WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 08/01/06

08/01/06

News 7 at Eleven

HEADLINE #1 HEADLINE #1 (:01 of head pad)

CAPTION: More Heat

Robin Standup: Heading way into the 90s
again tomorrow. Forecast details
ahead.

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HEADLINE #2 HEADLINE #2

CAPTION: Needing Air

Natasha Cart: The heat forces a group
to give nearly a hundred air
conditioners to seniors.

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HEADLINE #3 HEADLINE #3

CAPTION: Keep In Touch

Natasha Cart: A local priest phones
home to Lebanon everyday.

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HEADLINE #4 HEADLINE #4

CAPTION: Long Road Ahead

Justin Standup:

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<< *CG standup Natasha Ryan
nryan@wdbj7.com

*CG 304

*CG standup Grant Kittelson >>
gkittelson@wdbj7.com

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GRAPHIC=News-7 at 11 Good evening I'm Natasha

Ryan.
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GRAPHIC=Heatwave Soaring temperatures have been

sweeping the nation- and there's no
exception here at home...

ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Roanoke

This was the view from Mill
Mountain around lunchtime today.

The haziness made it difficult to
see the mountains in the distance.

But, with temperatures well into
the 90s- the view wasn't the only
worry.

The LOA Area Agency on Aging says
seniors need extra care and have given
out nearly a hundred air conditioners.

ENG#=2 SOT FULL
SOT FULL

INQ=A lot of people don't..

*CG 2line Shannon Abell
LOA Area Agency on Aging @15:50:22.00

SHANNON ABELL, LOA AREA AGENCY ON
AGING: A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW HOW
MANY SENIORS IN THE ROANOKE AREA DON'T
HAVE NO AC AT ALL. THEY THINK THAT
EVERYBODY HAS BUT YOU'D BE SURPRISED
HOW MANY SENIORS ARE LIVING ALONE OR
LIVING WITH A SPOUSE WHO'S HANDICAPPED
AND THEY DON'T HAVE MONEY FOR AN AC OR
ITS BROKEN. (40)

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OQ=.. an ac or its broken.

TAKE PHONER BOARD APRISA TAKE PHONER BOARD
NATASHA READS If you'd like to help the L-O-A
Area Agency on Aging you can call
540-345-0451.

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MCU Standing Position in Weather Center

WXPRO/FULL Weather Map

Robin On Cam Toss back to anchor

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GRAPHIC=Hold OTS Governor Tim Kaine directed state

offices to cut energy use and utility
companies are urging people to conserve
electricity, especially between 3 and 7
p-m -- the hours of peak demand.

So how do the majority of people
cool off in the dog days of summer.

ENG#=3 VO-NAT

VO-NAT According to our Survey USA poll

-- most people in our area keep their
homes comfortable by using
airconditioners -- in fact, nearly 90
percent have A-C.

Only about a third of those

surveyed said they have health problems
that are affected by the heat.
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GRAPHIC=Hold There's no doubt most of us are not

happy campers outside in these
temperatures but for a pair in North
Carolina it's business as usual.

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INQ=NATS

*CG 2line Carlene Jolly
Never Had Airconditioning NAT SOUND....0:04-09 I WAS BORN IN
1918...HE WAS BORN IN 1915

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OQ=1915.

VO NAT VO-NAT
*CG locator Alexander Co., NC

In fact, the Jolly's wouldn't have
it any other way.

When they were born, no
thermometers and no fans....

The brother and sister pair grew
up with the heat, even working in the

fields during hot summer days....

So when Dallas's daughter tried to
put an air conditioner in, well, that
was a no-go.

ENG#=4 SOT FULL
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INQ=I COULD GET...

*CG 2line Melinda Fox
Daughter 1:08-1:13 I COULD GET IT FOR THEM,,
AND MY BOYS COULD PUT IT IN BUT THEY
WOULDN'T USE IT

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OQ=WOULDN'T USE IT.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

The two have lived in the 87 year
old farm house their whole lives.

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GRAPHIC=I-581 One place to cool off, of course, is

the mall, and if you're planning on
going there this weekend, you'll

probably need plenty of patience.

ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Roanoke

As we told you last week, this
weekend the state is giving Virginians
sort of a back to school present.

On Friday, Saturday, and Sunday,
you'll pay no sales tax on any clothing
under a hundred dollars or on school
supplies twenty dollars or less.

While that may seem like a bargain,
just remember the hassles that will
come with it.

