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Today on News 7 at 5, U-S helicopters target Iraq's Republican Guard units.
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That as President Bush accuses some Russian firms of coming to Saddam's aid.
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We are getting a real jump on spring with temperatures 10-15 degrees warmer than normal on Tuesday. The full forecast details just ahead.
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Tuberculosis is on the decline in most of the country, but that's not the case in Virginia.
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Authorities in Lynchburg make an arrest in a murder from last week.
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..and a local post office is about to shut down. News 7 at 5 is next.
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Word tonight that the Iraqi forces are breaking the rules of war.
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((THEY ARE SENDING OUT FORCES CARRYING WHITE SURRENDER FLAGS OR DRESSING THEM AS LIBERATED CIVILIANS TO DRAW COALITION FORCES INTO AMBUSH. BOTH OF THESE ACTIONS ARE ANY SERIOUS VIOLATIONS OF THE lAWS OF WAR.))
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[SUPER=219-Jean Jadhon/jjadhon*wdbj7.com;]
Good Evening.
Also today, Iraqi TV is now showing two men who are described as the pilots of a downed U-S helicopter.
The Iraqis forced down an Apache chopper during heavy fighting last night. The two men described as crew members did not speak to the camera. They appeared confused.
Meanwhile it could be hours or days before the U-S led coalition reaches Baghdad- it depends on the type of resistance they face. The weather could also play a role as some fierce sandstorms head their way.
Chris Lawrence joins us live from Kuwait with more on what's going on.
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[OUT Q=back to you.]
((The U-S Army is marching on Baghdad...50 miles and closing fast. But as they prepare to clash with Iraq's elite Republican Guard, allied troops to the south are meeting pockets of resistance from paramilitary
fighters roaming the desert.
General Tommy Franks: You're going to come across
dead-enders and we have come across dead-enders and we have had some terrific fire fights with some of these."
One day after the allied fighters suffered their biggest losses the
wounded were transported to a hospital near Ramstein Air Base in
Germany.
On Monday television viewers around the world got their first look at American prisoners of war. Iraqi forces ambushed a supply convoy near An Nasiriyah and captured 5 soldiers.
Earlier in the day Saddam was on TV telling the Iraqi people victory is coming. But U-S officials say the tape could be a bluff recorded ahead of the war.
Back on the streets of Umm Qasr, Iraqi troops refused to back down.
British troops are ready to use the port as a launch point delivering
aid to the Iraqi people,. but fighting is slowing down the plan.
The battle continues further north in An Nasiriyah. After two days of
fierce fighting and several casualties coalition forces have pounded
the city with heavy artillery fire.))
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President Bush is accusing Russian companies of equipping the Iraqi military.
U-S officials say there's credible evidence Russian firms have sold Baghdad night-vision goggles, anti-tank weapons and jamming equipment to use against the U-S.
Aleen Sirgany has more.
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[SUPER=201-Ari Fleischer/White House Spokesman;]
[SUPER=201-Kofi Annan/U.N. Secretary General;]
[SUPER=201-Aleen Sirgany/CBS News;]
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((AS FAMILY MEMBERS BEG PRESIDENT BUSH TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE AMERICAN
POWS, THE WHITE HOUSE IS DEMANDING THAT IRAQ TREAT THEM WELL AND ONCE
AGAIN WARNED AMERICANS TO BRACE FOR A TOUGH WAR.
(SOT)ARI FLEISCHER/WHITE HOUSE SPOKESMAN
this is going to be longer and harder than people thought.
THE RED CROSS IS REPORTEDLY SCRAMBLING FOR INFORMATION ON THE WAR
PRISONERS AND CONTINUES TO EFFORT ACCESS TO AMERICAN...AND IRAQI....
POWS.
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IN THE MEANTIME, THE WHITE HOUSE MAINTAINED IT HAS CREDIBLE EVIDENCE
RUSSIAN COMPANIES HAVE SOLD IRAQ PROHIBITED WAR GEAR ANTI TANK
MISSILES...AND NIGHT VISION GOGGLES. THE RUSSIANS ARE DENYING IT. AND
TODAY, PRESIDENT BUSH PHONED RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADMIR PUTIN TO DISCUSS
THE ALLEGATIONS.
