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News-Heads
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It's election Day-
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VO-NAT
Voters are out across the Commonwealth and the Country casting their
ballots.
We'll have several live reports.
Plus Boris Yeltsin undergoes heart bypass surgery.
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Wx-Heads
TALENT=Robin
SS=None
Not much sun but a quiet weather day for most. Wednesday looks dry but
Thursday may bring rain.
MEDICAL-HEADS
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On Health Check, one way for stroke patients
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to improve their chances of recovery-- and the latest from Duke Medical Center.
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2-SHOT
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SOT 17:22
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((NAT SOUND VOTING BOOTH CLOSING))
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VO-NAT
Registered voters in Southwest Virginia and all across America are at the
polls today-
It is Election Day 1996.
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5-Pres-Race
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#net-a
GRAPHIC=news-7 at five
Good Evening, I'm Jean Jadhon.
SS=election 96
Americans are choosing a President today- But that's not all.
Voters will also decide who will control Congress-
All 435 house seats are at stake as well as 34 seats in the Senate.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Little Rock, AR;
President Clinton voted in his home state of Arkansas.
If he wins he'll be the first Democrat re-elected since Franklin Roosevelt
clinched a fourth term in 1944.
SUPER=03-Russell, KS;
Bob Dole and wife Elizabeth cast their votes in Dole's hometown of
Russell, Kansas.
Dole compared his presidential bid to that of Harry Truman- who upset
Thomas Dewey in 1948.
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5-john-warner
ANCHOR=Jean
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TAPE#596-30
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In the Senate Race, Republican incumbent John Warner is confident about his
chances for success tonight.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Alexandria;
The 18-year senator was up before dawn, greeting prospective voters at an
Alexandria Metro stop near his home.
Then it was off to his own polling place, where he went beyond predicting
his own victory.
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IN Q=i'm optimistic
(( ))
SUPER=@Johnwarner;
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=representative.
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VO-NAT
If Republicans keep control of the Senate, Warner's already got a work-plan
for his perch atop the Senate Rule Committee.
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SOT
IN Q= i feel
(( ))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=senate
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VO-NAT
John Warner says Mark Warner's spending record is an embarrassment for
Virginians.
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5-Mark-Warner
ANCHOR=Jean
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TAPE#596-31 rolled from truck
GRAPHIC=election 96
Blue skies and a bright horoscope gave Mark Warner encouragement today as
he faced the final hours of his campaign for the U-S Senate.
Warner spent the day working polls in NORTHERN Virginia.
double boxes Jean/JOed
And that's where Joe Dashiell is tonight.
SUPER=@joe1;
SUPER=06-Alexandria;
(joe ad lib)
(roll cue: from the Washington Post his horoscope.)
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SUPER=@markwarner;:00
SUPER=03-Alexandria;:14
RUNS=:47
OUT Q=we got the momentum
LIVE=joe full
SUPER=06-Alexandria;
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HARD MUSIC UNDER
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Our Election Day coverage continues here on NEWS-7 at FIVE--with a look at
the race for the open seat in the Fifth District--
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VO-NAT
Plus-- Boris Yeltsin undergoes successful heart bypass surgery- we'll have
an update.
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ANCHOR=Connie
It's a problem for some 20 million American men....impotence--
We'll hear about some of the endorsed treatments-- on Health Check.
2-SHOT
Anchor=Jean
Also-- a look at the latest production at Mill Mountain Theater--
ANCHOR=Connie
Patrick is with some of the cast and has a live report-- later on NEWS-7 at
Five.
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5-Goodlatte
ANCHOR=jean
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TAPE#596-29
GRAPHIC=voting
According to a number of reports, voter turnout across the Commonwealth is
VERY high. But that's not the case in our area.
Officials in Roanoke and Roanoke County say they're behind pace from four
years ago.
That's even though more people are registered this year- because of the
Motor Voter Law.
SS=goodlatte
One of the candidates looking closely at those numbers is Incumbent Bob
Goodlatte in the Sixth District.
He is spending election night at the Days Inn on Plantation Road.