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DOUBLE BOXES=Natasha/Justin DOUBLE BOXES

With more on that we turn to News 7's
Justin McLeod. So Justin what's the
problem?

Natasha, it will most likely be
traffic specifically at Valley View
Mall.

LIVE=Justin Full BAM LIVE FULL
BAM=Long Road FS

*CG standup Justin McLeod
jmcleod@wdbj7.com If you've ever been out there on a
big shopping weekend you know getting
there isn't easy.

Which prompted up to ask will the
state ever finish the 581/Valley View
overpass?

ENG#=3 SOT FULL

SOT FULL

INQ=

*CG locator Roanoke
August, 1999
:00

*CG 2line Chuck Lionberger
V-Dot Spokesperson
:55

*CG 2line Ashley Likens
Valley View Mall Spokesperson
1:34

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OQ=SHOULD AFFECT ANYTHING <<((NAT SOUND OF 5-99-11 AT 1:01:23

SAYING "ONE, TWO, THREE, WELCOME TO
VALLEY VIEW"))

It was a joyous occasion back in
August of 1999 when the 581 overpass at
Valley View Mall finally opened to

traffic.

Roanoke's Mayor at the time was
clearly happy.

SOT FULL 28:28 ON TAPE 99-34 SOT FULL

INQ=This ramp will DAVID BOWERS: THIS RAMP WILL BE THE

BIG EASY FOR ROANOKE. WON'T IT? YES
INDEED.

RUN=03 (END SOT)

OQ=YES INDEED It did indeed make it easier to get

to and from the mall but the new
overpass didn't solve the problem
completely.

((QUICK NAT SOUND OF TRAFFIC))

Right now, you can only enter the
mall northbound from 581 and leave
southbound.

There's always been talk about
finishing the overpass to allow for
full acess but here it is seven years
later and it still hasn't happened.

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INQ=Many of the store JUSTIN McLEOD/REPORTING: MANY OF THE

STORE MANAGERS OUT HERE ARE CLEARLY
FRUSTRATED ALTHOUGH THEY DECLINED TO GO
ON CAMERA. SEVERAL OF THEM TOLD ME
THEY FEEL THE CITY AND STATE PROMISED
THIS OVERPASS WOULD BE FINISHED BY NOW.
ONE EVEN WENT AS FAR AS TO SAY HE
DOESN'T BELIEVE IT WILL BE COMPLETED IN

HIS LIFETIME.

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OQ=in his lifetime ((QUICK NAT SOUND OF TRAFFIC))

Is that true? We put that question
to V-Dot.

SOT FULL 2:02:46 SOT FULL

INQ=Right now CHUCK LIONBERGER/V-DOT SPOKESPERSON:

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE SOME MONEY CURRENTLY
IDENTIFIED IN THE SIX YEAR PLAN TO LOOK
AT SOME INITIAL STUDIES AND DESIGNS.

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OQ=STUDIES AND DESIGNS While that may seem promising, V-Dot

is quick to point out there is no
funding earmarked to finish the
overpass.

In fact, the state can't even say if
and when the project will start.

SOT FULL 2:04:54 SOT FULL

INQ=As of right now JUSTIN McLEOD: AS OF RIGHT NOW YOU

CAN'T TELL ANYONE WHEN THIS
INTERCHANGE...

CHUCK LIONBERGER/V-DOT SPOKESPERSON:
UNFORTUNATELY AT THIS POINT WE DON'T
HAVE A TIMETABLE FOR IT.

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OQ=timetable for it Management here at Valley View Mall

would like to see it sooner rather than
later.

Stores are expecting large crowds for

the sales tax free weekend.

Not only will traffic will be an
issue, parking will as well thanks to
construction at the mall.

SOT FULL 2:30:49 SOT FULL

INQ=Next weekend JUSTIN McLEOD: NEXT WEEKEND IT'S NOT

GOING TO BE FUN.

ASHLEY LIKENS/VALLEY VIEW MALL: IT'S
GOING TO BE FUN BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO
BE BUSY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE LOTS OF
SALES, AND YOU'RE GOING TO SAVE LOTS OF
MONEY.

JUSTIN McLEOD: BUT IN THE SENSE OF
PARKING YOU ARE GOING TO LOSE SOME

ASHLEY LIKENS: WE'RE DEFINETELY LOST
SOME PARKING BUT I DON'T THINK THAT
SHOULD AFFECT ANYTHING.

