WDBJ 7 morning news for 01/24/02

[2Walker-Lindh]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

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

Security is expected to be tight this morning as John Walker Lindh makes his first appearance in federal court.

Lindh arrived in the U-S last night.
White House officials say Lindh will get fair treatment in the courtroom.
Jennifer Jones reports.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=04-File Tape; :00]
[SUPER=03-Alexandria; :13]
[SUPER=01-John Hackman/U. S. Marshals Service; :23]
[SUPER=01-James Brosnahan/Walker's Attorney; :51]
[SUPER=01-Ari Fleischer/White House Spokesman; 1:17]
[SUPER=01-Jennifer Jones/Reporting; 1:22]
[RUNS=1:38]
[OUT Q=Jones, CBS News, Washington.]
(((nats..walker) FIRST CAME HIS CAPTURE....
(nats..plane)
THEN HIS JOURNEY HOME.... THIS MORNING, AMERICAN TURNED TALIBAN JOHN WALKER IS IN THE U-S, WHERE HE'LL SOON FACE AMERICAN JUSTICE. SECURITY WILL BE EXTRAORDINARILY TIGHT, AT THE FEDERAL COURTHOUSE IN ALEXANDRIA. ..WHEN WALKER GOES BEFORE A JUDGE, TO ANSWER THE TERRORISM CHARGES AGAINST HIM.

(SOT - JOHN HACKMAN/DEPUTY CHIEF, U-S MARSHALS SERVICE, VA "We're
concerned with threats coming from our own citizens, that might feel afront from what he's done.")
WALKER IS CHARGED WITH CONSPIRING TO KILL AMERICANS, AND TRAINING AS AN AL-QAEDA FIGHTER AT OSAMA BIN LADEN'S TERRORIST CAMPS. IF CONVICTED, HE COULD GET LIFE IN PRISON.
WALKER'S LAWYER SAYS DESPITE WHAT AMERICANS HAVE SEEN AND HEARD, THE CASE IS FAR FROM OVER.

(JAMES BROSNAHAN/ WALKER'S LAWYER "Ocasionally, you watch television,
and you get the since there's been a trial and the only question is punishment, that's wrong.")

(walker - nats)
F-B-I AGENTS SAY WALKER ADMITTED, HE TRAINED AT AL-QAEDA CAMPS -- AND KNEW AL-QAEDA'S PURPOSE WAS TO FIGHT AMERICANS. DEFENSE LAWYERS QUESTION WHETHER THOSE CONVERSATIONS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED EVIDENCE.
THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS WALKER WILL BE GUARANTEED JUSTICE -- WHATEVER THE OUTCOME.

(ARI FLEISCHER/WHITE HOUSE SPOKESMAN "He will have his day in court, and
will be judged impartially and fairly.")

(STANDUP)
- MORE ON WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN COURT - JENNIFER JONES, CBS NEWS, WASHINGTON.
))

[Enron]

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

Enron's chairman and C-E-O calls it quits-- on the eve of a Congressional investigation into the energy company.

(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Houston, TX;]

Kenneth Lay took Enron to nearly the top of the Fortune 500.
The 59- year- old Lay reportedly stepped down at the request of court- appointed creditors.
But he'll remain on the board of directors.
[SUPER=03-Washington, DC;]

The move comes as Congress returns from its holiday break with at least 10 committees investigating Enron's financial meltdown.
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[SOT 3:01:14 ]
[IN Q=As we focus]
[SUPER=01-Sen. Larry Craig/(D) Idaho;]
[RUNS=:06]
[OUT Q=corporate policy.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]

Meanwhile, Arthur Anderson's former Chief Auditor will take the Fifth today.
David Duncan refuses to testify about his alleged role in the shredding of many Enron documents.
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[11Flag-Salute]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=02-03 TC12:40]
[GRAPHIC=Flag Salute]

A compromise may be on the way in Richmond .. over what has become a controversial legislative salute to the state flag.
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[NAT SOT OF SALUTE]
[IN Q=With reverence]
[SUPER=03-Richmond]
[RUNS=:03]
[OUT Q=and devotion]
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[VO-NAT]

Since the start of the General Assembly, House members have opened each session with a salute to the flag of Virginia.
Only after approving the oath, did they learn it was written by a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1954.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Whether or not you buy]
((DEL. KENNETH MELVIN/D- PORTSMOUTH: WHETHER OR NOT YOU BUY MY EMOTIONAL RESPONSE OR NOT, IT'S REAL. I DON'T WANT THE ECHOES OF BONDAGE AND SEGREGATION TAINTING MY PRESENT AND CERTAINLY NOT OUR FUTURE.))
[SUPER=01-Del. Kenneth Melvin/(D) Portsmouth]
[RUNS=:17]
[OUT Q=certainly not our future.]
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[GRAPHIC=HOLD]

Lawmakers have been working behind the scenes to find a compromise. Members of the Black Caucus have scheduled a news conference for later this morning.

