My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 07/16/2008

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[0:13]" Good afternoon coming up on 3 o'clock eighty degrees comfortable and sunny in Boston right now I'm Diane Stern. And here's what we're following in the WBZ newsroom right -- at broad case mr. McCarthy was phenomenal person. I'm Carl Stevens -- district court closing the door on fuel tank explosions. Near Nancy -- the -- designed to prevent this type of catastrophic explosion that brought down flight 800 WBZ AccuWeather forecast with Bob -- it's going to be turning warmer in the days ahead with the gradual buildup in humidity on Wall Street could. How was up 206. Points and falling oil prices -- airline stocks the market -- report coming out and sports."

[1:00]" This afternoon commute is brought to you by the most trusted name in mattresses sleep days the mattress professionals. The possibility of driver distraction is raised in court as an accused hit and run motorist faces a homicide charge. The victim a retired phone company employee taking a walk in Easton. WBZ's Carl Stephens has our top story."

[1:20]" Prosecutors say 33 year old Michael -- of -- was returning from a party early Saturday morning may have been text messaging behind the wheel. When his infinity SUV struck and killed 58 year old John McCarthy. Who was wearing a bright orange vest and go to his regular early morning walk mr. McCarthy was a phenomenal person family man. Loving husband caring father just retired about eighteen months ago. That's McCarthy fairly spokesman Tom and -- prosecutors say Perrier replaced his smashed windshield drove up to Maine and didn't return to police got a tip that he was the driver in this hit run case bail was set at 50000 dollars. -- district court Carl Stevens WBZ Newsradio 1030."

[2:01]" Smoke in the cockpit forces -- Providence bound flight to make an emergency landing in Rochester New York. None of the 71 people on board that the United jet was hurt. But emergency crews had to be called into Rochester airport. To help -- It happened in July 1996. -- Paris bound flight blows up today as we hear in this report. The government is unveiling new rules to protect fuel tanks on planes from exploding."

[2:29]" CBS news update I'm -- McCormick just ahead of the anniversary of the TWA flight 800 explosion -- is to close the door on fuel tank explosion FAA officials announced some new rules for planes -- tank explosions are unknown risk on large passenger planes when we have a responsibility to address transportation secretary Mary Peters -- has been tested it's commercially available. And the price tag works out to 110 of 1%. Of the cost of a new airplanes NTSB chairman mark grossing girl why it took so long."

[3:00]" This issue has been on our most wanted list of transportation safety improvements. For more than a decade. Despite resistance from many in the aviation industry some victims' relatives of the TWA flight say they're disappointed it didn't happen sooner 230 people died in that crash. CBS news update I'm -- McCormick -- are trying to deal with high food prices the so that schools imagine having to fill an eleven million dollar budget hole to pay for meals the Boston school committee has to do that -- details in just a few minutes until. CW BZ news time 35 Republican John McCain is focusing on education today telling the NAACP convention in Cincinnati. That if elected president he would creek school choice provide alternatives for teacher certification. And this is also the matter of testing."

[3:51]" No longer. Will we measure teacher achievement by conformity to process. We will measure by the success of their student."

[4:00]" Pro. Democrat Barack Obama national security took the focus of today's round table discussion in Indiana. He slammed the Bush Administration approach."

[4:10]" Instead of adjusting to the state -- threats of the 21 century we invaded and occupied a state that had no collaborative relationship. -- cut."

[4:19]" Obama says his administration would try to rid the world of nuclear weapons but -- as long as those weapons exist. Will retain a strong to Tarrant. Well we all know about the higher cost of food but it's the Boston Public Schools especially hard. Avenue BZ's Lisa Meyer reports the school committee meets tonight to figure out how to fill nearly eleven million dollar budget hole."

[4:43]" The finance folks are painting a picture in which a number of things that are troubling by themselves are coming together at the wrong time there's rising food costs bread alone cost 75% more than it did a year ago as a rising number of students qualifying for free meals and state and federal reimbursements to which had increased still don't come close to keeping the -- good day not only -- the Boston schools have to come up with four million dollars to pay for meals served in the last school year they have to find almost seven million more to pay contracts for food for the coming school year officials say they really don't wanna increase the cost of meals to kids -- half. Have to find a way to cut elsewhere in an already tight budget Lisa Meyer WBZ Newsradio ten fair."

[6:22]" good afternoon Diane oil has been falling today get out the palm palms and start sharing. Crude futures down more than four dollars today trading near a 134 dollars. And change that's enough to keep the buying going on Wall Street oil by the way has dropped ten dollars in two days. That's the biggest two day drop since 1991. The Dow right now is up some 211. Points the Nasdaq gaining 61 the S&P 500. Is tacking on 22. Airline stocks getting a lift out of this news. Also of mainly because delta and American surprise people today with some better than expected earnings news throw the oil and that delta and American thing all the pot. And he had delta up %. Today American up 30%. United another big winner it is gaining just about 38%. Right now. Business report today to 38 past the hour on John ward on marketwatch.com. On WP's a Newsradio 103."

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[8:02]" Bright sunny skies in Boston now and 88 degrees since his. WBZ news time 315 Tom Cuddy is here with sports brought to you by the hotel commonwealth Boston."

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