WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 02/20/04

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Coming up on News 7-
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A big crash closes part of the interstate and sends several people to the hospital.
The mega millions lottery is drawn tonight from Times Square worth 230 million.
Plus four puppies left out with the trash are safe tonight.
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And one are and one area company needs workers.
News 7 at Eleven is next.

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Three vehicles collide... bringing traffic on Interstates 81 and 581 to a standstill.
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[81-Accident]

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The crash happened just before 7 tonight... but hours later traffic is still slow-going.
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A car and two tractor trailers collided where Interstate 581 merges into I-81 North.
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((SGT. C. D. JESSEE/STATE POLICE; THE VEHICLE THAT WAS MERGING FROM 581 STRUCK THE ONE TRACTOR TRAILER, IT TURNED LEFT INTO THE SECOND ONE. AND BOTH VEHICLES WENT OVER THE GUARD RAIL.))
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One of the tractor trailer drivers was pinned inside for about an hour. He was flown to Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
Three other people were taken to the hospital by ambulance. None of the injuries is believed to be life-threatening.
Crews are now working to get the rigs out of the median and clean up some fuel that spilled.
State police say on lane is now open on northbound 81 and 581.
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[Gas-tax]

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Road trips and Sunday drives may soon cost Virginians a lot more.
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The Senate today passed a nearly four billion dollar tax increase.
The bill would boost spending on education, health care and transportation by raising the sales tax and cigarette tax.
The measure also increases the state's gas tax by nine and a half cents a gallon.
That would boost the state's gas prices to the fourth highest in the nation.
Opponents of the gas tax increase say it would also cost the state in other ways.
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((MIKE O'CONNOR/VA PETROLEUM CONVENIENCE AND GROCERY ASSOCIATION: RIGHT NOW IF YOU HAVE AN INTERSTATE TRAVELER OR YOU HAVE A LONG HAUL TRUCKER NINE TIMES OUT OF TEN THEY'RE STOPPING IN VIRGINIA BECAUSE THEY'RE MAKING THEIR INCIDENTAL PURCHASES. THAT'S ALL GOING TO COME TO AN END IF THIS PASSES.))
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The measure now goes to the House of Delegates which has so far rejected any tax increases.
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[Gas-Prices]

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Gas prices just keep on creeping up- and there's no sign they're going down anytime soon.
Many motorists want to know why?
Julie Vallese has some answers.
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((FOR SIX CONSECUTIVE WEEKS GAS PRICES HAVE GONE UP - AND THE LONG RANGE FORECAST DOESN'T HAVE THEM COMING DOWN. Mantill Williams/Nat'l Director AAA: The economy is growing people are feeling more confidence in their personal finance so we have high demand with low inventories that seems like a recipe for record high gas prices. EXPERTS SAY OTHER FACTORS IN HIGHER GAS PRICES - THE POLITICALLY UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT IN VENEZUELA, AND CHINA'S BILLION PLUS POPULATION EMERGING AS A MAJOR FORCE IN GASOLINE DEMAND. John Fehny/American Petroleum Institute: In order to see gasoline prices fall dramatically you would have to see crude oil prices fall dramatically. THAT, ANALYSTS SAY, ISN'T LIKELY TO HAPPEN. OPEC HAS ANNOUNCED IT IS CUTTING CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION. "This year we'll probably be reaching record high gas prices or at least come pretty close to it." THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR A GALLON OF GASOLINE IS ABOUT A DOLLAR 65 THAT'S UP ALMOST A NICKEL SINCE MID JANUARY.
"The main reason for variation in gasoline prices is taxes, the type of gasoline you are using, for example some gasoline's like in California is much more expensive to produce." IN AREAS SUCH AS LA, SAN DIEGO AND SANTA BARBARA GAS PRICES ARE ABOUT A DOLLAR 90 BUT THE HIGHEST AVERAGE GAS PRICES - HONOLULU JUST A CLICK UNDER TWO DOLLARS.))

