[CO-Fires]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Wildfire]
California isn't the only state that's burning--
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Boulder Co., CO;]
Wildfires are now spreading in Colorado.
Investigators say a downed powerline sparked this blaze, northwest of Boulder.
The fire has grown to four thousand acres and is threatening the community of Jamestown.
At least two other fires are also burning out of control in Colorado.
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[Wildfires]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Wildfire]
In California, the death toll has risen to 20 from the wildfires that continue raging, despite the efforts of nearly 12- thousand firefighters.
One battle is in the San Bernardino mountains-- where flames are headed straight for several resort towns.
Jennifer Miller joins us now from California with an update.
[LIVE=NEWSPATH/FULL]
[SUPER=01-Jennifer Miller/CBS News;]
[SUPER=05-San Bernardino Co., CA;]
((ROLLCUE:...))
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[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-San Bernardino Co., CA;]
[SUPER=01-Jennifer Miller/CBS News;]
[SUPER=01-Doug Miles/San Bernardino Co. Fire Captain;]
[SUPER=03-San Diego Co., CA;]
[SUPER=01-Tony Meyer/Victim;]
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[OUT Q=back to you.]
[LIVE=NEWSPATH/FULL]
[SUPER=05-San Bernardino Co., CA;]
((
IN THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS...SHIFTING WINDS ARE PUSHING WILDFIRES
RIGHT AT SEVERAL RESORT TOWNS...INCLUDING LAKE ARROWHEAD AND BIG BEAR.
(STANDUP BRIDGE)
THE STAKES ARE ENORMOUS ....50 THOUSAND HOMES THREATENED, 80 THOUSAND
OTHER STRUCTURES AND TWO THOUSAND BUSINESSES..ALL WORTH TEN BILLION
DOLLARS.
(TRACK)
ALL THAT FORCES FIREFIGHTERS TO MAKE SOME TOUGH CHOICES.
SOT: CAPT. DOUG MILES/S.B. COUNTY FIRE DEPT.
"IT'S A HIGH VALUE HOME, BUT THAT'S NOT REALLY A CONSIDERATION WHEN WE
CHOOSE HOMES TO DEFEND...IT'S ABILITY TO BE DEFENDED."
IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY WHERE THE STATE'S LARGEST BLAZE HAS BEEN BURNING FOR
DAYS....SOME RESIDENTS ARE RETURNING TO THE FIND THEIR HOMES REDUCED TO
ASHES.
(NATZ)
MANY DETERMINED VICTIMS ARE ALREADY LOOKING AHEAD.
SOT: TONY MEYER/VICTIM
"I'M GOING TO START TO REBUILD AS SOON AS I CAN. I'M NOT LEAVING. THIS
IS MY HOUSE, MY HOME, THIS IS MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I'M NOT LEAVING."
AND FOR THE TIME BEING...NEITHER ARE THESE DEADLY FIRES...A NIGHTMARE
THAT WILL LIKELY BE REMEMBERED AS THE COSTLIEST DISASTER IN CALIFORNIA
HISTORY.
))
[Iraq]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Iraq]
In Iraq, The United Nations says it's temporarily pulling its staff out of Baghdad because of security concerns.
That announcement comes two days after a car bombing killed a dozen people at Red Cross headquarters in Baghdad.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Tikrit, Iraq;]
In other developments, U-S troops have arrested members of a suspected terrorist cell in Saddam Hussein's hometown.
10- suspects were detained for questioning following today's pre- dawn raid, which targeted six houses.
U-S soldiers have come under frequent attack in the area, including almost nightly mortar attacks on an American base near Tikrit.
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[11Catfish]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=syo]
[TAPE#=03-40 TC48:47]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Fish may be brain food but one local species could damage your liver.
Yesterday, health officials issued an advisory about catfish.
Shannon Young explains.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Smith Mountain Lake; :00]
[SUPER=01-Khizar Wasti/Virginia Department of Health; :22]
[SUPER=01-Dennis Cox/Fisherman; :40]
[SUPER=@Shannon2; 1:02]
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[OUT Q=Shannon Young, News 7.]