[11Roanoke-Judge]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=01-54 TC1:22:58]
[GRAPHIC=None]

A Roanoke judge is in the center of a re-appointment controversy in Richmond.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond]

Just as members of the Senate Courts of Justice Committee voted to certify judicial candidates, Roanoke Senator John Edwards objected, because the list did not include Roanoke Circuit Court Judge Richard Pattisall.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=That would be unprecedented]
((SEN. JOHN EDWARDS: THAT WOULD BE UNPRECEDENTED NOT TO CERTIFY A JUDGE, NOT TO RE-ELECT HIM AS A JUDGE, JUST BECAUSE OF A CASE HE HAPPENS TO BE SITTING ON. THAT TO ME IS OUTRAGEOUS.))
[SUPER=01-Sen. John Edwards/(D) Roanoke]
[RUNS=:10]
[OUT Q=that to me is outrageous.]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem/July]

House Republicans had complained that Pattisall said he wasn't going to seek another term when he took on the lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state's redistricting plan.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=If there's going to be a serious]
((SEN. KENNETH STOLLE: IF THERE'S GOING TO BE A SERIOUS EFFORT TO CERTIFY JUDGE PATTISALL, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK HIM WHY HE HAS SAID HE IS NOT GOING TO SEEK RE-ELECTION. HE THEN OFFERS HIS NAME FOR RE-ELECTION, AND THEN SITS ON THE DECISION UNTIL AFTER HIS ELECTION. I DO NOT THINK THAT IS AN APPROPRIATE ACTION FOR A JUDGE TO TAKE.))

[SUPER=01-Sen. Kenneth Stolle/(R) Virginia Beach]
[RUNS=:21]
[OUT Q=for a judge to take.]
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[GRAPHIC=None]

Senator Edwards made a motion to certify Pattisall as a judicial candidate, but members of the committee delayed any action until a future meeting.

[11Rats]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=None]
[WRITER=rle]
[TAPE#=01-52 TC1:57:49]
[GRAPHIC=None]

Health officials say a pre-school is ready to re-open .. and so does the church that runs it .. after a rat problem forced the facility to close.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
Squirrel sized rats were seen in the pantry and the children's area of the Raleigh Court United Methodist Church. Health officials say a sewer break let the rodents into the church, and the age of the building made it a playground for rats.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT - 1:37:16]
[IN Q=We went around...]
((REV. ROY WHITE/RALEIGH COURT UMC; WE WENT AROUND THE BUILDING WITH A CONTRACTOR, TOOK CARE OF ALL THE OPENINGS AROUND STEAM PIPES AND PLUMBING WHERE THE FLOORS HAVE SHRUNK AND LEFT ROOM FOR CRITTERS TO CLIMB UP THE PIPE. I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING IN 10 DAYS NOW AND THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD INDICATION.))
[SUPER=01-Rev. Roy White/Raleigh Court UMC;]
[RUNS=16]
[OUT Q=pretty good indication.]
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[VO-NAT]
Cleaning crews have shampooed the carpets, and a crew will sanitize the toys and flat surfaces of the children's area this weekend. Health officials say the preschool could open back up now, but the church is waiting until February fourth to complete the cleaning.
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[Consumer-Corner]

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

A traditional Valentine's gift this year could hold a valuable surprise.
And a device that promises to let your cellphone work, after the battery runs out.
Joe Gilday has those stories and more in today's Consumer Corner.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=When your]
[SUPER=01-Joe Gilday/Reporting; :25]
[SUPER=04-DWJ Television; :33]
[SUPER=04-Godiva Video; 1:12]
[RUNS=1:33]
[OUT Q=STD]
(( WHEN YOUR CELL PHONE BATTERY IS ABOUT TO GO, YOU DON'T GET MUCH TIME TO REACT.
THERE'S A WARNING BEEP... AND THEN SILENCE.
BUT THERE'S A LOW TECH GADGET COMING YOUR WAY THAT COULD KEEP YOU TALKING BEYOND THE LIFE OF YOUR BATTERY.
IT'S A WINDUP CELL PHONE CHARGER CALLED FREE CHARGE.
THE SMALL GENERATOR UNIT CONNECTS TO THE PHONE.
MOTOROLA DEVELOPED THE GADGET WITH LONDON BASED FREE PLAY ENERGY GROUP.
THE PRICE IS EXPECTED TO BE 65-DOLLARS.

