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Coming up on News 7-
More heavy rain expected. Flood watches are up. We'll have all the details on what you can expect.
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How to make buildings that can withstand high winds and hurricanes. What's being done at Tech.
And it's full steam ahead on a project at VMI. Why it's zooming ahead.
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[Talent=Jean]
News 7 at Eleven is next.
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What's left of tropical storm Jeanne spins north.
A flood watch is in effect for most of the viewing area.
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Jeanne is now a tropical depression, but the storm is still packing a punch.
Heavy rain and the threat of tornados are moving north.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Vinton]
Emergency crews say rain-slicked roads contributed to this accident in Vinton earlier this evening.
Two adults and two children were injured, but not seriously.
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Although Jeanne has been downgraded to a tropical depression
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Clarendon Co., SC;]
it's still wreaking havoc as it moves north.
High winds and heavy rains are now battering the Carolinas.
The storm spawned tornadoes, damaged homes and uprooted trees.
Forecasters say the storm could bring flooding and beach erosion along the coast.
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[Jeanne]
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In the sunshine state... people could use some light.
What was Hurricane Jeanne has left massive new destruction and power blackouts.
Aleen Sirgany has more from the hardest hit area of Sebastian Florida.
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[SUPER=03-Sebastian, FL; :00]
[SUPER=01-Robin McMannis/Resident; :12]
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[OUT Q=CBS News, Sebastian Florida.]
((IT IS NOW DARK IN SEBASTIAN ... BUT THE WOUNDS ARE STILL VISIBLE.
HURRICANE JEANNE HAS NOT ONLY RIPPED APART HOMES, IT HAS BROKEN THE SPIRITS OF MANY WHO CAME HERE LOOKING FOR THE "GOOD LIFE".
ROBIN MCMANNIS/RESIDENT:
"Everyone here has completely had enough. you can't take anymore of this. between the heat and no water and no ice..how much more can you take."
ON MONDAY, COMMUNITIES ALONG FLORIDA'S CENTRAL EAST COAST BEGAN THE MONUMENTAL CLEANUP.
"Unreal!"
SOME AREAS HAD BARELY RECOVERED FROM HURRICANE FRANCES THREE WEEKS AGO -- AND THEN JEANNE ARRIVED WITH AN EVEN BIGGER WALLOP.
Beverly Carter/Sebastian Resident:
"It is absolutely sickening and it is very depressing to be hit so soon again. If it rains one more day, I think people are going to lose it
here."
ALEEN SIRGANY/CBS NEWS:
MAKING MATTERS WORSE, MILLIONS OF FLORIDIANS WHO LOST POWER DURING HURRICANE FRANCES HAVE NOW FOUND THEMSELVES IN THE DARK ONCE AGAIN ... IN THE AFTERMATH OF JEANNE.
- "I'm sorry sir, we took damage. We have no rooms available."
FLORIDA'S ECONOMY ALSO TOOK ANOTHER HIT. JEANNE CLOSED HOTELS AND DESTROYED CASH CROPS.
AT LEAST SIX PEOPLE DIED AS THE STORM PLOWED THROUGH THE SUNSHINE STATE.
JEANNE HAS SINCE BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION -- GENERATING TORNADOES AND TORRENTIAL RAIN IN GEORGIA, THE CAROLINAS, AND OTHER PARTS OF THE SOUTH. BUT IT WAS HERE IN SEBASTIAN WHERE JEANNE MADE A LASTING IMPRESSION.
ANN CAROL/SEBASTIAN RESIDENT:
We're thankful to be alive. Somebody was watching over us and hopefully we can all get our lives back together and start over.
ALEEN SIRGANY, CBS NEWS, SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA.))
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A hot air balloon pilot died in a crash over the weekend in West Virginia.
State Police say 30-year old Matthew Jacobsen was killed Saturday in the White Sulphur Springs area.
Jacobsen landed the balloon after taking six passengers for a ride but when everyone got off it started rising again.
State troopers say the balloon was 75 to 80 feet in the air when it hit some trees and Jacobsen fell.
