WDBJ 7 news at 5 for 12/15/03

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Today on News 7 at 5, President Bush says "good riddance" to Saddam Hussein.
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Plus a former nurse in New Jersey says he has killed 40 patients over the last 16 years.
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Our break from winter weather continues again tomorrow. Details of a very warm day coming up.

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Secretary of State Colin Powell has successful cancer surgery.
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A second bear that escaped from the Natural Bridge Zoo is shot and killed.
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Plus WDBJ reschedules the Survivor finale that was knocked off the air last night.
News 7 at 5 is next.

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More details are coming out about Saddam Hussein's capture.
The soldiers who found him realized they were standing on top of a pit... and then heard a voice.
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Good Evening. I'm Jean Jadhon.
Now that Saddam has been captured the question remains what will happen to him next.
Saddam will face trial and the United States says it will make sure it stands up to international standards.
Meanwhile today more details are emerging about the moments leading up to his capture.
Drew Levinson is following the developments and joins us live from Washington with more.
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((With Saddam now spending his days being interrogated--President Bush sent a message to him. President Bush: "GOOD RIDDANCE. THE WORLD IS BETTER OFF WITHOUT YOU, MR SADDAM HUSSEIN. AND I FIND IT VERY INTERESTING THAT WHEN THE HEAT GOT ON YOU, YOU DUG YOURSELF A HOLE AND YOU CRAWLED IN IT."
It was a hole--more than six feet deep-- where US soldiers found the Butcher of Baghdad hiding Saturday night. They said they were about to throw a hand grenade into the pit when Saddam spoke to them in English.
MAJOR BRIAN REED/FOURTH INFANTRY DIVISION: "HE SAID THAT I'M SADDAM HUSSEIN. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF IRAQ, AND I'M WILLING TO NEGOTIATE. AND THEN THE RESPONSE FROM US SOLDIERS WAS 'PRESIDENT BUSH SENDS HIS REGARDS."
Though Saddam has yielded some information to his interrogators US officials say he has greeted most questions with a mix of sarcasm and defiance. They say he's denied that his regime had weapons of mass destruction or ties to al Qaida. As for his trial--President Bush says America will work with the Iraqis on how try Sadam for his crimes--he then leveled another message to the former dictator. BUSH: "YOU'LL BE BROUGHT TO JUSTICE, SOMETHING YOU DID AFFORD THE PEOPLE YOU BRUTALIZED IN YOUR OWN COUNTRY."
In spite of the charges against Saddam--hundreds in his hometown of Tikrit continue to protest his capture. THOSE DEMONSTRATIONS ALONG WITH MORE VIOLENCE TODAY--PROVES THAT JUST BECAUSE SADDAM IS NOW GONE--IRAQ IS STILL A VERY DANGEROUS AND UNSTABLE LAND. DREW LEVINSON, CBS NEWS CAPITOL HILL.))

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Representative Bob Goodlatte happens to be traveling in the Middle East with a delegation of half a dozen U-S Congressmen. They've been visiting Afghanistan and are headed for Iraq shortly... where, Goodlatte says Saddam's capture should be hailed as a victory.
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Keith Humphry spoke with the Sixth District Congressman BY phone this afternoon from Toshkent, Uzbekistan.
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Goodlatte went on to say the news is heartening to the Iraqi population and, he hopes, will lead to greater confidence in and support of U-S and coalition forces.

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Prosecutors in New Jersey say a former nurse is claiming to have killed as many as 40 patients during a 16 year career at hospitals in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Saying he does not need an attorney, Charles Cullen told a judge at a hearing today that he plans to plead guilty.

He's being held on one MILLION dollars bail after a prosecutor told a New Jersey court that Cullen had confessed to numerous deaths.
Cullen has been charged in the June death of a Catholic clergyman and the attempted murder of a 40-year-old woman who were patients at Somerset Medical Center in New Jersey.
Cullen told authorities he had administered lethal doses of drugs and had killed many others since 1987.

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Doctors say Secretary of State Colin Powell's surgery went fine.
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Powell underwent surgery for prostate cancer today at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
He is expected to be hospitalized for several days.
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Powell cleared his schedule and has no overseas trips planned for the rest of the year.
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The American Cancer Society reports prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men- and the second leading cause of cancer death after lung cancer.

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The search for a missing bear is over in Rockbridge County.
A hunter shot and killed the animal on Saturday.
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Doug Carnera (car-NAIR-UH) was checking property a friend had recently acquired when the two men encountered the bear.
He hadn't heard about the missing bear, and says it didn't act like a tame animal.
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Two Asiatic Black Bears similar to these animals, escaped from their enclosure on property near the Natural Bridge Zoo.
One of them broke into a nearby home. The first bear was shot and killed when efforts to tranquiilize the animal failed.
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The second bear was also wounded, but it had not been seen since it ran into the woods on Thursday night.

