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The search is over for a missing Halifax County child as authorities find the body of Deandre Barksdale.
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Also two people are killed in a plane crash in Dallas.
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Security concerns lead to the cancellation of another international flight. We'll have the details.
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An announcement by the leader of Roanoke's N-A-A-C-P highlights changes to come in the new year.
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Plus another survivor is found in the rubble of last week's earthquake in Iran.
News 7 at 5 is next.
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Authorities in Halifax County find the body of a five year old boy who has been missing since Tuesday.
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A massive search for a missing Halifax County boy ended tragically with the discovery of his body in the woods this afternoon.
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Five-year-old DeAndre Barksdale had wandered away from his grandparents' home near Turbeville around five Tuesday night.
Hundreds of volunteers had turned-out over the past two days to comb the woods and fields around the home.
Around 1:15, a search crew found DeAndre's body in rough terrain, about a mile and a half from where he was last seen.
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((JEFF OAKES/HALIFAX CO. SHERIFF: THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF FOUL PLAY. IT APPEARS THAT HE DIED OF EXPOSURE. I THINK ACCORDING TO THE SEARCH AND RESCUE PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE, IT IS TYPICAL OF THIS KIND OF MISSING PERSONS, DEALING WITH A CHILD, HE WAS ABOUT AT THE OUTER LIMITS OF HOW FAR A KID USUALLY GOES.))
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Oakes thanked the community and the volunteers who came from three states to help with the search.
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The president of the Roanoke branch of the N-Double A- C- P says health problems are forcing her to step down at the end of the year.
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Brenda Hale made the announcement this afternoon as the civil rights group held its annual Jubilee Day Program at Price Memorial Church.
Hale says she will complete her term with the help of other leaders, and hopes to remain on the group's executive committee.
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((BRENDA HALE/ROANOKE NAACP PRESIDENT: I THINK WITH MY PROFESSION AS A REGISTERED NURSE, I KNOW NOW I DO HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF MYSELF. AND WE JUST HAVE TO RESET PRIORITIES AND I'M JUST SO BLESSED TO HAVE SUCH A WONDERFUL SUPPORT BASE, THROUGH MY CHURCH, THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION, AND THE VOLUNTEERS THAT WORK SO DILIGENTLY TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.))
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Hale was elected President of the Roanoke branch in November of 2000.
She plans to endorse a slate of candidates before elections later this year.
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A small plane crashes into a Dallas neighborhood shortly after take off this morning.
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While no one on the ground was hurt -- officials believe both people on board were killed.
Authorities say the plane had recently taken off from Addison airport. It hit a vacant house and then skidded across the street into the garage of another home.
No word yet on what caused the accident. But officials say it was rainy and foggy during the time of the crash.
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Security concerns prompt British Airways to cancel a flight today from London to Washington.
As Teri Okita reports this same flight was detained yesterday in Washington.
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((WHILE U-S TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS CANT NAME ANY
SPECIFIC THREAT, DATE OR TIME, SOURCES TELL CBS NEWS THAT BRITISH
AIRWAYS MUST HAVE HAD SOME CREDIBLE THREAT INFORMATION TO CANCEL A NEW
YEARS DAY FLIGHT FROM LONDON HEATHROW TO WASHINGTON DULLES AIRPORT.
TRACK: (Font: Wedneday evening) ITS THE SAME FLIGHT, 223, THAT
AUTHORITIES DELAYED FOR ALMOST FOUR HOURS ON THE TARMAC IN WASHINGTON
JUST THE NIGHT BEFORE.
IN THAT INSTANCE, THE F-B-I ACTED ON INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION AND SAID
CERTAIN PASSENGER NAMES ON THE MANIFEST STOOD OUT NAMES OF PEOPLE THAT
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS WERE EAGER TO TALK TO.
THEY QUESTIONED SOME OF THE 250-PASSENGERS AND CREWMEMBERS ON BOARD BUT
DIDN'T GIVE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. NO ONE WAS DETAINED, BUT PASSENGERS
SAY THEY HAD PLENTY OF CONCERNS DURING THE DELAY.
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SOT: that the Dulles airport had been evacuated because of a terrorist
threat, and we were being kept out there for that reason. Then, as we
saw other planes landing and taking off, we realized that can't be the
case ... so it must be someone on our plane is a suspect.
TRACK: BRITISH AIRWAYS MADE ALTERNATIVE FLIGHT ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE
180-PASSENGERS ABOARD THE NEW YEARS DAY FLIGHT, AND ITS TWO OTHER DAILY
DEPARTURES TO WASHINGTON WENT OFF AS SCHEDULED.
STANDUP: For now, the airline and British authorities are keeping
tight-lipped about the exact reason for cancelling Thursday's flight,
but sources say certain routes are often flagged for security matters
and carefully monitored. Teri Okita, CBS News, Washington.
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Still to come on the newscast, a Roanoke minister shares his work in Iraq.
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plus rescue workers find another survivor from last week's earthquake in Iran.
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Resuce workers have pulled a survivor out of the rubble six days after an earthquake destroyed the Iranian city of Bam.
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The 27 year old man was found trapped under a wardrobe which probably saved him from falling debris.
He did suffer a broken hip.
Ninety percent of the mud brick buildings were destroyed in Bam.
Last Friday's eathquake left at least 30 thousand people dead and that number is expected to climb.
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A raid by U-S forces today near Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit leaves one Iraqi dead.
