WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 11/09/01

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Coming up-
The FBI has a profile of the terrorist who's sending anthrax.
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[VO-NAT]

Almost two hundred acres burned and the fire is still going in Roanoke County.
A house fire in Roanoke tonight sends two people to the hospital.
and a sure sign of the holiday season.... in New York.
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[Talent=Jean]

News 7 is next.

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[SOT :05:47]
[IN Q=We havent had much trouble]
((PAUL KIPLEY/ROANOKE CO. FIREFIGHTER: WE HAVEN'T HAD MUCH TROUBLE WITH THE LEFT FLANK, THE RIGHT FLANK JUMPED THE LINE A COUPLE OF TIMES BUT WE GOT IT MAINTAINED AND UNDER CONTROL.))
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[OUT Q=and under control]
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[VO-NAT]

Firefighters get a break but fear the worst as a fire continues to burn tonight in Roanoke County.
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[ANCHOR=JEan]
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[Forest-Fire]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
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Firefighters are still in action tonight....trying to put out a massive forest fire on Bent Mountain in Roanoke County.
The fire caused extensive damage along Poage's Valley Road off Route 221.
At this hour, the majority of the blaze is contained.
But as Justin McLeod shows us, their fight is far from over.
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[IN Q=Nat sound of Reinforcements suiting up]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00]
[SUPER=01-Paul Kipley/Roanoke Co. Firefighter; :16 (QUICK)]
[SUPER=01-Chad Wheeler/Roanoke Co. Firefighter; :34 (QUICK)]
[SUPER=@justin1; :57]
[SUPER=01-Shane Duncan/Roanoke City Firefighter; 1:19]
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[OUT Q=JM, News 7, Roanoke County]
((((NAT SOUND OF REINFORCEMENTS SUITING UP))
By the time reinforcements arrived just after eight o'clock, this (NAT SOUND OF FIRE LAST NIGHT) had turned into this. (TONIGHT VIDEO)
But getting to this point wasn't easy.
[SOT 5:31]
[IN Q=The wind picked up]
((PAUL KIPLEY/ROANOKE CO. FIREFIGHTER: THE WIND PICKED UP AND KEPT CHANGING DIRECTIONS. IT WOULD BLOW THE FIRE HERE THERE AND EVERYWHERE.)) [Runs04]
[OUT Q=there and everywhere]
((NAT SOUND OF FIRE))
It hasn't been this dry in nearly twenty years.
The extremely dry conditions and high winds allowed this fire on Bent Mountain to consume nearly two hundred acres of land.
Fire officials don't know what caused it but say it probably didnt take much.
[SOT 08:04]
[IN Q=A cigarette would probably]
((CHAD WHEELER/ROANOKE CO. FIREFIGHTER: A CIGARETTE WOULD PROBABLY GET IT GOING AND YOU'D HAVE A HUGE FIRE IN NO TIME AT ALL.)) [Runs04]
[OUT Q=no time at all]

And a huge fire like this one required more than a hundred firefighters to battle it.
They came from all over the county, state, and as far away as Wymoing and Idaho. ((NAT SOUND OF HELICOPTER))
Two helicopters also carried water to the burning mountainside until sunset.
[SOT 14:28]
[IN Q=This fire is more]
((JUSTIN McLEOD/REPORTING: THIS FIRE IS MORE THAN 80-PERCENT CONTAINED BUT WE'RE NOT OUT OF THE WOODS JUST YET. THE FORECAST CALLS FOR MORE HIGH WINDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND FIRE OFFICIALS SAY IT WOULDN'T TAKE MUCH FOR THIS REKINDLE AND QUICKLY GET OUT OF CONTROL.)) [Runs13]
[OUT Q=out of control]
((NAT SOUND OF FIRE))
Firefighters hope this fire line will help.
They're also hoping to get a break from mother nature.
[SOT 10:47]
[IN Q=The higher the humdity]
((SHANE DUNCAN/ROANOKE CITY FIREFIGHTER: THE HIGHER THE HUMIDITY THE LESS IT BURNS CAUSE YOU GET LOW HUMDITY IS NOT NOWHERE AS A LOT OF MOISTURE WHICH CAUSES IT TO BURN A LOT FASTER.)) [Runs09]
[OUT Q=burn lot faster]

Whatever the conditions, crews hope to have this forest fire completely under control within the next several days.
Justin McLeod, News 7, Roanoke County.))

