WDBJ 7 morning news for 11/26/00

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Rescue workers pull an all-nighter - rescuing a teen-aged hiker who got lost in Roanoke County.
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[vo-nat] AND...The gap is getting smaller as the deadline draws near. The recount continues in Florida. More on those stories in just a minute.
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[Missing-Hiker]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=SunAM]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=00-54 7:41]
[GRAPHIC=None]

A 17-year-old is recovering in the hospital this morning after spending a LONG, COLD night in the woods of Roanoke County.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./This Morning]

Around a dozen people were prepared to search all night and all day today for the missing hiker.
But the teen was located overnight.
Authorities say the ordeal began yesterday afternoon when three hikers at Dragon's Tooth in Roanoke County decided to turn back.
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[SOT 5:56:48]
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[super=01-Charlie King/Roanoke Co. Batallion Chief;]
((5:56:48 - TWO OF THE HIKERS STAYED TOGETHER ONE SEPARATED FROM THEM - 5:56:52 - WE GOT A CALL FROM THAT ONE LONE HIKER AT 5:10 IN THE AFTERNOON THAT HE WAS LOST. HE CALLED 9-1-1- WE DISPATCHED FIRE AND RESCUE TO THE AREA. 5:57:07 ))
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[VO-NAT]

Officials lost contact with the teen when his cell phone battery died.
They found him shortly after 2 this morning.
But it took several more hours to get him out of the rough terrain ... because he was too weak to walk.
He is at Roanoke Memorial Hospital right now.
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[Recount]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=Election 2000]

George W. Bush's lead over Al Gore is getting smaller.
An unofficial tally has it at 443 votes.
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[VO-NAT]

Republicans have criticized the recount process in Broward County, because of it's decision to include questionable absentee ballots.
Workers are just glad to be finished counting.
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[SOT 5:00:46]
[IN Q=the last ballot]
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[OUT Q=(clapping)]
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[SOT 5:00:54]
[IN Q=George Bush]
((JUDGE ROBERT W. LEE/BROWARD CANVASSING BOARD CHAIRMAN: GEORGE BUSH GAINED 579 VOTES. AL GORE 1142 VOTES, THAT'S A NET GAIN OF 563 VOTES THAT'S THE RESULTS WE INTEND TO CERTIFY.))
[SUPER=701-Judge Robert Lee/Broward Canvassing Board;]
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[OUT Q=to certify]
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[VO-NAT]
[super=703-Palm Beach, FL;]

Workers are still counting votes in Palm Beach. The deadline is five this evening.
The Florida Secretary of State plans to certify the state's total tonight, but since the Supreme Court is taking up the issue tomorrow, the nine justices will likely have the final say.
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[11Allen-Response]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=SunAM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=00-34; 1:54:58]
[GRAPHIC=George Allen]
Senator-elect George Allen had a chance to speak to the nation yesterday.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond/November 7;]

Allen provided the Republican response to the President's weekly radio address. He highlighted Social Security - saying the non-Social Security surplus should be treated as a well-run business.
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[SOT 15:16:50]
[in q=That means]
((GEORGE ALLEN/R-U.S. SENATOR-ELECT: THAT MEANS TO INVEST IN PRIORITIES LIKE NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION LAW ENFORCEMENT AND BASIC SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ONCE WE TAKE CARE OF THESE PRIORITIES WE SHOULD OFFER THE DIVIDENDS TO YOU THE SHAREHOLDERS, THE OWNERS OF THE GOVERNMENT.))
[SUPER=02-George Allen/(R) U. S. Senator-Elect;]
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[OUT Q= the government.]
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Allen also pushed his one-thousand dollar per child education tax credit.

[Car-Tax]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=chr]
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[GRAPHIC=Gilmore]
Governor Gilmore is acknowledging the car tax cut could be in jeopardy - at least temporarily. Virginia law requires the state budget to meet certain economic benchmarks before each phase of the cut can take place.
[graphic=Va. Budget]

A shortfall in this year's budget means the state's economy isn't where it should be in order for the tax cut to be allowed.
Governor Gilmore says his commitment the car tax cut - which was a key issue in his 1997 campaign - is as strong today as ever.

