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BY: TIME: STATUS: _______________________________________________________________ 07/03/08 News 7 at Eleven


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*cg 2LINEL BALLOON FESTIVAL


Tonight on News 7 at Eleven -- an
Independence Day tradition kicks off at
V-M-I, but there aren't as many
ballloons filling the sky as in years
past...



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*cg 2LINEL FOURTH OF JULY TIPS


Looking for some fun on the
Fourth of July? Tips on where to find
the best fireworks around here on Your
Hometown Station.



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*CG 2linel WDBJ FAMILY MEMBER


Plus Ron MacDonald was a
broadcast news pioneer here at WDBJ-7
T-V... this afternoon -- he passed
away.


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nryan@wdbj7.com

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*CG standup Mike Stevens

mstevens@wdbj7.com

*CG standup Brent Watts

Meteorologist

*CG standup Grant Kittelson >>

gkittelson@wdbj7.com

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*cg STANDUP Natasha Ryan

nryan@wdbj7.com Good evening I'm Natasha
Ryan.

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GRAPHIC=NONE A boyhood paper route sparked Ron


MacDonald's interest in Journalism, and
he followed that calling for more than
50 years.


The veteran broadcaster and


journalism professor died today at his
home in Lexington.


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MacDonald was a radio reporter in
Vermont, before he joined WDBJ.


He arrived in Roanoke not long
after Channel 7 signed on the air, and
soon he was sharing a studio with Irv
Sharp and the Top of the Mornin' Gang.


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*CG nameloc Ron MacDonald

Former WDBJ7 Anchor

2001


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EXCITING TIME, AND A TIME WHEN I THINK
ALL OF US ON THE STATION STAFF,
EVERYBODY FROM THE SECRETARIES ON UP TO
THE MANAGER, HAD THE SENSE OF


ADVENTURE. WE'RE PIONEERS, WE'RE DOING
THIS THING TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME
KIND OF THING, AND IT WAS REALLY
GREAT.>>



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He left Roanoke in the late 60s,
for the journalism department at
Washington and Lee University.


In an academic career that
spanned more than 30 years, he chaired
the department, taught countless
classes and supervised more than 700
interns.

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*cg STANDUP Natasha Ryan

nryan@wdbj7.com When he retired from teaching in
2001, MacDonald told News 7 he counted
his former students working in
newsrooms around the country as his
greatest accomplishment.


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GRAPHIC=SOUTH BOSTON We now know who police shot to


death at a convenience store in Halifax
County...


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VO-NAT 22-year-old Randolph Neal


Seamster, Jr. of Pelham, North
Carolina, was shot and killed in front
of the Sheetz in South Boston last
night.

*CG locator South Boston The shooting happened just before :07 seven, during a drug investigation by
the Halifax-South Boston Gang Task
Force.


State Police say someone tried
to kill one of the task force officers
- then an officer shot Seamster.


Employees at nearby businesses
call the scene unusual for South
Boston.


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*CG 2line Krystal Wright

Witnessed Shooting Scene 10:36:36 KRYSTAL WRIGHT: "TO ME,
IT WAS A SHOCK. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,
NOTHING LIKE THIS HAS HAPPENED AROUND
HERE AT SHEETZ. SHEETZ SHOULD BE A


SAFE PLACE FOR US TO GO TO GET FOOD AND
GAS AND EVERYTHING." 10:36:44


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The officer involved in the
shooting will be on paid administrative
leave while State Police investigates
the case.


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*cg STANDUP Natasha Ryan

nryan@wdbj7.com He shot and killed a would-be
robber -- and accidentally shot himself
-- and he's already back to work.


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*CG locator Roanoke


Robert Kennedy re-opened the
Sanco Drug store late this morning.


On Tuesday afternoon, Corey
Ramsey came into the convenience store
to rob it.


Kennedy pulled out his gun.


The two struggled over it.


Kennedy was accidentally shot in
the leg three times....he also shot and
killed Ramsey.


Police are still investigating if
Ramsey was armed.


No word yet on the exact cause of
death or if Kennedy will face any
criminal charges.


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A pleasant night but a little on the warm side in the star city at this hour.

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Robin/WXCENTER

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Here's chief meteorologist Robin Reed
with the details of our holiday
forecast.


MCU Standing Position in Weather Center


SKY1- FULL WEATHER DAY PLANNER


Robin On Cam Toss back to anchor



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Robin/WXCENTER

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*cg STANDUP Natasha Ryan

nryan@wdbj7.com A Roanoke apartment building is
condemned after a fire this afternoon.


