WDBJ 7 morning news for 08/05/01

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Coming up .... Several people are missing after heavy rains pelt Tennessee and Kentucky.
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AND .. Two people are hospitalized in Roanoke after the Firestone tire on their Ford Explorer blows. The latest on those stories just ahead.

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[ANCHOR=Jen]
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[WRITER=chr]
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State police say a Firestone tire blew on a Ford Explorer in Roanoke County overnight... causing an accident that sent two people to the hospital... The Northbound lanes of Interstate 81 were closed at the 581 exit for several hours... The accident scene is clear and both lanes ARE open now. State police say the driver of the '98 Ford Explorer does not believe his Firestone tires had the serial number of tires that have been recalled in the last year. Both the driver and his passenger are from Tennessee. They were reportedly in stable condition this morning after the tire blew, sending their Explorer over a guardrail and into nearby woods.

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[ANCHOR=Jen]
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[WRITER=tha]
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[GRAPHIC=Flooding]
Downpours continue to plague Kentucky and Tennessee.
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[VO-NAT 19:26:47 13.5]
[SUPER=03-Greene Co., TN;]
Nine people remain missing after flooding forced the evacuations of about 40 homes in Greene County. People there scrambled to escape rising waters.
Rescue crews spent most of the day yesterday patrolling in boats and helicopters looking for stranded residents.
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[2-11Tazewell-Relief]

[ANCHOR=Jen]
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[WRITER=rle]
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[SUPER=04-Last Month]
And at least one Southwest Virginia County is finding little relief after flooding last week and earlier in July. Last night Tazewell County was pelted with two to two-and-a-half inches of rain in ONE hour. No one was injured... Flooding earlier this summer had already damaged 7-hundred homes and dozens of businesses.
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[Reenactors-Heat]

[ANCHOR=Jen]
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[WRITER=chr]
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It wasn't rain but HEAT that took a toll on some one-hundred-and-eighty Civil War re-enactors in Virginia this weekend. That's the number of re-enactors treated for heat -related injuries as they recreated the Battle of Bull Run at a Loudoun (LOUD-unn) County farm. Rescue officials say ten of those treated had to be taken to a hospital.

[Barry]

[ANCHOR=Jen]
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[WRITER=rle]
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As flooding and heat take a toll across our region - all eyes in Alabama and the Florida Panhandle are on Tropical Storm Barry. The National Hurricane Center says Barry is picking up speed... The Center has extended its tropical storm warning from the Mississippi River Delta region, including Grand Isle, Louisiana and New Orleans, eastward to Florida. Drew Levinson has the latest.
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[SUPER=03-Grand Isle, LA; :00]
[SUPER=07-Bubba Grandin; :26]
[SUPER=01-Drew Levinson/CBS News; :34]
[SUPER=01-Roy Guidry/Fisherman; 1:00]
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((DOWN OFF OF LOUISIANA'S GRAND ISLE, THE WAVES KICKED UP SATURDAY. WITH THIS AREA NOW UNDER A TROPICAL STORM WARNING, PARK RANGERS CLEARED THE BEACH.

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(NAT - HAMMER NAILING A BOARD)

BUBBA GRANDIN AND HIS SON BOARDED UP THEIR WEEKEND CABIN. THEY HOPE SOME PAINT CANS WILL DO MORE THAN JUST HOLD PAINT, THEY HOPE THEY'LL KEEP THE WATER OUT OF THE ICEBOX.

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THE SHRIMP AND FISHING BOATS ARE TIED UP ALL ALONG BAYOU LAFOURCHE. ON A NORMAL DAY, ROY GUIDRY WOULD HAVE HIS 60-FOOT SHRIMPER, THE TIULF OF MEXICO. INSTEAD, HE'S GIVING HER A FRESH COAT OF PAINT. HE SAYS BEING DOCKED IS COSTING HIM A THOUSAND DOLLARS A DAY.

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BETTER TO LOSE MONEY AND SHRIMP FOR A FEW DAYS, ROY SAYS, THAN TO LOSE THE TIGER LILY IN A STORM.
TONIGHT HERE IN NEW ORLEANS IT LOOKS LIKE THE CRESCENT CITY HAS ONCE AGAIN DODGED A BULLET. BARRY IS NOW SETTING ITS SIGHTS ON EITHER ALABAMA OR NORTHWEST FLORIDA.
DREW LEVINSON, CBS NEWS, NEW ORLEANS.))

