[School-Closing]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=rca]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Summer heat is forcing early dismissals at several area schools.
(XXXXXXXX)
[TAKE PINNACLE FS]
Bland County schools will dismiss at one o-clock today through the rest of the week.
In Martinsville ... two elementary schools ... Patrick Henry and Druid Hills Elementary, will let students out at 12:30.
Officials say classrooms without air conditioning can reach temperatures of over 90-degrees.
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[11Missing-Girl]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=02-27 54:17]
[GRAPHIC=Jennifer Short]
25- hundred fliers bearing the photo and description of Jennifer Short are being distributed by police.
The Henry County nine year old hasn't been seen since Thursday when her parents were discovered dead in their Oak Level home.
Authorities believe this is an isolated case planned out by someone who knew the family.
Teresa Hamilton reports--
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Henry Co.; :00]
[SUPER=01-Frank Cassell/Henry Co. Sheriff; :18]
[SUPER=@teresa1; 1:19]
[RUNS=1:29]
[OUT Q=hamilton, NEWS 7, Henry County. ]
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[11County-murder]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=khu]
[TAPE#=02-23 TC1:21:43]
[GRAPHIC=Murder Invest]
Police in Roanoke County have a better idea of what they're dealing with .. the shooting death of Beverly Haygood .. the popular manager of the Antiques Mall at Dixie Caverns.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]
The 52-year old bookkeeper had planned to meet a co-worker ...to spend the evening watching television, but Haygood missed the appointment.
Her co-worker went to her home on Tyler Road and found the body.
Co-workers, friends and neighbors of Haygood are mystified as to who would want to kill her.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 15:04:25]
[IN Q=THIS IS AN EXCELLENT ]
((PAUL RICHARDSON/NEIGHBOR; THIS IS AN EXCELLENT NEIGHBORHOOD AND EVERYONE LIKED HER AS FAR AS I KNOW. SHE DIDN'T HAVE ANY ENEMIES AT ALL THAT I KNOW OF.))
[SUPER=01-Paul Richardson/Neighbor]
[RUNS=:06]
[OUT Q=that i know of.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Police processed the scene yesterday, but did not find a weapon.
They believe the killer walked in through an open door sometime Friday.
So far, the medical examiner's office has not released an exact cause of death.
(------------)
[Cal-Fire]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=None]
In San Jose, California more than 100 people are out of their homes after a luxury housing and shopping center catches fire.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-San Jose, CA;]
Firefighters had an even tougher battle yesterday because highs winds kept fanning the flames.
100- foot flames and billowing black smoke could be seen for
miles.
In all, seven apartment buildings burned in the eight- alarm fire.
Now, many evacuated residents are calling a nearby high school home.
Officials say the fire is another blow to a local economy still
weathering the dot-com bust.
No injures were reported.
(------------)
[S-Hornets]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-133 26:04]
[GRAPHIC=NBA]
In sports, remember the Charlotte Hornets?
Not any more.
The NEW ORLEANS Hornets unveiled their new logo, team colors and uniform designs yesterday in New Orleans.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-New Orleans, LA; :00]
And for you design fans, the new logo features the team mascot, Hugo, with the city's name across his chest.
The words "New Orleans" appear above Hugo, and "Hornets" appears below him -- both in teal.
The basketball that appears in the logo is gold, a new color added to the Hornets' original color scheme.
Now let's check last night's scores.
(------------)
[Consumer-Corner]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
A new way to save on your long distance phone bill.
And a company that makes house calls to repair what the movers left behind.
Colleen Burns has those stories and more in today's Consumer Corner.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=You've arrived]
[SUPER=04-Furniture Medic Video; :13]
[SUPER=01-Fred Robertson/Furniture Medic; :21]
[SUPER=04-Dockers Video; :48]
[SUPER=04-Logitech Video; 1:30]
[SUPER=01-Heather Ferrante/Student; 1:40]
[SUPER=01-Colleen Burns/Reporting; 1:51]
[RUNS=2:01]
[OUT Q=This is Colleen Burns reporting.]
(( YOU'VE ARRIVED AT YOUR NEW HOME SAFE AND SOUND.
UNFORTUNATLEY... SOME OF YOUR BELONGINGS DIDN'T.
TO THE RESCUE: FURNITURE MEDIC...
A FRANCHISE USED BY SOME MOVERS TO MAKE RIGHT THE THINGS THAT
WENT WRONG.
(SOT "They're usually glad to see me because they had no idea that the
problems that they had can actually be repaired. And I do most of my
work on-site...We can handle major appliance repair, broken glass,
upholstery, painting if something needs to be repainted..." :19)
YOU CAN HIRE FURNITURE MEDIC ANYTIME ON YOUR OWN IF YOU WANT.