((You'd be hard pressed to find anglers in search of catfish in the broad daylight hours of October, a fact that's just fine with the Virginia Department of Health.
The agency says recent testing shows *flathead* catfish in the Roanoke River and parts of Smith Mountain Lake are contaminated with PCBs, chemicals that may cause liver cancer.
[SOT 3:14-3:25 on BITES TAPE]
[IN Q=It is not an imminent threat...]
((KHIZAR WASTI/VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH: IT IS NOT AN IMMINENT THREAT. IT IS A CAUTIONARY PRECAUTION IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT THAT AND IT IS BASED ON LONG-TERM CONSUMPTION.))
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[OUT Q=based on long-term consumption.]
The DOH recommends just one meal a month.
But is the warning dire enough to reel in die-hard catfish-seekers?
[SOT 3:14:00-3:14:04]
[IN Q=To a certain extent...]
((DENNIS COX/FISHERMAN: TO A CERTAIN EXTENT. YOU'D HAVE TO EAT AN AWFUL LOT OF FISH BEFORE YOU'D GET SICK FROM IT.))
[RUNS:04]
[OUT Q=before you'd get sick from it.]
Dennis Cox says those who cast for catfish in the fall usually want a prize, not the protein.
He adds that it would take a much more serious health threat to alter his time on the water.
[SOT 3:14:16-3:14:22]
[IN Q=Well, it doesn't really affect...]
((COX: WELL, IT DOESN'T REALLY AFFECT MINE A WHOLE LOT. I ONLY KEEP A FEW TO EAT ANYWAY. MOST OF THEM I JUST CATCH TO THROW BACK ANYHOW.))
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[OUT Q=to throw back anyhow.]
It's still safe to fish for bass which SML and the Roanoke River are known for.
But if you have catfish in mind you might be better off simply enojying the view.
Shannon Young, News 7.))
[11Bonsack-Homes]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=03-42 TC41:41]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Residents of a neighborhood near Bonsack are fighting to keep their children in Roanoke County schools, after learning their homes are actually located in Botetourt.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.;]
Because of a mistake made years ago, residents of Hill Drive have paid Roanoke County taxes, received Roanoke County services, and voted in Roanoke County elections.
But as some property owners have applied for building permits, and others have considered subdividing their land, it became apparent that the homes were located across the county line.
Eight children now attend Roanoke County Schools, and their parents don't want to move them.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=It has surprized me]
((HEATHER SIMMONS/HIL DRIVE RESIDENT: IT HAS SURPRISED ME THAT APPARENTLY THIS HAS BECOME A REAL HILL TO DIE ON AND THAT THESE EIGHT KIDS CANNOT STAY WHERE THEY ARE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE ARGUMENT. I THINK ANYBODY WHO HAS KIDS AND ANYBODY WHO IS IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM WOULD UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A UNIQUE SITUATION.))
[SUPER=01-Heather Simmons/Hill Drive Resident;]
[RUNS=:16]
[OUT Q=that this is a unique situation.]
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[VO-NAT]
Officials from both counties will attend a community meeting on December third at the Blue Ridge Library.
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[11Advance-Auto]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Advance Auto]
In business news, Advance Auto is celebrating record third-quarter earnings and a two for one stock split.
The Roanoke-based company made just over 45 million dollars last quarter.
The company's stock hit an all-time high yesterday, before falling a few cents to close at $78.20.
[Marketwatch]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]
Alexis Christoforous has a look at the rest of the day's business news in this morning's Marketwatch.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Alexis Christoforous/Reporting; :00]
[RUNS=1:33]
[OUT Q=in New York, I'm AC.]
((> GOOD MORNING..
>
> A day after it became the first mutual fund company charged with
> securities fraud, Putnam Investments is facing the the wrath of its
> large institutional investors.
> Both the Massachusetts pension fund and California's giant Calpers fund
> say their boards will decide today whether to pull their pension money
> out of Putnam. Losing those two huge pension funds would be a huge blow
> to Putnam and could hurt its standing with other clients.
