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[ANCHOR=Eric]
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[WRITER=eea]
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Next on News 7 at Six... good news and bad news from Tropical Storm Dennis... Heavy rains cause flooding... but Carvin's Cove is rising tonight.
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And we'll show you how to catch the next Virginia Tech game without a television or a ticket.
[Sports-Head]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=Sports-Head]
[GRAPHIC=None]
In sports, The Winston Cup Drivers were in Darlington this afternoon taking on the Lady in Black.
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[VO-NAT]
And the Virginia Cavaliers and Virginia Tech make moves in the college football polls.
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[WX-Head]
[TALENT=Andrew]
[SS=None]
Tropical Depression Dennis continues dumping lots of rain on the Commonwealth-- Complete details are coming up momentarily.
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[First-Wx]
[ANCHOR=ERIC]
[6:00pm]
[09/05/1999]
The remnants of Hurricane Dennis are making for a soggy Labor day weekend.
Let's get right to Andrew Freiden for the details on this slow moving storm.
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RADAR MAP
SAT LOOP
FORECAST TRACK
RAIN TOTALS
((Roll cue: here's some video of creeks in Botetourt County from this afternoon))
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Botetourt Co/This Afternoon;]
Andrew Ad libs over creek video
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[Andrew toss to Joy-- see next page]
[Carvins-Cove]
[ANCHOR=Andrew]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=99-27 1:02:37]
[GRAPHIC=none]
This storm is bringing heavy rain and relief--
Folks worried about the water supply in Roanoke are wearing smiles this holiday weekend.
[Double Boxes=Andrew/Joy Microwave]
Joy Sutton is out braving the rain at Carvins Cove.
[Live= Joy/Microwave]
People who are out here at Carvins Cove say they want it to keep raining.
They say the cove looks very low and needs all the rain it can get.
[SUPER=@Joy1]
[SUPER=05-Botetourt Co.]
(rollcue...it can get. )
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[IN Q=Tinker Creek]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;:00]
[SUPER=03-Carvins Cove;:14]
[SUPER=01-Kelly Weingart/Roanoke Co. Resident;:26]
[SUPER=01-Debra Martin/Roanoke City Resident;:31]
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[OUT Q=for rain everyday]
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[IN Q=NAT Sound Tinker Creek]
(( NAT SOUND:TINKER CREEK))
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[OUT Q=Nat sound]
Tinker Creek was roaring ... as water poured down stream as the raindrops continued to fall.
This is good news for Carvins Cove ... since this creek is one of its main sources of water.
All the rain this holiday weekend made Carvins Cove a popular spot with many people wanting to see if the rain was making any difference as it poured down on them and our camera.
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[SOT 14:46:05]
[IN Q=I'm thinking]
((KELLY WEINGART: I'M THINKING IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE MUCH WATER SO I HOPE IT KEEPS RAINING FOR AWHILE))
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[SOT 14:41:43]
[IN Q=It kind of looked]
((DEBRA MARTIN: IT KIND OF LOOKED LIKE WHAT WE WERE EXPECTING. WE WERE KIND OF PREPARED FOR IT. I MEAN IT DOES LOOK REALLY BAD))
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((NAT SOUND TINKER CREEK))
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This is the most rain Tinker creek has seen in awhile... and it's already helping to fill the cove.
And for residents of Roanoke City they say any rain is beneficial ... as they continue to face mandatory water restrictions.
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[SOT 14:42:00]
[IN Q=We're doing]
((DEBRA MARTIN: WE'RE DOING OUR PART NOT USING AS MUCH WATER AS WE HAVE TO. SO WE'RE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT IT. AND WE'RE PRAYING FOR RAIN EVERYDAY.))
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[OUT Q=rain everyday]))
[Live= Joy/Microwave]
[SUPER=05-Botetourt Co.]
So far the cove level has gone up about 6 inches... making Carvins Cove about 28.7 ft below the spillway.
[Double Boxes=Eric/Joy Microwave]
Eric,
[City-Manager]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=99-39 00:06:37]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Former Danville City Manager Ray Griffin may have a new job as City Manager in Kingsport, Tennessee.
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[VO-NAT 99-16 1:32:26]
[SUPER=04-File]
On June 30th Griffin resigned from his position in Danville after coming under fire from members of city council.
Right now the city of Kingsport is negotiating a salary package and conducting a background check before offering him the job.
Kingsport officials say Griffin will be taking a salary cut--in Danville he made 108 thousand dollars a year.
No word on when a decision will be made.
