WDBJ 7 morning news for 08/12/01

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Coming up on News 7 Sunday Morning.......
Major airlines are battling lower-cost competition ... with fare cuts to one of the nation's busiest airports.
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And a ferris wheel motor explodes, sending shrapnel and hot liquid through the crowd.
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The skies are getting a lot friendlier for some travelers...
American Airlines says it will match a move by its rival United and slash fares on some flights.
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That's after United announced Thursday IT would offer lower-cost fares from Chicago's O'Hare Airport.
American plans to cut fares for flights between Chicago's and other major cities.
The airlines also promise to eliminate Saturday night stay restrictions on some flights.
The reductions take effect with travel starting September 5th.
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Federal safety investigators are arriving this morning to determine why a sightseeing helicopter crashed in the Grand Canyon Friday.
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Crews removed the bodies of six people from the wreckage yesterday.
All were members of a family vacationing in the area.
Only a woman from Brooklyn, New York survived.
She is in critical condition, suffering from severe burns.
The helicopter crashed and burned about 37-hundred feet up the Grand Wash Cliffs.
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Seven people were hospitalized after a ferris wheel exploded in Washington state.
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Passengers on the county fair ride had already been evacuated after it overheated.
A blast 15 minutes later sent shrapnel and hot fluid through the crowd.
The cause of the explosion is under investigation.
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((NICK BRACKOVITCH/BUTLER AMUSEMENT: THEY SHUT IT DOWN. ALL THE PEOPLE GOT OFF. WE HAD MAINTENANCE PEOPLE TRYING TO FIND OUT WHY IT WAS OVERHEATED. AND AT THE TIME, WE HAD AN EXPLOSION.))
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At least two people are in serious condition.
Others suffered burns and cuts.
The ferris wheel was built in 1994.
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Another accident - this one involving a car - sent one man and three children to the hospital last night.
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Authorities responded to the accident on Bell Haven Road shortly after 8. A Ford pickup truck ran off the road, hit several trees and flipped over. The driver was pinned in the truck, but three children escaped and ran to a nearby house for help.
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((NANCY ENGLISH; ALL THE SUDDEN THE TELEVISION WENT BLANK, AND I HEARD A BOOM. AND I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND SAW SMOKE COMING UP FROM THE DRIVEWAY, AND THEN I LOOKED AND SAW MY TREE WAS KNOCKED DOWN, AND THE CAR WAS IN THE FRONT YARD UPSIDE DOWN, AND THREE CHILDREN WERE RUNNING UP TO THE FRONT PORCH, THAT WERE HURT.))
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None of the injuries was described as life threatening. Police say all four passengers were wearing their seatbelts.
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People and technology aren't always to blame for disasters - sometimes Mother Nature does some damage herself. Tropical Storm Barry gave the Southeast quite a scare last week. But Barry died down without bringing much of the severe weather - including tornados - that residents of Alabama and the Florida Panhandle feared. It was eight years ago this month that some communities in Central Virginia were crushed by a twister. In today's Virginia Newsreel, we revisit Historic Petersburg and Colonial Heights as they marked the one - year anniversary of the tornado that killed several - and injured dozens more. Here's part of former News 7 reporter Richard Real's (REE-all) report, as it aired in 1994.
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((Without warning. That's how tornadoes work. The twister that cut a destructive swath through this Wal- Mart store in Colonial Heights last August 6th, was true to deadly form-- ripping a path from the front to the back of the busy store.
Four died here, at the site of Colonial Heights largest employer.
[sot 01:9 dub tape]ME AND A BUNCH OF GUYS, WE WERE IN THERE. WE HAD A COUPLE OF PEOPLE TRAPPED INSIDE. LOT OF CUTS. I S
AW ONE CHILD IN THERE. IT'S DEVASTATING.YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT. YESTERDAY YOU COME IN HERE AND IT WAS JUST A STORE. TODAY, IT'S A JUNKPILE.
A few miles away in Historic Petersburg, the scene was equally bizarre; the core of the city's long- struggle toward revitalization-- it's Old Towne section-- was left a mess, as well.
Roofs caved in or just plain gone.
Life's work scattered like confetti.
On Pocahontas Island-- site of the oldest African- American community in Virginia-- the wreckage was grimly similar; ninety percent of the modest homes on the tiny island were damaged or destroyed.
Today-- the historic church remains a battered shell, initial damage estimates of ten- MILLION dollars proved naive.
But others have rebuilt their lives and their homes.
Petersburg is still digging out.
The historic Southside Station, gem of the city's rebirth effort, still has its rough edges.
Some have recovered-- some have not, but from the rubble has come something other places lack: a sense of community.
[sot 16:29]ROSALYN DANCE/PETERSBURG MAYOR: YOU FIND IN A TIME OF NEED, YOU FINE WHO YOUR FRIENDS ARE, THE BECOME REAL C
LOSE KNIT FAMILY. YOU KNOW, THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A LITTLE DIFFERENCES GOING ON BEFORE THE TORNADO, BUT THEY FOUND THAT THEY NEEDED EACH OTHER. THEY ALL CAME TOGETHER AS FRIENDS.
The rebuilding has not been easy.
Petersburg knows much about the red- tape it takes to get federal and state help; the process continues still.))
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Again, that was Richard Real (REE-all) reporting for News 7 in 1994. Petersburg DID eventually receive federal aid after the deadly tornado - but only after the original request to be declared a major disaster area was denied.
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[BOTH MICS HOT] Coming up - We'll have details about an upcoming event that will add a little diversity to the V-A Medical Center
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Some local attorneys are taking a new approach toward curbing abuse. Don't go away - News 7 Sunday Morning will be right back.
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The halls of the V-A Medical Center will be full of color this week. The National Conference for Community and Justice - Local Colors - will be hosting a 'Diversity Day' there on Thursday. Pearl Fu is here with details about the event. Good Morning Pearl - Thanks for joining us this morning.
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Now tell lus what expactly is Diversity Day?
Why is an event like this one being held at the V-A?
What all will be going on at the event?
Is anyone welcome to attend?
How much does it cost to attend?
Now like you said there will be exhibits, food, cultural demonstrations and performances.

