WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 02/25/00

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Coming up-
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George W- brings his campaign to the Commonwealth. A live report from Richmond coming up.
Today a verdict - tonight protests in the Amadou Diallo case.
An explosion levels a house in Wisconsin.
And several tournament champions are crowned in High School Hoops.
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[Talent=Jean]

News 7 is Next.
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[SOT 19:34:10]
[IN Q=If we do]
((IF WE DO OUR JOB, COME TUESDAY NIGHT, VIRGINIA SHOULD BE BUSH COUNTRY!))
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[OUT Q=Bush country!]
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[VO-NAT]

Republican presidential politics takes center stage in Virginia.
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[Bush]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=equ]
[TAPE#99-52 1:40:38]
[GRAPHIC=Campaign 2000]

Texas Governor George W- Bush is headed home to Austin.
He leaves behind a state that's "must-win" territory on Tuesday, after a whirlwind tour to shore up support.
[Double Boxes=ANCHOR/Microwave]

Ellen Qualls is in Richmond tonight, where Governor Bush helped the state Republican party raise a quarter million dollars tonight.
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[SUPER=205-Richmond;]

Jean, George W- Bush was saying thank you tonight, after every prominent Republican in Virginia has lined up behind him.
Here's how important his victory is here Tuesday:
Bush has 67 total delegates now.
John McCain has 90.
Virginia has 56 delegates up for grabs in a winner-take-all primary.
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[IN Q=Yeah it's]
[SUPER=203-Richmond; :00]
[SUPER=201-Gov. George W. Bush/(R) Presidential Candidate; :12]
[SUPER=201-John Warner/(R) Senator; 1:00]
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[OUT Q=take to America! applause]

(([sot 16:45:24]
((GOV. JIM GILMORE: YEAH IT'S GREAT TO BE TOGETHER. GOV. GEORGE W. BUSH: AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED IT IS. GILMORE: GREAT, GREAT TO BE TOGETHER. AND I THINK THINGS ARE GOING GREAT.))
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So George W. Bush is wasting no time or breath on small talk.
And he's clearly NOT pulling his punches on John McCain.
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((GOV. GEORGE W. BUSH: SENATOR MCCAIN HAS PROVEN THE PROPENSITY TO SAY ONE THING AND DO ANOTHER. LIKE SAYING HE WAS GONNA RUN A POSITIVE CAMPAIGN AND TURN OUT MAKING A BUNCH OF ANTI-CATHOLIC PHONE CALLS IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN.))
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Bush is keenly aware that Virginia, like Michigan, has an open primary... which means anyone can vote, if they sign a pledge promising they won't participate in any other party's nominating process.
[sot 16:58:07]
((GOV. GEORGE W. BUSH: WELL, I WELCOME LIKE-MINDED DEMOCRATS AND INDEPENDENTS INTO OUR PRIMARY. OBVIOUSLY, I HOPE THEY VOTE FOR ME. I JUST THINK THAT REPUBLICANS AND INDEPENDENTS WHO ARE CONSERVATIVE NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THE FACT THAT GORE DEMOCRATS SOMETIMES COME INTO OUR PRIMARY, JUST LIKE MICHIGAN, AND THESE ARE DEMOCRATS THAT ARE GONNA STAY WITH US. AND THE ONLY WAY TO HANDLE A SITUATION LIKE THAT IS TO INCREASE OUR TURNOUT.))
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Senator John Warner's courted Democrats before.
He endorsed Bush early... but told reporters this week McCain's a good friend.
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((SEN. JOHN WARNER/R-VIRGINIA: AND HE SITS RIGHT NEXT TO ME ON THE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE. AND I DON'T FOR A MOMENT QUESTION HIS MAGNIFICENT CREDENTIAL AS A MILITARY MAN. BUT I FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT GEORGE W. CAN BEST LEAD THIS NATION.))
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[sot TAPE ONE DINNER 19:44:43]
((GOV. GEORGE W. BUSH: OURS IS THE PARTY THAT SAYS THE HARDER YOU WORK THE MORE MONEY YOU OUGHT TO HAVE IN YOUR POCKETS. AND THAT'S EXACTLY THE MESSAGE I'M GONNA TAKE TO AMERICA! applause))
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Governor Bush has the day off with his family in Texas tomorrow.
Then he heads to Seattle Sunday, and will be there Tuesday... when Washington state conducts its primary too.
We expect John McCain to be in Virginia on Monday.
We know that the Republican Party of Virginia is gleeful tonight-- finally to be playing a part in the picking of a president.
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[George-Bush]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=jja]
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Former President George Bush has spent much of his time lately campaigning for his son - but this weekend he'll spend his time in a Texas hospital.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Houston, TX]

