WDBJ 7 news at 5 for 07/26/04

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Today on News 7 at 5, officials in Botetourt County end the search for an elderly man reported missing last week.
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Plus there are new developments in the case of a missing Utah woman.
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We will have a live report as the Democratic National Convention opens in Boston.
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Also John Kerry's wife has a confrontation with a reporter.
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Plus at least one local Congressman wants to see changes made to U-S immigration policy. News 7 at 5 is next.

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Amid heavy security, the Democratic National Convention opens in Boston.
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It's Day one at the Convention.
The key word among the delegates is apparently "UNITY," but the key to winning the election is the swing vote.
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And Democrats are hoping the next few days will convince those voters to sign onto the Kerry-Edwards team.
Democrats are planning an evening of speeches focusing on what Kerry says is his vision for America -- including a strong economy, affordable health care and a beefed-up military.
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The opening night will feature an address by former president Bill Clinton, who'll be introduced by his wife -- Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Aleen Sirgany is live at Boston's Fleet Center with more.
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We will have live coverage of the Democratic and Republican conventions on our digital channel "7-too."
We will present both party conventions gavel-to-gavel, without interruptions.
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[Take 7-too FS Event523] Our presentation of the Democratic convention began at 4:00 on Digital Channel 7-too. Cox digital cable customers can see it on Channel 107.
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Senator Kerry's wife is also in the spotlight -- but it's not a good light. Teresa Heinz had given a speech urging fellow Pennsylvanians to turn back "sometimes un-American traits'' creeping into politics. But, when a Pittsburgh reporter asked her what she meant by "un-American,'' she denied making the remark.
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A few moments later, the reporter tries to ask Heinz AGAIN about the comment, when she told him to "shove it."
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The Kerry campaign has released a statement regarding the incident, saying it was a moment of extreme frustration aimed at a right wing rag that has consistently misrepresented the facts when reporting on Heinz.
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Crews have called off their search for a missing hiker.
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Authorities began looking for James Clayton Hall Tuesday night, after his son said he hadn't heard from him. A spokesman from the Botetourt County Sheriff's Office says the search was suspended Saturday night after crews exhausted the area and found no trace of the man. He also says the office received a call that the 82-year-old was spotted in Roanoke last week. Hall left on a solo camping trip in the Kelly Hollow section of the Jefferson National Forest July Eleventh -- that's the last time his family heard from him.
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It's been exactly one week since a Salt Lake City woman went missing. And even though authorities have avoided calling the woman's husband a suspect in the case, it appears they may now have doubts. Jennifer Miller has the latest.
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((DETECTIVES ARE WAITING FOR THE STATES CRIME LAB TO CONFIRM SUSPICIONS: DID MARK HACKING HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH HIS WIFE LORIS DISAPPEARANCE. SO FAR AUTHORITIES SAY HACKING IS THE ONLY PERSON OF INTEREST. THEY HAVE INTERVIEWED HIM, BUT SAY THEY DONT BELIEVE HIS STORY. Det. Dwayne Baird/Salt Lake City Police Dept. Why would you, we have had to verify everything that he says to us.
HACKING HAS ALREADY BEEN CAUGHT LYING ABOUT HIS COLLEGE EDUCATION. AND AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME HE TOLD POLICE HE WAS LOOKING FOR LORI, CREDIT CARD RECORDS SHOW HE WAS BUYING A NEW MATTRESS.
POLICE ARE CHECKING SURVEILLANCE TAPE FROM A SECOND STORE TO SEE IF HACKING HAD ALSO SHOPPED HERE, BUT LEFT WHEN HE LEARNED HE COULDNT TAKE A MATTRESS HOME RIGHT AWAY.
LAST WEEK, POLICE SEARCHED FOR TRACES OF BLOOD AND SEIZED BAGS OF EVIDENCE FROM THE COUPLES APARTMENT.
AMONG THE ITEMS: AN OLD BOX SPRING.
MILLER STANDUP BRIDGE: POLICE WONT SAY IF THEY HAVE THE MATTRESS THAT WENT WITH IT. AND THEYRE NOT SAYING MUCH ABOUT A NEWSPAPER REPORT INVESTIGATORS FOUND A BLOODY KNIFE WITH HAIR ON IT.
Det. Dwayne Baird/Salt Lake City Police Dept. There may have been something like that in one of those bags.
A FAMILY SPOKESPERSON SAYS THEYRE DISTURBED BY THE DEVELOPMENTS AND SPECULATION POLICE COULD SOON MAKE AN ARREST.
Scott Dunaway/Family Spokesperson Theyve endured this well and I think they will endure whatever the future may hold for them.
BUT THE FUTURE LOOKS GRIM. LORI HAS BEEN MISSING A WEEK. AND DESPITE THE HELP OF THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS THEY HAVE FOUND NO SIGN OF HER. JENNIFER MILLER, CBS NEWS, SLC.))

