WDBJ 7 morning news for 09/03/02

[2-Iraq]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

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[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
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Today Secretary of State Colin Powell is in South Africa, attending the United Nations Summit.
The hot topic continues to be a possible U-S attack on Iraq.
But most world leaders seem to be rather cool to the idea.
Steve Dunlop has the latest.
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[SUPER=03-Johannesburg, South Africa;]
[SUPER=01-Nelson Mandela/Former South African President;]
[SUPER=01-Colin Powell/Secretary of State;]
[SUPER=01-Steve Dunlop/Reporting;]
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[OUT Q=Dunlop,CBS News, New York.]
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FORMER SOUTH AFRICAN LEADER NELSON MANDELA DIDN T MINCE HIS WORDS WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF THE U-S ATTACKING IRAQ.

(SOT- Nelson Mandela/Former South African President)
"We are really appalled by any country that goes outside the United Nations and attack independent countries. No country must be allowed to take the law into their own hands."
THESE ARE THE KIND OF COMMENTS SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN POWELL COULD HEAR TODAY WHEN HE ATTENDS THE U-N SUMMIT IN SOUTH AFRICA. WORLD LEADERS SEEM UNITED IN THEIR OPINION AGAINST INVASION.

(SOT-Mandela again)
"it's not only the Moslem world but almost all of us are not in favor of that."
AND IT SEEMS COLIN POWELL MAY BE CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THESE COMMENTS. WHILE PRESIDENT BUSH HAS CALLED FOR A REGIME CHANGE IN IRAQ THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS NOT ENDORSED MILITARY ACTION.

(SOT/COLIN POWELL, SECRETARY OF STATE courtesy: BBC)
"too much attention has been focused on the United States and what debate has been taking place within our our administration, as opposed to attention being focused on the Iraqi regime.
STANDUP: POWELL AND OTHER WORLD LEADERS SAY THE U-S SHOULD GET WEAPONS INSPECTORS BACK INTO IRAQ BEFORE FURTHER STEPS ARE TAKEN.
BUT IRAQ, WHICH HAS SHUT OUT INSPECTORS FOR YEARS, CONTINUES TO WAFFLE ON THE IDEA. STEVE DUNLOP, CBS NEWS, NEW YORK.))

[11Wiley-Drive]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=02-24 TC1:42:26]
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A new walking trail will cause some headaches for drivers this week in Roanoke.
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Starting today, the westbound lane of Wiley Drive will be closed from seven a-m to three p-m.
City crews are constructing a temporary walking trail between the Roanoke River crossover bridge near Victory Stadium and the current greenway terminus near the River's Edge Tennis courts.
Officials hope to have the work finished on Friday.
Traffic headed eastbound towards Roanoke Memorial Hospital will not be affected.
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[11Henry-Deer]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[WRITER=tha]
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The long- dry summer is causing more than just wells to dry up.
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[SUPER=03-Henry Co./Last Week; ]
In Henry County-- the drought has spawned another problem. The damage from deer is so bad-- the board of supervisors has decided to step in. The board made the decision after hearing from a local tobacco farmer. Over the past ten years-- he says deer have been taking a bite out of his crop-- but this year he says the problem is worse than ever.
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(( DEERS WILL EAT ANYTHING, YOU KNOW WITH CLEAR CUTTING TIMBER AND ALL THE PEOPLE COVERING WOODS UP WITH CEMENT NOW, THE DEERS HAS JUST GOT DRAWN INTO A TYPE OF AREA AND THEY'RE JUST EATING ANYTHING THAT'S GREEN AND WITH THE DROUGHT WE'VE HAD THIS YEAR IT'S JUST MADE THE PROBLEM EVEN WORSE. ))
[SUPER=01-Darrell Jackson/Henry Co. Tobacco Farmer; ]
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Henry County Sheriff Frank Cassell also spoke up at last week's board meeting. The sheriff says the deer population in Henry County is out of control-- and is hitting the sheriff's office in the wallet from damage caused by deputies striking deer with their patrol cars.
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[anchor=Kimberly]
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Supervisors say they are concerned about the problem.
At last week's meeting-- they voted to ask the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to extend the county's hunting season by seven weeks. It's too late to extend this year's season-- but the board is hopeful something will be done in 2003.

