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Coming up on news 7
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A shooting in Roanoke tonight.. police are looking for a suspect.
While firefighters are busy battling a blaze tonight.
It now appears the remains found in North Carolina are those of a young girl shot once in the head.
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[Talent=Jean]
Plus you jaywalk you pay at Virginia Tech.
News 7 is next.
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[VO-NAT]
A shooting in Roanoke sends a man to the hospital... Police are still looking for suspects.
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[Roanoke-Shooting]
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It happened around 8-30 tonight.
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Police say it happened after an assault at the Frontier Apartment Complex on Plantation Road.
Officers say a group of men was walking away from the apartments when another group drove by in a car.
Someone fired one shot from inside the vehicle.
The bullet hit 19-year old Robert Hopson of Roanoke in the thigh.
He was taken to Roanoke Memorial hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
A police spokesperson says officers aren't yet sure what set off the incident but they are looking for suspects tonight.
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[County-Fire]
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Fire damaged a home in Roanoke County tonight.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]
When firefighters got to the home on Carvins Cove Road, flames were already shooting through the roof.
They had the blaze under control in about 15 minutes.
The owners weren't home at the time and no one was hurt.
No estimate yet on how much damage the blaze caused.
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[Missing-Girl]
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[GRAPHIC=Jennifer Short]
The North Carolina Medical Examiner's office says the human remains found in Rockingham County are those of a young girl shot once in the head.
Authorities don't know yet if the remains are those of Jennifer Short, but today they took steps to expedite the DNA testing.
Joe Dashiell has more tonight on those developments and the search that continues in North Carolina.
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[SUPER=03-Rockingham Co., NC; :00]
[SUPER=01-Capt. Kimmy Nester/Henry Co. Sheriff's Office; :16 quick]
[SUPER=01-Sam Page/Rockingham Co., NC Sheriff; :30]
[SUPER=01-Capt. Joe Deich/Rockingham Co. Master Diver; 1:01]
[SUPER=@Joe1; 1:11]
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[OUT Q=JD News 7 Henry County]
((A small army of officers fanned out on foot as authorities expanded their search for human remains and other evidence.
Divers waded into a second farm pond... using their hands to search below the surface... and rakes to pick through brush along the bank.
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((CAPT. KIMMY NESTER: WE'RE JUST CHECKING ANY REMOTE CHANCE OF ANY LOCATION WHERE EVIDENCE MIGHT BE FOUND.))
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From the evidence already found, Rockingham Sheriff Sam Page says dental analysis suggested the victim was a nine year old white female.
And he confirmed that other remains were sent to Roanoke for more testing.
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[IN Q=The only information]
((SAM PAGE/ROCKINGHAM CO., NC SHERIFF: THE ONLY INFORMATION I CAN TELL YOU OFFICIAL IS WE'RE HOPING WITH THE NEXT DAY OR SO TO RECEIVE SOME INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE DNA RESULTS SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN A WAITING GAME AGAIN BUT HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT DAY OR SO WE'LL HAVE THAT INFORMATION.))
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Only then will authorities know sure if the remains are those of Jennifer Short... missing since her parents were found shot to death in their home on August 15th.
In the meantime, searchers will continue their grim task with determination.
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[IN Q=We don't like the idea of what happened]
((WE DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF WHAT HAPPENED TO HER. WE DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF A CHILD BEING MURDERED, BUT WE'D LIKE TO FIND OUT, BEFORE ANYONE ELSE IS HURT, WHO DID THIS.))
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We're told that searchers found at least one more bone fragment, but so far they've recovered only a quarter of the body.
And so they will return to continue their search of the area.
Joe Dashiell News 7 Henry County.))
[Franklin-Body]
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Technically there's still been no positive identification of a body found over the weekend in Franklin County.
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[SUPER=03-Franklin Co.]
And yet the sheriff says he's 99-percent certain he knows who was in the back of a burned out vehicle.
The car was found in a field in the Glade Hill area. The family of Lori Metts Hodges Boyd has already established a trust fund for her four children.
Though no cause of death has been released, the family cannot imagine who could have wanted to harm her.
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((SUSAN HUGHES/LORI'S FRIEND; SHE'S ABOUT AS WHOLESOME, HONEST A PERSON.... SHE GAVE LOVE TO EVERYBODY SHE KNEW.))
