WDBJ 7 morning news for 09/05/99

[Dennis]

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[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Dennis Aftermath]

Governor Gilmore declared a state of emergency last night as Dennis moved into Virginia.
The storm spawned a tornado in Hampton.
The twister packed winds up to 120 miles an hour and injured more than a dozen people.
Dennis also has caused extensive flooding on North Carolina's Outer Banks, closing roadways and leaving thousands without power.
The storm is now a Tropical Depression.
Todd Hauer has the latest:
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[toss to weather][11Holiday-Traffic]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
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[WRITER=jsu]
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Labor Day Weekend is one of the busiest travel times of the year.
Add in football traffic and an accident and you have big headaches.
That's what happened on Interstate 81 yesterday.
Joy Sutton has more..
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(( It's an all too familiar seen on Interstate-81 ... another accident. This time a tractor trailer traveling I-81 southbound is side swiped by a horse trailer... causing the driver of the tractor trailer to ram into the guard rail and over turn causing a 3 mile backup for several hours. And when an accident comes during one of the most traveled holiday weekends and Virginia Tech's first game ... the delays can be frustrating for motorists.
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((BRIAN KENWORTHY: TOO FREAKIN LONG TRAFFIC SUCKS.))
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Brian Kenworthy was one of many headed to the Virginia Tech football game when he was slowed down by the accident and had to make a detour which took him a half hour out of the way.
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((BRIAN KENWORTHY: WE HAD TO GO OFF OF 81 AND TAKE ROUTE 11 FOR 15 MILES))
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((NAT SOUND TRAFFIC))
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State Police say there are twice as many drivers on the road this holiday weekend and that people need to be extremely careful.
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((SGT. R.A BLACK/VIRGINIA STATE POLICE: SLOW DOWN. PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND WEAR THEIR SEAT BELTS.))
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State Police say they will be out in full force this weekend catching those who are not obeying the rules of the road.
Joy Sutton, News 7, Botetourt County.))

[11Family-Reunion]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
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[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=99-32 48:37]
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They call themselves the National Hairston Clan Incorporated.
And soon they may have a mini-series based on their family history.
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The Hairston family is in Roanoke this weekend celebrating their 26th reunion.
Members of National Hairston Clan Incorporated are descendants of slaves who worked on the Cooleemee Plantation in North Carolina.
And now the family is trying to bring unity between black and white Hairstons ... many of whom are related ... and pass this history onto their children.
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[SUPER=01-Marvin Hairston/National Hairston Clan Inc.]
((MARVIN HAIRSTON/NATIONAL HAIRSTON CLAN: HELP OUR YOUNG PEOPLE UNDERSTAND OUR ROOTS. WHEY THEY COME FROM AND THE TALENT THAT'S ALREADY IN THE FAMILY AND WHAT THEY COULD DO TO MAKE THE FAMILY BETTER.))
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The book entitled "The Hairstons an American Family in Black and White" will be the basis for the miniseries -- and is a historical record of the family.
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[Health-Week]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun am]
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[TAPE#=Health Week]
[GRAPHIC=Health check]

Smoking is ban in most public places -- so the fact that one local hospital allows it comes as a surprise to many in the public. Plus one health organization has a reward for volunteer blood donors. Tonya Flory reports.
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Pat Deel says she never expected to be subjected to second hand smoke while visiting her mother at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Especially since she makes an effort to avoid it at all costs.
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((PATRICIA DEEL/ALLERGIC TO SMOKE: I HAVE A SEVERE, LI-FETHREATENING ALLERGY TO DRIFTING TOBACCO SMOKE. I WEAR A MEDIC ALERT DISK.)) [RUNS:06]
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R-M-H officials say doctors can override the no smoking policy in the hospital under certain conditions.
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((LUCAS SNIPES/HOSPITAL DIRECTOR: IF THERE'S AN ADDICTION, LIKE TO NICOTINE IN THE HOSPITAL IS SOMETIMES IN A PHYSICIANS MIND NOT THE TIME TO GO THROUGH A WITHDRAWAL PROGRAM.)) [RUNS:11]
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Snipes says the hospital also makes exceptions for terminally ill patient who smoke and can't be moved to the designated smoking areas outside the hospital.
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Add the American Cancer Society to the list of health groups telling Governor Gilmore he shouldn't use any of the state's share of the tobacco settlement on transportation. The Medical Society of Virginia and the Virginia chapters of the American Lung Association, and American Heart Association are also vowing to take their fight to the legislature. [Tape 98-79 2:02] And if you want to win tickets to the Nascar races in Richmond next week and save a life at the same time -- all you have to do is get down to Virginia Blood Services at Crossroads Mall and donate a pint of blood. Volunteers can register to win a Nascar package when they donate much needed blood. The V-B-S reports the supply in the Roanoke Valley is extremely low. Tonya Flory, News 7, Health Check.))

