WDBJ 7 news at Noon for 02/05/04

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The 9-1-1 system in Campbell County is having its own emergency.

Crews are working to restore service in several communities.
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Meanwhile, rescue personnel were called to the scenes of TWO separate accidents in Campbell County this morning.
One man was killed, another was seriously injured.
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Another Winter storm heads our way with snow, sleet, freezing rain and then just heavy rain expected. I'll have the details.
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Stay with us News 7 at noon, starts right now.

[Fatal-Accident]

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One man is dead, another badly injured after two separate accidents in Campbell County this morning.
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The first occurred on Gladys Road around 6:15 when a car driven by 28-year-old Larry Wayne Moses of Altavista veered off the road and hit several trees.
Moses was pronounced dead at the scene.. police are investigating whether alcohol was a factor in the crash.
Less than an hour later, 21-year-old Andre Jerome Tanner of Lynch Station was headed north on Route 43, when his car ran off the road and struck a tree.
Tanner was flown to Lynchburg General Hospital where he's listed in serious condition.
Neither man was wearing a seatbelt.
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[Campbell-911]

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Phone company crews are still working to restore 9-1-1 service to parts of Campbell County.
Public safety officials say the system was interrupted for customers in Altavista, Gladys, Brookneal and Rustburg.

Altavista's emergency calls have been re-routed into the town's police department, while Rustburg calls are being handled in the administration building.
All other residents are asked to dial 4-3-4 5-9-2 9-5-7-4 or go to your local rescue squad if you're unable to get through.
A cut phone line near Prospect is believed to be the source of the problem.

[Amherst-Murder]

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A second arrest has been made in the murder of a New York City man whose body was found in Amherst County last month.
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Phillip James was found shot to death and his body dumped over an embankment along River Road on January 16th.
26-year-old Jermel Lawrence Storey of Brooklyn was arrested last weekend and charged with his murder.
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Last night, a Lynchburg man was picked up and also charged in connection with James' death.
21-year-old Michael Brian Jenkins is facing murder and firearms charges.
More arrests could follow.

[Missing-Girl]

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Police in Florida believe they have their man, but they still don't know the whereabouts of an 11- year- old girl they believe he kidnapped.
It was an abduction that was caught on tape.
Drew Levinson has the latest on the investigation.
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11 YEAR OLD CARLIE BRUCIA IS STILL MISSING AND JOSEPH P. SMITH IS NOT
YET CHARGED WITH HER KIDNAPPING. POLICE IN SARASOTA FLORIDA SAY SMITH
IN NOT COOPERATING....BUT THEY BELIEVE THERE'S NO DOUBT HE'S GUILTY.

SOT: Sarasota County Sheriff Bill Balkwill
"WE WILL NOT BE LETTING HIM OUT OF OUR CUSTODY WHATSOVER. (EDIT) WE ARE CERTAIN THAT THE 92 BUICK STATION WAGON WE HAVE IS THE VEHICLE USED IN THE ABDUCTION."

(LEVINSON BRIDGE)
THAT CAR IS OWNED BY SMITH...A CAREER CRIMINAL WHO HAS BEEN ARRESTED AT LEAST 13 TIMES SINCE 19-93.INCLUDING ONCE FOR KIDNAPPING,BUT HE WAS ACQUITTED ON THAT CHARGE.

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POLICE SAY SMITH NOW HAS A LAWYER.

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"WE HAVE MADE IT VERY CLEAR TO JOSEPH AND HIS COUNSEL THAT WE WANT TO KNOW WHERE CARLIE IS."
CARLIE HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE SUNDAY NIGHT WHEN SHE WAS GRABBED WHILE WALKING HOME BY HERSELF. A SURVEILLANCE CAMERA FROM A LOCAL CARWASH CAPTURED THE ABDUCTION. THE VIDEO SHOWED A MAN WITH TATOOS. JOSEPH SMITH HAS SEVERAL TATOOS ON HIS BODY.

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SINCE CARLIE'S DISAPPEARANCE ....FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS HAVE BEEN DOING WHAT THEY CAN...PASSING OUT FLYERS AND RIBBONS. POLICE ARE ALSO ASKING THE PUBLIC FOR HELP.....WITH ONE CLEAR MESSAGE...NO ONE IS READY TO GIVE UP HOPE.

