[NEws-Heads]
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Coming up
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[VO-NAT]
Storms roar through the region... We'll see what they did.. and what's to come.
A warning goes out... a california man wanted for murder could flee to Charlotte. We'll hear from people who knew Nickolay Soltys.
And Gary Condit speaks out on National TV.
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[Talent=Jean]
News 7 is next.
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[VO-NAT]
Strong thunderstorms blow through Southwest Virginia... knocking down trees and powerlines.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
[GRAPHIC=News 7 at 11]
Good evening...
[Storms]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=01-45 TC24:53]
[GRAPHIC=Severe Weather]
The storms blew through quickly in much of the viewing area.... but left behind some damage.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Strong winds blew down many trees in Southeast and Southwest Roanoke and in the Tanglewood mall area of Roanoke County.
This tree on 27th street in South Roanoke fell on a car.
Luckily the two people inside were not hurt.
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[Condit]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Gary Condit]
He's been silent for months, but tonight Congressman Gary Condit is speaking out-
So what is Condit saying about his relationship with Chandra Levy and about her disappearance?
Aleen Sirgany has details.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Lewis Wolfson/Political Analyst;]
[Super=01-Aleen Sirgany/Reporting;]
[RUNS=:00]
[OUT Q=CBS News, WAshington.]
((CONGRESSMAN GARY CONDIT --who-- HAS SPENT MONTHS IGNORING THE MEDIA, FINALLY BROKE HIS SILENCE IN A TAPED, TV INTERVIEW WITH CONNIE CHUNG ON ABC'S PRIMETIME THURSDAY.
Rep. Gary Condit/(D-California)
CONDIT HAS REPORTEDLY ADMITTED TO POLICE THAT HE INDEED HAD A SEXUAL AFFAIR WITH INTERN CHANDRA LEVY, BUT HE DID "NOT" ADMIT THAT IN THE INTERVIEW. HE DID SAY THAT HE AND LEVY WERE CLOSE ... BUT HE STILL HAS NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED TO HER. LEVY HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE MAY FIRST. THE TV INTERVIEW IS THE FIRST IN A STRING OF MEDIA APPEARANCES. CONDIT HAS ALREADY SPOKEN TO PEOPLE MAGAZINE AND WILL TALK TO NEWSWEEK FRIDAY. HE'S ALSO SPOKEN WITH A TV REPORTER FROM CBS AFF
ILIATE KOVR-- IN HIS MODESTO DISTRICT. AND --- HE ADDRESSED HIS CONSTITUENTS DIRECTLY WITH A LETTER, IN WHICH THE CONG
RESSMAN SAYS FACING THE MEDIA, QUOTE "is not something I look forward to. But things have gone on long enough."
MANY ANALYSTS THINK THIS PUBLIC RELATIONS BLITZ WILL NOT BE ENOUGH TO RESCUE HIS POLITICAL CAREER.
Lewis Wolfson/Political Analyst
"I think his political career is damaged in a lot of ways and in some ways he doesn't even perceive himself."
CHANDRA LEVY'S PARENTS HAD PLANNED TO WATCH THE TV INTERVIEW WITH CONDIT. AND THEY RECEIVED THE CONSTITUENT LETTER... BUT DIDN'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.
CONGRESSMAN CONDIT'S CALIFORNIA CONSTITUENTS AND COLLEAGUES.
ALEEN SIRGANY, CBS NEWS, WASHINGTON.))
[Bedford-Schools]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=01-50 TC07:35]
[GRAPHIC=None]
An ongoing conflict between two Bedford County school board members could cost the board's chairman his title.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bedford]
Members Betty Earle and Mark Goode want Jim Fields removed as school board chairman for allegedly leaking confidential student information to the press.
Earle says Fields suggested to the media her son got preferential treatment when he was appointed to the Governor's School this semester.
