WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 04/04/04

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Coming up on News 7-
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More than half a dozen U-S troops are dead and even more injured following another attack in Iraq. A well-known actor visits the area ... and receives a veteran's honor as well. And the depths one Texas sewage worker will go for his job.
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Plus women's Final Four highlights. News 7 is next.

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Another deadly day in Iraq, and 7 soldiers are dead, and more than 20 wounded after an attack.
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Good evening, I'm Myranda Stephens.

[Iraq-Latest]

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A new, intense wave of violence against the American occupation in Iraq flared today. At least seven U-S troops were killed and another two dozen injured, when coalition forces came under attack from groups loyal to a powerful Shi'ite leader. Kelly Cobiella has more.
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((FOLLOWERS OF A RADICAL CLERIC CLASHED WITH U-S TROOPS IN A BAGHDAD SUBURB OF AL SADR ON SUNDAY. SEVERAL AMERICAN SOLDIERS WERE KILLED. THE UPRISING BEGAN FARTHER SOUTH.... (NAJAF BATTLE NATS GUNFIRE) IT LOOKED... AND SOUNDED... LIKE WAR. SUPPORTERS OF A RADICAL CLERIC FIRED ON COALITION TROOPS AT A SPANISH-RUN MILITARY BASE NEAR NAJAF. IT WAS A THREE HOUR BATTLE, AND BY THE END, MORE THAN 200 WERE HURT, AND NEARLY TWO DOZEN DEAD, INCLUDING AN AMERICAN AND A SALVADORAN SOLDIER.
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CIVIL ADMINISTRATOR PAUL BREMER AT A NEWS CONFERENCE TO INTRODUCE IRAQ'S NEW DEFENSE AND INTELLIGENCE CHIEFS, SAID PROTESTORS HAVE CROSSED THE LINE.
(PAUL BREMER/IRAQ CIVIL ADMINISTRATOR)"This will not be tolerated. This will not be tolerated by the
coalition, this will not be tolerated by the Iraqi people and this will not be tolerated by the Iraqi security forces."

(MARCHING/PRE GUNFIRE!) THE SUPPORTERS OF SHIA CLERIC MUQTADA AL-SADR WERE PROTESTING THE ARREST
OF ONE OF HIS TOP AIDES, AND THE CLOSURE OF HIS MILITANT NEWSPAPER LAST WEEK. THE CLASHES COME AFTER A WEEK OF RISING TENSIONS AND VIOLENCE IN IRAQ. LAWMAKERS ARE QUESTIONING WHETHER THE COUNTRY CAN BE READY FOR SELF RULE BY THE END OF JUNE.
(SEN. RICHARD LUGAR/R-INDIANA)
" I think we have to have security. I'm really haunted by the June 30 problem. But I just see this as a time in which, suddenly, we give sovereignty to somebody. And now the question is, to whom? And how do they secure that?" IT WILL TAKE MORE TROOPS, AND MORE TIME, SOME LAWMAKERS SAY. FOR NOW, THE JUNE 30TH DEADLINE STANDS. KELLY COBIELLA, CBS NEWS.))

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Europe is dealing with what looks like a string of terrorist attempts to target passenger trains. Today, a high speed train in Germany slammed into metal slabs that had been screwed onto the track -- apparently put there to derail it. The cars stayed on track and no one was injured. Last Friday, a bomb was discovered under the tracks of a high speed rail line in Spain.
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Spanish authorities now say five terror suspects died in yesterday's suicide explosion near Madrid. They believe the ringleader of last month's train bombings that killed nearly 200 people died in the blast. Police found more explosives in the building where the suspects were cornered, which they say was to be used in more bombings. The suspects set off the explosion yesterday as police moved in, killing one officer and wounding 15 others.
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[Tazewell-Robberies]

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Tazewell County authorities have charged two men with robbery and grand larceny after a pair of convenience store robberies. Authorities say a masked man robbed the Cargo Convenience Store in Tazewell shortly before eleven last night. A few minutes later, deputies say they pulled over a car that was driving erratically.
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[TAKE NEWBERRY FS] 23 year old Dwight David Newberry of Raven was driving the car. Deputies arrested Newberry, and found items connected with the robbery in the car. [TAKE BROWN FS] Deputies say 23-year-old Kevin Ray Brown fled the scene on foot, and was captured hours later after a search that included a bloodhound and a helicopter.
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Police say both men confessed to robbing the store last night, and the P-M Quick Mart in Pounding Mill last week. The two are being held without bond.

