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Coming up on News 7-
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[VO-NAT]
A whack on the helmet for a player- but no slap on the wrist for Frank Beamer.
The man who jumped into Niagara Falls tells us WHY-
And these guys are meant for chilly water- diving for no tricks, just treats.
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[Talent=Jean]
and one race team may leave Virginia.
News 7 is next.
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[SOT 3:46:20]
[IN Q=I think Patrick County]
((GOVERNOR MARK WARNER: I THINK PATRICK COUNTY HAS BEEN A GOOD PARTNER TO THE WOOD BROTHERS. THEY HAVE THE MUSEUM THERE, THEY HAVE THE OTHER FACILITIES THERE AND I AM HOPEFUL WE CAN FIND A WAY TO KEEP THEM.))
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[OUT Q=way to keep em]
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[VO-NAT]
The most recognizable racing team in Virginia may soon pack up and move out of town.
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[Wood-Brother]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[GRAPHIC=News 7 @ 11]
When you think of Patrick County and racing, you often think of the Wood Brothers.
But that identity may soon be gone.
News 7 has learned the team is considering a move to North Carolina.
[**NEWS 7 @ 11 IN MONITOR***]
[DOUBLE BOXES=JEan & Justin /BAM;]
Justin McLeod is here now with details. Justin?
Jean, it's been talked about for years and now it is one step closer to a reality.
[LIVE= Justin /FULL BAM]
[SUPER=@justin1]
The Wood Brothers have been headquartered in Stuart for more than five decades, but they're thinking about moving some of its operations to Charlotte, North Carolina.
State and local leaders however hope to stop that plan dead in its tracks.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Stuart/File Tape; :]
The Wood Brothers have told officials in Patrick County that it may move its race shop to Charlotte, possibly by the 2004 season.
The move would reportedly help the team remain competitive.
The plan is far from definite but it was enough for Governor Warner to request a meeting with the Wood Brothers last Sunday at the Martinsville race.
The governor declined to provide details about that meeting but says he hopes the team remains here in Virginia.
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[SOT 3:47:05]
[IN Q=We have a great]
((GOVERNOR MARK WARNER: WE HAVE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP OUR MOTORSPORTS INDUSTRY. THE WOOD BROTHERS WERE FAMILIAR WITH THAT. I THINK THEY WOULD LIKE TO STAY IN VIRGINIA BUT I THINK WHAT THEY ARE ALSO LOOKING AT IS PRESSURES FROM THE HEAD OF THE WHOLE RACING TEAM FROM THE ROUSH BROTHERS THAT PUTS ENORMOUS PRESSURE ON THEM.))
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[OUT Q=pressure on them]
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[VO-NAT]
Governor Warner says he is looking at several options in hopes of keeping the team here but declined to give specifics.
We should mention the business office and the racing museum located in the Patrick County Business Park would remain.
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[LIVE=Justin /FULL BAM]
Sources tell us if the move to Charlotte goes through it would happen in phases and less than fifteen people would lose their jobs.
The County administrator told News 7 today he is disapponted to hear this news because it would be a significant economic blow to Patrick County.
[DOUBLE BOXES=Jean & Justin /BAM;]
Jean, we tried to reach the Wood Brothers today but we were told they were on their way to Atlanta for this weekend's race.
[BEde]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=03-40 TC43:34]
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What would make two teenage boys start randomly shooting at cars on an interstate?
A woman shot by one of them says a popular video game is at least partly to blame.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Franklin Co./July; QUICK!!!!]
We last talked to Kimberly Bede (Bee-dee) of Moneta back in July, just a week after she'd been shot on Interstate 40 in Tennessee.
[SUPER=04-Today;]
She's since moved to North Carolina and still has bullet fragments near her spine.
She's also now part of a 256 million dollar lawsuit against the designers and distributers of Grand Theft Auto 3... the game the two teenage shooters say inspired them.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=In the]
((KIMBERLY BEDE/SHOOTING VICTIM; IN THE GAME THEY CAN KILL PEOPLE AND KILL THEMSELVES AND PLAY AGAIN, BUT IN THE REAL WORLD, THERE'S NO SECOND CHANCES.))
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[OUT Q=no second chances]
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[VO-NAT]
The two teenage boys plead guilty back in August and could be kept in state custody until they're 19.
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[Spam]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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First it was telemarketers with the do not call registry, now internet spam is the next to be grilled on Capitol Hill.