Double boxes Jean/Scott
And Scott Prince joins us from that location with an update.
Scott what's the mood out there?
ANCHOR=scott
Jean, from what we can tell, everyone here is pretty upbeat.
SUPER=@Scott1;
SUPER=46-Roanoke Co.;
These folks are expecting a Goodlatte victory... but this morning, the
Congressman was leaving nothing to chance.
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SOT
IN Q=Bob Goodlatte
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00
SUPER=@Goodlatte; :06
RUNS=:39
OUT Q=Scott Prince, News- 7
(( Bob Goodlatte was out shaking hands this morning... greeting constituents
at polls across the 6th District.
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SOT 02:07
IN Q=I've been
((REP. BOB GOODLATTE/R- 6TH DISTRICT: I'VE BEEN OUT MEETING VOTERS ALL DAY
TODAY, AND WE'VE BEEN GETTING A VERY GOOD RESPONSE. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
WORK HARD ALL DAY LONG AND LISTEN TO THE VOTERS AND WHAT THEIR CONCERNS ARE.
AND TALK ABOUT WHAT WE HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH IN THE NEXT CONGRESS. ))
SUPER=@Goodlatte;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=next congress
Throughout this campaign, Goodlatte has been stressing key national issues
like Health Care and Welfare Reform.
He's also pointing to his political experience.
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SOT 2:34
IN Q=I feel
((GOODLATTE: I FEEL VERY GOOD ABOUT IT, BUT THERE'S NOTHING TO DO BUT WORK HARD
AND TAKE NOTHING FOR GRANTED. ))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=for granted
If he's victorious tonight, it would mark his 3rd term in Congress.
Scott Prince, News- 7.))
5-Grey
ANCHOR=Jean
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Goodlatte's challenger knows he's the underdog.
SS=grey
But Jeff Grey says he's a working class candidate who can do the job.
double boxes Kim/Jean
Kimberly McBroom is at Democratic headquarters at the Patrick Henry Hotel
in Roanoke.
Kim, how confident is Grey in these final hours of the campaign?
ANCHOR=Kimberly Ad lib
(ad lib)
SUPER=@Kimberly1;
SUPER=46-Roanoke;
( roll cue: believe this race will be an upset. )
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SOT 0:21:45
IN Q=I believe that
((JEFF GREY/D- CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE: I BELIEVE THAT IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY
CLOSE RACE. I FEEL GOOT THAT I HAVE A VERY GOOD CHANCE OF WINNNING THIS RACE.
AND I'VE FELT THAT WAY FROM THE START. AND TODAY IT'S BEING CONFIRMED, I
THINK. ))
SUPER=01-Jeff Grey/(D) Congressional Candidate;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=i think
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Grey says he's just a regular, middle class guy who's in touch with
voters-- something he says his opponent is not.
And he believes the issues are health care for seniors and education for
children.
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LIVE=kimberly full
SUPER=46-Roanoke;
Grey's campaign folks say they're very excited about the possibility of
Bill Clinton winning Virginia.
double boxes Kim/Jean
That also has been building the momentum for the local democrats.
5-Muldoon
ANCHOR=Jean
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WRITER=tal
TAPE#596-34
GRAPHIC=muldoon
Ninth District Republican Patrick Muldoon spent the day making one last
swing through the New River Valley.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pulaski;
The Giles County native is trying to unseat seven-term incumbent Rick
Boucher in the district stretching from Roanoke County to the coalfields.
After months of campaigning, Muldoon was feeling relaxed today.
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SOT 12:46:56
IN Q=
((PATRICK MULDOON/R-CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS: ALL THE WORK IS OVER, THAT'S THE
BEST PART ABOUT IT. NOW IT'S JUST SCROUNGING UP A FEW EXTRA VOTES, JUST PUTTING
MY FACE OUT THERE FOR THE PEOPLE TO ACTUALLY MEET ME. BUT ALL THE HARD WORK IS
DONE. ))
SUPER=@Muldoon;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=hard work is done.