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[TAKE FULL SCREEN] Diversity Day is being held at the V-A Medical Center on Thursday, August 16th from 10 to 3.

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In this week's Health Check ---

A local law practice has launched a website on nursing home abuse.
And we'll show you the latest technology now used to detect cancer and other diseases.
Plus - details on the President's decision to fund stem cell research.
Health Check Reporter Joy Sutton has those stories and more.
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[on camera] (("Should the government fund embryonic stem cell research?"
The President says yes --but with restrictions. [net tape] Earlier this week, Bush announced that funds should only be given for research on existing stem cell lines -where the life and death decision has already been made. That means no new embryos will be made available to scientists using federal funds. [on camera] Also making medical headlines,
A local law firm says nursing home abuse and neglect is becoming more prevalent. [tape 501-14, 41:14] That's why the Roanoke firm Mundy, Rogers, and Frith says it launched a website giving consumers information to prevent their loved ones from becoming a victims.
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((TYPICALLY YOU'LL SEE CASES WHERE ELDERLY PATIENTS NEED ASSISTANCE WITH WALKING AND GETTING TO MEAL TIME --AND A LOT OF THESE FOLKS ARE NOT GETTING THE CARE THAT THEY NEED AND IT'S RESULTING IN FALLS, BROKEN HIPS))
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The Virginia Health Care Association -- which represents nursing homes --says the site appears to be a marketing tool rather than a resource for long term care.
Also making medical headlines--Doctors in our area now have another tool in the fight against cancer.
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It's called at PET scan or Positron Emission Tomography Test. The technology can help with detection and treatment of cancer and other diseases.
Doctors say its even more accurate than a CT scan.
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((CT MIGHT PICK UP 60 MAYBE 70 PERCENT OF THE TUMORS --PET SCANNING IS PICKING UPWARDS OF 90 PERCENT))
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The PET scan works by measuring the metabolic activity of cells. Because tumors grow rapidly --they use a lot of energy. So when a radioactive form of blood sugar is given to the patient-- tumors show-up on the PET scan. [ON-CAMERA]
In other health news, Some local kids find therapy in the comfort of animals. [tape 501-08, 34:02]
Twice a week Heartland Rehabilitation Center brings pet therapy to the West End Center. The program is called Mona's Ark.
By interacting with the animals the children learn the art of patience and respect. But also how to handle their emotions in a positive way.
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((MONA SAMS/HEARTLAND REHABILATIONS:ANIMALS ARE THE CATALYST TO THE INTERACTION--AND ANIMALS DON'T PASS JUDGMENT SO THIS IS VERY SIGNIFICANT FOR THESE CHILDREN WHO'VE HAD DIFFERENT BUMPS IN THEIR LIFE AND THE ANIMALS COME IN AND RESPECT THEM AND THEN WE TEACH THE CHILDREN TO RESPECT THE ANIMALS...AND THEN A BONDING JUST GROWS BETWEEN THE CHILD AND THE ANIMAL ))
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That's this week health check. I'm Joy Sutton.))

