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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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Coming up on News 7-
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[VO-NAT]
New evidence that Osama bin laden was in the caves of Tora Bora.
The 911 calls from the Tampa plane crash are released.
and sick of your computer taking up too much room.. We'll show you one of the newest models out there.
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[Talent=Jean]
Plus your complete forecast.
News 7 is next.
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[VO-NAT]
He was there once.. but he's not there now.
Evidence tonight that Osama bin Laden was once in the caves of Tora Bora.... but he's left.
So U-S forces will too.
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[ANCHOR =Jean]
[SS=NEws 7 at Eleven]
[Afghanistan]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Enduring Freedom]
Good Evening.
U-S War Commander Tommy Franks says the caves gave no evidence of where bin laden is now.
So the search goes on- as word that the fight from the Taliban and Al Qaeda is far from over.
And tonight more information about the death of a U-S green Beret...
Chris Lawrence has more.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Tora Bora, Afghanistan; :00]
[SUPER=01-Rear Adm. John Stufflebeem/Pentagon Spokesman; :27]
[SUPER=01-Will Chapman/Father; 1:19]
[SUPER=01-Chris Lawrence/Reporting; 1:28]
[RUNS=1:41]
[OUT Q=CBS News, Washington.]
((AFTER A WEEK OF INTENSE SEARCHING, U.S. FORCES HAVE UNCOVERED EVIDENCE
THAT OSAMA BIN LADEN HAD ONCE BEEN IN THE TORA BORA CAVES OF EASTERN
AFGHANISTAN.
BUT THEY HAVE NOT FOUND THE MAN HIMSELF -- OR ANY CLUES INDICATING WHERE HE MIGHT BE.
SO A U.S. COMMANDER HAS DECIDED TO PULL THE TROOPS OUT OF THE CAVES... WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
AND AS THE HUNT FOR BIN LADEN AND HIS AL-QAIDA NETWORK CONTINUES, THE
PENTAGON PUT AN END TO SOMETHING ELSE:
REAR ADM. JOHN STUFFLEBEEM/PENTAGON SPOKESPERSON
"We will stop speculating openly about where they may be at, or where we think they're at."
FOR THE THIRD TIME, U.S. WARPLANES BOMBED AN AL-QAIDA COMPOUND... IN AN EASTERN AREA WHERE DISBANDED MEMBERS TRIED TO REGROUP.
U.S. SPECIAL FORCES WHO SEARCHED THE COMPLEX FOUND WEAPONS AND TANKS ..
THEN CALLED IN AIR STRIKES TO DESTROY THEM.
STUFFLEBEEM:
"There was a lot of stuff there. That's a large camp."
MILITARY OFFICIALS ARE ALSO GATHERING INTELLIGENCE FROM NEARLY 350 TALIBAN AND AL-QAIDA PRISONERS -- AND LOCAL TRIBES TAKING PART IN THE WAR EFFORT.
BUT THERE'S GROWING CONCERN ABOUT WHOM TO TRUST. THE PENTAGON IS
INVESTIGATING WHETHER SGT. NATHAN CHAPMAN WAS LURED INTO A TRAP BY TRIBAL LEADERS HE -- AND HIS C-I-A PARTNER -- WERE TAPPING FOR INFORMATION.
MEANWHILE, THE CHAPMANS WAIT FOR THEIR SON'S BODY TO RETURN HOME.
Will Chapman/Father:
"He knew the risks, but it fit him perfectly because that's what he liked to do."
CHRIS LAWRENCE/CBS NEWS:
"More information could come soon. In the next few days, the Pentagon says the military will gain custody of one or two Taliban or al-Qaida members of great interest to the United States.
Chris Lawrence CBS News Washington.))
[Bruce]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=tha]
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A Roanoke man is charged with murder and felony child neglect in the death of his infant son.
A grand jury handed up the indictments today against 19-year old Gregory Lewis Bruce, Senior.
Police say an autopsy showed Bruce's one month old son died in October from what is commonly called "shaken baby syndrome".
