[News-Heads]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=]
Coming up on News 7-
Police want help solving a murder- Tonight they release a composite sketch.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
More and more graduate students are hitting the books- online.
And speaking of school. Some now say cell phones should be allowed.
Plus how are the crowds at fiddlefest?
(------------)
[Talent=Jean]
and several local malls are sold.
News 7 at Eleven is next.
[Open]
[SUPER=#4064; News 7 at Eleven Headline Banner]
[SUPER=@Jean1;]
[SUPER=@Leo1;]
[SUPER=@Travis1;]
[Video-Open]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=News 7 at 11]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Do you know this man?
Have you seen this car?
Investigators hope the sketch and photo will help them find a killer.
(------------)
[Henry-Murder]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=03-33 06:11]
[GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation]
Henry County authorities released the new information tonight, in efforts to solve a case that is now almost three days old.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Henry Co./Wednesday]
Two men entered a Bassett apartment late Tuesday or early Wednesday and fatally shot 19-year old Nicolas Ryan Marshall. They bound a second man with duct tape.
Tonight, the Henry County Sheriff's office released this composite sketch of one suspect. He is described as a black man, abouty five feet 11 inches tall, 240 to 270 pounds, who speaks with a lisp.
They also released a photo of a car similar to the one that may have been used in the getaway, one driven by a white male. It is a red Ford Probe with chrome wheels.
(+++++++)
[Take Henry Co Sheriff FS]
If you have any information, you are asked to call the Henry County Sheriff's department at 276- 638-8751.
(------------)
[Logan-Bowman]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=myr]
[TAPE#=03-20 1:39:27]
[GRAPHIC=Logan Bowman]
In Grayson County, the mother of a missing boy, and her ex-boyfriend, have now been charged with murder.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Grayson Co./File Tape;]
A grand jury indicted Cynthia Davis and Dennis Schemerhorn (Skim-er-horn) today on felony homicide charges for the death of Davis' son Logan Bowman.
The five-year-old was in the couple's care when he disappeared from his home January Eighth.
Davis and Schemerhorn have already been charged with felony child neglect and are scheduled to have separate trials later this year.
The two will be arraigned on the new charges next week.
Authorities have said for some time now that they believed Logan is dead.
(--------------)
[Adam-Loan]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=502-12 1:50:45]
[GRAPHIC=Loan]
In other news, an American soldier from Covington injured during the attack that killed Saddam Hussein's sons is now in Germany.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
21-year old Adam Loan remains in serious condition, after suffering electrical burns to his arms, hands, and buttocks.
He was injured Tuesday night as he secured fencing around the perimeter of a house occupied by Uday and Qusay Hussein.
[SUPER=03-Covington]
Adam called his mother today to say he was transported earlier than expected from Kuwait to Germany.
We don't know how long he will remain there before he is transferred to a military hospital in Texas.
(------------)
[Iraq]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=Saddam's Sons]
Four days after American soldiers killed Uday and Kosay Hussein, many Iraqi's still don't believe it- so today their two cadavers were laid out for all to see. We warn you the upcoming video is graphic.
(------------)
[VO-NAT 10.5]
The Army morgue today was a stage you could say for the two bodies- a second chance for the U-S military to prove to Iraqis that the sons are in fact dead.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 33]
((ANDREW MARSHALL/JOURNALIST: THEY HAVE MADE THE FACES LOOK JUST LIKE THEY DID WHEN THEY WERE ALIVE SO FOR THAT REASON ALTHOUGH THE BODIES LOOK LIKE UDAY AND QUSAY IT COULD STILL LEAVE DOUBT IN SOME IRAQI'S MINDS ABOUT WHETHER THIS REALLY IS THEIR BODIES.))
[IN Q=They have made]
[SUPER=01-Andrew Marshall/Journalist;]
[RUNS=11]
[OUT Q=is their bodies.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT 08]
The violent death of Hussein's two eldest sons was supposed to relieve tension here. That's what the military had hoped-
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 1:09]
((LUBNA RIADH/PROFESSOR BAGHDAD UNIVERSITY: WE DON'T BELIEVE THEM FOR MANY DIFFERENT REASONS. FOR 35 YEARS WE'VE BEEN TOLD AT UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES AND HIGH SCHOOLS DON'T BELIEVE THE AMERICANS.))
