03/27/07

News 7 at Six




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CAPTION: ITT Trouble

Keith Standup:


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HEADLINE #2 HEADLINE #2



CAPTION: Big Changes

Robin Standup: Don't get used to this
warm weather. A big drop off in 48

hours.


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HEADLINE #3 HEADLINE #3



CAPTION: Webb & Warner

Jenn Standup:


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HEADLINE #4 HEADLINE #4



CAPTION: New Art Museum

Susan Standup:


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HEADLINE #5 HEADLINE #5



CAPTION: USA's Finest

Mike Cart:

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*CG standup Keith Humphry
khumphry@wdbj7.com


*CG standup Jean Jadhon

jjadhon@wdbj7.com


*CG 304


*CG standup Mike Stevens >>
mstevens@wdbj7.com
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KEITH ON CAM KEITH ON CAM

GRAPHIC=N7 AT SIX Good Evening, I'm Keith Humphry.


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GRAPHIC=ITT NIGHTVISION I-T-T has agreed to forfeit $100


million dollars for playing lose with
classified night-vision technology.

Tomorrow I-T-T lawyers are
expected to enter guilty pleas in U-S
District Court in Roanoke.

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VO-NAT




*CG locator Roanoke Co.

I-T-T makes night-vision goggles
for the American Armed Services at its
plant on Plantation Road.

The company has a Billion- dollar

contract to produce night-vision
equipment.

It is considered the most
advanced technology of its kind in the
world. And it's classified.

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GRAPHIC=HOLD I-T-T is the first major U-S defense


contractor to violate the Arms Export
Control Act.

American soldiers still need I-T-T
products, so the company will continue
to produce night-vision equipment.

I-T-T does not anticipate any impact on
the plant in Roanoke County or its
local employees.

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*CG 2line John Brownlee
U.S. Attorney
:00
*CG standup Keith Humphry
khumphry@wdbj7.com
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OQ=CAN REDUCE THAT PENALY. <<



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INQ= THAT COMPONENT, THAT PIECE OF GLASS, IS


EXPORT-CONTROLLED, AND THAT WAS
OUT-SOURCED TO CHINA WHO EVENTUALLY
MANUFACTURED THAT PIECE. THAT'S
ILLEGAL.

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OQ= I-T-T shared its secrets with companies


across the globe- -in nations as far
flung as China, Singapore, Japan- -even
England.

The government believes I-T-T shipped
classified technology overseas to cut
costs, to make the company more
profitable.

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INQ= THE DIAGRAMS, LIKE INFORMATION


TECHNOLOGY- -THIS WAS SENT ILLEGALLY
FROM ITT TO A COMPANY IN THE UNITED
KINGDOM.

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INQ= The investigation began about six weeks


before the 9-11 attacks resulting in

the two-count indictment returned in
Roanoke Monday.

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OQ= Of the $100 million dollars in


penalties- -20 million goes to the
State Department, Two million covers
the criminal penalty. ITT will forfeit
28 million to the federal, state and
local governments that investigated the
crime. I-T-T will be encouraged to use
50-million to building a better pair of
goggles.

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INQ= AND DURING THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, THEY-


-EVERY DOLLAR SPENT OF THAT $50 MILLION
IN ADVANCING FURTHERING THE DEVELOPMENT
OF THE TECHNOLOGY TO GET NEW AND BETTER
NIGHT VISION EQUIPMENT TO OUR SOLDIERS
FASTER THEY CAN REDUCE THAT PENALTY.

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OQ= >>


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KEITH on INET KEITH ON INET

If you'd like additional details
on the I-T-T case, you'll find the

indictment, the plea agreement and the
U-S Attorney's statement all on our
website, WDBJ7.com.
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KEITH ON CAM KEITH ON CAM

GRAPHIC=WEBB, JIM Senator Jim Webb says he's


never carried a gun at the U-S Capitol
Complex... though an aide was arrested
yesterday carrying a loaded pistol into
a Senate office building.

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VO-NAT




*CG file File Tape

Phillip Thompson, seen here in
the gray sweater, was arraigned in a
Washington DC courtroom this afternoon.
*CG locator Washington, DC The gun Thompson was allegedly Today carrying is registered to Webb.

The Senator said he does have
a Virginia concealed weapons permit.

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INQ=I BELIEVE




*CG 2line Sen. Jim Webb


(D) Virginia I BELIEVE IT'S IMPORTANT. IT'S


IMPORTANT FOR ME PERSONALLY AND FOR A
LOT OF PEOPLE IN MY SITUATION TO BE
ABLE TO DEFEND MYSELF AND MY FAMILY.