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If you think there is too much sex and violence on TV, then why aren't you doing something about it?
You can and it's a lot easier than you think. [***You're in Control Graphic***]
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Justin McLeod is in the newsroom tonight with details. So Justin what can we do?
Jean, most parents apparently rely on the ratings system.
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But it's hard to watch your kids 24 hours a day so you'll be happy to know there is another way.
It requires no additional equipment or assembly and it leaves it so you're in control.
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Whether you're watching the Superbowl half-time show or any night on television, it seems there is plenty of sex and violence on the airwaves but is it too much?
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((KEVIN POND/RADFORD RESIDENT: NO I DON'T THINK THERE IS TOO MUCH.)) ((INGRID STRELKA/ROANOKE RESIDENT: I'M A TEACHER AND I THINK THERE IS TOO MUCH.)) ((JENNIFER WATKINS/ROANOKE RESIDENT: I THINK THERE IS ENTIRELY TOO MUCH.)) [Runs05]
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It appears many agree.
Last year, the F-C-C received more than 240-thousand complaints about tv and radio programs.
What you may not realize is that you can automatically block sexual or violent programming from your tv.
It's called the V-Chip.
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((STEVE HARTMAN/LEE HARTMAN & SONS: IT BLOCKS THE CHANNEL IT ACTUALLY CUTS IT OFF. YOU SEE NO PICTURE AT ALL AND IT COMES ACROSS THE SCREEN STATING NOT SUITABLE FOR THIS AGE.)) [Runs07]
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It works like this.
You use your remote to put in a password and then you can block shows based on the TV ratings system.
For example, if a show has a rating of TV-14 you can set it so no one under 14 can watch it.
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Actually she probably does.
Every television made since January 2000 is equipped with this technology but it seems hardly anyone is using it.
According to a study by the Kaiser Family Foundation, 40 percent of parents now own a TV equipped with a V-Chip but only 17-percent of those parents actually use it.
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((STEVE HARTMAN/LEE HARTMAN & SONS: AND YOU HAVE CUSTOMERS WHO COME IN HOW OFTEN DO PEOPLE ASK ABOUT IT? NOT REAL OFTEN BECAUSE A LOT OF EM JUST DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S AVAILABLE)) [Runs08]
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The study backs that up.
It found that of all parents who bought a TV after January 2000, 53-percent are not even aware of the V-Chip feature.
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Jean, it's imporant to point out that the V-Chip only blocks programs so unless you had the SuperBowl blocked it would not have prevented your children from seeing the infamous Janet Jackson peep show.

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Virginia Tech has fired an employee after officials say he was found peeping.
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Witnesses say they saw 46-year old James Allen Smith, a dining hall employee, peering under stalls of a women's bathroom on campus on Monday. Afterwards, police discovered that Smith is a convicted sex offender in New Hampshire.
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Tech officials say they perform background checks before workers are hired for 'security-sensitive positions,' but not necessarily jobs like Smith's. Smith was arrested yesterday, and released on bond.

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Two year sentences were handed out in the case of three men who sold the timber off land that wasn't theirs.
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Greg Mueller will also have to pay back 14-thousand dollars, along with co-defendants, Normand Turgeon and Ken Griffith. The judge pointed out that Griffith testified he owned the property, when "he knew good and well he didn't," as Judge Sam Wilson put it.
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The three men claimed they acquired the land by "adverse possession," but the jury didn't buy that.
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[Stewart]

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Twenty witnesses later -- the prosecution wraps up its case against Martha Stewart today.
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It's unclear if Stewart will testify, and the judge won't rule until Monday on a motion to dismiss the charge of securities fraud. Meantime, the prosecution hoped to go out with a bang, but under cross examination, one of its star witnesses backed away from testimony made yesterday. Mariana Pasternak (pas-tur-knack) said Stewart told her ImClone's founder was "trying to sell his stock," and "isn't it great to have stockbrokers who tell you those things?" Now she says she doesn't know if the latter statement was made by Martha, or if that was thought in her mind. She did maintain that Stewart told her ImClone's founder was selling.
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They've put out the help wanted sign once... now it's out again.
More on new jobs in the New River Valley when News 7 returns.
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Plus foreigners are fleeing Haiti. Now the U-S government fears flights from the country could be hijacked.
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(( Hey folks - Mike Stevens back in the News 7 Sports Office as the high school district tournament champs are crowned tonight. We'll check out the highlights from six games, plus the Express opens a big weekend on a downer. And Newman rips the Rock tonight on the Big 7.))
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One Pulaski business has the "help wanted" sign out once again.
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Today, Global Contact Services announced that the company wants to hire up to 110 new workers immediately. The telemarketing firm recently signed a contract with a major telecommunications company, causing the need for additional workers to handle increased call volume. G-C-S will be accepting applications and conducting interviews on Monday at the Virginia Employment Commission in Radford.
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[Hotel-Roanoke]