[Nearby-residents]

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Residents in the Poages Mill area are justifiably anxious about the fire, though firefighters are doing their best to protect homes threatened by the blaze.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]
As the fire shifted across a ridge between Bent Mountain and Mason's Knob, it was hard to tell which way the fire might turn next. Some people were advised to leave their homes- -south of the Blue Ridge Parkway- -around 2:30 this morning. Most people were just keeping a close eye on the smoky blaze.
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[SOT 12:51:40]
[IN Q=I've emptied a lot]
((STEPHANIE DREYER/FALWELL'S LANE RESIDENT; I'VE EMPTIED A LOT OF MY HOUSE OUT, JUST IN PRECAUTION. THEY HAVEN'T TOLD US TO EVACUATE YET, BUT I THOUGHT I'D GET A HEAD JUMP TO MAKE SURE I HAD ALL MY STUFF THAT I'D LIKE TO KEEP.))
[SUPER=01-Stephanie Dreyer/Falwell's Lane Resident]
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[OUT Q=stuff that i'd like to keep.]
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[V/O-NAT] Tom Clark set out water sprinklers in his yard just before he left for the bank to re-finance his home... hoping the house would still be there when he returned with his new mortgage.
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[Roanoke-Fire]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
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Firefighters pulled a man from a burning home in Roanoke tonight.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

Firefighters were called to the house on Patterson Avenue just after seven tonight.
The man rescued from the blaze was badly burned.
Another man was treated at the hospital for smoke inhalation.
Investigators say the blaze caused about 50-thousand dollars in damage.
They're not sure how it started but say it is suspicious.
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[War-Latest]

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[GRAPHIC=War on Terrorism]

It could be the first real victory in the war on terror in Afghanistan.
The Northern Alliance appears to have taken a key city in the war torn country.
Jennifer Miller has more from Washington.
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[SUPER=01-Rear Adm. John Stufflebeem/Joint Chiefs of Staff;]
[SUPER=01-Jennifer Miller/Reporting;]
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[OUT Q=Standard]
((FOR ANYONE WHO DOUBTS THE U-S AIRSTRIKES ARE WORKING, THE NORTHERN ALLIANCE SAYS 'THESE PICTURES PROVE IT.' MOVING THROUGH ONE NEIGHBORHOOD AT A TIME .... REBEL TANKS ROLLED INTO MAZAR -I- SHARIF -- 'ONCE A TALIBAN STRONGHOLD.' ON THE LEFT OF THIS SATELLITE PHOTO YOU CAN SEE ENEMY TROOPS 'RETREATING FROM THE NORTHERN AFGHAN CITY. WASHINGTON IS RESERVED, SAYING THE SITUATION IS ENCOURAGING, BUT A 'TALIBAN COUNTERATTACK' 'IS STILL POSSIBLE.' BUSH: "It's a war that's going to take a deliberate, systematic effort to achieve our objective." TAKING CONTROL OF MAZAR-I-SHARIF WOULD HELP. THE NORTHERN CITY HAS AN AIRPORT ... AND STRADDLES CRUCIAL SUPPLY ROUTES BETWEEN KABUL AND THE BORDER WITH UZBEKISTAN.

IF AND WHEN MASR-E-SHARIF DOES FALL, THE U.S. PLANS TO USE THE AIR FIELD OUTSIDE THE TOWN AS ITS FIRST OPERATING BASE INSIDE AFGHANISTAN.
Rear Adm. John Stufflebeem
Joint Chiefs of Staff HAVING ACCESS TO AN AIRFIELD INSIDE THE COUNTRY ALLOWS FOR NEW FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT THAT YOU WOULD OTHERWISE NOT HAVE. THE STRONGEST WEAPONS IN THIS WAR ON TERRORISM MAY WELL BE 'THE ALLIES' WHO BACK THE U.S EFFORT. PRESIDENT BUSH IS CLEARLY FRUSTRATED WITH NATIONS THAT 'CONDEMNED THE SEPTEMBER 11TH ATTACKS', YET HAVE SO FAR, SAT ON THE SIDELINES.
Bush: "The time of sympathy is over. We appreciate the condolences. NOW IS THE TIME FOR ACTION"))

[VA-Fighters]

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Some airmen stationed in Virginia Beach are back home....
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Norfolk]

The Flight crew of the U-S-S Enterprise returned to Virginia today.
Twenty Two "F-14 Tomcats", and Twenty-Four "F-A-18 hornets" returned-
The Norfolk based crew of 5-thousand helped launch the U-S air strikes in Afghanistan and fired over 400-tons of weapons during their tour.
This crew has been gone since April 25th.
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[Bush-Bedford]