[Tease#1]

[ANCHOR=Leo]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[SS=None]
[BOTH MICS HOT]
It's beginning to -SOUND- a lot like Christmas in the News 7 studios.
When we return - the Northminster Handbell Choir performs.
[ANCHOR=Denise]

And... the Hokies freeze out the Hoos...
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[vo-nat] on a blustery day in Blacksburg...
We'll have highlights... coming up.
Stay with us.
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[ANCHOR=Denise]

We leave you now with the sounds of the Northminster Handbell Choir. We'll be right back.
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[TAKE HANDBELL CHOIR] [SOUND UP]

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[TeddyBear-Art]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Weekend Morning]
[WRITER=jbi]
[TAPE#=Eye on Va. TC 53:08]
[GRAPHIC=None]

Artwork comes in many forms... and for some artists, masterpieces don't just hang on walls... but are held in the arms of children.
In this weekend's focus on the arts, Jacey Birch tells us more about the art of making teddy bears.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Carol Cundiff/Blue Ridge Bears & Gifts;]
[SUPER=03-Vinton]
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[OUT Q=For Focus on the Arts, I'm Jacey Birch]
(( You can't buy these teddy bears at your local toy store... and with price tags of up to two-thousand dollars they're even harder to come by.
These bears are designed... created... and made by the hands of a teddy bear artist.
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[SOT; 36:26-36:36]
[IN Q=Just like the]
((JUST LIKE THE ARTISTS THAT PAINT, THEY HAVE A VISION OF WHAT THEY WANT TO MAKE AND THEY PUT THAT ON PAPER. THESE ARTISTS CREATE IT IN A 3-D FORM USING FABRIC.))
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[OUT Q=using fabric]

A teddy bear artist first uses sketches to design the bear they see in their mind... then different fabrics such as mohair and felt are used to put the bear together... a task that takes at least eight hours.
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[SOT; 30:20-30:34]
[IN Q=When an artist]
((WHEN AN ARTIST IS MAKING THE PIECES, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE THEM IN LARGE QUANTITIES. THEY GET REALLY TIRED OF MAKING THE SAME BEAR SO THEY WANT TO CREATE SOMETHING ELSE. THEY'RE NOT OUT THERE JUST MASS PRODUCING AND PUMPING THESE BEARS OUT. THEY'RE BEING VERY CREATIVE WITH THEM ))
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[OUT Q=creative with them]

Carol sells all types of teddy bears in her store but has been collecting the ones by her favorite artists for years.
A typical teddy bear artist will only design and make about ten to twenty of the same bear in one collection.
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[IN Q=What makes them]
((WHAT MAKES THEM VERY SPECIAL IS THEY ARE HANDMADE, THEY ARE USUALLY LIMITED. A LOT OF TIMES THEY WILL BE SIGNED BY THE ARTIST GENERALLY ON THE FOOT. THEY WILL ALSO HAVE TAGGING ON THEM TO GIVE YOU WHAT THE EDITION IS. THIS PARTICULAR PIECE IS NUMBER NINE OUT OF TEN.))
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[OUT Q=of only ten]

Names like Beverly White and Michelle Brown may not mean much to most people but teddy bear collectors will recognize them immediately and possibly even own some of their works.
The names of the artists can often be linked to the way in which they will design their bears.
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[SOT; 27:07-27:24]
[IN Q=You can always]
((YOU CAN ALWAYS DISTINGUISH BARBARA'S BEARS. THEY USUALLY HAVE A VERY LONG SNOUT, SHE WILL ALWAYS PUT THE EYELIDS ON THEM. SHE USES A PINCHED-UP NOSE TO GIVE THEM A BRIDGE IN THE NOSE. HER NOSES WILL ALWAYS BE MULTICOLORED LIKE THIS AND SHE WILL USE DIFFERENT SHADES OF FABRIC AND DIFFERENT TEXTURES OF FABRIC.))
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[OUT Q=textures of fabric]

If you're interested in collecting... Carol's advice is to buy the teddy you like the best... that way even if you don't make a profit... at least you can enjoy looking at him.
For Focus on the Arts, I'm Jacey Birch. ))

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[VO-NAT]
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One Florida County, finishes its hand count - narrowing George W- Bush's lead as today's deadline approaches.
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[anchor=Denise]
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And... A woman is shot during what authorities believe was a hunting accident.
Those stories and more just ahead.
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[2Missing-Hiker]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=SunAM]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=00-54 7:41]
[GRAPHIC=None]

A missing hiker was taken to the hospital around 7 this morning - after spending the entire night in the woods of Roanoke County.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./This Morning]

