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Today on News 7 at 5, a broken seat belt may have played a big part in the death of NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt. Mike Stevens will have the details from Rockingham, North Carolina.
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Also traveling could be slow on Interstate 81 in Rockbridge County.
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Our weekend starts sunny but grows cloudy very quickly. A good chance of rain by Sunday as well. More details ahead.
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In other news, another store at Roanoke's Valley View Mall is shutting down.
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Plus the controversy over the Presidential Pardons grows even bigger.
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NASCAR drops a bombshell today in North Carolina as officials say a broken seat belt likely cost Dale Earnhardt his life.
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This morning NASCAR said its investigation into last Sunday's wreck in Daytona shows the left side of Earnhardt's "three inch wide" lap belt was severed in two.
Mike Stevens has more tonight from Rockingham North Carolina
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The wreckage is gone, and traffic is moving again, but authorities in Rockbridge County are still dealing with the aftermath of yesterday's chain reaction crash on Interstate 81.
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Highway contractors spent several hours today repairing the guard rail along a half- mile stretch of the interstate.
And environmental cleanup crews worked to contain between 800 and one-thousand gallons of diesel fuel that spilled during the accident.
What'll take longer to fix though is the damage to the concrete surface of the bridge.
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((JIM WHITE/RESIDENT ENGINEER: THE ACCIDENT YESTERDAY, AS YOU KNOW, INVOLVED A COUPLE OF TRACTOR TRAILERS THAT CAUGHT FIRE. THE HEAT FROM THAT FIRE HAS CAUSED SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE DECK OF THE BRIDGE. AND PIECES OF CONCRETE ARE POPPING UP OUT OF THAT AND AS WE PUT TRAFFIC ON IT THIS MORNING, MORE CONCRETE STARTED POPPING UP AND IT MADE IT A REAL ROUGH SURFACE FOR THE CARS TO GO OVER.))
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Resident Engineer Jim White says it may take a week to complete emergency repairs. Until then only one lane of traffic will be open... and V-DOT is encouraging drivers to consider route 11 as an alternative.
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Was there a swap of pardons for votes?
That's the latest accusation.
A prosecutor is reportedly looking into former President Clinton's pardons- to find out if four men delivered votes for Hillary Clinton- in exchange for their pardons. That information is from a source who spoke to the Associated press.
Also today.. more questions over Bill Clinton's brother- Roger.
Teri Okita has the latest.
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(( THERES NO DOUBT ROGER CLINTON HAS SPECIAL ACCESS TO HIS BIG
BROTHER, THE FORMER PRESIDENT, BUT JUST HOW MUCH ACCESS IS WHAT
LAWMAKERS WANT TO KNOW.
ROGER CLINTON SUBMITTED A HANDFUL OF NAMES TO THE PRESIDENT FOR
CLEMENCY CONSIDERATION. NONE WAS GRANTED, AND HE RECEIVED NO MONEY, BUT
FOR MANY, THE APPEARANCES LOOK FISHY.
Super: Allen Lichtman/Presidential Expert:
THE U-S ATTORNEYS OFFICE IN MANHATTAN IS WIDENING ITS PROBE OF
CLINTONS PRESIDENTIAL PARDONS TO INCLUDE FOUR MEN CONVICTED OF
STEALING MILLIONS FROM GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS. INVESTIGATORS WANT TO KNOW IF CLINTON PARDONED THE MEN IN EXCHANGE FOR VOTES CAST FOR HILLARY
CLINTONS SENATE CAMPAIGN.
TO COMPLICATE MATTERS, MRS. CLINTONS CAMPAIGN TREASURER IS CAUGHT UP IN
THE TANGLED WEB. HE RECEIVED SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR HELPING TWO
OTHER MEN RECEIVE PARDONS BUT SAYS HE NEVER SPOKE TO THE CLINTONS
ABOUT HIS WORK.
