WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 06/29/04

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Coming up on News 7-
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What's the story with Carilion's Biomedical institute. We'll have a report STAT.
New information about a 2002 murder in Franklin County.
And talking on a cell phone and driving could get you a ticket in the nation's capital- a new law takes effect there and in several other states.
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News 7 at Eleven is next.

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The final piece of the puzzle is now in place for Roanoke's biomedical institute.
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[Biomed-Institute]

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They've been talking about it for years and soon construction will begin on Carilion's biomedical Institute.
The City of Roanoke has purchased all the land needed for the first phase of the project. [***BIOMED INST. IN MONITOR***]
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Justin McLeod is here now with details. So Justin when will construction get underway?
Jean, probably early this fall, definetely by the end of the year.
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But what may surprise you is the fact the biomedical institute has been up and running for nearly four years and more than a hundred research projects are already in the works.
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They have a staff of just nine people and are working out of a small office here on Church Avenue in Roanoke, but make no mistake the Biomedical Institute already exists and big things are already happening.
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You may have heard of the smart bed.
It is a device that monitors patient movement to prevent falls and bedsores.
The institute has also helped to develop a magnetic targeting device that could make orthopedic surgery easier.
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It's not all about medical devices, the institute is also working to bring businesses to the Roanoke Valley.
Recently, a genetic materials manufacturing company based in Ohio decided to re-locate to warehouse row in downtown Roanoke.
The biomedical institute has also acquired more than a million dollars in grants.
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But more is coming in the next few years.
The institute will soon begin the first phase of its new facility here at the corner of Jefferson Street and Reserve Avenue.
Just this week, the city of Roanoke purchased the flour mill and sold 18 acres of land to Carilion so construction can begin.
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C-B-I is already in discussions with potential tenants for the building.
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Jean, eventually the biomedical institute will have six or seven buildings but that will take more than ten years.

[Picard]

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The case is over... but new information has emerged about a 2002 murder in Franklin County. Myranda Stephens has more on why prosecutors accused Christopher Picard's lawyers of hiding evidence.
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(( Last week, Christopher Picard pled guilty to murdering former teacher's aide Lori Boyd -- after his D-N-A was found on a bedsheet near the murder scene. But, in court documents unsealed Tuesday, prosecutor Cliff Hapgood accused Picard's attorney, William Stanley of withholding that evidence. In October of 2003, Stanley hired a lab to test the bedsheet, in hopes that it would clear Picard. Stanley agreed to share the results with Hapgood, but when they came back, Stanley told the court the sheet had been contaminated, and therefore the results were inconclusive. However, Hapgood later had that SAME sheet tested in April -- and the results showed it had NOT been contaminated. In fact, it contained both Picard's and the victim's D-N-A. Hapgood says when he went to get a copy of the first lab results, he was denied the report. [ON CAMERA] William Stanley told News 7 that he only had ONE sample of the bedsheet tested, and the results were IN FACT inconclusive. He says he simply couldn't afford to have the entire bedsheet tested, like the Commonwealth did. If he had, Stanley says his strategy to defend Picard would have been entirely different. Myranda Stephens, News 7.))

[Nudist-camps]

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The ACLU has followed through on its threat to sue the state over nude summer camps.
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A federal lawsuit filed today challenges a new state law that effectively bans nude summer camps for teenagers like this one in Southampton County.
The head of the A-C-L-U in Virginia said that legislators overreacted and interfered with the right of families to make lifestyle choices.
Attorney General Jerry Kilgore said last year that such camps could attract pedophiles and child pornographers.
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[Presbyterians]

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The country's largest Presbyterian denomination is keeping its ban on homosexual clergy (clur-gee.)
The Presbyterian Church's General Assembly is meeting in Richmond this week.
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Since 1978, the church has prohibited practicing gays and lesbians from becoming ordained.
Today a committee refused to overturn the constitutional ban, but did suggest allowing individual churches to dismiss an interpretation of church law that prohibits gays from being ordained.
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The Presbyterian Church formed a special task force three years ago to study the gay clergy issue.
It is scheduled to issue a final report in 2006.
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[Iraq]