[Roanoke-Fire]

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A Roanoke family returned home from church this afternoon to a burned out house.
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Firefighters responded to this home on Roy Drive just before Noon, after an off-duty fire fighter saw the flames and called 9-11. Part of the ceiling fell on three firefighters inside, but they were not injured. Crews had to run 800- feet of hose up a steep road to reach the house while battling the wind.
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((JEFF BECKNER: TERRIBLE CONDITIONS WITH THE WIND. THE INTERIOR CREWS DID A HECK OF A JOB CUTTING IT OFF FROM THE REST OF THE STRUCTURE AND THE REST OF THE ATTIC SECTION TO SAVE WHAT WE COULD. ))
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The fire started in an upstairs room. The damage is estimated at 67- thousand dollars. The cause of the blaze has not yet been determined.
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[First-Baptist]

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Thousands of residents across the Roanoke Valley worship at First Baptist Church each week. Today the congregation observed Palm Sunday in the shadow of a recent confession made by one of the church's retired pastors. Jennifer Wishon has more on how the news is bringing the congregation closer together.
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((It's been two weeks since Charles Fuller released a video statement to church members admitting to an adulterous love affair for 15 years of his tenure at First Baptist Church. Fuller retired about five years ago, but remains an elder in the church. Reaction among the congregation has been mixed, but members who talked to News 7 on Sunday say the ordeal has made the congregation stronger.
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((MAXINE WILEY: PASTOR FULLER WAS A STRONG TEACHER AND WE LOVED HIM BECAUSE OF WHAT HE TAUGHT AND THE FACT THAT THIS HAS COME OUT JUST BLESSES US AS A CHURCH.))
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For years, Fuller reached beyond his congregation with God's Minute - televised mini- sermons that aired on local television stations for decades. Wiley says it was Fuller who first introduced her to real teaching ministries 13- years ago and she's been attending First Baptist Church ever since.
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((MAXINE WILEY: WE HAVE BENEFITED SO MUCH FROM HIS MINISTRY AND WE'RE STRONGER FOR THAT BECAUSE YOU CANNOT LOOK OUT WITHOUT FIRST LOOKING IN))
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As the Easter holiday approaches, church members say they'll stay united, learn from Fuller's mistakes and move on. Jennifer Wishon, News 7, Roanoke.))
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Still ahead on the newscast, a political wing threatens to shatter if Israel pulls out of the occupied territory.
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and it's a dirty job, but somebody has to do it. A Texas man has to dive into MILLIONS of gallons of raw sewage.
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[Sports-preview]

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((Hey, everybody. Travis Wells here in the News 7 Sports Office. Coming up later, the women take over the Final Four spotlight, while the men tune up for one more showdown in San Antone. Elliott Sadler picks up a Texas sized win on the track, and the Express heads into the playoffs on a roll. All that and more on the way in sports.)) [Israel-Security]

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Hard liners in the Israeli government are threatening to quit if Prime Minister Ariel Sharon pulls their troops out of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. They're demanding that a withdrawal be put to a cabinet vote, but Sharon is resisting the idea. Drew Levinson has more from Jerusalem.
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((Ariel Sharons Cabinet meeting opened with a gavel and closed with a shouting match between the prime minister and hard liners. Though not caught on camera-the sides argued over Sharons plan to withdraw from Gaza and parts of the West Bank. The ministers dont want any withdrawal and have threatened to walk out.
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The harsh tone of the meeting comes on a day of peace for Christian Pilgrims gathered in both Jerusalem and at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. On this Palm Sunday believers sang, prayed and waved Palm leaves. The Christian Holy Week coincides with the start of the Jewish Passover holiday. Sunday Ultra-orthodox Jews boiled dishes and utensils to make them kosher for Passover. Tensions here are running especially high since Israels assassination last month of Hamas founder Ahmed Yassin. (STANDUP: DREW LEVINSON/JERUSALEM) WITH PASSOVER BEGINNING MONDAY NIGHT AND ISRAELIS HERE WARY OF ANOTHER TERRORIST ATTACK BOTH POLICE AND THE ARMY ARE TIGHTENING SECURITY FOR THE HOLIDAY. Soldiers and police officers armed with machines guns and dogs are patrolling the streets. For the people who call Jerusalem home theres uneasiness here-a feeling that retaliation is imminent.
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THEY ALWAYS TRY SOMETHING, IT IS NOT SOMETHING NEW, OR WILL BE SOMETHING NEW, THEY ALWAYS TRY SOMETHING AND THEY WILL TRY OF COURSE. Many say its unfortunate, but its part of life here.
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I GUESS YOU JUST GET USED TO LIVING HERE AND YOU DONT SEE THE DAY TO DAY YOU KNOW DANGERS IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE ALL THE TIME SO I AM NOT REALLY WORRIED. Maybe not worried.just resigned that terrorism comes with the territory. Drew Levinson, CBS News, Jerusalem.))

