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Coming up today on News7 at 5, a carjacking involving two fugitives from Tennessee results in a manhunt in Wythe County. We'll have a live report.
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and the focus of the Elian Gonzalez custody case shifts from the streets of Miami to the bureaucrats in Washington and Havana.
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In Medical news, mental health advocates petition the governor for their independence,
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and we'll take a look at the dangers of the transfats hiding in many of our foods.
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Michael Harris tells a jury what lead him to stab and kill the man he called a friend.
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Good evening, I'm Keith Humphry.
40- year old Michael Harris says he was numb after realizing what had happened.
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Harris is charged with first degree murder for killing 36- year old Paul Wright in Roanoke, last year.
Harris, who'd been staying at Wright's apartment while separated from his wife, told the jury he flew into a rage after waking up to find Wright allegedly fondling him.
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((MICHAEL HARRIS/MURDER DEFENDANT: I THOUGH IT WAS MY WIFE, I JUST HAD A GOOD FEELING, UNTIL I OPENED MY EYES AND I SAW WHERE I WAS, AND I SAW PAUL WRIGHT ROLL OVER WITH THE BLANKET LIKE HE WASN'T DOING ANYTHING AT ALL.))
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Harris says he immediately grabbed a knife and stabbed Wright in the back.
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A manhunt is on in Wythe County tonight for two armed fugitives who are suspects in a Tennessee standoff and kidnapping.
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Marya Jones is in Wytheville where the search is being concentrated.
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It's a lot quieter today outside the miami home where Elian Gonzalez has been staying.
Jennifer Jones reports efforts to bring the boy's father to the United States have shifted to cuba.
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(( IT'S BEEN A DAY OF CALM FOR ELIAN'S STRONGEST SUPPORTERS... DEMONSTRATING OUTSIDE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL JANET RENO'S MIAMI RESIDENCE AND AGAIN AT ELIAN'S HOME. THE PROTESTERS TODAY KEEPING BEHIND POLICE BARRICADES, PEACEFULLY DISPLAYING THEIR PASSION FOR THE 6-YEAR OLD CUBAN REFUGEE. -- in: out: (bite with cuban woman) -- BUT AMONG THIS CROWD ARE SPECTATORS, SOME WITH A FAR DIFFERENT VIEW OF WHERE ELIAN BELONGS. -- IN: (bite with man) OUT: --

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A FATHER WHO IS STILL TRYING TO MAKE HIS WAY TO STATES TO CLAIM HIS SON. JUAN MIGUEL GONZALEZ NOW WITH VISA STATUS ...REMAINS IN CUBA . HIS ATTORNEY ARRIVED THERE THIS MORNING FROM THE U-S...HOPING TO SPEED THE PROCESS.
ONCE THE FATHER ARRIVES THIS IS WHERE HE WILL STAY. THE HOME OF A CUBAN DIPLOMAT IN WASHINGTON. THE PLAN IS TO HAVE ELIAN STAY WITH HIM...UNTIL APPEALS ARE EXHAUSTED TO KEEP ELAIN IN THIS COUNTRY.
BUT THE PROTESTERS SAY, THE GOVERNMENT MUST FIRST GET PAST THEM. -- IN: OUT: -- SIG OUT))
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Still to come on the newscast, a new trial seems unlikely for the man convicted of killing a Virginia Tech student. We'll have the latest on Ben Lilly after this break,
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and the investigation in the plane crash that killed golfer Payne Stewart continues as the Federal Aviation Administration releases tapes of the flight's final hours.
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Ben Lilly's second trial for the murder of a Virginia Tech student may be called off.
Sources familiar with the case are telling News-7 that attorneys are working on details of a possible plea agreement.
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He was convicted of capital murder once before in the 1995 killing of Alexander DeFilippis.
Lilly appealed the case to the U.S. Supreme Court and eventually won a new trial.
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The Federal Aviation Administration today released haunting flight control tapes of the last hours of the flight golf pro Payne Stewart was on last year. Lee Cowan has the story from Washington.
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The flight that ended in a remote field just west of the tiny town of Mina South Dakota began like any other.

The twin engine Learjet carrying golfer Payne Stewart and five others left Orlando at 9:20 en route to Dallas.

At 35-thousand feet over Gainesville, Florida, the pilots received permission to climb.

Stewarts plane, similar to this one, is referred to by its call sign:
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Air Traffic Controller: November Four Seven Bravo Alpha. Jax center. Climb and maintain flight level three-niner zero. Pilot: Three nine zero, Bravo Alpha.
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Air Traffic controller: I think we got a dead pilot up here. Hes through his altitude and off course now, so we dont know whats going on.
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Air Traffic Controller: Its a pretty imminent situation, I dont know whats going on with him, but I would appreciate any assistance you can provide me.
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But all an American Airlines jet can do is watch helplessly as Stewarts pilotless jet flies right by.
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American Airlines Flight 1138: Jax, were getting no response. We got a contrail on him through going by us. Air Traffic Controller: American 1138, thank you for trying sir.
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F-16 Pilot: Center built one, say type of aircraft well be intercepting and the nature of the problem. Air Traffic Controller: The nature of the problem is unknown.
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at 44-thousand feet-- and sees something terrible frosted windows.
COWAN ON CAM: While the investigation is still underway, most agree it was a sign the plane had probably depressurized -- robbing the passengers and crew of oxygen hours before.
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Shortly after crossing into South Dakotas air space, Stewarts Leer finally ran out of fuel...spiraling to earth as silently as it had flown for hours while the rest of a nation sat by powerless to prevent a tragedy. Lee Cowan CBS News, Washington.))

