WDBJ 7 morning news for 10/13/00

[Cole-Attack]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

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[WRITER=chr]
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Fugitive Osama Bin Laden is on the short list of terrorists suspected of masterminding yesterday's attack on the U-S-S Cole.
Meanwhile, many family members are awaiting word of the fate of sailors who were aboard the Navy destroyer.
Military officials will release the names after loved ones are notified.
Doug Wilson joins us now from Washington with the latest.
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[SUPER=01-James Gauna/Nephew Missing;]
[SUPER=01-Terrence Dudley/U.S. Navy Spokesman;]
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(( Locator: Ennis, TX IN ENNIS TEXAS AND ALL ACROSS THE U-S - THERE WAS ANGUISH - AND SHOCK.

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MILITARY PERSONNEL -ARRIVED ON DOOR-STEPS WITH OFFICIAL WORD THAT LOVED ONES ARE MISSING AFTER A SUICIDE BOMBING OFF YEMEN.

SOT: James Gauna/Nephew Missing
"THAT'S ALL THEY CAN TELL US RIGHT. THERE'S A LOT OF HOPE. MISS HIM, WE MISS HIM."
OFFICIALS BELIEVE A SMALL BOAT WHICH WAS HELPING POSITION THE USS COLE FOR A REFUELING BLEW UP-TEARING A 20 BY 40 FOOT HOLE INTO THE HULL.
IN RESPONSE TO THE ATTACK, PRESIDENT CLINTON HAS ORDERED A HEIGHTENED STATE OF ALERT FOR ALL MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AROUND THE WORLD.

SOT: CLINTON
"We will find out who was responsible and hold them accountable."
THIS MORNING THE COLE IS LISTING-BUT STILL FLOATING AS CREWS CONTINUE TO DESPERATELY SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS.

SOT: Terrence Dudley/U-S Navy Spokesman
"We are taking all necessary steps to make sure they are accounted for."))
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[NAVY-Hotline]

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The Navy has set up a toll - free phone number...
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[TAKE FULL SCREEN PHONE NUMBER]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
for relatives of U-S-S Cole crew members looking for information.
That number is 1-800-368-3202.
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[MD-Sailor]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
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The bad news has already come to a family in Maryland --
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Williamsport, MD;]

Uniformed military personnel told the Wibberley family yesterday afternoon that their 19-year-old son, Craig died in the suicide bombing.
Wibberley joined the Navy right after graduating from high school.
His former school principal remembers him as a "quiet, calm, good kid."
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[11Franklin-Charges]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[WRITER=tte]
[TAPE#=00-31 TC1:39:23]
[GRAPHIC=Murder Invest.]
Investigators think a love triangle led to the murder of a Pennsylvania woman.
One of two women involved with a Franklin County man is the victim - the man and the other woman he was involved with are both charged in connection with the crime.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Franklin Co.;]
William Housman moved to Pennsylvania with Beth Markman after they met in the Roanoke area. Then he started working with 18-year-old Leslie White at a Pennsylvania Wal-Mart. Investigators say Housman and Markman confessed yesterday they killed the teenager, put her body in her Jeep and dumped her on family land in Floyd County.
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[IN Q=They gave]
((EWELL HUNT/FRANKLIN CO. SHERIFF'S DEPT: THEY GAVE STATEMENTS IN WHICH THEY ADMIT TO CAUSING HER HARM THAT EVENTUALLY CAUSED HER DEATH. TINA TENRET/NEWS7: FOR EXAMPLE, STUFFING A BAG IN HER MOUTH? EWELL HUNT/FRANKLIN CO. SHERIFF'S DEPT: YES. THAT'S CORRECT.))
[SUPER=01-Ewell Hunt/Franklin Co. Sheriff's Dept.;]
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[VO-NAT]
The couple was arrested Wednesday night at a friend's home in Franklin County. State police found Leslie White tied up with a tent -- blood on her body, her clothing torn and her hair messed up. Sources say William Housman has a non-violent criminal history in another state.
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[2Floyd-Murder]

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[WRITER=mjo]
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Leslie White's family is calling for the maximum penalty in the case. So both suspects could be tried in Virginia. They were served with arrest warrants for first degree murder in Floyd County.
The District Attorney in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, says capital murder charges are easier to obtain in Virginia.

