WDBJ 7 morning news for 09/24/01

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Another weekend has passed without anymore survivors found at the site of the World Trade Center.
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America got its second look at the destruction from the sky.
These aerial pictures of downtown were released yesterday.
Meanwhile, the number of missing people actually went up-- to 6-thousand-453.
Rescuers did find a piece of one of the planes that hit the twin towers.
It's been turned over to federal investigators.
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[Attack-Update]

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President Bush is trying to block off terrorist suspect Osama bin Laden's money flow.
His national security adviser says the President will sign an executive order, freezing U-S assets of terrorist groups and their operatives around the world.
Meanwhile, the Bush administration is also promising to show allies evidence of bin Laden's role in the September eleventh attacks.
The administration is not saying whether it plans to show that SAME evidence to the public.
Chris Lawrence is in New York this morning with an update.
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((Above the still smoldering mass of twisted steel and chunks of concrete, the skyline of New York city is forever changed. At Ground Zero, the work of sifting through the destruction has not.

SOT/GLEN SEKINS, FEMA
"It's a mess out there, it's not what you're used to seeing."
As much as 90 tons of debris has already been carted off... And while the work of cleaning up 16 acres of disaster zone continues, so does the healing process.

(Nats)

New Yorks Yankee Stadium was the site of a mass prayer service, where famous faces and the public gathered to remember the victims and find strength to fight on.

SOT/Edward Cardinal Egan/New York Archdiocese
"We need courage to deal with our pain..."
While the fight for spiritual healing moves forward, the battle lines are being drawn in Washington. President Bush returned from Camp David with a promise to release evidence that Osama bin Laden is behind the attacks while his administration soundly rejects Taliban claims that the terrorist is nowhere to be found.

SOT: Donald Rumsfeld/Defense Secretary
Super: CBS/FACE THE NATION) They know where he is.
The Talibans hard line is prompting more than tough talk from the White House. As the military build up reaches its peak, one thing remains clear: the time for diplomacy is running out. )
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[Bin-Laden]

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Where in the world is Osama bin Laden?
It's a question the Taliban claims its can't answer.
But U-S officials say they don't believe that.
Wyatt Andrews reports.
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The Administration sharply dismisses the Taliban claim they can't find Osama bin Laden. The Secretary of Defense.
Sot Bob and Rumsfeld/Face Q. Should we take them at their word? A. Of course not. They know where he is.
Narr The National Security Adviser.
Sot Donald Rumsfeld/Defense secretary CBS/Face the Nation They have networks throughout the country, and it is just not believable the Taliban do not know where the network can be located and found and either turned over or expelled.
Narr We can't find him is strikingly different from the defiant rejection just Friday of the Presidents demand for bin Ladens outright surrender.
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It comes with US military forces moving swiftly into the region and with the US securing promises of help from most of the countries neighboring Afghanistan.
Sot William Cohen/ with Skane sit down Now that they see Pakistan, Uzbekistan and others who are tightening the noose around Afghanistan and around the Taliban, now they are suddenly saying they dont know where he is.
Narr The White House is projecting an air of zero flexibility concering the Presidents ultimatum to the Taliban. The US wants not just bin Laden but all of his associates, access to the camps and the release of captured missionaries.
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An estimated sixty thousand people turned out at New York's Yankee Stadium yesterday afternoon to remember the victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks.
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New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani joined Governor George Pataki and thousands of New Yorkers to pay tribute to the thousands of lives lost nearly two weeks ago.
Giuliani stressed that the service was not a memorial, but a prayer vigil with hope for the future.
Speaking to the packed audience Mayor Giuliani promised that the New York skyline would be rebuilt, and it would be better than before.
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[11Goodlatte]

