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Today on News 7 at 5, an investigation clears officers who shot and killed a man in Christiansburg.
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And it takes some heavy equipment to rescue a man involved in an accident with a cement truck.
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[Weather-Head]
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Once again the showers are scattered about. We will check out their movement in a moment.

[Medical-Head]


[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=tbr]
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Also today, a natural treatment to fight cholesterol comes under criticism.
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[VO-NAT]

Also health officials say not enough Virginians are getting their children immunized.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]

Plus we'll have an update on the snow leopards at Mill Mountain Zoo. News 7 at Five is next.

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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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The officers in a police shooting earlier this year in Christiansburg have now been cleared of any wrongdoing.
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[VO-NAT]
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Two sheriff's deputies and a Christiansburg police officer shot and killed 21-year-old Christopher Holmes May ninth, after HE shot and killed another officer. Special prosecutor Randy Leach says based on the investigation by state police, the officers were justified in shooting Holmes, who attacked and killed Christiansburg police officer Scott Hylton. Hylton was responding to a call of a shoplifting suspect, when Holmes pulled him out of his car and began beating him.
Leach says Holmes was high on cocaine and alcohol, which led to his quote "explosive actions."
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[5-460-Ax]


[ANCHOR=Jean]
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A Clifton Forge man survived a collision with a cement truck in Botetourt County this morning.
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State police say Robert Paul Quarles pulled out from a side road in front of the truck on Route 460.
The truck pushed his station wagon into the median, and then fell on top of it.
Rescue workers got Quarles out and took him by Lifeguard 10 to Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
He's listed in fair condition.
The driver of the truck was treated and released.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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The Pentagon is now making plans to send American troops ashore in Liberia.
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[VO-NAT]
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The Pentagon says it will send about 200 American troops in, but only if rebels there keep their word and abandon the country's port.
Military officilas say Marines would be placed with peacekeepers as the rebels turn the port over to the West African Force.
The U-S forces would also include Navy SEALS to secure the waterway and engineers to access the port for delivery of humanitarian aid.
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[5-Troops-Iraq]


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In Baghdad, two more U-S soldiers were killed- the result of guerilla style attacks on U-S Troops.
Now hundreds of military families are demanding an end to the mission in Iraq.
Stacy Case has more from Washington.
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[SUPER=03-Baghdad, Iraq]
[SUPER=01-Norton Schwartz/Joint Chiefs;]
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[SUPER=07-Nancy Lessin;]
[SUPER=07-Michael McPherson;]
[SUPER=01-Stacy Case/CBS News;]
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((TWO BOMB ATTACKS--- TWO MORE DEATHS. THE ARMY SAYS ONE SOLDIER

DIED WHEN HIS CONVOY HIT A ROADSIDE BOMB OUTSIDE TIKRIT. A SECOND SOLDIER DIED IN A SIMILAR ATTACK NORTH OF BAGHDAD.
SUPER: GEN. NORTON SCHWARTZ/JOINT CHIEFS Iraq in many areas remains a dangerous place but we will stay with it.
NAT: (protesting/iraq) TRACK: THOUSANDS OF IRAQIS GATHERED WEDNESDAY IN AN AREA FORMERLY KNOWN AS SADDAM CITY. THEY REFERRED TO TROOPS AS 'AMERICAN OCCUPIERS.' IN
ANGRY CHANTS--- DEMONSTRATORS URGED SOLDIERS TO GO HOME.


NAT: LOCATOR: WASHINGTON, DC TRACK: IN THE NATION'S CAPITOL, HUNDREDS OF MILITARY FAMILIES WANT THE SAME THING.
SUPER NANCY LESSIN/"MILITARY FAMILIES SPEAK OUT George Bush said, "bring them on." we say, "bring them home, now."

TRACK: 600 STRONG---- THE GROUP SAYS TROOPS ARE SUFFERING FROM THE

ADMINISTRATION'S POOR PLANNING AND LACK OF SUPPORT.
SUPER: MICHAEL MCPHERSON/MILITARY FAMILIES SPEAK we have sent our loved ones and friends in harm's way based on mistakes and half truths at best and all the while soldiers are dying.
SUPER: LT GEN NORTON SCHWARTZ/JOINT CHIEFS we feel the same grief that the parents to clearly and every commander up and down the line does.
STAND UP: STACY CASE/REPORTING THOUGH THE GROUP CONTINUES TO GROW, SOME ACCUSE THE FAMILIES OF UNDERMINING TROOP MORALE. THE GROUP IS URGING AMERICANS TO PRESS THEIR SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES TO BRING THE TROOPS HOME. SC CBS NEWS, WASHINGTON.))

