WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 02/03/99

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Coming up-
A shooting involving a judge and a police lieutenent- Now questions arise over why an investigation's taken so long.
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Police nab an accused child pornographer at a local shopping center.
And another hat in the race for the White House.
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[Talent=Jean]
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Plus Tech signs four top football players
News 7 is next.

[Judge-Shooting]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[ANCHOR TAG!!! ANCHOR TAG!!!]
It was reportedly an accident- but no one is talking.
Two weeks have passed since Danville Police Lieutenant Barry Creasy was shot and injured by Circuit Court Judge James Ingram.
Now, a special prosecutor is named, and a formal investigation is underway.
Christy Hubley reports.
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[SUPER=01-G. Harold Plaster/Pittsylvania Co. Sheriff; :25]
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(( Pittsylvania County Sheriff Harold Plaster says he was never notified about the shooting before now.
The incident that everyone's talking about happened at a target range on Judge James Ingram's farm in the Cascade area of the county.
Lt. Barry Creasy was injured when a shot discharged while Ingram was reloading his gun.
Only now, after plenty of media attention, have the judge and the cop asked for a formal investigation.
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[SOT 1:40:00-:13]
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((THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REPORT MADE TWO WEEKS AGO OFFICIAL COMPLAINT. I DON'T THINK THERE WAS ANY INTENT BY THE JUDGE OR LT. CREASY TO HIDE ANYTHING.))
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The shooting is considered to be an accident-- so many are wondering why neither Judge Ingram nor Lt. Creasy will talk about it.
A special prosecutor will ultimately decide if any charges will be filed.
Christy Hubley, News 7, Pittsylvania County.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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That special prosecutor is Ed Meeks, the Commonwealth's Attorney for Amherst County.
He was named today after Pittsylvania County's Commonwealth's Attorney decided he was too closely connected to people involved in the case.

[Towers-Arrest]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[TAPE#=99-3 31:26]
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A Rockingham County man has been arrested in Roanoke, accused of producing child pornography.
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[VO-NAT]

49-year old Thomas Lee Reid was arrested in the parking lot of Towers Shopping Center.
He's being held in the city jail without bond.
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

The investigation began in December after police received a complaint about sexually explicit photographs and discussions that were transmitted over the internet.
A meeting was arranged, and Reid was arrested when he approached a female officer waiting in the parking lot.
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[Hugh-Finn]

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[TAPE#98-82 42:29]
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Governor Jim Gilmore has lost another fight over last year's wrenching Hugh Finn case.
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((KAREN FINN/HUGH FINN'S SISTER: IT IS BEYOND MY COMPREHENSION WHY A STATE GOVERNMENT WOULD INTERFERE IN A PERSONAL, PRIVATE, EMOTIONALLY WRENCHING DECISION.))
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((MICHELE FINN/HUGH FINN'S WIDOW: THE TRUTH IS THAT PUBLIC OFFICIALS ENTRUSTED TO UPHOLD THE LAWS OF VIRGINIA, DISREGARDED THE PLAIN MEANING OF THE LAW FOR THEIR OWN PERSONAL RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND POLITICAL AGENDAS.))
[SUPER=01-Karen Finn/Hugh Finn's Sister; :00]
[SUPER=01-Michele Finn/Hugh Finn's Widow; :13]
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[OUT Q=wrenching decision.]
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[VO-NAT]
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Hugh Finn's sister and widow testified to the Senate Finance Committee today-- pushing for a bill that would reimburse the family for legal expenses fighting the Governor.
But half the family WANTED the Governor's intervention.
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[SOT 10:57:31]
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((TOM FINN/HUGH FINN'S FATHER: HE DID NOTHING. HE WAS IN ACCIDENT. GOT HIT IN THE ROAD. AND THEY TRIED EVERYTHING TO REVIVE HIM. BUT HE WAS STILL ALIVE. THERE WAS NO REASON TO PUT HIM TO DEATH.))
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((ED FINN/HUGH FINN'S BROTHER: IT WAS DESCRIBED EARLIER THAT THE WHOLE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA WAS BROUGHT TO BEAR ON ONE PERSON. WHO WAS THAT ONE PERSON? IS IS IT MICHELE? OR IS IT HUGH? WHO'S DEAD NOW? WHO CAN'T COME BEFORE US AND SPEAK?))
[SUPER=01-Tom Finn/Hugh Finn's Father; :00]
[SUPER=01-Ed Finn/Hugh Finn's Brother; ; :13]
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[VO-NAT]