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Guardsmen and Reservists from this region are a big part of the war. Most leave behind jobs to go.
Now the city of Bedford is getting a national honor- for supporting its employees who serve.
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[SOT 14:42:02]
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((BUSH: MANY EMPLOYERS ARE PUTTING THEIR NATIONAL INTERESTS ABOVE THEIR OWN SELF INTERESTS..))
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[OUT Q=OWN SELF INTERESTS.]
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[super=03-Washington, DC;]

Bedford is one of five employers that received the award.... from President Bush.
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[SOT 14:42:16]
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((BUSH: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES, BOEING EDS, ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS, BAE SYSTEMS AND THE CITY OF BEDFORD VIRGINIA.))
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[OUT Q=Bedford Virginia.]
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[Vo-Nat 07 plus pad]
President Bush praised the employers for providing pay, benefits, and job security to employees who serve.
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[Anthrax]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
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The FBI is now appealing to the public for help catching the terrorist who mailed anthrax-laden letters.
Today the FBI released a psychological profile based on those letters.
Experts conclude the sender is most likely an adult male.... most probably a loner with scientific ability and few people skills.
They also don't think he picked his victims randomly.
Letters were addressed to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, the editor of the New York Post and NBC Anchorman Tom Brokaw.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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A woman admits to murdering two acquaintances in Southwest Virginia.
Details next on News 7.
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[VO-NAT]

And students stand in for the stars and stripes in the New River Valley.
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[Sports-Preview]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
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[IN Q="Hey sports.....]
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[OUT Q=......in sports."]
((Hey sports fans here's what's happening tonight, High school football teams were battling for spots in the playoffs, The Hokies will try and rebound tomorrow when they play Temple in Philly, Georgia Tech pays a visit to Scott Stadium to take on the Cavaliers and Bill Elliott captures the pole at Homestead.
All that and more coming up in sports.))
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[Angeline]

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An Independence woman plead guilty to capital murder in Grayson County Circuit Court today, avoiding a death sentence.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Grayson Co./File Tape;]
Betty Jean Angeline admitted to the shooting deaths of 59-year-old Linda McNight and 62-year-old Glenda Jenkins. She was ordered to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The victims were killed within two months of each other earlier this year. They both knew Angeline. Her trial for first-degree and capital murder was scheduled for January.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
[SS=HOLD]
Commonwealth's Attorney J-D Bolt said the true motives may never be known.

[Falwell]

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The Reverend Jerry Falwell is challenging a part of Virginia's constitution that prohibits churches from incorporating- and from owning more than 15 acres of land.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg]

Falwell filed suit in federal court today- He wants the law overturned.
His lawers say it was enacted in the early 1800's when legislators didn't want any church to have too much influence on government.
Falwell says the law is outdated.
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[SOT 18:09:11]
[IN Q=In the 1700's]
((REV. JERRY FALWELL/THOMAS RD. BAPTIST CHURCH: IN THE 1700's, 1800's, WHEN THESE LAWS IN THE MINDS OF SOME HAD PRACTICAL VALIDITY, YOUTH CAMPS, CHRISTIAN DAY SCHOOLS, PARKING LOTS FOR AUTOMOBILES WERE NOT A FACTOR.))
[SUPER=01-Rev. Jerry Falwell/Thomas Rd. Baptist Church]
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[OUT Q=not a factor.]
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[VO-NAT]

Virginia and West Virginia are the only two states that ban churches from incorporating.
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[Schenker]

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[GRAPHIC=Fatal Accident]

A deadly accident on Route 220 one week ago..... is forcing the victim's widower to close the family business.

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[VO-NAT]

Ellen Schenker was killed in the crash.
Schenker's husband Ron told News 7 he'll close Season's Home Accessories.. the store he and his wife ran before her death.
[SUPER=03-Franklin Co./November 2;]

Troopers say the driver of the other car had been out of jail for only hours on a drunk driving conviction when he struck Schenker's car.
State police found beer in his car and said they smelled it on his breath.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
[SS=Fatal Accident]

Ellen Schenker was buried one day before her 44 birthday.

