[1-News-Head]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
Another bank merger, as a North Carolina holding company absorbs the oldest and largest bank left in Virginia.
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[VO-NAT]
And prayers in the V-M-I mess hall are defended as a means of getting cadets spiritually prepared for battle.
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[Sports-head]
[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=]
In sports, words from the Wood Brothers on the NASCAR media Tour, one of Friday Football Extra's top lineman commits to Clemson University, UVa loses its offensive coordinator
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[VO-NAT]
and Super Bowl media day is held in San Diego, the Sappy details in sports.
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[WX-Head]
[ANCHOR=Brent]
[SS=None]
Clouds are starting to clear out in parts of the viewing area, but temperature will start to go down hill from here. We'll see highs only in the 30's tomorrow, 20's by Thursday. Details coming up.
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[ANCHOR=Keith 3-Shot]
News 7 is next.
[Video-Open]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=Video Open]
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[VO-NAT]
A major bank merger is on the horizon.
We take a look at how it may affect you.
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[ANCHOR=Keith]
[GRAPHIC=News7at6]
Good evening, I'm Keith Humphry.
Shannon is off tonight.
[First-Virginia]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=rca]
[TAPE#=02-53 TC27:28]
[GRAPHIC=News 7 @ 6]
The oldest and largest bank holding company headquartered in Virginia is being bought by a competitor.
First Virginia Bank announced today it will be purchased by B-B and T.
[DOUBLE BOXES=Keith & Rachel /NEwsroom Pod;]
Business Reporter Rachel Cannon joins us with more on how the merger may affect our area, Rachel?
Keith, It will mean some kind of consolidation
[LIVE= Rachel /FULL Newsroom Pod]
[SUPER=@Rachel1;]
but officials say it will be some time before knowing exactly if and what changes will be made.
But merger news is already looking good for stockholders.
With today's announcement First Virginia's stock is up 4-dollars 59-cents.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
The deal between the two banks actually involves a stock swap of almost three-point-four-billion dollars.
The merger, if approved by stockholders and regulatory guidelines, would combine two of the country's highest performing bank holding companies.
BB&T's assets would be boosted to more than $91 billion and create the nation's 11th largest financial institution.
That bank is headquartered in Winston Salem, North Carolina
While First Virginia is BB&T's largest acquisition, officials cite a successful track record of larger merger integrations.
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[LIVE= Rachel /FULL Newsroom Pod]
Once again, the merger is waiting on stockholder and regulatory approval but if it goes through, Keith
[DOUBLE BOXES=Keith & Rachel /NEwsroom Pod;]
bank officials expect the transition to be complete by October of this year.
As that gets closer we'll learn more about what customers can expect.
[Danville-Fire]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=Fire]
Fire destroyed a Head Start center in Danville this afternoon.
Firefighters still don't know what caused the double-wide mobile home at 621 Cardinal Place to go up in flames.
No children were inside... but two of the day care's pets were.
Firefighters were able to rescue one of two gerbils.
The building was heavily damaged.
[81-Backup]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=jmc]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=I-81]
A stretch of Interstate 81 tonight looks like a line at a DMV office.
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[LIVE=I-81 Cam Full/Microwave]
[SUPER=05-Roanoke Co.]
V-DOT is doing some work at the site of an accident over the weekend and had to close a northbound lane near Exit 143.
Traffic several miles south of the Eye- FIVE- 81 interchange has been moving slowly for the past couple of hours.
The repair crew should be finished soon, but drivers won't be getting any speeding tickets for a while.
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[DMV]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=rca]
[TAPE#=03-01 TC09:34]
[GRAPHIC=DMV]
The wait wasn't as bad as expected today at the Department of Motor Vehicles.
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[VO-NAT :19.5]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
For the past few days, officials have been warning offices could be extremely busy today.
D-M-V locations were closed last Friday and Monday for holidays and will also be closed tomorrow, the day offices are shut down due to budget cuts.
Officials had suggested people conduct their business on-line or come another day.
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[SOT 00:04:51]
[IN Q=i thought]
((RACHEL COBBS/DMV CUSTOMER; I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE LONGER LINES THAN WHAT IT WAS IT'S ACTUALLY NOT BAD ACTUALLY MY NUMBER IS NEXT SO I'LL BE GETTING OUT OF HERE PRETTY SOON, HOPEFULLY.))
