WDBJ 7 news at 6 for 07/02/01

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Visitors to the Hill City may soon be sightseeing underground thanks to one museum's tunnel vision.
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[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]
And, two students are fighting for their lives after a blown tire turned a church retreat upside down.
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[Sports-Head]

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Coming up tonight on the Big 7 - they're preparing for a big Independence Day bash at the Martinsville Speedway. We'll check in on day number two of George Lynch's hoop camp at PH.
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[VO-NAT]
And we'll have the latest on the Roanoke Express and team's sales options.
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[ANCHOR=Robin]
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The Tuesday forecast is fine but there might be some rain showers on our Fourth. We will check that out in a few minutes.
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[ANCHOR=Keith 4-Shot]

News 7 at Six is next.
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[IN Q=We are praying]
((REV. NELSON HARRIS/VIRGINIA HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH: WE ARE PRAYING AND HOPING FOR A MIRACLE.))
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[OUT Q=for a miracle]
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]

Members of a Roanoke church are praying for some of their own tonight.
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]

Four young members remain hospitalized after their church van crashed near Greensboro yesterday afternoon.
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[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]

Good evening, I'm Keith Humphry.
[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]

And I'm Shannon Young.
[Virginia-Heights]
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The van was on its way back to Virginia Heights Baptist Church in Roanoke after a weekend retreat in Myrtle Beach.

[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]

The North Carolina Highway Patrol says a blown tire caused the driver of the van to lose control.
11 people were injured, two criticially.
[Double Boxes=Keith-Shannon & Justin/Danville Bureau]

Justin McLeod spent the day in Greensboro. He join us now live with the latest.
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Keith and Shannon, the two critically injured are middle schoolers Jessica Lewis and Helen Vandegrift.
Tonight, family and friends are keeping vigil at the hospital and in the sanctuary.
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[SUPER=01-Rev. Nelson Harris/Virginia Heights Baptist Church; :11]
[SUPER=01-Sgt. Robert Graves/NC Highway Patrol; :42]
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[OUT Q=very fine outstanding women]
((((NAT SOUND OF HOSPITAL))
It is here at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro where the two critically injured are being treated.
The minister of Virginia Heights Baptist Church says the families are trying to keep the faith.
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[IN Q=I think under the circumstances]
((REV. NELSON HARRIS/VIRGINIA HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH: I THINK UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES I THINK THE FAMILIES ARE FINDING SUPPORT FROM ONE ANOTHER, FROM FAITH, SO I GUESS ALL THINGS CONSIDERED THEY ARE DOING RESONABLY WELL.)) [Runs13]
[OUT Q=doing reasonably well]
[INSERT ACCIDENT VIDEO HERE] ((NAT SOUND OF VAN CRASH))
The van was carrying 14-passengers when it blew its left rear tire on northbound Route 220 near Level Cross.
The North Carolina Highway patrol says the driver of the van lost control around 3:30 Sunday afternoon.
It flipped several times.
Several teenagers were thrown from the vehicle, troopers say none of the them were wearing their seatbelts. [END ACCIDENT VIDEO HERE]
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[IN Q=It always important to wear]
((SGT. ROBERT GRAVES/N.C HIGHWAY PATROL: ITS ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO WEAR A SEATBELT IN YOUR VEHICLE. IT CERTAINLY COULD HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE IN THE SEVERITY OF INJURIES IN THIS AND CERTAINLY MAY OF PLAYED A PART IN THE PASSENGERS BEING EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE.)) [Runs16]
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For family and friends, the question right now is not what if but what next.
After all, the minister says the two girls have their whole life ahead of them.
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((REV. NELSON HARRIS: BOTH OF THEM WERE RELATIVELY ON THE QUIET SIDE BUT JUST VERY REGULAR, VERY MUCH A PART OF THE YOUTH PROGRAM AT VIRGINIA HEIGHTS AND JUST VERY VERY FINE OUTSTANDING YOUNG WOMEN.)) [Runs15]
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Two other teens remain hospitalized but are expected to make a full recovery.
[Double Boxes=Justin & Keith-Shannon/Danville Bureau]

Keith and Shannon, the church plans to hold a prayer service tonight for the injured teens.
That begins at 7:00 P.M. in the sanctuary.

[Driver]

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The driver of the van says he doesn't remember much about the actual wreck. Jonathon Newcomb is the new youth minister at Virginia Heights Baptist Church. By phone today he told News 7 that he is suffering from a concussion. But he does say that he's driven that particular van on at least one other trip during the past several weeks and that there were no problems, either with the van itself or with the tires. Newcomb's wife was riding in the passenger seat. She was not injured. Newcomb says they were both wearing seatbelts.

