WDBJ 7 news at 6 for 01/09/03

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An attempt to beat the train to the crossing proves fatal in Salem.
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And a police chase in Roanoke ends in a crash.

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Tonight on News 7 Sports - a testing update from Daytona, a look inside the new restaurant bearing Frank Beamer's name.
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And Jason Conley slam dunks the Keydet program by leaving school to transfer to Missouri.
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The winds relax a bit in this forecast cycle but the cold air comes in quickly Friday afternoon. We will check out the big change in a few minutes.
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News 7 is next.
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((IT APPEARED THAT THEY WERE TRYING TO BEAT THE TRAIN.))
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Two women are killed in a Salem train crossing.
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Witnesses say they ignored the warning signs.
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Good evening, I'm Keith Humphry.
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And I'm Shannon Young.
[Train-Fatals]
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The accident happened this morning just before 7.
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A Norfolk Southern freight train bound for Roanoke hit the women in their minivan as they crossed the tracks at Union Street.
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Marya Jones is here with more on what happened.
Keith and Shannon,
A family in Roanoke is mourning the loss of a mother and daughter tonight.
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Police say 61-year-old Thokham Kham Thepsimoung (Pok-COM Com Thep-sumong) and her 29-year-old daughter Vatsana Tor Thepsimoung (Vat-SAHN-uh Tor Thep-sumong) were killed instantly.
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Witnesses say the daughter drove her minivan onto the tracks ... apparently ignoring the crossing gates and flashing lights.
Train engineers honked the horn and hit the brakes -- but weren't able to stop until about half a mile later.
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((MELINDA PAYNE/SALEM PIO: THEY DID EVERYTHING THEY COULD. OF COURSE, IT'S NOT EASY TO STOP A TRAIN. THE TRAIN WAS PROBABLY GOING ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR. ))
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The Thepsimoung's van was still stuck to the front of the locomotive.
Neither woman was wearing a seatbelt.
Vatsana Tor Thepsimoung was driving her mother to work... just yards from where the crash occurred.
Coworkers at Oak Hall, the graduation cap and gown plant where Thokham Kham Thepsimoung worked, remembered her as a fun, lively person and excellent worker.
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Both women leave behind children...
Vatsana Tor Thepsimoung had an infant and a toddler.
Her mother had at least three other children.
Thokham Kham Thepsimoung's coworkers say the accident happened about 10 minutes before she was expected at work.

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Police and Norfolk Southern officials say it could have been avoided if the women had just obeyed the crossing signals.
Keith and Shannon?

[Roanoke-Shooting]

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Two vehicles were heading west on Orange Avenue last night, a block and a half from the Roanoke Civic Center. A minute after midnight multiple shots were fired from a Dodge Neon into a Jeep Grand Cherokee, fatally wounding a front-seat passenger.
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To dispel fears that it was merely a drive-by shooting, city police issued a statement, saying "We do not believe this was a random act of violence." Driver Anthony Lydell Matthews pulled into a gas station to get help. Rescue workers took 26-year old Antwone Lamont Preston to Roanoke Memorial Hospital where he died a short time later.
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Matthews and another passenger were uninjured.

[Warner]

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Even if Governor Mark Warner gets his wish that twelve DMV offices be reopened, the solution would be only temporary.

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The Governor traveled the state today giving brief versions of last night's State of the Commonwealth speech. He reiterated his desire that legislators allow him to use about 6-million dollars of a national settlement with Wall Street Banks to fund the re-openings. But he says the money would pay for restored DMV operations only until June 2004.
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((GOV. MARK WARNER; MY BELIEF IS THAT WHEN WE CLOSED THESE OFFICES, YOU KNOW EVER DMV OFFICE IS CLOSED ONE DAY A WEEK. IT'S NOT OUR INTENTION THAT THE CUTBACK WILL LAST FOREVER, THAT THE DMV WILL BE CLOSED WEDNESDAYS FOREVER, THAT CUTS TO COMMUNITY SERVICE BOARDS ARE GOING TO LAST FOREVER.))
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[OUT Q=cuts to community service boards are going to last forever. (3RD FOREVER)]
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The Governor says he can't be certain at this point what kind of service would be restored to Rocky Mount and Bedford, whether it be in the form of licensed agents, kiosks or more.

