WDBJ 7 morning news for 11/02/03

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Coming up on News 7 Sunday Morning....... A big win in Blacksburg *should* help bolster BCS standings.
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And six people are killed in a series of accidents near last night's UVA/NC State game.
We will have more on those stories in just a few minutes.
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Virginia's top lawmakers were in the stands for Virginia Tech's victory last night over the University of Miami.
They were celebrating THAT ... AND reflected on the school's road to the A-C-C. Jennifer Wishon reports.
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(( Hokie fans turned out in full force to watch their team blow the Hurricanes out of the stadium with the final score 31 to 7.
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((JENNIFER WISHON/REPORTING: FANS WEREN'T DISAPPOINTED DURING THE GAME AND BUSINESS OWNERS WERE PLEASED AFTERWARDS. HUNDREDS OF FANS LINED MAIN STREET CAUSING A POTENTIAL NIGHTMARE FOR POLICE OFFICERS.))
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((NATS OF POLICE OFFICER DIRECTING TRAFFIC)) Police officers called for reinforcement, while fans celebrated the victory they had anticipated.
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((JEFF NOSENZO/HOKIE FAN: THIS IS A GAME WE KNEW WE COULD COME IN AND WIN AND THE HOKIES CAME OUT AND WE DID IT. EVERYBODY SAYS WE DON'T HAVE THE STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE AND EVERYTHING ELSE BUT WHEN IT COMES TO A BIG GAME WE WIN IT.))
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A win that should help the team gain points in the Bowl Championship Series. Jennifer Wishon, News 7 Blacksburg.))

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Football wasn't the only focus on the campus of Virginia Tech this weekend.
Yesterday afternoon, the university's Corps of Cadets honored one of its own killed in Iraq.
Myranda Stevens has more.
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(([NATS MUSIC @ 4710] Nearly seven months after his death, first lieutenant Jeffrey Kaylor became the 418th name added to the Virginia Tech War Memorial. A designation reserved only for servicemen and women who died during combat.
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((LT. COL. MIKE KAYLOR/FATHER:IT'S AN ABSOLUTE HONOR. THIS IS AN HONOR FOR MY SON AND THE FAMILY.)) Kaylor was killed April 7th during a grenade attack in Iraq. The 24-year-old had attended Radford University, and then transferred to Virginia Tech to be a cadet. He graduated in 2001, the same year as his wife , who was also a Corps of Cadets member.
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((MAJ. GEN. JERRY ALLEN/VT CORPS OF CADETS: A PERSON'S GOING TO LOOK AT IT AND REALIZE THAT THIS YOUNG MAN AND EVERYONE THAT'S ON THESE PYLONS GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THE COUNTRY.)) Kaylor's name was added to the memorial's Ut Prosim pylon, which means "That I May Serve", the university's motto.
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((/VT CORPS OF CADETS:IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIMING, IT HAPPENS TO BE IN THIS ERA, NAMES ARE BEING ENSCRIBED ON THE UT PROSIM PYLON, AND ALTHOUGH IT MAY BE COINCIDENCE, IT IS CERTAINLY APPROPRIATE IN THE CASE OF JEFFREY KAYLOR WHO CERTAINLY LIVED THE UNIVERSITY MOTTO, "THAT I MAY SERVE")) Myranda Stevens, News-7.))

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Jeffrey Kaylor is the only Virgnia Tech graduate who has died in Iraq.