The 75 year old suffers from an irregular heartbeat.
The condition flared up last night in Florida and now Bush is back in Texas where doctors want to run some tests.
He says he did not sleep well last night so he's tired, but he says he feels good.
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[SOT 16:40:22]
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((GEORGE BUSH: IT'S NICE TO BE BACK IN THE CENTER OF ATTENTION AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, IT'S A WONDERFUL FEELING.))
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[OUT Q=WONDERFUL FEELING.]
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[VO-NAT]

The retired president keeps a busy schedule with meetings and campaigning- even sky diving.
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[Toss-2-Robin] Jean tosses to Robin in Weather Center

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[Toss back to anchor][Protest]

[ANCHOR=JEan]
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A jury today acquits four New York City Police officers in the killing of an unarmed African immigrant.
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[vo-nat]
[super=03-Brooklyn, NY]

This is the scene tonight in Brooklyn - where Amadou Diallo lived.
People are protesting today's verdicts. Police are out to try and keep things under control.
As Bobbi Harley reports - jurors took three days to reach the verdict.
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[Diallo]

[ANCHOR=JEan]
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Albany, NY]
[SUPER=01-Kaditou Diallo/Victim's Mother;46]
[SUPER=01-Al Sharpton/Community Activist;]
[SUPER=01-Bobbi Harley/CBS News;]
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[OUT Q=CBS News.]
((NOT GUILTY ON ALL CHARGES RANGING FROM SECOND DEGREE MURDER TO RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT FOR ALL FOUR MEN - KENNETH BOSS, SEAN CARROLL, EDWARD MCMELLON AND RICHARD MURPHY.
22-YEAR-OLD AMADOU DIALLO WAS KILLED A LITTLE MORE THAN A YEAR AGO IN A HAIL OF BULLETS - FORTY-ONE SHOTS FIRED - NINETEEN HIT THE WEST AFRICAN IMMIGRANT AS HE STOOD IN THE VESTIBULE OF HIS BRONX, NEW YORK APARTMENT BUILDING.
THE OFFICERS TESTIFIED THEY THOUGHT DIALLO HAD A GUN -- IT TURNED OUT, ONLY TO BE HIS WALLET. NONE DENIED FIRING THE SHOTS, BUT ALL THOUGHT THEIR LIVES WERE IN DANGER
THE VERDICTS LEFT DIALLOS MOTHER STILL LOOKING FOR JUSTICE. KADITOU DIALLO/VICTIMS MOTHER - Justice not only for Amadou, justice for all THE KILLING SPARKED PROTESTS AND CONTROVERSY THE FOUR WHITE OFFICERS WERE PART OF A ROVING PLAINCLOTHED POLICE UNIT ACCUSED OF BRUTALITY AND RANDOM SEARCHES. AFTER THE VERDICT - CROWDS GATHERED WHERE DIALLO WAS KILLED - BUT FAMILY ADVISOR AL SHARPTON CALLED FOR CALM. AL SHARPTON/COMMUNITY ACTIVIST - Those who believe in Amadou dont be a traitor. Bobbi Harley, CBS News.))

