[News-Heads]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
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Coming up on news 7-
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[VO-NAT]
Sometimes students say school stinks.. But this time they really mean it.
A scare closes one local post office today.
Plus the nation's largest power company... is losing power-
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
and cox high speed internet service- may not be so high speed for a few weeks.. We'll explain.
News 7 is next.
[Video-Open]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=]
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[SOT 17:58:49]
[IN Q=I have one daughter]
((LISA LEVISY/PARENT: I HAVE ONE DAUGHTER HERE AND SHE'S ALWAYS COME HOME COMPLAINING OF HEADACHES, NAUSEAU, KIND OF ALLERGY SYMPTONS.))
[RUNS=06]
[OUT Q=allergy symptons]
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[VO-NAT]
Something in the air may be making kids sick at one Franklin County school.
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[ANCHOR =Jean]
[GRAPHIC=News 7 at 11]
[Waid-Elementary]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11 PM]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=01-48 TC1:30:56]
[GRAPHIC=News 7 at Eleven]
Something stinks at one Rocky Mount school.
And tonight concerned parents came out to ask whether that strange odor is a health risk to their children.
Justin McLeod tell us what the problem may be and the plan to fix it.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Nat sound of Meeting]
[SUPER=03-Franklin Co.; :00]
[SUPER=01-Steve Oakes/Facilities Director; :35]
[SUPER=@justin1; 1:00]
[SUPER=01-Jan Stonneman/Parent; 1:15]
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[OUT Q=News 7, Franklin County]
((((NAT SOUND OF MEETING))
More than fifty concerned parents turned out for a meeting at Lee Waid Elementary school Thursday night.
The purpose?
To determine the source of a strange odor in the school.
[SOT 17:58:33]
[IN Q=Its just a really]
((LISA LEVISY/PARENT: ITS JUST A REALLY STRONG ODOR. ITS TIMES ITS OVERWHELMING.))
[Runs04]
[OUT Q=its overwhelming]
So overwhelming some kids have developed headaches or become nauseous.
At times, the problem has forced school administrators to move kids out of affected classrooms.
Four weeks ago, maintenance workers determined the problem is probably coming from this bathroom.
[SOT 17:46:39]
[IN Q=We entered some tunnels]
((STEVE OAKES/FACILITIES DIRECTOR: WE ENTERED SOME TUNNELS BENEATH THE SCHOOL AND FOUND SOME LEAKING SEWAGE AND CONDENSATE PIPES.))
[Runs07]
[OUT Q=condescend pipes]
So school officials closed off the bathroom and prepared to fix the pipes.
But then another problem popped up, workers discovered pipes leading to the sewage line are covered in absestos.
[SOT 17:46:04]
[IN Q=The Franklin County Board]
((JUSTIN McLEOD/REPORTING: THE FRANKLIN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RECENTLY ALLOCATED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE ABSESTOS. THAT WORK BEGAN LAST WEEK AND SHOULD BE COMPLETED SOMETIME NEXT WEEK. FROM THERE WORKERS WILL ADD THEN NEW PIPING AND SCHOOL OFFICIALS HOPE THAT WILL TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM FOR GOOD.))
[Runs15]
[OUT Q=problem for good]
School officials told parents the work should be completed by January first.
But many parents still have more questions than answers.
[SOT 17:57:38]
[IN Q=I think my concern]
((JAN STONNEMAN/PARENT: I THINK MY CONCERN IS THE AIR THAT MY SON IS BREATHING HERE IN THE SCHOOL SAFE. AND IF NOT, ARE THEY GOING TO DO SOME AIR TESTING.))
[Runs07]
[OUT Q=air testing]
The Health Department has determined the odor is no health risk.
Even so, administrators have agreed to conduct more air testing and then share those results with parents.
Justin McLeod, News 7, Franklin County.))
[Post-Office]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=rca]
[TAPE#=01-61 TC16:08]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Blacksburg officials say the town's main post office will re-open in the morning after a suspicious substance tests NOT harmful.
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[VO-NAT :15]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg;]
The University City Boulevard facility was closed for the day this morning when a beige, granular substance was found in two different locations.
Officials called in a State Hazmat expert and suspended all mail delivery.