Rescue teams were prepared to search all night and all day today for the missing hiker.
But the 17-year-old was located overnight.
Authorities say the ordeal began yesterday afternoon when three hikers at Dragon's Tooth in Roanoke County decided to turn back.
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[SOT 5:56:48]
[IN Q=Two of]
[super=01-Charlie King/Roanoke Co. Batallion Chief;]
((5:56:48 - TWO OF THE HIKERS STAYED TOGETHER ONE SEPARATED FROM THEM - 5:56:52 - WE GOT A CALL FROM THAT ONE LONE HIKER AT 5:10 IN THE AFTERNOON THAT HE WAS LOST. HE CALLED 9-1-1- WE DISPATCHED FIRE AND RESCUE TO THE AREA. 5:57:07 ))
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[OUT Q=to the area]
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[VO-NAT]

Officials lost contact with the teen when his cell phone battery died.
They found him shortly after 2 this morning.
But it took several more hours to get him out of the rough terrain ... because he was too weak to walk.
He is at Roanoke Memorial Hospital right now.
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[2Recount]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=Election 2000]

The gap between George W. Bush and Al Gore is getting smaller.
Unofficially it stands at 443 votes.
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[VO-NAT]

Republicans have criticized the recount process in Broward County, because of the decision to include questionable absentee ballots.
Workers are just glad to be finished counting.
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[IN Q=the last ballot]
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[OUT Q=(clapping)]
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[SOT 5:00:54]
[IN Q=George Bush]
((JUDGE ROBERT W. LEE/BROWARD CANVASSING BOARD CHAIRMAN: GEORGE BUSH GAINED 579 VOTES. AL GORE 1142 VOTES, THAT'S A NET GAIN OF 563 VOTES THAT'S THE RESULTS WE INTEND TO CERTIFY.))
[SUPER=701-Judge Robert Lee/Broward Canvassing Board;]
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[OUT Q=to certify]
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[VO-NAT]
[super=703-Palm Beach, FL;]

Workers are still counting votes in Palm Beach. The deadline is five this evening.
The Florida Secretary of State plans to certify the state's total tonight, but since the Supreme Court is taking up the issue tomorrow, the nine justices will likely have the final say.
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[Hunting-Ax]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=mce]
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[GRAPHIC=Hunting Accident]
Authorities in Montgomery County believe a 22 year old woman was shot during a hunting accident yesterday. The accident occurred near Ironto around 8:30 in the morning.. The woman was taken to Montgomery Regional Hospital where she remains in stable condition. Her name has NOT been released. The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries is investigating.

[11Robertson]

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[WRITER=jsu]
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Even though Carilion's current C-E-O and President plans to retire soon - he's remaining at the helm of the Biomedical Institute project.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Last Week;]
Tom Robertson says he will continue to serve as the chairman of the Board of Directors for Carilion's Biomedical Institute. He says it's a keen interest of his -- and he's pleased it's progressing very well.
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[SOT6:09]
[IN Q=We have funded 4 million dollars]
((TOM ROBERTSON: WE HAVE FUNDED FOUR MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANTS WE HAVE 50 PROJECTS GOING. WE HAVE A LOT OF FACULTY IN CHARLOTTESVILLE AND BLACKSBURG INVOLVED. BUT IT'S A LONG TERM PROCESS AND WE SAID IT WAS AT LEAST SEVEN YEARS.))
[SUPER=01-Tom Robertson/Carilion Health System CEO]
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[OUT Q=seven years]
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[VO-NAT]

Robertson says he believes the institute holds potential for the region but says it's going to require a lot of work.
He will retire from Carilion effective January 15th.
Robertson will be replaced by Edward G. Murphy, who also plans to serve on the institute's board.
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[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun Am]
[SS=None]
[BOTH MICS HOT]
Coming up - Buena Vista is home to one of the few remaining General Stores this side of the Mississippi.
But it could be closing its doors soon. We'll tell you why.
And... Football highlights are still ahead - as high schools jump into state semi-final action.
[ANCHOR=Leo]

Plus... in our series on women breaking barriers in the world of sports...
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[vo-nat] we'll have a look at Chyna (china)...
This is one professional wrestler who had plenty of battles OUTSIDE of the ring - before she could prove herself INSIDE the ring.
But first... if you're traveling today...
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[Leo MIC hot] [ No 2-shot toss go straight to Travel Bump] [TAKE BELL RINGERS NAT SOUND!]
[2Handbell-Choir]
[Anchor=Denise]
[newscast=Sun AM]
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You've heard the Northminster Handbell Choir throughout the morning here on News 7.

