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Today on News 7 at 5, flash flooding causes problems for parts of the region. We'll have a live report.
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Plus dozens of new jobs are coming to one local town.
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Next up, a period of strong winds overnight with gusts in the 30mph range followed by several sunny and warm days. Details ahead.
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On Healthcheck, a new stroke treatment could one day save lives.
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Authorities in California want to arrest singer Michael Jackson on molestation charges.
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And two fo the state's top elected officials say gay marriages will not be allowed in the Commonwealth.
News 7 at 5 is next.
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Authorities are asking Michael Jackson to turn himself in on an arrest warrant alleging multiple counts of child molestation.
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((MR. JACKSON HAS BEEN GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO SURRENDER TO THE CUSTODY OF THE SANTA BARBARA SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IN A SPECIFIED PERIOD OF TIME))
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Good Evening.
Authorities want Jackson and his passport- They're now negotiating the pop star's surrender with his lawyers.
This after three search warrants on several of Jackson's properties in California and the work of 70 investigators who've collected evidence to back up victim's statements.
It's believed Jackson is in Las Vegas with his children taping a music video.
Manuel Gallegus is following the developments and joins us live with the latest.
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[Super=01-Thomas Sneddon/Santa Barbara Co. District Attorney;]
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((MICHAEL JACKSON MUST SURRENDER TO AUTHORITIES.
SHERIFF JIM ANDERSON/SANTA BARBARA P-D
"An arrest warrant has been issued for jackson on multiple counts of child molestation...3 million dollars bond."
THE LEAD PROSECUTOR SAYS WHAT MAKES THIS CASE DIFFERENT IS THAT
CALIFORNIA LAW HAS CHANGED. NOW AN ALLEDGED VICTIM CAN BE FORCED TO
TESTIFY.
THOMAS SNEDDON/SANTA BARBARA CO. D-A
"I can assure you, in a very short period of time, charges will be filed against Mr. Jackson."
THIS COMES A DAY AFTER INVESTIGATORS SWARMED HIS NEVERLAND RANGE.
BEFORE THE ARREST, BRIAN OXMAN, WHO'S REPRESENTED THE JACKSON FAMILY FOR
14 YEARS -- SPOKE OUT.
BRIAN OXMAN/JACKSON FAMILY ATTORNEY
"We don't know the circumstances of this, we don't know the validity of this, but we are very suspicious of it."
OXMAN ISN'T REPRESENTING JACKSON , BUT SAYS HE HAS SPOKEN TO FAMILY
MEMBERS WHO BELIEVE THE LATEST ALLEGATIONS ARE AN UNFAIR REPLAY OF THE
PAST.
JACKSON AGREES. HE ISSUED A STATEMENT SAYING:
These characters always seem to surface with a dreadful
allegation just as another project, an album, a video is being released.
Gallegus:
AUTHORITES AREN'T SURE WHERE JACKSON IS...LAS VEGAS...PASSPORT MUST BE
SURRENDERED.))
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People across the New River valley are cleaning up quite a mess tonight. Flash flooding ripped up roads and damaged dozens of homes and businesses.
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New River Valley Bureau Chief Rachel DePompa is in our Blacksburg newsroom with a look at the damage. Rachel?
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Jean, Damage is being reported in Carroll, Montgomery, Floyd, Pulaski and Giles county. In fact, several people had to be rescued from their homes.
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This was a common scene today. People wading through the water, using ropes to get back into their homes. In Giles County the problem stemmed from several clogged drain pipes. Basements were flooded and roads washed away.
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(( STEVE DAVIS: IT'S KIND OF UNUSUAL FOR NOVEMBER TO DROP THIS MUCH RAIN THIS QUICKLY. WE HAVE SOME ROADS THAT ARE BLOCKED UP WITH RAIN. WE HAVE SOME MUDSLIDES. WE'VE GOT SOME ROADS BLOCKED.))
(( JUNE YOUNG: I JUST STARTED GRABBING THINGS THAT I THOUGHT I WOULD NEED. YOU DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO YOU, BUT IT DOES))
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[OUT Q=but it does.]
