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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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Coming up on News 7-
The F-B-I tells local police some Iraqis have been looking into information about this region.
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[VO-NAT]
Rain, snow and ice. It's all in the forecast for this weekend.
Plus they're puckering up for hours at Valley View mall- kissing for keys to a new jeep.
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[Talent=Jean]
News 7 at Eleven is next.
[FBI-Report]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=03-07 TC20:42]
[SS=News 7 @ 11]
Good evening.
[GRAPHIC=Terror Alert]
The FBI says some Iraqi individuals have been requesting information about this region.
A spokesman says the supervisor in the Roanoke office sent an e-mail yesterday to area law enforcement agencies.
The note said individuals from Iraq have asked for travel and hotel information about the Roanoke Valley.
But the F-B-I says the Roanoke Valley is NOT under a higher security alert
Roanoke Police say there have been no specific threats and therefore the public should not panic.
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[SOT 21:00:00]
[IN Q=We have simply]
((MAJ. JIM DAY/ROANOKE POLICE DEPT.: WE HAVE SIMPLY TOLD OUR POLICE OFFICERS ON THE ALERT AS ALWAYS BUT EVEN MORE SO THAN NOW FOR ANY SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITIES OR PERSON'S AND WE WOULD LIKE THE PUBLIC TO DO THE SAME THING. IF THEY SEE ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS, JUST AS ALWAYS THEY NEED TO CALL 9-1-1 SO WE CAN HAVE A POLICE OFFICER INVESTIGATE TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.))
[SUPER=01-Maj. Jim Day/Roanoke Police Department; ]
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[OUT Q=going on]
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
[SS=HOLD]
Day also says they have no plans at this time to beef up patrols in the area.
[Alert-Preps]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11 p.m.]
[WRITER=syo]
[TAPE#=03-06 TC11:26]
[GRAPHIC=HOLD]
If you're confused by the government's recent recommendations that you prepare your home and family for a possible terrorist attack, you are not alone.
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[VO-NAT :17]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
The American Red Cross says it's been receiving phone calls from people wondering exactly *how* they can prepare.
A spokeswoman says, if you're ready for the possibility of a flood, fire or other natural disaster chances are pretty good you're also ready for a terrorist attack.
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[SOT 20:05:04-20:05:27]
[IN Q=There's two things the Red Cross...]
((AMY WHITTAKER/AMERICAN RED CROSS: THERE'S TWO THINGS THE RED CROSS IS TELLING PEOPLE TO DO RIGHT NOW... CREATE A DISASTER PLAN WITH FAMILY, DISCUSS WHAT KINDS OF DISASTERS CAN OCCUR, MEETING PLACE, PHONE NUMBERS, KNOW WHAT TO DO, MAKE SURE CHILDREN FEEL SAFE IN KNOWING WHERE TO GO AND WHAT TO DO IN THE EVENT OF A DISASTER.))
[SUPER=01-Amy Whittaker/American Red Cross;]
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[OUT Q=in the event of a disaster.]
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[WIPE TO FULL SCREEN]
The Red Cross also advocates putting together a disaster supply kit.
For more information about what that kit should include, log onto our website at wdbj7.com.
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[Night-Snow]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11 PM]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=03-04 TC10:44]
[GRAPHIC=Winter Weather]
If you made a trip to the grocery store today you know it was crowded.
It's just one way people prepare for a big storms... but is everyone taking this latest threat of winter seriously?
[DOUBLE BOXES=Jean & Justin /Microwave;]
Justin McLeod is outside on this misty night in Roanoke... .we've had so many storms this year, are most people going all out this time around?
Jean, some are and others are sort of rolling their eyes hoping this won't be as bad as predicted.
[LIVE= Justin /FULL Microwave]
[SUPER=@justin1]
[SUPER=05-Roanoke]
So far, we've only seen rain.
But just remember, the weekend is far from over.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
[SUPER=01-Veronica Nester/Kroger Manager; :11 (QUICK)]
[SUPER=01-Jennifer Colburn/Shopper; :37 (QUICK)]
[SUPER=01-Jeff McSwain/North Carolina Resident; 1:02]
[SUPER=01-Mischa Browner/Roanoke Resident; 1:17]
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[OUT Q=NOT HAVE A SPRING BREAK]
((((NAT SOUND OF SCANNING ITEMS))
Whenever a storm strikes, it seems many head straight for the grocery store.
