[Wendy's-Shooting]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Shooting]
A manhunt is under way in New York City for the gunmen who killed five employees at a Wendy's restaurant last night.
Bobbi Harley has the story.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-New York, NY; :00]
[SUPER=01-William Allee/New York Police Chief; :15]
[SUPER=01-Bobbi Harley/Reporting; :55]
[RUNS=1:04]
[OUT Q=Harley, CBS News, New York.]
((
Narr:
BOUND, GAGGED AND DEAD - THATS HOW POLICE FOUND FOUR WORKERS AT A NEW
YORK CITY FAST FOOD RESTAURANT - A FIFTH PERSON DIED LATER AND TWO MORE
HANG ON TO LIFE - AN APPARENT ROBBERY GONE TERRIBLY WRONG.
SOT - CHIEF WILLIAM ALLEE/NYPD - 6:23:24 - We believe that when the
suspects entered the restaurant, it was in the process of closing and we
dont believe there were any other customers in the restaurant.
TWO SUSPECTS, POLICE SAY, ENTERED THIS WENDY JUST BEFORE ELEVEN
WEDNESDAY NIGHT - THE FIRST DISTRESS CALL CAME TWO HOURS LATER - AFTER
ONE OF THE VICTIMS MANAGED TO GET TO A PHONE LEADING AUTHORITIES TO A
GRISLY SCENE IN THE RESTAURANTS WALK IN REFRIGERATOR.
SOT - CHIEF WILLIAM ALLEE/NYPD - 6:20:32 All of those victims, four
males and one female, had their hands tied behind their backs, duct tape
across their mouths and apparently all were shot.
NOW THE SEARCH FOR THE KILLERS IS ONPOLICE ARMED WITH BLOODHOUNDS AND
VERY LIMITED DESCRIPTIONS OF TWO YOUNG MEN INVOLVED IN THE CRIME FANNED
OUT INTO THIS USUALLY BUSY NEIGHBORHOOD.
STANDUP - WHAT MAKES THIS CRIME EVEN MORE SHOCKING - THE CITYS MURDER
RATE HAD DROPPED TO ITS LOWEST LEVELS SINCE THE 1960S - BUT ALREADY
THIS YEAR, THE NUMBER OF KILLINGS IS UP FROM THIS SAME TIME LAST YEAR.
BH, CBS NEWS, NY
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[M'ville-Murder]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=sch]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Murder]
A 44 year old Martinsville man is dead and a 16 year old is charged in connection with the murder.
Officers found William Brady Newbill lying outside the Rivermont Apartments with a gunshot wound early this morning.
Martinsville authorities have not given out any information about the circumstances of the murder.
The teenager is being held at a juvenile detention facility in Danville, and is charged with first degree murder.
This is the second murder at the apartment complex in two months.
[Wythe-Shooting]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=00-17 TC28:06]
[GRAPHIC=Shooting]
A dispute between a landlord and his tenant lead to a fatal shooting in Wythe County.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Wythe Co.;]
It happened shortly after one yesterday, outside a house just off Reed Creek Drive near Draper.
Authorities say the 65-year-old landlord, James Compton, shot and killed 27-year-old Darren Christopher Womack after a brief but violent fight.
Deputies say Compton had been severely beaten in the head and chest.
He was flown to Bristol Regional Medical Center.
The hospital will NOT release information on his condition.
Sources say the two men had been involved in an ongoing dispute and that Compton had asked Womack to leave his house.
Deputies are investigating whether Compton will be charged in the shooting.
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[Plant-Explosion]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Explosion]
An explosion at a Louisiana fertilizer plant last night killed one person and injured 11 others.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Donaldsonville, LA;]
The blast happened at a plant just west of New Orleans.
Its impact was felt for miles around.
Officials say the explosion at C-F Industries
occurred during routine maintenance on an empty storage tank late last night.
They say the blast started a fire.
But it was quickly doused.
The plant produces nitrogen-based fertilizer.
Authorities have not yet determined what caused the explosion.
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[Foundry]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=00-]
[GRAPHIC=New River castings]
Once the New River Castings plant is rebuilt it will not be able to operate unless the Department of Enviromental Quality issues a permit for dust emissions.
Last night the DEQ held a public hearing on the matter after they received a number of complaints.
