WDBJ 7 news at Noon for 10/18/99

[Canupp]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]

[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=99-28 2:03:41]
[GRAPHIC=HOLD]

He thought he was coming to Virginia to meet a 13- year- old girl.. instead, 46- year- old Charlotte resident Raymond Canupp (CAN-up) fell into the hands local law enforcement.
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[VO-NAT]
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Canupp pleaded guilty today to two federal charges involving soliciting a minor for sex.
The teenage girl he'd been communicating with on the Internet was actually an undercover cop with the Bedford County sheriff's department.
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[IN Q=What is frightening]
((RUSTY FITGERALD/ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY: WHAT IS FRIGHTENING I GUESS, IN ONE SENSE, ABOUT THIS KIND OF CASE IS WE KNOW THAT RAYMOND CANUPP WAS TALKING THIS TIME TO A DETECTIVE OR IN THIS CASE A TEAM OF DETECTIVES ON-LINE. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT REAL 13- YEAR- OLDS, IF ANY, OTHER PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR PROCLIVITIES OR SIMILAR INTERESTS THAT HE HAS ARE TALKING TO.))
[SUPER=01-Rusty Ftizgerald/Assistant U. S. Attorney]
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[VO-NAT]

Canupp faces up to 30 years in prison when he's sentenced in January.
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[Chapman]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=99-27 1:44:45]
[GRAPHIC=Legal scales]

A Radford man will be arraigned later this afternoon on charges that he plotted to murder a Montgomery County judge.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Pulaski Co./File Tape;]

21- year- old Derrick Chapman was arrested over the weekend.
He's being held in the Montgomery County jail WITHOUT bond.
Two years ago, Chapman faced a first- degree murder charge, but was found NOT guilty.
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[Irene-nc]

[ANCHOR=mel]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=mel]
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[GRAPHIC=Hurricane Irene]

The rain has stopped and the skies are beginning to clear in eastern North Carolina this afternoon, but the impact of Hurricane Irene will be around for a while.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Atlantic Beach, NC;]
[4:06:23]
Before heading out to sea... Irene dumped up to seven inches of rain in some areas of the state already waterlogged from Hurricane Floyd.
That storm struck just four weeks ago.
Many people were again forced to evacuated their homes.
Today, dozens of roads are closed by flooding--- and rivers are expected to be above the flood stage by the middle of
the week.
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[IN Q=]
((- WAYNE HUGES - Homeowne: DOES IRENE SCARE YOU? (WH) NO, WHAT'S TO BE SCARED OF... THE OTHER ONE... FLOYD DONE TOOK EVERYTHING IT AIN'T NOTHING TO BE SCARED OF. (JK) FLOYD TOOK EVERYTHING. (WH) EVERYTHING.))
[SUPER=01-Wayne Hughes/North Carolina Homeowner;]
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[OUT Q=floyd took everything.]
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[VO-NAT]

Several county school systems in the region are closed today or have delayed openings.
The storm also spawned tornadoes injuring at least two people.
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[Flood-Relief]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=99-36 57:34]
[GRAPHIC=Flood Relief]

Additional rain was the last thing eastern North Carolina needed because there are still parts of the state recovering from Hurricane Floyd.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]

A hurricane relief drive was held this weekend to send money and supplies to those in need. Lawrence Transportation Systems sponsored the drive because employees wanted to help those who are still living in shelters, or who don't have electricity.
And many people say it's important for everyone to donate.
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[SOT1:05:12]
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((DAVID BRAMMER/DONATOR: THESE PEOPLE HAVE LOST EVERYTHING....THEY HAVE NOTHING))
[SUPER=01-David Brammer/Donator]
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[OUT Q=have nothing]
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[VO-NAT]

The company has already raised about 26-thousand dollars. The money, along with a truckload of goods, will go to North Carolina.
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[Wall-street]

[ANCHOR=melanie]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=mel]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Stock Market]

They're holding their breath on Wall Street today.
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[10;27]
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[VO-NAT]

Coming off a nightmare of a week -- stock prices are mixed in the early going of today's trading.
The Dow plunged 630 points last week.
That left the index eleven and a-half percent below its recent record high.
Getting some of the blame for the sell off was Friday's report on wholesale prices.
There is another inflation report -- on consumer prices -- due before tomorrow's opening bell.
Tomorrow also marks the anniversary of the 19-87 stock market crash.
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[Japan-Markets]

[ANCHOR=mel]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=mel]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]

The trading day is over in Asia, but not before there was across the board selling in Asian markets. The Tokyo stock market lost nearly two percent.
Foreign investors fear last week's big drop on Wall Street could lead to an even bigger slide in U-S share prices.

