WDBJ 7 morning news for 11/26/01

[War-Update]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Enduring Freedom]

Two American aid workers held for three months by the Taliban in Afghanistan reunited with their relatives last night at Washington Dulles Airport.
Heather Mercer of northern Virginia and Dayna Curry of Tennessee are scheduled to meet with President Bush later this morning.
Meanwhile, an American general says U-S Marines have arrived in southern Afghanistan.
Hundreds of Marines have landed near Kandahar.
As many as a-thousand could be on the ground there within days.
Jennifer Miller is in Washington this morning with the latest on the war.
[LIVE=NEWSPATH/FULL]
[SUPER=141-Jennifer Miller/Reporting;]
[SUPER=145-Washington, DC;]

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[SUPER=143-Kandahar, Afghanistan;]
[SUPER=143-Washington, DC;]
[SUPER=141-Heather Mercer/Freed Aid Worker;]
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[OUT Q=back to you.]

[LIVE=NEWSPATH/FULL]
[SUPER=145-Washington, DC;]
((WITH ONLY ONE TALIBAN STRONGHOLD LEFT TO CONQUER, HUNDREDS OF U.S. MARINES FLEW INTO SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN ... AND SET UP BASE NEAR THE TALIBAN'S SPIRITUAL HOME OF KANDAHAR. U.S. FORCES HAVE REPORTEDLY SEIZED AN AIRSTRIP WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE OF THE CITY. THEY PLAN TO HAVE AS MANY AS A THOUSAND MARINES ON THE GROUND THERE WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
THE TROOPS ARE TEAMING UP WITH ANTI-TALIBAN FIGHTERS, WHO ARE ALREADY ADVANCING ON KANDAHAR.

(NAT)

THIS FOLLOWS A DAY OF BLOODY VIOLENCE IN THE NORTH.

(NAT)

HUNDREDS OF CAPTURED FOREIGN FIGHTERS LOYAL TO OSAMA BIN LADEN WERE KILLED ... AFTER STAGING A PRISON UPRISING. OFFICIALS SAY THE SOLDIERS -- WHO SURRENDERED FROM THE CITY OF KUNDUZ -- SMUGGLED WEAPONS INSIDE THE COMPOUND ... AND THEN TRIED TO FIGHT THEIR WAY OUT. UNITED FRONT TROOPS FINALLY RESTORED ORDER, ALONG WITH THE HELP OF U.S. AIRSTRIKES.

(NAT)

BACK HERE IN WASHINGTON, IT WAS A JOYOUS HOMECOMING FOR HEATHER MERCER AND DAYNA CURRY. THE RELIGIOUS AID WORKERS FINALLY RETURNED TO THE STATES LAST NIGHT, AFTER BEING HELD CAPTIVE BY THE TALIBAN FOR MONTHS.

(SOT: HEATHER MERCER/FREED AID WORKER)
"It's been an amazing ordeal but we've seen miracle after miracle. That's why we're home." ))

[Warner]

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

Governor-elect Mark Warner is looking for ways to boost Virginia's economy. Today he's expected to meet with officials from the textile and furniture region of Virginia.
The meeting is scheduled for 11 this morning at the Henry County Administration Building. The incoming governor and local officials will discuss ways to respond to recent massive job cuts in Southside ... including the recent announcement that V-F Imagewear will shut down, laying-off 23-hundred workers.

[11Halifax-Arrests]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=rle]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation]
The Halifax County Sheriff's Office has made several arrests in a Thanksgiving day murder at an American Legion post.

Deputies arrested 23 year old Allen Fallen, 29 year old Eric Shawn Edmonds, and 20 year old Wendell Williams. The three, who're from South Boston, are accused of killing Thomas Jackson. Deputies are still looking for another suspect, Quindell Williams. The investigation is continuing, and police say additional arrests are expected.

[1st-Business]

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

In business news this morning, Holiday shoppers flocked to the stores and Security fears reportedly have led the New York Stock Exchange to change the way food is delivered to the building..

Here's Barton Eckert with a look at the morning's top business stories..
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[SUPER=01-Barton Eckert/Reporting; :00]
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[OUT Q=in Washington.]

