[News-Heads]
[ANCHOR=SHannon]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=JJA]
[TAPE#]
[GRAPHIC=]
Coming up on News 7-
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[VO-NAT]
Insanity.
That's what a Texas woman claims drove her to drown all five of her children.
Prosecutors want her to pay with her life.
Plus, the key witness in the murder case against a member of the Kennedy clan is dead.
And, be careful where you take that shopping cart.
Some Kroger stores are cracking down on cart-thieves.
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[ANCHOR=Shannon]
News 7 is next.
[Video-Open]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=]
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[VO-NAT]
Prosecutors are showing no mercy in the case of a Houston woman accused of drowning her children.
They're seeking the death penalty, even as her husband blames the crime on post-partum depression.
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[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[GRAPHIC=News 7 at 11]
Good evening, I'm Shannon Young. Jean Jadhon has the night off.
[Yates]
[ANCHOR=Shan]
[NEWSCAST=11 p.m.]
[WRITER=syo]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Murder Invest.]
Prosecutors in Houston will seek the death penalty against the woman charged with drowning her five children in a bathtub.
Andrea Yates has admitted to the crime.
Terisa Estacio reports.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Not guilty by reason of insanity...]
[SUPER=01-Jonathan Turley/Legal Expert; :26]
[SUPER=01-Russell Yates/Andrea's Husband; 1:03]
[SUPER=01-Terisa Estacio/Reporting; 1:10]
[RUNS=1:27]
[OUT Q=TE, CBS News, Houston.]
(("NOT GUILTY" BY REASON OF INSANITY. THAT'S THE PLEA ENTERED ON BEHALF OF ANDREA YATES.... THE 37 YEAR OLD HOUSTON MOTHER WHO ADMITS DROWNING HER FOUR BOYS AND INFANT GIRL IN JUNE. WITH HER HUSBAND SEATED NEARBY, YATES DIDN'T SAY A WORD... WHILE HER ATTORNEY ARGUED THAT HIS CLIENT SUFFERS FROM SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS. A DEFENSE THAT SOME LEGAL EXPERTS BELIEVE WILL BE DIFFICULT TO SELL.
SOT: JONATHAN TURLEY/LEGAL EXPERT
"THE PROBLEM WITH THE INSANITY DEFENSE IS THAT MANY JURORS JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THAT SOMEONE CAN BE SO INSANE, PARTICULARLY A MOTHER, THAT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN CHILD 1 AND CHILD 5 YOU DIDN'T HAVE A MOMENT OF CLARITY WHEN YOU REALIZED HOW HORRIFIC YOUR ACTIONS ARE."
THE PROSECUTORS AGREE... AND SAY A COURT-ORDERED EVALUATION HAS ALREADY
DETERMINED YATES IS COMPETENT TO STAND TRIAL. BUT THE DEFENSE DISPUTES THAT, HAS ASKED FOR A COMPETENCY HEARING TO HELP SORT IT ALL OUT.
SOT/NATZ FULL/YATES ATTORNEY
"WHEN WILL YOU KNOW THE DATE FOR THE COMPETENCY HEARING? WE'LL PROBABLY
FIND THAT OUT IN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO."
WITH A GAG ORDER IN EFFECT THAT'S ABOUT ALL ANYONE WOULD SAY AFTER THE
HEARING.
SOT: RUSSELL YATES/ANDREA'S HUSBAND
"I DIDN'T COME PREPARED TO TALK TODAY."
(STANDUP)
Prosecutors will seek the death penalty and Yates is under suicide watch.
TE CBS News Houston))
[Skakel]
[ANCHOR=Shan]
[NEWSCAST=11 p.m.]
[WRITER=syo]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
The main witness against a Kennedy nephew accused of murder is dead.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-File Tape;]
The man was central to the case against Michael Skakel, who is accused of killing a neighbor in Connecticut in 1975.
Skakel is the nephew of Robert Kennedy's widow, Ethel.
He's accused of beating to death Martha Moxley 25-years ago when they were both 15 years old.
