WDBJ 7 morning news for 09/18/01

[Afghanistan]

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Prepare for a Holy War against the U-S-- that's what Afghanistan's hard- line Muslim rulers are telling citizens.

The Taliban's news agency is warning of a possible U-S invasion-- urging Afghanis to stay united.
The Taliban says prime suspect Osama bin Laden has been wrongly accused of involvement in last week's attacks on New York and Washington.

[Attack-Update]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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Many stock market analysts say it's encouraging that stock prices didn't fall harder than they did yesterday.
When trading begins later this morning, the New York Stock Exchange will open below the nine-thousand level for the first time in more than two-and-a-half years.
In the meantime, authorities have detained nearly 50 people, and are seeking 200 more in the investigation of last week's terrorist attacks.
Courts have sealed arrest records in the secret operation.
But last night's return of the nation's past- time helped many people take their minds off the tragedy. Security was tighter, but the mood was patriotic. Stephen Clark has the latest from New York City.
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(( >America is bracing for another tumultous day on Wall Street where it >was anything but business as usual Monday-- when trading resumed -- >after the longest shut down since the Great Depression. Uneasy investors sent the Dow plummeting to a record one-day drop and the NASDAQ also took a major hit. The resumption of trading was just one attempt at a return to normalcy... > >(Nats) > >On the diamond in Pittsburgh Monday night...there was another... as the >Pirates and Mets -- donned NY police and fire department hats ... for >an emotional salute to the rescuers and the country. > >(nat?) > >In Washington, the focus is also on retaliation. >President Bush is set to meet with French President Jacques Chirac >today as he works towards building a coalition against >terrorism. The commander in chief has made his position against Osama >Bin Laden --clear: >
>SOT: Bush "I want Justice. and there's an old poster out west as I
>recall that said: Wanted Dead or Alive". > >(Nats) >Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta hopes to breath new life into >the embattled airlines-- when he meets with executives today. Some >airlines have already trimmed their schedules and others have announced >major lay-offs. > >Back at Ground Zerothe grim task of picking through the wreckage >continues. A decision to re-classify the mission as a recovery effort >and not a rescue operation is expected by the end of the week. >
>SOT: NY Mayor Rudy Guiliani
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[Iran-Response]

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Iran says it wants a United Nations coalition to fight terrorism-- Not military action by the U-S.
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Iranian leaders say they condemn any possible military action in Afghanistan that may cause another human tragedy.

The Iranian attitude toward the U-S following the attacks has been significantly different from the country's usual anti-American stance.
The U-S has said it is willing to explore the possibility of Iran joining an international coalition to fight terrorism.
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[11Red-Cross]

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A Roanoke man is in charge of making sure workers at the "Pentagon site" have food and water.
Tom Brown is with the Roanoke Chapter of the American Red Cross.
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[SUPER=143-Falls Church]

Brown left ground zero at the crash site to show us the Red Cross' remote headquarters a few miles away-- a site where our cameras are allowed.
Brown says this is the first disaster he's worked in 27 years where there were no victims to help.
Even after postings in Turkey and Albania, he's never seen anything like it.
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Brown says his teams work in three shifts, 24 hours a day, serving about 34-hundred people per meal.
He also says Tuesday's strikes have broken his sense of security.
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Brown says if you want to help the relief effort, please don't send food or supplies.
Send money to the relief organization of your choice.
They can get the items cheaper, when and where they are needed.

[6-Girl-Scouts]

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The Girl Scouts want to help you display the colors.
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Since last Thursday, the Girl Scout office in Salem has been making red, white and blue ribbons to hang on car antennas. The office in Charlottesville will do the same starting today. Wytheville will join in tomorrow. Employees say they think it's so important that Americans show their support that they're dipping into their own pockets to buy materials. The ribbons are free and will be available while supplies last.
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[1-Scores]

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In sports, The N-F-L has taken measures to beef up security for the remainder of the season in the wake of last Tuesday's attacks.
There will be strict screening at all parking and stadium entrances, fans will be unable to bring bags into stadiums and cars will be checked at the parking gates.
The security will be at its tightest since playoff games were played during the 1991 Gulf War.
For yesterday's scores, let's check the scoreboards.
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[1st-Business]