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Congressman Bob Goodlatte spoke to a local church this weekend.
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He urged members of a Vinton church and all Americans to pray for the victims of the recent attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon. Yesterday, he also asked that we pray for our armed services.
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((REP. BOB GOODLATTE/SIXTH DISTRICT: TO PRAY FOR OUR ARMED SERVICES WHO ARE NOW EMBARKED UPON ON MISSIONS ACROSS THE FACE OF THE EARTH, MEN AND WOMEN DEDICATED TO PROTECTING OUR COUNTRY IN VERY VERY DANGEROUS PLACES.))
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Goodlatte also reminded the congregation that one of the most hotly contested presidential elections in our nation's history happened not this past year but two hundred years ago.
Thats when Thomas Jefferson beat John Adams in one of our closest elections ever.
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[11Vinton-Church]

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Goodlatte was in Vinton yesterday to help the church celebrate a milestone.
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The Thrasher Memorial United Methodist Church celebrated its 200th anniversary with a special service yesterday morning across the road at the Vinton War Memorial.
Paul and Sallie Thrasher formed the church in 1801 by holding services in their home.
To mark the anniversary, several members wore period costumes and the church will soon break ground on a new addition.
Yesterday, officials from Roanoke County and the town of Vinton presented the church with several proclamations.
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[1st-Business]

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In business news, The stock market gets back to work this morning. Worries about political and economic uncertainty sent stocks sharply lower Friday, giving the Dow Jones industrials their biggest one-week point decline ever.
Here's Barton Eckert with a look at the morning's top business stories.
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(( GOOD MORNING THIS MONDAY THE 24 OF SEPTEMBER
HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS MORNING

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IN HER FIRST LOOK AT GAS PRICES SINCE THE SEPTEMBER 11TH TERRORIST ATTACKS,
ANALYST TRILBY LUNDBERG FINDS THE AVERAGE COST PER GALLON FELL ABOUT 2 CENTS NATIONWIDE. SELF-SERVE REGULAR IS AVERAGING $1.51 A GALLON, MID-GRADE AT $1.61, AND PREMIUM IS GOING FOR $1.70.

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WALL STREETKICKS OFF AFTER ITS BIGGEST WEEKLY LOSS SINCE THE GREAT DEPRESSION....
ON ASIAN MARKETS OVERNIGHT .. IN JAPAN.. MARKETS WERE CLOSED FOR A HOLIDAY.

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DAIMLER CHRYSLER WANTS DEALERS TO COMBINE DODGE AND CHRYSLER JEEP LOCATIONS . DAIMLER WON'T PAY FOR THE COMBOS... BUT THE PITCH IS THAT AS DEALERS INVEST IN NEW BUILDINGS ANYWAY, THEY MIGHT AS WELL SPREAD THAT COST OVER 2 RELATED BRANDS.

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BALTIMORE ORIOLES' FUTURE HALL OF FAMER CAL RIPKEN JUNIOR RETIRES AT AT THE END OF THIS SEASON.
OVER THE WEEKEND RIPKEN HELPED OUT THE WORLD PREMIERE OF A NEW COCA-COLA AD CELEBRATING HIS 21-YEARS IN THE BALLPARKS OF AMERICA'S FAVORITE PASTIME.
THE AD SHOWS RIPKEN RELIVING SOME OF HIS SPECIAL MOMENTS, INCLUDING HIS 3000TH HIT AND 400TH HOME RUN... BEFORE BEING BOUGHT BACK TO REALITY BY HIS DAUGHTER RACHEL. RIPKEN'S FINAL GAME WILL BE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6TH IN BALTIMORE'S CAMDEN YARDS.

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AND THAT'S YOUR FIRST BUSINESS CHECK ON THE MORNING'S TOP BUSINESS HAPPENINGS..
I'M BARTON ECKERT IN WASHINGTON.))

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[Louisa-Bombing]

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The man convicted of a fatal bombing in Louisa County is scheduled be formally sentenced today.
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Coleman Leake Johnson, Junior was convicted of the 1997 bombing death of his pregnant ex-girlfriend. Prosecutors say he planted a pipe bomb outside her apartment because he did NOT want to pay child support. A federal judge has indicated he will sentence Johnson to life in prison without parole at today's hearing.
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[11L'burg-Fire]

