WDBJ 7 morning news for 01/22/02

[11Gas-Prices]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=01-57 TC56:55]
[GRAPHIC=Gas Prices]

A gas war of sorts is erupting in the General Assembly... as independent gasoline retailers accuse the low-price chains of unfair competition.
At issue, is legislation that would prevent so-called predatory pricing.
A Senate committee took up the issue yesterday, and Joe Dashiell was there.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Ever since Sheetz]
[SUPER=03-Christiansburg; :00]
[SUPER=01-Bob Blake/Radford Gasoline Distributor; :08 quick]
[SUPER=01-Sen. Charles Hawkins/(R) Chatham; :26]
[SUPER=01-Mike Cortez/Sheetz Vice-President; :53]
[SUPER=@Joe2; 1:07]
[RUNS=1:18]
[OUT Q=JD News 7 Richmond]
(( Ever since Sheetz opened on route 460 in Christiansburg... competitors say business hasn't been the same.
[SOT 14:57:27]
[IN Q=The Sheetz pricing has affected]
((BOB BLAKE/RADFORD GASOLINE DISTRIBUTOR: I HAVE A DEALER THAT IS 14 MILES AWAY. THEIR VOLUME HAS DECREASED 30 PERCENT.))
[RUNS= :07]
[OUT Q=has decreased 30 percent.]

Chatham Senator Charles Hawkins took up the cause, proposing legislation that would prevent gasoline retailers from selling below cost except for grand openings or going out of business sales.
[SOT]
[IN Q=I want Sheetz there]
((SEN. CHARLES HAWKINS/R- CHATHAM: I WANT SHEETZ THERE. I WANT WAL MART THERE, I WANT EVERYONE THERE, BUT I WANT MY INDEPENDENTS WHO ARE THERE AND DOING BUSINESS, WHO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY, WHO RAISE CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITY, WHO ARE MEMBERS OF OUR ROTARY AND SERTOMA CLUBS AND WHEN THEY MAKE MONEY, THEY INVEST IT IN THE COMMUNITY.))
[RUNS= :16]
[OUT Q=they invest it in the community.]

A spokesman for Sheetz said the company makes money on its gasoline sales, and isn't trying to put anyone out of business.
The only ones who will be hurt, says Mike Cortez, are consumers who will be forced to pay more for a tank of gas if the bill passes.
[SOT]
[IN Q=This is not an issue]
((MIKE CORTEZ/SHEETZ V.P.: THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE WHERE I AM WORRIED SO MUCH ABOUT THE MOM AND POPS. I THINK THEY'RE GREAT ORGANIZATIONS. I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE MOMS AND DADS. THE TRUE LITTLE GUY IN THIS THING WHO PAY FOR THE GASOLINE.))
[RUNS= :14]
[OUT Q=who pay for the gasoline.]

In the end the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee approved a watered-down version of the bill.
It requires proof that a competing station is put out of business before the state would take any action.
Joe Dashiell News 7 Richmond))

[11Warner-Budget]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=501-11 1:19:02]
[GRAPHIC=State Budget]

Governor Mark Warner is preparing to deliver his budget to the General Assembly .. but he's already delivering more deficit news. Warner says Virginia must add 300-million to its 3-billion dollar problem.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond]

Warner will outline his budget plans in detail later today.
But yesterday he told reporters that state revenues for the month of January are softer than expected.
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[SOT 10:13:26]
[IN Q=We will add]
((GOV. MARK WARNER; WE WILL ADD AND PROJECT AN ADDITIONAL 100- MILLION DOLLAR SHORTFALL IN FISCAL YEAR 2002, ANOTHER 100-MILLION DOLLAR SHORTFALL IN FISCAL 2003 AND A THIRD HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR SHORTFALL IN FISCAL YEAR 2004. RAISING THE SIZE OF OUR PROBLEM FROM 3.2 BILLION OVER THE NEXT 30 MONTHS TO 3.5 BILLION DOLLARS.))
[SUPER=@MarkWarner;]
[RUNS=:21]
[OUT Q=to three point five billion.]
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[VO-NAT]

Warner has already proposed across- the- board cuts for state agencies, but today he will also lay out other specific cutbacks he says will be needed to balance the budget.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[GRAPHIC=Hold]

Warner promises some protection for public education and state employees, but he told a radio audience his budget will include "equal opportunity pain."

