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Coming up today on news 7 at 5, life is sweet in Blacksburg as it looks like the Hokies are a virtual lock to play for college football's national championship.
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and one of the world's most powerful leaders develops more health problems.[Weather-Head]
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If you haven't figured it out already, head for the cold weather clothing portion of your closet. I'll explain in a moment.

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In Medical News, we'll see why some people are putting more and more faith
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in dietary supplements. It's a faith that has some doctors concerned.
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News 7 is next. [open]
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A sweet season just got sweeter for the Virginia Tech Hokies. They're apparently heading to New Orleans to play for the National Championship.
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Virginia Tech has all but locked up the Bowl Championship Series' second invitation to the Sugar Bowl. The new B-C-S rankings that were released this afternoon indicated that the Hokies have more than doubled their lead over third place Nebraska.
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Tech's 38-to-14 drubbing of nationally ranked Boston College last Friday, coupled with Nebraska's narrow win over Colorado helped widen the gap between the two schools.
This afternoon several Nebraska players even conceded that the Hokies deserve to play for the national title. Tech kicker Shayne Graham had this to say about the Nebraska concession.
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Mike Stevens will have more on the Hokies later in the two minute sports ticker.
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[5-Tech-Ticket]

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Getting tickets to the Sugar Bowl won't be easy-- unless you're a member of the Virginia Tech Hokie Club.
Tech officials have already mailed out order forms to club members who have the first dibs on tickets to the bowl-- and they say response has been STRONG.
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That means tickets probably won't be available for the general public.
Tech's ticket office manager says the best bet is to check with local travel agents.
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((SANDY SMITH/TECH TICKET OFFICE: THERE ARE SEVERAL TRAVEL AGENTS LOCALLY THAT HAVE ACCESS TO TICKETS AND PUT THEM INTO SOME PACKAGES, THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER WAY TO GET TICKETS....AT THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.))
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[ANCHOR=JEAN]
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Coming up on News 7 at 6, we'll have some suggestions for things you might want to consider when ordering tickets to the Big Game to New Orleans.

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[5-Yeltsin]

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Russian President Boris Yeltsin is back in the hospital- this time with suspected pneumonia-
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The 68-year old Russian President was rushed to the Central Hospital in Moscow- for examination and treatment.
Yeltsin had been at his country home after being diagnosed last Thursday with bronchitis-
Doctors said it wasn't serious but his condition apparently deteriorated.
Yeltsin will reportedly be in the hospital for about a week.
Yeltsin's illness is the latest in a series of health problems since he was re-elected in 1996.
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[5-Halifax-Dolls]

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The Halifax County school system is under fire- The reason? A program that uses baby dolls to simulate the experience of parenting.
The mother of one of the students says the program is unfair ... because it's targeted only to girls.
[Double Boxes=Jean/Marya Danville Microwave]

