WDBJ 7 news at 6 for 10/05/01

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[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]

In the new age of financial reality, the car tax cut may not be completed next year.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]
A widely available ANTHRAX vaccine may still be years away, but they're working on it at Virginia Tech.
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[Sports-Head]

[ANCHOR=steve]
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Tech gears up for the Mountaineers while the Cavs and the Terps have their eyes on the ACC prize,
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[VO-NAT]

and Barry Bonds talks about his Mark McGuire homerun record tying 70th smash from last night.
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[WX-Head]
[ANCHOR=Robin]
[SS=None]

Our weekend weather changes are right on time. Passing showers and a big temperature swing. Plus Iris is spinning in the Caribbean. Details next.
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[ANCHOR=Shannon 4-Shot]

News 7 is next.
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[SOT 13:53:31]
[IN Q=I'm not saying]
((GOV. JIM GILMORE: I'M NOT SAYING ANYTHING ABOUT THAT. I'M NOT SAYING ANYTHING ABOUT THAT.))
[RUNS=:03 ]
[OUT Q=anything about that. DOUBLE OUT!]
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[VO-NAT :10]
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]

Governor Jim Gilmore is suddenly vague on the final phase-out of the car tax.
[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]

And the candidates for governor finally agree: it might NOT happen next year.
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[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]

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

And I'm Keith Humphry.
[Car-Tax]
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[WRITER=equ]
[TAPE#=01-38 TC1:24:05]
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]

NO car tax next year is NO longer everyone's mantra in Richmond.
[ANCHOR=SHannon 2-Shto]

An economic downturn has even Jim Gilmore sidestepping the question.
Richmond Bureau Chief Ellen Qualls reports.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Last Friday, Governor Jim Gilmore]
[SUPER=03-Richmond/Friday; :00]
[SUPER=01-Gov. Jim Gilmore; :14]
[SUPER=01-Larry Sabato/U.Va. Political Analyst; :23]
[SUPER=01-Mark Earley/(R) Candidate for Governor; :46]
[SUPER=01-Mark Warner/(D) Candidate for Governor; 1:11]
[SUPER=@Ellen2; 1:16 ]
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[OUT Q=Qualls, News 7, Richmond.]
(( Last Friday, Governor Jim Gilmore warned that the Virginia economy has taken a major hit -- a mild recession made even worse by a terrorist attack on Virginia soil.
We asked if the final phase-out of the car tax was in jeopardy.
[sot tape GILMORE 13:52:29 ]
((GILMORE: WELL IT'S TOO SOON TO KNOW. BUT WE ARE TRYING TO EVALUATE THAT RIGHT NOW. ))
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Clearly, no car tax is Gilmore's lasting legacy-- and that's a motivator.
[sot tape gilmore 14:41:02 ]
((SABATO: HE WILL PROBABLY RECOMMEND IN THAT DECEMBER BUDGET THE FULL ABOLITION OF THE CAR TAX. HE'LL DO IT REALIZING THAT WHETHER MARK EARLEY OR MARK WARNER HAS BEEN ELECTED BY THAT TIME, IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.))
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For the first time this week, Republican Mark Earley laid out a scenario that would keep him from his previous campaign promise of no car tax "on time and on target."
[sot tape DEBATE 58:03 ]
((MARK EARLEY: I HOPE WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE TO TAP OUR RAINY DAY FUNDS. THAT'S TRIGGERED BY STATUTE ....BUT IF THAT WAS TRIGGERED AND WE HAD TO GO INTO OUR RAINY DAY FUNDS, THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO DELAY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CAR TAX.))
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That finally puts Earley pretty much where Democrat Mark Warner's been-- saying he'll phase it out-- but only after he looks at the books.
Warner agrees the Rainy Day Fund would halt it.
[sot tape 01:00:14 ]
((MARK WARNER: I DON'T BELIEVE FINISHING THE CAR TAX NEXT YEAR WOULD MERIT DIPPING INTO THE RESERVE FUND.))
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They're NOT alone.
Republican Jay Katzen has said in recent days he'd halt the tax cut too, if the legacy of the terrorists is too great for the state budget to bear.
Ellen Qualls, News 7, Richmond.))

