WDBJ 7 news at 5 for 02/04/02

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Today on News 7 at 5, City Council says Roanoke's drought is at crisis levels.
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Also an earthquake has left dozens dead and thousands homeless.
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High winds and blowing snow showers highlight our return to winter today. How long will it last? The story just ahead.

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Also a leading Gospel singer has passed away.
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And it was a bad day for investors on Wall Street.
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Roanoke is in a crisis due to dropping water levels at Carvins Cove.
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Council declared a water state of emergency this afternoon.
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Carvin's Cove is now 21 point two feet below the spillwell. Restrictions on water usage right now are voluntary. But there will be mandatory restrictions which means water usage will be restricted between 10 am and 7 pm. Council today also set aside one million dollars to purchase water from Salem and Roanoke County once the cove falls between 26 feet. The meeting is still under way at this hour.
It culminated in members from both parties blasting Mayor Ralph Smith and the General Assembly for killing a bill that would have amended the city charter and increased the city's admission taxes. We'll have more on both stories coming up on news 7 at 6.
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High winds and dry conditions led to some small brush fires this afternoon.
The state forestry department says a downed power line started a two-acre fire in Bedford County earlier today.
Another fire was blowing a lot of smoke along Route 608... which is Altice Road near Moneta. That fire is now contained.
Crews are also fighting a fire in Pittsylvania County.

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Several schools have changed their schedules tomorrow because of theweather.
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[5-XGR-Vans]

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"Jessika's Cause" was back in the General Assembly spotlight today, as lawmakers considered a bill that would prohibit schools from using 15- passenger vans to transport students.
The measure made it out of committee, but not without significant ammendments.
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Joe Dashiell is at the state capitol tonight. Joe, what happened?
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Jean, the House Education Committee watered down the legislation, applying it to public schools only...
Supporters of the measure were unhappy with that decision.. but pleased the bill survives.
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((Jessika Lewis' family and friends returned to Richmond as the House Education committee took up the issue.
The 14- year- old Roanoke girl was killed last July when a church van returning from a visit to Myrtle Beach crashed in North Carolina.
Supporters of the legislation say that accident is just one of many that lead federal investigators to question the vehicles' safety, but not everyone is convinced the vans are the problem.
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((I THINK WE CONCENTRATE MAINLY ON DRIVER SAFETY. WE'RE GOING TO DO MORE THERE TO FIX UP SAFETY PROBLEMS IN VIRGINIA THAN SIMPLY WIPING OUT A FLEET OF VEHICLES AND SAYING OKAY YOU HAVE TO BUY SOMETHING ELSE NOW.))
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The committee approved an ammendment that removed commercial child care and private schools from the legislation...
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((WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SAFETY, I DON'T THINK THERE SHOULD BE A DISTINCTION BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOL CHILDREN, SO I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT IT WAS LIMITED TO JUST THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, BUT I AM GLAD THEY RECOGNIZE THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND HAVE RECOMMENDED TO THE HOUSE THAT WE PASS A BILL THAT DEALS WITH SAFETY FOR AT LEAST THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN.))
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If he can find the votes, Griffith could try to modify the bill on the floor of the house.
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But for now, Jean, supporters of "Jessika's Cause" say they are encouraged that the bill made it out of committee, and is now one step closer to becoming law.

