WDBJ 7 news at 5 for 08/24/04

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Today on News 7 at 5, a just issued report says the prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib was marked by chaos and sadistic guards.
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Also a Marine killed in Iraq is remembered in his hometown of Covington.
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A single car accident claims the life of a man near Smith Mountain Lake.
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Also we'll see how one woman's invention could bring comfort to premature babies.
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The U-S women wrestle their way to Olympic gold. News 7 at 5 is next.
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Good Evening. I'm Jean Jadhon. The former defense secretary calls Abu Grahb prison a kind of animal house atmosphere- he calls it a saddist scene- a scene that happened mostly on the night shift.
James Schlessinger spoke as investigators look into abuse of prisoners there.
And a soldier from Virginia.. Ivan Frederick of Buckingham County today plead guilty to charges of abuse.
Tom Fenton has the latest as the accused go to court.
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A Covington Marine who died while serving in Iraq was laid to rest today.
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Staff Seargent Ryan Howard died two weeks ago, when his helicopter went down near Baghdad. Military offiicals say the helicopter had engine problems. Nearly 300-people attended funeral services today at the Arritt Funeral Home in Covington. Howard was buried at the Palenstine Cemetary next to the Presybeterian church, where he grew up. The 25-year-old leaves behind a wife and two children.
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U-S and Iraqi forces battled militants today in the city of Najaf.
Iraqi government officials warned fighters loyal to a radical cleric to either giveup their standoff or face attack.
Elaine Cobbe has more.
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((The latest warning from the government to the militants was the toughest yet - throw down your weapons or be wiped out tonight.
But as night fell over the holy city of Najaf, the insurgents were still inside the sacred Imam Ali shrine.
Track: ( iraqi troops / us tanks) Outside, Iraqi National Guardsmen advanced to within two hundred yards of the shrine - the closest theyve gone in this three-week old siege.
Track: ( najaf fighting) Gunfire echoed on mostly empty streets as the iraqi troops, backed by american armor and gunships, battled militants.
Track: As the noose tightened, a spokesman for rebel shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr claimed the government did not want to negotiate - but only wished to kill the cleric and humiliate his followers.

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And amid the hi-stakes standoff in Najef....there was chaos in the capital .

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On camera bridge: Elaine Cobbe, CBS News locator: Baghdad The Iraqi government has come under direct attack in Baghdad Two deadly bomb blasts were aimed at ministers but missed their targets.
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A car bomb exploded as the Environment ministers convoy passed by... She was unharmed - but several bodyguards were killed in the blast.
In a second incident, attackers got the timing wrong - and exploded a roadside bomb alongside the Education ministers convoy - before it had picked him up.
These attacks are not believed to be the work of Al Sadrs followers ....but his militia did throw up road blocks across Sadr City, the slum district that is his powerbase in the capital.
track: (najaf) Al-Sadr continues to defy the government on several fronts - and, despite the warnings, theres still no sign of a government raid on his Najaf stronghold - yet. Elaine Cobbe, CBS News, Baghdad.))