[IN Q=We don't believe]
[SUPER=01-Lubna Riadh/Professor, Baghdad University;]
[RUNS=11]
[OUT Q=THE AMERICANS.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT 17 plus pad]
Some muslims are angry that America did not treat the bodies using Islamic rules.
Others have said showing the bodies of fallen enemies breaks the rules of war.
They say when Iraqs government broadcast pictures of dead U-S soldiers the U-S accused Saddam of violating international conventions.
(------------)
[Liberia]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=dgr]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
President Bush has ordered American troops to be moved off the coast of war-torn Liberia.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Monrovia, Liberia]
The move comes as fighting is at its fiercest -- at least 26 people were killed in the capital of Monrovia, more than 200- hundred were wounded as rebels lobbed mortars and fired rounds into the city.
Liberians have been pleading for U-S help in stopping a war between rebels and the government of President Charles Taylor.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT :17]
[IN Q=WE'RE DEEPLY ]
((WE'RE DEEPLY CONCERNED THAT THE CONDITION OF THE LIBERIAN PEOPLE IS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE AND WORSE))
[RUNS=08]
[OUT Q= WORSE AND WORSE]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Bush says he is committing a limited number of troops--no word, though, on exactly how many.
He says they will help peacekeepers get into the country to deliver humanitarian aid.
A group of three U-S ships will head to Liberia, arriving in 7 to 10 days.
(------------)
[Toss-2-Leo]
Jean tosses to Leo in Weather Center
[WX1]
[11:00pm]
[07/25/2003]
[MCU]WEATHER OFFICE Position #
[WXPRO/FULL]WEATHER MAP
TOMORROW FORECAST
[Toss back to anchor]
[Mall-Sales]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=03-29 40:20]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Sales at the mall are common, but it's not every day the entire facility is sold.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
C-B-L and Associates is set to purchase Valley View and River Ridge Malls from Faison Enterprises.
The malls, along with one in Colonial Heights and another in North Carolina, are being sold for 340- million- dollars.
The deal is expected to close by the end of the year.
Valley View mall officials say business is good and that's NOT why the facility is being sold.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 1:01:15:10]
[IN Q=Valley View is ]
((LOUISE DUDLEY/VALLEY VIEW MALL GENERAL MANAGER: VALLEY VIEW IS ABSOLUTELY FINANCIALLY SECURE AND I THINK CBL IS DOMINANT IN THE SOUTH EAST AND THEY KNOW THAT FAISON HAS A STRONG REPUTATION FOR RUNNING WELL- MANAGED PROPERTIES AND I THINK THIS IS GOOD FOR THE SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AREA.))
[SUPER=01-Louise Dudley/Valley View Mall General Manager;]
[RUNS=19]
[OUT Q=southwest Virginia area]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
C-B-L already owns three strip- malls in Roanoke and Salem.
(------------)
[River-Ridge]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=03-25 1:18:43]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[**WIPE**WIPE**]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg]
In Lynchburg, River Ridge store owners got word of the sale today when mall management distributed a memo.
Officials say retailers and shoppers probably won't notice the difference.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 12:45:20]
[IN Q=I think they're]
((DWAYNE MARSHALL/RIVER RIDGE MARKETING DIRECTOR: I THINK THEY'RE MORE CURIOUS. I DON'T THINK THERE WILL BE ANY ANXIETY OR ANY APPREHENSIVENESS IN THIS AT ALL, SIMPLY BECAUSE C-B-L IS A GREAT COMPANY WITH 55 MALLS ALREADY.))
[SUPER=01-Dwayne Marshall/River Ridge Marketing Director]
[RUNS=14]
[OUT Q=55 malls already.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Marshall says River Ridge is about 95 percent leased and has just a few empty stores.
It first opened for business in 1981.
(------------)
[Fiddle-fest]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11 PM]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=03-24 12:51]
[GRAPHIC=Fiddlefest]
Fiddlefest may be failing to strike a chord with bluegrass fans.
Organizers admit attendance has been somewhat disappointing but they hope to finish on a high note.
[DOUBLE BOXES=Jean & Justin/BAM;]
[GRAPHIC=Fiddlefest in BAM]
Justin McLeod is here to tell us all about it. Justin?
Jean, you could call it a case of first-time jitters.
[LIVE=Justin Full/BAM]
[SUPER=@justin1]
Organizers say their biggest problem has been getting the word out about the first-ever festival in the Roanoke Valley.