[Camp-Logan]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=00-04 27:31]
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A brutal confrontation that sparked racial tension more than 8 decades ago takes center stage at a local high school this weekend.
Joy Sutton has more.
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(([NAT SOT 1:55:12]
[IN Q=Houston ain't like some]
((NAT SOT: HOUSTON AIN'T LIKE SOME OTHER STATIONS WE'VE BEEN STATIONED IN, WHERE THEY LET COLOREDS GO AS THEY PLEASE IT
AIN'T LIKE THAT HERE))
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[OUT Q=like that here]

The play is called Camp Logan, and it's based on a mutiny that happened in 1917 -- that started as a racially motivated riot -- and left 20 people dead or seriously injured -- most of the victims were white.
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[SOT 3:16:03]
[IN Q=Because of the Jim Crow]
((E.P. RYAN:BECAUSE OF THE JIM CROW LAWS IN HOUSTON, THEY WERE NOT TREATED WITH RESPECT THEY THOUGHT MILITARY MEN SHOULD BE AND THE LOCAL CITIZENS ATTEMPTED TO LYNCH THEM AND LOST))
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[OUT Q=and lost]

And this riot -- led to the executions of 19 black soldiers under court-martial sentence.
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[SOT 3:13:33]
[IN Q=The particular instance]
((E.P. RYAN: THE PARTICULAR INSTANCE THAT THIS PLAY IS BASED ON ULTIMATELY CHANGED THE COURSE OF MILITARY JUSTICE))
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[IN Q=Being An African American]
((BRYON JACQUET/ACTOR: BEING AN AFRICAN AMERICAN IT'S MY HISTORY THAT'S BEEN HIDDEN FOR SO LONG. I'M PROUD TO SAY I'M PART OF LETTING IT OUT))
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[OUT Q=letting it out]
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[IN Q=If you would]
((NAT SOT:IF YOU WOULD HAVE HEARD HOW THAT CONDUCTOR TALKED TO US. SO THAT'S IT YOU DIDN'T LIKE THE WAY THAT CONDUCTOR
TALKED TO YOU. SO HOW DO YOU LIKE TO BE TALKED TO MOSES))
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[OUT Q=to moses]
The actors performed for the Drama Club at Cave Spring High School... and taught the students some tricks of the trade.
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[IN Q=Is it hard for you]
((NAT SOT: IS IT HARD FOR THE TWO OF YOU AND THE OTHER BLACK MEMBERS OF THE THE PLAY TO TAKE YOURSELF BACK TO THAT NARR
OW MINDED TIME))
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[OUT Q=minded time]
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[IN Q=You become those characters]
((BYRON JACQUET: YOU BECOME THOSE CHARACTERS SO YOU LEARN TO DEAL WITH THAT AND IN THE EARLY 1900'S AND TODAY WE'RE STILL HAVING THOSE PROBLEMS, WE'RE HEARING THOSE SAME NEGATIVE WORDS))
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[OUT Q=negative words]

And the actors say they are more than just characters in this play, they are teachers -- taking the audience back to a time in history.
Joy Sutton,News 7, Roanoke. ))
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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The play will be performed tomorrow at Patrick Henry High School at 3pm. Tickets can be purchased at the auditorium.

[Brzonkala]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=khu]
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Virginia Tech will pay Christy Brzonkala 75-thousand dollars to drop her lawsuit against the university.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg]

Brzonkala sued the school for 8-million dollars, accusing Tech football players Tony Morrison and James Crawford of raping her in a dorm room.
For Virginia Tech, the 75-thousand dollar settlement was a business decision.
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[IN Q=We have maintained]
((THIS WAS A WAY TO GET IT OFF THE TABLE. THE UNIVERSITY ADMITS NO WRONG DOING. WE'VE WON AT EVERY LEGAL TURN, AND THINK WE'D WIN AGAIN.))
[SUPER=01-Larry Hincker/Va. Tech Spokesman]
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[OUT Q=of the table.]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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Brzonkala's attorney confirmed the settlement, but had no comment, except to say Christy and her parents "are glad it's over."
A claim against Morrison and Crawford under the Violence Against Women Act is still pending before the U-S Supreme Court.

