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Coming up on News 7-
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The moment of truth is moments away in California- What did voters decide? A live report coming up.
Plus a new factory and lots of jobs... clear a hurdle- but not everyone's happy about it.
And it's not a sinking feeling even though the ship goes down.
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[Talent=Jean]
News 7 at Eleven is next.
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[vo-nat 07.5]
Lines are long- and faith is strong in California- as the polls close.
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((LIFE HAS A LOT OF SURPRISES. WE ARE PEOPLE OF FAITH.))
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((IT'S UP TO GOD...... OF WHAT DECISION IS.))
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[OUT Q=WHAT DECISION IS.]
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[VO-NAT 13 plus pad]
We could know that decision in just a matter of moments. Will California voters kick out the current Governor Gray Davis- and if so, will Arnold Schwarzenegger win or one of the many other candidates on the ballot.
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[Ca-Recall]
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[***anchor tag ***]
Good Evening. I'm Jean Jadhon.
California's Governor Gray Davis said today this is a big night for California and most would agree he's right.
The polls closed there just a few moments ago- at eight "pacific time", eleven "east coast time."
CBS News Anchor Dan Rather is in Los Angeles tonight- with a quick look at what's going on in California right now.
[LIVE=Rather Full/Network Line]
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We will update you later in the newscast as results from California come in.
[Pillowtex]
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[GRAPHIC=Pillowtex Bankruptcy]
A court gives Pillotex the O-kay for the 128-million dollar sale of its assets to a group of liquidators.
A federal judge in Deleware said the sale of Pillowtex's brands, plants and equipment to G-G-S-T can proceed.
GGST has said that it plans to sell Pillowtex's assets rather than operate them.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Fieldale/July 30]
That leaves in question whether any of its 16 sheet and towel factories in North America will reopen and whether any of the 76-hundred workers who lost their jobs will be rehired.
About a thousand people lost their jobs in Fieldale when the plant there closed in July.
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[Glass-Factory]
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Plans for the new Cardinal Glass Plant cleared a hurdle tonight.
The Roanoke County Planning Commission voted to remove restrictions that were designed to protect the viewshed of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
[***NEWS 7 @ 11 IN MONITOR***]
[DOUBLE BOXES=Jean & Joe /BAM;]
Joe Dashiell reports tonight's meeting brought criticism from neighbors, and reassurance from public officials.
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[SUPER=@Joe1;]
Jean, the McDonald Farm property was rezoned in 1999 to allow development... but roanoke county imposed restrictions to protect the view from the parkway.
Four years later, a multi-million dollar manufacturing plant is in the works... and officials say the parkway has refined the list of critical views it is trying to protect.
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[IN Q=I think with the buffering]
[SUPER=01-Don Witt/Planning Commission Chairman; :00]
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[SUPER=01-Clay Goodman/Vinton Town Manager; :24]
[SUPER=01-Fred Cramer/Business Park Neighbor; :47]
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[OUT Q=but once it's developed it's gone.]
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((DON WITT/PLANNING COMMISSION CHAIRMAN: I THINK WITH THE BUFFERING AND THE LOCATION OF THE BUILDING WHERE IT IS, I'M COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING.))
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[OUT Q=with what we're doing.]
Vinton and Roanoke County officials acknowledge that development will bring change to the McDonald Farm property.
But officials say the Vinton Business Park, will still be developed in a way to minimize the impact on blue ridge parkway viewsheds, and nearby homeowners.
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[IN Q=Even though it's in eastern roanoke county]
((CLAY GOODMAN/VINTON TOWN MANAGER: EVEN THOUGH IT'S IN EASTERN ROANOKE COUNTY, WE CONSIDER THIS THE vINTON COMMUNIYT AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING THAT WOULD SEVERLY JEOPARDIZE THE COMMUNITY. AND THAT'S WHY OVER THE YEARS WE'VE TRIED TO FIND A GOOD MATCH FOR THIS PARK. AND THIS IS IT? YES.))
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[OUT Q=and this is it? yes.]
Fred Cramer is not so sure. He has lived near the property for 57 years, and remains nervous about traffic and other potential problems.
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[IN Q=I think it's a done deal.]
((FRED CRAMER/BUSINESS PARK NEIGHBOR: I THINK IT'S A DONE DEAL. AND I DON'T THINK I'M GOING TO LAY DOWN IN THE ROAD AND STOP THIS ONE, BUT ONCE IT'S DEVELOPED IT'S GONE.))
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[OUT Q=it's gone.]))
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Members of the planning commission also took up another issue that's been in the news. They voted to require a special use permit when medical offices are proposed in certain districts.
