WDBJ 7 news at Noon for 11/27/02

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New security policies take effect as holiday travelers take flight on this Thanksgiving Eve--
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And we'll check in live at the Roanoke Regional Airport to find out if there are any travel troubles there.

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The cold weather has arrived with some snow showers..what will Thanksgiving day bring...I'll let you know in your forecast.
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News 7 at Noon starts right now...
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A snowstorm hits much of the Northeast--
AND new rules take effect for airline travel, just in time for one of the busiest travel days of the year.
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Good Afternoon, I'm Kimberly McBroom.
If you're not busy preparing a big holiday feast, chances are you're getting ready to hit the road-- or take a flight.
The government's airport screening agency is gearing up for its real test today.
Stacy Case says for many flyers, this will be their first exposure to the new transportation security administration and some of its new rules.
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(( PKG: LOCATOR: Charlotte, North Carolina TRACK:
A GOLD PATCH AND A SMILE. THANKSGIVING AIR TRAVEL IS INCHING UP THIS YEAR 5 PERCENT. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S NEW SCREENING AGENCY IS READY TO WELCOME FLYERS BACK.
SUPER: MANOLITO GARABATO/ TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION "my job is to make us better everyday, everyday is a new day."

TRACK: AND THE BIGGEST DAY IS THANKSGIVING EVE --- THAT AND THE SUNDAY
AFTER THANKSGIVING ARE THE BUSIEST OF THE YEAR.
SUPER: DAVID STEMPLER/AIR TRAVELERS ASSOCIATION "during this holiday period we will have people who have not been flying in a long time and that is where these holdups will be" NAT: (shoes slamming on belt)
TRACK: THAT'S BECAUSE THE UNIFORMS ARE NEW AND SO ARE SOME RULES. YOU NEED TO KNOW-- THIS BIG MACHINE CAN DAMAGE YOUR HOLIDAY PICTURES. ALL AIRPORTS ARE GETTING THIS X-RAY EQUIPMENT TO SCREEN CHECKED BAGS. SO, PUT YOUR UNDEVELOPED FILM IN YOUR CARRY ON.
SUPER: MANOLITO GARABATO/ TSA that way we can take it out and make sure it goes through the right way without ruining your film.
TRACK: AND IF YOU PLAN TO ARRIVE BEARING GIFTS-- FLY WITH THEM UNWRAPPED. BETTER YET-- THE T-S-A SAYS, MAIL THEM. NAT:
Indiana--- is that home for you?

TRACK: AND IF YOU NORMALLY GET YOUR BOARDING PASS AT THE GATE-- THAT'S CHANGING TOO. CERTAIN AIRLINES IN DETROIT, LONG BEACH, LOS ANGELES, NEWARK AND JFK AND LAGUARDIA IN NEW YORK WON'T LET YOU THROUGH HERE WITHOUT IT. THE ONLY PLACE TO GET IT IS HERE-- OR AT AN AUTOMATED KIOSK. NAT-- nat break if there's time TRACK: TO MAKE THINGS EASIER ON YOU-- THE T-S-A IS ALSO OUT WITH A
CATCHY SLOGAN----

STAND UP: STACY CASE/REPORTING
remember in, out, off. pagers and cell phones in your bag, laptop comes out, coat-- off.
SUPER: DAVID STEMPLER------ AGAIN

we see things about 5 times safer as they were before 9/11, but on a scale of one to ten we've only gone from about a one to a five.
TRACK: THE T-S-A SAYS GIVE THEM TIME AND GIVE THEM YOUR SHOES. STACY CASE CBS NEWS, CHARLOTTE ))

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With Thanksgiving a day away, millions of people are heading to the skies, but so far no problems are being reported here in Roanoke.
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Richard Lesko is at the Roanoke Regional Airport. Richard, what are things like there?
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Richard adlibs ((ROLLCUE:..headaches are yet to come.))
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Authorities say someone apparently attempted to hijack an Italian jet today.
It's reportedly landed safely in France.
French authorities say the plane arrived in the southern city of Lyon (lee-OHN') after leaving Italy.
Police won't confirm that it was a hijacking, but say the incident ended without injuries, and that a man had given himself up to authorities.
There were 67 passengers on board.

