12:00-01
NOON-HEADLINES
TALENT=melanie
SS=None
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VO-NAT
Ahead on News 7 at Noon--
Flooding problems throughout the region following hours of intense rainfall.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
And a U-S fighter plane has fired on an Iraqi radar site after last night's
second round of missile attacks and an increased no fly zone.
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TALENT=Patrick
SS=None
Flood watches and warnings are up for the region through this afternoon,
and Hurricane Fran is threatening the Coastal Carolinas. We'll look at all of
today's busy weather in just a few moments.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
ss=none
Stick around, News 7 at Noon is next.
Flooding
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=rjo
TAPE#96-
GRAPHIC=flooding
After 48 hours of steady rain, parts of the Roanoke Valley are saturated
with flood water.
Washed out roads and rising streams are causing problems throughout the
area.
Forecasters are predicting Hurricane Fran will hit land by this weekend and
that might also have an impact in our area.
Double Boxes=Melanie and Ron/Microwave
Ron Jones has been monitoring the trouble spots and joins us from Roanoke.
Live=Ron Full/Microwave
SUPER=@Ron1;
SUPER=05-Roanoke;
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(Rollcue:Roger Shiplett takes us on a tour.)
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IN Q=Where those lines
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SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00
SUPER=01-Roger Shipplett/Flood Victim;:20 quick
RUNS=:25
OUT Q=like a thunderstorm.
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VO-NAT (Ron Mic Hot)
Runs=:30
(Ron ad libs)
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
(Out from video: emergency tips for those in flood areas.)
Talent=Ron Full
SUPER=05-Roanoke;
(Ron ad libs)
Double Boxes=Melanie and Ron/Microwave
(Ron ad libs toss back to Melanie)
WX
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=pev
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=None
2 shot Talent=Melanie
Patrick Evans joins us now with the latest on the situation
Talent=Patrick
SUPER=@Patrick1;
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STORMWATCH FULL
DOPPLER FULL
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ANCHOR=Patrick
SUPER=@Patrick1;
TOSS TO MELANIE
County-Flooding
ANCHOR=mel
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=spr
TAPE#96-
GRAPHIC=flooding
Flooding today caused some potentially deadly problems in Southwest Roanoke
County.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
Water rushed into the basement of this house on Knowles Drive.
The force was so great... it cracked a liquid oxygen tank used for life-
support.
The elderly couple living inside had to be evacuated... because the leaking
gas could have caused an explosion.
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SOT 10:44:04
IN Q=You had
((CAPTAIN GARY HOUFF/ROANOKE COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT: YOU HAD A HIGH VOLUME OF
HIGHLY CONCENTRATED OXYGEN IN THE HOUSE. AND ANY TIME YOU HAD THAT AS A
POTENTIAL EMISSIONS SOURCE, YOU HAVE THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME TYPE OF AN
EXPLOSION. SO WE HAD TO ELIMINATE THOSE PROBLEMS BEFORE WE COULD SEND PEOPLE
BACK INSIDE THE RESIDENCE. ))
SUPER=01-Gary Houff/Roanoke Co. Fire Dept.;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=the residence
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VO-NAT
Strapped with gas masks, fire fighters eventually entered the house and
removed the tank.
The home is now being aired out.
No one was injured... and the couple hopes to move back in later in the
week.
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Mud-Lick-Rescue
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=12
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#96-73
GRAPHIC=flooding
As heavy rain pushed Mudlick Creek from its banks this morning, Roanoke
emergency crews scrambled to keep motorists from driving through dangerous
waters.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Mudlick Road was blocked by high water in more than one location, creating
detours for drivers.
City officials blocked the road quickly, but not before at least one
driver tried to make his way across.
