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Coming up on News 7-
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[VO-NAT]
A case of mistaken identity prompts police to drop bank robbery charges against a one-time suspect.
Plus, a local ball club's swinging for the stars with double digits in the win column and a big fat zero for losses.
And, both the big and small screen lose an icon.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
News 7 is next.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[VO-NAT]
The saying goes "the truth will set you free."
It worked for this former pastor falsely accused of bank robbery.
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[ANCHOR=Shannon ]
[GRAPHIC=News 7 at 11]
Good evening, I'm Shannon Young in for Jean Jadhon.
[Colbert]
[ANCHOR=Shan]
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[WRITER=khu]
[TAPE#=03-11 TC1:59:20]
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He says it could happen to anyone.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Vater Colbert isn't bitter. He recognizes police have a job to do.
But they may have been a little too quick to close the bank robbery case after people saw the bank surveillance photo and identified the suspect as Reverend Colbert.
It probably didn't help Colbert that he admitted to embezzling 25-thousand dollars last year.
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[SOT 16:43:36]
[IN Q=I made a mistake]
((VATER COLBERT/FORMER BANK ROBBERY SUSPECT: I MADE A MISTAKE EARLIER. I CONFESSED TO WHAT I'D DONE. I'D HAVE CONFESSED TO THIS IF I'D DONE IT. Keith Humphry/NEWS7: Do you think because of that embezzlement charge you were more likely to be a suspect, or they were more ready to believe it? IT WAS THAT, AND PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE EMBEZZLEMENT.))
[SUPER=01-Vater Colbert/Former Bank Robbery Suspect]
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[OUT Q=about the embezzlement.]
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[VO-NAT]
It showed up on his record in the courthouse, but people in the community were unaware he is serving a 10-month sentence with a home monitor.
Colbert was released from jail this week once authorities identified another suspect in the robbery.
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[Shell]
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Neighbors say a Radford photographer arrested on sexual charges is a nice guy who didn't say much.
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[VO-NAT]
56-year-old Robert Edward Lee Shell is charged in connection with the death of 19-year-old model Marion Franklin of Boone, North Carolina.
Franklin was Shell's assistant.
She went by the name Chloe Jennings.
[SUPER=03-Radford;]
Officers say they responded to a report of an overdose at Shell's studio June third , when they found Franklin unconscious.
She was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
Neighbors who knew Shell say they're shocked.
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[SOT 5725]
[IN Q=he seemed]
((725 HE SEEMED SORT OF FEEBLE IN A WAY, HE WALKED VERY SLOWLY EVERYTHING I'VE HEARD WAS THAT HE WAS A NICE GUY. IT'S JUST VERY BIZARRE.))
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[OUT Q=just very bizarre]
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[VO-NAT]
Police say they found Valium and other drugs in Shell's studio and his home on Grove Avenue.
He is being held without bond in the New River Valley Regional Jail.
Police say he could face more charges.
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[SML-Water]
[ANCHOR=shan]
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[WRITER=dgr]
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Health officials in Franklin County have issued a warning to anyone swimming at the upper Blackwater River section of Smith Mountain Lake.
Recent water samples taken near Ponderosa Campground contained more bacteria than allowed by recreational water quality standards.
The high levels mean anyone swimming in the area is more likely to become ill with gastrointestinal, respiratory, or skin infections.
The elevated levels only appeared in the upper Blackwater River section, and are likely the result of heavy rainfall washing surface contaminants into the water.
[Prison-Lightning]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=dse]
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Today's thunderstorms injured at least seven inmates at a prison in Central Virginia.
Lightning struck the Dillwyn Correctional Center in Buckingham County.
Corrections officials say the inmates were in an open space between buildings when they were struck shortly after 4 p-m.
They were taken away from the prison for medical care.
It's not clear how badly they were injured.
[Tax-Cut]
[ANCHOR=Shan]
[NEWSCAST=11 p.m.]
[WRITER=syo]
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Lawmakers in the House want low-income families included in recent tax cuts.
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[SUPER=03-Washington, DC;]
The body today approved an 82 (b) billion dollar tax-cut package that will extend the child tax credit through 2010.
