WDBJ 7 news at 5 for 09/05/07

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CAPTION: Another Recall

Mattel has another major recall due to
lead paint. We'll see what it could
mean to your child's health.
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CAPTION: Too Dry?

Is it too dry to hit the garden?

Meteorologist Brent Watts is outside
with some answers.
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CAPTION: Stage Is Set

We have some important information, if
you are going to the big concert
tomorrow night at Virginia Tech.
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CAPTION: Historic Changes

JENNIFER Standup
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*CG 304
*CG standup Brent Watts
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*CG standup Mike Stevens

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*CG breaknow I-81 BLOCKED

We begin our newscast with
breaking news.

It's slow-going this evening
on Interstate 81 in Montgomery County.

The northbound lanes are
closed at mile marker 114 near
Christiansburg...
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because of this.

V-DOT says a car hit the
support for this overhead sign.

Jamie Burton sent us this
picture.

V-DOT says traffic is backed
up about five miles to Radford.
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GRAPHIC=Mattel Recall Another recall for the world's

largest toymaker...now Mattel is
fighting to save its reputation.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT

VO-NAT This is the 3rd time in five weeks

that the company has been forced to
recall toys because of lead paint.

The recalled products include
Barbie furniture, the geo trax
locomotive and bongo band drums....but
does not include barbie DOLLS.

Certainly, this is NOT the time
any toy company wants to have mud on
its name because stores are starting to
stock for Christmas.

ENG#=2 SOT FULL
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INQ=

*CG 2line Robert Eckert
Mattel CEO Sot: mos
0:04 It is dangerous with the lead
poisoning. It is scary, very scary

Sot: Robert Eckert/Mattel CEO

In recent weeks, we promised consumers
we would focus on ensuring the safety
and quality of our toys, thru extensive

testing of finished products and
through investigation of our vendors

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OQ=our vendors

VO-NAT VO-NAT

But the problem isn't just hitting
Mattel.... 80 percent of all toys sold
worldwide are made in China so several
other US toy-makers have also been
forced to recall products.

China says its cracking down on the
use of lead paint but US officials say
it's just not enough.

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GRAPHIC=Healthcheck This latest recall has many

people asking questions about
lead-tainted paint.

Roll Healthcheck Animation Roll Healthcheck Animation

In tonight's Healthcheck 7
report, Susan Bahorich met with a local
doctor to see what this could mean for
your children.

TWO SHOT=Natasha/Susan Susan & Natasha TWO SHOT

Susan, how can parents identify
if their kids have been exposed to
lead?

LIVE=Susan Full Susan FULL
*CG standup Susan Bahorich
sbahorich@wdbj7.com Natasha-

That's the scary part- unless
it's a severe, extended exposure
children usually don't have any
symptoms.

But, just because you may not see
anything doesn't mean you shouldn't be
aware- lead is highly toxic especially
to children.

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INQ=Kids will be kids...

*CG locator Roanoke
:05

*CG 2line Dr. Kathryn Kerkering

Developmental Pediatrician
:10

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OQ=... even comas or seizures. <<

Kids will be kids - and its because of
that Dr. Kathryn Kerkering cur-cur-ing
says parents have to keep their eyes
open after this latest lead scare.

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INQ= 16:20.00

DR. KATHRYN KERKERING, DEVELOPMENTAL
PEDIATRICIAN: THIS IS PARTICULARLY A
DANGER FOR CHILDREN UNDER 5.. BECAUSE
THIS IS WHEN YOU HAVE MAJOR BRAIN
DEVELOPMENT AND THOSE CHILDREN ARE
ALREADY PRONE TO PUT THINGS IN THEIR
MOUTH. (33)

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OQ=

According to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention - nearly half a
million children living in the United
States have blood lead levels high
enough to cause irreversible damage to
their health.