[DOUBLE BOXES=Jean & JoeD /BAM;]
Jean, that's the result of recent controversy involving plans for a methadone clinic in the county. officials hope this change will give neighborhoods more protection in the future.
[Jefferson's-Assembly]
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They were mixing business with barbeque in Bedford County tonight, as some local politicians worked the crowd at the annual Jefferson's Assembly.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bedford Co.]
Sponsored in part by the Lynchburg Chamber of Commerce, the event gives members a chance to talk shop with those candidates running for local office.
They included Republican state senator Steve Newman and his Democratic challenger Bob Clarke.
Newman blasted Clarke last week for a survey where Clarke indicated he opposed Virginia's "right to work" laws.
Clarke later called that a mistake and says he has always been very pro-business.
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[SOT 18:58:24//18:44:34]
[IN Q=Virginia Free is]
((BOB CLARKE/D-STATE SENATE CANDIDATE: VIRGINIA FREE IS GOING TO RE-EVALUATE ME AND PUT OUT A NEW RATING AND I THINK IT WILL SHOW THAT MY RATING IS AS HIGH IF NOT HIGHER THAN MY OPPONENT'S.))
((SEN. STEVE NEWMAN/R-LYNCHBURG: HE WENT ON TO ADMIT THAT THE D'S AND THE F'S HE GOT ON BINDING ARBITRATION AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING WEREN'T MISTAKES. AND BEYOND THAT THERE WERE ACTUALLY 13 D'S AND F'S WHICH MEANS THEY ARE PROBABLY THE MOST ANTI-BUSINESS CANDIDACY WE'VE SEEN IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA.))
[SUPER=01-Bob Clarke/(D) State Senate Candidate; :00]
[SUPER=01-Sen. Steve Newman/(R) Lynchburg; ]
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[OUT Q=seen in central Virginia.]
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[VO-NAT]
Other candidates at the Assembly tonight included Campbell County sheriff Mike Milnor who's opposed by Deputy Terry Gaddy and Lynchburg firefighter Art Lipscomb who hopes to unseat Delegate Lacey Putney.
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[Short]
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Investigators in the Short family murders say they exhumed Jennifer Short's remains and reburied them more than a week ago.
They say they needed to conduct further forensic analysis on the remain -- but won't say why.
They got a court order to dig them up September 30th.
Investigators took Jennifer's remains to the crime lab in Roanoke and returned them to the family's burial plot the following day.
Short family relatives gave their consent to have them exhumed.
Investigators say it was a necessary step in their ongoing investigation, but wouldn't elaborate.
[Blacksburg-Sewer]
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Blacksburg town council will get another crack at a controversial sewer system.
Tonight the planning commission voted to revise the town's comprehensive plan to include a centralized sewer system.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg/File Tape]
Last month, town council voted to delay the project to allow more study.
Some residents have criticized the plan, saying it's a threat to the environment.
Council will take up the issue at its October 14th meeting.
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It will soon be "lights on" for the Iraqi people thanks in part to a Roanoke company.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Virginia Transformer Corporation was recently hired to construct six transformers.
They will be used to set up a power generation station in Iraq.
Today, the transformers were transported to Iraq on special planes from the Russian Army.
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[SOT 1:48:35]
[IN Q=The belly of it]
((SCOTT ELMORE/MANUFACTURING MANAGER: THE BELLY OF IT OPENS UP, THE TAIL WING OPENS UP, AND THE NOSE KINDA OPENS UP. IT'S GOT ITS OWN TROLLEY CRANE SYSTEM INSIDE WITH FOUR HOOKS THAT COME DOWN CAPABLE WITH 30 TONS, LIFTS IT UP INTO THE BELLY OF THE PLANE AND TROLLEYS IT WHERE IT IS GOING TO SET IT, IT IS REALLY AN AWESOME PLANE.))
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[OUT Q=an awesome plane]
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[VO-NAT]
The company had just five weeks to complete the project which normally would have taken ten to twelve weeks.
Each transformer will provide electricity for up to 25-thousand homes in Iraq.
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[VA-Electricity]
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Meanwhile some Virginians may have to pay more for power.
Dominion Virginia Power today asked state regulators to allow it to raise residential rates by nearly nine percent over two years.
The rate increase would take effect January first, but it first needs approval from the State Corporation Commission.
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Governor Warner says many Virginians can double their incomes.
Find out how when News 7 returns.
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and church members flock to Texas... to protest the church's blessing of same sex unions.
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((WHEN GOD MADE ADAM HE MADE ADAM AND EVE. NOT ADAM AND ADAM.))
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[OUT Q=not Adam and Adam.]
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The latest from both sides of an issue that's dividing the church.
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[Sports-preview]
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[Episcopalians]
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More than 25 hundred American Episcopalian conservatives are in Texas- gathering in revolt.
