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Next on News 7-
The latest on the rape case against Former Hokie Jim Druckenmiller-
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And two people are killed and a truck driver is charged after an accident on I-81.
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Today on health check -- we'll have an unusual treatment is providing relief for migraine sufferers.
Plus some head start children in the N-R-V enjoy a day at the races.
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A Tennessee truck driver is charged with two counts of manslaughter after an accident in Montgomery County this morning.
It happened on Interstate 81- near the exit to Route 8.
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Eric Earnhart is at the scene.
Eric, Have they identified the victims?
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A convicted child molester who fled Virginia before he could be sent to prison- is back in custody and he's been found guilty of failure to appear in court.
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46- year- old Roger Lee Crouch pleaded guilty to the felony charge today.
Crouch had been found guilty last year of two counts of taking indecent liberties with two young girls.
But he left the state before he could be sentenced on those charges.
Police later caught up with crouch near Corpus Christi, Texas.
He now faces up to 15 years in prison on all three felonies.. sentencing will take place in July.
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You've heard the complaints- too much sex and violence on TV.
Now another survey says the same thing- so what should Congress and Parents do about it?
Lee Cowan has more from Washington.
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IF TELEVISION'S RATING SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED TO CURB TV VIOLENCE - A
WATCHDOG GROUPS SAYS IT ISN'T' WORKING.
IN FACT - THE PARENTS TELEVISION COUNCIL CONCLUDES THAT IN THE TWO
YEARS SINCE THE SYSTEM WENT INTO EFFECT - OFFENSIVE CONTENT ON
TELEVISION HAS ACTUALLY INCREASED BY MORE THAN 30 PERCENT.
BRENT BOZELL/PARENTS TELEVISION COUNCIL:
ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY, ABC IS THE MOST OFFENSIVE NETWORK
OVERALL AND LED IN THE AMOUNT OF SEXUAL CONTENT.
CBS WAS THE LEAST OFFENSIVE, BUT WAS THE MOST VIOLENT -- NBC HAD
THE MOST FOUL LANGUAGE.
"We've slept together.."
CRITICS USED CLIPS TO ACCUSE THE NETWORKS OF USING THE RATINGS
SYSTEM TO PUSH THE ENVELOPE ON CONTENT - RATIONALIZING THAT SINCE
PARENTS ARE NOW WARNED ABOUT IT - MORE IS OK.
SEN. JOSEPH LIEBERMAN//D-CT :
The major - ruder, cruder and lewder.
BUT TELEVISION EXECUTIVES ARGUE THE RATINGS SYSTEM IS WORKING -
AND THE SURVEY IS FLAWED.
IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT CBS SAID IT SERIOUSLY QUESTIONS ANY STUDY
THAT CONCLUDES THAT THE NETWORK THAT AIRS "TOUCHED BY AND ANGEL,"
"COSBY" AND "EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND" HAS THE MOST VIOLENT PROGRAMMING.
EITHER WAY - EVERYONE AGREES VIOLENCE AND SEX HAVE NOT DISAPPEARED
FROM THE SMALL SCREEN - AND ISN'T LIKELY TO.
LEE COWAN//CBS NEWS:
"In a perfect world, the group argues, there wouldn't be anything to
rate. The question is - who's to say what a perfect world is parents or
TV networks. Lee Cowan, CBS News, Washington."))
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A hiker missing for four days is found alive and well. We'll have that story after this break.
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and attorneys for former Virginia Tech quarterback Jim Druckenmiller say they are having trouble getting the evidence they need to defend him against rape charges.
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On Health Check, can a deadly bacteria prevent migraine headaches? Some doctors believe the answer is yes.
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and Patrick Evans will show us some delicate and truly beautiful pieces of art.
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Plenty of fireworks at today's pretrial hearing for former Virginia Tech quarterback Jim Druckenmiller.
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Druckenmiller, who now plays for the San Francisco 49-ers, is accused of raping a Tech student at a party in Blacksburg in March.
At today's hearing, Druckenmiller's attorneys argued for more access to witness statements-- saying prosecutors have been withholding information that could help clear their client.
But prosecutors argued they've been cooperative.
The judge did NOT make a decision today.
Instead-- he continued the matter after arguing between the two sides intensified.
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Defense attorneys have received one statement made by the alleged victim--- in which the young woman explains to a
hospital worker what happened.
We'll have more on that-- on NEWS 7 at six.
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A hiker missing since Saturday has been found-
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A television news helicopter spotted the 20 year old who had been missing in the Columbia Gorge in Oregon.
The pilot and cameraman spotted the young man this morning carrying a blue sleeping bag and waving metal pans to signal help.
Jason Neville also set up a blue tarp nearby- and made a small campfire.
Neville is the Grandson of former Louisiana Governor David Treen who is now running for Congress.