[11Parkway-Body]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=02-15 TC1:32:45]
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Investigators are still working to identify a body that was found near the Blue Ridge Parkway.
They hope some information that'll be released later today will help someone recognize him.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./May]

In May, some people playing frisbee near the Poages Mill Overlook in Roanoke County found the badly decomposed body.
Medical experts have completed a facial reconstruction and plan to release sketches later today.
They're hoping someone will recognize the man and help authorities figure out his identity.
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[Australia-Winds]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
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A twister has caused widespread damage, and pushed the limits of emergency services in Melbourne, Australia.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Melbourne, Australia;]

The high winds forced the evacuation of elderly residents at a nursing home last night.
A major bridge was closed to traffic for several hours when a truck overturned, and a woman is hospitalized with injuries after a roof was torn from an apartment.
Weather conditions are expected to moderate across the area today.
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[Nikkei]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]

In business news, the key stock index in Tokyo has fallen to a 19- year low.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Tokyo, Japan;]

The benchmark Nikkei Average lost more than 304 points today, to nine-thousand-217.
That, despite government assurance that Japan's economy has already bottomed out.
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[IN Q=We got to this]
((GARY EVANS/FINANCIAL STRATEGIST:WE GOT TO THIS LEVEL IN FEBRUARY AND WE ARE NOW BELOW IT AGAIN. IT IS A VERY DEPRESSING MARKET. THE U.S. KEEPS ON FALLING, THE ECONOMY IS NOT IN A GREAT SHAPE NOBODY WANTS TO BUY THE MARKET, VOLUMES ARE DOWN. IT IS HARD TO SEE ANY PICK-UP ANY TIME SOON I AM AFRAID" ))
[SUPER=01-Gary Evans/Financial Strategist;]
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[OUT Q=I am afraid.]
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[VO-NAT]

Traders say stocks plunged as investors tried to lock up profits before the first anniversary of the 9-11attacks, as well as other major events in the weeks ahead.
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[Marketwatch]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[WRITER=chr]
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Wall Street gets back to work today after the long holiday weekend.
Ed Crane has that story and more in this morning's Marketwatch.
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[SUPER=01-Ed Crane/Reporting; :00]
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[OUT Q=I'm EC..CBS Marketwatch, NY]
((GOOD MORNING. AFTER 8 BUMPY MONTHS UNDER THEIR BELTS. INVESTORS KICK OFF THE FIRST TRADING DAY OF SEPTEMBER THIS MORNING. AND THEY'VE GOT PLENTY OF ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. FOR THE YEAR THE DOW IS NOW OFF NEARLY 14 PERCENT THE NASDAQ OFF 36 PERCENT. MARKETS WERE CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY..HERE'S HOW THINGS STAND:Y

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IN THE QUIESTEST TRADING DAY OF THE YEAR THE DOW FELL 7 POINTS...TO 8663----DROPPING 2 PERCENT FOR THE WEEK----

ESS=closing
THE NASDAQ'S TRADED DOWN 21

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AND THE S AND P FINISHED OFF NEARLY 2 POINTS
HOTTEST STOCK ON THE NASDAQ, GENELABS TECHNOLOGIES..MORE THAN DOUBLING IN PRICE AFTER GETTING THE GREEN LIGHT FROM THE F-D-A TO BEGIN MARKETING A PROMISING DRUG FOR LUPUS.
DON'T BLAME ME...FED CHAIRMAN ALAN GREENSPAN TELLS A WYOMING SYMPOSIUM THERES NOTHING THE FED COULD HAVE DONE TO STOP THE RECENT MARKET MELTDOWN. HE SAYS TIGHTENING THE MONEY SUPPLY WOULD ONLY HAVE MADE THINGS WORSE..
IF CONSUMER SPENDING DRIVES THE ECONOMY THE LATEST REPORT ON CONSUMER CONFIDENCE CAN'T BE HELPFUL. ACCORDING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN'S MONTHLY SURVEY IT SLIPPED AGAIN IN AUGUST FROM 88 POINT ONE TO 87 POINT 6 PERCENT..A BIT MORE THAN ANALYSTS HAD BEEN EXPECTING.