DREW LEVINSON, CBS NEWS, SARASOTA
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[Tenet-Iraq]

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Nothing is completely right or wrong in the intelligence business--
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That's what the head of the C-I-A told an audience today at Georgetown University.
For the first time George Tenet publicly defended pre- war intelligence, saying analysts never suggested that Saddam Hussein was an "imminent threat".
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Like former chief weapons inspector David Kay, Tenet also says no White House official ever told analysts to adjust their findings to fit the administration's argument for war.
But Tenet maintains that the search for weapons in Iraq is NOT over.
Meanwhile, President Bush is expected to name a commission that'll review U-S intelligence before the war began.
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[Germany-911]

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A Moroccan man accused of helping some of the 9-11 hijackers is acquitted in Germany-- now prosecutors are planning to appeal.
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31- year- old Abdel-ghani Mzoudi (muh-SOOD'-ee) was charged with aiding and abetting thousands of murders, and being a member of a terrorist organization.
But the court said today that there isn't enough evidence to support those charges.
Earlier, an attorney for relatives of the 9-11 victims tried unsuccessfully to delay the verdict.
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The death of a witness could have a serious impact on Scott Peterson's trial. We'll have the details after the break.
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Plus we'll see an animal shelter in Washington State that is dedicated to helping elderly and sick animals live out their years in peace.
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It could be a major blow to the defense in the Scott Peterson murder case.
A key witness has died.
The woman had claimed she saw Laci Peterson alive after Scott left the couple's home to go fishing.
Gloria Gomez reports.
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That was Gloria Gomez reporting.

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It may have been difficult to find a doctor in his office yesterday.
Hundreds of Virginia's doctors spent the day at the State Capitol.
They are trying to draw attention to a growing problem, the high price of medical malpractice insurance.
Meghan Muldoon has more.
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Seventeen hundred doctors took the day off to push for changes in Virginia's medical malpractice laws.
The doctors want caps on pain and suffering awards and limits on attorneys fees.
They say the high costs of medical malpractice suits are running them out of practice.
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((DR FRANK CONNER/ROANOKE DOCTOR: WE DON'T WANT ROANOKE TO BECOME LIKE MISSISSIPPI OR WEST VIRGINIA AT ONE POINT THERE WAS NOT ONE DOCTOR THAT WOULD DELIVER A BABY YOU HAD TO LEAVE THE STATE TO FIND AN OB/GYN TO DO IT.))
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Neurosurgeons and OB/GYNs have been the hardest hit by soaring insurance rates.
Dr. Wade Nye-man says his group practice in Lynchburg has seen their malpractice rates triple over the last few years.
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((DR. WADE NIEMAN/LYNCHBURG OBSTETRICIAN: IF IT DOESN'T STOP GOING UP IT WILL MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTINUE TO PRACTICE. :13))
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But Virginia already caps damage awards.
Victims of medical negligence say the current caps don't leave them with enough money to provide the life=long care
their injured family members need.
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((WE'RE JUST TRYING TO SURVIVE.))
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Seventeen years ago, Janice Hedgepeth's son, Eric, went to a Richmond hospital for a tonsillectomy He left the hospital in a wheelchair. ((JANICE HEDGEPETH/MOTHER OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE VICTIM: I FEEL LIKE WE WERE VERY MISTREATED. THE DOCTORS CAUSED THESE PROBLEM FOR US AND NOW THEY WANT TO PUT A CAP ON IT AND SAID THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH MONEY.))
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She says putting additional caps on cases like her son's would leave victims of medical malpractice victimized again.
Meghan Muldoon, News 7, Richmond.))

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The University of Virginia medical school is studying whether to stop killing dogs for educational purposes. School officials have been flooded with calls and e-mails about the Life Saving Techniques lab, where medical students perform life-saving procedures on anesthetized dogs. Then the dogs are euthanized by lethal injection.

