WDBJ 7 morning news for 07/03/00

[11Pulaski-Murder]

[ANCHOR=Denise]

[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=00-15 1:19:47]
[GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation]

A Pulaski County woman is in jail charged with fatally shooting her roommate.
Authorities say it started as an altercation between the two women at a home in the Lillydell Section of Pulaski County.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Pulaski Co.]

26 year -old Sherry Lisa Cressell has been charged with 2nd degree murder.
A family member of Cressell's says the two women had been friends for a while.
Authorities are not releasing the name of the victim at this time. She was pronounced dead at the scene shortly before 3 A.M yesterday.

(------------) [National-Monuments]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]

The National Park Police are trying to reassure tourists who want to visit the monuments in the nation's capital.
But a study finds high-profile monuments in Washington D-C like the Lincoln Memorial and Vietnam Veterans Memorial are vulnerable to terrorist attacks.
Lee Cowan has more.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Washington, DC; :00]
[SUPER=01-Lee Cowan/Reporting; 1:03]
[SUPER=01-Brian Jenkins/Terrorism Expert; 1:18]
[RUNS=1:44]
[OUT Q=CBS News Washington]
((((CORRESPONDENT SCRIPT)) S: WASHINGTON, DC

In Washington, final preparations are underway for a Fourth of July extravaganza -- expected to draw hundreds of thousands to the national mall.

But it comes just as a new government study....commissioned by the US Park Service --warns that NINE of the nation's most famous and picturesque monuments, are vulnerable to terrorist attack.

Its conclusion: staffing at the monuments by US Park Police is weak - making it impossible to all the monuments all the time

Doors are left unlocked -- or unmanned, and the department's communications equipment is antiquated and unreliable.

In short, security needs to be upgraded -- and so does the Park Police budget.

There IS reason to worry. In 1982, a man threatened to blow up the Washington Monument with a truckload of dynamite. He chose it, he told police, because it was easily accessible.
Since then...makeshift barriers have gone up.

In 1994 -- a man fired shots at the White House from Pennsylvania Avenue. Now the street is closed off to traffic.

(COWAN ON CAM)
"But the results of the study raise another question: how much is too much security? And are Americans growing obsessed with creating the impossible -- a society that's risk free."
Terrorism expert Brian Jenkins says any report LOOKING for security lapses, will most likely find them.. But adds...

(SOT/ BRIAN JENKINS, TERRORISM EXPERT )
" THE AVERAGE AMERICAN HAS ABOUT A ONE IN FIFTEEN MILLION CHANCE OF DYING IN A TERRORIST BOMBING. IT IS A RISK, BUT THE RISK TO THE AVERAGE CITIZEN IS INFINITESIMAL."

And many tourists enjoy the openness of America's public places.

(SOT/MOS -NO SUPER)
"I think you've got to be able to allow people to walk freely, I really do. Or you'll not get the people to come to your city."

(NARR:)

People come here to reflect on the city's symbols of democracy -- not its symbols of fear. .
Lee Cowan, CBS News, Washington. ))

[6Blood-Shortage]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=00-11 2:04:05]
[GRAPHIC=Blood Supply]

The American Red Cross is asking for your help as the July fourth holiday draws closer.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/File Tape;]

A spokesman says blood donations continue to be below normal at donor centers and blood drives across the region.... keeping blood supplies at emergency levels.
Holidays are especially critical times for the Red Cross because so many people who regularly give blood are on vacation.
The Red Cross is hoping people will donate before leaving town.
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[TAKE FS GFX]
You can give today in Roanoke at the downtown Red Cross center on Church Avenue from Noon until 6.
In Salem, the bloodmobile sets up shop today at the West Main Street Post office from 8-30 to 10-45 and 12-30 to 2-30. [Next Page]
In northern Rockbridge County, you can donate blood at the Fairfield Volunteer Fire Department from Noon until 5.

