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My WBZ Morning Headlines 7/18/2008

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Play from 2:31[2:31] ..." A weak housing market means sluggish home sales. Add to that rising cost everywhere else and a lot of folks are putting up remodeling that kitchen"...

Play from 3:13[3:13] ..." a trip designed to polish his credentials. It'll include visits to the Middle East and Europe with a -- stops in Jordan Israel Germany France and England and he's pledged to visit Afghanistan and Iraq. ABC's"...

Play from 3:56[3:56] ..." during a CNN interview saying on the economy the war and energy. George Bush has lost all credibility with the American people and she criticized the president for challenging congress. Which he says he it is"...

Play from 4:47[4:47] ..." majority. The State's highest court will hear the case of a Beverly police officer convicted of vehicular homicide Stuart -- was found guilty for crashing his cruiser admiral park car. And killing Bonnie burns last January"...

Play from 0:00[0:00]" WBZ. WBZ. HD Boston. Street straight screening all lines for hours a day this is WBZ Boston the most listened to Stacy and New England. WBZ news time 8 o'clock it's finally Friday the eighteen."

Play from 0:18[0:18]" Of July and good morning mostly sunny 74 degrees in Boston this morning private vultures were following WBZ news room. It happened on Columbia road this is Doug Cope imagine this you're driving down the street with -- badly when bullets start flying at you from either side. This is Karen Twomey the home improvement -- slowing down except one area Barack Obama to hit the road and -- road -- stops in Afghanistan and Iraq Jordan Israel and Germany France and if you can't here's the -- some sunshine hot and humid today a lot of us are heading into the ninety's this afternoon in the weekend we'll start out there. Imagine you're driving down the street reviewed fairly and suddenly you're caught in a crossfire. Would lead flying -- from either side of the street it happened in rocks -- last night WBZ's Doug Cope has the story."

Play from 1:05[1:05]" A man his wife and their kids were in their minivan driving down Columbia road just after eight last night when bullets started flying at them. As two shooters started firing at each other across the street. The man got a bullet in the leg."

Play from 1:18[1:18]" injuries. Not life threatening he was rushed to Boston Medical Center are we -- was treated."

Play from 1:24[1:24]" Boston Police spokeswoman Elaine Driscoll fortunately the woman and kids were not hit. Driscoll says police have no suspects they are asking the public for help in solving this crime."

Play from 1:34[1:34]" Please call -- crime stoppers tip line at 1840. Ninth floor."

Play from 1:40[1:40]" Doug Cope WBZ Newsradio 1030 the salmonella outbreak is change the way a lot of Americans are shopping for food. A poll taken by the Associated Press finds about half of those questioned -- concern they may become ill from eating contaminated food. And so there avoiding items they normally would buy in the survey also finds an overwhelming 86% believe the -- should be labeled. So we can be tracked all the way from the farm through the shippers and Packers and processors. To the store. Well it's safe to belly up to the -- barring future -- tomatoes again according to the FDA which is no longer saying the tomatoes should be avoided because of the nationwide salmonella scare now. The FDA is looking at hot peppers perhaps fresh -- Pino is and Serrano was and the issues that may contain them. Like -- also. WBZ news on NATO to sales in the home improvement sector are slowing but not in one area reports WBZ's Karen Twomey."

Play from 2:31[2:31]" A weak housing market means sluggish home sales. Add to that rising cost everywhere else and a lot of folks are putting up remodeling that kitchen -- adding that extra bathroom. A study by Harvard's joint center for housing studies says next year expects to see home improvement activity declined by 11%. But the home improvement sector isn't completely stagnant. People living in Massachusetts Vermont New York and California. Are leading the way as a growing number of folks across the country. Are purchasing wind turbines. Not the big ones but smaller ones they can affix to their homes farms even businesses to help produce energy costs Karen Twomey WBZ Newsradio 1030."

Play from 3:09[3:09]" Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama will be going overseas this summer on a trip designed to polish his credentials. It'll include visits to the Middle East and Europe with a -- stops in Jordan Israel Germany France and England and he's pledged to visit Afghanistan and Iraq. ABC's Jake Tapper reports Obama wants voters to be able to see him as commander in chief Wallace fact finding mission stakes are high for Obama as he prepares for a world war. A recent ABC news poll shows 78% of Americans even most Democrats and McCain would be a good commander in chief of the military fewer than half. 40%. Say that about Obama now wants to witness for McCain has left the country three times since he started his campaign. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is taking dead aim at President Bush instead of attacking his policies. Placido personal during a CNN interview saying on the economy the war and energy. George Bush has lost all credibility with the American people and she criticized the president for challenging congress. Which he says he it is trying to sweep up after the White House responds by saying this is the longest congress has gone in twenty years without passing a single spending bill. A spokesman says the speaker may be frustrated. The president went to California -- get a firsthand look at the wildfires that have been burning near since the end of June. He checked of the damage in the more than two million -- Shasta Trinity national forest -- spoke with some of the firefighters and offered federal help to the twelve counties in California. That were affected WBZ news time 87. A Beacon Hill the Senate has passed a bill aimed at ensuring appropriate nurse staffing levels -- hospitals but not everyone is happy. The big nurses union says it doesn't go foreign -- 22 to thirteen vote in the upper chamber fell short of a veto proof majority. The State's highest court will hear the case of a Beverly police officer convicted of vehicular homicide Stuart -- was found guilty for crashing his cruiser admiral park car. And killing Bonnie burns last January he was sentenced to three years probation WBZ news on --"

Play from 5:02[5:02]" Remember to check us out when you've got to work listen online every day to wbz1030.com. -- the business Susan. How times have changed Ron Amadon the good news is Citigroup loses two and a half billion protest that's a good news that's the good news indeed."

Play from 5:22[5:22]" And that write down was caused by the credit markets but. Two two have billions of other figures in the report this morning actually were better than Wall Street was looking for. And so arched our futures turned around from little bit negative to we've been positive at this hour that was also helped by Honeywell. A company posted second quarter earnings that were 18% higher helped by increases and its aerospace and building control systems. Wall Street Journal says Freddie Mac is considering a big stock sale to raise capital citing unnamed sources who -- journals says that Freddie may offer up to ten billion dollars -- new shares to investors would have the potential to avoid. A full blown government rescue. Price of oil up a dollar 41130. Dollars and five cents for a whole barrel. This -- reports -- eight and 38 past the hour -- Lebanon marketwatch.com. On WBZ. Newsradio 1030."

Play from 6:13[6:13]" The extended WBZ AccuWeather forecast that some high cloud cover but the sun and clouds and 75 degrees already -- will helmet. We ain't seen nothing yet thread when you know it's 75 it to eighty and it's going to be a warm afternoon and I think we're making a run in 95. In most of our western suburbs today the closer York to the water of course the cooler. It will be able to opt out in the middle eighties in most coastal areas today with that mixture of sunshine and clouds. No thunderstorms cola soft today tomorrow afternoon could be spotty storm -- 93. Sunday that says the first day of the heat begins to back off with a high of 86 and an 81 Monday in both Sunday and Monday there can be thunderstorm more to find WBZ AccuWeather meteorologist -- willow thanks Eric -- on Boston 75 degrees."

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