Gregory Coleman testified that Skakel told him when they were both in a drug rehab program that Skakel, was going to ``get away with murder'' because he was a Kennedy.
Coleman later admitted he was under the influence of heroin when he testified before the grand jury about the case.
He's believed to have died of a drug overdose.
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[KB-Toys]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=01-34 TC30:02]
[GRAPHIC=KB Moving In]
The word should become official tomorrow: K-B toys will move into the former e-Toys distribution center near Danville.
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[VO-NAT from 01-36 26:36]
[SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co./Last Year;]
That is likely to mean hundreds of full-time jobs, and many more part-time positions returning to the building, left empty when e-toys went out of business earlier this year.
Governor Gilmore and K-B officials are scheduled to be in Blairs tomorrow .. for what the governor's staff calls an "Economic Development Announcement".
K-B took over the e-Toys website, and is the nation's largest combined retail and on-line toy dealer.
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[FAO-Schwarz]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=01-32 TC56:37]
[GRAPHIC=None]
50-thousand square feet of toys....
A child's dream is becoming reality at Tanglewood Mall.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]
F-A-O Schwarz will temporarily take over the old Brendle's building during September and October.
The Schwarz company already has a distribution facility in Roanoke, so apparently it has decided to use some of the merchandise stored there to test the market.
There IS a possibility the store may stay longer at Tanglewood, but that will depend on sales and a number of other factors.
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[Acterna]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=501-09 TC49:48]
[GRAPHIC=Layoffs]
Sixty one people at a Salem manufacturing facility will soon be out of work.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem]
Acterna said today earnings were lower than expected, so consolidation of some of its facilities was necessary.
The Salem facility makes software and hardware for communications testing equipment.
Products there will be moved to another Acterna facility, but engineering and marketing will remain.
Much of that production will be out-sourced to Keltech, another local manufacturer.
Some of the furloughed employees may have an opportunity to transfer there.
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[JF-Cleanup]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=01-25 TC1:44:57]
[GRAPHIC=None]
The ongoing cleanup at Jefferson Forest High School should be completed on time and within budget.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bedford Co.]
Crews have spent the past two and a half months ridding the school of the stachybotrys (statch-ih-BAH-tris) bacteria that was linked to dozens of health complaints among faculty and students.
The school has been scrubbed clean and everything will have a fresh coat of paint when students return.
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[SOT 11:53:39]
[IN Q=I think anybody]
((JOHN OWEN/IMEC ENGINEERS: I THINK ANYBODY COMING IN WILL NOTCIE A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE. THE MAIN THING IS IT'S 30 YEARS OLD.. ANY TIME YOU CLEAN A BUILDING IN THE KIND OF METICULOUS WAY THIS ONE'S BEEN CLEANED AFTER 30 YEARS, YOU'RE BOUND TO NOTICE THAT. AND THE FACT THAT ESSENTIALLY EVERY SURFACE IN HERE EXPECT THE BRICK HAS GOT A NEW COAT OF PAINT.))
[SUPER=01-John Owen/IMEC Engineers]
[RUNS=19]
[OUT Q=coat of paint.]
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[VO-NAT]
Crews expect to finish their work by next Friday.
Classes begin September 4th.
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[Yellow-Branch]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=01-30 TC1:11:46]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Campbell County is dealing with a fungus problem of its own.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Campbell Co.]
Superintendent George Nolley (NAHL-ee) says the stachybotrys (statch-ih-BAH-tris) bacteria was discovered at Yellow Branch Elementary shortly after classes ended in June.
That's the same fungus that was found at Jefferson Forest.
The county has spent 80- thousand dollars cleaning the school's ventilation system and affected areas.
Nolley says he's not aware of any health complaints associated with the mold.
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[Plane-Crash]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=01-46 TC15:14]
[GRAPHIC=Plane Crash]
The pilot of a home- made plane was hospitalized today with leg injuries after the plane crash landed in Franklin County.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Franklin Co.;]
State police say Cecil Philpott, of Chesapeake, took off from private property near Rocky Mount late this morning.
