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STAN L. BROOKS: Good morning.

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It's 42 degrees at 10:30 on[br]this Thursday, October 15.

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I'm Stan L. Brooks, and[br]here's what's happening.

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It's day 18 of the[br]garbage strike.

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With 10,000 tons of garbage[br]piling up every day,

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even the nicest sections of the[br]city are looking like slums.

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Health Commissioner[br]Edward O'Rourke

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is declaring a citywide[br]state of emergency

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for the first time in decades.

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EDWARD O'ROURKE:[br]There's no need to wait

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until somebody dies or comes[br]down with typhoid fever.

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It's already a[br]serious situation.

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STAN L. BROOKS:[br]It's something that

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affects almost everyone in the[br]city, no matter who they are

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or where they live.

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MAN: You can't go down[br]no-- no one avenue

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without seeing nothing[br]but garbage and rats.

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MAN: It's starting to[br]affect my business when

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customers can't get in[br]here because of the garbage

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situation.

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WOMAN: I'm not out[br]there alone to smell it.

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But I think to look[br]at it, it's terrible.

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MAN: It don't affect me except[br]for the very bad smell here.

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It's horrific.

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WOMAN: It's a mess.

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I've been in this[br]country for 50 years,

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and I've never seen[br]anything like it.

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What is this world coming to?

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MAN: Put them in a[br]room, let them sit there

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and talk till they[br]get it over with.

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24 hours, 48 hours,[br]how long it takes.

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MAN: The idea of the National[br]Guard moving in and cleaning up

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is a good idea.

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STAN L. BROOKS: In other[br]news, the building industry

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and landlords today expressed[br]concern over the latest increase

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in heating oil prices.

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Renters in the metro area are[br]certain to feel the pinch.

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