WDBJ 7 morning news for 01/19/04

[11Fatal-Fire]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=sba]
[TAPE#=03-44 TC-1:57:00]
[GRAPHIC=Fatal Fire]
[ENG#=1]
A Roanoke family is mourning the loss of a three-year old boy who died in a Sunday morning fire. We are still awaiting word of his identity.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
It happened just before eleven in the Tinker Creek Apartments on Tinker Drive. Crews arrived on the scene to find smoke and flames pouring out of the front of the apartment. Chief Bobbie Slayton says a woman and her three children were in the building when it caught fire.
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[SOT]
[IN Q= We had a report..]
((CHIEF BOBBIE SLAYTON; WE HAD A REPORT THAT THERE WAS A CHILD STILL IN THE APARTMENT. THEY BEAT THE STAIRWELL DOWN SO THEY COULD GET TO THE STAIRS, THE INITIAL SEARCH NOTHING WAS FOUND. SECOND SEARCH THEY DID FIND THE TODDLER IN THE APARTMENT.))
[SUPER=01-Bobbie Slayton/Roanoke City Battalion Chief]
[RUNS=:20]
[OUT Q= in the apartment.]
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[VO-NAT]
Another person was injured after jumping from a window while trying to save the child. The toddler's mother, Kiana (key-anna) Poindexter and neighbors in the Tinker Creek community say broken windows and faulty smoke detectors contributed to the child's death.
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[Amherst-Shooting]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=rle]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Fatal Shooting]

Amherst County authorities are looking into a shooting that left a 23 year old New York man dead. His name has not yet been released, but his body was found Saturday, shot several times in the torso. Residents told authorities they heard something that sounded like gunshots in the area on Friday night. Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call the Amherst County Sheriff's Office.

[Iowa]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=Campaign 2004]
[ENG#=3]

The road to the White House will run through Iowa tonight.
Democrats there will caucus to decide who they want to run against President Bush.
And with a close four- way race leading up to the big day, it's anyone's guess which man will finish first.
Aleen Sirgany reports.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=A rock 'n]
[SUPER=03-Des Moines, IA; :00]
[SUPER=01-Rep. Richard Gephardt/(D) Presidential Candidate; :17]
[SUPER=01-Sen. Ted Kennedy/(D) Massachusetts; :34]
[SUPER=01-Sen. John Edwards/(D) Presidential Candidate; :59]
[SUPER=01-Aleen Sirgany/CBS News; 1:25]
[RUNS=1:39]
[OUT Q=Sirgany, CBS News, Des Moines, IA.]

((

VT/PACKAGE
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(PKG)
(NAT- Chuck Berry)
A ROCK N ROLL LEGEND.. A WIFE.. A FELLOW SENATOR... ALL IN IOWA TO HELP THEIR MAN WIN.
FOUR CANDIDATES ARE RUNNING A TIGHT RACE TO CAPTURE THE IOWA CAUCUS.
THE MAN WHO MUST WIN THE STATE TO KEEP HIS CAMPAIGN GOING.. DICK GEPHARDT.

SOT GEPHARDT 23:25:20 Forget about me.. Im and instrument to do what
needs to be done in this country SUPER: Rep. Richard Gephardt/(D-MO)
HES WELL ORGANIZED AND COUNTING ON UNION VOTES TO DEFY SLIPPING POLL NUMBERS.
THE CANDIDATE WHO KEEPS CLIMBING IN THE POLLS.. GOT A LITTLE HELP ON THE STUMP FROM FELLOW MASSACHUSETTS SENATOR TED KENNEDY.

SOT KENNEDY 'let's give a great waterloo! reception... our candidate...
the next democratic president! SUPER: Sen. Ted Kennedy/(D-MA)
A VIETNAM WAR HERO SENATOR JOHN KERRY KEEPS REACHING OUT TO IOWAS VETERANS FOR VOTES.
ALSO ENJOYING POLL NUMBER MOMENTUM.. THE SENATOR FROM NORTH CAROLINA. SPEAKING TO LARGE, LOUD CROWDS.. JOHN EDWARDS SAID HE HAS WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN THE GENERAL ELECTION IN THE SOUTH.

SOT EDWARDS 20:17:06 It is my backyard and I will beat George Bush in my
backyard. SUPER: Sen. John Edwards/(D-NC)
HOWARD DEAN MADE A TRIP JIMMY CARTERS BACKYARD SUNDAY.. WHILE THE FORMER PRESIDENT DID NOT ENDORSE THE VERMONT GOVERNOR HE PRAISED DEANS ANTI-WAR POSITION.