After circling the field three times, the single-engine plane hit some trees, made a hard landing and overturned.
Philpott is listed in stable condition at Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
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[Fiddlers-Convention]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=01-29 TC1:05:15]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Bluegrass and "old time" music are attracting thousands to Galax.
Both young and old are there for the 66th annual Fiddler's Convention.
Teresa Hamilton brings us some of the sights and sounds.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Galax; :00]
[SUPER=01-Frank Tolbert/Musician; :18]
[SUPER=01-Lane Robertson/Musician; :45]
[SUPER=01-Abe Spear/Musician; 1:09 ]
[SUPER=01-Mark Newman/Musician; 1:16]
[SUPER=@Teresa2;1:35 ]
[RUNS=1:47]
[OUT Q=Hamilton, NEWS 7, Galax.]
(( This year's convention is no different from years past.
Here you'll find people off all ages and from all parts of the world... all with a passion for music.
[sot 15:08:01]
((FRANK TOLBERT/MUSICIAN: I'VE BEEN COMING HERE FOR 35 YEARS NOW.... ON STAGE ANYWHERE.))
[RUNS= ]
[OUT Q= ON STAGE ANYWHERE.]
Some who make the trek to Galax come to compete-- but most who make the trip come to reminisce and meet other musicians.
[sot 15:06:25]
((LANE ROBERTSON/MUSICIAN: YOU SEE A LOT OF FRIENDS AND PICKERS... IT'S SOMETHING ENJOYABLE TO COME TO.))
For most of the younger musicians-- it doesn't get any better.
[sot 15:09:01]
((ABE THESE PEOPLE I'M PLAYING WITH ARE JUST AN INSPIRATION.))
[BUTT BUTT BUTT 15:09:22]
(( I'M GOING TO ETSU TO STUDY BLUEGRASS I WANT TO PLAY FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.))
[SOT 15:07:12]
((I LOVE TO SEE THEM PLAY... THAT'S GOOD.))
But you don't have to pick an instrument to feel at home--
[sot]
((NAT SOUND OF GIRLS SINGING.))
This is the 66th year for the Old Time Fiddler's Convention... which wraps up Saturday night.
Teresa Hamilton, NEWS 7, Galax.))
[Tease1]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[WRITER=dse]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[SS=None]
The makers of Oxycontin say they'll make the painkiller smarter and cut down abuse in the process.
Find out how when News 7 returns.
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[VO-NAT]
And a scare six stories up... a scaffolding collapses, leaving two window washers dangling.
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[Sports-Preview]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=Sports-Preview]
[GRAPHIC=None]
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[SOT]
[IN Q="Hey sports...]
[RUNS=:19]
[OUT Q=....in sports."]
((Hey sports fans check this out Cave Spring pitcher Tyler Lumdsen says show me the money The A-S-A fast pitch softball tournament will go on with pitcher Brandy Bailey Frank Beamer gets a tap from "Lady Luck" and the Virginia Cavaliers put on the pads today Steve Mason will have a report.
All that and more coming up in sports.))
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[Reagan]
[ANCHOR=Shan]
[NEWSCAST=11 p.m.]
[WRITER=syo]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Former President Ronald Reagan's oldest child, is being remembered as a loving daughter and an
ardent feminist .
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[VO-NAT :26]
Maureen Reagan died today after a five-year battle with skin cancer.
As she fought the disease, she became dedicated to raising the public's awareness of it.
Former first lady Nancy Reagan said Maureen had her father's gift of communication, his love of politics and was a fighter for causes she believed in.
Former President Clinton says she was a wonderful person who was devoted to creating a world without Alzheimer's disease, the illness afflicting her father.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=It is an equal opportunity disease...]
(( IT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY DISEASE...OR FIRST LADIES.))
[SUPER=10-Maureen Reagan//File tape;]
[RUNS=:05]
[OUT Q=or first ladies.]
