WDBJ 7 morning news for 10/31/02

[Run-DMC]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
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A member of the pioneering rap group Run D-M-C has been killed.
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[SUPER=03-Queens, NY;]

37- year- old Jason (my-ZELL) Mizell, otherwise known as Jam Master Jay, was shot to death in Queens, New York.
Authorities say Mizell was at a recording studio when he was shot in the head.
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((SALEEM HEWITT/FAN:I WAS IN SHOCK. IT WAS A BIG. I DIDN'T KNOW SOMETHING LIKE THAT COULD HAPPEN RIGHT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TOO. IT'S REALLY SERIOUS, IT'S TRAGIC." ))
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[OUT Q=it's tragic.]
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[VO-NAT]

The killer remains at large, and there's no word on a possible motive.
Run D-M-C became musical superstars in the '80s when they teamed up with Aerosmith for a re- make of the song, "Walk this Way."
The group just released a greatest hits album this year.
The group's publicist says Mizell leaves behind a wife and three children.
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[Sniper-Suspects]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[WRITER=kmc]
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A U-S attorney in Maryland is defending federal agents in the sniper case.
The attorney says the agents took John Allen Muhammad and John Lee Malvo away from local law enforcement and into federal custody, because they weren't providing any useful information.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond;]

Meanwhile, during a rally in Richmond, Governor Mark Warner said yesterday that he'd like to see more cooperation among prosecutors.
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The governor also thanked Virginia's congressional delegation for its efforts to get the government to help with the costs of catching the suspects.
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[11Grundy-Shooting]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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[GRAPHIC=Peter O.]

A competency hearing for the man accused of shooting three people earlier this year at the Appalachian School of Law has been delayed. It was scheduled for today, but it's been pushed back to January 23rd.
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[SUPER=03-Grundy/August 8;]

Peter Odighizuwa (oh-dig-uh-ZOO-uh) was admitted to a state hospital last month to restore his mental capacity... after a judge ruled he was incompetent to stand trial.
But, his attorney says the doctors need more time to treat his schizophrenia.
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[Noon-Bowman]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=mjo]
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Garrison Bowman is out of jail and back in North Carolina after a a federal magistrate released him from custody yesterday.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]

He's no longer considered a material witness in the murders of Jennifer Short and her parents.
U-S attorneys made a motion to free Bowman, saying he'd cooperated with investigators.
Bowman will stay with friends who came to pick him up from North Carolina.
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((I'M NOT REALLY FREE YET. WE'RE JUST GOING THROUGH THE STAGES. BUT WHEN ALL THIS IS OVER, BELIEVE ME, YOU'RE GONNA GET IT WITH BOTH BARRELS.))
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[OUT Q=with both barrels, believe me.]
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[VO-NAT]

He'll still have to appear before a federal grand jury on November 12th in Roanoke.
Bowman's lawyer says his client has NEVER met the Shorts.
Investigators won't say if he's still considered a witness in the case.
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[11Keeling-Murders]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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[WRITER=syo]
[TAPE#=02-33 TC1:57:18]
[GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation]

A father and son from Pittsylvania County are dead- and police are not saying much about it.
Autopsies are expected to be done in Roanoke.
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[SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co.;]
The body of 25 year old Charles J. Lewis was found at a home on Loop Road in the Keeling community around four yesterday morning. His father, 51 year old Julian Clifton Lewis, Junior died a short time later. Both had been shot. Neighbors say the Lewis's had moved to the area only a month or so ago, and that they pretty much kept to themselves.

The Medical Examiner's Office says the autopsies have not yet been scheduled.
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[11Sunshine-Station]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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[WRITER=khu]
[TAPE#=02-38 TC1:11:11]
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Lewis Gale Clinic is getting out of the day-care business.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Sunshine Station will close at the end of the year.
A spokesman for the clinic says it can find a better way to use the space.
The day-care center will be converted to a facility for psychiatric care. Lewis Gale Clinic has made arrangements with Honey Tree Early Learning Centers to absorb at least some of the 115 children currently at Sunshine Station.
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
[SS=None]
Kathy McLeod at Honey Tree says she has five staff openings.
So depending on how many of the Sunshine kids make the move over to Honey Tree, she expects to hire at least some of the 22 staffers who now work at Sunshine Station.
A Lewis Gale spokesman says the rest may have the opportunity to transfer within the company.

[Marketwatch]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]

In business news, Stocks edged higher yesterday. And Amazon dot com will feature clothing from several big name retailers this holiday season.
Ed Crane has those stories and more in this morning's Marketwatch.
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((GOOD MORNING. THE MARKETS ENJOYED THEIR FIRST SOLIDLY POSITIVE DAY OF THE WEEK AND BARRING SOME CATHASTROPHE TODAY WILL FINISH OCTOBER ON THE PLUS SIDE.

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DESPITE SOME LAST MINUTE SELLING THE DOW FINISHED UP 58

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THE NASDAQ PICKED UP 26 AN EVEN 2 PERCENT.

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TECH STOCKS LED THIS RALLY, BOTH DOW /NASDAQ COMPONENTS MICROSOFT AND INTEL CLOSED HIGHER.

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THE BIG INVESTMENT STORY CITIGROUP IS CHOPPING THE NAME SALOMON OFF IT'S SALOMON SMITH BARNEY UNIT AND IT'S SEPARATING RESEARCH OPERATIONS FROM INVESTMENT BANKING.

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SALLY KRAWCHECK, RECENTLY PROFILED BY FORBES MAGAZINE AS QUOTE "THE LAST HONEST ANALYST" WILL HEAD THE NEW UNIT, CITIGROUP SLIGHTLY HIGHER ON THE NEWS.