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OQ=AND MY FAMILY



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Webb would not discuss
specifics, but said yesterday's
incident was inadvertent and extremely
unfortunate.

Thompson entered a not guilty
plea today and was released on his own
recognizance.

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KEITH ON CAM KEITH ON CAM

GRAPHIC=HOLD Webb has been making big


headlines for a junior senator.

DOUBLE BOXES=KEITH/JENN DOUBLE BOXES



Richmond Bureau Chief Jennifer
Wishon talked to Webb about his first
three months in office.

LIVE=JENN FULL MICROWAVE LIVE FULL


*CG live Jennifer Wishon
jwishon@wdbj7.com Keith, he's already being Richmond discussed as a possible contender for
Vice President....

He's focused on being Virginia's
senator...but has become a national
figure.

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*CG locator Washington, DC
Last Week
:00


*CG 2line Sen. Jim Webb

(D) Virginia


:26


*CG 2line Sen. John Warner

(R) Virginia


1:26



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OQ=TIME SCHEDULE OF THE SENATE. <

sold- out crowd at the National Press
Club about... his career and political
goals... the last newsmaker to sell
out? ... Angelina Jolie.


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INQ=And we both have 3:48:23 SEN. JIM WEBB: AND WE BOTH


HAVE THREE TATTOOS... HA HA HA. 03

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OQ=ha ha ha 01:31 - Webb signing paper in


Senate....

His razor thin victory affirmed
his party's majority in the Senate.

Webb was appointed to the high
profile committees of Armed Forces and
Foreign Relations... a rarity for even
the most senior senator.

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INQ=I wanted a series of 3:50:59 SEN. JIM WEBB: I WANTED A


SERIES OF ASSIGNMENTS THAT WOULD ALLOW
ME TO FOCUS ON THE THEMES OF THE
CAMPAIGN AND THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENED.
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OQ=that's what happened. His first action was to craft a


G-I bill, giving today's service men
and women the same benefits as World-
War II veterans.

In an effort to keep the
president's power in check, the
Democrat also introduced a bill
prohibiting the use of funds for
military operations in Iran.

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INQ=This president has shot.... 3:57:19 SEN. JIM WEBB: THIS PRESIDENT


HAS SHOT FROM THE HIP TOO MANY TIMES
AND HE NEEDS SPECIFIC AUTHORITY IF HE'S
ACTUALLY GOING TO COMMENCE A NEW WAR IN
IRAN. 09

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OQ=a new war in Iran. {INSERT COAL MINE PICTURES HERE}



A recent trip into a southwest
Virginia coal mine opened Webb's eyes
to new uses for coal...and gave him a
chance {END INSERT HERE} to clear up
misconceptions he believes his opponent
fed rural residents during the
campaign.

Webb is the fifth senator to
serve with John Warner during his
nearly 30- years in office.

The senior Senator characterizes
their relationship as "very
satisfactory" .... as the men work on
joint legislation and judicial
nominations....

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INQ=Indeed the military 5:17:28 SEN. JOHN WARNER: INDEED THE


MILITARY- THAT NEEDS SOME HELP IN
ADJUSTMENT ON THEIR BUDGETS, WE'RE
WORKING I THINK IN A VERY SEAMLESS AND
PARTNERSHIP WAY ON THAT ISSUE. 09

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OQ=way on that issue. Webb's biggest complaint about


the Senate is being a slave to the
process...

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INQ=I've never been good on a 3:59:10 SEN. JIM WEBB: I'VE NEVER BEEN


GOOD ON A LEASH. HA HA. AND YOU ARE
TOTALLY A PRISONER TO THE TIME SCHEDULE
OF THE SENATE. 07

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OQ=time schedule of the Senate.





LIVE=Jennifer FULL MICROWAVE LIVE FULL

*CG liveloc Richmond

Just today Webb introduced an
amendment to ensure U-S troops going
overseas are prepared and to limit the
length of deployments.

DOUBLE BOXES=JENN/KEITH DOUBLE BOXES



Keith, another measure certain to
keep him in the spotlight.

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GRAPHIC=SURVEY USA A recent News 7, Survey USA poll


shows Webb's approval ratings have gone

up while Senator Warner's have slipped.

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VO-NAT The statewide survey shows 51-


percent of Virginians polled approve of
the job Senator Warner is doing.

That's down 11 points from
January.

Meanwhile, 49- percent approve of
Webb's first few months in office---


that's up seven points since January.

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You can break down all the
numbers from this, or any Survey USA
poll by logging onto our website
WDBJ-7.com
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KEITH ON CAM KEITH ON CAM

GRAPHIC=KAINE, TIM Lynchburg will keep getting help


from the state to pay for costly
repairs to its sewer system.