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[VO-NAT]
Maureen Reagan was the daughter of the former president and his first wife, actress Jane Wyman.
She was 60-years old.
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[Scaffolding-Accident]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Some tense moments today outside a high-rise in Houston, Texas.
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[VO-NAT]
[Super=X5052 (loads FX)]
[Super=X5045 (starts FX)]
[SUPER=75-Houston, TX]
Two window washers were safely rescued after the platform they were standing on collapsed outside the sixth floor of the building.
One man was dangling from his harness... the other was standing on top of one end of the scaffold.
It took firefighters about an hour to reach both men.
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[Super=X5043 (clears FX)]
[Oxycontin]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=Oxycontin]
It may become harder for drug-abusers to get high from the prescription painkiller OxyContin.
Today, the maker says it has plans for a ''smart pill'' version.
The new pill would be designed to destroy its own narcotic ingredients if it's crushed into a powder and snorted or injected.
It won't be available for at least three years.
[Earley]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=01-23 TC1:32:38]
[GRAPHIC=Mark Earley]
Republican Mark Earley says biotechnology may be the key to helping Southwest Virginia prosper.
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[VO-NAT :17]
[SUPER=403-Roanoke;]
In a campaign stop at a Kiwanis-Rotary Club luncheon, he told the crowd that Roanoke is poised to become a biotech "heavyweight."
The Carilion Biotechnology Institute will be the state's third biotech park.
Earley says he'll support Virginia's growth in that arena with tax credits.
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[SOT 2:11:02 - :15]
[IN Q=We want to stimulate]
((MARK EARLEY/R-CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR: WE WANT TO STIMULATE THAT KIND OF OPPORTUNITY WITH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TAX CREDITS, WITH TAX CREDITS FOR HIRING INTERNS FROM OUR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. AND ALSO TRY TO MAKE VIRGINIA A REAL BIOTECHNOLOGY STATE.))
[SUPER=@Earley;]
[RUNS=:13]
[OUT Q=real biotechnology state.]
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[VO-NAT :08 + pad]
Earley's says he'd help workers laid off from manufacturing jobs by appointing a "Workforce Czar" and pushing for a workforce training program.
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[Allen]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=01-43 TC18:15]
[GRAPHIC=George Allen]
Senator George Allen hit the road today and hit-up Salem's General Electric plant for some hi-tech information.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem]
As part of his Recreational vehicle tour designed to "bring his office to the people," Allen focused on technology during his visit to G-E.
Officials there told Allen they've invested 10 million dollars in the facility over the past few years.
And the investment paid off... G-E's turbines, manufactured in Salem, can be found in power plants across the country.
Allen also opened his Senate Regional District Office in Roanoke earlier this afternoon.
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[UVA-Wise]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Construction work is forcing a college campus to close down this Friday.
The construction means shutting down power at the UVA College at Wise, so the school will be closed Friday.
[Tease2]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[writer=chr]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[SS=None]
Night vision, computers, refrigerators and sinks... it's the future of trucking.
Get a look at what's in store for tractor trailers next on News 7.
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[VO-NAT]
And check out Kroger's latest attempt to foil shopping cart thieves.
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[WEB-ADDRESS]
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[Web Address Announce]
[Pinnacle 4885ess]
[Tech-Truck]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=rca]
[TAPE#=01-26 TC1:16:45]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Volvo's New River Valley plant played host to a national tour of a futuristic tractor trailers today.
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[VO-NAT :19.5]
[SUPER=03-Dublin;]
The 30-day tour is being run by Overdrive magazine, a trucking industry publication celebrating its 40th anniversary.
The magazine displays the evolution of trucking inside the trailer.
Inside the cab are safety technologies such as night vision, computers and lane changing alerts.
Truckers can even have a kitchen sink.
