My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 10/24/2008

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[0:10]" Good afternoon news three."

[0:11]" Clark's sixty degrees in Boston was sunny skies I'm Diane Stern here's what. Following in the WBZ newsroom right after that the numbers on Wall Street."

[0:20]" The Dow was down 207. As stocks trying to crawl back from steep early losses the market -- reports coming up the economy appears to be pushing travelers from the chair of the rails. And time of yeah. On the north shore today this is Carl Stevens in Beverly where young soldier is laid to rest. The WBZ AccuWeather forecast a continuation of dry weather across the area tonight into early tomorrow morning. The rain is on the way for tomorrow afternoon and night and today off of the World Series and the patriots continue to get ready for the rams who commit to Foxborough on Sunday."

[0:55]" This afternoon commute is brought to you by the most trusted name in mattresses -- the mattress professionals. The global credit crisis is impossible to avoid today Wall Street is reacting once again. As Jacques are heard John ward I tell us that the Dow down over 200 points at last check -- selling binges on. And is ABC's Betsy Stark tells us the 3 PM to 4 PM hour is traditionally a rocky time there really. Important galleries the last hour of trading and we've seen some terrifying drops between three and 4 PM as well as sound. Astounding rallies one financial expert Carl Weinberg of high frequency economics. Says the state the world's financial markets has gone beyond volatile too chaotic. We'll be checking the Wall Street numbers again for you in just a few minutes from marketwatch.com. Presidential politics now former Massachusetts governor bill weld has announced he's endorsing Barack Obama. Weld says the democratic as the personal qualities he wants to say you know commander in chief."

[1:56]" At first about political temperament he's. -- listens to different opinions and you know if you look at his whole career from the time he was even a community organizer. He's spent his entire life bringing people together to. Solve problems and he's always been unselfish in doing so so he's. He's my idea of what the president -- should be."

[2:17]" Well joins a growing list of GOP moderates were jumping on the Obama bandwagon. Others include former secretary of state Colin Powell who made his announcement last Sunday. And former Press Secretary to President Bush Scott McClellan. Republican John McCain tells campaigned today in Denver that an Obama presidency and democratic congress would put the middle class through the -- McCain saying the answer to the slowing economy is not higher taxes but with Democrats in control on Washington he says that's exactly what would happen. The Republican had to deal with hecklers today told them Americans are tired of that kind of behavior."

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[3:10]" I'm dating now Pittsburg police say McCain campaign volunteer made up the story of being robbed into the ground and having a letter being scratched on her face. Twenty year old Ashley Todd is being charged with making a false reports of police. Texas woman at first set a black man dropped her at knife point Wednesday night and then after seeing a McCain sticker on her car cut her cheek. WBZ news time 33. Back to the roads it's got to act with this and -- dealers of New England all wheel drive traffic on the -- good afternoon Scott."

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[4:47]" The city of Beverly honors a fallen son that's stories coming up on WBZ Newsradio 103060. Degrees in Boston now mostly sunny skies. We'll see increasing clouds tonight at lower in the thirties and tomorrow cloudy with rain in the afternoon high 61. Much more on the forecast in just about five minutes here on WBZ. With a time is 35."

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[6:05]" The book or online at basement technologies that come. WBZ news time 36 a fallen son from Beverly was honored today by an outpouring of local residents. WBZ's Carl Stevens tells us about the funeral for the young army specialist who died in Afghanistan."

[6:22]" An American hero but how Stephen fortune out of was described during the service here at Saint Mary's in downtown Beverly. As this city honored this young man the first soldier from Beverly to die in combat since the Vietnam War. People sold in two years -- both sides of Cabot street as the horse strong case sun went down the street. -- sellers in the Massachusetts army National Guard said this community's support means a lot. And we all understand that there are different opinions about the war. But the fact that the opinion about soldier he has universal. Here in the US's. Apple's great meaning. Fortune out of which 25 died last week when a roadside bomb in his humvee in Afghanistan. From Beverly Carl Stevens WBZ Newsradio 1030."

[7:07]" WBZ news -- 37 as he fights to overcome brain cancer Senator Ted Kennedy is still working. And focused from home on health care reform. He's trying to lay the groundwork for quick passage when congress returns to Washington after the election and the holidays. Aides say Kennedy has held several video conferences with lawmakers and staff. An aide who is not authorized to speak publicly says staff members have been holding more than a dozen meetings in recent weeks with. Advocacy and interest groups to help influence the health care debate. Kennedy -- these senate committee on health education labor intentions he supports Barack Obama. Whose health care plan would likely be the starting point in Kennedy's efforts. Providence mayor David says Cellini is moving to save taxpayer dollars. And help the environment by banning the use of public money to supply city departments -- bottled water. An executive order would -- single serving bottles. Take effect January 1 four months ago the US conference of mayors voted to encourage its members to phase out bottled water in their own governance. At least five Rhode Island restaurants have also stopped selling bought bottled water. WBZ news time now 3 -- Wall Street numbers next."

