WDBJ 7 news at 5 for 01/25/99

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Coming up on News 7, a school bus is involved in an accident in Franklin County. We'll have details.
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[V/O NAT] and the Senate trial of the President could end as early as this week.
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Today on health check -- The first hand transplant surgery is performed in the U-S.
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And it's a banner day for health care serving the community in Southwest Virginia.
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A school bus and two other vehicles collided this afternoon in Franklin County.
The accident happened about 3:30, in the southbound lanes of Route 220, at the Franklin-Henry County line.
It's unclear how many injuries there were.
Lifeguard 10 was sent to the scene and did transport at least one patient.
The bus was carrying students from Henry Elementary School, according to an employee in the Franklin County Schools transportation office.
Authorities also say traffic is backed up in for several miles from the scene of the accident.

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It was a murder that shook up the small town of Jasper, Texas- and horrified the nation-
A black man was dragged to his death behind a pickup truck.
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Today jury selection got underway for one of the three men on trial.
John William King had nothing to say as he was led from the Jasper County Jail-
Prosecutors say the three chained James Byrd to a pickup truck and dragged him for two miles- just for sport.
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Shawn Allen Berry and Lawrence Brewer also face trial-
The murder sparked rallys from the Black Panthers and Ku- Klux Klan.
For the first time ever in this town the courthouse has been swept for bombs.
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The U-S Senate is about to cast its first vote on removing the President from office.
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Ellen Qualls is in Washington with the latest.
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Jean, as he said he would Friday, West Virginia Democrat and elder statesman Robert Byrd moved to dismiss the proceedings against the President.
That vote is pending in a matter of minutes.
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It was the weekend return of Monica Lewinsky to the nation's capital, and her meeting with house managers that appears to have most changed the tenor here.
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((REP. ASA HUTHCHINSON/R-ARKANSAS: AND I THINK SHE'D MAKE A VERY IMPRESSIVE WITNESS. I THINK SHE'D MAKE A STRONG WITNESS. THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL TO THE SENATE AS THEY GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS.))
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But many Senators were less than excited about the Republicans closed interview with Lewinsky.
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((SEN. PATRICK LEAHY/D-VERMONT: THE TAXPAYERS PAID FOR A FIVE THOUSAND DOLLAR A DAY ROOM FOR KEN STARR TO TALK TO HER?
AND I SAID WELL, SHE COULD HAVE GONE ACROSS THE STREET TO THE LAWYER'S OFFICE. BUT MR. STARR'S TAKEN THE GENERAL VIEW THAT IS NOTHING'S TOO GOOD FOR THE TAXPAYERS ON THIS ISSUE.))
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Virginia Senator John Warner is among those Senator disenchanted with the Lewinsky interview...
Warner declined our interview request this morning, saying he's "keeping his counsel" this week as things neared judgment day.
But he told The Washington Post over the weekend :
"IF they sit down with Lewinsky this weekend, it's circumvention of the agreement in that historic chamber."

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It appears that the Roanoke school employee charged with raping an exotic dancer last month will not have to stand trial.
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Those charges were dropped today in Roanoke General District Court. Kim Brandon Kennedy was accused of attacking the woman who performed at the Knights of (Pith-ias) Pythias building after she said she refused to have sex with him. But prosecutors say the woman wasn't cooperating with the case.
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Ekirch (EE-Kurch) says she sensed the victim was afraid to prosecute Kennedy.
The woman's mother agreed.
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Fields says her daughter will press the same charges against Kennedy again.

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Up next on the newscast, one of Central Virginia's largest employers says its workers are safe despite huge layoffs in its parent company.
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And the United States prepares to welcome Pope John the Second tomorrow in St. Louis.
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On Health Check, doctors hope new software can help them make a difficult diagnosis.
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We'll all that and more, stay with us. [cc sponsor]
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The 38-hundred people who work for Ericsson in Lynchburg should not worry about their jobs.
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That's what the company is saying after its Swedish headquarters announced a major layoff.
Over the next two years, Ericsson plans to cut 11-thousand jobs worldwide.
That announcement came after the telecommunications giant said its 19-98 earnings would be lower than expected.
Ericsson makes cellular phones and equipment for phone networks.
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The federal government will soon come calling on local telephone companies with price rules.
Today the Supreme Court re-instated the law aimed at bringing competition to the 110-Billion-dollar local telephone market.
The Clinton administration argued that price rules set on a federal level would bring about change more quickly than allowing state regulators to set the rules.

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The City of St. Louis is frantically preparing- Tomorrow the pople will arrive in the heartland.
Drew Levinson has more.
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(( When Pope John Paul the second arrives in St. Louis Tuesday he'll find a city waiting with open arms to greet him.
Almost everywhere you look in this midwestern town-the welcome
signs are out-the people here have opened their hearts-however the
city is closing many of its streets.
During his processional-the pontiff is expected to ride right by
Michael Hurley's bar.
MICHAEL HURLEY/BAR MANAGER: LL BE AT THE FRONT DOOR PROBABLY WITH GOOSEBUMPS UP AND DOWN MY BACK WITH MY HAIR STANDING STRAIGHT UP.

THE POPE WILL HOLD MASS DOWNTOWN AT THE TWA DOME.