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Coming up next on the newscast, more doses of the flu vaccine are heading to the Roanoke Valley, but will it be too late to do any good?
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Also we'll see a new type of medical practice. It's growing so fast some people's heads are spinning.
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More flu vaccines are on the way but the state health department isn't sure when they'll arrive. Many local health care providers say they've run out or have a limited supply.
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But, Shannon Young is here to tell us why, even if the vaccine were readily available, it will soon be too late to reap the full benefits.
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Jean, flu season peaks in late December and early March.
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The benefits of the flu shot take about two weeks to kick in. So, the longer you wait to get vaccinated, the less effective the shot will be.
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Lindsey King is home from college for the holidays. Her grandmother surprised her with what she hopes will be the gift of health in the form of a flu shot.
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Lindsey is in good company.
A last minute flu-vaccine clinic put on by Lewis Gale is expected to wipe out its supply.
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While the shot is the best way to ward off the flu, Lindsey is a little late. Flu season is expected to peak at the end of the month. And with cases recorded earlier than usual this year, chances are pretty good she's already been exposed.
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Regardless, Lindsey's more protected than she would have been. She wasn't planning on getting the shot at all.
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As we've already mentioned, it may be too late to find the shot - many local health departments and doctor's offices are out of the vaccine.
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But Jean, there are some pills your doctor can prescribe you that won't keep you from getting the flu, but will decrease it's intensity.

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Dizziness -- it's one of the leading reasons people visit their doctor.
Today Doctor Sean Kenniff takes a look at something called vestibular therapy.
It's used to treat a certain type of dizziness-- the problem is so widespread that there are now over 200 centers nationwide treating it.
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Six months ago, 55 year old Alex Ching could barely walk:
Alex Ching/Vestibular Therapy patient Sot: In my house I was walking on my knees - it was awful
She was at work one day returning from a break when suddenly she started to feel dizzy:
Sot: .. couldnt keep my balance, had to actually lean on the walls because I felt like I was falling (:06)
Alex went to doctor after doctor trying to find a diagnosis. All tests..including an brain scan came up negative. Medication for vertigo caused bad side effects and didnt really help. Meanwhile, the diziness was getting worse.

Nat sot...that's good Alex.

Then someone suggested she try something called vestibular therapy....a range of exercises that help retrain your vestibular systems - tiny communication centers in each ear - that control balance.
Super: Tara Denham/Rusk Institute/NYU Sot: if one side is telling you one thing and the other side is telling your brain another thing you get mixed messages
STANDUP BRIDGE. Hence - the dizziness. As a neurologist, I can tell you are a multitude of reasons for the sudden imbalance: an inner ear infection, a blow to the head - a stroke or an upset of crystals which naturally exist in the ear - All ages can suffer from this...but it's the number one reason people over 65 seek a doctors help)
Alex Sot: I felt depressed as if something was wrong with my head - as if Im imagining it..

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on head movements and hand eye coordination, using balance machines - therapy aimed at getting back into the real world.
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In 1990 there were just 20 centers in the country offering vestibular therapy. There are now more than 200. Dr. Sean Kenniff, CBS News ))

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There's a bunch of new faces in Campbell County government today.. and some familiar ones as well.
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Thirteen elected officials took their oath of office from Judge Samuel Johnston this morning in Rustburg.
They include long-time supervisor Hugh Rosser, who was elected to another four-year term, having already served 44 years on the board.
First-time supervisor Rick Boyer says the responsibility starts now.
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Terry Gaddy also turned in his captain's bars for a sheriff's eagle as the county's new sheriff.
Gaddy replaces Mike Milnor who had finished out long-time sheriff Buddy Maxey's term.
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Coming up next on the newscast,
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[VO] we'll tell you when you can see the Survivor finale that many people missed when we were knocked off the air.
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If you missed the final episode of "Survivor" because of our technical difficulties, you've got a second chance to see it.
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WDBJ is rebroadcasting the finale this Friday night, December 19th, from 8 to 11.
Power to our transmitter went out last night and then our backup generator failed.
Some over-the-air and cable customers were unable to watch the highly-anticipated show.
Again, we'll be repeating the final episode of "Survivor" Friday at 8.
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Still to come on the newscast, Steve Mason will check in with the U-V-A Cavaliers as they prepare for PITT.
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Then a little bit later, it may be good to be the king, but we'll show why at least one day a year, it's tough to be the prince.
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The stock markets advanced quickly this morning over optimism following the arrest of Saddam Hussein. But they lost their momentum as some investors cashed in their profits. Jean Lee has more.
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The 7-and-5 Virginia Cavaliers shoveled away the snow in Charlottesville for their Continental Tire Media day gathering this afternoon. Steve Mason has more on a wintry Hooville.
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The awards continue to roll in for Virginia Tech center Jake Grove. Already he has been named the winner of the Remington Award for the being the best center in the nation -
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and now he has made his fifth first team all-America squad. The Forest native was named a first teamer by the Associated Press this afternoon. In earning this honor - he becomes only the third unanimous all-American in school history. The other two were Jim Pyne and Corey Moore. Grove is now 5 for 5 on all-America honors.
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Kevin Jones had a chance to also earn unanimous honors, but the AP named him to the second team. Michigan's Chris Perry and Kansas State's Darren Sproles were the first team picks at tailback.

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The National Hockey League's longest tenured coach is without a job tonight.
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The Carolina Hurricanes fired head coach Paul Maurice this afternoon after the Canes slow start to this season. He had been with the team nine years, including two in Hartford before the move was made to Raleigh.
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He's been replaced by former Islanders coach Peter Laviolette. More sports for you at the top of the hour. Have a great night everybody. [GO TO BREAK]

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The future King of England, Prince William likes to be called Wills. But he does NOT like to be trailed by photographers. So he's come up with a nifty solution.
Scott Rapoport explains.
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