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Today on News 7 at 5, he is still suspected of killing five members of his family, but now Vincent Brothers has been released from custody. we'll tell you why.
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Also we will see what some residents are doing to keep a tire burning plant out of their neighborhood.
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The storms are much more isolated today but a few have popped up. We will check them out in a moment.
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A maker of birth control is recalling thousands of pills. We'll tell you why.
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We'll see why a ballpark stunt is going to cost one major leaguer a little money.
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Plus we will meet a young wrestler who is 123 pounds at age four.
News 7 at 5 is next.
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((WE'RE HOPING WE HAVE ENOUGH CITIZENS TO STAND UP FOR THIS COMMUNITY TO STAND UP FOR OUR AIR AND OUR WATER. ))
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[OUT Q=AND OUR WATER.]
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Talk of burning tires is making some people burning mad in Henry County.
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Some people in Martinsville don't want a tire burning power plant to go up near them.. so they're circulating petitions to try and stop it.
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The facility is proposed for a two-acre lot in the City's Industrial Park.
Tire Energy Corp. is awaiting approval from the Department of Environmental Quality before it can begin building.
The plant would burn tires at high temperatures to produce steam.
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((LARRY MCDORMAN/PRES. TIRE ENERGY CORP; IF YOU PUT IN A HIGHLY CONTROLLED INDUSTRIAL SCENARIO WHERE YOU ARE MONITORING TEMPERATURES AND AIR FLOW AND YOU GET THE RIGHT FUEL AND AIR MIXTURE WHICH IS WHAT IT TAKES FOR CORRECTLY COMBUSTION YOU CAN BURN A TIRE VERY CLEANLY. ))
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But many residents say the project will hurt the water supply and pollute the air with ash.
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((LINDA BATES/CONCERNED RESIDENT; I JUST WANT TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN, AS I SAY TO TRY AND PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT AND IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL I WANT THE QUESTION ANSWERED ONE HUNDRED PERCENT AND NOT THIS HAPPENS WE MIGHT OR WE WILL.))
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This is Tire Energy's first plant and residents fear the company's inexperience with the technology is a risk.
Company officials say they've completed environmental studies and will meet all DEQ requirements.
A public hearing on the project is set for next Monday night at seven at the Henry County Administration building.
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President Bush is pleading for patience in Iraq, even as two more U-S troops were killed and still no weapons of mass destruction are found.
A new CBS News poll now shows Americans confidence in the U-S efforts is beginining to wane.
Teri Okita reports.
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(( IN EACH STOP ON HIS AFRICAN TRIP, PRESIDENT BUSH FINDS HIMSELF
HAVING TO DEFEND HIS RECONSTRUCTION STRATEGY IN IRAQ.
Bush: A free Iraq will mean a peaceful world, and its very
important for us to stay the course, and we will stay the course.
BUT STAYING THE COURSE WILL TAKE TIME AND AMERICANS PATIENCE
APPEAR TO BE WEARING THIN.
IN A NEW CBS NEWS POLL, LESS
THAN HALF 45-PERCENT BELIEVE THE U-S HAS CONTROL OF THE SITUATION IN
IRAQ. THATS DOWN FROM 71-PERCENT IN EARLY APRIL.
AND, FOR THE FIRST TIME, A MAJORITY OF AMERICANS 56-PERCENT SAY THE BUSH
ADMINISTRATION OVERESTIMATED IRAQS ILLEGAL WEAPONS CACHE.
MANY DEMOCRATS QUESTION MR. BUSHS POST-WAR PLAN AND SAY THE U-S SHOULD
GET INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT.
Sen. John Kerry/D-Massachusetts:
Its time for the President to tell the truth that we lack
sufficient forces to do the job of reconstruction in Iraq and withdraw
in a reasonable period.
IN FALLUJAH, MANY IRAQIS WANT U-S FORCES TO WITHDRAW WITHIN
DAYS. NEWLY-HIRED IRAQI POLICE ARE PASSING AROUND PETITIONS
THREATENING TO RESIGN IF THE SOLDIERS DONT LEAVE. THE POLICE STATION
CAME UNDER ATTACK FROM GUERRILLA FIGHTERS OPPOSED TO IRAQIS WORKING
ALONGSIDE AMERICANS.
Teri Okita/Reporting:
U-S forces also came under fire in other volatile towns
Thursday, and the casualty count continues to climb. Two more Americans died in gunfire and grenade attacks. Teri Okita, CBS News, Washington.))
