[Headlines]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]

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[VO-NAT]


Investigators are lugging the wreckage of that American Airlines plane into a private airport hangar as authorities try to figure out the cause of last week's deadly crash.
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[ANCHOR=Melanie]


The bombing intensifies in Yugoslavia now that the Kosovo peace talks have
broken down. [ANCHOR=Kimberly]


Staying hot and dry for the upcoming work week, with temperatures nearing record highs in the 90s this afternoon.

Needed rainfall looks like it's going to elude us for the next several days.
[ANCHOR=Steve]
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[ANCHOR=Melanie]


[Kosovo]


[ANCHOR=melanie]
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[WRITER=mel]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Serbia Under Attack]


NATO intensifies its bombing campaign against Yugoslavia, after talks breakdown over a Kosovo peace deal.
NATO officials say the Serbs failed to guarantee the safe return of kosovar refugees--
and they did not provide an adequate timetable for a troop withdrawal.
Maureen Maher reports from Washington.
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[4:02:14]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Kumanovar, Macedonia; :00]
[SUPER=01-General Michael Jackson/NATO ; :22]
[SUPER=01-Nebojsa Vujovic/Foreign Ministry Spokesman ; :42]
[SUPER=01-Sen. Don Nickles/(R) Oklahoma; 1;08]
[SUPER=01-Maureen Maher/Reporting; 1:17]
[RUNS=1:33]
[OUT Q=Maureen Maher/CBS News/ capitol hill]

((
Negotiations broke down Sunday night after NATO and Yugoslav military officials failed to reach agreement on putting a Kosovo peace plan into action.
NATO Lieutenant-General Michael Jackson says Yugoslavia could not guarantee the safe return of ethnic-Albanian refugess to Kosovo or ensure a total withdrawal of Serb troops from the province.

(SOT) Lieutenant-General Michael Jackson/NATO "NATO has no

alternative, but to continue and intensify the air campaign until such time as the Yugoslav side are prepared to implement the agreement fully and without ambiguity."

(SOT) Nebojsa Vujovic/Yugoslav Foreign Ministry Spokesman "We will

continue to talk."
While Allied jets continue to drop what seems like an endless supply of bombs over Yugoslavia, Lawmakers are now debating how much will the U-S pay to rebuild what it has destroyed. and when should the bombing stop.

(SOT/Sen. Joseph, BIDEN/D-Delaware/"Face the Nation") "Slobodon

Milosovic is getting the living hell kicked out of him, he has no choice but to go forward with the deal, if he doesn't we just decimate him."

(SOT/Sen. Don Nickles/R-Oklahoma/"Face the Nation") "Let's have

simultaneous stopping of the bombing withdrawal of the Serb forces and insertion of peacekeepers in tomorrow. let's make this thing happen.

(STAND UP) Maureen Maher/CBS News/Washington.))[Plane-crash]



[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=mel]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=M-D80 Crash]


Investigators working on the American Airlines crash investigation have a tedious job ahead of them.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Little Rock/AR;]

[4;15:31]
A huge load of twister fuselage from Flight 14-20 will be moved to a private hanger at the airport in Little Rock, where investigators will start picking through the wreckage.
Officials are now focusing on the plane's computers, which could reveal whether the landing mechanisms were working.
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[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#99-27 2:20]
[GRAPHIC=Water Supply]


A dwindling water supply is on the minds of Roanoke city officials.
But the city opened Fallon Park pool Saturday... and Washington Park Pool will open next week.
Joy Sutton has details.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke;00]
[SUPER=07-Naida Bervic;Quick;10]
[SUPER=01-Linda Wyatt/Roanoke City Council;22]
[SUPER=07-Cleve Thompson;52]
[SUPER=@joy1;1:02]
[SUPER=01-Doug Jessie/Greenbrier Nurseries;1:12]
[SUPER=04-File Tape]
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[OUT Q=News 7]

(( 8 year-old Naida Bervic...comes to the Fallon Park City pool every weekend during the summer. Where she lives there isn't any pool...and she loves to swim.
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((NAIDA BERVIC: USUALLY I PLAY TAG WITH MY FRIENDS AND SWIM))
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[OUT Q=and swim]