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Fire fighters managed to pull a Lynchburg woman from a burning house before part of the structure collapsed.
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The blaze broke out at 1718 Church Street around 6:30 yesterday morning.
Fire crews say they could see flames in the air when they left their station a half mile away.
The house was engulfed in fire when the first crews arrived.. but they were able to pull one woman out before part of the building collapsed.
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((BATT. CHIEF WALT BAILEY/LYNCHBURG FIRE DEPT.: THE DOOR WAS KICKED IN, A RESCUE CREW WAS IMPLEMENTED, WITH THE AID OF THE THERMAL IMAGING CAMERA THEY LOCATED THE VICTIM WITHIN FOUR MINUTES AND GOT THE VICTIM OUT PRIOR TO HAVING TO DO AN EVACUATION OF THE BUILDING AND MAKE AN EXTERIOR ATTACK.))
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The victim was taken to Lynchburg General Hospital where her condition has not been released.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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[11Gay-Pride]

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More than a thousand people turned out in Roanoke to celebrate gay pride.
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It's called Pride in the Park.
And this year marked the 12th annual festival.
It's a time to deal with issues affecting the gay community and to educate the public.
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((CHARLES RICHARDS/ORGANIZER: THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE GAY, LESBIAN, BI-SEXUAL, TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY TO BRING THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO SEE THAT WE ARE JUST REGULAR EVERYDAY PEOPLE WANTING TO HAVE REGULAR EVERYDAY FUN.))
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Yesterday's event lasted for six hours at Highland Park.
Food, education booths, various vendors, and live entertainment made up the festival.
More than 15-hundred people turned out for Pride in the Park.
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[Teens-Tobacco]

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In medical news, Schools are doing a better job of warning students about the dangers of tobacco.
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A new government survey found that nearly two thirds of school banned tobacco from its premises. That's up from 36 percent in 1994. The study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says nearly a quarter of the schools teach health to sixth graders. But only two percent inform high school seniors. Health officials hope schools will use the survey as a guide to find areas that need improvement.
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News 7 Mornin' will return after the break. [bump-chyron]

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Rescue workers are still working round the clock, but they haven't found anymore survivors in the World Trade Center rubble.
In fact, the number of those missing after the attacks has risen.
We'll have the latest.
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And there are reports of intense fighting between the Taliban and opposition forces in Afghanistan as the nation prepares for retaliation from the U-S.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

Get your work week started here, with News 7 Mornin.

[2-Attack-Update]

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Good Morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom.
President Bush is busy building an international coalition against terror.
He'll meet with the Prime Ministers of Canada and Japan over the next couple of days.
Bush is also promising to display evidence of suspect Osama bin Laden's role in the September 11th attacks to U-S allies.
Meanwhile, the news grows more grim from the site of the World Trade Center.
Rescuers haven't found anymore survivors.
Instead, the number of those missing has increased to six-thousand-453.
Workers have, however, found a piece of one of the planes that hit the twin towers.
Chris Lawrence is in New York this morning with the latest.
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((Above the still smoldering mass of twisted steel and chunks of concrete, the skyline of New York city is forever changed. At Ground Zero, the work of sifting through the destruction has not.

SOT/GLEN SEKINS, FEMA
"It's a mess out there, it's not what you're used to seeing."
As much as 90 tons of debris has already been carted off... And while the work of cleaning up 16 acres of disaster zone continues, so does the healing process.

(Nats)

New Yorks Yankee Stadium was the site of a mass prayer service, where famous faces and the public gathered to remember the victims and find strength to fight on.

SOT/Edward Cardinal Egan/New York Archdiocese
"We need courage to deal with our pain..."
While the fight for spiritual healing moves forward, the battle lines are being drawn in Washington. President Bush returned from Camp David with a promise to release evidence that Osama bin Laden is behind the attacks while his administration soundly rejects Taliban claims that the terrorist is nowhere to be found.