[Football-Death]

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Medical officials say heat is NOT to blame for the recent death of a Northwestern University football player. They say the college senior died from bronchial asthma.
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[VO-NAT 20:16:00 12.5]
[SUPER=@File;]
Rashidi Wheeler was stricken during a conditioning drill Friday. The 22- year old had a history of asthma and was carrying an inhaler when he collapsed on the field during practice and later died.
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((LINDA WILL/WHEELER'S MOTHER: HE WANTED TO GO PRO, HE TOLD ME, HE SAYS "MOM, I WANT TO TAKE CARE OF MY FAMILY". RANDY WALKER/HEAD FOOTBALL COACH: I DON'T KNOW WHAT WORDS I CAN GIVE YOU AS FAR AS HOW WE FEEL. I KNOW MOST OF US ARE STILL IN TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF GRIEF.))
[SUPER=02-Linda Will/Wheeler's Mother; :00 QUICK!!!]
[SUPER=01-Randy Walker/Head Football Coach; :07]
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[VO-NAT 9 plus pad]
Wheeler is the fourth football fatality in the past two weeks. An Indiana high school player died from a brain aneurysm. Two other deaths were ruled heat-related.
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[ANCHOR=Jen]
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[BOTH MICS HOT] One mother says a local club for teens should be shut down. We'll tell you why, a little later.
[ANCHOR=Jacey]
And...
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women travel cross country - to tackle football with one of the best college coaches in the country. We're checking out Frank Beamer Women's Football Clinic... a little later.
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[ANCHOR=Jacey]
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You know who the first president of the United States was - and you know who the current president of the United States is. But do you know the names of all the presidents who come in between? And in the right order? And their party affiliations? There's one boy in the New River Valley who does. In today's Virginia Profile - meet Praveen (prah-VEEN) Polamraju (POLL-umm-RAH-zoo).
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[Praveen-Profile]
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[OUT-Q=George W. Bush is the 43rd president. -- GET OUT QUICK!!!]
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[IN Q=GEORGE WASHINGTON]
((4:28:02-GEORGE WASHINGTON WAS PRES FROM 1789 TO 1797 -- AND HE WAS BORN IN 1732 AND HE DIED IN 1799 -- 4:28:20 ))
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[cutaway of Praveen either from DENISE TAPE or from PRODUCTION TAPE ] That's not all this elementary school student can tell you about George Washington.
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((4:28:11 -- AND HE WAS BORN IN 1732 AND HE DIED IN 1799 -- 4:28:20 -- AND HIS PARTY WAS FEDERALIST - 4:28:27))
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[shot of Gilbert Linkous Elementary school from PRODUCTION TAPE TC 1:17:06] Praveen Polamraju is a student at Gilbert Linkous Elementary school in Blacksburg. [Praveen at computer from PRODUCTION TAPE TC 1:05:32] Like many 7-year-olds - he enjoys time on the computer - [Praveen playing keyboard from PRODUCTION TAPE TC 33:36] and likes playing music... But unlike many 7 -year-olds - or, [bring up Praveen reciting presidents at school] many PEOPLE, for that fact, Praveen has a talent that's attracted national attention.
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[IN Q=William Howard Taft]
((26:33 - WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT WAS THE 27TH PRES... WAS THE 29TH PRES - 26:43 ))
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[show best cover shots of his parents and his mother, from DENISE TAPE TC 4:31:53 and 4:34:42] Prasad (pruh-SODD) and Padma (PODD-muh) Polamraju say CD-Roms sparked their son's interest in American presidents... [cover of Praveen from Denise interview] Praveen was featured on CNN. [cover of Praveen's father then cover of family from Denise interview] His father had contacted the network - after seeing a TV show that poked fun at how LITTLE some people know about politics.
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((4:38:14 -- I THINK I REMEMBER JAY LENO SHOWING THE PICTURE OF AL GORE ON THE TV TO UM SOME TEEN AGERS AND THEY WERE SAYING ALL NAMES BUT AL GORE - 4:38:25))
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((1:07:36 -- GORE WON ILLINOIS AND IT HAS 22 ELECTORAL VOTES - 1:07:39 ))
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[Praveen standing at floor map with teacher from PRODUCTION TAPE] Last year's presidential election also sparked Praveen's interest in the electoral college...
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((COLORADO HAS 8 ELECTORAL VOTES AND BUSH WON IT...))
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[continue footage of Praveen at map with teacher] The end result? Praveen understands a lot more about last year's election - [Praveen cover from Denise interview] than do most of the people who were old enough to vote in it. But rare presidential knowledge may not help out with his planned career choice.
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((I WANT TO BE A DENTIST))
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[cover shot with Praveen's father in it] His father's newest goal for Praveen may help out with that.
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((4:39:05 - THE NEXT THINGS I WANT TO TRY IS PERIODIC TABLE IN CHEMISTRY WITH ALL ELEMENTS))
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If previous success [cover of Praveen reciting presidents from PRODUCTION TAPE] is any indication - the elements SHOULDN'T be a problem.
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((27:24 GEORGE H BUSH... GEORGE W BUSH IS 43RD PRESIDENT - 27:36))
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[OUT Q=is 43rd President.]))
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[ANCHOR=Jen]
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[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=01-29 54:31]
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It was down, set, hut for several hundred women in Blacksburg yesterday. News 7's Justin McLeod shows us why these women are in a league of their own.
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[SUPER=01-Maggie Morris/West Virginia Resident; :09]
[SUPER=01-Andrea Petera/Blue Ridge Resident; :13]
[SUPER=01-Sarah Dotson/Charlottesville Resident; :27]
[SUPER=01-Anita Saunders/Vinton Resident; :48]
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[SUPER=01-Barbara Clark/Ohio Resident; 1:15]
[SUPER=01-Frank Beamer/Virginia Tech Football Coach; 1:29]
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Move over soccer moms, here come the football moms.
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((MAGGIE MORRIS/WEST VIRGINIA: ITS LIKE 500 WOMEN, I WAS LIKE WHOA, THAT'S A LOT)) ((ANDREA PETERA/BLUE RIDGE: I CAN THROW A BALL, I'M GOOD. (LAUGH) I DON'T THINK I'M GOING TO DO THE TACKLING DUMMIES.))
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No dummies here. (shot of dummies on field)
Women from as far away as California paid thirty dollars to take part in the first ever Frank Beamer Women's Football Clinic.
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((SARAH DOTSON/CHARLOTTESVILLE; I SIGNED UP THE DAY I HEARD ABOUT IT. I THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT. I WAS ALWAYS SICK OF BEING CLUELESS AT GAMES AND NOT KNOWING WHAT WAS GOING ON SO I WANTED TO LEARN.))
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The learning started bright and early with a photo op with the coach himself.
The women then headed to the classroom to learn plays and game plans.
The session quickly turned into fun and games when two tech players took it all off.
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[IN Q=The guys taking off their shirts]
((ANITA SAUNDERS: THE GUYS TAKING OFF THEIR UNIFORMS WAS GREAT AND THROWING OUT THE LITTLE STRIP SHOW THAT WAS NICE.))