[DMV]

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The news that the closed D-M-V's would re-open put smiles on some faces in central Virginia today.
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Steve Smallshaw talked with some folks who say relief can't come soon enough.
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Every D-M-V office has been affected by the closings and the shorter hours because they've resulted in long lines and even longer faces.
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(( The good news was it was a nice day to stand around outside.. the bad news was that a lot of Lynchburg- area D-M-V customers were doing just that.
Since the Bedford customer service center closed last fall, the lines here have been out the door.
Faced with a long wait, customers sat dazed, talked on cellphones and a few had brought a book.. a thick book.. to help pass the time.
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((EMILY RYALS/DMV CUSTOMER: I CAME LAST WEEK AND THE LINE WAS DOWN TO THE CORNER AND I LEFT. BUT MY LICENSE EXPIRED, SO I HAD TO COME BACK. I SAW WHERE THEY WERE LINED UP AND I THOUGHT 'OH DEAR'.))
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Katrina Hurt got here around 10 a-m to apply for her learner's permit.. she left just before two, her number never having been called.
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((KATRINA HURT/DMV CUSTOMER: ALL THESE ELDERLY PEOPLE HERE WAITING AND WAITING, AND OTHER PEOPLE AHEAD OF ME AND THEY DON'T HAVE NO PEOPLE IN THERE REALLY WORKING.. WARNER, YOU MADE A BIG MISTAKE, HONEY.))
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That message has been heard in Richmond, and Governor Warner's plan to re-open the closed D-M-V's was met with sighs of relief in central Virginia.
It's especially good news for Bedford-area car dealers, who do large volumes of vehicle-related paperwork.
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((RICHARD BOLLING/MURRAY-BOLLING CHEVROLET: THIS IS GREAT, IF THEY GET THIS THING OPEN TO WHERE THEY CAN DO THE LICENSES AND THE TRANSFERS AND THE TITLES, WHAT I UNDERSTAND THAT'S ABOUT 70 PERCENT OF THE VOLUME ANYWAY AND THAT WOULD RELIEVE THE LINES IN LYNCHBURG AND ROANOKE AND OTHER PLACES.))
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((JOYCE TULL/DMV CUSTOMER: IT WOULD TAKE A LOT OF THE PRESSURE OFF OF THESE PEOPLE OVER HERE CAUSE YOU CAN GO CLOSER OR IT WOULDN'T TAKE AS LONG, YEAH IT IS A GOOD THING AND I HOPE THEY DO OPEN IT.))
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The relief is not immediate of course. D-M-V officials say it will take a few weeks to get the offices re-opened if and when the General Assembly approves the plan.
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That means the long lines are here to stay at least until March.

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Some Congressmen want the draft back.
We'll hear what some local college student think about the possiblity when News 7 at Six returns.
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Star Search made Durrell Coleman famous almost 20 years ago.
Find out if the Roanoke singer's still a star when News 7 at Six returns.
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[Police-Chase]

