23:00-01
Newsbreak
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Good evening.
It's being called a miracle. A 14 year old snowboarder missing for six days
is found alive.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Glendora, CA;
Rescuers found Jeff Thornton after finding tracks in the snow.
He's hungry, tired, and cold, but is now in stable condition.
SUPER=04-Yesterday;
A deal is made allowing a former secret service officer to testify- in the
case of Monica Lewinsky.
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
It's a match made in Internet heaven.
We'll meet a local couple who met online-
SUPER=03-Danville;
Plus these folks puckered up for hours. Just how long did the winners have
to smooch to win?
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ANCHOR=Jean
Join us for News 7 at eleven.
D'ville-Chase
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#98-
GRAPHIC=NONE
A man trying to speed away from police is dead tonight- after a high speed
chase through two states ends in Danville.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville;
Police in Casswell County North Carolina chased the car into Virginia-
The driver apparently lost control of the car on Holland Road in Danville-
hit a tree and the car flipped.
The driver of the car is dead-
The car had Virginia tags, but the man's identity and where he is from are
not being released.
No word on what prompted the police chase.
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Police-Chief
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=jda
TAPE#=97-94
GRAPHIC=Gaskins
Joe Gaskins says he always wanted to be a police officer.
Today, he was named Roanoke's new police chief.
Joe Dashiell reports on the announcement and the reaction that included both
praise and criticism.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=The Roanoke Police
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00
SUPER=01-Joe Gaskins/New Roanoke Police Chief; :15
SUPER=@Bowers; :35
SUPER=@Joe1; 1:00
RUNS=1:09
OUT Q=JD News 7 Roanoke
((The Roanoke Police Academy graduated its 42nd basic Class, but the
department's newest recruit wasn't among the graduates.
Joe Gaskins, the city's new police chief brings a career of accomplishment
and a commitment to community policing.
sot
inq=
((JOE GASKINS/WE'RE NOT INTO THE JACK WEBB STYLE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. JUST THE
FACTS MAM. WE WANT PEOPLE TO TRULY KNOW AND UNDERSTAND US AND APPRECIATE US AND
WE WANT TO APPRECIATE THEM.))
runs=:11
out q=appreciate them.
To the local chapter of the N-Double-A-C-P, gaskins selection is a
"monumental historic event in the life of the city.
To Mayor David Bowers it was a disappointment.
sot
IN Q=ALTHOUGH I THINK IT'S INCUMBENT UPON THE MAYOR TO WELCOME THE NEW POLICE
CHIEF AND TRY TO BUILD SUPPORT FOR HIM, I MUST BE HONEST WITH HIM AND WITH THE
CITIZENS OF ROANOKE THAT I WAS NONETHELESS DISAPPOINTED THAT OUR OWN ROANOKE
POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICER, DAVID CLAYTON WAS NOT CHOSEN AND PROMOTED FROM
WITHIN.
runs=:20
out q=promoted from within.
Gaskins spent his 50th birthday meeting reporters and members of the
department he will lead. He won't be on the job full-time until March 23rd.
Joe Dashiell News 7 Roanoke))
Lewinsky
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=Lewinsky
A deal's been struck tonight- that means a former secret service officer
will have to answer limited grand jury questioning-
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VO-NAT
The Justice and Treasury Departments reached the agreement with special
prosecutor Kenneth Starr.
He's looking into whether President Clinton had an affair with former White
House intern Monica Lewinsky, and asked her to lie about it.
SUPER=04-Washington, DC/Yesterday;
Ex-Secret Service officer Lewis Fox has been subpoenaed.
Fox's attorney says his client saw Lewinsky visit Clinton in the Oval
Office but Fox isn't sure if the two were alone.
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Iraq
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=Iraq
The President will makea a major speech Tuesday- on Iraq.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington, DC;
The President will speak from the Pentagon after getting a briefing from the
Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Meantime, Clinton continues urging Saddam Hussein to allow unlimited U-N
weapons inspections.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:03:24
IN Q=
((THIS IS A DECISION FOR HIM TO MAKE. I THINK IT'S A NO BRAINER IN TERMS OF
WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THE POEPLE OF THE CHILDREN, THE FUTURE OF IRAQ.))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=the future of Iraq.
