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Just ahead on News 7 at 5, a Roanoke City Councilman is dropping his reelection bid.
Also the space Shuttle Atlantis is grounded.
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Exactly 7 days after the biggest rain of the year, we're ready for another soaker.
The forecast details are coming up.
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((HE WAS SITTING AT THE LAP OF THE AGENT. SHE WAS VERY COMFORTING PATTING HIM ON THE BACK. PATTING HIM ON THE HEAD.))
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A psychiatrist who was aboard the plane tells about the first moments after Elian was taken from Miami.
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The Psychiatrist said Elian cried quietly, then slept- and then awoke and smiled when he learned he would see his father.
Meanwhile the Clinton Administration is facing criticism for the show of force used to get Elian.
Lee Cowan joins us from Miami with the latest.
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In Washington, frustration turned to resignation for Elians Miami
relatives. In stark contrast to yesterdays hysteria today, Elians
cousin was composed, and careful with her words.
/MARISLEYSIS GONZALEZ, COUSIN
I still keep my faith in meeting with the father and still keep my
faith in being able to see Elian again.
For now, no such meeting has been arranged.
Juan Miguel and his son remain in seclusion the world seeing
only pictures of what appear to be a happy and content little boy.
But today, the psychiatrist who witnessed the reunion first-hand,
assured those smiles were genuine.
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You could see his face, how happy he was.
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But there are serious questions being raised about the governments
decision to use force a decision that reportedly brought Janet Reno to
tears.
Congressional Republicans are threatening federal hearings -- some
going so far as to allege the operation was simply illegal.
The Justice Department quickly countered offering proof a warrant
had been issued well in advance of launching Saturdays pre-dawn raid.
But that gave rise to another question why was the raid ordered to
take place, while delicate negotiations to end the stand off peacefully
were still going on.
The Administration admits the talks were continuing, but were
nowhere near an acceptable resolution.
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When it came down to the very simple issue of would the Miami relatives
respect the decisions that the father had custody of the boy, the answer
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A campaign spokesman says Roanoke City Councilman Jim Trout's health has taken a turn for the worse.
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As a result, Trout is dropping his bid for re- election.
Trout is apparently not responding as well to recent heart surgery as doctors had hoped.
Trout had suffered a tear in his aorta.
He is 70 years old and was running for re- election as an Independent.
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A construction accident in Illinois today-
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At least five workers fell from a platform this morning into the Illinois river- three workers are dead-
The men were on a scaffolding under a bridge- when the platform shifted and fell.
The men plunged at least 50-feet into the water.
Two bodies were found when a crane pulled what was left of the platform from the water.
The other victim was prounounced dead at the hosital.
One of the two SURVIVORS was impaled by a pipe and is in surgery- The other is being treated for head injuries.
Another man who dove in the water to try and rescue the men has been treated for hypothermia and released.
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Several tornadoes tore through Shreveport, Lousiana last night.
More than a dozen people were injured. Ginger Allen has more.
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Still to come on the newscast, authorities are searching for clues in this weekend's murders in Martinsville. We'll have that story after this break,
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and we'll tell you why the space shuttle Atlantis was grounded today.
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Two separate murders over Easter weekend have Martinsville authorities searching for two suspects.
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Police are looking for 38-year old Jose Rendon Garcia in connection with a shooting last night outside of Applebees restaurant. 28-year old Jose Franciso Jimenez [ji-MEN-ez] was killed and a second person was seriously injured.
Another shooting Saturday night on the six hundred block of Fourth Street left 27-year old Sidney Lloyd Jones dead.
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Chief Michael Rogers says all of his investigators are working on these two cases.
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The family killed in the plane crash Friday near Norton, Virginia was headed to Roanoke to visit relatives.
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William Lewis McCulley, his wife Cindy Walden McCulley, and their two children Ryan and Meagan -- were traveling in a single engine aircraft.
Cindy's father Ira Walden was the pilot.
Scott McCulley says his brother was coming to celebrate Easter and his son's first birthday.
While the family is still waiting to hear from authorities about the cause of the crash --they do not believe it was a pilot error. McCulley says Walden was an experienced flyer.
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((SCOTT MCCULLEY/VICTIM'S BROTHER: THERE WAS SOME COMMUNICATION WITH THE PLANE BEFORE IT LEFT BUT IT SIMPLY REQUESTED TO RAISE TO A HIGHER ALTITUDE, I THINK FROM ICING BUT THEN THAT WAS IT. AND THERE WAS NO MORE COMMUNICATION AFTER THAT))
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The plane was found one day after it disappered from radar in the vicinity of High Knob about five miles south of Norton.
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Crosswinds have grounded the Space Shuttle Atlantis for the day.
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NASA managers called a scrub because high winds kept building at the shuttle landing strip, violating safety rules.