[Arson-Spree]

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An arson spree in St. Louis pushed firefighters to the limit this weekend.
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Blaze after blaze broke out in the city yesterday -- nine fires in a two hour period. The worst was a four alarm inferno at this warehouse. The intense flames and heat, combined with the poor condition of the structure, made it impossible for firefighters to go inside.
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((GEORGE SHERMAN/ST. LOUIS FIRE CHIEF--I COME BY HERE ALMOST EVERYDAY AND I SEE THIS BUILDING. IT LOOKSIT GOT CRACKS IN THE WALLS AND YOU CAN SEE IT'S AN UNSAFE BUILDING SO))
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FAVOR?" WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA. VO EXPLOSION. MUSHROOM CLOUD.))
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The building was set for demolition, and the man in charge was being interviewed by a reporter when a car inside apparently exploded. One suspect was arrested and charged with setting at least one fire.
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[Sewage-Dive]

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There are countless dirty jobs in this world, but few can compare to how one Texas man earns his check.
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Last week, a problem in a pipe sent millions of gallons of raw sewage spewing out of control up to four feet deep. The only way to stop it was to dive into it and fix a gate blocking the flow in one of the underground pipes.
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((MIKE ERINAKES/US UNDERWATER SERVICES; EVERYTHING YOU COULD FLUSH DOWN A TOILET OR WASH DOWN A SHOWER, AH, OR WASH DOWN A SOME TYPE OF DRAIN SYSTEM IS IN WHAT WE WERE DIVING.))
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He says the job was a balancing act. If he took too long, the sewage could cause massive explosions in residential toilets, showers and sinks. Yet, he had to be careful because he didn't want to puncture his suit.
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Still ahead on the newscast, an internationally known actor is honored in our area.... And,
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A one-man-wonder wows the crowd with a unique blend of unusual instruments.
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[Film-Festival]

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Mickey Rooney was in town for the Blue Ridge Vision Film Festival which called it a wrap today.
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The three day event featured Virginia film- makers and films made in the Commonwealth.
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Awards were presented at last night's gala, which also gave those in attendance a chance to network. Lynchburg native Caroline Moore is a music singer- song writer. She wrote the musical score for a film called "Dark Harvest" and was in town to watch the premier.
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((CAROLINE MOORE: I HAVE THIS THEORY THAT IF IT DOESN'T GIVE SOMEONE CHILL BUMPS THEN IT REALLY MIGHT NOT BE THE THEME THAT I WANT TO USE. I WANT IT TO HAVE THE MOST EMOTIONAL IMPACT POSSIBLE.))
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Moore is working to promote her music with a manager in Nashville. She one day hopes to win an academy award for best musical score.
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Film students were also given a chance to showcase their work at the festival. Moore advises anyone starting out to believe in themselves and follow their dreams.