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VO-NAT




*CG locator Lynchburg
File Tape Governor Tim Kaine amended Senate
legislation that provides funding for
Combined Sewer Overflow work in
Lynchburg and Richmond.

Kaine's plan creates a permanent
reserve fund of up to five million
dollars a year if the General Assembly
fails to appropriate any money.

Lynchburg is spending hundreds of
millions of dollars overhauling its
sewer system to keep sewage from
seeping into the James River.

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GRAPHIC=ROANOKE CITY SCHOOLS Tonight's Education Seven Report
EVENT=EDUCATION 7 BANNER focuses on a new partnership between


Virginia Tech and the city of Roanoke.

ENG#=4 VO-NAT
VO-NAT




*CG locator Roanoke

This afternoon, the city
announced a new initiative called

"Promise of Roanoke."

Virginia Tech will bring its
expertise and research capabilities to
develop ways to better educate and
prepare Roanoke students for the
future.

What exactly that will entail
isn't clear, just yet.

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INQ=The answer to your




*CG 2line David Carson
School Board Chairman DAVID CARSON/SCHOOL BOARD CHAIRMAN:
THE ANSWER TO YOUR DIRECT QUESTION WHAT
ARE WE GOING TO SEE, WHAT IS IT GOING
TO DO AT THIS POINT TO EARLY TO TELL
BUT THE FACT THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
IT IS A GREAT FIRST STEP TO ME.


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OQ=step to me



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The partnership will include a
citizen's committee that will also
offer solutions and recommendations.

They will meet over the next
eight months and will deliver a report
by November.


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KEITH ON CAM KEITH ON CAM

GRAPHIC=ART MUSEUM Whether or not you're an art


lover... you probably have an opinion
on Roanoke's new art museum.

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VO-NAT




*CG locator Roanoke
September 2005 Construction Crews broke ground QUICK!!! on the Art Museum of Western Virginia
in September, 2005.

When it's finished it's supposed
to look like this: a three-story modern
building with glass and steel beams.

Some people find it's too much
for historic downtown.

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GRAPHIC=HOLD Susan Bahorich found the


architect is convinced the interior
will win over the skeptics.

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INQ=Just like the structure itself...


*CG locator Roanoke
:00


*CG 2line Rae Creedle
:07


*CG 2line Toye Oshoniyi
:15


*CG 2line Randall Stout
Architect
:30
*CG 2line Allison Myers
1:00


*CG reporter Susan Bahorich
sbahorich@wdbj7.com
1:38



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OQ=SB, N7, Roanoke. <<



(END SOT) Just like the structure itself,


opinions on the 66-million dollar
project are varied..



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RAE CREEDLE: I REALLY DON'T THINK THE
ARCHITECTURE FITS IN WITH DOWNTOWN
ROANOKE. I WOULD HAVE PREFERED THEY DID
SOMETHING LESS MODERN (44)

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TOYE OSHONIYI: I THINK IT'S PERFECT. I
THINK IT'S JUST WHAT THE CITY NEEDS. I
THINK IT'S A LITTLE ECLECTIC, IT'S
SOMETHING DIFFERENT, IT'S MODERN, IT'S
WHAT THE DOWNTOWN NEEDS, SOME MODERN
ARCHITECTURE. (19)

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This modern architecture is soaring
over the Roanoke skyline - and
according to architect Randall Stout,
right on schedule.



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INQ= 2:38:37.00



RANDALL STOUT, ARCHITECT: THE TOP FLOOR
IS ALREADY IN. THE ROOF FORM ARE GOING
IN NOW. (41) THIS ONE ROOF FORM IS
NEARING COMPLETION.. IN TERMS OF
STRUCTURAL FRAME. THOSE STRUCTURAL
FORMS ARE INCOMPLETE -SO THOSE WILL
CONTINUING THE ARCHING KINDA CURVE OF
THE LANGUAGE OF THE MOUNTAIN SCAPE.
(52)

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The project may have detractors, but a
number of people are excited to see
something a little different hit the
Star City.



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INQ= 2:23:33.00



ANTOINETTE BROWN: SOMETHING NEEDS TO GO
OVER THERE, IT'S JUST DEAD -SO WHY NOT
A MUSEUM. (37)

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INQ= 2:21:58.00



MIKE NATOLI: IT LOOKS PRETTY COOL. IT'S
DEFINITELY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT'S DOWN
HERE, THAT'S FOR SURE. (02)


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INQ= 2:25:03.00



ALLISON MYERS: I KINDA THINK ITS AN
AWKWARD SPOT, BUT I THINK ITS GOING TO
BRING MORE PEOPLE TO ROANOKE AND WE
DESERVE IT I THINK HONESTLY IT'LL BE
PRETTY COOL. (10)

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Stout hopes more people will have that
attitude and as he says- see that the
style of the building lends to the
area's natural beauty and will enhance
NOT detract from the local landscape.



