My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 09/12/2008

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[0:15]" WBZ news time it's 3 o'clock 66 degrees overcast skies in Boston good afternoon to you I'm Mary Blake in for Diane Stern -- here -- we're following -- WBZ newsroom on this Friday afternoon rescues are under way in Galveston Texas. As hurricane -- bears down on the coast there."

[0:31]" Order the article about -- over peninsula. People down there and they need help."

[0:36]" Barack Obama on the campaign trail in Dover, New Hampshire a report coming up -- Lana Jones WBZ AccuWeather."

[0:42]" Some rain across the area it's kind of bit later on pockets of fog and spotty showers and thunderstorms tomorrow the numbers on Wall Street -- Action and his uncle Sam about to help GM the MarketWatch reports coming up."

[0:54]" And Alan Siegel WBZ sports coming up at 315 WBZ his time now is 31 this PM commute is brought to by the most trusted name in -- his sleep peace. The mattress professionals -- hurricane -- tops our news this hour the massive hurricane is not expected to make landfall until late denied that I is already sending waves. Crashing over a seawall on Galveston rescues are underway this is Coast Guard captain Marcus wood --"

[1:19]" Cars are. We've got fifty to a hundred people down all over peninsula standing waist deep in water waiting for help."

[1:26]" James Westinghouse in the fire chief of -- cliff Texas has announced after 5 o'clock this evening anyone who has not evacuated will be on their own."

[1:34]" Can now force not a house in the sad thing is no food no gas they say that there. They're prepared. Development paper."

[1:42]" At least -- the National Weather Service issued a very strong warning saying people in smaller structures face quote certain death that they ignored orders to evacuate. At last report I was 165. Miles southeast of Galveston moving west northwest at twelve miles an hour. I could be a category three storm with 110 mile an hour winds when it comes to shore the hurricane warnings extend along 400 miles of coastline. Or mixed news this afternoon on the energy front crude oil on the futures market briefly sank below the 100 dollars a barrel mark today for the first time in five months. Suggesting investors believe a worsening global economy. Will continue to drive down demand for some time here in the United States -- However gasoline prices jumped sharply at the wholesale level. As hurricane night swept toward Houston. Up to nearly four dollars 85 cents a gallon the region accounts for about 20% of the nation's petroleum refining capacity. At least eight refineries had shut down with I drawing near. And more violence today in Iraq a car bomb ripped through a crowded commercial district in a mainly Shiite town north of Baghdad today. Killing 32 people injuring another 43 the explosion in -- Apparently was targeting a police station instead it damaged a nearby medical clinic to -- was the side of in 1982 assassination attempt against Saddam Hussein. And a guilty plea from a Boston man to charges of rape kidnapping and armed robbery in a plea deal with prosecutors Eric Riley admitted raked in three teenage girls at gunpoint during a crime spree in Revere back in 2006. Rally being sentenced to fifteen to twenty years in prison followed by five years probation. The BBC news time now is three."

[3:21]" 3 -- to go on this Friday afternoon check that ride home it's the Subaru dealers are doing an all wheel drive traffic and the -- good afternoon to Scott good afternoon Harry and -- but troubled down south every 24 southbound just the right lane getting by a multi vehicle accident after 123 in -- your backing up toward -- seven number three -- slow from route eighteen to derby street one -- eight southbound slow from route sixteen to -- not. The -- one in -- most of the way down to Braintree. On the expressway southbound that's on up on the gas tank and again to Brian -- northbound is Jim from Braintree up Neponset. The Mass Pike westbound does that just a little busy at the Allston Brighton tolls downtown lower deck of 93 the Leverett connector in -- drive look good. 93 northbound slow from Roosevelt circle up to one flooding eight route one -- okay up -- Lynn fells parkway -- north funds making good time from a Walt handle Lynnfield. Next reported 313 with WBZ's. Traffic on the threes."

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[4:29]" Stakeouts WBZ news damage stereo for coming up after the break Barack Obama focuses on tax policy and an appearance in Dover, New Hampshire I'm Lana Jones."

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[5:38]" Cloudy periods of rain areas of fog tonight it may thunder as well lows tonight 63 then tomorrow the first party weekend clouds and sun shower or thunderstorm in spots ties tomorrow near 78. The extended WBZ AccuWeather forecast is coming up at 310. WBZ news time now is 35. Well -- sign -- how -- the presidential race has become between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain Obama spending part of today and tomorrow in the granite state. Where there are four electoral votes up for grabs WBZ's Lana Jones is in Dover this afternoon."

