[News-Heads]

[ANCHOR=Jen]

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Coming up -
A Police cruiser is struck in mid-chase.
No injuries and maybe no sirens.
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[VO-NAT]


Thousands morn the loss of a Cincinnati teen.
A grand jury is investing after a white police officer shot and killed the unarmed black victim.
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[Talent=Jennifer]


and Bo, Luke and the General Lee are still in business.
News 7 is next.

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[ANCHOR=Jen]
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[WRITER=jmi]
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Thank God for the]

((THANK GOD FOR THE TRAINING THAT WE DO EVERYDAY. BECAUSE WITHOUT IT, I'LL TELL YOU, IT WOULD BE A DIFFERENT KIND OF PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY. ))
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[OUT Q=press conference today.]
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[VO-NAT]


24 U-S servicemen are welcomed home today.
Their captain says there will be no apologies from his crew.
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[China-Plane]


[ANCHOR=Jen]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rle]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=N7 at 11]

Good evening, I'm Jennifer Miele. Teresa Hamilton is off tonight. Hugs, handshakes, and tears greeted the 24 United States crew members who were detained in China for almost two weeks.
Drew Levinson has the latest.

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[SUPER=03-Whidbey Island, WA;]
[SUPER=07-Officer Jeremy Crandall;]
[SUPER=01-Lt. Shane Osborne/Pilot;]
[SUPER=01-Drew Levinson/Reporting;]
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[OUT Q=Levinson, CBS News]

((
(LOCATOR: WHIDBEY ISLAND, WA)



(NATSOUND BAND AS PLANE PULLS UP)


It was a star spangled welcome home filled with tears and cheers...and relief.

(nat pop)

"HERE THEY COME, YOU SEE THEM
Led by pilot Shane Osborne-the group now known as the Whidbey 24 stepped off a Navy jet from Hawaii and into the waiting arms of loved ones. For 24 families it was pure joy.

(sot: Officer Jeremy Crandall)



(natsound greeting)


At a military ceremony inside a giant hangar--dignitaries hailed the 21 men and 3 women as heroes--heroes who made America proud.

(sot: REAR ADM. MICHAEL HOLMES/PACIFIC RECONNASSAINCE CMDR.)


"FROM THE EXTRAORDINARY DISPLAY OF AIRMANSHIP, COOL HEADWORK ... YOUR ACTIONS MADE US ALL PROUD TO BE AMERICANS."
The honored crew thanked the American people for all their support.

(sot: Lt. Shane Osborne/Pilot)



(STANDUP)))





[Nightclub-Shooting]


[ANCHOR=Jen]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=net]
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Two people are dead and at least 18 others injured today after a shooting at a bar in Elgin, Illinois.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Elgin, Illinois]


Police say a man walked in to J and B's Pub around 12:40 this morning then opened fire.
The alleged suspect was ordered out of the bar before the shooting.
He then returned with a shotgun and two handguns.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=We just heard somebody]

((ERIC WELTOV/WITNESS: WE JUST HEARD SOMEBODY KEEP SHOOTING ROUNDS OFF. A GIRL CAME DOWN THE STAIRS, SHE WAS HIT IN THE BACK. IT TOOK A WHILE FINALLY I GUESS THEY SECURED IT.))
[SUPER=01-Eric Weltov/Witness]
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[OUT Q=they secured it.]
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[VO-NAT]


Police say a bartender and a male patron were killed.
A 42-year-old man is being questioned in the shooting .
Witnesses say there were 200 people in the bar at the time of the attack. They aren't sure why the man had been asked to leave.
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[Narrows-Ax]


[ANCHOR=Jen]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=slo]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Accident]


A police officer in Narrows was involved in an accident this evening while in pursuit of another car.
Police say Officer Kevin Buckland was pursuing a white Camero, when Barry (HAY-gEE) Hagy pulled his car out in front of Buckland.
Buckland says his lights and sirens were blaring -- Hagy says he did NOT see or hear anything.
Hagy and the passengers were taken to the hospital where they were treated for non- life threatening injuries.
As of yet, no charges have been filed.