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In business news this morning, The Dow lost more than 600 points yesterday, but the news was better overseas.
Here's Trish McShane with a look at the morning's top business stories.
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(( GOOD MORNING THIS TUESDAY THE 18TH OF SEPTEMBER
HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING

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ASIAN MARKETS STAGED A REBOUND IN TRADING OVERNIGHT...ON WORD THE BANK OF JAPAN IS FOLLOWING THE FED'S LEAD AND EASING ITS MONETARY POLICY.
THE NIKKEI CLOSED UP 1.85-PERCENT.
ON WALL STREET INVESTORS ARE HOLDING THEIR BREATH...HOPING NOT TO SEE ANOTHER REPEAT OF YESTERDAY'S RECORD POINT LOSS OF 676.58.
THE NASDAQ FELL 116.09.

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THE INDUSTRY IS FACING A MAJOR CRISIS... AND THIS MORNING AIRLINE EXECUTIVES ARE SCHEDULED TO MEET WITH WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS AND U-S TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY NORMAN MINETA.
THE AIRLINES LAST NIGHT ASKED FOR $24 BILLION IN FEDERAL AID TO KEEP THEM AFLOAT.
MEANTIME U-S AIRWAYS HAS ANNOUNCED IT WILL LAY OFF 11-THOUSAND EMPLOYEES.

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THIS SCENE WON'T REPEAT ITSELF LATER THIS MONTH.
THE I-M-F AND WORLD BANK AND I-M-F HAVE CANCELED THEIR FALL MEETINGS HERE IN WASHINGTON... OUT OF RESPECT FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE TERRORIST ATTACK, AND BECAUSE OF EXTRAORDINARY STRAIN ALREADY ON THE DC POLICE DEPARTMENT.
MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE WERE EXPECTED IN THE STREETS TO PROTEST THE ORGANIZATIONS' WORLDWIDE LENDING POLICIES...))

[11Markets]

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Investors didn't bail out on Roanoke's Wall Street... they jumped in.
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That's according to George Brammer at A.G. Edwards.
He says not one of his clients asked him to sell their stock yesterday.
Brammer says it's likely foreign investors don't share in domestic investor confidence that America will stabilize.
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((GEORGE BRAMMER: WE'VE HAD FOUR DAYS OF PENT UP DEMAND PEOPLE WHO'VE WANTED TO CHANGE THEIR PORTFOLIOS AND COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THAT ON THE DAY OF THE ATTACK, SO THEY'VE WAITED UNTIL TODAY IN THE FIRST DAY THE MARKET OPENED. EVERYBODY'S REALLY HAPPY WITH THE WAY THE MARKET PERFORMED.))
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Brammer also says defense stocks are climbing... a sign the U-S may be gearing up for war.
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[Anchor=Kim]
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(Kim tosses to stocks)

Now here's an early look at the stock market. [STOCKS] [COMM]

[Travel-Cast]

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[Desk 2-shot]

(Kim and Leo Hello)

Leo ----WEATHER PRO

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[11US-Airways]

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US-Airways announced its laying off 11-thousand workers.
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In the wake of last week's attacks, financial turbulence has set in, causing a major loss of revenue in the airline industry. Late yesterday, U-S Airways announced the cuts, calling them a "business decision".
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((PETER SCHWARZ/UNCC ECONOMIST; THEY'RE GOING TO BE FLYING 20 TO 25 PERCENT FEWER PLANES, SO TO KEEP THE SAME NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IS SIMPLY UNAFFORDABLE.))
[SUPER=141-Peter Schwarz/UNC Charlotte Economics Professor;]
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[OUT Q=is simply unaffordable.]
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US Airways is not alone, many companies in the airline industry have announced fewer flights, and layoffs. US Airways employees are hoping the cutbacks are only for the time being.
There's no word yet on how the service and job cutbacks will affect operations in Roanoke or Lynchburg.
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[11Falwell-Apology]

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The Reverend Jerry Falwell has apologized for saying God allowed terrorists to attack America because of the work of civil liberties groups, abortion rights supporters and feminists.
Falwell says his comments were ill-timed, insensitive and divisive at a time of national mourning.
President Bush has called the minister's statement inappropriate.

