WDBJ 7 news at 6 for 02/01/05

6 p.m. 02/01/05

ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot KEITH 2-Shot

ENG#=1 Thousands of union employees could

be walking the picket line. The latest
on contract negotiations at Volvo.
VO NAT

ANCHOR=JEan 2-Shot VO NAT

JEAN 2-Shot

When someone goes in for surgery how
often is it botched? Some answers
after a local woman goes in for hip
surgery and has the wrong hip operated
on.

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ENG#=2 Tonight on News 7 Sports - the

shot heard around the ODAC was fired in
Ashland last night - plus TO will play
and Emmitt may retire.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

And the Motor Mile Speedway
ponies up a half a million bucks for a
new driver development program.

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GRAPHIC=None The weather story begins to focus on a

potential snow maker for Thursday. And
Leo scans the calendar for interesting
weather events in our February almanac.
Keith 4-shot Keith 4-Shot

News 7 is next.
Open (Open)

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*CG 4054

*CG 306

*CG standup Keith Humphry
khumphry@wdbj7.com

*CG standup Jean Jadhon
jjadhon@wdbj7.com

*CG standup Mike Stevens
mstevens@wdbj7.com

*CG 2line Robin Reed
rreed@wdbj7.com

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VO-NAT VO-NAT
ANCHOR= 2-Shot

ANCHOR 2-Shot

Union workers at one of the largest
employers in the New River Valley still
don't have a contract.

ANCHOR= 2-Shot ANCHOR 2-Shot

They've authorized a strike if
negotiations fail.

(END VO) END VO

ANCHOR=2-Shot 2-Shot

Good evening, I'm

ANCHOR=2-Shot 2-Shot

And I'm
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JEAN 2-Shot JEAN 2-SHOT

The union contract with Volvo
expired last night at midnight.
KEITH 2-Shot KEITH 2-SHOT

Talks between the United Auto
Workers Local 20-69 and Volvo Trucks
North America are still underway
tonight.

DOUBLE BOXES=Keith-Jean & DOUBLE BOXES

Rachel/Starlink New River Valley Burueau
Chief is outside the plant in Dublin
tonight.
JEAN 2-SHOT JEAN 2-Shot

Rachel any word on how
negotiations are going?

LIVE=Rachel Full/Starlink LIVE FULL
*CG standup Rachel DePompa
rdepompa@wdbj7.com

*CG live Dublin

Keith and Jean, all union
officials will tell me is that
negotiations are still underway.

Everyone is being
tight-lipped about the proposals.

There have been no leaks.

***ROLLED FROM STARLINK**** VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Dublin

We do know union members with
the Local 2069 are prepared for the
worst, though we have no indication
that talks are going South.

On Thursday, members voted to
authorize a strike if necessary,
meaning if negotiations break down.

The current five year contract
expired last night and talks have been
going on since early December.

(END VO) (END VO)

LIVE=Rachel Full Starlink LIVE FULL STARLINK
*CG live Dublin

Several members told me that
are planning to meet on February 13th

DOUBLE BOXES=Keith-Jean & DOUBLE BOXES

Rachel/Starlink Keith and Jean to vote on a contract or
decide what to do next.

So we do have a sort of
unofficial dealdine here.

KEITH QUESTION: Rachel, Volvo's one of
the area's biggest employers. How has

its business been lately?

Keith and Jean, 95 percent of
the more than three-thousand employees
are union members and the market for
new trucks began to pick up around
2003, allowing the company to increase
production, hire back laid-off
employees and even add a second shift.
You might say business here in Dublin
has been booming.
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GRAPHIC=None In Giles County, Union workers at the
ENG#=1 Celanese plant are voting on a new

four- year contract, as the company
prepares to eliminate more than 300
jobs.

VO-NAT VO-NAT
*CG locator Giles Co.

The plant is discontinuing production
of acetate filament, a product
frequently used in clothing and
household goods.

Members of UNITE HERE Local two- oh-
two- four are voting on a contract
proposal that includes severance for
the workers who are leaving, and an

increase in pay and benefits for those
who will remain.

SOT FULL SOT FULL
INQ=Now it's up

RUNS=:10

OQ=whatever's left in the case.

*CG 2line Rodney Jamison
UNITE HERE Local 2024 President RODNEY JAMISON/LOCAL 2024 PRESIDENT:
NOW IT'S UP TO THE WILL OF THE
MEMBERSHIP, IF THEY'RE ACCEPTING OF
WHAT WE'VE DONE WE'RE SET. AND IF NOT
WE'LL GO BACK AND SEE WHATEVER'S LEFT
IN THE CASE.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

The current Celanese contract expires
in mid-April.

Union leaders will begin counting the
votes, after the voting ends tomorrow
at Six PM.

