WDBJ 7 morning news for 05/08/00

[11Drowning]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=00-08 1:09;04]
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A religious retreat this weekend in Roanoke County ended in tragedy when an eight year old boy apparently drowned.

The little boy was attending the event with his step father and brothers -- when they noticed that he was missing, Saturday afternoon.
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Authorities say he was later found in the swimming pool at the Church of God State Offices.
The boy died later at a local hospital. Just what happened is still a mystery -- since church officials say the pool is surrounded by a gate and is always locked.
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((EVERYONE WAS AFFECTED THERE IS NO WAY THE COULDN'T BE. BUT THANKFULLY THE PASTORAL STAFF AND GODLY MEN. IT WAS A GREAT TEAM OF HELP AND OF MINISTRY AND PRAYER THROUGHOUT THE LAST FEW HOURS OF THIS PROCESS))
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Parris says the boy was exceptional in a number of ways because he had a passion for the lord.
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((I SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH HIS DAD. IN MOST OF THE NIGHT AT THE HOSPITAL. HIS LITTLE BOY WAS IN THE CHURCH CHOIR AT VIRGINIA BEACH HIS DAD SAID HE LOVED TO SING))
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[VO-NAT]

The boy was attending the retreat with various congregations from across Virginia.
Authorities do not suspect foul play -- and are waiting on autopsy results.
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[Love-Bug]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=The Internet]

Philippine investigators have raided the apartment of a suspect believed to be linked to the ``love bug'' computer virus.
Local radio reports say both the man and woman living in the apartment were out at the time of the raid.
Meanwhile, U-S government officials are concerned about how vulnerable their computers are to such a virus.
Jacqueline Adams reports.
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[SUPER=01-Stephen Trilling/Symantec; :54]
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((Information: ((CORRESPONDENT SCRIPT))
v/o: The speed with which the "I Love You" virus traveled -- world-wide -- is ringing alarm bells with security experts.. Yet Pentagon, Secret Service, and Justice Department computers are currently vulnerable to viruses launched by terrorist groups and rogue nations. How? Instead of bombing a single plane, hackers could attack this way:

-sot Buck Revell Rather than a Pan Am 103, you shut down the aviation
system or you shut down the rail system or the power transmission system, which would have essentially the same cataclysmic results.
V/o: Just as easily, the threat could come from organized crime.

-sot revell You see a tremendous amount of money laundering and
fraudulent activities taking place international through the use of the internet.
ON CAM: Last year's Melissa virus did prompt authorities to at least begin thinking about computer security. But "virus defense"..to say nothing of prevention or prosecution..is still in its infancy.

-sot Stephen Trilling/Symantic: We get 10 to 15 viruses a day...and send
out protection packages to our clients at least once a week.
V/o: Stephen Trilling fights computer viruses. They're like a robbers, rattling individual doors. The best defense is personal. Computer users are safe, provided they keep their doors locked.

-sot Trilling: Don't open mail if you don't know who it's from...or if
it says urgent message and you're not expecting one, be suspicious.
V/o: Just like computer folks in the Far East, American experts are also worried about a major virus attack on Monday. Hackers have had the entire weekend, they fear, to figure out ways to top the I Love You virus. JA-cbs news-NY>
Supers: Buck Revell Former Assoc. Dir., FBI
Jacqueline Adams CBS News))

[11Robertson]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=tha]
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Pat Robertson used the early morning talk show circuit yesterday to discuss his views on the death penalty.
The leader of the Christian Coalition favors a moratorium on the death penalty.
Robertson says the system is unfair, especially to minorities.
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((WITH THE SCIENCE WE HAVE TODAY, I BELIEVE THERE ARE MEN ON DEATH ROW WHO COULD BE FREED. WE DON'T NEED THIS RUSH TO DEATH. THEY COULD WAIT A YEAR.))
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Oklahoma's Governor challenged Robertson's views-- saying despite popular opinion, capital punishment does not occur that often in the U-S.

[Perfect-Attendance]

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[WRITER=kor]
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You may have heard of students completing a school year with perfect attendance, but what about their entire school career. That's the case with Shaun Brady. Anne Steffens has more on why teachers can "always" count on this young man.

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[Anchor=Kimberly]
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That was Anne Steffens reporting.
News 7 will be right back, but first here's an early look at the stock market.

[O'Connor]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
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The late Cardinal John O'Connor will be laid to rest this afternoon.
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But many followers attended last night's mass to honor the cardinal and say their final farewell.
Several dignitaries are expected to come to the funeral, scheduled for 2 P-M at New York's St. Patrick's Cathedral.

