WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 06/09/02

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[ANCHOR=Teresa]

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[WRITER=tha]
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Coming up on News 7-
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[VO-NAT]
Lawmakers prepare to question Virginia's Speaker of the House about sexual harassment allegations. A little girl is seriously injured after falling from an amusement park ride. And, find out how something called D-Day dollars could help local businesses and the D-Day Memorial.
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[ANCHOR=Teresa]
News 7 is next.

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[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=tha]
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[VO-NAT]
More trouble for House Speaker Vance Wilkins as a second woman steps forward claiming the Amherst Delegate subjected her to unwanted advances.
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[anchor=Teresa]
[GRAPHIC=News 7 at 11]
Good evening, I'm Teresa Hamilton.

[Wilkins]

[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=rca]
[TAPE#=02-25 TC-11:28]
[GRAPHIC=Wilkins]

Republican leaders say Vance Wilkins has some explaining to do. The Amherst Delegate is expected to be questioned about sexual harassment allegations at a meeting tomorrow in Richmond The questions are in response to reports that surfaced last week claiming Wilkins paid a woman one-hundred-thousand dollars to settle a sexual harassment complaint. The 65-year-old politician's problems only got worse this weekend when another woman came forward saying he touched her inappropriately. New 7's Rachel Cannon reports.
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[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Amherst Co.; :00]
[SUPER=@File; :07]
[SUPER=01-Elizabeth Massie; :15]
[SUPER=@Rachel2; :53]
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[OUT Q=Rachel Cannon, News 7, Amherst]
(( Elizabeth Massie says it's her conscience that's making her come forward to talk about what she calls a humiliating experience with House Speaker Vance Wilkins It allegedly happened at a Christmas party about six months ago.
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[SOT 2:36:07]
[IN Q=i WAS]
((ELIZABETH MASSIE; I WAS SITTING ON THE SOFA WITH HIM AND I HAD ON A CHRISTMAS DRESS ON AND HE STARTED RUBBING MY LEG, IT WAS LATE AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT HIS INTENTIONS WERE.))
[OUT Q=WERE]
Wilkins tells the Associated Press he doesn't remember making improper sexual advances toward a woman at a Christmas party last year. 45-year-old Massie says she has a friend who witnessed the event...but no intentions of pressing charges.
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[SOT 2:38:25]
[IN Q=The community]
((THE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS MAN'S CHARACTER I MEAN HE SITS IN RICHMOND TALKING ABOUT FAMILY VALUES BUT IS HE WALKING THE WALK, TALKING THE TALK, IS HE, I MEAN THE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO DECIDE, THE STATE NEEDS TO DECIDE.))
[OUT Q=DECIDE]
Wilkins' political future may be decided at a special meeting at the state Capital. Republican State Attorney General Jerry Kilgore said this week the allegations are troubling, and if it's true, it will be tough for Wilkins to stay on as speaker. PREPRO House Majority Floor Leader Morgan Griffith said in a phone interview: "I can't speak for the caucus...if he comes in here and says I go around touching women then that's a problem...we'll wait and hear from Vance before I pass judgment."
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[SOT 2:37:11]
[IN Q=I just]
((I JUST FELT LIKE HE ALSO THINKS BECAUSE OF HIS JOB TITLE THAT HE CAN GET WHAT HE WANTS, WHEN HE WANTS, AND FROM WHO HE WANTS.))
[OUT Q=HE WANTS.]
The Republican caucus wants to hear his side of the story Monday. Rachel Cannon, News 7, Amherst.))

