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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=jja]
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Next on News 7-
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[VO-NAT]
It was three weeks ago that a Liberty High School Student was murdered.
Today a teenage girl is arrested.
A rally tonight in Roanoke against President Clinton.
And what do local experts think of the testosterone boosting- supplement that Mark McGwuire takes?
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[talent=Jean]
News 7 is Next.
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[SUPER=@Jean1;]
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[IN Q=It makes you realize]
((IT MAKES YOU REALIZE WHAT EACH DAY'S VALUES ARE, THE FACT THAT YOU CAN WAKE UP EVERY MORNING AND SPEAK WITH PEOPLE THAT YOU CARE ABOUT. AND JUST ENJOY LIFE.))
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[OUT Q=and just enjoy life.]
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[vo-nat]
Survivors of last week's pile-up on Interstate 81 are sharing the experience in words.
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[Anchor=Jean]
[Graphic=None]
Good evening. I'm Jean Jadhon.
More on that story coming up.
[Bedford-Murder]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#98-58 tc 51:12]
[GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation]
First to Bedford, where authorities have charged a SECOND teenager with the murder of a Liberty High School student over the Labor Day weekend.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bedford]
16-year old Randy Ross was arrested September 7th for the shooting death of Jamelle Poindexter.
Now authorities are charging Ross's 16-year old girlfriend with murder as well.
The teen had originally faced just robbery charges for the theft of Poindexter's car.
But investigators say new information has led them to charge the girl with murder, robbery and using a firearm in the commission of a felony.
Both are being held in the Lynchburg juvenile detention home.
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[Drinking-Law]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=equ]
[TAPE#98-70 TC 16:23]
[GRAPHIC=College Drinking]
A Virginia idea to fight binge drinking on college campuses may be used nationwide.
A bill sponsored by Virginia Senator John Warner has now passed both houses of Congress, and awaits presidential approval.
It would knock down privacy laws that make it difficult for colleges to notify parents when a student has broken a drinking or drug-related law or policy.
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[vo-nat]
[super=03-Blacksburg/August;]
[from 98-56 TC 25:17 8/23 and 98-63 TC 21:09]
It's an idea that came from Attorney General Mark Earley's binge drinking task force.
This summer, Radford University instituted its own voluntary policy to notify parents of freshmen, under age 21, who are financially dependent on their parents.
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[Blevins]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=THa]
[TAPE#98-54 29:52]
[GRAPHIC=Legal Scales]
A former teacher pleaded guilty in Wythe County circuit court today to 12 charges relating to a sexual relationship with one of his students.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Smyth Co./May 7;]
35-year old Michael Blevins had already pled guilty in SMYTH County to similar charges pertaining to the same student.
Blevins was the girl's eighth grade science teacher at Rural Retreat high school.
He'll be sentenced in late November.
Blevins also faces trial in Montgomery County where he worked as a teacher and coach--- for allegedly having sex wit
h two other students.
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[Resignation-Rally]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=djo]
[TAPE#=98-52 1:26:24]
[GRAPHIC=none]
A group of Southwest Virginians held a "Rally for Morality" on the steps of the Roanoke Courthouse today.
[ss=Bill Clinton]
Citizens are calling for the resignation of President Clinton in light of the Monica Lewinsky case.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
People held signs indicating their feelings about the President's morals and ethics.
The group says Clinton should step down or be impeached because he's a bad influence on the nation's youth.
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[SOT=17:50:08]
[IN Q=I THINK IT]
((AL BEDROSIAN/FORMER GOP CANDIDATE; I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT, VERY IMPORTANT. ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE TOUTING YOURSELF AS BEING FOR THE CHILDREN AND NOW YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING WITH A CHILD. THAT'S TERRIBLE, I JUST THINK IT'S TERRIBLE.))
[SUPER=01-Al Bedrosian/Former GOP Candidate;]
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[OUT Q=IT'S TERRIBLE.]
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[VO-NAT]
Bedrosian is a republican who ran last year against Dick Cranwell for the house of delegates seat.
