My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 08/07/2008

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[0:17]" Good afternoon it's 3 o'clock 69 degrees and -- in Boston I'm Diane Stern here -- following severe weather in the area a live update in less than a minute. Also making news long awaited Independent analysis and governor Patrick's casino proposal has been made public. I'm Lisa Meyer to Iraqi officials say a deal is near on the pullout of US combat troops. And medical news move over a heart disease."

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[1:17]" Well let tornado warning is four areas west of the quadrant Reza for Diane their marching southwest to northeast they're right along the 22 down throughout the Mass Turnpike is where we see in the worsened terms severe weather most of interstate 190 look at me -- me get down the road toward 29495. Interchange these -- where some of the heavier stock the thunderstorms mean business. Flooding downpours damaging wind -- and unfortunately power outages but most if not all of them staying west of the city Diane."

[1:44]" Okay and in just this question a lot of fans want to know the patriots first exhibition game of the season is tonight in Foxboro high -- the weather there unfortunately with some of the a severe weather I'd just stop to the northwest of Providence I would plan on getting soaked OK thank you Jim. Weather related delays at Logan Airport rivals averaging about an hour delay. Departures to new York's three major airports at least an hour and a cherry check with -- airline on the status of your flight. The wait for an Independent analysis of governor Patrick's casino proposal is now over and details -- public. WBZ's Lisa Meyer reports on the work by the spectrum gaming group."

[2:23]" spectrum analysis says Patrick's casino revenue projections -- spot on it warns that administration estimates on the number of construction jobs in the salaries that casino jobs would -- seemed to be inflated -- the governor first proposed -- here he suggested twenty to 30000 construction jobs he later backed -- that estimate specter now says the real -- would probably be somewhere around 9000. The governors also -- casino jobs -- paying an excess of 3035000. Bucks a year but -- says the average is misleading since that -- the salaries of -- CEOs altogether and an average is everything out Lisa -- WBZ Newsradio."

[3:00]" Her house speaker to Macy's says he will fully analyze the report with a committee on economic development and will talk to governor. Senate president and other lawmakers about the best way to proceed. For now to Macy's says he remains an opponent of casino gambling in Massachusetts. WBZ. It's time 33 years contact with us and we're dealers of New England all wheel drive traffic on the three run do you buy the New England regional council of carpenter yes."

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[5:32]" WBZ news time 3568. Degrees in just cloudy in Boston that a reminder a severe thunderstorm watches up until 8 o'clock tonight from Middlesex and Worcester counties. And -- a tornado warning for awhile and western mass that's for the next half hour sound a live update on the weather in less than five minutes on WBZ. The latest in the mystery over the man known as Clark Rockefeller federal immigration officials are now looking into it. Agents are trying to help law enforcement to figure out exactly who he has. Rockefeller which may not be Israel -- his jailed here in Boston accused of taking his seven year old daughter during a supervised visit. There are reports he is the German who lived with a host family in Connecticut in 1980 at the age of seventeen. Christian Gary -- writer. The deal is said to be near on the withdrawal of American combat troops from Iraq. The US official in Washington cites progress on a timeline. While two Iraqi officials say the US and Iraq are closer to agreement on pulling the combat forces out. By October 30. Remaining US troops would leave about three years later. Japanese residents critical of the 50000 US service members stationed there have something else to complain about Japanese and US officials at met. An American nuclear powered sub leaked radiation for more than two years in Pearl Harbor and its home port of Guam. The USS Houston leaked water containing small amounts of radiation so small that the navy calls it we pinch rather than a leak. No reported threat to humans or the environment. At some rain is still being repaired. Multi national companies such as General Motors are meeting in Boston for the American Cancer Society summit on the smoke free work place. Cancer is expected to be the number one cause of death by twenty -- surpassing heart disease. Society president doctor Elmer -- says getting people on the job makes a lot of sense."

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[7:56]" In China the American Cancer Society is helping to launch a smoke free work site initiative with a special ceremony this weekend at the Beijing Olympics. A last minute cleanup continues in Beijing and ABC's Matt -- caught up with a man who went to extraordinary lengths to make sure the city is spotless."

[8:14]" Chinese have volunteered by the tens of thousands to help their country who win these games."

[8:19]" Some direct traffic ring Olympic T shirts and white gloves others act as ushers but mr. -- he came to clean. The 65 year old man -- he's read Rachel 500 miles just to pick up trash outside the Olympic venues coming together I mean he says I want to show that China is a civilized. Country -- as an example to tiny little books."

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[10:03]" Weather making big news this afternoon and we got a biopsy back to the extent -- WBZ AccuWeather forecast -- you lied Brookline bank bought. -- thunderstorm watch in effect for areas west of Boston PM. There's good reason for our wings off the ocean right now watching strong to severe thunderstorms. Across parts of western central Massachusetts. They reached the eastern part of the state they're starting to fall apart. But in the meantime there are some strong storms -- around Worcester area in another band extending from Pittsburgh. On west to acquire more -- reservoir. And funnel cloud reported many reports about three quarter inch -- To the western and central parts of the state so there. All those thunderstorms continue to move off to east pretty slow pace they are dropping down. The graduate downpours that some urban flooding and water to rise up around your car so. Got to keep that in mind if your out about this evening if you see India water standing water don't -- turnaround and head back the other direction. But we're going to see thunderstorms continue eastward through the evening hours eventually. Some moderate downpours could reach the Boston area and a couple of hours but. Once we get past -- and 11 o'clock to -- Cia big. May. Down picked -- about showers and thunderstorms back you'd all right thank you very much Bob in Boston now class."

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