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Today on News 7 at Five, health officials confirm they have a second case of Legionnaire's Disease in Alleghany County. Now they have to find out where it came from.
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Plus, protestors try to tell a local gas company where to put its planned pipeline.
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The weekend is setting up rather nicely if not a bit breezy. Details and the latest from the tropics just ahead.
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Also we have news of several recalls today including a popular children's toy,
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and we'll meet some young musicians from our area who are making their way up the Billboard charts.
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Demonstrators urge energy companies to make good use of their power.
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People from Montgomery County to Roanoke are asking Virginia Gas Company to build its new 55-mile pipeline alongside an existing one.
They say that would save hundreds of acres from being stripped.
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Nearly 30 demonstrators picketed Roanoke Gas Company this morning.
Duke Energy, the owner of the existing pipeline, says it is willing to share the current easement.
And picketers say the final decision is in the hands of Roanoke Gas.
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Roanoke Gas Company says building the line next to Duke Energy's existing one would only be a short-term solution to a long-term problem.
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((JOHN WILLIAMS/ROANOKE GAS CO.: WE'VE BEEN IN THIS PLANNING MODE A LONG TIME, AND FRANKLY WE THINK A SECOND PIPELINE IS THE BEST ALTERNATIVE AND WE HOPE VIRGINIA GAS GOES THROUGH WITH THIS PROJECT.))
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Demonstrators say they are prepared to take legal action if the new pipeline is not built alongside
the existing one.
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State Health Officials have confirmed two cases of legionnaires' disease in Covington.
And now they're looking for a common source, a place where the two people might have contracted the disease.
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Health Check Reporter Joy Sutton spoke with Health Officials today and has more on what all of this means.
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Jean,
Health Officials are saying there is not reason to panic.
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Right now, they are not calling this an outbreak, and they say it's even a possibility that the two cases are UN-related.
But health officials will continue their investigation.
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Health Officials say the Covington woman hospitalized at UVA Medical Center for legionnaires' disease and the middle -aged Covington man at Roanoke Memorial Hospital lived in the same neighborhood, just blocks from each other.
But whether or not the two caught the disease from the same place still remains mystery.
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((LEE WONSON: INITIALLY THE PATIENTS HAVE BEEN INTERVIEWED AND THEIR FAMILIES AND NOTHING JUMPED OUT AT US RIGHT NOW. WHAT WILL HAPPEN NOW IS THE EPIDEMIOLOGIST AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT STAFF WILL GO THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASK LOTS OF QUESTION LOOK FOR AREAS OF CONCERN TO SEE IF ANYTHING JUMPS OUT AT THEM, SOMETHING LIKE STANDING WATER, A FOUNTAIN, OR COMMON AREAS THAT PEOPLE MAY HAVE BEEN TO))
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Legionnaires' disease is spread through water vapor in the air, and the person has to inhale it.
For example: from humidifiers, air-conditioning units that contain water, fountains, spa's, and recently legionella bacteria was even found in potting soil.
And the symptoms appear within two to 10 days after exposure.
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((LEE WONSON: YOU START FEELING TIRED AND HEADACHE, LOSS OF APPETITE, THAT YOU NORMALLY SEE WITH A FLU, BUT THEN WITHIN A DAY OR SO YOU'LL GET CHILLS AND A HIGH FEVER, AND I'M TALKING ABOUT A FEVER THAT'S ABOVE 102))
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People who are most at risk from the Disease are middle-aged or older men , who smoke, or who have a chronic illness like diabetes, or anything that would suppress their immune system.
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And Jean the disease can lead to pneumonia, and it can be fatal.
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The trouble with Firestone tires just got a lot more complicated- Not all of the tires in question carry the Firestone name.
Lee Cowan has details on which tires could be affected.
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For consumers trying to find out if their tires are considered
dangerous-- the job just got more confusing.
Out of the 47 million Firestone tires under investigation -- not all of
them carry the Firestone name. Government investigators revealed they
are looking at dozens of other models MADE by Firestone, but SOLD under
DIFFERENT brands.
They include:
--Daytona
--Force 4
--Gilette
--Peerless
--Seiberling
--Triumph
Just to name a few.
Although they are not part of Firestone's mandatory recall -- the government is including them in it's investigation because, essentially,
they're the SAME TIRE -- regardless of the brand name.
