WDBJ 7 morning news for 10/03/04

[St-Helens]

[ANCHOR=Susan]

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Hundreds of observers were asked to clear the area after government scientists raised the alert level for Mount St. Helens. This comes after the second steam eruption in two days was followed by a powerful tremor. Teri Okita has the story.

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[SUPER=03-Mount St. Helens, WA; :00]
[SUPER=01-Peter Frenzen/U. S. Forest Service; :18]
[SUPER=01-Dr. Tom Pierson/U. S. Geological Survey; :36]
[SUPER=01-Dan Dzurisin /U. S. Geological Survey Researcher; :55 QUICK]
[SUPER=01-Teri Okita/CBS News; :59]
[SUPER=01-Megan Gerseny/Volcano Watcher; 1:20]
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SOT: SUPER Peter Frenzen/U.S Forest Service
if i don't see your back and your feet moving you are heading in the wrong direction
TOURISTS DESERTED A NEARBY OBSERVATORY AFTER AUTHORITIES EVACUATED THE AREA.
nat pop: this area is closed.
SCIENTISTS WARN THE BLAST COULD BE POTENTIALLY THREATENING TO NEARBY LIFE AND PROPERTY
Peter Frenzen/U.S Forest Service we are getting signals of continues magma levels - getting the kinds of a potentially impending volcanic eruption
ADVISORY LEVELS AT MOUNT SAINT HELENS ARE HIGHER THAN BEFORE FRIDAY'S ERUPTION. AND SCIENTISTS ARE WARNING THIS EXPLOSION COULD BLOW THAT ONE AWAY.
SUPER Dr. Tom Pierson/USGS Because of the movement of magma ... could be a more explosive event.
FRIDAY - MOMENTS AFTER MT. ST. HELEN'S MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY OF STEAM AND ASH - LEVELS DROPPED OFF... FOR A WHILE.
Super: Dan Dzurisin / USGS researcher at the Cascades Volcano Observatory Sot: the system was depressurized by the explosion and now has re-pressurized
BRIDGE: OKITA Saturday afternoon scientists say they recorded the strongest seismic signal from mount Saint Helens since 1980. They call it a harmonic tremble - an indication of magma flow moving toward the surface. causing concern and consequently the evacuation.
NOT DISCOURAGED - THESE TOURISTS WERE HAPPY TO SET UP CAMP OUT OF THE DANGER ZONE.

SOT: MEGAN GERSENY / VOLCANO WATCHER
it's very exciting - to have this kind of oportunity is amazing
SCIENTISTS EXPECT MORE BLASTS ON THE MOUNTAIN IN THE DAYS AND WEEKS TO COME.
Teri Okita, CBS News, Mount St. Helens.))

[11Willow-River]

[ANCHOR=Susan]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=04-29 TC-1:28:24]
[GRAPHIC=Flooding Aftermath]
[ENG#=4]

Some residents of Willow River Apartments in Salem are still waiting to move back into their flood damaged apartments.
But as Joy Sutton reports-- some are just ready to move-on.
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[IN Q=Residents]
[SUPER=03-Salem;00 Quick]
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[SUPER=01-Steve Cowling/1st Floor Resident;15]
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[SUPER=01-Betty Whittaker/American Red Cross;51]
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Residents are trying to salvage all they can -- what's left after Tuesdays flooding ripped through this apartment complex -- leaving many people high and dry.
Steve Cowling lives on a first floor apartment -- he says he doesn't think he'll be able to save very much.
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[IN Q=I feel sorry for the people on the second and third floor]
((I FEEL SORRY FOR THE PEOPLE ON THE SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR NOW I FEEL LIKE IT'S LIKE THEY'RE LIVING OVER A SEWAGE POND OR SOMETHING THAT'S HOW BAD IT SMELLS)) [RUNS08]
[OUT Q=how bad it smells]

Clean-up crews have been working long hours to make the property suitable for residents.
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[IN Q=The managment here at Willow River]
((JOY SUTTON:THE MANAGEMENT HERE AT WILLOW RIVER HOPES TO ALLOW SOME RESIDENTS TO MOVE BACK IN AS EARLY AS SUNDAY IN THE MEAN TIME MANY ARE STILL SEEKING SHELTER AT THE RED CROSS TEMPORARY LOCATION AT THE SALEM CIVIC CENTER)) [RUNS10]
[OUT Q=at the salem civic center]

But keeping this shelter up an running 24-7 hasn't been easy -- some of the children are sick -- and the Red Cross is relying on volunteers to help out. Right now it could use more volunteers and more money.
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[IN Q=At this time people still]
((BETTY WHITTAKER/RED CROSS: AT THIS TIME PEOPLE STILL NEED A SAFE PLACE TO COME AND SLEEP AND THEY NEED A HOT MEAL AND WE'RE ANTICIPATING STAYING OPEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND LOOKING AT THINGS ON MONDAY MORNING)) [RUNS10]
[OUT Q=on Monday morning]

Giving some Willow River resident enough time move back home - or for others --a chance to find a new place to live.