[Franklin-Murder]
[Anchor=Jean]
[Newscast=11 p.m.]
[Tape=01-55 TC1:05:13]
[Graphic=None]
A Charlottesville man will pay for the murder of his stepfather with 45-years in prison.
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[VO NAT]
[SUPER=03-Rocky Mount;]
23-year old Charlie English was today sentenced today for the robbery and murder of Ralph English.
The 61-year old was strangled and robbed by his stepson and two of his friends on New Year's Eve 2000.
English and prosecutors reached a plea agreement earlier this year, just one week before he was scheduled to go on trial.
The young man pled guilty to first degree murder and robbery.
Defense attorneys argued the killing was the result of many years of abuse and addictions to drugs and alcohol.
But prosecutors and Judge William Alexander didn't buy it.
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[SOT 17:38:06-17:38:24]
[IN Q=Charlie started with two strikes against him...]
((MARK CLAYTOR/ENGLISH'S ATTORNEY: CHARLIE STARTED WITH TWO STRIKES AGAINST HIM. HE WAS A VICTIM OF ABUSE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS. I THINK THIS MURDER WAS JUST THE CULMINATION OF EVENTS THAT STARTED WAY, WAY BACK.))
[BUTT BUTT BUTT]
[SOT 17:37:16-17:37:27]
[IN Q=He acted on his own selfish behalf...]
((CLIFF HAPGOOD/COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY: HE ACTED ON HIS OWN SELFISH BEHALF, HE KILLED FOR THE MONEY AND THE GOODS AND PROBABLY WOULD HAVE SOLD THOSE GOODS IF WE HADN'T GOTTEN TO HIM AS QUICKLY AS WE DID.))
[SUPER=01-Mark Claytor/English's Attorney; :00]
[SUPER=01-Cliff Hapgood/Commonwealth's Attorney; :19]
[RUNS=:29]
[OUT Q=gotten to him as quickly as we did.]
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[VO NAT]
One of English's accomplices, his cousin, Christopher Dorman, was formally sentenced today, as well.
The 19-year old faces the next 37-years in prison.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
[SS=Legal Scales]
15-year old Alexander Hudson was acquitted on murder charges.
But he's serving time in juvenile detention for the robbery.
[Moonshine]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=khu]
[TAPE#=01-53 TC1:19:59]
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Legendary bootlegger Dee Stanley was sentenced today to a three and a half year prison term and a 75-hundred dollar fine.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Despite his legacy and criminal history, the 56-year old moonshiner got by with the 41-month sentence, because of his cooperation with authorities.
Stanley had helped decipher records government agents found along with the makings of illegal liquor.
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[SOT 17:40:20]
[IN Q=and listed some of the code]
((JAKE JACOBSEN/PROSECUTOR; AND LISTED SOME OF THE CODE NAMES FOR SUGAR OR YEAST OR JUGS, EVEN USING NUMBERS. JUST LOOKING AT IT, YOU WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANT/ BUT THEY WERE ABLE TO HELP US OUT ON THAT.))
[SUPER=01-Jake Jacobsen/Prosecutor]
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[OUT Q=were able to help us out on that.]
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[VO-NAT]
Dee Stanley's son, Jason, will serve a ONE-year sentence and pay a THREE thousand dollar fine.
Kenny Cobbler also got a 12-month prison term.
Three others were placed on probation.
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[Parole-Board]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=None]
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Governor-elect Mark Warner says he will replace the entire state Parole Board within a month of his inauguration -- and may abolish it altogether.
Warner told The Associated Press today that he will appoint new members to each of the board's
five seats.
He also questioned the need to pay board members a salary of about 90-thousand dollars a year... six years after the state abolished parole for all convictions secured after 1996.
[Yates]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
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Jury selection is underway in the trial of Andrea Yates- the Texas woman accused of killing her five children.
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[VO-NAT 16]
[SUPER=03-Houston, TX]
The jurors must decide whether to punish Yates for drowning her five children in the bathtub.
Prosecutors agree the 37 year old mother is mentally ill but argue she was legally sane at the time of the killings.
