WDBJ 7 news at Noon for 04/26/02

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She was part of the popular R-and-B group, T-L-C.
Singer Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes is dead at the age of 30.
We'll have the story, coming up.
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And a school shooting today in Germany kills more than a dozen people.
Authorities say it was a former student who pulled the trigger.

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[ANCHOR=Leo]
A mix of clouds and sunshine will rule our skies today as a storm system heads our way for part of the weekend...I'll tell you when in the forecast.......

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News 7 at Noon starts right now...

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18 people, including the gunman, are dead after a shooting rampage at a school in Germany.
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Good Afternoon, I'm Kimberly McBroom.
Police say most of the victims were adults.
Authorities say it was a student expelled from the school a few weeks ago who opened fire.
Teri Okita reports.
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(LOCATOR: ERFURT, GERMANY) GERMAN POLICE SAY A 19-YEAR-OLD STUDENT RECENTLY EXPELLED FROM THE GUTENBERG SECONDARY SCHOO
L IN ERFURT STARTED SHOOTING AT TEACHERS AND STUDENTS INSIDE. HE KILLED 17-PEOPLE, INCLUDING SEVERAL CHILDREN, MORE THAN A DOZEN TEACHERS, AND A POLICE OFFICER WHO RUSHED TO THE SCENE. THE UNIDENTIFIED GUNMAN IS ALSO DEAD. DOZENS OF SHOCKED AND CRYING STUDENTS WERE TRAPPED IN THE SCHOOL. SOME SENT DISTRESS SIGNS FROM THEIR CLASSROOMS LIKE THIS HILFE SIGN... GERMAN FOR HELP . SEVERAL HUNDRED STUDENTS IN GRADES FIVE THROUGH 12 WERE IN CLASSES WHEN THE SHOOTING STARTED. WORRIED PARENTS RAN DOWN TO THE SCHOOL TO COLLECT THEIR CHILDREN AND FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED. A SCHOOL JANITOR FIRST ALERTED POLICE AND THERE WERE REPORTS OF A SECOND GUNMAN ROAMING THE HALLS. AS THE STUDENTS WERE EVACUATED, OFFICERS WENT ROOM-TO-ROOM LOOKING FOR ANOTHER SHOOTER, BUT AT THIS POINT, THEY CANNOT CONFIRM THOSE REPORTS. THIS WAS GERMANY S SECOND SCHOOL SHOOTING IN TWO MONTHS, AND IT COMES JUST DAYS AFTER THE THREE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE COLUMBINE SHOOTING IN LITTLETON, COLORADO. TERI OKITA, CBS NEWS. ))

[Lopes]

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Grammy-winning singer Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes is being remembered as a gifted performer.
Lopes was the rap star member of the group, T-L-C.
She died last night in a car crash.
Jennifer Jones has more on the life of the young R- and- B performer.
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(NATZ FULL OF LOPES PERFORMING) SHE PACKED A LIFETIME OF SUCCESS AND CONTROVERSY INTO JUST 30 YEARS. LISA LOPES....KNOW
N AS THE "CRAZY" MEMBER OF MUSIC GROUP "TLC"... WAS KILLED IN A CAR CRASH IN HONDURAS. SHE WAS ON VACATION....BUT OTHER DETAILS OF THE ACCIDENT ARE UNCLEAR. (MORE NATZ OF TLC) BEGINNING IN 19-92, LISA "LEFT EYE" LOPES...ALONG WITH THE OTHER MEMBERS OF TLC... BEGAN A WILDLY SUCCESSFUL RUN OF MUSIC MAKING. THEIR HITS INCLUDED "NO SCRUBS"..."WATERFALL" AND "CREEP"...A SONG THAT EARNED THEM TWO OF THEIR FOUR GRAMMY AWARDS. IN 19-94, LOPES MADE HEADLINES FOR ANOTHER REASON. IN A FIT OF RAGE...SHE BURNED DOWN THE MANSION OF HER BOYFRIEND....NFL STAR...ANDRE RISON. LOPES PLEADED GUILTY TO ARSON AND WAS SENTENCED TO A HALFWAY HOUSE AND PROBATION. DESPITE HER ERRATIC PAST.... LOPES RECENTLY TALKED ABOUT THE POSITI
VE MESSAGE SHE HOPE TO SEND WITH HER MUSIC. SOT: LISA LOPES/SINGER "I FEEL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE THINGS THAT I SAY BECAUS
E THERE ARE A LOT OF CHILDREN...AND NOT EVEN CHILDREN, JUST A LOT PEOPLE WHO ARE VERY INFLUENCED BY MUSIC." LOPES IS THE SECOND HIGH PROFILE SINGER TO DIE IN LESS THAN A YEAR. THE RISING STAR AALIYAH WAS KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH LAST ( ) IN THE BAHAMAS. IN ATLANTA, LOPES' SURVIVING BANDMATES...RELEASED A STATEMENT...SAYING QUOTE..."TODAY WE HAVE TRULY LOST OUR SISTER." JENNIFER JONES, CBS NEWS, ATLANTA ))