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AMONG MARKET MOVING REPORTS TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEK, AUGUST CAR AND TRUCK SALES..OUT THIS MORNING, THE LATEST ON CONSUMER SPENDING...OUT TOMORROW...AND THE AUGUST EMPLOYMENT PICTURE COMING OUT FRIDAY MORNING
GET MORE ON OUR WEBSITE...CBS DOT MARKETWATCH DOT COM
ED CRANE - CBS MARKETWATCH, NY.))

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[11Ingersoll-Rand]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=02-35 TC20:59]
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Workers at a Roanoke County plant did their part to help free nine trapped coal miners in Pennsylvania.
Now the county and the rescued miners themselves are saying thank you. Jennifer Wishon has more.
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[IN Q=Just one ]
[SUPER=03-Somerset, PA/July; :00]
[SUPER=01-Vern Cameron/Ingersoll Rand General Manager; :14]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :58]
[SUPER=01-Kay Fechisin/Human Resources Manager; 1:17]
[SUPER=19-Jennifer Wishon; 1:29]
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[OUT Q=JW, News 7]
(( Just one day after nine Pennsylvania miners became trapped 240 feet below ground-- workers at Roanoke County's Ingersoll Rand plant received a call they never expected.
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[SOT 1:06:08]
[IN Q=The original call]
((VERN CAMERSON/GENERAL MANAGER INGERSOLL RAND: THE ORIGINAL CALL CAME AT 4:30 IN THE MORNING WHICH NOT EVERYBODY HAD ARRIVED AT WORK YET. AND SO AS SOON AS THE TEAM ARRIVED AT WORK THE FIRST HAMMER RECOGNIZED IN THE RESOLUTION WAS DISPATCHED.)) [RUNS16]
[OUT Q=resolution was dispatched.]
By eight o'clock that morning workers were transporting a specialized drill and 30 inch drill bit to Somerset. But those weren't the only Ingersoll Rand products used in the rescue process.
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[IN Q=They had to drill to get air down]
((VERN CAMERSON/GENERAL MANAGER INGERSOLL RAND: THEY HAD TO DRILL TO GET AIR DOWN SO WE ACTUALLY HAD FOUR DIFFERENT TOOLS THAT WERE BEING USED. SO THE FIRST SIX INCH HOLE WAS DRILLED WITH ONE OF OUR HAMMERS AND BITS TO PUSH AIR IN TO KEEP THEM BREATHING AND ALSO SUPPLY HEAT. ANOTHER 22 INCH BIT WAS DRILLED THROUGH TO DE-WATER.)) [RUNS17]
[OUT Q=through to de-water]
In recognition of the employees and the company's 35th anniversary as a local business partner--- the Roanoke County
Board of Supervisors recently declared August 27th Ingersoll Rand day in Roanoke County. But the recent attention has not affected the employees.
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[IN Q=We're extremely proud]
((KAY FECHISIN/HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER: WE'RE EXTREMELY PROUD OF OUR BOYS IN THE ROANOKE FACILITY AND IN DOING THIS AND MAKING ALL OF THIS HAPPEN THOROUGHLY AND EXPEDITIOUSLY THEY'VE BEEN VERY HUMBLE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROCESS.)) [RUNS14]
[OUT Q=the entire process]
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((JENNIFER WISHON/REPORTING: AS A REMINDER OF WHAT LOCAL INGERSOLL RAND EMPLOYEES ACCOMPLISHED THE NINE MINERS WHO WERE RESCUED ARE PUTTING THEIR SIGNATURES ON THE CASING OF THE DRILL BIT. IT WILL THEN BE RETURNED TO THE PLANT AND PUT ON DISPLAY TO REMIND EMPLOYEES WHAT THEY ACHIEVED THROUGH HARD WORK AND DEDICATION.. JENNIFER WISHON, NEWS 7.)) [RUNS20]
[OUT Q=JW, News 7]))

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[Consolidated-Freightways]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kor]
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[GRAPHIC=Business News]

It looks like the end of the road for a 73-year-old trucking company. Consolidated Freightways says it's filing for Chapter Eleven bankruptcy protection and laying off more than 15-thousand people around the country. In letters being mailed to workers, Consolidated says it simply doesn't have enough money to continue operations.