((NAT SOUND GOING INTO BITE OF BAGGING GROCERIES))
[SOT 20:57:25]
[IN Q=It has been]
((VERONICA NESTER/KROGER MANAGER: IT HAS BEEN A CRAZY DAY. EVERY DAY AT TOWERS KROGER IS CRAZY BUT TODAY IS WILDER THAN MOST.))
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[OUT Q=than most]
((NAT SOUND OF SCANNING))
You could say it has been a banner year for the scanner.
Kroger says sales are up signifciantly over the last few winters which were mild compared to this one.
((QUICK NAT SOUND OF BAGGING))
Whatever the amount of snow, shoppers usually go for the necessities like bread, milk, eggs, and a few extras.
[SOT 20:55:41]
[IN Q=You never know]
((JENNIFER COLBURN/SHOPPER: YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT, THE FORECAST IS CHANGING FROM DAY TO DAY SO I WILL JUST BE PREPARED, I HAVE FOUR BOTTLES OF WINE THAT SHOULD GET ME THROUGH THE WEEKEND.))
[Runs06]
[OUT Q=through the weekend]
She is well prepared.
Some are not, and that's just the way they like it.
[SOT 20:56:32]
[IN Q=We've got lots]
((TANYA HIGH-BROOKS/SHOPPER: WE'VE GOT LOTS OF THINGS AT HOME, WE'RE NOT DOING TOO MUCH OF ANYTHING. I'M NOT BANKING ON A STORM COMING THROUGH.))
[Runs05]
[OUT Q=coming through]
Not everyone can bank on that prediction especially if you're visiting from out of town.
[SOT 21:02:25]
[IN Q=I think I need to call]
((JEFF McSWAIN/NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENT: I THINK I NEED TO CALL MY FAMILY BACK HOME, MY CHILDREN. WE'VE GOT BABYSITTERS WATCHING ALL FOUR OF THE KIDS IN DIFFERENT PLACES. I HAD NO IDEA GETTING UP HERE THAT IT MEANT STAYING UP HERE FOR MORE THAN THE WEEKEND.))
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[OUT Q=than the weekend]
For those who live here on a full-time basis, many say it's time to bring this winter to a close.
[SOT 21:04:40; 21:05:48]
[IN Q=I'm done with]
((MISCHA BROWNER: I'M DONE WITH WINTER, I'M READY FOR SPRING, READY TO PUT ON SOME SHORTS, GO TO THE POOL, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.))
((AIRRONA BROWNER: WE'VE MISSED SEVEN DAYS OF SCHOOL AND THAT'S BAD BECAUSE WE MAY NOT HAVE SPRING BREAK.))
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[OUT Q=spring break]))
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[LIVE= Justin /FULL Microwave]
[SUPER=05-Roanoke;]
The people who won't get any break this weekend are the V-Dot crews.
V-Dot is fully staffed tonight because a few degrees could make a big difference.
A Spokesperson for V-Dot says they will treat the roads tonight if the temperature drops even further.
[DOUBLE BOXES=Jean & Justin /Microwave;]
Jean, there was a concern that if things froze over tonight crews would have trouble getting into work so that is why they made the decision to bring everyone in tonight.
[Iraq]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=Iraq]
The Chief U-N weapons inspector Hans Blix says his team IS making progress in Iraq, but Baghdad needs to do more.
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[VO-NAT]
That message was delivered to the U-N Security Council today.
But, Iraq's recent cooperation was dismissed by Secretary of State Colin Powell.
He called Iraq's recent change of direction a "trick."
Meanwhile, France, Russia and China all want MORE time for inspections before they'll support a resolution for war.
But, an Iraqi official says his country is ready to cooperate.
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[SOT 16:43:10]
[IN Q=We will do whatever]
((TARIQ AZIZ/IRAQI FOREIGN MINISTER: WE WILL DO WHATEVER POSSIBLE IN OUR HANDS IN OUR CAPABILITY TO HELP THEM TO REACH THE ULTIMATE TRUTH ABOUT THE AXIS OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION IN IRAQ.))