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An rollover accident near Smith Mountain Lake today took the life of the 60 year old driver. State police say he was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle.
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Police say James Everett Pulley was driving a Toyota S-U-V on Smith Mountain road in Pittsylvania County when he ran off the road on a curve near Lumpkin's Marina. Pulley was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Virginia hasn't voted for a Democratic presidential candidate in 40 years, but the Kerry-Edwards ticket is convinced it has a shot in taking the Old Dominion THIS year.
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That's why this bus is making a swing through four battleground states, promoting Kerry's message of "America Can Do Better".
It came to Lynchburg this morning with about two dozen Kerry supporters on board- They were ready to talk about health care, taxes and jobs.
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((TONY WELCH/DNC PRESS SECRETARY: MANY, MANY MORE PEOPLE ARE REALLY UPSET WITH THE WAY THINGS ARE HEADED IN THIS COUNTRY UNDER GEORGE W. BUSH. IF YOU PAID ATTENTION TO THINGS LIKE THE ECONOMY AND HEALTH CARE, THE DEFICIT, I MEAN ALL THOSE THINGS ARE ON THE WRONG TRACK FOR THIS COUNTRY AND I THINK THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN VIRGINIA JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER PLACE IN THIS COUNTRY WANT TO PUT AMERICA BACK ON THE RIGHT TRACK. I THINK THAT MEANS THEY'RE TAKING A STRONG, STRONG LOOK AT JOHN KERRY.))
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Polls currently show President Bush with a slight lead over Kerry in Virginia.
The bus will continue on to West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania over the next five days.
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After this break, we'll tell you about a fire that destroyed an entire block of a North Carolina town.
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Also we'll see something new in the treatment of premature babies. Some believe it is the next best thing to a mother's touch.
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Fire in one North Carolina town destroyed nearly an entire block of businesses.
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The blaze broke out on King Street in Elizabethtown- just east of the downtown corridor.
Fire damaged a tire company and a construction company, as well as a tanning salon and beauty salon. A Christian library and a hispanic center were also damaged.
No word yet on what caused the fire.
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Any mother who's ever had to leave her baby at the hospital knows how hard it is to walk out the door.
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Yamille Jackson thought if her baby could have the feel and smell of a mother's hand it would comfort him and perhaps reduce his heart and breathing rate.
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So she invented something that's being tested in Houston, called the Zacky glove.
Jackson.. a P-H-D engineer invented the giant beanbag like hand and and called it the Zacky glove after her son who was born three months early.
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((YAMILLE JACKSON/INVENTOR, MOTHER: A BABY GETS A LITTLE STRESSED AND THE NURSES PUT THE HAND ON TOP OF THE BABY AND THE BABY CALMS DOWN. THEN THEY HAVE TO ATTEND ANOTHER BABY.)) ((KAREN MARTIN/NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE COORDINATOR: YOU CAN SEE ON THE MONITORS HOW IT HELPS BRING THEIR HEART RATE DOWN IT HELPS THEM FEEL MORE SEDATE.))
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The inventors' son is now a healthy four year old.. but his mom says she'll never forget the dark days.
She hopes the Zacky glove helps other families- The glove costs 35 dollars. Ut's also been used for children with cancer.
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The federal government helped Floyd and Patrick Counties keep a major tourist attraction in the area.
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Insurance companies were threatening not to insure the Chateau Morrisette because of an inadequate water supply. Today, Congressman Rich Boucher announced a new, more than 175-thousand dollar federal loan that will help the facility build a new water system.
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The 26 year old vineyard is a tourist attraction along the Blue Ridge Parkway and major employer to Floyd and Patrick counties. Coming up tonight at 6:00, we'll show you why the new system is not just protecting the winery.
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Coming up next on the newscast,
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[VO] we'll meet a young newlywed who has amazed doctors who thought she would never see her first anniversary.
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Back in June, Josh and Tara Berendes were newlyweds looking forward to their new life together.
However, a head-on collision nearly ended it all. Tara was left in a coma and doctors thought there was less than a 50 percent chance she would ever recover.
But as Stacy Hendler tells us, Tara walked out the hospital yesterday.
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((NO ONE KNEW QUITE HOW TARA BERENDES WOULD FEEL GETTING INTO A CAR FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER THE HORRIFIC CRASH THAT PUT HER IN A COMA FOR 6 WEEKS.
" the only thin i remember when i was getting better was my mom telling me to smile at josh when i saw him beucase he liked my smile so much..adn that wouldmake his day "
"JOSH" IS TARA'S HUSBAND. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT JUNE FIRST IN SALT LAKE CITY, THE YOUNG COUPLE WAS RETURNING HOME FROM THEIR HONEYMOON. THEY HAD BEEEN MARRIED ONLY 10 DAYS.
"she had a torn diaphrragm , lacerated spleen, lacerated kidney"
THAT WAS JUST A PARTIAL LIST OF TARA'S INJURIES.
STILL IN A COMA AFTER A MONTH, SHE WAS FLOWN HOME TO THE BAY AREA, WHERE SHE WAS BEGAN TREATEMENT AT
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AND THEN...WHAT EVERYONE WAS HOPING FOR... TARA BEGAN TO "WAKE UP".
" i was just overjoyed just to see that smile again and i just remember i didn't realize how wonderful it was until i got to see it again.."
WHEN SHE LEFT UTAH, DOCTORS THOUGHT SHE HAD ONLY A 50 PER CENT CHANCE OF ANY RECOVERY.
" it's very hard to predict if it's going to be quick or a slow recovery and sometimes you're lucky and things fall into placesometimes it has to do with what kind of fam ily support you and ..and what kind of person you are underneqath "

