WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 07/17/04

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Coming up on News 7-
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Another U-S soldier is killed in Iraq, and a top Iraqi official is attacked. Authorities make some arrests in a string of bank robberies in the D-C area. And a gator attack in Florida, but not the kind you may think. Plus, some t-v stars visit Roanoke's newest Movie Starz.
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News 7 is next.

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A string of deadly suicide bombings and roadside blasts kill both Americans and Iraqi law enforcement officials.
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Good evening, I'm Myranda Stephens.

[Iraq]

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More death in northern Iraq, where guerrillas killed an American soldier and wounded another in a roadside bomb blast. That takes the number of US soldiers killed in action in Iraq since last year's invasion to *655.* But as Elaine Cobbe reports - insurgents are ratcheting up their focus on Iraqi officials.
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((The suicide bomber waited patiently for the minister just five hundred yards from his home. As the convoy pulled up alongside, he set off the explosives. But the bomber's timing was off - the blast hit only the cars at the tail end of the convoy. The minister was unhurt - but his nephew was among those killed. A group linked to Jordanian militant Abu Musab al Zarqawi has claimed responsibility. BRIDGE: Elaine Cobbe :10 The justice minister had a lucky escape - but he's just the latest in an all-too-long line of iraqi officials being targeted by insurgents. This wasn't the only deadly attack today. TRACK: Another car bomb twenty miles south of Baghdad targeted the local headquarters of the Iraqi National Guard. A guardsman was killed and several people lining up to join the force were wounded. Attacks continue on Iraq's economic life too. But the Iraqi National Guard got lucky - and caught oil smugglers in Basra in the south.
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1st Lieutenant Mohammed Dinar, Iraqi National Guard: This Guardsman says "we were tipped off about tankers illegally carrying oil driving this way so we arrested them and will question them." But the Iraqis have their work cut out for them protecting the precious oil industry - it remains a favorite target of smugglers and insurgents. Elaine Cobbe, CBS News, Baghdad ))

[Globaltex]

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Outsourcing may be more common than ever, but one Henry County company is bringing more jobs TO the United States. Globaltex, a textile manufacturer is closing its operations in Mexico and moving them to Henry County. The company, which opened the Henry County plant earlier this year in the old V-F Imagewear facility, has operated a factory in Mexico since 1994. Officials say the move will be more profitable because it takes at least five weeks to fill orders from their Mexican plant, compared to just three weeks from the Henry County plant. The move is expected to add more than 150 jobs.

[Economic-Impact]

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The Commonwealth Games are bringing in the crowds, and the crowds are bringing in the money.
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More than 10-thousand athletes are here for the games and the businesses in the area are loving it.
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((HEATHER HARRISON/HOLIDAY INN TANGLEWOOD GENERAL MANAGER; ALL OF THE HOTELS, ALL OF THE VENDORS, EVERYBODY IN THE CITY IS GLAD TO HAVE THEM HERE, WE REALLY ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET, WE'RE THRILLED TO HAVE THEM AND I THINK THEY DEFINITELY FEEL THAT." 20:57:59))
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The Holiday Inn Tanglewood is hosting the athletes and the rooms are filled up with the contenders and their parents.
All of the out-of-towners are expected to spend SIX TO EIGHT MILLION dollars in the region throughout the games.
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[Bill-White]

