WDBJ 7 news at 5 for 01/21/04

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Today on News 7 at 5, layoffs are coming to one Lynchburg employer. Steve Smallshaw has the latest in a live report.
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Plus two fires in the region force dozens of people from their homes.
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Cold tonight and passing snow flurries for the moutains tomorrow as another cold front slides by. More on the forecast coming up.

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President Bush gets a mixed reaction from last night's State of the Union address.
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On Healthcheck, how young is too young for children to begin lifting weights.
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Plus doctors in Romania operate on a woman who had a tumor that weighed almost twice as much as she did. News 7 at 5 is next.

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An overnight fire in the city of Roanoke leaves more than 20 people without a place to stay.
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Good Evening. I'm Jean Jadhon.
The fire broke out at the Sterlingwood Apartments on Montauk Road at about 12:45 this morning.
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Tonight the people who are without a place to stay are turning to the red cross for help. Officials say the fire started from a bathroom exhaust fan in one of the units, but was contained to that section of the building. No one was hurt, but the fire damaged six apartments, leaving 21-people without a place to call home.
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Davis and her four children had been living in their apartment for less than a year. Like many of the other victims, they are now getting help from the Red Cross. The organization has provided food, shelter and clothing.
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Another fire in Roanoke- a couple lost everything in a house fire this morning, including two pets.
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Tim Whitlock and his wife were at work. Their cat and a Jack Russell Terrier were at home. Firefighters were unable to save them. The fire was ruled accidental.
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Later in the day fire officials said an electrical failure had started the fire. They estimate damage to the house on Russell Avenue at 105-thousand dollars.
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A deadly fire hit an assisted living center near Knoxville, Tennessee.
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Tonight, authorities are trying to figure out how it started.
The blaze began overnight in the back of the "Home away from Home" assisted living center, but it was tough for firefighters to work.
There was no fire hydrant and firefighters had to create a makeshift pool to provide water.
Fire officials got to the scene quickly and went into the building, but it was too late for some. Three of the elderly residents had died.
Officials say they don't know how the fire started and it could be weeks before they figure it out.
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An overhaul at the top of clothing retailer J. Crew is having some trickle-down effects at its main distribution center in Lynchburg.
An unspecified number of employees reported to work there today to find out they were out of a job.
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Steve Smallshaw is in Lynchburg tonight.. Steve what reasons does the company give for this?
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Jean, a spokesman for J. Crew says the layoffs are the result of a downturn in its mail order market.. and that the local distribution center was basically overstaffed.
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The last figures show the Lynchburg-area facility had about a thousand year-round employees.
J. Crew would not say how many employees were being let go today, but one caller to our office said the number was a significant percentage.
The company spokesman says customers are increasingly buying J. Crew products through its retail stores and not by catalog or over the Internet.
The layoffs, he says, are part of an overall restructuring that has been taking place at the New York-based company since Millard Drexler took over as its C-E-O last year.
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The spokesman also says it's been a while since J. Crew posted a profit and that normally when a new chairman makes changes, there is -quote-more pain early on-.
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All of the affected employees were given severance packages. Jean?

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What did you think of the President's State of the Union Address?
Some say it was a big success. Others weren't so sure.
Teri Okita has reaction.
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(( PRESIDENT BUSH HIT THE ROAD EARLY TO PROMOTE HIS NEW INITIATIVES. AND WHILE MOST AMERICANS POLLED SAY THEY APPROVE OF HIS PROPOSALS, HIS SPEECH FAILED TO CONNECT WITH THESE VOTERS IN OHIO WHERE THE PRESIDENT MADE HIS FIRST STOP.
THEIR STATE HAS BEEN HIT HARD BY JOB LOSSES AND UNEMPLOYMENT. AND EVEN THOUGH MR. BUSH HAILED HIS TAX CUTS AS A BOON, THEY DONT SEE THE ECONOMY REBOUNDING FROM THEM. NEITHER DO MOST AMERICANS.
AFTER HIS SPEECH, 39-PERCENT OF THOSE POLLED SAY TAX CUTS WERE GOOD FOR THE ECONOMY. 12-PERCENT SAY THEY WERE BAD, BUT ALMOST HALF SAY THEY HAD NO EFFECT AT ALL. AND DEMOCRATS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO'D LIKE TO REPLACE MR. BUSH...QUESTION HIS PLAN FOR CURTAILING THE BALLOONING FEDERAL DEFICIT. Howard Dean/Democratic Presidential Candidate: This is the borrow and spend, credit card Presidency. We cant afford to do this. It is bad for the country. President Bush: America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people. ON INTERNATIONAL ISSUES, HIS FIERY RHETORIC DIDNT CONVINCE MOST AMERICANS THAT WAR IN IRAQ WAS WORTH THE COST. 41-PERCENT SAID IT WAS WORTH IT. 52-PERCENT SAID IT WASNT. Wesley Clark/Democratic Presidential Candidate: There were other ways to do the job. Now that we are there, we are going to have to succeed.
Teri Okita/Reporting: While many pundits don't necessarily think Mr. Bush hit one out of the ballpark, they do say it was a safe, well-executed speech that touted his successes and reached his conservative base. Teri Okita, CBS News, Washington.))

