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Today on News 7, a convicted child molester has disappeared. Local authorities believe Tony Leyva has jumped parole.
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Also an argument apparently leads to gunfire near Roanoke's Valley View Mall.
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As a front approaches, showers have been moving rapidly southside. A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for southern Henry County until 5:30. Thursday looks dry and warm. We will check out the weather details in a moment.
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Also today, a suspect accused of assaulting a child in a Target store is arrested.
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One of the Democratic Presidential candidates brings his campaign to the region.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
Plus we will have a preview of this weekend's fiddle fest.
News 7 at Five is next.
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Shoppers heard gunshots near the Valley View Mall in Roanoke this morning as an argument turns violent.
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Good Evening. I"m Jean Jadhon.
Gunfire in the light of day while the mall was open and shoppers were out.
It was about eleven this morning when two men were driving their cars on Valley View Boulevard
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The men pulled into the parking lot of the Big and Tall Casual Male store- and that's when the trouble started.
One of the man 29 year old Timothy Lee Myers says the two got into an argument, when the other man fired two shots at him.
Myers' car then hit the building- and he ran to a nearby restaraunt to call for help.
The shots did not hit Myers. No one was hurt in the accident.
Police say the two men knew each other- They're still looking for the suspect.
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Pentecostal Preacher Tony Leyva has jumped parole.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/April, 2002]
Under supervised release for the past 15 months, Leyva had "maxed out" his sentence for molesting boys who attended his religious revivals.
State and federal warrants were issued late yesterday, after parole officers went to his room at the Jefferson Motor Lodge and found it empty.
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((OUR FUGITIVE TASK FORCE IS ON THE JOB TODAY, AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO TRACK HIM DOWN.))
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Leyva was originally from Puerto Rico. He had tried to have his parole supervision transferred there, but Puerto Rican authorities wouldn't let him stay.
So he returned to the Motor Lodge on Jefferson Street. Leyva had actually been working at the Lodge.
He checked in with his parole officer Monday morning, but was gone by yesterday afternoon.
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The little girl who ran away with a former U-S Marine is back home.
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Shevaun Pennington met her family in England just hours after Toby Studabaker was arrested in Germany.
Police believe the former marine met the 12 year old on the internet- and the two ran off together five days ago.
Tonight the girl is back with her parents.
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((I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW RELIEVED. IT'S SUCH A TURN AROUND FROM THE SITUATION FIVE DAYS AGO. IT SEEMS LIKE YEARS AGO. ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC YEAH.))
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Police have charged Studabaker with abduction but police have said the girl has not indicated she was held against her will.
She was already on her way back to England when he was arrested in Germany.
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An arrest in the Target store sexual assault case from West Virginia.
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[SUPER=03-South Charleston, WV]
Police actually arrested Allen Dwayne Coates a state away- in downtown Louisville- after an anonymous tip.
Police say the 37 year old began stalking the girl in the toy department Saturday as her mother was shopping in another area.
Police say the man posed as a security guard, led her to a secluded area of the store and assaulted her.
Coates is charged with first degree secual assault and kidnapping.
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A Presidential candidate is campaigning in the Star City.
Democratic hopeful Bob Graham is attending several events in Roanoke and doing some campaign fundraising.
[ROANOKE COUNTY DOUBLE BOXES=Jean/Rachel Microwave;]
News 7's Rachel Cannon caught up with Graham today and joins us from his latest stop in Williamson Road, Rachel?
Jean, We're at the Winner's Circle Nascar Shop in Roanoke, where Bob Graham is meeting with some of Virginia's biggest names in racing.
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It's all part of the U-S Senator's effort to be in the winner's circle on primary day.
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((NATS 00:09:50 "BOB GRAHAM, YES I'M A DEMOCRAT."
Introductions may be necessary.
United States Senator Bob Graham is among nine candidates running for the Democratic Presidential nomination.
It's easy to get lost in the shuffle.
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((BOB GRAHAM/(D) PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE; I AM VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONVINCE PEOPLE THAT BOB GRAHAM IS THE PERSON THEY SHOULD ELECT FOR PRESIDENT))
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Graham is using his time in Roanoke to shake hands with voters and enjoy a local favorite.