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[SOT 42:18:07/45:20:23]
[IN Q=all the town of]
((HEATHER BROWNING/TOWN OF BLACKSBURG SPOKESWOMAN; ALL THE TOWN OF BLACKSBURG ALL THE VIRGINIA TECH CAMPUS AND A PORTION OF THE COUNTY AS WELL SO YOUR LOOKING AT APPROXIMATELY 50-THOUSAND, POSSIBLE 55-THOUSAND PEOPLE IN TOWN THAT WON'T BE RECEIVING MAIL TODAY.))
((KAREN MOST/POSTAL CUSTOMER; I GUESS ITS IMPORTANT ENOUGH BECAUSE WE WANT EVERYONE TO BE SAFE BUT IT'S FRUSTRATING. IT MAKES ME KINDA MAD, THAT YOU KNOW, EVEN IN SMALL TOWN BLACKSBURG WERE GOING THROUGH THIS, WHICH I DIDN'T EXPECT.))
[SUPER=01-Heather Browning/Town of Blacksburg Spokeswoman; :00]
[SUPER=01-Karen Most/Postal Customer; :11]
[RUNS=:19]
[OUT Q=which i didn't expect.]
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[VO-NAT]
Test results don't identify exactly what the beige substance is.
Officials say a U-S Postal Inspector and the FBI will investigate the possibility that someone may have placed it there as a hoax.
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[VA-Anthrax]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=Anthrax Scare]
Meanwhile in Northern Virginia..
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[VO-NAT 10 plus pad 16:32:02]
[SUPER=03-Franconia, VA]
FBI agents donned protective moonsuits, before sifting through mail at the anthrax containment facility...
The agents were looking for more anthrax contaminated letters.
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[Anthrax-Hoax]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=01-56 TC14:11]
[GRAPHIC=HOLD]
He's already on the F-B-I's most wanted list.
Now he's suspected of sending Anthrax Hoax letters to abortion clinics around the country.
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[VO-NAT]
Attorney General John Ashcroft says Clayton Lee Waagner claimed responsibility for sending the letters in October and November.
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/October]
Planned Parenthood clinics in Roanoke, Lynchburg and Charlottesville all received similar hoaxes.
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[SOT 16:36:40]
[IN Q=The department]
((JOHN ASHCROFT/U. S. ATTORNEY GENERAL; THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CONSIDERS WAAGNER'S THREATS AND ALL ANTHRAX HOAXES TO BE SERIOUS VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL LAW.))
[SUPER=01-John Ashcroft/U. S. Attorney General]
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[OUT Q=of federal law.]
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
[SS=HOLD]
Waagner described himself as an anti-abortion warrior.
[Afghanistan]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=Enduring Freedom]
Major headway reportedly being made in Afghanistan.
The Pentagon says the enemy is becoming fractured.... as the Northern Alliance is descending on the last Taliban stronghold of Kandahar.
Jim Acosta has the latest from Washington.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Rear Admiral John Stufflebeem/Pentagon Spokesman; :20]
[SUPER=01-Haji Zaman/Military Commander; 1:00]
[SUPER=01-Jim Acosta/Reporting; 1:30]
[RUNS=1:37]
[OUT Q=standard outcue.]
((THE STRENGTH OF AMERICAN COMBAT TROOPS GROWS BY THE DAY.
ANOTHER 1-HUNDRED SOLDIERS ARE NOW ON THE GROUND IN NORTHERN AFGHANISTAN.
TO THE SOUTH - THE TALIBAN'S LAST STRONGHOLD OF KANDAHAR IS SURROUNDED.
BETWEEN THE MARINES, AND UNITED FRONT FORCES, THE TALIBAN IS RUNNING OUT OF OPTIONS.
REAR ADMIRAL JOHN STUFFLEBEEM/PENTAGON SPOKESMAN:
There are commanders who are negotiating for surrender of their forces, there are others who might take mullah omar's orders literally, and intend to dig in defensively, and fight to the death.
A FIGHT TO THE FINISH COULD BE AS UGLY AS THE PRISONER REVOLT AT MAZIR-E-SHARIF.
HUNDREDS WERE KILLED, INCLUDING THE FIRST AMERICAN CASUALTY OF WAR, C-I-A OFFICER MICHAEL SPANN.
