WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 01/29/04

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Coming up on News 7-
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Does it sound like Big Brother? It may be coming to Roanoke.. Cameras monitoring red lights.
Childrens nudist camps in Virginia may be going away.
And oops... the ice is dangerous for one reporter as he goes down.
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Plus your Superbowl weekend forecast.
News 7 at Eleven is next.

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Some new eyes in the sky may soon be watching you. It could save your life but it could also end up costing you money.
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[IN Q=Yeah, I'm for it]
((MONICA HAIRSTON: YEAH, I'M FOR IT. I'M FOR THAT.)) ((DAVE STUEBNER: AHH, IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT.))
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[Red-Lights]

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It may have motorists seeing red, and the city of Roanoke seeing green.
Last night, we told you how the city wants to install traffic cameras to catch those who run red lights. [***CAUGHT ON CAMERA***]
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Tonight Justin McLeod has reaction and how this has worked in other cities. Justin, what did you find?
Jean, we found it is often effective but controversial.
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Some people we talked to say they're ok with being caught on camera, others are not....believing it's another example of Big Brother watching.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
[SUPER=01-Monica Hairston/Roanoke Resident; :27]
[SUPER=01-Dave Stuebner/Opposes Red Light Cameras; 1:14]
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[OUT Q=DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT TO ME]
((((NAT SOUND OF CARS DRIVING BY))
If you drive around the city of Roanoke, you'll probably run into scenes like this, motorists running red lights.
Angelo Gonzalez sees it all the time.
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[IN Q=It's getting ridiculous]
((ANGELO GONZALEZ: IT'S GETTING RIDICULOUS. THEY NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.)) [Runs03]
[OUT Q=something about it]

He may soon get his wish.
The city of Roanoke has asked the General Assembly for permission to install photo red cameras at intersections.
They would be used to snap pictures of any vehicle that runs a red light.
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[IN Q=I'm all for it]
((MONICA HAIRSTON/MOTORIST: I'M ALL FOR IT BECAUSE THERE, ME PERSONALLY THERE IS A LOT OF SERIOUS ACCIDENTS HAS HAPPENED BECAUSE PEOPLE OF RUN THE LIGHTS.)) [Runs06]
[OUT Q=run the lights]

The cameras typically work like this.
It takes three pictures, one of the car's license plate, another of the car going through the intersection, and a third of the red light.
The car owner's then receives a ticket in the mail.
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[IN Q=If you were to get]
((ERSKINE JONES/MOTORIST: IF YOU WERE TO GET ONE THESE MAIL, WOULD YOU THINK TWICE ABOUT RUNNING THAT RED LIGHT? OH DEFINETELY, NO DOUBT. I DEFINETELY WOULD.)) [Runs04]
[OUT Q=I definetely would]

That is exactly what localities that use this technology want to hear. [GRAPHIC]
Take Wilmington North Carolina.
Since the red light program began 4 years ago, the number of daily citations has dropped by nearly 50-percent.
The number of angle crashes at intersections is also down by 23-percent.
It is proof the cameras are effective but some wonder if this is an invasion of privacy.
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[IN Q=I think it is too]
((DAVE STEUBNER/OPPOSES RED LIGHT CAMERAS: I THINK IT IS TOO MUCH LIKE BIG BROTHER. THE IDEA OF NOT HAVING A COP WRITE IT AND USE JUDGEMENT DOESNT SEEM RIGHT TO ME.)) [Runs06]
[OUT Q=seem right to me]))
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Critics also point out the cameras are a money maker.
Wilmington North Carolina for example makes more than 180-thousand dollars a year through red light citations.
But city leaders point out that money is then used to make safety improvements on the roadways.
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Jean, the bill that would allow cameras in Roanoke has passed the Senate. It now goes to the House and if passes would then go to Roanoke City council but not before a public hearing.

[VICK-SEARCH]

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A Star Virginia Tech football player is being investigated by the Blacksburg Police, though he has not been charged with any crime. Police searched the home of 19 year old quarterback Marcus Vick today.
According to a search warrant the investigation has to do with allegations Vick contributed to the delinquency of a minor.
According to the search warrant 3-underage females told police they were in Vick's apartment drinking. Two of the girls told police a 15 year had sexual intercourse with Vick.
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Police searched his Blacksburg apartment early this morning looking for a Bicardi rum bottle, a digital camera, condoms, and sheets and bed clothes.
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((SHOWALTER:THIS IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION AND OUT OF RESPECT TO THE ALLEGED COMPLAINANTS AND THE ALLEGED SUSPECT THIS OFFICE NOT GOING TO MAKE A COMMENT, NO FORMAL CHARGES FILED AND AGAIN THIS IS A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION.))
[SUPER=01-Joey Showalter/Montgomery Co. Commonwealth's Atty;]
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[OUT Q=preliminary investigation.]
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[TAKE VO OF MARCUS VICK :]
Vick played in 11 games this past season.
Of course, he is also the younger brother of Michael Vick.
We attempted to reach Marcus Vick this afternoon but were not successful.
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[SS=HOLD]

