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As many as 120 new jobs could be coming to the old Transkrit building in Roanoke.
We'll have a live report.
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And more than 200 bodies have reportedly been recovered from a canal in Nigeria after a deadly explosion.
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Sunshine and warm temperatures continue across the area...Will it last...I'll have your forecast....
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Local economic development officials say more than 100 new jobs are coming to the Roanoke Valley.
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Two new companies have leased space in the old Transkrit building . InfoSeal and Virginia Utility Protection Services plan to hire 120 new employees over the next few months.
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Jennifer Miele is at the Roanoke Center for Industry and Technology where the announcement was made.
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((ROLLCUE:...into the building.))
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Rescue workers and volunteers have reportedly pulled out more than 200 bodies from a canal in Nigeria after an explosion last night.
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Panicked residents jumped into the canal, trying to escape from a series of explosions at a military munitions depot.
The blasts destroyed homes and businesses across a wide area.
Witnesses say many of the victims apparently didn't realize how deep the water was, and drowned.
The impact of the explosions was strong enough to shatter windows at the airport six miles away.
Nigeria's president says the military will investigate.
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He's either very lucky or very un- lucky-- depending on how you look at it.
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New York attorney Mark Sokolow survived a bomb attack yesterday in downtown Jerusalem, as well as the September 11th attack on the World Trade Center where he worked.
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That experience encouraged him to travel to Isarel with his family, to visit another daughter going to school there.
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((MARK SOKOLOW/BOMB SURVIVOR: AFTER SEPTEMBER 11 IT WAS MOREIMPORTANT TO BE IN ISRAEL. IT WAS A MORE MEANINGFUL TRIP. ))
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Sokolow's SECOND brush with terrorism came as he and his family were out shopping.
They were among the dozen or so people injured in yesterday's blast.
A Palestinian WOMAN set off the explosives, killing herself and an 81-year-old Israeli man.
Authorities say she was the first Palestinian woman to ever carry out a suicide attack.
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U-S led forces have ended a long siege at a Kandahar hospital, killing six al-Qaida fighters who'd been hiding there.
Drew Levinson has the latest.
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The standoff at the hospital in the Southern Afghan city of Kandahar
lasted throughout much of the day.
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"WE GAVE THEM THE ULTIMATUM, THEY CAN SURRENDER AND WE'LL TAKE CARE OF
THEM, THEY WILL BE SAFE, THEY WERE NOT LISTENING."
With the guidance of U-S Special Forces, Afghan troops launched the
assault on the six Arab al Qaeda fighters around three in the morning.
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"AT FIRST THEY SHOT AT US AND AFTER THAT WE SHOT AT THEM."
Witnesses say they heard at least two grenade blasts.
During the stalemate Afghan police made one last ditch effort for the
loyalists to Osama Bin Laden to surrender.
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"THEY WERE NOT TALKING, THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO COOPERATE."
That's when the Afghan forces stormed the building.
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"THE SIX FIGHTERS WERE THE LAST OF A GROUP OF INJURED AL QAEDA BROUGHT
HERE JUST BEFORE THE CITY FELL TO THE OPPOSITION FORCES IN EARLY
DECEMBER.
THEY HAD BEEN HOLED UP HERE FOR WEEKS AFTER AFGHAN FORCES TRIED TO FLUSH
THEM OUT.
U-S Special Forces trained the Afghan troops for what one Army Major
described as an extremely difficult operation.
They knew the six would rather die than surrender.
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"THEY WERE FIGHTING TIL THE LAST MINUTE OF THEIR BLOOD."
One member of the Afghan Security force was seriously injured. He's been
taken to the US Air base at the Kandahar International Airport he'll then
be flown on to Jordan for x-rays.
Drew Levinson, CBS News, Kandahar.
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Residents in the city of Roanoke could face mandatory water conservation, beginning next month.
The city's been unable to use its second- largest water supply, Crystal Spring, because of a potentially deadly bacteria-- fecal coliform.
Roanoke officials say they'd expected the state to allow them to re- open in the spring, but the state health department says Crystal Spring still poses a legitimate health risk.
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Coming up next on the newscast, we will see how the White House is preparing for tomorrow night's State of the Union address,
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and the submarine that hit a Japanese fishing boat last year, is involed in another accident.
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It's the SECOND major collision involving the U-S-S Greeneville in a year.
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The Navy vessel collided with another ship, the U-S-S Ogden, off the coast of Jordan in the Arabian Sea.
It happened yesterday, as the ships were trying to transfer two sailors.
The collision left a hole in one of the Ogden's fuel tanks.
No one was injured in the accident.
The U-S military has launched an investigation.
Meanwhile, the U-S-S Greeneville was the same sub that hit a Japanese vessel last year off the coast of Hawaii, killing nine people.
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President Bush delivers his first State of the Union address to Congress tomorrow night. White House Correspondent Mark Knoller tells us how the President and his staff are preparing.
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A local group is trying to make the theater more accessible to the blind.
They are learning how to interpret the VISUALs for the handicapped.
Training sessions are being held so local residents can learn how to narrate a performance, and then provide the service at Mill Mountain Theater.
Rachel Cannon has more.
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The teaching tool in this class is the movie Honey I Shrunk the Kids.
Joel Snyder, an audio descriptor for 20-years, is having students narrate scenes, as if they were describing for a blind person.
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((JOEL SNYDER/AUDIO DESCRIPTION TRAINER; THERE ARE 13-MILLION AMERICANS WHO ARE LEGALLY BLIND AND REALLY HAVE LIMITED ACCESS TO THE ARTS AND TO OUR CULTURE.))
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Providing access is the reason Mill Mountain Theatre is holding this course with funding from Voice of the Blue Ridge.
