WDBJ 7 news at Noon for 08/16/07

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News 7 at Noon

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

CAPTION: Early Morning

A man is hospitalized after he was
struck by a car driven by a Roanoke
Police Officer.
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HEADLINE #2 HEADLINE #2

CAPTION: Peru Shaken

An earthquake leaves more than 300

dead in Peru, and officials are having
a hard time getting help to the region.
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HEADLINE #3 HEADLINE #3

CAPTION: High Heat

Script Temperatures soar to lofty
levels this afternoon, plus we'll have
the latest on Hurricane Dean.
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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=News 7 at Noon A Roanoke man is in the hospital

after a police car hit him overnight.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Roanoke

It happened just before two a.m.
on Lafayette Boulevard.

Police say Officer Michael Hutton
was on his way to a burglary call, when
three people sprinted out in front of
his car.

One of them was Melvin Todd. He
was hit. Family says he is in surgery
at this hour for mulitple injuries.

Police tell us they don't believe
Todd was involved in the burglary
attempt.

As for the other two, officers
say they kept running.

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GRAPHIC= Roanoke police are also

investigating a hotel robbery this
week.

Take Aprisa Suspect#1 Full Take Aprisa Full

They hope these pictures will help
them find a suspect.

It happened at the Holiday Inn
Express on Gainsboro Road shortly after
midnight on Tuesday.

Take Aprisa Suspect#2 Full Take Aprisa Full

The robber came into the hotel with
his shirt over his face, jumped the
counter and grabbed money from the cash
register.

No one was seriously hurt.

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TAKE CRIMELINE FS GFX TAKE CRIMELINE FS GFX

Anyone with information about
this is asked to call the Roanoke
Valley Crimeline at 344-8500

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GRAPHIC=Plane Crash The Navy and Coast Guard are out

searching for three crew members aboard
a Navy plane that crashed off
Virginia's coast last night.

The Navy says the E-2- C Hawkeye
aircraft crashed in the water near
Norfolk around 11 P-M.

It had just taken off from the
aircraft carrier, USS Harry S- Truman.

The ship was conducting routine
training.

So far, the Navy has NOT released
the names of the crew members.
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GRAPHIC=Earthquake A desperate search for survivors

is underway in Peru, where a strong
earthquake struck last night during the
evening commute.

ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Lima, Peru

This is amateur video of the seven-
point- nine magnitude quake that
shook Peru's coast near the capital.

At last count, the death toll had
risen to 337...with more than 800
injured.

But as Karen Brown tells us.. those
numbers are expected to rise once
rescuers are able to reach the hardest-
hit areas.
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INQ=Home crumbled and buildings

*CG locator Chincha, Peru

*CG standup Karen Brown
Reporting

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locator : Chincha, Peru

(source: Canal 7)

Homes crumbled and buildings toppled
when a 7 point 9 magnitude earthquake

rocked Peru.

(source: APTN)

Outside a hospital in Chincha ... the
injured huddled waiting for doctors

while bodies of the dead were laid out
on the floor under sheets.

(source: Canal 7)

The Civil Defense has put the death
toll at more than 300 ... with more
than

800 injured ... numbers the Red Cross
warned are very likely to rise.

(map)

The quake struck a region south of the
capital of Lima ... followed by four

strong aftershocks that rumbled through
the area.

(source: APTN)

A tsunami warning was issued ... but
the destructive wave never
materialized.

(nats: Spanish) (Alan Garcia, Peruvian
President) (source: Canal 7)

The Peruvian President declared a state
of emergency and promised quick help

... but just getting emergency crews
and soldiers to the region has been

nearly impossible. Roadways are
destroyed.. And The major throughfare
... the

Pan American Highway has been virtually
shut down by giant cracks and fallen

power lines.

(source: APTN)

Many spent last night sleeping on
sidewalks.

With no lights or communication ... the
Mayor of one town said the dead are

scattered on the streets by the dozens

and at least 200 people are buried

under a collapsed church.