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VO-NAT
More troops are heading to the Persian Gulf.
25 members of a combat communications group left Robins Air Force base in
Georgia today.
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Autopsy-Bill
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=Gilmore
We told you last month that Richmond crime novelist Patricia Cornwell was
Governor Jim Gilmore's biggest campaign contributor.
Now his administration appears to be going to bat for Cornwell at the State
Capitol.
Ellen Qualls has this complex story.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=The story
SUPER=03-Richmond/File Tape; :12
SUPER=01-Maggie Lauer/Victim's Mother; :25
SUPER=01-Jewel Phelps/Victim's Mother; :38
SUPER=@Ellen2; :48
SUPER=@Gilmore; 1:12
SUPER=01-Dr. Randy Gordon/Va. Health Commissioner; 1:26
RUNS=1:52
OUT Q=Qualls, News 7, Richmond.
(( The story begins in 1989, when the dismembered bodies of Anna Maria Phelps
and Daniel Lauer are found near an Interstate rest stop east of Richmond.
Their murders are still unsolved.
Enter celebrity novelist Patricia Cornwell, who admits her 1992 best seller
"All That Remains" was partially based on the Phelps and Lauer murders.
Cornwell, after all, worked in the Virginia Medical Examiner's Office.
sot 15:04:36
((MARGIE LAUER/VICTIM'S MOTHER: MY FIRST REACTION I GUESS WAS WELL NOW THAT
MURDERER KNOWS THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS AND HE SAYS WELL I'M FREE, I'M SCOT FREE.
BECAUSE HOW ARE THEY GOING TO SOLVE THE CASE? I MEAN IT'S PUBLIC INFORMATION
NOW.))
runs=:12
SOT 15:03:13
((JEWEL PHELPS/VICTIM'S MOTHER: CAN YOU IMAGINE SITTING THERE READING A
BOOK--YOU'VE GOT YOUR FEET UP, YOU'RE GONNA READ A GOOD BOOK. IN FACT, YOU'RE
READING ABOUT YOUR KID...YOU'RE WATCHING YOUR CHILD BEING MURDERED. IT'S GOT
TO BE STOPPED.))
RUNS=:11
So the families filed a civil suit against Cornwell last year.
Now they've persuaded 15 lawmakers from both parties to sponsor a resolution
that would study how to better protect autopsy records from unauthorized public
disclosure.
So what about the Governor -- whose biggest individual contributor's
reputation could be on the line with a bill that specifically mentions the
"tragic" impact of "crime novels?"
sot 15:37:10
((GOVERNOR JIM GILMORE: I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT A RESOLUTION LIKE THIS WOULD BE
OFFERED AGAINST ANY SINGLE PERSON, SO I THINK IT'S SPECULATION THAT THEY'RE
AIMING THIS AT MS. CORNWELL OR ANY OTHER PERSON.))
runs=:08
But Gilmore's health commissioner will speak for the administration against
the bill-- and HE clearly links it to Cornwell's lawsuit.
SOT 14:45:50
((DR. RANDY GORDON/VA. HEALTH COMMISSIONER: OUR CONCERN IS THAT THIS
RESOLUTION THAT ESTABLISHES A STUDY ADMITS OR ASSERTS THAT THE CHIEF MEDICAL
EXAMINER'S OFFICE HAS RELEASED INFORMATION THAT IT SHOULD NOT HAVE RELEASED.
AND WE MAINTAIN THAT THAT IS NOT THE CASE.))
RUNS=:20
The bill still faces a House committee.
The lawsuit goes to court in April.
Ellen Qualls, News 7, Richmond.))
Toss-2-Robin
Jean tosses to Robin in the Chromakey
Tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE
Still to come on News 7, the cost of some common generic drugs is going up
over a thousand percent,
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VO-NAT
and rescuers are amazed as they find a teenager alive and well after he spends
almost a week lost in the freezing wilderness.