Marya Jones is in our Danville newsroom with more.
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Jean, it's a program called "Baby, Think It Over."
It's supposed to make teenagers think twice before they become parents.
But, as it turns out, the program is giving school administrators something to think twice about.
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(( Halifax County uses these dolls to expose students to the harsh realities of being young parents.
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((NATSOUND: DOLL CRYING.))
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But Teresita Plautz says that when the school required her daughter and other girls in her gym class to take the dolls home, it exposed them to discrimination.
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((TERESITA PLAUTZ: TO THE GIRLS, TO THEM IT SENDS THAT THEY'RE THE ONLY ONES THAT HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE AND IT SENDS A MESSAGE TO THE BOYS THAT, HEY, WE DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING.))
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Plautz complained to the school board and fired off a letter to the American Civil Liberties Union.
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((TERESITA PLAUTZ: IT TAKES TWO TO HAVE A BABY AND YOU DEFINITELY CAN'T HAVE ONE BY YOURSELF AND IF THE GIRLS ARE THE ONLY ONES DOING IT, THEN IT'S JUST TOTALLY UNFAIR TO THEM. ))
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The A-C-L-U says it's more than unfair ... it's illegal ... under Title 9 of the Educational Amendments Act.
And in a November 16th letter to the school board, A-C-L-U attorneys asked that the board either discontinue or extend the program to boys.
That's something that administrators say they're weighing right now.
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((LARRY CLARK/HALIFAX CO. H.S. PRINCIPAL: I THINK THAT THERE ARE REASONABLE SOLUTIONS TO THESE KINDS OF PROBLEMS AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH. ))))
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The A-C-L-U says they'll be looking for that solution as early as December first. That's when the school has to respond to their letter.
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Coming up on News 7 at 6, we'll tell you what solution they're looking at right now and what the students think of all this.
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Still to come on the newscast, a local school system begins to build its newest facility.
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and a young refugee from Cuba who fought the rough seas to get to American soil must now fight the court system to stay here.
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A five year old boy fished out of the ocean off the Florida Coast last week is now getting a good taste of Freedom-, but it is something he may not get to enjoy for long.
Lee Cowan has the latest on the boy's struggle.
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At only five years old Elian Gonzalez has managed to challenge just about everything in the last week: Fidel Castros communism, the open sea, and now, international law.
After barely surviving the desperate and illegal trip from Cuba to Florida, Elian has become a poster child for Cuban refugees and a new flashpoint in the delicate relations between Havana and Washington.
Cuba has demanded the boys return filing an official complaint with the United Nations charging his mother who died during the trip, kidnapped the boy. And now his father wants him back.
For now, US Customs officials have released the boy into the custody of an uncle, but admit his ultimate fate is uncertain a wrinkle in US/Cuba relations that hasnt been tested before.
SOT, JAMES RUBIN, STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN:
Its fair to say t he disposition of this case might ultimately be decided by the courts. LEE COWAN:
The case could pose a serious challenge in balancing US family law, with immigration law Do the wishes of the boys biological father take precedence over human rights concerns and who decides? A State or Federal Court? SPENCER EIG, FAMILY LAWYER: Even in international law, the best interest of the child is what's important. The child backed by a series of powerful and influential Cuban exile groups, have already prepared for what is expected to be lengthy legal battle, but remain optimistic. WILLIAM GONZALEZ, RELATIVE: We looking for the future for him, so we need him here, and he's gonna stay, we know he's gonna stay.
For a boy who may not understand freedom yet, he certainly is learning how to fight for it. Lee Cowan, CBS News, Washington.))

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[5-BV-Schools]

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They haven't settled on a name yet, but today residents of Buena Vista broke ground on a new 12- million dollar high school.
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The school will be built on a hilltop with a sweeping view of the city and the surrounding Rockbridge County countryside.
School Superintendent James Bradford says it has been a long time coming.
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((JAMES BRADFORD/SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT: IN PROPOSING THE PROJECT, IT HAS BEEN STRUCK DOWN FIVE TIMES FOR ECONOMIC REASONS, AND I'M REALLY PROUD THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAS DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB IN WORKING THE FINANCING OUT, SO THE SCHOOL BOARD COULD PROCEED, SO IT'S A REAL TEAM EFFORT ON THE PART OF THE COMMUNITY.))
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Muddy run-off from the construction site has caused problems for neighbors, but grass is now growing on the hillside and officials believe they're addressing the most serious concerns.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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The new facility replaces Parry McCluer High School, but school board members haven't decided on a name yet. They'll hold a public hearing later this month to consider a name.

