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Coming up... A sting operation at a local high school will result in more than fifty criminal charges against students AND adults.
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[vo-nat]
And.....Martinsville's a-buzz with activity this weekend - as Speedfest takes over.
We'll have a live report.
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[2-shot toss to Hello]
[Operation-Babyface]
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Roanoke County police say they will seek more than 54 criminal charges against students and adults - after an undercover drug investigation at Northside High School.
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[super=03-Roanoke Co./April 1998]
The sting is dubbed "Operation Babyface."
A Roanoke County police officer posed as a high school student for ten months.
The undercover officer was reportedly able to buy L-S-D, ecstasy, marijuana, and the prescription painkiller "OxyContin" (oxy-con-tin).
Police plan to charge eight current and former students, and five adults.
Authorities will also submit the names of more than 50 students for substance abuse counseling.
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[Fest-Preps]
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The opening of Day Two of Speed Fest is just a few hours away.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Martinsville]
The NAPA AutoCare 500 is tomorrow but race funs have come a couple days early to check out the action in Uptown Martinsville a few miles away.
Plenty of money's being spent here by race fans from across the country.
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[SUPER=07-Sharon Shepherd]
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[OUT Q=for everybody here.]
[Speed-Fest]
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Surae Chinn joins us live from Martinsville..
Surae what's in store today?
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[VMI-Museum]
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The original teletype announcing Germany's surrender in World War Two ended up in a U-S lieutenant's foot locker for some 50 years... after he forwarded the teletype as Dwight Eisenhower ordered.
Now a Beverly Hills collector who's friends with a Virginia Military Institute alumnus is donating the historic teletype to VMI's museum.
Shannon Young takes a look at some of the other rare items in store - if you travel to the museum on your Time Off.
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[OUT Q=N7, Lexington.]
((Tradition is the name of the game at the Virginia Military Institute.
From weekly parades to daily classes, every activity is as much about the past as the future.
[SOT 1:45:51-1:46:09]
[IN Q=The founding superintendent...]
((The founding superintendent of VMI, Francis Henney Smith, had a sense of heritage and tradition and wanted to establish that early in the school's history. So, in 1856, July the fourth in fact, he accepts the first artifacts which ultimately become the VMI Museum.))
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[OUT Q=become the VMI Museum.]
Those artifacts tell stories, not only about the school, but about its often distinguished alumni, students and staff.
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[IN Q=You see the...]
((You see the bullet hole in the sleeve that remains requiring his arm to be amputated...))
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[OUT Q=to be amputated.]
A well worn coat sports a tell-tale hole marking the beginning of the end for Civil War hero Stonewall Jackson.
After being accidentally shot by his own men he died a week later and was outlived by his horse, Little Sorrel, also on display.
Modern wars are also represented.
A shiny helmet once belonging to VMI alumnus George S. Patton sheds light on the demanding general's penchant for perfection.
And an entire room, the Hall of Valor, is dedicated to the bravery of soldiers who may be lesser known, but are no less important.
[SOT 1:52:56-1:53:02]
[IN Q=In many instances...]
((In many instances this is what remains of their father, brother...))
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[OUT Q=their father, brother...]
Bringing you up to present is a glimpse inside life at VMI.
The Institute exists to teach students the character traits, like discipline and honor, that will help them become top-of-the-line citizen soldiers.
The experience is unique for much more than its required uniforms.
[SOT 1:47:11-1:47:31]
[IN Q=There's a lifestyle...]
((There's a lifestyle that's adopted by our students when they become cadets and part of that is the way they live in barracks, which is a restricted environment. Not all of our visitors can go in the barracks so we've recreated that space here in the museum so they can literally walk into this recreated cadet room and get some sense of the spartan lifestyle.))
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[OUT Q=of the spartan lifestyle.]
Then you can let those in the know show you the campus.
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[IN Q=Tours of the grounds...]
((Tours of the grounds conducted by cadets are always of interest. And then, the George C. Marshall Museum focusing on that very important graduate, class of 1901, is here for the public to explore as well.))
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[OUT Q=explore, as well.]
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[IN Q=After visiting...]
((After visiting the museum and learning about the history, not only of the school, but of some of the school's well known leaders, you can come out here to the parade grounds and catch future leaders in action.))
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[OUT Q=leaders in action.]
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[IN Q=Every Friday at...]
