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Some lingering problems continue to haunt the site of Roanoke's new stadium- amphitheatre.
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And, can a video game lead to homicide?
The parents of a Tennessee murder victim say it DID.
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The latest barrel found at the site of Roanoke's new stadium contains hazardous waste, but state officials say it is not a major concern.
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The discovery of hazardous waste at the site of the new stadium and amphitheater has prompted more complaints from opponents of the project.
But today, representatives of the Department of Environmental Quality say the latest discovery does not raise their level of concern.
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Site preparations are moving forward on city property near the Roanoke Civic Center.
Yesterday, the city revealed that a metal barrel found on October 7th did contain hazardous materials.
Representatives of the Department of Environmental Quality say they are satisfied with the city's response, and believe the latest discovery was not surprizing.
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((PROBABLY SOMETHING THAT IS FOUND AT WORK SITES ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY ON A DAILY BASIS, SO ONE HERE TWO THERE PROBABLY AS FAR AS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, WOULD PROBABLY BE AT A MINIMUM.))
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DEQ did recommend that the city consider additional testing on the site, but Auldridge says that suggestion was intended to address citizen complaints, and not any additional concern from D-E-Q.
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Roanoke city police have completed an investigation of an assault charge against a teacher who leapt to his death last week.
A news release says police first began looking into the accusation against Ronald Mayfield about ten days ago.
The student said the assault at Woodrow Wilson Middle School had taken place in late September.
Police say their detective spoke with the student and his family and they said they did not want to pursue the case.
The detective then talked to Mayfield, who put him off until later and said further contact would have to go through an attorney. Police said they determined last Wednesday no charges would be filed.
The next day, Mayfield leaped into the Roanoke River from a Blue Ridge Parkway bridge.
Mayfield had not been told he would not face charges.
Mayfield's family has sent a letter to the school administration, asking why he was never told he would not face charges.
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The trial for sniper suspect John Muhammad is continuing today in Virginia Beach.
Muhammad is acting as his own lawyer in a case that could get him the death penalty.
Jennifer Donelan has more.
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((AS BOXES OF EVIDENCE WERE TAKEN INTO A VIRGINIA BEACH COURTROOM FOR THE
SECOND DAY IN A ROW - WITH NO LEGAL TRAINING AT ALL THE ACCUSED
CAPTAIN OF A TWO MAN KILLING TEAM PREPARED TO DEFEND HIS OWN LIFE.
JOHN ALLEN MUHAMMAD DECLARED HIS INNOCENCE IN OPEN COURT MONDAY...AND
TODAY CONTINUES THE TASK OF CROSS EXAMINING WITNESSES AND QUESTIONING
EVIDENCE
THIS FIRST SNIPER TRIAL FOCUSES 53 ON YEAR OLD DEAN MEYERS, SHOT AND
KILLED WHILE PUMPING GAS.
A witness to the Oct. 9, 2002, testified hat he heard the shot and saw
Meyers as he lay dying in a pool of blood at a gas pump.
MUHAMMAD ASKED THE WITNESSES THE... DO YOU RECALL SEEING ME IN THE
AREA....? THE ANSWER NO.
LATER ANOTHER VICTIM WHO SURVIVED AN ATTACK AT AN ALABAMA LIQUOR STORE
IS EXPECTED TO BE QUESTIONED BY MUHAMMAD.
STANDUP)TO COME: (not verbatim) LEGAL ANALYSTS SAY MUHAMMADS DECISION TO
REPRESENT HIMSELF IN A CAPITAL MURDER CASE MAKES IT MORE LIKELY IT WILL
END WITH A GUILTY VERDICT. Jennifer Donelan, CBS News, Virginia beach..)
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The parents of a man shot and killed on a Tennessee highway are suing the makers of a video game.
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Teenagers William and Joshua Buckner pled guilty in August to charges, including reckless homicide for shooting Aaron Hamel of Knox County and Kimberly Bede of Moneta on Interstate 40.
Hamel died and Bede was injured.
Now Hamel's parents are suing Sony for 246 MILLION dollars because the boys say its video game
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"Grand Theft Auto" inspired them to shoot into traffic.
The lawsuit also names the boys' parents and Wal-Mart, where the game was bought.
A lawyer for the Buckners says that couple will also be suing Sony for damages.
There was no immediate comment from the corporations.
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Police officer have arrested four people and seized more than 30 thousand dollars worth of drugs during a sting operation at a shopping center in Danville.
Officials seized two pounds of meth- amphetamines, along with five pounds of marijuana.
The three men and a woman were arrested in the Southwyck Plaza parking lot.
The men are from North Carolina and were charged with five drug counts.
Their names have NOT been released.
Police say charges are pending against other suspects, and the investigation is continuing.