He says the ongoing investigation of the President is like a cancer eating away at the country that will take years to repair.
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[Wreck-Survivor]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=98-57 12:45]
[GRAPHIC=Accident]
Louisiana truck driver John Franklin remains in critical condition at the University of Virginia Medical Center.
He was severely burned in last week's pile-up on Interstate 81.
But nine other people who were injured in that accident are now out of the hospital and on the mend.
Joe Dashiell spoke with three of them today.
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[IN Q=With burned out]
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[super=03-Montgomery Co./Thursday; :00]
[super=01-Vince West/Accident Victim; :]
[super=01-David Paterno/Accident Victim; :]
[super=01-Justin Prillaman/Accident Victim; :]
[super=@Joe2; :]
[OUT Q=Joe D. N7]
((With burned out vehicles, and wreckage scattered across the highway, Interstate 81 looked like a battleground.
It was surprising, then that more people weren't seriously injured.
[SOT UB 02:23:55]
[IN Q=Definitely lucky]
((DEFINITELY LUCKY, MY NUMBER JUST WASN'T UP AT THAT TIME. HOPEFULLY, I'LL MAKE IT A WHILE LONGER.))
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[OUT Q=hopefully, I'll make it a while longer.]
Truck Driver Vince West says he feels lucky to be alive.
David Paterno is thankful too... but believes there was more than luck at work last week.
He was driving a car that belonged to his late father. Above the visor was a cigar his father kept for good luck... in the console a small cross that was a gift from his grandfather.
[SOT UB 22:15:36]
[IN Q=And out of all the destruction]
((AND OUT OF ALL THE DESTRUCTION THAT WAS DONE TO MY CAR, THESE TWO THINGS SURVIVED. AND I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOT, THEY'LL BE IN MY NEXT CAR. AND SO I'M REALLY THANKFUL. I REALLY BELIEVE MY FATHER AND EVERYBODY ELSE UPSTAIRS WAS WITH ME.))
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[OUT Q=was with me.]
Paterno's car was totalled. So was the vehicle Justin Prillaman was driving.
Like West and Paterno, Prillaman is still sore... with back and neck pain... but he's also feeling fortunate.
[SOT UB 23:00:18]
[IN Q=I feel that was a lucky day]
((I FEEL THAT WAS A LUCKY DAY, ONE OF THE LUCKIEST DAYS OF MY LIFE, AS OPPOSED TO BEING A REAL UNLUCKY DAY. BUT CERTAINLY I REPLAY THE INCIDENT ALL THE TIME THINKING WHAT IF IT HAD BEEN ME.))
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[OUT Q=if it had been me.]
The men say they appreciate the fire departments and rescue squads that responded, and they say they're praying for John Franklin and his family.
Joe Dashiell News 7))
[Georges]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=net-A]
[GRAPHIC=Georges Aftermath]
Folks in Mississippi and Alabama are returning to their homes-
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Mobile, AL]
Many are finding the streets filled with the water, cars and trucks completely submerged and widespread damage-
The priority now is starting the recovery.
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[SOT 14:52:36]
[IN Q=We're organizing]
((C.T. SWITZER/HARRISON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: WE'RE ORGANIZING OUR LOGISTICS AND OUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS FROM FEMA AND MEMA WHICH IS THE MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.))
[SUPER=01-C.T. Switzer/Harrison Co. Bd. of Supervisors;]
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[OUT Q=emergency management]
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[VO-NAT]
Georges is now a tropical depression dumping rain on Georgia and South Carolina.
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[Toss-2-Robin]
Jean tosses to Robin in the Chromakey
[Tease1]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[SS=None]
When News 7 at 11 returns, a land-agreement in Washington could be a step toward peace in the Middle East.
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[VO-NAT]
And a Ku Klux Klan leader finds legal aid from an attorney you may not expect.
Details straight ahead.
