WDBJ 7 news at 10am for 01/14/97

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SUPER=70-Connie Stevens;
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SUPER=70-Mike Stevens;
ANCHOR=Connie
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(( TONIGHT ON NEWS-7 PRIMETIME...
A JUVENILE IS NOW IN POLICE CUSTODY FOR ALLEGEDLY KILLING A FRANKLIN COUNTY PROBATION OFFICER.
THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES SAYS INSURANCE COMPANIES AND HMOS SHOULD OFFER PLANS TO PAY FOR BIRTH CONTROL PRESCRIPTIONS.
IT'S TUESDAY JANUARY 14TH- OUR TOP STORY
DISMAL VOTER TURNOUT IN TODAY'S SPECIAL ELECTION, TO FILL A VACANT SEAT IN THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. ))
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ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#596-44
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Good Evening, you're watching NEWS-7 Primetime on WEFC.
I'm Connie Stevens.
SS=special election

This one came down to the wire, but it was Democrat Barnie Daydissolve to pinnacle who emerged the winner in the race to fill the 10th district seat in the House of Delegates.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Patrick Co.;

Day defeated Republican Phil Plaster by a 55-to 44 percent margin, to fill the unexpired term of Roscoe Reynolds.
The 44-year old businessman says he plans to make good on his campaign promise to improve education, economic development and crime fighting.
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SUPER=01-Barnie Day/(D) Delegate-Elect;
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OUT Q=as a team player.
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VO-NAT

While Plaster's campaign party was a bit more subdued, the Republican says he's proud of the positive race he ran.
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SUPER=07-Phil Plaster;
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OUT Q=before this campaign.
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VO-NAT

Including tonight's special election, Southside voters were given the opportunity to go the polls- three times in the last 70 days.
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P-Rosser

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=THa
TAPE#596-42
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co.;

A juvenile was arrested for allegedly killing a Franklin County probation worker.
Sheriff's deputies found Bernard Rosser's body inside his Pittsylvania County home December 19th.
Authorities entered the house after receiving a call from the Franklin County Probation and Parole office where Rosser worked as a probation officer.
An autopsy revealed Rosser died from a blow to the head.
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ANCHOR=Connie
SS=MURDER INV

Authorities declined to reveal details about the juvenile or the connection to the victim.

P-Green

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=spr
TAPE#596-43
GRAPHIC=NONE

In Franklin County, the Humane Society continues removing animals from a breeder's home.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;

Since Saturday, five cats and a dog have been taken from Valery Green's house to local veterinarians.
That's on top of the 30- or- so puppies that were removed earlier this month.
Some of the animals are experiencing medical problems, like this cat... which has lost all of the fur around its neck.
Another feline had problems WALKING.
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SOT 11:47:00
IN Q=We got
((BETTY ELKINS/FRANKLIN COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY: WE GOT IT OUT TO THE VET AND WE CHECKED IT. IT'S STILL THERE. I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. IT WAS SEVERELY DIRTY. I'M NOT SURE NOW IF IT WASN'T JUST MAYBE SO MUCH FILTH STUCK TO ITS LEGS THAT HE SIMPLY COULD NOT WALK. ))
SUPER=01-Betty Elkins/Franklin Co. Humane Society;
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OUT Q=could not walk
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Franklin Co./January 4;;

About a hundred animals still remain outside Valery Green's home.
She's been charged with neglecting and mistreating them... and she's scheduled to appear in court this week.
But that could be pushed back.
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Last Week;

According to Franklin County Commonwealth's Attorney Cliff Hapgood... Green checked herself into a mental hospital today.
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P-gammon

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#net-f
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Carroll Co./File Tape

A judge in Hillsville is expected to sentence two Carroll County brothers tomorrow.
Willie Gammon pled guilty to shooting his father in Carroll County, but told a probation officer he fired AFTER his dad pulled a gun.
Willie Gammon admitted planning Gary Gammon's murder in an earlier statement to police.
That's consistent with yesterday's testimony from his 18 year- old half- brother Chris Gammon, who also pled guilty.
The brothers killed their father and shot their stepmother, Rebecca Gammon in 1994.
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P-burley

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=AMO
TAPE#NET-e
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-File Tape;

In Amherst County, the man accused of killing two prostitutes is again on trial.
Today, a jury began hearing the case against James Henry Burley in the murder of Jacqueline Dorsey Carter.
Police say both women died when they refused to trade sex for drugs.
Police found the murder weapon in Burley's home, Carter's blood in his car and at least two jail inmates heard Burley confess to the crime.
He's already been convicted of killing Robin Burge
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SCHOOL-CLOSINGS