SOT: Donald Rumsfeld/Defense Secretary
Super: CBS/FACE THE NATION) They know where he is.
The Talibans hard line is prompting more than tough talk from the White House. As the military build up reaches its peak, one thing remains clear: the time for diplomacy is running out. )
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[Afghanistan]

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Heavy fighting has been reported between Taliban and opposition forces in northern Afghanistan.
This comes as the U-S steps up preparations for an expected attack on terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden.
Elizabeth Palmer has more from Afghanistan.
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Narr: Spokesmen for the Anti-Taliban opposition here in the north the northern Alliance say they don't believe that the Taliban leadership do not know where Osama Bin Laden is. They think he's still in Afghanistan and in hiding..
The Northern Alliance also report heavy fighting over the weekend just west of where we are. They say they've recaptured several small towns and they're hoping to take back the main Taliban main military supply center in the north over the next few days.
The Foreign Ministry officials of the Northern Alliance also say they're very much afraid that a foreign military intervention might harm a lot of innocent Afghan civilians. Nonetheless they are keen to have Western and particularly American support for any big military offensive against the Taliban.
They say that in the south according to Taliban sources a hundred thousand men are being trained and armed and the city of Kabul is being fortified with bunkers. And I know that here in the north where we are we've seen men and supplies on the move. So the whole country is clearly bracing itself for some kind of major military offensive.
Elizabeth Palmer, CBS News,Xojabaudeen, Northern Afghanistan ))

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Viewers continue to share their thoughts on the terrorist attacks in Washington and New York.
Here's Assignment editor Joe McKean with this week's Feedback.
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((One of the prayer at the pole events inspired a woman from Riner (Rebecca Myers) to write:
"It has been inspirational to see communities and the nation band together in the shadow of this tragedy. I am in awe over how much has been donated to charities, but when this is all said and done, will we still be as charitable? It upsets me to see that it take something as horrible and unspeakable as what happened to bring us together. I pray the nation won't lose this great sense of togetherness, but sadly I don't think it will last long."
A note titled September Thoughts came from a viewer in Roanoke (Sue Carolynn Smith):
"September 2001 will indeed end one day at a time. Let us hope the new meanings, insights, lessons and needs never fade or end until all the world may abide in peace and brotherhood and together prepare for the survival of humanity through the winter of the economic, ecological and spiritual challenges ahead."
If our news coverage or current events inspire you to write, here's how to get in touch with us through the postal service...by fax...or by email.
Or in the forum on our website.
Joe McKean, News-7.))

[Marketwatch]

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In business news, last week the Dow suffered its worst weekly loss since the Great Depression.
Alexis Christoforous has that story and more in this morning's Marketwatch.
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((AFTER A DARK WEEK ON WALL STREET, INVESTORS ARE HOPING THE MARKETS CAN BEGIN TO REBUILD. THE DOW HAD ITS WORST WEEK SINCE THE GREAT DEPRESSION, DOWN 14 PERCENT, THE NASDAQ PLUMMETED 16 PERCENT AS INVESTORS GRAPPLE WITH POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY. AS SOME MARKETWATCHERS PUT IT.. WE'VE SEEN THE REDUCTION OF THE PEACE DIVIDEND ON WALL STREET.
ON FRIDAY, THE DOW SLID 140 POINTS TO 8235... THE BLUE CHIP AVERAGE SUFFERED ITS WORST WEEKLY LOSS SINCE THE GREAT DEPRESSION, DOWN XX
THE NASDAQ FELL NEARLY 48 POINTS, DOWN 16 PERCENT FOR THE WEEK.
OVER A TRILLION DOLLARS IN MARKET VALUE WAS WIPED OUT SINCE TRADING RESUMED ON MONDAY.
AIRLINE, LODGING, CASINO AND INSURANCE STOCKS WERE HURT THE MOST SINCE THEY WERE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THE TERRORIST ATTACKS.
GENERAL ELECTRIC WAS A BRIGHT SPOT.. IT STOOD BY ITS PROFIT FORECASTS FOR THIS YEAR AND NEXT.
SECURITY TECHNOLOGY AND DEFENSE FIRMS LIKE COMPUDYNE, INVISION TECHNOLOGIES, NORTHROP GRUMMAN AND LOCKHEED MARTIN SOARED ON EXPECTATIONS THEIR PRODUCTS WILL BE IN HEAVY DEMAND FOLLOWING THE SEPEMBER 11TH TERRORIST ATTACKS.
AND GOLD CONTINUED TO SHINE, THE CBOE GOLD INDEX RALLIED 5 PERCENT FOR THE WEEK.. AS INVESTORS POURED MONEY INTO THE PRECIOUS METAL AS A SAFE HAVEN.
KEEP YOUR EYE ON MICROSOFT, IT WILL DELAY THE LAUNCH OF ITS X-BOX GAMING SYSTEM BY ONE WEEK TO NOVEMBER 15TH.
AND IN THESE DIFFICULT TIMES, PEOPLE SEEM TO BE INVESTING IN WHAT THEY KNOW: KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS , HARLEY DAVIDSON AND GUCCI ALL BUCKED THE TREND AND FINISHED HIGHER LAST WEEK.
FOLLOW ALL OF THE MARKET ACTION AT CBS-DOT-MARKETWATCH-DOT-COM.))

