WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 09/30/99

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Coming up on News 7-
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The spread of radioactive gas in one region of Japan is now contained. Still, two people are hospitalized in critical condition. Governor Jesse Ventura is explaining, but not apologizing for, remarks he made in Playboy. And a Mill Mountain Theater production is causing some controversy with one parent.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
News 7 is next.
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Video cameras are helping one local police force keep an eye on crime.
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Good evening, I'm Tonya Flory.

[Police-Camera]

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It's called Video in Motion, and it's helping Police Departments across the country catch suspects on tape.
As Joy Sutton reports, now Roanoke City officers have the edge in fighting crime.
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(( It's a small camcorder mounted inside a police car.
When things go wrong it can be a police officer's best eye witness.
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This shooting in Wilmington, Ohio was caught on tape by a video camera in an officer's car.
The Roanoke City Police Department is among several police forces across the country using the hi-tech help to record evidence, and identify suspects.
Cameras are installed in every Roanoke district vehicle -- and police say there are several benefits.
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((SGT. D.R. BOYER/ROANOKE CITY POLICE:WE'VE HAD AT LEAST TWO INSTANCES WHERE THERE WERE ALLEGATIONS OF OFFICER MISCONDUCT, WHERE THE CAMERA WAS ABLE TO EXONERATE THE OFFICER))
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The camera starts recording automatically when an officer turns on the blue lights.
The officer can also trigger the camcorder with a remote - which has a mic attached to record sound up to 1500 feet away.
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((JOY SUTTON/REPORTER: AND THE CAMERA CAN ALSO BE TURNED AROUND INSIDE THE VEHICLE SO THE OFFICER CAN RECORD AND MONITOR THE PERSON IN CUSTODY))
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The camera records the date, time, and vehicle number.
Every tape is categorized and held as evidence.
And once something is recorded - only a supervisor has access to the tape.
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((SGT. DR BOYER/ROANOKE CITY POLICE: THE INDIVIDUAL OFFICER OR ANYBODY ELSE WHO WOULD BREAK INTO THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE THE ABILITY WITHIN THE VEHICLE TO TAPE OVER OR TO ALTER OR TO EJECT THE TAPE))
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The camcorder may not be as good as a partner - but with many Roanoke officers traveling the streets alone, Sergeant Boyer says these cameras are welcome assistants.
Joy Sutton, News 7, Roanoke.))

[Toss-2-Robin] Jean tosses to Robin in Weather Center

[WX1] [11:00pm] [09/30/1999] [MCU]WEATHER OFFICE [WXPRO/FULL]WEATHER MAP WAKE UP FORECAST

[Toss back to anchor][Internet-Crime]

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The rumble of Blue Ridge Thunder was heard on Capitol Hill today..
Bedford County sheriff Mike Brown took his internet crime-fighting unit to Washington to brief lawmakers on the dangers the Internet poses to children.
Steve Smallshaw reports.
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[Tidwell]

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He helped a Campbell County woman dispose of her husband's dead body.
And today he was convicted.
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[Shots of Tidwell, from 99-44]
Curtis Tidwell had been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Nick Olivarri last fall.
But the prosecutor decided there wasn't enough evidence to convict him,
So he went for two lesser charges, including illegal disposal of a body.
Tidwell was convicted on those counts today. He'll be sentenced in December.
Olivarri's wife, Sandra, is still awaiting trial for the murder.
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[Woodson]

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If Jason Woodson hadn't been to juvenile court several times before- -without being convicted, he might have gotten by without a felony on his record THIS time.
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Instead the 16-year-old Roanoke student remains convicted of the felony- -making a bomb threat at Patrick Henry High School one week after the shootings at Columbine High.
He's been in counseling and is on medication for depression. Though he was suspended from school for a full year, the would-be senior is earning credits toward graduation.
Woodson will have to pay the city school system 250 dollars for the interruption of classes at P-H, perform 64 hours of community service and his driver's license will be restricted for 90 days.
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[Wells]

