WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 10/30/02

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Coming up on News 7-
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The man police wanted to question in the Short family murders is out of jail- News 7 spoke with him.
Check out this scary crash on I-77... what a day for one driver.
And what it takes to get a child to turn over his Halloween candy?
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Plus the Halloween forecast- News 7 is next.

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So much for inter-agency cooperation.
As Virginia, Maryland and the federal government decide how to prosecute the sniper suspects, patience appears to be at a premium.
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[Sniper]

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The three-way fight to prosecute John Allen Muhammad and John Lee Malvo may go all the way to the White House.
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Even as Maryland officials were questioning the pair, federal agents took them away to a supermax prison in Baltimore.
The New York Times portrays the transfer as "a power grab" that prematurely cut off the questioning and, perhaps, prevented authorities from getting a confession.
The newspaper says numerous investigators heard a federal prosecutor claim he had "orders from the Justice Department and the White House" to take Muhammad and Malvo into federal custody.
That same prosecutor today said those allegations are false and that the two were yielding no useful information.
This latest squabble highlights the already public competition among prosecutors.
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((DOUGLAS GANSLER/MONTGOMERY CO., MD PROSECUTOR; MONTGOMERY COUNTY WAS THE COMMUNITY MOST AFFECTED AND MOST IMPACTED BY THE SNIPER SHOOTINGS. PAUL EBERT/PRINCE WILLIAM CO. PROSECUTOR; I DO BELIEVE VIRGINIA IS IN THE BEST POSITION TO OBTAIN THE DEATH PENALTY.))
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[SUPER=01-Paul Ebert/Prince William Co. Prosecutor; :06 QUICK!!!]
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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The death penalty could be the tiebreaker.
Attorney General John Ashcroft says capital punishment must be available in the sniper case and Virginia has the strongest death penalty laws... that could apply to BOTH Muhammad and the teenager Malvo.

[Warner-snipers]

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Governor Mark Warner chimed in today on the battle.
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Appearing at a rally for the higher education bond referendum, the governor said he would like to see more cooperation among prosecutors.
Warner expressed disappointment that prosecutors were not working together in the same manner as law enforcement during the hunt for the snipers.
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The governor also thanked Virginia's congressional delegation for its continuing efforts to get Uncle Sam to help out with the costs of catching the suspects.
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[Grundy-Shooting]

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Another delay in the case against a man accused of shooting three people earlier this year at the Appalachian School of Law.
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[SUPER=03-Grundy/August 8;]

Peter Odighizuwa (oh-dig-uh-ZOO-uh) was admitted to a state hospital last month to restore his mental capacity... after a judge ruled he was incompetent to stand trial.
But, his attorney says the doctors need more time to treat his schizophrenia.
His competency hearing, which was scheduled for tomorrow, has now been pushed back to January 23rd.
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[run-DMC]

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A member of the rap group Run D-M-C is dead tonight.
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DJ 'Jam Master Jay' was found dead in a Queens New York recording studio tonight.
He was reportedly shot.
No other details are known.
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[Mondale-Nomination]

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Walter Mondale is now a candidate for Senate.
Minnesota Democrats tonight loudly approved the former Vice President as a last minute fill in-

