My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 11/14/2008

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[0:04]" Boston -- on the treatment is the most listened to station in -- late breaking news WB. -- radio 1030 every day. WBZ news -- is 3 o'clock 57 degrees and misty in Boston. Good afternoon I'm Mary Blake in for Diane Stern and here's we're following in the WBZ newsroom tolls on the high going up significantly under a plan approved today by the turnpike board is just prolonging the inequities. -- told -- of space travel well worth it according to who has its native son due to blast off on endeavor denied it and use force basis for what you do here on -- here on terra -- we're not going to escape the rain."

[1:38]" Dire financial straits it does not have the money to cover its capital costs operating costs -- that those are not things we have anything to do it but they are things that we inherited."

[1:48]" Board member -- and was the only dissenting vote that it is too -- I think it's putting a structure in place that's going to be very difficult to -- should -- turnpike overnight from the state transportation building Kim Tunnicliffe deputy BC news radio 1030 the Coast Guard has ended its search for a missing New Bedford fishermen WBZ -- John -- has the update."

[2:08]" Coast Guard petty officer Connie Terrell says the search for 57 year old Antonio mesquite. Captain of the -- and corporal covered more than 280 square miles and lasted more than thirty hours."

[2:19]" So it's not an easy decision at the very atypical want to make it. Probably one of the hardest one we we are faced with making."

[2:26]" The 71 foot vessel capsized just after midnight Thursday about 115 miles east of Cape Cod. Another fishing boat the Mary Capel three crew members from the water. -- says the cause is under investigation."

[2:39]" I stopped and prayers go out Tuesday that tugboat captain Stanley and and to his friends."

[2:44]" Don Huff WBZ. Newsradio 1030 last year's fatal bridge collapse in Minnesota has unearthed a -- not only in the design of the interstate 35 bridge span but also apparently in the design review process that's the contention of a safety investigator looking into the tragedy. Joseph epperson has told the National Transportation Safety Board. That neither the state nor federal officials detected the design air. Back in the sixties when the bridge was built authorities relied on the seal the engineer would signed off on the project that engineer is no longer living. The NTSB planning to vote today on the probable cause of the collapse. Thirteen people died another 145. Were injured the panel also vote on a number of safety recommendations. And congress work continues on a 25 billion dollar bill the rescue the beleaguered auto industry senate majority leader Harry Reid says. The Senate will begin debate Monday and hold a test vote two days later supporters are scrambling for votes to break an expected filibuster. They need twelve to fifteen GOP votes to attach the measure to a six billion dollar bill the house passed last month that extends jobless benefits WBZ his -- out. Freak out to the -- on this Friday afternoon at the Subaru dealers and knowing that -- will drive traffic on -- brought to you by asking ally Massachusetts. Good afternoon to -- attack."

[3:56]" But a good afternoon do you merry already a tough afternoon on the expressway with a problem northbound and left plane crashed just after Adams street in the head northbound expressway hardly moving out of Braintree up toward Adams street. And as his impact in -- southbound ride with curiosity we're going to call it just about filled in the entire nine miles as you leave the O'Neill tunnel all the way down to Braintree were looking at a long slow -- not much for moving running room and all on -- southbound run on the expressway the lower deck of 93 downtown. OK and from Sullivan square little busier on the Leverett connector it is slow the Tobin outbound with the ongoing lane restrictions. South of town on 120 northbound of delays from brain tripped her 24 from earlier extends one -- south -- route nine again. After route one down to 95 in -- north of town 93 north heavy from spot pond up past 148 next report. 313 on WBZ's traffic on the threes."

[4:47]" WBZ news time now is 35. Coming -- sadly -- every day individual homeowners facing foreclosure but there's a historic property in Lenox mass that finds itself in the same -- call I'm Lisa -- preparations continuing for NASA's latest shuttle flight the endeavor still set to lift off at 7:55 -- time this evening there is a native son on board. Captain Stephen Bowen is of Cohasset is the first navy submarine officer selected by NASA as a mission specialist and he talked about the risk involved in space fly."

[5:18]" McCartney will contribute. It -- Accomplishment. Human space flight. I think outweighs the risk associated. -- I know. That they've done their best. And try to mitigate that."

[6:58]" home in -- is called the mount to its director Susan whistler says fundraising efforts during the summer weren't enough to get the bank to let the foreclosure deadline slide last -- and."

[7:07]" Basically we are operating on a month by month extension. And so long as I can keep current on interest which I'm doing -- they will continue to work with us on much longer term restructuring."

[7:16]" The mountain now has to come up with three million box -- in talks with major foundations to find the money so how -- this happen well Wesley says Wharton's home really was the ultimate fixer upper."

[7:28]" The restoration work has been fabulous but obviously the more you restore the more expensive it is to maintain."

[7:33]" Amount extended its season for -- it's open weekends through December 21 Lisa Meyer WBZ Newsradio 1030 hear the news."

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[8:47]" WBZ news time now is 310 times that extended WBZ AccuWeather forecast with meteorologist frank straight brought to you by the Boston Globe ski and snowboard expo."

[8:56]" The Sunnis -- to be cloudy with some spotty drizzle and areas of fog later on tonight rain will begin toward daybreak under the steady temperatures in the fifties. -- tomorrow turning windy it'll be unseasonably mild with rain at times though the high 62. Keep the rain gear handy for tomorrow night -- be windy and more rain -- below fifty for re able taper off early Sunday otherwise it'll be breezy and cooler as clouds break for some sunshine. Temperatures however keep on falling but 54 early in the morning into the forties by the end of the day chilly winds Wednesday with clouds and sun high 47. Next -- just ten minutes WBZ AccuWeather meteorologist -- right."