WDBJ 7 news at Noon for 07/23/07

07/23/07

News 7 at Noon

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

CAPTION: Extreme Weather

From flooding in Texas to wildfires
in Idaho-- rough weather is ruining the
summer for many.
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HEADLINE #2 HEADLINE #2

CAPTION: Common Problem

Officials from the U-S and Iran prepare

to discuss the continuing problems in
Iraq.

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HEADLINE #3 HEADLINE #3

CAPTION: Cool Weather

Below normal temperatures continue with
unsettled weather. I'll track it on our
Titan Forecast Model
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GRAPHIC=News 7 at Noon Good afternoon, I'm Kimberly McBroom.

<< *CG standup Kimberly McBroom
kmcbroom@wdbj7.com

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GRAPHIC=Abuser Fees State Senator Brandon Bell wants

Governor Tim Kaine to call a special
session of the General Assembly to deal
with the Abusive Driver Fees.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT

VO-NAT In a release this morning Bell

pointed to an online petition signed by
150 thousand people, saying Virginians
wanted the situation dealt with sooner
than later.

Bell said since the current General
Assembly approved the measure in the
first place, those members should be
the ones to correct it.

The fees went into effect July
first. They range from 900 dollars to
three-thousand dollars.

The fees apply to charges such as
reckless driving, drunken driving and
felonies including hit-and-run or
vehicular manslaughter.

(END VO) (END VO)

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GRAPHIC=Hold Meanwhile the town of Front Royal

may ignore the controversial fees
altogether.

Town council is scheduled to vote
today on a resolution that would
prevent Front Royal police officers
from enforcing the fees -- except for
drunk driving.

Some Front Royal council members say
they don't want their police force to
be associated with the controversial

fees.
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GRAPHIC=Severe Weather Torrential downpours, mudslides and

raging wildfires.

Across the country, the weather is
triggering a range of problems that are

adding up to major headaches for
residents.

As Jennifer Miller shows us, water-
logged Texas can't seem to catch a
break.

ENG#=2 (SOT FULL)

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INQ=Flood waters are starting

*CG locator D'hanis, TX

*CG 2line Joann Sill
Evacuee

*CG 2line Frankie Crawford
Resident

*CG locator Alpine, CO

*CG standup Jennifer Miller
Reporting

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locator:D'hanis, TX

Flood waters are starting to recede in
south central Texas, but it is going

to take a long time before this area is
back to normal. In just 12 hours over

the weekend, 17 inches of rain soaked
the small town of D hanis. Dozens of

people had to be rescuedsome by
helicopter.

Sot: Joann Sill/Evacuee

it just quickly got the kids and put
them on top of the house.

Many others are left with a big mess
to cleanup.

Sot: Frankie Crawford/Resident

It is just a slow process, you get some
of it done and then you tramp it all

back.

(natz)

(Locator: Alpine, Colorado)

People in Alpine, Colorado also have a
plenty of work ahead of them. days of

rain triggered a mudslide that
damaged more than two dozen homes and
forced

about 125 residents to evacuate.

Sot: mos

I ve been coming to these mountains for
40 years and I ve never seen anything

like this before.

Farther west.. it's dry conditions that
are the problem. in Idaho, Nevada,

Montana, Oregon, Utah and California
dozens of large wildfires are burning.

Many homes are threatened and
fire-fighters are doing what they can
to save

them, but with so many acres on
fire...there s only so much they can
do.

Jennifer Miller, News 7.

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GRAPHIC=Flooding Hundreds of square MILES in England

are now under water--

ENG#=3 (VO-NAT)
VO-NAT

*CG locator Tewkesbury, England

Britain has been battered with days
of heavy rain, and the country's rivers
are overflowing their banks.

Tens of thousands of residents have
been left without electricity and
drinking

water.

And as Charlie D'Agata reports, the
British are bracing for even MORE bad

weather on the way.

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INQ=Even in a land famous

*CG locator Tewkesbury, England

*CG 2line David Wickens
Severn Trent Water

*CG standup Charlie D'Agata
Reporting

*CG 2line Gordon Brown

British Prime Minister

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OQ=D'Agata, News 7. <<

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LOCATOR; TWEAKEBURY, ENGLAND

Even in a land famous for its appalling
weather...the British have taken a

SOAKING this summer...the worst, they
say, in a century.

