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Coming up on News 7-
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Lawmakers trying to balance the pros and cons of oxycontin pass a prescription drug monitering program.
Plus, residents of Old Southwest Roanoke hope neighbors will work together to watch out for crime.
And country hits the hardwood as a well-known star dazzles at the NBDL.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
News 7 is next.
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[VO-NAT]
Widespread abuse of the painkiller Oxycontin prompted lawmakers to consider a prescription monitoring program in southwest Virginia.
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[ANCHOR=Shannon]
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Good evening, I'm Shannon Young.
Jean is off tonight.
[Oxycontin]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
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[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=01-62 TC1:49:50]
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Today, the House of Delegates approved that legislation, but not without an emotional debate.
Joe Dashiell has the story from the State Capitol.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Oxycontin is either]
[SUPER=01-Del. Clarence Phillips/(D) Castlewood; :00]
[SUPER=03-Richmond; :08]
[SUPER=01-Del. Kristen Amundson/(D) Mt. Vernon; :23]
[SUPER=01-Del. Chip Woodrum/(D) Roanoke; :45]
[SUPER=01-Del. Jackie Stump/(D) Oakwood; 1:06]
[SUPER=@Joe1; 1:21]
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[OUT Q=JD News 7 Roanoke]
(([SOT 01:44:30]
[IN Q=Oxycontin is either]
((DEL. CLARENCE PHILLIPS: OXYCONTIN IS EITHER A MIRACLE DRUG, THAT IS USED FOR LEGITIMATE REASONS, OR IT IS A DRUG FROM HELL.))
[RUNS= :06]
[OUT Q=or it's a drug from hell.]
As the House of Delegates considered legislation that would create a prescription database in southwest Virginia, opponents argued the monitoring program would penalize patients who are terminally ill by making it more difficult to obtain the potent painkillers they need.
[SOT AMUNDSON 01:14:44]
[IN Q=My fear is]
((DEL. KRISTEN AMUNDSON: MY FEAR IS THAT IT WILL INEVITABLY HAVE A CHILLING EFFECT ON DOCTORS' WILLINGNESS TO PRESCRIBE PAIN MEDS LIKE THE ONES THAT MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF MY FATHER AT THE END OF HIS LIFE.))
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[OUT Q=at the end of his life.]
And there were concerns that more control in the coalfields will push the problem to other parts of the state.
[SOT 01:31:29]
[IN Q=If you don't make it]
((DEL. CHIP WOODRUM: IF YOU DON'T MAKE IT STATEWIDE, ARE THE DEATHS GOING TO OCCUR IN ROANOKE AND ROANOKE COUNTY? ARE THE DEATHS GOING TO OCCUR IN STAUNTON, AUGUSTA AS THE TRAFFIC MOVES AWAY FROM THE ENFORCEMENT AREAS?))
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[OUT Q=away from the enforcement areas?]
But house members also heard a passionate plea from lawmakers who have seen the impact of Oxycontin addiction on their communities.
[SOT STUMP 01:19:31]
[IN Q=We can always find an excuse to vote against something]
((DEL. JACKIE STUMP: WE CAN ALWAYS FIND AN EXCUSE TO VOTE AGAINST SOMETHING AND I UNDERSTAND THAT AND RESPECT THAT, BUT LOOK FOR SOME GOOD IN SOMETHING THAT WILL ALLOW US TO GET THESE DRUG ADDICTS OFF THE STREET.))
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[OUT Q=get these drug addicts off the street.]
The measure passed on a vote of 59 to 40.
[STAND-UP CLOSE]
The bill now heads back to the State Senate, but odds are the prescription monitoring program will soon be waiting for Governor Warner's signature.
Joe Dashiell News 7 Richmond))[Afghanistan]
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[NEWSCAST=11 p.m.]
[WRITER=syo]
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The Pentagon says the major battle raging in eastern Afghanistan could be over soon.
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[VO-NAT :30]
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld predicts the fighting will end in days, rather than weeks.
He says the big question is how well the al-Qaida and Taliban fighters are getting reinforcements and
supplies.
U-S troops are keeping their choke-hold on a 60-to-70-square-mile area in the mountains south of Gardez.
American bombers have launched one of the heaviest raids on the area yet, despite by poor weather.
Meanwhile, Sergeant Major Frank Grippe (GRIH'-pee) today described conditions on the first day of the battle.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=We started receiving mortar fire...]