[Danville-Porn]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=Sch]
[TAPE#=99-49 1:15:12]
[GRAPHIC=None]

A Danville man charged with multiple counts of pornography is out on bond tonight.
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[VO-NAT]
25-year old Roger Donovan Freeman is accused of running a child pornography operation. Danville police made the arrest when a search for a 17-year-old teenager led them to Freeman's home. Freeman has nine charges against him relating to pornography and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Those charges include encouraging a juvenile to participate in pornography, having a pornography production studio and participating in a sex video with a minor.
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[State-Trooper]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=99-51]
[GRAPHIC=None]

Another case involving sex and a minor-
A state trooper from Pulaski County is charged with having sex with a 15-year-old girl.
A grand jury indicted Trooper Brian Keith Owens this week on two charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
The indictment says the sex was consensual... and happened more than once.
Owens has been suspended from the state police, pending the outcome of the case.
He was released on 5-thousand dollars bond.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
[writer=chr]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[SS=None]

A teen-ager collapses and dies in class.
Today a local high school copes.
We'll have the story, straight ahead.
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[VO-NAT]
And, a blast levels a home in Wisconsin.
Details coming up.
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[Sports-Preview]

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[IN Q=Hey folks]
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[OUT Q=the Big 7."]
((Hey folks this is Mike Stevens in the New 7 sports office with trophies for everyone as district champs were crowned tonight in the Seminole and Pioneer. The Blue Ridge regular season champ is knocked out of the tournament. As is the ODAC's regular season women's champ. Plus, Rusty rules the Rock tonight on the Big 7.))

[Bassett-Student]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=Sch]
[TAPE#=99-50 2:00:33]
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Friends, family, and classmates of a 14-year-old Bassett girl, are finding it difficult to cope with her death.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bassett; :00]

The freshman at Bassett High School had congestive heart failure and died in class yesterday morning. At Tiffany Craighead's school, flags are at half staff. A team of counselors comforted the students. A wall of memories has been put up in the halls.
Tiffany's family members are trying to deal with their loss.
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[SOT 15:41:13]
[IN Q=I remember everything]
[SUPER=01-John Craighead/Tiffany's Uncle; :]
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[OUT Q=so many friends.]
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[VO-NAT]

The ninth grader had a history of heart trouble.
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[Rubatex]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=99-58 58:07]
[GRAPHIC=Rubatex]

A temporary worker charged with vandalizing property at Bedford's Rubatex plant is in police custody tonight.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bedford]

Fritz Karl Huether was arrested today on a charge of felony property damage.
Authorities say Huether slashed tires on two forklifts and forced an oven to back up, starting a fire inside the plant's Waltex division.
Damages were estimated at 20- thousand dollars.
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[Civic-Center]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sgo]
[TAPE#=99-54 1:30:29]
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The good news is you won't have to pay for parking.
The bad news is you'll have to pay a little more for tickets.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

The Roanoke Civic Center is dumping its two-dollar fee for parking in the main lot.
Instead, you'll pay a surcharge of either 50-cents or a dollar on every ticket you buy.
The idea will bring the civic center more money ... and get rid of a headache when cars pull into the lot.
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[anchor=Jean]
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The new policy starts on April 17th.