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((REPORTER: WHAT WILL YOUR FIRST WORDS TO HIM BE? GOV. TREEN: GOD BELSS YOU AND I LOVE YOU. REPORTERS; GOVERNOR... TREEN: AND THE NEXT WORDS WILL BE TAKE SOME MORE EQUIPMENT NEXT TIME YOU GO.))
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The TV crew said it was the reflection from the metal pans that caught their attention just as they planned to leave the area for good.
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It's not everyday you hear that eggs can be good for the heart. But as Patrick Evans tells us, these aren't the kind of eggs you eat.
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The Faberge Egg is a timeless classic when it comes to hand-fashioned jewelry, but today there's more to the story.
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Patrick Evans joins us from Ginger's Jewelers, where the Faberge Eggs will do more than dazzle the eye, one special egg will also help the heart--literally.
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Coming up today in Sports, Mike Stevens is at the Lowes Motor Speedway for tonight's NASCAR qualifying.
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On Health Check, the government approves a new diabetes drug that claims it is easier on patients' livers,
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and we'll see how doctors are experimenting with the deadly toxin that causes food poisioning. They believe it just might prevent migraine headaches.
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While there are new advancements in managing migraines, a potent poison is showing promise as a treatment that could help sufferers avoid them all together.
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Botulism toxin is best known as the germ responsible for deadly food poisoning.
But is also used to treat chronic pain and cosmetic surgery.
Botox as it is known medically is injected into the skin to partially paralyze the muscles in the face that cause wrinkles.
It was its cosmetic application that lead to the migraine discovery.
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((DR. JACK KLAPPER/MIGRAINE DOCTOR"SOME OF HIS PATIENTS THEN REPORTED WHEN THEY CAME BACK FOR FOLLOW UP
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Now several centers around the country are studying botox to see how well it works in preventing headaches.
Patients get a series of 12 small injections in their foreheads.
In one study almost two out of three of the participants got relief.
Still doctors don't know how it works.
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Diabetics have a new treatment that offers less chances of liver damage.
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The Food and Drug Administration has approved Avandia. In testing the drug dramatically lowered patients' blood sugar levels without causing liver problems sometimes associated with its competitor Rezulin.
However since the drug is new, the F-D-A urges patients using Avandia to get their livers checked routinely anyway.
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About 500 new racing fans took a trip to victory lane today at the New River Valley Speedway.
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Children from regional head start groups put their troubles in the rearview mirror for the morning and made a pit stop on the track.
Some got a chance to be in the driver's seat before moving to the grand stands, where they got to see and HEAR the action up close.
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For many of these children today's events are an opportunity they might never have otherwise.
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((RONNIE SNODDY/NRV SPEEDWAY OWNER: IT'S A GOOD DAY FOR THESE KIDS, THEY'LL GET TO SEE STUFF THAT A LOT OF THESE KIDS WOULD NEVER GET TO COME TO THE RACES, YOU KNOW THE FAMILIES, A LOT OF THEM JUST COULDN'T AFFORD TO COME TO A SATURDAY NIGHT RACE HERE SO THIS GIVES THEM A LITTLE BIT OF AN EXPERIENCE OF THE RACETRACK AND HOPEFULLY THEY'LL COME BACK.))
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Local race car drivers signed autographs for the young fans and Speedo the clown performed with Rosie.
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It's pole night in Charlotte as the Winston Cup cars get ready to qualify for this weekend's Coca-Cola 600.
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Mike Stevens is at the track where the rain made an appearance today.
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Buckingham Palace is upset with the British tabloids.
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The Sun is publishing a topless photo of future royal bride Sophie (Reez) Rhys-Jones.
She is Prince Edward's fiance.
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The eleven year old photo show (Reez) Rhys-Jones sitting in the lap of a radio disc jockey she used to work with.
He apparently pulled up her bikini top exposing one breast.
A spokesman for Queen Elizabeth calls the published picture of her future daughter-in-law a gross invasion of privacy.
Rhys-Jones and Prince Edward are set to marry next month
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If you want to take seven foot strides and leap four feet in the air, one English inventor can make it happen.
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(Key-a) Keahi Seymour has invented "bionic boots."
He modeled the boots after kangaroos, and hopes they will become the next exercise craze.
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((KEAHI SEYMOUR: AND I COULD SEE HOW KIDS WOULD SORT OF WANT TO GET INTO THIS CRAZE AS YOU WALK OVER A FOOT TALLER AND RUN LIKE AN ANIMAL. AND I COULD SORT OF ENVISAGE KIDS IN THE FUTURE, HERDS OF KIDS RUNNING ABOUT CITY STREETS, SOMERSAULTING OVER CARS AND TOUCHING LAMPPOSTS.))
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The inventor is going to bring his "kangaroo boots" to California.
He thinks they can be the next Rollerblades.
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