[Headlines]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
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[VO-NAT]
It will be a grim Thanksgiving for a handful of local families who've lost homes, or worse, to fire.
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And the race for the White House could run right through the Supreme Court.
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[ANCHOR=Steve]
(ad lib weather and tease)
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[ANCHOR=Shannon]
Wake up with us this holiday.
News 7 Mornin' is next.
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[Florida-Recount]
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George W. Bush plans to take his run for the presidency all the way to the Nation's highest court.
Meantime, two lower court rulings regarding Florida's ballot count yesterday gave both parties something to be thankful for.
Manuel Gallegus reports.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Fresh from a loss...]
[SUPER=701-George W. Bush/(R) Presidential Candidate; :14]
[SUPER=701-Joseph Lieberman/(D) Vice Pres. Candidate; :50]
[SUPER=701-Manuel Gallegus/Reporting;]
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((Fresh from a loss in the Florida Supreme Court, Texas Governor George W
Bush has taken his case to the nation's highest court.
He's asked them to put an end to all of Florida's handcounts.
(SOT: GEORGE W. BUSH, R-Presidential Candidate)
MAKE NO MISTAKE; THE COURT REWROTE THE LAW. IT CHANGED THE RULES AND IT
DID SO AFTER THE ELECTION WAS OVER.
Bush got a ruling in his favor....
An appeals court in Miami-Dade --a Democratic stronghold-- Wednesday
night denied Al Gore's bid to start the hand count again.
Earlier in the day--election officials unexpectedly stopped counting,
saying they couldnt make a Sunday deadline.
(NATS)
Another in the sea saw of rulings--went for the Vice President.
A judge in Palm Beach County ruled that the hand count there must
consider disputed ballots with dimples.
SOT: JOSEPH LIEBERMAN/VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
I have an inner confidence everything will work out... I deeply believe
the people who cast their votes in florida being recounted meant to vote
for al gore and me.
(NAT)
But the biggest news of the day wasnt even in the sunshine state.
It was in the Nations capitol...Where Bush running mate Dick Cheney was
hospitalized after suffering what doctors called a very slight heart
attack.))
[Salem-Abduction]
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The man accused of abducting his ex-wife and three children from Salem is in custody this morning. The Federal Violent Fugitive Task Force and Randolph County, North Carolina Deputies arrested Glenn Powell yesteday afternoon.
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Powell's being held in a North Carolina jail without bond.
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Police say he abducted his ex-wife and children at gunpoint from this Salem home last Thursday morning, then drove to Maryland.
[SUPER=03-Prince Georges Co., MD/Thursday]
That's where Kimberly Powell and the children managed to escape.
Police there mounted a massive manhunt but couldn't find Glenn Powell.
[SUPER=03-Greensboro, NC/File Tape]
Powell lived in Greensboro.
No word on when he might be returned to Virginia.
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[ANCHOR=Shannon]
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This will be a difficult Thanksgiving for a Roanoke family.
A grandmother is hospitalized .. after her losing her granddaughter and her home to a fire.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
Angela Wade was renting this home in Southwest Roanoke.
She's in serious condition suffering from burns and smoke inhalation.
Firefighters say Wade tried to rescue her six-year-old granddaughter Yatoya Harper but failed.
They think a kerosene space heater caused the fire.
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[IN Q=If you use]
((JERRY PERCELL/ROANOKE FIRE DEPARTMENT; IF YOU USE A KEROSENE HEATER, FUEL THEM OUTSIDE. STORE ALL YOUR FUEL OUTSIDE. ALWAYS LIGHT AND EXTINGUISH THEM OUTSIDE TO KEEP THE FUMES OUT OF YOUR HOUSE.))
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[VO-NAT]
Yatoya's father discovered the child was dead hours later when he stopped by the home.
Firefighters say you can call to schedule a free inspection to make sure your home is safe.
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Another fire claimed the lives of two children near Princeton, West Virginia.
