WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 08/10/07

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

CAPTION: Cho Details

Natasha Cart: Could the Virginia Tech
shooter have been practicing a week
before the murders?

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CAPTION: Hokie Spirit

Natasha Cart: New uniforms for the Tech
marching band honor the fallen.
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HEADLINE #3 HEADLINE #3

CAPTION: Less Humid

Robin Standup: The weekend forecast
looks a little more comfortable. We'll
explain.

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HEADLINE #4 HEADLINE #4

CAPTION: Family's Ordeal

Justin Cart: This family loses their
loved one to the war in Iraq and that's
just beginning of their ordeal.

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

*CG 304

*CG standup Mike Stevens
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*CG standup Brent Watts
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*CG standup Grant Kittelson >>
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GRAPHIC=News-7 at 11 Good evening I'm Natasha

Ryan.
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GRAPHIC=CHO SUENG HUI New information was released

today on Sung Hee Cho ....After
investigating for months, state police
now believe Cho may have rehearsed his
attack two days before the murders.

Cho, of course is the shooter in
the April 16th tragedy at Virginia
Tech.

GRAPHIC=VT POLICE REPORT News 7's Rachel Rachel DePompa was at a

Virginia State Police press conference
this morning.

She has more on Cho's possible

practice run.

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*CG locator Blacksburg
April
:00
*CG 2line Col. Steve Flaherty
VA State Police
:09

*CG locator Blacksburg
June
:20
*CG 2line Wendell Flinchum
VT Police Chief
:49
*CG reporter Rachel DePompa
rdepompa@wdbj7.com
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< Hall for several mintues before he
opened fire

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INQ=Cho opened STEVEN FLAHETY: 8:21:00 CHO OPENED

SEVERAL OF THE CLASSROOM DOORS AND

PEERED IN COMING BACK TO SOME OF THEM
MORE THAN ONCE. WITHOUT SAYING A WORD
ON THE SECOND FLOOR. :32

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OQ=second floor.

but Cho may have been in those
classrooms in Norris Hall, two days
before his deadly rampage. State Police
say witnesses saw a suspicous man in
Norris Hall on Saturday April 14th.

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INQ=it was a STEVEN FLAHERTY: 11:37:00 IT WAS A MALE

STUDENT WITH A HOOD PULLED DOWN :41

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A witness even remembers seeing chained
doors, inside Norris that Saturday
morning.

And we learned on the morning of the
shootings Cho wrote a bomb threat
note.

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INQ=he posted WENDELL FLINCHUM: 7:51:00 HE POSTED IT

ON AN INTERIER DOOR. AND IT WAS TAKEN
OFF MY A FACULTY MEMBER AND HANDED OVER
TO A CUSTODIAN :56

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OQ=a custodian. VIDEO OF BOMB THREATS

You may remember, in the weeks just
before the shootings there were several
bomb threats at Tech.

Police did handwriting analysis
and can confirm that Cho did NOT make
any of those threats.

PUT CHO'S PICTURE HERE TO THE END!!!

As to why he left a bomb threat
on the 16th.. we may never know.

Rachel DePompa, News 7. >>

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GRAPHIC=POLICE REPORT Police are still gathering and

looking for evidence.

And, it maybe months before
police release the final report.

Two things they're still looking
for...Cho's cellphone and his hard
drive.

ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Roanoke

Most hard drives store
information like photos, videos and
personal documents.

One local computer expert says if
the drive is ever found, and in good
shape, it's still possible to get
information.

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INQ=It all depends....

*CG 2line James Dick
ECPI Computer Instructor 49:07"IT ALL DEPENDS UPON IF IT WAS
STILL SEALED, I WOULD IMAGINE THEY
STILL COULD. BECAUSE IT IS SEALED TO
PREVENT DUST GETTING IN, WATER IN TYPE
OF MOISTURE TO GET INSIDE OF IT."49:19

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OQ=....get inside it."

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*CG locator Blacksburg
This Past June Earlier this summer state police
divers were searching the duckpond on
campus for Cho's hard drive and
cellphone.

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GRAPHIC=CLARK, RYAN Among those killed was 23 year

old Ryan Clark, a member of the
Virginia Tech marching band. He was
killed trying to help the first victim.

GRAPHIC=VT MOVING FORWARD Now the company charged with making the

band's uniforms has found a fitting way
to honor Clark's courage.

Josh Witsman has more

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*CG 2line Richard Fruhauf
Fruhauf Uniforms
31
*CG 2line Natalie Swinson
Fruhauf Employee
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*CG 2line Josh Witsman
Reporting
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GRAPHIC=HOLD That was Josh Witsman reporting.