And in South Boston at the First Baptist Church from 11 to 5.
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[11Danville-Syphilis]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=None]

Some recently released numbers name Danville the syphilis capital of Virginia.
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[Take Pinnacle Page]
State figures show 99 cases of syphilis reported in Danville last year. [Next Page]
That is 72 times the national rate on a per capita basis. [Next Page]
And it is almost a third of all the cases reported throughout Virginia last year ... 310 in all.
State officials hope to stabilize the Danville outbreak by September.
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[11Parkway-Accident]

[ANCHOR=KIM]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=00-22 41:38]
[GRAPHIC=None]

One person was sent to the hospital following a motorcycle accident on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blue Ridge Parkway;]

It happened yesterday afternoon near the Floyd-Franklin County line.
He was airlifted to Roanoke for treatment of multiple injuries.
Reports from the scene indicate he was aboard one of three motorcycles riding together near the Devils's backbone.
No word yet on the cause ... or the victim's identity or condition.
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[11Rescue-Mission]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=00-12 1:33:10]
[GRAPHIC=None]

The Roanoke Rescue Mission is not just a shelter, but also an art gallery beginning today.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

Now local artists can showcase their work at the Mission.
Today marks the start of the third annual, "Shelter Show" which features the work of both amateur and professional artists.
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[SOT 38:10]
[IN Q=There are a lot]
((THERE ARE A LOT OF ARTIST OUT THERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO GET THEIR WORK OUT . BUT THEY JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET STARTED. AND THIS IS A NON THREATENING WAY TO GET STARTED AND REALLY PERKS THINGS UP HERE AT THE SHELTER))
[SUPER=01-Joy Sylvester-Johnson/Rescue Mission]
[RUNS=10]
[OUT Q=the shelter]
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[VO-NAT]

And some artists say to have their work on display at the shelter means a lot.
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[SOT35:18]
[IN Q=To me it combines]
((IBBY GREER/ARTIST: TO ME IT COMBINES TWO IMPORTANT PARTS OF MY LIFE ... AND MY ARTISTIC SIDE))
[SUPER=01-Ibby Greer/Artist]
[RUNS=13]
[OUT Q=artistic side]
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[VO-NAT]

The artwork will be on display for the next 8 weeks from 10 until 4 daily.
The mission also plans to open an art studio next year for residents.
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[Health-Check]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Mornin Health Check]

In medical news, Don't let food poisoning spoil your Fourth of July cookout. Know what to look for.
Doctor Dave Hnida tests your knowledge in this morning's Health check.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Dr. Dave Hnida/Reporting; :00 ]
[RUNS=1:27]
[OUT Q=CBS News, New York.]
((Information:
VT=VO
THE 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY IS A GREAT TIME FOR EATING OUTDOORS.. BUT WARM WEATHER DOES INCREASE YOUR RISK FOR FOOD POISONING. TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE: QUESTION ONE: WHEN ITS 85 DEGREES HOW LONG BEFORE FOOD BEGINS TO SPOIL? 1 HOUR 2 HOURS 3 HOURS
GRFX AT ROOM TEMPERATURE ITS TWO HOURS BUT AT 85 DEGREES IT JUST ONE HOUR. BUT YOU'D KNOW IF SOMETHING WAS BAD WOULDN'T YOU?
ON CAM SPOILED FOOD ALWAYS: LOOKS BAD SMELLS BAD TASTES BAD
GRFX OR NONE OF THE ABOVE THE ANSWER IS NONE OF THE ABOVE. THE GERMS THAT CAUSE FOOD POISONING WONT CHANGE THE WAY A FOOD LOOKS TASTES OR SMELLS
GRFX A MAJOR SOURCE OF FOOD POISONING CAN BE THE MEAT PLATTER TRUE OR FALSE A COMMON MISTAKE PEOPLE MAKE IS TO PUT COOKED FOOD BACK ON THE SAME PLATTER THAT HAD THE RAW FOOD. THATS A BIG NO-NO
ON CAM AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST- WHICH FOOD WILL SPOIL THE QUICKEST AT A PICNIC: POTATO SALAD HAMBURGER
GRFX YOU WERE TEMPTED TO SAY POTATO SALAD WEREN'T YOU? WELL ITS NOT. THE ACIDITY OF THE MAYO ACTUALLY SLOWS DOWN THE GROWTH OF GERMS- NOW SURE POTATO SALAD WILL SPOIL IN HOT WEATHER- BUT NOT AS FAST AS THE HAMBURGER OR CHICKEN.
ON CAM ONE MORE TIP FOR OUTDOOR DINING: : KEEP HOT FOODS HOT AND COLD FOODS COLD- UNTIL YOU'RE READY TO EAT THEM: THAT WAY YOUR SUMMERTIME FEAST WONT COME BACK TO HAUNT YOU. IM DR DAVE HNIDA FOR CBS NEWS))

