WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 01/14/00

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Coming up-
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Gunfire in one area Downtown- a man is shot in the chest-
He went in for a test and ended up in emergency Surgery. David Letterman's condition coming up.
Plus the first of its kind operation- a man gets two new arms.
Britany Spears fans gear up- on the eve of ticket sales.
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News 7 is next. [Open]
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[L'burg-Shooting]

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A shooting in downtown Lynchburg tonight has left one man wounded and police looking for a gunman.
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It happened around 7:30 at the intersection of Wise Street and 9th Street.
Few details are available, but one man apparently was shot in the chest while standing in the street.
He was transported to Lynchburg General Hospital where his condition is not known.
Neighbors told police they heard several shots fired in rapid succession.
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[School-Bus]

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A school bus full of elementary school students collided with a big rig today in Rockingham County.
Eleven kids were hurt. One is in critical condition.
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[SUPER=03-Mount Crawford/WHSV;]

The accident on Route 11 north of Harrisonburg happened just after classes ended at 1:30.
Police say a semi without its trailer crashed into the bus after the bus pulled in front of it.
The bus driver has been charged with failure to yield the right of way.
A local hospital says nine of the students who were hurt were treated and sent home.
The other two, including the child in critical condition, were sent to the UVA medical center.
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[Liberty-Arrests]

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Two Bedford County teens are in trouble after they allegedly posted a list on the Internet of students they wanted to beat up.
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It happened last week at Liberty High School.
The 16-year old boys posted the list as part of a class project to design their own web page.
A teacher noticed the page immediately and removed it from the school's web site, then notified authorities.
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[SUPER=01-Steve Boyer/Liberty HS Principal;]
((STEVE BOYER/LIBERTY H.S. PRINCIPAL: ALL THE PARENTS WERE BROUGHT IN AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION AND WE FELT THE PROPER CONSEQUENCE FOR THESE BOYS MAKING A FOOLISH MISTAKE AND DOING THAT, AND WE SUSPENDED THEM, SENT THEM HOME IMMEDIATELY AND SUSPENDED THEM MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY OF THIS WEEK.))
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[VO-NAT]

The teens are also charged with threatening someone over the Internet, a Class 6 felony.
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Jean tosses to Robin in Weather Center

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[Toss back to anchor][Letterman]

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David Letterman is recovering tonight after undergoing emergency heart surgery today.
As Bobbi Harley reports the late night funnyman was going in for a test and ended up having major surgery.
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[SUPER=01-Matt Barker/Cincinnati Viewer;1:07]
[SUPER=01-Ryan Kiefer/Cincinnati Viewer;1:18]
[Super=01-Bobbi Harley/CBS News;1:23]
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((It'll be a surreal subject on tonight's Late Show with David Letterman. The CBS Late night king talking about a heart test that led to MAJOR surgery Friday evening. Letterman: I have to have one of those angiograms done. The usual funnyman confided in guest Regis Philbin on tonight's Late Show about his heart test. Doctors say Letterman underwent emergency quintuple bypass surgery after an angiogram found one of his arteries was seriously constricted. A spokesperson says the procedure went smoothly and David Letterman is expected to make a full recovery. The Late Show host has often joked about his health, especially his high cholesterol level. For a month, he even went on an oat bran diet, complaining nightly about the taste of the stuff. CBS says the network will air re-runs of the Late Show until Letterman gets back on his feet. That won't be soon enough for many of his fans.
Matt Barker, Cincinnati Viewer "I love David Letterman."
Ryan Kiefer, Cincinnati Viewer: "You don't picture him having heart problems, but ya never know.))

[Arm-Transplant]

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A man who lost both arms now has new hope after a first of its kind surgery.
Surgeons in France performed the double-arm transplant.
We're going to show you some of the surgery - we warn you some of the pictures are graphic.
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18 surgeons worked 17 hours to attach donor forearms to a French man whose arms were amputated below the elbow.
The 33-year-old is in stable condition- His first request: something to soothe the pain.
Surgeons don't yet know whether the transplants are a success- but they say the color his limbs looks encouraging.

The man had been maimed by a model rocket four years ago.
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[Cigarette-Prices]

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The price of cigarettes is going up ... as much as 18 cents a pack.
Philip Moris and R-J Reynolds are increasing wholesale prices about 7-point-5 cent.
Other tobacco companies are expected to follow suit.