RESIDENT

SOT ITS PRETTY BAD DOWN THERE AT THE

MOMENT

In areas hardest hit, THREE MONTHS of
rainfall pelted parts of England in
just

48 hours, triggering a series of floods
as rivers burst their banks.

And in some regions, although there's
water all around -- there's not a drop

to drink: submerged pumping stations
have shut down, affecting as many as

140,000 in the coming days.

David Wickens.Severn Trent Water

IN ORDER TO GET THEM UP AND RUNNING
FIRST OF ALL WE NEED THE RIVER WATER TO

DROP, WE THEN NEED TO PUMP IT OUT AND
THE ARMY ARE GOING TO HELP US PUMP IT

OUT

Troops have already evacuated whole
villages -- sometimes, by chopper --
the

only way to reach them.

ON CAMERA BRIDGE: CHARLIE D'AGATA,
LONDON

FORECASTERS PREDICT THAT THE WORSE IS
YET TO COME. RIVERS LIKE THE THAMES
HAVE

ALREADY SWOLLEN TO DANGEROUS LEVELS AND
CONTINUE TO RISE BY THE HOUR, AND MORE

MISERABLE WEATHER IS ON THE WAY.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged
more funds to stem the damage, but said

there was little more the government
could have done to defend against the

deluge.

SOT GORDON BROWN

WHAT WE SAW WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS
UNPRECEDENTED IN THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL

THAT HAPPENED.

Already damage is estimated at over 4
billion dollars -- and rising.

The British surrendered hope for a
sunny summer long ago...now, some
merely

hope to survive it intact.

cd, News 7.

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GRAPHIC=None If you have engine trouble while

flying a plane, a HIGHWAY might look
like as good a place as any to land...

ENG#=1 (VO-NAT)
VO-NAT

*CG locator Fond du Lac, WI

That's apparently what pilot William
Leff thought yesterday, when he landed
his World War Two-era plane on a
Wisconsin highway.

The right wing of the plane was
damaged after hitting several highway
signs.

Traffic was was also shut down in
both directions for hours, as
authorities worked to move the
aircraft.

But neither Leff nor his son, who was
also on board, was injured..

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GRAPHIC=None A minor league baseball coach is

dead after being struck in the head by
a line drive.

ENG#=2 VO-NAT

VO-NAT These are some pictures from the
NO SUPER incident...

It happened last night at a game
in Little Rock, Arkansas between the
Tulsa Drillers and the Arkansas
Travelers.

Mike Coolbaugh (KOOL'-baw) was
coaching first base for the Drillers,
when he was hit in the head by a foul
ball in the ninth inning.

According to a report on the
Drillers' Web site, Coolbaugh was
knocked unconscious and given C-P-R on

the field.

He died on the way to the hospital.

Coolbaugh played 44 games in the
major leagues, most recently with the
St. Louis Cardinals in 2002.

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HARD MUSIC UNDER The U-S and Iran are temporarily
putting aside their differences to deal
with a common threat.

The details when News 7 at Noon
returns.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG tease Botulism Threat

And the problems are getting bigger
for a meat processor. More products
are being pulled the shelves.
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ANCHOR ON CAM New talks are set to begin between
GRAPHIC=Iraq US and Irani officials about improving

security in Iraq.

They're putting aside their
differences to focus on a common goal:
controlling the violence in Iraq.

Pauline Chiou reports.

ENG#=1 (SOT FULL)

SOT FULL

INQ=Two deadly blasts

*CG locator Baghdad, Iraq

*CG standup Pauline Chiou
Reporting

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OQ=Chiou, News 7. <<

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(LOCATOR: Baghdad)

TWO DEADLY BLASTS WENT OFF
SIMULTANEOUSLY -- ONE, TARGETING A
POLICE PATROL AS

IT PASSED BY...

(NAT - aftermath)

THE OTHER RIPPED THROUGH A CROWDED
MARKET, JUST 500-YARDS AWAY.

(NAT - aftermath)

SHORTLY AFTERWARD THERE WAS A THIRD
BLAST.. AIMED AT 'ANOTHER' POLICE
CONVOY.

(MAP IN)

TWO 'OTHER' POLICE OFFICERS WERE KILLED
IN THE VOLATILE ANBAR PROVINCE -- WHEN

A FEMALE SUICIDE BOMBER BLEW HERSELF
UP, AT A CHECKPOINT.

