My WBZ Morning Headlines 5/2/2008

[0:00]" Straight streak -- 24 hours a day this is WBZ Boston -- most listened to Stacy and New England. It WBZ news time is even o'clock now on this second event is Friday morning. Cloudy skies 47 degrees in Boston good morning glad you could join us -- into the stories we're following the WBZ news from. Flames and smoke continuing to erupt from underground at one of the area's busiest intersections -- and I'm Robert wherever continued until from a -- parents sold to be where I'm -- to children in Fitchburg street with the MR hesitate bacteria also this morning work will begin soon to speed up the -- on the Fitchburg commuter rail line I'm Art Cohen Jersey AccuWeather most of today's rain south and west of the city but anyone -- dry weather for tomorrow on -- on that."

[0:51]" You have to circle around Harvard Square this morning. Not just to try to find a place to park you can't even get into this where because fire crews are still on the scene. Still tending to an underground fire that erupted during the overnight hours and WBZ's Karen to we've been telling us all morning long. It TDs to -- let's go live on the square again. At day care what's the latest."

[1:11]" Argument in the harbor where it completely locked up -- he remained at quite -- our E mail. Are now out their -- smoke billowing out of the hall and beat people aren't -- at an incredible -- Here in the underground electrical. These are -- to -- in eight. -- read a lot of the equipment is going to remain on the scene while liar would they be. To make sure that the air quality in particular located at walking around with carbon would not record makes sort. The firefighters have been going down to check on the tire went underground will be -- and the public will be back. A little bit of scheme that -- the water in the immediate and they have been puberty water port in an electrical fire died out. Are tending a water into that they eat eat eat eat right market site in Cambridge turned to leave -- right and."

[2:10]" Thank you Karen WBZ news Tommy go to -- the Fitchburg school departments put parents in that city on notice two children have come down would be MRI NSA -- section. We could destroy this morning from WBZ is Marquette."

[2:22]" school officials are not releasing the name greater condition of the two children stricken with the M Morris say bacteria citing confidentiality. There's concern because AMR as they bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics. It was the MR as saying ammonia that recently killed a twelve year old girl from Webster. Letters were sent home to parents in which a school department says they're working -- local and state health officials on the situation. Mark -- WBZ Newsradio 1030."

[2:47]" He's being called a person of interest in several unsolved murders Alex Disney of Berlin being held without bail in connection with a Worcester Connie -- but investigators say DNA evidence links him to the murder of a Fitchburg prostitute. In 1996 and he's also being looked at. In the murders of several women whose bodies were discovered in Marlboro and in concert for the Red Sox fan who has everything is they're going to auction off the canceled 50000 dollar. Third payment check written way back in 1922. From the Yankees to the Red Sox for one George Herman Ruth the globe says the check. Endorsed by then Sox owner here Thursday is being offered by an anonymous seller opening bid 25000 dollars. Victims of the Minneapolis bridge collapse will be getting some money players were that a deal's -- stroke overnight an attorney for the victims as it will allow them to each get. Up to 400000 dollars and there's supplemental fund of little more than twelve and a half million dollars for the people who worth. Most severely injured thirteen people died 140 Bob weather -- a big highway bridge. Collapsed last August 1 in Minneapolis a decree for the customers of based a gas that utility's request for rate hike. Turned down by the department of public utilities in addition to an immediate 5% hike. They say it was looking for further increases it would could recover millions in cost for upgrading its company gas -- Attorney General Martha Coakley says her office pleaded the customers case before the commission."

[4:08]" They met their -- and particularly in some instances where maybe. They get some increased monopoly on basic capped it in this -- the DPU -- in no increase in and that booking it at. Seven point five million rate hike it would have been passed along to all of their consumers mostly it. Southeastern -- western baptism and Merrimack Valley that means that at least for now their -- well not seen increased and boots on in their -- rates."

[4:34]" The T's board of directors okayed fifteen million dollars to upgrade the Fitchburg commuter rail line first part of a much larger expenditure here's WBZ's Art Cohen. That -- is the longest and the oldest of the commuter rail line -- general manager in Damascus. The fifty million is just the beginning of a 150 million dollar project."

[4:53]" And the goal is to take that hour and forty minute trip from Pittsburgh to Boston get as close to an hour as possible and that's that. Track upgrade -- signal upgrades. Along the trains to move faster safer and get the throughput it's going to allow that to happen and it's fast moving project also mentioned. Well we're looking to complete the project over four year period."

[5:13]" And Damascus has half the money is coming from the federal government has from the state and none from the financially struggling T. -- on WBZ Newsradio ten and remember to check this out when you've got to work. Listen online every day to wbz1030.com business news good morning Ron Amadon."

[5:34]" Good morning at city group and state streeters selling their joint venture known as city street the ING group is vying for 900 million Labor Department -- thirty will report on April unemployment Wall Street is not good of -- full of good expectations on this one. Many forecasters and the unemployment rate will increase 110 in the economy who've lost about 75000 jobs. The futures stark question mr. wee bit positive have in the report. Business reports -- 38 past the hour on Ron Amadon marketwatch.com on WBZ Newsradio 1030."

[6:05]" The extended WBZ AccuWeather forecast. Where's the -- let's find out here's -- neighbors morning Elliott. Morning NN news rain has reached its northern -- extent of the morning so far fact is abandoned fairly substantial showers right now from the southwest of Concord, New Hampshire and across a Beverly area. And his mother patsy coming in right toward the city from the northwest. And is second -- of the west and southwest and also on the -- so anybody can get some showers and any time this morning it does look like you're all them out this afternoon leaving just clouds behind. And the temperature today pretty much staying steady in the forties and inching into the fifties. And as we go through tonight tomorrow's still cloudy looks like it'll be dreary. And then tomorrow there could be a few sunny brakes if we don't get the sunny breaks it doesn't get out of the upper forties assuming we do it gets back to the fifties. Sunday looks like a grinding to a cold front arise from the west -- because of rain -- some leaders on the ninth to Monday morning. That'll clear out to be pretty nice by Tuesday Tom WBZ AccuWeather meteorologist -- thank you earlier this morning in Boston cloudy 47 degree"