And city council member Linda Wyatt...says the children are the reason the city decided to open the pool despite the water shortage.
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[IN Q=the pool is an]

((LINDA WYATT/ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL: THE POOL IS AN ISSUE OF WEIGHING THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AGAINST THE CONSERVATION OF WATER ...RIGHTLY SO THE CHILDREN WIN OUT))
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[OUT Q=win out]


Wyatt say the pools only need to be filled once...and after that they recycle water...so it's only the initial filling which uses large amounts of water.
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[IN Q=Nat sound car washing]

((NAT SOUND CAR WASHING))
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Cleve Thompson washes his car twice a week...he says the city should have saved the water...and that the kids could go to the lake to swim or to the mall...like he did when he was a kid.
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((CLEVE THOMPSON: I THINK WE COULD USE THE WATER MORE THAN THE POOLS...I MEAN THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE US CUT BACK...EVENTUALLY YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO WATER YOUR YARDS..I THINK IT COULD BE USED FOR BETTER STUFF))
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[OUT Q=better stuff]
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[SOT 00:39:08]
[IN Q=And if mandatory]

((JOY REPORTER: AND IF MANDATORY RESTRICTIONS ARE IMPOSED THAT COULD AFFECT YOU WATERING YOUR GRASS..YOUR GRASS COULD STILL BE OK..EVEN IF YOU DON'T WATER IT THIS SUMMER))
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[SOT 00:18:36]
[IN Q=in most cases]

((DOUG BESSIE/GREENBRIER NURSERIES: IN MOST CASE A GOOD HEALTHY STAND OF GRASS..THE ROOTS ARE GOING TO SURVIVE AND IT'S GOING TO COME BACK IN THE FALL. WHEN THE RAIN PICKS-UP AND THE TEMPERATURE COOLS DOWN))
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[OUT Q=back in the fall]


Jessie says plants however, do need water...and says your newest plants need the most water.
And there are also gels that you can buy to add to the soil to hold water.
Wyatt says the city is conserving water in other areas...and has even turned of it's public fountains.
And that Carvins Cove will have to drop 24 ft before there will be mandatory restrictions.
Joy Sutton, News 7.))


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[ANCHOR=Melanie]
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[WRITER=kor]
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A subsidary of Roanoke Electric Steel is on strike. About 480 workers at Steel of West Virginia in Huntington walked out yesterday over seniority issues. Members of United Steelworkers 37 set up picket lines after rejecting a tentative contract agreement late last week.
Their contract expired Friday.

Roanoke Electric Steel bought the Huntington business last year. [Tony]


[ANCHOR=kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=mel]
[TAPE#=]
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Broadway is sold on "death of a salesman".
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-New York, NY;]

[2:00]
The play won four Tonys last night-- and a Best Actor nod for Brian Dennehy.
Other big winners included Fosse for Best Musical, -- Judi Dench for Best Actress in a play and Martin Short for Best lead in a musical, for "Little Me".
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[OUT Q=I did it all myself.]
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[vo-nat]
Bernadette Peters, won a Tony for best actress in a musical, for ``Annie Get Your Gun.''

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[E-WebWatch]


[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=eea]
[TAPE#=Webwatch 16:40]
[GRAPHIC=Web Watch]


In this week's Webwatch - a boycott in Europe for a fair price to be part of the internet global village.
And you can track the Star-shine satellite online. Eric Earnhart reports
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[IN Q=European internet]
[RUNS=1:33]
[OUT Q=E E News 7.]

(([intro]
[RUNS= :05]


European internet users called one-day boycott over the weekend, calling for better internet service prices...

Apparently many European countries don't have a flat rate charge for local calls, so surfers end up paying per minute whenever they fire up their modems.

[SOT]
[IN Q=]

((WE'RE LOOKING RIGHT AT STARSHINE AND WAIT TILL YOU SEE IT COME OUT, IT'S AN EXPLOSION OF LIGHT.))
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[OUT Q=]



NASA launched the Starshine project Saturday... the satellite looks like a disco ball... it's reflective mirrors were polished by 25 thousand school children around the world... The students will track the satellite, an measure how the earth's upper atmosphere affects it's flight.
You can learn how to find and track the satellite yourself by visiting the Starshine website.

