WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 03/30/99

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Next on News 7-
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A man accused in a rest stop murder testifies that he's innocent.
A couple is accused of sexual torture- the case may be linked to others-
And look what happened to Fabio during a trip here to Virignia.
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Plus we'll hear from Colin Powell who's in the area-
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A tearful Bud Pritchett tells a jury he was NOT at the Ironto rest stop in April of 1997--- the day someone place
d a pistol against Estel Singleton's head and pulled the trigger.
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[Pritchett]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=tha]
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[GRAPHIC=Pritchett On the Stand]

Police have a different version of events.
Both sides had their say today in a Montgomery County courtroom.
Teresa Hamilton has more on the capital murder case.
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[IN Q=No, i didn't do it]
[SUPER=01-Bud Pritchett/Accused Murderer; :00]
[SUPER=03-Christiansburg; :18]
[SUPER=03-Ironto/April 30, 1997; :25]
[SUPER=01-Jerry Humphreys/Va. State Police; :30]
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((((BUD PRITCHETT/ACCUSED MURDERER:NO, I DIDN'T DO IT, I DON'T KILL PEOPLE, I DIDN'T DO IT.))
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Bud Pritchett did admit to trying to use Estel Singleton's ATM card to get money, but says he found the card in the parking lot of a local grocery store NOT on the victim's body.
But a state police agent tells a different story.
Jerry Humphreys says Pritchett admitted shooting Singleton just days after the victim's body was found at the Ironto rest area. ((JERRY HUMPHREYS/VA STATE POLICE:HE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING AT FIRST AND THEN HE SAID WITH ANGER IN HIS VOICE HE WAS A FAGGOT , HE CAME INTO THE BATHROOM, PULLED A GUN AND CALLED ME A NIGGER, I RAN, WE STRUGGLED, THE GUN WENT OFF AND THAT IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.))
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The alleged statement was made after state police brought Pritchett in for questioning after a video camera captured Prithcett trying to use the victim's ATM card.
In court, Pritchett denied making the statement.
He says the only reason he indicated he was involved was because he felt pressured after hours of questioning. ((BUD PRITCHETT/ACCUSED MURDERER:AT FIRST I TOLD HIM NO AND THEN HE KEPT REPEATING IT, THEN I SAID, OK, WHATEVER.))
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The defense also tried to bolster its case by presenting character witnesses who testified Pritchett has a reputation in the community as trustworthy despite two previous felony convictions.
Closing arguments are set for the morning. Teresa Hamilton, NEWS 7, Christiansburg.))

[Melton-Trial]

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A Southside man will spend the rest of his life in prison for killing the mother of three children.
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[SUPER=03-Halifax/Yesterday]

A Halifax County judge convicted Denny Melton of first degree murder in the death of Rhonda Stone.
The verdict came at the end of a two-day trial.
Stone was shot to death through the kitchen window of her trailer last August.
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[Kosovo]

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After seven nights of bombings Pentagon officials say there has been some damage to Serb Army communications- but no knockout punch.
David Martin has more.
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[IN Q=Reconnaisance]
[SUPER=03-Aviano AFB, Italy]
[Super=01-Adm. Thomas Wilson/Joint Chiefs of Staff; 09]
[SUPER=01-Ken Bacon/Pentagon Spokesman; 23;]
[SUPER=01-David Martin/Reporting; no standup 37]
[super=01-Gen. Wesley Clark/NATO Supreme Commander; 46 ]
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[OUT Q=The Pentagon.]
(RECONNAISANCE PHOTOS SHOW NOT JUST THE RESULTS OF ALLIED BOMBING
BUT ALSO EVIDENCE OF THE SERB SCORCHED EARTH POLICY IN KOSOVO. ADM. WILSON: THIS SHOWS THE BURNING BUILDINGS AND HOUSES WHICH HAVE BEEN SET ON FIRE BY THE SERB POLICE. EVEN WITH GOOD WEATHER, PENTAGON OFFICIALS ADMIT AIR STRIKES CAN NOT DESTROY THE SERB ARMY FAST ENOUGH TO PREVENT THE DEPOPULATION OF KOSOVO. BACON: WE KNEW THAT A KNOCK OUT PUNCH WOULD NOT COME QUICKLY. WE ARE NOW IN THE 7TH DAY. I THINK IT WILL TAKE MUCH LONGER. PENTAGON OFFICIALS TELL CBS NEWS THE U.S. HAS BEEN URGING NATO TO UP THE ANTE BY STRIKING THE SERB CAPITAL OF BELGRADE AND MAKING GOOD ON A THREAT THE NATO COMMANDER DELIVERED ON THE FIRST DAY OF BOMBING. CLARK: PRESIDENT MILOSEVIC AND HIS MILITARY LEADERS SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS NO SANCTUARY FOR THEM. DAVID MARTIN, CBS NEWS, THE PENTAGON.)

