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News-Heads

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Up next on News 7 at Five-
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The man charged with beating an auto mechanic to death in Roanoke County appears in court today-
A body turns up near the Raonoke River Overlook.
Plus one Mexican Restaurant is closing its doors in Raonoke.
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Wx-Heads
TALENT=Robin
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After some passing showers, things might get a little foggy tonight. Really warm conditions move in tomorrow.

Medical-heads


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It's been said that an all out war must be waged against breast cancer.
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An area physician believes he's doing his part.
He's opened the new comprehensive Breast Care Center of the Blue Ridge.
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The man charged with the beating death of an auto mechanic in Roanoke County appeared in court today.
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5-Saul


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#596-03
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Good Evening this is NEWS-7 at FIVE, I'm Jean Jadhon.
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Christopher Saul was in court for his preliminary hearing -- along with the friend who turned him in for the New Year's day killing.
double boxes keith/jean


Keith Humphry was there, too.
And he's in the NEWS 7 Newsroom now with the story of the buddy turned snitch.
ANCHOR=Keith


Jean this is the man who made the case for police against Christopher James
Saul-SUPER=@Keith1;

-provided all the information to back up the warrant they got to search Saul's apartment.
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Christopher Martin testified that Saul had been without a car, while his was in the shop.
But New Year's night Saul called and said some guy had picked him up on the side of the road... and that now he had a car.
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((CHRISTOPHER MARTIN: HE SAID HE'D BEEN IN A STRUGGLE WITH THIS GUY AND HE HAD A CAR AND WAS COMING THIS WAY TO PICK US UP.))
SUPER=01-Christopher Martin/Suspect's Friend;
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OUT Q=pick us up.
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Martin says Saul showed up with Christopher Wilson's wallet-- including his driver's license, checks, cash and an A-T-M card they tried using to get more money.
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ANCHOR=Keith


Martin also testified that Saul still had the club or "stick" that he says Saul told him he struck Wilson with at the Roanoke County body shop.
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Under cross examination, Martin said he came right out and asked Saul if he'd killed Wilson, but didn't get an answer.
ANCHOR=Jean


Any indication Wilson knew the man accused of killing him?
ANCHOR=Keith


Nope. Ya know what's weird though, Jean?
Not only do the suspect and the victim share the same first name, Saul's friend- -who became the informant in this case- -you probably noticed, is also named Christopher. Go figure, huh?

5-F-14-Crash


ANCHOR=Jean
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Another F-14 Navy fighter jet crashed- the third in less than one month.
Today's jet went down in the Perisan Gulf- It's pilot and radar officer ejected safely.
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But today's incident is prompting a sweeping safety examination-
All 337 Navy F-14's will stay down for at least three days.
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((KEN BACON/PENTAGON SPOKESPERSON: THE GOAL OF THE STAND DOWN IS TO MAKE EVERYBODY TAKE SOME TIME OUT TO LOOK AT EVERYTHING IN CONNECTION WITH FLYING F-14'S. TRAINING MAINTENANCE.))
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In two other recent crashes four Navy officers and three civilians died.
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5-Horsley


ANCHOR=Jean
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A startling discovery yesterday near the Roanoke River Overlook.
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Two workers in the area found the remains of John Horsley below the dam.
The 23- year old Vinton man was reported missing in August of 1994.
Roanoke County Police are investigating but do not consider his death suspicious.
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5-Warner


ANCHOR=Jean
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U.S. Senator John Warner is in what the political pundits call campaign mode.
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Warner has bucked aggressive efforts from within his own party to oust him.
Today he officially kicked off his campaign for a fourth term.
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((SEN. JOHN WARNER: IT IS NOT POPULAR TO PUT PRINCIPLE ABOVE POLITICS. IT IS NOT POPULAR TO PUT STATE ABOVE PARTY. BUT IT IS THE WAY THAT I HAVE LIVED MY LIFE. I MAKE NO APOLOGIES.))
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Warner's reaction to GOP Presidential candidate Pat Buchanan sounds similar.
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((SEN. JOHN WARNER: YOU'VE GOT TO SAY ONE THING. YOU'VE GOT TO ADMIRE THE MAN BECAUSE HE SAYS WHAT HE BELIEVES IN. EVEN THOUGH IT MAY NOT BE POPULAR.))
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OUT Q=be popular.
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Warner says he disagrees with many of Buchanan's policies -- but will support whoever his party's nominee is.
That goes for his own race, where he faces fellow Republican Jim Miller in a June primary.
Warner's kickoff tour takes him to Roanoke tomorrow and Danville Saturday.
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5-Texas-Fires


