WDBJ 7 news at 5 for 08/21/01

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Today on News 7 at 5, another company is laying off up to 300 workers. We'll have the latest.
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and after six months of investigating, NASCAR releases its report on the death of Dale Earnhardt. [Weather-Head]
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In other news, was MacDonald's Monopoly game fixed? The F-B-I thinks so.
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Plus on Health Check, we'll see how massage therapy is helping diabetics deal with thier conditions.
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Bassett Furniture says plans to increase its imports of foreign-built products will mean the loss of 250 to 300 jobs in Henry County.
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The company says it will close down its chair plant .. and associated rough mill .. in Bassett late this fall.
Bassett Furniture says it will import occasional chairs and tables- instead of making them in Bassett.
It says its long-term health depends on shifting from just a furniture maker .. to a company that also imports and sells furniture.
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The news is better in Pittsylvania County. K-B Toys is hiring more people.
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K-B took over the old e-Toys facility in Blairs less than two weeks ago.
A two-day job fair last week yielded nearly a thousand applications for jobs ranging from management to computer and technical assistants.
The distribution center hired 50 from that pool, and now has almost one hundred employees.
K-B will hire seventy more in the next two weeks.
The on-line toy retailer plans to start shipping toys from Blairs as early as next month.
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NASCAR officials today staged a lengthy and technical media event to detail the findings.
There was talk of black boxes and safety harnesses, but the only promise was for a study of diferent kinds of restraining devices.
Jennifer Jones reports.
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(( After 6-months of virtual silence surrounding the death Dale Earnhardt, NASCAR speaksreleasing the findings of its investigation into the final lap of the Daytona 500 that turned fatal for the Intimidator. --
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-- Since that February crash, there have been swirls of speculation about what possibly may have saved Earnhardts life. Everything from his seatbelt that was discovered torn, but later determined not to be a factor, to this head restraint device called the HANS that Earnhardt like many drivers refused to wear. But since Earnhardts death, its reported that most stock car drivers, including the legends son, Dale, jr seem to be taking every precaution. All this, as NASCAR works to make racing safera sport surrounded by concrete walls with drivers racing at speeds of 180 mph. --
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6-months since his death and fans still visit Dale Earnhardt Incorportated in Mooresville, North Carolina in disbelief. -- Lilly Wade Earnhardt Fan In: When I came here a couple of weeks ago, I just cried, I just cant out:get over it. -- Ralph Stanton Earnhardt Fan
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not the same. out: -- Fans still struggling with the loss of a legend and NASCAR still looking for answers to how to make it better. -- STD UP CLOSE ))