TALENT=Jean
SS=boucher
The only visit Boucher made to the polls was to cast his vote in Abingdon
this morning.
He's spent most of HIS day in meetings and office work.
5-Goode
ANCHOR=Jean
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TAPE#596-28
GRAPHIC=GOODE
Veteran state senator Virgil Goode is typically an early riser and this
morning was no exception.
DOUBLE BOXES=TERESA/JEAN
Teresa Hamilton caught up with the Congressional candidate earlier today
and she joins us from his campaign headquarters in Glade Hill.
ANCHOR=teresa
Jean, few probably know Goode is an avid runner.
SUPER=@Teresa1; :
SUPER=46-Franklin Co.
But this morning he chose to skip his workout in hopes of persuading some
last minutes voters.
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SOT
IN Q=I don't
SUPER=@Goode; :00
SUPER=03-Rocky Mount; :06
RUNS=:37
OUT Q=has been great.
((
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SOT
IN Q=I don't
((VIRGIL GOODE/D- CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE:I DON'T KNOW IF YOU DO, PERHAPS I
COULD PERSUADE THEM TO VOTE YOUR WAY, I DON'T KNOW, WE'LL JUST HAVE TO SEE. ))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=to see.
Virgil Goode is accustomed to last minute politicking.
After 23- years as a State Senator, the Rocky Mount Democrat is hoping to
move from the state capital to the nation's capital.
He's hoping to fill the shoes of retiring 5th District Congressman L- F
Payne.
Goode says its the many volunteers that made his campaign successful.
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SOT
IN Q=We've had
(( WE'VE HAD DOZENS OF PEOPLE STUFFING ENVELOPES, MAILING OUT LETTERS AND
WORKING POLES AND DOING ALL THOSE SORTS OF THINGS, SO REALLY, THE HELP OF THE
VOLUNTEERS HAS BEEN GREAT. ))
RUNS=:10 approx
OUT Q=been great.
))
ANCHOR=teresa
SUPER=46-Franklin Co.;
Goode spent part of the day in Ferrum, Danville and Pittsylvania County.
DOUBLE BOXES=TERESA/JEAN
He's expected back here around 8- 30 tonight.
5-Landrith
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GRAPHIC=LANDRITH
Goode's opponent, Republican George Landrith, is headed to Charlottesville
at this hour for what the G-O-P hopes will be a victory party.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Chatham;
Landrith started his day in Southside with stops in Danville and Chatham.
He says heavy voter turnout in both areas bodes well for his campaign.
This is Landrith's second try for the Fifth District seat.
He says his 1994 run gave him some much-needed name recognition.
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SOT 00:15:05
IN Q=I think we
((GEORGE LANDRITH/R- CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS: I THINK WE HAD A PRETTY GOOD
FOUNDATION FROM '94 AND JUST TO BUILD ON THAT THIS TIME, GAVE US A LITTLE MORE
LATITUDE AS TO HOW TO RUN THE CAMPAIGN, AND HOW TO USE THE RESOURCES WE HAD.))
SUPER=@Landrith; :00
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=resources we had.
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VO-NAT
Goode has outspent Landrith by a 2 to 1 margin.
He says the lack of financial support from the national party hurt his
ability to buy radio and T-V airtime during the campaign.
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For a blast of the past from the 1950's you might want to visit Center in
the Square to Dream, Dream, Dream.
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(patrick ad lib)
SUPER=21-Patrick Evans;;
stocks bump next
5-Yeltsin
ANCHOR=Jean
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WRITER=JJA
TAPE#net-a
GRAPHIC=yeltsin
Russian President Boris Yeltsin has undergone heart bypass surgery.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Moscow/File Tape;
Surgeons say the operation was a success-
Yeltsin has regained consciousness.
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SOT 10:08:01
IN Q=
((DR. MICHAEL DEBAKEY/HEART SURGEON PIONEER: THE GREAT MAJORITY OF PATIENTS IN
OUR EXPERIENCE WITHIN SIX WEEKS TO TWO MONTHS THEY'RE ABLE TO RETURN AND GO
BACK TO THEIR NORMAL ACTIVITIES.