[SUPER=01-Rachel Cobbs/DMV Customer;]
[RUNS=:10]
[OUT Q=PRETTY SOON, HOPEFULLY.]
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[VO-NAT]
It took Cobbs a little over an hour to renew her license.
Governor Mark Warner pledged to re-open 12 D-M-V offices around the state that were closed because of budget cuts by March.
Some lawmakers say that's not soon enough.
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[VMI-Prayer]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=mmu]
[TAPE#=02-50 TC48:57]
[GRAPHIC=None]
It was a tradition at the Virginia Military Institute for more than fifty years until last year when it was ruled unconstitutional.
Now a federal appeals court is deciding whether or not cadets can resume saying grace together before dinner.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lexington/April 3, 2001]
Today an A-C-L-U attorney, representing two former cadets, argued before the court that the daily mealtime prayer amounted to the state sponsorship of religion.
The Attorney General's office says the prayer serves a secular purpose since spiritual fitness is essential in preparing soldiers for battle.
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[SOT 10:28:37]
[IN Q=YOU CAN OPT IN OR OPT OUT]
((ATTORNEY GENERAL JERRY KILGORE: YOU CAN OPT IN OR OPT OUT OF THE CEREMONY THAT THERE'S NO CONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATION HERE. THERE'S NO HARM. THEY HAD TO CONCEDE IN ORAL ARGUMENT TODAY THAT THERE WAS NO HARM TO THE CAREERS OF THESE PLAINTIFFS.))
((REBECCA GLENBERG/ACLU OF VIRGINIA: THE VERY FACT THAT THE STATE IS SUPPORTING RELIGION IS A HARM TO PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPOSED TO THAT.))
[SUPER=@Kilgore; :00]
[SUPER=01-Rebecca Glenberg/ACLU of Virginia; :13]
[RUNS=:21]
[OUT Q=EXPOSED TO THAT.]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond]
A-C-L-U attorneys say they would be satisfied if the prayer was replaced with a moment of silence.
The court is expected to rule in a few months.
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[Brownlee]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=khu]
[TAPE#=02-51 TC56:13]
[GRAPHIC=Richard Burrow]
The fate of Richard Burrow remains as unresolved as the future of the war memorial he helped build.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
As U-S Attorney John Brownley prepared to ship out for active military duty today, he left unanswered the question of whether he intends to prosecute Burrow again for defrauding the D-Day Memorial Foundation, the state and a local bank.
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[SOT 1:26:27]
[IN Q=I don't believe]
((I DON'T BELIEVE THAT AS A UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WE CAN OR SHOULD ALLOW CRIMINAL CONDUCT TO GO ON AND THEN EVERYBODY SAYS IT WAS FOR A POPULAR EVENT, SO WE SHOULD JUST TURN A BLIND EYE TO IT.))
[SUPER=01-John Brownlee/U. S. Attorney]
[RUNS=:15]
[OUT Q=eye to it.]
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[VO-NAT]
[* * * Keith on ENG * * *]
Brownlee left today for active duty in the JAG Corps. He could serve up to a year at Fort Eustis.
Meanwhile he said he's still reviewing the transcript of last month's trial, and said he's wants to examine Burrow's testimony which Brownley says "may or may not have been completely truthful."
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[SOT 16:19:37]
[IN Q=I don't understand this]
((I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS. THIS IS JUST WATER TORTURE, JUST DROP BY DROP. IT'S A SETTING WHERE THE CASE WAS INVESTIGATED FOR A YEAR. THE TRIAL LASTED A WEEK. HE WAS AGGRESSIVELY CROSS EXAMINED BY ONE OF THE FINEST LAWYERS IN THAT OFFICE. EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT HE TESTIFIED TO. THE JURY FOUND THAT HE WAS TRUTHFUL, THE JURY FOUND THAT HE HADN'T DONE ANYTHING WRONG.))
[SUPER=01-John Lichtenstein/Burrow's Attorney]
[RUNS=22]
[OUT Q=anything wrong.]
