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On News 7 at 5, residents of the southern east coast begin to brace themselves as forecasters try to predict where Hurricane Floyd will hit.
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And at least 70 people are dead as another Russian apartment house is bombed.
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After a delightful weekend weatherwise, we need to deal with cold fronts, rain showers and hurricanes this week.
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Today on health check --
Some senior citizens in Roanoke are proving the party doesn't end at 80.
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Plus -- some New York City residents say something in the air could affect their health.
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From Florida to the Bahamas- people brace for Hurricane Floyd.
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Just where Floyd will land is still a question.
But mandatory evacuations are underway along the Florida coast- as the storm gets closer.
Jennifer Jones is live in Cocoa Beach, Florida with the latest.
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((
AS HURRICANE FLOYD BLOWS CLOSER TOWARDS FLORIDA'S EAST COAST, RESIDENTS
AREN'T TAKING ANY CHANCES. THOUSANDS ARE UNDER ORDERS TO EVACUATE WHILE
OTHERS FLOCKED TO STORES, SNATCHING UP PLYWOOD, STOCKING UP ON SUPPLIES
AND BOARDING UP HOMES AND BUSINESSES.
Gov. Jeb Bush/R-Florida: This is a major category
four hurricane with the potential to cause catastrophic damage wherever it hits.
HURRICANE WATCHES ARE UP FROM THE MIAMI AREA.. INTO SOUTHEASTERN
GEORGIA. FLOYD IS EXPECTED TO TURN NORTHWARD, SPARING SOUTH FLORIDA A
DIRECT HIT.
Jerry Jarrell/Exec. Dir., Natl. Hurricane Center
"It is a strong storm. If it comes close to you and it's huge. It
doesn't have to get really close. You get the effect of it."
IN THE BAHAMAS, WHERE THE EYE OF THE STORM WILL PASS CLOSE TO NASSAU,
SHOP OWNERS BOARDED UP WINDOWS AND OFFICIALS OPENED SHELTERS.
ALONG PARTS OF THE FLORIDA, WINDS ARE ALREADY PICKING UP AND TIDES ARE
RUNNING HIGHER THAN NORMAL.
FLOYD IS THREE TIMES THE SIZE OF HURRICANE ANDREW. THAT STORM IN 19-92, STRUCK SOUTHERN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, KILLING 26 PEOPLE AND CAUSING 25 BILLION DOLLARS IN DAMAGE.))
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A suspected terrorist attack in Moscow- at least 70 people are dead- including seven children when a building exploded.
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Russian officials suspect this was the work of terrorists.
That would make this the second bombing of a Moscow apartment building in a week.
In addition to the dead, many are still missing and nine are hospitalized. 150 people lived in the building.
Authorities don't hold much hope for finding survivors in the rubble-
The blast leveled the eight floor building.
Moscow's mayor blames Islamic rebels in southern Russian for the bombing.
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Roanoke Valley Metro bus drivers will stay behind the wheel.
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Drivers voted to approve a new contract yesterday, just as the old contract expired.
Workers won a pay raise and higher company contributions to their medical insurance.
Company officials were pleased with the length of the new contract, nearly three years, expiring in June of 2002.
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Both Rubatex and its striking union say they are in this for the long haul.
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Workers at Bedford's largest employer started picketing today. Contract negotiations broke down last week. The company says the United Steelworkers Union never put an offer on the table and so far the Union is not showing any interest in resuming negations.
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Rubatex says the issues are mandatory overtime, health insurance and wages.
The company also says it will keep filling customers orders during the strike. The United Steelworkers local chapter refuses to comment.
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Still to come on the newscast, a new company wants to relocate in a local factory. We'll have the details after this break.
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And then a little bit later, we'll see what a lot of money can buy you from this year's Neiman Marcus Christmas catalog.
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On healthcheck, New York residents weigh the options, living with disease spreading mosquitos or spraying pesticides.
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And in Sports, there is a major announcement from one of NASCAR's most prominent teams.
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American troops may be going to East Timor after all.
The United Nations Security General is calling for a quick deployment of peace keepers to East Timor.
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The President's National Security Advisor says the U-S will contribute hundreds of troops to the peacekeeping effort- not thousands.
They'll be used in support roles.
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One U-S Senator from Virginia predicts the military involvement in East Timor won't last long.
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Senator John Warner heads up the Senate Armed Services committee.. he
talked with President Clinton about the East Timor situation last week.
Warner says it would be a mistake for the rest of the world to turn its back on a country struggling for democracy.
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((SEN. JOHN WARNER/R- VIRGINIA: THE UNITED NATIONS HELPED THEM PERFORM AN ELECTION. AND IT WAS A REMARKABLE ELECTION, OVER 90 PERCENT OF THE PEOPLE IN EAST TIMOR TURNED OUT. THEY TOOK THEIR FIRST STEP ON THE LADDER OF DEMOCRACY.))
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Warner was in Lynchburg today, campaigning on behalf of state senator Steve Newman who's seeking re- election this fall.
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A three alarm fire last night destroyed a storage facility with 540 boats in Virginia Beach.
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About 65 firefighters battled the blaze, but it was not enough to save the building or its contents.
Two firefighters were treated at a hospital for smoke inhalation.
Authorities are still investigating the cause of the fire.
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Botetourt County may have lost a sewing factory but it stands to gain a high-tech engineering firm.
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Systems Technology of Virginia wants to move into the old Glitter sewing factory.
At the Roanoke County plant, 11 people design automated machines to speed up production.
Its sales and workforce have doubled in the last two years, so the company wants to expand.
