WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 08/25/01

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[ANCHOR=Teresa]

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Coming up on News 7- Details on a shooting in Pulaski County.
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Hundreds show their support for a company considering a move to Franklin County. D-N-A evidence will NOT be destroyed in a well known Virginia murder case.
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Plus, we'll have the numbers for that 280- million dollar POWERBALL jackpot. News 7 is next.

[Job-Fair]

[ANCHOR=Teresa]
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[WRITER=jus]
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The prospect of finding a job brought several hundred people out in Franklin County today.
A company known as Miss Utility wants to set up shop in Rocky Mount.
But its far from being a done deal.
News 7's Justin McLeod tells us why.
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[IN Q=Nat sound of job fair]
[SUPER=03-Rocky Mount; :00]
[SUPER=01-John Campbell/Worker; :11]
[SUPER=01-Barb Kaplonski/Worker; :30]
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[SUPER=01-Richard Huff/Franklin Co. Administrator; 1:05]
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[OUT Q=JM, News 7, Rocky Mount]
((((NAT SOUND OF JOB FAIR))
You'd expect to find laid-off workers at a job fair.
But at this one, you'll see a lot of people who fear they may soon be out of a job.
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[IN Q=Right now, I am currently]
((JOHN CAMPBELL: RIGHT NOW, I AM CURRENTLY EMPLOYED AT LANE COMPANY FOR MAYBE ANOTHER WEEK AND SOON WHEN I'M DONE THERE, I DONT KNOW. I AM LOOKING FOR ANOTHER JOB RIGHT NOW.))
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[OUT Q=job right now]

He may find it right here in Franklin County.
A Roanoke company known as Miss Utility wants to relocate to Rocky Mount.
The only catch? Enough people have to show interest.
[SOT 17:17:30]
[IN Q=It looks like there's a]
((BARB KAPLONSKI: IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A GREAT TURNOUT AND I THINK IT WILL HELP THIS AREA REAL GOOD.))
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[OUT Q=area real good]

An area that needs it.
In the last year, Franklin County lost more than 800 jobs.
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[IN Q=Although this job fair]
((JUSTIN McLEOD/REPORTING: ALTHOUGH THIS JOB FAIR ATTRACTED MORE THAN A THOUSAND PEOPLE IN REALITY ONLY ABOUT HUNDRED WOULD BE HIRED IF THE COMPANY CHOOSES TO COME HERE. BUT COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE HOPING THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING, THAT IT WILL SHOW OTHER POTENTIAL COMPANIES THERE IS A ABUDANT WORKFORCE HERE IN FRANKLIN COUNTY.))
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[OUT Q=workforce here in Franklin County]
((NAT SOUND OF ANNOUNCEMENT TAPE 01-26, TC1:31:46))
Just this week, the county announced Group Insurance Concepts plans to re-locate here, hiring some fifty full-time workers.
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[IN Q=We're out all the time]
((RICHARD HUFF/FRANKLIN CO. ADMINISTRATOR: WE'RE OUT ALL THE TIME TELLING OUR STORY ABOUT WHAT A WONDERFUL PLACE THIS IS FOR BUSINESS, HOW OPEN WE ARE TO BUSINESS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND HOW WELL THE COMMUNITY WILL TURN OUT AND WORKS TOGETHER TO MAKE IT SUCCESSFUL FOR THE COMPANIES THAT ARE LOOKING TO LOCATE HERE.))
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[OUT Q=to locate here]
((NAT SOUND OF CEO TALKING IN SESSION))
The CEO of Miss Utility says the turnout at this job fair went far beyond their expectations.
Company officials will announce their decision within the next two weeks.
For many of these people, that news cannot come soon enough.
Justin McLeod, News 7, Rocky Mount.))

