WDBJ 7 morning news for 05/27/01

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Blacksburg police find a body at a construction area.
They say it had been there for days.
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And .. A race riot involving hundreds in the U-K... More than a dozen police are injured.
Those stories and more just ahead.
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A body is found in a Blacksburg construction area. Police are treating it as suspicious.
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Police say a man was found dead in an apartment building under construction on North Main Street shortly before 3-o'clock. Sources say the body had been at the construction site for a couple of days. Authorities have not yet released the man's name or cause of death.
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[Tax-Bill]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
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[WRITER=dal]
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President Bush is enjoying the first major victory of his presidency, but the congressional approval of a major tax cut could be fuel for major legislative battles to come.
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President Bush insists the bipartisan vote to approve the tax cut is significant and just the beginning.
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((SEN. TOM DASCHLE/SENATE MINORITY LEADER: MOST SADLY, WHAT THIS MEANS IS THAT WE COULD BE BACK INTO THE DAYS OF DEBT NOT INTO THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE ... ALL BECAUSE MANY COULD NOT FIND THE PRUDENCE AND THE BALANCE TO LIMIT THEIR APPETITE FOR TAX CUTS.))
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President Bush says other issues are on his agenda such as improving public education, strengthening Social Security, reforming Medicare and modernizing the military.
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[Race-Riots]

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[WRITER=dal]
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At least 15 police officers have been hurt and more than a dozen young people arrested in a race-tainted riot in northwest England.
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Police say the overnight fighting apparently began when a gang of young white people attacked homes belonging to Asians.
Not long after that, about 100 Asians attacked a pub mainly patronized by whites.
The clashes continued on-and-off for seven hours, with as many as 500 young people battling police in full riot gear.
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[11Lifeguard-Anniversary]

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Lifeguard 10 celebrates 20 years of saving lives.
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The medical helicopter used by Roanoke Memorial to transport critical patients opened its doors to the public yesterday afternoon. Adults and kids had a chance to crawl around inside and get a closer look at the equipment. Flight nurses say the helicopter is like an intensive care unit in the air.
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((CARL CLINE: WE HAVE CARDIAC MONITORS, IV PUMPS, WE HAVE EQUIPMENT TO PUT A BREATHING TUBE INTO THE PATIENTS THROAT TO HELP THEM BREATH, WE HAVE VENTILATORS.))
[SUPER=01-Carl Cline/Lifeguard 10 Clinical Team Leader]
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Lifeguard 10 is the oldest hospital based air medical transport service in Virginia.

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Lifeguard 10 took to the skies in Roanoke yesterday to honor fallen E-M-S workers. 31 rescue squad members from 10 states who died while on duty were remembered at the National E-M-S Memorial Service.

Organizers say the national event is held in Roanoke because the first rescue squad in the nation started here back in 1928. Family members of fallen E-M-S workers each received an American Flag that has flown over the United States Capitol.
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[BOTH MICS HOT] Friends of a Roanoke taxi driver who was shot and paralyzed hope they can make his road to recovery a smoother one. We'll explain, a little later.
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And... revisiting Pearl Harbor...
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((33:12 -- THERE ARE 86 SHIPS IN THE HARBOR BUT -- 33:13 --THE PRINCIPLE TARGETS HAVE BEEN THESE GREAT BATTLESHIPS. -- 33:16 -- ))
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[vo-nat] In today's Virginia Newsreel - hear what local men who survived the deadliest attack in U-S History told us ten years ago... That's just ahead.
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[11Rolling-Thunder]

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More than a hundred people from Roanoke and the New River Valley took to the highways yesterday with one destination in mind.
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They left on their motorcycles bound for the nation's capital. Once there-- they'll be taking part in a Memorial Day parade, along with folks from around the country, to honor America's veterans.
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((MARK PETERSON/ROLLING THUNDER RIDER: IT'S IMPORTANT....FAMILIES OF THESE PEOPLE. DAVID BOLEJACK/ROLLING THUNDER RIDER: THE SERIOUSNESS THESE PEOPLE.....THAT'S SERVED IN THE MILITARY.))
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This is the tenth year local riders have taken part in what's called the Ride for Freedom or Rolling Thunder.
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Disney hopes the Memorial Day weekend opening of "Pearl Harbor" proves to be a box office smash.
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One local theater had a special viewing Friday for area veterans who survived the deadliest attack in U-S history.
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In today's Virginia Newsreel - we hear from some of the local men who survived. Here's Jean Jadhon.
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[SUPER=01-Thomas Powers/Pearl Harbor Survivor; 43]
[SUPER=07-Raymond Frazer; 1:13 -- QUICK!]
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(( For decades storytellers in Hollywood have found fertile ground in the battles and attacks of World War Two... The pictures are vivid on the big screen - but not nearly as vivid as the memories of those who were there.
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[COVER BEGINNING OF THIS BITE WITH MOVIE CLIP OF BOMB DROPPING STRAIGHT DOWN -- FROM MOVIE CLIPS TAPE]
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((1:36:45 -- SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT A BOMB COMES STRAIGHT DOWN BUT I GUESS YOU KNOW THEY DON'T - THEY COME AT AN ANGLE - 1:36:51 --))