In a statement, Virginia Tech says "this is a matter for the police and the courts. The university defers to the Blacksburg Police Department to state the facts of the case." It goes on to say no immediate action is planned, but the university could enact athletic or student sanctions depending on the results of the police investigation.

[Winston]

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The man who received Lynchburg's first death penalty in forty years had his sentence upheld by a circuit judge today.
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A jury convicted 23-year-old Leon Jermain Winston of the double murder of
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Anthony and Rhonda Robinson and said he should die for his crimes.
Friends and family of the Robinsons are grateful that sentence will stand, and they're not worried about the appeals process.
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[IN Q=Right now I'm]
((ANN LEWIS/SISTER OF MURDER VICTIM: RIGHT NOW I'M REALLY NOT AS FOCUSED ON THAT BECAUSE I THINK I KNOW THAT IT'S DONE, BASICALLY, AND WITH HIM GOING INTO MAXIMUM SECURITY IT MAKES IT EASIER FOR US, IT MAKES IT EASIER AND IT'S VERY COMFORTING KNOWING THAT HE WON'T BE ABLE TO HURT ANYONE ELSE.))
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[OUT Q=hurt anyone else.]
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Winston's accomplice, 24-year-old Kevin Eugene Brown, was convicted of second degree murder last fall.
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[Nudist-camp]

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Children at Virginia's only nudist youth camp may need to put their clothes back on.
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A House subcommittee today approved a bill to require that any child attending the camp be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
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Advocates of nude recreation say the bill is unnecessary.
They says nudists have been running summer youth camps for years without a single incident of illegal or improper behavior.
They also say the legislation places a difficult burden on families who enjoy nude recreation.
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[IN Q=THEY DON'T REQUIRE THAT OF ANY]
((BOB ROCHE/MANAGER OF NUDIST CAMPGROUND: THEY DON'T REQUIRE THAT OF ANY CHURCH GROUP WHEN THEY HAVE A SEMINAR. WHY SHOULD THEY REQUIRE IT OF OUR PARENTS AND PUT AN UNDUE HARDSHIP ON OUR PARENTS.))
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[OUT Q=put an undue hardship on our parents.]
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The manager of the Virginia campground that sponsored the event last year says the nudist youth camp will probably shut down if the bill becomes law.
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[Clergy-abuse]

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Clergy (Clur-gee) may soon be required to report suspected instances of child abuse and will face fines if they don't.
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[SUPER=03-Richmond]

The state Senate passed the measure today on a close 22-to-17 vote.
Teachers, health care workers and police officers are already required to report suspected abuse.
Senator Janet Howell's bill adds ministers, priests and rabbis to the list.
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[IN Q=WE SHOULD NOT BE IN THE BUSINESS]
((SENATOR JOHN WATKINS/R-MIDLOTHIAN: WE SHOULD NOT BE IN THE BUSINESS OF CROSSING THAT LINE BETWEEN CHURCH AND STATE. WE SHOULD NOT MANDATE THIS. SENATOR RUSSELL POTTS/R-WINCHESTER: SOME OF THESE MINISTERS AND PRIESTS DID NOT HAVE THE COURAGE NOR THE INTEGRITY TO SPEAK OUT ABOUT ABUSES WE KNOW HAPPENED.))
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[SUPER=01-Sen. Russell Potts/(R) Winchester; :09]
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[OUT Q=SPEAK OUT ABOUT ABUSES WE KNOW HAPPENED.]
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Failure to report abuse would result in a 500-dollar fine.
37 states already have a similar law in place.
The bill now heads to the House.
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[Campaign]

