WDBJ 7 news at 5 for 01/06/03

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Just ahead on News 7 at 5, the Cove keeps rising, so Roanoke lifts water restrictions.
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And the snow keeps falling in some areas. Some students can already plan on a late start tomorrow.

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Winter weather advisories for the mountains and periods of heavy snow showers for most of the western valleys. Wintery details ahead.

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On tonight's Healthcheck, parents may have reason to worry less about their children's school backpacks.
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And looking for ways to create a safer Smallpox vaccine. Manufacturers are keeping busy.
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And a bowling alley turns into a memory lane. We'll take the final roll, on News 7 at 5.
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The Navy hospital ship- the U-S-S Comfort is on its way to the Persian Gulf Region.
The ship is designed to help soldiers attacked with chemical or biological weapons.
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It is the latest sign that a war with Iraq could be coming.
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Today the 894-foot ship- The Comfort- left Baltimore headed for the Indian Ocean. It should arrive there in about three weeks.
The Comfort is equipped with 1000 beds and 12 operating rooms.
Approximately 3-hundred personnel are on board.
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((MELISSA CARILLO/NURSING SERVICES: I'M ACTUALLY PART OF THE NURSING SERVICES. SO WHAT WE DO IS PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE WHETHER IT'S FIRST AID WHEN THEY COME IN FOR TRAUMA AND WE FOLLOW THEM ALL THE WAY THROUGH WHEN ITS JUST REGLAR IMPATIENT WARDS.)) [BUTT TO 1:05] ((COMMANDER RALPH JONES/DIRECTOR OF SURGICAL SERVICES: WE HAVE ALL THE COMPLEXITIES OF CARE SEEN AT ANY LEVEL ONE TRAUMA CENTER. WE HAVE PROBABLY THE SIXTH LARGEST TRAUMA FACILITY IN THE WORLD.))
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Also today more than 4-thousand Marines and sailors left San Diego for a six month deployment to the Persian Gulf.
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In Iraq, weapons inspectors swooped in on more suspect Iraqi sites looking for possible chemical, biological or nuclear weapons.
Yesterday inspectors carried out a record 16 inspections.
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One person is dead and 20 others are injured after a Los Angeles-area commuter train hit a truck at a crossing.
The metrolink train was heading toward downtown Los Angeles when it hit the truck. The truck then burst into flames.
As Manuel Gallegus reports, the truck driver apprently entered the tracks at a crossing where the gates were down and the signal lights were flashing.
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(( THE METROLINK TRAIN WAS CARRYING MORNING COMMUTERS INTO DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES WHEN IT SLAMMED INTO A TRUCK AT AN INTERSECTION IN BURBANK.... THE TRUCKS DRIVER WAS KILLED AND MANY OF THE TRAINS FIFTY PASSENGERS APPEARED TO BE INJURED.
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SOME OF THE PASSENGERS WERE ABLE TO GET OUT ON THEIR OWN AND THEN TRIED TO RESCUE OTHERS. FIREFIGHTERS SET-UP A TRIAGE AREA TO EVALUATE THE INJURIES
ONE WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE WARNING LIGHTS AND THE GUARD RAILS WERE WORKING AT THE INTERSECTION WHERE THE TRUCK WAS HIT. ANOTHER WITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT SAID THE TRUCK WAS SITTING RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACKS WHEN IT WAS STRUCK. THAT WITNESS ALSO SAID THAT EVERYDAY HE SEES DRIVERS SITTING ON THOSE TRACKS AS THEY WAIT FOR TRAFFIC TO MOVE -STAND-UP- THIS TRAIN CAN HOLD UP TO 300 PASSENGERS HAD IT BEEN AN EARLIER COMMUTER TRAIN, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE CROWDED. MG CBS NEWS LOS ANGELES.))

