WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 09/25/02

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Coming up on News 7-
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Remains of a young person are found not far from Henry County- is this related to the Short family case?
Someone's making and selling Fake Tech tickets-
Plus a man finds a hidden camera in his hotel room.
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And Isadore is heading toward shore- the latest... all on
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Human remains are sent to the state crime lab in Roanoke, to determine if they could be those of Jennifer Short.
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[Missing-Girl]

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The remains were found this afternoon not far from Henry County .. leading investigators to see if they are those of the missing nine year old. But they stress lab results have not been completed.
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[Take Map FS] The discovery came near Madison, North Carolina, in Rockingham County, about 15 miles south of the state line.
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Teresa Hamilton is near Madison tonight where the remains were found.
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[Isidore]

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Tropical Storm Isadore is heading toward the Gulf Coast- Tonight people have been evacuated up to 200 miles inland.
Tropical storm winds have already started to effect the Louisiana coast- and the brunt of the storm is expected to hit shore sometime after midnight-
Manuel Gallegus is bracing this storm- to bring us this report from New Orleans.
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((BOURBON STREET, IN NEW ORLEANSS FRENCH QUARTER USUALLY ITS PACKED WITH PARTIERS BUT BECAUSE OF THE THREAT OF TROPICAL STORM ISIDORE RESTAURANTS ARE CLOSED WINDOWS ARE BOARDED, AND TOURISTS ARE BORED.
HEAVY RAIN KEEPS COMING IN BANDS UP TO TWENTY INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL ON NEW ORLEANS BY THURSDAY OVERWHELMING DRAINAGE PUMPS IN A CITY THAT LIES PARTIALLY BELOW SEA LEVEL. IN SOME AREAS RESIDENTS ARE ALREADY UP TO THEIR KNEES IN WATER.
MANY FINALLY HAD TO GIVE IN AND HEAD TO SHELTERS WALTER WILLIAMS, RESIDENT "Didn't want to take any chances. Plus, the kids get scared easily. And I didn't want to take any chances so that's why we left." THE SPREAD-OUT STORM IS STILL PACKING STRONG WINDS OF 60 MILES PER HOUR AS IT MAKES ITS WAY ASHORE IT THREATENS ABOUT 300 MILES OF THE COASTLINE...ACROSS ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI. FOR FISHERMEN, THAT MEANT SECURING THEIR BOATS OR PULLING THEM OUT OF HARMS WAY. These are the most boats that Ive seen in 16-years leave the marina. BUT ISIDORE IS NO LONGER PACKING THE PUNCH IT DID WHEN IT WENT ACROSS THE YUCATAN. MAX MAYFIELD: It stayed down there over the weekend, and it was down there long enough, that it really just lost that inner core. AND WHILE THE STORM MAY HAVE DAMPENED THE SPIRITS OF SOME, OTHERS ARE MAKING THE BEST OF IT. MANUEL GALLEGUS CBS NEWS NEW ORLEANS.))

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[Fake-Tickets]

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Someone's apparently making fake Virginia Tech football tickets.
The Tech police department says it found about 30 counterfeit tickets at its last home game.
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Lane Stadium officials say they became aware of the fake tickets at the September 12th Marshall game, when ticket holders attempted to sit in seats already occupied.
They say the tickets appear to have been re-produced through a color copy printer.
Police are now following several leads into an investigation, but, warn fans should be careful about where they buy their tickets.
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[State-budget]

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Dramatic cuts in state spending are on the way... That news from Governor Mark Warner today.
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The governor says every Virginia agency can expect cuts of at least 5 percent.
Some will be asked to reduce their budgets by more that 15 percent.
Warner says the spending cuts will cover only half of the state's nearly two billion dollar shortfall.
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((SENATOR BO TRUMBO/(R) FINCASTLE: SOMETIMES YOU GOT TO UNDERSTAND IT'S A LITTLE BIT BROADER THAN THAT. IT'S NOT ALWAYS THE BOTTOM LINE. GOVERNMENT CAN ACT AS MUCH AS IT CAN LIKE PRIVATE BUSINESS. BUT BY THE SAME TOKEN, IT'S A DIFFERENT ANIMAL.))
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The governor says his staff is currently reviewing the budget-cutting plans submitted by state agencies on Friday.

