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Coming up-
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Students at an area university mourn the loss of a classmate- killed in yesterdays wreck on I-81.
Another night with no gas power for some in Southwest Virginia.
An Indian known for fighting littering is dead-
And the latest on Elton John tickets.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
News 7 is next.
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((JASON MILLER/RESIDENT COUNSELOR; JON WAS A GOOD FRIEND TO EVERYBODY WHO MET HIM, AND IT'S HARD FOR ALL OF US...))
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[VO-NAT]
Washington and Lee University students are dealing with the loss of a classmate tonight... one of four people killed in yesterday's pileup on interstate 81.
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[Lexington-Wreck]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=chr]
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[GRAPHIC=I-81 Deadly Accident]
The Virginia Department of Transportation says it could be mid-week before both lanes of Interstate 81 Northbound are open in Rockbridge County.
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[super=03-Rockbridge Co.]
Traffic is still slow-going in the area.
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The crash is blamed on an ice-covered bridge, dense fog, and high speed.
Tonight, new details emerge about those who were killed.
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The victims are: Douglas Hubert Austin of Atoka, Tennessee...
Dean Richard Muklevicz (muk-LEV-ich) of Memphis, Tennessee...
15 year old Leah Marie Nabors and her 19-year-old brother, Jon Nabors, both of Alabaster, Alabama.
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[W&L-Victim]
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Jon Nabors, his sister, and his parents, were on their way to Washington and Lee University, where Jon was about to begin his second semester as a freshman.
[Double Box=Jean/Eric=Newsroom]
Eric Earnhart was there this evening and joins us with reaction.
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Jean University officials say Jon Nabor's entire immediate family was in that car...
His mother, Doris Nabors is in VERY critical condition.. His father, Eddie Nabors was upgraded to "guarded" condition tonight.
Many W&L students returning to school yesterday passed the accident scene, not knowing their classmate was one of the victims.
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(( Nabors was one of 25 freshmen living in Gaines hall... placed in an upperclass dorm because the freshman halls were full...
As a result, they were a close-knit group
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((JASON MILLER/RESIDENT COUNSELOR; IT'S HARD FOR, ESPECIALLY FOR HIS SUITE-MATES, TO ADJUST AND I THINK THE ONLY THING I CAN DO, IS WHAT I'VE TRIED TO DO, TO JUST OFFER MYSELF TO THEM , IF THEY NEED TO TALK OR THEY NEED TO YELL, OR JUST NEED TO SIT IN A ROOM WITH SOMEBODY ELSE THERE))
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Junior Jason Miller is the resident counselor for the floor, He says Nabor's was boisterous, and caring... and couldn't wait for Rush week... when students choose their fraternities...
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((JASON MILLER/RESIDENT COUNSELOR; THAT'S PROBABLY, WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT THAT, THE ANXIETY OF RUSH AND OF GETTING A BID AND THE DIFFERENT HOUSES HE WAS LOOKING AT, BUT HE WAS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT AND HE WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO RUSH WEEK WHICH BEGINS TOMORROW ))
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School officials say the entire community feels the loss deeply.
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((BRIAN SHAW/W&L SPOKESMAN; IT'S MIXED IN WITH THE ELATION OF OF STARTING THE TERM, THE EXCITMENT OF GETTING BACK TO SCHOOL AND GETTING THINGS UNDER WAY, AND THEN TO HAVE A TRAGEDY LIKE THIS HAPPEN, IT'S HARD TO UNDERSTAND HOW SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD HAPPEN AND HOW YOU DEAL WITH IT))
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Even the people who spend their lives preparing to handle emergencies say they were shocked when they saw just how bad this wreck was.
Scott Goldberg spent the day talking to rescue workers who were on the front line.
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(([guy in blue smock with patient]
When he's not working in the emergency room at Stonewall Jackson hospital, Jon Berry spends some of his time as a rescue squad volunteer.
That's what he was doing this weekend.
