WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 04/07/01

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Coming up on News 7- Crews work to locate two missing hikers in Roanoke County.
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Members of task force looking for Americans missing in action from the Vietnam War are killed in a helicopter crash. And, What about Bob? Find out who's behind this Bob's fierce determination to make it to Richmond on foot.
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News 7 is next.

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Roanoke County officials are searching for two missing people on Macafee's Knob... after the pair is stranded by darkness.
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Good evening, I'm Teresa Hamilton.

[Missing-Hiker]

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Roanoke County rescue officials say the man and his child became lost this afternoon.
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Officials believe the man was hiking, lost his way in the darkness, and then called for help on a cell phone. They are combing the trail by foot and with a four wheel drive vehicle, and say they hope to find the pair soon.
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Officials say anyone in a similar situation should stay where they are, and let rescuers find them. We'll have more on this story tomorrow on News 7 Sunday Morning.
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[China-Plane]

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Harsh words from the wife of the Chinese pilot missing and presumed dead... In a letter-- she accuses President Bush being "too cowardly" to offer an apology. A U-S Embassy official says the letter, which was carried on Chinese television, will be forwarded to President Bush.

But despite the contents-- the U-S is still standing firm in its decision not to offer an apology. Terica Estacio has the latest.
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[IN Q=US Diplomats returned]
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[SUPER=01-Gen. Neal Sealock/U.S. Defense Attache; :09]
[SUPER=01-James Lilley/Former Ambassador to China; 1:02]
[SUPER=01-Terica Estacio/Reporting; 1:25]
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((U.S. DIPLOMATS RETURNED WITH GOOD NEWS, AFTER ANOTHER MEETING WITH THE CREW OF A GROUNDED AMERICAN SPY PLANE. THEY SAY THE GROUP REMAINS IN VERY HIGH SPIRITS.

(SOT: GEN. NEAL SEALOCK/U.S. DEFENSE ATTACHE)
"They're looking forward to going home. They do offer that they very much appreciate the emails that they've been allowed to receive from home, which they have, along with those items that we've provided previously."
U.S. OFFICIALS ARE ALSO CONTINUING NEGOTIATIONS ... FOR THE RELEASE OF THE 24 DETAINED SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN, AND THE DAMAGED PLANE THAT COLLIDED WITH A CHINESE FIGHTER JET ONE WEEK AGO. PRESIDENT BUSH AND HIS AIDES ARE NOW TRYING TO DRAFT A RESOLUTION SUITABLE TO BOTH SIDES. BUT CHINA'S GROWING DEMANDS FOR AN APOLOGY COULD JEOPARDIZE A FINAL DEAL.

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ON SATURDAY, A HIGH-RANKING CHINESE GENERAL SAID CHINA'S ARMY WOULD NOT ALLOW WASHINGTON TO SHIRK RESPONSIBILITY. AND IN A LETTER TO SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN POWELL, ANOTHER TOP CHINESE OFFICIAL CALLED THE CURRENT U.S. STANCE UNACCEPTABLE. SOME OBSERVERS ARE NOT SURPRISED.

(SOT: JAMES LILLEY/FORMER AMBASSADOR TO CHINA)
"They want to force you on the defensive so they can get concessions out of you. You feel guilt. You are the party that wronged them. They are the victim, therefore you owe them something."
THE WHITE HOUSE HAS EXPRESSED REGRET FOR THE MISSING CHINESE PILOT, BUT MAINTAINS THERE'S NO NEED FOR AN APOLOGY.
HOWEVER, THE PILOT'S WIFE IS ACCUSING PRESIDENT BUSH OF BEING A COWARD ... FOR NOT OFFERING ONE.

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[Vietnam-Crash]

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A helicopter crash in Vietnam took the lives of seven Americans today.
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The U-S military says the chopper and crew were aiding in the search for Americans missing in action since the Vietnam war. Nine Vietnamese aboard the helicopter were also killed in the crash.
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((LT. COLONEL FRANKLIN CHILDRESS/JOINT TASK FORCE SPOKESMAN: OUR HEARTS AND PRAYERS....BOTH AMERICANS AND VIETNAMESE.))
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Local says the helicopter was flying erratically before it plowed into a mountain.[Pulaski-Murder]

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One man is dead and another is behind bars after a shooting in Pulaski. It happened shortly before eight o'clock last night at a home on Pepper Street. When police got there-- they say they found 41 year old Terry Melvin White lying outside, with a gunshot wound to the chest. 42-year-old Lamont (duh-FREESE) Defriece was taken into custody at the scene - he's charged with first degree murder and use of a firearm.

