My WBZ Afternoon Headlines 06/24/2008

[2:06]" All right thank you -- nine months after she died the army has concluded its investigation into the death of National Guard corporal Ciara Durkin of Quincy. The grief -- loved ones is even greater now WBZ's Lisa Meyer without story."

[3:05]" Republican Senator John McCain is spending another day talking about going green in Santa Barbara today he said if elected president. He will switch official vehicles and office government buildings to green technologies California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger told today's energy roundtable."

[3:22]" building initiative to percent of the mentioned to make government buildings more energy efficient. I think he's right this is the responsibility of government -- a perfect example to show that the people that did the vehicles and with the buildings and always. We have done -- closings in California would be great if consoles have done on a national level."

[3:39]" While Schwarzenegger backs McCain he does not share of the senator's call to end the decades old ban on offshore oil drilling. WBZ news time 35 cloudy skies it's breezy and 69 degrees well have much more on the weather coming up in just about five minutes or so on WBZ. At least one of the seventeen Gloucester high schoolers were pregnant says the pact among the girls to have babies. The mayor of Gloucester has denied the existence of the pact an idea the high school principal Joseph Sullivan was quoted as saying in time magazine. One of the girls Lindsay Oliver told ABC's Good Morning America today what really happens."

[4:16]" They cannot help each other with their kids so they could finish school and -- that kids together enough to do the right thing was that decision not. Let's get pregnant like as a group."

[4:25]" Still the idea of seventeen teens in a relatively small community all getting pregnant any given year is shocking to some. The Z's Lana Jones has been looking at numbers with the state public health officials and finds a blimp not an anomaly."

[4:39]" The teen birth rate from Massachusetts has been in decline for years and right now are -- is approximately half that at the national average. And that rate is what our current -- teen birth rate is about 21 per thousand."

[4:55]" Doctor Lawrence Smith says there are pockets across the state where the teen birth rate is chronically high notably Holyoke where in 2006. 57 teenage girls gave birth. And -- Fitchburg similar in size to Gloucester where in 2006 the last year for which there are full statistics. There were 26 teenager has teenagers having babies. Well what do Gloucester that year."

[5:18]" The information but in 2006. There -- in nineteen -- cigar mister women aged fifteen to nineteen."

[5:25]" Gloucester officials are taking a close year -- a look look at this year's spike in pregnancies among high school girls generally ages fourteen to eighteen. With an eye toward reducing the rate. Doctor Smith says communities -- pregnancy rates are below are the ones in which teams are optimistic about the future and engaged in the community. Lana Jones WBZ Newsradio 1030 states."

[5:46]" the country are increasingly shunning millions of government dollars for abstinence education it's a program the Bush Administration task -- slowing teenage sexual activity. Some states doubt it works and don't like that they also have to chip in money to get the federal grants 28 states are in the program New Hampshire the only New England state among them. The housing picture continues to be Blake. Government as well as private tracking report showing huge drop in home prices. One home price index shows prices plummeted in April of the fastest rate since the index began in the year 2000. And as Americans struggle to keep up with their mortgages the Senate is ready to throw at a lifeline. CBS's Bob -- explains."

[6:28]" Seeking to stop rising foreclosures and sinking home prices the bill would allow 300 billion dollars in new government backed mortgages to homeowners in trouble letting -- and avoid foreclosure if their lenders agreed to take a loss to it provides funds for state and local governments the -- abandoned homes go far less that -- house version and creating new tax credit for first time home --"

[7:06]" Either Diane there is ample gloom and doom today on the economic front and that is keeping stocks. Ten pretty close to the flat line consumer confidence has sunk to one of its worst levels ever. And yes indeed we did get that negative news about home prices in Boston in particular. Home prices have dropped almost 6% according to standard and -- the Dow Jones Industrial Average at last check was down eleven points the Nasdaq was off ten the S&P 500 was dipping to. American Airlines is testing inflight Internet access it will do so on flights tomorrow between New York and LA. And break out your wallet folks American is going to charge as much as 1295 for the service. Business reports at eight and 38 past the hour on John where -- marketwatch.com on WBZ Newsradio 10:3 I am."

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[8:26]" It's Carl -- has the extended WBZ AccuWeather forecast today car. A couple of jars and a heavy thunderstorm around this evening any thoughts on Cambodia's damaging winds and how low 63. The -- quiet things down later on tonight with partly cloudy skies plenty of sunshine tomorrow a nice afternoon high 79 partly cloudy tomorrow night low 65. Partly sunny warmth and more humid once again for Thursday and I can lead to an afternoon thunderstorm high 85. Mostly cloudy and humid Friday chance for a thunderstorm high 82 next weather in just ten minutes I'm WBZ AccuWeather meteorologist Carl Ericson --"

[9:01]" Skies this afternoon seventy degrees in Boston. WBZ news time 315 sports time and this afternoon Alan Segel is in the WBZ mobile newsroom outside the baseball tavern near Fenway Park."

[9:13]" All right Diane bank in the Arizona Diamondbacks rather proving very troublesome to the Red Sox especially here at Fenway Park the two teams. Play game two of their three game set tonight and it's the fourth time they played at Fenway. The fifth time rather in the Red Sox are still looking for their first win. A last night's 21 loss was their fourth straight to the D backs here at home and there is a reason why the red socks off last night the pitching of Dan -- and Josh Beckett. Absolutely spectacular but -- just a wee bit better -- Beckett didn't like losing of course but in some respects he didn't mind what happened either."

[9:42]" There's a few -- you know and abilities that I enjoy watching and and pitching against I think more than anything there his delicate -- because I'm generally reluctant to those games and to cockpit Award attention he's obviously one holiday comes to mind that if he does."

[9:59]" There was a spectacular the pitcher's -- to -- no doubt about it tonight it's Justin Masterson on the hill against Doug Davis first pitch is 75 at Wimbledon today top American hope -- erotic the succeed advanced into the next -- senate Raphael Nadal fourth seed Nikolay Davydenko though ousted by Benjamin Becker in straight sets on the women's side of things Maria Sharapova Venus Williams they both advanced Barry Melrose -- the new coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning this is one of the worst kept secrets in the NHL. Also today the Toronto Maple Leafs have -- in jewelry craft and Kyle well would. It is 317 on the WBZ afternoon news I'm Alan Segel of the baseball tavern. We -- the BZ -- and that's from five to seven tonight always a great time so stop by every chance to answer great prizes and also tickets to an upcoming game courtesy of a"