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Today on News 7 at 5, the federal government orders airlines to search every one of their aircrafts. We'll tell you why.
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Plus a judge orders a troubled Roanoke doctor to reveal some information or face contempt of court charges.
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Once a cold front clears the area, we expect pleasant fall conditions for the weekend. Details coming up.
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Also today, one of the region's largest employers talks more about its financial problems.
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On Health Check, the F-D-A approves the first drug intended to treat advanced cases of Alzheimer's disease.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
Plus in Sports, Mike Stevens tells us about a couple strange occurences during NASCAR qualifying in Martinsville.
News 7 at 5 is next.
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What officials call a "simulated threat" results in the search of all commercial airliners in the country.
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Good evening.
I'm Shannon Young in for Jean Jadhon.
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It doesn't look like terrorism.
Despite box cutters and mysterious notes that turned up on two Southwest Airlines planes last night, the head of the FBI says it's safe to fly.
Regardless, thousands of planes are being checked, just in case.
Chris Lawrence reports.
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[IN Q=Every commercial aircraft in the country is now being searched...]
[SUPER=01-Robert Mueller/FBI Director;]
[SUPER=01-Sheri Hernandez/Passenger;]
[SUPER=01-Chris Lawrence/CBS News;]
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((Every commercial aircraft in the country is now being searched for
illegal items.
The homeland security dept ordered the searches to be completed within
24 hours after box cutters and bleach were found on board 2 planes
Thursday night.
Also discovered a clay-like material and at least one note that read,
security is not very tight.
SOT ; ROBERT MUELLER/FBI DIRECTOR
'I THINK ITS SAFE TO FLY THERE IS NO IMMENT THREAT."
FBI DIRECTOR ROBERT MUELLER says NO EXPLOSIVES WERE FOUND AND IT DOESN'T
APPEAR TO BE A TERRORIST THREAT. THE NOTE COULD BE A WARNING TO THE
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.
Q AND A
"DO YOU THINK SECURITY IS AS TIGHT AS IT SHOULD BE."
"OBVIOUSLY NOT."
SHERI HERNANDEZ SAYS SHE JUST GOT OFF A PLANE WITH A SHARP WINE OPENER
IN HER PURSE. SHE FORGOT TO TAKE IT OUT AND NO ONE CAUGHT IT.
HERNANDEZ SAYS SECURITY TEAMS NEEDED A WAKEUP CALL BUT NOT IN THIS WAY.
SOT: Sheri Hernandez/passenger
"IT'S THE SAME AS SOMEONE GOING INTO A CROWED THEATER AND YELLING FIRE
TO SEE IF ALL THE PROPER FIRE DOORS WERE OPERATIONAL.
AND THE CLAY LIKE SUBSTANCE ...COULD BE SIMILAR TO MATERIAL SOMETIMES
USED TO PACK BOMBS.
(STANDUP BRIDGE)
WHILE SCREENING HAS SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED SINCE THE ATTACKS ON 9/11,
THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT ROUTINELY INSPECT PASSENGERS OR THEIR BAGS FOR
EXPLOSIVES.
SECURITY OFFICIALS ADMIT THAT X-RAY MACHINES CANNOT IDENTIFY EXPLOSIVES
AND LESS THAN 20 AIRPORTS WILL GET FEDERAL MONEY TO INSTALL MACHJIBES
THAT CAN DETECT BOMBS.
IT IS STILL POSSIBLE TO SNEAK A BOX CUTTER ON A PLANE, IF ITS POSITIONED
THE RIGHT WAY WHEN IT GOES THRU THE METAL DETECTOR.
CHRIS LAWRENCE, CBS NEWS LA))
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100 American soldiers have now been killed since President Bush declared the end of major combat in Iraq.
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The latest attack took place last night in the Shi'ite Muslim holy city of Karbala.
Three U.S. military police and two Iraqi policemen died after being fired on from rooftops.
Four other American M-Ps were wounded.
It was the deadliest single attack on U.S. troops since three American soldiers died in an ambush near Saddam Hussein's home town of Tikrit September 18.
President Bush delared the end of major combat in Iraq on May first.
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A local man believed to have jumped nearly 200 feet into the Roanoke River is no longer missing.