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((BERRY: IT WAS SO MUCH WRECKAGE ... I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY'LL EVER FIGURE OUT WHAT ALL HAPPENED.))
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Twenty victims came through the Stonewall Jackson ER, where Dr. Tony Schmeig also works.
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((TONY SCHMIEG: WE'RE ALL TRAINED FOR EMERGENCIES SO WHEN AN EMERGENCY HAPPENS IT CAN BE TREMENDOUSLY SATISFYING FROM A PROFESSIONAL POINT OF VIEW.))
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((SCOTT GOLDBERG: THE DISASTER RESPONSE TEAM WASN'T JUST MADE UP OF PEOPLE WHO TRAIN FOR EMERGENCIES BUT ALSO SPONTANEOUS VOLUNTEERS, LIKE THE STAFF AT THE NATURAL BRIDGE HOTEL, WHICH TRANSPORTED CRASH VICTIMS AWAY FROM THE SITE.))
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((IMOJENE: TRANSPORTING TOURISTS IS OUR JOB AND I ENJOY IT ... THIS WAS QUITE DIFFERENT.))
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The people who were there said without so many volunteers pitching in, they're certain the death toll would have been higher.
Even though some rescue workers are asking: could we have done more,
There's little doubt this accident -- the worst many had ever seen -- brought out Rockbridge County's very best.
Scott Goldberg, News-7 Rockbridge County.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=chu]
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Danville Police say a drunk driver might be to blame for an accident this afternoon involving a school bus.
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[VO-NAT]
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It happened just before three on Route-265 near Holland Road.
The bus driver and one of her young students were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
The only other student on the bus was not hurt.
Officers arrested Thomas (Scarce) Scearce at the scene and charged him with DUI.
They believe he drove his pickup truck into the bus, forcing IT off the road and over the embankment.
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[Dole]
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Elizabeth Dole may follow in her husbands footsteps making a bid for the Presidency.
Today Dole stepped down as President of the American Red Cross- Tonight Dole said she will seriously consider a presidential bid.
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((ELIZABETH DOLE/RED CROSS PRESIDENT: l LOVE THE AMERICAN RED CROSS BUT THE RED CROSS IS NOW SOLID AS A ROCK AND AT THIS IMPORTANT TIME IN OUR NATIONAL LIFE I BELIEVE THERE MAY BE ANOTHER WAY FOR ME TO SERVE OUR COUNTRY.
Dole served for eight years at the helm of the american Red Cross.
She would not say though how she would serve the country- only saying she hasn't made any definite plans.
SOON I WILL BEGIN CONSIDERING NEW POSSIBLITITES THERE ARE EXCITING POSSIBILITIES I WILL CHOOSE ONE AND PURSUE IT WITH ALL MY MIGHT.))
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Dole has consistently scored high in public opinion polls as a potential Presidential Candidate.
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Folks in Wytheville are still feeling the affects of yesterday's natural gas pipeline explosion.
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Officials still don't know what caused the pipeline to explode, sending flames 300- feet into the air.
A nearby house and business were destroyed.
Gas company employees have been working 'round the clock to restore service to customers.
Some workers haven't slept in two days but manage to stay awake.
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((RANDALL GREER/GAS COMPANY EMPLOYEE: WELL THE WEATHER HELPS OUT CAUSE THERE'S NO WAY YOU WANT TO LAY DOWN WHEN IT'S COLD LIKE THIS. ))
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[VO-NAT]
Nearly 15-hundred customers were left without gas service in the Wytheville area.
Gas company officials say they'll continue to work 'round the clock until service is restored to everyone.
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The owner of the motorcycle shop destroyed as a result of the explosion says he's planning to rebuild.
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[VO-NAT]
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The intense heat from the explosion caused Dwight Grubb's shop to eventually go up in flames.
He'd been in business for 14- years.
And had just completed a new addition to the shop two weeks ago.