But campaigning in Virginia is serious business given the timing of the state's primary election on February 10th.
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((BOB GRAHAM/(D) PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE; VIRGINIA IS GOING TO BE AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT STATE IT WILL BE ONE OF THE EARLIEST STATE'S TO VOTE IN THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES NEXT YEAR.))
[OUT Q=NEXT YEAR.]
Graham has until then to get his name on the mind of voters.
Roanoke Delegate Chip Woodrum is among those supporting Graham.
He cites Grahams' successful terms as Governor of Florida, and work as a U-S Senator as Chairman of a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
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((DELEGATE CHIP WOODRUM; D-ROANOKE; HE ASKS THE QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE ASKED OF THIS ADMINISTRATION AND I THINK HE'S GOING TO HAVE SOME ANSWERS FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND WESTERN VIRGINIA. ))
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Bob Graham has been very vocal on the war in Iraq and President Bush.
He says the military focus should be on AlQaida and the War on Terrorism.
He also believes that the decision to go to war with Iraq had been made much earlier than intelligence reports that point to weapons of mass destruction.
[ROANOKE COUNTY DOUBLE BOXES=Jean/Rachel/Microwave;]
Jean, on a lighter note, there is interesting connection between Bob Grahama and Nascar, hence the event here today, we're going to hear more about that from Mike Stevens later on in the show.
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The head of the C-I-A is called before Congress for some tough questions. We'll have that next.
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Plus Joy Sutton will join us with the second part of her story about a young Crohn's disease patient. Today we'll look at the risks and benefits of stem cell thearpy.
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A missile is fired at a U-S military plane on its way to Baghdad today.
It is the latest incident in the increasing violence there.
Teri Okita has more from Washington.
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(( AMERICAN SOLDIERS HONORED THE LATEST CASUALTY ONE OF TWO U-S
TROOPS WHO DIED IN GUERRILLA ATTACKS WEDNESDAY. AND SUPPORTERS OF
SADDAM HUSSEIN ARE SUSPECTED IN THE FIRING OF A SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE
AT AN AMERICAN C-130 PLANE NEAR BAGHDAD AIRPORT. NO INJURIES WERE
REPORTED, BUT IT'S A SIGN THE RESISTANCE ISN'T GOING AWAY.
Gen. John Abizaid/U.S. Central Command:
It is getting more organized, and it is learning.
THE DAILY CASUALTY COUNT AND DECLINING TROOP MORALE DONT BODE
WELL FOR THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION AND SOME SAY POST-WAR EFFORTS ARE
BEGINNING TO HURT SECURITY HERE AT HOME.
Sen. John Kerry/D-Massachusetts:
It is clear ... Americans from danger.
TRACK: ON CAPITOL HILL, LAWMAKERS WANT MORE ANSWERS ON HOW CONTROVERSIAL
INTELLIGENCE ON IRAQS WEAPONS PROGRAM ENDED UP IN A MAJOR PRESIDENTIAL
SPEECH.
Teri Okita/Reporting:
In a closed-door session of Congress, CIA director
George Tenet testified about what he knew and when regarding that
questionable intelligence. Some say hes to blame. Others believe hes
taking the fall for the White House.
Possible tenet soundbite
SOME PRESIDENTIAL EXPERTS SAY MR. BUSHS CREDIBILITY IS AT STAKE
OVER THE RED FLAGS AND LINGERING CONTROVERSY.
Allan Lichtman/Presidential Scholar:
Bush has learned what his father learned so painfully that a
presidents approval rating can plummet fast and far. Right now, the
bottom isnt in sight.
LAST TRACK OR LIVE STAND UP:
AND HE SAYS, TO GET BACK ON TRACK, THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION NEEDS TO
LEVEL WITH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. TERI OKITA, CBS NEWS, WASHINGTON.))
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In health check tonight,
A local family chooses an experimental therapy to help their son with crohn's disease.
The Fifer's say it's Jordan's only hope at a normal life.
