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Up next on News 7 at eleven-
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A grandmother with a history of mental problems may be the cause of a fire that killed her grandson in Henry County.
Magic Johnson is talking straight to teens- We'll hear what he's saying.
Plus Teens in Clifton Forge must be off the street by midnight. A new curfew goes into effect tonight.
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And Robin With the warm weekend forecast.
News 7 is next.

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Newsbreak

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Good Evening.
A fire in Henry County kills a toddler-
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SUPER=03-Henry Co.;
and investigators say the grandmother may have started the blaze.
Family members say she has a history of mental health problems.
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And on World Aids Day- Magic Johnson is spreading awareness of the disease.
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((I WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU KNEW HOW YOU CONTRACTED THE AIDS VIRUS? MAGIC JOHNSON: HAVING UNPROTECTED SEX, YES.))
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SUPER=03-Clifton Forge;

And a new curfew goes into effect in Clifton Forge. We'll see if it's working.
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ANCHOR=Jean

Join us for News 7 at eleven.

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Henry-Fire

ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#95-87
GRAPHIC=Fatal Fire

Investigators believe the fire that killed a toddler yesterday may have been set by a relative with a history of mental problems.
22 month old Ethan Cole Kirkman died in the blaze in Henry Co.
As Denise Allen reports, officials now suspect his grandmother may have started the fire.
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SUPER=01-Sgt. Kimmy Nester/Henry Co. Sheriff's Dept.; :25
SUPER=01-Steve Eanes/Henry Co. Fire Marshal;:31
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((Wanda and Colvin Kirkman were repairing a fence in a near by pasture while their son and his grandmother napped.
Sometime around two yesterday afternoon the fire started.
57-year-old Patricia Kirkman made it out of the house unharmed.
But Colvin's attempts to rescue his son failed.
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((PAUL STUART/NEIGHBOR: I'D SEE HIM OUT ON THE TRACTOR WITH HIS DAD MOWING THE LAWN. I'D SEE HIM PLAYING WITH HIS MOM.))
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((SGT KIMMY NESTER/HENRY CO. SHERIFF'S DEPT.: IT'S VERY DISHEARTENING TO SEE THE SMALL BOOTS FROM THE CHILD WHO HAD BEEN OUT WITH HIS PARENTS PRIOR TO THIS.))
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IN Q=The fire
((STEVE EANES/HENRY CO. FIRE MARSHAL: THE FIRE STARTED IN THE RIGHT FRONT BEDROOM THAT BELONGED TO MRS. KIRKMAN. IT STARTED ON THE BED. WE WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY ANY ACCIDENTAL CAUSES AT ALL.))
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STAND UP 13:53:58
SGT. Nester says Patricia Kirkman agreed to a psychological evaluation.
This morning after a competency hearing, a magistrate issued a temporary detention order.
Kirkman was then transferred to Southern Virginia Mental Institution.
Family members told investigators she has a history of mental health problems.
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IN Q=the family along
((NESTER: THE FAMILY ALONG WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT BELIEVES IF THE FIRE WAS SET BY THE GRANDMOTHER, HER INTENT WOULD HAVE BEEN NOT TO HARM ANYONE AND SHE MAY NOT HAVE REALIZED WHAT SHE WAS DOING.))
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Wanda Kirkman says her son was an angel whose work on earth was done.
The investigation into his death is still open, but at this time Sgt. Nester says no charges will be filed.
Denise Allen News 7.

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Wilkerson

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#95-95
GRAPHIC=Arson

A Lynchburg teen will spend time in a detention home for his role in the 1993 arson at E-C Glass High School.
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SUPER=03-Lynchburg

17 year old Elmo Jason Wilkerson was convicted today of burglary and damaging a public building.
Wilkerson and three other teens vandalized and burned the high school one day after Wilkerson was suspended for threatening a teacher.
Judge Richard Miller ordered the teen held by the Department of Youth and Family Services.
He could be detained until his 21st birthday- which is four years away.
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Ok-Judge

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=NONE

There'll be a new judge in the Oklahoma City bombing case.
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SUPER=@File;