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A former substitute teacher in Pulaski County will spend at least four years in prison when sentenced for smoking marijuana with students.
34 - year old Andrea Lynn Wells pleaded guilty to two felony charges today.
The incident happened last spring while Wells was working as a substitute at Pulaski County's Alternative school.
In court-- she admitted to leaving school property during lunch, and smoking a marijuana cigarette with two teenage students.
A sentencing date has not yet been set.
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An earthquake shook parts of Mexico along the Pacific Coast this afternoon.
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Around noon, a quake centered in Oaxaca (wah- HAH'-kah) registered 7- point- 5 on the Richter scale.
At least 10 people are reported dead.
Effects of the quake were strong even in Mexico City - 280 miles north of Oaxaca (wah- HAH- kah).
It has been almost 14 years to the day since another quake rattled Mexico. That one killed 10- thousand people.

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[Japan]

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More than 300-thousand Japanese are prisoners in their own homes following a nuclear accident.
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Schools and train services were shut down tonight as local officials urged residents within a 6-mile radius of the J-C-O uranium processing plant to stay inside following Japan's worst-ever nuclear accident. The radiation leak at the plant is now contained and levels are returning to normal.
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[Rubatex]

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The strike at Bedford's biggest employer could end up costing some of the strikers their jobs.
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The United Steelworkers local 240 has been walking picket lines for almost three weeks.
Now, the company's chief negotiator says there's a good chance some of the strikers will never get called back.
Rubatex is using temporary workers.
And the company says its production levels haven't dropped -- even though the strike has cut its workforce in half.
Rubatex will not say how many strikers might lose their jobs.
Meanwhile ... there's no end in sight to the strike.
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A field trip has some local parents up in arms.
We'll tell you why.
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He used to be called the Body. Now he wants to be called the Mind... but it's the Mouth that keeps bringing Jesse Ventura attention.
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The latest, coming up.
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[Sports-Preview]

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((O-K sports fans here's what's happening, Alleghany and Lord Botetourt hooked up in a key Blue Ridge District Girls basketball game We'll check in with Craig County and the Friday Football Extra schedule and Steve Mason will preview the Virginia Virginia Tech Fall brawl in Charlottesville this weekend.
All that and more coming up in sports.))
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Two separate accidents earlier this afternoon backed-up traffic on I-81 southbound for several miles.
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One wreck happened at the main Roanoke exit and involved six vehicles.
A car having trouble merging from Interstate 5-81 stopped suddenly, causing a chain reaction.
One driver in that accident has been charged with improper stopping.
And another driver has been charged with reckless driving.
The other wreck was near exit 140 near Salem.
A northbound car was knocked in the median by a tractor trailer and into the southbound lanes, causing the car to hit a tractor trailer.
One person was transported from that accident.
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[Ventura]

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Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura is trying to explain himself after angering many of his constituents in a Playboy
magazine interview.
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Ventura makes comments like organized religion "is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people who need strength in numbers." On being Governor he says, "it's good to be king. The best thing is that there's no one in this state who can tell me what to do." The governor says he sent a letter to religious leaders saying he respects the role of religious organizations in communities and people's lives.
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((GOVERNOR JESSE VENTURA/MINNESOTA: MY FEELING ON THE RELIGIOUS END IS THAT I THINK ALL THE RELIGIOUS LEADERS WILL FORG
IVE ME. BECAUSE I THINK THAT WHAT RELIGION IS ABOUT - FORGIVING.))
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Ventura says he doesn't need organized religion, but doesn't mean to criticize those who do: his wife, Terry, for instance.

[Field-Trip]

