My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 01/06/2009

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[0:11]" News radio 1030 every day. Good afternoon it's 4 o'clock its clout in Boston right now is the freezing mark 32 degrees in the city's -- Diane Stern. Here's what we're following in the WBZ newsroom top story from Beacon Hill -- to -- the -- ethics reform the actions of if you have cast a cloud. Over all I'm Lana Jones after the fire seven businesses destroyed in the -- I'm Karen Twomey."

[0:37]" The Dicey forecast from AccuWeather meteorologist Bob Larson mixed precipitation leading to slippery travel across the area later tonight and for awhile tomorrow morning on Wall Street."

[0:47]" Decent gains for Wall Street today despite some tough economic reports the Dow closing up 62 points NASDAQ up 24 MarketWatch report coming up a leading local card dealer of such as the tough auto market you know I feel like government policy -- those story coming up at a when."

[1:02]" The business later this half and sobbing and use the governor's task force on public integrity. Is calling for sweeping changes. After a year when ethics charges dominated the headlines as much as the work being done by lawmakers. WBZ's Lana Jones reports from Beacon Hill. Governor Patrick Wilson -- the legislature that beefs up ethics and lobbying enforcement powers for the secretary of state and the attorney general. As significantly increases penalties for some offenses such as bribery up to ten years in prison. The bill would also require online ethics training for lobbyists and lawmakers every two years no one can legislate morality we all know that. But we can assure ourselves and the public that the consequences for breaching the public trust. Will be serious. Swift. And certain. He's asking the legislature to pass the bill within thirty days he says legislative leaders have been briefed and he says it expects passage. At the Statehouse Lana Jones WBZ news radio 1030. An autopsy is planned on the body of convicted killer Richard -- the former Doctor Who gunned down his wife and was sent to prison for life. Corrections officials aren't using the word suicide. But say Sharpe used a bed sheet tied to the top bunk he was found dead last night. -- WBZ's Carl Stevens reports sharp's attorney wants an investigation."

[2:18]" Richard -- a cross dressing dermatologist from the north shore was serving life for killing his wife Karen shooting her with a rifle letter Holman wedeman 2000. Doctor Sharpe was found hanging found by his cell waited MCI and Norfolk in about 730 last night this is sharp's attorney Michael Kraft."

[2:34]" I they had some recent communications. With mr. sharp. And is given no indication to be. That he would -- be despondent."

[2:45]" The attorneys for Karen sharp it's time for murder issued a statement saying hopefully Richard -- death brings some closure to this nightmare for the children. Carl Stevens WBZ Newsradio 1030."

[2:55]" Austin fire officials confirm six restaurants and a dry cleaning business were destroyed in this morning's inferno on the Fenway neighborhood. The restaurants include Thornton's Fenway grill with a fire started and L pay long. Where there was a fire about a year ago we have more in this report from WBZ's Karen Twomey."

[3:13]" We showed up approximately 2 o'clock responding to a savvy buyers don't from the rest gonna bulletins."

[3:19]" And Boston district fire chief Robert -- under dale says it only got worse the fire escalated to four alarms and spread throughout the block destroying six other businesses for a total of seven. And firefighters got no help from the weather."

[3:31]" We've got amid the problem with the other he wanted this didn't turn defeat into this game -- we've already had two members take over of all. There is enough that they needed to be transported to a local hospital."

[3:43]" Dozens of people were evacuated from a nearby apartment building no word on when they'll be able to return. In the -- Karen Twomey WBZ Newsradio 1030 the new congress sworn in on Capitol Hill with glaring exceptions -- stories coming up on WBZ. WBZ news time for a six cloudy in Boston at the freezing mark 32. We'll drop a couple of degrees but the headline tonight is now arriving in mixing with and turning to lies by tomorrow morning. Accumulations of an inch or two right here in Boston to -- foreign north and west. That ice changes to rain tomorrow morning continuing tomorrow afternoon. We'll have much more on the forecast coming up. The 111 congress is seated today but as we hear from CBS's Bob fosse in Washington there are still questions swirling around a pair of senate seats."

[4:54]" My credentials were not in order I would not be accepted -- not be -- Bobby committed on the."

[5:50]" If you doctor says -- need to go straight to an -- original or opened biopsy. Further evaluation of an abnormal mammogram you need to say hey what about doing just the needle biopsy and the conductor says I don't want to talk about that he need to think strongly about getting a second opinion -- always."

[6:05]" advice the World Health Organization says this week's bird flu deaths in China does not signal a new public health threat. The ministry of health says the nineteen year old woman died at the Beijing hospital. It's China's first reported death from the H five N one virus in nearly a year. China's official news agency. Says that the woman got sick after buying and cleaning nine ducks last month that market. WBZ news time 48."

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