[News-Heads]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5]
[WRITER=tbr]
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Today on News 7 at 5, local investigators say the fire that claimed the lives of three young girls was an accident.
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[VO-NAT]
Also the father of Elizabeth Smart says he has received a letter from someone who claims to have information about the kidnapped teenager.
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[Weather-Head]
[ANCHOR=Patrick]
[SS=None]
Some strong storms still moving across the region at this hour, but they will slowly dissipate, and we'll see calmer weather tomorrow.
[Medical-Head]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5]
[WRITER=tbr]
[TAPE#med heads]
[GRAPHIC=NONE]
A watch dog group files a lawsuit against vice president Dick Cheney.
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[VO-NAT]
We will look at what some women should do now that the safety of their hormone replacement therapy has been called into question.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
Also we will see why some people are concerned about the merger of two of the nation's largest health insurers.
News 7 at Five is next.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#video open]
[GRAPHIC=NONE]
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[VO-NAT]
The investigation into a fatal fire that killed three Halifax County sisters earlier this year-- comes to an end.
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Good evening, I'm Jean Jadhon.
[5-Halifax-Fire]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5pm]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=News 7 at five]
Halifax County investigators say the February blaze will be ruled accidental.
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[VO-NAT 02-02 tc 39:19]
[SUPER=03-Halifax Co./February; ]
The fire killed 14- year old Lacey Wright and her younger sisters, Jessica and Christina.
Authorities initially treated the blaze as suspicious because it did NOT start in an area with a heat source such as a stove or fire place.
But after months of working on the case-- investigators say the fatal fire will be ruled ACCIDENTAL.
Authorities were NEVER able to determine how the fire started.
But say there is NO evidence that it was intentionally set or that it was the result of criminal activity.
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[5-Smart-Kidnapping]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
A potential development in the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping.
The girl's father says he's received a letter from someone who sounded like he wanted to negotiate Elizabeth's release.
But as Manuel Gallegus reports- the parents say they don't know yet what to make of it.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Salt Lake City, UT]
[SUPER=01-Ed Smart/Elizabeth's Father]
[SUPER=@Gallegus2]
[RUNS=:00]
[OUT Q=standard outcue.]
((
IT IS AN UNUSUAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE ALREADY MYSTERIOUS CASE OF MISSING
14 YEAR OLD ELIZABETH SMART.
THE GIRLS FATHER SAYS HE RECEIVED AN ANONYMOUS LETTER INDICATING THE
KIDNAPPER WANTED TO NEGOTIATE THE GIRLS RELEASE.
ED SMART, ELIZABETHS FATHER
It was from a person who said that they had talked with the abductor-and
the person was indicating that he wanted to release her.
THE LETTER WAS TYPED... AND APPARENTLY CONTAINED NO RANSOM DETAILSAND
NO REAL INFORMATION ABOUT HER DISAPPEARANCE.
ED SMART
"I don't know if this letter was truly from the abductor, I honestly can tell you that..I don't know - it seemed suspicious to me."
POLICE HAVE A COPY OF THE LETTER. THEY STILL SAY THEY HAVE NO BREAKS IN
THE CASE.
THEY ARE LOOKING AT HANDYMAN RICHARD RICCIAN EX-CONVICT WHO WORKED AT
THE SMART HOME...LAST YEAR. POLICE SUSPECT HIM OF STEALING FROM THE
FAMILY'S HOME AND MAY CHARGE HIM WITH BURGLARY.
ELIZABETH HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE JUNE 5TH. HER FATHER SPEAKS TO THE
PRESS OFTEN IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP HER CASE IN THE PUBLIC EYE. ED SMART
REMAINS HOPEFUL HIS DAUGHTER IS ALIVE AND PLEADS WITH THE KIDNAPPER TO
LET HER GO.
ED SMART
" I want to be able to hear from him, to tell me, what it is he
wants..why !"
AS FOR THE LETTER, IT MAY JUST BE A CRUEL HOAX
MANUEL GALLEGUS, CBS NEWS.))
[5-Sheriff-Killed]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=Legal Scales]
A sheriff is supposed to enforce the law- but in Georgia one sheriff is convicted of breaking it- He's been convicted of plotting the murder of his successor.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Albany, GA;]
Jurors found former DeKalb County Sheriff Sidney Dorsey guilty of planning the slaying of Derwin Brown- the man who had been elected to succeed him.
Brown was gunned down in his driveway just days before he was supposed to take office.
Brown had campaigned on a pledge to clean up the corruption he said plagued the department under Dorsey.
Dorsey was also convicted of presiding over widespread corruption in the department. He could get life in prison without parole.