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COMM#1
Clifton-Forge
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=98-8
GRAPHIC=NONE
What's in a name? --well, possibly savings for people who live in Clifton
Forge.
City officials are considering reverting back to town status.
Stacey Martin reports.
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SOT
IN Q=The city of
SUPER=03-Clifton Forge;:00
SUPER=01-Michele Wright/Chamber of Commerce; :09
SUPER=01-Mac Campbell/Clifton Forge Mayor; :37
SUPER=@Stacey1; 1:08
RUNS=1:25
OUT Q=SM, News7, Clifton Forge.
(( The CITY of Clifton Forge? or the TOWN of Clifton Forge--it's an issue
residents here may soon have to decide.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11.44.12 - 11.44.25
IN Q=In an area
((MICHELE WRIGHT/ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: IN AN AREA WITH A
POPULATION OF LESS THAN 25,000 PEOPLE INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES ALIKE REALIZE
IT'S EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR GOVERNMENT TO FUND ALL OF THE APPROPRIATE AND
NECESSARY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS.))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=services and programs.
The issue first came up in 1994 but quickly died down with the election of a
city council that opposed the idea.
But, with year after year of dwindling finances it's an idea that's now
getting serious consideration.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10.50.26 - 10.50.42
IN Q=If I had
((MAC CAMPBELL/MAYOR CLIFTON FORGE: IF I HAD MY DRUTHERS, I'D STAY A CITY AND
KEEP GOING ON BUY WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE REAL WORLD, YOUR FINANCES, YOUR ABILITY
TO WORK WITH THE OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WITHOUT POLITICS GETTING IN THE WAY OF
CERTAIN ISSUES, I THINK IT'S THE WAY TO GO.))
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=way to go.
If it happens, the reversion would decrease personal property taxes, saving
residents between 96 to 258 dollars a year.
And while the court system and health and social services would be cut the
city would still maintain its own police and fire departments.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 00.05.18 - 00.05.36
IN Q=According to this
((STACEY MARTIN/REPORTING:ACCORDING TO THIS REPORT PUT OUT BACK THE CITY'S
AUDITOR THE CITY WOULD SAVE ABOUT 600 THOUSAND DOLLARS THROUGH CUTS IN SERVICES
IF THEY REVERT BACK TO TOWN STATUS. AND, EVEN THOUGH IT MAKES SENSE ON PAPER,
OFFICIALS ADMIT IT'LL BE A TOUGH SELL TO RESIDENTS HERE. STACEY MARTIN, NEWS 7,
CLIFTON FORGE.))
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=SM, News7, Clifton Forge.
Generic-Drugs
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#98-6
GRAPHIC=prescription drugs
Area pharmacists are starting to ask serious questions about why the cost of
certain generic nerve drugs is skyrocketing.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford
Bedford pharmacist Paul Bisbee says he went to re- order the drug
Clorazepate (clore-AZ-uh-pate) yesterday, only to find the price for a bottle
of 500 tablets had risen: from ten dollars to 343 dollars.
Bisbee says he's been told two pharmaceutical companies: Mylan and Watson,
have bought up ALL the raw ingredients for certain nerve drugs.
Now the price of those drugs is going way up.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:33:07
IN Q=We're actually having
((PAUL BISBEE/PHARMACIST: WE'RE ACTUALLY HAVING TROUBLE NOW EVEN LOCATING ANY
OF THE PRODUCT. BUT AS SOON AS WE DO THESE WILL BE THE NEW PRICES. AND WE'RE
JUST CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT IT'S GOING TO DO TO CONSUMERS AND EVEN HOW IT'S GOING
TO AFFECT THE BUDGET OF MEDICAID WHEN THEY TRY TO REIMBURSE PRODUCTS THAT
JUMPED THAT MUCH AT ONE TIME.))
SUPER=01-Paul Bisbee/Pharmacist; :00
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=at one time.