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INQ= 17:08.00

DR. KATHRYN KERKERING, DEVELOPMENTAL
PEDIATRICIAN: WE KNOW LEAD IS A TOXIN
TO THE BRAIN. CHILDREN CAN HAVE HAD
ELEVATED LEVELS AND HAVE NO SYMPTOMS.
I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THINGS THATS A
REAL CONCERN HERE. (19) WHEN LEVELS GET
QUITE HIGH THEN THEY CAN GET SERIOUS
SYMPTOM-TOLOGY SUCH AS NAUSEOUS,
IRRITABILITY, EVEN COMA OR SEIZURES...
(30)

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LIVE=Susan FULL Susan FULL

Dr. Kerkering Cur-cur-ing says
she doesn't want families to be alarmed
-just aware.

If your child has any of these
toys- then talk to your child's doctor
to get him or her checked out.

TWO SHOT=Natasha/Susan Susan/Natasha TWO SHOT

Lead exposure can affect a
child's behavior and learning ability -
in worse case scenarios- even death.

But, the main treatment for lead
exposure is to get rid of the
lead-based item.
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GRAPHIC=None Police think they know who

killed a man yesterday morning in
Roanoke...but they need your help
finding the suspect.
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Roanoke Police have a
warrant out for this man-- 21-year-old
Joshua Antonio Salters.

Investigators believe he
shot and killed Keith Leon Lewis near
the intersection of 5th Street and
Gilmer Avenue.

Anyone who's seen Salters is
asked to call 9-1-1 immediately.

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GRAPHIC=None Workers at a Covington plant

learned today they will be jobless by
next year.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Covington

A spokesperson for A-E-T Films

says the company is shutting down
operations at their Covington facility,
and it will affect 126 people.

In a fact-sheet handed out to
employees today, the company said it is
closing the plant to cut costs.

The company makes plastic films
used for labels on products and
packaging.

The plant is expected to shut
down no later than March 31st 2008.

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If you would like to read the fact
sheet, you can find it on our website
at WDBJ7-dot-com.

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GRAPHIC=School Info We have some school announcements to

pass along...
TAKE FS SCHOOLTOUCH TAKE FS SCHOOTOUCH

Campbell Court Elementary,
Collinsville Elementary, John Redd
Smith Elementary in Henry county closed
at noon, and will do so for the rest of
the week.

Pittsylvania County schools are
closing at 1 today, tomorrow, and
Friday.

Ridgeway Elementary in Henry County
closed at noon today, and will the rest
of the week.
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And those closings are heat
related...so I bet schools are
interested in what our Chief
Meteorologist Robin Reed has to say....
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CAM Coming up next on the newscast,
we'll have the latest on the search for
missing thrill seeker Steve Fossett.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG tease BIG EVENT

Plus one of the biggest concerts this
area has ever seen is just a little
over 24 hours away. We'll tell you
what you need to know coming up after
the break.

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GRAPHIC=None The search continues for adventurer

Steve Fossett....he's been missing
since Monday....

ENG#=2 VO-NAT

VO-NAT Described as finding a needle in a

haystack, search crews have their work
cut out for them....

They are currently working through
the rugged terrain in Nevada...

But Fossett is a world famous
aviator and friends say if anyone can
survive in the wilderness he can.

Fossett is famous for being the
first to fly solo around the world in a
hot air balloon ...

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GRAPHIC=None Once a major tourist attraction,

Virginia's Museum of the Confederacy
has been struggling for years.

But now there's a plan to rescue
its collection....

DOUBLE BOXES=Natasha & Jennifer DOUBLE BOXES

News 7's Capitol Correspondent
Jennifer Wishon is here to explain.

LIVE=Jennifer LIVE FULL
*CG live Jennifer Wishon
jwishon@wdbj7.com Natasha, you could call it a Richmond strategy of divide and conquer....

And if all goes as planned, part
of the collection will land in our neck
of the woods.

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INQ=This was inspired....

*CG locator Richmond
:06

*CG 2line Waite Rawls
Museum of the Confederacy Director
:26

*CG standup Jennifer Wishon
jwishon@wdbj7.com
:48

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OQ=NOT LESS ABOUT THE CONFEDERACY. <<
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INQ=ThatABOUT THE CONFEDERACY NOT LESS 2:21:51 THIS WAS INSPIRED BY OUR VISIT
ABOUT THE CONFEDERACY. HERE.
was inspired...