(( GOOD MORNING THIS MONDAY THE 26TH OF NOVEMBER.
HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS MORNING.
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IT'S THE MONDAY AFTER THE LONG HOLIDAY WEEKEND...
RETAILERS WERE LOOKING FOR A SILVER LINING IN THE ECONOMIC CLOUDS ... AND IT APPEARS.. THEY FOUND IT!
HOME ELECTRONICS, TOYS, CLOTHES AND HARRY POTTER WERE THE TOP-SELLING ITEMS AS SHOPPERS DID THEIR PART IN A SLOW POST-SEPTEMBER 11 ECONOMY.
CUSTOMERS RETURNED IN DROVES TO WAL-MART, FOR EXAMPLE.
ON FRIDAY THE DISCOUNT RETAILER REPORTED RECORD ONE-DAY SALES OF $1.25 BILLION.
TELECHECK SERVICES SAYS FOR FRIDAY ALONE SAME-STORE SALES WERE UP 2.4 PERCENT NATIONWIDE FROM A YEAR AGO!
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SECURITY FEARS REPORTEDLY HAVE LED THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE TO BAN FOOD DELIVERIES TO ITS FLOOR.
THE NEW YORK TIMES REPORTS TRADERS MUST NOW LEAVE THE BUILDING OR SEND A CLERK TO GET FOOD AND THEN PASS IT THROUGH AN X-RAY MACHINE ON THE WAY BACK.
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AND AS MANY PEOPLE HEAD BACK TO WORK THIS MORNING, WALL STREET ALSO GETS BACK TO REAL BUSINESS...
ON ASIAN MARKETS OVERNIGHT .. IN TOKYO .... STRONG GAINS ON A SOFTER YEN AND SIGNS OF STEPPED UP EFFORTS TO CLEAN UP THEIR BAD LOANS.
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IT'S BEEN LEAN PICKINS TIL NOW.. BUT THE SNOWS OF WINTER ARE DOING THEIR THING FOR SKI-BUFFS.IN COLORADO.. TELLURIDE SKI RESORT GRABBED OVER 30 INCHES OF THE WHITE STUFF OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
AND OPENING DAY ISN'T UNTIL DECEMBER 5TH.
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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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[11Tree-Farm]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=01-51 TC-1:20:09]
[GRAPHIC=Christmas]
All good things must come to an end. Each year, thousands travel to a Montgomery County tree farm to pick and cut their own Christmas tree. But this year will be its last. Justin McLeod tells us why.
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[SOT 14:25:43]
[IN Q=Nat sound of chain saw]
[SUPER=03-Montgomery Co.; :07]
[SUPER=07-Rocky West; :16 QUICK]
[SUPER=07-Jay West; :19]
[SUPER=01-Ricky Bailey/Larsen's Friend; :37]
[SUPER=@justin1; :55]
[SUPER=07-Dale Hemberger; 1:12]
[SUPER=07-Mary Hemberger; 1:26]
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[OUT Q=JM, News 7, Montgomery County]
((((NAT SOUND OF CHAIN SAW))
It's a familiar sound every Christmas here at Larsen's tree farm in Riner.
But soon the chainsaw's will become silent.
The farm is closing for good.
[SOT 14:14:57; 14:16:58]
[IN Q=I almost cried]
((ROCKY WEST: I ALMOST CRIED AND MY HUSBAND SAID NO CRYING, SO I'M TRYING NOT TO.)) ((JAY WEST: I'D LIKE FOR HIM TO HAVE IT A FEW YEARS OPEN TO COME GET A TREE, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THIS IS WHAT HE WANTED.))
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[OUT Q=what we wanted]

He, is owner Bill Larsen.
For more than twenty five years, he opened his tree farm to the public.
But last year would be his last, he died in February of cancer.
[SOT 14:04:50]
[IN Q=The main thing]
((RICKY BAILEY/BILL'S FRIEND: THE MAIN THING HE LOVED THE CUSTOMERS. HE LOVED THIS TIME OF THE YEAR AND HAVING ALL THE PEOPLE HERE. THAT'S WHY HE WANTED TO PEOPLE TO HAVE ONE LAST CHANCE TO COME BACK.))
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[OUT Q=to come back]

And so they will.
The tree farm will be open every weekend until December 23rd.
[SOT 14:22:39]
[IN Q=This maybe the last year]
((JUSTIN McLEOD/REPORTING: THIS MAYBE THE LAST YEAR YOU CAN COME AND CUT YOUR OWN TREE HERE AT LARSEN'S TREE FARM BUT THIS PLACE WILL ACTUALLY BE AROUND FOR SEVERAL YEARS TO COME. THAT'S BECAUSE BEFORE HE DIED, BILL LARSEN MADE HIS WISHES VERY CLEAR, HE WANTED THIS PLACE TO BE COME A NATURE PRESERVE.))
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[OUT Q=come a nature preserve]
((NAT SOUND OF GEESE))
All 57 acres will become just that within the next ten years.
[SOT 14:11:54]
[IN Q=The idea that it]
((DALE HEMBERGER: THE IDEA THAT IT WILL BECOME A NATURAL FOREST IS REALLY NEAT AND WHAT YOU WOULD REALLY WANT I THINK.))
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[OUT Q=want I think]
((NAT SOUND)) But many admit they'll miss a tradition that for some goes back several years.
[SOT 14:09:46]
[IN Q=Its as closest]
((MARY HEMBERGER: ITS AS CLOSEST TO A NATURAL SETTING TO CUTTING A TREE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET IN A URBAN ENVIRONMENT.))
[Runs= 05]
[OUT Q=urban environment]