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[VO-NAT]
The D-Day Memorial has been unable to pay its debts and remains under protection of the U-S Bankruptcy Court.
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[Tease#1]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[SS=NONE]
It's safety verses access as the General Assembly debates a new abortion measure.
That's next on NEws 7 at Six.
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[VO-NAT]
Plus a group of Chinese monks brings its unique pairing of religion and martial arts to Roanoke.
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[Abortion-clinics]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=mmu]
[TAPE#=02-52 TC1:28:02]
[GRAPHIC=None]
The House of Delegates is moving forward with a bill that abortion right supporters say is an attempt to limit access to abortion.
Supporters of the bill say it's a matter of safety.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond]
A House Committee approved legislation today that would impose the same health regulations on abortion clinics that are imposed on hospitals.
Opponents say the regulations are unnecessary since first-trimester abortions are not considered surgical procedures.
But the patron of the bill says women are at risk after two died in the state this past year after having abortions.
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[SOT 15:31:36]
[IN Q=A WOMAN WHO HAS]
((DELEGATE BOB MARSHALL/(R) MANASSAS: A WOMAN WHO HAS AN ABORTION IN VIRGINIA, COUNTING THOSE TWO DEATHS, IS TWENTY-NINE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO DIE HERE THAN ANYWHERE ELSE.))
((DELEGATE VIVIAN WATTS/(D) ANNANDALE: TO SINGLE OUT ONE PROCEDURE TO LIMIT ITS AVAILABILITY, AGAIN, IS NOT ACTING IN THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC'S HEALTH.))
[SUPER=01-Del. Bob Marshall/(R) Manassas; :00]
[SUPER=01-Del. Vivian Watts/(D) Annandale; :08]
[RUNS=:19]
[OUT Q=OF THE PUBLIC'S HEALTH.]
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[VO-NAT]
Under the bill, abortion clinics would be required to have a registered nurse and licensed doctor on duty at all times.
The House passed a similar measure last year.
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[Scott]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=02-45 TC1:38:32]
[GRAPHIC=Shooting]
A Lynchburg man suspected in a gang-related shooting last fall will have to wait two more months for his trial... while prosecutors try to determine whether they have the right man.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg/September 23]
21-year-old Mario Antwane Scott is charged with shooting a woman in the arm in front of her Pierce Street home September 23rd.
He was supposed to go on trial today, but the Commonwealth's Attorney says he's still waiting for D-N-A and ballistics test results.
The gun police believe was used in the crime was located just last week.
Prosecutor Cary Payne also says investigators have uncovered evidence that may indicate Scott is innocent.
A new trial date was set for March.
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[Grundy-Shooting]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=myr]
[TAPE#=02-54 TC20:17]
[GRAPHIC=Peter Odighizuwa ]
It may be another three months before accused murderer, Peter Odighizuwa (oh-dig-uh-ZOO-uh) appears in court again.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Grundy/File Tape;]
Odighizuwa's competency hearing that was re-scheduled for Thursday has now been continued.
His attorney says the doctors at the state hospital where he is being treated for schizophrenia need more time to restore his mental capacity.
Odighizuwa faces capital murder charges for the shooting deaths of three people LAST January at the Appalachian School of Law.
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[Amherst-Election]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=02-46 TC1:40:54]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Today is election day in Amherst County, although it's a safe bet that few people there know about it.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Amherst Co.]
Acting commonwealth's attorney Starke Mundy is running unopposed to fill the position left vacant by Ed Meeks who died last August.
The county is having to spend six thousand dollars to man eleven precincts with at least three election workers each.
That's on top of another six thousand dollars in budget cuts the state handed down last month.
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[SOT 2:02:27//2:26:02]
[IN Q=We tried to]
((GARY BEASLEY/AMHERST CO. VOTER REGISTRAR: WE TRIED TO HAVE IT IN NOVEMBER, BUT BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE CODE IS WRITTEN WITH THE LAWS, THEY CHECKED WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, THEY SAID WE COULDN'T HAVE IT IN NOVEMBER.))
