WDBJ 7 morning news for 10/30/01

[Anthrax]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=War on Terroriam]

For the second time this month, the F-B-I is warning law enforcement and the public to be on alert.
Intelligence tips suggest Osama bin laden's terrorist network may strike again soon, as retaliation for the U-S led bombings in Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, the military campaign is said to be moving into a new sustained phase of providing help to opposition forces in Afghanistan.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says American warplanes are now able to hit more Taliban troops.
Jennifer Jones is in Washington this morning with an update on war efforts and the latest on anthrax threats.
[LIVE=NEWSPATH/FULL]
[SUPER=01-Jennifer Jones/Reporting;]
[SUPER=05-Washington, DC;]

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[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Washington, DC;]
[SUPER=01-John Ashcroft/Attorney General;]
[SUPER=01-Rudy Giuliani/New York City Mayor;]
[RUNS=:00]
[OUT Q=back to you.]

[LIVE=NEWSPATH/FULL]
[SUPER=05-Washington, DC;]
((TODAY, AS MANY AMERICANS TRY TO GO ON WITH LIFE AS NORMAL, THEY ARE ALSO MINDFUL OF THE LIKELIHOOD OF FUTURE TERRORIST ATTACKS.
U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL, JOHN ASHCROFT, WARNED THE PUBLIC TO BE ON A HEIGHTENED STATE OF ALERT ... AFTER THE F-B-I RECEIVED CREDIBLE INFORMATION THAT TERRORISTS COULD STRIKE AGAIN VERY SOON.

(SOT: JOHN ASHCROFT/U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL)
"The administration has concluded, based on information developed, that there may be additional terrorist attacks within the United States and against United States interest over the next week."
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS SAY THE THREAT DID NOT SPECIFY THE TYPE OF ATTACK -- OR THE INTENDED TARGETS. BUT THERE'S SPECULATION IT COULD BE OSAMA BIN LADEN AND HIS AL QAEDA NETWORK RESPONDING TO THE RECENT BOMBINGS IN AFGHANISTAN.
THE NEW WARNING COMES AT A TIME WHEN THE NATION IS ALREADY ON EDGE. LAST NIGHT, A FLIGHT FROM NEW YORK CITY TO DALLAS-FORT WORTH MADE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING AT WASHINGTON DULLES AIRPORT ... AFTER A WRITTEN BOMB THREAT WAS FOUND ON BOARD.
AND THERE ARE NEW ANTHRAX SCARES. NEW YORK CITY MAYOR, RUDOLPH GIULIANI, ANNOUNCED THAT PRELIMINARY TESTS INDICATE A HOSPITAL STOCKROOM WORKER HAS INHALATION ANTHRAX. HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE NOT SURE HOW THE 61-YEAR OLD BECAME INFECTED.

(SOT: MAYOR RUDOLPH GIULIANI/NEW YORK CITY) - 23:38:27
"She works in an area of the hospital near the mailroom, but not in the mailroom." ))

[Red-Cross]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Red Cross]

Apparently, not ALL of the money raised for the American Red Cross is going to victims of the terrorist attacks.

After September 11th, the Red Cross created the Liberty Fund, designated for terrorism relief efforts.
But officials say some of the 550 million dollars in donations will be used for other broad- based needs-- like a blood reserve program, a national outreach effort, and a telecommunications upgrade.
A Red Cross spokesman says the organizations believes that it is "honoring donor intent."

[11Blacksburg-Fatal]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=01-44 TC1:11:19]
[GRAPHIC=Fatal Accident]
An accident in Blacksburg claimed the life of a local woman.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg;]
The victim has been identified as 65- year old Margot Wadley. Police say Wadley pulled out from Coal Bank Hollow Road into the path of a van traveling west on Route 460. Wadley was taken to Roanoke Memorial where she was pronounced dead. The accident happened around 6-45 last night.
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[2-11Moment-Silence]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=01-58 TC01:15]
[GRAPHIC=Moment of Silence]

Virginia schools can continue observing a daily Minute of Silence. The U-S Supreme Court ruled on the matter yesterday.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Last Year]

The court refused to hear a challenge to the law requiring schoolchildren to observe a moment of silence each day.
Opponents claim the law encourages classroom prayer.
But the state claims its separation with the church is not violated, and that children can stare out the window -- as long as they're quiet.
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
[SS=Moment of Silence]

At least four other states have laws like Virginia's: Nebraska, Nevada, Tennessee and West Virginia.