[Ax-Suit]


[ANCHOR=Jen]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=none]
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The family of a man and child killed on Interstate 81 are suing the trucking company they believe is responsible for the accident.
56-year-old Richard Canady and his 5-year-old grandson died when a concrete structure hanging off a passing tractor trailer sliced the top off of their car. The accident happened in Augusta County last August. The family is suing Today's Trucking of Fredericksburg for 20 MILLION dollars.




[Cincinnati-Funeral]


[ANCHOR=Jen]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=net]
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In Cincinnati -- demonstrators took to the streets.
Tempers flared following today's funeral for an unarmed black man killed by a police officer.
Manuel Gallegus was there.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Family, friends and community]
[SUPER=03-Cincinnati;:00]
[SUPER=01-Keith Fangman/Head of Police Union;:42]
[SUPER=01-Shanell Mapp/Cincinnati Resident;1:04]
[SUPER=01-Manuel Gallegus/Reporting;1:13]
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[OUT Q=MG, CBS News, Cincinnati.]

[NAT SOUND]
(( Family, friends, and community activists, packed a Baptist church to remember timothy Thomas, the nineteen year old whose death has lead to violence and rioting in downtown Cincinnati.
At times the service was filled with rousing calls for non-violent action. ((ITS THE LIFE OF OUR BROTHER WHOSE REMAINS LAY HERE AND WERE NOT LIVING UP OUR DEAD NO MORE, WERE NOT GIVING YOU NO MORE OF OUR YOUNG MEN. ))
Thomas was running from police when he was shot by a 26 year old officer. The officer said he thought Thomas was reaching for a weapon... he was unarmed.
Tension over the death has put the police on the defensive.
[SOT]

((KEITH FANGMAN/ HEAD OF POLICE UNION:ONCE AND FOR ALL WE'VE MADE IT CLEAR THAT OUR POLICE OFFICERS ARE NOT SOME BAND OF ROGUE NAZIS ROAMING CINCINNATI HUNTING DOWN AND KILLING BLACK MAN.))
[SOT]

((SHANELL MAPP/CINCINNATI RESIDENT:THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND SOCIETY AS A WHOLE, MEANING GOVERNMENT, TRIES TO MAKE IT SEEM LIKE A POLICE LIFE IS MORE VALUABLE THAN ANYBODY ELSE'S LIFE. ))
[SOT]

((MANUEL GALLEGUS/REPORTING: OUTSIDE THE CHURCH THOUSANDS FROM THE COMMUNITY GATHERED DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ARE HERE BUT NO WHERE IN SIGHT, POLICE.))
But after the funeral police again clashed with demonstrators who marched through town by the hundreds. But, nothing like the violence of the past few days.
Next week, a grand jury will investigate Thomas death. For this community, its a temporary fix, for a deep rooted problem. ))

[Hotel-Baby]


[ANCHOR=Jennifer]
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[WRITER=jmi]
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Roanoke authorities say it will be several days before they decide whether to file charges against a teenager who gave birth to a baby at a Roanoke hotel.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Yesterday]


The birth occurred around six o'clock yesterday morning.
The girl was reportedly spending the night with her 20-year old boyfriend, a student at Roanoke College.
The baby boy is in "critical" condition at Community Hospital. The mother is listed in stable condition. The girl says she didn't know she was pregnant.
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[Train-Derailment]


[ANCHOR=Jen]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=01-15 TC-19:35]
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A roanoke railyard is back in service after a train derailed yesterday.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]


18 rail cars loaded with coal derailed yesterday around 6 o-clock.
The train was coming from Bluefield, West Virginia and was traveling about 15 miles an hour when the cars jumped the track.
The cars have been moved out, and the coal has been moved aside to allow normal operations to resume, but is still lying in the yard.
Norfolk Southern officials say they are still investigating how the accident happened.
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[Wisconsin]


[ANCHOR=Jen]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=slo]
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The last American battleship is dropping its anchor...but it will still be on call.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Norfolk/File Tape]


The U-S-S Wisconsin will become a floating museum Monday -- the 57th anniversary of its commissioning for World War Two service.
The ship is docked in downtown Norfolk.
Officials there spent years lobbying to bring it to their waterfront.
Visitors will be able to tour the ship's decks -- but the fragile inside is off limits.
It's being preserved in case the ship is recalled to active duty.
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[Tease1]
[ANCHOR=Jen]
[writer=rle]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[SS=None]