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[V/O-NAT]
Lori Boyd was a Special Ed teacher's aide at Franklin County High School. She also drove a school bus for the county.
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[Cuba-Lili]
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As if one hurricane were not enough- Cuba prepares for another.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Batabano, Cuba;]
Hurricane Lili is expected to make landfall just 11 days after Hurricane Isidore hit the island.
Lili grew to Hurricane strength as it pounded the Cayman islands and inundated Jamaica- Now it is chugging near Cuba's coast- It is expected to move over the western tip of Cuba on Tuesday.
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[Torricelli]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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New Jersey Republicans will be in court tomorrow- trying to argue it's too late for Democrats to put a new candidate on the ballot for September.
This after Senator Bob Torricelli pulls out of the race- amid ethics trouble.
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[SUPER=03-Trenton, NJ]
Polls showed the Senator down 13 points to political unknown- Republican Doug Forrester.
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((ROBERT TORRICELLI/D- NEW JERSEY: I AM A HUMAN BEING. WHILE I HAVE NOT DONE THE THINGS I HAVE NOT BEEN ACCUSED OF DOING I MOST CERTAINLY HAVE MADE MISTAKES.))
[SUPER=01-Sen. Robert Torricelli/(D) New Jersey;]
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Torricelli's problems started when a supporter David Chang pled guilty to making illegal campaign contributions- Chang said he's given Torricelli hand tailored suits- a rolex watch, rugs, T-V's and jewelry.
The senate ethics committee reprimanded him.
Democrats hold just "a one seat advantage" in the Senate so Torricellis' withdrawal touches off a high stakes scramble for Democrats-
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[Kym-Stan]
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The Kym-Stan landfill in Alleghany County is now a superfund site.
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[SUPER=03-Alleghany Co./File Tape;]
The garbage landfill closed down in 19-90 ... but that was only after years of polluted materials and toxic runoff went into the enviornment and Jackson River.
Today Congressman Bob Goodlatte says the Envionrmental Protection Agency is making the landfill a superfund site and cleaning it up properly.
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[SOT 16:19:24]
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((REP. BOB GOODLATTE/R- 6TH DISTRICT; IT WAS NEVER CLOSED PROPERLY AND SO THIS WILL BE AN ENVIORNMENTALLY SOUND WAY TO KEEP THE LEECHATE FROM COMING OUT OF THE LANDFILL GETTING INTO THE GROUNDWATER GETTING INTO THE JACKSON RIVER.))
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Goodlatte says he has yet to see the exact figures of the plan including how long site clean up will take and at what cost.
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[Titanic-exhibit]
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If you ever wondered what it was like to steer the ill-fated Titanic, now you can find out at a new exhibit opening this week at the Virginia Science Museum in Richmond.
Meghan Muldoon checked it out.
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[IN Q=A man's suit, a rusted clarinet, and a charm necklace]
[SUPER=03-Richmond; :00]
[SUPER=01-Helen McKinney/Descendant of Titanic Survivor; :24]
[SUPER=01-Mark Lach/Titanic Expert and Diver; :53]
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((A man's suit, a rusted clarinet and a charm necklace are some of the personal items on display at the Titanic Science exhibit.
More than one hundred artifacts have been recovered from the Titanic which rests two and a half miles beneath the surface of the ocean.
Helen McKinney is the great granddaughter of the famous Titanic survivor, the unsinkable Molly Brown.
She says the exhibit brings out the personal side of the tragedy.
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The exhibit also explores the science of the ship and its sinking through hands-on interactive displays.
Visitors can pilot a submersible vehicle, touch a stimulated iceberg and even attempt to steer the Titanic away from tragedy.
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[OUT Q=WAIT AND WAIT AND WAIT UNTIL IT FINALLY TURNS.]
The exhibit also explores the future of the Titanic wreck, which is being eaten away by micro-organisms on the ocean floor.
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[OUT Q=DISSOLVING THE SHIP.]
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Virginians have until January 5th to experience a piece of Titanic history.
Richmond is only the third stop for the exhibit.
Museum officials say interest in the Titanic still remains as deep as the water it sank in.
