WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 05/04/02

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Coming up on News 7-
Authorities are investigating a murder of a Henry County man in the Bassett area.
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Five more pipe bombs are found in rural mailboxes ... this time in Nebraska. The F-B-I is calling it domestic terrorism.
And a former major leaguer returns to Virginia Tech to see his baseball jersey number retired.
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News 7 is next.

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Federal agents are on the hunt for a domestic terrorist ... after five more pipe bombs are discoverd in mailboxes -- this time in Nebraska.
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Good Evening, I'm Marya Jones. Teresa Hamilton is off tonight.

[Pipe-Bombs]

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Six people were injured yesterday when pipe bombs exploded in Illinois and Iowa.
Today, in Nebraska, there were no injuries but the F-B-I says notes were found that were similar to the ones in the two other states.
As Drew Levinson reports, the F-B-I has some leads, but doesn't know yet who planted the bombs.
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[SUPER=01-Weysan Dunn/FBI; :19]
[SUPER=01-Jim Bogner/FBI Special Agent;:34]
[SUPER=01-Drew Levinson/Reporting; :47]
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[OUT Q=Drew Levinson, CBS News, Chicago.]
(THE FBI CALLS IT DOMESTIC TERRORISM. SOMEONE, ANGRY AT THE GOVERNMENT IS SENDING A DESTRUCTIVE MESSAGE BY PLANTING PIP
E BOMBS IN RURAL MAILBOXES ACROSS THE MIDWEST. (SOT - BRYCE WERLING/TIPTON, IOWA "At first I thought a tire blew - then
I looke(SOT - BRYCE WERLING/TIPTON, IOWA "At first I thought a tire blew -) NOW - MORE BOMBS HAVE TURNED UP IN RURAL N
EBRASKA....THAT IN ADDITION TO THOSE DISCOVERED FRIDAY IN IOWA AND ILLINOIS. (SOT - Weysan Dunn/FBI, OMAHA OFFICE, "One
of the bombs came with a note....") AUTHORITIES SAY EACH BOMB IN IOWA AND ILLINOIS CAME WITH A LETTER. THE AUTHOR, WRI
TING ABOUT LIFE, DEATH AND THE PAIN INFLICTED ON HIM BY THE GOVERNMENT. (SOT - JIM BOGNER/FBI SPECIAL AGENT "The bombs
were used to attract attention, to get attention. He does have our attention. Now is the time for dialogue and to listen to what his concerns are.") AMONG THE SIX UNSUSPECTING VICTIMS INJURED ON FRIDAY... ...A 70 YEAR OLD WOMAN...AND A 14 YEAR OLD GIRL, ON HER PAPER ROUTE. POSTAL INSPECTORS ARE NOW CHECKING THOUSANDS OF RURAL BOXES IN IOWA AND ILLINOIS AND NEBRASKA. (nats..police car) OFFICIALS SAY UNTIL THEY CAN CATCH THE TRAIL OF THE BOMBER... ANYONE WITH A RURAL MAILBOX SHOULD BE WARY OF AN UNUSUAL DELIVERY. DREW LEVINSON, CBS NEWS, CHICAGO. ))

[Henry-Murder]

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Authorities are investigating the murder of a Henry County man in the Bassett area. Deputies say 48 year old Clifford Daniel Jamison was shot outside a mobile home on Sunset Drive at around 5:30 this morning. So far, no arrests have been made. Henry County authorities say they DO have a primary suspect, but have not yet identified him. An autopsy is scheduled for the first of next week.