Jim Acosta reports.
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[SUPER=01-Walter Mondale/(D) Candidate for Senate; :16]
[SUPER=01-Norm Coleman/(R) Candidate for Senate; :34]
[SUPER=01-Rick Kahn/Wellstone Campaign Treasurer; :55]
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((WITH ONE WEEK TO ELECTION DAY -- FORMER VICE PRESIDENT WALTER MONDALE OFFICIALLY ACCEPTED HIS PARTY'S NOMINATION TO R
EPLACE THE LATE SENATOR PAUL WELLSTONE ON MINNESOTA'S BALLOT.
WALTER MONDALE/(D) CANDIDATE FOR SENATE: A PUBLISHED POLL SHOWS THE ONE-TIME PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE IS ALREADY LEADING REPUBLICAN NORM COLEMAN BY EIGHT POINTS. THE G-O-P CONTENDER SAYS THE 74 YEAR OLD MONDALE REPRESENTS THE PAST -- TELLING REPORTERS HE FEELS LIKE HE'S RUNNING AGAINST MOUNT RUSHMORE. NORM COLEMAN/(R) CANDIDATE FOR SENATE: "We have been out there with a message and a plan about the future." REPUBLICANS ARE STILL FUMING OVER TUESDAY NIGHT'S MEMORIAL FOR WELLSTONE. THE EVENT -- BILLED AS A PUBLIC TRIBUTE -- AT TIMES SOUNDED MORE LIKE A DEMOCRATIC RALLY. RICK KAHN/WELLSTONE CAMPAIGN TREASURER: "We are begging you to help us win this senate election for Paul Wellstone."
MINNESOTA'S GOVERNOR JESSE VENTURA WAS SO UPSET ... HE WALKED OUT OF THE SERVICE... AND IS NOW THREATENING TO PICK SOME
ONE OTHER THAN A DEMOCRAT TO TEMPORARILY FILL WELLSTONE'S SEAT -- UNTIL THE ELECTION RESULTS ARE IN.
GOV. JESSE VENTURA/(I) MINNESOTA:
"To turn a memorial service into a political rally I found quite disturbing. And that's why the first lady and I left."
REPUBLICANS BELIEVE COLEMAN IS NOT ONLY RUNNING AGAINST A POLITICAL ICON IN MONDALE -- BUT ALSO THE GHOST OF PAUL WELLSTONE. PRESIDENT BUSH PLANS TO CAMPAIGN FOR COLEMAN THIS WEEKEND -- KEEPING IN MIND DEMOCRATS HAVE ONLY A ONE VOTE MAJORITY IN THE SENATE. JIM ACOSTA, CBS NEWS, ST. PAUL.))

[VA-Unemployment]

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It appears more people are working in the state...
Virginia's unemployment rate dropped slightly last month.
The Virginia Employment Commission reports that jobs created by the reopening of schools more than offset seasonal losses in tourism.
The September jobless rate was four-point-one percent.
Martinsville's unemployment rate of more than 14 percent was the highest in the state.

[Keeling-Murders]

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A father and son from pittsylvania County are dead- and police are not saying much about it.
It's expected autopsies will be done in Roanoke-
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The body of 25 year old Charles J. Lewis was found at a home on Loop Road in the Keeling community around four this morning. His father, 51 year old Julian Clifton Lewis, Junior died a short time later. Both had been shot. Neighbors say the Lewis's had moved to the area only a month or so ago and that they pretty much kept to themselves. The Medical Examiner's Office says the autopsies have not yet been scheduled.
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[Bowman]

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Garrison Bowman is out of jail.
The man held as a witness in the Short family murders was released by a federal magistrate this morning -- at the request of the government.
He'll stay with friends in North Carolina until he appears before a federal grand jury on November 12th.
Marya Jones has more.
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(( Gary Bowman emerged from 26 days in jail, only to acknowledge his ordeal is far from over.
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((GARRISON BOWMAN: I'M NOT REALLY FREE YET... WE'RE JUST GOING THROUGH THE STAGES. OTHER THAN THAT I HAVE NO COMMENT.
WHEN ALL THIS IS BEHIND ME, YOU'RE GONNA GET BOTH BARRELS, BELIEVE ME. )) [RUNS:10]
Bowman has NOT been charged with any crime related to the murders of Jennifer, Michael and Mary Short.
His attorney says Bowman doesn't even KNOW them.
And after being held for a week as a material witness and questioned twice by investigators ... prosecutors asked the magistrate to let him go.
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((TOM BONDURANT/ASST. U.S. ATTORNEY: HE'S TALKED TO THE AGENTS, HE'S COOPERATED. WE HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE HE WON'T SHOW UP AT GRAND JURY. )) [RUNS:05]
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[cover first few seconds with cut-away of media] ((BILL CLEAVELAND: THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN WILLING TO COOPERATE AND WHO HAVE PROVIDED INFORMATION IN AN ATTEMPT TO ASSIST THE GOVERNMENT WHO HAVEN'T BEEN ARRESTED TO DO IT.)) [RUNS:08]
Bowman's friends John Beasley and Danny Sizemore drove up from North Carolina to take their friend back home.
They hope Bowman will be able now to clear his name, though they worry for his safety.
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((DANNY SIZEMORE/BOWMAN'S FRIEND: WE GOT FOOLS OUT THERE. PEOPLE WHO THINK HE'S GUILTY AND PEOPLE WHO THINK HE'S NOT. AND BETWEEN JOHN BEASLEY AND I ,WE WILL NOT LEAVE HIM ALONE. )) [RUNS:10] [STAND UP 2:08:57 - 2:09:13] ((MARYA JONES/NEWS-7: So far, nothing has linked Bowman to the Shorts EXCEPT his landlord, who raised the first suspicions about his involvement. Investigators are now in Canada, searching Bowman's van for forensic evidence. The say if there's nothing in the van that links Bowman to the crime, they may have to reevaluate whether he's a witness at all. MJN7.)) [RUNS:16]))