NEAR THE IRANIAN BORDER -- FIVE PEOPLE
DIED WHEN GUNMEN OPENED FIRE ON A

CONVOY OF TRUCKS... AND FIVE IRAQI
SOLDIERS WERE KILLED BY A ROADSIDE
BOMB.

(MAP OUT)

IN ALL, MORE THAN 3-DOZEN PEOPLE HAVE
DIED IN ATTACKS ACROSS IRAQ MONDAY.

ATTACKS LIKE THESE WILL BE AT THE
CENTER OF A HIGH-LEVEL MEETING...
BETWEEN

THE U-S AND IRAN. IT'S THE SECOND
MEETING IN 2-MONTHS.

(STANDUP BRIDGE: Pauline Chiou / CBS
NEWS / THE WHITE HOUSE) - "LEADING THE

DISCUSSION: THE U-S AMBASSADOR TO
BAGHDAD... AND HIS IRANIAN COUNTERPART.

THESE TALKS ARE GOING FORWARD, DESPITE
THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S ALLEGATIONS

THAT IRAN IS ARMING AND SUPPORTING
IRAQI MILITANTS."

TENSIONS ARE RISING BETWEEN THE U-S AND
IRAN -- AFTER TEHRAN DETAINED FOUR

IRANIAN-AMERICAN SCHOLARS AND
ACTIVISTS... CHARGING THEM WITH
ENDANGERING

IRAN'S NATIONAL SECURITY. THE U-S HAS
CALLED FOR THEIR RELEASE.

IRAQ'S PRIME MINISTER NOURI AL-MALIKI
HAS BEEN EAGER TO RESUME THESE TALKS.

IRAQI OFFICIALS SEE THE U-S AND IRAN AS
THE TWO NATIONS WHO CAN PLAY 'KEY'

ROLES -- IN RESTORING STABILITY AND
SECURITY TO THE WAR-TORN COUNTRY.
PAULINE

CHIOU, News 7.

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GRAPHIC=Republicans Virginia Republicans have decided

on a former lieutenant governor to lead
the party forward.

ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Williamsburg
January, 2006 John Hager was elected state
chairman of the party over the weekend.

The 70- year- old currently
serves as an assistant secretary of
education in the Bush administration-
focusing on special education.

He was elected lieutenant
governor in 1997.

He also worked in Governor Mark

Warner's cabinet, managing state
security efforts.

As G-O-P Chairman, Hager will
fill the year left on Ed Gillespie's
term, who left the post to become White
House counsel to President Bush.

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GRAPHIC=Product Recall A major food company is recalling

more canned food.

ENG#=3 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Augusta, GA
Thursday Check your kitchen cabinets,
because Castleberry's Food is now
calling back more than 80 brands of its
canned chili, beef stew, corned beef
hash and other meat products.

That's in addition to the 10
brands it recalled Thursday.

Food safety officials say an
equipment malfunction may have been
responsible for the contamination.

So far, four people have
reportedly gotten sick.

All of them were hospitalized
with the muscle-paralyzing disease
known as botulism.

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ANCHOR on INET ANCHOR ON INET

INET To see a complete list of all the
canned foods you need to throw out, go
to our website WDBJ 7 dot com and click
on weblinks.

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GRAPHIC=Carilion Fourteen teenagers are getting

some up-front experience today in the
operating room at Roanoke Memorial
Hospital.

ENG#=4 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Roanoke

It's all part of Camp Carilion, a

four-day camp at the hospital for
students from Roanoke area middle
schools.

The camp is designed to give
these students a look into what a
healthcare career might be like.

ENG#=1 SOT FULL
SOT FULL

INQ=

*CG 2line Sreemoyee Slm SREEMOYEE SLM, HIDDEN VALLEY MIDDLE Hidden Valley Middle Student STUDENT

00:11:29 WELL I WANT TO SEEK A CAREER
IN THE MEDICAL PROFESSION AND I WISH TO
BE A SURGEON SO I DECIDED THIS CAMP
WOULD BE, WOULD PREPARE ME PERHAPS ME
FOR SOME EXPERIENCES TO COME. 00:11:44

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OQ=experience to come.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Students will spend this week
learning about all the different
careers within the hospital. The camp
goes from 9 to 3 each day. This is Camp
Carilion's second year of operation.

