WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 05/24/00

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Coming up-
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Should there be tighter controls on New River Castings? The public speaks.
A doctors office designed just for young adults- find out how its different.
And check out the view- as cameras roll during a rocket launch.
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[Talent=Jean]

Plus Mike Stevens reports on qualifying from Charlotte.
News 7 is next.

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((IT IS MY HOPE THE DEQ WILL ISSUE THE PERMIT AND INTERMET WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE JOBS..))
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The Department of Environmental Quality holds a public hearing to determine if New River Castings will be able to operate in the future.
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[Foundry]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
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Intermet Corporation needs a permit from the D-E-Q to operate once the plant's rebuilt.
But because of complaints from the community about emissions, officials from DEQ decided to hear if the public believes the company should receive the permit.
[Double Boxes=Jean and Kate/Newsroom]

Kate Weidaw was at the public hearing tonight and joins us from the newsroom with more.
[Live= Kate/Newsroom]
[SUPER=@Kate1]

Residents say the Department of Environmental Quality needs to look into the emissions more closely while employees say the plant has made substantial changes and holding off on the permit will only delay their return to work.
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[SUPER=01-Nate Cummings/New River Castings Employee; :00]
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[SUPER=01-David Simms/New River Castings Employee; :29]
[SUPER=01-Jeffrey Chase/Resident; 1:00]
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((NATE CUMMINGS/EMPLOYEE: THROUGH TRAGIC CIRCUMSTANCES I THINK WE'VE BEEN AFFORDED ANOTHER CHANCE HERE TO TRY AND PROVE WE CAN DO THINGS RIGHT, AND BE BETTER NEIGHBORS IN THE COMMUNITY BY REBUILDING THE PLANT.))
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Even though rebuilding is already underway, New River Castings cannot officially return to business until a permit is issued for emissions from the core making machines and sand handling equipment. Employees say the company has already made the changes they promised and issuing a permit will only keep the ball rolling.

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((DAVID SIMMS/EMPLOYEE: IT LOOKS LIKE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PLACE BACK THERE THAN IT DID BEFORE, ITS NOT VERY OFTEN IN YOUR CAREER YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO START OVER.)) [OUTQ] [RUNS8]
But there are concerns in the community that the improvements are not enough and DEQ should require the scrubbers to control more than 80 percent of the emissions.

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((IF MY HOUSE BURNT DOWN I'D PROBABLY BE INCLINED TO BUILD A BETTER HOUSE AND I GUESS I WANT TO KNOW WHY LIKE FOR LIKE AND WHY NOT BETTER.))
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((JEFFREY CHASE: WHEN THE RATIONALE HAS BEEN FROM INTERMET WHILE IT MIGHT DAMAGE CARS IT MIGHT DAMAGE HOMES THE PRODUCT IS TO BIG TO DAMAGE YOU, THAT'S NOT VERY CONSOLING.))
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[Live= Kate/Newsroom]

DEQ will continue to take public comments until June 8-th.
However if they do not hear any substantial comments the permit will be issued without any change.
[Double Boxes=Jean and Kate/Newsroom]

That means Intermet could have half of its plant operational in September.

[Wythe-Shooting]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
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Investigators in Wythe County are trying to figure out why a dispute between a landlord and his tenant turned deadly today.
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It happened shortly after one, outside a house just off Reed Creek Drive near Draper.
Authorities say the 65-year-old landlord, James Compton, shot 27-year-old Darren Christopher Womack twice after a brief but violent fight.
Deputies say Compton had been severely beaten in the head and chest.
He was flown to Bristol Regional Medical Center.
The hospital will NOT release information on his condition.
Sources say the two men had been involved in an ongoing dispute and that Compton had asked Womack to leave his house.
Deputies are investigating whether Compton will be charged in the shooting.
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[China-Trade]

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The house approved a controversial bill to grant permanent, normal trade ties to China.
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[SUPER=03-Washington, DC]

Supporters say the bill will open China's vast markets to U-S companies.
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((REP. JOHN TANNER/D- TENNESSEE: THE PROBLEM IS WE DON'T HAVE ANY CLOSED MARKETS TO CHINA. THEY'VE GOT THEIR STUFF HERE AND IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, GO TO WALMART.))
[SUPER=01-Rep. John Tanner/(D) Tennessee;]
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[OUT Q=GO TO WALMART.]
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But opponents argued the bill would reward a brutal oppressive regime and take away jobs from Americans.
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((WHEN THE STUDENTS OF TIANENEMEN SQUARE LOOK TO AMERICA THEY SEE FREEDOM. WHEN WE LOOK TO CHINA WE SEE DOLLAR SIGNS.))
((REP. RICHARD GEPHARDT/D- MISSOURI: OUR GREATEST EXPORT IS OUR VALUES.))
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[OUT Q=IS OUR VALUES.]
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The Senate is expected to O-K the bill- and President Clinton will most likely sign it.
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[Collapse-Injured]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[GRAPHIC=Lowe's Collapse]