(SOT/NAT JUDY DEAN)

DEAN ALSO GOT A LAST MINUTE BOOST FROM HIS WIFE JUDY. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SHES JOINED HER HUSBAND ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.
STANDUP CLOSE: The latest polls show the four leading candidates in a statistical tie.. combine that with Iowas high number of voters who say theyre still undecided.. and no one knows for sure what will happen tonight. Aleen Sirgany, CBS News, Des Moines, Iowa.
))

[MLK-Day]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=4]

Banks and government offices are closed today in honor of ther Martin Luther King, Junior holiday.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Dallas, TX/Saturday;]

Over the weekend, parades took place in hundreds of cities throughout the country to remember the slain civil rights leader.
Later today, thousands are expected to honor King at the Atlanta church where he preached.
Meanwhile, an anti- war message that interrupted ceremonies last week may come up again today.
Protesters say King wouldn't have supported the war in Iraq.
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[Atkins]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=1]

The low- carb diet craze is becoming less appetizing for some of its former champions.
Michelle Miller has details about new concerns surrounding the Atkins Diet.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=For years]
[SUPER=03-New York, NY; :00]
[SUPER=01-Elizabeth Pakkala/Former Atkins Dieter; :25]
[SUPER=01-Michelle Miller/Reporting; :43]
[RUNS=1:18]
[OUT Q=Miller, CBS News, New York.]

(( For years, followers of the Atkins diet were told.. eat plenty red meat.. eggs and cheese and lose weight.
But the New York Times reports today that Atkins officials are now telling their clients to lighten-up on the saturated fats they once championed.
Elizabeth Pakkala a former Atkins dieter says she couldn't stomach the headaches and mood swings she experienced after being on the Atkins plan for only 8 days.
((13:29:13: ELIZABETH PAKKALA)) "IF THEY'RE RECONSIDERING WHAT THEY SAID IN THE BEGINNING THEN YOU KNOW i'M HAPPY ABOUT IT."

The switch from once guilt-free foods such as butter and bacon..comes less than a year after the death of diet guru Dr. Robert Atkins... and amidst competition from the popular South Beach diet... which promotes low fat proteins such as fish.
President Bill Clinton credits the plan with his svelter physique...and so does Elizabeth Pakkala who lost 22 pounds in five months after going on the South Beach diet.
((13;25;10: ELIZABETH PAKKALA)) "WITH THIS DIET YOU CAN HAVE SLADS AND VEGETABLES AND NUTS AND FOOD VARIETY THAT WASN'T PERMITTED ON ATKINS."))
((STANDUP: THE PRESIDENT OF ATKINS ISN'T COMMENTING ON THE CHANGES.. AT LEAST NOT UNTIL LATER THIS WEEK. BUT THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY.. SKEPTICAL FOR YEARS .. IS NOW SAYING.. I TOLD YOU SO.

((SOT: DIETICIAN))

((nats)).. .

The question for the thousands of Atkins faithful.. is whether the new recommendations will help them reduce their waistlines.
Michelle Miller CBS News New York. ))

[Iraq]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=Iraq]
[ENG#=2]

The U-S administrator in Iraq meets today with the U-N Secretary General.
Paul Bremer and Kofi Annan will discuss the United Nations' role in the future of Iraq, and whether the war- torn country is safe enough for the international organization to return.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Baghdad, Iraq;]
The meeting comes one day after a deadly bombing outside coalition headquarters in Baghdad.
At least 20 people were killed and 65 injured after a car bomb exploded.
The U- S military hopes the offer of a reward will lead to information about those behind the attack.
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[11Iraq-Relations]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=03-53 TC-43:41]
[GRAPHIC=Iraq Rebuilding]
[ENG#=3]

The Southside mother of an Army Reservist is doing her best to make friends with his Iraqi colleagues. Major Jack Nales (Nails) of North Carolina has served in Iraq for more than a year.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Danville;]
He's trained an Iraqi man named Adnan to take over the Civil Assistance Center in Baghdad. Meanwhile, Nales' mother, Marie, has also befriended Adnan.
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[SOT 49:16]
[IN Q=I have a necklace]
((MARIE NALES: I HAVE A NECKLACE HE SENT FROM BAGHDAD AND IT HAS A LITTLE ... AND IT SAYS, IN ARABIC, BAGHDAD LOVES MARIE.))
[SUPER=01-Marie Nales]
[RUNS=14]
[OUT Q=Baghdad loves Marie]
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[VO-NAT]
The Southside native says her son feels positive about the progress being made in Iraq.
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[11Warner-Chairman]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=03-50 TC-1:23:50]
[GRAPHIC=Warner]
[ENG#=4]

