WDBJ 7 morning news for 08/29/04

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Coming up on News 7 Sunday Morning.....Tropical Gaston approaches hurricane strength as it heads for South Carolina's coast.
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And fire damages the Dan River Mill in Danville.
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[Dan-River]

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Danville fire officials report moderate damage at the The Dan River Mill last night. Officials say the blaze started around seven o'clock in the loom area, and flames then spread into the duct system. There was also a broken gas line that was on fire until mill employees shut off the gas. There were no injuries reported.

[GOP-Convention]

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[WRITER=sba]
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In the Big Apple it's convention eve.. while the Republicans get ready to kick off their program tomorrow.. it's already day 4 for protestors. Today police expect tens of thousands of marchers to take to the city streets in a huge anti-war protest. Aleen Sirgany reports.
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[SUPER=01-Veronica Gimenez/Protestor; :32]
[SUPER=01-Ray Kelly/New York Police Commissioner; :50]
[SUPER=01-Aleen Sirgany/CBS News; 1:22]
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((AS MANY AS 250-THOUSAND DEMONSTRATORS.. WILL PICK UP THESE SIGNS TODAY.. FOR THE LARGEST EXPECTED CONVENTION WEEK PROTEST.
UNITED FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE.. A COALITION OF MORE THAN 360 DIFFERENT GROUPS.. WILL MARCH RIGHT PAST THE G-O-P GATHERING PLACE.. MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.. WITH A MESSAGE DENOUNCING PRESIDENT BUSH S AGENDA AND THE WAR IN IRAQ.
ORGANIZERS LOST THEIR LEGAL BATTLE TO STAGE A RALLY IN CENTRAL PARK.. BUT SOME PROTESTORS PLAN TO GO THERE ANYWAY.

(Veronica Gimenez/Protestor)
Protestor SOT: It s more about showing a message of solidarity around the world that we are against some of bush s poli
cies and not really about something having to do with central park.
WITH 37 THOUSAND OFFICERS ON DUTY.. AND A YEAR AND A HALF OF SPECIAL TRAINING.. THE N-Y-P-D PLANS TO BE READY.. WHEREVER THE PROTESTORS GO.

(Ray Kelly, NYC Police Commissioner)
KELLY SOT: Some of the events that people may want to carry out or talk about doing .. they simply may not be able to d
o

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NEW YORK POLICE GOT THEIR FIRST REAL TEST.. WHEN THOUSANDS OF BIKE PROTESTORS ROLLED THROUGH TIMES SQUARE. MORE THAN 260 CYCLISTS FOUND THEMSELVES UNDER ARREST FOR STOPPING TRAFFIC.

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OTHER PRE-CONVENTION DEMONSTRATIONS.. LIKE THIS BELL RINGING AROUND GROUND ZERO.. AND A MARCH BY ABORTION RIGHTS ACTIVISTS ACROSS THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE.. HAVE GONE OFF WITHOUT ANYONE LANDING IN JAIL.
STAND-UP CLOSE: TODAY PROTESTORS WILL MARCH RIGHT THROUGH THIS INTERSECTION AS THEY HEAD FOR MADISON SQUARE GARDEN JUST UP THE STREET. ABOUT THE TIME THE MARCH STEPS OFF.. REPUBLICANS WELCOME VICE PRESIDENT CHENEY TO THE BIG APPLE WITH A RALLY ON ELLIS ISLAND. ALEEN SIRGANY, CBS NEWS, NEW YORK.))

[7-Too]

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[Take 7-Too FS Event 523] A reminder that our digital channel "7-Too" will present the Republican party convention gavel-to-gavel, without interruption or anchor commentary. Cox digital cable customers can see it on channel 107.
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[Fatal-Fire]

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Investigators are vowing to find what caused a fire at a University of Mississippi fraternity house that killed a Martinsville student and two others.
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19 year old Howard Stone was a sophomore political science major at the University.
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His body was identified yesterday, one day after flames destroyed the Alpha Tau Omega house. A spokesman for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives - says investigators will do everything possible to determine the cause of the blaze.
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[Parkway-Ax]

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Two people are hospitalized after a motorcycle accident on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Authorities say neither was wearing an approved helmet.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Floyd Co.]