[11Norfolk-Southern]

[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=AM]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=00-32 TC1:27:41]
[GRAPHIC=NS Layoffs]

More Norfolk Southern workers are scheduled for furlough.
215 workers with the traveling teams who lay rail, install ties and pave crossings will be laid off by next Friday.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

Norfolk Southern says it's cutting costs because of a declining coal export market and high fuel prices.
Some union leaders don't agree.
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[IN Q=I'd say they]
((TOM MCCOY/BROTHERHOOD OF MAINTENANCE OF WAY: I'D SAY THEY ARE DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTED TO THE CONRAIL MERGER. NUMBER ONE THEY PAID TOO MUCH FOR CONRAIL. NUMBER TWO, THEIR IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM IS A TOTAL DISASTER.))
[SUPER=01-Tom McCoy/Brotherhood of Maint. of Way]
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[VO-NAT]

Many union leaders are also concerned that fewer workers may compromise railway safety.
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[IN Q= Some of the things]
((TOM MCCOY/BROTHERHOOD OF MAINTENANCE OF WAY: SOME OF THE THINGS THE RAILROAD COMPANY, A LOT OF PEOPLE AREN'T AWARE OF THIS THAT THEY HAUL IS VERY DISASTROUS, THEY CAN CAUSE MASSIVE DEATHS OR WHATEVER, IN SOME OF THE CHEMICAL THAT THEY HAUL.))
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[VO-NAT]

The company maintains that safety is essential to its business.
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[11NRB-Industries]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[GRAPHIC=Plant Closing]

Employees say a Radford textile plant is shutting down.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Radford;]

Workers say N-R-B Industries told them Wednesday it would shut down the Norwood Street plant by the year's end.
N-R-B makes acetate fabric used in graduation gowns.
Employees say they were told 125 of them would lose their jobs because of stiff overseas competition.
The other N-R-B Industries plant in Fairlawn will remain open.
The plant's general manager said he could not address the layoffs until after all shifts had been notified.
Other N-R-B managers did not return calls for comment.
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[11Tech-Center]

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They celebrated the opening of a corporate Research Center near Dixie Caverns yesterday.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]

The center is owned by Roanoke County which has yet to sign the first tenant.
County officials have pitched the site to 2-thousand prospects.
While the county hopes to attract high- tech businesses and corporate research headquarters, it could also accommodate some light industry.
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[SOT 13:13:45]
[IN Q=Certainly we'd like]
((CERTAINLY WE'D LIKE TO HAVE COMPANIES THAT WOULD BE... AND IT COULD BE TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES. NOT THAT WE'D HAVE A CAR DEALER, COMPANIES MANUFACTURING CARS, BUT CERTAINLY COMPANIES MANUFACTURING PARTS FOR AUTOMOBILES, FOR AIRPLANES, MAYBE EVEN TRAINS, AS WELL.))
[SUPER=01-David Porter/Roanoke Co. Econ. Dev.]
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[OUT Q=trains, as well.]
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[VO-NAT]

Local and state government and business leaders attended yesterday's "opening ceremony."
The county expects the center may take 10 to 15 years to fully develop.
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[Tech-Mornin]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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The Virginia Tech Hokies crushed West Virginia last night 48-to-20 - something that may surprise you if you went to bed at halftime. Mike Stevens has more on what was a "Tale of Two Halves."
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[SUPER=01-Andre Davis/Three TDs vs. WVU; 2:30]
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[SUPER=01-Frank Beamer/9-and-5 Against WVU; 2:53]
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[11Dr-Chip]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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Another new program launched in Danville is targeting the prevention of heart related diseases.
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[SUPER=03-Danville]

Doctor CHIP is a partnership between local doctors, the health department and the Danville Regional Health Systems.

