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Fire tonight at Depot Feed and Seed in Roanoke-
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-]
This is what it looks like there tonight. A live report coming up.
Victory stadium- it may end up staying after all.
Plus Anna Nicole says she loved her 89 year old husband.
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[Talent=Jean]
And who will run for Governor?
News 7 is next.
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[VO-NAT]
Fire tonight at Depot Feed and Seed in Roanoke- this is what it looks like there tonight- flames fill the sky.
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[ANCHOR=JEan]
[SS=News 7 at Eleven]
Good evening....
[Depot-Fire]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=01-03 TC06:12]
[GRAPHIC=Fire]
The location is a Roanoke landmark of sorts- the site of an old train depot-
Tonight heavy smoke and flames- as the feed company catches fire.
[DOUBLE BOXES=Jean and JoeD/Microwave;]
The store is at the corner of Williamson Road and Jefferson Streets- Joe Dashiell is not far from there now- Joe- what do you know?
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(QUESTIONS: Is there any concern about the smoke? )
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[Roanoke-Fire]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jha]
[TAPE#=01-01 TC32:02]
[GRAPHIC=Fire]
Another fire in Roanoke leaves one couple's home in ruins.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
The blaze started early this evening at a home on Shenandoah Valley Road.
The homeowner says one of her tenants was filling a butane lighter when she dropped it and caught the couch on fire.
The tenant and her husband, who had just returned home from the hospital, managed to escape.
Firefighters say the butane could have ignited only if she had a cigarette in her mouth.
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[Gilmore]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=equ]
[TAPE#=00-55 TC55:46]
[GRAPHIC=Jim Gilmore]
Governor Jim Gilmore says he's NOT playing kingmaker.
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[VO-NAT]
But he IS asking either Lieutenant Governor John Hager or Attorney General Mark Earley to drop back and run for re-election and let the other run for governor.
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[IN Q=Just facilitating]
((GOV. JIM GILMORE: JUST FACILITATING SOME DISCUSSIONS... ANYTHING CAN BE WORKED OUT.))
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[OUT Q=worked out.]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond]
The Washington Post reported this afternoon on its website that the Governor's staff was asking former party chairman Randy Forbes to step aside and let Hager run again in the number two spot.
That would also muscle out ( Faw- keer) Fauquier Delegate Jay Katzen from the Lieutenant Governor race.
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[SOT 18:07:02]
[IN Q=Why wouldn't]
((Why wouldn't Randy Forbes or Jay Katzen be good candidates for the party? GOV. JIM GILMORE: THEY WOULD BOTH BE EXCELLENT CANDIDATES... CONVENTIONAL WISDOM IS INCUMBENTS ARE GENERALLY STRONGER.))
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[OUT Q=generally stronger.]
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[TALENT=Jean]
[SS=Hager]
A spokesman for Lieutenant Governor Hager says he's definitely running for governor... but he does have until the end of the week to file for another office, instead.
He has NO comment on whether the Governor's pushing for Earley over him.
[Victory-Stadium]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=00-50 TC1:11:42]
[GRAPHIC=Victory Stadium]
Tonight, a crowd of Roanokers asked members of city council to reconsider their decision on the future of Victory Stadium... and it appears they just might.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
Last month, council narrowed its choices to a couple of alternatives. One would replace the west grandstands, with an amphitheater stage. The second would reorient the field, and build a new multi-purpose facility from the ground up.
But as council met for a public hearing tonight... the overwhelming majority of speakers favored a third option, renovation of the existing stadium.
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[SOT 07:30:27]
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[SUPER=01-Freida Tate/Renovation Supporter;]
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[OUT Q=telling us how to run it.]
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[VO-NAT]
Others spoke in favor of the multi-purpose facility... contending the turnout at tonight's hearing did not reflect the opinion of most Roanokers.