The bill would allow low-income families to receive the same 400-dollar per child checks that'll go to better-off families in a few weeks.
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[ANCHOR=Shan]
[SS=None]
But they'll have to wait until next year to get their money because there's no provision in the bill for sending checks this
summer.
The 224 to 201 vote sets up a confrontation with the Senate which passed a much smaller bill last week.
[Resource-Officer]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=03-20 TC7:39]
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One of three resource officers at Patrick Henry High School has been reassigned... and supporters say they believe he's being punished for speaking out.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Officer Ray Lewis has worked at Patrick Henry for the last ten years, but was reassigned to the Police Department's Patrol Division last week.
A school board member recently asked city officials to identify the officer who was quoted anonymously in a newspaper article about school safety.
Patrick Henry Parent Alice Hincker says Lewis's departure from the school will be a tremendous loss.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=I think it's totally wrong]
((ALICE HINCKER/PATRICK HENRY H. S. PARENT; I THINK IT'S TOTALLY WRONG. AND I'M HOPING THAT SOMEONE WILL LOOK INTO EXACTLY WHY THIS REASSIGNMENT TOOK PLACE OR MAKE A PUBLIC EXPLANATION FOR WHY HE'S BEEN REASSIGNED, WHY HE'S BEEN TAKEN OUT OF PATRICK HENRY AND OUT OF THE RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM.))
[SUPER=01-Alice Hincker/Patrick Henry H. S. Parent]
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[OUT Q=the resource officer program.]
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[ANCHOR=Shannon]
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Officials with the Roanoke City Schools and the Police Department declined comment today.
[Iraq-Sweep]
[ANCHOR=Shan]
[NEWSCAST=11 p.m.]
[WRITER=syo]
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[GRAPHIC=After Saddam]
The biggest American operation since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein is in its third day
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[VO-NAT :17]
The main U-S thrust today was into an area just north of Baghdad where intelligence indicated a remnant pro-Saddam power base.
The security sweep netted four-hundred arrests.
The commander of U-S ground troops in Iraq says the country ``will be a combat zone for some time.''
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Iraq is still considered...]
((LT. GEN. DAVID MCKIERNAN/US COMMANDER, IRAQ: IRAQ IS STILL CONSIDERED A COMBAT ZONE FOR ALL THE RIGHT REASONS. IT IS STILL A COMBAT ZONE.))
[SUPER=01-Lt. Gen. David McKiernan/U. S. Commander in Iraq]
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[OUT Q=still a combat zone.]
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Iraqis today shot down an American helicopter -- the crew is safe -- and an American fighter went down for unknown reasons.
The pilot ejected safely.
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[Tease1]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[WRITER=dse]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[SS=None]
Two stars, one from the big-screen, one from the small screen, pass on the same night.
More on the careers of Gregory Peck and David Brinkley when News 7 returns.
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[VO-NAT]
And the roadmap to peace in the middle east now appears full of deadly detours.
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[Sports-preview]
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[OUT Q=in sports."]
((Hey, folks. Travis Wells here in the News 7 Sports Office. Coming up later, Virginia's Attorney General takes up the Hokies cause. Tom Watson goes low at the 103rd us open, and we'll get you set for the first annual Roy Stanley Celebrity Golf event. Plus Jon Wood returns to New River and Rick Neuheisel is shown the door at Washington. All that and more on the way in sports.))
[Peck-Obit]
[ANCHOR=shan]
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[WRITER=dgr]
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Screen legend Gregory Peck has died at the age of 87, only days after the American Film Institude named his character from "To Kill a Mockingbird" the top movie hero of all time.
Stacy Case looks back at the career of the Oscar winner.
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[SUPER=01-Stacy Case/Reporting; 1:55]
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[OUT Q=STACY CASE, CBS NEWS]
((HE WAS THE CLASSIC MOVIE STAR -- TALL, DARK AND ALL THE REST. BORN ELDRED GREGORY PECK IN LA HOYA, CALIFORNIA, APRIL 5TH, 1916. THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AND BERKLEY GRADUATE WAS A SYMBOL OF MORAL
STRENGTH AND SINCERITY.