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((WHAT WERE YOU THINKING AS YOU WATCHED IT GO UP IN FLAMES.
DWIGHT GRUBB/HILLTOP CYCLE SHOP OWNER:14 YEARS DOWN THE DRAIN.
WHAT DID YOU HAVE IN THERE, BESIDES A LIFETIME OF MEMORIES?
RIGHT WE HAD A LOT OF WATERCRAFT, ATV'S, MOTORCYCLES AND HAD SOME CUSTOMERS MOTORCYCLE AND ATV'S TOO.
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[VO-NAT]
Grubb leased the property where his business was.
He says he hasn't decided whether he'll rebuild there or at another location.
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[Franklin-Murder]
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A murder suspect arrested on an Indian reservation in New York State made his first appearance in Franklin County court today.
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Thomas Akers was arraigned on capital murder charges for allegedly killing Wesley Smith in Franklin County just before Christmas.
Tribal police found Akers and Timothy Martin driving the victim's car.
Martin is also charged with capital murder.
He's still in New York but deputies plan to drive him back to Franklin County once the weather improves.
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[Jesse]
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Former Wrestler Jesse Ventura is now officially Governor Ventura.
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((TO THE BEST OF MY JUDDGEMENT AND ABILITY SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS GOVERNOR. THANK YOU SIR. CHHEERS.))
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[OUT Q=thank you sir. cheers.]
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At his swearing in today Ventura called for an end to partisan politics.
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(( WHETHER YOU'RE A DEMOCRAT, A REPUBLICAN, A REFORM PARTY OR WHATEVER PARTY YOU MIGHT BE , WE ARE ALL MINNESOTANS NOW
WE MOVE FORWARD TO DO MINNESOTAS BUSINESS AND WE WILL DO IT TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY. WHOYAH!! CHEERS!!!))
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[VO-NAT]
Ventura took his oath of office before a packed room including Arnold Schwarzenegger who starred with Ventura in several films.
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[Schools]
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The cold temperatures are still hovering over our area creating icy conditions.
And many local schools are closing or delaying classes tomorrow.
You will find the latest information along the bottom of your screen throughout News 7 at 11.
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And we are now providing our school closings on our internet web site.
Just call up our home page, WDBJ-7-DOT-COM, and click on "Weather Cancellations."
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[Toss-2-Robin]
Jean tosses to Robin in the Chromakey
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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Still ahead on News 7, a sewing plant will soon close its doors, leaving nearly a thousand people around the area without jobs.
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[VO-NAT]
And a 19 year old woman is shot a dozen times in California -- by police.
Today, hundreds of people come out in protest.
The story coming up.
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((Howdy folks and welcome to a new work week. This is Mike Stevens in the sports office with highlights of another Tech women's win as they move up higherin the polls.
Plus, hoopla from VMI and the Champ goes pro. That and mush more in a few minutes on News 7 sports.))
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[OC=...NEWS 7 SPORTS."]
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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One thousand people are losing their jobs now that a local sewing company is shutting down two plants.
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[VO-NAT]
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The Pluma plant in Rocky Mount will close in April.
225-people will be out of work.
Pluma lost money all year and this plant could not keep a full staff.
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((I THINK THAT'S EXACTLY ... SAME POSITION I'M IN.))
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[ANCHOR=JEAN]
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The plant in Eden, North Carolina is also closing.
About six hundred fifty people there will lose their jobs but can fill positions elsewhere.
Another one hundred fifty Pluma employees throughout our area were also given pink slips today.
[CA-Protest]
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[WRITER=jja]
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3- hundred demonstrators marched on police headquarters in Riverside California.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Riverside, CA;]
They want to know why a 19-year old was shot dead by police.
It was 2-am last Monday-
Officers say (Tie-ee-sha) Tyisha Miller was inside her
[Super=04-December 28;]
locked car with a gun on her lap. She appeared unconscious.
Her family called police saying the girl was sick.