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[SOT 07:32:12]
[IN Q=Nine out of ten]
[SUPER=01-Billy Bova/New Stadium Supporter; ]
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[OUT Q=well into the future.]
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
[GRAPHIC=HOLD]
While it's unclear if there are enough votes to reverse last month's decision... one council member who voted with the majority, Bill White, said he wants to revisit the issue.
[Mascot]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=00-48 TC1:25:23]
[GRAPHIC=None]
The decision is in on the fate of Blacksburg High School's Indian mascot... but mum's the word tonight.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg;]
Students will find out tomorrow if the Indian will stay or go.
Some people say the mascot is a symbol of pride ... others see it as an offensive stereotype.
A special task force made up of 30 teachers, students and community members voted on the mascot's future tonight.
But they pledged not to reveal the outcome until tomorrow.
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((AURIELLE JAMES/SENIOR: I DON'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. WE HAVE A LOT OF INTELLIGENT STUDENTS. THE STAFF IS GREAT. WE REPRESENT THE INDIANS WELL, SO I DON'T SEE WHY WE SHOULD CHANGE.))
[SOT 1:41:00 - :15]
((ANNA DALTON/TASK FORCE MEMBER: IT'S ONE PEOPLE TAKING ANOTHER PEOPLE AND USING THEM FOR A LUCK CHARM SO THEIR SPORTS TEAMS CAN WIN AS A SYMBOL, WHICH REDUCES A WHOLE PEOPLE DOWN TO A STEREOTYPE. TO A VERY LIMITED THING. AND PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO THAT TO OTHER PEOPLE. ))
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[VO-NAT]
Blacksburg High School is the last in the New River Valley to carry the symbol.
It's been a divisive issue during three months of task force meetings.
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[Henry-Bus]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=00-46 TC1:42:30]
[GRAPHIC=None]
The Henry County School district wants to make sure it never happens again.
This comes after a 7 year old child was left on a school bus for more than five hours Thursday.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Henry Co.]
The bus was parked at the driver's home.
The driver discovered the child when she returned to the bus to begin her afternoon run.
School Officials want to re-assure parents they are taking the necessary steps to prevent future incidents like this.
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[IN Q=The bus drivers]
((SHARON DODSON/SUPERINTENDENT: THE BUS DRIVERS DO CHECK THEIR BUSES ON A ROUTINE SYSTEM. WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT ANY SYSTEM INVOLVING PEOPLE IS FOLLOWED UP AND MONITORED.))
[SUPER=01-Sharon Dodson/Henry Co. Superintendent]
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[VO-NAT]
That system involves drivers placing a white flag in front of the bus.
After each run, they're supposed to do a visual "walk through" and place the flag in the rear window.
The Superintendent would like the drivers to go one step further and check under the seats.
The driver no longer drives a school bus for the district.
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[B'burg-Neglect]
[ANCHOR=JEan]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=None]
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Three Blacksburg parents are charged with neglect for leaving their children in the car while they drank at a local nightspot.
Police found a baby, a 3-year old and a 12-year-old in a van outside a North Main Street restaurant after midnight Saturday.
They say the van was left running with an open beer on the dash.
Sarah Cumbee and Raul Garcia, both 19, were charged with felony neglect of the two young children.
Mildred Lynn Barker, mother of the 12-year-old, was also arrested.
The children are now staying with relatives.
[Speeding-Tickets]
[ANCHOR=JEan]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=jmc]
[TAPE#=00-51 TC1:19:06]
[GRAPHIC=81 Speed Limit]
About three dozen people have been caught breaking the new speed limit on I-81.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./January 19;]
Those tickets were issued the first week the speed limit was lowered to 60 miles an hour from Salem to Cloverdale.
State Police say most people like the change.
Some drivers have complained that traffic is bunching up along that 15-mile stretch-
Police say if people would obey the signs, that would solve the problem.
