[Headlines]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[VO-NAT]
A Singapore Airlines plane crashes during a storm killing at least 79 people.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
and a Russian-built plane reportedly explodes shortly after take-off in Angola.
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
(ad lib weather)
[ANCHOR=Steve]
(ad lib live tease)
[2-shot]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[Singapore-Crash]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Singapore Crash]
A Russian-built plane reportedly exploded shortly after take-off in Angola today, killing all 48 people aboard.
The plane reportedly was on a domestic flight when it blew up.
No word yet on the cause.
Meanwhile, American officials are headed to Taiwan to help investigate yesterday's Singapore Airlines crash that killed at least 79 people.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Taipei, Taiwan;]
The 747 jetliner was taking off from Taipei, bound for Los Angeles, when it was slammed back onto the runway.
The pilot reported hitting an object on the runway.
Early reports had said the airliner had struck a China Airlines plane on the runway.
Officials later said that was NOT accurate.
For those who survived the crash, the ordeal was a nightmare.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 4:38:17 ]
[IN Q= we saw]
(("WE SAW FLASHES OF FIRE AND PLANE FELL APART. FLAMES CAME IN TO THE
CABIN, SMOKE WAS EVERYWHERE."
THOSE WHO ESCAPED WITH THEIR LIVES WERE TREATED AT NEARBY HOSPITALS,
WHILE THOSE KILLED WERE TAKEN AWAY IN BODY BAGS.
))
[RUNS=:10]
[OUT Q=it was everywhere.]
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[VO-NAT]
The crash happened in the midst of a torrential storm.
The typhoon was packing 90- mile- an- hour winds and was expected t make landfall today.
It was already soaking Taipei with heavy rains.
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[11Thomas]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=00-41 TC27:17]
[GRAPHIC=Jeff Thomas]
The capital murder trial of the man charged with killing Radford teen Tara Munsey will begin at the end of this month.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Pulaski;]
Defendant Jeffrey Allen Thomas and his attorneys were in court yesterday.
They argued that Pulaski County investigators used inaccurate information to obtain a search warrant.
The judge ruled that the error was NOT intentional and did NOT affect the case.
Thomas was charged with Munsey's rape and murder last February, after her partially-clothed body was found in a remote section of the county.
150 prospective jurors have been selected to appear for Thomas' trial on November 30th.
Defense attorneys say they'll ask for a change of venue.
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[11Bedford-Tourism]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=00-37 TC1:13:00]
[GRAPHIC=None]
First lady Roxanne Gilmore's favorite cause is promoting tourism in Virginia.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bedford Co.]
Yesterday, Gilmore presented local officials with a check for 14- thousand dollars that will help fund a regional tourism campaign.
Lynchburg, Bedford County and Nelson County are joining forces to market themselves as a package... and to get tourists to spend time and money in each locality.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 12:13:37]
[IN Q=When visitors come]
((BRIAN KNOPP/LYNCHBURG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: WHEN VISITORS COME TO THE AREA, THEY DON'T RECOGNIZE COUNTY BOUNDARIES OR CITY BOUNDARIES, THEY WANT TO SEE ALL THAT THE AREA HAS TO OFFER. AND WE TRY TO PROMOTE THE HISTORY, THE NATURALLY BEAUTY AND THE ARTS AND CULTURE THROUGHOUT THE REGION.))
[SUPER=01-Brian Knopp/Lynchburg Chamber of Commerce]
[RUNS=12]
[OUT Q=throughout the region.]
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[VO-NAT]
The money will pay for a new brochure featuring area tourist attractions.
Officials estimate tourism generates about 12 billion dollars a year across the state.
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[11Senate]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=equ]
[TAPE#=500-14 TC1:08:56]
[GRAPHIC=Campaign 2000]
John Warner and Chuck Robb are frequently a team working for Virginia.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=203-Richmond]
But yesterday, John Warner told Virginians that Chuck Robb has canceled out his vote 17- hundred times in the U-S Senate since 1989.