[Afghanistan]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=War on Terrorism]

The American who fought alongside the Taliban will likely leave for the U-S today.
John Walker faces trial on charges of conspiring to kill fellow Americans.
Aleen Sirgany has more on this, and other developments in the war on terror.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Mark Juergensmeyer/University of California- Santa Barbara; :17]
[SUPER=01-Brig. Gen. Michael Lehnert/Commander Joint Task Force; 1:11]
[SUPER=01-Aleen Sirgany/Reporting; 1:26]
[RUNS=1:45]
[OUT Q=Sirgany, CBS News, Washington.]
((
PKG:

(nats..walker)

AMERICAN TURNED TALIBAN JOHN WALKER IS REPORTEDLY ON HIS WAY HOME TO THE U-S.
..THE COUNTRY HE'S ACCUSED OF BETRAYING...AT THE HEIGHT OF CONFLICT IN AFGHANISTAN. THE 20 YEAR OLD FACES TRIAL, ON CHARGES OF CONSPIRING TO KILL FELLOW AMERICANS.

(SOT Mark Juergensmeyer/University of California, Santa Barbara "He may
not want a lawyer, may try to defend himself - he may decide he wants to be a martyr for the cause, may not cooperate with the courts.")
BUT U-S OFFICIALS SAY WALKER HAS COOPERATED SO FAR. THE GOVERNMENT CLAIMS WALKER TOLD AN F-B-I AGENT, HE TRAINED AT AL-QAEDA CAMPS -- AND KNEW AL-QAEDA'S PURPOSE WAS TO FIGHT AMERICANS.
ONCE WALKER RETURNS TO THE U-S, HE'LL BE HANDED OVER TO THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, AND TRIED IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA. ...THE SAME DISTRICT, WHERE ZACARIAS MOUSSAOUI AWAITS TRIAL, FOR HIS ALLEGED INVOLVEMENT IN THE SEPTEMBER 11TH ATTACKS.

(nats..court)
MEANWHILE, ANOTHER COURT BATTLE HEATS UP TODAY... A JUDGE IS SET TO RULE ON THE TREATMENT OF AL-QAEDA PRISONERS, BEING HELD IN CUBA. THESE CONTROVERSIAL PHOTOS, SNAPPED AT CAMP X-RAY, SHOW PRISONERS SHACKLED, WITH THEIR EYES, EARS AND MOUTHS COVERED. CRITICS CALL THE DETENTION 'INHUMANE.' BUT THE U-S SAYS THE SAFETY OF AMERICAN FORCES COMES FIRST.

(SOT - Brig. Gen. Michael Lehnert/Commander Joint Task Force "These are
not nice people. Several have stated their intent to kill an american before they leave Guantanamo.")
FOURTEEN MORE SUSPECTED TERRORISTS HAVE ARRIVED AT THE NAVAL BASE - BRINGING THE NUMBER OF PRISONERS AT THE CAMP TO 158.

(STANDUP) -
latest on philippines IN WASHIGTON, ALEEN SIRGANY, CBS NEWS, WASHINGTON.
))

[Peggy-Lee]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]

Jazz and pop legend Peggy Lee is dead.
(///// SOT /////)
[NAT SOT SINGING]
[RUNS=05]
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[VO-NAT]

Lee had a 50 year career in show business and was best known for the songs ``Fever'' and ``Is That All There Is?''

Her daughter says Lee died of a heart attack at her California home last night.
Peggy Lee was 81.
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[Consumer-Corner]

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

One group says a good PLAN, not money is the key to financing a college education.
And General Motors introduces a sports car for the not-so-well heeled buyer.
Joe Gilday has those stories in today's Consumer Corner.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Joe Gilday/Reporting; :06]
[SUPER=01-Robert Lutz/General Motors; :17]
[SUPER=01-Richard Flaherty/College Parents of America; 1:23]
[RUNS=1:38]
[OUT Q=I'm Joe Gilday.]
((

(TAKE PKG)

G-M BROUGHT EYE CANDY TO THE DETROIT AUTO SHOW... HOPING TO CATCH THE EYES OF YOUNG BUYERS.
COMPANY OFFICIALS SAY THE PONTIAC SOLSTICE ROADSTER AND THE SOLSTICE COUPE HAVE ALL THE BEAUTY OF CUSTOM SPORTS CARS...
BUT THEY'RE BUILT FROM OFF THE SHELF PARTS.
AND THERE'S A REASON FOR THAT:

(SOT-LUTZ "I've always been fascinated by the idea of the small
affordable roadster. And I see everybody else sort've doing it wrong...")