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[Pitts-Accidents]
[ANCHOR=JEan]
[NEWSCAST=11PM]
[WRITER=jus]
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[GRAPHIC=Accident]
Several accidents kept rescue crews busy today in Pittsylvania County.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co.]
The first happened just before noon on Wilkerson Road.
State Police say this accident happened after the driver of this red pick-up truck ran a stop sign.
Four people including two infants were taken to the hospital for minor injuries.
The second accident happened just after noon on Kentuck Road.
Police say the driver of this pickup truck pulled out and crashed into this vehicle.
One person was taken to the hospital complaining of chest pains.
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[Tease1]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[writer=chr]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[SS=None]
Hundreds of new jobs are coming to Buena Vista.
That's next on News 7.
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[VO-NAT]
But the news is not so good for auto-giant Daimler-Chrysler.
They're cutting thousands.
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[Sports-Preview]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=dal]
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((THIS IS DENISE ALLEN JOINING YOU ON THIS MONDAY NIGHT FROM THE NEWS 7 SPORTS OFFICE. GEORGETOWN COMES OUT OF THE CARRIER DOME SEEING ORANGE. THE HURRICANES' LOSS IS THE BROWNS' GAIN. LISTEN IN ON A ROANOKE EXPRESS PRACTICE AND MEET A ROANOKER WHO HAS AN NFL CHAMPIONSHIP RING. THOSE STORIES AND MORE LATER IN THE NEWSCAST.))
[HTS-Jobs]
[ANCHOR=JEan]
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[WRITER=jmc]
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250 new jobs are coming to Buena Vista .
A company called Heat Transfer Specialties is moving from Indiana to an industrial park in the city.
H-T-S makes building ventilation systems.
It will be hiring welders, electricians and assembly line workers.
Its parent company also owns Des Champs (deh-SHAWMPS) Laboratories in Buena Vista.
[Chrysler]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=jja]
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[GRAPHIC=Layoffs]
Meanwhile, major layoffs at Daimler-Chrysler- The company is cutting 26-thousand jobs- idling six plants and shutting down shifts across the U-S, Canada, Mexico and South America.
While it's bad news for workers there, it could be good news for car buyers.
Lauren Biship explains.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Detroit, MI; :00]
[Super=01-Keith Crane/Automotive Analyst; :42]
[SUPER=01-Lauren Bishop/Reporting; :51]
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((THE MAJORITY OF THE PINK SLIPS WILL BE DOLED OUT THIS YEAR . SOME EMPLOYEES WILL BE OFFERED EARLY RETIREMENT -
TO CUSHION THE BLOW.
THE NEWS IS PAINFUL, BUT NOT SURPRISING FOR WORKERS AT DETROITS MOUND ROAD ENGINE PLANT- SLATED FOR SHUTDOWN IN 2002.
Worker: Basically everyones worried about their jobs, whats going to happen where they're going to end up.
Worker: I have worries, but just like any other company theyre downsizing.
WITH CHRYSLER LOSSES ESTIMATED NEAR 2 BILLION DOLLARS IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS, THE COMPANY BLAMES THE FINANCIAL PROBLEMS ON A SLOWING U-S ECONOMY . They say ITS NOT FALLOUT FROM THE 2 YEAR OLD MERGER. ..WITH DAIMLER.
ANALYSTS SAY THE DRASTIC MEASURES COULD BE THE EXTRA FUEL DAIMLER CHRYSLER NEEDS. ..to get back in the race.
KEITH CRAIN/AUTOMOTIVE ANALYST
Its like the guy whos simply overweight. When he gets to fighting trim, hes going to be mean as all get out, but its going to be a painful struggle to get there.
BISHOP: AND WHILE THE CUTS COULD BE PAINFUL FOR WORKERS, IT MAY BE THE BEST OF TIMES FOR BUYERS- WHO MAY FIND SOME PRETTY GOOD BARGAINS ON THE SHOWROOM FLOOR. IN DETROIT, LAUREN BISHOP FOR CBS NEWS.))
