WDBJ 7 news at 5 for 03/14/01

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Today on news 7 at 5, the long labor fight at Bedford's Rubatex plant could soon be over. We'll have the latest.
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Plus investors on Wall Street are reeling as the stock markets have another rough day. [Weather-Head]
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Sunshine today but now clouds are moving in as rain heads our way for early tomorrow...I'll have your forecast just ahead...

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In other news, we'll see what is being done to keep foot and mouth disease away from this country's livestock,
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and in Sports, we'll tell you why Winton Cup's newest driver will NOT be MANNING a car.
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It was not the sound many investors wanted to hear- The stock market finished the day- without making a rebound.
The market fell more than 300 points ending the day below the ten thousand dollar mark.
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It may have been nose diving prices an ocean away that prompted today's sharp delcines on Wall Street.
One analyst says it's part of a vicious cycle- What does it mean if you're an investor- The latest from Alexis Christoforous.
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One local business professor is telling investors not to panic as stock prices fall.
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Carroll Gentry is the chairman of the business division at Virginia Western.
He says investing in the stock market IS a gamble so today's risky market is only for risky investors.
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Gentry says investors in Roanoke who are worried about their 401 K's should leave them alone.
The stock market slow down he says, is all part of the game so investors must keep playing.
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An end may be in sight for the long labor dispute at Bedford's Rubatex plant.
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Union officials tell News7 today that a tentative agreement on a new contract was reached last Thursday and is being presented to Local 240 workers today.
A vote on the contract has not been scheduled.
Workers walked off the job in September 1999 in a dispute over benefits and overtime.
They returned to the plant nine months ago, but without a new contract.
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Roanoke police may have found the teenager who fired shots in the parking lot of William Fleming High School earlier this week.
They say a teenager taken into custody for assault is also a suspect in that incident.
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Police were called to the campus around five Monday afternoon, after someone fired a gun in the school's parking lot.
The young man did not point the weapon at anyone, and no one was injured.
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Roanoke Police say they arrested the fifteen- year- old boy after he assaulted his 18- year- old sister.
Investigators recovered a handgun which they will compare with shell casings found in the school's parking lot.

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Cattle producers in Europe are struggling with the foot and mouth disease that's plaguing the industry.
Now the all out effort to stop the disease is moving to the U-S. Jennifer Jones has the details.
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((TRACK: These are just some of the products pulled from passengers in the past 48 hours at Dulles International Airport outside of Washington, DCTERMS.
Foods were confiscated and soiled shoes disenfected... all from passengers arriving from European countries reporting cases of foot and mouth disaease ... as well as countries the US considers a potential threat.

SOT: Dr. Craig Reed/USDA: "We are extremely concerned because we know
how quickly and rapidly this virus can spread...2-4 days it can be all over the place."
TRACK: Foot and mouth is a viral disease of cattle and swine. Since the recent outbreak, Britain has slaughtered and burned tens of thousands of cattle. It's the only way to contain the highly contagious disease.
BRIDGE: "More than 200 confirmed cases of foot and mouth have turned up in Britain, the latest case in France, far from the farmers here in the US, still close enough to get them thinking about the possibility."
NAT: COME ON, COWS!
TRACK: Farmers like Todd Brown know an outbreak of foot and mouth in the US could cost the nation's livestock industry billions in the first year alone.

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TRACK: As US officials fight to ward off the disease , they insist it poses no health risk to human life, even though humans can transmit the it.

SOT: Dr. Alfonso Torres/USDA Veterinary Services "Even if a human were
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TRACK: While foot and mouth has turned up in a number of countries in recent decades, the US hasn't had a case since 1929. And now, agriculture officials are working hard to ensure it stays that way. Jennifer Jones, CBS NEWS.))
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Coming up in just a minute, Joy Sutton will tell us about a cosmetic procedure that can remove everything from stretch marks to wrinkles,
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[VO] And jurors in New York are deciding if Sean Puffy Combs is guilty of crimes that could send him to prison for 15 years.

