The rescue comes nearly four days after the boys apartment building collapsed in Taiwan's massive earthquake.

More on the medical breakthrough is still ahead on News-7 at Noon.Īnd a miracle amid the devastation in Taiwan- as a six year old boy is pulled from the rubble.įirst let's talk to Patrick Evans about our weekend forecast.Ī six year old boy is reported in good condition after being pulled from a crumbled building this morning in Taiwan. The body of Joseph Louis Martinez was discovered shortly before 6 yesterday morning at a home in the rural community of Lanexa, about 35 miles east of Richmond.Ī new transplant procedure could help infertile women have babies. Grab a pen or pencil if you'd like to make a donation or volunteer- the number is 1-800-HELP-NOW or you can send a contribution to the Red Cross at 352 Church Avenue, Roanoke, Virginia 24016.Īn autopsy has been completed on a month-old baby found in a microwave oven in a New Kent County home yesterday.īut the results won't be available until lab results to come back. Right now, the Roanoke Valley has seven volunteers responding to affected areas.ġ85 to 200 people are still in shelters in Franklin, Virginia.ĭonors can designate where their contributions go. RED CROSS DOES NOT HAVE TRUCKS OR WAREHOUSES TO HANDLE DISPOSABLE GOODS.)) ((JENNIE SUE MURDOCK/DISASTER SERVICES VOLUNTEER: HERE IN THE ROANOKE VALLEY THERE IS A CAMPAIGN ON FOR FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS. Volunteers say money is the most effective way to provide rapid relief and enables the most flexible use of resources. The Roanoke Valley Chapter of the Red Cross is accepting cash contributions. Parts of Interstate 64 near Newport News and Interstate 95 in the Emporia area are still closed.īut help is beginning to flow into the disaster areas. So far, at least 42 people have died in North Carolina because of the storm.Īnd it's estimated that 15 percent of the state's farms have been wiped out by the floodwaters.Įastern Virginia is still cleaning up too. Rescue workers are using helicopters and boats to search for victims in Pitt County, where water remains at rooftop level. But other traffic can get through while repairs are made.Īuthorities in eastern North Carolina are fighting high water as they look for as many as 35 people still missing since Hurricane Floyd hit last week. V-DOT has closed one lane and set up a detour for trucks. That's near Greenville, in Augusta County. The hole opened yesterday in the southbound side of the interstate at mile marker 214. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation targets its technology grants to libraries that serve low income areas.īut discounted computers are also available to richer communities through the Foundation.Īnother sinkhole is creating problems on I-81. AND TO GET A CONTRIBUTION ON A SCALE THAT CAN SUBSTANTIVELY AFFECT EVERY LIBRARY IN THE COMMONWEALTH, FROM A PRIVATE CONTRIBUTOR, I THINK IS UNPRECEDENTED.)) AND THE LIBRARY IS STILL THAT FOUNDATION.

((DON UPSON/VIRGINIA TECHNOLOGY SECRETARY: IF THE INFORMATION AGE IS GOING TO PROVIDE EVERYTHING THAT IT CAN, AND BE EVERYTHING IT CAN BE, IT HAS TO HIT ALL SECTORS OF SOCIETY. Microsoft founder Bill Gates is the richest American - worth an estimated 85-BILLION dollars.īut Virginia officials are still thrilled to get a gift of computer hardware, software, and training worth 6-point-7 MILLION dollars for state libraries. They weren't home when the fire broke out. WE THINK IT STARTED IN THE KITCHEN AREA BUT WE'RE STILL INVESTIGATING THAT PART OF IT.)) ((CLYDE HODGES/ELLISTON FIRE DEPARTMENT: RIGHT NOW WE'RE TRYING TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE.

Heavy smoke and flames were coming from the front of the building when firefighters arrived. The fire started just before nine, at Hale's Trailer Park near Elliston. An early morning fire leaves a Montgomery County family homeless.Īnd Bill Gates brings the internet to the less fortunate in Virginia.įire destroyed a mobile home in Montgomery County this morning.

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