Virginia's governor may soon find himself in the national spotlight as a takes on a new role.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond/Wednesday]

Governor Mark Warner was busy last week outlining his tax reform plan in his State of the Commonwealth address.
One day later, he visited southside to announce the creation of 745-jobs in Henry County.
The governor also announced this week he will soon become the chairman of the National Governor's Association.
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[SOT 25:34]
[IN Q=My hope is I can]
((GOV. MARK WARNER: MY HOPE IS I CAN TAKE OUR SUCCESS FROM TAX REFORM AND MAYBE SHOW OTHER GOVERNORS HOW TO GET THEIR STATE FINANCES IN SHAPE BUT IT'S A GREAT HONOR THAT THE OTHER GOVERNORS AROUND THE COUNTRY HAVE CHOSEN ME TO BE THE CHAIRMAN OF NATIONAL GOVERNOR'S ASSOCIATION. I WILL BE LAYING OUT MY AGENDA LATER THIS SUMMER.))
[SUPER=@markwarner]
[RUNS=:19]
[OUT Q=later this summer]
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[VO-NAT]

That is when the Governor will officially become the chairman which he'll serve for one year.
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[Marketwatch]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]
[ENG#=None]

In business news, it's a day off for Wall Street. American markets are closed today in observance of the Martin Luther King holiday. They re-open tomorrow. News 7 Mornin' will be right back.
[COMM]

[11County-NYE]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=03-49 TC-1:13:16]
[GRAPHIC=none]
[ENG#=1]
We are only 19 days into the new year, but some people are already looking ahead to the next New Year's Eve. And for the former First Night celebrations in Roanoke may be on the move. As Jennifer Wishon reports, the event could be making a comeback in Roanoke County.
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[SOT ]
[IN Q=(NAT SOT)]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/1997; :00]
[SUPER=01-Wendi Schultz/Tourism and Event Coordinator; :19]
[SUPER=03-Vinton; :37]
[SUPER=@Jennifer1; 1:04]
[RUNS=1:44]
[OUT Q=JW, News7, Roanoke County]
((((NATS OF FIRST NIGHT))
[RUNS= 04]
First Night in Roanoke is where thousands of Southwest Virginians used to ring in the New Year, but Festival in the Park hasn't scheduled the event for the past two years. Now former Festival director Wendi Schultz is hoping to revive First Night and transfer it to Roanoke County.
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[SOT 2:09:58]
[IN Q=It is the single]
((WENDI SCHULTZ: IT IS THE SINGLE BEST THING THAT I'VE EVER DONE FROM AN EVENT STANDPOINT. THERE'S NOTHING NEGATIVE ABOUT IT, IT IS THE PERFECT WAY TO RING IN THE NEW YEAR IN THE COMPANY OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN A NON- ALCOHOLIC COMMUNITY TYPE CELEBRATION.))
[RUNS= 15]
[OUT Q=community type celebration]
First night is traditionally held in a downtown atmosphere and for Schultz, the Town of Vinton is the perfect venue.
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[SOT 2:11:49]
[IN Q=They have wonderful]
((WENDI SCHULTZ: THEY HAVE WONDERFUL CHURCHES, THEY HAVE WONDERFUL PUBLIC SPACE, IT'S A WONDERFUL COMMUNITY, THE BUSINESSES IN THE AREA ARE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THINGS THAT GO ON IN VINTON, THE TOWN OF VINTON, THE PEOPLE OF VINTON. I JUST THINK IT'S AN IDEAL LOCATION FOR THE KIND OF SETTING YOU NEED FOR A FIRST NIGHT.))
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[OUT Q=a first night]

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[SOT 2:27:28]
[IN Q=Town council has openly]
((JENNIFER WISHON/JWISHON@WDBJ7.COM: TOWN COUNCIL HAS OPENLY DISCUSSED THE IDEA OF HOLDING A FIRST NIGHT IN VINTON SEVERAL TIMES. AT LEAST ONE COUNCILMAN THINKS IT'S AN EXCELLENT IDEA AS LONG AS THE TOWN AND COUNTY CAN WORK OUT THE LOGISTICS.))
[RUNS= 14]
[OUT Q=out the logistics]
Schultz hopes to take some of the traditional elements of a first night and add on. One of her ideas is an adult New Year's Ball - one she'd like to hold at the Vinton War Memorial. She says the county is behind the idea 100 percent and Tuesday she'll find out if Vinton is on the same page. That's when council will vote to offer or not offer the town as a venue. Jennifer Wishon, News 7, Roanoke County.))

