My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 11/11/2008

[0:00]" Good afternoon at 3 o'clock and clarity in Boston 45 degrees and breezy right now I'm Diane Stern here's what we're following in the WBZ and Israel is keeping."

[0:36]" Dry and chilly weather is on tap right through tomorrow night's -- balloon ride in the afternoon and on Thursday. The Celtics threw water with a day off from practice."

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[0:59]" You have the numbers for us right now as they stand John Diane right now we're pretty much looking at 2% losses across the board here as investors continued to worry about the economy and in particular consumer spending. The Dow right now is down a 179. Points. The NASDAQ is awesome 33 points the S&P 500 is down 21 and losing stocks are ganging up on winners right now. Holding a four to one -- don't have to -- a few minutes Diane."

[1:27]" All right at eight past the hour on WBZ. AIG is defending itself over the latest PR nightmare the insurance giants his last week's event at a swank resort in Phoenix. Was an essential training meeting. ABC news reported on -- hours after the federal government announced it would boost aid to AIG of 150 billion dollars. Not long ago top performing insurance agents for AIG. Were treated to golf outings -- spot treatments at a luxury resort in California. A company spokesman insists that this latest meeting was totally legit. And that more than 90% of that was being paid for by attendees or sponsors. Corporations large and small continued descent pink slips and with the holidays coming it's even tougher on employees and other bosses. All one health offers employee assistance programs an executive vice president -- says these days business is booming."

[2:24]" We -- getting calls from our clients who are the employers and they're asking -- to come in and help. Situations especially where there are unfortunately the layoffs are people who I don't know what to do with the news that their soon to be laid -- four -- not going to be laid -- they're afraid they -- day. And if you're not going to be laid out but other senior company have you have kind of this survivor's syndrome where you nurture a what's going to happen and appealed people of guilty goes bad."

[2:50]" Leaders says it's important for supervisors to be honest about what's going on and keep their employees in the loop. The plan to dismantle the Mass Turnpike authority is still the buzz on Beacon Hill WBZ's Carl Stevens with more reaction."

[3:05]" Lieutenant governor Tim Murray knows this is not the first administration to propose getting rid of the turnpike authority and getting rid -- tolls. But he thinks this will be the first administration to."

[3:14]" Get it done I think we're gonna do justice is going to happen this administration. Has been working on this we've brought in whom the home management team at the pike to understand that very complicated financing. That was develop the area and has led to this debt and we're gonna get this done."

[3:33]" He knows it won't be an easy process but says lawmakers will supported and it should be a done deal in twelve to eighteen months. From the state house Carl Stevens WBZ Newsradio 1030 WBZ is."

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[6:02]" WBZ news time 36 it's a cloudy afternoon 45 degrees right now in Boston. Just about four minutes away from the extended WBZ AccuWeather forecast with Kerry Schwindenhammer. Today's -- of course we say thank you to the nation's veterans."

[6:17]" So today we send a clear message to all who wore the uniform thank you for your courage. Thank you for your sacrifice. And thank you for standing up when your nation needed you most."

[6:29]" President Bush spending part of veterans day on the deck of the renovated USS intrepid museum ship in New York. He noted he was raised by a veteran George HW bush and -- was a pilot during World War II. The Bush Administration is reacting to reports that the president linked another stimulus package proposed by president elect Obama. To Democrats passing a trade agreement with Colombia. It says there's no truth to it. ABC Stephen Portnoy has more."

[6:58]" The White House Press Secretary emphatically denies the president suggested any quid pro quo saying there was no linkage between another stimulus and a free trade deal with Colombia. Aides to president elect Obama say Mr. Bush signaled he'd back an economic package along with help for the auto makers if Democrats also passed the trade deal. The White House says Mr. Bush did talk about the merits of free trade."

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[10:30]" WBZ news time three -- and whether -- thru Friday it's can Schwindenhammer today with the extended WBZ AccuWeather forecast brought to you by -- Toyota of Littleton turning out mainly clear tonight that will be -- a low of 29 in the suburbs 36 in the city mostly sunny tomorrow the high 48."

[10:49]" Increasing clouds tomorrow night -- 31 in the suburbs 38 in the city. Rather cloudy with rain arriving in the afternoon Thursday high fifty. Breezy with rain possible Friday high 55. Next weather in just ten minutes on WBZ AccuWeather meteorologist Kerry Schwindenhammer cloudy and windy in Boston now 44 degrees."

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[14:54]" Some Massachusetts give my team calling 1877. News team. Massachusetts. It's all here WBZ news time for fifteen were looking at a mostly clear skies for tonight even though it's quite cloudy right now -- with -- in the twenties and the outlying suburbs. Well see the sunshine again tomorrow. High just 48 degrees it's time for WBZ sports and here's Tom Cuddy."

[15:18]" Off day for all of our first place teams know practice for the Celtics. The patriots are on their practice field jets Thursday in Foxborough jets dropped 47 points on St. Louis Sunday while they start."

[15:28]" Well Larry this -- and of the consulate there got a lot of turnovers and return the Linda defenses scores the event lot of returns -- game the compound saying big also. And a quick strike came -- anybody's really save on anybody. The facts and make plays -- receivers Nicklaus they can score her --"

[15:46]" The NFL has recent of the 20000 dollar fine handed out to Randy Moss moss said there was some iffy calls in the colts game two weeks ago. Practice for the Bruins who momentum that was on to Chicago in the Blackhawks their tomorrow night 825 airtime here on WBZ radio with. It goes Rambo obvious nothing nada zilch with a -- today Celtics have played and won five games at seven days. Last and a guest -- Ronald popular scored 224 quarter point look up in the sky it's a bird it's a plane Kevin Garnett."

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[16:18]" in the house I could -- was -- don't know -- Candidacy. -- Celtics onto Atlanta tomorrow -- Cisco giants pitcher Tim Lincecum. Is a nationally cy young Award winner for the 2008 season 3:17 -- WBZ news."