The U-S Circuit Court of Appeals removed Judge Wayne Alley from the case.
The attorney for defendant Terry Nichols wanted Alley removed, saying he was affected by the blast.
Alley's offices were damaged in the bombing, though he wasn't there at the time.
Defense attorneys are also seeking to move the trial out of Oklahoma.
The trial is now set for May 17th about 90 miles southwest of Oklahoma City.
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Bosnia

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=Bosnia

More than 14-hundred U-S troops begin moving in to Bosnia tomorrow.
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SUPER=03-Tuzla, Bosnia;

It's the initial phase of the peacekeeping mission.
Some U-S troops are already in the region- surveying the area.
SUPER=03-Washington, DC;

Meanwhile two long days of congressional hearings have wrapped up.
Senators today wanted to know how many casualties can be expected.
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((GEN. JOHN SHALIKASHVILI/CHAIRMAN JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF: IN THIS PARTICULAR MISSION. IT WILL BE VERY HARD TO FACE A DEATH OF A SOLDIER BUT I WILL KNWO THEY WILL HAVE DIED WHETHER AN ACCIDENT OR SOME HOSTILE ACTION. THAT THEY WILL HAVE DIED IN THE PURSUIT OF PEACE. ))
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Clinton-Ireland

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=Clinton

President Clinton is in Ireland but his thoughts are not far from Bosnia.
The President will travel to Germany to visit troops who'll go to there.
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SUPER=03-Dublin, Ireland;

Earlier today, the President addressed the Irish Parliament- telling lawmakers he supports peace in Northern Ireland.
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((TODAY I RENEW AMERICA'S PLEDGE. YOUR ROAD IS OUR ROAD. WE WANT TO WALK IT TOGETHER.))
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OUT Q=TO WALK IT TOGETHER."
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The President finished his trip with a dinner at Dublin Castle.
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Arrest

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=NONE

A man arrested near the White House is being held without bond, pending a psychiatric examination.
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SUPER=03-Washington, DC;

Police found a rifle, ammunition, a knife and a machete in Melvin Glover's car.
At a hearing, Glover said he was a preacher annointed by the Holy Ghost.
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ANCHOR=Jean
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When News 7 returns, prosecutors say they have a long list of witnesses will testify against a suspected marijuana distributor,
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and on World Aids day, friends and family members take to the street to remember the victims.
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Pot-Growers

ANCHOR=jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=spr
TAPE#95-90
GRAPHIC=Bust Pot

Victor Layman is accused of running a sophisticated pot- growing operation.
And now Federal prosecutors say they have a 'growing' list of people to testify against him.
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SUPER=04-Police Videotape;

Last year police seized more than a thousand marijuana plants from half- a- dozen Roanoke Valley homes.
Authorities say all fingers point to Layman.
SUPER=03-Roanoke;

Three others arrested in the bust pleaded guilty today to conspiracy.
George and Sheryl Fender along with Bobby Sellman admitted to growing and distributing marijuana.
Prosecutors say the three might help convict Layman.
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((JOE MOTT/PROSECUTOR: ANY OF THEM FOLLOWING A GUILTY PLEA CAN BE CALLED AS A WITNESS. IN OTHER WORDS A DEFENDANT LOSES THEIR FIFTH AMENDMENT RIGHT UPON ENTRY OF A PLEA. ))
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Sellman and the Fenders will be sentenced February thirteenth.
Layman's trial will start a week from Monday.
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Volvo-Ax

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=tal
TAPE#95-103
GRAPHIC=NONE

A Volvo-G-M worker is in serious condition after an accident at the truck plant in Dublin this morning.
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SUPER=03-Dublin;

The accident happened in the pre-conditioning building.
Plant Manager Jim Cox says Dickie Quesenberry and Ricky Edwards were hit by a truck in the final production process.
Edwards was treated for a knee injury and returned to the plant this afternoon.
Quesenberry is hospitalized in Roanoke.
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Goode-Rescue