Workers are busy removing the last remnants of an auto show-and
getting ready for what will truly be a religious experience for tens of thousands.
This is not only an historic visit for st. louis, but the country as well.
FOR JOHN PAUL-THIS COULD BE HIS LAST TRIP TO THE UNITED STATES.
RONALD MODRAS : THE MAN IS 78 YEARS OLD, HE'S BEEN THE VICTIM OF ATTEMPTED
ASSASSINATION, HE'S HAD A BROKEN FEMOR , HE APPARENTLY HS PARKINSON'S DISEASE, HE'S BEING MEDICATED.SO FOR ALL THOSE REASONS IT'S MORE THAN LIKELY HIS LAST VISIT.
St. Louis University Theology Professor ronald modras says the pope is more than just a symbol of and for catholics.
MODRAS: HE REMINDS THE ENTIRE WORLD OF THAT DEEP DIMENSION IN OUR LIVES. HIS SPIRITUALITY AND RELIGION POINTS TO THAT WHICH IS MOST PROFOUND SO HE TOUCHES PEOPLE VERY DEEPLY.))

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A Montgomery County judge just minutes ago found Robert Crook Senior guilty of first degree murder.
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Circuit Judge Ray Grubbs convicted Crook of killing 36-year-old Michael Durham last March.
Durham was shot 5 times and his body was dumped on an isolated road just outside Blacksburg.
In court, Crook admitted shooting Durham while the two were riding down the road.
Crook said he fired the gun because he thought Durham had grabbed a gun from inside his boot, but two other men in the car that night testified they never saw the victim with a weapon.
Crook will be sentenced in March.
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Next on the newscast, Patrick Evans is on the road yet again in search of a good meal.
He says he's found it today at Hollins. [TAKE PATRICK LIVE MICROWAVE]
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You can't get enough of a good thing, and the Wildflour Bakery hopes that proves true in the restaurant business.

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Patrick Evans joins us live from Hollins, where the newest of the Wildflour franchises has just opened.
Patrick, what's different about the new location?
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Coming up in Sports, the Lady maroons are riding out a successful season.
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In tonight's health check report --
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for the first time in American history, doctors have transplanted a human hand onto another person.
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Surgeons in Louisville, Kentucky, have performed the nation's first hand transplant.
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The surgery began yesterday in the Louisville Jewish Hospital.
Matthew Scott lost his left hand in 1985 when a firecracker he was holding exploded.
Doctors say it will be a while before it's known if the surgery was a success.
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Some doctors have raised questions about the risks of transplanting non-vital body parts.
Transplant patients must take powerful anti-rejection drugs which increase the risk of infection, cancer and death.

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Last September, doctors in France transplanted a hand to a New Zealand man.

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The largest employer in Southwest Virginia is celebrating a century of service to the community.
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Carilion Health System kicked off a year long celebration today of it's 100th anniversary with a ceremony at Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
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((LUCAS SNIPES/CRMH DIRECTOR: ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE PROUDEST OF IS THAT WE HAVE TODAY OUR QUARTER CENTURY CLUB WHICH WILL BE MADE UP OF THOSE EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE BEEN WITH US 25 YEARS OR LONGER. IT INCLUDES VOLUNTEERS, DOCTORS, AS WELL AS EMPLOYEES WHO'VE DEDICATED THEMSELVES TO THIS ORGANIZATION FOR A QUARTER CENTURY.))
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Over 350 employees have been with the hospital for more than 25 years.
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((DR. CHARLES CROCKETT/INTERNIST: I STARTED WORKING FOR CARILION SEPT. 1, 1967 AND I'VE BEEN WORKING HERE EVER SINCE.))

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One of the highlighs of the celebration is a banner with the theme of the anniversary: A Century of Caring. Color banners are displayed on the outside of RMH and at Roanoke Community Hospital.
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Today in Sports, we're kicking off Super Bowl Week.
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Mike Stevens has more on in today's Two Minute ticker.[S5-Super]

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Welcome folks to the Monday ticker.
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As you know this is Super Bowl week in Miami for the Falcons and Broncos.
But you may not know is that
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600 lucky fans at Pro Player Stadium will have a seat equipped with this futuristic video screen with unlimited access at their disposal. It's called Choice Seat.
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As the NBA's abbreviated regular season draws nearer, the teams in the league are continuing to tweak their rosters.

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This afternoon the Vancouver Grizzlies released Bobby HUrley who was acquired by the team last February.
Hurley led Duke to back to back NCAA titles in 1991 and 92.
Hurley averaged 17 minutes a game last season but Vancouver didn't even bother inviting him to training camp.
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The Roanoke College Lady Maroons are bouncing back from and injury prone season last year to a 11 and three mark this season--
And a near perfect conference record of 9 and 1 so far this year.
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But it was in the off season that Susan Dunagan almost lost one of her star inside players.
Six-one, Megan Harrigan was diagnosed with a stress fracture after the 97-98 season.
The injury meant months sitting still for a college senior with a lot of "get up and go."
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Harrigan says after so many months off, she was rusty when the season started.
But she says she up to full speed now and looking forward to her last month of her college career.
The Lady Maroons are home again Thursday when they host Guilford.
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Coming up tonight at six a profile of rookie of the year contender Buck-shot Jones.
Jean will be back with more News 7 at Five after this.

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Two common enemies put aside their differences to celebrate a first today.
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Dilbert sided with the forces of big business today as he rang in the start of trading at the New York Stock Exchange.
Today marks the start of Dilbert's new cartoon show.
The business world is the main target for cartoonist Scott Adams.
Adams worked for Pacific Bell until three years ago when his boss decided he needed the budget more than he needed the part time cartoonist.
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