IT'S THE CONTROL FREAKS DREAM... SMART HOME TECHNOLOGY.
IT LETS YOU ELECTRONICALLY LINK AND CUSTOMIZE ALL OF YOUR HOME SYSTEMS FROM A TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY.
SOUND EXPENSIVE?

(SOT-HOOVER "Well, the good thing about it is (24) the prices have
come way, way down on this....Certainly there are some things that are extremely high end and mainly for the wealthy. But the idea is that all of these home networking type products are becoming available at a much lower price point.")

BUT STILL, IT ISN'T CHEAP: TO WIRE A TYPICAL HOME COSTS BETWEEN TWO AND FIVE DOLLARS A SQUARE FOOT.
SO, IT COULD BE A FEW MORE YEARS BEFORE THE NOTION OF A CONNECTED HOME GRADUATES FROM NOVELTY TO NECESSITY.

SPEND 20 DOLLARS ON A BOX OF GODIVA CHOCOLATES FOR YOUR SWEETIE... AND YOU'VE GOT A FAIR SHOT AT WINNING AN 85-THOUSAND DOLLAR DIAMOND RING.
IT'S PART OF A VALENTINE'S DAY PROMOTION.
THE LUXURY CHOCOLATIER AND "JEWELER TO THE STARS" HARRY WINSTON ARE PITCHING CHOCOLATES AND DIAMONDS TO THE LOVESTRUCK.
ALONG WITH THE GRAND PRIZE, THERE ARE 50 DIAMOND PENDANTS VALUED AT 5-THOUSAND DOLLARS EACH.
LUCKY LOVEBIRDS WILL FIND A DIAMOND CERTIFICATE IN THEIR BOX OF CHOCOLATE.
IN THE CONSUMER CORNER, I'M JOE GILDAY.))

[1st-Business]

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

Tough times for Motorola, and a battery-powered car that's hardly a toy.
Here's Barton Eckert with a look at the morning's top business stories..
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Good morning]
[SUPER=01-Barton Eckert/Reporting; :00]
[RUNS=1:22]
[OUT Q=in Washington.]

(( GOOD MORNING THIS THURSDAY THE 24TH OF JANUARY.
HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS MORNING.
-------------------------- MOTOROLA PLANS TO CUT MORE JOBS AND
MAKE OTHER HREDUCTIONS DESIGNED TO SAVE 200-MILLION DOLLARS THIS YEAR.
MOTOROLA HAS SLASHED 48-THOUSAND JOBS SINCE AUGUST 2000.
IT'S NOW REPORTED ITS 4TH QUARTERLY LOSS IN A ROW.
--------------------------

THE I-R-S IS REPORTING A BACKUP ON ITS NEW PHONE SYSTEM.. AND IT MAY AFFECT NEW SMALL BUSINESSES.
THREE WEEKS AGO THE AGENCY STARTED A CENTRALIZED REQUEST CENTER FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED NEW E-I-Ns- EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS.
WORKING THE KINKS OUT TOOK LONGER THAN EXPECTED.. THEY SAY IF YOU APPLIED FOR A NUMBER BUT HAVEN'T HEARD YET.. WAIT UNTIL MONTH'S END.
--------------------------

JAPANESE TOYMAKER "TAKARA" HAS UNVEILED A BATTERY POWERED CAR.. BUT IT'S NO TOY.
IT'LL GO 55 MILES PER HOUR AND RECHARGE FROM AN ORDINARY WALL SOCKET.
TAKARA HOPES TO SELL THE TWO SEATER IN JAPANESE CAR DEALERSHIPS, BICYCLE SHOPS.. AND TOY STORES THIS FALL.. FOR ABOUT $75-HUNDRED "U.S."
IN THE PAST TAKARA HAS MADE THE BULK OF ITS MONEY AS A PIONEER IN HOME KARAOKE MACHINES AND ROBOTS THAT OPEN BEER CANS!!!!!
--------------------------

ON WALL STREET TODAY LOOK FOR REACTION TO THE WORDS
OF ALAN GREENSPAN AS HE TESTIFIES BEFORE THE SENATE BANKING COMMITTEE.
ON ASIAN MARKETS OVERNIGHT .. AN UP SESSION IN TOKYO WITH COMPANIES LIKE TOYOTA DRAWING STRENGTH FROM A WEAKER YEN.
--------------------------

