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My WBZ Morning Headlines 9/4//2008

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Play from 5:44[5:44] ..." to be the place where most of us are shopping. Wal mart's back to school same store sales were up 3%. That's nearly double what analysts predicted mall chains and department stores though did not see this"...

Play from 6:32[6:32] ..." Xbox 360 will sell for just under 200 dollars. That beats the Nintendo Wii which sells for about 250. One analyst says it's a smart move just before the holidays S&P futures down three Nasdaq futures"...

Play from 6:58[6:58] ..." by Bernie and -- furniture. -- could be beautiful day today sunshine afternoon temperatures getting well open the VA's a midsummer style day. And while I think we talked about this before that school and opened"...

Play from 7:31[7:31] ..." Sunday behind the storm assuming that our timing is right to become partly sunny pleasant by eighty degrees now height is a very strong storm on the Atlantic. Moving westward remains to be seen exactly how"...

Play from 0:00[0:00]" WBZ. WP CHD. Boston. It's WBZ Boston. Only air online 24 hours a day WBZ. Newsradio 1030 going to. Every day. WBZ news time 8 o'clock it is Thursday morning before the September and it's sunny in Boston 67 degrees on this. First day of school in the Boston public school system. Ready to join us good morning I'm Ed Walters were following the WBZ news of terror Helen -- and launches -- McCain the payment ticket propelling the GOP convention to which I."

Play from 0:32[0:32]" You know Washington discerned that people have this great."

Play from 0:37[0:37]" The police in Boston -- possible serial assailant this is Karen -- in downtown Boston where police say DNA evidence has -- three separate sexual -- the AccuWeather sunshine today and tomorrow that rain -- on Saturday tennis -- it's the Red -- coming back from behind at -- Orioles and move within three games of the AL -- it's the crowning moment for John McCain as he accepts the Republican nomination for president tonight at the GOP convention but last -- the spotlight was on his running -- Alaska governor Sarah -- who took -- critics in the media the Democrats and at Barack Obama."

Play from 1:10[1:10]" We've all heard his dramatic speeches before devoted followers. And Mary is much too light in admire about our opponents. But let's do speak it's easy to forget that. This man was authored two memoirs but not a single major law or even a reform."

Play from 1:31[1:31]" Not so fast says -- democratic counterpart Delaware senator Joe Biden. The democratic vice presidential nominee on the CBS early show."

Play from 1:40[1:40]" Before Floyd has written laws he has he's a guy came along and hit the ground running. He was one of the architects the most significant ethics reform since Watergate the United States senate you know I don't know anybody who ended two years after three years they've been in the Senate has done more."

Play from 1:57[1:57]" Looking ahead to tonight what can we expect from John McCain when he takes the podium. Alan Colmes of Fox News channel's Hannity and -- gives us a rundown."

Play from 2:05[2:05]" I think McCain himself we're getting here. Tonight we'll probably hear him with a narrative of his life story. We'll hear a lot about his heroism in Vietnam something nobody can deny McCain himself -- the high road. And you know -- both Obama and McCain will say. We don't want to talk about badly as we don't want to talk about personal stuff we want to just seven on the issue is and it let their letters. You know take the --"

Play from 2:29[2:29]" Stay -- WBZ Newsradio 1030 and our website wbz1030.com. For comprehensive complete coverage of the Republican national convention. WBZ news time 82 and from Nassau out of the Carolinas. People haven't side of the sky in an ear to the radio for weather updates as to -- storms inch their way closer. First tropical storm -- just east of the Bahamas and heading northwest packing top winds of seventy miles an hour the National Hurricane Center just minutes ago issuing the latest. Position report. It shows that the center of tropical storm -- is 280 miles east southeast of Nassau 760 miles south southeast of Wilmington, North Carolina. Again the top winds are just below hurricane strength of seventy miles an hour new Wilmington, North Carolina appears at this juncture to be the most likely. Point of impact although. It can change from -- day even hour to hour and then the storm's track has it moving up the east coast possibly crossing through southeastern Massachusetts later in the weekend. But as a tropical storm and much farther out in the Atlantic is a dangerous category four hurricane. Spike moving westward toward the Bahamas with top winds of 145. Miles an hour. Landfall expected lead in the weekend before -- turns north westward and closer. But the Florida coast the have been a string of sexual assaults in Boston dating back to last year and police believe that one person is responsible. Here's WBZ's Karen Twomey."

