WDBJ 7 morning news for 05/05/04

[AMRadford-Shooting]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

[NEWSCAST=Morning]
[WRITER=rde]
[TAPE#=04-14 TC 56:51]
[GRAPHIC=Election 2004]
[ENG#=1]

We'll have election results in just a moment, but first...
[SS=Shooting]
Two people were rushed to the hospital in Radford last night after a shooting.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Radford;]
It happened around 10:45 in an apartment building at 606 Downy Street off of Jefferson. According to rescue personnel, one victim was shot in the head, the other was shot in the leg. No word on their condition, but one of the victims was flown by helicopter to the hospital. Police are searching for possibly two suspects. Investigators brought in bloodhounds to search the area. No suspect description has been released. Mostly Radford Students live in the neighborhood. Police had to rope off the area and hold back a crowd, many of whom were visibly upset. If you have any information you are asked to call Radford Police.
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[Roanoke-Mayor]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=Election 2004]
In other news, It's clean sweep for Roanoke Democrats. Nelson Harris won the mayor's office and all three Democratic City Council candidates claimed victory.
(+++++++)
[Take Leader 520]
In the mayor's race, Harris gathered 37 percent of the vote. Independent Mac McCadden was about 750 votes behind and Republican Alice Hincker came in third. [Next page]
The other Independent, George Sgorous (Score-us), was a distant fourth. [TAKE NEXT LEADER 530]

[Rke-Council]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=None]
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(+++++++)
[TAKE LEADER 530]
Incumbent Bev Fitzpatrick led the Democratic sweep for Roanoke City Council.
Sherman Lea and Brian Wishneff, who ran as a team, had nearly identical vote totals to gain spots on council. [Next Page]
Republican Wendy Jones was fourth, followed by former Republican-turned-independent Councilman Bill Carder and independent Angela Norman. [Next Page]
Duane Howard brought up the pack with four percent.
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[AM-Demos]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=AM]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=net T]
[GRAPHIC=Election 2004]
[ENG#=2]

Roanoke Democrats celebrated Tuesday's returns.
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[VO-NAT]

After the firehouse primary in February, party officials said they thought they had a strong ticket.
But with a competitive contest, even the candidates admitted the results were far from certain.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=A lot of times]
((JIM BRUBAKER/ROANOKE DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMAN: A LOT OF TIMES YOU CAN LOOK AND SAY MAYBE THIS TIME THIS PERSON ISN'T VIABLE, BUT THERE WERE THREE VIABLE CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR MAYOR. AND THERE WERE AT LEAST FIVE OR SIX VIABLE CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR THE THREE COUNCIL SEATS, SO YES WE WERE ANXIOUS TO GET THE VOTES IN BUT WE WERE VERY HOPEFUL I GUESS IS THE WORD AND IT TURNED OUT GREAT. )) ((BEV FITZPATRICK/VICE MAYOR ELECT: I THINK THIS WAS A VERY HARD ELECTION TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT. I CERTAINLY HAD NO DIRECTION ON IT. AND I WAS READY FOR THE WORST AND I HOPE THAT WHAT IT MEANS IS THERE IS A SENSE THAT ROANOKE NEEDS TO MOVE, CONTINUE THE PROGRESS THAT WE'VE BEEN MAKING ALBEIT VERY CAREFULLY.))
[SUPER=01-Jim Brubaker/Roanoke Democratic Chairman; :00]
[SUPER=01-Bev Fitzpatrick/Roanoke Vice-Mayor Elect; :22]
[RUNS=:38]
[OUT Q=albeit very carefully.]
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[VO-NAT]

Nelson Harris' election as Mayor will create a new vacancy on city council. The new council will appoint a replacement after July first.