AND WHAT ARE THEY DOING WRONG?... YOUNG PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD THEM.
G-M SAYS THE SOLSTICE WILL BE A SURE SELL TO 20-SOMETHINGS AT AROUND 20-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

EBAY PROVES ONCE AGAIN WHY IT IS THE PREMIER INTERNET TRADING SITE.
THOUSANDS OF ENRON TRIVIA ITEMS ARE UP FOR GRABS AT THE AUCTION SITE.
MEMORABILIA INCLUDES A STONE REPLICA OF ENRON FIELD...
THERE ARE YO-YO'S AND HUGGY BEARS STAMPED WITH THE ENRON LOGO...
COMMEMORATIVE STOCK CERTIFICATES WERE GOING FOR 81-DOLLARS MONDAY... ABOUT TEN TIMES THE VALUE OF THE STOCK BEFORE IT WAS DELISTED.
BUT THE ENRON CORPORATE MOUSE PAD IS THOUGHT PROVOKING.
IT SAYS: "ASK WHY"... A QUESTION THAT MAY LIKELY BE YEARS IN THE ANSWERING.

IF YOU'RE IN THE MIDST OF APPLYING TO COLLEGES, THERE'S ONE APPLICATION YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO FORGET.
BE SURE TO APPLY FOR FEDERAL STUDENT AID.
IT ISN'T LACK OF FINANCES, BUT A LACK OF FINANCIAL PLANNING THAT CAN PREVENT SOMEONE FROM GETTING AN EDUCATION.
COLLEGE PARENTS OF AMERICA IS A RESOURCE FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS, WORK STUDY AND OF COURSE, LOANS.

(SOT-FLAHERTY "Loans account for more than 60-percent of the
financial aid that's available. And that's not free money.")

BUT THE C-P-A IS DEDICATED TO HELPING PARENTS FIND ALL SOURCES OF MONEY... NOT JUST LOANS.
VISIT THEM AT COLLEGE PARENTS DOT ORG.
IN THE CONSUMER CORNER, I'M JOE GILDAY.))

[1st-Business]

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

In business news this morning, the blue light chain gets the green light for bankruptcy protection.
Here's Barton Eckert with a look at the morning's top business stories..
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT 4:20:53 ]
[IN Q=Good Morning]
[SUPER=01-Barton Eckert/Reporting; :00]
[RUNS=1:28]
[OUT Q=in Washington.]

((GOOD MORNING THIS TUESDAY THE 22ND OF JANUARY.
HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS MORNING.
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NOT A BLUE LIGHT, BUT A RED LIGHT AT K-MART AS VENDORS ARE AVOIDING THE CHAIN LIKE THE PLAGUE THIS MORNING AND AS K-MART'S BOARD HAS REPORTEDLY APPROVED A CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY FILING AFTER EFFORTS TO SECURE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FIZZLED.
KMART IS $4.7 BILLION IN DEBT. .. IT'D BE THE BIGGEST RETAILER EVER TO SEEK BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION.
MAKING MATTERS WORSE.. FLEMING, A MAJOR DISTRIBUTOR OF GROCERY PRODUCT HAS SUSPENDED SHIPMENTS AFTER KMART FAILED TO MAKE ITS REGULAR WEEKLY PAYMENT FOR DELIVERY OF FOOD AND OTHER CONSUMABLE PRODUCTS.
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MORE GRISLY NEWS OUT OF ENRON THIS MORNING. THERE ARE REPORTS THAT THREE EX-EMPLOYEES SAY DOCUMENTS "WERE SHREDDED" IN ENRON'S ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT "AFTER" FEDEERAL INVESTIGATORS BEGAN INQUIRING ABOUT POSSIBLE ILLEGALITIES.
ALL OF THIS AS CONGRESS OPENS HEARINGS ON THE ENRON COLLAPSE.
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NO TRADING YESTERDAY ON WALL STREET BECAUSE OF THE MLK JUNIOR HOLIDAY. TODAY LOOK FOR THE START OF A FLOOD OF EARNINGS REPORTS TO MOVE THE MARKETS.
ON ASIAN MARKETS OVERNIGHT .. STOCKS DROOPED IN TOKYO ON TECH WEAKNESS.
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PRINCESS CRUISES WANTS TO MOVE AHEAD WITH ITS MERGER .. AND REJECTED ANOTHER TAKEOVER BID FROM CARNIVAL IN FAVOR OF ITS PLANNED DEAL WITH ROYAL CARIBBEAN .
BUT CARNIVAL, THE WORLD'S LARGEST CRUISE LINE, SAYS THE BATTLE IS NOT OVER. LET THE SHAREHOLDER LOBBYING BEGIN.
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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)
[STOCKS] [COMM]

[2India-Attack]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]

Authorities in India are calling it a terrorist attack--
At least four policemen are dead and more than 20 wounded after gunmen on motorcycles opened fire outside the U-S government cultural center in Calcutta.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Calcutta, India;]

Gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on the officers early this morning.
So far, no one has claimed responsiblity.
But a man did phone police to say the attack was carried out by a militant group based in Pakistan.
His claim has not been verified.
The four-story building was closed at the time of the attack.
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[SOT 3:01:03]
[IN Q=We have been]
[SUPER=01-Gordon Duguid/U. S. Embassy Spokesman;]
[RUNS=:10]
[OUT Q=current situation.]
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[VO-NAT]

There are no reports that any Americans are among the dead and wounded.
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[Craig-Fatal]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=Fatal Accident]

A 16 year old New Castle boy is dead, after a head-on accident.
(+++++++)
[TAKE MAP FULL]
State Police say Tyson James Wood ran off the side of the road yesterday afternoon, overcorrected and hit a pick up truck on Route 6-11 in Craig County.
Wood was taken to Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He died there last night.
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[VOB-Gas-Prices]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=Gas Prices]

Low-price gas chains versus the smaller retailers. State lawmakers are taking up the issue in Richmond.
(------------)
[VO-NAT :07]
[SUPER=03-Christiansburg;]

Ever since Sheetz opened on route 460 in Christiansburg... competitors say business hasn't been the same.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=I have a dealer]
[SUPER=01-Bob Blake/Radford Gasoline Distributor;]
((BOB BLAKE/RADFORD GASOLINE DISTRIBUTOR: I HAVE A DEALER THAT IS 14 MILES AWAY. THEIR VOLUME HAS DECREASED 30 PERCENT.))
[RUNS=07]
[OUT Q=volume has decreased 30 per cent]
(------------)
[VO-NAT :19]

Chatham Senator Charles Hawkins took up the cause, proposing legislation that would prevent gasoline retailers from selling below cost except for grand openings or going out of business sales.
A spokesman for Sheetz said the company makes money on its gasoline sales, and isn't trying to put anyone out of business.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=This is not an issue]
[SUPER=01-Mike Cortez/Sheetz Vice-President;]
((MIKE CORTEZ/SHEETZ V.P.: THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE WHERE I AM WORRIED SO MUCH ABOUT THE MOM AND POPS. I THINK THEY'RE GREAT ORGANIZATIONS. I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE MOMS AND DADS. THE TRUE LITTLE GUY IN THIS THING WHO PAY FOR THE GASOLINE.))
[RUNS= :14]
[OUT Q=who pay for the gasoline.]
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[VO-NAT :12+]

In the end the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee approved a watered-down version of the bill.
It requires proof that a competing station is put out of business before the state would take any action.
(--------------)

[5Franklin-Drugs]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=501-14 1;25:35]
[GRAPHIC=Drug Bust Cocaine]

A fast food manager is scheduled for arraignment later today .. for allegedly dealing drugs within sight of Franklin County High School.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Rocky Mount;]

39-year old Roy Livingston Campbell was arrested Friday at the Burger King restaurant he ran on Route 40.
Sheriff's deputies say that on two occasions, a confidential informant bought cocaine from Campbell in the Burger King parking lot, while he was at work.
Investigators say they do NOT know if Campbell was selling to students.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 1:13:19 - :38]
[IN Q=It's located]
((LT. EWELL HUNT/FRANKLIN CO. SHERIFF'S DEPT.: IT'S LOCATED VERY CLOSE TO THE FRANKLIN CO. HIGH SCHOOL. ABOUT 150 FEET FROM THE FRANKLIN CO. H.S. CAMPUS. A LOT OF THE KIDS WHEN THEY GET OFF GO TO BURGER KING AND SOME OF THE OTHER FAST FOOD LOCATIONS NEAR THERE. ))
[SUPER=01-Lt. Ewell Hunt/Franklin Co. Sheriff's Dept.;]
[RUNS=:19]
[OUT Q=locations near there.]
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[GRAPHIC=None]

Campbell is charged with distributing cocaine within one-thousand feet of a school -- which carries an extra punishment of up to five years in prison.

[2Afghanistan]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=War On Terrorism]

The American caught fighting alongside the Taliban will likely leave an American warship for the U-S today.
U-S officials say John Walker will be turned over to the Justice Department to face trial.
Aleen Sirgany has the latest.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Mark Juergensmeyer/University of California- Santa Barbara; :17]
[SUPER=01-Brig. Gen. Michael Lehnert/Commander Joint Task Force; 1:11]
[SUPER=01-Aleen Sirgany/Reporting; 1:26]
[RUNS=1:45]
[OUT Q=Sirgany, CBS News, Washington.]
((
PKG:

(nats..walker)

AMERICAN TURNED TALIBAN JOHN WALKER IS REPORTEDLY ON HIS WAY HOME TO THE U-S.
..THE COUNTRY HE'S ACCUSED OF BETRAYING...AT THE HEIGHT OF CONFLICT IN AFGHANISTAN. THE 20 YEAR OLD FACES TRIAL, ON CHARGES OF CONSPIRING TO KILL FELLOW AMERICANS.