[VMI]
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Plans for a major expansion at Virginia Military Institute are moving faster than expected.
We are also now getting a detailed look at the projects.
[***VMI IN MONITOR***]
[DOUBLE BOXES=JEan & Justin /BAM;]
Justin McLeod is here now with an update. So Justin why is VMI ahead of schedule?
Jean, it's because the money is already rolling in.
[LIVE= Justin /FULL BAM]
[SUPER=@justin1]
This is all part of Vision 2039. That's the year VMI will celebrate its bicentennial.
Last January the school unveiled its plans and tonight we show exactly what it's going to look like.
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((((NAT SOUND OF CONSTRUCTION AT 14:59:42))
You'll be seeing plenty of construction here at Virginia Military Institute for years to come.
It's all part of VMI's multi million dollar expansion plan.
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[IN Q=I think it is safe]
((GEN. BINFORD PEAY/VMI SUPERINTENDENT: I THINK IT IS SAFE TO SAY OVER A TEN YEAR PERIOD WE WILL HAVE DONE A MASSIVE TRANSFORMATION OF VMI.))
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A transformation that is ahead of schedule.
A lot of the work will now begin within five years rather than ten.
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((GEN. BINFORD PEAY: I THINK WE HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN COMMENCING THE ACQUIRING OF FUNDS TO SUPPORT THIS.))
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[OUT Q=SUPPORT THIS]
Support that already includes nearly twenty million dollars from several private donors.
The money will be used for new athletic fields, expanding current buildings, and the construction of several new ones including a third barracks.
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[IN Q=There's no question]
((GEN. BINFORD PEAY: THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT WE ARE COMPACTED IN THE BARRACKS BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY THEY NEED TO BE MODERNIZED.))
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A modernization VMI promises will retain the current architectural style and will include input from concerned preservationists.
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((GEN. BINFORD PEAY: THE DIALOGUE IS OPEN. WE PLAN TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEIR EXPERTISE FROM AN ARCHITECTURAL STANDPOINT, AESTHETIC STANDPOINT, AS WE PUT THESE PLANS IN PLACE.))
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Some work will begin this spring with the expansion of the football stadium and the construction of a new ROTC facility.
Within two years, construction will begin on a new conference center.
Later projects call for a new field house, a parking garage, and an aquatics center.
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[IN Q=This is to put]
((GEN. BINFORD PEAY: THIS IS TO PUT FACILITIES IN PLACE THAT ALLOW US TO ACCOMPLISH VMI'S OVERALL MISSION ATHLETICALLY, ACADEMICALLY, AND MILITARILY.))
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[OUT Q=and militarily]))
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[LIVE= Justin /FULL BAM]
That mission comes with a hefty price tag.
Preliminary numbers indicate it will cost more than 150-million dollars.
[DOUBLE BOXES=Jean & Justin /BAM;]
Jean, some of it will come from state funds but the majority will be private donors.
[Henry-History]
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The Henry County Historical Society is celebrating a windfall to benefit the old courthouse.
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At a news conference in the old courtroom today, Congressman Virgil Goode announced the receipt of two federal grants totalling 290-thousand dollars.
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[IN Q=We could not be more thrilled...]
((DEBBIE HALL/PRESIDENT, MARTINSVILLE-HENRY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY: WE COULD NOT BE MORE THRILLED. THIS IS A CATALYST FOR A PROGRAM THAT WE HOPE MUSHROOMS INTO COMPLETING RESTORATION OF THE COURTHOUSE AND REVITALIZATION OF MARTINSVILLE AND HENRY COUNTY, AS WELL.))
[SUPER=01-Debbie Hall/Martinsville-Henry Co. Historical Society;]
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[OUT Q=Martinsville and Henry County, as well.]
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Goode first saw the building more than 30-years ago at a political convention.
He was awed by it's size.
