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Today on News 7, the former Roanoke police officer who received an eight year sentence for racketeering last week is set free today. We'll have the details.
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[VO-NAT]
Also we'll see what is being done to help parts of Virginia and West Virginia hit hard by this weekend's floods.
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[Weather-Head]
[ANCHOR=Robin]
[SS=None]
A break from the rain today. Temperatures are still down from seasonal levels. Perhaps a shower tomorrow. Forecast details ahead.
[Medical-Head]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5]
[WRITER=tbr]
[TAPE#med heads]
[GRAPHIC=NONE]
Also today, Mike Stevens will have the first of his reports from the Redskins training camp,
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[VO-NAT]
and on Health Check, we'll see what two local churches are doing to provide for the spiritual AND physical health of their members.
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[SOT 14:06:12]
[IN Q=]
((HE DID WHAT HE LOVED TO DO. STEAM ENGINES WERE HIS MOST PASSIONATE HOBBY AND IF THERE WAS ANYWAY HE HAD TO GO I DON'T HTINK HE MINDED THIS.))
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[OUT Q=HE MINDED THIS.]
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[VO-NAT]
A daughters words.... as she talks about her dad who died in a weekend tractor explosion.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5]
[WRITER=jja]
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An Ohio fair opened today even after yesterday's fatal exploson of a steam powered tractor.
Fair officials say it's in honor of th efour men who died.
Meanwhile ... as Aleen Sirgany reports, investigators are examining remants of the tractor to try and figure out what happened.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Medina, OH]
[SUPER=01-Neil Hassinger/Medina Co. Police; second guy who speaks]
[SUPER=01-Det. James Brigan/Medina Co. Police;]
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(
THE FAIR WILL CONTINUE... DESPITE THE TRAGEDY...AS THE CLEANUP AND THE
INVESTIGATION ARE UNDERWAY.
AT THE CENTER OF THAT INVESTIGATION...THE STEAM ENGINE OF A VINTAGE
TRACTOR WHICH EXPLODED SUNDAY AS THE FAIR WAS IN FULL SWING. THE
OPERATOR AND HIS SON WERE KILLED IN THE BLAST AND TWO OTHER MEDINA
COUNTY RESIDENTS. WITNESSES DESCRIBE THE SOUND AS ONE
THEYLL NEVER FORGET:
Detective James Brigan/Medina County Police
..it was like Viet Nam
Neil Hassinger/Medina County Police.
..like a bomb went off
THE BLAST BLEW STEAM, HOT OIL AND SHRAPNEL AS FAR AS 100 YARDS AWAY,
BURNING FAIRGOERS. SOME OF THE INJURED ALSO SUFFERED BROKEN BONES FROM
THE SHRAPNEL. DOZENS WERE INJURED. MANY REMAIN HOSPITALIZED IN
CRITICAL CONDITION
THE FARM EQUIPMENT IS A STANDARD AT AGRICULTURAL FAIRS:
Detective James Brigan/Medina County Police
SOT.. Its a part of our heritage
MEDINA COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY THE SAME TYPE TRACTOR IS STILL USED ON
NEARBY FARMS, DESPITE ITS AGE. THE FAIR OPERATORS SAY THEY WANT TO KEEP
THE EVENT GOING.. .SO THAT THOSE VISITING CAN HONOR THOSE WHO WERE
KILLED. PEOPLE WHO KNEW THE MEN, SAY THEY WOULD WANT IT THAT WAY.)
[5-WV-Flooding]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[GRAPHIC=Flood Aftermath]
A bad situation has gotten worse in West Virginia after heavy rains over the weekend hit areas already damaged from flooding.
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[VO-NAT :19.5]
[SUPER=03-McDowell Co.;]
McDowell County is one of those hit by flooding three times in one month.
While many residents in small communities have been forced to leave, some are able to hang on with the help of local flood relief.
John Reed is heading up a faith based help distribution center that reaches out to people in at least three counties.
