WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 01/02/00

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Coming up on News 7-
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Steve Mason checks in from New Orleans-- where thousands of Hokie fans are preparing for the big match-up.
Fog is being blamed for a 110- car pile up in Germany.
And-- the search is on for a four million dollar painting stolen during a New Year's Day celebration.
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News 7 is next.
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((IT'S ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL, JUST WONDERFUL. I AM SO HAPPY WE ARE GOING DOWN THERE.))
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Thousands of Hokie fans take off for New Orleans with hopes the team will win the national championship.
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Good evening, I'm Teresa Hamilton.

[Airport-Hokies]

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The first planes began taking off from the Roanoke Regional Airport bright and early this morning-- headed to the Sugar Bowl.
Joy Sutton has more.
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(( A sea of orange and maroon filled Roanoke Regional Regional Airport as thousands headed to New Orleans.
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((TAYLOR THORNHILL/HOKIE FAN: HOKIE SPIRIT IS IN THE AIRPORT THAT'S FOR SURE. GO HOKIES YES INDEED:37))
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((JOY SUTTON/REPORTING: MOST OF THE HOKIE FANS HERE HAVE PAID AROUND 11 HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR AN ALL INCLUSIVE PACKAGE WHICH DOES INCLUDE A SUGAR BOWL TICKET. BUT MANY SAY IT'S WELL WORTH IT TO BE A PART OF HOKIE HISTORY))
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((SKEEZIX COLES/TECH ALUMNUS: THIS ONLY HAPPENS ONCE IN YOUR LIFETIME AND I'M THANKFUL I LIVED THIS LONG))
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((ROD FRINGER/TECH ALUMNUS: IT'S A DREAM. I NEVER THOUGHT I'D SEE TECH GET IN THIS POSITION AND I'M SO GLAD. LIKE A DREAM I WANT TO ENJOY AND DON'T WAKE ME UP))
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University Travel in Blacksburg put together the charter planes and other travel arrangements for most of these hokies fans -- US Airways provided the ground transportation and other services.
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((SARA ORTEGA/UNIVERSITY TRAVEL: WE HAVE 19 AIRPLANES ABOUT 4-THOUSAND, 4-HUNDRED PEOPLE. IT TOOK US ABOUT TWO WEEKS TO GET IT TOGETHER BEFORE THE ANNOUNCEMENT. SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT NOW FOR ABOUT SIX WEEKS))
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((JIM HANEY/US AIRWAYS: WHEN WE FOUND OUT THAT WE WERE GOING TO NEW ORLEANS, WE'RE THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN WITH JET WAYS. WE HAVE ALL OUR EMPLOYEES VOLUNTEERING TO WORK TODAY. ))
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Many fans say they are confident the Hokies will bring home the national title.
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((TOM WATKINS/TECH ALUMNUS: IT FEELS GREAT AND I'M NOT JUST GOING TO SEE IF THEY'RE GOING TO WIN. THEY ARE GOING TO WIN))
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[nat sound 5:40:38 nat sound of fans on plane cheering] ((NAT SOUND OF FANS ON PLANE CHEERING:))
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And they're off to New Orleans -- to cheer on their team this Tuesday at the Superdome. Joy Sutton, News 7, Roanoke.))

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Of course-- many of those same Hokie fans are now enjoying themselves in the Big Easy.
Steve Mason picks up the story from there....Steve.
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(()) [Toss-2-Robin] Jean tosses to Robin in Weather Center

[WX1] [11:00pm] [01/02/2000] [MCU]WEATHER OFFICE [WXPRO/FULL]WEATHER MAP WAKE UP FORECAST

[Toss back to anchor][Autobahn-Pileup]

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Two people are dead and more than 70- others are injured following a pileup on a high speed Autobahn in Germany.

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110 vehicles collided, some piling up on other cars -- because of heavy fog across the road way. Survivors said it was like a stunt scene from a movie. Damage is estimated to be at least one million dollars.
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[Stolen-Painting]

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Police are hunting for a professional art thief who stole a four- million dollar painting from a museum in Oxford, England.
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The theft of the masterpiece occurred at the height of the city's millennium celebrations on Saturday night.
Police say the robbery was well-planned and suspect the painting may have been stolen on behalf of a private collector.
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The man known for modernizing the Navy has died.
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Retired Admiral Elmo (ZOOM-wahlt) Zumwalt died today from complications related to cancer surgery at a Durham, North Carolina hospital. Last September, Zumalt discovered a cancerous tumor in his chest. The Navy Admiral was known for ordering the spraying of Agent Orange over the jungles of Vietnam during the war. He also made naval history by becoming the youngest top ranking officer at the age of 49. Zumwalt was 79 years old.
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So far, no serious reports about the Y2K bug. But that could change.
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Coming up, find out why tomorrow may be the true test of computer systems around the world.
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[Y2K]

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President Clinton's top Y-2-K adviser is calling Monday an important and signifcant day.
That's when employees will return to work and find out if their computers are still functioning.
Drew Levinson has more.
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THE PLANES ARE FLYING.