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[2-11Goodlatte]

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This weekend, Congressman Bob Goodlatte spoke about the terrorist attacks .
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He urged members of a Vinton church and all Americans to pray for the victims of the recent attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon. Yesterday, he also asked that we pray for our armed services.
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((REP. BOB GOODLATTE/SIXTH DISTRICT: TO PRAY FOR OUR ARMED SERVICES WHO ARE NOW EMBARKED UPON ON MISSIONS ACROSS THE FACE OF THE EARTH, MEN AND WOMEN DEDICATED TO PROTECTING OUR COUNTRY IN VERY VERY DANGEROUS PLACES.))
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Goodlatte also reminded the congregation that one of the most hotly contested presidential elections in our nation's history happened not this past year but two hundred years ago.
Thats when Thomas Jefferson beat John Adams in one of our closest elections ever.
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[2-11Vinton-Church]

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Yesterday, Goodlatte helped the church celebrate a milestone.
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The Thrasher Memorial United Methodist Church celebrated its 200th anniversary with a special service yesterday morning across the road at the Vinton War Memorial.
Paul and Sallie Thrasher formed the church in 1801 by holding services in their home.
To mark the anniversary, several members wore period costumes and the church will soon break ground on a new addition.
Yesterday, officials from Roanoke County and the town of Vinton presented the church with several proclamations.
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[Med-Day]

