WDBJ 7 morning news for 09/21/01

[11VA-Guard]

[ANCHOR=Kim]

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A Virginia-based Air National Guard unit is gearing up for active duty.
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The 192nd Fighter Wing, based in Richmond, is one of 29 Guard and Reserve units from 24 states and the District of Columbia that mobilized yesterday.
The "Virginia call-up" affects 50 Air National Guard members.
Some five-thousand guard and reserve troops nation-wide were mobilized yesterday.
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[Attack-Update]

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

Meanwhile, President Bush addressed congress and the entire nation last night, laying out his plans to stamp out terrorism.
His address came nine days after the series of suicide hijackings that are now believed to have killed more than six- thousand people.
The President issued an ultimatum for the rulers of Afghanistan to turn over prime suspect Osama bin Laden and his supporters, or risk military retaliation.
Defense officials say this war will be like no other-- and it could take as long as several years.
Jennifer Jones is in Washington this morning with the latest.
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(( Sot: President George W. Bush ``Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.''
In a stirring address to a joint session of Congress and the American people, President Bush set the nation on a course to try and end global terrorism. Speaking before an audience that included members of the New York City Police and Fire Departments, the President said it would be a war unlike any in history.

SOT: President George W. Bush
``It may include dramatic strikes, visible on television, and covert operations, secret even in success.''
...the war, he warned will be long and against an enemy that numbers in the thousands-- and lives in more than sixty countries. The evidence, the commander in chief said-- points to organizations known as al-Qaida and its leader Osama Bin Laden. He had this no-holds barred warning for the Taliban leadership of Afghanistan.
Sot: President George W. Bush Deliver to the united states authorities all leaders of al-qaida who hide in your land.
To help coordinate security here at home, the President announced the creation of a new cabinet-level post: to be fronted by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge.

(SOT: Ridge: Sad this has to be created.)
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[Airport-Relief]

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

A 15- billion- dollar plan to get the nation's airlines back on the rise is about to be approved by Congress and the White House.
Last week's terrorist hijackings have threatened the survival of several airlines.
Speedy official approval is expected in both houses of Congress.
The package includes an immediate gift of five- billion dollars to the industry, plus 10- billion in loan guarantees.

[11SE-Fire]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=01-20 TC55:56]
[GRAPHIC=Fire]

The fire that destroyed a southeast Roanoke home early yesterday morning may have been arson.
Investigators are also considering the possibility the suspicious fire was a hate crime.
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[VO-NAT]
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Investigators spent the day examining the burned debris, and collecting evidence for later analysis. Located at the corner of Bullit Avenue and 11th Street, the house caught fire around midnight and burned quickly.
Months of renovation were almost complete and the owner was preparing to move in.
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((KHAZAL AL-RUBAII/PROPERTY OWNER; ALMOST FINISHED. JUST A FEW THINGS TO DO ON IT. TO GET IT DONE WAS SUPPOSED TO MOVE IN FIRST OF NEXT MONTH. I WAS SUPPOSED TO MEET THE GUYS AT 10:00, 10:30 I COME IN AND SEE WHAT YOU SEE RIGHT NOW.))
[SUPER=01-Khazal Al-Rubaii/Property Owner;]
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[VO-NAT]

A native of Iraq, Al- Rubaii (AHL-roo-BYE) has lived in the United States for seven years.
Police and fire investigators say it's too early to draw conclusions about the cause of the fire, but the circumstances have raised their suspicions.
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[5-Frat-Flag]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
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Keep the flag waving. That's what a Virginia Tech fraternity is doing to raise money for terrorist attack victims.
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Delta Tau Delta brothers are keeping this American flag in motion, 24-hours a day, seven-days a week at the Wal-Mart in Christiansburg. The say they'll only stop after reaching 10-thousand dollars in donations. The idea came to a fraternity brother while driving.
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((DENNIS GLEASON/DELTA TAU DELTA FRATERNITY; HE NOTICED AN ELDERLY GENTLEMAN ON AN OVERPASS OVER INTERSTATE-81 WAIVING AN AMERICAN FLAG AS HARD AS HE COULD AND SO THAT KIND OF GAVE JAMES THE IDEA AND THAT'S WHERE THIS ALL CAME FROM.))
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[VO-NAT]
After 24-hours of collecting, the brothers had almost 2-thousand dollars. They hope to reach their goal of 10-grand by Sunday.
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[5-Mostly-Sofas]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jus]
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[GRAPHIC=Business News]