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Winter weather is forcing at least one school district to postpone the start of classes tomorrow.
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The drought is officially over, at least according to Roanoke Mayor Ralph Smith.
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With that declaration, city officials today lifted mandatory water conservation measures. City residents had been ordered to begin conserving water last February. Since October- -one of the wettest months on record- -rainfall has been normal or above normal. The water level at Carvins Cove has risen 25 feet in just three months. In the meantime, City officials did more than just measure the level at the Cove.
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((MIKE MCEVOY/ROANOKE UTILITIES DIRECTOR: WE'VE ADDED ONE WELL, ONE THAT PROVIDED AN EXTRA MILLION GALLONS A DAY CAPACITY. WE'VE DRILLED THREE SINCE THEN. ALL THOSE ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND BEING TESTED AND WILL ABLE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL WATER IN THE FUTURE.))
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As of today, the city is no longer buying water from the County, but the Mayor today pledged to pursue a regional water authority.
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Business is booming at Custom Meats in Montgomery County, but its owner says he will close the shop's doors in February. The location, which processes meat, is a friend to many hunters and restaurants in the New River Valley. Business Reporter Rachel Cannon
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joins us with more on what its closing will mean for the area.
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Jean, Custom Meats is one of two shops in a five-county region to process a hunter's catch. It's well known, having been in business for 30-years.
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The shop operates out of a small building in the Merrimac community in Montgomery County. Owner Larry Linkous started the shop when he was 20-years-old. Over the years, it has grown into a thriving business of beef, pork and venison processing thanks in large part to a loyal customer base. This time of year, just days after deer hunting season has ended, is one of their busiest. For Linkous, deciding to close the shop is not for a lack of work. Custom Meats processes over 13-hundred deer each year. Linkous says he's just too busy with other business ventures to keep a commitment to this one.
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Jean, hunters say it will be a real loss to the area if a new owner does not emerge,
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Linkous himself is doing what he can to find a person to continue the services, we'll hear more about that on News 7 at 6.

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Manufacturers scramble to make safer smallpox vaccines. The details are just ahead in Healthcheck.
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And hold on a minute. A new study on school backpacks suggests parents may have reason to worry a little less.
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On Healthcheck today, a new study says wearing a backpack is less likely to injure your child than originally thought.
The study says children are more likely to be hurt tripping over the packs, or being hit with them.
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[NO SUPER] Growing concern suggested heavy packs cause back trouble in bchildren, but researchers found the back was one of the least likely places where children were injured. The researchers say teaching children about proper backpack safety habits is more important than restricting textbook loads or redesigning packs.
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As smallpox vaccination becomes part of life once more, there are fears that its side effects could be too dangerous.
The question is whether there will be an alternative type of protection any time soon.
Dr. Sean Kenniff has the story.
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(( ACROSS THE COUNTRY.SCIENTISTS AT COMPANIES LIKE INCELL CORPORATION IN SAN ANTONIO TEXAS.ARE RACING AGAINST TIME.TRYING TO CREATE A NEXT GENERATION SMALLPOX VACCINE THATS SAFERTHAN THE ONE USED TO ERADICATE THE DISEASE LAST CENTURY.

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It would be a tablet that would be delivered much more safely and wouldn't hurt people.
TRACK: INCELLS ATTEMPT IS IN AN VERY EARLY STAGE.BUT ITS RESEARCHERS ARE AIMING HIGHHOPING TO USE A VACCINE STRAIN FROM EUROPE. ONE THAT COULD BE TOLERATED BY PEOPLE WITH WEAK IMMUNE SYSTEMS OR SKIN
CONDITIONS--- UNLIKE THE CURRENT VACCINE.

SOT: DR. PHILIP TIERNO/ DIR. OF MICROBIOLOGY/IMMUNOLOGY, NYU MEDICAL CTR.
I THINK THIS IS 'PIE IN THE SKY' AT THIS PARTICULAR POINT IN TIME. I THINK WE HAVE TO GO THE PROVEN WAY IN THE SHORT TIMEFRAME WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS SITUATION.
TRACK: DR. PHILIP TIERNO BELIEVES THE THREAT OF BIOTERRORISM IS REAL NOW . HE EXPERIENCED 9-11 AND THE -ANTHRAX- SCARE FIRSTHAND- AND THINKS WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO USE THE CURRENT STOCKPILE OF SMALLPOX VACCINE, EVEN WITH ITS RISKS-INCLUDING DEATH.