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[Labor-Day-Reel]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=newsreel]
[GRAPHIC=newsreel]
The 29-th annual Labor Day parade gets underway in Buena Vista tomorrow morning at 10. Labor Day is the official start of the November election season so many politicians will be at the celebration including Chuck Robb. This isn't his first appearance. In 1991, Robb and his wife were talking more than politics. Keith Humphry explains in this week's Virginia Newsreel.
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[IN Q=]
[SUPER=21-Buena Vista; :00]
[SUPER=21-David Walker/Attended Parade; :08]
[SUPER=21-1991; ;20]
[SUPER=21-Sen. Chuck Robb/(D) Virginia; :34]
[SUPER=21-Lynda Robb; :47]
[SUPER=21-Tim Collins; 1:32]
[SUPER=21-Keith Humphry/Reporting; 1:43]
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[OUT Q=I'm Keith Humphry]
(( Buena Vista is the traditional launching pad for the Fall election season.
Some folks would just as soon the politicians kick off the season somewhere else.
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[SOT94-66]
[IN Q=I'M NOT ]
((DAVID WALKER/ATTENDED PARADE/I'M NOT INTERESTED IN IT AT ALL . IT'S JUST ANOTHER THING. IT'S JUST TALK.))
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[OUT Q=just talk]
But others do come out to hear what the politicians have to say. In 1991, Chuck Robb was talking more than politics at the annual event. He addressed the Tai Collins story.
She said she had had an affair with the Senator while Robb was Governor. The former beauty queen's appearance in Playboy had re-ignited the scandal. Robb denied the affair.
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((CHUCK ROBB/PURE FANTASY...THERE'S NO TRUTH TO ANY IT SO THERE'S NOT MUCH MORE I CAN TELL YOU))
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[OUT Q=i can tell you]
Robb didn't have a lot to say that day, but his wife Lynda did.
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[SOT 91-53 55:47]
[IN Q=I'm horrified]
((LYNDA ROBB/I'M HORRIFIED THAT SHE WOULD SELL HER BODY TO PLAYBOY IN ORDER TO ENHANCE HER CAREER AND MAKE THIS SCURRILOUS FANTASY TO MAKE MONEY))
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[OUT Q=make money]
Lynda Robb said it was because of her that her husband had not been more critical of Collins.
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[SOT 91-54 56:11]
[IN Q=I urged]
((I URGED CHUCK NOT TO RISE, I MEAN LOWER, TO HER LEVEL OR SAY ANYTHING BECAUSE HE WAS TRYING TO PROTECT ME DID NOT GET INTO ALL THIS))
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[OUT Q=ALL THIS]
But Collins family members didn't believe Robb was telling the truth. Tai Collins brother, Tim, challenged Robb to a lie detector test.
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[SOT Tape91-54 56:33]
[IN Q=why doesn't]
((WHY DOESN'T CHUCK ROBB TAKE A LIE DETECTOR TEST. I KNOW TAI IS TELLING THE TRUTH, I KNOW THEY KNOW THE TRUTH, WILL HE TELL THE TRUTH and take the polygraph test, I DOUBT IT ))
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[OUT Q=DOUBT IT]
It never came down to that. In fact nothing was ever proven; both parties insisted they were telling the truth. Despite the scandal, Robb was re-elected to the Senate in 1994. That's Virginia Newsreel, I'm Keith Humphry.))
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[ANCHOR=Eric]
[SS=NONE]
There's another White House sex scandle brewing, but this one doesn't involve the President OR his house.
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[VO-NAT]
Coming up see how one web site is stirring up trouble with a Virginia applesauce maker.
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[WebWatch]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=eea]
[TAPE#=webwatch]
[GRAPHIC=webwatch]
There's a battle brewing over sex in the White House, this one involved the internet, and applesauce...
And Virginia Tech fans nation-wide can catch the Hokies live and online this season.
Details in this week's WebWatch.
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It began when someone turned the domain Whitehouse-dot-com into a hard-core porn site, complete with intern-jokes...
But Virginia-based National Fruit Products Company was not amused, they make White House Apple juice and sauce... they filed a lawsuit saying the porn-site site tarnishes their trademark. The x-rated site is fighting back.
By the way, if you're wondering where Monica is these days... she's online, launching a new website called The Real Monica Incorperated.
She's selling handbags she designed when she was forced to learn how to knit to deal with the boredom of living in seclusion.
Hotmail is back and says everything is ok now... several days ago a gaping security hole allowed a hacker to set up a site offering password-free access to anyone's account... Microsoft says it's fixed now.