In business news, a furniture store is breathing new life into the old Pink Building in downtown Roanoke.
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Mostly Sofa's is officially in business.
Custom made sofa's, love seats, lamps and tables fill FOUR floors and 36 thousand square feet in the building.
It's the largest retail store in downtown.
Renovations done to the building include a new elevator, stairs and duct work.
This is Mostly Sofa's fourth store in the area... there are already stores in Lynchburg, Salem and the New River Valley.
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[1st-Business]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=ckor]
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[GRAPHIC=Business News]

In other business news, The Dow Jones industrial average is on track to suffer its worst-ever weekly point loss.
Here's Barton Eckert with a look at the morning's top business stories.
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((GOOD MORNING THIS FRIDAY THE 21ST OF SEPTEMBER
HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS MORNING
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ON WALL STREET THE DOW IS ON TRACK FOR ITS LARGEST SINGLE WEEK LOSS IN HISTORY.... ANOTHER MISERABLE SESSION ON ASIAN MARKETS OVERNIGHT .. ESPECIALLY IN TOKYO.. . WITH EXPORTERS LIKE TOYOTA AND SONY MAJOR LOSERS SINKING.
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CHIPPING IN $1.7 BILLION... GENERAL MOTORS IS GOING TO TAKE OVER PART OF SOUTH KOREA'S BANKRUPT DAEWOO MOTORS. GM WILL RUN FOUR OF DAEWOO'S NETWORK OF 16 PLANTS.. GIVING GM A FOOTHOLD IN THE ASIAN AUTO MARKET.
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BECAUSE OF DISRUPTIONS AFTER THE TERRORIST ATTACKS.. INFORMATION WEEK SAYS FORD IS ABANDONING ITS LEAN-INVENTORY BUSINESS MODEL IN ORDER TO GUARD AGAINST POSSIBLE PARTS SHORTAGES THAT WOULD SLAM THE DOOR ON PRODUCTION WITHOUT WARNING. THE COMPANY CLOSED FIVE LAST WEEK AFTER THE U.S.-CANADA BORDER WAS SEALED AND COMMERCIAL FLIGHT WAS GROUNDED,
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THE NATION'S HOTELS ARE ALSO FEELING THE HEAT. OCCUPANCY RATES HAVE PLUMMETED AS LOW AS 40%. THEY ARE RESPONDING IN THREE WAYS: CUTTING STAFF, STOPPING RENOVATIONS, AND DUMPING ANY PLANS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION.
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BON VOYAGE, RUBBER CHICKEN. SAYONARA, SALISBURY STEAK. AMERICAN AIRLINES AND TWA, BOTH OWNED BY AMR CORP , HAVE ADDED YET ANOTHER CASUALTY IN THE AILING U.S. AIRLINE INDUSTRY: AIRLINE FOOD. BY NOVEMBER FIRST THEY WILL STOP SERVING MEALS IN THE MAIN CABIN ON MOST DOMESTIC FLIGHTS, IN AN EFFORT TO CUT COSTS. THE TWO AIRLINES WILL ALSO CHUCK THE CHOW IN FIRST-CLASS ON DOMESTIC FLIGHTS OF TWO HOURS OR LESS.
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AND THAT'S YOUR FIRST BUSINESS CHECK ON THE MORNING'S TOP BUSINESS HAPPENINGS..
I'M BARTON ECKERT IN WASHINGTON.))

(tape tosses to stocks)
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[11Nelson-Body]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=slo]
[TAPE#=None]
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Nelson County deputies have determined the identity of a dead man discovered in one of three burned cars outside a home in Afton last month. 39-year old Clemente (Ma-CAH-doe) Macedo Gonsalez of Albemarle County died from fire related conditions.
Why Gonsalez was in the car is still under investigation.