[Powell]

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[GRAPHIC=Colin Powell]

A man who knows a lot about conflict like the one going on in the Balkans is retired General Colin Powell.
Powell spoke in Blacksburg tonight.
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[super=@Eric1]

Eric Earnhart was there.
What did Powell have to say about the NATO bombing of the former Yugoslavia? [take Eric full]
Jean he called Serbian President Melosivic a villian, and said the attacks must continue.
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[IN Q=Powell approaches]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg; :00]
[SUPER=01-Gen. Colin Powell/Fmr. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair; :17]
[SUPER=01-Bob Denton/Center For Leader Development; :45]
[SUPER=01-Amber Waller/Pulaski Co. Senior; 1:05]
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[OUT Q=gave you such opportunity]
((Powell approaches the subject cautiously... not wanting, he says to speak from the comfort of retirement, criticizing those on the hot seat.
On the subject of ground troops, he says they could be a necessitity, if Serbian President Milosevic takes too long to act.

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[IN Q=I don't sense that political]
((GEN. COLIN POWELL/FMR. JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF CHAIR; I DON'T SENSE THAT POLITICAL AUTHORITIES HAVE REACHED THAT POINT YET, AND IT THINK IT'S A POINT WE SHOULD TRY TO AVOID AND SEE IF AIR POWER CAN CONTINUE TO WORK, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IF YOU WISH TO SEIZE THE INITIATIVE, YOU MAY HAVE TO DO THAT. ))
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[OUT Q=have to do that]

Powell is one of the most popular and most expensive speakers Tech has ever had... at better than 70 thousand dollars... and it took two years to get him... but according to student polls, he the person they most want to hear.

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[IN Q=he is the student's ]
(( BOB DENTON/CENTER FOR LEADER DEVLEOPMENT ; HE IS THE STUDENT'S NUMBER ONE CHOICE AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE RESERVED SO MUCH AND THE MAJORITY OF THE SPACE FOR STUDENTS TONIGHT. SO HE'S WORTH IT? OH, I'D DO IT AGAIN IN A HEARTBEAT. ))
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[OUT Q=in a heartbeat]

Because, they say, finding someone students will really LISTEN to is priceless.
Three high school seniors drove here from Pulaski County and paid ten dollars apiece to hear Powell's message.

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[IN Q=I'm looking for someone]
(( AMBER WALLER/PULASKI CO. SENIOR; I'M LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO GIVE ME GUIDANCE SO THAT I CAN ACT BETTER POLITICALLY AND BE INVOLVED, AND THIS HOPEFULLY WILL BE THE SPEECH THAT GIVES ME THE IDEAS THAT I NEED. ))
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[OUT Q=that I need]

Powell's guidance goes something like this.

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[IN Q=even as you're on your]
((GEN. COLIN POWELL/FMR. JOINT CHIEFS FO STAFF CHAIR; EVEN AS YOU'RE ON YOUR TRACK TO BECOME CHAIRMAN OF THE CORPERATION AND TO MAKE ALL KINDS OF MONEY, MAKE SURE YOU ARE ALSO GIVING SOMETHING BACK TO THE SOCIETY THAT GAVE YOU SUCH OPPORTUNITY. ))
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[OUT Q=gave you such opportuinty]))
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[UVA-Stalker]

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Police in Charlottesville say they have nabbed the man responsible for several sorority house break-ins at UVA.
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The University had warned female students to be on the lookout for Garnett Lloyd.
He was arrested for a series of break-ins at sororities last year.
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Then police say he struck again this month at the Delta (Zay-ta) Zeta house.
Lloyd claims he has a compulsion that makes him unable to suppress sexual urges.
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[IN Q=It's common sense]
((Lt. Chip Harding/Charlottesville Police: It's common sense that you're going to have concerns the person might be capable of doing more than stealing underwear or touching a female.))
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[OUT Q=touching a female.]
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Lloyd was out on bail when police say he broke into the Delta Zeta house.

