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Just ahead on News 7 at 5, U-S soldiers fire on a Mosque in efforts to gain control across Iraq.
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Rush Limbaugh's lawyers are in court, over seizure of his medical records.
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Clouds were thicker today. Can rain be far behind? Forecast details in a few minutes.

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There's a big break in the state budget deadlock, but it's not over yet.
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On Healthcheck, new low-cost dental care for New River Valley residents.
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And we'll hop on board some vintage buses in Roanoke that will soon hit the road again. News 7 at 5 is next. [Open]
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After weeks of stalled budget negotiations, Republican leaders in the House of Delegates say they are nearing a breakthrough.
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This morning the House Finance Committee reversed itself and voted to "report out" a bill that raises nearly one billion dollars in new revenue.
The measure boosts the state sales tax by half a penny and bumps up the cigarette tax to thirty cents.
Lynchburg Delegate Preston Bryant says the House has done its part to break the budget impasse and that now it's the Senate's turn.
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((DELEGATE PRESTON BRYANT/R-LYNCHBURG: THE SPEAKER HAS KEPT HIS PROMISE TO GET A BILL TO THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. THE GOVERNOR HAS INDICATED A WILLINGNESS TO SUPPORT THE MOVEMENT THAT IS GOING ON. QUITE HONESTLY I THINK THE DEBATE NOW SHIFTS TO THE SENATE. ))
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A vote by the full House on the compromise measure is expected on Monday.
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A Montgomery County Judge is deciding whether to keep the media out of the trial of three Virginia Tech Football Players.
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Star quarterback Marcus Vick, wide receiver Brenden Hill and running back Mike Imoh are charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
All three are accused of giving teenage girls alcohol and taking pictures of them as they stripped.
Marcus Vick is also accused of having sex with a 15 year old girl.
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Defense Attorneys and the Commonwealth's Attorney do not want the media at the trial because they don't want the identity of the victims revealed.
Lawyers for the media argued the case is of national and local interest and involves grown men.
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The judge will rule on the motion in the next few days.
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Good Evening. I'm Jean Jadhon.
The situation in Iraq is getting worse by the day- and the death toll is mounting.
As Stacy Case reports- the fighting is now spreading across Iraq- as Shite and Sunni Muslims vow to fight the U-S.
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((
FALLUJAH IS THE BATTLEGROUND--- BUT THE FIGHT IS QUICKLY

SPREADING ACROSS IRAQ. FROM THE NORTH TO THE SOUTH, SHIITE AND SUNNI MILITANTS HAVE PUT DOWN THEIR RIVALRIES TO PICK UP ARMS AGAINST THE U-S. AND MARINES MAY HAVE MADE IT EVEN HARDER TO GARNER SUPPORT AFTER BOMBING A MOSQUE, KILLING SOME 40 PEOPLE. THE MILITARY SAYS
IRAQI INSURGENTS ABUSED THE MOSQUE--- USING IT AS COVER TO FIRE ON U-S

FORCES.
AT LEAST 30 SOLDIERS HAVE DIED SINCE SUNDAY.
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE DONALD RUMSFELD SAYS THE COALITION EXPECTS INCREASED ATTACKS BEFORE THE HANDOVER OF POWER TO IRAQIS THIS SUMMER, AND SOME US TROOPS SCHEDULED TO LEAVE SOON...WILL HAVE TO STAY. BUT HE SAYS THE U-S "IS" IN CONTROL.

Donald Rumsfeld/Secretary of Defense We're facing a test of will, and we will meet that test.:
NO ONE CAN DENY THE POLITICAL TOLL THIS IS TAKING AT HOME. SOME LAWMAKERS ON CAPITOL COMPARE IT TO THE TURNING POINT IN VIETNAM WHEN U-S FORCES LOST THE FIGHT. SENATOR JOSEPH BIDEN/(D) DELAWARE You know what this reminds me of? The Tet offensive. It took the mask off, said to the America people, we don't have control there. SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN/ (R) ARIZONA To make these comparisons to the tet offensive or the vietnam conflict are not only uninformed, but I think a bit dangerous.
STACY CASE: WHILE THAT POINT IS DEBATED--- THERE'S ALMOST UNIVERSAL AGREEMENT ON THIS: THE U-S NEEDS A BETTER PLAN

AND A BETTER EXIT STRATEGY. PRESIDENT BUSH, IN TEXAS THROUGH EASTER, HAS BEEN IN TALKS TODAY WITH HIS NATIONAL SECURITY TEAM. STACY CASE CBS NEWS WASHINGTON.))

