[11Missing-Girl]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=rle]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=none]
A 16 year old Pulaski County girl is missing.
(XXXXXXX)
[TAKE BOARD FS]
Tara Savannah Sheets was last seen shortly after midnight Sunday walking her dog.
The dog returned, but Tara did not.
According to authorities, family members say the girl was very active on the internet, and may be with someone she met there.
Investigators say she may have been abducted or run away.
Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office.
(XXXXXXX)
[11Rke-Ax]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=dgr]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Accident]
A motorist collided with a Roanoke City police car early yesterday.
Police say an officer was driving east on Elm Avenue when another car ran a stop sign at 6th Street.
Three people were taken to area hospitals.
They were treated and released.
Police say alcohol may have been involved. Charges are pending.
[AZ-Wildfires]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin']
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Wildfire]
Just when they thought they had the upper hand, firefighters in Arizona are back on the defense.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Summerhaven, AZ;]
A massive wildfire has scorched more than 11-thousand acres northeast of Tucson. Firefighters say its only 5 percent contained.
More than 250 homes have been lost.
Officials don't expect to gain control of the blaze for several weeks.
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[FL-Flooding]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin']
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
At least one person is dead in Nebraska after severe storms unleashed seven tornadoes and baseball-sized hail.
The storm damaged buildings, flooded roads and knocked down trees near Deshler, about 75 miles southwest of Lincoln.
[SS=Flooding]
In Florida, residents are returning to their homes and assessing the damage near Lake Manatee.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bradenton, FL;]
Authorities urged the evacuation of more than 600 homes after a flood gate jammed on a dam 40 miles southeast of Tampa.
A handful of homes flooded after the lake swelled with rains that the dam couldn't release fast enough.
The malfunctioning flood gate has been fixed and the lake is now draining steadily.
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[11SML-Water]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=03-31 TC-8:53]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Severe weather was far from the minds of visitors to Smith Mountain Lake.
Jennifer Wishon has more on how the sunny day outshined even recent health advisories on the lake.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Nats of boat]
[SUPER=03-Smith Mountain Lake; :00]
[SUPER=01-Hawk Lamb/Captain's Quarters Owner; :13 ]
[SUPER=01-Asa Richards/Captain's Quarters Employee; :21 ]
[SUPER=@Jennifer1; :51 ]
[SUPER=01-Justin Prilmaman/Jet Skier ; 1:10]
[SUPER=01-Erick Jansson/Jet Skier; 1:32 ]
[RUNS=1:46]
[OUT Q=JW, News 7, Smith Mountain Lake]
((((Nats of boat or jet ski))
Boat enthusiasts at Smith Mountain Lake say lately it's been feast or famine.
Either not enough or too much rain, but Sunday everyone agreed the weather was just right.
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[SOT 30:22:08]
[IN Q=Business is going]
((HAWK LAMB/CAPTAIN'S QUARTERS OWNER: BUSINESS IS GOING GREAT. THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST DAYS THAT WE'VE HAD SO FAR THIS YEAR.))
[RUNS= 05]
[OUT Q=far this year]
Things have just recently started looking up.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 34:30:19]
[IN Q=Here lately it's]
((ASA RICHARDS/CAPTAIN'S QUARTERS EMPLOYEE: HERE LATELY IT'S BEEN, IT'S RAINING TOO MUCH AND WATER'S MUDDY AND IT JUST HASN'T BEEN A GOOD YEAR FOR LAKE PEOPLE.))
[RUNS= 08]
[OUT Q=for lake people]
But the lull in business may benefit the customer in the future.
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[SOT 31:44:11]
[IN Q=There's so little]
((HAWK LAMB/CAPTAIN'S QUARTERS OWNER: THERE'S SO LITTLE TRAFFIC THIS YEAR, AND I THINK THAT PEOPLE ARE JUST TRYING TO, THEY'LL EVEN CUT THEIR PRICES A LITTLE BIT JUST TO GET WHAT LITTLE TRAFFIC IS COMING IN.))
[RUNS= 10]
[OUT Q=is coming in]
It was a money making day for another business on the lake, despite a recent advisory.