[Chained-Woman]

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A case of sexual torture in New Mexico may now be linked to a dozen other cases of missing persons around the nation.
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[SUPER=03-Elephant Butte, NM]

FBI agents are investigating at this site in Elephant Butte after a woman alleges she was kept prisoner and tortured-
The woman escaped and was found on a road nearby- wearing only a padlocked metal collar.
Police expanded the investigation after another woman came forward accusing the man of torturing her as well.
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[IN Q=To date we have]
((DARREN WHITE/NM DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY: TO DATE WE HAVE COLLECTED OVER ONE THOUSAND PIECES OF EVIDENCE AND WE BELIEVE WE STIL HAVE A VERY LONG WAY TO GO.))
[SUPER=01-Darren White/NM Dept of Public Safety;]
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[OUT Q=WAY TO GO.]
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[VO-NAT]

Police arrested 59 year old David Parker Ray and 39 year old Cindy Hendy.
Today authorities say there may be other victims involved and they have not ruled out possible homicides.
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[PH-Security]

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Roanoke school officials are re-evaluating security at Patrick Henry High School.
Administrators and students say the school is safe, but recent incidents including fights and an assault are raising new concerns.
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((JASON LOVERN: YEAH IT WAS TERRIFYING))
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

A week ago Friday, 10th grader Jason Lovern was walking to a classroom, when he was stopped and beaten by two young men he had never seen before.
Patrick Henry has security officers who watch the parking lots and patrol the grounds, but the layout of the campus makes it difficult to control access on all sides.
Kathy Lovern would like to see more officers on duty.
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((KATHY LOVERN: I WAS JUST VERY UPSET TO KNOW THAT SOMETHING LIKE THAT COULD HAPPEN AT THE SCHOOLS. AND IT BOTHERS ME THAT IT CAN HAPPEN SO EASILY AND THAT SO MANY PEOPLE CAN JUST COME ONTO THE SCHOOL PROPERTY WITHOUT ANYBODY KNOWING THAT THEY'RE THERE. AND THEY DON'T BELONG THERE.))
[SUPER=01-Kathy Lovern/Parent]
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[OUT Q=don't belong there.]
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School officials are reviewing security procedures, and they say they will step up efforts to insure that people who don't belong on campus, are kept off school property.
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[MLK-Day]

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After a two- year absence, a holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King is back on the Lynchburg school calendar for next year.
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[SUPER=03-Lynchburg]

The school board tonight voted to include January 17th, 2000 as a school holiday.
The move comes following pressure from a minority citizens group that wanted to honor Dr. King by giving both city employees and school students the day off.
School officials hope students will use that time to learn more about the slain civil rights leader.
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[SOT 7:09:12]
[IN Q=This is important]
((MARIE HARRIS/LYNCHBURG SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER: THIS IS IMPORTANT TO MANY IN OUR COMMUNITY AND I SUPPORT MAKING THIS A HOLIDAY AND GIVING THE CITY AND INTERESTED CITIZENS AND GROUPS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ORGANIZE EVENTS THAT WILL ATTRACT THE STUDENTS AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.))
[SUPER=01-Marie Harris/Lynchburg School Board Member; :00]
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[OUT Q=of the community.]
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Last week, city council okayed a King holiday for Lynchburg employees.
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[81-Ax]

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A tractor trailer accident caused a hassle for Interstate drivers tonight.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]

At about five oclock, a tractor-trailer driver had to slow his rig down in rush-hour traffic on I-81 near the exit to 581.
That's when another trucker plowed into him -sending the 18-wheeler into the median.
It took state police over two hours to clear up the mess... And traffic continued to backup even after that.
Melvin Brownley of Kansas has been charged with following too closely.
No one was injured in the crash.
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[Toss-2-Robin] Jean tosses to Robin in the Chromakey

[Tease1]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
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Straight ahead, the civil trial begins in the case against the Jenny Jones show.
A murder victim's family says he would be alive today, if producers had acted responsibly.
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[VO-NAT]

Plus -- supermodel Fabio makes his way to Virginia to promote a new roller coaster ride.
But a freak accident leaves him injured.
The story, coming up.
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[Sports-Preview]

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[OUT Q=NEWS 7 SPORTS."]
((Hey folks, this is Mike Stevens back in teh sports office with softball highlights from the ODAC.
Notre Dame finally has a new hoop coach - you probably know him even thought you don't recognize him.
Duke gets a hero's welcome today in Durham.
And former NC State star Roman Gabriel, the former NFL MVP is in the valley. Those stories and a car wrapped in a Tennessee Tuxedo are coming up on News 7 sports.))

