WDBJ 7 news at Noon for 08/22/01

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Feeling lucky?
Powerball fever is spreading throughout the country.
You might be tempted to drive across the state line to buy a tickets for the 200- million -dollar prize.
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And a tanker truck loaded with diesel fuel overturns on Route 460.
We'll have an update on the traffic situation, coming up.
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Another nice day across the region but we'll see some minor changes tomorrow...I'll have your hometown forecast......
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News 7 at noon is next.

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A major highway through the New River Valley is blocked at this hour, after a tanker truck crashed, spilling diesel fuel along the roadway.
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This happened around 9 AM .. on US-460 in Pembroke in Giles County .. and that's blocking traffic in both directions. Rachel Cannon is in Pembroke. She joins us now on the phone. [Take Rachel on Phone FS]
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[Powerball]

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You might find a lot of Virginians heading for the border today-- the WEST VIRGINIA border.
The multi-state Powerball jackpot is worth 200- million dollars.
With the drawing tonight, ticket sales are booming near state lines.
Drew Levinson reports from the heart of "Powerball Country".
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(LOCATOR: COVINGTON, KY)

(natsot, tickets)

The tickets are popping up as fast as the money is being dished out.

(nats, money)

Powerball fever has already swept the nation. Now, someone is hoping to mop up 200-million dollars.

(Sot, Jane Whitehead, Powerball Player, "If you win, what are you going
to do with 200-million dollars? Oh my god, could I even spend that amount of money.")
Obviously, a lot of people think, they can spend that kind of money. Powerball outlets are running non-stop in 21 states and Washignton, DCTERMS. From Connecticutt to Kentucky, folks are hoping lady luck is on their side.
This little station in Covington, Kentucky, is doing gangbusters. One reason, it's just across the border froom Cincinnati, Ohio, a state that doesn't play Powerball. So guess where everyone from the Buckeye state is coming.

(Sot, Denise Benn, Powerball Player, "It's just over the river. What do
I have to lose? Drive a coouple of minutes and win 200-millioin dollars.")
A spokesman for Powerball says this has become a social event.

(Sot, Joe Mahoney, Powerball Spokesman, "We like to call Powerball
America's game. And at this point, people just want to be a part of it.")
Shannon Hoenig says her station sold 26-thousand dollars in tickets on Monday... Tuesday, 37-thousand... today she expects it to top 50-thousand. Why wait until the last minute?

(Sot, Shannon Hoenig, Gas Station Manager, "A lot of people have that
superstition, if they wait til the last minute, they're going to get that winning ticket.")

(LEVINSON STANDUP CLOSE: And, if there's not a winner, we'll do it all
over again on Saturday. But then the jackpot will be close5r to 300-million. DL, CBS News, covington, KY.)

