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Coming up on News7-
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[VO-NAT]
New information tonight on the death of a man on a Kings Dominion roller coaster.
The twins accused of murdering a man in a Blacksburg club - take the stand. We'll take you inside the courtroom.
And it's not a movie- but a real shark spotted at one beach.
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[Talnet=Jean]
News 7 is next.
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[SUPER=@Jean1;]
[SUPER=@Robin1;]
[SUPER=@Mike1;]
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[VO-NAT]
Water levels aren't on the rise at Carvins Cove - but recreation soon could be.
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[Carvins-Cove]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=99-40 19:52]
[GRAPHIC=Hold]
Final plans are in the works to expand recreation opportunities around the Cove.
[Double Boxes=Jean/Kate]
Kate Weidaw joins us from the newsroom with more.
[Live=Kate]
[SUPER=@Kate1]
Tonight the third and final meeting for a consultant team to hear the public's input on the Land Use plan was held.
The plan involves 14 thousand acres of land that will be used to expand existing trails and picnic areas around the Cove.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=as the water]
[SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.;:00]
[SUPER=07-Lois Farmer;:23]
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[OUT Q=to the area]
((As the water levels at Carvins Cove continue to fall, big recreation plans are in the works for the reservoir and the
land around it---more hiking, biking, and horse back riding trails.
But before anything is finalized the public is having a say about the plans.
Lois Farmer is excited about expanding the trails for horses.
[SOT 17:20]
[INQ=]
((LOIS FARMER: WE'VE BEEN RIDING OUT AT THE COVE FOR A LONG TIME AND I'M HOPING TO SEE IT CONTINUE.))
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However plans for excluding gasoline or electric powered boats on the water has boaters less than satisfied.
They say restricting some types of boats is the answer to keeping the Cove water clean, since it does provide drinking water.
[SOT 27:46]
[INQ=]
((I'M MAKING A PLEA FROM THE BOATERS THAT YOU CONSIDER LIMITING HORSE POWER AS OPPOSED TO LIMITING GASOLINE MOTORS.))
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Other suggestions by the consultant team include a fee for using the recreational areas as well as prohibiting events that would bring large amounts of people to the area.))
[Live= Kate]
The suggestions given tonight will be used for the final plan that will be given to the Roanoke City Council in the near future.
[Double Boxes=Jean/Kate]
And though some expressed concerns tonight, it seems most people at the meeting are excited about the additional activities that are in the works for the Cove.
[Toss-2-Robin]
Jean tosses to Robin in Weather Center
[WX1]
[11:00pm]
[08/24/1999]
[MCU]WEATHER OFFICE
Bret is on his last legs in southern Texas but is definately leaving a mark.
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[VO-NAT]
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[SUPER=03-Driscoll, TX]
Ad lib about destruction
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[WXPRO/FULL]TROPICAL GRAPHICS
[Toss back to anchor][Kings-Dominion]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=99-20 1:51:25]
[GRAPHIC=Kings Dominion]
A man who died on a roller coaster at Paramount's Kings Dominion may have engaged in misconduct that contributed to his death.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Doswell]
That word tonight from theme park officials.
20-year old Timothy Fan of New York City was killed last night while riding the Shockwave.
Riders stand while the roller coaster makes several loops - reaching speeds of 50 miles an hour.
A statement released by Kings Dominion says "witness statements indicate rider misconduct on the part of Fan may have played a role in the incident."
Park officials say the ride is safe.
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[SOT 16:22:25]
[IN Q=It's been]
((IT'S BEEN OPERATING SINCE 1986 WITHOUT INCIDENT, IT IS INSPECTED ON A DAILY BASIS.))
[SUPER=01-Betsy Moss/Park Spokesperson;]
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[OUT Q=on a daily basis.]
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[VO-NAT]
Theme park officials have not said HOW Fan died.
The ride is closed along with similar rides at Paramount Parks in Cincinnati and Toronto- while an investigation is done.
An initial investigation found no problem with the ride's restraint system and no operator error.
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[Scales]
[ANCHOR=jean]
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[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=99-30 59:29]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Closing arguments will begin in the morning in the case against the identical twins accused of murdering a man in downtown Blacksburg.
The defense rested this afternoon after the twins testified what happened two years ago was purely self defense.