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[SOT 25:40:14]
[IN Q=The health department]
((JENNIFER WISHON/REPORTING: THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS ISSUED A WATER QUALITY ADVISORY HERE AT THE CRAZY HORSE MARINA AND CAMPGROUND. OFFICIALS SAY RECENT RAINS HAVE WASHED BACTERIA INTO THE WATER. THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY DECLINED TO GO ON CAMERA BUT SAYS HE'S AWAITING THE RESULTS OF A PRIVATE TEST HE BELIEVES WILL SHOW THERE'S BACTERIA ALL AROUND THE LAKE.))
[RUNS= 18]
[OUT Q=around the lake]
Many said the water was too cold to go swimming and they weren't too worried.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 38:59:06]
[IN Q=I think it's gonna be]
((JUSTIN PRILMAMAN/JET SKIIER: I THINK IT'S GONNA BE SHORT TERM, IT'S JUST BASICALLY RUNOFF FROM A LOT OF THE FARMS AROUND THE AREA.))
[RUNS= 04]
[OUT Q=around the area]
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 32:14:09]
[IN Q=I'm getting a lot]
((HAWK LAMB/CAPTAIN'S QUARTER OWNER: I'M GETTING A LOT OF PEOPLE COMMENTING ON THIS AND I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS AND I DON'T KNOW IF THEY KNOW. NO, I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT IT AND I TELL PEOPLE IF IT WAS THAT BAD THEY'D STOP PEOPLE FROM GETTING ON THE LAKE.))
[RUNS =11]
[OUT Q=on the lake]
Recent rains also washed some debris into the lake, but boaters say traffic on the lake has pushed most of it to the shore.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 28:37:25]
[IN Q=There are a little]
((ERICK JANSSON/JET SKIIER: THERE ARE A LITTLE DEBRIS, BUT NOT EVERYWHERE, YOU HAVE TO GO A BIT FARTHER UP.))
[RUNS= 06]
[OUT Q=bit farther up]
Boaters say they can deal with a little debris, but hope more excessive rains won't force them to park their boats for the rest of the summer.
Jennifer Wishon, News 7, Smith Mountain Lake.))
[11VA-Tech]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=rle]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Virginia Tech]
The Supreme Court is expected to rule this week on affirmative action at colleges and universities, but one Virginia school is already scaling back its academic programs for minorities.
Virginia Tech has altered 16 race-conscious programs in the past few months.
It is also discontinuing a privately funded study abroad program for black students and forcing open a spot in the veterinary college previously reserved for blacks.
The moves were made on the advice of Attorney General Jerry Kilgore's office, which warned the university Board of Visitors last year that they could be personally liable if the school's policies were challenged in court.
[Harry-Potter]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=mornin]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
The latest Harry Potter book is literally flying off the bookshelves.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-]
An estimated 5 million copies of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" were sold on the first day alone.
Experts say it's just a matter of time before the story becomes the biggest-selling book of all time.
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[Marketwatch]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]
In business news, The Federal Reserve meets this week.
And, D-V-D rentals are on the rise.
Alexis Christoforous has those stories and more in this morning's Marketwatch.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Alexis Christoforous/Reporting; :00]
[RUNS=1:40]
[OUT Q=in New York.]
((Wall Street may get the first interest rate cut of the year in the coming
days. The Federal Reserve kicks OFF A TWO DAY MEETING JUNE 24TH AND MOST
ECONOMISTS HAVE SCALED BACK THEIR EXPECTATIONS FOR AN AGRESSIVE HALF POINT
CUT IN THE FED FUNDS RATE. RECENT ECONOMIC REPORTS POINTING TO MODEST
GROWTH AND A DECREASED RISK OF DEFLATION HAS MANY BETTING ON A MORE TAME
QUARTER POINT CUT. ANYTHING BIGGER THAN THAT - ECONOMISTS SAY - COULD
SHOCK THE MARKET.
WHILE THE FED MEETING IS THE MAIN EVENT FOR INVESTORS, THERE WILL ALSO BE
A STRING OF ECONOMIC REPORTS THAT COULD MOVE THE MARKETS INCLUDING
CONSUMER CONFIDENCE, AND HOME SALES.