[11Truck-Accident]

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Deputies are investigating what caused a truck accident and diesel fuel spill in Bedford County.
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The Eagle Petroleum truck on Route 43 was headed toward Bedford yesterday morning when the truck flipped on a curve. Deputies say the driver, Bobby Gene (Hahn-a-kurr) Honaker of Montvale, lost control when the brakes failed. He was taken to the hospital to be treated. His injuries do not appear life threatening. Investigators say the rig lost about 380 gallons of fuel, and they are trying to figure out if the spill could contaminate water. Eagle Petroleum has pumped the remaining fuel out of the truck.
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[11Longwood]

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Longwood College is adding another building to the list of structures to be rebuilt after a fire last Spring.
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Grainger Hall was damaged by fire in April. The college originally planned to renovate it, but once the interior was gutted, experts discovered infrastructure problems that may have existed before the fire. Demolition is scheduled to begin later this month.
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[Med-Day]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[GRAPHIC=Mornin Health Check]

In medical news, a low- fat, high fiber diet can help reduce your risk of developing prostate cancer.
Doctor Dave Hnida has that story and more in this morning's Health check.
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(( PROSTATE CANCER IS A DISEASE THAT WE DON'T KNOW VERY MUCH ABOUT WHEN IT COMES TO PREVENTION. BUT NOW COMES A NEW STUDY THAT SAYS WHAT YOU EAT AND HOW MUCH YOU EXERCISE CAN HAVE A DRAMATIC EFFECT ON YOUR CHANCES OF DEVELOPING PROSTATE CANCER.
RESEARCH IN THE JOURNAL UROLOGY SHOWS MEN WHO ATE A LOW FAT/ HIGH FIBER DIET - AND ALSO WALKED FOR 30 MINUTES EVERY OTHER DAY - STRENGTHENED THEIR IMMUNE SYSTEMS AGAINST PROSTATE CANCER BY MORE THAN 30%.
THE MEN IN THE STUDY RANGED IN AGE FROM 40 TO 70- AND THESE BLOOD CHANGES TOOK LESS THAN TWO WEEKS TO TAKE EFFECT- SO ITS NEVER TOO LATE TO MAKE THE CHANGE TO A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE.

ANOTHER STUDY OUT CONCERNING MEN- THIS ONE LOOKS AT EXPOSURE TO TOXIC CHEMICALS AND THE EFFECT OF FERTILITY. THE JOURNAL OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE REPORTS MEN WHO WORK WITH LOTS OF CHEMICALS AND SOLVENTS TEND TO HAVE LOWER SPERM COUNTS AND HIGHER RATES OF INFERTILITY.
THE WORKERS AT HIGHEST INCLUDE:PAINTERS, PRINTERS, LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING WORKERS- AS WELL AS MEN WHO ARE EXPOSED TO CHEMICALS DOING GENERAL REPAIR WORK.

THATS A LOOK AT SOME OF THE DAYS TOP HEALTH STORIES. IM DR DAVE HNIDA FOR CBS NEWS.))

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U-S officials detain dozens of people as part of the ongoing investigation into last week's terrorist attacks.
Meanwhile, investors are bracing for another wild day on Wall Street after the longest shutdown since the Great Depression.
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And Roanoke City Council decides to make the Mill Mountain Star resemble "Old Glory"...
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

News 7 Mornin, after the break.

[2-Afghanistan]

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An Islamic council in Afghanistan is meeting to decide Osama bin Laden's fate. A Pakistani source says Afghanistan's Taliban rulers had discussed conditions for possibly extraditing Osama bin Laden to a country other than the United States. The conditions reportedly included international recognition of the Taliban government. No final agreement was reached. In the meantime, Afghani leaders are telling citizens to prepare for a Holy War against the U-S.
The Taliban's news agency is warning of a possible U-S invasion.
The Taliban says Osama bin Laden has been wrongly accused of involvement in last week's attacks on New York and Washington.

