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[TALENT=Kimberly]
Up next on News 7--there's breaking news as an Egyptair plane crashes in Tunisa,
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Also a guilty plea today from a 19- year- old for his FOURTH drug possession charge.
The defendant is the SON of a Roanoke Circuit judge.
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Flash flood watches have been issued by the National Weather Service for some of our area as heavy rains could cause a few problems...I'll have your forecast....
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly 2-Shot]
News 7 at Noon starts right now...
[EgyptAir]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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An Egypt Air plane has reportedly crashed in Tunisia.
The report is coming from the national Tunisian news agency.
According to the report, the control tower lost contact with the plane just after receiving a distress call from the pilot.
Weather was foggy and rainy at the time.
No word yet on how many people were aboard, what type of plane it was that went down or where the plane had originated.
[Strickland]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=12]
[WRITER=khu]
[TAPE#=02-23 7:36]
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The son of a Roanoke Circuit Judge pled guilty to possession of marijuana... his fourth possession charge.
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Ryan Strickland is just 19. So this is his first conviction as an adult.
The terms of the plea agreement require him to report to jail tomorrow morning to begin serving a 60-day sentence.
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[IN Q=This family]
((THIS FAMILY HAS BEEN THROUGH A LOT OF STRESS. THEY WERE TREATED NO DIFFERENTLY, NOTWITHSTANDING WHAT HIS MOTHER AND FATHER DO FOR A LIVING. TO SOME EXTENT THEY WERE TREATED MORE HARSHLY.))
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Strickland had to surrender his driver's license for six months and will be on supervised probation for three years once he gets out of jail in July.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[GRAPHIC=Legal Scales]
His mother was instrumental in gettting the Drug Court started in the Roanoke Valley. Judge Dianne Strickland will step down from the bench in October.
[Floyd]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
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[GRAPHIC=Murder Invest.]
Amherst County deputies say they have solved a murder case from 1999.
20-Year old James Bradley Floyd was arrested last week and has been charged with murder.
Floyd's accused of dousing a man with gasoline and setting him on fire.
Herman Michael Branham died five days later.
Deputies say new information obtained over the last four weeks led to the arrest.
[Skakel]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel goes on trial today for a murder than happened over a quarter- century ago.
Drew Levinson is at the courthouse in Norwalk, Connecticut and has the latest.
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[SUPER=03-Norwalk, CT;]
[SUPER=01-Jonathan Benedict/Prosecutor;]
[SUPER=01-Michael Sherman/Defense Attorney;]
[SUPER=01-Drew Levinson/CBS News;]
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LOCATOR: NORWALK, CT (NATSOUND SKAKEL WALKS IN) 27 years after his neighbor was murdered 41-year old Michael Skakel is in a Connecticut Courtroom today denying he had anything to do with it. Skakel is accused of killing Martha Moxley back in 1975 when the two were 15 years old. This case has all the makings a mystery novel. There's money and fame--the players are both from wealthy families and Skakel is the nephew of Ethel Kennedy--the widow of Robert F. Kennedy. And there's the intrigue of watching prosecutors try to prove a murder case more than a quarter century old without an eyewitness and very little forensic evidence. Sot: Jonathan Benedict/Prosecutor. (pleased to be here) Investigators have traced the murder weapon--Moxley was bludgenoned to death by a golf club. The club was part of a set owned by Skakel's mother. In opening statements this morning prosecutors claim Skakel provided the evidence against himself through a number of
alleged confessions--including admissions they say he made during a stay at a substance abuse treatment center. sot: M
ichael Sherman/Defense Attorney "We've always maintained there were no confessions. Not to a babysitter, Not to a chauffer, Not to a barber, Not to the Fed Ex guy. Everybody seems to be coming out of the woodwork." Skakel's attorneys will challenge the credibility and reliability of those who claim he admitted the murder. Prosecutors struck the first blow this morning--calling Martha Moxley's mother, Dorothy to the stand. They hope to gain the jury's sympathy, it was Mrs. Moxley who campaigned for more than 26 years to find the person who killed her daughter. STANDUP: TO COME.
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[Shanley]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
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Also in court today-- Retired Catholic priest Paul Shanley-- on three charges of raping a child.
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Shanley was arraigned in Massachusetts, where innocent pleas were entered on his behalf.
The judge set bail at 750- thousand dollars after prosecutors argued than Shanley is a flight risk.
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-((I WOULD SUGGEST TO THIS COURT THAT HE IS A TREMENDOUS RISK OF FLIGHT. THE REASONS FOR THAT, YOUR HONOR, WITHIN DOCUMENTS PROVIDED TO OUR OFFICE FROM THE ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE, INDICATE HIS INTENTION TO HIDE HIS ADDRESS AND RELOCATE OUTSIDE OF THIS COUNTRY.))
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[VO-NAT]
He was arrested in San Diego last week.
Shanley is accused of raping a boy over a seven- year period at a Boston parish during the 1980s.
Prosecutors say Shanley could face additional criminal charges, based on interviews with other alleged victims.
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[Voter-Turnout]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
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[TAPE#=02-06 1:47:00]
[GRAPHIC=Election Day]
It is election day in Virginia as voters choose local leaders in many areas.