Warner says he will announce the cuts on October 15th.
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[Carilion]

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Carilion Health System is also making some budget cuts. The health care giant is selling its insurance division, Carilion Health plans.
That will affect about 11-thousand people in our region.
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Carilion says while it WILL honor all current contracts, its customers should be able to find comparable insurance plans.
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Carilion says the cutbacks were necessary because it will have more 24 million dollars in additional expenses for next year and Medicaid and Medicare payments are not in line with inflation rates.
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Carilion also plans to eliminate approximately 47 jobs. But officials say most of those positions are vacant. Many of the affected employees are being moved into other jobs within the system.

[L'burg-Shooting]

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The mother of a young woman shot during an apparent gang dispute Monday night says she's tired ofgang violence plaguing her neighborhood.
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20-year-old Antoinette Watkins was shot in the arm while standing on the porch of her Pierce Street home.. the alleged gunman has turned himself in to police.
Watkins' mother said today her daughter is "not" involved in any gangs.
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((DORIS WATKINS: SHE'S A LAW-ABIDING CITIZEN, SHE'S RESPECTFUL AND EVERYTHING SHE'S A NICE PERSON, SHE WOULD DO FOR ANYBODY, AND SO WOULD I. SO THEREFORE I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS INCIDENT DID HAPPEN, THIS CAME FROM OUT OF NOWHERE. IT WAS UNCALLED FOR, AND I DON'T KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT.))
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Police say Antoinette Watkins told them she's friends with members of the Sixth Street Bloods.. and the alleged shooter belonged to a rival gang.
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[Hidden-Cameras]

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Police in Knoxville Tennessee are looking into a much different problem. Imagine one man's shock when he found a hidden camera in his hotel bathroom. Investigators say the camera showed the man using the bathroom over two days.
Now Bryan Brewer is suing the Knoxville Mariott-
Jennifer Carmack has more.
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(( On the morning of the 11th he's using the bathroom in his private room, room 253, when he notices a black dot on the light over the toilet.
ATTORNEY KELLY HERSTON SAYS HIS CLIENT THOUGHT IT WAS AN INSECT AND SWATTED AT THE LIGHT, BREAKING IT.
THAT'S WHEN HE CALLED THE FRONT DESK. HERSTON, "Maintenance comes to the room and they discover that the black dot has some wires connected to it and it's actually a camera." JENNIFER CARMACK: "To give you an idea of where the camera was found, it was behind a ceiling with a removable tiles like this one. The lens was behind a light fixture similar to this, when maintenance removed the tiles, they found much more than a camera inside." -HERSTON, "It was wired to the light switch in the bathroom in such to hide when you turn the light on it starts recording when you turn the light off it stops recording.
SHERIFF'S INVESTIGATORS WERE CALLED TO THE HOTEL, THEY FILED THIS REPORT AND A TAPE THAT WAS FOUND INSIDE THE RECORDER WHICH CONTAINED VIDEO OF BREWER. HERSTON, "The hotel has advised me that they've checked other rooms however they won't tell me if they found anything any other videos or cameras or anything like that.
SO FAR NO ONE HAS BEEN CHARGED BOTH THE MARRIOTT AND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE DECLINED TO COMMENT ON THE CASE SINCE IT IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION.
LEAVING MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS. HERSTON, "Who ever did this it's an expert wiring job and it's expensive equipment they didn't set up just to view my client."))
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That was Jennifer Carmack reporting. Brewer's attorney has filed a one-point-five million dollar law suit against the hotel.
He is also suing for the return of the tape recovered from the camera.
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It's the French to the rescue. Still ahead, soldiers from France rescue American school children.
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And down it goes. Crews knock down a water power .. when the alternatives turn out to be too costly.
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(( Hey folks - Mike Stevens back in the News 7 Sports office - as Willie Pile drives home another award - this one on the national level. Steve Mason is in the house with Hometown Hoops Weekly. The Dazzle is getting more than a fresh coat of paint at the Civic Center. And Randy Moss is out of jail but not out of the doghouse. All that and more tonight on the Big 7.))

