WEBVTT - Their Coach is A Fugitive; Their Record is Now 13-0 

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<v Speaker 1>Hey there, folks. It is Sunday, November thirtieth, and their

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<v Speaker 1>coach went from being a missing man to a wanted fugitive.

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<v Speaker 1>But this undefeated high school football team just keeps on winning.

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<v Speaker 1>And with that, welcome to this episode of Amy and TJ. Robes.

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<v Speaker 1>We don't make a habit of following the class to

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<v Speaker 1>high school Virginia playoffs, but we had our screen up yesterday,

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<v Speaker 1>refreshing and refreshing keeping an eye on a high school

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<v Speaker 1>football game yesterday for the wildest of reasons and tragic reasons.

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<v Speaker 2>Even yes Union High School versus Ridgefield High School correct

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<v Speaker 2>Ridgeview High School, and this was the semi finals there

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<v Speaker 2>in Virginia. And of note, of course Union High School

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<v Speaker 2>has been not just in the national news, but in

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<v Speaker 2>the international news because it's high school football coach since

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<v Speaker 2>twenty eleven, went missing just two days before one of

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<v Speaker 2>their big It was a qualifying final, and they initially

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<v Speaker 2>said he wasn't wanted, They didn't have any warrant for

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<v Speaker 2>his arrest, They just wanted to talk to him about

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<v Speaker 2>a complaint. But sure enough, a few days later, it

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<v Speaker 2>turns out he is now wanted on ten counts, five

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<v Speaker 2>of them for child pornography charges. The other five for

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<v Speaker 2>using a computer to solicit a minor. These are serious,

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<v Speaker 2>significant charges, and we're now hearing confirmation about where this coach,

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<v Speaker 2>Travis Turner, was last seen and what he was seen with.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean, well, folks, the story was I mean

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<v Speaker 1>it was of concern initially there was a missing high

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<v Speaker 1>school football coach. And look a lot of the headlines

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<v Speaker 1>said coach of the undefeated high school team. That was

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<v Speaker 1>a part of intrigue and getting people to click. Quite frankly,

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<v Speaker 1>this high school team is doing well. They played the

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<v Speaker 1>first playoff game. He was still missing, but not a

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<v Speaker 1>fugitive at that point, and they won. That's hard enough.

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<v Speaker 1>Your coach is missing, you don't know what's going on.

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<v Speaker 1>But this game they played yesterday, folks, had to be

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<v Speaker 1>played with the understanding that the past several days that

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<v Speaker 1>the coach, the guy they trusted, the guy that parents

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<v Speaker 1>sent their kids to, who has been, no doubt, a

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<v Speaker 1>leader and maybe even a father figure to these kids.

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<v Speaker 1>Those kids went out on a field yesterday, folks, played

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<v Speaker 1>a football game and won. Those kids went out there

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<v Speaker 1>and did that. I we grew up in high school

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<v Speaker 1>and where high school football was King right in the South.

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<v Speaker 1>This brings a community nothing on a small community. Rallies

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<v Speaker 1>people more than your high school football team, and if

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<v Speaker 1>they're doing well, they are heroes en roods. I read

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<v Speaker 1>through how the community reacted and how they came together

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<v Speaker 1>and how they cheered those kids on at that game

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<v Speaker 1>last night, and it's just it was the yesterday afternoon.

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<v Speaker 1>But we kept our eye on it the whole time.

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<v Speaker 1>You and me watching a Class two A playoff game,

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<v Speaker 1>we were.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we were imagining what it was like for those

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<v Speaker 2>young men because this is, like you pointed out, this

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<v Speaker 2>was I'm sure this man, Travis Turner, was like a

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<v Speaker 2>father figure to them. Now you have rumors that he

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<v Speaker 2>was into child porn, that he was soliciting a minor.

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<v Speaker 2>Can you imagine the rumors, the finger pointing, and certainly

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<v Speaker 2>the questions that authorities would have for members of that team.

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<v Speaker 2>Because we should point out there have been no specifics.

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<v Speaker 2>We don't know if he is being accused of engaging

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<v Speaker 2>in any sort of illegal or improper activity with any

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<v Speaker 2>one of his students or any one of his football players.

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<v Speaker 2>But certainly the spotlight has to turn to the kids

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<v Speaker 2>who knew him best, who were with him day in

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<v Speaker 2>and day out, and certainly they have been questioned by police,

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<v Speaker 2>by their parents, by their friends, did you know, did

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<v Speaker 2>you see any signs? Did you have any untoward experiences

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<v Speaker 2>with him? So all of that is circling around in

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<v Speaker 2>your head. And you know you played professional high school

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<v Speaker 2>ioley professional but high level high school sports where your

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<v Speaker 2>mental game is just as important as your physical one.

