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My WBZ Morning Headlines 5/1/2008

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Play from 2:01[2:01] ..." its move and so did the banks and credit companies lowering their interest rates in the hope of curing the sick economy. And CBS about fossils as Allah matter of waiting to see if it was"...

Play from 5:51[5:51] ..." cents a share -- that she's been -- it's a bigger Larson Wall Street was expecting. The big pharmacy chains CBS's first quarter profit rose 83% and there was a big gain in drug sales. Tyco is reported -- higher quarterly profit for the firm's divisions posted double digit increases. Which -- higher opening for the markets this morning the Dow futures up thirteen and coming up this weekend at the end you'll Berkshire Hathaway meeting the world's biggest brick. It is nine feet eight inches long and weighs 9300 pounds while the works of the Berkshire Hathaway businesses. Business reports at eight and 38 past the hour our Ron Amadon marketwatch.com on double."...

Play from 6:48[6:48] ..." around south and southwest of the city high 58. Saturday partly sunny afternoon temperature around 55 that recovery to sixty on Sunday could rains on the United in the Monday. I'm WBZ AccuWeather meteorologist Ellen Abrams"...

Play from 0:00[0:00]" WB ZWBZHD Boston. So this is WBZ Boston. The line for hours today WBZ Newsradio 1030 -- and -- Every day. WBZ news on 8 o'clock in the morning the morning of the first of its it's Thursday it's sunny and 41 degrees in Boston glad you could join us good morning. Vultures were following the WBZ news from the alleged abductor and the missing baby horrible -- Karen Twomey police make an early morning arrest in connection with yesterday's AMBER -- city to be sued for five million dollars by national -- because of the water main break mr. -- I don't know I'm -- at the garden where some -- didn't know what to expect in game five while others did the -- basically dry weather the next few -- getting some showers coming -- from the southwest tomorrow. The top story it was earlier this morning police found and arrested the father wanted in connection with -- yesterday's AMBER Alert WBZ's Karen Twomey has details."

Play from 1:00[1:00]" at a Burlington hotel around 2 o'clock this morning willow along with his girlfriend Danielle -- and -- six month old son Lucas were the subject of a statewide AMBER Alert issued yesterday. When the couple was lost custody of the baby failed to release him to a not. Police became concerned because -- made statements that indicated he might do harm to himself and others. The alert is canceled around 8 o'clock last night when boiler arrived at the Arlington police station the baby in her arms Arlington police chief Fred Ryan."

Play from 1:26[1:26]" And at some point the mother of the child took a taxi from the Burlington mall. To be out of police station where -- surrendered in terms of the child."

Play from 1:34[1:34]" Michael Whelan will be arraigned in court in Cambridge this morning Karen Twomey WBZ Newsradio 1030 the base states' economies flexing its muscle report from you mess finds the State's gross domestic product grew at an annual rate of three point 2% between January and march. That compares with the nation's anemic six tenths of percent increase over the same period. US economists say the technology biotechnology and health industries helped insulate Massachusetts from slowdowns and housing and retail the Fed made its move and so did the banks and credit companies lowering their interest rates in the hope of curing the sick economy. And CBS about fossils as Allah matter of waiting to see if it was the right move."

Play from 2:11[2:11]" Quarter point cut is less aggressive the what the Fed has been doing the last few months and may be the last cut for awhile if at the Fed hopes all the stimulus starts to have an effect. Greg McBride senior financial analyst at bankrate dot com says it should spur the economy and will bring the prime -- down for borrowers."

Play from 2:27[2:27]" That's a direct benefit for consumers without home equity lines of credit. In variable rate credit cards."

Play from 2:33[2:33]" The Fed's decision comes on the same day the Commerce Department reported the economy is pretty well stalled having grown only six tenths of 1% in the last three months. Bob CBS news Washington."

Play from 2:44[2:44]" WBZ news time eight Oates who may seem to shift take out a loan to buy a stake of the supermarket these days but it Capitol Hill hearing. Is going to try to tackle -- high cost of food the price of a loaf of bread up 15% eggs. 45% corporate doesn't and so the joint house senate economic committee will take a look at the impact it's having. An American families will national grid try to get back the money that it is laid out restore gas service to customers in the financial district here in the hub. The globe this morning says the company will look for nearly five million dollars in estimated expenses from the Boston water and sewer commission but Boston Mayor Tom Menino says. As losing him."

