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Today on News 7 at five, a man from our area is one of the sailors killed yesterday in the explosion of the U-S-S Cole. We'll have two live reports.
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and on Health Check, we'll tell you why snoring could be a symptom of a much more serious problem.
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The bodies of U-S Sailors killed on the U-S-S Cole arrive in Germany.
Two of those killed were from Virginia- one from Ringgold- the other from Norfolk-
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A third Virginian is missing- a sailor from Mechanisville.
More on the Virginia connection in just a moment- but first the latest on the bombing.
Hundreds of U-S investigators will arrive in Yemen to assist in finding those behind yesterday's explosion.
Drew Levinson is following the case and joins us live from Norfolk.
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((FLANKED BY AN AIR FORCE HONOR GUARD... THE BODIES OF FIVE U-S SERVICEMEN
ARRIVED IN GERMANY ON THEIR WAY BACK TO THE U-S. THE SAILORS WERE
KILLED IN THE APPARENT TERRORIST ATTACK AGAINST THE USS COLE, WHEN A
SMALL BOAT EXPLODED NEAR IT IN YEMEN.
JAKE SIEWERT, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY
We're treating it as a terrorist bombing
U.S. Marines have beefed up security around the port of aden...while
numerous teams of investigators work to find and punish those responsible for the attack.
Richard Boucher, State Dept. Spokesman, no one's been identified.
explosives experts will examine the gaping hole in the destroyer looking for clues that could lead them to whoever's behind the bombing.
security procedures will also be reviewed.
KENNETH COLE/PENTAGON SPOKESMAN
THERE WILL BE REVIEW AND REFLECTION OF PROCEDURES.
HERE IN NORFOLK.. AND ACROSS THE NATION... AMERICANS ARE OFFERING THEIR
SUPPORT TO FAMILIES OF THE VICTIMS. RELATIVES OF THE MISSING MEN AND
WOMEN ARE PERHAPS SUFFERING THE MOST.))
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One of those men killed on the U-S-S Cole is from Southside Virginia. Timothy Saunders was a Ringgold native from Pittsylvania County.
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Surae Chinn has spent the day talking with his family.
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Timothy's home town of Ringgold is in mourning. The family is devastated.
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(( 32 year old Timothy Lamont Saunders died a half a world away.
But the tragedy is felt deepest in his hometown of Ringgold.
His sister, Felicia, found out about her older brother last night.
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((FELECIA SAUNDERS/VICTIM'S BROTHER: I HEARD A CAR DOOR OPEN AND I LOOKED OUT THE DOOR AND I SAW TWO MEN IN WHITE AND I KNEW BECAUSE I KNOW A LITTLE ABOUT THE MILITARY IF THEY COME IT'S BAD NEWS.))
And she was right. She would find out that the brother she joked around with all her life would not be coming home alive. Timothy married his wife Jacqueline 11 years ago. He leaves behind two daughters. He was an operations specialist in the Navy who aspired to be a chief officer in the Navy.
He achieved great things in his hometown school as well. He was a member of the varsity football, track, and wrestling teams. The principal at Dan River High, Clarissa Knight, use to be his chorus teacher.
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((CLARISSA KNIGHT/DAN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL: AS I TOLD THE CHILDREN TODAY I ANNOUNCED HIS DEATH WITH SADNESS BUT ALSO WITH PRIDE.))
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Felicia speaks with great pride about her brother as well. She just can't believe he's gone.
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((FELICIA SAUNDERS/VICTIM'S BROTHER: I WANT TO SEE HIM IF HE'S REALLY DEAD. WE HEARING IT BUT WE WANT TO SEE IT.))
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The family has been talking to the media and navy officials all day. They are not sure about memorial plans but right now they are working on trying to get more answers.
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Two other Virginians are casualties of the U-S-S. Cole attack.
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Kenneth Clodfelter is listed as missing by the Navy. He is a Hull Maintenance Technician Third Class. His parents headed to Norfolk today from their home in Mechanicsville.
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((GLORIA CLODFELTER/MOTHER: IT'S BEEN INSANE. IT'S JUST LIKE EVERYTHING THAT YOU COULD POSSIBLY THINK WRONG, I HAVE THOUGHT.))07
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((JOHN CLODFELTER/FATHER: HE JUST CALLED HOME A COUPLE WEEKS AGO SAYING HE WAS GONNA BE RE-ENLISTED IN JANUARY BECAUSE HE LIKES HIS JOB. AND I ALWAYS TOLD THE BOYS, "IF YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND GET A JOB YOU REALLY LIKE, AND YOU CAN GET PAID NOT A BAD SALARY," I SAID, "THEN THAT'S THE JOB YOU WANT TO KEEP."))15
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The U-S-S Cole left Norfolk in August on its way to the Persian Gulf.
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Norfolk Sailor James McDaniels is on the list of fatalities.
A memorial service for all the victims will be held in Norfolk Sunday morning.
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Coming up next on the newscast, the winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize is announced.
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Meanwhile the Middle East is anything but peaceful as violence continues for the fifteenth day.