In case you haven't heard, Fiddlefest is an event that highlights the region's rich tradition of bluegrass.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]
It began on Monday with a week long series of workshops, roundtable discussions, and an invitational competition at Hollins University.
Each night there has been a professional concert usually at Elmwood Park.
Attendance at each of the events has grown steadily every day but organizers admit it could be better.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 3:28]
[IN Q=I am going to say]
((MIKE CONNER/FESTIVAL ORGANIZER: I AM GOING TO SAY WE ARE PROBABLY A LITTLE BELOW THAN WHAT WE EXPECTED. I AM NOT DISAPPOINTED IN WHAT WE'VE GOTTEN. I EXPECTED A LITTLE MORE AT THE EVENING CONCERTS THAN WHAT WE HAVE SEEN AND I JUST ATTRIBUTE THAT TO THE FACT THAT IT IS A FIRST YEAR EVENT.))
[SUPER=01-Mike Conner/Festival Organizer: ]
[RUNS=:16]
[OUT Q=first year event]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Mother nature has also played a role.
Tuesday night's concert was rained out leading to a loss of three to five thousand dollars in revenue.
With a budget of 275-thousand dollars, organizers say they'll be happy if they are only a couple thousand dollars in debt when it's all said and done.
(------------)
[LIVE=Justin Full/BAM]
They're hoping for a large crowd when the festival wraps up tomorrow with events all day at Victory Stadium.
Performances include the Whites, JD Crowe, and Ronnie Bowman.
[DOUBLE BOXES=Jean & Justin/BAM;]
Regardless of how things play out this year Jean, organizers say Fiddlefest will return next year, same time, same place.
[Tease1]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[WRITER=ejo]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[SS=None]
Butch meets with school directors. Still ahead, the latest on the embattled school resource officer.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
And going to college, without ever stepping into a classroom. It's happening more and more. We'll log on with the details.
(------------)
[Sports-preview]
[ANCHOR=travis]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=]
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[RUNS=:20]
[OUT Q=in just a few."]
((Hey, everybody. Travis Wells here in the News 7 Sports Office. Coming up later, Lance is two stages away from a record tying 5th Tour title. Ryan was flyin' around Pocono today, and we'll hit the road for some NFL training camp. Suzy misses the cut in Hartford, plus baseball from the bigs on the way in just a few.))
[Distance Learning]
[ANCHOR=Elyce]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=eki]
[TAPE#=03-22 1:17:27]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Graduate students usually spent a lot of time in college classrooms, but for many, that is changing.
Intern Reporter Elyce Kirchner has the "e-tails."
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=NAT SOUND]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg; :05]
[SUPER=01-Kevin Rooney/e-Learning Student; :15]
[SUPER=01-Tom Wilkinson/Director e-Learning; :39]
[SUPER=01-Elyce Kirchner/Intern Reporter; :51]
[SUPER=01-Daisy Stewart/Virginia Tech Associate Professor; 1:03]
[RUNS=1:22]
[OUT Q=Elyce Kirchner News 7 Blacksburg.]
(( (///// SOT /////)
NAT SOUND 22:21:12
((NO, I'VE NEVER MET THEM IN PERSON.))
Kevin Rooney is talking about his professors but he hasn't been skipping class.
He is an e-learning student at Virginia Tech, pursuing his graduate degree while working full time and raising a family.
[SOT 23:10:10-23:20]
[IN Q=It's very practical for me...]
((KEVIN ROONEY/E-LEARNING STUDENT: ITS VERY PRACTICAL FOR ME. TIMES WHERE I CAN ACTUALLY GO BACK TO CLASS SESSIONS AND LOOK AT THEM LATER. THE MATERIAL IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE.))
[RUNS= :10]
[OUT Q=material is always available.]
Students use live chat rooms to interact with the professor and other students. They receive credit just as if they were in a classroom and have just as much class work. Tom Wilkinson helped to launch the program over a decade ago.
[SOT 00:55:08-00:55:18]
[IN Q=We have students..]
((TOM WILKINSON/E-LEARNING DIRECTOR: WE HAVE STUDENTS AROUND THE WORLD AND THEY CAN INTERACT LIVE AND CAN TALK VOICE WISE OR ELECTRONICALLY ON THE COMPUTER.))