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The hand over of power is complete and now the new Iraqi government has some major issues to face.
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Three days after the hand over of power the Iraqi people will be handed their former dictator. Saddam Hussein and eleven other former Iraqi officials will be placed in Iraqi custody tomorrow.
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Saddam will be under the legal custody of the Iraqi's, however for security purposes they have requested that he remain in the physical custody of coalition forces. On Thursday Saddam is expected to be charged with crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide.
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[Troop-Recall]

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Meanwhile, thousands of U-S soldiers who thought they were retired are now being called back into action.
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56-hundred soldiers will be recalled back into duty. The Pentagon will recall troops who have remaining reserve obligations to help out in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Army is requesting soldiers with skills that are in short supply such as medical specialists and engineers.
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[Troops-Donations]

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110 Marine Reservists from the Lynchburg area leave this Friday for a tour of duty in Iraq.
But residents are making sure the Marines don't leave empty-handed
Donations of non-perishable foods, toiletries and other items have been pouring in to city offices the past few weeks.
They'll be placed into 'care packages' for the troops to take overseas.
A "Salute the Troops" rally will be held at 5 p-m Friday at the American Legion Post on Greenview Drive.
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[Mega-Millions]

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What would you do if you won the mega millions lottery?
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One guy says he'd quit his job and do work with his church.
Another says he'd give to charities and take care of his family.
Many people are dreaming of winning- tonight.
Tonight's mega millions lottery is worth 220 million dollars- no one's won since May 7th so the jackpot keeps growing.
The game is played in 12 states including Virginia.
The numbers are coming up for you live in just a moment.
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More motorists will have to hang up and drive.
Who's cracking down on cell phones when News 7 returns.
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((A CHANGE AT THE GAS PUMP COULD PUT MORE CHANGE IN YOUR POCKET. I'M JENNIFER MILLER. I'LL HAVE THAT STORY COMING UP.))
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(( Hey folks Mike Stevens back in the News 7 Sports office as the Pulaski BlueJays try to stay unbeaten this season and move to 9-and-0. The Yankees give the Red Sox that LOWE down feeling tonight. The Women rule Wimbledon today, while T-Mac will take his Magic act to Houston. And if he needs a lift he might call on Ronde Barber - tonight on the Big 7.))
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Nationally, the price of gas is still hovering around two bucks a gallon.
But lately, costs have been creeping down, at least in some parts of the country.
Jennifer Miller has the latest on pump prices.
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(( AT THE NATION'S GASOLINE PUMPS, THE LAW OF GRAVITY IS PAYING OFF. THE COST OF FUEL THAT HAS BEEN GOING UP IS FINALLY GOING DOWN -- CHEAPER THAN IT HAS BEEN IN NEARLY TWO MONTHS.
THEDA ZARETSKY: in the past couple of weeks, I've watched it slowly go down, a penny here, a penny there.
PRICES HAVE BEEN DROPPING SINCE MAY BUT AFTER RECORD HIGHS IT TAKES SOME A WHILE TO NOTICE.
DEAN HILL: Still too high, still a lot too high.
THE AVERAGE GALLON OF GAS IS NOW JUST OVER A BUCK-91.
JENNIFER MILLER REPORTING: ACROSS THE NATION, NOT EVERYONE IS SHARING THE WEALTH. THE LOWER SHIFT IN PRICES, SKIPPED OVER THE MIDWEST. AND IN NEW ENGLAND AND ON THE WEST COAST CARS STILL GUZZLE GAS COSTING MORE THAN TWO-DOLLARS A GALLON.

