WDBJ 7 morning news for 01/18/00

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Investigators are trying to determine what sparked this early morning house fire.
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[ANCHOR=Melanie]

And Most schools throughout the region are closed as southwest and central Virginia receive the first significant snowfall of the winter.

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A Winter weather advisory remains in effect this morning, with snow totals approaching as much as 5 or 6 inches in the higher elevations...the rest of us expecting anywhere from 1 to 3.
The snowfall should taper off by later this morning.
We'll sort it all out for you in the forecast.
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[Road-Conditions]

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The snow continues to fall and that spells trouble for folks trying to get to work.
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Steve Pardon along Interstate 81 in Roanoke County and has been checking on road conditions all across the viewing area.
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[Roanoke-Fire]

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Fire forced a Roanoke family from their home early this morning.
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The blaze in the one-thousand block of Crescent Street began just before four.
The family got out safely and no one was injured.
Firefighters had trouble getting the flames under control because of the way the house was built.
They're still on the scene cleaning up and trying to figure out how the fire started.
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A controversial portrait of Confederate General Robert E. Lee was burned on Lee-Jackson-King Day.
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The portrait hangs at an outdoor Richmond gallery that's devoted to the city's history.
Police said the vandalism case is under investigation.
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Richmond City Council voted last summer to display the portrait following a heated public debate over whether Lee's role in the Civil War made his image offensive to blacks.

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Meantime, as Americans celebrated Martin Luther King day, his daughter called on the nation to help further the cuase of freedom, justice and equality.
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The Reverend Bernice King spoke at the annual service marking the King holiday at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta where her father used to preach.
Parishioners were urged to keep working against discrimination and for a color-blind society King described in his now-famous speech.
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(( LITTLE BLACK BOYS AND LITTLE BLACK GIRLS WILL HOLD HANDS WITH LITTLE WHITE BOYS AND LITTLE WHITE GIRLS AS SISTERS AND BORTHERS. I HAVE A DREAM TODAY!!!! Applause))
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King made that speach in 1963, five years before his assassination.
Since then, minorities have made gains across the board.
But critics charge, too many still live in poverty especially when the nation's economy has never been stronger.
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[3:02:33] ((PRESIDENT CLINTON: EVERY TIME YOU GIVE A LITTLE YOU ALWAYS GET MORE BACK. LET S REMEMBER THAT AS DR. KING S ENDURING LEGACY))
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President Clinton spent the day volunteering at a Washington boys and girls club.
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Marchers honored King in ceremonies nationwide.
King, who would habe turned 71 Saturday, never fully enjoyed the freedom he dreamed of but his legacy continues to inspire.
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An accident yesterday killed a Buena Vista teen-ager, and critically injured another.
State police say 18-year-old John Thomas Huffman lost control of his car on a curve of Mountain View Road in Rockbridge County.
He and his passenger, Thomas James Brown, were thrown from the vehicle when it overturned.
Brown died at the scene.
Huffman was flown to the University of Virginia Medical Center.

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Henry County supervisors opened their doors last night to laid off textile workers.
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County administrator Sid Clower will travel to Richmond later this week to meet with officials from Governor Gilmore's office.
Clower is hoping to have legislation introduced before the general assembly that would help the area's more than three thousand laid off textile workers.
So last night-- Clower and county supervisors held a meeting to gather input from those affected most.
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((ANTHONY HAIRSTON/DISPLACED WORKER: IT IS A STATE OF EMERGENCY, IT MAY NOT BE NO HURRICANE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT COMING BUT AS FAR AS WE FEEL IN OUR HEARTS, A HURRICANE HAS COME THROUGH WHEN YOU HAVE THESE MANY WORKERS OUT OF WORK.))
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At the end of the meeting-- Clower and the board compiled a list of requests.
Among the most important-- seeking an increase and extension in unemployment benefits...as well as Medicaid or some other health insurance for the laid off workers.
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[1-Sports]

