My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 04/09/2008

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[0:38]" The WBZ AccuWeather forecast. The -- a couple of showers in the area late tonight and then becoming more replied towards him over the return of sunshine on Wall Street. The Dow's down some 76 points as investors worry about the price of oil market fund report coming up a couple of games coming out. Red Sox and Celtics connection tonight Red Sox home to Detroit Celtics on to see the wizard."

[2:38]" Massachusetts are living longer healthier lives that according to the department of public health -- report DPH commissioner -- our back life expectancy is higher than it's ever been before and that it we're also seeing declining death rates and heart disease diabetes and stroke. The commissioners -- that means that early detection and treatment must be working but he's concerned that there remained a gap on those successes breaking along racial lines breast cancer HIV a number of different. Indicators have a significantly higher death rate in the communities of color. The commissioner says that's a problem that we need to address immediately in Boston Karen Twomey WBZ Newsradio 1030."

[3:16]" Britain's Prime Minister says he won't be at the Olympic opening ceremonies will have a look at that story coming up as we continue. Dot com WBZ news time 335 we have partial sunshine in Boston 49 degrees. We'll drop to the low forties overnight it'll be mostly cloudy few showers moving -- as well tomorrow warmer high up round 68 degrees cooler on the cape. We'll see clouds breaking for sunshine tomorrow then we'll have much more on the weather coming up in the warming trends at least in the short term. From AccuWeather meteorologist Bob Larson. Well that rejects arrives next week in the US house for his first visit as pontiff. Boston is not on the papal agenda however as reaffirm CBS is Peter may."

[3:59]" Pope Benedict will visit Washington and he'll go to ground zero in New York but he won't stop at what was ground zero for the church's priest sex abuse crisis you have to acknowledge her. Is not visiting Boston former US ambassador to the Vatican Thomas the lady says if the Pope visited Boston the abuse scandal would have dominated the entire US trip. But a lady believes the -- of we will deal with the tragedy clearly."

[4:23]" Analyst major moral era and they may be my knowledge has been an improvement particularly -- improvement of acknowledging. -- the era."

[4:33]" My lady who has advised the Vatican on the trip says the abuse issue will be a topic when the Pope confers with US bishops in Washington. Peter -- CBS news Washington for WBZ Newsradio 1030."

[4:45]" The archdiocese of New York now says it has 5000 tickets available to -- the Pope on fifth avenue before he goes into saint Patrick's cathedral once a week from Saturday. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will not be at the Summer Olympics opening ceremonies is still going to the games in Beijing. Is offices brown will be at the closing ceremony. The British leader has been under intense pressure from human rights groups to skip the opening ceremony to protest Beijing's crackdown in Tibet. The Olympic torch relay meantime soon begins its run through San Francisco. And I Chinese protesters today clashing with pro Bree a Beijing demonstrators and CBS -- government is there."

[5:25]" One man on a bicycle who is protests seen these olympics and he's been surrounded by. Being pro Olympic demonstrators some people. Pushing them aside you see a police officer here trying to rolled -- this antidote great visit the first. Competition really -- here."

[5:46]" San Francisco the only US stopped for the Olympic torch. Also today President Bush is calling on China to reach out to the Dalai lama to find a solution to the unrest in Tibet. He says it was stand the Chinese government in good stead if they would begin a dialogue. WBZ news time 338."

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[6:10]" John -- dog has the Wall Street numbers now from marketwatch.com. Diane oil has succeeded in getting our attention yet again we got a surprising drop in crude inventories according to the government and that prompted a rise in the price of oil. At one point crude bubbled over 112 dollars a barrel. In case you're keeping score at home that's a new intraday high. Wildwood -- settled just under a 111 dollars a barrel this news of course is having an impact on Wall Street the Dow Jones Industrial Average. In the red it is -- 44 points the Nasdaq is down 24 S&P 500 is slipping almost ten. And so much for the housing slowdown hurting -- the mattress makers rising about 8% today after one Wall Street firm thought Sealy. Will enjoy a comfortable second half of the year. Business reports an -- in 38 past the hour -- John or dark marketwatch.com on WB say Newsradio 1030."

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[8:18]" Here's Bob Larson. Considerable -- is tonight a couple of showers late tonight -- 39 of 43 tomorrow morning clouds. They handsome man to sunshine a much milder by sixteen bit cooler on the cape. Increasing cloudiness guardado 44 brought -- mostly cloudy cooler day -- 56 in cloudy Saturday some -- maybe a thunderstorm live 54. Thanks -- just ten minutes on WBZ AccuWeather meteorologist Bob Larson."

[8:43]" Hazy sunshine in Boston and 48 degrees. The time is 345 sports time with Tom Cuddy brought to you by Norwegian cruise line."

[8:51]" Red Sox and Detroit Tigers at Fenway game two of three game series. The tightest Jeremy Bonderman against the new maybe improved Jon Lester."

[8:59]" I think so. Yes kind of -- so I thought -- fast Bosco lecture on -- may not be. Velocity wise and higher trust -- Scott dignitaries his own. You know just a stronger just feel you know more comfortable with -- my mechanics and warm bodies when -- law."

[9:16]" Tonight drugs are starting pitcher Jon Lester complete Red Sox post game coverage available at wbz1030.com. Loads of seven straight games -- Celtics are off to see the wizards in Washington tonight. -- putting the finishing touches on the game plan for playoff game one in Montreal on Thursday. Bruins have lost eleven straight games the Canadians Montreal's power play best of league deadly against the Bruins every time head coach Claude Julien."

[9:40]" I think you know early on we we are very disciplined than we've talked about that it was time so we took a lot of bad penalties and we know -- partly is extremely good so I think we settle down as the year went on and obviously last time we're never played much better."

[9:55]" Game time tomorrow for the Bruins -- Canadians. In playoff game one in Montreal 655 air time right here on WBZ radio with Dave Goucher I'm Bob Beers. UCLA basketball players Kevin love and Darren Collison are denying published reports. They're leaving for the NBA draft Minnesota Vikings -- legendary lineman Carl -- one of the purple people eaters. Is under arrest in Minneapolis DW alive. And then letting up several arresting offices with his best 347 on WBZ news Tom Cuddy WBZ radio sports -- during our"