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Coming up-
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A blast from the past- this candidate would rather forget- Word that George W. got a DUI years ago.
George Allen- and Chuck Robb campaign tonight with big support- We'll take you to both rallies.
And a police chase ends with one person dead in Roanoke-
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News 7 is up next.
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Five days before the election... word that George W. Bush got a DUI in 1976.
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(( I THINK THE PEOPLE KNOW I'M STRAIGHT WITH THEM.. I'VE MADE MISTAKES IN THE PAST.. THIS WAS 24 YEARS AGO. INTERESTING THAT IT COMES UP FOUR TO FIVE DAYS AN ELECTION.))
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A political bomb the George W. Bush campaign could not have seen coming- the report of a DUI arrest from his youth.
Bush says he's not proud of the arrest- but responded to it, after a Maine TV station reported the 1976 arrest.
Lee Cowan is covering the campaign and has more.
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(( Call it the October surprise a few days late -- George W. Bush, riding a slim lead in most polls, was forced to admit something he hoped would never come out.
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(NARR:) The Texas Governor was only 30 years old when he was pulled over while driving a car near his family's summe
r home in Kennebunkport Maine. He pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence.
He had visited a local bar and failed one sobriety test on the road, and then a second test at a police station.
He paid a 150-dollar fine and had his driving privileges revoked in the state of Maine for a short time. An ancient mistake Bush admits --but he wonders about the timing.
(SOT: Bush) 919 "I have been very candid about my past I find it interesting it has come out five days before the elec
tion."
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Bush has often acknowledged past mistakes -- and quit drinking altogether 14 years ago. But in a 1999 interview with CBS station WBZ in Boston, he denied there was any so-called smoking gun.
"People have been looking into my past since I was in politics, and ALL people want to know is if I will bring dignity to the office"
cowan:
"Bush's wife Laura was calling their twin daughters to tell them about the news -- a mistake that had been a closely guarded family secret for years. Bush says he never spoke about it because he was never asked, and he was ashamed, Lee Cowan, CBS News, Chicago.))
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Meanwhile tonight Bush picked up an endorsement from Ross Perot- the independent said tonight he supports Bush.
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In the Virginia Senate race, George Allen is holding onto his lead over Chuck Robb.
That's according to the latest News-7 Mason-Dixon poll.
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The Republican challenger has opened a five point lead over the Democratic incumbent.
Seven percent of the people who said they were likely to vote haven't made up their minds yet.
Allen continues to show strength in the western part of the state.
Robb still holds a big lead in northern Virginia and Tidewater
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[Allen]
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Allen is making some final campaign stops with five days to the election.
Today he was in Martinsville along with Senator John Warner and former Senator Bob Dole.
[Double Boxes=Jean and Kate Newsroom]
Kate Weidaw was there tonight and joins us from the newsroom with more.
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More then 2-hundred Martinsville residents came out tonight to hear Allen speak.
He talked about his position on education, the marriage penalty tax, and jobs.
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George Allen energized Martinsville residents for this year's election.
Recent polls show Allen is favored in the Lynchburg and Southside area by 20 percent over Senator Chuck Robb but in Northern Virginia he's behind by 20 percent.
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((GEORGE ALLEN: NORTHERN VIRGINIA IS HARDER I THINK WE HAVE A GOOD SHOT AT WINNING BUT THE KEY IS WINNING SOUTH SIDE VIRGINIA.))
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Allen brought two big name politicians through Southside with him, former Senator Bob Dole and Senator John Warner. Warner says it's time for a change after having Senator Robb cancel Warner's vote 17-hundred times. Bob Dole agrees.
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((BOB DOLE: THE ONE THING I KNOW IS IF YOU HAVE TWO SENATORS AND THEY CANCEL EACH OTHERS VOTE IT'S LIKE NOT HAVING A SENATOR IN VIRGINIA.))
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Allen says his position on eliminating the marriage penalty tax and improving education are issues Virginians believe in.
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((GEORGE ALLEN: IN EDUCATION A 1000 PER CHILD TAX CREDIT...EDUCATION DECISION FOR THEIR CHILDREN.))
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Allen also hopes to bring interstate 73 through Martinsville to create jobs in the area.
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((GEORGE ALLEN: WE WANT OUR CHILDREN TO GET JOBS HERE IN THIS COMMUNITY AND NOT HAVE TO LEAVE HOME TO THEIR ROOTS TO FIND EMPLOYMENT.))
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And with only days left until the election Allen hopes to continue to gain in the polls and have something to celebrate on Tuesday.))
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After Allen left Martinsville early this evening he headed to Danville to hold another rally.
