WDBJ 7 news at 5 for 01/04/02

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Today on News 7 at 5, an American soldier is killed by hostile fire in Afghanistan. We will have a live report
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and separate accidents on icy roads claim the lives of two people. [Weather-Head]
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The weekend starts off just fine, but by Sunday afternoon the region will see rain and snow. More coming up.

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Also today, some local musicians are getting the attention of Grammy officials,
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and one of the most successful coaches in college football says he is stepping down.
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A U-S Soldier is killed by enemy fire in Afghanistan- in a firefight near the eastern town of Khost.
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((I AM MINDFUL OF THE COST THESE GREAT YOUNG PEPOLE PAY FOR THIS VERY IMPORTANT CAMPAIGN.))
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The fatality happened during a gun battle- The U-S Army Green Beret was killed by hostile fire.
The casualty of war comes as U-S and Afghan forces appear to be closing in on Mullah Mohammad Omar- the Taliban Spiritual leader.
Jim Acosta is following the story and joins us live from Washington with the latest.
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((The Army special forces soldier died in a gun battle near the town of Khost.. in the same region where US warplanes struck an Al Qaeda training compound yesterday and again today. But the Pentagon says the fallen soldier was nowhere near the site of the airstrikes. Gen. Tommy Franks, Central Command "This American serviceman was doing his job. He was out for the purpose of working with and coordinating with tribal leaders in that area." A CIA officer was also wounded in the firefight, but is expected to survive. The deceased soldier is the first member of the American military to be killed in combat in Afghanistan. The last American to die under hostile fire was CIA operative Mike Spann who was killed during a Taliban prison uprising in noverber.
Franks again "I am mindful... important campaign." The casualty of war comes as U.S. and Afghan forces appear to be closing in on Taliban spiritual leader Mullah Mohammad Omar. Top level Afghan officials are now confirming reports that Omar is probably hiding in the southern mountainous region of Baghran -- surrounded by more than a thousand Taliban fighters. Abdullah Abdullah, Afghan Foreign Minister "He is somewhere in Southern Afghanistan. There are reports that he has been under siege, and the area is under siege already. But there have been reports that Mullah Omar is in that area." To fill the security void left by the Taliban -- Afghan and British officials have signed off on an agreement to deploy a peacekeeping force of some three thousand international troops.))

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Ice is being blamed for a car wreck that killed a Huddleston woman shortly after eleven this morning. 89-year-old Hessie Payne Howell died when the car she was riding in- hit a slippery patch on Smith Mountain Lake Parkway and slid off the road into a tree.
Howell's daughter in law.. Margaret Grey Howell was driving the Mercury tracer. The younger Howell was taken to Bedford Memorial Hospital with head injuries. Both women *were* wearing seat belts. No charges will be filed.

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Icy roads are also blamed for a crash that killed a young girl in Campbell County yesterday.
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It happened around two p-m on Waterlick Road.
State police say 32-year old Linda Ann Glick lost control of her Jeep Cherokee and skidded into oncoming traffic.

Her car was struck broadside by a minivan driven by 53-year old Louis Cincinelli of Bedford County.
Glick's nine-year old daughter Stacy suffered internal injuries in the crash. She later died at U-V-A Medical Center.
Police say no charges will be filed.
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The South is still digging itself out from yesterday's winter storm that dumped plenty of snow and left many stranded.
Aleen Sirgany has more from Richmond.
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((THE SNOW HAS FINALLY STOPPED FALLING ON THE SOUTH....BUT THE REGION'S WINTER WOES HAVEN'T ENDED BY ANY MEANS. ICE IS CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR MANY NOT ACCUSTOMED TO FROZEN ROADS..LEAVING CARS AND TRUCKS SCATTERED ALL OVER THE PLACE.

SOT: TIM HUDSON/MOTORIST ( OR: GOOD SAMARITAN)
"THERE WERE PROBABLY 12 TO 15 TRUCKS THAT WERE STUCK AND COUPLE OF THEM WERE JACK-KNIFED."
IN NORTH CAROLINA, GOOD SAMARITAN...TIM HUDSON... CAME TO THE AID OF TRUCKERS STUCK ON A HILL. HE USED HIS OWN PICKUP TO RESCUE THE 18 WHEELERS.