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[holdover Thomas Powers video] Thomas Powers is one of the veterans News 7 spoke with in 1991... [Documentary title slate from DOCUMENTARY TAPE TC 1:43:23] for the documentary "Roanoke Remembers Pearl Harbor." [archival bombing video from PEARL HARBOR TAPE] The Roanoke man was on the U-S-S Raleigh, reading a newspaper - when the bombing began.
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((1:36:21 -- YOU COULD HAVE DRIVEN AN AUTOMOBILE IN THAT HOLE WHERE THAT TORPEDO HIT - 1:36:27))
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[archival video from PEARL HARBOR TAPE] Powers recalled an incredible sight - as a shipmate was passing ammunition.
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((1:37:02 - HE WAS STANDING THERE HE WAS FEEDING IT, YA KNOW, PASSING THE SHELLS TO THE GUY ON THE GUN YOU KNOW SO HE COULD SHOOT ... AT THE PLANES - 1:37:14 - THAT BOMB COME DOWN AND WENT RIGHT BETWEEN HIS LEGS A HOLE ABOUT THAT BIG AROUND - HE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT -- 1:37:22 ))
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[video of Raymond Frazer -- FROM DOCUMENTARY TAPE TC 1:34:51] Another Roanoker - Raymond Frazer - also survived the attack. He was NOT proud that he had a hangover that Sunday morning in 1941, but...
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((1:35:21 -- IF I HADN'T GOTTEN UP THAT MORNING WITH A HANGOVER I'D STILL BE LAYIN OVER THERE BURIED UP THERE IN A HILL SOMEWHERE -- 1:35:27))
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[archival video of bombing from PEARL HARBOR TAPE] Frazer had gotten out of bed looking for food and a cold drink.
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((1:35:12 -- WHEN I GOT BACK TO MY BUNK TO GET MY GEAR I FOUND THAT A BULLET HAD COME IN THROUGH THE WALL THROUGH MY PILLOW THROUGH THE MATTRESS - AND BLEW A HOLE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A SILVER DOLLAR IN MY LOCKER -- 1:35:21 ))
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((33:39 -- UNCONFIRMED REPORTS ARE THAT MOST EVERY SHIP IN THE HARBOR HAS BEEN HIT 33:43))
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[holdover archival bombing footage] More than 23-HUNDRED Americans did NOT live to tell about the attack that ultimately drew the United States into World War II.

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((32:46 - THIS IS DICK JOY. HICKAM FIELD IS UNDER GOING ITS SECOND ATTACK. -- 32:48))

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(( 33:25 -- THE OKLAHOMA HAS CAPSIZED AND TURNED OVER. THE WEST VIRGINIA IS SERIOUSLY DAMAGED AND IS SETTLING TO THE BOTTOM - 1:33:46 - THE MARYLAND AT THE SIDE OF THE WEST VIRGINIA WAS HEAVILY BOMBED -- 33:36 -- THE ARIZONA'S SUSTAINED MANY HITS AND HAS BEEN BLOWN UP. -- 33:39))
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[Arizona footage from DOCUMENTARY TAPE TC 1:37:47]
The U-S-S Arizona suffered the worst of the attack.
Other battleships capsized or sank in the shallow water - but the Arizona was destroyed. [Paul Faulkner footage from DOCUMENTARY TAPE TC 1:38:04]
Paul Faulkner was one of the few survivors on board. He was in a lookout tower -
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((1:38:27 -- WE HAD A BIRD'S EYE VIEW THERE WAS NOTHIN WE COULD DO WASN'T NOTHIN WORKIN SO UH WE JUST WATCHED WHAT WAS TAKIN PLACE - 1:38:41))
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[BUTT BUTT BUTT]