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OQ=AFFECT ANYTHING

LIVE=Justin Full BAM LIVE FULL
BAM=Long Road FS

*CG standup Justin McLeod
jmcleod@wdbj7.com That may be wishful thinking
considering the mall has 200 fewer
parking spaces during the construction.

DOUBLE BOXES=Justin/Natasha DOUBLE BOXES

Natasha, back to the 581/valley view

overpass, the bottom line it's not
going to be completed anytime soon.

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GRAPHIC=Business News There are dozens of new jobs in

Patrick County.

ENG#=4 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Patrick Co.
:00 Managers with Results Global
Services are hoping to hire about 65
people.

Today Congressman Rick Boucher
welcomed the tele-service company to
the area.

Employees will answer customer
calls about health and prescription
insurance, and each worker must get
their insurance license.

New employees will begin training

by the end of the month and the call
center should start taking calls by mid
September.

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GRAPHIC=NONE From one form of communication to
EVENT=SCAM ALERT 7 BANNER another.....When a scam e-mail pops up

in your inbox, and you can recongize it
as one, the first instinct would
probably be to hit the delete button.

But one target decided to take
action.

ENG#=1 SOT FULL

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INQ=

*CG locator Botetourt Co.
00
*CG 2line Jim Bullington
Received Scam E-mail
0:25
*CG 2line Julie Wheeler
Better Business Bureau
1:25 (QUICK)

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OQ=stop falling for it <<

(END SOT)

SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ= nat sound of him directing the

model....

RUNS= (END SOT)

OQ= Jim Bullington has a photography

business and is usually happy when he
is contacted from potential
clients.....but when an unusal request
came via email, it was a red flag.

The sender who claimed to be from
England said he was interested in
hiring Jim to photograph his son's
wedding.

SOT FULL SOT FULL46:27 THE CHECK IS NO GOOD,
INQ= WHAT THE CON MAN WANTED ME TO DO IS

DEPOSIT THIS BOGUS CHECK 3900....MY
CHECK WAS SUPPOSED TO BE 1500...

RUNS= (END SOT)

OQ= The con man wanted him to then wire

the extra 2400 dollars back to an
account......The question Jim had was
why would someone intentionally overpay
and then ask for money wired...but
instead of asking, he baited the
scammer.

SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ= THE WHOLE REASON I STRUNG ALONG WITH

HIM ON THIS IS TO GET INFORMATION OUT
OF THE PUBLIC, MILK INFORMATION OUT AND
GET THIS CHECK SO PEOPLE CAN SEE IT

RUNS= (END SOT)

OQ= So how did Jim know it was a

scam.....One clue.... the sender
started out as Fred..........

SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ= SENT ME ANOTHER LETTER, AND HE SENT ME

AN EMAIL SIGNED FRANK, I GUESS HE GOT
HIS SCAMS MIXED UP

RUNS= (END SOT)

OQ= Different names turned out to be

just one of many tell-tell signs he was
dealing with a con.....so says the
Better Business Bureau.....

SOT FULL SOT FULLYOU WANT TO LOOK FOR
INQ= GRAMMATICAL ERRORS, THINGS THAT JUST

DON'T MAKE SENSE, STEP BACK, DON'T JUST
THINK, THIS IS GREAT, A HUGE ORDER FOR
ME

RUNS= (END SOT)

OQ= Wheeler says it's the same old

con, just disguised to target
businesses now and here's the latest
email....it looks like you're being
offered employment but what you're
really doing is laundering money.

SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ= YOU CAN'T STOP IT, THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN

STOP IT IS PEOPLE STOP FALLING FOR IT

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OQ=

NATASHA ON CAM NATASHA ON CAM

GRAPHIC=NONE Ironically, now the scammer is upset
EVENT=HOLD because he hasn't profited and is

actually threatening to call the
FBI.....something Jim has already done.

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And for information on how to report an
email like the one Jim received head to
our website wdbj7.com
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Fidel Castro says he's fine, but
that isn't stopping the wild

celebrations in "Little Havana"

ENG#=2

VO-NAT VO-NAT
*CG tease PHONING HOME

The violence in the middle east
hits close to home with a local priest
with family in Lebanon.
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CK/WXBUG CURRENT CONDITIONS ROUND UP

CK/TITAN RADAR ANALYSIS AND MORE

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A local priest is worried about
his family's safety in Lebanon.

ENG=1 SOT FULL
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INQ=

*CG tease CUBAN CELEBRATION

STACY CASE TEASE

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OQ=COMING UP.