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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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One military commander who has spent considerable time in the region says it'll take years for the situation in Iraq to stabilize.
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[VO-NAT]
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General Binford Peay (pee) retired from the Army after a four-year stint in command of U-S Forces in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait during the mid-90's. Now retired and new on the job as Superintendent at Virginia Military Institute, General Peay says the outlook is better than the news from Baghdad makes it appear.
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((I THINK WE PROBABLY ARE DOING AND HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB THAN WHAT THE ARMED SERVICES GET CREDIT FOR.))
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Because General Peay maintains contact with U-S military commanders and foreign leaders in the Middle East, he says he expects some of those people may continue to seek his advice.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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While he says he'd be happy to help, he would not leave his new post at V-M-I to do it.

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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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Roanoke police officer Butch Lewis appears to have won his fight for his old job.
Sources familiar with the situation tell News-7 tonight that Lewis will be returning to Patrick Henry High School as a resource officer.
Lewis filed a grievance with the city after he was reassigned to other duties.
The reassignment came after he aired concerns about underreporting of school violence.
We'll have more on the story tonight on News-7 at 6.

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[ANCHOR=Jean]


Coming up next, we'll tell you why prosecutors are saying terrorists have lost an ally.
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[VO-NAT ]

Also doctors say a supplement that claims to fight cholesterol does more harm than good.
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The plan was to bring 50 surface to air missiles into the United states- and into the hands of terrorists.
The missiles could've been used to blow up commercial airlines... but the men involved did not know they were caught up in a government sting.
Scott Rapoport has more.
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[SUPER=01-Christopher Christie/U. S. Attorney;]
[SUPER=01-Charles Shoebridge/British Terrorism Expert;]
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((ACCUSED ARMS DEALER HEMANT LEKANI IS A TERRORIST SYMPATHIZER, SAY PROSECUTORS, WHO WAS OUT TO HARM THE UNITED STATES. Christopher J. Christie / U.S. Attorney for New Jersey "He on many occassions in recorded conversations referred to Americans as bastards." LEKANI AND TWO OTHER SUSPECTS WERE ARRAIGNED TODAY FACING CHARGES OF SELLING A SURFACE TO AIR MISSILE TO AN UNDERCOVER AGENT POSING AS A MUSLIM EXTREMIST.
LAWMEN SAY LEKANI INTENDED TO SELL AS MANY AS 50 MISSILES TO POTENTIAL BUYERS. Christopher J. Christie / U.S. Attorney for New Jersey - Specifically for the purpose of shooting an american airliner out of the sky. LEKHANI...WAS GRABBED AT A HOTEL NEAR NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT YESTERDAY...WITH THE MISSILE IN HIS POSSESSION.
TWO OTHER TWO MEN...WERE PICKED UP IN NEW YORK CITY AND ARE BEING HELD ON MONEY LAUNDERING CHARGES...SAID TO BE CONNECTED TO THE MISSILE SALE. AGENTS COULD BE SEEN CARTING OUT BOXES OF FILES FROM A DOWNTOWN OFFICE BUILDING. THE MISSILE WAS A RUSSIAN BUILT IGLA. A STATE OF THE ART, INFRA-RED , SHOULDER FIRED WEAPON THAT IS ACCURATE TO A RANGE OF 3 MILES. AS PART OF THE MULTI AGENCY INTERNATIONAL STING OPERATION...THE MISSILE WAS A DUD. RENDERED INOPERABLE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.
BUT A FULY OPERATIONAL ONE...IN THE WRONG HANDS..COULD HAVE SPELLED DISASTER.
Charles Shoebridge / British Terrorism Expert: An airliner, such as Airforce One as it has been suggested...would be a
fairly simple target for this system.))