[Rocky-Mount]

[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=tha]
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The town of Rocky Mount is making the most of its membership in a state organization.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Rocky Mount; ]
The town belongs to the Main Street Program for the Commonwealth of Virginia. By being a member-- the town is entitled to free advertisement. In June-- the town was featured in Southern Living Magazine. But that's not all. Now people who fly on United Airlines can read about the town when they pick up the company's in- flight magazine.
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[IN Q=I think it's ]
[SUPER=01-Sam Litton/Community Partnership for Revitalization; ]
((SAM LITTON: I THINK IT'S A GREAT WAY FOR US TO ADVERTISE. IF YOU THINK ABOUT FRANKLIN COUNTY OUR COUNTY IS WONDERFUL. IT'S LIKE THE SEVENTH LARGEST COUNTY. THERE'S VERY LITTLE POLLUTION. WE HAVE MOUNTAINS, TWO WONDERFUL LAKES HERE IN THE COUNTY. SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE AND PHILPOTT . THIS IS WONDERFUL PLACE TO RAISE YOUR FAMILY OR TO RETIRE. WE HOPE WE GET BOTH COMING IN AS A RESULT.))
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[OUT Q=here in the county.]
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[VO-NAT]
The main street program has put together a brochure that highlights the 19- towns that belong to the organization. Officials say demand for the pamphlet has increased since the Southern Living article.
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[Pulaski-Death]

[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rle]
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[GRAPHIC=Shooting]
A Dublin man is dead from a gunshot wound. Pulaski County deputies responded to a 9-1-1 call on Ingles Ferry Road shortly before 5 this evening and found 22 year old Cary Madison Bragg dead. Witnesses said several people were target practicing at the time of the shooting. Deputies have charged Victor Leroy Brown with second degree murder.

Brown is being held at the Regional Jail in Dublin. The investigation is continuing.[Power-Line]

[ANCHOR=Teresa]
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[WRITER=jmi]
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The National Forest service will have the final say in the poweline debate. But that isn't keeping supporters and opponents from discussing the issue.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke/This Morning]

A-E-P spokesman Todd Burns and Power Line Opponent Jeff (Jan-ahsk-oh) Janosko faced-off today on News 7 Saturday morning.
Burns says the line that would run from Wyoming County West Virginia to Jacksons Ferry, stems from a state-of-the-art design.
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[IN Q=While the noise was]
((TODD BURNS/AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER: WHILE THE NOISE WAS CERTAINLY AN ISSUE ON EARLY PROJECTS, WE WERE THE FIRST TO DESIGN THIS TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY. AND WHILE SOME OF THEM ARE NOSIER THAN OTHERS, THEY HAVE EVOLVED TO BECOME MORE QUITE. THE NOISE ON THIS LINE WILL BE ABOUT HALF OF WHAT IT WAS ON EXISTING LINES.))
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[OUT Q=on existing lines.]
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[VO-NAT]

Jeff Janosko maintains "eminent domain" is also a pressing issue.
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[SUPER=01-Jeff Janosko/Power Line Opponent]
[IN Q=The state corporation]
((THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION HAS THE POWER TO TAKE YOUR LAND TO BUILD A POWER LINE. AND MANY PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION THEY WILL RECEIVE AS A RESULT. PRESENTLY HERE IN VIRGINIA WE HAVE SOME OF THE WEAKEST EMINENT DOMAIN LAWS IN THE COUNTRY.))
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[OUT Q=in the country.]
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[vo-nat] The National Forest Service will make its decision by November.
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[Condit]

