My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 05/19/2008

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[0:07]" The line for hours today WBZ Newsradio 1030 answered every day. Good afternoon it's 3 o'clock it's it's -- afternoon in Boston windy as well 55 degrees I'm Diane Stern and here's what we're following in the WBZ newsroom this is Lana Jones at Mass. General where Senator Ted Kennedy is still undergoing tests after a weekend seizure dropping hints about paying continues -- dietary. Automated tools of warfare everything is on the table here I'm Carl Stevens in downtown Boston and gas prices -- again. The WBZ AccuWeather forecast continually -- weather across the area the next few days and nights and state wouldn't be much of the time and on Wall Street the Dow is up 83 and Baskin Robbins -- especially -- soft market watch report coming up. And this afternoon commute is brought to you by the most trusted name in mattresses to sleep days the mattress professionals. Well we begin with a report from Mass. General where Senator Kennedy continues to undergo a battery of tests. After he fell ill over the weekend WBZ's Lana Jones is that the hospital with our top story to -- to have days after suffering a C."

[1:14]" it has Hyannis -- on Senator Kennedy continues to undergo tests of Mass. General President Bush called today and told Vicki Kennedy please take care of my friend. The senator's sister Jean and his eldest said Ted junior have also been here today all waiting as a media from around the nation. For word what caused Kennedy seizure and when he might be released from the hospital. Kennedy is said to be getting some rest and exhibiting good spirits of staff say they don't know whether they'll have anywhere today or even tomorrow. At Mass. General Lana Jones WBZ Newsradio 1030."

[1:46]" Cranston, Rhode Island police are looking at possible motives behind yesterday's shooting death of firefighter to -- pentagon now his neighbor a former Providence police officer Nicholas -- kitty is charged with the shooting him to death. After an apparent dispute. Another neighbor told WJ AR TV that -- kitty didn't like children playing in his yard and had been known to take balls away and they landed on his lawn. -- being held after not entering a plea in court today. A second Cheney is under arrest in the killing of a cabbie in Brockton in February 16 year old Antonio Fernandez is charged with murder and attempted armed robbery. Prosecutors say for nine days and adults and needs plotted to kill Edward -- by luring him onto a dead end street where he was shot to death. If your daily commute takes you on route 93. Consider that you don't now have to pay tolls that scenario could change someday as we hear from WBZ's Carl Stevens."

[2:42]" At this morning's turnpike authority board meeting state transportation secretary Bernard Cohen says the board needs to look at the numbers of people coming to Boston from all major roads. Including 93 to look at where the state could may be put up."

[2:54]" Tolls everything is on the table here and we need to look at in all corners whether we will find the money in all corners I don't know what we need to look in all corners of where we can help put the turnpike authority back into a strong financial footing."

[3:08]" While board members could do things like reinstate tolls on the western part of the turnpike they cannot put up toll Booth I'm 93. That's the sort of thing that state lawmakers would have to okay. From downtown Boston Carl Stevens WBZ Newsradio 1030 to ramp closures to tell you about this hour in Danvers the ramp from route one north to route 62 west is closed indefinitely state police say a modular home. Fell off a tractor trailer onto the ramp. And Somerville the on ramp from mystic avenue to line 93 north is also closed for repairs on a quote. Protruding Britain's joint. In Cranston Rhode island's WBZ news time 35 new record highs for retail gas and diesel oil prices however stalled today after last week's record highs. An average prices nationally at the -- for 379 gallon for regular. Gas prices in Massachusetts reached another record high up seven cents from last week now 375. As for diesel that's going for an average four dollars 52 cents a gallon. -- to campaign 2000 data new poll from Suffolk University is suggesting that tomorrow's primary race and origin will be closer than the contest in Kentucky. Hillary Clinton is seen as the overwhelming choice in Kentucky 51 to 25% for Barack Obama. In Oregon 41% said they -- Clinton 45% Obama. It's coming out swimming -- swinging rather after a campaign tactic by Tennessee Republican's an online video taking Michelle Obama to test. The words some considered unpatriotic. Obama and his wife appeared today on ABC's Good Morning America with."

[4:43]" We're trusting that. The American voters are ready to talk about the issues and not talking about the things that have nothing to do with making people's lives better but I also -- these should well well well."