If you missed Saturday's tech game, catch the next one online... at Hokiesports.dot.com, pull up a live webcast of the contest.... two webcams watch both sides of the field, and while it's hard to make out a lot of details, live stats let you know exactly what's going on.
For links to these sites, click on WebWatch, on the WDBJ website, at WDBJ-seven-dot-com.))
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[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=6p]
[WRITER=jha]
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Paying tolls can be annoying when you're traveling or heading to work..
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[VO-NAT]
But coming up we'll introduce you to one collector who makes paying your toll a pleasure.
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[QVirginia-Profile]
[ANCHOR=Eric]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=equ]
[TAPE#=Virginia profiles]
[GRAPHIC=Virginia Profiles]
Last year in Richmond, motorists paid more than 52 million tolls on expressways within the city.
And it's NO secret: people hate tolls.
But the Richmond Metropolitan Authority has a secret weapon.
Ellen Qualls met her.
Inga Pershing is this week's Virginia Profile.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Good evening]
[SUPER=03-Richmond; :16]
[SUPER=01-Linnie Carter/Richmond Metropolitan Authority; :40]
[SUPER=01-Inga Pershing/Toll Collector; :47]
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((GOOD EVENING... THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE.))
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If he's super terrific, what's she?
[nat sot 19:03:44]
((FANTASTIC! AND YOU'RE SUPER TERRIFIC. Alright! You have a good one. SAME TO YOU. THANK YOU.))
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For 10 years, Inga Pershing has perfected human interaction with a very unwilling audience: people who have to pay a couple bucks just to get to and from work every day.
[NAT SOT ]
If a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, Pershing's a bowl full.
[sot 19:19:46]
((Hey! How you doing today? INGA PERSHING/RICHMOND TOLL COLLECTOR: FANTASTIC! You looking better and better every day! AND YOU'RE SUPER TERRIFIC. YOU CAN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT!))
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((LINNIE CARTER/RICHMOND METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY: ONE OF OUR CUSTOMERS ONCE TOLD ME THAT HE'S SINGLE. AND SHE'S THE FIRST PERSON HE SEES IN THE MORNING.))
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[sot 19:33:39]
((INGA PERSHING/RICHMOND TOLL COLLECTOR: SOMEBODY WHILE YOU WERE HERE ASKED ME FOR A DATE. BUT YOU KNOW, PROPOSED MARRIAGE? AND I DISCOURAGE 'EM THEN. I TELL 'EM YOU DON'T WANT TO MARRY ME. I WOULD NEVER CONTRIBUTE TO THE HOUSEHOLD.
NOT A PENNY. BECAUSE I DON'T SUPPORT NOBODY'S WIFE, EVEN IF I'M THE WIFE. AND I'M ALLERGIC TO TWO WORDS: MARRIAGE AND MOVING-IN.))
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People actually buy the Smart Tag that automatically pays their toll, and still wait in line to say hi to Inga.
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((I can't believe it! How are you? INGA PERSHING/RICHMOND TOLL COLLECTOR: FANTASTIC AND YOU STILL TERRIFIC!))
[runs:04]
We watched Pershing collect tolls for about half an hour.
One driver still managed to spit out that that the tolls were a rip-off, even in the face of this.
[NAT SOT]
[sot 19:19:07]
((INGA PERSHING/RICHMOND TOLL COLLECTOR: 98-PERCENT I WOULD SAY POSITIVE. THEY LOVE IT. AND THEY'RE USED TO IT. AND I BETTER NOT SAY ANYTHING ELSE. BUT YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE YOUR NEGATIVE PERSONS. I DON'T LET THAT BOTHER ME.))
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((INGA PERSHING/RICHMOND TOLL COLLECTOR: I LOVE IT... AT AGE OF 102.))
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[19:14:16 closing... (correcting customer) into sunset]
Ellen Qualls, News7, Richmond.))
[Sports Tease]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=Sports Tease]
[GRAPHIC=None]
And coming up, The Winston Cup Drivers were in Darlington today.
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[VO-NAT]
And Michael Vick says next time he plans to use his head and stay on his feet an update on his condition right after this.
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[S-Race]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-50 (5:35)]
[GRAPHIC=Darlington Logo]
Mother nature put a damper on this afternoon's Southern 500 at Darlington today. The race was red flagged twice because of showers on the track.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Darlington, SC/ESPN; :]
The first caution of the day came out on lap 51 Jerry Nadeau has a flat tire and hits the wall and then hits Mike Skinner.