It happened yesterday afternoon at mile marker 167 near Floyd.
Park Rangers say the driver, 33-year-old Lloyd Thomas of Trinity, North Carolina was driving too fast into a curve causing the motorcycle to run off the road.
He was taken to the New River Regional Medical Center. 21-year old Ashley Harris of Clemmons, North Carolina was flown to Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She is listed in critical condition.
So far, no charges have been filed.
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[Student-Handbook]

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Roanoke City School students will receive the new student code of conduct this week. It's intended to curb unruly behavior in the classroom.
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Over the summer, the school system revised the student code of conduct.
This year the handbook clearly states what punishments students may receive for certain offenses.
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Some students say that's a great idea -- others questions whether it will actually work.
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[SOT 8:17:12; 8:01:11]
[IN Q=I think they're]
((KAYTLIN WACKOWSKI/PATRICK HENRY H.S. SOPHOMORE: I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO DO WHAT THEY WANT TO DO AND NO MATTER WHAT A BOOK SAYS.)) ((CIERRA HUNT/PATRICK HENRY H.S. SENIOR: YEAH, IT SHOULD HELP LIKE IF YOU KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO GET SUSPENDED FOR SOMETHING FOR A BUNCH OF DAYS FOR A CERTAIN THING THEN YOU PROBABLY WON'T DO IT.))
[SUPER=01-Kaytlin Wackowski/Patrick Henry H.S. Sophomore; :00]
[SUPER=01-Cierra Hunt/Patrick Henry H.S. Senior; :07]
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[OUT Q=WON'T DO IT]
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Administrators point out most of the rules remain the same from previous years.
There is now more of an effort to be consistent.
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[SOT 8:10:30]
[IN Q=From day number]
((GARY LEAH/ACTING PRINCIPAL PATRICK HENRY H.S. SCHOOL: FROM DAY NUMBER ONE WHEN I FIRST STARTED HERE AND WHEN I ADDRESSED THE FACULTY HERE IS WE WERE COMMITTED CONSISTENCY AND WE WANT THE PUBLIC WE ARE COMMITTED THAT.))
[SUPER=01-Gary Leah/Patrick Henry H.S. Acting Principal; :]
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[OUT Q=committed to that]
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Parents will have to sign a piece of paper acknowledging they received the new student conduct code.
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In sports, the 2004 Summer Olympics wrap up today. Wrestling and boxing are on the schedule, plus the 301st and final event will be the men's marathon.
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Virginia Tech highlights from Landover, Maryland are coming up a little later, but for now, here's a look at yesterday's scores. [WIPE TO MOTION] [GO TO SCORES]
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As we've mentioned, Hokie highlights and reaction from FedEx Field are still ahead.
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And Roanoke's methadone clinic debate goes on the radio, and it reveals a split among civil rights groups.
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[Health-Review]

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A Buena Vista teenager sets a world record.
And a local mother's grief leads her to educate parents on the importance of the meningitis vaccine.
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[Take Health Review FS]
Joy Sutton has those stories and more in this week's Health Review.
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(([TAPE#=504-04 1:55:11]

While away at college five years ago, Paula Morris died suddenly from bacterial meningitis.
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[IN Q=It is a potentially fatal disease it occurs very]
((IT IS A POTENTIALLY FATAL DISEASE IT OCCURS VERY QUICKLY. MY DAUGHTER HAD SYMPTOMS VERY SIMILAR TO THE FLU AND WITHIN 24 HOURS SHE WAS GONE. THERE IS NOT A LOT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT HAS TO BE DIAGNOSED VERY QUICKLY))
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College students, especially those living in dorms are at increased risk for the disease.
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[IN Q=It's transmitted through sharing cigarettes]
((IT'S TRANSMITTED THROUGH SHARING CIGARETTES, DRINKS, KISSING, AND COLLEGE STUDENTS LIVE IN A CLOSE CONDITION IN DORMS))
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Paula's mother Evelyn Brooks wants to see national legislation requiring all college students and children attending summer camp to get the meningitis vaccine. The vaccine lasts between 3 to 5 years and is more than 80-percent effective.
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In other news, Nearly a third of Americans have high blood pressure. According to a new study that's a 30 percent increase over the past decade.
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[IN Q=If you think about the blood pressure]
((IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE BLOOD PRESSURE POUNDING ON THE BLOOD VESSELS IT EVENTUALLY DESTROYS THE LINING OF HE BLOOD VESSELS AND WHEN YOU DESTROYING THE LINING OF THE BLOOD VESSELS THAN YOU HAVE AN OPENING WHERE CHOLESTEROL CAN DEPOSIT, AND ONCE CHOLESTEROL DEPOSITS THAN IT CAN START TO FORM THICKER PLAQUE AND CLOTS 38 AND EVENTUALLY BLOCKS OF THE BLOOD VESSEL 40 WHICH REDUCES FLOW TO HEART AND THE BRAIN AND THE KIDNEYS AND ALL THE ORGANS))
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You can reduce your risk for high blood pressure by losing weight, reducing your salt intake, exercising, and reducing stress.
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((THEY FOUND THE LOWER YOU CAN GET THE BLOOD PRESSURE THE LESS RISK FACTOR YOU HAVE. WHERE AS YEARS AGO BLOOD PRESSURE 160/90 MIGHT CONSIDER BORDERLINE NOW THAT'S CONSIDERED HIGH 34 GOAL IS TO GET THE BLOOD PRESSURE 120-125 OR 75-80))
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When Alexa Painter was two years old -- her blood sugar level got so high -- it was 20 times the normal range at 2,495.
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((I WAS IN A COMA FOR THREE DAYS. THEY THOUGHT I WAS EITHER GOING TO BE BRAIN DEAD, BLIND OR BOTH WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE COMA. IF I GOT OUT OF THE COMA SO IT WAS PRETTY SERIOUS))
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But twelve years later something that could have cost Alexa her life has landed her in the latest edition of the Guinness Book of World Records. Alexa is proud her name made into history -- but she doesn't think she'd survive if it ever happened again.
That's health review, I'm Joy Sutton.))
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For more information on meningtis or the vaccine you can find a link on our web site at wdbj7-dot-com.
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[Methadone-Clinic]

