WDBJ 7 news at Noon for 04/18/00

[Carvins-Cove]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]

[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=kor]
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Following months of water restrictions and several weeks of welcome rainfall Carvins Cove is back at Full Pond.

[Double Boxes=melanie ANCHOR/Joe Microwave]

Joe Dashiell is at the Cove this afternoon with more on the situation.
[Live=Joe Full/Microwave]
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[Live=Joe Full/Microwave]
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[Double Boxes=Melanie ANCHOR/ JoeMicrowave]

[wall-street]

[ANCHOR=melanie]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=mel]
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Investors are hoping for another good day on Wall Street, after yesterday's gains.
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[10 newspath opening bell]
And halfway through the trading day it like investors will get their wish.
At noon Dow is up about 130 points and Nasdaq more than 170.
Most analysts say despite the market volatility, this is no time to panic.
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(( ALAN SKRAINKA-CHIEF ANALYST/EDWARD JONES: OUR MESSAGE IS THE SAME AS IT WAS SIX MOTHS AGO OR SIX YEARS AGO, LIMIT TECHNOLOGY TO 20 PERCENT OF YOUR PORTFOLIO, STAY FULLED INVESTED, AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE GOOD BALANCE IN THE PORTFOLIO AND DONT CARRIED AWAY WITH HOT STOCKS THAT DONT HAVE ANY EARNINGS.))
[SUPER=01-Alan Skrainka/Financial Analyst;]
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[OUT Q=that don't have any earnings.]
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[VO-NAT]

Many of those stocks were the dot-coms that were driving up the market-and then pulled it down.
Analysts think the dot com companis that really don't have any earnings are going to continue to sink in the market.

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[Drug-Sweep]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=ejo]
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[GRAPHIC=Drug Bust]

Roanoke police have arrested over 30 drug suspects and indicted over 40.
It's the result of undercover detective work that started last October to reduce the amount of drugs on the streets and impact the Roanoke's drug trade.
More than 40 local, state and federal officers and agents went looking for 60 people facing drug counts.
The majority of the drugs involved were crack cocaine, heroin, and marijuana.

[Falwell]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=ssm]
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The Reverend Jerry Falwell is launching what he calls a "spiritual movement" to get voters to the polls this fall.

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Falwell says the effort.. called "People of Faith 2000-dot-com".. hopes to register at least 10 million new voters by November.
The campaign will "not" endorse or oppose candidates of any political party.
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((REV. JERRY FALWELL/LIBERTY UNIVERSITY CHANCELLOR: IT IS NON- PARTISAN, IT IS VERY LEGAL AND NO ONE WILL BE ANGERED.. WHEN YOU HAVE A CHURCH WITH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS SITTING RIGHT THERE, NOBODY'S GOING TO LEAVE ANGRY BECAUSE NOBODY TOLD YOU FOR WHOM TO VOTE OR WHICH PARTY TO REGISTER FOR.. JUST REGISTER.))
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[OUT Q=just register.]
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[VO-NAT]

A group called Americans United for Separation of Church and State says Falwell is abusing his tax- exempt status to promote a conservative political agenda.
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[Trout]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=99-59 TC35:19]
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Roanoke City Council member Jim Trout is recovering from surgery this afternoon.
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He became ill during a council meeting yesterday.
At first he thought it was a bad case of indigestion, but doctors apparently found a tear in his aorta.
Despite the illness, but a campaign aide says Trout is "emphatic" about continuing his bid for re-election, and serving another term on city council.
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[Meningitis]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
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[WRITER=nkr]
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Another case of meningitis has been diagnosed.
The unidentified Radford University student got sick Friday and was taken to the New River Valley Medical Center on Saturday.
That person is now in stable condition.
Another Radford student came down with the illness after leaving school April 7th.
A spokesperson for the New River Valley Health District says that the two cases are NOT related and there are no

other known Meningitis cases in the New River Valley.[Mental-Health]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
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[WRITER=sch]
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Mental health advocates want to prevent abuse, neglect and unnecessary deaths in mental health institutions.
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NAMI, (NAA-mee) the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill held a candlelight vigil in South Boston with the goal of helping those who can't help themselves.
Governor Gilmore vetoed a bill that would give a state agency the independence to investigate alleged mistreatment of patients.
But the General Assembly has a chance to overturn that decision.
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((HOPE BAGWELL/SUFFERS FROM BIPOLAR DEPRESSION: I'M A MENTAL HEALTH CONSUMER AND MY CONCERN IS THERE'S SO MANY STIGMAS ATTACHED TO MENTAL ILLNESS AND RETARDATION STILL TO THIS DAY, 2000, AND I FELL THAT IF WE CAN GET OUR MESSAGE ACROSS TO JUST ONE PERSON THAN WE WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA.))
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[VO-NAT]

The General Assembly will have the opportunity to override the Governor's veto tomorrow, on house bill 4-9-1.
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[Shooting-Arrest]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=jmc/nkr]
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Police have charged a Roanoke man in a fatal shooting.
28-year-old Paul Childs of Chestnut Avenue was arrested yesterday, in the death of Joseph Nemo.
He was charged with murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
Police say Childs shot Nemo last February after the two got an argument.
It's said the two took a cab to the hospital TOGETHER where Nemo later died.

