My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 04/15/2008

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[0:14]" WBZ news -- 3 o'clock fifty degrees blue skies in Boston that afternoon to you I'm married Blake in for Diane Stern and here's what we're following the WBZ newsroom monitoring the pope's visit reacting to pope's comments clergy abuse. -- appreciate it ought to applaud. Carl Stevens -- presidential politicking democratic primary in Pennsylvania now just a week away I talked to one political winds are on the ground there I'm -- WBZ AccuWeather -- weather across the area once again that I have an attractive milder weather tomorrow. Time caddy has WBZ sports Stanley Cup play a game them report tonight right here on WBZ radio the Bruins. Montreal Canadians and the latest numbers on Wall Street the Dow is up ten and -- despite merger talk airlines are losing ground today the market one report coming --"

[1:00]" And lesbian community is brought to you by the most trusted name in mattresses sleepy -- mattress professionals. And we begin this hour with the anticipated arrival of Pope benedictine Washington DC President Bush is going to be on hand to greet the -- personally. At Andrews air base that's -- first. The Pope made several comments as he boarded his plane for this country WBZ's Lana Jones begins our coverage and it extent of the front of coach class on the Alitalia. Plain and answered four questions chosen in advance as what he will say about the child sex abuse scandal Pope Benedict responded. We are deeply ashamed and we will do all possible that this cannot happen in the future. He called scandal a great suffering for the church in the United States for the church in general and quote for me personally Pope Benedict went on to say if -- histories of these victims it's difficult for me to understand how it was possible that -- to be trade in this way their mission to give healing begin the love of god to these children pledging to keep Metafiles out of the ministry he said. It is more important to have good priests than many priests. We will do everything possible to heal this wound Lana Jones WBZ Newsradio 103 and watching the pope's visit with more than just casual -- those who -- personally and the priest sex abuse scandal WBZ's Carl Stevens with that part of our coverage from --"

[2:13]" Boston area clergy abuse victims held a press conference late this morning to talk about the pope's visit. Robert Costello who was abused as a boy by a priest reacted to the pope's saying that he was ashamed by what had happened."

[2:24]" That is not meeting with survivors and sitting down and talking with us and asking us what can be done. He should be --"

[2:32]" Some of the victims say the pope's visit comes too late but others say that as long as he's here he needs to meet with victims of clergy abuse refused to appreciate the extent of the damage that was storm. Don't -- Boston Carl Stevens WBZ Newsradio 1030."

[4:25]" Violence in crowded areas of Baghdad and former insurgent strongholds north and west of the city ends our recent lull in violence in the predominantly Sunni areas. A bit of a scare for former US senator Gordon Humphrey of New Hampshire he escaped injury yesterday when part of the landing gear on his small plane. Collapsed after the plane touched down Humphrey was alone in the plane that landed at at dutchess county airport outside Poughkeepsie when the mechanical failure -- He said the plane veered to the -- came to a halt. He still in Poughkeepsie today waiting for the plane to be repaired. The Democratic Party showdown in Pennsylvania now just a week away WBZ's Lisa Myers reports one political watchers putting his money on a big win for Hillary Clinton."

[5:05]" Penn State public policy professor Matthew west -- tells me it isn't so much what Clinton did it's what Barack Obama said he says Obama's support eroded when he -- to distance himself from racially charged comments made by as pastor and then that whole thing about bitter voters didn't help either."

[5:21]" That seems to fundamentally misunderstand the blue collar Democrats that Reagan's so successfully was -- appealed."

[5:27]" And -- says the fight between Clinton and Obama benefits John McCain big time."

[5:31]" They are now -- highlighting. The chief weaknesses in the other which McCain will be able to point to in the general election."

[5:38]" Westerners prediction a Clinton win perhaps by as much as twelve points Lisa Meyer WBZ Newsradio 1030 basic congressman Barney frank is not optimistic that a bill allowing bankruptcy judges to rewrite mortgages for strapped borrowers will make it through congress this year frank who chairs a house financial services committee says. The only thing lawmakers can do to get lenders to work with struggling homeowners as to threaten them with tougher regulations down the road. He is predicting now that congressional Democrats and President Bush we'll agree on a -- housing package that could help hundreds of thousands of struggling homeowners get into lower cost the government backed loans. And a April chiropractors entered a not guilty plea to charges of fraud and larceny. And connection with -- auto insurance fraud scheme prosecutors say Troy we'll ride was involved in a ring that staged fourth car accidents over a four month period five years ago. They say he recruited individuals involved and staged accidents then submitted fraudulent insurance claims six other alleged members of the ring. Are to be arraigned on Thursday WBZ news time three away. Right here. See the news at wbz1030.com and an hour before the close we check in on Wall Street now marketwatch.com and John --"

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[8:56]" Bruins -- Montreal Canadians in playoff game number four tonight in at the garden game time right here on WBZ radio Dave Goucher Ambon Beers. 655 the school over the garden Dave Goucher joins us with a preview of Tom the Bruins try to -- even in this best of seven series coming off a dramatic overtime win in game three no lineup changes expected for Boston's. Tim Thomas in -- coming off his first Stanley Cup playoff win Sunday. Kerry priced at the other end for the Canadians defenseman Ryan old -- expected to make this whole season debut. The Bruins one for fourteen on the power play Montreal won for eighteen on the power play at this point of the series game five Thursday in Montreal. And time -- can."

[9:36]" right here on WBZ radio 655 with Goucher and -- Red Sox and Indians in game two of their two game series in Cleveland Tim Wakefield against Paul -- Definite big league baseball two games under way in the fifth White Sox rate. Oakland nothing fourth -- Texas four and the angels' most -- The patriots schedule for the 2000 regular season is out opened at home against Kansas City September 7 and us at the jet home to Miami. And in the violate the fourth -- the bye week. For a west coast road trips San Diego Denver Seattle and Oakland Providence College has a new head basketball coach he's -- Davis. He leaves -- for the Big East Davis father time. Go to Boston College from 1977 through 1982 rugby player benches Lansky. Complained of headaches after a collision with opposing -- Matt Austin. Went to the doctor put stitches in his at to los -- returned to the doctors three months later still complaining of headaches. Diagnosis but doctor had -- one of Austin's teeth. -- is a -- he's head. 317 on WBZ news Tom Cuddy WBZ radio sports. Burlington route one"