(standup close/Karen Brown/Washington)

While the size of the quake was easy
for scientists to determine ... it will

likely take days to fully assess the
magnitude of the damage..

Karen Brown, News 7.

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GRAPHIC=Liberty University For the first time since it was

founded in 1971, Liberty University is
beginning its school year without the
Reverend Jerry Falwell.

ENG#=4 VO-NAT

VO-NAT Falwell died last May, but his

presence can still be felt on campus.

This morning, the school welcomed
its largest-ever freshmen class ...
about 35-hundred students ... to their
first morning convocation.

They'll start their college career
without having ever known Falwell, but
his sons say both the school and the

church are in good hands.

ENG#=1 SOT FULL 11:22:42

SOT FULL JONATHAN FALWELL/TRBC PASTOR: WHEN YOU
INQ=When you talk TALK ABOUT ARE WE COMING INTO OUR OWN

IDENTITY, ARE WE ABLE TO MOVE PAST THAT
ERA? I THINK SO, BECAUSE WE ALSO AND WE
CLEARLY UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS GOD'S
CHURCH, THIS IS GOD'S UNIVERSITY AND WE
MOVE FORWARD AND GOD CONTINUES TO BLESS
WHAT WE'RE DOING.

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OQ=what we're doing.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Falwell's insurance policies helped
eliminate the University's 27-million
dollar debt.

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GRAPHIC=Roanoke City Seal Roanoke Mayor Nelson Harris says

the city's school system should be its
number one priority.

Today, he proposed a substantial

increase in local funding for
education.

ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Roanoke

Harris included the comments in
his annual State of the City address,
delivered this morning to members of
the Roanoke Regional Chamber of
Commerce.

He said he will ask city council
to increase education funding by 500
thousand dollars, each year for the
next five years.

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INQ=I think the mission is to raise

*CG 2line Nelson Harris
Roanoke Mayor MAYOR NELSON HARRIS: I THINK THE
MISSION IS TO RAISE STUDENT
ACHIEVEMENT, TO RAISE ACADEMIC
PERFORMANCE AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE
THAT AS A LOCAL GOVERNMENT WE ARE
GIVING OUR SCHOOL BOARD AND OUR SCHOOL
BOARD THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES THEY NEED
TO ACCOMPLISH THAT

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OQ=they need to accomplish that.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Harris also proposed an incentive
program that would pair seasoned
teachers will low- performing schools.

And he also called for a citywide
review of the school system's
attendance zones.

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HARD MUSIC UNDER Investors on Wall Street are taking
another beating. We'll see how bad
coming up next.

ENG#=4 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG tease Erin Strikes

Plus Tropical Storm Erin has hit
Texas. But did she have the impact
they were expecting?
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GRAPHIC=Stock Market K, the woes on Wall Street aren't over

yet.

U-S markets opened sharply lower
today.

Wall Street could be facing another
big sell-off, continuing a slide that's
wiped out the market's 2007 gains.

Claire Leka is at the New York Stock
Exchange with more.

ENG#=1 SOT FULL

SOT FULL

INQ=The red ink

*CG locator New York, NY

*CG 2line Gus Faucher
Moody's Economy.com
*CG standup Claire Leka
Reporting

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OQ=Leka, News 7. <<

(END SOT) THE RED INK CONTINUED TO FLOW RIGHT

FROM THE OPENING BELL

(NATS - OPENING BELL)

FOLLOWING BIG DROPS IN MARKETS ACROSS
ASIA AND EUROPE

WORD THAT THE MORTGAGE MESS COULD FORCE
COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL INTO BANKRUPTCY

ADDED TO FEARS ABOUT A WORSENING CREDIT
CRISIS.

THE NATION'S LARGEST MORTGAGE LENDER
SAYS IT WILL BE DRAWING ON AN ELEVEN

AND A HALF BILLION DOLLAR LINE OF
CREDIT TO STAY AFLOAT.