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((NAT SOUND OF WOMEN ON THE FIELD))
It was then time to take the show on the road.
The women ran through the player's tunnel and onto the field where they practiced throwing and kicking the ball.
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[IN Q=Of the 500 women]
((JUSTIN McLEOD/REPORTING: OF THE 500 WOMEN WHO ATTENDED THIS CLINIC, MANY WILL TELL THEY'RE NOT HERE TO PROVE THAT WOMEN CAN DO ANYTHING MEN CAN DO. THEY SAY THEY ARE JUST HERE TO HAVE FUN AND GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE GAME.))

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((BARBARA CLARK/OHIO: ITS NEAT TO HEAR WHAT THEY'RE SCHEDULES ARE AND WHAT THEY REALLY TO DO. EVEN AS A FOOTBALL FAN I'VE NEVER KNEW.))
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Many of these women are true Tech fans who attend the games on a regular basis.
The coach hopes this clinic will put them on a whole new playing field.
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((FRANK BEAMER/FOOTBALL COACH: WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET THEM WHERE THEY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE STANDS AND SIT THERE AND TELL THEIR HUSBAND NO NO YOU'RE WRONG, IT SHOULD BE THIS WAY SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET THEM EDUCATED IN THAT REGARD.))
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Its an education that will last long after the game is over.
Justin McLeod, News 7, Blacksburg.))
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[COMM # 3][Health-Check]