Tired of looking at the same old Windows? If your considering a switch to the Linux operating system, mark this
Saturday on your calender. The Roanke Valley Linux User Group is holding a summer Install-Fest at Roanoke College--- t

ake in your machine, they'll install Linux and show you how to use it... you should register ahead of time, there's an online form on the group's website.

The man who makes comedy with a sledgehammer is coming to Raonoke... and you can prepare yourself with a visit to Gallagher's website, where you'll find the "virtual sledge"... a shockwave game where you pile various combinations of grocery items into a pie... and.

(natsot)


The master himself judges your efforts.
For links to these sites click on WebWatch, on the WDBJ website, at WDBJ7-dot-com. Eric Earnhart News 7))




[Health-Check]


[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Mornin Health Check]


In medical news, the White House unveils new initiatives on Mental Health,
and if you want to start an exercise program, starting gradually is the way to go.
Kristin-Jeannette Meyers has those stories in this morning's Health check.
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((CAM=KRISTIN

((on cam))
THE WHITE HOUSE IS TRYING TO SEPARATE FACT FROM FICTION-- WHEN IT COMES TO MENTAL ILLNESS.
VT=VO

((vo))
TODAY, PRESIDENT CLINTON UNVEILS A MORE THAN SEVEN BILLION DOLLAR STUDY--AND A HOST OF NEW INITIATIVES--ON MENTAL HEALTH.
ONE OF THE MEASURES WILL REQUIRE HEALTH PLANS OF FEDERAL WORKERS TO OFFER THE -SAME- COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESSES AS THEY DO FOR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES.
THE ADMINISTRATION IS ALSO ENCOURAGING STATES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MEDICAID'S MENTAL HEALTH COVERAGE...
AS WELL AS BOOST GOVERNMENT FUNDING FOR A NUMBER OF EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS.//
VT=VO

((vo))
OKAY, SUMMER'S APPROACHING...
AND YOUR NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION TO GET MORE EXERCISE IS STILL JUST A FANTASY.
WELL, YOU'RE NOT ALONE!
SURVEYS SHOW UP TO 25-PERCENT OF AMERICANS DON'T EXERCISE, AND ANOTHER THIRD DON'T DO ENOUGH TO IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH.
EXPERTS SAY THE BEST WAY TO GET OFF THAT COUCH--AND INTO A GYM--IS TO BEGIN GRADUALLY.
ACTUALLY, JUST THINKING ABOUT EXERCISE IS A GOOD FIRST STEP.
HEALTH OFFICIALS RECOMMEND YOU THEN BEGIN INCORPORATING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INTO YOUR DAILY ROUTINE--
SUCH AS TAKING THE STAIRS INSTEAD OF THE ELEVATOR.
AND THEN FINALLY, MAKE EXERCISING A HABIT.
AND THAT IS A LOOK AT TODAY'S MEDICAL NEWS. I'M KRISTIN-JEANNETTE MEYERS, CBS NEWS, NEW YORK.))

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[2-HEADLINES]
[2-shot=Mel/Kmc]
[SUPER=#4049; Morning Headlines]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]


Here's a look at today's top stories.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]


-- Secretary of State Madeleine Albright meets in Germany today with fellow diplomats from the G-Eight nations about the stalled Kosovo peace process.
The U-S says NATO will continue to bomb Yugoslavia until Belgrade comes up with an adequate plan for the withdrawal of Serb troops from Kosovo.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kim]

A British pilot and a spectator were killed after a British military jet plunged to the ground during an air show in Slovakia.
The plane hit the ground with its wing and exploded on impact, just minutes before the expected end of the performance.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]


``Death of a Salesman'' was very much alive at the Tony awards.
It won for best revival and garnered the acting awards for Brian Dennehy and Elizabeth Franz.
``Salesman'' author Arthur Miller received a lifetime achievement award.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]


And that's what's making news on Monday June7th .
[ANCHOR=Melanie]


News 7 Mornin' will be right back.

[2-Kosovo]


[ANCHOR=melanie]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=mel]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Serbia Under Attack]


NATO is making good on its promise to step up the air war against Yugoslavia now that the Kosovo peace talks have

broken down.
Overnight, NATO fired missiles at Kosovo at the rate of about one a minute.
Meantime, the Kosovo peace process moves to Germany today.
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is meeting with foreign ministers to outline principles for the settlement.