DR. RANAT AKCHURIN/YELTSIN'S HEART SURGEON: WE MENTION PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES. IF
YOU LOOK AT MENTAL ACTIVITY PATIENTS CAN WORK WITHIN ONE WEEK OF THAT KIND OF
SURGERY.))
SUPER=01-Dr. Michael DeBakey/Heart Surgery Pioneer; 00
SUPER=01-Dr. Ranat Akchurin/Yeltsin's Heart Surgeon; 12
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OUT Q=KIND OF SURGERY."
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VO-NAT
Doctors say Yeltsin should be able to regain power within in a few days.
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Forecasts
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SUPER=331-Cloudy Skies/Wind S-10/46-48/Turning Partly/Sunny/68-70;
SUPER=332-Clouds With/Drizzle/43-45/Variable/Cloudiness/63-65;
SUPER=333-Mostly Cloudy/Light S Wind/40-44/Partly Sunny/Wind SE-10/62-64;
SUPER=334-Clouds With A/Few Sprinkles/45-48/Variable/Cloudiness/66-69;
SUPER=X5001;
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health music under
ANCHOR=Jean
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A 35-year veteran of the High school gridiron is calling it quits-- Roy
Stanley has the story in tonight's Ticker.
Anchor=Connie
On Health Check, a new way to fight germs, and keep your hands from
chapping at the same time....
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VO-NAT
Plus, the latest study with some advice on recovery for stroke patients.
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health bump next
5-Stroke
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#596-35
GRAPHIC=stroke
A new study is offering hope for survival of stroke.
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VO-NAT
Duke University researchers say elderly patients are more likely to live
if treated by neurologists instead of family physicians.
The treatment comes with a price however.
A neurologist's expenses over three months amounted to nearly 16 thousand
dollars...several thousand more than charged by a family physician.
One explanation is that neurologists order more tests...which increase
costs, but they use the information to improve treatment.
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5-Senior-Bones
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#596-36
GRAPHIC=elderly
Broken bones are adding up to four billion dollars in Medicare costs.
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VO-NAT
And the government says that figure will likely grow as baby boomers grow
older.
Currently, people 65 and older suffer about 850-thousand broken bones a
year.
They can help prevent broken bones by eating a calcium-rich diet,
exercising and keeping their homes free of obstacles.
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5-Impotence
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=men;s health
New guidelines for the treatment of a condition effecting 10-to-20 million
men in this country alone....impotence.
The American Urological Association says vacuum constriction devices, drug
injection therapy, and prosthesis implants are safe and effective and should be
considered for those who suffer from the problem.
5-Lotion
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#596-38
GRAPHIC=h/c bug
If you're conscientious about frequently washing your hands to keep from
spreading germs--
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VO-NAT
especially if you're the parent of a newborn, you've probably noticed that your
hands have become dried and chapped.
Well now there's a new product that can kill two birds with one stone.
Bristol Myer has created a lotion that not only moisturizes, it is also
bacteria-cidal.
The anti-bacterial ingredient-- triclo-SAN, continues to protect for 12
hours-- preventing germs, without you having to wash your hands.
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2-shot-toss
ANCHOR=Jean
Time now for sports- and a goodbye on the horizon for one local coach.
ANCHOR=Connie
Roy Stanley tells us about it, in tonight's two minute ticker.
S5-Woodzell
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#ST5-23
GRAPHIC=NONE
Thank you ladies good afternoon everybody and welcome to the Election day
two minute ticker.
One of the top coaches in the Friday Football Extra area is hanging up his
whistle at the end of the school year.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Covington; :
Covington Head football coach John Woodzell informed his team this
afternoon that he will retire at the end of the year.
Woodzell came to Covington in 1973 but he's been a teacher and a coach for
35 years.
The Cougars won many district titles and the state championship under
Woodzell in 1984, The first year of Friday Football Extra.
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ANCHOR=Roy
SS=hOLD LOGO
Woodzell's last game is Friday night at Glenvar.