[81-Accident]

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[GRAPHIC=81 Accident]

A runaway tractor-trailer barely missed some highway workers on Interstate 81 today.
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[VO-NAT :17.5]
[SUPER=03-Montgomery Co.;]
State Police say driver Danny Newell Wadkins was heading North near Christiansburg when he lost control and ran off the side of the highway. The rig went up an embankment, through a guard rail and overturned. Nearby highway workers had to jump out of the way to safety.
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[SOT 1:05:16]
[IN Q=hearing the truck]
((RAY ROBERSON/HIGHWAY WORKER; HEARING THE TRUCK GO BY AND FLIPPING AND STUFF IS MOSTLY ALL WE CAN REMEMBER, I CAN, CAUSE I WAS JUST TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY SO HE WOULDN'T HIT US.))
[SUPER=01-Ray Roberson/Highway Worker;]
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[OUT Q=SO HE WOULDN'T HIT US.]
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[VO-NAT]
None of the workers was hit. The driver of the tractor-trailer was pulled out and taken to the hospital.. he's expected to survive.
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[Voting-Machines]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[GRAPHIC=VA Voting]

State election officials are ecstatic about the touch screen voting machines that were tested last Tuesday.
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[VO-NAT :13]
[SUPER=03-Richmond/August 2001;]

More than 13 thousand voters in four Virginia localities were the guinea pigs.
Hundreds of written comments show overwhelming support for the new machines.
But some voters complained about a lack of privacy.
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[SOT 15:12:48]
[IN Q=]
((BILL ATKINSON/STATE BD. OF ELECTIONS: A LOT OF THEM DIDN'T HAVE THE SAME LEVEL OF PRIVACY AS SOME VOTERS LEARNED TO EXPECT, FOR INSTANCE WITH THEIR LEVEL MACHINES WHERE THERE'S A BIG CURTAIN THAT SURROUNDS YOU. THAT DIDN'T EXIST WITH THESE AND THAT' SOMETHING THAT THE VENDORS CAN EASILY CORRECT. WITH ONE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, THERE WERE SOME COMPLAINTS THAT THE EQUIPMENT ACTUALLY WORKED TOO QUICKLY SO THAT THE VOTERS WOULD GET AHEAD OF THEMSELVES AND HAVE TO GO BACK AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAD VOTED EVERY OFFICE.))
[SUPER=01-Bill Atkinson/State Bd. of Elections;]
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[OUT Q=that they had voted every office.]
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[VO-NAT :13]

The State Board of Elections is still a few months away from certifying the machines from three national vendors.

The city of Norfolk is ready to write a check to buy them, at about 25-hundred dollars apiece.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
[SS=HOLD]

One-point-6 million people voted Tuesday.
That's about 46 percent of Virginia's registered voters.
49 percent voted in the last election for governor in 1997 -- but more people actually voted this year.
That's because more people are registered this year- thanks to the Motor Voter law and population growth.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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Anti-war protestors in the Hill City are in trouble with the law.
Find out why next on News 7.
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[VO-NAT]

And life continues to get back to normal in New York City... as the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree goes up.
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[WEB-ADDRESS]
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[Web Address Announce] [Pinnacle 4885ess]

[Peace-Protest]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[TAPE#=01-48 TC1:13:42]
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Anti- war protesters in Lynchburg may enlist the help of the A-C-L-U- they want to be able to protest without a permit.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg]

More than a half dozen activists were holding a peace vigil in downtown Lynchburg today when police told them to leave and cited the organizer for protesting without a permit.
Jack Payden- Travers says his group has never had a problem before.
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[SOT 18:29:24]
[IN Q=And then today]
((JACK PAYDEN-TRAVERS/LYNCHBURG PEACE EDUCATION CENTER: AND THEN TODAY, THE POLICE ARRIVE AND THREATEN US WITH ARREST IF WE DON'T CEASE AND DESIST. SO I THINK THIS IS POLITICALLY MOTIVATED AT THIS POINT, THAT THE WAR HAS GONE ON TOO LONG AND OUR PROTEST HAS GONE ON TOO LONG.))
[SUPER=01-Jack Payden-Travers/Lynchburg Peace Education Center]
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[OUT Q=gone on too long. (2nd time)]
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[VO-NAT]

Lynchburg's ordinance requires groups of five or more to get a permit before a public gathering.
Protesters say the law is unconstitutional.
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[USA-Day]

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[WRITER=rca]
[TAPE#=01-43 TC1:41:15]
[GRAPHIC=America Responds]

Teamwork at a local school made the stars and stripes come to life today.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Giles Co.;]
Kindergartners through 7th graders at Eastern Elementary Middle School dressed in red, white and blue. All 500 gathered outside to form the American flag. A picture of the kids as old glory is being made into a postcard-- It'll be sold to benefit terrorist attack victims.

