My WBZ Afternoon Headlines.. 2/29/2008.

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[0:16]" Good afternoon it's 3 o'clock right -- sunny skies 24 degrees and Austin I'm Diane Stern. And -- following the latest details on the Alberta -- had an hour away continually declined went through the early evening hours -- snow is on the way for later tonight through a good portion of tomorrow morning Bob Larson is standing by this is Lana Jones instead where firefighters are digging in their heels on benefits for a brother deployed to Iraq is -- well as other countries consider their -- the president holds -- United States. Committees NATO mission in Afghanistan -- EPA denies that federal waiver of -- tailpipe emissions."

[0:56]" I'm just to California that's doing a play on one across the country and on Wall Street today the Dow is sliding 286 points the Nasdaq and S&P are also down the market -- report is coming up this afternoon commute is brought to you by the most trusted name in mattresses ladies the mattress professionals. March promises to as the saying goes come -- like a lion late tonight more snow will come our way and we begin the hour with the details from AccuWeather meteorologist Bob Larson good afternoon Bob."

[1:26]" Anger that today and Diane the good news in this is that will make it through the evening drive without any -- to deal with. Clock cover will increase and -- will stay dry the snow moves in spreading in for the west after 9:10 o'clock this evening. The land's snow right through the diet the better part of tomorrow morning we're looking for a three to six inch accumulation most areas before the snow ends toward the noon hour tomorrow. Lesser amounts out all the cable the South Shore of the stolen mixed with rain probably one to three -- is accumulating in the easy."

[1:52]" Areas right thanks very much Bob a couple of areas schools have already canceled their scheduled SAT exams for tomorrow. And we'll have the shortlist for you in just a couple of minutes here on WBZ. -- and as the focal point for firefighters in eastern mass. They're protesting siding with the local union as it tries to reach agreement with the town of -- over a firefighter called to active duty in Iraq. WBZ's Lana Jones is on the scene."

[2:18]" I feel like the selectmen. In the town manager for us if you politicians in America."

[2:27]" Like yeah. This is professional firefighters union chief Bob McCarthy brought hundreds of firefighters distilled to turn up the standing issue the -- could be resolved with a simple sign an agreement the McCarthy says the union will not make pay and benefits for an active duty soldier a contract issue."

[2:42]" I -- record of one I mean -- upset yeah. Military to leave under the influence with the law in the nation under it and I don't know jubilant."

[2:54]" So while the standoff continues student firefighters are covering captain Doug Campbell shifts to ensure his full civilian pay and benefits. While negotiations under contract for the full unit. -- for arbitration. Instead Lana Jones WBZ Newsradio 1030 President Bush is discussing the ongoing mission in Afghanistan today as other nations consider whether to abandon -- The AP's Mark Smith reports."

[3:17]" It's last year was the deadliest since the US led invasion both for NATO troops and Afghan civilians but the president says America remains determined the United States is. Committed through. The NATO mission in Afghanistan privately US officials have complained some of the allies are not Canada's threatened to pullout of its forces don't get more help in troubled Kandahar province but NATO chief -- to hopes Jeffords says all 23 members are in this vital -- we cannot -- through the locals -- losing in fact he says NATO is prevailing. Mark Smith at the White House."

[3:52]" John McCain promises to root out Osama bin Laden we'll have that story coming up in just a few WBZ. It's time down 33 candidates to the roads we -- this -- dealers of New England all wheel drive traffic on the streets rusty -- State treasurer -- abandoned property division and here is Scott Eck."

[4:11]" And Diane we have more trouble up to the north on 93 northbound your stalled out first for route sixteen in Medford to once when he -- and then from route 62 up to a truck break down near the Wilmington -- drug. A route one northbound has gotten heavy and -- from Sargent street to Lynn street route three northbound moving okay up to Tyngsboro. Allen 28 northbound -- fine from a west into Lynnfield. -- the expressway southbound -- jammed down to a right -- breakdown is seven Helen northbound is slow from Braintree all the way up to Freeport street which were in the south Charlotte's good month -- he eight southbound moving well from out west -- down past 95 and funny for the mass bike westbound is jammed from the Pru Tunnel of the Allston tolls and a one mile back up of the Weston tolls. Downtown the Leverett connector on the outbound side is slow approaching the -- off -- Next reported 313 with WBZ is traffic on the very."

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[6:15]" WBZ news time now 3 sixes we've been mentioning a storm moving through later on tonight and we do some cancellations from the WBZ storm center just a handful. And as concerns tomorrow's exams. In Beverly tomorrow's SAT exam canceled Clinton SAT exam canceled for tomorrow Fitchburg. The SAT exam is canceled. And that list is likely to grow so keep it here on WBZ Newsradio 1030 our next reading of the list at 335 this afternoon. California and several other states Massachusetts included dealing with the latest setback from the EPA. The government essentially confirming its decision that California cannot make its own regulations on tailpipe emissions. Saying it doesn't have unique pollution issues. Massachusetts energy and environmental affairs secretary Ian balls tells WBZ that."

[7:09]" It's disappointing move by the Bush Administration essentially getting in the way of of the state's ability to take action to address global climate change when the federal government is feeling that."

[7:20]" States to -- to reduce pollution on other fronts but not this one. Diana can that is with a nonprofit environments Massachusetts."

[7:27]" EPA has today explicit authority over -- that tailpipe emissions thought sparks can you can do things flake requiring. Biofuels bland they're things like that to try to dress commissions but really. What what is most important in the drafting -- the global warming pollution coming out of that tailpipe."

[8:10]" I want to prom issue. And look you in the eye and tell if I have to follow into the gates of hell I would get Osama bin Laden and I will bring him to justice."

[8:20]" McCain also saying the desire by Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton to renegotiate NAFTA. Would endanger military support from Canada. Obama campaigning in Houston today is accusing Clinton of trying to scare up votes. Clinton is running ads showing sleeping children and asking -- most qualified to make an emergency national security call in the middle of the night."

[8:43]" We've seen is that before -- they're usually the kind that play upon people's fears. Try to scare -- votes. I don't think he's as -- work --"

[8:53]" Obama says the president's job is to keep people safe and that means the wise use of the military. There are sixteen active duty bases in Texas. WBZ news time 38."

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[10:34]" Now for the forecast details it's Bob Larson once again they extended WBZ AccuWeather forecast brought to you by East Boston savings bank -- as early tonight then -- later tonight and tomorrow morning will accumulate three to six inches except warned of three dances on the South Shore and on the cape. The so mixed with a rainbow tonight twenty early on -- slowly rising late tonight. But my dream of becoming partly sunny breezy not as cold I'm forty. Partly cloudy and windy tomorrow Diallo 26 sunshine a windy Sunday I'm 42 animals the clouds sunshine Monday milder high of 48. Thanks weather in just ten minutes. I'm Deb UBZ AccuWeather meteorologist Bob Larson not a problem right now this kind of called 23 degrees and windy so it feels colder than that. And we do have sunshine in the city right now."

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[13:28]" The Diane the delays are getting worse heading north on 93 northbound at stalled out now from the upper -- all the way to 12862 up to a truck break down near the Wilmington lane dropped. -- putting eight northbound is slow from two -- to four into 25 route one northbound hangs up from -- to -- street the upper and every three is okay. On the expressway southbound you're jammed down to a right thing breakdown at seven Helen now we have a -- break down before the Braintree split. Northbound to stop and go from Braintree up to Freeport street route three on the South Shore not too bad. Once funny south on this slowing from -- 95 to reach funny for the mass bike westbound yo