[Amusement-Park]

[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]

A little girl was seriously injured yesterday when she fell from a moving ride at an amusement park.
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[VO-NAT 15:25:38]
[SUPER=03-Vallejo, California;]
The child fell from a "whirling" ride called the Starfish at "Six Flags Marine World" in California. Park officials say the four- year- old met the ride's height requirements and say they do NOT know how she fell out. The ride recently PASSED an inspection by OSHA.
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[SOT 15:25:44]
[IN Q=It's our first ride]
((JEFF JOUETT/MARINE WORLD SPOKESMAN : IT'S OUR FIRST RIDE WE INSPECT EVERY MORNING, EVERY SINGLE SEAT AND EVERY SINGLE RESTRAINT. AND IT'S COMPUTER PROGRAMMED SO THAT IF A RESTRAINT WERE COME OFF THE RIDE WOULD AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS DOWN AND IT CANNOT START UNLESS ALL THE RESTRAINTS, LAP RESTRAINTS ARE IN A LOCKED POSITION.))
[SUPER=01- Jeff Jouett/Marine World Spokesman]
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[OUT Q=a locked position]
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[VO-NAT]
A 41- year old woman fell out of the SAME ride last May and is currently suing the park and the ride's maker. The girl who fell out yesterday is listed in critical condition.
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[Missing-Girl]

[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
There's still no sign of a kidnapped Utah girl. Several thousand people are currently searching for 14- year old Elizabeth Smart, who reportedly was kidnapped from her home at gunpoint. Chris Lawrence reports from Salt Lake City-- where a candlelight vigil was held tonight.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Salt Lake City, UT;:00 ]
[SUPER=01-Lois Smart/Elizabeth's Mother; ]
[SUPER=01-Chris Lawrence/CBS News; ]
[SUPER=01-Cynthia Smart-Owens/Elizabeth's Aunt; ]
[SUPER=01-Bob Walcutt/Laura Foundation for Missing Children; ]
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[OUT Q=CBS News, Salt Lake City.]
(( HUNDREDS OF CANDLES BURNED BRIGHT IN THE SALT LAKE CITY NEIGHBORHOOD OF ELIZABETH SMART.
(nats..prayer)
.. NOW THE FAMILY IS ASKING THE NATION TO PRAY WITH THEM - FOR ELIZABETH'S SAFE RETURN.

(SOT: Lois Smart/Elizabeth's Mother: We know she's gonna come back.. we
believe in miracles..it's gonna happen)
STANDUP BRIDGE: CHRIS LAWRENCE/REPORTING SOME OF THEM KNEW ELIZABETH WELL...MOST DIDN'T. .. AND THE FAMILY SAYS IT DOESN'T MATTER.

SOT - CYNTHIA SMART-OWENS/ELIZABETH'S AUNT - 13:04:02 "Go to elizabeth
smart dot com on your computer, download fliers, and post them everywhere."
OVER THE WEEKEND, POLICE SCOURED THE FOOTHILLS. SEARCH PLANES SWEPT THE CANYON. AND 2-THOUSAND VOLUNTEERS SEARCHED THE STREETS. BUT IT HASN'T BEEN ENOUGH TO FIND HER.

SOT - BOB WALCUTT/LAURA FOUNDATION FOR MISSING CHILDREN "We need 10
million people checking your property, your rental areas, check the ditches, wooded areas near your home check the vacant lots."
POLICE SAY SOMEONE TOOK THE 14 YEAR OLD GIRL FROM HER BEDROOM LAST WEEK. AND THE FAMILY IS PLEADING WITH THE KIDNAPPER...

SOT - AUNT 13:03:22 "Let her walk alone, where someone can recognize her
and that person will take care of the rest for you."
DETECTIVES HAVE NO NEW LEADS - AND TIME IS WORKING AGAINST THEM. EXPERTS SAY IF THE KIDNAPPER INTENDS TO HARM A CHILD, IT USUALLY HAPPENS WITHIN THE FIRST FEW DAYS.
CHRIS LAWRENCE, CBS NEWS, SALT LAKE CITY.

