My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 06/06/2008

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[0:48]" Every day. Good afternoon at 3 o'clock it's cloudy and Boston and breezy 59 degrees right now I'm Diane Stern and here's what we're following in the WBZ news room that now is sliding 346 points -- oil jumps through the roof today the MarketWatch report coming up and from a courthouse and over the grieving mother takes the stand -- shot. I'm Carl Stevens took the Entwistle murder trial WBZ AccuWeather forecast today from John Eric. The showered a couple of spots out there since 98 but we're going to dry out as we head into tomorrow and turn much much warmer and -- the Red Sox look -- what that are those the mariners that it federal into the garden Paul says his name is shore but he'll play Sunday."

[1:33]" Alan Segel has sports at 315 and this afternoon commute is brought to you by the most trusted name -- mattresses -- is the mattress professionals. A new record high for oil prices a jump of almost ten dollars or above 137 dollars a barrel. 1 analyst predicting oil prices could hit a 150 dollars by the fourth of July. On the heels of the stimulus checks the White House is said to be considering more proposals to jumpstart the slumping economy no details yet. Today we did learn the jobless rate increase to half point to five point 5% in May the largest monthly increase in more than two decades."

[2:09]" Our Mark Knoller at the White House where a spokesman freely concedes the jump in the unemployment rate is not what the administration wanted to see. What spokesman Scott stands -- tries to lessen the blow. Stressing that it five point 5% the rate is still lower than the average rate during the 70s80s and --"

[2:28]" The stock market taking a hit an hour before the close the Dow Industrials down -- 340 points. And certainly have more from marketwatch.com anything oil related is suffering as the cost of fuel continues to soar but here's something you may not have thought up. Wrote work."

[2:46]" In Washington county Maryland deputy public works director Robert slocum has the money and materials to fill potholes. But the high price of oil based asphalt has him rethinking major re paving work the prices go up -- correct fit. Is it or unable to do his department's paying 60% more than a year ago same story around the country in Larrimore county Colorado where they normally resurfaced twenty miles of road every summer this year. They can only afford to do seven Steve case and CBS news."

[3:17]" The first witness today in the Neil Entwistle murder trial his mother in law after opening statements from both sides testimony began on the highly publicized killings of a young woman and baby daughter. WBZ's Carl Stevens has the story from the courthouse."

[3:31]" Patricia -- Russell whose daughter Rachel and grand daughter Lillian were murdered two and a half years ago retained her composure she talked about the discovery of the bodies of the two of them. And as she was asked about the -- funeral."

[3:43]" I take you attended the services away from the funeral to excited. Did you see the defendant there any point in time during the way and knowing tonight -- the -- there any point in time during the funeral on February 1 now."

[3:56]" The -- to prosecutors trying to make there -- that Entwistle didn't care enough but his wife and daughter to even attend their funeral the defense contends that Entwistle was in shock. And that's what he flew to his native Great Britain. From Middlesex County superior court Carl Stevens WBZ Newsradio 1030."

[4:11]" The Friday evening commute is always tough but tonight soccer doubleheader in Foxborough could make your trip South Boston even worse. At -- the revolution plays it's 630 than the main event national teams from Brazil and Venezuela played about 830. That means traffic going to and from Foxborough all night. You're advised to stay away from the patriot place stretch of route if you're not going to the games. If you are going to see soccer parking on the site is forty bucks. WBZ news -- 36 Hillary Clinton is preparing to formally endorse Barack Obama in Washington tomorrow. Last night the two Democrats met in private thanks to a senate colleague. ABC's Ann Compton tells us more senator Dianne Feinstein was eyewitness to history in her own Washington home --"

[4:56]" in the living room too comfortable chairs and I left and it was just the two of them and it was a private meeting for about an hour neither of the Obama nor Clinton campaigns are saying anything about that private hourlong conversation. And Compton ABC news Washington."

