My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 08/19/2008

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[0:29]" The rate keeps coming down in central and south Florida."

[0:32]" was -- scientists are touting their newest findings from stem cells will have the latest on the WBZ AccuWeather forecast trend is for cooler weather tonight them very pleasant weather to enjoy tomorrow."

[0:44]" And on Wall Street the Dow is down a 134. As we tiptoe into the final hour of trading the market watch report coming -- and sports."

[0:53]" The patriots are back on the practice field and the patriots are in no rush to have Tom Brady rejoin them this afternoon commute is brought you bought the most trusted name in mattresses sleepy is the mattress professionals. Serious charges this afternoon including -- WBZ's Lana Jones explains in the hour's top story. Division -- deputy fire chief Peter Peterson was arrested last evening in Brockton after the alleged victim spotted him six weeks after first reporting the attack."

[1:19]" Female victim reported that she was picked up. In Brockton on April street driven to near DW -- part by an unknown male at that time. Identified himself as a state trooper he -- British a firearm and that is sent to in the at some point she was sexually assaulted during that encounter he then drove back to where he picked up and dropped."

[1:40]" Pearson was not arraigned today because his lawyer was unavailable so he'll spend a second night in jail no bail pending arraignment he's charged with rape kidnapping and impersonating a police officer Lana Jones WBZ news radio 1030."

[1:53]" So called body building Boston firefighter is fighting his dismissal from the department Alberto Arroyo and his attorney have just arrived for a hearing. As lawyers as a royal got a second medical opinion about a back injury and his re submitting his application for disability retirement. WBZ is Lisa Myers at that hearing she'll have the latest forest this afternoon. Baseball hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski is -- hospital. A spokesman says he's undergoing -- has at mass general hospital after experiencing chest pain. -- is 68 he joined the Red Sox in the early sixties number eight was named to the Hall of Fame in 1989. They never became a hurricane and moved in one today after making landfall in southwest Florida."

[2:38]" I'm Peter king and Orlando -- has not been the damaging story could have been we street flooding road closures sheriff's Sargent Larry -- collier county where Fay made landfall in southwest Florida that report is typical all over the area. There's been at least one reported tornado touchdown that was in Palm Beach county some damage reported. -- moving slowly down the northeast towns along Florida's treasurer space coast are getting ready for a soaking. Peter King CBS news' Orlando."

[3:06]" Scientists and was stirred touting a finding about human embryonic stem -- it's generated many blood -- and you want it it's certainly an inexhaustible source of plot details coming -- from people who think their loved ones may still be in the canyon. Authorities will check the hiking trails and gorges on foot and by helicopter. That is on the water goes down more than 250 people were airlifted out of the canyon yesterday and Sunday. Scientists at advanced cell technology in Worcester are excited about lab results on a way to make red blood cells. Chief scientific officer doctor Robert Lanza says the cells were made from human embryonic stem cells. And Monday that could yield an unlimited supply of O negative universal donor red cells for transfusion --"

[3:52]" Is important for patients with with massive blood loss particularly in the battlefield. -- as a -- has blown up by a bomb and there isn't -- for its time for -- typing so that if you have universal -- that bypasses the need for -- tissue --"

[4:07]" Again sells these scientists may behave like natural red blood cells in the lab. Lanza says this is not yet been tested on humans the details are published online by the journal blood. Eighteen hospitals in California have been slapped with fines for state health code violations that in some cases led to death. Hospitals have to pay 25000 dollars for each violation. One of the deaths in La mesa occurred when a hospital worker failed to turn on a ventilator for a patient who was being transferred. A death in San Pablo California happen after an RN putting caps that are in the wrong place and an Arab bottled air bubble formed. It turns out that nurse had not completed the required anatomy courts. My how times change for the eleventh year -- midwest colleague is out with -- mindset list. Of cultural landmarks and technological mile posts. CBS is Steve case and has the rundown."

[5:03]" To the college class of 32 Nintendo game boy has been around forever and jay -- always been host of the Tonight Show."

[5:10]" Telling them there their rooms -- water for the Internet is like telling them they have electricity and running water they just. They just expected."

[5:18]" Romney for Beloit College in Wisconsin which came up with the list out of the cultural mindset IBM typewriters and gas attendants who checked your oil Steve case and CBS news."

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[5:35]" Now John -- joining us from market watchdog time and house John now Diana not very good right now the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Continues to struggle in the red to blue chips down a 143. Points the Nasdaq is off almost 37 and the S&P 500. Is dropping just about fourteen points on the economic front. An onslaught of bad news today wholesale inflation is up and housing starts are down some 11% also. There is renewed concern about Lehman Brothers and may have to write down about four billion dollars that stock has been dropping. About 13% today in AIG Bank of America American Express JPMorgan Chase are all limping along today in the red an oil pushing higher at rows of buck and a half. To settle above a 114. Dollars a barrel today oil breaking a three game losing streak once again the Dow right now is down a 152. Points. Business reports -- eight and 38 past the hour I'm John ward -- marketwatch.com. On W."

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[8:44]" The -- have -- divided tight end Marcus parlor at the Olympic Games women's gymnastics show on Johnson gold announced -- over the balance beam. You've seen John son Sean Johnson on TV 25 times by now four feet nine inches tall sitting alone over on the corner -- commodity whether. Sonja Richards bronze in the women's 400 meters and -- so Bhutto wins gold in freestyle wrestling US women's basketball team. A clause -- by 44 over South Korea 317 on the WBZ news Tom Cuddy WBZ radio sports."