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[Reel-Open]

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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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[Labor-Day-Reel]

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(( 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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((DAVID WALKER/ATTENDED PARADE/I'M NOT INTERESTED IN IT AT ALL . IT'S JUST ANOTHER THING. IT'S JUST TALK.)) [RUNS05]
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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)) [RUNS07]
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Robb didn't have a lot to say that day, but his wife Lynda did.
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((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)) [RUNS17]
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Lynda Robb said it was because of her that her husband had not been more critical of Collins.
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((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)) [RUNS14]
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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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((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 )) [RUNS10]
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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.))

[11Business-Review]

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[NEWSCAST=Sun Am]
[WRITER=sgo]
[TAPE#=Business Review]
[GRAPHIC=Business Review]

The Lynchburg airport hopes you will start your trip there.
And Connex pipe systems will be back in business next month.
Scott Goldberg has those stories and more in this week's News-7 Business Review.
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[NOTHING ON CHROMAKEY THIS WEEK] (([99-27 at 59:24]
This week on the Review:
It's an effort to keep flying travelers from fleeing.
Lynchburg's airport is offering 99-dollar fares to Washington -Dulles or any other Virginia airport.
More than third of Lynchburg travelers say they usually drive to those cities to save airfare. [power lines]
American Electric Power wants a dress rehearsal for deregulation.
The company asked for permission from the state to let 18-thousand people buy power from any registered electricity supplier in 2001.
AEP said this will help everyone get ready for 2002, when deregulation arrives in Virginia. [99-27]
The Botetourt County pipe company struck by the Asian flu looks like it might've found a cure.
Connex Pipe Systems says it'll resume production with 50 employees next month.
Last year it shut down, saying the foreign economic crisis took away its overseas business. [99-30 at 1:15:28]
A new executive director for the Roanoke Valley Economic Development Partnership.
Phil Sparks takes over after six years at city hall.
He's been serving as Roanoke's chief business recruiter. [99-24 at 1:57:12]
Thar she goes!
The nation's biggest purveyor of Hush Puppies and deep-fried chicken planks that look suspiciously like its deep-fried fish filets ...
Is closing one of three restaurants in Roanoke and its only bistro in Bedford.
Long John Silvers says it can't sink more money into what it calls "unprofitable markets." [DOW JONES PRE PRO]
On Wall Street, a late-week surge didn't make up the Dow's early losses.
It fell 12 points.
The Nasdaq gained 84.
That's this week's Review.
I'm Scott Goldberg.))
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[2-Dennis]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=dal]
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[GRAPHIC=Dennis Aftermath]

Dennis has caused some problems in Virginia. A twister spawned by Dennis damaged an assisted living center and five apartment complexes in Hampton yesterday.
No one was killed but more than a dozen injuries were reported.
The National Weather Service says Dennis could bring high winds, rain and flooding to southeastern, central and northern Virginia today.
Todd Hauer has more on the storm from North Carolina.
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[Russia-Blast]

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[WRITER=dal]
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A bomb blast at an apartment building in Russia's southern republic of Dagestan has killed at least 14 people and injured about 90 others.
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Islamic rebels, who have been battling Russians in the region for the past month, are linked to the blast.
The building was housing the families of Russian army officers, and many of the victims are women and children.
The explosive appears to have been a car bomb. Officials say a nine-foot-deep crater was found next to the shattered building.
The blast also badly damaged two nearby buildings and shattered windows in the surrounding area.
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[11Roanoke-Fire]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun Am]
[WRITER=jha]
[TAPE#=99-31 52:28]
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Roanoke County fire officials are saying a house was destroyed by a fire.
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Firefighters say they responded to a call on Eastland Road around 10:15 yesterday morning.
The owner, Robert Hall, was next door when he saw smoke billowing out of his house.
He says by the time he ran home, it was fully engulfed.
Another person was in the house when the flames broke out, but she made it out safely.
At this time, there is no word from the Fire Inspector on how the blaze started.
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[Waco-Investigation]

[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=dal]
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The 1993 Branch Davidian siege will be the topic of some of this morning's network talk shows.
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[SUPER=03-FBI Tape/April 19, 1993;]

