WDBJ 7 news at Noon for 12/06/01

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Coming up next on the newscast,
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The Taliban has agreed to surrender its last stronghold in Afghanistan.
We'll have a live report.
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And... Botetourt County investigators say they've charged three teenagers who used a home computer in a money counterfeiting scheme. [WX-Head]
Another warm day across the area but changes are not that far off...I'll have your hometown forecast.... [Noon-open]
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The Taliban negotiates a surrender with opposition forces.
It will hand over the last Taliban stronghold ... also the Taliban's birthplace ... over the next few days.
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There's going to be a surrender in Kandahar -- the last stronghold of the Taliban.
The country's new interim leader -- opposition commander Hamid Karzai -- says the city will be handed over tomorrow.
The move follows reports of fierce fighting between Taliban and opposition soldiers, as well as intense bombing by U-S warplanes.
As part of the surrender agreement, Taliban fighters will be allowed to disband and return to their homes.
The supreme Taliban leader will be given protection if he promises to "renounce terrorism."
Meanwhile, rebel troops continue their cave-to-cave search for Osama bin Laden.
Jennifer Jones has more now live from Washington.
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[Mideast]

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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat made his boldest move yet to crack down on terrorist activity.
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A clash between Palestinian riot police and Hamas supporters outside the home of the militant group's leader turned deadly.
One demonstrator was shot to death.
Some 15-hundred Hamas supporters threw stones at police and set a fire. Both sides exchanged gunfire.
Also on Thursday, several thousand Arafat supporters took to the streets to show support for the embattled leader.

The protests brought about a flurry of diplomatic activity.
Israel has said this is Arafat's last chance to crack down on terrorists -- or face more Israeli action.
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[Counterfeiters]

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Botetourt County investigators say three teenagers used their home computer to start a money counterfeiting ring.

Deputies have arrested three teens ages 16, 17 and 18. They are accused of flooding local gas stations and fast food restaurants with fake 20-dollar bills.
They say the teens produced between 2-thousand and 4-thousand dollars in counterfeit bills, as well as fake I-Ds and report cards, on a computer.
They were caught after one allegedly tried to pass a fake 20 to a McDonald's employee who recognized him.
The Secret Service retrieved all the money, which had been used as far away as Ohio.

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Carroll County authorities are looking for a bank robber. Officials say the Cana branch of B-B-and-T was robbed around 10:30 Tuesday morning. Witnesses say two people -- one with a sawed off shotgun -- stole money and fled in a red four-door Nissan with North Carolina tags. They are described as a 5-foot-10 white male, weighing 160-pounds with facial hair and a 5-foot white female weighing one hundred pounds. Anyone with information is asked call the Carroll County Sheriff's Department.

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The man hit yesterday by a Roanoke City School Bus has died of his injuries.
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Police say 75-year old Lawrence Thomas Saxton was struck as he crossed the street yesterday.
The bus was turning from Grandin Road onto Maiden Lane when the accident occurred.
There were five children and two adults on the bus. They were shaken by the accident, but not seriously injured.
Police say the bus driver is 84-year old Olin Glidden. He's been employed as a driver with Roanoke City schools for 14 years.
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Authorities are searching for a suspect after a murder last night in Danville. We will have the details,
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Also we will see how a publisher is remembering the New York firefighters who lost their lives on September 11th.
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A man from Danville was murdered last night.
Authorities say 18-year-old Nickolas Harris Jarmal Hayes was found dead of a gunshot wound inside a Richmond Boulevard Apartment.
So far, no one has been arrested.

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In the three months since the terrorist attack on New York City, much has been said about the bravery of firefighters.
This week, a new coffee table book called "Brotherhood" pays tribute to their profession.
John Frankel has that story.
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TRK: FIREFIGHTERS ALWAYS ANSWER THE CALL - IT'S WHAT THEY DO -- AND NEW YORKERS NOW SEE THEIR BRAVEST WITH A NEW PERSPECTIVE.

Nat/sot: Rick Boyko: When you look at this it is art, even when you
look at this one, the candles and notes.
TRK: RICK BOYKO, AN ADVERTISING EXECUTIVE, WAS INSPIRED BY THE CITY'S SPONTANEOUS RESPONSE TO ITS FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS. (cover with 2-shot of Jon and Rick)
Sot: Rick Boyko: there was a real emotion happening from the firehouses in particular where it seemed like these things were sprouting from the street, they all became shrines it was a place for people to lay their grief. cover end of bite with shrines/Tape
TRK: BOYKO TURNED THOSE PLACES INTO PAGES OF A BOOK TITLED "BROTHERHOOD" IT'S A TRIBUTE TO THE THREE-HUNDRED AND FORTY-THREE FIREFIGHTERS LOST ON SEPTEMBER 11TH AND THOSE WHO CONTINUE TO SERVE. [butt butt butt] Nat: Engine Company 54. Firemen looking at the book. "Chief, look at Paddy,what a picture" TRK: (FIRE/OR LADDER) ENGINE COMPANY 54 LOST 15 MEN, MORE THAN ANY OTHER FIREHOUSE.
Sot Jim Hodgens, Battalion Chief: Although almost three months as gone by I don't think we've even comprehended what happened. We had our fifteenth funeral the other day and I don't think it sunk it yet. TRK; JIM HODGENS IS THEIR NEW BATTALION CHIEF.
Sot Jon/Jim Hodgens, Battalion Chief: (Jon) When you look through the book, is there anything that touches you in a more way, probably more powerfully than others. (Jim) Yeah, the that picture of the coats all hanging up, with all the guys names, you know, those are the guys that aren't coming back. [butt butt butt]
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TRK: THOSE WHO STILL GRIEVE SEE "BROTHERHOOD" AS A WAY TO HELP KEEP MEMORIES ALIVE.
- CHIEF HODGENS. This celebrates what we do. and how these guys are going to be remembered. our
THE BOOK ENDS WITH A SECTION CALLED HOPE.
Sot Rick Boyko: Hope came from the children's drawings cause/// in those drawings you can just sort of see hope and the last photo in the book is a hand draw card that says keep hope alive and it's on a water valve and seemed to be the right ending for the photos. ))
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That was Jon Frankel reporting.
All the proceeds from the book will go to assist charities that help attack victim's families and the fire departm