[Law]

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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says the search for Osama Bin Laden has yielded quote, "neither hide nor hair of the terrorist."
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But Rumsfeld says U-S troops continue to track the number-one terrorist suspect.
And the defense secretary insists bin Laden probably isn't very effective in running the al-Qaida network. Still, Rumsfeld warned the troops in Afghanistan, their jobs won't be over quickly.
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((" MY GUESS IS THAT AS THE SPRING COMES AND AS THE WEATHER IMPROVES AND AS THEY FIND WAYS TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER THAT THEY WILL PROBABLY AGAIN TRY TO ATTACK THE INTERIM AUTHORITY AND OPPOSING FACTIONS IN THE COUNTRY AS WELL AS U.S AND COALITION FORCES ." ))
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One airman asked a blunt question about what happens when bin Laden is found -- will U-S troops negotiate with him, or kill him?
That drew hoots and hollers from the audience and a smile from Rumsfeld, who replied it's bin Laden's choice.
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[Statler-Brothers]

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If you haven't bought tickets for the Statler Brothers' final concert you are out of luck.
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Tickets for the event at the Salem Civic Center went on sale this morning. At one point, they were being sold at the rate of 120 a minute-- with sales at the box office, on-line, and over the phone. To guarantee they'd get good seats, several people spent the night in the parking lot. Doris Young was first in line.
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((DORIS YOUNG/STATLER BROTHERS FAN: I GOT HERE LAST NIGHT AT TEN MINUTES AFTER FIVE. I SAT IN MY CAR ALL NIGHT LONG OUTSIDE. THE NEXT PEOPLE CAME AT 8 TWENTY SOMETHING AND 12-SOMETHING. AND THEN THEY LET US IN AT 7.))
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The Statler Brothers will end their Farewell tour in Salem Saturday, October 26th. The 6-thousand tickets sold out at 11:21 this morning. It was the fastest sellout in the history of the Salem Civic Center.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

Coming up next on the newscast, the state's redistricting battle is back in the court system,
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also we will tell you why gettting a healthy sun tan can be as easy as taking a shower.
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[Execution]

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A convicted rapist and murderer , whose crimes date back to 1984, has been executed at an Ohio prison.
Alton Coleman was put to death this morning by lethal injection.
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Coleman mostly chose African-Americans as his victims, and was the suspect in as many as eight killings.
The crimes happened during a five- state rampage with his girlfriend, Debra Brown.
His attorneys say Coleman was abused as a child, and that his mother used drugs and alcohol while she was carrying him.
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[Missing-Boy]

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Authorities in San Diego have another missing child case on their hands--
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Police officers, volunteers, and family members combed through this neighborhood in central San Diego last night, looking for a two- year- old boy.
Jahi Turner disappeared from a park yesterday afternoon.
The boy's stepfather told police he left the child alone for about 15 minutes, and when he returned, the child was gone.
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((DAVID COHEN/SAN DIEGO POLICE SPOKESMAN: WE'RE GOING THROUGHOUT THE PARK, WE HAVE DETECTIVES GOING DOOR TO DOOR TALKING TO PEOPLE SEEING IF THEY SAW ANYTHING, TRYING TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS LITTLE BOY." ))
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This is the SECOND search for a San Diego child in just over two months.
After being missing for several weeks, seven- year- old Danielle van Dam was found murdered along a dirt road.
Neighbor David Westerfield is charged with her kidnapping and murder-- and could receive the death penalty if he's convicted.
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[11Anderson]

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Roanoke honored the memory of a former mayor yesterday
Wick Anderson was also a member of Roanoke City Council and he served eight years in the Virginia House of Delegates.
A successful lawyer and civic leader, Anderson died Tuesday.
Joe Dashiell has more.
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Wick Anderson was a member of South Roanoke United Methodist Church... and its pews were filled with his family and friends, and the public officials with whom he served.
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Elected to City Council in the late 50s, Anderson served as mayor from 1960 to 1962.
He represented Roanoke in the Virginia General Assembly for eight years...
He was twice a candidate for Congress, and after switching to the Republican party made another run for Roanoke Mayor.
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((GEORGE KEGLEY: WICK WAS A FINE FELLOW. HE STARTED AS A NEWSPAPER REPORTER, TURNED TO THE LAW, A GOOD MAN FOR THE COMMUNITY.)) ((RAY GARLAND: HE WAS A NATURAL FOR ROANOKE. HE HAD A REAL AFFINITY WITH THE CITY AND A LOVE FOR THE CITY.)) ((JACK PARROTT: AND HE'S JUST ALWAYS BEEN A REAL GOOD FRIEND AND WE'LL MISS HIM.)) [RUNS:17]
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And so will the many of the region's cultural organizations and civic groups.
Though Anderson hadn't held elective office in many years, he continued in the role of community leader until his death Tuesday at the age of 73.
Joe Dashiell News 7 Roanoke))

[Redistricting]

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The state's politically explosive re-districting case was back in court yesterday.
State Attorney General Jerry Kilgore asked the state Supreme Court to quickly set aside a Salem judge's ruling.
Kilgore's motion asks the state's high court to bar Judge Richard Pattisall from enforcing his order that new legislative lines be drawn, AND new House of Delegates elections be held this year.
In March, Pattisall ruled that the Republican-dominated Legislature sought to win more seats, by packing Democratic-leaning black precincts into fewer districts.

