[1-News-Head]
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]
The field is ready- Football will take the place of flood waters at Victory Stadium.
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[ENG#=1]
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=JEan 2-Shot]
and a Valley Metro Bus and pickup truck collide this afternoon- injuring several people.
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[Sports-head]
[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=2]
The Yankees have Boston's backs against the wall, final words from Florida State and UVa, plus Frank Beamer gets offensive with the Rattlers
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[VO-NAT]
and Elliott Sadler, who will start fifth tomorrow at Lowes, joins pole winner Ryan Newman for pre race hype.
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[WX-Head]
[ANCHOR=Robin]
[SS=None]
Our forecast gets cooler, the Gameday forecast for Tech stays windy and Mt. Saint Helens heats up. That story in WeatherSchool tonight.
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[ANCHOR=Keith 4-Shot]
News 7 is next.
[Video-Open]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=Video Open]
[ENG#=3]
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[SOT]
[IN Q=We want ]
((WE WANT THIS GAME TO HAPPEN.))
[RUNS=:03]
[OUT Q=to happen.]
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]
It's been two and a half weeks since flood water filled Victory Stadium.
[ANCHOR=Jean 2-Shot]
Officials have now cleared the way for Friday night Football within the 60-year old facility.
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[ANCHOR=Jean 2-Shot]
Good evening, I'm Jean Jadhon.
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]
And I'm Keith Humphry.
[Victory-Stadium]
[NEWSCAST=Six]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=04-42 TC08:41]
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]
Both Wiliam Fleming and Patrick Henry High Schools have been forced to play home games on the road. The city has faced criticism for the delay in re-opening the stadium.
[ANCHOR=Jean 2-Shot]
But today city and school officials declared the field ready for football once again.
[ENG#=]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
They walked through the stadium this morning to examine conditions both on and off the field.
After the tour, officials said they believe the playing surface is safe, and facilities are ready for football fans.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=There are some areas]
((MINA BOYD/CIVIC CENTER FACILITIES MANAGER: THERE ARE SOME AREAS THAT ARE DRIER THAN OTHERS AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE WERE SAFE AREAS TO PLAY ON. SAFE FOR THE FIELD AND SAFE FOR THE CHILDREN WHO ARE GOING TO BE PLAYING.))
((GARY LEAH/PATRICK HENRY H.S. PRINCIPAL: IT'S BEEN A GROUP DECISION THAT WE'LL GO AHEAD AND PLAN TO PLAY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE WITH OUR HOMECOMING ACTIVITIES FOR PATRICK HENRY WITH THE NAMING OF OUR COURT. WE'LL ALSO HAVE OUR PARADE AND WE JUST APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF EVERYONE IN GETTING THIS FIELD READY, SO THAT OUR KIDS CAN COME OUT HERE AND HAVE A GOOD TIME TONIGHT.))
[SUPER=01-Mina Boyd/Civic Center Facilities Manager; :00]
[SUPER=01-Gary Leah/Patrick Henry H. S. Principal; :13]
[RUNS=:28]
[OUT Q=and have a good time tonight.]
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[VO-NAT]
In addition to raking and aerating the field, crews have pressure washed the stands, the track, restrooms and locker rooms.
While damage to the concession stands may limit the menu tonight, officials say the stadium is ready to go.
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[Bus-Ax]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6 PM]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=04-33 TC1:26:46]
[GRAPHIC=Accident]
[ENG#=1]
An accident involving a Roanoke Valley Metro bus sent several people to the hospital this afternoon.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
It happened just after two o'clock on Wise Avenue near Fallon Park in Southeast Roanoke.
Witnesses say the bus was unloading passengers when a pickup truck suddenly hit the bus head-on.
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[SOT 35:48]
[IN Q=All of sudden]
((CATHY WYDNER/BUS PASSENGER: ALL OF SUDDEN IT WAS JUST BAM IT WAS JUST HIT. WE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED AT FIRST. EVERYBODY SCREAMED, SOME PEOPLE WERE CRYING, WE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED.))