PECK RECEIVED FOUR ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS, BUT HIS PERFORMANCE AS EMBATTLED SMALL TOWN LAWYER ATTICUS FINCH IN THE 1962 VERSION OF TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, CLENCHED THE OSCAR FOR BEST PERFORMANCE. IT WAS HIS FAVORITE ROLE.
(NATS...MOCKINGBIRD..)
THAT FILM WAS ALSO A FAVORITE OF HIS FANS. A VETERAN OF COUNTLESS FILMS, PECK DID NOT SHY AWAY FROM CONTROVERSIAL TOPICS. THE 1947 FILM, GENTLEMEN'S AGREEMENT, WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO DEAL WITH ANTI-SEMITISM.
(NATS..MOVIE.."some people don't like other people just because they're Jews, why are they bad? some are sure, some are
n't, it's like everybody else.")
HE WAS ATTRACTED TO ROLES THAT NOT ONLY ENTERTAINED, BUT LEFT THE AUDIENCE SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
PECK "If maybe 5,6,7 times in my very long career the pictures had something to say and people could carry home with them, and added to the point of view that's woven into a dramatic story, something they can chew on a bit and maybe change their attitude toward a social
issue...well I like that."
AND HE WAS RESPECTED FOR DOING THAT TOO. IN 1991, HE WAS HONORED BY THE KENNEDY CENTER AND 1992 HE RECEIVED THE LINCOLN CENTER LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD.
STACY CASE, CBS NEWS.))
[Gregory-Peck]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jen]
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Peck may have become a legend on the big screen,
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[VO-NAT]
but his rise to stardom started on the stage at the Barter Theater in Abingdon.
In 1989 Peck returned to the area for the Virginia Festival of Film in Charlottesville where he was honored for his contributions to classic film.
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[Brinkley-Obit]
[ANCHOR=shan]
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[WRITER=dgr]
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One of the pioneers of, and a respected voice in, broadcast journalism has died.
David Brinkley was 82.
Jennifer Donelan looks back at the career of the news man who became a household name.
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[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Bob Schieffer/CBS News; :51]
[SUPER=01-Jennifer Donelan/Reporting; 1:09]
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[OUT Q=JENNIFER DONELAN, CBS NEWS]
((A SIMPLE REPORTER...THAT'S HOW DAVID BRINKLEY LIKED TO DESCRIBE HIMSELF.
A MAN WHO TOLD A STORY WITH A LOW-KEY , STRAIGHFORWARD STYLE.
"For me working in television, it has been a wonderful."
BRINKLEY'S CAREER BEGAN IN 1943 AS NBC'S FIRST WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT.
"All of these piles.."
IN 1956 HE SAT DOWN WITH CHET HUNTLEY BECOMING NETWORK TELEVISIONS FIRST CO-ANCHOR TEAM.
"Goodnight David, Goodnight Chet."
THAT NIGHTLY FAREWELL BECAME A PART OF POP CULTURE.
BRINKLEY'S 56 YEAR CAREER SPANNED 11 PRESIDENCES...HE COVERED EVERY ELECTION...EVERY CONVENTION.
"It is a political show that will eventually produce a candidate."
HE WON JOURNALISM'S MOST COVETED AWARDS AND AMERICA'S HIGHEST CIVILIAN HONOR IN 1992 - THE MEDAL OF FREEDOM. ALONG THE WAY HE CHANGED TELEVISION NEWS FOREVER.
"He could always go and find that little nugget in a story that would make you understand why it was so important."
MOST RECENTLY, HE COMMANDED ABC'S CRITICIALLY ACCLAIMED "THIS WEEK WITH DAVID BRINKLEY."
"As far as I know there was no one in the building in Oklahoma City that had anything to do with Waco, now where's the sense in that?"
IN 1996, HE RETIRED FROM ABC NEWS...A PIONEER OF TELEVISION NEWS WHO HAD NO REGRETS.
SOT - DAVID BRINKLEY/ABC NEWS - (09)
"I quote Shakespeare who said 'All's well that ends well.' My time here now ends extremely well. Thank you."
DAVID BRINKLEY WAS 82 YEARS OLD. JENNIFER DONELAN CBS NEWS.))