Finn was in a persistent vegetative state for three and a half years before his wife had his feeding tubes removed.
The committee voted 16-to-1 to reimburse her for having to fight the Governor in court.
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Now the measure goes up before the Senate and House.

[Psych-death]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[TAPE#=98-81 54:38]
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A 38 year man from Franklin County died at the Roanoke Valley Psychiatric Center Saturday.
The body was in full rigor mortis by the time the body was found Saturday morning, despite the fact that Dennis Wayne Pagans was supposedly under a suicide watch.
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It's now known as the Lewis Gale Center for Behavioral Health.
Family visited Pagans Friday night but left at 10-PM.
At 5:28 the next morning a staffer found Pagans' body... seven -and-a half hours after anyone last checked on him.

The Medical Examiner says it'll take toxicology test results to determine the cause of death.
Doctor David Oxley says, "If the body's cold, in a complete state of rigor mortis, I'd say eight hours had passed" from the time of death.
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[TALENT=Jean]
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Lewis Gale's Vice President in charge of Behavioral Health would NOT discuss the policy or the specifics of the incident.

[Impeachment]

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[WRITER=jja]
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Three days of testimony is over-
Tomorrow the impeachment trial once again goes before the full senate.
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[SUPER=03-Washington DC]

Both sides are already gearing up for a fight over live witnesses-
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[IN Q=If they're]
((REP. JAMES ROGAN/HOUSE MANAGER: IF THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A VERDICT STAND THE TEST OF HISTORY, WITNESSES SHOULD COME FORWARD. THEY SHOULD BE PUT UNDER OATH, LIVE ON THE SENATE FLOOR FOR THE PRESS, FOR THE PBULIC AND FOR THE SENATE TO SEE.)) [BUTT TO 16:53:12] ((THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SAYING OVER AND OVER AND OVER THAT THEY WANT AN END TO THIS. LIVE WITNESSES DO NOTHING PERPETUAT THE TRIAL THAT NOW NOBODY WANTS.))
[SUPER=01-Rep. James Rogan/(R) House Manager; 00]
[sUPER=01- Sen. Tom Daschle/(D) Minority Leader; 09]
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[OUT Q=NOW NOBOBY WANTS.]
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[VO-NAT]

Democrats are also upset today about a Republican idea to declare the President guilty while not removing him from office
Democrats claim the GOP is trampling on the process.
The Senate takes up the impeachment hearing tomorrow.
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[Perry]

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[TAPE#=99-5 12:28]
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One man with a front row seat to history is Chief Justice William Rehnquist, although those who know him say he is a reluctant player in this drama.
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[SUPER=03-Amherst Co.]

Sweet Briar College professor Dr. Barbara Perry spent two years with Rehnquist as a judicial fellow in the Chief Justice's office.
Perry says she's not surprised that her former boss is running a tight ship in the Senate.
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[SOT 12:54:07]
[IN Q=But on the]
((BARBARA PERRY/SWEET BRIAR PROFESSOR: BUT ON THE OTHER HAND HIS ROLE IS FAIRLY SYMBOLIC IN THIS, IN THAT HE DOESN'T HAVE NEARLY AS MUCH POWER AS HE DOES ACROSS THE STREET IN THE COURT. SO I'M SURE HE'S FRUSTRATED BY THAT. BUT ON THE PROCEDURAL ISSUES, I'VE BEEN IMPRESSED BY HOW FIRM HE IS.))
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[VO-NAT]

