[Headlines]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
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[VO-NAT]
Residents of one Roanoke City neighborhood say this weekend's shooting is just another example of gang activity. But city police are denying the existence of gangs in the area.
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[ANCHOR=Denise]
And a new development in gene research has scientists predicting a cure for colon cancer in the next decade.
They're hoping the mapping technique will lead to cures for other diseases as well.
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Hail and wind damage across southside last night, as some strong thunderstorms blew through the area.
We'll keep the chance of showers and isolated storms in the forecast for today, along with more hot temperatures.
The forecast in a few minutes.
[2-shot]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
Start your week with us....News 7 Mornin' is next.
[11Shooting]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=00-18 58:57]
[GRAPHIC=Shooting]
Some members of a Roanoke neighborhood watch group say they were the intended target of a shooting that happened over the weekend.
They say a gang is behind the violence. No one was injured.
Joy Sutton has details.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=We could hear]
[SUPER=01-Shahroukh Arjomandinia/Homeowner;:00]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;:07]
[SUPER=01-Joyce Arjomandinia/Homeowner;17]
[SUPER=01-Jeff Artis/Homeowner;:39 QUICK!]
[SUPER=@Joy2;1:39]
[RUNS=1:51]
[OUT Q=n7 Roanoke]
[11County-Schools]
[ANCHOR=KMC]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=00-13 1;16:16]
[GRAPHIC=Roanoke co. Schools]
Roanoke County is one step closer to opening a new school and expanding another.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]
Groundbreaking ceremonies were held to mark the start of renovations to Glenvar Middle School and construction on the new South County High School.
Local dignitaries and residents were among those who came out.
And while most are happy with the new schools... some who live near the new high school say they are upset that trees blocking the view of the high school have been cut down.
And now they say there is no buffer for the sound -- and wildlife is coming into their yards.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=I feel mislead]
((SANDY REYNOLDS:HOMEOWNER: I FEEL MISLED CAUSE THEY TOLD US WE WOULD HAVE A BUFFER TO PROTECT OUR PROPERTY AND THIS IS THE BUFFER A DEAD TREE. I FEEL IT'S TRAVESITY TO NATURE))
[SUPER=01-Sandy Reynolds/Homeowner]
[RUNS=12]
[OUT Q=to nature]
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
But the board of supervisors' chairman says they will be replaced.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT53:17]
[IN Q=When you're moving]
[SUPER=01-Joe McNamara/Roanoke Co. Board of Supervisors]
((JOE MCNAMARA/ROANOKE CO. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS:WHEN YOU'RE MOVING DEVELOPMENT THERE IS A LOT OF EARTH WORK. THERE IS GOING TO THE REMOVAL OF A LOT OF STRUCTURES BUT WE THAT IS GOING TO BE REMOVED. BUT WE'LL PUT STRUCTURES BACK AND WE'LL CREATE THE BUFFER ZONES TO MAKE IT A WORTHWHILE EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYBODY))
[RUNS=09]
[OUT Q=for everybody]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
The new South County High school is expected to open in 2002.
(------------)
[Mapping]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Scientists are celebrating new developments in gene mapping this morning.
The discovery could lead the way to a cure for colon cancer.
Jaqueline Adams has more.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-James Watson/Cold Spring Harbor Lab; :19]
[SUPER=01-Jaqueline Adams/Reporting; 1:17]
[SUPER=01-Craig Venter/Celera; 1:41]
[RUNS=2:03]
[OUT Q=cbs news ny]
((v/o: (historical pix dissolve to helix) In 1963, James Watson won the
Nobel Prize for his discovery of the double helix, the structure of DNA.
He was skeptical 15 years ago, when he helped launch the human genome
project.
--sot James Watson, Ph.D/Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory The human genome
are genetic instructions and it's as if we have a series of books that
provide instructions for human life.
v/o: The books, he says, can pave the way to cures for countless
diseases.
--sot Watson Some of our genes are not optimal and some are just
downright lousy. Often you get what's called genetic disease. So if you
want to understand genetic disease, what you do is to compare the book
of someone who's sick and someone who's healthy and see where the
differences are.