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[Soccer-Riot]

[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]

When Russia lost to Japan in soccer today downtown Moscow played host to a riot.
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[VO-NAT 15:17:25]
[SUPER=03-Moscow, Russia;]
About 8,000 fans gathered in Moscow to watch their national soccer team play on a big screen. When their team lost a crowd of young men started a rampage near the Kremlin. Cars were overturned and set on fire, stores were looted, and a TV crew was attacked after taking refuge inside their vehicle. Police eventually got the situation under control, but dozens of people were wounded and a police officer died. Officials say this isn't the first time they have had to confront angry soccer fans.
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[Roanoke-Supervisors]

[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=02-11 TC-1:51:59]
[GRAPHIC=none]
A public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday regarding a proposed pay raise for Roanoke County's Board of Supervisors.

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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./May 28;]
The proposal was outlined by County Attorney Paul Mahoney at the board's last meeting. The two and a half percent pay raise would amount to approximately 329- dollars a year for each supervisor. This would bring each supervisors yearly salary up to about 13- thousand five hundred dollars each. The chairman and vice-chair earn slightly more for their roles.
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[D-Day-Memorial]

[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=02-03 TC-1:48:05]
[GRAPHIC=D-Day Memorial]

Bedford County's business community is hoping it can increase business, and help retire the National D-Day Memorial's multi-million dollar debt.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bedford Co.]

Businessman Danny Johnson has printed 50- thousand D-Day Dollars.
The free coupons will offer a discount to customers, and a contribution from participating businesses to the Memorial.
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[SOT 15:26:21]
[IN Q=It's got my name on it right at the present]
((DANNY JOHNSON/PEAKS OF OTTER WINERY: IT'S GOT MY NAME ON IT RIGHT AT THE PRESENT, BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW HOW WELL IT WAS GOING TO BE ACCEPTED, BUT MAIN STREET BEDFORD IS TAKING IT ON. THEY'RE GOING TO START ACCEPTING THEM. THERE'S QUITE A FEW BUSINESSES THAT ARE GOING TO START ACCEPTING THEM AND I HOPE IT SPREADS TO ROANOKE AND LYNCHBURG.))
[SUPER=01-Danny Johnson/Peaks of Otter Winery]
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[OUT Q=spreads to Roanoke and Lynchurg.]
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[VO-NAT]

Despite raising more than a million dollars during its first year of operation, the National D-Day Memorial still owes about five million dollars to creditors.
Johnson says D-Day Dollars will be available in many Bedford businesses, and in some local publications.
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[Middle-East]

[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Israeli troops have moved into the West Bank town of Ramallah... The move comes hours after Yasser Arafat named a new, streamlined Cabinet and hours before Israel's Prime Minister is to meet President Bush in Washington. Aleen Sirgany has more on today's developments.
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[SUPER=03-Jerusalem; :00 ]
[SUPER=03-Khan Younis, Gaza; :17]
[SUPER=03-Washington D.C.; :24]
[SUPER=01-Zalman Shoval/Sharon Advisor; :36]
[SUPER=01-Hosni Mubarak/Egyptian President; :53]
[SUPER=01-Aleen Sirgany/CBS News; 1:33]
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[OUT Q=CBS News, Washington.]
((( - nat sound of Israeli funeral)
(Locator: Jerusalem)
THE MOURNERS SHOWED UP IN DROVES SUNDAY TO GRIEVE THE LOSS OF AN ISRAEL MAN AND HIS PREGNANT WIFE. THEY WERE KILLED AT THE HANDS OF PALESTINIAN GUNMEN WHO RAIDED A JEWISH SETTLEMENT SATURDAY. THE ISRAELI RESPONSE WAS SWIFT.

( - nat of explosion)
(Locator: Khan Younis, Gaza)
ITS FORCES LAUNCHED NEW RAIDS INTO PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, LEAVING BEHIND ANOTHER ROUND OF WOUNDED.

(nat of Sharon arriving in DC)
(Locator: Washington, D.C.)
ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER ARIEL SHARON IS ADAMANT THE VIOLENCE MUST END BEFORE PEACE TALKS CAN BEGIN. HELL MEET WITH PRESIDENT BUSH MONDAY, AND ONE OF SHARON'S ADVISORS SAYS HIS MESSAGE WILL BE CLEAR.