Among those will be President and Mrs. Clinton, U-N Secretary General Kofi Annan, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and over 100 bishops and cardinals.
As Archbishop of New York, O' Connor was considered the most influential Catholic leader in the country.
He died Wednesday of brain cancer at the age of 80.
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[11Jefferson-Hemings]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=tha]
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Thomas Jefferson's descendants have again put off a decision on whether to let a slave's descendants into their group.
The delay at the annual meeting of the Monticello Association in Charlottesville frustrated Sally Hemings' descendants.
A special membership committee said it needed more time to examine the paternity question.
The committee is promising to issue a report by next year's meeting.

[11Feedback]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jmc]
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Our coverage of Floyd County's high school prom brought in the viewer mail last week.
Here's assignment editor Joe McKean with Feedback.
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((A female student's decision to take her girlfriend to the Floyd County High School prom brought cameras to the school that night...and a long letter from a resident, [Dan Snellings, Floyd] criticizing contemporary journalism.
"Except for the initial miscommunication between the student and the school administration, which could have been resolved without the help of the ACLU, there was, and has been nothing to report. But what about the angry citizens of Floyd that could be produced to give credence to this media attention? It is my contention that if you beat the bushes hard enough, and if you use enough inflammatory language, you will be successful in finding people with opinions on controversial issues. Instead of trying to defuse a controversy they help to create, the local news media fanned the flames of discontent while standing gleefully by ready to film whomever it consumed."
Another viewer [Brad Warstler, Floyd] wrote:
"It seems to me that if you were going to do a piece about the same sex couple going to the senior prom at Floyd County High School you would interview people on both sides of the issue rather than just one interview with one narrow-minded county supervisor...There are plenty of folks up here in Floyd who applaud Ms. Lapine for her courage and who have no fear that the free world will collapse if she and her date go to the prom."
The address for letters to News-7 is PO Box 7, Roanoke, 24022-0007.
The fax number is 343-7269.
The email address is news@wdbj7.com.
And to take part in a moderated online forum, visit our website, wdbj7.com.
Joe McKean, News-7.))

[Health-Check]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Mornin Health Check]

In medical news, who is at the highest risk for prostate cancer?
Doctor Dave Hnida takes a closer look in this morning's Health check.
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((Information: ON CAM MANY DOCTORS CALL PROSTATE CANCER A MALE EPIDEMIC. THIS YEAR MORE THAN 180 THOUSAND MEN WILL BE DIAGNOSED WITH IT-- AND MORE THAN 31 THOUSAND WILL DIE FROM IT. JUST BEING A MAN PUTS YOU AT RISK FOR PROSTATE CANCER- BUT SOME ARE AT HIGHER RISK THAN OTHERS.
GRFX SUCH AS- AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN- THEIR RISK IS HIGHER THAN ANY OTHER GROUP - WE DONT KNOW WHY
GRFX MEN WITH A FAMILY HISTORY OF PROSTATE CANCER ARE ALSO AT A HIGHER RISK
GRFX AS ARE MEN WHO'S MOTHERS HAD BREAST CANCER.
GRFX AND EVEN THOUGH THE DISEASE CAN STRIKE MEN IN THEIR FORTIES, THE OLDER YOU ARE THE HIGHER YOUR RISK.
ON CAM THE SYMPTOMS OF PROSTATE CANCER: NONE..... UNTIL THE TUMOR HAS GROWN AND SPREAD.
GRFX THATS WHY ROUTINE SCREENING IS IMPORTANT- AND THAT SCREENING SHOULD CONSIST OF A RECTAL EXAM.. AND WHATS CALLED A PSA - OR PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN BLOOD TEST,
ON CAM UROLOGISTS RECOMMEND MEN AT HIGH RISK BEGIN ANNUAL SCREENINGS AT AGE 40- ALL OTHERS AT AGE 50. AND MEN, IF YOU DONT WANT TO DO IT FOR YOURSELF- DO IT FOR YOUR LOVED ONES. DETECTED EARLY, PROSTATE CANCER IS ALMOST ALWAYS 100% CURABLE. I'M DR DAVE HNIDA FOR CBS NEWS.))

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[Route-66]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=net]
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Now that warmer weather has arrived, many people will begin making their summer travel plans. One option is Route 66. It's perhaps our nation's most famous road. So what's to see? Mike Castellucci has a look.