Fellow Republican George Allen says he guesses he'd vote with Warner 90-percent of the time.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT 11:14:47]
[IN Q=Instead of]
((GEORGE ALLEN/R-U.S. SENATE CANDIDATE: INSTEAD OF HAVING A NET ZERO, FOR VIRGINIA, WHERE SENATOR WARNER'S VOTING CONSISTENTLY WITH THE VIEWS AND COMMON SENSE OF THE PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA AND HAVING SOMEONE VOTE CONTRARY TO IT, INSTEAD OF HAVING A NET ZERO, WHAT WE OUGHT TO HAVE ARE TWO VOTES. TWO VOTES REFLECTING VIRGINIA'S VIEWS.))
[SUPER=201-George Allen/(R) U. S. Senate Candidate;]
[RUNS=:17]
[OUT Q=Virginia's views.]
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[VO-NAT]
Yesterday afternoon, Virginia's Legislative Black Caucus reiterated its belief that Chuck Robb is an ally to African-Americans.
They say George Allen is insensitive on issues of race.
Earlier this month, Allen's campaign manager labeled the N-double-A-C-P an "extremist group... on the fringe of American politics."
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT 15:19:19 ]
[IN Q=I find the]
((I FIND THE RECORD OF MY OPPONENT AND HIS CAMPAIGN SPOKESMEN VIRTUALLY INDISTINGUISHABLE IN THE WAY THEY CHARACTERIZE ANYBODY WHO DOESN'T HAPPEN TO AGREE WITH THEM.))
[SUPER=201-Chuck Robb/(D) U. S. Senate Candidate;]
[RUNS=:13]
[OUT Q=with them.]
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[TALENT=Kimberly]
[SS=none]
After the news conference, Allen's campaign co-chairman said it's up to voters to decide if Robb is being "senatorial" by injecting racial animus into the campaign.
[6-Robb-Profile]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=00-46 TC08:52]
[GRAPHIC=Chuck Robb 2004]
Virginia voters decide next week whether to send Chuck Robb back to the U-S Senate for a third term.
While polls still give George Allen the edge, Robb says he's ready to prove them wrong once again.
We profiled Allen yesterday morning.
Today, Joe Dashiell profiles the two-term incumbent.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=NAT SOUND]
[SUPER=203-Washington, DC; :09]
[SUPER=201-Chuck Robb/(D) U. S. Senate Candidate; :15]
[SUPER=240-Joe/Dashiell/jdashiell*wdbj7.com; 1:45]
[RUNS=3:00]
[OUT Q=JD News 7 Washington]
(([OPENS W/NAT SOUND OF CHUCK ON PHONE]
Ten days out, and Chuck Robb was in his Washington Office, not on the campaign trail. With no indication when the Senate's Republican leadership would decide to adjourn, his frustration was growing.
[SOT 11:56:09]
[IN Q=Sure it puts me]
((SURE IT PUTS ME IN A VERY TOUGH SPOT, BECAUSE MY OPPONENT CAN GO OUT THERE AND SAY HE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT YOU ANYMORE, HE'S NOT OUT HERE CAMPAIGNING, WHILE I'M HERE DOING EXACTLY THE THING THAT THE VOTERS ELECTED ME TO DO.))
[RUNS= :09]
[OUT Q=elected me to do.]
Robb's path to elective office began in Arizona, where he lived until his junior year in high school.
A storybook wedding in the White House followed as Robb married Lynda Byrd Johnson, the President's daughter.
But he says it was his service as a Marine Lieutenant in Vietnam, that most influenced his decision to seek public office.
[SOT 12:05:56]
[IN Q=At that point]
((AT THAT POINT ALL OF THE THINGS THAT SEEM MORE IMPORTANT WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE EVERYTHING ON THE LINE TEND TO DISAPPEAR AND YOU GET DOWN TO THE BASICS AND YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT'S IN YOUR GUT, AND YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE WILLING TO FIGHT FOR, AND WHAT YOU'RE WILLING TO DIE FOR.))
[RUNS= :15]
[OUT Q=what you're willing to die for.]
Robb raised a family, ran for Lieutenant Governor, and then won the Governor's office in 1981.
He left Richmond as the state's most popular politician...
But controversy quickly clouded Robb's political future.
[NAT SOUND OF ROBB RESPONDING TO CHARGES 87-119]
[IN Q=The only person]
[RUNS= :05]
[OUT Q=has been my bride.]
