My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 10/10/2008

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[0:15]" Good afternoon at 3 o'clock it's funny this Friday afternoon 67 degrees high Diane Stern and here's what we're. We're following in the WBZ news from another dismal day for the -- trading session."

[0:26]" In a row on Wall Street the Dow is down some 470. Points right now on the NASDAQ and S and -- also getting battered for MarketWatch report coming up."

[0:45]" Toward deregulation that's could be -- had. That's Barney frank in Cambridge today we'll have a complete report -- WBZ AccuWeather forecast funny as sunshine to enjoy this weekend would Sanjay temperatures in the sixty."

[0:57]" is about and let it all began at the Red Sox in the raising game on of the EA LCS tonight in Saint Petersburg."

[1:51]" I'm Larry Miller in London European stock exchanges into the week in turmoil. Blind panic sending reports London analyst David Buick London Paris and Frankfurt closed as much as seven point 8% down though Bancshares led the slide every sector suffered there was so much volatility at least six countries suspended trading during the day. Russia stopped trading indefinitely."

[2:14]" Back here in this country -- congressman helped to steer that government bailout package -- Capitol Hill is still trying to answer all the questions about the current crisis WBZ's Karen Twomey has that part of the store."

[2:25]" Our members continue to dive on Wall Street again today global markets doing the same thing. This after a major bailout was approved so what's going on I talked to one of the architects of the bill congressman Barney frank who was in Cambridge this morning."

[2:37]" So the bill did help stave off the credit market in the construction jobs -- shut down people are still selling cars put the loss of confidence -- its that the stock market is obviously terrible and its impact on people."

[2:48]" Congressman frank said this at the end of an Arab need to figure out what to do next in Europe total deregulation."

[2:55]" Avoiding the capital markets decide for itself what's best. That's could be ended and we have to get this current crisis in Cambridge Karen Twomey WBZ Newsradio 1030 WBZ news."

[3:06]" Time now 32 and Connecticut makes three Connecticut's High Court today ruled that gay couples as they do in Massachusetts and California. Have the right to marry."

[3:17]" It is a great aid because the Connecticut Supreme Court -- the right thing they upheld the constitution for gay and lesbian citizens. That's their job and democracy worked."

[3:27]" attorney then -- with gay and lesbian advocates and defenders argued on behalf of the plaintiffs in the case. Three states have now legalized same sex marriage through the courts. California voters will soon be deciding on gay marriage ballot question. WBZ news time 33 Scott -- would disagree dealers of New England all wheel drive traffic on the three's and it's brought to buy new England's bonds and Sondra --"

[3:52]" Well Diane we have some trouble up north and 495 northbound is a crash in the median every 38 in Tewksbury route one northbound accident at -- street in Rivera's co manager back to Sargent street. 128 northbound slow from two way up to 93 in reading 93 northbound on the -- from assembly scored 128 and Concord street to douse the road. Expressway southbound jammed down to Neponset northbound slow Braintree -- to Neponset -- three southbound is slow from union street down past derby street. On 28 southbound -- delays great plain avenue got to -- 95 again from -- to the expressway the pike west is jammed from 146 in Millbury. How to read it before and Sturbridge eastbound stop and go for three miles leaving 84 back -- Charlton. The lower -- 93 is slogan under the Zakim Bridge southbound which is now jammed enter in the O'Neill tunnel next reported 313 with WBZ is tropical authorities."

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[4:57]" A construction accident in Waltham proves deadly will have the latest on that story coming up with WBZ's Doug Cope after this. If."

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[6:05]" Advantage dot com product terrific day -- sex -- our time in Boston 68 degrees we have a breeze sunny skies. Looks like an ice clear night tonight lows in the forties and a low fifties lots of sunshine is restart the weekend tomorrow. Much more on the forecast in just about four minutes. On WBZ Newsradio 1030. A deadly construction accident at AstraZeneca in Waltham today WBZ is Doug Cope is there with its that the details."

[6:34]" One construction worker was pronounced dead at the scene and another was critically injured when a hydraulic lift they were working in toppled 25 feet to the ground. Waltham detective lieutenant Brian David describes the work they were doing at the time."

[6:47]" It appeared as though they were installing. Some kind of -- hills. Inside the building towards the top of the building and it was during this installation process. It appears he -- went over."

[7:01]" David says the lift was parked on an incline but they're not exactly sure why it fell over OSHA is investigating. In Waltham Doug Cope WBZ Newsradio 1030."

[7:12]" The election just a few weeks from Tuesday the major presidential candidates are spending their time today and two key battleground states. CBS is Howard Arenstein has been listening in and."

[7:25]" John McCain and look cross said he's hoping to make Wisconsin Republican this year."

[7:29]" How many times my friends at the pundits -- up the McCain campaign. We're going to school and again we're --"

[7:38]" But Barack Obama is ahead in Wisconsin and in Ohio to. Where he told the crowd and Joe McCarthy McCain is trying to catch up with scare tactics. Up crowd by -- Anger as the basis he said he's expecting more nasty insinuations. In the 25 days before Election Day Howard Arenstein CBS news Washington."

[7:58]" Mayors from across the bay state are on Beacon Hill to get the 411 on the economy and what it stuck to the budget. WBZ's Lisa Myers spoke with -- an expert who says it happened right now but -- local aid will have to become. Michael -- the mass taxpayers foundation says local aid will have to be cut."

[8:16]" The only question here is just how bad it's going to be."

[8:19]" And when the cuts will com soon or in the next fiscal year."

[8:23]" They have to decide to tolerate going to do that cuts and that's always very complicated politically and fiscally becomes very difficult because if you. Caught according to Obama as a percent of what a community Kiet and the poor communities. Are -- more."

[8:39]" Of course the state could finessed the issue short term and put off the -- still next summer by digging deeper into state reserves Widmer says it would be a mistake to raid the fund this year when it's pretty obvious it's going to be needed badly next year to Lisa -- WBZ Newsradio ten -- WBZ news -- 38."

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[9:03]" Wall Street again here's John -- marketwatch.com. Diane this is the week we're going to be telling her grandkids about the blue chips and the S&P able poised and their worst week ever in the blue chips fell below 8000 today. As the Dow plunged some 700 points in the early going that's the first time the Dow has dropped that low. Since 2003 right now though the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Is often mere 355. Points about a 4% slide for the blue chips the NASDAQ is down 65 again a 4% loss there. And the S&P 500 is down 45 that is about a 5% loss there you can literally count on one hand the number of winning stocks especially the blue chips among the thirty blue chips only four make that five or higher right now. Bank of America Citigroup General Electric General Motors. And JPMorgan Chase. Business reports at eight and 38 past the hour on John Edward -- marketwatch.com. On WBZ news radio 1030."

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