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An early morning accident on a busy Bedford County highway kills a delivery truck driver.
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And a simple handshake paves the way for peace in Liberia.
We'll explain, coming up.
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Sunshine this afternoon will help temperatures climb well into the 80s and even a few lower 90s with a chance for a few afternoon thunderstorms.
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News 7 at Noon starts right now...

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A delivery truck driver is killed in an accident at a busy intersection in Bedford County.
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State police say the man who was killed was from Montgomery County...55-year-old Harold David Jennings of Elliston. [Take Map]
The accident happened around 5 a.m. at the intersection of routes 122 and 24, north of Moneta.
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Reports from the scene indicate a van heading east on route 24 ran a flashing red signal and hit Jennings' delivery truck heading north on 122.
The van driver was not hurt.
Route 122 was still closed for a few hours, but has since reopened.
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So far no charges have been filed.

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Foul play is not suspected in the deaths of a father and son in Franklin County.
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The sheriff says it appears Mac Cundiff had been dead for about 10- days when he was discovered yesterday. Cundiff's adult son was also found dead in the family's mobile home in the Scruggs section of the county. Officials believe he passed away several days AFTER his father. The two lived alone and investigators say it appears both died of natural causes. Authorities suspect the elderly Cundiff died and that his son, who was mentally handicapped, was unable to care for himself. He either wasn't able to take his medication or went without food and water.
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The sheriff says a business that the Cundiffs paid to monitor their well- being notified the sheriff's office yesterday, asking deputies to check on the two, because they had been unable to contact them.

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A handshake marks the end of a two month siege in the capital city of Liberia.
Meanwhile, dozens of U-S Marines have arrived to help the war- torn country take another step toward peace.
Jennifer Donelan is in Washington with the latest.
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[SUPER=01-Jennifer Donelan/CBS News;]
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TRACK: THIS SIMPLE HANDSHAKE IS A SMALL GESTURE WITH HUGE SIGNIFICANCE FOR THOUSANDS STARVING IN WAR-RAVAGED LIBERIA. REBEL FORCES TURNED OVER CONTROL OF THE COUNTRY'S MAIN SEAPORT TO PEACEKEEPERS AND THE FIRST OF 200 PLUS MARINES.... EXPECTED IN THE AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

SOT: Sekou Fofana/Rebel Commander

"We have no reason to doubt the credibility of the Americans, and we have no reason to doubt the credibility of the peacekeepers, so we will leave as we have said. I'm leaving right now.
TRACK: THE MARINES HAD BEEN FLOATING OFF-SHORE WAITING FOR INSTRUCTIONS. THEIR ARRIVAL IS A WELCOME SIGHT TO WEARY LIBERIANS WHO HAVE WATCHED THEIR COUNTRY TORN APART BY A 14-YEAR CIVIL WAR. MONDAY'S DEPARTURE OF THE COUNTRY'S PRESIDENT, CHARLES TAYLOR, HAS DONE LITTLE TO QUELL THE VIOLENCE. AND LOOTERS HAVE RIPPED THROUGH THE NATION'S FOOD STORES.

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TRACK: THE REOPENING OF THE MAIN PORT WILL ALLOW FOR THE DELIVERY OF BADLY-NEEDED HUMANITARIAN AID AND FOOD. AND NOW, REBEL LEADERS ARE BEGINNING TO REMOVE THEIR FORCES FROM MAIN BRIDGES.

SOT: JOHN BLANEY/U.S. AMBASSADOR TO LIBERIA

I think this is going to be a very important step to help the people of Liberia
STAND-UP: THE NUMBER OF U-S FORCES ON THE GROUND IN LIBERIA IS A GREATER COMMITMENT THAN THE PENTAGON SAID THEY WANTED TO MAKE. BUT OFFICIALS SAY THE MOVE WAS NECESSARY TO STABILIZE THE COUNTRY. JD, CBS NEWS, WASH., ))

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A South Korean military helicopter has gone down, killing all seven people on board.
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An Army spokesman says the accident happened today in the southeastern part of the country, as the crew was returning from a training exercise.
An investigation is under way to determine the cause of the crash.
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[Heat-Wave]


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You've already heard about the ongoing summer heatwave in Europe, but in France, it's proving to be far deadlier than anyone thought.
As Mark Phillips reports, the death toll is rising along with the temperatures.
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(hot Paris)

