WDBJ 7 news at Noon for 12/28/04

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An elderly driver crashed into a Campbell County animal hospital this morning-- apparently hitting the gas instead of the brake.
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And, it was a sweet farewell for the Virginia Tech Hokies, as they took off today for the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. [WX-Head]
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Temperatures will continue there very slow upward trend right through the end of the work week. I'll have your forecast.
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Stay with us. News 7 at noon, starts right now.
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Tech's getting its New Year's started early as the Hokies hit the road for New Orleans.
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Good Afternoon, I'm [Tech-Leaves]

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The Hokies are headed for the Big Easy. The football team left early this morning for the Sugar Bowl. They take on the number three team in the land, Auburn on January third.
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New River Valley Bureau Chief Rachel DePompa was there. Rachel it was rather chilly this morning?
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Kimberly, that's an understatement. It was down right cold. But these players new..warmer weather wasn't too far away.
((ROLLCUE:...wasn't too far away))
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((The Hokies shivered this morning as they got on their buses. But they knew it wouldn't be for long.
NATS:3252:00 freezing cold.. can't wait to get warm...
The players.. like Mike Imoh were fairly talkative...
NATS: 34:24:00 YES I AM READY TO ENJOY OURSELVES IT'S A BUSINESS TRIP.
He called this a business trip. Though there was still time for some fun. Many were taking home videos of the trip.
nats :31:04:00 can't wait to get down there, that;'s for sure.
Even a few fans showed up this morning to get autographs and wish the team luck. Coach Beamer was glad to see them and had a message for entire Hokie nation.

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((FRANK BEAMER: COME ON DOWN TO WHERE WE ARE, LET'S HAVE SOME FUN AND GET READY TO TRY AND WIN A FOOTBALL GAME.)) [RUNS:05]
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Once the team arrives in the Big Easy, they'll do a little conditioning, but won't start their main practice schedule until tomorrow.
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Kimberly tonight at 6:00, we'll tell you what star quarterback Bryan Randall had to say about the trip.

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Don't forget that WDBJ-7 is your place for
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Sugar Bowl coverage.
Mike Stevens will be in New Orleans with the Hokies and their fans and will have live reports starting Thursday.
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A V-M-I cadet from Maryland has died following an auto accident near his parents' home. Adrian Cmerek (smare-ick) was injured in a wreck last Wednesday while home for the holidays. He died yesterday at the Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. Cmerek was a keydet football and lacrosse player, a member of the Class of 2006.

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A car smashed through the front door of a business in Campbell County this morning.
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State police say the driver hit the gas instead of the brake outside of the Seven Hills Animal Hospital on Waterlick Road.
The vehicle hit a pedestrian and then crashed into the building.
The 87-year-old driver, Jewel Guthrie Moore of Lynchburg, was NOT hurt.
The pedestrian suffered minor injuries, according to police.
Damage to the building was about 20 to 30-thousand dollars.
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[Quake-Tsunami]

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Two days have passed since a massive earthquake sent tsunamis across 11 countries in Southeast Asia.
The death toll has soared well beyond 40- thousand.
As Jennifer Donelan reports, world health officials are now afraid of the next menace.
We should caution you, some of the video in this story is graphic.
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(LOCATOR: KOH PHI PHI, THAILAND)

IN MANY PLACES, THE WATER STILL HAS NOT RECEDED. AND WITH THE CLEANUP, COMES A NEW CONCERN: DISEASES FROM THE PILES OF DECAYING BODIES AND POOLS OF CONTAMINATED WATER.
Sot - David Overlack/Red Cross "We're looking at waterborne infections, diarrhea diseases, malaria, and possibly down the track, cholera."

(LOCATOR: KOROLOWELA, SRI LANKA)

TO AVOID THE SPREAD OF DISEASE, THERE IS A RUSH TO BURY THE DEAD. IN SRI LANKA FAMILIES SEARCHED FOR THEIR LOVED ONES, AND FUNERALS HAVE BEGUN.

