[Headlines]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[VO-NAT]
A final Supreme Court appeal is all that stands between convicted killer Derek Barnabei and tonight's scheduled execution.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
And so far police have no suspects in the stabbing death of a Roanoke man in Myrtle Beach.
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
(ad lib weather)
[2-shot]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
And Jacey Birch will take us inside a new book store that's opened up in Roanoke.
Start your day with us-- News 7 Mornin is next.
[Barnabei]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Derek Barnabei is scheduled to die by lethal injection tonight at the Greensville Correctional
Center.
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[VO-NAT 00-29 1:22:52]
[SUPER=03-Norfolk/File Tape]
Barnabei was convicted in Norfolk of raping and killing his girlfriend
17-year-old Old Dominion University student Sarah Wisnosky from Lynchburg.
Barnabei claims he's innocent and that new D-N-A tests ordered by
Governor Gilmore are based on tainted evidence that
disappeared and then reappeared two weeks ago.
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[Anchor=Kim]
[ss=none]
Gilmore has denied a
clemency plea, saying the tests helped prove Barnabei's guilt.
Now a final Supreme Court appeal is all that stands
between Barnabei and the execution.
[11Bird]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=00-23 TC2:01:48]
[GRAPHIC=Murder Invest.]
Investigators in Myrtle Beach say they do NOT have any suspects in the stabbing death of a Roanoke man.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Myrtle Beach, SC/Yesterday;]
Housekeepers at the Poindexter Ocean Front Resort found the body of 50- year old John Milton Bird Tuesday morning.
A Dodge Stratus with Virginia license plates was later seized by police from the hotel's parking lot.
Investigators are hoping to locate three people who may have been with Bird in the hours before his death.
Witnesses told police two of the people may have gone by the names Jeremy Hackney and Chrissy and were possibly from Ohio.
Roanoke police are also assisting in the investigation.
They're trying to find out who may have traveled to South Carolina with Bird.
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[11gas-pipeline]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=00-24 TC1:34:01]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Duke Energy has offered to allow construction of the proposed 55-mile gas pipeline next to its own existing one.
But there are some conditions.
Jennifer Miele has the story.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=A new gas]
[SUPER=01-John Williamson/Roanoke Gas Company; :42]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./File Tape; 1:10]
[SUPER=@Jennifer1; 1:30]
[RUNS=1:39]
[OUT Q=JM News 7.]
(( A new gas pipeline running from Montgomery County to the Roanoke area is expected to affect 165 families in Montgomery County and 215 in Roanoke County.
Opponents say Virginia Gas should run the new pipeline along an existing one owned by Duke Energy.
Duke Energy has offered the following three options.
[PRE-PRO]
Virginia Gas can share a pipeline with East Tennessee's existing one.
The lines can run 50 feet apart, but Virginia Gas would have to pay for any expansion.
OR, Virginia Gas can buy some of Duke Energy's existing property, creating a smaller right of way in between the lines.
[END PRE-PRO]
John Williamson of Roanoke Gas Company says the proposals are only a short term solutions.
[SOT]
[IN Q=We've forcasted]
((JOHN WILLIAMSON/ROANOKE GAS COMPANY: WE'VE FORECASTED THAT WE NEED ADDITIONAL PIPELINE CAPACITY BY 2002-2003.))
[OUT Q= by 2002-2003.]
[RUNS08]
Williamson is urging Virginia Gas to build the new line using a new easement.
[PRE-PRO page 2]
He says one pipeline will meet Roanoke's needs only until 2006. An expansion of co-located pipelines would be two expensive for Virginia Gas. And a co-located right of way, as proposed by Duke Energy, would actually affect 100 more property owners.
[END PREPRO]
With more choices, residents who are opposed to the new pipeline may now have more of a reason to fight against it.
Still, Williamson says he'll fight for it.
[SOT]
[IN Q=We've been in this]
((JOHN WILLIAMSON/ROANOKE GAS COMPANY: WE'VE BEEN IN THIS PLANNING MODE FOR A LONG TIME, AND FRANKLY WE THINK A SECOND PIPELINE IS THE BEST ALTERNATIVE. AND WE HOPE VIRGINIA GAS COMPANY GOES THROUGH WITH THE PROJECT.))
[RUNS11]
[OUT Q=with this project.]
