My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 06/19/2008

[0:00]" Would you be easy WBZ eight the Boston straight line. Four hours a day the most listened to radio station. News radio 103030 WBZ Boston every day."

[0:15]" Good afternoon at 3 o'clock we have a mix of clouds and sunshine is comfortable 74 degrees and I'm Diane Stern and here's where we're following Celtic pride."

[1:21]" The -- support. I also riding on a -- today Celtics forward PJ brown."

[1:34]" WBZ reporters lined the parade route today we begin with WBZ is Alan Segel."

[1:56]" And I quote after duck boat making its way down -- on the street and Leon -- Urging -- although it's. Really not necessary. The first NBA championship banner in Boston a 22 years the players don't need to urge these fans one day. On seventh street Walt Perkins WBZ. Newsradio 1030."

[2:18]" WBZ TV's Dan Roche is a veteran of these celebrations including the rolling rallies for the Red Sox. He says this one did not disappoint."

[2:27]" Perspective it was just that -- and -- despite. Beyond what the duck boats but we weren't old all out of the water court go to different they let me just overall a great great day. And you know what I would take away from the date is when you -- the players after. Winning a championship afraid that always come the lopsided. They usually -- Better than expected or better that I thought I think I guarantee you Ray Allen Kevin Garnett all Beers front yard -- due credit card in all the way down. Doctor Rebecca -- angels say this day what better that we backed."

[3:02]" And for little icing on the cake perhaps President Bush called team on our quick prospect offering his congratulations as saying the Celtics made Boston proud. Respect says the phone call from the White House helped at all the sink and seven. Good news -- 33 years Don Edwards -- who dealers in New England all wheel drive traffic on the three's it's crunchy by the New England regional council of carpenter."

[3:25]" we are seeing delays down resolve on the expressway southbound you'll find that had been slow now from the O'Neill tunnel all the way down toward the gas tax. Every three southbound on the brakes from union street to derby street on 28 southbound there's an accident off to the writing great plains avenue that should be clear soon. Up north on 28 southbound watch opera crash near -- 35 in Danvers -- 93 northbound is slow from -- lab up to one funny eight route one northbound doing okay up through Saugus on the upper and read three northbound looking good up -- hill. The downtown the lower deck of 93 is in good shape so is the Leverett connector and -- drive. The last -- westbound that's making good time out the Natick and Framingham that supported 313 with WBZ days trapped on the third."

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[4:21]" Hundreds of real estate industry players indicted and then nationwide crackdown on mortgage fraud -- is coming up on WBZ today's."

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[5:29]" WBZ news timed out 35 we have sunshine in Boston a few clouds as well 74 degrees it's comfortable. Look for stray shower or thunderstorm this evening otherwise partly cloudy and cool with a -- about sixty degrees below the forecast for tomorrow right for the weekend. It's coming up in just about five minutes here on WBZ. Operation malicious -- mortgage the name the FBI gives you with its crackdown on mortgage fraud across the country. Some 400 arrests over the past few months losses to homeowners and other victims are pegged -- over a billion dollars in a separate sweep. Two former hedge fund managers at Bear Stearns in New York were indicted today. At a news conference this afternoon federal prosecutors outlined the allegations."

[6:12]" Rather than disclosing the true state of the funds to investors and lenders defendants lied about the fund's condition. Including their prospects liquidity and exposure to the sub prime market they -- in a futile hope. That the fund would turn around and at their incomes and reputations would remain intact."

[6:28]" As two former managers of the first executives to face criminal charges related to the sub prime mortgage collapse. President Bush threatens to veto a four billion dollar foreclosure rescue that the Senate is debating today. This against the backdrop of a scandal over cut rate mortgages for senators. House and senate Republicans have second thoughts about the bill because of allegations that senator Chris Dodd of Connecticut. And colleague Kent Conrad both Democrats received cheaper home loans through a special program a country wide. The big sub prime lender at the heart of the mortgage crisis Massachusetts congressman Barney frank is defending died against those allegations. Congress and President Bush have come to terms on a new Iraq War funding measure CBS's Bob -- tells us the bill also contains non war items."

[7:15]" After months of political wrangling the final funding bill gives President Bush all the money he wants for the Iraq War and Democrats some of the domestic spending they were insisting on. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says besides a 168. In dollars for the war the measure will provide disaster relief for the midwest floods new education benefits for veterans and help for the rising numbers of people losing their jobs."

[7:36]" Very -- we extend unemployment benefits. For three point eight million Americans."

[7:41]" President Bush initially had threatened to veto any bill without extra money in it. But CBS news Capitol Hill."

[7:48]" Does Saddam no jail time no fine for three members of the Narragansett Indian tried convicted after the Rhode Island smokes operator of five years ago. Tribal leader Matthew Thomas has to perform 150 hours of community service for scuffling with state police. He'll also have to teach school kids about the history of the Narragansett. And Randy know was sentenced to community service and the third defendant Hiawatha brown was given a one year suspended sentence. The men were arrested in 2003 in Charlestown Rhode Island. During a raid on a tribal shop that sold cigarettes without collecting state taxes WBZ news time 38."

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[8:32]" Checking in with John ward knocked at marketwatch.com this afternoon tell John and their Diana healthy drop in oil prices today has stocks all charged up here inside the final hour of trading the Dow Jones Industrial Average up some 68 points. The Nasdaq is gaining 36 in the S&P 500 is tanking on almost eight oil fell almost five bucks to settle near a 132 dollars a barrel. The current foreclosure crisis could linger well into 2009 and we could seek more record foreclosure numbers this fall. So says Rick shark he's the vice president realty track which puts out monthly foreclosure numbers. He predicts that Washington will create a massive Fonda buying bank the most troubling loans and that he tells us could have a huge effect on home buying psychology. Unfortunately it may not happen until next year. Business reports at eight and 38 past the hour on John Edward doc marketwatch.com on WB say Newsradio 1030."

[9:31]" WBZ news timed -- 310 and now time for the extended WBZ AccuWeather forecast right through the weekend here is Bob Larson -- brought to you by burning and -- furniture a stray shower thundershower this evening otherwise partly cloudy tonight cool overnight low sixty in a -- clogs sunshine tomorrow the shower -- thunderstorm possible the -- community being on the mars 73. Partly cloudy tomorrow -- those 61. Saturday Parcells sunshine warmer and more humid on near eighty degrees rather cloudy humid on Sunday of the shower -- thunderstorm -- eighty near eighty. -- weather in just ten minutes on WBZ AccuWeather meteorologist Bob Larson."

[10:05]" No complaints today very comfortable 74 degrees in Boston with a mix of -- cents a WBZ news -- 315 Tom Cuddy is here with WBZ sports brought to you by a menace death."

[10:34]" It's fun to bring to restore that the legacy back and -- but about it the greatest satisfaction in just seen the players. You know you can do everything on paper the summer and everybody can analyze it all during the summertime but it has to happen on the court. There's a lot of great teams -- pen on paper the players and the coaches have to make it work."

[10:53]" Celtic boss Danny Ainge back to work the draft comes up less than a month the National Hockey League draft takes place Saturday the Boston Bruins -- sixteenth in the first round. Still the always self destructive NHL bullied threatened to kick the New York Rangers out of the league -- the original six. As punishment for the Rangers an accusation that league officials violate antitrust. Baseball's -- the Seattle Mariners have fired manager John McLaren replacing him with bench coach Jim -- moment it's over the Celtics -- right wrong. What about next season early Vegas line has a Celtics and the Lakers in the final rematch in 2009. 3:17 -- WBZ news Tom Cuddy WBZ radio sports"