((Every Friday at four in the afternoon the cadets form up on the parade ground in a way that would have been very reminiscent and identifiable by Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson themselves.))
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[OUT Q=Stonewall Jackson themselves.]
Proof that at the Gina Military Institute the future is a product of the past.
Shannon Young, News 7, Lexington.))
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[TAKE PINNACLE]
The VMI Museum is open from 9 to 5, seven days a week.
Admission is free.
For directions - go to our homepage at wdbj-7-dot-com and click on the Time Off suitcase.
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[Sports-Plays]
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The Washington and Lee Generals will be looking for a little respect this afternoon when they host Randolph Macon.
The 48th meeting between the two schools in an especially important one for W and L.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lexington]
A victory today would make them four and oh, their best start since the 1961 undefeated season. It would also be the Generals first win over Macon in 10 meetings.
The Yellow Jackets come into the game two and two overall and one and oh in the ODAC.
W and L will need to continue to play good defense to pick up the win.
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Kick off is at one this afternoon in Lexington.
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If you're still looking to fill your schedule this weekend, here's some ideas from the weekend calendar.
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Last week - it was Jacey's Smoothies - this week News 7's Shannon Young - our morning weather anchor and feature reporter - joins us to cook up a tasty treat in today's Weekend Diner....
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[weekend diner address board 7153]
If you want Shannon's cookie recipe or any recipe you see on Weekend Diner check out our web site at WDBJ-7-dot com - just click on Weekend Diner.
Or you can send us a self-addressed, stamped envelope at... ( Ad lib address -- toss to break)
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A day of mourning for the dead turns into another day of bloodshed in the Middle East.
The latest coming up.
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And... The Live A Dream Foundation gives one Troutville woman the dream vacation she's always wanted.
Those stories are just ahead...
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Race fans are descending on Martinsville for Day Two of Speedfest.
[Double Boxes=ANCHOR/Microwave]
Surae Chinn joins us in the heart of Martinsville with more....
[Live= Full/Microwave]
[SUPER=@Surae1]
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[SUPER=01-Mark Crabtree/Martinsville Mayor;]
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(ad lib)
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[Firestone]
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Bridgestone/Firestone officials say a new government probe into ANOTHER brand of its tires is just a fact- finding mission, not a finding of a defect.
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[VO-NAT]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened the probe Friday, after getting 169 complaints about the Steeltex R-Four-S and A-T light truck tires since August first.
The agency got reports the tires were involved in accidents that killed two people and injured 12 others.
The tires are standard equipment on Ford F-250 and F-350 pickups, the Ford Excursions, and General Motors' Suburban.
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Part of a bridge bound for the James River wound up on a narrow, mountain highway in Amherst County yesterday after the rig hauling it overturned.
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[SUPER=03-Amherst Co.]
The rig had been righted by the time we got there... though traffic was still snarled as a crew hoisted the steel section back onto the flat-bed.
It happened on Route 130, about three miles from the Rockbridge County line- -
[SUPER=04-Photo Courtesy: Glenn Collins;]
not far from the permanent site of the bridge over the James River.
It'll be part of the Appalachian Trail, the largest foot bridge in the entire National Park system.
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[Middle-East]
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There's violence in the Holy Land today in what's supposed to be a day of mourning for the Palestinians killed yesterday in Jerusalem.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Israel]
The gunfire is erupting as thousands of rock-throwing rioters clash with soldiers across the West Bank, Gaza Strip and Jerusalem.
Six Palestinians were killed yesterday when fighting occurred at a shrine Jews refer to as the Temple Mount and Muslims call the Noble Sanctuary.
Both sides are demanding control of the site in the stalled peace talks.
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[SUPER=03-Belgrade, Yugoslavia;]
Around 20 thousand people are protesting in Belgrade... to pressure Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic to admit challenger (voh-YEE'slahv kosh-too-NEET'-zuh)Vojislav Kostunica won Sunday's election.
The Yugoslavs have heeded opposition calls for nationwide strikes aimed at forcing Milosevic to step down.
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[Compton]
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A Troutville woman's dream came true yesterday.
Nannette Compton and her family headed off to Disney World.
We told you about Nannette a few weeks ago... She's dying of cancer and five brain tumors but thanks to the Live A Dream Foundation, her final wish has been granted.
Kate Weidaw was at the airport yesterday morning when Nannette and her family left.
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((It's the moment the Compton Family has been waiting for.