Perry has written two books on the Supreme Court, and has met or interviewed all nine current justices.
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[Clinton-Wintergreen]

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President Clinton and Vice President Gore will pay a visit to Central Virginia next week.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Nelson Co./Feb. 1998]

The two are scheduled to speak to the National Democratic Caucus at the Wintergreen Resort in Nelson County.
Gore will appear Sunday night, while Clinton is scheduled to arrive late Tuesday morning.
Neither event is open to the public.
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[Wash-Winds]

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Washington State's known for rain- but it was the 70 mile an hour wind gusts causing trouble today.
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In Spokane, one homeowner watched from the road as the wind took it's toll on a huge tree-
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Trees landed not just on homes- but also on cars and roads- making driving treacherous.
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((NAT SOUND TREE FALLING ON ROAD ))
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[VO-NAT]

The wind knocked out power to about 10 thousand in Spokane and 60 thousand in the Puget sound area.
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[Toss-2-Robin] Jean tosses to Robin in the Chromakey

[SVC-athletic]

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When it comes to college basketball, everybody loves an underdog with heart.
The Knights of Southern Virginia College in Buena Vista are about as far under as you can get...
But tonight Eric Earnhart tells us why the Knights believe their day is coming.
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[SUPER=01-Kevin Parks/Sophomore;]
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[SUPER=01-Dick Speas/Athletic Director;]
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((Their gymnasium isn't much bigger than a good size living room, they share space with the Spirit Squad... half court drills only here.
The Scholarships are small, the budget smaller, they buy their own shoes...
But they play, because they love the game.

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((KEVIN PARKS/SOPHMORE; ALL OF US DO, AND WE CAME HERE PRIMARILY FOR BASKETBALL, JUST FOR THE OPPORTUNITY PLAY AND I THINK WE HAVE A GREAT SENSE OF BROTHERHOOD ON THE TEAM AND WE'RE GETTING BETTER AND BETTER.)) [RUNS14]
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So like a band of nomads, the Knights play when and where they can, on this night, they're headed to VMI's Cameron Hall... Three cars hold the team and their gear, but can't contain their spirit.

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But once they hit the court, it's serious business.

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They're up against Millersville University, a team with expensive uniforms, matching shoes, and a bus the size of Rhode Island.

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((DICK SPEAS/ATHLETIC DIRECTOR; WE COME INTO A SETTING LIKE THIS AND IT'S KIND OF LIKE HOOSIERS... YOU LOOK AROUND AND SAY "BOY YOU COULD PUT A LOT OF HAY IN THIS BUILDING")) [RUNS06]
[OUT Q=in this building]

But all the expensive gear can't buy the Millersville Marauders a rebound, the Knights clear the boards over and over again, and the score is close in the final minutes of the half.

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[IN Q=make it strong]
((PAT HIGLEY/HEAD COACH; MAKE IT STRONG, HUBBIT, MAKE IT STRONG, LET'S TAKE IT RIGHT NOW, TAKE IT AWAY RIGHT NOW FROM 'EM, COME ON )) [RUNS06]
[OUT Q=come on]

Southern Virginia wants to buikd this team into a major program... an N-C-Double-A program... there's a lot riding on these few shoulders... but they don't seem to mind the pressure... and at the end of the half, hit the locker room ahead by two.
[standup]
But whether they win or lose in the end, they're already won... another measure of respect.
In Lexington, Eric Earnhart, News 7))
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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In the end the Knights lost by ten points, but if they win five of their last six games, they can finish with a winning season.