TO FIND ONE NEAR YOU... VISIT FURNITURE MEDIC DOT COM.
YOU MAY HAVE HEARD ABOUT MIRACLE FABRICS THAT RESIST STAINS.
DOCKERS HAS NOW PUT DUPONT'S STAIN DEFENDER INTO A LINE OF MEN'S
DRESS KHAKIS.
THE FABRIC ACTUALLY REPELS LIQUIDS.
THEY JUST BEAD UP AND ROLL OFF...
A PRAYER ANSWERED FOR THE ACCIDENT PRONE.
PRICE TAG: 30-DOLLARS.
THE FIRST YEAR AWAY AT COLLEGE CAN PUT QUITE A FEW EXTRA PENNIES
ON THE OLD PHONE BILL.
BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT WAY.
KIDS AND PARENTS CAN TALK FREE EVERYDAY.
PLUS, THEY CAN "SEE" EACH OTHER.
THE TRICK?...
(NATS OF FAST TYPING)
VIDEO INSTANT MESSAGING.
TO GET STARTED... YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE A ONE TIME INVESTMENT
IN A COUPLE OF WEB CAMERAS.
LOGITECH MAKES TWO: A DESKTOP MODEL AND ONE THAT FITS TO A LAPTOP
COMPUTER.
WEB CAMS WORK WITH THE INSTANT MESSAGING FEATURES THAT COME FREE
WITH YOUR INTERNET SERVICE.
(SOT-FERRANTE "It's so much better because you really feel like you're
with that person. You feel like you're in the same place instead of
being three thousand miles away." :06)
LOGITECH SAYS THE WEB CAMS GIVE MOVIE QUALITY PICTURES IF YOU
HAVE HIGH SPEED INTERNET.
THE DESKTOP MODEL SELLS FOR 99-DOLLARS AND THE LAPTOP VERSION
GOES FOR 60.
(NATS "Have a good afternoon. Bye,honey." :03)
THIS IS COLLEEN BURNS REPORTING.))
[Marketwatch]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]
In business news, the bulls started the week with a romp through Wall Street.
Alexis Christoforous has that story and more in this morning's Marketwatch.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=Retail stocks]
[SUPER=01-Alexis Christoforous/Reporting; :00]
[RUNS=1:27]
[OUT Q=your local stocks]
((Retail stocks kicked off a banner week on wall street. We'll have to see
if
they can do it again today with a little help from Home Depot. The number
one home improvement chain and dow stock reports its earnings this
morning.
Home Depot got a bump up yesterday, after rival Lowe's said profits
surged
42 percent in the second qtr..
On Wall street, stocks started out strong and never looked back..
THE DOW RACED AHEAD 212 POINTS LED BY CITIGROUP AND HOME DEPOT
THE NASDAQ CLIMBED 33 POINTS LED HIGHER BY MICROSOFT.
As many Web sites lose value, one search site, has become indispensable
to
anyone seeking information online. The question "Did you Google it?"
needs
no explanation. according to a university of michigan survey, privately
held
Google is the No. 1 search engine among consumers, according to the
Google
scored well above rivals Ask Jeeves and Alta Vista, which ranked second
and
third, respectively.
If you're thinking about changing jobs, you're not alone. According to a
survey from monster.com...Twenty-eight percent of American workers say
they'll be scouting new job opportunities in the coming year. Four out
of
five in that group said they expect to find employment in at least six
months.
and that's despite the fact that many economists see little recovery in
the
u-s job market by year's end.))
(tape tosses to stocks)
[STOCKS]
[COMM]
[3West-Nile]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=rca]
[TAPE#=02-21 TC1:39:57]
[GRAPHIC=West Nile]
The West Nile Virus has reached the New River Valley....
Officials say a dead blue jay found at the Eagle View Mobile Home park in Pulaski County tested positive for the virus.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=@file;]
This latest "West Nile find" is the first positive in the New River Health District.
Cases have also been confirmed in Patrick County and the Lynchburg area.
So far no human cases of West Nile have been reported in Virginia.
(------------)
[ATV-Recall]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Attention A-T-V owners--
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-File Tape;]
Arctic Cat, Incorporated is re-calling approximately 45- thousand of its all-terrain vehicles.
Consumer officials say a mechanical problem can cause them to overturn.
The company says it's received 73 reports of broken suspensions... and at least 10 reports of injuries.
(+++++++)
[pre pro board]
The recall includes 2002 A-T-V models-- 250, 300, 300 Massey Ferguson, 375, 400, 400-i, 500, T-B-X 500, and 500- i.
