23:00-01
News-head
ANCHOR=Len
Up next on NEWS-7.
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VO-NAT
A lawsuit against a local Hardee's restaurant after a woman says she found a
roach in her biscuit.
And an explosion in miniature as a new movie is being shot here.
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ANCHOR=Len
SS=None
Also a bad accident leaves one person dead and 14 injured in Amherst County.
And one man is dead following a fight outside a Roanoke motel.
Stay tuned News-7 is next.
Amherst-Ax
ANCHOR=Len
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#96-48
GRAPHIC=None
Good evening this is News 7 at 11. I'm Len Besthoff sitting in tonight for
Jean Jadhon.
One teenager, Linel K. Miller, a Virgin Islands resident, is dead and more
than a dozen others injured after their van ran off a road in Amherst County
this afternoon.
Steve Smallshaw reports the teens were on a holiday outing from their summer
job program when the accident occurred.
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SOT
IN Q=What was supposed
SUPER=03-Amherst Co.; :00
SUPER=01-Trooper John Ratliff/VA State Police; :16
SUPER=01-Earl Marks/Monelison Vol. Rescue Squad; 1:04
SUPER=@ssm2; 1:15
RUNS=1:20
OUT Q=News7, Amherst County.
(( What was supposed to be a recreational outing ended tragically on this
stretch of Route 635 near Pedlar Mills in Amherst County.
Two vanloads of teenagers from the nearby Job Corps center were headed south
around four p-m, when one of the vans ran off the road.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 8:45:50
IN Q=The driver of
((TROOPER JOHN RATLIFF/VA STATE POLICE: THE DRIVER OF THE VAN RAN OFF THE ROAD
TO THE RIGHT SIDE, STRUCK A BOULDER THAT WAS IN THE DITCH, CAME BACK ON THE
ROAD, WENT OFF THE ROAD TO THE LEFT SIDE, WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT, STRUCK A
TREE AND LANDED APPROXIMATELY TEN FEET FROM THE CREEK.))
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=from the creek.
Police say the van driver, a counselor at the Job Corps center, was unable
to tell them what happened.
natsot
((CAN YOU TALK TO ME? HOW MANY FINGERS AM I HOLDING UP?))
RUNS=:03
The accident scene was chaotic.
Injured teenagers were strewn about on stretchers as emergency personnel
from five different rescue squads treated their injuries.
Some were more serious...others suffered scrapes and bruises and were able
to walk away from the crash.
It took more than an hour to get all the victims loaded onto stretchers and
sent on to Lynchburg General Hospital.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 8:58:35
IN Q=You have to
((EARL MARKS/MONELISON VOL. RESCUE SQUAD: YOU HAVE TO SET UP A TRIAGE SCENE SO
YOU MAKE SURE THAT THE WORST INJURIES GET TAKEN CARE OF FIRST AND GET TO THE
HOSPITAL IN DUE TIME.))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=in due time.
One of the teens was pronounced dead at the scene.
State police are still investigating the cause of the crash.
Steve Smallshaw, News7, Amherst County.))
Wiley
ANCHOR=Len
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#96-55
GRAPHIC=Shooting
A fight at a Roanoke motel led to a fatal shooting there today.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
22- year- old Jesse Darnell Ferguson was shot and killed outside of the
Embassy Inn on Melrose Avenue.
Police have charged 22- year- old Cepada Renaldo Wiley with murder.
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ANCHOR=Len
SS=Shooting
Witnesses told police the victim was fighting with Wiley's brother when
Wiley arrived at the motel and fired the fatal shots.
Wiley waited for police and turned himself in. He's being held in the
Roanoke City Jail without bond.
Immigration
ANCHOR=Len
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=None
In Los Angeles, a demonstration and counter- demonstration became violent as
marchers on both sides of the immigration issue began hitting each other with
fists, soda cans and picket signs.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Los Angeles;
Police in riot gear had to control the people demonstrating both for and
against Proposition 187.
The measure would keep illegal immigrants from receiving public education,
non-emergency health care and social services.
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NAT SOT Conus PM 21:31:25
IN Q=You're an
((YOU'RE AN IDIOT. LOOK AT YOUR HAIR! YOU'RE A JACKASS! YOU'RE A DRUG
ADDICT! ))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=drug addict!
