WDBJ 7 news at 6 for 09/28/01

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[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]

More than two weeks after terrorists paralyzed the nation Virginia's governor takes the pulse of the Commonwealth.
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[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]
And, car dealers are offering sweet deals and near-steals. But don't forget to read the fine print.
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In sports, The area colleges gear up for this weekends games Michael Vick may sit out the Falcons game on Sunday.

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And the Winston Cup cars get their first look at the race track in Kansas City, Kansas.
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[ANCHOR=Robin]
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Weekend looks ok for outdoor stuff. Temperatures remain on the cool side. [Video-Open]
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[IN Q=The Cold War, depressions]
[sot tape 13:49:58 ]
((GOV. JIM GILMORE: THE COLD WAR, DEPRESSSIONS, ASSASSINATIONS, WE'VE FACED ALL THAT. AND WE CAN FACE DOWN TERRORISM TODAY. AND WE WILL.))
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[OUT Q=terrorism today. And we will.]
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[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]

Words of reassurance today from the Governor, along with words of warning.
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]

"Our economy in the nation and in Virginia has taken a major hit," says Governor Jim Gilmore.
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[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]

Good evening, I'm Keith Humphry.
[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]

And I'm Shannon Young.

[Gilmore-Terrorism]

[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-SHOT]
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Before September 11th, Virginia's Senate Finance staff warned of a budget shortfall of a half BILLION dollars or more.
Today, Governor Jim Gilmore acknowledged "we were already in a declining economy."
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-SHOT]

The economic hit Virginia is taking was the Governor's top message today -- in a formal address to the first meeting of his new Preparedness and Security Panel.
[Double Boxes=Keith+Shannon/Ellen Microwave]

Ellen Qualls is in our Richmond newsroom with details.
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[SUPER=149-Ellen Qualls/equalls*wdbj7.com;]
[SUPER=145-Richmond;]

Keith and Shanon, the economic health of the Commonwealth is NOT the primary responsibility of this panel.
Human life is.
So it's interesting that the Governor chose this forum to offer this warning.
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[IN Q=I've determined to be very]
[SUPER=147-Gov. Jim Gilmore; :00]
[SUPER=143-Richmond; :12]
[SUPER=141-Charles Steger/Virginia Tech President; :52]
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[OUT Q=the world's longest meeting democracy. ]

(([sot tape 13:40:20 ]
((GOV. JIM GILMORE: I'VE DETERMINED TO BE VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD... OUR ECONOMY IN THE NATION AND IN VIRGINIA HAS TAKEN A MAJOR HIT.))
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The primary factor is the uncertain status of Reagan National Airport -- a jet engine for Virginia's economy.
But beyond the fiscal warnings, the Governor commanded his panel to think like the terrorists themselves, and anticipate catastrophe.
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((GOV. JIM GILMORE: A TERRORIST HAS THE ADVANTAGE, AND THEIR CAPACITY TO ATTACK IS LIMITED ONLY BY THEIR IMAGINATION. THERE'S BEEN DISCUSSION OF PERHAPS BRIDGES OR TUNNELS. BUT IT COULD BE ANYTHING, ANYWHERE, AT ANY TIME. IT COULD BE A BUILDING. IT COULD BE AIRCRAFT. IT COULD BE ANYTHING.))
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He asked that the panel meet at Virginia Tech, to focus on biological and chemical attack.
Tech's president is on the panel.
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((CHARLES STEGER/VIRGINIA TECH PRESIDENT: IT'S POSSIBLE TO DESIGN SENSORS THAT CAN DO A MICRO-ARRAY ANALYSIS...ANTHRAX OR THESE SORTS OF THINGS.))
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A U-VA think tank report dated April 2000 was handed out.
From a target determining standpoint, we were disconcerted to hear it says the Jefferson- designed Virginia State Capitol is, quoting now, "perhaps the single most important public building in this country," because it was the architectural predecessor to most of American public architecture... and it houses the world's longest meeting democracy. ))
[Live=Ellen Full/Microwave]
[SUPER=145-Richmond;]