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OQ=visit here. Patricia Sensenig is clearly a

student of the Civil War... but she's
not crazy about plans to create a new
statewide museum system.

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INQ= 2:20:59 PATRICIA: I GUESS I'M FROM THE

OLD SCHOOL. DON'T LIKE CHANGE.

RUNS= (END SOT)

OQ= But with visitation at an all

time low,

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INQ=So he painted... 2:05:34 SO HE PAINTED THIS PORTRAIT OF

MAURY.

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OQ=of Maury. Director Waite Rawls believes

it's the best strategy to escape the
medical complex growing around the
museum....

SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ=One of the things we... 1:41:40 WAITE RAWLS: ONE OF THE THINGS

WE STUDIED HARD WAS WHERE DO VISITORS
GO. WELL, RATHER THAN TRYING TO BE THE
MUSEUM THAT DRAWS PEOPLE TO IT WE
FIGURED OUT LET'S GO TO WHERE THE
PEOPLE ARE.

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OQ=where the people are. The plan is to build satellite

museums near the battlefields at
Appomattox and Chancellorsville...
locations that collectively draw about
700- thousand visitors each year.

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INQ=Only about ten percent... 4:23 4:48 JENNIFER

WISHON/JWISHON@WDBJ7.COM: ONLY ABOUT
TEN- PERCENT OF THE MUSEUM'S ARTIFACTS
ARE ACTUALLY ON DISPLAY SO
ADMINISTRATORS HOPE ADDING MORE MUSEUMS
WILL HELP THE PUBLIC SEE MORE.

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OQ=the public see more.

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INQ=For instance... 1:45:47 FOR INSTANCE, THE UNIFORM THAT

ROBERT E. LEE WORE TO THE SURRENDER AT
APPOMATTOX SHOULD BE IN APPOMATTOX.

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OQ=should be in Appomattox. The Confederate White House will

stay put.

Research and conservation work

will also remain in Richmond...

It's rumored the museum building
will be sold to V-C-U.

Rawls is counting on local, state
and federal tax dollars to help create
the new museum system.... the plan is
contingent on financing.

SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ=The Civil War and... 1:54:04 THE CIVIL WAR AND THE

CONFEDERACY HELPED TO DEFINE US AS
VIRGINIANS SO IF WE WANT TO KNOW
OURSELVES WE NEED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT
THE CONFEDERACY NOT LESS ABOUT THE
CONFEDERACY.

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OQ=about the Confederacy.

LIVE=Jennifer LIVE FULL
*CG liveloc Richmond

A third location for a satellite
museum will be announced soon.

The goal is to have the new
system in place by 2011...

DOUBLE BOXES=Natasha & Jennifer DOUBLE BOXES

Natasha, that's the year that
marks 150 years since the beginning of
the Civil War.

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GRAPHIC=Virginia Tech

*CG standup Natasha Ryan
nryan@wdbj7.com Blacksburg is getting ready for a
star-studded musical event.

A Concert for Virginia Tech kicks
off tomorrow night at 6:00.

BLACKSBURG DOUBLE BOXES=NATASHA/ Rachel DOUBLE BOXES

News 7's Rachel DePompa is live
outside of Lane Stadium.

Rachel, does it feel like we're
getting ready for another football
game.

LIVE=Rachel Full LIVE FULL
*CG live Rachel DePompa
rdepompa@wdbj7.com It does, Natasha, school is Blacksburg letting out early tomorrow. The town is
closing it's main offices at 4:00. The
only difference is tailgating is not
allowed.

People are excited on the Tech
campus today about Dave Matthews, Nas,
Phil Vasser and John Mayer.

ENG=1 SOT FULL
SOT FULL

INQ=it's really such

*CG 2line Chris Clough
Virginia Tech Spokesperson CHRIS CLOUGH 7:09:00 IT'S REALLY SUCH A :00 GENEROUS OFFERING FROM THE DAVE
MATTHEWS BAND AND ALL THE ARTISTS THAT
CAME TO US AND SAID, WE SAW SOMETHING
SPECIAL AT VIRGINIA TECH. WE SAW A
SPIRIT AND A SENSE OF RESILICENY. AND
REALLY WANT TO CELEBRATE THAT COMMUNITY
FEELING. :24

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OQ=community feeling.

