WDBJ 7 news at 5 for 10/18/04

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On News 7 at 5, two teenagers in Wythe County are indicted on murder charges.
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Also a 14 year old girl is charged with making bomb threats in Christiansburg.
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Clouds and showers top the forecast for the next few days. We will check out the latest rain on SkyTracker 7 in a

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Early voting begins in the state of Florida, but not without some problems.
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On Healthcheck, doctors have developed better ways to treat tumors in the heart.
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Plus NASCAR decides if Dale Earnhardt Junior will be off the hook for some foul behavior. News 7 at 5 is next.

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People in Florida began casting their ballots early today. But just an hour into the process, things began to go wrong.
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In an effort to polish its image and avoid a repeat of the troubled 2000 election, Florida joined a list of states that allow early birds to cast their ballots now.
But as Brian Andrews reports, some of the Sunshine State's new voting machines are not working.
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((nat - Yeah, It's a poll party baby, )
A PARTY LIKE ATMOSPHERE OUTSIDE THE DOWNTOWN MIAMI VOTING PRECINCT...

(nat- we gonna rock the vote, we gonna rock the vote.)

Janet Reno/Former Attorney General " Let's go vote today for America!"
AT 11 O'CLOCK, EARLY VOTING GOT UNDERWAY. CARMEN MONDADO LIKED USING THE NEW ELECTRONIC MACHINES.
Carmen Mondado/Early Voter "Was very easy, everything came across very clear... yes, ."

(NAT - Guy on bullhorn "We need everyone to get to the polls, that's
right (horn) We will not be denied. "
THE LINE TO GET IN... STRETCHED OUTSIDE THE BUILDING...
Amy Steelberger/Voter "I don't want to be stuck at the polls on November 2nd and wait in an even longer line."
EARLY VOTING IS HAPPENING TODAY NOT JUST IN FLORIDA, BUT IN OTHER KEY STATES INCLUDING TEXAS WHERE ONE FORMER FIRST FAMILY TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE NEW RULES..
Brian Andrews/CBS News/Miami Florida started early voting after the 2000 election debacle of hanging chads and butterfly ballots With new electronic voting machines they aim to give as many people as possible a chance to have their vote counted."

sot:Rev. Al Sharpton/Political Activist
"I wanted to return to the scene of the crime so we don't see the same patterns and the same results in terms of voter denial that we saw 4 years ago."
WHILE FIRST DAY EARLY VOTING STARTED SMOOTHLY IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY.. THE NEXT COUNTY NORTH - BROWARD - REPORTED MAJOR MALFUNCTIONS WITH ELECTRONIC VOTER MACHINES CRASHING.
BUT WITH 15 DAYS TO GO BEFORE THE ELECTION....OFFICIALS HAVE TIME TO WORK ON THE PROBLEMS.... ...AND WITH EARLY VOTING 7 DAYS A WEEK IN FLORIDA - THE SUNSHINE STATE SHOULD - BE ABLE TO SHINE - THIS TIME AROUND.. BRIAN ANDREWS, CBS NEWS, MIAMI))

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President Bush says times have changed since the last election.
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The President spoke in New Jersey telling the crowd John Kerry's pre-nine eleven mindset in the war on terror is dangerous.
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((PRESIDENT BUSH: THE CHOICE WE FACE IN THIS ELECTION THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SINCE SEPTEMBER 11TH IS HOW OUR NATION WILL DEFEAT THIS THREAT. WILL WE STAY ON THE OFFENSEIVE AGAINST THOSE WHO WANT TO ATTACK US? YES!!! OR WILL WE TAKE ACTION ONLY AFTER WE'VE BEEN ATTACKED? CROWD: NO!!))
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President Bush says he wants all Americans to know they can count on him to fight our enemies and defend our freedom.

