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More layoffs at Norfolk Southern--
53- employees at Shaffer's Crossing will go on temporary furlough, beginning Tuesday.
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And an Arab T-V station airs what it says are recent images of terrorist suspect Osama bin laden.
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You'll need to close your windows tonight for more reasons than one as we are on our way to dramatically cooler temperatures as well as umbrella weather.
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Stay tuned-- News 7 at noon is next.
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Half-way across the globe, political heavy- hitters from Britain and the U-S are shoring up support for military action in the fight against terrorism.
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Good Afternoon, I'm Kimberly McBroom.
On the homefront, U-S politicians are trying to calm the fears of more terrorist attacks, saying the nation's intelligence networks are on their highest alert, ever.
Aleen Sirgany reports.
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(pkg)noon 10/5/01
DEFENSE SECRETARY DONALD RUMSFELD ARRIVED IN UZBEKISTAN, CLEARING THE
WAY FOR A THOUSAND U.S TROOPS NOW ON THEIR WAY TO THE FORMER SOVIET
STATE...AND A NEIGHBOR TO AFGHANISTAN.
UZBEKISTAN'S PRESIDENT SAYS HE WONT ALLOW THE U.S TO LAUNCH MILITARY
STRIKES FROM UKBEKISTAN BUT WILL ALLOW THE UNITED STATES TO USE ONE
AIRFIELD FOR HUMANITARIAN AND SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS.
ALSO TODAY, BRITISH PRIME MINISTER TONY BLAIR ARRIVED IN PAKISTAN IN AN
EFFORT TO WIN OVER ISLAMIC SUPPORT FOR MILITARY STRIKES IN AFGHANISTAN.
HERE AT HOME, U.S INTELLIGENCE OFFICALS ARE WARNING THAT THE CHANCES OF
FURTURE ATTAKS ARE HIGH. IN FACT, ONE INTELLIGENCE OFFICIAL TELLS THE
WASHINGTON POST THE LIKELIHOOD ARE ONE-HUNDRED PERCENT IF WE STRIKE
AFGHANISTAN. BUT SENATOR JOHN KERRY SAYS AMERICANS SHOULDNT PANIC.
(SOT)Sen. John Kerry/(D)MA.
Could there be an attack, yes there could be. Were doing everything
in our power. I know the fbi, cia and others are on an alert such as
never before.
AT A HEARING TODAY, LAWMAKERS ARE SCRAMBLING TO PREPARE FOR FUTURE
BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL ATTACKS. THIS AS A 63-YEAR-OLD MAN REMAINS IN
CRITICAL CONDITION, SUFFERING FROM PULMINARY ANTRHAX... A CASE OFFICIALS
BELIEVE IS NOT TIED TO TERRORISM.
SOT: Dr.Palm Beach County Health Dept:
This is an isolated case... not contageuos... cannot be transmitted...
should calm the public."
STANUP; (to come) WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT... ..YESTERDAY'S PLANE CRASH WAS
NOT ACT OF TERRORISM
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Osama bin Laden's hiding place in Afghanistan may be secret, but his organization has apparently managed to produce a new video for the outside world.
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[SUPER=04-Al Jazeera Television;]
The Arab satellite T-V station was the first to broadcast the tape, but didn't say how it obtained the video.
We also don't know whether the pictures were taken before or after the September 11th attacks.
The station DOES say the video shows a celebration of joint training exercises with a known Egyptian terrorist group, whose leader is also on the F-B-I's 10 most- wanted list.
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Fifty three Norfolk Southern employees at Shaffer's Crossing will be temporarily laid off.
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[VO-NAT]
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Over half of those to be furloughed are students and apprentices.
The rest include machinists, electricians, firemen and oilers -- all in the locomotive shops.
Those 53 employees will lose their jobs between October 9th and November 7th.
Norfolk Southern say the weakening economy is to blame for the furlough.
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Martinsville's assistant police chief is leaving his job.
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Clarence (Sigh-mington) Simington resigned yesterday after a two month investigation into drunk driving allegations.
State Police say Simington smelled of alcohol when they found him asleep in his damaged pickup truck on August 8th.
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Chief Mike Rogers would not reveal results of an internal investigation but said Simington resigned voluntarily.