Coming up, the sound of hoofbeats can be therapeutic, as some Rockbridge county residents are finding out...
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[VO-NAT]


and baseball laid a hall of famer to rest today. Baseball remembers big hitter Willie Stargell. We'll have details coming up in a few minutes.
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[Horse-Show]


[ANCHOR=Jen]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=01-04 TC-1:28:39]
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When you think of a horse you may picture it jumping hurdles but did you know these animals can be therapeutic? In Rockbridge County Hoof-beats Therapeutic Riding Center is showing off exactly what its horses can do. Kate Weidaw has the story.
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[SUPER=03-Rockbridge Co.;:00]
[SUPER=01-Trisha Vecellio/Program Director;:21 QUICK!]
[SUPER=01-Kirk Bumstead/Volunteer;:32]
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[OUT Q=kw news 7 Rockbridge Co.]


((It's called the "not quite over the hill" horse show, meaning all the riders are over the age of 30. Friends and volunteers of Hoofbeats Therapeutic Riding Center took the horses around the ring for contests with fitting titles to match the riders.

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((TRISHA VECELLIO/PROGRAM DIRECTOR: THERE'S A MID LIFE CRISIS HOT FLASH CLASS, OPEN HUNTER OVER FENCES.))
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All of the proceeds from the show go to help fund therapeutic riding classes for people like Kirk Bumstead.

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((KIRK BUMSTEAD: I CAME TO ONE OF THE CANCER CAMPS AND I SAW CAROLE BRADSHAW'S HORSE MCNAMARA AND I IMMEDIATELY FELL IN LOVE WITH HIM.))
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Bumstead who has brain damage from a car accident works as a volunteer for the center.

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[INQ=]

((KIRK BUMSTEAD: A HORSE DOES SOMETHING GOOD FOR YOU, IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR SOUL, THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT BEING AROUND THE HORSES THAT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD.))
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The non profit organization has been helping mentally disabled children and adults for the past eight years.

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((TRISHA VECELLIO: HORSES ARE WONDERFUL FOR THERAPY BECAUSE NUMBER ONE THEY ARE NOT JUDGMENTAL, SOMEONE WITH A DISABILITY IS OFTEN LOOKED AT BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH A LITTLE TALIDITY.))
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In the end the horses provide more then just therapy, it's also a lot of fun. Kate Weidaw News 7 Rockbridge County.))
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Hoof-beats will be holdings its spring cancer camp on May 5-th and is looking for volunteers.
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[TAKE PRE-PRO] You can call 5-4-0-2-9-1 HOOF if you're interested in helping out.
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[Larry-Chewning]
[ANCHOR=Jen]

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Wythe County Hospital will be looking for a new Chief Executive because its current one has announced he will be stepping down.
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[PRE PRO]
Larry Chewning is leaving the post to take a similar position at a hospital in Clinton, North Carolina.
Chewning has been C-E-O since 1996 -- and his resignation will take effect the first week of June.
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[ANCHOR=Jen]
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A search committee will be established to find a replacement.

That process is expected to take four or five months.[Stargell]


[ANCHOR=Jen]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=net]
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Baseball great Willie Stargell was buried today.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Wilmington, NC]


Hundreds of his friends and family members gathered for his funeral in a Wilmington North Carolina Church.
Stargell passed away Monday following an acute stroke.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=As we well]

((AS WE WELL KNOW, WE LIVE IN A WORLD OF HATRED. WILLIE STARGELL TAUGHT US HOW TO LOVE. HE TAUGHT US HOW PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE CAN COME TOGETHER FOR ONE COMMON CAUSE.))
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[OUT Q=one common cause. (2x)]
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[VO-NAT]


He was known as a "home run-hitter."
Stargell lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to the World Series twice.
He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of fame in 1988 after 475 homers in his career.
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[Tease2]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[writer=chr]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[SS=None]


Coming up in sports, the Avalanche gets a lesson on the Keys to winning...
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[VO-NAT]

and the Express is hanging by a thread. It would take overtime to decide the fate of their season, and whether they will be playing again before next year.
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[Profile-Promo]


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[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=ssm]
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[GRAPHIC=Va. Profile]