[DOUBLE BOXES = DENISE /LEO -- SMALL STUDIO]
Leo joins the choir - with some demonstrations... Leo? [TAKE LEO IN SMALL STUDIO WITH HANDBELL CHOIR]
Leo:
Thanks Denise
Q & A with GUEST - and demonstration

[Super=01-Becky Goodwin/Choir Director;]

Tell us about the "Moravian Love Feast"
When is it?
(TAKE BOARD WHEN SHE'S TALKING ABOUT THE MORAVIAN LOVE FEAST)
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[TAKE 9600EssC] MORAVIAN LOVE FEAST Sunday, December 3rd at 5:00 p.m. Northminster Presbyterian Church
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Is there a charge?
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[Howdy]
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[11General-Store]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
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[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=00-53; 2:34]
[GRAPHIC=None]
One of the last general stores standing east of the Mississippi is in Buena Vista. But if a new buyer isn't found - it could become history by year's end. Kate Weidaw takes us inside and tells us about efforts to keep this piece of history alive.
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[SUPER=03-Buena Vista;:00]
[SUPER=01-Don Lorrier/General Store Owner;:18]
[SUPER=01-Lynn Lorrier/General Store Owner;1:03]
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Walking into the General Store is like walking back in time. It opened in 1891 and many of the antiques that sit on the shelves were once sold there. Even the original safe from Barker Jennings, a hardware company in Lynchburg, is still being used today.

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((DON LORRIER: THIS STORE HAS BEEN PART OF THE AREA FOR 5 GENERATIONS OF LOCAL SHOPPERS AND SO MANY PEOPLE COME IN AND AT SOME POINT IN THEIR LIFE THEY'VE WORKED HERE.))
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Don Lorrier and his wife Lynn bought the store in 1989 from the Knight family who had run it since 1902. They took on the General Store as a pre-retirement project that lasted 11 years. Now the pair is ready to retire and are looking to sell the shop.

[SOT 18:33]
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((DON LORRIER: WE TRIED FOR QUITE A WHILE TO FIND A BUYER ALMOST A YEAR BUT FOR MOST PEOPLE IT'S TO BIG OF A PROJECT OR TOO MUCH HARD WORK.))
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But that hard work has been a joy to the Lorriers. The store has become the number three tourist spot in Rockbridge County for folks from as far away as England.

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((LYNN LORRIER: WHEN THEY STARTED COMING IN FROM ABROAD IT SURPRISED US AND THEN WE BEGAN TO GET PEOPLE WHO CAME BACK MORE THEN ONCE AND THEY'D SAY WE'RE HERE AGAIN FROM ENGLAND.))
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((THIS IS ONE OF OUR FAVORITE STOPS, I LOVE TO COME IN HERE ALWAYS HAS UNIQUE THINGS TO VIRGINIA.))
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Over the years, visitors have left their thoughts in the store's guest book.

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((LYNN LORRIER: I TOOK THE WRONG ROAD AND DIDN'T REGRET IT.))
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But without a buyer all the memories will be packed up in boxes or sold at auction when the doors close sometime in December.

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((LYNN LORRIER: THAT'S PROBABLY THE SADDEST PART AT THIS POINT IS THAT WE DON'T HAVE SOMEONE TO PASS IT ONTO BECAUSE FOR US IT WAS HAVING SOMEONE ENTRUST A REAL PIECE OF HISTORY AND WE'D LIKE TO SEE IT CONTINUE.))
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((DON LORRIER: NOT MUCH LEFT TO DO THEN CLOSE IT UP AND SELL EVERYTHING OFF AND CLOSE IT UP AGAIN.))
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Kate Weidaw News 7 Buena Vista.))

[Sports-Plays]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=sports plays]
[GRAPHIC=uva/tech 6383]

In sports, Virginia Tech doubled up Virginia last night, winning the 82nd meeting between the two schools 42-21.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg/UVa vs. Virginia Tech;]