Wipe wipe wipe
Holiday
ANCHOR=Len
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=wipe wipe wipe
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-New York;
NAT SOT
RUNS=:05
Most of the country celebrated the Fourth of July peacefully.
In New York City, the annual Macy's fireworks display wowed the crowds.
SUPER=03-Washington, DC;
In our nation's capital marching bands and flag-waving spectators stretched
the length of Constitution Avenue for the National Independence Day Parade.
SUPER=03-Bristol, RI;
And in Bristol Rhode Island, the oldest continuous Fourth of July parade
ushered in its 211th year in spite of the threat of rain.
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Concert
ANCHOR=Len
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=jda
TAPE#96-50
GRAPHIC=July 4th
Roanokers showed their stripes tonight as they celebrated the fourth in
Victory Stadium.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Flags were flying at the annual Music for Americans Concert.
Several thousand people turned out for a perfect evening of patriotic
music.
We'll have the more from that celebration later in the newscast, but
earlier today people were enjoying the great weather and celebrating their
freedom--Tracy Altizer brings us the highlights from the New River Valley.
Wipe wipe wipe
NRV-4th
ANCHOR=Len
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=tal
TAPE#96-45
GRAPHIC=wipe wipe wipe
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SOT
IN Q=nat sound of band music
SUPER=03-Blacksburg; :00
SUPER=01-Shankar Ganesan/Parade-Goer; :14
SUPER=01-Paula Casteel/Parade-Goer; :25
SUPER=03-Radford; :34
SUPER=01-Keith Pitzer/Thermasteel; :56
SUPER=03-Pulaski; 1:01
SUPER=01-Tom Hawley/V.F.W. Post 1184; 1:07
RUNS=1:19
OUT Q=Altizer, News 7.
(((/////SOT/////)
SOT 7:13:37 nat of music
RUNS=:08
In downtown Blacksburg, hundreds lined South Main Street for the annual
Fourth of July parade.
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SOT 7:25:29
((SHANKAR GANESAN/PARADE-GOER: MY KIDS ARE ENJOYING IT, SHE'S REALLY INTO IT,
SO WE'RE HAVING A WONDERFUL TIME. ))
RUNS=:05
And amid all the music and all the marchers, on this day Old Glory claimed
center stage.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 7:11:24
((PAULA CASTEEL/PARADE-GOER: IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. MY FATHER WAS IN THE MILITARY
AND HE TAUGHT US EARLY ON HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO BE PATRIOTIC, SO WE'RE GLAD TO
BE HERE. ))
RUNS=:09
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 4:48:40 nat of cloggers
((ALL LINK TO THE MIDDLE WITH A WHOOP AND A HOLLER, WOO-HOO. ))
RUNS=:04
In Radford, Bissett Park was the place for frolic, fun, and of course plenty
of food.
Here, the free and the BRAVE took to the water for the annual river raft
race,
(/////SOT/////)
SOT nat of foghorn 6:08:40
RUNS=:03
where "AS LONG AS IT FLOATS" could've been the motto of the day.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 6:02:15
((KEITH PITZER/THERMASTEEL: PHOTON TORPEDOES, WARP SPEED, WARP ENGINES ALL OVER
THE PLACE. ))
RUNS=:04
In Pulaski, participation in the national "Let Freedom Ring" celebration put
perspective on day's significance.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 4:00:07
((TOM HAWLEY/V.F.W. POST 1184: IT'S THE START OF OUR REPUBLIC AND IT'S
SOMETHING A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE DIED FOR TO KEEP IT GOING. AND IT FEEL THAT IT'S
A PROPER DAY TO TAKE YOUR HAT OFF AND THANK GOD YOU'RE AN AMERICAN. ))
RUNS=:11
Tracy Altizer, News 7.))
Fireworks-Fire
ANCHOR=Len
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=Fatal Fire
In Scottown Ohio, it's a somber Fourth of July.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Scottown, OH;
They're mourning the dead and cleaning up after a blaze inside a fireworks
store yesterday that killed EIGHT people and injured 12 others.
Emergency personnel have spent the day searching for any other possible
remains.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Right now
((POLICEMAN: RIGHT NOW WE DONT SEE ANYTHING IN THE BUILDING, DON'T EXPECT
TO.))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=expect to.
