WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 05/25/04

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A new terrorist threat tonight against the United States.
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First it was a plan for offices and shops.. Now a hotel may be added to the project near Tanglewood Mall.
Plus taxes are the talk in Lynchburg tonight. What it could mean for your wallet.
And flash flooding in parts of the region.
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News 7 is next.

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Terrorists are planning to hit the U-S this summer and hit us hard. That word tonight from a senior government official.
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((WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE MORE ALERT THAN USUAL AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SUSTAIN THAT LEVEL OF ALERTNESS THROUGH THE ELECTION, IF NOT BEYOND.))
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[OUT Q=if not beyond]
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[Terrorism]

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The source says it's the most disturbing warning in more than two and a half years.
Tonight, U-S officials say they have highly credible evidence showing terrorists are determined to strike America this summer.
Stacy Case reports from Washington.
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[SUPER=01-Johnathan Stevenson/International Institute for Strategic Studies; 1:12]
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((TRACK: THE INTELLIGENCE LACKS A TIME, PLACE OR METHOD--- BUT U-S OFFICIALS SAY EVERYTHING ELSE ABOUT IT IS CRYSTAL
CLEAR---- TERRORISTS ARE PLANNING A MAJOR ATTACK THIS SUMMER.
NAT: something from 9/11 TRACK: ACCORDING TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, IT'S THE MOST TROUBLING INFORMATION SINCE 9/11, BUT A SENIOR FEDERAL COUNTERTERRORISM OFFICIAL SAYS THIS TIME, ATTACKERS MAY USE CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL OR RADIATION WEAPONS. NAT: something of ashcroft speaking brief snippet to break it up/file TRACK: WEDNESDAY, ATTORNEY GENERAL JOHN ASHCROFT AND FBI DIRECTOR ROBERT MUELLER WILL DISTRIBUTE PHOTOS AND THE NAMES OF SEVERAL SUSPECTED TERRORISTS THEY WANT TO QUESTION, MANY OF WHOM MAY ALREADY BE IN THE U-S. THERE ARE NO PLANS YET TO RAISE THE THREAT LEVEL FROM YELLOW TO ORANGE. STAND UP BRIDGE: STACY CASE/CBS NEWS
THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS BRING WITH THEM MANY POTENTIAL TERRORIST TARGETS--- BEGINNING WITH THE DEDICATION OF THE WORLD
WAR II MEMORIAL IN DC THIS WEEKEND AND CONTINUING THROUGH THIS SUMMER'S POLITICAL CONVENTIONS AND NOVEMBER'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
TRACK: THE NEW WARNING COMES ON THE SAME DAY AS A NEW REPORT SHOWING THE WAR IN IRAQ HASN'T WEAKENED TERRORISM--- IT'
S STRENGTHENED IT. NAT: al qaida training camps TRACK: THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES SAYS 18 THOUSAND TERRORISTS TRAINED IN AL QAIDA CAMPS ARE STILL AT LARGE. SUPER: JOHNATHAN STEVENSON/INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES the 18 thousand figure comes from relatively conservative estimates of how many jihadists or potential jihadists went through the camps in the late 90's.
TRACK: AND SO THE MISSION INTENSIFIES--- FOLLOW THE STEADY DRUMBEAT OF INTELLIGENCE---- AND STOP KNOWN TERRORISTS BEF
ORE THEY LEAVE ANOTHER DEADLY MARK. STACY CASE CBS NEWS WASHINGTON.))

[Tazewell-Flooding]

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In addition to the flood watch, Tazewell and Russell counties are under a state of emergency.
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[SUPER=03-Tazewell Co.]
The governor made the declaration this afternoon. This mandate tells all "disaster-response" state agencies to assist in any recovery efforts. Many people had to be rescued from vehicles and homes after they found themselves stranded by flash flooding last night. More than 200 homes in the area were damaged in the two counties.
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[Dominican-Flooding]

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[wipe wipe wipe]

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[SUPER=03-Jimani, Dominican Republic;]

The death toll now stands at 363 from flooding in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
And officials say that number will likely climb even higher.
Relatives of the missing are using their bare hands to dig through the mud- searching for loved ones who disappeared after severe storms there.
Most of the bodies on the Dominican side are believed to be Haitians workers who were there illegally.
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[Slate-Hill]