IN TARA'S CASE, IT WAS A COMBINATION OF ALL THOSE THINGS, AS SHE RE-LEARNED HOW TO WALK AND TALK AND REMEMBER....
THOUGH SHE DOESN'T REMEMBER THE ACCIDENT,
OR EVEN HER WEDDING DAY.
"IT'S FRUSTRATING ,BUT I CAN'T REALLY DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.. .I'M JUST LUCKY TO BE ALIVE RIGHT NOW. "
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That was Stacy Hendler reporting.

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Coming up next, Steve Mason will join us with sports. Also we'll see if the U-S woman can take the gold medal in wrestling.
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The start of the college football season is fast approaching this weekend, and Mike Stevens says nowhere is that more evident than in Blacksburg.

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To the high school ranks. Alleghany is the focus of our Friday Football Extra report today.
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Fans are excited about a young and energetic Mountaineer team this season. Alleghany must replace some seniors but coach Jack Baker welcomes the youth movement.
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Nestle Cup drivers are at Bristol this Saturday night for the Sharpie 500.
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Greg Biffle heads into the bull ring with momentum after winning at Michigan over the weekend. It marked his second career win in stock car racing's top series. But he's 18th in points and a good ways out of the chase for the Nextel cup 10 spot playoffs.
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That's it for the ticker, more on the Hokies pending date with the Trojans at six.

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In Business News, oil prices fell for the third day in a row, but that failed to inspire investors on Wall Street.
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Some of the United States biggest Olympic victories this year have been won by women.
That includes a medal winning debut in women's wrestling.
Jennifer Miller reports from Athens.
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(IT IS A CENTURIES-OLD SPORT.
AS FAR BACK AS 700 BC MEN HAVE WRESTLED IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WOMEN HAVE. AND MONDAY TWO AMERICAN WOMEN WON MEDALS. SARA MCMANN TOOK SILVER, PATRICIA MIRANDA WON BRONZE.
PATRICIA MIRANDA/Olympic Wrestler Im very happy that the American flag got raised.

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BUT IT WAS HEAVY LIFTING. MIRANDAS FATHER WAS SLOW TO SUPPORT HER. WITH NO GIRLS IN THE SPORT, SHE COMPETED AGAINST BOYS AND WRESTLED WITH STEREOTYPES.
PATRICIA MIRANDA/Olympic Wrestler I remember in high school my biggest battle was people in the audience just saying Im a joke, you know, youre a joke, you dont belong here.

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BUT MIRANDA IS GETTING THE LAST LAUGH AT THIS BREAKFAST SHOWING HOW SHE WON HER MEDAL.

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Double-leg take-down.
STANDUP BRIDGE: THE OLYMPICS USED TO BE A MANS WORLD IN ANCIENT GREECE ATHLETES COMPETED IN THE NUDE TO MAKE SURE WOMEN DIDNT PARTICIPATE. BUT TODAY AMERICAN FEMALE ATHLETES ARE DOMINATING SPORTS THAT USED TO BE RESERVED FOR THE OLD BOYS CLUB.
THE WOMENS BASKETBALL TEAM HAS A BETTER SHOT AT THE GOLD THAN THE MENS TEAM.

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IN SOCCER, THE MEN NEVER EVEN MADE IT TO ATHENS WHERE THURSDAY THE WOMEN WILL COMPETE FOR THE GOLD.

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AND AMERICAS PASTIME MENS BASEBALL ALSO STRUCK OUT BEFORE GETTING TO THE GAMES. WHILE IN WOMENS SOFTBALL THEIR THIRD GOLD MEDAL FITS LIKE A GLOVE.

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Theyve have one run scored on them, amazing! This is going to go down in history.
A SHOW WORTHY OF THE OLYMPIC GODS...OR SHOULD THAT BE - GODDESSES ??? JENNIFER MILLER .))
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