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STAN L. BROOKS: Good morning.

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

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

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It's day 18 of the
garbage strike.

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With 10,000 tons of garbage
piling up every day,

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even the nicest sections of the
city are looking like slums.

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Health Commissioner
Edward O'Rourke

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is declaring a citywide
state of emergency

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for the first time in decades.

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EDWARD O'ROURKE:
There's no need to wait

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until somebody dies or comes
down with typhoid fever.

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It's already a
serious situation.

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STAN L. BROOKS:
It's something that

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

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or where they live.

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

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without seeing nothing
but garbage and rats.

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MAN: It's starting to
affect my business when

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customers can't get in
here because of the garbage

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situation.

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

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

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MAN: It don't affect me except
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
country for 50 years,

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and I've never seen
anything like it.

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What is this world coming to?

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MAN: Put them in a
room, let them sit there

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and talk till they
get it over with.

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24 hours, 48 hours,
how long it takes.

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

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is a good idea.

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

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and landlords today expressed
concern over the latest increase

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in heating oil prices.

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Renters in the metro area are
certain to feel the pinch.

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[UPBEAT PIANO MUSIC]

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