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VO-NAT
The fire erupted when the store was crowded with holiday shoppers.
Many of the dead and injured were trapped either in a hail of bottle rockets
and other explosive devices, or in the rear of the building, which caught fire.
Investigators say 24 year old Todd Hall has been arrested and charged with
involuntary manslaughter.
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Tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
Anchor=Len
Still to come on News 7 at Eleven--
Shopping for new school clothes will take on a different meaning for some
Danville students this fall. Their school is implementing a dress code.
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VO-NAT
Also special effects movie fans take note--we'll give you a sneak preview
of a Roanoke film maker's latest creation. First though let's check in with
Patrick Evans.
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Patrick in Wx office
Roll
Lake levels
MUSIC UP FULL
COMM#1
Roll
TALENT=Patrick
SS=NONE
SUPER=#C-380; Weather Roll
SUPER=80-73/59/0.00/75/56/0.00/72/55/0.00/75/49/0.00;
SUPER=81-81/54/0.00/79/50/0.00/68/48/0.00;
SUPER=82-0.98/plus/0.65/27.69/plus/7.80;
SUPER=84-
Movie
ANCHOR=Len
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#96-44
GRAPHIC=None
The movie Dark Redemption doesn't have the budget of a holiday blockbuster.
But the local production will have some explosive action... as Joe Dashiell
discovered this afternoon in Salem.
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SOT
IN Q=Mike McGee hasn't even cast
SUPER=03-Salem; :00
SUPER=@Joe2; :15
SUPER=01-Mike McGee/Director; :38
RUNS=1:07
OUT Q=JD News 7 Salem
((Mike McGee hasn't even cast the movie yet, but in his latest production
the special effects receive top billing.
NAT SOUND OF MCGEE SETTING UP 05:07:45
IN Q=So all i want is fireball
((MIKE MCGEE/DIRECTOR: SO ALL I WANT IS FIREBALL COMING OUT. SO IT'S GOING TO
COME ONE, TWO, THREE UP THE TOP, RIGHT? SO IT'LL GO ONE, TWO, THREE. ))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=one, two, three.
McGee filmed his last science fiction feature, Sentinel Two Thousand 99,
entirely in the Roanoke Valley... and he's now at work on the sequel, Dark
Redemption.
Many of the most memorable scenes depend on miniatures and the visual
trickery that gives a low- budget movie more bang for the buck.
SOT
IN Q=NAT SOUND OF EXPLOSION
((MIKE MCGEE/DIRECTOR: THEY'RE THE DYNAMICS OF THE FILM. MOST PEOPLE TODAY, YOU
SEE TERMINATOR TWO OR INDEPENDENCE DAY, THEY EXPECT THE BIG EXPLOSION, THE BIG
BANG, SO THEY'RE INTEGRAL TO THE FILM'S SUCCESS, I'D SAY.))
((WE HAD A FALSE START, BUT IT CAME OFF RIGHT. I THINK IT'S GOING TO LOOK
PRETTY GOOD.))
RUNS=:
OUT Q=look pretty good.
McGee plans a casting call in a couple of weeks...with a full shooting
schedule to follow this fall.
And he hopes to have Dark Redemption on its way to video stores early next
year.
Joe Dashiell News 7))
Hardee's
ANCHOR=len
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=Sta
TAPE#596-22
GRAPHIC=Hardee's
A Hardee's restaurant in Salem may have to pay up after a woman found an
insect in her food.
The incident happened in May.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem;
Patricia Artz (ARTS) said she was eating a breakfast biscuit and bit into a
roach instead.
She said she told a worker at the restaurant about the incident and wasn't
satisfied with his response.
She's suing for 25 thousand dollars. This is the same Hardee's that was
closed last week by health officials after an employee tested positive for
salmonella.
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School-Uniforms
ANCHOR=Len
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=THa
TAPE#96-54
GRAPHIC=Education
The pressure to fit in at school can be overwhelming for some youngsters.
In Danville authorities hope a new dress code will be one way to help ease
student rivalry at one school.
Teresa Hamilton reports.
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SOT
IN Q=Students
SUPER=03-Danville; :00
SUPER=01-Angela Pringle/Westwood Middle School Principal; :17
SUPER=01-John Greenbacker/Halifax Co. Commonwealth's Atty.; :46
SUPER=@Teresa2; 1:40
RUNS=1:57
OUT Q=Hamilton, News 7.