[Tenth-Street]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
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[WRITER=jda]
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Roanoke city council has backed away from a controversial plan for improvements on Tenth Street.
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Changes proposed by the Virginia Department of Transportation would have widened tenth street to four lanes in some areas.
The proposal would have taken more than 20 homes and businesses.
But last night, city council embraced an alternative that has the support of residents.
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((WE ARE VERY VERY GRATIFIED AND VERY RELIEVED. COUNCIL HAS DONE THE RIGHT THING BY ITS NEIGHBORHOODS, OR THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE. THAT IS WHAT THEY ALWAYS SAY THEY WANT TO DO. AND TONIGHT WE HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THEY ARE AS GOOD AS THEIR WORD.))
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[OUT Q=as good as their word.]
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Rick Williams praised City Manager Darlene Burcham for her willingness to consider and address the residents' concerns.
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[cuban-boy]

[ANCHOR=mel]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=mel]
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[GRAPHIC=Elian Gonzalez]

The waiting continues for a court ruling in the Elian Gonzalez case.
Meanwhile, the war of words has now spread to pediatricians who claim to know what's best for the boy.
Jennifer Jones reports from Miami.
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((Today, Supporters of Elian's Miami relatives are on the defensive...lashing out at a doctor's report which states that Elian is in imminent danger ...and that the young boy is being psychologically abused at his relatives Miami home.

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but the findings stem from a panel of mental health experts appointed by Attorney General Janet Reno. In the doctors' opinion...Elian should be removed from the Miami house immediately to eliminate further psychological abuse. The Miami relatives' team of doctors take strong offense to the findings.

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As the doctors' remain at odds over how Elian is affected by all that surrounds him...the young boy carries on. No longer attending the neighborhood school for fear that he may be snatched by federal authorities, Elian keeps mostly in this fenced yard...making daily appearances for the media and a cheering crowd of protesters who insist this is a better life for Elian.

(JONES STANDUP CLOSE)))

[ca-weather]

[ANCHOR=melanie]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=mel]
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What's being described as a mini tornado struck the Los Angeles area this morning.
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So far no injuries have been reported.
It comes at the end of a powerful storm system that's dumped a record amount of rain on the region.
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[10:15:05] The heavy showers have also triggered mudslides in Malibu.
[SUPER=03-Glendora, CA;]
[10:18:56]
And two young boys in Glendora had to be rescued from a rain-swollen river.
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[Roanoke-Weather]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=kor]
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Closer to home, heavy downpours created a little drama in Roanoke.
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Last night five people had to be rescued from a car that stuck in rising water.
The driver was apparently trying to cross a bridge near Tenth and Grayson streets in Northwest Roanoke when the vehicle stalled. Police and firefighters safely rescued the driver and passengers.
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wipe/wipe/wipe[Southside-weather]

[ANCHOR=melanie]
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[WRITER=sch]
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[VO-NAT]
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And last night's stormy weather created quite a light show for southside residents.
Despite strong winds no major damage was reported in Pittsylvania County.
But South Boston suffered sporadic power outages.
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[Franklin-Dental]

[ANCHOR=melanie]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=tfl]
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Franklin County residents have another reason to smile.
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Carilion funded a 110-thousand dollar dental clinic for the Franklin County health department. One private dentist spends his Monday's seeing patients in the dental trailer.
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((DR. JAMES HARTIGAN/DENTIST: I WAS ACTUALLY LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, I'M INVOLVED IN MISSION WORK OVER IN AFRICA AND I WAS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING THAT I MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO LOCALLY THAT WOULD COINCIDE WITH WHAT I DO THERE.))
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The clinic is for adults who qualify and provides basic oral health services.
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[Kid-tracker]

[ANCHOR=melanie]
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[WRITER=mel]
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From Britain.. a new way, to ease an age old fear.
Parents now have a way to track their wandering children.
It's called the "Kid Bug." Allen Pizzey reports.
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SCRIPT:

(Kids in street/kid bug)

vo: Its every parents nightmare...you turn your back for a few seconds and suddenly your child is missing. What wouldnt you give...in those moments of dry-mouthed...gut-churning fear...for an answer to your desperate prayers. Tony Rose...a self-confessed gadget freak...thinks hes got one. Rose makes car trackers...devices that allow vehicles to be located by a satellite global positioning system. After he lost his own child briefly in a shopping mall he decided to treat her like a car...and this is the result.
AUDIBLE: "This is a miniature version of this."
SOT Tony: "Yes."
AUDIBLE: "And this is what youd put on the child?"
SOT Tony: "You wouldn't actually put it on the child because you dont
want to get it lost. So what your do, as in the case of my daughter, its simply sewn inside her jacket."

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vo: The device...called a "kidbug"...sends out a signal that can be received by a global positioning satellite...and triangulated by a cellphone network.
AUDIBLE: "So the next time your kid wanders away from you in the shopping center you're going to call up your mobile phone and say, ah, she's down the road at MacDonalds.".
SOT Tony: "Exactly. It is that simple. And of course, with this what we
see here is the outline of this building were in now, just the outline of the building. But this shows she's in the building, and shows us which part of the building she's in."

(Gizmos/kids)

vo: The trick is that you have to subscribe to a network...and that will cost about seventeen dollars a month. If it works it will every parents dream. Of course...theres also the possibility of the dream becoming a nightmare for misbehaving teenagers and errant spouses...but thats another story. A...P...CBS News, London))