[11Charlotte-Arrests]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=01-37 TC56:20]
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Authorities say an investigation into an alleged gun- running operation at a Muslim community in Charlotte County has "no" connection with last week's terrorist attacks.
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Charlotte County sheriff Thomas Jones says A-T-F agents and the Virginia State Police visited the compound yesterday and made at least one arrest.
A seven- count federal indictment was returned Tuesday and reportedly involves charges of illegal gun possession and gun trafficking.
It's the result of an investigation between July, 1998 and March, 1999.
About two dozen Muslim families live at the gated community near Red House.
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[Med-Day]

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

In medical news, a new study smokers who undergo plastic surgery are at more risk for scarring an other problems.
Doctor Dave Hnida has that story and more in this morning's Health check.
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((LITTLE SNIP HERE- A LITTLE TUCK THERE- AND YOU ARE A SMOKER- IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO GIVE UP THOSE SMOKES.
THE JOURNAL PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY REPORTS SMOKERS WHO HAVE PLASTIC SURGERY ARE AT RISK FOR MORE SCARRING AND PROBLEMS HEALING AFTER THE PROCEDURE.- ESPECIALLY BREAST RECONSTRUCTION, FACELIFTS AND TUMMY TUCKS.
DOCTORS ADVISE QUITTING SMOKING AT LEAST 4 WEEKS BEFORE ANY PLASTIC SURGERY PROCEDURE.
IF YOU'VE HAD A HEART ATTACK- YOU'VE PROBABLY BEEN TOLD HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO EXERCISE,.
AND A NEW REPORT SAYS ONE OF THE BEST TYPES OF EXERCISE IS WEIGHT LIFTING. NOT ONLY WILL LIFTING STRENGTHEN YOUR CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM- WEIGHT LIFTING WILL ALSO LIFT YOUR MOOD.
AND THATS IMPORTANT CONSIDERING HOW COMMON DEPRESSION IS AFTER A HEART ATTACK
THIS IS THE FIRST STUDY TO FIND WEIGHT LIFTING IS GOOD AFTER A HEART ATTACK- BUT OBVIOUSLY YOU NEED YOUR DOCTOR'S ADVICE BEFORE BEGINNING ANY EXERCISE PROGRAM.
FINALLY TODAY- IF YOU'RE TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT- YOU MAY BE TRYING TO PUSH THE CARBOHYDRATES- AND LAYING OFF THE FAT, A GOOD IDEA... AS LONG AS YOU EXERCISE,
RESEARCH FROM THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION SAYS EATING A LOT OF CARBS CAN RAISE TRIGYCERIDES- A FAT IN THE BLOOD.. AND THE ONE WAY TO COUNTERACT THAT FAT IS WITH A REGULAR WORKOUT PROGRAM
THAT WHY ITS SAID- THE BEST WAY TO LOSE WEIGHT IS WITH DIET AND EXERCISE.
THATS A LOOK AT SOME OF THE DAYS TOP HEALTH STORIES, IM DR DAVE HNIDA FOR CBS NEWS.))

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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

The U-S must be prepared for the possibility of bloodshed--
That was the message from President Bush last night as he outlined plans to combat terrorism.
Meanwhile, the Taliban government in Afghanistan still refuses to turn over Osama bin Laden.
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[Anchor=Kimberly]
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And horse racing returns to the Oak Ridge estate in Nelson County after a 70- year absence.
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[ANCHOR=Steve]
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

Get your Friday started with us-- on News 7 Mornin.

[2-Attack-Update]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[WRITER=kmc]
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Good Morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom.
U-S investigators are checking thousands of leads in last week's suicide hijackings.
The Taliban rulers of Afghanistan are still rejecting President Bush's call to surrender suspect Osama bin laden.
The group's ambassador to Pakistan says Bush's ultimatum poses great danger for Muslims.
He also called for an Islamic "Holy War" is Afghanistan is attacked.
Meanwhile, President Bush says the U-S should braced for bloodshed.
Bush addressed Congress and the American people during a televised speech last night.
Jennifer Jones is in Washington with highlights of the Presidential speech.
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[SUPER=141-Gov. Tom Ridge/Office of Homeland Security;]
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(( Sot: President George W. Bush ``Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.''
In a stirring address to a joint session of Congress and the American people, President Bush set the nation on a course to try and end global terrorism. Speaking before an audience that included members of the New York City Police and Fire Departments, the President said it would be a war unlike any in history.

