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[WRITER=tbr]
Next on News 7- residents of Richmond get to see proposed changes to a controversial Civil War Mural
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and the city of Roanoke prepares for mandatory water restrictions that could come as early as tomorrow.
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Once again, right around a record hot pace. The numbers and a slightly cooler forecast just ahead.
[Medical-Head]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=tbr]
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[GRAPHIC=NONE]
On Health Check we'll see what a local company is doing to help bring health care to Honduras.
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[VO-NAT]
and we'll meet a woman who celebrates her 100 birthday by crossing a bridge...from the top.
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((WE DON'T ENDORSE WHAT HE DID. HOWEVER I CAN ONLY SAY GOOD THINGS ABOUT THIS MAN BECAUSE THE MAN I KNEW WAS A GOOD PERSON))
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[OUT Q=WAS A GOOD PERSON.]
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[VO-NAT]
The leader of a white supremacist group makes no apologies for Benjamin Smith- the man police say went on a drive by shooting spree.
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[GRAPHIC=Hold News 7 at 5]
Smith was a member of the World Church Creator group- an organization that condones hatred.
He apparently tried to buy weapons legally but could not- so he went to an illegal gun dealer.
Drew Levinson has more.
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[IN Q=]
[SUPER=10-Benjamin Smith//WTIU;]
[SUPER=01-Drew Levinson/CBS News;]
[SUPER=01-Matt Hale/World Church Creator;]
[RUNS=:00]
[OUT Q=Chicago.]
((
THE MAN BELIEVED REPONSIBLE FOR THE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND KILLING RAMPAGE
NEVER HID HIS HATRED FOR NON-WHITES.
HE OFTEN SPENT HIS WEEKENDS PASSING OUT RACIST AND ANTI -SEMITIC
LITERATURE.
LAST YEAR IN A TELEVISION INTERVIEW ON PBS BEN SMITH DEFENDED HIS
VIEWS.
MANDATORY COURTESY: WTIU
SOT: BENJAMIN SMITH
"People call our literature "Hate literature" - all it is is the truth,
literature that reflects on minorities negatively. It's the facts,
can't argue with the facts."
OVER A 48 HOUR PERIOD SMITH WENT ON A SHOOTING SPREE IN TWO STATES THAT
LEFT TWO PEOPLE DEAD AND NINE INJURED.
HIS TARGETS WERE JEWS, BLACKS AND ASIANS.
SMITH KILLED HIMSELF SUNDAY NIGHT DURING A POLICE CHASE.
BEN SMITH GREW UP IN AN AFFLUENT CHICAGO SUBURB-PEOPLE WHO LIVE
THERE SAY HIS HATRED IS OUT OF PLACE FOR THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. BUT IT WAS
THERE HE DEVELOPED HIS ANGER TOWARD NON-WHITES.
DREW LEVINSON:
"Smith recently joined the world church of the creator-a white
supremacist group headed by a man named Matt Hale. Hale has said he does not condone violence, but he makes no apologies
for Smith's actions."
SPEAKING ON CBS THIS MORNNG HALE SAID SMITH DID WHAT HE HAD TO DO.
MATT HALE/"WORLD CHURCH OF THE CREATOR:
"I was very proud of him for his activism, for his commitment to our cause and bringing the news of creativity, our religion and to our
white people."
HALE SAYS THE TWO MEN HAD A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP-AND THAT SMITH WAS
DEDICATED TO PRESERVING WHITE PEOPLE. IN THE PBS INTERVIEW SMITH SAID
THAT'S WHY HE HANDED OUT THE FLIERS.
(SOT BEN SMITH)
People want to stop it from being put out. We're determined to go by
our constituional rights and that's what we're going to do."
THOSE WHO KNEW SMITH GROWING UP AND IN COLLEGE SAY HE HAD A DARK
SIDE TRAPPED WITHIN-IT SO-HAPPENS HE CHOSE INDEPENCE DAY TO LET IT OUT.
DREW LEVINSON, CBS NEWS, CHICAGO.))