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((REP. VIRGIL GOODE/(R) 5TH DISTRICT: I THOUGHT I SAID, DAD, ARE THERE ANY COURTHOUSES BIGGER THAN THIS IN THE AREA. HE SAID THERE ARE PROBABLY SOME BIGGER BUT NOT IN OUR AREA.))
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[OUT Q=but not in our area.]
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The first check will be spent on repairs to the roof and interior.
The Historical Society says its ultimate goal is to renovate the entire 1823 structure into a museum and build an annex.
The entire project is expected to cost about 2-million dollars.
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An inmate escapes from a local jail, but his freedom is short-lived.
That story when News 7 returns.
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Plus a Roanoke murder suspect will spend the rest of his life behind bars but avoids the death penalty.
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[Sports-Preview]
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[OUT Q=...THE BIG 7."]
(( Hey folks Mike Stevens back in the News 7 sports office as UVa's Chris Canty is out for the rest of the season with a knee injury.
His teammate Marques Hagans is the ACC player of the week.
Mike Imoh will start for the Hokies this Saturday - who by the way are favored to beat WVU.
Plus, The Knights dominate Pioneer golf, and Dale Junior sayes his late dad saved his life in this crash tonight on th
e Big 7.))[Brathwaite]
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Multiple murderer Clinton Brathwaite decided not to contest the capital murder case against him.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Even as he entered ten separate "no contest" pleas today, he took issue with the prosecution for accusing him of arranging to have a witness killed.
Before being sentenced to five life terms plus 23 years in prison, Brathwaite was asked if he had anything to say.
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Kierra Arrington was the only survivor in the shooting melee that claimed the life of Angela Arrington and three of her children.
[SUPER=04-April 4, 2003]
Brathwaite lived with them. Friends said he and Angela Arrington fought frequently.
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[IN Q=Why on this]
((DONALD CALDWELL/ROANOKE COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY; WHY ON THIS PARTICULAR NIGHT HE DECIDED TO USE A GUN, I DON'T THINK WE'LL EVER KNOW THE TRUE ANSWER TO THAT.))
[SUPER=01-Donald Caldwell/Roanoke Commonwealth's Attorney]
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[OUT Q=answer to that.]
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[VO-NAT]
Since Brathwaite got out of the FEDERAL pen, he was said to have a short temper.
The sentence imposed today should ensure he's never released again.
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[Burrow]
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The jury in Richard Burrow's federal fraud trial finally heard from the lawyer who told Burrow it was okay to borrow money to match state grants.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Charlottesville]
Louis Harrison says he relied on inaccurate documents that showed the D-Day Memorial had enough pledges to serve as collateral for a multi-million dollar bank loan.
Burrow has stated he relied on Harrison's legal advice when he applied for the loan to keep construction on the monument going.
Harrison testified today Burrow didn't give him the pledge sheets he relied on for his legal opinion.
Also today, former Foundation board member Skip Tharp said he felt Burrow was deliberately misleading the board about the Memorial's financial well-being.
Burrow was forced to resign when it became clear the Foundation was millions of dollars in debt.
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[Inmate-Escape]
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An inmate escaped today from the New River Valley Regional Jail but was caught an hour later.
Police say Richard Dale Hunley, three other inmates and a corrections officer were on the loading dock throwing away trash around 1:45 in the afternoon when Hunley climbed a security fence and made his escape.
Police officers from Radford and Dublin found Hunley about an hour later along state route 6-11.
He's been taken back to the jail and charged with Felony escape.
[Sign-Damage]
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As the election nears, signs of vandalism appear to be growing across the Roanoke Valley.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]
Area Democrats say about 40 of their campaign signs were spray-painted or stolen just over the weekend alone.
They say they've reported the problem to police, but plan to do some detective work of their own.
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[IN Q=i don't know]
((ROY MITCHELL/ROANOKE VALLEY DEMOCRATS: I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHIING THAT YOU CAN DO SHORT OF SETTING A TRAP FOR PEOPLE, WHETHER IT BE FROM VIDEO CAMERA, OR STAKE OUT A LOCATION AND WATCH FOR PEOPLE.))