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ENG#=APRISA WEATHER MINI OPEN E2017

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< Hirsbrunner in the SkyTracker 7
Forecast Center. Expect plenty of
sunshine this morning, but by the
afternoon look for partly sunny
conditions. There's a chance of an
isolated shower or thunderstorm late
this afternoon. The weather maps are
showing low pressure moving up the

northeastern coast over the next 48
hours. This will keep heavy rain along
the coast and offshore. We are
watching an area of low pressure in the
upper levels of the atmosphere, which
will provide a fair amount of clouds
this week, with occasional showers and
storms. Highs are generally forecast
in the low and mid 80s for most of the
work week with steadily increasing
humidity. Weather details are always
available on-line at wdbj7.com

MONDAY: Turning partly sunny. Isolated
storm late. High: 80

MONNDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy and
cool. Low: 60

TUESDAY: Partly sunny, scattered
storms. High:: 81

Good evening, I'm Meteorologist Leo
Hirsbrunner in the SkyTracker 7
Forecast Center. Expect plenty of
sunshine this morning, but by the
afternoon look for partly sunny
conditions. There's a chance of an
isolated shower or thunderstorm late
this afternoon. The weather maps are

showing low pressure moving up the
northeastern coast over the next 48
hours. This will keep heavy rain along
the coast and offshore. We are
watching an area of low pressure in the
upper levels of the atmosphere, which
will provide a fair amount of clouds
this week, with occasional showers and
storms. Highs are generally forecast
in the low and mid 80s for most of the
work week with steadily increasing
humidity. Weather details are always
available on-line at wdbj7.com

MONDAY: Turning partly sunny. Isolated
storm late. High: 80

MONNDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy and
cool. Low: 60

TUESDAY: Partly sunny, scattered
storms. High:: 81

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On Wall Street at Noon, the DOW was UP
110 points. The NASDAQ was UP 14.
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SOFT MUSIC UNDER The city of Salem is once again the
hub of the local sports world. We'll
tell you why after the break.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG tease Facing Destruction

Plus one city is looking for the
public's help in restoring a longtime
landmark.
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GRAPHIC=none The city of Bedford is hoping to

renovate one of its oldest school
buildings with a little help from the
public.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Bedford

The 100-year-old building has
been vacant since 1989 and officials
say it's in poor condition.

But they're hoping a new business
or development can revitalize the
property.

Bedford City Council is asking
anyone with a vision for the building
to come forward and present their
ideas.

ENG#=2 SOT FULL
SOT FULL

INQ="We'll be glad to talk with
people..."

*CG 2line Charles Kolakowski
Bedford City Manager 51:09 "We'll be glad to talk with
people about their ideas. Just
remember, they need to be serious ideas
and they need to have serious resources
and serious money behind it." 51:16

RUNS=:07 (END SOT)

OQ="...and serious money behind it."

VO-NAT VO-NAT

City officials say they hope to
finalize plans for the building in the
next 6 to 8 months.

If a workable idea isn't
presented, officials say they may
consider tearing the building down.

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GRAPHIC=none Thousands of sports fans are in

the Roanoke Valley.

ENG#=3 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Roanoke

The Dixie Baseball Tournament
runs throughout the week in Salem.

And more than 70 teams from
across the country have invaded the
valley to compete for an A-A-U
Basketball Championship.

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GRAPHIC=Commonwealth The Coventry Commonwealth Games

have also been a big draw.

And that's good news for area
businesses.

News 7's Aleesha Chaney
explains.

ENG#=4 SOT FULL

SOT FULL

INQ=

*CG locator Roanoke
:00

*CG 2line Pete Lampman
Pres. Virginia Amateur Sports
:12

*CG 2line Clay Davis
Holiday Inn
:23

*CG standup Aleesha Chaney
achaney@wdbj7.com
:30

*CG 2line Nancy Engleman
Richmond
1:05

RUNS=1:23 (END SOT)

OQ=STD. <<---nat sound

(END SOT) The Coventry Commonwealth Games

kicked off for its 18th year.

And organizer Pete Lampman says
year after year they've proven to be a
good business move for the area.

(show chess game)

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INQ= 33:51-:55

WE CALL OURSELVES THE ECONOMIC ENGINE.
THE RESTAURANTS AND THE HOTEL INDUSTRY
JUST LOVE US NATURALLY.

RUN=04 (END SOT)

OQ= That includes hotels like the

Holiday Inn Tanglewood which has been
booked solid for the past few days and
will be full next week.

SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ= 52:54-:01

IT DOES A TREMENDOUS HELP FOR FILLING
UP OCCUPANCY FOR THE HOTEL. I WOULD
SAY 50-75% THEY HELP US FILL UP.

RUN=07 (END SOT)

OQ=

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THE GAMES USUALLY BRING IN ABOUT 10
THOUSAND PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE STATE.
AND THOSE VISITORS END UP LEAVING ABOUT
4 MILLION DOLLARS IN THE ROANOKE
VALLEY.

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THEY GO BACK HOME AND THEY LEAVE THEIR
DOLLARS HERE IN THE ROANOKE VALLEY.
EVERY LOCALITY LOVES TO HAVE PEOPLE
COME IN AND SPEND NEW DOLLARS AND THEN

GO BACK HOME. IT'S A GREAT ECONOMIC
IMPACT FOR EVERYBODY.

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OQ= Lampman says the games were

organized to provide healthy sporting
competition, but they've managed to do
more than just that.

For Nancy Engleman, this event
has given her family a reason to make
their first trip to the Valley.

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I HAD NO IDEA ALL THAT WHAT WAS DOWN
HERE. I THINK THAT I PICKED UP EVERY
BROCHURE AT THE HOTEL. THERE ARE SO
MANY THINGS TO DO I HAD NO IDEA. I
THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR
PEOPLE TO COME HERE.

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OQ= And now that she's seen what the

Valley has to offer, she's ready to
come back for some more.

Aleesha Chaney, News 7, Roanoke
County.>>
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SPORTS MUSIC UNDER You could say he needs more

SPACE.

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Up next we'll tell you about one
Astronaut's mission that isn't too
out-of-this-world.
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GRAPHIC=ACC The ACC's football reputation

took a serious hit in 2006.

Miami and Florida State combined to
lose 12 times, three coaches were
fired, and no team placed higher in the
final rankings than Number 18 Wake
Forest-- the unlikely conference
champion.

With the 2007 season just around
the corner, 24 of the league's players
and all 12 head coaches have converged
on Pinehurst, North Carolina for the
ACC Media Kickoff.

Grant Kittelson checks in now
from the Sandhills region with more.

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*CG standup Grant Kittelson
gkittelson@wdbj7.com
:10

*CG 2line Duane Brown
Virginia Tech Offensive Tackle
:18

*CG 2line Chris Long
UVA Defensive End
:59

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OQ=News 7 Sports." <<

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GRAPHIC=AAU While the 18th Coventry

Commonwealth Games are all but wrapped
up here in the Valley, the Under 14 AAU
Girls National Basketball Championship
is just getting under way around the
area.

The tournament will run
through the week, and Mike Stevens has
a sneak peek from Salem.

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*CG locator Salem
AAU National Tournament
:00

*CG 2line Chad Conner
Roanoke Stars Head Coach
:25

*CG standup Mike Stevens
mstevens@wdbj7.com
1:30

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OQ=...NEWS 7 SPORTS << Virginia's championship city has
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for 72 basketball teams from all over
the nation. 30 states are represented
in the event and more than 1000 players
and coaches will be shooting hoop
through next Saturday.

The host team for the event is
the Roanoke Stars - with players from
as far away as Harrisonburg.

CHAD CONNER

Being the host team hardly
warrants any preferential treatment.
The Stars had to open the tournament
against a team from Texas - that
featured a six-foot five inch 14 year
old post player.

CHAD CONNER

Those college coaches were on
hand for many of the opening games.
Tech's Beth Dunkenberger was among
those getting an eyeful of the young
talent and the exceptional speed.

CHAD CONNER

MIKE STEVENS

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GRAPHIC=HOLD AAU The Stars lost their opening game

to the Southwest Texas Thunder Gold 51
to 41, and will now play twice today
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GRAPHIC=None There's no escape from having to

take out the trash-- even in SPACE.

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*CG nameloc NASA

Astronaut Clayton Anderson, along Video From: with a Russian cosmonaut began a
spacewalk today outside the space
station to get rid of outdated
equipment.

In this video, you can see the
equipment slowly falling away behind
the station.

It was a dress- rehearsal of sorts
for the jettison of a 14- hundred pound
ammonia tank.

And by the way, NASA says there's no
risk of the discarded "space junk"
hitting the space station.

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