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[SOT 8:55:05]
[IN Q=There's been student]
((MARK GOODE/BEDFORD CO. SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER: THERE'S BEEN STUDENT INFORMATION RELEASED, NAME OF THE STUDENT HAS BEEN RELEASED TO THE PRESS, AND WHEN WE'RE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION WE'RE TOLD FROM THE GET-GO THAT EVERYTHING WE DO BEHIND CLOSED DOORS STAYS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.))
((BETTY EARLE/BEDFORD CO. SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER: I DON'T THINK THE MAN DESERVES TO BE CALLED THE CHAIRMAN. AS I READ THE ETHICS CODE WE JUST SIGNED MAY 24TH, HE'S ALREADY ABUSED 7 OUT OF THE 12 ETHICS CODES WE ALL SIGNED.))
[SUPER=01-Mark Goode/Bedford Co. School Board Member; :00]
[SUPER=01-Betty Earle/Bedford Co. School Board Member; :13]
[RUNS=28]
[OUT Q=we all signed.]
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[VO-NAT]
Fields declined to comment after the meeting.
The board will vote next month on whether to remove him as chairman and from the Governor's School committee.
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[Monty-Schools]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=rca]
[TAPE#=01-20 TC23:30]
[GRAPHIC=None]
It's back to school for most kids... but two students won't be going to the school they thought they would.
A new computerized bus routing system in Montgomery County is the culprit. It's forcing the students to switch schools after six years.
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[VO-NAT :19]
[SUPER=03-Floyd Co.;]
The Dabagahi's (De-ba-gees) live on the Floyd-Montgomery County line.
Their children, an 8th and 10th grader, have attended Montgomery Schools without a problem until this year.
Days before classes started, they were told the children had to switch to Floyd County High School because they were outside district lines.
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[SOT 49:45:28]
[IN Q=if we were notified]
((M.G .DABAGAHI/PARENT; IF WE WERE NOTIFIED AT THE END OF THE YEAR LAST YEAR WE WOULD HAVE PLANNED IT BETTER WE WOULD HAVE PREPARED THE KIDS, WE WOULD HAVE MOVED THEIR FILES.))
[SUPER=01-M. G. Dabagahi/Parent;]
[RUNS=:10]
[OUT Q=MOVED THEIR FILES.]
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[VO-NAT]
The Montgomery County Superintendent declined an interview but says the new busing system showed the family out of district.
The Debaghi's offered to pay tuition for the kids to stay in the same school but the offer was rejected.
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[Power-Line]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11 PM]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=01-31 TC44:04]
[GRAPHIC=AEP Powerline]
Residents say they can't live with it.
A-E-P says it can't live WITHOUT it.
This week the U.S. Forsest Service is holding public hearings on A-E-P's plans to build a high voltage power line in Southwest Virgnia.
Justin McLeod tells us why the final hurdle may be the most difficult.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Nat sound of meeting]
[SUPER=03-Bland Co.]
[SUPER=01-John Dodson/Rocky Gap Resident; :10]
[SUPER=01-Jean Lambert/Bland Resident; 36:]
[SUPER=01-Ken Landgraf/U. S. Forest Service; :54 (QUICK)]
[SUPER=@justin1; :58]
[SUPER=01-Molly Thompson/Bland Resident; 1:26]
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[OUT Q=JM, News 7, Bland County]
((((NAT SOUND OF MEETING))
It's a powerful debate that's has sparked major opposition for more than a decade, especially Bland County.
[SOT 6:07:29; TAPE 2]
[IN Q=Its known for its scenic beauty]
((JOHN DODSON/ROCKY GAP: IT'S KNOWN FOR ITS SCENIC BEAUTY AND A LINE LIKE THIS THIS KINDA THING THAT DESTROYS WHATEVER THIS COUNTY STANDS FOR.))
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[OUT Q=stands for]
Bland County is just one of many areas affected by the proposed 765-thousand volt power line.
[MAP GRAPHIC]
The project would begin in Wyoming County West Virginia, going through portions of Tazewell, Bland and Wythe Counties before ending in Jacksons Ferry.
The proposed line would go right through this woman's property.