(SOT)FLEISCHER
it's disturbing and this is why the two have talked about it, for the
purpose of resolving it.
THE RUSSIAN LEADER URGED PRESIDENT BUSH AGAINST WHAT HE CALLED A
HUMANITARIAN CATASTROPHE IN IRAQ.
U-N SECRETARY GENERAL KOFI ANNAN IS JUST AS CONCERNED...
(SOT)KOFI ANNAN/UN SECRETARY GENERAL
The UN will do whatever it can to help the Iraqi people and we would
like to resume the food for oil program ASAP.
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UP TO NOW THE WHITE HOUSE HAS REFUSED TO TALK ABOUT THE PRICE TAG OF
THIS WARBUT TODAY PRESIDENT BUSH MET WITH LAWMAKERS AND ASKED THEM TO
APPROVE 70 BILLION DOLLARS TO PAY FOR PHASE ONE OF OPERATION IRAQI
FREEDOM. ALEEN SIRGANY, CBSNEWS, WASHINGTON.))
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Governor Mark Warner says he found the images of the American POWs captured in Iraq "very disturbing."
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Warner says that with over 30-thousand troops from Virginia serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom, the state has a disproportionate presence of soldiers in harm's way.
The governor says the recent reports of casualties and captured soldiers are reminders of the realities of war.
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((GOVERNOR MARK WARNER: AS THE PRESIDENT AND OUR MILITARY COMMANDERS HAVE INDICATED THIS IS WAR AND TO ASSUME THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN IRAQ WITHOUT CASUALTIES, THAT IT IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING JUST PLAYED OUT LIKE A VIDEO GAME ON TV WITH NO DOWNSIDE, JUST ISN'T THE CASE.))
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Warner says his thoughts and prayers are with the families of those who have died in the recent fighting and with the men and women of the armed forces.
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A suspect is in jail charged with murder in Lynchburg while police seek two other men for a gang-related shooting over the weekend.
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Eyewitnesses led police to 19-year-old Darryl Lee Anthony Gray for the shooting death of 21-year-old Siron (sir-AHN) Carr.
Carr was shot once in the head on Dearing Street last Thursday.. he died Saturday.
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((LT. WAYNE DUFF/LYNCHBURG POLICE: IN THE BEGINNING OF THE INVESTIGATION WE WERE ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THERE WERE IN FACT PEOPLE THERE. ONCE WE DETERMINED WHO THEY WERE, OF COURSE, A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE RELUCTANT TO TELL US WHAT THEY SAW AND IT WASN'T UNTIL LATER IN THE INVESTIGATION THAT THINGS STARTED COMING TOGETHER FOR US.))
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Police also say a gang conflict apparently sparked a shooting in broad daylight Saturday.
19-year-old Jacori Andre Carter was shot several times in the legs by two men who jumped out of a cab on Lovell (luh-VELL) Street.
No arrests have been made.
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Coming up next on the newscast, we'll look at the dangers of a nerve gas that some believe is in the hands of the Iraqis,
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Plus some Roanoke residents are going to have to travel a little farther to go to the post office.
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One of Roanoke's two contract-Post Offices will close in a matter of days.
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For nearly 45-years, Wonder Drug Pharmacy in Southeast Roanoke has contracted with the Postal Service to sell stamps, money orders and mail letters and packages.
In January the pharmacy got word that the post office would be shut down next month.
The pharmacy's owner says the closure is just the latest in a string of lost community services.
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((DAVE CHOPSKI/OWNER, WONDER DRUG PHARMACY: SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE WE'VE WATCHED A SUPERMARKET GET CLOSED. CVS TOOK THE SPOT BUT THEY HAVE FOOD ITEMS BUT NOT GROCERIES. THEN WE SAW THE BANK CLOSE. NOW WE'RE LOSING A POST OFFICE AND THAT'S A PRETTY ESSENTIAL SERVICE.))
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The office will close April first.
The Postal Service says the business is simply not profitable enough.
At least two petitions are being circulated to keep the location open.
Meantime, the blue drop-box in front of the pharmacy WILL STAY.
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There are no plans to close Roanoke's other contract Post Office at Oak Grove Plaza.
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Tuberculosis cases in the United States fell to an all-time low last year -- but they went up in Virginia.