[6-Merritt-Hutchinson]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=01-38 TC1:46:50]
[GRAPHIC=None]

A Campbell County native is ready to realize her lifelong dream of providing Southern hospitality to people needing a break from their big-city lifestyle.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Campbell Co.]

The Merritt- Hutchinson resort near Lynch Station will hold an official ribbon-cutting today.
The 700- acre project includes conference facilities, luxury suites and restaurants.. all with a rural touch.
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[SOT 12:11:52]
[IN Q=I think there]
((ANN HUTCHINSON/RESORT DEVELOPER: I THINK THERE IS ALWAYS A MARKET FOR THIS KIND OF PROPERTY, BUT OF COURSE WE ARE AFFECTED TO A DEGREE BY WHAT HAPPENS IN THE OVERALL ECONOMY. BUT THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO STILL WANT TO GET AWAY AND NEED TO GET AWAY FROM THE BIG CITIES AND JUST DO NOTHING, COME OUT AND DO NOTHING.))
[SUPER=01-Ann Hutchinson/Resort Developer]
[RUNS=18]
[OUT Q=come out and do nothing.]
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[VO-NAT]

The project is located on land that's been in Hutchinson's family for more than 130 years.
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[Consumer-Corner]

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

The 100-millionth "For dummies" book just rolled off the presses here in Virginia. And the bargain business is booming at on-line discount sites. Joe Gilday has more in today's consumer corner.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Joe Gilday/Reporting; :29]
[SUPER=@Goodlatte; 1:00]
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[OUT Q=Gilday, reporting]
((TAKE PKG)

THE ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN MAY BE BUSTING BUSINESSES ACROSS THE NATION.

BUT BUSINESS IS BOOMING FOR THE WEB CLOSE-OUT INDUSTRY.

TAKE A LOOK AT SMARTBARGAINS DOT COM AND OVERSTOCK DOT COM.

THE SITES SPECIALIZE IN RE-SELLING EXCESS INVENTORY AND CLOSE-OUTS AT DEEP DISCOUNTS.

AND NOW MORE THAN EVER, THE SITES ARE PULLING IN A WAVE AFTER WAVE OF CHEAP GOODS IN EVERY CATEGORY.

THE JOLLY RANCHER CANDY BRAND HAS BEEN HIT BY CORPORATE DOWNSIZING.
HERSHEY, THE BRAND OWNER, IS CLOSING THE COLORADO FACTORY WHERE THE CANDY LINE BEGAN IN 19-49.
BUT YOU'LL STILL BE ABLE TO GRAB A HANDFUL OF THE COLORFUL CANDIES TO PUT IN YOUR POCKET.
JOLLY RANCHER PRODUCTION WILL MOVE TO ANOTHER HERSHEY OWNED FACTORY.

WINDOWS X-P IS OUT AND RIGHT ON ITS HEELS COMES THE NEXT FOR DUMMIES BOOK.

AND... IT'S WINDOWS X-P FOR DUMMIES... WHAT ELSE?
THE DUMMY SERIES BEGAN WITH A HELP BOOK FOR BEWILDERED COMPUTER USERS... AND HAS SINCE BRANCHED OUT.

(SOT, "We're fortunate that there are plenty of dummies in the world,
including me, who like to buy these books...
TEN YEARS AND ONE HUNDRED MILLION BOOKS LATER... THE SERIES CONTINUES TO OFFER EVERYDAY REFERENCE BOOKS FOR EVERY DAY PEOPLE.
AND THE SUCCESS OF "FOR DUMMIES" JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU:

(NATSOT, "..the people who write those books are not dummies.")