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[WX1]
[11:00pm]
[11/02/2000]
[MCU]WEATHER OFFICE
[WXPRO/FULL]WEATHER MAP
TOMORROW FORECAST
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Brush fires from North Carolina have spread into Virginia tonight, causing eight homes here to be evacuated and one school to close.
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Classes at Fairview Elementary School in Grayson County are canceled tomorrow, due to smoke in the area.
All others schools will be open and busses will run on their regular routes.
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Firefighters have battled the blaze in North Carolina since last weekend.
They now estimate that it has claimed at least 400 acres in Surry County, North Carolina, and at least 100 in Grayson County.
More than 100 firefighters and foresters from Virginia are working tonight to contain the fire.
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[Roanoke-Fatal]
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A woman hit by a car on Brandon Avenue in Roanoke has died.
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76-year old Jeraldine Lee Funck of Roanoke stepped out into traffic around 4-40 this afternoon.
She was taken to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital and died a short time later.
Police are still investigating the accident.
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[Chase-fatal]
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A Vinton man died in a high-speed collision with a Roanoke police car at two this morning.
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It happened on Melrose Avenue, just east of Lafayette Boulevard.
Twenty- four year old Richie Barton was driving the Acura he'd recently bought. The title and tags had not been changed, according to a fianc� of the passenger in the car.
An officer spotted the car with expired tags and tried to pull the vehicle over.
Barton took off, reaching speeds of 80 to 85 miles an hour, before jumping the median on Melrose and totaling K-D Assenat's (Ass-a-nay's) police car.
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Officer Assenat was treated and released. Timothy Hundley- -the passenger in Barton's car- -has been in surgery all afternoon, AND is listed in very serious condition.
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Did that Singapore airlines jet try to takeoff on the wrong runway?
New information tonight-- we'll have the latest when News 7 returns.
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[VO-NAT]
And they've switched from rescue to recovery at the sight of a tunnel collapse in Northern Virginia.
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[Sports-Preview]
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((Hey folks this is Mike Stevens back in the News 7 sports office where the Skins have made a quarterback change. The young ladies of the RVD battled for a volleyball crown tonight.
And Cave Spring football got back the business of preparing for Pulaski -a day after getting punted by the VHSL. All that and much more is coming up on the Big 7.))
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The search has been called off tonight for the worker trapped after a tunnel collapse at Dulles International Airport-
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Officials are now calling it a search and recovery operation to find Robert Parson Junior of Spotsylvania County.
Workers reached the last known location of Parson this afternoon and could not find his body.
Rescuers presume he is dead.
Parson's is believed to be trapped 300 feet from the entrance where crews are working.
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Officials tonight confirm that the Singapore Airlines jet that crashed Tuesday tried to take off on the WRONG runway.
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[SUPER=03-Taipei, Taiwan; quick super!]
The plane then slammed into construction equipment being used to repair the runway-
Air traffic control tapes reveal the pilots were instructed to use runway 5 left-- instead sources say they used 5 right.
As the jet reached 145 miles per hour, near take off speed-- the 747 slammed into a crane and other items.
The plane took off as a Typhoon was hitting Taiwan- with near zero visibility.
81 of the 179 people aboard the plane died- 23 of the dead were Americans.
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[Wythe-Schools]
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Wythe County school officials have traded the dream of a new middle school for the reality of a bigger high school.
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They've been trying for years to get a new middle school built next to Fort Chiswell High.
The school board asked the county for 60-million dollars to build the new middle school AND improve five others.
They only GOT 20-million... so, today, they presented plans to ADD a middle school ONTO the high school.
It would put grades six and seven in the high school.
Many residents say throwing grades six through 12 under one roof will make things worse.
But school administrators say they'll try to keep the middle schoolers separate.
The school's population would increase from 630 to more than 900.
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15 million dollars in improvements are putting a new face on Lincoln Terrace.
That's next on News 7 at eleven.
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And NASA tests its newest life-saving device-- a space "lifeboat."
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[Lincoln-Terrace]
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A fifteen million dollar federal grant called the "Hope Six" is making houses homes in Roanoke.
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155 units in Lincoln Terrace Public Housing Project will be revitalized.
60 will be newly constructed.
The Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority unveiled the first of the renovated houses today.
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((DARLENE BURCHAM/ROANOKE CITY MANAGER: THE OVERALL HOPE SIX PLAN HAS WONDERFUL IDEAS ABOUT HOME OWNERSHIP THAT I THINK ARE REALLY EXCITING. SO I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THEM PROGRESSING THROUGH THE VARIOUS STAGES AND BECOMING HOMEOWNER IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND THAT'S REALLY GREAT.))
