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Coming up on News 7-
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A manhunt for a suspected Georgia killer is over tonight.
Pilots may decide to walk rather than fly- and that could leave some passengers stuck-
Plus the latest battle between Liza and David Gest.
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[Talent=Jean]


and another name in the hat for Roanoke Mayor.
News 7 at Eleven is next.

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The man wanted for killing three in laws and his daughter is caught in Tennessee- after a high speed police chase.
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((COPS SEEMED.. GRABBED THE GUY.))
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[OUT Q=GRABBED THE GUY.]
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[VO-NAT 04 plus pad]


Tonight the three girls allegedly abducted by the man are safe.
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[ANCHOR =Jean]
[SS=News 7 @ 11]



[GA-Killer]


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Good Evening. I'm Jean Jadhon
The three girls are okay tonight- the suspect is not. Police say Jerry Jones shot himself after the police chase. Tonight he's in critical condition.
As Elizabeth Sanchez reports the man is wanted for a mass killing in Georgia.
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[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-East Ridge, TN]
[SUPER=01-Bridgette Davis/Witness;]
[SUPER=01-Howard Sears/Witness;]
[Super=01-Mark Adkins/Witness;]
[Super=01-Vernon Keenan/Director, GA Bureau of Investigation;]
[SUPER=01-Elizabeth Sanchez/CBS News;]
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[OUT Q=CBS News, Chattanooga.]

((THE THREE GEORGIA GIRLS KIDNAPPED AFTER 4 MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILY WERE MURDERED - ARE NOW SAFE AND ARE SAID TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. BRIDGETTE DAVIS/WITNESS "I HEARD ALL THE COPS SO I STEPPED OUTSIDE AND I SAW ONE OF THE COPS RUNNING WITH A YOUNG FEMALE TO THE SIDE OF THE CAR AND I WAS LIKE THEY CAUGHT HIM - I KNEW IT WAS. POLICE SAY THEY APPREHENDED THE SUSPECT JERRY JONES -- SEEN HERE BEING TAKEN AWAY ON A STRETCHER - JONES- THE FATHER OF TWO OF THE GIRLS HE HAD KIDNAPPED AND STEP FATHER TO THE THIRD IS BEING TREATED FOR INJURIES SUSTAINED FROM A SELF INFLICTED GUNSHOT. HOWARD SEARS/ WITNESS "I SAW TWO OF THE KIDS THEY GRABBED THEM AND PULLED THEM THIS WAY - AND JUST THE HELICOPTERS CAME AND AIR LIFTED THEM AWAY" MARK ADKINS /WITNESS "THE TRUCK RAN INTO THE POLL AND THE COPS SURROUNDED THEM" POLICE SAY JONES FIRST TRIED TO OUT MANEUVER AUTHORITIES ON I-75 NEAR CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE WHEN HE CRASHED HIS SUV.

Vernon Keenan/Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director: JONES HAD APPARENTLY SHOT HIMSELF AT SOME POINT AFTER THE CRASH AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD SPUN OUT 31-YEAR OLD JONES - WAS THE CENTER OF A MANHUNT SINCE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WHEN THE BODIES OF HIS 10 MONTH OLD BABY, HIS EX-WIFE'S - PARENT'S AND WIFE'S SISTER WERE FOUND DEAD IN NORTH WEST GEORGIA. THE KILLINGS - OCCURRED AT TWO DIFFERENT HOMES. AND INVESTIGATOR - SAY THEY WERE A PART OF A METHODICAL MURDER SPREE. THE MURDER SCENES WENT UNDISCOVERED FOR HOURS AFTER AN INITIAL CALL WAS MADE TO POLICE BECAUSE JONES ALLEGEDLY CLEANED UP AFTER THE ATTACKS AND HID THE BODIES FROM VIEW. THE EX- WIFE'S FAMILY SAYS JONES CONSTANTLY THREATENED VIOLENCE. AND AUTHORITIES BELIEVE IT WAS HIS EX-WIFE'S VISIT TO A NEW BOYFRIEND THAT COULD HAVE SET HIM OFF. ES CBS NEWS CHATTANOOGA.))

