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Up next--
The Roanoke County Supervisors choose a new leader, who's a familiar face on the board.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

And President Clinton makes one more push for peace in the Middle East.
He's meeting with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat today.
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[TALENT=Jacey]
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Cloudy and cool for today but tomorrow looks to bring more sun and warmer temperatures. The complete forecast is next.
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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Stick around-- News 7 at noon is straight ahead.

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[Video-Open]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[VO-NAT]

After serving 10 years on the board, a Roanoke county supervisor gets a second chance of being chairman.
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[County-Supervisors]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=00-55]
[GRAPHIC=Roanoke Co. Seal]

Good Afternoon, I'm Kimberly McBroom.
The Roanoke County Supervisors have chosen a new chairman. This morning, Fuzzy Minnix took over the leadership of the board from Joe McNamara.
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A Republican, Minnix is now in his tenth year representing the Cave Spring District on the board... He's served as chairman twice before.
He describes the position as an honor, a challenge and a great opportunity, but says he expects the priorities of the board to remain the same.
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[IN Q=Education is always going to be a priority]
((FUZZY MINNIX: EDUCATION IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE A PRIORITY FOR US. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WILL HAVE TO BE BECAUSE WE'LL HAVE TO TRY TO FIND WAYS TO PAY MORE OF THE BILLS SO CITIZENS OF ROANOKE COUNTY CAN PAY LESS. REGIONAL COOPERATION IS AN ABSOLUTE MUST AND SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF ROANOKE COUNTY.))
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[OUT Q=citizens of Roanoke County.]
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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Catawba Supervisor Butch Church will serve as Vice-Chairman for the next year.

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[Mideast-Peace]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Mideast Peace Talks]

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is in Washington today, listening to President Clinton's plan for peace in the Middle East.
But today's talks are being met with shrinking optimism and escalating violence.
David Hawkins has more from Tel Aviv.
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[SUPER=01-David Hawkins/Reporting; :00]
[SUPER=01-Ehud Barak/Israeli Prime Minister; :12]
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[SUPER=03-Gaza Strip; :40]
[SUPER=01-Abu Ala/Chief Palestinian Negotiator; 1:06]
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[OUT Q=Hawkins, CBS News, Tel Aviv.]
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ISRAEL'S PRIME MINISTER, EHUD BARAK, SAYS HE HAS LITTLE HOPE OF ANYTHING POSITIVE COMING OUT OF THE CLINTON-ARAFAT MEETING... AND THE CONTINUING VIOLENCE ISN'T HELPING MATTERS.

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As a result of the violence initiated by the other side, as a result of the fragility of the peace agreement, the violence and the beligerency of the other side might deteriorate into a full-scale confrontation.
ISRAEL HAS CLAMPED DOWN ON THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES IN RESPONSE TO LAST NIGHT'S CAR BOMB ATTACK IN AN ISRAELI TOWN NORTH OF TEL AVIV.
ALTHOUGH NO ONE WAS KILLED... MORE THAN 40 PEOPLE WERE INJURED... ONE CRITICALLY. ISRAELI OFFICIALS SAY HE MAY BE THE BOMBER.
AND TODAY... MORE BLOODSHED. ISRAELI SOLDIERS SHOT AND KILLED A PALESTINIAN MAN IN THE GAZA STRIP.
PALESTINIAN MILITANTS ARE CRITICISING YASIR ARAFAT FOR MEETING WITH PRESIDENT CLINTON... WARNING HIM AGAINST GIVING UP PALESTINIAN CLAIMS ON JERUSALEM AND PALESTINIAN REFUGEES' RIGHT-OF-RETURN TO THEIR HOMES IN ISRAEL.
BUT ARAFAT'S CHEIF NEGOTIATOR, ABU ALA, SAYS ARAFAT DIDN'T GO TO WASHINGTON TO GIVE UP ANYTHING.

(SOT ABU ALA, CHIEF PALESTINIAN NEGOTIATOR)
He wants to explain to President Clinton why we are unable to take these parameters as a basis for a settlement.

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SO BARRING ANY SURPRISES FROM YASIR ARAFAT... IT LOOKS LIKE "NO DEAL. ))

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[Bush-Cabinet]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
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As President Clinton makes a last- ditch effort for Mideast peace, the new President- Elect is busy putting together his administration.
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George W- Bush returned to the Governor Mansion in Austin, Texas.
He's down to his final three Cabinet choices-- secretaries of energy, transportation, and labor.
Bush is expected to make a Cabinet announcement later this afternoon.
He's also preparing for an economic forum taking place tomorrow and Thursday.
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[Teen-Shooting]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=00-41 TC1:39:40]
[GRAPHIC=Shooting]

The shooting death of a 14- year- old girl is still under investigation.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

It happened inside a residence at the Westwood Village apartment complex in Northwest Roanoke around 9:30 Sunday night.
Authorities say the victim was in her home with a 16- year- old male friend when she was shot once in the chest.