DEREK ARTETA: I'd love them to go down, I have a huge SUV, the thing takes about $50 to fill up.
EXPERTS BLAME COLD WEATHER, TERRORIST ATTACKS, INSTABILITY IN CERTAIN REGIONS AND ECONOMIC BOOMS IN CHINA AND INDIA FOR DRIVING UP PRICES.
JOHN FELMY, AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE: Comes down to several factors, high crude oil prices, and higher cost to produce gasoline independent of crude and higher demand.
ON AVERAGE, DRIVERS CONTINUE TO FORK OVER 43-CENTS MORE A GALLON THAN THEY DID LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME.
SAM LEHTONEN/LOS ANGELES Days of $1.50, $1.60 a gallon of gas is gone.
EXPERTS ARE WATCHING TO SEE IF THIS LATEST DIP SPILLS INTO OTHER SECTORS, SENDING THE NATION'S RECOVERING ECONOMY INTO OVERDRIVE. JENNIFER MILLER, CBS NEWS LOS ANGELES. ))

[Britt]

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The Roanoke City School District is losing another top administrator.
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Paul Britt, the Executive for Human Resources, confirmed this afternoon that he plans to leave the school system at the end of next month.
Britt is getting married in July, and is moving to Richmond. He has been with the Roanoke City schools for two years, but has 29 years of service in the state and is eligible for early retirement.
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Superintendent Wayne Harris steps down from his post tomorrow. Assistant Superintendents Dick Kelley and Rita Bishop are also leaving the city schools.

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Roanoke's West End Center got an extra loaf of bread... and then some today.
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Heiner's bakery donated five-thousand dollars and delivered 200- loaves of bread to the youth center. The gift comes during the summer months when school lunch programs are not available. Officials say that increases risk of malnutrition and hunger. 140 children in grades K through twelve are enrolled in their summer camp program. The donation will be put towards the camp's reimbursement for summer meals.
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Virginia Tech is gearing up to join the ACC later this week, and fans are gearing up for some new duds.
We'll get a sneek peek at the new Gobbler garments when News 7 returns.
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Plus this is no Hollywood movie. It's a bank robbery caught on tape in the nation's capitol.
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[Bank-Robbery]

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A bank robbery in D-C is caught on tape-
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The video shows a masked man carrying what appears to be an AK-47 crouching behind a minivan alongside a SunTrust bank in Northwest D-C.
Two other masked men then appear running out of the bank and into the minivan.
This is not the first bank robbery like this in the area.
Authorities say a group of men dressed in black with assault style rifles pulled off heists in similar fashion.
No other information on today's robbery .. the suspects or how much they made off with.
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[Cell-Phones]

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Starting tomorrow, you'll have to hang up and drive if you're on the road in Washington D-C or New Jersey-- or at least use a hands-free device if you're talking on a cell phone.
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New York drivers have already gone hands-free. But critics say there are still plenty of other distractions on the road-- such as eating, reading and changing the radio dial.
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((SUE FERGUSON/INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY: THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT PASSING A LAW CHANGING BEHAVIOR EVEN IF IT CHANGES PEOPLE'S BEHAVIOR FROM A HAND HELD CELL PHONE TO A HANDS FREE ONE, THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT IT WILL REDUCE CRASH RISK.))
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There IS evidence that says almost all drivers are distracted by some kind of activity- with talking in the car leading the list.
The U-S Department of Transportation estimates that at any given time, a half a million drivers are using their minutes... making our roads a crowded cellular highway.
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The Pulaski BlueJays stay untuochable in the Appy League. The Yanks and Sox get together again. Plus, State am golf, the Barbers camp, and Wimbledon. But first your Extra Point...
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Two-time NBA scoring champ Tracy McGrady is leaving Orlando for Houston. The Magic and Rockets finally worked out a deal today that sends Steve Francis to the Magic. The Magic also give up Juwan Howard, Tyronn Lue and Reece Gaines, but get Cuttino Mobley and Kelvin Cato.
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We begin tonight with the hottest team in all of professional baseball - the Pulaski Blue Jays. Tonight the Appalachian League club ran its record to a perfect 9-and-0.
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Historic Calfee Park was the site for win number nine, but it wasn't easy. The Blues Jays committed two errors and the team was out hit. Burlington's Evandy DeLeon gets the sacrifice to center to bring home Juan Valdes and make it 1-to-nothing. But the Jays defense would tighten up in the fourth. The middle of the infield collapses on the shot up the middle, knocks it down and then guns down Michael Woodson at first base. Then in the bottom of the inning, Nick Thompson would take matters into his own hands with a blast to center field. The two run shot put the Jays in the lead, and they hang on to beat Burlington 3-to-2 in 10 innings. Nearly 10 players on this team are hitting at or above the 300 mark to start the season.
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The Blue Jays are home tomorrow night before hitting the road for three games.
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[S-Yanks]