It was a split decision on wall street.. the dow snapped a two day losing
streak, but tech stocks took a breather...
(gR)
the dow rose 21 points
(gr)
while the nasdaq dipped 3
(gr)
ON THE STOCKS TO WATCH LIST:
EBAY THE ONLINE AUCTION SITE WILL BUY FAIRMARKET FOR 4.5 MLN DOLLARS.
KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE ORACLE/PEOPLESOFT SAGA.. ON FRIDAY PEOPLESOFT'S BOARD
OF DIRECTORS URGED SHAREHOLDERS TO REJECT ORACLES SWEETENED TAKEOVER BID..
THE BOARD SAYSPEOPLESOFT'S BUSINESS WOULD SUFFER IRREPARABLE DAMAGE IF THE
DEAL GOES THROUGH.
(oc)
It's a sea change in the home video industry.
For the first time ever, D-V-D rentals exceeded videocassette
rentals the week of June 9th. The Video Software Dealers Association says
28-point-two (m) million D-V-D's were rented for the week vs
27-point-three (m) million videocassettes were rented.
TRACK ALL THE PREMARKET ACTION AT CBS.MW.COM . I'M AC IN NEW YORK.))
(tape tosses to stocks)
[STOCKS]
[COMM]
[Mideast-Bomb]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=mornin]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
A bomb intended for Israelis accidentally killed the Palestinians planting it.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Northern Gaza Strip;]
Four Palestinian militants died Sunday when the bomb accidentally exploded in Northern Gaza.
At first, witnesses claimed the men were killed by an Israeli tank...
But later loudspeakers announced the men died fulfilling their national duty.
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[Iraq-Oil]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=mornin]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=After Saddam]
Iraq is exporting oil for the first time since the U-S led invasion.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Some 8-million barrels of Iraqi crude has been loaded onto a tanker now headed for a Turkish refinery.
A pipeline from Iraq to Turkey was recently repaired and is expected to be running within days.
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[Your-Hometown]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=MORN]
[WRITER=bwa]
[TAPE#=You Hometown]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Drive down the stretch of Route 220 between Covington and Hot Springs and you'll find the community of Falling Springs.
The scenic trip took Brent Watts to two attractions. One that's hard to find, the other impossible to miss.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Our first stop...]
[SUPER=03-Bath Co./1992; 1:02]
[SUPER=01-Susan Trotter/Artist; 1:02]
[RUNS=2:45]
[OUT Q=...for News-7 Mornin.]
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(XXXXXXXX)
[take 9022essC FS; ]
The community of Boones Mill is Brent's next stop. If you have any suggestions of places to visit or things to do, you can give him a call at the number on your screen, or send an email to Your Hometown at W-D-B-J-7 dot com.
(XXXXXXXX)
[Box-Office]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
"The Hulk" is the number one movie at the box office.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-"The Hulk" - Universal;]
The comic-book adaptation took in 62-point-six million dollars.
That's the biggest gross ever for a June opening,
Depite the big numbers,'' The Hulk" took in about
23 million dollars LESS in its opening weekend than the X-Men
sequel did last month.
(------------)
[Anchor=Marya]
[TAKE FS CHYRON]
[SUPER=77-The Hulk/62.6/Finding Nemo/20.5/2 Fast 2 Furious/10.3/Bruce Almighty/10/The Italian Job/7.2;]
"Finding Nemo" slipped to second place. "2 Fast 2 Furious" finished third. Bruce Almighty and The Italian Job rounded out the top five.
News 7 Mornin' will be right back.
[Super=#555;reset]
(Marya tosses to bump)
[bump-chyron]
[comm #3]
[11ITT-Strike]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=03-19 TC-51:41]
[GRAPHIC=ITT Strike]
Union employees at ITT Night Vision say they won't go without pay while they're on strike.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]
Members will be paid 200- dollars a week during the first two weeks of striking.
Payment will be bumped to 300- dollars during the third week.
There's also an allotment for employees who have insurance emergencies before an agreement is reached.