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President Bush has aroused some strong reaction on Capitol Hill. Some Democrats are not happy about something he said earlier this week - some say they are even offended.
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As Bush tries to rally Congressional support for attacking Iraq, Democrats accused him instead of politicizing the war. Senate Democrats responded angrily to a Bush comment that they are, quote " Not interested in the security of the American people." Today, Majority Leader Tom Daschle demanded an apology.
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Bush later responded to the accusations - citing security as his number one concern.
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((BUSH: MY JOB IS TO PROTECT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. IT'S MY MOST IMPORTANT JOB, MOST IMPORTANT ASSIGNMENT I HAVE. AND I WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT REGARDLESS OF THE SEASON. ))
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The president says HIS most important job is to protect the American people.
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[Ivory-Coast]

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It was the French to the rescue today- saving American school children caught in a battle zone.
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The French troops rescued the students- and rolled them out of the Ivory's Coast's- second largest city.
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The French soldiers evacuated almost 200 schoolchildren- and staff from the city of (Bwah-Kay).. most of them American.
Many are children of missionaires.
At the school for six days- they've been pinned down by gunfire- Fighting between government soldiers and rebel troops has killed almost 300 in the former French colony.
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[Shakira-Tour]

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Shakira is going world wide- The singer today announced her first world tour-
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It is unchartered waters for the Latino singer.
The tour is called"Tour del La Mangosta" which means the mongoose tour-
The tour will begin November 8th in San Diego.
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((SHAKIRA: AND I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT AND I'M VERY THANKFUL TO YOU FOR BEING ABLE TO SHOW UP TODAY ADN BEING MY VEHILCE TO LET ALL MY FANS KNOW ALL OVER THE WORLD WHAT THIS TOUR IS GOING TO BE ABOUT.))
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The tour will include approximately 50 cities and 30 countries.

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Andy Griffith is coming home .. for a day. The details are just ahead.
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And overture, curtain, lights. The Golden Arches take on a much different look in the heart of Broadway.
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[Warner]

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Technology and hi tech jobs- are the key to new jobs. That's according to the Governor.
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While addressing a luncheon in the Alleghany Highlands, Mark Warner says three things will help bring new businesses to the region. He says we need to change the way we attract new ventures.
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((GOV MARK WARNER (D) VIRGINIA; TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM THE COMMUNITY TO UPGRADE THEIR EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS SO THAT THE PEOPLE ARE TRAINED FOR THE JOBS OF THE FUTURE TO ENCOURAGE MORE REGIONAL COOPERATION THE FACT IS THE OLD STYLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WHERE JUST GO BUILD A SHELL BUILDING IN EACH COMMUNITY AND HOPE AND PRAY THAT'S JUST NOT GOING TO WORK ANYMORE.))
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Earlier today at the Virginia Military Institute - Warner unveiled the state's technology plan. The five step plan talks about consolidating computer systems, providing more government services online and additional development of broadband technology in rural areas.
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[Andy-Griffith]

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The Sheriff of Mayberry is coming back to his home town .. for a day.
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Andy Griffith will be in Mount Airy, North Carolina, October 16th to dedicate a parkway named in his honor.
It's one of the main highways through the town.
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Griffith's visit comes just three weeks after Mayberry Days, an annual festival that celebrates the "Andy Griffith Show."
His last public appearance in Mount Airy was in 1957, when he promoted his movie, "No Time for Sergeants."
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[Water-Tower]

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What's cheaper than repainting? Well sometimes, the answer is: knock it down.
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The "University of California Davis" campus was planning to repaint one of its two main water towers .. but when they ran the numbers, officials found it was cheaper to send this rusting one to the ground and build a new one. So down it came today, all 150 feet of it. The other main tower on campus also needs a paint job .. no word if that one will also come down.
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The Randy Moss saga continues tonight as the Minnesota Vikings' receiver is out of jail.
Yesterday he was arrested and charged with careless driving and failure to obey a traffic officer.
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Randy Moss got out of jail today, practiced with his Vikings' teammates and he will start on Sunday night. He could have been charged with a felony count of assault with a dangerous weapon - with the weapon being his car. But instead he was charged with two misdemeanors today. Police say they also found a small amount of pot in his car.
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[S-Pile]