[2-Attack-Update]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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Good Morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom.
U-S officials have detained nearly 50 people, and are seeking 200 others in the investigation of last week's terrorist attacks in New York and at the Pentagon.
Courts have sealed arrest records in the secret operation.
Osama bin Laden remains the prime suspect.
Meanwhile, many stock market analysts say it's encouraging that stock prices didn't fall harder than they did yesterday.
When trading begins later this morning, the New York Stock Exchange will open below the nine-thousand level for the first time in more than two-and-a-half years.
Stephen Clark has the latest from New York City.
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(( >America is bracing for another tumultous day on Wall Street where it >was anything but business as usual Monday-- when trading resumed -- >after the longest shut down since the Great Depression. Uneasy investors sent the Dow plummeting to a record one-day drop and the NASDAQ also took a major hit. The resumption of trading was just one attempt at a return to normalcy... > >(Nats) > >On the diamond in Pittsburgh Monday night...there was another... as the >Pirates and Mets -- donned NY police and fire department hats ... for >an emotional salute to the rescuers and the country. > >(nat?) > >In Washington, the focus is also on retaliation. >President Bush is set to meet with French President Jacques Chirac >today as he works towards building a coalition against >terrorism. The commander in chief has made his position against Osama >Bin Laden --clear: >
>SOT: Bush "I want Justice. and there's an old poster out west as I
>recall that said: Wanted Dead or Alive". > >(Nats) >Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta hopes to breath new life into >the embattled airlines-- when he meets with executives today. Some >airlines have already trimmed their schedules and others have announced >major lay-offs. > >Back at Ground Zerothe grim task of picking through the wreckage >continues. A decision to re-classify the mission as a recovery effort >and not a rescue operation is expected by the end of the week. >
>SOT: NY Mayor Rudy Guiliani
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[Airline-Security]

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The government wants armed marshals to become a fixture aboard airliners.
The F-A-A is starting to train security officials, while plainclothes guards are being called up immediately. The chairman of the House Transportation aviation subcommittee says the government will pick up the tab.

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The Roanoke Valley has been showing its patriotic spirit with red, white and blue ribbons... and American flags by the thousands.
Soon, Joe Dashiell reports the region's largest symbol will also be sending a message.
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Ten years ago, the Mill Mountain Star became a symbol of support for U-S troops taking part in Desert Storm. In the wake of Tuesday's terrorist attack, Roanokers encouraged members of city council to make the Star shine red, white and blue once again.
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((THERE'S A GIANT SYMBOL UP THERE THAT HAS THE CAPABILITY OF SHOWING THE PEOPLE OF THIS VALLEY OUR FEELINGS, ESPECIALLY IN THIS TRAGEDY.)) [RUNS:12]
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Chris Hynes got his wish... as council voted to make a patriotic statement with the star.
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((THE SYMBOL OF OUR CITY IS THE STAR. AND TO TURN IT RED WHITE AND BLUE IS I THINK A TESTAMENT TO THE CARING A PATRIOTISM THAT HAS BEEN SHOWN IN SO MANY WAYS THROUGHOUT OUR VALLEY SINCE LAST TUESDAY.)) [RUNS:14]
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((THERE ARE SOME REPAIRS THAT HAVE TO BE MADE AS WELL AS THE INSERTION OF SOME ADDITIONAL TUBES AND IT REQUIRES THE USE OF A HUNDRED FOOT CRANE, SO THERE ARE SOME LOGISTICS THAT HAVE TO BE DEALT WITH.)) [RUNS:13]
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The star won't be changing its stripes overnight, but officials the city's patriotic spirit will be shining from Mill Mountain as soon as possible.
Joe Dashiell News 7 Roanoke))

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In sports, Patrick Henry and Petersburg meet on the gridiron.
Mike Stevens has that story and more.
Good Morning Mike.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
(Kimberly ad lib toss to Leo/Wx)

[Marketwatch]

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In business news, Trading resumes on Wall Street today after a selloff sent prices sharply lower yesterday.
Alexis Christoforous has that story and more in this morning's Marketwatch.
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((THE PATRIOTIC RALLY WE WERE HOPING FOR HAS YET TO MATERIALIZE -
WHILE IT WAS A VICTORY THAT THE MARKETS WERE ABLE TO OPEN JUST 6 DAYS AFTER THE TERRORIST ATTACKS, WE STILL SAW A LOT OF EMOTIONAL SELLING.
THE DOW TANKED 684 POINTS OR 7 PERCENT - BELOW 9-THOUSAND FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE DECEMBER 1998
THE NASDAQ TUMBLED 116 POINTS - ALSO DOWN ALSO ABOUT 7 PERCENT...
BUT SOME MARKETWATCHERS SAY THIS SELLOFF SHOULD BE SHORTLIVED.

