My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 08/25/2008

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[0:14]" Good afternoon it's 3 o'clock partly cloudy skies in Boston and 78 degrees I'm Diane Stern and here's where we're following in the WBZ news on Ted Kennedy is of the DNC -- is battling an -- are playing it by year when it comes to Robert Kennedy actually speak the gathering tonight I'm Lisa -- back behind bars for Boston fire official disturbing new charges against the Boston deputy clergy less than."

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[0:40]" Carl Stevens of Brockton district court experts fan out in Worcester in search of that Asian longhorn beetle we'll have a report. The WBZ AccuWeather forecast Bob Larson calling for partly cloudy in Boston tonight sunny -- tomorrow in the seventies."

[0:54]" And on Wall Street the Dow was down 230 amid financial and housing fears the market want reports coming up."

[1:00]" And this afternoon commute is brought to you but the most trusted name in mattresses sleepy is the mattress professionals. Also the surprises and their but it is -- the tonight's personal appearance by the ailing Ted Kennedy will energize the delegates. The Democratic National Convention begins and a couple of hours the ailing senator has been spotted in Denver. Yet those around him are playing by -- on whether he will actually speak at the convention. WBZ's Lisa Myers spoke about it with a Kennedy friend and colleague super delegate Paul Kirk who chairs the board of the JFK library tells me he knew. And he wanted to make the journey if his doctors said okay so."

[1:37]" It was pleased but not shocked and obviously knowing his determination and sense of purpose this was consistent."

[1:44]" Kirk says Kennedy was not present at the delegation breakfast this morning he expects it would take something pretty serious to keep him out of the hall while his party's meeting tonight."

[1:52]" The -- Kennedy presence that there -- conventions of 1956."

[1:56]" If Kennedy doesn't speak like he will on videotape Lisa Meyer WBZ Newsradio 1030 the convention tonight will also feature Michelle Obama the senator's wife. And both Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton Obama's former rival she tried to reassure the New York delegation that she does support Obama."

[2:14]" I'm Hillary Clinton and I do not approve that message."

[4:08]" Last week Boston deputy fire chief Peter Pierson was released on 50000 dollars bail after being charged with forcing a woman to have sex at gun point saying that he was a police officer. But he was not released today is going to stay in jail after two more women also said they were victimized by him he was ordered held on no bail pending -- dangerousness hearing Wednesday. His attorney Kevin Remington questioned the character of the three accusers. I think that the new allegations have been significantly. Presented to the police by witnesses who have less than strong credibility Pearson's family was in court including his wife and son from."

[4:45]" Brockton district court Carl Stevens WBZ Newsradio 1030 pro choice groups are hailing the recent federal court ruling in Boston upholding the constitutionality. Of the newest buffer zone law. The 2007 statute created a fixed 35 foot area around entrances and driveways. Of reproductive health care facilities. The attorney general's office defended the statute. When a pro life group sued earlier this year on grounds of the law forced protestors into the street and prevented free speech. Residents of the leafy neighborhood -- are -- a massive loss of their hardwood trees. A small army of federal state and city inspectors is getting ready to fan out in the green dale section. Looking for signs of the Asian longhorn beetle. WBZ's Lana Jones is there."

[5:31]" My 'cause rusty of the agreeing to a garden center is trying to take it all in stride Wallace. It's -- trees that have been discovered the Asian longhorn -- but -- and thousands of homeowners face the prospect of losing acres and acres of hardwood trees to keep -- hungry -- from -- can't afford to -- urban -- so it's very important -- people who live -- it's very important to my business -- business is already is suffering because many customers -- wrongly that the Asian longhorn -- to pick -- all sorts of vegetation people need to be -- a little bit more about what this -- news -- trees and what you -- infested trees will be cut down after the first -- officials have yet to decide how many others will have to -- as a precaution in -- Lana -- WBZ Newsradio 1030."

[6:16]" All six New England states are among those suing the EPA over environmental regulation they say the Bush Administration. Has failed to cut emissions from oil refineries. The suit is aimed at forcing the agency to adopt new rags to rain and pollution that the state officials -- contributes to global warming. WBZ news -- 38."

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[6:42]" Now the Wall Street numbers this Monday afternoon from John ward -- marketwatch.com. Hello John behind their -- Wall Street continues to sweat bullets about financial stocks. -- main today's main problem is AIG that insurance giant. Is -- coming under criticism today from one watchdog in the blue chip is falling almost 5%. Then there's the latest about the housing market existing home sales rose last month. -- the good news but one expert told us that is because of distressed sales like people buying foreclosed homes. In inventories are still running at a record -- Makes all that up then you have the Dow Jones Industrial Average down some 231. Points the Nasdaq is off 49 the S&P 500 is dropping 24 losing stocks are outpacing winners. At the big board by a four to one margin and oil is getting involved today oil gurgling higher. It was up more than a half dollar to settle above. A 115. Dollars of their business reports an eight and 38 past the hour on John word -- marketwatch.com. On WBZ Newsradio ten their I'm."

[7:49]" WBZ news time three Chan Monday afternoon whether detected through Friday the extended WBZ AccuWeather forecast brought to you by beating Mercedes Benz here's Bob Larson."

[7:59]" Claudia tonight trending cooler overnight low 58 nice and sunny tomorrow low humidity and -- 74 mostly clear tomorrow night low 58. Boards -- must -- and -- and high 76. An extra clouds sunshine on Thursday I 72 of the coast and 78 in blunt thanks weathers is ten minutes. I'm WBZ. AccuWeather meteorologist. Bob Larson."

[8:20]" It's cloudy and windy in Boston and 79 degrees. At. WBZ news -- 350 Tom Cuddy has Monday afternoon sports and brought to you by Comcast."

[8:39]" In Foxborough on two weeks it's crunch time as far as for right now practiced today and tomorrow that it's on to the giants -- New York and pre season play."

[8:47]" Well we can't we can't take three practices and combine amended tube from a time standpoint we've got you know -- some things out not run as many plays. I'm saying if you -- up to three days of practices periods plays and so forth and in doing too. You're not acknowledge the same number but we stopped to cover the same things -- kind of compress everything."

[9:17]" I don't know you know we just we're just. Planetarium trying to win when magnate. When I looked him in front of us and a look at behind us and always got to play whatever game we're playing cannot play and try to win against -- New York."