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#95-96
GRAPHIC=NONE

A new team of emergency medical technicians joings the ranks in Bedford County.
Steve Smallshaw shows us how the Goode Rescue squad prepared for its first day of operation.
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(( 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Just a few hours before they would become a full- fledged rescue squad, the Goode volunteers were getting a last- minute briefing in radio technology.
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((NOW TWO IS TALK-AROUND BETWEEN THE UNITS...))
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Tonight's meeting was designed to answer last-minute questions and to get rid of some of the jitters members might have...
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... before that first call comes in.
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((VICKI LANTRIP/GOODE RESCUE VOLUNTEER: EVERYONE IS EXCITED AND EVERYONE IS GETTING READY TO USE THE SKILLS THAT THEY'VE BEEN HOLDING ONTO FOR SO LONG AND THEY'RE ANXIOUS.))
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((ROB BALLAGH/GOODE RESCUE ORGANIZER: OUR PEOPLE ARE OUR GREATEST RESOURCE, AGAIN, AND WE'LL GET THE JOB DONE.))
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IN Q=To get the
((To get the job done though, Goode will need to build some bridges, not just with the community but with its neighboring rescue squads. Goode residents can expect to find a fund-raising letter in their mailbox in a few days.. and Ballagh hopes to prove wrong the people that doubted whether his squad had the equipment or the manpower to survive.))
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IN Q=And we also
((AND WE ALSO WANT TO HELP AND ASSIST OUR ADJACENT CREWS BECAUSE WE ALSO HAVE TO BUILD BRIDGES WITH THOSE GUYS TOO. WE'RE ALL OUT HERE DOING THE SAME THING. IF WE WERE BAD PEOPLE, WE WOULDN'T BE DOING IT AT ALL, SO WE'LL BUILD ON THAT BASE.))
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It's a base Ballagh hopes will last for years to come.
Steve Smallshaw, News7, Bedford.)) County.

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Clifton-Curfew

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# 95-110
GRAPHIC=None

Cracking down on juvenile crime.
Thats what a new curfew in Clifton Forge is designed to do.
It took affect today and Jay Moore was there to see what teens had to say.
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IN Q=Last month
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SUPER=01-Jessica Shelton/17 Years Old; :15
SUPER=01-Saritta Wynn/Clifton Forge Police Dept.; :28
SUPER=01-Shalako Crawford/17 Years Old; :45
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(( Last month, Clifton Forge City Council took steps to keep minors off the street.
A curfew ordinance passed by council makes it illegal for people under 18 to roam the street after midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.
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IN Q=You ain't got
((JESSICA SHELTON: YOU AIN'T GOT NO PLACE TO GO. NO PLACE TO HANGOUT. THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE A MAYBERRY OUT OF CLIFTON FORGE. IT AIN'T GOING TO HAPPEN. MY MOMMA AIN'T GAVE ME NO CURFEW AND POLICE CAN'T GIVE ME NO CURFEW. ))
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Some teens say they're out on the street because there's nothing else to do.
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IN Q=That can be agreeable
((SARITTA WYNN/CLIFTON FORGE POLICE: THAT CAN BE AGREEABLE TO AN EXTENT. ON THE OTHER HAND I DON'T SEE A NEED FOR THEM TO BE OUT HERE TWO TO THREE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING JUST WALKING THE STREET. ))
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The ordinance also requires teens to be in by 11 o'clock Sunday through Thursday.
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((SHALAKO CRAWFORD/17 YEARS OLD: I'M GOING TO TELL YOU. YOU KNOW IT'S A JOKE TO ME MAN. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO HAVE FUN YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING. ))
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Violators of the curfew will be subject to a 500-dollar fine.
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((THE AGREEMENT IS THAT IF WE SEE A JUVENILE BREAKING A CURFEW ORDINANCE WILL BRING THEM TO THE STATION AND NOTIFY THE PARENT. ))
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((JAY MOORE/REPORTING POLICE OFFICIALS SAY THE NEW ORDINANCE WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED BUT SOME TEENS SAY THEY'LL CONTINUE WITH THEIR OLD WAYS UNTIL BETTER ALTERNATIVES CAN BE FOUND. IN CLIFTON FORGE, JAY MOORE NEWS 7. ))
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March