(ad lib to weather)

[Foster-Grandmother]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
First graders at an elementary school in Northwestern Minnesota just don't know how lucky they are.

They have a very special person to take care of them every day.
Jason Davis introduces us to Margaret Severson, better known as Grandma Margaret. .
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[SOT 3:35 Kim's hold tape]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Dilworth, MN; :00]
[SUPER=01-Margaret Severson/Foster Grandma; :47]
[SUPER=01-Peggy Hanson/School Principal ; 1:06]
[SUPER=01-Jason Davis/Reporting]
[RUNS=2:12]
[OUT Q=Jason Davis Reporting]
(( SCRIPT:
THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF GRADE SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES BUT
DILWORTH ELEMENTARY NEAR MORRHEAD, MINNESOTA HAS SOMETHING UNIQUE.

EVERY DAY IN ONE OF THE THREE FIRST GRADE CLASSES SITS EIGHTY TWO YEAR OLD MARGARET SEVERSON, A VERY SPECIAL PERSON WHO IS THE KIDS OFFICIAL FOSTER GRANDPARENT.

(NAT SOT - "Gonna have you read your book to me.")

GRANDMA SEVERSON COMES INTO THE CLASSROOM EVERY DAY TO GIVE THE KIDS SOME ONE ON ONE ATTENTION... AND ENCOURAGEMENT.

(NAT SOT - "You've done such a good job on them... and they are so
pretty." )

AND IT ALL COMES WITH A LIBERAL DOSE OF AFFECTION.

(NAT SOT - "Can you give me a hug?")

MARGARET SEVERSON HAS BEEN COMING TO THE SCHOOL FOR TWO YEARS. SHE SAYS SHE'S TOO YOUNG JUST TO STAY HOME.

(SOT - GRANNY "It's a purpose for me to get up in the morning and get
going. The days get pretty long when you sit around.")

SOME OF THESE FIRST GRADERS GET MORE FROM GRANDMA SEVERSON THAN JUST HELP WITH THEIR SCHOOL WORK.
PRINCIPAL PEGGY HANSON SAYS BROKEN HOMES ARE MORE COMMON THESE DAYS AND IT'S THE KIDS THAT LOSE THE MOST.

(SOT - HANSON "We have such a need in our school with kids that are
from single family homes.")

(SOT - "There is a need. They need as many caring adults as they
can.")

MARGARET HAS SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN OF HER OWN... BUT THEY DON'T NEED HER SOM MUCH ANYMORE.

(SOT - GRANNY "My grandchildren are all grown-up.")

SO IT'S A TWO-WAY STREET. THE KIDS GET A GRANDMA IN THE CLASSROOM TO HELP AND TO HUG AND MARGARET GETS SOMETHING BACK THAT SHE NEEDS VERY BADLY.

(SOT - GRANNY "That's pretty great when you are old to have somebody
tell you that you are a pretty nice lady and that I love you.")

(SOT - GRANNY "And I love them all!")

