[News-Heads]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=5NewsHeads]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=1]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
Tonight on News 7 at 5, another southwest Virginia furniture plant will close its doors.
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[VO-NAT]
And fire safety at college fraternities. We'll see how they handle it at Virginia Tech.
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[Weather-Head]
[ANCHOR=Robin]
[SS=None]
While Florida braces for their second major hurricane of the season, we are high and dry into the weekend. After that, heavy rain is possible.
[Medical-Head]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5]
[WRITER=tbr]
[TAPE#med heads]
[GRAPHIC=NONE]
[ENG#=2]
The latest accident on Route 220 in Boones Mill renews calls for traffic signals in the town.
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[VO-NAT]
On Healthcheck, maybe you can't avoid cataracts, but there's a lot to learn that can help you.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
And a bittersweet moment in Hollywood, as "Scotty" makes his final public appearance. News 7 at 5 is next.
[Open]
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[SUPER=@Jean1;]
[SUPER=@robin1;]
[SUPER=@Travis1;]
[Video-Open]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=]
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[GRAPHIC=NONE]
[ENG#=None]
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[WEATHER PRO]
Florida's governor tells residents to get ready for Frances. And forecasters say Virginians must be prepared for heavy rain by Labor day.
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[(toss to R)]
[ANCHOR=Jeab]
[WRITER=ejo]
[NEWSCAST=5]
[TAPE=None]
[GRAPHIC=Hurricane Frances]
[ENG#=None]
Hurricane watches and warnings will be posted shortly for the U-S, and it's increasingly clear we also have to pay close attention in Virginia.
Let's get the latest from Robin in our Weather Center.
[Robin-Tease]
[SS=NONE]ROBIN IN WX-CENTER
[WXPRO/FULL] WEATHER TODAY
TOMORROW FORECAST
[SS=NONE]ROBIN TOSS BACK
[5-Frances]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=Hurricane Frances]
[ENG#=4]
The evaucation orders are already starting in Florida.
Palm Beach County has ordered the evacuation of 300-thousand coastal residents effective tomorrow afternoon.
As Brian Andrews reports, time to prepare is starting to run short in the Sunshine State.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-South Florida; :00]
[SUPER=01-Max Mayfield/National Hurricane Center; :34]
[SUPER=01-Kris Dean/Nassau Resident; 1:07]
[SUPER=01-Brian Andrews/CBS News; 1:13]
[RUNS=1:26]
[OUT Q=Brian Andrews, CBS News, Miami.]
(((nats....people buying supplies)
THEY'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE....
(more nats)
BUYING UP.... AND BOARDING UP.
NAT SOT "and prayin' to God that this thing misses us'"
(nats..eoc phones)
ALL ALONG FLORIDA'S COAST.... RESIDENTS HAVE 'THEIR GUARD UP'... HOPING
TO DEFEND AGAINST THE SECOND MONSTER STORM IN LESS THAN A MONTH.
SOT - MAN IN GLASSES "it looks pretty mean, I'd rather be prepared than
sorry."
(nats...charley)
CHARLEY WAS A KILLER CATEGORY FOUR. (more graphic) HURRICANE EXPERTS
SAY FRANCES PACKS THE SAME FURY.... MAYBE MORE.. AND COULD STRIKE
ANYWHERE FROM SOUTH FLORIDA TO SOUTH CAROLINA BY FRIDAY. BUT
FORECASTERS KNOW ONE MINOR MOVE FROM FRANCES COULD CHANGE EVERYTHING.
SOT - MAX MAYFIELD/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
"I am not going to let us make the mistake that some people made in
Charley, not going to focus on landfall point. This is a large
hurricane so that no matter where it hits, it will impact a very large
area."
(nats..)
ON DAYTONA BEACH... VACATIONERS ARE RELAXING WHILE THEY CAN.....
nat sots - visitors - no time for fonts "if she comes, we're outa here."
"i'm thinkin' florida may not be the vacation spot."
( bahamas)
VISITORS TO THE BAHAMAS ARE THINKING THAT TOO... FRANCES IS CLOSING IN
ON THEM WITH WHIPPING 140 MILE PER HOUR WINDS. MANY HAVE CUT THEIR
VACATIONS SHORT... AND RESIDENTS ARE MOVING TO LARGER ISLANDS FOR SAFETY.
SOT - KRIS DEAN/NASSAU RESIDENT
"I'm tryin' to get back, batton up my place, get things sorted out, so
I'll be prepared for the storm.