[6:09]" Barack Obama pledged no new taxes and his administration for anyone earning under 250000. Dollars a year. To pay for that he vowed to rollback taxes on the rich and cut corporate tax breaks he says John McCain supports."

[6:21]" You pay more than twice. As much to create jobs in -- as you do in Shanghai. Makes -- that's a direct result of what we've gotten in Washington year after year the temperature."

[8:17]" The American Heart Association says the average person -- percent of their caloric intake comes from trans fat twice what they recommend for healthy heart. One reason why starting tomorrow. Boston becomes the first city in the state. To ban eating establishments from using trans fats in their cooking however restaurants like trans fats because the makes food tastes good it's easy to cook with and can be stored for a long time. Joe campanella -- for cafe pop -- he likes the movement says they and the public will look just."

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[9:04]" See the news at wbz1030.com. WBZ news time 38 time we checked in on Wall Street and marketwatch.com. Here's John Warner."

[9:14]" good afternoon Marius stocks are kind of looking for some direction right now here inside the final hour. The Dow is down some four points the Nasdaq. Is up almost sixty S&P 500 is tanking on just about three oil dipped below a hundred dollars a barrel of one point today but it would not stay -- oil would finish up. Just a bit for today's settling above a 101 dollars a barrel for the week oil was down just about 5%. And General Motors and Ford are all revved up today analysts think the auto makers could get at least 25 billion dollars. From the US government Rick Wagner the CEO of GM has been visiting Capitol Hill just moments ago he called the 25 billion dollar amount. Very good amount. -- now GM's stock adding about 5% forties at just about 6% right now. Business reports an eight and 38 past the hour on John where doc marketwatch.com. On WBZ Newsradio 103 -- details up."

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[10:45]" He tenets the extended the BBC AccuWeather forecast or tonight and weekend here's meteorologist Bob Larson brought to you by the Newport international bookshelf."

[10:53]" Cloudy tonight with periods of rain areas of fog developing a rumble of thunder low is 63 degrees clouds and some sunshine tomorrow the shower or thunderstorm in spots. A high of 78 degrees a couple of showers and thunderstorm tomorrow Diallo is 63. Clouds and limited sun on Sunday bitterly warm and sticky with a shower or thunderstorm around -- 82 cloudy to partly sunny Monday continued warm. I -- 82 next weather in just ten minutes I'm -- DBZ AccuWeather meteorologist. Bob Waller suffered."

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[12:07]" The stats on the home foreclosure crisis suggests Americans are continuing to lose their homes at a record rate that story later this half hour here on WBZ afternoon news and Anthony so although we -- out to the highways traffic on the recent sixty seconds don't go -- to the BBC news -- 32."

[13:22]" The BBC news -- 313 it's the Subaru dealers a New England I'll wheel drive traffic on a three run by state treasurer -- hills abandoned property division here's got --"

[13:31]" Preliminary we did have some trouble down in the south with a crash -- for a southbound after 123 in Brockton hit it has cleared but you are back to -- seven. A -- three southbound is slow from route eighteen to derby street 128 southbound seeing delays in the pike to nine and from walling Ford down to the expressway. The expressway southbound hung up on the gas tank again at Bryant out. Expressway northbound stop and go from Braintree -- Neponset up north on 93 southbound we have reports of an accident before 128 writing. I'm not 93 in the northbound side to slow from Medford square to once -- eight route one northbound okay through Saugus 128 northbound losing speed from two way to pour into its funny five. Downtown these Zakim Bridge southbound slow entering the O'Neill tunnel and the Leverett connector outbound is slow approaching the Tobin offer. Next reported 323 were WBZ ease traffic on stories."

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[16:25]" What those quarterbacks wouldn't be enough they have gas block in forming catching the ball and running and I'm running with the ball so. 11 player can do it. That's why Tom ultimate team sport you have to have guys go out there good supporting cast you have to be clicking on all cylinders to have success in this league so. You know rich he's talented enough to get to -- as receivers. But I mean in all quarterbacks make mistakes so hopefully to make a few mistakes."

[16:49]" It is safe for fifteen kick off on Sunday afternoon over the patriots in the jets at the meadowlands in golf on the champions tour the grade -- classic at rock part in North Carolina RW weeks the leader right now Enron money is at eleven under par three shots better than Tom Jenkins Tom -- respond Fred -- are at six under par five shots stern. And of the LPGA tour they'll micro LPGA classic in Mobile, Alabama Christie Kerr at nine under leading in -- and by two who was at seven under par. WBZ news -- seventeen amounts -- WBZ sports."