WDBJ 7 news at 6 for 12/26/04

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A Pulaski man is arrested after authorities say he shot at an deputy.
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And, Christmas is over- but the headaches continue as travelers around the nation- and here at home- are stranded.
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[Sports-head]

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In sports, Peyton Manning sets the TD passing record straight, a big day for former Tech star running back Kevin Jones, last words from UVa on the eve of the MPC Bowl
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and the NFL loses one of its legends when sack master Reggie White died today.
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Morning clouds and afternoon sunshine was the rule across the region this afternoon. Highs reached into the 30's and 40's. A Big time warm up is on the way and it may arrive just in time for the new year. The details coming up.
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News 7 at 6 starts now. [Video-Open]
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[IN Q=I'm returning in just a few]
((LAURA HAFFLEY:I'M RETURNING IN JUST A FEW MINUTES, THEN GOING TO SPEND THE MONEY ON THE AFTER CHRISTMAS SALES.))
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[OUT Q=after Christmas sales.]
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Shoppers were knocking out two-birds with one stone today as sales receipts and gift returns were plentiful.
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Good evening, I'm Susan Bahorich, in for Myranda Stephens.

[Holiday-Returns]

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Christmas is officially over, but there was still one-more day of bargain hunting for shoppers to take advantage of. Jeremy Butterfield talked to mall patrons and has more on the post-Christmas tradition of shopping and returns.
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((The sales began at six in the morning Sunday but it wasn't the bargain hunters that the mall staff at Valley View was waiting for.
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((LOUISE DUDLEY:YEAH I WOULD SAY THAT 60 TO 70 PERCENT OF THE BUSINESS TODAY WILL BE IN RETURNS.))
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But there ARE those who stay satisfied with their presents this year and woke up early for a day full of sales.
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((AL LEME:OH KNOW I'M VERY HAPPY WITH EVERYTHING I GOT. I'M JUST HERE BARGAIN SHOPPING.))
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Santa's chair stayed empty throughout the day but some patrons think it's never to late to start thinking about next years gifts.
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((NANCY SWARTZ:I LOVE COMING OUT AFTER THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY AND PICK UP BARGAINS AND I GET READY FOR NEXT YEAR AND I'M ALREADY PLANNING FOR NEXT YEAR.))
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[OUT Q=planning for next year.]
Mall management says this years shopping banaza wasn't as hectic due to the 26th falling on a Sunday, but that just means the returns will continue until New Years.
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((LOUISE DUDLEY:PEOPLE WILL HAVE EXTENDED WEEKEND, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THEIR UNUSED VACATION, WE'LL SEE A LOT OF RETURNS TOMORROW AS WELL. SO WE EXPECT OUR RETURNS, UM TO SEE A LOT OF TRAFFIC ALL WEEK.))
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After a long afternoon of returning gifts and finding deals, shoppers relaxed in the food court to try and get their second wind. The shoppers filled the stores throughout the afternoon as the after church rush began, but despite the heavy foot traffic and long lines, most of the patrons seemed to be in good spirits.
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((MARY LYLE:PEOPLE SEEM TO BE HAPPY. I THINK THEY'RE MORE RELAXED WITH CHRISTMAS FALLING ON A WEEKEND. NOT HAVING TO GO BACK TO WORK THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS.))
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((JEREMY BUTTERFIELD:SUNDAY IS THE LAST DAY THE MALL WILL OPEN EARLY TO ACCOMMODATE THE BARGAIN SHOPPER, AND NOW MANAGEMENT SAYS THEY'LL BEGIN PREPARATIONS FOR NEXT YEARS CHRISTMAS. JEREMY BUTTERFIELD, NEWS 7, ROANOKE.))
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[Travel-Holiday]