[STAND UP]
[TC: 1:45:15]
((JENNIFER MIELE: PROPERTY DAMAGE IS STILL AN ISSUE, AND THAT'S WHY RESIDENTS WHO OPPOSE THE PIPELINE ARE SCHEDULED TO PICKET ROANOKE GAS COMPANY ON FRIDAY. JENNIFER MIELE, NEWS 7.))
[RUNS10]))
[6Heilig-Myers]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=Heilig-Myers Ch. 11]
Heilig-Myers may begin closing 298 stores within a week.
A federal bankruptcy judge has okayed
liquidation sales and closings at the stores, along with a new credit program.
Five stores in our area will close-- those in Radford, Martinsville, Christiansburg, Collinsville and Rainell, West Virginia.
[Campaign-2000]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Campaign 2000]
The heated New York Senate Campaign went up several degrees last night as Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton and Republican Congressman Rick Lazio debated for the first time in public.
Drew Levinson has the highlights.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Buffalo, NY/MSNBC; :00]
[SUPER=01-Hillary Rodham Clinton/(D) U. S. Senate Candidate; :18]
[SUPER=01-Rick Lazio/(R) U. S. Senate Candidate; 18]
[SUPER=01-Drew Levinson/Reporting; :26]
[RUNS=1:42]
[OUT Q=Drew Levinson, CBS News, Buffalo, NY ]
((
Moments after they shook hands, the two New York senate candidates came
out fighting. Sprinkled among the issues of education, economy and
healthcare
Hillary Clinton and Rick Lazio went after each other.
Mrs. Clinton continuously linked Lazio to former Speaker of the House
Newt Giingrich.
SOT Hillary Rodaham Clinton/Democrat US Senate Candiate NY
'He stands here and tells us he is a moderate, mainstream, independent
member of Congress, but in fact he was a deputy whip to Newt Gingrich'
SOT RICK LAZIO/Republican US Senate NY
'Mrs.Clinton, you of all people, shouldn't' make guilt by association.
Newt Gingrich isn't runing in this race...I'm running in this race'
On the trust issue, Mrs. clinton was asked whether she should have
appologized to the American people for misleading them regarding her
husband's affair with a White House intern. She once blamed it on a
right wing conspiracy.
SOT Hillary
"I tried to be as forthcoming as I could given the circumstances that I
faced. Obviously I didn't mislead anyone. I didn't know the truth'.
SOT LAZIO
"Frankly what is so troubling here in respect to what my oppenent just
said
is that somehow it only matters what you say when you get caught and
character and trust is about well more than that'
The often testy exchanges included Lazio walking over to Clinton and
trying unsuccessfully to get her to sign a pledge barring soft money
from their campaigns.
Standup close
))[11Hargrave]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=sch]
[TAPE#=00-29 TC1:27:34]
[GRAPHIC=Fire Aftermath]
Despite a major fire at Hargrave Military Academy, school officials say their renovation project will be completed "on time".
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co.;]
Sanford Hall--the oldest building on campus went up in flames two months ago.
It destroyed the top floors of the historical building and the new 400 thousand dollar roof.
The fire also stalled a major renovation project of the building.
Now school officials say they can get back on track.
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[SOT 28:37]
[IN Q=We were set back]
((WHEELER BAKER/HARGRAVE PRESIDENT: WE WERE SET BACK 30-40 DAYS AS WE FOCUSED ON REMOVING ALL THE DEBRIS AND THE WATER WEIGHT FROM THE FIRE AWAY FROM THE BUILDING SO IT WOULDN'T FURTHER DAMAGE THE BUILDING. THEN OUR NEXT GOAL WAS TO CLEAR OUT ALL THE DEBRIS AND GET A TEMPORARY ROOF SO NO FURTHER DAMAGE COULD NOT BE DONE AND NOW WE'VE COMPLETED ALL THAT.))
[SUPER=01-Wheeler Baker/Hargrave President;]
[RUNS=:20]
[OUT Q=completed all that.]
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[VO-NAT]
The renovation should be completed next August.
The building will have new classrooms, dorm rooms and an auditorium.
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[Lee]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
For the first time in nine months, Wen Ho Lee is a free man.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Albuquerque, NM;]
A federal judge released the former Los Alamos scientist from jail yesterday-- with an apology.
After freeing him, the judge said the government's conduct in the matter has "embarassed our entire nation".
To gain his freedom, Lee was forced to plead guilty to a single count of mishandling nuclear secrets.