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As diplomats try to head off full blown war in the mid-east, it has been a day of anger on the streets-
Israelis and Palestinians have traded bullets.
Kimberly Dozier reports from the town of Ramallah, where much of the violence is centered.
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((IT'S NOT WAR ... BUT CLOSE
ACROSS ISRAEL IN THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES TODAY, PALESTINIAN
RAGE.... MET ISRAELI FORCE.
IN JERUSALEM, SOLDIERS HEADED OFF TROUBLE AT A MOSQUE AT TEMPLE MOUNT
... BY LIMITING WORSHIPPERS TO MEN 45 AND OLDER.
POLICE ON HORSEBACK MOVED IN TO DISPERSE THE YOUNGER MEN ... AND
UNDERCOVER AGENTS ARRESTED ALL WHO RESISTED.
IN GAZA, PALESTINIANS TOOK THE STREETS AFTER PRAYER SERVICES THERE.
AND IN RAMALLAH, GROUND ZERO OF ISRAELI RETALIATION FOR YESTERDAY'S MOB
MURDER OF ITS SOLDIERS. THE YOUNG MEN HEADED FOR THE NEAREST ISRAELI
OUTPOST.
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THIS IS RAMALLAH'S ANSWER TO ISRAEL'S ROCKET ATTACKS. THERE IS A JEWISH
SETTLEMENT UP THERE. A PALESTINIAN NEIGHBORHOOD DOWN THERE ... AND AN
ISRAELIS DEFENSE POSITION IN BETWEEN.
THEY'VE BEEN TRADING LIVE FIRE ALL AFTERNOON. THE YOUNG PALESTINIAN MEN
SAY THEY CAN KEEP THIS UP FOREVER.
NARR: THERE IS STILL TALK OF PEACE. AMERICAN OFFICIALS AND MIDEAST
LEADERS HAVE BEEN ACTING AS GO-BETWEENS, TRYING TO KEEP THE TWO SIDES
TALKING. THOUGH A WEEKEND SUMMIT IN EGYPT NOW SEEMS UNLIKELY. YASSER
ARAFAT SAYS HE WON'T SIT DOWN WITH ISRAELIS UNTIL THEY REMOVE THEIR
TROOPS FROM HIS TERRITORY.
ISRAEL'S LKEADERSHIP SAYS IT MUST PROTECT ITS PEOPLE FROM PALESTINIAN
MILITANTS .. CLAIMING AFARAT HAS GIVEN THEM A GREEN LIGHT FOR TERROR.
LOCKED TOGETHER BY ANGER AND FEAR .. NEITHER SIDE TRUSTS ENOUGH RIGHT
NOW TO STEP BACK FROM THE BRINK.
KIMBERLY DOZIER, CBS NEWS.
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The Nobel Peace Prize goes to a man who's worked to bring peace to the Korean peninsula.
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South Korean president Kim Dae- (young) Jung is this years winner-
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((DESPITE REPEATED THREATS ON HIS LIFE, AND LONG PERIODS IN EXILE, KIM DAE JUNG GRADUALLY EMERGED AS HIS COUNTRY'S LEADING SPOKESPERSON FOR DEMOCRACY.))
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North and South Korea have technically been at war for half a century.
Kim was cited for his ground breaking summit to North Korea in June.
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The astronauts on the shuttle Discovery are getting ready for four days of space walking construction on the international space station.
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The shuttle docked with the station this afternoon.
The goal of the week long mission is to connect two new segments of the complex on Sunday.
You can follow the space shuttle's orbit around the world by hooking up to our website of the day.
It will tell you where the shuttle is at any given moment. It will also tell you when it is overhead. While it may be small, it can be visible at night with the naked eye or a low powered telescope.
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You can find the Space Shuttle Tracking page through a link to our site at WDBJ7-dot-com.
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Coming up next Jacey Birch will tell us a good place to visit for a dramatic weekend.
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If you haven't nailed down your weekend plans... you might want to save some room to see Virginia Western Theatre's latest production.
Tonight is opening night for the family drama- '1918.'
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Jacey Birch is at Virginia Western Community College to take us behind the scenes where actors are squeezing in their final rehearsals.
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and on Health Check, tobacco executives make a surprising confession during a World Health meeting.
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One out of three Americans reports having some type of sleep problem.
In all, there are more than 84 classified sleep disorders.
But the most common is sleep apnea.
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Health Check Reporter Joy Sutton has more.
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Jean,
40 million Americans suffer from sleep apnea.
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That's a condition where the airway shuts off preventing the person from moving air in our out of the body.
As the lack of oxygen drops the brain awakens the person long enough to gasp and get the air moving again -- making for restless sleep.
Ironically, 95 percent of sufferers don't even know they have it even though it can be potentially deadly.
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((Carl Barker says before coming to the Carilion Sleep Center for help he was snoring so loud he's wife moved into another room and he woke-up at least 15 times per night.