Determining vulnerabilities must, by nature, be confidential -- so the chairman quickly announced that this panel's next session would be held entirely behind closed doors, next Friday.
[Double Boxes=Keith+Shannon /Microwave]

[Pierre]

[ANCHOR=Keith]
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Federal authorities outlined their case in court against a Central Virginia resident... a man the government says is a leader in the violent Muslim extremist group, Al Fuqra. At the end of today's hearing, Vincente Rafael Pierre was ordered held without bond, despite his protests that Al Fuqra means "poor" or "destitute," that he is merely a spiritual seeker who has no ties to this mortal world.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Pierre is charged with illegal purchase, possession and disposal of a single hand-gun. The charges go back more than three years, when he allegedly bought the .45 caliber pistol from a licensed gun dealer in Spout Spring. But the indictment is clearly part of the government's urgent effort to piece together the larger puzzle of domestic terrorism in the United States. An Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agent today testified to Pierre's involvement in Al Fuqra, an organization the government says is a dangerous fundamentalist group... one responsible for the assassination of a Muslim Imam in Tucson and the bombing on the World Trade Center in 1993.

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[ANCHOR=Shannon]
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In light of the September 11th attacks, a local fella has joined the army.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

This is Cyberguard. He's a 130 thousand dollar robot designed to patrol army warehouses full of weapons.
The digital camera attached to him records and broadcasts everything he sees to a nearby computer.
So even if he's destroyed by an intruder, there is visual and digital record of what happened.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=You get a robot]
((JOHN HOLLAND: YOU GET A ROBOT THAT HAS BEEN SHOT LETS SAY 15 TIMES. YOU SET IT ASIDE, WE COME PUT NEW BOARDS IN IT, PATCH IT UP AND PUT IT BACK IN SERVICE. A HUMAN IS NOT QUITE THAT EASY.))
[SUPER=01-John M. Holland/President of Cybermotion]
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[OUT Q=not quite that easy.]
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[VO-NAT]

The program that runs Cyberguard is windows based, so it's all point and click... no need for the operator to memorize commands.
This is the third robot designed by Roanoke's Cybermotion shipped to the Army this month.
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[Police-Station]

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Police officers in the city of Roanoke have a new place to hang their hats.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

Eighteen months worth of construction is complete, and today city officials dedicated the new police station on Campbell Avenue.
The building includes 35- thousand square feet of space for locker rooms, offices, storage areas and other police functions.
This is the first time in the department's history that officers have occupied a building designed specifically for their use.
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[IN Q=I think the image of this building]
((I THINK THE IMAGE OF THIS BUILDING, AS YOU LOOK AT THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING, IT SAYS THAT THIS IS A POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT'S HERE FOR THE LONG RUN. IT'S A SOLID LOOKING BUILDING. AND WE HOPE TO BE A SOLID DEPARTMENT FOR OUR CITY.))
[SUPER=01-Lt. Bill Althoff/Roanoke Police Department]
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[OUT Q=a solid department for our city.]
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[VO-NAT]

The city is now planning a second phase of construction that will provide space for the department's detectives, and administration.
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[Blacksburg-Transit]