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Two park rangers today found the body of 55-year old Ronald Lee Mayfield, Jr.
A passerby saw the man climb over the railing of the Roanoke River Bridge on the Blue Ridge Parkway yesterday morning.
Police found a suicide note and wallet nearby.
Divers and a State Police helicopter were called in to assist in the search which ended around noon today about a half mile from the bridge.
Police say Mayfield was employed by Roanoke City.
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[5-Knox]
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After some anguished soul- searching Dr. Cecil Knox today named his source of marijuana.
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The government had pressed for the name, demanding to know: if Knox didn't get marijuana from his patients, but admits he smoked some after hours, where did he get it?
After a long lunch break, the doctor came back and named an old friend in Texas who Knox says gave him about an ounce and a half of pot a year or two ago.
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The case is primarily about the manner in which Knox prescribed OxyContin.
After he acknowledged making some errors among the thousands of prescriptions Knox wrote, the prosecutor pressed the issue, and Knox said, "I TRIED to be a most careful prescription writer."
The case may go to the jury by the middle of next week.
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Officials with Dan River Fabrics say business will get worse before it gets better.
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Earlier this week the company announced it failed to meet third quarter forecasts.
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During an afternoon conference call, company leaders announced the Danville facility will be periodically shut down this winter in order to move inventory.
Leaders also said they have to increase market share in order to remain competitive.
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((TOM MUSCALINO: WE KNEW THAT WE WEREN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO IT WITH THE SAME SORTS OF PRODUCT CONTENT THAT WE'VE HAD IN THE MARKET AND CURRENTLY HAVE IN THE MARKET.))
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The company is planning a new product line for department and specialty stores which is set to hit the shelves in February.
Complete third quarter results are expected early next month.
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Still to come on the newscast, a new drug may help America's five million Alzheimers patients.
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Plus a local doctor involved in the study of silicone breast implants will tell us what she thinks about their future use.
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On health check, the Food and Drug Administration today approved a new drug to treat advanced cases of Alzheimer's Disease.
It is not a cure and doesn't offer dramatic improvement, but it does slow down the progression in some patients.
Dr. Sean Kenniff has more.
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[SUPER=01-Steven Ferris/NYU Medical Center;]
[SUPER=01-Dr. Sean Kenniff/CBS News;]
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((THERE ARE ABOUT 5 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE U.S. SUFFERING WITH ALZHEIMER'S
DISEASE, AND THAT NUMBER IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE DRAMTICALLY WITH THE
AGING POPULATION.
A NEWLY APPROVED DRUG CALLED MEMANTINE, CAN HELP PROTECT THE BRAIN FROM
MORE DETERIORATON, EVEN IN THE MOST SEVERE CASES.
SOT: STEVEN FERRIS, PhD, NYU MEDICAL CTR.
THERE WAS LESS DECLINE IN THE SYMPTOMS OF THE DISEASE-- WHEN PATIENTS
TOOK MEMANTINE -- THAN WHEN PATIENTS TOOK PLACEBO-- A SUGAR PILL.
UNTIL NOW, DRUGS USED TO TREAT ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE WORKED ONLY MODESTLY
ON THE MILDER CASES, AND DID NOTHING TO PREVENT THE BRAIN CELLS FROM
DYING.
SOT BRIDGE: DR SEAN KENNIFF REPORTING.
"Like other drugs for Alzheimer's disease memantine is not a cure--it
can only slow the progress of the disease. But how it does that makes it
different than anything else available."
SOT: FERRIS
IT WORKS ON A NEUROTRANSMITTOR SYSTEM THAT'S DIRECTLY RELATED TO
LEARNING AND
MEMORY IN THE BRAIN. AND ALSO-- WHEN OVEREXCITED CAN LEAD TO THE
DETERIORATION OF BRAIN CELLS.
...STOPPING THAT SLOW DETERIORATION .... MEANING THAT PATIENTS CAN
CONTINUE TO DO SIMPLE THINGS FOR THEMSELVES...
THE SIMPLE THINGS WE ALL TAKE FOR GRANTED, LIKING FEEDING, BATHING AND
DRESSING. DR. SEAN KENNIFF, CBS NEWS.))