Officials at the state Department of Health say there were 315 cases last year -- nine
more than in 2001.
More than half of last year's cases were in northern Virginia.
It is believed the increase is tied to more immigrants coming from places where T-B goes untreated. They say immigrants from eight countries -- including Vietnam, Peru and Mexico -- account for more than two-thirds of the T-B cases in America.
Nationwide, the number of T-B cases fell nearly six-percent, last year, to just more than 15-thousand.
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As the coalition troops get closer to Baghdad, the elite Republican Guard is waiting to defend the city.
For some that means the possibility of the use of chemical or biological weapons is much higher.
Dr. Sean Kenniff has more on one of the most potent weapons believed in their arsenal.
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IN THE HELL OF WAR, THERE'S PERHAPS NO GREATER DEMON THAN THE NERVE GAS
CALLED VX.
SOT: JOHNNY DELGADO/BAPTIST HOSPITAL
"...if you're looking for numbers and percentages, VX is roughly 100
times more dangerous than sarin which was used in 1995 tokyo subway
attack..."
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AND IT'S SEVERAL HUNDRED TIMES MORE POTENT THAN CYANIDE GAS. SIMILAR IN
STRUCTURE TO COMMERCIAL PESTICIDES...VX KILLS HUMANS AS EASILY AS RAID
KILLS ROACHES. WITH A BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF CHEMISTRY...ANY TERRORISTS
OR TYRANT CAN MAKE IT. INTELLIGENCE SUGGESTS SADDAM HUSSEIN HAS NOT ONLY
BEEN STOCKPILING IT, HE'S BEEN USING IT: FIRST IN THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR,
THEN ON THE IRAQI KURDS.
STANDUP:
"...If a VX attack were to occur, our troops would only have a few
precious seconds to get their gas masks on...then only a few precious
seconds more to administer the antidote by a shot right into their
thigh..."
FAILURE TO REACT IMMEDIATELY WOULD BE A DEATH SENTENCE, BECAUSE ONCE
INHALED VX ENTERS THE BLOOD STREAM AND SPREADS TO THE TISSUES. THERE, BY
BLOCKING AN ENZYME IT TRIGGERS NERVES IN THE BRAIN AND BODY TO FIRE
REPEATEDLY...RESULTING IN CONVULSIONS, SEIZURES...AND SOON THEREAFTER,
RESPIRATORY COLLAPSE...HEART FAILURE AND DEATH.
AND THE POSION PERSISTS. HEAVIER THAN AIR, VX SINKS TO THE GROUND,
STICKING TO SURFACES AND CREATING A MUDEROUS MATTRESS OF GAS, KILLING
AND CONTAMINATING EVERYTHING IN SIGHT FOR MONTHS ON END. BUT IT'S SO
POTENT, A BOMB IS OFTEN UNNECESSARY.
THE SPECK ON THIS PENNY IS CONSIDERED TO BE A FATAL DOSE, AND SADDAM
HUSSEIN HAS SEVERAL HUNDRED TONS OF THE STUFF. BUT OUR TROOPS ARE WELL
PREPARED AND WELL EQUIPPED, ALL OF THEM PACKING AN ANTIDOTE THAT IS AT
LEAST 95% EFFECTIVE, ALL OF THEM EXPECTING THE UNTHINKABLE. DR. SEAN
KENNIFF CBS NEWS.))
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Can a public health care program afford to keep up?
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That was one of the many issues debated at Washington and Lee's School of Law today.
A panel of eleven experts gathered to discuss the future of Medicare-- a program that more than 35- million Americans participate in.
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((TIM JOST/WASHINGTON AND LEE LAW PROFESSOR: I THINK MOST PEOPLE WHO ARE ON MEDICARE ARE PRETTY HAPPY WITH MEDICARE THE WAY IT IS AND SO I DON'T SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE CURRENT MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES LOBBYING FOR RADICAL CHANGES IN THE PROGRAM. I THINK MOST PEOPLE WOULD LIKE, OF COURSE, TO HAVE DRUG COVERAGE, THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT PROBLEM FOR SENIOR CITIZENS.))
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One of the hot topics was how Medicare will keep up with technology WITHOUT the added costs.