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Democrats who hope to take the White House first would like the South.
Tonight the candidates debated all saying they're the best for southern voters.
Stacy Case has more on tonight's debate.
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[Super=01-Sen. John Kerry/(D) Presidential Candidate; :21]
[Super=01-Sen. John Edwards/(D) Presidential Candidate; :37]
[Super=01-Wesley Clark/(D) Presidential Candidate; :53]
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((THE SEVEN MEN VYING FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL NOD ARRIVED IN SOUTH CAROLINA AWARE THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN THE PALMETTO STATE IS WELL ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. VOTERS HERE LABEL JOB LOSS A TOP CONCERN. FRESH OFF TWO WINS IN TW
O WEEKS--- ON MSNBC MASSACHUSETTS SENATOR JOHN KERRY SAYS IT'S HIS CONCERN TOO.
SEN JOHN KERRY/DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: We need a pres who's going to fight for trade that's fair and a President who's going to close the loopholes for corporations that get rewards for taking jobs overseas.
NATIVE SON, JOHN EDWARDS, REMINDED VOTERS--- HE'S THE SON OF A SOUTH CAROLINA MILL WORKER. HE SAYS PRESIDENT BUSH IS S
PENDING TOO MUCH ENERGY ON FOREIGN POLICY. JOHN EDWARDS/DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE There's a lot the president is not doing about job loss. president of the united states has to be able to walk and chew gum at he same time.
ON THE ISSUE OF IRAQ--- RETIRED GENERAL WESLEY CLARK ACCUSED THE ADMINISTRATION OF PLAYING POLITICS WITH NATIONAL SECUR
ITY. RET GENERAL WESLEY CLARK/DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE -- we are going to have to form an international organization to take the burden off the u-s TRACK: ONE TIME FRONTRUNNER, HOWARD DEAN, REMINDED VOTERS AND HIS COMPETITORS THE IRAQ ISSUE IS HIS. HE SAYS HE WAS TALKING ABOUT IRAQ WHEN NOBODY ELSE WOULD. HOWARD DEAN/ DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE -- what we do know is this: the president was not candid with us before we went to war
JOE LIEBERMAN, DENNIS KUCINICH AND AL SHARPTON TRAILED IN IOWA AND NEW HAMPSHIRE, BUT THEY'RE VOWING TO KEEP CHASING THE PACK. A SLEW OF 7 PRIMARIES AND CAUCUSES NEXT TUESDAY COULD CHANGE THINGS. STACY CASE CBS NEWS.))
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Students at one area University are watching the primary race closely... In fact, they say they'll predict the eventual winner this weekend.
More on Washington and Lee's Mock Convention when News 7 returns.
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Plus the government's about to take another shot at telemarketers.
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[Sports-preview]

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(( Hey folks - Mike Stevens back in the News 7 Sports Office as Marcus Vick is investigated the University of Colorado is accused. The Express gets a key player back. Northside wins again in girls hoops. And we'll have this week's edition of the ACC Connection tonight on the big 7.))
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Some quick work by Campbell County sheriff's deputies and a local store owner helped nab an armed robbery suspect this afternoon.
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[SUPER=03-Campbell Co.]

Around 1:30, a man walked into the Mid-Atlantic Mobile Home Supply company and demanded money from the register.
As the suspect ran out with a handful of cash, the owner tripped a panic alarm and her husband ran after the robber.

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[IN Q=He took off]
((PHYLLIS SUTLER/ROBBERY VICTIM: HE TOOK OFF AFTER HIM AND TACKLED HIM RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF 29, AND THEY ROLLED AROUND A LITTLE BIT. THE GUY GOT UP AND RAN AGAIN, THEY GOT HIM AGAIN, AND HE TRIED TO HIDE ACROSS THE STREET.))
[SUPER=01-Phyllis Sutler/Robbery Victim]
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[OUT Q=across the street.]
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It only took about a minute for deputies to arrive and arrest 25-year-old Terrence A. Marshall.
He's charged with armed robbery although no weapon was recovered.
Marshall's being held without bond.
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[Tate]

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A Florida teen who killed a playmate today gets a second chance.
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On the eve of his 17th birthday Lionel Tate admits responsibility for the death of six year old Tiffany Eunick.
Tate was sentenced to life in prison, but that sentence was overturned in appeals court and today Tate entered a new plea that spares him prison time.
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((JUDGE: DO YOU FEEL IT'S IN YOUR BEST INTEREST TO PLEA GUILTY TO SECOND DEGREE MURDER? TATE: YES SIR.))
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[OUT Q=YES, SIR.]
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Tate originally claimed the death was an accident- the result of acting of wrestling moves.
The victim's mother says she's forgiven Tate but she still waits for an apology.
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((DEWEESE EUNICK-PAUL/VICTIM'S MOTHER: THE LAST CONVERSATION I REMEMBER HAVING WITH LIONEL WAS WHEN LIONEL CAME TO MY HOUSE AND ASKED ME FOR TIFFANY'S TOYS SINCE TIFFANY WAS DEAD.))
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[OUT Q=Tiffany was dead.]
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Tate's attorney says Lionel would like to talk with Tiffany's mom but only if it's in private.
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[Telemarketing]