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INQ= 2:41:25.00



RANDALL STOUT, ARCHITECT: THING I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO IS PEOPLE'S
EXPERIENCE INSIDE THE BUILDING.. THE
SPACES, THE QUALITY OF LIGHT ARE GOING
TO BE SO PERFECT FOR THE PAINTING AND
SOCIAL EVENTS.. IT WILL BE UNLIKE ANY
INTERIORS ANYWHERE IN THIS CITY. (43)

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OQ=



And, if everything goes as expected, it

will open to public in the fall of
2008.

SB, N7, Roanoke.>>


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KEITH ON CAM KEITH ON CAM

GRAPHIC=NONE Race week continues in


Martinsville as some NASCAR crew
members return to their Henry County
roots.



ENG#=4





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*CG tease TECH TECHNOLOGY

44:06:00 THE TECHNOLOGY AND :07 THIS
LAB IS GOING TO TAKE IT A FEW NOTCHES
UP AS WHAT WE DO IN AFRICA :14

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OQ=WHAT WE DO IN AFRICA.



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And research developed at
Virginia Tech will soon be put to the
test in Tanzania.

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GRAPHIC=NONE




*CG tease NEWS 7 AT SIX



Some Tech researchers are taking
the latest technology on their search
for answers in Africa.



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KIMBERLY ON CAM KEITH ON CAM

GRAPHIC=Campaign 2007 A candidate for the House of


Delegates wants to close Roanoke's
current methadone clinic.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT




*CG locator Roanoke

Democrat Mac McCadden says the
clinic on Hershberger Road is too close
to neighborhoods, churches, and
schools.

McCadden is now working with the
Southern Christian Leadership
Conference to get the program closed.

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INQ= I'm concerened its




*CG 2line Mac McCadden
House of Delegates Candidate 2:18:08 MCCADDEN/HOUSE CANDIDATE: I'M
CONCERNED IT'S AROUND THE CHILDREN. I'M
CONCERNED THAT KIDS WALKING FROM ONE OF
THREE SCHOOLS OR NEAR ONE OF THREE
SCHOOLS ARE NEAR AN AREA WHERE THE
ACTIVITY IS GOING ON.

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OQ=is going on.




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McCadden plans to work with
federal legislators on a mandate to
move the program somewhere...such as a
hospital.
ANCHOR ON CAM KEITH ON CAM

GRAPHIC=HOLD His opponent in the Democratic


Primary, Delegate Onzlee Ware, was
unavailable for comment.

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KEITH ON CAM KEITH ON CAM

GRAPHIC=VIRGINIA TECH A new technology developed by


Virginia Tech architecture students
will soon be helping researchers in
Africa.

Tech scientists are heading to
Tanzania this summer to study an
endangered species.

New River Valley Bureau Chief
Rachel DePompa shows us how a new
portable lab may lead to breakthroughs.

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INQ=This Blacksburg



*CG locator Blacksburg
:00


*CG 2line Taranjit Kaur
VA/MD College of Veterinary Medicine
:26
*CG 2line Matt Lutz
Designed Laboratory
:50
*CG standup Rachel DePompa
rdepompa@wdbj7.com
:59
*CG 2line Jatinder Singh
Research Assistant Professor
1:20

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OQ=News 7, Blacksburg. <


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This Blacksburg family will soon be
living in the wilds of Africa.

Taranjit Kaur is heading up a team,
that includes four students, her
husband and even her three year old
daughter Simran.



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INQ=What NATS: DAD AND CHILD 42:28:00 WHAT ARE


YUOU GOING TO SEE IN AFRICA? LION 30

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They're going to study sick Chimpanzees
in Tanzania Africa. Kaur says
genetically, chimps are the closest
animals to human beings.

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INQ=There's a lot of TARANJIT KAUR: 33:55:00 THERE'S A LOT


OF IMPLICATIONS IN TERMS OF STUDYING
THESE ANIMALS.:58 AND MOST IMPORTANTLY
BECAUSE THEY ARE ENDANGERED WE WANT TO
DO EVERYTHING WE POSSIBLY CAN TO
CONSERVE THEM :03 AND MAKE SURE THAT
THEIR POPULATIONS ARE NOT DECIMATED.
:06

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And they'll do that with the help of
this. A Portable Laboratory on Uncommon
Ground, also known as a PLUG. It's a
completely eco-friendly, solar powered
laboratory, designed by faculty and
students.