[Middle-East]
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[WRITER=syo]
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"Crybabies."
That's what Israel's Prime Minister calls leaders in Palestine for saying they can't crack down on the Islamic militant group Hamas.
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[SUPER=03-Gaza, West Bank;]
Israel today killed seven Palestinians in a rocket strike in the Gaza Strip
Two days of attacks and reprisals have killed 39 on both sides.
Hamas and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon have threatened a fight to the finish.
Hamas has gone so far as to war foreigners to leave.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Your children, your...]
((MAHMOUD AL ZAHAR, HAMAS SPOKESMAN: YOUR CHILDREN, YOUR WOMEN, YOUR HUSBANDS, EVERYBODY IS A TARGET NOW.))
[SUPER=01-Mahmoud Al Zahar/Hamas Spokesman;]
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[OUT Q=everybody is a target now.]
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[VO-NAT :10]
The group has ordered ``all military cells to act immediately'' against Israel.
A top Palestinian official says Sharon's goal is ``to assassinate'' peace efforts.
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[Baseball-Team]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=11 PM]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=03-21 TC36:21]
[GRAPHIC=None]
A sports team always wants a winning season.
But imagine doing it several years in a row without ever losing a game.
It's happened in Roanoke.
And, as Justin McLeod shows us ,what's perhaps more amazing, is who's done it.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
[SUPER=@justin1; :]
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[OUT Q=JM, News 7, Roanoke]
((((NAT SOUND OF HIT))
They can hit pretty well.
((QUICK NAT SOUND OF A PLAY))
They can field pretty nicely.
((QUICK NAT SOUND OF CHEERING))
And they can win.
[SOT 19:49:55]
[IN Q=Right now]
((RALPH ALEXANDER/COACH: RIGHT NOW, WE'RE 55 AND O.))
[Runs02]
[OUT Q=55 AND 0]
You heard it right.
This team is undeafted and has been for five straight years.
They're called the Northwest Braves.
[SOT 19:47:56]
[IN Q=We just give]
((TEVIN STARKEY/PLAYER: WE JUST GIVE IT ALL AND JUST TRY HARD.))
[Runs03]
[OUT Q=just try hard]
Hard work that began when most of these kids were six or seven.
They've moved up together from T-Ball to now little league.
Along the way, they've had the same three coaches.
[SOT 19:46:19]
[IN Q=Sometimes I think]
((RICHARD BROWN/HEAD COACH: SOMETIMES I JUST FEEL LIKE I AM OUT HERE AND THEY ARE DOING THERE THING.))
[Runs03]
[OUT Q=doing there thing]
((QUICK NAT SOUND OF THE GAME))
Of course there have been a few close calls.
But the team always seems to get it together and win.
[SOT 20:29:44]
[IN Q=It's hard to get]
((JUSTIN McLEOD/REPORTING: IT'S HARD TO GET OUT OF THEM THE SECRET OF THEIR SUCCESS REALLY IS. YEAH, THEY'RE GOOD BALLPLAYERS BUT IT IS MORE THAN THAT. WHEN YOU WATCH THEM YOU REALIZE THE COACHES AND PLAYERS NOT ONLY LIKE ONE ANOTHER BUT THEY RESPECT EACH OTHER.))
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[OUT Q=respect each other]
((NAT SOUND OF COACH TALKING TO A PLAYER))
The coaches are there to offer reassurance when a player does wrong.
And they're the first with a pat on the back when a player does it right.
[SOT 20:26:00]
[IN Q=They're like]
((BUD TOLLIVER/PLAYER: THEY'RE LIKE OUR SECOND FATHERS TO US.))
[Runs03]
[OUT Q=fathers to us]
[SOT 19:50:53]
[IN Q=We're like one]
((RALPH ALEXANDER: WE'RE LIKE ONE BIG FAMILY HERE AND I LOVE THEM ALL.))
[Runs03]
[OUT Q=love them all]
((QUICK NAT SOUND OF THE GAME))
The coaches says it's nice to win but that's not what their game is all about.
They want these kids to have fun and realize they can do good things together.