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Still to come on the newscast, Congressman Bob Gooldatte wants to see some changes made to the nation's immigration policy.
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Plus President Bush may use an executive order to make big changes in the U-S intelligence agencies.
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President Bush may upstage the Democrats this week by naming a new intelligence Czar, in response to last week's 9-11 Commission Report.
Jennifer Donelan has more.
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((AT A TIME WHEN THE POLITICAL SPOTLIGHT IS SQUARELY ON THE DEMOCRATS... 'REPUBLICANS' COULD END UP WITH THIS WEEK'S TOP HEADLINE. PRESIDENT BUSH MAY, BY EXECUTIVE ORDER, RE-WRITE THE WAY AMERICA'S INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES DO BUSINESS...AND HE'D DO IT WITHOUT APPROVAL FROM CONGRESS. AIDES SAY 9/11 RECOMMENDATIONS ARE ON A 'FAST TRACK' -- AND THAT ACTION COULD COME WITHIN DAYS.

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"We shouldn't wait. We don't wait. Al Aqaeda's not on an election schedule. Al Qaeda's not on a summer beach schedule."
AFTER A 20 MONTH INVESTIGATION, THE 9/11 COMMISSION POINTED TO NUMEROUS INTELLIGENCE FAILURES IN THE DAYS LEADING UP TO THE ATTACKS. THE BI-PARTISAN PANEL PROPOSED MAJOR CHANGES SUCH AS CREATING A NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, A CABINET LEVEL POSITION...AND A NATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM CENTER.

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... PROPOSALS THE PRESIDENT IS CONSIDERING, AT HIS RANCH IN CRAWFORD, TEXAS. NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR CONDOLEEZA RICE WAS CALLED TO MEET WITH MISTER BUSH BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. THAT, AFTER HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY TOM RIDGE AND THE REST OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY TEAM GATHERED AT THE WHITE HOUSE TALKED WITH THE PRESIDENT VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

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ON CAPITOL HILL, ALL IS QUIET...LAWMAKERS ARE ON A FIVE WEEK SUMMER BREAK AND SOME HAVE SAID THE PROPOSALS COULDN'T BE CONSIDERED UNTIL NOVEMBER.
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Sixth District Congressman Bob Goodlatte wants to eliminate the lottery system that grants visas to 50 thousand people a year.
Goodlatte says the *Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery* is flawed and is a threat to national security, because it can unknowingly grant visas to potential criminals.
But supporters of the lottery say it provides a long-shot hope for reuniting families who are frustrated by complicated and rigid immigration laws.

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A theater projectionist allegedly tried to sell a copy of Mel Gibson's "Passion of the Christ" last May.
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22-year old Dustin Benson had worked for Valley Cinema not quite a year. According to evidence presented at a preliminary hearing today, Benson listed the film for sale on e-bay *BEFORE* he took it from the theater in May. An investigator for the Motion Picture Association heard about it and called police in Buena Vista.
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Ragland says the print was valued at about 15-hundred dollars but could have been worth millions on the black market.