There's now word on how this will affect the Plantation Road facility in Roanoke.[Consolidated-Freightways]

There's now word on how this will affect the Plantation Road facility in Roanoke.[Wisconsin-Tornado]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
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A Wisconsin town of four- thousand people is declared a disaster area, in the wake of a tornado.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Ladysmith, WI;]

The twister tore through the town of Ladysmith yesterday. afternoon, flattening a church and damaging dozens of homes and businesses.
At least 30 people were hurt -- mostly minor injuries like cuts and bruises.
The police chief says he's surprised no one was killed.
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[S-Tech2002]

[ANCHOR=Steve]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin']
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=TECH 2002 183547TC]
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There's plenty of new information in this week's edition of the Tech 2002 report. Here's Mike Stevens.
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[OUT Q=...a nice Tuesday."]
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((MIKE STEVENS:)) (( After completely dismantling LSU - the Virginia Tech Hokies were allowed to enjoy Labor Day practice free. But while the team wasn't working it was making headlines. For starters the brand coaches Top 25 poll has advanced Tech into the Top 10. The Hokies climb six spots and make the biggest jump of any school in poll to land in the 10 spot.
(( )) The Hokies also picked two Big East player of the week honors. Defensive End Jim Davis is the Big East defensive player of the week. He had three sacks, four solo tackles and a he forced a fumble against the Tigers. It was just his 5th career start, but as a redshirt junior he is quickly becoming a leader. ((JIM DAVIS:)) Vinnie Burns, who averaged 45 yards a kick on his nine punts against LSU is the Big East special teams performer of the week. As for the Tech quarterback situation - the Tech coaches did work on Labor Day and they have decided to make Bryan Randall the starter against Marshall on Thursday night September 12th. ((BRYAN RANDALL:)) Randall lived in Charleston West Virginia, about 50 miles from Marshall, until his 5th grade year. To get his first career start against the Thundering Herd is too ironic. ((BRYAN RANDALL:)) In one other note from the LSU weekend - Michael Vick not only had his jersey retired in the pregame ceremonies but he also was recognized for a major contribution to the athletic department. Inside the Merryman center - the players and coaches meeting rooms area is called Michael Vick hall.)) ((MIKE VICK:)) ((MIKE STEVENS:))

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[11Terrorism-plates]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=mmu]
[TAPE#=02-34 TC21:05]
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Virginians who want to "fight terrorism" can now do so on their license plates.
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[SUPER=03-Richmond]

The special tags were unveiled at the State Capitol.
A Northern Virginia man came up with the idea for the plates.
It's the third terrorism-related special license plate the state offers.
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[SOT 00:17:17-22; 00:17:28-33]
((DELEGATE BOB HULL/(D) FALLS CHURCH: THE GOAL IS TO GET THEM TO PEOPLE IN TIME TO PUT THEM ON THEIR CARS FOR THE SEPTEMBER 11TH ANNIVERSARY. ONCE PEOPLE PUT THESE ON THEIR CARS AND START DRIVING AROUND, AND OTHER PEOPLE SEE THIS, IT'S GOING TO MAKE A BIG IMPACT. ))
[SUPER=01-Del. Bob Hull/(D) Falls Church]
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[VO-NAT]

Like most special plates, the fight terrorism tags cost ten dollars extra.
Virginia drivers have already ordered four-thousand plates.
And a member of Governor Mark Warner's cabinet says he expects to see one of the tags on the Governor's vehicle before long.
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[11Summer-Tourism]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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[WRITER=dse]
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The fear of flying since September 11th has drawn a record number of tourists to Virginia by car.
Attractions easy to reach by Interstate 95 such as Virginia Beach and Historic Jamestown have seen a steady stream of visitors since the first of the year.
Tourism officials at other historic sites such as Monticello have also been busy.
The one exception to the tourism increase is northern Virginia.
So far this year, the area's hotels and motels experienced a 1 to 3 percent decrease in occupancy rates from last year.