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There's plenty of work being done at the Hotel Roanoke... after half a dozen rooms were flooded.
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Hotel officials say a guest unintentionally tampered with one of the sprinkler heads in a room on the fifth floor, causing flooding. The hotel was evacuated for nearly an hour. 6 rooms were damaged when water rushed under the doors, or cascaded to rooms below.
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((GARY WALTON/HOTEL ROANOKE GENERAL MANAGER; SOME OF THEM WERE DAMAGED, BUT IT WASN'T ANYTHING SIGNIFICANT. WE JUST HAD SATURATED CARPET, SO WE WORKED THROUGH THE NIGHT, CLEANED UP THE WATER, REPLACED THE CARPETING AND PUT THE ROOMS BACK IN ORDER.))
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Of the 6 rooms that were damaged, four were ready for guests to stay in this afternoon. The room where the flooding started and the room below it suffered heavier damage, and will likely not be repaired until early next week.
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[Haiti-Americans]

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The U-S government has begun putting air marshals on all flights in and out of Haiti for fear of a hijacking.
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This as scores of Americans leave the nation.
The U-S has advised Americans to get out while commercial airlines are still operating.
Today that's exactly what many Americans did-
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((OUR ORGANIZATION HAS TOLD US ITS THE BEST TO GO NOT TO BE HERE ANYMORE.))
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Up to 50 people have died in violence in the past several weeks- as armed gangs try to take control of the country.

Haiti's elected leader Jean Bertrand Aristide has vowed to stay in power.
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Is a warm weekend ahead?
Brent has the forecast.
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And they usually take out the trash... but one man used this garbage truck to take out a patrol car.
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More on the pickup and the chase that followed when News 7 returns.
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[Hollins-Play]

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Actors from Hollins University are teaching elementary school students about diversity.
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((CAN YOU PLEASE REMEMBER THAT I MUST SPEAK FIRST!))
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Students at Green Valley Elementary School were today transported to Ottoville, a fictional town run by Otto the Official. The performance of O-P-Q-R-S, Etc. was put on by The Hollins University Theatre Department. The play details Otto's heavy-handed, orange-tinged rule and how he finally learns to accept the entire rainbow.
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((ADRIAN WADE/ACTOR, OPQRS, ETC.: OPQRS IS HOW THE ALPHABET STARTS. OTTO'S NAME IS OTTO AND HIS NAME IS ORANGE THEREFORE EVERYTHING HAS TO START WITH O INCLUDING THE ALPHABET.))
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Actors say they hope the play teaches students the value of acceptance. They will take the production to other schools before offering a performance on the Hollins campus March 13.
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[Puppies]

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A trash collector got quite a surprise while doing his job- when he found more than trash thrown out- He found four newborn puppies.
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The pups were left in a cardboard box on the side of the road- sent out with the trash.
But a soft hearted sanitation worker saved them.
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((STEPHEN FALK/SANITATION WORKER; I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR ELEVEN YEARS AND SEEN SOME BAD THINGS THROWN OUT BUT THIS JUST BREAKS MY HEART. IT BREAKS MY HEART... SO))
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Falk brought the pups to an Animal center on Long Island.
The puppies are less than a week old. Animal workers say they're lucky to be alive after being left out in the cold.
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Hoop highlights from tonight's district tournament. The Express opens up a big weekend at the roundhouse. And Newman wins another pole. But first tonight's Extra Point -
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The Richmond Spiders vacant head football coaching position has caught the attention of Virginia Tech's recruiting coordinator - Jim Cavanaugh. He has had discussions with Richmond officials, although he has yet to interview for the job. Cavanaugh and the rest of the Tech defensive coaches are in Oklahoma this week visiting Oklahoma State and checking out their schemes.
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[S-Salem]