Yates mother is asking the jury for mercy.
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[SOT16:47:14]
[IN Q=She's a wonderful]
((JUTTA KENNEDY/ANDREA YATES' MOTHER: SHE'S A WONDERFUL PERSON. SHE WAS SICK PEOPLE SHOULD CONSIDER THAT.))
[SUPER=01-Jutta Kennedy/Andrea Yates' Mother;]
[RUNS=05]
[OUT Q=should consider that.]
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[VO-NAT]
The jury selection could take seven weeks.. as both sides battle over the panel of men and women.
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[City-Council]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=01-54 TC1:00:58]
[GRAPHIC=Carvins Cove]
This weekends snow, sleet and rain did little to help at Carvins Cove.
But Roanoke officials say low water levels aren't the City's biggest water problem.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Carvins Cove]
60-year-old pipes pumping water from the cove to Roanoke homes need to be replaced.
Discussions about how to do that took place today.
Council also discussed restricting water use, but opted to ask residents to voluntary conserve.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=The perception is]
((BILL CARDER/ROANOKE VICE-MAYOR: THE PERCEPTION IS THAT THERE COULD BE A SHORTAGE OF WATER IN THE CITY WHICH IS NOT ATTRACTIVE TO BUSINESS OR TO PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO WANT TO WATER THEIR GARDENS. BUT I TAKE IT WITH THESE DISCUSSIONS WE ARE MOVING TOWARD A REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY.))
[SUPER=01-Bill Carder/Roanoke Vice-Mayor]
[RUNS=17]
[OUT Q=water authority.]
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[VO-NAT]
The water level at Carvins Cove is down nearly 20 feet.
Council members are fairly sure levels will rise to normal... with spring rain showers.
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[Sharov]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=rca]
[TAPE#=01-52 TC1:35:08]
[GRAPHIC=Sharov]
The Blacksburg Police Department is investigating the disappearance of a 24-year old man... again.
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[VO-NAT :23]
Authorities say Mikhail Sharov (Sha-rove) was reported missing on December 29th.
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg;]
He was last seen leaving his parents' Blacksburg home two days earlier.
Sharov never showed up at Fort Bragg North Carolina for military duty.
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/August 2000;]
In August of 2000, police were also looking for Sharov.
He was reported missing and then found safe at Roanoke Regional Airport.
He hiked there from Blacksburg.
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[SOT 1:50:17]
[IN Q=we will ]
((LT. S. M. BISHOP/BLACKSBURG POLICE DEPT.; WE WILL TREAT HIM SAME AS A MISSING PERSON, I MEAN WHETHER HE WAS MISSING BEFORE OR NOT HAS NO INDICATION THAT WERE GOING TO LACK OUR INVESTIGATION WE'LL TREAT IT AS A MISSING PERSON.))
[SUPER=01-Lt. S. M. Bishop/Blacksburg Police Department;]
[RUNS=:10]
[OUT Q=AS A MISSING PERSON.]
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[VO-NAT]
Sharov is described as a white male, 6-feet tall, 160-pounds with brown hair and blue eyes.
He's driving a green Nissan pathfinder with North Carolina tags.
The military has officially listed him as AWOL.
Call Blacksburg P-D if you have any information.
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[Tease1]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[WRITER=dse]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[SS=None]
Investigators want to know how a 9th grader in a private plane could fly over a supposedly secure military base, then crash into a building.
That's next on News 7.
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[VO-NAT]
And 20 fire companies fight a raging blaze in an apartment building.
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[Sports-Preview]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=Sports-Preview]
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[SOT]
[IN Q="Hey folks...]
[RUNS=:22]
[OUT Q=....in sports."]
((Hey folks this is Mike Stevens back in the news 7 sports office where the UVa tangles with Clemson tonight at U-hall.
The Tech women finally make a move into the Top 25. We'll hear from Spurrier and the man who won't replace him Bob Stoops.
Plus, final stats from Vick's rookie year and so long George tonight on the Big 7.))
[911-plane]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Crash Invest.]