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It is back to the drawing board once again for a proposed development near Tanglewood Mall
For the second time, Roanoke County Supervisors have delayed a vote on rezoning for the Slate Hill Project. [***SLATE HILL GRAPHIC IN MONITOR***]
[DOUBLE BOXES=Jean & Justin /BAM;]

Justin McLeod is here now to tell us why. So Justin why one delay after another?
Jean, once again a lack of details has prevented a final decision on the project.
[LIVE= Justin /FULL BAM]
[SUPER=@justin1]

County leaders say they have come a long way but still have a long way to go.
Tonight, it became clear the Supervisors are bending over backwards to make this project happen.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00]
[SUPER=01-Ed Natt/Developer's Attorney; :12]
[SUPER=01-James Smith/Slate Hill Developer; :33]
[SUPER=01-Ralph Davis/Opposes Project; :48 (QUICK)]
[SUPER=01-Frances Boatman/Opposes Project; 1:08]
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((((NAT SOUND OF THE MEETING))
Before the debate got underway, the Board of Supervisors suggested a 30 day delay.
But the developer's attorney quickly shot that down.
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((ED NATT/DEVELOPER'S ATTORNEY: MY CLIENT IS OF THE OPINION THAT WE HAVE HAD MADE GREAT STRIDES AND WE'RE COMFORTABLE AND GOING AHEAD AND HAVE A DECISION MADE TONIGHT.)) [Runs06]
[OUT Q=decision made tonight]

With that developer got up and presented his plans for this hillside at the intersections of Routes 419 and 220.
It is called the Slate Hill Project and James Smith wants to develop it as a 35 acre office and retail park.
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((JAMES SMITH/SLATE HILL DEVELOPER: THE NUMBER ONE ATTRIBUTE OF THE PROJECT AS I HAVE PROPOSED IT IS JOBS.)) [Runs04]
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Those jobs could be the result of a restaurant, grocery store, or even a hotel.
But many want to know who exactly will go in there and what exactly will it look like?
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((RALPH DAVIS/OPPOSES PROJECT: IT BAFFLES ME HOW THE COUNTY CAN TOLERATE THE LACK OF SPECIFICITY.)) [Runs04]
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Specifics such as the size of the buildings.
County planners also have concerns about increased traffic in the area and possible erosion to the hillside.
The developer has addressed many of these concerns but not all prompting some to blame the developer.
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[IN Q=You offered them another]
((FRANCES BOATMAN: YOU OFFERED THEM ANOTHER THIRTY DAYS YOU DIDN'T WANT TO KILL THIS PROJECT. BUT IN MY OPINION IF IT'S KILLED HERE TONIGHT YOU ARE NOT THE ONES WHO DID IT.)) [Runs08]
[OUT Q=who did it ]))
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[LIVE= Justin /FULL BAM]

When it became obvious that all five supervisors would vote against the project, the developer got up and agreed to the 30 day delay.
County planners will now work to iron out the few remaining issues such as the uses of the buildings and storm water management.
[DOUBLE BOXES=Jean & Justin /BAM;]

Jean, the Board of Supervisors will once again revisit this issue June 22nd.

[L'burg-Council]

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In a year where budget delays have become the norm and not the exception, it will take a couple more weeks before Lynchburg nails down its own spending plan.
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City council was supposed to finalize its 141-million dollar budget tonight, but a last-minute problem with the school board's budget has put that on hold.
Council took 700-thousand dollars out of the school system's money because of savings in the state retirement system.
But educators say that leaves them in the red.
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((KIMBALL PAYNE/LYNCHBURG CITY MANAGER: THE WAY THE SYSTEM WORKS COUNCIL GIVES THEM WHAT THEY CAN AFFORD TO GIVE THEM AND THEY HAVE TO SPEND IT. SO TO SAY THERE'S A HALF MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT DOESN'T GET DONE, WHAT THEY'RE PLANNING TO DO OR WOULDN'T DO OR COULDN'T DO IF THEY HAVE A HALF A MILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT.))
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[OUT Q=half a million dollar deficit. (2ND TIME)]
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Council voted in work session to use that money to reduce the proposed hike in the personal property tax rate and eliminate any real estate tax rate increase.
The two sides will crunch the numbers and the budget will come up for a vote again on June 8th.
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Also today, Lynchburg voted to give its 9-1-1 dispatchers a pay raise.
That money's coming from extra state funds the city wasn't expecting this year.

