My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 01/23/2009

[0:01]" As the most listened to station in the late breaking news WB. -- radio 1030 every day. WBZ news time 4 o'clock 39 degrees fair skies here in Boston good afternoon Diane -- is off today. I'm rod Fritz WBZ news spears or remodeling in the WBZ newsroom. Bay state cities and towns here from the governor today governor breaks and use our local days. Now is not the time to lose our will from Carl Stevens -- convention center -- president lobbies congress president Obama is confident that congress will pass the massive economic stimulus package by his own mid February deadline. A cold weekend ahead WBZ actually. -- forecast for Freddie -- too much colder weather for the weekend but it looks to be storm free and on Wall Street the Dow unofficially closes down some 48 points but the NASDAQ scratches out a gain the market -- report coming up."

[1:37]" More than a thousand city and town leaders from across the commonwealth listened as Governor Patrick said chapter seventy education money will not be cut. But other local -- will 128 million cut this fiscal year 375 next year. But he's filing bills that could help municipalities raise money in rooms and meals taxes and save money by opting into more cost effective insurance."

[1:59]" Now is not the time to lose our will or -- away. I know together we can seize this moment to make our communities stronger."

[2:08]" The governor will file his municipal aid package next week he did this more than a year ago and much of it was ignored at the time but times are a lot tougher now."

[2:16]" For most Americans -- Carl Stevens WBZ Newsradio 1030."

[2:19]" WBZ it is time for wrote to president Barack Obama and congressional Democrats trying to ease Republican complaints about his massive economic stimulus plan. More from CBS White House correspondent Peter --"

[2:32]" It is the president's first major lobby challenged urging members of congress from both parties to support his massive economic rescue package he told congressional leaders the economic crisis requires quick action even if some of them opposed parts of his planned for each day brings greater focus. --"

[2:49]" The problems we're having not only in terms of job loss. But also in terms of the instabilities and financial system."

[2:56]" The president predicts congressional passage of his planned by his mid February deadline and democratic leaders say Republicans don't have the votes to block it Peter -- CBS news the White House military police officer from Rockland has reportedly been killed in Iraq could be Brockton enterprise says private first class Anthony Bellini. Was with an army National Guard unit from taught them. There are yet no official details but the latest casualty reported by the Defense Department. -- says a soldier was killed in Baghdad. In a vehicle rollover and the victim's name is being withheld so. WBZ news time 43 Subaru dealers are doing that all wheel drive traffic on the threes and here."

[4:28]" WBZ news time 4639. Degrees in Boston a chilly weekend is in store for -- will check all the details coming up in the extended. WBZ yet with a forecast in four minutes here on the WBZ afternoon news. Downtown Boston a freak accident at a construction site leaves one worker dead. Police say the man was working at the Russian wharf development site congress street something heavy fell on him. Spokesman John Chavis tells WBZ that OSHA will be investigating."

[4:57]" Of course Lou there's no such thing as a typical investigation especially when it comes to a trailer accident there or Shrewsbury. Earl and pain staking -- so under the law OSHA has up to six months to complete an investigation. When it comes to a fatal accident. They often take so long."

[5:17]" Investigated by the way are withholding the victim's name head of the Marines says it's time to pull his forces out of Iraq. Marine corps commandant James Conway says the time is right says the wars become more of a nation building mission -- fighting mission of the Marines are better trained for. There are currently 22000 Marines in Iraq Conway wants to redeploy them to Afghanistan. Pakistan reporting to a suspected US missile strikes that it -- as many as. Eighteen people dead. Of these will be the first such attack since president Obama was inaugurated officials say the first missile. Hit a village near the Afghan border where al-Qaeda militants reportedly hideout. The intelligence officer says at least five of the ten people killed were foreign militants second attack hours later in -- house in the same region. Killing eight more people. But Li BC news time 48 yes."

[7:21]" WBZ it is time -- and whether every ten minutes here on WBZ Newsradio 1030 it is the extended to WBZ. -- with a -- as we -- weekend read ahead of us let's check out the forecast live now. WBZ AccuWeather meteorologist Bob Larson has going to be Bob."

[7:37]" As -- turning Kohlberg Enron it was icy temperatures. Above freezing the Santa him but unfortunately that will not continue Richard partly cloudy start to deceive be mostly cloudy during the nine year term breezy -- 29. Windy tomorrow entering caller with a mixture of clouds sunshine high 33 and ought to be tomorrow morning temperatures dropping to more afternoon mostly clear breezy and sharply colder tomorrow night although between four and ten degrees across the area sunshine on Sunday and Monday that theory called -- Sunday 22 on Monday twenty. -- weather in just ten minutes I'm WBZ. AccuWeather meteorologist Bob Larson."