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WDBJ 7 morning news for 08/28/00
[Headlines]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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First bumper-to-bumper traffic, then Mother Nature made it a rough night for Virginia Tech fans.
We'll have the story.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
And engine problems force a jumbo jet to make an emergency landing in Los Angeles.
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
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[ANCHOR=Steve]
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Start your work week with us-- News 7 Mornin is coming up.
No injuries, but an unforgettable night for passengers on board the K-L-M Royal Dutch airlines flight that made an emergency landing in Los Angeles.
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Engine problems forced the jumbo jet bound for Amsterdam to return to L-A-X.
The pilot dumped fuel into the ocean to reduce its landing weight, and brought the plane down safely.
Passengers say they knew something was wrong, when they heard a loud popping sound.
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((I WAS AFRAID, VERY AFRAID BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T TELL US WHAT WAS WRONG.))
[SOT 5:39:32]
((SORT OF DREW OUR ATTENTION TO THE PLANE AND FIRE WAS COMING OT ONE OF THE ENGINE. THERE WERE, I THINK, THREE LOUD BANGS. WE SAW SOME DEBRIS FALLING.))
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Once they were on the ground, passengers were put up for the night at local hotels.
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Good news about crime in the U-S.
The Justice Department says violent crime dropped by more than 10- percent last year-- the largest one year drop ever in the annual survey.
Lee Cowan has more.
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[SUPER=03-Washington, DC; :00]
[SUPER=01-Michael Rand/Department of Justice; :16]
[SUPER=01-Lee Cowan/Reporting; 24]
[SUPER=01-Richard Bennett/American University Professor; :54]
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[OUT Q=Lee Cowan, CBS News, Washington.]
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From inner cities -- to rural neighborhoods -- the nation is
becoming a safer place to live.
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Today's Justice Depmartment report shows a dramatic 10 percent
drop in violent crime from the year before... the largest single
decrease the government has ever recorded.
(SOT/MICHAEL RAND, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 15:45:34)
"The drops in crime that we've seen have been extensive and across the
board, we've seen them in virtually every portion of the population."
(COWAN ON CAM 13:02:08)
"The statistics are not an anomaly. In fact, the Justice Department has
recorded a steady decline in violent crime for the last SIX years in a
row -- a trend that has done just as much for actual safety as it has
for peace of mind."
(SOT/MOS 12:18:45)
"I've seen it right in front of my eyes. It's getting better and better
and better."
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(graphics) But, since 1993 -- there have been drops in every major type
of crime measured. Rape down 40 percent -- robbery down 38 percent --
assault down 41 percent -- but nobody knows exactly WHY.
(SOT/RICHARD BENNETT, AMERICAN UNIVERSITY 14:03:44)
"In the 60's and 70's we were studying why crime was increasing. And
now, thank goodness, we're studying why crime is DECREASING."
(NARR:)
There are MORE people spending MORE time in jail -- incarceration
rates have jumped some 300 percent in the last decade.
But a better economy, lower drug use, and even community policing
are being credited as well.
(SOT/RICHARD BENNETT, AMERICAN UNIVERSITY 14:05:27)
"We're getting out there, we're communicating more with people, we're
learning MORE about their problems, so that we can be pro active or
prevent crime."
(NARR:)
But amid the good news is one disturbing reality. There were still
nearly 29 million violent crimes committed last year. Crime rates may
be going down...but not going away. Lee Cowan CBS News Washington.>
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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Thunderstorms postponed the Virginia Tech---Georgia Tech matchup last night. Roy Stanley and Mike Stevens will have
more on that in just a few minutes.
But before the storms rolled in thousands of Hokie fans fought bumper to bumper traffic in order to get to Lane Stadium.
Jennifer Miele has more on the fans who hit the road, and how they held up.
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(( Flags were flying high as Hokie fans headed for Blacksburg.
The only thing standing between them and the game..... Traffic.
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((GO HOKIES!))
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But each fan was willing to battle the traffic to get there.
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[OUT Q=if I had to.]
((I'D SIT OUT HERE ALL DAY IF I HAD TO.))