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((1:39:13 -- I SEEN THE BOMBS DROP - YOU COULD SEE 'EM COME BACK DOWN AND IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS COMING RIGHT DOWN YOUR THROAT - 1:39:20 WHICH REALLY IT WAS - 1:39:22 -- AND I HOLLERED FOR EVERYBODY TO HIT THE DECK AND WE ALL GOT ON THE FLOOR AND ABOUT THAT TIME THEY HIT AND WHEN THEY HIT IT WAS JUST LIKE SITTIN ON TOP OF A BLOW TORCH - 1:39:36))
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[FDR from PEARL HARBOR TAPE TC 34:09] Before the bombing at Pearl Harbor, America was reluctant to enter the war raging overseas. [Officials getting in their cars and driving to Capitol - from PEARL HARBOR TC 43:53] One day AFTER the attack - Congress [Congressional Meeting from PEARL HARBOR TAPE TC 44:07] convened to declare war on Japan. That's Virginia Newsreel. I'm Jean Jadhon.))

[Wades-Mill]

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The next time you buy baking supplies you could bring home a lot more than flour. In this week's Time Off Shannon Young takes us to Wade's Mill - where a history lesson, cooking class and bakery are all rolled into one historic site.
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((You won't notice it at first, but there's something different about Wade's Mill. You'll have to step inside the 250-year old building to notice flour isn't the mill's only focus.
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((We grind wheat, corn, rye, buckwheat and market it to commercial accounts, retail outlets. We have catalogues. We also do cooking classes that my wife can tell you about. We do festivals and special events.))
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Jim and Georgie Young bought the mill from the Wade family in 1991 and opened it to the public a year later. As Jim trained himself as a miller, Georgie expanded the business to include her love of cooking. And, since the mill isn't equipped with a kitchen, she happily welcomes students into her home next door.
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((We always find it's a lot more fun to eat what you make and it's hands on. We don't do any of this stand up front and lecture. Everybody has a job and then we finish and we sit down and eat the meal.))
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All the utensils, linens, pottery and many of the ingredients Georgie uses are for sale inside the mill. You'll also find goodies she's picked up in her travels.
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((We have an international floor Italy, Spain, France, and Portugal. And we have a number of distributors that we acquire various cooking utensils and things that fit with the mill and cooking.))
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[OUT Q=with the mill and cooking.]
If you're not up for shopping, Wade's Mill is a fun place to just, well, mill around as these Lexington school kids found out. And if you truly want to experience the mill's unique flavor - stop by during one of its festivals.
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((We have music, we have vendors, we bake bread. We have a wonderful outdoor bread over and then we're gonna have some gourmet meals.))
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Shannon Young, News 7, Raphine.))

The "Virginia: Then and Now" festival will be held June ninth at Wade's Mill. For more information or directions to the mill, log onto www-dot-wdbj7-dot com and click on the Time Off suitcase.
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[Fishing-Carnival]
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Spending time outdoors is fun... That's exactly what the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and the Botetourt County Recreation Department want children to know.
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We have some guests joining Denise with more about one event that will get kids outside... [DENISE ON PERFORMANCE SET WITH 2 GUESTS]
Next Saturday is the Botetourt Children's Fishing Carnival. Competition and prizes are just some of the highlights.
Here to tell us about is Tom Wines from the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and Mary Ellen Barger from the Botetourt County Recreation Department.
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[super=01-Mary Ellen Barger/Botetourt Co. Recreation Department]

[Sports-Plays]

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In sports,
Philip Morris took the checkered flag at the New River Valley Speedway in last night's Bailey's 200. Here are the top 10 finishers in the Late Model Stock and the Late Model Trucks races.
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[SUPER=0125-6. Morty Buckles/7. Matt Wolfe/8. Brandon Nicols/9. Rick Sigmon/10. Hank Turman/;]
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[SUPER=0127-6. Jeff French/7. Brianne Cronrath/8. Terry Lawson/9. John Griffin/10. Randy Howard/;]
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Morty Buckles finished sixth in The Late Model Stock race. Coming up in the second half hour we'll meet the African American driver who is trying to break into the Winston Cup Series.

