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President Bush makes his choice for a new leader of the C-I-A--

Now it's up to the Senate to go along with it.
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And, Scott Peterson's former mistress gets to tell her side of the story, when she takes the witness stand today in his murder trial.
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The heat and humidity continues to climb as the tropics become active. I'll have your hometown forecast.
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Stay with us. News 7 at noon, starts right now.

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A former C-I-A agent may be heading back to the agency-- this time as its new director.
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Good Afternoon, I'm Kimberly McBroom.
Today President Bush named his choice to lead the C-I-A.
He's a Republican from Congress with years of experience in the intelligence field.
Aleen Sirgany reports from Washington.
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She's the star witness many have been waiting to hear from--
Amber Frey is scheduled to take the stand against Scott Peterson at his murder trial today.
Brian Andrews has more from Redwood City, California.
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Ten weeks into Scott's Peterson's double murder trial....his former mistress Amber Frey... finally gets a chance to tell her side of this complicated story.

sot: Gloria Allred/Frey's attorney

"Everyone today is going to be analyzing her every word, every action, how she is dressed, whether or not she looks at Scott Peterson. It's a difficult situation to be in."
From day one of this trial, prosecutors have claimed Scott Peterson killed his wife Laci and their unborn child (in part) to be with Frey. To help prove that contention, they have over 200 taped phone calls that Amber Frey secretly recorded after Laci Peterson was reported missing.
Sot: Terrance Hallinan/Former District Attorney "What could sink Peterson if there's something on the tapes that amounts to an admission on his part."
It's already known that the tapes recorded Scott repeatedly lying to Amber and promising her the two of them will have a future together.

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The defense team, led by attorney Mark Geragos, is expected to take aim at Frey's character...and hopefully deflect attention away from the tapes.

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"The most difficult witness for him is not going to be Amber Frye, its going to be Scott Peterson's own words on the tapes."

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Frey's attorney expects her to be on the stand for a considerable amount of time...testimony that many expect will be the turning point of this trial.
Brian Andrews, CBS News, Redwood City.))

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Meanwhile in Salt Lake City, a man who allegedly confessed to killing his wife made his first court appearance today by way of a video hookup.
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Just a week after his arrest, Mark Hacking is charged with the first degree murder of his wife, Lori.
He's accused of shooting her with a 22- caliber rifle and then threw her body in a trash bin.
Authorities believe the shooting followed an argument between the couple about Mark Hacking's lies about medical school.
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Hacking's being held on a million dollars bail.
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A fight in Lynchburg has left one man dead. 23- year old Michael Steven Rose of Gladstone died 6 days after the altercation. 18-year old Quincy Rashad Gray was originally charged with aggravated malicious wounding after sending Rose to the hospital with head injuries on August 1. Authorities are awaiting autopsy results as they consider upgrading the charge against Gray.