((SGT. MAJ. FRANK GRIPPE/U.S. ARMY: WE STARTED RECEIVING MORTAR FIRE, ROCKET PROPELLED GRENADES . . . HEAVY MACHINE GUN FIRE, LIGHT MACHINE GUN FIRE, SMALL
ARMS FIRE, ALL FROM THE HILLS ABOVE US.))
[SUPER=01-Sgt. Maj. Frank Grippe/U. S. Army;]
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[OUT Q=all from the hills above us.]
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The sergeant used a special telephone hookup to speak with reporters at the Pentagon.
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[Pentagon-Pictures]
[ANCHOR=Shan]
[NEWSCAST=11 p.m.]
[WRITER=syo]
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[GRAPHIC=Attack on America]
Meantime, Defense officials say they expect the Pentagon to be repaired by the one year anniversary of the September eleventh attack on the building.
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[SUPER=03-Pentagon Security Camera/September 11, 2001;]
You're looking at photographs of the attack that were obtained by CBS News.
The fuzzy white image on the right-side of the first picture is thought to be part of the incoming jetliner.
The other shots in the sequence .. taken by a surveillance camera on the Pentagon grounds .. show the fireball that engulfed the building's western flank when the plane struck.
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[Firefighter-Statue]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=jwi]
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[GRAPHIC=America Responds]
It's been almost six months since the September 11 attacks and many are still showing their respect to those who lost their lives.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Terra Haute, IN]
One man has combined his artistic talent with his past to honor the firefighters who died.
Nyal Thomas is a former fire chief and creator of the statue he carved out of spruce entitled "In the Rubble".
He is hand delivering it to New York, but along the way he's stopping at fire houses so that others can view it.
Thomas says making the statue wasn't easy.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=It was pretty]
((NYAL THOMAS/ARTIST; IT WAS PRETTY EMOTIONAL, AND AS WE FINISHED IT THE PLATES WERE DELIVERED TO US WITH THE FIREMEN'S NAMES ON IT, AND UH, THAT REALLY HIT.))
[SUPER=01-Nyal Thomas/Artist; ]
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[OUT Q=that really hit]
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[VO-NAT]
It took Thomas over 600 hours to complete "In the Rubble..." he said the flag was the hardest part to carve.
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[Old-Southwest]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
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Residents in one Roanoke community came together tonight to take back their neighborhood.
They're sick of the crime that has plagued an area around Highland Park to Day and Ferdinard Avenues.
Justin McLeod has more on the meeting, the problem, and possible solutions.
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[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
[SUPER=01-Randall Mitchell/Area Resident; :12]
[SUPER=01-Lt. Tim Jones/Roanoke Police Department; :40]
[SUPER=@justin1; :58]
[SUPER=01-Juanita Shifflett/Area Resident; 1:27]
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[OUT Q=JM, News 7, Roanoke]
((((NAT SOUND OF PEOPLE TALKING AT MEETING))
You are looking at a roomful of people who are fed with crime and other problems in their neighborhood.
[SOT 18:18:32]
[IN Q=I've had issues]
((RANDALL MITCHELL/AREA RESIDENT: I'VE HAD ISSUES AT MY OWN PERSONAL HOME. I'VE HAD BUGLARY. I'VE HAD VANDALISM WITHIN THE LAST TWO YEARS.))
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[OUT Q=last two years]
Vandalism and buglaries are just some of the problems here in Old Southwest.
Residents have also complained about drugs, vagrants, absentee landlords and even prostitution.
Those concerns prompted nearly a hundred nearby residents to come out Thursday night to a community wide meeting.
The main message?
You can't rely soley on the police department.
[SOT 16:57:26]
[IN Q=The strenght of this]
((LT. TIM JONES/ROANOKE POLICE DEPT: THE STRENGTH OF THIS WHOLE INITIATIVE IS IN THE PARTICIPATION AND THE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE THAT CAN COME TOGETHER TO MAKE IT WORK.))
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[OUT Q=make it work]
How to make that work was a central theme of this meeting.
Many agree there needs to be more community involvement in neighborhood watch programs.
Some would also like to see more improvements to Highland Park and a larger police presence.
