WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 01/24/03

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Laci Peterson's been missing since Christmas Eve.
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Tonight the woman who had an affair with her husband is speaking out. We'll hear what she's saying.
Two planes crash into homes in Denver- killing several people.
Plus workers at the Greenbrier may walk off the job.
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News 7 is next.

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[Vo-Nat 11.5]
Laci Peterson's been missing since Christmas Eve.
Now tonight a woman admits she had an affiar with Laci's husband.
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((SCOTT TOLD ME HE WAS NOT MARRIED. WE DID HAVE A ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP.))
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[Missing-Woman]

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The mystery of Laci Peterson's disappearance has captured the nation.
Tonight a woman who has so far stayed out of the spotlight- came forward to tell her side of the story.
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[Super=03-Modesto, CA;]

Amber Frey says did not know Scott was married and once she found his pregnant wife, Laci was missing, she called police.
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[IN Q=I am very sorry]
((AMBER FREY: I AM VERY SORRY FOR LACI'S FAMILY AND THE PAIN THAT THIS HAS CAUSED THEM AND I PRAY FOR HER SAFE RETURN AS WELL.))
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[VO-NAT]
28- year- old Frey says she's a single mother of a 23 month old baby. Scott Peterson has confirmed the affair with Frey. He's NOT been named a suspect in the case, but hasn't been ruled out. Today, Laci's brother, Brent Rocha (ROH'- chuh) said he no longer stands behind Scott's story. He says Scott has refused to answer too many questions.
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Scott Peterson has reportedly declined to take a lie detector test and has retained an attorney. Laci Peterson's due date is early next month.

[Denver-Planes]

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Two small airplanes collided in mid-air, then crashed into a Denver neighborhood tonight.
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[VO-NAT]
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One plane apparently hit a house- sparking a fire there.
Video from helicopters above shows fire crews trying to put the flames out and rescue passengers trapped inside the plane.
The second plane apparently landed in a backyard.
Three people in the airplanes died.
Firefighters are still looking for more victims.
Tomas Vasquez saw one of the planes hit.
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((TOMAS VASQUEZ/WITNESS; IT CAME DOWN FLAT, UPSIDE DOWN, SPINNING IN A FLAT SPIN. ))
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[VO-NAT]

Six people on the ground were hurt, none seriously.
It's not known yet what caused them to crash.
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[CA-Plane]

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[wipe wipe wipe]

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[VO-NAT 20:16:12 25 plus pad]
[SUPER=03-Rancho Cucamonga, CA]

And in California a single engine Cessna crashed into a home about fifty miles east of L-A.
Amazingly no one in the house was hurt.
Authorities on the scene though are trying to figure out if the pilot survived.
The cause of the crash is under investigation, but the pilot may have been attempting to land on the 210- freeway which runs just north of the house in Rancho Cucamonga.
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[Greenbrier]

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Union workers at a five-star resort in West Virginia are one step closer to the picket line. About 13-hundred employees at The Greenbrier are unhappy over proposed health care premiums. Business Reporter Rachel Cannon has the story.
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(( Union leaders and officials from The Greenbrier have been negotiating a contract since October. Unhappy with terms, members approved a strike authorization measure last night.
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((PETER BOSTIC/H.E.R.E LOCAL 863; THE FEELING AMONGST THE PEOPLE IS THAT WE WANT TO SETTLE THIS NOBODY'S DOWN HERE YELLING STRIKE WE WANT TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT THAT'S FAIR.))
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Bostic says the biggest issue is health care. He says the hotel wants to add an eligibility requirement and raise premiums.
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((PETER BOSTIC/H.E.R.E LOCAL 863; THEY'RE WANTING TO INCREASE THE EMPLOYEES CO-PAYMENT PER MONTH FROM 68-DOLLARS CURRENTLY TO 1-HUNDRED DOLLARS.))
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The local union will continue to negotiate with The Greenbrier until the current deals expires Friday, January 31st. Then members meet to decide whether or not to strike.
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((WE'LL HAVE A CONTRACT RATIFICATION VOTE ON FRIDAY EVENING FROM 7 PM TO 2 AM AT WHICH TIME IS THE MEMBERS VOICES WILL BE HEARD.))
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President of The Greenbrier, Ted Kliesner, is out of town and hotel officials say they have no comment. Rachel Cannon, News 7, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.))