The students also presented an 18-hundred dollar check to the Red Cross, money collected through fundraisers over the past two-months.
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[S-Salem]

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[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-94 (1:54:33)]
[GRAPHIC=Salem/Botetourt]

We begin tonight in Daleville where Lord Botetourt hosted Salem in a Blue Ridge district shootout.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Daleville/Botetourt vs Salem; :]

It was 7 to 3 at the half then Salem puts it into the air Quarterback Billy Cameron hooks up with Shawn Heffner on this pass play it covers 45 yards and the Spartans opened the third taking the 14 to 3 lead.
[SUPER=36-Salem/35/Botetourt/3/;]

The air assault continued as Cameron was just getting warmed up later he hits A.J. Dowell this play covered 80 yards the Spartans led 21 to 3 in the third and Salem wins it 35 to 3.
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[S-Glenvar]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
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[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-103 (1:22:43)]
[GRAPHIC=Glenvar/Giles]

Up in Highlander Heaven, Giles turned a quick start in a 62 to 12 rout of the Highlanders.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Glenvar vs Giles; :]

The Spartans would go up at the half leading 32 to 12 Carson Ward takes the snap and runs it off the right side for the 2 yard touchdown and Giles led the game 39 to 12.
[SUPER=36-Giles/62/Glenvar/12/;]

Then late in the fourth the Spartans are in scoring position Michael Shaver takes the direct snap and goes out side and dives over at the cone and the Spartans cruise to the 62 to 12 win and the Three Rivers District crown.
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[FFE-Scores]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=FFE Logo]

High School football's regular season wrapped up tonight as many teams throughout the area were playing for spots in the Playoffs.
Lets check some of tonight's scores.
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[IN Q="First score...]
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[OUT Q=......last score."]
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[11FFE-Scores]

[SUPER=55-Martinsville/34/Dan River/7/Floyd Co./21/Radford/7/Covington/14/Bath Co./65;]

[SUPER=55-E. Montgomery/35/Auburn/12/Salem/35/Lord Botetourt/3/Giles/62/Glenvar/12;]

[SUPER=55-Alleghany/Sat./William Fleming/2 p.m./Hargrave Military/30/Randolph-Macon/27/JJ Kelly/54/Coeburn/0;]

[SUPER=55-Cave Spring/13/G.W. Danville/14/Magna Vista/45/F. Collinsville/28/Pocahontas/6/Galax/46;]

[SUPER=55-Craig Co./19/Parry McCluer/29/Liberty/15/Heritage/8/Chatham/14/Appomattox/28;]

[SUPER=55-Amherst/24/Staunton River/10/Northside/20/Christiansburg/7/Brookville/17/Jefferson Forest/34;]

[SUPER=55-William Campbell/0/Gretna/17/Laurel Park/24/Tunstall/33/Grayson/33/Bland Co./12;]

[SUPER=55-Blacksburg/29/William Byrd/22/Marion/43/Abingdon/7/Patrick Co./27/Bassett/26;]

[SUPER=55-Altavista/22/Prince Edward/40/Ft. Chiswell/35/Narrows/22/E.C. Glass/12/Franklin Co./20;]

[SUPER=55-Carroll Co./12/Graham/57/George Wythe/No/John Battle/Rpt./Rockbridge Co./No/R.E. Lee/Rpt.;]

[SUPER=55-Halifax Co./No/Patrick Henry/Rpt.;]

[S-Tech]

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[TAPE#=SP-109 (26:54)]
[GRAPHIC=BIG EAST]

Tech takes on Temple tomorrow at high noon. After two embarrassing setbacks the Hokies are anxious to get back on track.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=IT'S EXACTLY...]
[SUPER=01-Willie Pile/Va. Tech Safety; :00]
[SUPER=01-Kevin McCadam/Va. Tech Rover; :29]
[SUPER=01-Frank Beamer/9 and 2 Against Temple; :40]
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[OUT Q=...A SHOT."]
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[S-UVA]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
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[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-97 (1:49:27)]
[GRAPHIC=UVA Logo]

The Virginia Cavaliers have a big conference game in Charlottesville this Saturday against Georgia Tech.
The Cavaliers have lost 5 in a row but last weeks practice has been very encouraging.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="Last week....]
[SUPER=01-Billy McMullen/Virginia Wide Receiver; :]
[RUNS=:25]
[OUT Q=......a win."]
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[ANCHOR=Roy]
[GRAPHIC=Hold Logo]

The Cavaliers will kick it off at 3:30 at Scott Stadium.