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VO-NAT
Bisbee has filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission.
News7 tried to reach representatives of the companies involved for comment,
but was unsuccessful.
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Cig-Prices
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=cigarette smoking
A pack of cigarettes could go up by a dollar fifty a pack.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Philadelphia, PA;
President Clinton is urging America's scientists to back tobacco legislation-
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:01:40
IN Q=
((THE PRICE INCREASES AND OTHER MEASURES WE HAVE IMPOSED WILL CUT TEEN SMOKING
BY ALMOST HALF OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=the next five years."
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VO-NAT
The legislation would also mean tighter sales and advertising restrictions.
The President says by the year 2003 we can stop almost three million young
people from smoking.
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3-Dating-Series
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11p.m.
WRITER=kmc
TAPE# 98-1
GRAPHIC=In Search of
A lot of people believe there's a perfect match for them, a true "soul
mate", even though marriage counselors warn us NOT to focus on perfection.
Take In Search of FULLSCREEN
In the final installment of her series, "In Search Of...", Kimberly
McBroom compares a 90s marriage with one that's lasted for half a century.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=It's a wedding present!
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00
SUPER=07-Bonnie Gillespie; :21
SUPER=03-Salem; :33
SUPER=07-Rebecca Snapp; :57
SUPER=01-Dr. Mary Eve Zangari/Counselor; 1:23 quick!!
SUPER=@Kimberly2; 1:29
SUPER=07-Lawrence Snapp; 2:06
RUNS=2:15
OUT Q=McBroom, News 7
((
(/////SOT/////)
SOT tape 2 9:34:34
((IT'S A WEDDING PRESENT! YEAH, A WEDDING PRESENT. IT'S A WINE GLASS... ))
RUNS=:04
Jason and Bonnie Gillespie got married about a week ago, and are just now
settling into their new apartment.
They first got acquainted during an hour- long chat on the Internet.
But Bonnie says she wasn't really looking for her future husband that
way-- it just sort of happened.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT tape 2 10:24:24
((BONNIE GILLESPIE: I WAS SITTING AT HOME ONE DAY, MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS,
JUST SURFING AROUND THE INTERNET AND I GUESS HE LOOKED ME UP IN THE MEMBER
DIRECTORY OR SOMETHING, AND HE LOOKED AT MY WEB PAGE AND THOUGHT IT WAS PRETTY
COOL, SO HE DECIDED TO SAY "HI". ))
RUNS=:11
More than 50 years ago, Lawrence and Rebecca Snapp were introduced by a
mutual friend while working together at a hosiery mill in Marion.
They agree it was love at first sight--
Still, they dated for nine months before getting married.
As you would imagine, their dating habits were vastly different from the
CYBER- flirting between Bonnie and Jason.
Just going to the movies was a rare treat back then, since they each only
earned about 25- cents an hour.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT tape 3 11:55:57
((REBECCA SNAPP: WE ALWAYS WENT TO CHURCH ON SUNDAYS AND OF COURSE, WE WORKED
ALL WEEK. AND-- JUST GO TO CHURCH AND NOW AND THEN WE'D GO TO A MOVIE. ))
RUNS=:10
They credit their deep religious faith, and a 50-50 partnership for
staying happily married for half a century.
But nowadays, the odds aren't always in FAVOR of lasting marriages, even
though people keep heading to the altar.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT tape 1 2:10:28
((DR. MARY EVE ZANGARI/COUNSELOR: PEOPLE WANT TO BE IN RELATIONSHIPS AND WE
SEE THAT, EVEN NOW WHEN THE DIVORCE RATE IS 50- PERCENT. ))
RUNS=:07
Doctor Zangari says today's culture falsely promotes the notion that men
really are from Mars, and women, from Venus.
She says the two sexes are actually more ALIKE than different.
But she says the best way for couples to stay together is to find quality
time for each other.
Jason and Bonnie plan to spend many years together.