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Coming up on News 7 Sunday Morning......
A woman's six month wait to move into her new home is over, after a long building code battle with the county.
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And it's cleanup day in Galax. The Fiddlers convention finishes with a flourish.
We will have more on those stories in just a few minutes.
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A Henry County teen was killed in a shooting yesterday. Officials say 16-year-old Lorenzo Hairston of Martinsville was shot in the head outside the Horse Pasture Ruritan Club Friday night. Two other Martinsville men were wounded in the shooting, which stemmed from a fight outside the club.
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For six months - a battle over two feet of land has pitted a Wythe County woman against the county - Justin McLeod has details on the argument that has raised more than a few questions.
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Home sweet home for 84 year old Virgie Jones.
After a six month ordeal, she finally moved into her new home.
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Thats because long before the mobile home, Virgie lived in a house located on this lot.
Two years ago, she tore the house down and put in a mobile home last February.
Her good friend Nancy Davis helped Virgie obtain all the neccessary permits. [14:53:07]
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((NANCY DAVIS/FRIEND OF JONES: THERE WAS A LONG LIST BUT I HAD NO IDEA THAT I WOULD RUN INTO SO MUCH DIFFICULTY.))
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The difficutly was in the building codes.
The home is located in a flood plain and the county said it must be raised another two and half feet.
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((JUSTIN McLEOD/REPORTING: THE COUNTY WOULD MAKE NO EXCEPTIONS. THE BOARD FELT A FLOOD COULD BE COSTLY AND EVEN DANGEROUS FOR VIRGIE JONES. BUT SHE SAYS THE RISK IS LOW. AFTER ALL, THERE'S ONLY BEEN ONE OR TWO FLOODS HERE IN THE LAST ONE HUNDRED YEARS.))
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But County leaders refused to budge. It would cost Virgie six thousand dollars to raise her trailer, money she didnt have.
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((KEITH JOHNSON/GRANDSON: WE TRIED TO JACK IT UP WITH BOTTLE NECKS OURSELVES, PERSONALLY. WE JACKING IT UP. WE THOUGHT THAT WAS A LITTLE TOO DANGEROUS SO THEN WE GOT A LITTLE HELP.))
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That help came from 12 volunteers in the community.
They raised her trailer, put in a new sewer system, as well as a new ramp and deck.
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((ARTHUR JOHNSON/VOLUNTEER: SOME OF THE PEOPLE FROM CITY HALL HELPED US. THEY TOLD US SOME OF THINGS WE NEEDED TO DO AND I JUST FELT THEY WANTED TO SEE HER IN HER HOME AND THEY WANTED HER TO BE SAFE IN HER HOME.))
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But Virgie Jones still wonders why restrictions designed to keep people like her safe can sometimes make life so difficult.
Justin McLeod, News 7, Wythe County.))

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Arguments over the Roanoke City School system's hiring methods have also been stirring up some controversy. After a report that found more than 30 school employees had criminal records - officials say CHANGES are going on the record. The school system announced yesterday that it is revising SOME of its human resources policies. Richard Lesko has more.
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((Last month's audit report was critical of the school system's Human Resources Department... having found that over the past two years, more than 30- employees with criminal backgrounds, have worked for the school system. [PRE-PRO] Superintendent Wayne Harris responded to that report, announcing that a team of human resource professionals will be assembled to review the hiring practices of the school system, and also any worker who fails to disclose a criminal conviction will now be terminated. Of the 36 employees in question, about half are still with the school system, and Harris says 12 of those employees have not been convicted within the last ten years. Richard Lesko, News 7, Roanoke.))