RECENTLY MARGARET HAD TO SPEND SOME TIME IN THE HOSPITAL AND THE SEPARATION WAS PAINFUL FOR HER AND HER KIDS.

(SOT - GRANNY "I was really lonesome... Really, really lonesome.")

BUT IF THERE IS ONE THING THAT FIRST GRADERS ARE GOOD AT, IT'S SHOWING THEIR FEELINGS ON PAPER. GRANDMA SEVERSON GOT LOTS OF CARDS.

(SOT - "There wasn't a card that didn't say I love you and I miss you.

Doesn't that say something?")))
[2-HEADLINES]
[2-shot=Kmc/DAL]
[SUPER=#4049; Morning Headlines]
[ANCHOR=Denise]

Here's a look at today's top stories.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Denise]

A Pulaski County woman is charged with second degree murder. Police say 26 year old Sherry Lisa Cressell shot her roommate at a home in the Lillydell section of the county.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kim]

Elections in Mexico bring about change. A victory by opposition candidate Vicente (vih-SEN'-tay) Fox ends the ruling party's 71-year lock on Mexico's presidency.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Denise]

One person was sent to the hospital following a motorcycle accident on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
It happened yesterday afternoon near the Floyd-Franklin County line.
The victim was airlifted to Roanoke for treatment of multiple injuries.
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[ANCHOR=Denise]

And that's what's making news on this Monday July 3-rd.
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

News 7 Mornin' will be right back.

[Ireland-Violence]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]

Police in riot gear charged 200 hard-line Protestant demonstrators early this morning.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Northern Ireland;]

Sporadic violence broke out last night when protesters fired ball bearings and firecrackers at police lines.
A number of officers suffered minor injuries.
British soldiers are blocking members of Northern Ireland's major Protestant group from marching past a Catholic neighborhood.
Tens of thousands of Orangemen march each July, to celebrate 17th-century military victories over Catholics.
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[2-11Pulaski-Murder]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=00-15 1:19:47]
[GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation]

Pulaski County authorities say what started as an altercation between two roommates lead to a fatal shooting. It happened at a home in the Lillydell Section of Pulaski County.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Pulaski Co.]

26 year -old Sherry Lisa Cressell has been charged with 2nd degree murder.
A family member of Cressell's says the two women had been friends for a while.
Authorities are not releasing the name of the victim at this time. She was pronounced dead at the scene shortly before 3 A.M yesterday.

(------------) [Mexico-Elections]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]

A stunning victory by opposition candidate Vicente (vih-SEN'-tay) Fox ends the ruling party's 71-year lock on Mexico's presidency.
The results herald enormous political and social changes for Mexico
Manuel Gallegus reports.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Vincente Fox/Mexico Presidential Candidate; :21]
[SUPER=01-Francisco Labastida/Ruling Party Candidate; :46 very quick]
[SUPER=01-Ernesto Zedillo/Mexico's President; 1:33 very quick]
[super=01-Manuel Gallegus/Reporting; 1:37]
[RUNS=1:48]
[OUT Q=Mexico City]
((Tens of thousands of supporters of opposition candidate Vicente Fox packed Reforma boulevard for a victory rally. In what appears to be a triumphant takeover, FOX will be the next president of Mexico. ...putting an end to SEVEN DECADES OF THE RULING "PRI" PARTY.

-SOT-VICENTE FOX, MEXICO PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE

-- FROM MEXICO CITY'S WEALTHY SUBURBS, TO THE POOREST COMMUNITIES IN THE SOUTH, TURNOUT WAS HEAVY AMONG THIS NATIONS 59 MILLION VOTERS.
FOR THE FIRST TIME, THERE IS A FEELING OF TRUE DEMOCRACY -- THAT CHANGE COULD COME IN WHAT MEXICO PROMISED WOULD BE ITS CLEANEST AND FAIREST ELECTION EVER.