[S-College]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=VMI Logo]

The V-M-I Keydets wrap up their Southern Conference schedule on the road at the Citadel. Kickoff is 2 oclock.
[GRAPHIC=Liberty U.]

Liberty University is on the road for a 1 thirty kickoff against Charleston Southern.
[GRAHIC=ODAC Logo]

In the ODAC, Washington and Lee hosts Greensboro at home. They'll kickoff it off at 1.
And Catholic is at Bridgewater for a one oclock kickoff.
[GRAPHIC=Ferrum]

And Ferrum travels to Christopher Newport for the 52-nd annual Oyster Bowl. Kickoff is also one oclock.

[S-Qualify]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-99 (1:56:04)]
[GRAPHIC=Homestead Logo]

The Winston Cup cars qualified at Homestead today for Sunday's Pennzoil 400.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Homestead, FL/CNN; :]

Dodge has the front row. Bill Elliott capturing the pole with a speed of 155 point 230. Casey Atwood will start on the outside and here's the starting grid.
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[SUPER=0107-1. Bill Elliott/155.230/2. Casey Atwood //3. John Andretti //4. Ricky Rudd //5. Sterling Marlin //;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0107-6. Rusty Wallace //7. Jason Leffler //8. Michael Waltrip //9. Jeff Green //10. Ward Burton //;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0107-11. Jeff Gordon//12. Todd Bodine //13. Kevin Harvick //14. Dave Blaney //15. Terry Labonte //;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0107-16. Mark Martin//17. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. //18. Dale Jarrett //19. Jeff Burton //20. Stacy Compton //;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0107-21. Matt Kenseth//22. Tony Stewart//23. Jerry Nadeau //24. Joe Nemechek //25. Johnny Benson //;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0107-26. Kenny Wallace //27. Bobby Hamilton, Jr. //28. Kevin Lepage //29. Mike Wallace //30. Jimmie Johnson //;]

[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0107-31. Bobby Labonte//32. Kurt Busch //33. Robert Pressley //34. Jimmy Spencer //35. Geoff Bodine //;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0107-36. Brett Bodine//37. Bobby Hamilton /Prov/38. Ken Schrader /Prov/39. Elliott Sadler /Prov/40. Ricky Craven
/Prov/;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0107-41. Rick Mast/Prov/42. Buckshot Jones /Prov/43. Kyle Petty /Prov/;]
[RUNS=:55]
[OUT Q=....last driver."]
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[S-Dazzle]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-101 (1:30:33)]
[GRAPHIC=Roanoke Dazzle]

The Roanoke Dazzle has a preseason game tomorrow night against the Greenville Groove.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="I think.....]
[SUPER=01-Kent Davison/Dazzle Head Coach; :]
[RUNS=:19]
[OUT Q=......preseason game.]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :]

But the game means a lot to former William Fleming star Derrick Hines. It will give him a chance to showcase his skills against different competition and his first chance to play in front of the hometown crowd.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="I'm really...]
[SUPER=01-Derrick Hines/Dazzle Point Guard; :]
[RUNS=:17]
[OUT Q=.....Most part.]
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[ANCHOR=Roy]
[GRAPHIC=Hold Logo]

Tip off at the Roanoke Civic Center is 7-thirty.

[Rockefeller-Tree]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=slo]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=Christmas]
Tis the season, once again... as New York city welcomes its famous Christmas tree to the Rockefeller Center today.

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[VO-NAT 4:09:37]
[SUPER=03-New York, NY;]
The 81 foot Norway Spruce weighs about eight tons and hails from a family in New Jersey. The tree will now be adorned with more than 30-thousand lights before its debut on November 28th.
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[WIPE WIPE WIPE WIPE WIPE]

[Winterfest]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=slo]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=]

[WIPE WIPE WIPE WIPE]

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[VO-NAT 4:10:24]
[SUPER=03-Pigeon Forge, TN;]
New York is not the only place getting in the Christmas spirit. The 12th annual Festival of Lights, in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee is beginning to shine. 4-million lights and figurines are glowing to mark the beginning of the Winter Tourist Season. The festival is expected to bring in three million visitors this season. (------------)