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[IN Q=That's enough, I've had enough]
((THAT'S ENOUGH I'VE HAD ENOUGH. I LOST EVERYTHING EXCEPT A FEW PAPERS AND STUFF THAT I GOT OUT. IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON))
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[OUT Q=it's time to move on]

But none of these residents will ever be able to forget -- what mother nature can do in just a matter of minutes.
Joy Sutton, News 7, Salem.))

[Iraq]

[ANCHOR=Susan]
[NEWSCAST=sun am]
[WRITER=sba]
[TAPE#=net]
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[ENG#=1]
Hospital officials says two civilians are dead and 10-wounded in a series of U-S-led overnight air strikes.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Fallujah, Iraq]
U-S-led forces confirmed one strike this morning which they said severely damaged a building where as many as 15 insurgents were moving weapons on the outskirts of the city. The U-S military says ``a large number of enemy fighters'' are presumed dead. The military says ``multiple measures'' are being taken to ensure no innocent people were around when the strikes hit.
The assault was the latest in weeks of strikes aimed at terrorist-linked groups. Forces are particularly going after militant, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's (AH'-boo MOO'-sahb ahl-zahr-KOW'-eez) network.
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[Bush-Kerry]

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The race for America's top office is heating up.... According to the latest Newsweek poll President George W. Bush and challenger John Kerry are in a statistical deadheat.
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[VO-NAT]
Top advisers of both candidates are downplaying the results of the poll.
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Karl Rove says the Bush campaign always expected the numbers to get tighter - it's ''the nature of the contest.'' Yesterday Bush spoke with the National Association of Home Builders in Ohio. John Kerry will make his way to the "buckeye state" today. He'll attend a town meeting near Youngstown and visit a church in Cleveland.
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[11County-Police]

[ANCHOR=Susan]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jbu]
[TAPE#=04-40 TC-8:58]
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Some Roanokers had the opportunity to get *up close and personal* with some officers of the law.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]
At the Roanoke County Police department's annual open house ... that is. Event planners hope the event will allow for citizens and police to have a closer relationship.
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[IN Q=Often times the police]
((TERRELL HOLBROOK/ASST. CHIEF OF POLICE:OFTEN TIMES THE POLICE AND CITIZENS DON'T HAVE THE INTERACTION OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THEY HAVE TODAY AND SO WE ARE JUST TRYING LET FOLKS KNOW WHAT WE DO, HOW WE DO IT, AND GIVE PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE INSIDE THE DEPARTMENT.))
[SUPER=01-Terrell Holbrook/Assistant Chief of Police]
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[OUT Q=to see inside the department.]
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[VO-NAT]
Yesterday officers showed off some of their gear, tactics, and even allowed residents to drive a patrol car. SWAT team members and a K-9 unit also made some mock arrests. And as an added bonus, the officers etched residents' *vin* numbers onto the windows of their car-- a tactic they say will reduce the risk of your vehicle being stolen.
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[11YMCA]

[ANCHOR=Susan]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=myr]
[TAPE#=04-28 TC-1:48:38]
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[ENG#=1]

Visitors to the new Roanoke Valley Y-M-C-A say the center looks to be in pretty good shape.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
About 400-people visited the new center yesterday for its official grand opening. Officials say the new seven-million dollar facility is more "family friendly," compared to the old one.
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[IN Q=we have a large]
((BILL ZAZYNSKI/ROANOKE VALLEY YMCA: WE HAVE A LARGE CHILD WATCH OUT AREA, THAT'S PROBABLY ABOUT SIX TIMES THE SIZE OF OUR OLD EXISTING ONE. TWO NEW GYMNASIUMS, A TRACK, WE HAVE TWO LARGE AEROBIC STUDIOS, WE'VE DOUBLED THE SIZE OF OUR CYCLING STUDIO, WE'VE DOUBLED THE SIZE OF OUR WELLNESS AREA HERE. AND WE CAN ALSO ACCOMODATE DIFFERENT MEETINGS AND DIFFERENT BIRTHDAY PARTIES, DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT))
[SUPER=01-Bill Zazynski/Roanoke Valley YMCA;]
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[VO-NAT]
Officials say out of the 10-million dollars raised for the project, about three million will go toward construction of a new family Y-M-C-A in Salem.
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[11Transplant]