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We begin tonight at the "House that Harveycutter" built - the Salem Civic Center - with the River Ridge district's boy's title tilt.
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Salem's Grant Smythers picked up the district's coach of the year award tonight and his team picked up a win. The Spartans' Chris Adams draws the defense then dishes to Bryan Webb who drops in the deuce in the paint for the Salem. But Erie Hodge comes back and shows some serious inside game with the spin and pivot for the Cougars.
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But Salem would win the River Ridge titles tonight 56-to-50.
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The opening game at the "Carey-Dome" tonight had Hidden Valley and defending state champ Blacksburg vying for the River Ridge girls' title.
Watch Maria Migliarese dish to Elizabeth Shaw who lays it in but the Titans stilled trailed by over 10 points.
Blacksburg's Erin Hansen drives to the iron then kicks it to Hope McGlothin who wastes no time in putting the ball home.
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Rebecca Danahy finds the range but Blacksburg wins the River Ridge Tournament championship with the 54-43 win.
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[S-Radford]

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Christiansburg high school served as the neutral tournament home for the Three Rivers district this week. Tonight, the boys and girls crowned champions.
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Rick Crotts Highlanders upset Eastern Montgomery to get to this point. But tonight they would struggle against the talented Bobcats. Radford works it inside as Terrell Dobbins uses his size and drops in an early bucket. Glenvar would then work it inside out as the pass is kicked out to John Booker who drains the three ball for the Highlanders. But Glenvar didn't get enough of those as Radford
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win the Three Rivers tournament title 57 to 29.
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[S-Glenvar]

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The Three Rivers girls' championship game - featured the same schools at the same locale.
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The Radford girls were slight underdogs against the Highlanders. But the Bobcats were not intimidated as Ashlet Hayes drives in off the left side and score, plus she will draw the foul. The Highlanders answer with a deep three ball in this untra-tight contest as Sisi Shelor hits the bomb from the right wing. But Radford would answer with the wicked pass from Meg Khandan-Banan to
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Hayes. The Bobcats also hit their free throws and win the 3 Rivers title 43 to 38.
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[S-Fleming]

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The Blue Ridge District semis packed the house at Northside tonight. William Byrd and William Fleming got things started in the opener.
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Mickey Hardy's Colonels were the top seed as regular season champs.
But they got a tussle from the Terriers. Josh Newcomer makes the nifty move and puts in the floater. But things went downhill from there for Dave Culicerto's team.
James Otey comes right back for Fleming, with the double crossover and then finds Casey Corner underneath for the easy one. Fleming led by as many as 16.
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In the second half, Dwayne Priest pushes it up, and finishes with the spin-o-rama. The Colonels move on with an 8 point win, 59 to 51.
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[S-Northside]

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[WIPE to ENG!!]
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Northside tangled with Alleghany in the nightcap.
The homestanding Vikes got on the board first in this one. Aaron Simpkins goes right down the lane for an easy deuce.
But the Mountaineers pounded things inside to Brett Carpenter. He finishes strong for Alleghany as the Mounties led by 6.
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Then check out Bosco Williams on the run. He puts in the finger roll and Alleghany advances over Northside 70 to 56.

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[S-Express]

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The Express fell to Gwinnett 7-3 tonight at the round house.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem/Bruins vs. Titans; :00]

Roanoke came out of the gates a little slow falling behind 4-to-nothing and a bunch of penalties didn't help.
The Gladiators Jim Jackson takes the puck in and fires past David Belitski uncontested on the power play goal.
Roanoke tries to keep it close. Rick Kowalsky makes good on the second chance, his 24th of the season. But [super=34
-Gwinnett/7/Roanoke/3;]it's 4-1 Gwinnett in the second.
The Gladiators Phil Lewandowski finds the back of the net on this shot. Gwinnett wins 7-3.
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[S-Rock]

[ANCHOR=mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=SP-167 TC1528]
[GRAPHIC=nextel series]
[ENG#=4]
A lot of things have changed this season in NASCAR - but when it comes to qualifying on the Nextel circuit it's the same old story.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Rockingham, NC; :00]