[SUPER=01-Cathy Wydner/Bus Passenger]
[RUNS=10]
[OUT Q=were crying, we couldn't figure out what happened. 2ND REF]
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[VO-NAT]
The driver of the pickup Jennifer Williams of Vinton was taken to the hospital with head injuries, although they do not appear to be life threatening.
Two people on the bus were also taken to the hospital- with minor injuries.
Police say charges are pending.
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[Fire-Radford]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=rde]
[TAPE#=04-39 TC20:11]
[GRAPHIC=Fire]
[ENG#=2]
Fast thinking neighbors may have saved lives in Radford this morning.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Radford;]
Fire broke out in the computer room of a home in the 800 block of west Rock Road.
Firefighters say neighbors actually saw the flames and started beating on the front door to wake the man and woman up.
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[SOT:7:33:22:00 ]
[IN Q= The lady]
((LEE SIMPKINS: THE LADY INSIDE WAS A NURSING STUDENT THAT HOPES TO GRADUATE IN MAY SHE'S LOST ALL OF HER BOOKS AND EVERYTHING AND THAT ROOM IS TOTALLY BURNT UP.))
[SUPER=01-Lee Simpkins/Radford Fire Chief;]
[RUNS=:11]
[OUT Q= burnt up.]
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[VO-NAT]
The rest of the home was extensively damaged.
Investigators say the fire appears to be an accident, but they are still studying the cause.
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[Giles-Embezzlement]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=rde]
[TAPE#=04-30 TC1:37:33]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=3]
A former member of Giles County's Volunteer Rescue Squad is accused of embezzling money.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Giles Co;]
State Police arrested 22 year old George Donald Merix of Ripplemead this week on two counts of embezzlement and two counts of fraud.
It's believed about 10-thousand dollars is missing from the volunteer squad.
Investigators say the missing money was taken through credit cards and ATM cards while Merix served as treasurer.
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[Wythe-Drugs]
[ANCHOR=JEan]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=rde]
[TAPE#=04-29 TC1:56:17]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=4]
A drug raid in Wythe County leads to the arrest of a man wanted for murder.
Investigators say they raided an apartment on Third Street this week and arrested three men for possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute.
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[VO-NAT]
Police say one of those men was 27 year old Thomas Edward Turner. He's wanted in Detroit, Michigan for first degree murder.
Deputies also took two other Detroit natives into custody ... 24 year old Kevin Campbell and 30 year old Keith Montgomery.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
[SS=None]
Police say evidence in the apartment also lead them to a trailer on Grayson Turnpike where they found power cocaine.
All three men are being held without bond.
[US-Airways]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=US Airways Bankruptcy]
Union workers pay at U-S Airways will take a nose dive.
Today a federal bankruptcy judge gave the airline permission to cut salaries by 21 percent.
The cuts can go into effect immediately and will remain in place for four months.
U-S Airways says they're necessary to keep the carrier from having to liquidate
[Tease#1]
[ANCHOR=Jean 2-Shot]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=]
[ENG#=APRISA]
Christmas in Mexico may mean green for Southwest Virginia tree farms.
Find out why when News Seven returns.
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]
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[VO-NAT 07.5]
and reason to Celebrate tonight. Kool and the Gang is playing with the Roanoke Symphony.
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[SOT 09:36:56]
[IN Q=]
((I'VE BEEN TOLD THE ROANOKE SYMPHONY GETS DOWN WE'RE GOING WITH THE FLOW TONIGHT.))
[RUNS=]
[OUT Q=THE FLOW TONIGHT.]
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[VO-NAT]
More from band members coming up on News 7
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[1st-Wx]
[Mexico-Trees]
(MINI OPEN)
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=rde]
[TAPE#=04-32 TC1:15:07]
[ANCHOR=Jean 2-Shot]
Southwest Virginia may begin spreading holiday cheer to Mexico.
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]
The country is now eyeing our region's Christmas tree industry.