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]

[11Rke-Murder]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=01-58 TC54:01]
[GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation]
Roanoke police have arrested a suspect .. for the murder of an elderly city resident.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Tuesday;]
Police found 89 year old Lee Roy Anthony dead in his Leon Street home Monday afternoon. Yesterday they arrested an acquaintance of Anthony's and charged him with murder. 48-year old "Frank Campbell Broady (Bro-dee), The Third" is in jail without bond. Police say Anthony died from a blow to the head.
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[5Animal-Cruelty]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=501-01 1:46:04]
[GRAPHIC=None]

State senators in Richmond are advancing a bill that would make it a felony to torture and kill a family pet.

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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond]

Renee Fulcher traveled to Richmond to support the measure.
She carried a photo of her English Setter, T-Bone, who was shot and killed by a neighbor two years ago in Franklin County.
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[SOT 14:38:49]
[IN Q=They told me]
((RENEE FULCHER: THEY TOLD ME THAT WAS JUST CONSIDERED A MISDEMEANOR. AND THAT WAS NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME. THE PERSON THAT SHOT HIM. IT WAS A CRUEL AND HEARTLESS ACT. T-BONE WAS A PART OF MY FAMILY JUST AS MUCH AS ANYBODY, AND TO HAVE HIM DIE IN THAT KIND OF WAY HAS JUST LITERALLY BROKEN OUR HEARTS.))
[SUPER=07-Renee Fulcher]
[RUNS=:21]
[OUT Q=broken our hearts.]
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[VO-NAT]

By making the offense a felony, someone convicted of the crime would lose the right to possess a gun.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
[GRAPHIC=None]

A similar bill has also been introduced in the House of Delegates.

[Walker-Lindh]

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

Nearly two months after his capture in Afghanistan, the so-called American Taliban John Walker Lindh is once again in the U-S.
Not as a free citizen, but as an accused criminal.
He'll be in court this morning.
Jennifer Jones has an update.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=First came his]
[SUPER=03-Alexandria; :13]
[SUPER=01-John Hackman/U. S. Marshals Service; :23]
[SUPER=01-James Brosnahan/Walker's Attorney; :51]
[SUPER=01-Ari Fleischer/White House Spokesman; 1:17]
[SUPER=01-Jennifer Jones/Reporting; 1:22]
[RUNS=1:38]
[OUT Q=Jones, CBS News, Washington.]
((

(PKG)

(nats..walker)
FIRST CAME HIS CAPTURE....
(nats..plane)
THEN HIS JOURNEY HOME.... THIS MORNING, AMERICAN TURNED TALIBAN JOHN WALKER IS IN THE U-S, WHERE HE'LL SOON FACE AMERICAN JUSTICE. SECURITY WILL BE EXTRAORDINARILY TIGHT, AT THE FEDERAL COURTHOUSE IN ALEXANDRIA. ..WHEN WALKER GOES BEFORE A JUDGE, TO ANSWER THE TERRORISM CHARGES AGAINST HIM.

(SOT - JOHN HACKMAN/DEPUTY CHIEF, U-S MARSHALS SERVICE, VA "We're
concerned with threats coming from our own citizens, that might feel afront from what he's done.")
WALKER IS CHARGED WITH CONSPIRING TO KILL AMERICANS, AND TRAINING AS AN AL-QAEDA FIGHTER AT OSAMA BIN LADEN'S TERRORIST CAMPS. IF CONVICTED, HE COULD GET LIFE IN PRISON.
WALKER'S LAWYER SAYS DESPITE WHAT AMERICANS HAVE SEEN AND HEARD, THE CASE IS FAR FROM OVER.

(JAMES BROSNAHAN/ WALKER'S LAWYER "Ocasionally, you watch television,
and you get the since there's been a trial and the only question is punishment, that's wrong.")

(walker - nats)
F-B-I AGENTS SAY WALKER ADMITTED, HE TRAINED AT AL-QAEDA CAMPS -- AND KNEW AL-QAEDA'S PURPOSE WAS TO FIGHT AMERICANS. DEFENSE LAWYERS QUESTION WHETHER THOSE CONVERSATIONS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED EVIDENCE.
THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS WALKER WILL BE GUARANTEED JUSTICE -- WHATEVER THE OUTCOME.