The government ended up dropping most of its case.
Lee has agreed to explain what happened to some missing computer
tapes.
Government prosecutors say Lee could still be prosecuted if
they feel he's not telling the truth.
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[11Neely]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=khu]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=Keith Neely]
Incarcerated attorney Keith Neely made an appearance in federal court yesterday-- alleging the government had withheld explicit information that could have assisted in his defense.
Convicted in 1993 of drug trafficking, Neely is hoping to win a new trial.
Judge Jackson Kiser said he found no evidence of "agency misconduct" on the part of the F-B-I, but he did not make a ruling on Neely's request for more information or on the motion for a new trial.
[11Law]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=khu]
[TAPE#=00-35 TC1:35:37]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Amos Law says he's out of the moonshine making business....and that he "hasn't fooled with the stuff" since 1995.
The government says he lied about it to a federal grand jury.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
But a trial jury believed Law... acquitting him yesterday on two counts of perjury.
The jury foreman thinks Law was confused about an investigation that goes back to 1991.
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[SOT 13:45:45]
[IN Q=I think he felt]
((I THINK HE FELT LIKE THEY WERE QUESTIONING HIM ABOUT THAT INSTEAD OF THE '97 TO 2000.))
((I'M VERY PLEASED. I HAD A VERY GOOD LAWYER AND I'M VERY PLEASED TO BE GOING BACK HOME TO MY FAMILY.))
[SUPER=01-Alfred Blankenship, Jr./Jury Foreman; :00]
[SUPER=01-Amos Law/Acquitted Perjury Suspect; :06]
[RUNS=17]
[OUT Q=to my family.]
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[VO-NAT]
Law was convicted and pulled two years in prison the last time. Now he's a free man.
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[Health-Check]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Mornin Health Check]
In medical news, one way to kill cancerous tumors may come from a sibling.
Doctor Dave Hnida has that story and more in this morning's Health check.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Dr. Dave Hnida/Reporting; :00 ]
[RUNS=1:29]
[OUT Q=CBS News, New York.]
((iNformation:
ON CAM
THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE REPORTS ON A NEW WAY TO KILL
CANCEROUS TUMORS - ITS BY TRANSFUSING THE PATIENT WITH BLOOD CELLS FROM
A BROTHER OR SISTER. RESEARCH SHOWS WHEN CERTAIN BLOOD CELLS FROM A
SIBLING ARE TRANSPLANTED INTO THE CANCER PATIENT, THE CELLS TRANSFORM
THEMSELVES INTO WHAT RESEARCHERS CALL "ATTACK DOGS"- KILLING OFF THE
CANCEROUS TUMOR. TUMORS OF THE KIDNEY WERE TREATED IN THIS STUDY- THE
SUCCESS RATE WAS HIGHER THAN WITH CONVENTIONAL TREATMENTS.
VT=VO
IF YOU HAVE ARTHRITIS, GOOD NEWS FOR YOUR STOMACH. A STUDY IN THE JAMA
CONFIRMS THE NEW CLASS OF ARTHRITIS PILLS- THE SO CALLED COX 2
INHIBITORS- ARE A LOT EASIER ON YOUR STOMACH THAN THE TRADITIONAL
ARTHRITIS MEDICATIONS SUCH AS ASPIRIN AND IBUPROFEN. THERE ARE TWO COX
TWO INHIBITORS ON THE MARKET RIGHT NOW- VIOXX AND CELEBREX. THEY HAVE
ABOUT HALF THE RATE OF CAUSING STOMACH PROBLEMS COMPARED TO STANDARD
ARTHRITIS PILLS.
VT=VO
FINALLY TODAY- GETTING READY TO LINE UP FOR A FLU SHOT? WELL NOT SO FAST
PARTNER. THE FEARS ABOUT A SHORTAGE OF VACCINE THIS FALL AND WINTER
LOOKS TO BE TRUE. BY THIS TIME OF YEAR- WE USUALLY HAVE FLU VACCINE
STARTING TO ARRIVE IN OUR OFFICES- SO FAR- NOTHING- AND WE'VE BEEN TOLD
IT MAY BE A COUPLE OF MONTHS BEFORE THE VACCINE BEGINS TO ARRIVE. NOT
GOOD NEWS FOR OLDER FOLKS AND THOSE WITH HEALTH PROBLEMS.