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With a number of van accidents over the past year, the issue of safety in fifteen person vans has drawn greater attention.
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[VO-NAT]
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One local college is trying to increase safety in such vehicles.
Roanoke College has implemented rules requiring van drivers to take a class and pass a road test.
Officials from Roanoke College say other groups could also benefit by taking a few steps of their own.
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((TOM TURNER/DIRECTOR OF CAMPUS SAFETY; I THINK IT'S UP TO THE OWNERS OF THE VANS TO RESEARCH THE ISSUE. I THINK THEY NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE DRIVING THE VEHICLES ARE AWARE AND IMPLEMENT SOME POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT LIMIT THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS AND ALWAYS REQUIRING ALL PASSENGERS TO WEAR SEATBELTS.))
[SUPER=01-Tom Turner/Director of Campus Safety]
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[OUT Q=to wear seatbelts.]
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[VO-NAT]

Many organizations News 7 spoke to that use such vans said they were unaware of the risks, despite a safety advisory earlier this year from the federal government.
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[Missing-Woman]

[ANCHOR=Keith]
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[WRITER=khu]
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The woman presumed to be abducted from the Roanoke Post Office last week is still missing, but authorities say they found the car she may have been in.
A borrowed Mitsubishi turned up today in an apartment complex in the Hardy area of Franklin County.
Forty-four year old Jennifer Barker was NOT there.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Last Week]

Barker arrived for work early last Thursday. She parked her own car behind the main post office near the truck she drives for the Postal Service.
Authorities have been looking for Dewey Summerlin since then, because the Salem man has several times violated protective orders to stay away from Barker.
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[Day]

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Patrick County Democrat Barnie Day says he's trying to take the high road.
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[SUPER=03-Richmond/File Tape;]

Day announced today he will NOT run for re-election this fall.
That makes him the latest victim of a Republican redistricting plan approved this spring.
Day says his greatest regret is that the voice of Southside and Southwest Virginia has been diminished in Richmond, as a result of population shifts and politics.
Day says he's deferring to Tom Jackson and Ward Armstrong, more senior Democrats whose district he now shares.
Neither Jackson nor Armstrong has announced whether he will run against the other in a Democratic primary.
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[Anchor=Keith]
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We asked Barnie Day if his political future is over with this decision.
Day says "I like the old saying 'you want to make God laugh, tell him what your plans are.'"

[US-Airways]

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The United Airlines - US Airways merger is OFF...
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

That's according to published reports that say a sour economy and problems with regulators are to blame.
Neither carrier would comment other than to say they may abandon the deal by August first.
But at least one local travel agent says we haven't seen the last of merger mania.
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[IN Q=This is just]
((MEL LUDOVICI: THIS IS JUST THE FIRST ROUND AND I THINK UNITED WILL COME BACK AND MAKE ANOTHER OFFER FOR US AIR, AND IF NOT, SOMEONE IN THE LONG RUN WILL BUY US AIRWAYS.))
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[OUT Q=buy US Airways.]
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Martin Travel also says consolidation would have raised ticket prices at Roanoke Regional Airport, because one airline has no need to price competitively.
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[Tease#1]
[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]
[SS=NONE]

She overcame diabetes and became Miss Virginia and Miss America in the process.
Still ahead on News 7, see how Nicole Johnson is spreading her inspirational story.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]

And find out why a dark, damp tunnel could become part of Lynchburg's new children's museum next.
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[Museum-Tunnel]
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It's been open just a few months, but Lynchburg's Amazement Square Children's Museum is ready to expand... not up, but DOWN.
[ANCHOR=KEith 2-Shot]