SOT: AL GOLDMAN - CHIEF MARKET STRATEGIST/ A-G EDWARDS
"so I look for instittions to come in, they're sitting on a lot of cash.. maybe they want to wait and see and let things settle down a bit, but if I were an institution right now, I would be spending some of that sidelined money and I'd get it in there soon."
ANALYSTS ARE OPTIMISTIC THE MARKET WILL REBOUND SOON, THANKS TO ANOTHER INTEREST RATE CUT BY THE FED YESTERDAY AND THE PROSPECT THAT MORE COMPANIES BUYING BACK THEIR STOCK.
THERE WERE SOME BRIGHTSPOTS..
DRUGMAKER LIKE MERCK AND JOHNSON AND JOHNSON RALLIED.. PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES ARE SEEN AS SAFE HAVENS EVEN IN TIMES OF CRISIS.
CELLPHONE COMPANIES LIKE NOKIA AND MOTOROLA RANG UP GAINS ON THE BELIEF PEOPLE WILL BUY WIRELESS PHONES FOR SECURITY PURPOSES..
AND SECURITY COMPANIES LIKE INVISION TECHNOLOGIES AND FLIR SYSTEMS ROSE AS AIRPORTS AND COMPANEIS BOOST SECURITY IN THE WAKE OF THE TERRORIST ATTACKS.
WHILE STOCKS DID SUFFER STEEP LOSSES YESTERDAY, THE MARKET HAS PROVEN RESILIENT DURING OTHER CATASTROPHIC EVENTS.. WITH STOCKS REBOUNDING FROM INITIAL LOSSES AFTER THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR, THE KENNEDY ASSASSINATION AND THE PERSIAN GULF WAR.
TRACK ALL THE PRE-MARKET ACTION AT CBS.MW.COM AT THE NASDAQ I'M AC IN NEW YORK.))

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[STOCKS]
[COMM#7]

[Afternoon-Council]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[GRAPHIC=Roanoke City Council 4827]

Roanoke City Council tackled a number of controversial issues on Monday... including a zoning change for a newspaper printing plant, the call for more school board audits, and a proposal to change the name of Elmwood Park.
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The Roanoke Times has already won approval from the Board of Zoning Appeals for the new printing plant. It would be located across Second Street from the newspaper's current building.
But city council is also initiating a zoning amendment that would allow printing plants in the city's commercial and industrial districts.
The meeting's most pointed exchange came as council passed an ordinance requiring regular audits of the city schools. Mayor Ralph Smith accused school officials of not cooperating, and Nelson Harris objected.
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((NELSON HARRIS/ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL: I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE AGENDA IS HERE, BUT THE AGENDA I THINK A MAJORITY OF THIS COUNCIL IS TO ACT RESPONSIVELY AND RESPONSIBLY, AND WE HAVE DONE THAT. WE HAVE DONE THAT. AND AGAIN I WOULD ASK THAT THESE INFLAMMATORY COMMENTS DIRECTED AT THE SCHOOL BOARD NEED TO BE REIGNED IN FOR THE SAKE OF WHAT IS TRUE AND WHAT IS ACCURATE.)) ((RALPH SMITH/ROANOKE MAYOR: WHEN I WAS ELECTED TO THIS JOB IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO LOOK AFTER ALL OF THIS CITY. AND WHATEVER YOUR OPINION OF THE WAY I GO ABOUT IT, I AM LOOKING AFTER THE AFFAIRS. ANY TIME ANYBODY WILL TELL ME THAT WE DON'T WANT YOU TO LOOK AT OUR BOOKS FOR ONE MINUTE, I EXPECT THEM ALL TO BE AVAILABLE.))
[SUPER=01-Rev. Nelson Harris/Roanoke City Council; :00]
[SUPER=01-Ralph Smith/Roanoke Mayor; :28]
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[OUT Q=I expect them all to be available.]
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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City Council is also making plans for a public hearing on proposals to honor the Reverend Martin Luther King. The top recommendation of the committee studying that issue is to rename Elmwood Park after the civil rights leader.