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[VO-NAT]
Senators unanimously approved legislation that would outlaw commercial e-mail commonly known as spam.
But even supporters of the can spam bill don't expect a quick fix.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Spammers are getting more sophisticated]
((JOHN BREYAULT/TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH & ACTION CENTER SPAMMERS ARE GETTING MORE SOPHISTICATED, LEARNING TO COVER THEIR TRACKS, THEY'RE OFTEN BASED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.))
[SUPER=01-John Breyault/Telecomm. Research & Action Center;]
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[OUT Q= based outside the united states;]
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[VO-NAT]
Complicating matters even more-- an anti-spam bill has stalled in the house.
And even if a no spam list was viable, the federal trade commission which would oversee the list says it would be hard to enforce.
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[Pulaski-Fire]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11 p.m.]
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Firefighters are working on a brush fire in Pulaski County through the night.
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[VO-NAT :25]
[SUPER=03-Pulaski Co.;]
This fire though was not caused by accident- Authorities say someone set the fire in a garbage dump near the Giles County border.
35 to 40 acres are now burning on the north side of Cloyd's Mountain.
Despite rugged terrain, crews are trying to cut a line to contain the fire.
About two dozen firefighters battled the blaze today but only about four will keep an eye on it overnight.
No homes are in danger.
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[Nat'l-Walmart]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=jja]
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The World's largest retailer could be in some immigration trouble-
Federal agents raided Wal-mart's across the nation, including some in our region- arresting 300 suspected illegal immigrants working on cleaning crews.
But as Jason Carroll reports, Wal-mart says the workers were hired by outside contractors.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[Super=01-Patricia Mancha/Immigration & Customs Enforcement; :18]
[SUPER=01-Tom Wilson/Wal-Mart Spokesperson; :34]
[SUPER=01-Allan Wernick/Immigration Attorney; 1:22]
[SUPER=01-Jason Carroll/Reporting; 1:39]
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[OUT Q=Shelton, Connecticut.]
((IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS RAIDED THIS WAL-MART STORE IN SHELTON, CONNECTICUT EARLY THIS MORNING MAKING FOUR ARRESTS.
IN ALL, THEY TARGETED 61 STORES FROM 21 STATES ARRESTING MORE THAN 250 ALLEGEDLY UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS.
sot-Everyone in this country gets due process, so if someone is placed in immigration proceedings, they have the right
to hire an immigration attorney and go through due process.
ALL OF THE UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS WERE MEMBERS OF CLEANING CREWS WALMART HAD HIRED THROUGH A CONTRACTOR.
sot-We understand that at a number of our stores this morning, early morning hours, third party cleaning crews that Wal
-Mart has in place to clean stores after hours, a number of people were arrested were arrested as illegal aliens.
When we hire these crews, it's understood that everybody is a legal worker.
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SOURCES TELL CNN SOME WAL-MART MANAGERS ALLEGEDLY HAD DIRECT KNOWLEDGE OF IMMIGRATION VIOLATIONS.
A COMPANY SPOKESWOMAN COULD NOT CONFIRM THAT.
FEDERAL SOURCES ALSO TELL CNN SOME INFORMATION IN THE GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION WAS GATHERED THROUGH THE RECORDING OF CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN MANAGERS AND CONTRACTOR EXECUTIVES.
IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY ALLAN WERNICK SAYS THE GOVERNMENT'S INVESTIGATION WILL COME DOWN TO WHO AT WAL-MART KNEW WHAT...AND WHEN.
sot-I think Wal-Mart is going to have a brush, but they're not going to be touched by the paint. they have a right to c
ontract out, unless they have actual knowledge the company they are contracting with is hiring undocumented workers.
TAG-JASON CARROLL, SHELTON, CONNECTICUT ))
[Wal-Mart-Arrests]
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[WIPE WIPE WIPE]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Rockbridge Co.;]
6 stores in Virginia were raided, including stores in Lynchburg, Madison Heights, Lexington and Harrisonburg.
Employees at the Lexington store said they believed some workers on the cleaning crew were detained.
[SUPER=@file;]
No official word on how many people were arrested, if any, at the Virginia stores.
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[Niagara-Falls]
[ANCHOR=jean]
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[WRITER=jja]
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That man who went over Niagara Falls and survived says he did it out of desperation- and depression.