[ANCHOR=JEAN 2 shot]
Health Check Reporter Joy Sutton joins us with details
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Jean,
13 year old Jordan Fifer will soon become the youngest patient in the nation to get a stem cell transplant for crohn's disease.
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For doctors involved in this pre-clinical trial study it's a chance to investigate the effectiveness and side effects of the experimental treatment.
But for Jordan's family it's an opportunity to cure him of the disease.
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(( Jordan Fifer is preparing for a stem cell transplant at the end of the month at Chicago's Childrens Memorial Hospital.
If it works it will mean a life free of the inflammatory bowel disease that has plagued his life for three years.
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((I GET USE TO THINGS LIKE CRAMPING AND TAKING PILLS A LOT AND I NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THAT DAY))
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His condition is so severe, his parents say it was an easy decision to try the experimental therapy.
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((HE'S A YOUNG CHILD JUST GETTING ON WITH HIS LIFE NOW AND THIS IS NOW LIFE))
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The stem cell transplant works by essentially giving Jordan a new immune system.
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((FOR HIM IT'S WIPING OUT CELLS THAT ARE DOING BAD THINGS TO HIS BODY. STARTING FROM ZERO WITH HOPES THAT THOSE CELLS THAT RECONSTITUTE WILL NOT AGAIN PRODUCE THE CROHN'S DISEASE))
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Jordan will be able to use his own stem cells --which are taken from his blood --and put back into his body after he has undergone extensive chemotherapy.
While Jordan will be the youngest person to receive the procedure -- it has been used a few young adults.
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((AS OF THIS MOMENT THESE CHILDREN ARE OFF THEIR MEDICATION WITHOUT COMPLICATIONS AND EATING A REGULAR DIET. IT IS TRULY REMARKABLE))
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There is chance of bleeding, infection, and even death, but Jordan and his parents are willing to risk it.
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((YOU WANT TO GIVE YOUR CHILD THE BEST SHOT AT THE BEST FUTURE))
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[ANCHOR=Joy Full]
For more information about Jordan or the fund set up to help pay for his medical expenses you can find a link on our web page at wdbj7.com.
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Jean,
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Up next on the newscast, Brent Watts says it's not just the fiddles being featured at Roanoke's newest music festival.
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FiddleFest is less that a week away, and bluegrass enthusiasts are already tuning up for the week-long tribute to traditional string music.
Brent Watts has more with the group Acoustic Endevours from Salem.
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Coming up today in Sports, Mike Stevens will speak live with NASCAR truck series driver Jon Wood.
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Then a little bit later, we'll tell you why one man believes he has proof the Loch Ness monster exists.
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[5Marketwatch]
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Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's mixed review of the economy scared some investors away from the stock markets today.
With that story and more, here's Alexis Christoforous.
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Good afternoon folks - as you saw earlier in the newscast - democratic presidential candidate Bob Graham is in town today.
What you may not know is that he is trying to drum up votes and support with the use of horsepower.
Graham is making his public appearances tonight with winston cup star Ward Burton, Wood Brothers team owner Eddie Wood and NASCAR Craftsman truck series star Jon Wood.
[JON WOOD IN BAM VIAS MICROWAVE]
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[SUPER=01-Jon Wood/Roush Racing Truck Driver; ]
And joining us now from the Winner's Circle store on Williamsbon Road is the driver of the vehicle that carries Graham's colors - Jon Wood himself.
[MIKE ADLIBS INTERVIEW WITH WOOD]
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[SUPER=03-Kansas City, KS/July 5; :00]
[SUPER=03-Sparta, KY/July 12; :18]
After the second question Mike has :30 of B-Roll
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The remains of a 150 million year old creature may make some people rethink the Loch Ness Monster.
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[SUPER=03-Stirling, Scotland]
Gerald McSorley found the remains in shallow water in the Scottish Highlands.
He took what turned out to be a foot long fossil to the National Museum.
Experts there say the remains belonged to a long-necked sea reptile.
The well-preserved fossil clearly shows the vertebrae, with spinal chord and blood vessels set in grey limestone.
Museum experts believe the find is not related to "Nessie", as Loch Ness was formed only about 15-thousand years ago.
But McSorley has no doubts about the fossil's significance and Nessie's existence.
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