SOT: TIM HUDSON
"WE JUST GET UP EVERY TIME IT SNOWS AND GO OUT DAY OR NIGHT TO HELP PEOPLE GET UNSTUCK AND GET HOME.
IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA...CREWS ARE OUT REPAIRING POWER LINES AFTER ICY CONDITIONS BROUGHT MANY CRASHING DOWN.
AT ATLANTA'S HARTSFIELD AIRPORT....PLANES ARE FINALLY MOVING AGAIN AFTER 3 DAYS OF DELAYS...DELAYS THAT HAD SOME TRAVELERS IN TEARS.

SOT: R.C. WILSON/TRAVELER
"THEY KICKED US OUT OF THE FOOD COURT, COULDN'T SLEEP THERE. THEY FINALLY FELL ASLEEP. IT'S BEEN RIDICULOUS."
EVEN AN APOLOGY FROM DELTA AIRLINES WASN'T ENOUGH TO CONSOLE SOME PASSENGERS.

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"WEATHER IS ONE THING, BUT THE WEATHER LEFT THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY, DIDN'T IT?"

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THERE ARE SOME ACTUALLY ENJOYING THE SNOW...MOSTLY KIDS... FOR THEM IT'S A WINTER WONDERLAND

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HERE IN RICHMOND.....))
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Still to come on the newscast, a Virginia Tech project could help boost national security. We will have that story after the break.
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[VO] Also we'll tell you why this year's Grammy awards will have a little local flavor.
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Testimony began today in the trial of a father accused of killing a man in a fight over their son's hockey practice.
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The fight followed an argument over rough play at their sons' youth hockey practice.
The first officer to respond to the fight took the stand... saying he saw Thomas Junta standing outside the building- his shirt ripped and a scratch on his face.
Inside he found Michael Costin lying on the ground with several children around him.
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((SGT. JAMES CORMIER/READING POLICE DEPT: HIS COLOR WAS ASHEN GRAY. ..HE WAS BASICALLY COLORLESS. HIS EYES WERE OPEN HE WAS STARRING STRAIGHT AHEAD HIS BODY WAS MOTIONLESS.))
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Junta is charged with manslaughter.
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The federal government is looking to Virginia Tech for help with homeland security.
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The Department of Defense is providing 4 and half million dollars to the University's Bio- informatics Institute. It uses computer technology to manage and analyze data related to biological threats. All the federal funding will be used to buy equipment this year.
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((US REP. RICK BOUCHER/9TH DISTRICT; IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WILL GROW TO RELY TO AN INCREASING EXTENT ON THE BIOINFORMATICS RESEARCH CAPABILITIES OF VIRGINIA TECH AS THE NATION DEVELOPS ENHANCED CAPABILITIES TO ASSESS VIRAL AND BIOLOGICAL THREATS.)) ((CHARLES STEGER/VIRGINA TECH PRESIDENT; WE ANTICIPATE THAT WITHIN THE NEXT 1 TO 2 YEARS THAT WE WILL HAVE SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE WORKING AT THE BIOINFORMATICS INSTITUTE AND IT WILL ALSO HELP TO GENERATE INTEREST IN THE RELOCATION AND JOBS IN THIS REGION.))
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The Bio- informatics Institute has been at Tech almost two years and currently employees about 35 people.
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Governor-Elect Mark Warner called in House and Senate Leaders for a first round look at the budget today.
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Warner says he is reaching out to the leadership in hopes of avoiding another budget logjam.
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((VINCE CALLAHAN/ (R)- MCLEAN: I THINK EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THE PROBLEM. I DON'T SEE THE RANCOR BETWEEN THE HOUSE AND SENATE THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR. AND I THINK THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH WANTS TO WORK WITH US ACTUALLY THEY HAVE NO CHOICE.))
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Warner says one of the problems with the budget is the Gilmore administration's dependence on one time fixes totaling 2.4 billion dollars. He also says the current budget is loaded down with 1.9 billion in new program spending with the largest part being the car tax cut.
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((MARK WARNER/GOVERNOR-ELECT: WE ARE LOOKING AT A PROBLEM THAT IS BIGGER THAN THE CURRENT BUDGET CYCLE THAT WILL EFFECT THE OUT YEARS EVEN WITH A TRADITIONAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY.))
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The Governor-Elect says the budget process will include some hard choices with the possibility of state layoffs, a reduction in tax credits, and the overhaul of government agencies.
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The Grammy nominations are out and it's a triumph for both the golden oldies and some musical newcomers. Manuel Gallegus reports from Hollywood.
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((THE LATEST GROUP OF RECORDING STARS RECOGNIZED BY THE GRAMMYS. LEADING THE PACK OF NEWCOMERSR AND B SOLOIST INDIA.AIRE WITH SEVEN NOMINATIONS INCLUDING BEST NEW ARTIST.