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Mother Nature is making holiday travel a bit of an obstacle course in much of the Northeast.
Six inches of snow could fall in areas like New York and Boston.
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In Connecticut, transportation officials say more than 600 state trucks are out working to clear the wet, heavy snow off the roads.
But it's still rough going for motorists--
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((NED GARDNER/HOLIDAY TRAVELER: WE GOT A FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SO IT IS NOT TOO BAD. THE TRUCKS, IT IS THE WORST THING, THEY COME BY AND THEY SPLASH THE HECK OUT OF YOU AND YOU KNOW FOR A WHILE YOU CAN'T SEE WITH THE SNOW IN THE WINDSHIELDS. ))
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Forecasters say the winter storm should pass through the region by later this afternoon.
An advisory remains in effect.
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Coming up next on the newscast, a jury decides if a police officer was justified in shooting a Roanoke man.
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Also, weapons inspectors quietly begin their first day of working inside Iraq.
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So far, no major discoveries by U-N weapons inspectors in Iraq.
Or, at least none that they're talking about now that the first day of inspections is over.
Teri Okita has the latest.
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TRACK: A CONVOY OF CARS CARRYING U-N WEAPONS INSPECTORS HEADED OFF FOR TWO SITES TODAY THE FIRST DAY OF INSPECTIONS AFTER A FOUR-YEAR HIATUS. AS THEIR MISSION STARTED, TEAM MEMBERS KNEW THEIR WORK COULD DETERMINE EITHER WAR OR PEACE.

(Super: Melissa Fleming/U.N. Spokeswoman)
SOT: Everybody feels anxious to get going and very determined to start
this systematic inspection. We just hope that these things will go well.
TRACK: ONE GROUP OF INSPECTORS SPENT SEVERAL HOURS AT A MILITARY MISSILE-TESTING RANGE JUST OUTSIDE BAGHDAD. IN SATELLITE PHOTOS, THE U-S ALLEGES IRAQ IS ILLEGALLY BUILDING A TEST STAND FOR LONG-RANGE MISSILES THERE. INSPECTORS HAD NO COMMENT.
TRACK: ANOTHER TEAM MADE ITS WAY TO THE AL-TAHADI FACTORY ... 90-MILES OUTSIDE BAGHDAD WHERE IRAQIS SAY THEY PRODUCE MOTORS FOR REFINERIES, CEMENT SHOPS, AND WATER PUMPING STATIONS. THE FACTORY DIRECTOR WAS EAGER TO TELL HIS SIDE OF THE STORY.

(Super: Haitham Mahmoud/Factory Director)
SOT: There were not any problems. I just would like to confirm that
this company has never worked in something that is not permitted.
TRACK: DOZENS OF INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISTS FOLLOWED THE CONVOYS, BUT, SINCE MEDIA ARE BANNED FROM ACCOMPANYING INSPECTORS INTO THE SITES, REPORTERS WERE QUICKLY TURNED AWAY.