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=AMO
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=SCHOOL INFO

With a storm in the near future, some school systems are still dealing with ice from the last one.TAKE SCHOOL WATCH
Here's the latest list of school closings and delays.
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ANCHOR=Connie
SS=NONE

The spinmeisters are in overdrive in Richmond when it comes to money for education.
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VO-NAT

And the latest developments today into the Colorado murder of a child beauty queen and the media circus surrounding her death.
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WEFC!!!
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P-Simpson

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#net-a
GRAPHIC=simpson

The defense rested today in O.J. Simpson's civil trial-- with the plaintiffs beginning their rebuttal case.
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VO-NAT

Jurors were still left with Simpson's testimony yesterday that he couldn't explain all these new photos showing him in Bruno Magli at a Buffalo Bills Game.
Those are the somewhat rare shoes Simpson said he never owned-- but which left prints at the murder scene.
As the photos were displayed-- Simpson was asked-- you're positive you're not wearing those shoes?
Simpson: Yes.
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SOT 20:03:09
IN Q=As good as
(( LAURIE LEVENSON, LOYOLA LAW SCHOOL DEAN: AS GOOD AS SIMPSON WAS ON THE CHARACTER EVIDENCE, THE DEFENSE REALLY DIDN'T END ON A HIGH BECAUSE HE COULD NOT ANSWER WHAT ABOUT THOSE PICTURES OF YOU WEARING THE BRUNO MAGLI SHOES.))
SUPER=01-Laurie Levenson/CBS Legal Analyst; :
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OUT Q=bruno magli shoes.
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=HOLD

The legal experts say the case could come down to a photo finish-- will jurors believe the photos-- or the defense contention they've been faked?

P-JonBenet

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#net-d
GRAPHIC=murder inv.

More developments today in the case of six-year-old JonBenet Ramsey.
She's the little girl from Colorado-- a model and beauty pageant winner-- who was found dead in her home the day after Christmas, eight hours after her mother called 9-1-1 to report she had found a ransom note and her daughter was missing.
Today "The Globe" tabloid agreed to return photos from the crime scene to authorities.
Lee Cowan Reports.
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SOT 20:03:57
IN Q=If pictures
SUPER=03-Boulder, CO; :00
SUPER=01-Lee Cowan/Reporting; :30
SUPER=01-Madeline Mason/Deputy County Attorney; :47
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OUT Q= L.C. CBS News, Boulder.
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If pictures are worth a thousand words,in this case, these pictures are getting some pretty harsh ones. I THINK IT'S INSULTING AND I THINK IT'S RIDICULOUS AND I THINK IT SHOULD BE PUNISHABLE BY CRIME. IN GENERAL, I THINK IT'S DISGUSTING HOW THEY MAKE THEIR MONEY.
Tabloid photos of little Jonbenet Ramsey hit newsstands nationwide on Monday. 1.3 million pairs of eyes saw what investigators had tried to keep so secret for so long. standup
The release of the photos has added an extra burden to an already beleaguered community.
The sheriff's department now has to investigate who leaked the pictures.
The coroner's office now must turn itself inside out looking for who in their ranks betrayed them, but amid all that, a small victory. The Globe agreed in an out of court settlement to give back the pictures, and not publish any new ones. One bright spot in a circus of activity that has nothing to do with solving the case. MADELINE MASON/DEPUTY COUNTY ATTORNEY FR BOULDER COUNTY:
So the family is doing their own investigating, they've hired this man, John Douglas to help put together a psychological profile of the would be killer. He's the same man that inspired the character in the movie Silence of the Lambs, the best money can buy.
The intense media scrutiny continues from all sides, and while some press accounts are making in onto store shelves here in Boulder, the Globe never really made it anywhere here.
Most went back to the distributor, and with no new pictures on the horizon.
Most people are back to waiting and wondering what comes next.
Lee Cowan, CBS News, Boulder. ))
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ANCHOR=Connie
SS=HOLD

A spokesman for the family says it wants to leave no stone unturned in searching for JonBenet's killer.
Still nearly three weeks after her death-- and with two simultaneous investigations-- the Ramsey's have not agreed to an interview with police, and police have not named any suspects.
In case you just started following this case, JonBenet's mother is a former Miss West Virginia.
Her father is president of a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation.