William Cunningham/Hillary Clintons Campaign Treasurer: It never occurred to be, because this petition process that I was involved with had nothing at all to do with Senator Clinton.
Teri Okita/Reporting:
LAWMAKERS ON CAPITOL HILL WANT TO KNOW JUST HOW FAR A LITTLE
BROTHERLY LOVE WILL GO. ASIDE FROM HUGH RODHAMS ACCOUNTS, A COMMITTEE LOOKING INTO THE PARDONS NOW WANTS TO HEAR FROM ROGER CLINTON, AS WELL.
TERI OKITA, CBS NEWS, WASHINGTON.))
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Coming up next on the newscast, two women are charged with fraud after they allegedly scam customers out of tens of thousands of dollars on E-Bay,
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and another store at Valley View Mall says it is closing its doors for good.
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E-bay is supposed to be internet web site where people can bid on items and hopefuly get a good deal.
But some people ended up getting swindled- out of lots of cash. Now two Washington state women are under invesgitation suspected of defrauding tens of thousands of dollars from people on line.
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The scam was allegedly executed in this house- where the women live-
Police say the women sold in-expensive items first to gain customers trust- But then began offering expensive items.. such as Gucci handbags and camcorders-
Police say the sisters collected thousands of dollars from victims all over the nation.
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It's one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases among young people .. but many don't know anything about it.
Each year more than 5 million people are infected with H-P-V, or Human Pappilloma Virus. That's three times the number that get Herpes.
In this report on Sexual Responsibility, Healthcheck Reporter Joy Sutton tells us there is no cure for either virus.
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Not only is there no cure .. people can carry either virus and not even know it.
And the rate of new infections for both Herpes and HPV is usually highest during the late teens and early twenties.
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[IN Q=As far as genital warts are concerned]
((DR. APOLLO LEONG:AS FAR AS GENITAL WARTS ARE CONCERNED WE THINK ANYWHERE FROM A THIRD TO HALF OF ALL SEXUALLY ACTIVE PEOPLE IN THE AGE OF 15 AND 30 ARE INFECTED. THAT'S STAGGERING WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT))
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What's even more staggering -while some people will develop warts, others may not-but may still harbor and transfer the virus.
For some women their first sign of the virus--comes back with an abnormal pap smear.
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((DR. APOLLO LEONG: IT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CAUSING IF MOST IF NOT ALL CASES OF GENITAL AND CERVICAL CANCER))
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And when we asked our group of young adults about the virus --only one person knew about HPV.
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((LISA: NONE OF US KNEW THE TITLE OR THE NAME OF IT YOU HAVE TO WONDER WHERE THE EDUCATION IS BEING MISSED))
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Herpes is better known ..Symptoms for this std are usually ulcerations or fluid-filled blisters in genital areas.
But even if you don't show any symptoms, you can still transmit the virus to a sexual partner, even orally.
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((JOE: WHEN I HAVE A SEXUAL PARTNER, I'M OVERTLY FRIGHTENED OF THE FACT OF CATCHING SOMETHING. I ALWAYS USE PROTECTION.))
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While condoms do help reduce the transmission of either virus -- they can still be transmitted by skin to skin contact.
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((SEXUAL ABSTINENCE IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE MESSAGE FOR PREVENTION))
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In our six o'clock report on Sexual Responsibility .. more STD's that can hit you without visible symptoms. ))
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More bad news for racing fans, the official stores of NASCAR will close within the next six weeks.
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Eleven NASCAR Thunder stores, including this one at Valley View Mall are going out of business.
Store managers say they are making money, but their new parent company, VIACOM, has decided to get out of the retail business.
60 employees will lose their jobs, 7 in Roanoke.
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((SHERRY LOCKHART/STORE CO-MANAGER: WE ACTUALLY HEARD LAST YEAR WHEN THE STORES WERE SOLD THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY UNLESS WE FOUND A BUYER, WE WOULD CLOSE. WE WERE HOLDING OUT HOPING WE WOULD FIND SOMEBODY TO BUY THE CHAIN, BUT IT JUST DIDN'T HAPPEN.))