[SOT 6:04:28; TAPE 2]
((JEAN LAMBERT/BLAND: YOU WORK ALL YOUR LIFE AND THINK YOU GOT SOMETHING AND SOMETHING COMES ALONG THAT WANTS TO TAKE IT.))
[Runs05]
[OUT=wants to take it]
The state already gave the project the green light.
A-E-P must now get approval from the U.S Forest service since the line would cross the National Forest.
The Forest Service said no to the project five years ago.
[SOT :30:37; TAPE 1]
[IN Q=Things have changed]
((KEN LANDGRAF/U.S FOREST SERVICE: THE ROUTES THAT WE STUDIED IN 1996 WERE COMPLETEY DIFFERENT THAN THE ROUTE THAT'S BEFORE US RIGHT NOW.))
[Runs05]
[OUT Q=that's before us right now]
[SOT 6:09:57; TAPE 2]
[IN Q=The U.S. Forest Service]
((JUSTIN McLEOD/REPORTING: THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE ISN'T THE ONLY FEDERAL AGENCY INVOVLED IN THIS DECISION. THE CORP OF ENGINEERS MUST ALSO DECIDE WHETHER THE LINE CAN GO THROUGH THE NEW RIVER WHICH CANNOT BE AVOIDED UNDER ANY OF THESE PLANS. SO IF THE CORP SAYS NO TO THE PROJECT, ITS PRETTY MUCH DEAD IN THE WATER.))
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[OUT Q=dead in the water]
((QUICK NAT SOUND OF MEETING))
This week's three public hearings attracted more than a hundred people, all hoping the federal government will see it their way.
[SOT 6:01:55; TAPE 1]
[IN Q=This is our only hope]
((MOLLY THOMPSON/BLAND: THIS IS OUR ONLY HOPE (LAUGH) BUT YES AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO GIVE UP HOPE UNTIL THE LAST MOMENT.))
[Runs05]
[OUT Q=the last moment]
The Forest Service will make its decision by November.
A-E-P still hopes to have the line up and running by winter of 2005.
Justin McLeod, News 7, Bland County.))
[Oxycontin]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11 p.m.]
[WRITER=syo]
[TAPE#=01-35 TC53:32]
[GRAPHIC=Oxycontin]
Industries are coming together to halt the abuse of the prescription drug Oxycontin. A task force
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[VO-NAT :22]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
created by former Attorney General Mark Earley met for the second time in Roanoke today.
The group consists of medical personnel, pharmacists, law enforcement officers, school officials and even the company that makes the drug.
In its effort to be part of the SOLUTION, and not the problem, Purdue Pharma created tamper resistant prescription pads to cut down on prescription fraud.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=We're also working on a new formulation of medications...]
((DR. DAVID HADDOX/PURDUE PHARMA: WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON A NEW FORMULATION OF MEDICATIONS THAT ARE ABUSE RESISTANT. SO, IF YOU TAKE THE MEDICATIONS LIKE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO YOU GET GOOD PAIN CARE. IF YOU TRY TO ABUSE THEM YOU GET NOTHING.))
[SUPER=01-Dr. David Haddox/Purdue Pharma;]
[RUNS=:11]
[OUT Q=abuse them you get nothing.]
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[VO-NAT]
Virginia State police say crimes associated with Oxycontin are levelling off, but that the number of FEMALE offenders is increasing.
The task force expects to have its report completed this fall.
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[AIDS-Drugs]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=slo]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=AIDS Drugs]
Allegations of abusive pricing policies against Roche Pharmaceuticals may leave that company stripped of its patent for an Anti-AIDS drug.
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[VO-NAT 14:26:45]
[SUPER=03-Sao Paulo, Brazil]
The allegations come from Brazil's Health Minister.
He says the high prices for the drug should be illegal in Brazil, because the country is in a state of National Emergency.
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[SOT 14:27:58]
[IN Q=I think the story]
((SHARONANN LYNCH/HEALTH GLOBAL ACCESS PROJECT; I THINK THAT THE STORY OF BRAZIL TEACHES US A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT ONE, ANY TIME A PATENT STANDS IN THE WAY OF ACCESS TO LIFE SAVING MEDICATIONS THEN THAT PATENT SHOULD BE BROKEN.))