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[SOT 22:28:33]
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((MIKE ROGERS/POLICE CHIEF: I THINK ITS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE ONE THING THAT WE ALL HAVE IN COMMON AS PEOPLE WE MAKE MISTAKES AND CERTAINLY CLARENCE IS NO DIFFERENT FROM MANY OF US. HE KNOWS HE HAS MADE A SERIOUS MISTAKE ON THIS OCCASION AND I GREATLY ADMIRE HIM FOR TAKING FULL RESPONSIBLITIES FOR HIS ACTIONS.))
[SUPER=01-Mike Rogers/Martinsville Police Chief]
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[OUT Q=for his actions]
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Simington did not face criminal charges because investigators could find no crash site, no injuries, and no weapons.
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This is our last day of summer-like temperaures nearing 80 degrees. A high pressure system has been keeping our sunshine and dry weather around but all that will begin to change tomorrow morning.
But as far as today... clouds are having a hard time overtaking the sun. Our satellite shows the majority of our cloud coverage is in te northwest where our storm system is currently located.
What this means for us today is we will continue to enjoy the abundant sunshine along with
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A state Supreme Court has ruled the use of the electric chair is unconstitutional. We'll have the details after this break,
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and the racing world is mourning again, as one of Winston's up- and- coming drivers was killed last night at the at the Charlotte race track.
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The big race weekend in Charlotte got off to an ominous start, as up-and-coming driver Blaise Alexander was killed during last night's ARCA series race at the Lowe's Motor Speedway.
Ironically, the late Dale Earnhardt's oldest son, Kerry, was involved in the fatal wreck.
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Alexander had just tried to pass Earnhardt, when the two hit-- sending Alexander's car head-on into the outside wall in the tri-oval area.
Alexander's car bounced back into the infield grass, while Earnhardt's car flipped on its roof and caught on fire as it slid down the front stretch.
Earnhardt was able to climb out of his car and catch his breath on the extended pit road wall.
Alexander never regained consciousness after the crash.
Emergency workers say he was unresponsive during the 25 minutes they tried to revive him.
Alexander was 25 years old. He's the 7th stock car driver to die at the Lowe's Motor Speedway.
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Death by electric chair is no more in Georgia--
The state's supreme court ruled today four to three, that the electric chair is unconstitutional, because it inflicts cruel and unusual punishment.
The Georgia legislature has made lethal injection an option -- just in case the court ruled this way.
Alabama and Nebraska are now the ONLY two states with the electric chair as the sole method of execution.
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It marks the virtual end of a truce in the Middle East.
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Israeli forces have seized two Palestinian neighborhoods in the divided West Bank City of (HEH-bruhn) Hebron, killing five Palestinians.
Witnesses say Israeli troops have evicted families from three buildings, and moved military equipment into their homes.
There's a curfew on occupied neighborhoods, but troops say the operation isn't permanent.
The recent violence doesn't bode well for American efforts to rally Islamic support against terrorism.
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Florida Power and Light wants to build a 680 megawatt natural gas-fired plant between Danville and Chatham.
F-P-L held a public hearing last night in Dry Fork.
While there is apparently no major opposition to the project, some residents do have some concerns about pollution, noise, and traffic.
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The White Oak Energy Center would be located on 128 acres of land off Dry Fork Road near the Pittsylvania County landfill.
County Leaders believe the project will provide a substantial tax base and help attract new businesses.
The plant would directly affect about twenty nearby homes and nearly 500 residents in the surrounding area.
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((DEANE SHELTON/AREA RESIDENT: I'M WONDERING ABOUT THE NOISE AND EVERYTHING. WE HAVE A LOT OF TRAFFIC THROUGH HERE NOW.))
((JEANE TARPLEY/AREA RESIDENT: I HEARD A FEW COMPLAINT, MOSTLY THAT LIVES ON THE BORDER BUT OTHER PEOPLE I HAVENT HEARD ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT.))
((CAROL CLAWSON/FPL ENERGY: PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT AIR EMISSIONS AND THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS WITH THIS FACILITY THE AIR EMISSIONS ARE OF NON-SUBSTANTIAL NATURE.))
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The county has already approved the project.
F-P-L must now get approval from the federal government.
If that happens, construction would begin next year and the plant is scheduled to be up and running in June of 2004.
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Republican Mark Earley picked up 32 individual endorsements yesterday from African American pastors.
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The pastors could jeopardize their church's tax exempt status if they endorse from the pulpit.
But they say Mark Earley embodies Christian principles they embrace.