(NATSOUND ATM GIVING MONEY)
THE ATMS ARE SPITTING OUT CASH.
THE POWER COMPANIES ARE STILL FULL OF POWER. AND THE WORLD CONTINUES TO SPIN.
IT TURNS OUT THE FIRST WEEKEND IN THE YEAR 2000 IS VERY MUCH LIKE THE LAST WEEKEND IN THE YEAR 1999.

(SOT BILL RICHARSON/ENERGY SECRETARY)

The 200 billion dollars the world spent on Y2K was worth it. Boring is good.

(Standup: Drew Levinson/CBS News)

Thats a very good way of putting it. In fact many people are calling it a non-event. It appears the Y-2-K bug had very little bite there were just a few minor glitches.

Still the Y2K folks say we arent out of the woods yet.

THATS WHY IN THE ASIAN AND EUROPEAN MARKETS THEYVE BEEN TESTING THEIR SYSTEMS FOR MONDAYS OPENINGS, SO FAR SO GOOD.

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AND THEY ARE PREPARED IN THE AMERICAN MARKETS AS WELL. THEY ALONG WITH OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUIONS OPEN FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR.
THOUGH THEIR Y2K EVALUATONS ARENT COMPLETE, WALL STREET AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS ARE CONFIDENT EVERYTHING WILL BE BULLISH.

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142139And we need to be prepared for the appearance for more glitches we need to be prepared to acknowledge that as difficult as it may have seemed two years ago and hard as it may be to understand it does appear that we have made a very successful transition into the year 2000.

WASHINGTONS Y2K CZARS PLAN TO MONITOR THE SITUATION FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, AND IF EVERYTHING CONTINUES TO GO WELL-MAYBE THE ONLY THING LEFT TO CONCERN OURSELVES WITH IS-WHEN CAN WE FINALLY STOP SAYING Y2K?
DREW LEVINSON, CBS NEWS, WASHINGTON.))

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9-1-1 dispatchers in Pittsylvania County had to contend with a minor computer glitch caused by the Y-2-K bug.
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The county's emergency services coordinator says when the computer saw the first call came in with double zeroes for the year, it concluded that it came before calls in 1996.
That was the year the system was installed.
The problem was NOT considered serious because the data was in the system, - just out of order.
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[Y2k-Leftovers]

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The threat of the Y2K bug led many people in our area to stock-up on food and water.
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Bell Hall has been storing canned foods and other non perishable items for more than a month.
In fact, she says she has enough food to feed her family for about two months.
And even though the Y2k bug didn't cause any serious problems -- Hall says she doesn't regret stocking-up.
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((BELL HALL:I THINK IT IS STILL A GOOD IDEA BECAUSE IT STILL COULD HAPPEN YOU NEVER KNOW THIS IS JUST THE 2ND AND ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN AND WE'RE READY FOR WHATEVER))
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Hall says if nothing happens -- she'll store the food for a possible winter storm.
Meanwhile officials at the Salvation Army say you can always donate some of your additional food to a charitable organization.
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((CAPTAIN STEPHEN LONG/ROANOKE SALVATION ARMY: WE DO GIVE OUT FOOD ORDERS HERE EVERYDAY OF THE WEEK AND WE ALSO SERVED 70-THOUSAND MEALS LAST YEARS.SO WE'LL PUT THAT FOOD TO GOOD USE.))
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The Salvation Army will accept any nonperishable food items.
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Still ahead, peace talks between Syria and Israel resume tomorrow...
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And world records come tumbling down in China. We'll have more next on News 7.
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[Car-Accident]

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A seat belt is being credited with saving a local man's life tonight.
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Shortly after seven-- the driver lost control, hit an embankment, and flipped over.
It happened on Meriman Road in Roanoke County.
The man walked away with only scrapes and bruises.
Authorities expect to charge the driver with failing to maintain control of his vehicle.
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[Fatal-Accident]

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A Ferrum man is dead after he ran his pickup off the road. 49 year old Gerald Hess was traveling west on route 640 in Ferrum shortly after 6-30 this evening, when his pickup ran onto the shoulder of the road, striking a drain pipe and several trees. Hess was pronounced dead at the scene. Officials say alcohol was found in the pickup and Hess was not wearing a seat belt.