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Bill White has bought nine rental properties on Chapman Avenue in Roanoke recently. He has been identified as a neo-nazi and racist by at least one group. Today more than 30- people gathered to discuss his actions. As Jennifer Wishon reports, tenants fear discrimination, but White says he's simply a business man trying to improve a neighborhood.
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(([31:22 - OPENING SHOT] A number of Bill White's tenants and other concerned residents gathered in Roanoke under the guidance of One People's Project, a anti- racist watchdog group that reports on alleged racist groups and individuals on its website. Co- founder Daryle Jenkins says the group has been keeping an eye on Bill White for three years.
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((DARYLE JENKINS: A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD LOOK AT SOMEBODY BEING A RACIST AND THINK IT'S NO BIG DEAL - HE HAS HIS RIGHT TO BELIEVE HOWEVER HE WISHES, BUT WHEN THOSE THOUGHTS AND WHEN THOSE BELIEFS TURN INTO ACTIONS AGAINST OTHER PEOPLE THEN YOU'VE GOTTA STEP IN AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.))
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At least three of White's tenants on Chapman Avenue attended the meeting where they voiced their concerns about the language White uses on his website Overthrow.com.
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((LISA: WITH ME HAVING A BI-RACIAL CHILD - THAT'S WHAT SCARES ME AND HOW HE HAS SAID HOW PREJUDICE HE IS TOWARDS PEOPLE THAT MIX RACE.))
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White says he's simply in town to make money and that his former girlfriend Erica Hardwick-Hoesch is turning a private dispute into a public matter.
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((BILL WHITE: YOU HAVE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE PERSONAL DISPUTES WITH ME WHO ARE SORT OF COMING TOGETHER. IT DOESN'T MATTER. I MEAN THEY'RE ALL OUT OF HERE. IN OCTOBER NOT A SINGLE ONE OF THESE PEOPLE COMPLAINING ARE GOING TO BE LIVING HERE. THAT'S NOT BECAUSE OF ME - THAT'S BECAUSE OF THEIR REFUSAL TO HONOR THEIR RENTAL CONTRACTS.))
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Erica Hardwick-Hoesch declined our request for an on- camera interview, but says she's simply trying to protect "good, honest, hardworking people who don't deserve" mistreatment.
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((JENNIFER WISHON/JWISHON@NEWS7.COM: WHITE SAYS HE IS NOT AT ALL DISTURBED BY SATURDAY'S ORGANIZED MEETING ABOUT HIM. IN FACT, HE SAYS HE ASKED SOME OF HIS TENANTS TO GO ON HIS BEHALF TO SEE WHAT WAS DISCUSSED. MEANWHILE, LEADERS WITH ONE PEOPLE'S PROJECT SAYS THEIR PRESENCE IN ROANOKE IS HERE TO STAY AND ENCOURAGE TROUBLED RESIDENTS TO TAKE THEIR CONCERNS TO CITY GOVERNMENT. THEY SAY THEY WILL MEET AGAIN AND DISCUSSED RAISING MONEY FOR LEGAL COUNSEL. JENNIFER WISHON, NEWS 7.))
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Still to come on the newscast, authorities make a daring rescue of a man swimming in high surf... We'll show you how it happened... And you've heard about attacks by alligators,
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but how about an attack WITH a gator? We'll explain coming up.
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[Erie-Rescue]

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Some scary moments for one Ohio man who nearly lost his life swimming in Lake Erie.
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Matt Baker was measuring a pier outside his new home near Cleveland, when he decided to take a swim in the lake despite the presence of six foot waves. The decision nearly proved fatal. Baker had difficulty swimming in the churning surf and became trapped underneath the pier. He remained in the water for about 90-minutes until rescuers were finally able to pull him from the water.
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((ANYBODY OUT THERE THAT THINKS, 'I'M A GREAT SWIMMER' I GUESS YOU CAN BE THE BEST SWIMMER IN THE WORLD. THIS HAS NO BEARING ON ANY OF THAT.))
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Baker says just moments before his eventual rescue, he had reached the point of "exhaustion" and wasn't sure if he would survive. Surprisingly, he only suffered a few minor injuries.
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[DC-Arrest]

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At least four people have been arrested in connection with a series of bank robberies in the D-C area.
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Nearly a half a dozen banks have been hit since January -- the latest one was caught on camera in June. According to authorities, the break came after a man was apprehended in a stolen car earlier this week in Alexandria.

Investigators have not charged the suspects, but they are questioning them.
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((THE PEOPLE THAT WERE DEALING WITH ARE VERY SKILLED. THEY ARE PLANNING THEIR MOVES AND THEY'RE WORKING VERY DELIBERATELY IN WHAT THEY DO. EVERYTHING THAT THEY HAVE DONE IS VERY PLANNED, AS A RESULT WE TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO BRING THEM OFF THE STREETS SAFELY AND MAKE SURE OURSELVES NOR THE PUBLIC GETS HURT.))
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Authorities say they also seized several weapons, masks, body armor and other items in the arrests.
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[Gator-Assault]

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A Florida man is facing charges after he allegedly took a swing at his girlfriend, with an alligator.
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Officials say the man was keeping a 3-foot alligator he had recently caught in the bathtub of his mobile home. His girlfriend said he began beating her with his fists and then grabbed the alligator and swung it at her as she tried to escape.
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((BURT SOLVER/NEIGHBOR ; HE SLAPPED HER AROUND AND SHERIFF AND HE GOES DOWN AND FOUND ALLIGATOR DOWN THERE. SHE SAID HE THREW THE GATOR ON HER.))
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The man faces battery and possession of an alligator. The alligator has been turned over to Florida wildlife officials. [Tease2]
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Up ahead on the newscast, an Army reservist sheds her long locks just before heading back to Iraq...
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and also, how's this for a cowlick? We'll explain why these folks are getting up close and VERY personal with this bull a little later in the newscast.
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[Dave-Wood]

