WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 08/08/07

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

CAPTION: No Cool Down

Robin Standup: Temperatures remain in
the 70s overnight.
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HEADLINE #2 HEADLINE #2

CAPTION:

Justin Standup: But today it was in
the triple digits. How people beat the

heat, coming up.
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HEADLINE #3 HEADLINE #3

CAPTION: Abuser Fees

Jenn Standup:

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HEADLINE #4 HEADLINE #4

CAPTION: Endeavor's Up

Levinson Standup: 9:30 Quick Tease (the
endeavor's back in space)

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

*CG 304

*CG standup Mike Stevens
mstevens@wdbj7.com

*CG standup Brent Watts
bwatts@wdbj7.com

*CG standup Grant Kittelson
gkittelson@wdbj7.com

*CG 307 >>
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GRAPHIC=News-7 at 11 Good evening I'm Natasha

Ryan. The oppresive heat is still the
story of the day -- record highs across
the region, and it's STILL almost 90
degrees!
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Natasha tosses to Robin

For more on the record heat we're going to head over to News 7's Chief Meteorologist Robin Reed over in our Skytracker 7 Weather Center.
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Robin/WXCENTER
MCU/ROBIN SITTING Position in Weather Center

WXPRO/FULL CURRENT REGIONAL TEMPERATURES

STRAIGHT TOSS TO JAY OUTSIDE TOSS TO JAY OUTSIDE

MCU JAY/WXDECK CAM JAY OUTSIDE ON THE WEATHERDECK

WXBUG/FULL RECORD HIGHS TODAY

JAY/WXDECK CAM Toss TO JUSTIN
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Jay I came up with a few adjectives
to describe how hot it really was
today.

LIVE=JUSTIN FULL BAM LIVE FULL
BEAT THE HEAT FS IN MONITOR

*cg STANDUP Justin McLeod
jmcleod@wdbj7.com Sticky, sweaty, nasty, unbearable,
uncomfortable, stiffling, sweltering, a
scorcher, a sauna and the list goes on
and on.

And as we found out tempers went up
along with the temperatures when the
electricity went out in parts of
Roanoke this afternoon.

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*CG locator Roanoke
:00

*CG 2line Sharon Clotier
Without Power for Hours
:31

*CG 2line Melanie Graul
Without Power for Hours
1:02

*CG 2line Danika Woody
Trying to Stay Cool
1:26

*CG 2line Kermit Noel
Playing it Cool
1:30

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OQ=was a scorcher, it was a scorcher

today <<((NAT SOUND OF POOL))

There's no better place to be than

the pool, especially with temperatures
reaching triple digits.

((QUICK NAT SOUND OF POOL))

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INQ=It's very very MELANIE GRAUL: IT'S VERY VERY VERY

HOT.

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OQ=very very hot If that's not bad enough, imagine

what it's like to beat the heat without
power.

That's exactly what happened to
66-hundred Appalachian Power customers
in northwest Roanoke for most of the
afternoon.

Businesses shut down and with traffic
signals not working, police had to
direct traffic.

Not to mention people's houses
basically turned into ovens.

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INQ=Oh, awful SHARON CLOTIER/ROANOKE RESIDENT: OH

AWFUL, REALLY MUGGY, SWEATY, NO DON'T
WANT TO DO THIS AGAIN. NASTY RIGHT?
YES NASTY.

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OQ=yes nasty It became so nasty many of Melanie

Graul's neighbors showed up to take a
dip in the pool.

((QUICK NAT SOUND OF JUMPING INTO POOL

ON TAPE 2 AT 13:24:55))

Many feared the power would be out
all night.

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INQ=Bring out the tents SUZANNE SALZANO/ROANOKE RESIDENT:

BRING OUT THE TENTS (LAUGHS) PLAY
VOLLEYBALL TIL MIDNITE IN THE POOL.

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OQ=in the pool But that wasn't necessary.