IN THE CONSUMER CORNER, I'M JOE GILDAY, reporting.))

[1st-Business]

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

In business news this morning, Ford is expected to name a a new C-E-O today.
Here's Barton Eckert with a look at the morning's top business stories..
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Barton Eckert/Reporting; :00]
[RUNS=1:27]
[OUT Q=in Washington.]

(( GOOD MORNING THIS TUESDAY THE 30TH OF OCTOBER.
HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS MORNING.
FORD IS GETTING A NEW C-E-O AND HIS NAME.. IS... "FORD".
CHAIRMAN WILLIAM CLAY FORD JUNIOR HAS BEEN PICKED AFTER THE FORD BOARD OUSTED C-E-O JACQUES NASSER.
(TAKE VO)

IN THE PAST YEAR, RECALLS ARE UP...NOT EVEN INCLUDING THAT DEADLY DEAL WITH FIRESTONE TIRES ON S-U-V-S... WARRANTY REPAIRS ARE UP...SALES ARE DOWN, AND A SURVEY OF DEALER CONFIDENCE SAID THE WAY TO FIX THE PRODUCT IS TO FOCUS ON QUALITY AND OUST NASSER.
WILLIAM CLAY FORD JUNIOR IS A GREAT GRANDSON OF FOUNDER HENRY FORD, AND IS THE FIRST IN THE FAMILY TO RUN FORD SINCE 1979
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FREE FINANCING IF YOU'RE IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW CAR. GM, CHRYSLER AND NOW FORD ARE EXTENDING THEIR FREE FINANCE DEALS...
ALL WILL KEEP THE 0% OFFER ON THE TABLE UNTIL LATE NOVEMBER.
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ON WALL STREET TODAY.. REACTION TO THE LATEST ON OCTOBER CONSUMER CONFIDENCE..
ON ASIAN MARKETS OVERNIGHT .. IN JAPAN.. THE NIKKEI.. TUMBLED OVERNIGHT AFTER WALL STREET'S STEEP DROP.
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RETIRING AFTER 52 WEEKS ON THE COUNTDOWN... THE LATEST FROM STEPHEN KING?
BARNES AND NOBLE IS SETTING A 52-WEEK LIMIT ON HOW LONG A BOOK CAN STAY ON ITS IN-HOUSE TOP TEN LIST.
THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST BOOKSTORE CHAIN SAYS THE MOVE IS AN ATTEMPT TO BRING IN MORE NEW TITLES.
BARNES AND NOBLE BEST-SELLERS ARE DISCOUNTED 30 PERCENT... THE "EXPIRED" TITLES WILL BE DISCOUNTED A MINIMUM OF 20 PERCENT.
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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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[6-Va-Governor]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=equ]
[TAPE#=01-37 TC1:29:18]
[GRAPHIC=Mark Earley]

Republican Mark Earley served ten years in the state senate, and three and a half as Virginia's attorney general. Now he's running for governor and is currently down ten points in the latest statewide poll.
Richmond Bureau Chief Ellen Qualls profiles the man behind the campaign.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=To know Mark Earley]
[SUPER=401-Mark Earley/(R) Candidate for Governor; ]
[SUPER=420-Ellen Qualls/equalls*wdbj7.com; :]
[RUNS=2:38]
[OUT Q=Qualls, News 7.]
(( To know Mark Earley, you must know that he'd rather be at home, with his wife Cynthia, and six children.
[sot tape 09:42:04 ]
((MARK EARLEY/R-CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR: IT'S A LOT MORE PHYSICALLY DEMANDING THAN I THOUGHT, CAMPAIGNING ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. AND SECONDLY, I THINK I KNEW THIS, BUT THE TIME IT TAKES AWAY FROM FAMILY. I HAVE SIX CHILDREN.))
[runs= 13]

But to know Mark Earley means you know he also loves two documents: The Bible, and the Declaration of Independence.
[sot tape 09:51:16 ]
((MARK EARLEY/R-CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR: I DON'T THINK I WAS VERY TUNED IN TO WHAT WAS GOING ON POLITICALLY IN THE 60S.
I DIDN'T BEGIN TO REALLY TUNE IN TO POLITICS UNTIL I WAS IN COLLEGE.))
[runs= 10]

Earley was born in Norfolk in 1954, the son of a sailor turned shipyard worker and a stay at home mom.
He was a studious kid and a student government president by the 8th grade, and a racial reconciler in high school.