[D-Day]

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Officials with the National D-Day Memorial Foundation say an agreement with two major creditors is now within reach.
They hope to sign a settlement with the memorial's architect and builder by the end of the month.
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They won't reveal specifics of the agreement until the settlement is signed, perhaps within a week.
But President Bill McIntosh says the foundation will pay its creditors dollar for dollar over time.
He hopes the agreement will help to lift the cloud that has been hanging over the foundation's fundraising efforts.
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((BILL MCINTOSH: IF YOU'VE GOT THE WIND, SPRING CAN'T BE FAR BEHIND. AND LORD KNOWS WE'VE HAD THE WIND AND WE'VE HAD THE SNOW METAPHORICALLY AND LITERALLY AND WE ALL KNOW THAT SPRING IS OUT THERE. I THINK THAT THIS THING TODAY IS A NICE BEGINNING AND IT CREATES A CLIMATE FOR THE SETTLEMENT WHEN IT IS SIGNED TO BE RECEIVED POSITIVELY.))
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[OUT Q=to be received positively.]
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The settlement is the result of mediation that began in December.
McIntosh says he hopes that all of the foundation's creditors will ultimately approve the reorganization plan.
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[Tax-Amnesty]

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Virginians who have fallen behind on their tax payments may get a chance to settle up with the state.
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The House of Delegates today approved a measure, proposed by Governor Mark Warner, to create a temporary amnesty program for delinquent taxpayers.
The Commonwealth offered a similar program in 19-90.
Supporters say they expect the program to raise 43-million dollars.
But some Republican lawmakers expressed concern that the amnesty plan offers only a temporary solution to the state's long-term budget problems.
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[OUT Q=TIME FIX, YEAH.]
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Under the bill, the amnesty program would be offered in 2004 and run for a period of sixty to 75 days.
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[Husband-Trial]

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When a Houston dentist ran over her husband was it murder or just an accident.
Prosecutors say the videotape has the answer.
As Elizabeth Sanchez reports, jurors saw that tape in court today.
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((PROSECUTORS SAY THE VIDEOTAPE SHOWS WHAT HAPPENED THE NIGHT AN ANGRY HOUSTON DENTIST DELIBERATELY STRUCK HER HUSBAND WITH HER MERCEDES BENZ. A TEARFUL CLARA HARRIS WATCHED WITH JURORS THE TAPE SHOWING HER DRIVING ERRATICALLY IN A HOTEL PARKING LOT AFTER CONFRONTING DAVID HARRIS AND HIS MISTRESS. THE AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER IS A FORMER EMPLOYEE OF BLUE MOON INVESTIGATIONS, THE FIRM HIRED BY THE DEFENDANT. THE WITNESS TESTIFIED SHE WAS TOLD TO FOLLOW DAVID HARRIS. MOST OF THE DAY'S TESTIMONY CONCERNED WHAT WITNESSES SAW AND HEARD THE NIGHT THE 44-YEAR OLD ORTHODONTIST WAS KILLED. ONE WITNESS TESTIFIED SHE HEARD CLARA HARRIS SAY "YOU MADE ME DO THIS". THE PROSECUTION PLANS TO CALL CLARA HARRIS' 17-YEAR OLD STEPDAUGHTER WHO WAS A PASSENGER IN THE CAR WHEN DAVID HARRIS WAS KILLED. DEFENSE LAWYERS SAY CLARA HARRIS WAS BROKEN-HEARTED AND WHEN SHE SAW HER HUSBAND WITH ANOTHER WOMAN -- SHE LOST IT. THE DEFENSE PLANS TO PRESENT THEIR CASE SOMETIME NEXT WEEK. THE TRIAL IS EXPECTED TO LAST TWO TO THREE WEEKS. IF CONVICTED, CLARA HARRIS COULD SPEND THE REST OF HER LIFE IN PRISON. ELIZABETH SANCHEZ, CBS NEWS, HOUSTON.))
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Iraq get's its U-N report card Monday. But inspectors may have already graded Saddam's performance.
Find out what they'll say, next.
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[VO-NAT]

Plus snowplows may be in high demand here, but in usually snow-bound Salt Lake City El-Nino has lawnmowers on the move.
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[Sports-preview]

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[Iraq]