((QUICK NAT SOUND OF AIR CONDITIONING))

Around 5:30 power was restored, and
yes a few even did a happy dance.
(shot at 13:24:49 on tape 2))

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INQ=I was very excited MELANIE GRAUL: I WAS VERY EXCITED. WE

WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE WERE
GOING TO COOK AND EAT TONIGHT BECAUSE
THE ELECTRIC WAS OFF BUT NOW THAT IT'S
BACK ON WE'RE VERY EXCITED.

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OQ=very excited Not everyone is excited, especially

if you're an air conditioning repairman
who is working overtime or you're on a
baseball team and you need to practice.

This extremely hot weather is
definetely not a hit.

((NAT SOUND OF HITTING))

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INQ=It's extremely hot DANIKA WOODY/ROANOKE RESIDENT : IT'S

EXTREMELY HOT. IT'S UNBEARABLE,
GOODNESS IT'S BAKING.

KERMIT NOEL: IT WAS OVERWHELMING AT
FIRST. LIKE I SAID IT COOL DOWN A
LITTLE BIT. IT KINDA GOT A BREEZE BUT
I TELL YA IT WAS A SCORCHER, IT WAS
SCORCHER TODAY.

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OQ=WAS A SCORCHER, SCORCHER TODAY

LIVE=JUSTIN FULL BAM LIVE FULL

BEAT THE HEAT FS IN MONITOR Appalachian Power says an equipment
failure caused the large outtage in
Roanoke but it's uncleaer if it was
related to the heat.

DOUBLE BOXES=JUSTIN/NATASHA DOUBLE BOXES

Natasha, it should come as no
surprise, APCO says the demand for
power today actually broke a summer
record.

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Don't forget you can get all your
weather information, check the Titan
radar, or sign up for e-mail alerts, by
visiting our website -- WDBJ7.com.
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GRAPHIC=HEAT DANGERS People aren't the only ones

dealing with the sweltering heat....so
are our pets.

ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Botetourt Co.

Vets say the best place to keep
your pets is indoors with fans and or
air conditioner.

If your dog has to be outside,
they should have shade and access to as
much water as possible.

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INQ=

*CG 2line Jessica Keay
Veterinarian 07:59"DOGS NEED TO PANT TO COOL
THEMSELVES OFF, BUT IF THEY'RE PANTING
SO MUCH, THEY'RE LOSING A LOF OF WATER,
THROUGH THEIR PANTING, THEY CAN
DEHYDRATE THEMSELVES AND BECOME TOO HOT
QUICKLY ALSO."08:11

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OQ=...too hot quickly also."

VO-NAT VO-NAT

There are some signs and symptoms
to indicate if your pet is having a
hard time with the heat.

They include difficulty
breathing...excessive
panting....drooling.....and depression.

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GRAPHIC=ABUSER FEES "UNCONSTITUTIONAL" Legal battles against the state's

abuser fees also heating up.

ENG#=4 VO-NAT

VO-NAT Today a Henrico County Circuit

Court judge heard arguments FOR and
AGAINST the constitutionality of the
fees.

A lower court has already ruled
they're unconstitutional.

The Richmond City Disctrict Court
ruled the same.

Meanwhile, 18- plaintiffs are
suing the Commonwealth, Governor and
Attorney General... challenging the
entire transportation package.

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GRAPHIC=HOLD Now, a long- time state senator

wants the legislature to wipe the slate
clean and start over.

As Capitol Correspondent Jennifer
Wishon reports, he's feeling too much
negativity for comfort.

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INQ=Nats of cars....

*CG locator Fredericksburg
:13

*CG 2line Sen. Edd Houck

(D) Spotsylvania

:23

*CG standup Jennifer Wishon
jwishon@wdbj7.com
:53

*CG locator Richmond
July 19
1:28

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OQ=JW, NEWS 7, RICHMOND. <<
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INQ=nats of cars... NATS OF CARS DRIVING BY.