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[SS=None]
New River Valley Bureau Chief Rachel DePompa unwraps the details.
[ENG#=1]
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[SOT]
[IN Q=In the midst of]
[SUPER=03-Grayson Co.; :00]
[SUPER=01-Rodney Richardson/Grayson Co. Tree Grower; :21]
[SUPER=01-Sen. William Wampler/(R) Bristol; :46]
[SUPER=@Rachel1; :59]
[RUNS=1:44]
[OUT Q=News 7, Grayson County]
((In the midst of Grayson County's fall colors you'll see something that has Mexico a little green with envy. Hundreds and hundreds of Fraser Fir Christmas Trees.
They grow naturally in the mountains of Whitetop in Grayson County and have become quite a business for farmers like Rodney Richardson.
QUICK NATS- walking out of shot.
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[SOT: 43:05:00 ]
[IN Q=We like to boast ]
((RODNEY RICHARDSON: WE LIKE TO BOAST ABOUT THE FASERS A LITTLE. WE CONSIDER THEM THE CADALAC OF THE CHRISTMAS TREES. YOU CAN LOOK AROUND AND SEE WHY.))
[RUNS:08]
[OUT Q=see why.]
His 100 acres produce about 10-thousand trees a year.
NATS: 49:19:00 A FRASER FIR AS SHORT NEEDLES, IT'S SORT TO LIKE A SPRUCE :24
These trees will be shipped all over the country... and now the Regional Tobacco Commission is hoping to send them across the border.
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[SOT: 9:31:00 ]
[IN Q=We've invited a]
((WILLIAM WAMPLER:WE'VE INVITED TRADE REPRESENTATIVES FROM MEXICO TO TRAVEL THROUGHOUT SOUTHWEST AND LOOK AT THAT PRODUCT THAT WE HAVE AND WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A PLAN TO EXPORT OUR CHRISTMAS TREES TO MEXICO.))
[RUNS:10]
[OUT Q=trees to mexico.]
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[SOT: 54:14:00 ]
[IN Q=Christmas trees ]
((RACHEL DEPOMPA: CHRISTMAS TREES HAVE BECOME MORE POPULAR OF THE LAST FEW YEARS IN MEXICAN CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS KNOWN AS PASADAS. THE TREE IS PRIMARILY A SYMBOL OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON AND NOT A PLACE TO PUT CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.))
[RUNS:12]
[OUT Q=christmas presents.]
Last year Mexico imported more than 9 million dollars worth of trees from the U.S. But mostly from the West Coast.
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[SOT: 46:30:00;46:46:00 to :55 ]
[IN Q=I think it's]
((RODNEY RICHARDSON: I THINK IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY. I THINK THEY'RE INTERESTED.... SPLICE... 46:46:00 THEY'RE PAYING MORE MONEY FOR A NOBLE THEN WE CAN SELL THE FRASERS FOR. SO I THINK THERE'S A WAY OF WORKING IT IN THERE I THINK WE CAN MAKE SOME MONEY WITH THE MEXICANS.))
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[OUT Q=]
If all goes well with negotiations, the region may try out a test export of Christmas Trees by the end of the month.
but, Farmers like Richardson may have to wait a holiday season for supply to catch up to demand.
Rachel DePompa, News 7, Grayson County.))
[Sears]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=04-35 TC56:57]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=2]
He appeared to be the pillar of health for his age. So when the President of Center in the Square suffered a stroke two weeks ago many were suprised.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem]
Jim Sears says he didn't think it would happen to him. He exercised regulary and ate healthy. But he didn't pay enough attention to his high cholestrol level and borderline blood pressure.