[5-City-Water]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5pm]
[WRITER=sgo]
[TAPE#=599-11 26:25]
[GRAPHIC=Water Restrictions]
If you live in Roanoke it may be illegal to wash your car after tonight.
Citywide restrictions on water use are expected to start tomorrow.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
It means COMMERCIAL car washes will stay open.
But you can't do this at your house.
Watering the lawn and flowers will be banned, too ... unless you work at a nursery.
Businesses that need water to keep plants alive won't have to cut back.
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[SOT 1:34:47]
[IN Q=i hate]
((TOM MONROE/OBENCHAIN'S GREENHOUSES: I HATE TO DO IT. BUT WE'VE GOT TO KEEP OUR NOSE ABOVE WATER. TRY TO MAKE A FEW PENNIES.))
[SUPER=01-Tom Monroe/Obenchain's Greenhouses]
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[OUT Q=FEW PENNIES]
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[VO-NAT]
Greenhouse owners have been paying more for their water since May, when Roanoke made them start paying a sewer tax.
The city will get specific about what water restrictions will mean for everyone at a press conference tomorrow morning.
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[5-Bowers]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=Five]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=599-10 36:53]
[GRAPHIC=Water Restrictions]
While the city is preparing for mandatory water restrictions, Mayor David Bowers is also making some long- range recommendations.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
This afternoon in his state of the city address, Bowers thanked citizens for conserving water, and other local governments for offering help.
But the mayor says the city must take other steps to prevent a similar situation in the future.
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[SOT 22:37:05]
[IN Q=And so as we have considered]
((AND SO AS WE HAVE CONSIDERED THE PROBLEMS OF THIS DROUGHT, LET US MAKE SOMNETHING POSITIVE COME OUT OF THAT AND BEGIN A PLAN FOR THE NEXT CENTURY TO INCREASE OUR WATER SUPPLY HERE IN ROANOKE.))
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[OUT Q=supply here in Roanoke.]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[GRAPHIC=Hold]
Bowers says the city should drill additional wells where appropriate, divert effluent from the water treatment plant into Carvins Cove, increase the capacity of the reservoir, and move to connect the water supplies in the region.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5]
[WRITER=tte]
[TAPE# 599-2 1:43:06]
[GRAPHIC=Heat Wave]
Temperatures soared to near 100 degrees today.
Department stores like Sears sold out of air conditioners, and volunteers around Roanoke delivered fans to the homebound elderly.
[Double Boxes=JEAN/TINA Microwave]
Tina Tenret has staked out a spot at one of the more popular places tonight.
[Live=Tina Full]
[SUPER=@Tina1;]
[SUPER=05-Roanoke Co.;]
That's right Jean -- we're at the pool at Honeywood Apartments in Roanoke
Like most apartment pools -- it stays open after city pools close at six.
Chances are there'll be crowds.
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[SUPER=07-Brandon Fox;]
[SUPER=07-Shakira Ford;]
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((NAT SOT POOL))
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Underwater was the hot place to be -- or, more accurately, one of the coolest -- offering welcome refuge from sweltering heat.
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[IN Q=I can't wait]
((I CAN'T WAIT TO GET IN THE POOL AND SWIM!!))
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[SOT 12:29:31]
[IN Q=We've been ]
((WE'VE BEEN AT CHURCH DOING WORK AND ACTIVITIES. IT WAS COOL INSIDE THE CHURCH BUT IT'S HOT OUT HERE!))
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[SOT 10:49:54]
[IN Q=Hi. Hi Mrs Bowers]
((HI. HI MRS. BOWERS. WE'RE YOUR MEALS ON WHEELS TODAY. BLESS YOUR HEART. HOW ARE YOU?))
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[OUT Q=HOW ARE YOU]
Volunteers for the League of Older Americans checked on the elderly, bringing them lunch and making sure they stayed cool.
They even delivered fans for people like Lois Witt, stuck without air conditioning.
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[SOT 12:17:52]
[IN Q=JUST SITTING]
((JUST SITTING STILL NOT DOING ANYTHING. YOU CAN TELL FROM LOOKING AT MY HOUSE I'M NOT DOING ANYTHING.))