[Military-Recruit]

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Violence directed at U-S soldiers continues in many parts of Iraq...
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
But, it appears 's not stopping prospective soldiers from joining the military. In fact, Seargent Robert Rue, an Army recruiter for the Roanoke Valley says he's seen an increase in enlistment numbers. Rue says this time last year his office had 49-enlistments -- this year it has 52.
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((SGT. ROBERT RUE/ARMY RECRUITER; THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF CONCERN OF COURSE WITH WHAT'S GOING ON IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN AND WORLDWIDE OPERATIONS, HOWEVER, YOU KNOW THERE STILL VALID REASONS WHY THEY WANT TO COME INTO THE US ARMY, HEY I NEED TO SOME MONEY, I HAVE CHILDREN THAT NEED TO BE FED.))
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[OUT Q=to be fed]
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Rue also attributes the numbers to increased patriotism .
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[Methadone-Clinic]

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Opponents of a Roanoke methadone clinic say the experience of one California city should serve as a warning.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]

Today, members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference showed reporters a video produced by the police department in Santa Ana, California.
[SUPER=04-Santa Ana Police Department Video;]

The video documents drug dealing and other crimes that occured outside a methadone clinic there, and the two- year effort that forced the clinic to move.
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[IN Q=This is a huge mistake]
((JEFF ARTIS/ROANOKE SCLC CHAIRMAN: THIS IS A HUGE MISTAKE FOR THE CITY TO HAVE ALLOWED THIS TO HAPPEN, AND NOW IT'S GOING TO BE UP TO SCLC TO SHUT THIS CLINIC DOWN. ))
[SUPER=01-Jeff Artis/Roanoke SCLC Chairman;]
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[OUT Q=shut this clinic down.]
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[VO-NAT]

C-R-C Health Corporation aquired the California clinic, but Vice President Joe Pritchard says the police video was shot before the company took over, and moved the clinic to a new location.
C-R-C is still seeking state approval to open the clinic on Hershberger Road, but that could come in the next 90 days.
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[Tease1]
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A local school resource officer finds herself without a job. Why she got fired coming up.
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And still ahead, giant rats infest a small rural town. Where they come from and what officials plan to do about it, when News 7 returns.
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[Sports-Preview]

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(( Hey, folks Mike Stevens back in the News 7 sports office as the ACC baseball tournament opens in Salem. We'll get up to date with local favorite Tyler Lumsden of Clemson. Plus, Martina fails in her comeback. And don't look now but Junior and the Big Red Machine are back in the groove tonight on the Big 7.))
[Same-Sex]

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The battle over same sex marriages was heard by California's Supreme Court for the first time today.
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[SUPER=03-San Francisco, CA;]
The issue before the court is whether San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom defied state law when he allowed city hall to perform same sex weddings last February.
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[IN Q=that's all we're doing here;]
((MAYOR GAVIN NEWSOM/SAN FRANCISCO; THAT'S ALL WE'RE DOING HERE IS CHALLENGING THAT LAW AND CHALLENGING THESE PRINCIPALS.))
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[OUT Q=law and challenging these principals;]
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California law plainly defines marriage as as union between a man and a woman. The state defended those laws today, calling the San Francisco marriages a novelty that no one expected to hold up.
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[IN Q=regardless of the fact;]
((TIMOTHY MUSCAT/ATTORNEY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA REGARDLESS OF THE FACT THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE, THAT THERE WAS A CEREMONY AND THAT THEY WERE RECORDED, THEY SIMPLY HAVE NO LEGAL BEARING. ))
[SUPER=01-Timothy Muscat/California State Attorney;]
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[OUT Q=they simply have no legal bearing;]
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Thousands of same sex marriages have taken place since Valentine's Day. But, if the justices decide the mayor was wrong, those unions will be considered symbolic- not legal.
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[Resource-Officer]

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A Botetourt County School is looking for a new school resource officer. Deputy Crystal J. Dickerson was let go yesterday after an incident at Colonial Elementary School. According to the Sheriff, Dickerson twisted a child's arm behind his back.
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[SUPER=03-Botetourt Co./Last Wednesday]
Sheriff Ronnie Sprinkle tells News 7, more claims against Dickerson have now come from parents at Read Mountain Middle School. Sprinkle is meeting with them and says his office will investigate the charges. He says the deputy's termination does *NOT* have anything to do with last Wednesday's incident in which five- 8th graders were taken to the hospital after taking prescription medicine.
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[Quarry]