Officials say they're now aiming at a launch tomorrow afternoon -- but the weather forecast is even worse then. Shuttle managers say they may decide to wait until Wednesday for better weather.
The mission is critical. Astronauts plan to replace failing batteries aboard the international space station that are needed to maintain a stable orbit.
The shuttle also will use its maneuvering jets to boost the station's sagging altitude.
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Christmas is coming early for some local home owners. Patrick Evans will have more.
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Christmas is coming in April for a few very fortunate people.
Coming up this weekend, a major home renovation will sweep through parts of the city, fixing up homes that otherwise would go unrepaired.
Patrick Evans has the story.
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Coming up in Health Check, an Ohio family welcomes quintuplets,
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A Virginia man is making a three thousand mile walk for cancer research. Today he came through Salem.
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Kate Weidaw is there with his story.
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A mother who delivered quintuplets this weekend says she's glad the delivery is over.
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Gina and Mike Whalen of Columbus, Ohio, became the parents of two boys and three girls on Saturday. The newborns were born two months early and are in fair condition.
The biggest was two pounds 12 ounces. The three smallest were two pounds seven ounces.
Two of the babies are on respirators and all are expected to be in the hospital for eight weeks.
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Gina Whalen was taking fertility drugs. She's in good condition and she says she has not ruled out having more children.
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Welcome folks to your Monday afternoon that begins with some baseball news from the big leagues where the
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Yanks and Twins played a rare Monday afternoon nine innings contest at Yankees Stadium.
New York pitcher Roger Clemens moved past Phil Neikro into eighth place on the all-time strikeout list today. He now has three thousand, three hundred and 43 K's.
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However, he also had his share of problems today with the Minnesota hitters.
In the top of the first inning, Butch Harvey singles off Clemens with the bases loaded and drives in Christian Guzman and Matt Lawton. It's 3-to-nothing Twins .
The Yanks would come back and tie the game, but in the 7th, Matt LeCroy drives in Jacquis Jones with with the seeing eye single down the third base line.
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The Twins beat New York 7-to-3 as Eric Milton improves to 2-and-0 with 7 strikeouts.
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Elsewhere this afternoon, the New York Mets beat the Dodgers 1-to-nothing.
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Nolan Ryan is in stable condition this afternoon.
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The 53 year old hall of fame pitcher had emergency double bypass surgery yesterday.
The two hour operation was to clear an arterial blockage.
Ryan experienced chest pains and shortness of breath during a morning walk.
Medical tests revealed Ryan did not have a heart attack.
His family has a history of heart related problems and doctors say heredity did play a part in Ryan's condition.
Ryan retired from playing baseball in 1993. He and his son are owners of a minor league team near Austin, Texas.
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In one other big league note, one of the Wal-Mart heirs reached deep into his pockets today got something other than a discount.
Stan Kronike, who already owns 40 percent of the St. Louis Rams, paid $450 million dollars today for the Colorado Avalanche NHL team, the Denver Nuggets - NBA franchise and the Pepsi arena in Denver.
Both sales still need the approval of their respective leagues.
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The winningest coach in NBA history resigned today as coach of the Atlanta Hawks.
Wilkins just completed the worst season of his 27 years in the league.
His career record consists of one thousand, one hundred and 79 wins and 981 losses.
His lone NBA championship came in 1979 with the Seattle Supersonics.
Wilkins is 62 years old.
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Coming up tonight on News 7 at six, we'll catch up with Martinsville golfer Becky Poindexter and get our ears in shape for the arrival of the National Hot Rod Association in the state later this week.
Jean will be right back to wrap up this half hour of News 7 in just a moment.
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Fans of Chinese cooking will want to check out our website of the day. As Patrick Evans tells us it can teach them how to make some of their favorite foods at home.
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(( Our website of the day is for people who love Chinese food.
The webmaster at Chopstix says the page is dedicated to providing the Internet's best information on Chinese and Asian cooking.
You can start out in the ingredients section to learn what every Chinese chef should have in the pantry.
Then try either the recipe of the day or search for one of your favorites. The step by step instructions can make the cooking process both fun AND easy.
After you've eaten your fill, feed your mind as well. The Chopstix site also has plenty of information about the Chinese lifestyle and culture.
So if you're hungry and want to WOK on the wild side, check out our website of the day through a link to our page at WDBJ7-Dot-Com. I'm Patrick Evans.))
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An Egg Roll in Washington but this isn't the king you eat with hot mustard-
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This is the annual Easter Egg Roll.
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Thousands of children took part in the annual day-after Easter event.
They're looking for 72-hundred colored hard boiled eggs-
Another 25-hundred eggs are being used for egg decorating- and 20-thousand wooden souvenir eggs will be given out.
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