[News-Heads]
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[VO-NAT]
Garrison Bowman and his former landlord appear before a federal grand jury in the Short family murder case.
Details, straight ahead.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
And we'll check on Carvins Cove, where the water level is the highest it's been since early August.
[WX-Head]
[ANCHOR=Leo]
[SS=None]
Rain continues to fall, heavy at times in some locations....I'll have your forecast...
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly 2-Shot]
News 7 at Noon starts right now...
[Noon-open]
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[SUPER=@Kimberly1;]
[SUPER=@Leo1; ]
[Video-Open]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[VO-NAT]
Gary Bowman, and the man who pointed investigators his way, are in Roanoke to answer questions about the Short family murders.
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[Grand-Jury]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=02-47 1:10:50]
[GRAPHIC=News7atNoon]
Both of the men were subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury in Roanoke this morning.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
A clean-shaven Gary Bowman arrived with his lawyer, telling reporters he felt "fine."
He's been called to tell members of a grand jury what he knows about the Short case.
Bowman has said he knows NOTHING about the murders.
His former landlord, Gary Lemons, arrived flanked by investigators.
Lemons first raised suspicions about Bowman ... and is the only other witness who will provide testimony to the grand jury today.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[GRAPHIC=None]
We'll have more on today's developments on News-7 at 5 and 6.
[Carter]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=kgu]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=None]
A Henry County teen is in custody, charged with attempted murder.
Investigators say a caller led then to Driftwood Drive in Bassett, where they found 20 year old Robby Lee Carter struck in the head, and on both arms, with a baseball bat.
He was taken to Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County for surgery.
The suspect is 17 years old. His name has not been released.
[Carvins-Cove]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[WRITER=jmc]
[TAPE#=02-43 06:55]
[GRAPHIC=Drought]
The drought is hardly over, but as the rain comes down, the amount of water in Carvins Cove is going up.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Carvins Cove]
This morning, the level of Roanoke's main water supply was at 29-point-8 feet below the spillway.
With the ground saturated, the runoff in the watershed has increased.
The creeks that feed the reservoir are also flowing well.
Roanoke is not yet ready to lift water restrictions, though.
The cove is still below its previous record low point of 29-point-2 feet.
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((TOSS TO Leo))
[11/12/2002]
[SS=NONE]LEO IN WX-CENTER
[WXPRO/FULL]
RADAR
STORY
[SS=NONE]
(LEO TOSS BACK to Kim)
[Iraq]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=Iraq]
A Friday deadline looms over Saddam Hussein--
He has until then to decide whether to accept the U-N resolution on weapons inspections.
Earlier today, the Iraqi parliament recommending rejecting it.
But the White House calls that "pure political theatre."
Elizabeth Sanchez has the latest.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Baghdad, Iraq;]
[SUPER=01-Sa'Doun Hammadi/Iraqi National Assembly Speaker;]
[SUPER=03-Washington, DC;]
[SUPER=01-Elizabeth Sanchez/CBS News;]
[RUNS=:00]
[OUT Q=Sanchez, CBS News, Washington.]
((
Calling the U-N resolution baseless, in a show of hands, the Iraqi
parliament unanimously rejected the resolution on arms inspections. It
is now Saddam Hussein's move. He has until Friday to issue a final
decision.
SOT. SA'DOUN HAMMADI/SPEAKER OF THE IRAQI NATIONAL ASSEMBLY: "This
rejection to all allegations which are not true and for information
which are false."
Iraqi officials say the vote sends a message to Americans that Iraqis
are united behind their leadership.
(LOCATOR: WASHINGTON, DC)
President Bush is dismissing Iraq's recommendation as theatrics, saying
there isn't anybody that takes the voice of the Iraqi parliament
seriously.
(SOT: Bush)
In a sign Iraq is preparing for war, the New York Times reports Baghdad
has ordered a million doses of an antidote for nerve gas. The White
House says it could mean Iraq plans to use nerve agents -- and would
need the drug to protect its soldiers. Meanwhile, The Pentagon is
putting pressure on Saddam, releasing a tentative plan if war breaks
out. The strategy calls for a land, sea and air force of up to 250,000
troops.