(SOT Mark Juergensmeyer/University of California, Santa Barbara "He may
not want a lawyer, may try to defend himself - he may decide he wants to be a martyr for the cause, may not cooperate with the courts.")
BUT U-S OFFICIALS SAY WALKER HAS COOPERATED SO FAR. THE GOVERNMENT CLAIMS WALKER TOLD AN F-B-I AGENT, HE TRAINED AT AL-QAEDA CAMPS -- AND KNEW AL-QAEDA'S PURPOSE WAS TO FIGHT AMERICANS.
ONCE WALKER RETURNS TO THE U-S, HE'LL BE HANDED OVER TO THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, AND TRIED IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA. ...THE SAME DISTRICT, WHERE ZACARIAS MOUSSAOUI AWAITS TRIAL, FOR HIS ALLEGED INVOLVEMENT IN THE SEPTEMBER 11TH ATTACKS.

(nats..court)
MEANWHILE, ANOTHER COURT BATTLE HEATS UP TODAY... A JUDGE IS SET TO RULE ON THE TREATMENT OF AL-QAEDA PRISONERS, BEING HELD IN CUBA. THESE CONTROVERSIAL PHOTOS, SNAPPED AT CAMP X-RAY, SHOW PRISONERS SHACKLED, WITH THEIR EYES, EARS AND MOUTHS COVERED. CRITICS CALL THE DETENTION 'INHUMANE.' BUT THE U-S SAYS THE SAFETY OF AMERICAN FORCES COMES FIRST.

(SOT - Brig. Gen. Michael Lehnert/Commander Joint Task Force "These are
not nice people. Several have stated their intent to kill an american before they leave Guantanamo.")
FOURTEEN MORE SUSPECTED TERRORISTS HAVE ARRIVED AT THE NAVAL BASE - BRINGING THE NUMBER OF PRISONERS AT THE CAMP TO 158.

(STANDUP) -
latest on philippines IN WASHIGTON, ALEEN SIRGANY, CBS NEWS, WASHINGTON.
))

[India-Attack]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]

At least four policemen are dead and 20 other people injured after gunmen opened fire outside the U-S government cultural center in Calcutta, India.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Calcutta, India;]

Gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on the officers early this morning.
So far, no one has claimed responsiblity.
But a man did phone police to say the attack was carried out by a militant group based in Pakistan.
His claim has not been verified.
There are no reports that any Americans are among the dead and wounded.
The four-story building was closed at the time of the attack.
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[2Peggy-Lee]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=None]

Jazz and pop legend Peggy Lee is dead.
(///// SOT /////)
[NAT SOT SINGING]
[RUNS=05]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]

Her daughter says Lee died of a heart attack at her California home last night.
She was best known for "Fever" and "Is That All There Is?", but Lee's career spanned a half-century.
Peggy Lee was 81.
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[Marketwatch]

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

In business news, the New York times reports K-Mart could file for bankruptcy protection as soon as this morning. The paper reports that K-Mart's board met last night to put final touches on a financing plan that would permit it to keep operating.
Wall Street reopens today after a three day weekend. Here's a look at the averages and local stocks.
[STOCKS]
[COMM#7]

[Brown]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=ASL Shooting]

Classes resume today at the Appalachian School of Law in Grundy. As they do, a Roanoke woman injured in the shooting there last week has been released from the hospital.
Rebecca Clair Brown is out and doing well, according to her brother.
He says Brown will most likely return to the law school, where she is a first-year student.

[11Clifton]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=syo]
[TAPE#=01-55 TC1:23:13]
[GRAPHIC=None]
A local orthodontist is being remembered as a hero .. not just for one deed, but for a lifetime of them.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]
The family of Doctor Orrin Clifton accepted the Martin Luther King, Junior, award on the late doctor's behalf. Community School established and designed the annual award to honor a local hero whose efforts better the Roanoke Valley. Doctor Clifton recently passed away of cancer. But his daughter says he left a legacy of love.
(///// SOT at: /////)
[SOT 11:58-12:13]
[IN Q=He was a hero by being very kind and very involved...]
((KATIE CLIFTON/DAUGHTER: HE WAS A HERO BY BEING VERY KIND AND VERY INVOLVED. MOSTLY HE TAUGHT OTHERS HOW TO LOOK OUTSIDE OF THEIR OWN WORLD AND SEE HOW THEIR ACTIONS AFFECTED THE LARGER WORLD AND THE LARGER COMMUNITY.))
[SUPER=01-Katie Clifton/Daughter;]
[RUNS=:15]
[OUT Q=larger world and the larger community.]
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[SS=None]
Doctor Clifton served as president of the West End Center for Youth, sat on the board of the United Way and volunteered with Habitat for Humanity. He also helped provide free dental care to underprivileged families through the Community Based Health Care Coalition.