[Hollywood-Minute]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=2]
Along comes Polly to reach to top of the box office charts. And get ready for another CSI series. Katherine Dorsett has the latest from Hollywood.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=(Music) With the Hollywood]
[SUPER=04-"Along Came Polly" Universal; :06]
[SUPER=04-"Big Fish" Columbia; :18]
[SUPER=04-"Torque" Warner Brothers; :22 QUICK]
[SUPER=04-"C-S-I: Crime Scene Investigation" CBS; 25]
[SUPER=01-Katherine Dorsett/Reporting; 1:03]
[RUNS=1:11]
[OUT Q=I'm Katherine Dorsett.]

((UNDER BRIDGES, UNDER TARPS, ON BENCHES... LIVING ON THE STREETS.
"people are dying out here"
AND NOW THE FACES OF SOME OF AMERICA'S HOMELESS WOMEN ARE LIVING ON A CALENDAR.
"It actually came up as a fund raising idea. but it actually has become much more than that we see it as an educational piece."
HESTER GARRETT SAYS SHE DOESN'T MIND THE MONIKER MISS JANUARY.
"I was honored let's get some help to people."
THE WOMEN OF MARY'S PLACE IN SEATTLE SAY HELP COMES WITH AN OPEN DOOR--AND AN OPEN HEART
"We wanted to increase the amount of compassion in the world for people who are homeless."
SEATTLE's HOMELESS COALITION ESTIMATES ON ANY GIVEN NIGHT-ABOUT EIGHT THOUSAND CAN BE ON THE STREETS.
"They come from all kinds of different backgrounds."
FOR GARRETT, DEALING WITH 2 DEATH'S IN THE FAMILY
AND AN ILLNESS, FORCED HER OUT OF WORK AND ONTO THE STREETS.
"Homelessness is not an identity it is a bad situation that people get into."
BUT THESE DAYS GARRETT ISN'T CRYING.
"I have happiness."
AND A JOB, A NEW APARTMENT AND A NEW DESIRE--THAT THIS CALENDAR WILL HELP GET OTHERS OFF THE STREET
KIMBERLY OSIAS CNN SEATTLE.))
[BUMP 3]
[COMMERCIAL]

[2Iowa]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=Campaign 2004]
[ENG#=1]

Too close to call--
That's the story so far from Iowa, as Democrats prepare for tonight's caucuses to choose their candidate for President.
Aleen Sirgany has more from Des Moines.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=A rock 'n roll]
[SUPER=03-Des Moines, IA; :00]
[SUPER=01-Rep. Richard Gephardt/(D) Presidential Candidate; :17]
[SUPER=01-Sen. Ted Kennedy/(D) Massachusetts; :34]
[SUPER=01-Sen. John Edwards/(D) Presidential Candidate; :59]
[SUPER=01-Aleen Sirgany/CBS News; 1:25]
[RUNS=1:39]
[OUT Q=Sirgany, CBS News, Des Moines, IA.]
((

VT/PACKAGE
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(PKG)
(NAT- Chuck Berry)
A ROCK N ROLL LEGEND.. A WIFE.. A FELLOW SENATOR... ALL IN IOWA TO HELP THEIR MAN WIN.
FOUR CANDIDATES ARE RUNNING A TIGHT RACE TO CAPTURE THE IOWA CAUCUS.
THE MAN WHO MUST WIN THE STATE TO KEEP HIS CAMPAIGN GOING.. DICK GEPHARDT.

SOT GEPHARDT 23:25:20 Forget about me.. Im and instrument to do what
needs to be done in this country SUPER: Rep. Richard Gephardt/(D-MO)
HES WELL ORGANIZED AND COUNTING ON UNION VOTES TO DEFY SLIPPING POLL NUMBERS.
THE CANDIDATE WHO KEEPS CLIMBING IN THE POLLS.. GOT A LITTLE HELP ON THE STUMP FROM FELLOW MASSACHUSETTS SENATOR TED KENNEDY.

SOT KENNEDY 'let's give a great waterloo! reception... our candidate...
the next democratic president! SUPER: Sen. Ted Kennedy/(D-MA)
A VIETNAM WAR HERO SENATOR JOHN KERRY KEEPS REACHING OUT TO IOWAS VETERANS FOR VOTES.
ALSO ENJOYING POLL NUMBER MOMENTUM.. THE SENATOR FROM NORTH CAROLINA. SPEAKING TO LARGE, LOUD CROWDS.. JOHN EDWARDS SAID HE HAS WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN THE GENERAL ELECTION IN THE SOUTH.