(LOCATOR: KHAO LAK, THAILAND)

IN THAILAND, SOLDIERS REMOVED BODIES FROM A BEACH IN FRONT OF A RESORT HOTEL. MANY EUROPEAN AND FRENCH TOURISTS ARE BELIEVED TO BE AMONG THE DEAD. AS HOPE OF FINDING SURVIVORS BEGAN TO FADE, RESCUE TEAMS REMAINED OPTIMISTIC.
Sot - Rescue worker "The window of opportunity is still there...we can work 7 - 10 days and still find people."
WITH ALMOST A DOZEN AMERICANS OFFICIALLY AMONG THOSE KILLED, HUNDREDS OF AMERICAN TOURISTS REMAIN UNACCOUNTED FOR. IN ROME, AMBULANCES AND FAMILIES GREETED ITALIAN TOURISTS WHO MANAGED TO GET HOME. IN AUSTRALIA, IT WAS MORE OF THE SAME.
Sot - Hunni Haynes/Survivor "All I do today is thank god that we are still alive because there are no words to describe what we saw."
AS AID AND RELIEF WORKERS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE CONTINUE TO POUR INTO INTO DEVASTATED AREAS...AN INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR MONEY WAS MET WITH AN INITIAL 15 MILLION DOLLAR DONATION FROM THE U.S..
Sot - Colin Powell, Secretary of State "We'll be making an assessment as the days go by to see what the need really is and adjust correspondingy."
Standup - Jennifer Donelan And there's no way to tell how much money the affected countries will need in the coming days, weeks, and months. One UN official called the United States "stingy," but the U.S. rejected the claim saying 15 million dollars is only a start. Billions more may be sent. Jennifer Donelan, cbs news, dc ))

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Seismographs in Blacksburg even picked up the devastating earthquake near Indonesia.
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Even though it happened a third of the world away, a seismograph at the Blacksburg Airport showed quite a bit of the activity. This is what the nine-point-oh magnitude quake looked like on Blacksburg readouts.
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((MARTIN CHAPMAN: WITH THE TYPES OF INSTRUMENTS THAT WE OPERATE HERE IN VIRGINIA WE CAN RECORD EARTHQUAKES AS FAR AS MAGNITUDE FIVE ALMOST ANY WHERE IN THE WORLD. AND WHEN WE HAVE A MAGNITUDE NINE EARTHQUAKE LIKE THIS, IT'S JUST.. IT'S OBVIOUS THAT SOMETHING MAJOR HAS HAPPENED.))
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The earthquake is the strongest since 1964 when a quake rocked Alaska. Blacksburg's seismic information has already been sent to the U-S Geological Survey.
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The first shipment of disaster aid supplies from the Roanoke Valley leaves this afternoon for Sri Lanka.
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The latest figures put the death toll in Sri Lanka at nearly 16- thousand, and as many as a million people are homeless.
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Roanoke County Doctor Sam Samarasinghe (SAM-ah-rah-SING-huh) grew up in the coastal region devastated by the tsunami, and was preparing to vacation there.
Now, he and his family are collecting donations of money and disaster supplies.
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((DR. SAM SAMARASINGHE: IT'S DIFFICULT TO SEE THIS KIND OF SUFFERING, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO PROVIDE AS MUCH HELP AS WE CAN.)) ((KATHY SAMARASINGHE; HOW COULD YOU LOOK AT THESE PHOTOGRAPHS AND NOT FEEL COMPELLED TO DO SOMETHING. THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO DID NOT REALLY HAVE MUCH TO BEGIN WITH. NOW THE LOSS OF LIFE IS PHENOMENAL.))
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Authorities in Sri Lanka are requesting a variety of items including plastic sheeting, duct tape, linens and blankets, candles, canned food, bottled water, clothing and over the counter pain medications.
Donations may be dropped off at the Comprehensive Pain Management Centers located on Franklin Road near the Summit Apartments.
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[VA-Lottery]