[House-Explosion]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=jha]
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[GRAPHIC=Explosion]

A house in Wisconsin is destroyed after it exploded into flames earlier today.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Madison, WI]

Officials say it apparently happened when a contractor, working on water service, hit a gas line.
Fortunately, no one was in the house at the time...
The dog that was inside escaped through a window... singed a little, but overall, unharmed.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
[writer=chr]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[SS=None]

A frightening collision of man and nature in the air today.
We'll explain.
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[VO-NAT]

And... what's the up-side, to having bad days?
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[SOT 01:31:35]
[IN Q=But it you're lucky]
((BUT IF YOU'RE LUCKY ENOUGH THAT YOU'VE HAD OR CAUSED OR BEEN IN TROUBLE, GUESS WHAT? YOU'VE GOT STORIES.))
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[OUT Q=you've got stories.]
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[vo-nat]
A storyteller is giving kids the answer. The story, ahead.
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[TWA-Goose]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]

A scare in the sky for T-W-A passengers today - when their plane hit a goose over Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Sioux Falls, SD]

Passengers aboard the DC-9 say there was a loud bang when the aircraft and goose collided as the plane descended through the clouds.
The pilot told passengers over the P-A what had happened - and that there was blood on the windshield.
The plane landed without incident.
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[Storyteller]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=khu]
[TAPE#=99-60 1:09:34]
[GRAPHIC=None]

Long ago- -before video games and C-D players- -before TELEVISION, people used to tell stories.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]

The nearly lost art of storytellers is being revived by a pro. Donald Davis told tales to the kids at Clearbrook Elementary School this week.
He's been doing this since HE was a kid.
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[SOT 1:57:05]
[IN Q=I'd tell the kids]
((I'D TELL THE KIDS ABOUT GRANDDADDY EXPLAINING TO HIS BROTHER THAT THE MAN WHO DIED BECAUSE HE HAD EATEN DOG FOOD. AND IT WASN'T THAT THE DOG FOOD KILLED HIM. HE THOUGHT THE DOG FOOD WAS BETTER THAN HIS WIFE'S COOKING. HE ATE SO MUCH DOG FOOD HE GOT TO CRAWLING ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES AND CHASING CARS AND A TRUCK RAN OVER HIM. WELL, THAT'S THE KIND OF STORY YOU'VE GOT TO TELL SOMEBODY ONCE YOU'VE HEARD IT.))
[SUPER=01-Donald Davis/Storyteller]
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[OUT=you've heard it.]
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[VO-NAT]

Davis spent 267 days on the road last year, telling stories and telling young people HOW to tell stories.
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[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
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High school basketball tournament highlights from the Blue Ridge, Seminole and Pioneer are on the way along with qualifying from the Rock and ODAC women's semi-final action.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=75-Kissimmee, FL; :00]
But first in tonight's Extra Point the Houston Astros are sporting a new look this season as they have added red to their hats and jerseys. Their all-star Jeff Bagwell also has a new look with the scraggliest goatee you've ever seen. It's his "turn of the century" look. Unfortunately, it's the previous century.
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[S-Byrd]

[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-45 1:58:09]
[GRAPHIC=Blue Ridge tourney]

We start over in Salem where Blue Ridge District regular season champion Northside was knocked out of the tournament in the final four opener.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem/Vikings vs. Terriers; :00]

Paul Barnard and his William Byrd Terriers played the hit man role.
Watch Michael Kendrick drive hard to the iron and scores for two of his team high 16.
Then, Anwar Rabb steals the rock and feeds Kendrick for another deuce in the first half.
[SUPER=33-William Byrd/60/Northside/56;]

Nat Franklin lead all scorers, throwing down 20 for the Vikings, including this bucket.
Jason Salter hit this three to make it 50-44 Byrd with 3:22 to play but the Terriers stay alive for the regionals with the 60-56 win.
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[S-Salem]

[ANCHOR=MIke]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-49 1:42:54]
[GRAPHIC=none]
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[VO-NAT WIPE TO #ENG]
[SUPER=04-Cavaliers vs. Spartans; ]

In the night cap, Salem played host to Lord Botetourt.
The Cavaliers charged out to a 19-6 lead. Anthony Ford snapped the nylon with this trey early in the first quarter.
Salem's Andrew Rutledge was the difference for the Spartans, he scored two of his game high 24 points here to cut L.B.'s lead to four.
[SUPER=33-Salem/56/Lord Botetourt/52;]Then, Lord Botetourt Chris Tucker goes off the glass on this hoop. But Lord
Botetourt shot 35 percent from the free throw line and that was a factor.
Chris Gumaer hits the three from the corner as Salem wins 56-52.
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[S-Seminole]