SOT EDWARDS 20:17:06 It is my backyard and I will beat George Bush in my
backyard. SUPER: Sen. John Edwards/(D-NC)
HOWARD DEAN MADE A TRIP JIMMY CARTERS BACKYARD SUNDAY.. WHILE THE FORMER PRESIDENT DID NOT ENDORSE THE VERMONT GOVERNOR HE PRAISED DEANS ANTI-WAR POSITION.

(SOT/NAT JUDY DEAN)

DEAN ALSO GOT A LAST MINUTE BOOST FROM HIS WIFE JUDY. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SHES JOINED HER HUSBAND ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.
STANDUP CLOSE: The latest polls show the four leading candidates in a statistical tie.. combine that with Iowas high number of voters who say theyre still undecided.. and no one knows for sure what will happen tonight. Aleen Sirgany, CBS News, Des Moines, Iowa.
))

[Referee-Dies]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=None]

A Winchester newspaper reports a Campbell County Sheriff's Lieutenant collapsed and died this weekend while referring a college basketball game. The Winchester Star says 43 year old Tony Herndon suffered an apparent heart attack during the second half of Saturday's game between Shenandoah University and North Carolina Wesleyan. Efforts to revive him were not successful.

[2-11Fatal-Fire]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=sba]
[TAPE#=03-44 TC-1:57:00]
[GRAPHIC=Fatal Fire]
[ENG#=2]
A three year old Roanoke boy is dead after flames ripped through his apartment yesteday morning. So far, authorities have not identified the vicitim.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
It happened just before eleven in the Tinker Creek Apartments on Tinker Drive. Crews arrived on the scene to find smoke and flames pouring out of the front of the apartment. Chief Bobbie Slayton says a woman and her three children were in the building when it caught fire.
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[SOT]
[IN Q= We had a report..]
((CHIEF BOBBIE SLAYTON; WE HAD A REPORT THAT THERE WAS A CHILD STILL IN THE APARTMENT. THEY BEAT THE STAIRWELL DOWN SO THEY COULD GET TO THE STAIRS, THE INITIAL SEARCH NOTHING WAS FOUND. SECOND SEARCH THEY DID FIND THE TODDLER IN THE APARTMENT.))
[SUPER=01-Bobbie Slayton/Roanoke City Battalion Chief]
[RUNS=:20]
[OUT Q= in the apartment.]
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[VO-NAT]
Another person was injured after jumping from a window while trying to save the child. The toddler's mother, Kiana (key-anna) Poindexter and neighbors in the Tinker Creek community say broken windows and faulty smoke detectors contributed to the child's death.
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[2Amherst-Shooting]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=rle]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Fatal Shooting]

A 23 year old New York man is dead, the victim of a shooting, and Amherst County authorities trying to figure exactly what happened. His name has not yet been released, but his body found Saturday, shot several times in the torso. Residents told authorities they heard something that sounded like gunshots in the area on Friday night. Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call the Amherst County Sheriff's Office.

[2MLK]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=3]

His birthday was last week, but today the Martin Luther King, Junior holiday is being observed.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Dallas, TX/Saturday;]

Over the weekend, parades took place in hundreds of cities throughout the country to remember the slain civil rights leader.
Later today, thousands are expected to honor King at the Atlanta church where he preached.
Meanwhile, an anti- war message that interrupted ceremonies last week may come up again today.
Protesters say King wouldn't have supported the war in Iraq.

(------------)[11Link-Museum]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=03-48 TC-1:15:44]
[GRAPHIC=none]
[ENG#=2]

Roanoke's newest museum is quickly gaining a full head of steam.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
The O. Winston Link museum has been open for a week and employees say the response has been overwhelming. 150 people have visited the museum on average each day since its opening. So far most visitors have been local, but the number of out- of- town visitors is expected to grow. Staff say the museum offers something for everyone.
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[SOT 2:04:07]
[IN Q=I personally have]
((KIMBERLY PULICE/PROGRAM COORDINATOR: I PERSONALLY HAVE NOTICED THAT PEOPLE THAT WORKED ON THE RAILROAD ARE REALLY ENJOYING OUR POCAHONTAS GALLERY AND THAT GALLERY HAS MORE PORTRAITS. IT HAS MORE STUDIES OF PEOPLE WHO WORKED ALONG THE RAIL AND THAT MAKES SENSE FOR RETIRED RAIL PEOPLE THEY CAN ACTUALLY GO IN THERE AND KNOW THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THOSE PHOTOGRAPHS.))
[SUPER=01-Kimberly Pulice/Program Coordinator;]
[RUNS=18]
[OUT Q=in those photographs]
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[VO-NAT]
Pulice (pull-ISS) is starting to develop a museum program schedule that will include group tours and lectures. The Link museum is open seven days a week.
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[Biz-Brief]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]
[ENG#=None]