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A police chase in Roanoke this evening has ended in an accident.
Two people have been taken to the hospital.
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Justin McLeod is near the scene of the accident at 19th and Orange. What happened?
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The National Transportation Safety Board is continuing its investigation into what caused yesterday's plane crash in Charlotte.
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Both the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder have been recovered. The data recorder showed the plane approached an abnormally steep angle after it took off yesterday. The plane also had maintenance work done on the elevator controls Monday in Huntington, West Virginia. The recorder showed erratic elevator motion on each of the eight flights after that, including yesterday morning's flight from Lynchburg to Charlotte. Roanoke native Toby Witkege (WIT-kedge) and his girlfriend had driven to Charlotte so he could catch a flight, and saw the plane take off at an abnormally steep angle.
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((BENJAMIN WITKEGE/WITNESSED CRASH; IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT, THE PLANE SEEMED TO LOST CONTROL, ROLLED OFF TO THE LEFT, AND KIND OF SPIRALED TO THE GROUND. IT SEEMED RIGHT BEFORE THEY GOT TO THE GROUND, THE PILOT MUST HAVE TRIED TO PULL OUT, AND DIDN'T MAKE IT.))
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All 21 people on board were killed in yesterday morning's crash, including two people from Richmond. An N-T-S-B spokesman says nothing's been ruled out as the cause of the crash -- but adds that it doesn't appear to be terrorism.
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[Draft]

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It's been three decades since the military draft ended. But now a group of Democratic lawmakers wants it back.
Representative Charles Rangel of New York introduced a bill this week to reinstate the draft.
18 to 26-year-old men AND women would be eligible, including those attending college.
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New River Valley Bureau Chief Myranda Stephens talked to some students in our area about the idea.
Keith, Congressman Rangel has strongly expressed his opposition to a war with Iraq.
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And he believes those who support it might have a change of heart if all races and classes were equally represented in the military.
Today, we talked to some students at Radford University to see how they feel about the possibility of being drafted, and the responses we got were rather interesting.
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[RUNS :11] ((LISA KRAKOVER: WITH THE TIME OF WAR I GUESS WHATEVER'S NEEDED TO BE DONE IS NEEDED TO BE DONE. I MEAN IT'S OUR COUNTRY. WE NEED TO DO WHATEVER WE CAN TO KEEP PRESERVING IT 34:18))
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[RUNS :06] ((ADAM SCAGGS: THAT'S NOT SOMETHING I WANT TO DO, I DON'T WANT TO GO INTO THE MILITARY, BUT, IF I HAVE TO DEFEND MY COUNTRY I WILL. 38:00)) Strong words from a group of people who weren't even born when the draft was in effect 30-years ago. Back then, students attending college or graduate school were exempt from the draft. But, not everyone is gung-ho over the idea.
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[RUNS :10] ((DYVERYNCE LAMBERT: I FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD HAVE AN OPTION TO DO THAT OR NOT. AND IF I CHOOSE TO GET AN EDUCATION VERSUS GOING OFF TO WAR THEN I THINK I SHOULD HAVE THAT OPTION 36:08)) For others, though, it goes beyond that. They say there shouldn't be a draft, because there shouldn't be a war.
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[RUNS :15] ((WILL BIGELOW: IF WE'RE JUST TOTALLY IGNORANT AND THINK THAT WAR CAN SOLVE EVERYTHING WITHOUT DEALING WITH THE ACTUAL PROBLEM IS PRETTY IGNORANT, AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO SOLVE THE WAR ON TERRORISM BY GOING TO WAR 44:15))))
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All of this talk about a draft may be moot since the Pentagon and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld ...
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have already rejected the idea, saying a draft would be costly and there's just no need for it...Keith and Shannon?

[Stocks]

