WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 08/12/99

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Coming up on News 7-
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An evening of swinging from a tree rope into the New River takes a deadly turn-
The grandmother of the suspected day camp shooter lives in Salem. We'll hear her thoughts.
And Roanoke is one of just a handful of cities that will see new anti-smoking ads-
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News 7 is next.
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[Drowning]

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A Montgomery County man is dead after striking his head this evening while swimming with friends near McCoy Falls in the New River.
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Authorities say 25-year old David Lee Long of Christiansburg was swinging from a rope tied to a tree and apparently hit his head when he dove into the water.
State police believe the injury caused Long to lose consciousness and drown.
They say Long had been doing somersaults from the rope into just four feet of water.
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((SGT. BILLY WIATT/MONTGOMERY CO. SHERIFF'S DEPT.: APPARENTLY THE VICTIM STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A ROCK IN THE BOTTOM OF THE RIVER AND WAS PULLED OUT FROM THERE APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 25 FEET FROM WHERE HE WENT UNDER.))
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Friends at the scene estimate Long was in the water about five minutes before they realized something was wrong and pulled his body from the river.
He died about an hour later at the hospital.
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[Furrow]

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More details tonight about the man who says he opened fire in a Jewish Community Center-
Buford Furrow, Junior claims he killed a postal worker because he was non-white.
Bobbi Harley has details from Los Angeles.
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[SUPER=01-Alejandro Mayorkas/U.S. Attorney; 16]
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((Authorities say this is the face of hate. Buford Furrow is the man accused of murdering a postal worker, and opening fire at a Jewish Center. Now, prosecutors have released disturbing details of his crime spree through Southern California.

(SOT: Alejandro Mayorkas, US Attorney)
"He stated that the postal worker was a good "target of opportunity" to kill because he was "non-white".
The account is from the alleged confession of the white supremacist. In it, prosecutors say Furrow told the FBI gruesome details about the postal worker's death.

(SOT: Mayorkas)
"He asked if the mail carrier could mail a letter for him. When the mail carrier agreed, Furrow pulled out the Glock and shot the carrier two times."
Furrow, shackled and handcuffed, was led into a courtroom Thursday morning - arraigned on federal charges.
The 37-year-old man is accused of gunning down the postal worker, who is Filipino-American, and opening fire in the Jewish Center Tuesday morning. There, he hit five people, including three small children.
(NATS)
Furrow surrendered to the FBI after taking a taxi to Las Vegas. The cab driver who took him there says he had no idea his passenger was a wanted fugitive.

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"I didn't know it was him until I saw him on TV."))

[Buford-Furrow]

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Buford Furrow, Junior has ties to the Roanoke Valley.
His father attended school in Roanoke and his grandmother currently lives in Salem.
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Joy Sutton spoke with Furrow's grandmother today, and joins us from the newsroom.
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Jean, Clarsie Furrow says her grandson was raised to believe in God, and his grandfather was a preacher.
She says the family believes Furrow is mentally ill... and that the illness played a role in the shooting.
(rollcue...in the shooting )
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(( Buford Furrow, Junior's father attended Jefferson High School in Roanoke.
This is his father's picture in a 1950 yearbook.
His grandmother, Clarsie Furrow, says she hasn't seen her grandson in 11 years.
She remembers him as an energetic child who used to deliver papers and came to visit only on a few occasions.
But Clarsie says Furrow is mentally ill and had put himself in an institution because he was having panic attacks.
And she says that Furrow's father faults doctors - saying they never should have released him.
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((CLARSIE FURROW/GRANDMOTHER: HIS DADDY IS BLAMING THAT DOCTOR FOR LETTING HIM OUT. WHEN THEY KNOW THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH HIM))
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Clarsie says her grandson then got mixed up with the wrong crowd.
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((CLARSIE FURROW: THE BUNCH OF DEVILS HE WAS RUNNING WITH PUT ALL THAT STUFF IN HIS MIND. I RECKON))
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Clarsie says she has no plans to talk with her grandson.
She says she can only pray for him now because - in her words - his mind is so messed up. ))
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And for now, Furrow's grandmother says she is learning more and more about her grandson the same way everyone else is learning about him - from the media.
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[Columbine-Minister]

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A Colorado minister who was among the first to counsel students at Columbine High School after last April's shooting rampage was in Lynchburg today.
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Dr. E. Michael Caner (CANN-ur) spoke to a luncheon crowd for the Family Policy Network.
Caner says nothing could have prepared him for the scenes of carnage he encountered April 20th.
The Baptist minister says he had trouble convincing other pastors to come offer assistance.
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((MICHAEL CANER: WE HAVE A TENDENCY AS A PEOPLE, CHRISTIANS, WHEN CRISIS COMES, WHEN TROUBLE STRIKES, THE FIRST THING WANT TO SAY IS `WE TOLD YOU SO', AND THE SECOND THING WE WANT TO DO IF IT'S REALLY HITTING CLOSE TO HOME IS BACK AWAY.))