-SOT-voter

"we need a change , we need a change in the whole system!"
MEXICO SPENT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO SECURE THIS ELECTION. AN INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION IS SUPERVISING THE VOTING PHOTO I.D. CARDS WERE MATCHED WITH PHOTOS AT THE POLLS -- AND A HOST OF INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS WERE IN PLACE INCLUDING JIMMY CARTER.
-BREAK-
IN SHARP CONTRAST TO HIS SMILE AS HE CAST HIS VOTE. IN A Devastating DEFEAT, MEXICO'S RULING PARTY CANDIDATE FRANCISCO LABASTIDA CONCEDED 3 HOURS AFTER THE POLLS CLOSED, SAYING HE MUST ACCEPT THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE.

-SOT-FRANCISCO LABASTIDA, RULING PARTY CANDIDATE

And IN AN UPRECENDENTED MOVE, MEXICOS PRESIDENT ERNESTO ZEDILLO CONCEEDED VICTORY TO FOX..

-SOT-ERNESTO ZEDILLO/MEXICO'S PRESIDENT

-STAND-UP- IT APPEARS THAT FOXS VICTORY WAS BECAUSE OF THE LAST MINUTE, UNDECIDED VOTE. AND YOUNGER VOTERS WHO WANTED ANY CANDIDATE FOR CHANGE. MANUEL GALLEGUS, CBS NEWS MEXICO CITY. ))

[2-6Blood-Shortage]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=00-11 2:04:05]
[GRAPHIC=none]
The American Red Cross is asking for your help. Donors are needed because blood is in short supply this holiday weekend.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/File Tape;]

A spokesman says blood donations continue to be below normal at donor centers and blood drives across the region.... keeping blood supplies at emergency levels.
Holidays are especially critical times for the Red Cross because so many people who regularly give blood are on vacation.
The Red Cross is hoping people will donate before leaving town.
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[TAKE FS GFX]
You can give today in Roanoke at the downtown Red Cross center on Church Avenue from Noon until 6.
In Salem, the bloodmobile sets up shop today at the West Main Street Post office from 8-30 to 10-45 and 12-30 to 2-30. [Next Page]
In northern Rockbridge County, you can donate blood at the Fairfield Volunteer Fire Department from Noon until 5.

And in South Boston at the First Baptist Church from 11 to 5.
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[Fireworks]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=4-th of July]

Fourth of July 2000 will be the largest pyro-technic display in New York City history.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-New York, NY;]

Workers are already beginning to stuff the colorful explosives into place as the computer systems are checked and readied for Tuesday night's extravaganza.
60 tons of explosives will be launched from barges at five locations with the grand finale at the Statue of Liberty.
Some 150 sailing ships from 20 countries and 25 naval crafts from 15 nations will join in the festivities.
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[OpSail-2000]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=4-TH OF JULY]

People celebrating the fourth in New York City won't just be looking to the sky when the holiday arrives.
The celebration takes to the harbor for the largest gathering of tall ships in the peacetime era.
Juliet Papa has a preview.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=02-Matt Klee/USS Nassau; :17]
[SUPER=02-Danielle Sachteleben/Ensign USS Nassau; :33]
[SUPER=01-Juliet Papa/Reporting; :48]
[SUPER=01-Gerard Mauer/USS Nassau Commander; 1:09]
[SUPER=01-Aaron Singh/Pioneer; 1:26]
[RUNS=1:45]
[OUT Q=CBS NEws]

[11Highland-Gorge]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=None]

A Richmond-area man was found dead yesterday in Highland County's gorge area.
Investigators identify him as 48 year old Harold (Bows) Bowes of Mechanicsville.
His body has been sent to the state medical examiner for further investigation. Highland County authorities are not yet releasing any more details.