((STARKE MUNDY/ACTING COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY: IT'S AN ABNORMAL TIME TO HAVE AN ELECTION, PEOPLE ARE NOT USED TO IT, IT'S HARD FOR PEOPLE TO REMEMBER TO COME OUT, ESPECIALLY AFTER A HOLIDAY. A LOT OF PEOPLE FEEL LIKE IT'S MONDAY AND FORGET THAT IT'S TUESDAY.))
[SUPER=01-Gary Beasley/Amherst Co. Voter Registrar; :00]
[SUPER=01-Starke Mundy/Acting Commonwealth's Attorney; :09]
[RUNS=20]
[OUT Q=that it's Tuesday.]
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[VO-NAT]
This election is only to fill Meeks' un-expired term. Mundy will have to run for the seat again in November.
Officials expect about a one-percent turnout today. That's fewer than 200 voters out of a total of 17-thousand who are registered to vote.
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[Stocks]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Investors shrugged off some pretty good economic news and earnings reports that were largely on target.
[TAKE DOW & NASDAQ PAGE]
[RUNS=:30]
[SUPER=x5000;]
[SUPER=440-y/143.84/8442.90/y/11.94/1364.25;]
The DOW tumbled 144 points.
NASDAQ dropped 12.
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[VO]
[SUPER=271-i/1.89/43.18/i/0.42/26.39/i/0.68/60.30/i/0.75/70.73/h/0.08/11.38;]
[SUPER=272-i/0.08/7.10/i/0.74/53.76/h/4.59/42.34/i/0.82/24.06/h/0.10/6.86;]
[SUPER=273-i/0.60/43.15/i/0.25/16.08/i/0.55/18.76/h/0.05/2.75/i/0.62/41.28;]
[SUPER=274-i/0.16/9.93/i/0.32/58.13/i/1.13/37.37/i/0.33/37.55/i/0.96/49.01;]
[SUPER=#555; Reset]
[City-Council]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=02-48 TC1:12:20]
[GRAPHIC=None]
It's not often you hear about a genuinely free offer.
But that's exactly what the city of Roanoke is promoting.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
City council was briefed on the concept this afternoon.
Folks may not realize it, but they've long been able to park free of charge in city- owned garages and lots in the evening and on the weekend.
To spread the word, the city is printing up flyers advertising the fact.
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[sot 19:12:46]
[in q=We're going to ]
(( CHRIS SLONE/ROANOKE CITY SPOKESMAN; WE'RE GOING TO DISTRIBUTE SOME OF THESE MAPS TO SOME OF OUR DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES TO SOME OF OUR ATTENDANTS WHO ARE RUNNING SOME OF THE CITY OWNED LOTS WHICH ARE AVAILABLE AFTER HOURS WE'RE TALKING AFTER FOUR, 4:45, FIVE PM DEPENDING ON THE LOT, THE CITY OWNED LOTS ARE FREE OF CHARGE ))
[SUPER=01-Chris Slone/Roanoke City Spokesman; ]
[runs=18]
[out q=free of charge. ]
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[VO-NAT]
About a thousand of the sheets have been printed but city officials say there's been a lot of interest, so they plan to print even more.
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[ANCHOR=Keith]
[SS=None]
Discussion of renaming Elmwood Park in honor of Doctor Martin Luther King, Junior did not come up at this afternoon's council session.
[Agee]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=mmu]
[TAPE#=02-49 TC1:01:14]
[GRAPHIC=None]
One of Southwest Virginia's own is the newest member of the Virginia Supreme Court.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond]
Steven Agee, a former delegate from Salem, was unanimously elected by the General Assembly today to the state's highest court.
[SUPER=04-January, 2001;]
Agee, a state appeals court judge, will fill the vacancy on the Supreme court created by the retirement of Chief Justice Harry Carrico.
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[SOT 15:46:01-15]
[IN Q=NAT SOUND OF VOTE]
((NAT OF VOTE))
((DELEGATE MORGAN GRIFFITH/(R) SALEM: HE'S VERY BRIGHT. HE'S GOT A GREAT DEMEANOR. HE'S GOT EXPERIENCE ON THE COURT OF APPEALS AND I THINK EVERYBODY WHO KNOWS HIM KNOWS THAT HE TAKES IT VERY SERIOUSLY AND THAT HE DOES A GREAT JOB. IT'S JUST GREAT TO HAVE SOMEBODY THAT YOU'VE KNOWN FOR ALL THOSE YEARS GET THE RECOGNITION THEY DESERVE.))