Officers say when they broke the window to try to help her, that's when Miller tried to shoot them so they shot back.
The girl was shot 12 times - all of the officers are now on leave.
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((BURNELL BUTLER/VICTIM'S UNCLE: WE DON'T LIKE TO SEE POLICE OFFICERS ON PAID VACATION I'D LIKE TO SEE THEM IN JAIL.))
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Riverside's mayor says they'll have an open investigation into what took place.
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[Cuba]
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Americans could have more contact with Cubans-
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The Clinton Administration is expected to announce tomorrow a plan that would allow that.
Among the changes, more Americans would be allowed to send money to needy Cubans, direct mail between the two countries would be allowed and there would be more direct charter flights to Cuba.
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[Bedford-Pot]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[GRAPHIC=Drug Bust Marijuana]
A raid on a Bedford County farmhouse this morning landed one man in jail on marijuana charges.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bedford Co.]
43-year old Jack Dearing was arrested after police found more than five pounds of marijuana in his home near Stewartsville.
They also confiscated drug paraphernalia and several weapons.
Sheriff Mike Brown says it appears Dearing grew and sold the pot on his five- acre farm.
Authorities may seek to have the property forfeited to the government.
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[Tease2]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[SS=None]
When News 7 at 11 returns, Coca Cola loses a local tax battle.
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[VO-NAT]
And sad songs say so much, but Sir Elton John's fans in Roanoke are singing anything BUT the blues.
We'll tell you how YOU can see the superstar in the Star City, straight ahead.
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[lotto]
[SUPER=135-9 3 5/8 6 0 4/7 13 14 28 31]
NIGHT DRAWING=
Pick 3:
9-3-5
(nine, three, five)
Pick 4:
8-6-0-4
(eight, six, zero, four)
Cash 5:
7-13-14-28-31
(seven, thirteen, fourteen, twenty-eight, thirty-one)
(Copyright 1999 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
APNP-01-04-99 2304EST
[Elton-John]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=khu]
[TAPE#=98-74 41:17]
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Tickets for Elton John's first stop- in ROANOKE- -on his new U-S concert tour will go on sale Saturday.
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[VO-NAT]
The February 19th performance will have two prices: 45 and 35-dollars.
The Box office at the Civic Center opens at 10 Saturday morning.
You can also obtain tickets through Ticketmaster, Charge-by- Phone and "on-line" at w-w-w- DOT- ticketmaster- dot com.
It's a solo performance, set to start at eight o'clock that Friday night.
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[Coca-Cola]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=tte]
[TAPE#=98-83 13:29]
[GRAPHIC=Taxes]
Coca-Cola tried unsuccessfully to get out of paying its taxes in Botetourt County.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.;]
The soda company sued Botetourt County for back taxes saying its vending machines are part of the manufacturing process and should not be taxed.
Judge George Honts disagrees.
He says the machines are used for sales, and Coke must pay personal property taxes on them.
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[ANCHOR=JEAN]
[SS=NOne]
Judges in both Clifton Forge and Rockbridge County sided with Coke last year.
Coke has also sued Roanoke, Roanoke County, Covington, Buena Vista and Allegheny County.
[Cody-Obit]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=jja]
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[GRAPHIC=None]
He was best known as the Crying Indian who became a symbol of the anti-littering campaign.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-File Tape]
Iron Eyes Cody died today of natural causes at his Los Angeles home.
Cody was shown shedding a single tear in the 1970's TV commercial- as he watched people litter.
Cody followed his Cherokee Indian as a performer.
Cody appeared in more than 80 films.
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The Tech women move up closer to the top 10 as move to 13-and-0 on the season.
VMI loses its first southern conference game, the Panthers get a coach and "Champ" goes pro.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-NFL; :00]
But first in tonight's Extra Point, the Oakland Raiders Charles Woodson beat out Packers defensive end Vonnie Holliday and Cardinals end Andre Wadsworth to become the NFL's defensive rookie of the year today.