[Puff-Daddy]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=Legal Scales]
Sean Puffy Combs showed up in court today- ready to battle charges against him.
It all stems from a nightclub shooting more than a year ago.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-New York, NY]
He's charged with illegally possessing a gun- and bribery-
Comb's arrived in court with high powered attorney Johnnie Cochran close behind.
Combs is not charged with the shooting- but fleeing the scene with girlfriend Jennifer Lopez, and running 11 stop lights before being arrested with a gun.
He later allegedly tried to bribe his driver into claiming the gun was his.
Comb's attorneys say he's innocent.
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[IN Q=]
((BENJAMIN BRAFFMAN/COMB'S ATTORNEY: I THINK PUFFY FROM THE BEGINNING HAS BEEN VERY CONFIDENT EAGER TO
PROCEED HE'S SHOWN ME A GREAT DEAL OF CLASS AND HE HAS GREAT FAITH IN
THE SYSTEM OF TRIAL BY JURY.))
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[VO-NAT]
Today fans showed up to support Combs and perhaps catch a glimpse of Lopez- she's on the list of potential witnesses for both sides.
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[Downey]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=jha]
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[WIPE WIPE WIPE WIPE]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Los Angeles, CA]
Robert Downey Junior was back in court today on drug charges.
The "Ally McBeal" star appeared in Superior court in Los Angeles facing charges of drug possession and being under the influence of a controlled substance.
Downey was arrested last year when police allegedly found drugs in his room at the Merv Griffin Resort.
Both sides agreed to postpone the case. Downey's attorney says some evidence has not been received yet.
The actor has already served a year in prison for violating probation on other drug charges.
The District Attorney says in this case, Downey will be eligible for a drug program designed for lesser offenders.
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[Smith]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Anna Nicole Smith is fighting for her late husband's money.
Smith was just 26 when she married the 89 year old oil baron- J. Howard Marshall.
Today in court, Smith said she loved her husband.
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[SOT 14:13:16]
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((ANNA NICOLE SMITH: IT WASN'T LIKE A SEXUAL THING..LIKE BABY OH.. BABY I LOVE YOUR BODY TYPE LOVE. IT WAS A DEEP, THANK YOU FOR TAKING ME OUT OF THIS TERRIBLE PLACE, THANK YOUR FOR SAVING MY LIFE AND MY SON'S LIFE. AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING CARE OF US.))
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[vo-nat]
Smith's testimony comes nearly a month after she won a 475 million bankruptcy judgement from her late husbands estate.
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[Young]
[ANCHOR=JEan]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=khu]
[TAPE#=00-44 TC1:52:56]
[GRAPHIC=Rickey Young]
The case against Martinsville Attorney Rickey Young comes down to "taxes versus Porsches," says the prosecutor.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
As the trial got underway in federal court today, Assistant U-S Attorney Rick Mountcastle told the jury it is a case "about choices," a choice between filing taxes and buying luxury cars.
Young says it's not a criminal case. It's actually Ricky Young versus the United States, he says.
[SUPER=03-Martinsville/Last Week]
He thinks government investigators believe he "stole cars, laundered money and sold drugs." Since they can't prove any of that, Young figures the tax case is the best they can do.
He blames his accountant for not preparing tax returns, though he says he knew he was behind in his taxes.
The jury- -by the way- -is all women, even the alternates.
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[Tease2]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[writer=chr]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[SS=None]
Still ahead on News 7-- a special honor for one of the most powerful men in hollywood.
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[VO-NAT]
And days after a devestating earthquake-- searchers find hope in the rubble.
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[Quake]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=earthquake]
Almost four days after a quake hit India- life amid the rubble.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Ahmedabad, India]
A small child was carried out in the darkness- on a makeshift stretcher- hurt but alive.
Also today a 90-year old women cradled by a blanket- was pulled fromt he rubble.
Experts though in earthquake recovery say time is running out and their best efforts won't beat the clock.