[SUPER=@Griffith; :05]
[RUNS=:19]
[OUT Q=RECOGNITION THEY DESERVE.]
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[VO-NAT]
Agee is the second Salemite on the Supreme Court- -with Lawrence Koontz.
Agee moves up to his new seat on the bench March 1st.
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[Sports tease]
[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=]
The Super Bowl held its annual media day today, words from the Buccaneers, a bigtime local high school football player commits to an ACC power
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[VO-NAT]
and we will travel the Carolinas today on NASCAR media tour and hear from the Wood Brothers.
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[S-Bowl]
[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-142 11:30]
[GRAPHIC=Super Bowl]
Super Bowl media day kicked off today. The Buccaneers finished up at one PM but the Raiders were over an hour late in getting to their microphones. Tampa Bay did offer early thoughts on the Raiders and Ronde Barber talked about his awesome play.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Ronde Barber/Tampa Bay Corner Back; :]
[SUPER=01-Warren Sapp/Tampa Bay Defensive Tackle; :15]
[RUNS=:30]
[OUT Q=...we play the west coast offense"]
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[S-McDuffie]
[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-146 10:33]
[GRAPHIC=ACC football]
Virginia continues to battle other schools in the ACC recruiting wars. Sources told News 7 sports today that former G.W. Dancille star lineman Chris McDuffie has committed Clemson.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Chatham; :00]
According to sources, McDuffie accepted a full scholarship to Clemson late last night. The six foot-four, 310 pound offensive and defensive tackle, who attended Hargrave Military Academy this year under coach Robert Prunty, is projected as an offensive lineman. He played offensive tackle this season and did not allow a sack. He runs a 4.9 40 yard dash.
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[anchor=steve]
[graphic=acc football]
One other note, Florida State head football coach Bobby Bowden will visit Hargrave tomorrow to meet recruits. The national signing day is February fifth.
[S-Rivals]
[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=SP-135 TC4356]
[GRAPHIC=Tech/Uva Hoops]
Virginia and Virginia Tech will meet on the hardwood for the 117th time tonight in Blacksburg. Travis Wells checks in now from Cassell Coliseum where the Hokies hope to end a six game skid against the Wahoos.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=@travis1; :00]
[SUPER=01-Ricky Stokes/Hokies Head Coach; :19]
[SUPER=01-Todd Billet/Averaging 22 PPG Last Three Contests; :59]
[RUNS=1:28]
[OUT Q=back to you."]
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[S-Cup]
[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-140 28:27]
[GRAPHIC=nascar media tour]
The 20th annual NASCAR media tour rolled on through North Carolina today.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Harrisburg, NC; :00]
The first stop of the day was at Dale Earnhardt Incorporated where the Intimidators memory is being kept alive by both his wife Teresa and son Dale Jr. The two are joining forces in a brand new Busch Series ownership venture.
[SUPER=03-Concord, NC;]
The Tour also stopped by the recently opened 61 thousand square foot NASCAR research and development center in Concord.
[SUPER=03-Charlotte, NC;]
The Wood Brothers and Ricky Rudd also joined the tour at Jay M Robinson high school. The Woods will again carry the air force colors this year along with Motorcraft. One of the schemes commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers first flight in Kitty Hawk.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Leonard Wood/97 Career Wins with Wood Brothers Racing; :00]
[RUNS=:24]
[OUT Q=capable of winning"]
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[Shaolin-Monks]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=MPU]
[TAPE#=02-47 1:23:05]
[GRAPHIC=None]
The term monk probably makes you think of cloistered men quietly praying, perhaps occasionally chanting.
But tonight's performance by the Shaolin (SH-OW lyn) Monks combines martial arts and religion.
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[VO-NAT: 20]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
The monks practice the ancient martial art of Kung Fu along with the tenets of Zen Buddhism.
TheY first became soldiers 15-hundred years ago when the wealth of their temples became too tempting to local thieves.
The "Wheel of Life" begins tonight at eight at the Roanoke Civic Center.
Tickets are available at the Civic Center box office.
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by SS