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*CG locator Roanoke


Firefighters found heavy smoke
and flames when they responded to the
Hickory Woods Apartments around 4:00,
but they were able to contain the fire
to one building.


The building has 12 apartments,
and atleast 16 people have been


displaced.


There were no injuries to
residents or crews, but one cat died in
the fire.


The cause has not yet been
determined.


The Red Cross is helping the
families who will have to relocate.


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*cg STANDUP Natasha Ryan

nryan@wdbj7.com An Amherst County firefighter is
facing felony charges for allegedly
stealing from his department.

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12076 John Wayne Eggleston, Junior is
charged with Grand Larceny.


He was arrested last Friday.


Investigators say Eggleston's
charges stem from property he stole
while serving as a member of the
Monelison (Muh-NELL-is-sun) fire
department.

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*cg STANDUP Natasha Ryan

nryan@wdbj7.com The stolen property belonged to
the fire department, but investigators
won't say what or how much was taken.


Eggleston is scheduled to face
his charges in court July 17th.


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GRAPHIC=NONE Virginia's politicians are paying


back thousands of dollars in campaign
contributions to an Australian
company...


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*CG locator Richmond


Trans-urban is a toll- road
developer.


Federal election law bans foreign
companies from giving to political
campaigns...


But over three- years the company


contributed more than 170- thousand to
lawmakers across the state, including
11 in our region.


The company's president calls it
an honest mistake.


He says the money will be donated
to a charity that assists abused
children in court.


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*CG standup Natasha Ryan

nryan@wdbj7.com Hamburgers are staple at many 4th
of July cookouts. But before you light
the grill...make to check your beef.


Kroger is recalling some of its
beef products after learning one its
suppliers is linked to E-coli
infections in Michigan and Ohio.


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VO-NAT In our area, the voluntary recall


involves 16- ounce packages of Private
Selection Natural Ground Beef that were
in self-serve meat cases. They had sell
by dates of July 11th through July


21st.


But not matter where you buy your
beef, there is always a risk it could
be contaminated.


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*CG 2line Deb Chappell

Virginia Cooperative Extension Agent



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ANY KIND OF FOOD-BORNE ILLNESS LIKE
E-COLI COULD HAPPEN ANY TIME, THIS JUST
HAPPENED TO GET CAUGHT, ALL THE TIME WE
NEED REAL MINDFUL BEING CAREFUL WITH
THE TEMP. THAT ALL MEAT PRODUCTS ARE
COOKED >>


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Cooking beef to 160 degrees can kill
E-coli and other bacteria.


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*CG 2line Kroger Company

1-800-632-6900 Customers who have questions
about the recall can contact Kroger at
the number on the bottom of your screen


at 1-800-632-6900.




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*cg standup Natasha Ryan

nryan@wdbj7.com There will plenty of hot air in
Lexington this July Fourth for the 12th
annual Balloon Rally.


The festivities kicked off tonight
and News 7's Justin McLeod was there.


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*CG locator Lexington

:00


*CG 2line Kay Dean

Rockbridge Co. Resident

:29


*CG 2line Amenie Mitchell

Lexington Resident

:46




*CG standup Justin McLeod

jmcleod@wdbj7.com

1:02


*CG 2line Woody Sadler

Event Organizer

1:27


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It's a tradition that brings out
thousands.


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OQ=BUT HERE Here is on the grounds of VMI.


The two day event put on by the
Rotary Club attracts people, pets, and


plenty of red, white, and blue.


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There's music, food, and children's
activities but the main attraction is
the hot air balloons.


((NATS OF FIRE))


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INVARIABLY WE GET WOKEN UP IN THE
MORNING, COMING OVER OUR HOUSE AND YOU
HEAR THE WOSH AS THEY COME UP AND YOU
KNOW IT'S FOURTH OF JULY TIME.


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celebrate the Fourth than high in the
sky.


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OFF))


This year's event features 12 hot air
balloons and we're told the view is
spectacular.


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THERE ARE A LOT OF TEARS AT FIRST. IT
WAS HIS FIRST TIME TOO. IT WAS REALLY
SCARY BUT IT WAS AMAZING BUT ONCE YOU
GET UP THERE YOU ARE AT THE TOP OF THE
WORLD.


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175 dollars but riders tell us it is
well worth it.


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THIS EVENT A GOOD TIME BUT IT'S ALSO
FOR A GOOD CAUSE. PROCEEDS GO TO
SEVERAL LOCAL CHILDREN'S CHARITIES. IN
TWELVE YEARS, THE ROTARY CLUB HAS
RAISED NEARLY 150-THOUSAND DOLLARS AND
THAT KEEPS GOING HIGHER AND HIGHER.