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My music is all about self-discovery and growth and all the things Ive been going through for the past three yearsall the songs are about me

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OTHER BEST NEW ARTISTS NOMINEES - LINKIN PARK ALICIA KEYES AND NELLY FURTADO

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GRAMMY PRESIDENT MICHAEL GREENE SAYS THE TREND IS TO RECOGNIZE SINGER SONGWRITERS LIKE FURTADO.

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So much of what happens in his business in the last five years is producers pulling together pretty faces and finding a songwriter and doing this kind of prefab productions stuffand you cant sustain fans with that.
THE NOMINEES FOR RECORD OF THE YEAR ARE ALL SINGER SONGWRITERS.. INDIA AIRE, ALICIA KEYES, OUTKAST, TRAIN AND U2

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WITH EIGHT NODS, U-2 HAS THE MOST NOMINATIONS OF ANY ARTIST THIS YEARINCLUDING ALBUM, RECORD, AND SONG OF THE YEAR.
OTHER BEST SONG NOMINEES - India aire-video Alicia keys -fallin Outkast- ms Jackson And train- drops of Jupiter.
AND THERE ARE SOME veterans STILL IN THE MIX LIKE STEVIE NICKS NOMINATED FOR BEST FEMALE ROCK VOCAL

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Its a younger world nowIt just is, and I accept that.
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Two bluegrass musicians from western Virginia made the list of Grammy nominees.
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Franklin County resident Dan Tyminski (ti-MIN-ski) is up for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals, for the song "I am a Man of Constant Sorrow." He also shares several other nominations for his work on the "O Brother Where Art Thou" soundtrack, and with the band Alison Krauss and Union Station.
Bluegrass veteran and Dickenson County native Ralph Stanley is up for two awards.
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His recording of "O Death," from the "O Brother" album, is nominated for Best Male Country Vocal Performance. And his recording, "Clinch Mountain Sweethearts" is in the running for Best Bluegrass Album.
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If the threat of winter weather sounds more like a happy promise to you,
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[VO] you will want to stay tuned. Up next we'll look at ways you and your family can stay safe when playing in the snow.

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Whether this weekend's forecasted storm brings snow or rain --its likely snow will hit our region again this year.

So before you let the kids head for the hills -- Health Check Reporter Joy Sutton has some things to keep in mind.
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To avoid injuries while sledding --first make sure the terrain is free of obstacles. Children should stick to packed snow --not ice.
The sled should always have a steering devices --and preferably have padding on the seat.
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((CHILDREN SLED UPRIGHT WITH FEET FACING FORWARD, NEVER LAY DOWN ON YOUR STOMACH OR BACK --- BECAUSE IN THAT INSTANCE I
F YOU GET INTO ACCIDENT MORE PRONE TO HAVING A HEAD OR FACE INJURY)) [RUNS17]
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In 19-99 more than 14-thousand children ages 5 to 14 were treated in emergency rooms for sled related injuries.
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((YOU MIGHT WANT TO LOOK INTO WEARING A HELMET WHEN YOU'RE SLEDDING THE SAME KIND WHEN RIDING A BICYLCE --BECAUSE THE NUMBER ONE INJURY WITH SLEDDING IS HEAD INJURIES AND ALSO BROKEN BONES.)) [RUNS13]
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Because of the cold temperatures --frost bite is always a possibility.
If Parents see blistering skin or if their child starts complaining about numbness or pain, they should go indoors and call a doctor.
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((IF THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A PART THAT IS FROZEN YOU CAN PUT IT IN WARM WATER --BUT IF THEIR FINGERS ARE COLD --YOU CAN HAVE THEM --TOUCH THEIR BODY --BECAUSE YOUR BODY HAS ITS OWN NATURAL HEAT)) [RUNS13]
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Always make sure to dress the child in several layers of clothing that repel water. It's also a good idea to have the child come inside periodically to warm-up.
Joy Sutton, New 7.))
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Still to come on News 7, Roy Stanley will have a major story from the ranks of college football and after that we will tell you why T-Bird has flown the coop.
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The Olympic torch is supposed to stay lit as it makes its trek from Greece to the Olympic games.....
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But today on its way through Gary, Indiana.. the torch went out.
These aerial shots show what happened as people scramble to relight the torch.
The flame is on its way to Salt Lake City, Utah for next month's olympic games.
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Thank you Jean and good afternoon everybody and welcome to the 2 minute ticker which begins with coaching moves.
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In the N-F-L, The Minneosta Vikings are forcing out head coach Dennis Green after 10 seasons.
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Green's 10 year run with the club ends with one game remaining in a 5 and 10 season. That's the only losing record in Green's 10 seasons. He accepted a buyout of the last 2 years of his contract.
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The Vikings will appoint an interim coach for Monday night's game at Baltimore.