[SOT 19:49:21]
[IN Q=We've been friends]
((TEVIN STARKEY/PLAYER: WE'VE BEEN FRIENDS SINCE SECOND GRADE AND I GUESS WE ARE GOING TO BE FRIENDS FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES.))
[Runs06]
[OUT Q=rest of our lives]
That along with their playing skills puts them in a league of their own.
((NAT SOUND OF PLAYERS CHEERING WITH ONE ANOTHER))
Justin McLeod, News 7, Roanoke.))
[Special-Olympics]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=03-12 TC1:37:12]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Two other local athletes hope their hard work gives them a leg up on their competition.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem;]
Hardy native James Foley did some last minute practicing for the Special Olympics World Games today.
He and Charvay Perdue of Roanoke will head for Dublin, Ireland tomorrow.
Nine- year- old Perdue is the youngest athlete from Virginia to compete in the games, while Foley is a 22- year veteran.
The two will arrive in Ireland one week before the competition begins to learn more about the culture.
Special Olympics World Games are held every four years.
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[Tease2]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[WRITER=dse]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[SS=None]
Is another afternoon of thunderstorms on the way?
Robin will be here with the answer when News 7 returns.
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[VO-NAT]
Plus we'll check out one vacation destination for dogs and their owners.
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[Commercial]
[Home-schooling]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mmu]
[TAPE#=03-18 TC1:25:40]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Virginia parents are gathering in Richmond to learn more about a growing trend....home schooling.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond]
More than 22-thousand students in the state are home-schooled.
And that number is going up every year by more than twelve percent.
Home-educators say being both parent and teacher offers many benefits.
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[SOT 13:29:07]
[IN Q=BY HAVING HIM HOME]
((BECKY FLORA/HOME-SCHOOLING PARENT: BY HAVING HIM HOME AND REALLY BEING INVOLVED IN EVERYTHING THAT HE'S LEARNING AND SPENDING THE TIME WITH HIM WE'VE JUST REALLY SEEN THE QUALITY.))
((JACQUELYN PHILLIPS/SALEM PARENT: ALOT OF RESPONSIBILITY NEEDS TO BE PUT BACK ON THE PARENT INSTEAD OF THE GOVERNMENT AND LATELY I'VE BEEN FEELING THAT PUBLIC SCHOOL HAS AN INSTITUTIONAL FEELING, CONCRETE WALLS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.))
((JODY PHILLIPS/SALEM PARENT: I JUST FEEL LIKE HE CAN LEARN BETTER AT HOME.))
[SUPER=01-Becky Flora/Home-Schooling Parent; :00]
[SUPER=01-Jacquelyn Phillips/Salem Parent; :10]
[SUPER=01-Jody Phillips/Salem Parent; :20]
[RUNS=:24]
[OUT Q=LEARN BETTER AT HOME.]
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[VO-NAT]
The annual home-schoolers' convention ends on Saturday.
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[S-Extra]
[ANCHOR=travis]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=]
Coming up, Jerry Kilgore joins the fight for the Big East, Jon Wood gets ready to race at New River this weekend, and first round highlights from the U.S. Open, but first in tonight's extra point,
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-NCAA; :00]
Washington football coach Rick Neuheisel has been fired by the school for gambling with a neighbor, winning 5 thousand dollars in an NCAA Tournament pool. The 42 year old also lied to the NCAA about his involvement in the pool.
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[S-ACC]
[ANCHOR=travis]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=SP-145 TC14635]
[GRAPHIC=ACC/Big East]
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is apparently playing hardball where the ACC expansion is concerned. Blumenthal today filed a motion to expedite discovery in the lawsuit filed by the five Big East schools. If granted, the motion would compel the defendants to produce documents and give depositions much sooner than would normally occur during the course of a lawsuit.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond/File Tape; :00]
Also joining the fray today was Virginia's Attorney General Jerry Kilgore who added his name to the lawsuit. His addition is big because it puts him squarely on the side of Virginia Tech in a legal battle between two state universities.