[5-Cholesterol-Herbs]


[ANCHOR=Jean]
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A natural herb that's been touted as helping lower cholesterol doesn't work.
Not only that it can potentially make bad cholesterol higher.
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This according to a study from the Journal of the American Medical Association.
The herb is Guggulipid (Goo-goo lipid.)
47- year old Rosemary Gaudioso (Gawdy-oso) tried the herb as a way to normalize her cholesterol.
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((ROSEMARY GAUDIOSO: I THINK I ENDED UP TAKING SIX OF THEM A DAY AND I HAD NO REACTION AT ALL.))
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Neither did any of the 102 patients in the trial at the University of Pennsylvania- Their total cholesterol stayed the same and its effect on the so called bad cholesterol worried scientists.
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((DR. PHILIPPE SZAPARY/UNIVERISTY OF PA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE: SUPRISINGLY THE LDL CHOLESTEROL INSTEAD OF GOING DOWN WENT UP MODESTLY IN THE TWO GUGULIPID TREATED GROUPS.))
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Scientists say Gugulipid does not make good heart sense- They say there are other things that can help- liking eating fish for Omega three fatty acids and of course the old standby- soluble fibers like Oatmeal.
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[5-Immunizations]


[ANCHOR=Jean]
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School age children aren't' the only ones who need to be up-to-date on their shots.
Virginia law requires children who are in licensed day cares or preschools to be vaccinated as well.
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Health Check Reporter Joy Sutton has details.
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Jean,
More children in the U-S are getting their required shots. But still even for Virginia the numbers aren't high enough.
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But local health official say there is goal is to have 90-percent of children up to date by 2010.
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More than 20-percent of children in Virginia are NOT up to date on their shots, it's an issue health officials don't take lightly because it can affect the health of the community.
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((IF THE CHILD IS NOT IMMUNE AND DOES GET THE DISEASE THEN THEY MAY PUT OTHERS AT RISK FOR EXAMPLE THE ELDERLY THOSE WITH CHRONIC DISEASE, THOSE WHO ARE IMMUNE SUPPRESSED)) [RUNS12]
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And the fewer people who are vaccinated against a disease --the more risk of an outbreak.
Health officials say there are more diseases they can protect against now --because of newer vaccines, like chicken pox.
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((IN MANY CASES CHILDREN DO GO THROUGH THE DISEASE WELL BUT THERE ARE ALWAYS A NUMBER OF CHILDREN WHO DO NOT AND SOME CHILDREN DIE EVERY YEAR FROM COMPLICATIONS OF CHICKEN POX)) [RUNS12]
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While vaccinations should begin at birth -- if your child is behind there is help.
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((IF THE CHILD HAS GOTTEN BEHIND ON THEIR IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO GET THEM BACK ON TRACK. WE HAVE SOMETHING CALLED AN ACCELERATED IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE WHICH WE WOULD USE IN THESE INSTANCES)) [RUNS12]
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The Health Department does offer free vaccinations. Just contact your local department for times of immunization clinics.
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Jean, One another note --shots don't stop in childhood, their are lifelong. In fact adults should get a tetanus shot every 10 years.

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Coming up next on the newscast,
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[VO] parents with teens will want to stay tuned as we look at a new survey on dining out.
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People eat out more in the month of August than in any other month during the year.
Now, a new survey is giving children the chance to voice their opinion on the topic of eating out with the family.


And as Luann Sodano tells us, their answers might surprise you.
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((IT IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE LAST THINGS YOU THOUGHT WOULD COME FROM THE MOUTH OF A TEENAGER"I WANT TO EAT OUT WITH MY FAMILY" ...IN PUBLIC. BUT ITS TRUE.
sot mark: I like going out to eat with my family because it's a time to hang

out with the family 'cause i'm not around too much anymore-so i see whats' going on with them. STILL DON'T BELIEVE WHAT YOU ARE HEARING? A NEW NATIONWIDE SURVEY SPONSORED BY COCA-COLA PROVES IT. THE SURVEY POLLED KIDS AGES 6-17 AND SHOWED THAT ROUGHLY HALF SAID THE BEST PART OF EATING OUT WAS BEING WITH THEIR FAMILY The survey also showed that most kids enjoy a family style restaurant as opposed to fast food joints...kids enjoy dining out more if they can bring a friend and a whopping 72-percent said the experience is even better is thy get to order a desert. ONE DAD SAYS THERE IS ALSO ANOTHER "VERY GREEN" MOTIVATION.MONEY.
sot dick:I think at one point, probably in their early teens, you know, going