U-S COMMANDERS KNOW THE BEST WAY TO AVOID ANOTHER BLOODY BATTLE IS TO
TAKE OUT TALIBAN LEADER MULLAH OMAR.
BUT SO FAR, AIR STRIKES HAVE MISSED.
SOME AFGHANS BELIEVE 'TOUGH TALK' MAY BE THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPON THEY
HAVE LEFT.
A GROUP OF TRIBAL LEADERS HAS PLANS TO PERSUADE OSAMA BIN LADEN'S FORCES, TO SURRENDER TORA BORA, THEIR LAST OUTPOST IN EASTERN AFGHANISTAN.
HAJI ZAMAN/MILITARY COMMANDER:
Do you think osama bin laden himself is there?..um, i think so...i think so.
BACK AT HOME, PRESIDENT BUSH IS TALKING ABOUT HOW TO BEST PUNISH THE
TERRORISTS.
DEFENDING HIS CONTROVERSIAL PLAN, TO TRY FOREIGN TERROR SUSPECTS, IN MILITARY COURTS.
We will act with fairness, and we will deliver justice, which is far more than terrorists grant to victims. ))
[Enron]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=None]
The collapse of the nation's largest power company continued today...
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[VO-NAT 13.5]
Shares of Enron slipped another forty percent from a high near 85 dollars earlier this year.... Enron sank today to 36 cents.
Morale among the 21-thousand employees was.... low... and many are expected to be fired.
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[SOT]
((DOWN..WAY DOWN...))
((IT'S BAD. I MEAN IT'S SO CLOSE TO CHRISTMAS.))
[NO SUPERS]
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[OUT Q=SO CLOSE TO CHRISTMAS.]
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[VO-NAT 19]
For many employees much of their 401K was in company stock.
Some have lost hundreds of thousands.
Enron had grown to the 7th largest company in the country- ahead of IBM and AT- and T.
The energy company was undone reportedly by murkey accounting and growing doubts about its finances.
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[SOT 20:28:14]
[IN Q=]
((REPORTER: SHOULD SOMEBODY HAVE KNOWN BETTER? DAN BUECKE/BUSINESS WEEK: YOU BETCHA. I THINK IT'S PRETTY CLEAR THAT MANAGEMENT SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER.))
[SUPER=01-Dan Buecke/Business Week; :02 ]
[RUNS=05]
[OUT Q=should have known better.]
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[vo-nat7 plus pad]
Many of the nation's top banks and mutual funds were also heavily invested in Enron.. The company is based in Houston.
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[Westvaco]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rle]
[TAPE#=01-39 TC1:56:59]
[GRAPHIC=Westvaco]
Union workers at Westvaco's Covington mill overwhelmingly rejected the company's latest contract offer yesterday.
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[VO-NAT - 14.5]
[SUPER=03-Covington;]
88 percent of the more than one-thousand hourly workers rejected the contract.
At issue are retirement benefits, wages, and random drug testing.
Union officials say they want the same package for their workers that management at Westvaco receives.
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[SOT - 20:33:25WED/19:55:02THU]
[IN Q=We know that their benefits...]
((RON BROWN/PACE LOCAL 675 PRESIDENT; WE KNOW THAT THEIR BENEFITS, THEY HAVE A PERCENTAGE OF EARNINGS PLAN THAT GIVES THEM SIGNIFICANTLY MORE RETIREMENT INCOME THAN WE HAVE. WE ASKED TO USE THE SAME FORMULA THEY DID, THEY SAID NO, YOU DON'T DESERVE THAT.))
((TOM JEWELL/WESTVACO; WE FEEL LIKE WE EXTENDED A VERY FAIR OFFER TO OUR EMPLOYEES, ONE THAT IS COMPETITIVE. WE'VE MADE SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES IN THEIR PENSION BENEFITS, WHICH IS SOMETHING OUR EMPLOYEES ASKED FOR.))
[SUPER=01-Ron Brown/PACE Local 675 President; :00]
[SUPER=01-Tom Jewell/Westvaco; :15]
[RUNS=27]
[OUT Q=something our employees asked for.]
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[VO-NAT - :12]
So far, there is no date set for the contract talks to resume.
The workers' contract expires this Saturday. Union officials say even though they are considering it, there are no plans to strike in the near future.