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[SOT 19:42:00]
[IN Q=A LOT OF]
((JOHN REED/FLOOD RELIEF MANAGER; A LOT OF SECULAR GROUPS A LOT OF GOVERNMENT FOLKS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THIS RELIEF EFFORT ITS GONNA BE A COMBINATION OF ALL THOSE TO TRY AND HELP THESE PEOPLE PUT THESE COMMUNITIES BACK TOGETHER.))
[SUPER=01-John Reed/Flood Relief Manager;]
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[OUT Q=COMMUNITIES BACK TOGETHER.]
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[VO-NAT]
If you want to help, organizers says donations of non-perishable foods and cleaning supplies are always needed.
You can call your local Red Cross for more information.
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[07/30/2001]
[SS=NONE]ROBIN IN WX-CENTER
[WXPRO/FULL] RADAR/FLOOD
TOMORROW FORECAST
WEATHERSCHOOL QUESTION
[SS=NONE]ROBIN TOSS BACK[5-Bedford-Body]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[TAPE#=501-13 18:46]
[GRAPHIC=Drowning]
Authorities have identified the man who drowned in a Bedford creek over the weekend.
Investigators say the victim was 63- year- old Benjamin Harrison Porter of Bedford.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bedford]
Porter's body was discovered Sunday afternoon, by children who were playing in the creek near the Westgate Shopping Center.
Police say Porter was last heard from Saturday morning. He was at a pay phone in front of the Winn Dixie store shortly before nine A-M.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
[GRAPHIC=Hold]
Investigators say they would like to speak with anyone who may have seen Porter on Saturday morning.
[5-Pledge]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=khu]
[TAPE#=501-10 30:19]
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Former Roanoke Police Officer Fred Pledge has been released from jail... for the time being.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Pledge was taken into custody Friday- -immediately after being sentenced to eight years in prison. But judge James Turk said today that he'd thought about it over the weekend and was ready to let him report to prison on his own.
The 30 year old ex-police officer has until September 10th to report wherever the Bureau of Prisons decides he'll serve his time.
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[5-City-Council]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=slo]
[TAPE#=501-11 33:45]
[GRAPHIC=Roanoke city Seal]
Changes are on the way for some Roanoke fire stations- changes people in the community have not always liked.
But it appears the city and County are working together on the plan.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Today the Roanoke City Council met with the Fire Chief to discuss plans to revamp the Fire Department in the next few years.
Under the plan, Roanoke City would team up with the county to staff a new station in the Clearbrook area.
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[SOT 12:50:57]
[IN Q=It's better coverage]
((IT'S BETTER COVERAGE FOR THE CITIZENS...ACTUALLY, BETTER COVERAGE AT LESS COST. CLOSEST AMBULANCE, CLOSEST FIRE ENGINE ACTUALLY RESPONDING WHERE THEY'RE NOT PASSING ONE TO GET TO A LOCATION.))
[SUPER=01-Jim Grigsby/ Roanoke Fire Chief]
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[OUT Q=get to a location.]
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[VO-NAT]
While some people did not want any of the stations to close, city council members agreed with the chief that it's a good idea
for the City to cooperate with the County to help improve services for everyone.
While the plan calls for a new station in Clearbrook... it combines others. Fire stations one and three would combine. So would stations five and nine.
The plan would cost nearly 9 million dollars.
Fire officials say the changes would equip facilities for women, allow room for bigger emergency vehicles and allow a better response time for emergencies.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5]
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Coming up next on the newscast, we'll see how two local churches are providing a healing touch to their congregations,
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[VO]
Also in a move that many hope will bring new attention to a once troubled area, former President Bill Clinton
opens his presidential office in the heart of Harlem.
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[5-clinton-Harlem]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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A warm welcome for President Clinton today in Harlem.
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[SOT 14:54:36]
[IN Q=]
((NAT MUSIC))
[SUPER=03-New York, NY;]
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[VO-NAT :11]
The Harlem Boy's choir just one group coming out to meet Bill Clinton.
Hundreds of supporters greeted Clinton as he prepares to move into new office space in Harlem.