ON Cam/Jacqueline Adams: The book will have page after page of
sequences of the letters A, C, G and T....some 3 billion letters
representing the proteins in a human being's DNA.
v/o: Scientists think that 99.9 per cent of our genes match...but for a
company like Celera, which has been racing with the government to finish
the human genome, the book could reveal new techniques in preventing and
treating illness.
--sot Craig Venter/ Celera: The spelling changes in the colon cancer
genes predict pretty accurately what degree of risk somebody has in
their life for developing colon cancer. That's very empowering
information because colon cancer, if it's caught early is very
effectively treated.
v/o: Despite their excitement, scientists warn those cures and those
profits could be at least 10 years away.
JA--cbs news--NY
))
[Korean-War]
[ANCHOR=KMC]
[NEWSCAST=AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
[ON RECORD]
President Clinton has announced the identification of two more American remains recovered in North Korea since the communist regime began allowing searches by the U-S military.
Clinton made the announcement at a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the start of the Korean war.
Lee Cowan has more.
(////OT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[super=07-Al Gore; 1:10]
[SUPER=01-Lee Cowan/Reporting; 1:30]
[RUNS=1:41]
[OUT Q=Washington]
((ONE BY ONE, WREATHS WERE LAYED AT THE KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL IN WASHINGTON
SUNDAY TO MARK A SOMBER OCCASION -- THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE START OF
THE KOREAN WAR. THE WREATHS REPRESENTED THE 21 COUNTRIES THAT FOUGHT TO
DRIVE OUT COMMUNISM FROM SOUTH KOREA. IN HIS KEYNOTE SPEECH, PRESIDENT
CLINTON TOOK TIME TO REMEMBER WHAT IS OFTEN CALLED "THE FORGOTTEN WAR."
((CLINTON SOT)) - 16:56:13
"Korea was not a police action or a crisis or a conflict or a clash, it
was a war. A hard brutal, war. And the men and women who fought it were
heroes."
((NAT SOT))
IT WAS ON JUNE 25TH, 1950 ... WHEN COMMUNIST NORTH KOREA LAUnCHED A
SURPRISE ATTACK ON SOUTH KOREA.
FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS, THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER U-N FORCES BATTLED
A NORTH-KOREAN MILITIA -- BACKED BY CHINA AND THE SOVIET UNION. MORE
THAN 33-THOUSAND U-S TROOPS WERE KILLED IN THE CONFLICT, AND ABOUT
100-THOUSAND WERE WOUNDED.
((NAT))
VICE-PRESIDENT AL GORE HONORED THE SOLDIERS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES ...
DURING A CEREMONY AT THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWNS.
((GORE SOT))
"As a nation, we can do more than honor their sacrifice. We can
recognize the Korean War's enduring contribution to America's security
and to that of the world."
SOUTH KOREA OBSERVED THE ANNIVERSARY WITH MARCHING BANDS AND MILITARY
SALUTES. OFFICIALS TONED DOWN ORIGINAL CELEBRATION PLANS .. OUT OF
RESPECT FOR THE IMPROVED RELATIONS WITH NORTH KOREA. LEADERS OF BOTH
NATIONS PROMISED TO WORK TOWARD REUNIFICATION .. DURING A SUMMIT EARLIER
THIS MONTH.
MEANWHILE, 37-THOUSAND U-S TROOPS REMAIN STATIONED IN SOUTH KOREA. A
GRIM REMINDER OF THE FRAGILE PEACE THAT STILL EXISTS BETWEEN NORTH AND
SOUTH.
LEE COWAN, CBS NEWS, WASHINGTON
))
[Kimberly on-record for live interview]
[11Bricks-Labor]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=00-17 56:54]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Despite I-T-T, Norfolk Southern and Volvo layoffs, the Roanoke economy is expanding faster than the national average...
But some local businesses are struggling to keep ahead.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]
Construction is among the leaders of rapidly growing businesses. David Radford and Company has houses sold before they are even built.
