WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 11/14/99

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Coming up on News 7-
Traffic is moving slowly on Interstate 77 following a ten vehicle pile up in Carroll County.
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The latest on a murder/suicide today in Bedford County.
Fire destroys a home in Pittsylvania County.
And, authorities locate the cockpit voice recorder from EgyptAir 990.
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News 7 is next.
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[Hostage]

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A Bedford County man shot and killed his wife today before turning the gun on himself.
Authorities say the couple had been separated for the past two months.
Joy Sutton has the latest.
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(( When authorities were called to 2025 Camp Jaycee Road-- they originally thought they would be handling a hostage situation.
But once on the scene-- the situation quickly changed and authorities realized they were actually handling a murder.
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((THE DECEASED WOMAN WAS ACTUALLY PULLED FROM THE RESIDENCE BY THE SERGEANT NOT KNOWING IF SHE WAS STILL ALIVE. HE RESPONDED APPROPRIATELY BUT IT WAS OBVIOUS TO HIM THAT SHE WAS DECEASED.))
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What authorities didn't know was where in the house the victim's husband was located -- the man they believed to be responsible.
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((WE KNEW HE WAS ARMED AND OBVIOUSLY HE HAD KILLED ONE PERSON -- AND WE CERTAINLY DANGEROUS. INFORMATION THAT WE HAD WAS THERE WERE ARE NUMBER OF WEAPONS IN THE HOUSE WHICH WAS CORRECT AND WE ALSO WANTED TO GIVE HIM A CHANCE BEFORE WE ENDANGERED OUR OFFICERS OR ENDANGERED HIM TO GIVE HIM AND OPPORTUNITY TO COME OUT OF THE HOUSE TO SURRENDER TO GIVE UP))
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Tactical teams and a state police negotiator were called in but after about four hours of non communication with the shooter authorities made their move into the house.
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((SEARCHED THE HOUSE AND DISCOVERED THE MALE INDIVIDUALLY IN THE BEDROOM OBVIOUSLY DOA))
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Authorities say the man died from a self -inflicted gun shot wound--leaving behind many unanswered questions.
Joy Sutton, New 7, Bedford Co.))

[Route77-Ax]

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An out of control tractor trailer is being blamed for a ten vehicle pileup on Interstate 77 in Carroll County.

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It happened around six pm on Fancy Gap Mountain.
State police say the driver of the rig was traveling South when his brakes went out causing him to lose control.
In all-- three tractor trailers and seven cars were involved.
The driver of the rig who lost control was flown to a North Carolina hospital.
Nine others were also injured.
Right now-- one lane of southbound 77 is open.
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[PittsCt-Fire]

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Fire destroyed a home in Pittsylvania County, this evening.
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It happened shortly after 6 o'clock at this house on Hutson Road.
Fire officials say the home ignited after a car in the garage caught fire.
Flames then spread to the roof of the house.
When 30 fire fighters from five departments responded to the scene the home was fully engulfed in flames.
The people living at the house escaped without any injuries.
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[Murder]

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A stabbing at a Roanoke apartment complex ends in murder.
It happened around one A-M on Greenhurst Avenue.
It took authorities about four hours to apprehend the suspect after he fled more than a 100 miles through Smyth and Washington Counties.
Joy Sutton has the details.
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(( Authorities say 36 year old Paul Andrew Wright was found lying on the ground partially inside the door of his apartment on Greenhurst Avenue,NW.
Wright had been stabbed in the shoulder at least twice and there were traces of blood throughout his apartment.
Wright died at the hospital -- but the suspect didn't stop there.
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(( SHELLY ALLEY/ROANOKE CITY POLICE SPOKESPERSON: AT THAT POINT THE SUSPECT FLED IN THE VICTIMS VEHICLE AND WE PUT OUT A LOOK OUT FOR THAT VEHICLE. HE SHOWED UP A SHORT TIME LATER IN SMYTH COUNTY COMMITTED AN ARMED ROBBERY AND THEN WENT ON TO FLEE FROM POLICE IN THOSE JURISDICTIONS))
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39 year old Micheal Edmond Harris of the 45-hundred of Eden Drive, NW has been charged with the murder.
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((HE DID PROCEED INTO SMYTH COUNTY AND WASHINGTON CO. AND FACES CHARGES THEIR AS WELL. THE TECHNICALITIES ARE BEING WORKED OUT AS TO HOW WE'RE GOING TO PROCESS THAT))
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Joe Mitchell the owner of Greenhurst Apartments say this is the first time anything like has happened before.
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((SHOCK, I WAS REALLY SHOCKED. FIRST OF ALL I WAS SHOCKED ABOUT THE SITUATION, WHEN I FOUND OUT IT WAS MIKE WHO I THOUGHT WAS PAUL'S GOOD FRIEND WAS INVOLVED I WAS FLABBERGASTED))
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Mitchell says that Wright and Harris even lived together at one time inside this apartment. Joy Sutton, News 7, Roanoke.))