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[SOT 14:56:43]
[IN Q=]
((YOU WERE THERE FOR ME.. I WLL TRY TO BE THERE FOR YOU. .... GOD BLESS YOU))
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[OUT Q=God Bless you.]
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[VO-NAT :14]
Clinton told the crowd he feels at home in Harlem.
Some protested though.. saying rents will rise and small business will be driven out.
Clinton said his goal is to re-vitalize the economy of Harlem bringing more jobs and businesses to the area.
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[5-FBI-Director]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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If we don't learn from our mistakes... we will repeat them.
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[SUPER=03-Washington, DC]
Those the words today from Robert Mueller (MUHL'-ur) .. the man President Bush has chosen as the next FBI Director;
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[SOT 14:45:50]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Robert Mueller/FBI Director Nominee;]
((ROBERT MUELLER/FBI DIRECTOR NOMINEE: IF I HAVE THE HONOR I WOULD MAKE IT THE HIGHEST PRIORITY TO RESTORE THE PUBLIC'S CONFIDENCE IN THE FBI RE-EARNING THE TRUST OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.))
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[OUT Q=of the American people.]
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[VO-NAT 08 plus pad]
The new director would take over in a series of missteps.. including the failure to release thousands of documents in the Timothy McVeigh case.
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[5-Brownlee]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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President Bush has appointed John L- Brownlee as the new U-S Attorney for the Western District of Virginia.
Brownlee -- a former assistant federal prosecutor in the District of Columbia -- will oversee offices in Charlottesville, Roanoke, and Abingdon.
He is presently with the law firm Woods, Rogers and Hazelgrove in Richmond.
Brownlee was a law clerk at the federal court in Roanoke from 1994 to 1996.
[5-Congregational-Nurse]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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In Health Check tonight, some local church's are doing more than just ministering the gospel -- they're preaching healthy lifestyles.
[ANCHOR=JEAN 2 shot]
Health Check Reporter Joy Sutton has more on why some people feel faith and health are good for both the body and soul.
[ANCHOR=Joy 2 shot]
Jean,
One way these churches are building healthier communities is by having a congregational nurse.
[ANCHOR=JOY FULL]
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[GRAPHIC=None]
That's a nurse who is based in the church. It is the nurse's job to provide a healthy foundation for the congregation and community.
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[IN Q= nat sound]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;00]
[SUPER=01-Margaret Ursprung/Congregational Nurse;31]
[SUPER=01- Bill Lee/Loudon Ave. Christian Church Pastor;1:04]
[SUPER=01-Trudy Precoul/Rosalind Hills Baptist Church;1:24]
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[OUT Q=mission statement]
((
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[NAT SOT:12:59:49, TAPE 1]
[IN Q=Those are your allergy pills]
((THOSE ARE YOUR ALLERGY PILLS TO HOLD YOU OVER TILL I GET THE REST FROM BRADLY))
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[OUT Q=from Bradly]
Life has changed a lot for Dorothy Taylor since congregational nurse Margaret Ursprung started coming around.
Ursprung helped her get free glasses, low cost prescriptions, free lunch five days a week, basic telephone service for 2 dollars and fifty cents a month ... and the list goes on.
She even comes out once every three weeks to fill Taylor's insulin syringes because she has vision problems.
[SOT12:57:26 tape 1]
[IN Q=That's what the mission of the church is]
((THAT'S WHAT MISSION OF CHURCH IS ALL ABOUT IS REACHING OUT TO OTHER PEOPLE, AND WE ARE OUR BROTHERS' KEEPER AND WE NEED TO KEEP THAT IN MIND WITH EVERYTHING WE DO))
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[OUT Q=everything we do]
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Ursprung is a congregational nurse for both Loudon Avenue Christian Church and Rosalind Baptist Church.
While they're two different congregations --on two different ends of town. They share a mission of improving the health of their members and neighbors.