In class is Charity James...an actor, singer, teacher and fan of the arts.
For her, training to be a local descriptor is a natural choice.
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((CHARITY JAMES/AUDIO TRANSLATOR TRAINEE; I'M CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR NEW WAYS TO SHARE MY LOVE OF THE ARTS ALL THE THEATRE ARTS THE PERFORMING ARTS WITH OTHER PEOPLE.))
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Mill Mountain says it's the only theater company in Virginia to offer the service.
James says the two and a half day intensive training is suprisingly difficult.
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((ONE THING THAT I'VE LEARNED THE MOST IS TO SEE IN A DIFFERENT WAY TO SEE WHAT I ACTUALLY SEE AND THEN FIND JUST THE RIGHT WORD TO DESCRIBE IT, BOY WHEN THAT HAPPENS THERE'S A BIG A-HA.))
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And a more visual experience for someone without sight.
Rachel Cannon, News 7, Roanoke.))
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Coming up next on the newscast, Roanoke's number one New England Patriots fan will join us with the weather forecast,
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also we will see how some Chinese children are learning about the magic of the movies.
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A teenage wizard is now casting his spell over millions of Chinese children, as the film, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" makes its debut.
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The movie premiered in Beijing yesterday.
It was a treat for a special group of fans-- orphans and children from poor families.
In China alone, the books about the orphan boy- turned wizard-- have sold more than three million copies.
And just as he did in the U-S and Europe, Harry Potter worked his magic over the children at the premiere.
Many of them wore glasses, just like their hero and took part in a special drawing contest.
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On Wall Street at Noon, the DOW was DOWN 13 points. The NASDAQ has lost ONE point.
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Coming up next, we'll see how the New England Patriots and the St. Louis Rams worked their ways into the Super Bowl,
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And Marty Schottenheimer says he's not finished with the NFL just yet, he has some new plans, IF he gets all the details worked out.
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Not long after being fired by the Washington Redskins, Marty Schottenheimer is on the verge of making a comeback to the N-F-L .
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Schottenheimer flew to San Diego yesterday to meet with Chargers general manager John Butler
Butler refused to say how close the sides were to signing a deal, but sources say an announcement could come as soon as today.
Schottenheimer is the 12-th winningest coach in N-F-L history.
He was 8 and 8 in Washington this season.
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Sources tell The Washington Post the Chargers will pay Schottenheimer 10-million dollars over the next four years.
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The St. Louis Rams are hading back to their second Super Bowl in three years.
Marshal Faulk rushed for 159 yards and 2 touchdowns, as the Rams beat Philadelphia 29 to 24.
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Kurt Warner showed no signs of sore ribs.
After a turnover early in the first quarter, he rolls out and hits Isaac Bruce on the 5 yard T-D pass.
The Rams led 7 to nothing.
St. Louis led 13 to 10 late in the second quarter.
Donovan McNabb then hooks up with Todd Pinkston, and the Eagles led 17 to 13 at the half.
But the Rams took a 22 to 17 lead in the third.
In the fourth, Faulk scores
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his second T-D of the game on the 1 yard run.
The Rams hold on for the 29 to 17 win and go back to the Superbowl .
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New England is also headed for Super Bowl 36, after a 24 to 17 win over the Steelers.
Drew Bledsoe, playing for the first time since September, gave an impressive effort as he threw a touchdown pass.
And the Patriots' special teams scored twice on Pittsburgh.
Roy Stanley has more.
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((The Steelers had the home field advantage and were favored to win the A-F-C championship game.
But New England's special teams evened the playing field. Troy Brown takes this punt up the middle 55 yards for a touchdown and the Patriots led the Steelers 7 to nothing late in the first quarter.
A Steeler field goal made it 7 to 3 then Drew Bledsoe replaced injured Tom Brady he caps this 7 play 70 yard drive when he hits David Patten in the back of the end zone the Patriots led 14 to 3 at the half.
New England would add to that lead in the third this punt is blocked Troy Brown scoops it up then he laterals it to former U-V-A star Antwan Harris who takes it 49 yards for the score and the Patriots went on top 21 to 3.
But Pittsburgh would come back scoring twice in the third. Jerome Bettis takes the hand-off and bulls his way over from the one to make the score 21 to 10.
Then less than five minutes later Kordell Stewart hands off Amos Zereoue who slices his way up the middle from the 10 and the Steelers trailed by 4, 21 to 17 still in the third.
The Patriots added a field goal but the defense intercepted 2 Kordell passes in the fourth quarter and New England advances to the Superbowl with a 24 to 17 win over Pittsburgh.))
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The Pittsburgh Steelers may have lost yesterday's game against the New England Patriots but local fans of the team were not discouraged.
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The Star City Steelers Club has been around for 10-years and boasts a membership of about 1-hundred.
They watch all the team's games, go to other sporting events and contribute to charities.
For yesterday's AFC Championship game, they gathered at the Holiday Inn at Tanglewood.
Many of the members moved to Southwest Virginia.
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((MIKE GREEN/PRES. STAR CITY STEELERS CLUB; WE'VE ALSO GOT A FAN BASE OF ABOUT 65-PERCENT OF OUR CLUB MEMBERS THAT ARE ORIGINALLY FROM THE Pittsburgh AREA AND WE'VE GOT A LOT OF DIE HARDS. ))
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The group is in contact with other Steeler fan clubs across the country and takes road trips to see the football team play at home in Pittsburgh.
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Virginia put on its seat belts to face top- ranked Duke, but were unable to hold on in the second half, as the Blue Devils shook up the Cavaliers, 94 to 81.
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Pete Gillen watches as the Cavs match Duke, bucket for bucket.
The game was tied at 42 to 42 at the break.
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But Duke went on the run in the second half and the Blue Devils win it 94 to 81.
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