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The Big Game jackpot, meantime, is hardly small potatoes.
There was no winner last night, so Friday's jackpot will be worth at least 74 million dollars.
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A fungus found in a Roanoke building forced 50 employees out of their work space yesterday.
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The top floor of the Fountain Square building on second street -- occupied by Carilion -- was found to have a fungus similar to that found in a typical basement.
While not hazardous, it was causing unpleasant smells and inducing allergy like symptoms.
Carilion tested the building after employee complaints about the its smell.
Carilion is currently looking for office space to house the 50 employees affected by the evacuation.
Carilion did NOT test the other floors of the building.
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California authorities plan to distribute fliers in neighborhoods throughout the Sacramento area.
It's part of a stepped-up effort to find Ukrainian immigrant Nikolay Soltys, who's suspected of killing his wife and five other family members.
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Authorities found the body of Soltys's three- year- old son in a box, just a few miles away from the other victims.
They say Soltys left a note in his car, describing how the child would be found.
Meanwhile, police are staking out bus terminals and airports, in hopes of finding the alleged killer.
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An unexpected rain shower will delay today's landing of the Space Shuttle Discovery by a couple of hours.
NASA's hoping the skies clear in time for a 2-23 landing this afternoon.
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Discovery is the ride home for three international space station astronauts, who are wrapping up five and a-half months in orbit.
A team of doctors will be on hand in Florida to help the crew re-adapt to Earth's gravity.
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Mark Earley says he wants to build a better future for Virginia's young people.
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The GOP candidate for governor was joined by the rest of the party's ticket, Jerry Kilgore and Jay Katzen, at a press conference in Roanoke this morning. The trio helped redub Roanoke's GOP headquarters as the "Victory Center" in honor of the successful campaigns staged there by Senator George Allen and Mayor Ralph Smith. Earley says he plans to win on his family values campaign, because it also applies to Virginia's young singles.
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((I think the youth of Virginia really want to see the opportunity to create wealth, they want job opportunities, they don't want a state that encourages poverty in keeping people dependent on the state.))
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((I think the young people of today really want a state that is entrepenurial, that respects individual liberties and respects life and I think that's why we're generating a lot of enthusiasm.))
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[OUT Q=generating a lot of enthusiasm.]
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Earley's competitor, Mark Warner, will be in Roanoke to speak at a Kiwanis luncheon this afternoon.
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In other campaign news, the owner of the Franklin County Speedway is making another run for political office.
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[SUPER=403-Franklin Co./October 1999;]
In 1999, Whitey Taylor ran an UNsuccessful campaign against Delegate Allen Dudley. Yesterday-- Taylor registered as an Independent. He'll once again face Republican Allen Dudley for the 9th House District Seat.
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A supermarket chains pulls ice cream from its shelves. Still ahead, we'll tell you why there's a recall.
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And 80 people wonder what's next. One day they worked at a car dealership .. the next day, their business is shut down.
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Some ice cream sold at Food Lion stores in Virginia is being recalled.
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The company is recalling half-gallon packages of Food Lion Fudge Royale ice cream, because it may contain peanuts or pieces of peanuts.
Food Lion says people who are allergic to peanuts risk a serious or even life-threatening reaction if they eat the ice cream.
The ice cream comes in square half-gallon containers with the U-P-C number 3-5-8-2-6- 0-0-5-7-3 and a code date of 04- Twelve- 02.
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80 people who used to work at a New River Valley car dealership are wondering what's next.
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This after Bank of America seized Hudson Automotive Group's Pulaski dealership, and closed down the business.
The employment commission's New River Valley office reports an influx of Hudson employees who are applying for benefits.
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Bassett Furniture has announced it will eliminate 250 to 300 Henry County jobs this fall.
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The company says it will close its chair plant and associated rough mill in Bassett.
Bassett Furniture says it will import occasional chairs and cribs instead of making them in Henry County.
The company says its long-term health depends on shifting from just a maker of furniture .. to one that also imports and sells furniture.
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The job picture looks more promising for K-B Toys in Pittsylvania County. It has doubled it's workforce in two weeks.
K-B took over the old e-Toys facility on August 10th, and now has almost one hundred employees.
K-B will hire seventy more over 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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And there is some promising economic news for Franklin County. In the last year-- the area has lost some 800- jobs. But as Teresa Hamilton reports-- there are some positive things on the horizon.
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(( Don and Jamie Pierce currently work out of their home in Boones Mill. But the couple is planning to expand their insurance business and say Franklin County was ready to meet their needs.
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((DON PIERCE/BUSINESS OWNER: WE'RE UP TO ABOUT EIGHT EMPLOYEES NOW AND WE'VE TAKEN WALLS OUT AND WE'RE BUSTING AT THE SEEMS AND NEEDED TO MAKE A MOVE QUICKLY.)) [RUNS10]
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The Pierces will move into the county's new TechStart Facility-- and plan to hire 40- to 50 sales and clerical workers over the next two years. Group Insurance Concepts Inc. currently matches consumers with insurance agents and brokers using the Internet.
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((THE HIGH SPEED INTERNET AND ADVANCED PHONE SYSTEMS WE NEEDED WERE A REAL PROBLEM FOR US AND THEY REALLY KICKED IN AND MADE THINGS HAPPEN FOR US VERY QUICKLY.)) [runs10]
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Franklin County is also hoping to attract another business. A company known as Miss Utility says it will locate in Rocky Mount if enough people express interest at an upcoming job fair.
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((RICHARD HUFF/FRANKLIN CO. ADMINISTRATOR: THESE ARE 100 VERY SOLID JOBS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AGAIN, IT'S NOT A DONE DEAL SO THIS IS A CHANCE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO HELP THEMSELVES.))
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Miss Utility helps homeowners and contractors locate underground utility lines. County officials say the jobs would pay anywhere from eight fifty to 15 dollars an hour. Teresa Hamilton, NEWS 7, Rocky Mount.))
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More U-S troops are heading for the Balkans. Still ahead, this time, it's Macedonia.
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And nasty weather heads ashore .. forcing thousands to evacuate.
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NATO makes it official--
It's authorized the deployment of 35- hundred allied troops to Macedonia.
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NATO Secretary- General George Robertson held a news conference today in Belgium.
Robertson says the deployment will help restore peace in Macedonia by disarming ethnic Albanian rebels, and destroying their weapons.
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The allied mission comes at a time when the Bush administration wants to move U-S troops out of the Balkans.
Only several hundred Americans will take part.
Full deployment of troops could take up to two weeks.
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It's no longer classified as a typhoon, but a tropical storm is still causing thousands of evacuations in central Japan.
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Nearly 50- thousand people were ordered out of their homes today.
So far, the storm has killed four people and injured dozens more as it bore down on Tokyo.
It's packing winds up to near 70- miles-per-hour.
While the outer areas of typhoons often pass over Japan this time of year, officials said this was the first typhoon to directly hit the main island in two years.
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On Wall Street at Noon,
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the Dow was UP 49 points. Nasdaq up a half point.