(( Students attending Westwood Middle School in Danville will take a
different approach when shopping for back to school clothes, this fall.
Instead of zeroing in on designer clothes and expensive tennis shoes, a
uniform dress code will dictate what they wear.
(/////SOT/////)
3:33:05
SOT
IN Q=I don't think
((ANGELA PRINGLE/WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL: I DON'T THINK THE PUBLIC
UNDERSTANDS, HOW, WHAT THE CHILDREN GO THROUGH. THEY COME INTO THE SCHOOL AND
SOMEONE CONFRONTS THEM, HARASSES THEM, PICKS ON THEM ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE WEARING
AND THEY, IN TURN, ARE GOING TO CONFRONT THAT INDIVIDUAL AND THEN IT GOES ON
ALL DAY LONG. ))
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=all day long.
The uniform dress code does allow for some flexibility.
Students must wear cotton twill pants, shorts or skirts-- but they have a
choice of colors.
The uniform dress code also calls for a limit on jewelry.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
08:25:19
IN Q=This may be
((JOHN GREENBACKER/HALIFAX CO. COMMONWEALTH'S ATTY.: THIS MAY BE SIMPLY THE
PRICE THAT WE HAVE TO PAY IN ORDER TO GET MATTERS BACK UNDER CONTROL AGAIN AND
GET OUR ACADEMIC STANDARDS UP.))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=back up.
Halifax County Commonwealth's Attorney John Greenbacker favors school
uniforms.
He says uniforms not only decrease violence and theft but also instill
discipline.
According to the U-S Department of Education-- student behavior at Ruffner
Middle School in Norfolk has improved. Fighting is down 38- percent.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=If you When the
((JOHN GREENBACKER/HALIFAX CO. COMMONWEALTH'S ATTY.: IF YOU CAN'T SHOW THAT YOU
HAVE A GOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM IN PLACE, THERE ARE AN AWFUL LOT, OF SAY,
PROSPECTIVE INDUSTRIES, AND OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE THINK ABOUT RELOCATING HERE
THAT WILL HAVE SECOND THOUGHTS. SO, FRANKLY WE'VE GOT A LOADED GUN ON US, WE'VE
GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOMETHING. ))
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=to do something.
Halifax County does have a dress code, but Greenbacker would like to see a
stricter policy-- similar to the one at Westwood Middle school. The program
there will be monitored closely this fall, but school officials won't determine
its effectiveness for three years. Teresa Hamilton, News 7.))
Tease#2
MUSIC ON TAPE
ANCHOR=Len
SS=none
Coming up next on News 7 at 11-- we'll show you the labors of an area
artist.
She says her work gives her the strength to fight a disabling illness.
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VO-NAT
And later--what's a 4th of July celebration without fireworks?
There were several impressive displays around our area tonight and we'll
share some with you.
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MUSIC UP FULL
COMM#2
Stone-Sculptor
ANCHOR=Len
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=tal
TAPE#96-46
GRAPHIC=None
For Darcy Meeker carving is more than just a hobby, it's a mark of her
triumph over a disabling illness.
Tracy Altizer introduces us to this unique artist.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=For Darcy Meeker
SUPER=03-Blacksburg; :00
SUPER=01-Darcy Meeker/Stone Sculptor; :15
SUPER=01-Seth Phelps/Sculpting Student; 1:05
SUPER=01-Herbert Miller/Sculpting Student; 1:12
SUPER=@Tracy2; 1:18
RUNS=1:41
OUT Q=Altizer, News 7.
(( For Darcy Meeker, sculpting rocks is not just a vocation, it's a lifeline.
A science writer and professor for 25 years, Meeker left academia when she
began discovering her hidden talent six years ago.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 23:40:18
((DARCY MEEKER/STONE SCULPTOR: AND I STARTED GETTING, MY HANDS WERE HUNGRY. AND
I DIDN'T KNOW IT, BUT I WAS GETTING SICK. ))
RUNS=:07
Meeker has a form of muscular dystrophy.
