WDBJ 7 news at 5 for 01/16/01

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Today on News 7, the fate of Rae Carruth is now in the hands of a jury. The former N-F-L player could receive the death penalty.
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Plus we'll hear from a Roanoke native as he helps El Salvador recover from this weekend's devastating earthquake.
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Chilly air continues to flow into the region and despite the clouds, it will likely stay dry. Details ahead.

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In other news, President Clinton is diagnosed with skin cancer,
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and Southside heart patients will soon be able to stay closer to home to receive treatment.
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Supporters of Attorney General Nominee John Aschroft- while a step away his opponents also rally.
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If there's one thing that's definite about John Ashcroft is that he's controversial.
Some people love his ideas- while others hate them- and today both were out in Washington as confirmation hearings for Ashcroft got underway.
Stephen Clarke is there with more.
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(( Sen. Jean Carnahan/(D-Missouri): We are considering the nomination of Mr. Ashcroft)
JOHN ASHCROFT WAS OFFICIALLY PRESENTED TO THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE BY JEAN CARNAHAN, THE WIDOW OF THE DEAD MAN WHO DEFEATED HIM IN THE MISSOURI SENATE RACE. Carnahan: I urge you to show him fairness but not favoritism.
THEN ASHCROFT ADDRESSED HIS FORMER SENATE COLLEAGUES...ASSURING THEM HE WOULD FAIRLY ENFORCE THE LAWS OF THE LAND. John Ashcroft/Attorney General Nominee: Injustice against indivudials will not stand. No ifs, ands or buts. Period. BUT SOME SENATE DEMOCRATS ALREADY HAVE THEIR MINDS MADE UP. ASHCROFT IS JUST TOO CONSERVATIVE TO SERVE MAINSTREAM AMERICA. Chuck Schumer/D-/NY:-when you have been such a zealous and passionate advocate for so long how do you just turn it off?
Ted Kennedy/D-Mass: Hhe has used his power of his high office to advance his personal views in spite of the laws of the land. REPUBLICANS ON THE COMMITTEE SAY THE CHARGES ARE SIMPLY UNFAIR. Sen Charles Grassley/R-Iowa: Sen Ashcroft will uphold the law for all americans...which will be a refreshing change from how things were done in the present administration. Emotion's are running high over the confirmation. The hearing was interupted by a man screaming Ashcrofts name. Committee chair Pat Leahey was forced to have the man removed.
For Ashcroft or against him ... passions are running high. Before the hearings, there WERE dueling rallies on Capitol Hill. One group, calling themselves "Americans for Ashcroft" rallied on one side... while a coalition of women's groups protested on the other.)

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Virginia's N-double-A-C-P took a strong stand against John Ashcroft today, as well as Interior nominee Gail Norton.
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The state's leading civil rights group says President-elect Bush is turning back the clock on civil rights with Ashcroft's nomination.
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The Richmond chapter of the N-double-A-C-P will be busing protesters to Washington for Saturday's inauguration.

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A North Carolina jury is deciding the fate of Rae Carruth. He's the former NFL player accused of plotting to murder his girlfriend.
Drew Levinson has the latest from Charlotte.
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((With the death penalty staring former NFL star Rae Carruth in the face, prosecutors used their rebuttle time to remind the jury that the evidence points to Carruth as a cold blooded murderer.

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"The evidence in this case, 24 hrs in trunk of car, money and food this man was leaving town"
Prosecutors contend Carruth arranged the shooting death of his pregnant girlfriend Cherica Adams because he did not want to pay child support. They say Carruth was charmer who hid his dark side from almost everyone but hired 2 others to carry out his dirty work.

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"The target from the very beginning was that baby, he didnt want that baby coming into the world and getting in the way."
But defense attorney David Rudolf said the police wrongly settled on a theory. That Carruth arranged a contract hit on Adams. Instead..the defense says - they should have focused on self-incriminating statements by admitted triggerman and co-defendant Van Brett Watkins. Statements that would have cleared Carruth.