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In sports, notes and highlights from professional and high school basketball.
Mike Stevens has details.
Good Morning Mike.
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A lot of schools and businesses have already closed.
Folks who are headed out could have a tough time.
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Steve Pardon is keeping an eye on the roads this morning.
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The Lewis-Gale Clinic won't talk about the nature of its discussions with departing doctors ... but says it's hopeful everything will be resolved after this week.
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This ... after it was revealed over the weekend ... that a group of 14 family-practice doctors who are resigning ... are now working on a deal that will let them stay in this area.
A spokeswoman for the clinic tells News-7:
"This weekend's discussions were very positive and very constructive ...
This is going to be a real critical week, trying to iron out details."
Negotiations include lawyers for the clinic's parent company ... the doctors ... and Columbia H-C-A.
Talks are focused on getting the doctors out of non-compete clauses in their contracts.
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The D-M-V in Virginia is finding that one question is saving thousands of lives.
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In February 1999, Department of Motor Vehicles clerks began asking customers, "Do you wish to become an organ donor?"

That approach resulted in the highest number of organ donors in agency history. Organ donors increased by nearly 250-percent in just one year.
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[ANCHOR=Melanie]
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The D-M-V is also supporting organ donation by printing "Save a Life, be an organ donor" on the back of all driver's license renewal envelopes.

[Health-Check]

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In medical news, some cold medication could cause eye problems.
Doctor Dave Hnida has that story and more in this morning's Health check.
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((Important news for younger women who develop breast cancer. An increasingly popular treatment; removing the cancerous lump only, may not always be the best treatment. Now what we are talking about here is a lumpectomy..meaning removing the lump only and not the entire breast. It turns out the odds of a cure may be less in younger women. A study in the journal of Clinical Oncology found women 45 years old or younger had four times the risk of the cancer coming back compared to older women. The reason, younger women tend to have denser and less fatty breast tissue than older women. So there is a higher chance hidden cancer cells could get left behind. ON CAM Also today, what is the best way to treat strep throat? For decades, the standard has been penicillin or something like that for ten full days. But over the past few years, we've cut that ten days down to three. Well a new study in the British Medical Journal says it's really not enough. The new recommendation is 7 days that makes it less likely strep throat will come back.
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[ANCHOR=Melanie]

Here's a look at today's top stories.
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[ANCHOR=Melanie]

Southwest and Central Virginia receive the first signifcant snowfall of the winter.
Most schools throughout the region are closed and snow totals could reach five to six inches in some areas.
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[ANCHOR=Kim]

It was a cold, snowy morning to be forced out of your home by fire. But the family who lives in this Roanoke home made it out safely.
Fire investigators are still trying to determine the cause.
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[ANCHOR=Melanie]

Leading off the American Music Awards was Carlos Santana's band who won best-album honors for "supernatural."

"Supernatural,'' mixing the veteran Santana's searing instrumentals with vocals by such collaborators as Dave Matthews and Lauryn Hill, beat out two teen sensations, the Backstreet Boys' ``Millennium'' and Britney Spears.'
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

And that's what's making news on this Tuesday January 18th.
[ANCHOR=Melanie]

News 7 Mornin' will be right back.

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Roads around the area are treacherous this morning.
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Steve Pardon is pulling double duty this morning-- checking on travel conditions around the area.
Steve?
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Fire forced a Roanoke family from their home early this morning.
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The blaze in the one-thousand block of Crescent Street began just before four.
The family got out safely and no one was injured.
Firefighters had trouble getting the flames under control because of the way the house was built.
They're still on the scene cleaning up and trying to figure out how the fire started.
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Across the nation yesterday, people paused to remember the legacy of Martin Luther King.
And his youngest daughter called on the nation to help further his dream of freedom, justice and equality.
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The Reverend Bernice King spoke at the annual service marking the King holiday at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta where her father used to preach.
Parishioners were urged to keep working against discrimination and for a color-blind society King described in his now-famous speech.
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(( LITTLE BLACK BOYS AND LITTLE BLACK GIRLS WILL HOLD HANDS WITH LITTLE WHITE BOYS AND LITTLE WHITE GIRLS AS SISTERS AND BORTHERS. I HAVE A DREAM TODAY!!!! Applause))
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King made that speach in 1963, five years before his assassination.
Since then, minorities have made gains across the board.
But critics charge, too many still live in poverty especially when the nation's economy has never been stronger.
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[3:02:33] ((PRESIDENT CLINTON: EVERY TIME YOU GIVE A LITTLE YOU ALWAYS GET MORE BACK. LET S REMEMBER THAT AS DR. KING S ENDURING LEGACY))
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President Clinton spent the day volunteering at a Washington boys and girls club.
[SUPER=03-Houston, TX;]

