My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 01/13/2009

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[0:15]" Good afternoon is 4 o'clock 32 degrees right now in Boston with cloudy skies. I Diane Stern here's what we're following in the WBZ newsroom it's been talked about for years but could this service plazas on the -- to hit the auction block any time soon we'll find out if there's a market I'm Lisa Myers firefighters come into the region from all over to attend the -- for lieutenant Kevin Kelly. We'll have a report."

[0:53]" And reports of the patriots Scott pioli is headed to Kansas City we'll have more in sports at 415. We top our news with the story mourners have gathered in Quincy with a -- from Boston fire lieutenant Kevin Kelly gets underway this hour. WBZ's Lana Jones is there."

[1:09]" And then busted it lieutenant Kelly closest colleagues beacon avenue firehouse and about 330 this afternoon. Three of -- eight of these men rather will be serving as pallbearers tomorrow -- came even earlier than that he'll be delivering the state of the street dressed in a few hours. Cardinal O'Malley in Atlanta if you meant meant minutes ago. Offering his condolences to members of the Kelly family Boston City Council has gone inside just a few minutes ago as a group. Diana formally it was -- kill together for the media just a little while ago his daughters Susan speak on behalf of that group went. Saying she hopes her father has gone to a better place in Quincy management's WBZ is reviewed in thirty."

[2:29]" He can't go to the people Massachusetts and -- in this serious way about net new revenue until and unless we. Demonstrate to them how meaningful all these reforms -- going to be home how much we are committed to doing the kinds of things that the governor talked about."

[2:44]" And this could be part of that at a transportation building Lisa Meyer WBZ Newsradio 1030 and the story from Foxborough another defection from patriot place this one's a big one Scott pioli who helped Bill -- the players have won three super balls. He's out WBZ -- on -- this year with the latest."

[3:02]" Diane first it was patriots offensive coordinator Josh mcdaniels leaving to become. Head coach in Denver now comes word Scott pioli is on the move after nine years in Foxborough. Espn.com. Reporting the -- vice president of player personnel is leaving to become head of football operations in Kansas City. These with the pats nor the change would comment to WBZ this afternoon on the report. ESPN quoting league sources as saying patriots director of player personnel that presario who replaced pioli has vice president of player personnel. The ESPN report also quotes a patriot source as saying pioli proceeding packing up his office this afternoon. Don Huff WBZ Newsradio 1030."

[3:41]" WBZ news time for a 532 degrees and cloudy in Boston will have a bit of rain and snow ending after midnight tonight. We'll have a low in the low twenties tomorrow we'll see highs in the twenties that's all. Winds will gradually died down and cloudy skies. Looking ahead -- Thursday cloudy breezy cold with a bit of snow some accumulation there. -- much more than forecast in just about four minutes on WBZ. Boston University is facing a ten million dollar budget gap for 2010. The U president Robert Brown telling the student paper the daily repressed. He hopes last -- hiring freeze will shield most current employees but there will likely be layoffs. -- spokesman Colin Riley tells WBZ that fiscal 2009. Budget is balanced. And the school is staying on top of the looming shortfall."

[4:30]" Well I wouldn't -- what suffering will which just looking we're very prudent present brown is. Was among the first probably the first president to announce a hiring freeze and no new construction. And he's communicated. Very early again in this year. About how the next fiscal year will look."

[4:46]" Riley says tuition is among the items on the table but no decisions have been made total student costs including tuition -- up around 50000 dollars a year. Boston university and other schools have seen their endowment shrank value of the -- has dropped by 24% from July to November. An associate of accused Ponzi mastermind Bernie Madoff defies a subpoena to -- for the Massachusetts securities division. Regulators want to find out what Robert Jaffe might have known about -- fifty billion dollar -- Jaffee worked for a firm that helped steer clients to made off. He said he was unaware of the scheme that he and his family were also victims. Serious charges against a former top Justice Department official CBS's Stephanie landed -- reports that come from the department's internal watchdog."

[5:34]" The inspector general's investigation uncovered some of the most shocking emails yet stemming from the US attorney firings. This probe focused on the actions of Bradley's Losman who occupied a critical position as chief of the civil rights division. She lost men's mission he said was to purge the division of quote pink go in -- attorneys. And to hire conservative lawyers whom he called RTA's. Right thinking Americans."

[5:59]" The report the latest of several -- fighting serious issues in former attorney general adult Arkansas was Justice Department. Governor Patrick sitting in ambitious goal to increase the State's reliance on wind power. But 20/20 he wants the state to produce 2000 megawatts of wind energy enough to power 800000 homes. The state currently has just nine major wind turbines producing less than seven megawatts of power per year. Another 300 are in the planning stages including the cape wind proposal. Have been 100 rather build 130 Windmills. In Nantucket sound. WBZ news time 48."

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