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Coming up on News 7-
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A man convicted of killing four people dies tonight by Lethal Injection.
Mortgage rates go down again- Should you buy or refinance?
Plus X-Files fans may find the FBI's real X-files on the Internet.
And the USGA rules on oversized golf clubs.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]

News 7 is next.


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The man convicted of killing a Virginia State Trooper and three others died tonight by lethal injection.
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[VO-NAT]
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Governor Jim Gilmore refused to grant Dennis Wayne Eaton clemency.
[SUPER=04-20th Century Fox;]


The X-Files is all made up on T-V but you can find the real X-files on the FBI website. We'll take a look and tell you how to find it online-
[Super=03-Roanoke;]


Plus drive through burgers move aside- Drive through flowers are the newest thing in Roanoke.
Plus the latest from the United States Golf Association on those oversized clubs.
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[Talent=Jean]


Join us for News 7 at Eleven.

[Eaton]


[ANCHOR=Jean]
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The Commonwealth of Virginia has executed its 51st inmate in modern times.
Dennis Wayne Eaton was pronounced dead at 9:09 pm- executed for an eight hour, four person killing spree across western Virginia in 19-89.
[Double Boxes=Jean and Ellen/Starlink]


Ellen Qualls is at Greensville Correctional Center with the details.
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[Nat'l-Tobacco]


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The tobacco bill may be dead, but President Clinton says it's not gone forever.
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[SOT 20:11:49]
[IN Q=IT's dead today]

((IT'S DEAD TODAY. IT MAY NOT BE DEAD TOMORROW AND IT'S NOT DEAD OVER THE LONG RUN, BECUASE THE PUBLIC HEALTH NEED IS GREAT. i))
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[OUT Q=need is great]
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Senate republicans killed the measure yesterday- but President Clinton says he'll fight for new legislation.
Tonight House Spekaer Newt Gingrich says he's open to new tobacco legislation- that focuses on stopping teen smoking.
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[Tobacco-React]


[ANCHOR=Jean]
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The tobacco wars have sparked debate everywhere .. especially in Virginia.
Scott Goldberg has more on the Commonwealth's reaction to the dead tobacco bill.
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[SUPER=01-C. D. Bryant/Tobacco Farmer;:05]
[SUPER=01-Briggs Andrews/American Cancer Society;:31]
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(( [kids smoking from 596-31]
It started as a bill that would stop kids from smoking.
But it lost its focus.
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((C.D. BRYANT/TOBACCO FARMER: IT'S BECOME SO OVERLY WEIGHTED WITH THINGS THAT DON'T EVEN ADDRESS YOUTH SMOKING. AND I THINK THAT'S THE PROBLEM. THEY'VE GOTTEN AWAY FROM A CENTRAL FOCUSED ISSUE HERE.)) [RUNS11]
[OUT Q=ISSUE HERE]


Even though there were provisions to keep farmers from going bankrupt, C.D. Bryant said [cigarette factory video] the bill forced the tobacco industry to pay billions of dollars and get nothing in return.
Health advocates said even if the bill had faults, it could've done a lot to stop smoking.
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[SOT 13 22 55 ]
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((BRIGGS ANDREWS/AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY:YOU HAD SOME STRONG SUPPORT IN THE SENATE FOR US AND YOU HAD A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, SO I THINK WE MISSED A OPPORTUNITY TO PUSH THAT ON THROUGH.)) [RUNS13]
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Virginia Senator John Warner predicted another tobacco bill will get introduced this fall.
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[SOT Warner tape at 16:47:19]
[IN Q=and i hope]

((SEN. JOHN WARNER: AND I HOPE By THAT TIME WE CAN RECONCILE OUR DIFFERENCES AND RECOGNIZE THAT THE GOAL WAS REDUCTION OF THE USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS BY THE YOUNG PEOPLE.)) [RUNS13]
[OUT Q=YOUNG PEOPLE]


But for now, big tobacco is breathing a sigh of relief.