Calvin Falwell is known as Mister Baseball in Lynchburg, for his efforts on keeping the city's minor league baseball team in the Hill City for more than forty years.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg]


But with the city reluctant to spend millions on renovating City Stadium, Falwell's not sure how long he can convince the Pirates to keep their Single- A affiliate in town.
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[SOT 00:35:49]
[IN Q=You got to]

((CALVIN FALWELL/LYNCHBURG BASEBALL CORPORATION: YOU GOT TO BE COMPETITIVE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU GO TO TOWN TO RIDE A TAXICAB AND YOU GOT ONE THERE THAT'S RELATIVELY NEW AND YOU GOT ONE THERE THAT'S 50 YEARS OLD, YOU'RE GOING TO RIDE THE.. THAT'S COMMON SENSE, YOU KNOW.. IT'S HARD TO GET THE CITY TO SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT.))
[SUPER=01-Calvin Falwell/Lynchburg Baseball Corporation]
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[OUT Q=something like that.]
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[VO-NAT]


Baseball is just one part of Falwell's eighty years in central Virginia. We'll have more tomorrow on News 7 Sunday Morning.
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[Blood-Drive]


[ANCHOR=Jen]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=01-25 TC-3:47]
[GRAPHIC=Red Cross]

Some hospitals across the region say the situation is near critical. They say they have no more than a two-day supply of some blood types -- and less than that for rare types.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/File Tape;]


The American Red Cross supplies about 100 hospitals in Virginia and surrounding states.
It's asking Donors in the Greater Alleghenies region to give before summer time begins.
That's when officials say summer vacations interfere with blood donations, and blood reserves drop.
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[Cooter's-Place]


[ANCHOR=Jen]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=syo]
[TAPE#=Time Off #3 TC 1:13:15]
[GRAPHIC=Time Off]

Back in syndication, the Duke of Hazzard is still going strong. In this week's Time Off, Shannon Young brings back the Dukes with a trip down a dusty memory lane.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=The most famous family ever...]
[SUPER=03-Sperryville; :00]
[SUPER=01-Ben Jones/"Cooter"; 11]
[SUPER=01-Alma Viator/Ben's Wife; 35]
[SUPER=@Shannon2; :50]
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[OUT Q=SY N7 Sperryville.]

((The most famous family ever to come out of Georgia has a new address. They're the Dukes of Hazzard County but you'll find their roots in Sperryville, Virginia.
[SOT 4:14-4:20]
[IN Q=This is sort of our home...]

((This is sort of our home now. This is Hazzard County all packed in here.))
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[OUT Q=all packed in here.]

You may know Ben Jones better as Cooter, the mechanic who kept those crazy Duke boys company for 7-seasons of action packed t-v. The show's still mesmerizing audiences around the globe. Which is how Jones managed to turn a small roadside stand into a destination of travellers around the world... much to the surprise of his wife.
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[IN Q=(exhale) That is the dumbest idea...]

((That is the dumbest idea I have ever heard, but if you have the money and you have the time you just go right ahead. Well, the first day we showed up and there's people waiting for the doors to open.))
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[OUT Q=waiting for the doors to open.]

They come to see memorabilia from the show - from old scripts to costumes to photographs...
[SOT 2:27:28-2:27:29]
[IN Q=there's the old garage.]

((There's the old garage))
[RUNS= :01]
[OUT Q=the old garage.]

...and to buy Dukes of Hazzard merchandise. They come to hear Cooter and his Garage Band play tunes on weekends. They come to meet cast members who stop by once in a while. And of course, they come for...
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[IN Q=The General Lee. I mean...]

((The General Lee. I mean, Cooter's great, but the General Lee... Wow!))
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[OUT Q=General Lee, wow!]
[SOT 11:18-11:24]
[IN Q=This car used to get...]

((This car used to get 5000 fan letters every week.))
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[OUT Q=letters every week.]

You can even take the driver's seat... and don't forget to slide in through the window. Jones says the car's popularity stems from the down-home quality of the show.
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[IN Q=The show is a classic...]

((The show is a classic and it's an unpretentious, happy time. You can't watch the show without feeling good.))
[RUNS= :09]
[OUT Q=without feeling good.]

And feeling good, as the Dukes of Hazzard prove, never goes out of style.
[SOT 5:15-5:24]
[IN Q=Fast is always fast...]