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[VO-NAT06.5]
[SUPER=03-Saint Catherines, Canada]
Kirk Jones got out of jail today.
He talked about why he jumped off a ledge into Niagara Falls.
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[SOT 49]
[IN Q=Desperation]
((KIRK JONES/NIAGARA FALLS JUMPER: DESPERATION CAN MAKE MANY A MAN DO MANY THINGS. I'M A DESPERATE PERSON. I CAN SAY ONE THING AFTER MONDAY I REACHED OUT TO THE FACE OF GOD AND HE SMILED.))
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[OUT Q=AND HE SMILED.]
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[VO-NAT05.5]
So what was it like to take the 180 foot plunge into the roaring falls?
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[SOT1:31]
[IN Q=It's a terrifying]
((KIRK JONES: IT'S A TERRIFYING THING. I MEAN I FEEL GREAT SORROW FOR THE PEOPLE WHO DIED IN THE TERRIBLE NIAGARA GORGE.))
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[OUT Q=NIAGARA GORGE.]
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Jones says he doesn't think anyone should go over the falls.
The 40 year old faces charges of illegally performing a stunt.
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[Tease1]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[WRITER=dse]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[SS=None]
Some area cops need a new training facility... and the people they send to court will foot the bill.
That's still ahead on News 7.
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[VO-NAT]
And Virginia Tech's loss to WVU may have stung, but it's a smack that's still causing a stir.
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[Sports-preview]
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[Beamer]
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[TAPE#03-48 TC08:22]
[GRAPHIC=Frank Beamer]
Frank Beamer is apologizing for slapping a player on the helmet during last night's disappointing loss to West Virginia.
Though some other schools don't tolerate it -- Virginia Tech says: Apology accepted, case closed.
Marya Jones has more.
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[IN Q=How uncharacteristic]
[SUPER=03-Morgantown, WV/ESPN; :00]
[SUPER=01-Frank Beamer/VT Head Football Coach; :10]
[SUPER=01-Ernest Wilford/Wide Receiver; :33]
[SUPER=01-Larry Hincker/VT Spokesman; :51]
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[SOT @ 1:25:16 on Tech/WVU field tape]
((ANNOUNCER: HOW UNCHARACTERISTIC IS THIS OF FRANK BEAMER?))
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Even the announcers flagged Frank for Un-Beamer-like conduct, after he smacked wide receiver Ernest Wilford's helmet and grabbed his arm.
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[SOT 11:14:35 on Beamer bites tape]
((FRANK BEAMER: I JUST ... I SLAPPED HIM ON THE HEAD GEAR AND I DIDN'T MEAN THAT. I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT AND THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED. ))
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The smack followed a frustrating first half and a penalty from Wilford.
Wilford -- a senior from Richmond -- said afterward he had no hard feelings.
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[SOT 11:14:57]
((ERNEST WILFORD: YOU GOT NO PROBLEM WITH IT? WILFORD: NO, I LOVE COACH BEAMER. I LOVE COACH BEAMER. THAT'S ALL OVER WITH? ALL OVER WITH. HEAT OF THE MOMENT. ))
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Big East, NCAA and game officials say only Virginia Tech has the authority to discipline Beamer for what happened on the sidelines.
Tech says Beamer's apology is enough.
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[SOT 6:41 on Hincker tape]
((LARRY HINCKER/UNIVERSITY SPOKESMAN: EVERYBODY WANTS TO MOVE ON AND I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE NEED TO DO OTHER THAN ACCEPT FRANK'S APOLOGY AND GET ON WITH THE NEXT STEP.))
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[Marya SU on Standup tape TC 39:04 - :17]
((MARYA JONES: OTHER SCHOOLS HAVEN'T BEEN QUITE SO LENIENT. EARLIER THIS MONTH, INDIANA UNIVERSITY REPRIMANDED AN ASSISTANT COACH FOR A SIMILAR HELMET SLAP. BUT TECH SAYS IT HAS NO POLICY THAT COVERS THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT. MARYA JONES, NEWS-7.))
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[Knox]
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[GRAPHIC=Cecil Knox]
Jurors in the trial of Doctor Cecil Knox will try again tomorrow.
After a full day of deliberations, the jury went home for the night and will continue working on a verdict in the morning.
[Malvo]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=Lee Malvo]
Prosecutors won't get the month long delay they wanted before sniper suspect Lee Malvo's trial.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-File Tape;]
A Virginia judge denied the request today. Prosecutors wanted more time to have a mental health expert talk with Malvo.