In business news, U-S financial markets are closed today to observe Martin Luther King day. They'll re-open tomorrow morning. News 7 Mornin' will be right back.
[COMM]

[Healthy-Living]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morning]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=04-05 @ 4:19]
[GRAPHIC=Healthy Living]
[ENG#=1]

Sticking to a weight loss plan can work for you, but it isn't easy. In this week's Healthy Living,
(+++++++)
[Healthy Living FS] Joy Suttton tells us how to avoid some of the most common pitfalls.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=If you're trying]
[SUPER=@Joy1;00]
[SUPER=01-Jeanie Redick/Certified Nutritionist;25]
[SUPER=04-File Tape;1:32]
[RUNS=3:27]
[OUT Q=that's this week's healthy living]

[2Referee-Dies]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=None]

A Campbell County Sheriff's Lieutenant collapsed and died this weekend while referring a college basketball game in Winchester. 43 year old Tony Herndon suffered an apparent heart attack during the second half of Saturday's game between Shenandoah University and North Carolina Wesleyan. Efforts to revive him were not successful.

[3-11Fatal-Fire]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=sba]
[TAPE#=03-44 TC-1:57:00]
[GRAPHIC=Fatal Fire]
[ENG#=1]
A Roanoke family is mourning the loss of a three-year old boy who died in a fire yesterday morning. We are still awaiting word of his identity.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
It happened just before eleven in the Tinker Creek Apartments on Tinker Drive. Crews arrived on the scene to find smoke and flames pouring out of the front of the apartment. Chief Bobbie Slayton says a woman and her three children were in the building when it caught fire.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q= We had a report..]
((CHIEF BOBBIE SLAYTON; WE HAD A REPORT THAT THERE WAS A CHILD STILL IN THE APARTMENT. THEY BEAT THE STAIRWELL DOWN SO THEY COULD GET TO THE STAIRS, THE INITIAL SEARCH NOTHING WAS FOUND. SECOND SEARCH THEY DID FIND THE TODDLER IN THE APARTMENT.))
[SUPER=01-Bobbie Slayton/Roanoke City Battalion Chief]
[RUNS=:20]
[OUT Q= in the apartment.]
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[VO-NAT]
Another person was injured after jumping from a window while trying to save the child. The toddler's mother, Kiana (key-anna) Poindexter and neighbors in the Tinker Creek community say broken windows and faulty smoke detectors contributed to the child's death.
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[3Amherst-Shooting]

[3Iowa]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=Campaign 2004]
[ENG#=2]

The road to the White House will run through Iowa tonight.
Democrats there will caucus to decide who they want to run against President Bush.
And with a close four- way race leading up to the big day, it's anyone's guess which man will finish first.
Aleen Sirgany reports.
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[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Des Moines, IA; :00]
[SUPER=01-Rep. Richard Gephardt/(D) Presidential Candidate; :17]
[SUPER=01-Sen. Ted Kennedy/(D) Massachusetts; :34]
[SUPER=01-Sen. John Edwards/(D) Presidential Candidate; :59]
[SUPER=01-Aleen Sirgany/CBS News; 1:25]
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(NAT- Chuck Berry)
A ROCK N ROLL LEGEND.. A WIFE.. A FELLOW SENATOR... ALL IN IOWA TO HELP THEIR MAN WIN.
FOUR CANDIDATES ARE RUNNING A TIGHT RACE TO CAPTURE THE IOWA CAUCUS.
THE MAN WHO MUST WIN THE STATE TO KEEP HIS CAMPAIGN GOING.. DICK GEPHARDT.

SOT GEPHARDT 23:25:20 Forget about me.. Im and instrument to do what
needs to be done in this country SUPER: Rep. Richard Gephardt/(D-MO)
HES WELL ORGANIZED AND COUNTING ON UNION VOTES TO DEFY SLIPPING POLL NUMBERS.
THE CANDIDATE WHO KEEPS CLIMBING IN THE POLLS.. GOT A LITTLE HELP ON THE STUMP FROM FELLOW MASSACHUSETTS SENATOR TED KENNEDY.