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[WRITER=tha]
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A reporter for NEWSWEEK magazine says Congressman Gary Condit is very angry with the media.
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[VO-NAT 20:30:20]
Michael Isikoff interviewed Condit-- who's trying to repair damage from an A-B-C interview this week that's brought him heavy criticism. What happened, say some political analysts is that Condit took a public relations play from the Bill Clinton handbook and fumbled.
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[IN Q=He didn't]
[SUPER=07-Craig Crawford;]
((HE DIDN'T SHOW THE PERSONAL SIDE BILL CLINTON DID THAT MADE PEOPLE LIKE HIM. BILL CLINTON/FEB. 13, 1999: I WANT TO SAY AGAIN TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HOW PROFOUNDLY SORRY I AM. CRAWFORD: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CONDIT AND CLINTON. CLINTON WAS THE LOVABLE ROGUE. CONDITS JUST A ROGUE. ))
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[OUT Q=just a rogue.]
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[VO-NAT]
Condit told NEWSWEEK that Connie Chung spent her entire interview pressing him about his relationship with Chandra Levy. Because of that, Condit feels he wasn't able to get his message out about how empathetic he is to the Levy family.

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Funeral services for family members of Nikolay Soltys are planned for tomorrow in Sacramento, California.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Sacramento, CA;]
And police say security will be tight. The Ukrainian immigrant who, police believe, killed his pregnant wife, son, aunt, uncle and two young cousins, is still on the loose. Tonight-- the case was featured on America's Most Wanted and police hope leads will result from the broadcast.
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[Coleman]

[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=01-45 TC-25:38]
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D-N-A evidence in the case of Roger Keith Coleman will not be destroyed... at least for now.
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[VO-NAT 00-27 tc 1:14:03]
[SUPER=03-Boydton/1992;]
A Buchanan County judge has reversed his own earlier ruling and will allow the evidence to remain in a lab in California for now.
The Buchanan County coal miner was put to death eight years ago for the rape and murder of his sister-in-law. The judge issued a new ruling this week following a request from four newspapers and a group in New Jersey. They asked that the evidence remain safely frozen while they appealed his decision not to allow new tests to the Virginia Supreme Court.
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[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[WRITER=rle]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
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Still to come on News 7, Shannon Young will take us underground to beat the heat...
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[VO-NAT]
and a motorcycle group revved up their Harley's today to raise money for service dogs... We'll have the details coming up in just a minute.
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[Floyd-Pot]

[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[NEWSCAST=11 PM]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=01-33 TC-53:41]
[GRAPHIC=Marijuana Bust]

A marijuana bust in Patrick and Floyd Counties keeps growing.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Floyd Co./Yesterday]

A helicopter yesterday located several pot fields on the side of Tuggles Gap Mountain.
It was all part of the area's annual eradication drug sweep.
The Patrick County Sheriff says they've now found nearly 17- hundred plants all with a street value of nearly a half million dollars.
No arrests have been made, but the investigation is continuing.
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[Service-Dogs]

[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[NEWSCAST=6 PM]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=01-26 TC-1:37:27]
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The Ladies of Harley put the pedal to the metal today in Roanoke for a good cause.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

Hundreds of riders took part in the second annual "Hogs for Dogs" fundraiser to benefit the Saint Francis of Assisi Service Dog Foundation.
Each Biker paid a ten dollar entry free to ride around the city for several hours.
The foundation will now use the money to help train dogs for people who are physically and emotional disabled.
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[IN Q=Our dogs are trained]
((TERESA KELLY/ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI DOG FOUNDATION: OUR DOGS ARE TRAINED TO PERFORM FIFTY DIFFERENT TASKS SUCH AS TURNING ON AND OFF A LIGHT SWITCH, GOING TO GET HELP, PICKING UP ANY DROP OBJECT, GOING TO THE REFRIGERATOR TO GET SOMETHING OUT FOR THEIR RECIPENT.))
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[VO-NAT]

Today's event raised more than ten thousand dollars.
Many of those who benefit from the dogs came out to thank the riders.
Afterwards, they all gathered at Fallon Park for lunch, a bike show, and a live auction.
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[Dixie-Caverns]