He's a lifetime member of the N-double-ACP
At the College of William and Mary, Earley was an active Christian.
He majored in Religion, worked for the campus ministry after graduation, and spent two years as a missionary at the University of the Philippines in Manila.
It was there, when President Marcos jailed his political rival and declared martial law that Mark Earley melded his faith with his patriotism.
[sot tape 09:50:19 ]
((MARK EARLEY/R-CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR: AND I WOULD HAVE STUDENTS COME UP TO ME WITH A LOOK OF WONDER, AND THEY WOULD SAY 'MARK, WHAT'S IT LIKE TO LIVE IN AMERICA?' AND I JUST REALLY WOKE UP AND I REALIZED THAT ALL THE INCREDIBLE FREEDOMS AND LIBERTIES THAT WE ENJOY IN AMERICA DON'T RISE LIKE THE SUN ON THE REST OF THE WORLD EVERY DAY.))
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In the state senate, Earley led to victory an 18 year effort to require parental notification for teenagers getting abortions.
He won bi-partisan fans, shepherding a welfare reform compromise through the legislature.
His oratorical power and low key style made him an effective ally of George Allen.
He clearly winces at the failure of his political partner Jim Gilmore to get a budget passed this year.
[sot tape 09:46:01 ]
((MARK EARLEY/R-CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR: YOU REALLY HAVE TO LEAD BY REMEMBERING WHO YOUR PARTNERS ARE.))
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*****
[sot tape 09:46:12 ]
((MARK EARLEY/R-CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR: SO NO GOVERNOR IS ANY MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN THEIR ABILITY TO WORK WITH THE LEGISLATURE TO GET 21 VOTES IN THE SENATE. 51 VOTES IN THE HOUSE.))
[runs= 07 ]

As Attorney General, a mixed courtroom record is not his proudest accomplishment.
Recruiting 4,000 new mentors for young people is.
A little surgery to fix a droopy eyelid and some new contact lenses were the final touches on his road to the top.

This fall, much of his record and style were set aside to tout one issue: His resolute promise to hold the line on taxes.
Virginians will take the measure of the candidate in one week.
Ellen Qualls, News 7.))
[Anchor=Kim]
[SS=Mark Warner]
Ellen Qualls will profile Democrat Mark Warner tonight on News 7 at 6.
(Kimberly tosses to bump)

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[2WX-Hello]

[ANCHOR=Steve]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kor]
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[11Anti-Terrorism]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=01-33 TC1:53:58]
[GRAPHIC=War on Terrorism]

Western Virginia's top federal prosecutor says a new law to fight terrorism will NOT be used to spy on average citizens.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Washington, DC/Friday;]

On Friday, President Bush signed the anti-terrorism bill into law.
The new law gives authorities more leeway to conduct wiretaps and electronic surveillance,
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
but U-S Attorney John Brownlee says citizens should NOT fear they're being monitored.
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[SOT 23:45:35 - :53]
[IN Q=This statute now]
((JOHN BROWNLEE/U.S. ATTORNEY: THIS STATUTE NOW BRINGS LAW ENFORCEMENT ESSENTIALLY INTO THE 21ST CENTURY AND IT BRINGS US UP TO THE SPEED OF THE INTERNET, THE CHANGES IN OUR TELEPHONE SYSTEM AND IT WILL PROVIDE THAT BALANCE BETWEEN OUR CIVIL LIBERTIES AND OUR ABILITY TO GO AHEAD AND DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PROTECT THE CITIZENS.))
[SUPER=01-John Brownlee/U. S. Attorney;]
[RUNS=:18]
[OUT Q=to protect the citizens.]
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[VO-NAT]