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[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=04-16 21:45]
[GRAPHIC=Election 2004]
[ENG#=3]

The night was a disappointing one for Roanoke Independents.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
History repeated itself as mayoral candidate Mac McCadden finished a close second for the second time. McCadden says he ran an efficient grass- roots campaign, but was unable to win a few areas with strong party ties.
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[SOT 21:24:46]
[IN Q=I think I laid out]
((MAC MCCADDEN/(I) CANDIDATE FOR ROANOKE MAYOR: I THINK I LAID OUT ANOTHER EFFECTIVE RACE AND I DO BELIEVE I MADE A CASE FOR PEOPLE IN TERMS OF LOOKING AT INDEPENDENTS AS THE WAY TO GO IN ROANOKE CITY IN TERMS OF ELECTIONS FOR LOCAL OFFICIALS. I AM REALLY STAUNCHLY AM AGAINST THE PARTY AFFILIATION FOR LOCAL ELECTIONS.))
[SUPER=01-Mac McCadden/(I) Candidate for Roanoke Mayor;]
[RUNS=20]
[OUT Q=for local elections]
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[VO-NAT]
McCadden says the only running he'll be doing any time soon is after his 2- year- old grand- daughter. He congratulates Nelson Harris - calling him the "second best choice" for mayor. Independent Bill Carder also lost his bid for a seat on council, but says he'll continue to work for Roanoke as a citizen.
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[SOT 21:21:57]
[IN Q=I love this city]
((BILL CARDER: I LOVE THIS CITY AND I'M INVOLVED IN A LOT OF THINGS YOU KNOW THE BLUES AND JAZZ FESTIVAL AND SPECIAL EVENTS AROUND THE CITY SO I'LL CONTINUE TO VOLUNTEER AND CONTINUE TO MAKE THIS CITY A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE.))
[SUPER=01-Bill Carder/(I) Roanoke City Council Candidate;]
[RUNS=09]
[OUT Q=great place to live]
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[VO-NAT]
Carder calls his campaign a great experience that allowed him to meet a lot of good people.
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[B'burg-Council]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Election 2004]
Blacksburg residents made their voices heard loud and clear -- they do not favor the Toms Creek Sewer Project.
(+++++++)
[Take Leader 110] It was a clean sweep for project opponents. Ron Rordam, Paul Lancaster and Donald Langrehr won the three open seats, and all by clear margins.
Incumbent J-B Jones was fourth and will lose his seat. [Next page] Frances Parsons and Toby Rock waged write-in campaigns, but with only 791 total write-in votes, they fell well short.

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[11Blacksburg]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=rde]
[TAPE#=04-06 1:49:02]
[GRAPHIC=Election 2004]
[ENG#=4]

The sewer line issue brought Blacksburg voters out in numbers that approached or exceeded any previous turnout.
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[VO-NAT]
[Super=03-Blacksburg;]
The town is planning to build a 12 mile sewer line along Toms Creek. But the victors are all against the type of sewer line that will be used and the location. They want it to run along 460 and NOT Toms Creek. The winners -- Don Langrehr, Ron Rordam and Paul Lancaster -- say the record turnout only proves the town was ready for change.
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[IN Q=I think its]
[SUPER=01-Paul Lancaster/Blacksburg Councilman-Elect;]
[SUPER=01-Ron Rordam/Blacksburg Councilman-Elect;]
[RUNS=:28]
((PAUL LANCASTER: I THINK ITS AN INDICATION WE NEED TO SEE SOME CHANGES AROUND HERE ABOUT HOW THE TOWN COUNCIL LISTENS TO ITS CITIZENS AND I THINK THAT WAS TOLD BY THE OVERWHELMING VOTER TURNOUT OF THE CANDIDATES WHO WON. RON RORDAM:I THINK ITS SAYING PEOPLE WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN TOWN COUNCIL AND PEOPLE WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN DECISION. I THINK IT'S A GOOD INDICATION WE NEED TO GO FORWARD WITH THAT CONCEPT. THAT WE NEED TO INCLUDE CITIZENS IN ACTIVE PARTICIPATION WITH THE TOWN. ))
[OUT Q=with the town.]
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[VO-NAT]
22-percent of registered voters turned out for the election. That's far more people than any of the last 6 town elections, and according to the voter registrar, quite possibly a record.
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[L'burg-Council]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=Election 2004]
Lynchburg residents voted out an incumbent City Council member in one of the two contested races.
(+++++++)
[Take Leader 380] We'll start with the upset in the first ward, where Michael Gillette knocked off incumbent Julian Adams. Marie Martin came in third. [Take Leader 390] In the second ward, another three-way race, where incumbent Ed Barksdale did NOT run for re-election. Ceasor (Caeser) Johnson will replace him, winning 77 percent of the vote.
McKinley Marshall and Anthony Howard were far behind.
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[AMLynchburg-Winners]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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[WRITER=ejo]
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[**ANCHOR TAG**]
[ENG#=1]
In all, three new faces will join Lynchburg's City Council in July.
As Steve Smallshaw reports, the newcomers replace thirty years of experience, and the learning curve starts today.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=natsot]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg; :00]
[SUPER=01-Ceasor Johnson/Lynchburg City Councilman-Elect; :15]
[SUPER=01-Michael Gillette/Lynchburg City Councilman-Elect; :43]
[SUPER=@ssm2; :50]
[SUPER=01-Jeff Helgeson/Lynchburg City Councilman-Elect; :57]
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[OUT Q=Steve Smallshaw, News 7, Lynchburg]
(([natsot 10:23:34]
((CEASOR T. JOHNSON, CITY COUNCILMAN.. (cheering) ))
[RUNS= 04]