The judge certified charges of breaking and entering and grand larceny. A grand jury will consider Benson's case Wednesday. A third charge of computer fraud was dismissed.
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Fincastle presented plans for expansion last month -- now a group of concerned citizens is coming out against the proposal.
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Linnie and Helen Gregory are just two of about 30-Botetourt County residents who are against a plan that would change Fincastle from about 91-acres to nearly 22-hundred acres. The Gregorys and other members worry the town's rules and regulations would affect their ability to own livestock and cut hay. They also worry it would *adversely* affect TAXES.
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((LINNIE GREGORY, CONCERNED CITIZEN: EVERYONE'S WAY OF LIFE SHOULD BE PROTECTED WHENEVER POSSIBLE AND NOT EXPANDED FOR NO NECESSARY REASONS, FOR UNBRIDLED GROWTH, FOR TAXATION AND THINGS THEY DIDN'T SETTLE ON IT IN THE FIRST PLACE. WE JUST FEEL IT'S AN INFRINGEMENT ON OUR RIGHTS.))
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Coming up tonight on News 7 at 6, we'll take a closer look at the issue and hear why the town feels its a project worth supporting.
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Valley Metro has created a new bus service that will make traveling between Roanoke and Blacksburg a little easier.
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The Smart Way commuter service got it's wheels rolling today. There are seven stops, beginning at Campbell Court Transportation Center and ending at Squires Student Center at Virginia Tech. Regular fare is six dollars round trip and unlimited ride monthly passes can also be purchased for 100-dollars.
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For more information on the bus routes and times, you can find a link to the Smart Way website on our page at WDBJ7-dot-com.
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Robin Reed is standing by with our detailed forecast.
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[VO] But before we get to him, we'll tell you why the weather is working against firefighters in Portugal.
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Blazing heat is NOT helping firefighters trying to tackle dozens of forest fires across Portugal.
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Temperatures have reached up to 113-degrees where the fires are burning. Officials say the tourist region on Portugal's southern coast was hardest hit, with more than 150 firefighters working in mountains near the spa town of Monchique. According to recent figures, Portugal has been hit by nearly 10-thousand individual fires, which have burned more than 66-thousand acres.
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Coming up today in Sports, one of the N-F-L's longest serving coaches will be on the job at least a little bit longer.
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Also we'll tell you about author J-K Rowlings' newest production... it doesn't have anything to do with Harry Potter.

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Good afternoon everybody and welcome to your Monday. This is the week that training camps open across the NFL. The Steelers open their camp in Latrobe, Pennsylvania and today the Steelers apparently came up with a new formula for giving pay raises within the organization - underachieve and get rewarded.

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Head coach Bill Cowher was given a two-year contract extension today that runs through the 2007 season. This despite the fact that the Steelers have missed the playoffs four of the past six seasons. In 12 seasons with the Steelers, the 47-year-old Cowher has a 115-76-1 record with nine winning seasons. The new contract is projected to be worth more than $3 million a season.
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When the Roanoke Express and Greensboro Generals folded last week, the man who starred in net for both teams took some time to talk with us about the problems that led to the demise of hockey in both cities. But now he and many others must start looking ahead to the future.
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Berthiaume says he wants to play another year before retiring but he has thought about life after his playing career is over and coaching pro hockey is at the top of the list.
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The Nextel Cup circuit now heads to Pocono after an eventful weekend in New Hampshire. Already, the Dale Junior's race team has announced that John Andretti will be on standby as his relief driver for that race this coming weekend.
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Kurt Busch got the win yesterday, but Jeff Gordon finished second, and he is starting to turn up the heat in this second half of the season. For the year Gordon has five poles and four wins. Yesterday marked his 8th top-five finish and his 14th top-10 this season.
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They have not exactly been tearing it up the second half of the season, so they could use your support tonight. The Salem Avalanche returns home tonight and opens up a seven game homestand starting with Wilmington. Salem is currently in last place in the south with a 12 and 17 record. Take care everybody - we'll be back at the top of the hour with more sports. [GO TO BREAK]

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On Wall Street today, analysts are blaming discouraging earnings outlooks and concerns about the growth of the economy for a drop in the stock markets.
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Harry Potter author J-K Rowling announced her latest creation today -- and it's not another book.
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The 38 year old writer announced she's expecting a third child who is due next year. Rowling has a son, who was born last year following her marriage to Neil Murry in 2001, and she has a daughter, Jessica, from a previous marriage. Rowling assured fans that the pregnancy would not affect the release of the sixth book in the Harry Potter series which will be titled, "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince."
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