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[Sports preview]
[ANCHOR=Steve on tape]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
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Hey everbody, Steve Mason here, watch out! sports is just a head. The Indians got hit by hurricane Mo, while a guy named Brown refused tto let the Astros go downtown. Some Eagles and Knights will serve up some volleyball, Dex's finds himself atotp the ACC's hit list again, the Hokies have been hit hard by injury and we wil take you to natural bridge speedway for some racing, join me for aal of this stuff in sports.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=equ]
[TAPE#598-35 28:36]
[GRAPHIC=None]
He is the Imperial Wizard of the Keystone Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.
And he's found a new ally in Virginia.
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[VO-NAT from 5pm]
[SUPER=03-Ebensburg, PA/May 1992;]
Pennsylvania Klan member Barry Black led a KKK rally in Carroll County in August.
The rally ended with the burning of a 30 foot cross.
That's a class six felony in Virginia.
[SUPER=03-Richmond;]
But it may surprise you to know that Black's attorney is African American.
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[SOT 15:33:58]
[IN Q=I believe]
((DAVID BAUGH/BARRY BLACK'S ATTORNEY: I BELIEVE IN THE CONSTITUTION. AND THIS PERSON HAS THE SAME RIGHTS I DO TO SAY WHATEVER HE WANTS.))
[sot 15:34:16]
((DAVID BAUGH/BARRY BLACK'S ATTORNEY: WHEN I TOLD MY WIFE I WAS THINKING ABOUT TAKING THE CASE, SHE WASN'T TOO THRILLED WITH THE IDEA. BUT I THINK HER CONCERNS WERE MORE CONCERNS ABOUT ME PERSONALLY, PLUS SHE HAS A FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT TOO. SO SHE HAS THE RIGHT TO SAY SHE DOESN'T THINK I SHOULD DO THAT.))
[SOT]
((GREG GOAD/CARROLL CO. COMMONWEALTH'S ATTY: IT IS UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES BUT YOU KNOW HE'LL BE THERE TO REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF HIS CLIENTS AND YOU KNOW THAT IS NOT AN ISSUE OF THE CASE BUT IS IS UNUSUAL. ))
[SUPER=01-David Baugh/Barry Black's Attorney; :00]
[SUPER=01-Greg Goad/Carroll Co. Prosecutor; :25]
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[OUT Q=is unusual.]
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[VO-NAT]
The A-C-L-U asked Baugh to represent Barry Black for what it believes will be the first Constitutional test of Virginia's decades-old cross-burning law.
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[Giles-Cattle]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=THa]
[TAPE#98-55 1:14:40]
[GRAPHIC=None]
The nation's cattle prices are down anywhere from ten to fifteen cents a pound.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Narrows;]
The lower prices are particularly hard on beef producers who raise cattle for a living.
Giles County's extension agent says an over-abundance of all kinds of meat is one reason prices are lower than last year.
John Scott, Junior says the Asian financial crisis is also having an impact on the nation's prices.
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[IN Q=They ]
((JOHN SCOTT, JR./GILES CO. EXTENSION AGENT:THEY IMPORT A LOT OF MEAT INTO ALL THE DIFFERENT ASIAN COUNTRIES WHILE THEIR ECONOMY WAS HIGH AND THEN WHEN THEIR ECONOMY DROPPED WE SHIP A WHOLE LOT LESS MEAT OVER THERE. ))
[SUPER=01-John Scott, Jr./Giles Co. Extension Agent; :00]
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[OUT Q=over there.]
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[VO-NAT]
Virginia's beef producers also have to make adjustments due to the summer's drought-like conditions.
The lack of rain has left pastures extremely dry which means producers will either have to sell early or dip into their feed earlier than expected.
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[National]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=National]
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[Animation]
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[In Q=Expect lower car rates]
[SUPER=03-Washington DC]
[SUPER=03-Washington DC]
[SUPER=03-Washington DC]
[SUPER=01-Sen. Trent Lott/(R) Majority Leader]
[SUPER=04-File Tape]
(([Interest-Rates]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=jja]
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[VO-NAT]
Expect lower car and consumer loans.
The Federal Reserve today cut short-term interest rates by a quarter percentage point-
It's an attempt to protect Americans from the global economic crisis.
