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My WBZ Morning Headlines 12/09/2008

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Play from 3:05[3:05] ..." lane customers and -- the billing system model line. And even though gas prices have fallen fewer people are driving the plight there were more than a million fewer toll transactions compared to November last year."...

Play from 5:27[5:27] ..." manpower. That's as big -- surprise perhaps is this prediction by the airline industry. The international air transport association predicts US airlines overall will turn a profit next year 300 million dollar profit. Low fuel prices will help but other cost measures including reducing the number of flights. Are helping. Following modestly higher global markets US stock futures are turning a bit higher at S&P futures up about a half point NASDAQ futures gaining one. Business reports at eight and 38 past the hour I'm Andrew O'Day marketwatch.com. On WBZ Newsradio 1030."...

Play from 6:26[6:26] ..." up to forty is well. And will be sharing that mark this afternoon temperatures going through the thirties and -- the forties and staying in the forties tonight may be going past fifty after midnight. Tomorrow a windswept rainy day about a mile when going to sixty degrees. And a cold front comes through on how far offshore debts will determine whether agree it's no rain or some combination thereof from a storm little follow. The storm likely late Thursday night and Friday. I'm WBZ AccuWeather meteorologist Ellen Abrams thanks LA to Boston this morning just overcast Windsor from the north at 523. Degrees at WBZ."...

Play from 0:00[0:00]" WBZ. WBZ. Boston. This. Is the most listened to station in the late breaking news WBZ. Newsradio. 1030 every day. WBZ news time 8 o'clock Tuesday the ninth of December is overcast and 23 degrees in Boston. And good morning glad you could be with -- of all -- were following the WBZ is bad news for city and town halls. Across the state and locally to cities and towns could be cut as much as 10% next year anything is possible I'm Kim Tunnicliffe candidate heard the hub where half the real estate -- property tax -- already this is girls David trying to even the playing field when it comes to making -- factors involved in a home invasion -- I'm Karen Twomey tears he AccuWeather much milder weather is on the way tomorrow be -- with temperatures well from the fifties to near six."

Play from 0:52[0:52]" To cities and towns in the commonwealth that were able to get away unscathed from the first round of budget cuts this year. -- brace themselves this time for a hit from the state -- the QVC's Kim Tunnicliffe reports the warnings are coming from the house speaker and from Governor Patrick has said all along if we need to go deeper we will --"

Play from 1:08[1:08]" It appears that time has come Governor Patrick says. Big cuts to cities and towns are now possible for fiscal year 9 back in October when Patrick announced state budget cuts he had said local aid would be spared but house speaker to Macy is now predicting -- five to 10% cut made the governor told reporters that in this economy nothing is off the table anything is possible. But we're managing this is closely and carefully and actively as we can the governor proposes his new budget in January but he says the state is already working with communities to come up with ways they can cut costs and save money Kim Tunnicliffe WBZ Newsradio ten."

Play from 1:47[1:47]" Thirty here in Boston Mayor Menino is looking for ways to get organizations that don't have to pay taxes to kick in some other way here's WBZ's Carl Stevens there are many world class nonprofits in the city of Boston in many of them make payments to -- taxes but there's a tremendous disparity in what they pay. Mayor Menino is forming this task force to try to get everybody reading from same playbook he says during these challenging economic times term anyways that hospital or university. Can help."

Play from 2:13[2:13]" The city also means share issues scholarships share. Metric programs for the cure is impossible schools -- many different things I wanted even though supportive."

Play from 2:24[2:24]" So that you don't have some nonprofit paid a lot and some pain nothing Carl Stevens WBZ Newsradio 1030 the president says it's hard to tell if an agreement on an automotive industry bailout package is imminent house and senate negotiators spent the night working of the differences on measures. The fifteen billion dollars in government loans to the carmakers in exchange for an industry restructuring package also calls for so called car czar. A vote could come as soon as tomorrow. The best turnpike authority pinched a lot of pennies in 2008 the executive director Alamo Bowl -- Jersey agency has -- more than 31 million dollar since January by cutting unnecessary cost. He -- continue to trim spending there are plans to cut another hundred toll takers and to stop mailing reminders to fast lane customers and -- the billing system model line. And even though gas prices have fallen fewer people are driving the plight there were more than a million fewer toll transactions compared to November last year. And traffic of the summer and Ted totals showed the sharpest declines in grandmother and grandson the victims of a home invasion in lol. New details this morning from WBZ's Karen Twomey."

Play from 3:24[3:24]" When she heard the -- Rita -- thought nothing of that but when she opened the door there's a man a woman asking for someone else and demanding money."

Play from 3:31[3:31]" You've got a thousand dollars a side -- thousand dollars you know. I am -- Clinton on the island happy you know that they went to take this now and I pulled it off."

Play from 3:42[3:42]" Then there would be robbers went hunting for greatest curse that's what she sent her eight year old grandson to get help the suspects ran away. -- to the story the next statement read actually were thousand dollars from scratch ticket."