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GRAPHIC=None Five people have been arrested and
ENG#=2 more may be charged as central Virginia

authorities try to put a dent in that
area's methamphetamine drug trade.

VO-NAT VO-NAT
*CG locator Amherst Co.

A lengthy investigation by a
regional drug task force led to five
residents being indicted on drug
conspiracy charges.

Ciro and June Garcia, Randy
Ellington, George Barbour and Travis
Viar all were arrested within the past
three days.

Authorities say the group has been
peddling an estimated 2-point-7 million
dollars worth of methamphetamine over
the past two years.

SOT FULL 19:05:05 SOT FULL
INQ=They were

RUNS=12

OQ=street-level dealers.

*CG 2line Jimmy Ayers
Amherst Co. Sheriff JIMMY AYERS/AMHERST CO. SHERIFF: THEY
WERE, I WOULD HAVE TO SAY, ON THE
LARGER SIDE OF THE SCALE AS FAR AS
DEALERS. THEY WERE MUCH LARGER THAN
STREET-LEVEL DEALERS.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Ayers says the illegal meth trade
has sparked an increase in other
criminal activity in Amherst County.

(END VO) (END VO)

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GRAPHIC=None Blacksburg may be the latest town
ENG#=3 to get a Methadone Clinic.

VO-NAT VO-NAT
*CG locator Blacksburg This week the town recieved a
letter from the state about a
Pennsylvania company looking at a site
on South Main Street.

Addiction Recovery Services wants
to put the clinic in the Colony Park
Office complex.

The area is zoned General
Commercial, which allows medical
offices.

SOT FULL SOT FULL
INQ=whether or not

RUNS=:16

OQ=allowed for.

*CG 2line Heather Browning
Blacksburg Spokeswoman HEATHER BROWNING: 55:18:00 WHETHER OR
NOT THAT PROVIDES FOR THIS KIND OF
CLINIC IS ALITTLE UNCLEAR AT THIS
POINT, BUT MOSTLY BECAUSE WE DON'T THE
DETAILS ABOUT THE SERVICES THEY WOULD

LIKE TO PROVIDE. BUT IN THE GENERAL
COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, MEDICAL
FACILITIES, MEDICAL OFFICES AND CLINICS
ARE ALLOWED FOR.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

The town has 30 days to reply to
the state about the clinic.

But if there are no conflicts
with local or state laws, A-R-S may be
able to move into the building without
town approval.

(END VO) (END VO)

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GRAPHIC=None Thousands of Virginians sport
ENG#=4 specialized licensee plates.

VO-NAT VO-NAT
*CG locator Richmond

From lighthouses to the Navy,
D-M-V offers nearly 180- options.

The House of Delegates today
passed a bill that would create one for
supporters of "Traditional Marriage."

SOT FULL SOT FULL
INQ=We will be giving

RUNS=12

OQ=any civilized society

*CG 2line Del. Scott Lingamfelter

(R) Woodbridge DEL. SCOTT LINGAMFELTER/(R) WOODBRIDGE:

WE WILL BE GIVING VIRGINIANS WHO
SUBSCRIBE TO THE WISDOM OF 4,000 YEARS
OF TRANSCENDENT HISTORY A CHANCE TO
SHOW THEIR SUPPORT FOR AN INSTITUTION
THAT IS ABSOLUTELY FUNDAMENTAL TO ANY
CIVILIZED SOCIETY.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

The house voted down an amendment
that would have removed the word
"traditional."

Opponents of the bill say
marriage has no place on a license
plate.

SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ=Slapping the phrase traditional

RUNS=11

OQ=and trivializes marriage

*CG 2line Del. Bob Brink DEL. BOB BRINK/(D) ARLINGTON: PUTTING
(D) Arlington MARRIAGE IN THE SAME CLASS AS LICENSE

PLATES FOR HOLSTEIN COWS AND PARROT
HEADS AND HARLEY DAVIDSON OWNERS AND
FOX HUNTING AND BUTTERFLY ENTHUSIASTS
CHEAPENS AND TRIVIALIZES MARRIAGE.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

In other news, a host of

hierarchical churches are banding
together to fight a bill in the
Virginia Senate.

The bill would allow churches
that vote to keep separate their
property in some circumstances.

A final vote on THAT bill is
expected tomorrow.

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GRAPHIC=NONE A local woman needed surgery
ENG#=APRISA to fix a broken hip, but the doctor

operated on the wrong one

ANCHOR=KEITH 2-Shot KEITH 2-Shot

Still ahead on News Seven, how
common are these medical mistakes, and
how you can protect yourself.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Plus growing pains an area
hospital.

Why administrators are asking
for patience.

