WDBJ 7 news at 5 for 01/03/05

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Today on News 7, students and faculty at a local elementary school will be tested for Tuberculosis. We'll have the details.
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Plus a fire in Roanoke this morning claims a life.
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Old man winter is working on a hibernation pattern here. The 7 day planner has very little cold air to work with.

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Also today, Mike Stevens will check in live from New Orleans as the countdown to the Sugar Bowl continues.
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On Healthcheck, a doctor offers some advice for succeeding with your resolution to lose weight.
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And NASA enjoys a pleasant surprise from the Mars Rover.
News 7 at 5 is next.

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Fire investigators are at the scene of a fatal house fire in Southeast Roanoke -
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and they say it could be a long investigation.
The blaze broke out at about nine this morning at a home on Woodland Road-
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Fire officials say one person is dead, but they have yet to make an I-D.
A woman and man lived at the home. Caroline Huff is alright, but the man is un-accounted for.
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Fire officials say the home sustained 90 thousand dollars worth of damage.
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An investigation continues into the weekend fire that killed two people.
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The Roanoke City Fire Department has yet to release the names of a man and woman who died New Years Day. The fire broke out around three o'clock Saturday morning in an apartment behind Gary's Restaurant in the 500-block of sixth street downtown. Today, city building inspectors were on the scene to investigate what they call "a combined building and zoning issue." There's no word on what they found, but fire officials say the apartment had only one-exit.
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A case of tuberculosis is diagnosed at an Amherst County school ... authorities say there's no need for parents to panic but that dozens will be tested for possible exposure.
Health officials are not releasing ANY details about the person who T-B, but letters went out today to parents of students at Elon Elementary School.
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Between fifty and sixty people are being told they should be tested either by the local health department or their private physician.
Others are being told their child was "not" in close contact with the victim and that testing is not necessary.
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((DR. KATHERINE NICHOLS/CENTRAL VA HEALTH DISTRICT: THE TESTING IS READILY AVAILABLE IF THEY'RE REALLY WORRIED ABOUT IT. .... THE MORE FALSE POSITIVES TAHT YOU GET AND THEN THE MORE WORRY THAT YOU HAVE.))
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This is the third T-B case in Amherst County in the last year.
The most recent diagnosis IS related to another case in the county.
Tuberculosis is a disease of the lungs that is completely treatable and curable.
Symptoms include prolonged coughing, unexplained fever, weight loss and chest pain.
Parents can ask more questions tomorrow night during a public meeting at the school.

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The countdown to kickoff is less than three hours away for the 71st Nokia Sugar Bowl.

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Mike Stevens is in New Orleans where Tech fans have taken over the town.
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Hokie fans who couldn't make the trip to New Orleans are just as excited about tonight's big game.
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Blacksburg looked like a virtual ghost town today. The students are still on break. But, we did find folks at the grocery store, stocking up for Sugar Bowl parties. Fans tell us, they will be watching and cheering just as if they were in the Big Easy.
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(( BRAD TOMLINSON. I'M GOING TO WATCH THE SUGAR BOWL IF I'M BACK IN TOWN IN TIME? ARE YOU GOING TO RUSH BACK? I'M GOING TO RUSH BACK AS FAST AS I CAN. OMEGA LONG: IS TECH GOING TO DO IT.. OH YES, SURE, BY SEVERAL POINTS. (LAUGHS) BY AT LEAST A TOUCHDOWN. THEY HAVE TO. ))
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Several bars in Blacksburg and Roanoke are preparing for the big night as well. The manager of BW3's in Blacksburg says the phones have been ringing off the hook with people making reservations and pre-ordering take-out.
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Don't forget to join us for more of our Sugar Bowl Coverage tonight at seven. That is when Mike Stevens will be back with a look at the culmination of Virginia Tech's Sweet Season.

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Coming up next on the newscast, a ground breaking lawmaker passes away.
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Plus more than a dozen people are killed in the latest bombing attacks in Iraq.
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At least 16 people are dead in a series of blasts in Iraq.
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The latest bombing came near a U-S checkpoint at Baghdad's Green Zone, which holds American and Iraqi government buildings. An Iraqi official says the car bomb targeted a U-S military convoy. An earlier car bomb near the headquarters of the interim prime minister's party also in Baghdad killed two police officers and one civilian. A second car bomb north of Baghdad killed four Iraqi National Guard soldiers. And, yet another blast killed at least six Guardsmen in Tikrit.
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Former presidents Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush are joining President Bush in appealing for money to help tsunami victims. Relief agencies across the U.S. are asking for cash, not goods, to help the millions of survivors. Scott Rapoport has more.
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The first black woman ever elected to Congress is being remembered as a political crusader.
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Shirley Chisholm died Saturday near Daytona Beach, Florida. There's no word on the cause of death. Chisholm was an outspoken advocate for women and minorities. She represented New York City in congress for seven terms. Shirley Chisholm was eighty years old.
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This week millions of people across the US are tackling a New Years resolution to lose weight. But, like in years past, most of them will eventually fail. So how can you make this year a successful one?. Doctor Mallika Marshall has an answer in todays HealthWatch.
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((MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE MAKING 2005 THE YEAR TO LOSE WEIGHT. AND MOST OF THEM SAY THIS TIME THEYRE GOING TO SKIP DIETS LIKE ATKINS AND WEIGHT WATCHERS.
(gfx)A SURVEY DONE FOR HEALTH MAGAZINE FOUND A WHOPPING 65 PERCENT OF
DIETERS PLAN TO USE THEIR OWN STRATEGY. SO FOR THOSE GOING IT ALONE REGISTERED DIETICIAN SAMANTHA HELER SAYS ONE STEP TO (gfx)SUCCESS IS ADOPTING A NEW WAY OF EATING NOT JUST A TEMPORARY FIX.