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Emergency workers and V-dot are still on the job, trying to clear some of the roads. In many cases they're just going to have to wait for the water to start receding.
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So, far we have no reports of any serious injuries.
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Jean, just a lot of damage and cleaning up to do.
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The far Southwest part of the state has not escaped the flooding.
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Downtown Bluefield is under three feet of water.
Town manager Todd Day said the downtown area was under about three feet of water at noon. It started flooding this morning as three intersecting creeks jumped their banks.
Day calls downtown Bluefield ``a mess'' but says no serious injuries have been reported.
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The flooding has led schools in Bland County and Greenbrier County West Virginia to close for tomorrow.
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Three people who hosted an illegal concert with a fatal outcome now face charges for it.
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The town of Blacksburg says three Solar Haus residents failed to get a permit for their September 29th concert.
One person died and five others were injured when they fell out of a third-story window.
Residents Ashley Pack, Lenore Oliphant and Clint Parson are charged with misdemeanors that carry a fine of up to 500 dollars.
Town officials say if they HAD submitted an application for the concert, it would have been turned down.
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One of Altavista's oldest corporate citizens is getting ready to expand.. with a little help from its friends.
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The Schrader-Bridgeport plant has been making valves for the automotive industry for 35 years out of its Frazier Drive location.
The company recently announced it will spend more than five million dollars expanding the plant and adding 50 new jobs.
So the town, county and state pitched in today with about 350-thousand dollars in incentive money.
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((BRIAN BAUER/SCHRADER-BRIDGEPORT GM: I ASSURE YOU THE MONEY WILL BE USED TO GOOD PURPOSE, IN TRAINING, IN NEW EQUIPMENT AND BUILDING A BETTER WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR EMPLOYEES AND FOR OUR ENTIRE WORKPLACE.))
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[OUT Q=our entire workplace.]
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[VO-NAT]
The Altavista plant currently employs about 280 people.
Schrader-Bridgeport has two plants in the U-S and four more overseas.
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Still to come on the newscast, the President gets a mixed reception in London.
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Plus we will see how a new treatment is offering some hope to stroke victims.
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President Bush is being treated to British hospitality and a bit of British hostility as well.
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The day started wtih a ceremonial welcome with all the pagenatry.
The President's visit is a gesture of thanks for England's support of the war in Iraq.
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((AMERICA HAS ALWAYS FOUND STRONG PARTNERS IN LONDON. LEADERS OF GOOD JUDGEMENT AND BLUNT COUNSEL AND BACKBONE WHEN TIMES ARE TOUGH.))
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But many protestors also showed up- people who are against the war in Iraq.
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((HE KILLED MORE IRAQIS THAN SADDAM HUSSEIN AND HE SHOULD STAND TRIAL FOR WHAT HE'S DONE.))
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The President will spend four days in London- security is tight.
A carriage ride that traditionally marks state visits was scrapped because the security risk was just too high.
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The state's Attorney General says Virginia law is straight when it comes to recognizing gay marriage.
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Republican Jerry Kilgore says the ruling in Massachusetts legalizing same-sex marriages will have no effect in Virginia.
The Commonwealth currently prohibits marriage between people of the same sex.
And same-sex marriages performed in other states are not recognized in Virginia.
Kilgore says yesterday's court ruling will not change that.
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((ATTORNEY GENERAL JERRY KILGORE: WE KNOW THAT VIRGINIA SHOULD NOT IN THE FUTURE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE ANY TYPE OF GAY UNIONS COMING OUT OF MASSACHUSETTS. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS ALREADY PASSED THE FEDERAL DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT AND WE BELIEVE THAT GUARANTEES VIRGINIA THE ABILITY TO ENSURE IN THE FUTURE THAT WE DETERMINE FOR OURSELVES WHO CAN BE LAWFULLY MARRIED IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.))
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Lieutenant Governor Tim Kaine also voiced his support of Virginia's current marriage law.
Kaine says he "cannot agree" with the Massachusetts court decision.