The parents and five siblings escaped, but the two young victims, a six- year- old boy and a two-year-old girl, did not.
No word yet on their names ... or the cause.
[1-Sports]
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In sports, number 12 Connecticut said aloha to Louisville at the Maui Invitational tournament yesterday. Here with highlights is Roy Stanley.
Good Morning Roy.
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((Archive: Thanksgiving))
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Governor Gilmore may not be big on taxes ... but there is at least one he doesn't seem to mind.
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But the 354th annual Indian tribute of game and fish had a slightly different tone this year.
The Mattaponi (MATTA-po-nye) and Pamunkey (pah-MUN-kee) tribes usually give a peace pipe to the governor.
This year, he's undecided on the issue of federal recognition of Virginia's eight tribes.
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[SOT 11:12:58]
[IN Q=I humbly]
((GILMORE: I HUMBLY... CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS GREAT COMMONWEALTH.))
[SOT 11:38:54]
((BRANHAM: IT'S A GREAT DEAL A MATTER OF DISRESPECT...PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THAT WE SHOULD BE.))
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[VO-NAT]
The annual tax tribute began in 1646, and was formalized by treaty in 1677.
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[Sodomy-Law]
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The legal fight over Virginia's law against sodomy isn't over yet. And it's centered around a case in Roanoke.
A three-judge panel has upheld the convictions of nine men arrested for soliciting sex from undercover police officers in a Roanoke park.
The court said the city had the right to crack down on cruising by gay men in a public park.
But the defense plans to ask for a hearing before the full Court of Appeals.
They argue that consensual oral sex is common among adults, and the law against it should be struck down.
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A witness in the murder trial of Rae Carruth says the former Carolina Panther had his girlfriend killed after she refused to have an abortion.
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Michael Kennedy said four or five shots were fired in rapid succession.
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((AFTER WATKINS FIRED THOSE SHOTS WHAT, IF ANYTHING, WERE YOU ABLE TO HEAR? I HEARD SCREAMING.))
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[VO-NAT]
Testimony stirred emotions in the courtroom.
The victim's sister left the room in tears.
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((ARE YOU REFERRING TO CHARICA? YES, SIR.))
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[V/O-NAT]
Adam's baby was delivered by emergency Cesarean section.
He survived.
Charica Adams died a month later.
Carruth is a former wide receiver for the Panthers.
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[Parade-Preps]
[ANCHOR=Shan]
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Wind could rain on the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-New York, NY;]
Forecasters are predicting winds of up to 20-miles an hour which are too high to fly the huge balloons the parade is known for.
New guidelines adapted after a 1997 accident that left a parade
spectator comatose for 24 days say the big balloons must be grounded if the
wind speed exceeds 23 miles-per-hour.
A final decision will be made shortly.
The parade will begin at nine this morning and will come to a close around noon as Santa Claus brings up the rear.
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[Health-Check]
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Still waiting for a flu shot? That may not be the only vaccine that's short on supply right now.
Dr. Dave Hnida has that story and more in our morning Health Check report.
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[SOT]
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[SUPER=01-Dr. Dave Hnida/Reporting;]
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((SOME GOOD NEWS FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH EAR INFECTIONS. THERE IS NOW
A NEW AND EASIER TREATMENT TO CURE THOSE PAINFUL EARS.
VT=VO
A STUDY FROM THE INFECTIOUS DISEASE SOCIETY OF AMERICA FINDS A SINGLE
DOSE OF THE DRUG ZITHROMAX IS JUST AS EFFECTIVE AT CLEARING UP AN EAR
INFECTION AS TEN DAYS OF STANDARD ANTIBIOTICS. ZITHROMAX WORKED IN ONE
DOSE FOR KIDS AGES 6 MONTHS TO TWELVE YEARS. AND EVEN BETTER ITS AN
EASIER TREATMENT THAN THE OTHER APPROVED ONE DOSE TREATMENT.. ONE WHICH
HAS TO BE GIVEN BY A BIG INJECTION.
