/7 anchored streaming news service from CBS News and Stations, available free to everyone with access to the Internet. The CBS News Streaming Network is your destination for breaking news, live events and original reporting locally, nationally and around the globe. Launched in November 2014 as CBSN, the CBS News Streaming Network is available live in 91 countries and on 30 digital platforms and apps, as well as on CBSNews.com and Paramount+. Subscribe to the CBS News YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/cbsnews Watch CBS News: https://cbsnews.com/live/ Download the CBS News app: https://cbsnews.com/mobile/ Follow CBS News on Instagram: https://instagram.com/cbsnews/ Like CBS News on Facebook: https://facebook.com/cbsnews Follow CBS News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cbsnews Subscribe to our newsletters: https://cbsnews.com/newsletters/ Try Paramount+ free: https://paramountplus.com/?ftag=PPM-05-10aeh8h For video licensing inquiries, contact: licensing@veritone.com

Sen. Mitch McConnell announced Wednesday he will step down as Republican Senate leader in November, ending the longest leadership tenure in Senate history. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports some of McConnell's colleagues weren't expecting the news. CBS News Streaming Network is the premier 24/7 anchored streaming news service from CBS News and Stations, available free to everyone with access to the Internet. The CBS News Streaming Network is your destination for breaking news, live events and original reporting locally, nationally and around the globe. Launched in November 2014 as CBSN, the CBS News Streaming Network is available live in 91 countries and on 30 digital platforms and apps, as well as on CBSNews.com and Paramount+. Subscribe to the CBS News YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/cbsnews Watch CBS News: https://cbsnews.com/live/ Download the CBS News app: https://cbsnews.com/mobile/ Follow CBS News on Instagram: https://instagram.com/cbsnews/ Like CBS News on Facebook: https://facebook.com/cbsnews Follow CBS News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cbsnews Subscribe to our newsletters: https://cbsnews.com/newsletters/ Try Paramount+ free: https://paramountplus.com/?ftag=PPM-05-10aeh8h For video licensing inquiries, contact: licensing@veritone.com

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