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INQ=There's kind of MATT LUTZ: 48:23:00 THERE'S KIND OF A


HARD KIND OF RIGID SEALED LAB SPACE AND

VERY FLEXIBLE LIGHT WEIGHT LIVING
QUARTERS ABOVE IT. :31

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INQ=The entire lab RACHEL DEPOMPA: 54:27:00 THE ENTIRE


LAB WEIGHS LESS THAN 2-THOUSAND POUNDS
AND BREAKS INTO 28 PIECES. IT ONLY FIVE
HOURS TO PUT TOGETHER AND THEY DON'T
NEED ANY TOOLS. :37

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OQ=any tools.



The researchers have been studying the
chimps for four years through a
National Science Foundation grant.

They say this lab may help them finally
discover what is making the chimpanzees
sick.



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ABLE TO BRING THE FIELD CLOSER TO THE
LAB OR THE LAB CLOSER TO THE FIELD. :28

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While also keeping the family together
for the trip.

They leave for Tanzania in May.

Rachel DePompa, News 7 , Blacksburg.>>





SPORTS TEASE NEXT SPORTS TEASE NEXT
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GRAPHIC=None Coming up tonight in sports -


Angela Tincher pitches her way to a
national honor.

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And race week is turning into old
home week in Martinsville for some pit
crew members.

Grant Kittelson will have that
story when we return.

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GRAPHIC=TINCHER Former James River high school


star Angela Tincher has done it yet
again.

Just when you think the Virginia
Tech pitcher can't top her last feat -
she does.

This afternoon Tincher was named
the National player of the week by USA
Softball.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT
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*CG locator Blacksburg
This Season Over the weekend she posted a
pair of 1-to-nothing wins over Florida
State including an 8 innning perfect
game in which she struckout 18 of the
24 batters she faced. For the weekend,
she pitched 15 innings of shutout ball
and gave up just one hit.

For the season - she's already
won 20 games this season, struck out
330 batters and her earned run average
is point 43.

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MIKE ON CAMERA
MIKE ON CAMERA

GRAPHIC=HOLD TINCHER If you want to catch Tincher and


the Hokies in action they will be home
this Saturday for a doubleheader
against N.C. State - starting at Noon
at Tech Park.
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GRAPHIC= Brendan Gaughn lives in Las


Vegas. But the Nascar Craftsman Truck
Series Driver has made Martinsville a
Home away from Home. Grant Kittelson
checks in with the man who currently
sits 11th in the Point Standings as he
made a stop in Martinsville this
afternoon.

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*CG locator Martinsville
:00


*CG 2line Danny Goad
Engine Mechanic
:31
*CG 2line Calvin Gravely
South Point Racing Jackman

1:09
*CG standup Grant Kittelson
gkittelson@wdbj7.com
1:23
*CG 2line Brendan Gaughan

#77 Truck Series Driver


1:33

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OQ=News 7 Sports. << Brendan Gaughn took time out of
(END SOT) his schedule to swing by Martinsville


High School's Auto Mechanics class and
talk with students who could find
themselves working in Nascar one day.

Gaughn brought with him members
of his Pit Crew, that included Danny
Goad, who is a 2-thousand and 2
Fieldale-Collinsville Graduate and
currently lives in Las Vegas.

(GOAD BITE:)

Calvin Gravely also works on
Gaughn's Crew, He Graduated from
Martinsville High School and reunited
with one of his former Teachers as they
met with the Students.

Gravely went to work at Tultex,
was laid off from the Textile plant,
then went back to school and worked
his way into the Racing business.

(GRAVELY BITE:)


(STANDUP:)

(GAUGHN BITE:)

Gaughn would like to see the
relationship between Martinsville and
his Race Team continue on.

(GAUGHN BITE:)

Martinsville Speedway where
Gaughn will be racing this weekend is
not one of his favorite tracks. But
the area it resides in, certainly is.
In Martinsville Grant Kittelson News 7
Sports.

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GRAPHIC=FINAL FOUR A lot of you are already planning


for the weekend and getting ready for
your Final Four parties on Saturday
night.
GO TO TAKE FS GFX GO TO TAKE FS GFX
cg2-13400 Georgetown and Ohio State will
get the national semi-finals started at
6:07, and the second game between
Florida and UCLA will follow 30 minutes
after the end of the first one around
8:47.

The only place to catch it is

right here on Your Hometown Station.

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