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State Police say the holiday traffic wasn't too heavy today because it's Sunday, but they do have some tips for the drivers returning home from their Christmas travels.
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Officials say the highway wasn't as full as it was on the day after Thanksgiving. They did see a number of "out of towners" traveling through the area who were not ready for the speed reduction through Roanoke.
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((SGT. DAN JESSEE/VIRGINIA STATE POLICE:THEY FORGET ABOUT THAT THERE IS A HIGHWAY SAFETY CORRIDOR. AND OF COURSE IN THAT CORRIDOR ALL THE FINES AND COURT COSTS ARE DOUBLE. AND THE REASON WE HAVE THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE HIGH IMPACT TRAFFIC AND THE BECAUSE OF ACCIDENTS, PRIOR ACCIDENTS.))
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[OUT Q=of accidents, prior accidents.]
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Sergeant Jessee says the things to remember while traveling this holiday are the same suggestions they try to stress to drivers throughout the year. Don't speed, pay attention to the road and the other cars around you, don't drink and drive, and always wear your seat belt.
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Thousands of air travelers are still out of luck after one airline cancelled ALL of its flights.
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Comair's computer system crashed yesterday after it was overwhelmed by cancellations and delays caused by the winter storm that socked the Ohio Valley. More than 11-hundred flights were cancelled yesterday and today, leaving more than 30-thousand travelers out in the cold. Comair is slowly beginning to get flights back on the board. Officials say they hope to be fully operational by the end of the week.
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[Philly-Delays]

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The nightmares are continuing for even more air travelers as dozens of US Airways flights are canceled again.
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At the Philadelphia International Airport -US Airways passengers waited in long lines for hours, missing their flights or finding out their flights were cancelled altogether. Many passengers who did eventually get to their destinations found themselves missing their luggage once they arrived.
The US Airways troubles around the country started two days before Christmas when hundreds of flights were canceled or delayed because of a snowstorm.
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((GREC SOT: "WE'RE TRYING TO GO TO FLORIDA TO CATCH A CRUISE AND APPARENTLY ALL THE FLIGHTS ARE BOOKED FOR FLORIDA THRO
UGHOUT ALL THE AIRLINES SO WE CAN'T GET ON OUR CRUISE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO ARRIVE, THE SHIP'S GOING TO LEAVE WITHOUT US AND IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT NEW YEAR'S."))
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[OUT Q=... a great new year's.]
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Thousands of travelers have been stranded over the holiday weekend and are complaining about many problems, including long lines, lost luggage, and a lack of information and help from the airline employees.
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[Pulaski-Shooting]

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A Pulaski man has been arrested on charges of attempted murder of a police officer. The Pulaski County Sheriff says a deputy tried to stop a van early yesterday morning and gave chase when the driver fled. The van ran through a fence and crashed near a cemetery in rural Pulaski County. Sheriff Jim Davis says the driver got out of the van and fired a round that struck the deputy's windshield. About five rounds were exchanged before the man fled into nearby woods. The sheriff says the man turned himself in -after a state police helicopter made a few passes over the area. NO one was injured. Passengers in the van were also charged.

[Halifax-Fugitive]

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Halifax County authorities have arrested a man wanted since September. Deputies arrested 23-year old Willie "Lump" Lawson around 2-o'clock this morning after a tip led them to a mobile home park in South Boston. Lawson has been charged with malicious shooting with the intent to maim or kill, and two unrelated charges of trespassing and assault. He's held at the Halifax Adult Detention Center.
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Still to come on the newscast, it's round two for elections in the Ukraine...
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and a massive wall of water slams into miles of coastline in Asia after a near-record earthquake.
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[Asia-Quake]

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Authorities now say more than 11-thousand people have been killed after a powerful earthquake triggered tidal waves across southeast Asia. The eight-point-nine magnitude quake was centered off the west coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra (sue-mat-tra)- but the impact was felt thousands of miles away. Beth Knobel has the story.
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((ACROSS MORE THAN A THOUSAND MILES OF OCEAN... DEADLY TIDAL WAVES CAUSED DEATH AND DESTRUCTION THROUGHOUT SOUTH ASIA. MORE THAN TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE ARE DEAD -- . FROM POOR FISHERMEN TO WEALTHY TOURISTS... WHO FOUND THEMSELVES ON THE SHORES OF THE BAY OF BENGAL THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS.