The community based program is designed to reduce heart disease in the Dan River Region by educating and screening people in schools, businesses and churches.
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[SOT 16:42;03]
[IN Q=So the Danville]
((DR. MICHAEL MOORE/DR. CHIP CO-FOUNDER: THE FIRST QUESTION IS HOW BAD IS OUR PROBLEMS? IT'S VERY BAD. WE HAVE TWICE THE RATE OF THE ENTIRE STATE FOR THE CHANCE OF DYING OF A HEART ATTACK, STROKE OR BEING ON DIALYSIS.))
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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Health experts say they want to educate people on reducing cholesterol, weight, smoking and increasing exercise.

[Health-Check]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Mornin Health Check]

In this morning's Health Check - some patients who've had balloon angioplasty could benefit from an arthritis drug.

And experts gain some insight into WHY it's better for babies to sleep on their backs.
Doctor Dave Hnida has those stories and more.
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[SOT 3:22:36]
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[SUPER=01-Dr. Dave Hnida/Reporting; :00 ]
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[OUT Q=CBS News, New York.]
((ON CAM IF YOU ARE A NEW PARENT- YOU'VE BEEN TOLD THE SAFEST WAY FOR YOUR BABY TO SLEEP IS ON HIS OR HER BACK- THIS POSITION CUTS THE RISK OF SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME. BUT WE NEVER KNEW WHY- UNTIL NOW.

VT=VO
RESEARCHERS AT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN RHODE ISLAND SAY WHEN BABIES SLEEP ON THEIR BACKS- THEIR DIAPHRAGMS AND STOMACH MUSCLES DON'T HAVE TOO WORK TOO HARD- AND THAT MAKES BREATHING EASIER AND CUTS THE RISK OF SIDS.

VT=VO
ALSO NEW TODAY- A POSSIBLE SOLUTION FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD BALLOON ANGIOPLASTY- ONLY TO HAVE THE BLOCKED ARTERY CLOSE UP AGAIN WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS.IT'S A VERY COMMON PROBLEM- AND ONE THAT'S BEEN HARD TO FIX. BUT IT TURNS OUT A COMMON ARTHRITIS MEDICATION- CLINORIL- SEEMS TO WORK VERY WELL AT KEEPING THAT BLOOD VESSEL OPEN. THE REPORT COMES FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES - AND FINDS USING CLINORIL KEEPS THE ARTERY OPEN FOR THE LONG TERM 70% OF THE TIME.
ON CAM FINALLY TODAY- A QUICK WORD OF WARNING WITH CHILLY TEMPERATURES MAKING AN APPEARANCE.THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION SAYS NOW IS THE TIME TO HAVE YOUR FURNACE AND HEATING SYSTEM INSPECTED. EACH YEAR SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE DIE FROM CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING FROM A FAULTY FURNACE.. THOUSANDS MORE GET VERY SICK. SIGNS OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING INCLUDE FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS, HEADACHE, NAUSEA-- AND EVENTUALLY DEATH. THAT'S A LOOK AT SOME OF THE DAYS TOP HEALTH STORIES. I'M DR. DAVE HNIDA FOR CBS NEWS.))

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[SUPER=#4049; Morning Headlines]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

Here's a look at today's top stories.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

Officials vow to find who's responsible for yesterday's apparent terrorist attack on the Navy destroyer, the U-S-S Cole.
We'll tell you how you can find out information about crew members killed or wounded in the bombing, coming up.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]

Bedford County teachers say they need a 15- percent pay raise.
Last night, more than 100 teachers made their request to the school board.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

And state police say the murder of a Pennsylvania woman could become a death penalty case...
Authorities also believe a love triangle led to Leslie Rae White's killing.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

And that's what's making news on this Friday, October 13th .
[ANCHOR=Shannon]

News 7 Mornin' will be right back.

[2Cole-Attack]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=AM]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=Newspath LIVE]
[GRAPHIC=None]

No injuries in an explosion that rocked the British embassy in the capitol of Yemen.
The blast comes the day after an apparent terrorist attack on the U-S-S Cole, just off Yemen.
Meanwhile, Americans should find out the names of those sailors who died or were injured in yesterday's attack.
At least six crew members were killed.
Eleven are missing.
We go now to Doug Wilson with an update from Washington.
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[SUPER=03-Ennis, TX;]
[SUPER=01-James Gauna/Nephew Missing;]
[SUPER=01-Terrence Dudley/U.S. Navy Spokesman;]
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(( Locator: Ennis, TX IN ENNIS TEXAS AND ALL ACROSS THE U-S - THERE WAS ANGUISH - AND SHOCK.