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Luck was not a lady to the Virginia Lottery yesterday.
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There were apparently so many winners of the Pick Three game that the lottery actually lost.
The winning numbers for the game's day drawing were triple eights.
A spokesperson says the triple numbers are the most popular combination in the game.
A statement from the lottery says players wagered more than 350 thousand dollars, and won a total of more than three million.
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Some owners of Ford Escape S- U- V's are being asked to bring them back for the second time this month.
Ford is recalling more than 262- thousand 2001 to 2005 model Escapes to fix a defect in the rear lift gate.
Officials say the gate could open during a crash.
Earlier this month, Ford recalled nearly 500- thousand Escapes because of a possible accelerator problem.
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Coming up on News 7, More troubles for Liza Minelli - this time she falls out of bed and into the hospital.
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and fireworks lit up more than the night - scaring elephants and causing a stampede in China.
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A day after the release of an audio tape purportedly from Osama bin Laden, a C-I-A official indicates the voice is likely that of the al-Qaida leader.
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Security officials say the message indicates that Bin Laden and Jordanian militant Abu-Musab al-Zarqawi have joined forces.
The speaker also urges Iraqis to boycott next month's elections.
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In the the latest violence, insurgents attacked an Iraqi police station in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit today.

At leasts 12- officers were killed.
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[Minelli]

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It's another bump in the road for troubled singer and actress Liza Minelli.
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New York police say 58- year- old Minelli is in a Manhattan hospital after falling out of bed and hitting her head yesterday morning.
The Oscar- winning actress has had a recent rash of legal problems.
Last month, she was sued by her former bodyguard and driver, who accused her of assault and battery, as well as sexual harassment.
Meanwhile, her estranged husband David Gest filed a ten- million- dollar lawsuit, accusing Minelli of beating him.

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A celebration in China took a tragic turn, when fireworks shocked a pair of elephants, who stampeded a crowd of spectators.
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The two elephants rushed toward children and parents, who were gathered at a zoo.
One woman was unable to get out of the way, and passed out after an elephant stepped over her.
Other visitors, many of them small children, managed to escape from the charging elephants.
Animal trainers were eventually able to bring them under control.
Four people were injured and taken to local hospital.
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Still to come - Warmer temperatures may be on the horizon. Leo has a look at your forecast coming up.
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And it was a catty celebration as they rolled out the pink carpet for Hello Kitty's 30th birthday.
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[Hello-Kitty]

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"Hello Kitty" was first introduced in 19- 74 as a logo for Japan's Sanrio company, but soon became an international icon.
She recently celebrated her 30th birthday.
Laurie Hibberd was at the big bash.
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Music: What's New Pussycat, Montage of Hello Kitty pink carpet party SOT Renee Olmstead "Still Standing" "I just thin
k its adorable. It stands for little girl innocence and I think its cute. And I think that it has come a long way. I mean, its 30 now right? TRACK: THIRTY AND FE-LINE FINE. ON HER BIG DAY, HELLO KITTY WAS TREATED TO A HOLLYWOOD BASH FIT FOR...WELL, A CAT, COMPLETE WITH PINK CARPET ARRIVALS, A HUGE CAKE AND A SILENT AUCTION OF ONE OF A KIND KITTY COLLECTIBLES TO BENEFIT HER PET CHARITY UNICEF. THE PURRRFECT EVENING WAS CAPPED OFF WITH A PERFORMANCE BY THE ENERGETIC ALL GI
RL ROCK BAND THE DONNAS. Sound up on peformance. TRACK: THE GIRLS TOLD ME THEY HAVE BEEN KITTY CRAZY FOR YEARS. SOT T
he Donnas "I feel like there's a lot of sentimental quality about something that you used to love so much when you were little and you keep seeing her and they keep coming up with such great merchandise that its like 'okay, I do need another make-up bag." Stand-up "These days you can see Hello Kitty on everything from t-shirts to airsteam trailers. And her appeal seem to not only be timeless, its ageless" MOS "Do you feel too old to be buying this stuff? "No! I don't. I'm used to it. In Brazil everybody uses Hello Kitty stuff." TRACK: NEW YORK'S SANRIO STORE SAYS HELLO TO KITTY FANS OF ALL AGES AND FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. MOS - Person from Amsterdam "Well, I liked it when I was a girl and now I like it again. Its colorful and nice and bright." TRACK: AND THERE'S LOTS OF IT. HELLO KITTY CAN BE SEEN ON NO LESS THAN 22,000 PRODUCTS. FROM THE SIMPLEST STATIONARY TO CLOCKS, CALCULATORS, BEAUTY PRODUCTS, BLING BLING, TOOLS AND TOASTERS,
HER LIKENESS IS A BILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY. SOT Bill Hensley - Hello Kitty "We develop 100, 200, sometimes 300 new pro
ducts every month so its very collectible and there's always something new. And, we look at whats going on it our customers lifecycle and we design products that make sense for that. So when she's 5 years old she can go off to elementary school carrying that Hello Kitty lunch case and when she's 25 she can go off to work carrying that Hello Kitty cell phone case." TRACK: THE COMPANY LINE IS THAT HELLO KITTY IS A ROLE MODEL WHO INSPIRES GIRL POWER AND HAS A POSITIVE MESSAGE. BUT MOST FANS SEE HER IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT. MOS "She's so cute" "She's cute" "Its just so cute" "Its cute looking" "I think she's really cute." TRACK: AND LETS NOT FORGET CUTE. BUT MOST OF ALL KITTY IS A CAT TO BE RECONNED WITH AND
THERE'S NO STOPPING HER. SOT Bill Hensley "Hello Kitty used to be for girls from four to twelve and now we like to thi
nk that she is a brand for girls from four to forever.))