SOT KENNEDY 'let's give a great waterloo! reception... our candidate...
the next democratic president! SUPER: Sen. Ted Kennedy/(D-MA)
A VIETNAM WAR HERO SENATOR JOHN KERRY KEEPS REACHING OUT TO IOWAS VETERANS FOR VOTES.
ALSO ENJOYING POLL NUMBER MOMENTUM.. THE SENATOR FROM NORTH CAROLINA. SPEAKING TO LARGE, LOUD CROWDS.. JOHN EDWARDS SAID HE HAS WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN THE GENERAL ELECTION IN THE SOUTH.

SOT EDWARDS 20:17:06 It is my backyard and I will beat George Bush in my
backyard. SUPER: Sen. John Edwards/(D-NC)
HOWARD DEAN MADE A TRIP JIMMY CARTERS BACKYARD SUNDAY.. WHILE THE FORMER PRESIDENT DID NOT ENDORSE THE VERMONT GOVERNOR HE PRAISED DEANS ANTI-WAR POSITION.

(SOT/NAT JUDY DEAN)

DEAN ALSO GOT A LAST MINUTE BOOST FROM HIS WIFE JUDY. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SHES JOINED HER HUSBAND ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.
STANDUP CLOSE: The latest polls show the four leading candidates in a statistical tie.. combine that with Iowas high number of voters who say theyre still undecided.. and no one knows for sure what will happen tonight. Aleen Sirgany, CBS News, Des Moines, Iowa.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=3]

Banks and government offices are closed today in honor of ther Martin Luther King, Junior holiday.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Dallas, TX/Saturday;]

Over the weekend, parades took place in hundreds of cities throughout the country to remember the slain civil rights leader.
Later today, thousands are expected to honor King at the Atlanta church where he preached.
Meanwhile, an anti- war message that interrupted ceremonies last week may come up again today.
Protesters say King wouldn't have supported the war in Iraq.

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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=Iraq]
[ENG#=4]

U- S administrator Paul Bremer and U-N Secretary General Kofi Annan will meet today to discuss Iraq's future-- and what role the U-N can continue having there.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Baghdad, Iraq;]
The meeting comes one day after a deadly bombing outside coalition headquarters in Baghdad.
At least 20 people were killed and 65 injured after a car bomb exploded.
The U- S military hopes the offer of a reward will lead to information about those behind the attack.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=03-53 TC-43:41]
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The Southside mother of an Army Reservist is learning to make friends with her son's Iraqi colleagues. Major Jack Nales (Nails) of North Carolina has served in Iraq for more than a year.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Danville;]
He's trained an Iraqi man named Adnan to take over the Civil Assistance Center in Baghdad. Meanwhile, Nales' mother, Marie, has also befriended Adnan.
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[SOT 49:16]
[IN Q=I have a necklace]
((MARIE NALES: I HAVE A NECKLACE HE SENT FROM BAGHDAD AND IT HAS A LITTLE ... AND IT SAYS, IN ARABIC, BAGHDAD LOVES MARIE.))
[SUPER=01-Marie Nales]
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[OUT Q=Baghdad loves Marie]
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[VO-NAT]
The Southside native says her son feels positive about the progress being made in Iraq.
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[11Coupon-Campaign]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=03-52 TC-58:07]
[GRAPHIC=none]
[ENG#=3]
An coupon-clipping effort by The Daughters of the American Revolution is helping some U-S sailors serving half a world a way.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Danville/Yesterday;]
The Dorthea Henry Chapter in Southside has been clipping manufacturers' coupons for nearly two years now. The coupons are then sent to Sasebo (sas-ee-BOH) Naval Base in Japan to be used in the commissary.
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[SOT 58:39]
[IN Q=It flooded the markets]
((AUDREY MOSS: IT FLOODED THE MARKETS SO MUCH THAT THE OUTSIDE JAPANESE GROCERS IN ORDER TO STAY COMPETITIVE HAD TO START RECEIVING THESE COUPONS TOO.))
[SUPER=01-Audrey Moss/Daughters of the American Revolution;]
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[OUT Q=these coupons too]
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[VO-NAT]
Coupons sent to military personnel stationed outside the U-S are good for an extra six months. The project has helped save service men and women thousands of dollars.
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[SOT 1:00:34]
[IN Q=Those who have]
((MARY LEIGH BOISSEAU: THOSE WHO HAVE HELPED US AND OUR MEMBERS HAVE CLIPPED OVER 180,000 COUPONS FOR A FACE VALUE OF OVER 150,000 AND IT REPRESENTS ABOUT 5300 HOURS, VOLUNTEER HOURS.))
[SUPER=01-Mary Leigh Boisseau/Daughters of the American Revolution;]
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[OUT Q=hours, volunteer hours]
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[VO-NAT]
Churches and clubs like the Korean Happy Warriors also help out.
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[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=4]

Many dieticians who cautioned against the popular Atkins Diet are saying 'I told you so."
That after former low- carb gurus complained about such side effects as headaches and mood swings.
Michelle Miller reports.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=For years,]
[SUPER=03-New York, NY; :00]
[SUPER=01-Elizabeth Pakkala/Former Atkins Dieter; :25]
[SUPER=01-Michelle Miller/Reporting; :43]
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[OUT Q=Miller, CBS News, New York.]