The '98 Heisman winner registered a team high 5 interceptions for the Raiders this season.
Now the numbers.
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[S-Women]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
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[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-27 5321TC]
[GRAPHIC=TECH HOOPS]
The Lady Hokies continued their climb up the polls yesterday by moving up to number 14 in the AP and number 15 in USA Today polls.
They celebrated their upward mobility last night by handily beating A-10 rival Dayton.
But Denise Allen says the best is yet to come.
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[TALENT=MIKE]
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In the ACC last night, the Duke women beat the UVa women 84-to-68.
(BYE BYE)
[S-VMI]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
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[WRITER=mst]
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The VMI Keydets didn't have nearly as much success last night against Southern Conference rival Davidson.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lexington/Davidson vs. VMI; :00]
The VMI ball boy was trying out an innovative approach to sweeping the floor at Cameron Hall last night.
Davidson would do its best to mop up the floor with the Keydets as Ali Ton kicks it out to Landry Kosmalski who gets the 3. He had a team high 14.
VMI had all kinds of trouble scoring early in the game. Matt Matheny gets his shot blocked inside, but he stays with it and scores. His dad liked that work ethic, but VMI still trailed by a bushel.
Jason Bell did everything he could to get VMI back in the game. He takes on dribble and drops home the three.
Bell would lead all scorers with 36 points.
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But VMI is no match for the Wildcats tonight as Davidson wins it 85-to-64.
It's VMI's first conference loss. They are now 4-and-8 overall.
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One of the stars from Georgia's come from behind Peach Bowl win over UVa on New Year's Eve is leaving school early.
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Champ Bailey, the Bulldogs All-American cornerback who played both offense, defense and special teams this season has filed the proper paperwork to make himself eligible for the April draft.
Bailey capped his college career by playing 113 plays in the Peach Bowl.
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The Hokies rout of Alabama in the Music City bowl didn't do much to sway voters in the final Lambert poll of the season.
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The poll registers supremecy in the Eastern football came out later this afternoon with Penn State first, Miami second, Syracuse and the Hokies fourth.
West Virginia was 5th in the poll.
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Still to come tonight, hockey and some more football news as we hear from the Panthers'
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new boss man George Seifert.
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The Panthers officially welcomed George Seifert as their new head coach today.
Seifert is the winningest coach in NFL history based on winning percentage, ahead of Lombardi, Madded and the Late George Allen.
He says he would not have come to Carolina if he didn't think the Panthers could win big.
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Seifert lost both of his games at Ericsson stadium while coaching the 49ers. He'll make about $2 and a half million a year.
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One reason the Express has won seven of its last 10 is goalie Daniel Berthiaume. Today he was named the East Coast Hockey League goalie of the week.
He was two and OH this past week and gave up only two goals while making 68 saves.
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Also, rookie defenseman Calvin Elfring will be back in uniform for the Express tomorrow night.
He has been with the AHL Cincinnati Mighty Ducks. That brings the Express roster to 18 players.
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Finally, the New Year has gotten off to a bad start for the WCW king Bill Godlberg.
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He ended last year by losing his heavyweight title and last night even Lex Lugar turned on him in the Georgia Dome as the Wolfpac and the NWO black and white merged back into one big bunch of thugs and pummeled Goldberg.
He was handcuffed and spray painted in the ring.
The new heavyweight champ is now Hollywood Hogan.
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A Las Vegas cat went for broke in the City of Lights by risking all nine of his lives...
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when he climbed atop a power pole.
The stray cat refused to come down for 5 DAYS, even when concerned pet lovers tried to entice him with tuna and cat snacks.
But dehydrated and hungry -- the stubborn feline wouldn't budge.
Finally, Nevada Power agreed to call an end to all the cat commotion -- and came to his rescue... after shutting off electricity to almost 8-hundred customers.
Even though the stray may not look too happy about his rescue, everyone else breathed a sigh of relief.
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