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Boston's Homeless Shelters Fill To Capacity As People Flee Frigid Cold

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It's cold out there, and no one feels it more than the homeless.

Homeless shelters in Boston are reporting that they're filled to capacity as people try to escape the single-digit temperatures.

Barbara Trevison, a spokeswoman for the Pine Street Inn, joined WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about the conditions inside the shelter.

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Bob Oakes was a senior correspondent in the WBUR newsroom, a role he took on in 2021 after nearly three decades hosting WBUR's Morning Edition.

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