Teresa Hamilton reports.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Christiansburg; :00]
[SUPER=01-Kerry Scales/Defendant; :46]
[SUPER=01-Janice Scales/Twins Mother; 1:12]
[SUPER=@Teresa1; 1:20]
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[OUT Q=NEWS 7, Christiansburg.]
[Murder-suspect]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=eea]
[TAPE#=99-32 37:44]
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Police are asking the public to help them find a suspect in last Saturday's Northwest Roanoke murder.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Saturday]
19-year-old Prentice R. Jordan was shot several times in Easley's Restaurant on Shenandoah Avenue.
Investigators believe this man, 23 year old Timothy Lee Buford, fired some of those shots.
Buford is charged with shooting into an occupied dwelling.
He is 5 feet ten inches tall, 160 pounds and may have gold teeth.
Police are asking anyone who knows where Buford is to call Crime-Line at 344-8500.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Additional charges against Buford are pending, and investigators are looking for other suspects.
[Amherst-Murder]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=99-23 2:02:30]
[GRAPHIC=Amherst Murder Probe]
Amherst County authorities want to know who doused a Naola (nay-OH-la) man with gasoline and set him on fire last January.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Amherst Co.]
Lab tests recently confirm that 40- year- old Herman Branham was soaked with both gas and kerosene in the yard of this home January 27th.
Branham was still on fire when he walked more than a half mile to his mother's home and collapsed.. he died six days later.
Police have a suspect but need more information.
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[SOT 9:34:36]
[IN Q=Somebody's got]
((JIMMY AYERS/AMHERST CO. SHERIFF: SOMEBODY'S GOT TO KNOW SOMETHING AND THAT'S WHAT I'M BEGGING, IS FOR SOMEBODY TO TELL US SOMETHING TO BRING IT TO A CLOSE.))
[SUPER=01-Jimmy Ayers/Amherst Co. Sheriff]
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[OUT Q=to a close.]
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[TAKE CRIMESTOPPERS FULL SCREEN]
Anyone with information about the crime is asked to call Central Virginia Crimestoppers at 1- 888- 798- 5900.
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[Sheinbein]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=net-D]
[GRAPHIC=None]
The American teen who fled to Israel after he was accused of murder - has agreed to plead guilty.
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[VO-NAT 14:46:07]
[SUPER=04-File Tape; ]
In a surprise plea - 19 year old Samuel Sheinbein will be sentenced to 24 years in an Israeli prison for the murder of a fellow Maryland teenager.
The body was found burned and dismembered near Sheinbein's home in 1997.
Sheinbein, who's served two years, will be eligible for parole in 16 years.
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[SOT 20:02:07]
[IN Q=It is our view]
((PROSECUTOR: IT IS OUR VIEW THAT IT IS AN INSULT TO JUSTICE THAT MR. SHEINBEIN WILL BE FREE WHEN HE IS 33 YEARS OF AGE.))
[SUPER=01-Douglas Gansler/Maryland State's Attorney; ]
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[OUT Q=YEARS OF AGE.]
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[VO-NAT]
Sheinbein claimed his father's Israeli citizenship gave him immunity from extradition.
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[Fulcher]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=khu]
[TAPE#=99-31 32:35]
[GRAPHIC=Mike Fulcher]
The jury in the Bland Prison drug- trafficking trial will have to decide the case without hearing from lead defendant, Mike Fulcher.
The jury is likely to get the case tomorrow.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Former Prison Guard Billy King was the only defendant who did testify.
King admitted he had unauthorized contact with Fulcher's family half a dozen times,
[SUPER=03-Bland Co.]
but he flatly denied taking drugs into the prison.
He had refused to go undercover and help investigators get the goods on other guards and inmates, because he said he thought that would get him killed.
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[Interest-Rates]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[WRITER=jja]
[TAPE#=net-B]
[GRAPHIC=Interest Rates]
Plan on paying more for car loans and home mortgages - Interest rates are going up again.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Washington DC;]
The Federal Reserve raised rates for the second time in eight weeks.
The hike of a quarter percent in both the Federal funds rate and the discount rate is an effort to cool the economy.
But not all economists say the rate hike is needed.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=20:17:21]
((ROSEANNE CAHN/ECONOMIST: GROW IS NOT A FOUR LETTER WORD. IT'S JUST FINE TO GROW RAPIDLY, MORE RAPIDLY THAN THE FED THINKS WITHOUT INFLATION PICKING UP.))
