WDBJ 7 news at 5 for 02/29/00

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Today on News 7 at 5, a seven year old first grader shoots and kills a classmate in Michigan. We'll have a live report.
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and it's primary day in Virginia as voters turn out to decide who they want to win the Republican Presidential nomination. [Weather-Head]
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Looking for another mild day in the Tuesday forecast. A bit breezy as well. Full details ahead.

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In sports, it's a big night for high school basketball,
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and on Health Check, we'll see what doctors believe is the best over the counter pain reliever.
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((IT'S JUST UNREAL THAT CHILDREN HAVE TO GO THROUGH SOMETHING LIKE THIS.))
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A parent reacts after another school shooting- this time at a Michigan grammar school.
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Gunfire rang out in the first grade classroom this morning.
Police say a 7-year old brought a gun to school and fatally shot a 6-year old classmate-
Police are still trying to figure out why-
Drew Levinson is at the scene in Mount Morris, Michigan.
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(( Students at Buell Elementary school barely had time to get settled into their desks Tuesday morning when gunfire erupted inside a classroom. Police say a six year old first grader brought a gun to school and allegedly shot his classmate, killing her..she too was only six years old. He used a stolen 32-caliber handgun. ARTHUR BUSCH, GENESEE CO. PROSECUTOR:
The county prosecutor says there may have been a schoolyard scuffle between the two the day before. After the shooting, teachers and administrators immediately began sending students out to waiting buses. Some parents were already there to greet their children. For parents and students, this whole event defies belief. THOMAS FRAZIER, PARENT, it's unreal that children have to go through something like this. Its bad enough that they have got schools to deal with and peer pressure.to go to school and gave to worry about being shot. Police immediately shut down the area around the school. Grief counselors and social workers were also dispatched to the school. Classes were later dismissed.
DR. IRA RUTHERFORD III, SUPERINTENDENT, BEECHER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS))

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The eyes watching the Presidential campaign are on three states including Virginia today. George W. Bush, John McCain an Alan Keyes are battling for Virginia's 56 delegates up for grabs in the Republican primary.
Bush was the favorite going in to today.
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Ellen Qualls is in Richmond where both Bush and McCain have their campaign headquarters.
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Yesterday, McCain referred to the Reverend Jerry Falwell as an "agent of intolerance"..
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Steve Smallshaw joins us now, Steve how did those comments fly with voters in Falwell's hometown today?
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It's hard to tell.. many of the people we talked with today say they'd already made up their minds about who to vote for.. but G-O-P officials say McCain's comments could only help the turnout here for George W. Bush.
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(( You may not find John McCain and Jerry Falwell at the same dinner party any time soon, but the maverick Republican senator can probably still walk the streets safely here in Falwell's hometown.
Some do feel McCain's "holy war" against his party's religious right could work against him in central Virginia.

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But others we spoke with.. both McCain and Bush supporters alike.. say the comments didn't affect their vote.
They just chalked it up to politics as usual.
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Around the Roanoke Valley ... voter turnout hasn't been very heavy.
As of three local registrars say about eight-percent of eligible voters had hit the polls in Roanoke and Salem ... 12 percent in Roanoke County.
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Some Democrats and Independents say turnout would be heavier if it weren't for the Republican pledge voters have to sign.
They say a promise not to participate in another party's nominating process is intimidating ... and it could stop non-Republicans from voting in the open primary.
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Voters in majority-Republican precincts didn't mind as much. The pledges are not legally binding and do not mean you have to support a Republican in the general election.
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One of the country's leading tobacco companies says it would accept some government regulation. We'll have that story next.
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also we'll tell you why this woman is celebrating her first birthday as a teenager.
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The government's been trying to do it for years-
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Now it appears Philip Morris is willing to talk about government regulation of toabcco.
A Philip Morris Executive told several newspapers the company might consider some government oversight of tobacco products-
That's a clear departure from the company's previous position.
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The President sais he and Vice President Gore have been working to protect Americans from the dangers of tobacco. They've pushed for federal regulation of tobacco products.
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There are few of us with the option of having TWO different ages...
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But Flo Scott has that option--.
She says she's still a teenager, that is, in LEAP YEARS.
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Scott says she tries to keep a low profile about her unusual birthday...none of her coffee shop co- workers even knew it was her birthday.
And even though Scott's TECHNICALLY only 13...she says she's old enough to drive the new car her husband just gave her.
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The art of Flamenco dancing has a long history in Spain and tonight in Roanoke, we'll see what happens when it is handed down father to son.
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Flamenco Dancing has been handed down as tradition in Spain for hundreds of years, and now you can experience the musical and rhythms of Flamenco yourself.
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Patrick Evans has a live report on a touring Flamenco group, and it's appearance at the Roanoke Civic Center tonight.
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It's a big night in Sports as local high school basketball teams try to keep their seasons alive. Mike Stevens will have more in today's two minute ticker,
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and in health news, we'll look at what over the counter pain relievers doctors are recommending.
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Today on Health check, we'll look at the confusing world of over the counter pain relief. With more than a 150 types of medications available, it can be difficult to decide what to take for your aches and pains. But as Dr. Dave Hnida tells us, you can really boil it down to three choices.
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(( WHATS THE RIGHT CHOICE WHEN YOURE HIT WITH A DIZZYING ARRAY OF PRODUCTS THAT ACHE FOR YOUR BUSINESS ON THE MEDICINE AISLE?
WELL ITS NOT AS COMPLICATED AS YOU THINK. THERE ARE REALLY ONLY THREE BASIC TYPES OF PAIN RELIEVERS- ASPIRIN- ACETOMINOPHEN- OR TYLENOL- AND THE NSAIDS- A HUGE GROUP THAT INCLUDES IBUPROFEN, ADVIL, NUPRIN, AND ALEVE.

