17:00-01
News-Head
ANCHOR=Keith
News 7 at Five is up next.
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VO-NAT
...with a report from Hyannisport-- outside the Kennedy compound in
Massachusetts- -where a private wake is being held.
And some reflections on mystery writer Patricia Cornwell and her campaign
contributions.
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Wx-Heads
TALENT=Robin
SS=None
Temperatures some 20 degrees above normal as we kick off the first weekend of
the new year. Details ahead.
medical-heads
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#med heads
GRAPHIC=NONE
On Health Check--
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VO-NAT
changes at Columbia H-C-A could likely leave two New River Valley hospitals
untouched.
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ANCHOR=Keith
Stick around for all this-- just 90-seconds away on NEWS-7 at FIVE.
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OUT Q=OF THIS KIND
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VO-NAT
Family and close friends attend a private wake for Michael Kennedy who died
Wednesday in a skiing accident.
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5-kennedy
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#net-a
GRAPHIC=news-7 at FIVE
Good Afternoon-- I'm Keith Humphry, filling in for Jean Jadhon.
The Kennedy family is preparing to lay to rest another one
of its own.
Liz Mullen reports from Hyannis Port, Massachusetts where the family spoke
briefly with reporters this afternoon.
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IN Q=
SUPER=03-Hyannis Port, MA; :00
SUPER=01-Rep. Joseph Kennedy/Brother; :14
SUPER=01-Robert Kennedy, Jr./Brother; :29
SUPER=04-File Tape; :49
SUPER=01-Kathleen Kennedy Townsend/Sister; 1:12
SUPER=01-Liz Mullen/Reporting; 1:30
RUNS=1:46
OUT Q=cbs news, hyannis Port, Mass.
((At the end of a quiet cul de sac, the homes dotting the kennedy compound are
filled with food, flowers and sorrow, as the family that's no stranger to
sadness prepares to bury another loved one.
REP. JOSEPH KENNEDY/BROTHER:
ROBERT KENNEDY, JR./BROTHER:
Thirty nine yer old Michael Kennedy died on new year's eve in a skiing
accident on a holiday in aspen, colorado. kennedy was playing a makeshift game
of football while skiing down this slope when he crashed into a tree. though
family members and paramedics tried to revive him, he died almost two hours
later. michael kennedy had three children and a wife of 16 years from whom he
had recently seperated.
KATHLEEN KENNEDY TOWNSEND/SISTER:
LIZ MULLEN REPORTING: ))
5-Farley
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=KHU
TAPE#NET-B
GRAPHIC=NONE
The medical examiner says comedian Chris Farley died of an accidental
overdose of cocaine and morphine.
It's similar to the drug combination of cocaine and heroin that killed
Farley's idol, fellow comedian John Belushi, in 1982.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@file;
The medical examiner also says Farley's liver showed signs of excessive
drinking and there was a narrowing of the arteries supplying the heart
muscle... a contributing factor in the death of the former Saturday Night Live
star.
His body was found on the floor of his Chicago apartment two weeks ago.
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5-Nichols
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#NET-C
GRAPHIC=nichols
The defense began putting on evidence today designed to convince a federal
jury to spare Terry Nichols' life.
Nichols was convicted last week of IN-voluntary manslaughter as a
co-conspirator in the Oklahoma City bombing.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Denver;
His wife- -seen here on the right- -was the lead witness.
Marife Nichols described greeting cards Nichols has made for family
members out of file folders and toothpaste in prison.
She says she and Nicole, along with two-year old son Christian spend time
with Nichols at the prison every week.
Nichols plays with the children and even changes diapers, she said.
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5-GE
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=sgo
TAPE#597-47
GRAPHIC=GE
Nearly 760-workers at the General Electric plant in Salem are taking a forced
vacation for the next couple of weeks.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem/File Tape;
G-E calls it a temporary "production shutdown."
The company says it's not unusual.