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[5-Road-Taxes]

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NO sooner had his own commission suggested regional tax increases to pay for new roads, Governor Jim Gilmore said "think again."
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((BILL AXSELLE/GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON TRANSPORTATION: WE ARE VERY COMFORTABLE WITH THE GOVERNOR'S CHOICE... I DON'T THINK IS INCONSISTENT WITH THAT.))
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The commission is suggesting that voters in each region get to vote on whether they'd support new taxes or tolls to help ease road congestion.
Business leaders from every region of the state echoed the idea at a news conference.
But Gilmore says NO.
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((GOV. JIM GILMORE: NO IT'S NOT TIME TO THINK ABOUT TAX INCREASES. THIS MATTER WAS ARGUED OUT IN THE PAST CAMPAIGN.))
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The Governor has proposed using part of the national tobacco settlement to pay for new roads.
Chamber leaders say that's a good idea-- but NOT enough money, soon enough.

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Coming up next on the newscast, Patrick Evans has some advice if you have an art lover on your Christmas list. He knows where you can get some real art, real cheap.
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[5-REAL-ART]

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The Arts Council of the Blue Ridge is at it again, with Real Art, Real Cheap.
Dozens of local artists will be on hand tomorrow evening to offer their work at affordable prices, just in time for Holiday gift giving.
Patrick Evans has the story.
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Coming up in a few moments, Mike Stevens will have more on the Hokies post season plans, but first in today's health check segment,
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we'll see why patients at one local hospital are counting on a gopher to get around.
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((DAVID WILLIAMS/CEO MONTGOMERY REGIONAL HOSPITAL: WE THOUGHT THAT THIS MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT WE COULD OFFER THAT WOULD ALLOW THEM TO DO THAT WITHOUT GETTING SOAKED IN THE RAIN OR SLIPPING IN THE SNOW OR ICE.))
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[5-Supplements]

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Topping tonight's health check report- diet supplements
Ginko Biloba and St. John's Wort are gaining a more prominent place on the shelves of many American stores and medicine cabinets.
Despite the mainstream appeal of the so called alternative medicines, the industry is largely unregulated and that raise some questions about their safety and effectiveness.
Bobbi Harley has more.
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(((LOCATOR: NEW YORK CITY)
SHELVES STACKED HIGH HERE LOADED WITH VITAMINS, HERBS, ALL KINDS OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS ALL WITH CLAIMS OF BENEFITS THAT HAVE PEOPLE BUYING NATURAL MORE THAN EVER.

NAT SOT (selling in store) They are adding l-glutamine, they are adding
other things too, they re adding vitamins, minerals
IT SEEMS ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS HAVE MOVED MAINSTREAM FUELED BY FEARS AND FRUSTRATIONS WITH TRADITIONAL MEDICINE ON THE PART OF CONSUMERS

SOT JIM RUSK/CONSUMER I think they re not trusting the doctor as
they were in one day, they re trying to find alternative ways because that hasn t been working for everyone.
AND HELPED ALONG BY STARS SINGING THESE PRODUCTS PRAISES

NAT SOT SUPPLEMENT COMMERCIAL TAPE/ (ALEX TREBEK) Sundown Herbals
presents its remarkable twist and turn label
STANDUP BOBBI HARLEY/NEW YORK Gingko Biloba, Echinacea, St. John s Wort all some of the hottest names right now, but will this stuff work for you? That s a question experts agree can be a difficult one to answer.
AND IT GETS EVEN TRICKIER DR. WOODSON MERRELL HAS USED ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES ALONGSIDE TRADITIONAL THERAPIES FOR YEARS BUT HE ADMITS THERE CAN BE SOME PITFALLS.

SOT DR. WOODSON MERRELL/PHYSICIAN You have an over thirteen billion
dollar market with no regulation (laughs) that s, it s a pretty crazy situation.
THAT S RIGHT. THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION CONTROLS THE CLAIMS, BUT NOT WHAT S INSIDE THESE BOTTLES. EVEN SO, EMERGING MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT POSSIBLE BENEFITS MAY BE TOO GREAT IGNORE.

