My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 01/27/2009

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[0:15]" WBZ news time is now 4 o'clock 25 degrees and fairly cloudy in Boston good news to you in for Diane Stern I'm very polite here's -- we're following in the WBZ newsroom first under comings and -- meet the incoming speaker of the house Bob -- air routes entering the speakership for ready to go with you know what issues whatsoever and Lisa -- on Beacon Hill say hello to more snow."

[0:41]" Slowly slips for travel across the area tomorrow with -- they can accumulate three to six inches of the city. Related changing to sleet and rain on Wall Street at closing down that now unofficially closes up 56. Games for the NASDAQ and S&P as. Well the MarketWatch report coming up consumer confidence is at an all time low and it's not going to get better any time soon I'm rod Fritz details coming up in New England business."

[1:05]" And in sports bronze beginning their second half of the season hosting the capitals it now appears Robert de Leo will be the next speaker of the Massachusetts house. Majority leader John Rogers has dropped out of the race to succeed sound amazing. Acknowledging that the Leo has enough votes to -- is resigning from public life at the end of the day today more on that in a moment first. WBZ's Lana Jones has the latest on the apparent new speaker."

[1:29]" But Julio says his priority is unity this supporter of slots at racetracks says he'd like some further discussion on expanded gambling in Massachusetts. He says he is more moderate -- conservative a good listener and untainted by the issues dogging former speaker seldom Macy."

[1:45]" Quite frankly I have not been talked to by the attorney general. Our -- a law enforcement. Officials so I feel like extremely confident that we're -- entering the speakership. We're ready to go with you know what issues whatsoever senator --"

[2:00]" Philly -- promises -- opens speakership. At the Statehouse Lana Jones WBZ news radio 1030."

[2:09]" Sell the Macy's departure didn't have the feel of a wait it was more like a testimonial representative David Flynn setting the tone from the get ago."

[2:17]" called it a young man of back in this chamber -- Japan's. Soon that would. Great loyalty to --"

[2:24]" He says he's leaving to explore business opportunities he didn't say a word about the ethics questions that dog him he did however have this advice for the people with which he served."

[2:35]" Make sure that people look on his -- with pride. Make sure that the commonwealth of a Massachusetts moves forward and then all of you thank you and goodbye."

[2:45]" On Beacon Hill Lisa Meyer WBZ Newsradio 1030."

[3:05]" I want somebody to play a little attention to me I want a low risk. I want somebody to take care of me for a change can't come up that."

[3:14]" John Updike. Dead at 76. And the -- on the US Mexico border is mostly complete now customs spokesman says 601 miles of the project. In place as of a week ago there's about seventy miles left to go last month than president elect Obama's said he wanted to evaluate border security operations. Before deciding whether to finish building the fence. But so far customs spokesman Lloyd is -- says the White House is not told Homeland Security. To stop construction WBZ is just for a -- to the highways once again rejected Tuesday righted the Subaru dealers and knowing that all wheel drive traffic on three's what's got back."

[3:49]" Primary we are seeing delays down at this album and funny some not yours slope from highland avenue down -- 19 and from 95 down to reach funny for. What affiliate nor are we an emergency work near Houghton spawned that is cleared but you are -- back to the expressway and 24 northbound stalled out trying to get on the 128. The expressway southbound -- heavy and slow down this avenue hill again and east Milton square and northbound is tied up -- not Neponset. Downtown the Leverett connector southbound jammed to the token offer up the inbound connector is okay heading for star a west -- putting eight northbound slow from two way up to four and 225 in Lexington 93 northbound on the brakes and -- Mondale laughed. Route one northbound slow from the Lynnfield tunnel up to the jug handle the opera to -- three is okay -- westbound making good time I'll pass for 95. Not supported for thirteen with WB ZA's traffic on for you ready for."

[5:15]" The president met separately with house and senate Republicans and in between told reporters the daily drumbeat of dire statistics underscores the need to act quickly. That he hopes that need will trump partisanship I don't expect a 100%."

[5:30]" Agreement from my Republican colleagues but I do hope that. We can all put politics aside and do the American people's business right now right."

[6:30]" Police say the victims include two sets of twins -- father sent a fax decay AB CTV saying he was distraught over his job. Deputy chief Kenneth garner tells us police also believe the father dialed 911 before committing suicide."

[6:44]" He said I just returned home. In my whole family's been shot."

[6:47]" The home is in a middle class neighborhood the backyard is full of children's playground equipment. Alex Stone ABC news Los Angeles."

[6:55]" It's not military commanders as a potential terror threat just before last week's presidential inauguration turned out to be a fake but US northern Comanche gene Trent Lott says that the new administration still faces ongoing security concerns. He says they come particularly from terrorist cells. People working to create them with in the United States -- ABC news time for a way."

[7:16]" Here's the news. Right here. -- news at wbz1030.com. See how lawsuit there this to say we check in once again with MarketWatch that comes John Wordock now we saw winning they believe it or not Marion despite some of bleak economic news consumer confidence slipped again this month according to the conference board. Setting a record low for the third time in the last four months but that news did not sack stocks. -- five of the thirty blue chips actually rose. Led by American Express bank of American city group and at the closing bell the Dow Jones Industrial Average up just about 59. The NASDAQ -- just about fifteen the S&P 500. Tacking on some nine points the S&P 500. Added the most ground rising more than 1%. Business reports at eight and 38 past the hour I'm John we're not marketwatch.com. On WBZ. News radio 1030 WBZ news."

[8:11]" Time now is coming up to 410 let's check the forecast we've got a lot to talk about because -- got a lot of snow headed our way but there will be a changeover to get the details we turn to Bob Larson the extended WBZ AccuWeather forecast is brought to you by. Summit ski and snowboard."