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[VO-NAT]

If America is going to prevent similar tragedies, Caner says families and churches need to get involved with the young people of their community.
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[Huffman]

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There was sexual innuendo. The judge called it "risqu�."
But a Roanoke jury this afternoon found Jimmy Huffman NOT guilty of soliciting sex from an undercover police officer.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

The conversation recorded and transcribed by Vice Squad Officer Todd Clingenpeel lasted nearly three hours last October in Wasena Park.
After some veiled references to sex, Huffman asked: "What kind of help do you need?
Sergeant Clingenpeel said: "I don't know. Use your imagination."
"Use my imagination, or use my lips?" Huffman says.
When Clingenpeel pressed for a direct answer, the 28-year old computer consultant said only: "I like to help people when they need it."
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A dozen men have pled guilty rather than face a jury. Huffman is the first to win an acquittal.
[Toss-2-Robin] Jean tosses to Robin in Weather Center

[WX1] [11:00pm] [08/12/1999] [MCU]WEATHER OFFICE [WXPRO/FULL]WEATHER MAP WAKE UP FORECAST

[Toss back to anchor][81-Safety]

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For the fourth and last time ... drivers got a chance to tell a safety task force how they'd change Interstate-81.

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The group met in Lexington.
Highway experts talked about their plans to make 81 a safer place to drive...
The drivers had a truckload of their own suggestions.
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((BRENDA BROWN-GROOMS: I KNOW THAT 81 IS AN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR FOR THIS SECTION OF THE WORLD. BUT I'D LIKE US TO DO WHAT CALIFORNIA HAS DONE. IN CALIFORNIA, THEY HAVE RESTRICTED TRUCKS TO THE SLOW LANE. /////////////// THURMAN WRIGHT: IT'S NOT NECESSARY THAT WE SPEND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS. JUST PUT A LITTLE TEETH INTO IT. YOU KNOW? DO SOMETHING.))
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Rumble strips to wake up weary drivers will be added to the highway in the next few months.
So will signs warning of bad conditions.
It will take about 20 years to widen the highway to five lanes.
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[Bryant]

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He owes 18 prominent people a total of more than three million dollars.
As Clyde Bryant, Junior, was sentenced in federal court today, the judge ordered the bankrupt antiques dealer to make restitution... at a rate of 25-dollars a month.
Bryant will be expected to pay that out of his prison pay.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/May 17]

Bryant pled guilty in May to money laundering and wire fraud.
His probation officer says his victims describe Clyde Bryant as - quote - "a smooth talker and con man...".
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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The judge ordered Bryant to serve three months beyond the five- year sentence set forth in the plea agreement.

[Tornado]

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The man who died in yesterdays Salt Lake City tornado- was lagging behind for lunch with co-workers.
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Instead he was making sure booths looked their best for a convention.
The 38 year old father of three was the only fatality of the tornado- He was probably hit by a metal beam.
Yesterday was also the Las Vegas man's 13- year wedding anniversary.
Meanwhile people are picking up from the twister- many can't believe a tornado touched down in Salt Lake City.
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((REPORTER: EVER EXPECT TO BE HIT BY A TORNADO? Woman: NO. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS IN KANSAS, NOT HERE.))
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The twister injured dozens- destroyed 34 homes and damaged 87 more.
Clean-up crews are working round the clock to bring things back to normal.
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The big talent behind Farm Aid concerts is paying some special attention to a local farmer.
We'll tell you why.
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Plus the Fiddler's Convention comes to Galax.
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Merchants in this small town hope fiddlers and their fans bring in the big bucks.
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[Sports-preview]

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(( Hey folks this is Mike Stevens back in the News 7 sports office with new contracts for James and Freeman.
The Avalanche gets swept by the hungry Pelicans.
Roy Stanley checks in with the Keydets from VMI media day.
And Sergio makes a statement for youth at the PGA championship in just a moment here on the Big 7.))