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A Grayson County woman charged with killing two female friends was back in court today.
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59-year-old Betty Jean Angeline waived her rights to a preliminary hearing. She faces first degree and capital murder charges for the shooting deaths of 59-year-old Linda McKnight and 62-year-old Glenda Jenkins. The two Independence residents were killed within a couple of months of each other earlier this year and both were friends with Angeline. If convicted of capital murder, Angeline faces the death penalty. She is being held without bond at the New River Valley Regional Jail. The next step will be for a grand jury to hear the evidence and determine if there is enough for a trial.
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If you've played those McDonalds contests, you probably never had a chance at winning the big prizes.
But it wasn't because the odds wer so high...
As Teri Okita reports, the government says the games were rigged.
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(( Its the all-new Pick Your Prize Monopoly Game at McDonalds. When you win, you pick your prize. ACCORDING TO THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, AT LEAST EIGHT PEOPLE DID PICK THEIR PRIZE ILLEGALLY. ATTORNEY GENERAL JOHN ASHCROFT SAYS THE GROUP WAS HEADED BY AN EMPLOYEE OF SIMON MARKETING A COMPANY HIRED BY MCDONALDS TO OVERSEE GAME PROMOTIONS. ASHCROFT SAYS THEY RIGGED SEVERAL MCDONALDS GAMES AS FAR BACK AS 1995 AND MADE OFF WITH MORE THAN 13-MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF PRIZES.
John Ashcroft/Attorney General: The government is charging that a Simon employee, Jerome Jacobson, embezzled the winning, high-value game pieces and conspired to have individuals fraudulently claim to be the winners. (:14)
AFTER A NATIONWIDE INVESTIGATION DUBBED OPERATION FINAL ANSWER, THE F-B-I ARRESTED AND CHARGED THE SIX MEN AND TWO WOMEN WITH FIXING THE GAMES OUTCOME. MORE ARRESTS COULD FOLLOW. THE FBI SAYS MCDONALDS FULLY COOPERATED WITH THE INVESTIGATION AND NONE OF ITS EMPLOYEES WAS INVOLVED IN THE SCAM. AND WHILE MCDONALDS LOVES TO SEE ITS CUSTOMERS SMILE, THEY NEVER HAD A CHANCE OF WINNING THE BIG PRIZES. NO NAME, Frustrated after all that ... I spent, God's knows how much on McDonald's, just to play the game. Angela Jackson/McDonald's Customer I'll still come but not to get game pieces. I won't come as frequently. Teri Okita/Reporting: Customers may still find game pieces, like this one, on McDonalds drinks and French Fries, but the company has ended its relationship with Simon Marketing. McDonalds plans to launch a new, 10-million dollar instant-giveaway game so that, win or lose, its customers can play, fair and square. Teri Okita, CBS News, Washington.))

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Coming up next on the newscast, some residents are upset that a local courthouse will be demolished,
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[VO] and we will hear for the first time from the man who received the world's first fully implantable artificial heart.
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Police say Nikolay (Sol-tice) Soltys has ditched his car and may be travelling on foot- in another vehicle or hiding out.
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The Sacramento man is wanted for the murder of his wife, his aunt and uncle and two cousins.. just nine and ten years old.
Police say the Ukrainian immigrant has relatives in several states including the Mid Atlantic.
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Police believe (Sol-tice) Soltys has his three year old son with him.

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The mystery man who received the first fully implantable artificial heart is a mystery no more.
With his doctors by his side, Robert Tools told reporters why he decided he wanted the artificial heart.
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The former telephone worker has a two pound plastic and metal device inside his chest.. powered by a tiny rechargeable electric motor.
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((THE BIGGEST THING IS GETTING USED TO NOT HAVING A HEART BEAT. I HAVE A WHIRLING SOUND. I REALIZE I'M ALIVE BECAUES I HEAR IT WITHOUT A STETHESCOPE.))
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Tools is a diabetic- who would have died within a month without the device. He says death is inevitable but if you have a chance to extend life.. you take it and that's what he did.

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The healing power of massage -- for diabetics it can actually help them control their blood sugar level.
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Health Check Reporter Joy Sutton joins us with details.
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Jean, Even a 10 minute massage can do the trick - and it doesn't have to be done by a professional.
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All you need to know are a few techniques.
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Massage works by relieving tension in the body. And for a diabetic stress can play a big role in causing their blood glucose level to rise.
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Massage can also improve poor circulation and relieve pain.
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((WHAT HAPPENS IS WITH DIABETICS IN ADVANCES STAGE --LIKE DIABETIC FOOT OR NEUROPATHY THEY HAVE CHRONIC PAIN IN THOSE AREAS --AND WHAT MASSAGE DOES IT HELPS GET RID OF THAT PAIN WHILE THE MASSAGE IS GOING ON. IT INTERCEPTS THAT PAIN JUST LIKE IF YOU PUT ICE ON A BURN)) [RUNS22]
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Massage can improve the immune system, speed-up the healing process, increase range of motion, remove metabolic waste and relieve fatigue.
There are five different types of strokes that can be used --and anyone can learn to do them.
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If you would like to find out more about the benefits of massage. [PINNACLE] Carilion is offering a free class tonight from 7 to 8pm at the Carilion Diabetes Management Center at Jefferson Plaza.
Anyone can attend.
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Jean, They will be giving participants techniques they can use at home.