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[8:28]" And here is John ward I can't marketwatch.com. -- Diane it's not even Halloween yet the schools and goblins don't visit our homes for another week but Sox are trying to recover after a scary few hours and after a dramatic sell off around the world. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is creeping back toward positive territory but it's a slow walk. The Dow right now is down 203 the NASDAQ is off 31 the S&P 500. Is dropping 21 losing stocks -- dictating control at the big board they -- beating winners. By almost six to one right now oil has been moving south along with the virtually everything else crude futures hitting a seventeen month low today oil falling some three and a half dollars trading near 64 dollars a barrel. This news comes after OPEC said it will cut daily output by one and half million barrels a day. Oil by the way it was down 11% this week once again the Dow Jones Industrial Average now down a 183. Points. Business reports at eight and 38 past the hour on John where -- marketwatch.com. On WBZ. Newsradio 1030."

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[10:03]" It's a nice Friday afternoon we have sunshine it's breezy and 61 degrees that's what's ahead. We've heard about the rain now the details the extended WBZ AccuWeather forecast with Bob Larson brought to you by eastern mountain sports and the north face."

[10:18]" Increasing cloudiness that I did not as cold as last night low of 37 and some suburbs and 45 along the harbor -- tomorrow with a grain of the afternoon high sixty want. Wind swept rain heavy at times -- into the first thing Sunday morning the might even be a thunderstorm looked more -- 52 for the rest Sunday partly sunny a breezy. I 64. Cooler on Monday intervals of clouds sunshine 554. Next -- ten minutes on WBZ. AccuWeather meteorologist. Bob Larson."

[10:46]" 61 degrees in Boston and sunny skies as the old saying goes here in New England if you don't like the weather -- have to do -- wait five minutes and it'll change to make sure you're ready for anything come into eastern mountain sports for all the latest scare from the north face so visit EMS -- come today for the store nearest you prices are up the cost of running your business is up. Everything's up except your marketing budget so what's a small business to do."

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[11:33]" WBZ news time now 311 later this half hour of WBZ's Lisa Meyer tells us about her unusual ride today. You've probably passed in a million times this zipper truck people CNN morning they are right. I'm Lisa Meyer WBZ news time 312 a traffic update is next."

[12:03]" rule number one if your basement flooded once it will happen again just because you pump the water out does not mean the water is gone forever pumping the water out of your basement everytime it rains is only temporary solution called the experts say internationally renowned basement technology started right here in Boston. Do not wait until the next storm before you fix the problem call 1800 -- daughter we design manufacture and -- our own water -- products and we offer lifetime warranties on most systems we -- international leader in basement water -- with more than sixty dealers throughout the US Canada and -- call 1800 -- we answer phones and return your call -- 1800 -- Oh that's 1800 busy dog or online at basement technologies dot com."

[12:55]" Seventy it is time three surging back to Scott and that is when dealers of New England all wheel drive traffic on the three's and brought to you by doctor mark turner of Taunton."

[13:04]" Holiday and we do have a number problems already I'm not the expressway southbound we have a new right lane accident just outside the O'Neill tunnel and that it remains slow all the way down to Braintree northbound yours -- from Braintree at Neponset. A 128 southbound stop and go from one and I'm in debt and down to -- and there's a crash off to the right to -- 37128. Northbound accident at the ramp to 95 and can't. Its three southbound hung up from -- team down the derby street up north for 95 northbound is crash clearing near 114 and Lawrence but now on the southbound side. -- left plane accident down at 133 into experts 93 northbound slow mr. Gavin -- everyone northbound is slow from main street in Saugus up toward the Lynnfield -- the upper end -- money still running well. Downtown lower deck of 93 is backing out -- the hood plant. Next reported 323 -- WBZ is tropical authorities."

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[14:42]" Night side Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick joins us into the withstand the way you want civilian flag is we're. As opposed to police officers -- issues that matter most situations where a civilians trains and repeated can't handle. For the five dollar difference I'd rather have a go to go to bed shelter in my street -- that they're working on the lines multiples that some although I knew you. It read it read less than half week nights at eight on WBZ. Newsradio tender."

[15:12]" Checking Wall Street at least for the that is down 222. Points at this moment. We'll keep checking it for you of course here on WBZ Newsradio 103315. Right now that his sports time here's Alan Segel."

[15:26]" Hi Diane thanked enough that the Bruins after last night's 42 loss to Toronto which was not look that -- any satisfaction by the bees themselves they'll try and turn things around tomorrow night when they face the Atlanta thrashers here at the garden there -- few good things last night despite the loss. One of them was Patrice Bergeron first goal in over a year he was upbeat about it but he also had the right perspective."

[15:47]" Since I'm happy it's behind me -- for a good the first one but -- unhappy when we played and obviously we mean those points conspiracy and assisting her decision."

[16:27]" It gives you confidence and so I mean the biggest thing is you want to carry over the performers but not the world which you -- lest we won't have you. This -- commission do it again and so this -- confidence. That you know how to do you know what to do you have the capability of creating turnovers and that turned the ball over the so you used that as as moment. You know you government loan."