My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 08/11/2008

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[0:16]" Good afternoon it's 3 o'clock it's partly cloudy and Boston right now little bit of sunshine. I'm Diane Stern and here's what we're following attract star headed for the ivy league this fall is killed in an overnight crash test. Terrible tragedy for the entire town community details and a live update from Lana."

[0:33]" This is Doug -- downtown -- mass highway rise to the rescue of the turnpike authority and the MBTA WBZ AccuWeather forecast with Bob Larson -- more rain to contend -- tonight -- flood watch is in effect on Wall Street the Dow was up 28 and passed -- heads to the airport to the market -- report coming -- Red -- on flights to Chicago -- the vitally important Josh -- On the mountain."

[0:57]" This afternoon commute is brought do you buy the most trusted name in mattresses -- is the mattress professionals. 1 -- neighboring Hamilton and its young people are mourning the loss of the track star who would have attended Dartmouth this fall."

[1:08]" The fact that someone. With his future a bright future ahead of them eighteen years of -- it's it's true -- devastating incident."

[1:18]" police chief Kenneth Walsh says gave -- was killed when his car slammed into a tree very early this morning on grapevine road. WBZ's Lana Jones isn't weighing up whether rather -- has late details in this light update."

[1:50]" We've seen a lot of what you. You know have a -- you know he's Saint Paul it's right back up again at its operation hours is going to be so -- family friends and community as well."

[2:01]" It believed to have been headed -- from the graduation party with a cart crashed on a light he wrote less than half a mile from his house. A passenger markets and that is expected to recover in Latimer and accounts WPP its radio 1030."

[3:54]" The Georgian military says Russian troops have continued to move deeper into Georgian territory. The Georgian side says the Russians have taken the city of -- the birthplace of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. About ten miles past where the rebel region of south the -- it ends. A Russian general had said just hours earlier that Russia had no plans to move into Georgia proper. The Russian move and his earlier move into another part of Georgia throws some doubt upon the Russians claim that their four day war in Georgia is just peacekeeping. That's noble CBS news Moscow."

[4:26]" In New York the UN Security Council's called another emergency session at the request of Georgia. Closet I can't help is on the way Massport and mass highway may be providing money and services to the turnpike authority and the MBTA. Both agencies vision -- dealing with -- deficits after piling up bond debt and BZ's Doug Cope has the details."

[4:47]" As -- secretary Bernard Cohen says perhaps Massport in mass highway could help out the financially strapped turnpike authority and the MBTA with cash. Cohen says there is a precedent for this."

[4:59]" If you look at history you'll see then to Massport paid 350. Million dollars for the roadway system that comes out on two out of the tunnel into East Boston Massport is paying for certain types of services that the MBTA provides."

[5:15]" Cohen didn't say how much money might be shifted between agencies in downtown Boston Doug Cope WBZ Newsradio 1030."

[5:23]" Taking Amtrak instead of flying WBZ is -- there have been dramatic increases in volume on Amtrak's Boston roots. Lisa Meyer reports that Amtrak is on track to shatter previous ridership records for the year month by month old records are falling."

[5:39]" For the month of July the northeast regional service without eight point 8% with 649000. Passengers and in the month of June that same service with a seven point 6%."

[5:49]" Amtrak spokeswoman Karina Romero says the seller registered a five and a half percent increase your last month ridership dropped in June but only because a bridge reconstruction that kept the train from running for awhile."

[5:59]" TV numbers consistently month after month -- usual."

[6:03]" And her marriage is a combination of factors are fueling the ridership increase gas prices the high cost of airfare and people just rediscovering rail travel she tells me these ridership increases mean trains traveling and peak hours are selling out Lisa Meyer WBZ Newsradio 1030."

[6:19]" Hear the news right here. See the news at WBZ 1030 dot com."

[6:25]" John ward knocked at marketwatch.com. For the Wall Street numbers and such shallow John either Diane so much for our earlier rally on Wall Street and so much for oil dropping through the floor today. Oil would end up only losing about 75 cents to settle at a 114 and a half dollars a barrel. That's nothing nearly as spectacular as earlier today when crude. -- into the 112. Dollar range in this comeback for oil. Has really started our gains in the last hour the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Is up only 54 points and we'll take it right the Nasdaq is up 28 the S&P 500. Is tacking on about nine right now then best -- trying something -- is going to open a dozen new kiosks in airports around the country and Logan. Is going to be won the first to get the new self love self serving vending machine that's right look for them by September 1 at Logan. Business reports -- eight and 38 past the hour on John poured onto marketwatch.com. On WBZ. Newsradio 1030."

[7:26]" And other weather details here is Bob Larson at 310 in the afternoon 65 degrees in Boston. He has the extended WBZ AccuWeather forecast."

[7:34]" A vice flood watches in effect until 10 PM. Rated times and I'm also a heavy thunderstorm or two downpours leading to flooding import drainage areas -- 61. Animals o'clock sunshine tomorrow the shower or thunderstorm in spots -- 77 partly cloudy tomorrow night those sixty during warmer Wednesday amateur clubs sunshine right eighty want. Partly sunny on Thursday highs 79. -- weather in just ten minutes on WBZ. AccuWeather meteorologist. Bob Larson."

[7:59]" of clouds around now most sunshine breezy and against 65 degrees in Boston."

[8:18]" You almost expect -- the contingent for. But he soon you know you always assume there's going to be some yankees in another instance some -- going to step up and give -- money you know teams always been good. But young talent. Come together -- And that's what happens you know is is definitely -- made it more exciting."

[8:58]" Have to have a lot of work to do -- was panoply of August 1 couple ways. That the watching the film out of a lot of plays out there items from -- to better what does this do a lot of things that the work -- amazing group plays out there but the same time. This thing that the work on this will focus and."

[9:13]" The greatest dried mail at Tampa Sunday night Olympic swimming Michael felt -- has two gold medals latest in the 400 meter freestyle that's him in the -- Katie -- took silver in the 400 free basketball US women beat China by 45 an avid fisherman. Englishman Pete -- want to uses body forth fish bait after he died in a was. Roger's wife had her angler -- cream made and and it remains mixed with fish food with thrown into his favorite fishing hall. Yes Peter Hodge is sleeping with official news 317 on the WBZ news Tom Cuddy WBZ radio sports."