[Poultry-Farm]

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A farmer in Buena Vista is attracting national attention.
Willie Nelson's Farm Aid group is holding him up as a model - saying his ideas with poultry are the type that can save small family farms.
Tina Tenret shows us how.
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(( Andy Lee says local farmers could make a killing selling poultry to big grocery chains.
Right now, he just supplies local stores and restaurants, but says he makes more than big commercial guys with less investment.
And what's different is -- he lets his chickens roam free.
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((ANDY LEE/POULTRY FARMER: BECAUSE THEY CAN GO IN AND OUT AT WILL THEY'RE MUCH CLEANER, YOU SEE, AND APPEAR MUCH HEALTHIER.))
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So Lee gets two dollars a pound for his poultry -- he says factory farmers earn only pennies per pound.
Lee has created movable pens to spread manure evenly.
He's striving to breed perfect chickens and turkeys.
And farmers worldwide flock to Lee to learn.
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((JACK GRAVES/MISSOURI FARMER: I SEE SOME THINGS IN THE PENS AND THE DESIGN HERE THAT MAY BE BENEFICIAL TO US IN OUR OPERATIONS.))
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((TINA TENRET/NEWS7: THIS FAMILY SAYS IT WOULD LIKE TO SHARE ITS TRICKS WITH OTHER SMALL FARMERS TO HELP THEM SURVIVE.
SO IT OFFERS WEEKEND COURSES ON THE FARM. EACH ONE COSTS 285-DOLLARS. TINA TENRET NEWS7 BUENA VISTA.))
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[Mounted-Patrol]

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Police chief Joe Gaskins is asking officers to take on more responsibility for the same pay.
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Officers Kevin Hix and Jason Holt are training to become part of the mounted patrol.
They'll help patrol the downtown market or make special presentations at community events.
The police chief has been shuffling many officers around to increase contact with the community.
The department is also building a 100-thousand-dollar stable and grazing area due to open in October.
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[Smoking-Ad]

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The Food and Drug Administration has come up with an effective way to stop children from buying tobacco products.
Roanoke is one of eleven cities the F-D-A is targeting with their new ad campaign that includes some pretty eye opening commercials.
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One radio spot ties illegal sales to buyers under 18 to the deadly consequences of tobacco use.
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[IN Q=With us today]
((WITH US TODAY IS JOHNNY, MARY AND PHIL, HI, HI, HI. THEY ALL STARTED SMOKING WHEN THEY WERE TEENAGERS, AND WHY? I DON'T KNOW, SEEMS EVERYBODY DID IT. AND A LOT OF THEM WILL DIE FROM IT. IN FACT ONE OUT OF EVERY THREE SMOKERS WILL EVENTUALLY DIE FROM SMOKING, OOOO, SO WHICH ONE SHOULD IT BE, WILL IT BE JOHNNY, MARY OR PHIL, WAIT I QUIT, WHO IS THIS GUY ANYWAY TICK TOCK, I SAY, JOHNNY, BUZZ, GAG.))
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Another newspaper ad poses the question, "What would make you madder? A clerk selling cigarettes to a kid who's 9, 14 or yours?"
The ads are designed to help ensure greater retail compliance with the regulation that makes selling tobacco products to minors illegal.
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Fiddlers bring the music - and merchants hope "the business" - to a small Southwest Virginia community.
The story coming.
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[VO-NAT]

And the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire is rising up on a sandy shore, thanks to sand sculptors.
A look, later on News 7.
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[lotto]
[SUPER=135-9 6 6/3 4 5 4/10 12 14 16 22]

NIGHT DRAWING=
Pick 3:
9-6-6

(nine, six, six)

Pick 4:
3-4-5-4

(three, four, five, four)

Cash 5:
10-12-14-16-22

(ten, twelve, fourteen, sixteen, twenty-two)

[Fiddlers]

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The streets of Galax are alive with the sound of music.
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The Old Fiddlers Convention has been coming to Galax for 64 years.
And for local retailers, profits are just a sure thing just like the music.
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[SUPER=01-Debbie Robinson/The Men's Shop]
((DEBBIE ROBINSON/ THE MEN'S SHOP: WE KNOW THAT FIDDLERS IS A BIG EVENT FOR US AND WE KNOW THAT WE ARE GOING TO BRING IN SOME PROFITS DURING THAT TIME. SO YOU COUNT ON THAT TIME ALMOST LIKE YOU COUNT ON CHRISTMAS SALES.))
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[VO-NAT]

The Old Fiddler's Convention brings 43-thousand musicians and fans to town.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Medinah, IL; :00]

Rain made more than a brief appearance at the PGA championship during yesterday's first round of play.
But the youngest player in the field, 19 year old Sergio Garcia weathered the storm to grab the field round lead with a 6 under 66.
David Duval and Tiger are four shots back.
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((BYE ))

[S-Avalanche]

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The Salem Avalanche got swept last night in their home yard as Myrtle Beach took game three of this series 1-to-nothing to drop Salem 4 and a half games out of first place.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem/Pelicans vs. Avalanche; :00]

Some visitors from Brooklyn making their way up the east coast stopped by to take in the game and enjoy a burger.