But the company's deadlines are not being met because they can't find the help they need.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[Tape: Bricks #1, TC:15:15:16]
[Note to producer: this tape is in with my business review tapes]
[IN Q=The labor market]
((THE LABOR MARKET HAS BEEN SO TIGHT. WE'VE BEEN CREATING JOBS IN THE SERVICE SECTOR, AND ITS TAKING AWAY FROM THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. OUR JOBS ARE TOUGH, BUT WE'RE BECOMING VERY COMPETITIVE IN OUR WAGES.))
[SUPER=01-David Radford/Radford Contractors]
[RUNS=17]
[OUT Q=in our wages.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Radford says interest rate hikes have not slowed business.
His employees are working round the clock to meet client demands.
(------------)
[11CAVE]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=00-24 11:48]
[GRAPHIC=none]
West Virginia's governor visited BLACKSBURG this week to tour a town in his own state.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg;]
Governor Cecil Underwood took a VIRTUAL tour of Princeton, West Virginia, at the CAVE in Virginia Tech's Corporate Research Center.
The CAVE is a 3-D, virtual reality tool.
A Blacksburg virtual imaging company used it to show the governor what Princeton will look like after planned renovations to its downtown are completed.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 2:44 - :51]
[IN Q=Think of the time]
[SUPER=01-Gov. Cecil Underwood/West Virginia]
((CECIL UNDERWOOD/WEST VIRGINIA GOVERNOR: THINK OF THE TIME IT SAVES DEVELOPING THESE PLANS. WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT HOURS... WE'RE TALKING ABOUT YEARS OF TIME-SAVING.))
[RUNS=:07]
[OUT Q=about years of time-saving.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
The CAVE also was used to create a virtual design for the Smithsonian's new Native American museum in Washington, D.C.
Developers of the CAVE say the virtual models are a cost-effective way to glimpse a finished project well before its even started.
(------------)
[Health-Check]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Mornin Health Check]
In medical news, You might want to stay out of the sun if you take certain medications.
Doctor Dave Hnida explains why in this morning's Health check.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Dr. Dave Hnida/Reporting; :00 ]
[RUNS=1:20]
[OUT Q=CBS News, New York.]
((Information:
VT=VO
ALL THAT ADVICE YOU GET ABOUT STAYING OUT OF THE SUN TO PREVENT SUNBURN
AND SKIN CANCER TAKE ON SPECIAL IMPORTANCE IF YOU ARE TAKING CERTAIN
MEDICATIONS.
THATS BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME MEDICATIONS WHICH HAVE AS A SIDE EFFECT
SOMETHING CALLED PHOTOSENSITIVITY.
MEANING THE MEDICATION MAKES YOUR SKIN EQUISITIVELY SENSITIVE TO THE
SUN-- AND AS A RESULT YOU CAN GET THE WORST SUNBURN OF YOUR LIFE OR A
REALLY ITCHY RASH WITH JUST A FEW MINUTES OF SUN EXPOSURE. AND THERE ARE
DOZENS OF COMMON MEDICATIONS THAT CAN BE PHOTOSENSITIZERS -INCLUDING :
GRFX
CERTAIN ANTIBIOTICS SUCH AS SULFA AND TETRACYCLINE.
ARTHRITIS PILLS MAY ALSO CAUSE PHOTOSENSITIVITY.SO CAN DIURETICS OR
WATER PILLS .
CERTAIN ANTI DEPRESSANT MEDICATIONS ARE ALSO ON THE LIST.
VT=VO
NOW EVEN THOUGH SUNSCREEN AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING WILL HELP- THEY ARE NO
GUARANTEE YOU WONT GET AN AWFUL SUNBURN EXPOSURE. TO MAKE MATTERS
WORSE-ITS HARD TO TELL JUST WHO IS GOING TO HAVE ONE OF THESE BAD
REACTIONS. FOR EXAMPLE- YOU CAN HAVE TAKEN A MEDICATION SAFELY FOR A
LONG TIME OR TAKEN SOMETHING MANY TIMES BEFORE AND STILL HAVE A PROBLEM.
ON CAM
SO WHENEVER YOU ARE GIVEN A MEDICATION- ESPECIALLY IN THE SUMMER MONTHS-
ITS IMPORTANT YOU BE TOLD WHETHER PHOTOSENSITIVITY IS A POTENTIAL SIDE
EFFECT.I'M DR. DAVE HNIDA FOR CBS NEWS.))