STAND-UP:
Even if Iraq allowed inspectors in, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld
says he doubts Saddam would agree to give up his banned weapons.
Rumsfeld says Saddam has already started hiding them underground and it
could take months to find them.
))
[American-Memorial]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Family members of those who were killed on American Airlines Flight 587 gathered today to remember the victims on the first anniversary of the crash.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Queens, NY/Nov. 12, 2001;]
The plane went down in a neighborhood in Queens, New York after taking off for the Dominican Republic.
All 260 people on board were killed.
Mourners held a remembrance service today just two miles from the crash site.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=We come together]
((MICHAEL BLOOMBERG/NEW YORK CITY MAYOR: WE COME TOGETHER TODAY TO HONOR THOSE WHO WERE LOST IN THE CRASH OF FLIGHT 587 1 YEAR AGO. IT'S A TIME TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO ARE GONE AND TO
COMFORT THOSE WHO REMAIN. ))
[SUPER=01-Michael Bloomberg/New York City Mayor;]
[RUNS=:15]
[OUT Q=those who remain.]
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[VO-NAT]
Shortly after the service, hundreds of people observed a moment of silence at 9-16, the exact time of the crash.
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[Bishops-Conference]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
In Washington, the nation's Roman Catholic bishops are preparing to vote tomorrow on a revised policy for handling priests accused of child abuse.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Washington, DC/Courtesy EWTN;]
Advocates for victims are keeping the pressure on--
Across the street from the bishops conference, a group called Survivors First-DOT-org has launched a public database, featuring nearly 600 priests with allegations of sexual abuse.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=Sex abuse]
((PAUL BAIER/SURVIVORSFIRST.ORG: SEX ABUSE, 95% IS CHILD ABUSE OF A MINOR, FEW CASES OF ADULT ABUSE CHILD PORN. ))
[SUPER=01-Paul Baier/SurvivorsFirst.Org;]
[RUNS=:12]
[OUT Q=child porn.]
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[VO-NAT]
Meanwhile, the Catholic church says it stands by its commitment to victims and its zero tolerance policy for abusive priests.
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[ANCHOR=KIMBERLY]
[GRAPHIC=None]
The 400 bishops taking part in the conference will have this afternoon free to review revisions made by the Vatican to their disciplinary policy for abusive priests.
[Royals]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
There's no relief for the Royal family--
New details are emerging about the lives of the British monarchy, far beyond the palace gates.
Mark Phillips reports.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=The Paul]
[SUPER=03-New York, NY; :00]
[SUPER=01-Paul Burrell/Princess Diana's Former Butler; :13]
[SUPER=01-Steven Hasler/British Republican Society; :41]
[SUPER=01-Mark Phillips/CBS News; 1:04]
[RUNS=1:14]
[OUT Q=Phillips, CBS News, London.]
((
The Paul Burrell show has hit Broadway. Princess Diana's former Butler
whose revelations about goings on in the royal household continue to
reverberate is now in New York.
(SOT Burrell)
(Palace)
Back in Britain, the Palace is still reeling. There are rumors now that
a special inquiry will be launched into the behavior of members of the
royal family -- up to an including the Queen. It was her recollection
of a conversation with Burrell that resulted in the prosecution against
him for alledgedly stealing some of Diana's letters and other articles
being dropped.
Those seeking to limit the powers of the monarchy -- which is basically
above the law here -- see the inquiry as long overdue.
(SOT Steven Hasler -- British Republican Society)
the end of all this is to bring the monarchy within the law as soon as
we can and that's a question for tony blair
(Mirror headline)
In the meantime the palace is also still rocking over the mysterious
tape recording made by Diana alledging a male rape of a royal staffer.
Burrell says the last time he saw the tape Diana's sister had it.
Burrell says he's trying to protect Diana's legacy. He also seems to be
protecting her other famous roll -- as a royal pain in the neck. MP CBS
London
))
[Tease1]
[HARD MUSIC UNDER]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
A school plan that's still up in the air. Still ahead, uncertainty over plans to build a new Patrick Henry High.