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A single lane one mile off of interstate 81 is where traffic began to back-up.
Once fans reached the bottleneck, they still had to travel three miles until they reached the stadium. That's why some fans were spotted heading to the game four hours before kick-off.
All lights in town began flashing yellow at 5:00 to help speed-up the traffic.
The only delay came at the intersection of Route 114 and North Franklin Road. A censor was not on the correct cycle, but V-DOT fixed the problem just after 5.
State police say the new exit designed to help the flow of traffic wasn't even used.
No matter what kind of traffic delays, nothing stopped these Hokie fans.
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((I LEFT FOUR DAYS AGO... WE CAME ALL THE WAY FROM NOME ALASKA.))
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Jennifer Miele, News 7, Blacksburg.))
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The demand for Virginia Tech products is going through the roof, and unlicensed merchandise is hitting the streets.
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Virginia Tech police are on the lookout for local vendors selling phony Hokie products.
Tech police say they'll be patrolling parking lots looking for violations.
Violators will be asked to leave, and the public is encouraged to report violations to the police.
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Merchandise is considered phony if it's sold bearing the university's logo without the schools approval.
Legitimate merchandise has to have a collegiate licensed product sticker or hang tag on it.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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The family of a Vinton man who committed suicide blames the Department of Veteran's Affairs.
Relatives of Jack Ellis have filed a 60-million dollar wrongful death complaint against the agency.
In 19-97, Ellis went to the V-A Medical Center in Salem after being diagnosed with lung cancer.
In March, 1998, a doctor told him his Alzheimer's disease was going to get worse.
It was the first time Alzheimer's had been mentioned.
Ellis shot himself the next day.
His family claims he killed himself because he was mistakenly told he had the disease.
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A former Roanoke night club was damaged by fire.
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Crews were called to the "Scooches" nightclub around 8 yesterday morning after motorists reported seeing smoke pouring from the building's second floor.
Firefighters found a small blaze, and quickly put it out.
Damages haven't been estimated, because plans are in the works to demolish the building to make way for a parking lot.
The fire department is calling the fire suspicious.
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One of Survivor's most popular finalists is back home in Virginia Beach.
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[VO-NAT]
Rudy (Bahsh) Boesch is a retired Navy SEAL.
Saturday night, he was greeted by fans at the Norfolk airport.
He'd been in Los Angeles for a reunion with his fellow Survivor castaways.
The 72 year old is scheduled to make more appearances across the country.
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[Health-Check]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
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[GRAPHIC=Mornin Health Check]
In medical news, there may be some help for people who suffer from migraines.
Steve Dunlop has that story and more in this morning's Health check.
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[SUPER=01-Steve Dunlop/Reporting; :00 ]
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((Information:
ONCAM=Steve
((on cam))
A DRUG USED TO TREAT EPILEPSY SHOWS PROMISE IN ALLEVIATING MIGRAINES.
VT=VO
((vo))
ITS CALLED GABA-PENTIN AND IN A STUDY OF MORE THAN TWENTY PEOPLE WITH
CHRONIC DAILY HEADACHES, SIXTY SEVEN PERCENT REPORTED THE TREATMENT WAS
EXCELLENT OR GOOD.
AND MORE THAN HALF SAID THEY PREFERRED THE DRUG BECAUSE IT CAUSED FEWER
SIDE EFFECTS.
THE MEDICATION WORKS BY STOPPING MUSCLE SPASMS THAT CAN LEAD TO
MIGRAINES.
DOCTORS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE SAY WHILE THE
STUDY IS SMALL THE RESULTS SHOULD ENCOURAGE FURTHER RESEARCH.
VT=VO
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WOMEN WITH HIGH LEVELS OF SO-CALLED FREE ESTROGEN ARE LESS LIKELY TO
SUFFER FROM MEMORY LOSS AS THEY AGE.
THAT'S THE FINDING OF A NEW STUDY PUBLISHED IN THE BRITISH MEDICAL
JOURNAL LANCET.
RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA EXAMINED A GROUP OF WOMEN
OVER SIXTY FIVE FOR MORE THAN SIX YEARS.
THEY FOUND THAT THOSE WITH THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF THE ESTROGEN HAD A
SEVENTY PERCENT LOWER RISK OF COGNITIVE DECLINE.
SCIENTISTS SAY THESE RESULTS ADD TO THE GROWING BODY OF RESEARCH ON
ESTROGEN'S ROLE IN THE BRAIN.
VT=VO
((vo))
AND FINALLY, A WARNING TO WOMEN WITH IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME TAKING THE
DRUG LOTRONEX.
THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION SAYS THE DRUG CAN CAUSE SEVERE
INTESTINAL SIDE EFFECTS THAT COULD REQUIRE SURGERY.
AT LEAST NINETEEN WOMEN HAVE BEEN AFFECTED SO FAR.
THE F-D-A HAS ORDERD THE DRUG'S MANUFACTURER..GLAXO WELLCOME.. TO ATTACH
A PAMPHLET EXPLAINING THE RISK ON TO EVERY BOTTLE OF LOTRONEX.
LOTRONEX IS THE FIRST NEW THERAPY IN DECADES TO TREAT IRRATIBLE BOWEL
SYNDROME... A CONDITION AFFECTING UP TO FIFTEEN PERCENT OF THE
POPULATION.
ONCAM=Steve
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AND THAT'S A LOOK AT THE DAY IN HEALTH. I'M STEVE DUNLOP, CBS NEWS, NEW
YORK.))
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[2-HEADLINES]
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[SUPER=#4049; Morning Headlines]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Here's a look at today's top stories.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
After fighting through heavy traffic to reach Lane Stadium, Virginia Tech fans were foiled by Mother Nature.
Thunderstorms cancelled last night's match-up with Georgia Tech.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
All major T-V stations in Moscow have faded to black--
A fire at a massive television tower knocked the stations off the air.
There are reports people are trapped inside a tower elevator.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
And there's a new biography out about late President Richard Nixon.
In excerpts from the book, Nixon's former therapist says he had a drinking problem and suggests he'd beaten his wife.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
And that's what's making news on this Monday, August 28th .
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
A fire at a massive television tower has knocked all major stations off the air in Russia's capital.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Moscow, Russia;]
Fire continues to spread throughout
the 17-hundred-foot-high Ostankino T-V tower.
There are reports that four people may be trapped in an elevator hundreds of feet above the ground.
The fire broke out more than 12 hours ago, with flames and smoke spreading down to just a few hundred feet above the base.
Authorities don't yet know what started the fire.
But preliminary reports say it was started by an electrical short circuit.
It'll likely take at least three weeks to repair the tower and get all the channels back on the air.
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Engine problems forced a K-L-M Royal Dutch Airlines jet to make an emergency landing in Los Angeles.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Los Angeles, CA;]
The plane landed safely after losing several parts-- including a large piece of an engine.
No one was injured.
Passengers say they knew something was wrong when they heard the loud explosion, despite reassurances from the flight crew.
Flight 6-0-2 had been bound for Amsterdam.
The pilot dumped fuel into the ocean to reduce its landing weight, and made a safe return to Los Angeles.
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A new book out portrays the late President Richard Nixon in a less than flattering light--
Nixon's psychotherapist, among others, reveal some disturbing information in the biography.
Jacqueline Adams has a profile.
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[SOT]
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[SUPER=04-1973; :00]
[SUPER=01-John Dean/Former White House Counsel; :51]
[SUPER=01-Henry Kissinger/Former Secretary of State;1:33 second time ]
[SUPER=01-Jacqueline Adams/Reporting; 1:42]
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((
From the 6:30P-ET Broadcast.
v/o:(Nixon pushes Ziegler) The public rarely caught glimpses of
President Richard Nixon's rage...like this 1973 shoving incident with
his press secretary. But a new and largely negative biography
chronicles the former President's inner demons in detail.
(graphic of book cover and Summer's pix)
In "The Arrogance of Power: The Secret World of Richard Nixon", author
Anthony Summers, relied on rare interviews with Dr. Arnold Hutschnecker,
the psychotherapist who treated Nixon for depression for years.