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S THERE A RISK TO JUSTIFY THE POSSIBLE BAD CONSEQUENCES TO SOME PEOPLE THE ANSWER WOULD BE YES.
TRACK: SO THIS YEAR AS THE VACCINATIONS ARE MADE AVAILABLE... THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD KNOW THERE ARE CHOICES TO BE BE MADE....THIS VACCINE MAY BE DANGEROUS TO SOME BUT IT'S ALL WE'VE GOT. DR. SEAN KENNIFF, CBS NEWS.))

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Stocks begin the week with a bang. Our Marketwatch report is still ahead.
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And this home is not for sale, but the law says the owner must hold an open house. We'll explain why, and take a tour through the logs, next.
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If you like to look around other peoples' homes, well, we know of some where you can walk right in once a year, no appointment necessary. There's a catch, of course: the home has to be listed on the National Register of Historic places. Ray Summers has the story.
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((THE OLD ST JOHNS CATHOLIC CHURCH HASN'T BEEN A CHURCH FOR 40 YEARS. MIKE GUDGE BOUGHT THE BUILDING 25 YEARS AGO. MOVED IT TO HIS PROPERTY. ("There was no porch existing. There was nothing left of the original.") FOR TWENTY TWO YEARS IT WAS HIS HOME. HE REPLACED THE ROT. REPAIRED THE ROOF. WATCHED THE LOGS TURN GREEN. ("This is just mountain mold. And i'm not sure its very attractive.") PLANS TO CLEAN IT OFF. ("I'd like to take it back to the original color.") ALL BECAUSE. ("One of the last buildings up here that was untouched. Not modified, not remodeled, not modernized.") BUILT IN 1937, IT WAS THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN WELCHES UNTIL IN THE 60'S. THEN USED BY LOCAL ACTORS. IN THE 80'S GUDGE LISTED THE BUILDING ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. SUCH PROPERTIES MUST BE OPEN TO VISITORS FOR FOUR HOURS ONE DAY EACH YEAR. ("As years went on and nobody showed up I held it open but nobody came.") THIS YEAR WE SHOWED UP...HE WAS READY TO SHOW US THE FRONT DOORS... ("They cut it in half and splayed it and put half on each side.") POINTED OUT THE DOOR KNOBS.... ("This is a little piece of a Christmas tree as you can see.") TALKED OF FUTURE PLANS... ("I'd like to restore it and hold weddings.") THEN PEOPLE WOULD COME TO SEE IT. RAY SUMMERS AT LARGE WITH PHOTOGRAPHER CAROL THOMAS KOON. NEAR ZIG ZAG OREGON. ))

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A drug suspension doesn't get in the way of an N-F-L honor. Still ahead, Steve Mason has the details in sports.
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And a final roll down the lane, as a long-time bowling alley finishes the tenth frame.
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Stocks took off to begin the week. Ed Crane has today's Marketwatch report.
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Good afternoon everybody, welcome to your Monday ticker. The NFL defensive rookie of the year votes are in and Julius Peppers is The Associated Press N-F-L Defensive Rookie of the Year.
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Peppers missed the last four games of the season for violating the league's drug policy when he took a dietary supplement that contained a banned substance. The Carolina Panthers' defensive end was the second player picked in last spring's draft. Over the 12 games he played, he had 12 sacks. Votes for the award were cast by a nationwide panel of sports writers and broadcasters.
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The Roanoke Dazzle is back in action tomorrow night on the road against Asheville.
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The Dazzle is 8 and 11 so far this season and has climbed two spots in the NBDL standings.
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The Dazzle is shooting around 44 percent from the field and only 24 percent from three point range, areas of Roanoke's game that must improve.
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The Roanoke Express hosts the Atlantic City tomorrow night at 7:05 at the Roanoke Civi Center. The Boardwalk Bullies are 22 and 7 and hold the top spot in the Northeast Division.
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Head coach Perry Florio has made just one roster move this season. IN his third season as Roanoke's coach, this is the longest period of time in any one season he has kept the team intact.
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The Express is in third place in the Division at 21-14 and 2 and boasts three of the ECHL's top 10 scorers.
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That's it for the ticker, coming up at six, Florio talks about a greivance he filed with the ECHL today and the two Dazzle teammates who played at Virginia talk about the Wahoos 9 and 3 start this season. Those stories at six, see ya then everybody.