[Southwest-Flooding]

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Officials are continuing their search for victims after flooding in far Southwest Virginia and West Virginia.
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Rescue workers resumed their search along Knox Creek in Buchanan County this morning for people swept away in severe flooding there this week.
One person is known dead, another feared dead and two others are unaccounted for. Governor Warner is seeking disaster aid for ten Virginia communities hit hard by the flooding.
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Meanwhile in West Virginia, police and National Guard officers recovered the body of a 14-month-old girl lodged under a bridge at Superior in McDowell County. Five people have died in West Virginia since flash floods hit the area Thursday.
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[Pipe-Bombs]

[Radford-University]

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There were plenty of caps and gowns as well as umbrellas at several college graduation ceremonies held in our region today.
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U.S. Senator George Allen addressed more than 15-hundred graduates at Radford University this morning.
The events of September 11th and how the world has changed since then were a major theme of the Senator's speech.
He also urged the graduates to work to improve their lives and the lives of others.
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[IN Q=Most of the world]
((SENATOR GEORGE ALLEN: MOST OF THE WORLD DOES NOT ENJOY OUR FREEDOMS. THEY DON'T HAVE OUR COMPUTERS, THE INTERNET, THE HOUSING AND ONLY ONE PERCENT OF THE WORLD IS EVEN A GRADUATE FROM A UNIVERSITY SO THEY ARE IN POSITIONS TO HELP OUT OTHERS.))
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[OUT Q=help out others]
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Many college grads fear they may need help of their own.
Due to the economy, some worry they're facing the toughest job hunt in years.
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[IN Q=It's definetely a]
((JULIE GRANDEL/RADFORD UNIVERSITY GRADUATE: IT'S DEFINETELY A DOWN TIME RIGHT NOW AND BEING A RECENT GRADUATE IT'S NOT AN EASY THING NOT KNOWING WHAT YOU'RE DOING IN THE WORLD AND TRYING TO GET A JOB AT THE SAME TIME ITS A LITTLE NERVE-WRACKING.))
[SUPER=01-Julie Grandel/Radford University Graduate]
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A recent report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers says college hiring nationwide will be down 20 percent from last year.
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[Roanoke-College]

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Commencement exercises also took place today at Roanoke College.
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The threat of rain forced the college to hand out diplomas at the beginning rather than the end, as is the usual tradition.
Successful Wall Street investor and Roanoke College alumnus John (Mole-HAIR-en) Mulheren was this year's commencement speaker.
He told the graduates not to worry about getting a job, saying everyone will get one and success is enjoying what you do.
His son Sandy was among the 312 graduates who received diplomas today.
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[Oates]

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A baseball legend with local ties and major league experience scored a big honor today.
Johnny Oates had his jersey number retired at Virginia Tech.
As Justin McLeod reports, it's what's happening to Oates off the field that could be his toughest opponent.
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[SUPER=03-Blacksburg; :00]
[SUPER=01-Frank Beamer/Oates' Classmate; :25]
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[SUPER=01-Johnny Oates/Jersey No. 15 Retired; 1:06]
[SUPER=01-Jason Bush/VT Baseball Player; 1:25]
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((((NAT SOUND OF CEREMONY))
After several decades in baseball, baseball great Johnny Oates returned this weekend to where it all began.
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[IN Q=That's a special feeling]
((JOHNNY OATES: THAT'S A SPECIAL FEELING, VERY SPECIAL, PRIVILEDGED AND HONORED.))
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And what a honor it is.
Johnny Oates became the first Virigina Tech baseball player to have his number retired.
Classmate and fellow coach Frank Beamer says it couldn't have happened to a more deserving guy.
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[IN Q=Johnny Oates is]
((FRANK BEAMER/VT FOOTBALL COACH: JOHNNY OATES IS NOT ONLY A GREAT BASEBALL PLAYER HE'S BEEN A GREAT MANAGER AND ALL THOSE THINGS BUT HE'S JUST A GREAT PERSON.))
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[OUT Q=a great person]