The book claims, though, that in 1968, Mr. Nixon began taking an
anti-epileptic medication..called Dilantin, without medical supervision.
Millionaire, Jack Dreyfus was convinced dilantin had cured his chronic
depression almost overnight...and gave thousands of pills to the
President. The drug's side-effects include confusion, loss of memory
and irritability....which former aide, John Dean, says he saw on a
regular basis.
---sot Dean: He had a remarkable facility put on an act. We could tell
from the tapes that there were 2 Richard Nixons.
v/o: Summers also reports that the President had a serious drinking
problem.
--sot Dean: I could smell alcohol on his breath...and often he offered
me a drink.
v/o: The drinking was so serious that during the impeachment
proceedings, the book goes on to say, Defense Secretary James
Schlesinger warned military units not to react to orders from the White
House unless they were cleared with him..or the Secretary of State.
---sot Henry Kissinger: If he included me in these instructions, he
never communicated this back to me. //It is of course natural for the
secratary of defense to want to be informed about any order a President
may give.
ON CAM: Most controversial of all is Summers' dredging up of rumors that
Nixon was a wife-beater...that on the night he lost the California
governor's race, he hurt Pat Nixon so badly she had to go to the
hospital.
v/o: Through a spokesman, daughter Julie Nixon Eisenhower vigorously
denied those allegations.
(Nixon funeral)
In death, Richard Nixon was showered with praise..and even
affection....but this book raises new questions about this complicated
President's final legacy. JA--cbs news--NY
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In sports, Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech were ready to face off on the gridiron last night, but mother nature had different plans.
Mike Stevens has the story.
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[IN Q=What started out]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg; :00]
[SUPER=01-Frank Beamer/Virginia Tech Head Coach; :33]
[SUPER=01-Lamar Cobb/Virginia Tech Defensive End; :47]
[SUPER=01-Mike Stevens/Reporting; :53 QUICK]
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It's promising to be an eventful week in the business world-- new information on everything from employment levels to interest rates.
Stacey Tisdale has details in Marketwatch.
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[SUPER=01-Stacey Tisdale/Reporting; :00]
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[OUT Q=Tisdale in New York.]
((IT'S A VERY BIG WEEK ON THE ECONOMIC CALENDAR, WHICH ALSO COULD MEAN A
BIG
WEEK FOR THE MARKETS.
THE MOST IMPORTANT DATA IS DUE OUT FRIDAY: THE GOVERNMENT'S AUGUST
EMPLOYMENT REPORT:
ESS=graphic "Employment Report" "Job Creation"
IT INCLUDES THE LATEST NUMBERS ON JOB CREATION,
ESS=add "Unemployment Rate"
THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE,
ESS=add "Wage Inflation"
AND WAGE INFLATION.
ONCAM=Stacey Tisdale
THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS DECIDING WHETHER TO RAISE INTEREST RATES AGAIN
THIS YEAR
TO FEND OFF WAGE INFLATION...SO, MARKET PLAYERS AND CONSUMERS SHOULD PAY
CAREFUL ATTENTION TO THIS REPORT.
OTHER ITEMS OF NOTE:
ESS=graphic "Economy Watch" (Personl Income/Consumer Spending)
TUESDAY, WE'LL SEE THE LATEST NUMBERS ON PERSONAL INCOME, AND CONSUMER
SPENDING,
ESS=add "Leading Economic Indicators"
WEDNESDAY, THE GOVERNMENT'S CHIEF ECONOMIC FORECASTING GAUGE IS DUE
OUT: THE
NDEX OF LEADING ECONOMIC INDICATORS.
ESS=add "Factory Orders"
AND THURSDAY, A REPORT ON FACTORY ORDERS IS DUE OUT.
ONCAM=Stacey Tisdale
A FIBER OPTICS CONFERENCE IN DENVER COULD PUT COMPANIES LIKE QWEST
COMMUNICATI
NS, CISCO SYSTEMS, AND NORTEL NETWORKS IN THE SPOTLIGHT.