That request came after Malvo's attorneys said they plan to use an insanity defense.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
[SS=John Muhammad]
Also today a delay in the trial of alleged sniper mastermind John Muhammed- a power outage at the Virginia Beach courthouse halted the trial- it'll resume tomorrow.
[City-Council]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=03-34 TC1:54:21]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Roanoke criminals are helping to train new police officers.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
City Council today approved a measure that will add a three dollar assessment fee to court costs.
The extra money will go toward the relocation of the police academy, but council members say law abiding citizens won't have to worry about the added expense.
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[SOT 13:54]
[IN Q=This fee only applies]
((BILL BESTPITCH: THIS FEE ONLY APPLIES TO THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE CONVICTED OF AN OFFENSE IN THE CITY AND FRANKLY, I CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER GROUP OF FOLKS TO HELP US RAISE MONEY TO TRAIN THE POLICE OFFICERS WHO ARE GOING TO BE NEEDED IN THE FUTURE TO ENFORCE THOSE LAWS.))
[SUPER=@Bestpitch; : ]
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[OUT Q=enforce those laws]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-July;]
The academy is currently housed at the Jefferson Center, but police hope to triple the space they have now.
Academy director Keith Sidwell is looking at a variety of locations for the school.
Both Roanoke county and city officers are trained at the Academy.
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[Seatbelts]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=None]
One Georgia school is a first- putting shoulder harness seat belts in it's school buses.
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[VO-NAT]
[Super=03-Atlanta, GA]
The new seats don't just have a lap belt, but also a shoulder harness, providing more safety for students.
[Super=03-Centreville, OH/Last Month;]
It's an effort to prevent something like this from happening... a school bus in Ohio turns on the road and tips on its side- sending students flying.
No one seriously hurt in that crash-
The new seatbelts are going in at the private Woodward Academy near Atlanta- and they aren't cheap.
The schools must buy new seats for each bus- At a total of 15 thousand dollars a bus, it's more than most public school systems can afford.
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[Tease2]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[WRITER=dse]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[SS=None]
A fall tradition in Ferrum celebrates 30 years.
That's next on News 7.
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[VO-NAT]
Plus apples would be too easy for these guys, they're bobbing for pumpkins.
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[Commercial]
[Ferrum-Festival]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[TAPE#=03-44 TC19:37]
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The Blue Ridge Folklife Festival is Virginia's largest celebration of regional traditions.
This weekend, thousands will flock to Ferrum for the 30th edition of the event.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Ferrum]
Lucy Ricardo has coordinated the Mountain Comforts Quilt Show since it started fifteen years ago.
This year, the event will feature miniature quilts with blue ridge mountain scenes, and the work of twenty young quilters under the age of thirteen.
More than 100 pieces by many of the region's most- talented quilters will be on display.
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[ANCHOR=jean]
[GRAPHIC=None]
The Blue Ridge Folklife Festival will be held Saturday on the Ferrum College campus. Activities are scheduled from ten am to five pm.
[Polar-Bears]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
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[GRAPHIC=None]
Humans bob for apples- but you could say Polar Bears take it up a notch-
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Cincinnati, OH]
bobbing for Pumpkins.
It is Halloween time at the Cincinnati Zoo.
Zookeepers dropped the pumpkins 30 feet into the chilly water- perfect for the polar bears who had some fun jumping in to get the treats.
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[S-Extra]
[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=EXTRA]
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High school volleyball action, game five of the world series, the Friday Football Extra rundown and NHL hockey, but first our extra point.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-NASCAR; :00]
MBV Motorsports announced it has signed Scott Riggs, who is fifth in Busch points in the Nestle Quick Ford, to a multi year deal to drive in the NASCAR Nextel Cup series.
MBV fields the number 10 Pontiac which is now driven by Johnny Benson. Benson is 27th in the Winston Cup Points race.
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[GO TO SCORES]
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[S-Series]
[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-151 1:16:56]
[GRAPHIC=world series]
New York and Florida would battle in game five of the World Series last night from pro Player Stadium.
Not a good start for New York.
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[SUPER=03-Miami, FL/FOX; :00]
Pitcher David Wells is forced out of the game in the first with back spasms.
Trailing 1-nothing, the Marlins get three in the second, pitcher Brad Penny drives in two with a single and the Fish could smell victory.
