My WBZ Afternoon Headlines. 03/12//2008.

[1:17]" Eliot Spitzer had not been charged with any crime when he resigned but was under investigation for the elaborate bruises he used to hide payments to prostitution ring. There were wiretaps on the governor and FBI surveillance of the mayflower hotel. Where he stayed on in Washington visit last month booking the room for a call girl named Kristen there were widespread reports Spitzer was delaying your resignation in a bid to lessen or avoid prosecution but US attorney Michael Garcia issued a statement saying his office had no agreement with Spitzer on resignation or any other -- Warren Levinson."

[2:22]" Friends Americans last year spent fourteen billion dollars fourteen billion dollars trying to protect our prepare their tax returns is there anybody here under -- tax code please see me after this meeting. I'd like to get to know you my friends we've got to give Americans a fairer simpler tax code that they can understand and that they can trust."

[2:40]" Can also says he has spoken with that Mitt Romney's several times since the former governor dropped out of the race but not about the vice presidency. Romney is said he'd be willing to be considered. As McCain's running mate WBZ's Lisa Meyer is covering today's events in the McCain campaign -- report from the road at the top of the hour. A convicted sex offender accused of raping a six year old boy and -- New Bedford library will stay behind bars while awaiting trial. An event for judge has just determined -- Saunders is too dangerous to be let out. He is charged with -- the boy into the magazine's stacks at attacking him as his mother worked on a nearby computer. Saunders served four years for trying to rape a seven year old boy knew he was released in 6. As despite testimony from three psychologist who said he was still too dangerous. Keeping an eye out meantime in that New Bedford that story is next on the WBZ afternoon news WBZ news time is now 335 we have 37 degrees cloudy skies rather damp in Boston it's going to clear overnight going to get a bit colder temperatures down in the -- And sunshine tomorrow our complete AccuWeather forecast coming up in just a couple of minutes food delivery drivers in New Bedford are being warned to be vigilant. Police are reporting a number of delivery robberies in recent weeks there details now from WBZ's Don Huff."

[4:03]" New Bedford police lieutenant Jeffrey Silva says cash and other items have been taken from the pizza or Chinese food delivery drivers."

[4:09]" And the congress show up reverend be greeted by customers waiting for their food their ambush. -- robbers to -- purport to be armed. Or who actually displayed a weapon -- all cases and I know -- actually been displayed."

[4:25]" Silva says those responsible may be connected to hold ups during the christmas holidays."

[4:30]" And given that the Americans and their robberies is all the same we believe -- it's -- apparently possible that same group of people working in concert or throughout the city rocking. You know various food deliveries -- drivers."

[4:43]" Don Huff WBZ Newsradio 1030 a Massachusetts woman who helped a friend in New Hampshire come up with a fake story about the murder of the friends live in girlfriend gets a year in jail. Prosecutors say Joyce Zelnick drove to Heather's stone's apartment and Dover. After stone shot and killed Laura Lee Perkins. Zoellick says she panicked after walking in on the bloody saint but prosecutors say she helped stage a self defense seem to cover up the murder. Stone is serving thirty to life for that 2006 murder. Mayor Menino helping to kick off a program aimed at getting children ready for school from day one literally. WBZ's Carl Stevens report."

[5:21]" Mayor Menino was joined by the united way and other community partners at the Children's Museum today to announce a three million dollar initiative called. Thrive in five an effort to address needs of Boston children. From the time they're born -- Maldonado is an early childhood specialist working in Charlestown."

[5:37]" And it's a great opportunity or -- anybody in Canada but he gladly forgo income funny to have an opportunity went vacant because they would extended gains came back dvds that looked up and get to been ready for school."

[6:02]" Lol woman is among four people charged in -- made with trying to rob -- brass boiler from a former nursing home. Police say Kathleen Fleming and three others from New Hampshire were arrested on Monday night at the boarded up homestead nursing home on route one. Police say the onetime boiler was about to be loaded onto a pickup truck the boiler has a street value of about 3000 dollars."

[6:24]" Hear the news. Right here see the news at WBZ 1030 --"

[7:32]" DBZ afternoon news WBZ news time is now 340. That -- check the extended WBZ AccuWeather forecast rather damp outside right now it's going to clear up get cooler. Get details now on the weather from meteorologist Bob Larson --"

[7:45]" In turning Culbertson -- the wind especially gusty early tonight with a can still be a sprinkle or flurry. A -- tonight of eighteen and outlying areas in 24 of the city we're tried for tomorrows sunshine give way to clouds a high of 41 a mostly cloudy tomorrow night. They billowed once nor the area in the lower right around 32 degrees. Claudia entering milder Friday chance of rain I'm forty to 52 mainly cloudy on Saturday I'm 48. Thanks -- is ten minutes I'm Deb DBZ AccuWeather meteorologist."

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