[SUPER=01-Sharonann Lynch/Health Global Access Project;]
[RUNS=13]
[OUT Q=should be broken]
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[VO-NAT]
Brazil has threatened to strip the patent from the Geneva based drug company before.
Roche says it is surprised by the news and it has already given Brazil discounts.
Brazil has the highest number of AIDS patients in Latin America, and distributes a cocktail of anti AIDS drugs free of charge, to anyone who needs them.
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[Tease1]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[WRITER=dse]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[SS=None]
The search for a man accused of killing six relatives intensifies and moves to North Carolina.
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[VO-NAT]
While in Connecticut, the search for Powerball tickets nearly brings one town to a standstill.
Those stories when News 7 returns.
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[Sports-Preview]
[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=Sports-Preview]
[GRAPHIC=None]
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[SOT]
[IN Q="first audio...]
[RUNS=:26]
[OUT Q=...in sports."]
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
The F-B-I has now added Nikolay Soltys to its most wanted list- and authorities are warning that Soltys may travel to North Carolina.
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[VO-NAT 9.5]
Police say Soltys used to live in Charlotte, knows the city and now has relatives there.
The Ukranian immigrant is wanted for killing six family members.
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[SOT 19:13:33]
[IN Q=]
((MR. SOLTYS HADS FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN CHARLOTTE... WE WILL BE PROVIDING PROTECTION TO RELATIVES THAT ARE HERE.))
[Super=01-Keith Bridges/Charlotte Police Dept;]
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[OUT Q=RELATIVES THAT ARE HERE.]
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[VO-nat 09.5]
[SUPER=03-Sacramento, CA]
Sacramento Police say Soltys is a calculating career criminal.
They say he's been preying on the elderly and poor for years using intimidation and force to get money.
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[Charlotte-Soltys]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=5]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[***ANCHOR TAG***]
The Charlotte Mecklenburg Police have warned local residents to be on the lookout for Soltys-
One person who remembers Soltys fairly well is the pastor of a church there.
Duffie Dixon has his story.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Charlotte, NC; :00]
[SUPER=01-Pastor Nikolay Kalyuvhny/First Slavic Baptist Church; :10]
[SUPER=01-Duffie Dixon/Reporting; :41]
[RUNS=1:18]
[OUT Q=to his family.]
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[Anchor=Jean]
[SS=None]
That was Duffie Dixon reporting from Charlotte.
[PETA-Website]
[ANCHOR=JEan]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=jmc]
[TAPE#=01-47 TC23:33]
[GRAPHIC=None]
The animal rights group PETA has been fighting a man who created a parody of its website.
Today, an appeals court ate him alive.
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[VO-NAT]
The U-S Fourth Circuit in Richmond affirmed a lower court ruling against Michael (DOH-nee) Doughney.
PETA sued when he registered the domain name "peta-dot-org".
Web surfers found they were looking at "People Eating Tasty Animals" instead of "People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals."
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
[SS=None]
The appeals court says Doughney infringed on PETA's trademark.
[Tease2]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[writer=chr]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[SS=None]
The Statue of Liberty gets thousands of visitors every year.
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[VO-NAT]
But never one like this.
We'll explain this stuntman got tangled up with lady liberty when we come back.
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[WEB-ADDRESS]
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[Web Address Announce]
[Pinnacle 4885ess]
[Powerball]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Nobody won last night's powerball jackpot.. That means the prize gets even bigger.
Saturdays' winnings are 280 million dollars.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Greenwich, CT]
Powerball sales proved to be just too much though for one Connecticut town.
The five lottery agents in Greenwich got the OK to suspend sales for a day .. tomorrow.
That after they were overrun with players from nearby New York the past few days.
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[Liberty-Stunt]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
The Statue of Liberty is a symbol of Freedom... but it's where one stuntman lost his today.