VO NAT VO NAT *CG locator Blacksburg

Roadies with the Dave Matthews
Bands are the folks setting up this
huge stage on the North endzone.

It takes hundreds of volunteers
and thousands of man hours.

And for those of you worried
about the football field itself.

The turf is covered with special
plates that even allow the grass to
breathe.

LIVE=Rachel Full LIVE FULL
*CG liveloc Blacksburg

Students, faculty and staff have
been lining up all day to get their

free tickets.

We'll show you what they have to
say about the concert tonight on News 7
at 6:00.

DOUBLE BOXES=NATASHA/RACHEL (DOUBLE BOXES)

In the meantime Natasha,

we want to let folks know,
parking is just like it is for football
games.

And Blacksburg Transit buses will
even be free starting at 3:00.

So there are plenty of ways to
get around campus tomorrow evening.

ANCHOR QUESTION:

Rachel, I'm sure a lot of people
want to know, when do the gates open?
and who's performing first?

RACHEL ANSWER:

Gates open at 4:00. The concert
starts at 6:00.

Country music star Phil Vasser is
up first, followed by rapper Nas. John
Mayer will play for about 45 minutes
and then Dave Matthews will take stage.

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Chief Meteorologist Robin Reed is

up next with the hot forecast. And
there's no doubt that it's been dry,
but is it too dry for planting? Let's
ask Brent Watts...
BRENT IN WXGARDEN BRENT IN WXGARDEN *CG tease PARCHED PLANTS

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Two Shot Toss Toss

WX Bug/FULL CURRENT WXBUG STATS

*CG 304 ROBIN NAME SUPER

CK/ WX PRO WEATHER MAPS

<< I'm meteorologist Robin Reed in the
SkyTracker 7 Forecast Center. A
persistent ridge of high pressure will
keep our skies mostly clear for the
rest of the week. Overnight lows will
generally be comfortable in the low to
mid 60s, however, heat and humidity
will continue Thursday and Friday
afternoon as highs top out near 90. The
weekend is looking like a
split-decision with partly sunny skies
Saturday, but tropical rains "could"
move in by Sunday. An area of low
pressure several hundred miles off the
southeastern U.S. could make a move
toward the coastal Carolinas late in
the weekend. Also, an approaching front
may interact with this tropical
feature. We'll welcome the rain (if we
get it) because some of us are nearly
10" below average for the year. Stay
tuned as we watch the tropics.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Low: 65,

THURSDAY: Another sunny and warm day.
High: 90, THURSDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear.
Low: 66 >>

WXPRO/FULL LOCAL FORECAST

EXTENDED FORECAST

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GRAPHIC= When the summer heat hits, and

there's no rain in sight, we need to
come to the rescue of the plants.

SKYTRACKER MONITOR BOX=BRENT/ROBIN SKYTRACKER MONITOR BOX

Brent Watts is out back in the
dry weather garden with some tips.

LIVE=BRENT IN GARDEN BRENT IN GARDEN
*CG standup Brent Watts
bwatts@wdbj7.com Robin, late summer into fall is a
great time to select and plant trees
and shrubs. But planting them in dusty
soil is a big no no. Bruce Feldburg has

a neat trick that can increase the
likelihood your plant will survive.

ENG=1 SOT FULL

SOT FULL < INQ=Down here I dug... here I dug a hole and you can see how

dry it is. The one-inch of rain per
week factor is good rule of thumb for
maintaining an established landscape,
but new installations will usually
require more moisture. Even when the
storm clouds open wide and the rain
pours down in buckets...if it's not a
good soaking rain, you can figure it
will be time to water soon again. If
you're planting a tree or shrub for the
first time, dig a large hole and fill
the hole with water. Newly installed
trees and shrubs will require more
water than their established equals.
Watering may require up to 5 gallons on
a tree, 1 gallon on a shrub and 1 quart
on a flower may be needed. Simply
holding a hose on a plant may not be
the best way to provide water.
Typically the water comes out faster
than the soil can absorb it and you end
up wasting most of the water to runoff.
Use of soaker hoses can save you water
and properly provide water to shrub

beds.>>

*CG 2line Bruce Feldberg
Riverside Nursery
:34

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OQ=...at least twice a week.