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OQ=nats of cars

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INQ=In my 24 years... 4:47:08 EDD HOUCK: IN MY 24 YEARS I

HAVE NEVER, EVER HEARD AND EXPERIENCED
WHAT I'M GETTING FROM THIS. NEVER. NO
WAY

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OQ=Never. No way. Like many lawmakers, Senator Edd

Houck has received hundreds of emails
and calls from citizens furious about
abuser fees, but one voter took his
frustration even further.

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INQ=I was actually accosted... 4:52:45 EDD HOUCK: I WAS ACTUALLY

ACCOSTED PHYSICALLY, WHICH I HAVE NEVER
BEEN. I HAD SOMEONE STEP OUT OF THEIR
AUTOMOBILE AND STEP TOWARD ME WHICH
ACTUALLY REALLY FRIGHTENED ME.

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OQ=really frightened me. Houck was inside his vehicle

talking on the phone when someone
noticed his license plate, pulled up
beside him, and waited for him to get
out.

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INQ=And as I rounded... 4:53:35 EDD HOUCK: AND AS I ROUNDED

THE BACK OF THE CAR, THE PERSON CAME AT
ME AND YOU COULD FROM BY THEIR BODY
LANGUAGE THEY WERE VERY MAD, VERY
AGITATED, VERY ANIMATED AND FLUSH FACED
AND SHAKING THEIR FINGER.

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OQ=and shaking their finger.

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INQ=Houck calls abuser fees a... 5:10:29 JENNIFER

WISHON/JWISHON@WDBJ7.COM: HOUCK CALLS

ABUSER FEES A BI- PARTISAN MISTAKE. HE
DOESN'T EVEN THINK THEY CAN BE FIXED AS
SOME HAVE SUGGESTED. INSTEAD HE WANTS
TO GET RID OF THEM ALL TOGETHER.

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OQ=rid of them all together.

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INQ=nats cars QUICK NATS CARS PASSING.... MAYBE LOW-

ANGLE SHOT

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OQ=nats cars. He's sponsoring a bill that would

do just that.

The legislature will consider it
in January....

And considering more than 170-
thousand Virginians have signed an
online petition against the fees, Houck
believes his bill will be well
received.

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INQ=I think, I think the voters... 4:48:19 EDD HOUCK: I THINK, I THINK THE

VOTERS ARE PRETTY CLEAR THEY DON'T LIKE
THIS. THEY DON'T LIKE THIS APPROACH.

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OQ=like this approach. Joining forces last month,

Governor Kaine and Republican leaders
promised to "fix" the bill this winter
by including out of state drivers.

Before they get rid of it all
together, they want to give the fees
time to work- in hopes of encouraging
dangerous drivers to stay in between
the lines.

Jennifer Wishon, News 7,
Richmond.>>
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GRAPHIC=VT RIBBON An update soon on the

investigation into the shootings at
Virginia Tech.

State Police and Virginia Tech
will hold a news conference this Friday
-- the first time in months that state
police will update the investigation of
Seung-Hui Cho.

The news conference will be at
10:30 at the Wyndham Roanoke Hotel --
We'll have details on News 7.
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GRAPHIC=NONE But right now, We have an update on

a story News Seven reported earlier
this week about the 12-year-old

baseball player who almost drowned in
Lynchburg...

ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Amherst Co.
Monday We talked to the two men who helped
save Travis Oliver's life.....this is
one of them, Virginia Tech Head
Trainer, Mike Goforth.

Goforth helped give the little boy
CPR after he jumped in a hotel pool and
nearly drowned.

News Seven learned tonight he is
no longer at UVA, he has been released
from the hospital.

Oliver is one of many baseball
players in Amherst County for the Dixie
Youth World Series.

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GRAPHIC=COUGHLIN A mother who faced charges after

her son was killed in a car accident
has received a suspended jail sentence.