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*CG locator Blacksburg
Yesterday Now, last night we showed you how
the Hokie Stone memorial dedicated to
Clark, and the other students killed is
taking shape -- but there's more...
TAKE MEMORIAL OPENING FS ON APRISA TAKE MEMORIAL OPENING FS ON APRISA

Don't forget the official
unveiling of the memorial is on Sunday,
August 19th at Noon...... That's the
day before classes start -- News 7 will
bring you LIVE coverage -- plus
streaming video on WDBJ7.com.
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There's also a Virginia Tech page
on our website -- you'll find anyting
related to Tech on it-- and you can
watch today's entire press conference
right now by logging on.
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GRAPHIC=FAMILY'S ORDEAL A soldier with ties to our area has

died in Iraq.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT

VO-NAT Justin Blackwell was killed during a

mortar attack in Baghdad last Sunday.

He was 27 years old and originally
from Tennessee.

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DOUBLE BOXES=NATASHA/JUSTIN DOUBLE BOXES

News 7's Justin McLeod talked to his
family who lives in Salem. Justin?

Natasha, dealing with the loss is bad
enough.

LIVE=JUSTIN FULL BAM LIVE FULL

FAMILY'S ORDEAL FS IN MONITOR Now the mother of his child is ((NO TIME FOR SUPER)) fighting a new battle.

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*CG locator Salem
:00

*CG 2line Tiffany Blackwell
Salem Resident
:09

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OQ=much tore up my heart <<((NAT SOUND OF BABY MAKING NOISES AT

6:29:08))

Mackenzie Blackwell is such an
adorable little girl, it's hard to
imagine she no longer has a father.

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INQ=It's been really TIFFANY BLACKWELL: IT'S BEEN REALLY

HARD. IT'S ALWAYS THE NEWS YOU KNOW
MIGHT HAPPEN BUT YOU NEVER THINK IT'S
GOING TO HAPPEN TO YOU.

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OQ=happen to you Tiffany Blackwell was married to

Justin for 2 1/2 years, and although
they divorced in June, they remained
good friends.

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INQ=He was a good guy TIFFANY BLACKWELL: HE WAS A GOOD GUY

AND HE DID, THE ARMY WAS WHAT HE DID
AND HE LOVED IT.

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OQ=he loved it ((QUICK NAT SOUND OF BABY))

He also loved his daughter Mackenize
who turned two just this week.

Blackwell sent this birthday card
before he died.

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INQ=You find out TIFFANY BLACKWELL: YOU FIND OUT ONE

DAY THAT THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT AND HE
WAS KILLED AND THE NEXT DAY WHEN YOU
GET THE BIRTHDAY CARD FROM HIM, IT
MAKES IT VERY HARD.

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OQ=makes it very hard It's also hard because she wants

Mackenize to be at her father's
funeral.

But since she's unemployed, she
doesn't have much money and the
military says it cannot help.

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INQ=When the army TIFFANY BLACKWELL: WHEN THE ARMY

RECRUIT DID COME IN I WAS TOLD I WOULD
GET HELP AND ASSISTANCE BUT SINCE WE
ARE NO LONGER TOGETHER ALL THAT HELP
HAS GONE OUT THE WINDOW.

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OQ=gone out the window She however refuses to give up, even

though Mackenize doesn't really
understand her daddy is never coming

home.

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INQ=She informed TIFFANY BLACKWELL: SHE INFORMED ME

THAT HER DADDY WAS NOW AN ANGEL, THAT
VERY MUCH TORE UP MY HEART.

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FAMILY'S ORDEAL FS IN MONITOR

*cg STANDUP Justin McLeod
jmcleod@wdbj7.com The military family support center
has agreed to buy her plane tickets so
they can attend the funeral in
Tennessee next week.

DOUBLE BOXES=JUSTIN/NATASHA DOUBLE BOXES

However Natasha, she has to pay that
money back.

NATASHA QUESTION:

So Justin if people want to help her
out, what can they do?

JUSTIN ANSWER:

Natasha, they can write a check to
the military family support center in
Salem. Just make sure you put Tiffany

Blackwell on the check.

Natasha, we should mention the
military will be providing some
assistance to Mackenize, it's just
unclear at this point what that will
be.

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GRAPHIC=SHELL, BOB It's a well known Radford murder

case that's been delayed for years.

Now, Bob Shell's defense attorney
says the prosecutor should be removed
from the case.

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VO NAT

*CG locator Radford

Shell, a well- know photographer,
is charged with felony homicide in the
death of Marion Franklin.

She was 19, and Shell is 60.

In June of 2003, Franklin died
from an apparent drug overdose after a
photo shoot in Shell's Radford studio.

