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Next on News 7 at Five-
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Governor-Elect Jim Gilmore rounds out his cabinet.
Find out if it includes anyone from this region.
And a trip around the world ends short for balloonist Steve Fossett but will he try again?
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Temperatures stay on the warm side for a few more days and we will watch for some occasional rain through mid-week.

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In tonight's Health Check report--
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New findings on a dangerous sleeping disorder.
Doctors take a step towards stopping the spread of the AIDS virus.
And--The F-D-A is changing labels on what claim to be low fat dairy products.
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Governor- elect Jim Gilmore rounds out what he calls an "inclusive and diverse" cabinet.
But it has NO southside or southwest Virginians.
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Good EVENING, I'm Jean Jadhon.
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The Gilmore cabinet has two black men, one Hispanic woman, one white woman, and five white men...but NO one from our end of the state.
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Ellen Qualls is in our Richmond newsroom.
What does the Governor- elect have to say about the regional make-up of his inner circle?
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Well-- he says he continues to look for other qualified Virginians for lower level posts.
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And it was in one of those lower posts that he scored his big coup today-- appointing a Democratic state Senator who served in a Republican leaning district to the post of DEPUTY Secretary of Transportation.
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Loudoun County Democrat Charlie Waddell.
Some Democrats were less than charitable about his departure from the 20-20 partisan split state senate for a much higher paying job.
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Understanding he says of his "unique circumstances": he's 65, he's previously retired from his full-time job with an airline, and this would be a "capstone to his career."
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Waddell added that the election of Republican Lieutenant Governor John Hager gave Republicans "effective control" anyway.
(question: And the other appointments today?
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For Education Secretary, the current deputy, Wilbert Bryant.
For Commerce, former Newport News mayor Barry DuVal.
For Natural Resources, former Deputy Attorney General John Paul Woodley.
And for Administration, Gilmore campaign manager Bryan Slater.)

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Geraldine Ferraro says New York needs a Senator committed to change.
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And she says she's the woman for the job.
The former vice presidential candidate is making another run for the U-S Senate.
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Ferraro is seeking the Democratic nomination for the seat held by Republican Alfonse D'Amato.
It's her second try for the spot.
In 1992 she wanted to challenge D'Amato, but lost in the democratic primary.
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A high-profile Dickenson County trial involving the alleged torture and murder of a young girl is now underway in the New River Valley.
It was moved out of town because of pre-trial publicity.
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Teresa Hamilton joins us from the Montgomery County Courthouse with the latest.
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(questions: How long do they expect the proceedings to take. )


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A robbery and shooting in downtown Danville this afternoon.
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Police say the owner of the Christian Bookstore on South Market Street was shot about two hours ago.
The robber took money from the storekeeper's wallet and the cash register, then ran off.
The suspect is a black male in his early 20s, wearing a gray overcoat, green sweater and dark stocking cap.
Police say the victim, Fred Bevill, was shot twice.
He's in serious condition at the Danville hospital.
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What do Roanoke City Council members think of the proposed AEP powerline?
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Also coming up-- the Unabomber suspect slows down his trial today requesting a meeting with the judge.
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Before you commit to a low-fat diet as your New Year's Resolution, the government is changing its definition...we've got the story on Health Check. 2-SHOT
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Patrick is at the History Museum of Western Virginia.
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A report on the latest exhibit and the Two Minute Ticker as News-7 at Five continues. cc sponsor
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A special prosecutor has decided NOT to pursue a stalking charge against the "second-in command" at the Bedford County sheriff's department.
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Steve Smallshaw is in our Lynchburg newsroom.
Steve what happened in court this afternoon?
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Jean, former Lieutenant John McCane
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had been accused of stalking a friend of his estranged wife in October.
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Salem commonwealth's attorney Fred King was appointed to handle the case, but decided to nolle pros- or not prosecute- the charge due to a lack of evidence.
After the hearing, John McCane said he was relieved but angry.
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McCane says that damage led to his resigning from the sheriff's department last week.
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But he also is the subject of a state police investigation into the possible misuse of public money. THAT issue has yet to be resolved. Jean?
(QUESTION: Any idea WHEN that may be resolved?)


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The trial of suspected unabomber Ted Kaczynski was stopped before it could even start today.
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Kaczysnki insisted he had something to say-
In a private meeting with the judge he reportedly complained about the
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presence of his brother in court-
David Kaczynski is the one who tipped police off.
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Kazcynski is accused of a string of bombings- three of them fatal.
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American Electric Power is wooing local governments as it tries to win approval for a high voltage power line from Wyoming, West Virginia to Cloverdale.
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Today, Roanoke City Council gave its endorsement.
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And Joe Dashiell is in downtown Roanoke with the story
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Jean... the vote was quick and unanimous.
Roanoke City Council added its name to the list of local governments that have gone on record in support of the 765- kilovolt power line.
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((TERRY MCMAHAN/AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER: WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WITHIN OUR SERVICE TERRITORY ARE FIRST AWARE OF THE CRITICALITY OF THIS PROJECT AND THEN SECONDLY WE WANT TO SEEL THEIR SUPPORT SO THERE IS A BALANCED PRESENTATION TO THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION IN VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA AS WELL AS THE NATIONAL FOREST SERVICE TO INDICATE THERE ARE MANY WITHIN OUR SERVICE TERRITORY WHO ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT OUR BEING ABLE TO SUPPLY AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ENERGY.))
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So far in central and western Virginia, the list of local governments that have endorsed the power line includes Botetourt, Bedford, and Franklin Counties, the town of Vinton and the city of Lynchburg.
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None of the council members, and no one in the audience spoke against the power line today...
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but Jean, supporters and opponents will have another shot in March when the S-C-C is scheduling a new round of local hearings.