[Tease1]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[SS=None]

Still ahead on News 7 - it's the first of its kind - Virginia tobacco farmers form an alliance with health organizations.
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[VO-NAT]

And look who wants to be called Mister President --
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((Dan QUAYLE: THIS WILL BE AN ISSUE-ORIENTED CAMPAIGN.))
[OUT-Q=issue-oriented campaign.]
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[vo-nat]
A glimpse at how the first Presidential race of the new millenium is shaping up, when we return.
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[Sports-Preview]

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[OUT Q=...in sports."]
((O-K sports fans check this out coming up in sports the Virginia Cavaliers hosted Wake at U-Hall tonight Cave Spring and William Byrd squared off in high school basketball tonight and Virginia Tech, Virginia and V-M-I release their signings on national signing day for high school football players.
All that and more coming up tonight in sports.))
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[Tobacco-Alliance]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=equ]
[TAPE#98-83 36:59]
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A new first at the Virginia State Capitol today--
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond;]

Tobacco farmers and health advocates are joining forces to support the same bill.
Danville Democrat Whitt Clement's the sponsor.
The bill would dedicate half of Virginia's share of the national tobacco settlement to tobacco growing communities.

Ten percent would go to help fight teen smoking.
The bill currently faces opposition from the Governor.
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[Quayle]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=net-C]
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Dan Quayle wants to be the next President of the United States-
The Indiana native says he's forming an exploratory committee to look into it.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Indianpolis, IN]

The former Vice President says his priorities are education, family values and reducing taxes- He says his campaign will focus on issues not personal attacks.
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[SOT 15:01:14]
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((DAN QUAYLE: THIS WILL BE AN ISSUE ORIENTED CAMPAIGN. I CAN ASSURE YOU I WILL ADDRESS THE ISSUES AND DEBATE THE IDEAS - NOT PERSONALITIES.))
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[OUT Q=not personalities.]
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[wipe wipe wipe]

[Gephardt]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Washington DC; 17:07:50]

Meanwhile Richard Gephardt says he won't look to the White House in the year 2-thosuand.
Instead Gephardt says he'll help the Democratic party win control of the House of Representatives next year.
Gephardt says he'd like to take the gavel from the Republican House Speaker if that happens.
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[Vistar]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=tfl]
[TAPE#=98-80 1:25:47]
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Carilion Health System is trying to stomp out a bill on it's way to the House of Delegates.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem]
The legislation would allow a group of local eye surgeons to start their own surgical center. Vistar eye center would mean competition for the hospital giant. Doctor Frank Cotter says the Roanoke valley is one of the last parts of the country that doesn't allow outpatient eye surgery centers.
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((DR. FRANK COTTER/VISTAR EYE CENTER: IN EVERY OTHER PART OF THE STATE, BE IT LYNCHBURG, TIDEWATER, RICHMOND OT NORTHERN VIRGINIA, THE PATIENTS HAVE A CHOICE AS TO WHETHER THEY WANT IN PATIENT OR OUT PATIENT SURGERY.))
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[vo-nat] Carilion officials say it's dangerous to perform surgery in a non-hospital setting.
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((ROBERT MANETTA/CARILION HEALTH SYSTEM: IF YOU GO IN FOR EYE SURGERY AND SOMETHING GOES WRONG, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT IT IS, WE HAVE THE FACILITY TO MEET THE NEEDS, IF YOU GO TO ANOTHER FACILITY THAT MAY NOT BE THERE FOR YOU.))
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Doctor Cotter says it is unlikely that patients undergoing eye surgery have any risk of needing trauma care.
He says it's like going to the hospital for a root canal.
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[Tease2]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
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Up next on News 7 at 11 -- a local school wants to throw a net over the Y2K bug.
We'll tell you how they plan to get rid of the new milennium pest.
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[VO-NAT]
And later in the newscast -- a Texas girl wakes up to a special delivery -- a winter wonderland at her doorstep.
Stick around.
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[lotto]
[SUPER=137-1 5 1/3 9 2 8/4 7 12 28 34/2 10 19 24 35 41/9 6 4 5 2 0]

NIGHT DRAWING=
Pick 3:
1-5-1

(one, five, one)

Pick 4:
3-9-2-8

(three, nine, two, eight)

Cash 5:
4-7-12-28-34

(four, seven, twelve, twenty-eight, thirty-four)

Lotto:
2-10-19-24-35-41

(two, ten, nineteen, twenty-four, thirty-five, forty-one)