*CG locator Radford Today in court, Shell's lawyer - February 2007 Jonathan Venzie said Commonwealth's
Attorney Chris Rehak intimidated a
defense witness - Venzie said he will
formally file the motion to have Rehak
recused.

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*CG 2line Jonathon Venzie
Shell's Defense Attorney JONATHON VENZIE, SHELL'S DEFENSE :00 ATTORNEY

00:36 HE HAD EMAILED A PARTICULAR
WITNESS THAT WE WERE PLANNING TO CALL
AND WE WENT OVER THE DETAILS OF THE
EMAIL WITH THE COURT AND IT'S OUR
POSITION THAT IT WAS AN ATTEMPT TO
INFLUENCE THAT WITNESS EITHER ENCOURAGE
THATM NOT TO COME OR CHANGE THEIR
TESTIMONY.:53

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Rehak said he was not
intimidating the witness, just talking
with her.

He is allowed to contact defense
witnesses.

Several defense motions were also
taken up today.

Most were denied.

All remaining motion will be
taken up during a special evening
hearing next Thursday.

The trial is set to start August
20-th.

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GRAPHIC=NONE A Pulaski County rape trial will

carry over into next week.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT

VO-NAT This was shortly after James

Clark was arrested back in January.

He's accused of raping two women
at gunpoint in a Dublin apartment - one
needed a wheel chair to get around and

the other was pregnant.

Today, several investigators
testified about evidence and Clark's
interrogation.

When Clark was arrested, he told
police he was "set up".

His father maintains he's
innocent.

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*CG 2line Michael Clark
Clark's Father MICHAEL CLARK, CLARK'S FATHER
:00 3:18:58 IT'S BREATH TAKING BELIEVING HE
COULD ACTUALLY COMMIT COMMIT SUCH
TERRIBLE CRIMES. I DON'T THINK HE HAS
IT IN HIM TO DO IT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT
TOOK PLACE THAT SURROUNDED THIS.:09

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VO-NAT VO-NAT

Investigators say Clark also
admitted to having sex with one of the
victims.

The defense just started calling
their witnesses this afternoon.

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U-V-A gets an unexpected boost on
the field today -- details coming up on
Sports.

ENG#=3

VO-NAT VO-NAT
*CG tease SHUTTLE DAMAGE

It looked like a perfect launch
-- a beautiful sky near dusk with Space
Shuttle Endeavor reaching for the
heavens -- now NASA says there WAS a
problem.
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APRISA WEATHER MINI OPEN
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. Hazy, hot and humid weather
for your Friday Highs soared back to
101 in Danville which was a record.
Roanoke also set a record at 99
degrees. Blacksburg tied their record
at 92 degrees. Expect temperatures to
stay at or slightly above average for
the weekend, but at least the humidity

should be a touch lower. FRIDAY NIGHT:
Mainly clear. Not as warm. Low: 70
SATURDAY: Not as hot. Not as humid.
High: 85 Hazy, hot and humid
weather for your Friday Highs soared
back to 101 in Danville which was a
record. Roanoke also set a record at
99 degrees. Blacksburg tied their
record at 92 degrees. Expect
temperatures to stay at or slightly
above average for the weekend, but at
least the humidity should be a touch
lower. FRIDAY NIGHT: Mainly clear. Not
as warm. Low: 70 SATURDAY: Not as hot.
Not as humid. High: 85 Get the latest
weather forecast and radar imagery
anytime on our website, wdbj7.com >>

CK/WXPRO WEATHER MAPS

WXPRO/FULL FORECASTS

EXTENDED FORECAST
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Inch by inch, minute by minute,
rescuers get closer to trapped coal
miners in Utah.

ENG#=1

VO-NAT VO-NAT
*CG tease STICKER SHOCK

And some teens down in Southside
are hoping a little peer pressure, and
"sticker Shock" will help keep other
kids from hitting the bottle.
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WIPE WIPE WIPE WIPE

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INQ=H+ey folks...

*CG tease AHEAD IN SPORTS

< the News 7 Sports office as the

Cavaliers get a key player back in camp
tonight.

The Hokies are opening up their
scrimmage tomorrow for all fans.

Plus, we'll visit with former
Hokie Will Montgomery at Panthers'
camp.

And Tiger Woods comes this close
to setting an all-time record today.

Details are coming up on the Big
7.>>

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GRAPHIC=TRAPPED MINERS An update now on the trapped miners

in Utah....as crews continue work
inside and outside of the mine....

ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Huntington, UT

Mine officials in Utah now say a
relief hole drilled 1800 feet down DID
reach the area the six miners had been
working in.