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INQ=

*CG tease AHEAD IN SPORTS

Hey Everybody Grant Kittelson
Back in the News 7 Sports, it's Legends
Night as One talks about his decision
to step down, and a new coach talks
about replacing a legend at Northside.
Ronde Barber goes for the ink in a good
ways and Miami will be short-handed
for their opener. All that and more
coming up in Sports.

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OQ=coming up in sports.

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GRAPHIC=CASTRO Cuban president Fidel Castro is

in stable condition and in good spirits
tonight -- that's according to Castro
himself after undergoing intestinal
surgery.

Stacy Case has the latest on
Castro's temporary transfer of power
from Miami's "Little Havana."

ENG#=1 SOT FULL

SOT FULL

INQ=

*CG locator Miami
:01

*CG locator Havana, Cuba
:41

*CG 2line Stacy Case
CBS News
:57

RUNS=1:36 (END SOT)

OQ=Little Havana Miami. <<

(END SOT) CUBAN EXILES IN MIAMI STILL CELEBRATED

THE POSSIBILITY FIDEL CASTRO'S

REIN IS WINDING DOWN...... THIS
DESPITE THE DICTATOR'S FIRST PUBLIC

REASSURANCES SINCE SURGERY.

NAT:

VIDEO FROM CUBAN TELEVISION

ON STATE RUN TELEVISION-- CASTRO
RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING HE IS IN

STABLE CONDITION AND THAT AS FOR HIS
SPIRITS, HE FEELS PERFECTLY FINE.

BUT HE WENT ON TO SAY QUOTE: "I CAN
NOT MAKE UP POSITIVE NEWS."

IN A PREVIOUS LETTER, CASTRO TOLD
CUBANS HE UNDERWENT SURGERY AFTER

SUFFERING INTESTINAL BLEEDING -- AND IN
THE BIGGEST SURPRISE OF ALL----

THAT HE HAD TEMPORARILY RELINQUISHED
POWER TO HIS BROTHER RAUL -- THE

COUNTRY'S DEFENSE MINISTER AND CASTRO'S
CONSTITUTIONAL SUCCESSOR.

LOCATOR: HAVANA, CUBA

(NAT - Rally in Havana)

IN HAVANA, CUBANS RALLIED AROUND THEIR

LEADER. CASTRO HAS CALLED ON HIS

PEOPLE TO REMAIN CALM AND MAINTAIN
THEIR DAILY ROUTINE -- BUT MANY STILL

WORRIED ABOUT HIS HEALTH.

(NATSOT MAN IN SPANISH- 14:44:05)

"The news has the people a bit sad.'
Added this man. "... He's our

leader."

(STANDUP BRIDGE) STACY CASE/REPORTING

IN CONTRAST, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
CUBAN EXILES IN MIAMI VIEW THESE

DEVELOPMENTS AS THE BEGINNING OF THE
END OF COMMUNIST RULE.

SUPER: TBA

SUPER: TBA

WHETHER CASTRO RETURNS TO POWER REMAINS
TO BE SEEN. BUT ANY DEVELOPMENT

WITH HIS HEALTH FROM THIS POINT FORWARD
WILL BE UP TO INTERPRETATION

WITH CUBANS ON THE ISLAND PULLING FOR
HIM AND THOSE IN MIAMI HOPING FOR

JUST THE OPPOSITE. SC CBS NEWS LITTLE
HAVANA, MIAMI

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GRAPHIC=Lebanon/Israel Israel's Deputy Prime Minister

says he believes peace in the Middle
East is not only possible, it could
happen in a "matter of weeks not
months."

ENG#=2 VO-NAT

VO-NAT Shimon Peres met Secretary of

State Condoleezza Rice in DC today to
discuss the ongoing crisis.

He says peace can be achieved if
Hezbollah militants would stop firing
missiles and return the kidnapped
Israeli soldiers.

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VO-NAT A local priest is praying for

peace in Lebabanon sooner rather than
later...
*CG locator Roanoke Father Rudolph Wakim's Wah- keem's
parents, brother and cousins all live
in Lebanon.

Father Rudolph is the pastor of St.

Elias Maronite Catholic Church in
Roanoke.