[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-57]
[GRAPHIC=Seminole Logo]

Two of the teams the Blue Ridge district will see next week settled their tournament title last night in Lynchburg and Heritage claims the Seminole tournament championship beating Liberty 64 to 45.
Roy Stanley has more.
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[IN Q="First audio...]
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[SUPER=01-Derek Elmore/Liberty Head Coach; :30]
[SUPER=33-Heritage/64/Liberty/45/; :47]
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The Pioneer district crowned its tournament champ last night, as well, on the hardwood at Dabney Lancaster community college in Clifton Forge last night.
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Parry McCluer and Covington hooked up for the second time in five days. On Monday night Covington won a playoff to claim the regular season title. And Covington would play tough again early in the contest as Andrew Clark makes the long bounce pass to Marcus Twitty for the layin. The Blues would come back with Eric Dudley assisting to Josh Lowder. He cans the jump shot as the Blues go up by 8. The Cougars "D" would stiffen. Michael Allen knocks the ball loose. Ben Jackson picks it up and knocks in the short jumper to cut the defecit.
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The Blues work the ball well on this possesion as John Ross Williams dishes the ball to Jason Wright but Covington wins agains 76-to-72.
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The women's Old Dominion Athletic Conference semi-finals were highlighted by big upset today as Emory & Henry knocked off Bridgewater.
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Bridgewater was not only the tourney's top seed, but the tournament's defending champions, as well. But Emory & Henry jumps on top early as Tammy Snyder hits the three pointer. The lady Wasps shot 55 percent in the first half of this one. Bridgewater would attempt to counter in the second half with its Shawsville connection as Megan Forster feeds Sarah Hagood for two of her career high 20 points. But Emory & Henry would lead from start to finish as Kelly Smith hits the
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three. She has a team high 16 and the Wasps sting the Eagles 64-to-57 to advance to tomorrow's title game.
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In the second semi-final Roanoke College looked to cruise into tomorrow's title tilt as the Maroons played Guilford. The Quakers only had 8 players in uniform, one of those was Amy Evans. She knocks in this jumper off the break. Roanoke would answer with Cave Spring product Cheryl Rhodes passing to Narrow's Suzanne Webb. She scores for the 'Noke. Guilford would then work it inside to Arden Miller. She hits the turnaround.
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But Roanoke was too much to handle. Pulaski's Carrie McConnell gets it to Floyd's Jill Quesenberry. Roanoke wins it 78-to-60.
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Roanoke and Emory & Henry play for the title tomorrow at two at the Salem Civic Center.

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Rusty and Rudd ruled the Rock yesterday as they grabbed the front row for Sunday's Dura Lube KMart 400 in qualifying.

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Rusty set a new track record in the process recording a lap at 158 point 035 miles an hour. Quite a turnaround from his morning practice.
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[vo nat con't] The top qualifying Chevy was Dale Earnhardt's. Here's your Top 25.
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[SUPER=0107-1. Rusty Wallace/158.035/2. Ricky Rudd//3. Bobby Labonte//4. Dale Earnhardt//5. Jeff Gordon//;]
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[SUPER=0107-11. Ward Burton//12. Mike Skinner//13. Kyle Petty//14. Sterling Marlin//15. Tony Stewart//;]
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[SUPER=0107-16. Jeff Burton//17. Terry Labonte//18. Steve Park//19. Kenny Wallace//20. John Andretti//;]
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[SUPER=0107-21. Stacy Compton//22. Jerry Nadeau//23. Dale Jarrett//24. Michael Waltrip//25. Robby Gordon//;]
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Elliott Sadler qualified 26th and Rick Mast was 29th. Ted Musgrave, who is subbing for Geoff Bodine, was 43rd. And Mark Martin was a dismal 44th. ((BYE BYE))

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