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The leader of the U-N says the world body will continue its work in Iraq, despite the bombing that left 20 people dead.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
And authorities are on the scene of a fire in Salem.
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[ANCHOR=Leo]
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Once again the morning clouds and patchy fog are diminishing which will lead to a partly sunny afternoon. I'll have your forecast.
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[ANCHOR=KIM 2-Shot]
News 7 at Noon starts right now...
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[SOT]
[IN Q=We believe it's possibly]
((WE BELIEVE IT'S POSSIBLY A SUICIDE BOMBING BECAUSE IN THE WRECKAGE WE HAVE HUMAN REMAINS ALSO STREWN ABOUT THE SCENE.))
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[OUT Q=strewn about the scene.]
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[VO-NAT]
The F-B-I combs through what's left of the U-N headquarters in Baghdad.
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[ANCHOR=KIMBERLY]
Good Afternoon, I'm Kimberly McBroom.
We'll have more on that story in just a moment.
[Salem-Fire]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=jmc]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=Fire]
A business on West Main Street in Salem caught fire late this morning.
The fire at Northwest True Value Hardware near Butt Hollow Road broke out around 11:15, and officials say the damage is extensive.
Salem and Roanoke County firefighters are working to get the fire under control.
We have crews in the area and we'll have more on it as soon as possible.
[Iraq-Folo]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=kmc]
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Who was behind the deadly bombing in Iraq, and has the U-S lost control of the situation there?
Those are just a couple of questions being asked.
Jennifer Donelan has the latest from Washington.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Baghdad, Iraq;]
[SUPER=01-Thomas Fuentes/F. B. I. Agent;]
[SUPER=01-Kofi Annan/U. N. Secretary General;]
[SUPER=01-Salim Lone/U. N. Spokesman;]
[SUPER=01-Paul Bremer/U. S. Civilian Administrator in Iraq;]
[SUPER=01-Jennifer Donelan/CBS News;]
[RUNS=:00]
[OUT Q=Donelan, CBS News, Washington.]
((
DEEP CRATER AND PILES OF RUBBLE MARK THE SIET WHERE SOME BODIES ARE
STILL BELIEVED TO BE BURIED. THE F-B-II IS SIFTING THROUGHTHE DEBRIS
...TRYING TO FIND OUT DROVE A CEMENT TRUCK FILLED WITH 500 POUNDOF
EXPLOSIVES INTO THE COMPOUND.
SOT: FBI AGENT THOMAS FUENTES.
"the explosives contained remnants of Soviet era munitions."
ON THE LIST OF POTENTIAL CULPRITS...SADDAM HUSSEIN
SYMPATHIZERS...EXTREMEISTS FROM OUTSIDE IRAQI BORDERS AND AL QAEDA. THE
UNITED NATIONS REMAINS DEFIANT.
Sot: Kofi Annan/U.N. Secretary General
We should not be distracted nor deterred by this senseless and brutal
act of violence. Those who killed our colleagues have committed a crime
not only against the United Nations, but against Iraq itself.
U.N.s WORK IN IRAQ WILL CONTINUE, BUT AUTHORITIES SAY SECURITY MEASURES
AT ALL NON-MILITARY FACILITIES IN IRAQ, SO CALLED SOFT TARGETS, WILL
HAVE TO BE STEPPED UP.
Sot: Salim Lone/U.N. Spokesman
It certainly cannot be as were doing before which was moving about
freely, unarmed, without protection.
MANY ARE NOW ASKING IF THE BOMBING ...FAR MORE SOPHISTICATED THAN RECENT
GUERILLA ATTACKS ON U.S. SOLDIERS .....MEANS THE U.S. IS LOSING CONTROL
IN IRAQ.
Sot: Paul Bremer/U.S. Civilian Administrator in Iraq
I dont accept the proposition were not in control, threat of terrorism
does not mean we lost control.