AND THEY RE NOT THE ONLY ONES IN
TROUBLE

Gus Faucher, Moody's Economy.com: "That

means that a lot of banks, a lot of

investments out there are suspect. We
could see some big hedge funds
collapse.

That's gonna make everybody nervous."

INVESTORS ARE ALSO WORRIED ABOUT THE
DEEPENING SLUMP IN THE HOUSING SECTOR.

THE GOVERNMENT REPORTED -- HOME
BUILDERS STARTED CONSTRUCTION ON THE
FEWEST

NUMBER OF NEW HOMES IN MORE THAN A
DECADE IN JULY.

BRIDGE:

AUGUST IS USUALLY A VERY QUIET MONTH ON
WALL STREET - WITH MOST KEY MARKET

PLAYERS ON VACATION BUT THAT'S NOT THE
CASE THIS YEAR.

Kenneth Polcari, Managing Director,
ICAP Equities: "This is not going to be
a

traditional sleepy August at all."

AND SOME TRADERS DOWN HERE ARE WAITING
FOR THE OTHER SHOE TO DROP - AND THE

WORRY IS THAT COULD TRIGGER A MORE THAN

10% CORRECTION IN THE MARKET.

CLAIRE LEKA, News 7.

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On Wall Street at Noon, the DOW was
DOWN 194 points. The NASDAQ has lost
35.
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194
D
35
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GRAPHIC=Miners Trapped Mysterious noises from deep

inside a Utah mine will mean a change
of plans for rescuers looking for six
trapped workers.

ENG#=2 (VO-NAT)
VO-NAT

*CG locator Huntington, UT

Crews want to drill a fourth hole,
but they're changing its location after

picking up the sounds.

The five minutes worth of sounds
could simply be from rocks

breaking or an animal scurrying.

Bodie Allred's cousin is one of those
who have been trapped for more than 10
days.

Allred, who's also a miner, has been
helping with the search.

ENG#=3 (SOT FULL)
SOT FULL

INQ=They know damn

*CG 2line Bodie Allred
Miner BODIE ALLRED/MINER: THEY KNOW DAMN WELL
WE ARE DOING WHAT WE CAN TO GET TO THEM
AND WE'LLGET THERE, THERE IS NO DOUBT
ABOUT IT

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OQ=no doubt about it.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Crews have also found a chamber with
potentially- breathable air.

Still, rescuers say there's a slim
chance the men are still alive.

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GRAPHIC=None Some sobering news as the new

school year begins--

Drug problems at the nation's
schools are getting worse.

That's according to a new survey by
Columbia University's

National Center on Addiction and
Substance Abuse.

Four in five teens told researchers
they've seen someone either using,
selling or possessing drugs at school.

The head of the center describes
parents as having an attitude of either
denial or despair..but he does have
some suggestions.

ENG#=4 (SOT FULL)

SOT FULL

INQ=Just parents being engaged

*CG 2line Joseph Califano
Columbia University Joseph Califano/National Center on
Addiction and Substance Abuse at
Columbia University: Just parents
being engaged in their kids' lives--
eating dinner with their kids. The

survey found the more often you have
dinner with your kids, the less likely
they are to smoke, drink and use drugs.

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OQ=and use drugs.

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GRAPHIC=None More than a thousand teens and 550

parents were surveyed between

April and May.
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GRAPHIC=None She's the first named storm to come

ashore this year, but Erin isn't

packing too powerful a punch.

The tropical depression does have
plenty of rain though.. and that's NOT
good news for residents who have
already seen more than their share.

Brian Andrews has the latest from
North Padre Island.

ENG#=1 (SOT FULL)

SOT FULL

INQ=By the time the sun

*CG locator North Padre Island, TX

*CG 2line Phillip Blackmar
Surfer

*CG 2line Marcus Walsh
North Padre Island, TX Resident

*CG standup Brian Andrews
Reporting

*CG 2line Scott Cordero
National Weather Service

*CG 2line Cindy Martinez
Tourist

*CG 2line Mike Hutto
Rig Runner Sport Fishing

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(END SOT) locator:North Padre Island, TX

By the time the sun was up.. it was
back into the surf.