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[5-Stroke-Treatment]
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On Healthcheck, doctors are testing a new device to help stroke victims.
As Dr. Sean Kenniff tells us, it could be a life saver if it's used in time.
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(((nats.. - john backing out hotrod from garage "let's back it out now")
IT'S THE SIMPLE THINGS IN LIFE THAT SUDDENLY MEAN A LOT MORE TO JOHN
KRUSE.
(nat sot - "I did all the body work, my son put the motor in here.")
AT HIS HOME OUTSIDE KANSAS CITY.. JOHN HAS ALMOST FULLY RECOVERED FROM A
LIFE-CHANGING STROKE.
THE 43 YEAR OLD MECHANIC - LITERALLY DIDN'T SEE IT COMING BACK IN MAY.
IT WAS AT THIS INTERSECTION...THAT JOHN SNEEZED, LOST CONTROL OF HIS
SENSES -- AND HIS TRUCK - CAREENING INTO A TREE.
CHARLES WEINSTEIN/NEUROLOGIST
"When he arrived, he was paralyzed on one side and was showing signs of
an acute stroke."
AT SAINT LUKE'S HOSPITAL IN KANSAS CITY, DOCTORS HELPED JOHN WITH A TINY
EXPERIMENTAL STROKE DEVICE CALLED THE MERCI RETRIEVER.
SOT - JOHN "He said you're havin' a stroke, I said no I aint, I'm too
young to have a stroke."
DOCTOR NAVEED AKHTAR PERFORMED THE TREATMENT BY INSERTING THE DEVICE
INTO JOHN'S GROIN, THEN THREADING THE WIRE THROUGH THE ARTERY, UP TO THE
BLOCKAGE IN THE BRAIN. (then it can grab the stroke causing blood clot)
nats..doc shows retriever - "It's only 3mm in size, as it comes out of
the micro-catheter it regains its shape, so it can trap and remove the
clot."
(STANDUP BRIDGE)
BUT NATIONWIDE, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO RECEIVE ACUTE TREATMENT IS VERY
SMALL..AROUND 2 PERCENT. WITH AN ESTIMATED 700-THOUSAND AMERICANS
SUFFERING STROKES EACH YEAR -- MOST HOSPITALS AREN'T GEARED UP TO MOVE
QUICKLY ENOUGH.
sot - DR. WEINSTEIN "We're allowed to intervene up to 8 hours using the
device."
EVEN IF THE MERCI RETRIEVER IS ULTIMATELY IS APPROVED BY THE FDA FOR
WIDER USE, 'HOW WELL' PATIENTS WILL DO DEPENDS ON HOW QUICKLY THEY'RE
TREATED.
- nats..john.. SNIFFLE..."could've been real bad"
FOR JOHN KRUSE -- TIME 'AND' TREAMENT WERE ON HIS SIDE... GIVING HIM A
SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE.. SOMETHING SO MANY NEVER GET. DR. SEAN KENNIFF,
CBS NEWS.))[5-Crisis-Training]
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The Roanoke County Police Department is training its officers on how to deal with people with mental illness.
The plan is to have at least four officers on every shift that have had crisis intervention training.
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Health Check Reporter Joy Sutton attended one of the training sessions and joins us with details.
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Jean,
The Roanoke County Police Department started this program three years ago --and it's so popular that officers from all over the region are taking part.
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For many of the officers it's lesson in psychology.
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((NAT SOT: WHY DON'T YOU DO ME A FAVOR AND PUT THAT KNIFE DOWN FOR ME AND TALK TO ME))
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This time it's only role playing --but the next time it could be the real thing -- a crisis situation involving a mentally ill person.
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[IN Q=We just felt like if we learned more how]
((WE JUST FELT LIKE IF WE LEARNED MORE HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH PEOPLE IN CRISIS THAT WE WOULD REDUCE THE CHANCE OF HAVING TO USE ANY FORCE. AND THAT IS OUR PRIMARY GOAL))
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[OUT Q=and that is our primary goal]
The officers learn everything from how to recognize various mental illnesses to categorizing various medications --so that can determine the best way to handle a situation.