And like their older counterparts, their dating relationship yielded fairly
quickly to marriage.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT tape 2 10:29:15
((BONNIE GILLESPIE: IT WAS A REALLY WHIRLWIND RELATIONSHIP. WE'VE ONLY BEEN
TOGETHER ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS NOW, BUT WE'RE AS HAPPY AS WE COULD POSSIBLY BE.
))
RUNS=:08
But the Snapps still have some advice to offer on how THEY'VE managed to
stand the test of time.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT tape 3 11:59:29
((LAWRENCE SNAPP: WELL, JUST COMPROMISE, YOU KNOW, WE WORK TOGETHER ON
EVERYTHING AND EVERYTHING WORKS OUT FINE. ))
RUNS=:07
Kimberly McBroom, News 7.))
Tease#2
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11p
Stay with us, Robin Reed is up next with a look at our weekend weather,
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VO-NAT
and then we'll see how some Danville contestants are celbrating Valentine's Day
not with Roses, but with two lips.
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Snowboarder
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=none
A 14 year old snowboarder missing for six days has been found alive.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Glendora, CA;
Authorities in California don't know how he survived-
The boy was lost in the snow covered San Gabriel mountains for six days.
Jeff Thornton was snowboarding on
Saturday when he became separated from his uncle- near a resort about 50 miles
Northeast of Los Angeles.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 1:31:41
IN Q=
((THE GUYS THAT WERE DOING THE TRACKING FOUND SOME TRACKS, FOLLOWED THE TRACKS
AND THAT'S TEH WAY THEY FOUND HIM. REPORTER: ARE YOU SUPRISED HE'S ALIVE AFTER
THIS LONG? YEA, I THINK EVERYBODY IS. HE DID REAL WELL.))
SUPER=01-Keith Mitchell/L.A. Co. Sheriff's Department;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=he did real well.
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VO-NAT
Thornton is in stable condition- hungry tired and cold.
The boy's stepfather says this is the best Valentine's day gift ever.
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CA-WX
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
Mudslides are threatening serious damage to homes in Califronia.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Daly City, CA;
Many of California's hillsides are slipping away.
in Daly City a neighborhood is perched on the edge of a slipping hillside.
Crews worked to try and secure the hill and save the homes.
Experts estimate that billions of dollars in property has already been
destroyed by landslides in the recent
storms.
Unfortunately for homeowners, insurance policies don't cover damage
from landslides.
During the past weeks, about 450 people, most of them tourists and
schoolchildren, were been evacuated from the area.
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Forecasts
SUPER=#563
SUPER=X5000;
SUPER=330-Variable Clouds/A Few Sprinkles/30-32/Clearing By/Afternoon/44-46;
SUPER=331-Mostly Cloudy/Light Winds/30-34/Clouds Early/Then Clearing/44-48;
SUPER=332-Passing Flurries/Late/26-29/Mostly Cloudy/Wind NW-10/40-42;
SUPER=333-Mostly Cloudy/Flurries Late/30-32/Morning Clouds/Partly
Sunny/44-46;
SUPER=334-Snow Flurries/Late/26-29/Mostly Cloudy/Wind NW-10/38-40;
SUPER=X5001;
S-Extra
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=Extra
GRAPHIC=senior PGA
first; Senior PGA pro Billy King fired a 7 over par 78 in the first round
of the GTE Classic. King shot 36 on the front and 42 on the back nine. Brian
Barnes leads at eight under.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=04-NBA; :00
Now the Extra Point. The Toronto raptors have pulled off a six player deal
which sends all star point guard Damon Stoudamire to the Portland Trailblazers
along with Walt Williams and Carlos Rogers in exchange for guard Kenny
Anderson, Gary Trent, Alvin Williams and two number one picks.
Toronto coach Darrell Walker resigned as head coach today.
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S-Cave
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#BB98-2
GRAPHIC=High School
William Fleming is the Roanoke Valley District champion. last night at Cave
Spring the Colonels beat the Knights 47 to 46.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Knights vs Colonels; :
The Knights were looking for their first win against the Colonels since 1989
and last night contest was for the district title.