ENG#=3 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Salem

Family and friends surrounded
Virginia Coughlin as she walked from
the Roanoke County Courthouse.

15- year- old Tyler Coughlin died
in May, when the car he was driving
struck a tree. His mother was charged
with allowing an unlicensed person to
drive.

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INQ=Virginia and her daughter Amanda

*CG 2line Ronnie Clay
Virginia Coughlin's Attorney RONNIE CLAY/VIRGINIA COUGHLIN'S
ATTORNEY: VIRGINIA AND HER DAUGHTER
AMANDA, AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE, HAVE
SUFFERED TREMENDOUSLY WITH THE LOSS OF
A LOVED ONE. MY HEART GOES OUT TO THEM.

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OQ=my heart goes out to them.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

The judge sentenced Coughlin to
90 days in jail with all of the time
suspended. He also fined her 100
dollars.

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GRAPHIC=ADVANCE AUTO LAYOFFS Advance Auto Parts is eliminating

250 jobs.

The word came in an e-mailed
company statement late this afternoon.

It does not indicate how many of
those layoffs affect workers at the
company's Roanoke headquarters.

Officials say it is part of an
overall cost-cutting effort.

Advance Auto is one of the
Roanoke Valley's largest employers.

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The Salem Avalanche face off
against their regional rivals -- the
Lynchburg Hillcats -- highlights from
the ball park coming up in Sports.

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INQ=

*CG tease UP AND AWAY

TEACHER TURNED ASTRONAUT BARBARA MORGAN
FINALLY GOES INTO ORBIT. I'M DREW
LEVINSON AT THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER.
THAT STORY COMING UP.

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OQ=THAT STORY COMING UP.

WEATHER TEASE WEATHER TEASE
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WEATHER MINI OPEN

CK/WXBUG CURRENT CONDITIONS ROUND UP

CK/TITAN RADAR ANALYSIS AND MORE

<< Good evening, I'm meteorologist
Robin Reed in the SkyTracker 7 Forecast
Center. It's more of the same with
heat and humidity continuing the rest
of the week. There are only slim
chances of isolated showers or storms
which could bring some rain to your
lawn and relief from the heat. Heat
indices Thursday will once again be
around 100 degrees. To prevent heat
related illnesses, drink plenty of
water and seek air conditioned
buildings. Avoid strenuous activities
during the heat of the day.
Temperatures will fall back to the 80s
this weekend with lower humidity.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Hazy and humid. Low:
76 THURSDAY: Hazy sunshine, isolated
storms. Staying HOT! High: 96 It's
more of the same with heat and humidity

continuing the rest of the week. There
are only slim chances of isolated
showers or storms which could bring
some rain to your lawn and relief from
the heat. Heat indices Thursday will
once again be around 100 degrees. To
prevent heat related illnesses, drink
plenty of water and seek air
conditioned buildings. Avoid strenuous
activities during the heat of the day.
Temperatures will fall back to the 80s
this weekend with lower humidity.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Hazy and humid. Low:
76 THURSDAY: Hazy sunshine, isolated
storms. Staying HOT! High: 96 >>

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WXPRO/FULL FORECASTS

EXTENDED FORECAST
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Still to come in the newscast --
we take a trip up to Smith Mountain
lake... to see how foks there beat the
heat -- and prepare for a big day
tomorrow.

ENG#=1

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INQ=

*CG tease MINER'S LIFE

THE TWO PEOPLE I KNOW, THEY'VE BEEN
LONG-TIME WORKERS IN THE MINE. THEY GOT
A LOT OF EXPERIENCE, BOTH OF 'EM, AND
THEY WERE BOTH GREAT MINERS, BOTH GREAT
PEOPLE THEY HAVE GREAT FAMILY

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OQ=GREAT FAMILY.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

And the race to get to trapped
coal miners in Utah continues --
friends and family pray -- rescuers
hope for the best.
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INQ=HEY FOLKS...