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[SOT13:08, tape #2]
[IN Q=The church is the originator of hospitals]
((THE CHURCH IS THE ORIGINATOR OF HOSPITALS SO THE WHOLE CONCEPT OF MEDICINE FAITH HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE WE LOST IT WHEN PRIVATE ENTERPRISES STARTED DOING IT AND THE CHURCH BACKED AWAY. WE'VE DISCOVERED THAT THE CHURCH NEED TO BE BACK AT THE TABLE))
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[OUT Q=back at the table]
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[SOT12:45:10tape 1]
[IN Q=She goes to the hospital to visit folks]
((SHE GOES TO THE HOSPITAL TO VISIT FOLKS --ANYBODY THAT WE REFER TO HER --RIGHT NOW SHE'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT BUSY WITH OUR SIX EXPECTANT MOTHERS ))
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[OUT Q=they get lost sometime]
Ursprung say she wants to help people stay health and realize that Roanoke has a lot of social service resources to offer.
She believes her message is in perfect harmony with the mission of the church.
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[SOT12:51:38]
[IN Q=All of the gospel messagers are of]
((ALL THE GOSPEL MESSAGES ARE OF HEALING.. HEALING THE BODY THE MIND AND THE SPIRIT. SO ADDING A PHYSICAL COMPONENT THROUGH A NURSE IS JUST AN OUTREACH OF A CHURCH'S MISSION STATEMENT))
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[OUT Q=church's mission statement]))
[ANCHOR=Joy Full]
The church's both pay Ursprung's salary --but she is technically an employee of Carilion.
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Jean,
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Coming up next on the newscast, federal authorities say a virus could be trying to worm its way into your computer,
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[VO]
And in sports, former Cowboy star Michael Irvin makes another appearance in court on drug charges.
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[5-Computer-Virus]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=tbr]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=The Internet]
Computer users are being warned tonight. No one knows who is behind it, but the latest computer virus has even the federal government worried.
Aleen Sirgany has the latest from Washington.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Washington, DC; :00]
[SUPER=01-Ronald Dick/FBI ]
[SUPER=01-Aleen Sirgany/CBS News;]
[SUPER=07-Ken Watson;]
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[OUT Q=CBS News Washington]
((ITS CALLED.. CODE RED WORM. AND GOVERNMENT AND CORPORATE OFFICIALS
ARE BRACING FOR THE WORST. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN IN CYLES.. SO THE NEXT
ATTACK IS EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT. THE WORM ..CAUSES COMPUTERS TO SLOW
DOWN.. EVEN MELTDOWN. IT CAN PARALYSE AN ENTIRE SYSTEM. EXPERTS WARN
EVEN NATIONAL SECURITY COULD BE THREATENED.
(SOT) RONALD DICK, FBI'S NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION CENTER.
we are taking this worm most seriously.in a dramatic rate.
THE CODE RED WORM IS SO DANGEROUS , EVEN THE PENTAGON WAS FORCED TO SHUT
DOWN PUBLIC ACCESS TO ALL OF ITS WEB SITES.
WHEN THE WORM ATTACKS.. THREE WORDS "HACKED BY THE CHINESE." APPEAR ON
THE SCREEN. DURING THE FIRST ATTACK JULY 19TH, MORE THAN 250-THOUSAND
COMPUTERS WERE INFECTED IN A MATTER OF HOURS.
(BRIDGE) ALEEN SIRGANY/CBS NEWS
THE CODE RED WORM HAS EVEN SLITHERED ITS WAY TO THE WHITE HOUSE WEB
PAGE. THE WHITE HOUSE DODGED THE ATTACK BY CHANGING ITS WEB ADDRESS. .
(SOT)RONALD DICK, FBI'S NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION CENTER.
This is not just a domestic problemwe've warned people in Canda... warn
users.
(SOT)KEN Watson/PARTNERSHIP FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY.
Victims can protect themselves.. if you turn it on and off from memory.
YOU CAN ALSO YOUR LOG ON TO MICROSOFTS TECH-NET PAGE AND DOWNLOAD A
PATCH TO PROTECT YOUR COMPUTER. YOULL BE GLAD YOU TOOK THE EXTRA TIME
TO DO SO BECAUSE officials sAY THEY HAVE NO IDEA HOW BAD THE NEXT
ATTACK MIGHT BE. AS, CBS NEWS, WASHINGTON.))