[RUNS= :10]
[OUT Q=wise or electonically on the copmuter.]
[SOT 1:04:20-01:03:29]
[IN Q=Hours earned online has]
((ELYCE KIRCHNER/REPORTER:HOURS EARNED ONLINE HAVE RISEN OVER NINETY PERCENT IN THE PAST FIVE YEAR. BUT A KEY COMPONENT OF TRADITIONAL LEARNING IS MISSING--HUMAN INTERACTION IN A CLASSROOM.))
[RUNS= :09]
[OUT Q=interaction in a classroom.]
[SOT 37:32]
[IN Q=Students have to be..]
[OUT Q=Students have to be self motivated]
((DAISY STEWART ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR VIRGINIA TECH: STUDENTS HAVE TO BE SELF MOTIVATED. THEY HAVE TO SET A SCHEDULE.))
[RUNS= :05]
[OUT Q=to set a schedule.]
Virginia Tech Administrators say e-learning fits best for working professionals who need flexibility. This fall Tech plans to expand online course offerings and enroll more students like Kevin Rooney.
Elyce Kirchner News 7 Blacksburg. ))
[Cycle-Wreck]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=rle]
[TAPE#=03-32 11:44]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Police say speeding appears to be at least partly to blame for an accident along Route 460 today. Two people were injured.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]
Witnesses told State Police that two motorcycles were heading east at a high rate of speed, when a car pulled across the road.
Police say 19 year old Christopher Jaroszewski (JAR-oh-zoo-ski) hit the car, and 18 year old Benjamin Hartman ran off the road.
Both men were charged with not having motorcycle endorsements, and Jaroszewski faces reckless driving charges.
Both were were taken to the hospital. No word on their conditions.
(------------)
[Lewis]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=03-34 12:51]
[GRAPHIC=Butch Lewis]
Former Resource Officer Butch Lewis and members of the Roanoke City School Board met today, in what one official described as a positive session.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Lewis and board members met for more than three hours in private.
After the meeting, School Board Chairman Gloria Manns declined to discuss specifics, but she said the session was upbeat and productive.
Lewis was reassigned to patrol duty after discussing concerns about school safety with a reporter. He is still hoping to return to Patrick Henry High School where he served as a resource officer for ten years.
(------------)
[Warner]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=myr]
[TAPE#=03-19 1:37:27]
[GRAPHIC=Mark Warner]
Governor Mark Warner announced funding today for the state's Appalachian region.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Galax;]
Warner announced more than 300-thousand dollars in grants to bring business, jobs and technology to Virginia's Appalachian communities.
The money will help support 14-business and technology projects through the Appalachian Regional Commission.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 3309]
[IN Q=these kinds]
((GOVERNOR MARK WARNER: THESE KIND OF DOLLARS WHETHER IT'S DOLLARS THAT COME FOR THE BUSINESS ENTREPRENUERSHIP, DOLLARS THAT COME FOR TOURISM OR DOLLARS THAT COME FOR LIKE I WAS YESTERDAY IN WISE COUNTY BRINGING WATER TO COMMUNITIES THAT DON'T HAVE WATER. THESE DOLLARS WE LEVERAGE THEM TWO OR THREE TIMES. SO THEY ARE A GREAT GREAT VALUE.))
[SUPER=@MarkWarner;]
[RUNS=17]
[OUT Q=great value]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Warner also made a commitment to help the situation at Fries (Freeze) Middle School.
Officials say the school will be temporarily closed this Fall because of mold.
(------------)
[Kilgore-board]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mmu]
[TAPE#=03-28 33:35]
[GRAPHIC=None]
A member of Roanoke's electoral board doesn't like what he's hearing from Virginia's Attorney General.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-Last Saturday]
Carl Tinsley is one of six local electoral board members who sent a letter to Attorney General Jerry Kilgore.
Kilgore recently ruled that those sitting on electoral boards cannot work as volunteers on political campaigns.
Tinsley suggests that Kilgore, a Republican, issued the opinion because the state's electorals boards just changed into Democratic hands.
A spokeswoman for the Attorney General denies the opinion is politically motivated.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT 23:33:19]
[IN Q=LAWS CHANGE.]
((CARRIE CANTRELL: LAWS CHANGE. SO WE NEED TO AS OUR LAWS ARE ALWAYS CHANGING WE ALWAYS NEED TO SOMETIMES REVISIT ISSUES.))
