[11Lake-Patrol]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=04-12 TC-2:01:32]
[GRAPHIC=4th July]
[ENG#=2]
[******ANCHOR TAG******]
Game Wardens are working overtime to keep the waters at Smith Mountain Lake safe this holiday.
Jennifer Wishon reports.
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[SUPER=03-Smith Mountain Lake; :00]
[SUPER=@Jennifer1; :34]
[SUPER=01-Lt. Karl Martin/Virginia Game Warden; :49]
[SUPER=01-Bob Lasota/Boater; 1:00 (QUICK)]
[SUPER=01-Roy Kidd/Boater; 1:06]
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[OUT Q=JW, News 7, Smith Mountain Lake]
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
[SS=4th o' July]
Game and Inland Fisheries officials will be monitoring the lake by air as well as by water today.
[11L'burg-Drowning]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=rle]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=none]
An 8 year old Lynchburg boy drowned in a swimming pool while on a church trip.
It happened around 3-thirty Saturday afternoon at the Miller Home of Lynchburg for Girls.
Johnathan William Lyons died after attempts made by church staff and firefighters to revive him were unsuccessful.
A group from the New Dearington Baptist Church had rented the pool for the afternoon.
The lifeguard who was supposed to be on duty had not shown up. A pastor who directs youth activities was beside the pool, but did
NOT see Lyons enter the pool area.
[Iraq]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Iraq]
[ENG#=3]
The family of a U- S Marine captured in Iraq is still waiting for official word on his fate.
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[VO-NAT]
The Iraqi militants holding Wassef Ali Hassoun are denying they've executed their hostage.
A website and a Lebanese news agency reported that Hassoun has been killed, but his captors used their own web site to deny those reports.
Meanwhile, militants attacked the oil pipeline linking Iraq's northern and southern oil fields.
The lines have taken several hits in recent weeks, costing the country a billion dollars in lost revenue.
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[Campaign-2004]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Campaign 2004]
[ENG#=4]
The July Fourth weekend sparked new energy in the race for the White House.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Cascade, IA;]
Democrat John Kerry campaigned in Iowa with Governor Tom Vilsack.
While he avoided answering questions about a running mate, Kerry had a lot to say about the current Vice President.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Did you hear]
((JOHN KERRY/D- PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: DID YOU HEAR LANGUAGE HE WAS USING ON FLOOR OF US
SENATE, MY FELLOW DEMOCRATS OF IOWA LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING- IF YOU THINK HE HAS SOMETHING TO SWEAR ABOUT TODAY WAIT TILL NOVEMBER SECOND. ))
[SUPER=01-John Kerry/(D) Presidential Candidate;]
[RUNS=:12]
[OUT Q=till November second.]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Pittsburgh, PA;]
Vice President Cheney was also on the road, taking a bus tour through Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania.
He rallied the Republican party faithful, and worked to turn the fence sitters away from Kerry.
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[IN Q=His latest thing]
((DICK CHENEY/VICE PRESIDENT: HIS LATEST THING IS TO TELL AUDIENCES THAT HE HOLDS, QUOTE, CONSERVATIVE VALUES. DID HE FORGET HIS VOTING RECORD?))
[SUPER=01-Dick Cheney/Vice President;]
[RUNS=:10]
[OUT Q=his voting record?]
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[VO-NAT]
President Bush also stopped in West Virginia to honor veterans and defend the war in Iraq.
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[11Music-Americans]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=rle]
[TAPE#=04-25 TC-27:00]
[GRAPHIC=4th July]
[ENG#=1]
Music filled the air in Roanoke last night.
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[IN Q=nat sound]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
The annual Music for Americans celebration kicked off once again.
Festival goers were treated to the sounds of Motown, and a performace by the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra.
After the music, the skies lit up with the annual fireworks display.
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[OUT Q=nat sound]
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[Marketwatch]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]
[ENG#=1]
In business news, Several companies are expected to release their earnings reports this week.
Alexis Christoforous has that story and more in this morning's Marketwatch.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Alexis Christoforous/Reporting; :00]
[RUNS=1:13]
[OUT Q=in New York, I'm AC.]