ON CAM
THATS A LOOK AT SOME OF THE DAYS TOP HEALTH STORIES . IM DR DAVE HNIDA
FOR CBS NEWS.))
(ad lib to weather)
[2-HEADLINES]
[2-shot=KMC/SYO]
[SUPER=#4049; Morning Headlines]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Here's a look at today's top stories.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
One person died and four others were injured in an accident on Bent Mountain yesterday.
It happened on Route 221 near Tinsley Lane, just yards from the Bent Mountain Rescue Squad building.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
The two candidates vying for New York's U-S senate seat slugged it out last night in a televised debate.
The two talked about education, the economy, and health care-- but much of the night was spent going after each other.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
And across the country, another show lit up the stage--- The first annual Latin Grammy Awards featured appearances
by Carlos Santana, Christina Aguilera, and N'Sync.
We'll tell you who the winners were...
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
And that's what's making news on this Thursday, September 14th.
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
News 7 Mornin' will be right back.
[11Bent-Mt-Ax]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=mce]
[TAPE#=00-]
[GRAPHIC=Fatal Accident]
One person was killed and four others injured in an accident on Bent Mountain yesterday.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]
It happened on Route 221 near Tinsley Lane.
Roanoke County police say 66-year-old Betty Arthur of Bedford turned into the path of this Jeep Cherokee.
The Jeep hit the passenger side, killing Arthur's aunt, Fannie Hazen.
A couple in the Jeep - Paul and Kathleen Slater from Floyd County - were also injured.
Arthur and the Slaters are all in stable condition at Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
Arthur's husband was treated at the scene.
Charges are pending against Betty Arthur.
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[11Ax-Reax]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=mce]
[TAPE#=00-35]
[GRAPHIC=Fatal Accident]
The accident occurred just yards from the Bent Mountain Rescue Squad building.
But no one was there - because last month, Roanoke County Supervisors moved Bent Mountain's three paid firefighters to the Back Creek Rescue Squad several miles down the road.
As Meredyth Censullo reports, some Bent Mountain residents say, the accident was a classic example of their worst fear.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;:00]
[SUPER=01-Carson King/Bent Mountain Fruit Market;:09]
[SUPER=01-Wayne Newman/Witness;:31]
[SUPER=@Meredyth2;1:07]
[RUNS=1:19]
[OUT Q=News 7 Roanoke Co.]
((The accident happened right in front of Carson King's Fruit Market.
His wife called for help.
That's when he says the wait began.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=My wife called..]
((CARSON KING: MY WIFE CALLED AS QUICK AS IT HAPPENED AND WHEN I CAME DOWN SHE SAID, "I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY'RE AT, THEY HAVEN'T SHOWN UP YET."))
[RUNS:06]
[OUT Q=up yet.]
Roanoke County Fire Chief Rick Burch says the first rescue squad on the scene - from Back Creek - arrived in eight minutes.
Residents at the scene say it took much longer.
In fact they say the response time was unacceptable.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=There were..]
((THERE WERE SEVERE INJURIES HERE THAT I WITNESSED AND SAW AND FOR THE COUNTY TO THINK THEY CAN SERVICE BENT MOUNTAIN FROM BACK CREEK, THEY'RE MISTAKEN. IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.))
[RUNS:12]
[OUT Q=gonna happen.]
Residents say a speedy response COULD have happened.
The Bent Mountain Fire and Rescue Squad is located mere yards from the crash site.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=If we had...]
((CARSON KING: IF WE HAD PAID FIREMEN, RESCUE SQUAD ON THE MOUNTAIN, THEY COULD RESPOND WITHIN 1 TO 2 MINUTES. ))
[RUNS:06]
[OUT Q=minutes.]
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Maybe the woman...]
((WAYNE NEWMAN: MAYBE THE WOMAN WOULD'VE STILL PASSED AWAY, BUT SOMEONE WOULD'VE BEEN HERE WHO WOULD'VE KNOWN WHAT TO DO, THAN JUST STAND THERE AND WATCH.))
[RUNS:06]
[OUT Q=and watch.]
Fire Chief Burch says in an ideal situation, both Bent Mountain and Back Creek would each have their own staff of paid firemen.
But, he says, there's no way the county can afford that.
Meredyth Censullo, News 7, Roanoke County.))