[Flu-shots]

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By the time the flu season begins, clinics that offer flu shots have stopped giving shots.
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The shots may not be as effective once the bug has taken up residence.
It takes about two weeks for the body to develop an immunity.
But the Health Department had so many calls for flu shots, they held a 1-day clinic in Roanoke. Cary Haymaker got a shot today.
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((WELL, I KEEP HEARING IT'S GETTING ROUGH OUT THERE, SO I FIGURED, WELL, MAYBE IT'D BE A GOOD IDEA TO GO AHEAD AND HAVE IT DONE.))
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Haymaker came down with a case of Asian flu thirty years ago, he says. It knocked him out for two weeks. So even if it's a little late, he thought it was worth a try.
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[Britney-Spears]

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She's the top selling female artist for 19-99.
And Britney Spears is coming to Roanoke on April 7th. Tickets go on sale tomorrow.
As Joy Sutton reports, Britney's faithful fans can't wait.
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10 year old Charlotte Boxley and 11 year old Meredith Haggerty say they are two of Britney Spears' biggest fans in Roanoke.
And they want to be just like her.
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[IN Q=We try to do]
((WE TRY TO DO HER MOVES BUT IT DOESN'T WORK OUT. WE CAN'T DO THEM. usually if I try anything I try her hair. It seems like the easiest thing to do. Well easier than getting the exact clothes like her))
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But what makes this teen sensation so hot?
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((MEREDITH HAGGERTY: SHE'S JUST COOL AND HAS A LOT OF GOOD MUSIC AND COOL LYRICS))
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((RICH MINOR/WJJS: BIG NEWS AROUND THE AREA BRITNEY SPEARS COMING TO TOWN WITH LFO AND BOSSON))
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W-J-J-S is giving away tickets to the concert -- and is also passing out free Britney Spears' t-shirts.
Dee Jay Rich Minor says Britney appeals to a large audience -- not only to kids but their parents as well.
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((RICH MINOR/WJJS: ESPECIALLY COMING TO A PLACE LIKE ROANOKE HERE. YOU DON'T GET MUCH HOTTER THAN HER. PHONES HAVE BEEN OFF THE HOOK. EVERYONE IS CRAZY ABOUT HER))
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((JOY SUTTON/REPORTER: TICKETS GO ON SALE HERE AT THE ROANOKE CIVIC CENTER BOX OFFICE AND SEVERAL OTHER LOCATIONS. BRITNEY'S CONCERT IS EXPECTED TO SELL OUT WITHIN THE FIRST FEW HOURS))
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That's why at the box office wristbands are being given out as part of a ticket lottery system.
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((ROBYN SCHON/ROANOKE CIVIC CENTER: A RANDOM NUMBER WILL BE DRAWN AND THAT PERSON WILL BE THE FIRST PERSON IN LINE TO PURCHASE TICKETS AND THEN WE'LL RUN CONSECUTIVELY AFTER THAT))
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Charlotte and Meredith are hoping they will get lucky -- and get tickets close to the stage -- to see this teen sensation up close and personal.
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((SHE'S JUST AWESOME.and that's just the way she is))
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Joy Sutton, News 7, Roanoke.
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The tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10 AM
The Civic Center is accepting cash ONLY for tickets purchased at the box office.

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Police protection is going to the dogs. Still ahead, bark for your bulletproof vest.
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And talk about that sinking feeling. Smith Mountain Lake's new fireboat takes a dive.
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[Sports-Preview]

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((Friday night sat the basketball fights, and it got physical. Steve Mason here and we will have highlights from Cave Spring/Fleming, Northside Salem and Giles and Glenvar, plus we will have Tim Christian's return to Roanoke in different jersey, this jersey could be worth 10 thousand dollars, we will tell you why and the NASCAR media tour rolls on from the Wood Brothers shop, all of this in sports.))

[Fireboat]

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Spirits sank today as Smith Mountain Lake's new fireboat dropped to the bottom of the lake.
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Residents paid 170-thousand-dollars for this boat and proudly showed it off just two weeks ago. But today it did not look as powerful when it was waterlogged.
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((REALLY JUST SURPRISE. WHEN THEY CALLED IT OUT I DIDN'T BELIEVE IT WAS DOWN. I THOUGHT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT THE OLD BOAT. NOTHING YOU CAN SAY.))
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Fire crews spent five hours pumping water out of the boat, as divers boosted it up with underwater airbags. This boat's so-called advanced design has a valve to help steering, but firefighters think that's what locked open and let water in. They say the boat has little damage.
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[Danville-Fire]

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Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a Danville house fire.
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[VO-NAT]
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The flames were first spotted at one house just before two o'clock this morning.
Flames spread to the roof of a neighboring home as well.
Firefighters rescued one resident from the roof of one of the homes.
It took about an hour to get the fire under control.
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[D'Ville-Shooting]

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[SUPER=03-Danville]