[Democrats-Mayor]


[ANCHOR=Jean]
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Roanoke Vice- Mayor Nelson Harris has confirmed that he will run for the top spot on city council.
Tonight, he told members of the Roanoke Democratic Committee he will seek the party's nomination for Mayor.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Monday]


Committee members have decided to hold a firehouse primary on February 7th at the Roanoke Civic center to nominate a slate of candidates for the May election.
Harris will face former Mayor David Bowers.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Well, I think]

((DAVID BOWERS: WELL I THINK WE'LL HAVE A SPIRITED CAMPAIGN, BUT I THINK THE ISSUE IS BEFORE THE PUBLIC NOW. IF YOU LIKE THE WAY THINGS ARE GOING DOWN AT CITY HALL THEN STAY THE COURSE. BUT IF YOU WANT A CHANGE I'M YOUR MAN.)) ((NELSON HARRIS: I THINK IT'S A CHOICE OF EITHER GOING BACK TO THE PAST, OR HAVING NEW LEADERSHIP FRESH LEADERSHIP AND LOOKING TO THE FUTURE.))
[SUPER=01-David Bowers/(D) Candidate for Mayor; :00]
[SUPER=01-Nelson Harris/(D) Candidate for Mayor; :13]
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[OUT Q=and looking to the future.]
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[VO-NAT]


Bev Fitzpatrick, who was appointed to city council earlier this year, says he will seek a new term.
Incumbent council members Bill Bestpitch, and Linda Wyatt also announced they plan to run for re-election.
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[Schools]


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Several area schools are changing their schedules for tomorrow.
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[TAKE SCHOOLTOUCH FS]
Campbell County schools have a two hour delay tomorrow.
Baywood Elementary in Grayson County will be closed due to heating problems.
A two hour delay tomorrow for Monroe County West Virginia schools.
And Tazewell County schools will also operate on a two hour delay.
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[Mesaba-Airlines]


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Some Northwest Airlink flights may not be in the air starting at midnight tomorrow.
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[VO-NAT]
[Super=03-Minneapolis, MN;]


Pilots for Mesaba airlines which operates as Northwest Airlink may go out on strike.
The airline funnels passengers to about 30 states.. and does operate flights out of Roanoke.
For many passengers the news of a possible strike came as a suprise.
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((COMPLETELY UNAWARE CAUGHT BY SPURISE IF WE'LD KNOW WE MAY HAVE TAKEN AN ALTERANTE ROUTE.))
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Right now Talks between pilots and the company are not looking good.
Mesaba airlines and its 844 pilots have been unable to agree on pay and benefits.
Passengers who need more information on flights are advised to call Northwest Airlines Reservations.
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[VMI-Building]


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The past and future have collided in Lexington.
At issue is whether Virginia Military Institute should be allowed to demolish an historic home. [***VMI BUILDING IN MONITOR***]
[DOUBLE BOXES=JEan & Justin /NEwsroom;]


Justin McLeod is here now. Justin, How are some trying to stop VMI's plans?
Jean, three preservation groups are now working to save it and hope the state will help.
[LIVE= Justin /FULL Newsroom]
[SUPER=@justin1]


We're talking about a Victorian home built by a prominent Lexington architect.
It is currently used as faculty housing but now V-M-I wants to drastically change the landscape.
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[SUPER=03-Lexington; :00]
[SUPER=01-Ken White/VMI Spokesperon; :11 (QUICK)]
[SUPER=01-Jean Dunbar/Historic Lexington Foundation; :29]
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[OUT Q=THERE IS CONCRETE]

((((NAT SOUND OF KEN WHITE SAYING AT 5:36:45 "WITH THE EXPANSION WHERE IT IS NOW YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT COMING UP ABOUT TO THIS TREE LEVEL"))
And because of that, V-M-I says this century old home must go.
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[IN Q=We would prefer]

((KEN WHITE/VMI SPOKESPERSON: WE WOULD PREFER NOT TO DESTROY THE HOUSE, THERE'S NO QUESTION.)) [Runs04]
[OUT Q=no question]


But the house known as the Post Surgeon's residence stands in the way of VMI's expansion plans for Crozet Hall.
The schools wants to enlarge the mess hall to accommodate increasing number of cadets.
But preservartionists say not so fast.
[SOT 5:48:49]
[IN Q=You're losing history]

((JEAN DUNBAR/HISTORIC LEXINGTON FOUNDATION: YOU'RE LOSING HISTORY BUT OF COURSE IN THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION YOU'RE LOSING SYMMETRY, YOU'RE LOSING THE NEIGHBORHOOD.)) [Runs05]
[OUT Q=losing the neighborhood]