His greatness began in 1966 when he batted .410 as a catcher for the Virginia Tech baseball team.
Those stats earned Oates a place in both the Tech and Salem Roanoke baseball hall of fames.
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[IN Q=Johnny Oates spent nearly]
((JUSTIN McLEOD/REPORTING: JOHNNY OATES SPENT NEARLY 35 YEARS IN THE GAME OF BASEBALL, 11 ACTUALLY PLAYING THE GAME, THE LAST SEVERAL COACHING. HE RETIRED A YEAR AGO THIS WEEKEND NOT BECAUSE HE WANTED TO BUT BECAUSE HE HAD TO.))
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((NAT SOUND OF JOHNNY TALKING TO THE CROWD))
He resigned as manager of the Texas Rangers after discovering he had a brain tumor.
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((JOHNNY OATES: WE OFTEN TALK ABOUT LIVING A DAY AT A TIME. I THINK I FOUND OUT WHAT IT REALLY MEANS A DAY AT A TIME.))
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Time Oates now spends a lot with his family and playing golf.
He says he doesn't miss baseball that much.
But future hall of fame hopefuls say the game of baseball definetely misses him.
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[IN Q=He was here and]
((JASON BUSH/VT BASEBALL PLAYER: HE WAS HERE AND MADE IT ALL THE WAY, GOT TO MANAGE IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES, JUST SHOWS YOU IF YOU PUT YOUR MIND TO ANYTHING YOU CAN GET IT.))
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[OUT Q=you can get it]

It is that field of dreams that is now cemented in center field for good.
Justin McLeod, News 7, Blacksburg.))
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Just hours before voting, many are saying it will be an easy win for incumbent French president Jacques Chirac...
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and eight inmates are dead, and thirteen people wounded after fire breaks out at a North Carolina jail. We'll have that and more coming up...
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[Jail-Fire]

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Authorities say they do NOT suspect foul play in last night's deadly jail fire in North Carolina.
But they don't know for sure what CAUSED the blaze.
Eight inmates were killed and thirteen other people were injured.
Jennifer Jones has the latest.
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[SUPER=01-Robert Hudgins/Resident; :54]
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((THIS IS WHAT S LEFT OF A SMALL WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA JAIL, REMNANTS OF A FIRE THAT SWEPT THROUGH KILLING 8 INMATES WHO THE SHERIFF SAYS NEVER HAD A CHANCE.
ONE FEMALE JAILER, WITH ONE SET OF KEYS STRUGGLED TO SET THEM FREE.
-- SUPER: Sheriff Ken Fox/Mitchell County, NC
IN: (16:01:35) She got down and crawled OUT:able to get to it. -- AUTHORITIES SAY THE FIRE STARTED IN A WOOD FRAME STORAGE AREA CONNECTED TO THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE JAIL. A TOTAL 17-INMATES WAS HOUSED WHEN THE FIRE BROKE OUT LATE FRIDAY.
FOR YEARS THERE HAS BEEN TALK OF UPDATING OR EVEN RELOCATING THE TWO STORY JAIL BUILT IN THE 50 s. A PLACE SOME RESIDENTS HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT OFTEN. -- SUPER: ROBERT HUDGINS/RESIDENT
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The building itself is old it s decrepit --
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in: In my opinion nobody should have been housed there at all. -- WHILE AUTHORITIES SO FAR HAVE RULED OUT ANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AS A CAUSE THEY CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR ANSWERS TO WHAT STARTED THIS FIRE THAT TOOK THE LIVES OF NEARLY HALF THE INMATES IN THIS SMALL-TOWN JAIL.))