[Peace-Talks]

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Secretary of State Madeleine Albright says peace talks between Syria and Israel might have a long way to go.
Israeli and Syrian officials reopen negotiations tomorrow in West Virginia.
Albright and top American mediator Dennis Ross will take part in the talks at a Shepherdstown, West Virginia conference center.
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((MADELEINE ALBRIGHT/SECRETARY OF STATE: BASICALLY WE ARE GOING TO BE DEALING WITH THE FOLLOWING ISSUES, WITHDRAWAL, THE ISSUE OF MUTUAL SECURITY, THE WHOLE CONTENT OF PEACE, THE CHARACTER OF IT, HOW THESE COUNTRIES ARE GOING TO GET ALONG. THE TIMETABLE AND OBVIOUSLY WATER. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE AND BOTH OF THE PARTIES ARE BRINGING THEIR EXPERTS ON THIS. ))
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Syria wants the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights back and Israel wants to know what Syria is prepared to give in return.

[Dominoes]

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Students in China and Japan are knocking down records with a classic game.
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On Friday-- they set a world record for toppling dominoes by knocking down two-point-seven million pieces.
Hundreds of students from Beijing College watched for 40 minutes as the pieces fell in continuous succession revealing more than 40 pictures and emblems.
The former record was set by a group of students in the Netherlands on this day twelve years ago.
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Curfew breakers, a former All american and another day without Ricky Hall in uniform are all on Mike Steven's mind tonight as he checks in from New Orleans.
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[S-Skins]

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The Washington Redskins ended the regular season with a 21 to 10 win over the Miami Dolphins, who by the way earned a spot in the playoffs.
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Norv Turner getting the well deserved water shower.
Washsington started the day when Skip Hicks takes the handoff from Brad Johnson and scores on the 8 yard run to make it 7 to nothing Redskins.
The Skins led 7 to 3 at the break. Then Rodney Peete replaced Johnson in the starting lineup he hits Irvin Fryer on this 30 yard touchdown pass play to make it 14 to 3 Redskins.
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Washington tacked on this Rodney Peete four yard T-D pass to Larry Centers and the Redskins beat the Dolphins 21 to 10.
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[S-Panthers]

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Carolina won six of its last 9 games including today's 45 to 13 win over New Orleans but the Panthers will not make the playoffs.
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Mike Ditka on the sideline at Erickson Stadium.
He watched Steve Beuerlein throw a club record five touchdowns the first this 7 yarder to Hashim Muhammad to make it 10 to nothing Panthers.
In the second quarter Beuerlein goes to the air again this time he hits tight end Wesley Walls for the first of his two T-D catches on the day.
[SUPER=30-Carolina/45/New Orleans/13/;]

Then in the third quarter Buerlein hooks up with Patrick Jeffers on this 40 yard touchdown pass play and the Panthers win it 45 to 13.
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[S-NFL]

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For the first time in 19 years, The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are the N-F-C Central Division Champs.
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The Bucs were in Chicago for their final regular season game of the year.
Jacquez Green caught 10 passes for 113 yards and Mike Alstott rushed for a touchdown in the Bucs 20 to 6 win over the Chicago Bears.
Now, Here are the rest of the N-F-L scores.
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[Sports Tease]

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And coming up in sports, The Virginia Cavaliers beat Dartmouth in Charlottesville today.
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And the Lady Hokies rout the Lady Highlanders at the Dedmon Center in Radford.
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[S-Radford]

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The Virginia Tech Hokies made the short trip to Raford for the 30th meeting with the Lady Highlanders. Tech leads the series the series 17-13.
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[SUPER=03-Radford/Hokies vs. Highlanders;]

This little R-U fan didn't let the score stop her from dancing in the isle, while the Highlanders huddled on the sideline in search of a plan to stop Tech's offense.
Kim Seaver can't hold on to it for the Hokies, Mollie Owings is there for the clean up and a commanding Tech lead late in the first half.
The Highlanders' Catrice Horton finds Jennifer Grant inside. Grant makes three the old fashion way.
But the Hokies keep coming strong, Amy Wetzel barrels in to the hoop and out muscles Radford for the basket and draws a foul.
[super=33-Va Tech/66/Radford/42;]

Botetourt native Sarah Hicks, the playmaker on this one, goes to Tere Williams. Williams had 15 in the first half and the Hokies devastate Radford 66-to-42.
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[S-UVA]

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The Virginia Cavaliers picked up a win in Charlottesville this afternoon beating Dartmouth 89 to 50.
Chris Williams scored 24 points in the win.
Virginia is now 7 and 3.

[S-NHL]

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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Uniondale, NY/FOX SPORTS; :]

In hockey, Philadelphia ended an 8 game losing streak on Long Island today.
John LeClair scored two goals to lead the Flyers to a 4 tot 1 win over the Islanders.
Are here are tonight's scores.
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