He calls his mother everday.... but
says sometimes it's tough to get
through. The families home overlooks
Beirut-

ENG#=4 SOT FULL

SOT FULL 19:29:39

INQ=they see the bombing

*CG 2line Father Rudolph Wakim
St. Elias Catholic Church Pastor FATHER RUDOLPH WAKIM/ST. ELIAS MARONITE
CATHOLIC CHURCH: THEY SEE THE BOMBING.
THEY HEAR IT LOUD. THEY CAN'T SLEEP AT
NIGHT THEY HEAR THE PLANES. RUNS 07

BUTT TO

19:29:51

FATHER WAKIM: I'M WITH THEM TO THE
POINT WHEN I HEAR THE PLANE FLYING HERE
WE LIVE NEXT TO THE AIPORT. I KIND OF
SHAKE IT OBHTERS ME BECAUSE I FEEL
THEIR ANGUISH. I FEEL THEIR PAIN.

RUNS=17 (END SOT)

OQ=feel their pain.

VO-NAT VO-NAT 13 plus

Father Rudolph's dad is a U-S
Citizen... He's tried to leave Lebanon
for the U-S with the family- but he's

been told only he can come- he'd have
to leave his wife and another son
behind.

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GRAPHIC=none More Americans are riding high on

the hawg, and western Virginia hopes to
capitalize on the growing popularity of
two-wheel travel.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Roanoke

Tourism officials in Rockbridge
County and the Roanoke Valley believe
motorcycle riders represent an emerging
market for the region's scenic beauty
and challenging terrain.

They're teaming up to distribute
a new brochure that highlights a number
of rides through the region.

ENG#=2 SOT FULL
SOT FULL 09:22

INQ=We know that

*CG 2line Jean Clark
Lexington & Rockbridge Area Tourism JEAN CLARK/LEXINGTON & THE ROCKBRIDGE
AREA TOURISM: WE KNOW THAT THE BABY
BOOMER MARKET IS OUR PRIMARY MARKET
RIGHT NOW. THEY ARE THE FOLKS WHO ARE
WELL EDUCATED, WELL HEELED, HAVE THEIR
CHILDREN OUT OF THE OFFICE AND THEY'RE
LOOKING FOR THINGS TO DO. THEY ARE
LOOKING FOR THE SOFT ADVENTURES.
THEY'RE NOT AS INCLINED TO VISIT
STANDARD ATTRACTIONS. THEY STILL WANT
TO FEEL YOUNG, JUST LIKE YOU AND ME.

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OQ=just like you and me.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

The two agencies shared the 14-
thousand dollar cost of the new
brochure, and say they hope to work
together in the future to promote the
Southern Shenandoah Valley as a tourist
destination.

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GRAPHIC=none Forget mowing the lawn...it's too

hot!!! So what do you do with that
lawnmower???

ENG#=3 VO-NAT

VO-NAT These competitors have come up with

something....Move over Nascar....it
might be a bumpy ride but during this
12 hour race, it's all about endurance!

The annual race was in West
Sussex, England.....

(END VO) (END VO)

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GRAPHIC=none Coming up an update on J.J.

Redick's D-U-I situation. Norm
Lineburg talks about what he's leaving
behind. And we check in with Northside
in our Friday Football Extra Preview.
But first your Extra Point

ENG#=4 VO-NAT

VO-NAT Ronde Barber the former Cave Spring and

University of Virginia Standout has
signed a 5 year Contract with the only
team he's played Pro Ball for the Tampa
Bay Bucs. It is worth 24 million
dollars and included a 6-million dollar
signing bonus.

(GO TO BOARDS) (GO TO BOARDS <<<
RUNS=25

*CG carolina 4
Salem
10

Winston-Salem
6

Avs: First Place by 4 1/2 Games

Potomac
4
4
Lynchburg
8

*CG appal 4
Johnson City
3

Danville
2

Princeton
9

Pulaski
9
11

*CG mlbal 4
Cleveland
6

Boston
3

Toronto
1
4
New York
5

*CG mlbal 4

Detroit
10

Tampa Bay
4

Det: Guillen Hit for the Cycle

Seattle
0
4
Baltimore
2

*CG mlbnl 4 >>>
Atlanta
4

Pittsburgh
2

Philadelphia
5

St. Louis
3
7

PHI: Utley 33 Game Hitting Streak

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GRAPHIC=redick J.J. Redick was suppose to be in

court today to face charges of Drunk
Driving and Un-lawful use of a high for
making an illegal U-Turn. But that
court date was pushed back to August
29th by the District Court.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Greensboro, NC
March 2006 So we know where J.J. will be on
the 29th of this month and we know
where he will be opening his N-B-A
Career. The League released their
schedule today and Redick's first
Regular Season Game for the Orlando
Magic will be on Wednesday November 1st
at home against the Chicago Bulls.