>
> THE GOVERNMENT'S ONGOING INVESTIGATION INTO THE MUTUAL FUND INDUSTRY HAS
> HURT THE BOTTOMLINE AT ONE OF THE QUESTIONABLE FIRMS. Janus Capital Group
> saidit took a $9 million third-quarter for likely costs associated with
> theinvestigations.
>
> ON WALL STREET...
>
> THE STOCK MARKET ADDED TO MONDAY'S IMPRESSIVE RALLY AS EARNINGS REPORTS
> STOLE THE SPOTLIGHT AGAIN.
>
> THE DOW ROSE 26 POINTS
>
> THE NASDAQ MOVED UP 4
>
>
> JOHNSON AND JOHNSON TANKED AFTER ITS NEW CARDIOVASCULAR DEVICE WAS LINKED
> TOMORE THAN 60 DEATHS RELATED TO BLOODCLOTTING.
>
> Some major changes may be on the way at the new york stock exchange..
> Interim chairman John Reed is polling members about reforms he is planning
> for the exchange, including keeping investment bankers off the board. Reed
> is proposing a six- to 12-member board without representatives from the
> investment banking and specialist industries. Board members at the NYSE
> are set to vote on the new proposals November 18th. Former Big board head
> dick grasso was ousted last month for his 187 million dollar payout
> package.
>
> TRACK THE PRE MARKET ACTION AT CBS.MW.COM IN NEW YORK I'M AC.))
(tape tosses to stocks)
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[11Goins]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=03-36 TC1:16:08]
[GRAPHIC=Milen Goins]
Milen Goins' (Go-enz) friends say they have no idea why he shot and killed his cousin right in front of them.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Fincastle/September;]
But the judge needed no explanation to send first-degree murder charges against him to a December grand jury.
A witness testified that Goins and his cousin had been joking and drinking beer with two friends in their mobile home.
He said Goins left the room, came back with a gun and shot David Bowman in the chest.
Deputies caught Goins in North Carolina three days later and say he tried to get away on the way back to Botetourt County.
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[11Security]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=rle]
[TAPE#=03-35 TC1:34:20]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Law enforcement and first responders have taken steps to prepare for another terrorist attack.
But can other parts of society, like businesses, help in the event of another attack?
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[VO-NAT - :17]
[SUPER=03-Lexington;]
More than three hundred government and business leaders are meeting at V-M-I to discuss how businesses can prepare for attacks, and lead a smooth economic recovery.
Organizers say this conference is especially important since terrorist groups have threatened to strike again in a different manner.
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[SOT - 19:04:10]
[IN Q=]
((GEORGE FORESMAN/COMMONWEALTH PREPAREDNESS DEPUTY; THEY INTEND TO STRIKE AMERICA ECONOMICALLY, AND THE SIMPLE FACT IS THAT FROM A PHYSICAL STANDPOINT WE'RE VULNERABLE, BUT NOT OVERLY VULNERABLE, BUT FROM AN ECONOMIC STANDPOINT WE RECOGNIZE THAT WITH A SERIES OF POTENTIALLY MORE ISOLATED ATTACKS, IT CAN CREATE AN ECONOMIC RIPPLE.))
[SUPER=01-George Foresman/Commonwealth Preparedness Deputy;]
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[OUT Q=create an economic ripple.]
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[VO-NAT - :03+]
The three-day conference wraps up this morning.
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[11Price's-Fork]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=myr]
[TAPE#=03-33 TC1:49:08]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Montgomery County is putting pressure on some of its residents, stronger WATER pressure that is.
The county is celebrating the completion of its new water system.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Montgomery Co.;]
The system serves residents in Price's Fork and surrounding areas.
Yesterday, officials demonstrated what the water pressure looked like before at 40-pounds, compared to what it is now at a hundred pounds.
