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Today on News 7 at 5, a former Franklin County official is killed in a confrontation with police. We will have the details.
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Plus a Lynchburg jury convicts a man of murder.
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Drier weather continues to work into the region which will lead to a beautiful sunny day tomorrow. I'll have your forecast.
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Also today some engineers with V-DOT could lose their jobs because they don't have the right credentials.
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Also a postal facility is shut down for several hours after a mysterious white powder is discovered.
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Plus Mike Stevens will tell us about the A-C-C baseball tournament coming to Salem
News 7 at 5 is next.
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A former public safety director in Franklin County was shot to death last night by law enforcement officers attempting to serve an arrest warrant on him.
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The officers say Claude Webster pointed a gun at them, which prompted both officers to fire THEIR weapons.
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It happened at Webster's mother's home only an hour after his ex-girlfriend had sworn out a warrant against Webster for stalking her.
State police are investigating the shooting. In the meantime, Sheriff's Deputy Todd Maxey and County Animal Control Supervisor Marvin Woodson are on leave WITH pay.
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((SGT. BOB ROSS/VIRGINIA STATE POLICE: THE DEPUTY AND THE ANIMAL CONTROL SUPERVISOR WHO WENT TO MR. WEBSTER'S HOUSE HAD THE DISPATCH CENTER CALL, BECAUSE HE DIDN'T ANSWER THE DOOR. AND HE CAME TO THE DOOR. AND AT THAT TIME THEY TOLD HIM THEY HAD A WARRANT FOR HIM. AND HE PRODUCED A WEAPON.))
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Webster's ex-girlfriend, Deborah Lawless lives across the street from his Franklin County home.
She says Webster had e-mailed her since they broke up in February, saying "he would die before he let her go."
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Tonight on News 7 at 6, we will hear from some of Webster's former co-workers plus we will have more comments from the woman who asked for the warrant officers were trying to serve.
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A jury in Lynchburg today found Shamaine Horsley guilty of first degree murder in a fatal beating last year.
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Horsley was one of several people charged in the death of 28-year-old Ronald L. Brooks Junior last summer.
Brooks had reportedly gone to the area to buy crack cocaine.
Horsley was the first one to stand trial. Several witnesses testified that they saw Horsley hit Brooks in the head with a large stick.
The medical examiner says Brooks died from multiple blows to his head.
The jury took about two hours to reach a verdict.
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Free Speech is a right here in America, but it's brand new in Iraq.
Today Iraqis are tasting free speech for the first time in decades.
Some are using it to worship the way the want.
Others are demonstrating against American troops.
As Chris Lawrence reports, it's the American way in Baghdad.
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This demonstration has been building for more than 25 years...
And these Shi-ite Muslims won't be repressed another day.
Chanting even crawling,...they came by the hundreds of thousands on a pilgrimage to the holy city of Kabula.
Under Saddam Hussein this was unthinkable..
Iraqi/no name.
We did it freely....all those people walking....from Baghdad and Nazara on bare foot to do this.
The scene was smaller but similar in Baghdad where thousands of marched
to the center of he city
Chris Lawrence/CBS News: Despite the many differences here in Baghdad many Iraqis have firm ideas about what kind of government they want.
For almost all it does not include Americans . With troops just a
few feet away this crown chantd "Yes, yes, Islam...no, no American."
American troops have promised to leave iraq once it returns to normal.
But normal may be some time away...loot ers are still lose..
and although power is starting to flicker on ....many are still waiting
to get back the basic services they had before.
Many families are just now finding their missing loved
ones....but not in any way they would have hoped. Just outside
Baghdad...they discovered mass graves with what they believe to be the remains of men abducted during Saddam's last days.
Chris Lawrence, CBS News Baghdad.))
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Quite a scare at a postal facility in Tacoma, Washington today where a white powder was found.
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The powder initiatlly tested positive for a toxic substance, but more sophisticated testing proved negative.
The powder was found in an envelope in an isolated area where two employees were working.
It prompted the evacuation of all 100 hundred workers at the facility.
Tacoma Fire crews and the National Guard rushed in.
Four of five tests on the powder came back negative. A sample will be sent to the Centers for Disease Control for more analysis.
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V-DOT officials say their engineers ARE qualified... despite the fact that sixty percent don't meet the licensing requirements for their jobs.
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V-DOT says it needs professionally licensed engineers in 277 jobs, but 170 of those are currently held by workers without one.
State officials say they are working to change that.