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In medical news, The temporary shutdown of the nation's airways after the terrorist attacks did more than inconvienance travelers, it also shut down the ability of transplant teams to recover organs.
In this morning's Health Check, Dr. Dave Hnida reports on how a Colorodo team was able to get an emergency medical waiver from the F-A-A to travel through empty skies on a lifesaving mission.
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((THAT WEDNESDAY- WHEN THE FAA BANNED ALL PLANES FROM THE AIR- THE SKIES WERE SILENT.
BUT THE PHONE LINES WERE ANYTHING BUT SILENT
- A TRANSPLANT TEAM IS PLEADING WITH WITH THE FAA FOR AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL WAIVERS THE TEAM CAN FLY TO RETRIEVE THE ORGANS OF AN ACCIDENT VICTIM HUNDREDS OF MILES AWAY.
ABOUT THE SAME TIME- THE PHONE ALSO RINGS IN A DENVER AREA HOUSEHOLD - (LUTHER HOWELL- ORGAN RECIPIENT) " ABOUT 10:15 IN THE EVENING THE PHONE RINGS- MY DAUGHTER ANSWERS THE PHONE- ITS LATE SO NO ONE USUALLY CALLS UNLESS ITS REALLY IMPORTANT- SHE HANDS ME THE PHONE AND SAYS- DAD- ITS THE TRANSPLANT UNIT"
IT THE CALL LUTHER HOWELL HAS BEEN WAITING FOR - FOR YEARS. AT 44- LUTHER HAS SEVERE DIABETES WHICH HAS DESTROYED HIS KIDNEYS- HIS HEALTH IS DETERIORATING RAPIDLY
HIS ONLY HOPE: A NEW KIDNEY AND A NEW PANCREAS.
BUT HE'S TOLD THE TRANSPLANT TEAM MAY NEVER GET OFF THE GROUND.
" IF GOD REALLY WANTS ME TO HAVE IT- I'LL HAVE IT"
LUTHERS FAITH ALLOWS HIM TO SLEEP PEACEFULLY AS THE GOOD NEWS COMES- IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT THE TEAM IS GRANTED THE EMERGENCY WAIVER .
THEIRS IS THE ONLY AIRCRAFT IN THE SKY. A REMINDER OF THE TRAGIC EVENTS OF THE DAY BEFORE. RON KING- ORGAN DONOR ALLIANCE- "TONIGHTS A VERY UNUSUAL NIGHT - IN THE HISTORY OF ORGAN RECOVERY IN COLORADO AND WYOMING- IM NOT SURE WE'VE EVER HAD THE SITUATION WHERE WE'VE HAD THE SKIES TO OURSELVES."
(DR FRED GROVER- TRANSPLANT SURGEON)
" ITS A REALLY SAD DAY THAT THESE KIND OF THINGS HAPPEN IN THE WORLD- BUT LIFE HAS TO GO ON. THATS WHY WE ARE HERE. AND THATS WHY WE'RE OUT HERE TONIGHT- TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN AND DO OUR WORK- AND DO THINGS THAT ARE HOPEFULLY GOOD."
LUTHER GETS ANOTHER CALL: THE ORGANS HAVE BEEN RECOVERED
"OH ITS GOING TO HAPPEN- ITS GOING TO HAPPEN- WHAT A BLESSING"
A BLESSING FOR LUTHER- AND 4 OTHERS WHO RECEIVE ORGANS FROM AN ACCIDENT VICTIM THEY WILL NEVER KNOW- AND THE UNKNOWN FAMILY WHO TURNED A PERSONAL TRAGEDY TO GOOD BY DONATING THEIR LOVED ONES ORGANS.
AFTER SURGERY- LUTHER SAYS HE FEELS LIKE A NEW MAN- WITH A NEW PANCREAS- NEW KIDNEY- AND A RENEWED SENSE OF HOPE IN THESE HARD TIMES.
" NO QUESTION- ESPECIALLY THIS WEEK- WE NEED TO KNOW THAT THERE'S HOPE- EVEN THOUGH THERES A DEATH AT A CERTAIN POINT- THERE'S HOPE. IM DR DAVE HNIDA FOR CBS NEWS.

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ABOUT 83 THOUSAND AMERICANS ARE WAITING FOR ORGAN TRANSPLANTS.
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Here's a look at today's top stories.
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Not baseball, but prayer brings out a crowd of people to Yankee Stadium in New York.
New York's mayor vows to re- build the city's skyline.
Now, more than 64- hundred people are reported missing at the World Trade Center site.
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In today's Mornin' Close-up, we'll take a look at how the terrorist attacks are effecting the Roanoke Valley's economy.
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And a Lynchburg woman is rescued from a burning house on Church Street before part of the structure collapses.
Fire crews say they could see flames in the air when they left their station a half- mile away.
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And that's what's making news on this Monday, September 24th.
News 7 Mornin' will be right back.

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Good Morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom.
A new development this morning in the investigation into the terrorst attacks.
Two people were detained in Austin, Texas last night, because their names are said to be on an F-B-I list.
The men were stopped while boarding a flight to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
Meanwhile, President Bush continues building an international coalition to fight terrorism.
The Bush administration is promising to show evidence of suspect Osama bin Laden's role in the attacks on New York and the Pentagon.
Chris Lawrence joins us now from New York City with the latest.
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((Above the still smoldering mass of twisted steel and chunks of concrete, the skyline of New York city is forever changed. At Ground Zero, the work of sifting through the destruction has not.

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"It's a mess out there, it's not what you're used to seeing."
As much as 90 tons of debris has already been carted off... And while the work of cleaning up 16 acres of disaster zone continues, so does the healing process.

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New Yorks Yankee Stadium was the site of a mass prayer service, where famous faces and the public gathered to remember the victims and find strength to fight on.