((Fast is always fast, funny is always funny, and good looking is always good looking...Now, I'm not talking about myself...))
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[OUT Q=Now, I'm not talking about myself.]

Shannon Young, News 7, Sperryville.))
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[Egg-Hunt]


[ANCHOR=Jen]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=01-07-TC1:27:51]
[GRAPHIC=none]


The Easter Bunny was spotted in the park today with some local children.
They were on a hunt ... for easter eggs, of course.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

Kids filled their Easter baskets with dozens of eggs at the hunt in Jackson Park this afternoon. The Salvation Army, who hosted the event, hid more than 12-thousand easter eggs.
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[SOT 11:07:11]
[IN Q=I said go]

((RACHEL COLLINS/COMMUNTIY CENTER DIR.: I SAID GO AND IT WAS AMAZING THERE WAS KIND OF A STAMPEDE BUT IT WAS SO MUCH FUN, THE LOOKS ON THEIR FACES WHEN THEY WERE PICKING UP EGGS WE HAVE KIDS WITH BAGS FULL OF EGGS 50 TO 60 EACH.))
[SUPER=01-Rachel Collins/Community Center Dir.]
[RUNS=10]
[OUT Q=50 to 60 each.]
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[VO-NAT]

The Easter bunny made a special appearance for the kids. This is the 12-th year the Salvation Army has sponsored the Easter egg hunt.
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[ANCHOR=JEN]
[GRAPHIC=NONE]

Tomorrow the Salvation Army will be holding a sun rise service at it's location Roanoke. The service begins at 7 a-m.




[S-Express]


[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-90 (1:40:35)]
[GRAPHIC=Express/Storm]


The Roanoke Express was hanging by a thread tonight in their E-C-H-L playoff series with the Toledo Storm.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Express vs Storm; :]


The Express takes the ice before the start of the first period.
Roanoke's Mike Omicioli makes the pass to Duncan Dalmao and he then takes the slap shot that slips by the Storm goalie and the Express took the 1 to nothing lead in the first period.
[SUPER=38-Roanoke/1/Toledo/1/;Overtime]


Toledo's Tim Verbeek takes the puck coast to coast shoots but Roanoke Goalie Daniel Berthuiame was to quick on the kick block the Express led 1 to nothing and the game is in the second overtime tied at 1 to 1.
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[S-NHL]


[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-86 (1:29:50)]
[GRAPHIC=NHL Logo]


Mario Lemieux had a goal and an assist to lead Pittsburgh to a 2 to 1 win over the Washington Capitals.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Washington, DC/ABC SPORTS; :]


Lemieux warming up before the opening faceoff.
In the first period Lemieux passes the puck and Kevin Stevens gets the goal on the deflection in front of the net on the power play and the Penguins took the one to nothing lead.
[SUPER=34-Pittsburgh/2/Washington/1/;]


The Caps tied the game until late in the second period. Lemieux gets in position and knocks in the loose puck on the doorstep and Pittsburgh beats Washington 2 to 1.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="Yes, It's...]
[SUPER=01-Mario Lemieux/1 Goal 1 Assist; :]
[RUNS=:14]
[OUT Q=....description now."]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
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The series is even at 1 game apiece.

[S-AVS]


[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-84 (1:54:51)]
[GRAPHIC=Avalanche Logo]


The Salem Avalanche appeared on the verge of breaking a 3 game losing streak but Frederick rallied in the ninth to beat the Avalanche 6 to 4.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem/Avalanche vs Keys; :]


This guy kicking back at Salem Stadium catching some rays as the teams battled on the field.
In the bottom of the first Garrett Atkins hits the line drive just past the reach of the Key's third baseman to bring in a run and the Avalanche led the game 1 to nothing.
The next batter Greg Catalanotte hits the looper to right field and Atkins rounds the bases to score and the Avalanche was up 2 to nothing.
The Keys would score in the top of the third as Charles Alley hits this home run off the score board and the score was 2 to 1 Salem.
[SUPER=37-Salem/4/Frederick/6/;]


In the bottom of the third Jeff Winchester loops a shot to right field to bring in another run but the Keys win it 6 to 4.
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[S-Orioles]


[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-79 (2:03:23)]
[GRAPHIC=Orioles/Devil Rays]