(SOT: Zalman Shoval/Sharon Advisor)
With the present Palestinian leadership, meaning principally Yassar Arafat, the chance to come to a peaceful agreement is almost nil.

(Nat of Bush getting off helicopter)
BUT OVER THE WEEKEND, PRESIDENT BUSH GOT AN EARFUL FROM EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT HOSNI MUBARAK WHO STANDS BEHIND THE PALESTINIAN LEADER.

(SOT: Hosni Mubarak/Egypitian President)
We should give this man a chance.
MUBARAK ALSO BELIEVES ISRAEL SHOULD WITHDRAW FROM ARAB TERRITORIES OCCUPIED SINCE 19-67.

(SOT: Hosni Mubarak/Egypitian President)
11:54:29 I dont think that violence will come to an end unless the people feel that there is hope for peace.
PRESIDENT BUSH BELIEVES THAT PEACE WILL ONLY COME WITH A REFORM OF THE PALESTINIAN GOVERNMENT.

(SOT: Bush)
And my view is, is that if the Palestinian people have a government that is transparent and open and willing to serve the people, Israel will be better off, Egypt will be better off, America will be better off, and were more likely to achieve peace. ))
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[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[WRITER=rle]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[SS=None]
Still ahead on News 7 at 11, Dale Jarrett makes a pass with 5 laps to go to take the checkered flag at Pocono...
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[VO-NAT]
and the final score looked like a football game, the Avalanche get bitten by the Hillcats. Travis Wells will have the highlights coming up in sports.
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[Clower]

[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rle]
[TAPE#=02-13 TC-1:20:31]
[GRAPHIC=Sid Clower]
A spokesman for suspended Henry County Administrator Sid Clower says he WOULD like to talk about his legal case.
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[VO-NAT - :12.5]
[SUPER=03-Henry Co./Friday;]
However, following a court hearing on Friday, Clower's attorney said his client has long been a visible and vocal part of the community, but is having to keep quiet about the embezzlement charges he faces.
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[SOT - 13:37:57]
[IN Q=I think Mr. Clower...]
((GUY HARBERT/CLOWER'S ATTORNEY; I THINK MISTER CLOWER HAS A STORY THAT HE WANTS TO TELL. I HAVE TOLD HIM THAT IT WOULD NOT BE IN HIS INTERESTS AT THIS POINT IN THE CASE TO MAKE SUCH STATEMENTS. AND THAT'S BEEN DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO SIT BY AND BE SILER, BUT I'M CONVINCED IT'S IN IS BEST INTERESTS, AND THAT'S THE WAY WE'RE GOING TO PROCEED.))
[SUPER=01-Guy Harbert/Clower's Attorney]
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[OUT Q=we're going to proceed.]
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[VO-NAT - :07+]
Clower's case was tentatively moved from Henry County to a Roanoke City court. The case is scheduled to begin on July 30th.
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[Cyber-Park]

[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=02-16 TC-49:25]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]
Congressman Virgil Goode and Senator George Allen are expected to hand over a major gift to Danville and Pittsylvania County.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Danville/File Tape]
They'll present seven hundred thousand dollars for infrastructure upgrades at the area's new Cyberpark. It's located at the intersection of routes 29 and 58 in Danville. The three hundred acre park will feature the latest fiber connections and electrical system found only in one other location in the U.S. We'll have more tomorrow on News 7 at 6.
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[WV-Flooding]

[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=02-14 TC-1:30:12]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Some West Virginia residents are questioning the role that mining and timbering may have played in last summer's flooding.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-McDowell Co., WV/Last July]
An attorney for flood victims in Mercer and McDowell counties wants a judge to order the immediate release of an UN-edited draft report. The document deals with the impact of mining and timbering on flood risks. The Department of Environmental Protection released a draft copy of the report Tuesday. But a petition filed by an attorney on Friday alleges several facts were edited from the report. The attorney is one of two lawyers suing coal and timber operators over damage from last July's flooding in southern West Virginia. Nearly 500 people have joined those lawsuits, which name more than 75 companies as defendants.
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[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[WRITER=rle]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[SS=None]