SOT: President George W. Bush
``It may include dramatic strikes, visible on television, and covert operations, secret even in success.''
...the war, he warned will be long and against an enemy that numbers in the thousands-- and lives in more than sixty countries. The evidence, the commander in chief said-- points to organizations known as al-Qaida and its leader Osama Bin Laden. He had this no-holds barred warning for the Taliban leadership of Afghanistan.
Sot: President George W. Bush Deliver to the united states authorities all leaders of al-qaida who hide in your land.
To help coordinate security here at home, the President announced the creation of a new cabinet-level post: to be fronted by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge.

(SOT: Ridge: Sad this has to be created.)
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[2WX-Hello]

[ANCHOR=Jacey]
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[11Allen-React]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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[GRAPHIC=George Allen]

In an interview with News 7 last night, Senator George Allen remarked about that fire and other possible hate crimes across the country.
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((SEN. GEORGE ALLEN/(R) VIRGINIA; BUT OUR WAR IS NOT WITH THOSE OF THE MUSLIM FAITH HERE IN THIS COUNTRY OR ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD OUR WAR IS WITH THOSE EXTREMIST TERRORISTS AND HERE IN THIS COUNTRY WE SHOULD NOT IN ANY WAY COUNTENANCE ANY SORT OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PEOPLE BECAUSE OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN, THEIR RACE, OR THEIR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS.))
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
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Allen says anyone who acts against a person or group based on their ethnicity or religious affiliation should be deplored and punished.

[6-Nelson-Racing]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=01-36 TC1:24:00]
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More than 70 years after it last saw competitive racing, horses are back on the track at the Oak Ridge Estate in Nelson County.
Steve Smallshaw has more on the arrival of harness racing and parimutuel betting in central Virginia.
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(( This is a sound John and Rhonda Holland have waited almost ten years to hear.
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Beginning Friday night, the Hollands will have realized their dream of bringing horse racing back to to the Oak Ridge estate in Nelson County.
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((INSIDE THE STONE TRACK IS A FLAT, GRASS TRACK..))
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John Holland made his fortune in the industrial landfill business in Suffolk.
He and his father bought Oak Ridge in 1989 with an eye towards restoring its old race track.. twelve years later, the betting windows are ready, the cameras set to go and the gravel has been laid for just the second pari-mutuel track in Virginia. [Standup 8:51:46] ((The experience that the owners here at Oak Ridge want to create is a little bit different from across the state and what they're doing at Colonial Downs. Here the public will have a chance to get a feel for what it's like to be in the middle of a harness race, and hopefully that excitement will translate into commercial success.))
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Visitors will get an occasional chance to take a ride behind a harness racehorse.. and the three- week racing season will also include concerts, wagon rides and other family- oriented events.
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((STAN BOWKER/VA RACING COMMISSION: EVERYWHERE WE WENT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT IT. SO WE KNOW THERE'S ENTHUSIASM FOR IT AND PEOPLE COME HERE FOR OTHER EVENTS AS WELL, BUT WE JUST THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR RACING IN VIRGINIA.))
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((RHONDA HOLLAND/OAK RIDGE OWNER: THE FIRST RACE IS RUN.. THAT'S SUCCESS. NOW ON A MONETARY BASIS, I DON'T KNOW.. ALL I WANT IS TO SEE THE HORSES RUN. THAT'S BEEN THE GOAL, IS TO HAVE THE RACE.))
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Steve Smallshaw, News7, Nelson County.))

[Big-Brother]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
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If you were betting on the so-called "evil doctor" Will to win C-B-S's Big Brother Two competition, you were right.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Los Angeles, CA;]

The physician from Miami won a half- million dollars last night.
Despite Will's bad- boy reputation, all but two of the evicted "Big Brother" houseguests chose him over fellow roommate Nicole.
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[IN Q=To me, the]
[SUPER=01-Will/"Big Brother Two" Winner;]
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[OUT Q=I'm going to waste it.]
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[VO-NAT]

Another big highlight from last night's show, two former houseguests have apparently decided they ENJOYED living together.
Mike proposed to Krista, and she said "Yes".
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[Marketwatch]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]