The 9-1-1 tapes are released of the moments after a plane crashed into a Tampa building-
Tonya Arja reports-
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Tampa, FL; :00]
[SUPER=01-Capt. Scott Eller/Tampa Fire & Rescue; :15]
[SUPER=01-Deborah Lawton/Tampa Fire & Rescue; :38]
[SUPER=01-Tonya Arja/Reporting; :45]
[SUPER=01-Mitchell Smith/Tampa Fire & Rescue; 1:30]
[non standard outcue.]
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[OUT Q=for along time.]
[Tampa-Plane]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=HOLD]
Investigators want to know how that 9th grader was able to take a plane up alone....
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[VO-NAT]
Charles Bishop was just 15 when he slammed a plane into a Tampa high rise Saturday..
Bishop stole a plane from a flight school- but the Pentagon says there was no reason to believe that Biship was a perceived threat.
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[SOT 14:15:56]
[IN Q=He didn't take]
((REAR ADM. JOHN STUFFLEBEEM/PENTAGON SPOKESMAN; HE DIDN'T TAKE OFF WITH A FLIGHT OF EXPLOSIVES. HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR HAD GIVEN HIM SOME REQUIREMENTS TO DO SOME PRE FLIGHT AND IT WAS NOT HIS AIRCRAFT HE HAD RENTED WHEN HE DECIDED. THERE WAS NO WAY OF KNOWING THAT HE WOULD JUST TURN AROUND AND TRY TO LAND TO LAND AGAIN TO PROVE HIS PROWESS AS A FLIGHT STUDENT.))
[SUPER=01-Rear Adm. John Stufflebeem/Pentagon Spokesman;]
[RUNS=22]
[OUT Q=AS A FLIGHT STUDENT.]
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[VO-NAT]
Bishop had not flown solo before and was too young to get his pilots license.
While he left a note saying he sympathized with Osama bin Laden, U-S officials say he was not a terrorist.
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[CA-fire]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Fire]
Fire broke out at a large apartment building in Southern
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[VO-NAT 14 plus pad]
[SUPER=03-Beverly Hills, CA]
California... sending flames and thick smoke into the sky.
20 fire companies responded... using ladder trucks and water streams to try and contain the blaze.
No one was living in the building at the time.
It was under renovation.
No one was hurt.
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[Emergency-Wireless]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=01-50 TC1:55:56]
[GRAPHIC=None]
New technology that would help emergency crews communicate when all other lines have been wiped out could be available by the end of the year.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Chatham]
That's the word from Virginia Tech researchers who have been developing a new wireless, broadband system for use in the event of major disasters.
The system is portable and could be set up within hours, giving crews access to video and audio conferencing, the Internet and geographic information.
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[SOT 22:27:07 #2]
[IN Q=Our goal is]
((DR. CHARLES BOSTIAN/VA TECH RESEARCHER: OUR GOAL IS TO FINISH THE PROTOTYPE SYSTEM AND THEN WE HOPE THAT THE PRIVATE SECTOR WILL WANT TO TAKE IT OVER AND MANUFACTURE IT. IN OTHER WORDS, AS A UNIVERSITY, OUR GOAL IS TO DEVELOP SOMETHING THAT OTHER PEOPLE CAN TURN INTO A USEFUL PRODUCT.))
[SUPER=01-Charles Bostian/VA Tech Researcher; ]
[RUNS=14]
[OUT Q=a useful product.]
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[VO-NAT]
Bostian (BAHS-tyen) says many state and federal agencies have expressed interest in the system since the September 11th attacks.
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[Tease2]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[writer=chr]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[SS=None]
We were largely spared heavy snow from this weekend's winter storm... but many others in the east were not.
We'll show you when News 7 returns.
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[VO-NAT]
And it's flat, fast and flashy.
Check out the newest computer technology from Apple next.
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[WEB-ADDRESS]
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[Web Address Announce]
[Pinnacle 4885ess]
[Auto-Show]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=kgu]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
If you are in the market for a new car...there are more than 700 new models to choose from in Detroit...