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Crews are inspecting tracks and switches at the site of a deadly train crash last night.
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The National Transportation Safety Board is also collecting blood and urine samples from the engineer and crew- though it'll take weeks to get results back.
Amtrak's City of New Orleans train jumped the tracks in a swampy area of Mississippi last night killing one person and injuring nearly 60 others.
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((NINE CARS WERE DERAILED. THREE TOTALLY CAME OFF THE TRESTLE AND THREE OTHERS WERE UP OFF THE TRACKS, TIPPED OVER SLIGHTLY BUT STILL AT A PRETTY DECENT ANGLE AND ALL I CAN SAY IS I AM PERSONALLY AMAZED IT WASN'T EVEN MORE CATASTROPhIC.))
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A 68 year old Chicago woman died on the scene- she was on her way back home after attending a funeral.
Clara Downs' son says his mother disliked flying .. so trains were her favorite way to travel.
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The lawyer for Rush Limbaugh told a Florida appeals court today that prosecutors want to run roughshod over the radio star's privacy rights by seizing his medical records.
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Attorney Roy Black told justices today that Florida law requires a hearing BEFORE such records can be seized.
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But prosecutors they were simply following a trail of evidence, and Limbaugh's privacy rights were protected. The court did not indicate when it would rule. Prosecutors are investigating whether Limbaugh went "doctor shopping" for multiple painkiller prescriptions.
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The wife of Enron's former financial chief withdrew her plea agreement today, just moments before she was to be sentenced. It means the agreement between prosecutors and her husband could also unravel. Lea (Lee) Fastow backed out after the judge balked at approving a proposed five-month sentence that she had agreed to with prosecutors.
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And in Utah, a woman accused of murdering one of her twins by refusing a life-saving Caesarean section has pleaded guilty to two counts of child endangerment.
Prosecutors initially charged Melissa Ann Rowland with murder for failing to follow doctors' orders.
The murder charge has now been dropped, under a plea bargain.
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How to limit illnesses carried by the food you eat. The details are still ahead on Healthcheck.
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And we'll do the drill on dental care. There's new help for many people who can't afford it.
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[MINI-OPEN] In health check tonight,
Many low income or uninsured adults across Virginia don't have access to dental care.
But that is changing in one area region, thanks to a partnership between Radford University and the Free Clinic of the New River Valley.
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Health Check Reporter Joy Sutton joins us with details.
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Jean, The University has helped the free clinic get a three year grant to expand dental services.
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So now the clinic has the money to hire a full-time dentist -- in fact, he started a month ago. He offers a variety of services from cleaning and extractions to restorations.
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In the short time he's been at the Free Clinic - Dr. Cameron Heydari has seen his share of dental problems --many from lack of professional care.
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It's the reason Radford University got involved.
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That's because there are no state dental programs for adults who are uninsured, underinsured or low income.
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((ADULTS ARE TRADITIONALLY NEGLECTED, THEY ARE NOT COVERED BY MEDICAID, OR FAMIS PROGRAM, AND MANY COMMERCIAL INSURANCE PLANS DO NOT COVER DENTAL AND YOU HAVE TO BUY THEM AND MANY PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD THAT. SO ADULTS HAVE ALWAYS FALLEN THROUGH THE CRACKS )) [RUNS10]
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In fact, 30-thousand people in the New River Valley meet the income and other requirements necessary to qualify for services here.
For a single person that's less than 14-thousand a year, and 22-thousand for a family of three.
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((SO WE HAVE A LARGE POPULATION OF ADULTS IN VIRGINIA IF THEY DON'T HAVE DENTAL INSURANCE THEN THERE IS NO WHERE FOR THEM TO GO FOR DENTAL SERVICES. AND ORAL IS A KEY FACTOR IN REDUCING EMPLOYABILITY QUALITY OF LIFE)) [RUNS12]
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But the Free Clinic hopes the affordability of its services will mean that no one in need --has to go without dental care.))
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The cost for any dental service at the clinic is 20 dollars no matter what you have done.
You do have to meet he income qualifications.
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Jean,

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Food-borne illnesses infect more people in the U-S every year than the common cold. But now doctors and nurses are getting a new tool to help them fight the spread of things like salmonella and e-coli.

Doctor Sean Kenniff has the story.
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((MAD COW DISEASE FROM CANADA, BIRD FLU FROM ASIA.... AND CONTAMINATED GREEN ONIONS FROM MEXICO. THE RECENT IMPORTS OF POTENTIALLY DEADLY DISEASES HAS SOME AMERICANS TAKING PAUSE BEFORE PLEASURING THEIR PALATE. BUT HEALTH EXPERTS SAY THERE IS MORE TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT.