[SUPER=01-Tariq Aziz/Iraqi Foreign Minister;]
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[OUT Q=destruction in Iraq]
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
[SS=HOLD]
In other news today, an Iraqi journalist has been told to leave the U-S.
Mohammed Allawi reports on the U-N for Iraq.
U-S officials say he's been classified as "harmful to the security of the United States" and has been given 15 days to leave the country.
[Radford-Gun]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=myr]
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A Radford High School student may face criminal charges for bringing a toy gun to school.
Police say the 16-year-old showed the gun to her classmates yesterday, who thought it was real.
Police later found the gun in a trash can outside the school offices.
The girl was suspended and could be charged with brandishing a firearm.
[State-budget]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mmu]
[TAPE#=02-54 TC1:17:36]
[GRAPHIC=VA Budget]
Senate and House lawmakers are meeting this weekend to come to terms on the state's budget.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond]
Lawmakers disagree over whether there is enough money to give raises to all state workers, including teachers.
Also, the House wants to restore D-M-V service on Wednesdays but that proposal is not in the Senate's budget.
Conferees met with Governor Warner today.
Afterwards, Warner accused Republicans of being fiscally irresponsible.
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[SOT 14:43:05]
[IN Q=WHEN YOU'RE IN A HOLE TRYING]
[SUPER=@MarkWarner]
[RUNS=:18]
[OUT Q=CAN'T BE ASSURED WE CAN PAY FOR.]
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[VO-NAT]
Delegates Lacey Putney and Vic Thomas are two of nine lawmakers assigned to come up with a compromise.
They will begin meeting on Sunday afternoon.
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[Valentines]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=eha]
[TAPE #=02-47 TC1:54:55]
[GRAPHIC=None]
While some people spent their Valentines Day smooching their sweeties, others were kissing a jeep.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
19 people woke up early today in hopes of winning a new Jeep Liberty.
Whomever keeps their lips on the vehicle the longest, wins it.
For Julie Layton it looks a lot easier than it is.
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[SOT=17:03:42.07]
[IN Q=They said my lips]
((JULIE LAYTON/CONTESTANT: THEY SAID MY LIPS CAME OFF, BUT I DONT KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER I WOULD'VE LASTED ANYWAY. I WAS LEANED OVER ON THE HOOD.))
[SUPER=01-Julie Layton/Contestant]
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[OUT Q=leaned over on the hood.]
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[VO-NAT]
Nothing can touch the car except for the contestants' nose mouth and chin. The contestants get one 10 minute break every four hours.
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[SOT=17:15:07.08]
[IN Q=My mouth is numb]
((LAURA DRY/CONTESTANT: MY MOUTH IS NUMB LITERALLY. I FEEL LIKE MY TEETH ARE BEING REARRANGED CAUSE I'M PRESSED UP AGAINST THE GLASS.))
[SUPER=01-Laura Day/Contestant]
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[OUT Q=pressed up against the glass.]
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[VO-NAT]
Tomorrow the contestants may have to face certain challenges and by Sunday no breaks will be allowed.
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[Tease1]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[WRITER=dse]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[SS=None]
Friends and family will celebrate his sixth birthday tomorrow. But Logan Bowman won't be there.
More on the search for the little boy when News 7 returns.
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[SOT]
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[SUPER=@sanchez1;]
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[OUT Q=story coming up.][Sports-preview]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=twe]
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[SOT]
[IN Q="Hey folks..]
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[OUT Q=...the BIG 7."]
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((Hey folks - Mike Stevens back in the News 7 sports office as former Laurel Park coach Frank Scott is shown the love tonight for 20 years with the Lancers. PH breaks Glass this afternoon to stay perfect in district play. The Liberty women rollto another win, plus we're all over Daytona with the Truck Race, a big penalty for Rusty and Travis Wells profile of Bootie Barker tonight on the Big 7.))
[Husband-Runover]
[ANCHOR=JEan]
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[WRITER=jja]
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She ran over her husband with a car, now a Texas woman will spend 20 years behind bars for the crime.