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[2-HEADLINES]
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[SUPER=#4049; Morning Headlines]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

Here's a look at today's top stories.
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[ANCHOR=Kim]

An eight year old boy apparently drowned over the weekend.
The little boy was attending a religious retreat in Roanoke County with his step father and brothers.
Authorities say he was later found in the swimming pool at the Church of God State Offices and died later at a local hospital.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kim]

This morning, Phillippine investigators raided the apartment of a suspect believed to be linked to the "Love Bug" computer virus.
Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of computers will be switched on across Japan for the first time since before the Love Bug hit.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kim]

And after more than a foot of rain pounded Missouri over the weekend, damage assessments will begin today.
Two people died in the flooding...and the Governor declared a state of emergency.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

And that's what's making news on this Monday, May 8th.
[ANCHOR=Patrick]

News 7 Mornin' will be right back.

[Floods]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
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Today officials in Missouri will begin assessing the damage from weekend flooding that brought more than a foot of rain to the region, and left two people dead.
Lee Cowan has a wrap- up of weather woes across the U-S.
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Super: Franklin County, MO
So far, this spring has been a confusing season of extremes -- especially in parts of east-central Missouri.
Even though floodwaters there are now beginning to recede, the damage caused won't just disappear with the tide.
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Residents in low-lying areas were forced out of their homes ... after more than a foot of rain fell late Saturday night. The torrential downpour swept away cars ... and just about everything else. Firefighters had to be called in to help rescue those trapped by the rising water.
((MOS)) "Oh my God. I thought my life was over. I'm scared of water. I can't swim anyway. So that's what I thought -- my life's over. I thought I was going to die."
Several towns in Oklahoma are also recovering ... after a weekend of flooding forced hundreds of families to evacuate.
For folks living near Des Moines, Iowa -- it's a painful reminder of the fickleness of Mother Nature. Iowa could use some of that rain. They're in the midst of a severe water shortage ... that's hurting both farms and farmers alike.
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On the East Coast, residents are wondering "what happened to spring?" Meanwhile, In New York, park goers basked in record-high temperatures.
But those who took a trip to the city's beaches got a chilly reminder that summer's not quite here yet.
((MOS)) "The water was so cold and so deep. How cold was it? Like Titanic!"
On the weather watch, Lee Cowan, CBS News, Washington

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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=00-08 1:09;04]
[GRAPHIC=drowning]

An eight year old boy apparently drowned in a swimming pool over the weekend.
The little boy was attending a religious retreat in Roanoke County with his step father and brothers -- when they noticed that he was missing, Saturday afternoon.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]

Authorities say he was later found in the swimming pool at the Church of God State Offices.
The boy died later at a local hospital. Just what happened is still a mystery -- since church officials say the pool is surrounded by a gate and is always locked.
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((EVERYONE WAS AFFECTED THERE IS NO WAY THE COULDN'T BE. BUT THANKFULLY THE PASTORAL STAFF AND GODDLY MEN. IT WAS A GREAT TEAM OF HELP AND OF MINISTRY AND PRAYER THROUGHOUT THE LAST FEW HOURS OF THIS PROCESS))
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Parris says the boy was exceptional in a number of ways because he had a passion for the lord.
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((I SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH HIS DAD. IN MOST OF THE NIGHT AT THE HOSPITAL. HIS LITTLE BOY WAS IN THE CHURCH CHOIR AT VIRGINIA BEACH HIS DAD SAID HE LOVED TO SING))
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[VO-NAT]

The boy was attending the retreat with various congregations from across Virginia.
Authorities do not suspect foul play and are waiting on autopsy results.
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[2-Love-Bug]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=The Internet]

Officials in the Philippines are getting closer to nailing the source of the "Love Bug" computer virus.
This morning, investigators raided the apartment of a suspect believed to be linked to the virus.
Local radio reports say both the man and woman living in the apartment were out at the time of the raid.
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[VO-NAT]

Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of computers will be switched on across Japan for the first time since before the Love Bug hit.
They're back at work today after a week- long break.
Authorities are hoping all of the publicity surrounding the computer virus will warn users about opening any messages from an un- known source.