It's estimated at least 16-thousand people have died in the earthquake.
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[McCane]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Bedford County sheriff's authorities have ruled the death of former police lieutenant John McCane as accidental.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bedford/File Tape]
The 47-year was found dead in his home near Boonsboro Friday night.
His brother-in law, sheriff Mike Brown, says McCane had been working on an all- terrain vehicle in his garage when he apparently was overcome by exhaust fumes.
The state medical examiner's office says it appears the cause of death was carbon monoxide poisoning.
McCane resigned from the Bedford County sheriff's department in 1998 after being accused of mis-using county funds.
He had also been arrested earlier this month after allegedly violating a protective order sworn out by his stepdaughter.
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[VA-Addiction]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=00-52 TC1:28:57]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Virginia spends about 12 percent of the State's Budget on substance abuse.
That's about what it spends on higher education.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Washington, DC]
That's according to the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse.
Today, the center released the results of a three- year study of 45 states.
The report showed that the state spent about 267-dollars per- Virginian on fighting drug, alcohol,and cigarette addiction.
The center recommends that states spend more money on prevention and treatment.
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[S-Extra]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=extra point]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Coming up tonight, highlights from the hardwood, an inside look at an Express practice, and the University of Miami loses its football coach.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=75-Blacksburg;]
In our extra point, the area's best high school track and field athletes competed tonight at Rector Field House on the Virginia Tech Campus.
Pulaski County and Radford High Schools hosted 10 other area high schools.
Athletes competed in sprints, the long jump, distance races and hurdles.
Here are tonight's scores.
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[S-BigEast]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=sp-79 tc 1:21:38]
[GRAPHIC=big east]
12th ranked Syracuse put the orange crush on 14th ranked Georgetown in a Big East battle last night.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Syracuse, NY/ESPN;]
Syracuse fans packed the Carrier dome, ready for this contest that pitted two perennial powers of the conference.
The Orangemen seemed to have this under control several times, Preston Shumpert alone underneath puts down two of his 23 on the night.
The Hoyas kept battling back, making this a game Kevin Braswell kept Georgetown alive with this three and led the Hoyas with 23.
[super=33-Georgetown/63/Syracuse/70;]
Syracuse is 6 and two in the Big East with tonight's 70 to 63 win. Georgetown falls to four and three in the conference.
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[S-Williams]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=sp-80 tc 1:21:50]
[GRAPHIC=Big East]
The Lady Hokies travel up to Syracuse for a Big East battle on Wednesday.
But it was Tech's Tere Williams play last week that earned her Big East Basketball Player of the Week
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg/January 24th;]
of the week honors.
Williams lead the Hokies with 22 points and seven rebounds in their win over 24th rank Villanova last week. The 5'11' senior leads Tech in scoring, averaging more than 15 points and six rebounds a game.
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[S-Wiz]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=SP-91 tc 00:12.1 ]
[GRAPHIC=nba]
Who would have thought it. The Washington Wizards are on a five game win streak.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Washington/HTS;]
Win number five came last night as the Wizards built up a 21 point lead over Cleveland.
Washington put the streak in jeopardy in the fourth shooting only 25-percent from the field. Jim Jackson led the Cavs with 14.
[super=33-Cleveland/89/Washington/95;]
Juwan Howard paced the Wizards with 24 and Washington wins its fifth in a row for the first time since March 1997, beating Cleveland 95-89.
The Wizards are 12-34.
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[S-Goalie]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=sp-88 tc 54:54]
[GRAPHIC=express]
The Roanoke Express has won three straight. A large factor in that streak is the play of the ECHL Goalie of the Week, Daniel Berthiaume.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
It's the second time this season he's won the award.
Last week he won the two games he started, stopping 25 shots in Roanoke's five to two win over Augusta.
Berthiaume picked up his second shutout of the season in the Express' two to nothing win over Trenton.