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[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=01-39]
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The tragedy in New York and Northern Virginia had an impact in a Roanoke courtroom yesterday.
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[VO-NAT]
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After the prosecution outlined its case in federal court, Ralph Hale Senior decided to plead guilty to charges stemming from the sale and manufacturing of moonshine. Hale's attorney says he and his client opted for a plea agreement because this is not the time to challenge the federal government.
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((ROSCOE REYNOLDS/RALPH HALE SENIOR'S ATTORNEY: THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT TIME TO BE CHALLENGING THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN UNDER SIEGE. SOME VERY TERRIBLE THINGS HAVE HAPPENED AND I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO BE IN A COURTROOM CONTESTING THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AT THIS TIME. ))
[SUPER=01-Roscoe Reynolds/Ralph Hale, Senior's Attorney;]
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[OUT Q=at this time.]
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Prosecutors say Hale cheated the state and federal government out of four point seven million dollars in taxes.
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((SHARON BURNHAM/ASSISTANT U. S. ATTORNEY; THIS WAS DONE WITH THE FULL COOPERATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF HIS FAMILY AND I BELIEVE THIS WAS AN APPROPRIATE RESOLUTION OF THIS CASE AND WILL SEND A MESSAGE TO THE COMMUNITY THAT THIS KIND OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY MUST COME TO AN END.))
[SUPER=01-Sharon Burnham/Assistant U. S. Attorney; :00]
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
[SS=HOLD]
Four other defendants also pled guilty yesterday as part of plea agreements. All five are free on bond-- until they're sentenced at a later date.

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[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=rca]
[TAPE#=01-35 TC1:15:43]
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Some students in the New River Valley are doing their part to raise money for the American Red Cross.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=143-Christiansburg;]
At Christiansburg Elementary School yesterday, more than 4-hundred students, along with teachers and parents gathered outside to kickoff a fundraiser. Over the next two-weeks, students can drop pennies, nickels and dimes into donation cans in each classroom. The children are also encouraged to write letters to the families hit by last week's attacks.
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=01-49 TC-16:02]
[GRAPHIC=America Responds]

More than 800 people have now stopped at our WDBJ studios .. to help the Red Cross relief efforts in New York and at the Pentagon. If you would like to contribute, there is still time to do so.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=143-Roanoke;]

The total at last count was 19 thousand-109 dollars. Our visitors have also written notes of sympathy to the thousands of families who lost loved ones in the terrorist attacks.
You are welcome to stop by the station this week during normal business hours.
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[Health-Check]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Mornin Health Check]

In medical news, drinking a cup of coffee may help you recover better when you donate blood.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-File Tape]
People around the nation are pouring into blood centers in their efforts to show support for the victims of last Tuesday's attacks. However, a small percentage of those people will feel lightheaded and faint while donating blood. A new study has found that coffee may help. The study published in the July 1999 issue of Health Psychology found that women who consumed a 12 ounce cup of coffee before giving blood were less likely to feel faint during donation.
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[Anchor=Kim]
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(Kimberly tosses to bump)

News 7 Mornin' will return after the break.
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[3-HEADLINES] [Kim at Desk]
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

Here's a look at today's top stories.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

Afghanistan is warning its people of a possible U-S military invasion, and says to prepare for a Holy War.
The Taliban says prime suspect Osama bin Laden has been wrongly accused of last week's terrorist attacks in the U-S.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

And the terrorist attacks have even had an impact on a local moonshine trial.
Ralph Hale, Senior pled guilty in federal court as part of a plea agreement.
Hale's attorney says this is not the time to challenge the federal government.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

And that's what's making news on this Tuesday, September 18th.
News 7 Mornin' will be right back.