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Despite his failing health, Pope John Paul, the Second rose to the occasion today, and installed 30 new cardinals.
They're called the "princes of the church" and one of them could be his possible successor.
Stacy Case reports.
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LOCATOR: VATICAN CITY
NAT: ceremony
TRACK: 30 MEN, ALL IN CRIMSON RED, WALKED THE STEPS OF ST PETER'S
BASILICA, A SYMBOLIC ASCENSION TO A HIGHER POST.
SOT: pope mumbling
TRACK: POPE JOHN PAUL II, INSTALLED THE NEW CARDINALS, THE SO-CALLED
PRINCES OF THE CHURCH------ THE ELITE GROUP WHO WILL NAME HIS
SUCCESSOR. THE 83 YEAR OLD POPE CHOSE EACH ONE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO
SPEAK THEIR NAMES.
NAT: ceremony
TRACK: JUSTIN RIGALI, OF PHILADELPHIA, WAS THE ONLY AMERICAN.
NAT:
just go straight through this way when you're done
TRACK: WELL WISHERS STOOD IN LONG LINES TO GIVE HIM A CONGRATULATORY
HANDSHAKE.
SUPER: CARDINAL JUSTIN RIGALI/PHILADELPHIA
you know that every cardinal is chosen, he's chosen with a consideration
of where he comes from. of his background of the ocmmunity from which he
came.
so every cardinal in that sense represents his people.
TRACK: BUT FIRST AND FOREMOST, THEY'RE TRUE TO THE CHURCH AND IT'S
TRADITIONAL TEACHINGS. NO BIRTH CONTROL... NO WOMEN CLERGY... NO MARRIED
PRIESTS.
SUPER: TBA/ PENNSYLVANIA
as a catholic i believe all our prelates need to be conservative and
stick to the true teachings of the pope and the church.
TRACK: THE NEW CARDINALS COVER EVERY CORNER OF THE WORLD, REPRESENTING
22 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES--- JOHN PAUL II MADE A SPECIAL POINT TO PICK
FROM PREDOMINATELY HINDU AND MUSLIM COUNTRIES.
SUPER: CARDINAL JUSTIN RIGALI/PHILADELPHIA
the church, holy see, has been in dialogure for many many years with
muslims and we hope this dialogue will continue.
STAND UP CLOSE; STACY CASE/CBS NEWS
WITH THE RITUAL FILLED CEREMONY BEHIND THEM, THE COLLEGE OF CARDINALS
LOOKS FORWARD. JOHN PAUL IS SICK. AND THEY'RE THE VERY MEN WHO'LL ONE
DAY NAME HIS SUCCESSOR, A DECISION THAT WILL INFLUENCE THE DIRECTION OF
THE BILLION MEMBER CHURCH FOR YEARS TO COME. STACY CASE CBS NEWS AT THE
VATICAN.
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Coming up after the break, a local landmark is sold.
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But first, an act of sabotage deals a setback to efforts to rebuild Iraq.
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An explosion has reportedly hit a U-S convoy in Iraq, as it was driving through the volatile city of Falluja.
The U-S military has not, however, confirmed the attack.
Meanwhile, another explosion has damaged a pipeline north of Baghdad that carries crude oil and natural gas.
Iraqi officials suspect it was sabotage.
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The blast happened last night, sending flames and thick clouds of black smoke into the air.
The pipeline was carrying oil and gas to refineries in Baghdad.
Sabotage of pipelines and other infras-tructure is an ongoing problem for the U-S- run coalition and its Iraqi partners, as they try to revive the country's petroleum industry.
Iraq's oil reserves are the second largest in the world.
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Next time, they'll take the threat more seriously.
That promise today comes from the Bush administration--
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after 20- year- old college student Nathaniel Heatwole (Heat- wall) admitted to sneaking box cutters aboard two commercial airliners.
Officials say he'd sent an E-mail about it weeks ago, but nobody followed up on it.
Heatwole faces up to 10 years in prison.
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Meanwhile, the Transportation Security Administration says the people who look at e-mails coming in to the agency will get new training on how to handle them.
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The House has already approved it--
Today the Senate is prepared to vote on a ban of the procedure abortion opponents refer to as partial- birth abortion.
President Bush has promised to sign the ban into law.
It would be the first ban on a specific abortion method since the Roe-versus-Wade decision 30 years ago.
Former President Clinton twice vetoed partial birth abortion bills because they didn't include exceptions to protect the health of the mother.
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Some residents of Southwest Roanoke County are concerned the construction of 200 homes will ruin their neighborhood.
The proposed upscale subdivision could mean some big changes in the Back Creek community. Justin McLeod has more.
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[SUPER=01-David Thomason/Roanoke Co. Resident; :12]
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Here nestled near the Blue Ridge Parkway is 200 acres of undeveloped land.
