WDBJ 7 news at 5 for 04/12/04

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Today on News 7 at 5, a 22 year old now faces muder charges in the beating death of a Craig County man.
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Plus at least one Republican delegate says he will compromise on a tax increase if means getting a state budget.
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Some hostages are released in Iraq, but several Americans are still not accounted for.
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A family says losing one daughter in the war is enough. Now it is asking the military to send her sisters home.
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Plus we'll see a new approach to an old dental problem. News 7 at 5 is next.

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Friends and family react to the death of a Craig County man- the man died after he was attacked in his home last week.

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It was last Monday, 65-year-old Richard Sarver and his 17-year-old caregiver were attacked in his home. Almost a week later, last night Sarver passed away at an area hospital.
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Today, Susan Bahorich sat down with the family. Susan, how are they taking Sarver's loss?
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Jean- family and friends say they want to know why an able-bodied 22-year-old would brutally beat a wheelchair bound 65-year-old man.
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This afternoon the family told me about their husband and father. Richard Sarver was an avid horseman, who loved to ride and show. He had been confined to a wheelchair while battling Multiple Sclerosis, but his son says he was getting stronger everyday.
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((RICHARD SARVER, JR., SON: THE VIOLENCE OF IT MAKES IT SO HARD, AS OPPOSED TO IF MY DAD HAS PASSED AWAY NATURALLY. BUT, I'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM FRIENDS, FAMILY AND CO-WORKERS.))
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Charges against 22-year-old William Riley Richardson or "Willy" as he's known, have been upgraded from attempted murder to first degree murder. He also faces several other charges including malicious wounding and attempted arson. According to police reports, Richardson attacked Sarver when he threatened to call police after Richardson beat a 17-year-old girl.
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News 7 has also learned, Richardson has pending cases for what court records call "threatening phone calls" in Alleghany County.
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Jean, either way -the family says they are trusting in the legal system and would like to see Richardson put away for a long time on these most recent charges.

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Two American soldiers and seven U-S Contractors are missing in Iraq- after a string of kidnappings in the past few days.
Tonight the military says the firebrand cleric believed to be behind some attacks is now wanted- dead or alive.
Teri Okita has the latest.
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YET ANOTHER HOT SPOT HAS BROKEN OUT FOR COALITION FORCES. THIS TIME, AT A UNIVERSITY IN BAGHDAD WHERE ARMED STUDENTS ARE HOLED UP INSIDE CAMPUS BUILDINGS. TANKS AND ARMORED VEHICLES SURROUND THE SCHOOL. ITS NOT CLEAR WHAT TRIGGERED THE STAND-OFF.
TRACK: THE STUDENTS ARE BELIEVED TO BE SHIITE FOLLOWERS. RADICAL CLERIC, MUQTADA AL-SADR WHO RECENTLY CALLED HIS FOLLOWERS TO ARMS HAS EASED OFF SLIGHTLY PULLING HIS MILITIAMEN OUT OF POLICE STATIONS AND GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS IN SOUTHERN IRAQ. BUT HE WONT DISBAND HIS SMALL ARMY, AND HES STILL CONSIDERED A WANTED MAN. Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez/Commander, Combined Joint Task Force: The mission of the U.S. forces is to kill or capture Muqtada al-Sadr. Thats our mission. ASIDE FROM AL-SADR DOWN SOUTH, THE COALITION IS CONFRONTING INSURGENTS IN FALLUJAH, WEST OF BAGHDAD. AN INFORMAL CEASEFIRE HAS HELD FOR ANOTHER DAY, BUT THE U-S SAYS MARINES ARE READY, SHOULD DIPLOMACY FAIL. Bush: It was a tough week because there was lawlessness and gangs that were trying to take the law in own hands. SEVERAL FOREIGN HOSTAGES, INCLUDING A BRITISH CONTRACTOR AND SEVEN CHINESE, HAVE BEEN FREED. BUT THE U-S SAYS TWO AMERICAN SOLDIERS AND SEVEN U-S CIVILIAN CONTRACTORS ARE UNACCOUNTED FOR, INCLUDING THOMAS HAMILL, WHOSE FATE IS STILL UNKNOWN. TERI OKITA/CBS NEWS: April has become the deadliest month of fighting since combat ended last year. The coalition reports about 70-soldiers have been killed and nearly 10- times that number of Iraqis are dead. Teri Okita, CBS News, Washington.))