Three city council seats are up for grabs in the city of Roanoke.
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Meghan Muldoon is at the Wasena precinct. Meghan, how is voter turnout been so far?
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((ROLLCUE:...have been to the polls.))
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[SUPER=01-Beryl Brooks/Roanoke City Registrar; :13]
[SUPER=01-Bob Caudle/Officer of Elections; :33 Quick!]
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We'll be counting up the votes in all contested races tonight, and we'll carry complete returns on News 7 at 11.
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[Take Election Web Page FS]
And for the latest vote at any time, updated throughout the evening, just go to our web page at WDBJ7-dot-com.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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Flooding has been a recent problem for our region--but it's also causing trouble in PARADISE....
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[VO-NAT]
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Flood watches are posted for parts of Hawaii, as heavy rain continues.
Nearly two dozen people who were stranded on Oahu had to be rescued from overflowing streams.
Heavy flooding forced police to close down part of the highway and divert traffic.
The National Weather Service says the flood watch will continue until tonight.
The rain is expected to last on the Hawaiian island through tomorrow.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Coming up next on the newscast, we will look at different options parents have to save for their children's college educations.
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Also we will tell you why one company is a virtual lock to get the contract to widen Interstate 81.
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V-Dot says only one company has bid on the project to widen Interstate 81.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke/January]
Officials say STAR Solutions submitted the only bid to widen all 325 miles of I-81 in Virginia to at least four lanes in each direction.
STAR's plan would restrict tractor trailers to some lanes, and would finish the project in 15 years.
The company would fund the project partly through tolls on big rigs, a move the trucking industry says will force some companies out of business and push trucks to use smaller roads.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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Hospital patients in Alleghany County will soon be able to bridge 108 miles in just a few seconds.
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[VO-NAT]
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Technology will link Alleghany Regional Hospital in Low Moor with the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville.
It's called "telemedicine" -- and it allows patients to see U-VA specialists using video conferencing technology.
Doctors will also use it to share X-rays, CAT scans and lab slides ... speeding up diagnoses and cutting back patient travel time.
Congressman Rick Boucher kicked off the project with a 25-thousand dollar federal grant.
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((REP. RICK BOUCHER/(D) 9TH DISTRICT: THIS OPENS UP A THIS OPENS UP A NEW ERA OF CONVENIENCE AND LACK OF EXPENSE FOR PATIENTS IN RURAL SETTINGS WHO CAN NOW GET THE FOREMOST IN DIAGNOSTIC CARE.))
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U-VA says that 85 percent of the time, patients can be successfully treated using telemedicine.
It will be up and running at Alleghany Regional Hospital in September.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Coming up next on the newscast,
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we'll tell you why television's latest family is anything BUT Ozzie and Harriet.
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[Osbournes]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=Net]
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Against all odds and probably good taste, too, aging rocker Ozzy Osbourne and his family have somehow become stars in their own hit reality- TV series called "The Osbournes".
They're so hot that they're now said to be looking at a potential 20-million dollar pay day for a second season on M-TV.
Sandra Hughes has a look inside the Osbourne household.
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[SUPER=01-Todd Boyd/U. S. C. Film School; 1:29]
[SUPER=01-Sandra Hughes/CBS News; 1:40]
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(. THE PERFECT AMERICAN FAMILY THEY'RE NOT... kids fighting../I love you all, you are all so F'ING mad!! BUT THE DARK A
ND DYSFUNCTIONAL WORLD OF THE OSBOURNE FAMILY, HEADED UP BY THE ROCK STAR DAD OZZY IS CABLE'S HOTTEST PROPERTY. Nats-ozzy toting gun upstairs: Sharon where do you want me to put the bed?" GIVING THE OSBOURNE'S SWAY IN NEGOTIATING THE NEXT TWO YEARS OF THE RUNAWAY HIT. GIVING THE OSBOURNE'S SWAY IN NEGOTIATING THE NEXT TWO YEARS OF THE RUNAWAY WATCHED THAT EVEN THE PRESIDENT KNOWS HIS NAME: NATS UP BUSH " What a fantastic audience we have here tonight, we have power brokers, media elite, celebrities, movie stars and OZZY OSBOURNE. ...CREDITS UP... FROM THE OPENING CREDITS WHICH WOULD SUGGEST A 50'S SITCOM.. NATS....TO THE SHUFFLING, CURSING PATRIARCH, THE OSBOURNE'S IS ANYTHING BUT "FATHER KNOW'S BEST" nats up ozzy "can you get this f'ing remote to work? I am a simple man, do I need a computer to get the 'F' ing TV to work
? Press one button the shower starts I am where I am..the nightmare continues.. SOT: Todd Boyd/USC film school it's lik
e peeping through their curtains//you are seeing and hearing things that you shouldn't see and it so goes against the image of the traditional nuclear family. And the father is the morally upstanding superior figure. I think the irony is such that you can't help but laugh O.C. THE OSBOURNE'S MOVED TO THIS GATED MANSION TO ESCAPE THE FANS THAT USED TO STOP BY THEIR OTHER BEVERLY HILLS HOME. BUT NOW FANS THAT ARE OBSESSED WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE INSIDE OF THIS HOUSE ARE STOPPING BY IN EVEN GREATER NUMBERS TO take a look at the outside. MOS: woman: I had to come see where Ozzy lives, I just had to. BUT BEYOND THEIR WILDLY ECCENTRIC LIVES,(Jack dressed in fatigues, stabbing box with bayonet//IN A MULTI MILLION DOLLAR MANSION. THERE ARE MUNDANE MOMENTS... nats -Sharon "did anyone feed the dogs?" AND TIMES WHEN EVEN A ROCK
STAR WORRIES: SOT: don't drink and drive, don't do drugs, WHATEVER THE ALLURE..THE OSBOURNE'S ARE A HIT ( leno show) A
ND EVEN OZZY SEEMS SURPRISED (watching himself on the show) FOR THE EARLY SHOW SH CBS NEWS BEVERLY HILLS, CA.