The party started early at Ceasor Johnson's headquarters where the first-time politician easily swept aside two challengers to take over for Ed Barksdale in Lynchburg's Ward Two.
[SOT 10:25:19]
((CEASOR JOHNSON/WARD TWO WINNER: I'M OVERWHELMED, I'M HAPPY, I'M EXUBERANT. AS YOU KNOW EARLIER I WAS JUST ON THE STREETS BEGGING PEOPLE TO COME IN AND STOP BY AND VOTE SO I'M JUST EXCITED TO KNOW THAT THAT MANY PEOPLE WANTED ME TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE CITY.))
[RUNS= 14]
[OUT Q=to serve the city.]
[natsot 10:30:38]
((THANK YOU ALL AND LET'S JUST TOAST TO DEMOCRACY..))
[RUNS= 03]

Across town, fellow newcomer Michael Gillette was the toast of Ward One as he easily overcame incumbent Julian Adams and challenger Marie Martin.. a race that Adams spent neither time nor money on.
[SOT 10:31:22]
((MICHAEL GILLETTE/WARD ONE WINNER: I THINK EVERYONE DID A GOOD JOB, I THINK EVERYONE HAS SOMETHING TO OFFER AND I'M HAPPY TO FIND OUT THAT MOST OF THE VOTERS AGREED WITH ME.))
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[OUT Q=agreed with me.]

In Ward Three, Jeff Helgeson had no competition as he takes over for Robert Garber, keeping two conservatives on council.
[SOT 10:35:14]
((JEFF HELGESON/WARD THREE WINNER: A LOT OF TIMES WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A 5-TO-2 VOTE, MAYBE 4-TO-3.. BUT IT'S GOING TO BE AN UPHILL BATTLE.))
[RUNS= 07]
[OUT Q=an uphill battle.]
Steve Smallshaw, News 7, Lynchburg.))

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[ANCHOR=Kim]
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Joe Seiffert was unopposed and will keep his seat in Ward Four.

[Results]

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[WRITER=ejo]
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There were dozens more local races in cities and towns across the region,
(+++++++)
[Take WDBJ Election Web FS] and you can get complete results at any time by going to our home page at wdbj7-dot-com.
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[Iraq]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[WRITER=kmc]
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In other news, President Bush will speak on Arab television today, amid outrage over the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners in U-S custody.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Washington, DC;]

He'll be referring to the photos of naked Iraqi prisoners and smiling soldiers.
The White House says Bush will give interviews with two Arab T-V networks to explain his feelings about the images.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has condemned the abuse, and said the Defense Department would bring those responsible to justice.
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[6-Yokohama]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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[WRITER=sra]
[TAPE#=04-09 TC1:07:42]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]
[ENG#=1]

In business news, employees at an area tire plant hope to put the brakes on too much overtime.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem]