Kicker:
9-6-4-5-2-0

(nine, six, four, five, two, zero)

[Salem-Y2K]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=djo]
[TAPE#=98-76 1:22:40]
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Salem City schools are preparing to bypass most of the computer glitches possibly caused by the turn of the century.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem;]
The school system will shut down its computers while the students are out for spring break--to download new software geared toward erasing Y2K problems. Administrators say even if there are problems, it won't disrupt classes.
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[SOT=00:04:49]
[IN Q=IF WE HAVE]
((MICHAEL BRYANT/SCHOOL ASST. SUPERINTENDENT; IF WE HAVE LIGHTS AND WATER, WE PLAN TO TEACH.......A QUALITY EDUCATION.))
[SUPER=01-Michael Bryant/School Asst. Superintendent;]
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[OUT Q=QUALITY EDUCATION.]
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[VO-NAT]
About three-quarters of the school system's 850-computers are already Y2K compliant.
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[Sister-Cities]

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[WRITER=djo]
[TAPE#=99-2 30:37]
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Roanoke volunteers are lending a helping hand to the children of one of its sister-cities.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
The group of delegates sent a truckload of care packages to Pskov(SKOFF), Russia today. It included medical supplies, clothing and nearly 600-pairs of shoes.
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[SOT=16:31:24]
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((NATASHA PETERSEN/ROANOKE-PSKOV CHAIRPERSON; IT'S JUST WONDERFUL AND I KNOW THAT THE CHILDREN IN THE TWO ORPHANAGES THAT WE'VE ADOPTED ARE GOING TO BE VERY VERY HAPPY.))
[SUPER=01-Natasha Petersen/Roanoke-Pskov Chairperson;]
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[OUT Q=VERY, VERY HAPPY.]
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[vo-nat] Petersen and her group recognized the need for assistance while visiting the former Soviet region a couple of years ago. They have been conducting fundraisers for the cause ever since.
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[Forecasts]
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[SUPER=X5001;][S-Extra]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
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[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=Extra Point]
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Today is national signing day for college football players Virginia hosts Wake Forest at University Hall while Virginia Tech was at Duquense.
But first out Extra Point.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=75-Roanoke; :]

The Roanoke Valley swim meet was held tonight at the Gator Center tonight.
Cave Spring, Pulaski County and Patrick Henry each had 40 swimmers on their rosters.
And Cave Spring sweeps winning the boys and girls titles while Patrick Henry finished second in both and Pulaski County was third.
And now, here's tonight's scores.
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[S-Cavs]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
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[WRITER=rst]
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The Virginia Cavaliers won their third A-C-C game and their third win in a row with a 64 to 54 win over Wake Forest.

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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Charlottesville/ESPN2; :]

The Cavaliers huddle around head coach Pete Gillen as they begin a comeback.
Willie Dersch pulls up and hits the three pointer and Virginia led 22 to 20 in the first half.
The Cavaliers led by four at one time but Robert O'Kelly hits the three pointer to make it 31 to 27 Wake.
That's when Donald Hand took over he pulls down the offensive rebound and scores to tie the game at 31 at the half.

Then Hand would score the Cavaliers first 9 points of the second half for a seven point lead.
Dersch pulls up again and nails this three pointer
[SUPER=33-Virginia/64/Wake Forest/54/;]
and the Cavaliers get the 64 to 54 win over Wake.
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[anchor=Roy]
[graphic=Tech]

And the Hokies of VIrginia Tech beat Dusquene 59 to 58.

[S-Cave]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-30 (27:06)]
[GRAPHIC=High School]

A big cross county rivarly over at Cave Spring last night as the Knights hosted the Terriers of William Byrd.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./William Byrd vs Cave Spring; :]

The Knights huddle as Billy Hicks calls a play during a time out.
Justin Shirley gets the steal pushes it up court and kicks it to Michael Hamlar for the easy two.
Byrd would come right back Matt McGuire with the lob pass to Ryan Herd who gets the duece inside to make the score 31 to 29.
In the second half, Kevin Connely takes the pass
[SUPER=33-Cave Spring/63/William Byrd/43/;]
from Daniel Payne and goes in for the layup as the Knights held the lead and Cave Spring goes on to win the game 63 to 43.
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Glenvar beats James River 78 to 55.