Play from 3:20[3:20]" Because several provisional last week. As stated just definitely we had no -- no merit mention and the Dow lost its at all."

Play from 3:28[3:28]" Now an official at the gas company tells the globe the national grid won't pass on its cost to the customers because it believes the water commission is liable for the damage. Some customers are still without service. Because I should have been two lines instead of two words the Bush Administration still try to save face five years to the day. After the president speech on the deck of the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln. Under the banner proclaiming mission accomplished in the White House says. The president recognizes the banner should have been much more specific and the mission accomplished refer to the sailors aboard the Abraham Lincoln on their mission. And the spokesperson says the White House has certainly paid a price for not be more specific about the banner. WBZ news -- 7 new questions about speaker Sal the -- his pals and political influence the globe this morning reporting a friend of the Macy's. Made a fourteen million dollar profit selling land to the developers of a proposed LNG terminal in Fall River. After the Macy managed to kill the measure which would have blocked the terminal. That's friend contractor jay Cashman. Is also behind a windmill farm and Buzzards Bay a planned the speaker help you steer through the house and the paper says the speaker's wife and the wife of Cashman. Will debut a cable TV shall this weekend enemies he denies his public policy decisions are driven by his friendships. The Celtics just a game away from the next round of the playoffs after handing the hawks a 110 to 85 beating last night at the garden WBZ Alan Segel was there."

Play from 4:49[4:49]" Something that's were nervous that there in the garden last night after watching losses in games three and four a blend them but for every action there's a reaction of course and for every never stand there were some were never doubted. Pretty confident that they are going to we spent the first Florida exit the Red Sox game and then came here so there aren't that anxious or nervous we're pretty confident the south's gonna win the Celtics -- win easily of course spent Celtics -- now don't want to mess with a winner take all game on Sunday. Beneath the rest is visible damage and killed did you -- haven't got them on the floor along. We don't want to get -- go -- games nobody does at the garden -- Alan Segel WBZ Newsradio."

Play from 5:27[5:27]" Ten dollars to the business news and market launch and Ron Amadon. Well thank you read plan company lay -- rose 68% last month according to the outplacement firm challenger gray and christmas most of the announced cuts came from the financial sector. The report comes out one day before the Labor Department reports on April unemployment on the earnings front Kodak posted a quarterly loss of a 114 million dollars. That comes to forty cents a share -- that she's been -- it's a bigger Larson Wall Street was expecting. The big pharmacy chains CBS's first quarter profit rose 83% and there was a big gain in drug sales. Tyco is reported -- higher quarterly profit for the firm's divisions posted double digit increases. Which -- higher opening for the markets this morning the Dow futures up thirteen and coming up this weekend at the end you'll Berkshire Hathaway meeting the world's biggest brick. It is nine feet eight inches long and weighs 9300 pounds while the works of the Berkshire Hathaway businesses. Business reports at eight and 38 past the hour our Ron Amadon marketwatch.com on double."

Play from 6:28[6:28]" ABC news radio 1030 time for the extended WBZ AccuWeather forecast meteorologist Elliott Abrams beautiful morning and finally started warm up of it now. It is warming up that is going up to sixty today with sunshine great data get out tonight mostly cloudy low 43. Tomorrow a bit on the cool side clouds in sunny -- wind off the ocean there can be a shower around south and southwest of the city high 58. Saturday partly sunny afternoon temperature around 55 that recovery to sixty on Sunday could rains on the United in the Monday. I'm WBZ AccuWeather meteorologist Ellen Abrams thanks -- right now it is sunny in Boston and up to 42 degree"

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[5:51]..." cents a share -- that she's been -- it's a bigger Larson Wall Street was expecting. The big pharmacy chains CBS's first quarter profit rose 83% and there was a big gain in drug sales. Tyco is reported -- higher quarterly profit for the firm's divisions posted double digit increases. Which -- higher opening for the markets this morning the Dow futures up thirteen and coming up this weekend at the end you'll Berkshire Hathaway meeting the world's biggest brick. It is nine feet eight inches long and weighs 9300 pounds while the works of the Berkshire Hathaway businesses. Business reports at eight and 38 past the hour our Ron Amadon marketwatch.com on double. "...

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