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[WRITER=syo]
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The area is known for its beautiful scenery, but not all of it is above ground... In this week's Time Off, Shannon Young takes a trip to Dixie Caverns...
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[IN Q=As you head into the heart of this mountian...]
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((As you head into the heart of this mountain you may be surprised to find yourself CLIMBING rather than descending, a staircase, a feature that sets the attraction apart from most other caves.
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[IN Q=Our cavern in a little different in that...]
((Our cavern is a little different in that you don't go underground. There's only one place in this entire cave that you're actually underground.))
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[OUT Q=entire cave that you're actually underground.]
Not that you can tell how far above or below ground you are at any given point. The only hint comes from sunlight that peaks through a break in the limestone. The cave is the only cavern in southwest Virginia. Owner Connie Browning says its rarity is one of its selling points.
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[IN Q=It's just like the mountain and the trees...]
((It's just like the mountain and the trees and everything else you see out here that you just wonder why it's here. It's just there and it's for us to protect.))
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[OUT Q=and it's for us to protect.]
As are its many formations, including the towering Chief One Feather and this stalactite dubbed "The Hokie" because of its resemblance to a turkey.
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[IN Q=The tour takes about 45-minutes...]
((The tour takes about 45-minutes and covers about a third of a mile. But that doesn't mean it's not difficult. Be prepared to hike 342-stairs.))
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[OUT Q=Be prepared to hike 342-stairs.]
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[IN Q=What you're doing is you're traveling up and down...]
((What you're doing is you're traveling up and down, up and down the mountain. So, that's the interesting part of Dixie Caverns is that you're going up first, then you're going up and down the mountain.))
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[OUT Q=...then you're going up and down the mountain.]
So wear comfortable shoes and a jacket to beat the chill and enjoy the world from the inside out. Shannon Young, News 7, Salem.)) [Tease2]
[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[writer=rle]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[SS=None]
Still to come on News 7 at 11, someone in the country could be nearly 3-hundred million dollars richer tonight... We'll have Powerball numbers in just a minute...
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[VO-NAT]
and also, actor Robert Blake says he's selling his house, after it has become a ghoulish attraction. Stay with us, there's more to come...
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[WEB-ADDRESS]
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[Web Address Announce] [Pinnacle 4885ess]

[Robert-Blake]

[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=tha]
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Actor Robert Blake says his home is becoming too much of a ghoulish attraction for him to stay there anymore.
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[VO-NAT 15:16:43]
[SUPER=03-Sacramento, CA;]
Blake says he can't raise his young daughter there because the house has become a gathering point for paparazzi and photographers. The 67-year-old ``Baretta'' star says he'll move to the San Fernando Valley area so he can be closer to his adult daughter.
Blake shared the home with his wife--- who was shot to death last May.
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[SOT 15:18:31]
[IN Q=How would you ]
((ROBERT BLAKE/ACTOR: HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF YOU WERE ON THAT TOUR, WHAT DO YOU CALL IT. THAT HOME TOUR WHERE THEY SAY THERE'S MANSON'S HOUSE, HERE'S JAY'S HOUSE....THIS IS MY HOME, THIS IS WHERE I GREW UP THESE ARE MY PEOPLE.))
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[OUT Q=my people.]
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[VO-NAT]
Blake is asking a little more than a million dollars for the nearly five-thousand-square-foot compound, which has seven bedrooms and six baths.
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[Biz-Review]

[ANCHOR=teresa]
[NEWSCAST=weekend pm]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=BizReview #4 TC-43:27]
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[!!!NO STOCKS!!!]
Virginia's major-party candidates for governor are both promising recovery plans to help Southside areas hit hard by layoffs.
And American Electric Power goes to work to restore service after a powerful storm rips through Roanoke.
Jennifer Miele has those stories in this week's business review.
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[SUPER=03-Henry Co.;:08]
[SUPER=01-Mark Warner/D - Candidate for Governor;:17]
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(( This week in Review... the latest blow to South side's economy is Bassett Furniture's 300-man cutback.
Both candidates for Governor vow Bassett will rally.
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((MARK WARNER))
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[butt butt butt] ((MARK EARLY:))
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Garland Conner says he was fired because of his disability.
He lost his right hand in a hunting accident when he was 16.
After two days on the job as a courier-company driver for Willcar, he says he was fired.
With the help of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Conner is suing for compensation and punitive damages.
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((GARLAND CONNER: I'D LIKE TO SEE....DO THE RIGHT THING.))
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The Brambleton Court area of Roanoke County was hit hard by Thursday night's storm.
American Electric Power crews worked through the night to restore service.
Downed trees and power lines were to blame for most of the outages.
For News 7, I'm Jennifer Miele, and that is this week's business review.))