out to eat was probably not as cool as it is now, but they understand better the value of a dollar when they get a free meal-its pretty good-instead of having to pay for it with their friends. noted psychologist and author mike riera says resturant dining is a great time to reconnect with your family. rIERA HAS AUTHORED THE BOOK CALLED" STAYING CONNECTED TO OUR TEENAGER" EATING TOGETHER HE SAYS IS A GREAT WAY TO DO THAT.
sot mike: Kids, when they talk about the experience of eating out, the #1
reason they like to go out, the #1 thing they enjoy is spending time with their

family. spending time with mom, dad and the kids. even though it may not look like they are having a good time, especially teenagers that roll their eyes and look around the room, they're actually enjoying that time with you, in part because it's away from home, it's away from the distractions of the telephone, the internet, the television. THAT IS GREAT NEWS FOR THIS MOTHER OF TWO.

sot peggy: Going out to eat is a really good time to catch up. what the kids

were younger, it was mostly fast food stuff, now that they're older we go to a little bit nicer places. THIS IS LUANN SODANO REPORTING. ))


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Coming ip today in Sports, the Number Three Car is returning to NASCAR.
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Then a little bit later, Mill Mountain Zoo puts it newest guests on display.
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On Wall Street today, good economic news was not enough to push the stock markets higher. Analysts say the markets fell to profit taking after two straight days of gains. Alexis Christoforous has more.
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Good afternoon everybody and welcome to the midweek ticker. It has taken almost a month, but the pride of William Fleming high school - Lee Suggs has finally agreed to an NFL contract with the Cleveland Browns.
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[SUPER=03-Berea, OH/Browns' Mini-Camp; :00]

Suggs was not only the last Cleveland player to go unsigned, but he was the last player in the draft without a deal. This afternoon around four o'clock Suggs and Browns finally agreed to quit disagreeing and get in camp. The Browns have said that they plan to first place Suggs on the physically unable to perform list until they can determine how well his recently scoped shoulder has healed. Again, Lee Suggs has ended his 20 day holdout and signed with the Browns.
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Joe Gaither has been helping young kids on and off the basketball court for the last 25 years. Now the Raonoke AAU legend has attached his name to the Joe Gaither 3 on 3 basketball tournament which takes place this Saturday at Preston park.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]


Gaither is putting on the tournament in hopes of raising money for Fatherhood and families, a segment of TAP that helps adolescent dads. Funds raised will also help the Kiera Arrington fund that will pay medical bills for Kiera, who is the only survivor of a shooting that killed her mother and three siblings.
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Roanoke is no stranger to the three on three format. Acts II ministry has also has put on a tournament similar to the Joe Gaither. And for those teams that have yet to register, there is still time.
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Registrations will be taken Saturday morning or at TAP thoughtout the week. There are boys and girls divisions ages 12 and up.

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The Winston Cup stars head to Michigan this weekend, but already folks are getting ready for the October stop in Charlotte.
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[SUPER=03-Concord, NC; :00]

The folks at the Lowe's Motor Speedway plan to honor Dale Earnhardt's memory with a specially painted Number 3 Monte Carlo. The car will be driven during the pre-race ceremonies at Charlotte by team owner Richard Childress.
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That's Saturday night October 11th. Coming up at the top of the hour - lots of football news as a UVa receiver breaks his leg in practice. Take care everybody. [GO TO BREAK]

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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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The snow leopards cubs at Mill Mountain Zoo are now on display.
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Zoo keepers say the seven week old siblings have spent time in the outdoor pen over the past few days to get adjusted to the surroundings. They went on full-time display this morning. The zoo's curator says now is the time to see them.
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[SUPER=01-Dave Wood/Mill Mountain Zoo Curator;]

((DAVE WOOD/CURATOR, MILL MOUNTAIN ZOO: THEY DON'T GET MUCH CUTER THAN THIS STAGE. AS THEY GET OLDER THEY STAY CUTE AND GET EVEN MORE ACTIVE BUT THEY'RE LIKE LITTLE BALLS OF FUR RIGHT NOW.))
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The cubs were recently named: Harry and Elsie. Wood describes them as "precocious". He says they are now eating meat and are "growing like weeds". The cats weigh a little over six pounds each with Elsie tipping the scales slightly more than her brother.
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