WDBJ 7 morning news AM cutins for 05/10/99

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Crews are still on the scene of this morning's fatal tractor-trailer accident on Interstate 81.
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Steve Pardon has been covering the story all morning.
Steve how are cleanup efforts going?
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[45E-Moonshine-folo]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
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Federal agents will once again work on destroying the remains of several area moonshine operations today.
But, yesterday day they took time off.
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On Friday, federal and local authorities raided stills and businesses throughout southwestern Virginia and North Carolina.
Agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms said yesterday they have sealed off the stills until Monday.
Bart McEntire of the A-T-F says he expects 15 to 20 people to be indicted. The penalty for moonshining could range anywhere from three years to life in prison.
McEntire says that lab tests on the moonshine taken from the raids showed it to be as strong as 80 to 90 proof.
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[45E-Coaches]

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Recent teen violence has prompted parents and administrators to call for more police in schools.
And, the Roanoke County Police Department has come up with a creative way to get officers and students to interact.

Joy Sutton reports.
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((At first glance this looks a typical school soccer game..the coach on the sidelines giving orders...and the players trying to get a goal.
But there is something different about this team..the coach is Officer Tim Wyatt with Roanoke County Police Department.
It's all part of a program called "Cops for Coaches"...designed to get police officers involved with students in a positive environment.
Officer Wyatt says the program helps to break down barriers.
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((TIM WYATT/SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER: THEY WILL FEEL CONFIDENT THEY HAVE PEOPLE IN THE FORM OF POLICE OFFICERS THAT THEY CAN TRUST, THEY CAN TALK WITH, THEY'LL KNOW THAT WE'RE MORE DOWN TO EARTH))
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((APRIL HEDGE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE LIKE HE IS SO NICE, YOU KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE VIEW OF COPS THAT THEY'RE MEAN TO THEM...THEY DON'T LIKE COPS))
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((ERICA THOMAS: I DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE AS MUCH DOWN TO EARTH AS I THOUGHT..AND HE'S REALLY LAID BACK AND HAS A GOOD ATTITUDE ABOUT THINGS.))
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The students say it helps to have someone they can talk to about things going on in the school.
Wyatt says he also benefits..and it's nice to have a break from the disciplinary role.
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((TIM WYATT/SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER: SUDDENLY AT 3:30 THE ROLES ARE CHANGED...I GO OUT ON THE FIELD AND NOW I'M DEALING WITH 22 LADIES ON LADIES SOCCER WHICH ARE JUST THE EPITOME OF THE PRIDE AT WILLIAM BYRD))
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There are currently 12 cop-coaches in the county.
Joy Sutton, News-7, Vinton.))

[8E-WebWatch]

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The United Nations has a message for cyber squatters.
And, a misguided e-mail lands a worker with the Federal Communications Commission in trouble.
Eric Earnhardt has more in this installment of Web Watch.
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The U.N. is calling for an end to Cyber Squatting... the practice of registering the names of prominent people, places, companies, or events, and then selling that name to the people who need them.
The U.N. Intellectual property panel says THAT should be illegal.
Hitting the wrong key can sometimes have devastating results... just ask the FCC staffer who was e-mailing a daily commission report to 6 thousand reporters and government officials... and accidentally sent them a dirty joke instead. The worker has apologized and faces disciplinary action.

Enjoy a little internet magic at Bewitched-dot-com. One mystical page lets you create own star constellation by moving the cursor around the screen...
Another, entitled conflagration, will mesmerize you as it mimics the motion and colors of a spreading flame. And Whirly gig... I never quite figured this one out.... maybe you can.

The 1999 Salem Spartans State champion basketball team is STILL celebrating, with this web site. Check out the game photos... the players stats, and e-mail your congratulations.

For links to these sites, click on webwatch on the wdbj web site, at wdbj7.com.))

[8E-Mother's-Day]

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[NEWSCAST=cutins]
[WRITER=mjo]
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A special Mother's Day delivery came very early Sunday morning for one Roanoke woman.
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Michelle Giles' Mother's Day present was a seven-pound healthy baby girl named Justice Poole.
Justice was the FIRST Mother's Day baby in the city of Roanoke. She arrived yesterday morning at 2:35 in Roanoke Community Hospital.
Her mom says it's her favorite Mother's Day gift ever, even though she spent several hours in labor and delivered the baby without pain medication.
Her only complaint was that Justice is just a little too sleepy.
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((MICHELLE GILES/MOTHER'S DAY NEW MOM: AT LEAST IF SHE WAS GOING TO COME, SHE COULD HAVE BEEN UP, SO I COULD PLAY WITH HER. BUT SHE WANTED TO SLEEP, SO I LET HER SLEEP.))
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[OUT Q=I let her sleep.]
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