More than 30 of the 107 people who were injured last Saturday night when a pedestrian bridge collapsed outside of the Lowes Motor Speedway remained hospitalized tonight.
Earlier today Mike Steven spoke with a South Boston man who faces a long road to recovery.
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[Air-Merger]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=jja]
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A deal's in the air- uniting United Airlines and U-S Airways.
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The 11 billion dollar acquisition would make the world's largest airline even bigger.
United and U-S Airways promise more routes would add up to better service, but not everyone is so sure.
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((MERGERS ARE ALMOST ALWAYS DAMAGING TO COMPETITION- ....WHEN THEY WANT TO DANCE WITH EACH OTHER.))
[SUPER=01-Mike Silbergelb/Consumers' Union;]
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[OUT Q=dance with each other.]
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[VO-NAT]

In the deal, the name U-S Airways would be gone-
U-S Airways would also sell its operations out of Reagan National to a new airline called D-C air.
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[US-Airways]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
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U-S Airways and United customers are wondering what the future holds-
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Passengers flying in and out of Roanoke depend heavily on both airlines.
Some think a merger will bring positive changes.
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((I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA. IT WILL EXPOSE US TO LARGER AIRPORTS AND MORE PLACES TO GO. IT WILL MAKE OUR AIRPORT LARGER.))
[SUPER=01-Blondine Williams/Roanoke]
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[OUT Q=our airport larger.]
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While the merger won't happen without employee and government approval, the company has promised to freeze rates for two years with certain restrictions.
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[Alaska-Air]

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[GRAPHIC=Crash Invest.]

Audio tapes are released revealing the final moments of Alaska Air Flight 261- The plane crashed off the California coast in January.
Manuel Gallegus has more.
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[SUPER=01-Manuel Gallegus/Reporting;]
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((THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE PILOTS OF DOOMED ALASKA AIR FLIGHT 261 AND THE CONTROL TOWER IS DISTURBING AT 4;10 PM, OFF THE COAST OF LOS ANGELES, CALMLY THE CREW REPORTS TROUBLE TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL. Were at 26-thousand feet, we are in a vertical dive-not a dive yet, but we've lost vertical control of our airplane. 20 SECONDS LATER THE CREW SEEMS TO RECOVER yeah, we've got it back under control--no we dont NO WE DONT SAYS THE OTHER PILOT. THEN 30 SECONDS LATER We're at 24-thousand feet kind of stabilized MEANTIME AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ASKS OTHER PILOTS WHO ARE FLYING IN THE AREA TO MONITOR THE ALASKA FLIGHT.
just kinda keep your eye on em ok. Hes having some pretty bad problems up there right now. THE ALASKA PLANE WITH 88 PEOPLE ABROAD REQUESTS AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT L-A-X BUT, NINE MINUTES AFTER INITIAL CONTACT, THE PLANE IS COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL. That plane has started to do a big huge plunge - a big huge plunge thank you. He is definitely in a nose-down position descending quite rapidly.. Planes inverted sir He's definitely out of control He's just hit the water,.he hit the water hes down. IT IS BELIEVED THE JACKSCREW IN THE TAIL SECTION OF THE md-83 CRAFT MAY HAVE BEEN WORN OUT CAUSING THE LOSS OF VERTICAL CONTROL. THE INVESTIGATION IS PENDING. ))
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
[writer=chr]
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Linda Tripp is off the hook.
Details are still ahead on News 7.
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[VO-NAT]

And later, six presidents set up shop in Norfolk.
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[Sports-Preview]