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<v Speaker 2>So to be completely taken out of the game in

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<v Speaker 2>that way, because think about that is the worst of

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<v Speaker 2>the worst in terms of accusations and questions, and just

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<v Speaker 2>that throws you beyond anything you can imagine.

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<v Speaker 1>The accusations we're talking about are these types of things

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<v Speaker 1>are horrific. When you talk about the rumor type thing, though,

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<v Speaker 1>imagine what everybody's asking a question, every kid in every class,

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<v Speaker 1>every time the teachers go to the lounge, everything, And

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<v Speaker 1>this is now a criminal it's going to be a

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<v Speaker 1>legal it's going to possibly be a lawsuit involved. So

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<v Speaker 1>this community is just shaking. What brings them all together?

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<v Speaker 1>Right now? Our high school football team is undefeated and

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<v Speaker 1>they're playing tonight. That's the only thing, right So I

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<v Speaker 1>am this story and we're hopes every single tragedy we've

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<v Speaker 1>ever seen. There's beauty you find in it. You've been

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<v Speaker 1>on scenes school shootings and you find the most beautiful

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<v Speaker 1>thing that reminds you about us all and humanity, and

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<v Speaker 1>this is beautiful. I didn't tell you we could have

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<v Speaker 1>watched the game, but we had to sign up for

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<v Speaker 1>a subscription online.

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<v Speaker 2>And I knew you weren't going to do that.

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<v Speaker 1>It would have been an annual subscription to watch one game, right,

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<v Speaker 1>that's the only reason. But now they're playing again next

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<v Speaker 1>week and we might have to get this.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, my dogs are playing next weekend too, so that

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<v Speaker 2>might be a tough. But this is one of those stories.

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<v Speaker 2>We love football and we know how important it is

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<v Speaker 2>to a community like this. This is, and we've talked

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<v Speaker 2>about this a little bit, but this is in the

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<v Speaker 2>Tri city area of Virginia. It's right there on the

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<v Speaker 2>corner where you've got. It's a rural community, Appalachia, Virginia,

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<v Speaker 2>a town of two thousand, and this coach was a

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<v Speaker 2>hometown hero. He had been a high.

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<v Speaker 1>School football star.

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<v Speaker 2>His father had been a high school football coach and

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<v Speaker 2>a high school and college football star. So these and

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<v Speaker 2>specifically this coach was godlike. I'm sure to the not

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<v Speaker 2>just the boys on the field, but all the people

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<v Speaker 2>who are the parents and the friends and the supporters

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<v Speaker 2>of this high school football team. So to have this

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<v Speaker 2>spotlight not on necessarily their undefeated season, but unfortunately on

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<v Speaker 2>what their coach is now accused of and the fact

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<v Speaker 2>that he's still missing, The fact that they don't know

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<v Speaker 2>where he is, the fact that there is an active

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<v Speaker 2>manhunt going on in that community has to be just

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<v Speaker 2>adding to the already it's already a tense situation when

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<v Speaker 2>you're trying to win a game and you want to

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<v Speaker 2>and you're trying to get to the finals, but now

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<v Speaker 2>you've got a man hunt for your coach going on

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<v Speaker 2>right around you.

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<v Speaker 1>This has been going on now here. We are the

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, he's been gone and missing for ten days,

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<v Speaker 1>its family said. The last known contact with him was

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<v Speaker 1>on November the twentieth. Now, if look, we know the

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<v Speaker 1>season it is right now, we're heading into this cold season,

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<v Speaker 1>and this just happened to be this past week, certainly

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<v Speaker 1>around the holidays, pretty brutal weather. You cannot you cannot

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<v Speaker 1>survive out in where he walked out into in this

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<v Speaker 1>area without food, without shelter, and he walked out, they say,

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<v Speaker 1>just wearing a sweatsuit.

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<v Speaker 2>I believe that, yes, it was a gray sweatpants and

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<v Speaker 2>a gray hoodie and that was what he had on him.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a little bit warmer when he actually went

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<v Speaker 2>missing on November twentieth, and the weather has certainly taken

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<v Speaker 2>a nose dive since then.