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[5-Water-Authority]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=Five]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=502-12 4:21:16]
[GRAPHIC=None]
A process that could take more than a year will begin in earnest on Friday, when officials from Roanoke City and Roanoke County sit down to discuss a regional water authority.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Carvins Cove]
As the level of Carvins Cove approaches a record low, city officials have expressed their support for a regional water authority.
County officials say they want to work with the city, but are warning those who expect a quick and easy negotiation.
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[SOT 35:42]
[IN Q=But really, we have not had]
((ELMER HODGE/ROANOKE CO. ADMINISTRATOR: BUT REALLY WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY DISCUSSIONS OF A SUBSTANTIVE NATURE WITH THE CITY. ALL OF THAT IS TO BE DETERMINED. SO IF ANYONE IS EXPECTING THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO PRODUCE AN AGREEMENT IN JUST A FEW SHORT WEEKS, IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.))
[SUPER=01-Elmer Hodge/Roanoke Co. Administrator]
[RUNS=:17]
[OUT Q=it's not going to happen.]
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[VO-NAT]
Elmer Hodge says he is hopeful the current drought will be over soon, but negotiations for a regional water authority will likely require 12 to 18 months.
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[5-Goshen-Bridge]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5pm]
[WRITER=csc]
[TAPE#=502-10 13:08]
[GRAPHIC=None]
It's a day people who live in the Rockbridge County town of Goshen have been waiting for..
The historic Goshen Bridge has been rebuilt and re-opened for traffic.
Chris Schaffer has that story.
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[SUPER=03-Goshen; :00 ]
[SUPER=@file;:16 ]
[SUPER=01-Darrel Sprouse/Goshen Mayor; :20 ]
[SUPER=01-John Rorer/Goshen Resident; :34 (quick)]
[SUPER=01-Beaulah Kirby/Goshen Resident; :38 ]
[SUPER=19-Chris Schaffer; :43]
[RUNS=1:19]
[OUT Q=news-7 goshen]
((a bridge from a small town's past -- now a connection to its future
(nats - ribbon cutting 00:02:14)
The new Goshen Bridge looks much the same as the old one did when it opened in 1891.
But over the years deterioration caused the old one to become unsafe -- plans for the new bridge have been in the works for almost 20 years.
[SOT]
[IN Q=00:09:10]
((mayor - "IT'S BEEN PUT OFF AND PUT OFF SO WE FINALLY CAME TO THE END OF GETTING IT DONE.))
[RUNS=:04]
[OUT Q=getting it done]
A fire truck became the first vehicle to cross the new bridge.
That's significant, because fire-trucks were too heavy to cross the old one.
[SOT]
[IN Q=00:03:31]
((john - "THEY COULDN'T GET A GRAVEL TRUCK OVER THERE OR SEPTIC TANK TRUCK OR A LOAD OF LOGS OUT THERE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT"))
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[OUT Q=anything like that]
[SOT]
[IN Q=00:03:41]
((beaulah - "I THINK IT'S REAL NICE THAT WE'VE GOT IT BACK TO WHERE WE COULD GO OVER IT NOW"))
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[OUT Q=go over it now]
[SOT]
[IN Q=00:20:36]
((standup - "I WAS DIFFICULT FOR ENGINEERS TO GET AN ACCURATE RE-CREATION OF THE ORIGINAL BRIDGE. THEY HAD TO GO BACK AND RE-LEARN CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES THAT HAVEN'T BEEN USED IN YEARS"))
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[OUT Q=used in years]
The old bridge cost 16-thousand dollars to build. The new one -- more than 2-million, paid for by Rockbridge County as well as state and federal funds.
(nats - clapping at news conference?)
The nuts and bolts holding the new bridge together are much stronger than the old ones.
[SOT]
[IN Q=00:06:14]
((mayor - "THE FIRST BRIDGE STAYED HERE 110 YEARS AND I HOPE THIS ONE WILL STAY AS LONG"))
[RUNS=:05]
[OUT Q=will stay as long]
One of Virginia's oldest steel bridges -- now its newest.
chris schaffer, news-7 Goshen
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5]
[WRITER=tbr]
[TAPE#=Tease1]
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Coming up next on the newscast, we will see what alternatives are available for women's hormone replacement therapy,
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[VO-NAT]
Also Joy Sutton will join us to see what kind of help is available for people with chronic disease.
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[Comm 1]
[5-Cheney-Lawsuit]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Just one day after the Bush Administration pledged to crack down on corporate fraud- a lawsuit is filed claiming the Vice President and the oil company he led engaged in shady accounting practices.