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((Hey sports fans check this out, Northisde and William Byrd went 14 innings in deciding the Blue Ridge District tournament softball champion, The semi-finals of the Girls Blue Ridge District Soccer championship kicked off at William Byrd tonight, The Orioles and Mariners slugged it out at Camden Yard tonight and the Winston Cup warriors were at the Lowes Motor Speedway qualifying for Sunday's Coca Cola 600.
All that and more coming up in sports.))
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[Adolescent-Health]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
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Physicians to Children is growing with its patients. The clinic has developed a center for patients who've outgrown their pediatrician, but aren't ready for general practitioners. Tonya Flory tells us how Ad-Care is putting young adults on the road to better health.
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[SUPER=01-Xavier Cargile/Patient; 1:03]
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((This private doctors office is like no other in Roanoke. And it's not just because of its retro designed exam rooms. A journal is kept in the waiting room for patients to jot down their thoughts.
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((I'M 22 YEARS OLD AND I'VE BEEN A PATIENT OF DR. PIERCE'S MY WHOLE LIFE, I'M REALLY HERE TO SEE LIBBY. IT'S OKAY TO BE NERVOUS ABOUT GIRL STUFF, I'M OLD AND I STILL GET NERVOUS.)) [RUNS:09]
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Maybe old in terms of seeing a pediatrician. Courtney Bannister's health needs have outgrown a baby doctor, but she's the perfect age for nurse practitioner Elizabeth Guilfoyle.
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((COURTNEY BANNISTER/PATIENT: THIS ENVIRONMENT IS DIFFERENT FROM ANYTHING ELSE I'VE EVER BEEN IN. I CAN E-MAIL HER AND SHE'LL WRITE ME BACK IF I NEED TO COME IN OR COURTNEY TAKE SOME BENADRYL, YOU'RE FINE, IT'S MORE RELAXED, IT'S ALMOST FRIENDLY.)) [RUNS:17]
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half of the patients at Ad-Care are males who come in for everything from physicals to skin care.
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((ELIZABETH GUILFOYLE/FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER: WE DO SOME MINOR SURGERIES, WE DO PAP EXAMS, SO BASICALLY THEY CAN COME HERE FOR ALMOST ALL THEIR CARE, EXCEPT FOR COUNSELING.)) [RUNS:07]
[OUT Q=for counseling.]
but she may offer some advice.
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((XAVIER CARGILE/PATIENT: AFTER MY FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE MY GRADES WEREN'T TOO GOOD AND SHE TALKED TO ME AND TOLD SOME THINGS I SHOULD DO LIKE STUDY HABITS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, SHE HELPED A LOT, SHE HELPED A WHOLE LOT.)) [RUNS:11]
[OUT Q=a whole lot.]
Tonya Flory, News 7.))

[Baptist-Brit]

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One female Baptist Pastor-- the only one in Roanoke-- says "we should be beyond" limiting the role of women in the church.
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The Reverend Donna Hopkins Britt was responding to the proposal from the Southern Baptist Convention, limiting the position of Pastor to men.
This 35-year old daughter of a Baptist minister thinks the S-B-C is using the Scriptures to bolster their beliefs.
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((BECAUSE I THINK WE ALL TEND TO TAKE THE SCRIPTURES THAT WE LIKE AND USE THEM. AND SO I WOULD TAKE OTHER SCRIPTURES THAT TALK ABOUT WOMEN AS DEACONS, WOMEN AS FOLLOWS OF CHRIST AND EVEN DISCIPLES OF JESUS. THOSE ARE MY PREFERENCES.))
[SUPER=01-Rev. Donna Hopkins Britt/Calvary Baptist Pastor]
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[OUT Q=my preferences.]
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Reverend Britt assumed the position of Pastor at Roanoke's Calvary Baptist Church just this year.
She's one of only 100 women in the Southern Baptist ministry who serve as principal Pastor.
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[Tripp]

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Linda Tripp won't have to stand trial in Maryland.
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Prosecutors there threw out the case- dropping wiretapping charges against Tripp.
Tripp's taped phone conversations with former white House Intern Monica Lewinsky- led to the eventual impeachment of the President.
But much of Lewinsky's testimony was tossed out and that did not leave prosecutors with much of a case- so today they dropped the charges against Tripp.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
[writer=chr]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
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Still ahead on News 7, Mike Stevens will have qualifying results from Charlotte.
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[VO-NAT]

And later, get a bird's eye view of a trip into outer space.
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[Big-Heads]

[ANCHOR=jean]
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[WRITER=dse]
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The giant heads have finally found a home.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Norfolk]

They were unveiled today at the Norfolk Botanical Gardens.
The plan calls for the site to become a tourist attraction called 'Presidential Park.'
Presidents Thomas Jefferson, Woodrow Wilson, Herbert Hoover, Ronald Reagan and John F. Kennedy as well as Martin Van Buren are represented.
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[S-Extra]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
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[WRITER=rst]
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Mike Stevens will joins us from the Charlotte Motor Speedway and Northside and William Byrd go 14 innings in the Blue Ridge District Girls softball tournament.
But first our Extra Point.
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[SUPER=75-Indianapolis, IN; :]