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(MINI-OPEN)
[MINI-OPEN] The controversy over a proposed methadone clinic in Roanoke appears to be causing a rift between two prominent civil rights organizations.
Justin McLeod has the latest on the clinic plans, and what's causing the division.
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[SUPER=01-Brenda Hale/Roanoke NAACP President; :33 QUICK]
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[SUPER=01-Joe Pritchard/CRC Healthgroup; 1:17]
[SUPER=01-Jeff Artis/Roanoke SCLC Chairman; 1:27]
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A representative of CRC Healthgroup took to the airwaves Saturday morning on W-T-O-Y.
His message?
It will take longer than expected to open a methadone clinic on Hershberger Road.
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((JOE PRITCHARD/CRC HEALTHGROUP: WE'VE PURPOSELY SLOWED IT DOWN TO GIVE PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE DOING.))
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But it's apparent some will never accept it.
Groups like the Southern Christian Leadership Conference oppose the clinic, believing it's racist to open the clinic in the black community.
But at least one prominent African American say it has nothing do with race.
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((BRENDA HALE/NAACP PRESIDENT ROANOKE CHAPTER: I THINK THE MAJOR ISSUE THAT THIS IS A MEDICAL ISSUE AND A SAFETY ISSUE.))
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It's an issue that brought the NAACP and the SCLC together for a meeting last month.
But it's clear now the two groups are at odds.
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((JUSTIN McLEOD/REPORTING: THE SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE HAD PROMISED TO BE HERE IN LARGE NUMBERS TO PROTEST HERE AT THE RADIO STATION BUT THAT NEVER HAPPENED. THE LEADER OF THE SCLC CLAIMS THE PRESIDENT NACCP THREATEND TO HAVE THEM ALL ARRESTED.))
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((NAT SOUND OF BRENDA SAYING "I WAS COMPLETELY FLABERGASTED WHEN I WAS TOLD NO ONE FROM THE SCLC" AT 20:12:20))
The war of words continued during the broadcast but it wasn't all debate.
Listeners were able to call in their concerns and CRC Healthgroup tried to reassure them the facility will be safe.

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((JOE PRITCHARD: WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SECURITY THERE. WE'VE WORKED WITH THE POLICE. THE PEOPLE THAT COME INTO TREATMENT WANT TO BE PROTECTED ALSO.))
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But opponents want to hear that message in person rather than on the radio.
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[IN Q=If he wants]
((JEFF ARTIS/SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE: IF HE WANTS TO HAVE AN OPEN DIALOGUE WHY HE ISN'T HE AT AN AUDIOTORIUM AT FLEMING TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.))
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[OUT Q=to answer questions]

So it appears the debate and the division here in the black community will continue.
It may only get worse when the clinic opens in November.
Justin McLeod, News 7, Roanoke.))