It's weakened her hands so she can no longer make a fist, but she's not
about to put down her tools.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 23:48:31
((I HAVE TO GET SOMEONE ELSE TO OPEN BOTTLES FOR ME AND STUFF ALL THE TIME. BUT
I CAN CARVE. 23:48:45AND IT'S HOW I BE WELL. WHEN I'M CARVING I'M WELL.))
RUNS=:12
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 23:41:57
((DARCY MEEKER/STONE SCULPTOR: WHEN I'M WORKING WITH THAT WHITE ALABASTER FROM
ITALY, IT'S THE SAME PLACE THAT MICHELANGELO'S MARBLE CAME FROM, I'M JUST
FILLED WITH THIS LIGHT. ))
RUNS=:12
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 23:19:52 NAT SOUND, SHOT PANNING DOWN FROM FACE TO SANDER (hold this
shot thru "at a recent workshop")
RUNS=:03
At a recent workshopMeeker shared the light and her creative energies.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 23:15:30
((THE LIGHT'S GONNA SHINE THROUGH AND IT'S GONNA BE REALLY PRETTY. ))
RUNS=:03
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 23:59:03
((SETH PHELPS/SCULPTING STUDENT: IT LETS YOU SORT OF FREE YOUR MIND. YOU DON'T
HAVE TO REALLY THINK ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE. ))
SOT 23:56:51
((HERBERT MILLER/SCULPTING STUDENT: NOW THAT I'M RETIRED IT'S A DELIGHTFUL WAY
TO GET LOST.))
RUNS=:13
Meeker has collected rocks abroad, and sculpted with artists from Holland
and Zimbabwe.
Teaching the art in Blacksburg keeps the energy close to home.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 23:49:45
((CARVING IS A GREAT SPACE TO BE WITH OTHER PEOPLE. 23:50:09TO BE AROUND THAT
ENERGY IN EACH OTHER, THE ENERGY CREATES MORE ENERGY. ))
RUNS=:10
And that's what it takes, she says, to bring the many faces of life ALIVE in
stone. Tracy Altizer, News 7.))
Royal-Divorce
ANCHOR=Len
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=abr
TAPE# Net-E
GRAPHIC=Princess Diana
The next move is Diana's.
Lawyers for the Princess of Wales are mulling over a divorce offer from Prince
Charles.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-London;
Charles' legal team offered the divorce settlement package and is awaiting
response from Diana.
The package is believed to include up to 30 million dollars, a custody
proposal and details on her future role as princess.
In February, Diana agreed to accept a divorce from her husband at the
Queen's request, but financial issues have held up the process.
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S-Straw
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S6-9
GRAPHIC=Yankees Logo
After tearing up the Independent Northern League, Darryl Strawberry is a
Yankee again.
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Columbus, OH/WBNS; :
The 34 year old Strawberry was signed by the Yankees yesterday and sent to
their Triple A farm club at Columbus.
And Strawberry celebrated his signing by hitting two home runs in his
first two at bats. Strawberry batted 435 in the Independent league with 18
home runs and 39 R-B-I's in 29 games.
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SOT
IN Q="knowing that
((DARRYL STRAWBERRY/SIGNED BY YANKEES: ))
SUPER=01-Darryl Strawberry/Signed By Yankees; :00
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=........yankees and play."
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ANCHOR=Roy
SS=Hold Logo
Strawberry will join the Yankees July 11-th
S-Yankees
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S6-8
GRAPHIC=MLB LOGO
The American League has a 13 game winner. Andy Pettitte and the Yankees
beat the Brewers 4 to 1.
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-New York, NY/WTMJ; :
The Flags flying high on Independence Day in the Big Apple.
In the top of the first John Jaha hits this double to right center field
Fernando Vina rounds the bases to score and the Brewers led 1 to nothing.
The Yankees come back in their half of the first. Paul O'Neil gets all of
this Scott Karl pitch sending it over the right field wall for a solo homer to
tie it at 1.
The Yankees sealed the win in the SUPER=35-New
York/==4/Milwaukee/==1;sixth Derek Jeter sends a shot over the left field wall
for a solo homer and the Yankees beat the Brewers 4 to 1.
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S-Cubs
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S6-10
GRAPHIC=Reds/Cubs
Mark Portugal won his fourth straight start today leading Cincinnati to a
2 to 1 win over Chicago.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Chicago, IL/SC NET; :
Cubs manager Jim Riggleman watching the action from the dugout.