Play from 3:49[3:49]" The stories are strikingly similar the first one occurring last month a woman tells police she was in the area Arlington Wilson streets when she got into a car with a man who then drove to Charleston where she was sexually assaulted. Last year in November and August of 20072. Other women told six straight separate incidents. Both were in different. Parts of the city when they accepted a ride home from a man who then -- Charlestown and sexually assaulted them DNA tests have connected all three incidents while -- police are warning women to remember to be extra vigilant about their surroundings. In downtown Boston Karen Twomey WBZ Newsradio."

Play from 4:23[4:23]" 1030 lighting up in Boston may be more difficulty in the future the globe reporting the city's moving to ban smoking in hotels and on the patios at restaurants and bar that outside service. And officials want to halt tobacco products sales in drugstores and on college campuses. Public -- will be necessary before the bans could be enacted but it reportedly does have the approval of the mayor. And could get initial okay is today from regulators. -- good to be drunk on the job of course but imagine being patient and learning measured doctors at one too many. Melissa border registrant in this division for that very reason as we hear from WBZ Marquette."

Play from 4:57[4:57]" Robert dole was fired as an anesthesiologist. At St. Elizabeth Medical Center back in November 2007. That same month he was drunk and brought a bottle of bourbon to work in -- Connolly entry called for help as he fumbled the reform epidural a great woman. As license expired in January. And yesterday the board indefinitely suspended the 39 year old Dolan. He get the suspension lifted only after complying with a probation agreement that includes staying sober for eighteen months. Mark Caddick WBZ Newsradio and remember to check us out when you've got to work."

Play from 5:31[5:31]" Listen online every day to wbz1030.com. The business dues from market watch good morning as he lines good morning. Retailers are reporting another month of weak sales discounters continued to be the place where most of us are shopping. Wal mart's back to school same store sales were up 3%. That's nearly double what analysts predicted mall chains and department stores though did not see this kind of results. We're waiting to hear how many more people were added to unemployment lines last week Wall Street economist expect jobless claims to remain at a level above 400000. Which is a sign of a very weak economy. The rising cost of health care is being passed along to workers says a survey being released today by Mercer the survey found 59% of companies intend to keep on rising health care costs in the coming year. By raising workers' deductibles co pays or out of pocket spending limits. On average health care cost are expected to climb five point 7% year. Microsoft is now the price leader and video game consoles beginning tomorrow the basic Xbox 360 will sell for just under 200 dollars. That beats the Nintendo Wii which sells for about 250. One analyst says it's a smart move just before the holidays S&P futures down three Nasdaq futures down six business report today 38 past the hour. I'm Nancy alliance MarketWatch dot common WBZ Newsradio 1030."

Play from 6:52[6:52]" The extended WBZ AccuWeather forecast meteorologist Elliott Abrams a beautiful sunny morning and you were sponsored by Bernie and -- furniture. -- could be beautiful day today sunshine afternoon temperatures getting well open the VA's a midsummer style day. And while I think we talked about this before that school and opened suddenly be ninety degrees something like that in any case. Is going to be well in the eighties -- tomorrow be a little bit cooler cool front comes down tonight stalls near us and temperature are saying seventy's low eighties. Beat bill little bit sticky out though. And then for Saturday we expect periods of rain to -- heavy in the afternoon tonight as panic comes up the coast analyze these strikes eastern Carolinas turn north -- northeastward. Then Sunday behind the storm assuming that our timing is right to become partly sunny pleasant by eighty degrees now height is a very strong storm on the Atlantic. Moving westward remains to be seen exactly how long it'll keep moving westward of where it will hit anywhere. And -- maintain that strength but we -- watching it and Joseph. WBZ AccuWeather meteorologist -- they rice Elliott in Boston sunny 68 degree."

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[0:02]..." going up a survey shows many parents will be cutting back on back to school shopping this year. -- likened jurors -- the strategic resource group consumer consulting firm. "...

[0:14]..." to buy milk they're not going to by the discretionary items for back to school which are inflated because of higher apparel prices. "...

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