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"newly recognized food borne illnesses have emerged but at the same time some of the older illnesses that we once thought were conquered have re-emerged." :09

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APPROXIMATELY 76 MILLION AMERICANS SUFFER FROM FOODBORNE ILLNESS EVERY YEAR... INCLUDING 5-THOUSAND DEATHS. AND MOST OF THOSE DEATHS ARE CAUSED BY JUST A HANDFUL OF PATHOGENS.... INCLUDING LISTERIA, SALMONELLA AND E-COLI.

(nats of presser)(Washington, DC/Today)

BUT INSTEAD OF GOING AFTER THE FOOD INDUSTRY A COALITION OF HEALTH CARE EXPERTS IS CALLING ON DOCTORS AND NURSES TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT PATIENTS WITH FOOD POISONING.... BECAUSE IT COULD BE THE BEGINNING OF AN OUTBREAK.

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"physicians can help identify an outbreak before it becomes a public health emergency." :09

(STANDUP: Dr. Sean Kenniff/CBS NEWS/Miami, FL)

SIX DIFFERENT MEDICAL ORGANIZATIONS HAVE COME UP WITH A NEW REFERENCE GUIDE OR PRIMER. CONTAINING INFORMATION AND SYMPTOMS ON HUNDREDS OF FOOD BORNE ILLNESSES... HEALTH OFFICIALS HOPE IT WILL ALLOW DOCTORS TO QUICKLY IDENTIFY A SICKNESS AND REPORT IT.

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REPORTING THE ILLNESS IS KEY. IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO JUST TREAT A PATIENT'S SYMPTOMS AND SEND THEM HOME. DOCTORS AND NURSES MUST BECOME A LINE OF DEFENSE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST .........THE NEXT OUTBREAK. DOCTOR SEAN KENNIFF, CBS NEWS.))



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A Roanoke non-profit organization hopes to educate Virginians about the history of public transit, while serving other non-profit groups at the same time. But they need your help.
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Brent Watts joins us from the Commonwealth Coach and Trolley workshop with more on the bus renovations.

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J-M-U presents its new basketball coach. Mike Stevens has the story in our Two Minute Ticker.
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And it's birthday time in New York, as Times Square celebrates a full century.
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Good afternoon everybody and welcome to the hump day ticker. James Madison University welcomed its new head basketball coach to campus today. Dean Keener leaves Ga. Tech to take over the Dukes. And he says the vision of the current administation lured him to Harrisonburg.
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Keener has not finalizedhis staff, but there is talk that his former coach Bobby Hussey and possibly Troy Manns could join him in Harrisonburg.

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Not only is Keener loading up on the assistants, but so too is Bonnie Henrickson.
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Today Bonnie announced the hiring of former Tennessee great Kyra Elzy to be the Jayhawks' third assistant coach. She helped the Lady Vols win NCAA titles in 1997 and 98. She also worked on Bonnie's staff at Tech as director of basketball operations.
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The Salem Avalanche roster is set and the team came out to meet members of the media today over in Salem.
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The team joined the media for lunch at Mac and Bob's and then talked about getting through spring training and finally getting the team together.
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The Avalanche opens the season Friday night at Salem Memorial Stadium against Potomac. Salem's first three games are at home.

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Testing continued today at the Martinsville Speedway. With nearly 10 teams giving the track a pre-Easter workout.
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Usually when a driver gets his first look at the half mile bull ring - he gets out of the car cussing and fussing about how difficult it is to drive. But rookie Brendan Gaughan - who has raced here in a truck - but never before today in a 35 hundred pound stock car - is in love with the place.
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More testing news coming tonight at the top of the hour as the countdown to the Advance Auto Parts 500 continues.
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Plus, a former Friday Football Extra player of the week - picks his college. Take care everybody - Jean will be back in moment. [GO TO BREAK]

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It was a downer from the start on Wall Street. Alexis Christoforous has today's Marketwatch report.
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Finally, bring out the party hats and horns .. one of our country's best-known landmarks is celebrating a big birthday.
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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg was among the partygoers today, celebrating the 100th birthday for Times Square. The famous intersection came into being on April 8, 1904 when "then-Mayor" George McClellan signed a resolution changing the name of Long Acre Square to "Times Square. The square's had its "ups and downs" over the decades, but it remains home to the largest New Year's Eve party in the country.
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