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Still to come on the newscast, some state lawmakers want to make sure Virginia never allows homosexual marriages.
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Plus doctors in Romania work to remove a 176 pound tumor from a woman.
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House lawmakers are saying "I don't" to gay marriage in Virginia.
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A panel of Republicans and Democrats unanimously passed a resolution in support of a federal constitutional amendment against same sex marriages.
Virginia Beach Delegate Bob McDonnell sponsored the resolution that seeks an amendment defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
The Republican says recent gay rights victories in the courts place Virginia's law banning same sex marriages in jeopardy.
Gay rights advocates say they feel jilted by the bill's unanimous passage.
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The resolution now moves to the House floor for a vote.
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In Health news tonight, a marathon operation is underway in Romania to remove a huge tumor from a woman- that tumor is said to weigh 176 pounds.
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The medical team is led by a renowned American plastic surgeon- Eleven doctors in all will work for 20 hours to remove the benign tumor.
Doctors first must remove the tumor and make sure there is enough blood available in case the patient loses too much.
Surgeons must then cover the hole that's left- that'll amount to almost 40 percent of the woman's body.
The 46 year old woman's normal weight without the tumor is just under 98 pounds. She suffers from a rare genetic disease Von Reckling-hausen's disease.
The Discovery channel agreed to foot the cost of the operation in exchange for the film rights.
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While many of us have heard about the benefits of weight training for adults -- is it safe for children?
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Health Check Reporter Joy Sutton has the answer tonight.
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Jean, Actually it is ok - for kids starting as young as 7 years old.
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In fact, some local gyms actually encourage young people to try weight training.
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At the YMCA, children as young as 11 are allowed to use the weight machines with the proper training and supervision.
Health and Wellness Director Sara Chappell highly recommends weight training for children who want to lose weight.
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That's because weight training increases lean muscle mass --which in turns speeds up the metabolism.
Children can begin as early as age seven or eight.
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Chappell says children should never lift heavy weights --but rather a weight that is comfortable for them to avoid injury.
And she says weight training should be done at least twice a week.
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The YMCA Central Branch offers a youth and teen fitness program where participants are trained on proper weight training techniques.
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[TAKE Pinnacle Page] In fact, they're starting a new class on Tuesday. For more information you can call 540-342-9622. You do have to have member of the gym--but youth memberships are available.
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Jean,