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Enron's former C-E-O Ken Lay was supposed to testify before lawmakers today- but he was a "no show."
Now a subpoena's going out that'll force him to-
Jim Acosta now with the latest from Washington.
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((WITH KENNETH LAY MISSING IN ACTION... SENATORS TRADED THEIR EMPTY HEARING ROOM FOR A PRESS CONFERENCE TO BLAST THE FORMER ENRON C-E-O -- WHO BALKED AT TESTIFYING ON CAPITOL HILL TODAY-- AFTER A MONTH OF ASSURANCES THAT HE WOULD VOLUNTARILY SHOW UP. Sen. Byron Dorgan, (D) North Dakota: "There's nothing that would excuse Mr. Lay's decision not to appear before Congress. He was simply looking for a door." KEY SENATORS SAY THAT ESCAPE HATCH CAME OVER THE WEEKEND WHEN ENRON'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS ISSUED THE SO-CALLED "POWERS REPORT" -- A SCATHING STUDY THAT ACCUSED ENRON EXECUTIVES OF HIDING FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS TO BOOST THE COMPANY STOCK. AND THE REPORT'S CHIEF AUTHOR TOLD CONGRESS ENRON EMPLOYEES AND STOCK HOLDERS WERE LEFT HOLDING THE BAG. William Powers, Enron Report Author
LAY'S LAWYER SAYS HIS CLIENT DECLINED TO APPEAR AFTER SOME MEMBERS OF CONGRESS SUGGESTED ON WEEKEND TALK SHOWS THAT THE EX-C-E-O COULD BE GUILTY OF CRIMINAL MISCONDUCT. Sen. Peter Fitzgerald, (R) Illinois: If Mr. Lay wishes to correct the damning impressions of those documents he ought to come before the American people and dispel those misconceptions. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE POWERFUL COMMERCE COMMITTEE CALLED FOR A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR TO INVESTIGATE THE ENERGY GIANT'S TIES TO THE PRESIDENT -- COMPARING THE WHITE HOUSE CLAIM OF THAT IT OFFERED NO HELP TO ENRON ..TO THE MONICA LEWINSKY AFFAIR. Sen. Fritz Hollings, (D) South Carolina: To say no help had is like saying 'I had no political relations with that man Mr. Lay. THE SENATORS ARE EXPECTED TO FORMALLY ISSUE THEIR SUBPOENA TOMORROW MORNING. THEY APPARENTLY WON'T NEED ONE FOR FORMER ENRON EXEC. JEFFREY SKILLING-- WHO SAYS HE WILL TESTIFY LATER THIS WEEK. JIM ACOSTA CBS NEWS WASHINGTON.))

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Coming up next on the newscast, Lynchburg travelers will have more choice when it comes to flying.
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[VO] Also if the cold dry weather is drying out your skin, we'll have some simple suggestions that can help.
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Funerals have begun in Turkey for the victim's of yesterday's earthquake there.
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Turkish officials say they've all but abandoned hopes of rescuing anyone from the rubble-
The quake killed at least 43 people there and left thousands homeless.
The six point oh quake was felt as far away as Istanbul- 300 miles to the Northwest.
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Bad weather forced Governor Mark Warner to cancel a trip to the Appalachian School of Law today.
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The Grundy campus was gearing up for the visit from Warner and Attorney General Jerry Kilgore- when they got the news.
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The trip to A-S-L is in the wake of the January shooting rampage there that killed three and wounded three others. Students say the campus is still healing.
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((MATTHEW HARVEY/APPALACHIAN SCHOOL OF LAW STUDENT; IT FEELS LIKE EVERYONE WALKS AROUND THEY ACT AS IF THEY'VE BEEN IN HIT IN THE STOMACH THE WINDS BEEN TAKEN OUT OF THEM, BUT, WE'VE BEEN GETTING BETTER LAUGHING JOKING AROUND CLASSES ARE BECOMING MORE NORMAL OUR SCHEDULES ARE STARTING TO SET IN NOW.)) ((LOU ELLSWORTH/APPALACHIAN SCHOOL OF LAW PRESIDENT; THERE'S NO QUESTION WERE MOVING AHEAD EVERYONE IS COMMITTED TO NOT ONLY COMPLETING THE SEMESTER BUT WE HAVE PERSPECTIVE STUDENTS COMING HERE.))
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Ellsworth says all law students have returned to campus and classes are in full swing. Governor Warner has re-scheduled his appearance at the school for next Tuesday. He's expected to talk with county leaders, make remarks and have a casual lunch with the law school community.
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Some good news for air travelers in central Virginia.
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Lynchburg airport officials announced today that US Airways Express will provide shuttle service to and from Philadelphia starting in April.
Shuttle America.. a US Airways carrier.. will make three daily round-trip flights.
US Airways is also adding another daily flight to Pittsburgh.
It's a shot in the arm for an airport that had lost nearly half its service since September 11th.
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((MARK COURTNEY/LYNCHBURG AIRPORT MANAGER: IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS I'M CONVINCED THAT AS AIRLINES SEE AN AIRLINE COME IN AND ADD SERVICE, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE MARKET, THAT IT TENDS TO FEED AND IT TENDS TO ADD THE IMPETUS FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICE.))
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Courtney says he's also been in talks with Delta Airlines about expanding service in Lynchburg.
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A giant in the world of Southern gospel music has passed away.
James Blackwood was the last of the Blackwood Brothers Quartet.
His spokeswoman says the 82-year old singer died yesterday from complications of a stroke.
The Blackwood Brothers recorded more than 200 albums and won eight Grammy awards from 1966 to 1982. [Take Web Address Full]
If you would like to learn more about James Blackwood, we have a link to his website on our page at WDBJ7-dot-com.