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One Witmer sister from Wisconsin has died in Iraq- now two others from the same family must decide if they'll continuing serving in Iraq.
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21-year old Private Michelle Witmer was killed in an ambush in Baghdad last week.
She was one of three sisters serving in Iraq.
Her sisters have been given special permission to fly her remains home-
Now the sisters parents are asking the military to stop the women from being sent back to Iraq.
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((JOAN APT/WITMER FAMILY FRIEND: WE TRUST THAT THOSE IN CHARGE OF MAKING SUCH A DECISION WILL REALIZE THAT WE HAVE ALREADY SACRIFICED ENOUGH AND THAT OUR FAMILY MUST NOT BE ASKED TO BEAR SUCH AN IMPOSSIBLE BURDEN.))
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These are pictures of the three sisters together in December.
An Army spokesman says policy states that if a soldier dies while serving in a hostile area, family members are exempt from serving in the same area if they ask.
But he says the request must come from the soldiers themselves.
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It's not a done deal... that's what House Majority Leader Morgan Griffith is saying about tomorrow's vote on a nearly one billion dollar tax bill.
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The House is scheduled to vote on a controversial proposal that would increase the sales tax by a half-cent.
Last week, the bill had the backing of 17 Republican delegates who plan to join Democrats in passing the measure.
But Griffith says it is a fluid situation and that there are still a number of undecided members.
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The compromise measure is being offered as a way to break the month-long budget impasse.
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At least one delegate won't even hazard a guess about the outcome of tomorrow's vote.
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Roanoke Republican William Fralin says, at this point, he just wants a budget and that he's willing to raise the sales tax by half a cent to solve the impasse.
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The compromise bill would also add thirty cents to the price of cigarettes.
The Senate has agreed to drop its push for an income tax hike if the House passes the plan.

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Coming next on the newscast, a judge considers dropping the charges against a former basketball player accused of manslaughter.
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Plus on Healthcheck, dentists are finding some success with a new treatment for T-M-J.
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The judge in the Jayson Williams manslaughter case is considering throwing out the charges against the former N-B-A star.
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Judge Edward Coleman is hearing from a weapons expert who is at the center of the dispute.
Larry Nelson examined the shotgun Williams was holding when a chauffer was fatally shot.
Prosecutors say they inadvertently left the expert's notes and photographs out of evidence turned over to the defense.
The judge hasn't said when he'll rule on the defense request to throw out the charges.
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A nationwide ban of the herbal stimulant ephedra will stand.
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A federal judge in New Jersey is letting the ban take effect today, turning aside a challenge from two makers of the supplement.
The ruling doesn't affect medicines containing ephedra, such as prescription or over-the-counter cold medicines.
Ephedra is an herbal stimulant used for weight loss and bodybuilding. It's been linked to 155 deaths, including that of a Baltimore Orioles pitcher.
The dietary supplement makers argued ephedra can be safe if used as directed.
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There's a new way to prevent and correct the dental problem of T-M-J- which is a common jaw disorder.
The method called neuromuscular dentistry gets to the root of the problem by treating the muscles and joints of the jaw. Doctor Sean Kenniff tells us more.
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(((Miami, FL) MARK GALIONE SUFFERED FOR YEARS WITH DENTAL PAIN, AND MIGRAINE HEADACHES.

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"When I was chewing, I would frequently bite my tongue, or underneath my tongue. You know how you do that, Oh my lord. I would do that so frequently it was incredible. And it was just because the bite was so off."
HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH T-M-J, A COMMON PAINFUL JAW DISORDER. HE WENT TO DOCTOR AFTER DOCTOR, DENTIST AFTER DENTIST, AND NOTHING SEEMED TO HELP.

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THAT'S WHEN MARK HEARD ABOUT NEUROMUSCULAR DENTISTRY. A NEW WAY OF TREATING TOOTH AND JAW PAIN, BY TREATING THE MUSCLES THAT SURROUND THEM."

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DR. ALAN GROSS IS A SOUTH FLORIDA DENTIST WHO SPECIALIZES IN NEUROMUSCULAR THERAPY AND COSMETIC DENTISTRY.

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"By using sophisticated technology, and muscle physiology what we try to do is find a comfortable place for the jaw to heal."
THE THERAPY USES ELECTRONIC TESTING TO DIAGNOSE IMBALANCES IN THE CHEWING MUSCLES, AND NERVE STIMULATION TO EVEN THOSE IMBALANCES OUT. THEN SPECIAL ORTHOTICS ARE USED TO KEEP THE CORRECTION IN PLACE. DR. GROSS SAYS IT'S A SMALL ADJUSTMENT, THAT CAN RELIEVE SOME BIG PAINFUL PROBLEMS.