The song may talk of loving Paris in the sprintime, but this summer you're better off somewhere else. Even the government is talking of a veritible epidemic of death. It's been so hot here for so long the heat related death toll is now being put at three-thousand.
It's mostly the elderly and the weak. Hospitals which this time of year expect an average of about forty deaths a day, this year are hitting one-hundred-and-eighty.
The city many consider to be the world's most beautiful is just not built for extreme heat. Small apartments with little ventilation, no air conditioning -- it takes its toll. Many elderly left on their own as their families go off on vacation -- simply fade away... and sometimes aren't discovered for days.
The normal summer temperature in Paris is around seventy-five degrees. It's been sitting around ninety-eight for weeks.
What's it good for? -- the grapes. All that heat and light is supposed to produce a glorious harvest. But this year it'll be a harvest of sadness as well. MP CBS News London.
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Still to come on the newcast, Roanoke County promises to turn the lights out on one neighborhood controversy.
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Plus a school resource officer's dispute with the city appears to be over.
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Former Resource Officer Butch Lewis could be heading back to school.
Officials with the city of Roanoke confirm they have offered Lewis a temporary assignment at Patrick Henry High School while a new school safety task force considers the role of the resource officers.
Joe Dashiell has more.
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((Butch Lewis huddled with his attorneys, but neither he nor lawyer Gary Lumsden would confirm the pending deal.
In a telephone conversation, City Manager Darlene Burcham said the offer has not been put in writing yet, and has not been signed... but she confirmed that if Lewis is willing to suspend his grievances, he can take a temporary assignment at Patrick Henry.
Lewis got into trouble after sharing concerns about school safety with a newspaper reporter. He's been fighting for his position at Patrick Henry since June when he was transferred to patrol duty.
Once the task force completes its work, and changes in the School Resource Officer Program are implemented, presumably by the first of next year, Lewis would have the opportunity to renew his grievances against the city, if he chooses. [STAND-UP CLOSE]
Burcham says she hopes to set aside the controversy involving Lewis, so the community has the best possible opportunity to address the larger issues surrounding school safety, and the resource officer program.
City and School officials will meet next week, in an effort to move that process forward.
Joe Dashiell News 7))

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Roanoke County's school board has reached a compromise to light the soccerfield at Hidden Valley High School.
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To ease neighbors' concerns, the plan includes colored poles that blend into the scenery, limiting the use of the field to just the high school soccer team and making sure the lights are off within a half hour after a game ends.
The school board also approved renovations to Bogle (Bow-gle) Field at Cave Spring Middle School. Both the Cave Spring and Hidden Valley High School football teams will play there.
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Summer camps across the country are winding down after a season of swimming, hiking and crafts.
But one camp in the Catskills doesn't offer ANY of those activities.
Still, kids keep coming back year after year.
Laurie Hibberd explains.
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TRACK: THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT WHAT YOU'D EXPECT TO SEE AT A SUMMER CAMP IN THE CATSKILLS... BUT ITS WHAT YOU'LL FIND AT THE PERFORMING ARTS CAMP, STAGEDOOR MANOR.

SOT Jessica Waxman


"Its addicting!"
TRACK: JESSICA WAXMAN HAS BEEN COMING HERE FOR TEN SUMMERS TO SING, DANCE, AND LIKE ANY OTHER TEEN, HANG OUT WITH HER FRIENDS.

Natsot all the kids laughing

TRACK: CAMPERS COME FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY FOR THREE WEEKS. THEY ARE CAST IN A PLAY AND SPEND VIRTUALLY ALL THEIR TIME REHERSING AND PERFORMING.
Natsot Me and My Girl
SOT Jessica Waxman

"I've just never been in a place before where there's that much talent, where everyone is amazing and you just kind of step back and realize, you know, what kind of thing you're a part of." TRACK: IF THESE KIDS HAVE DREAMS OF STARDOM THEY'VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE. THE WALLS OF THE CAMP OFFICE ARE LINED WITH PICTURES OF FAMOUS ALUMNAI LIKE ROBERT DOWNEY JR, MANDY MOORE, AND MARY STUART MASTERSON.

SOT Carl Samuelson - Camp Director


"These are the people who have made this place. Its not me, its not the counselors, its not even the great teachers we have. Its the fact that the kids have come here wanting something and they've taken it home with them. And these are those kids.
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STAGEDOOR HAS BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL THAT ONE YEAR ON BROADWAY THERE WASN'T ONE SHOW THAT DIDN'T HAVE A STAGE DOOR ALUM INVOLVED. AND JUST LAST MONTH IN NEW YORK, ANOTHER ALUMNUS DEBUTED HIS VERY FIRST MOVIE...CALLED CAMP.

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Is this your loveletter to the camp and your adolescence?
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"I mean it to be my loveletter. It absolutely saved my life going to Stagedoor Manor//I was a kid who was on not a great road//and it took me about 15 minutes of being here to have found a completely other way of looking at myself."

