My WBZ Morning Headlines 08/18/2008

[1:03]" 27 to tenants have a Walt Perkins with the stories at 815 WBZ news Tom -- one. It is music -- back on -- being brought to this morning by eastern bank -- bank for business and true blue offered at least 200 years eastern back. A long time MBTA worker whose job it was to pick up the -- money at certain stations. He's being accused of pocketing some of the proceeds WBZ -- corp who tells us he's due in court this morning to answer those charges."

[1:26]" Police until that the kind of deal with 600 dollars cash including the marked bills purposely placed inside their collection boxes. They can more square and then -- T stations transit police Deputy Chief Joseph O'Connor would not say how long the alleged theft has been going on. But says an audit helped tip them off with."

[1:44]" Rarity they have been passed deficit it in the past over the history authority. But we have less security measures in place -- to quickly identify this individual who placed."

[1:53]" And Iran says those security measures will be reviewed and -- John -- will go through an administrative process. -- corpses WBZ Newsradio 1030."

[2:35]" You basically spent his time defending himself defending his policies he actually spent eight minutes defending his economic legacy. However he said in the end he thought that even if he beat an impeachment charge that was impending perhaps as early as this week the country itself would --"

[2:51]" Musharraf came to power during a military coup in 1999. WBZ news -- 82. What will be the west's response to the Russian invasion of Georgia secretary of state Condoleezza Rice is headed to Europe today to talk about it with NATO allies she says Russia. Will pay a price. This morning Russia says its troops have begun withdrawing from the conflict zone in Georgia including the strategic central city of quarry according to the peace plan. WBZ news time 83 in coming up tropical storm face takes aim at the Florida keys on WBZ it's. Eagle three at us over the Subaru dealers -- them all wheel drive traffic on the -- emirates are seniors sponsored by Jordan hospital."

[3:28]" All right thank you very much -- north of -- waits -- the slow route 28 to an accident in Washington street. -- slowed to way to winner street northbound we have an accident off the breakdown lane of route three a Burlington it's starting to slow down there as well. Route one south hangs up the jug handle lighted Peabody route three is habits low 45 troubled grove road and not its results -- delays Roosevelt circle for the lower deck. When you get downtown. Lever down -- slows at the lane drop Tobin -- that rightly closed before and after the tolls generally back to Carter's street. -- accident at the Chelsea -- not helping. Airports tunnels in the river roads -- fun. South of town route -- office logo from before derby street up to union street we have some earlier police activity at route eighteen back up to the commerce insurance got there we check out things on the expressway."

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[4:27]" Tony south we headed over -- to break down later won 38 may -- gone already northbound about a delay of 24 what you are slowly street up to a truck breakdown -- plane now. 95 north good ride up 24 is heavy pockets from Harrison boulevard to 128. And west of town route two we have an accident westbound -- Crosby's corner. -- to -- nine Easter located becoming another spike still a good ride for 95 -- AM -- reported 813 WBZ ease traffic on the three."

[4:55]" WBZ AccuWeather partly sunny turning someone more UN that a very warm afternoon at this Monday the high eighty to 88 degrees it is sunny and 70 in Boston this morning. We'll get the extended WBZ through the forecast in five minutes WBZ news -- eagle five WBZ news tomatoes six not every want to showing respect to tropical storm faith in the Florida keys. A hurricane watch has been posted for most of that region and along the Florida west coast to tarp and springs but thus far there hasn't been much of a rush to get out of town. Despite a mandatory evacuation order for visitors a spoke with -- ABC's Robert Penn Kyle who is in Tampa."

[5:27]" There's been a long line of cars on the one and only road that goes in and out US one. Because the keys are such a low lying area many parts of early two and three feet above sea level. If you have any change the astronomical tides which is typical during a storm. There's a chance to roads can get washed out so they take actually no chances tell visitors you know pack up and come back and a couple of days after the storm passes."

[5:50]" Brand new spotting report from the National Hurricane Center shows the center of tropical -- say. Over the northern coast of western Cuba about eighty miles away from Havana which was spared any serious damage. At a hundred miles south southeast of Key West -- movies of the north northwest. At twelve and is expected to reach hurricane strength once it crosses over the water again. In the last three hours the it's the news of highest sustained winds have increased from fifty to sixty miles an hour still below hurricane strength. A 54 year old woman from Westport is dead after a motorcycle accident this morning the accident happened at about quarter six inside the O'Neill tunnel. Police -- their bike hit the wall as she was going around a curve northbound. You're exit 26 -- drive US Evers is looking into branding as a marketing tool the university was to drop the Amherst some say it takes away from some of the schools -- The new chancellor Robert -- hired a new marketing director to help from all the university's growing reputation as a research center. This school year could be a series of -- living math problems for students Selby walking further from the bus stop paying more for lunch and reading last year's textbooks. As school systems to the page of a shaky economy across the country more than a dozen school this for sure wishing to forty's school weeks. And more considering it mrs. fuel calls for school buses continue to rise. As well as heating costs the buildings WBZ news tomato just remember to check this out when you've got to work."

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[7:28]" good morning and on the one hand Lowe's said its second quarter profit fell nearly 8% on the other and the company topped Wall Street forecasts on the earnings per share. It said the housing downturn hurt sales of bigger ticket items. For the first time in years General Motors will not by any have time on the Oscar show next year GM says the broadcast simply doesn't fit into its plans over the years. Jim -- of the 110 million for a time on the big broadcast. And The Wall Street Journal should establish -- Lehman Brothers my post another quarterly loss maybe. One point eight billion dollars or more while linked to us from bad real estate mortgages who would be the second consecutive quarterly loss for the company. Just after their labor contract expired question is reached a tentative agreement with -- union shall part no details of the pact was signed of the communications workers of America up three on the ocean -- had six on the Nasdaq futures this such reports at eight and 38 -- our our Ron Amadon marketwatch.com. On WBZ. Newsradio 1030."