Kate Weidaw has the story.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Nate Cummings/New River Castings Employee; :00]
[SUPER=03-Radford; :13]
[SUPER=01-David Simms/New River Castings Employee; :29]
[SUPER=01-Jeffrey Chase/Resident; 1:00]
[SUPER=@Kate1;1:10]
[RUNS=1:20]
[OUT Q=kw news7]
(([SOT 13:54]
[INQ=]
((NATE CUMMINGS/EMPLOYEE: THROUGH TRAGIC CIRCUMSTANCES I THINK WE'VE BEEN AFFORDED ANOTHER CHANCE HERE TO TRY AND PROVE WE CAN DO THINGS RIGHT, AND BE BETTER NEIGHBORS IN THE COMMUNITY BY REBUILDING THE PLANT.))
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[RUNS10]
Even though rebuilding is already underway, New River Castings cannot officially return to business until a permit is issued for emissions from the core making machines and sand handling equipment.
Employees say the company has already made the changes they promised and issuing a permit will only keep the ball rolling.
[SOT 15:53]
[INQ=]
((DAVID SIMMS/EMPLOYEE: IT LOOKS LIKE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PLACE BACK THERE THAN IT DID BEFORE, ITS NOT VERY OFTEN IN YOUR CAREER YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO START OVER.))
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But there are concerns in the community that the improvements are not enough and DEQ should require the scrubbers to control more than 80 percent of the emissions.
[SOT 18:59]
[INQ=]
((IF MY HOUSE BURNT DOWN I'D PROBABLY BE INCLINED TO BUILD A BETTER HOUSE AND I GUESS I WANT TO KNOW WHY LIKE FOR LIKE AND WHY NOT BETTER.))
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[SOT 22:32]
[INQ=]
((JEFFREY CHASE: WHEN THE RATIONALE HAS BEEN FROM INTERMET WHILE IT MIGHT DAMAGE CARS IT MIGHT DAMAGE HOMES THE PRODUCT IS TO BIG TO DAMAGE YOU, THAT'S NOT VERY CONSOLING.))
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[STNADUP]
[INQ=]
((KATE WEIDAW/REPORTING: DEQ WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT UNTIL JUNE 8-TH. HOWEVER IF THEY DO NOT HEAR ANY SUBSTANTIAL COMMENTS THE PERMIT WILL BE ISSUED. THAT MEANS INTERMET COULD HAVE HALF THE PLANT OPERATION BY SEPTEMBER.))
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[RUNS=]))
[Informant-Charges]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
A police informant who falsely reported drug activity in a Pulaski apartment has been charged with providing false information.
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[VO-NAT 00-06 TC 1:38:58]
[SUPER=03-Pulaski/Monday]
The man told investigators last week that a
methamphetamine lab was operating in William
and Geneva Summers apartment.
Agents then broke through a back door
early Monday and held the couple at gunpoint until they realized
they made a mistake.
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[Anchor=Kimberly]
[SS=None]
Police Chief Herb Cooley said the informant later
admitted he lied. [Paris-Plane]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
A runway collision in Paris killed the co- pilot of a cargo plane.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Paris, France;]
Authorities say an Air Liberte plane carrying more than 100 Spanish soccer fans collided with the freight plane early this morning.
The airliner was preparing to fly back to Madrid after the European soccer cup final in Paris.
The crash killed the co- pilot instantly, but there were no other serious injuries.
Authorities plan to launch an investigation into how the collision occurred.
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[Philippines-Hijacking]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Hijacking]
A hijacked Philippine Airlines jet is now safely on the ground.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Manila, Philippines;]
The incident happened after the Airbus 3-30 left (dah-VOW) City in the Southern Philippines en route to Manila.
An armed hijacker stole money from the 290 people on board-- then escaped by jumping out of the plane in a parachute.
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[SOT 10:12:59 ]
[IN Q=Well, it was]
((EMMANUEL GENEROSA/PILOT: WELL, IT WAS AN ENCOUNTER WITH A DERANGED FELLOW. HE HAD FAMILY PROBLEMS. IT WAS ALL PERSONAL, IT WAS FAR FROM POLITICAL TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. ))
[SUPER=01-Emmanuel Generosa/Pilot;]
[RUNS=:11]
[OUT Q=honest with you.]
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[VO-NAT]
An airline spokesman says the plane was de-pressurized to allow the hijacker to make the jump.
Police are still searching for the hijacker.
They're also investigating to see how he was able to evade airport security.