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They've waited months for some sort of resolution, but it looks like Botetourt County quarry opponents will have to wait a little longer.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.]
Timber Ridge Properties had petitioned to have its proposal to rezone 300-acres of land removed. Today, the board of supervisors heard from representatives from each side before it decided in a 3-2 vote to accept Timber Ridge's petition. It was a decision that didn't sit well with the nearly 100 people who came out against the project.
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[SOT@4:56:01:22/quarry interview tape]
[IN Q=We're not...]
((JONNIE SPEIGHT/QUARRY OPPONENT: WE'RE NOT GOING TO GIVE UP THE FIGHT, JUST AS I SAID IN PRESENTATION, 90-DAYS, 6-MONTHS, 12-MONTHS, WE'LL BE BACK TOGETHER AS CITIZENS AND BUSINESS PEOPLE TO OPPOSE WHAT WE FEEL IS A VERY ILL CONCEIVED PROJECT.))
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[OUT Q=... ill conceived project.]
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Supervisors say this decision gives the company the time they need to address geological and environmental concerns.
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[Tease2]
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Hurricane season starts next week. What can we expect? We'll have the hurricane outlook for you coming up.
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Also some people know how to deal with the heat: ice cream, and lots of it. Breaking a world record when News 7 returns.
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[Big-Rats]

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Over the past month, one small Kentucky town has seen an explosion in its population--- of rats.
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[SUPER=03-Somerset, KY]
Since the Robinson Milling Company closed in Somerset, Kentucky, the building has become a breeding ground for hundreds of these vermin. The rats can be found in droves flowing out of the building and into the surrounding neighborhood. Local health department officials have begun poisoning the rats, but the town's residents demand more.
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[IN Q= For the diseases]
((GENE PHELPS/CONCERNED RESIDENT; FOR THE DISEASES AND THE THINGS AND THE RATS ARE TEARING UP EVERYTHING AND ALL. THIS IS A CITY DUMP!"))
[SUPER=01-Gene Phelps/Concerned Resident]
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[OUT Q= this is a city dump!]
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[VO-NAT]
The owner of the infested building has vowed to take new measures to curb the rat population, but until then, the townspeople will have to learn to live with the problem.
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[Hurricane-preparedness]

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Prepare to get wet.
Hurricane season starts next week and forecasters say it is going to be an active one.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Virginia Beach/Last Summer]

Last year Hurricane Isabel, a Category one storm, hit Virginia.
She caused 36 deaths and nearly two billion dollars in damages in the state.
Officials are warning Virginians to prepare for a Category two or Category three hurricane this year.
They say Isabel is NOT the most severe storm that could strike the state.
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[IN Q=IT WAS A BENCHMARK. IT WAS LARGER]
((JANET CLEMENTS/VA DEPT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: IT WAS A BENCHMARK. IT WAS LARGER THAN ANY STORM WE'VE HAD SINCE 1933 BUT IT COULD BE WORSE. AND UNFORTUNATELY WE HAD LOSS OF LIFE, 36 PEOPLE DIED FROM THIS STORM. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE.))
[SUPER=01-Janet Clements/VA Dept. of Emergency Management]
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[OUT Q=IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE.]
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[VO-NAT]

State officials say inland residents are affected by hurricanes as much as those living on the coast- because of flooding.
In fact, they say floods cause more damage and loss of life than any other natural disaster.
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[S-Extra]

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The Stanley Cup finals begin. The ACC baseball tournament also open up in Salem and We'll check in with Clemson's Tyler Lumsden. But first your Extra Point -
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[SUPER=03-Paris, France/espn2; :00]
Martina Navratilova's comeback as a singles' player ended in her opening match of the French Open as she was beaten by Gisela Dulko, 6-1, 6-3 in less than 60 minutes. The match was Navratilova's first in a Grand Slam singles event since 1994. The 47 year old left handed legend won just 10 of 22 points at the net, struggled with her serve and was broken five times.
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[S-NHL]

