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Today on news 7 at 5, police responding to reports of gunfire find three people dead in Southeast Roanoke. We'll have a live report.
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and a local school is evacuated today after it catches fire.
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Gusty westerly winds herald the arrival of near normal April temperatures. That story just ahead.
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Also a local woman pleads guilty to a case of road rage today. We'll have the details,
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and the only suspect in custody for the September 11th attacks calls for the death of America.
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Three people are dead in Southeast Roanoke after a shooting this afternoon. Neighbors heard gunfire shortly before three.
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Marya Jones is at Dale Avenue where police are still trying to piece together what happened.
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((ROLLCUE:...a nearby yard.))
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Marya voices over approximately :30 of video.
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Marya Full
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[5-Shepherd]
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The Blacksburg woman involved in a road rage case in Montgomery County plead guilty to four charges in court today.
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Victoria Shepherd was found guilty of attempted malicious wounding and endangerment of a child, both felonies.
She also plead guilty to misdemeanor charges.
Last August, Shepherd was accused of swerving into another car while driving recklessly on Route-460 with her infant in the car.
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((VICTORIA SHEPHERD/DEFENDANT; I'M HAPPY ABOUT THE OUTCOME I'M HAPPY THAT I'M NOT HAVING TO SERVE ANY JAIL TIME AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MOVING ON WITH MY LIFE IN CALIFORNIA WITH MY HUSBAND AND MY CHILDREN.))
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[VO-NAT]
Shepherd's prison sentence was suspended.
She has three-years of probation and will lose her driver's license for a year.
In court today, she testified that she suffers from anxiety attacks and that she wasn't taking her medication at the time of the accident.
Her attorney says she's now under the care of a doctor.
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Fire caused the evacuation of a school in Southside this morning.
Officials say flames broke out around nine in the auditorium of Danville's Opportunity School.
150 students were evacuated and later sent home.
The blaze was quickly brought under control.. but the building does have major smoke damage.
[5-Moussaoui]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=jja]
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The only man accused of conspiring to commit terrorism for the September 11th attacks- stunned a courtroom today-
It should have been a quiet hearing about prison conditions, but that's not how it turned out.
Zaccarias Moussaou told the court he prays for the destruction of the U-S.
Aleen Sirgany was there.
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((SAYING HIS LAWYERS ARE PART OF A GOVERNMENT PLAN TO KILL HIM ZACARIAS
MOUSSAOUI TOLD A JUDGE HE WANTED THEM FIRED. HE SAYS HE WANTS TO REPRESENT HIMSELF OR HIRE MUSLIM ATTORNEYS.
THE HEARING WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT BETTER LIVING CONDITIONS IN JAIL....BUT
THE ONLY MAN TO BE CHARGED IN THE SEPTEMBER 11TH ATTACKS STUNNED THE COURT WITH
HIS DEMANDS AND HIS TIRADES...SAYING HE PRAYS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF THE
UNITED STATES....AND THE DESTRUCTION OF JEWISH PEOPLE AND THE STATE OF ISRAEL.
MOUSSAOUI'S COURT-APPOINTED ATTORNEYS TOLD THE JUDGE THEY HAVE TRIED AS HARD AS
THEY CAN TO REPRESENT , BUT APPARENTLY IT'S NOT WORKING.
DRESSED IN A GREEN PRISON JUMP-SUIT.. MOUSSAOUI, OFTEN QUOTING THE KORAN AND
SOMETIMES SPEAKING IN ARABIC, SAID HIS LAWYERS HAVE NO UNDERSTANDING OF HIM, OR
OF TERRORISM. VOWING TO FIGHT AGAINST WHAT HE CALLED "THE EVIL FORCE OF THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT", MOUSSAOUI SAID HIS DEFENSE TEAM REPRESENTS GREED, FAME AND
VANITY.
AND LOOKING RIGHT AT THE JUDGE, MOUSSAOUI, WHO WAS IN JAIL ON IMMIGRATION
CHARGES ON SEPTEMBER 11, SAID QUOTE, "AMERICA: I AM READY TO FIGHT, EVEN WITH
BOTH HANDS TIED BEHIND MY BACK."
THE JUDGE SAID SHE WILL GRANT MOUSSAOUI'S REQUEST TO FIRE HIS TEAM
ONLY AFTER HE UNDERGOES A MENTAL EVALUATION. MOUSSAOUI WAS ALSO GRANTED A
COMPUTER AND CD ROMS TO PREPARE HIS OWN DEFENSE. AS, CBS NEWS, ALEXANDRIA,
VA.))