(( For years, followers of the Atkins diet were told.. eat plenty red meat.. eggs and cheese and lose weight.
But the New York Times reports today that Atkins officials are now telling their clients to lighten-up on the saturated fats they once championed.
Elizabeth Pakkala a former Atkins dieter says she couldn't stomach the headaches and mood swings she experienced after being on the Atkins plan for only 8 days.
((13:29:13: ELIZABETH PAKKALA)) "IF THEY'RE RECONSIDERING WHAT THEY SAID IN THE BEGINNING THEN YOU KNOW i'M HAPPY ABOUT IT."

The switch from once guilt-free foods such as butter and bacon..comes less than a year after the death of diet guru Dr. Robert Atkins... and amidst competition from the popular South Beach diet... which promotes low fat proteins such as fish.
President Bill Clinton credits the plan with his svelter physique...and so does Elizabeth Pakkala who lost 22 pounds in five months after going on the South Beach diet.
((13;25;10: ELIZABETH PAKKALA)) "WITH THIS DIET YOU CAN HAVE SLADS AND VEGETABLES AND NUTS AND FOOD VARIETY THAT WASN'T PERMITTED ON ATKINS."))
((STANDUP: THE PRESIDENT OF ATKINS ISN'T COMMENTING ON THE CHANGES.. AT LEAST NOT UNTIL LATER THIS WEEK. BUT THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY.. SKEPTICAL FOR YEARS .. IS NOW SAYING.. I TOLD YOU SO.

((SOT: DIETICIAN))

((nats)).. .

The question for the thousands of Atkins faithful.. is whether the new recommendations will help them reduce their waistlines.
Michelle Miller CBS News New York. ))

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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[WRITER=kor]
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[GRAPHIC=Business News]
[ENG#=None]
In business news, American stock markets are closed for the Martin Luther King holiday. They'll re-open tomorrow. News 7 Mornin' will be be right back.
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[3-HEADLINES] [Kim at Desk]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

Here's what's making news.
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[ENG#=1]
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

An apartment fire claims the life of a three- year- old Roanoke boy.
It happened just before eleven yesterday morning in the Tinker Creek Apartments.
Authorities say a woman and three children were inside the building when it caught fire.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

A Campbell County Sheriff's Lieutenant collapsed and died this weekend while referring a college basketball game in Winchester. 43 year old Tony Herndon apparently suffered an apparent heart attack at Shenandoah University.
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[ENG#=2]
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

And today's the day they vote in Iowa.
It's one of the closest races in decades, and all four Democratic Presidential frontrunners are urging supporters to get as many people as they can to the caucuses.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=03-48 TC-1:15:44]
[GRAPHIC=none]
[ENG#=4]

A lot of people are already getting on board to check out Roanoke's newest museum.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
The O. Winston Link museum has been open for a week and employees say the response has been overwhelming. 150 people have visited the museum on average each day since its opening. So far most visitors have been local, but the number of out- of- town visitors is expected to grow. Staff say the museum offers something for everyone.
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[SOT 2:04:07]
[IN Q=I personally have]
((KIMBERLY PULICE/PROGRAM COORDINATOR: I PERSONALLY HAVE NOTICED THAT PEOPLE THAT WORKED ON THE RAILROAD ARE REALLY ENJOYING OUR POCAHONTAS GALLERY AND THAT GALLERY HAS MORE PORTRAITS. IT HAS MORE STUDIES OF PEOPLE WHO WORKED ALONG THE RAIL AND THAT MAKES SENSE FOR RETIRED RAIL PEOPLE THEY CAN ACTUALLY GO IN THERE AND KNOW THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THOSE PHOTOGRAPHS.))
[SUPER=01-Kimberly Pulice/Program Coordinator;]
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[OUT Q=in those photographs]
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[VO-NAT]
Pulice (pull-ISS) is starting to develop a museum program schedule that will include group tours and lectures. The Link museum is open seven days a week.
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