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Some area teens took advantage of their time away from school yesterday by hanging out with some positive role models.

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The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity held its annual youth picnic in Thrasher park.
They ate food, played games, and took part in a speak-out rap session.
It was a chance for young black men ages 8 to 14 to inter-act with positive professional men in the area.
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((RANDY DONALDSON/EVENT COORDINATOR: I THINK ITS IMPORTANT TO THEM BECAUSE IT GIVES THEM A CHANCE TO HAVE FUN, TO LEARN SOME DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE WOULDN'T OTHERWISE DO AND TALK ABOUT POSITIVE THINGS THAT THEY NEED TO DO IN TERMS OF EDUCATION, STAYING OFF DRUGS, RESPONSIBILITY, AND BEING OVERALL GOOD CITIZENS.))
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Many of the kids came from economically disadvantaged homes.
The Roanoke Housing Authority provided rides to and from the park.

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But teens weren't the only ones having a good time outdoors yesterday- Fiddlers took their final bow as the 66th annual Old Fiddler's Convention wrapped up in Galax last night.
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The week long event attracted nearly forty thousand spectators, including 22-hundred performers. This is the oldest and largest fiddler's convention in the world.
And while it may get bigger and better every year---organizers say the goal of the convention never changes.
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((OSCAR HALL/ORGANIZER: PEOPLE JUST GOT INTERESTED IN THIS TRADITIONAL OLD TIME BLUE GRASS MUSIC AND THEY KNOW THATS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO CONSERVE AND PROTECT, TRADITIONAL MUSIC.))
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The fiddler's convention ended last night-- with an all-night competition that includes dancing, folk music, and fiddle playing.
More than twenty thousand dollars will be awarded to various performers.

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Top fiddlers aren't the only ones making a profit out of this week's convention. The event is a MAJOR source of revenue for the Galax Moose Lodge.
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The Moose has sponsored the convention since the beginning. Some of the money goes for scholarships and other projects within the club and community.
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((BOB WILSON/ORGANIZER: WE SAY WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN AND WE DO. WE GIVE MONEY TO THE RED CROSS, WE HELP ALL THE VARIOUS CLUBS, WE GIVE MONEY TO THE SCOUTS TO THE SCOUT TROOP JUST ANYTHING TO HELP THE COMMUNITY.))
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Much of the money generated comes from entry fees for the various competitions.
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Money is the name of the game in the area - and officials aren't playing around with their attempt to attract new businesses. Two toy stores have found their way to the region. Jennifer Miele has more in this week's business review.
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This week in Review, F-A-O Schwarz, the famous toy store, will temporarily set up shop in the old Brendle's building during September and October.
Toys and other specialty items will fill most of the 50-thousand square foot building.
The Schwarz company already has a distribution facility in Roanoke, so apparently it has decided to use some of the merchandise stored there to test the market.
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((ALLEN FOSTER/TANGLEWOOD MALL: THEY ARE BRINGING IN A LOT OF INVENTORY FOR THIS SALE, IT'S NOT CLEARANCE OR WAREHOUSE ITEMS, IT'S BRAND NEW ITEMS THEY ARE BRINGING IN.))
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It's toys, toys and more toys in Pittsylvania County. KB Toys will take over the old e-Toys distribution facility in Blairs.
Employees like Lynn Williams who lost their jobs with e-Toys have already been hired by KB.
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((LYNN WILLIAMS: WE LEARNED A LOT THROUGH E-TOYS. AND WE'RE GETTING A SECOND CHANCE. WE'RE DETERMINED TO MAKE IT WORK.))
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K-B will hire nearly a thousand temporary workers during the busy Christmas season.
And by the new year, nearly all internet orders will be shipped from Blairs. [INSERT GREEN FLASH HERE]
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George Allen continued his recreational vehicle tour with a stop at General Electric in Salem this week.
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[IN Q=We've invested about 10 million]
((NAT SOUND: WE'VE INVESTED ABOUT 10 MILLION DOLLARS IN THIS FACILITY. TEN MILLION? YEP. AND WE'LL SHOW YOU THE THREE AREAS WE'VE INVESTED IN.))
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GE Officials noted the facility's high-tech capabilities, including state-of-the-art turbine manufacturing that can be found in power plants across the country. [PRE PRO]
The Dow closed UP 117 point 69 to finish at 10,416 and a quarter. The Nasdaq finished down seven to close at 1956 and a half.
That's a look at business in review, I'm Jennifer Miele.))