*CG tease AHEAD IN SPORTS

< the News 7 Sports office as the Avs and
Hillcats battle the heat tonight at
Salem Memorial.

The Hokies get a new lineman in
camp, while UVA is trying to stay
focused with exams looming big.

We'll check in on the McLelland
golf and Byrd takes a turn on the
Friday Football Extra carousel. Right
here on the Big 7.>>

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OQ=...THE BIG 7

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GRAPHIC=ENDEAVOR'S OFF A picture perfect launch for the

space shuttle Endeavor, which is
carrying a crew of seven -- including a
teacher -- to the International Space
Station.

Drew Levinson has the latest from
the Kennedy Space Center.

ENG#=1 SOT FULL

SOT FULL

INQ=

*CG 2line Michael Griffin
NASA Administrator
20
*CG 2line Barbara Morgan
Astronaut
32
*CG 2line Drew Levinson
Reporting
43

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OQ=NEWS 7. <<

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It was 21 years in the making.

(NATSOUND)

2, 1, etc..

As the Shuttle Endeavor zipped away
from Earth into a hazy Florida skyNASA

cheered as it finally put a teacher
into space.

Barbara Morgan, the educator turned
astronaut and her six crewmates made a

picture perfect launch.

(SOT: MICHAEL GRIFFIN/NASA

ADMINISTRATOR)

"A LAUNCH OPERATION REALLY DOESN'T GET
ANY BETTER THAN THISIT REALLY CAN'T."

Morgan was the back up for Christa
McAuliffe who along with the rest of
the

crew was killed in the Challenger
disaster in 1986.

(SOT: BARBARA MORGAN/ASRONAUT)

I KNOW PEOPLE WILL BE THINKING ABOUT,
NOT JUST CHRISTA, BUT ALSO ABOUT THE

CHALLENGER CREW AND THE CHALLENGER
MISSION. AND THAT'S A GOOD THING .

She was also part of the support team
when Columbiathe ship she was due to
fly

in blew up in 2003.

(STANDUP: DREW LEVINSON/KENNEDY SPACE
CENTER)

BUT DESPITE BOTH DISASTERS MORGAN SAID
SHE COULDN T DWELL ON THE PASTIT WAS

TOO IMPORTANT TO LOOK TOWARD THE
FUTURE.

And for Morgan, that futureincludes
teaching children in her native Idaho
from

her orbiting classroom more than 200
miles above the earth.

(NATSOUND approx 7:30)

SEPERATION FOR BARBARA MORGAN HER
CREWMATES CLASS IS IN SESSION.

And no doubt it will be a session and
lesson for the books.

And as Endeavor continues to streak
toward the heavensthere s no doubt
Morgan

and the rest of crew thought about
those from Challenger and Columbia who
are

already there.

Drew Levinson, News 7.

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GRAPHIC=MINERS TRAPPED Rescue crews hope to reach

several trapped coal miners from Utah
in the next couple of days....

ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Huntington, UT

Above the mine, two drills are
now boring through a thousand feet of
solid rock.

The owner of the mine says it
will take at least two more days to
reach the trapped miners.

If the miners are alive---

rescuers can use the 2 and a half inch
wide hole to send down food and water.

Mine officials do caution even a
small error in calculations could
result in the drill missing the cavity
where the six men are believed to be.

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GRAPHIC=MINE SAFETY When situations like that one

arise....miners have to go in for the
rescue.......and Blacksburg is hosting
a mining competition that puts rescue
skills to the test.

The staged situations are similar
to the ones we're seeing in Utah.

ENG#=3 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Blacksburg

When a mine is unstable- these
miners are the ones to go back down.

And they're all here to learn
more through healthy competition.

Each of these teams could be
called on to enter a collapsed or
dangerous mine to search for survivors.

All of them are volunteers, and
they are required to go through two of
these competitions each year.