[Talk-Show]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=jja]
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The civil trial against the Jenny Jones Talk Show is getting underway in Michigan.
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The show and its producers are accused of lying to a guest about the sex of his secret admirer- who was later murdered.
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[SOT 16:44:59]
[IN Q=Let's come out]
((LET'S COME OUT HERE AND SEE WHO HAS THE CRUSH ON HIM. HERE'S JOHN.))
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[OUT Q=here's John.]
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[VO-NAT]

Scott Amedure was killed three days after the show on same sex crushes.
His family says the show must take responsibility for his death.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=16:45:46]
((GEOFFREY FIEGER/AMEDURE FAMILY ATTORNEY: THESE PEOPLE ARE ABSOLUTE HYPOCRITES. THEY ABUSE PEOPLE ON THE SHOW AND THEN WHEN THEY GET KILLED OR HURT THEY COME INTO COURT AND TRY TO ABUSE THEM.)) ((ED GLAVIN/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: WE OPERATED IN A WAY THAT WAS HONEST, THAT WAS FAIR, THAT WAS DECENT TO THE GUESTS AND HERE WE STAND FOUR YEARS LATER OUTSIDE OF A COURTROOM BEING ACCUSED OF SCOTT AMEDURE'S MURDER.))
[SUPER=01-Geoffrey Fieger/Amedure Family Lawyer; 00]
[Super=01-Ed Glavin/Executive Producer; 08]:
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[OUT Q=Amedure's murder.]
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The show's attorneys also maintain the two men did have an affair and that will come out in court.
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[Barger]

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A June 1st trial date has been set for two women accused of cheating two elderly sisters out of their life savings.
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[SUPER=03-Lynchburg]

57- year- old Thelma Mae Barger of Huddleston pleaded not guilty to 35-counts in federal court.
Authorities say Barger and another woman.. Dorothy Saunders.. used their power of attorney to defraud two Bedford County sisters of more than 280- thousand dollars.
The money allegedly helped build this 12- thousand square foot home for Saunders.
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[IN Q=And because at]
((JOHN LICHTENSTEIN/DEFENSE ATTORNEY: AND BECAUSE AT THIS POINT, THE STEP IS TO PLEAD NOT GUILTY, LET THE GOVERNMENT BEGIN TO PROVIDE THE DOCUMENTATION IT HAS THE DUTY UNDER THE LAW TO PROVIDE, THEN WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE AND EVALUATE THE EVIDENCE AND THAT'S WHAT THIS PROCESS IS ABOUT.))
[SUPER=01-John Lichtenstein/Defense Attorney; :00]
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[OUT Q=process is about.]
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[VO-NAT]

Saunders did "not" appear for her own arraignment, claiming various medical problems make it dangerous for her to travel.
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[Tobacco]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=jja]
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[GRAPHIC=Tobacco Under Fire]

It's the biggest liability verdict ever against a tobacco company.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Portland, OR]

A jury has ordered Philip Morris to pay 81 million dollars to the family of a man who died of lung cancer.
Jesse Williams died in 1997 after four decades of smoking Marlboros- three packs a day. He was 67.
The money goes to Williams wife and six adult children.
No word on whether Philip Morris will appeal.
No similar liability verdict against a tobacco company has survived on appeal.
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[Fabio]
[anchor=Jean]
[newscast=11]
[writer=chr]
[tape=NET]
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It was supposed to be the Modern Day Adonis versus the Ancient Sun God.
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[vo-nat]
[super=03-Williamsburg]

But today's promotional event for a new ride at Busch Gardens went wrong, and pitted supermodel Fabio against a bird.
Fabio was riding on the new roller coaster dubbed Apollo's Chariot when a bird hit him in the face.
He suffered a one-inch-cut on the bridge of his nose... No word on the condition of the bird.
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[Tease2]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
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When News 7 at 11 returns -
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[VO-NAT]
the Virginia Lottery causes a spectacle in downtown Roanoke.
Details coming up - plus the winning numbers, that could make someone over 100-MILLION dollars richer.
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[Synchrony]

