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Today on News 7 at 5, authorities in Bedford County talk about one of the area's largest drug busts.
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A plan to consolidate and close Henry County schools has been suspended. We'll tell you why.
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Snow showers continue across portions of the viewing area this evening, and are causing some problems in parts of the NRV.
A look at the radar and how much your hometown can expect coming up.
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Also today, authorities in Georgia are looking for a man who kidnapped three children. He is suspected of the deaths of four other people.
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On Healthcheck, a local doctor says a new Alzheimer's treatment could show some promise.
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Plus we'll hear from the new head coach of the Washington Redskins.
News 7 at 5 is next.
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((IT WAS AN EYE OPENER FOR ME.. I LAID AWAKE FOR HALF THE NIGHT AFTER THEY FOUND IT.))
[SUPER=01-Mike Brown/Bedford Co. Sheriff;]
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A routine traffic checkpoint turns up the biggest drug seizure in the history of Bedford County.
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It happened last Saturday night at a driver's license checkpoint on Hardy Road.
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State police and Bedford County sheriff's deputies pulled over this black Chevy Tahoe after realizing the driver had a suspended operator's license.
A few days later they got a search warrant for the car.. and discovered an ingenious hidden compartment behind the rear tail-light.
Inside was more than 13 pounds of cocaine and 25-thousand dollars in cash.
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((MIKE BROWN/BEDFORD CO. SHERIFF: A MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF COCAINE IN BEDFORD COUNTY, DOWN HARDY ROAD. HEADED WHERE? WE DON'T KNOW. WAS IT HEADED TO SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE? WAS IT HEADED TO FRANKLIN COUNTY? WAS IT HEADED.. WE DON'T KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA WHERE IT WAS HEADED, BUT IT WAS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF COCAINE.))
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The driver.. 23-year-old Jermaine Niblet (NIB-let) is in jail with no bond facing drug and firearms charges.
The drugs, money and car have been seized by police.
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Some Henry County students will have to wait a little longer to find out what school they'll attend next year.
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In a four to three vote, the Henry County School Board and new chairman Curtis Millner, decided to suspend school consolidation until they can review the plan.
Under the current consolidation plan five-schools will close and two high schools and two middle schools will be combined.
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[IN Q= WITH THIS MAJOR DECISION...]
((TYLER MILLNER: WITH THIS MAJOR DECISION, I CAN'T BELIEVE A BOARD WOULD WANT TO ACT WITHOUT THE OPINION OF THREE NEW BOARD MEMBERS. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT!!))
((ANDY PARKER: AT THE END OF THE DAY YOU HAVE TO DECIDE- DO YOU WANT TO SPEND MONEY ON BRICKS AND MORTAR? OR DO YOU WANT TO SPEND MONEY ON THE FUTURE OF OUR CHILDREN BECAUSE YOU CAN'T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS.))
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The new board is asking for an itemized list, as to what the consolidation would cost the school board.
The board will revisit the issue Monday afternoon at one o'clock at the Henry County administration building.
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New River Valley residents are making their way home from work in the snow tonight.
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One to two inches are expected to blanket the valley throughout the night.
V-Dot officials say snow is starting to stick to the roads.
State Police are working more than a dozen fender benders in Floyd, Montgomery and Giles Counties.
No major injuries have been reported.
Officials advise motorists to start their commute home early or allow extra time for travel.
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The snow has led one area day care to shut down this afternoon. And two school systems will make changes to their schedule tomorrow.
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Baywood Elementary School in Grayson County will be closed tomorrow because of a heating problem.
Also Tazewell County schools will open two hours late tomorrow.
Plus the YMCA Child Development Center in Pulaski closed at 4:45 today. Parents are asked to pick up their children at once.
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Four people are dead and three children are missing- and now authorities are a massive search for the man they think is a killer who may have the missing children with him.
Ryan Deal has more from Ranger, Georgia.