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SOT
IN Q=Water like this can go
((DAVID POPE/FIRE EMS CAPTAIN: WATER LIKE THIS CAN GO DOWN QUICKLY. IT CAN ALSO
COME UP VERY QUICKLY, SO PEOPLE THAT ARE DRIVING AROUND THE AREA ROADS NEED TO
BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL AND IF THEY SEE HIGH WATER DON'T DRIVE THROUGH IT, BECAUSE
AS YOU SAW A FEW MINUTES AGO SOMEONE TRIED TO GO THROUGH THIS PARTICULAR STREAM
AND IF THEY HAD GONE MUCH FURTHER THEY'D HAVE BEEN OVER THE BRIDGE.))
SUPER=01-David Pope/Fire EMS Captain;
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=been over the bridge.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=flooding
With the prospect of more rain in the next couple of days, city officials
are also encouraging residents to stock up on food, water, flashlights, and any
prescription medicines they may require.
D'ville-Flooding
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=tha
TAPE#96-71
GRAPHIC=flooding
Flooding is continuing to cause serious problems on the Southside.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville;
Both Danville and Pittsylvania County have declared a "state of emergency".
The Dan River along Memorial Drive in Danville has already begun to spill
over its banks.
Numerous roads throughout the city have been closed.
Pittsylvania County is experiencing similar problems-- more than 80-
secondary roads within the county remain closed.
Last night was especially hectic for the Danville Rescue Squad when
volunteers helped save two of their own.
Teresa Hamilton has the story.
WIPE-WIPE-WIPE-WIPE
Pitts-Flooding
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=THa
TAPE#96-64
GRAPHIC=wipe wipe wipe
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SOT
IN Q=Heavy rain
SUPER=03-Danville; :00
SUPER=01-Kelly Fuller/Danville Homeowner; :14
SUPER=01-Billy Wyatt/Rescue Squad Volunteer; :47 VERY QUICK!!!
SUPER=01-Bill Hankins/Danville Rescue Squad; 1:04 QUICK!!!
SUPER=01-Ronnie Setliff/Rescue Squad Volunteer; 1:20 quick!
SUPER=@Teresa2; 1:26
RUNS=1:30
OUT Q=Hamilton, News 7.
*****ANCHOR TAG*****
(( Heavy rain created more than its share of problems.
A mudslide on Route 58- brought traffic to a temporary halt.
Kelly Fuller's problem was more isolated-- the front porch of her Danville
home caved in.
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21:19:04
SOT
IN Q=I looked
((KELLY FULLER/DANVILLE HOMEOWNER:I LOOKED AND THE FRONT PART OF MY HOUSE, LIKE
WHERE MY LIVING ROOM IS, THE SHRUBBERY HAD CAVED IN AND IT HAD KNOCKED THE WALL
OF MY BASEMENT. ))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=my basement.
Fuller wasn't the only Danville resident with problems.
Ronnie Setliff and Billy Wyatt volunteered to evacuate families when Fall
Creek at the intersection of Thomas and Halifax Road began to swell.
NAT SOUND: WOAH, WOAH.
The current was apparently too much for the boat's motor to handle.
Fortunately, the Danville Rescue Squad volunteers were able to hang on.
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SOT
IN Q=What were you
((WHAT WERE YOU THINKING WHEN YOU WERE HANGING ONTO THE TREE.
BILLY WYATT/RESCUE SQUAD VOLUNTEER:THIS IS INTERESTING HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET
OUT OF HERE. ))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=out of here.
That part would prove to be difficult-- especially when the tree they were
clinging to broke loose.
There were more tense moments when Setliff fell in.
That's when local volunteers knew they had to act quickly-- throwing out a
rope.
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22:53:37
SOT
IN Q=It snagged
((LT. BILL HANKINS/DANVILLE RESCUE SQUAD:IT SNAGGED IN THE ENGINE AND WE WERE
LUCKY. IT SNAGGED TIGHT ENOUGH WE COULD START PULLED THEM TO SHORE. ))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=to shore.
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SOT
IN Q=It was
((RONNIE SETLIFF/RESCUE SQUAD VOLUNTEER: IT WAS HAIRY BUT WE KNEW WE WERE
ALRIGHT THOUGH. WE GOT OUR FRIENDS OVER HERE AND WE KNEW THEY WOULD TAKE CARE
OF US. ))
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=of us.