Barry Petersen has the story from Japan.
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[SUPER=03-Tokyo, Japan;]
[SUPER=01-Barry Petersen/Reporting;]
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[OUT Q=CBS News, Tokyo]
(( REPORTS.
ON CAM: TRADERS ON THE TOKYO STOCK MARKET WERE BITING THEIR FINGERNAILS AND WORRYING..WHAT'S NEXT ON WALL STREET. SHARES TOOK A HIT...THE NIKKEI LOSING MORE THAN 320 POINTS, OFF ALMOST 2-PERCENT. BUT SOME WONDER IF IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN WORSE.

(Traders)
THERE WERE RUMORS OF GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION, PROPPING UP THE MARKET.

(Shoppers/or people watching stock quotes)
JAPAN IS TRYING TO PULL OUT OF A DECADE OF RECESSION..A TUMBLING STOCK MARKET WOULD SET THAT BACK.

(Nissan manf)
A SIGN OF THAT RECESSION...NISSAN ANNOUNCED A 30-PERCENT CUT DOMESTIC PRODUCTION..AND SLASHING 21-THOUSAND JOBS. THAT WILL FUEL CONCERN OVER JAPAN'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY.
ON CAM: FOR THE MOMENT, NEW YORK'S WOES CAN QUICKLY TURN INTO TOKYO'S TEARS..
BP, CBS NEWS, TOKYO))

[wipe wipe wipe][CA-Fires]

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Thanks to decreasing winds, firefighters have contained half a wildfire in Northern California.
For a time the twenty-six thousand acre blaze forced thousands to flee their homes.
The blaze is expected to be fully contained by Wednesday. Vince Gonzales reports.
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[SUPER=01-Vince Gonzalez/Reporting;]
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((
Super: Near Redding, CA
NATS-night flames
NARR: Pushed by high winds, wildfires near Redding, California were whipped into a firestorm.
NATS-flames
NARR: More than a thousand firefighters tried to hold the blaze back. One volunteer was killed when she was struck by a fire truck.
NATS
NARR: Despite their efforts-- the flames descended on neighborhoods early Sunday morning destroying dozens of homes.
NATS-burning house
Super: John Good, Evacuee
Told to evacuate
NARR: Thousands were forced to flee to emergency centers/many still dont know if their homes survived.

SOT/woman in car

NARR: By first light it was obvious almost everything in the fires path was consumed. Cars. Homes. Even a church.

SOT: Theyre gone, all gone.

NATS: Chainsaw, setting backfire
NARR: Officials in northern California say what really worries them is the weather forecast for Southern California. Hot, dry Santa Anna winds are supposed to move in. That could mean big fires in the south as well. fires that could take crews and resources away from the fight near

Redding. Vince Gonzales CBS News Los Angeles.))[Fire-Update]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=99-45 23:45]
[GRAPHIC=Fire Investigation]

Roanoke County authorities continue to investigate a weekend fire that destroyed a home.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Saturday Night]

The fire Marshall says it was started by two juveniles playing with candles inside the home -- while the father was outside in the garage.
Fire investigators are still trying to determine WHERE in the house the blaze started.
It took fire fighters more than 2 hours to battle the blaze.
At one point they even ran out of water at one point.
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[County-Employees]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=99-29 1:37:27]
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They weren't breaking the law, but some Montgomery County employees were arrested this morning and placed in stocks on the courthouse lawn.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Montgomery Co.]

The celebration kicks off the County employees' 19-99 United Way campaign.
For this event, employees issued summonses to have each other arrested and imprisoned in exchange for a donation or pledge to the United Way.
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[IN Q=It's great for our staff]
((JEFF JOHNSON/COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR: IT'S GREAT FOR OUR STAFF AND IT'S A GREAT CAUSE AND HELPS A LOT OF PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT HAVE A LOT OF BIG NEEDS.))
[SUPER=01-Jeff Johnson/County Administrator;]
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[OUT Q=a lot of big needs.]
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[VO-NAT]

County employees have raised more than one thousand dollars toward their 4-thousand dollar goal.
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[Senate-Race]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=99-46 3:45]
[GRAPHIC=Campaign 99]