[SUPER=35-New York/4/Florida/6;]Then in the sixth, the Marlins get two more. This time Mike Lowell drives in Ivan Rodri
quez and Jeff Conine on a bloop single to right center. It was 6-1 at that point. New York creeped back to with in 2 6-4 but the marlins win to take a 3 games to 2 lead back to New York for game six Saturday with a chance to win the World series.
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[S-Volley]
[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-159 1:16:12]
[GRAPHIC=Volleyball]
From the diamond to the court. Salem welcomed Cave Spring to town tonight for a volleyball match.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem/Knights vs. Spartans; :00]
Early in the second game, knotted at five a piece, Salem's Emily Southard connects on the kill to put the Spartans up 6-5.
Then, Annie Hughes turns some defense into offense when she registers the kill off her own block and the Spartans wee rolling.
Cave Spring answers in a big way with some nice touch shots. Katie Morrison gets the rock to fall here, 19-11 Knights.
Late in the second game, Cave Spring's Lauren Clary seals the deal on this monster kill across court. Cave Spring wins 25-22, 25-16 and 25-18.
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[S-ACC]
[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-165]
[GRAPHIC=ACC]
Maryland and Georgia Tech entered tonight's game against one another each riding win streaks.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Atlanta, GA/ESPN; :00]
Maryland's Ralph Friegden had watched his Terps reel off five straight wins while Chan Gailey and his Yellow Jackets had put together three straight W's.
The game was scoreless until late in the third quarter when Georgia Tech 's quarterback finds a wide open receiver in the back of the end zone and Georgia Tech goes up 7-3.
[SUPER=34-Maryland/3/Georgia Tech/7;]Late in the fourth, Maryland with its chances running out, tosses a the ball b
ut it is intercepted and the Yellow Jackets sting Maryland 7-3.
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[S-UVA]
[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-157 59:41]
[GRAPHIC=UVa]
The 4 and 3 Virginia Cavaliers venture out of the ACC Saturday to play Troy State in Charlottesville.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Charlottesville; :00]
The Wahoos are 1 and 1 this season in the friendly confines of Scott Stadium, and despite a tough loss to Florida State, Al Groh is positive about the turn out for his two home games. The student section and the overall enthusiasm impressed the coach and the many recruits on hand against Florida State, especially UVa's top recruit, who considers fan turnout very important.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Al Groh/UVa Head Football Coach; :00]
[RUNS=:21]
[OUT Q=...south eastern conference school"]
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[VO-NAT]
The Cavaliers have been without ACC leading rusher Wali Lundy since the Clemson game. He was in street clothes against Florida State nursing an injured foot
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Wali Lundy/UVa Sophomore Running Back; :00]
[RUNS=:09]
[OUT Q=..its a maybe"(DOUBLE OUT!!!!!)]
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[S-FFE]
[ANCHOR=Steve]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-155 TC]
[GRAPHIC=FFE]
Week nine of the high school football season kicks off tomorrow night and our Friday Football Extra crews will be working to bring you the highlights of 11 games. Here's the complete rundown with the home teams on the bottom.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=LOGO & AUDIO FULL]
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[S-NHL]
[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-156 1:00:42]
[GRAPHIC=NHL]
NIne NHL games faced off tonight.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Atlanta, GA/Predators vs. Thrashers; :00]
In Atlanta, Bob Hartley and his Thrashers would try and beat the Nashville Predators.
In the first period, the Predators Dan Hamhuis comes out of the box from a penalty and gets the perfect pass and buries the puck on the nice slap shot. 1-nothing Nashville at the 4:55 mark.
[SUPER=34-Nashville/2/Atlanta/4;] But the highlight of the game was this one. Jordin Tootoo, the brother of former Exp
ress star Terrence Tootoo notches his first career NHL goal at the 5:28 mark of the first. 2-zip but Atlanta wins 4-2.
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[Singing-Inmates]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=None]
For these contestants, staying in key is THE key to their freedom.
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[OUT Q=nat sound]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Moscow, Russia]
23 convicts, including those found guilty of murder, robbery and drug possession are all in tune with a song contest sponsored by the Russian goverment in which the top prize is release from prison.
The finalists were selected by music producers and prison officials from among hundreds of hopefuls.
The winner will also receive a trophy and cash and be announced from the stage of their gala-concert on Friday.
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