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[3-Attack-Update]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=America Responds]

Good Morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom.
Exactly one week after the deadly terrorist attacks in New York and at the Pentagon, U-S officials have detained 50 people and are looking for 200 others in their investigation.
Courts have sealed arrest records in the secret operation.
Osama bin Laden remains the prime suspect.
Meanwhile, many stock market analysts say it's encouraging that stock prices didn't fall harder than they did yesterday.
When trading begins later this morning, the New York Stock Exchange will open below the nine-thousand level for the first time in more than two-and-a-half years.
Stephen Clark is in New York with an update.
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(( >America is bracing for another tumultous day on Wall Street where it >was anything but business as usual Monday-- when trading resumed -- >after the longest shut down since the Great Depression. Uneasy investors sent the Dow plummeting to a record one-day drop and the NASDAQ also took a major hit. The resumption of trading was just one attempt at a return to normalcy... > >(Nats) > >On the diamond in Pittsburgh Monday night...there was another... as the >Pirates and Mets -- donned NY police and fire department hats ... for >an emotional salute to the rescuers and the country. > >(nat?) > >In Washington, the focus is also on retaliation. >President Bush is set to meet with French President Jacques Chirac >today as he works towards building a coalition against >terrorism. The commander in chief has made his position against Osama >Bin Laden --clear: >
>SOT: Bush "I want Justice. and there's an old poster out west as I
>recall that said: Wanted Dead or Alive". > >(Nats) >Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta hopes to breath new life into >the embattled airlines-- when he meets with executives today. Some >airlines have already trimmed their schedules and others have announced >major lay-offs. > >Back at Ground Zerothe grim task of picking through the wreckage >continues. A decision to re-classify the mission as a recovery effort >and not a rescue operation is expected by the end of the week. >
>SOT: NY Mayor Rudy Guiliani
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
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Irani leaders are asking for an "organized international action against terrorism"- not military action.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=143-Tehran, Iran;]

Irani leaders say they condemn any possible military action in Afghanistan that may cause another human tragedy.
The Iranian attitude toward the U-S following the attacks has been significantly different from the country's usual anti-American stance.
Some Iranians even signed a condolence book at the Swiss Embassy, which looks after American interests in Iran.
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[2-Airline-Security]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=America Responds]

The government wants armed marshals to become a fixture aboard airliners.
The F-A-A is starting to train security officials while plainclothes guards are being called up immediately. The chairman of the House Transportation aviation subcommittee says the government will pick up the tab.

[VOB-Moonshine]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Moonshine]
In other news this morning, the tragic events that have unfolded in the past week had an impact on a moonshine trial in Roanoke.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
Prosecutors say Ralph Hale, Senior cheated the government out of four point seven million dollars through the manufacture and sale of untaxed liquor. Yesterday-- Hale pled guilty in federal court as part of a plea agreement. Hale's attorney says his client opted for a plea agreement because this is not the time to challenge the federal government.
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((ROSCOE REYNOLDS/HALE'S ATTORNEY: IF YOU TALK TO FOLKS WHO'VE BEEN AROUND AT THE TIME, THEY'D TELL YOU THIS IS THE MOST DIFFICULT TIME SINCE PEARL HARBOR BACK IN 1941 AND THERE'S A BIG CONCERN TO HOW YOU COULD EFFECTIVELY TAKE ON THE GOVENRMENT IN DEFENDING A CRIMINAL CASE AT THIS TIME.))
[SUPER=01-Roscoe Reynolds/Ralph Hale Senior's Attorney; ]
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[anchor=Kimberly]
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Four other defendants also pled guilty yesterday as part of plea agreements. They were all allowed to remain on bond-- until they are sentenced at a later date.