[SUPER=01-Carrie Cantrell/Attorney General's Spokeswoman]
[RUNS=:06]
[OUT Q=SOMETIMES REVISIT ISSUES.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Tinsley wants the Attorney General to reconsider the opinion.
(------------)
[Tease2]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[WRITER=dse]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[SS=None]
A family's long wait is over. Still ahead, a serviceman's remains come home -- from World War Two.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
And many schools don't allow it, but some parents say students need cellphones in class.
(----------------)
[Commercial]
[Body-Returned]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=dgr]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
It's been nearly 60 years, but a World War Two soldier has finally made it home from the war.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Staff Sergeant Veacher Straney was headed home in 19-47 when his plane vanished.
The Army thought the plane and the eight men aboard crashed into the ocean.
Decades later, the wreckage was spotted on an Indonesion mountainside.
After identifying the body, they Army returned Strany to his sister, Dorothy Dossett.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT :07]
[IN Q=IT'S JUST ASSUMED ]
((DOROTHY DOSSETT/SISTER-IT'S JUST ASSUMED NOTHING WOULD COME UP LIKE THIS. HE WAS MISSING, AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHERE HE WAS MISSING."))
[SUPER=01-Dorothy Dossett/Sister]
[RUNS=10]
[OUT Q= WAS MISSING]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Dossett also recieved his belongings and dog tags that he wore on his last flight.
The Army offered to bury Straney at Arlington National Cemetery, but his sister declined.
She said it was time for her big brother to come home.
(------------)
[Cell-Phones]
[ANCHOR=JEan]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[**Anchor tag**]
It's hard to believe but in just a few weeks students will be heading back to school.
And some students would like to take their cell phones to class.
While many schools have banned the devices, safety concerns are now prompting a few districts to rethink their decision.
Eric Philips reports.
(/ SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=16 year old]
[SUPER=01-Megan Dobbs/Student; :11]
[SUPER=01-Laura Dobbs/Megan's Mom; :24]
[SUPER=01-Eric Philips/Reporting; :29]
[SUPER=01-Sloan Roach/Gwinett Co. Schools; :48]
[Super=01-Ken Trump/Nat'l School Safety & Security Services; :58]
[RUNS=1:19]
[OUT Q=I'm Eric Philips Reporting.]
((
16 YEAR OLD MEGAN DOBBS DOESN'T USE HER CELL PHONE DURING THE SCHOOL DAY, BUT IT'S WITH HER..AND SO IS A SENSE OF SECURITY.
Megan Dobbs/Student: I need to have it with me even if it's just to contact my mom or anyone else in the case of an emergency.
AFTER EVENTS LIKE COLUMBINE AND 9-11, A GROWING NUMBER OF PARENTS WANT THEIR CHILDREN TO HAVE A CELL PHONE CLOSE AT HAND.
Laura Dobbs/Mother: Public phones are not always available so she doesn't have to leave the school property to get in touch with us.
MANY SCHOOL SYSTEMS NATIONWIDE BANNED CELL PHONES FROM SCHOOL PROPERTY YEARS AGO FEARING POSSIBLE ILLEGAL ACTIVITY LIKE DRUG DEALING. BUT SOME ARE RECONSIDERING.
IN GWINNETT COUNTY, GEORGIA, FOR EXAMPLE, THE SCHOOL BOARD JUST VOTED TO ALLOW CELL PHONES ON SCHOOL PROPERTY AS LONG AS THEY'RE NOT USED DURING SCHOOL HOURS OR ON THE SCHOOL BUS.
Sloan Roach/Gwinett Co. Schools: So what this allowed us to do as a school system is say we realize this is a part of our society today and to address that.
SCHOOL SAFETY EXPERT KEN TRUMP DISAGREES.
Ken Trump/Nat'l School Safety & Security Service: The last thing we want in an emergency situation are students calling their parents and hundreds if not thousands of parents rushing to a school
PLUS...
When they ring in the middle of class the whole, everything just stops.
STILL MEGAN AND HER MOM BOTH BELIEVE ALLOWING CELL PHONES UNDER REASONABLE GUIDELINES IS THE WAY TO GO. IN ATLANTA, I'M ERIC PHILIPS REPORTING.))