Fleming took control on the opening tipoff going inside to Michael Fleshman
who scores the layup.
But the Knights answered on this play Ricky Dierker scored 2 of his game
high 24 going to the left hand on the drive.
And Cave Spring would take the lead when Mark Snodgrass hits the wide open
shot in the paint.
Fleming couldn't buy a free throw SUPER=33-William Fleming/47/Cave
Spring/46/;down the stretch but the Colonels hold for the 47 to 46 win and the
district crown.
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S-Piedmont
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=jkr
TAPE#BB98-3
GRAPHIC=High School Basketball
Down 220; Fieldale-Collinsville hosted cross town rival Martinsville in a
Piedmont District tilt.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Collinsville/Bulldogs vs. Cavaliers; :00
The City of Troy; Martinsville coach Troy Wells had his Bulldogs ready for
FC.
Cavalier Phillip Hairington takes the ball down court and passes it into
Joey Taylor who makes the easy lay up.
Then, Danny Wade gets stuck in the corner and finds James Hariston; he would
finish the job.
SUPER=34-Martinsville/ /Fieldale-Collinsville/ ;
The Cavaliers answered. Hairington had control and tosses it into Blaine Eanes
who sinks the jumper.
Bulldog Brian Niblett; then drives down court, through the crowd and puts
the rock up for the unassisted two. _________wins ___to___.
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S-Score
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=NONE
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WIPE TO MOTION
SUPER=#556
SUPER=X5027;
SUPER=0097-j/Heritage/47//J. Forest/40///j/Parry McCluer/64//James
River/45///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0097-j/W. Fleming/47//Cave Spring/46////Giles/41/j/Radford/66///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0097-/Brookville/47/j/Rustburg/49////Patrick Co./48/j/Laurel Park/69///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0097-/Halifax/45/j/G.W. Danville/56///j/Rocky Gap/58//Pocahontas/32///;
SUPER=X5029;
SUPER=0104-j/Roanoke/5//Chesapeake/3///j/Hampton Roads/4//Charlotte/3///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0104-j/Raleigh/3//Richmond/2////Wheeling/3/j/Columbus/6///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0104-j/Peoria/7//Johnstown/4///j/Huntington/4//Toledo/3///;
RUNS=:35
OUT Q=.......last score.
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S-Tech
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Dal
TAPE# S8-2
GRAPHIC=Tech baseball
Three former Franklin County High School players will debut on the Virginia
Tech baseball team.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg;
Freshman Larry Bowles is hoping his talent will benefit his new team.
The former Eagle was 11 and 1 as a SUPER=03-Franklin Co./May 1997;
pitcher with a 2-point-36 E-R-A and .443 at the plate with 28 R-B-I's.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 4:52:22
IN Q=I JUST WANT
((LARRY BOWLES/TECH FRESHMAN: I JUST WANT TO BE OUT THERE PLAYING AND IT
DOESN'T REALLY MATTER WHERE I'M AT OR WHAT POSITION I'M PLAYING I JUST WANT TO
BE OUT THERE HAVING FUN AND DOING WHAT IT TAKES TO HELP THE TEAM WIN.))
SUPER=01-Larry Bowles/Tech Freshman; :03
SUPER=01-Chuck Hartman/Virginia Tech Baseball Coach; :12
RUNS=:19
OUT Q=....first base.(very quick out)"
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S-NFL
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=FB97-5
GRAPHIC=NFL
Today; the Redskins re-signed offensive lineman Tre Johnson and
(----------------)
VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Charlotte, NC/Redskins vs. Panthers; :00
linbacker Ken Harvey. The 32 year old, who inks a 5 year, 20 million plus
contract, has been selected to 4 straight pro bowls. Harvey led the Skins in
sacks this past season with 9. Johnson's deal is 11.6 million for 4 years.
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Sports tease
ANCHOR=steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=none
Still to come; MIke Stevens continues his reports from daytona,
(----------------)
VO-NAT
will a look at a new Winston Cup team with the number of future football hall
of famer on it's doors.