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Closing arguments have begun in the trial of a man accused of shooting his girlfriend her 16-year-old daughter.
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Michael Hairston is on trial for capital and first degree murder in the fatal shootings of Evonne Hairston and her daughter Malveena.
Defense attorneys told the jury that Hairston did the shooting, but they said it wasn't premeditated.
Prosecutors say it WAS premeditated because he left the house and then came back with a gun.
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It's now up to a jury to decide the fate of Rapper Sean Puffy Combs-
Jurors are deliberating the case this afternoon- What do defense attorneys think about Combs chances? Terisa Estacio is in New York with more.
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((hip-hop superstar Sean "Puffy" Combs an armed thug who shot up a nightclub or just a victim of a legal system eager to set an example by prosecuting a celebrity.. ? That is one of the questions for the jury as they contemplate whether to send Combs to jail or set him free. Johnnie Cochran, Defense Attorney. "Basically 40 seconds somewhat changed his life that particular night and I think when you look back on that hindsight is 20/20 but I think we all learned from this." The case went to the jury following six weeks of testimony and two hours of legal instructions from the judge. Combs was charged with weapons possession and bribery in 1999. He was arrested arrested while fleeing a New York nightclub with ex-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez. Gunfire had erupted after an argument involving the rap star's entourage. Defense attorney Ben Brafman remains skeptical of the prosecutions' case.
Benjamin Brafman, Defense Attorney. "This is the first gun possession case in the history of America that lasted 6 or 7 weeks and had 60 witnesses. "
Combs' protege and co-defendant, Jamaal ``Shyne'' Barrow, is charged with shooting three people in the club. He faces attempted murder charges. As might be expected, the trial was not without controversy. In closing arguments yesterday, Prosecutor Matthew Bogdanos told the jurors he didn't call Lopez as a witness because he feared the singer-actress would shade her testimony in Combs' favor. Bogdanos also said Combs' friends and employees called as witnesses had offered nothing but ``lies.'' Now it's up to the jury decide who was lying and who deserves to be punished.))

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In Health Check Tonight, Getting rid of stretch marks and wrinkles --might be easier than you think.
In fact, one process is making the difference for some local women.
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Health Check Reporter Joy Sutton has details.
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Jean, The process is called called microdermabrasion -- it's used to treat a variety of skins conditions...
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And its used on everything from scars and acne --to stretch marks and wrinkles.
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This is the first time Valerie Means has had microdermabrasion.
She's hoping it will leave her skin looking and feeling renewed and younger.
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Microdermabrasion is a painless procedure. Robyn Goodpasture is the owner of Spa Virginia -- she says it feels like a cat is licking your face.
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Microdermabrasion can be used to treat various conditions.
Take a look at some before and after pictures - This is a woman who had it done to remove acne scars. Here is another customer who had it done to treat stretch marks.
And look at the difference on the woman who used it smooth out wrinkles.
Goodpasture says it takes several treatments to get the best results. Means says she's noticed a difference in her skin after just one treatment .
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The only thing to keep in mind --is that if you have a condition such as eczema or active acne -- Goodpasture doesn't recommend microdermabrasion --because it can aggravate the condition..
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Jean, At Spa Virginia the cost starts at 120 dollars per treatment.

