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[0:16] ..." o'clock in the morning it's the eighth to January Thursday and under sunny skies windy and 33 degrees in Boston. Getting up and getting going good morning thanks for joining us on that Walters was following the WBZ news from the state plans to take a bite. -- of obesity -- over Manger. Public health threat that we -- Israel temporarily halt the fighting in Gaza again but now rockets into Israel from the north of the Israeli army says that a group of pro Palestinian militants shot these rocket. A Manchester landlord is attacked by its -- spectacular. In this"...
[2:31] ..." right near an old age home. And wounded a couple people the Israeli army says that a group of pro Palestinian militants shot these rockets which I guess is much better everyone here believes -- if"...
[2:48] ..." It follows a four hour break yesterday in the fighting however the United Nations is just reported. That one of its drivers who was delivering humanitarian aid was attacked by the Israeli military. And died in"...
[5:56] ..." the New England area. In 1694. According to Wikipedia looked a -- Super Bowl player was born ocean of the year the Bank of England was created so what is straight well. This morning the Bank of England cut a key interest rate to a level not seen since its founding -- more than 300. Years ago. Sharp features down"...
[0:00]" WBZ. WBZ. Boston. -- is the most listened to station in the late breaking news WB's. -- 1030 every day. It's WBZ news time 8 o'clock in the morning it's the eighth to January Thursday and under sunny skies windy and 33 degrees in Boston. Getting up and getting going good morning thanks for joining us on that Walters was following the WBZ news from the state plans to take a bite. -- of obesity -- over Manger. Public health threat that we -- Israel temporarily halt the fighting in Gaza again but now rockets into Israel from the north of the Israeli army says that a group of pro Palestinian militants shot these rocket. A Manchester landlord is attacked by its -- spectacular. In this scandal and wear rubber gloves and Carl Stevens -- the AccuWeather dry cold weather takes over today the cold intensifies tomorrow there could be several inches of snow late Saturday and Saturday night."
[0:58]" Massachusetts wants everyone to be the biggest loser the state is kicking off a campaign to curb obesity. And among those skating involves major restaurant chains and schools. Doctor Allan Woodward is a member of the public health council he tells WBZ Newsradio 10:30 this morning the restaurants will have to post the caloric count of everything they sell."
[1:17]" Well obviously what we want is for. Consumers to know exactly what they're eating and particularly the calorie count the concentrated calories that date. In -- in fast food and other environments are major contributor. To the obesity problem."
[1:35]" And the schools will be measuring the height and weight of every first fourth seventh and tenth grader to see if they're overweight and the findings will be sent home to their parents along with -- advice on. Better reading. -- looks like he's already taken the oath of office as president elect Obama gives what's being called a major speech on the economy a little bit later this morning's scheduled George Mason University near Washington. His transition team has already released excerpts from the prepared text Obama's expected to say the recession could linger for years unless congress acts to pump huge amounts of money into the economy. Today will be the fourth general that the president elect Obama has made a public pitch for his economic stimulus plan. It you can hear president elect Obama's speech at 11 o'clock on our website wbz1030.com. WBZ news time -- to the Israeli military is dealing with a new problem today rocket fire from the north. I spoke a short time ago with a ABC's George Devon Miller in Jerusalem."
[2:25]" Three Katyusha rockets were fired from Lebanon into northern Israel today one hit right near an old age home. And wounded a couple people the Israeli army says that a group of pro Palestinian militants shot these rockets which I guess is much better everyone here believes -- if Hezbollah."
[2:43]" Also today there was a pause in military operations in Gaza to allow residents resupply. It follows a four hour break yesterday in the fighting however the United Nations is just reported. That one of its drivers who was delivering humanitarian aid was attacked by the Israeli military. And died in the military says it is investigating this morning's commute has not been as bad as yesterday's well some slippery spots. Did during the predawn hours slow some people down north of Boston conditions have improved even it there. Late last night those sections of routes 95 in for an ID five had to be shut down north of the city because of icing. The -- were cited traffic was flowing after about an hour's delay a Manchester, New Hampshire landlords relationship with -- Tenet. He's a very violent turn as we hear from WBZ's Carl Stevens."