Meghan Muldoon, News 7, Richmond ))
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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A 60's radical goes on trial... 25 years after his girlfriend was murdered.
That's still ahead on News 7.
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[VO-NAT]
Plus pedestrian safety is a two way street at Virginia Tech... starting tomorrow jaywalkersw will end up paying.
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[Sports-preview]
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((Hey folks Mike Stevens back in the News 7 sports office and the red hot Matt Schaub picks up some ACC props this evening. The Panthers reserve judgement on Shayne Graham.
The Skins put their Shane on the shelf, while the owner refinances more than his mortgage.
Plus, a two Dazzle players sign NBA deals. Tonight on the Big 7.))[Jaywalking ]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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The Virginia Tech police department is cracking down on jaywalkers.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg;]
Starting tomorrow, police will begin ticketing jaywalkers to promote safety.
That means anyone caught NOT using a crosswalk will pay up to 70-dollars in fines.
But, officials say issuing tickets is just one way to meet their goal.
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[IN Q=we're going to]
((DEBRA DUNCAN/VA TECH POLICE CHIEF: WE'RE GOING TO GET SOME REFLECTORS AND ALSO PUT IN THE CROSSWALKS TO MAKE IT MORE VISIBLE. WE'VE ADDED LIGHTS, PRUINING TREES, WE'RE DOING A LOT OF THINGS AS FAR AS TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY AND WE'RE WANTING EVERYONE TO DO THEIR PART))
[SUPER=01-Debra Duncan/VA Tech Police Chief;]
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A Virginia Tech student was killed last year trying to cross the street--which prompted police to increase safety efforts.
Duncan says she hopes both pedestrians and drivers will be more cautious.
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[Bomb-Threat]
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Roanoke police have charged two teenagers with making a bomb threat at Patrick Henry High School.
The campus was evacuated around lunchtime in response to the threat. No bomb was found.
Two boys, ages 15 and 16, were charged and taken to the Coyner Springs detention center.
[Einhorn]
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His girlfriend was bludgeoned to death in 1977 and he was supposed to stand trial back in 1981.. but Ira Einhorn jumped bail-
Authorities caught up with him in 1997 in France.
Now 25 years after the murder- Einhorn is in the United States facing charges.
Aleen Sirgany has more.
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[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Philadelphia, PA; :14]
[SUPER=01-Annika Flodin-Einhorn/Wife of Ira Einhorn; 1:06]
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((ON THE RUN FOR MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS, FORMER HIPPIE GURU IRA EINHORN IS FINALLY FACING A JURY. HE SAYS HE'LL TAKE THE STAND AND PROVE HE'S NOT GUILTY OF THE 1977 MURDER OF GIRLFRIEND HOLLY MADDUX.
ARRIVING AT THE COURTHOUSE FOR OPENING ARGUMENTS....
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looking forward to this
HOLLY MADDUXS FAMILY SAID A GUILTY VERDICT WOULD HELP END A PAINFUL CHAPTER.
(NAT)
Mostly anticipation at this point.
THE PROSECUTION TOLD THE JURY IRA EINHORN HAD A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE AND READ A POEM IN WHICH EINHORN ALLEGEDLY DESCRIBING HOW HE BEAT AND CHOKED ANOTHER LOVER WHO TRIED TO LEAVE HIM. MADDUX APPARENTLY TRIED TO LEAVE TOO.
LAST SEEN IN SEPTEMBER OF 1977. HER MUMMIFIED BODY WAS FOUND TWO YEARS LATER, STUFFED IN A TRUNK IN THE PHILADELPHIA APARTMENT SHE SHARED WITH EINHORN.
HE WAS ARRESTED BUT JUMPED BAIL, SAYING THE C-I-A WAS TRYING TO FRAME HIM..
FINALLY CAUGHT IN FRANCE IN 1997, EINHORN WAS SENT BACK TO THE UNITED STATES LAST YEAR.
HIS DEFENSE ATTORNEY ASKED THE JURY NOT TO JUDGE EINHORN FOR FLEEING THE COUNTRY. SAYING HE WAS SCARED THAT JUSTICE WOULDN'T BE DONE.
EINHORN'S WIFE ...STILL IN FRANCE SAYS HER HUSBAND IS INNOCENT.