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Roanoke schoolchildren have been in the audience this week for a dance theater production at Center in the Square.
While the performance has received good reviews... it has also generated complaints from some parents.
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Third- graders from nineteen Roanoke elementary schools have been visiting Mill Mountain Theatre for "Gathering Stones," a joint production with the Roanoke Ballet Theatre.
Inspired by Native American traditions, the production focuses on man's stewardship of the earth, but Anne Blackwell objects to what she considers religious content.
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((ANNE BLACKWELL/ROANOKE PARENT: ANY PRODUCTION NEEDS TO BE STRICTLY OFF LIMITS TO RELIGIOUS BELIEFS OF ANY NATURE, AND THAT WAS MY CONCERN. I WANT MY SON TO BE EXPOSED TO THINGS, BUT I WANT TO EXPOSE HIM TO THAT SORT OF THING.)) ((JERE LEE HODGIN/MILL MOUNTAIN THEATRE: YEAH, I'M A LITTLE SURPRISED, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S JUST ANOTHER WAY, THE PIECE ITSELF IS AN ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AND ANOTHER WAY THAT WE CAN LOOK AT THAT ALL IMPORTANT THING OF HOW WE ARE ALL INTER-RELATED.))
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Public performances of "Gathering Stones" continue through the weekend on Mill Mountain Theater's main stage.
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Still ahead, the latest on the JonBenet Ramsey grand jury.
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And a new study reveals a simple reason for Americans not being as healthy as they could be.
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((Studies show that 30 to 50 percent of Americans don't take medicines as directed. ))
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And it's costing billions. Details coming up.
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Pick 3:
1-5-2

(one, five, two)

Pick 4:
1-6-3-4

(one, six, three, four)

Cash 5:
15-16-17-26-32

(fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, twenty-six, thirty-two)

[Jon-Benet]

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The grand jury looking into the death of Jon Benet Ramsey is expected to hear from her half-brother and half-sister.
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27-year old Melinda Ramsey Long lives in Virginia, her brother - 23-year old John Andrew Ramsey - is from Atlanta. The children of John Ramsey and his first wife are allegedly talking behind closed doors.
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((DAN CAPLIS/LEGAL CONSULTANT: IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE THE GRAND JURY...THE BENEFIT OF APPEARING FOR QUESTIONING.))
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Both older siblings were in Atlanta with their mother when Jon Benet was found dead inside the family's Boulder home the day after Christmas in 1996.
Neither is considered a suspect.
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[Medication-Misuse]

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The government is reporting up to half of all Americans do not take their medications as directed.
As a result, preventable medicine-related illnesses cost the country over 76.5 billion dollars.
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The Food and Drug Administration is working with approximately 20-thousand drug stores, 80 non-profit organizations and corporate sponsors to provide information about over-the-counter and prescription drugs. Their target is women.
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((CURT PROCTOR/SR. VP NACDS: WOMEN PLAY A KEY ROLE IN MANAGING AND ADMINISTERING THEIR FAMILIES HEALTH NEEDS. FOR MOST INDIVIDUALS THE LESSONS WE LEARN ABOUT PROPER MEDICATIONS, ARE ROOTED IN OUR CHILDHOOD AND BY THE EXAMPLES THAT WE'VE WATCHED, AS WE'VE WATCHED OUR MOTHER'S BEHAVIOR IN THIS REGARD. ))
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In addition, women account for 75 percent of all health care decisions in American households.
And women receive approximately 50 percent more prescriptions than men.
The Brochure, "My Medicines," is available starting tomorrow.

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We'll check in with Girls Hoops highlights and take a look at the week six Friday Football Extra schedule.
But first out Extra point.
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[SUPER=75-San Francisco, CA; :]

Today was the last baseball game at Candlestick Park. Juan Marichal threw out the first pitch as the Giants hosted the Dodgers.
The team will move into a new park downtown next year.
And here are tonight's scores.
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[S-Hoops]

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Down in Daleville last night, Alleghany and Lord Botetourt would square off in a key Blue Ridge district match up.

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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Daleville/Botetourt vs Alleghany; :]

Coach Chuck Pound giving his team some last minute advice before tip off and it pays off.
Sarah Stuckey gets the pass and penetrates the middle for the baby jumper to tie the score early in the first quarter.
Then Amber Graham leads the Cavaliers break finding Whitney Dix underneath for the bucket and the Cavaliers took a five point lead.
[SUPER=34-Lord Botetourt/44/Alleghany/38/;]

Some tough Alleghany defense as Shannon Brown tips the pass to Megan McCure who cruises for the easy bucket and Lord Botetourt wins it 44 to 38.
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[S-Scores]

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A quick check on some other scores. Blacksburg beat Byrd 61 to 57, Salem downed Northside 73 to 57, James River over Glenvar 38 to 33, Rural Retreat beat Fort Chiswell 60 to 52, Narrows over Pocahontas 56 to 39 George Wythe beat Chilhowie 59 to 48. Patrick County topped Bassett 66 to 55 and Rockbridge beat Christiansburg 50 to 42.