[Mayor-Book]

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Roanoke's Mayor is already busy as a preacher and a politician, but he's also keeping busy at the keyboard.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

Mayor Nelson Harris signed copies of his book at the O. Winston Link museum yesterday afternoon.
Two months ago, he released a book with images of Downtown Roanoke.
His latest, released this past week, contains pictures of Virginia Tech.
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[IN Q=It's really a fascinating]
((NELSON HARRIS/ROANOKE'S MAYOR: IT'S REALLY A FASCINATING I THINK VISUAL HISTORY OF OUR AREA THAT I HOPE FOLKS WILL GAIN SOME INSIGHT, UNDERSTANDING, AND APPRECIATION OF OUR HISTORY AND HERITAGE THAT WE HAVE HERE IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA.))
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When he isn't penning books, Nelson Harris is running the city.
With two months into office, the mayor believe he's off to a good start.
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[IN Q=I feel like]
((NELSON HARRIS/ROANOKE'S MAYOR: I FEEL LIKE MY ROLE IS TO BE POSITIVE TRYING TO BE COOPERATIVE WITH COLLEAGUES ON COUNCIL, SCHOOL BOARD, OUR ELECTED APPOINTED OFFICIALS IN NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD AS A CITY.))
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Mayor Harris' next project is to put out a book with images from Roanoke County.
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[1-Sports]

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[WRITER=jen]
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The Hokies take on number one USC, and "Little E" gets a big win at Bristol. Steve Mason has those stories and more in our morning sports report.
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Coming up on News 7 Sunday Morning.....Forecasters say Tropical Storm Gaston could drench the South Carolina coast.
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[VO-NAT]
[ENG#=1]
And students at Patrick Henry High School adjust to more than just new class schedules. We will have more on those stories in just a few minutes.
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[ANCHOR=Susan]
[NEWSCAST=Sunday AM]
[WRITER=jbu]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Dan River]
Flames damaged the Dan River Mill in Danville last night. Fire officials describe the damage as "moderate". Officials say the blaze started around seven o'clock in the loom area, and flames then spread into the duct system. There was also a broken gas line that was on fire until mill employees shut off the gas. There were no injuries reported.

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[WRITER=sba]
[TAPE#=Net]
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The Republican National Convention kicks off tomorrow, but already protestors have taken to the streets of New York.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-New York City]
As many as 250-thousand demonstrators will pick up signs today for the largest expected convention week protest. A coalition of more than 360-groups will march past Madison Square Garden to denoun President Bush's agenda and the war in Iraq.
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[IN Q=It's more about...]
((VERONICA GIMENEZ/PROTESTOR: IT S MORE ABOUT SHOWING A MESSAGE OF SOLIDARITY AROUND THE WORLD THAT WE ARE AGAINST SOME OF BUSH S POLICIES AND NOT REALLY ABOUT SOMETHING HAVING TO DO WITH CENTRAL PARK.))
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[OUT Q=having to do with Central Park.]
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[VO-NAT]
NYPD officials says they will be ready for the protestor wherever they go... 37-thousand officers are on duty and they have a year and a half of special training.
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[2-7-Too]

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[WRITER=ejo]
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[Take 7-Too FS Event 523] A reminder that our digital channel "7-Too" will present the Republican party convention gavel-to-gavel, without interruption or anchor commentary. Cox digital cable customers can see it on channel 107.
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[Chechnya-Voting]

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[WRITER=sba]
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Voting is underway in Chechnya, but few expect peace to follow from a Kremlin-sponsored contest overshadowed by fighting and twin-plane crashes - which some have linked to rebels in the region.
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[VO-NAT]
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Russia is hoping the election will bring some stability to the region-- but many Chechens are skeptical. One man is dead after officials say he approached a polling place with a bomb. Officials say the early turnout has been no more than 25-percent of the eligible voters. The region's top police official is the unquestioned favorite - his only serious challenger has been banned from running.
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[2Fatal-Fire]

[ANCHOR=Susan]
[NEWSCAST=Sunday AM]
[WRITER=rle]
[TAPE#=04-37 TC-05:04]
[GRAPHIC=Fatal Fire]
[ENG#=4]
Now that a Martinsville college student's body has been identified, investigators are vowing to find out what caused the fire that killed him.
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[VO-NAT]
19 year old Howard Stone was a sophomore political science major at the University of Mississippi.
[SUPER=03-Oxford, MS/Friday; ]
His body was identified yesterday, one day after flames destroyed the Alpha Tau Omega house. A spokesman for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives- says investigators will do everything possible to determine the cause of the blaze.
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[PH-Construction]

[ANCHOR=Susan]
[NEWSCAST=Sunday AM]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=04-21 TC-1:59:54]
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[ENG#=1]
Patrick Henry High students are dealing with more than the usual back-to-school adjustments this year.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