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DEEP IN THE WOODS OF NORTHWEST GEORGIA, INVESTIGATORS ARE SEARCHING FOR
A KILLER. AUTHORITIES BELIEVE 31 YEAR OLD JERRY JONES KILLED FOUR FAMILY
MEMBERS INCLUDING HIS BABY DAUGHTER IN A METHODICAL MURDER SPREE.
JOHN BANKHEAD/GEORGIA BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
"We've got 2 different scenes, 2 different houses, 2 bodies in each, one a 10-month old child is dead."
THREE OTHER CHILDREN ARE MISSING....AND FEARED KIDNAPPED BY JONES.
AUTHORITIES HAVE ISSUED A NATIONWIDE AMBER ALERT TO FIND THEM. 2 OF THE
GIRLS ARE DAUGHTERS OF JONES...ONE IS A FORMER
STEPDAUGHTER. JONES IS A FAMILIAR FACE TO LOCAL OFFICIALS.
Jerry Davis, Gordon County Sheriff
I've had him in jail for traffic violations now I need him back in jail
for murder.
RYAN DEAL:WHILE AUTHORITIES RACE TO FIND THE SUSPECT AND A MOTIVE -- RELATIVES OF
THE VICTIMS BELIEVE A TANGLED WEB OF BROKEN RELATIONSHIPS TRIGGERED THE
KILLINGS.
TONYA WORTHINGTON/GRANDFATHER KILLED
My understanding...that he just went on a warpath and decided to take everybody's life.
AUTHORITIES FEAR THREE MORE LIVES ARE STILL AT RISK -- AS THE HUNT FOR
JONES AND HIS CHILDREN GOES ON IN RANGER, GEORGIA...RYAN DEAL FOR CBS.))
[5-Tax-reform]
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It is the battle of the P-h-Ds.
One group of economists says Governor Warner's tax plan will help the economy.
Another group says it will cost Virginia jobs.
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Meghan Muldoon has more.
The question is which report do you believe?
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Governor Warner's own staff came out today with a favorable report of their boss' tax plan.
Meanwhile, House Republicans came out with a competing analysis that shows support for their anti-tax position.
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A 60-page document prepared by the state's Department of Planning and Budget concludes that Governor Warner's tax plan will have a net positive effect on Virginia's economic competitiveness.
The study done by the administration relies on the theory that more spending in public education and lower income taxes for most Virginians will offset the effects of a higher sales and cigarette tax.
But Republicans have a different take on Warner's tax proposals.
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They say a one penny increase in the sales tax will hammer Virginia's economy and destroy 28-thousand jobs.
Republicans point to their own 22-page analysis done by President Reagan's former budget aide.
Republicans say their analysis is based on hard data but Democrats were still quick to dismiss it.
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Both sides concede that the best way to settle this is to have another study done. But by an independent source.
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Meanwhile, other tax reform plans are emerging. Delegate Al Louderback announced his plan today and Senator John Chichester is expected to come out with his own plan next week.
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The murder trial for Scott Peterson will be moved. We'll have the details.
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and the Ohio woman who claims she lost a winning lottery ticket now admits it wasn't true.
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Her story coming up.
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Scott Peterson's trial will be moved out of Modesto, California.
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The judge this afternoon agreed to the defense request to move the trial somewhere else.
The judge says Scott Peterson won't be able to get a fair trial in his hometown.
Peterson is charged in the deaths of his wife and unborn child.
Prosecutors insisted that fair jurors could be found in Modesto.. they blamed much of the publicity on Peterson's lawyer Mark Geragos.
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The woman who said she had a winning lottery ticket- now admits she never had a winner afterall.
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Elicia Battle told reporters she did buy a ticket, but it wasn't a winner.
She she wanted the money so much for her children and family- it was overwhelming.
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((ELICIA BATTLE: IT JUST TOOK OVER ME. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. IT WAS JUST SO OVERWHELMING. I APOLOGIZE TO ANYONE IF I INCONVENIENCED THEM.))