(MAP) TRIGGERED BY AN EARTHQUAKE DEEP IN THE OCEAN OFF THE COAST OF INDONESIA... THAT MEASURED 8 POINT 9 ON THE RICHTER
SCALE ... THE GIANT WAVES SWEPT ACROSS SOUTHEAST ASIA... FROM SRI LANKA OFF THE COAST OF INDIA, TO THAILAND AND MALAYSIA.
TOURISTS VACATIONING IN THAILAND REPORTED WAVES THAT APPEARED OVER 12 FEET HIGH AS THEY TRANSFORMED IDYLLIC BEACHES INTO DISASTER ZONES. TWO THOUSAND MILES AWAY ON THE MALDIVE ISLANDS OFF THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF INDIA, OTHER TOURISTS BARELY ESCAPED WITH THEIR LIVES.

(tourist in Maldives)
People outside screaming and then we saw the water come in the building very fast//fortunately, we were together, my husband and me, and the strength of the water crashed the window to the backside of the terminal and we got out that way.

FISHING VILLAGES IN INDONESIA AND MALAYSIA WERE SWAMPED... AS THE RAGING WATERS DRAGGED PEOPLE OUT TO SEA. SO WERE TOWNS IN SRI LANKA WHERE THOUSANDS FLED THEIR HOMES AND CARS BOBBED IN THE RAGING WATERS. ALONG THE SOUTHERN COAST OF INDIA THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE STILL MISSING AND BODIES HAVE BEEN WASHING UP ON THE BEACHES.
SUPER: Manmohan Singh/Indian Prime Minister The paramilitary forces as well as our armed forces have been alerted and they are already in operation.
THIS WAS ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL EARTHQUAKES IN recent HISTORY AND THERE WAS NO WARNING OF THE DISASTER TO COME. THE UNITED NATIONS HAS ALREADY MOBILIZED ITS DISASTER ASSESSMENT AND COORDINATION TEAMS, which are ARE ON THEIR WAY TO THE REGION TO HELP WITH RESCUE AND RELIEF EFFORTS. but there is only so much they will be able to do to help the thousands across asia who've lost their homes, livelihoods, and loved ones.))

[Ukraine-Election]

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The polls have closed in the Ukraine- as the country tries once-again to elect a president.
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Three exit-polls tracking the election are projecting opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko (yoo-SHEN'-koh) as the winner by a large margin over Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych (yah-noo-KOH'-vich). A defeated-looking Yanukovych (yah-noo-KOH'-vich) told reporters that ``if we fail, we will form a strong opposition.'' He had been declared the winner of an earlier vote marred by fraud-allegations. The contest is important for the Ukraine. Yushchenko (yoo-SHEN'-koh) wants to bring the country closer to the West, while Yanukovych (yah-noo-KOH'-vich) wants to tighten ties with Russia.
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Still to come on News 7 at 6, more sunshine is on the way, but will we see a warmup? We'll have your full forecast in just a few minutes.
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...and trying to shed those holiday pounds? We'll tell you where you can go, when we return.
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[YMCA-Workout]

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The day after Christmas and people are already hitting the gym.
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The Y-M-C-A opened it's doors at one o'clock today and it only took ten-minutes for the parking lot to fill up. Gym employees say the post-christmas workout usually stems from the feasting the night before.
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((DAVID AMOS:WE JUST HAD ONE COME IN TODAY, HE SAID I GAINED TEN POUNDS YESTERDAY AND SO I NEED TO WORK IT OFF/REPORTER: DO YOU SEE THAT A LOT./SEE IT A LOT. ESPECIALLY AROUND THE HOLIDAYS. LIKE ON CHRISTMAS EVE WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING IN AND WORKING OUT CAUSE THEY SAY I' NOT GOING TO WORK OUT TOMORROW. I'M GOING TO EAT, AND THEN THEY WILL COME BACK TODAY OR MONDAY AND WORK OUT AGAIN.))
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[OUT Q=and work out again.]
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Patrons went straight for the treadmills and stair steppers, leaving the free weight area almost barren, while others skipped the machines and just played around to burn off their holiday turkey.
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[Sports tease]