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[Mideast]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
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[VO-NAT]
Yassar Arafat has accepted an agreement that will give more West Bank land to the Palestinians.
The Israeli pull back would cover 13 percent of the West Bank.
Arafat hopes to finalize the deal at a White House Summit next month.
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[Clinton]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=net-D]
[GRAPHIC=wipe wipe wipe]
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[VO-NAT]
Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott says impeachment isn't only for criminal acts.
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[SOT 14:51:33]
[IN Q=I think bad]
((SEN. MAJORITY LEADER TRENT LOTT: I THINK BAD CONDUCT IS ENOUGH FRANKLY FOR IMPEACHMENT. IF YOU HAVE BROUGHT DIRESPECT ON THE OFFICE THAT IS HAVE SUFFICIENT. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS OF DUMBING DOWN DECENY IN THIS COUNTYR SAYING THAT IT DOESN'T MATTER. IT DOES MATTER.))
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[OUT Q=IT DOES MATTER.]
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[VO-NAT]
The White House says it'll make a vigilant case that there has not been an impeachable offense.
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[Bradley]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=net-E]
[GRAPHIC=wipe wipe wipe]
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[VO-NAT]
The first black mayor of Los Angeles has passed away.
Tom Bradley is remembered as one of the Great Statesman of California.
Bradley is credited with uniting the city after the Watts race riots in the 60s.
Tom Bradley was 80.
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[Out Q=was 80]
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[Tease2]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[SS=None]
Still to come... Mark McGwire's performance-enhancing drug has stirred controversy nationwide.
But what do local experts say?
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[VO-NAT]
And soon you will no longer see the Virginia lottery drawing on TV.
We'll explain when the news returns.
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[5-VA-Lottery]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=equ]
[TAPE#598-34 34:04]
[GRAPHIC=Lottery]
Come week's end, Virginians will no longer be able to see state lottery numbers drawn on TV.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-File Tape;]
This Thursday will be the last night the Virginia Lottery will broadcast its nightly lottery drawing on stations like this and others around the state.
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[SOT 11:32:07]
[IN Q=Only a few]
((ED SCARBOROUGH/VIRGINIA LOTTERY SPOKESMAN: ONLY A FEW ARE WATCHING BECAUSE THEY WANT TO ENSURE THE RANDOMNESS OF THE DRAW. IN THE VERY BEGINNING, IT WAS DIFFERENT. IN 1989 PEOPLE WERE WATCHING BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO SEE THE VERIFICATION OF THE DRAW. I THINK IN TEN YEARS, PEOPLE HAVE GROWN TO TRUST US AND KNOW THAT WE HAVE A FAIR PROCESS AND A PROCESS THAT HAS LOTS OF INTEGRITY.))
[SUPER=01-Ed Scarborough/Virginia Lottery Spokesman;]
[RUNS=:19]
[OUT Q=of integrity.]
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[VO-NAT]
Lottery officials say money is the bottom line.
The drawing costs more than a million dollars a year to show on TV.
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[TALENT=Jean]
[SS=Hold]
You can still go to lottery headquarters to see the drawing if you want.
NEWS 7 will continue to bring you the winning numbers -- without the lottery video -- every night on NEWS 7 at 11.
[Andro-Baseball]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=djo]
[TAPE#=98-53 1:29]
[GRAPHIC=None]
When Mark McGwire's name enters into the history books--some people may still have their doubts.
Did he really do it alone?
Or did taking (Andro--steen-Die-Own) ANDROSTENDIONE give him an unfair advantage?
David Johnson spoke with some local experts to find out.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Mark McGwire rewrote]
[SUPER=04-1998 Season; :00]
[SUPER=01-Dr. Thom Baader/Nutrition Expert; :38]
[SUPER=01-Krista Kurvitz/Nutrition Expert; :51]
[SUPER=@David1; 1:03]
[SUPER=01-Dave Oster/Salem Avalanche Gen. Mgr.; 1:15]
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[OUT Q=Djo, News 7.]
((Mark McGwire rewrote the record books this year by smashing the single season homerun record.