Workers at Yokohama say a series of layoffs have led to a reduction in manpower.
Employees claim they are having to do extra work and losing time with their families.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=It makes it]
((CHRISTOPHER PRESSLEY: IT MAKES IT HARD AS FAR AS YOUR FAMILY LIFE YOU KNOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEND THE TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY. BUT YOU HAVE TO COME INTO HERE AND PUT IN YOUR FOUR EXTRA HOURS A WEEK OR EIGHT EXTRA HOURS OR WHATEVER IT AS AS OPPOSED TO BEING WITH YOUR FAMILY SPENDING YOUR QUALITY TIME WITH THEM.))
[SUPER=01-Christopher Pressley/Yokohama Employee;]
[RUNS=12]
[OUT Q=With them]
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[VO-NAT]

A company spokesperson says Yokohama has laid-off 160 employees since 2002 and all but 45 have been brought back.
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
[SS=HOLD]

As a result, he says the overtime issue is not necessarily caused by the reduction in the workforce.

[Marketwatch]

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[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]
[ENG#=2]

In other business news, The Fed leaves interest rates alone for now. And Paris Hilton is getting her own perfume line.
Alexis Christoforous has those stories and more in this morning's Marketwatch.
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[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Alexis Christoforous/Reporting; :00]
[RUNS=1:43]
[OUT Q=in New York, I'm AC]
((> THE FEDERAL RESERVE DECIDED TO HOLD THE LINE ON INTEREST RATES..LEAVING > SHORT TERM RATES AT A 45 YEAR LOW OF 1 PERCENT.. > BUT THE FED DID HINT THAT IT WILL HIKE RATES AT A MEASURED PACE TO HEAD > OFF INFLATION... > > ANALYSTS BELIEVE THE FIRST RATE HIKE IN FOUR YEARS WILL LIKELY COME THIS > SUMMER: >
> SOT: Barry Hyman, equity market strategist at Ehrenkrantz King Nussbaum
> > . 2.57.16 "We have the august meeting and then we have the October meeting > and then we have a meeting directly on week after the election. I think > the October meeting is too close in the election process to do something > so it's going to be August or it's going to be after the election. > "2.57.30 > > STOCKS FINISHED MODESTLY HIGHER FOLLOWING THE FED'S DECISION > > THE DOW INCHED UP 3 POINTS > > THE NASDAQ CLIMBED MORE THAN 11. > > SUPERMARKET GIANT WHOLE FOODS SAYS THE STRIKE THAT HAS CRIPPLED > MANYMAINSTREAM SUPERMARKETS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAS BEEN A BOON FOR THE > NATURAL AND ORGANIC FOOD CHAIN. WHOLE FOODS SAID IT MADE NEARLY 31 MILLION > DOLLARS LAST QUARTER. SALES JUMPED 17 PERCENT AIDED BY THE FIVE MONTH LONG > STRIKE IN CALIFORNIA. > > Former U.S. Vice-President Al Gore said and his business partner have > bought the cable t-v network Newsworld International from Vivendi > Entertainment for an undisclosed amount. Gore wants to rework it into a > channel directed at young adults and will act as chairman of the board. > > IF WATCHING HER EVERY MOVE ISN'T ENOUGH, SOON YOU'LL BE ABLE TO CARRY > AROUND HER SCENT... PARIS HILTON - THE HOTEL-ICON HEIRESS IS GETTING HER > OWN PERFUME. PARLUX FRAGRANCES, WHICH ALSO MAKES PERRY ELLIS, SAYS THE NEW > PARIS HILTON ESSENCE WILL HIT STORE SHELVES BY THE END OF THE YEAR. > FIND OUT MORE AT CBS.MW.COM IN NY I'M ALEXIS CHRISTOFOROUS.)) >

(tape tosses to stocks)
[STOCKS] [WOOD ROGERS SPONSOR BOARD 5185 ESSC] [COMM]

[Salem]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=Election 2004]

Two long-time Salem City Council members were seeking re-election, but only one succeeded.
(+++++++)
[Take Leader 560]
John Chris Clemens, incumbent Howard Packett and Jane Johnson all won seats on council.
Incumbent Gerald Pace was only 20 votes behind but will lose his seat. [Next Page]
Stephen Smeltzer came in fifth. Lee Eubanks conducted an organized write-in effort, but with only 337 total write-ins, he won't get a seat on council.