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[OUT Q=DOING ANYTHING]
These guys were not that lucky.
They could not take frequent breaks because the cement would dry.
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[IN Q=It's a little]
((IT'S A LITTLE ROUGH BUT IF YOU'RE USED TO WORKING OUTSIDE YOU CAN MAKE IT. I'M USED TO WORKING OUTSIDE. I BEEN WORKING OUTSIDE FOR THE LAST 16 YEARS.))
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[OUT Q=last 16 years]
[Live=Tina Full/Microwave]
[SUPER=05-Roanoke Co.;]
Neither AEP nor Virginia Power expect power outages -- but they do offer money saving tips -- for example
close blinds and curtains in sunny windows and using the fan instead of the cooling unit on your air conditioner.
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Robin Reed now has a hint of what lies ahead.
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[07/06/1999]
[SS=NONE]ROBIN IN WX-CENTER
[WXPRO/FULL] WEATHER MAP
TOMORROW FORECAST
FIVE DAY FORECAST
[SS=NONE]ROBIN TOSS BACK
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=tbr]
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Richmond residents finally get to see the new controversial murals for the city's canal walk. We'll have that next.
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[VO-NAT]
and we'll tell you why officials say a man's fascination with killer whales may have led to his death today at Sea World.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5pm]
[WRITER=equ]
[TAPE#=599-4 1:28:38]
[GRAPHIC=Lee Mural]
34 images later, the Richmond Riverfront Foundation hopes the people see a history on which they can agree.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond;]
Miniature mock-ups of the Canal Walk mural gallery went on display today at the convention center.
The Civil War mural drew the most attention-- with its full body shot of Robert E. Lee.
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[SOT 12:12:15 ]
[IN Q=Some of]
((ROB SHINN/MURAL ADVISORY PANEL: SOME OF THE CRITICISM HAD BEEN THAT WE WERE GLORIFYING THE IMAGE OF LEE. THIS IS MAYBE A WAY TO TRY TO FIND A COMPROMISE.))
[SOT 12:17:33 ]
((KATHERINE LAWSON: I JUST LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT GENERATION, BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN GIVEN THE TOOLS I THINK, AND MORE INTELLIGENCE, MORE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND, THAN PERHAPS SOME OF THOSE OF THE OLDER GENERATION WHO PERHAPS HAVE BAGGAGE.))
[SOT 12:07:05 ]
((YOLANDA NORTON: ACTUALLY THE FOUNDERS, WITH INDIAN TRIBAL CHIEFS-- I THOUGHT THAT WAS VERY INTERESTING TO GO BACK THAT FAR IN VIRGINIA'S HISTORY.))
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[SUPER=01-Katherine Lawson/Richmond Resident; ;:09]
[SUPER=01-Yolanda Norton/Richmond Resident; :21]
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[OUT Q=Virginia's history.]
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[VO-NAT]
The murals the advisory panel is now recommending include new black figures: like civil rights attorney Spottswood Robinson, and newspaper publisher John Mitchell, who organized a streetcar boycott.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=tbr]
[TAPE#=]
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Workers at Sea World found the body of a man in one of the killer whale tanks this morning.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Orlando, FL;]
Officials believe the body is that of a tourist who was fascinated with the animals.
They think the man hid in the park until closing time, then undressed and got into the tank with the killer whale.
It is not known yet how the man died, but park workers say the killer whale is an aggressive animal.
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[IN Q=They're big animals...]
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[OUT Q=interact with.]
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[VO-NAT]
Authorities say there were no obvious signs of trauma to the man's body. It's possible he may have been pulled under by the whale, or the animal may have considered him a toy.
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[5-Clinton-Fi]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=Hillary clinton]
It looks like Hillary Rodham Clinton is taking the first step to run for Senate in New York State.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Washington DC]
Papers were filed today to establish an exploratory committee- and the first lady will begin a tour of New York State.
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[SOT 14:07:22]
[IN Q=]
((HOWARD WOLFSON/COMMITTEE SPOKESMAN: OVER THE NEXT MONTHS MRS. CLINTON WILL TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO MEET WITH NEW YORKERS IN SMALL GROUPS AND LISTEN TO THEM DISCUSS THE ISSUES THAT CONCERN THEM THE MOST.))