ON CAM
YOUVE PROBABLY HEARD BY NOW THERES A SHORTAGE OF FLU VACCINE- BUTS THATS
NOT THE ONLY VACCINE WHERE THE CUPBOARD IS BARE.-- WE'RE STARTING TO RUN
OUT OF TETANUS SHOTS. THE SHORTAGE ISNT AS SEVERE AS IT IS WITH FLU
SHOTS.. BUT IT WILL BE FEBRUARY BEFORE WE GET ALL THE TETANUS VACCINE WE
NEED. AS A REMINDER- YOU NEED A TETANUS SHOT EVERY TEN YEARS... EXCEPT
FOR VERY DIRTY WOUNDS- IN WHICH WE GIVE IT EVERY FIVE YEARS.
VT=VO
FINALLY TODAY- IT KIND OF REMINDS YOU OF FOOTBALL PADDING- BUT A STUDY
IN THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE FINDS HIP PROTECTORS CAN PREVENT
HIP FRACTURES IN OLDER PEOPLE. THE PROTECTORS ARE MADE OUT OF A HARD
PLASTIC SHELL , COST ABOUT $90, AND LESSEN THE RISK OF A FRACTURE IF
SOMEONE FALLS.
ON CAM
THATS A LOOK AT SOME OF THE DAYS TOP HEALTH STORIES.IM DR DAVE HNIDA FOR
CBS NEWS.))
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[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[SUPER=#4049; Morning Headlines]
Here's a look at today's top stories.
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[VO-NAT]
The man accused of abducting a woman and her three children in Salem is in custody.
Glenn Powell was arrested in North Carolina yesterday.
Police say he led them on a six day manhunt after abducting his ex-wife and kids last week.
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[VO-NAT]
Be careful with space heaters.
That's the word from fire officials after a deadly house fire in Southwest Roanoke yesterday morning.
Six year old Yatoya Harper died when the home she shared with her grandmother went up in flames.
A kerosene space heater is believed to have touched off the fire.
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[VO-NAT]
And, the courtroom drama is heating up in the presidential race as George W. Bush prepares to take his interests to the US Supreme Court.
The Republican's lawyers want the High Court to block a decision by Florida's Supreme Court allowing hand recounts in three Democratic-leaning Florida counties.
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[ANCHOR=Shannon]
And that's what's making news on this Thanksgiving holiday.
News 7 Mornin' will be right back.
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[2Salem-Abduction]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
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A six day police search is over.
The man accused of abducting his ex-wife and three children at gunpoint last Thursday is in custody.
The Federal Violent Fugitive Task Force and Randolph County, North Carolina Deputies arrested Glenn Powell yesteday afternoon.
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[VO-NAT]
Powell's being held in a North Carolina jail without bond.
[SUPER=03-Salem/Thursday]
Police say he abducted his ex-wife and children at gunpoint from this Salem home last Thursday morning, then drove to Maryland.
[SUPER=03-Prince Georges Co., MD/Thursday]
That's where Kimberly Powell and the children managed to escape.
Police there mounted a massive manhunt but couldn't find Glenn Powell.
[SUPER=03-Greensboro, NC/File Tape]
Powell lived in Greensboro.
No word on when he might be returned to Virginia.
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[ANCHOR=Shannon]
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[WRITER=tte]
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Fire officials suspect a kerosene space heater may have started a deadly house fire.
It took the life of a six year old girl ... and left her grandmother hospitalized.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
Angela Wade was renting this home in Southwest Roanoke.
She's in serious condition suffering from burns and smoke inhalation.
Firefighters say Wade tried to rescue her six-year-old granddaughter Yatoya Harper but failed.
Fire officials urge anyone with space heaters to be careful.
