My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 07/02/2008

[0:00]" Traffic on the three. Breaking news when it. Every day the WBZ Boston news radio there."

[1:13]" More action on the way I tried another round of thunderstorms some severe Diana there are some mornings to pass on a severe thunderstorm warning until 3:15 for a south central Norfolk -- and also northwestern. Bristol county and severe thunder sorting until 330 to the bottom of the hour. For extreme south central Essex county southeastern Middlesex County northeastern Norfolk county and all of Suffolk County. These thunderstorms continuing to travel from southwest to northeast across the area -- vivid lightning torrential downpours and very strong gusty winds. Of these stores roughly following on the same area they get hit earlier today. There is concerned of flooding because we're seeing a lot of heavy rain falling. Without much chance for the waters to subside so. Flooding is also concern even as the storms they've brought -- going to leave behind. A lot of residual standing water in -- flooding problems I think things will settle down a bit later this evening and for once. Rain free weather tomorrow."

[2:04]" All right thank you very much Bob. Of course there -- a power outages in the area national grid says 1600 customers on the north shore are without electricity most in Gloucester. And Starr has about 2000 customers without mainly in Newton and Watertown. If you have business at Logan Airport there are departure delays of about an hour so check ahead. Well residents of a huge Peabody apartment complex might be wondering what they did to deserve this another fire the second in just more than a month. WBZ is Carl Stevens reports from the latest blaze at the highlands at Dearborn --"

[2:38]" Well I can tell you that this fire is under control was a three alarm fire at this time it was a lightning strikes. I just -- to a young lady who was in only in the building that got struck."

[2:51]" In ninety the date and then the lightning hit Israel and went out and then. TV -- and behind it would have been in the group but we can't."

[3:07]" And eventually they did have a rule collapsed primarily because of the way to the water they were able to prevent the fire from extending up through the roof by empire now completely under control there -- smoke detectors. In these buildings and some residents are wondering as you indicated and leave there what the world is going the third fire here in recent memory and highlands at Dearborn. Of course they had a huge Byron -- The Peabody Carl Stevens WBZ Newsradio 1030."

[3:31]" All right thank you Carlos. I WBZ news time now 3570 degrees right now in Boston lots of thunderstorm activity now. And and extending out from Norwood area right on up into Boston and beyond. And it'll be a gusty thunderstorm in the afternoon and this evening drenching downpours. And there are good -- flooding as well also take care of you have to be driving however later tonight mostly clear with a low in the sixties. We'll of the forecast through the holiday period coming up in just a few minutes here on WBZ. The former Waltham man found guilty of lacing his wife's Gatorade with anti freeze killing her is being sentenced this hour WBZ's Lana Jones with details."

[4:13]" James Kellan was deeply in debt and living a life of lies when his wife Julie started getting sick in the summer of 2004. After she died that September prosecutors investigated for a year and a half before charging -- with her murder. They allege that -- put ethylene glycol and ingredients -- an anti freeze in his wife's Gatorade after the couple moved away from her family in Missouri. Callender had lied about moving to Waltham so we can attend Harvard Business School in fact he'd lost his job after his employer learned he'd stolen from a client. At trial Kelly's lawyers said Julie could have accidentally ingested the anti freeze are committed suicide. In the end the jury took less than two days to return a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree Lana Jones WBZ Newsradio ten."

[4:53]" Thirty gone now for a full week twelve year old Brooke Bennett will be the focus of the vigil tonight in Randolph Vermont today we learned that federal officials. Say -- 42 year old uncle Michael JX. Brought her to his home in Randolph and took her upstairs to have sex. In an affidavit officials say a teenager admitted to helping -- drop the twelve year old -- store last week. Then -- and return and he was home teen quoted in the affidavit says she herself -- having sex with -- since she was nine. Meantime -- gagged and Tenet's former stepfather is in federal court. Expected to be charged with obstructing justice by destroying evidence. The foreign minister of Iran is dismissing talk of a possible US or Israeli strike against his country saying the prospect of another war in the Middle East is crazy. Earlier the Pentagon's top military officer of joint chiefs chair admiral Mike Mullen cautioned against such a strike -- Putting up a third front right now. Would be extremely stressful on us. Mullen says Iran should be pressured about its nuclear facilities but in a way that does not make the situation worse. In his words this is a very unstable part of the world. I don't needed to be more unstable WBZ news time 38."

[6:19]" This week on Wall Street let's check it out the numbers that is used John ward -- marketwatch.com good afternoon Diana fresh record high for oil has stocks sinking into the red as we have moved through the final hour of trading here. Crude futures closing at a 143 and a half dollars a barrel. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is slumping it's also ninety points the Nasdaq is off 32 on the S&P 500. Is drifting south by twelve Circuit City getting unplugged today blockbuster is withdrawing its bid for the struggling consumer electronics chain in Circuit City stock. Is falling about 10%. And it's going to get even more cargo on Northwest Airlines the carriers keeping rates in the US on change but rates on overseas routes especially those to Asia. Are going up in northwest stock is going down its fallen about 9% right now. Business report today that 38 past the hour on John -- knock marketwatch.com on WBZ Newsradio to enter the world."

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[8:25]" In Boston right now a dark cards overhead clouds make and seventy degrees the severe thunderstorm warning remains in effect. The next couple of minutes at least for south central Norfolk county and northwestern Bristol county. WBZ news timed -- 311. WBZ news time 350 strike up the -- for WBZ is Tom Cuddy."

[9:07]" Red Sox are raising -- in the final three Daisuke Matsuzaka out to thwart a race a week. This afternoon -- baseball cemetery washed into Florida when there and arraigned late. And Minnesota seven Detroit nothing also in the seventh the Bruins foray into the free agent market is over of players signed later Montreal forward Michael -- Fourteen goals last season thirty goals for season for the previous two seasons."

[9:28]" BC news who -- mean they're going to give me the opportunity to play in in the Parkland that and black you're never really got -- play the -- mark Madden they see me sitting in that role in the overall making movies but didn't think he'd also Bure a right -- that they can move around later positions to -- and -- really worried about that logistical team morals could because chemistry well."

[9:51]" Bruins forward Michael Reiner Bruins also signed pending -- lane and to a contract -- the growth in trading camp began this morning Waltham without topic JR didn't. They are nowhere to be seen Danny Ainge."

[10:03]" It would be nice it would be it would be nice to care we're here you know I gave a big baby a get a lot out of it. And that we're get a chance to see a lot of other guys' hands. No it's it's not the into the world but it would be better if he really care for him not not not not surprised a big deal. Let's move on with the guys we."

[10:21]" won't play until he has signed contract number two pick bill locker -- right knee surgery this morning -- Americans left shoulder surgery. And -- free agent signing semi cup champion red wings grabbed. Post -- For one season seven point 45 million dollars Marion -- And -- and Roger Federer is on to the semifinal round -- to join Federer in the clean ultimate ground university of Alabama place -- Jimmy John's hasn't tossed from the team. This after -- was charged with five counts of selling cocaine. -- coasted one more production between the White lines 317 LL WBZ news Tom Cuddy WBZ radio sports"