Roanoke beauty queen Tai Collins claimed she had an affair with Robb.
Opponents exploited allegations he attended parties at Virginia Beach where cocaine was openly used.
And in 1991, members of his staff faced charges in connection with the taping of a cell phone conversation of Governor Doug Wilder .
Still, Robb easily won election to the U-S Senate in 1988 against Maurice Dawkins. And he outlasted Oliver North in a bitter contest six years later.
[STAND-UP BRIDGE]
Since he arrived on Capitol Hill, Chuck Robb has earned the reputation of a conservative on money matters, a progressive on many social issues.
But he admits he isn't always in tune with prevailing opinion.
[SOT 12:02:41]
[IN Q=I'm certainly not putting my finger]
((I'M CERTAINLY NOT PUTTING MY FINGER IN THE WIND, AND FINDING OUT WHICH SIDE SEEMS TO BE MORE POPULAR))
[RUNS= :06]
[OUT Q=seems to be more popular.]
This week for example, Robb turned to Sen. Bob Kerrey and a group of retired Marines to shore up his support among veterans... Robb counts on strong support from the military community, but acknowledges that his positions on some social issues have cost him votes.
[SOT 12:04:48]
[IN Q=I know that many just simply]
((I KNOW THAT MANY JUST SIMPLY CANNOT SUPPORT ME, AND I REGRET THAT'S THE CASE, BUT THEY'D THINK EVEN LESS OF ME IF I BELIEVE AS I DO AS A MATTER OF CONVICTION AND I DIDN'T STAND UP FOR THOSE CONVICTIONS. I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO JUSTIFY BEING HERE.))
[RUNS= 16]
[OUT Q=justify being here.]
Robb says he can justify being here for another six years, especially when voters consider the philosophical differences between the candidates.
And Robb says he learned a valuable lesson six years ago against Oliver North.
[SOT 12:09:06]
[IN Q=I have learned to keep you eyes]
((I HAVE LEARNED TO KEEP YOUR EYES ON WHERE YOU WANT TO GO, CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT THE THINGS THAT MOTIVATE YOU TO CONTINUE IN PUBLIC SERVICE, AND DON'T GIVE UP UNTIL THE POLLS CLOSE ON NOVEMBER 7TH.))
[RUNS= :13]
[OUT Q=close on November 7th.]
Joe Dashiell News 7 Washington))
[Health-Check]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Mornin Health Check]
In medical news, a drug used to treat irritable bowel syndrome can have severe side effects.
Doctor Dave Hnida has that story and more in this morning's Health check.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Dr. Dave Hnida/Reporting; :00 ]
[RUNS=1:29]
[OUT Q=CBS News, New York.]
((Information:
ON CAM
A WARNING ABOUT A NEW AND POPULAR DRUG TO TREAT IRRITABLE BOWEL
SYNDROME.
VT=VO
RECORDS FROM THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION SHOW FIVE WOMEN HAVE DIED
AFTER USING LOTRONEX. LOTRONEX JUST APPROVED BY THE FDA A FEW MONTHS AGO
FOR SEVERE IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME. NOW THE FDA IS NOT SAYING THE DRUG
CAUSED THE DEATHS- BUT WARNS PATIENTS AND DOCTORS LOTRONEX CAN HAVE
SEVERE SIDE EFFECTS SUCH AS INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTIONS AND A LOSS OF BLOOD
SUPPLY TO THE INTESTINES.
VT=VO
IF YOU'VE HAD A HEART ATTACK, YOU MIGHT THINK THE BEST THING TO DO IS NOT
STRAIN THE HEART- OVERTAX IT.. AVOID EXERCISE. WELL FAR FROM IT SAYS A
STUDY FROM THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION WHICH SHOWS PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD
A HEART ATTACK CAN CUT THEIR RISK OF A SECOND ATTACK BY 60% BY TAKING UP
AN EXERCISE PROGRAM- OBVIOUSLY UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF YOUR PHYSICIAN.