[ANCHOR=Susan]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=04-33 TC-1:07:16]
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His health kept him from riding a bike for 20 years.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

But a double lung transplant in June has given Tony Clark a new spin on life.
In fact, he'll ride today in a 30-mile bike race to raise awareness about the importance of organ donation. It's called the Tour de Transplant.
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[IN Q=I had a desire about a year ago]
((I HAD A DESIRE ABOUT A YEAR AGO TO RIDE A BICYCLE MY LUNG CAPACITY AT THAT TIME WAS ABOUT 13 PERCENT AND NOW POST TRANSPLANT IT'S AT A HUNDRED AND FIVE PERCENT. I'M ABLE TO DO THE THINGS I WANTED TO DO FOR YEARS))
[SUPER=01-Tony Clark/Lung Transplant Recipient]
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[OUT Q=wanted to do for years]
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[VO-NAT]

Clark was in need of new lungs because he has cystic fibrosis -- a disease that limits his lung capacity.
For three years, he was one of the more than TWO-THOUSAND Virginians on the organ waiting list.
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[ANCHOR=Susan]
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The Tour de Transplant will begins this morning at 8:30 at the Rivers Edge Sports Complex. Bikers will race in either the 10, 30, 70 or 100 mile course.

[Health-Review]

[ANCHOR=Susan]
[NEWSCAST=sun am]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=health review #5 23:03]
[GRAPHIC=Health Review]
[ENG#=3]

A popular arthritis drug is taken off the market.
And health officials warn residents to avoid contact with flood water.
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[Take Fs Health Review]
Joy Sutton has more in health review.
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[IN Q=There could be a number of things floating]
[SUPER=01-Dick Tabb/Environmental Health Manager; :12]
[SUPER=01-Michael Wolfe/Lewis-Gale Clinic; 1:08]
[SUPER=@Joy2; 1:45]
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[OUT Q=that's health review, I'm Joy Sutton]

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There could be a number of things floating in flood water including human and animal waste and chemicals.
That's why health officials are advising people to steer clear of creeks, rivers and lakes for quite some time.
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[IN Q=When you have the flooding conditions like we have had]
(( WHEN YOU HAVE FLOODING CONDITIONS LIKE WE HAVE HAD WITH THE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RAIN QUITE OFTEN IT OVER COMES THE SEWER SYSTEMS SO THERE IS A DIRECT OUTFLOW OF SEWAGE EITHER THROUGH THE MAN HOLES OR THE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS INTO STREAMS AND SEPTIC SYSTEMS)) [RUNS15]
[OUT Q=and septic systems]

While direct contact with flood water won't necessarily harm you -- it does become a health risk when it's consumed indirectly from unwashed hands or gets into an open wound.
Health officials say until the flood water recedes and normal water flows bodies of water won't be safe for recreational activity. The Roanoke and Alleghany health districts are offering free tetanus shots to flood victims.
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In other news,
The arthritis and pain medication Vioxx has been taken off the market because a recent study found it doubled the risk cardiovascular events such as heart attack stroke.
This increase was found after 18 months of treatment. But no matter how long you've been taking the drug one local doctors say there is no need to panic.
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[IN Q=As soon as patients stop taking Vioxx]
((AS SOON AS PATIENTS STOP TAKING VIOXX ANY INCREASED RISK TO THEM GOES AWAY SO THERE IS NO REASON TO BE CONCERNED ON ANY ONGOING BASIS)) [RUNS10]
[OUT Q=ongoing basis]

Doctor Michael Wolfe says there are other options for patients --including over-the-counter medications, that may be just as effective as Vioxx.
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[IN Q=One thing that's important to remember]
((ONE THING THAT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER IS THAT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE DRUGS FOR ARTHRITIS SYMPTOMS IS REALLY NOT SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER THAN THE NON-STEROIDAL ANTI INFLAMMATORY DRUGS. THE REASON THEY'VE BEEN SO POPULAR IS BECAUSE OF AN IMPROVED GASTROINTESTINAL PROFILE. IN OTHER WORDS LESS PROBLEMS WITH STOMACH ULCERS)) [RUNS19]
[OUT Q=with stomach ulcers]

The maker of Vioxx does have another drug in the works. It's also been to shown to significantly reduce gastrointestinal side effects. The drug has already been approved in more than 40 countries.
That's health review, I'm Joy Sutton.))