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[VO-NAT ]
[SUPER=03-Miami, FL]
Judicial Watch- a watchdog group based in Washington D-C says it will file suit-
It claims fraudulent accounting practices by the Halliburton Oil.
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[SOT :23]
[IN Q=]
((LARRY CLAYMAN/JUDICIAL WATCH CHAIRMAN: BECAUSE OF THESE PRACTICES PROFITS WERE OVERSTATED. ORDINARY PEOPLE, SENIOR CITIZENS, AND OTHER SRELIED ON THE INFORMATION TO MAKE INVESTMENTS AND IN MOST CASES THEY LOST MONEY IN THIS CMPANY IN LARGE PART.))
[SUPER=01-Larry Clayman/Judicial Watch Chairman;]
[RUNS=21]
[OUT Q=in large part.]
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[VO-NAT ]
Tonight the White House had this reaction.
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[SOT 30]
[IN Q=]
((ARI FLEISCHER/WHITE HOUSE SPOKESMAN: THE SUIT IS WITHOUT MERIT AND AS YOU INDICTAE THIS IS A SUIT FILED VIS VIS HALLIBERTON IT'S APPROPRIATE TO ADDRESS ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS TO HALLIBURTON.))
[SUPER=@Fleischer;]
[RUNS=10]
[OUT Q=TO HALLIBURTON]
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[VO-NAT]
Cheney ran the Halliburton company from 1995 until 2000-
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[5-Anthem-Trigon]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5pm]
[WRITER=mmu]
[TAPE#=502-11 12:48]
[GRAPHIC=None]
The public got a chance to sound off today on the proposed merger of Anthem and Trigon Healthcare.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond]
Fifteen witnesses appeared this morning before the State Corporation Commission.
The S-C-C must decide whether to approve the deal.
Anthem currently provides health care services to more than eight million people in eight different states.
Concerns were raised today about complaints made by Anthem customers in other states regarding slow payments and denial of claims.
Trigon officials say they have thoroughly reviewed Anthem and remain confident that the merger will be a good thing for its customers.
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[SOT 11:52:10-27]
[IN Q=We found Anthem to be a very responsive, customer-focused company.]
[SUPER=01-Tom Snead/Trigon CEO]
[RUNS=:17]
[OUT Q=getting together of two very exceptional companies.]
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[VO-NAT]
If allowed, the merger would create the fifth largest healthcare provider in the country.
The S-C-C did not rule today but is taking the public comments under advisement.
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[5-Hormone-Therapy]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5]
[WRITER=tbr]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=Medical News]
The news that some hormone replacement therapy can increase the risk of heart attack, stroke and breast cancer has millions of women wondering what they should do.
Dr. Mike Rosen has more.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=07-Barbara Solomon;]
[SUPER=01-Dr. Mike Rosen/CBS News; ]
[SUPER=01-Dr. Steven Goldstein/Obstetrician-Gynecologist;]
[RUNS=:00]
[OUT Q=CBS NEWS]
LIKE MILLIONS OF AMERICAN WOMEN...56-YEAR OLD BARBARA SOLOMON
HAS BEEN TAKING HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY FOR MENOPAUSE. TODAY -- SHE
WAS BACK IN HER DOCTOR'S OFFICE ASKING WHAT TO DO NEXT:
SOT: BARBARA SOLOMON
WITHIN A MONTH I WAS BACK TO MYSELF AGAIN. SO WHEN I READ THE TIMES
YESTERDAY I SAID "OH MY GOD"--I FEEL SO GOOD-- DOES THIS MEAN I HAVE TO
STOP?
TRACK: HER CONCERNS ARE BEING ECHOED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY FOLLOWING
TUESDAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT THAT A MASSIVE GOVERNMENT STUDY INTO THE POPULAR
ESTROGEN-PROGESTIN COMBINATION PREMPRO HAD BEEN ABRUPTLY STOPPED BECAUSE
-----LONG-TERM USE --INCREASED-- RISK OF BREAST CANCER, HEART ATTACK,
STROKE AND BLOOD CLOTS.
STANDUP: UNLIKE BARBARA WHO BEGAN TAKING IT JUST RECENTLY FOR SEVERE
MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS-- SOME WOMEN WERE PUT ON THE COMBO TO HELP FIGHT
HEART DISEASE.
SOT:DR. STEVEN GOLDSTEIN/OBSTETRICIAN-GYNECOLOGIST, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
MEDICAL CTR.
IF HEART DISEASE IS A WOMAN'S MAIN ISSUE-- YOU SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT--
DON'T SMOKE-- EXERCISE -- WHAT'S YOUR CHOLESTEROL LEVELS-- DO YOU NEED
DRUGS TO LOWER YOUR CHOLESTEROL--- NOT HORMONE REPLACEMENT.
