WDBJ 7 news at Noon for 08/01/01

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A heat wave claims the life of a 335- pound N-F-L player.
Minnesota Viking Korey Stringer died of heat stroke stroke after falling ill at yesterday's practice.

Details, coming up.
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And police charge a woman with taking more than 40 thousand dollars worth of merchandise from the Danville store where she worked.
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After some morning clouds and showers the sunshine will try to return this afternoon....I'll have your forecast...
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Stay with us-- News 7 at noon is next.

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The hottest temperatures of summer and a practice session in full pads prove to be too much for an N-F-L player.

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Good Afternoon, I'm Kimberly McBroom.
A Minnesota Viking died today of complications from heat stroke, after collapsing at training camp yesterday.
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Pro Bowl tackle Korey Stringer developed heat stroke symptoms after the team's morning practice in 110- degree heat.
The 27- year- old was taken to the hospital with a body temperatures of over 108- degrees.
Stringer developed multi- organ system failure throughout the day.
He died of heart failure early this morning.
The 6-foot-4, 335-pound Stringer was picked by the Vikings in the first round of the 19-95 draft.
He played right tackle for the team.
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Danville police have charged a woman with stealing from K-Mart.
Police say 18-year-old Melanie Dawn Wilmouth of Ringgold took almost 47-thousand dollars in merchandise.
Wilmouth worked at K-Mart and allegedly took the items over a period of several months.

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Elizabeth Arden employees are expecting layoffs at the Roanoke plant, but they don't know exactly how many, or when.
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The plant was recently sold to a New Jersey-based cosmetics firm.
Employees say they spent yesterday and Monday in meetings regarding possible layoffs.
Sources say some employees have been given the option to rejoin the production facility by becoming part of the Manpower employment agency.
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It's a green light for the Internet so far today ... Code Red appears to have caused little, if any, trouble.

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The F-B-I says the Internet is operating normally, several hours after the "Code Red" computer worm was supposed to re- surface.
The worm was EXPECTED to become active at eight last night.
But so far, federal officials say no problems have emerged.
They say it could be a day or two before any effects of the latest attack are noticed.
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Gay couples can now legally exchange wedding vows in Germany--
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Dozens of couples got married at a partnership ceremony in Berlin today.
Angel-ika Baldow and Gudrun Panier swapped rings in front of 30 guests for the SECOND time, having done so symbolically between themselves five years ago.
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Despite fierce opposition from conservatives, the new law allows gay couples to exchange vows at local government offices.
It also allows gays rights given to heterosexual spouses in areas such as inheritance and health insurance.

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A whale carcass that was a tourist attraction off the coast of Australia is now becoming just a gory memory--
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Police explosives experts gave sharks and other scavengers a helping hand by blowing up the carcass.
The explosion was done to speed up the disposal of the Southern Right Whale, which police feared was becoming an environmental hazard.
The carcass has been off the South Australia state's coast for about two weeks.
It had become a tourist attraction, with people hiring boats to watch sharks feed on it.
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Police say the boy was not using a seat belt.
Still ahead, a three year old dies when two cars collide.
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And the S-P-C-A asks for some big help .. to make its own facilities a lot more accomodating.
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The S-P-C-A says its present animal shelter is something close to cruel in its own right.
That's why the Roanoke Valley Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has launched a 2-and-a-half- million dollar fundraising drive, aimed at building a new one.
Marya Jones has the story.
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(( A face like this can sell itself.
But in dirty, noisy conditions, Don Thorne will tell you even the cutest animal is a tougher sell than you'd think.
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((DON THORNE/SPCA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: PEOPLE COME IN THERE AND THEY FIND OUT THEY DON'T WANT TO BE HERE.)) [RUNS:03]
That's why the Roanoke Valley SPCA is kicking off a campaign to raise 2-point-5 million dollars for a new shelter.

This one's been a shelter since 1958... taking in strays from Roanoke and Vinton, as well as Craig, Roanoke and Botetourt Counties.
It's been damaged by three floods.
Cages are too small... and there's only cold water to wash them.
Disease spreads easily among animals.
And there's no space to exercise them.
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((WHEN I FIRST CAME HERE, I GUESS THE FIRST THREE MONTHS, I WENT HOME WITH TEARS IN MY EYES BECAUSE OF THE SITUATION THAT WE'RE IN. AND IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN'T CHANGE WHERE WE ARE AND WE NEED A NEW FACILITY. )) [RUNS:09]
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((MARYA JONES/NEWW-7: PUPPIES LIKE THIS ONE HAVE A 70 PERCENT CHANCE OF BEING EUTHANIZED IF THEY'RE NOT ADOPTED. BUT THE NEW FACILITY IS EXPECTED TO BE A NO-KILL FACILITY, WHERE ONLY ADOPTION IS THE POSSIBILITY.)) [RUNS:10]
The new shelter will be located near the old one.
It will be more than four times the size.
And it will be more visitor-friendly, with playrooms, education rooms and an adoption center.
Kimberly Smith and her dog, Madison, adopted from the SPCA, are helping kick off the fundraiser.
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((KIMBERLY SMITH: THIS LITTLE GIRL IS LIKE A CHILD TO US AND SHE'S PART OF THE FAMILY AND ANYONE CAN GO TO THE SPCA AND ADOPT A NEW MEMBER TO THEIR FAMILY.)) [RUNS:09]
The SPCA hopes to break ground on the new shelter next spring... bringing better surroundings for people to adopt the next member of their family.
Marya Jones, News-7, Roanoke.))
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If you'd like to contribute money to the new shelter, you can call the SPCA campaign office at 3-4-2 - 6-2-7-2.
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State police say a three year old killed in a traffic accident last night .. did not have a seat belt on to restrain him.
Investigators say Tyriek (TY-reek) Hill was pronounced dead at the scene .. along route 6-19 near Rocky Mount.
Hill was a passenger in one of two cars that collided head-on along the roadway around 9 P-M.