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Railroad retirees and their spouses are rejoicing today after the U-S Senate passed a bill on their behalf.
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Joe Sailor is one of those retirees who would profit from the bill that increases benefits for surviving spouses by about 300 dollars a month.
The bill would also cut payroll taxes for rail companies and allow workers with 30 years of service to retire at age 60 instead of 62.
The measure now goes back to the House, which overwhelmingly passed a similar bill in July.
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[Fabricated-Metals]

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After months of hearing the check is in the mail... the check is finally in his hand.
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Barry Moran owes six thousand dollars in medical bills because his former employers at Fabricated Metals didn't pay his insurance premiums, or those of three other employees.
Criminal charges against the employers, Frank Guynn and John Langhammer, were dropped after they agreed to pay the bills.
The payment was delivered to an attorney's office two weeks ago, but didn't reach Barry Moran until this week.

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Coming up next, Leo Hirshbrunner will let us know if December weather will ever show up,
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and we will see how some local people are observing World AIDS day.
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To commemorate World AIDS day, some local people infected with HIV or AIDS are sharing their stories with public.
Health Check Reporter Joy Sutton has details.
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Inside the downtown Roanoke Public library the books aren't the only things with a story to tell.
A new display is giving people infected with HIV or AIDS a chance to express their thoughts about how the disease has affected their lives.
Radford Nursing Student Jodi Kendrick came-up with the idea as part of class project.
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(( I THINK WHAT PEOPLE AREN'T AWARE OF IS THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN ROANOKE AND ALLEGHANY COUNTY THAT ARE AFFLICTED WITH HIV --IT'S YOUNG PEOPLE, OLDER PEOPLE, MEN WOMEN --ALL DIFFERENT WALKS OF LIFE THAT ARE AFFLICTED WITH IT)) [RUNS15]
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And the writing on each paper --shows the magnitude of the disease. From the person who talks about contracting the disease after having sex with only one person --to others who share their anguish about living daily with HIV --it's all there as a testament that HIV and AIDS are a reality in our community.
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The display will be up until early next week.
But Kendrick hopes that this project will be just the beginning --that every year more stories can be collected and displayed --so that people will realize that the HIV and AIDS epidemic is still real.
Joy Sutton, News 7, Roanoke.))
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On Wall Street at Noon, the DOW was up seven points.

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Coming up next in Sports,
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Roanoke Catholic's J.R. Reynolds has revealed his college pick.....We'll tell you all about that and more coming up in sports.
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Roanoke Catholic junior guard J.R. Reynolds will play college basketball at the University of Virginia.
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Reynolds chose to make his verbal commitment to the Cavaliers on News 7 at six yesterday.
Your Hometown Station carried his announcement live.
Reynolds is averaging over 20 points a game this season and was eager to put his mind at rest with the announcement.
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Sources tell News 7 sports that Reynolds is the earliest to commit to the wahoos in men's basketball history.
He has drawn comparisons to current point guard Roger Mason.
Reynolds is projected as a point guard.. but he just wants to play.
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The girls' basketball season is over. This weekend, high schools from across the state learned who is the best of the best. Steve Mason wraps it all up.
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((STEVE MASON:THIS PAST SATURDAY, THE STATE LEARNED FIRST HAND WHERE THE BEST HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL WAS THIS SEASON AS THREE OUT OF THE FOUR STATE CHAMPIONSHIP PARTICIPANTS WERE LOCAL. HOMETOWN HOOPS WEEKLY WRAPS UP THE SINGLE AND DOUBLE A GIRLS SEASONS BY PAYING TRIBUTE TO GLENVAR, RADFORD AND NORTHSIDE.)) ((BRYAN HARVEY/GLENVAR HEAD COACH:)) ((SARAH FRAZIER/GLENVAR FORWARD:)) ((LARRY MANNON/RADFORD HEAD COACH:)) ((JESSICA WILKERSON/NORTHSIDE GUARD:)) ((JIM ROBINSON/NORTHSIDE HEAD COACH:))

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Miami put 14 star players on the All-Big East first team that was announced yesterday. The Canes also have the coach of the year in Larry Coker. But Mike Stevens says the Hokies also were able to keep up with the Joneses.
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(( Kevin Jones arrived in Blacksburg as the most highly touted recruit in school history. He more than lived up to his billing rushing for a Big East freshman record 957 yard and five touchdowns. Jones only started three games yet he came within 43 yards of reaching the 1000 mark. As a result he has been voted the Big East freshman of the year by the league's head coaches. Tech's only first team selection on offense was Andre Davis who had 39 catches for 623 yards and 7 touchdowns. Three Hokies including Ben Taylor made the first team defensive unit. Taylor had 121 tackles - 18 for losses. David Pugh also makes the first team after recording 50 tackles - 14 for losses. The final first team selection on defense was Ronyell Whitaker who had 53 tackles and 10 pass breakups. Chad Beasley made all-Big East second team honors. The senior from Gate City had 57 tackles and 2 quarterback sacks. Mike Stevens News 7 Sports.))
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