Still ahead on News 7 at 11, a group of world class dancers kicked up their heels in Roanoke today...
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[VO-NAT]
and he can't get no satisfaction, but Mick Jagger could soon be singing a different tune. We'll explain a little later in the newscast.
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[Commercial]

[Profile-Karate]

[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=csc]
[TAPE#=PROFILE#5 1:35:06]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Mastering a sport takes a lot of time, dedication and heart... In this week's Virginia Profile, intern reporter Chris Schaffer introduces us to a Lynchburg girl who's one of the nation's top female athletes, despite a health problem.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Whoever said girls]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg; 00]
[SUPER=01-Syreeta Catlett/Kickboxing Champion; :08]
[SUPER=01-Joe Catlett/Syreeta's Dad; 35]
[SUPER=19-Chris Schaffer/Reporting; :58]
[SUPER=01-Brian Thompson/Sparring Partner; 1:37]
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[OUT Q=CS News-7 Lynchburg.]
((Whoever said girls are made of sugar and spice, and everything nice -- nat break (syreeta punch or w/ stick) -- never stepped into the ring with syreeta catlett. [33:50 - :54] "NO MATTER WHAT I'M ALWAYS TRAINING -- TRYING TO BUILD UP MY STAMINA AND STRENGTH"
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Just 17 years old, she's already one of the country's best female kickboxers. she started training when she was only 8. [31:01 - :08] "IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK -- YOU REALLY GOTTA FOCUS -- DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO -- JUST FOCUS ON YOUR OPPONENT AND TRY TO WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP"
[RUNS= :07]
Syreeta's coached by her father joseph, who's been involved in martial arts for decades.. [23:44 - :52] "IT'S PHENOMENAL TO STAY WITH SUCH A DISCIPLINED ART FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME BUT SHE'S DONE IT... SHE'S BROKE THE MOLD AND I'M VERY PROUD OF HER."
[RUNS= :08]
Syreeta's mom passed away when she was just 3 months old. Joe catlett made a habit out of talking with syreeta about her mother... [25:37 - :42] joe - "SO SHE'D GET TO KNOW WHAT HER MOTHER'S LIKE AND SHE GREW UP EVEN THOUGH SHE DON'T REMEMBER HER SHE KNOWS A LOT ABOUT HER"
[RUNS= :05]
[34:11 - :15] "HE PROMISED MY MOM A LOT OF THINGS BEFORE SHE PASSED AWAY AND HE'S GOING TO DO WHAT HE'S GOTTA DO"
[RUNS= :04]
cover / stand-ups tape [22:00 - :09] "SHE'S WON DOZENS OF FIGHTS IN HER CAREER, BUT THERE'S ONE BATTLE THAT'S ON-GOING... LIKE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS SYREETA HAS ASTHMA -- A CONDITION THAT CAN LITERALLY TAKE HER BREATH AWAY IN THE RING"
[RUNS= :09]
[33:32 - :38] "IT DID IT ONE TIME WHEN I WAS IN COMPETITION IT WAS LIKE SO HOT AND THEN IT STARTED ACTING UP"
[RUNS= :06]
[24:37 - :39] "IT WAS GOOD TIMING THAT SHE HAD THE ASTHMA ON THE BREAK"
[RUNS= :02]
Even the chronic lung condition couldn't slow her down. [33:38 - :41] "I DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT I JUST GO OUT THERE AND DO MY BEST"
[RUNS= :03]
[24:52 - :54] "SHE BEAT THE GIRL BY A TREMENDOUS MARGIN"
[RUNS= :02]
To stay in top form, syreeta usually trians with boys. [32:36 - :41] "THE GUYS ARE LIKE MUCH QUICKER YOU KNOW STRONGER THAN GIRLS SO THAT GETS ME PUMPED UP."
[RUNS= :05]
The guys say there's no shame in losing to her.. [38:20 - :26] "SHE'S JUST SO FAST, I HAVE TO THROW EVERYTHING I'VE GOT IN ORDER TO HIT HER .. SHE'S JUST SHE'S VERY FAST"
[RUNS= :06]
Syreeta's thinking about college, but her big dream is to get a break in Hollywood -- in martial arts movies, or as a stunt-woman. [35:27 - :30] "I THINK I CAN DO IT, WELL I DON'T THINK I KNOW I CAN DO IT"
[RUNS= :03]
It's tough to make it in the movie business, but if you're betting against syreeta catlett... It's at your own risk. Chris Schaffer, News7 Lynchburg.))
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[Ballroom-Dancing]