In business news, the Dow plummeted more than 380 points yesterday.
Alexis Christoforous has that story and more in this morning's Marketwatch.
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((WALL STREET CONTINUES TO BE MIRED IN UNCERTAINTY AS OUR COUNTRY PREPARES TO GO TO WAR AND THE ESTIMATED ECONOMIC COST OF LAST WEEK'S TERRORIST ATTACKS CONTINUE TO MOUNT.
THE DOW TANKED 382 POINTS OR MORE THAN 4 PERCENT.
THE NASDAQ LOST NEARLY 4 PERCENT OR 56 POINTS
SINCE THE SEPTEMBER 11TH ATTACKS OVER A TRILLION DOLLARS IN MARKET VALUE HAS BEEN WIPED OUT.
FED CHIEF ALAN GREENSPAN SPOKE PUBLICLY FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE ATTACKS. HE SAID TRAGIC EVENTS OF SEPTEMBER 11TH CAME AT A TIME WHEN THE ECONOMY WAS JUST BEGINNING TO RECOVER.. BUT HE SAID HE'S CONFIDENT THE ECONOMY WILL OVERCOME.

FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRMAN ALAN GREENSPAN SOT: 17 SECONDS

HE DID NOT DIRECTLY ADDRESS MONETARY POLICY BUT HINTED THAT A NINTH INTEREST RATE CUT MAY BE ON THE WAY.
THE PARENT COMPANYS OF AMERICAN AIRLINES AND UNITED AIRLINES DROPPED AFTER CREDIT-RATNG COMPANIES CUT THE DEBT OUTLOOK FOR U-S CARRIER AND CARNIVAL FELL AFTER THE CRUISE OPERATOR SAID VACATIONERS ARE STAYING HOME.
IN OTHER BUSINESS NEWS... APPLIED MATERIALS - THE WORD'S LARGEST MAKER OF CHIP EQUIPMENT CUT 2-THOUSAND JOBS OR 10 PERCENT
AND NIKE SAID PROFIT BEAT THE STREET BY 4 CENTS A SHARE
AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY CHUBB SAID IT SEES 600-MILLION DOLLARS IN LOSSES FROM THE WORLD TRADE CENTER CLAIMS.
FOLLOW ALL OF THE MARKET ACTION AT CBS-DOT-MARKETWATCH-DOT-COM. ))

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[11Mason-Dixon]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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Virginia voters seem to have mixed feelings over the state of the Commonwealth.
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[Take Pinnacle Page FS #1003]

The latest News 7 Mason-Dixon poll numbers show 54-percent of likely voters believe Virginia is heading on the right track.
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But 47-percent of Virginians also say they are less than satisfied with the direction of the state and feel it is time for a change.
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Overall, more than a third say education is this year's most important issue in the race for Governor.
The economy is a distant second, with taxes and spending just behind.
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[11Redistricting]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=khu]
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The legal battle over newly-drawn state legislative districts was back in court in Salem.
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Having denied an injunction that would have stopped the November elections until this is settled, Judge Richard Pattisal began hearing evidence with maps and district lines.
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((JOHN HACKERT/PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY: IT WILL SHOW THE STATE NOT ONLY INTENTIONALLY CREATED MAJORITY MINORITY DISTRICTS THAT SUBORDINATED TRADITIONAL DISTRICTING PRINCIPLES, BREAKING INTO OTHER JURISDICTIONS IN ORDER TO FIND MINORITY VOTERS.))
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[OUT Q=order to find minority voters.]
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The attorney from the Attorney General's pointed out the state HAS to take race into account, under the federal Voting Rights Act. But he acknowledged there were also political considerations, just as lawmakers took into account existing district, locality and precinct lines.
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((GREG LUCYK/ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL: INCLUDING POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS THESE ARE NOT LEGAL STANDARDS. THESE ARE GOOD GOVERNMENT STANDARDS, AND THEY WERE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN DRAWING THE DISTRICTS.))
[SUPER=01-Greg Lucyk/Assistant Attorney General]
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[OUT Q= into account in drawing the districts.]
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
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The hearing is expected to last at least two days.