[Wilkins]

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Amherst Delegate Vance Wilkins is one step closer to becoming Virginia's first Republican speaker of the house.
The House Republican Caucus today nominated Wilkins for the post during a closed meeting in Richmond.
All that's needed to secure to spot, is for all 53- members of the Republican caucus to vote for Wilkins when the 100- member house elects a speaker on the first day of the two thousand general assembly.
Republicans also elected Delegate Morgan Griffith of Salem as majority leader.

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Another warm day-- but it doesn't look like the warm temperatues will be sticking around. Let's check in now with Andrew in the weather center. [WX1] [11:00pm] [11/14/1999] WEATHER OFFICE [WXPRO/FULL]WEATHER MAP WAKE UP FORECAST

[Toss back to anchor][Egypt-Air]

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Investigators looking into the crash of Egypt Air Flight 990 say no conclusions can be drawn from today's review of the cockpit voice recorder.
They will be back in the lab tomorrow, trying to figure out what caused the crash two weeks ago.
Lee Cowan has more from Newport, Rhode Island.
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(( Less than 12 hours after it was plucked from the ocean, the damaged, but mostly intact cockpit voice recorder was in the NTSBs lab in Washington.
But the preliminary analysis was disappointing. Although the tape was in good condition, NTSB chairman Jim Hall said so far, the results were inconclusive.
Although one report indicates the pilots were heard talking about problem, the tape didnt show one way or the other what that problem was or anything else about what may have happened in that cockpit of EgyptAir flight 990 exactly TWO weeks ago.
Investigators had been concentrating on the last two minutes of the half hour tape during which the planes autopilot was disconnected and the Boeing 767 started its steep and fatal plunge toward the North Atlantic.
From listening to the tape so far, investigators cant explain why at the end of that dive the planes engines were shut down, or why no distress call went out from the pilots.
But investigators caution there is still more analysis to be done, and any guessing on their part would do more harm than good.
If the cockpit voice recorder doesnt shed any new light on the crash, investigators may turn to the wreckage for clues.
So far only tiny pieces of the plane have been recovered. The rest remains on the ocean floor, some 250 feet deep and the pieces there arent much bigger.

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Its a real challenge because its very, very fragmented, very small pieces so how we would recover the wreckage is something weve got to carefully examine. But with the weather expected to be poor for at least the next several days, any recovery operation would have to be put on hold. Another wait for investigators and victims families they were hoping not to have to endure. Lee Cowan, CBS News, Newport Rhode Island.))

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Virginia's largest university is taking an active role in cracking down on factories with inhumane conditions.
Next year, Virginia Tech will require vendors who sell Hokie merchandise to give the location of the factories that make their products.
The new rules go into effect next July and vendors will have a year to submit the locations.
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Christmas is the season for giving -- Coming up see how you can lend a helping hand to a local organization that helps hundreds of families during the holidays.
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Plus the start of hunting season is only hours away, some safety tips to keep in mind, after the break.
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[Shenandoah-Fire-Reel]