(SOT Phillip Blackmar, Surfer)

THE WINDS WEREN'T VERY STRONG IT WAS
MAINLY RAIN

(NAT- )

Erin approached the Texas Gulf Coast as
a tropical storm.. but as it made

landfall 25 miles northeast of Corpus
Christi this morning forecasters

downgraded it to a tropical depression.

( SOT Marcus Walsh, North Padre Island

Resident)

IT WAS NOTHING.. I WAS RAISED HERE UP
IN GALVESTON. SINCE THE 40S SO, YOU

WOULDN T HAVE EVEN KNOWN IT WAS OUT
THERE

(Standup: Brian Andrews,
Reporting/Padre Island, TX)

That s the JFK causeway leading from
Corpus Christi into Padre Island.. and

before you get there, there s a sign
that says possible high winds today..

caution to high profile vehicles..
well, now that Erin is a tropical

depression forecasters say wind really

isn t the issue it s going to rain..

falling in already saturated
communities to our north.

(sot Scott Cordero, National Weather

Service)

A LOT OF OUR RIVERS ALREADY SAW MAJOR
FLOODING, AND SOME OF THEM ARE STILL IN

MAJOR FLOODING.. SO IF WE GET
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THE FLOODING WILL
ACTUALLY

BE UNPRECEDENTED IN SOUTH TEXAS HISTORY

Some vacationers watching the storm
decided to pack it up.. most just

lamented the gray skies.

(sot Cindy Martinez/Vacationing)

we are just waiting for this to pass
so we can have a better time

Mike Hutto runs a charter fishing boat
and he decided, better safe than sorry.

( SOT Mike Hutto, Rig Runner Sport

Fishing)

MY BIGGEST THING IS JUST TRYING TO
SHOW PEOPLE A GOOD TIME AND PUTTING
THEM

IN THE MIDDLE OF A STORM ISN T THE BEST
WAY TO DO THAT

Local officials see Erin as a nice
wake-up call for residents to be
prepared

for the hurricane season.. and with
hurricane Dean churning in the

Atlantic.. the area may get socked
with much more severe weather if it
heads

into the Gulf. Brian Andrews, News 7.

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< Jay Webb in the SkyTracker7 Forecast
Center. Another scorcher today with
highs heading toward 100 for the
Roanoke Valley, Central Virginia and
Southside. The New River Valley and
Highlands with see afternoon highs in
the low to mid 90s. The extreme heat is
thanks to a ridge of high pressure
which has been toasting the central
U.S. On the weather maps, we're
watching a cool front to the north
which is slated to roll through our
area later tonight. This will bring a
noticeable change (for the better) in
temperatures for Friday, and especially
the weekend. If you're lucky, you'll
see a spotty shower or thundershower

this afternoon or Friday, otherwise,
you'll have to wait until late Sunday
or Monday when a warm front from the
south rides northward bringing a few
scattered showers. We'll continue to
watch Hurricane Dean in the Atlantic
closely. For the latest, check out our
Hurricane Center on wdbj7.com. Have a
great day! --Jay

THURSDAY: Partly sunny & HOT! Isolated
storms. Possible record warmth! High:
Near 100

THURSDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Isolated
showers. Low: 73

FRIDAY: Partly sunny. Isolated shower
early. Not as hot. High: 93>>

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SOFT MUSIC UNDER After days of problems, customers
of Cox Cable

ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG tease UPSET VIEWERS

want to know what the company is going
to do to get back on their good graces.
The answer is up next.
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GRAPHIC=Cox Picture Problems After several days of freezing up,

Cox Cable has apparently fixed its
signal problems.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT

VO-NAT This is what viewers saw during our 6

o'clock newscast Tuesday.