The union voted to strike Saturday after ITT presented members with a contract they say offered LESS than the one that just expired.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 1:45:01:06]
[IN Q=If you were there]
((DARRYL JONES/STRIKING EMPLOYEE: IF YOU WERE THERE YOU COULD TELL, EVERYBODY IN THERE WAS FEELING THAT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE JUST COULD NOT LIVE WITH. IT WASN'T EVEN CLOSE.))
[SUPER=01-Darryl Jones/Striking Employee;]
[RUNS=11]
[OUT Q=wasn't even close]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Workers say one reason ITT is so successful is because they take a great deal of pride in their work.
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[SOT 01:48:49:28]
[IN Q=We had, during]
((RALPH EMERY/PICKET COORDINATOR: WE HAD, DURING THE FIRST DESERT STORM, HELICOPTER PILOTS LAND OUT HERE AT THE FACILITIES AND WE LOADED UP THEIR HELICOPTERS WITH THE GOGGLES AND WE TALKED TO THEM AND WE KNOW WHAT OUR WORK IS AND WHAT OUR WORK DOES AND LIVES DEPEND ON WHAT WE DO.))
[SUPER=01-Ralph Emery/Picket Coordinator;]
[RUNS=16]
[OUT Q=on what we do]
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[VO-NAT]
Both ITT Night Vision and the union are now in a "cooling off period."
The company says business will proceed during the strike, but they'll continue to work towards a solution.
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[11Miss-VA]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=rle]
[TAPE#=03-25 TC-45:53]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Dozens of women are in Roanoke this week, hoping to compete in one of the nation's most visible contests.
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[VO-NAT - :12]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
The Miss Virginia pageant preliminary events kicked off yesterday afternoon with an autograph session from three of the hopefuls.
The pageant starts Friday night at 8 o'clock at the Roanoke Civic Center.
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[SOT - :02:11]
[IN Q=]
((JESYCA WOODSPOWERS/MISS VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS; WE ARE ALL COMPETING FOR THE TITLE OF MISS VIRGINIA 2003, WHO WILL WIN $16,000 IN SCHOLARSHIP MONEY, I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT THE MISS VIRGINIA MISS AMERICA ORGANIZATION IS THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF SCHOLARSHIP MONEYS FOR WOMEN IN THE WORLD OVER 40 MILLION DOLLARS WILL BE GIVEN TO GIRLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THIS YEAR ALONE.))
[SUPER=01-Jesyca Woodspowers/Miss Virginia Highlands;]
[RUNS=19]
[OUT Q=this year alone.]
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[VO-NAT - :06+]
The winner this weekend will go on to compete in the Miss America Pageant held in late September.
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[S-ACC]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=ACC/Big East]
In sports, The A-C-C Presidents burned up the phone lines again yesterday in an effort to come to an agreement about expansion.
Although the next scheduled teleconference isn't until at least Tuesday, the options are apparently down to just adding Miami, or adding the Canes, Tech, and either Boston College or Syracuse.
In the meantime, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has sent letters to the defendants in the ACC Big East lawsuit, asking for a meeting to take place between the two sides as early as today to set in motion the beginning of depositions in the case.
[Biz-Brief]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]
In business news, Stocks reopen for trading today after a mixed close on Friday.
Stan Case has more in today's business brief.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Stan Case/Reporting; :]
[RUNS=1:20]
[OUT Q=I'm Stan Case.]
((STOCKS WERE LITTLE CHANGED ON FRIDAY.
THE MAJOR INDEXES CLOSED UP FOR THE WEEK.
THE DOW WAS UP 21 POINTS ON THE DAY.
THE NASDAQ WAS DOWN THREE.
GENERAL MOTORS HAS ANNOUNCED THE SALE OF 10-BILLION-DOLLARS IN DEBT AND CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES.
G-M SAYS THE SALE WILL HELP SHORE UP UNDERFUNDED PENSION PLANS AND OTHER RETIRMENT OBLIGATIONS.
THE COMPANY EXPECTS TO CONTRIBUTE 15-BILLION DOLLARS TO ITS U-S PENSION AND RETIRMENT PLANS BY 2007.