Jeremy Mayfield would than pass Dave Marcis and move into the lead with 275 laps to go.
Then a couple of cautions slowed the race. Elliott Sadler gets into the back of Steve Grissom sending him into the wall and he would collect several cars in the crash. Dale Jarrett and Terry Labonte made it through the mess.
Jeff Burton, who had the fastest car on the track, would pass Jarrett and take his first lead of the day Burton led at the halfway mark.
The race was moving along until lap 245 that's when rain hit the track and NASCAR officials red flagged the race for about 20 minutes.
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[ANCHOR=Roy]
[GRAPHIC=Hold Logo]
The cars turned a few laps under caution after returning to the track but the showers came in again and NASCAR threw out the red flag again.
When the action was stopped this time Jeff Burton was the leader and his brother Ward was second.
After running a couple laps NASCAR waved the white flag declaring Jeff burton the Winner Ward was second.
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[ANCHOR=Roy]
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[WRITER=mst]
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[GRAPHIC=TECH FOOTBALL]
Virgnia Tech team physician Dr. Duane Lagan re-examined Michael Vick this afternoon, and the quarterback's condition has been updated to a moderate sprain on his left ankle. He's questionable for next week.
Mike Stevens has more on Vick and the Hokies the day after destroying the Dukes.
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[IN Q=FIRST AUDIO]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg; :00]
[SUPER=01-Frank Beamer/Va. Tech Head Coach; :27]
[SUPER=01-Michael Vick/3 Touchdowns in Debut; :39]
[SUPER=@mike2; :39]
[SUPER=01-Corey Moore/Va. Tech Defensive End; 1:18]
[SUPER=01-Shayne Graham/Big-East's All-Time Scorer; 1:55]
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[OUT Q=...news 7 sports."]
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((Tech fans got an eyeful and then some at Michael Vick's coming out party. The redshirt freshman was as good as advertised, but he also turned out to be human.
His banged up left leg has left him questionable for this coming Saturday's game with Alabama-Birmingham.
With or without Vick it should be an easy win - but it looks like he willplay if at all possible.
((FRANK BEAMER/VA. TECH HEAD COACH:))
((MICHAEL VICK/3 TOUCHDOWNS IN DEBUT:))
One of the anchors of the defense, senior starter Nate Williams will not play this coming weekend against UAB. He sprained the medial collateral ligament in his left knee in the second half.
((COREY MOORE/VA. TECH DEFENSIVE END:))
Senior Kicker Shayne Graham injued the Bg East record book with his 9 point performacne against JMU. The former Friday Football Extra player of the week from Pulaski is now the conference's all-time leading scorer with 273 points.
((SHAYNE GRAHAM/273 CAREER POINTS:))
Overlooked in the all Vick excitement was the performance of the Tech tailbacks. They rushed for 274 yards with Shyrone Stith picking u 122 on 18 carries.
The battle with the Blazers kicks off Saturday at one.
In Blacksburg Mike Stevenes News 7 sports.))
[S-College]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=NONE]
[GRAPHIC=COLLEGE FOOTBALL]
Virginia Tech holds down the 11-th spot in both the Coaches and A-P Polls. Virginia is 19-th in the coaches poll and 23 in the A-P.
Lets check the A-P top 25.
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[SUPER=0106-1. Florida St.//2. Penn St.//3. Tennessee//4. Florida//5. Nebraska//;]
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[SUPER=0106-6. Texas A&M//7. Michigan//8. Miami, Fla.//9. Wisconsin//10. Georgia Tech//;]
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[SUPER=0106-11. Virginia Tech//12. Georgia//13. Ohio St.//14. Colorado//15. Arizona//;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0106-16. Notre Dame//17. UCLA//18. Arkansas//19. Kansas St.//20. Alabama//;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0106-21. USC//22. Purdue//23. Virginia//24. N.C. State//25. Arizona St.//;]
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[OUT Q=...last score."]
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[S-MLB]
[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-37 (1:46:11)]
[GRAPHIC=MLB LOGO]
Arizona rallied in the top of the ninth and held on to beat the Atlanta Braves this afternoon 7 to 5.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Atlanta, GA/KTVK; :]
Andres Galarrage back in the Braves dugout today.
The Diamondbacks trailed by a run in the ninth. Then Tony Womack hits this single to left field scoring a runner and the game was tied at 5 to 5.
[SUPER=36-Arizona/7/Atlanta/5/;]
Then Luis Gonzalez comes up with this single to right field two runners round the bases to score and Arizona holds on to beat the Braves by a score of 7 to 5.
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