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This is the deadliest day for American troops in Iraq since they've been there.
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Thirteen American soldiers were killed when their helicopter was shot down by a missile this morning.
They were flying into Baghdad's airport and to begin their leaves when it happened.
More than 20 other troops were injured.
In a separate attack this morning, someone threw a grenade at an American convoy.
Bystanders say four people died, but the military is not confirming that attack.
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A series of fatal accidents near the UVA/NC State game last night claimed six lives.
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The accidents happened near Carter-Finley Stadium in North Carolina, shortly after the game ended.
Authorities say two cars collided, setting off a deadly chain of events.
A group of pedestrians went into the road to help.
THEY were then hit by a van.
Police say the van's driver was driving drunk.
North Carolina State Police are still not releasing the names and hometowns of the six people who died.
It's not clear whether any of them had attended the game.
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Coming up later in our newscast, a local church group is getting in style for missions.
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In health review,
Virginia Tech researchers study the Atkins diet.
Radford University opens a children's advocacy center.
And health officials plan to use election day to run their OWN campaign.
Joy Sutton has those stories and more.
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Health officials won't be campaigning for any candidate this election day --but for the flu vaccine.
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((KATHY BROWN/PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE: IT'S A VERY SAFE AND GOOD VACCINE AND WILL HELP PREVENT COMPLICATIONS AND HOSPITALIZATIONS FOR THOSE WHO ARE AT HIGHEST RISK)) [RUNS09]
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As part of their campaign, they'll also be offering free flu shots to anyone who votes -- however the vaccine will be given at Preston Park Primary School in Roanoke from 9 am to 2pm.
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((ANYONE WHO VOTES CAN COME THIS SITE AND GET THEIR VACCINE. WE ARE OFFER THE FLU VACCINE WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. WE HAVE A LIMITED SUPPLY)) [RUNS10]
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In other news, Radford University is now home to a new children's advocacy center. The center helps children who are victims of child abuse and neglect by making the investigation process easier.
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((WE HOPE THIS WILL MEAN THEY ARE LESS TRAUMATIZED BY THE INVESTIGATION PROCESS AND WE ALSO HOPE WE WILL HAVE MORE SUCCESSFUL PROSECUTION RATES OF THE PEOPLE WHO DO THESE THINGS TO CHILDREN THAT WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT )) [RUNS14]
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The center features a child friendly environment where the child doesn't even realize they are being watched and videotaped.
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Also making medical headlines, 30 women are participating in a Virginia Tech diet study. Researchers are study the safety of both the Atkins diet and a low fat diet. They'll be looking at how a diet affect things such as bone health and body composition, and the risk of disease.
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((DIET MIGHT BE ABLE TO INFLUENCE THESE PROBLEMS AND WE THINK THEY'RE MIGHT BE A DIFFERENCE IN THE COMPOSITION OF THE DIET. HOW MUCH PROTEIN, CARBS, DIFFERENT NUTRIENTS YOU CONSUME)) [RUNS11]
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The study is 12 weeks. Virginia Tech researchers hope to have the results published in a nutritional magazine.
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And finally in health news, Lewis Gale Medical Center now offers a new treatment to help people who have difficulty swallowing, like Tom'Brien. A brain tumor left him without the ability to eat table food.
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((TIM'S WIFE: HE COULDN'T COME AND SIT WITH US AT THE DINNER TABLE. AND HE COULDN'T' ENJOY FAMILY MEALS ANYMORE AND WE HAD TO EAT IN SHIFT IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT)) [RUNS10]
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But by using vital stim therapy he is not eating more and different types of food. Vital stim uses electrical stimulation to strengthen and re-train the throat muscles how to swallow.
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((THERAPIST: IT'S BEEN AMAZING TO SEE PEOPLE GO FROM BEING DEPENDENT ON TUBE FEEDING TO LEAVING HERE AND EATING NORMAL FOOD WITH THEIR FAMILIES. SO IT JUST REALLY IMPROVES THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THIS PATIENT IN A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME)) [RUNS13]
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In fact, the treatment course can be anywhere from six to 20 sessions --and that can be done in a matters of weeks.

That's health review, I'm Joy Sutton.
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Coming up on News 7 Sunday Morning...... Virginia Tech's Corps of Cadets honors one of its own who was killed in Iraq.
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And the deadliest day for soldiers in Iraq yet ... more than a dozen American are dead in an attack on their helicopter.
We will have more on those stories in just a few minutes.
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Virginia Tech's Corps of Cadets took the focus off of football for a while this weekend to remember one of its own killed in Iraq.
Myranda Stevens has more.
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(([NATS MUSIC @ 4710] Nearly seven months after his death, first lieutenant Jeffrey Kaylor became the 418th name added to the Virginia Tech War Memorial. A designation reserved only for servicemen and women who died during combat.
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((LT. COL. MIKE KAYLOR/FATHER:IT'S AN ABSOLUTE HONOR. THIS IS AN HONOR FOR MY SON AND THE FAMILY.)) Kaylor was killed April 7th during a grenade attack in Iraq. The 24-year-old had attended Radford University, and then transferred to Virginia Tech to be a cadet. He graduated in 2001, the same year as his wife , who was also a Corps of Cadets member.
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((MAJ. GEN. JERRY ALLEN/VT CORPS OF CADETS: A PERSON'S GOING TO LOOK AT IT AND REALIZE THAT THIS YOUNG MAN AND EVERYONE THAT'S ON THESE PYLONS GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THE COUNTRY.)) Kaylor's name was added to the memorial's Ut Prosim pylon, which means "That I May Serve", the university's motto.
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Jeffrey Kaylor is the only Virgnia Tech graduate who has died in Iraq.

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Thirteen U-S soldiers are dead after their helicopter was shot down in Iraq this morning.
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The missile attack is the deadliest attack on troops in during their 6-month occupation of Iraq.
They were flying into Baghdad's airport and to begin their leaves when it happened.
More than 20 other troops were injured.
In a separate attack this morning, someone threw a grenade at an American convoy.
Bystanders say four people died, but the military is not confirming that attack.
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Candidates united.
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That was the idea yesterday in Roanoke County, where about a dozen Republican candidates met up for a Rally in the Valley. The event was held outside of the Fralin and Waldron Office park on Chapparal drive. William Fralin, Morgan Griffith and Brandon Bell were among those in attendance.
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((BRANDON BELL/22ND SENATE CANDIDATE: WE'RE NOT FINISHED YET, EVEN THOUGH WE'VE WORKED HARD AND WE'RE TIRED 823IT'S REALLY THAT LAST PUSH AND GIVING INSTRUCTIONS ON WHAT WE NEED TO DO THESE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.))
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Bell says most of the supporters who attended the rally have been behind the candidates from the very beginning.
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The Roanoke chapter of a national sorority showed appreciation for those who work to make the community a better place.
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Alpha Kappa Alpha held it's annual Pink Ice Ball in Roanoke last night. The group bestowed Unsung Heroes awards to six people who have enhanced the lives of others behind the scenes. A special award was given to the Roanoke City Police Department. Chief Joe Gaskins was on hand to accept the award. Alpha Kappa Alpha is the oldest African american Greek letter sorority.
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[BOTH MICS HOT] Coming up after the break, one Roanoke church is taking a fashionable approach to helping Lottie Moon.
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Virginia Tech picks off Miami, making up for the embarrasment in Morgantown. We have a complete wrapup in sports.
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