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#95-93
GRAPHIC=AIDS

Today marked the Eighth Annual World AIDS Day.
190 countries participated-- with the help of more than seven thousand organizations.
As Connie Stevens reports, closer to home, a March commemorated lives lost to AIDS.
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SUPER=01-Betty Whittaker/American Red Cross; :15
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SUPER=01-Georgia Chipouras/AIDS Council of Western Va.; :38
SUPER=01-Mark Epperly/New River Valley AIDS Council; :
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They're walking, praying and remembering loved ones--
More than 73-hundred AIDS cases have been reported in Virginia, along with another eight-thousand cases of HIV infection.
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IN Q=We've made progress
(BETTY WHITTAKER/AMERICAN RED CROSS: WE'VE MADE PROGRESS GETTING PROGRAMS INTO
THE SCHOOL AND GETTING THE WORD OUT BUT WHAT WE'RE FINDING IS THE NUMBERS ARE STILL RISING, ESPECIALLY AMONG FEMALES. ))
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The theme of this year's World AIDS Day-- "Shared Rights, Shared Responsibilities"-- is a call to action for individuals, families, communities, and government to provide support.
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((GEORGIA CHIPOURAS/AIDS COUNCIL OF WESTERN VIRGINIA: IN SOME CASES WE ARE GETTING MORE COMPASSIONATE AND EDUCATED BECAUSE WE'RE KNOWING MORE PEOPLE OURSELVES THAT HAVE THE DISEASE-- RATHER THAN IT BEING SOMETHING OUT IN CALIFORNIA OR SOMETHING JUST IN THE BIG CITIES. BUT I THINK WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO WHEN IT COMES TO COMPASSION. THERE'S STILL ALOT OF FEAR OUT THERE, AND THERE'S ALOT OF PREJUDICE OUT THERE AS WELL ABOUT THE DISEASE. ))
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((MARK EPPERLY/NEW RIVER VALLEY AIDS COUNCIL: THE ONLY WAY THAT WE'RE EVER GOING TO STOP IT IS TO GET PEOPLE TO TAKE A LOOK AND ASK, "NOW WHAT CAN I DO TO PROTECT MYSELF?" ))
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AIDS experts and educators aren't holding out any hope for a cure....instead believing the only way to stop the disease now is with education.
Connie Stevens, News 7.

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Magic

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=Magic

Basketball great Magic Johnson brought his experience with AIDs to teens in Brooklyn.
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((STUDENT: I WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU KNEW HOW YOU CONTRACTED THE AIDS VIRUS? MAGIC JOHNSON: HAVING UNPROTECTED SEX, YES.))
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OUT Q=unprotected sex, yes."
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SUPER=03-Brooklyn, NY;

Johnson encouraged students to minimize their risk of getting AIDS or getting pregnant.
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((I WAS THERE ONCE IN HIGH SCHOOL, SLICK, CHILLIN. YOU KNOW. YOU KNOW. AND WE'LL COME UP WITH ANY LINE POSSIBLE. BABY YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU, LAUGHTER.)) 15:18:15 ((WHAT I'M SAYING IS DON'T LET ALL THAT SLICK TALK AND SLICK MOVES GET YOU IN TROUBLE.))
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Johnson talked about peer pressure and the toll AIDS is taking on teens.
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ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE

Coming up on News 7, Danville's only homeless shelter says it needs more support,
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and we'll tell you why C-B-S hopes the Wizard of COS can work a little ratings magic.
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Democrats

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#95-98
GRAPHIC=Democrat Logo

They're back, they're boisterous, and they're opting for the status quo.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;

Democrats in Virginia's House of Delegates convened today and re-elected all the same leaders.
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((DEL. ALAN DIAMONSTEIN/D-NEWPORT NEWS: IT'S GREAT TO BE CHAIRMAN OF THE MAJORITY CAUCUS. applause))07
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((DEL. CHIP WOODRUM/D-ROANOKE: IT'S MY PLEASURE TO NOMINATE LIBERAL DICK CRANWELL.))
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((DEL. DICK CRANWELL/MAJORITY LEADER - D- VINTON: I THINK IF THE ADMINISTRATION EXTENDS ITS HAND LIKE OTHER REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATIONS HAVE, WE CAN ALL WORK TOGETHER AND DO A GOOD JOB. I HOPE LAST YEAR WAS JUST KIND OF A BLIP ON THE SCREEN AND WE WON'T SEE ANY MORE OF THOSE IN VIRGINIA.))
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SUPER=@file;

