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Today on News 7 at 5, three hikers are found alive and well after a night lost in the woods.
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Also, a meat company is recalling 170 thousand pounds of hamburger patties.
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Pleasant temperatures and humidity levels today. Thursday starts off sunny but changes quickly. Details ahead.
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Also today, a new study shows M-R-I's work better at detecting breast cancers. But we'll tell you why more doctors are not using them.
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In Sports, several former state football stars prepare for their rookie seasons in the N-F-L.
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and John Kerry arrives in Boston for the Democratic National Convention.
News 7 at 5 is next.
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John Kerry returns home to Boston- where he is expected to receive the Democratic Presidential Nomination.
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((I JUST WANT TO SAY BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN HAD IT RIGHT. NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER. WE ARE TAKING THIS FIGHT OT THE COUNTRY AND WE ARE GOING TO WIN BACK OUR DEMOCRACY AND OUR FUTURE.))
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Good Evening. I'm Jean Jadhon.
The Democratic National Convention Night three is officially underway- and it's a session that will end with the official nomination of John Kerry and John Edwards.
The delegates will also hear from Edwards himself.
Aleen Sirgany is live at the Fleet Center in Boston with more.
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[Super=01-Elizabeth Edwards/Edward's Wife;;]
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((
HE'S HOME, AND AT THE HELM. JOHN KERRY FINALLY MADE HIS WAY BACK
TO BOSTON...AND, WITH HIS VIETNAM NAVY BUDDIES AT HIS SIDE, CROSSED
BOSTON HARBOR BY WATER TAXI, POINTING OUT THE SITES ALONG THE WAY.
THE TAXI LED HIM TO A MASSIVE "WELCOME HOME" PARTY.
John Kerry/D-Presidential Candidate:
"THEY" KNOW HIM, BUT HE'LL HAVE TO GIVE UNDECIDED VOTERS A WINDOW
INTO HIS WORLD TOMORROW, WHEN HE ADDRESSES THE CONVENTION. ALL HE'LL
SAY ABOUT HIS SPEECH IS THAT IT WILL BE A SURPRISE.
THE MAIN ATTRACTION AT THE FLEET CENTER "TONIGHT" IS THE EDWARDS
FAMILY. JOHN EDWARDS WILL TALK ABOUT THE VALUES HE SHARES WITH KERRY,
BUT THE DEMOCRATS SAY IT WON'T BE A TYPICAL VICE PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH: HE
WON'T MENTION THE NAMES "BUSH" OR "CHENEY". HE'S ALREADY HAD A PRACTICE
RUN, AS DID HIS WIFE ELIZABETH, WHO INTRODUCES HIM:
Elizabeth Edwards: It was actually a little less scary than I
thought it would be when we got up there on the stage.
DAUGHTER CATE WILL INTRO HER MOTHER, WITH A LITTLE ADVICE FROM DAD.
Cate Edwards/Daughter: He's told me not to be nervous, which is
like the worst advice in the world.
DEMOCRATS HOPE THE CHARISMATIC EDWARDS, SON OF A MILL WORKER WITH
AN "UP-FROM-THE-BOOTSTRAPS" TALE CAN BRING IN SWING VOTERS...HE'S
ALREADY HELPED BRING IN NEW PARTY FAITHFUL:
Lisa Domkey/Washington Delegate I'm a political newcomer. I've
never been involved in politics before this election.
ALSO TONIGHT, THE REAL REASON THESE DELEGATES ARE HERE.
THEY'LL START THE ROLL CALL TO VOTE FOR THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET. THERE'S
ONLY ONE CLIFFHANGER LEFT: WHICH STATE WILL BE THE ONE TO PUT THE TICKET
OVER THE TOP. DEMOCRATS IN THE KNOW...SAY IT WILL BE IOWA. ))
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You can catch both the Democratic and Republican Conventions on our digital channel 7-point two.
Cox Digital Cable subscribers can see the uninterupted coverage on channel 107.
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Violence in Iraq today- This time a suicide car bombing during busy mid morning in Baqouba (bah-KOO-bah)-
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The main target- a police station beside a busy market.
Scores of shoppers were caught in the blast- and the station is used as a recruiting center for the Iraqi police force- Dozens of men were waiting in line to sign up.
At least 68 Iraqis died in the attack.
Southwest of Baghdad, a raid ended in the deaths of more than 40 insurgents and Iraqi police. 40 suspected guerillas were captured.
And two coalition troops were killed in clashes elsewhere.
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Three missing hikers turned up today in Montgomery County.
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They were found in the Elliston area of the County near Alleghany Springs road.
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25 year old Adam Lanter, his 19 year old sister, Whitney and 22 year old Stacey Sain went hiking yesterday at the Nature Conservatory when they got lost.
They ended up spending the night in the woods.