And, without a moments hesitation. Teresa Hamilton, News 7.))
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=flooding
Governor George Allen is preparing to tour Danville within the hour. We'll
have more on the story tonight at five and six.
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HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
Still to come on news 7 at noon,
More shooting in Iraq-a fighter plane blast today and a second set of
missile attacks last night.
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VO-NAT
And,
Another chapter in the Israeli-- Palestinian struggle for peace.
Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to sit down, for the first time with Yasser
Arafat.
Stay with us.
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NO Weather Tease
Iraq
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=missile
Within the past hour, a U-S fighter plane has blasted an Iraqi radar
site with a missile. A U-S official says the site is no longer operational.
Meanwhile, Pentagon spokesmen say a second U-S strike overnight has cut
Iraq's air defenses down to size.
But the White House still will not rule out more attacks, to enforce the
expanded no-fly zone now covering the southern half of Iraq.
Elizabeth Kaledin has the latest from Washington.
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IN Q=
SUPER=01-Joseph Ralston/Vice Chairman; :25
SUPER=01-Elizabeth Kaledin/Reporting; 1:31
RUNS=1:44
OUT Q=CBS News, Washington.
((
Determined to cripple Saddam Hussein's defenses in the south, U-S forces
launched their second missile assault in less than 24-hours.
GEN.JOSEPH RALSTON, VICE-CHAIRMAN, JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF
Adminstration officials described the attack as a "mop-up
operation"...designed to ensure u-s warplanes patrol the expanded "no-fly" zone
unchallenged.
A total of 17-missiles in all rained down on iraqi air defense radars and
command-and-control installations...not destroyed by the first ---and larger
hailstorm early yesterday.
Iraq claims that assault resulted in 5-deaths and the destruction of a
housing complex.
There's no evidence yet whether the second one hit all intended targets.
Regardless---saddam is ever defiant and ignoring the u-s edict ...instead,
he's ordered his troops to shoot down any western plane entering the new
zone....now extended to the 33rd parallel....just outside of baghdad.
Abroad, there has been mixed at best reaction to the bombings....prompting
president clinton during a speech before the national guard association last
night---- to once again outline his reasoning.
CLINTON: WE KNOW THAT IF WE DO NOT PURSUE THIS POLICY WE WILL ONCE AGAIN BE
CALLED UPON TO DO MORE AS WE HAD TO DO MORE IN OPERATIONS DESERT SHIELD AND
DESERT STORM....WE DO NOT WANT THAT TO HAPPEN.
Some of the strong criticism isn't coming from republican presidential
candidate bob dole who said aggression from saddam hussein or anyone, shouldn't
be tolerated.
DOLE:THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT SADDAM HUSSEIN IS AN OUTLAW , IS A TYRANT, HE'S A
BUTCHER AND WE CANNOT TOLERATE ANY ADDITIONAL ACTION BY HIM IN THAT PART OF THE
WORLD.))
Gulf-Vets
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#net (edit of 96-72)
GRAPHIC=Missile Attack
The Missile Strike is hitting home for many local Gulf War veterans.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@file
One former Marine believes Saddam Hussein is starting trouble again to
improve his country's economy.
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SOT 18:41:16 Vets Reax tape
IN Q=His country needs
((DAVID THOMPSON/GULF WAR VETERAN: HIS COUNTRY NEEDS MONEY, NEEDS TO BE BACK
ON ITS ECONOMIC FEET. HE'S BASICALLY BACKED IN A CORNER. HE NEEDS TO DO
SOMTHING TO BRING MORE MONEY IN THERE. AND ANOTHER WAR COULD DO THAT. ))
SUPER=01-David Thompson/Gulf War Veteran;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=could do that
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VO-NAT
Other vets say troops should have stayed in the Persian Gulf longer.
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SOT 19:55:45
IN Q=We were in
((STAFF SGT. RON VANDEGRIFT/U.S. MARINE CORPS: WE WERE IN KUWAIT CITY AND WE
HAD ORDERS TO GO NORTH THE FOLLOWING DAY AND WE FOUND OUT THE WAR WAS OVER.