Steve Smallshaw explains.
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[SUPER=01-Tom Ledford/Lynchburg Museum Director; :48]
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[SUPER=01-Rachel Flynn/Lynchburg City Planner; 1:17]
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(( More than a century ago, the railroad helped make this area Lynchburg's version of Grand Central Station.
Today it's little more than a weed-choked alley, that dead-ends at a cement block wall behind Amazement Square.
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But behind the wall is a 140- year- old railroad tunnel, which hasn't seen the light of day in thirty years.
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((I'M VERY ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THIS, I THINK THIS IS A GREAT FIND..))
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Museum director Mort Sajadian wants the city to let him re-open the tunnel and turn it into the museum's newest exhibit.. where young and old can learn more about the city's rich railway history.
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((MORT SAJADIAN/AMAZEMENT SQUARE DIRECTOR: AND IT'S VERY UNIQUE TO HAVE A TRAIN TUNNEL SO CLOSE TO AN EDIFICE, TO A BUILDING LIKE OURS SO IT ALMOST CALLS FOR THAT KIND OF NEED.))
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((TOM LEDFORD/LYNCHBURG MUSEUM DIRECTOR: WE REALLY ARE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE WHAT AMOUNTS TO ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF RAILWAY HISTORY STILL INTACT, STILL THERE FOR PEOPLE TO BECOME CURIOUS ABOUT.))
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[OUT Q=become curious about.]
[Standup ] ((For now, at least, there will be no light at the end of this tunnel. The other opening was right about here, almost in the middle of the intersection of Ninth and Jefferson Streets.. tearing up the pavement and rerouting traffic is not currently in the city's plans. But officials are excited visitors will soon have another reason to come downtown.))
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[OUT Q=to come downtown.]
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((RACHEL FLYNN/LYNCHBURG CITY PLANNER: WHAT'S SO NEAT ABOUT OUR DOWNTOWN IS JUST THAT THERE ARE LAYERS AND LAYERS OF HISTORY AND WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW IS STARTING TO PEEL BACK ALL THOSE LAYERS AND FIND OUT WHAT'S UNDERNEATH.))
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[OUT Q=what's underneath.]

So far, they like what they've seen.
Steve Smallshaw, News7, Lynchburg.))

[Henry-Drugs]

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A year-long undercover investigation is combating illegal drug activity in Henry County.
The investigation focused on the Sandy Level, Piedmont Estates, and Ridgeway communities of Henry County.
11 adults face a total of 32 felony charges.
Some of the charges include possession and distribution of cocaine.

[Trash-Collection]

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Changes to Roanoke's trash collection program brought some confusion at the curb today, and concern at a meeting of city council.
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[VO-NAT]
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This was the first day for a new system that coordinates the collection of trash, recyclables and bulk and brush items on the same day.
It also changes the collection schedule for some residents, and ends alley collection for others.
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[IN Q=It just seems to me]
((JACK KENNETT/ROANOKE RESIDENT: IT JUST SEEMS TO ME YOU'RE OPENING A PANDORA'S BOX THAT HASN'T BEEN THOUGHT THROUGH.))
((BILL BESTPITCH/ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL: I JUST WANT TO REALLY TAKE A GOOD HARD LOOK AT THIS AND DECIDE IS IT WORKING, IS IT MAKING IMPROVEMENTS IN SOME AREAS, OR IS IT JUST CREATING MORE OF A PROBLEM THAN IT'S SOLVING.))
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[SUPER=01-Bill Bestpitch/Roanoke City Council; :08]
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[OUT Q=more of a problem than it's solving.]
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City officials say they know it will take some time to iron out any problems. But they say the first day was better than they anticipated.
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[Bio-Chemical]

[ANCHOR=Shannon]
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A local company has officially been purchased by an international biotechnology firm, and that's made for quite a reaction.
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[SUPER=03-Salem/Last Month]

Sybron Biochemcials says there's plenty of chemistry between it and its new owner, Denmark-based Novozymes.
Sybron is now part of a 600 million dollar a year business.
That means the company will have the money to grow things like "super" tomatoes, right out of its Salem facility.

Novozymes plans to expand the Salem facility, and hopes its presence will draw other biotechnology firms to the area.
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[Stocks]

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Some better than expected economic news sent blue chips higher as investors shrugged-off a profit warning from 3-M. [TAKE DOW & NASDAQ PAGE]
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[SUPER=440-x/91.32/10593.72/y/11.82/2148.72;]
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The Dow rose 91 points while the Nasdaq lost 12 points.
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[Diabetes]
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[WRITER=jsu]
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[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]

Battling a chronic disease didn't stop a Virginia woman from reaching for the stars.
[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]
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[SUPER=@file]

In fact, Nicole Johnson not only won the crown of Miss Virginia --but went on to become Miss America.
And now she's written a book about her rise to fame and her daily struggle with diabetes.
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[IN Q=I've learned so much through this]
((NICOLE JOHNSON/MISS AMERICA 1999: I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH THROUGH THIS, I'VE LEARNED THAT IT'S OK, NO ONE IS PERFECT --NO ONE HAS IDEAL SITUATION --BUT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO BECOME WHATEVER WE WANT TO BECOME --WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO SUCCEED AS LONG AS WE PUT OUR MIND TO IT. ))
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[OUT Q=put our mind to.]
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The book chronicles the past 8 years of her life, from when she was first diagnosed with the disease at the age of 19.
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[IN Q=There are several things people]
((THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SEE IN THIS BOOK --THAT THE NEVER THOUGHT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IN MY LIFE --MAYBE THINGS I SUFFERED WITH PSYCHOLOGICALLY, EMOTIONALLY -FROM BEING DIAGNOSED WITH A DISEASE LIKE THIS))
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[OUT Q=a disease like this.]
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The book will be out in stores in September.
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[Sports Tease]