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The first full week of 1998 on NEWS-7 at FIVE is museum week.
Our guide Patrick Evans kicks it off with a little history.
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"From Cradle to Grave" is a comprehensive look at early life in the Roanoke Valley.
Patrick Evans has the story of this exhibit and one of the newly featured items that tells a story all by itself.
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With the new year comes a new name for the museum, it will now be known as the "History Museum of Western Virginia". 2-SHOT
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A world record balloon flight was deflated... that story a little later on along with the Two Minute Sports Ticker.
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Tonight on HealthCheck--
A new discovery could help in the fight against AIDS.
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Medical researchers in France have come up with some finding that may provide new ways of treating and preventing the virus.
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I'm Keith Humphry-- coming up tonight on News-7 at six:
A local lawmaker is sponsoring a bill that might make a job in the state executive branch look a little less attractive.
Delegate Chip Woodrum wants to end the pension system that pays retirees who spend time in the executive branch.
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Woodrum is introducing a bill whose first victims would be Democratic members of the General Assembly leaving to join Jim Gilmore's Republican administration.
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More on the story and the rest of the day's news in 40-minutes.
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Thanks Keith--an interesting story.

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Milk carton labels are changing this New Year.
As of January 1st--The Food and Drug Administration is putting restrictions on products that call themselves low-fat....including two-percent milk.
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Pre-pro Low fat is defined as food containing 3 or less grams of fat per serving-- 2-percent milk has 5 grams of fat per serving.
Whole milk has 8 grams a cup, 1-percent contains 2-and a half grams and skim
milk has less then half a gram of fat---which makes it fat-free.


Renaming lower-fat dairy products also applies to: cottage cheese, sweetened condensed skimmed milk, low fat dry milk, evaporated skimmed milk, acidified low fat and skim milk, cultured low fat and skimmed milk, sour half and half and acidified sour half and half.
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Also ahead in 1998, manufacturers of enriched breads, flours, corn meals, pastas, rice and other grain products will be required to add nutrient folic acid--to reduce the risk of neural tube birth defects in newborns.
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Researchers are making some headway in finding a cure for AIDS.
Doctors in Paris at the same hospital that first detected the virus--have discovered a possible medical breakthrough in a gene that appears to resist the AIDS virus.
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Doctors took blood samples from 18 men at high risk, who, over time, did not contract the AIDS virus.
The virus enters the body through proteins called receptors...the genetic mutation in the receptors help ward off the virus.
They found these men had two genetic mutations in the receptors which helped them remain uninfected despite numerous incidents of unprotected sex.
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Researchers say the mutation is probably hereditary, because relatives of the men tested also had the genetic mutation.
The study is published in today's British medical journal.

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After half a decade of studying sleep habits--scientists have discovered sleep apnea is more severe in men 45-years or younger than in the elderly.
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People with sleep apnea stop breathing for at least ten seconds, several times each night.
Researchers at Penn State's College of Medicine found that young men with sleep apnea had the lowest levels of saturated oxygen.
Over time, that can lead to high blood pressure and severe strain on the heart.
Up to 18 million Americans suffer from sleep apnea--and an estimated 38-thousand people die from complications each year.
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Time now for lots of sports-- from basketball to baseball and of course this time of year, football.
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Let's get right to it-- here's Mike Stevens with the Monday Two Minute Sports Ticker.

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Welcome everybody to the back to school two minute sports ticker on this first Monday of the New Year.
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We begin with football news from the NFL involving the son of a Bum.
Wade Phillips, the 50 year old son of former NFL coach Bum Phillips, got himself a job at the top this afternoon with the Buffalo Bills.
Phillips replaces the retiring Marv Levy, who stepper down last Wednesday after a coaching Buffalo for a dozen years.
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Although he is replacing a legend, in Levy. Phillips says this is the only place he wanted to coach.
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Phillips isn't new to the head coaching game, in 1993 he took over as the Broncos head coach and took them to the playoffs.
The following year he was fired.
He has spent 22 years in the league as either a coach or top coordinator.

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Some college basketball is on tap tonight in the area, as the Radford University Highlanders return to the hardwood at the Dedmon Center to play Tusculum College out of Tennessee.
Tipoff tonight is set for 7, and we'll have some highlights for you on the late news.
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Also tonight, the UVa women are on the road in the ACC taking on the Clemson Tigers in their first conference road game of the new season.
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And the Washington & Lee men are in action tonight as they host Virginia Wesleyan in an ODAC game.
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And in one off-season and off-road baseball note tonight.
Toronto Blue Jays catcher Benito Santiago remains hospitalized this evening after wrapping his Ferrari around a tree yesterday in Ft. Lauderdale.
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And the votes are in for baseball's Hall of Fame.
Tonight at six, we'll see then if Don Sutton makes it in the hall.
Have a nice evening everybody. take a break

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The third time was NOT the charm for balloonist Steve Fossett.
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His attempt at circling the globe in a balloon ended this morning in Russia.
His four days in the air were nearly flawless- but a combination of light winds, mechanical failure and freezing temperatures forced him to land.
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Fossett says he hasn't made a decision whether he'll try again.
He says for now he just wants to go home and be warm.
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See you later. Goodnight. ANCHOR=Jean
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