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President Clinton headed a White House conference Wednesday announcing that computers and the Internet are transforming America.
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The President said the transformation is as profound as the industrial revolution.
The purpose of the day long conference was to examine the impact of technology and globalization on the U-S economy.
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((WE MEET IN THE MIDST OF THE LONGEST ECONOMIC EXPANSION IN OUR HISTORY, AND AN ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION AS PROFOUND AS THAT WHICH LEAD US INTO THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION. FROM SMALL BUSINESSES TO FACTORY FLOORS TO VILLAGES HALF A WORLD AWAY, THE INFORMATION REVOLUTION IS CHANGING THE WAY PEOPLE WORK, LEARN, LIVE, RELATE TO EACH OTHER IN THE REST OF THE WORLD.))
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Clinton's opening remarks on what he called the "new economy" included the question as to how to continue the growth of this healthy economy.
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The Wyndham Hotel in Roanoke is relocating itself to Monte Carlo, but it's just a one night thing and it's for a good reason.
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Friday night is officially "Monte Carlo" night for the Roanoke Valley, thanks to the Child Abuse Prevention Council.
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That event takes place at the Wyndham, where we find Patrick Evans today with a preview of this weekend's big event.
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Coming up today in Sports, the patriarch of NASCAR's first family has died. Mike Stevens will have the details,
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and on Health Check, we'll hear about what dietitians are calling a hidden heart problem.
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In 45 other U-S states and territories, the agency that protects and advocates for the mentally ill is independent of the government.
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In the Commonwealth, the Department for the Rights of Virginians with Disabilities is an agency overseen by Governor Jim Gilmore.
Mental health advocates -- hoping Gilmore will sign a bill making it an independent watchdog agency -- released a report today on how it compares nationally.
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((VAL MARSH/NAT. ALLIANCE FOR THE MENTALLY ILL: DRVD REPORTED 172 PERCENT MORE DEATHS OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES IN VIRGINIA FACILITIES, AS COMPARED TO THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IN 1999. INVESTIGATION OF DEATHS IN FACILITIES? WHILE SOME STATES INVESTIGATED ALL DEATHS IN THEIR FACILITIES, MOST INVESTIGATED AT LEAST A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THEM. DRVD INVESTIGATED ONLY EIGHT OUT OF 96 DEATHS REPORTED IN THE STATE IN 1999.))
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A spokesman for the Governor says he's still likely to veto the bill making the agency independent.
It is the Governor's belief that an independent agency would NOT be accountable to the voters, the way his agencies are.
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Transfats are the newest dietary demons. It's a man made component of food that may increase the risk of premature heart disease.
Transfats are found in all kinds of processed foods, but you won't see them in many ingredients lists.
Wendy Rigby has more.
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Good afternoon everyone, welcome to your mid week ticker.
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The Express goes into tonight's second game of the Kelly Cup first round playoffs against Johnstown trailing the Chiefs 1 game to nothing.
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Roanoke lost to Johnstown 3-nothing last night. Roanoke is in a scoring drought in which the team has been shut out in two of the last four games.
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Face off tonight is set for 7:30.

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The NASCAR community is mourning the loss of one of the sports patriarchs today as Lee Petty died this morning at the age of 86. Petty passed away this morning at Cone hospital in Greensboro.
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One of his last public appearances took place last April when he joined the rest of the Petty clan at the homeplace in Level Cross, North Carolina to kick off the 50th anniversary celebration for Petty Enterprises. Lee founded that organization in 1949 and turned it into the winningest company in American Motorsports. As a driver, Lee Petty won three Winston Cup championships and he was the winner of the first ever Daytona 500 in 1959. Petty, driving in the car number 42 won that race by a yard. Petty's career in effect came to an end two years later after he was involved in a bad accident. He then dedicated his efforts to his son Richard's career. Lee Petty was 86 years old.
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With the death of Lee Petty and the arrival of racing at the Martinsville Speedway this week, it seems only appropriate that we head to the track for today's "Web site of the Day."
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((Later this week the Foothills of Henry County will once again come alive as tens of thousands of race fans invade the azalea lined walls of the Martinsville Speedway. But before many of those arrive at the track they navigate their way to martinsvillespeedway dot com. The track's web site has been in operation since February of 1995, when senior corporate communications director Steve Sheppard launched it. It debuted on the world wide web the same week as NASCAR online, but earlier this spring the site underwent a major face lift. ((STEVE SHEPPARD:)) Part of the historical tour involves actually watching the first race at the track from back in 1947 in streaming video. Later this spring Sheppard plans to add another memorable event in the track's history - Tony Stewart's tirade from last Fall.)) ((STEVE SHEPPARD:))
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[wipe to wdbj web page] And you check out the Martinsville speedway's web site by simple linking to it off of our at wdbj7.com. News 7 at Five continues in just a moment.
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The years have taken their toll on Roanoke's tribute to Elvis, but Miniature- Graceland is making a comeback.
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Members of the Men's Garden Club in Salem have organized the renovation project, and two other volunteers, Bob Chamberlain and Bill Dalton, have made most of the repairs.
So far they've rebuilt several of the buildings.
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Kim and Don Epperly built miniature graceland beside their southeast Roanoke home about 15 years ago, but health problems have prevented them from maintaining the popular attraction. The Garden Club hopes to complete the project this summer.
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