[Debate]

[ANCHOR=Shannon]
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[WRITER=ejo]
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Mark Warner and Mark Earley will go face-to-face one more time, on statewide television this weekend.
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[Take FS Pinnacle]
Your Hometown Station is hosting its second debate Sunday night at 8:00. The event looks like it will be the candidates' final chance to be seen and heard statewide before election day.
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[Anthrax]

[ANCHOR=Shannon]
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A 63-year-old Florida man diagnosed with Anthrax has died. Officials say his case was rare and that he was infected naturally, NOT from a form of bio-terrorism. Still, there is great deal of fear about a biological attack on America. Virginia Tech is among those developing vaccines for deadly bacteria that could be used for bio-terrorism.
[DOUBLE BOXES=Shannon & Rachel /Microwave;]
New River Valley Bureau Chief Rachel Cannon joins us from Blacksburg with the story, Rachel? Shannon, doctors at Virginia Tech have been researching an Anthrax vaccine for four years now.
[LIVE=Rachel /FULL Microwave]
[SUPER=@Rachel1;]
[SUPER=05-Blacksburg;]
Currently, the U-S has two vaccines for the bacteria, one for cattle the other for humans. The effort at Tech is to develop something more effective.
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[IN Q=As A doctoral candidate]
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[SUPER=01-Dr. Nammalwar Sriranganathan/VT College of Veterinary Medicine; :16]
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[OUT Q=AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM IS ANOTHER.]
((Nats TC 54:55:17 As a doctoral candidate in the Department of Biomedical Science, Sherry Poff spends many hours in the lab. Her concentration is Anthrax. Nats TC "YOU SEE THIS IS THE ACTUAL BACTERIA." She assists a group of Tech doctors researching a new vaccine.
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[SOT 40:41:18 / 41:01:03]
[IN Q=we have]
((DR. NAMMALWAR SRIRANGANATHAN/VT COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE; WE HAVE PRODUCED A VACCINE CALLED RB51 IT IS A CATTLE VACCINE AND WE ARE USING THAT AS A PLATFORM, / CUT COVER/ THE IDEA HERE IS TO SEE WHETHER WE CAN USE THIS TECHNOLOGY TO PRODUCE VACCINES FOR HUMAN BEINGS. ))
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The Department of Defense is backing the effort with contracts and grants. But Dr. Sriranganathan says more support is needed.
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[SOT 44:05:08]
[IN Q=a little]
((A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY A LITTLE BIT MORE SUPPORT WOULD UH HELP US TO RUN THESE ASSETS AND MAKE IT TESTING BECOMES QUICKER.))
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Time is a factor. At this biological safety 3 facility there is much more work to be done. Researchers estimate another 2-years for a human vaccine to be completed, then it undergoes three phases of testing before it can be used. Nats TC 56:25:05 "if someone gets highly exposed" The doctor says human exposure most likely occurs in a respiratory form. He says people may breathe in airborne spores to be infected.
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((CROP DUSTING WOULD BE ONE OR AIR CONDITIONS LARGE BUILDINGS IN AN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM IS ANOTHER. ))
[OUT Q=IS ANOTHER.]))
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[LIVE=Rachel /FULL Microwave]
[SUPER=05-Blacksburg;]
The doctor we spoke with says Anthrax is a pretty tough resistant structure. That's why it is difficult to develop a highly effective vaccine.
[DOUBLE BOXES=Shannon & Rachel /Microwave;]
and Shannon, that's why it is a top choice for bio terrorism.

[Hudson]

[ANCHOR=Keith]
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[WRITER=mjo]
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35 years in prison ... or at most: SIX years in juvenile detention.
It could be one or the other for a 15-year-old boy found guilty of robbing a Rocky Mount man.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Rocky Mount/July;]

In July, a jury convicted Alexander Hudson of helping two friends rob 61-year-old Ralph English of 6-thousand dollars.
English was found strangled with a bootlace in his home.
Hudson said he was only a lookout. He was found NOT guilty of murder.
Judge William Alexander said he needs a week to decide whether Hudson should be sentenced as an adult or a juvenile.
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[Huffman]