Two weeks from tomorrow is election day.
The mud is slinging in one local race, as a first time candidate challenges a long time incumbent for a state Senate seat.
Joy Sutton has details.
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[SUPER=@Marye; :17]
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(( State Senator Madison Marye and his republican challenger Jim Jones are competing for the 39th district which stretches from Roanoke County to Grayson County.
If Marye wins this would be his 8th term after 26 years in the State Senate.
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((STATE SENATOR MADISON MARYE/(D)39TH DISTRICT: PROBABLY THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO OF US IS THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCE IN THE LEGISLATURE AND I KNOW HOW TO GET THINGS DONE.))
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Marye says he is not ready to stop serving his constituency and has unfinished business to handle like eliminating the sales tax on food and improving education in southwest Virginia.
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((I WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE KEEP THE LOTTERY MONEY IN EDUCATION JUST AS WE DID LAST YEAR. I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT ESPECIALLY IN SW VIRGINIA THAT WE HAVE MONEY TO HELP LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WITH SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION OR RENOVATIONS))
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[OUT Q=or renovations]

But his opponent Jim Jones says it is time for fresh ideas and he already has big plans if elected to serve.
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((JIM JONES/STATE SENATE CANDIDATE: IMPROVING OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM, HELPING WORK WITH THE CURRENT GOVERNOR IN FURTHER ELIMINATION OF MORE TAXES SUCH AS THE CAR TAX AND MAKE INVESTMENTS IN SW VIRGINIA FOR INFRASTRUCTURE FOR JOBS))
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[OUT Q=for infrastructure for jobs]

And Jones agrees with Governor Jim Gilmore, that the tobacco money should be spent on transportation while Marye says it should be used for health care and to help farmers.
This senate race has also had its share of controversy. Jones says Marye has voted on issues which he feels were conflicts of interest.
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((JIM JONES: I THINK THE SENATOR HAS SOME QUESTIONS HE NEEDS TO ANSWER THAT PEOPLE AREN'T AWARE OF))
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Jones plans to bring those allegations to the public soon. However, Jones has had to answer questions of his own about a sexual assault six years ago--which he has publicly denounced.
But as the election draws near both candidates say they have what it takes to win and will campaign to the very end.

Joy Sutton, News 7.))
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[Madonna-threat]

[ANCHOR=melanie]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=mel]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]

Pop star Madonna reportedly was the target of a death threat.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-London, England;]
[6:02:10]
The London Sun reports six police officers and a police dog met Madonna when she and her daughter arrived at Heathrow Airport.
Police stood guard until the two made it into a waiting Limo.
Scotland Yard will only say police were present when a woman arrived as a result of information they received.
Madonna is in London to work on a new album.
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[Crime-stats]

[ANCHOR=mel]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=mel]
[TAPE#=net]
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According to new F-B-I statistics.. serious crime is down in the United States for the 7th year in a row.. dropping to its lowest levels in three decades.
Stephanie Lambidakis looks at the numbers and what's behind the decline.
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[SUPER=01-Eric Holder/Deputy Attorney General; :37]
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(NARR:) Font: Washington, DC

Police departments all over the country have been saying it... and now the FBI has made it official... serious crime has fallen dramatically all over the country... down a solid five percent in 1998.

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Robberies fell a whopping 10 percent... to their lowest level since 1978. The murder picture is even better. Even though the U-S is still the world leader in homicides... the murder rate fell to its lowest level since 1967 (down 7-percent). Also down: forcible rape (down 3-percent), aggravated assault (down 5-percent), and burglary (down 5-percent)

(NARR:)

Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder says the Clinton administration deserves some of the credit.

(ERIC HOLDER, DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL)
"THE COPS PROGRAM HAS WORKED. THE BRADY ACT HAS WORKED - GETTING GUNS OUT OF THE HANDS OF FUGITIVES, FELONS, AND STALKERS. THE WAY IN WHICH WE'VE TRIED TO FORM PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR STATE AND LOCAL COUNTERPARTS HAS WORKED AS WELL. AND THEN GOOD PREVENTION PROGRAMS."

(NARR: byrd, sheppard, vigils to stop hate crimes, etc)

But when it comes to hate crimes, the picture hasnt improved much at all. Along with the well publicized murders of a black man in Texas and a gay college student in Wyoming... there were more than 77-hundred hate crimes reported, most of them based on racial bias. . The FBI numbers also confirm what gay rights groups have been saying, that attacks based on sexual orientation have been going up..