[ANCHOR=Keith]
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[!!!ANCHOR TAG!!!] For this first time, Blacksburg Transit is considering significant cuts in service. The agency says while it's been growing, funding has leveled off. Virginia Tech students will be affected most. New River Valley Bureau Chief Rachel Cannon has the story.
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[SUPER=01-Ameya Datey/VT Student; :11]
[SUPER=01-Heather Browning/Town of Blacksburg; :42]
[SUPER=01-Ray Smoot/VT VP of Admistration; 1:01]
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[OUT Q=Rachel Cannon, News 7, Blacksburg.]
((Nats Ameya Datey is like many Virginia Tech students, always waiting for the next bus. Nats bus He uses Blacksburg Transit to go, in his words, "everywhere."
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[IN Q=i don't have a car]
((AMEYA DATEY/VT STUDENT; I DON'T HAVE A CAR SO I MOVE EVERYWHERE WITH THE BUS, EVEN JUST SHOPPING WITH THE WALMART I JUST USE THE BUS.))
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Not to mention getting to classes and home from late nights in the computer lab. Proposed service cuts for January have him worried.
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[IN Q=my life is going to be mi]
((MY LIFE IS GOING TO BE MISERABLE AFTER THAT, THAT'S FOR SURE. ))
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Blacksburg Transit is sure it needs to meet a budget deficit. By stopping... [INSERT PRE PRO] bus service at 10 p-m Monday through Saturday and ending all service on Sundays, [END PRE PRO] officials say within a semester, they can save 80-thousand dollars.
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[IN Q=state and federal]
((HEATHER BROWNING/TOWN OF BLACKSBURG; STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING HAVE LEVELED OUT WERE SEEING AN INCREASE IN OUR SERVICE AND AT THE SAME TIME AN INCREASE IN FUEL COSTS AND OPERATING COSTS.))
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Nats bus Two public hearings on the issue are scheduled in October. With students accounting for over 90-percent bus ridership, Tech officials are involved.
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[IN Q=i suspect we]
((RAY SMOOT/VT VP ADMINISTRATION; I SUSPECT WE WILL REQUEST THAT SOME SERVICES BE REDUCED OR ELIMINATED AND WE ARE ALSO CONSIDERING PROVIDING MORE MONEY.))
[OUT Q=MORE MONEY.]
Tech says it already pays 1-million to BT. Each semester 42-dollars of the student fee is for busing.
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[IN Q=it has really]
((RAY SMOOT/VT VP ADMINISTRATION; IT HAS REALLY HELPED US REDUCE THE NEED FOR PARKING ON CAMPUS IT HAS MADE THE CAMPUS MUCH MORE ACCESSIBLE TO STUDENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE AUTOMOBILES AND WE WILL DEFINITELY WORK WITH THE TOWN TO HAVE A HIGH LEVEL OF TRANSIT SERVICE.))
[OUT Q=TRANSIT SERVICE.]
Ameya Daytea is counting on it. A final decision on the cuts is expected in November. Rachel Cannon, News 7, Blacksburg.))
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[TAKE PUBLC HEARINGS FS #1001]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
The first public hearing on the issue will be held on October 9th at Tech's Squires Student Center at 8 p-m. The second one is October 10th at 7:30 p-m at the Blacksburg Transit building.
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[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]
[SS=NONE]
Still to come on News 7, no interest on a brand new car. Sound too good to be true? It's a deal IF you qualify.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]
and a lucky Roanoke man has won a piece of Mark Martin's racing stable. We'll have details on that in just a minute.
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[Car-Deals]

[ANCHOR=Keith 2-SHOT]
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It's an effort to clear-out inventory and get economic engines running again.
[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-SHOT]
Both Ford Motor Company and General Motors are selling SOME cars interest free.
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
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Sounds great, if you qualify.
Jennifer Miele tells us what the deal is with zero percent financing.
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[SUPER=01-Ron Young/Customer;:16]
[SUPER=01-Shirley Niday/Magic City Ford;:30]
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[SUPER=01-Larry Shelor/Shelor Motor Mile;:49]
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For customers like Ron Young, zero percent financing for five years almost sounds too good to be true.
He planned just to START shopping today, but the search looks as though it's already over.
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((RON YOUNG: I'VE NEVER SEEN ZERO PERCENT, NO. THE POINT NINE GETS PEOPLE EXCITED, LOOKS REAL GOOD, BUT ZERO PERCENT IS JUST HARD TO BEAT.))
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Why the deals?
Shirley Niday at Magic City Ford says September 11th has a lot to do with it.
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((SHIRLEY NIDAY: FOR TWO OR THREE DAYS AFTER THAT, BUSINESS WAS REALLY SLOW. SO FORD MOTOR COMPANY KNEW THEY HAD TO DO SOMETHING TO JUMP START EVERYTHING AGAIN.))
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General Motors had the same idea.. it's called "Keep America Rolling."
The guys at the Shelor Motor Mile say "American Pride" may force Import Dealers to kick into sales overdrive.
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((LARRY SHELOR: THE IMPORTS HAVE TAKEN AN AGGRESSIVE STANCE IN RECENT YEARS. THEY'VE HAD SOME VERY AGGRESSIVE PRICING POSITIONS. THEY HAVE MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS, BUT NOT IN THIS DRAMATIC OF A FASHION.))
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Both Niday and Shelor say they've seen zero percent financing before, but never on this many models, OR for this long. [STAND UP] ((JENNIFER MIELE/REPORTING: THE DEAL IS EXPECTED TO LAST UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH. BUT REMEMBER, NOT EVERYONE WILL FIND THEMSELVES BEHIND THE WHEEL OF A BRAND NEW CAR WITH ZERO PERCENT FINANCING.))
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You need to have a established credit, a history of paying your bills, and a job.
If you've got that, well then, you're cruising.
Jennifer Miele, News 7.))