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The balloon rally really takes off on
the Fourth when there will be more
activities, more people, and of course
fireworks.


Not bad for an event that started off
small more than a decade ago.


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YOU'D GROW AS BIG AS IT HAS AND IT'S
SOMETHING NOW EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY
EXPECTS US TO DO.


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not full of hot air.


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*cg STANDUP Natasha Ryan

nryan@wdbj7.com There are several ways to
celebrate tomorrow.....


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*CG locator Roanoke


One of the area's largest fourth
of July celebrations is "Music for
Americans"


Crews started working about seven
o'clock this morning at the River's
Edge Sports Complex construction
platforms and getting the area ready
for tomorrow.


Even though the event only lasts
for a few hours, months of work goes
into it.







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year..

*CG 2line Jan Wilkins

Music for Americans



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13:15:26.00


WE START PLANNING THE FOLLOWING YEAR-
RIGHT NOW.. WE'VE ALREADY GOT THE PLAN
ON FILE FOR 09 IN PLACE. WE ARE
COMMITTED TO DOING IT ANNUALLY SINCE WE
STARTED. (39)>>


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The show will go on rain or shine
- UNLESS severe weather hits.


River's Edge opens at five
o'clock and the Roanoke Symphony is
expected to begin at eight.


Fireworks start at 9:30.

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*cg STANDUP Natasha Ryan

nryan@wdbj7.com Remember NO grills, pets or
sparklers are allowed.


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GRAPHIC=NONE President Bush will spend part of


his Fourth of July at Monticello
Friday.


He'll be the keynote speaker at
the annual Naturalization Ceremony.


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*CG locator Charlottesville


The yearly event always draws a
crowd, but with a Presidential visit
scheduled this year, several thousand
visitors are expected to be on hand.


Workers at Monticello have been
busy this week -- erecting a platform
and stage according to White House
guidelines.


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*CG 2line Dan Jordan

The Thomas Jefferson Foundation



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SECURITY WOULD BE VISITOR IMMUNITIES.
WE'LL BE DOING A LOT OF THINGS TO MAKE
PEOPLE COMFORTABLE."


BUTT BUTT BUTT


SO WE WANT TO MAKE IT A FESTIVE
OCCASION, A PATRIOTIC OCCASION.
THERE'LL BE THINGS FOR PEOPLE TO DO AND
WE'LL TAKE CARE OF ANY NEED THEY MIGHT
HAVE>>



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Additional vendor areas and
shuttle buses from parking lots are
also required to handle the more than
three thousand people predicted to
attend.


Bush's appearance continues a
tradition at Monticello.


Both President Clinton and George
Bush Senior have visited the former
Jefferson home site.


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If you're looking for the best
place to go see the fireworks tomorrow,
or to celebrate Independence Day --
just head over to our website
WDBJ7.com.


We have an entire section
dedicated to local fireworks that's
easy to use, and read -- that's at Your
Hometown Website -- WDBJ7.com.

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*cg STANDUP Natasha Ryan

nryan@wdbj7.com Still to come here on Your
Hometown Station -- the new
unemployment numbers are out, and
Martinsville is suffering the most here


in Virginia....


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*cg 2LINEL MORE JOBS LOST


And that's not all -- hundreds
more jobs are about to be gone --
headed overseas to China. Details when
News 7 at Eleven comes back.


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*CG 2linel AHEAD IN SPORTS


< the News 7 Sports office as the Red Sox
put the wood on the Yankees tonight.


Kiwanis Field is completely
sold-out for the Olympic softball
team's visit.


Plus, Moss officially gets into


Nascar and these local soccer players
are headed to Europe this weekend -
later on the Big 7.>>






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*cg STANDUP Natasha Ryan

nryan@wdbj7.com The name of the company might be


American of Martinsville but soon half
of their inventory will come from Asia.


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VO-NAT The furniture company announced


yesterday that it is terminating more
than 400 employees, and will now be
shipping in half of their products from
China and Thailand.


Get this, even with fuel prices
soaring, it is still cheaper to have
products made and shipped from foreign
countries than to make them in the
United States.





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*CG 2line Noel Chitwood

American of Martinsville President


<<12:21:12 NOEL CHITWOOD/MARTINSVILLE"
IT IS PAINFUL TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE HAD
THE HERITAGE OF OUR COMPANY IN HENRY
COUNTY FOR 102 YEARS, AND NOW WE'RE
HAVING TO MAKE A CHANGE THAT IS THIS
DRAMATIC AND THIS SIZEABLE. WE SIMPLY
HAVE TO MAKE THE BEST BUSINESS DECESION
THAT WE CAN." 12:21:25>>


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VO-NAT VO-NAT


Chitwood added that the workers'
talent and performance have nothing to
do with the cutbacks.