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The next time you see "out of area," or "unavailable" on the caller I-D, you won't have to worry about it being a telemarketer.
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The final requirement of the government's Do Not Call Rule is now in effect -- telemarketers are required by law to identify themselves on caller I-D boxes. Not only will consumers know who is calling, they'll be able to report Do Not Call violators.
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[IN Q=CONSUMERS WILL HAVE A NUMBER ]
((MICHAEL GOODMAN/ATTORNEY, FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION--CONSUMERS WILL HAVE A NUMBER TO REPORT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT WHEN THEY MAKE A COMPLAINT AND LET US TRACK DOWN A TELEMARKETER WHO IS VIOLATING THE RULE.))
[SUPER=01-Michael Goodman/Federal Trade Commission Attorney; ]
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[OUT Q=VIOLATING THE RULE]
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The telemarketing industry says it sees the caller I-D rule as a positive, and it has little or no effect where it has been in use. That's not the case with the Do Not Call registry-- the industry is questioning its constitutionality in court.
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Hope you enjoyed the warm-up, because Robin says it's going to get cold again.
Our forecast is still ahead.
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And folks in London could use a warm up too... as cold weather turns streets into sheets of ice.
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[Mock-Con]

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Forget Iowa and New Hampshire. If you really want to know who will represent the Democratic Party in this year's presidential election, look no further than Lexington. Students at Washington and Lee University will once again try to predict who will be the last candidate standing after all of the caucuses and primaries have passed. Richard Lesko has a preview.
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[SUPER=03-Lexington; :00]
[SUPER=01-Michael Denbow/Mock Convention Political Chair; :15 QUICK!!!]
[SUPER=01-Joanna Schubert/Mock Convention Media Chair; :33]
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(( With little more than 24 hours to go before this year's Mock Convention at Washington and Lee University, school employees were busy preparing the stage, and students were doing last minute research to try to pick the right man.
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[INQ=I have the utmost...]
((MICHAEL DENBOW/MOCK CONVENTION POLITICAL CHAIR; I HAVE THE UTMOST CONFIDENCE, I CAN ALMOST GIVE A GUARANTEE THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET THIS ONE RIGHT.)) [RUNS3]
[OUTQ=going to get this one right.]
The event is totally student-run. Students plan the event, try to predict how primaries and caucuses will shake out for each state, and book nationally known speakers like this year's keynote, James Carville.
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[INQ=I think that...]
((JOANNA SCHUBERT/MOCK CONVENTION MEDIA CHAIR; I THINK THAT REGARDLESS OF HOW THINGS TURN OUT, WE'VE COME AWAY WITH A HUGE LESSON IN POLITICS, AND HOW A NATIONAL EVENT RUNS.)) [RUNS11]
[OUTQ=a national event runs.]
[BUTT BUTT BUTT]
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[INQ=It's a really neat...]
((MICHAEL DENBOW/MOCK CONVENTION POLITICAL CHAIR; IT'S A REALLY NEAT PROCESS BECAUSE IT ONLY HAPPENS ONCE EVERY FOUR YEARS. THE LAST TIME THIS CONVENTION HAPPENED, WE WERE SENIORS IN HIGH SCHOOL. WE MAY HAVE SEEN CLIPS OF IT, AND VIDEOS OF THE PAST, BUT WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT IT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE, OR HOW WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO THIS.)) [RUNS12]
[OUTQ=supposed to do this.]
While the students change for each convention, the success of the event has not. They've been wrong just once since 1948.
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[INQ=No question about it..]
((JOANNA SCHUBERT/MOCK CONVENTION MEDIA CHAIR; NO QUESTION ABOUT IT. WE'VE BEEN DOING IT WITHOUT A HITCH FOR THE LAST 50 YEARS, SO I THINK WE'LL GET IT RIGHT AGAIN.)) [RUNS5]
[OUTQ=we'll get it right again.]
The students will give their prediction of the Democratic nominee on Saturday, but will have to wait until the party's real convention is held in July to find out if they are correct once again. Richard Lesko, News 7, Lexington.))