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((MALCOLM KERLEY/CHIEF ENGINEER OF PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT: WE'VE SENT LETTERS TO ALL OUR ENGINEERS NOTIFYING THAT THEIR POSITIONS HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED AS REQUIRING A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING LICENSE AND WE EXPECT THEM TO GET THAT BY THE YEAR 2010.))
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V-DOT officials say those workers who fail to get their license will lose their job.
The licensing requirement was mandated in legislation passed by the General Assembly in 1992.
At the time V-DOT was given an eighteen year grace period in which to comply with the law.
V-DOT officials say hiring licensed engineers will likely cost the state more.
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Coming up next on the newscast, federal health officials are trying to keep Americans from bringing the SARS virus back with them from Canada..
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Plus the pin pricks can hurt. See how researchers are trying to make it easier for diabetics to measure their glucose levels.
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No one has died from SARS in the U-S so far, and the Centers for Disease Control wants to keep it that way.
Federal Health officials are trying to keep Americans from bringing the SARS virus with them from Canada.
Advisories are being issed to air travelers from the site of an outbreak in Toronto.
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((DR. JULIE GERBERDING/CDC DIRECTOR: THIS IS A MECHANISM TO ALERT PEOPLE OF THE FACT TAHT THEY COME FROM A COMMUNITY WHERE SARS IS BEING TRANSMITTED. THEREFORE IF THEY BECOME ILL THEY SHOULD CONTACT THEIR MEDICAL PROVIDER.))
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The C-D-C alert also advises travelers to isolate themselves if they have symptoms- and to call the doctor first instead of just showing up.
The disease has infected health care workers who did not have protective equipment such as masks when treating patients.
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In health check tonight,
One study estimates that one out every 250 children between the ages of 3 and 10 has autism.
And some say the number of children with this developmental disability is growing.
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As part of autism awareness month Health Check Reporter Joy Sutton tells us about a local center trying to help children with the disorder.
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Jean,
The Blue Ridge Autism Center offers a variety of services for children.
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One of those services is a play skills group where children with autism learn how to play.
That's an area where many of these children have difficulty.
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There was a time when Daniel Neal wouldn't sit next to another child and play --he'd rather by off in his own world.
But since he started attending the play skills group offered by the Blue Ridge Autism Center, his social skills have improved.
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His sister Bridget, who doesn't have autism, is one of the children whose helping him to do that. Bridget along with three other children in the group act as models. The goal is that the children with autism will learn how to play and interact by watching and socializing with their peers.
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((WHEN KIDS ARE DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM ONE OF THE MAJOR THINGS WE WANT TO HELP THEM WORK THROUGH IS TO BE ABLE TO LEARN TO PLAY APPROPRIATELY WITH THINGS BECAUSE THAT'S THE FIRST STEP TO IMITATIONS AND IMITATION IS ONE OF THE FIRST AREAS THAT YOUR WORK ON IN THE LEARNING PROCESS))
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And Leonard says there is such a great need for services. That is why the Center is starting a school in the fall for children ages 2 through 12.
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Daniel's mother says she wants to give her son every advantage possible.
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For more information about the new school or the play skills group, you can contact the Blue Ridge Autism Center at 540-977-2701.
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Jean,
They are accepting applications for the fall.
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An amazing idea could save diabetics a lot of pain.
Hopefully in the not too distant future they will be able to check their glucose levels simply by looking in a mirror.
Micki Flowers explains.
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Constant finger pricks to check blood sugar or glucose are a dreaded
ritual for millions of diabetics. Debra Poepping does it four times a
day. So she carries a bag of equipment everywhere she goes.
("YOU'RE ALWAYS MONITORING YOUR DIET BASED ON WHAT YOUR BLOOD SUGAR IS,
WHAT YOUR BLOOD READINGS ARE. AND IT'S UNCOMFORTABLE.")
A contact lens like this may bring relief. University of Pittsburgh
researchers are working on a lens that can detect blood glucose levels
in human tears. Diabetes specialist Dr. Paul Mystkowski says it's
feasible.
("YOU DO HAVE GLUCOSE IN YOUR TEARS AND THEY DO SEEM TO CORRELATE PRETTY
WELL WITH YOUR BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS.")
Here's how the contacts are supposed to work. Researchers plan to embed
a sensor at the edge of the lens that displays color depending on blood
glucose levels.