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[IN Q=A better understanding of schizophrenia]
((A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF SCHIZOPHRENIA, WHAT TO LOOK FOR, WHAT NOT DO, I'VE FOUND THAT I'VE DONE SOME THINGS IN THE PAST THAT I SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE ))
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The mental health professional helping to train the officers hopes it will break the cycle many people with mental illness fall into.
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[IN Q=We are very well aware that many]
((WE ARE VERY WELL AWARE THAT MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES DO FIND THEIR WAY INTO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE MUCH TO THEIR DETRIMENT ))
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The officers have to complete 40 hours of training -- before they can graduate from the program.
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Jean,
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Still to come on the newscast,
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Mike Stevens will tell us about a 14 year old athlete who will never have to worry about making a living.
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Coming up next, we'll tell you why the Roanoke Express is the hottest thing on ice...
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and later we'll head to San Francisco to show you a place where the fish is far from fresh.
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Good evening everybody - if you're looking for something to do tonight - how about heading over the Roundhouse where the Roanoke Express will try and improve to 6 and OH at home tonight when the Las Vegas Wranglers come to town for a seven o'clock face off.
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The Express has won seven of its last eight games heading into tonight's one and only meeting against Las Vegas this season.
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And with Vegas in town - Steve Mason will roll the dice with the Express on News 7 at Six.
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Forget about high school kids straight to the NBA - that's nothing.
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Meet Freddy Adu - the newest member of D.C. United in Major League Soccer.
Adu is all of 14 years old, and today he was introduced to the media at Madison Square Garden.
He gets a multi-year contract. He is originally from Ghana.
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Liberty University is up-grading its logo and looking ahead to the future. The Flames have had their LU logo since achieving University status in 1985.
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[SUPER=03-Lynchburg/This Morning; :00]
Today the University unveiled a new polished logo that the school hopes will give athletics a new identity.
The logo was designed by Prototype Advertising - which is based out of the Hill City.
The new logo will be used on all athletic uniforms, publications, merchandise and marketing materials.
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UVa and Georgia Tech meet in Charlottesville this Saturday at high noon in a battle of two ACC teams fighting for post season spots.
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[SUPER=03-Atlanta, GA; :00]
The yellow Jackets enter the game at 6 and 4 overall and 4 and 3 in the ACC. The Rambling Wreck is ranked 23rd in the nation in scoring and rush defense but has given up an average of 31 points in its last two games.
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[OUT Q=.....stopping the pass"]
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The Cavaliers are a seven point favorite.
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And if you're looking for some great football this weekend - keope it right here on Your Hometown Station.
Saturday at Noon - UVa hosts Ga. Tech, and then at 3:30 LSU takes on Ole Miss for the SEC west regular season title.
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And as if that wasn't enough - the doubleheader on Sunday has the Colts and Bills followed up by the Falcons and Titans at four.
The Falcons are breaking out Red jerseys for the game - and Michael Vick is expected to play for the first time this season - even thought he will not start.
Jean will be back in just a moment.
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[5Marketwatch]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=tbr]
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Wall Street saw its first winning seision in a while today. Stocks finished in positive territory for the first time in five sessions.
Ed Crane has more.
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[5-Sapphire]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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The biggest sapphire in the world is going on the auction block.
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[SUPER=03-Geneva, Switzerland;]
The almost 479 carat gem was previously owned by Queen Marie of Romania and is expected to fetch about 1 point 3 million dollars.
The sapphire will be auctioned off along with the world's largest oval-cut diamond which weighs 64 carats.
Famed jeweler Harry Winston bought the sapphire in 1947.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=Five]
[WRITER=tbr]
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A fish at an aquarium in San Francisco has no intention of retiring, even though he is old enough to.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-San Francisco, CA;]
Methuselah (meth-ewe-sa-luh) is at least 65 years old. He has lived at San Francisco's Steinhart Aquarium that long and it is believed he is the nation's oldest fish.
But officials say they're not sure of his age.
Methusaleh arrived in San Francisco as a gift from a Sydney, Australia aquarium back in 19-38.
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