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Coming up next, Jacey Birch will introduce us to singers who are making beautiful music without any instruments.
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They use their voices to create more than just beautiful songs.
When about a dozen people get together they can create the music of instruments as well.
Acapella Carnivella takes place this weekend and
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Jacey Birch is at Roanoke College to tell us more about this singing fundraising festival.
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Coming up today in Sports, we'll see which four local high schools are still in the hunt for the state basketball title. Plus Rebecca Rankin will tell us what R-E-M, a chimpanzee and a barbecue have in common.
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Welcome folks to the midweek two minute sports ticker.
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By Saturday night four brand new state champions in basketball will have been crowned at the Vines Center on the Liberty University campus. Four area teams are still in the state title hunt - the GW Danville girls, along with Heritage, Martinsville and Radford.
The Bobcats haven't ever been the final four as a single A member.
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In fact, its been over a decade since the Bobcats last made a trip to the state final four. Back then the school was a double A member in the New River district.
Many of the players on this year's squad were just beginning to play the game of basketball 10 years ago. However, the juniors and seniors on this team remember last years loss to Council in the state quarter-finals that kept them from advancing.
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The Bobcats will enter their Friday afternoon game with a 21 and 6 record. With four seniors in the starting lineup the Bobcats strength is experience.
Head coach Rick Cormany says the team started to jell at the end of the regular season, but there are other factors involved as the Bobcats make a run at their first state title in Group A.
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The Bobcats open play in the Group A semi finals Friday at 3pm at the Vines Center on the campus of Liberty University against George Mason. Council and Nandua open the event at one.
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[WIPE TO PINNACLE GROUP AA] Friday night in Groupa Two A, Martinsville takes on Brunswick at 7, followed by Heritage and Caroline.
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[WIPE TO PINNACLE GROUP AAA GIRLS] And Thurday night, the GW Danville girls take on Hampton in the Three-A semi-finals at 7.
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A wife and a mother of two is about to join the good ole boys on the Winston Cup circuit. 36 year old Shawna Robinson announced today that she will run six Cup events this year in a car owned by Michael Kranefuss.
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Shawna has been racing for 20 years on everything from the Late Model, to ARCA to Busch series ranks. She will become the first woman since Patty Moise 12 years ago to attempt to make a Cup race when she attempts to qualify at California on April 29th.
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[WIPE TO PINNACLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON] And another reminder that the March Madness begins tomorrow afternoon at 12:10 with Kentucky taking on Holy Cross. Maryland and George Mason will follow at three here on Your Hometown Station.
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[WIPE TO PINNACLE THURSDAY NIGHT] Then tomorrow night Duke takes on Monmouth at 7:30 followed by the Iowa State - Hampton game. Of course you also will get bonus look-in coverage of other games each day.
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coming up on News 7 at Six - Denise Allen has the story of an area man who has recorded a CD tribute to Dale Earnhardt. Take care folks and have safe night. [go to break]

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The group R-E-M is out soon with a new album and they're trying something new to promote it. VH-1's Rebecca Rankin has more.
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((REM'S ABOUT TO RELEASE "reveal" THEIR 12TH STUDIO ALBUM... THE album's FIRST SINGLE "IMITATION OF LIFE" HITS THE radio IN APRIL. We caught up with the band during THE video shoot for the single JUST OUTSIDE OF LOS ANGELES.
the video is one huge party.... ....one scene...shot in just 20 seconds. that scene is repeated over and over... ...each time revealing to the viewer...a different angle...a different story.

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I personally think video is a dead medium and dull. // so we're using a technique that has not really ever been used before.
The folks who attend the party in the video are an interesting cast of characters.

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There are people on fire, there are monkey's playing ukuleles, and I'm pouring champagne.
DID HE SAY MONKEY?

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It seems you can't have a party these days without having a chimpanzee.

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I'm the guy who has a chimp on his lap. And the chimp is doing all the acting, so I'm pretty safe.
The video also has its share of stunts.

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Basically I'm a guy by the barbecue that gets lit on fire and runs into the pool

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He's an overzealous barbecuer I think
FOR A VIDEO THAT'S REPETITIVE, THERE'S NEVER A DULL MOMENT.

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The idea with every video really is to try to do something that doesn't completely overwhelm the song // but something that's fun to watch and something that you want to see over and over again.
REBECCA TAG REM's "Reveal" hits stores May 15TH. AND AS OF NOW - THE BAND HAS NO PLANS TO DO A FULL - FLEDGED TOUR - BUT THEY WILL BE DOING THE REGULAR PROMOTIONAL CIRCUIT. I'M VH1'S REBECCA RANKIN.))

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