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Martinsville police have made more arrests in a murder over the weekend.
They arrested Derrick Lamont Harris early morning in the fatal shooting of 21-year-old Sidney Thomas.
Another man arrested yesterday afternoon, Corey Brandon, is facing a firearms charge.
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Yesterday, police charged Aaron Jerome Cooper, of Reidsville, North Carolina, with first degree murder and firearms violations in Saturday's shooting of Thomas.
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Cooper has been held in the Martinsville City Jail without bond since his arrest Saturday. He was initially charged with D-U-I, reckless driving and leaving the scene of an accident after striking a vehicle near the scene of the shooting on Pinehall Road.
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Still to come on the newscast, another city in our region is trying to thin out the deer herd within its limits.
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Plus in Iraq, two American soldiers are injured in a roadside bombing.
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The U-S military says two soldiers were slightly injured today when a roadside bomb blew up as their vehicle drove past in central Baghdad.
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In Najaf, U-S helicopter gunships opened fire on Shiite militants.
U-S patrols are also using loudspeakers to warn militants to leave the city immediately, or face death. The military says five U-S troops and 360 insurgents have died in Najaf fighting that began last Thursday.
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It is hoped a new traffic light will make an intersection near Smith Mountain Lake a little safer.
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The light is located at the intersection of Routes 122 and 24.
It's been a problem area because some motorists have failed to stop while traveling east on 24 from Vinton.
As a result, there have been four deadly accidents at this intersection in the last several years including the one that took the life of John William Toms.
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So Toms petitioned V-Dot for a light and Monday afternoon he was on hand as workers flipped the switched.
The state has put up signs warning motorists of the change and after the first of the year crews will be back to begin realigning the intersection.
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Salem is taking aim at deer.
Yesterday, city manager Forest Jones announced a deer reduction program.
Animal Control officer will shoot deer on city owned property, mainly in Mowles Spring Park.
The meat will be donated to Hunters for the Hungry.
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Several other cities in Central and Western Virginia already have deer management programs underway.
Officials say such programs are necessary because of rising numbers of accidents involving deer and damage to gardens.
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A Wythe County family charged with animal cruelty will avoid jail time.
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79-year old Elmer Crigger and his three sons Daniel, Donald and Timothy will NOT go to jail on charges they abused animals. Prosecutors decided NOT to pursue the charges as long as the Criggers gave up the animals. They also have to pay for the dogs care and are NEVER allowed to own another pet. Elmer, Daniel and Donald Crigger are still charged with abuse and neglect of an incapacitated adult. Police say their mother was found dead with her arm partially eaten by the dogs.
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A hearing is scheduled for September. The dogs are now up for adoption. Those not adopted will be euthanized on Friday.
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Coming up next on the newscast,
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cameras in Japan capture a massive landslide.
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A typhoon that last several days lead to a massive landslide in western Japan.
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The street at the foot of this hillside collapsed after the landslide but no injuries were reported.
Slides commonly occur in Japan where a large part of the landscape is hilly or mountainous - but they are not often caught on tape like this one. A government inspection team managed to capture the landslide on tape.
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Investors are awaiting word from the Federal Reserve.
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The fed policy makers meet today, and they're expected to raise interest rates a quarter of a point.
However, there are some analysts who think the fed may back off because of last month's weak jobs growth report.

Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan is expected to make an announcement later this afternoon.
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On Wall Street at Noon, the DOW was UP 75 points. The NASDAQ has gained 22.
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Coming up after the break, backup Q-B's at Tech vie for the second position.
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And Joe Gibbs first football win in over a decade is stained -- a vital offensive player is down for the year.
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The Washington Redskins were just minutes into their first preseason game when they suffered their first major injury.
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Right tackle Jon Jansen ruptured his left Achilles' tendon in the first quarter of last night's Hall-of-Fame game against the Denver Broncos in Canton, Ohio.
Jansen almost certainly will miss the upcoming season.
He had never missed a start since he was taken in the first round of the 1999 draft. The Redskins managed to beat the Broncos 20-to-17 in Joe Gibbs' return to coaching.
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The Virginia Tech Hokies began two-a-day workouts yesterday. This weekend the team will hold its first scrimmage, and soon after that, the coaches would like to settle on Bryan Randall's backup. One of the candidates is confident he can be the man.
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The Friday Football Extra road show is in Martinsville where Taylor Edwards is set to begin his 23rd season.
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The Bulldogs return 8 starters on offense and 6 more on defense from last season's 6 and 4 team.
Edwards hopes he can find some depth before the season begins, especially in the trenches.
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Edwards and the Dogs have 6 home games, but face a brutal, non- district schedule, which includes Heritage, Rustburg, Franklin County, and Giles.
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The Virginia Department of Health is reporting the first probable case of West Nile Virus this year.
A Roanoke resident was hospitalized with the illness and is still recovering.
Initial lab tests were positive for West Nile, and samples have been sent to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control for confirmation.
The disease is spread my mosquitos. Last year, there were 26 human cases of the virus and one death reported in Virginia.

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Butter's great on toast, but who'd have thought it also makes a great substitute for clay?
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For the 45th year in a row, Norma Lyon is sculpting a life- sized cow out of butter at the Iowa State Fair.
The fair doesn't begin until later in the week, but Lyon and her crew are busy working on their creation in a large cooler at the fairgrounds.
Lyon says it takes about a half- ton of low- moisture butter to create her masterpiece.
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The Iowa State Fair has featured a butter cow every year since 19-11, and Lyon is one of only three sculptors to create the cows.
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The latest celebrity to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was ducking the media yesterday.
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But what do you expect from Donald Duck.
Mickey Mouse, Goofy and other Disney characters were on hand to help Donald celebrate. It's sort of a birthday gift; he turns 70 this year.
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