[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rca]
[TAPE#=02-10 TC-1:47:10]
[GRAPHIC=none]
The sound and sights of ballroom are being featured at the Hotel Roanoke...
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[SOT 12:28:25]
[IN Q=Music/Dancing]
[RUNS=:05]
[OUT Q=Music/Dancing]
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[VO-NAT :18]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
Pro and amateur teams are competing in the 9th annual Virginia Star Ball. In addition to presenting awards, the event will finish with a grand banquet featuring world class dancing pairs. Organizers say the dancers showcased at today's event travel to these types of competitions each week.
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[SOT 17:38:04]
[IN Q=IT ATTRACTS]
((ANNA SMART/EVENT ORGANIZER; IT ATTRACTS PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE EASTERN SEABOARD WE ALSO HAVE DANCERS HERE FROM TEXAS, FROM FLORIDA AND WE HAVE THIS AFTERNOON, THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON, WE HAVE PRO AMATEUR AND AMATEUR COUPLES COMPETING AND THIS EVENING WE HAVE AN AWARDS BANQUET.))
[SUPER=01-Anna Smart/Event Organizer;]
[RUNS=:14]
[OUT Q=AWARDS BANQUET.]
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[VO-NAT]
Starting tomorrow at Hotel Roanoke is a ballroom dance camp. Experts from around the world will be holding lessons on various types of dances Monday through Wednesday. Dancers under 16 are being admitted free of charge.
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[S-Avalanche]

[ANCHOR=travis]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=SP-117 TC15834]
[GRAPHIC=Baseball]

To the baseball diamond where former Cave Spring pitcher Tyler Lumsden took the mound yesterday afternoon for the Clemson Tigers in the NCAA super-regional against Arkansas. Lumsden pitched 4 strong innings, allowing just four hits and striking out four. Clemson advances to the College World Series later this week by beating the Razorbacks 7 to 4.

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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem/Hillcats vs. Avalanche; :00]

Closer to home, it wasn't a good day to be a pitcher for the Salem Avalanche as Lynchburg pounded out 23 hits.

Salem starter Nick Webb got touched in the top of the first as Yurendell Decaster lines a shot over the right fielders head. That scores a Hillcat run to make it 6-nothing Lynchburg.
Still in the first, Chris Duffy strokes this single to right plating B-J Barnes with another run and this one was starting to get ugly. After a wild pitch made it 8 to nothing, Mike Conley stands in and drives in Duffy with another base knock to right.
[SUPER=37-Lynchburg/24/Salem/0/;]

It was nine to zip at that point and Lynchburg puts up 3 touchdowns and a field goal to beat Salem by a final of 24 to nothing.
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[S-Pocono]

[ANCHOR=travis]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=SP-126 TC 150]
[GRAPHIC=Nascar]

If that game was a track meet for the Hillcats, today's Pocono 500 was a marathon in eastern Pennsylvania.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Long Pond, PA/Fox Sports; :00]