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[11Collapse-Injured]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=00-19 TC12:48]
[GRAPHIC=Lowe's Collapse]
A South Boston man who was injured last Saturday night when a pedestrian bridge collapsed outside of the Lowes Motor Speedway remains hospitialized.
Mike Stevens has his story.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Concord, NC; :04]
[SUPER=01-Marty Taylor/Victim from South Boston; :14]
[SUPER=04-Saturday Night; :28]
[SUPER=04-Last Night; 1:00]
[SUPER=01-"Humpy" Wheeler/Lowe's Speedway President; 1:11]
[SUPER=@mike1; 1:29]
[RUNS=1:33]
[OUT Q=News 7.]
[Baptist-Britt]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=khu]
[TAPE#=00-05 TC1:37:37]
[GRAPHIC=None]
With a female Baptist Pastor here in Roanoke, the proposed changes from the Southern Baptist Convention may hit close to home.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
The Reverend Donna Hopkins Britt was responding to the proposal from the Southern Baptist Convention, limiting the position of Pastor to men.
This 35-year old daughter of a Baptist minister thinks the S-B-C is using the Scriptures to bolster their beliefs.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Because I think we ]
((BECAUSE I THINK WE ALL TEND TO TAKE THE SCRIPTURES THAT WE LIKE AND USE THEM. AND SO I WOULD TAKE OTHER SCRIPTURES THAT TALK ABOUT WOMEN AS DEACONS, WOMEN AS FOLLOWS OF CHRIST AND EVEN DISCIPLES OF JESUS. THOSE ARE MY PREFERENCES.))
[SUPER=01-Rev. Donna Hopkins Britt/Calvary Baptist Pastor]
[RUNS=20]
[OUT Q=my preferences.]
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[V/O-NAT]
Reverend Britt assumed the position of Pastor at Roanoke's Calvary Baptist Church just this year.
She's one of only 100 women in the Southern Baptist ministry who serve as principal Pastor.
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[Child-Health]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=sch]
[TAPE#=00-07]
[GRAPHIC=Childrens health]
The Virginia Department of Social Services wants to make sure laid off textile workers know about a free or low cost health care plan.
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[VO-NAT]
The program is called the Children's Medical Security Insurance Plan or CMSIP (SIM-sip). The agency has set up outreach events in Southside to get the word out.
A representative was in Gretna yesterday.
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[SOT 5:29:08]
[IN Q=The benefits are]
((RACHEL BOYER/PITTSYLVANIA CO. SOCIAL SERVICES: THE BENEFITS ARE JUST FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 19. IT'S JUST LIKE HAVING AN INSURANCE CARD, IT PAYS FOR CHECKUPS, IMMUNIZATION, EYE EXAM, DENTAL--BASIC THINGS THAT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER INSURANCE.))
[SUPER=01-Rachel Boyer/Pittsylvania Co. Social Services; :00]
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[OUT Q=covered under insurance.]
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[GRAPHIC=HOLD]
People who are interested can go to the Wal-Mart in Danville this Saturday.
If you miss the event you can visit your local social services department.
[Taylor-Award]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
It appears Elizabeth Taylor is still a leading lady in the U-K....
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-London, England;]
A week after Queen Elizabeth gave Taylor the honorary title of Dame, the actress received a Lifetime Achievement award from the British film institute.
Taylor received the award at an AIDS charity banquet last night.
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[Hollywood-Auction]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
It didn't take three clicks of the heels...
But it did cost 666-thousand dollars to bring home
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-New York, NY;]
Dorothy's ruby slippers from the "The Wizard of Oz".
They were among the Hollywood movie and T-V items up for bid at Christie's East in New York last night.
Other Oz favorites up for grabs -- a Cowardly Lion original paw-style shoe that went for nearly 26-thousand dollars.
Also on the auction block -- a 1937 Rolls Royce from the James Bond film, ``Goldfinger.''
And Christopher Reeve's "Superman" costume , which sold for 56- thousand- dollars.
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[Zoo]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=jmc]
[TAPE#=00-28]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Roanoke has a couple of new residents that the neighbors might find a bit "prickly".
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
They're Asian Crested Porcupines.
A pair of them went on display this morning at Mill Mountain Zoo.
They're on loan from the Buffalo Zoo.
The porcupines are brother and sister, and each weighs about thirty pounds.
Those quills can get up to 12 inches long.
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The animals seemed to impress the kids who got a look at them today.
by SS