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MILITARY PERSONNEL -ARRIVED ON DOOR-STEPS WITH OFFICIAL WORD THAT LOVED ONES ARE MISSING AFTER A SUICIDE BOMBING OFF YEMEN.

SOT: James Gauna/Nephew Missing
"THAT'S ALL THEY CAN TELL US RIGHT. THERE'S A LOT OF HOPE. MISS HIM, WE MISS HIM."
OFFICIALS BELIEVE A SMALL BOAT WHICH WAS HELPING POSITION THE USS COLE FOR A REFUELING BLEW UP-TEARING A 20 BY 40 FOOT HOLE INTO THE HULL.
IN RESPONSE TO THE ATTACK, PRESIDENT CLINTON HAS ORDERED A HEIGHTENED STATE OF ALERT FOR ALL MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AROUND THE WORLD.

SOT: CLINTON
"We will find out who was responsible and hold them accountable."
THIS MORNING THE COLE IS LISTING-BUT STILL FLOATING AS CREWS CONTINUE TO DESPERATELY SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS.

SOT: Terrence Dudley/U-S Navy Spokesman
"We are taking all necessary steps to make sure they are accounted for."))

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[2NAVY-Hotline]

[Mideast-Violence]

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[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]

Despite international pleas for a cease- fire, fighting between the Israelis and Palestinians continues today.
Israeli forces are said to be on full alert-- bracing for what they call another Palestinian "day of rage."
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-New York, NY;]

In New York, nearly 15-thousand people showed up for an Israel Solidarity rally.
New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani condemned Palestinian leader Yassar Arafat for the violence against Israel.
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[Bedford-Teachers]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=am]
[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=00-36 56:34]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Bedford County teachers say they need a raise. Last night they went before the school board to ask for a 15 percent raise in next year's school budget. Kate Weidaw has more.
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[SUPER=03-Bedford; :00]
[SUPER=01-Jesse Tucker/Bedford Co. Educ. Assoc. Pres.; :11]
[SUPER=01-Marianne Nester/Teacher; :36]
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[SUPER=01-Dr. James Blevins/Bedford Co. Superintendent; :56]
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[OUT Q=kw news7.]
((They hoped their numbers would speak louder then their words at Bedford County's school board meeting. More then 100 teachers came to show the board they need a raise and need it this year.

[SOT 5:32:40]
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((JESSE TUCKER/PRES. BEDFORD CO. EDUC. ASSOC.: WE'RE SO FAR BEHIND THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE A BIG STEP LIKE THIS SO WE CAN COMPETE WITH SURROUNDING COUNTIES.))
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The starting salary for a teacher in Bedford County is 26-thousand dollars - that's at least 5-thousand dollars less a year than a first year teacher makes in Roanoke County. As a result Bedford County has lost 50 percent of its teaching staff over the last 3 years.

[SOT 5:38:23]
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((MARIANNE NESTER/TEACHER STEWARTSVILLE ELEMENTARY: 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS IS A LOT OF MONEY TEACHERS ARE BECOMING SHORT AND SOME OF US ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DO WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IF WE DON'T GET THE RESPECT HERE.))
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Calling for a raise isn't anything new to these teachers. In April they asked the school board to include a raise in the 2000-2001 budget but were denied.