STANDUP:
KOFFI ANNAN STATEMENT....U.S. UNDERESTIMATED PROBLEMS IN IRAQ)
)
[11Iraq-Allen]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=dgr]
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Senator George Allen says the U-S must not let terrorism derail the humanitarian efforts in Iraq.
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[SOT 20:54:36]
[IN Q=IT SHOULD JUST ]
((SENATOR GEORGE ALLEN-IT SHOULD JUST MAKE US EVEN MORE RESOLVED THOUGH THAT THESE TYPE OF VILE, HATE-FILLED PEOPLE CANNOT PREVAIL. FREEDOM AND JUSTICE MUST ENDURE.))
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[OUT Q=JUSTICE MUST ENDURE]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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Allen also said he would like to see the United Nations and NATO have a larger role in Iraq, whether it be to distribute aid or as part of the security force.
[Israel-Bombing]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=Explosion]
Israel is considering if and when its military will respond to yesterday's deadly bus bombing in Jerusalem.
The Palestinian Prime Minister, meanwhile, is expected to decide whether to shift policy and order the arrests of Palestinian militants.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Jerusalem, Israel;]
This morning, Israeli security forces tightened their control around Palestinian towns and cities, building new roadblocks and making travel by Palestinians almost impossible.
At least 20 people died in the suicide attack-- many of the victims were children.
Members of the Palestinian militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad have claimed responsibility.
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[419-Accident]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=12 Noon]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=03-34]
[GRAPHIC=accident]
A tractor trailer accident in Roanoke County sent one person to the hospital this morning.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]
It happened around ten this morning on Route 419 at the interchange to Interstate 81.
Police say an unidentified woman came off the interstate and attempted to cross over onto Route 419.
A tractor trailer heading northbound had to slam on his brakes to avoid hitting the vehicle's tail.
The load on the tractor trailer then shifted, pinning the driver against the steering wheel.
The driver suffered minor injuries and was taken to Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
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[Goodyear]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Goodyear Negotiations]
Goodyear could have an answer on its latest contract offer as early as today.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-File Tape;]
Negotiators for employees at Goodyear's 14 factories are looking over the contract proposal.
The United Steelworkers union asked Goodyear yesterday for more information about the latest offer to come out of five months of bargaining.
The union represents 19- thousand Goodyear workers at plants in Virginia and ten other states.
Also included are 22- thousand retired workers.
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[Wildfires]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=Wild Fire]
Not one, but two separate wildfires are burning on national forest land in Oregon.
Authorities still don't know what started either of them.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Deschutes National Forest, OR;]
The Bear Butte Fire and the Booth Fire are both burning on opposite ends of Camp Sherman.
Both blazes reportedly grew between 800 and a thousand acres in just a matter of hours.
The fires forced the evacuations of campgrounds.
Air tankers are being used to drop water on the blazes.
President Bush, meanwhile, had planned to visit the national forest as part of a trip to talk about forest thinning and wildfire prevention.
It's not known if he still plans on going.
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[HARD MUSIC UNDER]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Coming up next on the newscast, some Vinton business are betting horse racing would bring more people to town.
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[VO-NAT ]
Also a judge who is defying the federal government says he is answering to a higher authority.
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[Vegas-Flooding]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=kmc]
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Las Vegas is still soggy this afternoon following a major flash flood.
All bets were off, as the rushing waters caught nearly everyone by surprise.
Drew Levinson reports.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Las Vegas, NV;]
[SUPER=01-Mark Pfister/Television Weathercaster;]
[SUPER=01-Drew Levinson/Reporting;]
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[OUT Q=Levinson, CBS News.]
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IT WAS A FLUSH THAT WOULD HAVE MADE EVEN THE BEST POKER PLAYER IN LAS
VEGAS FOLD.
HARD RAINS PROVIDED FLASH FLOODS AND MADE FOR SEVERAL SPECTACULAR SCENES
AS HELICOPTER RESCUE WORKERS SWOOPED DOWN OVER AT LEAST 5 STRANDED CARS
AND PLUCKED THEIR PASSENGERS TO SAFETY.