[11Miss-Virginia]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=00-14 1:44:20]
[GRAPHIC=Miss Virginia Pageant]

It has been a long road to the state title for Miss Virginia 2-thousand. After three attempts she has now acheived her dream. Joy Sutton has her story.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=(NAT SOT)]
[SUPER=04-Miss Virginia Pageant-WSET;00]
[SUPER=01-Jacqueline Cook/Miss Virginia 2000; 26]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;1:04]
[SUPER=@Joy2;1:21]
[RUNS=1:30]
[OQ=Joy Sutton, News 7, Roanoke.]
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[NAT SOT TAPE #2 6:40:39]
[IN Q=Miss Virginia]
((NAT SOUND: MISS VIRGINIA 2-THOUSAND. MISS HAMPTON ROADS NEWPORT NEWS, JACQUELINE COOK))
[RUNS= 04]
[OUT Q=jaqueline cook]

It's the moment Jacqueline Cook had always dreamed of, being crowned Miss Virginia.
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[SOT2:00:17]
[IN Q=It's a dream come]
((JACQUELINE COOK/MISS VIRGINIA 2000:IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE. RIGHT NOW I THINK I'M STILL IN SHOCK))
[RUNS= 02]
[OUT Q=in shock]

And after competing twice for the title before -- Cook says on the advice of her sister she decided to give it one more try before starting her first year of law school.
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[SOT1:58:30]
[IN Q=She said to me]
((SHE SAID TO ME GOD GAVE YOU THESE TALENTS FOR A REASON AND YOU'RE NOT GOING BE DANCING IN THE COURTROOM. SO YOU REALLY OUGHT TO GO BACK. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN IF YOU DON'T GIVE IT A SHOT))
[RUNS= 12]
[OUT Q=a shot]

And the third time was a charm.
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[NAT SOT TAPE#1 5:17:54]
[IN Q=]
((NAT SOUND OF TALENT))
[RUNS= 04]
[OUT Q=]

Cook beat-out 25 other contestants from across the state for the title. And Cook says as part of her Miss Virginia 2-thousand platform she plans to educate people about court appointed special advocates who represent abused and neglected children.
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[SOT1:59:29]
[IN Q=There ae so many]
((THERE ARE SO MANY OF THOSE WHO ARE BEING ABUSED AND NEGLECTED IN VIRGINIA RIGHT NOW. SO I FIRMLY BELIEVE WE HAVE TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THOSE CHILDREN HAVE HOPE FOR THEIR FUTURE AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO BE PROMOTING))
[RUNS= 12]
[OUT Q=to be promoting]

But for right now Cook says she's just try to enjoy all the perks that come with the title. For one year -- she'll drive this brand new mercury cougar --and have an apartment in the Roanoke area rent free -- not mention a 16-thousand dollar scholarship.
But this may be just the beginning for Jacqueline Cook. She's headed to Atlantic City to compete for the title of Miss America in October.
Joy Sutton, News 7, Roanoke.))

[Local-Recap]
[SUPER=#4059;Local Recap]
[2-Shot=DAL/KMC]
[ANCHOR=Denise]

Now here's another look at today's top local stories:
[ANCHOR=Denise]

State figures show 99 cases of syphilis were reported in Danville last year.
That's almost a third of all the cases reported throughout Virginia... 310 in all. State officials hope to stabilize the Danville outbreak by September.

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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kim]

A Pulaski County woman is in jail charged with fatally shooting her roommate.
26 year -old Sherry Lisa Cressell has been charged with 2nd degree murder.
Authorities are not releasing the name of the victim at this time. She was pronounced dead at the scene shortly before 3 A.M yesterday.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Denise]

The American Red Cross is asking for your help as the July fourth holiday draws closer.
Holidays are especially critical times for the Red Cross because so many people who regularly give blood are on vacation.
The Red Cross is hoping people will donate before leaving town.

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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
(Kimberly mic hot)
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(Kimberly ad lib weather)
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[2-SHOT]
[ANCHOR=Denise]

Now here's Keith Humphry with a preview of News 7 at Six.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=The bears take]
[RUNS=14]
[OUT Q=on News 7 at 6]
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[Kimberly/DENISE] (ad lib bye) (toss)