P-Goals-2000

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=equ
TAPE#596-45
GRAPHIC=education

Was it a victory for Governor George Allen or was he saving face, when he finally accepted Goals 2000 money?
Republicans claim Washington met the governor's terms while democrats say he caved in.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond/Friday;

The Governor's Friday announcement ended two years of an ideological war with Washington -- that Virginia eventually fought alone.
Republicans suggest he won.
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((SEN. EMMETT HANGAR/R-AUGUSTA CO.: WE'VE HAD ASSURANCES FROM THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND FROM THE SENATE MAJORITY LEADER TRENT LOTT THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO USE THOSE FUNDS HERE IN VIRGINIA WHEN THE LOCALITIES REQUEST THEM FOR TECHNOLOGY.))
SUPER=01-Sen. Emmett Hangar/(R) Augusta Co.;
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OUT Q=for technology.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-Today;

But Democrats say those assurances had been made months ago -- and call it a cave-in.
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IN Q=Nothing has
((NOTHING HAS CHANGED TODAY OR FROM SENATOR TRENT LOTT'S LETTER THAT WE DIDN'T HEAR BEFORE FROM SECRETARY RILEY AND FROM SENATOR ROBB'S OFFICE.))
SOT 12:27:56
IN Q=I'll make
((DEL. VANCE WILKINS/R-AMHERST: I'LL MAKE A DEAL WITH THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE. IF YOU WANT TO GET POLITICS OUT OF EDUCATION, IF YOU DON'T MENTION GOALS 2000 ANYMORE, I WON'T EITHER.))
SUPER=01-Sen. Edd Houck/(D) Spotsylvania; :00
SUPER=@Wilkins; :11
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OUT Q=won't either.
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VO-NAT

The Republican minority leader drew laughs.
But with all 100 House seats up for re-election this fall, he's NOT likely to get cooperation.
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ANCHOR=Connie
SS=NONE

Tonight on Primetime sports-- Mike has the latest on Oksana Baiul's legal woes.
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And in Pulaski County-- Burlington Industries has found a use for its sludge, but would it harm the environment?
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WEFC!!!
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P-Burlington-Sludge

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=tal
TAPE#597-02
GRAPHIC=NONE

Opposition is brewing to Burlington Industries' plan to spread sludge from its Newbern plant on farm land in Pulaski County.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Dublin;

Burlington gave the idle plant to the town of Dublin for an industrial park, and promised to clean out its settling basins.
It's seeking permission to use the waste collected in the industrial process as fertilizer.
But a Radford University geologist says the region's karst terrain, full of limestone and sinkholes, would allow the sludge to seep into groundwater.
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((ERNST KASTNING/RADFORD UNIV. HYDRO-GEOLOGIST: CERTAINLY A LOT OF THE TOXICITY IS PROBABLY GONE AWAY, BUT THERE'S A RESIDUAL AMOUNT. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO GET RID OF HEAVY METALS. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO GET RID OF SOME OF THE HYDROCARBONS. EVEN IN TRACE AMOUNTS SOME OF THOSE CAN BE VERY BAD, CARCINOGENIC OR WHATEVER. ))
SUPER=01-Ernst Kastning/Radford Univ. Hydro-Geologist;
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TALENT=Connie
SS=NONE

A public hearing was held tonight-- if Pulaski County eventually approves it, the state will get the last word, most likely AFTER more environmental tests.
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ANCHOR=Connie

Be careful where you stand for our video of the day-- it's headed your way on News-7 Primetime right here on WEFC. cc sponsor go to break

P-Contraception

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#597-03
GRAPHIC=SESSION 97

Virginia's House of Delegates says insurance companies and HMOs should at least offer plans that pay for contraceptives.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;

The bill passed out to the House on an 83 to 14 vote today.
NO other state requires prescription coverage of birth control.
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SOT 02:48:55 TUESDAY TAPE
IN Q=No Virginia
((KAREN RASCHKE/VA. PLANNED PARENTHOOD: NO VIRGINIA WOULD BE THE FIRST STATE IF THIS LAW WERE TO PASS. INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH THOUGH, ALL MEDICAID PATIENTS, EVERY SINGLE MEDICAID PATIENT RECEIVES CONTRACEPTIVE PRESCRIPTION COVERAGE. IT SHOULD APPLY TO ALL WOMEN.))
SUPER=01-Karen Raschke/Va. Planned Parenthood;
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OUT Q=all women.
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VO-NAT

Opponents say enough companies, like Trigon, already offer such coverage.
Others worry it sends a message to teens.
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IN Q=Parents will
((DEL. ERIC CANTOR/R-HENRICO: PARENTS WILL MAKE THE DECISION WHETHER THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE CONTRACEPTIVE COVERAGE OR NOT. HOWEVER IF THERE IS CONTRACEPTIVE COVERAGE UNDER THEIR POLICIES, THERE'S NOTHING STOPPING A TEENAGER FROM GOING IN TO A FAMILY PHYSICIAN AND RECEIVING COVERAGE WITHOUT PARENTS EVEN KNOWING ABOUT IT.))
SUPER=01-Del. Eric Cantor/(R) Henrico;
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=about it.
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The bill now heads to a Senate committee.
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cool-video