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It now appears the Bush Administration may be willing to give United Nations weapons inspectors more time to conduct searches in Iraq.
As Stacy Case reports, it could depend on what inspectors reveal in a report due out on Monday.
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((SADDAM HUSSEIN WILL GET A "B." THE HEAD OF THE U-N NUCLEAR AGENCY SAYS BAGHDAD'S BEEN COOPERATIVE, BUT NEEDS TO DO BETTER. CHIEF WEAPONS INSPECTOR HANS BLIX WILL DELIVER THAT LONG AWAITED PROGRESS REPORT TO THE UNITED NATIONS MONDAY. SUPER:JOHN BOLTON/UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE we have very convincing evidence that Iraq maintains an extensive program for the production and weaponization of weapons of mass destruction. TRACK: AND THAT STANDARD U-S MESSAGE MAY BE MET WITH CONTRADICTION MONDAY REPORTS SAY INSPECTORS HAVE TURNED UP FEW OF THE THOUSANDS OF WEAPONS THE WHITE HOUSE INSISTS HUSSEIN HAS. GIVING INTO PRESSURE FROM ITS ALLIES, THERE'S LATE WORD TODAY PRESIDENT BUSH COULD BE CONSIDERING GIVING INSPECTORS MORE TIME. ARI FLEISCHER/WHITE HOUSE SPOKESPERSON and make no mistake. he will listen. he will consult, but he will lead
JOSCHKA FISCHER/GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER we are together concerned about the risks that will lie in military action. THE MAJOR POINT OF CONTENTION RIGHT NOW CENTERS AROUND IRAQI SCIENTISTS. THEY REFUSE TO BE QUESTIONED PRIVATELY BY INSPECTORS. THE U-S CLAIMS SADDAM HAS THREATENED THEM WITH DEATH. STACY CASE/REPORTING
THE NUCLEAR AGENCY CHIEF SAYS HE'LL CONTINUE TO PRESSURE BAGHDAD TO ENCOURAGE IT'S SCIENTISTS TO TALK. MEANTIME, U-S INTELLIGENCE SHOWS SADDAM'S FORCES ARE ALREADY PREPARING TO DESTROY IRAQI OIL WELLS IF THE BOMBS DROP. SC, CBS NEWS, WASHINGTON ))

[Ridge]

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Americans who are living or traveling abroad are given notice- be ready for emergency situations, including political unrest or terrorism.
The word comes today from the State Department.
Officials say it is just a type of advisory that goes out from time to time.
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[SUPER=03-Washington, DC]

Meanwhile when it comes to safety on the homefront- America has new leader.
Tom Ridge is now officially the first Secretary of Homeland Security.
The Former Pennsylvania Governor took the oath of office at a swearing in ceremony today.
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((PRESIDENT BUSH: HOMELAND SECURITY BECOMES THE 15TH EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT IN MY CABINET. IT BEGINS A VITAL MISSION IN THE DEFENSE OF OUR COUNTRY.))
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[OUT Q=of our country.]
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The department will analyze threats, guard the nations borders and airports and coordinate the response of the nation to future emergencies.

[Elliston-Fatal]

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Two Montgomery County families are grieving after a fatal accident leaves three people dead and a fourth injured.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Kingsport, TN/Yesterday]
Police say 47- year old Joyce Poff of Shawsville lost control of the family van on Interstate 81 in Kingsport, Tennessee yesterday. Poff and her 17- year old son, Joey Mendez were killed. Her older son Travis survived with minor injuries. Ed Green knew both boys through his work in the Montgomery County school system.
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(( ED GREEN/EASTERN MONTGOMERY HIGH SCHOOL: I'M SURE IT'S GOING TO BE VERY TOUGH FOR HIM TO GET OVER THIS AND ONLY THE GOOD LORD CAN PUT THINGS IN PLACE FOR TRAVIS AND HIS FAMILY.))
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[vo-nat] A family friend traveling with the Poffs also perished in the accident. 18- year old Brad Dickerson was a senior at Eastern Montgomery high school along with his twin brother.
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(( NELSON SIMPKINS/EASTERN MONTGOMERY HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL; AS A PRINCIPAL IT IS ALWAYS SO HARD WHEN YOU LOSE STUDENTS THAT YOU REALLY HAVE GROWN AND BECOME ATTACHED TO AND CERTAINLY IN THIS SITUATION HERE THESE ARE YOUNG MEN THAT WE GOT VERY CLOSE TO HERE AT SCHOOL. ))
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[out q= here at school. ]
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[VO-NAT]
According to friends, the family was in Tennessee on vacation and they were on their way back to Virginia when the accident happened.
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[I-77-Wrecks]

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Powerful winds led to a series of tractor-trailer accidents this morning on Interstate-77 in Carroll County.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Carroll Co.;]

State police say 100-mile- an-hour winds toppled five tractor-trailers around six, shutting down part of the northbound lane until around one this afternoon.
Authorities say all of the trucks were either empty or lightly loaded and were traveling at low-speed.
No one was seriously hurt.
Officials say incidents like these are NOT uncommon in that stretch of the highway.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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There are plenty of illnesses going around this time of year.
Next on News 7, some tips to protect yourself and your kids.
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[VO-NAT]

And there's usually no love lost on the hockey rink... expect in this case.
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[Sick-Kids]

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Local Pediatricians say parents beware, they're seeing an increase in sick kids.
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[SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.]