Employees will recieve a
severance package when leaving, and
will continue to work till the end of
August.


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*cg STANDUP Natasha Ryan

nryan@wdbj7.com That's certainly not going to
help Martinsivlle improve this number.


Last month the city was the only
locality in Virginia with double- digit
unemployment numbers.


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VO-NAT 10- point- five percent of people


there were without work last month.


Regionally, the Danville area's
unemployment rate is seven- point one
percent.


The New River Valley is at four-
point- one.


Lynchburg's is slightly lower at
four- percent.


In our region, Roanoke has the
lowest unemployment rate at 3- point-
eight- percent.


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*CG standup Natasha Ryan

nryan@wdbj7.com They were born in the USA and
they're glad to be back. Three hostages
returned home after ..


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VO-NAT being held captive for five and a


half years by rebels in Colombia.


Also freed, a dozen others,
including presidential candidate Ingrid


Betancourt.....she's been gone from her
children for six years.


Everyone is said to be doing
well....family members certainly
shedding tears of joy.





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I JUST RETURNED FROM ESCORTING STEVE TO
HIS PRIVATE REUNION WITH HIS INCREDIBLE
DAUGHTER, SON, MOTHER AND FATHER.>>


VO-NAT VO-NAT


The Colombian government tricked
the rebels into putting the hostages on
a plane.


On an amusing note... When the
three Americans were offered chicken
and rice to ease their way back into
food here in the States..they said no


way, they wanted cheeseburgers and
fries.


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GRAPHIC=NONE Fire is ravaging the hillsides


around Big Sur, California -- yet, some
residents refuse to evacuate.


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*CG locator Big Sur, CA


17 homes have been destroyed and
60-thousand acres have burned already,


Still - some residents are
staying behind to protect their homes
and businesses.


The Big Sur fire is nowhere near
being contained because fire fighting
resources are spread so thin.


More than 17-hundred wildfires
are burning across the state of
California.


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*cG STANDUP Natasha Ryan

nryan@wdbj7.com Folks hope to celebrate our holiday
fourth with a good forecast. How does
it look Robin?



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<< Good evening, I'm meteorologist
Robin Reed in the SkyTracker7 Forecast
Center. Thursday night, look for
partly cloudy skies with lows in the
lower 60s. It won't be as comfortable
tonight as the last several nights due
to increasing moisture in the air. On
the weather maps, we've been noticing a
slow moving cold front to our northwest
for several days. Right now, the front
is in the Ohio River Valley creating
showers and storms near Columbus and
Cincinnati. This boundary will move
toward us over the next three days,
increasing rain and thunderstorm
chances across the NEWS7 viewing area.
Friday, skies will be partly sunny. Our
high-definition 4km forecast model
indicates only a slight chance of a
shower or storm on July 4th. Let it be
noted, any storm that may form could be
severe. Highs Friday are forecast in
the upper 80s with a southwest breeze.
Mostly cloudy skies with scattered


showers and isolated storms are in the
outlook for late Friday night. Right
now, it looks like most firework
displays across the region should be
rain-free, with most activity Friday
night holding off until around
midnight. Lows in the muggy mid 60s.
The weekend will average about a 50%
chance of showers and storms with
otherwise mostly cloudy skies thanks to
the front meandering across the region.
This doesn't mean it's going to rain
all the time, but it certainly means to
watch the sky, and to be prepared to
duck indoors if storms fire. Highs are
forecast in the lower 80s this weekend
thanks to more cloudiness, but it's
still going to remain rather humid.
Early next week calls for variably
cloudy skies and a 30% chance of
showers and storms with highs in the
mid to upper 80s. For weather anytime
turn to our webpage at wdbj7.com >>



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*cg STANDUP Mike Stevens

mstevens@wdbj7.com Plenty of pre-fourth of July
fireworks as the Yanks host the Sox,
Moss buys a Truck Series team and Salem
sells-out the Olympic softball team's
visit to the valley.


But first let's check out a few
of tonight's scores.

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Salem

6

4

Lynchburg

7

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Bristol

11

Pulaski

9

4

Burlington

7

Danville

6

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Red Sox

7

Yankees

0

4

Royals

10

Orioles

7

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Phillies

4

Braves

1

4

Reds

5

Nationals

3

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*CG standup Mike Stevens

mstevens@wdbj7.com The Boston Red Sox and New York
Yankees hooked up tonight in the Big
Apple in a game that turned out to be a
big mess for New York fans.