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GRAPHIC=USA B-BALL Redick was on the preliminary

roster for the U.S Team that will
compete in the World Championships.
J.J. was unable to tryout for his
former College Coach, and the Head
Coach of that team, Mike Krzyzewski due
to a faulty back.

ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Las Vegas, NV

So he was not on hand as Coach K
re-conved the U-S Team in Las Vegas to
begin preperations for the World
Championships

The Tournament for the Americans
begins offically on August 19th when
they will face Puerto Rico. The U-S
Roster currently has 15 players on it.

Coack K has 3 more cuts left to
make before that first game. When he
does trim the team down, Coach K isn't
labeling anyone a starter or a
bench-warmer only a team member.

ENG#=3 SOT FULL
SOT FULL

INQ=

*CG 2line Mike Krzyzewski
USA Basketball Head Coach

RUNS=20 (END SOT)

OQ=Ready to do that.

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GRAPHIC=LINEBURG From one legendary Coach to

another. As we told you last night
Radford Head Football Coach Norm
Lineburg will step down at the end of
the 2-thousand and 6 season.

ENG#=4 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Radford

It will be his 37th year at the
helm of the Bobcats. He has won
3-hundred and 10 games in his career as

a head coach and 2 State Championships
at Radford in the 70's.

But more important than any of
the wins by this coach was the way he
treated people and most importantly his
players. .

Coach Lineburg was surrounded by
friends and family this afternoon as he
made the official annoucement after
practice, And fittingly the
annoucement was held on the field that
is named in his honor.

ENG#=1 SOT FULL
SOT FULL

INQ=

*CG 2line Norm Lineburg
VHSL Hall of Fame Coach

RUNS=34 (END SOT)

OQ=that's what's important.

ENG#= VO-NAT

VO-NAT The first game of Coach

Lineburg's final Season is August 25th
on the road against Christiansburg, and

his final Regular Season Home Game will
be November 3rd against Giles.

(END VO) (END VO)

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GRAPHIC=FFE Friday Football Extra will be on

hand for both of those Radford games
and many more, As we prepare for the
23rd season of F-F-E we continue to
preview our local teams as we lead up
to that first Friday Night.

Tonight we keep things in the
Blue Ridge District and check in on the
Northside Vikings.

The off-season was one of Change,
as a High School Coaching Legend
himself, Jim Hickam was replaced by
Burt Torrence.

In his first Head Coaching Job,
Torrence brought with him New Uniforms,
New Helmets and a new hope that the
playoffs will be at the end of the
season

ENG#=2 SOT FULL

SOT FULL

INQ=YOU KNOW...

*CG 2line Burt Torrence
Northside Head Coach
:05

*CG locator Roanoke Co.
:16

RUNS=:42 (END SOT)

OQ=...TO BE SUCCESSFUL."

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Well Change is good, one thing
that didn't need to be touched was the
dedication by the Vikings in the Weight
Room.

To Go along with the Lifting,
Running Hills became a Team Bonding
activity.

The first chance to check out how
the Weights, Running and New Look will
do is September 1st against Liberty on
the Road.

(END VO) (END VO)

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GRAPHIC=ACC Three Nights after the Vikings

open up, Miami and Florida State will
play their first College Football Game
of the Season on Labor Day Night. A
tough A-C-C opener for Both Teams. It
got a lot tougher for the Canes Today.

ENG#=3 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Blacksburg
November 5, 2005 Miami Head Coach Larry Coker has
suspended 4 players for the game
including the teams leading Rusher from
last season, Running Back Tyrone Moss.
He still led the team after his season
was cut short by a knee injury suffered
against Virginia Tech. Moss said he
would be ready health wise for the
Season opener, doesn't matter now.

Joining Moss on the sidelines
will be receivers Ryan Moore and
Rashaun Jones, along with linebacker
James Bryant. Coker's reason for the
suspensions was the ever popular,
Violation of Team Policy.

(END VO) (END VO)

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GRAPHIC=NONE Warm temperatures are not the only

story in August. A good meteor shower
is in the forecast as well.
Meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner has more
in our monthly almanac.

ENG#=1 SOT FULL

SOT FULL

INQ=

*CG standup Leo Hirsbrunner
lhirsbrunner@wdbj7.com
:00

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3 SHOT

WXPRO/FULL Tomorrow Forecast

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