THIS WAS RUSH HOUR TUESDAY. THE RAIN FELL SO QUICKLY, IT LEFT EVERYONE
SOAKED.
(SOT: Resident)
Everything was flooded. It was like up to my waist.
MAJOR THROUGHFARES AND RESIDENTIAL STREETS BECAME RUSHING RIVERS. MUDDY
WATER CREPT INTO UNSUSPECTING GARAGES. THIS PRESCHOOL BECAME AN ISLAND,
WITH BOATS THE ONLY WAY IN OR OUT.
(SOT: Resident)
The last time I saw it rain like this I was 11 years old.
THE DELUGE LASTED FOR ONLY AN HOUR AND A HALFBUT EASILY OVERWHELMED
FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEMSNEVER DESIGNED TO HANDLE MORE THAN 2 INCHES IN 20
MINUTES.
(SOT: Mark Pfister/KLAS-TV Forecaster)
For us its like raining out in the concrete out here in the desert.
It just runs off. And it didnt move fast, it just lingered and stayed
and dropped the water.
THE SURPRISE DOWNPOUR LED TO HUNDREDS OF CALLS TO 9-1-1, BUT WHEN MOST
OF THE WATER HAD DRAINED AWAY INTO THE NEARBY DESERT, THERE WAS NOT A
SINGLE DEATH OR REPORTED INJURY.
DREW LEVINSON, CBS NEWS.
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[Ten-Commandments]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=Net]
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The Chief Justice of Alabama says his beliefs are written in stone--
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Montgomery, AL;]
Two years ago, he put a granite monument of the Ten Commandments in his courthouse.
Two federal courts have since ordered the monument be moved, ruling that it violates the consitutional separation of church and state.
But Chief Justice Roy Moore has refused to move the statue.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=The judge himself]
((ROY MOORE/ALABAMA CHIEF JUSTICE: THE JUDGE HIMSELF SAID IN CLOSING ARGUEMENTS BEFORE THE COURT THAT THE ISSUE IS,CAN THE STATE ACKNOWLEDGE GOD. INDEED,WE MUST ACKNOWLEDGE GOD BECAUSE OUR CONSTITUTION SAYS OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM IS ESTABLISHED UPON GOD. ))
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[OUT Q=established upon God.]
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[VO-NAT]
The federal judge who issued the removal order has said he may fine the state about five thousand dollars a day if it's not removed by the end of today.
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[Vinton-Betting]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=tha]
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A proposal to bring an off-track betting parlor is apparently a safe bet to generate some controversy in Vinton.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Vinton]
Republican Senate candidate Brandon Bell learned about it this week and wants residents to also be aware.
Colonial Downs operates off- track betting facilities in four locations around the state and wants to add southwest Virginia to the list.
Supporters say the facilities are essentially sports bars where patrons can wager on live horse races simulcast from all over the country--
But opponents see trouble.
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[SOT 00:27:34 -- 48]
[IN Q=It brings in ]
[SUPER=01-Brandon Bell/(R) State Senate Candidate; :00]
((BRANDON BELL/(R) STATE SENATE CANDIDATE; IT BRINGS IN AN ELEMENT THAT WOULD NOT BE CONDUCIVE TO GOOD COMMUNITIES THAT WE HAVE, THE WHOLE IDEA OF GAMBLING BRINGS IN A LOT OF ABUSE, A LOT OF ADDICTION... GAMBLING TYPE INTERESTS. ))
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[OUT Q=type interests.]
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[VO-NAT]
In order to locate in Vinton- the town's voters would have to approve the facility through a referendum.
Right now, Colonial Downs is trying to gather the necessary signatures to put the issue on the November ballot.
The company would need about 225 signatures to make that happen.
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[Franklin-Water]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
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Franklin County is undertaking a multi-million-dollar plan to pipe water from Smith Mountain Lake to other parts of the county.
The Board of Supervisors approved financing for the first phase of the project at its meeting last night.