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[CK/WXPRO]WEATHER MAPS
WEATHER FORECASTS
EXTENDED FORECAST
WEATHERSCHOOL Q & A
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[Tease#3]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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Coming up next on the newscast, Mike Stevens will tell us what's new AND old about this year's Redskins team.
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[VO]
Then following Sports, authorities say efforts to return a famous animal star to the wild have fallen short.
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[5-Marketwatch]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=jen]
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[GRAPHIC=Stockmarket]
On Wall Street today, stock prices dropped as investors seem to be sitting on the sidelines.
Alexis Christoforous has more.
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[SOT]
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[SUPER=01-Alexis Christoforous/CBS Marketwatch; :00]
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[OUT Q=standard]
[s5-Skins]
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The Washington Redskins opened their training camp this morning with a brand new cast of characters, but in a familiar setting. Mike Stevens has more from Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=@Mike1; :00]
[SUPER=03-Carlisle, PA; :11]
[SUPER=01-Marty Schottenheimer/Redskins Head Coach; :28]
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[OUT Q=Take care.]
[S5-Irvin]
[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=5pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-95]
[GRAPHIC=Cowboys]
Michael Irvin has entered an innocent plea in his felony drug case. The former Dallas Cowboys receiver was arrested last August at a North Dallas apartment on charge of
possessing less than a gram of cocaine.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-NFL; :00]
Less than two months before the arrest Irvin had just completed probation on a no-contest plea to felony cocaine possession. Irvin, who retired last year, claims the drugs were not his and insists he was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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[S5-NASCAR]
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[TAPE#=NONE]
[GRAPHIC=Indianapolis motor speedway]
Winston Cup drivers head to Indianapolis for the Brickyard 400 Sunday.
[GRAPHIC=Winston Cup]
Jeff Gordon leads the points race by 45 points over Ricky Rudd. Here's the top 20 Winston Cup Points Standings.
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[SUPER=X5033;]
[SUPER=0128-1. Jeff Gordon/2847/2. Ricky Rudd/2802/3. Dale Jarrett/2740/4. Tony Stewart/2586/5. Sterling Marlin/2529/;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0128-6. Rusty Wallace/2492/7. Dale Earnhardt Jr./2453/8. Bobby Labonte/2438/9. Kevin Harvick/2422/10. Johnny Ben
son/2353/;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0128-11. Mark Martin/2325/12. Matt Kenseth/2317/13. Steve Park/2280/14. Jimmy Spencer/2260/15. Jeff Burton/2158;
]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0128-16. Bill Elliott/2131/17. Elliott Sadler/2068/18. Bobby Hamilton/2056/19. Ward Burton/2024/20. Ken Schrader
/1984;]
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[OC...LAST DRIVER]
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[Cars-Website]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5]
[WRITER=tbr]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Most Americans are fascinated by cars. While most of us have one, many of us know very little about what makes them work.
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[VO-NAT]
But if you would like to learn more, you can find help online. Our website of the day features the Interactive Car.
It takes the complicated systems of automobiles and breaks them down into terms anyone can understand.
You can even get advice on everything from oil changes to shopping for auto insurance.
So to take the mystery out of your car, head to our featured website.
You can find it through a link to our page at WDBJ7-dot-com.
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[Take Pinnacle Page Full]
And if you have a suggestion for a website of the day, send it to us at NEWS@WDBJ7-dot-com. Just put website of the day in the subject line.
[5-Keiko]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5]
[WRITER=tbr]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Willy the Whale may never be free.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03- Vestmannaeyiar, Iceland;]
Keiko, the killer whale that starred in the Free Willy movies, apparently prefers the company of humans,
Caretakers in south Iceland say after 60 trips out of his pen, Keiko does not want to join the other whales near his home.
The whale, which has been in captivity most of its life, appears addicted to mankind. His relunctance to leave means he will soon have to be moved again.
Next month, a salmon farm will be installed next to his pen. The waste produced there would prove hazardous to Keiko's health.
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