[Rooney-Memorial]

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In Bedford Mickey Rooney was given a special award at the National D-Day Memorial today.
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He was joined by friends, family and fans at the D- Day Memorial this afternoon. Rooney served four years in the Army during World War Two. Today, D- Day Veteran Bob Slaughter presented him with an award for his service and thanked him for serving the troops as an entertainer on the front lines. Rooney earned a bronze star for heroism- which he says is his most precious award. He encourages everyone to take pride in their country.
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((MICKEY ROONEY: I DON'T CARE WHETHER YOU'RE A DEMOCRAT OR A REPUBLICAN. REMEMBER THAT YOU'RE AN AMERICAN AND YOU'RE LUCKY AS HELL TO BE IN A GREAT COUNTRY.))
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Rooney and his wife Jan attended Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg this morning. After the service, while having lunch with Jerry Falwell, the two decided to renew their wedding vows. The couple has been married for 30- years.
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[D-Day-Paintball]

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Speaking of D-Day ... the invasion was re-enacted today in Tennessee through paintball.
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The event was an effort to honor American fighting men who lost their lives in the fighting. After the pretend D-Day landings, the represented Allied and German forces earned points by completeing missions that involved seizing and defending specific towns and fortresses deeper into France. Most of the participants, who included adults and high school students, said today's re-enactment helped them learn to appreciate D-Day veterans even more.
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Coming up, we'll do the Final Four women's style, Elliott Sadler rolls to his 2nd career win in Texas, and the Express puts on its post season gameface, but first tonight's extra point,
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With the Masters set to start on Thursday, PGA Tour rookie Zach Johnson picked up his first career win at the Bell South Classic. Johnson shot a final round of even par 72 at the TPC at Sugarloaf, holding off Mark Hensby by a stroke. He pockets 810 thousand dollars for the victory.
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The Tennessee Lady Vols are back in the NCAA Championship game, but it wasn't easy as Pat Summitt's crew got a fight from SEC rival LSU.
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Summitt was trying to light a fire under her team early.
Seimone Augustus and LSU took it to UT as the Tigers grabbed a 6 point halftime lead, holding Tennessee to just 19 first half points.
But the Lady Vols rallied in the second half. Shanna Zolman sticks the long 3 ball with the shot clock winding down.
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Then the crucial turnover by the Tigers led to this. LaToya Davis scores with under 2 seconds left and Tennessee hung on 52-50.
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Connecticut and Minnesota locked up in Game Two. The Golden Gophers, a 7 seed, the lowest remaining seed in the t
ournament.
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Minnesota gave Uconn all it could handle.

Jamie Broback comes up with the turnover and converts at the other end. The Gophers were within three with 6 minutes left.
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But Anne Strother stroked a triple for the Lady Huskies who had just enough winning 67 to 58.
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[S-NCAA]

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The Connecticut men are all set to square off with Georgia Tech in the men's final tomorrow night. The Yellow Jackets and Huskies have each come a long way since their first meeting in November. Although, that game is ancient history, both teams expected to reach this point.
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[S-Race]

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Elliott Sadler won his first Cup race in the spring of 2001 in Bristol. 108 races later, Sadler picked up number two, claiming today's Samsung/Radio Shack 500 at the Texas Motor Speedway.
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The Rock was cookin' up something good today in the Lonestar State.
But defending race champ Ryan Newman was not. Newman cut down a tire and smacked the wall on his way to a 39th place finish.
Rookie Kasey Kahne had the strongest car leading 148 laps, but late race cautions kept Kahne from staying out front.
Brian Vickers tangled with Scott Wimmer and Jeremy Mayfield on this restart late, and Sadler got the lead from Jeff Gordon when the 24 developed battery problems. Sadler held on for his second career win while Kahne was a bridesmaid once again finishing 3 one hundredths of a second off the pace..
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[S-Express]

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The Roanoke Express opens up the Kelly Cup Playoffs Tuesday night at the Civic Center against Florida, after an amazing run over the final month of the season. The Express not only made it into the playoffs, the team wrapped up second place in the division and home ice in the first round.
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Baseball's opening day isn't officially until tomorrow, but the O's and Red Sox got the jump tonight.
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Javy Lopez is already paying dividends for the Birds. Lopez homered tonight off of Pedro Martinez as Baltimore beats Boston 7 to 2.
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[One-Man-Band]

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A musical band is making a name for itself on the streets of Washington -- except the band is made up of only one person and he literally plays on the street.
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Mike Silverman, also known as "That One Guy" uses all kinds of materials to play his music ... from a bicycle chain to steel piping. Silverman says he doesn't have a name for his style of music ... it's just something he loves.
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Silverman travels all across the country with his music, and he says the money's good enough to pay the bills.
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