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[Danville-Votes]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=Election 2004]
In Danville, voters returned all five City Council members up for re-election.
(+++++++)
[Take Leader 280]
Sherman Saunders gathered the most votes... nearly 57-hundred.
Saunders was followed by John Hamlin, Peter Castiglione and David Luther. [Next Page]
Stokes Daniels won the final seat.
Three challengers -- former Police Chief Neal Morris, Gus Dyer and Christopher Dunlap -- failed to knock off any of the incumbents. [Take Leader 290]
Danville residents also voted on a referendum calling for future school board members to be elected.
They overwhelmingly approved that measure.
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[M'ville]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=Election 2004]

There will be two new faces on Martinsville City Council. Just one incumbent was running for the three available seats.
(+++++++)
[Take Leader 410]
Jay Reynolds, Kook Clark and incumbent J. Ronald Ferrill are the winners.
Mel Cartwright came in about 200 votes short. [Next Page]
Mark Stroud, Kathy Lawson and Stephen Lemons rounded out the field.
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[2-Results]

[CA-Wildfires]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
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[GRAPHIC=none]
[ENG#=1]

In Southern California, firefighters face several raging wildfires that have already burned 15- thousand acres.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Corona, CA;]

Thousands of residents have been forced to evacuate.
The persistent flames have destroyed at least nine cottages and two mobile homes.
Authorities have arrested a man for negligently starting one of the fires.
Meanwhile, the winds have made conditions especially difficult for firefighters battling the largest wildfire in Riverside County, which has declared a state of emergency.
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(Kim tosses to bump)
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[COMM][Early-Years]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Early Years]
[ENG#=2]
Every new mom wants the extra pounds to drop off in a hurry after they've given birth, but how soon can you get back to working out?
(++++++++++)
[Take FS Early Years] Doctor Sanjay Gupta has some tips in this week's Early Years segment.

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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Elaine Loyack/Perinatal Fitness Instructor; :20 QUICK]
[SUPER=01-Heidi Murkoff/Author; :43]
[SUPER=01-Easter Maynard/New Mom; 1:02]
[SUPER=01-Dr. Sanjay Gupta/Reporting; 2:01]
[RUNS=2:17]
[OUT Q=Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Atlanta.]
(( Good job, Moms!
LOSING WEIGHT... IT IS ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS TO DO AFTER PREGNANCY... MOST COMMON QUESTION?... HOW QUICKLY CAN YOU GET BACK TO EXERCISE?
ELAINE LOYACK RUNS A POWER STROLLING CLASS IN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA...
SHE WON'T ACCEPT WOMEN INTO HER CLASS WITHOUT A NOTE FROM THEIR DOCTOR... AND NOT RIGHT AWAY...
"We like to see new Mom's after their 6 week post partum check-up."
MOST MOMS GAIN AN AVERAGE OF 30 POUNDS DURING PREGNANCY..
18 - 20 OF THAT CAN USUALLY BE LOST WITHIN A MONTH OF HAVING THE BABY.
THOSE LAST FIVE TO TEN POUNDS CAN BE HARD TO GET RID OF...
HEIDI MURKOFF, AUTHOR OF "WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE FIRST YEAR" COUNSELS NEW MOMS TO NOT EXPECT MIRACLES.
it took you NINE months to gain that weight.. it might take you AT LEAST nine months to take it off. so cut yourself some slack.. just maybe don't cut yourself another piece of cake!
EASTER MAYNARD GAINED 40 POUNDS DURING HER PREGNANCY. SIX MONTHS LATER SHE'S LOST 35 POUNDS.. SHE HAS ANOTHER INSPIRATION...
I love being able to work out with my kid. I know I wouldn't do it if I didn't have the oppurtunity to bring her with me.
AND THAT MAY BE ONE OF THE BEST SECRETS OF LOSING POST PREGNANCY WEIGHT...EXERCISE WITH YOUR BABY.. YOU'RE MORE LIKELY TO STICK WITH IT.
babies love being part of the action and new moms definitely enjoy the commaraterie of being around other new moms.
OTHER TIPS: START SLOW. ONLY SIMPLE EXERCISES THE FIRST WEEK OR TWO. A SLOW WALK CAN GET BLOOD FLOWING TO HELP HEAL C-SECTION INCISIONS OR OTHER DELIVERY DAMAGE.
"It also might help mom deal with her baby blues."
NO AB CRUNCHES..THEY MIGHT HURT YOU. INSTEAD, FOCUS ON PELVIC TILTS, ABDOMINAL COMPRESSIONS AND SLOW BELLY BREATHING TO STRENGTHEN AND TONE YOUR MIDDLE.

natsot/take a drink of that water, moms!