[Walking-Bob]

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He's known as "Walking Bob" and that's exactly what he's doing for Virginia Attorney General candidate Sylvia Clute. His journey will take him one thousand miles through Virginia and today he stopped in Roanoke.
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Bob began his journey on March 25th in Big Stone Gap. Along the way some Clute supporters have joined him on his walk to Richmond. Bob says he's hoping to gain support for a candidate he believes in.
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((WALKING BOB: I MET SYLVIA A COUPLE YEARS BACK AND SHE CALLED ME WHILE I WAS IN KENTUCKY AND SHE TOLD ME WHAT SHE WAS DOING AND SHE ASKED ME IF I WOULD DO THIS AND I BELIEVE IN HER AND WHAT SHE'S TRYING TO DO SO I SAID YES.))
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"Walking Bob" will make his way from Roanoke to Lexington and then to Harrisonburg. He says his journey won't end, though, until June 12th in Richmond, the day of the Democratic primary.
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[Prison-Rally]

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Sylvia Clute was among some 75 people to protest alleged abuses at Virginia's supermax prisons.
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Protestors from Virginia and Connecticut gathered at the State Capitol today. Connecticut activists organized the memorial, which comes one year after a 20 year old Connecticut inmate committed suicide in his cell. He was being held at the Wallens Ridge State Prison in Big Stone Gap.
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[Shelor-Protest]

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One woman says she got stuck with a lemon, and she isn't keeping quiet about it. Today-- she led a handful of protesters outside of the Salem Motor Mile.
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Sandy (BAWN) Baun bought a used 19-97 Ford Taurus from the car dealership, and says it turned out to be a lemon.
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((SANDY BAUN/CAR BUYER: I DROVE IT TEN MILES. IT STOPPED, IT HAD AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, THE RADIO TURNED OFF, THE SEAT BELT LIGHT TURNED ON, POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY. ))
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An official with the Salem Motor Mile says the dealership did all it could to help Baun (BAWN) and respects her right to protest.
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((RAQUEL DYE/SALEM MOTOR MILE BUSINESS MGR.: WE WENT BEYOND THE WARRANTEE TO TRY TO HELP HER, BUT SHE WANTED MORE. WE COULDN'T DO THAT. WE DID WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS RIGHT.))
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Baun says she is considering hiring an attorney.

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A spectacular view accompanied today's liftoff of the Mars Odyssey spacecraft.
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The Mars Odyssey left Earth on a Delta rocket this morning that blasted off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center. It's scheduled to reach the Red Planet in October. It'll study minerals in the rocks and measure chemical elements like hydrogen in a quest for water. The main goal is looking for life. For now, everyone involved in the project is watching and waiting. Two previous Mars missions have failed.
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[FOI]

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Virginians want it both ways: a right to privacy in an open and accessible government.
A new poll by the Virginia Coalition for Open Government finds that 59 percent think we should actually amend the state Constitution to guarantee citizen access to public records and government meetings.
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And when asked "Is access to government records crucial to the functioning of good government ... or does it play a minor role: 63 percent say it's crucial.
33 percent say access plays only a minor role.
But -- should "laws guaranteeing personal privacy be strengthened, even it means Americans may lose public access to some government records?"
56 percent say yes.
Only 28 percent say NO.
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((FROSTY LANDON/OPEN GOVERNMENT COALITION: WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS LOOK FOR MORE WAYS, LIKE WE DID IN THE MOST RECENT LEGISLATURE, TO PROTECT FOR EXAMPLE A SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE, WITHOUT SHUTTING DOWN AN ENTIRE PUBLIC RECORD ON MARRIAGE LICENSES FOR 50 YEARS.))
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The coalition also found Virginians have a slightly higher access to the Internet than the national average.
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Coming up, a local high school student is arrested for distribution of Oxycontin...
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and from a description to a fingerprint, the Roanoke City Police Department can find their suspect. We'll have all the details coming up in a few minutes.
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[Oxycontin]

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An unidentified student at Liberty High school is accused of distributing OxyContin. Bedford County authorities say another student tipped off an adult and the teen was charged this week with FOUR counts of distributing the painkiller. State officials say at least 28 overdose deaths in the past two years can be tied to OxyContin abuse - primarily in Southwest Virginia.