[France-Elections]

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Polls in France are predicting an easy victory for incumbent President Jacques Chirac in Sunday's election.
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Chirac's opponent, Jean-Marie Le Pen, may well be one of the most hated men in all of France.
Over the past few days, millions of demonstrators have staged several protests against him.
His supporters like his right-wing politics and his proposals like deporting all illegal immigrants.
Le Pen has been convicted in court of racism.
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(( I am a child of immigrants. My skin, my face. Everybody can see it and what he wish for the immigrant people is that they should go home. ))
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[OUT Q=should go home.]
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President Chirac still faces challenges after the election ... for the past five years, he's been a conservative president working in a socialist government.
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Still ahead on News 7, the Kings take Game One away from the Dallas Mavericks in the N-B-A playoffs...
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and in a race with no clear favorites, longshot War Emblem took the Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs today... Mike Stevens will have highlights coming up in sports...
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[Greenbrier-Bunker]

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Ten years ago this month the world found out about a secret at The Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia: A bunker hidden underneath the hotel was designed to house Congress in the event of nuclear war. In this week's Time Off, Shannon Young takes us to "Project Greek Island."
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[SUPER=01-Lynn Swann/The Greenbrier; :07]
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(([SOT 22:44:10-22:44:24]
[IN Q=This 25-tin blast door...]
((LYNN SWANN/THE GREENBRIER: THIS 25-TON BLAST DOOR IS AT THE WEST TUNNEL ENTRANCE TO THE BUNKER FACILITY. THE HINGES ON THIS DOOR WEIGH 15-HUNDRED POUNDS EACH ALLOWING IT TO BE OPENED AND CLOSED WITH ONLY 50-POUNDS OF PRESSURE. THE DOOR IS OF STEEL FRAME CONSTRUCTION WITH FILLED CONCRETE.))
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Home sweet home, it's not. But the 112-thousand square foot concrete bunker underneath the Greenbrier resort in West Virginia could have been a temporary home to the members of Congress and their support staff in case of nuclear emergency.
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[IN Q=There would have been about 1-thousand persons...]
((LINDA WALLS/THE GREENBRIER: THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN ABOUT ONE THOUSAND PERSONS STAYING HERE SO, OF COURSE, THERE HAD TO BE PROVISIONS FOR THEM. WE HAVE SAMPLES OF THE TYPES OF OF FOOD THAT WERE HERE. THE FOOD WAS ACTUALLY STACKED FROM FLOOR TO CEILING. THERE WERE ENOUGH PROVISIONS TO SUSTAIN THE FACILITY FOR ABOUT 60-DAYS.))
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[OUT Q=sustain the facility for about 60-days.]
After a detour through a decontaminating shower, the bunker-bound would have been issued fatigues or overalls, under garments, shoes and toiletries, and then ushered to one of 18-dormitories.
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[IN Q=The beds would have been assigned...]
((LINDA WALLS: THE BEDS WOULD HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED ACCORDING TO SENIORITY. DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS WOULD HAVE BEEN IN HERE TOGETHER ALTHOUGH THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WOULD HAVE BEEN SEPERATED.))
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[OUT Q=would have been seperated.]
It's own power plant would have kept the 112-thousand square foot bunker self-sufficient. The latest in technology would have allowed contact with the outside world and other relocation facilities. For years, the covert operation of "Project Greek Island" sat at the ready.
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[IN Q=It was secret for well over 30-years...]
((ROBERT CONTE/THE GREENBRIER: IT WAS SECRET FOR WELL OVER 30-YEARS, THE CONSTRUCTION WAS DONE IN A CLASSIFIED MANNER IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN ADDITION TO A WING. AND THEN, AS IT WENT ON IT WAS MAINTAINED IN SECRECY.))
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[OUT Q=it was maintained in secrecy.]
Until May 1992 when the Washington Post ran an article uncovering the bunker and its purpose.
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[IN Q=To me, one of the most stunning moments...]
((ROBERT CONTE: TO ME, ONE OF THE MOST STUNNING MOMENTS OF MY LIFE WAS WHEN THE PRESIDENT OF THE GREENBRIER TOLD US ABOUT THE ARTICLE. YOU COULD HAVE KNOCKED ME OVER AT THAT MOMENT.))
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[OUT Q=could have knocked me over at that moment.]
The news compromised the operation and the government eventually broke its lease with the Greennbrier. But the massive model of efficiency still stands as an example of government preparedness. Since Christmas 1995, the hideaway Conte calls a concrete-box has been open for tours. Shannon Young, News 7, White Sulphur Springs.))