STAY HYDRATED. ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE NURSING.
AND EAT SENSIBLY.. STRENUOUS DIETING SHOULD BE AVOIDED..
cuz it can zap you of that energy that you so desperately need during those early months of mothering.
MORE ENERGY AND MORE FIT...
IF YOUR DOCTOR GIVES YOU THE "O-K", IT'S A GREAT IDEA TO EXERCISE DURING PREGNANCY TOO.. .
EXERCISE CAN HELP YOU CONTROL YOUR WEIGHT GAIN.. GIVE YOU A BETTER DELIVERY AND HELPS YOUR
BODY SNAP BACK TO ITS OLD SELF QUICKER AFTER THE BIRTH OF YOUR CHILD.
DR. SANJAY GUPTA, CNN ATLANTA.))

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[COMM]

[11Republicans]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=04-15 34:48]
[GRAPHIC=Election 2004]
[ENG#=3]

Roanoke Republicans found themselves with little cheer. But as Justin McLeod reports, party faithful say they may be gone for now, but they won't be forgotten.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=They are going to have]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
[SUPER=01-Alice Hincker/(R) Candidate for Roanoke Mayor; :15]
[SUPER=01-Wendy Jones/(R) Roanoke City Council Candidate; :33 QUICK!!!]
[SUPER=01-Ralph Smith/Roanoke Mayor; :43]
[SUPER=@Justin1; :51]
[RUNS=1:04]
[OUT Q=JM, News 7]
((((NAT SOUND OF WOMAN SAYING AT 20:56:38 "THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER FOUR YEARS FOR NOTHING."))
Some Republicans were clearly frustrated and disappointed, but from the candidates you got a more upbeat response.
[SOT 21:11:10]
[IN Q=The fact it is all]
((ALICE HINCKER: THE FACT IT IS ALL DEMOCRATS MAYBE THEY WILL BE ABLE TO WORK BETTER TOGETHER AND MAYBE GET MORE RESULTS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE IN THE PAST.)) [Runs07]
[OUT Q=IN THE PAST]

But that doesn't mean Alice Hincker is going away quietly.
She plans to continue to speak out on issues like school violence.
She'll have plenty of company from fellow running mate Wendy Jones.
[SOT 21:07:27]
[IN Q=Are we going to see]
((WENDY JONES: ARE WE GOING TO SEE YOU AGAIN? ABSOLUTELY. NOT A QUESTION.)) [Runs03]
[OUT Q=NOT A QUESTION]

There is still a question why Republicans did so poorly this time around.
Outgoing Republican mayor Ralph Smith shares his thoughts.
[SOT 21:04:26]
[IN Q=The two candidates]
((RALPH SMITH: THE TWO CANDIDATES CAME TOGETHER REAL WELL. THE PARTY DIDN'T COME TOGETHER. SOME OF THE PARTY SELECTED ONE CANDIDATE, SOME SELECTED ANOTHER CANDIDATE.)) [Runs08]
[OUT Q=SELECTED ANOTHER CANDIDATE]
[SOT ]
[IN Q=Mayor Smith goes]
((JUSTIN McLEOD/REPORTING: MAYOR SMITH GOES ON TO SAY VOTERS FOCUSED ON THE ISSUES, MAINLY VICTORY STADIUM, RATHER THAN A PARTICULAR PARTY. AND ALTHOUGH WENDY JONES SAYS SHE WILL RUN AGAIN ALICE HINCKER WON'T COMMIT TO ANOTHER RUN FOR MAYOR JUST YET. JUSTIN McLEOD, NEWS 7.))))