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Coming up next on the newscast, China celebrates a little monkey business.
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[VO] Then a little later in Sports, Steve Mason with the story of a local coach with an undefeated record who has something even more important to celebrate.
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It may be late January but it is the New Year in China.
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It is goodbye to the goat and hello to the monkey as China welcomed the Lunar New Year.
Crowds braved sub zero temperatures to watch the drums and dancing.
The Year of the goat was a tough one for China with the economy hit hard by the SARS impact.
Many predict the year of the Monkey will be better. According to Chinese astrology babies born in the year of the monkey are more intelligent.
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Still to come on the newscast,
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jury selection begins in the Martha Stewart case. After our Marketwatch report, we'll introduce you to some people who will defintiely not make the jury pool.
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Good afternoon everyone, welcome to your Wednesday Ticker. Our third installment of Hometown Hoops Weekly takes us to Pulaski County High School where the Cougars are off to an 11 and OH start. And when it comes to second year head coach Mark Hanks victories off the court and in his family are even more precious than W's on it.
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((Mark Hanks Cougars are 11 and OH, which surpasses last season's win total He's doing it with five seniors. Four of his atheltes play football and that toughness compensates for a team whose tallest player is 6 foot 3. ((:))
One of the brightest lights in Hanks life is his 11 year old son Keaton who has Autism Spectrum Disorder. The nurological disorder makes socializing with others extremely difficult for Keaton. ((:)) This sixth grader attends the Radford University speech, language and hearing clinic Autism treatment program run by Lynn Adams. Keaton and his mom Pam Hanks team up with Mark to help their son develop social skills. being a coach in basketball is a huge plus for Keaton. ((:)) ((:))
Going over to a friends house for a sleep pover or to play nintendo isn't possible for Keaton right now, but he is making huge strides and the Cougars love him. ((:)) ((:)) Keaton was by his dad's side when he won two state championships at Liberty in the mid 90's. Since then, Hanks has come home to Pulaski where he finds encouragement from his family, his community, his team and his son.)) ((:))

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Most racing fans are aware of the NASCAR's new points system.
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Coming up at six, our reports on NASCAR's new Nextel Cup roll on as one king and several other high ranking drivers comment on the changes from the media tour. Thats all for the ticker, see ya at six everybody.
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It has apparently been a good quarter for the banking industry. Strong earnings reports from the large banks helped push the stock market higher.
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A transcript of jury selection in Martha Stewart's trial shows the challenge lawyers face seating impartial jurors.
One man said the style icon can not be trusted. Another described herself as ``a huge fan.''
Stewart is accused of lying to the government and her own shareholders about why she sold ImClone Systems stock right before it tanked.
While it may be difficult to find a jury, it has been easy to find some of Stewart's biggest fans. They're standing outside the courthouse.
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((TUESDAY WAS DAY ONE OF JURY SELECTION IN THE TRIAL OF MARTHA STEWART, BUT IT WAS THE SELECTION OF CHARACTERS OUTSIDE THE COURTROOM THAT CAUGHT THE EYE OF CNN'S JEANNE MOOS.
--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS-- IT'S THE LATEST LINE OF MARTHA STEWART DISHES...SATELLITE DISHES COVERING HER TRIAL...NO MERE TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT. it's a tempest in a cuisinart THE CREATOR OF SAVE MARTHA.COM URGED SUPPORTERS TO COME FORM A HUMAN BILLBOARD... nat shovel BUT WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 20s ONLY TWO PEOPLE SHOWED UP. big time she's getting screwed. look what everyone else has done and this is such a small thing, even if it's true, but I doubt that it's true. LINDA SMITH SAYS SHE SLEEPS ON MARTHA STEWART FLANNEL SHEETS. UNLIKE MICHAEL JACKSON, MARTHA STEWART ARRIVED ON TIME. we love you Martha. we love you go girl. you go girl. go Martha! REWARDED WITH A WAVE, HER FANS WERE CONFIDENT. Martha's not going to redecorating any jail cells anytime soon. no way. stop with the jokes, you media. cut her a break, will you. SO WHAT IF HER FANS WEREN'T AS FRANTIC AS MICHAEL JACKSON'S... nat jumps on car I don't think you'll see Martha Stewart out here climbing on top of limo and doing a dance. AS FOR THE UMBRELLA, MARTHA ONLY USES ONE WHEN IT'S RAINING. THE MEDIA THRONG ATTRACTED A FEW ODDBALLS. they're stalking me night and day! THIS GUY CLAIMED TO BE THE CONSTITUTIONAL PRESIDENT OF PERU, TALKING ABOUT VIAGRA... this is the little viagra, this is the big viagra AS THE TRIAL PROGRESSES, KEEP AN EYE ON THE MARTHA ALERT. today we've raised the alert to fuchsia. that's not a good thing. oh, we skipped peach? ONLY AN ACQUITTAL WILL BRING IT BACK DOWN TO EMERALD. JEANNE MOOS CNN NEW YORK ))
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