(STANDUP CLOSE)
HERE ON THE EAST COAST, FLORIDA RESIDENTS FROM ONE END OF THE
PENINSULA TO THE OTHER ARE BEING TOLD TO PREPARE FOR EVACUATION ORDERS
AS EARLY AS TOMORROW.
))
[5-Richmond]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=Flooding]
[ENG#=1]
First the rains came to Richmond, then the flooding, and now, the sinkholes.
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[VO-NAT :15]
[SUPER=03-Richmond;]
Rushing floodwaters washed out roads where the earth had given way beneath the concrete.
One of the larger sinkholes has swallowed cars, and part of a front yard. But people who live near the largest, think their homes appear safe, at least for now.
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[SOT ]
[IN Q=We have had]
[SUPER=01-Heather Deems/Richmond Resident;]
[RUNS=09]
((HEATHER DEEM/RICHMOND RESIDENT: WE HAVE HAD SOME SEVERAL ENGINEERS, STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS COME OUT AND THEY SAY I'M OK. THIS HOUS HAS BEEN HERE OVER A HUNDRED YEARS AND I'M SURE IT HAS SEEN A LOT OF STORMS OVER THE YEARS.))
[OUT Q=has seen a lot of storms over the years.]
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[VO-NAT :06+]
A sixth person was confirmed dead today from Monday's floods, left by the remnants of Tropical Storm Gaston (gass-TAHN.)
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[5-Stone]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=504-06 21:04]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=2]
The last of the three University of Mississippi students killed in last week's fire was buried today in Atlanta.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Oxford, MS/Last Friday;]
The University will hold a Memorial Service for all the victims on its campus tomorrow evening.
19 year old Howard Stone of Martinsville was one of those who died in the fire.
Officials say the fraternity house blaze may have been electrical, although investigators are awaiting test results from evidence collected at the scene.
Those results may not be available for another two weeks.
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[5-Fraternity-Safety]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5pm]
[WRITER=rde]
[TAPE#=504-04 2:00:31]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=3]
[**WIPE**WIPE**]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg;]
The fatal fire has sparked more talk about dorm safety at Universities around the country and even in Blacksburg.
Less than half of Virginia Tech's sorority and fraternity houses are on campus.
The 17 buildings on the campus are inspected once a year by the state Fire Marshall and twice more by university fire officials.
28 Tech Fraternities are off campus and only a portion of those houses are signed up with the town for VOLUNTARY once a year inspections.
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[SOT: 3:44:00 ]
[IN Q=That has not]
[SUPER=01-Edward Spencer/VA Tech Student Affairs ]
((EDWARD SPENCER: THAT HAS NOT BEEN TOTALLY CONSISTENT OR AS REGULAR THAT I WISH IT WERE BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE DON'T HAVE THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS THAT WE DO WITH ON CAMPUS HOUSES TO REQUIRE THAT.))
[RUNS=:11]
[OUT Q=to require that.]
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[VO-NAT]
Coming up tonight at 6:00, a closer look at the inspections and how the fatal fire may have sparked more awareness in students.
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[5-Vaughan-Closing]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=Five]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=None]
More than 200 employees will lose their jobs later this year, when Vaughan Furniture Company closes its plant in Patrick County.
The company made the announcement today, citing the continued loss of market share to imported bedroom furniture.
Employees will receive a severance package and employment counseling. Federal assistance is also available to help laid-off workers pay health insurance premiums.
[5-L'Burg-Shooting]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=04-31 34:06]
[GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation]
[ENG#=4]
Police in Lynchburg are searching for several suspects involved in a shooting death last night. Police believe they were riding in a red Ford Mustang.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg/Last Night;]
Authorities say Clyde Arbrey Hilliard was shot in the chest at the James Crossing Apartment Complex- that used to be the Greenfield Apartments.
Hilliard was taken to Lynchburg General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
Police say whoever killed Hilliard should be considered armed and dangerous.
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[5-Boones-Mill]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5pm]
[WRITER=myr]
[TAPE#=504-02 1:49:53]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=1]
An accident earlier this week in Boones Mill has prompted many residents to call for action.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Boones Mill;]
Phil Randolph and his neighbor Brenda McManaway (Mack-man-uh-way) say they've been trying for years to get a traffic light installed at the intersection of Route-220 and Bethlehem Road.