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((CARL BARKER: I TOLD MY DOCTOR I WAS ALWAYS TIRED IN THE MORNING ALMOST MORE TIRED THAN WHEN I WENT TO BED AND MY WIFE SAID SHE THOUGHT I QUIT BREATHING AT NIGHT))
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Barker turned to the Sleep Center to see what the problem was -- where he spent the night sleeping.
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((JOY SUTTON/STAND-UP: THE SLEEPING ROOMS ARE DESIGNED TO LOOK SIMILAR TO A HOTEL ROOM SO THAT THE PATIENT FEELS COMFORTABLE. ONCE INSIDE THEY ARE HOOKED-UP TO THIS MONITORING SYSTEM. THEN EXPERTS MONITOR THEIR EVERY MOVE THROUGH THIS CAMERA ON THE CEILING))
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The patients heart beat, breathing, brain activity, and muscle tone are monitored throughout the night.
Barker found out he suffered from sleep apnea.
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((CARL BARKER: I WAS SURPRISED I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU COULD QUIT BREATHING A HUNDRED A FIFTY FOUR TIME IN A FIVE OR SIX HOUR PERIOD OF TIME AND THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY I DID))
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((TERESA CARROLL/CARILION SLEEP CENTER MGR.: THE PROBLEM THAT SOMEONE WITH SLEEP APNEA HAS ARE IRRITATING PROBLEMS LIKE MORNING HEADACHES AND NOT BEING ABLE TO CONCENTRATE AT WORK. ALL THE UP TO LIFE THREATENING HEART ARRHYTHMIA AND BLOOD PRESSURE PROBLEMS THAT CAN BE DEADLY))
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Barker now is undergoing cpap therapy --where he wears a mask at night to help keep the airway open..
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((CARL BARKER: I'VE ONLY BEEN USING IT A LITTLE OVER THREE WEEKS AND I'VE NOTICED A DIFFERENCE. I'M NOT QUITE AS TIRED AS I WAS))
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If having you're having chronic trouble sleeping Carroll recommends talking with your primary physician first -- and then let the doctor tell whether or not you should seek help at a sleep center.
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Jean.
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Some of the major tobacco companies have admitted to the World Health Organization that cigarettes are addictive and harmful.
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In acknowledging smoking is not a free choice, the statement is one of the most explicit to date by a Philip Morris executive.
Under pressure from a rising tide of lawsuits, the tobacco giants have tended to argue that, although difficult, adults should still be able to quit.
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Depsite this admission, the cigarette makers say they WILL resist tough global controls.
On Monday, W-H-O's 191 member governments will begin debating a proposed tobacco treaty.
It could include a total ban on advertising and smoking in public places.
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Cigarettes are blamed for four million deaths per year. That is expected to rise to 10 million by 2030 because of an explosion in disease in places like China, where 70 percent of men smoke.
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Good afternoon everyone. The Friday ticker is rolling at the world's fastest stock car haven today.
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Qualifying is now underway for this Sunday's Winston 500 at the Talladega Motro Speedway.
There are only five races left this season, and
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Bobby Labonte is in the cat bird's seat.
He came into today's qualifying with a 252 point lead in the WinstonCup standings as he tries to win his first ever championship.
Labonte can clinch the title by finishing 9th or better in each of the remaining races.
Right now about 30 drivers have qualified, Bobby currently is 5th.
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The Roanoke Express is just about two hours away from it's two thousand season opener against the Richmond Renegades.
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The Express will play the Gades tonight and then Frank Anzalone's Pee Dee Pride team Saturday night, two teams that made the playoffs last season.
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Tonight marks the 8th week of the high school footbal; season.
Here's where you'll catch the Friday Football Extra crews this evening.
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And tomorrow it's a big college football day on WDBJ-7 as Notre Dame takes on Navy and Auburn battles the Florida Gators.
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And on Sunday - don't forget the Redskins are on Your Hometown Station taking on the Ravens in the battle on the beltway.
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Coming up tonight at six, we'll hear fromn Vick, Davis, Nehlen and Beamer as they look back on last night's Tech win over WVU.
Have a safe night everybody.
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Ferrum College has just opened the first Subway shop in Virginia that's run entirely by students.
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Students hire and fire each other, run the books and control the inventory, for example, so they can apply classroom skills to a real business.
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((SUE PLAISANCE/STUDENT MGR.: CHALLENGES WOULD BE TO FIT EVERYONE'S SCHEDULE IN AROUND CLASSES BUT THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE LEARN IN HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT: FLEX SCHEDULING.))
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Ferrum College bought the franchise for ten-thousand-dollars.
Their hope is just to break even -- and to pull in customers from outside the college too.
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[IN Q=We're allowed]
((JEFF GRING/FOOD SERVICES DIRECTOR: WE'RE ALLOWED TO HAVE FOUR SEPARATE SUBS FOR OUR UNIQUE LOCATION. THE STUDENTS WILL GET TO DESIGN FOUR SUBS UNIQUE TO FERRUM COLLEGE. ONE WE'RE THINKING OF IS A TACO SUB.))
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Coming up on News7 at Six -- where this could lead if students succeed.
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