[McNeil]

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A Botetourt County woman has repaid the local 4-H chapter more than 4-thousand dollars she's charged with embezzling.
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[SUPER=03-Fincastle/September 5;]

Betty Jo McNeil, the group's treasurer, was using the money to pay family bills, according to her attorney.
McNeil was missing for three weeks.
After she disappeared, authorities noticed missing funds from the 4-H horse and pony club.
McNeil turned herself in to authorities two weeks ago.
She still faces a felony embezzlement charge that MAY be reduced to a misdemeanor, according to prosecutor Joel Branscom.
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[County-Fire]

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[WRITER=mjo]
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Firefighters say a candle ignited an apartment fire in Roanoke County.
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-shot]
The blaze sent three people to the hospital.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]

It started in the living room of a bottom floor unit at the Sans Souci apartments this morning.
Three people who were asleep when the fire started got out safely.
All suffered smoke inhalation.
Firefighters estimate the apartment sustained 15-thousand dollars in damage.
Two neighboring apartments also had some smoke damage.
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[Botetourt-Bust]

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Authorities have busted a marijuana growing operation in Botetourt County.
The Botetourt County Sheriff's Department says they discovered plants being grown and harvested inside a house near Buchanan.
59-year-old Arthur Wilson was charged with manufacturing marijuana with intent to distribute it.
He was released on bond.

[Car-Winner]

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The manager of a Roanoke auto parts store has the green flag to brag after winning his very own Winston Cup car.

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[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
Alan Lawson beat out thousands of other Advance Auto Parts employees in a drawing for one of Mark Martin's former number 6-cars. Workers had to earn the right to enter the contest by boosting sales of certain products. Lawson picked up more than 60-entries.
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[IN Q=He and his crew busted their tails.]
((BRUCE WREDE/VALVOLINE: HE AND HIS CREW BUSTED THEIR TAILS. THEY WORKED NIGHT AND DAY TO SELL EAGLE ONE. THEY DID A FANTASTIC JOB. IT WAS A TEAM EFFORT AND THEY REALLY PULLED IT OFF.))
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[OUT Q=they really pulled it off.]
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He may have put in the hours but Lawson says his WIFE will most likely enjoy the car the most.
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[IN Q=We're huge racing fans...]
[SUPER=01-Alan Lawson/Contest Winner;]
((ALAN LAWSON/CONTEST WINNER: WE'RE HUGE RACING FANS AND I THINK SHE'S JUST A LITTLE BIGGER RACING FAN THAN I AM, SO SHE'S VERY EXCITED.))
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[OUT Q=so, she's very excited.]
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[VO-NAT]
They've even built a special garage at their home to house the car.
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[S-Qualify]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
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Dodge dominated the qualifying for the first race in Kansas City.
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[SUPER=03-Kansas City, KS/CNN-SI; :]