[Chili-Cookoff]

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It was downright chilly in downtown Roanoke today.
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More than twenty thousand people turned out for the 23rd annual Virginia State Championship Chili Cook Off.
Visitors got the chance to sample different chili recipes from more than forty groups, including one from WDBJ-7.
Money raised from the event helps fund programs at the Greenvale School in Roanoke.
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[IN Q=All the money go]
((SANDRA CARROLL/ORGANIZER: ALL THE MONEY GO TOWARDS TO THE GREENVALE SCHOOL'S CHILDREN SCHOLARSHIP FUND. THIS PROVIDES TUTITION SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FAMILIES THAT HAVE SLIDING FEE SCALE SO THAT DAYCARE IS AFFORDABLE TO THIS YOUNG WORKING FAMILIES.))
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The first place winner took home a thousand dollars.
That group will now compete in the international championship to be held later this year in Reno, Nevada.
The public also got the chance to vote for its favorite chili recipe.
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[Strawberry-Festival]

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The taste was sweeter at another popular festival held in Roanoke today.
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The 22nd annual Strawberry Festival took place in Elmwood Park.
More than ten thousand people came out for strawberry shortcake, ice cream sundaes and live entertainment.
The two day festival is a fundraiser every year for Community School in Roanoke.
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[IN Q=Money all goes towards]
((LAURIE BECK/FESTIVAL ORGANIZER: MONEY ALL GOES TOWARDS HELPING COMMUNITY SCHOOL. WE GET NEW FACILITIES FOR CHILDREN, STRENGTHEN OUR FACILITIES, MAKE THEM BETTER, NEW MATERIALS, SCHOLARSHIPS TUTITION ASSISTANCE.))
[SUPER=01-Laurie Beck/Festival Organizer]
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This event raised more than fifty thousand dollars last year.
Nearly 200 volunteers helped clean and slice the berries, as well as bake the more than 11-thousand shortcakes.
All that work usually begins a month before the festival.
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[S-Scores]

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Car and horse racing with rain and the derby leading the way tonight. Plus, playoff hilites another honor for Roy and and state AAU hoops are on the way, but first let's get caught up on today's scoreboard.
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[S-Race]

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The Winston Cup series three day run in Richmond has been plagued by rain, tornado watches, and cold weather ever since the drivers began arriving on Thursday. As a result, the three day stay has been extended to four.
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Rain in the greater Richmond area last night began around five o'clock and delayed the start of the Pontiac Excitement 400 for almost two hours. Finally, things got started at nine o'clock and looked as though the race would at least make it to the halfway point.
200 laps is all that they needed to make and Ward Burton, the pole sitter, shot to the front and stayed away from the competition. Pit Stops would put Dale Jarrett in the lead, but it mattered little because 66 laps into the race the thing was stopped again due a heavy downpour. Finally, at 10:35 the race was called off. They will regroup and begin today at Noon.
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[S-Derby]

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"War Emblem" won the 128th Kentucky Derby yesterday by leading the race for three year olds from start to finish. We pick up the call from Tom Durkin as the horses head down the stretch.
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War Emblem is trained by Bob Baffert and owned by a Saudi Arabian Prince. The horse paid $43 dollars to win. It was ninth fastest Derby of all-time.
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[S-NBA]

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The N-B-A Playoffs move into the second round with the top seed in the Western Conference sending a message. The Sacramento Kings blasted the Dallas Mavericks in game one of their Western Conference Semi-final series.
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[SUPER=03-Sacramento, CA/NBC Sports; :00]
Rick Adelman and his Kings were a battle for a while. Dallas forward Dirk Nowitski follows this miss for two of his team-high 23-points as the Mavs pull within four in the second half. But, the Mavs had no answer for the Kings duo of Chris Webber and Peja Stojakovich. Webber scored 20 points.
[SUPER=33-Dallas/91/Sacramento/108; ]
While Stojakovich led the Kings with 26. Sacramento beats Dallas 108-to-91 to take a one-game-to-none lead in the best of seven series.
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[S-NHL]