[County-Firefighters]

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A donation by a local business will benefit firefighters and the community.
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Barker Chiropractic Clinic presented Roanoke County Fire and Rescue with a check for 27- hundred dollars to help purchase life-saving equipment. Nancy Barker and her husband raised the money in honor of local fire fighters and the one- year anniversary of nine- eleven.
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((NANCY BARKER/BARKER CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC; I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY EVERYBODY GET BEHIND YOUR LOCAL HEROES IN PARTICULAR THE ROANOKE COUNTY FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT, THEY'RE GREAT TO DEAL WITH AND A PLEASURE AND IF YOU WANT TO HELP THEM OUT THEY'RE READY TO ASSIST YOU IN THAT. ))
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The money will help the Back Creek Fire station get a Thermal Imaging Camera... which picks up heat and turns it into images inside a smoke-filled building.
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(( RICK BURCH/FIRE AND RESCUE CHIEF: IT ALLOWS US VERY QUICKLY TO LOCATE THAT SOURCE OF THE HEAT WHATEVER IT MAY BE. IF IT'S A WIRE IN THE WALL, WE CAN FIND IT VERY QUICKLY WHEREAS IT USED TO TAKE US HOURS, IF IT UNFORTUNATELY IS A BODY INSIDE OF A BUILDING IT ALLOWS US TO REACH THEM MUCH QUICKER. ))
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Each camera and related equipment costs about 15- thousand dollars.
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[Tease1]
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How secure are America's shores?
Some say yesterday's landing by Haitian immigrants is a warning sign.
More on that when News 7 returns.
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Plus a race on I-77 to save a truck driver from his burning rig.
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[Sports-preview]

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[Haitians]

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Six people have been charged with trying to smuggle more than 200 Haitians into the U-S.
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Many of the Haitians jumped off the boat and swam ashore after the freighter ran aground yesterday.
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((MARCUS JIMENEZ/U. S. ATTORNEY; THESE SIX INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH ALIEN SMUGGLING. THEY ARE BEING HELD PENDING A FURTHER HEARING ON FRIDAY AT TEN AM.))
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[OUT Q=AT TEN AM.]
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[VO-NAT 12.5]

Today some people were out rallying for the Haitian refugees.. asking that they be given asylum.
Protesters showed up at Governor Jeb Bush's campaign stop today- in support of the Haitians.
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((GOV. JEB BUSH/(R) FLORIDA; I'VE TALKED TO THE WHITE HOUSE AND URGED THEM AND THEY COMMITTED THERE WOULD BE FAIR TREATMENT.))
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[OUT Q=fair treatment.]
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This issue could affect the campaign- Jeb Bush is up for election next week.
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[WIPE WIPE WIPE]

[Homeland-Security]

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[WIPE WIPE WIPE]

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Just how a rickety boat could sail into Miami is making some question homeland security-
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((SEN. BOB GRAHAM/(D) INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN: THAT A BOAT WAS ABLE TO GET THAT CLOSE TO THE U-S WITH 2-HUNDRED PEOPLE ABOARD IS SCARY. IT INDICATES HOW VULNERABLE WE ARE TO ATTACK BY SEA.))
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[OUT Q=attack by sea.]
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[VO-NAT 10.5]