Maureen Maher reports from Washington.
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[SOT]

[4:02:14]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Kumanovar, Macedonia; :00]
[SUPER=01-General Michael Jackson/NATO ; :22]
[SUPER=01-Nebojsa Vujovic/Foreign Ministry Spokesman ; :42]
[SUPER=01-Sen. Don Nickles/(R) Oklahoma; 1:08]
[SUPER=01-Maureen Maher/Reporting; 1:17]
[RUNS=1:33]
[OUT Q=Maureen Maher/CBS News/Captiol Hill]

((
Negotiations broke down Sunday night after NATO and Yugoslav military officials failed to reach agreement on putting a Kosovo peace plan into action.
NATO Lieutenant-General Michael Jackson says Yugoslavia could not guarantee the safe return of ethnic-Albanian refugess to Kosovo or ensure a total withdrawal of Serb troops from the province.

(SOT) Lieutenant-General Michael Jackson/NATO "NATO has no

alternative, but to continue and intensify the air campaign until such time as the Yugoslav side are prepared to implement the agreement fully and without ambiguity."

(SOT) Nebojsa Vujovic/Yugoslav Foreign Ministry Spokesman "We will

continue to talk."
While Allied jets continue to drop what seems like an endless supply of bombs over Yugoslavia, Lawmakers are now debating how much will the U-S pay to rebuild what it has destroyed. and when should the bombing stop.

(SOT/Sen. Joseph, BIDEN/D-Delaware/"Face the Nation") "Slobodon

Milosovic is getting the living hell kicked out of him, he has no choice but to go forward with the deal, if he doesn't we just decimate him."

(SOT/Sen. Don Nickles/R-Oklahoma/"Face the Nation") "Let's have

simultaneous stopping of the bombing withdrawal of the Serb forces and insertion of peacekeepers in tomorrow. let's make this thing happen.


(STAND UP) Maureen Maher/CBS News/Washington.))[AIR-SHOW]



[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=MORN]
[WRITER=mel]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]


Tragedy at an international air show.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bratislava, Slovakia;]

[4:11:45]
A British pilot and a spectator were killed yesterday at the show in Slovakia .
Authorities say the pilot's Hawk 200 fighter jet failed to pull out of a low turn and hit the ground.
The pilot was unable to eject.
A female spectator was killed when she was knocked off a roof by the blast.
At least four others were injured.

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[ANCHOR=]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=99-20 25:50]
[GRAPHIC=None]


A Confederate General's image is still drawing protests in Richmond.
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[VO-NAT]

[598-42 1:11:56] [99-11 1:32:52]
[SUPER=03-Richmond/Friday]


Last week General Robert E-Lee's portrait was removed from a Richmond tourist attraction after a City Council member compared him to Adolf Hitler.
Confederate sympathizers denounced the move and gathered again Saturday in protest.
Meantime a rally was held in support of Councilman Sa'ad El-Amin, whose remarks initiated the portrait's removal.
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[2-Pools-Open]


[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=99-??]
[GRAPHIC=none]


Roanoke City opened Fallon Park Pool Saturday, and plans to open Washington Park Pool this week...despite the water shortage.
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[VO-NAT 99-27]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]


City Council member Linda Wyatt says the children are the reason the city decided to open the pools.
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[SOT 00:15:13]
[IN Q=the pool is an]

((LINDA WYATT/ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL: THE POOL IS AN ISSUE OF WEIGHING THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AGAINST THE CONSERVATION OF WATER ...RIGHTLY SO THE CHILDREN WIN OUT))
[RUNS= 8]
[OUT Q=win out]


Wyatt say the pools only need to be filled once...and after that they recycle water...so it's only the initial filling which uses large amounts of water.
That's welcome news to 8 year old Nadia Bervic who comes to Fallon Park Pool every weekend.
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[SOT 00:35:38]
[IN Q=Usually I play]

((NAIDA BERVIC: USUALLY I PLAY TAG WITH MY FRIENDS AND SWIM))
[RUNS= 4]
[OUT Q=and swim]
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[VO-NAT]