(ARI FLEISCHER/WHITE HOUSE SPOKESMAN "He will have his day in court, and
will be judged impartially and fairly.")

(STANDUP)
- MORE ON WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN COURT - JENNIFER JONES, CBS NEWS, WASHINGTON. ))

[11Teacher-Pay]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=02-09 TC01:51]
[GRAPHIC=None]

Local governments will have to go it alone .. if they want to provide any pay raises for teachers this year.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.;]

Cloverdale Elementary School in Botetourt County is no stranger to budget cuts.
Last year, fourth and fifth graders saw their class sizes increase to near the state maximum of 35.
Though the state's not giving teachers raises this year, the county still wants to fulfill its promise of continuing a five-year, five percent pay raise.
Many educators still have Governor Warner's campaign promises ringing in their ears.
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[BUMP SOTs]
[IN Q=We're going]
[SOT 1:05:52 - :56]
((MARK WARNER: WE'RE GOING TO RAISE TEACHER SALARIES TO THE NATIONAL AVERAGE, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SMALLER CLASS SIZES.))
[SOT 29:04 - :10]
((DAVID MARCUM: MY IMPRESSION WAS THAT EDUCATION WAS GOING TO BE ONE OF THE TOP PRIORITIES IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA.))

[SOT 13:40 - :49]
((DIANE DODD/TEACHER: I THINK IN THE BUDGET DEFICIT THAT WE HAVE, IT'S GOING TO BE TOUGH FOR HIM TO KEEP HIS PROMISES HE MADE TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOLS.))
[SUPER=04-October 10; :00 QUICK!]
[SUPER=01-David Marcum/Principal; :05 QUICK!]
[SUPER=01-Diane Dodd/Teacher; :12]
[RUNS=:19]
[OUT Q=to support the schools.]
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[VO-NAT]

Local governments say that if their state support continues to dwindle, they'll have to cut back basic services and personnel or raise taxes.
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[2-11Rke-Murder]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=01-58 TC54:01]
[GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation]
Roanoke have a suspect in custody .. for the murder this week of an elderly city resident.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Tuesday;]
Police found 89 year old Lee Roy Anthony dead in his Leon Street home Monday afternoon. Yesterday they arrested an acquaintance of Anthony's and charged him with murder. 48-year old "Frank Campbell Broady (Bro-dee), The Third" is in jail without bond. Police say Anthony died from a blow to the head.
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[11City-Police]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=jsc]
[TAPE#=02-01]
[GRAPHIC=War on Terrorism]

The Roanoke City Police Department is attempting to help strengthen U-S security.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]

Officials yesterday announced the Homeland Defense Initiative.
The program incorporates police and community efforts to fight terrorism.
Since H-D-I is one of the first local anti-terrorist programs in the country, police had little help putting it together.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=After September]
((ERIC HORNE/ROANOKE CITY POLICE: AFTER SEPTEMBER 11TH WE FOUND OURSELVES IN A DIFFERENT POSITION. THE FEDERAL SIDE DIDN'T HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF INPUT. THEY DID SAY THAT IT HAD TO BE WELL ORGANIZED, OBVIOUSLY, WELL IMPLEMENTED AND BETTER INVOLVE THE COMMUNITY AS INTRICATELY AS POSSIBLE.))
[SUPER=01-Eric Horne/Roanoke City Police;]
[RUNS=13]
[OUT Q=as possible.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]

Horne said a web site and news letter are being created to inform people about the Initiative.
He also said he hopes to include other area law enforcement agencies in the program.
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[2-11Rats]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=None]
[WRITER=rle]
[TAPE#=01-52 TC1:57:49]
[GRAPHIC=None]

A pre-school has the go-ahead to re-open, but the church that runs it will wait one more week .. to be sure that it has eliminated a rat problem that forced the facility to close down.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
Squirrel sized rats were seen in the pantry and the childrens area of the Raleigh Court United Methodist Church. Health officials say a sewer break let the rodents into the church, and the age of the building made it a playground for rats.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT - 1:37:16]
[IN Q=We went around...]
((REV. ROY WHITE/RALEIGH COURT UMC; WE WENT AROUND THE BUILDING WITH A CONTRACTOR, TOOK CARE OF ALL THE OPENINGS AROUND STEAM PIPES AND PLUMBING WHERE THE FLOORS HAVE SHRUNK AND LEFT ROOM FOR CRITTERS TO CLIMB UP THE PIPE. I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING IN 10 DAYS NOW AND THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD INDICATION.))
[SUPER=01-Rev. Roy White/Raleigh Court UMC;]
[RUNS=16]
[OUT Q=pretty good indication.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Cleaning crews have shampooed the carpets, and a crew will sanitize the toys and flat surfaces of the children's area this weekend. Health officials say the preschool could open back up now, but the church is waiting until February fourth to complete cleaning.
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[Marketwatch]