Construction on the new high school led to some major changes when students returned last Monday.
Two buildings have been knocked down, there are fewer parking spaces, and there is only one main entrance.
While some students say it's been chaotic, others believe it's getting better everyday.
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[SOT 8:03:48; 8:02:16; 8:13:57]
[IN Q=I think it's going]
((TAMARA HASH/PATRICK HENRY H.S. SENIOR: IT'S EVEN BAD TO THE POINT WHERE THEY HAVE TO STAND OUT AND DIRECT TRAFFIC IN THE MORNING. YEAH, IT'S KINDA BAD.)) ((ASHLEY WADE/PATRICK HENRY H.S. SENIOR: I THINK IT'S GOING TO GET BETTER AS TIME GOES ON BECAUSE I THINK ALL THE CHANGES IS GOING TO BE GOOD FOR THE SCHOOL.)) ((TOM TRIANTAFILLES/PATRICK HENRY H.S. JUNIOR: IT WAS INTERESTING. IT WASN'T MUCH OF A PROBLEM. THE STUDENTS KINDA SEEM DEAL WITH IT IN A MATURE MANNER.))
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[SUPER=01-Ashley Wade/Patrick Henry H.S. Senior; :06 (QUICK)]
[SUPER=01-Tom Triantafilles/Patrick Henry H.S. Junior; :10]
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[OUT Q=IN A MATURE MANNER]
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[VO-NAT]

Administrators at P-H believe the first week went well.
They plan to make changes to the traffic patterns if needed.
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[WRITER=ejo]
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[ENG#=Aprisa]

We'll have a ball in this week's Sunday Shape-Up. It's something I think you can't resist.
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And just ahead, a college cheerleading coach is canned- in a controversy mixing God and Georgia.

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There's a cheerleading controversy as football season begins at the University of Georgia. But this one has nothing to do with feuding cheerleaders -- or their moms.
As Denise Belgrave reports, this adds a new twist to the battle between church and state.
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(( ((natsot)GOD ALMIGHTY HE JUST RAN OVER TWO MEN)

RELIGION AND SPORTS HAVE SEEMINGLY GONE HAND IN HAND AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA...UNTIL NOW.
LAST WEEK'S DECISION TO FIRE ITS CHEERLEADING COACH STEMMED FROM A DISPUTE ABOUT RELIGION IN THE SCHOOL'S CHEERLEADING PROGRAM.
A DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT FILED WITH THE UNIVERSITY BY A JEWISH SQUAD MEMBER AGAINST COACH MARILOU BRASWELL SAYS THE COACH'S CHRISTIAN FAITH PERMEATED THE PROGRAM.
SOMETHING THE COACH DENIES.
"I never had any incident while I was coaching where I pushed my faith on any of my kids."
JACLYN STEELE SAYS FOR TWO YEARS SHE CHEERED UNDER BRASWELL, AND SHE FELT ISOLATED BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T PARTICIPATE IN BIBLE STUDIES AND PRE-GAME PRAYERS.
"It took us a couple of years for us to decide...ok Jackie...you've got a choice. You can either put up with it some more...or you make a stand. And Jackie decided to make a stand."
A UNIVERSITY INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED BRASWELL HAD BREACHED THE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE... BUT DID NOT DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF DISCRIMINATION.
OFFICIALS SAY THEY PLACED BRASWELL ON 12 MONTHS PROBATION AND QUOTE... "PROHIBITED RELIGIOUS OVERTONES IN THE CHEERLEADING PROGRAM"
MEANWHILE, THE SCHOOL OFFERED STEELE A FOURTH YEAR ON THE SQUAD... DESPITE A SCHOOL POLICY THAT LIMITS STUDENTS TO ONLY THREE YEARS.
ON THE FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE THE COACH PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED THAT STEELE -- NOW A SENIOR -- HAD FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT AGAINST HER AND ADDED, QUOTE, "THE U-G-A ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT MANDATED THAT JACLYN BE PLACED, WITHOUT HAVING TO TRY OUT, ON THIS SQUAD."...
BRASWELL WAS SUBSEQUENTLY FIRED FOR DISCOURTEOUS AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR. SOME SAY THE COACH'S STATEMENT WAS RETALIATION.
NOT EVERYONE AGREES WITH THE UNIVERSITY'S DECISION.
"To keep from offending certain people, it's kind of taken away from our own religious practices."
THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FOOTBALL TEAM WILL PLAY ITS FIRST GAME LABOR DAY WEEKEND...AND JACKIE STEELE WILL BE PART OF THE CHEERING SQUAD.
AS FOR MARILOU BRASWELL, SHE'LL BE APPEALING THE DECISION.
DENISE BELGRAVE, CNN, ATHENS, GEORGIA))

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The Hokies put up a good fight last night, but the long ball did them in. Steve Mason and Mike Stevens have the highlights in our morning sports report.
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[Sunday-Shapeup]

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We're teaming up workouts with the "resista-ball" and medicine ball for a great workout.
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