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Today on News 7 at 5, Roanoke police investigate the suspicious death of a woman.
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and President Bush says Iraq is already in breach of U-N resolutions. We'll see if the White House thinks it is grounds for war.
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Breaking out of the cold and into a warmer pattern that includes rain showers. Details just ahead.
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Also today, we'll see some of the construction proposals for the World Trade Center site.
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[VO-NAT]
On Healthcheck, "a mind over matter" approach to quitting smoking.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
and a former child star is in trouble with the law...again.
News 7 at Five is next.
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[IN Q=JUST AS ANY FAMILY]
(( ))
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[OUT Q=WHEN TIMES ARE GOOD.]
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[VO-NAT]
The governor proposes fiscal reforms to keep the state out of the red.
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[5-Warner-budget]
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The budget crisis has been tough on all Virginians.
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But the governor says he has a plan to help the state avoid shortfalls in the future.
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Warner wants to see the state save more money during good times and react faster during the bad times.
The governor says the state should reforecast revenues at the first signs of a declining tax base.
He says Virginia's current fiscal problems could have been less severe had the previous administration taken action sooner.
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[IN Q=ONE OF THE REAL LESSONS]
((GOVERNOR MARK WARNER: ONE OF THE REAL LESSONS OF THE PAST YEAR IS THAT THE GOVERNOR HAS TO MOVE QUICKLY TO REFORECAST REVENUES WHENEVER THERE IS EVIDENCE OF A SEVERE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN. THE PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA AND THEIR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WAIT FOR PROBLEMS TO GROW OUT OF CONTROL BEFORE THEY KNOW THAT A SHORTFALL EXISTS.))
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Warner's reforms would also require a 50 percent increase in the amount of money the state saves during good economic times.
He says Virginia would have an additional 160-million dollars on hand today had this proposal been in place in the late 1990s.
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Someone found a body just off Shenandoah Avenue this morning.
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[VO-NAT]
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Roanoke police got a 9-1-1 call around nine this morning from a passerby who saw what looked like a person lying on her back in the woods.
The medical examiner pronounced the person dead at the scene... near Honeysuckle Street and Shenandoah.
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[IN Q=At this point]
((AT THIS POINT WE DO NOT HAVE THE WOMAN'S IDENTIFY FOR RELEASE. OF COURSE THE RELEASE OF HER IDENTITY WILL BE PENDING NOTIFICATION OF NEXT OF KIN. What can you say about her just from observation? SHE'S A WHITE FEMALE, APPROXIMATE AGE OF 30'S TO 40'S.))
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They're not saying much about the condition of the body, except to label the woman's death "suspicious."
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The White House says it finds serious problems with Iraq's statement on its weapons programs -- President Bush isn't going to push for quick military action.
Meanwhile, United Nations weapons inspectors are going over Iraq's arms documents, as the world waits to hear what they think.
Teri Okita has more from Washington.
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[OUT Q=CBS News, Washington.]
(( WEAPONS INSPECTORS ARE PREPARING THEIR IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF
IRAQS ARMS DECLARATION FOR THE U-N, BUT INSIDERS SAY PRESIDENT BUSH AND
HIS ADVISERS CONSIDER THE DOSSIER TO BE QUOTE LAUGHABLY INADEQUATE.
SOT: COLIN POWELL/SECRETARY OF STATE
``Our analysis of the Iraqi declaration to this point ... shows problems
with the declaration, gaps, omissions and all of this is troublesome
THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION STOPPED SHORT OF CALLING THE ALLEGED
OMISSIONS A "MATERIAL BREACH" OF U-N DISARMAMENT ORDERS ONE THAT
WOULD TRIGGER A MILITARY STRIKE. INSTEAD, THEY'RE WAITING TO SEE WHAT
INSPECTORS HAVE TO SAY. BUT IF THIS IS SADDAMS LAST CHANCE, AS THE
WHITE HOUSE CLAIMS, MANY WONDER WHY THE PRESIDENT ISNT FOLLOWING
THROUGH WITH THOSE THREATS.
Ari Fleischer/White House Spokesperson:
I assure you, this President does not bluff Saddam Hussein will
disarm.
BRITISH LEADERS ARE ALSO VOICING DOUBTS ABOUT THE ACCURACY AND
TRUTHFULNESS OF IRAQS DOSSIER AND SAY SADDAMS CLAIMS HE HAS NO
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION WONT FOOL ANYONE.
Jack Straw/British Foreign Secretary:
There will be a meeting of the U-N security council tomorrow
afternoon, but I think all of us are pretty skeptical about what the
Iraqi declaration really contains.