[S-O's]

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Baltimore beat New York 5 to nothing in game one of a day-night double-header.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Baltimore, MD/FOX SPORTS; :]

Roger Clemens would take the hill for the Yankees in game one.
And Baltimore would get to Clemens in the second Ryan Minor hits this ground rule double to centerfield scoring Calvin Pickering and the O's took the 1 to nothing lead.
[SUPER=35-Baltimore/5/New York/0/;]

Baltimore would pad that lead in the third when Charles Johnson hits the pop fly in the gap at left centerfield scoring B.J. Surhoff to make it 2 to nothing and the Orioles win it 5 to nothing.
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((DON'T FORGET SATURDAY NIGHT - 7 PM - OUR NASCAR 99 SPECIAL - THE NAPA AUTO CARE 500 WITH MIKE STEVENS. LATER ON MORNIN'... THE CAVALIERS AND HOKIES PREPARE FOR THE BIG GAME IN CHARLOTTESVILLE THIS WEEKEND.))

[S-Craig]

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The Craig County Rockets are riding a three game winning streak. And Tomorrow night the Rockets will try to make it 4 in a row against a strong Pocahontas team.
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[S-FFE]

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The Craig Pocahontas game is one of 16 we will feature tonight on Friday Football Extra.
And here is a look at the rest of the schedule.
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[Sports Tease]

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And coming up in sports, Steve Mason has a preview of the Hokies and Cavaliers match up this Saturday.
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[VO-NAT]

And Mike Stevens had a grand old time today with one of racing's first Families.
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[S-UVA]

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The rivalry between Virginia Tech and Virginia has grown from state to nationwide interest.
The teams will meet for the 81-st time tomorrow and Steve Mason says deciding who wins and who loses has stayed the same. It all comes down to heart.
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[SUPER=01-Noel LaMontagne/UVa Offensive Guard; :48]
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[OUT Q=...News 7 Sports"]
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((Just because George Welsh is in his 18th season at UVa doesn't mean he can't start over, he did just that against Wake Forest, leading his team onto David A. Harrison Field for the first time under a newly constructed Scott Stadium.

The Demon Deacons were the first opponent to play in the ever changing arena, one of only a shrinking number of teams across the country that come before the seventh ranked Hokies in any category these days. But no matter how big this game gets, the conclusion still comes down to heart. ))
((DON'T FORGET SATURDAY NIGHT - 7 PM - OUR NASCAR 99 SPECIAL - THE NAPA AUTO CARE 500 WITH MIKE STEVENS. THAT'S IT FOR SPORTS. HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYBODY.))

[S-Grand]

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The Martinsville Speedway will come to life tomorrow morning as the Winston Cup teams roll into Henry County for the NAPA Auto Care 500.
But Mike Stevens says tonight a number of race fans had a "Grand" old time right here in Roanoke.
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[SUPER=03-Martinsville/April; :25]
[SUPER=01-Elliott Sadler/Wood Brothers Ford Driver; :36]
[SUPER=01-Len Wood/Citgo Ford Team Manager; :47]
[SUPER=02-Chip Vance/Grand Store Manager; 1:05]
[SUPER=@mike1; 1:17]
[RUNS=1:28]
[OUT Q=...NEWS 7 SPORTS."]
((Grand Piano has been an associate sponsor on the Wood Brothers' car for the past four years, so it was only natural that the team drop by the chain's Valley View store to meet the fans and sign a few autographs.
This guy made it through the bedroom suites and dining room tables with this real piece of sheet metal with laying a scratch on a thing.
The Wood brothers have done a nice job of avoiding trouble lately as well, with four top 20 finishes and a move into the top 25 in points. ((ELLIOTT SADLER:)) ((LEN WOOD:))
These fans also got a chance to see a brand new product at Grand - it's a recliner that's a race fans' dream.)) ((CHIP VANCE/GRAND MANAGER:)) ((MIKE STEVENS:))

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