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((ADAM LANTER: WE HIKED DOWN, DOWN BY THE CREEK FOR A WHILE. STARTED GETTING DARK ON US. SO WE BUILT THIS LITTLE CAMP FIRE AND SET UP ON A ROCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CREEK THERE. IT WAS TOO TREACHEROUS FOR US TO COME DOWN. ))
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The three did not have any water, but they did have a few sandwichs and a dead cell phone and flashlight.
In the morning they started hiking again, this time down the creek.
Rescuers searched all night and finally found the hikers around noon today.
All three were in good condition, just a little hungry, thirsty and tired.
They say they won't go hiking again anytime soon.
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Coming up tonight at 6:00 we'll have more on their overnight adventure.
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A company that makes ground beef is recalling 170 thousand pounds of frozen hamburger patties.
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Quaker Maid Meats of Reading, Pennslyvania is recalling three and five pound boxes of its Philly-Gourmet Homestyle Patties.
The afffected boxes were packaged within the last two weeks and carry codes of 1974, 1984, 2014, and 2024.
It was sold in several states including Virginia and North Carolina.
The patties were partially made from Canadian beef which has been illegal to import into America since mad cow disease was discovered there.
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Franklin County school teachers are getting raises, but not everyone's happy about it.
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With an additional TWO million dollars in state funding, school board officials THOUGHT they would be able to give ALL of their teachers three-percent raises or higher.
But, when the county reduced the school funding by a million dollars, officials say that forced them to make some changes -- leaving about 200-teachers who've been in the school system the LONGEST with only one-percent raises.
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((4820 WE'RE NOT HAPPY ABOUT THE ONE PERCENT, WE WANTED IT TO BE THREE, BUT FUNDING ISSUES DICTATE THINGS SOMETIMES 27))
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There are currently about 650-teachers in the Franklin County school system.
Officials say they value ALL of them, and plan to work harder to improve the salary scale next year.
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Coming up next on the newscast, a local doctor creates a website to help his patients take the fear out of memory loss.
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Also a new study says Mammograms may not be the best way to detect breast cancer. We'll look at an alternative after the break.
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Mammograms have long been the standard at detecting breast cancer.
But researchers say there may be a better test.
In a new study, the M-R-I exam found nearly twice as many cancers as the mammogram.
However the M-R-I is not for everyone.
Dr. Sean Kenniff has more.
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((WITH A STRONG FAMILY HISTORY OF BREAST CANCER JILL STUTIN (st-uh-t-in)
MADE SURE TO GET A MAMMOGRAM ONCE, AND EVEN TWICE A YEAR.
BUT EARLIER THIS YEAR DOCTORS WENT A STEP FURTHER AND GAVE HER AN M-R-I
EXAM.
WHERE THE MAMMOGRAM HAD FAILED TO FIND CANCER THE MORE SENSITIVE M-R-I
DETECTED IT.
(SOT-Jill Stutin/Breast Cancer Victim)
"I've had a bi-lateral mascetomy and I'm going through reconstruction
and treatment now."
(STANDUP: Dr. Sean Kenniff/CBS NEWS/Miami, FL)
FOR PEOPLE WITH A STRONG FAMILY HISTORY.... OR A GENETIC MUTATION...
EARLY DETECTION IS KEY TO SURVIVAL.
IN THIS WEEK'S NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE A NEW STUDY COMPARED THE
M-R-I TO THE TRADITIONAL MAMMOGRAM AND FOUND THE M-R-I IS SIGNIFICANTLY
BETTER AT DETECTING BREAST CANCER IN HIGH RISK PATIENTS.
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"the mri is so sensitive a lot of times it picks up abnormalities that
we cannot detect with mammography or ultrasound." :07
SLOAN KETTERING'S DOCTOR LAURA LIBERMAN, WHO WROTE AN EDITORIAL ON THE
STUDY, SAYS DOCTORS SHOULD GIVE HIGH RISK PATIENTS AN M-R-I, BUT ONLY
THOSE AT THE HIGHEST RISK.... BECAUSE THE TEST CAN PICK UP ABNORMALITIES
THAT AREN'T CANCER.
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"it's quite sensitive it's not very specific and in women of normal risk
far and away most of the positives will be false positives."
SOME DOCTORS ARE RELUCTANT TO USE THE M-R-I BECAUSE THESE
FALSE-POSITIVES CAN LEAD TO UNNEEDED BIOPSIES ... THE TEST IS ALSO
LENGTHY AND VERY EXPENSIVE.
EVEN JILL HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING THE HOSPITAL TO APPROVE HER EXAM.
BUT WITHOUT IT, SHE FEARS, THINGS COULD HAVE TURNED OUT MUCH DIFFERENTLY.
(SOT- Jill again)
"I wouldn't have known there was breast cancer it didn't show up on a
mammogram, ultrasound, nothing."