[SUPER=04-Monday;]
The two say Monday's crash involving several teenagers, has only renewed their efforts.
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[SOT 15:43]
[IN Q=they told us]
((THEY TOLD US, THEY USED EVERY EXCUSE, WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY, WHICH OBVIOUSLY ISN'T THE TRUTH B/C THEY'RE PUTTING LIGHTS UP EVERYWHERE IN THIS AREA, AND THEN THEY TOLD US THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE THE TRAFFIC, BUT HOW MUCH TRAFFIC DO YOU HAVE TO HAVE? 58))
[RUNS=15]
[OUT Q=do you have to have?]
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[VO-NAT]
Coming up on News 7, we'll hear from V-Dot and what the agency is doing to help prevent future accidents from occurring in that area.
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[Tease1]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5]
[WRITER=ejo]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=Aprisa]
Hundreds of schoolchildren are held hostage. The details are just ahead.
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[VO-NAT]
And cataracts. They'll get you sooner or later. Tonight on Healthcheck, what you can do to slow them down.
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[COMM #1]
[5-Russian-School]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5 p.m.]
[WRITER=syo]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=1]
(MINI-OPEN)
[MINI-OPEN]
Hundreds of children are among those being held hostage at a school in Russia.
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[VO-NAT :33]
[SUPER=03-Beslan, Russia;]
A handful of students escaped after attackers stormed the school during a ceremony marking the first day of classes.
The terrorists are wearing suicide belts as they hold about 400 people.
News reports from the area near the Chechen border say eight people have been killed.
Parents of the seized children have recorded a video appeal to President Vladimir Putin to fulfill the terrorists' demands, which include the release of their comrades.
Russian forces wearing camouflage and carrying machine guns have taken up positions on the perimeter of the school.
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[5-Convention]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5 p.m.]
[WRITER=syo]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=Campaign 2004]
[ENG#=2]
Vice President Dick Cheney will be the star of the Republican Convention in New York tonight.
He'll accept his party's nomination to run for the office a second time.
Drew Levinson reports.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Wyoming delegates are pumped...]
[SUPER=03-New York City; :00]
[SUPER=01-Lois Herbst/Wyoming Delegate; :08]
[SUPER=01-Bill Perkins/Wyoming Delegate; :15]
[SUPER=01-Nick Spano/New York Delegate; :40]
[SUPER=01-Drew Levinson/CBS News; :50]
[RUNS=1:25]
[OUT Q=STD]
((WYOMING DELEGATES ARE PUMPED...TONIGHT THEIR NATIVE SON TAKES THE CONVENTION STAGE.
(SOT: LOIS HERBST/WYOMING DELEGATE I think Dick Cheney is one of the
greatest men this century will see.)
(SOT: BILL PERKINS/WYOMING DELEGATE He's got values the the republican
party needs)
TRACK: BUT WITH THE NATION SO DIVIDED, WHAT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
"REALLY" NEEDS IS FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT TO HELP SWING UNDECIDED VOTERS
TO THE GOP CAMP. THE CAMPAIGN SAYS THE V.P. WILL TALK ABOUT THE
PRESIDENT'S PROVEN LEADERSHIP...AND WILL HAMMER HOME SENATOR JOHN
KERRY'S, QUOTE, "CONFUSION OF CONVICTION"... CONTINUING ATTACKS HE'S
USED ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.
(SOT: NICK SPANO/NEW YORK DELEGATE He's been the pit bull of the
administration, but he's a guy prepared to be president and that's the
bottom line.)
(STAND-UP: CHENEY'S SPEECH IS A WARM-UP ACT FOR THE PARTY LEADER,
PRESIDENT BUSH, WHO SPEAKS TOMORROW. HE ARRIVES IN TOWN TONIGHT, AND
HE'LL WATCH THE SPEECH FROM HIS HOTEL ROOM.)
TRACK: THE PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTERS TOOK TO THE STAGE AGAIN TODAY, AT A
YOUTH RALLY.
(nat daughters)
TRACK: MOMENTS AFTER THEY LEFT THE STAGE, 10 PROTESTORS JUMPED UP AND
BEGAN BLOWING WHISTLES AND YELLING "BUSH KILLS". THEY WERE IMMEDIATELY
DROWNED OUT BY BUSH SUPPORTERS CHANTING "FOUR MORE YEARS."