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TRACK: THE FILM FOCUSES ON THREE CHARACTERS COMING OF AGE AT A PERFORMING ARTS CAMP. THERE ARE RIVALRIES, TEEN ANGST AND OF COURSE ROMANCE. AT STAGE DOOR, ALL THAT TAKES A BACK SEAT TO FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION.
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Its been said that that this is the one place where you guys can all come and absolutely be yourself. Is that true?
"Absolutely
sot Jessica Waxman "Oh my God its like heaven"
sot "Its so great.
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Thats why I think that everybody is such good friends here is because you come and you be yourself and then you make friends with the real you."
TRACK: BUT JUST LIKE ANY CAMP, FRIENDS HAVE TO SAY GOOD-BYE AT THE END OF THE SUMMER. AND FOR JESSICA WAXMAN AND HER CREW, ITS TIME TO MOVE ON FOR GOOD.

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"I came here when I was eight years old and now its gonna be over and...I really, I've spent half my life here. So its going to be interesting to realize that I can't come back again.
Sound up on kids singing
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That was Laurie Hibbard reporting.
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Coming up a huge duststorm blankets one city in the Southwest.
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Also an earthquake with powerful aftershocks shakes up parts of Greece.
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A strong aftershock has followed an even stronger earthquake on the islands of western Greece.
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The underwater quake left more than 20 people injured, including many tourists.
Officials say the quake had a preliminary magnitude of six- point- four.
Just a few hours later, the aftershock measured at five- point- three on the Richter Scale.
The quake left behind damaged buildings, cracked roads, and power outages.
It was the biggest tremor to hit Greece in a decade, and was felt 200 miles away in the capital city, Athens.
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Soldiers who served in the Persian Gulf would feel right at home in Phoenix, Arizona this week.
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Last night, a huge dust storm blanketed the region.
The sudden and intense blast of wind kicked up sand and dirt, creating a virtual wall of dust.
As strange as they appear, they're actually common in the southwestern part of the U-S, especially in dry states like Arizona and Texas.
Dust storms are said to usually occur between May and September.
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On Wall Street at Noon, the DOW was UP 29 points. The NASDAQ has gained five points.
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Coming up today in sports, a major high school golf tournament enters round two,
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And former Hokie Lee Suggs is finally heading to Cleveland. Stay with us, News 7 will be right back.
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Roanoke native Lee Suggs is on his way to Cleveland to officially begin his NFL career. Yesterday Suggs finally came to terms with the Browns - as he agreed to a five year contract. Before he packed his bags and headed out - News 7 talked to Lee about the holdout and his future in pro football.
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The big reason Lee and his agent played hard to get, was that the contract is actually longer than the average career for running backs in the National Football League.
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Cleveland says he'll first be placed on the physically unable- to- perform list.
But Lee says his shoulder has healed, and he is ready to roll.
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In other football news, the Virginia Cavaliers are holding their annual media day and fan "Meet the Team" Day. However, senior Michael McGrew won't be on hand for reporters or fans.
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McGrew is Virginia's top returning wide receiver from 2002.
He broke his leg in practice on Tuesday, and will miss all of the upcoming season. The Birmingham native will have surgery. Last year he caught 27 passes for 428 yards and two touchdowns.
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In high school football, the Cave Spring Knights are hoping that a little exposure will lead to a lot of success.

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The Knights failed to win a single game going 0-and-10. They finished the year with more than their share of injuries, and by getting outscored 91-to-nothing in their final two games. But things are looking up.
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Foutz is still in somewhat of a rebuilding mode, with just six starters coming back from last season. This year, the Knights will open the season against Glenvar, and close it against their new rival Hidden Valley.
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[GO TO PINNACLE 13078] And don't forget, our 20th season of Friday Football Extra kickoff special next Friday night - August 22nd-- with an hour long show from 7-8pm.
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The 36- hole Bob McLelland Metro Invitational opened yesterday at the Botetourt Country Club.
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51 golfers from 11 high school teams from single, double and triple A are competing.
The tournament is a major point- getter for the Bob McLelland Player of the Year Award, and prepares players for the season.
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William Byrd leads the team competition after day one, with a two stroke lead over Salem.
Northside is third, just 7 shots back. Four golfers tied for the individual honors with 71's. Round two is Thursday at Hunting Hills.

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If you want to know what the hottest toys will be this holiday season, ask the folks who will be playing with them...
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That's the notion behind the Toy of the Year Award.
About 30 pint- sized toy experts were invited to Toys R' Us on Times Square to check out some of the toys retailers are hope will sell well this season.
The toy testers, ages 3 to 12, will help decide which toy will win the coveted award.
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[IN Q=Now kids across the country...]

((MARY GILES/"FAMILY FUN" MAGAZINE: NOW KIDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE TESTING THE TOYS FOR US AND WE'LL HAVE THE 22 WINNERS ANNOUNCING THEM IN OCTOBER AND THEY'LL BE IN THE NOVEMBER ISSUE OF FAMILY FUN MAGAZINE." ))
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Among the major contenders in the Toy of the Year contest, the Lego basketball game set and the Brat's Runway and Disco Playset.
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