[11POW-Award]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
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[TAPE#=01-51 TC26:33]
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Today is the day we recognize our P-O-W's and M-I-A's.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem]

Last night, the Williamson Road Lions Club honored a former World War Two P-O-W.
His name is Ralph Bowles and today he's in the hospital suffering from Alzhemier's.
At a ceremony at the VA Hospital in Salem, members gave Bowles the Lion's club highest honor.
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((HERMAN BRUBAKER/WILLIAMSON RD. LIONS CLUB: RALPH BOWLES HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF OUR WILLIAMSON ROAD LIONS CLUB FOR 54 YEARS AND HE'S PARTICIPATED IN ALL OF OUR ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS. HE'S BEEN A STAUNCH SUPPORTER, AND A MEMBER OF ALL THESE YEARS, WE WISH TO HONOR HIM IN THIS WAY BECAUSE OF THIS.))
[SUPER=01-Herman Brubaker/Lions Club President]
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[OUT Q=because of this]
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In those 54-years, Bowles never missed a meeting until he got sick.
Yesterday was also his 82nd birthday.
His wife Elizabeth is a former Roanoke city councilmember.
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[5-Cholesterol]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=501-06 1:01:16]
[GRAPHIC=Mornin' Health Check]
In this morning's Health Check,
Some physicians are recommending their patients try alternatives to medication to reduce high cholesterol.
In fact, the National Cholesterol Education program issued new guidelines on prevention and management which include a focus on nutrition, physical activity and weight control.
A local doctor says he is encouraging his patients to try natural methods because they don't have the same side effects as medications.
Health Check Reporter Joy Sutton spoke with a local man who says it has made all the difference.
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[SUPER=07-Jack Pickering;19]
[SUPER=01-Dr. James Williams/Lewis-Gale Clinic;35]
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((
These days --you can find Jack Pickering at the gym five days a week, but only if you are up in the wee hours of the morning.
It's a lifestyle change that he's incorporated along with dietary changes --which include taking a fiber supplement. It's meant that after a year on cholesterol medication -- he doesn't need it anymore.
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[IN Q=That was a really big deal]
(( THAT WAS REALLY A BIG DEAL, NOT ONLY THE MONETARY EXPENSE --BUT THE FACT I'M NOT PUTTING CHEMICALS IN MY BODY TO MAKE IT WORK --I CAN DO JUST DO IT NATURALLY AND NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHAT I'M PUTTING INTO MY BODY)) [RUNS15]
[OUT Q=into my body]
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[SOT22:52:43]
[IN Q=With the typical cholesterol lowering]
((DR.JAMES WILLIAMS:WITH THE TYPICAL CHOLESTEROL LOWERING MEDICATION THE MOST COMMON SIDE EFFECTS ARE LIVER DAMAGE, AND ALSO MUSCLE DAMAGE --A LOT OF ACHING SORE MUSCLES AND ALSO DAMAGE TO THE MUSCLE)) [RUNS13]
[OUT Q=to the muscle]

And Doctor Williams say he hopes to lead by example --showing his patient that natural methods like exercise can be effective in lowering cholesterol levels. But he says adding soluble fiber to the diet--can really make a big difference.
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[SOT22:53:40]
[IN Q=We know that if we can get]
((WE KNOW THAT IF WE CAN GET THE RIGHT TYPES OF SOLUBLE FIBER AND THE RIGHT AMOUNTS THAT WE CAN MAKE A SUBSTANTIAL DIFFERENCE NOT JUST IN CHOLESTEROL BUT IN HEALTH IN GENERAL. BECAUSE WE KNOW FIBER IMPACTS THINGS LIKE CANCER, BREAST, PROSTATE)) [RUNS16]
[OUT Q=prostate]

And by lowering his cholesterol level --Pickering is cutting his risk for having a heart attack.
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[IN Q=I feel better know than ever]
((I FEEL BETTER NOW THEN I EVER FELT)) [RUNS02]
[OUT Q=than i ever felt]))
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[SS=HOLD]

If you would like more information about lowering your cholesterol Doctor Williams will have a free seminar next Wednesday at 7-30 pm at the Lewis-Gale Foundation.
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[3-HEADLINES] [Kim at Desk]
[SUPER=#4049; Morning Headlines]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

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

American troops are moving into position and reservists are being called- up for duty.
On prime-time television last night, President Bush tells the nation to prepare for the possibility of war.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

Fire investigators believe arson may have been the cause of a blaze that destroyed a southeast Roanoke home.
Authorities are also looking into the possibility that the fire was a hate crime-- the home owner is a native of Iraq.
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[IN Q=I'm Manuel Gallegus]
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[OUT Q=the story coming up.]
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

And that's what's making news on this Friday, September 21st .
News 7 Mornin' will be right back.