Wyatt says the city is conserving water in other areas...and has even turned of it's public fountains.
And that Carvins Cove will have to drop 24 ft before there will be mandatory restrictions.
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[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=99-25 25:20]
[GRAPHIC=None]


The Mrs. Virginia International Pageant was held at the Roanoke Civic Center.
36 contestants competed in the yesterday's contest.
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[VO-NAT]
[super=03-Roanoke]


Kathy Brinkman...Mrs. Gloucester County... took home the title.
And Mrs. Eastern Shore...Suzanne Slaw was 1st-runner-up.
The winner will go on to compete in the national competition in Las Vegas.
The contestants were judged in the areas of aerobic wear, evening gown, and interview.
Contestants had to between the ages of 23 and 56...and married.
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[2-Tony]


[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]



The stars were out on Broadway last night for the Tony Awards.
Death of a Salesman picked up 4 awards including Best Actor and Best Featured Actor for a play.
"Salesman" writer Arthur Miller also won a Lifetime Acheivment Award. CBS entertainment editor Dennis Cunningham has more on the festivities.

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[SOT 4:39:30]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-New York, NY/Last Night; :00]
[SUPER=01-Alan Cumming/"Cabaret"; :44 QUICK]
[SUPER=01-Audra McDonald/3 Time Tony Winner; :54]
[Super=01-Phylicia Rashad/Actress; 1:17]
[Super=01-Ben Stiller/Actor; 1:38]
[Super=01-Swoosie Kurtz/Actress; 1:48]
[Super=01-Dennis Cunningham/Reporting; 1:52 QUICK]
[RUNS=1:55]
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[E-Feedback]


[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jmc]
[TAPE#=Feedback 27:39]
[GRAPHIC=N7 Feedback]


The debate over the Lee mural drew response from viewers this week.
Joe McKean has News-7's Feedback.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Clear skies]
[SUPER=03-Richmond/Friday;]
[RUNS=1:23]
[OUT Q=McKean, News-7.]


(( Clear skies greeted the opening of the Richmond Canal Walk. But the decision to remove an image of
one of the Old Dominion's favorite sons from the project created a storm of controversy.
It touched souls in southwest Virginia, too.
"I think that a few narrow minded people are trying to take us back in time...when, after the war, the Confederate widows were not allowed to visit their husbands' graves. Are we only to remember half of the war? The Civil War is our past and it was fought by TWO armies, not just one. All of which were our forefathers....I'm sure my tax dollars helped to fund the restoration of the canal, somehow, and I want to see Lee up where he belongs."
Another viewer thought the new Mornin' segment featuring Steve Pardon camping out was a real trip.
"I laughed aloud at the sight of Steve Pardon camping and trying to cook....The gang on News 7 Mornin' are always a pleasure to wake up with and the weekend crew is quite fun also...Can't wait for another addition of Camping With Steve. Keep up the great job."
Send your comments about our news coverage or issues in the news to News-7 at P.O. Box 7, Roanoke, 24022-0007.
The fax number is 343-7269.
Our e-mail address is news@wdbj7.com.
And you may take part in a moderated online forum on our website at wdbj7.com.
Joe McKean, News-7.))


[Local-Recap]
[SUPER=#4059;Local Recap]
[2-Shot=Mel/Kmc]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]


Now here's another look at today's top local stories:
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]


Robert E. Lee's portrait stirred up more protest in Richmond over the weekend.
Last week the Confederate General's portrait was removed from a Richmond tourist attraction after a City Council member compared him to Adolf Hitler.
Confederate sympathizers denounced the move and gathered again Saturday in protest.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

2 Roanoke City Pools will be open this summer. Fallon Park Pool opened Saturday and Washington Park Pool will open this week. City council member Linda Wyatt...says the children are the reason the city decided to open the pool despite the water shortage.
Wyatt says the city is conserving water in other areas...and has even turned off it's public fountains.
Carvins Cove will have to drop 24 ft before there will be mandatory restrictions.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]


A new Mrs. Virginia has been crowned. Mrs. Glouchester County, Kathy Brinkman took home the title. She will go on to compete in the national competition in Las Vegas. The contestants were judged in the areas of aerobic wear, evening gown, and interview.
The Mrs. Virginia International Pageant was held Sunday at the Roanoke Civic Center.

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