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In the college ranks it appears that Steve Spurrier is hanging up his whistle as the head coach of the Florida Gators.
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Spurrier has resigned to make himself available for an N-F-L head coaching Job.
The Gators won the National championship in 1996, 6 S-E-C titles and as many as 10 games 9 times in Spurriers 12 years at the school.
His 122 victories at Florida ranks as the best win total in history for a major college coach in his firstt 12 years at the school.
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The Gators were 10 and 2 this past season and capped the year with a 56 to 23 trouncing of Maryland in the Orange Bowl on Wednesday night.

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The Hurricanes of Miami are smelling the Roses today as the claimed college football's national championship with a 37 to 14 rout of Nebraska.
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The Canes came out at full force.
And before the Cornhuskers could get started Miami was up 34 to nothing in the first half.
Andre Johnson grabbled a pair of first half touchdowns and had 160 yards of his 199 receiving yards at the half in the 37 to 14 victory.
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The Hurricanes were the number one pick in both polls released today. More on the college and N-F-L coaching moves coming up at six and Jean will be back in a moment.

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Rich Valley's Tom Buchanan has made it to the finals of Survivor.
He dodged the bullet last night when Teresa Cooper was voted off.
Teri Okita reports.
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((TRACK: TO MANY FANS AND FELLOW TRIBEMATES, IT WAS SAD TO SEE TERESA T-BIRD COOPER GO. SHE WAS THE CONSUMMATE STRATEGIST.

(Super: Teresa Cooper/12th Survivor Voted Off)
SOT: (10:05:04) I was always thinking, What can I do here? How can I
change this? Especially once the merge happened, cause I knew that I was outnumbered. (:09)
TRACK: SHE TARGETED LEX EVERY WEEK

SOT: (10:01:28) He assumed such a leadership role, Lex did. As much as I
like him, I thought, hes got too much control and power over this group. (:07)
TRACK: BUT LEX FOILED HER PLANS BY CONTINUALLY WINNING IMMUNITY. STILL, SHE KEPT HER EYE ON THE PRIZE ATTEMPTING A LAST-DITCH PLOY TO BREAK THE WEAK BOND BETWEEN LEX AND TOM.
SHOW: (48:25) Lex: Did Tom tell you not to trust me? I mean, thats the only person I can think of, it just, it all fits. (:08)

(10:05:28) I kind of like to say, Teri, it was a business trip for me.
I went over there to win. So, anything I could do to pull anything out at the last-minute was what I was trying to do. (:11)
TRACK: ON THE SHOW, TERESA REVEALED THAT HER BROTHER DIED OF AIDS, AND SHED LIKE TO USE HER POSITION TO ADVANCE AIDS AWARENESS.

SOT: (11:47) So, now the wheels are already in motion with being able to
give back with some of the AIDS charities, so, if anything else comes from that, thatll be great. (:06)

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STANDUP: FOR THE RECORD, TERESA SAYS IT WAS TOM WHO TOLD HER TO WATCH OUT FOR LEX. AND TOM ALSO TOLD HER TO VOTE FOR TOM. NEXT WEEK, WE FIND OUT WHO THE SOLE SURVIVOR WILL BE. TERI OKITA, CBS NEWS, NEW YORK.))
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