In qualifying this afternoon at Rockingham for the Subway 400 - last year's king of the time trials - Ryan Newman did it again as he won the 19th pole of his career. Dodge grabbed the top four spots for Sunday's race. Here's the lineup.
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[WIPE TO MOTION!!!!!!]
[SUPER=#556]
[SUPER=X5013;]
[SUPER=0107-1. Ryan Newman/156.475/2. Jamie McMurray//3. Kasey Kahne//4. Rusty Wallace//5. Jeff Gordon//;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0107-6. Jeremy Mayfield//7. Dale Earnhardt, Jr.//8. Jeff Green//9. Dale Jarrett//10. Greg Biffle//;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0107-11. Bobby Labonte//12. Joe Nemechek//13. Sterling Marlin//14. Casey Mears//15. Brendan Gaughan//;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0107-16. Ward Burton//17. Ricky Craven//18. Ken Schrader//19. Scott Riggs//20. Brian Vickers//;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0107-21. Mark Martin//22. Ricky Rudd//23. Matt Kenseth//24. Tony Stewart//25. Elliott Sadler//;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0107-26. Kevin Lepage//27. Kurt Busch//28. Jeff Burton//29. Jimmie Johnson//30. Kyle Petty//;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0107-31. Scott Wimmer//32. Kevin Harvick//33. Michael Waltrip//34. Robby Gordon//35. Terry Labonte//;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0107-36. Johnny Sauter//37. Derrike Cope//38. Larry Foyt//39. John Andretti/Prov/40. Carl Long/Prov/;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0107-41. Joe Ruttman/Prov/42. Kirk Shelmerdine/Prov/43. Andy Hillenburg/Prov/;]
[RUNS=:50]
[OUT Q=.....last driver."]
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[S-ODAC]

[ANCHOR=mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=SP-162 TC12129]
[GRAPHIC=ODAC]
[ENG#=1]

The ODAC men's basketball tournament begins three days of action at the Salem Civic Center tomorrow.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem/Tonight; :00]
Tonight the league handed out its postseason awards at the pre tournament banquet. Emory and Henry senior guard Justin Call is the conference player of the year. He averaged 24.4 points per game, 7th in the country. Call coach - Bob Johnson was named the league's Co-Coach of the year.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Bob Johnson/ODAC's Co-Coach of the Year; :00]
[RUNS=:12]
[OUT Q=......I haven't felt it"]
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[ANCHOR=MIKE]
[GRAPHIC=HOLD ODAC]
He shares the award with Guilford's Tom Polambo.
[TOSS TO BREAK]

[Stolen-Car]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=dgr]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=1]

It's not everyday you see a police car in the back of a trash truck, but a North Carolina man decided that's exactly where they belong.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Burke Co., NC;]
Right around lunch time yesterday, Jeff Rose pulled into the Burke County North Carolina sheriff's department, picked up a patrol car and loaded it on the back of this truck while several people watched, including deputies from inside.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT :53 ]
[IN Q=I THOUGHT THEY WAS ]
((SAM ANDREWS/BYSTANDER--I THOUGHT THEY WAS GETTING RID OF THE CAR I SAID SHOOT I'D BUY THAT CAR.)) [BUTT BUTT BUTT BUTT]
[SOT :42]
((SGT. EDWIN NORMAN/BURKE CO. SHERIFF'S OFFICE--MAJOR TURNER ASKED IF I KNEW WHY ONE OF OUR CARS WAS BEING LOADED UP IN A TRUCK. AND I SAID NO.))
[SUPER=01-Sam Andrews/Bystander;]
[SUPER=01-Sgt. Edwin Norman/Burke Co. Sheriff's Office;]
[RUNS=08]
[OUT Q=AND I SAID NO]
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[VO-NAT]
Once deputies figured out what was happening, they gave chase for a few hundred yards and shot out the front tire. Rose faces multiple charges and everyone who saw what happened has a tall tale.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 1:51]
[IN Q=I'VE NEVER SEEN ]
((I'VE NEVER SEEN IT ON COPS BEFORE ANYTHING LIKE THAT.))
[RUNS=03]
[OUT Q=ANYTHING LIKE THAT]
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