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[Cox-Cable]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=01-57 TC21:10]
[GRAPHIC=Cox Communications]
Cox-At-Home high speed Internet Customers won't have to worry about losing Internet service all together... but they may have to switch to dial-up service for a while.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Vinton]
A federal bankruptcy court judge may kick "At Home" off-line tomorrow at midnight.
If that happens, Cox customers will be switched to dial-up service until Cox gets its own high-speed network up and running in mid-December.
Customers should check their e-mail and download the necessary software, and call Cox with any problems.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=That's good news]
((MIKE PEDELTY/COX CABLE; THAT IS GOOD NEWS BECAUSE THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW PLACES.. THIS IS UNIQUE TO HAVE A TIER ONE CALL CENTER RIGHT HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.))
[SUPER=01-Mike Pedelty/Cox Cable;]
[RUNS=07]
[OUT Q=our community.]
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[VO-NAT]
Cox says customers won't be charged for the dial-up service and will be re-imbursed for a majority of their dial-up expenses.
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[Tease1]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[WRITER=dse]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[SS=None]
Bumpers are suppsed to prtect your car from damage.
But some just aren't making the grade. Find out which vehicles aren't when News 7 returns.
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[VO-NAT]
And NASA will try again for it's first-ever wartime shuttle launch.
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[Sports-Preview]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=Sports Preview]
[GRAPHIC=None]
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[SOT]
[IN Q="Hey sports...]
[RUNS=:23]
[OUT Q=..in sports."]
((Hey sports fans here's what's happening on the big 7 tonight A-C-C commissioner Jon Swofford said today its up to Virginia and Michigan State to make the decision on what to do with their suspended game, Steve Mason talks with George Welsh about his future after football, New England and wide receiver Terry Glenn may be parting ways and we'll show you the schedule of high school football state semi final games.
All that and more coming up in sports.))
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[Shuttle]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=Endeavour Launch]
The Space Shuttle Endeavour is now set to launch tomorrow night- after tonight's launch was scrapped.
The security is tight at the Kennedy Space Center...
As Drew Levinson reports, this will be the first wartime launch ever.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Kennedy Space Center, FL; :00]
[SUPER=01-Bill Harwood/CBS News Consultant; :14]
[SUPER=01-Jim Van Laak/NASA Manager; :40]
[SUPER=01-Drew Levinson/Reporting; 1:02]
[RUNS=1:14]
[OUT Q=standard outcue.]
((SURROUNDED BY AN UNPRECEDENTED BLANKET OF SECURITY....SPACE SHUTTLE
ENDEAVOUR REMAINS ON THE GROUND AT THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER FOR AT LEAST
ANOTHER DAY.
WITH OUR NATION AT WAR WITH TERRORISTS...NASA AND THE U.S. MILITARY ARE
TAKING NO CHANCES.
BILL HARWOOD/CBS NEWS CONSULTANT:
"THEY ALWAYS HAD SECURITY HERE, SWAT TEAMS AND HELICOPTERS AND GUYS
CARRYING GUNS, BUT NOTHING LIKE THIS. YOU HAVE FIGHTER JETS, HIGH POWERED RADAR ON THE GROUND, EVEN REPORTEDLY MISSILE SYSTEMS THAT COULD TAKE DOWN AN INTRUDING AIRCRAFT.
ENDEAVOR'S LAUNCH HAS BEEN DELAYED BECAUSE A RUSSIAN SUPPLY SHIP FAILED
TO CORRECTLY LATCH-ON TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION. NASA OFFICIALS SAY A PIECE OF SPACE DEBRIS IS RESTING ON THE DOCKING MECHANISM OF THE RUSSIAN SHIP.
JIM VAN LAAK/NASA MANAGER, OPERATIONS & INTEGRATION:
"IT WOULD APPEAR TO BE A PIECE OF CHORD OR PERHAPS A PIECE OF ELECTRICAL
WIRE ON THE ORDER OF A FOOT LONG OR SO."
IN A PATRIOTIC GESTURE, THE CREW WILL CARRY THOUSANDS OF POSTCARD SIZE US FLAGS ON BOARD. IT'S A TRIBUTE TO THE VICTIMS OF SEPTEMBER 11TH.
THEY'LL BE GIVEN TO THE VICTIM'S FAMILY MEMBERS UPON RETURN.