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[SOT 2:08:43 - :54]
[IN Q=THEY LIVE IN THAT]
((SEAN KELLY/OVERDRIVE MAGAZINE; THEY LIVE OUT OF THAT TRUCK, THEY EAT THEIR MEALS THEY SLEEP THEIR HOURS AWAY. THEY LIVE IN THAT TRUCK SO IT BECOMES THEIR HOME TO THEM AND ITS A REAL PRIDE AND IDENTITY FOR THEM.))
[SUPER=01-Sean Kelly/Overdrive Magazine; ]
[RUNS=:11]
[OUT Q=REAL IDENTITY FOR THEM.]
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[VO-NAT]
Volvo says many of the high tech gadgets are already produced at their facility.
The rig will travel 4-thousand miles and end up in Dallas at a truck show.
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[Shopping-Cart]
[ANCHOR=Shan]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jha]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Shopping carts are going high tech too... in an attempt to stop what's become in a big problem in some areas.
A shopping cart is stolen every 90 seconds..... that's according to Kroger.
And with the cost of replacing carts estimated at 1-Hundred dollars apiece .. you can see why the grocery chain has decided to take action.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Columbus, OH]
The country's largest operator of supermarkets announced today that it's equipping 100 of its stores around the country with theft-proof carts.
This is how the system works.
When a cart passes the perimeter of the parking lot it triggers an underground electronic fence that locks up one of the cart's front wheels making the cart immobile.
A metal plate in the rear prevents people from pulling the cart up and rolling it on its hind wheels.
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[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[SS=Kroger]
Roanoke area Kroger managers say their stores are NOT currently on the list to receive theft-proof shopping carts.
[S-Extra]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=Extra Point]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Brandy Bailey will not play in the A-S-A Girls Class A fast pitch softball tournament Frank Beamer gets tapped by Lady Luck and the Virginia Cavaliers put on the pads.
But first our Extra Point.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-VNR; :]
"Shoeless" Joe Jackson's bat, Black Betsy has a new home in an office building in Pottstown, Pennsylvania.
30 year old businessman Rob Mitchell purchased the bat for over 577-thousand dollars on E-Bay.
It's believed to be the highest price ever paid for a baseball bat.
And here are tonight's numbers.
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[SUPER=X5011;]
[SUPER=0093-j/Salem/6//Potomac/5//11 Innings/j/Lynchburg/4//Myrtle Beach/0///;]
[SUPER=X5010;]
[SUPER=0092-j/Houston/2//Atlanta/1//12 Innings/j/Arizona/7//Florida/1///;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0092-/St. Louis/5/j/Montreal/6//12 Innings/j/Los Angeles/9//Pittsburgh/4///;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0092-/San Diego/3/j/Philadelphia/4////San Francisco/9/j/Cincinnati/11///;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0092-/Milwaukee/4/j/N.Y. Mets/5///j/Chicago/2//Colorado/1///;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0091-/Cleveland/8//Minnesota/2/10th Inning//j/N.Y. Yankees/16//Tampa Bay/1///;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0091-/Baltimore/4//Kansas City/1/9///Detroit/6//Texas/6/7//;]
[RUNS=:35]
[OUT Q=...last score."]
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[S-Tyler]
[ANCHOR=roy]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-97 43:01]
[GRAPHIC=baseball]
News 7 sports learned last night that Major League Baseball's Florida Marlins have raised their offer to former Cave Spring standout pitcher Tyler Lumsden to 420 thousand dollars.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]
The new package, which was presented to Tyler over the weekend, budgets 120 thousand of the 420 grand as payment for college. The deal also includes perks like free trips for Tyler's mom to go see him play.
Lumsden told the Marlins Saturday that he WAS going to Clemson. The Marlins responded to that with the new offer Sunday.
Tyler is supposed to report to Clemson by August 17th, classes begin August 21st. Lumsden has NOT made a decision yet.
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[S-Softball]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-103 (28:11)]
[GRAPHIC=Softball Logo]
The city of Salem is hosting the 2001 A-S-A Girls Class a Fast Pitch 18 and under National Championship tournament.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem; :]
Tonight at Kiwanis Field the Women's pro softball league all stars met the Women's Pro Softball League Gold Team.