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A California school vice principal is a possible suspect in five murders, but despite that he was released from jail today.
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41- year old Vincent Brothers walked out of a North Carolina jail... less than twelve hours after turning himself in.
Investigators say they did not have enough evidence to hold him.
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((CAPT. NEIL MAHAN/BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPT: AND QUITE FRANKLY DOES HAPPEN IN CASES LIKE THIS IT'S A DYNAMIC PROCESS.))
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Investigators still suspect Brothers may somehow be involved in the murders of five of his family members.
Brothers' third wife, his mother in law and three young children were discovered shot to death in their Bakersfield California home Tuesday morning.
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Reports of staged fights at a 4-H Camp are forcing camp organizers to take another look at how children are supervised.
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The Virginia Cooperative Extension, which runs the 4-H camp, says there were NO rivalries between the Bedford and Halifax County kids.
The group says it appears only Bedford County children and counselors were involved.
10-year-old D-J Rawls from Forest is one of dozens of young people who told investigators that teen counselors forced him to fight other campers.
The Cooperative Extension's spokesman says though there WERE many adults present, none of them noticed any of the kids' injuries.
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((CHARLIE STOTT/DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND EXTENSION COMMUNICATIONS: HOW THAT WOULD BE HIDDEN OR WOULD NOT BE NOTICED IS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WE'RE LOOKING AT, BUT WE'RE BEING TOLD FROM THE PEOPLE WE'VE TALKED TO AT THIS POINT THAT THEY DID NOT SEE ANY SIGNS OF INJURIES, ))
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Franklin County investigators are still interviewing dozens of children who attended the camp last week.
They say it may take until next week to decide if anyone can be charged.
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A drug company is recalling thousands of packets of birth control pills. We'll tell you why after the break.
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Plus Joy Sutton will tell us why some people are turning to alternative medicine to treat their pets.
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An accident in Roanoke briefly tied up traffic this afternoon.
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Shortly before one o'clock this car flipped over after being hit on Jamison Avenue.
A total of four cars were involved, with some receiving just minor damage.
There's no word on any injuries, or whether charges will be filed.
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A company that makes birth control pills is recalling some of its pills in the 28-day packs because they may be out of order.
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About 470-thousand packs of Barr Laboratories' Nortrel Seven-Seven Seven pills are affected. The company will replace any out-of-order packs, and will cover the costs of pregnancy tests for
women who used them.
Nortrel comes in rows of colored pills. Each row is taken a week at a time.
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Two women contacted Barr to say their Nortrel rows were reversed.
For more information you can call Barr Laboratories at 1-800 222-0190.
Taking the pills in the wrong order could put a woman at risk of pregnancy.
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Some animals lovers will try almost anything to help their pets get well.
In fact, one horse owner is giving acupuncture a try.
As Joy Sutton reports- for some alternative medicine isn't just horse play.
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(( When traditional medicine didn't help Peter overcome the pain of an injury --his owner says she was desperate to try anything that could help.
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((HIS BACK WAS SO SORE THAT I COULD RUN MY HAND BARELY ALONG HIS SPINE AND ALMOST DROP HIM TO THE GROUND. SO HE WAS IN EXTREME PAIN))
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She decided to give chiropractic care and acupuncture a try.
Veterinarian Martha Moses say it works for about 85-percent of horses.
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[IN Q=We use it pretty much for anything you would use]
((WE USE IT PRETTY MUCH FOR ANYTHING YOU WOULD USE WESTERN MEDICINE FOR . I THINK THE MAJORITY OF MY PRACTICE IS FOR MUSCLE-SKELETEL PROBLEMS ))
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Doctor Moses starts her treatment with chiropractic. She adjusts the spine and even the neck of the horse. This is done to relax muscle spasms before the needles are put in.
The needles are then strategically placed in the body --particularly focusing on the problem area.
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[IN Q=You're cauing an inflammatory response]
((YOU'RE CAUSING AN INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE. SO THAT CONSTRICTS THE BLOOD VESSEL DOWN FOR ABOUT 15 TO 30 SECONDS AND THAT SENDS IN THE HEALING PROCESSES THAT YOU WOULD HAVE IF YOU INJURED YOURSELF SOME WAY. YOU WOULD GET HISTAMINES, SERATONINS, THE ENDORPHINS FOR PAIN KILLING ))
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The needles placed in the injured area --are also connected to an electrical current.