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Meanwhile Senator John Kerry was also talking about terrorism-
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telling a crowd in Florida- he'll fight a smarter, more effective war on terror.
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((JOHN KERRY/D- PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: WE WILL HUNT DOWN AND CAPTURE AND KILL THE TERRORISTS NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE, BUT WE WILL CONDUCT THE CRITICAL DIPLOMACY THIS ADMINISTRATIO HAS FAILED TO DO. WE WILL BRING ALLIES TO OUR SIDE.))
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Senator Kerry told the crowd that's how you make America and the world the strongest.
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The election is just 15 days away,
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[Take DEBATE PROMO PAGE FULL] and WDBJ will host the only televised debate for the 9th congressional district this Friday at 7 p.m. We will include viewer questions submitted online. [Take Webaddress Full]
To enter your question, go to our home page at wdbj7-dot-com.
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A Wythe County teenager is indicted for the murder of her mother.. One of the teens friends is also charged. A Grand Jury indicted the two this afternoon- on first degree murder charges.
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42 year old Vaughne Thomas was stabbed to death in her Max Meadows home last May. Her body was found, buried in the backyard. Her daughter, 14 year old Nakisha Waddell and a friend, 15 year old Anastasia Belcher are facing charges of first degree murder, robbery and intimidation of a witness. A trial date's been scheduled for December. The Prosecutor says he plans to make a motion for both girls to be tried together.
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A 14 year old girl is accused of making a bomb threat at Christiansburg High School.
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The girl is a student at the school and was charged with making Wednesday's threat. Christiansburg Police are investigating at least five separate phony threats to the middle and high schools since school began. Investigators say they are close to another arrest. Making a bomb threat is a felony for anyone 15 or older.. it's a misdemeanor for anyone under 15.
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There are now two investigations under way concerning the Army Reserve unit that refused one of its missions in Iraq.
The soldiers say the convoy mission was dangerous and the fuel they were delivering was contaminated.
Jennifer Miller reports.
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((MEMBERS OF THE ARMY RESERVE UNIT THAT REFUSED AN ORDER THEY CONSIDERED TOO DANGEROUS ARE NOW BACK ON DUTY ... BUT SPLIT UP...ASSIGNED TO DIFFERENT UNITS.

(NATS OF LETTER)
BEFORE DENYING THE MISSION SOLDIER MONTE SIMS FEARED THIS LETTER HOME COULD HAVE BEEN HIS LAST ... WRITING THE DISPUTED CONVOY MISSION WAS PRACTICALLY A SUICIDE MISSION.

SOT - MARY SIMS/SOLDIER'S MOTHER (reading the letter) "most of the time
I refuse to do what I'm told cuz' I don't think it's right..."
THIS TIME THE ARMY RESERVE UNIT REFUSED ORDERS TO DELIVER SUPPLIES OF FUEL TO TROOPS IN THE FIELD BECAUSE THEY SAID THE TRIP WAS TOO RISKY. AMBER McCLENNY DESCRIBED THE MISSION IN A FRANTIC MESSAGE ON HER MOTHER'S ANSWERING MACHINE.
Voice of Amber McClenny/ARMY Spec. "WE REFUSED TO GO ON A CONVOY TO TAJII THAT IS ABOVE BAGHDAD. WE HAD BROKEN DOWN TRUCKS, NON ARMORED VEHICLES AND WE WERE CARRYING CONTAMINATED FUEL."
MC CLENNY'S MOTHER SAYS THE TANKERS HAD BEEN CARRYING JET FUEL, BUT WERE NOT CLEANED BEFORE BEING RE-LOADED WITH DIESEL. SOLDIER, SCOTT SHEALEY, TOLD HIS FAMILY THE FUEL WAS CONTAMINATED AND COULD HAVE CAUSED HELICOPTERS THAT USED IT TO CRASH.
RICKY SHEALEY/SOLDIER'S FATHER "I don't think the suicide mission was a factor - I think the contaminated fuel was a factor."
THE ARMY SAYS IT IS INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE AS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND THAT PRELIMINARY FINDINGS INDICATE SOLDIERS WERE WORRIED ABOUT MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY. THAT HAS LAUNCHED A SECOND INVESTIGATION ... INTO THE CONDITION OF THE TRUCKS THE SOLDIERS WERE DRIVING.
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(TO COME) INVESTIGATION/POSS DISCHARGE ?
JENNIFER MILLER, CBS NEWS, WASHINGTON.))