[3:29]" It was early in the morning -- birth -- got to knock on the -- about 130. It was his upstairs tenant in nineteen year old guy -- six months behind on the rent said he wanted to talk you went into it department. And smashed his landlord over the head with an old hatchet."
[3:43]" Now we're wrestling and and I feel some -- against race road things like term recovery throat as the market looked down his action in the in his hand and wear rubber gloves like. I don't suppose so kind of dazed or confused on this Russell. Like without quality woody -- don't."
[3:59]" finally wrestled the young men out there called the cops they arrested him."
[4:02]" Our work with regard to six months. And -- all of a sudden pulling match and a Carl Stevens WBZ Newsradio 1030 WBZ news time 87 times are tough but apparently not so for state lawmakers who were getting a five and -- half percent. Pay raise. The middle manual based pay now will be up 3200 dollars to 58000. Dollars. Michael Widmer the Massachusetts taxpayers foundation says the lawmakers are in a very elite group very few people in Massachusetts are in this country are going to get a five and a half percent. Pay increase in the next year. Under -- law pro approved by voters eleven years ago lawmakers' pay goes up or down every couple of years in sync with the states. Median household income -- been struggling with -- and so when New England recently but on the other side of the country it is now flooding rising water has -- highway crews. In Washington State to close at twenty mile stretch of an interstate last night the National Weather Service has issued flood warnings for about two dozen rivers in western Washington. Amtrak passenger train service out of Seattle has been suspended because of mudslides heavy rains measured in the inches. Is falling on top of the unusually high snowpack that they received that part of the country this would WBZ news tomato way remember to check this out when -- get to work. Listen online every day to wbz1030.com. -- the business news this morning a right to MarketWatch in Ron Amadon even mighty Wal-Mart got a really this morning."
[5:26]" Indeed the shares are down. Fairly substantially above 7% premarket this morning. And that after the retailer reported on same store sales for the month of December now as usual they posted -- in this. Rare enough Tuesday's they were up one point 7% house whomever. That figure came in below analysts' forecasts and Wal-Mart also cut its quarterly earnings estimate December's sales were down that shooters Williams-Sonoma and the limited. Macy's announced this morning it is going to close eleven outlets none of them in the New England area. In 1694. According to Wikipedia looked a -- Super Bowl player was born ocean of the year the Bank of England was created so what is straight well. This morning the Bank of England cut a key interest rate to a level not seen since its founding -- more than 300. Years ago. Sharp features down 1% for the S&P and Dow NASDAQ futures down better than half percent. There's reports at 830 it past the hour -- brought -- marketwatch.com."
[6:25]" Modern WBZ. Newsradio 1030 back in those days -- me. McCain was William of Orange in you were an intern at the chancellor of the extra drug believe some traffic -- march -- WBZ news he told ninety extended WBZ AccuWeather wins Elliott Abrams right now from the west southwest in the fifteen to twenties mile an hour race with go one -- your BZ thirty already."
[6:48]" Yes -- recent gusts of 35 B and forty miles per hour out of the west. Still lot of sergeant is over and Barcelona Spain a place -- they hardly ever going to be snow and it's snowing there today. We're not going to get any though a mixture of clouds and sunshine tonight temperatures drop off into the twenties tomorrow night getting out of the place. And on Saturday clouding up we expect to soon to be in in the afternoon -- last of the Sunday morning how much. -- Norris thinks several inches and obviously by not putting numbers and that's not very specific and the reason is. The low pressure areas in Montana until actually formed in the plains because you were attacked exactly tracking. But Nachman and no for an via part of it getting a lot of snow or just to -- getting very little in any case late Saturday in early Sunday. The Monday would be dry and cold -- WBZ AccuWeather meteorologist Ellen Abrams thanks to -- it is sunny and Boston 33 degrees and windy it WBZ."