ANCHOR=Jean
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Huge wildfires are burning out of control in Texas.
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The extreme heat and wind today are making the situation tough to handle.
Grass fires quickly are spreading-- already destroying 45 homes and leaving 18 people slightly hurt.
Texas Governor George W. Bush is calling on the President to declare the state a disaster area to speed up federal resources.
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HARD MUSIC UNDER


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Straight ahead--the Space Shuttle Columbia lifts off-- its mission is to make electricity in space.
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But first-- keeping the Pioneer Maid afloat is becoming a difficult chore- as the vessel springs a leak.
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ANCHOR=Connie


On Health Check-- do you know what's in your drinking water?
One environmental group believes you need to find out.
Plus, breast care, the high-tech way. 2-SHOT
ANCHOR=Jean
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Candidates for Virginia's Junior Miss are preparing for their competition.
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We'll meet some of them a little later on NEWS-7 at FIVE. cc sponsor

5-Chi-Chis


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Workers at the Chi-Chi's Restaurant in Roanoke got an abrupt Adios today.
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Employees who showed up for work were simply told to go home.
The Kentucky-based chain says it's closing the Valley View Mall location because of poor sales.
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((MERRETT LAW/FORMER CHI-CHI'S EMPLOYEE: ))
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The average Chi-Chi's restaurant has about 60 to 80 full and part time employees.
Chi-Chi's leased the space from the company that owns Valley View Mall.
Mall management says it expects the site won't be empty for long, since it's in such a high traffic location.
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5-Pioneer-Maid


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The Coast Guard has been called to investigate what caused a dining and sightseeing vessel at Claytor Lake to sink.
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The Pioneer Maid is operated by the New River Cruise Company.
Owner Howard Barrett said it was fine last night.
But by this morning, its main deck and hull, and even part of the upper deck were under water.
Barrett hopes the problem is as simple as a broken hose, and the boat may be ready for the start of the tourist season May first.
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((HOWARD BARRETT/NEW RIVER CRUISE CO.: BEING FRESHWATER IS A LOT SIMPLER THAN HAVING A BOAT SINK IN SALT WATER BECAUSE THE FRESH WATER ISN'T AS CORROSIVE. BASICALLY ABOUT ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS DRY THE CARPET OUT AND CHANGE THE OIL IN THE ENGINES, AND HOPEFULLY SHE'LL BE OKAY. ))
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Firefighters and hazmat crews have taken measures to contain the fuel that leaked into the lake.
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((MILLER FARRIS/NEWBERN VOL. FIRE CHIEF: WE JUST PUT THESE BOONS, THEY CALL IT TO CONTAIN THE OIL THAT'S GONNA SEEP OUT OF THE MOTOR, THE FUEL OIL IN THE ENGINES IS GONNA EVENTUALLY WORK OUT OF THE ENGINES. ))
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Farris says there is no threat to fish or wildlife.
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5-XGR-Senate


ANCHOR=Jean
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Debate in Virginia's Senate was briefly interrupted today by a man who was moved to prayer.
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55- year old Benjamin Israel says the political controversy over whether Richmond voters should elect their own mayor inspired him to pray loudly.
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((BENJAMIN ISRAEL: THE GOVERNOR SLAPPING HENRY MARSH AND BENJAMIN LAMBERT AND THE REST OF THEM IN THE FACE BY INVITING JESSE JACKSON INTO OUR BACKYARD. THAT WAS THE STRAW THAT BROKE THE CAMEL'S BACK.))
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Capitol Police did NOT charge Israel with any offense.
He told reporters he understands they were just doing their jobs removing him from the Senate Gallery.
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5-Shuttle


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The Space Shuttle Columbia has rocketed off the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center.
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((FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE AND WE HAVE LIFTOFF OF THE SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA.))
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The blastoff came in perfect weather just about an hour and half ago- after a brief glitch in a ground computer.
The mission is to reel out a tethered satellite.
The first attempt in 1992 failed- but NASA says it has tested and retested to get it right this time.
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Young women throughout the Commonwealth are in the Star City competing for scholarships this weekend.
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stocks bump next

5-JR-MISS


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The Junior Miss pageant takes place this weekend at the Roanoke Civic Center, and the contestants are already in town. DOUBLE BOX JEAN/PATRICK
The young women are competing for thousands of dollars in scholarships, in addition to the title of Junior Miss.
Patrick Evans has all the details.
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SUPER=22-Roanoke;
SUPER=01-Elizabeth Malay/Fredericksburg Junior Miss;
SUPER=01-Mandy Biles/Virginia Junior Miss 1995;
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DOUBLE BOX PATRICK/ROBIN