Doctor John Moore says there a variety of viruses going around, but he says the flu is the most common.
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((DR. JOHN MOORE/CARILION PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATES OF ROANOKE VALLEY; USUALLY WITH WHAT'S GOING AROUND RIGHT NOW THE FEVER TENDS TO COME ON FIRST STARTING AROUND 100 BUT TYPICALLY GOING UP PRETTY DRAMATICALLY TO ABOUT 102, 103. SOME CHILDREN ARE STARTING WITH A CLEAR RUNNY NOSE AND SOME CHILDREN ARE STARTING WITH SOME THROWING UP))
[SUPER=01-Dr. John Moore/Carilion Pediatric Associates of Roanoke Valley; ]
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[VO-NAT]

Moore says while it's too late this year to give your child the flu vaccine, parents should strongly this consider this option next year.
They are also some other way parents can reduce their child's risk of getting ill.
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[IN Q= Try to get your child]
((TRY TO GET YOUR CHILD TO WASH THEIR HANDS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT THIS TIME OF YEAR AND TRY TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF VITAMIN C... IT SEEMS TO MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE))
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Moore says if your child becomes sick and their symptoms don't go away within four of five days or if they get better and then get ill again, it's time to see a doctor.
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[Utah-Warm]

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It may be bitterly cold here in Virginia, but in Utah they're cutting the grass.
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[VO-NAT 13:07:17 15 + pad]
[SUPER=03-Salt Lake City, UT;]
Salt Lake City is usually blanketed with snow this time of year, but it's been so warm greens- keepers have been forced to drag out grooming equipment and mow fairways. El Nino is the force behind the unusual temperatures. Die- hard golfers are loving it.
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[S-Extra]

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The Express earns head coach perry Florio his 100th win, Jordan bids farewell to Chicago's United Center and we will tell you why the Barbers are a cut above most super bowl families,
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[SUPER=03-Carlisle, PA; :00]
But first our extra point. The Washington Times is reporting that Redskins defensive end Bruce Smith will not retire and return for a 19th season. He is 39 years old and is three sacks short of passing Reggie White's all time NFL sack record of 198.
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The Roanoke Express beat rival Richmond 6-4 last night
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and there are a 100 reasons why this win is special for head coach Perry Florio,
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Renegades vs. Express; :00]

Florio would coach his team to his 100th career victory in the ECHL.
In the first period, Richmond wants to make Florio wait another night as Milt Mastad finds the back of the net to make it 1-nothing Renegades.
[SUPER=34-Richmond/4/Roanoke/6;]Roanoke's Tim O'Connell rips rope from about at the blue line with a cannon and we ar
e tied at 1 a piece.
Dan Carlson then scores his second goal of the night and the Express, even without its three top scores out with injury, beats Richmond 6-4 and gives Florio 100 wins.
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[S-Jordan]

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Michael Jordan closed a major chapter in his basketball career last night.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Chicago, IL/ESPN; :00]

Chicago fans gave MJ a three-minute, 20-second ovation after his introduction before his final game at the United Center. The 39-year-old Washington Wizards star finally ended the ovation by taking the P-A microphone and thanking the Bulls faithful.
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[SUPER=01-Michael Jordan/Retiring at the End of the Season; :00]
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[OUT Q=thank ou very much"]
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[VO-NAT]

In his prime, Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to six N-B-A championships. He would score just 11 points tonight as the Wizards lose to the Bulls 104-97.
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[S-NBA]

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[VO-NAT wipe to #eng!!!]
[SUPER=03-New York, NY/MSG; :00]
In the Big Apple Don Nelson in his sixth season coaching Dallas and his Mavericks would be tested by the Knicks.
In the first quarter watch Michael Finley make the nice pass to Raef LaFrentz who finishes the play and the Mavs had a one point lead.
But the Knicks were in the middle of a 9-2 run. Letrell Spreewell knocks down the jumper from the left side, [SUPER=3
2-Dallas/101/New York/ 90;]Spree already had 10 first quarter points.
Dallas forward Dirk Novitski is covered on the perimeter so he takes to the iron and slams.
New York started 5 for 6 from three point land and Alan Houston was a major reason, he hits the trey.
Nelson draws a technical and ___wins __to__.