Scott Goldberg, News-7.))[Amtrack-Crash]


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A South Boston man is dead after an Amtrack train collided with his tractor-trailer in Durham, North Carolina.
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The collision ripped the truck apart, throwing 39-year old John Allen Wilkerson from the cab.
Ten people on board the train en route to New York were injured.
Officials are investigating the crash.
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A train engineer in Indiana saw a tractor trailer on the tracks and hit the emergency brake- but it was too late.
The commuter train slammed into the trailer dislodging a 20 ton steel coil-
The coil then careened through the passenger car- killing three people.
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((IT'S ABOUT 40 TO 45 THOUSAND POUND COIL THAT TRAVEL THROUGH RAIL CAR AND PRETTY MUCH ANY GOT IN IT'S PATH IT DESTROYED.))
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Two passengers and a railroad employee- all riding in the front car- were killed.
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[FL-Fires]


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Hundreds are being evacuated in Waldo, Florida-
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The smoke is too thick- the flames too fast from brush fires.
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((WE'VE EVACUATED 600 PEOPLE BECAUSE OF SMOEK AND POSSIBLE FIRE.))
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[vo-nat]
The fire in Waldo is one of one hundred wildfires in North Florida since Memorial day.
Florida's governor is asking for federal help fighting the fires.
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[Bowman]


[ANCHOR=Jean]
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A resident of the historic Hotel Botetourt was the one to set it ablaze.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.;]


31-year old Dwayne Bowman was living at the hotel when it was a home for handicapped adults.
He said shortly after midnight on August 23rd, he heard voices telling him he was worthless, he could not get to sleep, and he was angry at his counselor.
[SUPER=04-August 23, 1997;]


So he says he lit the curtains on fire with a cigarette lighter.
He says he did not realize the whole building would go up in flames.
Bowman will undergo a psychiatric evaluation and be sentenced on September 10th.
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[County-School]


[ANCHOR=Jean]
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All construction projects for public schools are at a standstill tonight--that includes the proposed new high school.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]


That is until the School Board lives up to a list of demands by the Board of Supervisors.
The Supervisors are creating a committee to oversee the spending to ensure tax money is not wasted.
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((WILLIAM IRVIN/CHARIMAN-SCHOOL BOARD: WE CERTAINLY WANT TO GET THE PROJECTS DONE. WE THOUGHT THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DID BUT IT SEEMS THAT THERE ARE OBSTACLES THAT WE HAVE TO OVERCOME.))
[SUPER=01-William Irvin/Chairman-School Board]
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[OUT Q= we have to overcome]
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The two boards are still at odds over the make up off the committee.
The School Board will present a preliminary budget to the Supervisors next week.
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Jean tosses to Robin in the Chromakey

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[Tease1]


[ANCHOR=Jean]
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Attendance, not the supreme court could be the factor that eliminates a religion class from a local school.
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[VO-NAT]


And
it's like turning on a giant faucet--
We'll show you the largest man made waterfall in the world in tonight's video of the day..
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[Buena-Vista]


[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=sta]
[TAPE#=98-31 1:39:22]
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A religion class at Parry McCluer High School is coming under attack.
There's concern that the course may violate the separation of church and state.
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The course is about western religions. It'll be offered in the fall if at lest six more students sign up to take it.
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[IN Q=The Supreme Court]

((SUPT. JAMES. C. BRANDFORD/SUPT. BUENA VISTA SCHOOLS: THE SUPREME COURT IS VERY POIGNANT THAT WE MAY TEACH THE HISTORY OF THE VARIOUS RELIGIONS IN OUR SCHOOLS.))
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[VO-NAT]


The American Civil Liberties Union says it opposes the idea of local ministers teaching the course.
However, Parry McCluer administrators say the school's current Spanish teacher would be the instructor.
They say, local ministers would then be invited as guestspeakers to occasionally lecture students.
So far, only two students have signed up.
School administrators say at least six more students are needed for the course to be offered in the fall.
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[Sex-Offenders]


[ANCHOR=Jean]
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The National Mental Health Association says sexual predator laws are a new, disturbing and growing trend in some states.
Legislation is now being considered in Virginia to allow violent sex criminals to be put in state mental health facilities upon their release from prison.
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[VO NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; ]


The state mental health department is already training its medical staff to learn how to deal with sexually violent criminals.
Opponents say it's just a way of keeping sex offenders out of communities at the expense of the mental health system.
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[IN Q=The financing]

((HELEN HARRAH/ADULT MENTAL HEALTH DIRECTOR:THE FINANCING OF TREATMENT IS GOING TO BE IMPACTED BECAUSE ULTIMATELY WE'LL END UP COMPETING AGAINST OURSELVES FOR DOLLARS TO SERVE THIS POPULATION.))
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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The estimated cost is approximately 100-150 thousand dollars a year.