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How old is too old for a woman to give birth? Ed Bradley reports on an Italian fertility specialist whose techniques - criticized by some -- can make women in their 50s, and even 60s, pregnant.
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That story and more on 60 Minutes tonight at seven here on your Hometown Station.

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Still to come on News 7....... We'll 'creep' into the life of 'America's Shakespeare'
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These fugitives are creeping everywhere - and they're not chicken to do it! We'll explain later on News 7 at Sunday Morning - But first if you are planning on traveling anywhere today -
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the story of Praveen (prah-VEEN) Polamraju (POLL-umm-RAH-zoo). He's the Blacksburg 7-year-old who can name ALL the U-S presidents in chronological order... and can list their party affiliations. We would like to thank ASTA (ASS-tuh) Productions for sharing some of the video of Praveen.
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[ANCHOR=Jacey]
[NEWSCAST=Sun-AM]
[WRITER=]
[TAPE#=Va. Profile]
[GRAPHIC=Va. Profile]

He may be America's most famous author.
As a young man in Richmond, he was considered the founder of American literary criticism.
And he's creepy.
Ellen Qualls has this week's Virginia Profile: a visit to the tiny Virginia museum dedicated to the life, work, and dark genius of Edgar Allan Poe.
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[OUT Q=stop animation]

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[Virginia-Profile]

[ANCHOR=Jacey]
[NEWSCAST=WeekendAM]
[WRITER=equ]
[TAPE#=Va. Profile]
[GRAPHIC=Wipe wipe]

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[SOT]
[IN Q=NO visit to an historic place]
[SUPER=03-Richmond; :00]
[SUPER=01-Steve Hicks/Poe Museum Director; 33]
[SUPER=01-Valerie Lipinksi/Tourist; 1:13]
[SUPER=01-Chris Sempter/Head Tour Guide; 1:36]
[SUPER=@Ellen2; 1:55]
[RUNS=2:10]
[OUT Q=Qualls, News 7, Richmond.]
(( NO visit to an historic place, or chronological review of the facts would give you the flavor alone of Edgar Allan Poe.
[sot tape 15:45:28]
(( WHILE I NODDED, NEARLY NAPPING, SUDDENLY THERE CAME A TAPPING, AS IF SOMEONE GENTLY RAPPING, RAPPING AT MY CHAMBER DOOR. TIS SOME VISITOR I MUTTERED, TAPPING AT MY CHAMBER DOOR. ONLY THIS AND NOTHING MORE.))
[runs= 13]

But if you're into the guy they call America's Shakespeare, there's a shrine for you in Richmond.
[sot tape 15:35:56]
((STEVE HICKS: HE LEFT RICHMOND WHEN HE WENT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, AND WHEN HE SORT OF BOMBED OUT OF THERE HE ENDED UP LIVING IN BALTIMORE FOR A WHILE. HE CAME BACK HERE TO LIVE AS A YOUNGER MAN WHEN HE CAME BACK HERE TO WORK FOR THE SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER.))
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Largely independent of the state budget debacle, the Poe Museum has launched a new effort to raise private funds and expand its educational mission at a time other Virginia museums are being forced to cut back.
The tiny building is the oldest structure still standing in the original city.
It was never home to Poe -- but he walked in the garden, and lived and worked nearby.
An eighth grade teacher from California happened onto the museum, and found it the most compelling tourist attraction in the city.

[sot tape 15:04:15 ]
((VALERIE LIPINSKI: HE IS ABLE TO DEVELOP THE IMAGINATION AND I THINK.... MOST 13 YEAR OLD BOYS REALLY DO ENJOY HIS STORIES.))
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Chris Sempter is the head tour guide.. and was once himself a 13 year old boy.