ENG#=4 SOT FULL
SOT FULL

INQ=i'm a sixth

*CG 2line Dave Rice

PA Miner DAVE RICE, MINER - PA

12:01 I'M A SIXTH GENERATION COAL MINER
AND MY GREAT GRANDFATHER DIED IN A MINE
ACCIDENT AND FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO SAVE
SOMEBODY ELSE - I MEAN THAT 'S REALLY
IMPORTANT TO ME. THAT'S THE GOAL IN ALL
OF THIS. :14

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OQ=all of this

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Everyone had something to say
about those trapped Utah
miners...mostly that hope should be
kept alive.

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SPORTS TOSS SPORTS TOSS

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GRAPHIC=none We'll check on the Avs and

Hillcats, plus drop in on practice at
UVA and Tech and bring you some high
school golf news and tongiht's Friday
Football Extra preview stop in Vinton.

But first the hump day scores. GO TO SCORES

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OC=...LAST SCORE

*CG carolina

Lynchburg
6
4
Salem
7

*CG mlbal 4
Seattle
8

Baltimore
4

4
Toronto
15

New York
4

*CG mlbnl 4
New York
4

Atlanta
3

4
Philadelphia
6

Florida
4

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GRAPHIC=AVS/HILLCATS The Salem Avalanche and Lyncburg

Hillcats were back at it again tonight
at Salem Memorial playing game three of
their four game set and once again it
was smoking at the yard.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Salem
Hillcats vs. Avs When it's this hot you have to
put the windows and maybe even throw a
ball or two right through them to
create a breeze.

This one was back and froth all
night. The Hillcats are building on
their 3-to-2 lead in the fourth as
Anthony Mansolino singles on a line
drive to left field. Ulyses Davenport
scores and the visitors from Lynchburg
take a 4-to-2 lead.

But Salem would forge ahead with
two in the fifth and two more in the
sixth. Orlando Rosales doubles to the
wall in
*CG final Lynchburg center field. Wladimir Sutil and Billy 6 Hart score. The Avs take a 6-to-4 lead Salem and they hold on to win it 7 to 6.
7

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GRAPHIC=TECH The Virginia Tech Hokies got some

offensive line help at practice today -
the question is will they be able to
keep him.

ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Blacksburg
:00 Highly touted freshman Will
Alvarez reported to camp this afternoon
for his first practice with the Hokies.

Alvarez is waiting to have his
transcript approved by the NCAA
Clearinghouse, and Frank Beamer says he
believes that will happen soon. Alvarez
will plus in at offensive tackle where
Tech is thin after losing Ed Wang for
up to two months with a broken ankle.

Alvarez is a six-five - 315 pound
lineman from C.D. Hylton high school in
Woodbridge.

He practiced in shorts today and
by next Monday he will be in full pads

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GRAPHIC=VIRGINIA The Virginia Cavaliers opened

football practice on Monday night in
Charlottesville, but they are having to
be a little creative with the schedule
at least until Friday.

ENG#=3 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Charlottesville
UVA Practice The Cavs are getting their first :00 live look at quarterback Jameel Sewell
since he missed all of spring practice
due to a wrist injury. All indications
are that he is ready to roll.

But a large number of the UVA
players have other things on their
minds right now. Many had final exams
today and a large group will be taking
finals tomorrow.

Friday afternoon's practice
begins at 2:30, and is open to the
public.

The players go to full pads on
Friday, as well.

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GRAPHIC=GOLF The high school golf season is

already well underway even though most
high school don;t open for business for
several weeks.

ENG#=4 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Roanoke
McLelland Invitational Round one of the two-day Bob :00 McLelland Metro tourney was played
today at the Roanoke Country Club, and
this year the tournament might have to
change its name to the Blacksburg
Invitational.

The Bruins have a 14 stroke lead
after the first round.

Franklin Connuty is second with
Cave Spring, Salem and Northside
rounding out the top 5.