[S-Extra]

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More fallout from the Marcus Vick situation, plus girls high school hoops and this week's ACC Connection are on the way. But first tonight's Extra Point -
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
The Express got some welcome news today as Dan Carlson rejoined the team after a 20 game stint in the AHL with the Lowell Lock Monsters. Carlson will be in uniform tomorrow night as the team continues its 10 game road trip in Toledo.
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[S-Vick]

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At the top of tonight's newscast we told you that police are investigating Tech quarterback Marcus Vick.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg/2003 Season; :00]
His apartment was searched this morning at 4am. The warrant states that police were looking for a rum bottle, a vodka bottle, bed sheets, condoms and a digital camera. The search warrant also indicates that three underage teenage girls, two age 15 and one age 14, consumed alcohol while in his apartment. One of the 15 year old girls also is alleged to have had sex with Vick in his bedroom
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No charges have been filed, but the damage may already have been done on at least one front.
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All of this comes less than a week before next Wednesday's national signing day and just days before some recruits will be on campus.

[S-Buffs]

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Ironically, Vick's news comes on the same day that the University of Colorado is being accused of sex parties to lure football recruits to the schools.
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[SUPER=03-Boulder, CO; :00]
In testimony given for a civil rights lawsuit against the school, Boulder County District Attorney Mary Keenan said the athletic department resisted demands to halt the parties. And she alleges that police helped cover up the parties and the alleged rape of three women. The University called a newsconference tonight to deny the accusations.
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[S-Vikings]

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The snow and ice have played havoc with the high school basketball schedule this week. But tonight a few teams got back on the hardwood.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Vikings vs. Colonels; :00]
Northside is one of the top girls' team in not only the area, but the state this year and Corrie Fertitta will send the long pass down to Emery Wallace and she will drop in the easy transition hoops. It's 30-to-8 early. Fleming did everything it could to compete. Janee Jennings will work it to Jasmine Bannister, who creates some space and then find the bottom. But Northside was in control on this one as Bekkah Strutt makes the bounce pass to Dana Powell, who in turn puts it in the bucket.
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Northside one more time - Strutt with another assist to Wallace. The Lady Vikings get the 65 to 37 win.
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In the ACC tonight Wake Forest was at home, but on the ropes.
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Skip Prosser's Demon Deacons came into tonight's game with Maryland having lost four games in a four. But tonight Wake would Wake up. Freshman Chris Paul scored 25 points and fellow guard Justin
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Gray dropped in 20 as Wake Forest beats Maryland 93-to-85. The Deacs had fallen from 3rd to 19th in the polls.
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Virginia will get a shot at Wake Forest this Saturday on that same Lawrence Joel Coliseum hardwood. Steve Mason checks in with the UVa freshmen in this edition of the ACC Connection.
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((STEVE MASON:THE CAVALIERS HAVE 10 ACC GAMES REMAINING BEFORE THE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT MARCH 11TH. 5 FRESHMAN ARE SEEING MINUTES THIS SEASON AND AVERAGING 30 OF THE UVA'S 76 POINTS A GAME. HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT VIRGINIA'S BRAT PACK. ))
((Former Roanoke Catholic product J.R. Reynolds became the second UVa freshman to season to earn rookie of the week honors after scoring 26 points and shooting 64 percent from the field in two games last week. But J.R. is encouraged most not by individual stats but by the chemistry UVa's freshman five are developing. ((:))
Gary Forbes leads UVa freshman in scoring with 9.9 points each time out. But Dante Minter has also been impressive. His hustle and defense are two reasons UVa 's leading scorer Elton Brown has spent a little more time on the bench of late. ((:)) T.J. Bannister's brings an incredible quick, slashing style of play to the line up. The development of his leadership abilities among his freshman teammates is crucial consider floor general Todd Billet is a senior. ((:)) ((:))
The Cavaliers are OH and 3 in ACC road games this season and will look for that first win Saturday at Wake Forest. Steve Mason for your WDBJ-7 Atlantic Coast Connection.))

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The Patriots are still the favorites, but don't try telling that to the "Minster of Defense" Reggie White.
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After retiring from the NFL in 1999, White unretired for the 2000 season and came back with the Carolina Panthers for one season. That year he became very close to Panthers' owner Jerry Richardson - and for no other reason than that he's pulling for Carolina.
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White won a Super Bowl with the Packers, and he says the way things have been in the NFL the past few years - anything in possible on a given Sunday.
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[GO TO PINNACLE 6351] And don't forget - all of your Super Bowl excitement is right here on WDBJ-7 Sunday. The Pregame show begins at two, the game at 6:25 - right here on Your Hometown Station.
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