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[S-Express]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-86 tc 43:16]
[GRAPHIC=Express]
The Express tries to keep its hot streak alive when it faces Charlotte in the Round House tonight.
Steve Mason
[GRAPHIC=FULL SCREEN ROUND HOUSE WRAP UP-----18050]
checked in with the team today and
has a Round House Wrap up that's worth a "listen."
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[SOT]
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[SUPER=@Steve1; :00]
[RUNS=1:11]
[OUT Q=.....that's it"]
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[S-Davis]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-89 tc 24:45]
[GRAPHIC=BROWNS]
The Cleveland Browns are topping NFL news-- stealing a little bit of the thunder away from the old Cleveland Browns-- who are now known as the Super Bowl champion Ravens.
Less than 24 hours after Baltimore whipped the Giants
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Cleveland, OH; :00]
The Browns wisked the University of Miami's head coach Butch Davis into town to make him the Browns' new head football coach last night.
Miami's athletic director has confirmed the hiring.
[SUPER=03-Miami, FL/Last Season;]
Tech and the rest of the Big East football teams will now have a keen interest in how this affects the Canes' recruiting efforts. The National signing day in next Wednesday.
Davis told his players of his decision to leave yesterday morning.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=absent a head coach]
[SUPER=01-Paul Dee/Miami Athletic Director;]
[RUNS=17]
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The Ravens returned home with the Super Bowl Trophy today.
Ray Lewis returned to Baltimore with the Most Valuable Player award.
That may surprise people most of all considering exactly a year ago Lewis was being charged with murder.
Whether you like Lewis or not, the man who went head to head with him last night says you have to admire the way he has persevered.
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The Baltimore Ravens owe part of their Super Bowl victory to two hometown football stars.
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Former Jefferson Forest high school football star, Anthony Poindexter helped carry the Ravens to victory last night.
One of Poindexter's former coaches says he's always had what it takes to be a winner.
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Linebacker Cornell Brown also helped the team secure the victory over the Giants.
One of Brown's former coaches says he's equally proud of Poindexter, Tiki Barber and Keith Hamilton.
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((BO HENSON/BROWN'S FORMER COACH: IT WAS ONE OF MY PROUDEST DAYS OF MY LIFE, AS FAR AS JUST TO SAY, LORD, YOU KNOW, I'VE COACHES FOUR KIDS IN A SUPER BOWL GAME, I'VE HUGGED FOUR KIDS, YOU KNOW, AND JUST TO THINK NOT ONLY THOSE FOUR BUT THERE'S A LOT THAT WILL NEVER BE THERE.))
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Henson says Brown's confidence on the football field is what has helped make him into a star player at E-C Glass and throughout his career.
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One Roanoker relished Baltimore's Super Bowl victory.
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Former Baltimore Colt great George Preas and his wife B.J. watched the game from their Roanoke County home yesterday evening.
Mike Stevens has more on Preas who played Sandlot ball in Fallon Park and later starred at Jefferson High School and Virginia Tech before joining the Colts in 1955.
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((Preas was a member of Baltimore's first ever world championship teams in 1958 and 1959.
Preas played offensive line on those teams in front of good friend Johnny Unitas, who is shown here in July of 1964 helping Preas give a football clinic at Victory Stadium.
Preas and the Colts also played the Steelers at the Stadium in 1961.
After the 1958 season Preas was voted the Colts' "Unsung Hero Award."
Preas, who has been battling Parkinson's disease in recent years is also a member of the Virginia
Sports Hall of Fame in Portsmouth where the number 60 uniform he wore during his final season with the Colts in encased in glass.
Mike Stevens News 7 Sports.))[Video]
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Call him Sir Steven.
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That's the new honorary title for director Steven Spielberg.
The honor was bestowed by the British Ambassador tonight.
Spielberg was awarded the tribute in a lavish ceremony for his contributions to the entertainment industry and the british film industry over the last 25 years.
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