Sterling Marlin was quickest in Saturday's practice and he started on the pole for yesterday's race. There was trouble on pit road for Jeff Gordon. Gordon locks up the rear tires trying to get slowed down to reach his pit stall. Gordon did recover to finish 5th. Ricky Rudd had the lead with less than ten laps to go, but had a slow leak in his right rear tire. His teammate Dale Jarrett gets past him for the top spot. Rudd's tire eventually blew giving Jarrett his first win this season and his third career victory at Pocono.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="These guys..]
[SUPER=01-Dale Jarrett/First Win of the Season; :00]
[SUPER=01-Ricky Rudd/Finished 17th; :20]
[RUNS=:34]
[OUT Q=..slowed down a little bit more."]
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[S-Results]

[ANCHOR=travis]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=none]

[WIPE TO MOTION]
[SUPER=#556]
[SUPER=X5016;]
[SUPER=0106-1. Dale Jarrett//2. Mark Martin//3. Jimmie Johnson//4.Sterling Marlin//5. Jeff Gordon//;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0106-6. Jeff Burton//7. Tony Stewart//8. Michael Waltrip//9. Rusty Wallace//10. Dave Blaney//;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0106-11. Casey Atwood//12. Dale Earnhardt, Jr.//13. Kyle Petty//14. Ricky Craven//15. Elliott Sadler//;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0106-16. Ken Schrader//17. Ricky Rudd//18. Todd Bodine//19. Robby Gordon//20. Johnny Benson//;]

[RUNS=:20]
[OUT Q=....last driver."]
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[S-Tennis]

[ANCHOR=travis]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=SP-113 TC 20044]
[GRAPHIC=Tennis]

To the courts at Roland Garros where yesterday's men's final at the French Open was an all Spanish affair.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Paris, France/NBC Sports; :00]

Albert Costa took care of his fellow countryman Juan Carlos Ferrero. Costa rolled through the first two sets with ease 6-1, and 6-0. Ferrero came back to win the third 6-4, but he couldn't recover from sixty unforced errors. Albert Costa takes the fourth set 6-3 winning his first grand slam title and his first tournament of any kind since August of 1999.
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[S-Festival]

[ANCHOR=travis]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=SP-110 TC 15653]
[GRAPHIC=News 7 Sports]

The 2002 edition of Festival in the Park is now in the books after last weekend's activities. And missing for the second straight year were the Tour de Festival cycling events. The trio of Memorial Day weekend races were last held in the year 2000--but Stu Israel promises they'll be back next year.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="I like..]
[SUPER=01-Stu Israel/Festival in Park Executive Director; :00]
[RUNS=:42]
[OUT Q=...the race on."]
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[S-Golf]

[ANCHOR=travis]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=SP-120 TC14625]
[GRAPHIC=Golf]

The U.S. Open is now just a few days away, so most of the world's top golfers took this weekend off to rest up for the season's second major.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Harrison, NY/ABC Sports; :00]

That opened the door for guys like 33 year old Chris Smith at the Buick Classic. Check out the approach at the third hole. I think he likes it--to within a couple of feet. Smith fired a final round 71 to finish at 12-under par. That was good enough for a two shot win and a paycheck of 630 thousand dollars.
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[S-NBA]

[ANCHOR=travis]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=SP-119]
[GRAPHIC=NBA]

We start on the hardwood where the New Jersey Nets had their backs to the wall, down two games to none against the Lakers, and desperately needing a win in game 3.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-East Rutherford, NJ/NBC Sports; :00]

So far in the Finals, the Nets have had no answer for Shaquille O'Neal. New Jersey had the lead late in the fourth quarter, but Shaq comes up big again. He knocks in the little turnaround jumper off the glass-2 of his 35 points. Then at the other end the Diesel delivers a huge block on Jason Kidd.
[SUPER=32-Los Angeles/106/New Jersey/103/;]

L-A takes a commanding three-oh lead in the series beating the Nets 106 to 103.
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[Mick-Knight]

[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]

Singer Mick Jagger may soon have to be called "Sir Mick".
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[VO-NAT 15:29:08]
British newspapers are reporting that the Rolling Stones singer may be knighted. He was apparently considered after joking during an interview that he missed out when other rockers such as Paul McCar(------------) tney and Elton John were honored with the title.