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Ten years ago the Shenandoah Homes Retirement Community was nearly destroyed by fire.
Four residents were killed and almost 2 dozen people were injured.
Keith Humphry takes a look back in this week's Virginia Newsreel.
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((The smoke alarms went off around 2:15 on the morning of December 14th, 1989. Most of the residents were awakened by screams to get out of the building.
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((THE NIGHT MANAGER COME AND I WAS ASLEEP AND SHE COME IN AND WOKE ME UP AND I GOT OUT AS QUICK AS I COULD AND SMOKE WAS JUST A ROLLING OUT OF THE 3-RD FLOOR........THAT SMOKE NEARLY STIFLED ME TO DEATH. IT WAS AWFUL AND MY EYES GOT TO BURNING. AND I HAVE BLACK SMOKE IN MY NOSE. IT WAS TERRIBLE)) [RUNS22]
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Rescue workers evacuated 135 residents. It was a cold night. Most of the residents were in their nightclothes when they fled the building. Firefighters got them on buses quickly. The residents were taken to the Star City Rink. The Red Cross had set up a temporary shelter there. Inside, medical personnel checked out each person. Some needed special care. Others were taken to the hospital.
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((WE HAVE DOCTORS ON THE SCENE HERE NURSES ON THE SCENE PARAMEDICS AND CARDIAC TECHS. WE ARE CARING FOR THEM IF THEY NEED ANYTHING. YOU GOT TO REALIZE THESES ARE OLD PEOPLE THEY HAVE PROBLEMS THAT OCCURRED THAT ARE NOT RESULTS OF THE FIRE)) [RUNS12]
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Four residents were killed in the fire. Twenty- three people were treated at the hospital. Some of the victims complained of chest pains. They all suffered from smoke inhalation.
A few days later fire investigators said an overloaded electrical outlet in a third floor apartment was what started the fire. The man who lived in the room had a dozen appliances plugged into 4 electrical sockets. The retirement community didn't have a sprinkler system, but investigators said other preventive measures kept the number of fatalities down.
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((THE 3-RD FLOOR SUSTAINED MOST OF THE DAMAGE THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED TO THE ROOM OF ORIGIN ONCE IT BURNED THROUGH THE DOOR IT SPREAD DOWN THE HALLWAY. THE ROOM IN THE AREA DID SUSTAIN SMOKE DAMAGE, HOWEVER THE FIRE DOORS THAT ARE REQUIRED DID HAVE SELF CLOSING DEVICES KEPT THE SMOKE OUT OF THE HALLWAY)) [RUNS19]
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Within a few hours of the fire, emergency workers located enough friends and relatives so most of the evacuees could go to individual homes. Friendship Manor volunteered to take in those who didn't have anywhere else to go. That's Virginia Newsreel, I'm Keith Humphry.))

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Rifle hunters will be pullling out their blaze orange in a matter of hours.
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General firearms season officially begins in Virginia tomorrow.
Game wardens caution rifle hunters that they need to be especially careful this year because of the drought, which has left conditions extremely dry.
Tom Wine also has some other tips for making this season a safe one.
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A man in Botetourt County recently lost his life while hunting-- when he fell from a tree stand.

[Christmas-Store]

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A local organization that helps needy families during the holiday season is in need of some help itself.
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The Community Christmas Store serves hundreds of families in the Roanoke Valley by providing low cost presents and food for the holiday season.
The store survives on donations and volunteers and with the opening date of December 16th fast approaching the Community Christmas store needs someone to donate an empty building.
The building needs to be about 10 to 12 thousand square feet and located in the Roanoke Valley.
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If you would like to volunteer or send donations write the Community Christmas Store at P.O. Box 616, Salem, Virginia 24153.
Or call the hotline at 540-375-6973.
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Talent is often born right here in Western Virginia. Coming up next on News 7..
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Meet a man who's musical talent has taken him nation wide, but leaves him singing for a little hometown recognition.
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[Va-Profile]

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Western Virginia is home to many talented musicians, some of whom are known well beyond our corner of the Commonwealth.
Richard Kiser is a gospel guitarist who is making a name for himself not only in Roanoke but across the country.