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Coming up next on the newscast, we'll see how new techniques are allowing doctors to treat more cancerous tumors than ever before.
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Plus after a week's delay, testimony resumes in Scott Peterson's murder trial.
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Scott Peterson's attorneys requested that all charges be dropped today- but the judge said no.
Now defense attorneys are presenting their case.
They want jurors to know that Laci Peterson took long walks right up until the time she vanished- even though- they say.. doctors told her not to.
Manuel Gallegus has more from California- as the defense begins its case.
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FOR SCOTT PETERSONS PARENTS AND HIS SUPPORTERS, ITS NOW THEIR TURNTHE CHANCE FOR PETERSONS SIDE OF THIS CASE TO BE TOLD BY HIS DEFENSE TEAM.
PETERSONS ATTORNEY MARK GARAGOS CALLED HIS FIRST WITNESS..A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR. HE EXAMINED THE PETERSON HOME LOOKING FOR CLUES HE ALSO VISITED A HOTEL IN CARMEL WHERE LACI AND AND SCOTT SPENT TIME BEFORE HER DISAPPEARANCE. IT'S UNCLEAR SO FAR HOW THIS MIGHT HELP THE DEFENSE.
ANOTHER DEFENSE WITNESS WILL BE AN O-B-G-Y-N DOCTOR. IN HIS OPENING STATEMENT GARAGOS TOLD THE JURORS THAT LACIS FETUS WAS TOO BIG TO HAVE DIED SO EARLYAND SUGGESTED THAT THE BABY WAS BORN ALIVE......MEANING SOME WEEKS AFTER LACI DISAPPEARED....AT AT TIME THAT PETERSON WAS .BEING WATCHED TOO CLOSELY TO COMMITT MURDER. MANUEL GALLEGUS/CBS NEWS: AND ONE OF THE KEY THEMES TO GARAGOSS DEFENSE IS THAT DETECTIVES AND POLICE OFFICERS IN MODESTO DECIDED PETERSON WAS GUILTY LONG BEFORE THEY HAD THE EVIDENCE TO BACK IT UP.
GARAGOS MAY CALL WITNESSES FROM THE MODESTO AREA WHO WILL OFFER A DIFFERENT VIEW OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING AROUND THE TIME LACI DISAPPEARED...SUGGESTING THAT SOMEONE ELSE KILLED LACI....BUT THAT DETECTIVES DIDN'T FOLLOW OTHER LEADS.
JURORS CAN ALSO EXPECT TO HEAR FROM SCOTT PETERSONS OWN FAMILY AND FRIENDSTHEY MAY PORTRAY SCOTT IN A MUCH MORE POSITIVE LIGHTAND OFFER OTHER REASONS FOR HIS SEEMINGLY UNUSUAL BEHAVIOR IN THE DAYS AND WEEKS AFTER LACIS DISAPPEARANCE.
JURORS HAVE ALREADY HEARD FROM 174 PROSECUTION WITNESSES. THE JUDGE TOLD THEM TO EXPECT CLOSING ARGUMENTS IN EARLY NOVEMBER. MANUEL GALLEGUS, CBS NEWS REDWOOD CITY.))

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Radiation therapy can destroy a potentially deadly tumor but at the same time it can also damage vital organs and tissue around the tumor.
The advent of targetted radiation therapy in recent years has changed that but now doctors are taking it a step further. Doctor Sean Kenniff explains.
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((RETIRED FROM A LIFETIME AS A NUN, SISTER MARY RATTIGAN (rat-ih-gan) WAS ENJOYING HER GOLDEN YEARS UNTIL DOCTORS DISCOVERED A TUMOR IN THE MUSCLE WALL OF HER HEART. THEY TRIED OPEN HEART SURGERY BUT THE TUMOR COULDN'T BE REMOVED. CHEMOTHERAPY DIDN'T EFFECT THE TUMOR EITHER, AND THE DRUGS TOOK A MAJOR TOLL ON HER BODY.

(SOT- Sister Mary Rattigan/71-Years Old)
"I didn't think there would be anything left, I thought my death would be immediate."

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FINALLY, DOCTORS DECIDED TO TRY RADIATION THERAPY... BUT THAT PRESENTED A PROBLEM. BECAUSE EVERYTIME THE PATIENT BREATHES OR THE HEART BEATS THE TUMOR MOVES AND THE RADIATION CAN THEN HIT AND DAMAGE THE HEART.

(SOT-Dr. Charles Vialotti/Holy Name Hospital)
"the tissues that surround tumors in the chest and upper abdomen are very sensitive to radiation."
TO MAKE THE TREATMENT WORK DOCTOR CHARLES VIALOTTI (via-lot-tee) FROM HOLY NAME HOSPITAL IN NEW JERSEY FIRST USED A PET, C-T SCAN TO CALCULATE THE TUMOR'S MOVEMENT AND PINPOINT ITS LOCATION. THAT INFORMATION IS FED INTO THE I-M-R-T RADIATION MACHINE. LASERS LET DOCTORS KNOW WHERE EXACTLY TO PLACE THE PATIENT. A PLASTIC BOX REPRESENTS THE LOCATION OF THE TUMOR.
(nats-"breath in")
THE COMPUTER TELLS THE PATIENT WHEN TO BREATH AND EVERYTIME THE TUMOR GETS OUT OF THE NARROW RADIATION FIELD, THE RADIATION STOPS.

(SOT-Dr. Charles Vialotti/Holy Name Hospital)
"so sensitive is this, that if she takes a deeper breath than normal or catches or stops the machine skips that cycle completely."
THE COMPLICATED PROCEDURE WORKED.... THE TUMOR WAS KILLED WITHOUT EXPOSING THE HEART TO DAMAGING RADIATION. AND ONLY MONTHS AFTER THINKING SHE MIGHT DIE SISTER RATTIGAN
(rat-ih-gan) IS NOW BACK TO ENJOYING HER RETIREMENT.
DOCTOR SEAN KENNIFF, CBS NEWS.))