LIVE=BRENT IN WXGARDEN BRENT IN GARDEN

Within the first week after
planting, gently dig a small hole in
the loosened soil just several hours
after watering. Squeeze soil taken from
the bottom of the hole in the palm of
your hand. If water drips out between
your fingers, you are watering too
much; if soil crumbles and falls out of
your hand as you open your fingers, you
are watering too little.

DOUBLE BOXES=BRENT/ROBIN/NATASHA (DOUBLE BOXES)

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Mike Stevens is up next with Sports

as the Salem Avalanche prepare to open
the Carolina League Playoffs.

ENG#=2 VO-NAT

VO-NAT Then a little later, there are some

major concerns that time is short for
one of the world's best known opera
singers.

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GRAPHIC=AVALANCHE Good afternoon everybody and

welcome to the midweek ticker.

The Salem Avalanche opens the
playoffs tonight at Kinston. It's kind
of an unbalanced playoff format in that
Salem will have to play all of the
games in the three game series on the
road.

The Indians won over 80 games
this season, and have a stacked lineup
from top to bottom.

Salem manager Jim Pankovits knows
that the Avs have their work cut out
for them in the best 2 out of three
series.

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*CG 2line Jim Pankovits
Avalanche Manager
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OQ=we can get some big hits."

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GRAPHIC=NASCAR One of the worst kept secrets in

NASCAR was made official today as Joe
Gibbs racing announced that it will
switch from Chevrolet to Toyota
starting next season.

The switch ends a 16 year
association with General Motors - and
gives Toyota its best chance yet to be
competitive in NASCAR

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*CG 2line Denny Hamlin

Joe Gibbs Racing Driver #11

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OQ=WORK OUT IN THE END I'M SURE."

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GRAPHIC=UVA The Virginia Cavaliers are having

to circle the wagons this week in
Charlottesville as they are not
defending their embarrassing loss to
Wyoming, but they're also having to
justify going to a two quarterback
system after just one game of the
season.

But Groh says the passing game is
lacking any kind of punch and having
freshman quarterback Peter Lalich as
another option - can only help.

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*CG 2line Al Groh
7th Season at UVA's Head Coach
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OQ=...to getting the ball moved."

WIPE TO FULL SCREEN WIPE TO FULL SCREEN

The Cavs are heavily favored by
17 points or more to get themselves
back on track this weekend as they host

lowly Duke at Scott Stadium.

The game is the home opener for
the Cavs and you can catch the Noon
kickoff on My Network TV - our digital
channel 7-too.

That's the Hoos and the Blue
Devils - Saturday at Noon.

Take care everybody. Natasha
will be back in just a moment.

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*CG standup Natasha Ryan
nryan@wdbj7.com Reports showing the housing market
is still slumping had investors pulling
their money out of the stock markets
today.

And as Alexis Christoforous that
wasn't all the bad news today.

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CBS Money Watch
:00

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OQ=News 7 at 5. < (END SOT) available.>>

STOCK ROLL STOCK ROLL

SPONSORSHIP ANNOUNCE SPONSORSHIP ANNOUNCE

#e805

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GRAPHIC=None Famed opera singer Luciano Pavarotti is

reportedly in very serious" condition.

ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator London
2003 An Italian news agency says Pavarotti
is being treated at his home by the
same doctors who treated him at a
hospital last month.

He first underwent surgery for
pancreatic cancer more than a year ago
in New York.

The singer hasn't made any public
appearances since then.

He is 71 years old.

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GRAPHIC=None Actress Halle Berry has some good

news.

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

*CG locator Los Angeles, CA
File Tape She has confirmed she is pregnant.

Berry says she's now three month
along with her child with boyfriend,
Gabriel Aubry.

This will be the first child for
both.

But she says after two failed
marriages she has no plans to walk down
the aisle again.

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