PEOPLESOFT HAS ONCE AGAIN REJECTED ORACLE'S LATEST TAKEOVER BID.
ORACLE UPPED ITS PRICE FOR THE SOFTWARE COMPANY ON WEDNESDAY.
PEOPLESOFT BOARD MEMBERS SAY THE 19-AND-A-HALF DOLLARS PER SHARE OFFERED BY ORACLE ISN'T FAIR VALUE FOR THE COMPANY.
MEANWHILE, PEOPLESOFT SAYS, IT WILL GO FORWARD WITH THE PURCHASE OF ITS COMPETITOR-J.D. EDWARDS.
DRUG-MAKER ASTRAZENECA WILL PAY FINES TOTALING 355-MILLION DOLLARS FOR DECEPTIVE MARKETING.
THE COMPANY ANNOUNCED THE DEAL WITH THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT.
THE SETTLEMENT RESOLVES A MULTI-YEAR PROBE INTO ALLEGATIONS OF WHETHER DOCTORS WERE OFFERED KICKBACKS TO PRESCRIBE THE PROSTATE CANCER DRUG, ZOLADEX.
UNDER THE AGREEMENT, ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS ACKNOWLEDGES GIVING FREE SAMPLES OF ZOLADEX TO DOCTORS WHO LATER BILLED MEDICARE FOR A REIMBURSEMENT.
WITH THE BUSINESS BRIEF, I'M STAN CASE.))
[TAPE TOSS TO STOCKS]
[STOCKS]
[COMM]
[Healthy-Living]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Healthy Living]
A new digital X-Ray system once used in the diamond mines of South Africa is now being used in U-S trauma centers.
(++++++++++++)
[TAKE FS HEALTHY LIVING]
In this week's Healthy Living, Christy Feig explains how a system that used to prevent miners from stealing diamonds is now helping to save lives.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-]
[SUPER=01-Dr. Thomas Scalea/University of Maryland Shock Trauma Ctr.; :15]
[SUPER=01-Dr. Stuart Mirvis/University of Maryland Shock Trauma Ctr.; 1:04]
[SUPER=01-Christy Feig/Reporting; 1:14]
[RUNS=1:26]
[OUT Q=I'm Christy Feig.]
(((nat of life flight)
DOCTORS CALL IT THE GOLDEN HOUR ... THE FIRST 60 MINUTES OF TRAUMA
DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT DURING THIS WINDOW IS CRUCIAL TO SAVING LIVES. BUT TRADITIONAL X-RAYS TAKE TIME.
if you take 30-minutes of the golden hour to get x-rays, you've burned a lot of time.
NOW A NEW TECHNOLOGY CALLED STATSCAN CAN X-RAY SOMEONE FROM HEAD TO TOE IN JUST 13-SECONDS.
SINCE IT'S DIGITAL, THERE'S NO FILM TO BE DEVELOPED. THE IMAGE -- MUCH CLEARER THAN THE TRADITIONAL X-RAY -- IS DISPLAYED ON A COMPUTER SCREEN WITHIN SECONDS.
if i could take somebody that's been shot 5 times and in 13 seconds understand where every bullet is and every cavity that is at risk for injury, i'm a lot better off.
THIS TECHNOLOGY WAS FIRST DEVELOPED... NOT FOR MEDICINE... BUT FOR SECURITY IN THE DIAMOND MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA. DEPLOYED TO MAKE SURE WORKERS WEREN'T TAKING DIAMONDS HOME, IT'S NOT ONLY QUICK, IT USES 75-PERCENT LESS RADIATION THAN TRADITIONAL X-RAYS
it may be a good tool to try in emergency settings for young kids because we'd have to be more safety conscious with radiation exposure
THE FIRST MACHINE IN THE U.S. IS ALREADY UP AND RUNNING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND'S SHOCK TRAUMA CENTER IN BALTIMORE ... AND TWO MORE WILL BE ARRIVING IN NEBRASKA AND COLORADO THIS SUMMER.
IN WASHINGTON, I'M CHRISTY FEIG.))
[COMM][Tape tosses to break]