[Talent=Jean]
In a recent survey of more than 600 school resource officers nearly 70 percent of them said students with cell phones at school detract rather than add to school safety.[Weather]
[07/25/2003]
[WXPRO/FULL] Current Statistics
Weather Almanac
[MUSIC UNDER]
[COMMERCIAL]
[CK/CHYRON/VIEWERNET]
[SUPER=#583]VIEWERNET LOCATION
[CK/WXPRO]WEATHER MAPS
FORECASTS
EXTENDED FORECAST
[S-Extra]
[ANCHOR=travis]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=]
Coming up tonight in sports, the 2 thousand mile Tour de France comes down to a 30 mile sprint, Ryan Newman will start out front at Pocono, and the Yankees open a key weekend series with the Bosox, but first in tonight's extra point,
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bridgewater/2002 Season; :00]
The ODAC football coaches have spoken and they've selected the Bridgewater Eagles as the preseason favorite to win the league. Mike Clark's team was 11 and one last season, which included a trip to the D3 Playoffs. Hampden-Sydney was picked second, Emory & Henry fourth, and Washington and Lee fifth.
(------------)
[GO TO SCORES]
[go to scores]
[SUPER=#556;]
[SUPER=x5011;]
[SUPER=0093-j/Salem/5//Lynchburg/4///;]
[SUPER=x5012;]
[SUPER=0105-/Danville/2/j/Bluefield/3////Princeton/4/j/Pulaski/13///;]
[SUPER=x5009;]
[SUPER=0105-/Bristol/3/j/Martinsville/14///;]
[SUPER=x5010;]
[SUPER=0091-j/N.Y. Yankees/4//Boston/3////Baltimore/3/j/Toronto/5///;]
[SUPER=x5009;]
[SUPER=0091-j/Minnesota/6//Cleveland/5///j/Kansas City/8//Detroit/3///;]
[SUPER=x5009;]
[SUPER=0091-/Tampa Bay/2//Chicago/7/9///Oakland/0//Anaheim/0/3//;]
[SUPER=x5009;]
[SUPER=0092-/Atlanta/8//Montreal/8/11///Cincinnati/1/j/N.Y. Mets/3///;]
[SUPER=x5009;]
[SUPER=0092-/Milwaukee/3//Colorado/4/7///Pittsburgh/5//St. Louis/4/8//;]
[SUPER=x5009;]
[SUPER=0092-/Philadelphia/4//Florida/10/8//j/Chicago/5//Houston/3///;]
[RUNS=:45]
[OUTCUE=last score."]
(----------------)
[S-Tour]
[ANCHOR=travis]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=SP-150 TC1953]
[GRAPHIC=News 7 Sports]
Tomorrow's 30 mile time trial, the second to last stage of the Tour de France will go a long way in determining the winner of the centennial race. Lance Armstrong had his lead trimmed by two seconds today.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Saint-Maixent-L'ecole, France/OLN; :00]
Pablo Lastras of Spain won the 18th stage at an average speed of 31 miles per hour. He completed the course in 4 hours, 3 minutes, and 18 seconds. Armstrong and closest competitor Jan Ullrich of Germany finished in a pack of riders 24 minutes behind Lastras. Armstrong's lead is now 65 seconds over Ullrich. The 31 year old American will be the last rider on the clock in tomorrow's trial as he bids for his 5th title.
(------------)
[S-Qualify]
[ANCHOR=travis]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=SP-153]
[GRAPHIC=Nascar]
Not many people know that Nascar's Ryan Newman, a Purdue grad, grew up in South Bend. But Newman has never been to a Notre Dame football game. And he didn't need the luck of the Irish today at Pocono as he grabbed his 5th pole position of the season.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Long Pond, PA/TNT; :00]
Newman was the only driver to top the 170 mile an hour mark at the two and a half mile triangle. Jimmie Johnson who won the pole for the spring race will start next to Newman on row one. Brett Bodine failed to make the field in the Morgan-McClure ride.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Ryan Newman/Fifth Pole of the Season; :00]
[RUNS=:12]
[OUT Q=in pretty good shape."]
