WDBJ 7 news at 5 for 07/01/02

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Can a man who committed suicide last week be connected to four unsolved murders in the Commonwealth? We'll tell you why authorities think he might.
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Also witnesses claim American bombers killed hundreds of people celebrating a wedding.
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Kicking off July with the very typical hazy, hot and humid forecast. Details in the 7 day planner in a few moments.

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There are new concerns about the security of American airports. We'll tell you why.
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The only African American Republican in Congress says he's ready to go home.
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and one of the major stock markets drops below its post September 11th levels.
News 7 at Five is next.

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A rape suspect commits suicide in Florida. Now authorities want to know if he was responsible for killing three girls and a young woman in Virginia.
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Good evening..
Police say all evidence points to that suspect -- Richard Evonitz -- in the murders of *at least* the three girls -- sisters Kristin and Kati Lisk, and 16-year-old Sophia Silva.
Chris Schaffer has more on today's developments.
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((Authorities say there are several reasons Richard Evonitz is considered the likely killer of Sophia Silva and the Lisk sisters.
Evonitz committed suicide last week -- at the time he was being pursued by police in connection with the rape of a 15-year-old girl in South Carolina.
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"WE FELT RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE HE WAS SO ORGANIZED IN THE WAY HE PICKED UP HIS VICTIM THAT THIS WAS NOT HIS FIRST VENTURE INTO COMMITTING A CRIME LIKE THIS"
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Then, new evidence caused authorities to take a close look at him in the Virginia murders..

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"THAT IS BECAUSE OF PAPERWORK WE FOUND IN HIS APARTMENT BUT ALSO WE CAN PLACE HIM IN THAT AREA AND THESE CRIMES ARE SIMILAR TO WHAT HE DID HERE"
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That paperwork -- newspaper clippings and handwritten notes referring to the the slayings of the Lisk sisters.
They were kidnapped back in 1997, shortly after they got off their school buses near their home in Spotsylvania County.
Sophia Silva was taken from her family's front porch less than a year earlier -- also in Spotsylvania county.
When the murders happened, Evonitz was in the Navy -- at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren -- which is just north of Spotsylvania County.
The Washington Post is reporting that Evonitz was a suspect in the killings of the Lisks and Silva shortly after their bodies were found, but at the time there was not enough forensic evidence to charge him.
State Police have NOT named Evonitz as a suspect in another murder that happened in that same time period -- the 1996 slaying of Alicia Showalter Reynolds in Culpeper County.
But police do say he hasn't been ruled out, and there was some evidence in Evonitz's apartment, referring to the location where Reynolds' body was found.
Authorities say D-N-A will determine for sure whether Evonitz is responsible for the Virginia murders.
Those results should be available this week.
Chris Schaffer, News-7.))

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Witnesses in a village north of Kandahar, Afghanistan, claim a U-S air attack killed scores of men, women and children at a wedding party. The U-S. military is painting a much different picture. Aleen Sirgany tells us what we know so far.
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(( THE CAUSALITIES HAPPENED IN THE PROVINCE OF ORUZGAN, NORTH OF KANDAHAR. THE MILITARY CLAIMS U.S. FORCES WERE RESPONDING TO ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE.

(SOT, 14:09:00, COL. ROGER KING, U.S. MILITARY SPOKESMAN, "COALITION
MILITARY FORCES... CIVILIAN CASUALTIES.")
BUT AS FOR WITNESS REPORTS THAT THE SHOTS ON THE GROUND WERE ACTUALLY GUNS BEING FIRED INTO THE AIR AT A WEDDING PARTY...

(SOT, COL. KING, 14:10:07, "AS FAR AS I KNOW THERE WAS NO WEDDING
PARTY... WERE ENGAGED.")
COLONEL KING CONFIRMED ONLY 4 CIVILIAN CASUALTIES WERE TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL. LOCALS CLAIM ANYWHERE FROM 40 TO 120 PEOPLE WERE KILLED.

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Congressman J-C Watts is giving up his seat in the U-S House.
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Watts is the fourth ranking member of the House's leadership and the only black Republican in Congress. His open seat will likely send both Republicans and Democrats scrambling to fill the vacancy in order to take control of the House this fall. He announced today that he will not seek a fifth term in Congress.
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((TIME TO RETURN HOME, TO GO ON WITH OTHER THINGS IN MY LIFE AND ASSUMING ONE OF THE MOST HONORED TITLES IN ALL OF AMERICA: CITIZEN.))
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The 44- year old Republican says he's been assured by other Congressmen that there IS life after serving in House.