As you can see the picture and

the audio freezes for several seconds.

Cox says software installed
overnight should have fixed it.

But as Justin McLeod tells us the
company now must smooth things over
with customers.

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*CG locator Roanoke
:00

*CG 2line Kate Collins
Cox Cable Customer
:14

*CG 2line Mike Pedelty
Cox Cable Spokesperson
:48

*CG standup Justin McLeod
jmcleod@wdbj7.com
1:26

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OQ=jm, news 7 <<((NAT SOUND OF KATE SAYING AT 54:51

"YOU CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING ON THE
TELEVISION"))

Kate Collins is one frustrated Cox
Cable Customer.

((QUICK NAT SOUND OF TV))

Her cable is fine now but on Sunday
the picture was completely frozen for
nearly two hours.

SOT FULL 53:47 SOT FULL

INQ=Sunday I tried KATE COLLINS/COX CABLE CUSTOMER:

SUNDAY I TRIED TO WATCH GOLF WITH
FRIENDS, AT A RESTAURANT, CABLE WASN'T
WORKING, WENT TO A DIFFERENT
RESTAURANT, WASN'T WORKING THERE
EITHER.

RUNS08 (END SOT)

OQ=working there either When the cable came back online, the

picture and the audio would
continuously freeze for several
seconds.

((QUICK NAT SOUND OF THE PROBLEM IF YOU
HAVE IT))

SOT FULL 51:24 SOT FULL

INQ=I've been missing KATE COLLINS: I'VE BEEN MISSING EVERY

THIRD OR FOURTH WORD, TRYING TO WATCH
JEOPARDY, MISS PART OF THE CLUE, MISS

THE ANSWER, TRYING TO WATCH CRUCIAL
PARTS OF THE PILOT, IT'S GETTING PRETTY
ANNOYING.

RUNS10 (END SOT)

OQ=PRETTY ANNOYING Cox was able to stabilize the problem

after several days.

The company says a glitch in the
network is what caused all this in the
first place.

SOT FULL 45:28 SOT FULL

INQ=Could this have JUSTIN McLEOD: COULD THIS HAVE BEEN

AVOIDED IN ANYWAY?

MIKE PEDETLY: NO WHEN YOU HAVE A
NETWORK, ANY NETWORK, DOESN'T MATTER
WHETHER ITS WIRELESS NETWORK, OR
WIRELINE NETWORK, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE
PROBLEMS FROM TIME TO TIME.

RUNS09 (END SOT)

OQ=from time to time That may be true but some customers

want Cox to credit their bills for the
incovenience.

The company agrees but says you must
call them to get it.

SOT FULL 46:39 SOT FULL

INQ=But you can't JUSTIN McLEOD: BUT YOU CAN'T DO AN

ACROSS THE BOARD COMPENSATION?

MIKE PEDETLY/COX SPOKESPERSON: EVERY
CUSTOMER IS IMPACTED DIFFERENTLY AND IF
YOU DO THAT SOME PEOPLE WOULD SAY

THAT'S NOT ENOUGH, AND SOME WOULD SAY I
DIDN'T NEED THAT MUCH.

RUNS08 (END SOT)

OQ=need that much That's not something customers like

Kate Collins want to hear.

SOT FULL 52:28 SOT FULL

INQ=Everytime I've KATE COLLINS: EVERYTIME I'VE CALLED

THEM FOR A PROBLEM I'VE WAITED ON HOLD,
I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WAIT ON HOLD TO
INCONVENIENCE MYSELF AGAIN WHEN I'VE
ALREADY BEEN INCONVENIENCED.

RUNS06 (END SOT)

OQ=already been inconvenienced

SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ= JUSTIN McLEOD/REPORTING: THIS PROBLEM

COMES AT A TIME WHEN COX IS RUNNING A
LOT OF ADS CLAIMING ITS SERVICE IS MUCH
BETTER THAN SATELLITE TV. WHEN ASKED
IF THEY SHOULD PULL THOSE ADS IN LIGHT
OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED, COX SAID
ABSOLUTELY NOT, IT FEELS ITS SERVICE IS
STILL SUPERIOR. JUSTIN MCLEOD, NEWS 7.