ANNIKA FLODIN-EINHORN/WIFE OF IRA EINHORN
he is accused of violence...I have never seen it.
THIS IS EINHORN'S SECOND TRIAL. HE WAS FOUND GUILTY IN ABSTENIA FOR THE DEATH OF MADDUX...BUT THAT CONVICTION WAS THROWN OUT. IF CONVICTED THIS TIME , HE WILL BE SPARED THE DEATH PENALTY AS PART OF THE
AGREEMENT WITH FRANCE - WHEN THEY AGREED TO SEND HIM BACK TO THE U-S.
AS, CBSNEWS, NY.))
[Dockworkers]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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A disagreement between the Pacific Maritime Association and the longshoremen's union is causing waves in the business world... all docks on the West Coast shut down today.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Oakland, CA]
The Pacific Maritime Association-- representing shippers and terminal operators -- decided on the shutdown after allowing longshoremen back to work for a few hours yesterday.
This comes just after a 36 hour lockout on Friday - which was put in place while contract talks were going on.
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[SOT 13:19:32]
[IN Q=I personally feel...]
((TRENT WILLIS/UNION MEMBER: I PERSONALLY FEEL THAT IF WE DON'T GET JURISDICTION OVER THOSE
JOBS THAT WE'LL BE SLOWLY PHASED OFF THE WATER FRONT OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS.))
[SUPER=01-Trent Willis/Union Member]
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[OUT Q=the next few years.]
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[VO-NAT]
Both sides seem no closer to a solution.
The Pacific Maritime Association says they will not re-open West Coast ports until a new contract is agreed upon.
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[Tease2]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[WRITER=dse]
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[SS=None]
If you like giving one-of a kind Christmas gifts, stay tuned... and start saving your money.
We'll explain why next.
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[VO-NAT]
Plus meet a talented barber and his courageous customers.
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[Commercial]
[Neiman-Marcus]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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It is the Christmas Wish list for the extravagent-
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[Super=03-Dallas, TX;]
The annual Neiman Marcus Christmas book is out-
Today at a Dallas Gallery the fantasy gifts were on display.
How about a personalized action figure for a mere 75 hundred dollars.
The recipient gets to become a super hero in a lifelike six inch look alike replica doll.
The adventure begins with full body digital scan- then casting.ns
Other gifts include a limited edtion Burberry London Taxi with room for five- that goes for nearly 59 grand.
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[Barber]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=ejo]
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One barber is turning heads - and for a good reason. He's turning cutting into more than just an art... it's also a challenge.
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[SUPER=03-Ankara, Turkey;]
His customers must seemingly either be close relatives or quite brave.
Ismail Akbaba is a barber in Turkey who makes each shave a lot more than routine.
Sometimes he'll get out the razor standing on a basketball .. sometimes he'll use his mouth to run the razor .. and other times, his FEET do the work.
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[S-Extra]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
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Football news from the Redskins and Panthers camps, plus Steve Mason checks in from UVa with the cardiac Cavaliers.
Some dazzling NBA news and regional golf notes are also on the way.
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[SUPER=03-Winston-Salem, NC/Last Saturday;:00]
But first in tonight's Extra Point - Virginia's Matt Schaub is the ACC's offensive player of the week.
The Pennsylvania native completed 82 percent of his passes this past Saturday night against Wake Forest and passes for 312 yards and three TDs in UVa's 38-to-34 comeback victory.
The 6-5 235-pound junior now has 15 touchdown passes for the season.
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[S-Panthers]
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Despite the fears of most football fans in Southwest Virginia - the Carolina Panthers did not cut former Friday Football Extra player of the week - Shayne Graham.
Last Friday Shayne called us while standing in the Sears in Christiansburg to let us know the Panthers
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Green Bay, WI/Fox-Sunday; :00]
had signed him to a contract.
Two days later he was in Green Bay trying to send the game to overtime.
His 24 yard field goal was wide right.
Yesterday afternoon head coach John Fox said he is considering several options - including keeping Shayne.
Stay tuned.
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[S-Redskins]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
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[WRITER=mst]
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The Washington Redskins were off this past weekend, and when they return to action on Sunday against the Tennessee Titans they will not have their starting quarterback.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Carlisle, PA; :00]
The Skins say Shane Matthews will be made inactive for the game on Sunday.