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Virginia Democrats are today demanding answers from the Governor.
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That's after the Republican- led Senate Finance staff announced a potential budget shortfall- that's ten times the size Governor Jim Gilmore is publicly predicting right now.
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Gilmore's Finance Secretary John Forbes says he's NOT about to make a new revenue projection until after his normal fall study of the issue is done.
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Covington City Council apparently put the final nail in the coffin of the city's Old City Hall today.
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Council approved by 3-to-2 vote to complete the funding for the demolition of the old building. Since 1912, the building has served as city hall and a school, but has been vacant for several years.
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"Friends of Old City Hall", a group fighting to save the building say the next battle will be fought in court.
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Still to come on our newscast, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates again today.
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We will tell you by how much and we'll see what impact it had on Wall Street in today's Marketwatch report.
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Today in Sports, U-V-A announces its new Athletic Director,
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[VO] and then a little later, we'll see what cities in America are considered the most kid friendly.
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On Wall Street today, stocks sank after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates- that suggested that an economic turnaround is not in sight. Analysts say the quarter-point reduction had been widely anticipated and that investors are frustrated that the Fed's assessment of the economy wasn't rosier.
Alexis Christoforous explains in today's Marketwatch.
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Almost all of us have considered going into business for our selves at one time or another, but where do you start?

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The Small Business Administration has a suggestion. Its website has a step by step primer on things you have to consider before you fire your boss.
If you have questions about what kind of business you would want to consider, try the Frequently Asked Questions section.
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You can find the Small Business Admiministration's Start Your Own Business page through a link to our site at WDBJ7.com

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Welcome folks to a busy Tuesday afternoon. Already at the top of the newscast you heard about the complicated Earnhardt Investigation results out of Atlanta.
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In Charlottesville there also was a big announcement this afternoon involving athletics.
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Craig Littlepage had the interim tag taken off of his job title as he was named the school's full-time athletic director. Littlepage, who is 50 years old, has been a part of the UVa athletic administration for over a decade.
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Littlepage replaces his mentor Terry Holland, but he says it is important for him to establish his own identity in the athletic department.

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The Express has a new AHL affiliation, a partnership that puts the Express in some good NHL company. Steve Mason has more.
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More on the Express at six, but there is more news 7 at five to come.

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A new study identifies what it calls the most kid friendly cities in the United States. Gretchen Carlson has the report card.
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((With so many tall buildings and even more people -- New York City doesnt appear to be akid-friendly kind of place to grow up. But according to the Kid-Friendly Report Card, the Big Apple is getting an A - ranking 4th among the 25 major cities. The Report Card graded 239 cities across America - looking at things like education, crime, and healthcare.

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We have seen improvement in childrens health, that means low birth weight babies, that means babies born to teens, that means infant mortality.
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Among cities over 2 million people, Portland Oregon made it to the head of the class; Atlanta Georgia the failing grade.
In medium-size cities, Burlington Vermont aced the test; while San Bernadino California finished last.
And in the suburbs, Overland Park Kansas was at the top of the list; Moreno Valley California needing more work.

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Each city can earn extra credit points too. New York City improved its grade with a Big Brothers Big Sisters program called the Juvenile Justice Mentoring Program.

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The kids who are troubled want this; they really want it!
Executive Director Allan Luks started the nationally acclaimed program 10 years ago. It targets kids whove been arrested for crimes -- trying to turn their lives around. So far, the re-arrest rate for boys has been cut in half - for girls - cut to zero!

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One on one you can break the values of the street, which they dont want, and give them the values of society, and say you belong.
Overall, study organizers say the nations kid-friendly report card is good - but that just like in real-life school - the goal is for every student and city to eventually make the grade. Gretchen Carlson, CBS News, New York.))
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