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health music under


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DOn't go away-- some big name tennis players will compete in Roanoke--Mike has the story in tonight's Two Minute Sports Ticker.
ANCHOR=Connie


And on Health Check--
Celebrating the anniversary of what else, but dental floss.
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100 years later, and it's still tough for dentists convincing patients it's a must.
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((THEY REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY SHOULD FLOSS, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE BECAUSE OF THE PLAQUE BUILDUP AND AS I MENTIONED BEFORE THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW TO FLOSS. ))
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health bump next

5-Breast-Clinic


ANCHOR=Connie
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One in nine women will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in her life.
But with early diagnosis and treatment, the survival rate is more than 90-percent.
Now, the women of Southwest Virginia can find comprehensive breast care at The Breast Care Center of the Blue Ridge-- providing a full range of the latest high-tech services.
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((
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((DR. ALAN HENRY/THE BREAST CARE CENTER OF THE BLUE RIDGE: IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, WE'VE SEEN PROBABLY THE MOST CHANGE IN TECHNOLOGY FOR THE TREATMENT OF BREAST CANCER. ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE UTILIZING HERE IS THE DIGITAL IMAGING, DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHIC IMAGING, WE EXPECT TO SEE GREAT ADVANCES IN THAT, WE'VE BEEN VERY PLEASED WITH DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY WE'RE DOING HERE. ))
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The new equipment at the Breast Care Center near downtown Roanoke includes the Sterotactic Mammotome Breast Biopsy-- reducing the need for invasive surgical biopsy.
It not only locates suspicious lesions, but removes them in the same procedure, right in the office.
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((WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY IS WE TAKE SAMPLES OF SMALL LESIONS THAT WE DETECT MAMMOGRAPHICALLY. VERY SOON, WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, THESE LESIONS WILL BE REMOVED ENTIRELY, SO THERE WILL BE NO QUESTION ABOUT ANYTHING LEFT IN THAT AREA. IT WILL BE THE EQUIVALENT OF A SURGICAL BIOPSY DONE THROUGH A NEEDLE.))
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OUT Q=through a needle.
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((PATRICIA PLUNKETT/PATIENT: THIS IS REALLY GREAT BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO GET UP OFF THE TABLE AND WALK OUT OF HERE. AND WITH THE OTHER PROCEDURE YOU CAN'T DO THAT. ))
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OUT Q=can't do that.


It was good news Patricia Plunkett received at the Breast Care Center.
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((PATRICIA PLUNKETT: IF YOUR DOCTOR RECOMMENDS THAT IT IS TIME FOR MAMMOGRAMS, I THINK YOU SHOULD. THAT'S HOW THEY FOUND MINE. MINE YOU COULD NOT FEEL BY SELF EXAMINATION. THE MAMMOGRAM IS WHAT PICKED IT UP, SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO GET THEM. ))
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((DR. HENRY: THE REAL MISSION THAT WE HAVE IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY SERVICE TO THE WOMEN OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA IN THEIR BREAST CARE SERVICES AND TO CLOSE THE GAPS BOTH IN TIME, QUALITY, COMMUNICATION AND SENSITIVITY.))
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Connie VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;


Dr. Henry is participating in two national research studies-- both with the BRCA gene for breast cancer, and another study looking at the possibility of the drug Tamoxifen preventing breast cancer.
In other issues, when it comes to treating breast cancer patients, and advising them about their medical and surgical options, he says the final choice must always remain with the woman.
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5-Water


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A new study finds that about two million people are drinking
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water containing high levels of nitrate that violate federal standards.
The Environmental Working Group says water is especially dangerous to infants, as nitrates can deprive them of oxygen, resulting in the potentially-fatal condition, "blue-baby syndrome."
Nitrate contamination of water comes from widespread use of fertilizer, the group hopes to work with farmers to reduce fertilizer use.
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ANCHOR=Connie
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The Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies takes issue with the report, claiming it exaggerates the danger.