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[IN Q=Police have made]
((JUSTIN McLEOD/REPORTING: POLICE HAVE MADE MORE THAN A HUNDRED ARRESTS IN THIS AREA SINCE LAST APRIL, NEARLY HALF WERE ALCOHOL RELATED. AND SOME CAME HERE AT SUNNYSIDE MARKET. THAT'S WHY A FEW RESIDENTS WANT TO SEE THE ABC BOARD PULL IT'S ALCOHOL LICENSE.))
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[OUT Q=alcohol license]
((NAT SOUND INSIDE STORE))
Sunnyside has plenty of supporters who believe the store is just a small part of a bigger problem.
But this meeting wasn't a forum for that issue.
Organizers made it very clear, their main goal is to have everyone working together.
[SOT 18:14:59]
[IN Q=I've been to some]
((JUANITA SHIFFLETT/AREA RESIDENT: I'VE BEEN TO SOME OF THE OTHER MEETINGS AND EVERY MEETING HAS MORE PEOPLE COMING TO IT SO I THINK BY AND LARGE YOU HAVE VERY MANY MORE PEOPLE GETTING INVOLVED AND THAT'S GOOD.))
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[OUT Q=and that's good]
Good that can take away the bad and hopefully revitalize a neighborhood.
Justin McLeod, News 7, Roanoke.))
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If Attorney General John Ashcroft had his way, the entire United States of America would be one big Neighborhood Watch area.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg]
Ashcroft says he wants to double the number of citizens' watch groups nationwide to about 15- thousand and help train them to detect possible terrorist activity.
Local officials who work with the Neighborhood Watch program say it's all about being a good citizen.
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[SOT 00:37:01]
[IN Q=A lot of times]
((CINDY KOZEROW/LYNCHBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT: A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE WILL SEE SOMETHING AND GO 'OH, IT'S NOT MY NEIGHBORHOOD, IT DOESN'T AFFECT ME'. BUT WE ARE TRYING TO GET THEM TO UNDERSTAND THAT WHAT DOES HAPPEN IN A WASHINGTON OR A NEW YORK DOES AFFECT US AND TO BE MORE AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THEIR SURROUNDINGS.))
[SUPER=01-Cindy Kozerow/Lynchburg Police Department]
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[OUT Q=in their surroundings.]
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[VO-NAT]
Kozerow (KAH-zer-oh) says residents should report only suspicious activity and not target people based on their race or ethnic origin.
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[GRAPHIC=Henry School Consol.]
The Henry County school board is not giving up without a fight.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Henry Co./File Tape]
Last week, the superintendent asked the school board to scrap the plan after the Board of Supervisors refused the board's request for an advance on next year's budget.
Today, the school board went against that recommenation and instead voted to ask the Board of Supervisors to transfer funds from the 2002 budget from one fund to another to pay for renovations.
As the plan stands now, the school system will consolidate four high schools into two and turn Carver Middle School into an elementary school next year.
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[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[SS=HOLD]
The board voted to keep John Redd and Figsboro Elementary schools as they are for another year.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
[WRITER=dse]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[SS=None]
Anna Nicole Smith is 88-million dollars richer today.
Find out why next on News 7.
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((NAT MUSIC))
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[VO-NAT]
And Dazzle fans get more than a game tonight.
We'll have highlights of Ty Herndon's Hits and Hoops concert a little later.
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[Sports-Preview]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
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[TAPE#=Sports Preview]
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[IN Q="Hey sports...]
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[OUT Q=.....in sports."]
((Hey sports fans this is Roy Stanley and check this out Former Gretna football coach Robert Prunty is the post graduate head football coach at Hargrave Military Academy the State Champion Bath County Chargers met with the Governor in Richmond today.
The Virginia Cavaliers warm up for their first round game in the A-C-C against N.C. State and A-B-C's Terry Bowden was in town tonight to lend a helping hand to the Boy Scouts all that and more coming up in sports.))
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It took them more than four months, but police in Texas say they've solved the case of a body found dumped in a park.
Police say a woman hit a pedestrian but then failed to get him medical help for up to three days.
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[VO-NAT]
Police say 25 year old Chante Mallard was high on drugs when her car hit a homeless man near Fort Worth.
[SUPER=03-Fort Worth, TX]
The force of the impact broke both of the man's legs and he became wedged in the passenger side windshield.