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Investors on Wall Street apparently lost some of their optimism today. We'll have the details in our Marketwatch report.
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Then a little later, singer Celine Dion talks about a big projects she is working on.
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Coming up a little later, the OSCARS prove unpopular with some viewers.
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But first, a former Redskin is getting a big honor. Mike Stevens will tell us about it today in Sports.
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Good afternoon folks - we begin on this very spring-like day with some football news.
The college football hall of fame announced that 13 players and coaches will enter the hall this year
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including Joe Theismann.
Who when he arrived at Notre Dame was actually known as Joe (THEES-MAN). Of course he changed the pronunciation so Theismann would rhyme with Heisman. He didn't win it, but he is headed into the hall of fame.
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1988 Heisman winner Barry Sanders joins him this year along with the late Ricky Bell.
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The Virginia Tech football team is beginning the first full week of spring football drills this week in Blacksburg.
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The Hokies have a number of areas to improve on this spring, but to a man they indicate that the big area of concern is taking care of the little things and being more consistent than they were a season ago.
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Coming up at the top of the hour - we'll tell you how injuries have affected the defensive preparations this spring.
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The Roanoke Express is at home tomorrow night against Trenton in the final regular season game between the two Northeast Division rivals.
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The Express will play three home games this week, but home ice advantage doesn't translate into wins.
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The Express closes out the regular season this coming Sunday on the road against Richmond. Roanoke has slipped to fifth place in the division. As you know, this is the toughest division in the ECHL, and only the four top teams make the playoffs.
Again, the team is home tomorrow night, Friday and Saturday.
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It's a big night for college hoops in the commonwealth tonight.
In the Men's NIT - Virginia is in Jamaica, New York taking on St. John's this evening.
On the women's NCAA courts - Virginia Tech plays its second round game against Purdue in West Lafayette, Indiana in a seven o'clock tip-off.
The UVa women also have a tough task tonight as they must play the Tennessee women on their home floor in Knoxville. Tip-off in that one is set for nine.
Coming up at the top of the hour - the latest on the Tech basketball coaching search that no longer involves Jeff Lebo.
Have a safe night everybody.
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A plane's emergency landing and take off on a Botetourt golf course was anything BUT par for the course.
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William Fitzgerald managed to take off from a fairway at Ashleigh Plantation this morning.
He was forced to make an emergency landing, after the single engine plane overheated.
This morning, the engine worked fine.
The golf course is in good shape ... and managers say they have no plans to to turn its fairways into runways.
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A musical was the big winner last night, but A-B-C is not singing and dancing about the ratings for this year's Oscars telecast.
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[SUPER=03-Hollywood, CA/Last Night;]
While 37 MILLION people saw "Chicago" win the best picture award, that would make it the smallest television audience ever for the event.
A-B-C officials thought the Academy Awards show lost a lot of viewers to war coverage.
Meanwhile the people who did watch the Oscars believe producers did a good job of toning down the show.
A survey by People Magazine says 84 percent of the people polled felt like the show was not too glitzy or subdued.
Micheal Moore's anti-war speech directed at President Bush did not win him many fans.
The poll found 68 percent of viewers felt it was inappropriate.
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Celine Dion's going from C-D's and TV to starring on stage in Vegas- and tickets will cost you if you want to see her. The top tickets sell for 220 dollars.
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[VO-NAT 07.5]
[SUPER=03-Las Vegas, NV]
Dion recently announced she's brining her singing to Las Vegas for a three year engagement at Caesers palace.
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((CELINE DION/SINGER: I AM AT THE POINT IN MY LIFE WHERE I AM LOOKING FOR QUALITY TIME AND I THINK ON THAT STAGE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE QUALITY TIME.))
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[OUT Q=quality time. (second time)]
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The stage is the colosseum at Caesar's Palace built especially for Dion.
The show will have more glitz than her typical concert tour.
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[SOT 1:16]
((DION: I'M GOING TO BE DANCING WITH 48 DANCERS FOR THE FIRST TIME SO I BETTER FOLLOW THE TROOP BECAUSE THEY WILL WALK ME OFF THE STAGE.))
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[OUT Q=off the stage.]
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Parts of Dion's opening show will be broadcast right here on your hometown station Tuesday night. The show will be hosted by Justin Timberlake.
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