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Virginia Tech senior Willie Pile - was named the Big East defensive player of the week on Monday -
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Today he was named the top defender in the entire nation for last week. Pile has been awarded the Bronko Nagurski player of the week award by the Touchdown Club of Charlotte. He had 10 tackles, an interception and a fumble recovery in the win over A&M. As a result of this - he is now a candidate for Nagurski Trophy and Pile also has been added to the national watch list for Jim Thorpe Award.
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The big league season is winding down and Arizona and St. Louis will likely meet in the first round.
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Today they met in St. Louis and the defending world champs were roughed up as their ace Curt Schilling gave up two three run homers including this blast by Scott Rolen.
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Schilling struck out 12 but his record falls to 23-and-7. The D-Backs have now lost 6 in a row.
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[S-Hoops]

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The first week of fall is upon us and that is the signal for the start of yet another season of Hometown Hoops Weekly.
It will all change next season when the Group A and Two A girls move to the winter, [go to pinnacle full 6719]
but for now and until further notice - here's Steve Mason with our first installment of the season.
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((STEVE MASON:THE GIRLS BASKETBALL SEASON BEGINS WITH A LOOK AT THE NEW 11 STRONG NEW BLUE RIDGE DISTRICT. BETWEEN SALEM, BLACKSBURG, FLEMING AND NORTHSIDE, THERE ARE ONLY 2 LOSSES COMBINED. WHILE THERE ARE THREE NEW TEAMS IN THE BLUE RIDGE, NO ONE IS YOUNGER THAN HIDDEN VALLEY. AND SO FAR, THE FIRST YEAR TITANS ARE LIVING UP TO THEIR NAME, FIGHTING TO A RESPECTABLE 6 AND 5 RECORD.))
(( The comparisons go on and on. While this promising new school is still a work in progress, so is the girls basketball team. But Hidden Valley is winning. The only thing the Titans are having trouble nailing down is tradition. The trophy case is almost empty. ((:)) ((:)) ((:))
The Titans have also had to stay positive in how they dealt with the normal, expected, but still aggravating hick ups that come with building a new facility. ((:))
The construction of the team required parts from Cave Spring. Sophomores Maria Migliarese and Elizabeth Shaw played substantial roles on the Knights varsity last season as freshman. ((:)) ((:))
The Titans have struggled at times this season, but they have already forged a new rivalry in the county. Hidden Valley beat Cave Spring 40 to 38 in the historic first meeting between the two schools. ((:))
The Titans continue their tough road in the Blue Ridge Thursday against Northside. Steve Mason Hometown Hoops Weekly.))

[S-ACC]

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From the high school hardwood to the to the portable floors of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The ACC is celebrating its 50th year of existence this school year, and today the conference announced its all-time top 50 ACC women's basketball players. The University of Virginia landed 8 players on the team including current WNBA commissioner Val Ackerman.
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But the bulk of Virginia players came from the heyday team in 1992. Dawn Staley, the most heralded player in UVa history lead the cast of Cavaliers - She played from 1989 to 1992. And in 92 - she took a lot of passes from Dena Evans. She was an academic all-american and the Most Valuable player in the 1993 ACC tournament. Academic and Kodak all-American Tammi Reiss also makes the squad from that 1992 squad. Along with Heather Burge - who scored over 200 points in her UVa career.
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Former NC State great Trudi Lacey, who is from Clifton Forge and who most recently was an assistant coach with the Chartlotte Sting also made the team.

[S-Dazzle]

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The Roanoke Dazzle will some more inviting accommodations at the Roanoke Civic Center when the team opens its second season in November.
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For the first time since the building opened in 1971, it has undergone a major facelift inside. The changes include a brand spanking new locker room for the Dazzle as well as a new training room, and meeting area.
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Phase one of the construction also includes new office space for the Dazzle and the Express in between the Civic Center and the auditorium, which should be complete in March of 2003. Work on Phase two, which includes a large exhibit hall and new locker rooms for the Roanoke Express will get underway in April.
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[McDonald's]

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If you're tired of what seem to be the same old franchise restaurants all looking the same .. well, one of the biggest names is trying to kick up a new look.
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[VO-NAT Server: McDonald's Theme Restrnt Opens]
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Welcome to McDonald's, Broadway style. The chain opened this restaurant at Times Square in New York City today that's meant to look more like a theater from the outside.
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