Once a year it closes shop for a couple of weeks and re-evaluates its work
force.
This year the shutdown is earlier because of weak earnings.
Some employees say they've heard rumors layoffs are on the way after the
shutdown ends January 17th.
But the president of the workers' union said he has NOT heard anything from
the company indicating people are about to lose their jobs.
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5-Cornwell
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#597-53
GRAPHIC=gilmore
Governor- elect Jim Gilmore's biggest individual donor loves a good mystery.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond/File Tape;
She writes one too.
But Richmond crime novelist Patricia Cornwell's keeping it a mystery as to
why she gave 150- thousand dollars to Gilmore's campaign -- almost twice what
the next biggest donor gave.
She's granting NO interviews.
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SOT 21:38
IN Q=She decided
((JIM GILMORE/GOVERNOR-ELECT: SHE DECIDED SHE WANTED TO CONTRIBUTE AS DID
THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF OTHER VIRGINIANS.))
SUPER=@Gilmore
RUNS=:04
OUT Q=of other Virginians.
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VO-NAT
Gilmore and wife Roxane had dinner with Cornwell in December.
A campaign source says she told him that every time he wrote a thank you
note, she wrote another check.
George Allen says Cornwell's an "interesting" person.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:19:32
IN Q=So Jim's
((GOV. GEORGE ALLEN: SO JIM'S LUCKY TO HAVE THE MONEY. WE TOOK AGAIN,
PROBABLY MUCH LESS. SHE CONTRIBUTED MUCH LESS BUT I THINK THE IMPACT WAS MUCH
MORE IN OURS BECAUSE SHE CUT TV COMMERCIALS AND THE TIME SHE TOOK FOR PRESS
CONFERENCES. AND THE IMPACT OF SOMEBODY SWITCHING OF THAT PROMINENCE FROM MARY
SUE TERRY TO OUR CAMPAIGN I THINK MEANT A GREAT DEAL.))
SUPER=@Allen;
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=a great deal.
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VO-NAT
Cornwell publicly declared in 1995 that her involvement with the '93
governor's race was a mistake.
But in 1996, she gave two-thousand dollars to Democrat Mark Warner.
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HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#tease 1
GRAPHIC=NONE
He's been part of the controversies and the kudos in Roanoke County
Government-- next-- Lee Eddy talks about moving on...
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VO-NAT
And you may be among the ones who should be allowed to dis-able your
airbag..
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ANCHOR=Keith
Tonight in the Two Minute Sports Ticker-- one of the stars of yesterday's
Rose Bowl may be turning pro-- stick around.
cc sponsor
Comm Break#1
5-Eddy
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=five
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#597-49
GRAPHIC=roanoke co seal
Lee Eddy says he won't miss the late night meetings or the controversies.
But as he leaves the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors, Eddy says he has
never regretted his years of public service.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-1969;
Eddy was first elected to the board in the late 60s.
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./File Tape;
He returned in 1990 and has represented the Windsor Hills District ever
since.
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IN Q=I think serving in local government
((I THINK SERVING IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT HAS CERTAINLY BEEN A VERY IMPORTANT
ASPECT OF MY LIFE AND ONE THAT I'VE PUT A LOT OF ATTENTION AND WORK INTO AND I
HOPE THAT THE RESULTS HAVE BEEN BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY.))
SUPER=01-Lee Eddy/Former Roanoke Co. Supervisor;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=beneficial to the community.
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VO-NAT
At age 71, Eddy says he doubts there's another election in his future, but
says he hopes to serve the county in other ways.
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ANCHOR=Keith
SS=HOLD
Eddy lost the fight for the republican nomination before the November
election.
When the supervisors meet next week, Joseph McNamara will be representing
the Windsor Hills District.
5-Airbags
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=5 p.m.
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#597-48
GRAPHIC=airbags
Starting January 19th, airbag switches can be installed in vehicles.