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<v Speaker 1>So his family said, when he went missing, of course

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<v Speaker 1>we talked about this. There were no warrants or anything

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<v Speaker 1>for his arrest at the time. But they say this

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<v Speaker 1>is from the attorney that when Travis did not return

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<v Speaker 1>home that evening of the twentieth, his wife notify local

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<v Speaker 1>law enforcement that she couldn't do a missing person's report

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<v Speaker 1>ropes for twenty four hours. Lea, I've heard this before,

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<v Speaker 1>then quote the following day, she followed a missing person

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<v Speaker 1>report with the Virginia State Police. The family has cooperated

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<v Speaker 1>fully with law enforcement in their ongoing efforts to locate

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<v Speaker 1>family members and friends have also conducted search efforts in

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<v Speaker 1>the surrounding woods. These efforts have been limited by weather

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<v Speaker 1>conditions and with respect for the official operations underway. They

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<v Speaker 1>did say at the top it was one of the

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<v Speaker 1>first lines ropes from this attorney is that he left

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<v Speaker 1>his residence to walk into the woods with a fire arm,

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<v Speaker 1>is what the attorney is saying. I think when we

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<v Speaker 1>first saw this story, it started hearing about it. That

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<v Speaker 1>was the first thing. We didn't know anything about charges.

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<v Speaker 1>But while there's concern they have, they sound like they're

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<v Speaker 1>concerned for his safety, and we had no idea that

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<v Speaker 1>they were searching for him because of any investigation of

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<v Speaker 1>any account.

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<v Speaker 2>For the first few days, his wife did put a

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<v Speaker 2>few things out on social media that she since deleted,

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<v Speaker 2>but they all were basically saying, we want you to

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<v Speaker 2>come home, Travis. We love you, we support you, we

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<v Speaker 2>don't believe these allegations. Please come home. All we want

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<v Speaker 2>is your safe return. And certainly that has been the

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<v Speaker 2>sentiment from the beginning. And just I looked through her

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<v Speaker 2>social media, this was a woman who was all about

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<v Speaker 2>football with her children, with her husband. This was a

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<v Speaker 2>football family and it's just heartbreaking to imagine what Thanksgiving

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<v Speaker 2>was like for them again with all the rumors, all

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<v Speaker 2>the speculation, but most importantly, they don't know where their

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<v Speaker 2>husband and father is right now. And to say he

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<v Speaker 2>was seen left with leaving with a firearm, not properly clothed,

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<v Speaker 2>walking into the woods in a heavily mountainous area. So

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<v Speaker 2>if you're not familiar with the area Appalacha, Virginia, you

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<v Speaker 2>are right there, the Appalachian Mountains. It is gorgeous, beautiful scenery,

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<v Speaker 2>but it is rugged, it is vast. And speaking to that,

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<v Speaker 2>they have been searching for him for ten days, with drones,

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<v Speaker 2>with canine units, with search and rescue teams. And you

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<v Speaker 2>just heard TJ. Yes, friends and family going out and

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<v Speaker 2>trying to find him, and so far to no avail.

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<v Speaker 1>So what is next exactly for this community, for this school,

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<v Speaker 1>for those kids. Stay here. We'll tell you why. The

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<v Speaker 1>next this upcoming week is going to be another difficult

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<v Speaker 1>one for them, with the potential for another great and

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<v Speaker 1>resilient victory. Stay here, all right, folks, Well continue on

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<v Speaker 1>this Sunday with the concern, yes, initially for a missing coach,

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<v Speaker 1>the concern now for his kids and the community he's

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<v Speaker 1>left behind in the wake of some pretty devastating accusations.

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<v Speaker 1>Now he is facing He is a ten time I

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<v Speaker 1>guess wanted felon. He has ten felony charges against him

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<v Speaker 1>right now and they are trying to track him down.

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<v Speaker 1>But first and foremost, I mean, no matter what. He's

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<v Speaker 1>innocent to a proven guilty, he's allowed to and we

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<v Speaker 1>should presume that. But the concern right now has to

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<v Speaker 1>be about his safety. And they're trying to get this

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<v Speaker 1>man back somewhere safe and alive. Can deal with the rest,

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<v Speaker 1>but that has to be the priority. Brogue is not

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<v Speaker 1>looking good given the conditions given, I mean the conclusion

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<v Speaker 1>anybody or where you would sum up where his head

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<v Speaker 1>might be if he's walking into the woods in the

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<v Speaker 1>winter with a firearm and is just wearing.

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<v Speaker 2>A hoodie, correct and has not been seen since. And

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<v Speaker 2>this is somebody who is incredibly familiar to everyone in

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<v Speaker 2>that town and the surrounding communities. Obviously, I'm sure if

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<v Speaker 2>you've been following the story, you know what he looks like.