[ANCHOR=Jen]
[NEWSCAST=weekend am]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=Health Check]
[GRAPHIC=Health Check]
In this week's health check, officials keep a close watch on the West Nile virus as it moves along the East Coast.
And it's a first for Southwest, Virginia... A local shelter plans to open its own Health Center.
Plus -- one local man takes a very personal interest in the controversial stem cell debate.
Health Check Reporter Joy Sutton has more.
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[SUPER=01-William Boyd/Stem Cell Research Supporter; 12]
[SUPER=07-William Guynn; :37]
[SUPER=01-Laura Thomas/Health Department Inspector; 57]
[SUPER=01-Joy Sylvester-Johnson/Rescue Mission; 1:17]
[SUPER=01-Margaret Ursprung/Congregational Nurse; 1:38]
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For William Boyd, research involving human embryos could be his only chance to walk again. Boyd was paralyzed in a construction accident. He has been wheelchair- bound ever since.
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((WILLIAM BOYD/STEM CELL RESEARCH SUPPORTER; IF THEY INJECT MY BACKBONE WITH STEM CELLS THAN THAT CAN GROW PLACES BACK THAT ARE BROKEN. ))
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Boyd hopes to participate in an experimental trial. [tape 501-06, 44:43]
In other Health News, he's a 16 year old high school student --who's been hired by the Health Department to collect mosquito larva.
William Guynn's work could help prevent a future outbreak of the West Nile Virus.
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[IN Q=I'm looking for where mosquitos breed]
((I'M LOOKING FOR WHERE MOSQUITOS BREED AND I TAKE THAT DATA AND I MAP IT AND THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT HEALTH MAKES IT AVAILABLE TO GOVERNMENTS TO MAKE SURE IF WEST NILE VIRUS EVER DOES COME TO THIS AREA WE CAN CONTAIN IT))
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Health officials are also keeping track of dead birds in the area --to monitor virus activity.
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[IN Q=We're expectating that it will be]
((WE'RE ARE EXPECTING THAT IT WILL BE HERE EVEN THIS YEAR OR NEXT YEAR THAT WE COULD GET IN THE VALLEY.))
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[TAPE 501-03, 44:20]
In other health news, Roanoke's Rescue Mission plans to open its own Health Center next summer.
The Center will offer free medical and psychiatric care to any homeless person. The Rescue Mission hopes the new addition will save lives.
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[IN Q=We lost 14 people last year that didn't]
((WE LOST 14 PEOPLE LAST YEAR THAT DIDN'T NEED TO DIE --THAT DIED PREMATURE DEATHS --WE'VE SEEN PEOPLE OVER AND OVER HAVE WHAT COULD BE SIMPLE CORRECTIONS GO INTO MAJOR MEDICAL ISSUES))
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And it's community health -- that has two local churches doing more than PREACHING healthier lifestyles.
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[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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Nurse Margaret Ursprung has been hired by Loudon Avenue Christian Church and Rosalind Hills Baptist church.
Her job is provide a healthy foundation for the congregation and community. She's helped Dorothy Taylor get free glasses and low cost prescriptions... and the list goes on.
That's this weeks health check, I'm Joy Sutton.))

[ JEN TOSS TO WEATHER][2Open-Heads]

[ANCHOR=Jen]
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[WRITER=chr]
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Coming up .... Rain makes for another rough night for one Southwest Virginia county... trying to recover from LAST month's devastating floods.
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[vo-nat] AND ... Tropical Storm Barry churns away - AND picks up speed as it approaches the coast. The latest just ahead.
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[2-81-Accident]

[ANCHOR=Jen]
[NEWSCAST=SunAM]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=81 Accident]
A blown Firestone tire on a Ford Explorer reportedly forced the closure of the Northbound lanes of I-81 in Roanoke County overnight. Both lanes were closed at the 581 exit for several hours... after an Explorer careened over a guardrail and into nearby woods.
The driver of the S-U-V had to be airlifted to Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He and his passenger - both from Tennessee - are reportedly in stable condition this morning. The driver says he does not believe his Firestone tires had the serial number of tires that have been recalled in the last year.