SO UNTIL NASA DEEMS IT SAFE TO LAUNCH ENDEAVOUR... MAXIMUM SECURITY REMAINS IN PLACE AT THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER....INCLUDING A 30 MILE NO FLY ZONE.))
[Foreign-Students]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=rca]
[TAPE#=01-44 TC1:42:25]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Changes in international student visa procedures won't reduce Virginia Tech enrollment numbers- that's according to Tech officials.
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[VO-NAT :14.5]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg;]
Graduate School Dean Joe Merola says the foreign student population at Tech has been climbing since 19-97.
Currently there are 2-thousand 87 enrolled.
But because of September 11th, the visa system is undergoing changes.
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[SOT 46:13:02]
[IN Q=there are]
((JOSEPH MEROLA/VT GRADUATE SCHOOL ACTING DEAN; THERE ARE SOME IMMEDIATE EFFECTS THAT WE WILL SEE FOR EXAMPLE THERE WILL BE LONGER BACKGROUND CHECKS ON COUNTRIES THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY NOTED AS HARBORING TERRORISTS.))
[SUPER=01-Joseph Merola/VT Graduate School Acting Dean; ]
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[OUT Q=harboring terrorists.]
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[VO-NAT]
Merola says it will take those students longer to obtain visas...so Tech' s application and acceptance deadlines will have to be met sooner.
He says the visa system is also becoming computerized to keep better track of students.
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[Bumper-Tests]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=None]
The Ford explorer and Jeep Liberty are both getting poor marks when it comes to bumper testing.
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[VO-NAT11.5]
The Insurance Institute for Highway safety did low speed bumper tests on both the 2002 Ford Explorer and the 2002 Jeep Liberty.
Both had over 5-thousand dollars in damage.
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[SOT 14:30:37]
[IN Q=]
((NAT SOUND LIBERTY CRASH))
[RUNS=03]
[OUT Q=NAT SOUND CRASH.]
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[VO-NAT]
When the Liberty is backed into a flat barrier at five miles an hour, the rear window shatters and the tailgate is damaged.
The Dodge Ram pickup was improved over 2001.
The Chevy Trailblazer suffered the least damage of the four vehicles tested-
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
[SS=FORD]
Ford backed up its explorer saying the company designs bumpers with safety in mind, not repairs costs.
[Tease2]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[writer=chr]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[SS=None]
There's more to Bedford than the D-Day Memorial... that's the message the city wants to get across.
Find out how they'll do it next.
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[VO-NAT]
And you might remember the famous painting that was purchased for a few hundred dollars.
Just wait till you hear how much it was auctioned for today!
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[WEB-ADDRESS]
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[Web Address Announce]
[Pinnacle 4885ess]
[Visitors-Center]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=01-45 TC1:57:02]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Thousands of people are flocking to the D-Day Memorial. Now Bedford city and county officials want them know to know what else the area has to offer.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bedford]
A ribbon-cutting ceremony helped dedicate the area's new visitors center on Route 122 near the entrance to the Memorial.
Tourists will be able to get information on dozens of area attractions, hotels and restaurants.
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[SOT 14:16:40]
[IN Q=This location]
((NANCI DRAKE/TOURISM DIRECTOR: THIS LOCATION, BEING RIGHT ON 460 IS VERY HELPFUL TO US AS WELL AS BEING RIGHT HERE AT THE MEMORIAL. AND SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT OTHER ATTRACTIONS AND THINGS TO DO IN THE AREA, NOT ONLY HERE IN BEDFORD BUT HERE IN THE REGION.))
[SUPER=01-Nanci Drake/Tourism Director]
[RUNS=18]
[OUT Q=here in the region.]
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[VO-NAT]
The center is just temporary.. construction on a much larger facility will get underway sometime next year.
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[Painting]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11 PM]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=01-58 TC07:40]
[GRAPHIC=None]
A work of art missing for nearly 40 years recently was on display at the Art Museum of Western Virginia.
Today, the painting sold for a hefty price.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/October]
The 1888 painting by Sir Frederick Leighton was purchased by an Indiana woman for a few hundred dollars in the 1970's.
The woman's heirs weren't sure what they had until they contacted Radford antiques expert Ken Farmer.
The painting sold today on the Sotheby's website for 500-thousand dollars.
