My WBZ Afternoon Headlines. 03/17/2008.

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[1:08]" This afternoon engineer it is brought to you by the most trusted name in mattresses ladies and -- professionals. Cambridge police want to learn more about a fatal accident involving the driver of the semi trailer truck this morning a grad student was killed after being struck. And dragged by the Shaw's supermarket truck at the corner of Mass Ave. -- river street."

[1:27]" Mutual's out of college student who was struck by a tractor trailer corner and apparently was dried out twenty to 25 feet before. The vehicle even noticed. State police reconstruction team in Cambridge police investigate and we had Mass Ave. -- for 345 -- it has been reopened and it was announced that."

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[4:25]" It has been five years since the beginning of the US invasion of Iraq the question remains should the US speed up the draw down of the troop surge. Presidential candidate John McCain says no Democrat Hillary Clinton says yes. In an exclusive interview with WBZ is Lisa Meyer the commander of US forces in Iraq is urging caution."

[4:46]" General David Petraeus says that by July 25% of the US troops now in Iraq will be gone that's a very significant reduction but he wants to wait and see what happens then before recommending a further draw down."

[4:58]" Obviously Iraqi forces will have to shoulder more burden but you know the problem if you will the big challenges are significantly reduced."

[5:07]" Turkey says is to keep it that way Petraeus tells me there are a lot of moving parts to consider before sending more Americans home the overall security situation and also the economic situation he says the surge has allowed the Iraqi economy to take some steps forward. He points to oil exports which are highest they've been in years Lisa Meyer WBZ Newsradio 1030."

[5:28]" Closer -- now three families displaced in this morning's fire in a triple Decker in Chelsea fire officials are trying to determine whether smoke detectors were working. Or whether those detected errors were still in the building WBZ TV's bill shields went to the fires seen on willow street and spoke with the residents forced from the buildings are."

[5:47]" America has got her four children out but then watched from her car at their home and possessions but you got your kids out okay yep it's okay. Did you hear or smoke detector go off key here in alarm yet but other residents say they heard nothing and firefighters are now invest."

[6:04]" Again it's believed the fire started in the basement of that's home in Chelsea and then traveled up through the walls. New -- led Daisuke Matsuzaka will be starting for the season opener in Japan next week. For today's exhibition game against the Yankees in Florida. But Sox manager Terry Francona said Daisuke will be on the mound as the Sox take on the Oakland days in Tokyo march 25. Daisuke was supposed to return to camp today after missing a couple of days following the birth of his son on Saturday. Josh Beckett will not be traveling to Japan because of his back injury and -- much -- sports WBZ's Tom Cuddy has a report at 315."

[6:41]" Here's the news right here. Season news at wbz1030.com. At 3 wait it's time for Tracy junkie at marketwatch.com good afternoon Tracy good afternoon -- and traders arrived to work this morning grit their -- and expecting the worst. After all the Fed acted last night had to bail out more banks of course JPMorgan buying Bear Stearns. 41 at 100 of its former value. Instead worst Dow that's rising 52 points the Nasdaq losing twenty and the S&P is down aids. JPMorgan and Stanley is keeping the Dow above water -- jumping 9%. If you're looking for a restful place to ponder all this -- to temper repeated its shares are dropping 40%. After predicted its first quarter profit will be cut in half blames the housing slump for a drop in demand -- high and mattresses. Business report -- eight and 38 past the hour I'm Traci junking marketwatch.com on WBZ news radio 1030."

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[8:49]" 38 degrees in Boston but the winds are gusting at up to fifteen miles an hour coming out of the north making it feel like it's in the 26. It Woburn mass WBZ news signed 315 if some Red Sox news is more sports with WBZ's Tom Cuddy assault to San Antonio Spurs in San Antonio tonight ultimate regular season test for the Celtics. At San Antonio and Houston and Dallas at new world -- rivers."

[9:11]" Always good it's good for us you know. We're going to play extremely well we're we're going to be thrown into the playoff -- with the west because they're -- it and we're going to join -- just wear out their plan them. There and they're very good at home so it's it's every night we're going to have it tough. His goal Knight and we've been at their great mental focus."

[9:30]" So public -- Red Sox and Yankees exhibition play in Tampa Red Sox the Yankees lead 84 in the fifth inning Sox starter Bartolo Colon knocked on the first inning. Last only two thirds of an inning giving you closer Red Sox home run think -- a hot ticket in Japan you better well Daisuke Matsuzaka. But the Red Sox opening day pitcher in Japan against the Oakland -- also practice for the Bruins this morning. -- to -- completed a run of seven games and eleven days. Aaron --"

[9:57]" My real tough week official has been it's it's the way to season's gone here's the with the least Angolan. Teams are are being -- and other opponents basically were attrition this point -- whoever can survive with personal and and cannot -- in the state of it is the team's successful so. Roll some of the situation subtlety and it was looking at and lineups and and discounting one team over another."