RUNS= (END SOT)>>

OQ=JM, NEWS 7

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SPORTS MUSIC UNDER The temperatures may be
scorching, but that's not stopping
these fans from lining up to honor the
king.

ENG#=3 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG tease LONG LIVE THE KING

After the break, we'll have more
about the 30th anniversary of the death
of Elvis Presley.
END VO END VO
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GRAPHIC=VICK Michael Vick and his lawyers met

yesterday for a conference call that
began in the morning and lasted into
the afternoon.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT

VO-NAT

*CG file NFL

The spokesman for Vick's five
attorney team would not confirm that
the discussions revolved around a
possible plea agreement.

ESPN also reported yesterday
there was some disagreement within the
legal team as to whether Vick should
enter a plea, or take a chance on a
trial.

Either way, many say the clock is
ticking on the 27 year old
quarterback's future.

(END VO) (END VO)

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GRAPHIC=TECH The Virginia Tech Hokies are

zeroing in on their second scrimmage of
the preseason this coming Saturday at
Lane Stadium.

Not surprisingly, that with 8
starters back, the Tech defense has
been dominant so far this summer.

But the man in charge of that
defense refuses to let his players get

a "Big Head" -

Overconfident players are
something Bud Foster says he will not
tolerate this summer.

ENG#=2 SOT FULL

SOT FULL

INQ=BITE

*CG 2line Bud Foster
VT Defensive Coordinator
:00

RUNS=:27 (END SOT)

OQ=...WILL CONTINUE TO GROW."

WIPE TO EVENT WIPE TO EVENT
E2036 And you can hear more about the
Tech defense and about the Hokies in
general this coming Sunday morning at
11.

Another season of Virginia Tech
Sports Today kicks-off on your Hometown
Station with the voice of the Hokies,
Bill Roth.

(END OF EVENT) (END OF EVENT)

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GRAPHIC=FFE There are plenty of changes going

on this season with the North Cross
football team.

Lee Johnson is the new head
coach for the Raiders.

The team is also welcoming a
number of new players, who have
transfered into the program from
Franklin County, Cave Spring and other
area public schools.

The hope is to bolster the
Raiders' numbers.

ENG#=3 SOT FULL

SOT FULL

INQ=BITE

*CG 2line Lee Johnson
North Cross Head Coach
:00

RUNS=:20 (END SOT)

OQ=...MAKE US STRONGER."

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Johnson is replacing Jim Muscaro,
who stepped down at North Cross after
coaching football for 35 seasons.

Replacing a legend is never easy,
so to ease into that transition
period, Johnson has brought in some

highly- respected assistants to help
him get the job done - guys like Fred
Wagner and John Hinkle.

(END VO) (END VO)

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OQ=...DESERVES TO BE."

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Muscaro is a UVA grad who played
with Al Groh - so there's no way he
would have gone for the new North Cross
logo, which is a great use of the
current North Carolina interlocking NC.

(END VO) (END VO)

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GRAPHIC=None Do you remember where you were when

Elvis died?

Thousands of devoted fans who DO
remember are spending the day in
Memphis.

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

*CG locator Memphis, TN

Despite temperatures well over 100
degrees, Elvis Presley fans are lining
up outside Graceland today--the 30th
anniversary of the singer's death.

The commemoration turned tragic for
at least one Elvis fan-- a 67- year-
old woman who was found dead in her
trailer at the Graceland campground
from a heat-related illness.

Elvis was just 42 when he died from
heart disease, after years of drug
abuse...but his legend and his music
live on..

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You can learn more about Elvis on his
estate's official website at ELVIS.com.

We've linked it to our page at
WDBJ7-dot-com.
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