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Mill Mountain Zoo's curator will soon be making a change in his work habitat. As we told you earlier in the week, Dave Wood will be taking his skills to another part of the region, but will stay close to the critters he's tended to for years. Shannon Young reports.
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((RUBY, YOUR FANS ARE HERE.))
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Many of us describe our work environment as a zoo. But Dave Wood means it. For more than four years, Wood's been what he calls the "conductor" of Roanoke's Mill Mountain Zoo. That after nearly 25 years at zoos in Philadelphia and Palm Beach.
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((I'VE ALWAYS BEEN CONNECTED TO ANIMALS. MY MOTHER USED TO SAY WE'D GO TO THE PARK AND THERE'D BE A HUNDRED OTHER KIDS AND THE TURTLE WOULD WALK OUT OF THE WOODS UP TO YOU, YOU KNOW. ))
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((WHAT'RE YOU DOING? YOU'RE SUCH A GOOD GIRL, YES YOU ARE, YES YOU ARE. YOU'RE FALLING APART THOUGH, ALL THAT HAIR'S COMING OFF.))
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Like Ruby, Wood, too, is shedding... his position. Next month he'll take over as curator at the Virginia Safari Park in Rockbrige County.
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((THEY HAVE A LOT OF LARGE MAMMALS WHICH I'M INTERESTED IN. THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT DOING RHINOS AND OTHER LARGE SPECIES WHICH I DO HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH SO, I SORTA MISS THAT.))
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He also misses working with his wife who he met at the zoo in Philly. Laurie Smith Wood says, like the animals on Noah's Ark, they'll be entering the Safari Park as a duo.
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((LAURIE SMITH WOOD/ROANOKE OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS: THEY'VE NEVER DONE ANY NEWS RELEASES ABOUT NEW ANIMALS. SO I HAVE THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO PUT OUT A NEW PRESS RELEASE EVERY WEEK: THERE'S A NEW SLOTH, THERE'RE ELEPHANTS, RHINOS. IT'LL BE SO MUCH FUN.))
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The Woods will not be changing their *home* address and say they'll have to drive right by Mill Mountain to get to their new jobs. That's a warning to zoo staff that they'll be dropping by, if only to check on Daves' favorite animals, Bo
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((DAVE WOOD: I'VE WORKED WITHA LOT OF DIFFERENT ANIMALS AND IT'S THE TOUGHEST, MOST AGGRESSIVE ANIMAL I'VE EVER MET IN MY LIFE.))
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And you thought your co-workers were vicious. Shannon Young, News 7, Roanoke.))

[Survivor]

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Two Survivors formed a unique alliance with a movie rental business in Roanoke today...
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Survivor all stars Big Tom and Lex Van de Berghe paired up in Roanoke to help celebrate the grand opening of the new Movie Starz, located on Orange Avenue and Gus Nicks Boulevard. Big Tom and Lex say they're actually good friends. In fact, Lex, who lives in California, says the only reason he was even in the area was to visit Big Tom, who lives in Rich Valley.
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((BIG TOM: WE HAD A COMMON GOAL DOING A LOT OF CHARITY WORK AND DOING A LOT OF STUFF, SO WE'RE A LOT A LIKE WE JUST LOOK DIFFERENT 38 REPORTER: YOU GUYS ACTUALLY DID GET ALONG ON THE SHOW? LEX: ABSOLUTELY, WE'RE LIKE BROTHERS.. YOU LOOK AT US, YOU COULDN'T FIND ANYONE MORE DIFFERENT, TRULY TWEEDLE DEE AND TWEEDLE DUM, BUT WE ARE SO MUCH THE SAME ON THE INSIDE.))
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Dozens of fans stood in line inside the store just to a picture or autograph of the odd couple -- some as long as four hours. Despite all the attention, though, the two still consider themselves just regular people.
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[Locks-Love]

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A good deed led to another in California. An Army Reservist on leave from Iraq cut off her long locks to help others.
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23-year-old Army Reservist Lorena Veilmann parted company with 14-inches of her hair today. Her donation will be sent to the Locks of Love Foundation in Florida to help make wigs for young cancer patients who've lost their hair. Veilmann is assigned to the infamous Abu Gharib prison in Iraq. She arrived after the scandal and says her job is to help, not hurt. Seargent Veilmann goes back to Iraq tomorrow.
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Avalanche highlights, British Open, and Commonwealth games but first our extra point.
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Defending Olympic champion Marion Jones has pulled out of the 200 meters at the U-S Olympic track and field trials because of fatigue. A source says Jones wants to focus on the long jump and the relays at the Olympics. Jones has qualified for the long jump. She also still has a chance to run in the 100 meters.
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[S-AVS]

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The Salem Avalanche would try and survive the Kinston Indians tonight.
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Speaking of survivor, two of your favorites form the CBS hit show, Big Tom and Lex were at Salem Memorial Stadium signing autographs for fans.
In the top of the first the Indians Nathan Panther with the shot to right field and Eider Torez is gonna come on down from second.
The Avs get two in the second. Ryan Kochen (koshen) connects on base hit to right and that plates Pat Pevey to [SUPE
R=37-Kinston/4/Salem/2;]make it 2-1 Indians.