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Coming up tonight on News 7 sports, the Express may have a home schedule but the possibility of a sale are still very real. Sampras has a rough day on the grass.
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And we'll check in at George Lynch's basketball camp and meet his new personal advisor.
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[S-Express]

[ANCHOR=mike]
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[WRITER=sma]
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The Roanoke Express has not been sold at this time, but, as News 7 sports reported last night, the current owners have received offers from two separate groups to buy the team. Peter Gillespie, the majority owner of the Augusta Lynx and Larry Kish are heading up a group that might move the Express to Fayettville, North Carolina, sources say, and another group has come in with another offer.
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[SUPER=01-Mike Doyle/Express General Manager; :00]
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[OUT Q=.......offers that they do have"]
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[VO-NAT]
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No sale of the Express has been reported at this time, but the current owners are working to complete the sale.
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[OUT Q=......keep hockey in Roanoke"]
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[S-Sampras]

[ANCHOR=Mike]
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A 19 year old has ended Pete Sampras' rein at Wimbledon.
Switzerland's Roger Federer beat Sampras 7-6, 5-7, 6-4, 6-7, 7-5.
Sampras' attempt at a record-tying eighth title ended with the marathon five set match.
Broadcast restrictions prohibit us from showing highlights at six. We'll have the video tonight at 11.

[S-Martinsville]

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The Martinsville Speedway has long been one of Henry County's top businesses and tomorrow night the Speedway is opening up its gates to folks all over the state for a very unique Independence Day celebration.
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[VO-NAT]
the track is playing host to both the Charlie Daniels Band and Chairman of the Board in a concert that is open to everyone and is also completely free.
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[SUPER=01-Steve Sheppard/Martinsville Speedway Public Relations; :00]
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[OUT Q=...TUESDAY NIGHT."]
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[S-Lynch]

[ANCHOR=mike]
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[WRITER=sma]
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[GRAPHIC=George Lynch]

George Lynch's camp finishes up tomorrow. So many kids showed up, Big George has asked the city to find him more gym space. Steve Mason tells us how the NBA finalist remains humble through it all.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
[SUPER=01-George Lynch/76ers Forward; :16]
[SUPER=01-Reginald Kitchen/Lynch's Advisor; :30]
[SUPER=03-Philadelphia, PA/NBA Finals; :43]
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[OUT Q=...News 7 sports"]
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[S-MLB]

[ANCHOR=Mike]
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Two afternoon games didn't do a thing to the American league east standings as both the Yankees and Boston win.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Toronto/NESN;]

The Red Sox headed north and shot down the Blue Jays with a barrage of runs.
Boston had already built up a 14 to four lead when Darren Lewis stepped up to the plate in the top of the ninth. Chris Stynes and Scott Hatteberg score off the single to right center and the Red Sox win it 16 to 4.
[super=03-Bronx, NY/MLB/MSG;]

The Yankees remain a half game behind Boston by winning at home this afternoon.
In the bottom of the third Alfonso Soriano smacks his fifth homer of the season off Albie Lopez. And New York beats Tampa Bay seven to one.
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[Big-Game]
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[WRITER=tha]
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[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]
A Virginia man has gone from "catching turkeys" to nabbing millions in the lottery.
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]
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[SUPER=03-Richmond]
On Saturday, Dana Martz of Broadway in Rockingham County won the nine million dollar Big Game jackpot.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=I WENT BACK]
((DANA MARTZ/BIG GAME WINNER: I WENT BACK AND CHECKED MY TICKET. I HAD FIVE'S ON BOTH ENDS AND STARTED CHECKING THE MIDDLE AND KEPT HAVING THEM AND DOUBLE CHECKED AND TRIPLE CHECKED AND WENT BACK AND CHECKED AGAIN AND STILL COULDN'T HARDLY BELIEVE IT.))
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[VO-NAT 12 plus pad]
Martz is sharing his winnings with his sister and her husband. And, says he has already turned in his resignation at work. Before winning the lottery-- Martz used to catch turkeys for a business in West Virginia. (------------)