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The prosecution countered with a chilling reminder of the day that Cherica Adams was murdered, a 911 call from the victim herself.
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Adams survived the attack only to die from her wounds a month later. Her son, Chancellor, survived and lives with her mother. ))

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A settlement agreement with the labor department has helped New River Castings' parent company avoid criminal prosecution for a deadly explosion.
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The labor department reduced fines against Intermet Corporation by five percent.
The auto parts company agreed to pay 761-thousand dollars in fines stemming from the March gas explosion that left three workers dead.
That sum is still the largest fine against a company in state labor history.
The City of Radford waived prosecution of Intermet and its employees as part of the deal.
We'll have more on this story on News-7 at 6 and 11.
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Coming up next on the newscast, we'll hear from a Roanoke native who is witnessing first hand the destruction from this weekend's earthquake in El Salvador,
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[VO] Also federal authorities tell Oklahoma City bomber Tim McVeigh he is just four months away from execution.
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Doctors say a lesion they removed from President Clinton's back was cancerous.
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Doctors discovered and removed the lesion during the President's annual check up on Friday.
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Clinton will have a follow up visit in six months.
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Timothy McVeigh's execution may be just four months away.
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Federal officials have set May 16th as the execution date- for the man who blew up the Oklahoma City Federal building.
168 people died in the explosion.
McVeigh is on death row at a federal prison in Indiana- he has said he doesn't want to pursue any more appeals- He has reserved the right to ask the president for clemency.
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A Roanoke native is among those trying to help the people of El Salvador rebuild their lives.
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Gary Powell and his family have lived in San Salvador for about two years. Powell manages a hotel and does missionary work there.
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None of the Powell family was injured in last week's earthquake which left more than 600- people dead. Powell says most of the victims are the poor who lived in shacks that were unable to withstand the earthquake and aftershocks. Powell says many are now living on the streets.
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((GARY POWELL/ROANOKE NATIVE: NO, I NEVER DREAMED THAT ANY OF THIS WOULD HAPPEN BUT I ALWAYS HAD A DESIRE TO COME HERE TO EL SALVADOR TO HELP THESE PEOPLE. THEY HAVE HUGE HEARTS AND THEY'LL GIVE YOU THE SHIRT OFF THEIR BACK AND THEY'RE JUST LOVELY PEOPLE AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TO DO WHAT LITTLE I CAN FOR THE COUNTRY. ))
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Powell is a helping find food, shelter and clothing for the victims. You can hear more from Powell tonight on NEWS 7 at six.
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A merger between two gas companies is causing some sparks in Southwest Virginia.
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Today the State Corporation Commission heard arguments from residents who DON'T want a New Jersey Company to buy Virginia Gas.
Residents say if the merger is approved, a new gas pipeline will be built that would disturb thousands of acres of land.
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The gas distribution company that wants to buy Virginia Gas is called N-U-I.
Representatives say building a new pipeline instead of building it next to an old one will actually be cheaper -- meaning lower gas bills for customers.
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((A. MARK ABRAMOVIC/ NUI CORPORATION: THE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED THIS MORNING WITH THE ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNITY IMPACT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO BALANCE. NEEDS FOR FUTURE GROWTH, BALANCE NEEDS OF THE CORPORATIONS THAT ARE INVOLVED AND WE THINK THIS IS AN EXCELLENT PROJECT.))
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The S-C-C will make its decision next month.
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Coming up next on the newscast, Jacey Birch will tell us about some new works being performed at the Mill Mountain Theater.
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Mill Mountain Theatre is breaking in the new year with the presentation of the Norfolk Southern Festival of New Works.
The festival starts tonight- it features three plays and one reading.
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Jacey Birch is at the Waldron Stage to introduce us to the first of the three plays- it's called Tesla's Letters.