At the moment, Virginia's Senate is evenly split -- so there can be no majority party.
Democrats are still holding out hope that Fairfax Republican Jane Woods will consider switching teams.
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Homeless

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=THa
TAPE#95-92
GRAPHIC=NONE

The Director of Danville's only homeless shelter says he needs a larger facility.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville;

But Reverend Larry Hill's fund raising hasn't been successful.
Right now, he operates the shelter out of his church, but space is limited.
That's why he and "Christians United Ministries" want to purchase and renovate an abandoned shopping center nearby.
Over the past several months, Hill has been advertising for donations through television and newspaper ads.
So far, Hill says advertising costs have outweighed the donations coming in.
But he's not giving up.
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IN Q=Oh, no
((REV. LARRY HILL/CHRISTIANS UNITED MINISTRIES, DIR.: OH NO, I WON'T GIVE UP UNTIL IT'S SOLD OUT FROM UNDERNEATH ME, AND IT HAS NOT BEEN AS OF YET, WE'RE STILL WORKING, WE'RE STILL TRYING TO GET A COMMITTEE UP TO HELP US GET THE WORD OUT, THAT'S STILL OUR MAJOR PROBLEM, GETTING THE WORD OUT TO THE PEOPLE. ))
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Right now, Reverend Hill's concerns have shifted in light of the holiday season.
He says one of his biggest needs is new toys for children who'll be spending Christmas at the shelter.
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Toss-2-Sports

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=
WRITER=
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And another busy night in sports, and Mike Stevens has it all.

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S-FFE

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=FB95-3
GRAPHIC=none

Tech is in the alliance and likely in the Sugar.
We'll talk with Frank Beamer, plus Roy Stanley has the story from the state girls basketball championships in Salem, where two time defending state titleist Floyd County was knocked out today.
But first here's a look at the five games we'll be previewing for you tonight at 11:35 on Friday Football Extra.
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S-Tech

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#ST5-16
GRAPHIC=tech/sugar bowl

It's been a big day for the Virginia Tech football teamm and a lousy one for the University of Miami.
More on MIami's specific penalties in a moment but first let's talk about the Hokies.
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SUPER=03-Blacksburg; :00

Tech now knows it is playing in either the Orange or the Sugar Bowl, and school officials are 99 percent positive it will be the Sugar in New Orleans on New Year's Eve.
This afternoon head coach Frank Beamer says this is the biggest thing to ever happen to the Tech program.
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((FRANK BEAMER/VA. TECH HEAD COACH:))
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The Big East also ruled today that Tech no longer has to share the Big East title with Miami, thus making them sole champions in the conference.
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((FRANK BEAMER/VA. TECH HEAD COACH:))
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ANCHOR=Mike
SS=tech/sugar bowl

And you can find out for certain where Tech is headed Sunday afternoon at 5:30 right here on WDBJ as CBS presents the bowl alliance selection show.

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S-Miami

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#Fb95-2
GRAPHIC=MIAMI LOGO

As I said it's been a stinking day for the Hurricanes who were slapped down with a three year probation by the NCAA for violating a variety of rules.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Blacksburg/September 23rd; :00

As a result the, the football program has to give up 24 scholarships over the next three years and Miami is banned from postseason bowling this season.
All of the football violations occurred while Dennis Erickson was at the helm. Current head coach Butch Davis was not the coach at the time the violations occurred.
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ANCHOR=Steve
SS=Miami

The school is also on probation three years for violations in baseball, women's golf and men's tennis.

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S-UVa

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=UVa/Peach bound

A report today in the Roanoke Times indicates that UVa wil likely take on Georgia in the Peach Bowl, however, do not pencil in the Bulldogs just yet.
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution the NCAA is investigating alleged football recruiting violations at Georgia. Georgia officials say they are innocent.

