WDBJ 7 news at Noon for 08/13/03

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They didn't bring down an airliner, but the men charged with selling a missile to an undercover agent WERE brought to federal court today.
Details, coming up.
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And, charges are pending after a fatal car crash last night in Danville.
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Finding abundant sunshine a little difficult with low level clouds sticking around. Still a chance of afternoon showers. But some drier weather is on its way in for the weekend. You forecast is straight ahead.
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News 7 at Noon starts right now...

[Missile-Plot]

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It was the sale of a surface- to- air missile that could have ended with the downing of a commercial jet.
Instead, it ended with those involved facing charges after getting nabbed in a sting operation.
Scott Rapoport explains.
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PKG. SCRIPT: TWO SUSPECTS IN THE STING WERE ARRAIGNED IN NEWARK, NEW JERSEY-- A THIRD WILL BE ARRAINED LATER TODAY IN MANHATTAN. THEY ARE FACING CHARGES OF SELLING A SURFACE TO AIR MISSILE TO AN UNDERCOVER AGENT POSING AS A MUSLIM EXTREMIST.
SOURCES SAY THE ARMS DEALER...I.D.'D AS HEMAT LEKHANI...WAS GRABBED AT A HOTEL NEAR NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT YESTERDAY...WITH THE MISSILE IN HIS POSSESSION.
OFFICIALS SAY LAKHANI IS NOT A TERRORIST...AND NOT AFFILATED WITH AL-QUEDA. THE DEAL THEY SAY WAS STRICTLY A MONEY MAKING VENTURE.
THE OTHER TWO MEN...WERE PICKED UP IN NEW YORK CITY AND ARE BEING HELD ON MONEY LAUNDERING CHARGES...SAID TO BE CONNECTED TO THE MISSILE SALE. AGENTS COULD BE SEEN CARTING OUT BOXES OF FILES FROM A DOWNTOWN OFFICE BUILDING.
AGENTS WHO NOW HAVE THE WEAPON SAY IT'S A RUSSIAN BUILT IGLA MISSILE. A STATE OF THE ART, INFRA-RED , SOLDIER FIRED WEAPON THAT IS ACCURATE TO A RANGE OF 3 MILES. AS PART OF THE MULTI AGENCY INTERNATIONAL STING OPERATION...THE MISSILE WAS A DUD. RENDERED INOPERABLE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.
BUT POTENTIALLY LETHAL....AMIDST GROWING CONCERNS OF TERRORISTS TRYING TRYING TO SHOOT DOWN AIRLINERS.
Sot: Charles Shoebridge / British Terrorism Expert "Certainly helicopters, certainly airliners, taking off or landing at airports when they are vulnerable, would be extremely vulnerable to a system like this."

STANDUP))[Iraq]

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The past 24 hours have been especially dangerous for U-S forces in Iraq.
Two soldiers have been killed in bomb attacks.
The latest incident took place this morning just south of Tikrit, when a bomb went off near an armored personnel carrier.
Another soldier died in a bombing yesterday, near oil pipeline fire.
The attacks bring the number of U- S troops killed in hostile action in Iraq since May first up to 60.

[Danville-Fatal]

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Danville police say charges are pending after a two-vehicle accident killed one of the drivers. Edward McKinley Stowe of Danville died early today, several hours after the accident along Piney Forest Road.
Police say a vehicle crossed the median lane and struck his Lexus S-U-V, which then overturned. Investigators say Linda Bluher Eanes was driving the second vehicle. We have no word yet on her condition.

[Fralin]

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School Safety is becoming an issue in the November elections.
Today, William Fralin said he will work to secure additional funding for alternative education programs if he's elected to the General Assembly.
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Fralin is running as a Republican in the 17th House district. He called a news conference this morning outside the fence at Patrick Henry High School.
He said school administrators must have the resources to remove disruptive students from the classroom.
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Fralin will face Democrat Linda Wyatt in the November election.
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She says the level of state funding for schools is an overriding issue. Localities don't need new programs, Wyatt says, but adequate funding for programs already in place.

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A team looking into whether discipline and incidents of violence in the Roanoke school system were under-reported to the state has issued its findings.
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The three person team from the Virginia Department of Education visited the school system a month ago, following allegations that officials under- reported incidents of crime, violence and discipline. Last night, a spokesperson for the team told the school board they did NOT uncover any evidence of under- reporting during their week long stay. Board member Melinda Payne belives Roanoke schools are safe overall-- and says the job now is to convince the public.

