WDBJ 7 news at 5 for 05/28/99

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Next on News 7 at 5, a family is together for the first time in 20 years today but its not a joyful reunion as Stephen Fagan pleads guilty for hiding his daughters from his ex-wife.
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And a man from Lynchburg will spend the rest of his life in jail for a murder last year.
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Women from Southside Virginia are participating in a national breast cancer study.
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And are children becoming obsessed with beefing up to be like their muscle bound heros?
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((I LEFT MASSACHUSETTS SOME TWNETY YEARS AGO WITH TWO INFANTS TWO SUITCASES AND A PAPER BAG FULL OF DIAPERS.))
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A father admits to kidnapping his two daughters twenty years ago.
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Stephen Fagan says he was just protecting his daughters-
Today the mother saw her girls for the first time in 20 years in a Massachusetts courtroom.
Jacqueline Adams has more.
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(( FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 20 YEARS, STEPHEN FAGAN, HIS FORMER WIFE BARBARA KURTH, AND THEIR TWO DAUGHTERS WERE IN THE SAME ROOM TOGETHER. THEY GATHERED IN A MASSACHUSETTS COURTROOM WHERE FAGAN PLED GUILTY TO KIDNAPPING HIS DAUGHTERS 20 YEARS AGO.

(QUICK SOT, STEPHEN FAGAN, DEFENDANT, PLEADS GUILTY)

UNDER A PLEA AGREEMENT, FAGAN WILL BE SPARED ANY JAIL TIME, ALTHOUGH HE WILL RECEIVE FIVE YEARS PROBATION AND TWO THOUSAND HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE. HE MUST ALSO DONATE 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO A CHARITY CHOSEN BY HIS FORMER WIFE.
CLAIMING HIS WIFE WAS AN UNFIT MOTHER AND AN ALCOHOLIC, FAGAN ABDUCTED HIS TWO DAUGHTERS, RACHAEL AND LISA IN 19-79. HE MOVED THE GIRLS FROM MASSACHUSETTS TO FLORIDA AND ASSUMED A NEW IDENTITY.

(SOT, STEPHEN FAGAN, DEFENDANT, DID WHAT I HAD TO DO TO SAFEGUARD MY
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THE YOUNG WOMEN.. NOW IN THEIR 20'S.. HAVE STOOD BY THEIR FATHER SINCE HIS ARREST LAST YEAR.

(SOT) Rachael Martin/Daughter "If we could retroactively.. without
hesitation. We are convinced his actions were from his heart."
ALTHOUGH KURTH HAS HOPES OF BEING REUNITED WITH HER DAUGHTERS.. THAT SEEMS UNLIKELY. THE YOUNG WOMEN HAVE CONTINUED TO REFUSE ANY CONTACT WITH THEIR MOTHER.
JACQUELINE ADAMS, CBS NEWS, NEW YORK.))

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A Lynchburg man will spend the rest of his life in prison for a drug- related murder last summer.
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33-year old Darrell Lamont Fleming was convicted this week of capital murder for the stabbing death of 16-year old Corey Pennix last August.
Fleming killed Pennix, then stole his drugs and took his money.
He could have received the death penalty for the crime, but a jury this morning spent ninety minutes deciding on the life sentence.
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Downtown Roanoke is back in business after last night's electrical fire.
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Flames shot from underneath Jefferson Street in downtown Roanoke.
It took firefighters more than three hours and a lot of foam to beat them down.
Today -- crews repaired a melted light pole -- as technicians revived phone and computer service at local businesses.
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((WINSTON SIMMONS/DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF: THIS IS ONLY THE SECOND TIME SINCE 1949 THIS HAS HAPPENED IN OUR CITY.))
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A-E-P officials think this electrical switch failed and set the mineral oil inside on fire.
But the equipment is still too hot to investigate.
They say they won't know the cause of the fire for several days.
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The second of two women accused of defrauding two elderly sisters out of their life savings has pleaded "not" guilty to the crime.
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66-year old Dorothy A. Saunders is named in a 35-count indictment that alleges mail fraud, conspiracy and money laundering.
Prosecutors say Saunders and another woman.. Thelma Mae Barger.. embezzled nearly 300- thousand dollars from the two sisters over a ten-year period.
A trial date was set for September.
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Traveling for a relaxing holiday this weekend may leave you in need of a vacation. Coming up next we'll have a live report.
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and it's the revenge of the hackers as someone makes a cyberattack on some government websites.
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Today on HealthCheck, a new study says a controversial supplement does not build strength, but it can be harmful to your health.
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and Patrick Evans prepares for the weekend by blowing smoke at one of his favorite downtown hangouts.[5-Traffic]