[2-Barry]

[ANCHOR=Jen]
[NEWSCAST=sun am]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=Tropical Storm Barry]

Preparations are underway across the Southeast as meteorologists track Tropical Storm Barry.
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[05:11:04]
[SUPER=03-Grand Isle, LA]

Off of Louisiana's Grand Isle, the waves kicked up yesterday.
The area is now under a tropical storm warning, and park rangers have cleared the beach.
Shrimp and fishing boats are tied up.
Some fisherman say being docked is costing them a thousand dollars a day.
Yet many agree losing money for a few days is better than losing their boats to a storm.
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[Tenn-Flooding]

[ANCHOR=Jen]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Flooding]
Heavy rains washed away bridges and blocked roads last night in Kentucky and Tennessee.
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[VO-NAT 19:26:47 13.5]
[SUPER=03-Greene Co., TN;]
Nine people remain missing after flooding forced the evacuations of about 40 homes in Green County. People there scrambled to escape rising waters.
Rescue crews spent most of the day patrolling in boats and helicopters looking for stranded residents.
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[11Tazewell-Relief]

[ANCHOR=Jen]
[NEWSCAST=SunAM]
[WRITER=rle]
[TAPE#=01-32 TC-48:55]
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[SUPER=04-Last Month]
Just after receiving one and a half MILLION dollars in federal aid - Tazewell County is again drenched with rain. Nearly two-and-a-half inches of rain fell in the Southwest Virginia county in one hour last night. No one was injured. More than 200 Tazewell County residents had already applied for financial relief after President Bush declared the County a federal disaster area.
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[11zoo-choo]

[ANCHOR=Jen]
[NEWSCAST=SunAM]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=01-23 TC-1:27:41]
[GRAPHIC=Mill Mountain Zoo]
Many Roanoke Valley residents are doing what they can to help neighboring areas hit by flooding.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
The Mill Mountain Zoo and the Roanoke Jaycees teamed up yesterday to help flood victims in Southwest Virginia and West Virginia. The zoo donated all the proceeds raised from the little zoo choo train ride. Organizers say the need remains strong even a month AFTER floods struck the area.
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((MARY KNAPP/ROANOKE JAYCEES: IT WILL BE USED FOR FLOODING ASSISTANCE, TO HELP PEOPLE GET BACK ON THEIR FEET, PROVIDE THEM WITH TEMPORARY HOUSING AS WELL GIVE THEM WHAT THEY NEED TO START ALL OVER AGAIN. A LOT OF FOLKS LOST HOUSES AND EVERYTHING THEY OWNED AND WITHOUT FLOOD INSURANCE ITS GOING TO BE HARD FOR THEM TO GET BACK WHERE THEY NEED TO BE.))
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[VO-NAT]

The little zoo choo ride raised more than five hundred dollars yesterday.
The Roanoke Jaycees match that amount.
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[11WV-Flooding]

[ANCHOR=Jen]
[NEWSCAST=SunAM]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=01-33 TC-32:50]
[GRAPHIC=Flood Relief]
West Virginia merchants are getting some relief after floods. In Greenbrier and Nicholas counties, business owners can borrow up to 20- thousand dollars without paying any interest.
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[SUPER=03-McDowell Co., WV/Monday;]
Another kind of loan is available to small businesses in McDowell and Wyoming counties. Micro loans of up to 15-thousand dollars can be repaid over six years at a one percent interest rate. West Virginia's Governor says helping BUSINESSES recover is key to helping southern West Virginia's ECONOMY recover.
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[11Nightclub]

[ANCHOR=Jen]
[NEWSCAST=SunAM]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=01-39 TC-33:03]
[GRAPHIC=none]
A Roanoke parent says an area nightclub needs to be shut down because owners can't control the teens that patron the club.
This after a fight broke out at the nightclub Friday night.
Several people ended up in the hospital.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

The incident happened at The Junction on Williamson Road just after eleven o'clock.
Witnesses say a security guard tried to break up a fight outside the club by spraying one of the teens with pepper spray.
The teen then ran back into the club.
That's when people inside began to cough.
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[SOT 1:28:17; 1:29:51]
[IN Q=Everybody started running either]
((CHRISSY CARROLL/WITNESS: EVERYBODY STARTED RUNNING EITHER TO THE BATHROOMS OR THE BACK OF THE PLACE WHERE THERE WAS MUCH AIR.)) ((DEBRA CARROLL/PARENT: I THINK IF THEY CAN'T CONTROL THE TEENAGERS THEY NEED TO CLOSE IT DOWN. I MEAN THERE'S NO SENSE IN IT. NONE WHATSOEVER TO HAVE IT OUT OF CONTROL LIKE IT WAS. IT WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL IN THERE.))
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[OUT Q=control in there]
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[VO-NAT]