[SUPER=01-Howard Wolfson/Committee Spokesman;]
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[OUT Q=THE MOST.]
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[vo--nat]
The first lady begins her summer listening tour at the farm of Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan-
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5p]
[WRITER=tbr]
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[GRAPHIC=None]
Coming up after the break, we'll tell you why the Salem Fair is revolving around Patrick Evans.
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[WRITER=pev]
[TAPE#=599-5 1:29:19]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Despite the record heat, the Salem Fair is still packing in the people.
Gates opened at 4:00 this afternoon, and Patrick Evans was there to find out what the hot ATTRACTION is today .
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[SUPER=@Patrick1; :00]
[SUPER=01-Carey Harveycutter/Salem Fair; :26]
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[Forecasts]
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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Today in Sports, there's a new enforcer in town for the Roanoke Wrath,
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[VO-NAT]
and then we'll go to the instant reply as the second best hot dog eater in the nation accuses the "weiner- winner" of cheating.
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[health bump]
[Comm Break#3]
[5-Ambulance]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5pm]
[WRITER=THa]
[TAPE#=599-8 29:26]
[GRAPHIC=Health Check]
Improved health care is on the way to Honduras thanks to the generosity of a local businessman.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Christiansburg;]
Jim Jones is owner of Lifeline Ambulance Service.
Today he officially donated a used ambulance to the "Bless the Children of Honduras" relief agency.
The organization helps provide medical care for needy children.
Today-- members of the agency gathered at Lifeline's headquarters in Christiansburg for a first hand look.
The ambulance will be going to help the people in a Northern Honduran community that was hard hit by Hurricane Mitch.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=It's ]
[SUPER=01-George Mealer/Bless the Children of Honduras; :00]
((GEORGE MEALER/BLESS THE CHILDREN OF HONDURAS: IT'S GOING TO BE THE UTOPIA OF AT LEAST WHEN IT GETS THERE AND BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE A SERVICE THAT HASN'T BEEN THEN BEFORE AND YOU KNOW WE'RE EVEN PLANNING TO HAVE AN EMERGENCY NUMBER SO THAT THEY CAN CALL US AND WE CAN GO AND BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THIS SERVICE AND IT'S GOING TO BE FREE BECAUSE WE ARE A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.))
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[OUT Q=organization.]
[anchor=jean]
[ss=Hold]
This is the third ambulance that Lifeline has donated to charity.
[5-Water]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5]
[WRITER=tbr]
[TAPE#=599-12 30:54]
[GRAPHIC=Water Quality]
As the hot weather continues, we constantly hear the advice to drink more water. Now there is an interesting study being conducted to show the effect we're having on the water supply.
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[VO-NAT]
Researchers at Trent University in Canada are tracking the amount of prescription drugs that get flushed back into the fresh water supply.
It is the medication not metabolized by the body that ends up as waste.
Not all these drugs are filtered out by water treatment plants.
Some scientists are concerned that many drugs like estrogen hormones may contaminate drinking water and have a negative effect on people and the enviroment.
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[5-Preview-One]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5 p.m.]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=99-25 20:52]
[GRAPHIC=Sandwich Generation]
The baby boom generation boasts more than five- million children.
Those "children" are now in their mid 30s to early 50s.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
Many are now experiencing the crunch between raising their children AND taking care of their elderly parents-- all while holding down a job.
36- year- old Michael Vint...spent years taking care of his grandmother.
She has since died.
But Vint says the emotional impact of being a caregiver lingers.
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[IN Q=And I'll be]
((MICHAEL VINT/BABY BOOMER CAREGIVER: AND I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, THE STRESS LEVEL IS UNBELIEVABLE AND UNLESS SOMEBODY HAS ACTUALLY LIVED THROUGH IT-- I MEAN-- IT TAKES A TOLL ON THE FAMILY.))