The Baltmore Orioles staged a rally late in the game coming from behind to beat Tampa Bay 6 to 5.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Baltimore, MD/HTS; :]


Mike Hargrove watches as the O's fall behind early.
In the top of the first Russ Johnson gets all of this Chuck McElroy pitch and it goes over the left field wall for a 2 run homer and the Devil Rays went on top 2 to nothing.
[SUPER=35-Tampa Bay/5/Baltimore/6/;]


The Devil Rays would get on the board in the top of the fourth. Aubrey Huff connects on this McElroy pitch and it goes out of the yard in right field to make the score 4 to nothing but Baltimore comes from behind to win it 6 to 5.
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[S-Yanks]


[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-93 (1:06)]
[GRAPHIC=Yankees/Red Sox]


The New York Yankees called on a rookie yesterday in a 3 to 2 win over the Boston Red Sox.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Boston, MA/WNYW; :]


A sign inside Fenway commemorating Roger Clemen's two 20 strikeout games for the Red Sox.
The game was scoreless until the bottom of the fourth. Boston's Trot Nixon hits the single to left field two runs cross the plate and the Red Sox went on top 2 to nothing.
[SUPER=35-New York/3/Boston/2/;]


Then in the bottom of the 8-th rookie Alfonso Soriano smokes this pitch deep over the left field wall and the Yankees beat the Red Sox 3 to 2.
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[S-Scores]


[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-83 (2:01:05)]
[GRAPHIC=none]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-New York, NY/WPIX; :]


At Shea today, Tiki Barber and several of his Giant teammates throw out the first pitch as the Mets hots the Reds.

Cincincinnati set the modern National League record by scoring in its 175-th straight game as the Reds beat the Mets 1 to nothing.
And here are tonight's scores.
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[SUPER=0091-j/Texas/9//Oakland/8////Chicago/4/j/Minnesota/9///;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0092-j/Cincinnati/1//N.Y. Mets/0///j/Houston/7//St. Louis/4///;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0092-/Pittsburgh/6/j/Chicago/7////Arizona/8/j/Colorado/9///;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0092-/Florida/2/j/Montreal/8///j/Philadelphia/2//Atlanta/1///;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0092-/San Francisco/6/j/Milwaukee/11///;]
[SUPER=X5031;]
[SUPER=0103-j/Pittsburgh/2//Washington/1///j/Buffalo/4//Philadelphia/3//In Overtime/;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0103-/Los Angeles/0/j/Detroit/4///j/San Jose/1//St. Louis/0///;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0103-j/Edmonton/4//Dallas/3///j/Toronto/3//Ottawa/0///;]
[SUPER=X5028;]
[SUPER=0096-j/Detroit/129//Atlanta/124////Denver/95/j/San Antonio/111///;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0096-/Toronto/86/j/Milwaukee/112///;]
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[OUT Q=....last score."]
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[S-Soccer]


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[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-89 (1:21:46)]
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The Women's United Soccer Association opened play yesterday at R-F-K Stadium in Washington D.C.
The game featured the Washington Freedom against the Bay Area CyberRays.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Washington, DC/TNT; :]


More than 30-thousand fans showed up at R-F-K to watch Mia Ham and the girls open the new soccer league.
The game was a defensive battle through the first half then in the
[SUPER=34-Freedom/1/CyberRays/0/;] 70-th minute of the second half the Freedom's Pretina of Brazil scored on the penali

ty kick and the Freedom goes on to win it 1 to Nothing.
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That's it for sports, have a great easter sunday everybody!



[S-Racing]


[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-85 (1:51:04)]
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The Winston Cup drivers had the weekend off but the Busch drivers were working in Nashville for the Pepsi 300.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Nashville, TN/FX; :]


And the day belonged to Greg Biffle. Biffle takes the checkered flag for his first victory in the Busch series and he gets it after only his 10-th start on the circuit.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="I didn't...]
[SUPER=01-Greg Biffle/Pepsi 300 Winner; :]
[RUNS=:14]
[OUT Q=.....happy today."]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
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Jason Keller was second followed by Rookie Scott Wimmer, Randy LaJoie and Elton Sawyer.
The avalanche drops its fourth game in a row, more when we return.
by SS