Elizabeth Sanchez has more from Houston.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Houston, TX; :00]
[SUPER=01-Shelley Canada/Friend of Harris; :33]
[SUPER=01-Mia Magness/Prosecutor; :40]
[SUPER=@Sanchez1; 1;22]
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[OUT Q=CBS News, Houston.]
((On what would have been her eleventh wedding anniversary. Clara Harris found out what her future holds. The punishment for killing her
unfaithful husband ... by mowing him down with her mercedez benz.
nats...judge..."confinement for a period of 20 years.."
Harris collapsed in her lawyer's arms as she heard the sentence she feared....jurors rejected the defense's argument that she deserved no
more than probation for her crime of sudden passion.
SHELLEY CANADA/FRIEND OF HARRIS: The pain we are feeling is indescribable....they have destroyed the lives of so many people."
Mia Magness/Prosecutor - the jury recognized ms harris' conduct but they did not excuse it.
During the punishment phase the prosecution called only one witness the couples teenage daughter Lindsey. She was a passenger in the car when her father was struck. Prosecutors say David Harris was struck three times when an angry Clara Harris caught him with his mistress.
On the stand Lindsay Harris told the jury she tried to commit suicide and has become estranged from her grandparents because of their support for the defendant.
The Defense, trying to convince the jury to be lenient, called the victims father to testify. Gerald Harris said
She's a member of our family and I would not turn away from her."
The jury took 6 hours to reach a sentence...they gave Clara Harris the maximum penalty allowed for killing in a moment of sudden passion.
Elizabeth Sanchez, CBS news, Houston.))
[Videotaped-Beating]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
She was caught beating her child on videotape, but no jail time for her crime.
Today Madelyne Toodgood was sentenced to a year of probation and fined 500 dollars.
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[VO-NAT 16.5]
Surveillance tape caught Toogood hitting and shaking the girl outside of an Indiana store.
[Super=03-South Bend, IN;]
Toogood pleaded guilty today to a felony battery charge after she was shown the video.
The 26-year old could have received up to three years in jail for battery.
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[SOT 45]
[IN Q=]
((MIKE DVORAK/PROSECUTOR; I'M SATISFIED THAT JUSTICE WAS SERVED. SHE WAS CONVICTED OF THE CHARGE A FELONY. THE JUDGE TREATED IT AS A MISDEMEANOR, THAT'S IN THE COURT'S DISCRETION.))
((ROCKET ROSEN/DEFENSE ATTORNEY; NA, I DON'T THINK JAIL TIME IS NECESSARY IN THIS TYPE OF CASE. THIS WAS NOT A THOUGHT OUT, I INTEND TO BEAT MY CHILD IT WAS SPUR OF THE MOMENT. SHE LOST HER TEMPER IN THE THROWS OF THIS EMOTION.))
[SUPER=01-Mike Dvorak/Prosecutor; 00]
[Super=01-Rocket Rosen/Defense Attorney; 09]
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[OUT Q=OF THIS EMOTION.]
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[VO-NAT 06]
The case drew nationwide attention after the store surveillance camera's tape was played on newscasts.
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[Davis]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=myr]
[TAPE#=02-50 TC1:19:50]
[GRAPHIC=Logan Bowman]
The mother of a missing five-year-old in Grayson County may now face even more jail time.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Grayson Co./Monday;]
Cynthia Davis is already behind bars for child endangerment, in connection with the disappearance of her son Logan Nathaniel Bowman.
But, today, a judge sentenced Davis to an additional 10-days in jail for violating her son's visitation rights with his father.
Alvin "Wayne" Bowman told the judge he last saw his son Christmas Eve and that Davis told him he couldn't visit Logan because he was sick.
Davis is appealing the conviction.
A hearing is scheduled in April.
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[Missing-Child]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=myr]
[TAPE#=02-49 TC1:36:10]
[GRAPHIC=HOLD]
Logan has been missing now since early January.
And as the days go by, his family says tomorrow may be the hardest.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Grayson Co.;]
It's Logan's sixth birthday.