Brownlee says wiretaps and surveillance can ONLY be authorized by a judge who finds probable cause that a crime HAS been or WILL BE committed.
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[11Moment-Silence]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=01-58 TC01:15]
[GRAPHIC=Moment of Silence]

The U-S Supreme Court has ruled that Virginia schools can continue observing a daily Minute of Silence.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Last Year]

The court refused to hear a challenge to the law requiring schoolchildren to observe a moment of silence each day.
Opponents claim the law encourages classroom prayer.
But the state claims its separation with the church is not violated and that children can stare out the window -- as long as they're quiet.
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
[SS=Moment of Silence]

At least four other states have laws like Virginia's: Nebraska, Nevada, Tennessee and West Virginia.

[11Fire-Danger]

[ANCHOR=Kim ]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=syo]
[TAPE#=01-53 TC13:27]
[GRAPHIC=None]
The Forest Service is asking you to be especially careful while using National Forest land. A lack of rain prompted the Governor last week to announce a statewide ban on open burning for the first time since 1998.
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[SOT5:20-5:30]
[IN Q=Burning indexes are as dangerous...]
((BILL DAMON/FOREST SUPERVISOR: BURNING INDEXES ARE AS DANGEROUS AS THEY'VE BEEN IN MANY YEARS AND WE'D JUST LIKE TO REALLY ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO BE CAREFUL 'CAUSE ANY FIRE YOU START COULD RAPIDLY SPREAD.)) [***NO SUPER***]
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[OUT Q=fire you start could rapicly spread.]
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
[GRAPHIC=Brush Fire]
Fifty fires burned close to 250-acres over the weekend.
Officials say the blazes were fueled by high winds, low humidity and low rainfall.

[11Optical-Cable]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=optical Cable]

In business news this morning, The Dow Jones newswire reports U-B-S PaineWebber has filed to sell six million shares of Optical Cable stock valued at 7 point 8 million dollars.
The President of the Roanoke County company owes PaineWebber millions, and is trying to negotiate a deal.

[Nasser]

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

Ford Motor Company is expected to announce a major change in leadership today.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-File Tape;]

William Clay Ford, Junior is replacing Jacques Nasser as the company's C-E-O.
Ford is founder Henry Ford's great- grandson.
Nasser had been under pressure because of Ford's falling profits and the Firestone tire recalls.
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[Marketwatch]

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

In other business news, Consumer confidence is expected to have fallen again this month. The report is due out later today.
Alexis Christoforous has that story and more in this morning's Marketwatch.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Alexis Christoforous/Reporting; :00]
[RUNS=1:21]
[OUT Q=your local stocks]
((STOCKS WERE STEPPED IN RED AS ON REPORTS THAT THE WAR ON TERRORISM MAY BE LONGER THAN EXPECTED, DELAYING A REBOUND IN CORPORATE PROFITS.
INVESTORS ARE ALSO BRACING FOR A STRING OF ECONOMIC REPORTS THIS WEEK THAT ARE EXPECTED TO SHOW THE ECONOMY IS HEADING FOR ITS FIRST RECESSION IN A DECADE.
LATER TODAY, A REPORT ON CONSUMER CONFIDENCE FOR OCTOBER.. LATER IN THE WEEK WE'LL GET REPORTS ON MANUFACTURING AND UNEMPLOYMENT.. THE DOW TUMBLED 275 POINTS OR ABOUT 3 PERCENT
THE NASDAQ FELL 69 POINTS OR ABOUT 4 PERCENT.
BOEING LED THE DECLINE FOR THE DOW AFTER LOWERING SALES FORECASTS FOR NEXT YEAR AND LOSING OUT ON THE MOST LUCRATIVE PENTAGON CONTRACT EVER..TO RIVAL LOCKHEED MARTIN
INVESTORS JUMPED ON BOARD UAL, THE PARENT OF UNITED AIRLINES AFTER THE CARRIER NAMED A NEW CEO JAMES CREIGHTON.
MCDONALD'S HAD ITS CREDIT RATING CUT TODAY AT STANDARD AND POORS. MCDONALDS WILL OPEN 200 FEWER STORES THAN EXPECTED NEXT YEAR AND BUY BACK AS MUCH AS 5BLN DOLLARS OF ITS OWN STOC.K
EBay SANK ABOUT 9 PERCENT AFTER THE ONLINE AUCTIONEER SAID EARNINGS MAY BE AS MUCH AS 3 CENTS BELOW ESTIMATES NEXT YEAR AS EBAY INVESTS IN ITS OWN BUSINESS. ))