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[S-Extra]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=Extra Point]
[GRAPHIC=Sports Logo]
The Virginia women hosted Virginia Tech in Charlottesville and George Welsh talks about his future with Steve Mason.
Bur first our Extra Point. Reston distance runner Alan Webb receives more honors today.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg; :]
Verizon has named the track and field star its Youth Athlete of the year. The U-S-A track and field awards the honor to the country's top high school track and field athlete.
Webb, of South Lakes high school, won national recognition this year after breaking the high school mile record held by legendary runner Jim Ryun for 36 years.
And here are tonight's college basketball scores.
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[WIPE TO MOTION]
[SUPER=#556]
[SUPER=X5027;]
[SUPER=0098-j/Virginia Tech/79//Northeastern/56///j/Virginia/60//Virginia Tech/50//Women/;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0098-j/Missouri#3/106//Jackson St./68///j/Syracuse#12/76//Cornell/58///;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0098-j/Oklahoma St.#14/95//New Orleans/47////Alabama#21/30//McNeese St./14/1//;]
[RUNS=:15]
[OUT Q=.....last score."]
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[S-UVA]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-106 (38:59)]
[GRAPHIC=UVA/Virginia Tech]
In Women's basketball, Virginia made it 12 straight wins over Virginia Tech at University hall beating the Hokies 60 to 58.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Charlottesville/Hokies vs Cavaliers; :]
The Virginia mascot doing his push ups at U-Hall.
Virginia Tech's Nicole Jones passes to Ieva Kublina who hits the jumper from the key for 2 of her 18 points Tech led by 3.
Virginia's Anna Prillaman gets the pass inside and scores the deuce but the Hokies still had the lead.
Tech rebounds Jones misses the outside shot but Molly Owens gets the board and hits the jumper.
[SUPER=33-Virginia/60/Virginia Tech/58/; :]
But the Cavaliers Latonya Blue throws the pass inside to Brandy Teamer she's heavily guard but scores and Virginia wins it 60 to 58.
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[S-Tech]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=Tech Logo]
Virginia Tech's men turned a 19 point halftime lead into a 79 to 56 win over Northeastern.
Carlton Carter led the Hokies with 12 points.
Tech is now 3 and 1.
[S-Madness]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-105 15835TC]
[GRAPHIC=HIGH SCHOOL HOOPS]
The "Mid-Knight Madness" concept will again make its mark at Cave Spring high school tomorrow night.
The Knights will unveil their teams for the upcoming season and help some charities in the process.
The entire night also will have a patriotic theme.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=THIS YEAR...]
[SUPER=01-Billy Hicks/Cave Spring Head Coach; :00]
[RUNS=:29]
[OUT Q=...THIS FRIDAY NIGHT."]
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[S-Cavs]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-99 (2:05:17)]
[GRAPHIC=UVA Logo]
If Virginia and Michigan State decide to make up their game suspended last night in Richmond because of slick floor the two teams must make the call.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond/ESPN2; :]
A-C-C commissioner John Swofford said it's not an issue with the A-C-C, Big 10 or E-S-P-N. Swofford says if the schools want to make up the game they will have to decide themselves.
Virginia is expected to make some type of decision tomorrow.
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[S-Welsh]
[ANCHOR=roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-113 5:56]
[GRAPHIC=UVa/Penn State]
Virginia and Penn State meet Saturday in a make up game.
[graphic=george welsh]
Former UVa coach George Welsh coached 10 years at Penn State as an assistant. Part of that time he worked under Joe Paterno. Steve Mason updates us on UVa's winningest coach.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Charlottesville; :12]
[SUPER=01-George Welsh/Coached 19 Seasons at UVa; :18]
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Virginia beats Virginia Tech in women's basketball. more later on Mornin.
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The high school football season has reached the State Semi-Finals.
Here's a look at the list of Friday Football Extra Final Four contests statewide.
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That's it for sports. Have a great day everybody.
[S-Glenn]
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The relationship between Terry Glenn and the New England Patriots could be over.
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The wide receiver's locker was cleared out today and his nameplate was removed.
Yesterday, The Patriots suspended Glenn for one game in what the team will only call a disciplinary matter.
Glenn has missed the last six games for what he says is a hamstring injury but the Patriot coaching staff say the hamstring is better.
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by SS