Several members of Congress are scheduled to talk about the Waco, Texas, standoff.
Congressional investigators have been reviewing the latest batch of FBI surveillance tapes this weekend.
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((ASA HUTCHINSON/R-GOVERNMENT REFORM COMMISSION: WHAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT IS ACTUAL OUTRIGHT MISREPRESENTATION, THE POTENTIAL OF PERJURY. I DON'T KNOW THAT OCCURRED, BUT WE WANT TO SEE WHAT HAS BEEN REPRESENTED TO CONGRESS BY THE PEOPLE THAT CONGRESS RELIED UPON. WHO TOLD THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE U.S. THAT INCENDIARY DEVICES WERE NOT USED? WHERE DID THEY GET THEIR INFORMATION?))
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Today's New York Times is reporting observers from the Pentagon's Special Operations Command were sent to the Davidian compound more than a month before the deadly climax of the siege -- and top Defense Department officials were briefed.
However, an F-B-I spokesman says the Defense Department played no operational role at Waco.
The F-B-I admitted last week that combustible tear gas was used in the siege.
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[11Million-Youth]
[Anchor=Denise]
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[WRITER=eea]
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Denounced by some as a hate rally, New York's Million Youth March went on as scheduled, without the violence that ended last year's event.
Drew Levinson has more.
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((IT WAS BILLED AS THE SECOND ANNUAL MILLION YOUTH MARCH--BUT ONLY BETWEEN TWO AND THREE THOUSAND PEOPLE TURNED OUT SATURDAY IN NEW YORK CITY. STANDING ALONG HARLEM'S MALCOLM X BOULEVARD--THEY LISTENED AS ORGANIZER KHALID ABDUL MUHAMMAD TOLD THEM TO PREPARE FOR THE YEAR 2000.

(SOT KHALID ABDUL MUHAMMED/EVENT ORGANIZER 13951)

"You must know who you are black man, you must know who you are black woman and you must give the white man his name back, stop calling yourself Harry McGuicutty."

(STANDUP DREW LEVINSON/CBS NEWS)
"Though smaller than last year, this event is still a success for Khalid Muhammad. For the second year in a row organizers had to get a federal judge to grant them permission to hold a demonstration."
EARLIER IN THE WEEK CITY LEADERS URGED YOUNG PEOPLE TO BOYCOTT THE RALLY.

(SOT BILL PERKINS/NEW YORK CITY COUNCILMAN)

"There can be no value to this community or to any individual attending this event."
NEW YORK'S MAYOR RUDOLPH GIULIANI RIPPED THE RALLY AS A "HATE MARCH" ATTORNEY MALIK SHABAZZ SAID IT WAS TIME THE MAYOR BE PUT ON TRIAL.

(SOT MALIK SHABAZZ/EVENT ORGANIZER 13120)

"We charge this man with crimes against the black nation.

(LAST YEAR)
LAST YEAR'S MARCH ENDED IN A BOTTLE AND CHAIR THROWING MELEE AND POLICE IN RIOT GEAR. 28 PEOPLE WERE INJURED. SATURDAY FEWER OFFICERS PATROLLED THE AREA--NO MAJOR PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED.

(NATSOUND MUHAMMAD SAYING BLACK POWER, BLACK POWER)
MUHAMMAD HAS ANGERED MANY WITH HIS ANTI-SEMITIC AND ANTI-WHITE REMARKS--MANY ACKNOWLEDGE HE SOMETIMES PREACHES HATE--BUT THEY HE SENDS A POSITIVE MESSAGE AS WELL.

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"all the message is not negative, that's why I got my son here to show unity."

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"I may not want him over for dinner but I will listen to his message and that is why I am here today."
DREW LEVINSON, CBS NEWS, NEW YORK IN NEW YORK, DREW LEVINSON, CBS FOUR NEWS.))

[11Boy-Recovers]

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He has been in a coma for the past 10 days after being hit by a car .
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But 13 year-old Corey Mayo finally woke -up Friday night.
[SUPER=03-Henry Co./August 26, 1999]

He now has to under go several surgeries on his jaw and right knee.
Mayo was struck by car as he walked to the bus stop on Summit Road.
His family has asked the county to make the road safer for students.
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[ProfileOpen]

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[WRITER=ejo]
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[GRAPHIC=VA Profile]

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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((GOOD EVENING... THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE.)) [RUNS:06]
If he's super terrific, what's she?
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((FANTASTIC! AND YOU'RE SUPER TERRIFIC. Alright! You have a good one. SAME TO YOU. THANK YOU.)) [runs:07]
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.
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If a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, Pershing's a bowl full.
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((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!)) [runs:09]
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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.)) [runs:07]
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((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.)) [runs:25]
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.
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((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.)) [runs:17]
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((INGA PERSHING/RICHMOND TOLL COLLECTOR: I LOVE IT... AT AGE OF 102.)) [runs:06] [19:14:16 closing... (correcting customer) into sunset] Ellen Qualls, News7, Richmond.))