[Powerball]

[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Powerball]
Powerball fever is sweeping the nation.
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[VO-NAT 19:20:40]
[SUPER=03-Knoxville, TN;]
Today-- thousands upon thousands of people stood in line to buy tickets for the 280 million- dollar jackpot. People from states without Powerball were even swarming over state lines for a chance at a fortune.
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[TAKE POWERBALL FS] Tonight's numbers for Powerball are 17 - 8 - 42 - 22 - 47 -, and the money ball is 21.....

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[WRITER=rst]
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Wisconsin's Jim Sorgi took over when starting quarterback Brooks Bollinger went down and he throws a pair of T-D passes as the 22-nd ranked Badgers beat Virginia 26 to 17.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Madison, WI/FOX SPORTS; :]

Al Groh's first game at U-V-A was delayed for about 30 minutes because of a rain storm.
But the Cavaliers weathered the storm and got on the board on their first possession David Greene booting this 35 yard field goal to make it 3 to nothing.
After scoring on a screen pass that was called back, Virginia's Antowine Womack injured his ankle and was through for the day.
A Virginia turnover set up this T-D. Wisconsin's Jerome Pettis takes the handoff and cut's it out side for the 16 yard T-D run and the Badgers led 10 to 3 at the half.
The Cavaliers would get on the board in the third quarter. Bryson Spinner gets the ball on the flea flicker and throws the 45 yard pass and Billy McMullen goes up over 2 defenders to make the T-D catch to make it 13-10.
[SUPER=36-Wisconsin#22/26/Virginia/17/;]

But the Badgers answered Sorgi goes to the air and finds a wide open Lee Evans who takes it to the zone for six and Wisconsin beats Virginia 26 to 17 in the Eddie Robinson Classic.
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[S-Huskers]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
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[GRAPHIC=College Football]

Fourth ranked Nebraska opened its season with a 21 to 7 win over Texas Christian in the Pigskin Classic.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lincoln, NE/ABC SPORTS; :]

Quarterback Eric Crouch waiting to start the game.
In the first quarter, Crouch goes to work on the option getting the ball to Thunder Collins who scores on the six yard run to make it 7 to nothing Huskers.
But T-C-U answered that score in the first quarterback Casey Printers scrambles out of the pocket then goes up top and hits Matt Schobel on the 67 yard T-D pass and the game was tied at 7 to 7.
[SUPER=36-Nebraska#4/21/TCU/7/;]

Crouch became Nebraska's all time leader in total yards here scoring on the 1 yarder Nebraska beats T-C-U 21 to 7.
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[S-River]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-95 (1:17:33)]
[GRAPHIC=FFE Logo]

The Virginia High School League football season will officially kick off next Friday throughout the area.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Buchanan; :]

Yesterday in Buchanan James River hosted the Knights Jamboree. 4 teams, Laurel Park, Chatham, Patrick Henry and North Cross joined the knights in a day of scrimmages.
And for the Knights its a chance to get different looks as they prepare for their season opener Friday night.
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[ANCHOR=Roy]
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The Knights open with Fieldale of Collinsville Friday night. That's it for sports, have a great day everybody.