In fact the 50- foot vessel was within two miles of the main Miami Coast guard station- even closer to the port of Miami.
Coast Guard maneuvers failed to stop it at sea.
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((ARI FLEISCHER/WHITE HOUSE SPOKESMAN: THE COAST GUARD'S CONCERN AT THIS POINT WAS THAT IT NOT CAPSIZE AND ENDANGER THE LIVES OF THOSE WHO WERE ON IT.))
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Authorities claim they determined early on the boat was not a homeland security threat-
Some legal experts say the terrorism is being used to bolster what many call a discriminatory immigration policy against Haitians.
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[Russian-hostages]

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Russian officials are now confirming what type of gas was used to end that Theater hostage situation last week.
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Russian officials say it was a powerful opiate- based drug- called Fentanyl.
The anesthetic was pumped into the building in the form of a gas- It was used in a desperate raid on rebels who said they would blow up the theater.
At least 117 hostages died in the rescue operation.. most from the gas.
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[Truck-Fire]

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A frightening morning for one truck driver today.
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He was trapped in a burning truck - hanging off of a bridge. Witnesses say the truck was headed down Interstate 77 - when it hit the guardrail of a bridge and the gas tank cracked open. The tank ignited- causing an explosion that sent a fireball 300 feet in the air.
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(( JACK TAMOVICK/ WITNESS : THEY GOT HIM OUT OF THAT TRUCK WHILE IT WAS BURNING. IT WAS HANGING FROM THE BACK AXLE LIKE A CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT FROM THAT TREE....BURNING...BUT THEY DID GET HIM OUT BECAUSE HE WAS UNCONSCIOUS.))
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[OUT Q=he was unconscious.]
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The man was unconscious- luckily rescue crews were able to get him out in time. State police say the burning cab itself managed to stay on the bridge, but the trailer fell down an embankment and was crushed.
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A Roanoke lawyer is getting a change of venue...
Find out why he'll be practicing in India when News 7 returns.
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Plus you've heard of money for guns... now just in time for Halloween, some dentists offer money for sweets.
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[Commercial]

[Sunshine-Station]

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Lewis Gale Clinic is getting out of the day-care business.
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Sunshine Station will close at the end of the year. A spokesman for the clinic says it can find a better way to use the space. The day-care center will be converted to a facility for psychiatric care. Lewis Gale Clinic has made arrangements with Honey Tree Early Learning Centers to absorb at least some of the 115 children currently at Sunshine Station.
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Kathy McLeod at Honey Tree says she has five staff openings. So depending on how many of the Sunshine kids make the move over to Honey Tree, she expects to hire at least some of the 22 staffers who now work at Sunshine Station.
A Lewis Gale spokesman says the rest may have the opportunity to transfer within the company.

[Halloween-Candy]

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Probably no one cringes more on Halloween than dentists.
But now some dentists are finding a way to get kids to turn over their Halloween sweets.
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[SUPER=03-Boston, MA]

They're offering money.
Yes- you heard right.
Dr. Arthur Fertman and other dentists in Boston are paying up to two dollars for each pound of candy that a child brings in.
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((DR. ARTHUR FERTMAN/ORTHODONTIST: I THOUGHT IT WAS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO LET CHILDREN ENJOY HALLOWEEN BUT TAKE THE CALORIES AND THE CAVITIES OUT OF THE PROCESS.))
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So where do all the sweets go? Dr. Fertman says most dental offices donate the candy to a charitable organization- or a nursing home.
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[S-Extra]

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Coming up, the latest installment of Hometown Hoops Weekly, Walt Harris weighs in on the Hokies, and Jason Conley gets set for his sophomore season, but first in tonight's extra point,
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[SUPER=03-Blacksburg; :00]

Virginia Tech punter Vinnie Burns has been named as one of ten semifinalists for the Ray Guy Award that goes to the nation's best punter. Burns is averaging nearly 42 yards a kick and has had 16 downed inside the 20-yard line. The winner of the award will be announced in December.
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[S-Hoops]

