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My WBZ Morning Headlines 1/14/2008

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Play from 0:25[0:25] ..." As a nor'easter out there snow falling heavily at times this morning tapering off this afternoon dry weather for tomorrow and Wednesday and today hundreds of school systems including"...

Play from 1:55[1:55] ..." doctor wrote those are all -- and not because of the slippery road and and that people going to a little bit -- backcourt of the -- low we want slowdown in the driver and"...

Play from 2:48[2:48] ..." news tomatoes six drivers may be feeling -- should the public to gasoline pump in the recent weeks we get the story this morning on WBZ. Our -- fully voters those roadside prices creeping up again."...

Play from 6:09[6:09] ..." now Nasdaq futures up 24 Dow futures. Rising more than a hundred business reports at eight and 38 past the hour I'm Andrew O'Day marketwatch.com on WBZ Newsradio 1030"...

Play from 0:00[0:00]" WB ZWBZHT -- The most listened to radio station in New England everyday news radio 1030. WBZ Boston. WBZ news time 8 o'clock it is Monday morning the fourteenth through January snow in Boston 29 degrees. And a good morning thank you for joining us I'm able to hear the stories we're following the WBZ news Romeo."

Play from 0:25[0:25]" As a nor'easter out there snow falling heavily at times this morning tapering off this afternoon dry weather for tomorrow and Wednesday and today hundreds of school systems including Boston are shut down for the day that are important not a good to fly -- we're going to Cancun Mexico. I'm Carl Stevens at Logan Airport. WBZ news time you don't want to very snowy December has now ushered in a still we start to 2008 in WBZ AccuWeather meteorologist Elliott Abrams is with us and -- still several more hours of -- heavy -- That's right and amounts are easily going to reach the six inches -- managing money on another -- to pass that. It's snowing very heavily impacted snowing heavily and has long morning. The package is still creeping slowly toward us from southern Rhode -- southern Connecticut battles take several hours for it again here. We'll -- the extended WBZ AccuWeather forecast coming up in just a few minutes WBZ news time. 81 in WBZ's Karen Twomey is driving this morning. And -- joins us now with another live update good morning Karen."

Play from 1:27[1:27]" Good morning it I'm in Gary right out down pretty hard I don't mean to be light that I wrote about our. Out everywhere keeping with the policy now is light today definitely helping with a variety can see more. However today -- kind of murky -- orient white -- disability is still really or. There are a number of more -- accident standard and there's no -- are accurate up to the site target. The doctor wrote those are all -- and not because of the slippery road and and that people going to a little bit -- backcourt of the -- low we want slowdown in the driver and back if you. In Asia really the only way to drive today that -- Karen Twomey WBZ news radio 1030."

Play from 2:13[2:13]" Thank you Karen out of Logan Airport now where WBZ's Carl Stevens has been since well before dawn then novel on going on on the runways are Carl."

Play from 2:22[2:22]" After one of the slowest December's on record their passengers here at Logan are getting used to disappointment we weren't going to Cancun Mexico. He was one of countless flights here at Logan Airport were canceled because of the storm as a native new Englander though he takes it in stride. Just got a -- keep it com and not. Yelp ticket agents they didn't and -- at a -- that as we want to be adding itself to an activist from Logan Airport Carl Stevens WBZ Newsradio 1030."

Play from 2:48[2:48]" BBC news tomatoes six drivers may be feeling -- should the public to gasoline pump in the recent weeks we get the story this morning on WBZ. Our -- fully voters those roadside prices creeping up again."

Play from 3:00[3:00]" Gasoline prices are up nearly ten cents per gallon in the past three weeks with regular grade now at three dollars seventy cents."

Play from 3:07[3:07]" Industry analyst and publisher Kobe on -- noting well."

Play from 3:09[3:09]" January is the trough in gasoline demand until we -- out of that. In interest spring demand it will be very very unlikely to -- important thing price hikes on the crude oil jumped against."

Play from 3:21[3:21]" In terms of highs and lows highest gas prices in the Lundberg survey around San Francisco. Lowest around Cheyenne, Wyoming -- forty CBS news."

Play from 3:30[3:30]" State police looking into the death of the district last evening on route 128 in Weston Robert -- out of Holliston had car trouble just beyond exit 26. And was standing near the breakdown lane when he was hit by a tractor trailer -- pronounced dead at the scene. Official looking for that marine corporal Cesar Laurie and wanted for the murder of Maria -- back another marine who was pregnant. And accused of glory and of raping her her buried ring and burned remains were found -- a fire pit at Lawrence backyard. She disappears sometime after December 14 authorities in North Carolina say they're working to confirm sightings of -- at a bus station in Louisiana. Boston mayor Tom Menino isn't completely blowing off let's go to wind turbine in City Hall plaza study. By a Somerville company says it would be too dangerous to place one of the huge propeller like devices in the plaza but it does say that a smaller one could be put on the roof of City Hall. According to the globe would could power computers and desk plants inside the paper says the mayor will also announced today the cities looking to place wind turbines. At or near six school sites on windy hills or near Boston Harbor WBZ news Tommy to a 71 state lawmaker says it's grown to dominate the driving landscape. So they're putting together a bill that would ban the use of hand held cell phones in cars. The full house should get the measure on Wednesday violators if it's proved. Would be -- hundred dollars for the first offense 250 dollars for the second. A twenty year veteran of the Boston Police Department is accused of armed robbery Michael Jones arrested Friday shortly after a gas station was held have been Roslindale. Police were able to trace a getaway car to his home in Dorchester. With the help of eyewitnesses WBZ news time. It always."

Play from 5:03[5:03]" Around the clock news tragic and whether you're listening to new England's new leader WBZ news radio 1030. Every day -- the business news this morning a live to marketwatch.com good morning Andrew old day."

Play from 5:17[5:17]" Good morning and we've been talking about how the nation's retailers with few exceptions -- far less than merry holiday shopping season. This morning one of the biggest is warning its fourth quarter earnings will reflect the weakness Sears Holdings parent Sears and Kmart. Says both chains endured sales declines the final three months of -- seven. The company expects earnings to have fallen to half what they were a year ago stock and Sears Holdings down as much as 10%. In early trades. Citigroup reports earnings this week in -- report says it will include up to 24 billion dollars in write downs connected to the sub prime mortgage and credit market crashes. Such a hit to the bottom line could put up to 20000 jobs at risk. According to published reports. IBM has issued preliminary fourth quarter earnings profit and revenue far above expectations and that's giving solid boost to stock futures. S&P futures gaining ten right now Nasdaq futures up 24 Dow futures. Rising more than a hundred business reports at eight and 38 past the hour I'm Andrew O'Day marketwatch.com on WBZ Newsradio 1030"

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[1:43]..." I think that when you have layoffs or restructurings or whatever. They're usually part of a strategic plan to either you know stop losses -- to grow a business and I think that you really have to focus on. Why you're doing this why you implemented this plan how the layoffs or how this restructuring is going to impact is actually going to benefit the business. In in turn benefit. Eric employees your customers your shareholders six -- In many many cases with layoffs or whatever restructurings and yes it's painful. From the employee's standpoint -- for those that are being -- ago. But if it is good move "...

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