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A sad day in the NFL as the minister of defense passes away, plenty of NFL highlights, a look at Tech's Bud Foster and an awesome defense
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and a few final thoughts from the Virginia Cavaliers the day before their MPC Bowl date with Fresno State.
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[S-Reggie]

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One of the NFL's greatest players has passed away.
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Former N-F-L sack leader and two-time Defensive Player of the Year Reggie White died today at age 43. White's wife, Sara, says he died of a heart attack. White's 15-year career was spent in Philadelphia, Green Bay and Carolina. He set an N-F-L record with 198 sacks before retiring in 2000. With White, the Packers won Super Bowl 31 and an N-F-C championship. \
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[S-Peyton]

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Future hall of famer Peyton Manning broke his idol Dan Marino's single season NFL touchdown passing record today.
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Manning breaks the mark while leading the Indianapolis Colts to a 34-to-31 overtime win against San Diego. Manning tied the mark of 48 touchdown passes by hitting James Mungro for a three-yard score in the third quarter. The record fell
when Brandon Stokley hauled on a 21-yard touchdown pass [SUPER=30-Indianapolis/34/San Diego/31;]with 56 seconds left. T
he second T-D set up Edgerrin James' run for the game-tying, two-point conversion. Mike Vanderjagt (VAN'-dur-jat) ended the game with his fourth field goal of the afternoon, a 30-yard kick.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers wrapped up home field for the A-F-C playoffs today by downing the Baltimore Ravens 20-to-7. Jerome Bettis went over the 100-yard mark for the sixth time this season, rushing for 117 while Duce Staley sat out with
a hamstring injury. Bettis also moved past Eric Dickerson [SUPER=30-PIttsburgh/20/Baltimore/7;]for fourth on the all-ti
me rushing list with 13-thousand-294 yards. The Steelers are 14-and-1 following their team-record 13th consecutive win.

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The 11-and-4 Falcons played without quarterback Michael Vick because of a shoulder injury and Atlanta would fall to the Saints 26-13.
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Aaron Brooks accounted for two touchdowns and New Orleans kept its playoff hopes alive with the win. Brooks was 12-of-24 for 227 yards and a touchdown for the 7-and-8 Saints.
[SUPER=30-New Orleans/26/Atlanta/13;]The Falcons went with former UVa QB and Atlanta backup Matt Schaub who was just 1
7-of-42 for 188 yards, no touchdowns and two interceptions. Schaub also was tackled in the end zone for a safety.
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The New York Giants suffered yet another last second loss today, falling to Cincinnati on a Bengals TD pass with 45 seconds left in the game.
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Former UVa star Tiki Barber was rock solid for the Giants rushing for 109 yards on 22 carriers, he also had a touchdown in the Giants 23-22 loss to Cincinnati.
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Former Virginia Tech standout Kevin Jones continued his rookie surge. Jones rushed for 123 yards on 25 carriers and also had a TD in leading the Lions past the Bears 19 to 13, Here are your numbers.
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[S-MPC]

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Virginia is still a slight favorite over Fresno State in tomorrow's 2pm MPC Bowl in Boise. But the Cavaliers say they can't afford to take the 8 and 3 Bulldogs for granted.
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[OUT Q=harder than anything."]
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[S-Foster]

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The Virginia Tech Hokies will begin arriving back on campus tomorrow morning. Tuesday, the team will leave Blacksburg and arrive in New Orleans to begin their formal preparations for the Sugar Bowl.
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Perhaps no one is enjoying the Hokies unexpected success this season more than defensive coordinator Bud Foster. Last year at this time - people were trying to run him out of town. Now a year later, he has the ACC's top rated defense - a group that gave up only 3 second half touchdowns in 8 ACC games.
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[OUT Q=...HOW OUR FOOTBALL TEAM PLAYED."]
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Auburn remains a six and a half point favorite for the game.