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[1:59] ..." at the fact that you're being held a week later closer to back to school time. From the -- Amal Kim Tunnicliffe step ABC radio parity."...
[3:17] ..." survived by his wife Jennifer Karen Twomey WBZ news radio ten or President Bush is expected to issue a statement. On the Georgia Russian conflict in just minutes meanwhile secretary state rice has arrived in the"...
[5:29] ..." tenant in their guest -- time for the business news now from market watch good morning -- Lebanon."...
[7:23] ..." the 1850s. And more recently it's been a sign of national stark White House today that many case. All that started with the big hurricanes 1635. Going to be sunny weekend the couple thunderstorms around Amara"...
[0:00]" Street straight streak on line 24 hours a day this is WBZ Boston the most listened to Stacy and New England. There. WBZ news time 8 o'clock it is Friday morning the fifteenth of August and mostly sunny in Boston a 67 degrees. Good morning thanks for joining us -- following the WBZ news room ready set shop."
[0:22]" Despite the slowing economy -- retailers association is predicting a Big Apple sales tax holiday weekend. I can't talk."
[0:31]" A colossal collapse of fore -- a Weymouth man -- killed as crews dismantle -- I'm Karen -- secretary of state rice has Georgia undermined traditional ceasefire that was really possible to place its activities and military to stop she's in to police he now the president to have -- of the crisis shortly be -- for locally strong thunderstorms in the area especially this afternoon and tonight gradually drying out this weekend."
[0:55]" His sport socks take another one from Texas the final ten nothing in Michael told strikes gold again. Medal and a world record number six Gil Santos has more coming at 815 WBZ news -- of one of the students you can bank on is being brought to this morning by eastern bank. Boston's bank for business and true blue for nearly 200 years eastern bank. Tax free weekend that starts tomorrow but the stores are already gearing up for an influx of customers stocking the shelves and even opening early. The BBC's Kim Tunnicliffe the standing by live at the arsenal mall on water -- on good morning Kim."
[1:26]" Good morning at over the slowing economy retailers are offering. Extra discount the extended store hours the weekend trying to worst shop pertinent. John Church from the -- retailers association in cautiously optimistic that pre weekend will be accept."
[1:42]" I think all of all we're looking that we can have probably will be comparable to a year ago so -- probably looking at about a half a billion dollars in retail sales and that's equate which too weak and very comparable to the christmas season."
[1:56]" What that the -- Turkey is expecting a successful sales tax weekend at the fact that you're being held a week later closer to back to school time. From the -- Amal Kim Tunnicliffe step ABC radio parity."
[2:08]" Thanks Jim WBZ news timing you don't two in Massachusetts residents are feeling the pension our pocketbooks more than anywhere else in the country thanks to inflation. Terms of Boston has the highest inflation rate. Of over 6% of any major American city higher even -- New York and Los Angeles economy say economists say. That. We will pay a little bit less it's someplace in the not of the gross restore any time soon despite the drop in gasoline prices. A Weymouth fire worker has been killed two others hurt after a massive crane collapse yesterday at the fore river shipyard in Quincy and our report is from WBZ's Karen Twomey."
[2:42]" Friends and family are mourning the death of Robert Harvey the 28 year old iron worker was killed when I'm 150. Ton Goliath crane being dismantled at Wendy's for river shipyard collapsed at the wrong time."
[2:54]" want to put which eventually. Yeah I'm not very well equipped if that god and their workers that connector -- light the collapse like her going to be out there."
[3:04]" Robert Harvey's father tells WBZ TV his son didn't like that massive crane but otherwise loved his job. Cricket he was from the time he was a kid north -- that's just what how he was Harvey is survived by his wife Jennifer Karen Twomey WBZ news radio ten or President Bush is expected to issue a statement. On the Georgia Russian conflict in just minutes meanwhile secretary state rice has arrived in the capital of Georgia in search of signatures refresh cease fire. Between that country and Russia. The plan calls for the immediate withdrawal of Russian combat troops all the -- does allow some peacekeepers to remain in south or -- Russia issues its strongest radio -- while speaking out against a brand new anti missile defense steel the it has been -- between the US and Poland. A top Russian general warns this morning the agreement puts -- brisk for possible attack. In the agreement comes at a time as tensions between the US and Russia are escalating. It caught a university Russian politics professor Robert led bolt -- in."
[4:01]" What's new is the impact of Russia's behavior in the caucuses in Georgia. Which is now affected the nature of the deal first all the polls have been negotiating very -- government resisting. The deal as it was structured but because of Russian actions in Georgia that caused the breakthrough and the agreement but secondly and very significantly it now has a new component. Where the US will move. And anti air anti short range missiles system the patriot system from Germany into Poland which is directed against the danger of Russian attack on Poland."
[4:36]" When will that be deployed to professor."
[4:38]" That will be the overall agreement will go into force. Immediately in the deployments will take place between now on the next three or four years Russian."
[4:48]" Politics professor Robert labeled -- Columbia university in New York. The US marine is killed in no small arms fire attack in Fallujah. Military confirming the multinational force soldier died yesterday during security operations American GI's will soon face a new dilemma in Iraq. -- assassination teams Hezbollah and other terrorist organizations or training to hit squads in Iran. They plan to send them back to Iraq sometime in October the latest on the Rockefeller case the skeletal remains discovered buried in the backyard of a missing Southern California couple's home. We're almost completely incinerated the coroner's -- only a piece of the human skull remains the bodies thought to be that of Jonathan Solis who went missing along with his wife. Nearly two decades ago on the man -- known as Clark Rockefeller was a tenant in their guest -- time for the business news now from market watch good morning -- Lebanon."
[5:33]" Good morning -- oil prices continue to fall today on the belief that demand will slows economies remain sluggish. Like crude has been below 113 dollar -- barrel mark this morning it is right now 113 and twenty. And OPEC is lowered its estimate of world oil demand by 30000 barrels today. Stock futures just a bit positive session PO one aspect read the code. JC Penney is reported quarterly earnings that topped Wall Street forecasts of 52 cents a sheer. Reuters says Merrill Lynch's frozen hiring until the end of the year of the lone exception being which retail brokerage. -- bank has reported more than 45 billion in writedowns. -- expected to announce today it'll make an upscale version of the new Ford flexible carried the Lincoln. This reports and a 38 past the hour Ron Amadon marketwatch.com. On WBZ news radio ten Tuesday."
[6:25]" Extended WBZ AccuWeather forecast meteorologist Elliott Abrams I'd -- blob or some about ten minutes ago with two more high clouds moved in -- While I was actually about to showers extending from that the talk of area of around across the border into masters is looks like it'll. Head to the with south story about hours and others will follow later today and tonight. But nothing like what happened on the state and 1635. War Irwin a hurricane came open. Roared a short -- Thatcher's island it was a name that at the time and Anthony actor's wife and children 21 point one people altogether who lost their lives. In that hurricane only Anthony and his wife survived. And the name the Ireland Spain and named by the colonial government after island. Statement family tree years that was purchased by colony again. And it's played roller since that's the acre island right -- on cape tan. And it was won the last two lighthouses. To receive Fresno lenses the 1850s. And more recently it's been a sign of national stark White House today that many case. All that started with the big hurricanes 1635. Going to be sunny weekend the couple thunderstorms around Amara and sunshine for Sunday and Monday some -- BZ AccuWeather meteorologist Ellen Abrams thank you early this morning in Boston we're ethical mostly cloudy and it's 68 degrees at WBZ."
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