Danville police want to know who fired at two brothers .. and why.
Darryl and Jeffrey Hood said they were walking down North Main Street late last night, when someone started shooting at them from the shadows.
Darryl was hit in the leg, Jeffrey in the hip. Neither injury was serious.
The two told police they don't know who fired the shots.
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[Ewert]

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Former Roanoke City Manager Bern Ewert (YOO-uhrt) may be on his way out of his latest job .. as Prince William County Executive.
The Washington Post reports that Ewert could step down as early as next week. A call to Ewert's office produced no comment today.
He was Roanoke's city manager from 1978 to 1985. [Tease2]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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Does a mother have the right to choose a partial birth abortion? Still to come on News 7, the Supreme Court will take up the very controvesial question.
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And Cuban mothers rally for their country's favorite son, as the battle for Elian Gonzalez continues.
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[Cuba Rally]

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Mothers thousands strong marched in Cuba today for the return of Elian Gonzalez.
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((NAT SOUND SINGING
This is the day Elian was supposed to go back to Cuba so mothers rallied for his return-
It was a massive government organized rally- including both of Elian's grandmother-
The boy's father is becomming increasingly impatient- His frustration showing as he appeared on the ABC show nightime- JUAN GONZALEZ/ELIAN'S FATHER/VOICE OF INTREPRETER: SOMETIMES I WOULD LIKE TO GO DOWN THERE WITH A RIFLE AND I DON'T KNOW TO GET RID OF HOW MANY PEOPLE.
Immigration and Naturalization ordered Elian back to Cuba by today- But after protests in Miami- the Attorney General lifted the deadline
That allowes the boys relatives to fight for teh boy in federal court.
so the custoday battle continues-
Many in the U-S say the boys deserves freedom that his mother wanted for him. Mothers in Cuba say the boy belongs with his father. nat sound Cuba rally.))
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A court hearing is now set for March.

[Supreme-Court]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
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The Supreme Court will take up what could be its most important abortion ruling in recent years.
Justices have agreed to decide if states can ban partial-birth abortions. Similar laws against the late-term abortions exist in 30 states.
And the justices will also consider whether Boy Scouts can exclude homosexuals as troop leaders.

[XGR-Committees]

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Virginia's House of Delegates has re-distributed power and Republicans have the upper hand.
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((DEL. VANCE WILKINS/(R) AMHERST CO.: I KNOW THAT NOT EVERYBODY IS GOING TO GET WHAT HE WANTS. WE'VE HAD TO MAKE SOME CHANGES THAT WERE HARD TO MAKE.))
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The new House committee assignments finally give Republicans control of each committee.
Among a handful of shake-ups: Former Majority Leader and Vinton Delegate Dick Cranwell got knocked off the Courts of Justice committee.
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[IN Q=Well there]
((DEL. MORGAN GRIFFITH/R-SALEM: WELL, THERE WERE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF SEATS THAT HAD TO GO BECAUSE OF PROPORTIONAL SEATING. AND IF YOU ONLY TAKE THE JUNIOR PEOPLE OFF, THEN YOU HAVE FRESHMEN WITH NO COMMITTEES...SOME SENIOR DEMOCRATS HAD TO COME OFF OF COMMITTEES.))
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NEW Majority Leader Morgan Griffith adds another motive for the move.
He says quote: "Mr. Cranwell has NOT been the most polite member of the committee in dealing with the public."
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[TALENT=Jean]
[SS=VA Capitol-GOP Takeover]

Delegate Cranwell says he's NOT upset.
He says he's a great believer in majority rule.
Also losing seats, Roanoke Democrat Chip Woodrum was knocked off the powerful Appropriations Committee.... and Patrick County Democrat Barnie Day lost a spot on the Education Committee.
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High school hoops highlights from three games, plus the Express goes into the eye of the Storm
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in a game that went bananas. As one of the Express promotions, hundred of bananas were dropped from the rafters. A select group tried to catch them in hats. The winner got 50 bucks!
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[S-Cave]

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We start on the high school hard wood. The top spot in the Roanoke Valley District was at stake as Cave Spring traveled to William Fleming to face the Colonels.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Knights vs. Colonels; :00]

Fleming coach Roland Lovelace had his Colonels ready.
Jermaine hardy, goes inside to Anthony Bryant, he makes the nice move over Michael Hamlar to give Fleming a two point lead.
Then, Hardy hits Ron Hubbard who rips rope, a three pointer, to extend the Colonels lead.
[SUPER=33-Cave Spring/52/William Fleming/49;]Cave would reel Fleming in. Watch John Michael Deeds some how make thi
s shot over the double team.
J.J. Reddick then throws down the slam as Cave Spring opens District play with a 52-49 win.