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The NHL Stanley Cup playoffs opened tonight in a less than ideal way for the New Kids on the Block from Tampa.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Tampa, FL/ESPN; :00]
The Flames were hoping to literally put the Flames of Calgary out early in game 1. But the Flames would get two goals from behind the net to set the tone for this thing. Nikolai Khabibulin (HAV-AY-BOOLIN) makes the save but the putback is in the net by Jarome Iginla (AGAIN-LUH) 2-to-nothing.
[super=31-Calgary/4/Tampa Bay/1;]
Then Stephane (STEFON) Yelle (YELL) just outworks the Lightning and scores. Calgary wins game one 4-to-1.
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[S-ACC]

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The ACC baseball tournament opened tonight in Salem with the play-in game featuring Wake Forest and Maryland. This one was all offense with 27 runs and 31 hits. Maryland beats Wake 15 to 12 and will now play top seeded Georgia Tech tomorrow at 1:30pm.
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[GO TO PINNACLE OF ACC GAMES] Sandwiched around the Jackets and Terps tomorrow is the Clemson-Carolina game that gets the day started at 10am. Then UVa plays its opener against Duke at 5pm, while Florida State meets NC State in the opening round nightcap. It's double elimination and the conference's coach of the year says seeds matter little.
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[OUT Q=...AND PLAY TO WIN."]
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[S-Express]

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The ECHL released its league wide schedule this afternoon for next season. The Express will opens on the road against former coach Perry Florio and the Pee Dee Pride on October 22nd.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Last Season; :00]
The first home game is a week later on - October 29th. The Express plays 19 different opponents, including two it has never faced before in Texas and Mississippi. The new schedule includes 11 Friday night home games and 11 Saturday night home contests. The regular season doesn't end until April 9th. Season tickets are now on sale at the Roanoke Civic Center.
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[S-Tyler]

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The Clemson Tigers open the tournament tomorrow morning at 10 at Salem Memorial against North Carolina. Steve Mason has more on the Tigers' local lefty - Tyler Lumsden.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./2000 Season; :00]
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((As a senior at Cave Spring, Tyler Lumsden turned down the now world champion Florida Marlins half a million dollar offer as a fifth round draft pick. Three years later the Clemson junior has increased his stock substantially. The lethal lefty's pitches have been clocked at 96 miles an hour this season and he has improving slider and change up to boot.
((:)) ((:)) ((STEVE MASON:)) ((:)) ((:))
Lumsden was 8 and 2 last year and is 4 and 3 this season, but stats can be very deceiving. ((:))
Lumsden's Tigers have won a record 8 ACC baseball tournament crowns, the last was in 1994 and Tyler wants nothing more than to end the decade long drought. ((:))
Lumsden's rotation in the ACC tournament will depend on how the Tigers do against UNC Wednesday Mornin. Steve Mason News 7 sports.))

[S-MLB]

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In the big leagues tonight the Big Red Machine - picked up another win by beating the defending world series champion Marlins 5-to-2.
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[SUPER=03-Cincinnati, OH/Fox; :00]
Ken Griffey Junior hit this three-run game winning home run off Marlins' ace Josh Beckett to lift Cincinnati to the win. With his 492nd career homer Griffey passes Fred McGriff and moves into 21st place on the all-time career list.
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Cincinnati now has the N-L's best record at 27-and-18 after winning ten of its last 11 games.
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[S-Keith]

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Former Friday Football Extra star Keith Hamilton could be facing six months in jail when he is sentenced for a drug possession.
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The retired New York Giants defensive lineman, who was a standout at Heritage high school, pleaded guilty to possessing about one gram of cocaine, which police say they found inside a folded dollar bill during a traffic stop in Morristown, New Jersey in May of last year. Hamilton, who is now 33, retired in February after 12 NFL seasons - all with the Giants.
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[Ice-Cream]

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On hot days like today- what's better than a little ice cream for a snack?
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[SUPER=03-New York, NY]

The answer would be a lot of ice cream. That was the case in New York City- where Carvel Ice Cream built the world's largest ice cream cake.
The stunt required an army of workers, ice cream frozen harder than usual, so it wouldn't melt during the two hour assembly- and a specifically designed scaffold to hold the cake.
The final cake measured 18 feet by ten feet by three feet- and weighed nearly 13 hundred pounds.
Shortly after the assembly the confection was taken apart and shipped to a food bank. (------------)