[SUPER=01-Roy Mitchell/Roanoke Valley Democrats;]
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[OUT Q=watch for people]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem;]
Area Republicans say they've had several campaign signs stolen as well, but hope that neither party would blame the other.
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[SOT 2745]
[IN Q=i think mostly]
((JEANNE PEDIGO/ROANOKE VALLEY REPUBLICANS: I THINK MOSTLY IT'S JUST BORED PEOPLE OUT WITH A SPRAY CAN WHO THINK IT'S FUNNY TO MARK UP A SIGN. AND YOU SEE IT DOWN THERE ON ROAD SIGNS AND HIGHWAY SIGNS THAT ARE SPRAY PAINTED ... IT'S JUST SOMETHING TO DO.))
[SUPER=01-Jeanne Pedigo/Roanoke Valley Republicans;]
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[OUT Q=something to do]
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Both parties say campaign sign vandalism is not unusual -- especially during a heated presidential race.
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[Tech-NAACP]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg;]
Virginia Tech Police are investigating a possible hate crime on campus.
Someone wrote racial slurs on the door of the N-Double-A-C-P office at Squires Student Center.
They also smeared a substance believed to be mud on the window.
The vandalism was discovered by the student organization early Sunday morning and was cleaned up before police arrived.
Anyone who saw anything suspicious at Squires over the weekend is asked to call Tech Police.
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What does Jeanne have in store for Southwest and Central Virginia?
Robin has the forecast when News 7 returns.
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[VO-NAT]
Plus how local researchers are working to make buildings safer in severe weather.
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[Tonight-Show]
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Tonight Show Host Jay Leno is stepping down- but not for another five years.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=@File;]
Leno says he'll be 59 years old and it will mark 17 years of what he calls doing his "dream job."
When that time comes, there will be no scrambling to find a new host-
Fellow late night host Conan O'Brien will take over.
NBC says O'Brien was getting antsy in his current time slot of 12:35 am as host of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien."
Leno plans to make the announcement on his show tonight.
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[Hamm-Medal]
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U-S gymnast Paul Hamm must win another competition for a gold medal... this one is legal.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Geneva, Switzerland;]
He appeared before the Court of Arbitration for sport- the sports worlds's highest court- to argue that he should keep his Olympic medal.
Yang Tae-young- the South Korean silver medalist- believes he was deprived of the gold in Athens due to a scoring error.
Tae-young wants CAS to order international gymnastics officials to reorder the rankings and give him the gold.
Hamm and the US Olympic Committee promised to fight the appeal as hard as the South Korean has battled in his quest for the gold.
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[IN Q=Um well that's why]
((PAUL HAMM/OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST; UM WELL THAT'S WHY WE'RE ALL HERE, TO KEEP THE MEDAL, AND HOPEFULLY AFTER THIS IS ALL DONE WITH, THE MEDAL WITH STAY WITH ME.))
[SUPER=01-Paul Hamm/Olympic Gold Medalist;]
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[OUT Q=stay with me.]
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It may take up to two weeks for the court to reach its final decision.
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[S-Extra]
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UVa's Chris Canty is out for the season.
Hagans in the ACC's player of the week.
Tech is favored to beat WVU.
And James River wins the Pioneer golf title.
But first your Extra Point -
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[SUPER=03-Sonoma, CA/July 18; :00]
Dale Earnhardt, Junior says he has no doubt that his late father helped save him from death during this fiery crash back in July.
In an interview with CBS's 60 Minutes that's being broadcast Wednesday night, Earnhardt says his father had a lot to do with him getting out of that car and that he felt his father's presence.
You can see the interview Wednesday night at 8pm here on WDBJ-7.
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The Virginia Tech-West Virginia series always has a way of producing some eye-popping moments, but who would have guessed after the way Tech lost to N.C. State last weekend, that the Hokies would be 2 point favorites to beat WVU this Saturday.
The Mountaineers are unbeaten, ranked 6th in the nation, and they have beaten Tech each of the past two seasons.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg/Last Saturday; :00]
The Hokies hope to get their ground game rolling this Saturday with Mike Imoh.