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Stocks soared after a drop in jobless claims raised hopes that the economy is indeed recovering. [TAKE DOW & NASDAQ PAGE]
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The DOW climbed 181 points.
NASDAQ rose 37.
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[Coleman]
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In 19-85, a successful run on Star Search made Roanoke native Durrell Coleman a household name.
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The show is back on prime time, debuting last night, looking for new talent.
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So whatever happened to Coleman? Rachel Cannon finds out.
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((NATS 1:25:59 "I HAVE THE CASSETTE TOO." It may not be in every record collection, but Durrell Coleman's album is tops at his mother's house in Roanoke. Coleman recorded it not long after winning Star Search male vocalist of the year in 1985.
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((VIRGINIA COLEMAN/MOTHER; WE WERE ALL JUST SO EXCITED IT WAS VERY EXITING BECAUSE NOTHING LIKE THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED HERE YOU KNOW IN ROANOKE.))
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It's still exciting 17-years later. Virginia says she talks to her son often from Los Angeles. Since the show, he's been making a living in the music industry.
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((VIRGINIA COLEMAN/MOTHER; HE DOES A LOT OF CORPORATE PARTIES A LOT WEDDINGS RECEPTIONS HE HAS JUST RECENTLY DONE A WEDDING RECEPTION FOR SHAQUILLE O'NEIL.))
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Today Coleman sings in 12-piece cover band. Over the years he played and toured with various groups. He says Star Search changed his life, taking him from a job as a nurse's aide to a full-time singer overnight. Being on the show provided the kind of exposure that keeps people wondering.
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((IT WAS SO STRANGE HE WAS ALWAYS MY SON AND THEN WHEN HE GOT ON STAR SEARCH THEY CALLED HIM THEIR BOY, LAUGHING, HOW'S MY BOY DOING. PEOPLE STILL ASK IT MAKES ME FEEL VERY GOOD BECAUSE ROANOKE HASN'T FORGOTTEN HIM.))
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And Coleman hasn't forgotten his dreams of performing, years after his big break. Rachel Cannon, News 7, Roanoke.))

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Coming up tonight on News 7 Sports - VMI's top hoopster leaves the program. The first test session of the preseason close at Daytana.
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And Frank Beamer's new restaurant opens this weekend. We'll take a peak inside later in sports.
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[S-Conley]

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The VMI basketball team got a taste of life without superstar Jason Conley this season when he had to sit out two games with a foot injury. As it turns out that was good training, because today Conley left the team and dropped out of school.
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Conley, the leading scorer in the nation a season ago, asked for his release from the Institute and he was given permission to transfer to another school. The six foot five inch guard from Maryland cited personal reasons for his departure. Sources have told News 7 Sports that he transferring to Missouri to play for Quin Snyder. Despite the loss of an extremely talented player - his departure after weeks of speculation is being viewed as a relief for the remaining players.
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Tonight on News 7 at 11 - we will have reaction to his departure with Keydets' head coach Bart Bellairs.[S-Draft]

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The first three days of preseason testing are in the books at Daytona. Bobby Labonte had the fastest speed today, while Mike Wallace was the only driver to top 184 miles an hour for the week.
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This afternoon, the drivers got in their first drafting segment of the new season. And that's where the men get separated from the boys, because believe it or not, sandbagging still goes on in preseason testing.
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[S-Beamer]

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Virginia Tech Head Football Coach Frank Beamer has his hands in many things. And as if the rigors of the recruiting season weren't enough to keep him busy this time of year, the coach is now devouring a new venture. Travis Wells has more from Christiansburg.
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((Frank Beamer has won 159 games in his coaching career. But now the Head Hokie is hoping to score in the restaurant industry. Beamer's will open later this week in Christiansburg, under the ownership of William Byrd grad Mike Williams.

Frank: Mike:
The coach held a VIP kickoff party this past weekend for friends, coaches, and former players. Previously known as the Gobblertown Tavern, the restaurant has undergone a complete facelift over the past four months.
Frank:
The menu will consist of steak, seafood, and chicken dishes. But the food will makeup only half of the Beamer's experience.
Mike: Travis: The restaurant's doors will officially open Sunday at 5. And that includes the Coach's Corner, where you never know who you might find. In Christiansburg, Travis Wells, News 7 Sports.))

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The National Football League's conference semi-final weekend should offer some intriguing match ups. Pittsburgh will try an avenge a November 17th 31-23 loss to Tennesse in their divisional playoff contest.
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[GO TO PINNACLE 12997] You can watch Maddox vs McNair Saturday right here on WDBJ-7. The kickoff is set for just after 4:30 in Nashville.
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[GO TO PINNACLE 12998] (----------------) Sunday's AFC encounter has Raiders trying to control the surging Jets. That one gets underway at 4:30, as well.