My WBZ Morning Headlines 4/17/2008

[0:00]" WB ZWBZ eight the Boston. WBZ Boston all the air online 24 hours a day WBZ Newsradio 1030 and -- the every day WBZ news time 8 o'clock on this Thursday morning the seventeenth of April it's a beautifully sunny day and 47 degrees. Boson it would lead to could join us good morning -- were following -- WBZ newsroom date to for the -- that Washington and Benedict speaks to the bishops on the abuse scandal this song in anticipation. This is -- piece. I'm Lana Jones mrs. Doug Cope former mayor and Vatican ambassador -- plan is among those in Washington with -- Pope Benedict today he's a cop accused of lying and not helping an emergency I'm Mark katic the latest on a revered -- fighting to keep his job be AccuWeather beautiful weather with a warm up through tomorrow. Who comes in this weekend and in sports Red Sox pounded by the --"

[0:53]" He's results finish their regular season with -- 66 when the and the Bruins do or die tonight in Montreal Pope Benedict the sixteenth meets the American people this morning he'll celebrate mass. With 46000 of the faithful at the Washington Nationals new baseball stadium it begins. This morning at 10 o'clock but already concession boobs have been set up and there are people at the park. Yesterday the Pope met with the president and with -- America's bishops telling them how we felt. About the clergy abuse scandal here's WBZ's Lana Jones the Pope acknowledged that the crisis had been badly handled and urged the bishops to continue to reach out to that they."

[1:27]" Tutsis have that in this contributed to this process to banged up severance costs -- that -- shift costs to Foster you can. To promote reconciliation. And to -- loving concern themselves so they sent -- these problems."

[1:45]" Beyond the children so seriously wronged the Pope urged the bishop to reach out to the many good priests who have suffered as a result of the scandal to in his words lead them on a path of hope. Lana Jones WBZ Newsradio 1030 former Boston mayor and former Vatican ambassador ray Flynn is among those with the Pope in Washington influence spoke to -- WBZ earlier this morning here's WBZ's Doug Cope."

[2:05]" Flynn was Vatican ambassador when John Paul the second was Pope he says Pope Benedict has not attended as many events here in the US is John Paul might have."

[2:14]" He doesn't go around system relevancy ghosts of the key events that he -- can be the most effective so trying to compare with biscuit tribal. John Paul the second -- is encampments and it's it's a lot different than yesterday cliff in the 81 years of age so. He's not able to tribal tablet like we would hope because it."

[3:45]" He was interviewed by the state police within hours of the incident. And he answered all of the questions -- will put to him by the state police truthfully."

[3:54]" Mary ever seen it will decide whether or not to fire Franklin roster moves the way for the mayor's decision before taking any action. Marc -- WBZ Newsradio 1030."

[4:03]" Some Boston firefighters trying to Jack up their pensions by staging career ending injury as soon as the focus of an investigation by the FBI. Mayor Menino says the city is cooperating their claims dozens of firefighters victory entries as they were filling in for superior so that they can retire. And higher pay -- Two Brookline firefighters are still in the hospital this morning after being injured working -- house far yesterday WBZ's Lisa Meyer from the scenes as everyone did get out including the cat."

[4:28]" We've been very fortunate today that we didn't. Deputy Chief Michael O'Reilly says six of his guys were hurt just as they were being radioed to evacuate this two story house simultaneously."

[4:38]" They had a -- whereby they -- and more than it kind of an explosion of fire lack of better word. And a wall collapsed inside trapping. For the firefighters they were able to extricate themselves. Very fortunate that they were able to do that -- Riley says all the injuries were minor Perry -- ever lived on the second floor."

[4:57]" We have no idea what happened. Some guy in red turned them running into our house is saying houses on fire."

[5:04]" No indication yet whether there were smoke detectors that were working at the time of the blaze. In Brookline Lisa Meyer WBZ Newsradio 1030 just remember to check us out when you've got to work. Listen online every day to wbz1030.com and the business news and from Morgan watch here again."

[6:18]" On WBZ Newsradio 1030 extended WBZ AccuWeather forecast -- Elliott Abrams were to 48 degrees lots of sunshine this morning it is a beauty -- It is a beautiful day and it'll stay this way this temperature heading to about seventy staying in the sixties right along the coast. Then tomorrow -- a shock to get well into the seventies except local right -- the coast. In the fall become northeasterly on Saturday and the timing of that will determine how warming gets ahead of pursuing sixty to 64. That looks like it turns damp and cool for Sunday and Monday may hold the fifties those days with a few periods of rain we'll talk more about that rain is forget for the weekend itself but beautiful weather for today on WBZ AccuWeather meteorologist Ellen Abrams thank you early this morning in Boston as we said sunny 48 degree"