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Coming up .. A Roanoke taxi driver who was shot and paralyzed comes home later this week... His friends are working to make the transition a little easier.
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[vo-nat] And .. Questions arise in Blacksburg after police find a body in a construction area.
Details ahead.
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[2-11Blacksburg-Body]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
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[TAPE#=01-15 - TC-1:04:38]
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A Blacksburg construction area could be a crime scene... after the discovery of a body there.
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Police say a man was found dead in an apartment building under construction on North Main Street shortly before 3-o'clock. Sources say the body had been at the construction site for a couple of days. Authorities have not yet released the man's name or cause of death.
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[11John-Powers]

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Two months ago a Roanoke taxi driver was shot and paralyzed -- now he's preparing to go home. John Powers has been in Roanoke Memorial's Rehab Center since April - adjusting to life from a wheelchair. Kate Weidaw tells us how his friends are helping to make his homecoming smoother.
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[SUPER=01-Mike Sebolt/Former William Byrd Track Coach;:17 QUICK!!]
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With a little elbow grease a ramp leading up to the front door of Powers' home in Salem is being built. It's all thanks to some Roanoke Valley contractors donating their time and old friends of Powers helping out.

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((MIKE SEBOLT: AS WE'VE TALKED WITH JOHN WE'VE DETERMINED WHAT HIS NEEDS ARE THERE WAS NEVER A QUESTION THAT WE WERE GOING TO HELP HIM.))
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Mike Sebolt was Powers' track coach at William Byrd High School and fondly remembers coaching him through state and regional championships in the 80's.

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((MIKE SEBOLT: HE'S THE KID YOU WANT ANCHORING THE RELAY TEAM HE'S THE KID YOU WANT TO COUNT ON BECAUSE HE IS THE ONE WHO WILL COME THROUGH FOR YOU.))
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In April when Sebolt heard the news that his former track star had been shot by two men, he wondered how Powers would react to knowing he was paralyzed from the waist down.

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((MIKE SEBOLT: JOHN'S AMAZING, HE'S APPROACHING THIS AS HE DID A TRACK MEET I CAN DO THIS , I CAN BEAT THIS, I CAN WIN.))
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Powers' positive approach to his new life brought other former coaches like Phyllis Travisano to help out.

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((PHYLLIS TRAVISANO: HE'S THE KIND OF KID THAT WILL PULL HIMSELF UP, HE'S NOT A KID ANYMORE HE'S 31 YEARS OLD I'M SURE HE'LL PULL HIMSELF BACK UP AND BE FINE.))
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It's that determination that made an impact on Powers' former coaches more than a decade ago..... and it's that determination which assures his friends he'll be okay with life in a wheel chair when he comes home on Thursday. Kate Weidaw News 7 Salem.))
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[TAKE PINNACLE FS 4638Ess] Friends have set up a fund at the First Union in Vinton to help out with additional costs in making Powers home handicap accessible. Donations can be sent to The John Powers Foundation, care of William Byrd High School, 2902 Washington Avenue, Vinton, VA 2-4-1-7-9.

[11Kaine]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
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[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=01-19 TC-49:45]
[GRAPHIC=Campaign 2001]

The mayor of Richmond made a stop-over in Roanoke yesterday to continue his campaign for Lieutenant Governor.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Tim Kaine shook hands and talked to Roanokers at "Festival in the Park". The Democrat says he has an edge over the other two candidates because he follows through on his promises.... by cutting violent crime in Richmond by half and building new schools. And while his home is miles away, Kaine has ties to Roanoke.
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((TIM KAINE: I HAVE FAMILY FROM ROANOKE, MY WIFE GREW UP IN ROANOKE HER DAD IS FROM BIG STONE GAP SO I HAVE A LOT OF FAMILY CONNECTION IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA SO I FEEL REALLY AT HOME HERE.))
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[OUT Q=at home here.]
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On June 12-th Kaine will face Alan Diamonstein and Jerrauld Jones in the Democratic primary.
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[Virginia-Profile]

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[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=Va. Profile #4 1:08:48]
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The Bluegrass Brothers have built a loyal LOCAL following, but lately they've also been winning attention on a statewide stage.
Joe Dashiell has their story in this week's Virginia Profile.
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((Thursday afternoon at the Coffee Pot and The Bluegrass Brothers are on stage, in front of the microphones recording a new CD... [NAT SOUND OF BAND]
If they haven't hit the bluegrass big time yet, they have been hard to ignore, since Mark Warner, the Democratic Candidate for Governor, unveiled his first television advertisements. [NAT SOUND OF COMMERCIAL 04:37]
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((MARK WARNER IS READY TO LEAD OUR COMMONWEALTH. HE'LL WORK FOR MOUNTAIN PEOPLE AND ECONOMIC HEALTH.))
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[OUT Q=and economic health.]