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((SHAWN HYLTON/SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY: OUR NAME RECOGNITION HAS GROWN SO WE'RE SEEING A LOT MORE LOCAL CUSTOMERS THAN WE HAD IN THE PAST.))
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Those customers include Norfolk Southern, Mitsubishi and the Yankee Candle Company.
S-T-I says Botetourt's Greenfield industrial park will be a goldmine of new customers.
The Botetourt County planning commission decides whether to rezone the land for S-T-I tonight.
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Coming up next on News 7..Patrick Evans will join us with the kick off of the symphony season.
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It's another season kick-off, but we're not talking football this evening.
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As Patrick Evans explains, the Roanoke Symphony opens the "Monday Night Classics" with a special performance and an outstanding guest soloist.
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This isn't Leon Bates' first visit to the Star City, as he told us when we caught up with him earlier today in the Palm Court of the Hotel Roanoke.
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Today in Sports, Norv Turner and Brad Johnson talk about how turnovers could have turned the tide in yesterday's Redskins' game.
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On health check, some New Yorkers are concerned over the city's use of pesticide,
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And residents in one Roanoke community are celebrating the graying of America.
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New York City is taking on some large scale measures to kill the city's mosquitos after three people have died from a form of encephalitis.
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Mosquitos spread the illness. It causes headaches, lethargy, fever and in some cases even paralysis and seizures.
To keep the disease from spreading, the city is spraying parts of Roosevelt Island, Staten Island, the Bronx and Queens.
Residents are split on the need to use pesticides.
While many think it is an acceptable risk, others are not so sure.
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((SUSAN BUSH/QUEENS RESIDENT: I'M MORE AFRAID OF THE SPRAYS THAN OF THE MOSQUITOES. I DON'T KNOW. WE HAVE A LOT OF KIND OF SERIOUS DISEASES THAT ARE KNOWN TO BE HAPPENING HERE IN QUEENS LIKE TUBERCULOSIS AND HEPATITIS. SO JUST ANOTHER MOSQUITO DISEASE? I DON'T KNOW. BUT WHEN THEY START POURING PESTICIDE ON YOUR HEAD IT'S A LITTLE NERVE RACKING.))
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Children and the elderly are particularly susceptible to encephalitis.
The three people killed were all senior citizens. Six other people have become ill with the disease.
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The Indiana woman who donated one of her kidneys to a little boy she had never met is happy to be home.
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Last week doctors removed one of Joyce
kidneys and put it in a 13 year old boy who suffered kidney failure.
Christopher Bienik spent eight hours a night hooked to a dialysis machine before the surgery.
Joyce decided a few days of discomfort was worth a renewed life for the teenager.
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((JOYCE ROUSH-KIDNEY DONOR: I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT WE WILL EVER GO OUR SEPARATE WAYS. WHAT THAT RELATIONSHIP WILL BECOME REALLY IS IN GOD'S HANDS. I AM OPEN TO CONTINUING INTERACT WITH HIS FAMILY. I AM ANXIOUS TO FOLLOW HIS LIFE AND SIMPLY HAVE ENCOURAGED HIM TO USE THE GIFT HE HAS BEEN GIVE TO IN SOME WAY HELP OTHERS AND AM ANXIOUS TO SEE HOW HE DOES THAT.))
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Joyce is a nurse and she says she made her decision because she sees first hand how organ shortages affect people's lives.
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Residents at Atria Assisted Living Center in Roanoke are competing for public attention.
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The Atria Olympics are designed to raise awareness that this is National Assisted Living Week.
More long term care facilities like the newly opened Atria are cropping up to accommodate the growing number of people living longer, healthier and more independently.
John Fogarty moved to Roanoke from Long Island, New York to be closer to his family here.
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((JOHN FOGARTY/RESIDENT: THIS IS JUST LIKE BEING AWAY FROM HOME FOR A LITTLE WHILE BUT YOU'RE IN HERE WITH PEOPLE ABOUT YOUR AGE AND YOUR PHYSICAL CONDITIONS. WE'RE VERY ACTIVE, WE'RE NOT IN BED ALL THE TIME, WE'VE GOT PLENTY OF ACTIVITIES. KATHY ARRITT/EXEC. DIRECTOR: WE WANT OUR RESIDENTS TO LAUGH ALL WEEK LONG. WE'RE DOING A LOT OF EVENTS LIKE THE BOWLING, RING TOSS, BEAN BAG, BUT MY FAVORITE EVENT IS GOING TO BE THE COOK OUT EVENT.))
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American and oriental cuisine were served as part of the menu to kick off the week-long events.
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Today in Sports, the Redskins try to figure what happened.
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And Ricky Rudd has a new team. Here's Mike Stevens.
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Welcome folks to the Monday two minute ticker.
Later tonight week one of the NFL season winds up with the Broncos hosting the Dolphins.
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But those two will a lot of work to do to duplicate the excitement the Redskins and Cowboys created yesterday.
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((The two heated rivals combined for more than 1000 yards of offense and produced 76 points.
Both quarterbacks passed for over 350 yards, four different receivers had over 100 yards in catches, and each of the starting running backs rushed for 109 yards.
And amazingly, each team also committed three turnovers - yet the Redskins' were much more critical as each of their three fumbles cost the team at least a field goal.))
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Ricky Rudd officially accepted an invitation to drive the Havoline Thunderbird next season.
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Rudd and team owner Robert Yates made their driving arrangement public today at the news conference at the Lowes Motor Speedway.
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Coming up at six, Steve Mason checks in from UVa with the latest on the Cavs.
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Take care everybody and have a safe night.
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The Christmas shopping season got off to an unofficial early start today as the folks at Neiman Marcus put out their 1999 Christmas Book.
Bridget Jacobs reports
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