She died later at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
The teenage boy was questioned by police and then released into his mother's custody.
No charges have been filed.
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[Missing-Pet]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[WRITER=tte]
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An exotic animal ran away from its Salem home over the weekend.
The owner is still looking for her pet.
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[VO-NAT]
Charisma is a kinkajou (KINK-A-CHEW)-- native to the South American rain forests. Vickie Snavely paid a Texas zookeeper two-thousand-dollars for her eight years ago. This weekend the animal escaped from her custom-built room near the Hanging Rock golf course in Salem.
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[IN Q=I removed the cranks]
((I REMOVED THE CRANKS FROM THE WINDOWS AND JUST HAD THE LOCKS WIRED SHUT, AND SHE USED HER HANDS TO PULL THE WIRE LOOSE AND TO FLIP OPEN THE LATCH, WHICH CAUSED THE WINDOW TO OPEN TWO TO THREE INCHES AND SHE WAS ABLE TO SQUEEZE OUT THE WINDOW.))
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[OUT Q=out the window]
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[VO-NAT]
Charisma is used to tropical temperatures, so her owner's afraid the animal died in the weekend's wind chill. But she says Charisma answers to her name and hopes someone will find her.
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[IN Q=DON'T BE AFRAID]
((DON'T BE AFRAID OF HER, PARTICULARLY IF SHE RUNS TOWARD YOU BECAUSE SHE'S VERY FRIENDLY. SHE LOVES PEOPLE. SHE USUALLY USES YOUR LEG AS A TREE TRUNK TO RUN UP YOUR BODY AND HUG BECAUSE SHE'S VERY AFFECTIONATE.))
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[OUT Q=AFFECTIONATE]
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[VO-NAT]
Charisma likes honey, bananas, and beer.
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[Mexico-Fire]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=kmc]
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Dramatic video from a hotel fire just outside Mexico City--
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At least two people were killed and 20 more were injured.
Fire officials believe the blaze started on the top floor of the hotel.
One of the dead, a woman, is believed to have jumped from a window in an attempt to escape the fire.
Flames trapped the other victim inside his room.
It took firefighters three hours to bring the blaze under control.
Investigators are working to find the cause of the fire.
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[Snowshoe-Fire]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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The Snowshow resort lost a warehouse to fire.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Pocahontas Co., WV/Snowshoe Resort Video]

No one was hurt. But the fire did an estimated one million dollars damage.
It broke out just before five yesterday morning.
A spokesman for the ski resort says firefighters were on the scene a few minutes after the smoke alarm went off.
But it took about four hours to bring the fire under control, because of the strong winds and bitter cold.
The cause has yet to be determined.
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[Gas-Driveoffs]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=jmc]
[TAPE#=00-48 TC1:01:50]
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You may want to think twice about pumping gas without paying ..
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]

A judge can now take away your driver's license, if you fill up in Virginia and don't pay.
Repeat offenders automatically lose their driving privileges for 30 days.
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[Million-Mom]

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[WRITER=jmc]
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A proposal to issue a state license plate commemorating last year's Million Mom March may not go through.
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[SUPER=03-Washington, DC/May 16;]

A delegate from northern Virginia has filed a bill requesting the honorary license plate for supporters of the gun control group.
Ten other bills dealing with special plates ended up in House Transportation Committee.
But this one has been sent to the Militia and Police Committee. Several of the delegates on that panel are strong advocates of gun owners' rights.
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[Cuba-Revolution]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
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In Cuba, fireworks weren't only marking the arrival of the new year,
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but also the 42nd anniversary of the country's revolution.
It's the day Cuba's then- president Batista fled the country as Fidel Castro's forces marched into the capital.

Four decades later, Castro remains in power and the occasion is a national holiday, complete with music and dancing.
Once the party's over, Castro is expected to brace himself for a tough fight with future U-S President Bush.

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[Box-Office]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=net]
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The holiday weekends have been good to Cast Away.
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[SUPER=04-20th Century Fox;]
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The movie starring Tom Hanks remains the number-one movie at the weekend box office for a second week in a row. It grossed an estimated 31-point-two million dollars.
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[SUPER=77-Cast Away/What Women Want/Miss Congeniality/The Family Man/The Emperor's New Groove;]
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[Anchor=Kim]
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What Women Want holds on to its number two spot this week. Miss Congeniality finishes at number three. The Family Ma

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n and the Emperor's New Groove round out the top 5.[Jubilee-Day]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[WRITER=ssm]
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African Americans rang in the new year by celebrating their freedom.
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The Emancipation Proclamation took effect 138 years ago yesterday, the first step towards freedom for American slaves.
Roanoke's minority community marked the occasion with its annual Jubilee Day celebration at Jerusalem Baptist Church.
Black leaders say while great strides have been made in the area of civil rights, there's still work to be done.

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[IN Q=Even a little]
((BRENDA HALE/ROANOKE NAACP PRESIDENT: EVEN A LITTLE ACCOMPLISHMENT IS A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT BECAUSE THAT'S ONE STEP CLOSER TO REALIZING THE DREAM OF EQUALITY. AND WE BELIEVE IN DIVERSITY, DIVERSITY MAKES EVERYTHING BETTER, IT'S A GOOD THING TO BE DIVERSE.))
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[OUT Q=to be diverse.]
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The N-double-A-C-P also honored Martin Jeffrey and Aletha Bolden as Citizens of the Year.
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[NY-Baby]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=00-]
[GRAPHIC=New Years]

The Roanoke area's first baby of the new millennium was born shortly after midnight on New Year's Day.
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[VO-NAT]
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Gabrielle Granger (grahn-ZHAY) weighed in at 6 pounds 4 ounces as she entered the world at Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital.
Fireworks from Roanoke's First Night celebration were exploding outside the hospital window as Gabrielle was delivered one minute after midnight.
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[IN Q=We've been kind]
((PAULA GRANGER/MOTHER: WE'VE BEEN KIND OF WAITING AROUND FOR HER FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. SHE WAS ACTUALLY SUPPOSED TO BE HERE ON MY BIRTHDAY, WHICH IS THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS. THINGS KIND OF PICKED UP YESTERDAY AND I THOUGHT 'WELL, WE'LL EITHER HAVE THE LAST BABY OF 2000 OR THE FIRST BABY OF 2001', SO SHE MADE THE DECISION.))
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[OUT Q=made the decision.]
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[VO-NAT]

Gabrielle is the daughter of Paula and Canney (CAN-nay) Granger of Glade Hill.
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