ESS=graphic "Fiber Optics Conference"
8/27-8/31
Host: The National Fiber Optics Engineers
YOU CAN EXPECT ANALYSTS TO GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF THIS RED HOT INDUSTRY, AND
COMPANIES TO PRESENT NEW AND UPCOMING PRODUCTS.
ONCAM=Stacey Tisdale
ALSO KEEP AN EYE ON COMPUTER NETWORKING COMPANY "EMULEX" OVER THE NEXT
FEW DAY
. A VERY CONTROVERSIAL 60 PERCENT PLUNGE FOR THE STOCK IN EARLY TRADING
FRIDAY. THERE WERE REPORTS ON THE INTERNET THAT EMULEX WAS RE-STATING
EARNINGS, AND THE C-E-O WAS RESIGNING DUE TO AN S-E-C INVESTIGATION.
BUT THE INFORMATION WAS LATER PROVEN TO BE A HOAX.
ESS=MarketWatch Graphic
FOR MORE ON THE WEEK ON WALL STREET, CLICK ON C-B-S DOT MARKETWATCH
DOT COM,
ONCAM=Stacey Tisdale
A pilot was injured in a small plane crash in Carroll County.
Freddie Wolf Jones of Galax had just taken off from the Twin County Airport when the engine in his ultralight plane failed Saturday night.
He crashed 50 yards shy of the runway.
Jones was taken to the hospital with a broken back.
No one else was on the plane.
Franklin County looked more like the wild west this weekend.
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[VO-NAT]
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The Single Action Shooting Society gives want-to-be gunslingers the opportunity to catch a few bank robbers.
Cowboy Action Shooting has been alive and well since 1994, and participants say it's a safe and fun way to be a hero.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=We break into two]
[SUPER=01-Tom Bier/Event Coordinator]
[TC: 05:59:39]
((WE BREAK INTO TWO DIFFERENT POSSES.))
butt butt butt butt butt butt
[TC: 05:59:53]
((WE'VE GOT A TIMER, AND THE MISSES COUNT AS FIVE SECOND ADDED TO YOUR TIME. AND IF YOU SHOOT SOMETHING OUT OF ORDER, THAT'S LIKE 10 SECONDS ADDED TO YOUR TIME.))
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[OUT Q=added to your time.]
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[VO-NAT]
The Roanoke Rifle and Revolver Club and its members dress in cowboy AND cowgirl costumes.
They even manage to russle-up some interest in the next generation of shooters.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=We break into two]
[SUPER=01-Leslie Ryder/Participant;]
[TC:06:01:00]
((LESLIE RYDER: MY DAD, HE TALKED ME INTO IT, I'VE BEEN AROUND GUNS SINCE I WAS SEVEN. I WATCHED HIM DO IT AND THEN I DECIDED TO START SHOOTING WITH HIM.))
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[OUT Q= shooting with him.]
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[VO-NAT]
If you're interested in becoming a living legend, contact the Roanoke Rifle and Revolver Club.
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Now here's another look at today's top local stories:
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
The family of a Vinton man who committed suicide has filed a 60-million dollar wrongful death complaint against the Department of Veteran's Affairs.
Jack Ellis had already been diagnosed with lung cancer.
The family claims Ellis killed himself because he was mistakenly told by a doctor on another visit that he had Alzheimer's disease.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
Authorities are calling the fire at the former Scooches nightclub suspicious.
Crews were called to the nightclub around 8 yesterday morning after motorists reported seeing smoke pouring from the building's second floor.
Firefighters found a small blaze, and quickly put it out.
Damages haven't been estimated.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Virginia Tech police are on the lookout for local vendors selling phony Hokie products.
Tech police say they'll be patrolling parking lots looking for violations.
Violators will be asked to leave, and the public is encouraged to report violations to the police.
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[ANCHOR=Shannon]
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Now here's Keith Humphry with a preview of News 7 at Six.
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[IN Q=Virginia's teachers]
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[OUT Q=on News 7 at 6.]
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