VT=VO
FINALLY TODAY- OLDER MAY NOT MEAN WISER-- OR UP TO DATE WHEN IT COMES TO
SURGEONS. RESEARCHERS IN THE JOURNAL NEUROLOGY SAY OLDER DOCTORS ARE
MORE LIKELY TO LOSE PATIENTS DURING SURGERY THAN YOUNGER DOCTORS WHO MAY
BE MORE UP TO DATE ON THE LATEST PROCEDURES. NOW THIS IS AN INTERESTING
STUDY- BUT I WOULDN'T TAKE IT TO THE BANK- YOUR BEST BET IF YOU NEED
SURGERY- FORGET ABOUT ASKING FOR A BIRTH CERTIFICATE- - ASK YOUR FAMILY
DOCTOR WHO HE OR SHE WOULD LET OPERATE ON THEM.
ON CAM
THAT'S A LOOK AT SOME OF THE DAYS TOP HEALTH STORIES. I'M 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]
American investigators are heading to Taiwan, to assist the search for the cause of yesterday's crash that killed at least 79 people.
But Authorities say the death toll could still rise from the Singapore Airlines crash.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
Three Danville police officers are under arrest after a nine month investigation into a complicated money scheme.
They're accused of taking part in a pyramid scheme called "The Winners' Team".
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
And with less than a week before Election Day, thousands of students across Virginia are voting in the largest Internet mock election in history.
The election involves elementary, middle and high school students in Virginia, both public and private.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
And that's what's making news on this Wednesday, November 1st .
[ANCHOR=Steve]
News 7 Mornin' will be right back.
[2-Singapore]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Singapore-Crash]
The National Transportation Safety Board is sending a team of investigators to Taiwan.
They'll help determine the cause of yesterday's Singapore Airlines crash that killed at least 79 people.
Melissa McDermott has the latest on the crash investigation.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Taipei, Taiwan; :00]
[SUPER=01-Melissa McDermott/Reporting; :58]
[RUNS=1:10]
[OUT Q=McDermott, CBS News, New York.]
((
Taipei, Tawain
Investigators in Taipei are combing through the wreckage of a Singapore
Air 7-4-7. The Los Angles bound flight, filled with 159 passengers and
20 crew members crashed Tuesday as it sped down a darkened runway.
Incredibly there were survivors.
SOT: Survivor (NO SUPER)
"We saw flashes of fire and plane fell apart. Flames came in to the
cabin, smoke was everywhere."
Those who escaped with their lives were treated at nearby hospitals,
while those killed were taken away in body bags.
GRFX
The pilot who survived the crash said he felt the plane hit something.
He then slammed on the breaks to stop the take-off but the jet skidded
off the runway and broke apart.
While no one has given an official cause, weather may have played a
part. At the time of the accident a typhoon, packing 90 mile an hour
winds was churning off Taiwan's Coast.
SOT: SURVIVOR (NO SUPER)
"I could see the cockpit and there was no visibility. It was very poor,
zero. So I asked the stewardess if it was safe to take-off. And she said
they had flown in worst weather in the past."
This is the first crash in Singapore Airline's history and the twenty
eight year old company has one of the best safety records in the
industry. Melissa McDermott, CBS News, New York.
))
[11Pyramid-Scheme]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=00-42 TC24:38]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Three Danville police officers are under arrest following a nine month investigation into a complicated money scheme.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Danville;]
The arrests were announced by Danville police chief Neal Morris.
At least ten CIVILIANS have also been arrested as a result of grand jury indictments.
They're accused of taking part in a pyramid scheme called "The Winners' Team".
Pyramid schemes allow participants to earn money by recruiting more people to play... not by selling goods or services.
Morris says he and his family were CLEARED of any involvement.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 01:27:27]
[IN Q=As far ]
((NEAL MORRIS/DANVILLE POLICE CHIEF: AS FAR AS THE CITY OF DANVILLE IS CONCERNED THERE WERE NONE OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS INVOLVED AND NOR WAS I INVOLVED. ))
[SUPER=01-Neal Morris/Danville Police Chief; ]
[RUNS=09]
[OUT Q=nor was i involved.]
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[VO-NAT]
Chief Morris says officers Samanthia (Samanth-ee-uh) Luck, Samuel Bray and Matthew Walker have been placed on administrative leave.
Authorities interviewed more than 700 people in the course of their investigation.
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[11Mock-Election]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=00-50]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Students across Virginia are taking part in a history making event.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=203-Roanoke Co.;]
Some 65- thousand students are expected to vote in the largest Internet mock election in history.
