My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 06/24/2008

[0:16]" Good afternoon it's 3 o'clock 69 degrees breezy and cloudy and Boston right now I Diane Stern here's what we're following a guilty verdict in the murder for hire scheme in Atlanta Framingham man dead in the parking garage -- another case same courthouse deliberating the debate Neil Entwistle and why why would I do not Carl Stevens in Britain's housing hits the -- again as the Senate works on a rescue bill that would -- orders. The government closed the WBZ AccuWeather forecast with Carl Ericson. After heavy thunderstorm in spots this evening and the overnight we'll turn out dry and comfortable on Wall Street the Dow is up seven and a major airline once you have to have access to the -- in the hair for MarketWatch report coming up. And this afternoon commute is brought to you bought the most trusted name in mattresses sleep -- the mattress professionals. Still waiting on the Woburn jury deciding the fate of Neil Entwistle accused of killing his wife and baby girl in Hopkinton jurors got the case this morning. And that jury in another murder case has reached its verdict. WBZ's Carl Stevens has late details from the Woburn courthouse Carl."

[1:20]" About forty. Five minutes ago a jury in the cases in Russia who was accused of -- equipment -- estranged wife's lover came back the verdict of guilty of first degree murder. -- himself was not in the courtroom we were just told by his attorney jay Carney that precious suffered a stroke. -- said that it happened Thursday night. And that his condition deteriorated to the extent and hospitalized last. -- Carney says that the stroke perspective press' testimony on Friday it has definitely grounds. Or appeal but again pressure mounting pressure until -- first degree murder and educated amnesty in the same court house. What we're awaiting a verdict in the case of Neil Entwistle. Injury got that case -- about 9 o'clock this morning from Middlesex County superior court -- Carl Stevens WBZ Newsradio simpler."

[2:06]" All right thank you -- nine months after she died the army has concluded its investigation into the death of National Guard corporal Ciara Durkin of Quincy. The grief -- loved ones is even greater now WBZ's Lisa Meyer without story."

[3:05]" Republican Senator John McCain is spending another day talking about going green in Santa Barbara today he said if elected president. He will switch official vehicles and office government buildings to green technologies California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger told today's energy roundtable."

[3:22]" building initiative to percent of the mentioned to make government buildings more energy efficient. I think he's right this is the responsibility of government -- a perfect example to show that the people that did the vehicles and with the buildings and always. We have done -- closings in California would be great if consoles have done on a national level."

[4:16]" They cannot help each other with their kids so they could finish school and -- that kids together enough to do the right thing was that decision not. Let's get pregnant like as a group."

[4:25]" Still the idea of seventeen teens in a relatively small community all getting pregnant any given year is shocking to some. The Z's Lana Jones has been looking at numbers with the state public health officials and finds a blimp not an anomaly."

[4:39]" The teen birth rate from Massachusetts has been in decline for years and right now are -- is approximately half that at the national average. And that rate is what our current -- teen birth rate is about 21 per thousand."

[4:55]" Doctor Lawrence Smith says there are pockets across the state where the teen birth rate is chronically high notably Holyoke where in 2006. 57 teenage girls gave birth. And -- Fitchburg similar in size to Gloucester where in 2006 the last year for which there are full statistics. There were 26 teenager has teenagers having babies. Well what do Gloucester that year."

[5:18]" The information but in 2006. There -- in nineteen -- cigar mister women aged fifteen to nineteen."

[5:46]" the country are increasingly shunning millions of government dollars for abstinence education it's a program the Bush Administration task -- slowing teenage sexual activity. Some states doubt it works and don't like that they also have to chip in money to get the federal grants 28 states are in the program New Hampshire the only New England state among them. The housing picture continues to be Blake. Government as well as private tracking report showing huge drop in home prices. One home price index shows prices plummeted in April of the fastest rate since the index began in the year 2000. And as Americans struggle to keep up with their mortgages the Senate is ready to throw at a lifeline. CBS's Bob -- explains."

[6:28]" Seeking to stop rising foreclosures and sinking home prices the bill would allow 300 billion dollars in new government backed mortgages to homeowners in trouble letting -- and avoid foreclosure if their lenders agreed to take a loss to it provides funds for state and local governments the -- abandoned homes go far less that -- house version and creating new tax credit for first time home --"

[7:06]" Either Diane there is ample gloom and doom today on the economic front and that is keeping stocks. Ten pretty close to the flat line consumer confidence has sunk to one of its worst levels ever. And yes indeed we did get that negative news about home prices in Boston in particular. Home prices have dropped almost 6% according to standard and -- the Dow Jones Industrial Average at last check was down eleven points the Nasdaq was off ten the S&P 500 was dipping to. American Airlines is testing inflight Internet access it will do so on flights tomorrow between New York and LA. And break out your wallet folks American is going to charge as much as 1295 for the service. Business reports at eight and 38 past the hour on John where -- marketwatch.com on WBZ Newsradio 10:3 I am."

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[8:26]" It's Carl -- has the extended WBZ AccuWeather forecast today car. A couple of jars and a heavy thunderstorm around this evening any thoughts on Cambodia's damaging winds and how low 63. The -- quiet things down later on tonight with partly cloudy skies plenty of sunshine tomorrow a nice afternoon high 79 partly cloudy tomorrow night low 65. Partly sunny warmth and more humid once again for Thursday and I can lead to an afternoon thunderstorm high 85. Mostly cloudy and humid Friday chance for a thunderstorm high 82 next weather in just ten minutes I'm WBZ AccuWeather meteorologist Carl Ericson --"

[9:01]" Skies this afternoon seventy degrees in Boston. WBZ news time 315 sports time and this afternoon Alan Segel is in the WBZ mobile newsroom outside the baseball tavern near Fenway Park."

[9:13]" All right Diane bank in the Arizona Diamondbacks rather proving very troublesome to the Red Sox especially here at Fenway Park the two teams. Play game two of their three game set tonight and it's the fourth time they played at Fenway. The fifth time rather in the Red Sox are still looking for their first win. A last night's 21 loss was their fourth straight to the D backs here at home and there is a reason why the red socks off last night the pitching of Dan -- and Josh Beckett. Absolutely spectacular but -- just a wee bit better -- Beckett didn't like losing of course but in some respects he didn't mind what happened either."

[9:42]" There's a few -- you know and abilities that I enjoy watching and and pitching against I think more than anything there his delicate -- because I'm generally reluctant to those games and to cockpit Award attention he's obviously one holiday comes to mind that if he does."