[SUPER=01-Roseanne Cahn/Economist;]
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[OUT Q=PICKING UP.]
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[V0-NAT]
But clearly today's federal reserve move is meant to close off the possibility that inflation will come back.
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[Tobacco-Tour]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
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[TAPE#=99-27 55:17]
[GRAPHIC=Tobacco - Tough Times]
Tough times for tobacco farmers and businesses were the focus in a visit to Southside by Senator Chuck Robb and Congressman Virgil Goode.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co.;]
The Democrats toured a tobacco warehouse, two tobacco farms and the Danville plant of Dimon -- a leaf dealer and processor.
All have been hard-hit by a decline in tobacco consumption, along with increased imports, lawsuits and drought.
Robb and Goode say they'll try to take the farmers' concerns back to Capitol Hill.
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[SOT 1:00:03 - :18]
[IN Q=There is no question that]
[SUPER=01-Sen. Chuck Robb/(D) Virginia; :00]
[SUPER=01-Rep. Virgil Goode/(D) 5th District; :16]
((SEN. CHUCK ROBB/(D) VIRGINIA: THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT WE'VE HAD A TOUGH TIME CONVINCING MANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HEARD ONLY FROM THE ANTI-TOBACCO FORCES THAT THIS IS AN INDUSTRY, AN OCCUPATION THAT'S BEEN PASSED ON FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION.))
[SOT 2:42:38 - :45]
((REP. VIRGIL GOODE/(D) 5th DISTRICT: ONE THING WE SHOULD DO AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL IS NOT ENCOURAGE ANY MORE FEDERAL LAWSUITS AGAINST TOBACCO.))
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[OUT Q=federal lawsuits against tobacco.]
[Anchor=Jean]
[graphic=Hold]
Goode and Robb were honored by the Virginia Farm Bureau for their work to support tobacco farmers.
[Tease1]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[writer=chr]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[SS=None]
A small victory regarding insurance coverage for Virginia's morbidly obese.
Details coming up.
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[VO-NAT]
And this is not a scene from a movie - it's home video that beach-goers caught in person... as a shark came a little too close for comfort.
The story, still ahead.
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[Sports-preview]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
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[OUT Q=BIG 7"]
(( Hey everybody this is Mike Stevens in the News 7 sports office with the latest on Ricky Williams. We'll chat with former Hokies Derek Smith on the day his school accepts membership into the Big East.
One of the star city's favorite daughters returned to the valley tonight.
And some of the NFL's top rookies help us pick out a wardrobe later on the Big 7 haberdashery.))
[Turkey]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jja]
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[GRAPHIC=None]
A hero's welcome for the Northern Virginia rescue team just back from Turkey.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Andrews AFB, MD]
The Urban Search and Rescue squad from Fairfax arrived to applause from their families and thank yous from dignitaries.
The team departed for Turkey less than one day after last week's quake. The rescuers are credited with saving four lives.
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[County-Supers]
[ANCHOR=Jena]
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[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=99-21 1:53:33]
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Members of the Roanoke County School Board and the Board of Supervisors will meet later this week in an effort to resolve yet another stalemate over school construction projects.
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[SOT 12:20:21 BOS/SCHOOL BOARD TAPE]
[IN Q=There's an old country song]
((BOB JOHNSON/SUPERVISORS CHAIRMAN: THERE'S AN OLD COUNTRY SONG. I'VE GOT TOO MUCH MONTH AT THE END OF MY MONEY. WELL WE GOT TOO MUCH PROJECT AND WE'VE RUN OUT OF MONEY.))
[SUPER=@Johnson;]
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[OUT Q=we've run out of money.]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]
Cost estimates for the new south county high school and improvements to Glenvar Middle School are now ten million dollars higher than projected.
So the school board and supervisors must decide whether to find more funding, or scale back the two projects.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=I don't think there are any]
((TOM LEGGETTE/SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER: I DON'T THINK THERE ARE ANY EASY ANSWERS. I'M HOPING THAT BY TAKING A QUICK LOOK AT THIS, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILL BE CONVINCED THE ARCHITECTS ARE CORRECT. AND WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT LOSING ANOTHER YEAR.))