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[Stocks]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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On Wall Street at Noon, the DOW was UP 85 points. The NASDAQ is up 8
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Straight ahead in sports....The Hillcats go up against Salem in game FOUR of their series...
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....And we will tell you why THIS man has spent the last 22 days living on the edge.
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[S-Hillcats]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=mst]
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The Carolina League was in full swing yesterday, pitting the Hillcats against Salem at Merritt Hut....
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[SUPER=03-Lynchburg/Avalanche vs. Hillcats; :00]
Some little leaguers and T-ballers were in the house last night, cheering on the Hillcats.
And they would have plenty to shout about last night.
Lynchburg's Ray Navrette hit the ball right at the pitcher, and the Avs are able to turn the 1 - 4- 3 double play, as the Salem defense looked good early.
But there is no defense for the home run.
Yurendell DeCaster rips the pitch completely out of the park to left field.
The Hillcats are in front 1-to-nothing in the bottom of the third.
Then, Lynchburg would make another statement in the fourth.
Josh Bonifay hits one over the wall to right centerfield.
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Lynchburg goes on top 3-to-nothing, and the Hillcats beat the Avs, 5-to-1.
The two play again tonight at seven.
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[TALENT=KIM]
[GRAPHIC=HOLD ]
The Hillcats lead the seasonal series, 4 games to none.
[S-Softball]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-118 11058TC]
[GRAPHIC=Virginia Tech]
The Virginia Tech women's softball team slid its way into the Big East tournament.
Yesterday, the Hokies advanced to the four- team event that begins on Thursday at the Moyer Complex.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem; :00]
Roanoke College will open up the NCAA Division- Three Atlantic Regional softball tournament this Friday in Atlanta against Maryville.
The Maroons' opening game is at 11 on Saturday morning.
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[Anchor=Kim]
[graphic=Ferrum]
Ferrum also is playing in this regional.
The Panthers, who are making their first- ever NCAA appearance will play the Savannah College of Art and Design Friday morning, right before the Roanoke College game.
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=mbr]
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[GRAPHIC=News-7 Sports]
The Sacramento Kings faced the tough-willed Dallas Mavericks last night, as they set out to win game two of their best of seven Western Conference Semi-Final.
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[SUPER=03-Sacramento, CA/TNT Sports; :00]
The Mavericks -- got blown out in game one.
Last night in game TWO, they tried to show some hustle.
Steve Nash runs down the loose ball and gets it to Dirk Nowitski for the three- pointer from the right side.
But Sacramento controlled the game for much of the first half.
Bobby Jackson hits a three- pointer.
The Kings hold a 36-to-23 lead after the first period.
[SUPER=33-Dallas/110/Sacramento/102/; :]
Then on the break, Chris Webber feeds Mike Bibby, who passes it back to Webber for the slam.
Dallas wins game two, 110 to 102.
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[S-Lax]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=mst]
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[GRAPHIC=NEWS 7 SPORTS]
The Washington and Lee men's lacrosse team was unceremoniously omitted from the NCAA playoffs last year.
But the ODAC champion Generals are back this year and anxious to host Widener on Wednesday.
Steve Mason has more from Lexington.
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[SUPER=01-Mike Cerino/Washington & Lee Head Coach; :18]
[SUPER=01-Ansel Sanders/Save Percentage of 63 Percent; :43]
[SUPER=01-Eric Kontargyris/W&L Senior Defenseman; :51]
[SUPER=01-Matt Fink/35 Goals & 12 Assists This Season; 1:13]
[SUPER=01-Andrew Barnett/W&L Senior Captain; 1:22]
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[Tightrope]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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And finally today,
It takes a special kind of athlete to last 22 DAYS on a tightrope--
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[SUPER=03-Beijing, China;]
Today acrobat Adili (Woo-show-ar) Wushouer broke a world record after he spent 22 days suspended on a high wire above a lake in Beijing.
A Canadian held the previous record.
You might think the 31- year-old would want some champagne or SLEEP to celebrate his achievement.
But NO--
Adili decided to spend a few MORE days on the tightrope, in hopes of making HIS record un- beatable.
At this point, Adili's planning to step down from the tightrope on Saturday...
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