The county estimates it will cost 3-point-6 MILLION dollars to build a water line from Bedford County to the Westlake Corner area... but the entire project could cost more than 50-million.
It hopes to start work early next year and complete it in in 2005.
A public hearing on the financing will be held September 16th.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Coming up a grant could mean big things for a museum in Roanoke.
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[VO-NAT ]
Plus the San Diego Zoo is celebrating a history making birth.
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[Art-Museum]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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The Art Museum will preserve some of its masterpieces with a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Roanoke institution will put the 20-thousand dollar grant towards the conservation of 27- paintings by Thomas Eakins.
The paintings, and one of Eakins' sculptures, will then be ready for display.
The Art Museum says Eakins was regarded as one of the most important realists in American Art.
The exhibit is expected to launch the Art Museum to national prominence.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=kmc]
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[GRAPHIC=]
One panda bear twin is born--
The other is apparently taking its time.
Bai Yun, the San Diego Zoo's female giant panda gave birth yeseterday afternoon to the first twin.
Julie Chen has the story.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Don Lindburg/Giant Panda Team Leader;]
[SUPER=03-San Diego, CA;]
[SUPER=01-Julie Chen/CBS News;]
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[OUT Q=Chen, CBS news, Los Angeles.]
((
( NAT SOT ANNOUNCEMENT OF BIRTH Don Lindburg- Giant Panda Team
Leader)" it was an exciting day for us. at about 1;15 this afternoon..
our female bai yun delivered a live cub."
( TRACK 1) THESE ARE PICTURES OF BAI YUN TAKEN EARLIER. SINCE HER
PREGNANCY WAS DISCOVERED SEVERAL WEEKS AGO.. BAI YUN WAS KEPT AWAY FROM
THE PUBLIC.. IN THE BIRTHING DEN SHE BUILT FOR HERSELF..
there was no sign of a contraction and suddenly there is a very
loud vocalizing slithering little animal on the floor. she immediatly
leaned over as panda mothers do and picked her up in her mouth and put
her on her body.
( ( twin track ZOO OFFICIALS SAY IT CAN BE MORE THAN A DAY BEFORE THE
SECOND BABY IS BORN.)
( TRACK 2) IN 1999 BAI YUN AND THE SAN DIEGO ZOO MADE HISTORY WHEN SHE
BECAME THE FIRST PANDA IN THE UNITED STATES TO GIVE BIRTH TO A LIVING
CUB..LATER NAMED HUA MAE. SINCE THEN THE ZOO HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET HER
PREGNANT AGAIN. I VISITED THE ZOO JUST LAST WEEK TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE
NEW PREGNANCY..
( NAT SOT- GAO GAO)
.
( TRACK 3) THE PANDA WE'RE LOOKING AT IS GAO GAO... HE'S BEEN AT THE
SAN DIEGO ZOO JUST EIGHT MONTHS .. AND HE MAY BE THE PROUD PAPA . BUT
THE ZOO IS NOT QUITE SURE
(SOT- JULIE QUESTION) " I understand there'sa little bit confusion
as to who the father is and there may even be two different fathers for
the two baby pandas?"
( SOT- PANDA MAN- ) the reason for that is our newly arrived male did
mate naturally with bai yun on march 22nd but on the 23 and 24 he must
have had a headache because he was no longer interested but the female
was very receptive.
( TRACK 4) USING FROZEN SPERM FROM A DIFFERENT PANDA BAI YUN WAS
ARITIFICALLY INSEMINATED. ZOO OFFICIALS STILL DON'T KNOW WHETHER IT WAS
THE SEX OR THE TEST TUBE.. BUT EITHER WAY.
( SOT- when the first ultra sound results were announced there was
ecstasy." ( GIANT PANDA TEAM LEADER)
JULLIE QUESTION 0 How is a panda subjected to ultra sound
S0T " . she lies on her back and allows vetenarians to move the
wand over her abdominal region.
( nat sot ultrasound)
( continued SOST) and they picked up signs of two fetuses on a sunday
morning earl this month.