[4:58]" Back in March Tennessee's Republican Party was taken to task by Democrats and likely GOP nominee John McCain. For a news release that used a bomb his middle name Hussein. And showed a picture of him wearing what it said was Muslim attire. -- Senator Clinton -- Senator Obama is getting ahead of himself acting like the party's nominee before the primary season's over. She continues to count -- disputed states Michigan and Florida she claims to have the most votes so far. The former First Lady also trails of bombing in the delegate count. Today and -- his bill Kentucky Clinton spoke out against those who are dismissive of the time when she and her husband run a White House."

[5:39]" I hear people criticizing the 1990s. And I always wondered to myself. -- which part didn't they like. The piece of the prosperity Senator McCain meantime continues to hammer away at what he calls the inexperience of Barack Obama. McCain criticizing Obama's willingness to talk to the president of Iran."

[5:59]" Such a statement. But -- that gap senator Obama's inexperience and reckless judgment. These are very serious deficiencies for an American president to possess McCain insisted before an audience in Chicago today that Iran is a threat to American troops in Iraq. Coming good near -- in it switched the lights are back on we'll have an update for you a bit later this half hour on WBZ. Here's the news right here see the news at wbz1030.com."

[6:32]" Now John ward knocked at marketwatch.com good afternoon John good afternoon Diane the blue chips are clutching big gains today following a pleasant surprise. On the economic front transcribe and index that tracks leading economic indicators actually rose last month and that is. Giving some hope out there that maybe we're not going to fall into recession after all. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up some 68 points the Nasdaq is down seven and the S&P 500. He is of some four points Baskin Robbins based in Kenton is officially going soft on us. The nation's largest ice cream chain is rolling out soft serve ice cream today the new line. Will be available in more than a thousand stores starting this month including in California Texas. An Illinois business reports at eight and 38 past the hour on John where -- marketwatch.com on WBZ Newsradio 103 world."

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[8:26]" This was a nice morning that is mostly cloudy in Boston right now 54 degrees it's windy so it feels like it's in the low forty's. Here's Bob Larson with the extended WBZ AccuWeather forecast brought to you by Fidelity Investments a windy start to this evening otherwise partly cloudy breezy and chilly tonight low of 45 degrees breezy cooler tomorrow with intervals of clouds and sun -- to be a passing afternoon each hour. And -- 64. Partly cloudy tomorrow night and a bit of rain out of the cave load of -- 47 and extra clouds sunshine Wednesday with a stray shower at a high is 65. Thursday rather cloudy with a cool breeze a couple of showers are possible especially in the afternoon high 61. Next weather in just ten minutes. I'm WBZ AccuWeather meteorologist Bob Larson cloudy and breezy in Boston 54 degrees -- on the baseball tavern -- by Fenway Park."

[9:18]" I Diane Red Sox and royals the first to for a federally Jon Lester on the -- the Red Sox have won three straight -- practice for the day is complete a Waltham. Game 1 of Eastern Conference final tomorrow at the gardening is the well rested Detroit Pistons Doc Rivers in game seven hero PJ Brown's."

[9:33]" Number forty year. -- we talked it we would be in the Eastern Conference championship. For years our goal was to be clear back home in game -- then that's what we are so where exactly where we should be."

[9:47]" So we very green. This is a great vision changed this is what is six conference championship with a -- Who knows all about Mandela it will help apparently ready to view their best shot and we got to go to wrestling be ready to go or no true --"

[10:03]" The Celtics PJ brown and Doug gross complete Celtics playoff coverage pregame and post game. Available right here on WBZ radio and get a website WBZ. 1030 dot com MBA tonight the world champion San Antonio Spurs must win a New Orleans we'll Hornets move on to the west and promised final against. The Lakers Stanley Cup game six of the Western Conference final Detroit leads to Ellis three games to two in Dallas legendary tour de France heartthrob. Lance Armstrong divorced his wife. Dated singer Sheryl Crow and David -- actress Ashley Olsen. Dated fashion designer Tony -- and now he's dating actress Kate Hudson. Just call re cycling. It's 317 and WBZ afternoon news I'm Tom Cuddy the baseball tavern. Where you can join the BZ bash from 5 till 7 o'clock tonight stop by for your chance to win tickets and great."

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