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A quilt in honor of the victims of September 11th is complete.
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Carol Mesimer (MEE-sim-uhr) started work on the quilt she calls "Remember Me" the day of the attacks.
Included in the piece are the Statue of Liberty, the New York City skyline, outlines of the World Trade Center towers and a Pennsylvania landscape.
The bottom half contains the names of those killed in the attacks, along with a few extras.
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((CAROL MESIMER/QUILTER: THERE WAS ONE MAN WHO DIED OF HIS INJURIES AROUND CHRISTMAS TIME. AND SO THERE'S A BLANK STRIP. AND THEN THE SIX STRIPS TO THE RIGHT ON THE TOP ARE FOR THE PEOPLE FROM 1993, THE BOMBING IN '93.))
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(MEE-sim-uhr) Mesimer says she has no plans to show the quilt, but is willing to lend it to interested parties.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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If you're interested in having the piece hang in your place of business you can contact Mesimer by logging onto our webpage at wdbj7 dot com and clicking on the webwatch section.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
Coming up next on the newscast, we will tell you why a new treatment is helping doctors spot and correct genetic defects before children are even conceived.
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[5-Church-Abuse]
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U-S Catholic Leaders arrived in Rome- where the Pope has summoned them for talks on the sex abuse scandal in America.
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Twelve cardinals were to meet with the Pope Monday and reportedly several will push the Vatican to ask Cardinal Bernard Law to resign.
Law has been accused of transferring and promoting predator priests- but he refused to answer questions today.
This weeks meetings are reportedly to devise national rules for supervising priests, healing victims and removing sexual offenders.
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((CARDINAL MCCARRICK: IF WE DON'T DO SOMETHING IF WE DON'T COME UP WITH AN ASSURANCE TO OUR PEOPLE WE ARE MISSING A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY AND THAT WOULD BE A GREAT LOSS TO THE CHURCH.))
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As one Cardinal said.. what the church needs now is healing.
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A Roanoke business celebrated new surroundings this afternoon, as Roanoke city officials dreamed of major developments to follow.
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Excel Prosthetics and Orthotics (or-THAH-tix) renovated a building on Albemarle Avenue to bring all of its employees together under one roof.
The company designs and manufactures artificial limbs and braces. It is the first company to locate in the Riverside Centre for Research and Technology.
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((DARLENE BURCHAM/ROANOKE CITY MANAGER: IT'S CLEAR THAT THERE'S AN INTEREST IN LOCATING IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA AND I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO SEE AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE PUBLICITY THAT HOPEFULLY YOU AND OTHERS WILL PROVIDE THAT PEOPLE WILL BE READY TO MOVE IN AND NOT NECESSARILY WAIT FOR EVERYTHING TO BE ACCOMPLISHED AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE REALLY HOPING FOR.))
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The company's plans for the building pre-date the Riverside Centre, and employees moved into the building about six months ago.
But Excel President Doug Walters says the redevelopment area is a perfect fit for his business.
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There is new hope for couples carrying the genes for potentially serious diseases. The hope lies in a new procedure called P-G-D or Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis.
Dr. Sean Kenniff has more.
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((HILDA AND ANGEL LEAL ARE IN PERFECT HEALTH...BUT AFTER SUFFERING A MISCARRIAGE..HILDA AND ANGEL LEAL ARE IN PERFECT HEALTH...BUT AFTER SUFFERING A MISCARRIAGE.�_�� ANGEL LEAL/HILDA LEAL) "..I was shocked...I have no history of it in the family...it was a complete surprise to me...I had no idea." "I was very sad." ...AND THE ODDS OF HAVING A CHILD WITH T
HE FATAL DISEASE WERE TOO MUCH TO LEAVE UP TO CHANCE. SOT:MICHAEL JACOBS, MD/BAPTIST HOSPITAL "...one out of four of th
eir children would be affected basically." DR. JACOBS THEN OFFERED THEM PGD...A REVOLUTIONARY NEW TECHNIQUE THAT VIRTUALLY GAURANTEES A PERFECT BABY...A HEALTHY BABY...FREE OF ANY GENETIC ABNORMALITY...WITH A LOWER RISK OF MISCARRIAGE. SOT: DR. MARK DENKER /FERTILITY EXPERT, PALM BEACH FERTILITY This procedure allows us to determine the genetic make-up of an embryo before it's placed into the uterus...and before it turns into a baby. ABOUT 96% ACCURATE, IT CAN DETECT DISEASES LIKE CYSTIC FIBROSIS, TAY SACHS, AND SICKLE CELL ANEMIA...PLUS WHILE TECHNICAL...IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE. (NAT: we remove one cell...take it out and fix it on a microscope." THEN...ONLY THE NORMAL EMBRYOS ARE IMPLANTED BACK INTO THE MOTHER...BUT EVEN EASIER THAN SCREENING FOR GENETIC DISORDERS...YOU CAN ALSO CHOOSE THE SEX OF YOUR BABY. AND IF TALK OF GEN
ETIC PURITY AND SEX SELECTION SOUND A BIT SCARY TO YOU...YOU'RE NOT ALONE... SOT: DR. JACOBS "I don't think we really w
ant to use this technique to create a race of perfect people." AND WHILE PGD FACES THE FUTURE WITH UNCERTAINTY...THE LE
ALS WILL SOON BE FACING IT...AS PARENTS. SOT: HILDA LEAL/ANGEL LEAL "I'm super happy..." "very excited...we have twins
on the way..." ...ONE OF EACH BY THE WAY.... DR. SEAN KENNIFF CBS NEWS. ))
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A rarely seen megamouth shark- washed up on a South African beach.