Air readings show there's not
enough oxygen to support life...

But everyone's being encouraged
not to lose hope because there is a
chance the miners fled to a different
area that could have more oxygen.

Meanwhile, efforts to clear debris
from main blocked passage way is going
slowly.

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GRAPHIC=SHUTTLE DAMAGE NASA has spotted some damage on the

space shuttle Endeavor...

ENG#=2 VO-NAT

VO-NAT

*CG 2linel Video From:
NASA A heat shield tile on the
shuttle is damaged. Nasa says it may
have happened when a piece of ice came
off one of the shuttle's external fuel
tanks during wednesday's launch.

It's not known yet how deep the
damage may be or whether astronauts
will need to repair it.

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GRAPHIC=NONE Dealing with damage of a

different kind was the focus for a
group of first responders in western
Virginia.

ENG#=3 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Roanoke

Emergency personnel from a half
dozen departments in western Virginia
took a closer look at tank car safety
this week.

An average of 75 trains pass

through Roanoke every day, and many
carry chemicals and other hazardous
materials.

In classes sponsored by Norfolk
Southern and DuPont, 150 first
responders learned about tank car
valves and fittings, how to assess
damage and make minor repairs.

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GRAPHIC=NONE Did you know that national

surveys show that the number one drug
of choice for young people is alcohol?

ENG#=4 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Martinsville

A group of teens in Southside is
stepping up to do something about that
problem.

They went through different
stores placing these stickers on packs
of beer, wine and other alcoholic
products.

Their message warns people 21 and
over to not buy these beverages for

minors because its illegal.

ENG#=1 SOT FULL
SOT FULL

INQ=I just feel

*CG 2line Alison Parker
Against Underage Drinking 14:34:06-:15

I JUST FEEL ITS WRONG FOR KIDS TO GET
INTO DRUGS AND ALCOHOL AND I FEEL THAT
ITS IMPORTANT TO SPREAD THE AWARENESS
OF HOW WRONG IT IS.

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OQ=wrong it is.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Virginia Department of Alcoholic
Beverage Control says the most common
way minors get alcohol is peers 21 and
over buying it for them.

This is the fourth year for
Project Sticker Shocker.

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GRAPHIC=NONE Football news you need to know

from Tech and UVa tonight, plus Travis
Wells checks in from Panthers' camp
with Will Montgomery.

Plus, PH gets the star treatement
from Friday Football Extra and Tiger
blows up the PGA field right after we
check some scores. GO TO SCORES

RUNS=:21 GO TO SCORES
OC=...LAST SCORE

*CG carolina

Myrtle Beach
2
4
Salem
3

4
Lynchburg

8

Kinston
6

*CG mlbal 4
Baltimore
6

Boston
5

4
New York
6

Cleveland
1

*CG mlbnl 4
Philadelphia
5

Atlanta
4

San Francisco
3

Pittsburgh
2
4
BONDS HITS 758 IN THIRD

*CG nfl 4
N.Y. Jets
31

Atlanta
16

NFL PRESEASON
4
Tampa Bay
13

New England
10

NFL PRESEASON

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GRAPHIC=VIRGINIA The Virginia Cavaliers went into

full pads today for the first time this
preseason and opened up practice to the
public.

The Cavs also opend the door to a
much anticipated addition to the team.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Charlottesville
:00 HIghly touted redshirt freshman
running back Keith Payne out of Oakton
practiced with the team for hte first
time this summer. This is big news
for Cavalier fans because Payne was
suspended from the team in the spring
by coach Al Groh for poor academic
performance.

Payne did not come out in full
pads today, but he did plenty of
observing and he particiated in a

number of drills, as well.

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GRAPHIC=UVA UVa's practice tomorrow also is

open to the public and Sunday is the
Cavs' annual Meet the Team day at Scott
Stadium starting at three o'clock.
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GRAPHIC=TECH Tomorrrow will mark Virginia

Tech's 10th practice of the summer and
Frank Beamer is opening up tomorrow's
scrimmage and next Saturday's scrimmage
to the public.

ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Blacksburg
:00 Gates four and five on the West
side of Lane Stadium will open up for
fans at 3pm, the players will begin
stretching around 3:15 and the
scrimmage will run run from 3:45 to
5:15.

Fans will only be allowed to sit

on the west side and no still cameras
or video cameras will be allowed in the
stadium.

Again, gates open at 3pm tomorrow
and the scrimmage is FREE. The Hokies
are opening these two weekends to fans
because the spring game was
understandably cancelled back in April.

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GRAPHIC=CHIP Chip Sullivan will not look back

on his PGA Championship experience this
week with very fond memories to be
sure. The Ashley Plantation pro shot a
78 yesterday and then followed up with
an 80 today.