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S-Girls

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S5-26
GRAPHIC=Girls Hoops

The Lady Buffaloes of Floyd County were eliminated in the Group A state semi finals tonight at the Salem Civic Center.
However, The Group Two A state Finals will be a Blue Ridge District affair.
Roy Stanley has more.
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SUPER=33-William Byrd/=64/Park View Sterling/57; :35
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SUPER=03-Salem/Lord Botetourt vs Culpeper; :50
SUPER=33-Lord Botetourt/=53/Culpeper/=37; 1:04
SUPER=01-Sarah Hicks/Botetourt Forward; 1:10
SUPER=03-Salem/Floyd County vs George Mason; 1:18
SUPER=33-George Mason/=64/Floyd County/=60; 1:36
SUPER=01-Alan Cantrell/Floyd Co. Head Coach; 1:45
SUPER=@Roy1; 1:55
RUNS=2:05
OUT Q=........news 7 sports."
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Sports Tease

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#SPORTS TEASE
GRAPHIC=NONE

Still to come tonight the Roanoke Express was back on the ice tonight in Richmond skating against the Renegades we'll check those highlights
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VO-NAT eng#

Plus show you the wrong kind of stuff in a high school game tonight.
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S-Express

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#ICE-95
GRAPHIC=EXPRESS/RICHMOND

The Roanoke Express picked up a big win tonight in Richmond as they beat the defending ECHL champions 5-to-4 in an overtime shootout.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Richmond/Express vs. Renegades; :00

Gade the Gator was trying to fire up the Richmond crowd tonight, but the Express put him on ice early.
One minute into the game Dave Stewart gets the assist to Michael Smith who scores the goal and Roanoke is in front 1-to-nothing.
SUPER=34-Roanoke/==5/Richmond/==4;

A few minutes later, Chris Potter will find Tim Christian for the score Roanoke takes a 2-to-nothing lead and wins it tonight 5-to-4.
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ANCHOR=Mike
SS=hold matchup

The two team play again tomorrow night at the Roundhouse at 7:30.

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S-Stagg

ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=STAGG BOWL

The Stagg Bowl is on tap next Saturday afternoon at one in Salem.
Game chairman Carey Harveycutter says 32 hundred tickets have been sold so far.
That's about 12 percent the past two years when the game sold out.
The combatants in this year's Division Three title game will be determined tomorrow.

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S-Fines

ANCHOR=mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S5-23
GRAPHIC=NBA

The NBA has slapped heavy fines on New York's Charles Oakley and Charlotte's Larry Johnson.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Charlotte, NC/Wednesday; :00

The duo was fined for their parts in an altercation during a game Wednesday night. Oakley has to fork out 75 hundred dollars while Johnson was hit up for 25 hundred.
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S-Hornets

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#s5-25
GRAPHIC=news 7 sports.

A number of area high schools opened play tonight as Cave Spring, Patrick Henry, Liberty and Martinsville opened the season with win.
One game in Centreville, Ohio involving one of the top payers in the country was suspended in the third quarter.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Centreville, OH; :00

Keep an eye out for the alleyoop coming up and watch for seven footer Jason Collier to throw down the two handed dunk and shatter the backboard.
Collier is headed to Indiana, but tonight he was headed to the lockeroom to get some stitches in his arm after the falling glass cut it.
The game was suspended in the third quarter with Collier's team on top.
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Wx-Tape
SUPER=305-63/31/68/1980/9/1976/57/31/37/NW-17mph/29.90/r;

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Cosby

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=NONE

It's considered a coup for CBS.
Bill Cosby's coming back to T-V- this time to CBS.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-New York, NY;

The new series is based on the British Comedy "One Foot in the Grave."
It focuses on an older man who's between jobs and fighting with the frustrations of everyday life.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:12:50
IN Q=
((BILL COSBY/ACTOR: OUR SHOW MADE IT OFF ROUTINE SCENES I WAS DOING ABOUT MY LIFE LIVING WITH MY WIFE AND THE CHILDREN AND THIS IS ALSO ABOUT SOME THINGS THAT COME FROM THE SAME EXPERIENCES.))
SUPER=01-Bill Cosby/Actor;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=from the same experiences."
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE
The show is expected to hit the air next fall.