Its an environment everyone will miss but one that will be here for many years to come.
Justin McLeod, News 7, Montgomery County.))

(Kimberly tosses to bump)

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[11Feedback]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jmc]
[TAPE#=FdBack]
[GRAPHIC=News 7 Feedback]

A complaint about using a nickname for Thanksgiving tops our viewer mail this week.
Here's Feedback with assignment editor Joe McKean.
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[SUPER=03-Henry Co.; :05]
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(([Animation Open] [People eating Thanksgiving dinner] Some people may refer to Thanksgiving as "Turkey Day". But that offends a couple of viewers in Bath County. (Bill and Dana Hodges). [First Letter]
"It is totally disgusting to hear the news media refer to Thanksgiving as Turkey Day. What kind of message are you sending to your listeners? Those responsible for such an irritating, unpatriotic and irresponsible comment should be required to participate in an inservice to remind them what Thanksgiving really stands for, and what sacrifices our forefathers made so we can live in a free country, a country that is willing to fight for its freedom." [Second Letter]
A viewer in Coleman Falls (J.L. Gregory) is unhappy about what he's seeing and NOT seeing on WDBJ-7.
"For several months I have complained about CBS losing the NASCAR racing coverage contract for the next seven seaons....someone thought that the program "Survivor" was more important than a presidential address during a time of war...Then, to cap things off I was watching the Early Show when an exclusive interview with the father of Mohammad Atta was announced. I considered this timing to be a slap in the face to all the veterans and terrorist victims in the United States during a time that is reserved to salute our veterans. I hope that the programming of Channel Seven will soon improve as well as the decisions of CBS. It would be a shame to lose one of our most senior local television stations." [Addresses]
Send your comments to us by US mail...fax...or e-mail.
Joe McKean, News-7. [Animation Close]))

[Anchor=Kim]

(Kim tosses to bump)

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[School-Plot]

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

Three high school students in Massachusetts will be arraigned today after allegedly planning a Columbine- style attack.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-New Bedford, MA;]

Police searched New Bedford High School yesterday, after the students were arrested for allegedly plotting to set off bombs and shoot other students.
Authorities say the students were then planning to shoot themselves.
17- year- old Eric McKeehan and two 15- year- old freshmen will be arraigned on charges, including conspiracy to commit murder.
Authorities plan to charge at least two other students in connection with the plot.
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[Cloning]

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

The latest breakthrough in human cloning is raising hopes among many scientists, and fears from cloning's critics.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Boston, MA;]

A Massachusetts company claims it has successfully cloned the first human embryo.
Researchers say they intend to use the technology to find cures for diseases, and that they DON'T plan on cloning human beings.
But anti- abortion groups condemn the research, calling it the killing of human life.
Several states, including California, have banned human cloning.
Congress is considering such a ban, with President Bush's support.
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[Marketwatch]

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

In business news, Wall Street gets back to work this morning after a winning effort last week.
Susan McGinnis has that story and more in this morning's Marketwatch.
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[SUPER=01-Susan McGinnis/Reporting; :00]
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[OUT Q=CBS Marketwatch.]

((IT WAS A POST THANKSGIVING RALLY. STOCKS GROUND ON FRIDAY, REVERSING TWO DAYS OF DECLINES.
ESS= dow
AT THE 1PM CLOSING BELL, THE DOW WAS UP 125 POINTS, VERY CLOSE AGAIN TO THE 10,000 LEVEL.
ESS= nasdaq
THE NASDAQ JUMPED 28.
ONCAM= //

SOME RETAIL STOCKS GOT A BOOST AS THE MOST WATCHED SHOPPING DAY OF THE YEAR GOT UNDERWAY AND SOME INVESTORS BET THAT PREDICTIONS OF LITE BUYING WOULD BE PROVEN WRONG.
ESS=wmt, tgt, kmt, jcp
SOME GAINERS INCLUDED DISCOUNTERS WALMART, TARGET, KMART, JC PENNY,
ESS=gps, jwn
ALSO THE GAP AND NORDSTROM SAW BUYING.
ONCAM=susan