For those who have been taking it for osteoporosis...there are drugs
other than hormones that can help.
SOT: GOLDSTEIN
BONE IS A DYNAMIC ORGANIC-- YOU CONSTANTLY LAY IT DOWN AND TAKE IT AWAY.
VARIOUS DRUGS HELP TO INHIBIT THE TAKING AWAY OF BONE. ESTROGEN IS ONE
OF THOSE. THE BISPHOSOPHONATES DO THAT-- WHETHER IT'S ALLENDRONATE OR
FOSAMAX DO THAT. THEN THERE'S EVISTA.
..AND THERE'S SOME EVIDENCE THAT EVISTA REDUCES THE RISK OF BREAST
CANCER..AND MAYBE EVEN HEART DISEASE. BUT IT DOES NOT HELP THE MOST
COMMON MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOM: HOT FLASHES.
BARBARA SOLOMON WILL STICK THE THERAPY-- AS HER DOCTOR PRESCRIBES FOR
ALL HIS PATIENTS... 12-TO-18-MONTHS.... TO GET HER "OVER THE HUMP" OF
SEVERE HOT FLASHES, INSOMNIA AND EXHAUSTION....
DR. MIKE ROSEN, CBS NEWS.
[5-Chronic-Disease]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5pm]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=502-02 46:46]
[GRAPHIC=]
If a chronic illness has you down physically and emotionally, there is help available.
A workshop in our area is helping many sufferers learn to live well and take control of their health.
[ANCHOR=JEAN 2 shot]
As Health Check Reporter Joy Sutton found out some say its a prescription that works.
[ANCHOR=Joy 2 shot]
Jean, for one Salem it helped get him back on his feet -- at a time when he felt depressed and helpless.
[ANCHOR=JOY FULL]
[SUPER=@JOY1;]
[GRAPHIC=None]
But now he has learned how to not to let his condition keep him from enjoying life.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=When Larry Rayborn]
[SUPER=03-Salem;00]
[SUPER=07-Larry Rayborn;12]
[SUPER=01-Dr. Rick Seidel/Carilion Behavioral Health;32]
[RUNS=1:48]
[OUT Q=in your new life to the max]
((
When Larry Rayborn was diagnosed with emphysema he says it was a devastating blow both physically and emotionally.
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[SOT22:28:02]
[IN Q=A lot of it was mental]
((LARRY RAYBORN: A LOT OF IT WAS MENTAL DEPRESSION OVER NOT BEING ABLE TO WORK AT MY JOB, NOT BEING VERY ACTIVE. I WAS CLOSE TO BEING HOUSEBOUND BEFORE I TOOK THE WORKSHOP))
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[OUT Q=I took the workshop]
Clinical Psychologist Rick Seidel says what many people don't realize is that physical health and mental health go hand and hand.
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[SOT17:09:15]
[IN Q=And there is very good research]
((AND THERE IS A VERY GOOD RESEARCH IN THE LITERATURE TO SHOW THAT HOW WE FEEL ABOUT THINGS, HOW WE THINK ABOUT IT AND HOW WE BEHAVE IN RESPONSE TO OUR PHYSICAL CONDITION HAS A DRAMATIC EFFECT ON HOW WE DO))
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[OUT Q=on how we do]
That's why he says the workshop, "Living Well Chronic Health Problems has been so successful.
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[SOT17:07:28]
[IN Q=The reseach shows they go]
((THE RESEARCH SHOWS THEY GO TO THE DOCTOR LESS FREQUENTLY. THAT' THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE IS BETTER AND THEIR FUNCTIONAL STATUS IS BETTER))
[RUNS10]
[OUT Q=status is better]
The workshop include a variety of topics including managing medications, dealing with depression, eating well, pain control, fighting fatigue and frustration , and how to start an exercise program.
Rayborn say it was the push he needed to get him headed in the right direction.
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[SOT22:28:54]
[IN Q=I learned about some exercises]
(( I LEARNED ABOUT SOME EXERCISE THAT WERE EASY TO DO AND THAT WOULD GET MY ENDURANCE BUILT BACK UP AND I ALSO LEARNED TO ADJUST MY ATTITUDE WHERE I BECAME RECONCILED WITH MY CONDITION ))
[RUNS18]
[OUT Q=with my condition]
Now he's enjoy life with his grandson and taking his condition one day at a time.