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

In business news, Wall Street will pay close attention to capitol hill today.
Alexis Christoforous has that story and more in this morning's Marketwatch.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Enron is]
[SUPER=01-Alexis Christoforous/Reporting; :00]
[RUNS=1:24]
[OUT Q=your local stocks]

((ENRON IS IN ONCE AGAIN IN THE SPOTLIGHT AS HEARINGS BEGIN LATER TODAY ON CAPITOL HILL.... DAVID DUNCAN WHO WAS IN CHARGE OF AUDITING ENRON PLANS TO INVOKE HIS FIFTH AMENDMENT RIGHT AT TODAY'S CONGRESSIONAL HEARING WHICH WILL INVESTIGATE THE DESTRUCTION OF ENRON RELATED DOCUMENTS BY THE AUDITING FIRM. HIS ATTORNEY SAYS DUNCAN WON'T ANSWER QUESTIONS UNLESS GIVEN IMMUNITY.
MEANTIME ENRON WORKERS ARE SUING THE NOW BANKRUPT ENERGY TRADER AND ITS AUDITOR ARHTUR ANDERSEN. THE SUIT CHARGES THE COMPANY AND ITS AUDITOR WITH CONSPIRING TO HIDE ENRON'S TRUE FINANCIAL STATUS BY WITHHOLDING CRITICAL INFORMATION. ENRON EMPLOYEES LOST 1.3 BLN DOLLARS IN RETIRMENT SAVINGS.
INVESTORS WILL ALSO BE LENDING AN EAR TO FED CHIEF ALAN GREENSPAN .. HE'LL GIVE A SPEECH ON THE ECONOMY THIS MORNING. THE NEXT FED INTEREST RATE MEETING IS JANUARY 29TH AND 30TH.
ON WALL STREET...
STOCKS RALLIED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THREE DAYS WITH OIL AND COMPUTER CHIP STOCKS LEADING THE WAY

(gr)
THE DOW ADDED 17 POINTS

(gr)
WHILE THE NASDAQ JUMPED NEARLY 40.

(gr)
MAJOR RETAILERS RALLIED ON THE BELIEF THEY'LL BENEFIT FROM KMART'S BANKRUPTCY.. WALMART, TARGET AND FAMILY DOLLAR ALL HIT 52 WEEK HIGHS.

(gr)
ON TODAY'S EARNINGS DOCKET: EASTMAN KODAK, GATEWAY, MCDONALDS, STARBUCKS, SARA LEE.

(gr)
TRACK ALL THE PRE-MARKET ACTION AT CBS.MW.COM ... AT THE NASDAQ ))

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

[6Keyton]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=khu]
[TAPE#=02-05 TC19:08]
[GRAPHIC=Bank Robbery]
The F-B-I has a suspect in a Roanoke bank robbery, and court papers lay out the case against him.
Nelson Lee Keyton, Junior, had been fired from his job at WalMart in August. Keyton had said he had to make a house payment by October 26th, or he'd lose his home in foreclosure.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/October 26;]
The court papers filed yesterday indicate that was the day Amy Hunter says she drove Keyton to the Valley Bank, that he got out with a gun, a peach-colored pillow case and a mask that "looked like a President." Bank employees later told police the robber was wearing a Ronald Reagan mask. Hunter said she was there when Keyton burned the mask and pillow case.
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[6Animal-Cruelty]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=01-61 TC59:20]
[GRAPHIC=None]

Virginia's legislature is taking up proposals regarding animal cruelty, and area families traveled to Richmond to press the cause.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond]

A bill that would make it felony to torture and kill a family pet cleared its first hurdle in the Senate Courts of Justice Committee.
In the audience were residents of Western Virginia who lost family pets to acts of animal cruelty.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=I'm doing it]
((RENEE FULCHER/FRANKLIN CO. RESIDENT: I'M DOING IT FOR ALL OF THE ANIMALS, THAT ARE TORTURED AND KILLED IN HEARTLESS WAYS. THIS IS FOR T-BONE. I DON'T WANT HIM TO DIE IN VAIN.)) ((KAREN JOHNSON/SALTVILLE RESIDENT: IT MEANS A LOT, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT ANYONE ELSE TO HAVE TO SUFFER, GO THROUGH THE HEARTACHE THAT I HAD TO. IF IT HELPS MAKE PEOPLE NOT DO IT, THEN I'M ALL FOR IT.))
[SUPER=01-Renee Fulcher/Franklin Co. Resident; :00]
[SUPER=01-Karen Johnson/Saltville Resident; :12]
[RUNS=:21]
[OUT Q=then I'm all for it.]
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[GRAPHIC=None]

A similar bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates.