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((EVERETTE COMPTON: WE PLANNED ON GOING IN THE SPRING BUT THE DOCTORS SAID NO WE COULDN'T DO THAT SO THEN THE LIVE A DREAM FOUNDATION CAME ALONG AND FIXED EVERYTHING UP GREAT IT'S LIKE A DREAM VACATION WHAT THEY SET UP.))
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Nannette says the one thing she's looking forward to most at Walt Disney World is seeing her four children have fun.
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((NANNETTE COMPTON: THEY CAN'T WAIT TO GO AND ALL THE THINGS THEY CAN SEE AND RIDES THEY CAN RIDE THEY WANT TO RIDE ALL THE ROLLER COASTERS AND THEY WANT ME TO RIDE WITH THEM BUT I DON'T THINK SO.))
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This is only the second wish the Live A Dream Foundation has turned into reality.
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((LISA DAVIES/LIVE A DREAM FOUNDATION: OUR PHILOSOPHY IS DREAMS DON'T STOP WHEN YOU TURN 18 THEY MATURE AND ARE SOMETIMES EVEN MORE IMPORTANT.))
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Although the organization got the ball rolling, the community raised over 4-thousand dollars for this trip.
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((DAWN CAMERON/GLAZED BISQUE-IT: WHEN WE INITIALLY HEARD ABOUT THE STORY WE DIDN'T THINK TWICE ABOUT IT WE JUST KNEW WE HAD TO GET INVOLVED.))
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The Glazed Bisque-It, a place to paint pottery, in downtown Roanoke put a sign in their window saying "Paint for Nannette's Dream" and the response was overwhelming. For each mug painted 10 dollars of the 18 dollar fee was put toward the Compton Fund.
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((DAWN CAMERON: I THINK WE FEEL LIKE WE'VE DONE SUCH A SMALL THING IT'S THE FOLKS WHO CAME IN THAT REALLY MADE THE DIFFERENCE.))
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And it's certainly made a difference in the lives of the Comptons who are so grateful to see Nannette have her final wish come true. Kate Weidaw News7 Roanoke.))
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[BOTH MICS HOT]
She may not have won a million bucks - but one of the castaways from the hit CBS show "Survivor" has scored a movie deal.
We'll tell you who - still ahead..
[ANCHOR=Leo]
And -
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[VO-NAT]
the Titans were a football team in Virginia - but "Remember the Titans" is billed as much more than a football movie.
Is it a touchdown?
We'll tell you what Anna thinks.
But first if you are traveling today........
[Leo ad-lib the travel forecast -- WX PRO]
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[ No 2-shot toss go straight to Travel Bump]
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[Radford-Kidnapping]
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Radford police arrested a woman wanted for abducting her children in California.
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[TAKE FULL SCREEN BOARD]
Authorities made the arrest yesterday.
They say 30-year-old Lashon Bettis kidnapped her sons, ages two and five, in Los Angeles - where they were in her husband's custody.
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[ANCHOR=Denise]
[SS=None]
Bettis is being held in the New River Valley jail without bond. The boys are headed back to California.
Authorities say they will extradite her to L-A to face abduction charges.
[11Tech-Websites]
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Virginia Tech wants you to show Hokie pride - but NOT in a web address.
The university owns federal trademarks for the names "Virginia Tech" and "Hokies."
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[VO-NAT]
This week, Tech sent letters to Internet registrants who use those names in their web addresses telling them they're breaking the law.
Some of the unauthorized sites are commercial enterprises ... but many were just created by fans.
Tech says all are infringing on the school's trademark.
Many of the websites are inactive or have already complied with Tech's request.
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[Survivor-Movie]
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One of the castaways who DIDN'T walk away from the hit show "Survivor" with a million bucks - will be on the big screen.
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[VO-NAT]
Colleen Haskell - who was a 23-year old advertising student when she signed on to the series - will appear in a feature film.
Haskell will play the love interest of Saturday Night Live veteran Rob Schneider - in the film called "Animal."
Haskell is the first of the Survivors to land a movie deal.
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[5Dancers]
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Today a group of young dancers from Roanoke will take center stage at the Henry Street Heritage Festival.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Yesterday, the fourth and fifth graders from Westside Elementary were putting the finishing touches on the African dance piece they'll perform.
They've been working on it for three weeks with New York dancer Theresa Howard.
They perform this afternoon at one in Elmwood Park.
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