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((MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE))
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[SUPER=401-Charles Lundy/Woodbridge Pastor; :05!!]
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None of the pastors say they are Democrats.
Immediately after the news conference, the all-Democratic Legislative Black Caucus endorsed Mark Warner... and suggested the pastor group was insulting black voters.
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[SOT 14:37:35]
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((SEN. HENRY MARSH/D-RICHMOND: I THINK AFRICAN AMERICAN VOTERS ARE INTELLIGENT. THEY'VE EXERCISED GOOD JUDGMENT OVER THE YEARS. AND I DON'T THINK THEY WERE DUPED. I THINK THEY USED THEIR OWN JUDGMENT TO SUPPORT THE PARTY THAT HELPED ELECT THE ONLY AFRICAN-AMERICAN GOVERNOR IN THE HISTORY OF THIS COUNTRY. THEY'RE SUPPORTING THE PARTY, A LOT OF THEM THIS YEAR, WHO HAS AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN ON THE TICKET.))
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Democrat Donald McEachin is the only African-American on a statewide ticket since Doug Wilder.
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Up next on News 7 at Noon, we will tell you which two local radio stations are merging.
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Also we'll see how last month's terrorist attacks have forced big changes to the Emmy awards.
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Two local Christian radio networks are joining forces.
On Monday, Spirit F-M and the P-A-R F-M network will merge.
The new group will be known as the Spirit F-M Network and will operate stations in Roanoke, Lynchburg, Salem, Dublin, Martinsville, Danville and Bluefield West Virginia.
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The 53rd annual Emmy Awards promises to be less flashy and more reflective in the wake of the terrorist attacks.
Juan Fernandez has a preview of Sunday's show.
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That was Juan Fernandez reporting.
The Emmys will air in its entirety on Your Hometown station at nine Sunday night, following the final gubernatorial debate.
Mark Early and Mark Warner will hold their final showdown at our studios at 8 p-m Sunday.
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On Wall Street at Noon, the DOW was DOWN 66 points.
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Nasdaq has lost 33 points.
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Still to come on the newscast, we'll have the starting lineup for this weeknd's Winston Cup event in Charlotte,
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and Barry Bonds' walk in the park ends in Houston. Up next we'll see what happened when he finally got a pitch to hit.
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Barry Bonds is just one swing a way from breaking Major League Baseball's single season Home Run record.
Last night he tied Mark McGwire's record with his 70th homer.
Chris Lawrence has more.
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((NAT ANNOUNCER)
Crack! There it is! He has tied McGwire!
Move over Big Mac. Youve got company. Barry Bonds slammed his 70th home
run Thursday night to tie Mark McGwires record. After smashing a
fastball into the upper deck, it was an excited smiling Bonds who
rounded the bases and embraced his fans, teammates and family.
(SOT BARRY BONDS/WITH DAUGHTER)
My daughters starting to make me cry. Aawwww. You Ok?
Even better for Bonds, his San Francisco Giants won the game. And now he
has three left to break the record.
(SOT BARRY)
I dont really care. I just want to win. I just want to win.
COURTESY: MLB
DATE: 1998
Its only been three years since McGwire set the new standard.
(NAT ANNOUNCER)
Down the left field line Is it enough? Gone!!
In 1998 the entire world watched McGwire and Sammy Sosa battle to break
Roger Maris record, which had held up for decades.
(SOT BARRY)
I just felt proud to be in the same level with Mark. I felt really proud.
Next up: a chance to hit number 71 against the rival Los Angeles
Dodgers. This weekend Bonds heads home to San Francisco, with the
pennant and history, on the line. Chris Lawrence CBS News.)
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Qualifying for this week's Winston Cup event in Charlotte was under the lights last night, but it might as well have been a BLUE light as the night belonged to the K-Mart teams.
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[SUPER=03-Concord, NC/TNT; :00]
Todd Bodine went out and grabbed the outside pole position.
Bodine will start right alongside his K-Mart teammate, Mister Excitement Jimmy Spencer, who sported a special paint scheme to promote the DVD release of the "Mummy Returns."
Spencer and Bodine go one-two on a strange night. Check out the starting grid.
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Kyle Petty failed to make his 4th straight race at Charlotte.
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We're heading into the second half of the 2001 high school football season.
Here's tonight's schedule, with the home teams listed on the bottom.
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