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Memorial Day weekend is a big time for travelling and that means more congestion on the highways.
Triple-A says 33 MILLION people plan to travel this weekend and most of those are traveling more than 100 miles from home.
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Joy Sutton is on Interstate 81 to tell us how the local traffic is doing at this hour.
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Computer hackers have apparently hacked their way into some Government systems- including one Virginia state website.
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The hackers put in a bogus homepage on the U-S Senate website with pictures of special education students and coded words at the Senate's websites.
The senate says congressional E-mail and other systems were not affected.
The FBI shut down its website after the bureau found hackers tried but failed to get in.
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A Virginia State Government Website was changed- Hackers put in a message saying "we think it's payback time now."

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It's being called the nation's most historically imporant private gift since John Rockefeller created Colonial Williamsburg.
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They cut the ribbon this week at the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier-- a ten million dollar, high tech museum, that's part of a 24-million dollar battlefield and interpretive center complex.
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((A. WILSON GREENE/PAMPLIN PARK DIRECTOR: THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE CIVIL WAR SOLDIER TELLS THE STORY OF THE THREE MILLION AMERICANS -- FROM THE NORTH, FROM THE SOUTH, FROM THE EAST, FROM THE WEST, BLACK AND WHITE -- WHO SERVED IN THE LOWER RANKS OF THEIR ARMIES. THAT IS TO SAY THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCED AMERICA'S GREATEST BATTLEFIELD TRIALS.))
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((ROBERT PAMPLIN, JR./PAMPLIN PARK FOUNDER: FOR THE FAINTHEARTED, BE CAUTIOUS. YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY GONNA GO THROUGH THE WAR.))
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A virtual reality theater gives visitors a little taste of what battle might be like-- complete with a shaking floor and air jets to simulate whizzing bullets.
Pamplin Park is the site of where Union forces broke through the lines to take Petersburg and Richmond... a week before the surrender at Appomattox.
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Coming up next on the newscast, Patrick Evans has the story of a business in Downtown Roanoke who's profits are going up in smoke....and they're glad about it..
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Coming up in Sports, Roy Stanley will have highlights from the high school regional playoffs.
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Today on health check -- A new study casts doubts on the effectiveness of a popular dietary supplement that claims to build muscle strength.
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And a Radford University health educator explains how adolescents can safely use weights to work out.
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((GIB DARDEN/PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROF: THE INTERESTING COMMENT USUALLY IS "I WOULD LIKE MY TEN YEAR OLD TO START GAINING SIZE" .))
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Weight lifting is a good way to get in shape -- but at what age is it safe to begin a program? Lifting weights or taking supplements like Creatine is becoming more popular among young people.
But health experts have suggestions parents should follow before they let their adolescent children start pumping iron.
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((GIB DARDEN/PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROF.: I THINK THERE'S A GREAT RENEWED INTEREST, SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN YOUTH WANTING TO RESISTANCE TRAIN SIMPLY BECAUSE THE EMPHASIS OF YOUTH WANTING TO PARTICIPATE IN SPORTS AT COMPETITIVE LEVELS.)) [RUNS:12]
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12 year old Erik Dudziak has been working out for about two months to prepare himself as a future athlete.
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Darden says it's generally safe for prepubescent boys and girls to use weight machines rather than barbells -- which can be dangerous.
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Another concern parents have is the over the counter muscle increases like Creatine that claim to give more dramatic results from workouts.
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((GIB DARDEN/PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROF.: WHAT WE DON'T KNOW IS THE EFFECTS THAT IT HAS PARTICULARLY WITH YOUNG CHILDREN. A LARGE PART OF THAT IS GOING TO BE BECAUSE PERHAPS THE BIGGEST BENEFIT OF ANY SUPPLEMENT LIKE THAT IS IT ALLOWS SOMEONE TO WORK OUT HARDER AND LONGER WITH A GREATER RECOVERY, SO I'M NOT SURE THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO BE ADVOCATING WITH CHILDREN.)) [RUNS:20]
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[VO NAT] [video -- ub 10 56 48] Darden says the weight machines are built for adults so it's important to adjust them for size. He says youth resistance training has strength and learning benefits rather than getting bigger -- but the key is supervision and a proper program.
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Androstenedione does not help build muscle strength or size -- that's according to a new study in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association.
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The dietary supplements popularized by baseball star Mark McGwire may not even be safe.
The study found absolutely no difference in men taking a placebo and the one's on androstenedione.
The researchers found no increase in the volunteer's testosterone levels which build muscle mass. They did however find a significant decline in H-D-L -- good cholesterol levels -- which can lead to heart disease.
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Danville will be one of the only cities in Virginia to participate in a new national breast cancer study.
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The study will compare the drug tamoxifen, which is used to treat breast cancer, with raloxifene (REL-OX-A-FEEN) - a drug that's normally used to treat osteoporosis.
Doctors say raloxifene (REL-OX-A-FEEN) has shown promise in preventing breast cancer.
Post-menopausal women who are at risk of developing breast cancer - or have a family history - can participate in the trial at no cost.
Doctors at the Danville cancer treatment center will begin interviewing women for the study next week.
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((DR. TIMOTHY BROTHERTON/DANVILLE ONCOLOGIST: EVERY YEAR OUR ABILITY TO CURE CANCER IMPROVES. THERE'S NEW DISCOVERIES ALL THE TIME AND IT'S A FIELD OF PATIENT TREATMENT WHERE SCIENCE AND THE ART OF HEALING MEET. PARTICIPATION IN THIS STUDY IS FURTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BE PART OF THAT PROCESS.))
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The study is being conducted at 400 medical centers nationwide. It will last five years.[5-Enbrel]