I hope they were in their seats before the first pitch. In the top of the first, Junior Brignac singles down the third base line and drives in Rafael Furcal from third.
The Pelicans take a 1-to-nothing lead.
[super=37-Myrtle Beach/1/Salem/0;]

That would be the only run either team would get as Myrtle Beach wins it 1-to-nothing two complete the 3 game sweep.
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[S-James]

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On the NFL front, one of the Colts top draft pick, Edgerrin James, came to terms with his new employers yesterday.

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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Indianapolis, IN/Yesterday; :00]

The former Big East star from Miami signs a 7 year $49 million dollar deal to play running back.
Being a millionaire will be big change for James. He has spent most of his summers harvesting watermelons to help make money for his family which until now has lived off food stamps.
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[S-Freeman]

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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-NFL; :00]

Also last night, former Hokie Antonio Freeman has come to terms with the Packers. The pro bowl free agent signed a one year deal worth over $3 million.
He likely will sign a long term deal in the next few days that likely will make him the highest paid receiver in the NFL.
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[S-NFL]

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[WIPE TO PINNACLE 99000!!!!]
And don't forget this Saturday night at 8, the NFL is back on WDBJ-7 as Freeman's Packers with former UVa quarterback Aaron Brooks take on the New York Jets on Your Hometown Station.
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((BYE BYE))

[S-Tech]

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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg/This Afternoon; :00]

Freeman's former college coach Frank Beamer is loaded at almost every position this preseason including quarterback where Michael Vick is getting as many reps as possible.
But The one area of concern is Antonio's old position at wide receiver.
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[S-Semones]

[ANCHOR=Mike]
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Former Hokie Brandon Semones is back in football.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00]

Semones is one of Cave Spring's assistants, working with linebackers and running backs. The transition from being a player to a coach has been both fun and challenging.
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((BRANDON SEMONES/CAVE SPRING ASSISTANT COACH:))
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[OUT Q=....enjoying myself"]
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[SUPER=03-Chestnut Hill, MA/Va. Tech vs. Boston College;]

Semones was a two time All-Big East selection at linebacker. Former Boston College coach Dan Henning called Semones one of the best defensive players in the league. Semones is now taking those credentials and applying them to an ever changing high school game.
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[WIPE TO PINNACLE PAGE 99001]
And mark it down - Friday Football Extra kicks off its 16th season next Friday night August 20th at 11:35 right here on Your Hometown Station, WDBJ-7
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[Sports Tease]

[ANCHOR=Mike]
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Still to come here on News 7 tonight, I'll tell you about a possible promotion for Stacy Compton, and
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[VO-NAT]

Roy Stanley checks in from VMI's football media day at Alumni Field.
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[S-VMI]

[ANCHOR=Mike]
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VMI's 1999 football team met the media today in Lexington.
And Roy Stanley was on post as the Cal McCombs era began.
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The Washington Redskins open their preseason schedule tonight in Foxboro against the New England Patriots.
Darrell Green is listed as iffy for the contest due to a dislocated finger.
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The 34 year-old fan favorite Ken Harvey is definitely out. He announced his retirement from the NFL yesterday after battling knee problems at the end of last season and start of this one.
The talented linebacker
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spent 11 years in the NFL, 6 with the Cardinals and 5 with the Redskins. He made the Pro Bowl 4 times with the Skins.
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Stacy Compton is caught in the NASCAR rumor mill.
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Compton is considered a front runner to move up to the Winston Cup ranks next season and take over the Number 9 Melling Ford, which this season is sponsored by the Cartoon Network.
The 32 year old Compton is one of the truck series most consistent, reliable stars. He's third in the points this year with 14 top 10 finishes. He has one year left on his current contract.
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It's not an ordinary day at the beach.
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In tonight's video of the day, a seaside Belgian town gets ready for the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire - as recreated in sand sculpture.
Artists are using mixtures of beach sand and river sand to cast the molds layer by layer in this year's sand sculpture festival.
Sixty architects and sculptors are taking part.
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