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[VO-NAT 08.5]
[Super=X5052 (loads FX)]
[Super=X5045 (starts FX)]
[SUPER=75-New York, NY]
French Stuntman Terry Do.. dressed a pink suit with a motorized parasail on his back.... as he made his way toward the torch.
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[SOT 16:36:10]
[IN Q=]
((NICK RUSSO/STUNT WITNESS; WE SAW HIM SOARING TOWARD THE STATUE OF LIBERTY AND MAKING HIS WAY TOWARD THE FERRY SUDDENLY THERE WAS A COMMOTION AND THERE HE WAS SNARED IN THE TORCH.))
[SUPER=74-Nick Russo/Stunt Witness;]
[RUNS=11]
[OUT Q=IN THE TORCH.]
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[VO-NAT :11]
Home video shows the parasail stunt in progress.
On his approach, Dos sail gets tangled in the torch leavin ghte stuntman hanging several hundred feet in the air.
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[IN Q=]
[SOT]
((NICK RUSSO/STUNT WITNESS: IT LOOKED LIKE A JAMES BOND SORT OF HTING! THIS PIECE OF KITE ON HIS BACK CALLED A PARGLIDER.. A BIG PARACHUTE AND A PROPELLER ENCASED ON HIS BACK. I THOUGHT IT WAS SEAN CONNERY COMING DOWN TO TAKE THE BAD GUYS AWAY.))
[RUNS=19]
[OUT Q=BAD GUYS AWAY.]
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[VO-NAT :13 PLUS PAD]
Rescuers worked to pull Do to safety... but say he was agitated his plan did not work.. and did not seem too appreciate.
Do was led away in handcuffs to be questioned by police and could face several federal charges.
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[Super=X5043 (clears FX)]
[S-Extra]
[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=Extra Point]
[GRAPHIC=Sports Logo]
First night of girls hoops, NFL preseason, and high school football notes
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :]
but first our extra point. Roanoke tennis star KJ Hippensteel, a rising senior at Stanford where he is a three time all american, lost in the U.S. Open qualifying round in the men's pro singles. He lost to the world's 110th ranked player. KJ got invited to play in the doubles qualifier.
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[WIPE TO MOTION]
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[SUPER=0093-/Salem///Lynchburg///Suspended-Resume Friday at 6/;]
[SUPER=x5012;]
[SUPER=0105-j/Elizabethton/5//Martinsville/4//Eliz 6-0 Game 2//Bristol/3/j/Danville/5///;]
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[RUNS=:40]
[OUT Q=....last score."]
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[S-Hoops]
[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-94]
[GRAPHIC=Hometown Hoops Weekly]
Lets start with basketball. Hometown Hoops Weekly will be back for another season this year. Last night the Girls single and double A teams opened the season.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./]
We start at Northside for the Northside tip off. In this game, The lady Vikings take on Appomattox.
The Lady Vikings get going when Jessica Wilkerson gives to Brittnie Hughes on the break and she makes good on the lay up.
[SUPER=33-Northside/56/Appomattox/30;]
Then Appomattox's Meg Reynolds is just off the mark on the pass. Dana Powell gets the rock and passes to Hughes who again scores.
Then, Wilkerson dishes to Corrie Fertitta, she buries it. Northside wins 56-30
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[S-Girls]
[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-99]
[GRAPHIC=none]
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[VO-NAT WIPE TO #ENG!!!!!!]
[SUPER=03-Minutemen vs. Terriers; :00]
In the night cap, William Byrd took on Liberty. In the first quarter, Byrd's Lacole Board passes to Jennifer Schenk, she shoots and scores.
[SUPER=33-William Byrd/44/Liberty/31;]
Liberty answers. Shaunta Payne gives to Morgan Smith who is gonna take the shot, she hits but Byrd had the lead by 3.
But Byrd pulls this one out 44 to 31.
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[S-NFL]
[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-96]
[GRAPHIC=NFL]
Tennessee and Philadelphia were two of six teams that would battle in NFL PRESEASON action last night.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Nashville, TN/Eagles vs. Titans; :00]
We pick up the action in the first quarter. Watch the Titans Steve air McNair use his feet, he scampers 15 yards for the touchdown and Tennessee went up 7-nothing.