That's because the house was built as part of a set.
An identical home is located on the other side of the Post Hospital.
Opponents are also angry because where the house now stands will eventually be a driveway if demolished.
[SOT 5:45:58]
[IN Q=So why can't]

((JUSTIN McLEOD/REPORTING: SO WHY CAN'T VMI JUST MOVE IT? THE SCHOOL SAYS IT LOOKED INTO THAT OPTION BUT THE PROBLEM IS IT IS SO HILLY IN THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE HOUSE, MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE IT TO ANOTHER LOCATION.)) [Runs12]
[OUT Q=to another location]

((NAT SOUND OF KEN WHITE AT 5:37:35 "THIS IS ONE TIGHT PIECE OF PROPERTY HERE"))
V-M-I says there is not even any room to re-locate it to the other side of the property.
As for the mess hall, the school says it can only expand it from the back.
[SOT 5:31:56; 5:48:35]
[IN Q=We've taken great]

((KEN WHITE/VMI SPOKESPERSON: WE'VE TAKEN GREAT LENGTHS AND GONE TO GREAT LENGTHS TO TRY TO SAVE THE HOUSE BUT OUR ARCHITECTS SAY IT CAN'T BE SAVED.)) ((JEAN DUNBAR/HISTORIC LEXINGTON FOUNDATION: WHY NOT WORK AROUND IT AND LEAVE IT AND MAKE IT USEFUL. INSTEAD WHAT WOULD BE THERE IS CONCRETE.)) [Runs14]
[OUT Q=there is concrete]))
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[LIVE= Justin /FULL Newsroom]


The state's Architectural Review Board has already given the project the green light.
But after complaints from preservationists, the A-A-R-B has agreed to re-hear the case tomorrow in Richmond
[DOUBLE BOXES=Jean & Justin /Newsroom;]


Jean, if the plan moves forward V-M-I hopes to tear down the building in early March.

[Levi-Strauss]


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Levi's Jeans symbolize America, but soon no more Levis will be made in the U-S-A.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-San Antonio, TX]


The jeans maker tonight announced it's closing its last two American sewing plants- and laying off 800 workers.
The 150 year- old company says it can't afford to make its products in North America.
Levi's jeans have been an American icon around the world.
But sales have been drooping after a peak in 1996.
Only two decades ago, the firm had 63 U-S manufacturing plants.
Now most jeans are made in China.. though the company is still headquartered in California.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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A controversial plan to consolidate schools in Southside is held back.
The details when News 7 returns.
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And the bitter divorce gets worse. Now Liza Minnelli and David Gest are fighting over the wedding presents.
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[Sports-preview]


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(( Hey folks Mike Stevens back in the News 7 sports office tonight as Joe Gibbs makes his official triumphant return. JJ and JR talk about renewing their star city rivalry at U-Hall this weekend. VMI plays host to Radford tonight. NASCAR is ready to change the points system and Ahmad Brooks is a freshman all-American tonight on the Big 7.))
[Bowman]

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It's been one year since a 5-year old Grayson County boy disappeared.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Galax;]


Logan Bowman was last seen outside his Galax area home on January 8th, but wasn't reported missing by his mother for another two weeks.
Logan is now presumed dead and his mother, Cynthia Davis and her boyfriend Dennis Schermerhorn are about to go on trial for murder charges.
Although there's been no sign of Logan, his father still has hope he is alive.
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[SOT:53:25:00]
[IN Q=They've never found ]

((ALVIN BOWMAN: THEY'VE NEVER FOUND A BODY AND THEY'VE NEVER SHOWN ME NO PROOF. UNTIL THEN YOU'VE GOTTA HAVE THAT LITTLE DOUBT IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND THAT HE'S STILL ALIVE. NEITHER ONE OF THEM HAS SAID NOTHING. :14))
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[OUT Q=has said nothing.]
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Dennis Schermerhorn goes on trial in February, just two days before Logan would have turned 7-years old.
Cynthia Davis will be tried in March.
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[Bedford-Drugs]


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A Roanoke man is facing drug and firearms charges after police stopped him for driving on a suspended license last weekend.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bedford Co.]