[ANCHOR=Keith]
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[WRITER=khu]
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A computer fraud suspect- -out on bond in one case- -will be allowed to continue working in the computer field even as federal agents investigate new allegations against him.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Noting that Keith Wilburn Huffman is presumed innocent, Judge Sam Wilson allowed the 34 year old suspect to perform computer work as long as he discloses whom he's working for. The pending indictment alleges that it was in the course of doing contract work for a local loan broker that Huffman obtained social security numbers from six different people.
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[SOT 13:55:05]
[IN Q=Identity theft is a growing]
((JOE MOTT/PROSECUTOR: IDENTITY THEFT IS A GROWING PROBLEM, PARTICULARLY GIVEN THE COMPUTERIZATION OF CREDIT CARD MECHANISMS. THE INDIVIDUALS HAD NOT GRANTED ACCESS. THEY HAD MERELY APPLIED FOR LOANS AND THAT INFORMATION HAD BEEN UTILIZED TO OBTAIN CREDIT CARDS. RENA BERRY/HUFFMAN'S ATTORNEY: ALL OF THAT WOULD BE PART OF WHAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PROVE, SO OF COURSE AT THIS TIME WE CAN'T OFFER ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THAT.))
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[SUPER=01-Rena Berry/Huffman's Attorney; :15]
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[OUT Q=can't offer any information about that.]
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[VO-NAT]
The pending investigation involves allegations that Huffman accepted winning bids through e-Bay- -the on-line auction firm- -but never sent the items once he received payment.
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[Firestone-Lawsuit]

[ANCHOR=Keith]
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A man whose Firestone tire blew out and caused a crash in Roanoke County is now suing the company.
Terrance Foster wants two and a half million dollars from Bridgstone-Firestone, Ford and the Richmond dealership where he purchased his Ford Explorer.
Foster's attorney says the tire that blew would have been included in a recall announced yesterday.

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[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]
[SS=NONE]

Students and apprentices get a tough lesson in economics as more layoffs hit Norfolk Southern.
That's still ahead on News 7 at Six.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]

And he's keeping the past alive... with a little a little leg-work from Kate and Ann.
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[Optical-Cable]
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[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]

A temporary restraining prohibiting six large brokerage firms from selling Optical Cable Stock is about to dissolve.
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]
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That stock belongs to Optical Cable's President Bob Kopstein.
He used it as collateral for a loan.
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

When the brokerage firms began selling ALL of his stock to get money back, Kopstein was granted a court order to stop them -- now he wants it lifted.
Optical Cable's new Chief Financial Officer Neil Wilkin and his attorneys were in court today, observing.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=We moved the]
((JOHN FISHWICK: WE MOVED THE JUDGE TO DISSOLVE THE TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER EFFECTIVE MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WE MOVED THAT THE PARTIES GO IN TO MANDATORY MEDIATION WITH THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE, AND WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO COME BACK TO COURT IF WE NEED FURTHER INJUNCTIVE RELIEF TODAY.))
[SUPER=01-John Fishwick/Kopstein's Attorney]
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[OUT Q=relief today.]
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[ANCHOR=Keith]
[SS=Optical Cable]

Mediation between the brokerage firms and Kopstein's lawyers will begin on Wednesday.

[NS-Layoffs]

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Fifty three Norfolk Southern employees at Shaffer's Crossing will be temporarily laid off.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/File Tape]

Over half of those to be furloughed are students and apprentices.
The rest include machinists, electricians, firemen and oilers -- all in the locomotive shops.
Those 53 employees will lose their jobs between October 9th and November 7th.
Norfolk Southern say the weakening economy is to blame for the furlough.
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[United-Way]

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[TAPE#=01-33 TC1:26:42]
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The United Way of Roanoke wants you to think nationally but act locally.
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[VO NAT :22]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
The president of the local chapter today met with leaders of some of United Way's member agencies to commend residents for their generous response to the September 11th terrorist attacks.
[SUPER=03-New York, NY/September 11;]
They say Americans have pledged 676-million dollars to help victims, rescue workers and clean up efforts. But now, they say, it's time to refocus some of that philanthropic energy on local charities.
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[IN Q=With the economy being soft...]
((FRANK ROGAN/UNITED WAY OF ROANOKE VALLEY: WITH THE ECONOMY BEING SOFT, SOME OF THE LAYOFFS THAT ARE OUT THERE, WITH THE CALL UP FOR SOME MILITARY PERSONNEL THERE WILL BE INCREASING NEEDS IN OUR OWN COMMUNITY. AND IT'S A TIME WHEN, AS A COMMUNITY, AS A COUNTRY, WE NEED TO BE STRONG. SO WE ASK PEOPLE TO DO WHAT THEY'VE ALWAYS DONE: TO GIVE TO THE LOCAL UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN, GIVE TO THE FOOD BANK AND GIVE BLOOD, ALSO.))
[SUPER=01-Frank Rogan/United Way of Roanoke Valley;]
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[OUT Q=and give blood, also.]
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[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[SS=HOLD]
Starting next week, United Way and Kroger will team up to gather food donations by putting a bin in every Kroger store. United Way's fundraising campaign will run through November 16th.