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STANDUP: By all accounts, the inspections got off to a good start. But its just the beginning. U-N teams say theyre interested in checking up to 900-Iraqi sites. TO, CBS News, Washington.
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He made a name for himself in 20th century foreign policy.
Now former U-S Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has taken a new role in the fight against terrorism.
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Today President Bush appointed Kissinger to head an independent commission to study the 9-11 attacks, and to work to prevent future terrorist attacks.
At a White House ceremony, the President signed a bill setting up the commission.
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At first, the President resisted the idea -- saying it would duplicate the work of Congressional intelligence committees.
But two months ago, under pressure from terrorist victims' families, he changed his mind.
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A federal jury has decided a Roanoke police officer was justified when he shot Wilbert Wesley Lewis three years ago.
Lewis had sought 13 million dollars in a civil rights suit against William Boucher (boo-SHAY).
But it took just 25 minutes for the jury to rule in officer Boucher's favor.
Keith Humphry has more.
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((Wilbert Lewis had been drinking and driving on a suspended driver's license the night the officer tried to pull him over. At first he didn't stop. When he finally did, witnesses testified, the officer kept yelling, "let me see your hands, let me see your hands." Boucher said Lewis reached back into the car and then lunged at him.
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((I THINK JUSTICE WAS SERVED. I THINK MR. LEWIS BROUGHT MOST OF THIS ON HIMSELF THAT VERY NIGHT. HIS RECORD SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. THE WAY HE ACTED THEY DICTATE WHAT HAPPENS OUT THERE.))
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((THIS MAN SHOT ME FOR NO REASON AT ALL, BECAUSE HE SAID I LUNGED AT HIM. THE EVIDENCE WAS TRULY IN FRONT OF THE SEVEN WHITE JURORS THAT WAS IN THERE. HOW CAN A BLACK MAN WIN ANYTHING WHEN YOU GOT SEVEN WHITE JURORS ON THE PANEL?))
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The jury panel did have one African-American member, but he wasn't chosen to hear the case. The jury foreman said there were too many inconsistencies in Lewis's case.
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((WE JUST THOUGHT MR. BOUCHER HAD A SOUND REASON FOR DOING WHAT HE DID AND THAT WAS THE QUESTION PRESENTED TO US.))
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...the ONLY question, in fact. The chief of police and the city had already been absolved by the judge of wrong doing some time ago. Boucher was left as the lone defendant after an emergency room physician and a rescue worker said Lewis could have been shot in the back. The jury foreman said that wasn't a consideration in reaching a verdict. Keith Humphry NEWS 7.))
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Coming up after the break, Leo will have our detailed holiday forecast,
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and if you think your job is stressful, how would you like to be a turkey on an organic turkey farm this week?
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"Nature" versus "recreation". It's a debate that's been brewing for some time over what to do with the Brown farm in Blacksburg. Last night, town council endorsed a plan that COULD satisfy both sides.
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The Brown Farm is now known as the "Heritage Community Park and Natural Area". But aside from the name, little had been decided about the future of the property... until last night. The group "Friends of Brown Farm" want the 169- acres of land preserved as a nature park... while others in the Blacksburg community would like to see it include ballfields. Last night, town council endorsed a plan that takes both sides into account. It calls for preserving most of the acreage-- while setting aside 30 acres for other use.
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((JOHN BROWDER: WE'RE TRYING TO BE IN THAT TOP LEAGUE OF PLACES TO LIVE AND WE OUGHT TO LOOK AT SOME OF THE OTHER GREAT PLACES TO LIVE AND MOST OF THEM HAVE NATURE PARKS AND I THINK THIS IS A GREAT PLACE FOR BLACKSBURG. ))
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[vo-nat] Mayor Roger Hedgepeth is also satisfied with the plan, but says carrying it out could be a lengthy and expensive process. As for what to do with the 30- acres set aside for future use-- Hedgepeth says the community will have a say in the project.
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Picking the perfect holiday bird can be as easy as ordering a pizza--
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In Pennsylvania, people are gobbling up organic TURKEYS to serve at their Thanksgiving table.
The line for fresh turkeys at the Bolton Turkey Farm stretches out the door.
Before the holiday rush is over, the Boltons will have sold five- thousand fresh turkeys.
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((TORRIE BOLTON CHRISTY/BOLTON TURKEY FARM: IT'S KIND OF LIKE GETTING YOUR CHRISTMAS TREE. YOU COME TO THE TURKEY FARM FOR A TURKEY PLUS IT'S OUR OWN BREED OF TURKEY IT'S AN ALL NATURAL TURKEY WE DON'T USE ANY ANTIBIOTICS DON'T USE ANY HORMONES IT'S A SPECIAL TURKEY. ))
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Customers call ahead and ask for a specific weight of turkey, and their bird is waiting for them when they arrive.
But you've got to plan ahead.
Most of the orders were placed weeks ago.
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On Wall Street at Noon, the DOW was UP 214 points. NASDAQ has gained 37.

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Coming up next, the A-C-C picks its coach of the year.
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Also we'll tell you why Tonya Harding says she is ready to brawl her way into the record books.
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The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl can't get enough of the Virginia Cavaliers.
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A Peach Bowl representative will attend and scout the Wahoos this Saturday in Blacksburg against Virginia Tech.
Peach bowl committee members were on hand Saturday to watch UVa beat Maryland 48-13.
The Peach Bowl will announce its ACC choice next week and the opponent, an SEC team, December 8th.
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UVa's two game winning streak and Virginia Tech's three game losing streak were just a small part of Tech's football media day.
Mike Stevens goes "streaking" in our Hokie report.
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(( The Commonwealth Cup isn't the only thing on the line this Saturday in Blacksburg. There are bowl implications for both teams, as well as the fact that the Hokies have been ranked in the top 25 for 67 straight weeks - while UVa has yet to crack the polls under Al Groh. A Cavalier win and both streaks will end. ((LAMAR COBB:)) ((LEE SUGGS:)) ((MIKE STEVENS:)) ((JIMMY WILLIAMS:)) ((TIM SANDIDGE:)) True freshman Jonathan Lewis will be the veteran of the bunch this week against a UVa running attack that has been depleted in recent weeks due to injuries. In Blacksburg, Mike Stevens News 7 Sports.))

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Al Groh secured 49 of 74 votes by the ACC sports media association to be named the A-P ACC coach of the year.
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Groh has posted an 8 and 4 record this season.
The Wahoos have beaten three top 25 teams including back to back win over N.C. State and defending ACC champ Maryland.
UVa was picked second to last in the ACC pre-season poll and they finished second.
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Former figure skater Tonya Harding is trying to extend her 15 minutes of fame. She says she wants to become a professional boxer.
She has scheduled her professional debut in February.
Her fight will take place on the under-card of Mike Tyson's comeback fight in Memphis, Tennessee.
But an opponent hasn't yet been lined up.
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Harding says she decided she was ready to get in the ring for real, after pummeling Paula Jones last year on the Fox show ``Celebrity Boxing.''
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Harding was banned from competitive skating for her role in the 1994 knee-clubbing assault on rival Nancy Kerrigan.

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