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[S-Open]
[ANCHOR=travis]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=SP-141 TC15752]
[GRAPHIC=U-S Open Golf]
The first round of the U-S Open yielded some unusually low scores today at Olympia Fields. But Tiger Woods shot an even par 70 and isn't atop the leaderboard.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Olympia Fields, IL/ESPN & NBC; :00]
This guy is however. 53 year old Tom Watson, the '82 Open Champ tallied an eagle and four birdies today. He even got some help from the forces of gravity. This birdie putt at the 7th hole hangs on the lip, but as Watson walks towards the ball it drops in for part of a 5-under afternoon.
Brett Quigley also shot a 5-under 65. Justin Leonard and Jay Don Blake are one shot back.
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[S-Roy]
[ANCHOR=Travis]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-149 11018tc]
[GRAPHIC=ROY STANLEY]
The second annual Roy Stanley Memorial golf tournament is set for June 29th.
But now local golfers will also have a chance to play a round alongside local celebrities as Mike Stevens explains.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=FIRST AUDIO]
[SUPER=03-Salem/Last Year; :00]
[SUPER=01-Mike Bell/Roy Stanley Tournament Director; :30]
[SUPER=@mike2; 1:10]
[RUNS=1:50]
[OUT Q=...NEWS 7 SPORTS."]
(( The captain's choice portion is filling up quickly for the 29th here at Hanging Rock, but there are still some prime spots open for foursomes on Friday June 27th - that's the day for the first ever Roy Stanley Celebrity event.
We have gathered together 18 current and former greats from the athletic world to take part.
Most of these celebrities were close friends of Roy's. And you can get to know them as well, by playing right along side them in this unique format.
((BITE FROM MIKE BELL:))
All of the proceeds from both the celebrity and memorial tournaments help fund annual scholarships in Roy's Memory. Last year three students were awarded $1000 dollar grants.
If you can't play in the celebrity event - you may want to get autographs from the stars - and they will available from six to seven pm at the golf course.
And Fans of Roy and sports memorabilia also need to keep in mind that a very unique auction will take place on that Friday the 27th at 7pm at Hanging Rock.
Autographed, authenticated items from the likes of Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant will be among the items up for grabs.
It all takes place on Friday June 27th at Hanging Rock. Mike Stevens News 7 Sports.))
[S-Wood]
[ANCHOR=travis]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=SP-144 TC12247]
[GRAPHIC=Jon Wood]
As we first told you last night, local race fans are in for a treat as Craftsman Truck Series driver Jon Wood will return to the New River Valley Speedway on Saturday to race a truck in the Harvey's 200.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.; :00]
Wood will race the truck of Tony Rogers in the event. Tonight Wood was getting ready at the team's shop by adjusting his seat and adapting his safety gear to the truck. Wood has raced late models at the track before, and will test the truck tomorrow. He says he can't wait for the green flag.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Jon Wood/Craftsman Truck Series Driver; :04]
[SUPER=01-Tony Rogers/Truck Owner/Driver; :17]
[RUNS=:26]
[OUT Q=make it go any faster."]
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[S-Jones]
[ANCHOR=travis]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=twe]
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To the diamond where former William Byrd standout Nick Jones is set to begin the long road to the big leagues.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
The VCU Ram was drafted in the 11th round last week by the Chicago Cubs and today Jones flew out of the Roanoke Regional Airport heading for Arizona and orientation with the team.
A second baseman, Jones is excited about fulfilling a childhood dream.
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[SUPER=01-Nick Jones/11th Round Cubs Draft Pick; :00]
[SUPER=01-Ed Jones/Nick's Dad; :]
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[OUT Q=make Roanoke proud."]
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[Dog-Camp]
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Tired of having to pay a pet deposit when you take your dog along on vacation?
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lake Tahoe, CA]
That's not a concern at dog camp on the shore of South Lake Tahoe.
All three summer sessions are booked up with people traveling from all over the country to make sure their pooch gets a good vacation.
Camp Winnaribbun (win-uh-ribbon) has been open for nine years and teaches agility... both on land and water, and offers several canine activities.
This course simulates rabbit hunting: a controller is in charge of a moving plastic bag the dogs can chase.
Owners do have to pack a few things though: a chew toy, treats, and plastic bags to make sure souvenirs aren't forgotten.
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