In the third inning Eric Anthony hits this shot to left field for a single,
Lenny Harris scores and the Reds took the 1 to nothing lead.
Still in the third, Reggie Sanders SUPER=35-Cincinnati/==2/Chicago/==1;
hits a line drive down the left field line scoring Anthony, the Reds led 2 to
nothing and Cincinnati beats Chicago 2 to 1.
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S-Scores
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S6-11
GRAPHIC=NONE
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Pittsburgh, PA/KPLR; :
In Pittsburgh today, Brian Jordan hit a two run homer in the first and Tom
Pagnozzi added this solo homer in the sixth as the Cards routed the Pirates.
For that and all of today's scores lets check the boards.
(/////SOT/////)
CHRYON MOTION
IN Q=FIRST SCORE
RUNS=:40
OUT Q=...LYNCHBURG/SALEM.
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Sports Tease
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#TEase
GRAPHIC=NONE
And coming up, Two more seeded players fall at Wimbledon Steve Mason checks
in with a Roanoke A-A-U team headed to the Nationals.
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VO-NAT ENG#
And Qualifying for the Pepsi 400 was postponed because of rain but not
before Jeff Gordon smoked the track at Daytona.
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S-Qualify
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#R-33
GRAPHIC=Daytona Logo
Rain postponed qualifying yesterday at Daytona for the Pepsi 400 and the
Winston cup Drivers must be wondering if they have anything for Jeff Gordon.
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Daytona Beach, FL/ESPN2; :
Gordon was one of 9 cars to get on the track and he turned in a speed of
188 point 869 almost two miles an hour faster than Darrell Waltrip who
qualified second among the cars.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="These guys...
((JEFF GORDON/24-CHEVROLET: ))
SUPER=01-Jeff Gordon/24-Chevrolet; :00
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=........paying off."
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VO-NAT (CONT)
Darrell Waltrip was second turning a speed of 186 point 776 miles per hour.
And now lets look at the 9 cars that qualified.
(/////SOT/////)
PINNACLE MOTION
IN Q=FIRST DRIVER
SUPER=400-=1/Jeff Gordon/188.869/=2/Darrell Waltrip/=3/Jeff Purvis/=4/Dale
Earnhardt/=5/Lake Speed
SUPER=404-=6/Robert Pressley/=7/Derrike Cope/=8/Morgan Shepherd/=9/Larry
Bradberry
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=.....bradberry.
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ANCHOR=Roy
SS=Hold Logo
The Cars will qualify this morning at 9.
S-Wimbledon
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S6-5
GRAPHIC=Wimbledon Logo
For the first time at Wimbledon history only one seeded player has
reached the Men's Semi finals. Todd Martin is the lone seeded survivor as
Goran Ivanisevic and Pete Sampras were upset yesterday.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Wimbledon/NBC SPORTS; :
The three time defending champion was ousted by Dutchman Richard Krajieck
7-5, 7-6, 6-4 in a match that was carried over from Wednesday.
When play resumed yesterday Krajieck led 2 sets to none and the two were
tied 1 to 1 in the third set.
Krakicek was never broken in the match he served up six aces to bring his
total to 29 for the match. He lost only two points.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="as far as
((PETE SAMPRAS/LOSES IN QUARTERFINALS: ))
SUPER=01-Pete Sampras/Loses in Quarterfinals; :00
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=.......didn't convert."
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VO-NAT (cont)
Meantime on the women's side. fourth seeded Arzntxa Sanchez Vicario of
Spain defeated unseeded Meredith McGrath of the United States 6-2, 6-1.
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ANCHOR=Roy
SS=NONE
Steffi Graf's match with Kimiko Date was suspended by darkness. The semi
final match was tied at one set apiece.
S-Hawks
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S6-7
GRAPHIC=AAU Logo
The Roanoke Hawks AAU 16 and under boys basketball team is gearing up for
next weeks national tournament in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Steve Mason has the team's progress report.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=First audio
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00
SUPER=@Steve2; :21
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Finally tonight--fireworks. Always the highlight of any Fourth of July
celebration, we'd like to share with you the display from earlier tonight at
Roanoke's Victory Stadium.
Thanks for joining us and good night.
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