The first quarter was all UVA and Antwoine Womack. In the first 15 minutes Womack rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown.
The opening period also saw Tech QB Michael Vick reinjure his ankle.
But he came back in the second and so did Tech, the Hokies took a 28-14 lead at the half.
Roanoker Lee Suggs led Tech with 116 yards and four TDs. He has 28 on the year the most in the N-C-Double-A. The Hokies beat Virginia 42-21.
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[SOT 1:59:40]
[IN Q=the touchdowns]
[SUPER=01-Lee Suggs/116 Yards & 4 TDs; :00]
[Super=01-Antwoine Womack/134 Yards Rushing; :08]
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[OUT Q=never gave up]
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[Chyna]
[anchor=Denise]
[writer=chr]
[newscast=Sun AM]
[tape=net]
[graphic=None]
Some may call it a man's world.
But the arena of professional wrestling is being rocked by a woman...
In part two of our series on women breaking barriers in the world of sports - Gretchen Carlson introduces you to a woman named Chyna - who's anything BUT fragile.
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[SOT]
[IN-Q=Chyna is]
[SUPER=07-Chyna; :09]
[super=01-Gretchen Carlson/Reporting; :34]
[runs=2:02]
[OUT-Q=CBS News]
((CHYNA IS NOT ONLY BREAKING BARRIERS ... ((NAT)) SHE'S BREAKING BONES. AND HER OPPONENTS JUST HAPPEN TO BE MEN. ((SOT:
CHYNA)) -- 15:27 "I SAW WRESTLING ON TV ONE NIGHT, AND THIS LIGHTBULB WENT OFF AND I WENT, I CAN DO THAT." OK, WE KNOW THE WORLD OF WRESTLING IS OFTEN SCRIPTED (NAT POP) -- AND STAGED. BUT CHYNA SAYS IT STILL TAKES A LOT OF HARD WORK ...
TO BECOME ONE OF PRO-WRESTLING'S PREMIERE STARS. ((SOT: CHYNA)) -- 19:04 "IT CERTAINLY WAS A CHALLENGE, BUT I KNEW IN
ORDER TO SURVIVE IN A MAN'S WORLD, I HAD TO BE PART OF THE MAN'S WORLD." ((STANDUP)) "THE FANS WHO COME TO SEE CHYNA WRESTLE KNOW HER AS THE 5'10'' , ALMOST 200LB WOMAN WHO TAKES ON MEN INSIDE THE RING. BUT WHAT THEY MAY NOT KNOW IS WHAT'
S UNDERNEATH THAT TOUGH IMAGE. WHO THE REAL CHYNA IS OUTSIDE THE RING. ((SOT: CHYNA)) PEOPLE KNOW YOU SO MUCH AND YOU G
ET STEREOTYPED LIKE THAT. BUT THEY FORGET, I AM NOT CHYNA. MY NAME IS JOANIE. CHYNA -- WHOSE REAL NAME IS JOANIE LAURER -- SAYS SHE GREW UP WITH A FATHER WHO DRANK TOO MUCH -- AND A MOTHER WHO MARRIED TOO MANY TIMES. IN THE MIDST OF IT AL
L, CHYNA FOUND COMFORT IN WORKING OUT. ((SOT: CHYNA)) "I THINK IT WAS ALSO AN ATTENTION GETTER BECAUSE I STARTED DEVELO
PING MY BODY, AND WHETHER PEOPLE REACTED TO IT POSITIVELY OR NEGATIVELY, IT WAS A REACTION ... AND I THRIVED ON THAT!!" SHE ALSO THRIVED ON BECOMING A STAR, BUT HER LARGE PHYSIQUE WAS SEEN BY MANY IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY AS A LIMITATION. CHYNA TRIED EVERYTHING FROM OPERA ... TO SINGING TELEGRAMS -- THEN SHE FOUND WRESTLING. CHYNA TRAINED WITH THE LE
GENDARY KILLER KOWALSKI, AND LATER JOINED THE WWF. ((SOT: CHYNA)) "I WASN'T SUPPOSE TO BE HERE, AND THE MEN VERY MUCH R
ESENTED ME ... BUT I WASN'T GOING TO GIVE UP ... I THINK BY WORKING WITH THEM AND ASKING THEM TO HELP ME AND BE A PART OF THEM, T EY VERY MUCH RESPECTED THAT." NOW CHYNA IS A MAJOR DRAW -- PERFORMING BEFORE THOUSANDS OF FANS EACH NIGHT. CHYNA ALSO RECENTLY POSED FOR PLAYBOY ... AND HAS GUEST STARRED ON SEVERAL TELEVA ALSO RECENTLY POSED FOR PLAYBOY ... AND HAS GUEST STARRED ON SEVERAL Ti�LLIGENT, BEAUTIFUL WOMAN WHO CAN MAKE HER MARK ON THE WORLD. AND I THINK THAT I'VE DONE THAT." SHE WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO MAKE HER MARK BATTLING MEN IN THE RING -- PROVING THAT THIS CHYNA IS UNBREAKABLE. GRETCHEN CARLSON, CBS NEWS Music: None ))
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[Anchor=2-SHOT -- SMALL STUDIO]
[newscast=Sun AM]
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DENISE AND LEO IN SMALL STUDIO

A reminder - if you would like to see the Northminster Handbell Choir...
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[TAKE 9600EssC] you can check out the MORAVIAN LOVE FEAST. It's Sunday, December 3rd at 5:00 p.m. Northminster Presbyterian Church
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