WBZ Headlines 10/31/2008

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[0:15]" Good afternoon at 4 o'clock."

[0:17]" And 61 degrees in Boston it's breezy and sunny in the city I'm Diane Stern here's what we're following in the WBZ newsroom this is Doug Cope in -- senator -- welders and suspends her reelection campaign. Says questions about whether she'll stay in office left to wait until next week for the candidates one weekend left. John McCain is seeking -- here northern Ohio he's also having to run commercials and wrongful calls back home in his home state of Arizona."

[0:44]" On -- finish on Wall Street."

[0:46]" The Dow unofficially -- 167. Points the NASDAQ and S and he also enjoyed gains the market -- reports coming up and the forecast."

[0:54]" Coming off of a pleasant -- to be trending cooler over the weekend. Filed tomorrow morning follow like clearing in the afternoon this afternoon commute is brought -- you -- the most trusted name in mattresses ladies the mattress professionals. We start this story it is developing now firefighters battling a four alarm her in Lexington this afternoon it's at the historic Hancock school on forestry. Which is being turned into a Condo complex. Firefighters are using aerial ladders to douse the flames which -- tearing through the roof at this point. The Lexington fire department says. It broke out around 2 o'clock this afternoon there are no reported injuries but again this fire. Is up the historic Hancock school on forest street and Lexington. It's being turned into condos. -- free state senator Diane will pursue and is ending her longshot bid for reelection the announcement coming after meeting with clergy who say it's time for her to resign. Will present of course faces federal corruption charges for allegedly taking bribes WBZ's Doug Cope has more on her remarks today in rock --"

[1:57]" Taking no questions senator -- made a brief statement saying she's suspending her sticker campaign for reelection. But as for questions about her possible resignation. That we'll have to wait until next week."

[2:08]" The discussion that has been swirling around -- I'm making a decision -- no discussion about that today. But we what I would commit to that we will have that discussion and an an announcement on Wednesday November -- thank you."

[2:20]" Several ministers stood with Welker said including bishop Gilbert Thompson she's a part of our community we dearly loved her. And will continue to pray for her she has solid support in Roxbury Doug Cope WBZ Newsradio 1030."

[2:34]" Beacon Hill colleagues want willed person to take it a step further and resign immediately senator Brian Joyce says the whole mess. Reflects poorly on the entire senate."

[2:44]" Public polling has suggested. That collectively a lot of -- held in low esteem and I think debts. Not just too bad for ourselves but I think as. Too bad for democracy here are some extraordinarily distinguished men and women who have served investors senate and the masters -- legislature. Throughout history."

[3:27]" And -- the ride to the north on the upper end of 140 door for hearing delays starting around route nine minutes to most of the way up through Burlington all the way up toward route one even running -- more delays exiting -- won fourteen in Peabody with folks heading to Salem. 148 on the east southbound side. If you were QA -- slow starting at route twenty in Waltham down toward the pike. 93 north heavy from -- take him up to -- when he began river road to 1101. North is slow route sixty opium through Saugus out west of town of pike west Chevy from the TV tower out toward 148. South of -- of 140 -- the -- down to route 44 route three north slope by union street in Braintree from an earlier crash southbound on the expressway heavy the entire nine miles northbound slow from the split up to Freeport street again seven hill right up into the O'Neill tunnel. Downtown Leverett connector -- is jammed right under the Tobin lowered expect to Sullivan square next report for thirteen on WBZ is traffic on the threes."

[4:23]" WBZ news time 44 all lovely afternoon 61 degrees breezy with sunshine in Boston WBZ news times 45 the race for the White House Democrat Barack Obama is starting the last weekend of the campaign in the state that gave him his first crucial victory. ABC's Ann Compton is with Obama and has this update."

[5:01]" Republican John McCain is telling supporters today that he's got above all right where he wants them. -- BC's Vic Ratner is with McCain in Ohio and."

[5:10]" Credible lord but to mean countries signed. Outside the Jefferson county courthouse here in stupid bill John McCain stood in the warm Pall -- they're urging Republicans to go out and win this one."

[5:21]" My friends I've -- Bennett a lot of campaigns and I know enthusiasm and I know momentum and we've got it now here in Ohio and across this crunch."

[5:31]" Ratner ABC news stupid bill Ohio. Legal aid society is in Massachusetts are facing big budget cuts not because of cuts on the state level. But did decline in the real estate work that lawyers do. WBZ's Lisa Myers says interest on the short term payments tied to property transactions. -- one of the main ways legal aid is funded."

[5:53]" Lawyers aren't allowed to pocket the interest money it goes toward funding legal aid and when business and interest rates are down that curtailed the amount of free assistance to compete provide it."

[6:03]" We're going to see services reduced to over the next several months and certainly those reductions will last for some time we think at least 20000 people who benefited from civil legal -- during the last fiscal year will not benefit from it in the years to come."

[6:19]" powers the head of the Massachusetts legal assistance corporation says different legal aid societies are dealing with -- revenue drop in different ways summer stepping up fundraising others are being forced to cut services. Lisa Meyer WBZ Newsradio 1030."

[6:34]" In Pakistan an Arab al-Qaeda operative is said to be among the more than two dozen people killed in suspected US missiles strikes. Intelligence officials who do not want to be named identify the man as Abu -- Iraqi. News apparently killed in a strike near the Afghan border. The intelligence agents say Abu crash has been organizing attacks on foreign troops in Afghanistan. WBZ news time now for 8."

[8:31]" WBZ news time fortune short term and long term forecasts and of course we want to know what's happening tonight for Halloween."

[8:38]" And here is AccuWeather meteorologist Bob Larson Diane it has been a beautiful day good news for the stricker traders the seating is scholar stay clear won't be nearly is called. As the past few evenings cloud cover rolling and later tonight. -- 41 degrees I think mostly in the fifties deceiving for the trick the traders. At tomorrow starting with clouds even a couple of sprinkles that's sunshine returning the -- today would be cooler than today I'm 54. The mostly clear in Chile to more -- 34 -- on Sunday but chilly high of 47 degrees. What a bit milder Monday but more the way clouds maybe a shower high -- 54. But -- back to sunshine for Tuesday Election Day. Thanks whether ages ten minutes on WBZ. AccuWeather meteorologist Bob Larson and the beauty right now praise and 61 degrees in Boston."