But motorists have to meet certain federal government requirements in order
to get them.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
File of air bags on tape 97-61
According to the regulations, you may have the on-off switch installed if
you have a medical condition, have to place rear- facing infant seats on the
front passenger side, or are unable to adjust your seat at least 10 inches from
the air bag.
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Triple- A believes the switches may be just a temporary solution to the
continuing debate over air bags.
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SOT 10:19:32
IN Q=We are looking at
((VICKI HOPKINS/AAA OF VIRGINIA: WE ARE LOOKING AT PROBABLY, I THINK IT'S 26
HUNDRED LIVES THAT HAVE BEEN SAVED BY AIR BAGS, WHEREAS, WE'VE HAD 87 DEATHS
BECAUSE OF AIR BAGS. HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG IS IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT
EXTRA SAFETY FOR PEOPLE. ))
SUPER=01-Vicki Hopkins/AAA of Virginia;
RUNS=:19
OUT Q=safety for people
ANCHOR=Keith
SS=HOLD
Applications for on- off switch installation are at Triple- A offices.
5-Mock-Trial
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=tHa
TAPE#597-50
GRAPHIC=legal scales
They haven't even graduated from high school but some Blacksburg students
are already familiar with courtroom etiquette.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Christiansburg;
The Blacksburg High school students recently showed off their skills during
a mock trial-- complete with a sitting judge.
Attorneys with the Virginia Bar Association and local bar of the New River
Valley helped the students prepare for their big day.
The mock trial was the case of an alleged drunk driver.
Students acted as witnesses, prosecutor and defense attorneys.
Nat Davis was the Commonwealth's Attorney.
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11:16:21
SOT
IN Q=The hardest
((NAT DAVIS/BHS STUDENT:THE HARDEST PART IS JUST THE PREPARATION, MAKING SURE
YOU HAVE EVERYTHING LOCKED IN AND THERE'S NO WAY ANYTHING CAN BE ARGUED AND
THROWN OUT AND DISCREDITED, MAKING SURE YOU'RE 100 PERCENT RIGHT AND I HAVE TO
MAKE SURE EVERYING I SAY, I CAN PROVE. ))
SUPER=01-Nat Davis/Blacksburg High School Student;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=can prove.
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VO-NAT
Students from Christiansburg High School were the jurors.
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ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
GRAPHIC=NONE
They're having a ball down at First Baptist Church-- the Vintage Holiday
Ball...and they're expecting quite a crowd.
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SUPER=22-Roanoke
(Patrick ad lib)
STOCKS BUMP NEXT
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5-VINTAGE-BALL
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=FIVE
WRITER=PEV
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE
Do homeschoolers have a prom? Well, not exactly...but they do improvise...
DOUBLE BOX KEITH/PATRICK
Patrick Evans has the story of the Second Annual Vintage Holiday Ball, which
takes place tonight at Roanoke's First Baptist Church.
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SUPER=21-Patrick Evans;
SUPER=22-Roanoke;
SUPER=01-Susan Nichols/Vintage Holiday Ball Oraganizer;
SUPER=01-Scott Sarver/Explore Park;
SUPER=22-Roanoke;
DOUBLE BOX PATRICK/ROBIN
Forecasts
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SUPER=332-Mostly Clear/And Chilly/25-30/Partly Cloudy/Light Winds/50-55;
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health music under
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NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#tease 3
GRAPHIC=None
If Virginia Tech though playing V-M-I was tough-- wait until they check out
their conference schedule. Mike Stevens has details in tonight's Ticker--
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VO-NAT
Next on Health Check-- it can be diagnosed as a textbook case of
depression-- but the sadness, sleep problems and low self-esteem symptoms may
likely be P-M-S.
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health bump
Comm Break#3
six-preview
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#six preview
There's more NEWS-7 at Five in a moment-- first a look ahead to NEWS-7 at
SIX.
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VO-NAT
He's been at the center of the recent controversy in the Bedford County
sheriff's department.