[2-Campaign-2000]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Campaign 2000]
The two candidates for New York's U-S Senate seat "shuffled off to Buffalo" and came out swinging...
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Buffalo, NY/MSNBC;:00]
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton and Republican Congressman Rick Lazio took to the stage last night in their first televised debate.
The two talked about education, the economy, and health care-- but much of the night was spent going after each other.
One issue was trust-- Clinton was asked whether she should have apologized to the American people for misleading them about her husband's affair with Monica Lewinsky.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 3:05:12]
[IN Q=I tried]
((HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON/D- U.S. Senate Candidate: I TRIED TO BE AS FORTHCOMING AS I COULD GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT I FACED. OBVIOUSLY, I DIDN'T MISLEAD ANYONE. I DIDN'T KNOW THE TRUTH.))
[SOT 3:05:23 ]
((RICK LAZIO/(R) U.S. SENATE CANDIDATE: FRANKLY, WHAT IS SO TROUBLING HERE IN RESPECT TO WHAT MY OPPONENT JUST SAID IS THAT SOMEHOW IT ONLY MATTERS WHAT YOU SAY WHEN YOU GET CAUGHT AND CHARACTER AND TRUST IS ABOUT WELL MORE THAN THAT.))
[SUPER=01-Hillary Rodham Clinton/(D) U. S. Senate Candidate;]
[SUPER=01-Rick Lazio/(R) U. S. Senate Candidate; :12]
[RUNS=:25]
[OUT Q=more than that.]
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[VO-NAT]
The testy exchanges included Lazio walking over to Clinton and trying unsuccessfully to get her to sign a pledge barring soft money from their campaigns.
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[Boeing]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
The Federal Aviation Administration says the Boeing 737 is safe, but now it will be SAFER.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-File Tape;]
Boeing and the F-A-A- have agreed that the aircraft manufacturer will re- design all Boeing 737 rudders.
The rudders have come under scrutiny, since a couple of fatal crashes-- one in Colorado and another in Pennsylvania.
Investigators say the 737's control valve could cause the rudder to unexpectedly jam in the direction opposite of that intended by the pilot.
Company officials say the re- designing of the rudder could take several years.
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[Latin-Grammys]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Carlos Santana has taken the top honor at ANOTHER Grammy Award ceremony.
The veteran rocker won record of the year at last night's first annual Latin Grammys.
Newcomers Christina Aguilera and N'Sync were among those who performed.
Terisa Estacio has more.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Los Angeles, CA/Laras-CBS; :00]
[SUPER=07-Shakira; :38 QUICK]
[SUPER=01-Terisa Estacio/Reporting; :59]
[RUNS=1:14]
[OUT Q=Estacio, CBS news, Los Angeles.]
((
THE VIBRANT RHYTHMS OF LATIN MUSIC TOOK CENTERSTAGE ... AT THE FIRST
ANNUAL LATIN GRAMMY AWARDS.
THE NIGHT BEGAN WITH AN ALL-STAR TRIBUTE TO THE LATE, GREAT TITO PUETE.
((NAT))
TAKING HOME THE NIGHT'S FIRST PRIZE, DOMINICAN-BORN ARTIST, JUAN LUIS
GUERRA, FOR BEST MERENGUE PERFORMANCE.
((NAT))
A MORE FAMILIAR FACE TO MAINSTREAM AUDIENCES, CHRISTINA AGUILERA,
DELIVERED A SEXY, SPANISH VERSION OF HER SMASH HIT, GENIE IN A BOTTLE.
STRIVING TO MAKE A NAME FOR HERSELF HERE IN THE U-S, LATIN SENSATION,
SHAKIRA, WON BEST FEMALE POP AND ROCK VOCALS.
((SOT: SHAKIRA))
((NAT))
SANTANA AND THE GROUP, MANA GOT THE CROWD ON ITS FEET WITH THEIR
PERFORMANCE OF CORAZON ESPINADO.
BUT THEN IT WAS THE BATTLE OF THE BOY BANDS ... WITH THE EVER-POPULAR
'NSYNC AND PUERTO RICO'S SON BY FOUR BOTH CROONING LATIN BALLADS.
((STANDUP))
TERISA ESTACIO, CBS NEWS, LOS ANGELES))
[11Orphan-Choir]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=500-1 TC1:30:34]
[GRAPHIC=None]
They grew up knowing nothing but poverty and despair, but a group of orphans from around the world is ready to bring smiles to faces here in the U-S.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Forest]
Fifteen children from India, Burma and the Philippines are in Bedford County this week, rehearsing for a national concert tour.