AND WHILE HER BATTLE WITH BREAST CANCER HAS BEEN DIFFICULT, THE M-R-I'S
EARLY DETECTION GAVE HER AN UPPER HAND AGAINST THE DISEASE.
DOCTOR SEAN KENNIFF, CBS NEWS.))
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Forgetting where you left your keys or where you parked your car can be normal signs of memory loss.. but they aren't always indicators of dementia or Alzheimer's.
Now a local doctor is taking the fear out of forgetfulness by making it easier for people to test their memory.. on line.
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Steve Smallshaw talked with him today and joins us from our Lynchburg bureau ...
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Jean, Dr. David Crews has spent years examining the causes and effects of memory loss.. that research has led him to create his own web site where you can test your memory quickly and confidentially.
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((DR. DAVID CREWS/COGNICHECK.COM: THERE ARE SO MANY UNDERLYING CAUSES OF MEMORY IMPAIRMENT. MANY PEOPLE WILL JUST ASSUME MY MEMORY IS BAD OR I HAVE MEMORY IMPAIRMENT SO I MUST HAVE A DEMENTIA OR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY TRUE BY A LONG SHOT.))
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So Dr. David Crews has developed Cognicheck-dot-com, a web site where people ages 45-to-86 can take a variety of scientifically-based memory tests.
You can then view and print your results
and compare them to the normal range for other people your age.
The cost is $9.95, an amount Crews says covers his expenses and one that's significantly cheaper than a regular doctor's visit.
The idea is to not only help identify potential problems but also provide reassurance to people who might simply be getting a little forgetful.
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((CREWS: AS A PERSON AGES, TYPICALLY THERE IS SOME DECLINE IN MEMORY. AND MANY OF THOSE ARE JUST AGE-RELATED MEMORY DECLINE, NOTHING ABNORMAL. BUT WHAT WE''RE LOOKING AT THROUGH THESE SCREENINGS ARE IS THERE AGE-INAPPROPRIATE MEMORY IMPAIRMENT THAT IS OUTSIDE THE NORMAL LIMITS FOR A PERSON'S AGE.))
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Crews says it's important to remember that the on-line tests are only screenings, and people should follow up with their doctor if they feel they need to.
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And the results of everyone's tests are kept completely anonymous. Jean?
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Up next on the newscast, there are NO cats, but it's raining DOGS at Salem Civic Center this week.
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Man's best friend is putting on quite a show this weekend at the Salem Civic Center.
Brent Watts has a behind the scenes look at the Virginia Mountain Cluster Dog Show.
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Coming up next in the newscast, Steve Mason will tell us why some Hokies are heading down under.
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Then a little later, thousand of people head to the Virginia coast as the ponies take their annual dip in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Good afternoon everybody, welcome to your mid week ticker. The Virginia Tech women's basketball team is gearing up to play in its first ACC season with new coach, Beth Dunkenberger. The team is getting a little extra time to practice with a trip next week to Australia.
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Nine current team members and two seniors from last year will leave with Dunkenberger and her staff on the seventh of August. They will be spending 12 days in Australia playing some basketball and sightseeing as well.
Normally, the Hokies would not be permitted to start practicing until October 15th. But NCAA rules allow a team to make a trip overseas every four years. Along with the trip comes 10 practice days that Dunkenberger can use to get acquainted with her new team.
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Virginia Tech is not new to Dunkenberger after she spent nine years on the Hokies sideline as an assistant coach. She has not been back to Tech since 1997 but already has a great feel for the talent around her.
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Washington Redskins free safety and first round pick Sean Taylor sprained his right knee in his first practice since signing his
contract yesterday.
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Coach Joe Gibbs indicated he didn't think the injury was serious, but the Redskins hadn't fully evaluated it.
Taylor signed a seven-year, 18 million dollar deal with Washington yesterday. He was the fifth overall draft pick out of Miami.
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NFL training camps open up across the country this week, and several rookies from our area are just about set for two a days.
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Matt Schaub from UVA, and Tech's DeAngelo Hall and Kevin Jones were among more than 30 rookies on hand in Los Angeles recently for an Upper Deck photo shoot.
Most of the players hadn't jumped on the bed since they were a kid, but the chance to have their own football card was too good to pass up.
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That's it for the ticker, coming up at six, Radford's Norm Lineburg is honored by his school and community for being one of the greatest high school coaches ever in Virginia, see ya at six.
[5Marketwatch]
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Investors on Wall Street retreated for a while after the price of oil hit a new record. But as Alexis Christoforous tells us, they came back before the close of business.
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It is that time of year again-
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Time for the annual Chincoteague Wild pony swim- as the ponies swim from Assateague Island to Chincoteague Island.
After the swim, cowboys will herd the ponies and their foils to the Chincoteague island carnival grounds- where the ponies will be auctioned.
The annual pony swim is held on the last Wednesday of July and has taken place since 1925.
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