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[VO-NAT 10.5]
[SUPER=03-Dallas, TX]
They're against the election of New Hampshire's Gene Robinson to be the denomination's first openly gay bishop- plus the church's blessing of same sex couples.
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((REV. DAVID ROSEBERRY/EPISCOPAL CHURCH; THEY CHANGED THE POLICY, THEY CHANGED THE TEACHING AND THERE IS THIS ROLLING OUTRAGE ACROSS THE NATIONS THAT SAYS NO WE'RE NOT GONNA GO THERE))
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[OUT Q=NOT GONNA GO THERE.]
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In Conservative congregations the new positions on homosexuality threaten to split the church.
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((BRYAN CATHER/GAY EPISCOPALIAN: IF THIS GROUP OF CONSERVATIVES DOES SPLIT OFF, IN ANOTHER COUPLE OF GENERATIONS THEY'LL RATHER BE LIKE THE QUAKERS A SMALL SECT OF VERY OLD PEOPLE.))
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[SUPER=01-Bryan Cather/Gay Episcopalian; ]
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[OUT Q=very old people.]
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People at the Dallas meeting will take a vote on whether to split from the Episcopal church- the intent is to send a message to next weeks international emergency summit of church leaders in London.
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[Do-Not-Call]
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The national Do- Not Call List is back on line- at least for now.
A federal appeals court in Denver clears the way today for the Federal Trade Commission to operate the list- that's pending a court decision over whether the registry violates the free speech rights of telemarketing companies.
The list is meant to keep telemarketers from calling people who don't want to be bothered.
[Manns]
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A Martsinville man faces new charges for the same crime.
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[SUPER=03-Martinsville/File]
19 year old Billy Ray Manns was charged with conspiracy to commit capital murder in connection with the shooting death of Lisa Nicole Thomas in September of 2000.
His first trial ended in a hung jury.
Another jury found Manns NOT GUILTY at the retrial in April.
Now seven months later, a grand jury has indicted Manns with conspiracy to commit murder which could result in a prison term of five to twenty years.
Investigators obtained new information in July when Manns was arrested for breaking and entering in a separate incident in Henry County.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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During the trials, Commonwealth's Attorney Joan Ziglar accused Thomas' husband of hiring Manns to commit the murder.
Maverick Muhammad has never been charged but Martinsville Police say they expect to make more arrests.
[Workforce-training]
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Want to make more money?
Governor Warner says many Virginians could double their income just by earning a G-E-D.
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[SUPER=@file]
Warner is teaming up with NASCAR to help educate workers about the economic benefits of a high school degree.
The governor's new workforce development initiative also focuses on training workers for jobs that exist.
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((GOVERNOR MARK WARNER: EVEN IN SOME OF THE COMMUNITIES LIKE MARTINSVILLE AND HENRY COUNTY THERE ARE CERTAIN JOBS AVAILABLE BUT THERE MAY NOT BE A WORKFORCE TRAINED FOR THEM. TAKE HEALTH CARE, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF JOBS ACROSS THE HEALTH CARE AREA THAT ARE GOING UNFILLED BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE TRAINED FOR THEM. EVERYONE TALKS ABOUT AUTO MECHANICS, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF AUTO MECHANIC POSITIONS AVAILABLE IF WE HAD MORE PEOPLE TRAINED.))
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[OUT Q=IF WE HAD MORE PEOPLE TRAINED.]
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Warner says raising the education level of Virginians will help attract new businesses to the state.
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It's a new experience for women at one area college... they're getting their kicks on the inter-collegiate soccer field.
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Plus a navy ship goes under... sunk in the name of sea-life.
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[Recall-Update]
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They're counting votes in California.
CBS News and the Associated Press have both reported that exit polls show Governor Gray Davis will be recalled.
Exit polls also indicate Hollywood action hero Arnold Schwarzenegger is leading the field of candidates to replace him with 52 percent of the vote so far.
[Ship-Sinking]
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The Gran Roque- or Great Rock- will now be a great reef.
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[SUPER=03-Puerto Cabello, Venezuela;]
The Venezuelan Navy ship went into service 30 years ago- but in recent years it's been in disrepair.
So the vessel was cleaned up and then sunk today- It's hoped the ship will spur tourism and underwater diving.
It is worldwide trend to make artificial habitats to encourage divers and help threatened or endangered marine life.
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High school golf and volleyball action for ya, an ispiring story of a Tech receiver, and the Express coach talks about what he looks for in camp
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[SUPER=03-Landover, MD; :00]
but first our extra point. Redskins coach Steve Spurrier says he may start demoting players this weekend if they keep racking up penalties. Washington had eleven penalties in Sunday's 27-to-25 loss to the
Philadelphia Eagles -- including seven false starts. That gives the Redskins 55 penalties in five games.