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[VO-NAT ]
And putting your finance degree to work. A Virginia Tech grad hopes his new venture brews a hit in Blacksburg.
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[music up full]
[comm1]
[11Patrick-Henry]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
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Plans to build a new Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke are on hold. For now .. the delay will run several months.
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[VO-NAT - :16]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
Last night, the Roanoke City School Board selected the architecture firm of Rife and Wood to draw up plans for the school.
However the architects will have to wait until at least March to start work on the plans, while the city finds out how much the state budget crisis will affect its funding next year.
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[SOT - 37:40]
[INQ=Having to wait until...]
((WAYNE HARRIS/ROANOKE CITY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT; HAVING TO WAIT UNTIL MARCH WOULD PUT A 6 MONTH DELAY ON THE PROJECT, AND IT'S A DIRECT RESULT OF THE BUDGET CRISIS IN THE STATE.))
[RUNS=10]
[OUTQ=budget crisis in the state.]
[SUPER=01-Wayne Harris/Roanoke City School Superintendent; :00]
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[VO-NAT - :09+]
The plan called for a new two-story building to replace the current campus layout.
With the delay, the earliest the project could be completed is 2-thousand four.
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[11Car-Tax]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=mmu]
[TAPE#=02-41 TC 36:13]
[GRAPHIC=Virginia Budget]
The timing is hardly helpful, but Virginia's car-tax cut is, once again, proving more expensive than expected.
It'll cost the state an additional
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond]
128 million dollars this year to reimburse localities for the tax rebate.
State officials say strong new car sales this summer, spurred by zero percent financing, is driving up the cost of the tax cut.
The price tag on the program has exceeded state forecasts since it began in 1998.
This year the Department of Taxation took over the responsibility for projecting the program's cost.
The DMV used to do it.
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[SOT 16:56:26]
[IN Q=WE HOPE THAT THE NEW METHODOLOGY]
((MARCUS JONES/DEP. SEC. OF FINANCE: WE HOPE THAT THE NEW METHODOLOGY IS HELPING. WHEN YOU HAVE THE ZERO PERCENT FINANCING HAS IMPACTED, WE ARE SEEING MORE VEHICLES COMING INTO THE FLEET BUT KEEP US IN YOUR PRAYERS WE'D LIKE TO HIT THAT THING RIGHT ON THE HEAD NOW.))
[SUPER=01-Marcus Jones/Dep. Secretary of Finance]
[RUNS=:13]
[OUT Q=RIGHT ON THE HEAD NOW.]
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[VO-NAT]
The costs of the tax cut will add more than 100 million dollars to the state's nearly two billion dollar budget gap.
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[11Tech-Visitors]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=myr]
[TAPE#=02-38 TC1:26:34]
[GRAPHIC=None]
The state's budget troubles are sending tuition rates higher next semester at Virginia Tech.
But university officials say Tech is still one of the least expensive schools in the state.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg;]
Yesterday, the university's Board of Visitors approved a 400-dollar tuition increase for the Spring semester.
Officials say the increase will bring in another nine-million dollars, but, that's only a fraction of what it needs to make up for the state budget cuts.
[SOT 2:02]
[IN Q=PART OF]
((LARRY HINCKER/UNIVERSITY RELATIONS: PART OF IT WILL COME FROM A TUITION INCREASE, PART OF IT WILL COME FROM PROGRAM REDUCTIONS, PART OF IT WILL COME FROM INTERNAL RE-ALLOCATIONS, SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING IN ORDER TO BALANCE THE BUDGET 2:11))
[SUPER=01-Larry Hincker/VT University Relations]
[RUNS=:09]
[OUT Q=THE BUDGET]
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[VO-NAT]
State budget cuts cost Tech an estimated 42-million dollars this year alone.
In response to the tuition boost, the university says it will also set aside an additional 800-thousand for financial aid.