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[SOT 4:02:03]
[IN Q=If you use]
((JERRY PERCELL/ROANOKE FIRE DEPARTMENT; IF YOU USE A KEROSENE HEATER, FUEL THEM OUTSIDE. STORE ALL YOUR FUEL OUTSIDE. ALWAYS LIGHT AND EXTINGUISH THEM OUTSIDE TO KEEP THE FUMES OUT OF YOUR HOUSE.))
[SUPER=01-Jerry Percell/Roanoke Fire Department;]
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[VO-NAT]
Yatoya's father discovered the child was dead hours later when he stopped by the home.
Firefighters say residents can call to schedule a free inspection to make sure their home is safe.
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[SUPER=03-Lynchburg]
It was Lynchburg firefighters' turn yesterday afternon, as they battled flames that heavily damaged a downtown home.
Crews arrived at 725 Hancock Street to find flames coming from the second floor of the building. Authorities aren't sure how many people lived in the duplex, but say no one was home when the fire broke out.
It took crews about twenty minutes to bring it under control.
No word yet on the cause.
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[2Florida-Recount]
[ANCHOR=Shan]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin']
[WRITER=syo]
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[GRAPHIC=Election 2000]
The Bush campaign is asking the U-S Supreme Court to block a decision regarding the hand counting of ballots in three Florida counties.
In the meantime, lawyers for the Gore camp plan to ask Florida's high court to force at least one county to continue with the count.
Manuel Gallegus has the latest.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Fresh from a loss...]
[SUPER=701-George W. Bush/(R) Presidential Candidate; :14]
[SUPER=701-Joseph Lieberman/(D) Vice Pres. Candidate; :50]
[SUPER=701-Manuel Gallegus/Reporting; 1:16]
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((Fresh from a loss in the Florida Supreme Court, Texas Governor George W
Bush has taken his case to the nation's highest court.
He's asked them to put an end to all of Florida's handcounts.
(SOT: GEORGE W. BUSH, R-Presidential Candidate)
MAKE NO MISTAKE; THE COURT REWROTE THE LAW. IT CHANGED THE RULES AND IT
DID SO AFTER THE ELECTION WAS OVER.
Bush got a ruling in his favor....
An appeals court in Miami-Dade --a Democratic stronghold-- Wednesday
night denied Al Gore's bid to start the hand count again.
Earlier in the day--election officials unexpectedly stopped counting,
saying they couldnt make a Sunday deadline.
(NATS)
Another in the sea saw of rulings--went for the Vice President.
A judge in Palm Beach County ruled that the hand count there must
consider disputed ballots with dimples.
SOT: JOSEPH LIEBERMAN/VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
I have an inner confidence everything will work out... I deeply believe
the people who cast their votes in florida being recounted meant to vote
for al gore and me.
(NAT)
But the biggest news of the day wasnt even in the sunshine state.
It was in the Nations capitol...Where Bush running mate Dick Cheney was
hospitalized after suffering what doctors called a very slight heart
attack.))
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[GRAPHIC=College Basketball]
In sports, the Preseason N-I-T finals will see Temple matched up with Duke.
The Owls downed Indiana last night 69-to-61, led by Lynn Greer who had 20. Nate James scored 26 as Duke got to the finals by dominating Texas 95-to-69.
The second ranked Blue Devils move to 3-and-oh on the season.
For yesterday's scores, let's check the scoreboards.
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((Archive:))
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The person who heads the Carilion Health System is stepping down. Tom Robertson is the President and C-E-O .. and he has spent more than three decades at Carilion.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Robertson is retiring effective January 15th.
He says in his 32 years Carilion the system has not only grown throughout the region -- but made many improvements in patient care.
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(( I THINK THAT WE HAVE MUCH MORE TECHNOLOGY. WE HAVE A LOT MORE STAFF. WE'RE ABLE TO DO MUCH MORE FOR PATIENTS. THERE REALLY ARE NOT MANY OCCASIONS WHEN PEOPLE ARE SENT OUTSIDE THIS AREA FOR CARE NOW BECAUSE WE OFFER A COMPREHENSIVE ARRAY OF SERVICES))
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Doctor Edward Murphy will take over as president and C-E-O and says he has big shoes to fill.