[Breast-Cancer]

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Part of a Roanoke street is looking pretty in pink.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

The flags at the intersection of Jefferson and Maple are in honor of breast cancer awareness month.
Doctors, staff members and clients put them there this afternoon, to promote the need for early detection programs.
The flags also stand for patients who suffered from breast cancer, and survived.
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[Stocks]

[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]
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Stocks struggled for most of the session, but managed to end the week higher. [TAKE DOW & NASDAQ PAGE]
[RUNS=:30]
[SUPER=x5000;]
[SUPER=440-x/58.89/9119.77/x/7.99/1605.30;]
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]

The DOW gained 59 points.
NASDAQ rose eight.
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[SW-Tradition]
[NEWSCAST=Six]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=01-46 TC39:01]
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]

When it's time to plow a field or cut a pasture, most farmers climb onto their tractors.
[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-shot]

But Danny Wingate is one who still depends on a team of horses to pull the load.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Grayson Co.]

Drive by his property in Grayson County, and you might see him mowing with a piece of machinery that has been in his family since 1947.
Wingate says he enjoys the connection with the past, and the opportunity to work with his horses.
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[SOT 43:08]
[IN Q=This is a five- year- old grey percheron mare]
((THIS IS A FIVE YEAR OLD GREY PERCHERON MARE THAT I BOUGHT LAST YEAR TO GO WITH THIS SIX YEAR OLD MARE. SHE CAME FROM DANVILLE VIRGINIA. SHE'S DOING REAL WELL. SHE HASN'T BEEN WORKED AN AWFUL LOT, BUT SHE'S A REAL NICE SENSIBLE MARE.))
[SUPER=01-Danny Wingate/Grayson Co. Resident]
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[OUT Q=but she's a real nice sensible mare.]
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[VO-NAT]

Wingate's horse-drawn equipment may raise a few eyebrows, but when he plows a field he usually has an audience, and he says it's not unusual for the neighbors to pitch in and help.
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[Bluegrass-Awards]

[ANCHOR=Keith]
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[WRITER=jda]
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Louisville Kentucky was the center of the Bluegrass universe last night, but southwest Virginia shared the spotlight.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=@file;]

Franklin County resident Dan Tyminski was named Male Vocalist of the Year as the International Bluegrass Music Association handed out its awards. He took home other honors for his work on the "O Brother Where Art Thou" soundtrack.
Ralph Stanley was also a winner for his work on the movie soundtrack.
And Knee Deep in Bluegrass, the all-star project organized by Roanoke bluegrass publisher John Lawless was named Instrumental Album of the Year.
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[Sports tease]

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Words from Barry Bonds on his 70th and the man who caught the 70th, the Express sale is done
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[VO-NAT]

and Andre Davis exploded for three touchdowns in under 10 minutes against the Mountaineers last year, will Tech need his heroics again this year, find out in a few.
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[S-Bonds]

[ANCHOR=steve]
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[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-98 1:30:16]
[GRAPHIC=MLB]
Tonight, Barry Bonds begins a three games series at his home field of Pacific Bell Park against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He will try and make Major League Baseball history with his 71st homerun.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Houston, TX/Last Night; :00]

Last night, Bonds fought off three walks, including an intentional walk even though the Astros were down by seven runs, to hit number 70 in the ninth inning against Houston pitcher Wilfredo Rodriquez. Bonds equals his idol Mark McGuire's 1998 homerun mark.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="i just felt grateful]
[SUPER=01-Barry Bonds/70 Homeruns This Season; :00]
[RUNS=:14]
[OUT Q=......felt really proud"]
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[VO-NAT]
Now Mcguire's 70th homerun ball sold for 3 million bucks. Bonds' homerun ball was caught by Houston area realtor and writer Charles Murphy.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="it was]
[SUPER=01-Charles Murphy/Caught Bonds 70th Homerun Ball; :00]
[RUNS=:13]
[OUT Q=.....whose ever caught a ball"]
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[S-Express]

