My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 01/21/2009

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[0:13]" 1033. Day. Good afternoon it's 4 o'clock we have partial sunshine in Boston 23 degrees it's -- Diane Stern here's -- we're following in the WBZ newsroom president Obama takes charge I'm instituting a pay freeze on the salaries of my senior. White House -- just one of the actions on his first full day in office the High Court rules and a Massachusetts case the US Supreme Court sides of the Cape -- a couple of sex discrimination suit involving their five year old daughter of Lana Jones WBZ AccuWeather young audio temperatures cold tonight and temperatures rebounding a bit tomorrow and Friday only to turn Kohlberg and over the weekend on Wall Street."

[0:50]" The -- on officially closing up 280 events at three and a half percent rise the NASDAQ up more than 4%. The market -- report coming -- there's a glimmer of hope in the State's latest foreclosure numbers the story into England business at 25 past the -- this news is brought to you by commonwealth advisory group president Obama says of the way to make government accountable is to hold it accountable."

[1:12]" The new president is working quickly to make the executive mansion an example for all the city CBS is Peter -- has details of this first full day on the job."

[1:21]" President Obama calls that -- clean break. From business as usual. He has announced some of his first orders starting with freezing the pay of top level White House staffers who make over 100000 dollars a year during this period of economic emergency. Families are tightening their belts. And social Washington with vice president Biden at his side mr. Obama also announced stringent new rules on lobbying barring former lobbyist who are now in the administration from working on the areas they represented in the private sector. He also announced a policy change requiring the government to be more responsive to freedom of information requests these historic measures -- mark. The beginning of a new era of openness in our country. Mr. Obama has also been on the phone today tackling a key foreign policy challenge he used calls to Middle East leaders to promised. Active involvement in peace efforts Peter -- CBS news the White House."

[2:12]" President Obama is suspending the military trials at Guantanamo Bay an accused terrorist. CBS is Denver -- says that's drawing complaints from unlikely sources."

[2:21]" At least four of the five men accused of plotting 9/11 led by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed declared they want their trial to continue they want to be executed as martyrs but the military judge suspended the commission for 120 days the trial of a Canadian Omar hotter captured in Afghanistan at age fifteen also suspended. CBS news chief legal analyst Andrew Cohen the Obama administration wants to hit the pause button until president Obama decides what to do with the more than 240 detainees at Guantanamo. -- reprieve CBS -- the new administration is set to be circulating a draft executive order that calls for closing -- within a year."

[4:53]" The story. When the parents -- six years ago that there kindergarten or was being sexually harassed on the bus by a third grade boy the school suggested the girl take another -- the parents called that gender -- several lower courts ruled that the anti discrimination statute known as title nine superseded other anti discrimination laws when it comes to schools. But the US Supreme Court said no it does not David frank of Massachusetts lawyers weekly explains."

[5:16]" Within legal circles there was an unanswered questions about how title nine and gender discrimination lawsuits would be rectified in what the Supreme Court has done here is extremely significant for any student or any parent who faced with a situation where they want to file a gender discrimination lawsuit against their school."

[5:34]" Lana Jones WBZ Newsradio 1030 Boston fire investigators say an electrical short circuit caused a fire more than two weeks ago that destroyed seven businesses near Fenway Park. Authorities say the determination comes in part for physical evidence and interviews. With first responder is on the scene the January 6 fire started in the ceiling of georgians -- Grail. The four alarm are on Peter Rorer street destroyed five other restaurants. At a dry cleaner as well. A utility paying someone not to use its power WBZ's Lisa Myers says it's about to happen and the city of Boston will benefit."

[6:10]" Mayor Menino is energy point man Jim hunt tells me that the three biggest city buildings will be involved at first City Hall police headquarters in the main library -- city will get money in exchange for."

[6:20]" Powering down during those two or three days a year when energy is at its peak."

[6:25]" Hunt says that doesn't mean city workers will be sweat not a storm at the height of the summer the city can cut usage by doing things like."

[6:32]" Turning off one elevator you know uni areas that may have six."

[6:36]" Now initially this city should get about 60000 bucks an incentive payments for doing this but that's just for three buildings -- says once this goes citywide to more than 360. Buildings the payments could top 600000. Dollars Lisa Meyer WBZ Newsradio 1030."

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[8:10]" WBZ news time portend -- of the weather and Bob Larson with the extended WBZ AccuWeather forecast through Saturday brought you -- for more mountain."

[8:19]" Partly cloudy and cold tonight Diana those seventeen and closer to ten across the suburbs then tomorrow partly sunny. Won't be as cold but the wind will still keep the chill in the air up to 35. The wire Internet mostly clear tomorrow night -- 27 sunshine -- like clouds on Friday nine to 38 degrees. Then turning -- windy and colder Saturday some sunshine a high near 30 Saturday morning temperatures dropping. Saturday afternoon -- weather in just ten minutes I'm WBZ. AccuWeather meteorologist Bob Larson."