STILL MANY EXPECT THIS CRUCIAL HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON TO COME UP SOGGY FOR THE MAJOR RETAILERS. //
ESS=amr, gm

AIRLINE AND AUTOMOTIVE SHARES GAINED ON FALLING OIL PRICES, AND THIS BEING ONE OF THE BIGGEST TRAVEL PERIODS OF THE YEAR.
ONCAM=
OIL PRICES FELL AS RUSSIA MADE ONLY A TOKEN PROMISE TO CUT ITS OIL PRODUCTION, AND NOT THE LARGE CUT OPEC WAS LOOKING FOR. RUSSIA IS THE BIGGEST NON OPEC OIL EXPORTER. // IN THE COMING WEEK SOME BIG ECONOMIC NUMBERS ARE DUE OUT:
TWO READINGS FROM THE HOUSING MARKET, CONSUMER CONFIDENCE, AND ON FRIDAY: ECONOMIC GROWTH.. IF THAT COMES UP NEGATIVE, THAT WOULD SATISFY ONE DEFINITION OF A RECESSION.. TWO CONSECUTIVE QUARTERS OF NEGATIVE GROWTH.
ESS=marketwatch graphic //

CHECK OUT ALL THE MARKET ACTION AT CBS DOT MARKETWATCH DOT COM. I'M SUSAN MCGINNIS, CBS MARKETWATCH.))

(tape tosses to stocks)
[STOCKS]
[COMM#7]

[Box-Office]

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

Harry Potter continues to charm movie goers.
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[VO-NAT - 03:56:04]
[SUPER=04-"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"; HOT CHANGE]
[Super=04-Warner Brothers;]
``Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'' is number one for the second week in a row. According to studio estimates, the boy wizard raked in 58-point-six million dollars over the weekend, and 83- point five million for the five-day Thanksgiving period. Those are the best three and five day Thanksgiving numbers in movie history.

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[Anchor=Kim]
[TAKE FS CHYRON]
[SUPER=77-Harry Potter/58.6/Monsters, Inc./24.5/Spy Game/21.6/Black Knight/11.7/Shallow Hal/9;]
Monsters, Inc remains at number 2. Spy Game is number 3. Black Knight and Shallow Hal round out this week's top 5.

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[11Forest-Fires]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=01-58 TC-6:26]
[GRAPHIC=Forest Fire]

Thanks to this weekend's rain, the fire danger in our region has gone from extreme to low.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem]

Virginia's Department of Forestry says any amount helps, but this weekend's rain only soaked the surface of the soil.
Several days of rain are needed before we are completely out of the woods.
After all, we are still more than 14 inches below normal rainfall for this year.
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[SOT 14:00:18]
[IN Q=What we got strictly]
((CHRIS THOMSEN/REGIONAL RESOURCE FORESTER: WHAT WE GOT IS STRICTLY A SURFACE WETNESS. THE BURNING BAN REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL JUNE 30TH AND AGAIN ITS GOING TO TAKE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL OR SNOWFALL BEFORE THE EVENT CHANGES AND HIGH WINDS, WARMER TEMPERATURES WE COULD BE RIGHT BACK IN THE SAME SITUATION BUT AGAIN WE'RE HOPING FOR A CLIMATIC CHANGE AND THE WEATHER FORECAST AT LEAST FOR THE COMING WEEK IS LOOKING PRETTY FAVORABLE.))
[SUPER=01-Chris Thomsen/Regional Resource Forester]
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[OUT Q=looking pretty favorable]
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[VO-NAT]

Forestry officials will decide today whether it's safe to send National Guard troops home who were called up to help battle the fires.
Since January first, the Department of Forestry has seen more than 23-hundred woodland fires which have burned more than 18-thousand acres.
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[2-11Holiday-Travel]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=01-54 TC-26:01]
[GRAPHIC=none]

Triple-A predicted 87-percent would travel by car rather than an airplane this Thanksgiving.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