But soon these trees may be replaced with houses.
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((DAVID THOMASON/ROANOKE CO. RESIDENT: I HAVE A BEAUTIFUL VIEW OF THAT AREA AND THE PARKWAY RIGHT NOW AND IF HE SLAPS IN THESE HOMES I WILL HAVE A BEAUTIFUL VIEW OF ROOFTOPS.))
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Those rooftops would be located behind Back Creek Elementary.
Developer David Vaughn wants to build up to 200 homes that will range in price from 300 to 800-thousand dollars.
He explained the project to nearby residents at a community meeting Monday night.
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((DAVID VAUGHN/DEVELOPER: I WANT TO WORK WITH THEM AND I HAVE IN THE PAST AND I LOOK FORWARD TO DOING IT IN THE FUTURE.))
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A future many residents say would be ruined if this development is built.
Their first concern?
The schools in the area.
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[IN Q=We are very concerned]
((BOB SEYMOUR/ROANOKE CO. RESIDENT: WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE CONTINUAL GROWTH THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE NEED TO EXPAND THE FACILITIES IN ANTICIPATION OF THAT GROWTH.))
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[OUT Q=of that growth]
The developer has offered to a build a new elementary school and lease it back to the county.
He's also agreed to add a turn lane on Route 221 which many residents point out is already overcrowded.
In the end however, the property is already zoned and the developer hopes to acquire the land and begin construction within three months.
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[IN Q=We're not saying]
((PAM BERBERICH/CITIZENS FOR SMART GROWTH: WE'RE NOT SAYING THAT WE DON'T WANT IT EVER WE'RE SAYING AT THIS POINT WE CAN'T HANDLE A NEIGHBORHOOD OF 200.))
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((JUSTIN McLEOD/REPORTING: A GROUP CALLED CITIZENS FOR SMART GROWTH CONCEDES IT WILL BE DIFFICULT TO STOP THIS PROJECT UNLESS THE DEVELOPER PLANS TO TAP INTO THE COUNTY'S WATER AND SEPTIC SYSTEM. IF THAT HAPPENS, IT WOULD HAVE TO GO TO A VOTE BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEN THEN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. JUSTIN McLEOD, NEWS 7.))))
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Hunting Hills Country Club will soon have new ownership.
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The club's board voted to sell the golf course to Old Heritage Corporation.
That group will then lease the course back to the country club for 30 years.
The new financing will provide Hunting Hills with money for improvements.
Old Heritage will also pay for a professional manager for two years and promote golf tournaments and memberships.
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Coming up next on the newscast, an Academy Award winning actor is diagnosed with cancer.
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Plus a man goes over Niagara Falls, without a barrel and lives to tell about it.
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Actor Robert DeNiro is playing a role he'd probably prefer NOT to play-- that of a patient.
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DeNiro has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, but he's expected to make a full recovery.
A spokesman says doctors caught the cancer early during a regular checkup last week.
His publicist says the two- time Oscar winner is otherwise in excellent physical shape, but does NOT want to reveal the kind of treatment he'll need.
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He went over Niagara Falls with just the clothes on his back, and lived to tell about it.
Witnesses say the man went head first over the 180- foot waterfall, and then pulled himself out of the water.
George Richert (Rick-ert) has more.
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[SUPER=03-Niagara Falls, Ontario; :03]
[SUPER=01-Terry McMullen/Witness; :16]
[SUPER=01-Brenda McMullen/Witness; :35 QUICK]
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[OUT Q=in Buffalo, George Richert for CBS News.]
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[10/21/2003]
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EXTENDED FORECAST
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On Wall Street at Noon, the DOW has dropped seven points. The NASDAQ has GAINED 18.
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Up next in sports, the Yankees and the Marlins get set for tonight's 3rd game in the World Series.
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And the Raiders were so close they could taste it, as they took on the Chiefs last night.
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Football took center stage last night as the Oakland Raiders hosted the Kansas City Chiefs.
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The Chiefs are now 7-and-0 after Priest Holmes ran for 123 yards in their 17-to-10 victory over Oakland.
Holmes had a two-yard touchdown run that put the Chiefs ahead 17-to-3, with four minutes remaining.
The Raiders went 93 yards on their final drive before the Chiefs stopped Tim Brown at the Kansas City one-yard line.
The loss leaves the Raiders at 2-and-5.
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The first Bowl Championship Series rankings of the season have been released, and Virginia Tech is ranked third behind number one Oklahoma and Miami.
The Hokies know they control their own destiny.
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[OUT Q=...winning these games."]
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The World Series between the Florida Marlins and New York Yankees is tied at 1-1, and game three is tonight in Miami.
Mike Mussina starts for the Yankees, while the Fish give the nod to Josh Beckett.
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[OUT Q=.....got all the history"]
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