[Woodward]


[ANCHOR=Jean]
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Louise Woodward is trying to clear her name in the death of baby Matthew Eappen.
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[VO-NAT]
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The former Au-Pair is back in England- where she told reporters she is innocent.
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((LOUISE WOODWARD: I THINK IN TIME THE TRUTH WILL COME OUT. IN TIME I'LL BE CLEARED.))
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[VO-NAT]


Woodward faces a wrongful death suit filed by Matthew Eappen's parents- that could prevent her from making money from the case.
Woodward says she is doing an interview with the BBC- but she says she will not be paid for it.
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[MOrtgage]


[ANCHOR=Jean]
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Buying a home is easier than ever- now that mortgage rates have gone below 7 percent.
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[VO-NAT]


Freddie Mac, the organization that sets the standard for mortgages said the rate is six point 94 percent.
But analysts disagree on whether people should rush to buy or refinance.
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((STEPHEN SLIFER/LEHMAN BROTHERS: I WOULDN'T BE IN A GREAT RUSH. I THINK FEAR OF HIGHER INTEREST RATES IN THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO IS VIRTUALLY ZERO.))
[SOT 20:05:43]

((DAVID LEREAH/MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOC. : INTEREST RATES ARE VERY CLOSE TO THEIR CYCLICAL LOWS NOW. THAT HAPPENS ONCE A GENERATION SO IF YOU HAVE THE CHANCE TO REFINANCE, REFINANCE.))
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The rate you actually get from a lender will be based on the six point 94 percent rate set by Freddie Mac, but what you actually pay will be determined by the fees and points you are willing to pay up front.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
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A budding new Roanoke business is trying to make it easy to show your feelings with flowers.
You don't even have to leave the comfort of your car.
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[VO-NAT]


And
you don't have to leave the comfort of your house to investigate the X-files.
Coming up we'll tell you how to peruse the F-B-I files on your computer.
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[Flower-Express]


[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=sta]
[TAPE#=98-43 34:52]
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Drive thrus are a lot of places these days--fast food restaurants, banks..
But, what about at the florist?
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]


George's Flowers and Gifts is at the corner of Brandon and Franklin Roads in Southwest Roanoke.
THERE-- customers in a real hurry can get their roses, geraniums and tulips to go.
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((GEORGE CLEMENTS/OWNER: WITH ALL THE RAIN STORMS WE'VE HAD RECENTLY IT'S BEEN REAL POPULAR- PEOPLE PULL UP AND ROLL THEIR WINDOW DOWN AND SAY GIVE ME A BOUQUET, I'M IN A HURRY AND DON'T WANT TO GET WET.))
[SUPER=01-George Clements/Owner;]
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[OUT Q=to get wet.]
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[VO-NAT]


The store has only been open for eight weeks at that location.
George said he got the idea from other florist shops around the country.
Right now, almost any floral arrangement or plant is available through the express lane.
But, soon George plans to limit requests to those listed on a menu.
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[Xfiles-fbi]


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[**Note Anchor tag**]
"The X-Files" opens in theaters nationwide tomorrow- But you don't have to go to the movies to find a good mystery.

Fans of Mulder and Scully can do their own investigating, in the REAL x-files, on the FBI website.
Eric Earnhart has more...
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((
[natsot-10:42:53]

(("This was laid recently, no irrigation system, somebody's covering their tracks")) [RUNS04]

But the FBI is uncovering its tracks, posting hundreds of files from old investigations on its web page... many of the cases are bizarre, unexplained, and still waiting for answers...

[natsot-10:43:31]

(("we're fbi agents. You're not FBI agents. How do you know? You look like door to door salemen.)) [RUNS06]

You don't have to be an agent to dig into these files... and they're not really called the X-files, they're the FOIA files... the documents most commonly requested under the freedom of information act... And of course they cover those American mysteries that still seem just beyond our grasp...

[natsot 10:43:47]

((they left here an hour ago... going that way)) [RUNS06]

There are the Marilyn Monroe files... that make you wonder who's names are blacked out...
There are investigations of of unexplained cattle mutiliations...
A single criptic teletype about a flying disc in Roswell...
And 16 hundred pages relating to U-F-O's...
Could it be, the truth... is in here?

