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Some residents say they never heard the warning siren--
Dozens of people are injured when a Labor Day tornado hits a Wisconsin town.
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And not one, but two earthquakes shake Southern California.


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The heat and humidity returns today and tomorrow and then some more changes head our way...I'll have your forecast.....
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News 7 at Noon starts right now...

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(( IF YOU LOOK AT THE DEVASTATION AND THE DAMAGE AND THE PART OF TOWN WHERE THE DAMAGE OCCURRED, WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE.))
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A tornado arrives with little warning, now residents count their blessings that it wasn't a lot worse.

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Good Afternoon, I'm Kimberly McBroom.
Authorities in a small Wisconsin town are going door- to- door, searching for more victims of yesterday's surprise twister.
The police chief says the tornado was already on the ground by the time the warning siren was sounded.
Stacy Case reports.
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THEY'RE ROLLING UP THEIR SLEEVES AND COUNTING THEIR BLESSINGS IN LADYSMITH, WISCONSIN. A MASSIVE CLEANUP IS UNDERWAY AFTER A TORNADO RIPPED THROUGH THIS SMALL TOWN ON MONDAY.

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"THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT IS TRASHED AND WE GET 30 MINOR INJURIES OUT OF IT. ITS A GOOD DAY IN LADYSMITH."
MINOR INJURIES AND NO FATALITIES...A SILVER LINING AMID THE RUBBLE THAT WAS ONCE THE BUSINESS DISTRICT OF THIS NORTHERN WISCONSIN COMMUNITY. AS MANY AS 60 HOMES AND BUSINESSES ARE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.

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"THIS IS A DOWNTOWN THAT ALREADY WAS HURTING, WITH THE ECONOMY...SMALL TOWN BUSINESSES GOING OUT OF BUSINESS..JUST DO WHAT WE CAN TO REBUILD IT."
IT'S UNCLEAR WHETHER THIS CHURCH CAN EVER BE REBUILT. THE 100 YEAR OLD BAPTIST CHURCH SUFFERED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. SO DID THIS RESTORED LIBRARY CONVERTED INTO A BED AND BREAKFAST.

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"WE SPENT THREE YEARS PUTTING THIS BACK TOGETHER AND WE ARE BACK AT SQUARE ONE."
TOWN OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE GOING TO NEED STATE AND FEDERAL AID TO PUT THIS TOWN BACK TOGETHER. BUT THEY ALSO SAY.. THIS COMMUNITY IS MADE UP OF RESILIENT PEOPLE WHO WILL COME OUT OF THIS BRUISED, BUT NOT BEATEN. STACY CASE, CBS NEWS. ))

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Two small earthquakes made for an interesting morning in Southern California--
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Employees at this store will be spending the day putting merchandise back on the shelves--
The larger of the two quakes hit just after midnight, and was felt in parts of Los Angeles and Pasadena.
It had a magnitude of four-point- six on the Richter scale.
The smaller tremor struck in the same area, and is considered a "foreshock".
It registered at two-point-six on the Richter scale.
Authorities say they have no reports of any injuries or damage.
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Thousands of employees of one of the nation's largest trucking companies got a difficult Labor Day message yesterday: "Don't come back to work."
Consolidated Freightways has closed its doors and is filing for bankruptcy.
While there's no official word on how this will affect the Plantation Road facility in Roanoke, the company says it will liquidate its assets.
Laurie Shilling has more from the company's headquarters in Vancouver, Washington.
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Investigators are still trying to identify a body found near the Blue Ridge Parkway in May.
They hope some information that'll be released this afternoon will help.
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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.
They're hoping someone will recognize the man and help authorities figure out his identity.
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The long- dry summer is causing more than just wells to dry up. In Henry County-- the drought has spawned another problem.
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It has also dried up many wild animals' food supply. 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. ))
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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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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.
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Still to come on the newscast, Israel says it will get tough on the families of suicide bombers.
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Plus we will show what one family is doing to make sure it can find their daughter if she is ever kidnapped.
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Israel's Supreme Court is sending a message to Palestinian suicide bombers-- if you carry out an attack, or assist in any way, you will be deported.
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The court ruled today that Israel can expel relatives of Palestinian terror suspects from the West Bank to the Gaza Strip --but ONLY if it's proven that they pose a security threat.
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((DANIEL TAUB/ISRAELI FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN: THE COURT IN A VERY THOROUGH DECISION THAT WAS REACHED BY A PANEL OF NINE MOST SENIOR JUDGES HEADED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SUPREME COURT CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT IT IS PERMISSIBLE TO DO THIS, WHEN THERE IS A CLEAR CONNECTION BETWEEN THE ACTS OF THE FAMILY MEMBER AND THE ACTS OF TERRORISM. ))
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The justices upheld the expulsions of a sister and brother of one militant suspect.
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The Israeli military says it'll carry out the expulsions tomorrow.
Meanwhile, human rights attorneys and Palestinians say the transfers amount to collective punishment, and violate international law.