It adds more fuel to the fire for consumer groups calling for a wider recall -- one they don't think is likely because:
JOAN CLAYBROOK, PUBLIC CITIZEN :
"They're already having problems getting enough tires together to replace the ones that are now on current vehicles."
But some of the recalled tires are making it BACK onto the road. In Seattle -- CBS affiliate KIRO Television found several used tire
dealers who were re-selling recalled firestones. Dealers say some customers knew exactely what they were doing.
"You say it's recalled and they say? A: Go Ahead and put it on. They say I don't care."
That's because they would THEN turn around and go right BACK to a Firestone dealer and get brand new tires, for free.
"Several investigations are underway -- and Congress is getting back in the act too. A FOURTH round of hearings is schuled for next week. Lee
Cowan CBS News, Washington.))
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It costs more for Americans to keep their tires in motion - with high gas prices.
With oil prices still going up- many are asking if the nation is in danger of recession.
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Today President Clinton says no- at least not in the short term.
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((WE HAVE WORKED VERY HAD TO BE A MORE DIVERSE ECONOMY AND LESS ENERGY INTENSIVE ECONOMY IN A LOT OF PRODUCTION SO WE HAVE WITHSTOOD THIS OIL PRICE SPIKE VERY MUCH MORE THAN WE HAVE WHEN IT HAPPENED BEFORE.))
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In Spain, truckers and farmers staged protests to demand fuel tax cuts- joining a recent wave of demonstrations across Europe.
The trucker are angry that the government hasn't reduced fuel taxes- despite the rise in crude oil prices.
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Some artifacts recognizing the contributions of African Americans in the Civil War are heading to a museum. We'll have that story in a moment.
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and the latest on the exotic who got into a fight in a Roanoke night club.
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The Virginia Supreme Court says a man who beat an acquaintance to death and threatened to kill a judge deserves to die.
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Thomas Akers is vile and depraved according to the state Supreme Court justices who review every death sentence.
Akers robbed and murdered 24-year old Wesley Smith and would not let lawyers defend him because he said he wanted to die.
The Supreme Court upheld the death sentence.
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An Appomattox woman has been sentenced to more than forty years in prison for killing her husband two years ago.
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30-year old Sandra Olivarri pleaded guilty to second degree murder last March.
Prosecutors say Olivarri shot her husband during an argument, then dumped his body along a Campbell County roadside.
Olivarri was given forty years for the murder, three years for using a firearm and 12 months for improper disposal of a body.
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An assault charge was dismissed today in the case of two exotic dancers who got into a fight at a Roanoke night club this Summer.
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TOM-ick-a Childress was originally charged with malicious wounding.
Chastity Frye said Childress beat her with one of her high-heeled platform shoes.
Other dancers at Juicie's Exotic Cabaret- -whose testimony we were not allowed to videotape- -indicated Frye started it by "smushing" the other girl's face.
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((WHEN I PUT MY HAND UP IN HER FACE IS WHEN SHE STARTED HITTING ME WITH A SHOE. I FELL TO THE GROUND. I STARTED HOLDING MY HANDS OVER MY HEAD LIKE THAT, BECAUSE SHE WAS HITTING ME IN THE HEAD. THEN SHE HIT ME IN THE ARMS, FOREARMS, AND BACK AND EVERYWHERE ELSE.))
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Though everyone agreed it was a bloody fight, the judge concluded Childress may have been justified inflicting injuries in the course of defending herself.
Judge Julian Raney dismissed even the reduced charge of misdemeanor assault.
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A 37 million dollar national Civil War Museum is coming to Richmond.
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It will be housed at Tredegar Iron Works -- the site of the Confederate munitions plant -- and the home to a new National Park Service museum just highlighting the war in Richmond.
Because of the new museum's focus on including African-Americans, military buff John Motley is donating the nation's most extensive collection of black Civil War artifacts.
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The Park Service museum opened this summer.
The Tredegar National Civil War Center expects to open its first building in 2003... and be complete by 2010.
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Whether they're Tim Taylor or Bob Villa, all the home improvement types will want to head over to the Salem Civic Center this weekend. Jacey Birch will join us in a moment to tell us why.
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Working on the house or coming up with creative decorating ideas may be hard if you're going it alone.
But this weekend the experts will be gathered together in one place.
Jacey Birch stopped by the Salem Civic Center where vendors are getting ready to host a special type of Home Show.
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Still to come on the newscast, we'll see what's going on with NASCAR qualifying from New Hampshire,
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and on Health Check, several products are pulled off the market including a toy made for infants.