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Coming up today in Sports, the votes are in. Mike Stevens will tell us who has been elected to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame.
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[VO] But first on Health Check, we'll see how a new law will make it easier for people to become organ donors.
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Topping tonight's health check report- organ donation.
Starting this year, a family's permission will not be needed for organ donation.
Under a new law, if a person states he wants to be a donor on a drivers license, a donor card, or a living will--that decision can not be changed even by the next-of-kin.
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Health Check Reporter Joy Sutton is here with more.
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Jean,
The state law takes affect at a time when there are thousands of patients in Virginia and nationwide in need of transplants.
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In the past, without the permission of a family member, doctors could not recover the organs or tissue.
But a signed donor document is now sufficient legal authority.
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There are more than 70-thousand people nationwide on the waiting list for organ transplants.
And each the year the demand goes up --while the supply remains about the same.
Johnson says the new law will help procurement organizations like Lifeline to honor the deceased person's wish to donate.
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Now there is a clause, if the family can prove that their loved one changed their mind -- the status can be amended.
And Johnson says groups would not take the organs.
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Starting next year, heart patients in the Dan River Region won't have to make a long journey for treatment.
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Danville Regional Medical Center will have an open heart surgery service in it's facility. The project was approved today by the Virginia Department of Health. The program is an affiliation with Duke Medical Center.
The availability of cardiovascular surgery can benefit patients who live in the region.
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Having the Heart Center in Danville will be more convenient and cost effective for patients. Many have gone to Duke in the past or other medical centers. This can be a hardship not only for the patients but for their families as well.
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Groundbreaking is scheduled to take place this fall, with completion aimed at Fall, 2002.

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You've heard about people betting on football games and horse races, but two scientists are betting on how long a human can live.
The bet is 500- million dollars-
One says technology will stretch the human life span to 150 years- while the other contends 130 is the max.
A trust fund set up with 150 dollars from each researcher will grow until the year 21-50, when the entire pot will be paid to heirs of the winner, or universities if there are no heirs.

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Good afternoon folks and welcome to Tuesday ticker that begins with a little baseball news.
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Two of the top big league players of the 80s found out today that they are headed to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Dave Winfield, who is one of only 24 players in history to collect 3000 hits enters the hall along side Kirby Puckett.
Kirby had more hits in his first ten years in the league than player in the 20th century. Winfield began his career in 1973 and never played a day in the minor leagues.
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Winfield also is a good trivia question. He was drafted by four different pro teams in three sports - the San Diego P
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The hall of fame induction ceremonies will be held on August 5th in Cooperstown, New York.

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The Virginia Cavaliers try to get back on the winning track tonight when they meet Florida State in an Atlantic Coast Conference game at Univeristy Hall. [take fs 1205]
Tip off is at eight o'clock right here on your Hometown Station. Roanoke native Steve Robinson's Seminoles fell to Maryland, 76-55, on Sunday to remain winless in ACC.
Virginia has lost three of its last four games.
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The men are hoping to have a better time than the Lady Cavaliers did last night.
The 24th ranked Virginia women lost to number 20 Clemson 87-71.
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The Keydets had a rough ride last night as well. VMI lost to UNC-Greensboro 73-69.
Eric Mann scored a career high 19 and grabbed 17 rebounds for the Keydets.
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The Highlanders picked up a conference win at home, beating Charleston Southern 74-71. Radford is three and oh in the Big South and nine and seven overall.
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Tonight, high school hoops are in the spotlight as the Pulaski County Cougars roll into Cave Spring and Piedmont unbeatens Martinsville and Laurel Park hook up. Highlights of both of those key battles tonight on News 7 at 11. Take care folks. Jean will be right back to wrap up this half hour of News 7 in just a moment. [GO TO BREAK]

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History fans will want to check out our website of the day.
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The Library of Congress site is featuring more than five MILLION items from its collections of books and records on U-S history.
The American Memory project features things ranging from the manuscript of George Washington's inaugural address to a collection of baseball cards from 1887 to 1914.
There's even a series of soft drink ads from television.
In another section of the page, you can get to know comedian Bob Hope better by examining the many pieces he has donated to the museum. The site traces his more than 70 year career in the world of entertainment.
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