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[SOT 22:32:06]
[IN Q=You just have to motivate yourself to live in your new life]
((YOU JUST HAVE TO MOTIVATE YOURSELF TO LIVE IN YOUR NEW LIFE TO THE MAX))
[RUNS07]
[OUT Q=to the max]))
[ANCHOR=Joy Full]
The workshop is six sessions. The next one starts July 17th.
[FS]
For more information you can call 1-800-422-8482. The cost is 25 dollars and that includes the book for the workshop.
[ANCHOR=Jean/Joy 2 shot]
Jean,
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5]
[WRITER=tbr]
[TAPE#=Tease2]
[GRAPHIC=None]
After this break, Patrick Evans will join us with the forecast,
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[VO]
and then a little later, former New York city mayor Rudy Giuliani and his estranged wife decide NOT to air their private disputes in public.
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[Comm 2]
[Tease#3]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5]
[WRITER=tbr]
[TAPE#=Tease3]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Coming up next on the newscast, investors on Wall Street head for the exits yet again,
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[VO-NAT]
and following sports, we will see a world record holder who tries to make a big impression by the hair on his chinny chin chin.
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[Comm 3]
[5-Marketwatch]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5pm]
[WRITER=tbr]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
On Wall Street today, stock prices fell for the third straight day as investors continued their sell off.
Alexis Christoforous has more.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Alexis Christoforous/CBS Marketwatch;]
[RUNS=:00]
[OUT Q=News 7 at 5.]
[S5-Grant]
[ANCHOR=mike]
[NEWSCAST=5pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=SP-121 TC 3533]
[GRAPHIC=BAM]
Good afternoon folks and welcome to the mid-week ticker. We start on the hardwood down in Hampton where last night the West girls team beat the East in the state all star game thanks to the play of two local products.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Hampton; :00]
Martinsville's Serena Brandon got this steal and bucket to start overtime and gave the West the lead for good. Former William Fleming star Olivia Grant was a workhorse for the West. Grant tallied 22 points on the night, including five in overtime giving the West a 69-64 win. The Evansville signee took home MVP honors and gained a little confidence as she prepares for her first season with the Purple Aces.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Olivia Grant/West MVP; :00]
[RUNS=:11]
[OUT Q=it's real special."]
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[vo-nat cont'd]
Coming up tonight at six, Travis Wells checks in with a recap of last night's boys game from Hampton, which also had a lot of local flavor.
[S5-Dazzle]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=5pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-122 3535TC]
[GRAPHIC=BAM]
In one other hoop note for you - the Roanoke Dazzle released its schedule for the upcoming season this afternoon.
The NBDL team will have 25 home dates including 9 Saturday night games.
The team also has decided to start all of its night games this coming season at 7 o'clock.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=It's a huge...]
[SUPER=01-Joe Preseren/Roanoke Dazzle President; :00]
[RUNS=:28]
[OUT Q=...off the court."]
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[VO-NAT con't]
The Dazzle also will play two Saturday doubleheaders with the Express. With Hoops taking place at 1pm and hockey in the evening. More on that challenge tonight on News 7 at Six.
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[TALENT=MIKE]
[GRAPHIC=BAM]
Speaking of the Express - former Roanoke goalie Daniel Berthiaume has a new home.
We'll tell you where he's headed at the top of the hour, as well.
Take care everybody and have a safe night.
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[5-Giuliani]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=Five]
[WRITER=tbr]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and his estranged wife have decided to settle rather than air their marital dispute in public.
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[VO-NAT :32 12:05:00 CBS]
[SUPER=@File;]
They reached a divorce settlement this morning.
The case was supposed to go to trial today -- but the judge gave lawyers some extra time to work out a deal, following all night negotiations.
The judge had earlier expressed fear that the case would be in the courts for years.
Her lawyer says the settlement calls for Giuliani to pay Hanover almost seven MILLION dollars.
Giuliani filed for divorce two years ago, accusing Hanover of cruel and inhuman treatment. Hanover said the split was caused by her husband's open and notorious adultery.
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[5-Jeep-Beard]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=Five]
[WRITER=tbr]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=None]
A strongman in the small Baltic state of Lithuania has proved he is strong all the way down his beard.
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[VO-NAT CBS :32 14:26:38]
[SUPER=03-Talshiai, Lithuania]
Antanas Kontrimas is already known for having the longest beard in his country. Now he is also known for the strongest.
Using nothing but his beard, he pulled a jeep 40 feet down a racetrack.
The spectacle was not an attempt at the world record but a show put on for the military games of the Lithuanian army.
After the pull, Kontrimas seemed surprised he had only lost a few whiskers in the performance.
Kontrimas already holds the world record for lifting a girl weighing 135 pounds with his beard.
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