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((DR. JAMES BLEVINS/BEDFORD CO. SUPERINTENDENT: WE WERE OPENING 2 NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AT THE COST OF ABOUT 5 MILLION DOLLARS SO WE WERE HAVING TO PUT SOME THINGS IN PRIORITY.))
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Blevins says with fewer projects in the works for next year, he's hopeful the teachers will see a raise.
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((KATE WEIDAW/REPORTING: THE SCHOOL BOARD HOPES TO HAVE A DRAFT OF THE 2001-2002 BUDGET FINISHED BY MARCH 15-TH. IN THE MEANTIME THE TEACHERS PLAN TO TAKE THEIR CONCERNS TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND START A TELEPHONE CAMPAIGN TO GET THE SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY.))
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[2-11Franklin-Charges]

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[WRITER=tte]
[TAPE#=00-31 TC1:39:23]
[GRAPHIC=Murder Invest.]
A Franklin County man and a woman with whom he was romantically linked - are charged in connection with the murder of another woman he was seeing.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Franklin Co.;]
William Housman moved to Pennsylvania with Beth Markman after they met in the Roanoke area. Then he started working with 18-year-old Leslie White at a Pennsylvania Wal-Mart. Investigators say Housman and Markman confessed yesterday to killing the teenager, putting her body in her Jeep and dumping her on family land in Floyd County.
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[SOT 13:10:23]
[IN Q=They gave]
((EWELL HUNT/FRANKLIN CO. SHERIFF'S DEPT: THEY GAVE STATEMENTS IN WHICH THEY ADMIT TO CAUSING HER HARM THAT EVENTUALLY CAUSED HER DEATH. TINA TENRET/NEWS7: FOR EXAMPLE, STUFFING A BAG IN HER MOUTH? EWELL HUNT/FRANKLIN CO. SHERIFF'S DEPT: YES. THAT'S CORRECT.))
[SUPER=01-Ewell Hunt/Franklin Co. Sheriff's Dept.;]
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[VO-NAT]
The couple was arrested Wednesday night at a friend's home in Franklin County.
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[11Floyd-Murder]

[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=AM]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=00-27 TC1:52:28]
[GRAPHIC=HOLD]

State police say this could become a death penalty case...
Right now both suspects have been served with arrest warrants for first degree murder in Floyd County.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Floyd Co.;]

For now, the case is in the hands of Floyd County Commonwealth's Attorney Gino Williams.
That's because state law says that when authorities DO NOT know where the murder occurred, the case is tried in the county where the body is found.
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[SOT 7:42 - 8:06]
[IN Q=There's evidence]
((GINO WILLIAMS/FLOYD CO. COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY: THERE'S EVIDENCE THAT COULD INDICATE SEVERAL DIFFERENT PLACES. SOME OF IT HAS TO DO WITH WHERE THE VICTIM MAY HAVE DIED IN TIME AND WE'LL JUST HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT WHEN EVERYTHING'S TOGETHER. ))
[SUPER=01-Gino Williams/Floyd Co. Commonwealth's Atty.;]
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[OUT Q=everything's together.]
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[VO-NAT]

Leslie White's family is calling for the maximum penalty in the case.
The District Attorney in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, says capital murder charges are easier to obtain in Virginia.
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[11Roanoke-Fire]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=00-42 TC16:56]
[GRAPHIC=Fire]

A Roanoke man was rescued from his burning apartment last night...
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

Authorities are calling the blaze suspicious.
Flames broke out at this building on Bullitt Avenue just before seven.
Firefighters rescued the man who was then taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Two upstairs apartments sustained heavy damage.
Authorities are investigating.
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[11SOL-Ads]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=AM]
[WRITER=equ]
[TAPE#=00-37 TC51:11]
[GRAPHIC=VA Lottery]
Controversial ads promoting Virginia's S-O-Ls have been pulled from the airwaves - by the state lottery.
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[VO-NAT]

The ads had been criticized by Democrats, including Senator Chuck Robb, as taxpayer-supported ads for George Allen.