5-Dental-Floss


ANCHOR=Connie
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GRAPHIC=Dental Floss
February is National Children's Dental Health Month--- also, it's the 100th

anniversary of dental floss.
When Johnson and Johnson's dental floss was introduced in 1896, it was a welcome alternative to the more common method of treating gum disease at the time-- with live leaches!
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Dentists have plenty of tools and pictures to get us to floss out of fear.
The fact is-- no matter how much you brush, a tooth is a five-sided object and brushing is only going to get three sides
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((DR. DAVID RUMMEL/DENTIST: AND IF YOU DON'T CLEAN THOSE AREAS VERY WELL AND NOT USE DENTAL FLOSS OR SOME OTHER TOOL A LOT OF THINGS CAN HAPPEN LIKE TOOTH DECAY, GUM DISEASE, STAINING AND EVEN BAD BREATH. ))
SUPER=01-Dr. David Rummel/Dentist; :
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ANCHOR=Connie
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While we're celebrating dental floss, there are some other uses-- as webbing in baseball mitts, as string to fly a kite and in an emergency room as shoelaces.
It's also been mentioned in cookbooks as the best way to cut cheesecakes. 2-shot-toss
ANCHOR=Jean


THe Cavs blow their lead on the hardwoods and lose at home--
ANCHOR=Connie


Mike has some highlights as well as some Tennis news just in time for the warmer weather.

S5-Stuff


ANCHOR=Mike
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Good afternoon everybody and welcome to the Thursday night ticker.
The warm temperatures in the valley will no doubt get some tennis rackets out of the garage cobwebs.
That sport was the hot topic at HUnting hills this morning.
The women's U-S-T-A Tournament has always brought in high powered players...
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but this year the caliber of the players will increase along with the prize money.
In past years, players competed for 10-thousand dollars, but the 19-96 prize is TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND.
This is the eighth year that the Valley has hosted the tournament and each year the players prove to be up and coming stars.
This year promises to be nothing short of exceptional.
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((JOHN BARKER/HUNTING HILLS TENNIS PRO.; THIS YEAR BECAUSE WE'RE HAVING BIGGER PRIZE MONEY, TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN EVEN HIGHER QUALITY OF PLAYERS. GIRLS THAT WERE IN THE TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR TOURNAMENT WOULDN'T EVEN MAKE IT TO THE QUALIFYING OF THIS EVENT.))
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This tournament is one of only SEVENTEEN in the annual women's circuit in the United States.

S5-Hoops


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The trading deadline in the NBA is tonight at nine and a number of teams have been busy swapping players this afternoon.
The Raptors have traded forward Ed PInckney and Tony Massenburg to the Sixers for forward Sharone Wright.
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The Most interesting trade of the day involves the Minnesota Timberwolves

sending Christian Laettner to the Atlanta Hawks along with Sean Rooks.
In exchange, the Wolves get guard Spud Webb and Atlanta center Andrew Lang.
SUPER=03-Charlottesville/Last Night - ESPN; :00


A number of future NBA stars were on display in Charlottesville last night as Georgia Tech came from behind and beat UVa 84-to-75.
Matt Harpring led the Yellow Jackets with a career high 30 points.
SUPER=03-Salem/ODAC Quarterfinals; :00


The women's ODAC tournament opened this afternoon at the Salem Civic Center with top ranked Randolph-Macon taking on Randolph Macon Women's College.
Freshman of the year, former Cave Spring standout Aimee Beightol helped lead the Yellow Jackets to a 79-to-52 win in the opening game.
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ANCHOR=Mike
SS=NONE


The Roanoke College women play tonight at six against Va. Wesleyan.
Also tonight, Virginia Tech returns to action in the Atlantic 10 on the road at LaSalle.
And VMI is in Chapel Hill for tonight's VMI-North Carolina game.
Roy Stanley is also at the Dean Dome and he'll have a full report on that game tonight at 11.
Much more is coming up at six, an acquittal for Warren Moon in his domestic violence case, and a near miss for Winston Cup star Sterling Marlin.
Have a good night everybody. take a break

5-Jackson


ANCHOR=Jean
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WRITER=amo
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The King of Pop is reportedly looking for a castle.
Europe One radio reports Michael Jackson wants to buy a French chateau.
It ressembles Sleeping Beauty's Castle -- the one he says he likes so much at Disney's theme parks.
The 15th century castle has 82 rooms, seven towers and a moat.
The asking price: five million dollars.
It's just a quick flight to Disneyland Paris-- which is probably a big selling point for the gloved one.

six-preview


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(toss to robin)
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(robin tosses to jean)
ANCHOR=Jean


Federal workers have been back on the job for nearly two months now, but life for some government employees has never been more difficult.
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Keith Humphry joins us from the newsroom with a look at how some agencies are dealing with shutdown "aftershock."
ANCHOR=Keith
SUPER=@Keith1;


Jean, we went back to the Veterans Affairs office--
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VO-NAT

the agency most affected by the furloughs here in our area.
We found out workers aren't even close to making up for the lost time.
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ANCHOR=Keith


We'll have more on their efforts
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coming up on News- 7 at six.
ANCHOR=Jean
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