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[OUT Q=that's really great.]
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The new units feature new windows, doors, siting porches, air conditioning, cable television and new appliances.
The Housing authority is also working out a deal with Cox Cable to provide Internet access to all Lincoln Terrace residents.
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The latest forecast shows a return to cooler and perhaps wetter weather in the near future. And Jacey Birch shows us that November really is a month for big weather changes.
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By George, Jeff gets his chance with the Skins.
Vick still is too sore to practice.
We'll crown an RVD volleyball champ and have reaction to the Cave Spring football forfeiture situation.
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But first in tonight's Extra Point, the first USA Today coaches top 25 college basketball poll of the season is out and the Virginia Cavaliers debut in the number 25 spot.
Arizona checks in at number one while Duke is 2, UNC 4 and Maryland 7th.
Now some of tonight's numbers.
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The Washington Redskins announced tonight Jeff George will make his first start of the season in place of Brad Johnson, whose injured knee may even keep him from dressing out for the game at Arizona.
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However, it wasn't exactly a day to celebrate for George.
His wife gave birth their son yesterday, and today George had to leave practice early after the one day old infant had some breathing problems.
Fortunately, the baby is OK tonight.
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Once again, Michael Vick did not practice with the Hokies yesterday.
He has missed every workout this week with that high ankle sprain.
Frank Beamer says he'll decide during today's walk through whether or not Vick can play on Saturday.
Miami coach Butch Davis says whether it's Vick or Dave Meyer his team has problems.
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((BUTCH DAVIS/MIAMI HEAD COACH: YOU HAVE TO DEFENSE THEIR OFFENSE AND I THINK YOU CAN FALL INTO A TRAP IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL THAT YOU WORRY SO MUCH SOLELY ABOUT THE QUARTERBACK THAT YOU FORGET THAT THEY'VE GOT UNBELIEVABLE SPEED AT WIDE RECEIVER THEY'VE GOT A BIG PLAY RUNNING BACK SO YOU'VE GOT TO I MEAN YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DEFEND THAT OFFENSE REGARDLESS OF WHO'S THE QUARTERBACK.))
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[Pinnacle Page 13043]
The Hokies and Hurricanes hook up Tomorrow at high noon and you can watch the Big East showdown right here on "Your Hometown Station W-D-B-J-7. Plus LIVE coverage from the Orange Bowl begins tonight on News 7 at 5.
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[S-Volley]
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The Roanoke Valley district volleyball title was decided last night as PH hosted Cave Spring in the tournament finals.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Cave Spring vs. Patrick Henry; :00]
The Knights would dominate the action from the start thanks in part to the efforts of Sarah Jane Bova, who turns the nice set into a wicked spike. Cave Spring would win the opening two games of the match and then go for the kill.
The Knights would then stop a PH offensive threat as Jamie Funk goes upstairs and plants another one in the pine floor.
Bova and the Knights would win the match 3 games to none. They have not lost a regular season of tournament game in the district all season long.
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The Cave Spring football team hit the practice field yesterday afternoon disappointed, but in many way relieved that it now knows its fate.
An ineligible player has cost the team 6 wins, a shot at Pulaski for the RVD title and a trip to the upcoming playoffs.
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Some administrators say to better make the punishment fit the crime in cases like this, the VHSL may want to look into fining schools instead of making them forfeit games.
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The ODAC coaches got together in Salem today and made Roanoke College the preseason number one.
Roy Stanley has the story.
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((Maroon head coach Page Moir has reason to be excited about the upcoming season. Roanoke College returns three starters, two, Brad Dunleavy and Jason Strickland have already been picked as preseason all americans.
But Hampden-Sydney, who two years ago played for the National Championship, is picked number two.))
((PAGE MOIR/ROANOKE HEAD COACH:))
((TONY SHAVER/HAMPDEN-SYDNEY HEAD COACH:))
((ROY STANLEY:))
((RON CARR/LYNCHBURG HEAD COACH:))
((Bridgewater was picked third in the poll followed by Virginia Wesleyan, Randolph-Macon, Emory & Henry, Washington and Lee, Eastern Mennonite, Guilford and Lynchburg.
Roy Stanley news 7 sports.))
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[X-38]
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The first crew of the Internation Space Station is already there, but NASA's celebrating the successful test launch of the station's "lifeboat."
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The newest prototype of NASA's X-38 crew return vehicle took its first free flight this morning at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
The prototype is an 80-percent scale version of the crew return vehicle designed to return crew members to Earth in the event of an emergency.
Today's flight tested the world's largest parachute, at 75-hundred square feet.
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