The owners of the restaurant were unavailable for comment.
No one was charged in the incident.
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[Tobin]

[ANCHOR=Jen]
[NEWSCAST=sun am]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]

The father of an American scholar jailed in Russia is on his way to see his son.
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[VO-NAT]
[05:18:50]
[SUPER=03-New York, NY]

John Tobin Senior and his Congressman James Maloney left last night for Moscow.
Tobin's son, John Junior is finally free after six months behind bars.
Tobin was jailed on drug possession charges, and accused of spying.
Tobin's father will help make sure his son's visas and paperwork are in order for the return trip home.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Well, I just look]
((JOHN TOBIN SR.: WELL, I JUST LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING JACK AGAIN AND SEEING HIM NOW WALKING FREE FINALLY AND IT'S GOING TO BE NICE TO BE ABLE TO SEE HIM WITHOUT BARS IN FRONT OF HIS FACE. WE JUST WANT TO CLOSE THE CIRCLE ON THIS AND GET HIM BACK HOME.))
[SUPER=01-John Tobin, Sr./Prisoner's Father]
[RUNS=10]
[OUT Q=back home.]
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[VO-NAT]

Tobin's father says he expects to return with his son on Wednesday or Thursday.
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[60-Minutes]

[ANCHOR=Jen]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
He's called Willie "The Giant Killer" Gary. Among the corporations who have lost cases to the prominent attorney is Disney in Orlando, Florida. 60 Minutes correspondent Morley Safer spoke with Gary... now part of an elite group of black attorneys who bring fear to the upper echelons of corporate America.
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[SOT - 10NA - Friday Sports Copy]
[IN Q=Willie Gary]
[RUNS=34]
[OUT Q=God I thank you.]
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[ANCHOR=Jen]
[SS=None]

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

[Tease#2]

[ANCHOR=Jen]
[NEWSCAST=Sun Am]
[SS=None]
[BOTH MICS HOT] Satellite radio could be headed to a dial near you. We'll tell you what that means, a little later.
[ANCHOR=Jacey]

And...
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[VO-NAT]
it was a wedding worth cackling about in Franklin County. We'll explain why a giant chicken towered over the bride and groom... a little later. But first if you're traveling today... [Jacey ad-lib into the travel forecast]
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[Jacey MIC hot] [ No 2-shot toss go straight to Travel Bump] [soft music under]
[Satellite-Radio]
[anchor=Jen]
[newscast=Sun AM]
[writer=chr]
[tape=net]
[graphic=None]
Imagine listening to the B-B-C on your way to work... or hearing a live band perform at a radio station in New York City. Soon it will all be possible - with satellite radio. Adam Balkin has a look at how technology could soon add a world of variety to your radio dial.
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[IN-Q=NATS Music]
[super=03-New York, NY]
[SUPER=07-Joe Capobianco; :30]
[super=01-Adam Balkin/Reporting; 1:05]
[RUNS=2:27]
[OUT-Q=in Manhattan, Adam Balkin.]
(( ((nats piano)) ((nats talk))
..TALK RADIO.. JUST ABOUT EVERY TYPE OF RADIO.. IN YOUR CAR, IN C-D QUALITY, AND THE STATION NEVER CUTS OUT OR FADES.. EVEN IF YOU DRIVE FROM HERE TO L-A: THAT'S THE PROMISE OF SATELLITE RADIO.
THERE ARE TWO COMPANIES THAT'LL BOTH OFFER 100-CHANNELS STARTING LATER THIS YEAR ...X-M, BASED OUT OF WASHINGTON, DCTERMS. AND SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO, BASED IN MIDTOWN.

(SOT-Joe Capobianco: "you can be into metal you can be into classical.
you could be into both and also listen to the BBC. You can now scratch whatever itch you have at the push of a button. And radio just hasn't been designed to do that.")

EVERYTHING TO DO THAT IS RIGHT HERE IN SIRIUS' 150-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT HEADQUARTERS.
FROM SATELLITE CONTROL, WHERE WORKERS MAKE SURE AT LEAST TWO OF SIRIUS' THREE SATELLITES ARE SHOOTING SIGNALS DOWN TO THE U-S AT ALL TIMES... TO 76-STUDIOS WHERE D-JS AND PERSONALITIES WILL HOST JUST ABOUT EVERY GENRE OF PROGRAM ...FROM HARD ROCK TO GOSPEL TO LATIN LOVE TO SPORTS.