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<v Speaker 2>He's six foot three, a big guy, well over two

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<v Speaker 2>hundred pounds. So this is somebody who doesn't just disappear

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<v Speaker 2>without being noticed. And so that's the concern that how

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<v Speaker 2>would he have been not only sheltering himself, keeping himself

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<v Speaker 2>out of the elements, but feeding himself all of those things.

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<v Speaker 2>He hasn't been spotted or sighted anywhere picking up food

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<v Speaker 2>or water, So that is the main concern. But at

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<v Speaker 2>the same time, authorities, I'm sure are also conducting their

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<v Speaker 2>investigation into what happened and the scope of what may

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<v Speaker 2>have happened. And yes, he is innocent until proven guilty.

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<v Speaker 2>But as these things go, typically there isn't just one victim.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm sure if that is the case, whoever brought

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<v Speaker 2>this initial complaint police are doing that due diligence as

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<v Speaker 2>well behind the scenes, continuing that investigation. This has to

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<v Speaker 2>just be so incredibly disruptive and scary and all of

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<v Speaker 2>these things to this family.

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<v Speaker 1>What was okay? The charges, none of them are actually

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<v Speaker 1>that have to do with an actual sexual assault. Now

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not saying this is okay, but you have it

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<v Speaker 1>in front of you, I know, solicitation using a computer

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<v Speaker 1>to solicit a minor, yes, and then what was.

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<v Speaker 2>The other It was five yes, five counts of using

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<v Speaker 2>a computer to solicit a minor and five counts of

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<v Speaker 2>possession of child pornography.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, Now now we got an issue. Did it come

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<v Speaker 1>from somewhere else? This is something that he created, right,

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<v Speaker 1>So now it's possibility, yes, if there is child pornography,

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<v Speaker 1>that child is a victim, whoever that is. But it's

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<v Speaker 1>still a matter of what was his involvement?

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<v Speaker 2>Correct?

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<v Speaker 1>So are there victims of his in that town? Is

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<v Speaker 1>what everybody in that town is asked.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, and certainly those the kids who knew him best

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<v Speaker 2>and the students he had direct access to, will certainly

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<v Speaker 2>be questioned by authorities and by their parents. I mean, look,

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<v Speaker 2>if you that was your child, you would say, tell

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<v Speaker 2>me everything. Did Coach Tall ever talk to you, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>in an uncomfortable manner? Did he ever touch you in

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<v Speaker 2>an uncomfortable All of these kids are being asked these questions,

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<v Speaker 2>no doubt, at least by their parents and almost certainly

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<v Speaker 2>by authorities as well. It was interesting the local affiliate,

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<v Speaker 2>they're one of the local local affiliates, got to talk

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<v Speaker 2>to some of the football players after their big victory,

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<v Speaker 2>and I loved what the senior running back did you

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<v Speaker 2>see this? Said? He said, we talked in the huddle

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<v Speaker 2>and we said, listen, boys, we're going to have to

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<v Speaker 2>handle adversity here. We stick together as brothers here, and

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<v Speaker 2>we should come out with the victory. So you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you we've talked about this, but when you've got something

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<v Speaker 2>this awful happening to this community, it's happening to all

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<v Speaker 2>of them. At the same time and in a certain way,

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<v Speaker 2>you can understand how that would bring this team even

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<v Speaker 2>closer together. It would make them have something worth fighting for,

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<v Speaker 2>perhaps even larger than themselves. And they're fighting for their community.

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<v Speaker 2>They're fighting for the name of their high school. They're

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<v Speaker 2>fighting to reclaim what they've accomplished and not let it

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<v Speaker 2>be tainted or soured by this other awful news that

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<v Speaker 2>now has put their town and their football program in

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<v Speaker 2>the spotlight for all the wrong reasons.

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<v Speaker 1>For some reason, it makes the victory more beautiful. I'm sorry.

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<v Speaker 1>I would not have known about the Union High School

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<v Speaker 1>Bears undefeated season had this not happened. Obviously, we don't

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<v Speaker 1>want this to happen, but there's something about now they

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<v Speaker 1>take the opportunity to reclaim a reputation or also show

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<v Speaker 1>who they really are. We're not just this one thing

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<v Speaker 1>or this is and I think athletics college certainly, but

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<v Speaker 1>even creeps down into high school. We talk about nil

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<v Speaker 1>it's just big time. Athletics is just big time, and

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<v Speaker 1>now high school kids have access to trainers and all

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<v Speaker 1>kinds of equipment and technology. There's just other level. There's

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<v Speaker 1>no way we in high school, any of us had

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<v Speaker 1>that type of training, so it gets to be big

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<v Speaker 1>time and these are big time dudes now in an

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<v Speaker 1>undefeated season in the playoffs. But I had to stop

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<v Speaker 1>myself and remember, these are children. I had to stop

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<v Speaker 1>and think about that. Yeah, these are fifteen, sixteen, seventeen,

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<v Speaker 1>eighteen year old, but these are children dealing with this.