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[WRITER=sma]
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The Roanoke Express owners announced today that the sale of the team is done and Old Time Hockey is legit!
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
Tonight the Express takes on the Richmond Renegades at the Ice Station in the second exhibition of the season and when tensions get high from players fighting for roster spots, the head coach always has just the remedy.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="]
[SUPER=01-Perry Florio/Express Head Coach; :00]
[RUNS=:15]
[OUT Q=you laugh"]
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[VO-NAT]
Also, Mr. Excitement, Winston Cup driver Jimmy Spencer will be the featured guest of the Express October 13th game against the Cincinnati Cyclones.
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[S-Tech]

[ANCHOR=Steve]
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[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-97 12845tc]
[GRAPHIC=BIG EAST]

The Hokies are 14 point favorites in their Big East showdown with West Virginia tomorrow at Mountaineer Field.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Morgantown, WV/1999; :00]
The last time Tech set foot on this field, the players barely escaped with their lives. They needed this last second field goal from Shayne Graham to pull off the 22-to-20 victory. Current Tech kicker Carter Warley, who has had his ups and downs this season, knows he may be in the hotseat tomorrow.

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[SOT]
[IN Q=I LIKE THE ...]
[SUPER=01-Carter Warley/7 of 12 Field Goal Attempts This Season; :00]
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[OUT Q=...I CAN'T WAIT."]
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[VO-NAT con't]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg/Last Season;]
Last season Tech didn't need a field goal, just Andre Davis. Andre scored three TDs on three straight possessions in a span of just six minutes and six seconds.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=I mean...]
[SUPER=01-Andre Davis/Three TDs Against WVU Last Season; ]
[RUNS=:21]
[OUT Q=...the challenge."]
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[S-UVa]

[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-102]
[GRAPHIC=ACC]

Maryland and Virginia battle for the top spot in the ACC tomorrow at Bird Stadium. Terps linebacker E.J. Henderson has lost his starting job after being charged with a misdemeanor DWI offense. Henderson, Maryland's leading tackler, will play against UVa.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="]
[SUPER=01-Al Groh/UVa Head Coach; :00]
[RUNS=:19]
[OUT Q=......the way that they want to run it"]
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[S-College]

[ANCHOR=Steve]
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[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=Ferrum Logo]

The Ferrum Panthers get a break from conference play with a trip to Guilford. Game time is 1 oclock.
[GRAPHIC=VMI]

The Keydets of V-M-I continue to look for that first win of the season at Wofford. Kickoff is 1 thirty.
[GRAPHIC=JMU]

James Madison travels to Villanova in a one oclock start.
[GRAPHIC=W & L]

It's homecoming in Lexington as Washington and Lee hosts Catholic in an ODAC showdown at 1:30.

[S-Boards]

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[WIPE TO PINNACLE] And be sure to tune in to WDBJ this weekend for an SEC double dip. Saturday Tennessee battles Georgia and LSU takes on Florida.
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[WIPE TO PINNACLE] Sunday, we have your NFL action as Baltimore and the Tennessee Titans kick it off after the NFL Today.
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[Promo]
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[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]

A revolutionary product is helping fire crews at the World Trade Center site in New York.
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]

You may be surprised to learn that the product is developed here at home. [***NEWS 7 @ 6 MB GRAPHIC]
[Double Boxes=Keith-Shannon and Jean/MB Set]

Jean Jadhon is here to tell us more about it.
[Live=Jean Full/MB Set]
[SUPER=@Jean1;]

The product is called "Pyrocool", and the company is headquartered in Lynchburg.
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[VO-NAT]

Pyrocool is a chemical that eliminates heat. That's helping workers at "Ground Zero" get close enough to douse the remaining hot spots, while debris piles are being removed.
A crew from Lynchburg returned this afternoon,
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[***NEWS 7 @ 11 MB Graphic***]
[Live=Jean Full/MB Set]

and we'll hear them share their experiences tonight on News on News 7 at 11. [Double Boxes=Keith-Shannon and Jean/MB SET]