He had 9 bogeys and double bogye
today to finish two rounds at plus 18.

ENG#=3 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Tulsa, OK
TNT Conversely, Tiger Woods was on :00 fire.

Tiger followed up yesterday's one
over par round of 71, with a 7 under

par round of 63 today. He just missed
the lowest score ever in a major by one
stroke.

He leads Scott Verplank by 2
shots.

Catch expanded highlights after
Dave Letterman tonight and watch the
final two rounds this weekend right
here on WDBJ.

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GRAPHIC=AVS The Salem Avalanche and Myrtle

Beach Pelicans opened up a critical
three game series tonight at Salem
Memorial with the two teams vying for
the final postseason berth in the
Southern division.

ENG#=4 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Salem
Pelicans vs. Avalanche The Mayberry Deputy was in town :00 for the fifth and final time this
season taking care of the good folks in
Salem.

The Avs also gave their fans
something to cheer about in the first
as Mark Ori singles on a bouncer up the
middle into center field. Mitch
Einertson scores and it's one to
nothing in favor of the Avs.

Salem would get another one in
the bottom of the second as Jose Lopez
lays down the sacrifice bunt. Ryan Reed
scores to keep the Avs on top. *CG final Myrtle Beach
2 This one ends up Salem 3 - Myrtle Salem Beach 2. The two play tomorrow night 3 at 6.

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GRAPHIC=CAROLINA PANTHERS The Carolina Panthers are in New

York tonight getting set for their
preseason opener tomorrow night against
the New York Giants.

Former Hokie lineman Will
Montgomery is using these games and
training camp as a way to make his case
fo increased playing time.

Travis Wells recently spent some
timw with Montgomery at Panthers' camp

in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

ENG#=1 SOT FULL

SOT FULL

INQ=

*CG locator Spartanburg, SC
Panthers Training Camp
:00
*CG 2line Will Montgomery
Panthers Offensive Lineman
:17
*CG standup Travis Wells
twells@wdbj7.com
:44

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OQ=News 7 Sports." < (END SOT) Virginia Tech before blossoming into a

three year starter along the offensive
line.

A seventh round pick two years ago,
Montgomery is working his way into the
rotation at center, guard, and tackle
in Carolina's new look offense.

WILL MONTGOMERY/PANTHERS OFFENSIVE
LINEMAN:

TRAVIS WELLS:

WILL:

Montgomery appeared in 5 games last
season, and hopes to contribute plenty
to a Panthers line that gave up 32

sacks last season. In Spartanburg,
South Carolina, Travis Wells, News 7
Sports.>>
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GRAPHIC=FFE The Friday Football Extra preview

stop on this Friday is at the new
Patrick Henry resort off of Grandin
Road where the Patriots have a new
stadium, a new school, new uniforms and
a new attitude.

ENG#=2 SOT FULL

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INQ=

*CG 2line Bob Gray
Patrick Henry Head Coach

RUNS=28 (END SOT)

OQ=do with that.

VO-NAT VO-NAT
*CG locator Roanoke

The Patriots will now have to
translate all the newsness into wins
and they'll have to do so with an
interssting mix of talent.

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INQ=

RUNS=27 (END SOT)

OQ=how we develop.

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GRAPHIC=GOLF Finally tonight - Roanoke's Larry

Gray was living the high life out in
Las Vegas this week.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Las Vegas, NV
:00 Last night at the Treasure Island
resort Gray won a promotion with Top
Flite giving him a 40 foot putt worth a
$1 million dollars.

The putt was pretty good, but
just a little off line, so Larry had to
settle for $1 thousnad instead of one
million.

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GRAPHIC=Mill Zoo Mill Mountain Zoo unveiled its

latest exhibit this morning.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Roanoke

But if you want to catch a
glimpse of these Corsac foxes in
action, you're going to have to check
them out early in the morning or late
in the evening.

That's because as you can tell,
they love to sleep.

These animals came all the way
from the San Diego Zoo.

Mill Mountain is the second zoo
in the country to have these rare
animals.

ENG#=2 SOT FULL
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INQ=It gives them

*CG 2line Dave Orndorff
Mill Mountain Zoo General Curator 47:02-14

IT GIVES THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE
ANIMALS THAT THEY WOULDN'T SEE ANYWHERE
ELSE. SO FEW ZOOS DISPLAY SMALL
CARNIVORES IN CAPTIVITY. ITS A SPECIES
OR A TYPE OF ANIMAL THAT ARE VERY
DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN.

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OQ=difficult to maintain.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

There are only five of these
animals on display in the U.S.

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