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Wednesday means Hometown Hoops Weekly, Here's Steve Mason with some high school basketball X's and O's
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[SUPER=01-Billy Hicks/Cave Spring Head Coach; :41]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Cougars vs. Patriots; :50]
[SUPER=01-Mark Casseri/Pulaski Co. Head Coach; :57(QUICK!!)]
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[SUPER=01-Marques Cunningham/Richmond Point Guard; 1:12]
[SUPER=01-Charles Stephens/Richmond Forward; 1:17]
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((STEVE MASON:))
((Props to Lord Botetourt's Brad Hutchins who scored his one thousandth career point Tuesday night in a loss to Salem.
Cave Spring Fab freshman J.J. Redick is the RVD's third leading scorer, who averages 18 a game, shoots 85 percent form the charity stripe and..he's barely 14 years old. ((J.J. REDICK/CAVE SPRING SECOND LEADING SCORER:)) ((BILLY HICKS/CAVE SPRING HEAD COACH:))
12 and 6 Pulaski County lost leading scorer Dorian Henricks to grades two weeks ago, but rebounded by beating Cave Spring and Patrick Henry. ((MARK CASSERI/PULASKI COUUNTY HEAD COACH:))
Charles Stephens and Marquis Cunningham are at Richmond. Stephens averages 16 points a game while Cunningham about 10 after leading G.W. Danville to the 3A state title. ((:))
Franklin County star Kelly Preston's sock tradition might be discontinued, even though she feels they help her lead the RVD in rebounding. Floyd coach Alan Cantrell has already banned his 1 and 17 Buffaloes new look, which began at the beginning of the season.))

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And coming up, Today was national signing day for high school football players.
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And we'll check in with Virginia Tech, Virginia and V-M-I to see how they faired on the big signing day.
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National signing day for high school football players across the nation was yesterday.
And the Virginia Tech Hokies just completed another banner recruiting year that includes several all American's from the Commonwealth.
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[SUPER=04-Friday Football Extra; :00]

Heading that list from our area is Joe Simington of Martinsville High School.
At 6-4 and 200 pounds Simington led the Bulldogs to the state semi-finals where they were finally beaten by Salem.
Simington played tight end and defensive end for the Dogs and he's one of 4 big time players from the state to sign with the Hokies.
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Franklin County lineman Jacob Gibson also signed with Tech as did Warwick wide receiver Andrae Harrison, Keith Wells a tight end from Norfolk and Nathaniel Adibi a defensive end from Hampton's Phoebus high school.

THE WINSTON CUP CARS ARE IN DAYTONA. MORE LATER ON MORNIN'.

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22 players signed with the Virginia Cavaliers yesterday including former PH star Devon "Boo" Battle.
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The Cavs also inked Jefferson Forest standout Jerton Evans to a scholarship yesterday.
Evans follows in the footsteps of Forest alum Anthony Poindexter who helped sway him to UVa and away from Tech.
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THAT'S IT FOR SPORTS. HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYBODY.

[S-VMI]

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VMI has elected not to release its list of signees until later in the week.
However, two Hargrave Miltary players did sign with the Keydets today. Quarterback Brent Barth and defensive back Justin Sayko inked scholarship papers this morning in Chatham.

[Snow-Gift]

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You may not think "Winter Wonderland" when you think of Texas.
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[SUPER=03-Arlington, TX]
[14:22:12]
Neither did 6-year-old Kandice Schaefer -- until today.
The little girl who suffers from cystic fibrosis has always wanted to make a snow man.
But Texas weather wouldn't comply.
So a local radio station dumped two TONS of snow on Kandice's front lawn this morning.
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