(ad lib to weather)
[2-HEADLINES]
[2-shot=DAL/Kmc]
[SUPER=#4049; Morning Headlines]
[ANCHOR=DAL]
Here's a look at today's top stories.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=DAL]
Residents of one Roanoke neighborhood say gangs are trying to take control of their streets.
Members of the Lafayette neighborhood group say the police department administration is doing little to help.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
Philip Morris has a new acquisition this morning. The largest tobacco company is buying Nabisco for 15 billion dollars. The tobacco company will also assume the cookie maker's four billion dollars in debt.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=DAL]
Roanoke County is one step closer to opening a new school and expanding another.
Groundbreaking ceremonies were held to mark the start of renovations to Glenvar Middle School and construction on the new South County High School.
(----------------)
[ANCHOR=DAL]
And that's what's making news on this Monday June 26-th.
[ANCHOR=KMC]
News 7 Mornin' will be right back.
[Philip-Morris]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Philip Morris]
Stock brokers and investors will be watching shares in Philip Morris and Nabisco today.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
That following a weekend deal in which Philip Morris will gobble up Nabisco.
The giant tobacco and food products company has agreed to buy the nation's
number-one cookie and cracker maker for 55-dollars a share in cash, or about 15 billion dollars.
Philip Morris will also assume four billion in debt.
The world's largest tobacco company is already heavily into food with its Kraft Foods subsidiary.
(------------)
[11Hiker-Hurt]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=acr]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=none]
It took local search and rescue teams five and a half hours to locate an injured hiker on the Appalachian Trail in Giles County yesterday afternoon.
Officials say the woman was hiking with five others when she fell, causing minor head injuries.
She was taken to Giles Memorial Hospital and is said to be in stable condition.
So far there's no word on her name.
[11-64-Fatal]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Fatal Accident]
The identity of the man who was killed over the weekend after being thrown from the bed of a pick-up truck, has been released.
(xxxxxxx)
[TAKE FULL SCREEN]
It happened in Alleghany County... in the east bound lane of Interstate 64 near Clifton Forge around 5-45 Saturday evening.
21-year-old Brian Edwin Nicholson of Sterling died when he was thrown from a 95 Ford Ranger Pickup as it ran off the roadway, struck a guardrail, and rolled over several times.
(xxxxxxxx)
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[SS=hold]
The interstate was closed for more than an hour.
[2-11County-Schools]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=00-13 1;16:16]
[GRAPHIC=Roanoke co. Schools]
Roanoke County is moving forward in its efforts to open the new South County High School and expand Glenvar Middle School.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]
Ground breaking ceremonies were held to mark the start of renovations to Glenvar Middle School and construction on the new South County High School.
Local dignitaries and residents were among those who came out.
And while most are happy with the new schools... some who live near the new high school say they are upset that trees blocking the view of the high school have been cut down.
And now they say there is no buffer for the sound -- and wild life is coming into their yards.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=I feel mislead]
((SANDY REYNOLDS:HOMEOWNER: I FEEL MISLED CAUSE THEY TOLD US WE WOULD HAVE A BUFFER TO PROTECT OUR PROPERTY AND THIS IS THE BUFFER A DEAD TREE. I FEEL IT'S TRAVESITY TO NATURE))
[SUPER=01-Sandy Reynolds/Homeowner]
[RUNS=12]
[OUT Q=to nature]
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
But the board of supervisors chairman says they will be replaced.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT53:17]
[IN Q=When you're moving]
[SUPER=01-Joe McNamara/Roanoke Co. Board of Supervisors]
((JOE MCNAMARA/ROANOKE CO. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS:WHEN YOU'RE MOVING DEVELOPMENT THERE IS A LOT OF EARTH WORK. THERE IS GOING TO THE REMOVAL OF A LOT OF STRUCTURES BUT WE THAT IS GOING TO BE REMOVED. BUT WE'LL PUT STRUCTURES BACK AND WE'LL CREATE THE BUFFER ZONES TO MAKE IT A WORTHWHILE EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYBODY))
[RUNS=09]
[OUT Q=for everybody]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
The new South County High school is expected to open in 2002.