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[SOT5:07:05]
[IN Q=While I was doing something righ there]
((JIM SEARS/CENTER IN THE SQUARE PRESIDENT; WHILE I WAS DOING SOME THINGS RIGHT THERE WERE A NUMBER OF THINGS I WAS IGNORING. AND WE SOMETIMES THINK WE'RE INVINCILBE. SOMETHING LIKE A HEART ATTACK OR STROKE THAT WILL TELL YOU'RE PRETTY QUICKLY THAT YOU'RE NOT INVINCIBLE))
[SUPER=01-Jim Sears/Center in the Square President; ]
[RUNS=13]
[OUT Q=you're not invincible]
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[VO-NAT]
He is now warning family and friends to listen to their doctors and make sure to get regular blood pressure and cholestrol screenings..
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[SOT5:16:00]
[IN Q=The best line of defense is keep]
((DR. ROBERT PATTEN/CARILION BRAMBLETON CENTER; THE BEST LINE OF DEFENSE KEEP YOUR WEIGHT UNDER CONTROL, DON'T SMOKE, AND EXERCISE, AND IF YOU DO HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND CHOLESTROL BE AGGRESIVE IN TREATING THAT 11 DEPENDING ON HIS NUMBER ARE AND FAMILY HISTORY THAT DETERMINES AGGRESSIVENESS. BUT IN MANY CASES MEDICATIONS ARE NECCESSARY))
[SUPER=01-Dr. Robert Patten/Carilion Brambleton Center]
[RUNS=17]
[OUT Q=medications are neccessary.]
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[VO-NAT]
Sears considers himself fortunate because he's expected to make a full recovery --but for others a stroke can mean permanent disability or even death.
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[Stocks]
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Wall Street stopped its slide and ended the week with a win.
[TAKE DOW & NASDAQ PAGE]
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[SUPER=x5000;]
[SUPER=440-x/38.93/9933.38/x/8.48/1911.50;]
[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]
The DOW gained 39 points today.
NASDAQ rose eight.
[SUPER=271-i/0.17/33.69/h/0.40/47.36/h/0.44/32.23/i/0.58/81.54/h/0.79/44.99;]
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[SUPER=#555; Reset]
[SPONSOR ANNOUNCE]
[COMMERCIAL]
[BASS-Tournament]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=rle]
[TAPE#=04-34 TC1:12:40]
[GRAPHIC=None]
If you thought Smith Mountain Lake was busy this summer, you might want to take a look at it now.
[***BASSMASTER GRAPHIC IN MONITOR***]
[DOUBLE BOXES=Jean & Richard/Newsroom;]
Richard Lesko was at the Bassmater Open fishing tournament today and joins us with more.
Jean this is a national tournament,
[LIVE=Richard /FULL]
[SUPER=@richard1; ]
that runs through tomorrow, and it is just one step below the big leagues of professional fishing.
But the fishermen hope that there's nothing small about their catches.
[ENG#=1]
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Smith Mountain Lake; :00]
[SUPER=01-Roy Enslow/Bridgewater Marina; :25]
[SUPER=01-Calvin Bates/Contestant; :45]
[SUPER=01-Rick Morris/Contestant; 1:08]
[RUNS=1:20]
[OUT Q=little bit of everything.]
(( As some of the 300 plus fishermen made their way back in on cut down day at the Citgo Bassmaster Northern Open, everybody was wondering just who would bring in the trophy catch.
But local officials say the community is the big winner, because a national tournament like this one will give Smith Mountain Lake a chance to shine.
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[SOT - 3:27 TAPE 1]
[IN Q=It's given...]
((ROY ENSLOW/BRIDGEWATER MARINA; IT'S GIVEN SML COMMUNITY A CHANCE TO SHOW THEIR HOSPITALITY TO THESE FISHERMEN AND TO REALLY LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT A GREAT PLACE SML, FRANKLIN CO. BEDFORD CO. IS.))
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[OUT Q=Bedford County is.]
And while hundreds of people showed up to see how the anglers fared, the fishermen themselves commiserated about a tough day on the water.
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[SOT - 20:54 TAPE 2]
[IN Q=]
((CALVIN BATES; GETTIN' BREEZY ON US THIS AFTERNOON, WHICH SHOULD HAVE MADE THE FISH BITE, BUT THAT COLD FRONT THIS MORNING SHUT EM DOWN ON US. THEY BIT THIS MORNING, BUT DIDN'T BITE THIS AFTERNOON.))