[11King-Bypass]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=jsc]
[TAPE#=01-54 TC1:20:44]
[GRAPHIC=MLK]

Martin Luther King Junior is now honored in a very visible way in the Bedford area.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bedford;]

After two years of planning, the 460 bypass was re-named for the civil rights leader.
An N-double-A C-P spokeswoman said today's event shows the people of Bedford stand for many of the things Doctor King did.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=We here]
((EVANGELINE JEFFREY/NAACP AREA NINE CHAIRPERSON: WE HERE IN BEDFORD AND BEDFORD COUNTY ARE A PEOPLE OF THE TIMES AND WE BELIEVE IN DIVERSITY AND UNITY OF ALL PEOPLE AND THE AMERICAN WAY. THIS IS A VERY HISTORICAL DAY.))
[SUPER=01-Evangeline Jeffrey/NAACP Area Nine Chairperson;]
[RUNS=15]
[OUT Q=historical day.]
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[VO-NAT]

Dozens attended the event at the Bedford Area Visitor's Center.
The westbound ramp off Burks Drive was briefly closed while area leaders cut the ribbon.
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[6Fire-House]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=02-08 TC04:54]
[GRAPHIC=None]

It sounds like the kind of home you'd expect to see on H-G-T-V .. and as things turn out, it IS.
Eight closets, one firepole, and many more features you don't find in most houses.
Steve Smallshaw has the story of a Lynchburg couple with a "burning" love for their home.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=For nearly a]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg; :12]
[SUPER=01-Michael Gambone/Owner; :50]
[SUPER=@ssm2; 1:29]
[RUNS=1:37]
[OUT Q=News7, Lynchburg.]
(( For nearly a century, it served and protected Lynchburg's Rivermont neighborhood, but in September of 1991, firefighters marked the last day at Fire Station Number Four.
The building sat vacant for two years until Michael and Anne Gambone bought it for 20-thousand dollars.. more than eight years later, their home is still a work in progress.
[natsot 13:40:05]
((THIS IS ONE OF THE LIVING AREAS THAT WE USE RIGHT MUCH..))
[RUNS= 05]

They've made some modern-day concessions.
An old urinal is now a planter.. and a hot tub occupies the dispatcher's room.
The Gambones bedroom has eight closets.. one for each of the firemen who slept here... and, you guessed it, the fire pole is still there.
[natsot slide down 13:56:45]
[RUNS= 02]

The bay area houses a turn of the century pumper and ladder truck that the city has no room to store.. but have found a good home here.
[SOT 13:45:58]
((MICHAEL GAMBONE/OWNER: WE GET PEOPLE WHO JUST COME IN OFF THE STREET OR ARE VISITING AND THEY SEE THE EQUIPMENT, WE USUALLY LEAVE THE DOORS OPEN IN THE SUMMER, AND GENERALLY IT'S OPEN TO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO COME IN.))
[RUNS= 13]
[OUT Q=to come in.]

They're drawn by the equipment and the curiosity of wondering who would choose to live in an old firehouse.
[SOT 13:57:50]
((GAMBONE: THAT'S ALWAYS A HARD QUESTION TO ANSWER. IF YOU CAN APPEAL, AS YOU SAY, TO THE LITTLE BOY, THERE'S THAT.. AND MAYBE IT'S A GENETIC FLAW, I DON'T KNOW. BUT THERE'S KIND OF A PLEASURE IN DOING SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY.))
[RUNS= 19]
[OUT Q=little differently.]

Home and Garden Television was here last week, taping a profile on the Gambones' project.
It's scheduled to air this fall.
Steve Smallshaw, News7, Lynchburg.))

[Med-Day]

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

In medical news, researchers have found a gene mutation in men that may increase their chances of getting prostate cancer, and - children who need to watch their weight may need to STOP watching T-V. Melissa McDermott those stories and more in this morning's Health check.
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[SOT 03:05:18]
[IN Q=Scientists say]
[SUPER=01-Melissa McDermott/Reporting; :00]
[RUNS=1:07]
[OUT Q=CBS News, New York.]

((SCIENTISTS SAY THEY'VE FOUND ANOTHER PIECE TO THE PUZZLE OF PROSTATE CANCER.

