My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 05/27/2008

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[0:15]" good afternoon at 3 o'clock hazy sunshine in Boston right now windy and 79 degrees in the city I'm Diane Stern and here's where we're following severe weather moving through much of the state after a stormy evening and drier and cooler air will move in later on tonight. Congressman Kennedy talking about his family's latest challenge the senator's brain cancer leave. Managed defy the odds every single time so we're going to weren't trying to do that again celts are making news today the growing hunger problem in Boston is getting worse and worse than we don't know what's next can be -- on Wall Street the Dow was up semi private a big contractor Raytheon in Iraq and the market -- report coming up. And this afternoon commute is brought to you by the most trusted name in mattresses ladies of the mattress professionals. Weather tops our news this hour severe thunderstorm warning is now on effect in parts of the area for the next fifteen minutes. Including northern Middlesex and southwestern Essex counties and that would include the cities of -- lol. This is WBZ TV meteorologist Todd --"

[1:16]" Thunderstorm threat is with us from now but not to this evening and the cold front comes through cools us off and gets us more stable tries out of it but heavy rain with these thunderstorms. Frequent lightning and the potential for damaging wind and some hail as well. Thunderstorm watches are also up in the region until 8 o'clock tonight as well as marine warnings. -- much more coming up with a WBZ AccuWeather forecast in less than ten minutes. In other news an Arctic DA's office is now identified the young woman who died after being pulled out of the burning home in Norwood. They say Lauren I gala lived in the house at 67 -- on street. CPR was performed but she died at the hospital. The medical Examiner's office may do an autopsy. As an investigation is done by the state fire marshal's office and state police as well as Norwood police and fire. A son of Senator Ted Kennedy is talking about the news his family received last week the senior senator's brain cancer diagnosis. In his first public appearance in Rhode Island since the diagnosis congressman Patrick Kennedy told a news conference today."

[2:22]" My dad is terrific if you've seen in the last couple of days you've seen a very happy sailor. This is only disappointment was that it came in second -- himself."

[2:35]" It's a reference to the forgot how we raise -- which the senator competed yesterday on the second and final leg. Congressman Kennedy says he's glad that over the past week his father has been able to see how grateful people are for all that he has done for them. Sadly are you about the rules of the road if you have been Massachusetts chances are not very WBZ is Karen Twomey has the results of a new nationwide test."

[2:59]" Under those conditions what is a safe following distance the -- three seconds if you got it wrong you're not alone the GMAC insurance national driver's test of the one in ten drivers blunt and here in Massachusetts we -- close to the bottom number 48. -- with Jimmy C insurance certain."

[3:14]" New Jersey was number one assisted in DC was fifty in New York was 49 YC pattern here east coast cities larger metropolitan cities in the states that the house says typically do worse -- people that are in the cities have so much going on and they just don't."

[3:32]" to take the test you can log on to the GMAC insurance site. Karen Twomey WBZ Newsradio 1030 they have WBZ news time 3679 degrees in Boston a severe thunderstorm watch is in effect in the area until 8 o'clock tonight it's a warning. For the cities of -- and Lowell and the areas right around those two cities until 315 this afternoon. -- high gas prices are bumping up the cost of just about everything and for those living on the tightest of budgets the effects are close to catastrophic. All this week WBZ is Lisa Meyer looks at the dramatic rise in the number of people forced to rely on Boston area of food pantries to keep themselves. And their families going."

[4:14]" An awful -- It's getting worse and worse and we don't know what's next death chambers is basic needs coordinator at the -- center in Dorchester 700 families could not live without it now it's not that we're all working. It's been working -- instead weird. We're seeing everybody is squeezed tight budgets are strained to the breaking point and pride has often the first casualty forty's Vioxx. They -- planning. Just kind of let it happening here -- anything -- me you know will everybody."

[4:45]" Tell -- Rivera runs a food pantry in walls she tells me the number of people needing food jumped 20% just last month and she doesn't have a clue when or where they need will lend. Lisa Meyer WBZ Newsradio 1030. Getting rid of Osama bin Laden won't end the threat from Al Qaeda that today from the head of the CIA we have details."