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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=none]
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Good Morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom.
The Pentagon is ready to carry out President Bush's battle cry against terrorism.
Regular troops are moving into position, and the call-up of reservists continues.
Meanwhile, the Taliban rulers of Afghanistan are rejecting Bush's call to surrender suspect Osama bin Laden.
The Taliban's ambassador to Pakistan tells reporters that Bush's ultimatum poses great danger for Muslims.
And he calls for an Islamic holy war if Afghanistan is attacked.
Jennifer Jones is in Washington D-C this morning with highlights from last night's Presidential, prime-time address to Congress and the American people.
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(( Sot: President George W. Bush ``Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.''
In a stirring address to a joint session of Congress and the American people, President Bush set the nation on a course to try and end global terrorism. Speaking before an audience that included members of the New York City Police and Fire Departments, the President said it would be a war unlike any in history.

SOT: President George W. Bush
``It may include dramatic strikes, visible on television, and covert operations, secret even in success.''
...the war, he warned will be long and against an enemy that numbers in the thousands-- and lives in more than sixty countries. The evidence, the commander in chief said-- points to organizations known as al-Qaida and its leader Osama Bin Laden. He had this no-holds barred warning for the Taliban leadership of Afghanistan.
Sot: President George W. Bush Deliver to the united states authorities all leaders of al-qaida who hide in your land.
To help coordinate security here at home, the President announced the creation of a new cabinet-level post: to be fronted by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge.

(SOT: Ridge: Sad this has to be created.)
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[2-Airport-Relief]

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

Congress and the White House reach an agreement on a 15- billion- dollar aid package for the airline industry.
Last week's terrorist hjackings have threatened the survival of several airlines.
Speedy official approval is expected in both houses of Congress.
The package includes an immediate gift of five- billion dollars to the industry, plus 10- billion in loan guarantees.

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[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=01-49 TC18:02]
[GRAPHIC=America Mobilizes]

A Virginia-based Air National Guard unit is preparing for active duty.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=143-Henrico Co./1999;]

The 192nd Fighter Wing, based in Richmond, is one of 29 Guard and Reserve units from 24 states and the District of Columbia mobilized yesterday.
The "Virginia call-up" affects 50 Air National Guard members.
Some five-thousand guard and reserve troops nation-wide were mobilized yesterday.
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=Radford Arsenal]

Recreation areas on the New River could change because of new security measures being put into effect to combat terrorism.
The commanding officer of the Radford Army Ammunition Plant says he's talking to state officials about closing the part of the river that flows through the plant.
About eight miles of the river... borders the federal arsenal.

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[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=01-20 TC55:56]
[GRAPHIC=Fire]

Fire destroyed a southeast Roanoke home and authorities say it may have been arson.
Investigators are also considering the possibility the suspicious fire was a hate crime.
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[VO-NAT]
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Investigators spent the yesterday examining the burned debris, and collecting evidence for later analysis. Located at the corner of Bullit Avenue and 11th Street, the house caught fire around midnight and burned quickly.
Months of renovation were almost complete and the owner was preparing to move in.
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[SOT 12:27]
[IN Q=Almost finished]
((KHAZAL AL-RUBAII/PROPERTY OWNER; ALMOST FINISHED. JUST A FEW THINGS TO DO ON IT. TO GET IT DONE WAS SUPPOSED TO MOVE IN FIRST OF NEXT MONTH. I WAS SUPPOSED TO MEET THE GUYS AT 10:00, 10:30 I COME IN AND SEE WHAT YOU SEE RIGHT NOW.))
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[OUT Q=what you see right now.]
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[VO-NAT]

A native of Iraq, Al- Rubaii (AHL-roo-BYE) has lived in the United States for seven years.
Police and fire investigators say it's too early to draw conclusions about the cause of the fire, but the circumstances have raised their suspicions.
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[Telethon]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=America Responds]