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[6Brewery]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=rca]
[TAPE#=02-34 TC1:44:39]
[GRAPHIC=None]
A recent Tech graduate is hoping to brew a successful business career with a product that, to say the least, is generally quite popular in college towns.
Business Reporter Rachel Cannon introduces us to Blacksburg Brewing Company.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=NATS]
[SUPER=03-Christiansburg; :00]
[SUPER=01-John Bryce/Blacksburg Brewing Company; :16]
[SUPER=@Rachel2; :27]
[RUNS=1:39]
[OUT Q=RC, News 7, Christiansburg.]
((01:28:48 "THIS IS OUR BLONDE ALE, RIGHT HERE."
And John Bryce hopes it's coming soon to a keg party near you.
The 24-year-old Virginia Tech graduate is starting a career in commercial brewing right here in the New River Valley.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 54:22:20]
[IN Q=i first]
((JOHN BRYCE/BLACKSBURG BREWING COMPANY; I FIRST STARTED WORKING IN SOME OF THE MICROBREWERIES IN RICHMOND WHERE I'M FROM AND REALLY JUST FASCINATED BY THE PROCESS AND THE SMELLS AND EVERYTHING INVOLVED.))
[OUT Q=INVOLVED]
So he took his finance degree and home beer making experience to get things brewing at this Christiansburg warehouse.
Bryce is currently doing "test batches" of four different beers.
A small business loan helped with equipment costs.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 55:54:07]
[IN Q=a mashbox ]
((JOHN BRYCE/BLACKSBURG BREWING COMPANY; A MASH TONG A BREW KETTLE AND A HOT LIQUID TANK THAT'S THE HOT SIDE OF THE PROCESS ON THE COLD SIDE TWO PRIMARY FERMENTING TANK AND THEN FOUR CONDITIONING TANKS.))
[OUT Q=TANKS]
Brewing is a process of heating, mixing, fermenting and setting.
Ales take about 9-12 days to complete, lagers 2 to 3 weeks.
His Hokey Pokey Lager, spelled like the dance, not the Tech mascot, is likely to sell well among students.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 1:00:38]
[IN Q=i think]
((JOHN BRYCE/BLACKSBURG BREWING COMPANY; I THINK IT'S SOMETHING PEOPLE WILL BE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE A LOT OF PRIDE AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEIR OWN BEER ON TAP AT THE RESTAURANTS AND BARS THAT THEY LIKE TO VISIT.))
[OUT Q=TO VISIT.]
Bryce expects to be selling kegs by the end of the month.
His long term goal is to open a Brew Pub in downtown Blacksburg in the next 2 or 3 years.
A tough business, he's not the first to try a hometown brew.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 57:49:09]
[IN Q=the brewing]
((JOHN BRYCE/BLACKSBURG BREWING COMPANY; THE BREWING INDUSTRY IS VERY CUTTHROAT I MEAN LOOK AT HOW MANY DIFFERENT BEERS ARE OUT THERE.))
[OUT Q=THERE]
Even so, Bryce says, add four more beers to the tap.
Rachel Cannon, News 7, Christiansburg.))
[Tease2]
[SOFT MUSIC UNDER]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
It was a single punch on a basketball court that forever changed two lives.
Just ahead, author John Feinstein on his new book, "The Punch."
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[VO-NAT ]
And later, meet "Road Rage Buddy". He's supposed to provide comic relief when it counts.
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[COMM BREAK #2]
[Feinstein]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=None]
It was a moment in N-B-A history that not only changed professional basketball, but also shed new light on the issues of race and violence.
In 19-77, All- Star player Rudy Tomjanovich attempted to break up a fight between the Houston Rockets and the L-A Lakers.
He was punched in the head by another player, Kermit Washington.
The event forever changed the lives of both men.
(+++++++)
[Take Book FS]
Sports commentator John Feinstein has written a book about the incident and its fallout titled, "The Punch."
John joins us now via satellite to talk about his book.
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Good Afternoon, John.
[SUPER=01-John Feinstein/Author and Sports Commentator;]
(I read in your bio that you graduated from Duke University the same year that this fight happened-- the incident appar
ently made a lasting impression on you...)