Today, Lieutenant John McCane talked with News7 about why he's stepping
down.
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SOT 2:01:22
IN Q=But the bottom
((LT. JOHN MCCANE: BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS IT CAME DOWN BETWEEN ME BEING SELFISH
ABOUT MY INTERESTS AND TRYING TO BE A BIT MORE REALISTIC ABOUT HOW MY PERSONAL
PROBLEMS WERE AFFECTING THE SHERIFF AND THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.))
SUPER=07-John McCane;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=the sheriff's department.
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VO-NAT
McCane's resignation takes effect in two weeks.
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ANCHOR=Keith
Steve Smallshaw has more from his exclusive interview tonight on News7 at 6.
5-Columbia
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=sly
TAPE#597-51
GRAPHIC=Columbia HCA
Topping tonight's HealthCheck report, Pulaski Community and Alleghany
Regional hospitals won't be sold off and separated from other Columbia H-C-A
hospitals in Salem and Blacksburg after all.
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VO-NAT from 97-79
SUPER=03-Salem/File Tape;
The president of Lewis-Gale Medical Center in Salem --Bill Downey--says all
four hospitals will stay in the same division.
The four share marketing and some management services.
Columbia H-C-A had told the hospitals in mid-November
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Talent=Keith
SS=HOLD
that a restructuring plan called for the Pulaski and Alleghany hospitals to be
spun off.
But Downey and his counterparts told Columbia's management in Nashville,
Tennessee, they did not want to be split up.
The restructuring plan announced in November calls for 100 hospitals to be
sold over the next 18 months to shrink the company by about a third.
5-PMS-study
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#597-52
GRAPHIC=women
For women-- headaches, cravings and mood swings are all symptoms of
pre-menstrual syndrome.
Tonight-- Sandra Maas (mahs) takes a look at a study that's trying to help
some women regain control.
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SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=01-Dr. Murray Rosenthal/Behavioral and Medical Researcher;
SUPER=01-Kathy MacRoberts/PMS Patient;
RUNS=1:55
OUT Q=Maas for CBS News.
(( How many times have you heard someone say-- "it's that time of the month?"
well.... there's good reason.... for one out of five women something goes
wrong in the days prior to the menstrual cycle.
DR. MURRAY ROSENTHAL/BEHAVIORAL & MEDICAL RESEARCHER: 5-10 DAYS BEFORE THE
START OF MENSTRUAL FLOW THEY WILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH IRRITABILITY--REAL SADNESS
AND DEPRESSION, LOW SELF-ESTEEM, A PROBLEM WITH SLEEP....A PICTURE THAT
CLINICALLY LOOKS LIKE DEPRESSION.
33-year old kathy mac-roberts can tell when it's going to be a bad month. and
try as she might-- there's nothing she can do to stop it.
KATHY MACROBERTS/PMS PATIENT
WHEN IT GETS REALLY BAD, I'M IN THE THROWS OF NOT REALIZING WHAT IS HAPPENING
UNTIL AFTER I'VE GOTTEN MYSELF ALL WORKED UP.
p-m-s is a hormone disorder characterized by a variety of emotional and
physical symptoms. they include: tension, depression, irritability, crying
spells, cravings, bloating and aches and pains.
DR. ROSENTHAL
IT REALLY INTERFERES WITH RELATIONSHIPS, INABILITY TO WORK, INABILITY TO
MOTHER EFFECTIVELY-- THOSE ARE THE WOMEN WE BELIEVE WE CAN HELP.
Recent studies show a fluxuation of serotonin levels in the brain may be to
blame for p-m-s... a study being conducted at the behavioral and medical
research center in san diego is testing the effectiveness of an
anti-depressant medication.... known as serotonin-uptake inhibitor.
but the real question is -- does giving serotonin drugs such as ours -- in
premenstrual time-- does that really make a difference and can we give it at a
lower dose?
kathy-- who's taking part in the double-blind study, hopes she can finally rid
herself of that jekyll and hyde personality.