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[OUT Q=didn't bite this afternoon.]
In fact, trophies were few and far between. Many of the contestants just had one or two catches to show off, and some of them weren't afraid to tell what lures and techniques DIDN'T pay off.
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[SOT - 24:01]
[IN Q=Today was a little...]
((RICK MORRIS; TODAY WAS A LITTLE TOUGHER. I ONLY CAUGHT TWO KEEPERS, PROBABLY 10 NON KEEPERS, JUNK FISH. A LITTLE BIT OF CRANKIN' A LITTLE BIT OF BUZZ BAIT LITTLE FLIPPIN, BRUSH PILE, CAROLINA RIG. JUST A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING.))
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[OUT Q=little bit of everything.]))
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[TAKE WDBJ7.COM FS]
[ANCHOR=Richard]
For tournament results you can go to our homepage and click on websites in the news.
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[LIVE=Richard/FS]
Now the top 50 finishers in each classification from today's round will move on to tomorrow.
[DOUBLE BOXES=Jean/Richard;]
Jean, Bedford and Franklin Counties each paid 15-thousand dollars to attract the event, but say the tournament could dump more than a million into the local economies. So that might be the best catch of all.
[Soccer-Complex]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=04-36 TC1:03:18]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=2]
The moment that thousands of kids and parents from around central Virginia have been waiting for has finally arrived.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Campbell Co.]
After years in the planning and 18 months in the construction, Lynchburg United Soccer will dedicate the first phase of its soccer complex tomorrow.
L-U-S bought 96 acres of land on Route 501 just outside the Lynchburg city limits.
The group has spent almost two years getting two new, much-needed soccer fields ready for play.
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[SOT 18:37:40]
[IN Q=Certainly gives us]
((DARRYL GORDON/LYNCHBURG UNITED SOCCER: CERTAINLY GIVES US A GREAT SENSE OF SATISFACTION IN ACCOMPLISHING THIS TASK, IN GETTING THE TWO FIELDS UP AND RUNNING. AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE NEXT PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION. EVEN NOW WE'RE TAKING THE TIME TO PLAN AND TO ESTIMATE WHAT THE COST IS FOR THE NEXT FOUR FIELDS.))
[SUPER=01-Darryl Gordon/Lynchburg United Soccer]
[RUNS=14]
[OUT Q=the next four fields.]
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[VO-NAT]
Ultimately, the complex will have ten soccer fields with parking, restroom and concession facilities.
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[Sports tease]
[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=APRISA]
Words from Nextel Cup pole winner Ryan Newman and Elliott Sadler on tomrrow's race, the Hokies hope to shed their offensive woes against the Rattlers,
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[VO-NAT]
and Bobby Bowden puts Marques Hagans in a Michale Vick category.
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[S-Lowes]
[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=SP-178 TC10737]
[GRAPHIC=Lowes Motor Speedway]
[ENG#=1]
The Chase for the Nextel Cup reaches its halfway point under the lights tomorrow in Charlotte. Consistency-- not perfection-- will be key down the stretch.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Ryan Newman/UAW-GM 500 Pole Sitter; :00]
[SUPER=01-Elliott Sadler/4th in Nextel Cup Chase; :17]
[RUNS=:42]
[OUT Q=try to win races." DOUBLE OUT!]
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[S-ALCS]
[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-185 51:18]
[GRAPHIC=ALCS]
[ENG#=2]
Game three between the Yankees and the Red Sox is at Fenway Park in Boston. The Sox trail two games to none and Boston will match pitcher Bronson Arroyo against New York's Kevin Brown. Arroyo doesn't feel the entire weight of the season on his shoulders, but something close to that.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Bronson Arroyo/Boston Starting Pitcher Tonight; :00]
[RUNS=:18]
[OUT Q=..probably hasn't"]
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[S-Hokies]
[ANCHOR=Steve ]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-176 13344tc]
[GRAPHIC=TECH]
[ENG#=3]
The Virginia Tech Hokies step out of the ACC tomorrow for a non-conference homecoming battle with Florida A&M.