[Tape tosses straight to bump][Your-Hometown]
[MINI-OPEN] ((Mini-Open))

[ANCHOR=Brent]
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[TAPE#=Hometown #3 1:28:51 ]
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[eng#=1]
On this week's your hometown report, we take a trip to the city of Lexington in Rockbridge county. It's one of the hardest places to do a story on, simply because there's so much history there. So to solve that, we'll get a brief history lesson, then focus on the FUN!!
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[SUPER=01-Cheryl Wagner/Lexington Visitor's Center; :11]
[SUPER=01-Shana Pardue/Lexington Carriage Company; :52]
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[OUT Q=....don't take our work for it.]
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[brent ad libs next drawing in Wx Center]
[WIPE TO E-MAIL BOARD]
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[Brent tosses to bump][11Bone-Marrow]

[ANCHOR=Susan]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=04-30 TC-1:12:42]
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[ENG#=3]

A Troutville woman is in need of a bone marrow transplant.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

That's why friends and relatives of Marcia Ann Degler held a bone marrow drive yesterday at the Elks Lodge in Roanoke.
The 39 year old has an acute form of leukemia. Right now she's at Wake Forest Medical Center undergoing chemotherapy.
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[IN Q=She has to have a bone marrow transplant]
((SHE HAS TO HAVE A BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT IN ORDER TO CONTINUE ON --RIGHT THEY'VE GOT ALL THE CANCER CELLS BUT THEY'RE BUILDING HER UP CONSTANTLY EVERYDAY WITH NEW THINGS))
[SUPER=01-Dorothy Degler/Marcia Ann's Mom]
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[OUT Q=with new things]
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A simple blood test is all that is needed to determine if someone is match for Marcia Ann or anyone else in the world.
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[IN Q=The odds of a patient finding an exact match]
((THE ODDS OF A PATIENT FINDING AN EXACT MATCH ARE ANYWHERE FROM 1 IN 100-THOUSAND TO ONE IN A MILLION. SO THERE IS ALMOST A LOTTERY FOR LIFE. THE'RE SENTENCED WITH THIS DEATH SENTENCE AND THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE CURED IF THAT ONE SPECIAL PERSON CAN BE LOCATED))
[SUPER=01-Steve Lovelace/National Marrow Donor Program]
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[OUT Q=can be located]
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Once a person gives a blood sample for tissue typing --they are placed into the bone marrow registry. You only have to do it once in a lifetime.
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If you missed the bone marrow drive and are interested in becoming part of the registry, you can call 1-800-Marrow-2 for more information -- or go the web site marrow-DOT-org.
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[11Shawsville-Center]

[ANCHOR=Susan]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=rde]
[TAPE#=04-24 TC-1:48:34]
[GRAPHIC=none]
[ENG#=1]
Plans for a new library in Eastern Montgomery County are finally out to bid. But a library is not all residents in Shawsville, Elliston and Alleghany Springs have to look forward to. New River Valley Bureau Chief Rachel DePompa explains.
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[IN Q=There's excitement.]
[SUPER=03-Shawsville;:00]
[SUPER=01-Joyce Graham/Tom's Creek Investors;:13]
[SUPER=01-June Sayers/Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library;:33]
[SUPER=01-Mark Johnson/YMCA;:53]
[SUPER=01-Dr. George Smith/Shawsville Resident;1:06]
[SUPER=@Rachel1;1:13]
[SUPER=01-Michael Hemphill/Shawsville Resident;1:23]
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[OUT Q=News 7, Shawsville.]

[11Affair-Square]

[ANCHOR=Susan]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jbu]
[TAPE#=04-36 TC-30:32]
[GRAPHIC=none]
[ENG#=2]

Nearly a thousand people attended *Affair in the Square at Center in the Square* last night.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
The annual event has been a way for residents to dress up and enjoy the wide variety of food, drinks, and live music.
This year the event had five floors and an outside stage setup to entertain. For more than 20-years, Center in the Square has hosted the event which raises money to help subsidize arts in the Roanoke Valley. The event is the center's largest fundraiser, and all proceeds go towards keeping the Center in the Square open to the public.
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[ANCHOR=Susan]
There's more News 7 Sunday morning to come. Stay with us. [SS=none]