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(( I THINK OVERALL WE HAVE SAFE SCHOOLS BUT IF I PERCEIVE THAT THEY'RE NOT SAFE THAT'S MY REALITY, AND I THINK THAT IF I HAVE A CHILD IN SCHOOL I WANT TO BE ASSURED THAT WHILE MY CHILD IS IN CLASS WHETHER IT'S AT HIGH SCHOOL, MIDDLE OR ELEMENTARY... THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE SAFE ON A DAILY BASIS.))
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Superintendent Wayne Harris told the school board that the under-reporting of crime and incidents of violence was not a problem on the part of principals. He says they reported the data and that the error occurred in the school system's central office.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

Coming up next on the newscast, doctors say an herbal treatment for cholesterol may do more harm than good.
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Also we'll take you about a new supermarket that is not ashamed to show its Hokie Pride.
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[Cholesterol]

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A natural herb that's been touted as helping lower cholesterol doesn't really work.
What's worse- it can make your bad cholesterol go higher.
That's according to a new study from the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Dr. Sean Kenniff reports.
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[SUPER=01-Dr. Philippe Szapary/Univ. of Pennsylvania School of Medicine;]
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(( WITH A HISTORY OF CORONARY DISEASE IN BOTH HER PARENTS AND ELEVATED CHOLESTEROL LEVELS HERSELF 47-YEAR OLD ROSEMARY GAUDIOSO (GAWDEE-OSO) WAS LOOKING FOR A SOLUTIONAND A OPTED FOR A NATURAL ONE THE HERBAL SUPPLEMENT: GUGGULIPIDTOUTED AS A WAY TO NORMALIZE ONES CHOLESTEROL LEVEL.

SOT: ROSEMARY GAUDIOSO
I THINK I ENDED UP TAKING 6 OF THEM A DAY-AND I HAD NO REACTION AT ALL.
AND NEITHER DID ANY OF THE 102-PATIENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE SAME TRIAL AS ROSEMARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF
MEDICINE---AND TOOK GUGULIPID.

A STUDY PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION SHOWES THEIR TOTAL CHOLESTEROL LEVELS REMAINED THE SAME AND IT'S EFFECT ON THE SO-CALLED BAD CHOLESTEROL LEVELS GAVE SCIENTISTS CAUSE FOR CONCERNED.

SOT: DR. PHILIPPE SZAPARY/UNIV. OF PA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
SURPRISINGLY-THE LDL CHOLESTEROL INSTEAD OF GOING DOWN-WENT UP MODESTLY IN THE TWO GUGULIPID -TREATED GROUPS.

GUGULIPID --A TRADITIONAL INDIAN SUPPLEMENT --- HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY
POPULAR IN THE U-S IN THE LAST FEW YEARS GENERALLY SOLD IN CAPSULE FORM AND SOMETIMES COMBINED WITH OTHER HERBS.
WHILE THE RESEARCHERS SAY THIS SUPPLEMENT CLEARLY DOES NOT MAKE GOOD HEART SENSE FOR THOSE NEEDING TO WATCH THEIR CHOLESTEROLTHEY REMIND US --THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT CAN HELP.LIKE OMEGA FATTY-3 ACIDS FROM FISHAND THE OLD STANDBY SOLUBLE FIBERSLIKE OATMEAL.DR. SEAN KENNIFF, CBS NEWS. ))

[Warner]

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Virginia is giving the green flag to an innovative idea to promote tourism and economic development.
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Governor Mark Warner took to the pits at Martinsville Speedway today to launch the "Virginia Motorsports Initiative".

The three-part plan will focus on recruiting racing-related businesses to Virginia, supporting Martinsville and Virginia's 36 other tracks, and research and development. Warner says it is too soon to predict how many jobs or dollars the plan will attract. The initiative is based on a similar effort in Great Britain.
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[Food-Lion]

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Hokie fans can now support their team even when they go to buy groceries.
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Food Lion opened its new Virginia Tech theme store this morning in Blacksburg. The remodeled store features the school's official maroon and orange colors, logos and images from the Tech campus.

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((JEFF LOWRANCE/CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER:BLACKSBURG IS VT'S HOME IT'S A GREAT SOURCE OF PRIDE FOR THIS AREA. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY AND WE WANTED TO MAKE THIS STORE PART OF THE FABRIC OF THE COMMUNITY.))
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The Virginia Tech theme store is located inside the Hethwood (Heeth-wood) Shopping Plaza just up the street from the Tech campus. Out of about 12-hundred Food Lion stores, only two others have university themes.
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Next on the newscast, Brent Watts will have our detailed forecast.
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But it is a safe bet it will not be as hot here as Europe, where they are finding new ways to keep cool.
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[Glaciers-Melting]

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A record heat wave in Europe is taking its toll on landmarks that have stood the test of time--
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Glaciers in Switzerland have shrunk to levels not seen in 150 years.
Experts say that record temperatures have sped up what HAS been a long melting process.
Many say global warming, brought on by the excessive production of greenhouse gases, is to blame.
The melting of the glaciers threatens those living in nearby valleys with flash floods and mudslides.
Eventually, the phenomenon could even put water supplies at risk.
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[Polar-Bears]

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Meanwhile, some overheated polar bears in Germany might appreciate some fragments of those melting glaciers--
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For now, zoo keepers and volunteers are giving large blocks of ice to the bears to help them cool off from the scorching temperatures.
Their bodies are designed to withstand extreme cold, not extreme heat.
After reading an ad in a local newspaper, families in Berlin turned out in large numbers to stand in line and pass out ice to the bears-- which brought them some relief from the heat as well..
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[Stocks]

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On Wall Street at Noon, the DOW was DOWN 50 points. The NASDAQ has lost two.