The Standards of Learning were originated by Allen as governor.
[SUPER=03-Richmond/June 23]

Lottery director Penny Kyle pulled the ads to avoid further criticism about political motives.
Her spokesman admits they did confer some with Governor Jim Gilmore's administration.
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[SOT 02:14:53]
[IN Q=Not only]
((ED SCARBOROUGH/VIRGINIA LOTTERY SPOKESMAN: NOT ONLY WERE WE BEING ACCUSED, THEY WERE BEING ACCUSED. SO IT'S CERTAINLY, THERE ARE CONVERSATIONS THAT COME OUT OF THAT, BUT REALLY IT WAS PENNY'S DECISION... UNTIL WE'RE DONE WITH THE POLITICAL SEASON.))
[SOT 02:18:43]
((CRAIG BIEBER/VIRGINIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY: WE DON'T BELIEVE THAT THIS IS CLOSED YET. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE ALLEN CAMPAIGN REIMBURSE THE TAXPAYERS FOR THE COSTS OF THESE ADS.))
[SUPER=01-Ed Scarborough/Virginia Lottery Spokesman; :00]
[SUPER=01-Craig Bieber/Virginia Democratic Party; :21]
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[OUT Q=these ads.]
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[TALENT=Kimberly]
[SS=None]

Democrats have NOT decided if they will go ahead with a lawsuit that alleges the ads violate state law about the content of Lottery advertising.

[11Cops-Disabled]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=AM]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=00-38 TC30:39]
[GRAPHIC=None]

A wheelchair-bound man says he was injured - because Lynchburg police don't know how to handle the disabled.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg]

It all stems from an incident last month where disabled veteran Wayne Cunningham was being brought in on a domestic assault warrant.
Cunningham fell out of his wheelchair and broke his neck.. he says the officer helping him didn't know what he was doing
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((COL. CHARLES BENNETT/LYNCHBURG POLICE CHIEF: TRAINING IS NOT A PANACEA AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT ACCIDENTS OCCUR.. THAT CERTAINLY APPEARS TO BE THE CASE HERE. WE'LL CERTAINLY LOOK AT WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN IMPROVE OUR SERVICES THROUGH ADDITIONAL TRAINING, THAT'S CLEARLY SOMETHING WE DO ALL THE TIME. WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TRAINING ALREADY AND WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THAT AS WELL.))
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Cunningham has hired a local attorney but would "not" say whether he may sue the city over the incident.
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[Duke-Kicker]

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A federal jury rules a female player was discriminated against when she was cut from the Duke University football team.
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Former place- kicker Heather Sue Mercer received two- million- dollars in punitive damages.
Mercer was also awarded one- dollar in compensatory damages.
[SUPER=03-Durham, NC/1995;]

Mercer sued the Durham school after she graduated in 19-98.
She says she tried out for the team as a place kicker, but was cut because of her gender.
During the trial, Duke presented coaches and former players who said Mercer didn't have the ability to make the team.
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
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It was a win for Virginia Tech last night, but for the first half at least, it wasn't easy. Mike Stevens has more on the Hokies' 48-to-20 explosive win.
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[SUPER=01-Lee Suggs/One Rushing TD vs. WVU; 1:13]
[SUPER=36-West Virginia/20/Virginia Tech #2/48; 2:10]
[SUPER=01-Michael Vick/Two Touchdown Passes; 2:18]
[SUPER=01-Andre Davis/Three TDs vs. WVU; 2:30]
[SUPER=01-Don Nehlen/West Virginia Head Coach; 2:41]
[SUPER=01-Frank Beamer/9-and-5 Against WVU; 2:53]
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[Local-Recap]
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

Now here's another look at today's top stories:
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Families across the nation are learning one by one if their loved ones are among the dead or injured after yesterday's terrorist attack on the Norfolk-based U-S-S Cole. 6 sailors are confirmed dead. Several others are missing. One Maryland couple has learned their son is among those killed. Craig Wibberley was 19 years old.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]

Authorities think a love triangle led to the murder of a Pennsylvania woman found in Floyd County.
William Housman and Beth Markman are under arrest for the murder of 18-year-old Leslie White.
Both White and Markman were romantically linked to Housman.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
More than a hundred Bedford County teachers turned out at last night's school board meeting to demand a raise.
They say their starting salary is thousands of dollars lower than Roanoke County's... and that the lower pay has cost Bedford County 50 percent of its teaching staff in the past 3 years.
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[ANCHOR=Shannon]
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

Now here's Keith Humphry with a preview of News 7 at Six.
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[ANCHOR=Steve]
(live ad lib, tease tomorrow)
[Double Boxes=Kimberly/Shannon and Steve]
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