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<v Speaker 1>And I had to put a sign for a second

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<v Speaker 1>that these are tough football player. Let's get out here

0:15:37.880 --> 0:15:39.960
<v Speaker 1>and do these are kids. These are children. They are

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<v Speaker 1>impacted in a way that only children can be impacted.

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<v Speaker 1>So with that, it became even more impressive to me

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<v Speaker 1>that they were able to do what they did.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, because there is a sense of Look again, Travis

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<v Speaker 2>Turner has not been convicted of any crime, but just

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<v Speaker 2>the accusations alone, I can speak from some bit of

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<v Speaker 2>experience that you I imagine there's some feeling of betrayal

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<v Speaker 2>and some feeling of distrust of everyone and anything. And

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<v Speaker 2>when you're that young, you don't have the perspective that

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<v Speaker 2>these things happen, and it maybe isn't personal, But when

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<v Speaker 2>it's happening to you, and this coach and this man

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<v Speaker 2>you looked up to, this man you went onto a

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<v Speaker 2>field for and fought for and wanted him to be

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<v Speaker 2>proud of you. Now to be told, he may be

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<v Speaker 2>all these other things. He may be a monster that

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<v Speaker 2>is so disruptive to what you believe, especially when you're

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<v Speaker 2>that young, it shakes you to your course. So I

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<v Speaker 2>am so impressed with these young men to be able

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<v Speaker 2>to put that aside and to let that unite them

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<v Speaker 2>and actually drive them to be something beyond this scandal.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it is absolutely beautiful and inspirational.

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<v Speaker 1>And commend at this point. Jason Edward is his name?

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<v Speaker 1>Somebody we would never know. There was no reason for

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<v Speaker 1>you to know the name of the defensive coordinator to

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<v Speaker 1>the high school football team in Virginia. That's the guy

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<v Speaker 1>who has stepped up in the interim basis and has

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<v Speaker 1>been the head coach the past two games. Again, they

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<v Speaker 1>played the first one just with a missing coach. They

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<v Speaker 1>played the second one with a fugitive coach. And that's

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<v Speaker 1>the one they had to play yesterday yesterday afternoon, and

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<v Speaker 1>they won that thing twenty one to fourteen. They do

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<v Speaker 1>get a chance to play again Ropes this week. At

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the week, they're playing Glen Varr High School.

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<v Speaker 1>These two teams now are the only two undefeated teams

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<v Speaker 1>left in the state playoffs. So they win this one

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<v Speaker 1>and they're going to the state championship. Yes, we're rooting

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<v Speaker 1>for them. We're rooting for them in the game, but man,

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<v Speaker 1>we are rooting for them all week for what this

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<v Speaker 1>possibly has done, and we know it has done to

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<v Speaker 1>that community. But it was fun to get into and

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<v Speaker 1>to be interested and to be rooting for a high

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<v Speaker 1>school football team yesterday for the right reasons, but the

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<v Speaker 1>only reason we are aware of them for all the

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<v Speaker 1>wrong reasons. Ro but it gives me. Look, my Razorbacks sucks.

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<v Speaker 1>So I got the the Union Bears the Bear through

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<v Speaker 1>four this weekend. So please know, folks in Virginia, there

0:18:06.720 --> 0:18:10.919
<v Speaker 1>are folks outside of your state that are rooting for you,

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<v Speaker 1>and not just on the football field.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and we hope you get answers, and we hope

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<v Speaker 2>that Travis Turner is found safe so that he can

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<v Speaker 2>answer to these charges and his family can get some

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<v Speaker 2>answers and they aren't left with just questions, hopelessness, right

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<v Speaker 2>to never know, to never know the truth, to never

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<v Speaker 2>know what happened, to never hear from your loved one again.

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<v Speaker 2>I was imagining that like the shock. He's got three children,

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<v Speaker 2>he's got a wife who loves him, and it's it's

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<v Speaker 2>to not know would be the worst. So we certainly

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<v Speaker 2>hope that for that family, for that community, that they

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<v Speaker 2>do get some answers and that Travis Turner is found alive.

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<v Speaker 2>But yes, we will be watching the Bears come December sixth,

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<v Speaker 2>that we will following the story. Thank you all for

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<v Speaker 2>listening to us on this Sunday morning. I'm Amy Roboch

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<v Speaker 2>alongside TJ. Holmes and we'll talk to you soon.

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