The government says people shold stop using these A-T-Vs immediately
Consumers can call the company toll- free at 1-800-210-5941 for more information.
(------------)
[2School-Closing]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=rca]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Several area schools will send students home early today .. to avoid the worst of the heat.
(XXXXXXXX)
[TAKE PINNACLE FS]
Bland County schools will dismiss at one o-clock today through the rest of the week.
In Martinsville ... two elementary schools ... Patrick Henry and Druid Hills Elementary, will let students out at 12:30.
Officials say classrooms without air conditioning can reach temperatures of over 90-degrees.
(-------------)
[2-11Missing-Girl]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=02-27 54:17]
[GRAPHIC=Jennifer Short]
Maybe the fliers will work.
Police are distributing 25-hundred of them .. bearing the photo and description of Jennifer Short.
The Henry County nine year old hasn't been seen for five days .. ever since her parents were discovered dead in their Oak Level home.
As Teresa Hamilton reports, authorities increasingly believe this is an isolated case planned out by someone who knew the family.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Henry Co.; :00]
[SUPER=01-Frank Cassell/Henry Co. Sheriff; :18]
[SUPER=@teresa1; 1:19]
[RUNS=1:29]
[OUT Q=hamilton, NEWS 7, Henry County. ]
(-------------)
[Smart-Father]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=None]
In Utah, an 11- year- old girl is in critical condition after a man allegedly raped and beat in her backyard Sunday night.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salt Lake City, UT;]
It happened in a Salt Lake City suburb.
Police are questioning the suspect, who they say is an acquaintance of the girl's father.
Authorities say the suspect broke into the home and kidnapped the girl from her bedroom.
Neighbors called police, who found the man beating the girl with a blunt object.
Meanwhile, the father of another missing Utah girl, Elizabeth Smart, says he's happy the alleged kidnapper has been caught.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=I am hearing]
((ED SMART/ELIZABETH'S FATHER:I AM HEARING ABOUT THIS KIDNAPPING AND THIS ABDUCTION THIS MORNING, MY HEART GOES OUT WITH THIS FAMILY, I KIND OF KNOW WHAT ARE THEY GOING THROUGH, I AM JUST PRAYING THAT THEIR DAUGHTER IS GOING TO BE OK. ))
[SUPER=01-Ed Smart/Elizabeth's Father;]
[RUNS=:13]
[OUT Q=be okay.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Smart says authorities are checking for leads between this latest incident and his daughter's kidnapping.
(------------)
[2Cal-Fire]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=None]
More than 100 people are homeless after a huge fire in San Jose, California.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-San Jose, CA;]
Firefighters had an even tougher battle yesterday because highs winds kept fanning the flames.
100- foot flames and billowing black smoke could be seen for
miles.
In all, seven apartment buildings burned in the eight- alarm fire.
Now, many evacuated residents are calling a nearby high school home.
Officials say the fire is another blow to a local economy still
weathering the dot-com bust.
No injures were reported.
(------------)
[West-Nile]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=rca]
[TAPE#=02-21 TC1:39:57]
[GRAPHIC=West Nile]
The West Nile Virus has reached the New River Valley....
Officials say a dead blue jay in Pulaski County tested positive for the virus.
The bird was found in the Eagle View Mobile Home Park on Belspring Road.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=@file;]
This latest "West Nile find" is one of many in Virginia ... including eight birds in the Roanoke Valley ... but it's the first positive in the New River Health District.
Cases have also been confirmed in Patrick County and the Lynchburg area.
So far no human cases of West Nile have been reported in Virginia.
(------------)
[Med-Day]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Mornin Health Check]
In medical news, it doesn't take too many smokes to increase your chances of big health problems.
Melissa McDermott has that story and more in this morning's Health check.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=Even if you're]
[SUPER=01-Melissa McDermott/Reporting; :00]
[RUNS=1:00]
[OUT Q=CBS News, New York.]
((EVEN IF YOU'RE A HEALTHY ADULT NEW RESEARCH SHOWS IT MIGHT BE A GOOD
IDEA TO GET A FLU SHOT.
THE STUDY, IN THE MEDICAL JOURNAL ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, SAYS THE
SHOTS WOULD SAVE AN AVERAGE OF 30 DOLLARS IN COSTS INCLUDING TIME OFF
WORK.
ON AVERAGE A PERSON WHO COMES DOWN WITH THE FLU LOSES ALMOST 3 DAYS OF
WORK.
IT LOOKS LIKE THE WEST NILE VIRUS HAS CLAIMED TWO MORE VICTIMS.
HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE AWAITING TEST RESULTS TO CONFIRM THAT A SAINT LOUIS
WOMAN AND A HOUSTON WOMAN BOTH DIED FROM THE DISEASE.
AROUND THE COUNTRY CREWS ARE STEPPING UP EFFORTS TO KILL MOSQUITOES THAT
CARRY WEST NILE.
SYMPTOMS OF THE DISEASE ARE SIMILAR TO THE FLU.
SMOKING JUST A FEW CIGARETTES A DAY DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE NOT AT RISK FOR
SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS.
A NEW STUDY SHOWS WOMEN CAN DOUBLE THEIR RISK OF HAVING A HEART ATTACK
BY SMOKING JUST THREE TO FIVE CIGARETTES A DAY.
MEN ALSO DOUBLE THEIR CHANCES BY SMOKING SIX TO NINE.
THE REPORT WAS PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY
HEALTH.
AND THOSE ARE SOME OF THE DAY'S TOP HEALTH STORIES.
I'M MELISSA MCDERMOTT, CBS NEWS, NEW YORK))
[1st-Business]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=ckor]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]
In business news this morning, a company that lets you carry unused cellphone minutes to the next month.
Here's Barton Eckert with a look at the morning's top business stories..
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=Good morning,]
[SUPER=01-Barton Eckert/Reporting; :00]
[RUNS=1:23]
[OUT Q=in Washington.]
(( GOOD MORNING THIS TUESDAY THE 20TH OF AUGUST.
HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS MORNING.
--------------------------
A HOUSE COMMITTEE, HAS SENT A LETTER TO IMCLONE CITING "GRAVE
CONCERNS" ABOUT THE DESTRUCTION OF EVIDENCE.
THE LETTER GOES ON TO SUGGEST THEY THINK FORMER C-E-O SAMUEL
WAKSAL MAY HAVE LIED TO THE COMMITTEE INVESTIGATORS.
THERE'S A GOOD POSSIBILITY THEY WILL REFER CRIMINAL CHARGES TO
THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT...ESPECIALLY IF WAKSAL DID LIE.
ALSO... TODAY'S THE DEADLINE CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATORS GAVE
WAKSAL FRIEND... MARTHA STEWART TO PROVIDE DETAILS OF HER SALE OF
IMCLONE STOCK.
--------------------------
ON WALL STREET AFTER A STRONG MONDAY RALLY.. TODAY, WE GET TRADE
DEFICIT NUMBERS FROM JUNE - BUT ECONOMISTS SAY THESE SHOULD CHANGE
LITTLE FROM MAY.
--------------------------
YOU HEARD IF YOU DON'T USE THEM - YOU LOSE THEM, BUT THAT'S NOT
THE CASE FOR USERS OF CINGULAR WIRELESS.
HE CELL-PHONE CARRIER IS THE FIRST TO ALLOW CUSTOMERS TO KEEP
UNUSED PEAK-TIME MINUTES FROM MONTH TO MONTH FOR UP TO A YEAR.
HOWEVER, THE MINUTES ONLY WILL HOLD FOR "LOCAL CALLING PLANS" -
NATIONAL MINUTES WILL STILL EXPIRE AT THE END OF EACH MONTH.
--------------------------
THE 41-HUNDRED PILOTS WHO FLY FOR FOR THE DISCOUNT AIRLINE HAVE
JUST RATIFIED A FOUR YEAR DEAL THAT GIVES THEM A 35 PERCENT PAY RAISE.
SOUTHWEST HAS BEEN THE ONLY PROFITABLE AIRLINE SINCE THE
SEPTEMBER 11TH ATTACKS.
THE PILOTS HAVE SAID THEIR PAY HAS LAGGED BEHIND THAT OF OTHER
MAJOR CARRIERS.
-------------------------
AND THAT'S YOUR FIRST BUSINESS CHECK ON THE MORNING'S TOP
BUSINESS HAPPENINGS..))
(tape tosses to stocks)
[STOCKS]
[COMM]
[3School-Closing]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=rca]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Summer heat is leading a couple of local school districts to send students home early.
(XXXXXXXX)
[TAKE PINNACLE FS]
Bland County schools will dismiss at one o-clock today through the rest of the week.
In Martinsville ... two elementary schools ... Patrick Henry and Druid Hills Elementary, will let students out at 12:30.
Officials say classrooms without air conditioning can reach temperatures of over 90-degrees.
(-------------)
[3-11Missing-Girl]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=02-27 54:17]
[GRAPHIC=Jennifer Short]
The Amber Alert hasn't worked .. not yet anyway, so authorities hope 25-hundred fliers may succeed.