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[S-Suntrust]

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The Roanoke Civic center will feature eight top notch basketball teams in the one day Suntrust basketball tournament that tips off today.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem; :00]

Last year, a sell out crowd came out to watch Oak Hill take on J.J. Redick and Cave Spring.
This year the event has moved to the Roanoke Civic Center and the eight teams present a talented field.
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[SUPER=01-Woody Deans/Suntrust Tournament Director; :00]
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[VO-NAT]

Action begins with the Celtics and the Colonels followed by Fork Union and Hargrave. There has been a change in the third game. PH will now play Faith Christian Academy instead of Dudley out of Greensboro. The Dudley school superintendent decided late yesterday not to let the team travel to Roanoke because of weather. Cave Spring plays Dobyns Bennett in the night cap.
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[S-Maroons]

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The Roanoke College Maroons play three games in five nights on the road at Randolph-Macon, Virginia Wesleyan, and Eastern Mennonite and there are ODAC tournament implications in the stretch.
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[SUPER=01-Page Moir/Maroons Head Coach; :00]
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[S-Barbers]

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[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-141 30:34]
[GRAPHIC=Super bowl 37]

Tampa Bay has never played in a super bowl.
[graphic=tiki and ronde barber]

Neither has Buccanners corner Ronde Barber. But he does have one advantage. His brother Tiki, played in the big game a few years ago with the Giants.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]

Ronde can also look to a veteran super bowl mom in Geraldine who has been quite busy with network television since she is one of the only moms that will have two sons play in the super bowl.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Geraldine Barber/Ronde & Tiki's Mom; ;00]
[RUNS=:13]
[OUT Q=for it's athletics"]
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[VO-NAT]

Ronde has been the cornerstone to Tampa's corners, but when it comes to this game, he listend closely to Tiki about what the super bowl means
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Ronde Barber/Tampa Bay Cornerback; :]
[RUNS=09]
[OUT Q=take advantage of it"]
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[S-coaches]

[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-135 52:11]
[GRAPHIC=College football]

There are contract extensions for two college football coaches.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Winston-Salem, NC; :00]
Wake Forest has had two straight winning seasons and a bowl win under Jim Grobe, and that's good enough for him to land a ten-year extension. Grobe was 7 and 6 this past season.
Tennessee was 8-and-5 with a loss in the Peach Bowl, so Volunteers coach Phillip Fulmer gets a one-year extension and his deal now takes him through the 2009 season, but no raise of his one-point-six-five million dollar salary.
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[S-Tony]

[ANCHOR=Steve]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-137 3458TC]
[GRAPHIC=MEDIA TOUR]

While the bad weather in Charlotte on the NASCAR meida tour could not stop the reighning winston cup champion Tony Stewart, our WDBJ camera did and asked him how being number one was going.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=BITE]
[SUPER=01-Tony Stewart/2002 Winston Cup Champ; :00]
[RUNS=:22]
[OUT Q=...43 guys out there every week."]
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[S-Wrestle]

[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-144 15:30]
[GRAPHIC=wrestling]

16 teams grappled in the first of two days of competition in the 27th annual Big Orange Wrestling tournament today.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Vinton; :00]

William Byrd is hosting the tourney. Christiansburg is the defending champion and has won two of the last three Big Orange tournaments.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Kevin Dresser/Christiansburg Head Wrestling Coach; :00]
[RUNS=:10]
[OUT Q=.....as last year"]
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[VO-NAT]

Byrd and Botetourt field undefeated wrestlers this season. The Cavaliers Ryan Broughman is the defending Big Orange champ.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Ryan Broughman/20-0 This Season; :00]
[RUNS=:06]
[OUT Q=whose who around here"]
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[Hockey-Wedding]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=None]

One couple may have had cold feet, but you could say they skated into wedding bliss anyway.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Chesterfield, MO]
A Missouri couple said their vows on an ice rink. The groom is a hockey player- His teammates suited up for the ceremony as well. Family and friends watched from the bench and on the ice. The newlyweds left the rink to a "hockey stick salute" and afterwards the groom and his team slapped the puck around while the guests mingled and ate. (------------)