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That was Laurie Hibberd reporting from New York.
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[Consumer-Confidence]

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Consumer confidence is up.
The Conference Board said earlier today that its consumer confidence indicator jumped in December to the highest level since July.

[Stocks]

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On Wall Street at Noon, the Dow was up 60 points. Nasdaq gained 14 points.

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Coming up in Sports, highlights from U-V-A's Micron Bowl appearance.
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And the Virginia Tech Fighting Gobblers may be in the Big Easy for the Sugar Bowl, but Frank Beamer says they won't be able to ACT like that's where they are.
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[S-Eagles-Rams]

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The St. Louis Rams aren't out of the N-F-C playoff chase just yet.
They managed to be the Philadelphia Eagles, 20 to 7.
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Rookie Steven Jackson scored the game's first touchdown on a five- yard run on the Rams' first series.
He rushed for 148 yards before leaving the game with a bruised right knee in the fourth quarter. The Eagles rested running back Brian Westbrook, and quarterback Donovan McNabb was pulled in the first quarter, after leading Philadelphia to its only touchdown drive. The Eagles fell to 13-and-2, while the Rams improved to 7-and-8.
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The first of the Commonwealth's univerisities playing in a bowl, lost yesterday.
The Virginia Cavaliers faced Fresno State in the M-P-C Computers Bowl.
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On 4th down with 11 seconds left in the game, Fresno State quarterback Paul Penigar finds Jeron Fairman in the corner for the touchdown.
The game goes into overtime tied at 31.
After a UVa field goal, the Bulldogs get their offensive chance.
Penigar capitalizes with a T-D completion to his tight end Steven Spock, and the game is over.
UVA loses 37-34, and finishes 8 and 4.
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Virginia Tech is on the way to New Orleans for its appearance in the Sugar Bowl. Mike Stevens has more on the rules players will be expected to follow while they're there.
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(( Welcome to New Orleans - where the freaks come out at night - and any other time during the day for that matter. Things that will get you thrown in jail in southwest Virginia will get you a strand of beads in on Bourbon Street. ((BITES:)) Two previous trips to the city in 1995 and 1999 have taught Tech valuable lessons on how to deal with the temptation and excess. Plus there's a constant reminder. In 1995 - Hokie Keith Short missed curfew and was sent home on a Greyhound bus. ((BITES:)) The Hokies will be headquarterd at the New Orleans Marriott - which is in shouting distance of the French Quarter. Mike Stevens News 7 Sports.))
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