Jason Leffler will start on the pole He turned in a speed of 176 point 499 Miles per hour. It's Leffler's first pole position in Winston cup.
Jeff Gordon will start second And here's the starting Grid.
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[SUPER=0107-1. Jason Leffler/176.499/2. Jeff Gordon//3. Bill Elliott//4. Stacy Compton//5. Casey Atwood//;]
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[SUPER=0107-6. Johnny Benson//7. Tony Stewart//8. Ricky Rudd//9. Ricky Craven//10. Bobby Labonte//;]
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[SUPER=0107-11. Rusty Wallace//12. John Andretti//13. Matt Kenseth//14. Jimmy Spencer//15. Kevin Harvick//;]
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[SUPER=0107-16. Andy Houston//17. Ryan Newman//18. Dale Jarrett//19. Sterling Marlin//20. Terry Labonte//;]
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[SUPER=0107-21. Dave Blaney//22. Dale Earnhardt, Jr.//23. Mark Martin//24. Bobby Hamilton //25. Jerry Nadeau//;]
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[SUPER=0107-26. Jeff Burton//27. Todd Bodine//28. Ken Schrader//29. Mike Wallace//30. Derrike Cope//;]
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[SUPER=0107-31. Kevin Lepage//32. Elliott Sadler//33. Buckshot Jones//34. Robby Gordon//35. Kenny Wallace//;]
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[SUPER=0107-36. Ward Burton//37. Robert Pressley/Prov/38. Jeremy Mayfield/Prov/39. Joe Nemechek/Prov/40. Kurt Busch/Pro
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[SUPER=0107-41. Michael Waltrip/Prov/42. Brett Bodine/Prov/43. Hut Stricklin/Prov/;]
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[OUT Q=....last driver."]
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[S-Tech]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
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Virginia Tech is 23 and a half point favorite to beat Central Florida tomorrow at Lane Stadium.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Piscataway, NJ/Last Saturday; :00]
The Hokies will be shooting for their third straight shutout. In fact, Tech hasn't given up a touchdown in 11 straight quarters. The difference is the lay in the secondary.
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[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Ben Taylor/VT Senior Linebacker; :00]
[SUPER=01-Chad Beasley/VT Senior Defensive Tackle; :13]
[SUPER=01-Jake Houseright/VT Linebacker; :25]
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[OUT Q=...THE LINEBACKERS."]
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[VO-NAT]
Tech fans need to keep in mind that security will be tightened at Lane Stadium tomorrow. Leave your bags in the car, and remember once you're in the stadium you cannot leave and come back.
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[IN Q=BITE]
[SUPER=01-Sharon McCloskey/VT Senior Associate Athletic Director; :00]
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[OUT Q=...LANE STADIUM."]
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[S-UVA]

[ANCHOR=roy]
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Virginia goes up against ACC rival Duke tomorrow in a one PM match up for the Cavaliers at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville. It's homecoming for the Wahoos, but the installation of several new security measures in wake of the recent terrorist attack has been a huge does of reality.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="]
[SUPER=01-Matt Schaub/UVa Quarterback; :00]
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[OUT Q=....definitely a positive"]
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[S-College]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
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[WRITER=rst]
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The Ferrum Panthers are at home this weekend for a Dixie Conference game with Averett. Kickoff at W.B. Adams Stadium at one oclock.
[GRAPHIC=ODAC Logo]

In the ODAC, Washington and Lee travels to Randolph-Macon. The Generals are 1 and 2 overall and 1 and 0 in the conference. Kickoff is 1 PM.
Also in the ODAC, Bridgewater makes a trip to Farmville to take on the Tigers of Hampden-Sydney. Kickoff is 1 PM.

[GRAPHIC=VMI]

The Keydets of V-M-I are looking for their first win of the season when they host Georgia Southern . They'll kick it off at 12:30.
[GRAPHIC=JMU]

The Dukes of James Madison are on the road this weekend at Maine. Kickoff is 7-Oclock.
[GRAPHIC=Liberty]

It's Homecoming at Liberty University this weekend. The Flames kick it off against Wingate at 7 Oclock.

[S-Vick]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
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[WRITER=rst]
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Falcon quarterback Michael Vick may miss this weekends game at Arizona.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Atlanta, GA/Last Sunday; :]

The former Virginia Tech Star suffered bruised ribs and a bruised back when he scored his first career as a pro against the Panthers.
Vick missed yesterday's workout and he's listed as questionable for the game.
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[TALENT=Roy]
Falcon wide receiver tony Martin will miss about a month of action with a broken right Collarbone. [GRAPHIC=Falcons]