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A teenager who wanted freedom from his parents will be far from home for a long time.
He could face life in prison .. after pleaded guilty to killing his father, and trying to kill his stepmother.
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17- year- old Eric Martinez (MAR-tin-nez) was facing charges including first degree murder, and attempted capital murder for the shooting last December.
Yesterday morning, his stepmother described what happened when Pete Martinez went to his bedroom door.
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Martinez was often in trouble with his parents, and prosecutor Randy Krantz says the teenager wanted to be free of their control.
He could face life in prison when he is sentenced later this year.
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A man who spent years working with NASCAR teams suddely calls it quits. We'll explain why ahead in sports.
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And here come the bugles and drums. Just ahead, we'll talk live with a recent Salem High School grad who's spending a busy summer on the competition tour.
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Salem Stadium will be full of musical sights and sounds tonight, when six Drum and Bugle Corps perform in the Summer Music Games.
One of the musicians should feel right at home. Matt Overstreet graduated in June from Salem High School. He's traveling this summer with the "Carolina Crown" Drum and Bugle Corps.
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Matt joins us from Andrew Lewis Middle School,

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((It sounds like between the travel, rehearsal, and preformance, it's a grueling summer routine.))
((In what ways is this most different from high school practices and performance))
((I should note that the corps practicing behind you is NOT yours it is "Spirit of America". Do competing corps get along, or do you kind of keep to yourselves))
((So are you going to do this again next summer))
((This is an important warm-up event for an even bigger event next week. Do you prepare any differently for the world championships in Buffalo?))
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The Summer Music Games begin at 7-30 tonight at Salem Stadium. The gates open at 6:00 PM.
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On Wall Street at Noon,

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the Dow was UP 54 points, and Nasdaq UP 40 points.

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Coming up in Sports - There's no stopping the Redskins -
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And If you think there's no need stopping at a red light - think again. We'll explain after the break.
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While the Redskins' top two draft picks have missed a coupld of days of camp, learning who's in charge when they do arrive won't be a problem.
Mike Stevens explains.
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The Yankees fall off of their streak - losing to Texas last night 6 to 2.

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Homers by Alex Rodriguez, Rafael Palmeiro and Ivan Rodriguez powered the Rangers to their eighth victory in nine games.
The Yankees led 2-to-1, until Alex Rodriguez led off the seventh with his 29th homer of the season.
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Rodriguez added his 21st homer of the season one out later to chase losing pitcher Ted Lilly.
The outcome keeps the Yanks three and a-half games ahead of second-place Boston in the A-L East.
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Bill Simpson dedicated his life to making motorsports a safer sport.
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Last night he told Nascar dot- com that he's resigned from the company that bears his name in the aftermath of Dale Earnhardt's fatal accident in February.
Simpson was dragged into the middle of the debate. Five days after the accident, NASCAR found a separated lap belt manufactured by Simpson in Earnhardt's car.
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Britain's Queen Mother is in the hospital.
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Her office says she's being treated for anemia.
No word on how long she'll be in the hospital.
Doctors are still assessing her condition.
She began feeling poorly on Saturday, and suffered from heat exhaustion yesterday.
Even though she's 100 years old, she's typically very active.
Her private secretary says she hopes the Queen Mum will be back on her feet for her 101st birthday celebration coming up this weekend.
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The flash of light some drivers are seeing at intersections may be the first step toward receiving a traffic ticket.
Law enforcement hails photo surveillance as a new way to keep roads safe.
But some wonder, at what cost?
Bob Orr reports.
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(VO:) Maybe it doesn't look like it...but Washington, DC police
officer Mark Robinson...is busy ticketing speeders.
Actually his radar and camera system is doing most of the work taking snapshots of violators as they whiz by. Their citations...in this case warnings... will show up in the mail in a few days.

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"What this tool here allows us to monitor the flow of traffic and capture those speeders that we would normally not capture."

(VO:) So-called photo radar is the newest surveillance weapon in a
crackdown on traffic violations...that began with red-light cameras.
More than 50 American cities now snap pictures of red-light runners. And safety studies show that approach is REDUCING the number of accidents.
But, privacy advocates say the cameras trample individual rights.

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11 33 44 "What kind of country do we live in, do we live in a police state where there is a presumption of guilt or do we live in a place that is ruled by the rule of law."

(VO:) Critics also told a Congressional panel...that the red light
cameras..are often as much about money as safety. Cities and developers of the surveillence systems make millions on the mail-in fines. Lockheed Martin IMS runs the red-light program in San Diego.

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10 52 30 "Lockheed under the contract is entitled to a commission, a percentage of the 271 dollar fine."

(ORR stand up CLOSE:) But safety advocates argue...there's another
number that's even more important. 42-thousand people died last year in highway accidents...and until that changes they say...concerns about privacy and profiteering should take a back seat to enforcing the law. Bob Orr, CBS News, Washington. ))[Quickcast] [WXPRO/FULL]Quickcast[REPRS@CL] SUPER=X4031; Fax/Copyright Noon/Weekends [SUPER=X4030; e-Mail/Copyright Noon/Weekends]