(TAKE VO)
AN INTERNATIONAL STUDY HAS IDENTIFIED A GENE MUTATION FOUND IN MEN, AT HIGH RISK FOR THE DISEASE. ALTHOUGH THE MUTATION WAS ONLY FOUND IN A SMALL NUMBER OF CASES, RESEARCHERS SUSPECT, IT MAY PLAY A ROLE IN THE EARLY STAGES OF PROSTATE CANCER. THE RESEARCH APPEARS IN NEXT MONTH'S ISSUE OF THE JOURNAL NATURE GENETICS.

(WIPE VO)
OVERWEIGHT CHILDREN MAY WANT TO TURN OFF THE TUBE. THAT'S THE FINDING OF THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL. EXPERTS SAY RESTRICTING THE AMOUNT OF TV CHILDREN ARE ALLOWED TO WATCH EACH DAY, COULD HELP REDUCE OBESITY. DOCTORS SAY TELEVISION INFLUENCES NOT ONLY WHAT CHILDREN EAT...BUT HOW MUCH, AND WHERE THEY EAT.

(WIPE VO)
FINALLY TODAY, DO YOU LIKE THE SMELL OF YOUR DAD? A NEW T-SHIRT SNIFFING STUDY FINDS WOMEN PREFER MEN WHO SMELL LIKE THEIR FATHER. THE STUDY FOUND A WOMAN IS ATTRACTED TO THE SCENT OF A MAN, WHO HAS IMMUNE GENES, SIMILAR TO THOSE SHE INHERITED FROM HER DAD. RESEARCHERS SAY THE FINDINGS COULD APPLY BEYOND MATE CHOICE, AND MAY EVEN INFLUENCE A BROAD RANGE OF SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS.

(BACK ON CAM)
THAT'S A LOOK AT SOME OF TODAY'S TOP HEALTH STORIES. I'M MELISSA MCDERMOTT, CBS NEWS...NEW YORK.))

(Kimberly tosses to bump)

[bump-chyron] [Streaming-Video]
[comm #8]

[2-11Gas-Prices]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=01-57 TC56:55]
[GRAPHIC=Gas Prices]

Independent gasoline dealers are taking on the low-price chains .. in Richmond.
At issue is legislation that would prevent so-called predatory pricing .. at a time when independent dealers accuse the chains of unfair competition.
Joe Dashiell is in Richmond with the story.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Ever since Sheetz]
[SUPER=03-Christiansburg; :00]
[SUPER=01-Bob Blake/Radford Gasoline Distributor; :08 quick]
[SUPER=01-Sen. Charles Hawkins/(R) Chatham; :26]
[SUPER=01-Mike Cortez/Sheetz Vice-President; :53]
[SUPER=@Joe2; 1:07]
[RUNS=1:18]
[OUT Q=JD News 7 Richmond]
(( Ever since Sheetz opened on route 460 in Christiansburg... competitors say business hasn't been the same.
[SOT 14:57:27]
[IN Q=The Sheetz pricing has affected]
((BOB BLAKE/RADFORD GASOLINE DISTRIBUTOR: I HAVE A DEALER THAT IS 14 MILES AWAY. THEIR VOLUME HAS DECREASED 30 PERCENT.))
[RUNS= :07]
[OUT Q=has decreased 30 percent.]

Chatham Senator Charles Hawkins took up the cause, proposing legislation that would prevent gasoline retailers from selling below cost except for grand openings or going out of business sales.
[SOT]
[IN Q=I want Sheetz there]
((SEN. CHARLES HAWKINS/R- CHATHAM: I WANT SHEETZ THERE. I WANT WAL MART THERE, I WANT EVERYONE THERE, BUT I WANT MY INDEPENDENTS WHO ARE THERE AND DOING BUSINESS, WHO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY, WHO RAISE CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITY, WHO ARE MEMBERS OF OUR ROTARY AND SERTOMA CLUBS AND WHEN THEY MAKE MONEY, THEY INVEST IT IN THE COMMUNITY.))
[RUNS= :16]
[OUT Q=they invest it in the community.]

A spokesman for Sheetz said the company makes money on its gasoline sales, and isn't trying to put anyone out of business.
The only ones who will be hurt, says Mike Cortez, are consumers who will be forced to pay more for a tank of gas if the bill passes.
[SOT]
[IN Q=This is not an issue]
((MIKE CORTEZ/SHEETZ V.P.: THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE WHERE I AM WORRIED SO MUCH ABOUT THE MOM AND POPS. I THINK THEY'RE GREAT ORGANIZATIONS. I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE MOMS AND DADS. THE TRUE LITTLE GUY IN THIS THING WHO PAY FOR THE GASOLINE.))
[RUNS= :14]
[OUT Q=who pay for the gasoline.]