Salem would like to have its own pro team but right now the city can only handle exhibition games.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="We would....]
[SUPER=01-Charlie Hammersley/Salem Parks and Recreation; :]
[RUNS=:24]
[OUT Q=....exhibition games...]
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[S-Bailey]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-104 (28:46)]
[GRAPHIC=Brandy Bailey]
Former Northside pitcher Brandy Bailey was ruled ineligible to play in the girls Fast pitch national championship.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem; :]
A hearing was held yesterday morning in Salem circut court. A protest committee made up of 3 A-S-A officials and representatives from the city of salem ruled against Bailey pitching for the Salem based Extreme Force.
The A-S-A had declared Bailey ineligible for the tournament on Monday saying she didn't meet several criteria in the organizations rulebook pertaining to the A-S-A code.
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[S-Cavs]
[ANCHOR=roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-105 37:03]
[GRAPHIC=UVa football]
A week into practice and the Virginia football team feels it's progressing just fine.
Steve Mason was in Charlottesville and brings us up to speed on the Cavaliers.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=first audio]
[SUPER=03-Charlottesville; :00]
[SUPER=01-Antwoine Womack/ACC's Leading Rusher in 2000; :09]
[SUPER=01-Shernard Newby/UVa Junior Safety; :33]
[SUPER=01-Jermaine Hardy/UVa Freshman Cornerback; :41]
[SUPER=@Steve1; :48]
[SUPER=01-Bryson Spinner/UVa Sophomore Quarterback; 1:01]
[SUPER=01-Matt Schaub/UVa Sophomore Quarterback; 1:06]
[SUPER=01-Al Groh/UVa Head Coach; 1:34]
[RUNS=1:57]
[OUT Q=....News 7 sports"]
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[S-Beamer]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=SP-996 (1:24:18)]
[GRAPHIC=Frank Beamer]
Virginia Tech Head Football Coach Frank Beamer is counting on talented players, an experienced staff and plenty of hard work to prepare for the upcoming season... but this year, he'll also have Lady Luck on his side.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Beamer took a break from two-a-days to address sales reps from the Virginia Lottery, who were meeting at the Hotel Roanoke.
"Lady Luck" was also in attendance and she offered to follow Michael Vick at quarterback.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=The lottery does so many good things]
((THE LOTTERY DOES SO MANY GOOD THINGS WITH THE MONEY THEY GIVE BACK FOR EDUCATION. IT'S JUST A WORTHWHILE CAUSE. AND I TOOK SOME TIME OUT TO BE HERE.... LAUGHTER... I LIKE THIS GIRL. I LIKE THIS GIRL RIGHT HERE.))
[SUPER=01-Frank Beamer/Va. Tech Head Football Coach]
[RUNS=:13]
[OUT Q=I like this girl. I like this girl right here. ]
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[ANCHOR=Roy]
[GRAPHIC=HOLD]
Beamer isn't leaving it all to luck, though. He told the lottery employees, "if you want big things, take care of the little things first."
That's it for sports, have a great day everybody.
[S-Glenvar]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-94 (1:02:23)]
[GRAPHIC=FFE Logo]
We continue out high school football reports this morning checking in with the Glenvar Highlanders.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :]
Head coach Steve Magenbauer has a job this season. The Highlanders had a good season last year but 18 seniors graduated leaving a lot of holes to fill in the preseason practice.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=We' don't do...]
[SUPER=01-Steve Magenbauer/Glenvar Head Coach; :]
[RUNS=:13]
[OUT Q=....great leaders."]
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[VO-NAT]
Magenbauer has called on an old high school teammate to help him mold the team into shape.
Richard Goodpasture is back on the sideline as an assistant coach.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="Something was...]
[SUPER=01-Richard Goodpasture/Glenvar Assistant Coach; :00]
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[OUT Q=....to us."]
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[ANCHOR=Roy]
Frank Beamer gets tapped by Lady Luck. More later on Mornin.
by SS