Logan's teachers and classmates at Baywood Elementary celebrated his birthday in school today, and his church will also hold a celebration tomorrow.
As for Logan's father, he says he hasn't made any plans, other than pray for his son's return.
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[SOT 27:32]
[IN Q=I HOPE AND PRAY]
((ALVIN BOWMAN/LOGAN'S FATHER: I HOPE AND PRAY THAT HE'S ALIVE...SOMEBODY'S OUT THERE'S GOT HIM.))
[SUPER=01-Alvin "Wayne" Bowman/Logan's Father;]
[RUNS=11]
[OUT Q=THERE'S GOT HIM]
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[VO-NAT]
Authorities have ruled Bowman out as a suspect in Logan's disappearance.
They say they continue to follow leads, but so far, have not turned up anything.
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[Tease2]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[WRITER=dse]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[SS=None]
Did cloning kill Dolly the sheep?
The answer from scientists next on News 7.
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[VO-NAT]
Plus the epic journey of Lewis and Clark journeys to Lynchburg.
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[Commercial]
[Dolly]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Post mortem testing on Dolly the sheep should tell whether her premature death had anything to do with her being a clone.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=@File;]
Dolly died at six years old- the average lifespan of the same breed is eleven or 12 years old.
Scientists actually euthanized Dolly after she developed an infection that causes a slow progressive illness- it's an infection other sheep on the farm have had.
The team leader says Dolly probably caught the infection from one of the other sheep.
He doesn't think Dolly's life was short because she was a clone.
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[Lewis-Clark]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=02-52 TC1:57:07]
[SS=None]
It took Lewis and Clark three years to cross the American continent and return.. now local residents can relive that trip in about a half hour.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg]
The National Park Service's "Corps of Discovery" traveling exhibit has started its 12-day run on this site off Enterprise Drive in Lynchburg.
Visitors can take a free audio tour of tents depicting scenes from the explorers' trek between 1803 and 1806.
Hundreds of people poured into the exhibit on this first day.. nearby Poplar Forest is also open for tours while the Corps of Discovery is in town.
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[S-Extra]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=extra]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Hoops, hugs and an LU team hitting the 20 win mark on the season.
Plus, a complete wrapup fro today's events at Daytona.
And speaking of the 500 -
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Daytona Beach, FL; :00]
Fans are getting free beer if Rusty Wallace wins the Daytona 500 - but he's gonna have to come from way backto do it.
Tonight NASCAR announced that Rusty will have to start 38th on Sunday after NASCAR discovered an illegale carbeurator in the car after yesterday's second Gatorade 125s.
He had to forfeit his 4th place finish and his crew has been fined $10 thousand bucks.
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[S-Park]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=sp-146 2840tc]
[GRAPHIC=high school hoops]
We begin this morning in Henry County - where the Laurel Park - Magna Vista season finale in boy's hoops was held.
The game turned out to be huge - but it was secondary in nature.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Martinsville; :00]
For 20 years Frank Scott was the head basketball coach at Laurel Park before heading to Magna Vista. Last night the Laurel Park boosters said thanks you in a surprise ceremony as they presented the coach and his wife Mabel with a beautiful portrait.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=I really...]
[SUPER=01-Frank Scott/Former Laurel Park Head Coach; :00]
[RUNS=:11]
[OUT Q=...APPRECIATE THAT."]
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[VO-NAT con't]
[SUPER=04-Magna Vista vs. Laurel Park; :]
Magna Vista came into the game having clinched the district title, but the Warriors wanted to stay unbeaten.
Magna Vista was rolling early in this one as D.J. Preston takes the quick pass and hits the short jumper.
But the Lancers have some hoop tradition of their own and with Frank back in the house - Jonathan Carter goes coast to coast for the driving layin.
Then Bryan Payne will step back and bust a three ball.
[super=33-Magna Vista/76/Laurel Park/77;]
Laurel Park hands Magna Vista its first district loss with the 77-to-76 win.
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[S-PH]
[ANCHOR=MIKE]
[NEWSCAST=11PM]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=sp-138 4536TC]
[GRAPHIC=high school]
Over at Patrick Henry - the Patriots took an aggressive stance when it came to heading off the weather.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/E.C. Glass vs. Patrick Henry; :00]
The Patriots and Hilltoppers simply moved their game up to 4:45pm yesterday afternoon in order to get kids and parents home safely.