(SOT- "We are not a New York radio station an LA radio station or an
Idaho radio station, we're a national station. So that when bob marley's sons were up here last week for a reggae channel people around the country who are into that music can bond over that and that's the same with all our channels.")

SIRIUS SAYS SIMPLY BEING HERE GIVES ITS SHOWS GREAT ACCESS TO THE TOP NAMES IN MUSIC AND SHOW BUSINESS:

SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO LAUNCHES SERVICE NATIONWIDE LATER THIS YEAR. IT'LL COST 12.95 PER MONTH, PLUS THE COST OF THE RADIO, WHICH MAY RUN YOU FROM 100 TO 300 DOLLARS.
X-M SATELLITE RADIO LAUNCHES SEPTEMBER 12TH IN THE SOUTHWEST, THEN NATIONWIDE IN NOVEMBER.
ITS SERVICE WILL COST 9.99 A MONTH PLUS THE COST OF THE RADIO.
ALL THAT'S LEFT, IS FOR BOTH TO WAIT AND SEE WHETHER OR NOT AMERICANS WANT MORE CHOICES IN MUSIC ...AND WANT IT ENOUGH TO PAY FOR IT.))

[11Jehovah-Meeting]

[ANCHOR=Jen]
[NEWSCAST=SunAM]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=01-45 - TC 15:01]
[GRAPHIC=none]
A Jehovah's Witness Conference has drawn more than five thousand people to Roanoke this weekend.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

The three day event at the Roanoke Civic Center attracts people from all over Virginia and West Virginia.
They're taking part in discussions, bible studies, as well as hearing testimonials from featured speakers.
Organizers hope the programs will help clear up misconceptions the public may have about Jehovah's Witnesses.
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[SOT 16:25:43]
[IN Q=We encourage and invite]
((MIKE SASSARD/CONVENTION CHAIRMAN: WE ENCOURAGE AND INVITE ANYONE TO ATTEND. EVERYTHING THAT IS DONE HERE IS ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS. THERE'S NO CHARGE TO COME AND ATTEND ANY OF THE MEETINGS HERE OR ANY OF OUR LOCAL CONGREGATIONS. WE INVITE PEOPLE TO COME THERE AS WELL.))
[SUPER=01-Mike Sassard/Convention Chairman]
[RUNS=13]
[OUT Q=there as well]
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[VO-NAT]

All convention sessions are free and open to the public.
The conference wraps up today.
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[Ebert-Picks]

[ANCHOR=Jacey]
[NEWSCAST=Sun am]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=net Ebert]
[graphic=none]
They were far from box office smashes... But Richard Roeper says there are some very good films worth pulling off the video shelves. Here are his Video Picks.
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[SOT ]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Richard Roeper/Movie Critic;:00]
[RUNS=2:05]
[OUT Q=I'm Richard Roeper.]
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[ANCHOR=Jacey]
[SS=None]

You can see Roger Ebert's and Richard Roeper's reviews today at Eleven here on Your Hometown Station.

[2-Scores]

[ANCHOR=Jen]
[NEWSCAST=sun am]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=Baseball]

Kirby Puckett had the grace and Dave Winfield brought the power. They, along with Bill Mazeroski and Hilton Smith will be inducted today into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.
Mazeroski is probably best known for his game-winning homer in the seventh inning of the 1960 World Series. He's been passed over by the Veterans Committee 15 times, but this year he scored a nomination.
Here's a look at last night's scores.

[ANCHOR=Jen]
[NEWSCAST=SunAM]
[WRITER=rle]
[TAPE#=01-30 TC-1:11:39]
[GRAPHIC=none]
They haven't even been married for a day and already their marriage has gone to the birds.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Franklin Co.]
Well-- a rather famous bird. After trading their nuptials, Jamie Hinkle and Steve Matteo were whisked away in a pink cadillac yesterday evening sporting one of Franklin County's most visible outlaws. The owner of a Smith Mountain Lake miniature golf course took his zoning dispute with Franklin County on the road by making the car the bird's perch. No word on whether the pair came close to chickening out on their vows.
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