( TRACK 5) BUT THE TWINS PRESENTED A PROBLEM. PANDA MOMS WILL CARE FOR
ONLY ONE CUB..
" there's the case of what to do with the second twin.. obsiouvly
the solution to that is to retireive it from the birth den as soon as it
is safe to do and as soon as the mother lets us know which one she wants
to take for nursing and we will take it to our nursery for bottle
feeding.
( TRACK 6) EVEN BEFORE THE BIRTHS.. THE SAN DIEGO ZOO WITH ITS THREE
RESIDENT PANDAS.. HELD THE RECORD FOR THE MOST PANDAS AT ONE TIME. NOW..
THE ZOO IS HEADING INTO UNCHARTED WATERS.. BUT THE PANDAS REMAIN
BLISSFULLY UNAWARE OF THE EXCITEMENT AROUND THEM. MUNCHING ON BAMBOO AND
SETTLING IN FOR AN AFTERNOON SNOOZE. '
JULIE CHEN CBS NEWS LOS ANGELES
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[NOON WEATHER]
[8/20/2003]
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[Live-Fire]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=jmc]
[TAPE#=52:50 on 03-31]
[GRAPHIC=Fire]
A hardware store in Salem is on fire at this hour.
Northwest True Value Hardware caught fire about an hour ago.
[DOUBLE BOXES=Shannon/Microwave;]
Shannon Young is watching crews from Salem and Roanoke County fight the fire.
[LIVE=Shannon/FULL]
[SUPER=@shannon1;]
[SUPER=05-Salem]
((Shannon ad lib; either video or live picture as she talks))
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[Stocks]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly 2-Shot]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE# none]
[GRAPHIC=None]
On Wall Street at Noon, the DOW was DOWN 19 points. The NASDAQ has gained three.
[super=460-y/19/x/3;]
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
There's more News 7 at Noon to come. Stay with us.
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[S-Break]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-154 15:14]
[GRAPHIC=Michael Vick]
Atlanta quarterback Michael Vick broke his silence about his broken leg.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Atlanta, GA; :00]
Vick entered the news conference on crutches and said, that when he returns in hopefully six weeks, there will be no difference.
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[SUPER=01-Michael Vick/Out for Six Weeks; :00]
[RUNS=:17]
[OUT Q=......let myself heel"]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Atlanta, GA/Saturday;]
Doctors must wait 10 days to two weeks before re-examining Vick for ligament damage that would require surgery.
There have been questions as to whether Vick was wearing the correct cleats on the new Georgia Dome Field Turf.
He did wear a right ankle brace for the game for the first time.
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[S-Giants]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-151 3016TC]
[GRAPHIC=GIANTS]
The New York Giants campers got a little testy yesterday, and as a result, so did their teacher Jim Fassel.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Albany, NY; :00]
First fullback Charles Stackhouse in the blue and linebacker Dhani Jones got into a wrestling match in the red zone.
After the rolling around ended, Stackhouse threw a wild punch that the coach wasn't too wild about.
He went then over got in Stackhouse's face and ordered him to sit out.
When Stackhouse turned away, Fassel picked up the player's helmet and threw it at the back of his legs and told him to run two laps.
Later Darnell Dinkins and Wayne Lucier got into it.
There was another scuffle, and then a midfield meeting, in which Fassel warned the team that the next player to fight was being sent home.
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[S-Eagles]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=SP-150 TC3154]
[GRAPHIC=Friday Football Extra]
The Franklin County football team is hoping to duplicate last year's 9-and-2 season.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Rocky Mount; :00]
Head Coach Billy Miles returns virtually everybody from that squa,d and the expectations in Rocky Mount are through the roof.
But the defending Western Valley District champions aren't ready to rest on their laurels.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Billy Miles/Eagles Head Coach; :02]
[SUPER=01-Daniel Brooks/Eagles Quarterback; :16]
[RUNS=:23]
[OUT Q=win it again this year."]
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[VO-NAT]
The Eagles scheduled to go against three brand new opponents.
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