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An engineering firm near Bent Mountain has been named one of the fastest-growing companies in Virginia.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]

Synchrony opened six years ago.
Since then, the maker of high-tech motors and magnetic bearings has watched its revenues grow by 42-percent.
It's growing so fast, Synchrony will soon need a bigger building.
But the president says he'll keep the company in Roanoke.
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[IN Q=roanoke is]
((VICTOR IANNELLO/SYNCHRONY PRESIDENT: ROANOKE IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. WHEN I STARTED SYNCHRONY I HAD THE CHOICE OF LIVING IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. AND I CHOSE TO STAY IN ROANOKE. I THINK THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE THAT EXISTS IN THE VALLEY.))
[SUPER=01-Victor Iannello/Synchrony President;]
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[OUT Q=THE VALLEY]
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[VO-NAT]

Synchrony has landed lucrative contracts with the U-S Air Force and NASA.
It is the only business in the Roanoke and New River Valleys on the Virginia Chamber of Commerce "Fantastic 50" list.

That's the list of the 50- fastest growing companies in the state.
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[Lottery]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=99-1 1:28:15]
[GRAPHIC=Big Game]

Virginia Lottery officials wanted to make sure it did not go unnoticed -- tonight's Big Game drawing is worth a whopping 102-million dollars.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

And people in Roanoke's City Market got the hint -- loud and clear -- from a lottery spokeswoman called "Paula Revere".
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[IN Q=The Big Game is coming!]
(("PAULA REVERE"/LOTTERY SPOKESWOMAN: THE BIG GAME IS COMING! HERE YE, HERE YE. GOOD TOWNSPEOPLE OF ROANOKE))
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[OUT Q=townspeople of Roanoke.]
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[anchor=Jean]
[graphic=hold]

So if you have a ticket, you'll want to grab it now.
Because we've got the winning lottery numbers for you.
Here they are. [TAKE LOTTO NUMBERS FULL!!!]

[lotto]
[SUPER=136-7 2 3/6 2 3 9/4 11 14 32 33/4 5 27 33 41/9]

NIGHT DRAWING=
Pick 3:
7-2-3

(seven, two, three)

Pick 4:
6-2-3-9

(six, two, three, nine)

Cash 5:
4-11-14-32-33

(four, eleven, fourteen, thirty-two, thirty-three)

The Big Game:
4-5-27-33-41. Big Money Ball: 9

(four, five, twenty-seven, thirty-three, forty-one. Big Money
Ball: nine)
[Forecasts]
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[SUPER=330-Partly Cloudy/Light Winds/40-43/Increasing/Cloudiness/70-72]
[SUPER=331-Clear And/Chilly/38-44/Increasing/Clouds/70-75]
[SUPER=332-Partly Cloudy/Light Winds/35-39/Clouding Up/Late/68-70]
[SUPER=333-Mostly/Clear/38-40/Partly Cloudy/Wind SE-10/66-68]
[SUPER=334-Mostly Clear/And Chilly/34-36/Partly Cloudy/Wind S-10/64-68]

[SUPER=X5001][S-Extra]

[ANCHOR=Mike]
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ODAC softball, some big time coaching news from Hampden-Sydeny to Notre Dame, and some new icemen cometh for the Express.
Plus, we'll hear from Roman Gabriel and some of NASCAR's finest.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=75-Storrs, CT; :00]

But first in tonight's Extra Point, NCAA basketball's finest, the U-Conn Huskies returned home to thousands of fans today as they began celebrating the school's first men's national hoop title.
We'll see what the celebration was like for Duke in moment, but first tonight's scores.
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[take a break]

[S-Roanoke]

[ANCHOR=Mike]
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[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=SP-37 tc 27:13]
[GRAPHIC=Softball]

Roanoke College blanked Emory and Henry in a double header last night at the Moyer Sports Complex.
But this wasn't just a ODAC match-up it was a homecoming. Between the two schools 11 players hailed from southwest or central Virginia.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem/Roanoke Col. vs. Emory & Henry;]