(------------)
[11Feedback]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jmc]
[TAPE#=Feedback]
[GRAPHIC=Feedback]
A viewer from Bedford is taking aim at Roanoke's effort to get guns off the streets.
Here's assignment editor Joe McKean with News-7's Feedback.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=Animation open]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Wednesday;;05]
[RUNS=1:03]
[OUT Q=Animation close.]
((The city collected more than 560 guns from people who traded in the weapons for gift certificates. Officials said the main purpose behind the drive was to help prevent accidental shootings.
The day the guns were melted down, a critic [Craig Lawrence/Bedford] fired a note off to us.
...the program is a "CROCK OF MANURE" and I can't believe you are buying into it hook line and sinker. The local and Federal government are wasting my tax money on a program that is only cosmetic and really does nothing to reduce crime. All it does is make
the "EXTREME LEFT" and the news media feel good.
Here's how to let us know what's on your mind:
The mailing address is PO Box 7, Roanoke, 24022-0007.
The fax number is 343-7269.
The email address is news@wdbj7.com.
And our web site, wdbj7.com has a moderated online forum.
Joe McKean, News-7.))
[Chicago-Shooting]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Am]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Shooting]
Police have one suspect in custody after a shooting rampage that injured at least eight people yesterday.
It happened at a park on Chicago's south side.
Two of the injured are in critical condition and one is in serious condition.
Police say one person is in custody and another is being questioned.
The shooting occurred near a basketball court in Jackson Park.
Witnesses say the park was crowded when the shooting broke out.
[2-11Shooting]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=00-18 58:57]
[GRAPHIC=NONE]
Closer to home, Gun shots rang out in a Roanoke neighborhood early yesterday morning.
No one was injured, but some members of a neighborhood watch group say a gang was behind the shooting.
Joy Sutton has details.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=We could hear]
[SUPER=01-Shahroukh Arjomandinia/Homeowner;:00]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;:07]
[SUPER=01-Joyce Arjomandinia/Homeowner;17]
[SUPER=01-Jeff Artis/Homeowner;:39 QUICK!]
[SUPER=@Joy2;1:39]
[RUNS=1:51]
[OUT Q=n7 Roanoke]
(((///// SOT /////)
[SOT3:15:02]
[IN Q=We could here the bullets]
((WE COULD HEAR THE BULLETS NEARLY FLY OVER THE TOP OF OUR HEADS. THEY HISSED. IT WAS THAT CLOSE))
[RUNS= 06]
[OUT Q=that close]
Two holes show the location where bullets penetrated the home of the Arjomandinia family on Lafayette Boulevard in Roanoke...narrowly missing their son's bedroom which is on the other side of the wall.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT3:27:28]
[IN Q=They are retailiating]
((JOYCE ARJOMANDINIA;THEY ARE RETALIATING BECAUSE WE'RE ALL DOING A GOOD JOB OF WORKING WITH THE POLICE TO KEEP THEM AWAY FROM UP HERE SO WE'RE A THREAT TO THEM AND THEIR LIVELIHOOD AND THEIR TERRITORY. THIS IS MUCH MORE THAN JUST LITTLE BOYS WHO WANT TO SELL DRUGS THIS A TERRITORIAL THING:))
[RUNS= 14]
[OUT Q=territorial thing]
The Arjomandinias and other neighbors believe this is the work of the Villa Heights One gang.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT34:50]
[IN Q=It's been like dodge]
((JEFF ARTIS/HOMEOWNER:IT'S BEEN LIKE DODGE CITY HERE FOR THE PAST 3 OR 4 WEEKENDS. WE HAD A DRIVE BY UP THE STREET. ))
[RUNS= 12]
[OUT Q=up the street]
Jeff Artis is also a member of the neighborhood watch and says his home has also been shot at.
He says it's time for the Roanoke City Police Department to acknowledge there is a gang problem.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT38:53]
[IN Q=This situation could have been]
((JEFF ARTIS/HOMEOWNER:THIS SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THEY HAD REACTED TO OUR WARNING THREE YEARS AGO. NOW THEY HAVE A SITUATION WHERE HOUSES ARE BEING SHOT AT AND PEOPLE ARE BEING THREATENED))
[RUNS= 13]
[OUT Q=threatened]
The Roanoke City Police department has a cope team working on projects in this area and detectives are on patrol in the neighborhood.