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NASCAR thunder at Valley View has been open for more than two years.
About half of its inventory is already gone, and all of the Dale Earnhardt memorabilia has been sold.
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Cookie lovers will soon be able to dough-see-dough with joy. It's Girl Scout Cookie time. Jacey Birch is standing by with the details.
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They only come around once a year... so you better get out your wallet and visit the gym just one more time.
It's the annual Girl Scout Cookie Sale and they've got all the classics as well as a new cookie that might become your favorite.
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Jacey Birch is out at the Moneta Community Center where the girls are picking up their cookies to deliver and sell.
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Still to come in Sports, Mike Stevens will have more from Rockingham as he talks to Dale Earnhardt Junior about the rest of the season,
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And then a little later, we'll tell you why the latest Survivor outcast may have bitten off more than she can chew.
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After months of negotiating -- Memorial Hospital in Martinsville and Trigon Blue Cross Blue Shield have finally agreed on a new contract.
That's good news for thousands of Trigon members in Henry County and Martinsville because Memorial is the only hospital in the area.
It means the hospital will continue to be a part of the Trigon network.
The new contract will run through December 31, 2003.
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Hopeful rumors that the Federal Reserve may cut interest rates again- sometime next week allowed stocks to rebound a little today.
Alexis Christoforous has more in today's Marketwatch.
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Earlier in the newscast we talked about the latest findings that indicate Dale Earnhardt's death was like the result of a broken seatbelt. We now check back in with Mike Stevens to get some thoughts from Dale Earnhardt Junior and firm up the future plans for Dale Senior's car this weekend in Rockingham North Carolina.
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Mike takes it to the break
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A personality conflict got the latest Survivor the boot. Last night Kimmi Kappenberg proved she wasn't chicken about standing up for vegetarians.
Unfortunately for her, her teammates found her attitude a little hard to swallow. Colleen Williams has more.
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((TRACK: WHEN KIMMI KAPPENBERG WAS THE FIRST SURVIVOR TO SET FOOT IN THE
OUTBACK- SHE DIDN'T THINK SHE'D BE THE 5TH TO LEAVE.
TRACK: BUT IT WASN'T LONG BEFORE THE LONG ISLAND BARTENDER WITH THE
GIFT OF GAB BEGAN TO OVERSTAY HER WELCOME.
Sots from inside tent
Jeff: "Kimmi can't say anything without screaming. And with that
accent- she just wants to talk and talk and talk and I want to take and
shake her."
TRACK: KIMMI WAS IN CHARGE OF THE GROUP'S WATER SUPPLY- A JOB THAT
KEPT HER BUSY THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
Kimmi: "I spend all day and then it's gone.." (clip from show)
TRACK: IRONICALLY IT WASN'T WATER- BUT FOOD- THAT WOULD EVENTUALLY LEAD
TO HER DEMISE.
Shots from show "I won't eat mammal. I won't do it."
TRACK: BUT HER MOMENT OF GLORY CAME AFTER SWALLOWING A 14 INCH WORM TO
HELP HER TRIBE WIN IMMUNITY.
Kimmi eating worm. Hugs and laughs.
TRACK: ALTHOUGH IT WAS ANOTHER TRIBAL VICTORY DEALING WITH FOOD THAT
WOULD CAUSE KIMMI TO RUFFLE SOME FEATHERS WITH HER TEAMMATES.
Kimmi: "I feel vulnerable. I haven't formed those bonds with other
people."
TRACK: IN A UNANIMOUS DECISION- THE TRIBE VOTES OFF KIMMI.
Mark: "I think Kimmi's a real person in that she is outwardly very open
about the kind of person she is.
Kimmi: I have to live with myself- and I can. That's no problem for
me."
TRACK: FOR CBS, THIS IS COLLEEN WILLIAMS REPORTING.
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