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We start tonight on the hardwood and Wednesday always means Hometown Hoops Weekly.
Here's Steve Mason with the story of a team that puts new meaning into the word family.
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((STEVE MASON:))
((In the three years they played together at Cave Spring, Beightol and Rhodes went to the regionals each year and reached the state tournament once. They are back to help their coach and a team that has been challenged by a school split that sent many talented players to Hidden Valley. The Knights have managed two wins in an incredibly tough district.
((:)) ((:))
The two former players not only transfer the winning tradition to the players that they are familiar with but they also serve as advisors for coach Long. ((:)) ((:))
Both are just a couple of years out of college and their youth and energy along with their skill in the area of diplomacy have opened up better communication line between player and head coach. ((:)) ((:)) Both lead busy lives, but giving back to the program that made them a success is worth the sacrifice. ((:)) ((:)) ((:))
Allison is getting her masters degree from Hollins in education while Rhodes works in marketing for Trigon. Steve Mason Hometown hoops weekly.))

[S-Keydets]

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College hoops season is just a few weeks away and down in Lexington, super sophomore Jason Conley can hardly wait to get back on the floor.
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Conley led the nation in scoring as a freshman last season at 29.3 points per game. He is the preseason pick as Southern Conference player of the year. Conley will make the move from small forward to shooting guard this season, but wherever he plays, he'll try to keep everything in perspective.
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[S-Woodson]

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The NFL lowered the boom on the Cowboys Darren Woodson yesterday.
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Woodson was fined 75 grand for this hit on the Seahawks Darrell Jackson on Sunday. Jackson suffered a concussion, had a seizure after the game and spent the night in the hospital.
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[S-Irish]

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In the college game, Boston College makes the trek to South Bend for its annual showdown with Notre Dame. Irish Head Coach Tyrone Willingham knows that BC is battle tested.
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Willingham says his club is taking one game at a time and that he hasn't given much thought to the fact that Virginia Tech is behind the Irish in the BCS yet ahead of them in the polls.
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[IN Q=]
[RUNS=:20]
[OUT Q=to accomplish anything."]
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[S-Pitt]

[ANCHOR=travis]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=SP-131 TC11910]
[GRAPHIC=Va. Tech]

You heard Coach Willingham's comments on Pitt. The Panthers roll into Blacksburg Saturday having won 12 of their last 14 games, including last season's blowout over Virginia Tech.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Pittsburgh, PA/Last Week; :00]

The Panthers needed a field goal in overtime to knock off Boston College last Saturday. Their only two losses have come at the hands of Texas A&M and Notre Dame. Walt Harris has been impressed with what he's seen so far of the Hokies.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Walt Harris/Pitt Head Coach; :00]
[RUNS=:30]
[OUT Q=looking forward to the opportunity."]
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[Richmond]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=rca]
[TAPE#=02-37 TC1:09:32]
[GRAPHIC=None]

A local attorney is putting his legal skills to work for children ... half away around the world.
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[VO-NAT :17]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
John Richmond and his wife and daughter are moving to India at the end of the year. He will work as an attorney for the International Justice Mission ... a group that fights injustice and oppression around the world. In India, the goal is to stop child bonded slavery.
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[SOT 2:17:06 // 2:42:54]
[IN Q=we were]
((JOHN RICHMOND; WE WERE JUST OVERWHELMED BY THE NEED AND COMPELLED BY GOD'S HEART FOR THOSE WHO SUFFER INJUSTICE AND OPPRESSION AND WANTED TO PARTICIPATE IN SOME WAY TO HELP.)) ((LINDA RICHMOND; WE REALLY DO LOOK AT IT AS AN ADVENTURE AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OF US AS A FAMILY TO HOPEFULLY GIVE A LITTLE BUT AND TAKE A PIECE OF INDIA WHEN WE COME BACK.))
[SUPER=01-John Richmond; :00]
[SUPER=01-Linda Richmond; :10]
[RUNS=:17]
[OUT Q=WE COME BACK.]
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[VO-NAT]
The Richmonds will live in Cha-Nye, India's fourth largest city. Along with lifestyle adjustments ... Linda, six months pregnant, will give birth to their second child there. The plan is for the family to stay for two or three years and then come back to Roanoke. (------------)