The Maroons shutout Emory and Henry six to nothing in the first game.
And Roanoke College bats continued to be hot in the night cap.
In the second inning of game two Amy Layman from Glenvar steps up to the plate and knocks a triple driving in Crystal Hileman and it's four nothing Maroons.
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Then in the very next at bat former Floyd County standout Sonya Hylton smacks a base hit bringing in Layman. And Roanoke College beats the Wasps 8-to-7in eight innings.
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The Virginia Sports Information directors have made Hampden-Sydney head basketball coach Tony Shaver
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[SUPER=03-Hampden-Sydney; :00]

the coach of the year in the Commonwealth on the college level.
Shaver led his Hampden-Sydney Tigers to a 29-and-3 record and a national runner-up finish in this year's Division Three tournament.
Appropriately, Shaver was a unanimous selection.
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[S-Irish]

[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[WRITER=dal]
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[GRAPHIC=Notre Dame]

The University of Notre Dame has hired Kansas assistant and former Tar Heel Matt Doherty as its new head coach.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-South, IN;]

The 37 year old Doherty, played on the 1982 North Carolina Championship team with Michael Jordan, James Worthy and Sam Perkins.
His recruiting skills attracted Notre Dame.
Doherty is credited with bringing eight McDonald's All Americans to Kansas during his seven seasons there.
He inherits a 14 and 16 Irish team with six available scholarships.
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[GRAPHIC=UCONN]

Earlier in the Extra Point we saw U-Conn's welcome home gathering at the airport,
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Durham, NC; :00]

and although they didn't win the belts, the Duke men and women received a big welcome home party yesterday in Durham.
Duke had hoped to make history by having the men and women win national titles in the same season. Instead, both were beaten in their respective title games.
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(BYE BYE)

[S-Express]

[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-27 36:04]
[GRAPHIC=express]

The Roanoke Express enters the final week of the regular season with some not so regular problems.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]

Top scorer Kris Cantu sat out yesterday afternoon's practice at the Roudnhsoue with a separated right shoulder and a concussion. He's may miss the entire postseason.
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((KRIS CANTU/EXPRESS LEFT WING:))
[SUPER=01-Kris Cantu/Express Left Wing; :00]
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[OUT Q=...what's gonna happen"]
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[VO-NAT]

The Express added two players to the roster today that scored nearly 80 goals between them in the Ontario Hockey League this past season. Right Winger Chad Spurr practiced with the team today while center Mike Oliveira will join the squad today.
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[IN Q=today"]
((CHAD SPURR/EXPRESS RIGHT WING:))
[SUPER=01-Chad Spurr/Express Right Wing; :00]
[SUPER=01-Scott Gordon/Express Head Coach; :11]
[RUNS=:24]
[OUT Q=....40 goals""]
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[Sports Tease]

[ANCHOR=Mike]
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[WRITER=mst]
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Still to come tonight, we'll find out why Roman Gabriel was hitting golf balls at Hanging Rock today.
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[VO-NAT]

Plus, Sterling Marlin is taking is love for the Tennessee Volunteers to a new level on the Busch series.
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[S-Roman]

[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-34]
[GRAPHIC=ROANOKE VALLEY SPORTS CLUB]

One of the NFL's best quarterbacks of all-time is in the Roanoke Valley preparing to speak at tonight's Roanoke Valley Sports Club meeting at the Salem Civic Center.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem; :00]

Roman Gabriel, the former Rams and Eagles star, who was the NFL's most valuable player in 1969 played a round of golf today at Hanging Rock with Paul Housman.
Tonight he's speak to the sports club about football in the Carolina's - something he was prediciting and promising about 14 years ago in Roanoke.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="I'm just...]
[SUPER=01-Roman Gabriel/1969 NFL Most Valuable Player; :00]
[RUNS=:18]
[OUT Q=....HA HA HA]
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[VO-NAT con't]

Roman is part of the Carolina Panthers' radio broadcast team, and he says a lot will be expected to new head coach George Seifert next season.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="The Richardsons...]
[RUNS=:14]
[OUT Q=...9 WINS."]
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[talent=mike]
[graphic=sports club]

The Roanoke Valley sports club meets tonight at 5:45.
(BYE BYE)

[S-Marlin]

[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=sp-43]
[GRAPHIC=none]
[wipe to eng#!!!!!!!!!!!]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bristol, TN; :00]

While Jeremy finished up his test at Martinsville today, this machine was just getting warmed up in Bristol.
Sterling Marlin broke out the latest paint scheme for his Busch car that honors the University of Tennessee's national chamionship football team.
Marlin had to sell the concept car idea to UT athletic director Doug Dickey. He plans to runs the paint scheme at Nashville this weekend and then next month in Bristol.
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