It promises to be one of the biggest nights EVER on television.
Some of America's best known stars and biggest musical acts will be together on one stage, all in response to the terrorist attacks.
Manuel Gallegus reports.
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[SUPER=143-Los Angeles, CA; :06]
[SUPER=141-Amy Brenneman/Actor; :30]
[SUPER=141-Josef Adalian/TV Columnist; :44]
[SUPER=141-Mariah Carey/Entertainer; 1:04]
[SUPER=141-Manuel Gallegus/Reporting; 1:15]
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[OUT Q=GAllegus, CBS News, Hollywood.]
(( ITS AN UNPRECEDENTED MOVE BY THE TELEVISION NETWORKS AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY.
FRIDAY NIGHT NEARLY EVERY MAJOR TV OUTLET, AND SOME 8-THOUSAND RADIO STATIONS WILL BROADCAST LIVE, AMERICA: A TRIBUTE TO HEROES,A TELETHON TO RAISE MONEY FOR VICTIMS OF THE TERRORIST ATTACKS.
AN -A LIST OF STARS IS EXPECTED FROM JIM CARREY, WHOS ALREADY PLEDGED A MILLION DOLLARS, TO JULIA ROBERTS, TOM HANKS, TOM CRUISE, AND WILL SMITH AND PRIME TIME STARS TOO.

-SOT-AMY BRENNEMAN, ACTOR
My heart broke last week because I have traveled very freely and had a really fun time and had a really safe feeling about the world Ive been na_ve about terrorism because Im an American.
THE BROADCAST, WHICH COULD RAISE MILLIONS IN RELIEF, IS BEING PUT TOGETHER IN RECORD TIME.

-SOT-JOSEF ADALIAN, TV COLUMNIST, VARIETY
the plan right now is for each of the celebrities to tell stories about heroes in their own personal lives and of course the event overall will be very music driven.
EXPECT INSPIRATIONAL MUSICAL NUMBERS FROM FAITH HILL, STEVIE WONDER AND MARIAH CAREY WHO WILL SING HER SONG "HERO."

-SOT-MARIAH CAREY/ENTERTAINER
What happened in New York is something that I think people will take a lifetime to get over. And some will never recover fully from that but I think its amazing what the nation has done to heal itself, to get through it.
-STAND-UP- Not since the assassination of JFK have the tv networks devoted so much free air time for news coverage the two hour telethon will also be without ads. And viewers will be encouraged to pledge money to a relief fund by phone and over the internet.

-SOT-JOSEF ADALIAN,
Hollywood does have a heart sometimes and this is them trying to do something good for America.
THE SHOW WILL ASLO BE TURNED INTO A C.D. WITH ALL PROCEEDS GOING TO THOSE WHO GAVE OR LOST SO MUCH MANUEL GALLEGUS, CBS NEWS, HOLLYWOOD. ))
[Local-Recap]
[SUPER=#4059;Local Recap]
[2-Shot=Kmc/JBI]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

Now here's another look at today's top local stories:
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Nelson County deputies have determined the identity of a dead man discovered in one of three burned cars outside a home in Afton last month. 39-year old Clemente (Ma-CAH-doe) Macedo Gonsalez of Albemarle County died from fire related conditions.
Why Gonsalez was in the car is still under investigation.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

Authorities say an investigation into an alleged gun- running operation at a Muslim community in Charlotte County has "no" connection with last week's terrorist attacks.
Authorities visited the compound yesterday and made at least one arrest.
A seven- count federal indictment was returned Tuesday and reportedly involves charges of illegal gun possession and gun trafficking.

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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Members of Virginia Tech's Delta Tau Delta Fraternity are pledging to wave this American flag 24-hours a day, seven-days a week until they raise 10-thousand dollars. The money will go to victims of the terrorist attacks. The effort began at noon on Wednesday at the Christiansburg Wal-Mart. Members say they hope to reach their goal by this Sunday.
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[ANCHOR=Jacey]
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

Now here's Mike Stevens with a preview of News 7 at Six.
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[ANCHOR=Steve]
(live ad lib, tease tomorrow)
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