Singing Dave Saunders adaptation of the Dillard's moonshine ballad "Dooley," The Bluegrass Brothers have turned an appearance at a Roanoke rally into a recurring role in Warner's campaign.
And all of the attention has taken them by surprise.
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[IN Q=We played for Al Gore]
((ROBERT DOWDY: WE PLAYED FOR AL GORE WHEN HE CAME TO ROANOKE AND THAT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST POLITICIANS WE'VE PLAYED FOR, BUT AS FAR AS GETTING MIXED UP IN AN ACTUAL CAMPAIGN THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THERE, BUT I'M GLAD WE DID.))
[RUNS= :14]
[OUT Q=but I`m glad we did.]

Robert Dowdy provides the banjo licks. His brother Victor plays the bass. Victor's son Steve is on guitar, and Jack Leonard picks the mandolin.
For all four, bluegrass is a passion, and not just a passing fancy.
[SOT]
[IN Q=I've been playing pretty much]
((STEVE DOWDY: I'VE BEEN PLAYING PRETTY MUCH SINCE I WAS SEVEN YEARS OLD. MY FATHER TAUGHT ME HOW TO PLAY BASS, AND I TOOK IT UP FROM THERE.)) ((VICTOR DOWDY: IT'S IN MY BLOOD AND IT'S THERE TO STAY. IT'S NOT GOING NOWHERE. I LOVE IT AND IT'S SOMETHING I WANT TO DO THE REST OF MY LIFE, I RECKON.))
[RUNS= :13]
[OUT Q=to do the rest of my life I reckon.]

With one CD behind them, and another on the way... the Bluegrass Brothers are enjoying their newfound celebrity... and wondering where the campaign trail might carry a band from western Virginia.
[SOT JACK LEONARD 15:07:09]
[IN Q=We're rolling with this]
((JACK LEONARD: WE'RE ROLLING WITH THIS AND SAYING IF IT LASTS A MONTH, GREAT. IF IT LAST TIL NOVEMBER GREAT. IF IT LAST FOR YEARS, IT'S GOOD, BECAUSE WE GREW UP TOGETHER ALL OF US DID, SO IT'S STILL REAL FUN FOR US.))
[RUNS= :11]
[OUT Q=still real fun for us.]

The band will be busy for weeks to come. The campaign just signed them to play 17 more dates. [NAT SOUND]
Joe Dashiell News 7 Roanoke))

[SPORTS-EXTRA]

[ANCHOR=DENISE]
[NEWSCAST=SUN AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=sports extra #3]
[GRAPHIC=NRV Speedway]

One of the drivers rounding the track during the Bailey's 200 at the New River Valley Speedway is trying to change the complexion of the sport.
Morty Buckles hopes one day, his driving will be the center of attention. He's one of a few African American drivers so right now people seem to take more notice of his race, than his ability.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Radford; :00]
[SUPER=01-Lenny Miller/Miller Racing Group; :22]
[SUPER=01-Morty Buckles/Late Model Stock Car Driver; :37]
[SUPER=@Denise1; :53]
[RUNS=1:55]
[OUT Q=help him succeed.]
(( Morty Buckles is trying to pave the trail blazed by drivers like Wendall Scott.
A regular gig in the Winston Cup Series is the goal of this African American driver.
For two generations the Miller Racing Group has recruited black drivers and sought 29 year old Buckles for his personality, desire and ability.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 19:23:44]
[IN Q=he started]
(())
[RUNS=]
[OUT Q=around the track]
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 19:10:09]
[IN Q=nothing is going]
(())
[RUNS=]
[OUT Q=dedication]
DENISE ALLEN/NEWS 7 SPORTS: MORTY BUCKLES PICKED UP HIS LOVE FOR THE TRACK FROM HIS DAD.
HE SAYS HIS DAD MADE SACRIFICES TO HELPED HIM ADVANCE IN THE RACING WORLD.
BUT THE 2000 SEASON WAS DIFFICULT. BUCKLES AND THE MILLER RACING GROUP MADE THE DIFFICULT DECISION TO SIT OUT THE ENTIRE SEASON TO RAISE SPONSORSHIP MONEY.
IT WAS ALSO THE YEAR MORTY'S DAD DIED.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 19:13:50]
[IN Q=EARLIER]
(())
[RUNS=]
[OUT Q=BITTER SWEET YEAR]