During the season, McGwire admitted to using
ANDROSTENDIONE --an over the counter supplement that temporarily boosts testosterone levels.
The NFL, the NCAA and the International Olympic Committee have banned players from using andro and list it as an anabolic steroid.
Major League Baseball is considering doing the same thing.
But local experts say the only accurate comparison between andro and steroids is that they are both ergogenic aids, meaning they are both performance enhancers.
But they say that's where similarities end.
[SOT=18:03:10 TAPE#1]
[IN Q=IT HAS NO]
((DR. THOM BAADER/NUTRITION EXPERT; IT HAS NO ANABOLIC PROPERTIES WHATSOEVER. SO TO EVEN COMPARE IT TO A STEROID WOULD SUGGEST A LACK OF UNDERSTANDING.))
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[OUT Q=OF UNDERSTANDING.]
[SOT=19:41:24 TAPE#1]
[IN Q=IT'S LIKE SAYING]
((KURVITZ; IT'S LIKE SAYING THAT ASPIRIN SHOULD BE GROUPED WITH COCAINE OR SOMETHING. THEY BOTH DO SOMETHING BUT THEY'RE NOT AT ALL THE SAME TYPE OF DRUG.))
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[OUT Q=TYPE OF DRUG.]
[STAND-UP/15:08:32 TAPE#2]
((DAVID JOHNSON/REPORTING; SO ACCORDING TO BOTH NUTRITIONISTS, THERE IS NO PHYSIOLOGICAL REASON TO BAN ANDRO FROM BASEBALL BECAUSE THE SUPPLEMENT DOESN'T HELP BASEBALL PLAYERS HIT HOME RUNS. THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE SALEM AVALANCHE AGREES.))
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[SOT=14:52:48 TAPE#1]
[IN Q=IN MY OPINION]
((OSTER; IN MY OPINION, THE HARDEST THING IN ALL SPORTS IS TO HIT A ROUND BALL WITH A ROUND BAT. I DON'T CARE WHAT TYPE OF SUPPLEMENT YOU'RE ON, THAT'S NEVER GOING TO CHANGE.))
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[OUT Q=TO CHANGE.]
Oster says hitting home runs doesn't require great strength, but timing, bat speed and hand-eye coordination.
As far as the andro investigation, he has his own theory.
[SOT=14:49:59 TAPE#1]
[IN Q=I THINK WHAT]
((DAVE OSTER/SALEM AVALANCHE GM; I THINK WHAT IT'S TURNED INTO IS A LITTLE BIT OF A WITCH HUNT AND SOME OF THESE PEOPLE TRYING TO TAKE AWAY FROM THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF WHAT MARK MCGWIRE HAS DONE THIS SEASON.))
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[OUT Q=THIS SEASON.]
Nutritionists say if baseball officials ban andro due to its performance enhancer qualities, then it will have to consider banning many more substances, including caffeine, ginseng and even Vitamin C.
David Johnson, News7.))
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[SUPER=X5001;][S-Extra]
[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=extra]
[GRAPHIC=Poindexter]
Virginia's Anthony Poindexter is the ACC defensive back of the week. His teamate, red shirt freshman defensive tackle Monsanto Pope is a conference rookie of the week.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Durham, NC; :00]
Poindexter was in on a team high 12 tackles, he caused a fumble, recovered two others and had two interceptions in UVa' 24-nothing win over Duke this past Saturday.
He's the cavaliers leading tackle with 47 and team leader in INT's with 3.
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[S-Floyd]
[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-17]
[GRAPHIC=girls hoops]
It was Tuesday night at the girls basketball fights. Lets begin in Riner. Auburn played host to Floyd County.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Riner/Buffaloes vs. Eagles; :00]
]
It was the three rivers district opener for both teams.
We pick it up at the end of regulation, tied up at 57 all and we are going to, not the first overtime, but the second. Watch Auburn's Shelly Millerons dish to Laura Kegley, she sibnks the jumper from the left side to cut Floyd's lead to 1 67-66.