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An Iraqi woman says U-S soldiers killed one man, destroyed her families home with bulldozers and arrested her husband and two of his brothers.
The raid is part of a continued effort by U-S forces to crack down on insurgent fighters.
More than 2-hundred U-S soldiers have been killed in guerilla attacks since major combat ended in May.
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The thoughts of a Roanoke pastor are with the people of Iraq, and other troubled regions of the world, this New Year's Day.
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Dave Fuller returned from Iraq in mid-November after a ten-day christian mission to the area.
Fuller is the director of "Answering the Call," an international relief and mission organization that's based here in the Roanoke Valley.
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((DAVE FULLER: ANSWERING THE CALL WORKS IN IRAQ. WE ALSO WORK IN CONGO AND SUDAN KASHMIR ALL PLACES WHERE CIVIL WARS ARE RAGING, SO YES MY THOUGHTS ARE IN A LOT OF THOSE PLACES THESE DAYS. AND REALLY PRAYERFUL FOR A GOOD NEW YEAR FOR THOSE WHO ARE CAUGHT IN THAT KIND OF HARDSHIP.))
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Fuller says the group plans to return to Iraq in 2004, and hopes to establish an orphanage there.
We'll hear more about Fuller's trip to the region, and his group's plans there, tonight on News 7 at Six.
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As we welcome in the New Year today, we wanted to take a moment to remember a few of the people we lost in 2003.
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Up next on the newscast,
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we'll see some people who thought it would be cool to start the new year by taking the plunge.
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A New Year's tradition in Rome -- shows bravery still exists, even if common sense doesn't.
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These Romans braved the chilly waters of the Tiber (TIE-Burr) river today.
The jumpers flung themselves from a 52-foot high bridge into the muddy waters while hundreds gathered to watch.
One diver dedicated his jump to peace in the world and end to the terrorist attacks. It was the 16th dive for one 60 year old participant.
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2003 was very active weatherwise. From tornadoes, to hurricanes, to the end of the drought.
Brent Watts takes a look back at a few of the weather events that became news in 2003.
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Up next on the newscast, Travis Wells will have highlights from some of today's big bowl games.
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Then a little later we will see who made the headlines in the entertainment world last year.
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Good afternoon and Happy New Year everybody. The bowl party got started bright and early this morning at 11am with the Outback Bowl in Tampa. That may have been a little too early for the Florida Gators.
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Chris Leak and company led 7-nothing early over Iowa, thanks to this 70 yard bomb to Kelvin Kight but it was all Hawkeyes from there.
Iowa quarterback Nate Chandler threw a TD pass and rambled for another.
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Fred Russell tallied 150 yards on the ground for the Hawkeyes who won it 37-17.
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The Express celebrated the new year by moving up to third place in the Southern Division thanks to a 6-4 win over Gwinnett last night. Steve Mason says, despite some adversity, Roanoke continues to gel on the ice.
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That's it for the ticker. We'll see you at six, but Joy will put the wraps on News 7 at Five right after this.
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A judge has apparently found a snack food study a little hard to swallow.
A Pennsylvania man who claims Doritos are dangerous will have to make his case without the help of a retired chemistry professor.
Charles Grady sued Frito-Lay in 1995, claiming his throat was damaged because of the rigid, triangular shape of the company's snack chips.
His attorney wanted to use the study by a retired University of Pittsburgh professor showing how much force and saliva is needed to break up the chips so they can be safely swallowed.
A judge has refused to admit the study as evidence, saying it was a-kin to a high school science fair project and did not meet scietific standards.
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The past year in entertainment was full of the usual celebrity winners and losers. But the headliner was an entertainer still know as the King of Pop.
Chris Lawrence looks back.
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(((The Year in Entertainment/Santa Barbara)
The biggest story in entertainment wasn t entertaining for anyone
involved.
(quick nats people scream Michael or walk in handcuffs)A face recognized
everywhere took a mug shot seen round the world. And the King of Pop
stood accused of molesting a child.
(nats Ben & Jen, maybe in crowd, paparazzi)
It was a long way from where we started the year worrying about Ben and
Jen and whether their wedding was on off or on again. And when the
conflicted couple went out to party, they were probably dancing to this:
(nats In Da Club - 50 Cent)
50 Cent s debut sold more than 6-million copies, and the Grammy s went
crazy for Best New Artist Norah Jones.
(nats Norah Jones)
don t know why I didn t come
We didn t know them when it started but American Idol produced two new
stars in Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken.
(quick nats Clay singing)
Back on Broadway, Hairspray celebrated with 8 Tony Awards. And another
musical stepped up at the Oscars, with Chicago voted Best Picture.
(quick nats from Chicago - preferably Catherine Zeta Jones singing)
After living for years as Mrs. Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman has something
her famous ex can t claim: An Academy Award for Best Actress in The
Hours.
(Chris Lawrence/Hollywood)
Hard to believe now, but Arnold Schwarzenegger began the year in
Hollywood talking up his new Terminator movie.
Within months, Schwarzenegger had traded his sunglasses and shotguns
(nats movie)
I m back.
For expensive suits and Sacramento. But the Governor s last film got
taken out by a talking fish
(quick nats Finding Nemo)
as Finding Nemo became the highest-grossing movie of the year, and
biggest cartoon ever! And as the year ends, Seigfried is hoping to have
Roy home for the holidays as he recuperates from an attack by their
famous tiger in Las Vegas. Chris Lawrence, CBS News, Hollywood.))
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