[11Sheets-Auction]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=syo]
[TAPE#=02-07 TC06:38]
[GRAPHIC=None]

Workers at a local company are carrying on .. until their owner can recover from serious injuries.
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[VO-NAT ]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]
J-G Sheets and Sons held an auction in Roanoke County today even though Stephen Sheets couldn't attend.
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/December 4;]
In December, the 55-year old was struck by a bus while using a crosswalk on Salem Avenue. He is still hospitalized. Friends and employees say they're carrying on until Sheets can reclaim the reigns.
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[SOT 5:16-5:23]
[IN Q=We had one sale earlier...]
((WAYNE RATLIFF/J. G. SHEETS & SONS: WE HAD ONE SALE EARLIER AND IT WAS THE SAME. WE HAD LOTS OF VOLUNTEERS AND IT WORKED OUT REAL GOOD.)) [BUTT BUTT BUTT]
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[SOT 5:26-5:36]
((WE JUST WANT THE COMPANY TO CARRY ON UNTIL STEVE IS ABLE TO COME BACK TO WORK. WE WANT TO KEEP THE BUSINESS GOING.))

[SUPER=01-Wayne Ratliff/J. G. Sheets & Sons; :08]
[RUNS=:17]
[OUT Q=want to keep the business going.]
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[VO-NAT]
J. G. Sheets is a local real estate auction company. The business has been in the Sheets family since 1919.
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[Satellite-Launch]

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

The Europeans are establishing a very successful track record for launching satellites into space.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Kourou, French Guiana;]

An Airane-4 rocket blasted off last night from the European Space Agency launch center .. on the northeast coast of South America.
It delivered an Indian communications satellite into orbit.
This is the 66th consecutive success for the Ariane-4.
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[Med-Day]

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

In medical news, you may be able to put your "Oil-OF-Olay skin creme" on the back shelf for now - Scientists say they have found a NEW way to keep skin looking younger.
Melissa McDermott has that story and more in this morning's Health check.
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[SOT 03:12:32]
[IN Q=Looking to look]
[SUPER=01-Melissa McDermott/Reporting; :00]
[RUNS=57]
[OUT Q=CBS News, New York.]
((LOOKING TO LOOK YOUNGER? SCIENTISTS SAY THEY'VE FOUND A PROTEIN THAT MAY BE THE KEY TO AGING.

(TAKE VO)
RESEARCHERS SAY FIBULIN-5 IS CRITICAL TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ELASTIC FIBERS THAT KEEP SKIN TIGHT AND LUNGS AND BLOOD VESSELS PLIABLE. THE FINDINGS COULD HELP DOCTORS TURN BACK THE CLOCK, AND BETTER BATTLE CHRONIC DISEASES LIKE EMPHYSEMA.

(WIPE VO)
28 MILLION AMERICANS SUFFER THE MISERY OF MIGRAINES. DOCTORS SAY THERE'S RENEWED HOPE FOR HEALING, IN A CLASS OF POWERFUL DRUGS CALLED TRIPTANS. RESEARCHERS AT UCLA SAY PATIENTS PREFER TRIPTANS, OVER ADDICTIVE PAIN-KILLING DRUGS.

(WIPE VO)
WOMEN WITH THYROID DISEASE ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE A CHILD WITH BIRTH DEFECTS. ..EVEN IF THYROID TESTS TAKEN DURING PREGNANCY ARE NORMAL. THAT'S THE FINDING OF THE SOCIETY FOR MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE. RESEARCHERS SAY BABIES BORN TO WOMEN WITH THYROID DISEASE ARE AT INCREASED RISK OF HEAR, BRAIN AND KIDNEY DEFECTS.

(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]

[VOB-Walker-Lindh]

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

The man known as the American Taliban is getting his first day in court.
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[VO-NAT]

20- year- old John Walker Lindh arrived in the U-S last night in F-B-I custody, aboard a military transport plane.