Marchers honored King in ceremonies nationwide.
King, who would have turned 71 Saturday, never fully enjoyed the freedom he dreamed of but his legacy continues to inspire.
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A celebration of diversity last night in Roanoke - in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King...
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Dozens of people - including some officials like Mayor David Bowers - attended the services, that included a candle-lighting ceremony, poetry, and singing.
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Last night's event was sponsored by several organizations, including the Roanoke Chapter of the N-double-A-C-P and the Roanoke Jewish Community Council.
The president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference thinks the ceremony served its purpose.
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In Lynchburg, children had the day off from school for the first time in four years, but many spent it learning more about Dr. King.
But a plan to separate King's holiday from Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson has one Southern heritage group upset.
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((WAYNE BYRD/HERITAGE PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION: TO DIVIDE THESE DAYS WOULD BE TO DIVIDE THE CITIZENS OF VIRGINIA ALONG THEIR HERITAGE LINES AS SOUTHERNERS. IT WOULD CREATE MORE ANIMOSITY AND DIVISION BY SEPARATING THE DAYS THAN KEEPING THEM TOGETHER.))
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Byrd says all three men were Southern Christians who were dedicated to their causes.
A bill to separate the holidays will be considered by this year's General Assembly.
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[Allen-Bush]

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Former Governor George Allen is expected to endorse Texas Governor George Bush today for the Republican presidential nomination.
Bush already has the backing of Governor Gilmore in Virginia's presidential primary on February 29th.
If Bush wins the G-O-P nomination this summer, he and Allen could be making joint appearances in the state.

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Lawmakers are staying busy these days at the State Capitol.
But apparently NOT too busy to debate what's pornographic.
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The Virginia Code already defines obscene material as appealing to "a shameful or morbid interest in nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, excretory functions ... or sadomasochistic abuse."
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But Prince William County Republican Bob Marshall has a bill defining "hard-core pornography," including words for six sexual acts.
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House Bill 352 has been referred to the Courts of Justice committee Delegate Deeds serves on that committee.
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((Archive: Mill Mountain))

[music-awards]

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The Old is new again in pop music.
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60's legend Carlos Santana lead off the American Music Awards with best album honors for Supernatural.
The album was a commercial comeback that put the rock guitar maestro on top of the charts for the first time in his 30 year career.
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Other winners included Garth Brooks who picked up three awards-for best country album "Double Live", Artist of the Decade for the 1990's and best male country artist.
Britney Spears won for favorite new pop-rock artist, and Backstreet Boys won for favorite pop rock band, duo, or group.
Nominees for the 27th annual awards were chosen by music industry representatives.
The winners were decided by about 20,000 music fans nationwide.
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[E-Hokie-Toasties]

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Virginia Tech football has left the Sugar Bowl for the Cereal Bowl...
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Hokie Toasties hit many area store shelves yesterday.
Some fans at Blacksburg's Kroger were eagerly snatching the cereal up.
Stores managers say Hokie Toasties are scoring big at the check out with shoppers.
Many fans say they don't plan to actually EAT the cereal. They're saving it as a memento instead.
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In sports, U-V-A's men's and women's basketball seasons heat up.
Mike Stevens has highlights of the Lady Cavs win over N-C State and a preview of tonight's men's game.
Good Morning Mike.
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Now here's another look at today's top local stories:
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Fire forced a Roanoke family from their home early this morning.
The blaze in the one-thousand block of Crescent Street began just before four.
The family got out safely and no one was injured.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

A controversial portrait of Confederate General Robert E. Lee was burned on Lee-Jackson-King Day.
The portrait hangs at an outdoor Richmond gallery that's devoted to the city's history.
Police said the vandalism case is under investigation.
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