[sot tape 14:47:35 ]
((CHRIS SEMPTER/HEAD TOUR GUIDE: THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT HIM THAT JUST STUCK IN MEMORY. ALL THE CREEPY THINGS, AND PEOPLE GETTING SEALED UP INSIDE OF BASEMENTS AND UNDER FLOOR BOARDS.))
[runs= 10 ]

[sot tape 15:34:03 ]
((STEVE HICKS: POE WAS A BRILLIANT GUY. AND I LIKE TO TELL PEOPLE NOT TO EMPHASIZE THE CREEPY SO MUCH AS THE GENIUS OF A MAN WHO WAS TRULY THAT.))
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The kids like the lock of hair.
A daguerrotype is considered the best likeness of the man in existence.
But while a trip to the museum may clear up the myths, it's the aura of mystery that will stay in your memory.
Ellen Qualls, News 7, Richmond.))

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[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=am]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=]
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In the heart of Margaritaville, tourists and residents alike are crying FOWL.
That's because Key West, normally a place vacationers love to flock to, has become a haven for chickens.
Bobby Harley has more.
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[IN Q=NATS steel drums]
[SUPER=03-Key West, FL; :00]
[SUPER=01-Ann Jones/Richmond, VA; :27]
[SUPER=01-Dr. Mark Whiteside/Key West Physician; :53]
[SUPER=01-Bobby Harley/Reporting; 1:05]
[SUPER=01-Katha Sheehan/The Chicken Store; 1:42]
[SUPER=01-John Jones/Key West Asst. City Manager; 2:01]
[RUNS=2:19]
[OUT Q=BH, CBS News, Key West.]
((In Key West these days, no one is asking WHY the chicken crossed the road...

NAT SOT - (truck honking at family of chickens crossing the road)

just why there are so MANY them on the road, in yards, even scratching around in restaurants at the feet of unsuspecting tourists.

(SOT - ANN JONES/RICHMOND, VA) I didn't expect to find live chickens
just walking around, I think it's kind of neat.
But in a town known for its colorful characters THESE critters have worn out their welcome.

(NATS - tour tram guide voice - ) On the right, here comes a rooster.

Inexplicably, the usual few HUNDRED wild chickens here have ballooned to a few THOUSAND, enough to have even the PRESIDENT of the Florida Keys AUDUBON Society crying foul.

(SOT - DR. MARK WHITESIDE/KEY WEST PHYSICIAN) There are some public
health issues with too many chickens, they're known to carry a number of diseases, bacterias, viruses that could be a risk to certain patients with chronic illnesses.

In fact, there are SO many of them --- local officials blame chicken
droppings for polluting, even closing a few beaches.

(OC/BH/KEY WEST) So what do you do with all these chickens in places
people don't want them? The city of Key West has decided to treat them just like any other offender they're all going to the county jail.
But only in a TEMPORARY holding pen, until they're shipped to a bird sanctuary UNLESS, of course, Katha Sheehan and her prized rooster find them first.

(NATS - she's talking to the rooster) Call 'em over

The owner of a business called the Chicken Store Sheehan's a skilled chicken catcher

(NATS) chicken getting caught

And adamantly AGAINST the chicken round-up.

(SOT - KATHA SHEEHAN/THE CHICKEN STORE) I would like to see a rooster
park established here, that's what I'd like to see, I think there should be a place you can go to hang out with the roosters.
While THAT'S not going to happen ... Key Westers ARE being more sensitive to their feathered friends: no chicken was served at the city barbecue this year and city officials say the solution is to let the birds live, not to make them lunch.

(SOT - JOHN JONES/KEY WEST ASST. CITY MANAGER) Old time Key Westers
understand chickens and they don't care if the rooster starts crowing too much, he was soup you know, the next weekend.
Instead, the island's current public enemy number one (mug shot of chicken) will just be crowing somewhere else. BH, CBS News, Key West.))

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[ANCHOR=Marya/Jacey]
[NEWSCAST=SUN Am]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE=Live]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Here we are again with Pearl Fu and some Indian dancers.
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[TAKE FULL SCREEN] Diversity Day is being held at the V-A Medical Center on Thursday, August 16th from 10 to 3.
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