[SUPER=03-Alexandria;]
Today Lindh is scheduled to appear in federal court in Alexandria, where security is expected to be very tight.
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[SOT 4:43:07 ]
[IN Q=We're concerned]
((JOHN HACKMAN/U. S. MARSHALS SERVICE DEPUTY CHIEF:WE'RE CONCERNED WITH THREATS COMING FROM OUR OWN CITIZENS, THAT MIGHT FEEL AFRONT FROM WHAT HE'S DONE WITH THE TALIBAN. ))
[SUPER=01-John Hackman/U. S. Marshals Service;]
[RUNS=:11]
[OUT Q=with the Taliban.]
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[VO-NAT]

White House officials say Lindh will get a fair trial.
He's charged with conspiring the kill Americans, and training as an al-Qaida fighter at Osama bin Laden's terrorist camps.
If convicted, he could be sentenced to life in prison.
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[2Enron]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=Enron Investigation]

As Congress launches an investigation into the collapse of Enron, its chairman and C-E-O is stepping down.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Houston, TX;]

Kenneth Lay took Enron to nearly the top of the Fortune 500.
The 59- year- old Lay reportedly quit the post, at the request of court- appointed creditors.
But he'll remain on the board of directors.
[SUPER=03-Washington, DC;]

The move comes as Congress returns from its holiday break with at least 10 committees investigating Enron's financial meltdown.
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[SOT 3:01:14 ]
[IN Q=As we focus]
[SUPER=01-Sen. Larry Craig/(D) Idaho;]
[RUNS=:06]
[OUT Q=corporate policy.]
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[VO-NAT]

Meanwhile, Arthur Anderson's former Chief Auditor will take the Fifth today.
David Duncan refuses to testify about his alleged role in the shredding of many Enron documents.
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[2-11Roanoke-Judge]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=01-54 TC1:22:58]
[GRAPHIC=None]

Democrats say it's outrageous. Republicans say a Roanoke judge brought his reappointment controversy on himself.

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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond]

Just as members of the Senate Courts of Justice Committee voted to certify judicial candidates, Roanoke Senator John Edwards objected, because the list did not include Roanoke Circuit Court Judge Richard Pattisall.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=That would be unprecedented]
((SEN. JOHN EDWARDS: THAT WOULD BE UNPRECEDENTED NOT TO CERTIFY A JUDGE, NOT TO RE-ELECT HIM AS A JUDGE, JUST BECAUSE OF A CASE HE HAPPENS TO BE SITTING ON. THAT TO ME IS OUTRAGEOUS.))
[SUPER=01-Sen. John Edwards/(D) Roanoke]
[RUNS=:10]
[OUT Q=that to me is outrageous.]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem/July;]

House Republicans had complained that Pattisall said he wasn't going to seek another term when he took on the lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state's redistricting plan.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=If there's going to be a serious]
((SEN. KENNETH STOLLE: IF THERE'S GOING TO BE A SERIOUS EFFORT TO CERTIFY JUDGE PATTISALL, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK HIM WHY HE HAS SAID HE IS NOT GOING TO SEEK RE-ELECTION. HE THEN OFFERS HIS NAME FOR RE-ELECTION, AND THEN SITS ON THE DECISION UNTIL AFTER HIS ELECTION. I DO NOT THINK THAT IS AN APPROPRIATE ACTION FOR A JUDGE TO TAKE.))

[2-11Flag-Salute]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=02-03 TC12:40]
[GRAPHIC=Flag Salute]

It wasn't supposed to be controversial .. but a daily salute to the state flag in Richmond has become just that. Now, a compromise may be on the way.
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[NAT SOT OF SALUTE]
[IN Q=With reverence]
[SUPER=03-Richmond]
[RUNS=:03]
[OUT Q=and devotion]
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[VO-NAT]

Since the start of the General Assembly, House members have opened each session with a salute to the flag of Virginia.
Only after approving the oath, did they learn it was written by a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1954.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Whether or not you buy]
((DEL. KENNETH MELVIN/D- PORTSMOUTH: WHETHER OR NOT YOU BUY MY EMOTIONAL RESPONSE OR NOT, IT'S REAL. I DON'T WANT THE ECHOES OF BONDAGE AND SEGREGATION TAINTING MY PRESENT AND CERTAINLY NOT OUR FUTURE.))
[SUPER=01-Del. Kenneth Melvin/(D) Portsmouth]
[RUNS=:17]
[OUT Q=certainly not our future.]
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[GRAPHIC=HOLD]

Lawmakers have been working behind the scenes to find a compromise. Members of the Black Caucus have scheduled a news conference later this morning.