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[11Flynt]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jsu]
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Larry Flynt's daughter wants to put the pornography industry out of business.
Yesterday, Tonya Flynt-Vega she shared her story with a Roanoke County congregation.
Joy Sutton has more.
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((TONYA FLYNT-VEGA:IT'S NOT A CAMPAIGN AGAINST HIM, BUT SOMEBODY HAS TO BE OUT HERE SAYING THAT PORNOGRAPHY IS NOT VICTIMLESS.. BECAUSE PEOPLES LIVES ARE DESTROYED))
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Tonya Flynt-Vega is not just speaking out against pornography -- she's also airing the families dirty laundry -- about how her father Larry Flynt allegedly molested her -- and exposed her to violent hard core pornography as a little girl.
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((THIS TYPE OF MATERIAL PERPETUATES AND PROMOTES CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE. I BELIEVE IT VALIDATES THE BEHAVIOR OF RAPISTS. I DIDN'T THINK THAT'S THE KIND OF THING I WANT TO SUPPORT OR PROTECT.))
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Flynt-Vega told the congregation of First Century Community church -- that it was her faith in God that helped her overcome the emotional and physical abuse from her father.
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Flynt-Vega says she started her crusade after she saw the movie -- the People versus Larry Flynt -- which she felt glamorized the porn industry and made her father out to be a hero.
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((FOR THEM TO TRY AND GLORIFY HIS LIFE AND SAY THIS STUFF IS HARMLESS. THAT HE'S PROTECTING THE CONSTITUTION I HAVE A BIG PROBLEM WITH THAT))
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Flynt-Vega has teamed up with gospel artist Joani Tabor to promote family decency in America.
And it's a message many say needs to be heard.
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((DR. JAY OWEN/CHURCH PASTOR: IT IMPACTS EVERYBODY.. WE BEGAN THIS IS A VERY SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM THAT EXISTS))
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Flynt-Vega says she loves her father -- but she will always be against his pornography -- something she says has destroyed her family -- and left her scared emotionally for life.
Joy Sutton, News 7, Roanoke County.))
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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Flynt-Vega also has a book out about her story called "Hustled My Journey From Fear to Faith".

[11Blue-Knights]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=00-09 2:04:46]
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Some local law enforcement officers in the Danville area strapped on their helmets in the name of charity.
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The Blue Knights is a group comprised of police officers.
Yesterday, they were playing poker to raise money for the Danville/ Martinsville Cancer Association.
Each rider made a stop in Danville, Eden, Martinsville, and then back to Danville.
Along the way they each picked up a card.
The person with the best hand won.
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The Blue Knights has more than 100-thousand members worldwide.
More than one hundred bikers took part in the local charity.
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[Barn-Restoration]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=ner]
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What do a school teacher, electrician and a fire captain, all of them retired, have in common? The simple answer is a barn in De Soto, Kansas. As Steve Dawson reports, the rest of the answer is about friendship and history.

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[Anchor=Kimberly]
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The barn should be complete by the end of the month. Zimmerman's Kill Creek Farm is open to educational tours in October on cow milking, bee keeping and local history.

News 7 Mornin' will be right back.[Cuban-Boy]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Elian Gonzalez]

The fate of Elian Gonzalez could be determined in a legal hearing set for this week.
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Cameras captured Elian after he had dinner with his father at an upscale Washington home Saturday night.
On Thursday, the Eleventh Circuit U-S Court of Appeals in Atlanta will hear oral arguments on whether the six-year-old can seek political asylum.
But even if the three- judge panel grants the Cuban boy asylum, his father is under no obligation to accept it for his son.
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((PAM FALK/CBS CONSULTANT: EVEN IF THIS COURT SENDS THIS CASE TO A POLITICAL ASYLUM HEARING, AND THE I.N.S. THEN GIVES ELIAN POLITICAL ASYLUM, THERE IS NO REASON THAT THE FATHER AND THE SON CAN'T JUST LEAVE.))
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A spokesman for Elian's Miami relatives says they plan on heading to Atlanta for Thursday's hearing.
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[6-Wilder]

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[WRITER=tha]
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A former state delegate will serve three years probation for cocaine possession.
38- year old Lawrence Douglas Wilder Junior was sentenced Friday as part of a plea agreement.
Wilder is the son of former Governor Doug Wilder.

[11Mock-Drill]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=00-11 29:50]
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E-M-S and fire personnel have to be ready for the worst case scenario.
Getting prepared for a crisis is top on their list.
Surea Chinn has more.
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[Local-Recap]
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[ANCHOR=Kim]

Now here's another look at today's top local stories:
[ANCHOR=Kim]

Thomas Jefferson's descendants have again put off a decision on whether to let the descendants of Sally Hemings into their group.
A special membership committee said it needed more time to examine the paternity question.
The committee is promising to issue a report by next year's meeting.

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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

An eight year old boy apparently drowned in a swimming pool at the Church of God State Offices in Roanoke County over the weekend.
The little boy was attending a religious retreat with his step father and brothers.
Authorities do not suspect foul play and are waiting on autopsy results.

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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kim]

The Blue Knights played poker yesterday to raise money for the Danville/ Martinsville Cancer Association.
It is a group comprised of police officers.
Each rider made a stop in Danville, Eden, Martinsville, and then back to Danville.
More than one hundred bikers took part in the local charity.

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[ANCHOR=Patrick]
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

Now here's Keith Humphry with a preview of News 7 at Six.
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