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[SOT 20:07:54]
[IN Q=She basically drives]
((LT. DAVID BURGESS/FORTH WORTH POLICE DEPARTMENT; SHE BASICALLY DRIVES WITH HIM STILL INSIDE THE CAR TO HER HOME, INTO THE GARAGE, SHUTS THE DOOR AND CONVERSES WITH HIM OVER A TWO TO THREE DAY PERIOD, WITH HIM PLEADING FOR HELP AND HER SAYING I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY.))
[SUPER=01-Lt. David Burgess/Forth Worth Police Department; ]
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[OUT Q=I'm sorry. TRIPLE OUT!!!]
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[VO-NAT]
The man eventually bled to death.
Mallard's attorney says she made some mistakes but did not keep the body in the garage more than 24 hours.
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[SOT 20:08:37]
[IN Q=there are no]
((MIKE HEISKILL/MALLARD'S ATTORNEY; THERE ARE NO FACTS TO JUSTIFY A MURDER CHARGE. AND IT THINK IT'S EMBELLISHMENT ON THE PART OF POLICE AND PROSECUTION ON THIS MURDER CHARGE.))
[SUPER=01-Mike Heiskill/Mallard's Attorney; ]
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[OUT Q=on this murder chage]
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[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[SS=None]
A Medical Examiner says the man would probably have survived had he received medical help.
[Smith]
[ANCHOR=Shan]
[NEWSCAST=11 p.m.]
[WRITER=syo]
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Anna Nicole Smith is a rich woman... on paper, at least.
The former Playboy Playmate today won a long running court battle over some of her late husband's fortune.
But will she ever see the money?
Manuel Gallegus reports.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Anna Nicole Smith, former model...]
[SUPER=03-Los Angeles, CA; :00]
[SUPER=01-Philip Boesch/Smith's Attorney; :31]
[SUPER=01-Joseph Eisenberg/Marshall Family's Attorney; :55]
[SUPER=01-Manuel Gallegus/Reporting; 1:02]
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[OUT Q=CBS NEWS, HOLLYWOOD]
((ANNA NICOLE SMITH -THE FORMER MODEL, PLAYMATE, AND STRIPPER, HAS BEEN
AWARDED MORE THAN 88-MILLION DOLLARS BY A CALIFORNIA JUDGE.
THE CASE INVOLVES THE ESTATE OF HER LATE HUSBAND, TEXAS OIL TYCOON J. HOWARD MARSHALL.
THE TWO WERE MARRIED FOR 14 MONTHS BEFORE HE DIED AT AGE 90.
FOR YEARS SHE'S BEEN FIGHTING FOR PART OF HIS ESTATE. EVEN THOUGH HER LATE HUSBAND LEFT HER NOTHING IN THE WILL...THE JUDGE RULED THERE WAS TO BELIEVE HE HAD PROMISED HER A PART OF HIS FORTUNE.
-SOT- PHILIP BOESCH, SMITHS ATTY.
This is a complete victory for my client, and I think its a victory for a husbands love for his wife. It shows the world and certainly us, love has no age limits.
MARSHALL'S SON, E. PIERCE MARSHALL, SAID HE WOULD IMMEDIATELY APPEAL THE RULING. THE MARSHALL FORTUNE HAD BEEN DIVIDED AMONG SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS, AND CHARITIES.
JOSPEPH EISENBERG, MARSHALL FAMILY ATTY.
based upon the evidence that was presented at trial, we don't see how he could have possibly come to the conclusion that she was entitled to any money whatsoever.
THE JUDGE RULED THAT MARSHALL'S SON HAD WILLFULLY AND MALICIOUSLY TRIED
TO KEEP SMITH AWAY FROM HIS FATHER AND THE MONEY.
FOR NOW THE MONEY GOES NO WHERE - AND THE CASE GOES ON FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER YEAR.
MANUEL GALLEGUS, CBS NEWS HOLLYWOOD.))
[L'burg-Murder]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=02-07 TC36:41]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Lynchburg police need your help finding a suspected killer.
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[VO-NAT]
Authorities are searching for 47- year- old Randall Lee Langford.
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg]
Langford is wanted for the shooting death of 51- year- old Loretta Jean Napier Sunday morning.
Langford is known to use the city's bus system and is considered armed and dangerous.
Anyone with information as to his whereabouts should call the Lynchburg police.
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[Tease2]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[WRITER=dse]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[SS=None]
A new program in the New River Valley is giving kids new options after school.