[5:06]" From the -- soccer Madonna in Washington director Michael Hayden says the US continues making a big push to capture or kill Osama bin Laden. But though he says that would deal Al Qaeda a psychological blow it would not end the terror networks menace. He did tells the Associated Press the CIA's equally interested in those vying to replace been lauded. It'll be really interstate -- how that plays out. Several egyptians or a -- Al Qaeda senior leadership including bin Laden's number two Ayman Al zawahri. Soccer -- Washington."

[5:39]" Disturbing flaws in the port security program set up after the 9/11 attacks a congressional report points out the gaps. New York senator Charles Schumer says it's shocking that Homeland Security -- can't get its act together. The report says terrorists could take advantage of the fact that that department has essentially passed the buck. By allowing shipping companies to police themselves virtually no oversight at airports seaports and other border points. WBZ news signed 38."

[6:09]" Here's the news right here. See the news at wbz1030.com Wall Street news it feels like a Monday today here's John ward -- get marketwatch.com."

[6:20]" And crude futures have been down just about four dollars today Diane oil just under. Right around 128 a barrel right now investors are also digesting news that consumer confidence. Has hit its lowest level in sixteen years and we got word that home prices. In twenty major cities around the country have dropped about 15% in the last year still investors are -- in. On oil and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up some 83 point the Nasdaq is advancing 35 and the S&P 500. Is tacking on ten and potentially big contract for Raytheon in Iraq the defense firm based in Waltham has. When a contract that could bring in almost seven million dollars Raytheon is going to work on improving communications infrastructure. In the war torn country. Once again and Wall Street the Dow is up some 81 points here inside the final hour. Business reports at eight and 38 past the hour on John Wordock marketwatch.com on WBZ news radio 103."

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[7:50]" WBZ news time now 310 weather details here is Carl Ericson what the extent of WBZ AccuWeather forecast."

[7:58]" A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect through 8 PM as -- a couple of showers and heavy gusty thunderstorms across in the area. Any -- from Camby gusty winds heavy rain and high winds even some health. We quiet things down later on tonight the sky is clear on it turns cooler low 51 and plenty of sunshine -- breezy and cooler day tomorrow high 64 clear skies tomorrow night -- forty during -- suburbs. 49 the city and in my state Thursday partly sunny high 73. A good deal sunshine Friday high 73 next weather in just ten minutes I'm WBZ AccuWeather meteorologist Carl Ericson."

[8:31]" Windy and cloudy right now in Boston 78 degrees with Tom Cuddy."

[8:35]" The so we took back on their -- in practice floor for the third straight playoff series and Celtics find themselves tied at two games apiece. Last such analysis Doc Rivers and Paul Pierce."

[8:44]" That and that whenever in the arts show. I'll give him credit just I just thought there was so much more physical. -- us the entire day in every way they -- those of the floor they bundles every cut we made there of the body. You know we damn easy opportunities are limited guys would get going early. And those tough you know these are folks and then almost big guys they got someone you know the Gaza -- of -- got to guard Chris and I really wasn't there tonight."

[9:10]" Doc -- Paul -- game five tomorrow at the garden MBA Western Conference finals Lakers lead the -- two games to one in San Antonio Red Sox and mariners in the middle of three in Seattle tonight Daisuke on the mound. Sox seven game losing streak and ended early this morning Terry Francona."

[9:25]" You know what's satisfying to treat him. Sure melt downs and write we're open for trading losses and we. We put together -- going to -- to string together enough to ridiculous little wiggle room was was was."

[9:38]" Renewed and Jon Lester is the -- American League player of the week for obvious reasons with Detroit's Magglio Ordoñez Mike Jarvis is coaching Benjarvis -- a great teams -- a drug to Latin. -- Robinson. Patrick Ewing he coasted BO and Jordan Washington he's not head coach at Florida Atlantic University. 317 on -- WBZ news Tom Cuddy WBZ radio spoke"