(nat arrests)
TRACK: REPUBLICANS HOPE IT'S CALM TONIGHT WHEN CHENEY SPEAKS. BUT THEY
HOPE HE FIRES UP THE ELECTORATE. DREW LEVINSON, CBS NEWS, NEW YORK.))
[5-Promo]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=None]
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[ENG#=None]
(+++++++)
[Take 7-Too FS Event 523]
A reminder that you can see uninterrupted coverage of the Republican party convention, gavel-to-gavel, on our digital channel "7-Too.".
Cox digital cable customers can see it on channel 107.
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[5-Cataracts]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5pm]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=504-00 1:47:09]
[GRAPHIC=Healthcheck]
Nearly half of all people will develop cataracts by they time they are 65. That's according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
But what exactly causes cataracts -- and can you prevent them?
[ANCHOR=JEAN 2 shot]
Health Check Reporter Joy Sutton has the answers tonight
[ANCHOR=Joy 2 shot]
Jean,
I spoke with a local ophthalmologist who says cataracts are inevitable -- if you live long enough you'll get them.
[ANCHOR=JOY FULL]
[SUPER=@JOY1;]
[GRAPHIC=None]
But there may be ways to delay the onset of cataracts.
[ENG#=3]
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[SOT]
[IN Q=The part we're talking about cataracts]
[SUPER=03-Salem;00]
[SUPER=01-Dr. Jonathan Till/Lewis-Gale Clinic Ophthalmologist;22]
[SUPER=04-File Tape;50]
[RUNS=1:31]
[OUT Q=the FDA for that purpose]
((
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[Nat SOT 8:04:39]
[IN Q=The part we're tlaking about]
((NAT SOT: THE PART WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FOR CATARACTS IS THIS PART RIGHT HERE -- THE LENS -- AND IT'S RIGHT BEHIND THE
IRIS))
[RUNS06]
[OUT Q=right behind the iris]
When that lens becomes cloudy you have cataracts. But most people might be surprised to learn what causes them to develop. They're caused by a build-up of shedded cells that deposit over time on the lens.
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[SOT7:56:09]
[IN Q=As you know with your skin, new skin]
((AS YOU KNOW WITH YOUR SKIN, NEW SKIN GROW AND OLD SKIN FALLS OFF. BUT THIS IS THE SAME THING EXCEPT THERE IS NOW WHERE FOR IT TO FALL OFF, SO IT JUST PACKS TIGHTER AND TIGHTER AND YOU NEED BIFOCALS CAUSE YOUR LENS CAN'T CHANGE SHAPE ANYMORE AND BECOMES CLOUDY))
[RUNS13]
[OUT Q=and become cloudy]
That's why you're more at risk for cataracts as you age. Other risk factors include family history, medical problems, such as diabetes, high salt intake, long term unprotected exposure to sunlight and previous eye injury.
If you develop cataracts surgery can restore vision -- by removing the old lenses--and replacing it with a new one.
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[SOT7:59:34]
[IN Q=We don't take it out as]
((WE DON'T TAKE IT OUT AS ONE BIG UNIT MASS ANYMORE WE POLVORIZE IT AND TURN IT TO DUST AND VACUUM OUT SO TO SPEAK 40 AND THEN WE USE THESE FOLDABLE LENS AND THE OPEN UP BIG INSIDE THE EYE TO REPLACE IT ))
[RUNS16]
[OUT Q=inside the eye]
And there have been recent advancements in the types of replacement lenses available.
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[SOT8:003:33]
[IN Q=Now the next big thing is lense implants]
((NOW THE NEXT BIG THING IS THE LENS IMPLANTS THAT ALLOW YOU A RANGE OF FOCUS SO PERHAPS YOU WON'T NEED ANY GLASSES, AND THERE IS CERTAINLY IS ONE APPROVED BY THE FDA FOR THAT PURPOSE ))
[RUNS15]
[OUT Q=that purpose]))
[ANCHOR=Joy Full]
On another note, the American Academy of Ophthalmology says there is some evidence that eating a diet rich in antioxidants, broccoli, eggs and taking supplements such as Vitamin E and C may help prevent or delay onset of cataracts.
[ANCHOR=Jean/Joy 2 shot]
Jean,
[Tease2]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5]
[WRITER=ejo]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=Aprisa]
Here comes Frances. And still ahead, here comes Robin with the latest on a big and powerful storm.
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[VO]
Plus here come the rookies. Coming up in sports, at look at this year's top NASCAR young guns.