[SUPER=01-Michael Vint/Baby Boomer Caregiver;]
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[OUT Q=toll on the family]
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[VO-NAT]
Later tonight, we'll profile single mom Tina Thomas, a baby boomer who's also caring for her 77- year- old mother.
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[TAKE PINNACLE PAGE]
Our series, "The Sandwich Generation" begins tonight at 11.
[2-Shot-Toss]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
Today in Sports, are the Redskins about to shake up the front office? Here's Mike Stevens.
[S5-Redskins]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=5pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-34 12734tc]
[GRAPHIC=TICKER]
Welcome folks to the Tuesday ticker that begins with the rebuilding Washington Redskins.
[GRAPHIC=REDSKINS]
The Redskins have been anything but playoff material lately, and when that kind of problem persists someone has to take the blame. In this case it looks like
[GRAPHIC=CASSERLY]
longtime employee Charley Casserly will be the fall guy for the Redskins problems. Reports out of Washington tonight say that Casserly will be fired as the team's general manager by week's end.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Frostburg, MD; :00]
Casserly was named the team's GM in 1989 when Bobby Beathard left the team. He has been a fixture with the club for more than 2 decades, working various jobs within the organization since 1977.
But he has been criticized for a number of questionable signings and draft picks over the years like Alvin Harper, who turned out to be a bust.
And although he was against drafting Heath Shuler, he took much of the heat for his miserable stint in DCTERMS.
Suposedly, new owner Daniel Snyder plasn to give more of the personnel decisional making duties to head coach Norv Turner. He is under contract through the year 2001.
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[ANCHOR=mike]
[NEWSCAST=5pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=sp-31 15210tc]
[GRAPHIC=WRATH]
The Roanoke Wrath is 6 and 4 on the season heading into this Friday night's game at Victory Stadium against the Northern Virginia Royals.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
One of the areas the Wrath is trying to address is it's goals against average. The team gave up just 19 goals last year but has allowed 22 in just 10 games this season. The return of marking back Mike Botta from an injury has helped. In the last 4 games, Roanoke has allowed just over one goal a game, down by over a goal from the first six games.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=He's just]
((STEVE HOLT/WRATH COACH:))
[SUPER=01-Steve Holt/Wrath Coach; :00]
[RUNS=:15]
[OUT Q=...backfield"]
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[VO-NAT]
Also starting goalie Danny Britton has an injured groin. He has missed just one game and the team is hopeful he will be able to play Friday night.
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[ANCHOR=mike]
[GRAPHIC=wrath]
In the Wrath's last two games, forward Pat McSorely is on a tear, scoring six goals and two assists.
[graphic=ticker]
that's it for 5, have a great day everybody.
[5-Granny]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5]
[WRITER=tbr]
[TAPE#=599-9 41:47]
[GRAPHIC=None]
An Australian woman is refusing to let her advancing years keep her from her dreams.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Sydney, Australia;]
Chris Muller decided to mark her one hundreth birthday by climbing the Harbour Bridge in Sydney, Australia.
It's a climb that much younger people would find challenging.
With her grandson behind her, Muller reached the summit. She says you should not lose your sense of adventure just because you're older.
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[SOT 10:32:23 CBS]
[IN Q=I have determined]
[SUPER=01-Chris Muller/Bridge Climber;]
[RUNS=:10]
[OUT Q=if you people smoke.]
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[VO-NAT]
Muller says she has wanted to climb the bridge since she watched its opening ceremony-way back in 1932.
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[5-Hot-Dog]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5]
[WRITER=tbr]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=None]
The second place finisher in the Coney Island Hot Dog contest is finding losing a little hard to swallow.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-New York, NY/Saturday;]
Charles Hardy shown here at the contest's official weigh in on Saturday says the winner is a cheat.
Hardy finished just a bite or two behind Steve Keiner Sunday.
[SUPER=03-New York, NY/Sunday;]
But Hardy says the videotape clearly shows Keiner started cramming a frankfurter in his mouth before the starting gun sounded.
And he says that was just enough for Keiner to win.
Now Hardy is demanding a rematch.
Despite the tape, the official sponsor of the contest says Sunday's decision is final.
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