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Don't go away. There's more News 7 to come.
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After the break, we will see why a health scare has led one man to move in a new direction.
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[460-Ax]

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A cement truck rolled over on top of a car in Botetourt County this morning.
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The collision on Route 460 in the Blue Ridge area trapped the driver of the car inside his crushed vehicle.
Rescue crews used wooden levers and a big tow truck to get him out.
He was flown out on Lifeguard 10.
A state trooper says the man was alert and talking during the rescue effort.
Police say the car pulled out from a side road in front of the cement truck. The truck driver was not hurt.
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[S-Liberty]

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Liberty High School in Bedford is preparing for the upcoming football season. But as Steve Mason tells us, the Minutemen will have to stay focused if they want to match last season's success.
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((The practice t-shirts say "stay focussed", the word stay was added before this season thanks to incredible expectations at the school and in the Bedford community created by the schools first football state championship. ((:)) Second year head coach Chris Watts must replace 11 seniors including Liberty single season rushing leader Michael Pennox whose 1900 yards and 14 TD's will hopefully be distributed in the option I formation by fullback Chris Spinner, quarterback O.B. Blake and running back Stephen Toler, who is most likely to follow in Pennox's big footsteps. ((:)) Like the offense, six starters are back on 5-3 defensive unit, a group that gave up just 14 points total while the offense rolled up 81 points in the state semi finals and finals. ((:))
((STEVE MASON:)) ((CHRIS WATTS/LIBERTY SECOND YEAR HEAD COACH:))
79 players came out for football at Liberty this season, 19 more than last year. In Bedford, Steve Mason news 7 sports.))

[Stripper]

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Finally today, we all know people who have decided to change directions in their lives.
After retiring, many people try a new hobby or switch careers.
But Melinda Murphy recently met somebody who has taken the idea to a new extreme.
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((let's give it up for Bernie....
THERE HE IS. BERNIE BARKER. A FLIGHT-OF-FOOT RETIREE IN HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA.
B: i spent more than 20 years in the nuclear industry. M: nuclear? B: nuclear. commercial nuclear power
BUT IT'S NOT WHAT BERNIE USED TO DO FOR A LIVING THAT MAKES HIM SO SPECIAL. NOPE, IT'S WHAT HE DOES NOW.
natpop of him stripping
AT AGE 63, BERNIE IS THE OLDEST MALE STRIPPER IN THE WORLD - AND THAT'S ACCORDING TO GUINESS.
M: so you proud of it? B: not necessarily . it's just something. M: oh come on it's cool.
BERNIE'S COLLECTION OF SKIMPY UNDERTHINGS IS ALSO QUITE IMPRESSIVE.
that's snazzy. isn't that snazzy. it glows in the dark, too. okay good - laugh// 10:08 i'm embarassed. it takes a lot to embarass me. don't be embarassed
BERNIE CERTAINLY ISN'T EMBARASSED... HECK, HE'S DOWNRIGHT PROUD.
B: i keep track of the articles and the things i've done
BERNIE HAS WON 42 AMATEUR STRIP CONTESTS SINCE HE FIRST STARTED DANCING THREE YEARS AGO. HE'S EVEN BEEN FEATURED ON THE COVER OF THE LOCAL PAPER.
M: so there you are in all your glory. B: There I am. M: front page. B: front page.
BUT BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IT ALL BEGAN WITH SOMETHING NOT SO PLEASANT.
when i was 59 i had prostate cancer and I had surgery and it's a very devastating operation and you get out of condition very easily so I started going back to the gym
AROUND THE SAME TIME, HE STARTED HANGING OUT AT A LOCAL STRIP JOINT WHERE THE GALS CONVINCED HIM TO TRY STRUTTING HIS NEW BUFF BODY.
natpop
ONE THING LED TO ANOTHER AND NOW BERNIE JUST LOVES ENTERTAINING THE LADIES.
i do it because i like to do it. i like to dance. it keeps me going to the gym.
IN FACT, BERNIE GOES TO THE GYM ABOUT 5 DAYS A WEEK.

holy cow. that's the whole rack
AND HE WORKS ON HIS TAN JUST AS OFTEN.
so you're out here in your g-string is because you're an exhibitionist? no no i do it to keep a tan to maintain a bikini line in case i do male dancing.
OF COURSE, THAT MEANS HIS NEIGHBORS GET A FREE SHOW.
mm: tell me what you think about bernie? d: giggle. when i first saw him, i thought he was cute. laugh i told my daughter don't look
BUT IS HE SEXY WHEN HE DANCES? THAT'S THE REAL QUESTION... SO FOR US, BERNIE ARRANGED TO PERFORM AT A LOCAL LADIES NIGHT.
do you think he's sexy? very
what's wonderful is his energy and his sexuality and the fact that it doesn't matter what age you are you are sexy.
AND PERHAPS THE PERSON WHO ENJOYED IT MOST... WAS BERNIE HIMSELF.))
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