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We have news of three product recalls today. First, Playskool is recalling more than a half a million Klackeroo toys.
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The company says the toy's brightly colored end knobs can detach and pose a choking hazard to children.
Playskool has received 10 reports of the knobs detaching. In four instances, the pieces were found in the mouths of infants and small children.
So far there are no known injuries.
The Klackeroos hit the market in October of 1997 and sold for about eight dollars.
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The recalled toys will be replaced by a redesigned version.
For more information contact Playskool at 888 671-9764 or log onto hasbro-dot-com
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Nearly 300 thousand disposable cigarette lighters are also being recalled.
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The Bic and mini-Bic lighters lack the required child safety mechanisms making it easy for young children to use them.
The lighters have a metal top and come in a variety of colors.
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Consumers are urged to stop using the lighters and return them for a refund.
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Kawasaki Motors is recalling 47 thousand four wheel drive A-T-V's.
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The company says 12 people have been hurt when faulty drive belts snapped, causing the A-T-V's to stop suddenly.
The recall covers four of the Prairie models sold since 1996.
Owners are urged to contact their dealers for a free belt replacement.
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For more information on these recalls and others, check out the Consumer Product Safety Commission's
website. You can find it through a link to our page at WDBJ-7-dot-com.
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Welcome folks to the end of the work week two minute ticker.
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The Winston Cup stars are back in New Hampshire today getting ready for this Sunday's 300 lap event.
With two deaths at the track this year, everyone was a little bit on edge heading back to Loudon.
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Rain this afternoon didn't matters any.
Showers began this morning and really didn't stop until 2:30 this afternoon.
By then it was too late to get practice and qualifying, so NASCAR opted to let the drivers practice today. They will hold qualifying tomorrow morning at eleven.
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The Hokies open Big East conference play tomorrow at high noon when they welcome the Rutgers Scarlet Knights to town.
The Hokie are a gaudy 34 point favorite to their unbeaten visitors from New Jersey.
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That number might have something to do with the way Michael Vick embarrassed the Rutgers' defense last season in what was viewed by many as Vick's coming out party.
Michael played just the first half, but threw four TD passes and ran for another as the Hokies posted 49 points in just two quarters.
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Don't forget tomorrow afternoon that college football returns to Victory Stadium as Virginia Union takes on Livingstone in the Western Virginia Education Classic.
The game benefits TAP's stay in school program and it kicks off at four.
Tickets are $10 at the gate and $8 bucks in advance at CMT.
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If you can't make it to the Victory Stadium, Your Hometown Station has a great game for you tomorrow afternoon as the Tennessee Volunteers host the Florida Gators at Neyland Stadium. Hope you can join us for that wild one tomorrow at 3.
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And Sunday, the NFL is back on WDBJ-7 with the Bills taking on the New York Jets at one right after the NFL Today pregame show that comes your way Sunday at one.
The rest of the day's sports with Roy Stanley are on the way at six.
I'll see you tonight at 11:35 for week number four of Friday Football Extra.
Take care everybody.
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A group of young men from Franklin County has a hit song on the country charts.
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The Clark Family Experience's first single, "Meanwhile Back at the Ranch", is number 44 on Billboard's Country Music charts.
The six brothers frequently open for stars like Tim McGraw, who produced their hit.
They live on a tour bus most of the month -- completing high school by mail.
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((AUSTIN CLARK/16 YEARS OLD: YOU GET USED TO IT. YOU KNOW SOMETIMES I WISH I HAD NORMAL FRIENDS. BASKETBALL GAMES, FOOTBALL HIGH, WONDERFUL THINGS LIKE THAT. ASHLEY CLARK/19 YEARS OLD: TELL EM WHAT YOU'RE MISSING SON. AUSTIN CLARK/16 YEARS OLD: BUT THOSE DREAMS ARE GONE NOW.))
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The Clark Family Experience began in Galax, where the kids won awards playing bluegrass and gospel with their parents at the Old Fiddlers' Convention.
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((CHARLES PRUITT/FAN: WE LIKE EM, WE LIKE EM REAL WELL. WE HAVE THEIR TAPES AND PHOTOS AND THEIR GOSPEL SINGING WITH THEIR MOTHER AND FATHER. WE LIKE THEM, WE REALLY DO.))
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Tonight on News7 at Six, hear what it's like to jam with Tim McGraw.
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