[natsot 10:42:34]

((All I told them was the truth. They're trying to divide us and we can't let them)) [RUNS05]

Then you'd better dust off your dark suit and get online... the mysteries... the REAL mysteries... are waiting.... Eric Earnhart, News 7,))
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[ANCHOR=Jean]


You can find the link to the FBI website on the News 7 homepage, at WDBJ7-DOT COM.
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[Forecasts]
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The first round of the U.S. Open is in the book and the U.S.G.A says no to equipment changes.
[GRAPHIC=mlb logo]


But in our Extra Point tonight Bud Selig says he want's to be baseball's commissioner on a permanent basis.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=74- /MLB; :]


Selig has served as interim commissioner since Fay Vincent was forced out of office over five and a half years ago.
A member of the game's executive council says Selig may call for a formal vote on the job in the next few weeks.
Election requires a 75 per cent vote of baseball's 30 owners. Now, Here's tonights scores.
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[S-Avalanche]


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The Salem Avalanche wrapped up a three game series in Danville tonight against the 97's.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Danville/Avalanche vs 97's; :]


And check this mascot doing his thing to the cheers of the crowd at the game.
The 97's got on the board first. Jarred Wong hits a double to left centerfield scoring a run and the 97's would take the 1 to nothing lead.
Then in the third the 97's come up with the double play Blake Anderson hits it to second the runner is tagged out then the throw goes to first getting Anderson the Avalanche trailed 2 to nothing.
The Avalanche would get on the board in the fourth
[SUPER=37-Salem/6/Danville/2/;]

Brian Anthony hits an R-b-I single up the middle to make it 2 to 1 97's and Salem goes on to win it 6 to 2.
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[S-Braves]


[ANCHOR=Roy]
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[WRITER=rst]
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The Florida Marlins scored 2 in the 8-th to beat Atlanta 3 to 2.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Atlanta, GA/FOX Sports; :]


Marlins manager Jim Leyland watching from the dugout.
In the top of the third, Edgar Renteria hits a line drive to right field scoring Mike Redmond and the Marlins took the early 1 to nothing lead.
The Braves would come right back and tie the score when Keith Lockhart hits the looper to right field scoring Andrew Jones to make it a 1 to 1 game.
It was tied 2 to 2 then Todd Zeile strokes this
[SUPER=35-Florida/3/Atlanta/2/;]

single to left field a run scores and the Marlins go on to win it 3 to 2.
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[S-Rangers]


[ANCHOR=Roy]
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[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-16]
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Aaron Sele is the American League's first 10 game winner as the Texas rangers hold off Oakland 3 to 2.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Arlington, TX/FOX Sports; :]


Johnny Oates a little unhappy with a call early in the game.
In the tp of the first, Kevin Mitchell sends this shot off the wall in left field scoring a run to make it 1 to nothing Oakland.
But in the bottom of the third tom Candiotti throws
[SUPER=35-Texas/3/Oakland/2/;]

a wild pitch allowing two Rangers to score and Texas beats Oakland 3 to 2.
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[Sports Tease]


[ANCHOR=Roy]
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[WRITER=rst]
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And coming up, The U.S.G.A says no to some equipment changes Mike Stevens went to golf camp this morning.
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[VO-NAT]


And Payne Stewart is the leader after round one of the U.S. Open.
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[S-Open]


[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-13]
[GRAPHIC=U.S. OPEN]


Payne Stewart is the man at the top of the leaderboard after round one of the U.S. Open.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-San Francisco, CA/ESPN; :]


Stewart birdied his last three holes today finishing the round at 66, four under par. He leads Mark Carnevale by one shot. He shot a 67 and that's one shot in front of Joe Durant who shot 68.
P-G-A and British Open champion John daly shot a one under par 69, he's three shots back.
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[TALENT=ROY]
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Tiger Woods shot a 4 over par 74.

[S-USGA]


[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-15]
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Last night the United States Golf Association decided against banning some of the new and innovative equipment that is hitting the market each and every day.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00]


Golf's governing body looked long and hard at the ever expanding drivers that are the rage these days.
The Callaway Biggest Big Bertha all the way to the Mega 350 Confidence, the biggest club on the market these days, have raised concerns that science and technology are ruining the integrity of golf.
Doug Kenney, who owns Dr. Golf in Roanoke County says leaving the market place alone benefits everyone.
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[SUPER=01-Doug Kenney/Dr. Golf Owner; :00]
[super=01-Wes Swope/Hanging Rock Teaching Pro; :18]
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Both Swope and Kenney say the biggest thing the big clubs offer golfers is confidence they can hit the ball.
But Kenney says the only real way to help every golfer is make the hole bigger.
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35 kids spent part of their morning today playing in the sand with water balloons.
But Mike Stevens says the activities were designed to do more that help beat the heat.
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Dam operators unharness the power of nature in tonight's video of the day.
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This afternoon the flashboards on California's Shasta Dam were opened to create the world's largest man made waterfall.
The lake's high water level was posing a threat to boaters.
El Nino is getting the blame.
Officials say the last time all three flashboards were opened was in 19-83, which was also an El Nino year.
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