MORE THAN 12-THOUSAND U-S SOLIDERS ARE IN KUWAIT, AND THEYVE BEEN STEPPING UP THEIR MILITARY EXERCISES IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS. KUWAIT
WILL BE A KEY LAUNCHING PAD IF THE U-S DECIDES TO INVADE IRAQ.
Teri Okita/Reporting:
The exercises aren't only preparing U-S troops for war.
Theyre also sending a warning to Saddam about the firepower hell face, if Iraq doesnt comply with the U-N. Teri Okita, CBS News, Washington.))
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The effort to cut off funding to terrorist groups results in charges against seven people and a Texas computer company.
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Anti terrorism agents today arrested four men- all of them brothers- who are connected to the Infocom Corporation in Texas.
They're charged with funneling money to a member of the militant group Hamas.
The indictment also named the Hamas official and his wife.
It's believed that official is in the Middle East.
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Also charged is a fifth brother who was arrested this morning.
The charges include money laundering, illegal exports and dealing in the property of a designated terrorist.
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After this break, we will see how people in the city of Lynchburg are coming to the aid of fire and accident victims,
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[VO-NAT]
Plus residents of New York get to see some proposed buildings to replace the World Trade Center.
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Today an empty site marks the spot where the twin towers of the World Trade Center stood.
That will change in the future as architects accept the challenge to honor the memory of September 11th with visions of the future.
Scott Rapoport has more.
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((Glittering towers soaring skyscrapers. Moving memorialspoignant parks
and promenades.
These, the latest visions for a post 9/11 ground zero-the work of 7
architectual teams from around the world.
Nat sot: today we preview the future. Today we preview what tomorrow
might bring.
(natz of architect....It's two towers which kiss and touch and become
one." )
From a futuristically shaped twined- tower seen here from vantage
points around New York to a sunken memorial that saves the original
foundation walls of the world trade center...... they all share a common
theme... of rememberence and rebirth.
sot: Daniel Libeskind/Architect
"you can hear the gravel under the feet as you peruse the briallance of
those magical foundations which have spoken with their own voice."
After an ititial round of prospoals were universely panned, the design
requirements were altered to cut the amount of office space almost in
half. beyond that...This time, all plans included a hotel, a mall and a
memorial. Four of the new design proposals would create the tallest
building in the world.
sot: Voice of Steven Petersen/Architect
"they are deliberately set out to be twin towers to replace the ones we
lost."
Rapoport Bridge: "so what sayeth new yorkers about the proposals for
the former world trade center site. well...folks we spoke to today here
at ground zero weren't exactly raving about it.."
sot: MOS
"i don't see going back to the tremendous size as it was before."
sot: MOS
"i wouldn't support any large building on the site at all. the actual
wtc site should remain as a memorial and a park."
Narr:still...others are bound to be impressed by the architechts
innovation and creativity of these plans. Organizers are asking the
public for their input as they study the plans.
Scott rapoport, cbs news , new york
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It will take about six weeks to study the plans...a decision could be
made by January 31st. Scott Rapoport for CBS News.))
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Police officers and firefighters help people in need every day.. but what happens after the accident has been cleared up or the fire has been extinguished?
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A Lynchburg church hopes it has the answer.
Victory Christian Fellowship is teaming up with the Lynchburg police and fire departments to build "Victory House".
The home will provide long-term transitional housing for families who suddenly find themselves stranded without any resources.
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[IN Q=It aligns perfectly]
((BUDDY MARTINETTE/LYNCHBURG FIRE CHIEF: IT ALIGNS PERFECTLY WITH WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACHIEVE FOR OUR STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE COMMUNITIES IN LYNCHBURG AND I THINK MORE IMPORTANTLY TO THE CITIZENS, THIS IS GOING TO BE DONE WITH PRIVATE FUNDS AND THIS IS GOING TO BE DONE WITH A VOLUNTEER EFFORT. AND THAT INCLUDES THE FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS THAT ARE GOING TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS.))
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[OUT Q=participate in this.]
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The groups hope to raise 50-thousand dollars to build and furnish the home by next spring.
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In health check tonight,
After numerous attempts to quit smoking a Roanoke man says he finally found a way to kick the habit.
A method that doesn't require any nicotine supplements...but simply the power of the mind.
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Tonight, Health Check Reporter Joy Sutton tell us how hypnosis helped this man overcome his addiction.
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Jean,
For many of us hypnosis may seem rather odd.
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But David Wertz says after trying everything else --he decided to give it a try and he was amazed.
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[IN Q=I feel calm. I feel relaxed]
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[IN Q=I feel calm. I feel relaxed.]