Finding sponsorship money is one of the difficulties facing black drivers.
Lenny Miller says he's noticed great crossover fan support for African Americans, but convincing sponsors is another story.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 19:24:59]
[IN Q=usually their]
(())
[RUNS=]
[OUT Q=not an interest]

But that attitude isn't going to stop Buckles. He's taken a page from the late Alan Kulwicki's book and gotten a degree in mechanical engineering.
He says determination and the support of The Miller Racing Group will help him succeed. ))

[Car-Bomb]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=Bombing]

A car bomb in downtown Jerusalem has injured at least 31 people this morning.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Jerusalem, Israel]

None of the injuries is serious.
It's the second car bomb to explode in that area during the past nine hours.
The latest one went off near police headquarters.
The militant group, Islamic Jihad, is claiming responsibility.
Another group -- the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine -- claims responsibility for the earlier blast.

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[wipe wipe wipe wipe]

[Israel-Collaspe]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=Net]
[graphic=None]

[WIPE WIPE WIPE]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Jerusalem, Israel;]

Israeli rescue teams have called off the search for the missing employee of the wedding hall that collapsed Thursday night.
24 people were killed and 300 injured when the four story building collapsed during a wedding reception.
The bride and groom were among the survivors.
The remains of the building will eventually be demolished.
(------------)

[Single-Dads]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=Va. Census]
The number of single dads in Virginia took a sharp climb in the 1990s. The 2000 Census shows there are nearly 50-THOUSAND single dads in Virginia. That's a 78-percent increase since the 1990 census.

[60-Minutes]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
President Bush is still basking in the glow of his tax cut victory on Capitol Hill. But one of his toughest battles lies ahead after the controversial decision to allow oil drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. 60 Minutes Correspondent Lesley Stahl went to the refuge to find out just WHAT there is to gain in drilling the pristine wilderness...
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT - FRIDAY -- 03:36:56]
[IN Q=Even if we find]
[RUNS=:21]
[OUT Q=know the Arctic best.]
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[ANCHOR=Denise]
[SS=None]

That story and more on 60 Minutes tonight at seven here on your Hometown Station.

[Sex-Line]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Callers in one Virginia city are getting an unexpected -and costly - surprise... if they're trying to reach the Salvation Army. The yellow pages in the Hampton Roads phone book feature an ad listing the wrong number for the Salvation Army - it's actually the number of a sex line. A Verizon spokesperson is apologizing for the mixup... but says a Salvation Army official signed off on the ad before it was published. The sex line callers are charged almost three dollars a minute.

[Tease#2]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun Am]
[SS=None]
[BOTH MICS HOT]
Still ahead on News 7... an African American race car driver tells us he hopes his driving... NOT his race... becomes the center of attention in his career.
[ANCHOR=Jacey]

And in today's Virginia Profile...
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
meet The Bluegrass Brothers... The Virginia musicians have recently found themselves... in the political spotlight. Stick around.
(//////////SOT///////////)
[SOT from BLUEGRASS BROTHERS PROFILE -- BUT DON'T USE THE MARK WARNER SONG!!!]
[IN-Q=Nats singing]
[runs=05]
[OUT-Q=Nats singing]
[HOLD NAT SOUND OVER INTO BREAK!!!] [COMM]

[11Japan-Business]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=01-22 - TC-41:11]
[GRAPHIC=none]

Two local businessmen are journeying to Japan - in an effort to bring more international business to the area.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

Roanoke Valley Economic Development Director Phil Sparks and Roanoke County Administrator Elmer Hodge say they'll be knocking on doors to recruit Japanese business.
At a development announcement Friday, the pair said they'll be doubling the number of marketing trips they make because they mean business.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=We're going to Japan]
((ELMER HODGE/ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR: WE'RE GOING TO JAPAN TO MEET SOME OF THOSE COMPANIES AND SEVERAL OTHERS TO SEE IF THERE'S A POSSIBILITY, FOR EXPANSION, AND ALSO TO WORK THOSE COMPANIES INTO THE ROANOKE VALLEY. THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR US. WE THINK WE CAN DO A LOT TO FURTHER THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN THE TWO LOCALITIES.))
[SUPER=01-Elmer Hodge/Roanoke County Administrator]
[RUNS=15]
[OUT Q=the two localities.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]

Sparks and Hodge will leave on Tuesday for two weeks. (------------)