In the end the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee approved a watered-down version of the bill.
It requires proof that a competing station is put out of business before the state would take any action.
Joe Dashiell News 7 Richmond))

[2-11Warner-Budget]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=501-11 1:19:02]
[GRAPHIC=State Budget]

Governor Mark Warner has some more financial news for state legislators, and it isn't pretty. Warner says Virginia must add 300-million to its 3-billion dollar problem.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond]

Warner will outline his budget plans in detail later today.
But yesterday he told reporters that state revenues for the month of January are softer than expected.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 10:13:26]
[IN Q=We will add]
((GOV. MARK WARNER; WE WILL ADD AND PROJECT AN ADDITIONAL 100- MILLION DOLLAR SHORTFALL IN FISCAL YEAR 2002, ANOTHER 100-MILLION DOLLAR SHORTFALL IN FISCAL 2003 AND A THIRD HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR SHORTFALL IN FISCAL YEAR 2004. RAISING THE SIZE OF OUR PROBLEM FROM 3.2 BILLION OVER THE NEXT 30 MONTHS TO 3.5 BILLION DOLLARS.))
[SUPER=@MarkWarner;]
[RUNS=:21]
[OUT Q=to three point five billion.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]

Warner has already proposed across- the- board cuts for state agencies, but today he will also lay out other specific cutbacks he says will be needed to balance the budget.
(------------)
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[GRAPHIC=Hold]

Warner promises some protection for public education and state employees, but he told a radio audience his budget will include "equal opportunity pain."

[VOB-Afghanistan]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=War on Terrorism]

American turned Taliban John Walker is reportedly on his way back home to the U-S.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-File Tape;]

20- year- old Walker faces trial on charges of conspiring to kill fellow Americans.
The government claims Walker admitted to training at al-Qaida camps.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 4:50:35 ]
[IN Q=He may not]
((MARK JUERGENSMEYER/UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SANTA BARBARA: HE MAY NOT WANT A LAWYER, MAY TRY TO DEFEND HIMSELF - HE MAY DECIDE HE WANTS TO BE A MARTYR FOR THE CAUSE, MAY NOT COOPERATE WITH THE COURTS))
[SUPER=01-Mark Juergensmeyer/University of California- Santa Barbara;]
[RUNS=:09]
[OUT Q=cooperate with the courts.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]

But U-S officials say Walker has cooperated so far.
Authorities say Walker will be handed over to the Justice Department once he returns to the U-S.
He'll be tried in Alexandria.
[SUPER=03-Guantanamo Bay, Cuba;]

In another court battle, a judge is set to rule on the treatment of al- Qaida prisoners being held in Cuba.
14- more suspected terrorists have arrived at the naval base-- bringing the number of prisoners at the camp to 158.

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[3India-Attack]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]

Authorities in India are calling it a terrorist attack--
At least four policemen are dead and more than 20 wounded after gunmen on motorcycles opened fire outside the U-S government cultural center in Calcutta.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Calcutta, India;]

Gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on the officers early this morning.
So far, no one has claimed responsiblity.
But a man did phone police to say the attack was carried out by a militant group based in Pakistan.
His claim has not been verified.
There are no reports that any Americans are among the dead and wounded.
The four-story building was closed at the time of the attack.
(------------)

[Enron]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=Enron Investigation]

The Enron investigation is producing new cover-up charges.
Lawyers suing on behalf of Enron shareholders say company employees were shredding documents into this month .. even on Christmas day. If that is true, it was going on more than two months after the government started its investigation.
Enron says it warned employees against destroying documents during that time.

[3Peggy-Lee]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=None]

Jazz and pop legend Peggy Lee is dead.
(///// SOT /////)
[NAT SOT SINGING]
[RUNS=05]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]

Her career spanned 50 years, and Lee is best-known for two songs: "Fever" and "Is That All There Is?".
Her daughter says Lee died of a heart attack at her California home last night.
Peggy Lee was 81.
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[2Craig-Fatal]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=Fatal Accident]

A head-on accident in Craig County has taken the life of a 16 year old New Castle boy.
(+++++++)
[TAKE MAP FULL]
State Police say Tyson James Wood ran off the side of the road yesterday afternoon, overcorrected and hit a pick up truck on Route 6-11 in Craig County.
Wood was taken to Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He died there last night.
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[2Brown]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=ASL Shooting]

The Appalachian School of Law in Grundy tries to resume normal life today, with students and teachers returning to class. As they do, a Roanoke woman injured in the shooting there last week has been released from the hospital.
Rebecca Clair Brown is out and doing well, according to her brother.
He says Brown will most likely return to the law school, where she is a first-year student.