[super=34-Auburn/70/Floyd Co/69;]Then, Floyd's Merideth Evans takes matters into her own hands, going in the paint
for the lay up.
But on the next play, with under 10 seconds left in the second overtime, FRESHMAN Stacy Humphrey goes the distantce and scores as Auburn shocks Floyd County 70-69.
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[S-Salem]
[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-18]
[GRAPHIC=girls hoops]
Over in Blacksburg, the undefeated Salem Lady Spartans ventured into the reservation to take on the Blacksburg lady Indians.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg/Spartans vs. Indians; :00]
Salem coach tracy Driscoll and her team came in looking to protect their 9 and OH record.
In the first period Blasckburg's Casey Beamer buries one of her 4 three pointers on the night to tie it at 17 early. She finished with a game high 18.
Back comes salem as Michelle Lovelle sscores on the [SUPER=34-Salem/47/Blacksburg/45;]nice move to the hole to give
the lady Spartans the lead once again by two.
Blacksburg answers on the break Joseline Ttravis does the honors, But Salem improves to 10 and OH with the 47-45 win.
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[S-Volley]
[ANCHOR=Steve]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-19]
[GRAPHIC=Volleyball]
In volleyball, Cave Spring welcomed RFranklin County to knight court in a Roanoke Valley District match up.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Eagles vs. Knights; :00]
The Lady eagles came in 8 and OH, off to their best start since 1994.
The lady Knights came out of the gates quick. Watch Sarah Payne inflict some pain with the ace to give Cave a 3-1 lead in the first game.
Then, sarah bassett with the nice touch at the net to put the lady Knights up 4-1.
But Franklin County answered. Lindsay Robtison mnakes good on the opportunity, scoring on the kill to close the cave gap to 2.
The lady Eagles would win the match 16-14, 16-14, 12-15, 11-15 and 15-6.
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(ad lib bye)[S-Padres]
[ANCHOR=Steve]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-21]
[GRAPHIC=MLB]
Major League Baseball's post season began yesterday. Lets start in the national league where a pitchers dual unfloded between Houston and san Diego.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Houston, TX/Padres vs. Astros; :00]
The Asatros Randy Johnson entered the game with a 5 and OH record at the Astro dome and would show why, as he gets Greg Vaughn in the first inning.
But The Padres Kevin brown had better stuff. brown sets a division series record by striking out 16 [SUPER=35-San Die
go/2/Houston/1;]batters on his way to firing a 2 hit shutout over eight innings.
The game was scoreless untitl the sixth when San Diego's Jim Leyritz brings in Tony Gwynn on a sacrifice fly. Padres win it 2-1.
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[S-Sox]
[ANCHOR=Steve]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-25]
[GRAPHIC=red sox]
In the American league divisional series opener, the Red Sox humbled Cleveland at Jacobs field.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Cleveland, OH/Red Sox vs. Indians; :00]
Mo Vaugn and his red Sox would psimply dominate the Indians. We pick up the action in the top of the first inning and the Sox already have two men on base, Vaugn unloads the first of his two homers on the day. He also connected on a tw
o run double to tie the American League record of 7 RBI's in a post season game. [SUPER=35-Boston/11/Cleveland/3;]
A scary moment for Boston. Outfielder Darren Lewis is hit in the head by Cleveland pitcher Jarrett Wright. Lewis would be okay. Sox win the playoff opener 11-3 thanks to Mo.
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[SUPER=01-Mo Vaughn/Red Sox First Baseman; :00]
[RUNS=:14]
[OUT Q=...things that I could"]
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[S-Tech]
[ANCHOR=Steve]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=SP-24 tc 50:44]
[GRAPHIC=Tech football]
An off week could not have come at a better time for the Virginia Tech football team.
The Hokies mash unit consist of their number one and two quarterbacks, a dilemma that some defenders have taken offense to.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg/Saturday;]
Nick Sorenson moved from safety to Q-B after Dave Meyer went down in the second half of Tech's 27-7 win against Pittsburgh.
And now freshman linebacker Jake Houseright will do more at fullback than just run short yardage situations.