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Some of the 50-thousand U-S children with rheumatoid arthritis have a powerful new treatment.
The Food and Drug Administration approved the genetically engineered drug Enbrel.
Enbrel was already approved for adults.
Doctors welcome the therapy, but they warn that Enbrel should be reserved for moderate to severe cases that fail standard therapy. They are concerned that, by inhibiting the immune system, Enbrel could cause infections.

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Today in Sports, the World Series is in Salem
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with that here's Roy Stanley.[S5-Baseball]

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Thank you ladies and good afternoon everybody and welcome to the Friday Two Minute Ticker.
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The Division Three World Series kicked off in Salem this afternoon Cal Luthern beat Courtland State 7 to 2 in the opener.
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In the second game Brandeis played host to North Carolina Wesleyan.A beautiful day for America's favorite past time at the Salem Yard.
In fact, it was so hot, that some of the fans took cover under umbrellas.
[SUPER=34-N.C. Wesleyan/8/Brandeis/1;]We pick up the action in the top of the ninth, N.C Weslyan up 7 to 1 and the
Battling Bishops would add more salt to the wounds as Jeremy Stewart round the bases. N.C. Weslyan wins 8-1. But the nice weather made everybody a winner.
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High school regional playoffs continue tonight. One of the stops our News 7 sports cameras will make is in Daleville for the Region III boys soccer title.
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These two teams met in this exact game back in may of 97 and Blacksburg came out victorious in that one 3 to 1. But this is a new tournament and the Indians have tons of respect for the Cavaliers.
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And if you're a racing fan, don't forget that tomorrow night at seven o'clock New 7 sports will another NASCAR 99 half hour special. Join Mike Stevens for a preview of Sunday's Coca-Cola 600. That's tomorrow night at seven right here on Your Hometown Station.
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Jean will be back to wrap up News 7 at Five right after this break. Have a nice weekend everybody. [go to break]

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Saltori's is now more than just a coffee shop. It's selection of fine cigars has grown, and so has the interior of the restaurant.
The new smoking lounge caught Patrick Evans' attention today.
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