That's because inside his car, authorities discovered six and a half kilos of cocaine and 25-thousand dollars in cash.
It was all hidden in a remote-controlled compartment behind a rear tail-light.
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[SOT 15:13:16]
[IN Q=But when you]

((MIKE BROWN/BEDFORD CO. SHERIFF: BUT WHEN YOU GET THAT KIND OF SEIZURE IN BEDFORD COUNTY, IT IS A MAJOR SEIZURE. AND IT'S AGAIN, IN TALKING WITH STATE AND D-E-A, IT'S A MAJOR SEIZURE IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY ALSO. SO WE WERE VERY, VERY PLEASED THAT WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE THIS PARTICULAR INDIVIDUAL OFF THE ROAD.))
[SUPER=01-Mike Brown/Bedford Co. Sheriff]
[RUNS=20]
[OUT Q=off the road.]
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[VO-NAT]


23-year-old Jermaine Niblet (NIB-let) is being held without bond.
Police say they aren't sure where he was headed with the drugs and cash.
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[Tax-plan]


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[***ANCHOR TAG***]
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They may share P-H-d's in economics but experts have very different views on Governor Warner's tax plan.
So how are Virginia taxpayers expected to make sense of it all?
Meghan Muldoon takes a look at that question.
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[IN Q=IT ISN'T PRETTY OR EASY TO UNDERSTAND]
[SUPER=03-Richmond; :00]
[SUPER=@Meghan1; :32]
[SUPER=01-Jim Miller/Former Reagan Budget Director; :48]
[SUPER=01-John Bennett/Virginia Secretary of Finance; 1:05]
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[OUT Q=MM, NEWS 7, RICHMOND]

(( It isn't pretty, or easy to understand, when economists start talking trash.
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[IN Q=KEEP IN MIND THE]

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[OUT Q=INCREASE THE COMPLEXITY.]



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[IN Q=SO TO GET TO THE EFFECT]

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[OUT Q=AND THE MINUS DOMINATES.]


And that's what you get when two teams of economists come out with competing analyses of Governor Warner's tax reform plan.
One study, done by the governor's own staff, says the tax reforms will help Virginia's economy.
The other analysis, paid for by House Republicans, contends the plan will cost the state 28-thousand jobs.
Both sides say their analysis is the most credible.
[SOT :50:21]
[IN Q=BY CONVENTIONAL ACADEMIC]

[RUNS:12]
[OUT Q=GROWTH OF JOBS IN VIRGINIA.]


But Democrats contend the GOP analysis is not thorough.
[SOT :04:45]
[IN Q=DOES IT LOOK AT EVERY ASPECT]

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[OUT Q=YOU GOT PROBLEMS.]


So what are Virginians to do?
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((I'D SAY DON'T BELIEVE ME, DON'T BELIEVE THEM. ASK FOR YOURSELF.)) [RUNS:03]
And that is the only part made easy.
Both reports can be accessed with just a click of the mouse.
Happy reading!
Meghan Muldoon, News 7, Richmond.))
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[WIPE TO FULL SCREEN WDBJ HOME PAGE]
[ANCHOR=JEan]


You can find links to those websites on News 7's homepage at wdbj7-dot-com. Click on websites in the news.
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[Henry-School]


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Some Henry County students will have to wait a little longer to find out where they'll go to school next year.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Henry Co.;]

With a four to three vote, the newly elected Henry County School Board decided to suspend school consolidation until it can review the plan. Under the current plan five-schools will close and two high schools and two middle schools will be combined.
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[SOT]
[IN Q= WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD...]

((BONNELL YOUNG@tape2-2:58:32:19: WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD. WE NEED THE HENRY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM TO MOVE FORWARD- WE NEED TO STOP BEING JOKES TO A LOT OF PEOPLE IN OUR AREA. clapping)) ((TYLER MILLNER@tape 1-2:25:01:23: WITH THIS MAJOR DECISION, I CAN'T BELIEVE A BOARD WOULD WANT TO ACT WITHOUT THE OPINION OF THREE NEW BOARD MEMBERS. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT!!))
[SUPER=01-Bonnell Young/Fieldale-Collinsville Band Director; :00]
[SUPER=01-Tyler Millner/Consolidation Opponent; :10]
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[OUT Q= ... CAN'T BELIEVE THAT. 2nd Reference!]
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The new board will review the plan over the weekend and then reconvene on Monday afternoon at one to decide what to do next.
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[Kelley-Retirement]


[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=03-44 TC1:39:59]
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Dick Kelley says it's time for a change. Today, he announced he will leave the Roanoke City Schools at the end of the year.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]


The Assistant Superintendent for Operations, Kelley has worked for the school system since 1980.
He says recent controversies did NOT play a role in his decision.
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[SOT 02:02]
[IN Q=I think the school system]