[5-City-Council]

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Roanoke's water crisis brought more action today from city council. Officials are taking steps they hope will address both the immediate and long term water needs.
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With the level at Carvins Cove now 27 point two feet below the spillway, council members authorized the city manager to begin negotiations on a regional water authority.
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In addition council authorized the leasing of temporary filtration equipment that would bring the Crystal Spring station back online by August first. That will add another three million gallons a day to the city's water supply.

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There are some new laws on the book today. We'll tell you what they are after the break,
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Also many airports across the nation fail the latest round of security tests.
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A transportation security administration investigation has uncovered more lapses at airport security checkpoints. The T-S-A found simulated weapons went undetected at almost three dozen of the nation's largest airports. Teri Okita has more.
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((TRACK: UNDERCOVER AGENTS WITH THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION PACKED FAKE GUNS, BOMBS, AND EVEN DYNAMITE AND HEADED THROUGH 32-MAJOR U-S AIRPORT CHECKPOINTS. IN ALMOST A QUARTER OF THE CASES, THE WEAPONS PASSED RIGHT BY AIRPORT SCREENERS.

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TRACK: THE BIGGEST OFFENDERS? CINCINNATI HAD A FAILURE RATE OF 58-PERCENT JACKSONVILLE AND LAS VEGAS FAILED HALF-THE-TIME AND SCREENERS AT L-A-X, MISSED THE SIMULATED WEAPONS 40-PERCENT OF THE TIME. PASSENGERS IN CINCINNATI AND OTHER AIRPORTS SUMMED IT UP:

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They were thorough with me, but I dont think they were thorough as far as all of the other people who were standing in line. (:06)
TRACK: ON THE FLIP SIDE, MIAMIS AIRPORT SCREENERS SCORED HIGH WITH ONLY A SIX-PERCENT FAILURE RATE. NEWARK, NEW JERSEY FOLLOWED AT NINE-PERCENT, AND FORT LAUDERDALE AND HONOLULU HAD ONLY 10-PERCENT FAILURE RATES.

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STANDUP BRIDGE: (12:33:43-:55) The White House ordered its own undercover investigation about six months ago with abysmal findings. So, when the T-S-A took over in early spring the White House said airport security would get better everyday.
TRACK: BUT THESE LATEST RESULTS HAVE SOME WONDERING IF SCREENING REALLY HAS IMPROVED SINCE A GOVERNMENT AGENCY TOOK OVER.
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SOT: (1:13:08) In many cases, they cant get the job done. Move over and
let the people who know how to do it, do it.
TRACK: SOME THINK SECURITY AGENTS SHOULD COME FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR, BUT BY NOVEMBER, THE T-S-A WILL HIRE 45-THOUSAND SCREENERS WHO WILL BECOME FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES. TERI OKITA, CBS NEWS, WASHINGTON.))

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In a speech in Cleveland today President Bush issued a strong warning to corporate America, saying the government will come down hard on companies who cheat on their balance sheets.
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(( IN ORDER TO KEEP THE JOB BASE INCREASING IN AMERICA, THERE MUST BE TRUST. AND SOME HAVE VIOLATED THE TRUST. THEY HAVEN'T ASSUMED THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. .))
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The President said he expects responsibility at all levels of American society.

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Drivers beware...several laws went into affect today that affectwhat you can do behind the wheel.
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A new offense, aggressive driving, has been added to the books.
It is now a misdemeanor for motorists to tailgate or fail to observe lane markings with the intent of harassing or injuring another.
Aggressive drivers could face up to a year in jail and a 25-hundred dollar fine.
The new law was designed to provide authorities with an additional weapon for combatting road rage.
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((T.J. MOLNAR/VIRGINIA STATE POLICE: I'VE SEEN IT ON A CONSTANT BASIS. PEOPLE TAILGATING YOU AT AN UNSAFE DISTANCE, PEOPLE CHANGING LANES WITHOUT USING THEIR TURN SIGNAL, NOT STAYING IN THEIR DESIGNATED LANES. THEY'LL HOVER LANES TO TRY TO GET IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC. SOMETIMES THEY'LL PASS YOU EVEN ON THE SHOULDERS.))
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Also, starting today, police will be enforcing Virginia's new open container law.
Drivers with an open alcohol container in the passenger area who also show signs of drinking can face up to a 250 dollar fine.
Finally, all drivers must stop for school buses, even if they're on a private road.
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Some slight changes at the top of Lynchburg city government.
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The Reverend Carl Hutcherson was the unanimous choice of council to serve another two years as mayor.
And by a 4- to -3 vote, Bert Dodson edged out Ed Barksdale to become the city's next vice mayor.
Barksdale actually voted for Dodson himself.. and Dodson says he's ready to use the position to promote his hometown.
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((BERT DODSON/LYNCHBURG COUNCIL MEMBER: I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR ED MILLER, GOING OUTSIDE OF OUR AREA, PARTICULARLY NORTHERN VIRGINIA AND ENCOURAGING BUSINESSES TO COME TO LYNCHBURG AND PROSPER LIKE SO MANY HAVE DONE IN THE PAST.))
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Dodson replaces Stewart Hobbs in the vice mayor's post.
Hobbs lost his re-election bid in May, when Joan Foster became the first woman elected to council in eight years.

