My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 07/22/2008

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[1:19]" Expressed interest first Bob -- has been. Tremendous help to my campaign he has been on television does a better job for me than he did for himself I told him needs. It's been great in the entire Romney family."

[1:34]" Meantime Barack Obama arrived in Jordan today about to work for a breakthrough in Israeli Palestinian peace negotiations starting from the minute he sworn into office he also insisted that his goal of getting US troops out of Iraq within sixteen months can work. In a sit down with Katie Couric host of the CBS evening news Obama defended his position against the troop surge in Iraq despite it being credited for a drop in violence."

[2:00]" There is no doubt that. Our troops. Helped to reduce violence and yet you're saying that he knew. But you know given what you know now he still wouldn't support it thinks I'm just trying to understand it if it's pretty straightforward. By -- putting ten to twelve billion dollars a month 200 billion dollars that's money that could have gone in to have."

[2:20]" Yes Obama is now on route to Israel and has been scheduled to travel to Europe. World famous maestro James Levine is in good spirits recuperating at home this after doctors removed what was definitely a malignant growth from his kidney. The conductor for the Boston symphony orchestra underwent surgery last week in New York. And doctors say the oldest sister was malignant the cancer was caught early. And did not spread to any surrounding tissues or lymph notes no further treatment is needed. After dark tonight the mosquitoes will be targeted and Spragan Merrimack Massachusetts and personas not a moment too soon there's a boom and -- its mosquito population. WBZ's mark check with --"

[3:08]" And what we're finding this. Summer is about double what we're seeing in the previous year."

[3:14]" That's led earlier reports of west Nile Forsyth were mosquito showed signs to where birds were stricken and of particular concern according to state epidemiologist doctor -- to Maria is the northern house mosquito."

[3:27]" later in the -- people more -- people earlier -- agreed to -- standing water -- containers in Jamaica -- WBZ Newsradio 1030 -- west -- cropped -- in several Massachusetts communities this -- New Hampshire so far has been -- public health officials warned that it is high -- time for mosquito borne illnesses such -- west -- in -- so far -- New Hampshire -- to more than 2100 mosquito -- and found no signs -- a -- 56 people were -- thunderstorm around tonight -- of 65 -- 71 right -- we'll -- AccuWeather forecast coming up at 310. WBZ news time 36. And a state tax holiday tentatively scheduled for next month is one step closer to becoming reality. Double BBZ's Doug Cope has the very latest -- right now from Beacon Hill that afternoon does."

[4:19]" And good afternoon Lori remembers the Massachusetts house have overwhelmingly okayed a sales tax holiday. That'll take place on the weekend of August 16 and seventeenth now house speaker seldom Macy had previously said he wasn't sure the state could afford it. The sense that a change of partner is given his blessing. The Senate is expected to go along with a measure as well governor has also said he will sign it. So it looks like he will be able to save 5% the sales tax on most things you buy up to 2500 dollars. On August 16 and seventeenth the fifth year in a row for that tax holiday. By the state house Doug Cope WBZ Newsradio 1030."

[4:55]" Doug thank you very much in what the last time you saw a one in front of the 199 on the gas station -- what happened today for some lucky drivers in -- Double BBZ's Lana Jones was there and has this report."

[5:08]" 2000 people converged on the gulf station at park and pleasant is it gas for a dollar 99 -- courtesy of the digital federal credit union need to wait and has -- again. -- What if I mean it's two hours lets me like you ran out of gas waiting if you relate -- how much -- You of these and hurt me a lot officer is really been -- luckily someone fixed income he has so. This is a lesson today let me tell you I'm waiting in line for about over now whether it's worth the wait you remember went to -- seemed like -- well. Please I don't remember that we're very well now so grateful for this I don't even know I have in what."

[5:47]" Lana Jones WBZ Newsradio 1030 WBZ news times 38 and oil prices tumbled today we'll check Wall Street coming up. Here's the news right here see the news that wbz1030.com. John ward -- joining us live now from marketwatch.com. How loaded ago John."

[6:07]" Well that's right Laurie falling crude prices did indeed help prop up stocks today oil lost about three dollars sent the the settling point settling right under a 128 dollars a barrel. There were some fears that Dolly would create problems on the Gulf of Mexico but those fears sort of died down a bit in the Dow Jones Industrial Average is now some 25 points the Nasdaq is up one in the S&P 500 is managing to attack on just about four points right now. One company getting carved up today's apple traitors -- paring down the stock. By about 5% earnings have crossed two billion dollars. As many consumers go out to combine Mac computers and iPods but apple is being cautious. About the future. Business report today and 38 past the hour on John Wordock marketwatch.com. On WBZ Newsradio ten there."

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[7:58]" WBZ is time 310 its weather on its -- the extended WBZ AccuWeather forecast is brought to was -- wash say. Here is Bob Larson with a forecast -- showers and thunderstorm or two in the area it's time those 65 clouds and some sunshine -- Here but with a shower or thunderstorm or at a high of 78 mostly cloudy with a couple of showers and thunderstorms tomorrow night. Monday with a low is 72 balls -- cloudy breezy Thursday a couple of showers and thunderstorms -- 82. Some sunshine on Friday warm but lower humidity might ED six -- in just ten minutes. I'm WBZ. AccuWeather meteorologist Bob Larson sunny 71 degrees in Boston. WBZ news time 315 sports time we check in with Tom Cuddy."

[8:53]" I think that would leave something for me to share with you. -- Enough to interest you know we talk all my everything in the course of conversation -- fifteen things hopefully more about baseball and I'm. I think those are talks pools or maybe most of futures would -- does."

[9:33]" I don't think you have a pity party wins when you prepare him give everything you. When you lay everything out on line it's only four people on me as just. You know you give everything get everything your heart -- so you sacrifice things that you found me things that you normally wouldn't sacrifice. So it's no pity party for me for the latest on the line."