[5:13]" We do know the two emerged from the meeting last thing. New York senator Charles Schumer meantime is the latest to say Clinton would agree to be Obama is running mate if he offers the number two spot to his former rival. Major victory today for prosecutors and high profile terrorism case a federal appeals court in Richmond has upheld the conviction of a Virginia man. I'm guilty of joining Al Qaeda and plotting to assassinate President Bush. But the panel also said Ahmed Omar Abu Ali should be re sentenced. Prosecutors successfully argued that the judge had improperly deviated from guidelines calling for life in prison. -- been sentenced to thirty years. But data mark for the Massachusetts National Guard a new state of the art training facility is being dedicated -- the mass military reservation. Named for two guard members killed in Afghanistan. WBZ's Lisa Meyer took an advance -- and has this report."

[6:07]" Two left turns off the main road at MMR and -- suddenly in the war zone at an authentic looking forward operating base on the other side of this we see those -- living quarters colonel Randy Cordero gave -- the -- major -- he's been training here with members of the 101 engineer battalion."

[6:25]" If you see fresh concrete and roads and most likely it's an idea because they really don't fix the roads -- there so. We we simulate that every day to help us so that we can differentiate between you know what we need what can kill us."

[6:38]" That urban warfare section of the facility is still under construction Iraqi neighborhoods roads in the mosque are being built to make training experience as realistic as possible price. At camp Edwards Lisa Meyer WBZ Newsradio 1030 it's painful on Wall Street will of the number is right after this."

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[7:02]" And here's John -- not -- marketwatch.com and Diane crude futures soared almost eleven dollars a barrel today. Trading over a 138 dollars a barrel yes he heard that correctly do not adjust your radio dial. Officially oil rising ten dollars 75 cents a barrel that is the largest dollar gain for oil on record ever. Oil surging as the dollar weakens overseas and tensions rise in the Middle East. And you better believe the Dow is feeling some pain today the Dow off 307 points. The Nasdaq down 58 the S&P 500 sliding some 31 points almost a billion shares changing hands of the big board where losers are beating winners by afford a one -- and as if oil weren't enough Wall Street grappling with the latest economic news. Unemployment shooting up to five point 5% last month the economy losing more jobs. Business reports at eight and 38 past the hour on John -- marketwatch.com on WBZ news radio 1030."

[8:04]" And speaking of the economy the three month Hollywood writers' strike that shut down dozens of TV shows has had a deep economic impact on California. The study from an Independent think tank says it could wind up costing more than two billion dollars. With a net loss of nearly 38000 jobs this year. Many who lost work were not hired back when that strike ended in February. WBZ news time now three -- we have the weather details to take you through the weekend Monday too hot is the word. Here is Bob Larson with the extended WBZ AccuWeather forecast brought to you by burning in -- furniture."

[8:39]" Showered spots this evening especially those north of Boston otherwise mostly cloudy tonight with areas of fog temperatures. Hold nearly steady as we head through tonight some fog to start tomorrow. Otherwise partly sunny and much warmer up to 89. Warm tomorrow night only dropping -- Saturday hot and more humid for Sunday. And Monday highs from 86 right on the coast of 93 inland. Next whether -- just ten minutes. I'm WBZ AccuWeather meteorologist John fear it's so much cooler than that right now sixty degrees and cloudy and Boston's WBZ sports arts and do buys Suffolk downs. I just -- so excited what's going on its."

[9:16]" Portsmouth thank you good afternoon -- and everybody the responsibility for baseball only tonight as they open a three game series with the Seattle Mariners at Fenway last night of course. They had extracurricular activity with the Tampa bay rays that most likely will seek Coco Crisp and it but the suspension at some point. Tonight it's Bartolo Colon but the Red Sox Felix Hernandez for the mariners -- the Celtics and Lakers practiced in the garden as they have a couple of days -- before the NBA finals resume on Sunday night. The Celtics were 9888 game one winners last night but -- game last night was Paul Pierce and his knee injury. It's come back into the game gave the garden and the Celtics life but today is a new day in the question for Pierce's. How is he failing."

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