(------------)
[go to qualifying boards]
[SUPER=#556]
[SUPER=X5016;]
[SUPER=0107-1. Ryan Newman//2. Jimmie Johnson//3. Elliott Sadler//4. Bobby Labonte//5. John Andretti//;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0107-6. Terry Labonte//7. Rusty Wallace//8. Dale Jarrett//9. Matt Kenseth//10. Casey Mears//;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0107-11. Bill Elliott//12. Jamie McMurray//13. Kurt Busch//14. Mark Martin//15. Jeremy Mayfield//;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0107-16. Steve Park//17. Michael Waltrip//18. Dale Earnhardt, Jr.//19. Jeff Burton//20. Sterling Marlin//;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0107-21. Jimmy Spencer//22. Dave Blaney//23. Todd Bodine//24. Greg Biffle//25. Jeff Gordon//;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0107-26. Joe Nemechek//27. Ricky Rudd//28. Kenny Wallace//29. Johnny Benson//30. Tony Raines//;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0107-31. Kevin Harvick//32. Ricky Craven//33. Tony Stewart//34. Ken Schrader//35. Kyle Petty//;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0107-36. Christian Fittipaldi//37. Robby Gordon/Prov/38. Ward Burton/Prov/39. Jeff Green/Prov/40. Mike Wallace/P
rov/;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0107-41. Derrike Cope/Prov/42. Morgan Shepherd/Prov/43. Larry Foyt/Prov/;]
[RUNS=:45]
[oc...last name]
(------------)
[S-Avs]
[ANCHOR=travis]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=copy]
The Salem Avalanche knocked off the Lynchburg Hillcats 5 to 4 tonight at historic City Stadium in the Hill City. Salem stayed atop the Southern Division with the win. The same two teams will play tomorrow night in Salem and then again on Sunday back in Lynchburg.
[S-Yanks]
[ANCHOR=travis]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=SP-149 TC1437]
[GRAPHIC=MLB]
The Yankees began the night in Boston with a 2 and a half game lead on the Bosox, but Pedro was on the hill for the guys from Beantown.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Boston, MA/NESN; :00]
Martinez struck out ten, scattering seven hits and allowing just three runs, but the Sox bullpen let him down
[SUPER=35-New York/4/Boston/3/;]
yet again as Derek Jeter's sac fly in the ninth won it for the Yankees 4 to 3.
(------------)
[S-Golf]
[ANCHOR=travis]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=SP-158 TC223]
[GRAPHIC=PGA Tour]
Peter Jacobsen is the leader after two rounds at the Greater Hartford Open at 10-under par. Connecticut club pro Suzy Whaley failed to make the cut but was a positive ambassador for the game this week.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Cromwell, CT/USA; :00]
She had plenty of fans on the course, but struggled to a 78 this afternoon, finishing at 13 over par.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Suzy Whaley/Shot 78 Today; :00]
[RUNS=:30]
[OUT Q=female golfers in the world."]
(------------)
[S-Camp]
[ANCHOR=travis]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=SP-144 TC15516]
[GRAPHIC=NFL]
NFL training camps will get kickstarted this weekend. For some, like the Rams, the work has already begun.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Macomb, IL; :00]
And there's been plenty of it for Marc Bulger and Kurt Warner who are locked in a battle for the starting quarterback job.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Marc Bulger/Rams Quarterback; :02]
[SUPER=01-Kurt Warner/Rams Quarterback; :10]
[RUNS=:18]
[OUT Q=fun to do."]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Los Angeles, CA; :]
Several high profile rookies are still missing from their respective camps but about 30 of them recently found the time to pose for their very first trading cards in an Upper Deck photo shoot.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Byron Leftwich/Jaguars Top Pick; :00]
[RUNS=:13]
[OUT Q=on one of the cards."]
(------------)
[Jagger]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Singer Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones is rolling into his sixties.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-File Tape;]
The legendary singer turns sixty tomorow- He'll have a party in Prague- the night before the Rolling Stones perform.
So far no one knows where the party is. guests will be told at the last minute where the party will be.
Jagger is the second rolling Stone to turn 60. Charlie Watts turned the big 6-0 in 2001.
Keith Richards hits that birthday later this year.
(------------)
[Close-ID]
[ANCHOR=]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=]
(Weekday 6 only)
SUPER=x4032; e-mail/Most Watched/Copyright/WEEKDAYS
SUPER=x4033; Fax/Most Watched/Copyright/WEEKDAYS
(Weekend 6 only)
SUPER=#4071; Fax/Copyright/WEEKENDS
[SUPER=x4030; e-mail/Copyright/WEEKENDS]
by SS