((THE FINANCIAL MARKETS ARE CLOSED FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY.. BUT THERE WERE FEW FIREWORKS ON WALL STREET FRIDAY...
A DISAPPOINTING JUNE JOBS REPORT, COUPLED WITH MORE PROFIT WARNINGS IN THE TECH SECTOR GAVE INVESTORS A REASON TO HEAD FOR THE EXITS...
THE DOW FELL 51 POINTS IN LIGHT TRADING.
THE NASDAQ SLIPPED 8..
EACH SHED ABOUT 1 PERCENT FOR THE WEEK.
WHEN TRADERS GET BACK TO WORK, THEY'LL BE GREETED WITH A LIGHT FLURRY OF PROFIT REPORTS ALCOA, GENERAL ELECTRIC AND YAHOO ARE AMONG THE BIG NAMES EXPECTED TO REPORT PROFITS THIS WEEK.
KEEP YOUR EYE ON TOBACCO STOCKS... THE GOVERNMENT HAS LAID OUT THE BLUEPRINT underpinning its accusations that major cigarette companies deliberately misled the public about the risks of smoking for decades.
The suit, filed by the Clinton administration in 1999, is scheduled to go to trial in September
THE FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND IS HUGE FOR BEEF SALES... LAST YEAR, AMERICANS ENJOYED MORE THAN 13 BILLION HAMBURGERS.. IT'S ALSO THE MOST POPULAR FOOD FOR THE GRILL.. JULY 4TH IS THE MOST POPULAR HOLIDAY FOR COOKING OUTDOORS, WITH 76 PERCENT OF GRILL OWNERS GRILLING.
FIND OUT MORE AT CBS.MW.COM IN NY I'M AC.))
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[WTC-Site]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=911]
[ENG#=2]
The first piece of New York City's Freedom Tower is now in place.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-New York, NY;]
The families of 9-11 victims gathered to watch, as workers lowered the 20- ton cornerstone into place.
The freedom tower will reach 17- hundred and 76 feet into the sky, and
evoke the spirit of the Statue of Liberty.
Even with the symbolic start of the tower's foundation, the building is
not scheduled for completion until 2009.
The Governor of New York says the structure will show that terrorists haven't destroyed America's faith in freedom.
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[11Parkway-Wreck]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=rle]
[TAPE#=04-18 TC-16:48]
[GRAPHIC=Accident]
[ENG#=3]
An accident on the Blue Ridge Parkway sent one person to the hospital.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.;]
The wreck happened shortly before 6 o'clock yesterday evening, at mile marker-103 near Route 460.
Parkway officials say this car ran off the road, went over an embankment, hit a tree, and turned over.
The driver was taken to Roanoke Memorial Hospital with unspecified injuries.
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[6-Poplar-Forest]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=04-13 TC-2:03:51]
[GRAPHIC=4TH JULY]
[ENG#=1]
Many chose to celebrate Independence Day at Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bedford Co.;]
Jefferson-era interpreters were on hand to sign children up for the Revolutionary Military.
Meanwhile a "physick" showed visitors how teeth were pulled and explained that "bleeding" was a cure- all for fevers.
Archeologists were also on hand to explain the on- going projects they have going on at the former president's summer home.
Two- thousand visitors were expected to spend the day at Poplar Forest.
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[SOT 7:12:42]
[IN Q=Jefferson started coming]
[SUPER=01-Karin Shervin/Poplar Forest Marketing Director;]
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[OUT Q=writing the Declaration of Independence]
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[VO-NAT]
Thomas Jefferson helped draft the Declaration of Independence when he was in his early 30s.
Sherbins says Jefferson was a private person, but felt called to serve the public and help carry out the document he helped craft.
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[Biz-Brief]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]
[ENG#=2]
In business news, U-S markets are closed today in observance of Independence Day.
Stan Case has more on Friday's closing numbers and a look at the June Jobs Report in the business brief.
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[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Stan Case/Reporting; :]
[RUNS=1:15]
[OUT Q=I'm Stan Case.]
((
STOCKS ENDED THE DAY AND THE WEEK SLIGHTLY LOWER.
THE DOW INDUSTRIALS DROPPED 51-POINTS...
AS THE NASDAQ LOST EIGHT.