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#cool video
GRAPHIC=News-7 primetime

Our top video of the day-- may not look like much at first glance.
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VO-NAT

But if you're the one standing under these huge blocks of ice as they hit the ground-- it's pretty serious.
SUPER=75-Houston, TX; :

In the streets of downtown Houston, ice is falling from the skyscrapers-- a real danger to the people on the sidewalks below.
The winter storm that has gripped Texas since the weekend has left 13 people dead-- mostly from traffic accidents on icy roads.
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SP-Score

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S6-
GRAPHIC=PRIMETIME BIG

Connie it has been a big night in sports, but a bad day for a couple of women.
First the woman who falsely accused Michael Irvin and Erik Williams of sexual has been charged with a misdemeanor.
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Nina Shahravan, who recanted her original claims last Friday could get up to six months in jail and be fined $2000, if convicted of the filing a false report charge.
Also, Olympic figure skating champion Oksana Baiul turned herself into police today and was charged with drunken and reckless driving after wrecking her car Sunday morning.
She is two years under the legal drinking age.
Now the scoreboard.
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ANCHOR=Mike
SS=PRIMETIME BIG

Kyle Petty and a 1000 point scorer who is just a sophomore right after this break on News 7 Primetime. go to break

Sp-Express

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=EXPRESS/RICHMOND

The Roanoke Express was rocking the Roundhouse tonight as the Richmond Renegades came to town with third place on the line.
However, Roanoke loses to the Renegades 4 to 1.
Steve Mason will have highlights and postgame comments tonight back on WDBJ at 11.

SP-Girls

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#bb97-4
GRAPHIC=HIGH SCHOOL HOOPS

Tuesday night means high school basketball, and tonight the evening took on even more meaning over at Roanoke Valley Christian.
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SUPER=03-Roanoke/North Cross vs. R.V.C.; :00

RVC's Gina Guthrie came into the game needing just five points to hit the 1000 point mark for her career. No real big deal except that Gina is just a sophomore!!!
Early on it washer teammate, Rebecca Bryant who takes the dish inside and scores to give Roanoke Valley Christian a 16 point cushion on North Cross.
The Lady Raiders would comeback with Katherine Kelly tallying a hoop inside as they tried to shrink the lead into single digits.
But this night would belong to the home team and in particular Guthrie, who hits the 1000 point mark midway through the second quarter.
She then received an autographed ball SUPER=33-North Cross//Roanoke Valley/;
from coach Bobby Dixon and a hug from her parents to commemorate the evening.
The defending Blue Ridge Conference champs beat North Cross ___ to ___.
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SP-Kyle

ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#R-35
GRAPHIC=media tour 97

Our preseason NASCAR reports continue tonight as we head down to rural Concord, North Carolina and check in at Kyle Petty's new shop.
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SUPER=03-Concord, NC; :00

This season Kyle is out on his own as a car owner at his new venture PE2, which not suprisingly stands for Petty Enterprises Two.
Kyle says more than anything else he made this move to bring his wife and three children closer to him during the now endless season.
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((KYLE PETTY/CO-OWNER OF PE2:))
SUPER=01-Kyle Petty/Co-Owner of pe2; :00
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OUT Q=...AND LEARN THINGS."
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VO-NAT CON'T

Kyle says owning his own team and picking up Mattel Hot Wheels as a sponsor is a perfect fit for his entire family.
And he'll get no arguments on that from either his wife or his Dad.
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((PATTY PETTY/KYLE'S WIFE:)) ((RICHARD PETTY/CO-OWNER OF PE2:))
SUPER=01-Patty Petty/Kyle's Wife; :00
SUPER=01-Richard Petty/Co-Owner of pe2; :00
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OUT Q=...COULD HAVE GOTTEN."
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preview-boards

ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#bds
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Here's what're working on in the newsroom for NEWS-7 at 11.
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SUPER=76-Barnie Day's Day;

We'll have a live report from Kimberly McBroom on today's special Election-- as Barnie Day wins a seat in the house of delegates.
SUPER=77-Familiar Faces;

The stars in a CBS movie earlier tonight may have looked familiar-- among the stars of
SUPER=78-"Country Justice";
"Country Justice" are local extras and the coalfields of Southwest Virginia.
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ANCHOR=Connie
SS=NONE
on WDBJ-7. Thanks for watching NEWS-7 Primetime, goodnight. These are just some of the stories you'll see in 30-minutes on NEWS-7 at 11