(tape tosses to stocks)
[STOCKS]
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[5-WEATHER]

[ANCHOR=Steve]
[NEWSCAST=MORNIN]
[WRITER=KMC]
[TAPE#none]
[GRAPHIC=none]

[Desk 2-shot]

(Kim and Steve Hello)

Steve ----WEATHER PRO

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[11Logging]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=syo]
[TAPE#=01-35 TC1:58:39]
[GRAPHIC=None]
All logging on National Forest land will be stopped if some local protesters have their way.
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[VO-NAT :18]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]
Yesterday, more than 30-environmentalists rallied on the lawn outside Forest Service Headquarters to stop logging on two local timber sales. The Bark Camp and Hoover Creek timber sales are on the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests. Protestors add they'd like to see a logging ban on all national forests.
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[SOT2:45-2:54]
[IN Q=The forests provide very little of the...]
((SUSAN CURRY/NATIONAL FOREST PROTECTION ALLIANCE: THE FORESTS PROVIDE VERY LITTLE OF THE WOOD PRODUCTS WE USE IN THIS COUNTRY. IT WOULD BE AN EASY THING TO DO TO PROTECT OUR NATIONAL FORESTS. INSTEAD, WE SQUANDER THEM WASTEFULLY EVERY YEAR.))
(BUTT BUTT BUTT)
[SOT 4:33-4:48]
((BILL DAMON/FOREST SUPERVISOR: THE NATIONAL FORESTS WERE CREATED FOR A MULTIPLICITY OF USES AND CONGRESS HAS CONTINUED TO FUND ALL THOSE ACTIVITIES. I SUSPECT THEY'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT.))
[SUPER=01-Susan Curry/National Forest Protection Alliance; :00]
[SUPER=01-Bill Damon/Forest Supervisor; :09]
[RUNS=:24]
[OUT Q=suspect they'll continue to do that.]
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[VO-NAT]
The rally was a response to a report by the National Forest Protection Alliance- The George Washington And Jefferson National Forests are listed among the ten most endangered in the country.
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[11Lifesaver]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=rca]
[TAPE#=01-50 TC50:53]
[GRAPHIC=None]
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Department is using a new technology that it says will save manpower, time and lives.

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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Montgomery Co.;]
Project Lifesaver is a radio transmitter device for finding missing people quickly. It uses a wristband to track lost Alzheimer's, autism and brain injury patients. Participants wear the band 24-hours a day and if they wander, authorities use an antennae to pick up their signal and location. The device has an average rescue time of 22-minutes. Within two-years, it has helped find 56-people across the Commonwealth.
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[Med-Day]

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

In medical news, a new product may soon help people quit smoking.

Doctor Dave Hnida has that story and more in this morning's Health check.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Dr. Dave Hnida/Reporting; :00]
[RUNS=1:20]
[OUT Q=CBS News, New York.]
((NICOTINE PATCHES, GUMS, INHALERS: DIFFERENT PRODUCTS TO HELP SMOKERS KICK THE HABIT- NOW COMES A NEW ONE THAT MAY BE THE BEST YET... A NICOTINE LOZENGE.