[S-Race]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-104 (39:29)]
[GRAPHIC=Bristol Logo]

The sheet metal was flying at the Bristol Motor Speedway as the Cup cars competed in the Sharpie 500.
And when it was over Tony Stewart made a trip to victory lane.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bristol, TN/TNT; :]

Jeff Green, who started on the pole, was the leader after 65 laps of the race. He went to the garage area after a crash.
Then the fifth caution of the day happened on lap 92 when Mike Wallace hits Ricky Rudd causing several cars to slide all over the track.
Rusty Wallace, a dominant force at Bristol took his turn up front he was the leader after 102 laps.
Dale Jarrett right in the middle of the points race makes a move to take over the fourth spot.
Points leader Jeff Gordon passed Rusty for the lead after 220 laps of the race.
Tony Stewart was the leader with 50 laps to go and he takes the checkered flag winning the Sharpie 500 in Bristol.
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Northside wins its Lady Viking Classic, more later on Sunday Morning.[S-AVS]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-100 (1:06:04)]
[GRAPHIC=Avalanche]

The Salem Avalanche opened a key series with Kinston last night losing to the Indians 5 to 1.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem/Avalanche vs Indians]

The fans turned out for the series that could determine if the Avalanche makes the playoffs.
Kinston was leading 5 to nothing then Javier Colina hits the grounder to third and the Indians pull off the 5-4-3 double play and that took away a chance for the Avalanche to score.
[SUPER=35-Kinston/5/Salem/1/;]

In the bottom of the seventh, Salem's Tino Sanchez hits a shot to centerfield scoring Greg Catalanotte but the Indians would hold on to beat the Avalanche 5 to 1.
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[S-MLB]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
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The Chicago Cubs remains 3 games in front of St. Louis in the National League Central.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Chicago, IL/FOX SPORTS; :]

Sammy Sosa with a smile on his face after the Cubs take the early lead.
In the bottom of the first, Fred McGriff hits a single in the corner of right field it scores Ricky Gutierrez and the Cubs went on top 1 to nothing.
Still in the bottom of the first, Michael Tucker hits a floater to left field Sosa scores and the Cubs jumped out to a 2 to nothing lead.
[SUPER=35-Chicago/6/St. Louis/4/;]

The Cubs added another run in the bottom of the third. McGriff hits a fly ball to centerfield again scoring Gutierrez to make it 3 to nothing and Chicago goes on to win it 6 to 4.
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[S-Scores]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-97 (57:05)]
[GRAPHIC=Yankees]

New York's Roger Clemens is the first American Leaguer to start a season 17 and 1.
Clemens pitching the Yankees to a win over Anaheim.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Anaheim, CA/MSG; :]

New York has won all 17 of Clemen's starts since he lost to Seattle on May 20-th.
He got help from Bernie Williams who belts this homer the 200-th of his career and the Yankees get the 7 to 5 win over the Angels.
And here are tonight's scores.
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[OUT Q=....last score."]
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[S-Hoops]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-101 (39:05)]
[GRAPHIC=High School Hoops]

Northside won the rematch of last years Group Two A state championship beating Bassett 56 to 51.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Vikings vs Bengals; :]

The Vikings were ready for the challenge in their Lady Viking Classic.
Bassett gets on the board when Shirley McCall takes it to the hoop for the easy layup she scored 18 points.
But Northside rallied Brittany Hughes passes to Corey Fertilla for two of her 20 points in the game the Vikings trailed by 2.
[SUPER=34-Northside/56/Bassett/51/;]

Catherine Heath dribbles the ball through traffic for the score and Northside wins it 56 to 51.
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[Video]

[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=slo]
[TAPE#=net h]
[GRAPHIC=none]

It's a real Cinderella story for one young mother... as she marries the Crown Prince of Norway... and becomes the future queen.
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[VO-NAT 15:12:30]
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[SUPER=75-Oslo, Norway]
The twenty eight year old former waitress and drug abuser caught the heart of a prince. The couple was wed today in Oslo before six other monarchs and 8 HUNDRED guests. The Prince, who has been groomed since birth to become King, says he never faced the possibility of losing the crown in order to marry a commoner, and says his family was supportive the whole way. [Super=X5043 (clears FX)] (------------)