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KEITH 2-SHOT KEITH 2-SHOT
INSERT HEALTH CHECK BANNER

When a patient goes in for surgery
what are the chances the doctor will
operate on the wrong part?
JEAN 2-SHOT JEAN 2-Shot

It happened to a local woman at
Carilion New River Valley Medical
Center.

JEAN ON CAMERA JEAN ON CAMERA

GRAPHIC=NONE Her doctor operated on the wrong hip.

So she had undergo to procedure again
to fix the broken side as well.

But just how common are these types
of mistakes.

NEWS 7 @ 6 IN MONITOR DOUBLE BOXES

DOUBLE BOXES=Jean & Joy/NEWSROOM Health Check Reporter Joy Sutton joins

us tonight with some answers

Jean --

I spoke with Chief Medical officer for
Carilion Medical Center today -- he
says surgical mistakes are rare.

LIVE=Joy Full NEwsroom LIVE FULL
*CG standup Joy Sutton
jsutton@wdbj7.com But he says patients can play a
significant role in helping to prevent
them.

ENG#=1 (SOT FULL)
SOT FULL 16:16

INQ=They have the right patient

RUNS=09

OQ=wrong site surgery

*CG 2line Dr. Mark Werner
Carilion Chief Medical Officer THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO ALWAYS QUESTION.
THEY HAVE TO INSIST THAT CARE STOP AT

ANY POINT IN TIME IF THEY HAVE A
CONCERN THAT'S PARTICULARY RELEVANT TO
WRONG SITE SURGERY

*CG file File Tape (VO-NAT)

Dr. Mark Werner says even before
patients get to the operating room
--they have the right to verify the
site of surgery with their doctor and
other medical staff .

He says most hospitals are now
required to go through this process
anyway by their accrediting body.

IN Q=We have a policy SOT

Runs=19 WE HAVE A POLICY AND PROCEDURE ON
Out Q-we call a time out ACTUAL MARKING OF SITE AND WE MONITOR
THAT WE DO THAT. WE ALSO HAVE A
EXPECTATION THAT IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO
INCISION BEING MADE THEIR IS UNIFIED
WHAT WE CALL A TIME OUT

LIVE=Joy Full Newsroom LIVE FULL

That time out means everyone stops to
verify that they are operating on the
right patient at the right site.

The mistake that happened at the
Carilion New River Valley Medical
Center --was not done by a Carilion
physician --but a doctor who was
operating at the facility.

But he still would have been required

to follow the protocol.

DOUBLE BOXES=Jean & Joy/Newsroom (DOUBLE BOXES)

Jean --

And we are not sure what actually
led to the mistake in this case.
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GRAPHIC=Flu Shots Restrictions have now been lifted on
ENG#=2 the flu vaccine.

That means anyone regardless of their
risk status can now get the shot.

*CG Locator Salem (VO-NAT)

File Tape The Central Shenandoah Health District
says it has a limited supply. Health
officials there recommened calling your
local health department for an
appointment.

It's still not late to be vaccinated
because flu season can still peak in
February.
Jean ON CAM Jean ON CAM

GRAPHIC=HOLD But if you live in the Roanoke and New

River Valleys you may want to check
with your doctor to see if you can get
the shot. Health departments in these
localities no longer have any of the
vaccine.
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GRAPHIC=None Lynchburg General Hospital is
ENG#=3 asking for the public's patience as it

tries to find a cure for its growing
pains.

VO-NAT VO-NAT
*CG locator Lynchburg

Starting this week, construction
crews will be working on utility lines
near the hospital's main entrance.

It's part of the build-up to
L-G-H's multi-million dollar expansion.

Hospital officials are urging the
public to be aware of new traffic
patterns when they enter the facility.

SOT FULL 10:20:19 SOT FULL
INQ=Just keep their

RUNS=15

OQ=exiting the campus.

*CG 2line Jeffrey Yentz
Centra Health Spokesman JEFFREY YENTZ/CENTRA HEALTH SPOKESMAN:
JUST KEEP THEIR HEADS UP, BE AWARE OF
WHAT'S GOING ON, AND NOTE THAT PEOPLE
WITH HARD HATS AND FLAGS ARE NOT ...
IT'S NOT AN 'OH MY GOD SITUATION', BUT
IT'S JUST A SITUATION WHERE WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS SAFELY
EGRESSING AND EXITING THE CAMPUS.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Construction on the new patient
tower should get underway this June.

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Blu Chips hit a two-week high
today.

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KEITH ON CAM KEITH ON CAM

GRAPHIC=None The city of Martinsville says it's
ENG#=1 putting its money where its mouth is.

VO-NAT VO-NAT
*CG locator Henry Co.
File Tape Today, the city announced it will
pledge a million dollars over the next
10-years toward the development of a
new college in Martinsville.

Officials say the money will be used in
whatever form that's needed: cash,
construction or donated property.

City leaders plan to meet with Governor
Mark Warner this week to present their
proposal.