Blackaburg's Brain Langley and
Franklin County David Huggins had the
low rounds today with 70s.

The event wraps up tomorrow at
Botetourt.

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GRAPHIC=VSGA The Virginia State Golf

Association Junior girls championship
is taking place this week at the
Independence Country Club in
Midlothian.

This is the 38th year for this 36
hole event for girls ages 16 through
18.

And at the halfway point it looks
like the title is coming back to our
side of the state.

Floyd County's Jessica
Hollandsworth shot a blazing 66 today
and she has a 7 stroke lead heading
into tomorrow's final 18 holes.

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GRAPHIC=FFE The Friday Football Extra

traveling cirucs sets up shop in
Vinton.

Where the once young William Byrd
Terriers have come of age under their
seasoned coach to become upperclassmen
and leaders in 2007

ENG#=1 SOT FULL

SOT FULL

INQ=

*CG 2line Jeff Highfill
William Byrd Head Coach

RUNS=19 (END SOT)

OQ=lot of experience here.

VO-NAT VO-NAT
*CG locator Vinton

Highfill is entering his 27th
season as the Head Coach at William
Byrd and he knows that coaching in high
school is more about adapting than
anything else.

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WIPE TO ENG#=2 WIPE TO SOT FULL

SOT FULL

INQ=

RUNS=34 (END SOT)

OQ=play to that strength.

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GRAPHIC=WAKE FOREST When Wake Forest basketball coach

Skip Prosser died from an apparent
heart attack on July 26th at the
all-too young age of 56, the folks at
Wake knew they would have to pick a
replacement long before they were
through grieving.

Today, the Demon Deacons made a
decision the late coach would certainly
be proud of as they named his longtime
assistant Dino Gaudio their new head
coach.

ENG#=3 SOT FULL

SOT FULL

INQ=I HAVE A ....

*CG 2line Dino Gaudio
New Wake Forest Head Coach
:00

(END SOT)
RUNS=:18

OQ=...for me right now."

MIKE ON CAMERA MIKE ON CAMERA

GRAPHIC=HOLD WAKE Gaudio's ties with Prosser go way

beyond their Wake Forest days.Gaudio
and Prosser coached together way back
in the early 80s at private catholic
school Wheeling Central.

TOSS TOSS

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GRAPHIC=

*CG breaknow Possible Drowning

We have some breaking news to
report.

Game and Inland Fisheries is

investigating a possible missing boater
on Claytor Lake.

An official with the department
says there was a boating incident on
the lake and at least one person may be
missing.

We have a crew in route and will
bring you more on News-7 Mornin.

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GRAPHIC=KEEPING COOL Since weather is the big story of

the day, we're going back to it here
for a minute....one more destination
people tried to escape to...

ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Franklin Co.

Smith Mountain Lake...as Robin
said, it reached 101 degrees out there
today....

And believe me, I was out on a
boat and unable to jump in since I was

working....and let me just tell you it
was hot out on the water!!!

Now getting back to the reason I
was out there....some of the world's
best wakeboarders are at the Lake this
week....and even they commented on the
weather...

Especially the guy who takes
thier pictures and like us couldn't
jump in to cool off.

ENG#=2 SOT FULL
SOT FULL

INQ=

*CG 2line Joey Losson
Liquid Force 19:14-22

Joey Losson, Liquid Force

IT'S PRETTY HOT HERE AND HUMID, AND I
LIVE IN FLORIDA WHERE IT'S REALLY HUMID
BUT IT'S HOT HERE.

RUNS=0:08 (END SOT)

OQ=IT'S HOT HERE.

NATASHA 3-SHOT NATASHA 3-SHOT

Now, to find out why these
wakeboarders are in town and what that
means for Smith Mountain Lake, well
you're just gonna have to watch News
Seven tomorrow.

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3 SHOT

WXPRO/FULL Tomorrow Forecast

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