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The Yankees and Red Sox renewed their always entertaining and intense rivalry tonight at Yankee Stadium.
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The Red Sox took an early lead, but their defense and their pitching let them down big time. Nomar Garciaparra committed two errors to keep New York in the game early. And ace Derek Lowe got rocked as Gary Sheffield ripped this three run homer to left in the fourth to rip the game wide

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open. Lowe gave up 9 runs on 9 hits in 5 innings as the Yanks win 11 to 3.
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Vinton's Scott Wise shot a 66 today during the first round of stroke play qualifying for the Virginia State Amateur at the Roanoke Country Club. Wise and Leesburg's Billy Hurley lead the way into tomorrow's final 18 holes of qualifying play. Wise's Tech teammate Ryan Stinnett is tied for second with Martinsville Keith Decker at 69. After tomorrow's 18 holes, the 126 player field will be sliced down to the top 32 players.

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Ronde and Tiki Barber opened up their 7th annual NFL Twins Football Camp at Cave Spring middle school today. The campers didn't take a field trip, but they had wanted to do so, they could have all piled in Ronde's new ride without any problem. Steve Mason takes us for a spin.
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((The 40 foot Mon aco Executive, Ronde Barber's transportation of choice from Tampa to Roanoke for the camp. ((:)) ((:))
With his two children, wife Claudia, plus all of his vacation luggage and golf clubs, Ronde simply needed something bigger to haul his family to Roanoke. The 2 axel and tag axel RV is an ideal place to relax after a hot day in the sun working with the kids ((:)) ((STEVE MASON:)) ((:))
The traveling home is equipped with a kitchen and three sleeping quarters. It took Ronde about 14 hours to make the 800 mile trek. The Monaco Executive runs on deisel and costs about 300 dollars to fill the 100 gallon tank. And Ronde feels right at home behind the wheel. ((:))
The barbers will be coaching kids and wresting up in the RV Wednedday and Thursday. Steve mason News 7 sports.))

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It was all about the women at Wimbledon today as Serena Williams and her chasers moved closer to a grass court showdown.
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Serena, who is after a three-peat, served up 12 aces -- including one clocked at a Wimbledon women's record of 126 mph -- and overwhelmed 16-year-old Tatiana Golovin 6-2, 6-1 to advance to the Wimbledon quarterfinals. The match lasted just 55 minutes. She will now face Jennifer Capriati who beat Nadia Petrova 6-4 and 6-4 in a tough fourth-round match. Serena and Capriati have played 15 times, with Williams leading 9 wins to 6. Capriati has won the past two meetings. It was also an historical day for 17-year-old Russian Maria Sharapova who advanced to her first Grand Slam semi-finals with three set win. Sharapova, who is six feet tall and also models, is the youngest Wimbledon semifinalist since Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova made it to the final four in 1997 at 16.
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[Tech-ACC]

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Only one more day until Virginia Tech officially joins the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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Local stores are already stocking up with new Tech/A-C-C apparel. They've got Tee-shirts, jerseys, polos and shorts ready for the taking. Store owners say people have been asking about the new gear for months.
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((MIKE YOUNG: IT SHOULD BE GREAT ESPECIALLY THIS BEING THE INAUGURAL SEASON AND GETTING IT STARTED. IT SHOULD REALLY KICK OFF AND I THINK IT SHOULD GAIN SPEED AS WE GET THE RIGHT ITEMS IN HERE.))
[SUPER=01-Mike Young/Walmart District Manager;]
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Stores across the N-R-V and Roanoke will begin selling the new products Thursday morning at 12:01. Tech officials say the school stands to make millions in royalties from the new ACC and Tech logo products. Most of that money goes toward Tech's scholarship program.
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