We'll check out Teen Scene when News 7 returns.
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[VO-NAT]
And it's the latest in computer technology... even some you wear.
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[WEB-ADDRESS]
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[Web Address Announce]
[Pinnacle 4885ess]
[Afterschool]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=rca]
[TAPE#=02-02 TC1:00:14]
[GRAPHIC=None]
A new afterschool program in Montgomery County is giving kids something to do while their parents are at work.
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[SUPER=03-Christiansburg;]
Teen Scene was started last week by the county's parks and recreation department to give kids a place to go.
Library officials say they would crowd the libraries because they had nothing else to do.
Now program leaders supervise activities, field trips and sports for 6th 7th and 8th graders.
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[SOT 15:47:40 / 15:57:59]
[IN Q=most kids]
((KRISTEN LEWIS/TEEN SCENE LEADER; MORE KIDS TELL THEIR FRIENDS EACH WEEK AND THEN THE PARENTS WILL COME IN AND TELL US THEY LOVE IT BECAUSE REALLY THERE'S NO OTHER PLACE FOR THESE KIDS TO GO AFTERSCHOOL AND THEY DON'T WANT TO GO HOME ALONE.))
((ASHLEY SMITH/TEEN SCENE PARTICIPANT; IT'S REALLY COOL IT'S SOMETHING TO DO IT'S NOT JUST GETTING ON THE COMPUTER OR SOMETHING.))
[SUPER=01-Kristen Lewis/Teen Scene Leader; :00]
[SUPER=01-Ashley Smith/Teen Scene Participant; :12]
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[OUT Q=ON THE COMPUTER.]
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[VO-NAT]
The free program runs on Tuesdays and Thursdays...2:30 to 5:30.
Both the Christiansburg and Blacksburg libraries host Teen Scene in their recreation rooms.
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[Comdex]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Chicago, Illinois is the place to be this week if you're into new technology.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Chicago, IL]
The city is hosting the annual Comdex Convention which allows people to check out the latest technology on the market.
The Xybernaut Company is producing a wearable computer with a one inch monitor that fits in front of your eye.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Well I see]
((JENNIFFER WEIGEL; WELL I SEE A SCREEN, AND AN ICON AND I'M CLICKING ON TO, I'M SEARCHING YAHOO))
[SUPER=01-Jenniffer Weigel]
[RUNS=05]
[OUT Q=I'm searching Yahoo]
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[VO-NAT]
Another company showcased a gizmo that serves as a cell phone and organizer while sending emails.
The latest in security is also there... A machine that measures your hand print and photographs your facial structure.
The hope is that it will not only make security faster, but also more accurate.
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[S-Extra]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=Extra Point]
[GRAPHIC=Sports Logo]
Robert Prunty is the new head coach of the Graduate Program at Hargrave Military and The Bath County football visits the Governor.
But first our Extra Point.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Atlanta, GA; :00]
The number 43 Petty Enterprises Dodge driven by John Andretti will have a brand new paint scheme for the race weekend to help commemorate the National Literacy Campaign.
Andretti has spent part of this week in Atlanta reading with kids from the boy's and girl's clubs.
And here are some of tonight's college scores.
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[SUPER=0098-j/Florida St./91//Clemson/84///j/Pittsburgh/76//Boston College/62///;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0098-j/Tennessee/68//Arkansas/61///j/Miami#20/84//Georgetown/76//Overtime/;]
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[SUPER=0098-j/Florida#11/81//Auburn/63///j/Connecticut#19/72//Villanova/70///;]
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[SUPER=0098-j/Cincinnati#5/79//South Florida/57///;]
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[OUT Q=....last score."]
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[S-Prunty]
[ANCHOR=roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-120 34:24]
[GRAPHIC=FFE]
Robert Prunty, One of Friday Football Extra's top coaches, is the new football post graduate coach at Hargrave Military Academy. Steve Mason has more.
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[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Chatham; :00]
[SUPER=01-Robert Prunty/Hargrave P. G. Head Football Coach; :15]
[SUPER=01-Wheeler Baker/Hargrave President; :30]
[SUPER=01-Jason Lee/Hargrave Defensive Coordinator; :44]
[SUPER=03-Gretna; :51]
[SUPER=01-Anthony Hackett/Hargrave Post Graduate Student; 1:16]
[SUPER=@Steve1; 1:28]
[RUNS=2:10]
[OUT Q=....News 7 sports"]
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[S-Bath]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=SP-110]
[GRAPHIC=FFE LOGO]
The state champion Bath County Chargers were guests of honor at the capitol.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond]
Yesterday afternoon, members of the Bath County High School football team gathered on the steps of the State Capitol with Governor Warner.