(ONCAMERA CLOSE)

The numbers may be crystal clear, but the reasons for the lower crime rates are a lot fuzzier. Law enforcement officials point to everything from the economy... to the aging criminal population, and to what they call the incarceration factor. With more almost 2-million Americans behind bars, there are fewer criminals on the street to cause trouble.

Stephanie Lambidakis, CBS News, Washington.))[S-Express]

[ANCHOR=Patrick]
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[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-33 (21:59)]
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The Roanoke Express beat the Louisiana Icegators at the Roundhouse last night 2 to 1.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Express vs. Louisiana; :]

The Express heading to the ice for the showdown with Louisiana.
The Icegators get on the board in the first period working the puck to Corey Neilson at center ice for this nice slap shot up top to make the score 1 to nothing.
[SUPER=38-Roanoke/2/Louisiana/1/;]

The Express would win on a power play goal in the third period beating the Icegators by a score of 2 to 1.
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[S-Braves]

[ANCHOR=Patrick]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-46 (47:57)]
[GRAPHIC=Braves/Mets]

The National League Championship Series is going back to Atlanta.
Robin Ventura hits a grand slam homer in the bottom of the 15-th and the Mets win it 4 to 3.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Flushing, NY/NBC Sports; :]

The Braves led the series 3 games to one with game five at Shea.
New York would score the first runs of the game when John Olerud takes this pitch deep over the right centerfield wall for a 2 run homer to make it 2 to nothing Mets.
But the Braves would score 2 in the fourth. Brian Jordan hits a line drive to left field Ricky Henderson bobbles the ball on the catch allowing a run to score to make it 2 to 2.
[SUPER=35-New York/7/Atlanta/3/15 Innings;]

Atlanta led 3 to 2 in the top of the 15-th but New York's Robin Ventura hits a grand slam SINGLE over the right field wall and the Mets win it 4 to 3 and now trail 3 to 2.
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[S-YANKEES]

[ANCHOR=Patrick]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=tar]
[TAPE#=sp-]
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The New York Yankees are one win away from going to another World Series after last night's 9 to 2 win.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Boston, MA]

Mistakes were brutal for Boston, as the Yankees took advantage of four errors.
Yankee Tino Martinez broke the tie in the fourth, bringing in the go ahead run.
With the Red Sox down 3 to 2 in the eight, Boston's Jose Offerman was called out as a part of a double play.
Replays showed Yankee second baseman Chuck Knoblauch never tagged Offerman.
The Yankees would answer by adding six runs in the top of the ninth including Ricky Ledee's grand slam.
New York gets the 9 to 2 win.
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[S-Skins]

[ANCHOR=Patrick]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-45 (35:17)]
[GRAPHIC=Skins/Cardinals]

The Washington Redskins were on the road last night for a big game against the Arizona Cardinals.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Tempe, AZ/ESPN; :]

The Cardinals led three to nothing then Brett Conway boots the 36 yard field goal to tie the score at 3 to 3 in the second quarter.
Then the Redskin defense comes up with the big play. Rookie Champ Bailey intercepts this pass and he returns it down the sideline for a 59 yard touchdown and the Skins took the lead 10 to 3 at the half.
[SUPER=30-Washington/24/Arizona/10/;]

The Skins would score first in the second half Brad Johnson goes to the air and hits Stephen Alexander in the back of the end zone on the 1 yard T-D pass and the Skins go on to win it 24 to 10.
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[S-Panthers]

[ANCHOR=Patrick]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-44 (1:35:46)]
[GRAPHIC=Panthers/Niners]

Carolina scored 24 second quarter points and to beat San Francisco 31 to 29.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-San Francisco, CA/FOX Sports; :]

Steve Young was on the sideline again yesterday.
Steve Buerlein gives the Panthers the early lead when he hits former U-V-A receiver Patrick Jeffers on this 7 yard T-D pass and the Panthers Led 10 to 9 in the second.
The Niners come back with the D.
Darnell Walker intercepts this Buerlein pass he runs all over the field before taking it to the zone for the score and the Niners led 16 to 10 in the second.
[SUPER=30-Carolina/31/San Francisco/29/;]

Buerlein would seal the win for the Panthers when he hooks up again with Jeffers this time on the 33 yard pass. The Panthers win it 31 to 29, (------------)