SO, WE WERE KIND OF WONDERING WHAT WAS GOING ON, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE HEARD HE
WAS STILL IN POWER. ))
SUPER=01-Staff Sgt. Ron Vandegrift/U.S. Marine Corps;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=still in power
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VO-NAT
Both men agree that if it does come down to sending U-S troops back into the
Persian Gulf-- they should be allowed to finish what they started five years
ago.
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Fran
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=hurricane
The governor of South Carolina has declared a state of emergency as
Hurricane Fran approaches the southeast coast.
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VO-NAT
The Category three hurricane has sustained winds of 115 miles-per-hour, and
could strengthen further to a category four storm by the time it makes landfall
late tomorrow.
SUPER=03-Jacksonville, FL;
Navy ships sailed out of Jacksonville yestersday just in case Fran makes a
turn toward northern Florida.
But right now forecasters believe Fran will strike somewhere between Georgia
and North Carolina.
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ISRAEL
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=NOON
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=mideast peace
A much talked about meeting is set to take place today near the Gaza Strip.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Gaza City, Gaza;
10;14;59
Palestinian and Israeli officials confirm that Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu and P-L-O leader Yasser Arafat will hold their first face to
face talks.
Since being elected in May Netanyahu has angered Palestinians by postponing
the pullout of troops from Hebron and approving expanded Jewish settlements in
the West Bank.
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SOFT MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
Still ahead--Two Lynchburg Hillcats have struck out with the law--
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VO-NAT
And,
A vending machine company tells the government to BUTT out.
It says it can do the job at curbing teen smoking.
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Vending-Machine
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=equ
TAPE#96-68
GRAPHIC=None
One Virginia vending company has found a unique way to keep teens from
buying cigarettes from their vending machines.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Chesterfield Co.;
A Richmond-area vending company that supplies Applebees restaurants and
other businesses around the state foils cigarette buyers on the first try.
A bartender must press a remote control button behind the bar to activate
the machine.
The vending machine company says it's policing teen smoking itself.
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SOT 31:04
IN Q=Some
((Charles Hutchinson/Cliff Weil Vending Services, Inc.: SOME BUSINESS PEOPLE
WAS ASKING US TO. AND WE WAS DOING IT ON OUR OWN TOO. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THE
FDA ... TAX DOLLARS.))
SUPER=01-Charles Hutchinson/Cliff Weil Vending Services, Inc.;
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=tax dollars.
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VO-NAT
The remote activator retro- fit costs about 500- dollars.
New F-D-A regulations would ban cigarette vending machines altogether.
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Hillcats
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#96-62
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales
Two Lynchburg Hillcats were playig a different ballgame yesterday, in court.
The two baseball players accused of taunting and chasing a gay man in July
pleaded guilty to reduced charges.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg;
Hillcats pitchers John Dillinger and Jeff Kelly were given suspended 90-day
jail terms.
The victim, Greg Robinson, says the pair began harassing him at this gas
station, then chased him for several miles before crashing into his car.
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SOT 2:53:29
IN Q=I think what
((ETHAN ONTJES/PROSECUTOR: I THINK WHAT YOU HAD WAS REALLY A HATE CRIME. BASED
ON MR. ROBINSON'S SEXUAL PERSUASION, I THINK THEY FOR SOME REASON DIDN'T AGREE
WITH IT AND DECIDED THEY WERE GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.))
SUPER=01-Ethan Ontjes/Prosecutor; :00
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=something about it.
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VO-NAT
Dillinger and Kelly were also ordered to pay restitution and do ten hours of
community service.
Robinson's attorney says that may not satisfy his client.
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SOT 3:09:23
IN Q=Right now
((LEIGH DREWRY/ROBINSON'S ATTORNEY: RIGHT NOW ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE. I'VE BEEN
CONTACTED BY MR. ROBINSON, I'M EXPLORING HIS OPTIONS AND AFTER A FEW DAYS OR
WEEKS WE'LL SIT DOWN, COME UP WITH SOME OPTIONS AND MAKE A DECISION AS TO WHAT
TO DO.))