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At the world summit in South Africa, Iraqi officials say they're NOT ruling out a return of U-N weapons inspectors.
Iraq's Deputy Foreign Minister says he's ready to work with the United Nations to resolve his country's crisis with the U-S.
Tariq Aziz says he'd like to reach a comprehensive solution over the weapons programs, as well as the lifting of sanctions against Iraq.
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Meanwhile, Secretary of State Colin Powell is on his way to the summit.
There, he's expected to face criticism from world leaders over possible U-S military action against Iraq.


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It takes looking out for your child to a whole NEW level--
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A couple in England is going to extreme measures to protect their daughter.
Paul and Wendy Duval are having a microchip implanted into 11- year- old Danielle's arm.
That way, they can track her down if she's ever abducted.
The chip transmits a signal through a cell phone network, which tells the computer her location.
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Doctor Warwick says other parents are already asking about the microchip--
Meanwhile, Danielle Duval says she doesn't really mind being monitored.
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Danielle's parents say they decided to tag their daughter with the microchip after recent kidnappings that have made worldwide headlines.
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First year students entering the Virginia Military Institute got a different sort of introduction to the school's rigid code of conduct this year.
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(KAH-dray) Cadre Week was expanded by two days for new cadets, and included exercises such as a trip to the National D-Day Memorial, and a climb up House Mountain in Rockbridge County where new cadets learned about the history of VMI.
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V-M-I officials say the change is a reflection of the school's effort to update its curriculum by providing cadets with more positive experiences.
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((COL. KEN WHITE/VMI COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR; THEY WERE INTRODUCED TO A 9 DAY CADRE PERIOD, THAT'S A NINE DAY INTRODUCTION TO VMI. IT WAS CHANGED DRASTICALLY THIS YEAR, MORE EMPHASIS ON TEAMWORK, AND THE POSITIVE ASPECTS OF VMI. THAT JUST CAME TO A CLOSE, WE WERE THRILLED WITH THE RESULTS.))
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White says some thought the Cadre period was too easy on the students, but adds that the attrition level is similar to years past.
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Coming up next, we'll tell you why September 11th has actually HELPED some tourist sites,
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and the Russian government tells a pop singer its time to put up, if he wants to go up.
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The fear of flying since September 11th has drawn a record number of people traveling 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.

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An American pop singer who planned on flying into space apparently cannot get N'Sync with the Russian government.


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There's word Lance Bass has left the Russian cosmonaut training center.
A Russian space official says the 'N Sync singer was asked to leave cosmonaut headquarters in Star City, where he had been training for an October flight to the International Space Station.
Bass and his backers have failed to come up with the 20 MILLION-dollar asking price for the trip.
But the head of a company raising the funds says the singer remains convinced that he is going to fly.
MirCorp chief Jeff Manber says when Bass left Star City, he said ``I'll be back soon.''
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September is starting off in negative fashion for Wall Street. The Dow Jones industrial average is down 259 points.

The Nasdaq Composite Index has lost 36 points.
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Coming up next in sports... Tech's victory on Sunday gives them more than just a "W" on the scorecard...
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And we will have an update on quarterback Grant Noel following his knee surgery this morning.
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Virginia Tech quarterback Grant Noel is recovering from knee surgery.
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Noel needed to have arthro-scopic surgery on his left knee this morning. Tech team physician Mark Siegel says the surgery to repair Noel's damaged A-C-L went well.
Seigel says he saw nothing out of the ordinary in the procedure.
Tech trainer Mike Goforth says for the past three weeks, Noel has experienced a clicking in the lateral side of the knee. Noel is listed as probable, as the backup quarterback for the Marshall game. If not, Will Hunt shifts into the back-up role. And the Tech coaches then have to start thinking long and hard about using Marcus Vick.
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Frank Beamer has already announced Brian Randall will start at quarterback in the Marshall game.

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The Hokie win over L-S-U gave them a big boost in the polls. Yesterday, Tech made the biggest move of any school in the coaches poll, jumping from 16th to 10th. The Hokies are 12th in the new Associated Press Top 25. And as Mike Stevens tells us, the recognition doesn't stop there.
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(( 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:)) ((Mike Stevens, News 7 Sports.))
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The injury situation at U-V-A LIKELY is not very good heading into this weekend's home game with South Carolina.

LIKELY because Al Groh doesn't discuss injuries, However, a number of his players were still on crutches yesterday in the locker room before practice. Linebacker Raymond Mann, guard Mike Farrington, defensive back Marcus Hamilton all hobbled along with center Kevin Bailey, who had a cast on his leg from his ankle to his thigh. All will be re-evaluated today. Gamecocks' coach Lou Holtz had this to say about the Cavs yesterday afternoon.
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The Major Leagues didn't have Labor Day off... and decided to set a record instead...
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The Oakland A's matched the longest winning streak in American League history yesterday afternoon, as they came from behind again to beat the Kansas City Royals 7-to-6. Miguel Tejada had the game- winning hit, but former Brave and Yankee Dave Justice led the way with a
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homer and four R-B-I' S. The A's have now matched the streaks of the 19-06 White Sox and 19-47 Yankees.
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