SOT DR. WOODSON MERRELL/PHYSICIAN Physicians need to educate
themselves in this new field of medicine, if for nothing else than the fact that it s increasingly being used by patients, but also many of these remedies can be helpful in their own clinical practice.
TAKE CLAUDETTE FRANZ, A LITTLE EVENING PRIMROSE OIL FOR MENOPAUSE, SOME MELATONIN FOR SLEEPING PROBLEMS, TOSS IN A FEW VITAMINS, AND SHE SAYS SHE S NEVER FELT BETTER

SOT CLAUDETTE FRANZ/CONSUMER think it s an overall healthier aspect
of taking care of yourself.
IT MAY BE TIME FOR MEDICINE TO CATCH UP WITH POPULAR DEMAND

NAT SOT SUPPLEMENT COMMERCIAL TAPE/ (Hector Elizondo) With new
Quanterra Mental Sharpness, I feel my best, naturally.
BECAUSE IT SEEMS GOING NATURAL IS ALREADY PART OF POPULAR CULTURE. BH, CBS NEWS, NY))

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[5-Golf-Cart]

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Patients at Montgomery Regional Hospital in Blacksburg are finding it easier to get around.
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The Go-pher is a fully loaded golf cart providing patients a way to get door to door service from the car to the hospital entrance.
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((DAVID WILLIAMS/CEO MONTGOMERY REGIONAL HOSPITAL: AS WE'VE LOOKED THE VARIOUS WINDOWS IN THE HOSPITAL, WE'VE NOTICED WITH THE INCLEMENT WEATHER IT'S SOMETIMES DIFFICULT FOR OUR PATIENTS ON WALKERS AND CRUTCHES AND CANES TO GET IN AND GET OUT FROM THE PARKING LOT. BENJAMIN BLANCHARD/VOLUNTEER DRIVER: I TOOK ONE PERSON FROM THE MAIN ENTRANCE ACROSS THE STREET TO GET SOME TESTS AT THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE OVER THERE.))
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Today is the first day the golf cart was put into use. The hospital also introduced Monty, the new hospital mascot, who cut the ribbon on the GO-PHER.
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[ANCHOR=Mike]
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[GRAHIC-TICKER] Welcome everybody to the Monday two minute ticker.
[GRAPHIC=TECH SUGAR BOWL]
As we told you at the top of the newscast, it looks like the Hokies are headed to the Sugar Bowl to meet Florida State. The new BCS rankings that were released this afternoon show that the Hokies have more than doubled their lead over Nebraska.
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[SUPER=03-Blacksburg/Last Friday; :00]
But this afternoon we caught up with Tech head coach Frank Beamer, who despite getting carried off the field on Saturday, refuses to get caught up in the speculation that this is a done deal.
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Tonight on News 7 at six, we'll hear from the Florida State Seminoles and get the Virginia Cavaliers to size up this matchup, as well.
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[S5-College]

[ANCHOR=Mike]
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The Lady Hokies return home tomorrow night looking to get back on the winning track in basketball.
Last night's 73-to-53 loss to 16th ranked Oregon in the Pepsi Shootout Finals was Tech's second defeat of the season.
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[SUPER=03-Blacksburg;]

The two and two Hokies will meet Appalachian State. It's Montgomery County Christmas Store Night in the Cassell.
That means if you bring a new unwrapped toy you'll get into the game free.
Game time is seven o'clock.
All the toys go to the Christmas Store where they will be delivered to needy children.
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Two undefeated state teams meet tonight when James Madison comes to Liberty in men's hoops.
The Flames are two and oh and the Dukes are three and oh. Tip off is at 7:30 in the Vines Center.
[ss=Ticker]

Tonight on News 7 at six, details on Stacy Compton's sponsor for his first full season on the Winston Cup circuit and another Big East honor for Michael Vick.
Jean will be back with more News 7 at Five after this.

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[5-Nawlins]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=tbr]
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As we told you early in the newscast, the Hokies of Virginia Tech are most likely heading to New Orleans to take on the Florida State Seminoles for the National Championship.
The Hokies are no stranger to the Big Easy. So we thought we would end today with a look at the partying surrounding the Hokies last trip to the Sugar Bowl when they beat Texas in December of 1995.
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