After a Philly field goal. The Eagles take the lead. In the second quarter, McNair loses
[SUPER=30-Philadelphia/20/Tennessee/14 ;]
grip of the ball, it pops free and Brian Dawkins grabs it, he goes 88 yards for the touchdown, 10-7 is your score.
Donavan McNabb adds another td pass with this bullet to former Redskin James Thrash and Philly wins 20 to 14.
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[S-Cave]
[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-105]
[GRAPHIC=FFE]
Friday Football Extra starts the season with a bang tonight with our half our preseason special. Cave Spring kicks off the season with a new man under center.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00]
Tom Hagan, an all state punter last year, caught 6 touchdown passes as a receiver, now he's the quarterback.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="we]
[SUPER=01-Ben Foutz/Cave Spring Head Coach; :]
[RUNS=:15]
[OUT Q=.....along with our team"]
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[VO-NAT]
Hagan's experience at receiver not only proves his athletic ability but enables him to understand the guys he will be throwing to this season.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=If]
[SUPER=01-Tom Hagan/Cave Spring Senior Quarterback; :00]
[RUNS=:13]
[OUT Q=.....as well"]
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[S-Rustburg]
[ANCHOR=Steve]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-97 (55:02)]
[GRAPHIC=FFE Logo]
Defending a group 2A state championship is never easy and Rustburg knows that and is ready.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Rustburg; :]
The Red Devils entered the preseason with a lot of positions to fill on both sides of the ball.
Head coach Mike Scharnus says the state championship was sweet but this is a new season.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="We lost...]
[SUPER=01-Mike Scharnus/Rustburg Head Coach; :]
[RUNS=:11]
[OUT Q=......we have to fill.]
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[VO-NAT]
Filling those positions should present a challenge for the young Red Devils.
But on a positive note, Rustburg has senior leadership on both sides of the ball.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="We're going....]
[SUPER=01-Brandon Mills/Senior Quarterback; :23]
[RUNS=:30]
[OUT Q=.....under their belt."]
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[S-ODAC]
[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-100 10207tc]
[GRAPHIC=ODAC]
Head coach Michael Clark has the Bridgewater Eagles believing and achieving. They are the preseason pick to win the ODAC championship. Mike Stevens has more.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=FIRST AUDIO]
[SUPER=03-Bridgewater; :00]
[SUPER=01-Michael Clark/Bridgewater Head Coach; :26]
[SUPER=@mike1; :37]
[SUPER=01-Henry Eggleston/Bridgewater Defensive Back; :55]
[SUPER=01-Brad McCrady/Bridgewater Defensive Back; 1:18]
[SUPER=01-Marcus Richardson/1005 Receiving Yards Last Season; 1:38]
[RUNS=1:51]
[OUT Q=...NEWS 7 SPORTS."]
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(( The Eagles of Bridgewater College are flat out loaded with talent this preseason. 10 starters are back on offense and eight more return on the defensive side of the ball.
And these aren't just any returning letterman. Bridgewater set an earth shaking 52 different school records a year ago.
And this preseason the Eagles are ranked in every single Division Three top 10 poll.
((MICHAEL CLARK/BRIDGWATER HEAD COACH:))
((MIKE STEVENS:))
((HENRY EGGLESTON/BRIDGEWATER DEFENSIVE BACK:))
Eggleston, who is from Franklin County is a captain on this year's team and one of just several local products including Northside product Brad McCrady, a junior defensive back who has had a front row seat for the Eagles ride to prominence.
((BRAD MCCRADY:))
Another local kid leading by example is Halifax County's Marcus Richardson, who is back for his fifth season. When he's through he'll have almost all of the school's receiving records and two degrees.
((MARCUS RICHARDSON:))
water, Mike Stevens News 7 sports.)) While this group has turned Bridgewater football completely around it hasn't won an ODAC title in 20 years. In Bridge
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