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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#NONE]
[GRAPHIC=none]

In sports, Alex Zanardi's doctors say the two-time CART champion is not out of danger.
Zanardi underwent a follow-up operation Monday, two days after losing both his legs in a crash during the American Memorial 500 in Germany.
34-year-old Zanardi also suffered a fractured pelvis and a concussion when his car collided with another vehicle going about 200 miles-an-hour.
For yesterday's scores, let's check the scoreboards. [GO TO SCORES] [WIPE TO MOTION]
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[S-Tech2001]

[ANCHOR=Steve]
[NEWSCAST=Morning]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-99]
[GRAPHIC=none]
College football should be back in full force this weekend. And that includes the Hokies. Here's Mike Stevens with this morning's "Tech 2001" report.
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[SUPER=@mike1; :00]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg; :17]
[SUPER=03-New York, NY; :32]
[SUPER=01-Billy Hite/VT Assistant Head Coach; :41]
[SUPER=01-Dave Knachel/VT Sports Information Asst.; 1:22 ]
[SUPER=01-Frank Beamer/Va. Tech Head Coach; 2:26]
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[OUT Q=...take care everyone."]
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(( Tech was scheduled to be off last weekend, before the NCAA's slate of games were postponed. This week Tech hits the road for the first time this season. And unfortunately, the luck of the schedule has them heading to Rutgers. That means the team will fly right over Manhattan before landing at the Newark airport. ((BILLY HITE/VT ASST. HEAD COACH:)) The Hokies do not fly commercial airlines on their away trips. Their plane is chartered from Miami Air. ((BILLY HITE/VT ASST. HEAD COACH:)) On a much lighter note, the Merryman Center's brand new memorabilia room is turning more than it's share of heads. ((DAVE KNACHEL:)) Knachel who now works as an assistant in the Sports Information office, is given most of the credit for spearheading the work on the room and creating the displays that include much of the old and much more of the new -LIKE interactive video screens. ((NAT SOUND:)) Almost all of the photographs that are now larger than life in the room were taken over the past 20 years by Knachel.

((DAVE KNACHEL:)) Fans will be in awe of the displays, but the real reason behind building such a structure is to impress the future Hokies.)) ((FRANK BEAMER:)) ((DAVE KNACHEL:)) ((MIKE STEVENS))

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[COMM #11]

[Paws-Claws]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Paws and Claws]

Welcome back to News 7 Mornin--
For many of us pet owners, protecting our animals from heartworm disease is something we usually think about once a month.
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But in this week's "Paws and Claws" segment, we'll hear about a new injection that keeps your pets free of heartworm risk for SIX months...
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Joining us this morning to talk more about it is Doctor Steve Karras of Cave Spring Vet Clinic.
Thanks for coming in today, Dr. Karras.

[SUPER=01-Dr. Steve Karras/Cave Spring Vet Clinic;]

(Let me begin by asking you, what exactly IS heartworm? And we have some file tape to show our viewers...)
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[SUPER=04-File Tape]
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(As a dog owner, I have those little reminder stickers on my calendar, so I remember to give him those heartworm preven
tion tablets-- this new treatment sounds a LOT easier to keep up with.)

(This is an injection, as opposed to a tablet. Does that make it longer lasting?)

(Will pets have any reaction to the shot, as they sometimes do with routine vaccinations?)

(If you're not already giving your dog or cat heartworm prevention, how do you know if your pet has hearworms? )

Thanks so much for coming in today, Dr. Karras.

[Local-Recap]
[SUPER=#4059;Local Recap]
[2-Shot=Kmc/LHI]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

Now here's another look at today's top local stories:
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

The Reverend Jerry Falwell has apologized for saying God allowed terrorists to attack America because of the work of civil liberties groups, abortion rights supporters and feminists.
Falwell says his comments were ill-timed, insensitive and divisive at a time of national mourning.
President Bush has called the minister's statement inappropriate.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Deputies are investigating what caused a truck accident and diesel fuel spill in Bedford County. The Eagle Petroleum truck on Route 43 was headed toward Bedford yesterday morning when the truck flipped on a curve. Deputies say the driver, Bobby Gene (Hahn-a-kurr) Honaker of Montvale, lost control when the brakes failed. Investigators say the rig lost about 380 gallons of fuel, and they are trying to figure out if the spill could contaminate water.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Some students in the New River Valley are doing their part to raise money for the American Red Cross. At Christiansburg Elementary School yesterday, more than 4-hundred students along with teachers and parents gathered outside to kickoff a fundraiser. Over the next two-weeks students can drop pennies, nickels and dimes into donation cans in each classroom.

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[ANCHOR=Steve]
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

Now here's Shannon Young with a preview of News 7 at Six.
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