As for the Arjomandinia's, they say they have no plans of leaving.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT3:33:35]
[IN Q=There are people here]
((JOYCE ARJOMANDINIA/HOMEOWNER:THERE ARE PEOPLE HERE WHO WANT TO WALK UP AND DOWN THOSE STREETS AND NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHO IS GOING TO SHOOT AND THEM OR WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE GOING TO SHOOT AT US))
[RUNS= 10]
[OUT Q=shoot at us]
[SOT3:33:49]
[IN Q=We're just people]
((JOYCE ARJOMANDINIA:WE'RE JUST PEOPLE WHO WANT TO LIVE A NORMAL LIFE -- THAT'S WHAT WE PAID FOR. ))
[RUNS= 05]
[OUT Q=we paid for]
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
((A POLICE SPOKESMAN WOULD NOT CONFIRM NOR DENY THAT THERE IS A GANG PROBLEM IN THIS AREA.
BUT DID CONFIRM THE FAMILY'S HOME WAS SHOT AT LEAST FOUR TIMES AND THAT THERE WAS ONE OTHER SHOOTING AT ANOTHER RESIDENCE TWO WEEKS AGO.
))
[RUNS=]
[OUT Q=weeks ago]))
[Gay-March]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=am]
[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Hundreds of thousands marched through the streets of San Fransico for the 30-th annual gay pride parade.
(------------)
[VO-NAT 20:08:57]
[SUPER=03-San Francisco, CA]
Drag queens were well represented and costumes were in abundance.
Supporters lined the route from the waterfront to the civic center.
This is one of the world's biggest demonstration of gay pride.
Last year it attracted 750-thousand people.
(------------)
[11Steele]
[ANCHOR=KMC]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=sch]
[TAPE#=00-16 1:14:20]
[GRAPHIC=none]
The art work of a North Carolina artist is now on display in Danville.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Danville;]
Mel Steele is showing 25 pieces of his work at the Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History.
The exhibit opened yesterday.
Steele says many of his paintings are of Danville people and that he painted most of them in the last six weeks.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 5:23:10]
[IN Q=The title is]
((MEL STEELE/ARTIST: THE TITLE IS DOCTOR, LAWYER, INDIAN CHIEF LIKE THE OLD NURSERY RYME. YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE SELF PORTRAIT THAT'S THE LARGEST.))
[SUPER=01-Mel Steele/Artist;]
[RUNS=:16]
[OUT Q=is the largest.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
The exhibit will be in Danville through August 20th. Each work costs an average of 25 thousand dollars.
(------------)
[Local-Recap]
[SUPER=#4059;Local Recap]
[2-Shot=DAL/Kmc]
[ANCHOR=DAL]
Now here's another look at today's top local stories:
[ANCHOR=DAL]
After five and a half hours local search and rescue teams located an injured hiker on the Appalachian Trail in Giles County yesterday afternoon.
Officials say the woman was hiking with five others when she fell, causing minor head injuries.
She was taken to Giles Memorial Hospital and is said to be in stable condition.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=KMC]
A Roanoke home was shot at early yesterday morning and residents say they believe a gang is responsible.
It happened at a home on Lafayette Boulevard.
No one was injured. Roanoke Police confirm the family's home was shot at least four times and that there was one other shooting at another residence two weeks ago.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=DAL]
Roanoke County is one step closer opening a new school and expanding another.
Ground breaking ceremonies were held to mark the start of renovations to Glenvar Middle School and construction on the new South County High School.
The new South County High school is expected to open in 2002.
(-------------)
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
(Kimberly mic hot)
(///////////////)
(Kimberly ad lib weather)
(-------------)
[2-SHOT]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
Now here's Keith Humphry with a preview of News 7 at Six.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=It has been]
[RUNS=10]
[OUT Q=tonight on news 7 at 6]
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[Kimberly and Denise]
(toss)
(ad lib bye)
by SS