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[IN Q=Jake's going to]
[SUPER=01-Frank Beamer/Tech Head Coach;]
[RUNS=12]
[OUT Q=time now]
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[VO-NAT]
Starting quarterback Al Clark missed Saturday's game with an injured foot.
He's expected to start throwing Thursday.
His back-up, Dave Meyer has a separated shoulder and is out for at least a month.
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[Sports tease]
[ANCHOR=steve]
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[WRITER=sma]
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Still to come in sports, Denise Allen will takes us to Natural Bridge Speedway
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-]
and We will check in on the 99 car to see what Jeff Burton has to say about a few crucial races coming up.
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[S-Burton]
[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-22]
[GRAPHIC=Charlotte]
Winston Cup drivers focus is changing form Martinsville to Charlotte and Sunday's UAW-GM Quality 500.
[graphic=burton]
Jeff Burton finished fifth at the half mile track and will chase his third win this weekend.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Martinsville; :00]
Burton has two wins and 14 top five finishes after 28 of 34 races this season. Burton is 7th in points, and while he;s out of the championshiup race, his teamate Mark martin is not and the next few races are crucial.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="I think]
[SUPER=01-Jeff Burton/Seventh in Winston Cup Points; :00]
[RUNS=:19]
[OUT Q=...wins the championship"]
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[S-Bridge]
[ANCHOR=Steve]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=SP-20 tc 1:29:03]
[GRAPHIC=News 7 Sports Generic]
The Natural Bridge Speedway and Dragstrip is a throwback to the way racing use to be.
And even this small track is benefiting from NASCAR's popularity.
Denise Allen has more.
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[IN Q=nat sound]
[SUper=03-Natural Bridge; :00]
[SUPER=01-Neal Willetts/Natural Bridge Dragstrip; :14]
[SUPER=01-Larry Coleman/Driver; :48]
[SUPER=@Denise2; 1:02]
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[OUT Q=News 7 Sports]
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Racing isn't just a passtime in the foothills of Henry County.
The thunder rolls through places like Natural Bridge from March through October.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
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[RUNS=]
[OUT Q=]
Roger Willets bought the dirt track track from Whitey Taylor in 1992.
The dragstrip came a few years later.
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The racing season at the Natural Bridge Speedway and Dragstrip wraps up this weekend.
Denise Allen News 7 Sports.))
[Fishburn-Park]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sgo]
[TAPE#=98-]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Finally tonight... Kids at Fishburn Park Elementary have a sweet reason to keep coming to school.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
Every day, from now on, when there's 100-percent attendance...
The principal promised to hand out snacks.
That's what he did today.
All of the school's 400-kids showed up for class.
In return, they got popsicles and extra recess.
It beat spending all afternoon in the classroom.
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[SOT 14 48 00, 14 50 30 -- bump sots]
[IN Q=I'D PROBABLY]
((NICOLE HASKINS/FOURTH-GRADER: I'D PROBABLY BE WORKING. OR TAKING A BIG TEST./////14 50 30 STEVEN DAYTON/FIFTH GRADER: IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHAT WE DO WHEN. FOR INSTANCE, IF WE WERE TAKING THE STANDARDS OF LEARNING RIGHT NOW, I WOULD WANT TO BE OUTSIDE.))
[SUPER=01-Nicole Haskins/Fourth-Grader;00]
[SUPER=01-Steven Dayton/Fifth-Grader;07]
[RUNS=13]
[OUT Q=BE OUTSIDE]
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[VO-NAT]
Principal Tom Dunleavy said he'll sweeten the deal if everyone keeps coming to class.
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[SOT 14 51 22]
[IN Q=he said]
((BRANDON WILNER/FIFTH GRADER: HE SAID HE'D MAKE THE, UM, HE SAID HE'D GIVE US A LITTLE BETTER TREAT AND YEAH I'M KIND OF LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.))
[SUPER=01-Brandon Wilner/Fifth-Grader;]
[RUNS=06]
[OUT Q=FORWARD TO IT]
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[VO-NAT]
Next time there's perfect attendance, kids get two popsicles instead of one.
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