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Summer vacation is just around the corner--
If you're looking for the latest way to tan your skin, it's not a tanning bed, or even a SELF- tanning cream.
It's a tanning SHOWER.
Doctor Mallika Marshall visited one in Boston, and tells us all about it.
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It looks like a car wash for humans but this machine is the newest way to -look- tan without exposing your skin to har
mful UV rays. The machine sprays on a tanning solution similar to the self-tanning lotions available at stores. SOT: Ni
ko Kostopolous/Magic Mist Tan "This machine will apply it evenly throughout the body, it won't turn orange.. It will no
t streak." SOT: Andrea Lee/ Customer "I always used the self tanner but it was always streaky and turned me a funny col
or.. Once I tried this I was surprised it looks real, more of a brown color." Each application takes less than a minute and costs 20 to 30 dollars. The color lasts about five to seven days. Customers say it's a lot faster and safer than u
sing a tanning bed or baking in the sun. SOT: LEE "It's a little more expensive but it's worth it because i get so much
of a better tan and I'm not paying someone to give me cancer." SOT: KOSTOPOLOUS "They look healthy and they don't have
to feel guilty about going in a tanning bed and worry about damaging their skin and worry about getting skin cancer." Dermatologists say any new product that helps people avoid exposing themselves to UV rays is a safer and healthier alte
rnative. SOT: Dr. Alan Rockoff/Dermatologist "It may be a good option for people who want to look tan without the adver
se health effects of going outdoors." But it's important to remember that even though you -look- tan, it still won't protect you if you do go outdoors.. so you should always use a sunscreen with a sun protection factor of at least 15 to protect yourself from the harmful u-v rays that can damage your skin. Dr. Mallika Marshall, CBS News, Boston. ))
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

Coming up after break, Leo has a detailed look at our weekend forecast,
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but first in this weekend's Growing It, Patrick Evans will look at ways to keep your plants safe from the frost.
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Despite warmer weather and a little rain, it's still not 100% safe to plant your summer vegetables.
Patrick Evans is here with Growin' It, talking about the danger frost still poses...
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On Wall Street at Noon, the DOW was DOWN 28 points. The NASDAQ has lost 18.

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Coming up in sports, we'll speak to a young man who wants to fit into the quarterback picture at Virginia Tech,
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And Steve Mason will tell you about a pitcher who's a big hit on Alleghany's baseball team.
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The Hillcats went to bat for their 12th win of the season in Lynchburg.
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But Kinston stood in the way.
First, let's enjoy this incredible shot, courtesy of News 7 photographer Bobby Cranwell.
In the bottom of the second, Nathan McLouth is gonna get the sacrifice fly to right field that scores Jose Castillo from third.
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The next inning, Josh Bonfay cracks this shot to left center field.
The ball drops, and that allows Josh Hudnell to come on down from third.
Kinston answers.
Ryan Church brings in a run with the basehit to left, the runner beats the throw.
But Lynchburg wins 5-2, and is now 12 and 7 on the season.
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Alleghany's baseball team is off to a running start - holding down an 8 and 2 record. Steve Mason tells us how junior pitcher Mike Bartley has played a huge role in getting that solid start.
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((He's 6 foot 4, 230 pounds, the most imposing pitcher in the area, yet Mike Bartley is a gentle giant. His coach calls him the nicest kid around, but his fast ball is simply wicked. Bartley has been clocked at 90 miles an hour and he also throws a change up and curve. ((:)) Bartley registered 96 strikeouts last year as a sophomore in leading Alleghany to the Blue Ridge District championship. This year, he's a marked man. His ERA is over 3 and he is the first to admit he has a lot to work on. ((:))
Mike is averaging over 10 strikeouts a game and major league scouts as well as big time college coaches have been out to see him play.)) ((:)) ((:))

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With all of the attention diverted to Grant Noel's injured knee, and the pending arrival of Vick number two, ANOTHER Tech quarterback has been lost in all the uproar.
But - not for long.
He may get his chance in the spotlight this fall.
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Bryan Randall made a statement with his play this spring, capping it off by completing 21 of 38 passes for 211 yards, while quarterbacking both the Maroon and White Squads in Saturday's Spring Game.
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If Grant Noel cannot rehab his knee in time to return when practice begins in August, Randall will step into the starting position. He'll spend this summer preparing for just such a situation.
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