[Roanoke-CSI]

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It's not quite like C-B-S's crime drama C-S-I, but the tools used by the Roanoke city police ARE high-tech. News 7's Richard Lesko has more on how some investigations go from evidence to arrest.
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(( On January second, two people were shot outside Hot Rods Car Care in Roanoke. 27-year-old Charlene Ramsey died a short time later. 29-year-old Rodney Basham survived the attack - and went to a nearby business for help.
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[INQ-We made phone calls...] ((DON SHARRER: WE MADE PHONE CALLS AND SO FORTH AND ASKED HIM A FEW QUESTIONS SUCH AS THE SHOOTER'S NAME AND WE WROTE THAT DOWN AND SO WE'D HAVE A RECORD OF IT FOR THE POLICE.))
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Armed with just a first name and a few physical descriptions, the Identification Bureau of the Roanoke City Police Department zeroed in on a suspect... from a database of more than 31-thousand mug shots in the City's computers.
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One day after the shooting, Roanoke City police released a photo of the suspect, Earl Allen Hale.
He was arrested Wednesday night, and died in prison on Friday. [VO OF FINGERPRINT CARDS] But when there are no witnesses to a crime, physical characteristics of a different sort can help police crack the case. Investigators can scan a fingerprint from a crime scene and enter it into a state-wide database in Richmond, and then compare likely matches by looking at microscopic details of ridges on the fingers.
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[INQ-We would want...] ((We would want to get at least 8 matches before we could say it's definitely that person.))
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[OUTQ-definately that person] Officer Oates says this system has changed drastically in his 25 years on the force.
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((Something that would have taken days, weeks, months, or never, can now be done in less than an hour.))
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More than 65-thousand prints are on file, going back to the 19-20's. Each palm and finger print is stored on a card with all the relevant information.
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[INQ-Some of the things...] ((Some of the things these people were arrested for aren't even crimes anymore. Like you had to have at least a quarter in your pocket, or something.))
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Quarter in your pocket or not - Roanoke's Identification Bureau is on the case - no matter how old the crime. RL N7, Roanoke.
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They are getting ready for the stock cars to race tomorrow at Martinsville...
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but today it was all about trucks. Scott Riggs held off the field to win the Advance Auto Parts two-fifty. Roy Stanley will have highlights in just a few minutes.
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[Parkway-Plants]

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It has some breathtaking views that are being torn down for construction. But the Blue Ridge Parkway is getting some new life to it. Kate Weidaw has more.
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((When you drive along the parkway you're surrounded by trees and mountains. But in some spots the trees are coming down and homes are going up.

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((DAN BROWN/BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY SUPERINTENDENT: YOU NO LONGER GET THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING IN RURAL AMERICA WHICH IS WHAT THE PARKWAY WAS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE.))
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But nature lovers are bringing the scenery back.
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Trees are going into the ground at the Norfolk and Western Overlook in Botetourt County. Matt Dittler came from Ferrum College to help plant the trees.

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((MATT DITTLER: I'M THE ONE WHO APPRECIATES THE OUTDOORS AND I ENJOY GOING OUT AND HIKING THE DIFFERENT TRAILS AROUND HERE.))
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Jeanne Patterson is part of the organization Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway which helped create this new view shed.

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((JEANNE PATTERSON: I COME UP TO RIDE ON THE PARKWAY NOT TO SEE THE HOUSES SO I'M GLAD WE'RE PLANTING TREES SO IN THE YEARS TO COME WE'LL SEE TREES.))
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((CAROLINE THOMAS: IT'S A SMALL STEP BUT IT IS SYMBOLIC OF A LOT OF OTHER THINGS THEN PROTECTING THE BEAUTY.))
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Ferrum Ecology professor Caroline Thomas says these trees will add to the ecosystem.

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((CAROLINE THOMAS: THAT EMPOWERS THE AIR SHED WHICH IS THE AIR THAT WE'RE BREATHING, DECREASES POLLUTION, IT ALSO IMPROVES THE WATER SHED, THE WATER THAT FLOWS ACROSS HERE.))
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This is just one of many new view sheds that are planned to go into the ground this year. Kate Weidaw News 7 Botetourt County.))

[S-Steam]

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The Roanoke Steam opened its Arenafootball 2 season last night at the Roundhouse against the Richmond Speed.
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Coach Steve Jerry huddles with his team before the opening kickoff.
The Richmond Speed gets on the board when quarterback Bob Bees underhands the ball to former Tech fullback Brian Edmonds who runs it in from 5 yards out and the Speed added to its first period lead.
Roanoke's quarterback Dave Meyer tosses the underhanded pass to Kenan McWhorter and he takes it in for the score and the Steam was on the board but trailed 26 to 7.
Bee's then goes to the air and hits Jeffrey Townsend on the 25 yard touchdown pass and the Speed led the game 34 to 7 in the second quarter.
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The Steam turned to a trick play with the fake field goal. Roy Johnson picks it up from the snap and he throws the touchdown pass to Demtric Norwood for the score however Richmond goes on to win it 53 to 21.
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[S-Minors]

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The Roanoke Express and Toledo storm hooked up in the second game of their first round East Coast Hockey League playoff last night.
And Roanoke gets the 4 to 2 win to tie the series at one game each.
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Meantime, The Salem Avalanche was on the rebound in Kinston and the Indians win the game 4 to nothing.
The Avalanche wraps up the three game series this afternoon and return for their home season opener on Tuesday.