SUPER=01-Leigh Drewry/Robinson's Attorney; :00
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=what to do.
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VO-NAT
Drewry says Robinson is considering suing the two players for violating his
civil rights.
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WEATHER
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SUPER=301-68/100/NE 7mph/30.02F/99/1925/49/1967;
Forecasts
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SUPER=330-Mostly Cloudy/Scattered Showers/64-68/Clouds with/Rain Likely/68-72;
SUPER=331-Cloudy with/Showers/64-68/Rain Likely/Mostly Cloudy/68-72;
SUPER=332-Showers/& Storms/60-64/Showers/Possible/70-74;
SUPER=333-Scattered Showers/and Storms/60-64/Clouds with/Afternoon Rain/68-72;
SUPER=334-Showers/Likely/60-64/Mostly Cloudy/Afternoon Showers/70-74;
SUPER=X5001;
Stocks
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=lba
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=stocks
On Wall Street at Noon, the Dow was DOWN eight and a half points.
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SPORTS MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Melanie
Coming up on News 7,
Patrick will bring us the latest in sports,
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VO-NAT
Including last night's action at the U-S open.
Pete Sampras escaped to the semifinals.
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Emmitt
ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#fb96-1
GRAPHIC=COWBOYS
Cowboys star Emmitt Smith is back home in Dallas, recovering from the
injuries he suffered in Monday's loss to Chicago.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Chicago, IL/ABC; :00
Smith injured his neck and shoulder when he dove over the top on this
play fake and landed on his head and shoulder.
The game was stopped for 10 minutes as Emmitt was immobilized and carted off
the field on a stretcher.
He spent Monday night in the hospital but all of the tests performed on his
neck and head were negative.
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SOT
IN Q="While the x-rays...
((JERRY JONES/COWBOYS OWNER:))
((BARRY SWITZER/COWBOYS HEAD COACH:))
SUPER=01-Jerry Jones/Cowboys Owner; :00
SUPER=01-Barry Switzer/Cowboys Head Coach; :18
RUNS=:27
OUT Q=...ALL GUESS WORK."
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ANCHOR=Patrick
SS=HOLD COWBOYS
Emmitt will likely miss Sunday's game with the Giants, but there is a chance
he could play.
Tennis
ANCHOR=Patrick
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#S6-17
GRAPHIC=US OPEN
Top-seed Steffi Graf opens today's U-S Open schedule with a quarterfinal
match against Judith Weisner (VEES'-nur) before Jana Novotna (YAH'-nah
noh-VAHT'-nah) battles 15 year old Martina Hingis.
In men's quarterfinal action Six seed Andre Agassi battles number three
Thomas Muster (MOOS-tur).
Number two Micheal Chang squares off against Javier (HAH'-vee-ehr) Sanchez.
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VO-NAT
Last night Australia's Mark Philippoussis (fih-lih-POO'-sihs) brought his
cannon to the court in the form of a 133 mile per hour serve.
He had 17 aces but found his target only 49 perecent of the time.
Pete Sampras, on the other hand, had 11 aces and came away with a straight
sets victory.
Goran (ee-van-EE'-seh-vihch) Ivanisevic recorded 20 aces in his win over
Andrei Medvedev, but he blasted the tourney's officials, calling them out of
shape cripples.
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SOT
IN Q=Only in the United...
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=...THEY GONNA DIE."
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VO-NAT CON'T
Ivanisevic (ee-van-EE'-seh-vihch) now faces fan favorite Stefan Edberg.
The two time open champ beat Britian's Tim Henman in a four set Marathon
that lasted three hours and five minutes.
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Talent=Patrick
SS=US Open
Monica Seles and Conchita
Martinez also claimed victories yesterday.
Wrap
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=noon
WRITER=cst
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=none
Tune in tonight to News 7 at Five and Six for the latest on local flooding.
That's all for News 7 at Noon.
by SS