If the glucose level is dangerously high, the contact's sensor will
turn red. Dangerously low and the color violet will show up. Normal
blood sugar would show up as green. All the patient has to do is look
into a compact mirror equipped with a color chart.
Looking into a mirror to monitor diabetes is still YEARS away, but Debra
loves the idea.
("IT WOULD BE SO FABULOUS FOR SO MANY PEOPLE.")
Micki Flowers for CBS News.
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A woman who co-wrote a blue grass standard has died of cancer at the age of 77.
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Felice Bryant and her husband, Boudleaux (BOOD-LOW) wrote "Rocky Top" at a Gatlinburg hotel in ten minutes in 1967.
It became a Tennessee state song in 1982. It's been the fight song for the University of Tennessee athletic teams since the early 1970s.
They also wrote many of the hits for the Everly Brothers including "Bye Bye Love" and
"Wake Up Little Susie."
The couple wrote or cowrote 800 songs cut by more than 500 singers.
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Coming up next on the newscast,
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we'll tell you why an animal rights group is trying to bribe a New York town with veggie burgers.
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A national animal rights group wants a New York town to change its name.
PETA wants Hamburg to become VEGGIE-BURG.
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The Buffalo suburb was named in 18-12 and claims to be the sandwich's birthplace.
A PETA spokesman wants them to change because the name conjures up the image of quote "unhealthy patties of ground up dead cows."
In an effort to convince Hamburg, PETA has offered to supply area schools with 15 thousand dollars worth of veggie burgers.
The town immediately declined.
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At least one student says he is glad the city turned down the offer.
He says no one at his school likes veggieburgers.
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Coming up a little later in the newscast, a computer glitch sends a man a few extra phone books...more than 900 in all.
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Plus, actors Catherine Zeta Jones and Michael Douglas have even more reasons to celebrate. We'll explain.
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Better-than-expected earnings reports brought the bulls back to Wall Street, and stocks surged to levels not seen in weeks.
Alexis Christoforous has more.
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Good afternoon everyone, welcome to your Tuesday ticker which starts on the college diamond in the city of Champions.
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The city of Salem welcomed ACC assistant commissioner Dolores "Dee" Todd to town today to help kickoff the conference baseball tournament that will invade Salem Memorial Stadium May 20th through the 25th. The ACC baseball tournament is making its first appearance in Virginia.
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The Virginia Cavaliers should help put people in the stands. The Wahoos are 23 and 15 on the season and have already beaten N.C. State, Clemson and Miami, all ranked teams. Serving as the host school is a huge motivator for UVa.
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There are all kinds of ticket packahs available at the Salem Civic Center box office.
They range in price from $65 for a reserved seat behind home plate that gets you in for every tournament game over the span of the six day event to a one game student/senior citizen ticket that costs just $3.50.
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The NBA playoffs continue tonight in two of the series.
The Bucks take on the Nets in game two and the Lakers battle the T-Wolves in game two of their best of seven series.
Shaquille O'Neal missed the Lakers practice to be at his grandmother's wake, but he is expected to be back on the court in time for the game tonight.
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In a football note - Virginia cornerback Almondo "Muffin" Curry has been found innocent on a misdemeanor assault and battery charge.
Curry He was charged January 19th after an incident involving another U-V-A student. Cavaliers guard Elton Brown also was charged with misdemeanor assault, but the case against him was dismissed April first.
Virginia's coach staff contended from the start that Curry and
Brown would be cleared, and both participated in spring practice
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Coming up at the top of the hour - a lacrosse update from the ODAC semi-finals.
Take care everybody and have a safe night.
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A computer problem has dialed up a wrong number for a Wisconsin man who wanted an extra phone book.
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Lee Kubiaczyk (KOO-BEE-ZACK) called the phone company to order one extra book.
A couple days later the post office called to tell him to pick up his package.
When he got there, he couldn't believe his eyes. Verizon had sent him 903 phone books.
It says a computer software glitch caused the problem.
Kubiaczyk says he'll hand out phone books to all his relatives, friends, neighbors and anyone else who wants some.
Verizon will take back the rest.
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Actors Catherine Zeta- Jones and Michael Douglas have a new daughter.
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The 33- year- old Oscar winner gave birth Sunday morning to daughter Carys (KEHR-ihs) Zeta Douglas.
The baby weighed six pounds, 12 ounces.
Both mother and baby are said to be doing "fantastic."
Carys has an older brother, two and a half- year old Dylan Michael.
She also has a half- brother, Cameron, who's 24.
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