The Rattlers should provide the Hokies with a chance to sure up their offense, that has been big on field goals and turnovers, but not so big on touchdowns so far this season.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=BITE]
[SUPER=01-Bryan Randall/6 TDs and 6 Interceptions This Year; :00]
[SUPER=01-Frank Beamer/13 and 4 In Homecoming Game at VT; :18]
[RUNS=:30]
[OUT Q=...THIS WEEK."]
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[S-UVA]
[ANCHOR=stve]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-179 1:06:26]
[GRAPHIC=ACC]
[ENG#=4]
Sixth ranked UVa and seventh ranked Florida Sate meet tomorrow night at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Charlottesville; :00]
Bobby Bowden has coached two Hesiman trophy winners and this week he compared UVa quarterback Marques Hagans to the most exciting player in the NFL.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Bobby Bowden/92-7 ACC Record; :00]
[RUNS=:11]
[OUT Q=.....great for them"]
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[VO-NAT]
Only two other ACC teams have fewer TD passes than UVa's five and the play of the Cavs receivers will be crucial.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Al Groh/27-17 Record at UVa; :00]
[SUPER=01-Elton Brown/UVa Seniot Right Guard; :13]
[RUNS=:22]
[OUT Q=........can make plays"]
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[S-Stuff]
[ANCHOR=Steve]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-174 13330TC]
[GRAPHIC=FRIDAY FOOTBALL EXTRA]
[ENG#=2]
Finally, tonight's edition of Friday Football Extra will have more than just highlights.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-High Point, NC; :00]
Tonight, the show is hooking up with hall of famer John Elway for a special 7 week contest that will you a chance to attend the Friday Football Extra awards banquet and win a brand new Elway Collection recliner from Bassett.
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[Kool-Gang]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=04-38 TC54:08]
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]
Something Kool's going on in Roanoke-
[ANCHOR=Jean 2-Shot]
and it's bound to heat up the stage tonight.
[ENG#=]
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
((NAT SOUND OF REHEARSAL ))
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
[RUNS=10]
[OUT Q=in our minds baby.]
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[VO-NAT]
It's the musical group Kool and the Gang- tuning up in Roanoke this afternoon.
Tonight they'll perform with the Roanoke Symphony.. something a little different for the group- They're known for many hits including Celebration, Ladies Night and Misled.
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[SOT 09:36:10]
[IN Q=]
((ROBERT KOOL BELL/KOOL AND THE GANG: THAT'S GONNA BE THE PART THAT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT FROM NORMAL SHOWS. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. IT SHOULD B E A LOT OF UFN, A LOT OF EXCITEMENT.. A LOT OF PARTYING.))
[butt to]
[sot 09:41:51]
((RODNEY "KING" ELLIS/KOOL AND THE GANG: WE'RE REALLY EXCITED. WE'RE PUMPED UP ABOUT COMING OUT TO THE GREAT PEOPLE IN ROANOKE IF YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING))
[SUPER=01-Robert "Kool" Bell/Kool and the Gang; 00 ]
[Super=01-Rodney "King" Ellis/Kool and the Gang; 11]
[RUNS=17]
[OUT Q=know what I'm saying.]
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[VO-NAT]
Kool and the Gang just released an album called "Hits Reloaded" with guest stars on the disc.
The group also has another album "Still Kool" due out next year.
They say they're ready to jam tonight.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=IF YOU'RE]
((IF YOU'RE READY FOR THE FUNK... WE'RE READY TO BRING THE FUNK TO YOU.))
[RUNS=03]
[OUT Q=FUNK TO YOU]
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[ANCHOR=Jean 2-Shot]
Tickets are still available for tonight's show- it begins at eight.
by SS