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[S-NLCS]
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The National League Championship Series between the Cubs and the Marlins got underway tonight. The Cubs stormed out to a 4-nothing lead But the Marlins went a head 5-4 in the third with three straight homers. Chicago shortstop Alex Gonzalez knotted the score at 6 all with his second homer in two games. The score was 6-6 in the top of ninth but Pudge Rodriquezs hits a RBI single. A Sammy Sosa two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth tied it up at 8-8.
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The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees open their ALCS tomorrow night. In a battle between two teams that have played even most of the season.
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[SUPER=01-Joe Torre/Yankees Manager; :00]
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[OUT Q=........get some breaks"]
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The question with the Red Sox is this a team still cursed or now a team of destiny. While the Boston bullpen remains a question, the Sox are excited about the series.
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[SUPER=01-Grady Little/Red Sox Manager; :00]
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[OUT Q=.....it will be exciting to"]
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[S-Volley]
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In other high school action tonight Cave Spring and Salem battled in volleyball.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Spartans vs. Knights; :00]
To Cave Spring we go and the Knights would hold court against the Spartans.
In game one, tied at seven a piece, both teams rally back and forth before the Spartans Katie Schwiezer is gonna spike the ball, it stays in and Salem is up by 1.
Then, Cave Spring's Lauren Clary splits two defenders with a kill of her own but her Knights still trailed by three points.
The Spartans then go on the defensive. Cave Spring goes for the kill but Kelli Ogilivie makes good on the block, ___ wins the match ___-___.
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The high school golf season heads to state tournament play now.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Region III Tournament; :00]
The Region 3 tournament was held as 60 of the best golfers from the Blue Ridge, River Ridge, Seminole and Dogwood districts battled for individual and team titles.
Salem won the championship and Jefferson Forest finished second, as both of those schools advance to state play.
William Byrd missed making it by one stroke.
Salem freshman Aaron Eckstein won the individual title with a five under round of 65. Blacksburg's Kory Bell finished second with a two over 72. Byrd's Josh Hale was third.
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It took Virginia Tech receiver Chris Shreve five years to make his dream of playing major division one football a reality. In only a matter of hours his life became a nightmare this past summer. Mike Stevens has more on one of Grayson County's finest.
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[SOT]
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[SUPER=03-Piscataway, NJ/Last Saturday; :00]
[SUPER=01-Chris Shreve/Two Touchdown Catches vs. Rutgers; :10]
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[OUT Q=...NEWS 7 SPORTS."]
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[S-UVA]
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A freshman is on track to take over the throne as UVA's leading tackler.
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[SUPER=03-Chapel Hill, NC/Last Saturday; :00]
True freshman Ahmad Brooks led the Cavaliers in tackling against North Carolina, posting nine stops. Its the first time all season former Fleming star Jermaine Hardy has not led the wahoos in tackles. Brooks is averaging 7.2 tackles a game, first among ACC rookies and sixth in the country among freshman. He is also second on the team in tackles with 36.
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[SUPER=01-Al Groh/UVa Head Football Coach; :00]
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[OUT Q=..as a five game player"]
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[S-Express]
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The Roanoke Express held its' second day of two a day practices today at the Ice Station.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
The Express plays Greenville Thursday at eight o'clock at the Ice Station and head coach Tony MacAulay knows exactly what he's looking for.
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[SUPER=01-Tony MacAulay/Express Head Coach; :05]
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[OUT Q=......who wants it"]
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[VMI-Women]
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The playing field is getting tougher for women at Virginia Military Institute ... and that's a good thing.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem;]
After three years as a club team, the women's soccer team went to varsity status this year.
The women will begin Big South competition in 2004.
With 12 of the 16 players new to the school, they have their work cut out for them.
So far this season, they've won three of eight games.
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[SOT 16:50:13]
[IN Q=It's nice to get]
((KATHY ALDRICH: EACH DAY WE DON'T REALLY LOOK AT IT AS MAKING HISTORY. WE JUST LOOK AT IT AS GETTING OUT HERE, DOING WHAT WE LOVE, DOING IT TOGETHER.))
[SUPER=01-Kathy Aldrich/Team Captain;]
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[OUT Q=doing it together.]
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[VO-NAT]
With a record 46 female rats in this year's freshman class, the demand for women's competitive sports at VMI is growing.
The school already has a women's track and cross country team and is considering adding womens' swimming.
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(Roanoke College won 4 to 0)
[2Recall-Update]
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We want to update you on the California Recall one last time.
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[take board]
Governor Gray Davis will be recalled...
Here's how it breaks down among the candidates looking to replace him...