S5-Broncos
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#FB96-4
GRAPHIC=Denver Broncos
Before last night, the Oakland Raiders had won 13 straight games at home.
But John Elway made another one of his dramatic comebacks as the Broncos
beat the Raiders 22 to 21.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Oakland, CA/ABC SPORTS; :
Trailing 21 to 16 Elway hooks up with Rod Smith on a 49 yard touchdown
pass and the Broncos get the win.
It's the 33-rd fourth quarter rally in Elway's career. But even more
important-- the win gives the Broncos an 8 and 1 record, the best in the A-F-C.
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SOT
IN Q="it's been
((JOHN ELWAY/DENVER QUARTERBACK: ))
SUPER=01-John Elway/Denver Quarterback; :
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=......to win."
S5-Tech
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=ST5-24
GRAPHIC=none
Virginia Tech held it's weekly football media day this afternoon.
Among the many topics...voting!!! The Hokies joined in with the Virginia
football team to offer their political voting views. Steve Mason starts us off
with the Cavaliers.
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SOT
IN Q=first audio
SUPER=01-Ronde Barber/UVa Defensive Back; :00
SUPER=01-Anthony Poindexter/UVa Safety; :10
SUPER=@Steve1; :20
SUPER=01-Brandon Semones/UVa Linebacker; :29
SUPER=01-Frank Beamer/Virginia Tech Head Coach; :36
RUNS=1:00
OUT Q=....News 7 sports"
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((RONDE BARBER:))
((ANTHONY POINDEXTER:))
((STEVE MASON:))
((BRANDON SEMONES:))
((FRANK BEAMER:))
((Coach Beamer did say that immediately following his weekly news conference
he intended to go out and vote, in Blacksburg, Steve Mason, news 7 sports.))
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ANCHOR=Roy
More on the Hokies at 6, that's it for sports, have a great evening.
5-MMT
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=FIVE
WRITER=PEV
TAPE#596-39
GRAPHIC=NONE
The latest show at the Mill Mountain Theatre will whisk you back to the
Fifties.
This evening, the cast from "Dream Dream Dream" joins Patrick Evans in the
studio with a look at the production, and information on how it's helping
combat AIDS.
ANCHOR=Patrick;
SUPER=21-Patrick Evans;
Jean the play is heavy into the music of the Everly Brothers,
3-SHOT
today we welcome Drew Geraci and Jim Baker to our set to tell us more about
this production.
SUPER=01-Drew Geraci/Actor;
SUPER=01-Jim Baker/Actor & Writer;
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VO-NAT
RUNS=:30
(ROLL OVER THIRD QUESTION)
(Drew, this is not your first visit to Roanoke, is it?
Jim, your very familiar with this play--you helped write it?
roll cue: tell us the story.
How will the production help raise money for fight against AIDS?
Thank you both for joining us.)
ANCHOR=Patrick
The production "Dream Dream Dream" runs through the tenth of November at
Mill Mountain Theater.
The curtain raises at 7:30 weeknights, with weekend matinees and evening
performances.
six-preview
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#six preview
GRAPHIC=NONE
The polls don't close until seven tonight, and that's when our election
coverage shifts into high gear.
DOUBLE BOXES JEAN/Keith
Here's Keith Humphry with tonight's itinerary.
SUPER=@KEITH1;
Jean CBS will be carrying continuous coverage of the national races all
night--here at WDBJ we will crawl the early returns on the bottom of your
screen.
Our local updates begin at 7:23 and continue throughout the evening.
take home page
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You can also track down all the the race results on the WDBJ home page,
here's the address-- -W-D-B-J-7 dot com.
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DOUBLE BOXES KEITH/JEAN
I'll of course be back in 30-minutes for more election day reports on
NEWS-7 at SIX.
ANCHOR=Jean
Thanks Keith--
full screen
Plus more local election coverage tonight at 10 on NEWS-7 Primetime, the
region's first local primetime newscast, on WEFC.
Have a nice evening, Goodnight.
ANCHOR=Jean
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