Even so, long lines and some delays greeted passengers at Roanoke Regional Airport yesterday.
They also saw an increased security presence as National Guardsmen continue to patrol the airport.
Many travelers admitted to feeling uneasy flying home this Thanksgiving.
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[SOT 10:47; 14:13]
[IN Q=A little bit awkward]
((KATI DRZEWIANOWKSI/TRAVELER: A LITTLE BIT AWKWARD, A LOT OF SECURITY MEASURES THAT HAVE GONE UP AND ITS JUST A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS AT FIRST BUT IT JUST WHAT HAPPENS I GUESS.)) ((MIKE ANGELLO/TRAVELER: ID'S SHOWN MULTIPLE TIMES WHERE AS IT ONLY ONCE BEFORE. AS FAR, I HAD TO PATTED DOWN A COUPLE OF TIMES IN DALLAS FORT WORTH AND THATS JUST NOT SOMETHING I AM USED TO.))
[SUPER=01-Kati Drzewianowski/Traveler; :00]
[SUPER=01-Mike Agnello/Traveler; :11]
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[OUT Q=I am used to]
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[VO-NAT]

Airport officials had hoped to re-open the short-term parking lot but the F-A-A has not approved the plan yet.
No word yet on when that parking lot may re-open.
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[Med-Day]

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

In medical news, you should be thorough when explaining your symptoms to the doctor.
Doctor Dave Hnida has that story and more in this morning's Health check.
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[SUPER=01-Dr. Dave Hnida/Reporting; :00]
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[OUT Q=for CBS News.]

((HOW GOOD ARE YOU AT TELLING YOUR SYMPTOMS TO YOUR DOCTOR? ITS A REALLY IMPORTANT THING TO BE ABLE TO DO- 90% OF THE TIME WE CAN MAKE THE DIAGNOSIS WITHOUT EVEN EXAMINING YOU OR ORDERING FANCY TESTS- JUST BY LISTENING. HERE ARE SOME TIPS......
$1 -VO/ANIM---
FIRST- MAKE A LIST- AND AT THE TOP OF THAT LIST- WRITE YOUR MOST IMPORTANT OR SEVERE SYMPTOM- THATS THE ONE WE''LL PAY MOST ATTENTION TO..IF YOU'VE GOT A LONG LIST OF SYMPTOMS - I CAN GUARANTEE YOU WE WONT
BE LISTENING AS HARD BY SYMPTOM #10.
///NEXT: MAKE A TIME LINE- THE ORDER OF WHEN YOUR SYMPTOMS APPEAR IS VERY IMPORTANT. ///AFTER THAT : BE SPECIFIC- FOR EXAMPLE- INSTEAD OF SAYING IT HURTS KIND OF BAD- RATE YOUR PAIN ON A SCALE OF 1-10. .. ALSO MAKE A NOTE OF WHAT MAKES YOUR SYMPTOMS BETTER OR WORSE. ////FINALLY - TELL US WHAT YOUR WORRIED ABOUT THE MOST- IF YOU THINK THAT ACHE COULD BE A TUMOR- MAKE SURE WE KNOW THAT SO WE CAN EASE YOUR MIND. BOTTOM LINE- DONT BE SHY- SPEAK UP- - ITS IMPORTANT THAT WHEN YOU LEAVE THE DOCTORS OFFICE- YOU'VE SPOKEN YOUR PIECE- AND HELPS US HELP YOU. IM DR DAVE HNIDA FOR CBS NEWS.))

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[11Holiday-Travel]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=01-54 TC-26:01]
[GRAPHIC=none]
The holiday weekend has come to a close.... This year-- Triple-A predicted 87-percent would travel by car rather than an airplane this Thanksgiving.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

Even so, long lines and some delays greeted passengers at Roanoke Regional Airport yesterday.
They also saw an increased security prescence as National Guardsmen continue to patrol the airport.
Many travelers admitted to feeling uneasy flying home this Thanksgiving.
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[SOT 10:47; 14:13]
[IN Q=A little bit awkward]
((KATI DRZEWIANOWKSI/TRAVELER: A LITTLE BIT AWKWARD, A LOT OF SECURITY MEASURES THAT HAVE GONE UP AND ITS JUST A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS AT FIRST BUT IT JUST WHAT HAPPENS I GUESS.)) ((MIKE ANGELLO/TRAVELER: ID'S SHOWN MULTIPLE TIMES WHERE AS IT ONLY ONCE BEFORE. AS FAR, I HAD TO PATTED DOWN A COUPLE OF TIMES IN DALLAS FORT WORTH AND THATS JUST NOT SOMETHING I AM USED TO.))
[SUPER=01-Kati Drzewianowski/Traveler; :00]
[SUPER=01-Mike Agnello/Traveler; :11]
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[OUT Q=I am used to]
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[VO-NAT]

Airport officials had hoped to re-open the short-term parking lot but the F-A-A has not approved the plan yet.
No word yet on when that parking lot may re-open. (------------)