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[SOT 1911]
[IN Q=getting a reliable]
((MIKE KIRK/MONTGOMERY CO. PSA DIRECTOR: GETTING A RELIABLE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF WATER TO THE AREA AND PROVIDING FIRE PROTECTION NOT ONLY FOR THE AREAS LIKE THE SCHOOL AND THE KIDS HERE BUT PROTECTING AREAS THAT NEVER HAD FIRE PROTECTION, IN THIS PARTICULAR SECTION OF THE COUNTY, IT'S TREMENDOUS.))
[SUPER=01-Michael Kirk/Montgomery Co. PSA Director;]
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[OUT Q=it's tremendous]
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[VO-NAT]
The new system will provide water directly from the New River, rather than local wells.
About 300-residents in the area have had to rely on a single-well system, after the other became contaminated nearly two years ago.
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[11Vaccination]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=03-43 TC30:32]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Heath officials in the Roanoke Valley voted for election day to launch a new campaign.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-File Tape;]
They wont' be backing any candidates -but supporting the flu shot.
They're hoping to encourage people 55 and older to get vaccinated, especially those who live in the zip codes 24012, 24018, and 24153.
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[SOT19:53;22]
[IN Q=We have have higher rates of sickness]
((KATHY BROWN/PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE; WE HAVE HIGHER RATES OF SICKNESS AND DEATH WITH THE FLU AND PNEUMONIA IN THOSE PARTICULAR ZIP CODES THAN IN THE REST OF THE STATE))
[SUPER=01-Kathy Brown/Public Health Nurse;]
[RUNS=08]
[OUT Q=rest of the state]
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[VO-NAT]
As part of the Vaccinate and Vote Campaign, health official will be giving out FREE flu shots to any who votes.
( ++++++++++)
[TAKE FS 4460 essC]
The shots will be given at Preston Park Primary School in Northwest Roanoke from 9 am to 2pm on Tuesday.
No matter where you vote --you can still come to that location for your free vaccination.
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(Kimberly tosses to bump)
[bump-chyron]
[comm #3]
[Biz-Brief]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]
Overall it was a winning day on Wall Street.
Stan Case has more in today's business brief.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Stan Case/Reporting; :]
[RUNS=1:13]
[OUT Q=I'm Stan Case]
((STOCKS CLOSED SLIGHTLY HIGHER ON WEDNESDAY.
THE DOW GAINED 26 POINTS...
...THE NASDAQ WAS UP THREE.
THE DEMAND FOR NEW HOME MORTGAGES DECREASED FIVE-POINT-SEVEN-PERCENT LAST WEEK.
THE MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA SAYS IT'S INDEX OF APPLICATIONS FOR MORTGAGES FELL TO 363-POINT NINE.
ANALYSTS SAY THE NUMBERS COULD INDICATE A COOLING OFF PERIOD FOR U-S HOME SALES.
BOEING BEAT ANALYSTS EXPECTATIONS BY SEVEN-CENTS FOR ITS THIRD QUARTER.
THE AIRPLANE BUILDER POSTED EARNINGS OF 32-CENTS PER SHARE FOR THE QUARTER...THAT'S DOWN FROM 46-CENTS PER SHARE A YEAR EARLIER.
BOEING SAYS THE DECISION TO END ITS PRODUCTION OF THE 757 CONTRIBUTED TO THE DROP IN EARNINGS.
THE COMPANY ALSO CUT ITS UPCOMING FOURTH-QUARTER GUIDANCE BY FIVE-CENTS.
C-V-S POSTED A 15-PERCENT JUMP IN EARNINGS FOR ITS THIRD QUARTER.
THE DRUGSTORE CHAIN REPORTED EARNINGS OF 46-CENTS PER SHARE...THAT'S UP FROM 40-CENTS PER SHARE A YEAR EARLIER.
C-V-S SAYS SAME STORE SALES, WHICH WERE UP SIX-POINT-FOUR PERCENT FROM A YEAR EARLIER, HELPED BOOST THE NUMBERS.
C-V-S EXPECTS TO POST OVERALL EARNINGS UP TO TWO-DOLLARS A SHARE FOR ITS FISCAL YEAR.
WITH THE BUSINESS BRIEF, I'M STAN CASE.))
[TAPE TOSS TO STOCKS]
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