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Detroit, MI]
The North American International Auto Show opened yesterday featuring flashy new production cars and concept vehicles.
Auto makers saw record sales last year... but many auto experts are predicting a drop in the coming year due to a shaky economy.
And top makers are making layoffs to accommodate.
Ford is expected to announce massive layoffs in the tens of thousands...and some plants could be shut down.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=The economy is going]
((JOHN MCELROY/ AUTO ANALYST: THE ECONOMY IS GOING DOWN, PEOPLE ARE GETTING LAID OFF, THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY OUT THERE AS TO WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN.))
[SUPER=01-John McElroy/Auto Analyst]
[RUNS=:06]
[OUT Q=going to happen]
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[VO-NAT]
General Motors is stopping production to avoid having extra inventory...but says they will be able to react quickly if the predictions are wrong.
But this week...with predictions in mind, the goal is just to convince consumers to keep on buying.
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[Macworld]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Three years after rewriting the books on computer design and simplicity with the "I-mac"
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-San Francisco, CA]
Apple Computer has unveiled updated models with a flat-screen display, faster processor and new look.
The revamped iMac looks nothing like its egg-shaped predecessor, or any other P-C.
A 15-inch liquid crystal display is attached by a chrome swivel bar to a white base that holds the guts of the computer.
Prices range from 13-hundred dollars to 18-hundred dollars.
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[Winter]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=Winter Weather]
More than a foot of snow fell in Pennsylvania and New York State-
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Albany, NY;]
The storm moved up the Atlantic coast overnight but the heaviest snow fell inland.
More than four inches an hour in some areas of eastern New York.. including Albany which got 17 inches.
Tens of thousand are without power in Pennsylvania.
[Super=03-Charleston, WV;]
And Charleston West Virginia also digging out today- after six inches of heavy, wet snow fell there.
Great day to stay home from school and build a snowman.
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[S-Extra]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=Extra & sp-106 10041TC]
[GRAPHIC=NONE]
The Tech women finally crack the top 25.
The UVa fall to Clemson tonight.
The UVa men talks about the ultra-balanced ACC.
And we'll hear from Spurrier and Stoops.
But first in tonight's Extra Point -
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-St. Louis, MO/NFL-Yesterday; :00]
Michael Vick closed out his first NFL season yesterday.
Vick got his second career start against the playoff bound Rams and finished with 176 yards passing and 58 more rushing.
For the season Vick finishes up with 785 yards passing and 305 yards rushing. He averaged nearly 11 yards a carry on the ground.
But he also was hampered by some rookie mistakes. In order to start and win next season he will have to cut down on the turnovers. The Falcons have new owners, but coach Dan Reeves say he hopes to be back.
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[OUT Q=....last score."]
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[S-ACC]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-112 2559TC]
[GRAPHIC=ACC]
We begin this segment with some ACC women's basketball from University Hall in Charlottesville where the UVa women tried to win their ninth game of the season against Clemson.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Charlottesville/Fox-SportsSouth; :00]
UVa head coach Debbie Ryan was trying to get the UVa program its 600th win in history last night, but you can tell by the expression things did not go well.
Chrissy Floyd was the bomb for the visiting Tigers as she dropped in a game high 28 points - these two off the nice quick move inside.
But UVa answered back with Telisha Quarles. The senior from Louisa had 25 points. She also hit 6 three pointers.
[super=33-Clemson/79/Virginia/68;]
But Floyd was just too much for UVa to handle as she scores in transition and gets the foul.
Clemson wins 79-to-68. UVa is now 8-and-6 overall and 1-and-2 in the ACC.
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[S-Women]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-114 32:40]
[GRAPHIC=Big East]
The Tech women have won eight in a row including a victory over Clemson.
One of the main reasons for the hot play of late main reason is center Ieva Kublina.
The sophomore is the Big East co-player of the week after averaging 20 points, 10 rebounds and 6 block shots in Tech wins over Clemson and Syracuse.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg; :00]
The new coaches poll that was released late yesterday afternoon has the Hokies ranked 24th.