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what you want to do is make lifestyle changes you can keep forever, not just for ten days or two weeks or a month.
NEXT, HAVE A SOLID PLAN. DIETERS FAIL WHEN THEY MAKE EATING CHOICES ON THE SPOT... SO ALWAYS KNOW WHAT YOURE GOING TO EAT AND WHEN.

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that's going to help you decide what to buy in the grocery store, you're going to have it available at home, you may need to bring it to work or to school.

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AND DONT STARVE YOURSELF. MANY WANNA-BE WEIGHT LOSERS QUIT BECAUSE THEY JUST GET TIRED OF BEING HUNGRY. SO REMEMBER THE QUALITY OF FOOD IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE QUANTITY.

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if you're eating healthy foods and lots of vegetables and lots of whole grains and beans and fruits, they are going to be lower in calories and the fiber is going to fill you up and you're not going to be as hungry.
STEP FOUR - SET REALISTIC GOALS FOR YOURSELF... MANY DIETERS QUIT WHEN THEY DONT SEE THE POUNDS FALLING OFF FAST ENOUGH.

(SOT-Samantha Heller/NYU School of Medicine)
for example 1 to 2 pounds a week if you're going to lose weight is reasonable, it's not reasonable if you think you are going to lose ten pounds in a week.
FINALLY, STICK WITH IT.... EVEN IF YOU SLIP EVERY NOW AND AGAIN DONT GIVE UP. NO ONE SAID ITS GOING TO BE EASY. THESE TIPS CAN ONLY START YOU ON THE ROAD TO SUCCESS, THE REST IS UP TO YOU. DOCTOR MALLIKA MARSHALL, CBS NEWS.))

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Coming up next, Robin will let us know if the warm weather will stick around.
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[VO] Then a little bit later, we'll tell you why NASA scientists have been pleasantly surprised with their mission to Mars.

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There's more News 7 at 5 to come.
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After the break, we'll hear from Frank Beamer about his team's chances in tonight's Sugar Bowl.
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What seems like a month's worth of hype comes to a close in just a couple of hours as Tech and Auburn meet in the 71st Sugar Bowl Classic.
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Mike Stevens is outside the Superdome with some pregame thoughts.
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Onto college hoops where the Virginia men's basketball team has fallen out of the top 25 thansk to a 89-70 loss to fifth ranked Wake Forest yesterday in Charlottesville.
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Virginia Tech's first A-C-C victory in women's basketball put the Hokies in The Associated Press Top 25. Tech is ranked at Number 25 after defeating then-Number 17 Maryland at home yesterday, 77-to-67, under new head coach Beth Dunkenberger. Maryland fell four slots to 21st place. The Hokies are 10-and-2 so far this season and have won eight straight games since an 87-to-56 loss at Old Dominion. Tech plays at 2nd-ranked Duke on Sunday.
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That's it for the ticker, more from Mike Stevens and our Sugar Bowl crew coming up at six, see ya then everybody.

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On Wall Street today, two economic reports led many investors to sell off their stocks.
Marcella Palmer has the details.
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It was the scientific miracle on Mars that was supposed to last just a few short months.
Now a year later, the Mars Rover is still going strong.
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((THEY WERE ONLY SUPPOSED TO SURVIVE THREE MONTHS THE MARS ROVERS SPIRIT AND OPPORTUNITY BUT ONE YEAR LATER THEYRE STILL ALIVE ON THE SURFACE OF MARS AND NASA SCIENTISTS AT PASADENAS JET PROPULSION LAB ARE CELEBRATING.

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for all of usthe missions of spirit and opportunity have been in the literal sense the adventure of a lifetime.
THE SOLAR POWERED ROVERS CONTINUE TO ROAM THE DESOLATE PLANET POKING AND DRILLINGTHEYVE EXAMINED ROCKS CREATED BY VIOLENT EXPLOSISIONSICE FORMATIONS, CRATERS AND VALLEYS
EXPLORING DUST AND ROCK MAY SEEM DULL BY EARTH STANDARDSS BUT FOR GEOLOGISTS THE FINDINGS ARE EXTRAORDINARY.

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I can say with confidence that the spirit of exploration has never been more vibrant than right now
PROJECT SCIENTISTS SAY THE ROVERS HAVE BEEN LUCKY IT HASNT BEEN AS COLD OVERNIGHT ON MARS AS THEY EXPECTEDAND THE SOLAR PANELS THAT POWER THE CRAFTS HAVE REMAINED DUST FAIRLY DUST FREESO THEY KEEP GOING AND GOING. SEARCHING FOR THE ORIGINS ON LIFE

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FUELED BY THE SUCCESS OF THE ROVERSNASA HAS A DECADE OF EXPLORATION PLANNED FOR MARS INCLUDING WHAT WILL BE THEIR BIGGEST CHALLENGE--TO BRING BACK TO EARTH ACTUAL ROCK SAMPLES FROM MARS MANUEL GALLEGUS, CBS NEWS LOS ANGELES.))
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