And they were honored in the State Senate, for the 13 and One season that brought the school a State Group A Championship.
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[SOT 12:51:27 :07]
[IN Q=It's been really unbelievable]
((JACOB PHILLIPS: IT'S BEEN REALLY UNBELIEVABLE. WE'VE HAD A GREAT SEASON. IT'S BEEN AWESOME, AND WE HAD SUCH A GOOD YEAR.))
[12:55:38 :11]
((SETH DIXON: I NEVER WOULD HAVE PICTURED MYSELF HERE WITH THE GUYS MEETING THE PEOPLE WE'VE MET. IT'S BEEN AWESOME.))
[SUPER=01-Jacob Phillips/Bath Co. High School; :00]
[SUPER=01-Seth Dixon/Bath Co. High School; :]
[RUNS=:18]
[OUT Q=it's been awesome.]
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[VO-NAT]
And with a talented group of athletes returning next year, Head Coach Chris Jones says he hopes this won't be his team's last trip to the State Capitol.
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[S-Bowden]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-117 5310TC]
[GRAPHIC=TERRY BOWDEN]
Former Auburn head football coach and current ABC Sports analyst Terry Bowden lent a helping hand to the Boy Scouts "Friends of Scouting" event last night.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
The Blue Ridge Mountain Council gathered at the Hotel Roanoke last night for this annual fundraiser.
More than 16 thousand kids took part in scouting in this region last year.
Last night more than $65 thousand dollars was pledged for this year.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=YOU KNOW...]
[SUPER=01-Terry Bowden/ABC College Football Analyst; :00]
[RUNS=:14]
[OUT Q=...as Boy Scouts."]
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[VO-NAT con't]
[SUPER=03-Spartanburg, SC/Panthers Camp;]
One of Bowden's former stars during his coaching days at Auburn, quarterback Dameyune Craig, signed a one year contract yesterday with the Redskins.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=BITE]
[RUNS=:14]
[OUT Q=...OFFENSIVE ATTACK."]
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Virginia warms up for its opening round game in the A-C-C- tournament this afternoon. More later on Mornin.
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The field is set for the 49-th annual A-C-C tournament. In last night's play-in game, Florida State beat Clemson 91 to 84 in overtime.
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U-V-A plays its first round game today shortly at 2 oclock right here on your hometown station.
The Cavaliers worked out yesterday afternoon at the Charlotte Coliseum however Adam Hall did a lot of watching with his right hand wrapped in ice.
Virginia plays an N.C. State team that beat the Cavs twice during the regular season.
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The tournament tips off here on your hometown station this afternoon. Maryland plays Florida State at noon and Vigrinia takes on N.C. State at around 2-thirty.
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Duke faces Carolina at 7 and Wake Forest and Georgia Tech hook up at 9-thirty.
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The Greenville Groove made it 12 straight wins last night beating Roanoke 94 to 87.
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Kent Davison standing on the sideline during the game.
Greenville gets the ball to Rahim Lockhart in close and he nails the jumper in the paint to make it 86 to 84 Groove.
The Dazzle's Martin Lewis passes to Johnny Taylor he hits the three pointer from the top of the key cutting the lead to one.
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But the Groove answers Lockhart hits Jeff Myers who hits the jumper for 2 drawing the foul and the Groove wins it 94 to 87.
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The Cave Spring girls 4 by 4 relay team is headed to the Nike indoor track classic.
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The event is this Saturday and Sunday in Landover, Maryland at the Prince George's sports complex.
The Lady Knights sixth place finish in the state last weekend earned them a shot at the national indoor track meet.
This is the first time in school history that a relay team has reached the nationals.
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That's it for sports, have a great day everybody.
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You've seen the highlights from the Dazzle game... now for the highlights from after the game.
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Ty Herndon made the Dazzle fans feel a little better after tonight's loss.
He's the latest act to join the N-B-D-L's Hits and Hoops concert series.
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That's all for News 7 at Eleven tonight.
We'll leave you with more from Ty Herndon.