They bear the photo and description of Jennifer Short.
The Henry County nine year old hasn't been seen for five days .. ever since her parents were discovered dead in their Oak Level home.
As Teresa Hamilton reports, authorities increasingly believe this is an isolated case planned out by someone who knew the family.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Henry Co.; :00]
[SUPER=01-Frank Cassell/Henry Co. Sheriff; :18]
[SUPER=@teresa1; 1:19]
[RUNS=1:29]
[OUT Q=hamilton, NEWS 7, Henry County. ]
(-------------)
[2-11County-murder]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=khu]
[TAPE#=02-23 TC1:21:43]
[GRAPHIC=Murder Invest]
Police in Roanoke County are investigating the shooting death of Beverly Haygood .. the popular manager of the Antiques Mall at Dixie Caverns.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]
The 52-year old bookkeeper had planned to meet a co-worker ...to spend the evening watching television, but Haygood missed the appointment.
Her co-worker went to her home on Tyler Road and found the body.
Co-workers, friends and neighbors of Haygood are mystified as to who would want to kill her.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 15:04:25]
[IN Q=THIS IS AN EXCELLENT ]
((PAUL RICHARDSON/NEIGHBOR; THIS IS AN EXCELLENT NEIGHBORHOOD AND EVERYONE LIKED HER AS FAR AS I KNOW. SHE DIDN'T HAVE ANY ENEMIES AT ALL THAT I KNOW OF.))
[SUPER=01-Paul Richardson/Neighbor]
[RUNS=:06]
[OUT Q=that i know of.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Police processed the scene yesterday, but did not find a weapon.
They believe the killer walked in through an open door sometime Friday.
So far, the medical examiner's office has not released an exact cause of death.
(------------)
[S-Tech2002]
[ANCHOR=Steve]
[NEWSCAST=morning]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=Tech 2002]
[GRAPHIC=TECH 2002 6052]
The college football season is starting earlier than ever for the Hokie this season.
Summer workouts are about to end and that means it's time for our Tech 2002 reports to begin.
Here's Mike Stevens.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=For the past couple]
[SUPER=@Mike1; 2:05]
[RUNS=2:28]
[OUT Q=....A NICE DAY."]
(-------------)
(( For the past couple of weeks the Hokies have been forced to get their house in order.
The condition of Grant Noel's knee seemed rather insignificant last week after 42 players and coaches were knocked flat by a virus that forced two practices to be completely cancelled.
And then three of the senior leaders on the team received suspensions. Ronyell Whitaker for two games, Lamar Cobb and Terrell Parham one each.
Add those losses to projected starter Eric Green's knee injury and subsequent surgery and it would appear that things have come unraveled in Blacksburg.
((nat sound clap 2015tc))
In fact it's quite the opposite - this large group of ladies who attended Beamer Women's camp is making sure the team literally stays tied tightly together in its mission this season with the help of Maroon and Orange shoetrings.
((NAT SOUND))
((JOHN BALLEIN:))
With all of this attention and all of the honors Frank Beamer has received over the past three years - those who know him well are amazed that he has managed to stay grounded and avoid getting the so-called - "Big Head."
Well, that is until now.))
((SHANE BEAMER:))
((FRANK BEAMER:))
((MIKE STEVENS:))
[2West-Nile]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=rca]
[TAPE#=02-21 TC1:39:57]
[GRAPHIC=West Nile]
A dead blue jay is Pulaski County has tested positive .. and that means the West Nile Virus has reached the New Rivery Valley.
The bird was found in the Eagle View Mobile Home Park on Belspring Road.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=@file;]
This latest "West Nile find" is one of many in Virginia ... including eight birds in the Roanoke Valley ... but it's the first positive in the New River Health District.
Cases have also been confirmed in Patrick County and the Lynchburg area.
So far no human cases of West Nile have been reported in Virginia.
(------------)
[2ATV-Recall]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=None]
If you own an A-T-V, you may need to write down some information--
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-File Tape;]
Arctic Cat, Incorporated is re-calling approximately 45- thousand of its all-terrain vehicles.
Consumer officials say a mechanical problem can cause them to overturn.
The company says it's received 73 reports of broken suspensions... and at least 10 reports of injuries.
(-------------)
[pre pro board]
The recall includes 2002 A-T-V models-- 250, 300, 300 Massey Ferguson, 375, 400, 400-i, 500, T-B-X 500, and 500- i.
The government says people shold stop using these A-T-Vs immediately
(------------)
Consumers can call the company toll- free at 1-800-210-5941 for more information.
by SS