It's the first time 11 and 2 Tech has broken into the top 25 since the end of last year's regular season.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=BITE]
[SUPER=01-Bonnie Henrickson/Virginia Tech Women's Head Coach; :00 ;]
[RUNS=:20]
[OUT Q=given us quality minutes"]
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[anchor=mike]
[graphic=big east]
Tech hosts Boston College Wednesday night at Cassell Coliseum.
[S-UVA]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-115 11:17]
[GRAPHIC=ACC]
The ACC was upset city over the weekend for the men.
Steve Mason has that story, plus words from the Virginia Cavaliers, who fell from fourth to seventh in the new top 25 polls.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Tallahassee, FL/Sunday; :00]
[SUPER=03-Charlottesville/Saturday; :11]
[SUPER=01-Chris Williams/15.6 Points a Game avg. for UVa; :20]
[SUPER=01-Travis Watson/13.7 pts., 10.8 Boards a Game Avg.; :31]
[SUPER=@Steve1; 1:05]
[RUNS=1:33]
[OUT Q=....news 7 sports"]
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((William Fleming Graduate Steve Robinson gave Florida State good reason to keep him after his unranked Seminoles ended number one ranked Duke's 22 game wining streak. North Carolina State was unranked when the Wolfpack beat fourth ranked Virginia. Both games prove, with the accept ion on UNC, that the ACC is extremely tough.
((:))
((:))
The 9 and 1 Cavaliers watched N.C. State shoot 47 percent from three point land and nearly 50 percent from the field. The Wolfpack hit a scorching 8 of 13 three pointers and converted 60 percent of it's field goal attempts in the opening half.
((:))
((STEVE MASON:))
((CHRIS WILLIAMS:))
The Wahoos have a shot at redemption Tuesday night on the road against Clemson. Steve Mason News 7 sports.))
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[S-Spurrier]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-111 3033TC]
[GRAPHIC=NCAA FB]
Steve Spurrier announced last week he was quitting as head coach of the Florida Gators.
Yesterday, the often brash and outspoken one humbled himself at a farewell news conference.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=BITE]
[SUPER=01-Steve Spurrier/Leaves Florida after 12 Years; :00]
[RUNS=:19]
[OUT Q=...happened for me."]
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[S-College]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-116 2657tc]
[GRAPHIC=NCAA FB]
The University of Florida will not be getting former defensive coordinator Bob Stoops as many alumni had hoped.
The top candidate to replace Steve Spurrier - announced yesterday afternoon that he has decided to stay at the University of Oklahoma.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=BITE]
[SUPER=01-Bob Stoops/Turns Down Florida Job; :00]
[RUNS=12]
[OUT Q=grateful to them.]
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[S-Panthers]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=sp-110]
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The Carolina Panthers fired head football George Seifert this morning - just hours after the team finished up an embarrassing 1-and-15 campaign.
Seifert leaves the NFL again with mixed emotions.
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[SUPER=01-George Seifert/Fired as Panthers Coach; :00]
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[OUT Q=...CAROLINA PANTHERS."]
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[Roanoke-Academy]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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Workers are putting the finishing touches on a new facility for area gymnasts.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
The Roanoke Academy of Gymnastics hopes to move into a new 700- thousand dollar building next month.
The new facility near Tanglewood Mall will include 30-thousand dollars worth of new equipment and double the space of the academy's current building.
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[IN Q=The space here forced]
((DAVE DICKERSON/ROANOKE ACADEMY OF GYMNASTICS OWNER; THE SPACE HERE FORCED US TO DO OUR CLASSES AND OUR TEAMS TOGETHER IN THE SAME SPACE AND IT DIDN'T WORK REAL WELL FOR EITHER ONE))
[SUPER=01-Dave Dickerson/Roanoke Academy of Gymnastics Owner]
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[OUT Q=well for either one]
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[VO-NAT]
Dickerson hopes the new building will allow the academy to expand its existing programs.
The academy offers instruction to around five hundred students including three high school cheerleading teams.
Dickerson hopes to complete the move by early February.
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