ITS CALLED NI-QUITIN-CQ--- AND A NEW STUDY SHOWS IT CAN TRIPLE THE
CHANCES OF A SMOKER SUCCESSFULLY THROWING THOSE CIGARETTES AWAY.
THE LOZENGES ARE NOT AVAILABLE YET HERE IN THE U.S- THE TESTING WAS DONE IN ENGLAND- BUT YOU MAY EXPECT THE PRODUCT TO HIT THE SHELVES IN THE YEAR AHEAD.
WITH MORE AND MORE AMERICANS SLEEPING POORLY BECAUSE OF ANTHRAX SCARES AND THE EVENTS OF SEPTEMBER 11TH- SALES OF OVER THE COUNTER SLEEPING PRODUCTS ARE WAY UP.
MOST CONTAIN AN ANTIHISTAMINE- WHICH CAN MAKE YOU DROWSY-AND LEAVE YOU WITH A DRUG HANGOVER THE NEXT MORNING- EXPERTS SAY USE CAUTION :USING THESE PRODUCTS FOR NO MORE THAN 7 DAYS- AND MAKING SURE YOU FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS TO A "T"
FINALLY TODAY- THE BIRTH CONTROL PILL- IT MAY INTERFERE WITH A WOMAN'S SEX DRIVE
RESEARCHERS IN THE JOURNAL HUMAN REPRODUCTION SAY THE PILL CAN REDUCE A WOMANS SENSE OF SMELL- AND THAT MAY CAUSE A WOMAN ON THE PILL TO BE LESS ATTRACTED TO THE SUBTLE SMELLS OF A MAN.
THATS A LOOK AT SOME OF THE DAYS TOP HEALTH STORIES. IM DR DAVE HNIDA FOR CBS NEWS.))

(Kimberly tosses to bump)

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[11City-Council]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=01-34 TC1:22:09]
[GRAPHIC=None]

The group that hopes to save the Grandin Theater is asking the city of Roanoke for help.
Yesterday, the non-profit Grandin Theater Foundation requested 500- thousand dollars over five years.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

The theater is now scheduled to close November 12th... and supporters say they need to raise one-point two million dollars to acquire the property and pay for renovations.
The foundation is requesting an initial contribution of 100-thousand dollars, and 80-thousand dollars a year for five years.
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[SOT 02:38:32]
[IN Q=For historic]
((REV. NELSON HARRIS/ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL: FOR HISTORIC, CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC REASONS, I WOULD SUBMIT TO YOU THAT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY TO CONSIDER BEING A PARTNER WITH THE GRANDIN THEATER FOUNDATION IN SAVING THE GRANDIN THEATER. NOW THAT'S THE SERMON. NOW I'M GOING TO PASS THE OFFERING PLATE. ))
[SUPER=01-Rev. Nelson Harris/Roanoke City Council]
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[OUT Q=pass the offering plate.]
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[VO-NAT]

Mayor Ralph Smith said he wants to keep the theater open... but questions the 400-thousand dollar cost of acquiring the landmark.
Council members took no action yesterday, but asked the city manager to develop more detailed plans so they can make a decision soon.
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[11Merritt-Hutchinson]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=01-38]
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Tired of your stressful lifestyle and just need to get away?
Campbell County may have the answer for you.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Campbell Co.]

Today marks the grand opening of the new Merritt-Hutchinson resort and conference center near Lynch Station.
The multi-million dollar project sits on about 700 acres and will offer luxury suites, restaurants and recreational activities.
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[SOT 12:12:02]
[IN Q=There are people]
((ANN HUTCHINSON/RESORT DEVELOPER: THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO STILL WANT TO GET AWAY AND NEED TO GET AWAY FROM THE BIG CITIES AND JUST DO NOTHING, COME OUT AND DO NOTHING. AND IT'S ALMOST AS NECESSARY AS FOOD, SHELTER AND CLOTHING BECAUSE THE STRESS IS SO GREAT.))
[SUPER=01-Ann Hutchinson/Resort Developer]
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[OUT Q=stress is so great.]
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[VO-NAT]

The resort is built on land that's been in Ann Hutchinson's family for more than 130 years.
She's moved back to Virginia after years as a real estate developer in New York City. (------------)