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[COMM#2]
[Stats]
[TWO SHOT TOSS]
[WxBUG/FULL]CURRENT STATS
[WALK INTO]
[CK/WXPRO]WEATHER MAPS
LOCAL FORECASTS
EXTENDED FORECAST
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[Tease#3]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5]
[WRITER=ejo]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=Aprisa]
Bryan Randall is in the running for a national award. The details are just ahead.
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[VO-NAT]
Plus we'll tell you why Star Trek's Scotty was beaming yesterday in Hollywood.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=This is a galatic]
[RUNS=:05]
[OUT Q=full of stars.]
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[COMM#3]
[S5-Awards]
[ANCHOR=travis]
[NEWSCAST=5pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=SP-175 TC4512]
[GRAPHIC=BAM]
[ENG#=1]
Good afternoon everybody and welcome to the midweek ticker which starts with some early season recognition for some in state footballers.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Charlottesville; :00]
In Charlottesville, running back Wali Lundy is one of 8 ACC backs named to the Doak Walker Award watch list. Lundy has led the Cavaliers in rushing the past two seasons and is a two time All-ACC selection.
[SUPER=03-Landover, MD/Saturday Night; :12]
And Tech quarterback Bryan Randall is one of 22 signal callers up for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award presented to the nation's top senior quarterback. Randall, who threw for 153 yards and ran for 82 more against USC, is already up for the Maxwell and Davey O'Brien Awards.
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[S5-AVS]
[ANCHOR=travis]
[NEWSCAST=5pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-183 19:28]
[GRAPHIC=bam]
[ENG#=2]
The Salem Avalanche enters tonight's game against Wilmington with six games left in the season. Salem is well out of the second half playoff race but the team is still playing hard.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem; :00]
The Avalanche promotional staff has also put in some time on the promotional side of the game. Tonight is Willis White Appreciation night and the first thousand fans through the gate will receive free a Willis White bobble head doll.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Mick Gillispie/Voice of the Avalanche; :00]
[RUNS=:29]
[OUT Q=be out here in droves"]
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[VO-NAT]
More on the Willis White Bobble Head at six and we will also hear from Salem first baseman Mark Saccamono, who is having a a record breaking season.
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[S5-Rookies]
[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=5pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-179 43:16]
[GRAPHIC=Nextel Cup]
[ENG#=3]
Nextel Cup drivers race in the Pop Secret 500 at the California Speedway Sunday as the Chase for the Championship continues.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-Nascar; :00]
The rookie race belongs to Kasey Kahne right now. He is 11th in overall points with eight top five finishes.
Next is Brian Vickers with three top 10's.
Scott Wimmer is third in rookie points and both are just trying to chase Kasey.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Brian Vickers/2nd in Rookie Race; :02]
[SUPER=01-Scott Wimmer/3rd in Rookie Race; :14]
[RUNS=:21]
[OUT Q=......catch up to"]
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[S5-Tennis]
[ANCHOR=travis]
[NEWSCAST=5pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=SP-182 TC5222]
[GRAPHIC=BAM]
[ENG#=]
We finish up at the US Open where 3rd seeded Serena Williams advanced today past unseeded Lindsey Lee Waters.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-New York, NY/USA; :00]
Waters is the only mom playing in this year's Open.
She hung around for awhile, but Williams, the 1999 and 2002 US Open champ, advanced to the third round with a straight sets victory, 6-4 and 6-3.
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[anchor=travis]
[graphic=bam]
That's it for the ticker. Coming up at six, Deion Sanders practices for the first time with the Ravens. We'll see you then everybody.
[5Marketwatch]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5pm]
[WRITER=tbr]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Marketwatch]
[ENG#=1]
A mixed day to start the month on Wall Street.
Marcella Palmer has today's Marketwatch report.
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[SUPER=01-Marcella Palmer/CBS Marketwatch;]
[RUNS=1:08]
[OUT Q=News 7 at 5.]
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[5-Doohan]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=Five]
[WRITER=tbr]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=2]
A man who made a living traveling through the stars on television now has his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Hollywood, CA;]
James Doohan, who played Scotty on "Star Trek," waved to the crowd yesterday, but he did not speak.
His co-star George Takei (Tak-eye) did the talking for the ailing 84 year old actor.
This is being called Doohan's last public appearance.
He was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. He also suffers from Parkinson's disease, diabetes and lung fibrosis.
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