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Business could be better for the nation's automakers. They're rolling out their latest models and ideas this week at the North American International Auto Show. As Jennifer Miller reports, American carmakers are aiming their new models directly at women.
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(((car comes out of smoke/) BEHIND THE SMOKE AND MIRRORS AT THE DETROIT AUTO SHOW IS A COMPETITIVE INDUSTRY DESPERATELY TRYING TO DRIVE UP SALES. MANY MAKERS ARE BANKING ON THE GROWING POPULARITY OF THE CROSS-OVER:A CAR-LIKE VERSION OF THE S-U-V. SOME ARE SPORTY..SOME TARGET THE FEMALE MARKET.
CHRIS THEODORE/ VP - FORD, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT "It gives you the flexibility and the space on the inside of minivans, but the aspirational looks of an SUV type vehicle.

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This is the Ford Freestyle FX!
AT LEAST A DOZEN CROSS OVER VEHICLES ARE BEING UNVEILED. GM, FORD AND CHRYSLER ALL HAVE ONE, BUT FOREIGN CAR MAKERS ARE POISED TO CRASH THE PARTY. LIKE THEIR OLD CLASSICS , THE BIG THREES GLORY DAYS MAY BE PASSING RIGHT BEFORE THEIR EYES.

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They are nervous, theyve seen how successful Toyota, Nissan and Honda have been in other segments, particularly in cars.
STANDUP BRIDGE: VOLVO'S NEW CROSSOVER IS SO POPULAR IT WON NATIONAL TRUCK OF THE YEAR.

SOT BOB LUTZ /CHAIRMAN OF GM
"Were doing fine."
GM CHAIRMAN BOB LUTZ POINTS OUT THAT SOME G-M CARS GAINED MARKET SHARE, BUT ANALYSTS ATTRIBUTE THAT TO 0-PERCENT FINANCING AND OTHER INCENTIVES.
JOHN McELROY/AUTO INDUSTRY EXPERT "If the industry pulled sales incentives away, the industry would collapse."
IT HOPES THE AUTOSHOW AND INTEREST IN NEW CROSS OVER MODELS WILL CRANK UP SALES IN ONE OF AMERICAS OLDEST AND MOST COMPETITIVE INDUSTRIES. JENNIFER MILLER, CBS NEWS, DETROIT.
LIVE CLOSE; MILLER ( for those of you taking Jennifer live) ALTHOUGH THEY DON'T LIKE TO SAY SPECIFICALLY WHO THEY DESIGN CARS FOR ... FORD ADMITS IT'S CROSSOVER HAS A FEMININE SIDE. AND BMW IS TARGETING THE KEEP FIT CROWD... IT'S BMW'S X-3 IS SHOWCASED WITH TWO MOUNTAIN BIKES POKING OUT OF THE REAR HATCH. JENNIFER MILLER, CBS NEWS DETROIT. ))

[5-Triangle-Lanes]

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Finally today, after more than 40-years, the owner of a landmark bowling alley in Christiansburg is saying goodbye.
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Herbert Alcorn bowled the first frame at Triangle Lanes when it opened, and today he bowled the last.
The bowling alley officially closed its doors last night, to make room for a new drug store.
Alcorn says business was good up until five years ago, when a newer and larger bowling alley opened up nearby.
But, despite the closing, Alcorn says the bowling alley on the corner will never be forgotten.
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((HERBERT ALCORN/TRIANGLE LANES OWNER/FOUNDER: A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE CARRYING PINS OUT OF HERE. WE SIGNED A LOT OF PINS YESTERDAY, A LOT OF PICTURES. SEVERAL PEOPLE WANTING PARTS OF THE LANES TO MAKE COFFEE TABLES AND VARIOUS THINGS WE'RE GIVING THEM THOSE 30:18))
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In addition to that, Alcorn says he will move some of his equipment and the actual Triangle Lanes sign into his other bowling alley in Pulaski.
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