My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 08/27/2008

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[0:15]" Good afternoon it's 3 o'clock in the sunny afternoon in 72 degrees in Boston I'm Diane Stern here's what we're following in the WBZ newsroom with tonight's the world call in Denver the role model for state expects to be cut short. Party officials -- technical problems force enough and what should we expect from DP and Joe Biden will take a look and this local story. Regressed state police made an appointment target drunk drivers and the rest numbers don't bear that out of the forecast what Bob Larson a continuation of dry tranquil weather across the area through tonight tomorrow and."

[1:06]" minor league player this afternoon commute is brought to you by the most trusted name in mattresses -- mattress professionals. Next up of the Democratic National Convention the roll call. Hillary Clinton's speech last night is still fresh in the minds of the delegates. ABC's Vic Ratner begins our coverage from Denver."

[1:24]" roll call will be all over by dinnertime party officials plans worked out Clinton and Obama teams are working together. Oh boy demonstration by disgruntled delegates with a roll call of the state to cut short. Who we've -- eastern nominee Barack Obama by acclamation Obama's choice of running mate address -- the delegates tonight and here's CBS is Peter --"

[1:45]" The democratic ticket moves closer to official ratification tonight as Delaware's Joe Biden except the vice presidential nomination. Biden has already shown that he won't be shy about attacking John McCain."

[1:57]" Can't change America. When he supported George Bush's policies 95%. Of the top."

[2:03]" Tonight Biden is expected to turn up the volume on that criticism it's the kind of red meat that some of the delegates here are demanding. Peter -- CBS news at the democratic convention in Denver."

[2:14]" You can hear the speeches of Joe Biden between ten and eleven tonight and Bill Clinton scheduled for 9 PM live on WBZ Newsradio. And remember gavel to gavel coverage continues on our website wbz1030.com. Barack Obama will give his acceptance speech tomorrow night at invesco field at Mile High Stadium crowd of 75000. Expected. Of the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina is drawing near and now gulf residents have another potential hurricane to worry about. -- is now back to a tropical storm. WBZ TV meteorologist Todd governor tells us what it's doing right now."

[2:51]" Sitting over Hispaniola over the nation of Haiti interacting with mountains. -- it hasn't strengthen much in fact it's still at sixty miles per hour tropical storm."

[3:01]" But as we go through time here in it emerges back into the Caribbean sea we are expecting this to become a hurricane again."

[3:07]" The tentative -- is pointing toward Louisiana but -- could hit anywhere from south Texas to the Florida panhandle by Monday morning if it continues to pick up steam. City officials in New Orleans have been drawing up blueprints of how to evacuate the city if need be. Meantime evacuations and already been ordered where this stuff is dumping rain right now and here's CBS is portion a single bomb in Havana."

[3:30]" They began evacuations in the eastern part of what kind of mallet have gathered they cool but -- All in the low lying areas along with kind of devoted to their pretty much expecting a lot of has dorms surgeon a lot of flooding. Of people being -- taken to shelters being setup at boarding schools."

[5:03]" I'm Lisa Meyer stepped WY enforcement started back in 2005. By last year arrests had grown by nearly 70%. To almost 4900. Drivers."

[5:14]" So far this year we have arrested approximately 3200. Truck drivers in a slightly above last year's pace."

[5:20]" And state police spokesman David for -- PO tells me that 1200 of those arrests have been made since the end of the Memorial Day weekend federal money helps get the troopers out there."

[5:30]" It is allowing -- to roll 210 additional patrols. Above and beyond our normal daily and nightly patrols on state roadways."

[5:37]" And it's allowing troopers to partner with local cops in areas where drinking and driving tend happen more Berkshire's the beaches camping spots Lisa Meyer WBZ Newsradio 1030 terrifying nights for employees of a Wendy's in New Hampshire police are now searching for an armed masked man who tied up the workers in Dover man made off with cash. -- the keys to an employee's car. It happened when the restaurant was close but was being cleaned shortly after 2 this morning. No one was hurt. WBZ news time 38."

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[6:15]" And here about the Wall Street numbers right now from John ward I -- marketwatch.com. Diane greens green arrows for stocks right now we got a better than expected report on durable goods and that is raising hopes that -- some businesses out there are still buying equipment despite the shaky economy. Stocks are coming down from earlier highs right now the Dow Jones industrial averages up 100 points. The Nasdaq is up 26 the S&P is advancing eleven. Stocks are advancing even though oil rose just about two dollars today crude futures have now advanced three days in a row. As traders -- off could disrupt oil production in the Gulf of Mexico and Campbell's is giving Donovan McNabb gives mom the heave -- Those chunky soup TV commercials will no longer feature of the mothers of NFL players. Campbell says it's time to head in another direction business report today to 38 past the hour on John where doc marketwatch.com. On WB say Newsradio 1030."

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[8:11]" WBZ news time streets and no complaints about today's weather 72 degrees right now breezy lots of sunshine. Let's see if that weather will last. Here's Bob Larson with the extended WBZ AccuWeather forecast and through Saturday brought do you -- D and L licorice."

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[9:28]" WBZ news time 315 and we do have sports and today's. Breaking news pierce WBZ is Tom Cuddy that."

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[10:39]" It is Mike Vrabel 22 more roster moves must be made by 4 PM Saturday advancing -- at the US open. Includes Atlantic Kuznetsova Sheila 2004 and Candice -- Another record for one time Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova. At the issues Wimbledon Sharapova was grunting noise was measured at 102 point three decimals. Her -- is as loud as small aircraft while landing. 317 number WBZ news Tom Cuddy WBZ radio sports."