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*CG locator New York, NY

NESN-Red Sox Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez :00 thought they were catching the Bo-Sox
down after Boston got swept by the
D-Rays, but instead Boston was on fire.


Mike Lowell hit one into left
field to former Sox star Johnny Damon
for the double and Manny Ramirez comes
in for the score as Damon's throw is
just terrible. The Sox take a two to
nothing lead. The Sox just kept
pounding on Yanks' starter Andy
Pettitte as Jacoby Ellsburycomes up
with the

*CG final Boston seeing eye double to right. Coco Crisp 7 and Jason Varitek score.

New York The Sox completely dominate game 0 one of the series beating the Yankees 7
to 0.

MLB


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*cg STANDUP Mike Stevens

mstevens@wdbj7.com When the United States Olympic
Softball Team stops in Salem on July
24th before it departs for the Beijing
Games - the U.S. players will be
treated to a soldout crowd cheering
them on.


All tickets for the game are
gone.


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*CG locator Salem


Those who are able to attend will


notice some improvements at Kiwanis
Field that have already been completed,
such as brand new bathrooms replacing
the outdated one behind the first base
stands, as well as a brand new roof on
the clubhouse.


But that is not where the changes
will stop, as the field itself will get
a makeover, but not until just before
the softball game takes place.


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*CG 2line John Shaner

Director of Salem Parks and Rec

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*CG standup Mike Stevens

mstevens@wdbj7.com A couple of American sisters took
care of business in the women's singles
semi-finals at Wimbledon today.


CHANNEL=B VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Wimbledon, England

NBC Serena and Venus each won today :00 to set up an all-Williams final.


Venus, the four time Wimbledon
winner, was the first to advance. The


seventh seed earned her seventh trip to
the final at the All England Club with
a 6-1, 7-6 victory over fifth seed
Elena Dementieva.


Serena followed with a 6-2, 7-6
triumph over


China's Zheng Jie.


This will be the third time the
sisters have met for the Wimbledon
title - Serena won both previous
meetings in 2002 and '2003.


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*CG standup Mike Stevens

mstevens@wdbj7.com The NASCAR has been pushing its
diversity program for years with
frankly very few results.


Today Randy Moss, the former
Marshall and current Patriots' star did
his part of grab a piece of the racing
pie as he purchased 50 percent of the
Morgan-Dollar truck series team.


The truck will have Moss's number
81 on its side when it debuts in
Kentucky later this month, and
Nashville native Willie Allen will be
the driver.


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*CG 2line Randy Moss

Moss Motorsports - Owner

:00




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*cg STANDUP Mike Stevens

mstevens@wdbj7.com Several groups of athletes from
our area are about to get a little
taste of the European culture as they
head to Sweden to play in two
international soccer tournaments.


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*CG locator Roanoke Co.

Vineyard Park While in Europe the boys and :00 girls teams from the Roanoke Valley
Stars program will not only be playing
against the best youth players in the
world but also will be treated to the
sights and sounds of Stockholm and
Gothenberg.


One of these special events will
be a trip to a professional soccer


match to see the European game up close
and personal at a very high level. All
involved in this trip hope to come home
with not only a new perspective on
European life but also a greater
understanding for the sport they play
and coach.


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*CG 2line Whitney Wright

Roanoke Stars Girls' Coach

:00

*CG 2line Danny Beamer

Roanoke Stars Director

:14


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*cG STANDUP Natasha Ryan

nryan@wdbj7.com For many kids-- heading to
college is par for the course after
high school graduation.... But for
those growing up in foster care--
getting there can be quite the
challenge. The Chancellor of Virginia
Community College System is hoping to
make it easier.


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*CG locator Martinsville


In Virginia-- less than three
percent of teens in the foster system
go to college.


Dr. Glenn Dubois is biking 700
miles to spread the word about a
program called Great Expectations.


It's designed to help foster care
teens transition into college.


DuBois has already traveled 400
miles, stopping at community colleges
across the state.


Today, he stopped at Patrick
Henry Community College.


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THINGS FROM ADDRESSING HOUSING
BARRIERS, TO TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS,
STUDENT SUCCESS BARRIERS, SO IT'S NOT
JUST ONE PARTICULAR EFFORT.">>




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His trip will take two weeks to
complete. He hopes to raise 10 million
dollars for the program by next year.


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Thanks for watching Your Hometown
Station tonight -- I'm Natasha Ryan --
here with Mike Stevens and Robin Reed
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Our next newscast is News 7
Mornin' ....that starts bright and
early at 5:30. Have a great night
everyone:)

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