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Chicago comes from behind to beat Philadelphia 8 to 4.
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Trailing 2 to nothing, Chicago's Sammy Sosa gets the Cubs on the board with this solo shot to right centerfield in the top of the fourth to make the score 2 to 1 Philadelphia.
The Phillies would come right back and score 2 in the bottom of the fourth. this Bobby Abreu solo homer to right centerfield and Philadelphia would take a 4 to 1 lead.
[SUPER=35-Chicago/8/Philadelphia/4/;]

Chicago would take a 1 run lead in the bottom of the sixth Bill Mueller belts this two run homer to left field scoring Eric Young to make it 4 to 3 and Chicago wins it 8 to 4.
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[S-Jays]

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The Toronto Blue Jays picked up another win over New York yesterday beating the yankees 3 to 2.
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[SUPER=03-New York, NY/WNYW; :]

Derek Jeter would return to the Yankee starting lineup.
But Toronto would use the long ball for an early lead. Shannon Stewart sends this shot off Orlando Hernandez over the left field wall and the Blue Jays took the 1 to nothing lead in the third.
[SUPER=35-Toronto/3/New York/2/;]

Then in the top of the fourth Jose Cruz junior takes Hernandez deep to the upper deck of rightfield for a solo homer the Jays led 2 to nothing and Toronto beats New York 3 to 2.
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Scott Riggs wins the truck race in Martinsville. More later when we return.

[S-Scores]

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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Cleveland, OH/WUAB; :]

The Orioles were on the road in Cleveland today.
Fernando Lunar hits this double to right field Jay Gibbons and Melvin Mora score in the top of the 11-th and the Orioles beat the Indians 4 to 2. And here are the rest of the baseball scores.
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[S-Norick]

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Lance Norick finished 27th in his Aventis Behring (BEARING) Choice Chevrolet this afternoon.
His race team at Martinsville was, easy to say, the largest at the track.
Today the Victory Lane Kids joined Norick for the race and fun before the big event.
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Victory Lane Kids is a partnership between Norick and sponsor Aventis Behring.
Aventis Behring makes blood clotting products to help people with hemophilia and other blood disorders.
Children living with blood disorders and their families were the guests of Norick's sponsor.
250 people came to today's party and for many of them it was their first race.
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Aventis Behring and Norick will host Victory Lane Kids for at least 14 truck series races this season.

[S-Trucks]

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[WRITER=rst]
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Scott Riggs is the winner of the Advance Auto Parts 250 Craftsman truck race at the Martinsville Speedway.
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The Largest crowd ever to see a truck race was at the Speedway yesterday and it watched Winston Cup regular Bobby Hamilton dominate the first half of the race.
Jon Wood making his first truck race was running strong but he was out of the race after 82 laps with rear end problems he finished 31st.
Then on lap 93 the caution comes out after a seven truck pile up at the Start finish line on the re-start after a caution. Kenny Schrader was involved in the wreck.
Ridgeway's Jimmy Hensley and Richard Landreth both had trouble Landreth went out with suspension problems and Hensley had rear end troubles he finished 25th.
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[IN Q=First audio...]
[SUPER=01-Jimmy Hensley/Finished 25th; :]
[RUNS=:15]
[OUT Q=......out of the deal."]
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[VO NAT]
But in the second half of the race Points leader Scott Riggs was able to overcome an unscheduled early pit stop and led the final 108 laps winning his first truck race in only his 23rd career start.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=First audio...]
[SUPER=01-Scott Riggs/Advance Auto Parts 250 Winner; :]
[RUNS=:17]
[OUT Q=.....stay there."]
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[S-Masters]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-82 (1:38:16)]
[GRAPHIC=The Masters]

Tiger Woods takes a one shot lead into the final round of the Masters in Augusta, Georgia today.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Augusta, GA/CBS SPORTS; :]

But several golfers, including Phil Mickelson are on the leader board and should provide a challenge for Tiger.
Michelson had trouble early but he recovered with a birdie at 18 to finish the round with a 3 under par 69 putting him at 11 under par one shot behind Woods.
Tiger made three birdies in a row on the back nine he shot a for under par 68 for a total of 12 under par. He will be paired with Mickelson in the final round.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="Well there's...]
[SUPER=01-Tiger Woods/Shot 68; :]
[RUNS=:13]
[OUT Q=...challenge tomorrow."]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[GRAPHIC=Hold Logo]

Chris DiMarco and Mark Calvavecchia are at 10 under.