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Coming up after a short break,
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[VO] We'll see how local jail inmates are giving a new lease on life to some abandoned puppies.
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A patch of abandoned puppies has been granted a reprieve- instead of being put-down, they've been sent to jail...
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These six-puppies were dropped in a dumpster in Roanoke County. The dogs were so wild and unsocialize, officials at the SPCA thought they would have to be put to sleep. But, instead the puppies were taken to the Botetourt Correctional Center in Troutville as part of its "pen pal" program. Inmates sign up for a dog which they're then responsible for training and taking care of... Officials say it's a win-win situation...
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((VIRGINIA FULJHAM, CORRECTIONS OFFICER: I SEE THEM PUTTING FORTH THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT THEY'RE LEARNING HERE WITH DRUGS AND ALCOHOL BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION AND THEY'RE APPLYING IT TO THE DOGS AND I SEE EVERYONE WINNING ON THAT- EVERYONE...))
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Coming up tonight on News 7 at six, we'll take a closer look at the program and how it's paying off for inmates and the local SPCA.
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Up next in sports, the first B-C-S rankings are out. We'll see where U-V-A and Virginia Tech fall into place.
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Then a little later, NASCAR tries something new to bring minority and women drivers out to the track.
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Good afternoon everybody and welcome to you Monday ticker. Today marks the release of the first BCS standings of the season. As we've learned from past experiences with the Bowl Championship Series, this is how the two combatants in the national championship game are determined.
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No surprise at the top of the first BCS poll, as number one ranked and defending National Champ Southern Cal holds down the number one position. USC and Oklahoma have been one and two in the polls since the preseason. The Trojans hold a substantial lead over the Sooners in both polls, and Oklahoma is comfortably No. 2 in both. However, the number two team in the BCS is a bit of a surprise.
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[GO TO BCS PINNACLE] The Miami Hurricanes and not the Oklahoma Sooners are second in the standings. This despite the fact that the Canes are third in one poll and fourth in the other this week. Miami has been in the top 5 of the AP poll for 59 of the last 70 weeks and this year the new rules mean two thirds of total is based on the top 25 polls. The other third is based on six computer rankings - and that's where Miami made up all of its ground. Auburn and FSU round out the top five. As you can see the Cavaliers are 15th and the Hokies 25th.
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The Orange Bowl will host the top two teams in the final BCS standings on Jan. 4 for the national title. Finishing in the top six in the BCS standings also guarantees a team a BCS bowl bid.

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Dale Earnhardt, Junior's appeal of his fine and loss of points for cussing in Victory Lane in Talladega has been upheld.
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That decision to in effect, shoot down Dale Junior was unanimous. The National Stock Car Racing Commission said in it ruling that Dale Junior is an important ambassador for the sport and that he has a responsibiity to keep his language in check.
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The Nextel Cup circuit rolls into Martinsville this week for the Subway 500. Junior trails Kurt Busch by 24 points in the Chase for the Championship. Had he not have been penalized he would be in the lead by a single point.

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The Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in Portsmouth is making a big push to not only increases its visibility, but expand into the Roanoke Valley. And one of the first steps in that process will be to play a little golf this Wednesday.
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The Hall of Fame is undergoing a major transformation and by next April, it will be replaced by a new $11 million dollar hall in Portsmouth. But as you heard Coach Moir say - its important for those of us in southwest Virginia - because a satellite hall of fame will open here in the Valley by 2007.
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Again, the tournament is this Wednesday afternoon at Hanging Rock golf course. There are still spots available for both foursomes and individuals. You need to to call Hanging Rock tomorrow to get in the event. Robin tells me that the rain should be out of here by Wednesday afternoon - and things should be fine for some golf.
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Coming up at the top of the hour - Steve Mason will check in from Charlottesville and see how the Cavs plan to bounce back after taking a tumble in Tallahassee. Take care folks. Jean will be right back. [GO TO BREAK]

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A drop in oil prices motivated investors to stage a rally on Wall Street today. Marcella Palmer has more in today's Marketwatch report.
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NASCAR officials are gearing up to diversify the track.
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Eight team owners are at the Motor Mile speedway in Dublin this week looking for minority drivers. The "Driving for Diversity" program had over 140 applications this year that were weeded down to 18. Those 18 drivers... made up of women, African-Americans, Native Americans and Hispanics... are competing for the chance of a lifetime.
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((MALCOLM CALHOUN: I'M SURE THE OWNERS ARE LOOKING FOR EVERYTHING FOR ONE AN ABILITY TO GET THE VEHICLE AROUND THE TRACK WITHOUT DAMAGING THE PRODUCT. TWO I'M SURE THERE'S GOING TO BE A PERSONAL ASPECT OF IT. ))
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The competition is going on for the next few days at the speedway. The eight winners won't be announced for a few weeks. The prize is a spot in the NASCAR Dodge weekly series.
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