((HARRY NICKENS/VINTON SUPERVISOR: I WOULD NOT AT ALL ADVOCATE DOWNSIZING, IF YOU WILL, THE PROGRAMMING AREA, BUT WE HAVE TO LIVE WITHIN THE MEANS THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US.))
[SUPER=01-Tom Leggette/School Board Member; :00]
[SUPER=@Nickens; :12]
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[OUT Q=available to us.]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Four members of the two boards, the county administrator, and the school superintendent will meet with the architects Friday morning.
[Gastric-Bypass]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=equ]
[TAPE#=99-29 46:25]
[GRAPHIC=Health Insurance]
Virginia could become the first state in the nation to require insurance coverage for gastric bypass surgery for the morbidly obese.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-Amer. Bariatric Surgery Society]
The procedure staples the stomach to make it smaller.
It's recommended mostly for obese people for whom heredity is the dominant cause.
Today, a legislative advisory commission recommended insurance companies should have to at least offer coverage to those who want to pay extra for it.
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[SOT 11:31:52]
[IN Q=I think]
((SEN. BENNY LAMBERT/D-RICHMOND: I THINK IT'S A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. AND WE'LL SEE HOW IT WORKS AND I THINK THAT IN THE LONG RUN IT MIGHT BE EVEN BETTER IN THE NEXT FIVE OR SIX YEARS AFTER EVERYBODY GETS A CHANCE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE STATISTICS.))
[SUPER=01-Sen. Benny Lambert/(D) Richmond; ]
[RUNS=:18]
[OUT Q=the statistics.]
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[VO-NAT]
The average gastric bypass costs about 15- thousand dollars... but could prevent hypertension, joint replacements, cardiac problems, and other conditions associated with obesity.
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[Tease2]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[writer=chr]
[NEWSCAST=11p]
[SS=None]
A popular beach is closed down after an unexpected visitor is spotted.
The story, still to come.
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[VO-NAT]
Plus - the school bus isn't a means of transportation for some local pre-schoolers.
It's a house of learning.
We'll tell you why.
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[lotto]
[SUPER=136-5 9 3/1 5 5 2/5 6 18 29 30/9 13 21 23 41/17]
[Bus-Daycare]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=jbi]
[TAPE#=99-26 1:29:55]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Rockbridge County's preschoolers will soon have a new place to go for class.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Rockbridge Co.]
An empty school bus replaces the old churches that used to house county preschools.
A year ago fire inspections stopped the use of the churches and disbanded the program.
[SUPER=03-Bath Co.]
The idea to use buses came from Bath County -- it's been using buses for pre-school for 20 years.
The bus has all the things a classroom would need including heating, air and bathrooms.
Officials from both counties agree that this program reaches more students because the classroom is mobile -- however the children aren't in the bus when it moves.
Rockbridge County hopes to open the bus for school in October.
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[Shark-Sighting]
[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11]
[WRITER=tar]
[TAPE#=net-H]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Some swimmers at a popular California beach got a scary surprise yesterday...
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[VO-NAT]
[20:12:37]
[SUPER=03-Stinson Beach, CA]
And it wasn't a scene out of a movie.
A shark was spotted swimming close to the shore of Stinson Beach National Park... at times it got as close as 50 feet from the beach.
The shark's appearance was caught on home video.
Park officials have closed the beach so they can watch the water for more sightings.
Experts say the shark was a great white and could be about 12 to 14 feet long.
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[Weather]
[08/24/1999]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Montreal, Canada/Fox-Midwest; :00]
Mark McGwire goes yard for the 51st time this season. The Mac Daddy launched a 435 foot bomb to center last night against the Expos. He is now tied with Senor Sosa for the big leagues lead once again
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((BYE BYE))
[S-Ricky]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-42]
[GRAPHIC=SAINTS]
The New Orleans Saints got some news yesterday they didn't want to hear. In fact - they are in denial about some it.
The Saints confirm that their two pro bowl lineman William Roaf and Joe Johnson both went down yesterday in practice with knee injuries. Johnson is out for the season, Roaf for at least a week.
The denial revolves around Ricky Williams.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Miami, FL/August 13; :00]
Williams limped off the field in the exhibition opener on Friday the 13th of this month with a bruised shin, that was later called a sprained ankle. He missed last week's game and now there are reports in New Orleans saying he may need surgery and miss the next five weeks of the season.
The Saints say he will be ready in a week or two.