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"We need courage to deal with our pain..."
While the fight for spiritual healing moves forward, the battle lines are being drawn in Washington. President Bush returned from Camp David with a promise to release evidence that Osama bin Laden is behind the attacks while his administration soundly rejects Taliban claims that the terrorist is nowhere to be found.

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Super: CBS/FACE THE NATION) They know where he is.
The Talibans hard line is prompting more than tough talk from the White House. As the military build up reaches its peak, one thing remains clear: the time for diplomacy is running out. )
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The prospects are growing slimmer of finding anymore survivors at the World Trade Center.
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America got its second look at the destruction with these newly- released aerials.
New York Mayor Rudy Guiliani vows to re-build the city's skyline.
Meanwhile, the number of missing people actually went up-- to 6-thousand-453.
Rescuers did find a piece of one of the planes that hit the twin towers.
It's been turned over to federal investigators.
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The Attack on America is considered by many analysts to be the catalyst that could quite possibly trigger a recession.
Here in Roanoke, we're already feeling the economic shock waves of the terrorist attack.
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Business Reporter Jennifer Miele explains more about the up-hill financial battle that lies ahead in this Morning Close-up.
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(( There's no doubt... we're IN a slowdown.
The markets looked as though they were poorly deprived of investors last week.
The Dow, for instance, that is the Dow Jones Industrial Index.. a performance measure of the nation's 30 largest stocks like McDonalds, American Express and General Electric ....
Economic uncertainty caused to Dow to have its worst week since the great depression, down 14 percent.
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The Dow Jones TRANSPIRATION Index obviously includes the airlines.
Since so many travelers are so afraid to fly, that transpiration index took a hit, and so did Roanoke. US Airways recently responded to the low number of customers by announcing it will cancel jet service into Roanoke, while leaving the smaller, commuter planes. The chairman of the airport commission says low demand makes for a meager bottom line.
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((ART WHITTAKER/CHAIRMAN, AIRPORT COMMISSION: IT WILL HAVE AN IMPACT. THE JETS WEIGH A LOT MORE. WILL WE BE ABLE TO SOMEHOW MAKE UP FOR THE REVENUE COMING IN FOR HEAVIER AIRPLANES SUBSTITUTED BY LIGHTER AIRPLANES... SO WE LOOK FOR A LOSS, NOT ONLY OF LANDING FEES BUT OF OUR PARKING LOT AND LOSS OF PASSENGERS.)) [RUNS19]
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That slip will make its way to Goodyear Tire in Danville today, the company plans to lay off 70 to 80 employees in the aircraft tire division.
30 aircraft tire workers were laid off just a few weeks ago.
But Danville is NOT going down without a fight.
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State Officials have implemented the Passport Program.
It's a series of lecture-luncheons designed to teach local businesses how to export products.
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It's innovative ideas like that which many say will bring the nation and Southwest Virginia back to normal.

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Despite his wishes, it appears Britain's Prince William will be the big man on campus.
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After a private meeting with the staff at the University of Saint Andrews yesterday, the 19-year-old was greeted by screams from a crowd of girls.
William and his father, Prince Charles spent less than five minutes walking along the road and shaking hands before William disappeared into his residence hall.
His first semester of classes begins today.
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Now here's another look at today's top local stories:
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The man convicted of a fatal bombing in Louisa County is scheduled be formally sentenced today. Coleman Leake Johnson, Junior was convicted of the 1997 bombing death of his pregnant ex-girlfriend. A federal judge has indicated he will sentence Johnson to life in prison without parole at today's hearing.
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Officials in Lynchburg are investigating a fire that sent one woman to the hospital .
The blaze broke out at 1718 Church Street around 6:30 yesterday morning.
The house was engulfed in flames when the first crews arrived.. but they were able to pull one woman out before part of the building collapsed. The woman's condition has not been released.

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Thrasher Memorial United Methodist Church in Vinton celebrated its 200th anniversary with a special service yesterday morning across the road at the Vinton War Memorial.
To mark the anniversary, several members wore period costumes and the church will soon break ground on a new addition.
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Now here's Keith Humphry with a preview of News 7 at Six.
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