((DICK KELLEY/ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT; I THINK THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, ALTHOUGH WE'VE HAD SOME BUMPS ALONG THE ROAD, IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO PROGRESS AND PROVIDE THE BEST EDUCATION FOR OUR STUDENTS.))
[SUPER=01-Dick Kelley/Assistant Roanoke Superintendent;]
[RUNS=:08]
[OUT Q=best education for our students.]
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Kelley says he believes the school system is in a strong position, but after more than 20 years Kelley says he's ready for a new challenge.
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[Minnelli-Gest]


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It was a star studded wedding. Now the divorce is a bitter battle of" he says, she says."
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-New York, NY;]

Liza Minnelli and David Gest have been estranged for months now. She showed up for a pre-trial examination, but not Gest. Minnelli's lawyer says Gest was avoiding the hearing by hiding in Hawaii. Gest's lawyer says he failed to show up because of head injuries sustained by brutal beatings at the hands of Minnelli. Minnelli claims Gest sold her piano on E-Bay and gave away many of her other belongings. The once happy couple are even battling over who gets the wedding gifts.
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[Tease2]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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A lottery ticket changes one woman's life... but not for the better.
Next on News 7, why she's now facing charges.
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[VO-NAT]


And this is no joy ride... state troopers are now patrolling area interstates on motorcycles.
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[Commercial]

[Lottery-Winners]


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An Ohio woman who says she bought and lost a winning lottery ticket is now backing off her claim.
Elicia Battle has also withdrawn her lawsuit seeking to block payment to the winner.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Cleveland, OH]


Battle told reporters she did buy a ticket, but it wasn't a winner.
She says she wanted the money so much for her children and family- it was overwhelming.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=IT JUST TOOK OVER]

((ELICIA BATTLE: IT JUST TOOK OVER ME. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. IT WAS JUST SO OVERWHELMING. I APOLOGIZE TO ANYONE IF I INCONVENIENCED THEM.))
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[OUT Q=inconvenienced them.]
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[VO-NAT]


Police say Battle will probably be charged with filing a false police report.
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[L'burg-Jamestown]


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[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=03-45 TC1:39:49]
[GRAPHIC=Noen]
[ENG#=2]


As Virginia gears up to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown in 2007, Lynchburg is looking to throw a few parties as well.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg]


The Jamestown celebration coincides with the 250th anniversary of the establishment of John Lynch's ferry service across the James River.
A local committee is asking citizens to come up with ideas about the kind of events and activities they'd like to see.
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[SOT 9:43:24]
[IN Q=Each month is]

((DON SUTTON/COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN: EACH MONTH IS GOING TO BE DESIGNATED A SPECIFIC AREA OF CELEBRATION. SO CULTURE WOULD BE A MONTH, RELIGION WOULD BE A MONTH, MANUFACTURING, ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT ASPECTS INCLUDING EDUCATION, SO THERE WILL BE MONTHLY CELEBRATIONS DURING 2007.))
[SUPER=01-Don Sutton/Committee Chairman;]
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[OUT Q=celebrations during 2007.]
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[VO-NAT]


Sutton is also looking for entries in a logo contest to create a symbol of Lynchburg's participation in the 2007 celebration.
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[S-Extra]


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VMI-RU hoops, as ACC connection with JJ and JR, plus Joe Gibbs speaks and NASCAR pulls a fast one. But first your Extra Point -
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-2003 Season; :00]


the son of a former Redskin -Ahmad Brooks- the 6-4 linebacker who set a UVA freshman record with 117 tackles this season has been named to the Football Writers of America all-American team. Brooks was recognized as the ACC defensive freshman of the year by the Sporting News and the ACC Freshman of the Year by College Football News dot com.
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[GO TO SCORES] [GO TO SCORES]
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[OUTCUE=last score."]
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[S-VMI]


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The VMI Keydets hosted Radford tonight at Cameron Hall. RU had won the last three meetings, but tonight's confrontation marked the first between the two as Big South members.

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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lexington/Highlanders vs. Keydets; :00]

RU head coach Byron Samuels was ejected at Winthrop on Monday, he got a one game suspension, but appealed it so he could coach tonight. The Highlanders Aaron Gill will get free down low and he will give his coach something other than a Maalox moment with the layin. RU by four. But VMI would go on a 17-nothing run as Matt Coward gets the steal and hoop. VMI expands it's lead. Radee Skipworth then made this tough catch in traffic and he scores two of his game high 19 points for the Keydets. In the second half VMI opened things up as Richard Little alleyoops one to Matt Murrer - who throws one down on post.