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[S-Derek]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-34 15627TC]
[GRAPHIC=REDSKINS CAMP]
A former Virginia Tech Hokie is counting the days until he can make his mark for the Washington Redskins.
Derek Smith is feeling the "kneed" to play again.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=FIRST AUDIO]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg; :00]
[SUPER=03-Frostburg, MD; :07 ]
[SUPER=01-Derek Smith/Redskins Rookie Lineman; :14]
[RUNS=1:50]
[OUT Q=...A GREAT PERSON."]
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((While the Hokies offensive lineman are going through the paces this summer, Tech's main offensive line anchor from last season is bored stiff with the Redskins.
((DEREK SMITH/REDSKINS ROOKIE LINEMAN: 5434))
The Redskins 5th round draft pick is still recovering from a knee injury he suffered while working out the NFL scouts at the combine back in February. He tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, but the Skins thought so much of his potential they traded up to get him in the April draft.
((DEREK SMITH 5419:))
The Skins won't let Derek suit up in pads until October at the earliest and while the anticipation is driving him nuts, he's using this time to learn and develop some patience.
((DEREK SMITH: 5312))
One thing he learned by observing is that NFL players aren't just fast or strong - they are both. He says even the 300 pounders move like his former Tech teammate Corey Moore.))
((DEREK SMITH 5343))
[S-Tech]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-39 15717tc]
[graphic=Big East/Tech]
It's official. Virginia Tech will become a full time member of the Big East Conference beginning with the 2001-02 academic year.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Nashville, TN/Music City Bowl; :00]
The Hokies, who have been a charter member of the Big East in football, will become the 14th full time member of the conference. Tech conducts varsity programs in 15 Big East sports. Men's basketball will receive the biggest initial boost, considering Ricky Stokes will compete against the defending national champs in U-CONN.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="Our]
((JIM WEAVER/VIRGINIA TECH ATHLETIC DIRECTOR:))
[SUPER=01-Jim Weaver/Virginia Tech Athletic Director; :00]
[RUNS=:13]
[OUT Q=....women's program"]
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[S-Salem]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-46]
[GRAPHIC=Wake Forest]
Wake Forest women's basketball coach Charlene Curtis helped Salem High school kick off pledge night last night...
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem; :00]
in which student-athletes and their parents sign an agreement promising not to use alcohol, drugs or tobacco. The William Fleming and Radford University graduate spoke on the importance of discipline, dedication and team work.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="to me]
[SUPER=01-Charlene Curtis/Wake Forest Women's Coach; :00]
[SUPER=01-Willis White/Salem Football Coach; :09]
[SUPER=01-Jennifer Stone/Salem Basketball Player; :19]
[SUPER=01-Tracey Driscoll/Salem Girls Basketball Coach; :24]
[RUNS=:31]
[OUT Q=....pledge program"]
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[S-Express]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=Express]
The Roanoke Express is offering a premium parking pass for the fans this coming season. The pass will be good for all 35 home games and it will get your car in the main lot located between the front of the Civic center and Williamson road. The cost is $70.
The Express also named Randy Sieminski its new radio broadcaster. Previously he was the voice of the South Carolina Stingrays and Lowell Lochmonsters.
[Sports Tease]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=]
Still to come tonight we will check in on the NFL
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[VO-NAT]
fashion beat and see how this year's top rookies are stylin' and profiling for GQ.
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[S-GQ]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=sp-38 14716]
[GRAPHIC=NFL]
Yesterday Akili Smith signed and Cade McNown was named the Bears starter.
Now it's time to see those two and other rookies in a different light.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-New York, NY; :00]
Recently, all of the top picks got together in New York City to try on some clothes and strike a pose for GQ magazine.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=BITES]
[SUPER=01-Tim Couch/Browns Quarterback; :02]
[SUPER=01-Akili Smith/Bengals Quarterback; :06]
[SUPER=01-Cade McNown/Bears Quarterback; :15]
[SUPER=01-Donovan McNabb/Eagles Quarterback; :24]
[RUNS=:34]
[OUT Q=...DIFFERENT PARTIES."]
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((BYE BYE))
[S-NFL]
[ANCHOR=MIke]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=NONE]
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You won't see any of those guys but you will get a chance to see the Chiefs takes on the Jags this Thursday night. The action comes your way at eight right here on Your Hometown Station.
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