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[VO-NAT 14:22:49]
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While a shark sighting isn't unusual- the type of shark is.
The megamouth was unknown to science before 1976-
The 12 foot, 660 pound female is the first megamouth to be discovered in South Africa.
Only about a dozen specimens, mostly males, have been found since the animal was discovered in 1976.
Scientists say they're anxious to dissect and study the shark.
The shark does have a massive mouth, but it is harmless to humans - the megamouth eats plankton.
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Coming up next on the newscast, Patrick Evans will give us a behind the scenes look at our new building.
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We've only been in our new Digital Broadcast Center since Saturday, so there are unexplored areas, and places even the staff hasn't seen yet.
Tonight at 7pm, Patrick Evans will be taking us on a very public guided tour of the new facility, and you're invited to join us for that. But first, he has a preview of some of the thing's we'll be seeing along the way.
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A little later we will have Tonya Harding's message for the media as she appears in court on drunk driving charges.
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[5-Marketwatch]
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The mood on Wall Street has once again turned sour. Warnings from the telecommunications sector sent stock prices sharply lower.
Alexis Christoforous reports.
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Good afternoon everyone, welcome to your Monday ticker.
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The eighth annual Civitan girls sportsmanship award ceremony took place today at the Patrick Henry Hotel.
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And this years winner is the Glenvar girls basketball team. The Highlanders went 27 and 2 and won the group A state championship. The Glenvar ladies also displayed great sportsmanship on the floor and were elected by the officials for this honor.
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The Civitan also gave out a scholarship that goes to the senior who best exemplifies good sportsmanship. Glenvar's Leigh Ann Woodly was honored with the 500 hundred dollar scholarship she will used at Roanoke College.
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The Salem Avalanche is out of town for the next six days. The Avs open their six game road swing tonight.
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[VO-NAT]
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Salem battles Kinston tonight, tomorrow and Wednesday before heading to Myrtle Beach. Salem will try and snap a three game losing streak, but a Kinston team that has won two straight stands in the way.
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Salem, Kinston and Myrtle Beach are all 9 and 7 on the season and in a three way tie for first place in the Southern Division.
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The Winston Cup circuit heads west to California this week as the drivers set up shop just outside of Los Angeles.
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[VO-NAT]
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Dale Earnhardt, Junior and DEI dominated yesterday's race at Talladega as the his team again proved to be the king of restrictor plate racing.
Dale Junior is now 5th in points, juts 191 behind leader Sterling Marlin as his team continues to establish itself as a championship contender.
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Coming up tonight at the top of the hour on News 7 at Six - the Maryland Terrapins lose yet another of their stars from the national championship team.
Those details and much more in about 30 minutes.
Take care everyone and have a great evening.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=tbr]
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Former figure skater Tonya Harding is in trouble again.
Police in Battle Ground, Washington, cited Harding for drunken driving early Saturday.
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[SUPER=03-Battle Ground, WA; :18]
Officials say she crashed her pickup into a ditch. A deputy who arrived at the scene thought Harding appeared to be under the influence of alcohol, and says she failed a field
sobriety test and breath test.
Following a brief appearance in court this morning, Harding had this message for the media.
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Neither Harding nor her passenger were hurt in the accident.
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