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Coming up next on the newscast, Patrick Evans will have some things you need to consider before you buy those holiday fireworks. [Live Microwave]
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With Independence Day just around the corner, fireworks top the list of things to buy for the celebration, but there are safety concerns.
Just last year alone, fireworks were blamed for 11,000 injuries.
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Patrick Evans joins us from one local fireworks stand with a look at what to buy, and a warning about what NOT to.

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Some local high school coaches are changing jobs. Steve Mason will have the details in Sports.
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Also Mr. Deeds came to town in a big way this weekend. We'll have the box office numbers a little later.
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Good afternoon everyone, welcome to your Monday ticker which starts on the diamond. The Salem Avalanche played host to the Winston Salem Warthogs in a one o'clock game.
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Kids from various Camps all over southwestern Virginia showed up for Avalanche camp day at Salem Memorial.
To the action. In the top of the second the Warthogs Tommy Nicholson gets all of this pitch and sends it to the wall in center, the two bagger plates two runs as Eric Welsh and Jason Aspito come on down.
[SUPER=37-Salem/4/Winston-Salem/3;]The Avs get two back in the bottom of the fifth when Jorge Piedra cranks out a s
ingle to right and that scores a run to make it 3-1 Hogs.
One batter later, Brad Hawpe reaches first on this bloop single to left, Cory Sullivan scores, Avs win it 4-3.
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Two area high school basketball coaches have decided to hang up their whistles.
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In Blacksburg, Bob Trear announced his retirement today. The Indians finished as the state runner-ups this past season. Trear has been a teacher and coach for the past 35 years at Blacksburg, but now he hands over the reins of the Indians' program to assistant Doug Day. Day is a Blacksburg alum and former star at Radford.
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And the team that Blacksburg beat in the state tournament this season is looking for a new head coach. Laurel Park's Frank Scott has resigned his post at the Henry County school to become an assistant principal at Magna Vista.
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Some of the world's best again took the court at Wimbledon. Ladies first of course.
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Venus Williams won her 18th straight singles match at Wimbledon, routing Lisa Raymond in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals.
The two time defending champion and number one seed overpowered Raymond 6-1, 6-2 and needed just 47 minutes to win the match. Her sister Serena and Monica Seles also advanced.
On the men's side, England's Tim Henman defeated Michel Kratochvil (krot-ick-vil) in five sets 7-6, 6-7, 4-6, 6-3 and 6-2. Henman reaches the quarterfinals. Henman is trying to become the first British player in 66 years to win the men's title. For the first time since 1922, no American has reached the fourth round at Wimbledon.
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That's it for the ticker, coming up at six a former Roanoke Express star becomes a college division one hockey coach, details at six, see ya then everybody.

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Stocks opened the third quarter in a familiar position -- in the red.
The Nasdaq ended lower than it closed after September eleventh.
Ed Crane has details in today's Marketwatch.
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Adam Sandler has the deed to this week's box office title.
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His comedy, "Mr Deeds" has gone to town in a big way. It debuted at the top this weekend with an estimated 37-point-six MILLION dollars. ''Mr. Deeds'' is a remake of Frank Capra and Gary Cooper's ``Mr. Deeds Goes to Town.'' Sandler's film overcame generally bad reviews and played well among his core audience of young men.
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[SUPER=77-"Mr. Deeds"/37.6/"Lilo & Stitch"/22.2/"Minority Report"/21.6/"Scooby Doo"/12.2/ "The Bourne Identity"/10.8;]

For the second week in a row, Disney's "Lilo and Stitch" still managed a strong second place showing. Last week's number one slipped all the way to third, but "Minority Report" still managed to earn almost 22 million dollars. "Scooby Doo" and "The Bourne Identity" took the fourth and fifth spots.

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