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Every year thousands of pets are abandoned on the street or on animal shelter doorsteps for a variety of reasons.
Humane societies often can't meet the needs of aged and ailing animals. If medical treatment for the discarded animals is too expensive or no one adopts them, the pets are often euthanized.
But in northern Washington state, a non-profit program is offering sick animals a place to live out their final years.
Kimberly Osias has more.
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((IF OLD MCDONALD REALLY HAD A FARM IT MIGHT LOOK SOMETHING LIKE THIS...
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--TRACK-- THE PIG'S NEXT TO THE GOAT WHO'S NEXT TO THE CHICKEN...
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Hi Homer. --TRACK-- WHO'S IN THE PEN WITH THE CAT...
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Feline AIDS. He's got FIV. --TRACK-- AND THE OTHERS HAVE STORIES TOO..
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Chester the miniature horse came from a domestic abusive situation. When the guy got tired of punching on his girlfriend, he started punching the horse. --TRACK-- THEY ARE THE ANIMALS NOBODY WANTS. THE AGED AND THE INFIRM. FROM VERMONT TO CALIFORNIA -- BY AIR, CAR AND WORD OF MOUTH -- THEY'RE BROUGHT HERE TO PASADO'S SAFE HAVEN. FOUNDERS SUSAN MICHAELS AND MARK STEINWAY SAY IT'S A CALLING.
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What we're doing is following what's in our hearts.
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We want to help those that aren't being helped by any other program, such as old dogs that are being dropped off at shelters.
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What would happen to those animals?
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Almost certain death. --TRACK-- BUT HERE ON 80 ACRES...
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It's kind of rugged out here. --TRACK--
200 ANIMALS RUN FREE.
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--TRACK-- THEY ALL LIVE IN COMMUNITY. THEY GET ALONG.
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We do what we can. We don't make them suffer anymore. --TRACK-- THEY GET TREATMENT PAID WITH DONATIONS AND VOLUNTEER HELP.
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Given the right loving environment they respond. You see these huge turnarounds in their personalities and it's very rewarding. --TRACK-- AND BEST OF ALL, THEY GET A CHANCE. IN MONROE, WASHINGTON, KO REPORTING. ))
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Coming up next on the newscast, Leo will have more on the anticipated winter weather.
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Plus Presidential candidate John Edwards hits New York for some late night television exposure.
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Another Democratic Presidential candidate got to work the late shift--
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North Carolina Senator John Edwards appeared on David Letterman last night, reading the Top 10 List, "Things Never Before Said by a Presidential Candidate.
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((SEN. JOHN EDWARDS/D- PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: WHEN I'M PRESIDENT, I'M PUTTING REGIS ON MOUNT RUSHMORE.')) ((LETTERMAN: AND THE NUMBER ONE THING NEVER BEFORE SAID BY A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.)) ((EDWARDS: READ MY LIPS: NO NEW WARDROBE MALFUNCTIONS. LETTERMAN: ALL RIGHT, THERE YOU GO.))
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Edwards hopped a flight to New York for the Letterman appearance following a rally yesterday afternoon in Norfolk.
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[Stocks]

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On Wall Street at Noon, the DOW was UP four points. The NASDAQ was up two.

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Up next in sports, the Cavaliers are duking it out with Maryland.
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And we may be in basketball season, but football took up the spotlight on National Signing Day.
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[Hokies]

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There may be a few more fans in the seats the next time the Tech men play in Cassell Coliseum.
Last night, the Hokies upset number 23 Providence, 69-to-57.
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The Friars showed they could score, but Providence Coach Tim Welsh had to watch his team commit 21 fouls and 19 turnovers.
Bryant Matthews led the Hokies with 23 points, and Coleman Collins added 21.
Tech is now 9-and 10 for season, and 2-and-6 in the Big East.
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Virginia hosted Maryland last night. The Cavaliers came in having lost their last two games by a combined 32 points.
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The Cavaliers and Terps found themselves fighting to stay alive in the ACC with just two wins in league play.
Elton Brown certainly came to play, as he made 17 points in the first half. UVA also took advantage of a few bounces. Maryland's top player was Virginia Beach native John Gilcrest. He had 21 points in the first half alone.
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Maryland kills UVa with 24 offensive boards and beats UVa 71 to 67.
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[S-Tech]

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Yesterday was National signing day for high school seniors.
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The Hokies signed 19 players to scholarships, including Blacksburg's Sam Wheeler, Northside's Brandon Holland and
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two of the state's top 5 players-- wide receiver Eddie Royal and quarterback Shawn Glennon - both of state champion Westfield High.
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Tech is taking a wait and see approach on Charlotte's Rod Council.
He's one of the Hokies' top commitments - but he was arrested over the weekend in his hometown. Beamer had this to say when asked if his arrest and Marcus Vick's situation affected recruiting in the final week.
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It didn't seem to hurt at Richmond's Hermitage high school - where the Hokies got both linebacker Andrew Bowman, as well as kicker and punter Andrew Wilcox to sign on the dotted line.
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Virginia got 18 players yesterday, including highly touted linebacker Olu Hall, defensive back Phillip Brown, and Howie Long's son Chris Long. Head coach Al Groh likes what he sees in this year's class.
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UVa picked up a couple of local players, including six-foot five inch Rockbridge County lineman John Kirchner.
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