[SUPER=33-Radford/58/V.M.I./69;]

Whit Holcomb-Faye would lead the Highlanders with 15 points. But that's was not enough VMI beats Radford 69-to-58.
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[SUPER=01-Bart Bellairs/VMI Head Coach; :00]
[SUPER=01-Byron Samuels/Radford Head Coach; :22]
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[OUT Q=give them the credit."]
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[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-165 34:49]
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[ENG#=2]

For area hoop fans it will be just like old times on Sunday when UVa hosts Duke. Steve Mason tells us why.
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[SUPER=@Steve1; :00]
[SUPER=03-Lexington/Cavaliers vs. Keydets; :36]
[SUPER=01-J. J. Redick/126 3 Pointers at Duke; :40]
[SUPER=01-J. R. Reynolds/Averaging 6.2 Points a Game for UVa; :58]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/2002 Season; 1:08]
[SUPER=03-Charlottesville; 1:27]
[SUPER=03-Durham, NC/January 6, 2004; 1:34]
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[OUT Q=...your atlantic coast conference connection]
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((STEVE MASON:IT IS ONLY FITTING THAT WE BEGIN OUR SECOND SEASON OF WDBJ-7'S ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE CONNECTION WITH J.J. REDICK AND J.R. REYNOLDS. THE TWO ROANOKE PRODUCTS PLAYED AAU BALL TOGETHER AND THEN COMPETED AGAINST EACH OTHER IN HIGH SCHOOL. THEY NOW FIND THEMSELVES ONCE AGAIN WEARING DIFFERENT COLORED JERSEYS. THE BLUE DEVIL AND CAVALIER SAY THEIR IS NO PERSONAL RIVALRY AND BOTH LINK THEIR ACC SUCCESS TO THEIR BASKETBALL BACK GROUNDS IN THE STAR CITY.)) ((J.R. and J.J. were teammates on the AAU Roanoke Jaguars for 5 years and in three of those they went to the national tournament and now they represent Roanoke on the largest college basketball scale of all. ((:)) ((:)) In the Cave Spring/Roanoke Catholic games the two occasionally matched up against each other. Redick averaged in the mid 20's against, Reynolds the high teens. Head to head, Redick was 6 and OH against Reynolds. ((:)) ((:)) their college careers are at different points. J.R. has made 10 three pointers, Redick is two treys shy of 10th place on Duke's all time career three points made list.)) ((:)) ((:)) ((:THIS WEEKEND ON YOUR HOMETOWN STATION, CATCH ACC RIVALS CLEMSON AND WAKE FOREST SATURDAY AT NOON AND THEN SUNDAY, THE WOLFPACK BATTLES FLORIDA STATE AT 4:30 JOINED IN PROGRESS. STEVE MASON FOR YOUR WDBJ-7 ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE CONNECTION.))

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[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=sp-164 4733TC]
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[ENG#=3]


Joe Gibbs officially checked back into the Nation's Capital tonight. The 3 Super Bowl trophies he won in his first stint with the team were on display - but Gibbs knows they mean very little right now.
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[IN Q=THIS IS ALL NEW...]
[SUPER=01-Joe Gibbs/Returns As Redskins Head Coach; :00]
[RUNS=:26]
[OUT Q=...ALL OVER AGAIN."]
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[VO NAT CON'T] And that in itself makes one wonder why a 63 year old walking success story would want such a challenge at such a time in his life.
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[OUT Q=...beyond belief."]
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[ANCHOR=mike]
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His contract is a 5 year, $25 million dollar deal.

[S-Doug]


[ANCHOR=Mike]
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[TAPE#=SP-152 15928TC]
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Some still believe that Gibbs will have trouble relating to the modern day player. But current Grambling coach Doug Williams, who won a Super Bowl with Gibbs in 1987 - disagrees.
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[SUPER=01-Doug Williams/Redskins Quarterback 1986-89; :00]
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Williams says for a 63 year old, Gibbs has the "Bling Bling" that all of today's players want - his three gold Super Bowl rings.
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[IN Q=I THINK...]
[SUPER=04-Super Bowl XXVII - 1983; :06]
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[OUT Q=...THAT HE HAS."]

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