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THE DOW MIGHT HAVE HAD A BETTER PERFORMANCE WEDNESDAY HAD COMPONENT WAL MART NOT BEEN DOWNGRADED, BY GOLDMAN SACHS OVER FEARS THAT CONSUMER SPENDING WILL THROTTLE BACK.

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AMONG OTHER STOCKS TO WATCH.

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THE FINANCIAL TIMES REPORTS GM MAY BE ASKED TO BAILOUT THE ITALIAN AUTO MAKER FIAT IN WHICH IT HAS A 20 PERCENT STAKE. FIAT IS EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE A BILLION DOLLAR LOSS. GM IS ALSO EXTENDING ZERO PERCENT FINANCING ON MOST MODELS THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR.

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WITH AN EYE TO ONE STOP ON LINE SHOPPERS, AMAZON DOT COM SAYS IT WILL FEATURE CLOTHING FROM THE GAP LANDS END AND NORDSTROM ON IT'S WEB SITE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. AMAZON IS UP ABOUT 2 PERCENT ON THE NEWS. OTHER WINNERS HERE AT THE NASDAQ INCLUDE E BAY, DELL COMPUTER, NEXTEL, SUN MICROSYSTEMS A COUPLE OF MARKET MOVING REPORTS ARE ON TAP... WE'LL GET GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT FIGURES LATER THIS MORNING ...FRIDAY BRINGS THE LATEST JOBLESS FIGURES.

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GET MORE AT CBS DOT MARKETWATCH DOT COM.

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AT THE NASDAQ MARKET SITE, I'M ED CRANE CBS MARKETWATCH.))

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[Haitians]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
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Six people are charged with trying to smuggle more than 200 Haitians into the U-S.
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[SUPER=03-Miami, FL;]

Authorities rounded up the refugees after their wooden boat hit the coast of Miami on Tuesday.
Demonstrators spent yesterday protesting the refugees' detention and their likely deportation.
Haitian activists say there is a double standard.
Cuban immigrants are allowed to stay if they reach land.
Haitians are usually returned or kept in detention.
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[Mondale]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
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[GRAPHIC=Campaign 2002]

Walter Mondale has returned to politics--
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[SUPER=03-Minneapolis, MN;]
Last night, Minnesota Democrats approved the former Vice President as a fill- in candidate for the late Senator Paul
Wellstone, who was killed last week in a plane crash.
Mondale's last run for office was an unsuccessful bid for President in 19-84.
Minnesota's senate election is less than a week away.

Mondale is going up against Republican nominee Norm Coleman.
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[5-Cancer]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=502-08 50:29]
[GRAPHIC=Mornin' Health Check]

For women over the age of 50 who can't afford regular mammograms or pap tests, there is a program that can help.
It's called, "Every Woman's Life" As Health Check Reporter Joy Sutton tells us, the services are free to those who qualify.
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(( The American Cancer Society says every woman over the age of 40 should have a yearly mammogram.
But Kathy Russell put it off for years because she didn't have health insurance and couldn't afford to get one otherwise.
That' was until she found out about the "Every Woman's Life" program offered through the health department. She says it saved her life.
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((I WOULD'VE LET IT GO AND NEVER REALIZED I HAD THAT LEISION BECAUSE I DIDN'T FEEL ANYTHING. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS OF BREAST CANCER. SO IT'S JUST SOMETHING WOULD'VE WENT UNAWARE IN MY LIFE)) [RUNS10]
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Through the program a woman can get a free breast exam, mammogram and a pap test.
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((IF AT THAT POINT ANY FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR TREATMENT IS NEEDED THEN WE CARRY THEM THROUGH AND FOLLOW UP THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROGRAM)) [RUNS12]
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To qualify for the program a woman must be a Virginia resident, who is between the ages of 50 and 64, who is uninsured or underinsured, and not on Medicaid or Medicare. She must also meet fit the income guidelines.
Health officials hope this will encourage more women to realize the importance of early detection.
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((BECAUSE OLDER WOMEN,MINORITY WOMEN, AND WOMEN OF LOWER SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUND ARE NORMALLY AT HIGHER RISK FOR MANY TYPE OF CANCER INCLUDING BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER)) [RUNS12]
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((IF I HAD WAITED LONG ENOUGH IT COULD'VE BEEN A LESION THAT HAD GROWN TO THE PLACE WHERE IT COULD'VE MEANT MY LIFE)) [RUNS06]
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
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If you would like more information about "Every Woman's Life, you can contact your local health department.

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[VOB-County-Firefighters]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=02-44 TC 26:51]
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A Roanoke County business is coming to the aid of local firefighters.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]
Yesterday, Barker Chiropractic Clinic presented Roanoke County Fire and Rescue with a check for 27- hundred dollars. The money will help the county purchase a 15-thousand dollar thermal imaging camera for fire fighters at the Back Creek Station.
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[IN Q=The volunteers]
((RICK BURCH/ROANOKE CO. FIRE & RESCUE CHIEF: THE VOLUNTEERS AT THE BACK CREEK STATION ARE GOING TO PUT SOME OF THEIR MONEY TOWARD IT, FUNDS THAT THEY HAVE THE COUNTY WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE. )) ((NANCY BARKER/BARKER CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC: I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY EVERYBODY GET BEHIND YOUR LOCAL HEROES IN PARTICULAR THE ROANOKE COUNTY FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT, THEY'RE GREAT TO DEAL WITH AND A PLEASURE AND IF YOU WANT TO HELP THEM OUT THEY'RE READY TO ASSIST YOU IN THAT. ))
[super=01-Rick Burch/Roanoke Co. Fire & Rescue Chief; :00]
[SUPER=01-Nancy Barker/Barker Chiropractic Clinic; :10]
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[VO-NAT]
The cameras pick up heat and turn it into images inside a smoke-filled building-- which allows firefighters to find victims more quickly. (------------)