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The Detroit Red Wings, who barely escaped round one of the playoffs - are looking much better in the western conference semi-finals. Yesterday - the Red Wings took a two games to none lead thanks to this 3-to-2 win over the Blues.
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[SUPER=03-Detroit, MI/ABC Sports;:00]
The Redwings started fast as their collection of all-stars let Steve Yzerman opened the scoring just three minutes into the game. Then Brett Hull put a hurting on his former team with his fifth goal of the postseason. It's 2-to-nothing in the first period.
[super=31-St. Louis/2/Detroit/3;]
Luc Robitaille would get the eventual game winner as he scores off of the power play. Game three is Tuesday night in St. Louis.
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[S-MLB]

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[wipe to eng#!!!!!!!!!!!]
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[SUPER=03-Baltimore, MD/KCWE-MLB; :00]
In the majors today -the Orioles made it two in a row over Kansas City this afternoon whipping the Royals 10-to-nothing at Camden Yards. Melvin Mora and Marty Cordova each hit 3 run homers. The Orioles are at the 500 mark for the first time since the opening week of the season.
[SUPER=03-New York, NY/YES-MLB;]
In New York, the Yankees blew a 5 to nothing lead and lost to the Mariners 9-to-5. The Ms got 4 runs in the top of the 9th including this one off Ruben Sierra's hit. Marianno Rivera is too slow getting off the mound and the Yanks lose it.
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And the Indians beat the Rangers this afternoon 3-to-nothing. Omar Vizquel homered in the 6th, and Jim Thome and Ricky Gutierrez also had R-B-I's as the Indians scored more the two runs for the first time in seven games.
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As you saw earlier in the newscast, the Virginia Tech Baseball program retired former player Johnny Oates jersey number this afternoon. The Hokies then took the field to face U-Conn in an afternoon doubleheader at English Field in Blacksburg.
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[SUPER=03-Blacksburg/U-Conn vs. Va. Tech; :00]
After the ceremony, Oates -- the former Baltimore Oriole and Texas Ranger manager -- had a seat right behind home plate to watch some of the action between the Hokies and Huskies. U-Conn tried to get something going in the second inning as Mike Leonard lines a base hit into center field. But, the Huskies had little luck in pushing runs across the plate today. Tech pitcher Joe Saunders records a strike out to end the inning. Tech sweeps the doubleheader 6-to-3 and 7-to-1. They'll play a single game Sunday at Noon.
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[ANCHOR=Mike]
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Our late great friend Roy Stanley was one heck of a baseball player and last Saturday the Cave Spring American Leaguers paused to honor Roy with a moment of silence,
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00]
and yesterday morning on the other side of Route 419, the Cave Spring National League made Roy a part of its Hometown Heroes ceremony. Roanoke County fireman Craig Sellers from Company 3 and Roanoke County policeman Frank Wilkins were recognized as heroes in the Community. And the League asked me to represent Roy's family and accept his own hero's plaque honoring him for 30 years of Community Youth Support.
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Corbett and his group of volunteers recently were honored themselves when they were named host of a very special event in July.
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The Roanoke Valley is playing host to 24 teams from around the state this weekend and giving them a shot at the National A-A-U Basketball Tournament.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :]
The Division II, A-A-U State Tournament is underway at four sites in Roanoke. The tournament includes three divisions and a players from ages 13-to-15. The Division II tournament is a new addition to the A-A-U system this year. It gives teams with less talent than those in Division I a chance to compete on the national level.
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The tournament continues today at William Fleming, Ruffner, Breckenridge, and Roanoke Catholic.
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