Warner has pushed for a new college in
Southside, though the state council for
higher education questions the NEED.

(END VO) (END VO)

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GRAPHIC=none Another finalist to take the helm
ENG#=2 of Radford University's is on campus

today.

VO-NAT VO-NAT
*CG locator Norfolk
July 2003 The director of Virginia's
Lottery, Penelope Kyle, is meeting with
faculty and students.

She is the second of three
finalists to visit to university.

Kyle's academic background
includes an assistant professorship at
a community college in the late 70's.

She entered law and business
until she was appointed lottery
director in 1994.

(END VO) (END VO)

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GRAPHIC=None Roanoke is narrowing its search for the

next school superintendent.

School Board members met behind closed

doors all afternoon. They're going over
the semi-finalists with consultants and
narrowing the field.

The final candidates who are chosen
will come in for interviews beginning
next week.
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GRAPHIC=None Coming up in sports - details of
ENG#=APRISA a brand new driver development program

at the Motor Mile Speedway.

TO says he's been healed.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

And those of you who remember the
Henson Heave - need to stick around for
the 92 foot swish in the ODAC from last
night's action in Ashland.

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MIKE ON CAM MIKE ANCHOR ON CAM

GRAPHIC=MOTOR MILE Five young race car drivers have
ENG#=1 won the small track lottery at the

Motor Mile Speedway this winter.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

The speedway held a
newsconference today at the
Christiansburg events center to
introduce the drivers who were selected
from a pool of 148 applicants.

They will be trained and funded
to compete at the track in Late Model,
Limited Sportsman, Late Model Truck and
Mini-Stock divisions.

SOT FULL SOT FULL
INQ=BITES

RUNS=:44

OQ=...ON TOP OF THINGS."

*CG 2line Joe Taylor
Mini-Stock Driver from New Castle
:00

*CG 2line Ben Farmer
Limited Sportsman from Altavista
:21

*CG 2line Forrest Reynolds

Late Model Truck Driver from Craig Co.
:34

VO-NAT VO-NAT CON'T

The drivers also will be educated
in the art of public speaking, media
relations and asked to make public
appearances at malls and schools.

The program has a $500 thousand
dollar price tag, but the developers
believe the investment is worth it.

IN CUE: BITE SOT FULL
RUNS=:29

OC=...WOULDN'T OF HAD.

*CG 2line David Hagan
Motor Mile Speedway Co-Owner
:00

*CG 2line Lynn Carroll
Driver Development Director
:13

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ANCHOR ON CAM MIKE ANCHOR ON CAM

GRAPHIC=SUPER BOWL The Super Bowl excitement is

ENG#=2 building in Jacksonville, the only

problem is that most of it is building
around Terrell Owens, who today
insisted he will play extensively on
Sunday - this again despite the fact
that his doctor refuses to clear him to
play.

SOT FULL SOT FULL
INQ=BITE

RUNS=:20

OQ=...AND THAT'S GOD."

*CG 2line Terrell Owens
Eagles Receiver

VO-NAT VO-NAT

In one other note, Emmitt Smith
is reportedly ready to retire from the
NFL at the age of 35.

A Minnesota paper says Emmitt wil

be part of an ownership group looking
to buy the Minnesota Vikings.

END VO END VO

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GRAPHIC=NCAA The University of Tennessee has
ENG#=3 taken its football coach into another

tax bracket.

VO-NAT VO-NAT
*CG file NCAA Phil Fulmer is getting a raise :00 increasing his total contract from $1.8
million to $2 million a year.

The new contract runs through
2011. The 54-year-old took over as Vols
head coach at the end of the 1992
season. He has the longest tenure among
current Southeastern Conference coaches
and a record of 123-31.

(END VO) (END VO)

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GRAPHIC=ODAC The Old Dominion Athletic
ENG#=4 conference always has some entertaining

coaches and players, but last night the
league look its "More Bang for the
Buck" to another level.

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*CG locator Ashland
Guilford vs. Randolph Macon Randy Mac head coach Mike Rhodes
:00 was playing the percentages last night
just like any good coach would when his
team was tied with Guilford at 88-all
with six-tenths of a second to play.

His guard Adam Krovic was at the
free throw looking to win it. He hit
the first and was then instructed to
intentionally miss the second.

He did.

But Jordan Snipes grabbed it and
fired it 92 feet like a
baseball...straight into the basket at
the buzzer.

Snipes already had 31 points in
the game, but his unlikely three
pointer gave Guilford a 91-to-89 win in
overtime.

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GRAPHIC=None On the eve of another snow forecast,
ENG#=1 groundhogs across America will stick

their heads out tomorrow to check for
shadows. Leo says do give up on winter

so quickly in our February almanac.

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leo@wdbj7.com
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