Frank Beamer says Imoh will get the start at tailback, and that Justin Hamilton will be his backup with Cedric Humes lining up third on the depth chart this Saturday.
Imoh carried the ball 14 times for 74 yards against the Wolfpack.
Tech is averaging just 145 yards rushing a game, with Bryan Randall having almost twice as many yards as any running back.
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[go to aprisa ACC on WDBJ]
And a couple of the start times for upcoming games at Virginia Tech were also announced today.
The October 9th away game in Winston-Salem against the Wake Forest will kickoff at Noon. You can watch that game right here on WDBJ-7.
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And the the homecoming game the following Saturday, October 16th, at Lane Stadium will get underway at one. As of now, NO TV for that game.
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The Tech-N.C. State game produced even more than an ACC player of the week today.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg/Saturday;]
N.C. State's defensive end - Manny Lawson - number 91 is not only the conference's defensive player of the week, but also the Walter Camp Foundation's National Defensive Player of the Week after recording three quarterback sacks for losses against the Hokies this past Saturday.
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It's been a mixed bag of news kind of day for the Virginia Cavaliers today.
12th ranked UVa picked up another player of the week honor, but also lost one of its stars for the rest of the season.
Steve Mason has more on those items and the Orange Bowl's interest in the Cavs in this UVa orange and blue report.
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[SUPER=03-Charlottesville; :00]
[SUPER=01-Don Slesnick/2005 Orange Bowl Committee Member; :22]
[SUPER=01-Marques Hagans/ACC Offensive Back of the Week; :59]
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[SUPER=01-Al Groh/UVa Head Football Coach; 1:21]
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((2005 national championship Orange Bowl committee members watched the UVa-Syracuse game from a box suite. The committee was sweet on Virginia, although the final BCS standings determine who goes to the national championship this year at Pro Player Stadium.
((:))
Marquis Hagans has four touchdown passes and has thrown for 770 yards in four games. He leads the ACC in completion rate at over 76 percent and has a rating of 182.9. His play so far has lessened the loss of Matt Schaub and answered the question for now if he could run the offense, a unit a top the ACC in scoring and in yards.
((:))
((STEVE MASON:))
((AL GROH/UVA HEAD COACH:))
Steve Mason News 7 sports.))
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[S-Suggs]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
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Two former Hokies are headed in opposite directions in the training room.
Ben Taylor has torn the tendon in his pectoral muscle. He'll have surgery tomorrow to reattach it and he is out for the season.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-Last Season; :00]
On the up-side Lee Suggs was cleared by doctors today to return to practice at full speed tomorrow. Suggs hasn't played since the team's third preseason game because of a neck stinger.
Suggs said that doctors have held him out because he hasn't had enough strength in his arm to protect himself.
The Browns host the Redskins this coming Sunday.
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[ANCHOR=Mike]
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The rain today could not stop the Pioneer district golf tournament from taking place at the Botetourt Country Club.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Botetourt Co./Pioneer District Golf; :00]
As expected James River dominated the tournament, sweeping the top four finishing positions for a 53 stroke win over runner-up Bath County.
Colin McConchie, Marshall Bailey, Josh Walton and Kyle Bailey finished first through fourth.
Both the Knights and Chargers advance to regionals next Tuesday at Draper Valley.
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[Storm-Study]
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[TAPE#=04-28 TC1:42:42]
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Virginia Tech researchers are trying to find ways to make us safer during hurricanes and tornadoes.
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Professor Muhammad Hajj is studying the effects of strong winds on buildings and homes.
He's simulating winds in a water tank with a high powered laser.
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((MUHAMMAD HAJJ: WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS BE ABLE TO PREDICT THE WIND LOAD AND DESIGN AGAINST THE WIND LOAD TO HAVE A BETTER STRUCTURE THAT CAN WITH STAND THESE LOADS.))
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The research will take years to complete.
The hope is to one day help architects design and build safer structures that can better withstand high winds.
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