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[IN Q=It helps to pulsate]
((NAT SOT: IT HELPS TO PULSATE AND CAUSE MUSCLE CONTRACTION AND IT HELPS TO RELIEVE SPASM AND HELPS TO REMOVE ENERGY TH
ROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM))
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This is Peter's fourth treatment -- but his owner says she noticed a difference after the first.
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((I'M ABLE TO RIDE HIM NOW. I CAN DO TRAILS AND WE'VE BEEN TROTTING AND CANTERING))
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And that's a big improvement from a horse who could barely walk because of pain.
And if you're wondering if Peter enjoys it -- we'll just look at his eyes --he seems to be heaven --or at least taking in a few zzz's..
Joy Sutton News 7, ))
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As far as the cost of this alternative treatment, Peter's owner says she pays about 135 dollars per session.
How many sessions a horse needs depends on its condition.
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Up next on Growin' It, Daylillies are the main attraction at one Botetourt County garden.
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Finding a plant that's easy to grow, attractive, and long-lasting is often hard to do.
On today's Growin' It, Brent Watts discovers a perennial that is often considered the most versatile flowering plant around.
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Today in Sports, we'll hear from a man who wrote the book on Kobe Bryant.
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Then a little later, it's not unusual for wrestlers to tip the scales at more than a hundred pounds a piece. However these young men are ages five and four.
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[5Marketwatch]
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On Wall Street today, analysts say investors had many reasons to sell today...and that's just what they did.
Ed Crane explains in today's Marketwatch report.
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A major league baseball player will NOT face charges for hitting a mascot with a bat at last night's game in Milwaukee.
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Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Randall Simon took a swing at a woman wearing an Italian sausage costume at Miller Park.
It happened during the stadium's popular sausage race, which features people dressed as a bratwurst, a hot dog and Italian and Polish sausages.
They were running by the Pirates dugout when Simon hit the Italian sausage. The 18-year-old woman inside the outfit fell, along with another mascot.
The women say they don't think Simon was trying to hurt them. He says he was just trying to have fun with them. The women both suffered scraped knees.
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Simon was fined 432 dollars by the local sheriff's department for disorderly conduct.
And in case you are keeping score. The Bratwurst won the race.
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Good afternoon everybody. The ticker tonight begins on the court. You pick - the basketball court or the court of public opinion where Kobe Bryant has been taking a beating this week.
The Lakers' star has been making his share of unwanted news this week - after being arrested for alleged sexual assault.
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Virginia Tech journalism professor Roland Lazenby wrote a book about Kobe in 1999 called "Mad Game" - the NBA education of Kobe Bryant.
The book was written during Kobe's third season in the league.
Lazenby spent extensive time with Kobe while writing the book and he is shocked by the allegations.
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The prosecutor in the case said this afternoon that no decision on whether to charge Bryant will be made until next week.
Tonight at the top of the hour - Steve Mason will have more with Lazenby and his recent conversations with Laker officials.
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The Winston Cup drivers head to the Windy City this weekend for the Tropicana 400. Matt Kenseth begins the second half of the season with a 180 point lead in the standings, but Kevin Harvick is the man at Chicagoland.
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Fresh off a 9th place finish at Daytona, Harvick is ninth in the points chase. He returns to Chicago as the only winner in the track's short two year history.
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[OUT Q=same when we go to Kansas City."]
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The Big East conference has caught its breath and has now decided not to expand on the football front until 2005 at the earliest.
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Commissioner Mike Tranghese made the announcement following two days of meetings with his his remaining presidents and athletic directors in Newark, New Jersey.
While no expansion will take place until 2005, the Big East will bring in Connecticut a year earlier making the Huskies a full fledged football member in 2004.
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Coming up at the top of the hour, an update on the Tour De France and news of another race - a horse race in the Commonwealth this Saturday - the $500 thousand dollar Virginia Derby.
Take care folks - Jean is coming back in just a moment.
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It's not your typical wrestling match- in this match the contenders are preschoolers-
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but many of them weigh as much or more than some adults.
This four year old tips the scales at 123 pounds.
His opponent is a five year old who weighs 112 pounds.
The two children went to the mat but it ended in a tie.
So instead of a trophy, each got a new friend.
The wrestlers went for ice cream after the match.
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