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Battle also apologized to the real winner Rebecca Jemison, her lawyer and her husband.
Police say Battle will probably be charged with filing a false police report.
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[5-Alzheimers-Drug]
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A new drug for Alzheimer's will hit the market this month.
One local doctors says it's the most promising drug so far for treating the disease.
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Health Check Reporter Joy Sutton joins us details.
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Jean,
Approximately four and half million Americans have the disease.
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There are already four medications on the market to treat Alzheimer's. But Namenda is the first in a new class of drugs.
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What makes Namenda different from drugs already on the market --is it's the first one approved by the FDA for moderate to severe Alzheimer's.
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((DEFINITELY SLOWS THE PROGRESSION OF THE DISEASE BY 3 TO 5 YEARS, WHICH THIS MEANS DELAYING NURSING HOME PLACEMENT, KEEP PEOPLE FUNCTIONING))
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Alzheimer's causes the gradual loss of brain cells, usually effecting people 75 and older.
Some of the signs of the disease include misplacing objects, having troubling finding the right words to say, a change in mood, behavior or personality, and disorientation.
Doctor Emad (EE-Maud) Alshami says this new drug is not a cure for memory loss --but it's a promising step in the treatment of disease.
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((WE ARE MOVING CLOSER AND CLOSER SOON IN THE NEXT 5 YEARS FOR A DEFINITE TREATMENT FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, AT LEAST NOW WE ARE ABLE TO DELAY THE PROGRESSION SOMEHOW))
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Doctor Alshami says in clinical trials Namenda was well tolerated by patients with minimal side effects. Some of the side effects included mild dizziness, headaches, and a poor appetite at times.
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Jean,
once again the drugs is expected to available sometime this month.
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Coming up next on the newscast, Brent Watts will let us know if the snow will accumulate.
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Then in Sports, Coach Joe Gibbs will explain why he wanted to return to the N-F-L.
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Still to come on the newscast, we'll tell you where you can find the odd ingredients your recipe is calling for.
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Good evening everybody.
Joe Gibbs is back and now it's official.
At this hour Gibbs is speaking with Media members at Redskins Park in Ashburn.
As you can expect the entire Redskin operation from top to bottom is elated by his return to coaching.
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More from Joe Gibbs tonight on news 7 at 6.
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Those who have been critical of Joe Gibbs' return to the Redskins and the NFL - believe that he will have most of his trouble relating to the modern day player.
But current Grambling coach Doug Williams, who played for Gibbs in the late 80s - disagrees.
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Williams says for a 63 year old, Gibbs has the "Bling Bling" that all of today's players want - his three gold Super Bowl rings.
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The son of former Redskins' defensive tackle Perry Brooks is getting some recognition tonight.
The Football Writers of America have named Virginia linebacker Ahmad Brooks to the freshman All-American team.
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The 6-4 true freshman set a UVA freshman record with 117 tackles this season. He started every game for the Cavaliers who finished with an 8 and 5 record. Brooks was recognized as the ACC defensive freshman of the year by the Sporting News and the ACC Freshman of the Year by College Football News dot com.
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If you're a NASCAR purist - you might want to take seat.
NASCAR is officially changing its points system in an effort interest in the sports from dropping off the final third of the season.
Look for winning to get more of an emphasis this year, and look for only the top 10 drivers after 26 races to battle for the title in the final 10 events.
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The first three day winter test wrapped up today and fans have to be encouraged by the performance of Dale Jarrett.
After a pathetic season last year, DJ was consistently fast all week long.
More sports at the top of the hour. Take care everybody.
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[5Marketwatch]
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Wall Street is celebrating more evidence of economic recovery. Stock prices finished higher after investors received word of better than-anticipated holiday retail sales.
Alexis Christoforous has more.
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[5-Food]
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Chestnut honey, white truffle oil, they are all items you probably won't find
in your local supermarket. But a Roanoke author has written a complete guide to
finding such items, in places you may have never heard about.
Brent Watts has more.
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