This weekend in Texas, he was named Instrumentalist of the Decade by the International Country Gospel Music Association... Joe Dashiell has his story in this week's Virginia Profile.
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Richard Kiser fell in love with the guitar, and the fingerpicking style of Chet Atkins as a teenager... Now almost 40 years later, he has shelves of awards, two self-produced cds, and a third on the way.
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((RICHARD KISER/GOSPEL GUITARIST: IT'S SORT OF A CROSS BETWEEN CHET ATKINS AND CLASSICAL. IT'S A BIG SPECTRUM THERE, BUT MOST OF MY MUSIC IS REALLY AN EXPRESSION OF MY OWN HEART, BECAUSE OF THE LOVE THAT I HAVE FOR MUSIC.)) [RUNS:16]
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In the early 70s, Kiser played with a southern gospel quartet, but quit the road to raise a family. After a break of twenty years, he says he's developed a new passion for the guitar. [NAT SOUND OF GUITAR?]
Kiser now plays 80- 100 concerts a year, but he hopes to add to that schedule once he retires from his job as a computer technician in the next few years.
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((RICHARD KISER/GOSPEL GUITARIST: I'VE DISCOVERED THAT I'M MUCH MORE POPULAR IN LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS THAN I AM IN ROANOKE. I'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK DOWN IN THERE AND IN NASHVILLE AND FLORIDA. I'VE A SIGNIFICANT FOLLOWING IN THE VALLEY, BUT I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE MORE OF COURSE.)) [RUNS:20]
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He plans to work on that, playing at Dickens of a Christmas in downtown Roanoke this year, and more local churches in the new year. [NAT SOUND OF MUSIC]
Joe Dashiell News 7 Salem))

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Philadelphia took advantage of 6 Washington turnovers and rallied to beat the Redskins 35 to 28.
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Leading 7 to nothing Brad Johnson goes to the air and hits Albert Connell he takes it to the house on the 54 yard pass play to make it 14 to 3 Skins.
But the Eagles would answer on the Kickoff. Allen Rossum takes the kickoff goes to the sideline and he out runs the Redskins into the end zone for an 89 yard touchdown to make the score 14 to 10 Skins in the second quarter.
Stephen Davis scores his second touchdown of the game and Washington took the 21 to 13 lead at the half.
The Eagles took their first lead in the third quarter when McNabb hands off to Duce Staley he takes it in for the touchdown the two point conversion made it 24 to 21 Eagles.
Washington came right back Johnson hooks up with Michael Westbrook on the 43 yard T-D strike and the Skins took the 28 to 27 lead.
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But the Eagles ice the win when Eric Bieniemy scores on the 11 yard run Philly beating Washington 35 to 28.
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Thanks to Payton Manning and the Colts the Skins still share first place with the Giants.
Manning connected with Marvin Harrison on two touchdowns this 19 yarder in the first quarter gave the Colts a 7 to nothing lead.
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Former U-V-A star Terrence Wilkins came up big in the second quarter running this punt 39 yards for a score the Colts beat the giants 27 to 19.
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In Pittsburgh, The Browns upset the Steelers.
Phil Dawson booted this 39 yard field goal as time ran out giving the Browns the 16 to 15 win over the Steelers.
And here are the rest of the scores.
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[S-Hokies]

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Second ranked Virginia Tech's Sweet 43 to 10 win over 19-th ranked Miami should be a big enough statement for the Bowl Championship Series computers.
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The Hokies got defensive with the Canes at Lane Stadiuum. Corey Moore had three of the Hokies five sacks giving him six on the season.
Defensive back Anthony Midget, despite being banged up the past two games, intercepted 3 Hurricane passes.
And Ike Charlton recovered three fumbles and he returned 51 yards for a touchdown as the defense made a big statement in the Hokie win.
Both Charlton and Midget are from Florida.
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The Hokies move to 5 and 0 in the Big East with Pittsburgh and Boston College left on the schedule.

[Sports Tease]

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And coming up, Dale Jarrett is the Winston Cup Points champion Tony Stewart wins the Penzoil 400 at Homestead, Florida.
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[VO-NAT]

And Denise Allen has a report on a girl who wants to wrestle and play high school football.
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Two champions were crowned during the first Winston Cup race at Homestead, Florida.
Tony Stewart won the Penzoil 400 while Dale Jarrett became the second father-son to win a Winston Cup Championship.
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Bobby Labonte had a strong car as he led over 113 laps in the race.
Stewart and Labonte bumped each other late in the race and Stewart would pull away and win the Penzoil 400 becoming the first rookie to win 3 times in a season.
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But Jarrett was an even bigger winning his fifth place finish gave him the first Winston Cup Championship of his career. His Dad Ned won two.
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Girls on the football field or the wrestling mats is still an unusual occurrance in Southwest Virginia.
One girl in Roanoke wants to test the waters.
Denise Allen has more.
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