(How exactly did "The Punch" affect the lives and careers of both players?)
(Was it difficult to get both these guys to talk about what happened?)
(Do you think there's a lesson to be learned from all of this?)
(Do you believe readers will be surprised by what they learn about the "dark side" of the NBA?)
[ANCHOR=KIMBERLY]
Thanks for joining us today, John. Good luck with the book.
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[11/12/2002]
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[Stocks]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[GRAPHIC=stocks]
On Wall Street at this hour, the Dow is UP 104
[super=460-x/104/x/32;]
points. Nasdaq is UP 32 points.
[tease3]
[SPORTS MUSIC UNDER]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
The Dazzle gets ready for its second season. We'll take you to the court next, in sports.
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[VO-NAT ]
And the Hokies hope a week off will help some of their injured players recover.
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[COMM BREAK #3]
[S-Dazzle]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-130 14357TC]
[GRAPHIC=DAZZLE]
Lower ticket prices didn't bring in many fans at the Roanoke Dazzle preseason game with the Mobile Revelers...
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Revelers vs. Dazzle; :00]
Roy Jones, Junior - the man considered to be the best boxer alive-- was in the house.
He is trying to prove he's the best pound- for- pound point guard in the N-B-D-L.
The Dazzle has a lot of new faces, including Cory Alexander who finds Jamal Robinson with the no-look pass just like they did at U-V-A back in the mid-90s.
Jamal had a dozen points - Cory scored 11.
Mobile's Bobby Simmons drains the jumper on this play - but the Revelers were behind on the scoreboard.
The Dazzle again, as Cypheus Bunton gets the ball under the hoop and he will lay it in for two.
The Dazzle is on top.
[SUPER=33-Mobile/85/Roanoke/89;]
Alexander and Robinson tore it up as the Dazzle beats Mobile 89-to-85.
Roanoke opens the regular season Friday night at home.
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[S-BCS]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=BCS]
Virginia Tech has been knocked out the top 15 of the latest B-C-S standings- but the biggest suprise is that Miami still hasn't made it to the top of the list...
(+++++++)
[BCS Pinnacle Page]
Ohio State is on top this week with the Hurricanes second.
Washington State takes the three spot, Oklahoma, which was number one last week, falls to fourth and Texas is fifth.
Notre Dame is hanging around in the 7 spot, LSU - on the strength of that unlikely finish against Kentucky is now 13th, and Penn State beats Virginia and replaces Tech in the 15 spot.
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[S-Injury]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-125 12937TC]
[GRAPHIC=NONE]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg; :00]
The off-week comes at a good time for the Hokies.
Sorely- missed middle linebacker Vegas Robinson has been cleared to return to practice.
He, running back Kevin Jones, and receiver Justin Hamilton are all listed as probable for the West Virginia game.
Tech head athletic trainer Mike Goforth also tells us that Kevin Lewis has pectoral strain.
He'lll have to have an MRI exam on that.
And Floyd native Josh Spence is being treated for a concussion.
As for DeAngelo Hall - his lower back problems that began two and a half weeks ago are not responding to treatment.
He is a question mark for the West Virginia game.
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[Road-Rage]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
And finally today--
There's a new doll on the market that might help you handle road rage a little better.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Boise, ID;]
The "Road Rage Buddy" is the brainchild, so to speak, of three women from Boise, Idaho, who wanted to provide some comic relief for stressed out drivers.
For example, when you grab the doll, it has a series of recorded messages that'll either put a smile on your face-- or make you want to hit it harder.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=you don't like the way I drive]
[RUNS=:07]
[OUT Q=park it...laughter]
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[VO-NAT]
The doll's creators call them "irritatingly loveable characters."
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=They squish]
[SUPER=02-Leslie Bishop/Road Rage Buddy Co-Creator; quick!!]
[RUNS=:06]
[OUT Q=big hands..]
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[VO-NAT]
There are three different "buddies" to chose from, the "Business Man," the "Redneck," and the "Punk Kid."
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