SO WHICH OF THESE PRODUCTS DO DOCTORS TAKE WHEN THEY GET AN ACHE OR PAIN?
FOR A HEADACHE: 6 OUT OF TEN DOCTORS PREFER ACETOMINOPHEN- OR TYLENOL.
HE MAJOR REASON BESIDES GOOD PAIN RELIEF- ACETOMINPHEN IS VERY GENTLE ON THE STOMACH.

3 OUT OF TEN DOCTORS PREFER IBUPROFEN OR A SIMILAR PRODUCT.

IF YOU RECALL IBUPROFEN IS IN THAT GROUP OF MEDICATIONS CALLED NSAIDS- AND NSAIDS IN GENERAL WORK MORE QUICKLY THAN ACETOMINPHEN - AN IMPORTANT POINT WHEN YOUVE GOT A BAD HEADACHE. BUT IN SOME PEOPLE NSAIDS HAVE A TENDENCY TO CAUSE AN UPSET STOMACH.

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YOU ALWAYS HEAR NSAIDS LIKE IBUPROFEN OR ALEVE ARE THE BEST CHOICE BECAUSE THEY RELIEVE MUSCLE AND JOINT INFLAMMATION- AND THEY DO- BUT ONLY AT DOSES HIGHER THAN WHATS RECOMENDED ON AN OVER COUNTER PRODUCT.
ACETOMINOPHEN, NSAIDS OR ASPIRIN- DOCTORS SAY USE WHAT WORKS BEST FOR YOU... AND GENERIC IS JUST AS GOOD AS NAME BRAND FOR ALL THESE PRODUCTS.
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ONCE AGAIN- ACETOMINOPHEN- GENTLE ON THE STOMACH- IBUPROFEN AND NSIADS- WORK FASTER AND LAST LONGER.
-- AND FOR THE BEST RELIEF OF MENSTRUAL CRAMPS- 9 OUT OF 10 SAY THEY PREFER IBUPROFEN OR ANOTHER NSAID... -BIG REASON HERE- NSAIDS BLOCK THE CHEMICAL THAT CAUSES MENSTRUAL CRAMPS ACETAMINOPHEN DOES NOT. BOTTOM LINE: YOUVE GOT A LOT OF CHOICES TO JUGGLE WHEN IT COMES TO PAIN RELIEF- BUT DONT LET THE PACKAGES AND PROMISES GIVE YOU A HEADACHE- A LOT OF IT BOILS OWN TO WHAT YOU LIKE BEST. I'M DR. DAVE HNIDA FOR CBS NEWS.))

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The area's closest link to the big leagues, Charlie Manuel, will be sidelined for at least the next couple of weeks. The Cleveland Indians manager had to undergo emergency colon surgery last night, in which 8 inches of his colon were removed.
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Elsewhere in the big leagues, former Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers manager Sparky Anderson was elected to the baseball hall of fame this afternoon by the Hall's veteran selection committee. Anderson is the only man to win world series titles in both the american and natinal leagues.
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The high school regional tournament action begins in full force tonight with games from Danville to Wytheville.
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Close to home, the Cave Spring Knights will try to keep alive their hopes of advancing to the state tournament as they host Albemarle in a first round Northwest regional matchup at the Knights' gym.
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The Knights won both the RVD regular season and tournament titleS to advance to this point. And for their coach, the way they got here is extremely important and satisfying.
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Sophomore JJ Redick was named the district's player of the year, but Hicks says he didn't make it happen all by himself.
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The Roanoke Express returns to the Roundhouse ice tonight to tangle with the Charlotte Checkers. Roanoke comes in first in the Northeast division, while the Checkers are in fifth place and really struggling of late.

Highlights of this one will be coming your way tonight on News 7 at 11.
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Take care everybody and have a safe night. Jean will be back in just a moment. [go to break]

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If you've ever wondered what made a clock tick or an engine run, you'll want to check out our website of the day.
Patrick Evans tells us why.
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((If you've ever taken something apart just to see what makes it work, we have a website for you and oddly it enough, it's at howstuffworks-dot-com.
The site is put together by author and former North Carolina State professor Marshall Brain. He takes complicated subjects and breaks them down into simple terms.
Today's featured item is how ballpoint pens work.
If that topic doesn't get your interest try the top 10 articles where you can learn how car motors, jet engines, computers and even toilets work.
If you STILL don't know what you want, search the archives, chances are its there.
Once you know what makes it tick, in many cases there are links that go tell you even more about your topic.
So if you want to find out how it works, don't take it apart, just visit our website of the day. You can find a link through our website at WDBJ7-dot-com. Besides this way you don't have to figure out how to put it all back together. I'm Patrick Evans.)) [Close-ID] [5pm] SUPER=x4035; fax/copyright [SUPER=x4034;email/copyright]