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S-Daytona
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=mst
TAPE#=R-38
GRAPHIC=Daytona 500
Friday the 13th; our Daytona racing coverage centers around just that
number.
Mike Stevens says future hall of famer and Miami Dolphin quarterback Dan
Marino hopes his 13 digits will bring a little luck and a few victories to his
new partnership with Awesome Bill Elliott.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=first audio
SUPER=03-Daytona Beach,FL; :27
SUPER=01-Dan Marino/First Plus Ford Owner; :40
SUPER=@Mike2; :46
SUPER=01-Jerry Nadeau/First Plus Ford Driver; 1:00
SUPER=01-Bill Elliot/First Plus Ford Owner; 1:43
RUNS=1:45
OUT Q=News 7 sports"
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S-Board
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=none
WIPE TO PINNACLE!!
@Page1------1050
Don't forget; you can catch our half hour special; NASCAR 98; the Daytona
500, on WDBJ. The program will air tonight at 6:30 right here on your hometown
station.
Kissing-Contest
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Talk about lip service.
In the spirit of Valentine's Day, sweethearts in Danville puckered up today
for a kissing contest.
Christy Hubley has all the lip-smacking details.
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IN Q=Ladies and gentlemen
SUPER=03-Danville;:00
SUPER=01-Kimdi Bethea/Kissing Contestant;:13
SUPER=01-Laura Chandler/Kissing Contestant;:21
SUPER=01-Carlo Chandler/Kissing Contestant; :28
SUPER=07-Brian Booth; :41
RUNS=1:23
OUT Q=Christy Hubley News 7 Danville
((NATS 49:50-:54
RUNS=:04
((LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, LOCK YOUR LIPS))
And that's exactly what they did.
Hour after hour.. these couples kissed and kissed some more.
Each contestant had his or her own winning strategy.
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SOT32:40-:43
IN Q=Tactics? Just keep
((KIMDI BETHEA/KISSING CONTESTANT: TACTICS? JUST KEEP LIPS LOCKED AND
CONCENTRATION. THAT'S IT. ))
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=that's it.
This couple had a big incentive to stay puckered up until the end.
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SOT 35:21-:28
IN Q=He's been away
((LAURA CHANDLER/KISSING CONTESTANT: HE'S BEEN AWAY IN KOREA FOR THE LAST FOUR
MONTHS SO WE'VE GOT A LOT OF MAKING UP TO DO.))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=making up to do.
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SOT 34:40-:45
IN Q=Well I'm just
((CARLO CHANDLER/KISSING CONTESTANT: WELL I'M JUST GOING TO THINK ABOUT MY
BEAUTIFUL WIFE HERE AND JUST DO WHAT I HAVE TO DO.))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=have to do.
Cupid's Kissing Contest took center stage at the Piedmont Mall.
Onlookers couldn't believe their eyes.
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SOT 1:04:05-:11
IN Q=I'd just put my
((BRIAN BOOTH:I'D JUST PUT MY LIPS TOGETHER AND KEEP THEM TOGETHER BUT A LOT OF
THEM.. THEY'RE NOT DOING THAT. LAUGH.))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=not doing that.
Some couples kissed with a lot of passion.
Others thought they'd have more endurance by just touching lips.
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SOT 1:31:37-:49
IN Q=Why would anyone
((CHRISTY HUBLEY/NEWS 7: WHY WOULD ANYONE STAY LIP LOCKED THIS LONG? HOW ABOUT
TWO-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN PRIZES.. INCLUDING A NIGHT AT THE STRATFORD INN,
DINNER, LIMOSINE RIDE, THIS COOL STARTER JACKET, AND A BEAUTIFUL DIAMOND HEART
PENDANT.))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=diamond heart pendant.
By the end of the contest, things got a little interesting.
Couples had to kiss while standing on one foot.
The winners... Laura and Carlo Chandler.
They say they'll give their lips a short rest.. and then start practicing
for next year's contest.
Christy Hubley, News 7, Danville.
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