My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 04/01/2008

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[0:15]" good afternoon at 3 o'clock it's breezy and cloudy sixty degrees in Boston right now I'm Diane Stern. Here's what we're following it gunman is dead and police try to determine why he opened fire -- Kim Tunnicliffe -- Randolph where police are investigating a shooting involving two employees of a small -- company Attorney General Martha -- calls the insurance commissions car insurance comparison website misleading -- Lana Jones WBZ AccuWeather forecast here is Bob Larson -- rain and drizzle across the -- it's either of them become -- department still a couple of showers around the area. And on Wall Street."

[0:50]" The Dow's up 348 points in another airline wants to -- us for a price the market watch report coming up and sports Red Sox and Celtics in action tonight Red Sox and Oakland Celtics. In Chicago this afternoon community has brought you bought the most trusted name and nineties the mattress professionals. We begin with today's workplace shooting in Randolph the gunman is dead a co worker being treated for wounds WBZ's Kim Tunnicliffe says the reason for the shooting is unclear. The chairman and founder of -- fabricate your Christian Dietz says he knows of no bad blood between the suspect Howard Trang and the victim John to -- explains what trans job was at the welding company."

[1:29]" He's known as we felt bitter. Excuse to hear."

[1:35]" rate was one of those welders he was shot in the arm in the stomach by -- who then took off in his car and took his own life police chief Paul porter says they're still trying to figure out the motivation for the shooting."

[1:47]" Now we still don't know this field talking to people right now cunard -- which continues to triangle can we speak to the victim who as -- undergo surgery first wolves."

[2:58]" stopped short of calling for the site to be taken down she says consumers would be better served without it. The insurance commissioner says she takes the AG's concerns seriously. Massachusetts insurance federation dismissed Coakley statements today as an April fool's joke Lana Jones WBZ Newsradio 1030."

[3:15]" Big oil industry executives called to testify about prices and profits today on April Fool's Day. The biggest joke of all is being played on American families by big oil details ahead on WB. WBZ news time 35 it's windy and cloudy in Boston and mild sixty degrees right now. We'll have the weather forecast in just about four or five minutes from AccuWeather meteorologist Bob Larson. A developing story from Capitol Hill senate leaders on both sides of the aisle have reached a deal to move forward on a bill not even written yet. Designed to ease the foreclosure crisis the legislation to provide billions of dollars to body up foreclosed homes. Basic congressman Ed Markey says the biggest April fool's joke of all is being played on American families buy the oil industry too long. This administration's energy policy has led to tax breaks for big oil. And tough breaks. For American MVP America president Robert Milan is warning congress to be careful with tax policy if its intent to do increase other energy resources."

[4:19]" Taxing one form of energy to encourage production of another -- reduce our ability to keep up with the growing US energy demand. The result will be less investment less production tighter energy markets and potentially even higher prices at the pump."

[4:35]" Congressman -- select committee is hearing from top executives of the five largest US oil companies. Hoping they can help explain why gasoline and oil prices are at record levels as the industry makes record profits. Another oil executive argued that those profits are only slightly higher than those of other major industries. Rigs off the road a slowing to a crawl independent truckers are protesting the high cost of diesel. They hope to pressure president Boris to dip into the nation's oil reserves to stabilize prices. In Newark New Jersey Turnpike spokesman said southbound -- as far as the united city were moving at twenty miles an hour. Truckers outside Chicago were ticketed for clogging traffic on I 55. However some protests across the country did not appear to be well organized. Britain had been planning a troop pullout from Iraq but as the eighty soccer -- reports that plan is on holes."

[5:29]" The British Defense Secretary says with a surgeon violence in both southern Iraq and Baghdad it's uprooted to hold off on pulling out some 1500 troops. The British have about 4000 at an air base just outside basra and joined in the fighting Saturday. The Pentagon said yesterday the latest violence has not yet changed US plans to withdraw several thousand troops by the summer."

[5:54]" Prime Minister Nouri al -- claims the week old operation against Shiite militias has been successful despite the cease fire that did not disarm gun -- The Bush Administration won't cut through red tape using legal waivers. To bypass thirty laws and regulations in order to finish the southwest border fence by the end of the year. Environmental and other laws are standing in the way of building 267 miles of fencing in California Arizona New Mexico and Texas. Homeland Security secretary Michael Chertoff has said defense is good for the environment because illegal immigrants degrade the land one crossing into the US. WBZ news 938."

[6:35]" Season news at wbz1030.com. Now for the Wall Street numbers from marketwatch.com here's Tracy junkie. Diana seems like Wall Street's looking at the beginning of the second quarter as a second chance the Dow Industrials rising 375 points right now the Nasdaq up 73. And the S&P is up 42 points. All three indexes suffered steep losses in the first three months of the year. American Airlines says the latest to try offering them food for sale on its flights starting today is testing sales of special case cereals snacks and sandwiches on domestic flights. The offerings range in price reported ten bucks. Earlier today delta airlines announced it would expand its onboard food sales on flights lasting at least one and a half hours. Business reports at eight and 38 past the hour I'm Traci -- marketwatch.com on WBZ news radio 1030."

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[8:01]" A sixty degrees in Boston it's colder than that because it's a very windy afternoon sometimes it feels like it's on the upper thirties. We have the forecast for you know the extended WBZ AccuWeather forecast with Bob Larson."

[8:42]" Gray skies and mild sixty degrees but again it's windy the winds coming out of the west southwest gusting up to thirty miles an hour -- WBZ news time 350 we have baseball news and other stories in sports with."

[8:54]" Tom Cuddy Red Sox and openings in Oakland tonight the season resumes from both teams. Saying started Daisuke and Joe Blanton Celtics emboldens Chicago's south extra to win number of 59 the bulls trying to scratch their way. In the playoffs Doc Rivers."

[9:08]" You -- a lot of times you know you start off slow and you know things start rolling this stuff is adams' talking than coach Larry about the you can have one of those named in the oil can be dangerous you know so that's. I would say the way they're trying to look at it you know the regular season and on the way they wanted to do that if they can sneak in the royal somehow there try to -- fact."

[9:31]" Celtic coach Doc Rivers -- scrimmage in Wilmington this morning at New Jersey tomorrow the Bruins have a 91% chance of reaching the postseason. That explains all the TV cameras in the locker room after practice Aaron --"

[9:43]" What we're look at shoes we thought that there is President Bush has come -- TV cameras that. We actually were not pay attention recorder tracks -- solid strike -- up their for the cameras in the order temperature was going on we need to trade deadline was over so. Some acting on as much as we we we Mark the fact we're going to attention right now it's it's -- fact that we're. Policy making some impression on on the city and and and the National Hockey League and expect us to be here and it's it's good."