It was seniors' day for PH - and the Patriots would put on a show.
Andre Brewer gets the rock on the block and he will go up and in for the score on the power move he later hurt his knee.
One good low post move deserves another - and that's exactly what Glass gets on the other end from Cedric Jones.
But PH got some good minutes out of number 15 Reggie Martin.
Nice penetration and an even nicer pull-up goes down.
And Marlin Kemp would seal the deal with the breakaway slam
[super=33-E.C. Glass/52/Patrick Henry/59;]
dunk and a game high 22. Patrick Henry finishes the regular season 8-and-0 in the district.
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[S-Liberty]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-147 2458TC]
[GRAPHIC=LIBERTY HOOPS]
The Liberty University women's basketball team is one of the best kept secrets in the state.
Last night the Lady Flames won their 20th game of the season.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg/High Points vs. Liberty; :00]
Coach Carey Green in his 4th year with Liberty was riding a 15 game winning streak coming into tonight's battle with High Point.
Kristal Tharp, Katie Feenstra, Meribeth Anderson and the solid Lithuanians helped the Flames lead by as many 25 in the second half.
[super=33-High Point/68/Liberty/77/Flames Now 20-and-3;]
The Flames would win it 77-to-68 in a game that wasn't nearly as close. LU is now 20-and-3 overall - 11 and 0 in the Big South.
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[S-ACC]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=]
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[GO TO PINNACLE 12997]
And later today - Your Hometown Station has more ACC action for you at one o'clock as North Carolina looks to continue its recent winning streak as the Tarheels take on Clemson.
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[S-Barker]
[ANCHOR=mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=SP-136 TC10416]
[GRAPHIC=Daytona 500]
No less than 4 Virginia natives will be driving in the Daytona 500 this Sunday - including South Boston's Burton Brothers.
But Jeff and Ward aren't the only Halifax County natives with pivotal roles in the race.
Travis Wells has crew chief Robert Barker's story from Daytona.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Daytona, FL; :00]
[SUPER=01-Robert "Bootie" Barker/Crew Chief for Dave Blaney; :11]
[SUPER=@travis1; 1:01]
[SUPER=01-Dave Blaney/Jasper Engines Ford Driver; 1:11]
[SUPER=01-Caleb Hurd/Worked with Barker at Hendrick; 1:40]
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[OUT Q=News 7 Sports."]
((Robert "Bootie" Barker isn't your typical Winston Cup Crew chief. But the 31 year old is living out a dream with his new position at Jasper.
Robert:
The Halifax County native, who is paralyzed from the waist down, owns an engineering degree from Old Dominion University. Barker brings a wealth of technical knowledge to the 77, but he claims that his diploma is a wee bit overrated.
Barker:
Travis:
Blaney:
Former Virginia Tech football player and current Jeff Gordon pit crew member, Caleb Hurd realized Barker's talents during his relatively short stay at Hendrick Motorsports.
Caleb:
Working for a single car team, Barker and Blaney will no doubt struggle in their first season together. But that first victory, if and when it comes will make it all worthwhile. In Daytona, Travis Wells, News 7 Sports.))
[NASCAR-Valentines]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=dse]
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You'd expect NASCAR drivers to have a lead foot.
But on this Valentines Day, a few of them said their wives are the ones to look out for.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=She's one of ]
((JEFF BURTON/NASCAR DRIVER; SHE'S ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO MAKES YOU WANT TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND MAKE THEM SLAM INTO THE BACK OF YOU BECAUSE SHE FOLLOWS REALLY CLOSE.))
((DALE JARRETT/NASCAR DRIVER; SHE LIKES TO GO FAST, THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT. I THINK THE HICKORY POLICE WILL ATTEST TO THAT.))
[SUPER=01-Jeff Burton/NASCAR Driver; :00]
[SUPER=01-Dale Jarrett/NASCAR Driver; :09]
[RUNS=13]
[OUT Q=attest to that]
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by SS