JOB GROWTH SLOWED DRAMATICALLY IN JUNE AS EMPLOYERS ADDED ONLY 112-THOUSAND WORKERS IN THE MONTH.
THAT'S LESS THAN HALF OF WHAT WAS FORECAST BY ECONOMISTS.
JUNE'S GAIN FOLLOWS THREE STRAIGHT MONTHS OF STRONG JOBS GROWTH.
SOME MARKET OBSERVERS SAID THE REPORT MAY INDICATE THAT THE PACE OF ECONOMIC GROWTH IS SLOWING...
BUT PRESIDENT BUSH NOTED THAT ONE-POINT-FIVE MILLION JOBS HAVE BEEN CREATED SINCE AUGUST, AND TO HIM, THAT SHOWS STEADY GROWTH.
THE JUNE JOBS REPORT ALSO SHOWED THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINED AT FIVE-POINT-SIX PERCENT.
SHARES OF APPLE COMPUTER DROPPED NEARLY FOUR PERCENT AFTER THE COMPANY SAID IT WOULD DELAY INTRODUCING ITS NEW I-MAC UNTIL THE END OF THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL SALES SEASON.
THE COMPANY SAID THE NEW COMPUTERS WON'T BE SHIPPED UNTIL SEPTEMBER, INSTEAD OF IN THE COMING WEEKS AS HAD BEEN PLANNED.
AND BANK OF AMERICA WILL PAY 69 MILLION DOLLARS IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT RELATED TO ENRON.
THE BANK WAS SUED BY INVESTORS FOR ITS ROLE AS AN UNDERWRITER OF CERTAIN ENRON AND ENRON-RELATED DEBT.
BUT IT WAS NOT ACCUSED OF FRAUD.
THE SETTLEMENT STILL REQUIRES COURT APPROVAL.
WITH THE BUSINESS BRIEF... I'M STAN CASE.))
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[2-6-Homeownership]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=04-16 TC-1:40:51]
[GRAPHIC=NONE]
[ENG#=3]
A new development is coming to the city of Roanoke, and it is designed to look different than others.
Joe Dashiell takes a look at what could be a new trend in home building, and what it could mean for the city.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=A gated community]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
[SUPER=01-Alexander Boone/Boone & Company Sales Manager; : :18]
[SUPER=@joe2; :32]
[SUPER=01-Darlene Burcham/Roanoke City Manager; :46]
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[OUT Q=JD News 7 Roanoke]
((A gated community that promises distinctive architecture, lush landscaping and a no-maintenance lifestyle might seem more at home in the suburbs, but The Coach Homes of Southwood are located within the city limits not far from Franklin Road.
Priced in the neighborhood of 400- thousand dollars, these homes are selling.
[SOT]
[IN Q=It's our initial foray]
((ALEXANDER BOONE/BOONE & COMPANY SALES MANAGER: IT'S OUR INITIAL FORAY INTO LARGE SCALE DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY OF ROANOKE AND WHAT WE'VE REALLY TRIED TO CREATE AS YOU CAN SEE IS AN ARCHITECTURALLY DISTINCT COMMUNITY THAT FOCUSES ON THE INTERIORS OF COURSE, BUT ON THE EXTERIOR AS WELL.))
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[OUT Q=but onto the exterior as well.]
While a city needs a diverse housing market with a wide range of prices, officials would like to see more developments like this one... more upscale neighborhoods that bolster the tax base, and the city's economic development efforts.
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[IN Q=I think for a long time]
((DARLENE BURCHAM/ROANOKE CITY MANAGER: I THINK FOR A LONG TIME, DEVELOPERS DIDN'T REALLY LOOK AT THE CITY AS A PLACE TO BUILD NEW AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOUSING CHOICES, AND YET WE FIND AS A CITY AS WE TALK WITH PEOPLE LOOKING TO RELOCATE THAT THEY REALLY ARE INTERESTED IN LIVING IN A CITY BUT SOMETIMES WE HAVEN'T HAD THE CHOICES TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO THEM.))
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[OUT Q=the choices to make available to them.]
City Manager Darlene Burcham believes that is changing, and says the success of new developments like The Coach Homes of Southwood will only encourage more people to consider a Roanoke address.
Joe Dashiell News 7 Roanoke))
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