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"They've been told they've been feeling sensitive teeth, their teeth may be in pain, but no one has been able to find the problem. All of them, all of those symptoms can be related to a problem with a bad jaw position."
AND AFTER A FEW TREATMENTS IT WORKED FOR MARK, IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE.

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"The migraines were gone, I felt a lot happier, I looked better, I felt better."
>DOCTOR SEAN KENNIFF, CBS NEWS. ))

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It's a record in London- a home there has topped the charts as the world's most expensive.
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Here it is- The mansion is in the Kensington district of London- known as billionaires row- And you'd probably have to be a billionaire to afford it. The house sold for 128 million dollars .. purchased by a steel tycoon from India.
The home has 12 bedrooms, turkish baths, a ballroom, and a jewelled basement swimming pool-
If you're that rich, you need garage space. The garage in this house- holds 20 cars.
The sale tops the 1997 record for a house in Hong Kong that sold for 101 million.
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Coming up next, rain spoiled the party at the White House today.
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[VO] Plus a little bit later, animal keepers in Kenya get a surprise when they discover an unusual zebra under their own noses.
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Rain cut short the annual Easter Egg Roll at the White House today.
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Some parents camped out all weekend to get some of the few remaining tickets to the event.
But a steady downpour made the South Lawn a cold muddy mess.
By mid afternoon officials closed the event early.
The Easter Egg Roll is a tradition that dates back to 1878. It was open to the public again this year, after being limited last year to Iraq War military families.
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Coming in Sports, much of today's major league action is in the sunlight. Steve Mason will have the highlights next.
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A zebra at a Nairobi park is not exaclty a horse of a different color, but its close.
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The four week old zebra was born without the usual tell-tale stripes normally associated with the animals.
It was found at an animal park about four weeks ago.
Wildlife experts want to study the zebra. They say it is the first time they have seen this.
It wasn't the only surprise the animal has given them. The park has no clue when the animal was born. They just noticed it in the park one day.
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Good afternoon, welcome to your MOnday ticker whcih starts on the major league diamond. The Reds beat the Phillies 4-1 to stay a top of the NL central.
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In New York, the Mets battled the Braves and pitcher Mike Hampton would struggle and struggle a lot. The count was 10-nothing New York at one point.
[SUPER=35-New York/10/Atlanta/6;] IN the Bottom of the fourth, Mike Cameron goes deep to center field and off the wal
l. Todd Zeile comes all the way from first to score. Mets win 10-6.
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The Roanoke Express faces the Florida Everblades at the Teco Arena tonight in game four of the ECHL opening round playoffs.
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The Express trails the Blades 2-1 and has to win or the season is over. Despite the tough situation, the Express players are confident that this team, unlike the last years which exited in the first round, has a better chance of advancing.
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The Express is no stranger to this win or go home scenario. Roanoke had to win nine in a row to make the playoffs.

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We will have highlights tonight at 11.

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Now that UVa men's basketball coach Pete Gillen's job is safe he can start focussing on next season and if the end of the 2004 campaign is any indication, a big part of the Wahoos plan will include J. R. Reynolds.
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Reynolds was in town over the Easter Break checking out a Roanoke Dazzle game. Reynolds played like a pro at in the ACC tournament and in the NIT where he averaged 15 points a game in his last four games of the season.
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The martinsville Speedway comes to life Sunday with the Nextel Cup Advance Autoparts 500.
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One driver to keep an eye on is Rick Craven who won at the half mile track back in 2001 in the Old Dominion 500.
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That's it for the ticker, coming up at six, more on the Advance Autoparts 500 and a special honor form Roanoke College men's lacrosse coach Bill Pilat, see ya at six everybody.

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The Easter weekend apparently inspired movie-goers to go see Mel Gibson's film about the final hours of Jesus Christ's life.
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"The Passion of the Christ" brought in another 17 MILLION dollars this weekend.
That was enough to return it to the top of the box office.
The film was number one over its first three weekends. It fell back the last three weeks, before reclaiming the top spot again.
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Last week's top movie "Hellboy" came in second with a little over 11 million dollars.
If the first week is any indication, not many people will remember "The Alamo."
It tied the "Johnson Family Vacation" for third place, but neither did very well.
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Still they did better than two other big budget premieres.
"The Whole Ten Yards" and "The Girl Next Door" both failed to crack the top five. They made less than seven million dollars a piece.

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An englishman took a big chance selling everything he owned to put a bet on a roulette wheel. Now he's back in the black thanks to the color red.
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Ashley Revell (ruh-VEHL') wanted to try and double his money with one bet.
Well he did it yesterday. He wagered his 135 thousand dollars on the color red and he won.
He had a 50-50 chance of winning.
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