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[S-Northside]

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Over in Salem, the Spartans would host Blue Ridge district rival Northside.
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[SUPER=03-Salem/Vikings vs Spartans; :]

The Vikings would lead the game by 2 after three quarters.
Then Salem's Dennis Haley spots up and hits the jumper to open the fourth quarter and the game was tied at 42 to 42.
The Spartans went on a 7 to nothing run and when Andy Mullins hits the jumper from the free throw line Salem led by 7.
[SUPER=33-Salem/51/Northside/49/;]

The Vikings would come back and cut the lead to 2 but Salem goes on to win the game 51 to 49.
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[S-Giles]

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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Spartans vs Highlanders; :]

Giles rolled into Highlander Heaven with a perfect 11 and 0 record.
And the Spartans quickly jumped on the Highlanders. Josh Lawrence knocks one down off the Glass and the game was tied early in the first quarter.
Glenvar answered going outside as Chad Phillips hits the three pointer and the Highlanders led by 1.
[SUPER=33-Glenvar/58/Giles/79/;]

Giles guard Tim Carbaugh comes up with the steal and scores the layup, two of his game high 26 points the Spartans go to 12 and OH with the 79-58 victory.
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[S-Media]

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The Wood Brothers shop welcomed dozens of television crews into their home this week. Mike Stevens and Photographer Lynn Eller have more from the NASCAR Media Tour.
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[S-Express]

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The Express would try and quiet the Storm tonight with 65 shots. Roanoke also said hello to an old friend at the Round House.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Storm vs. Express; :00]

Tim Christian, traded to Toledo last week, made his first return to the Star City since moving.
The Express's all time leading scorer almost netted his first goal for the Storm on this break away, but Dave Gagnon is there to make the save.
[SUPER=34-Roanoke/3/Toledo/1;]The Express registered the only goal of the first period on the two man power play. J
oe Murphy finds Ben Schust who scores his 17th goal of the season. Roanoke wins 3-1.
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[Sports tease]

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In keeping with that Hockey theme, the old timers game faces off Sunday, we will hear from Pierre Paiement and Claude Piche about that
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and the Redskins and Buccaneers exchange famous last words before tomorrow's playoff tilt in Tampa Bay,
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[S-Timers]

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The Express will give way to the old timers game this Sunday at 3pm at the Roanoke Civic Center. The 1974 Roanoke Valley Rebels will battle the 74 Greensboro Generals.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
Fans will have a shot at winning this autographed Wayne Gretsky jersey, which will be auctioned off between the first and second periods. Rumor has it a bid of 10 thousand dollars has already been mentioned.
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[SUPER=01-Claude Piche/Former Roanoke Valley Rebel; :00]
[SUPER=01-Pierre Paiement/Former Roanoke Valley Rebel; :13]
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[OUT Q=...with the Express"]
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[S-Skins]

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The Redskins and the Buccaneers kick off their second round playoff game tomorrow at 4pm. Both sides offered some parting shots of a game that pits one of the league's best defenses against the Skins top rated offense.
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[SUPER=01-Warren Sapp/Tampa Bay Defensive Tackle; :00]
[SUPER=01-Skip Hicks/Redskins Running Back; :16]
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[OUT Q=....going down hill"]
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NFL coverage begins tomorrow at noon with the NFL today on CBS followed by the Miami/Jacksonville game right here on WDBJ.
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At four, you can catch the UCLA/North Carolina basketball game, also on your Hometown Station.

[Dog-Vests]

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The Danville Area Humane Society does what it can to protect animals. If they're police dogs, that can mean providing a bullet- proof vest.
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This week, the Humane Society presented K-9 body armor and stab resistant vests to the Danville Police Department and the Pittsylvania County Sheriffs Department.
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((PAULETTE DEAN/DANVILLE AREA HUMANE SOCIETY: THEY ARE USED TO PROTECT THE CANINE OFFICERS, JUST AS MUCH AS A BULLET PROOF VEST PROTECTS THE HUMAN HANDLERS. THESE CANINE OFFICERS GO INTO THE SAME DANGEROUS CONDITIONS THAT THEIR HUMAN HANDLERS DO AND THEY DESERVE SOME PROTECTION.))
[SUPER=01-Paulette Dean/Danville Area Humane Society;]
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[OUT Q=deserve some protection.]
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[VO-NAT]

The Humane Society purchased the vests with funding from the E. Stuart James Grant Charitable Trust.
All seven police dogs now on duty in Danville and Pittsylvania County will have the protective equipment.

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