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((I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR ME TO DO IS TO BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAINTAIN THE MOMENTUM AND HAVE THE TRANSITION BE SMOOTH))
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Robertson will still serve on Carilion's Biomedical Institute Board.
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It's another winter-like morning ... and that's just fine with the region's ski areas.
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The new season has already arrived at some of them.
Snowshoe Mountain in West Virginia opened its slopes yesterday .. with more than a quarter of its terrain already covered with snow.
That's the most real estate Snowshoe has ever had available for skiing on opening day.
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[IN Q=Over 27 years]
((BRUCE PITTET/GENERAL MANAGER; OVER THE 27 YEARS THAT WE'VE BEEN OPEN, WE'VE NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF AN OPENING.))
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The colder- than- normal temperatures of the last week or so have helped ski areas considerably.
Snowshoe, for instance, has had its snow-makers working more than 170 hours .. converting nearly 30 million gallons of water into snow.
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The worst of the Thanksgiving travel rush is over.
There are plenty of empty airplane seats for the next couple of days .. and if you check around, you might find some inexpensive rides.
Jennifer Miele has the story.
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((Roanoke's airport commission says believe it or not, holiday air traffic WILL slow down. That means airlines will do whatever it takes to stuff their birds with passengers.
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((JACQUELINE SHUCK: FRIDAY IS AVERY SLOW DAY FOR THE AIRLINES. THEY DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING AND THURSDAY, ONE YOU GET PASSED THE FIRST COUPLE OF HOURS OF THE MORNING GETS SLOW. SO AS A RESULT, THEY HAVE TO CONTINUE FLYING AND THEY ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO FILL THE SEATS, ANY WAY THEY CAN.))
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((JENNIFER MIELE REPORTING: MORE THAN SEVEN MILLION PEOPLE WILL TRAVEL BY AIR THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. WHILE FUEL PRICES GOING UP, TICKET PRICES ARE COMING DOWN.))
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Take a look at U.S. Airways Web site... offering round trip flights for under a hundred bucks. Just type in your desired destination at Northwest Airlines dot com...you could make it home for less than your turkey dinner.
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((JACQUELINE SHUCK: IT'S GREAT FOR THAT PASSENGER WHO MAYBE DIDN'T HAVE THE TIME TO GO THE WHOLE WEEKEND, DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY, THEY CAN GO SOMEWHERE, HAVE DINNER, SPEND SOME TIME WITH FAMILY AND GET BACK INTO ROANOKE.))
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Those cheap tickets may give customers more time to concentrate on eating their Thanksgiving dinner.
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((THAT'S A NICE AMERICAN TRADITION, I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO ENJOY THAT.))
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[OUT Q=also enjoy that.]
[STICK THIS ON THE END]
Jennifer Miele, News 7. ))
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In sports, the Commonwealth Cup will be played this weekend, and the Wahoos say they will be zeroing in on number 7.
Here with more is Roy Stanley.
Good Morning Roy.
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Now here's another look at today's top local stories:
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A six day police search is over.
The man accused of abducting his ex-wife and three children at gunpoint last Thursday is in custody.
The Federal Violent Fugitive Task Force and Randolph County, North Carolina Deputies arrested Glenn Powell yesteday afternoon.
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Fire officials suspect a kerosene space heater may have started a deadly house fire in Roanoke.
It took the life of a six year old girl ... and left her grandmother hospitalized.
Angela Wade is in serious condition suffering from burns and smoke inhalation.
Firefighters say Wade tried to rescue her six-year-old granddaughter Yatoya Harper but failed.
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[VO-NAT]
The worst of the Thanksgiving travel rush is over.
There are plenty of empty airplane seats for the next couple of days .. and if you check around, you might find some very cheap seats. Airline web sites are a good place to start.
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[ANCHOR=Shannon]
Now here's Keith Humphry with a preview of News 7 at Six.
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