Matthews has been ailing with a bruised shoulder, but he says he disagrees with the decision and that he could play on Sunday, if needed.
Instead it appears that Danny Wuerffel will start and rookie Patrick Ramsey will be the backup.
Steve Spurrier will make his official quarterback call later in the week.
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[S-Snyder]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-131 5248TC]
[GRAPHIC=REDSKINS]
In one other Redskins' note - if you're one of the hundreds of folks who have been taking advantage of the low interest rates and refinancing - you now have some big time company in Daniel Snyder.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Carlisle, PA; :00]
The man who has an assistant on call just to hold his coffee has refinanced more than $600 million dollars in debt on the Redskins.
By doing this he is saving $125 million just in interest.
He's getting a reported five percent interest rate from Bank of America.
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[S-UVa]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
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[WRITER=mst]
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[GRAPHIC=UVA]
After opening the season with back-to-back setbacks the Virginia Cavaliers are riding a three game winning streak.
Steve Mason has more on the Wahoos as they prepare for Duke - their second straight ACC road opponent.
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[SUPER=@steve1; :00]
[SUPER=03-Winston-Salem, NC/Last Saturday; :20]
[SUPER=01-Wali Lundy/UVa Running Back; :30]
[SUPER=01-Al Groh/UVa Head Coach; :57]
[SUPER=01-Darryl Blackstock/UVa Freshman Linebacker; 1:22]
[SUPER=01-Jerton Evans/UVa Senior Safety; 1:32]
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[OUT Q=...NEWS 7 SPORTS."]
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[S-Dazzle]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
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[WRITER=mst]
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[GRAPHIC=DAZZLE]
The Roanoke opens its second season of NBDL basketball at the Roanoke Civic Center in a little over a month on November 15th.
Yesterday, a couple of team members made history by becoming the first Dazzle players to sign an NBA contract.
Guard Danny Earl - signed with the New Jersey Nets,
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Last Season; :00]
while seven foot center Anthony Pelle has inked a deal with the Detroit Pistons.
Pelle was the Dazzle's top rebounder last season.
Pelle was the Denver Nuggets second round pick in 1995.
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[S-Golf]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
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[WRITER=mst]
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[GRAPHIC=REGION III GOLF]
Blacksburg won the Region Three golf championship yesterday by one stroke over Pulaski County.
Oliver Chapman of Blacksburg won the individual title with a 67, while Pulaski Ryan Sypniewski was just one stroke back with a 68.
Both teams will advance to the state Group Two A tournament.
Byrd's Logan Mueller and Ben Chocklett also earned a spot in the state event.
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[ANCHOR=Mike]
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[WRITER=mst]
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[PINNACLE OF COLLEGE 12997]
And this Saturday at Noon you can catch the Cavs and the Blue Devils right here on Your Hometown Station. We'll have that game from the ACC
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[PINNACLE OF 12998]
and then from the SEC - it's Georgia and Alabama at three.
Both games coming your way this Saturday afternoon right here on WDBJ-7.
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[GRAPHIC=Tech 2002]
Meanwhile, the Hokies are off this weekend.
Former Virginia Tech head coach and athletic director Bill Dooley isn't officially in the Hokie Huddle anymore, but he is excited about the success the Hokies are achieving.
Dooley, who is 68 is doing well after heart surgery.
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[ANCHOR=MIKE]
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You can hear much more from Dooley tomorrow morning in this week's Tech 2002 report.
[Titans ]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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A well known football coach is coaching some local kids on making good choices...off the field.
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In Roanoke today, Herman Boone spoke to students at Lucy Addison Middle School.
He's the football coach who inspired Disney's hit film "Remember the Titans."
The movie tells the story of how Boone overcame racial hatred to lead T.C. Williams High School to the 19-71 State Football Championship.
Now retired, he travels.
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((HERMAN L BOONE/SPEAKER; TALKING TO KIDS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ABOUT MAKING CHOICES WHICH I THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT IN LIFE AND CERTAINLY IT HAS CHANGED ME QUITE A BIT.))
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[VO-NAT]
Boone says young people need to start making good choices right now. He told students at Addison they can be and do anything they want.
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by SS