They're being sponsored by the World Help organization, which ships donations of food and supplies to the world's poorest countries.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 10:39:18]
[IN Q=When we were]
((VERNON BREWER/WORLDHELP: WHEN WE WERE IN INDIA LAST MONTH, WE HAD THE IDEA, IF WE COULD BRING SOME OF THESE CHILDREN TO AMERICA AND LET PEOPLE SEE HOW PRECIOUS THEY ARE AND HOW NEEDY THEY ARE, THAT WE COULD RAISE AWARENESS AND PERHAPS GET MORE SPONSORS THAT WAY SO THAT WAS OUR MOTIVATION.))
[SUPER=01-Vernon Brewer/World Help]
[RUNS=17]
[OUT Q=our motivation.]
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[VO-NAT]
The concert tour begins in Salem on Sunday.
Proceeds will help build orphanages overseas.
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[Peace-Talks]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Mideast Peace talks]
Mideast peace talks resume today in New York.
The Israelis and Palestinians are invited to meet separately with Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
It's another attempt by the Clinton administration to drive the two sides into an agreement.
The announcement of the new talks came out yesterday, the day Israel and the Palestinians had set LAST year for a final peace accord.
[11Runaway-Car]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=00-36 TC24:56]
[GRAPHIC=None]
A runaway car rolled hundreds of feet, hit two other vehicles then ran into a Roanoke County apartment building.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]
No one was in the S-U-V when it crashed into a building at the Pebble Creek Apartments around eight yesterday evening.
The car was parked in a lot at the neighboring Bent Tree Apartment complex when it started rolling.
It hit a motorcycle and an antique car, then kept rolling into the apartment.
No one was hurt.
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[11Trucking-Investigation]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=khu]
[TAPE#=00-27 TC1:13:05]
[GRAPHIC=None]
A group of trucking companies in Central Virginia has been under investigation by federal agents for almost two years.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Campbell Co./October 1998]
They raided the offices of K-and-C Trucking in Rustburg, and carted away boxes of records.
Search warrant documents unsealed only this week indicate the feds suspect the firms of fudging records that are supposed to account for the number of hours drivers are on the road and failing to subject drivers to drug testing.
The F-B-I wouldn't discuss it then, and federal authorities still aren't talking about it, other than to say the investigation continues.
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[6Taylor]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=tte]
[TAPE#=00-33 TC40:28]
[GRAPHIC=Whitey Taylor]
The owner of the Franklin County speedway will have to pay 130-dollars for holding an illegal carnival.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Rocky Mount/October 1999;]
[TAPE#=00-30 TC48:38]
Whitey Taylor was convicted yesterday of holding a carnival without the proper permit.
Taylor says he thinks he could win an appeal, but doesn't have the time.
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[11Scooch's]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=tte]
[TAPE#=00-30 TC1:27:29]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Scooch's nightclub in Roanoke has been torn down.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
((NAT SOT))
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
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Demolition started on Scooch's on Williamson Road.
The nightclub closed in July and now, it's being turned into a parking lot for the Bank of America branch next door.
Contractors say the job could take six weeks.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Now here's another look at today's top local stories:
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Derek Barnabei is scheduled to die by lethal injection tonight at the Greensville Correctional
Center.
Barnabei was convicted in Norfolk of raping and killing his girlfriend
17-year-old Old Dominion University student Sarah Wisnosky from Lynchburg.
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[ANCHOR=Shannon]
One person was killed and four others injured in an accident on Bent Mountain yesterday.
It happened on Route 221 near Tinsley Lane.
Roanoke County police say 66-year-old Betty Arthur of Bedford turned into the path of this Jeep Cherokee.
The Jeep hit the passenger side, killing Arthur's aunt, Fannie Hazen.
A couple in the Jeep - Paul and Kathleen Slater from Floyd County - were also injured.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Investigators in Myrtle Beach say they do NOT have any suspects in the stabbing death of a Roanoke man.
Housekeepers at the Poindexter Ocean Front Resort found the body of 50- year old John Milton Bird Tuesday morning.
Investigators are hoping to locate three people who may have been with Bird in the hours before his death.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Now here's Keith Humphry with a preview of News 7 at Six.
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