Indianas's Jalen Rose won the N-B-A's Most Improved Player Award today. The 6-foot 8 foward averaged a career high 18 point 2 points a game. He also had career highs in rebounds, steals, field goal and free throw percentages.
The Pacers lead the Knicks 1 game to none in the N-B-A Eastern Conference final.
Now, Here are tonight's scores.
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[S-Live]

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[GRAPHIC=Lowes Motor Speedway]

Rookie Dale Earnhardt Junior continued his dominace of the Lowes Motor Speedway last night by winning the pole for Sunday's Coca Cola 600.
Mike Stevens has more on the history making night in Charlotte.
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[SUPER=01-Dale Earnhardt, Jr./Coca Cola 600 Pole Winner; :40]
[SUPER=01-Tony Eury, Sr./Junior's Crew Chief; 1:09]
[SUPER=01-Jerry Nadeau/Qualified Second; 1:47]
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[ANCHOR=Roy]

That's it for sports, have a great day everybody.

[S-Softball]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
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[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-60 (1:32:00)]
[GRAPHIC=Softball Logo]

Northside wins the Blue Ridge District Softball Tournament Championship beating William Byrd yesterday 7 to 6 in 14 innings.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem/Northside vs William Byrd; :]

Northside had a hard time with the Terriers falling behind to Byrd five three in the third.
That lead increased when Lindsay Dean comes in from third off the bunt, and the Terriers were up six to three.
In the seventh inning the Vikings started playing a different tune, Jessica Wilkerson lays down the bunt, the throw to first is long and two runs score. Northside is down by one.
[super=34-William Byrd/6/Northside/7/14 Innings;]

The tying score comes off the bunt and Northside pulls out the 7 to 6 win in 14 innings.
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[S-Soccer]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Vinton/Blacksburg vs. Wm. Byrd;]

Byrd had better luck on the soccer field last night in the Blue Ridge District semifinals.
The first half was a defensive battle as Terrier netminder Mandi Pietrzyk stops the bullets Blacksburg was firing.

[super=34-Blacksburg/0/William Byrd/2;]

Byrd opened it up in the second half. The Terriers pass around the defenders to set up the goal by Katherine Inge. And the Terrier win it two to nothing.
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[anchor=Roy]
[ss=Soccer]

Northside beat Salem two to zero to set up the championship with Byrd on Friday.
In the Three Rivers District Soccer Tournament Semi-finals Radford beat Floyd 11-to-nothing and Giles beat Glenvar two to zero.

[S-MLB]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-62 (47:07)]
[GRAPHIC=Orioles/Mariners]

The Baltimore Orioles hosted Seattle in game two of a three game set at Camden Yard last night.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Baltimore, MD/HTS; :]

Leading 1 to nothing in the first, Seattle's Edgar Martinez sends this pitch over the left field wall for a two run homer and the Mariners led the game 3 to nothing in the top of the fourth.
[SUPER=35-Baltimore/4/Seattle/3/;]

The Orioles got on the board in the bottom of the fourth Cal Ripken sends this line drive to centerfield Albert Belle scores from second to make it 2 to 1 and Baltimore goes on to win it 4 to 3.
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[ANCHOR=Roy]

Dale Earnhart Junior leads qualifying at the Lowe's Motor Speedway. More later on Mornin'.

[S-Liberty]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=SP-63 tc 45:06]
[GRAPHIC=Liberty]

The Liberty Flames are hoping the success they experienced in the Big South Tournament will continue this Friday in the first round of the NC-Double-A Tournament.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg;]

The Flames are the fourth seed in the region. Unfortunately that pairs them with the top seed, which is also the number one ranked team in the nation.
When Liberty takes the field against South Carolina, Dan Valentin will be on the mound.
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[anchor=Roy]
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That first game is Friday night at 7 in Columbia, South Carolina.

[Video]

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[WRITER=jja]
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Tonight's video of the day is really out of this world.
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((THREE TWO ONE.... LIFTOFF.))
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[VO-NAT]

The Atlas Rocket sped into space with cameras strapped to the outside.
Just a few seconds into the launch the crew got a spectacular view.
The ground crew hollored with excitement every time a new angle was beamed back.
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((OH..... LOOK AT THE PAYLOADS... NAT SOUND.))
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[OUT Q=at the payloads! nat sound]
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Those are the booster rockets falling.
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