Play from 4:01[4:01]" Karen Twomey WBZ Newsradio 1030 about his on its Salem hospital for the thief who made off with a laptop that was loaded with personal medical information about. Fifty patients police and the computer was stacked from a locked office apparently by an employee. New speed restrictions are going into effect today four ships on the east coast starting today vessels 65 feet or longer. But the slowed to ten knots in areas where -- could be nearby. Who thought that forty years ago we'd be able Lou listen to be easy on a computer it was on this day in 1968. The world that its first glimpse. Of the personal computer CBS science and technology correspondent Daniel Siebert says. We've come a long way since it."

Play from 4:39[4:39]" The first personal computer looked pretty rudimentary we're talking about something that made a calculator seemed somewhat amazing obviously known back then can envision where we are today. But that was the beginning of personal computing as we know it. After the business news from MarketWatch and good morning and -- day of mourning and the pace of job losses is showing no sign of abating Sony corporation. Announces it is cutting 8000 jobs globally hotel giant -- whose chains include -- cutting 4000 jobs. Communication company level three is cutting 450. If you add that to the more than 12000 job cuts announced yesterday you might be surprised to hear this. Two thirds of the nation's employers have made no changes to plans for hiring the first quarter next year. And according to the latest survey by manpower. That's as big -- surprise perhaps is this prediction by the airline industry. The international air transport association predicts US airlines overall will turn a profit next year 300 million dollar profit. Low fuel prices will help but other cost measures including reducing the number of flights. Are helping. Following modestly higher global markets US stock futures are turning a bit higher at S&P futures up about a half point NASDAQ futures gaining one. Business reports at eight and 38 past the hour I'm Andrew O'Day marketwatch.com. On WBZ Newsradio 1030."

Play from 6:02[6:02]" And it's time for the forecast extended WBZ AccuWeather and littlest a little that we at all this week Elliott Abrams. Yes we do we have a spotty precipitation around this morning as it's not really going to amount to that much. But it if you do see some droplets on the windshield over the next several hours could be assigned -- freezing rules warming we haven't seen any of that yet but. A lot to see -- meanwhile is warming up quite a -- already -- Groton Connecticut up to forty degrees westerly is up to forty is well. And will be sharing that mark this afternoon temperatures going through the thirties and -- the forties and staying in the forties tonight may be going past fifty after midnight. Tomorrow a windswept rainy day about a mile when going to sixty degrees. And a cold front comes through on how far offshore debts will determine whether agree it's no rain or some combination thereof from a storm little follow. The storm likely late Thursday night and Friday. I'm WBZ AccuWeather meteorologist Ellen Abrams thanks LA to Boston this morning just overcast Windsor from the north at 523. Degrees at WBZ."

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[3:09]..." hour gets slick and icy highways out here this afternoon with the freezing rain in the traffic volume is pretty light overall. That we do have some flooding problems now as well we'll start with the accidents we've got one of the Mass Pike westbound. Out in Westborough have actually a number of separate accidents that stretch from the west for a service plaza. I don't toward drew won 22 in Millbury on the pike eastbound an accident is just before the western state police barracks in the left lane. The flooding along route two especially out to Concord. And act in. Downtown it's a pretty good ride through the city to Zakim Bridge the Leverett connector the Tobin Bridge virulent -- shake up to the north for 95 slow. Two Lowell both directions because of an earlier problem by Woburn street "...

[1:03]..." The winter storm advisory for southeastern mass was discontinued because of higher temperatures there. Mass highway has deployed thousands of pieces of equipment trying to "...

[1:18]..." I can't. Afternoon high end -- it Scituate and right now I just moved into ignore what and I can bill watts short term the road "...

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[7:31]..." an hour in some neighborhoods. And then gradually changeover to sleet and freezing rain from south to north and finally terrain in the city later this afternoon. Once you get to 1520 miles and let it looks like it's will be hard to get temperature above freezing -- all until ice could be probably this afternoon and the seating. Another strong wind down late tonight gusty northwest winds will come in and he slushy areas freeze solid the dry cold weather will follow for tomorrow Friday and Saturday. Looks like "...

[0:24]..." from the weather a very snowy morning the snow changing to sleet freezing rain -- mid range from southeast to northwest later today and for drivers. -- another billion dollar shortfall. A tragedy the state police "...

[1:04]..." area now some is experiencing an already extends down to about the New York City area. South of there is changing over to rain we expect the changeover to sleet freezing rain and then -- to get under way on the -- by about 10 o'clock. Reach the city around lunchtime or shortly thereafter. "...

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It's now virtually certain that Winthrop Democrat Robert DeLeo will replace Sal DiMasi as House Speaker. DeLeo's chief rival for the post, House Majority Leader John Rogers of Norwood, dropped out of the race after acknowledging that DeLeo has enough v

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[4:37]..." Snowy sloppy day tomorrow increasing clouds cold tonight snow arrives late with a low -- around fifteen and tomorrow. Still all day infected will begin heavy for a time then mixing with sleet freezing rain turning to all rain in the afternoon. Accumulations of three to six inches from the city on sound infect the Cape and "...

[5:47]..." Capitol Hill meantime late word coming in from the White House a White House spokesman now saying that the president Barack Obama will have GOP support for the stimulus bill we'll keep you posted on this developing "...

[8:36]..." awhile tomorrow morning before mixing with then eventually changeover to sleep briefly freezing rain and then brain of the afternoon. Before they change over snow accumulations of three to six inches of the city. And up to 612 inches north and west the city were any changeover will "...

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