Then, Renaldo Ruiz goes shoppin at the gap, John fagan scores and Kinston wins 4-2.
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[S-MLB]

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To the majors. The braves beat the Expos 6-2 tonight.
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Marcus Giles hit a tiebreaking two-run homer and J.D. Drew Homered for the Braves, who won for the 14th time in 18 [SUP
ER=35-Atlanta/6/Montreal/2;]games and stayed one game behind Philadelphia in the N-L East. John Smoltz got his 17th sav
e in 19 chances.
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[S-Majors]

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On to racing, the Craftsman Truck Series Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200 hit the assfault at Gateway International raceway and a record for the series as the race goes to four green/white checkered attempts athe sheet medal and sparks would fly. First Bobby Hamilton gets into it and is banged up.
Then, Rick Crawford goes sideways down the back stretch out of turn two after contact with Andy Houston.
Then, with a lap to go, David Star just moves leader Chad Chapin out of the way to win the race.
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[S-British]

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The leadr of the british Open after three rounds has just one PGA tour victory to his name.
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38 year-old Todd Hamilton is your third-round leader after posting a 4-under-par 67 today in Troon, Scotland. Hamilton is 8-under for the tournament, here he birdies eight to go seven under. he is one shot ahead of Ernie Els and two ahead of Phil Mickelson, Retief (reh-TEEF') Goosen and Thomas Levet (luh-VAY')
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[S-Chip]

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Several local golfers are having a huge impact after three rounds of the SunTrust State Open in Richmond at the Willow Oaks Country Club.
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Virginia Tech's Ryan Spniewski from Radford fired a 67, good enough to tie him with the other leaders, Faber Jamerson of Appomattox and Spence Andrews, at 11 under. Ashley Plantation pro Chip Sullivan posted a 72 today to put him at 6 under, five back of the leaders. Martinsville's Keith Decker is 4 under. Scott Wise is even, and Ryan Stinnett is at three over.
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[S-Lance]

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Many say it is only a matter of time before Lance Armstrong is wearing the yellow jersey. Today the Texan captured the 128-mile 13th stage of the Tour de France.
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Armstrong moves just 22 seconds behind overall leader Thomas Voeckler (VOH'kler) of France. There are only the Alps and two time trials left to negotiate next week. Armstrong won the stage ahead of Italy's Ivan Basso.
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[S-Games]

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The Star City held its own version of a cycling mountain stage today in the cycling portion of the Commnwealth Games.
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About 50 cyclists raced in the time trial, a race against the clock. The course is 1.7 miles long and is all up hill to the Roanoke Star.
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[S-Strug]

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Back in 1996, American Kerri Strug won the hearts of her fellow countrymen and the world with a heroic vault on an injured ankle at the Atlanta Olympics. Nearly a decade later she is mastering mind over body. Intern reporter Pete Woody explains.
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[IN Q=FIRST AUDIO]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Last Night; :00]
[SUPER=01-Kerri Strug/1996 Olympic Gold Medalist; :13]
[SUPER=01-Pete Woody/Reporting; :30]
[SUPER=03-Atlanta, GA/July 1996-NBC; :53]
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[OUT Q=...NEWS 7 SPORTS."]
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((When she isn't speaking at events like the Commonwealth Games, Kerri Strug is living and working in Washington, D.C. While she no longer competes for gold medals, she's still in the money, working in the U.S. Treasury Department.
Strug: It's different...
Stand up: Strug will be in Athens for this Summer's Olympics, but she won't be competing...
Strug: It's good to have a new challenge...
Strug was a member of the first U.S. women's gymnastics team to win a gold medal in 1996, and she is confident that the 2004 team can repeat that success.
Strug: We're the world champs right now...
While she tries to stay involved in gymnastics, speaking and coaching at camps and clinics, right now Strug has decided to focus on other things in her life and not get back into the sport full time. Pete Woody, News 7 sports.))

[Cow-Lick]

[ANCHOR=Myranda]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=jbu]
[TAPE#=net]
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[ENG#=1]
A side of beef with a healing tongue. That's no bull.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Kompong Chnang, Cambodia]
Thousands have flocked to this small province of Cambodia to be licked by this so-called healing bull. Hundreds come every day from all across the nation to be cured of their various aliments. The owner says he discovered the bull's healing powers after his wife was cured of her five year ailment, only after being doused with the cow saliva. Since that day Cambodians have been traveling from near and far to receive their tongue lashings. (------------)