((NAT SOT: I FEEL CALM. I FEEL RELAXED. I FEEL IN CONTROL))
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After only two session, David Wertz says he noticed a difference from when he had tried to quit before. He no longer wanted a cigarette.
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[IN Q=After being hypnotized it was just enough]
((AFTER BEING HYPNOTIZED IT WAS JUST ENOUGH TO TAKE AWAY THAT WANT. YEAH THERE WAS A PHYSICAL CRAVING BUT IT WASN'T ANYTHING I COULDN'T DEAL WITH))
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Certified hypnotherpist Trudi Mardian says many people don't realize the power of the subconscious --by simply tapping into Wertz was able to break a 30 year habit.
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[IN Q=Hypnosis is taking the subconscious mind]
(( HYPNOSIS IS TAKING THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND AND EMPOWERING IT TO ALLOW IT DO WHAT YOU WANT IT TO DO. I'M THE FACILITATOR THAT'S ALL I DO I GIVE YOU AFFIRMATIONS, I GIVE YOU SUGGESTIONS BUT IT'S YOUR MIND))
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Wertz has only had one cigarette since his first session three months ago, and that was in the first week.
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[IN Q=I Feel awhol lot better]
((I FEEL A WHOLE LOT BETTER ABOUT SELF. AND DON'T DO BECAUSE I WANT TO LIVE TO BE A HUNDRED. I DO IT BECAUSE IT WANT TO FEEL BETTER TODAY. IT IMPROVES THE QUALITY OF MY LIFE TODAY ))
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Trudi Mardian says hypnosis is about 80 percent effective at helping someone to quit smoking. She says a lot depends on the person and it can take anywhere from one to six sessions, for a person to kick the habit.
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Jean,
Hypnosis has also been used for weight management, phobias, and to reduce stress.
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Coming up next, we will tell you why Brent Watts says Christmas is for the Birds...
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Bird enthusiasts from around the region are taking a break from the hustle and bustle of the holidays and are heading to the fields.
It's all part of the Annual Christmas Bird Count, held by the Virginia Society of Ornithology.
Brent Watts says there's still an opportunity to take part in this year's count.
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He joins us outside our studios with more.
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Still to come on the newscast, Travis Wells will tells us about a history making N-B-A team owner.
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Then a little later, we'll see why "eight is enough" could apply to one former child star's arrest record.
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The countdown to kickoff for this year's Stagg Bowl is now underway.
Mike Stevens has an update on some of the midweek preparations for Saturday's Division Three title game.
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Speaking of bowl games. The GMAC Bowl tonight pits Marshall against Louisville in Mobile, Alabama.
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Martinsville natives Marcus Hairston and Jamus Martin will be on the field for the Herd along with star quarterback Byron Leftwich, who threw for 576 yards and four scores in last year's GMAC game, leading Marshall to a 64-61 overtime win. Louisville is led by QB Dave Ragone, and don't forget, the Cards own an overtime win over Florida State this season.
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The NBA is on its way back to Charlotte in 2004 under the ownership of Washington, DC businessman Robert Johnson. Johnson is the founder of Black Entertainment Television, and becomes the first black majority owner in all of pro sports. He beat out Larry Bird in his bid for the Charlotte franchise.
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That's it for the ticker. Coming up at six, more on the Stagg Bowl including news on Trinity quarterback Roy Hampton who was arrested earlier this week. But stay tuned, Jean has more of News 7 at Five right after this.[5-Adam-Rich]
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Former child actor Adam Rich spent the night in jail- after he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs.
You probably remember
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[VO-NAT 14:12:48 :15]
[SUPER=03-Los Angeles, CA]
Rich from his days on the T-V shot "Eight is Enough."
California Highway Patrol officers say the 34-year old drove into a closed portion of the San Bernadino Freeway at about 2:30 this morning and almost struck the patrol car monitoring the closure.
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((ADAM RICH/ACTOR: I WAS DRIVING AND I GOT PULLED OVER AND THEY MADE ME GIVE A FIELD SOBRIETY TEST AND TOLD ME I WAS SOBER AND COULD GO ON MY WAY AND I WAS GETTING ON THE ON RAMP THERE WAS A ROAD BLOCK THERE AND I HIT IT OR SWERVED TO MISS IT AND THEN A COUPLE OF OTHER COPS PULLED ME OVER AND SAID IT DIDN'T MATER THAT I WASN'T DRUNK, BUT IT DIDN'T SEEM I WAS STABLE ENOUGH TO DRIVE, EVEN THOUGH THE OTHER COP SAID I WASN'T DRUNK.))
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Rich told reporters he's been sober for ten years.
He was released on bail this morning and faces arraignment in February.
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