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Still to come .. things may be turning around for the Redskins .. Jeff George is back at practice.
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And someone's life will change in a big way tonight, when the new Miss Teen U-S-A is crowned.
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The Redskins, who's performance has been nothing to brag about this preseason, finally got some good news yesterday.
The team has signed free agent safety Keith Lyle.
The former U-V-A great arrived in camp yesterday afternoon, and will likely become an instant starter.
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And if that wasn't enough, Jeff George also took part in team drills for the first time since July 31st. While he did not throw anything longer than 15 yards, his passes were crisp and he completed 7 out of 8 throws in the 7 on 7 drills. Still no word on whether or not George will play Friday night against the Browns.
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Yesterday NASCAR released the findings of its six month investigation into the crash that killed Dale Earnhardt.
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A barrage of technical findings-- that no doubt sailed over the average fan's head-- was presented during a news conference in Atlanta that lasted nearly two hours. During the question and answer session - one of the chief experts admitted that no one thing killed Dale Earnhardt.

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Dr. Raddin and the others confirmed that Earnhardt's seat belt DID break on impact with the wall.
They add that his entire belt system was not installed the way the manufacturer recommended.
He concluded Earnhardt's life could have been spared - but ---
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[vo nat con't] As far as other crashes that will occur in the future - NASCAR says starting next year, it will install black boxes inside the cars to collect crash data.
NASCAR also will have a full-time doctor travel with the circuit, but not a full-time medical staff as the drivers had wanted. Also, NASCAR says it will NOT make head and neck restraint devices mandatory.
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Earnhardt's widow praised NASCAR for "its good faith effort."[Recap]

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Updating the hour's major story, the Giles County Sheriff's office says it will be dark before US 460 is reopened to traffic.
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A tanker truck overturned in Pembroke this morning, spilling one to two thousand gallons of diesel fuel along the major New River Valley roadway. [NEXT PAGE]
The recommended detour involves Interstate 81 and Virginia 100 between Christiansburg and Pearisburg.
We'll have the latest information on News 7 at 5 and 6.
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[Teen-USA]

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A new teenaged pageant queen begins her reign tonight--
The Miss Teen U-S-A Pageant will feature 51 contestants, with a celebrity panel of judges selecting the winner.

Sandi Newton has a preview.
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[SUPER=01-Kevin Griffin/"Better Than Ezra"; 1:47 QUICK!]
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((
THIS YEAR'S HOTTEST SUMMER MUSIC TICKET IS ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND WHERE 51 EXCITED TEENS HAVE GATHERED TO COMPETE FOR THE COVETED TITLE OF MISS TEEN USA 2001. POP SENSATION MANDY MOORE AND MTV HEAT THROB BRIAN MCFAYDEN ARE HOSTING AND ALL STAR LINE UP OF TODAY'S HIPPEST PERFORMERS NAT POP-BETTER THAN EZRA AND THE HOST THEMSELVES ARE BARELY OUT OR THEIR TEENS. ACTUALLY.MOORE IS STILL IN HER TEENS. AT 17 SHE FEELS RIGHT AT HOME WITH THE DELEGATES WHO RANGE IN AGES FROM 15-19.

(SOT-Mandy MooreYea I'm in the midst of age of the delegates.I get to
come down to south padre.hang out with all these girlskinda cool..so)
BACK FOR THE SECOND YEAR BRIAN SAYS THESE GIRLS ARE SPECIAL.

(SOT-Brian McFayden.What I like about this years groupmore
preparedtheir ready to go)
MUSIC IS DEFINETLY THE THEME THIS YEAR WITH HOT ACTS LIKE MOORE, USHERAND BETTER THAN EZRA PERFORMING LIVE.

(SOT-Delegates..They rockawesome..write their own music.)

AS REHEARSALS CONTINUE FOR THE 19TH ANNUAL EVENTIT'S NOT JUST THE GIRLS WHO ARE GETTING NERVOUS.

(SOT-Kevin.Us nervous.guess you're going to have to wait and see)

(STANDUP-Well the girls might be nervous, but there is a good philosophy
to havelisten to Usher.)

(SOT- UsherLet the best young woman win.)

NO MATTER WHO ULTIMATELY WALKS AWAY WITH THE CROWN.ONE THING'S FOR SUREEVERYONE'S HAD A ROCKING GOOD TIME. FROM SOUTH PADRE ISLAND. ))
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The 19th annual Miss Teen U-S-A Pageant airs tonight at nine, right here on C-B-S.[Quickcast] [WXPRO/FULL]Quickcast[REPRS@CL] SUPER=X4031; Fax/Copyright Noon/Weekends [SUPER=X4030; e-Mail/Copyright Noon/Weekends]