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The skin is the body's largest organ. But it is sometimes overlooked in the winter-
The cold air outside and dry air inside can lead to the winter itch.
Stacia Matthews has some suggestions on ways to beat the winter skin blues.
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(( COLD AIR OUTSIDE.
ULTRA VIOLET RAYS FROM THE SUN.
AND LOW HUMIDITY INSIDE.
THE COMBINATION STRIPS MOISTURE FROM THE TOP LAYER OF OUR SKIN.. CAUSING THE WINTER ITCH.

(SOT MOS: "If it's really dry it hurts. If you don't put any
moisturizer on it, it cracks and hurts and it even cuts.")

(SOT MOS: "I get a little dried out. And what do you do to treat it?
Unfortunately not much.")

DR. JEFFREY TRAVERS CHAIRS THE DERMATOLOGY DEPARTMENT AT CLARIAN HEALTH.

(SOT TRAVERS: "The best way to actually fight dry skin is to try to
put water back into it.")

(MATTHEWS STANDUP: "Dr. Travers says our best defense against dry skin is to drink plenty of water to help hydrate the skin from the inside out.")

THEN FOLLOW THESE SIMPLE STEPS.
LIMIT YOUR SHOWER TIME.
USE LUKEWARM WATER.
AVOID BODY WASH AND DEODORANT SOAPS.. WHICH CAN BE MORE DRYING.
AND IT'S NOT NECESSARY TO LATHER UP EVERYWHERE.

(SOT TRAVERS: "That's appropirate if you're an athlete or like my kids
rolling in the mud. But for normal people all you need to do is use soap in areas such as your face, underneath your arms and your groin and your feet.")

PAT YOURSELF DRY.. THEN APPLY A MOISTURIZER TO THE SKIN WHILE IT'S STILL WET.
THE BEST PROTECTION: PETROLEUM JELLY.

(SOT TRAVERS: "99-cents a pound, the cheapest thing you could use.. A
little bit of that will work well as a lubricant.")))
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Doctor Traver says if that doesn't help, you should see your doctor.

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Coming next on the newscast, we'll tell you where you can meet a real snake in the grass.
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It was a bad day on Wall Street. Alexis Christoforous will explain next in today's Marketwatch report. Stay with us.
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On Wall Street today, stock prices sank as investors bailed out of the market rather than sit through the latest round of accounting worries and earnings concerns
Alexis Christoforous has more.
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Thank you Jean and good afternoon everybody and welcome to the 2 minute ticker.
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No body believed the New England Patriots had a chance at beating The St. Louis Rams but the Patriots themselves.

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New England set the tone of the game when the team entered the field together as a team.
But Superbowl 36 got down to one play. The Patriots put it in the hands of Adam Vinatieri who booted the winning 48 yard field goal as time expired the Patriots beat the RAms 20 to 17.
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As always, Wheaties honored the new Super Bowl champions we'll have more on that at six.

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The Patrick Henry girls swim team has dominated area swimming for the past 4 years.
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9 members of the team have been swimming for 4 years and they've put together an impressive 42 and 0 record over those years.
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The Patriots seem to have benefited from the two local swim programs in the valley, The Gators and the Marlins.
Several members of those teams make up the nucleaus of the Patriots squad. And their work ethic has rubbed off on the other swimmers in the program.
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The Patriots are preparing for the Regionals February ninth.
We'll begin out countdown to Daytona today more on that coming up at six and Jean will be back in a moment.

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If it slithers, hisses, has scales or a forked-tongue, you can find it at the Science Museum of Western Virginia.

Case in point, here's Patrick Evans with a look inside the new exhibit, "Reptiles: Beautiful & Deadly".
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