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Should the FDA lift the ban on silicone implants? That's what government health advisors are recommending.
And one local plastic surgeon agrees.
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Health Check Reporter Joy Sutton joins us with details.
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Shannon,
Since the ban was implemented in 1992, Dr. Carol Wray has still been allowed to use silicone implants for certain patients.
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She's participated in two national studies trying to determine if silicone implants cause health problems.
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((NAT SOT: THE SILICONE BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE BREAST TISSUE YOU DON'T TEND TO FEEL IT NEAR AS MUCH))
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Doctor Carol Wray feels the ban should be lifted on silicone implants. She's been using them for years on certain patients.
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[IN Q=In 1992 the big issue that cause them to come of the]
((IN 1992 THE BIG ISSUE THAT CAUSED THEM TO COME OFF THE MARKET WAS THEIR WERE CLAIMS THAT HAVE SILICONE IMPLANTS CAUSED JOINT PAIN, MUSCLES ACHES, FEVERS, AND WHAT WE CALL HUMAN ANGEVENT DISEASE FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM. AND THAT PEOPLE WERE REACTING TO THE SILICONE AND THAT THERE WAS SUCH A THING AS SILICONE POISONING))
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But she says the studies never found a link between those health problems and the silicone implants.
She does admit that saline implants are safer because if they leak the body simply absorbs the salt water. The silicone can't be absorbed and it's harder to tell if there is a leak.
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[IN Q=If it's pushed out of the tissue is the big porblem]
((IF IT'S PUSHED OUT THE TISSUE IS THE BIG PROBLEM IT DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN. BUT I'VE SEEN IT OVER THE YEARS WHERE IT'S BEEN PUSHED INTO THE MUSCLE SOMETIMES IT'S ACTUALLY A LUMP SOMEWHERE THAT IS KIND OF PUSHED OUT LOCALLY THAT MAKES IT MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH ))
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But the silicone implants look and feel more natural --and that's why Wray feels women should be given the option.
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[IN Q=I think patients should have the choice]
((I THINK PATIENTS SHOULD HAVE THE CHOICE. THEIR ARE CERTAINLY PATIENTS THAT I AUGMENT THAT ARE AS THIN AS CAN BE AND DON'T HAVE MUCH ON THEIR CHEST AT ALL AND THEY CERTAINLY DON'T GET AS GOOD OF A RESULT WITH A SALINE IMPLANT))
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The FDA has not yet made a decision on whether to lift the ban. Government health advisers say if that does happen, women should have annual exams to check for leaks and be enrolled in a registry to track their health.
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Shannon,
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Up next, Robin Reed will let us know what to expect from the weekend forecast,
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Then in Sports, Mike Stevens will tell us why things took a spin for at least one NASCAR driver today at Martinsville.
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For years, tourists have been dying to get in to see Lynchburg's Old City Cemetery, and now the 200-year-old burial ground can better accomodate them.
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City leaders today helped dedicate the 200-thousand dollar addition to the cemetery's visitors center.
The expansion has made room for an enlarged Mourning Museum, gift shop, research libraries and a community meeting room.
It's all designed to make a tourist's visit to the cemetery more memorable.
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((JANE WHITE/SOUTHERN MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION: THIS IS A HUGE DAY, IT'S REALLY THE COMPLETION OF SO MANY YEARS OF WORKING TO GET TO THIS POINT, SO WE CAN NOW SORT OF HANDLE THE PUBLIC AND HAVE ROOM FOR BUSLOADS AND MEET AND GREET AND TAKE CARE OF OUR RECORDS, IT'S WONDERFUL.))
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About twenty thousand people a year visit the cemetery which is both a state and national historic landmark.
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Up next in our marketwatch report, the stock markets take another hit.
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Then after sports, as millions of Catholics celebrate for Pope John Paul, his cardinals look at the future of the church.
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On Wall Street today, the DOW lost ground for the third consecutive day. Jean Lee has that and more in our Marketwatch report.
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Good afternoon everybody and welcome to the Friday ticker.
This is an incredibly busy weekend with high school football, college football, and the traditional fall race weekend at the Martinsville Speedway.