KATHY: I JUST WANT TO BE WITHOUT HAVING TO CONTROL MYSELF EVERY MONTH--
THINKING 'OH MY GOD, THE CURSE IS BACK....'
SANDRA MAAS FOR CBS NEWS.))
2-shot-toss
ANCHOR=Keith
Time now for the Two Minute Ticker-- Here's Mike with college basketball and
football news...
S5-Leaf
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#st5-31
GRAPHIC=TICKER
Welcome folks to your Friday two minute sports ticker, that begins with one
of college
SS=ROSE BOWL
football's top players turning over a new leaf.
Ryan Leaf, the star quarterback who came within a whisker of leading
Washington State to a win over Michigan in yesterday's Rose Bowl,
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Los Angeles; :00
announced this afternoon that he is giving up his senior year of college
eligibility to enter the NFL draft.
Leaf consulted Drew Bledsoe, Warren Moon, Peyton Manning and Jake Plummer
before making the decision.
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SOT
IN Q="Until...
((RYAN LEAF/DECIDES TO TURN PRO:))
SUPER=01-Ryan Leaf/Decides To Turn Pro; :00
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=...STEP I THINK."
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S5-Orange
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=ORANGE BOWL
The Nebraska Cornhuskers still think they deserve at least a share of the
national championship.
Tonight, they will have that motivation plus the desire to send retiring
coach Tom Osborne out a winner in his final game as they battle Tennessee in
the Orange Bowl.
You can catch the game tonight at eight o'clock right here on Your Hometown
Station.
S5-Hussey
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#ST5-32
GRAPHIC=ATLANTIC 10 HOOPS
The Virginia Tech Hokies' basketball team is still reeling after its New
Year's Eve loss to VMI, but the players better be over the upset by tomorrow.
The Hokies are in Pittsburgh tomorrow afternoon for their first Atlantic 10
game of the season against Duquesne, a team that topped Tech last season.
Tech can ill-afford a loss to the Dukes, who are one of the few teams in the
league who didn't make the postseason last year.
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SOT
IN Q="I thought...
((BOBBY HUSSEY/VA. TECH HEAD COACH:))
SUPER=01-Bobby Hussey/Va. Tech Head Coach; :00
RUNS=:25
OUT Q=...RETURNING PLAYERS."
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PINNACLE ACC - SATURDAY
And don't forget there is plenty of ACC action coming your way this weekend
right here on WDBJ-7.
Tomorrow we have a great doubleheader as Steve Robinson and Florida State
takes on N.C. State at 1:30.
Then right after that you can catch North Carolina and Clemson. That game
should tip off right around four.
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PInnacle ACC - Sunday
Then Sunday afternoon at one o'clock the Virginia Cavaliers return to the
Commonwealth and the ACC portion of the their schedule as they battle Wake
Forest in a game that's being played in Richmond.
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ANCHOR=Mike
SS=ticker
Coming up at six, we'll check in with the HOkies who look ahead to next
season.
Plus, we'll take a look at Peyton Manning's blown-up knee.
Have a safe weekend everybody.
take a break
5-Kicker
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=Five
WRITER=Dal
TAPE#NET-H
GRAPHIC=NONE
Finally tonight-- an update on the millionaire balloonist trying to set a
record.
Steve Fossett has been in the air two days, and he is already half way
across the Atlantic on his balloon, "Solo Spirit."
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-St. Louis, MO;
He lifted off New Year's Eve in St. Louis.
Now Fossett and his balloon are riding the jet stream to Europe.
So far the global wind currents are co-operating, and there are no storms on
the horizon.
His engineers at mission control say if something's going to go wrong, this
is the point in the trip for it to happen.
But if Fossett keeps up this pace he'll circle the globe in a record-
breaking 15 days.
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by SS