This afternoon Caly Campbell's half mile long bull ring hosted the stars of Winston Cup racing for time trials.
Dale Jarrett crashed, Elliott Sadler didn't make it through inspection - and the rainbow warrior outdid them all.
Here's Travis Wells.
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Stuart's Jon Wood won the outside pole for tomorrow's Craftsman Truck Series race - the Advance Auto Parts 200. Darrell Waltrip will start 13th.
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It's week eight of the high school football season tonight.
Here the Friday Football Extra schedule of game. Remember - the home teams are listed on the bottom of the matchups.
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The Roanoke Express opens its 2003-2004 season tonight at the Roundhouse.
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Head coach Tony McAulay's team will be on display for the first time against a first time opponent - the Long Beach Ice Dogs from California.
Face-off tonight is 7:30. We'll have highlights on New 7 at 11.
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Boston College was formally invited to join the ACC today as the school was welcomed to tobacco road at a noon news conference in Greensboro.
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BC will have to pay $2 million to join the ACC, but it's still unclear when they will join.
It could be as late as June first 2006.
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Steve Mason will preview tomorrow's UVa-Florida State game at the top of the hour.
Have a safe weekend everybody.
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As celebrations to mark the Pope's 25th anniversary continue, so does the work of his cardinals.
Stacy Case has more.
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[SUPER=03-Vatican City;]
[SUPER=01-Gerard McConnell/Vatican Affairs Analyst;]
[SUPER=01-Flora Fallone/San Diego Resident;]
[SUPER=01-Cardinal Roger Mahoney/Los Angeles;]
[SUPER=01-Cardinal Theodor McCarrick/Washington, DC;]
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((LOCATOR: VATICAN CITY
NAT: pope arriving
TRACK: POPE JOHN PAUL II WAVED AS HE WAS WHEELED INTO A VATICAN HALL TO
ENJOY A CLASSICAL CONCERT IN HIS HONOR. NAT: symphony
TRACK: HIS FIRST AND ONLY APPEARANCE OF THE DAY.
NAT SOT; pope
TRACK: A LESS STRENUOUS DAY FOR THE POPE, BUT A BUSY ONE FOR THE COLLEGE
OF CARDINALS. CARDINAL ROGER MAHONEY OF LOS ANGELES LED A FRIDAY
MORNING MASS BEFORE JOINING THE OTHERS TO PRIVATELY DISCUSS CHURCH
CHALLENGES, LIKE AMERICA'S PRIEST SHORTAGE. ANALYSTS PREDICT JOHN PAUL'S
SUCCESSOR COULD ALLOW MARRIED PRIESTS AS A SOLULTION.
SUPER: GERARD MCCONNELL/VATICAN AFFAIRS ANALYST
I think change will probably come gradually in this field. If you look
at the church of England you have more than 100 married priests from the
Anglican church in the Catholic church already.
TRACK: THIS SAN DIEGO COUPLE, WHO'S HERE CELEBRATING THEIR 25TH WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY AND THE POPE'S ANNIVERSARY, SAY THEY'RE WATCHING THE
MARRIAGE ISSUE.
SUPER: FLORA FALLONE/SAN DIEGO
if that's something that they decide in the future they would allow
that, then that would be fine.
TRACK: CARDINALS ALSO DISCUSSED POVERTY IN LATIN AMERICA, EMPTY CHURCHES
IN EUROPE, AND THE PEDOPHILIA PROBLEM.
SUPER: CARDINAL ROGER MAHONEY/LOS ANGELES
that's a long term process because a lot of them need many years of
healing and reconciliation
TRACK: CARDINALS DENY THEY'RE DISCUSSING THE POPE'S SUCCESSOR.
SUPER: CARDINAL THEODOR MCCARRICK/WASHINGTON, DC
we are not allowed to speculate on anything like that.
STAND UP CLOSE; STACY CASE/CBS NEWS
THE POPE'S SUDDEN DECISION TO ELEVATE THE 30 NEW CARDINALS NEXT WEEK,
FOUR MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE, IS SEEN BY VATICAN OBSERVERS AS THE
POPE'S WAY OF MAKING SOME ARRANGEMENTS. STACY CASE CBS NEWS AT THE
VATICAN.))
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