The mock election involves elementary, middle and high school students in Virginia, both public and private.
Yesterday morning-- students at Cave Spring High School voted online for the candidate they support for president, U-S Senate and Congress.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 16:19:07]
[IN Q=I think]
((DANIEL EGGLESTON/CAVE SPRING JUNIOR: I THINK IT'S A REALLY GOOD IDEA BECAUSE IT HELPS KIDS APPRECIATE THE CHOICES THEY HAVE TO MAKE AND WHAT THEY NEED TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE DIFFERENT CANDIDATES BEFORE THEY VOTE.))
[SUPER=201-Daniel Eggleston/Cave Spring Junior;]
[RUNS=10]
[OUT Q=they vote.]
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[VO-NAT]
The University of Virginia Center for Governmental Studies' Youth Leadership Initiative is sponsoring the event.
Results will be announced tomorrow.
(XXXXXXXX)
[TAKE WEBWATCH FS]
You can check them yourself by visiting the webwatch section of our website at WDBJ7 dot com.
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[Steve-Allen]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
He was the original king of late night T-V and the father of "The Tonight Show".
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-File Tape;]
Legendary comedian Steve Allen has died.
The TV pioneer was also an author and composer who created four thousand
songs including "This May Be the Start of Something Big".
His work on The Tonight Show began in 1953.
His trademark was making wisecracks while sitting at the piano..
And he had a theory about the impact current television hosts had on shaping public opinion....
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 3:17:52]
[IN Q=What they HEAR ]
((STEVE ALLEN/COMEDIAN: WHAT THEY HEAR FROM A JOHNNY CARSON MONOLOGUE, OR A JAY LENO JOKE, OR A DAVID LETTERMAN PASSING REFERENCE. IF THEY WOULD READ THE BETTER MAGAZINES ABOUT THE CLIENTS FOR HIGHER OFFICE, THAT WOULDN'T MATTER SO MUCH, BECAUSE IT WOULD BE BALANCED AGAINST THE JOKE.))
[SUPER=01-Steve Allen/Comedian;]
[RUNS=:17]
[OUT Q=against the joke.]
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[VO-NAT]
Allen married actress Jayne Meadows in 1954. He died while visiting his
grandchildren at his son's home in Encino.
Steve Allen was 78.
(------------)
[Train-Crash]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Derailment]
Authorities are still trying to determine what caused a freight train to rear- end another train in Arizona last night.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bellmont, AZ;]
Three locomotives burst into flames.
One freight train was carrying hazardous materials, but officials say none spilled.
About a dozen people were evacuated from the area near the collision, which is about 10 miles west of Flagstaff.
Three people were injured, one critically.
A fourth person is still missing.
Authorities say they won't know the cause the crash for a while.
(------------)
[11Fraser]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=NONE]
A former Montgomery County teacher's aide was sentenced to two years' probation in Radford for her intimate relationship with a teenage student.
46-year-old Wanda C. Fraser lost her job at Auburn Middle School last February.
She was charged with carnal knowledge and indecent liberties for her relationship with the 14-year old boy.
She's still awaiting sentencing on similar charges in Montgomery County.
[11Flu-Shortage]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=00-32 TC1:57:23]
[GRAPHIC=Flu Shots]
Health officials say there's plenty of time to get your flu shot despite a delay in the vaccine this year.
(-------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-File Tape]
Many are wondering why some places have flu shots already and other don't ...
Doctor Jody Hershey says that's because companies and health care providers are buying the vaccine from different manufactures.
While all of the manufactures had problems growing a strain of the virus, two of the four has problems with the Food and Drug Administration causing further delay.
And one of those companies has shut down.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT36:27]
[IN Q=It takes about]
((DR. JODY HERSHEY: IT TAKES ABOUT 10 TO 14 DAYS FOR YOU TO DEVELOP PROTECTION AGAINST INFLUENZA. SO AS LONG AS THEY GET IT IN NOW AND THROUGHOUT EARLY DECEMBER WE'RE GOING TO BE JUST FINE))
[SUPER=01-Dr. Jody Hershey/New River Health District]
[RUNS=09]
[OUT Q=just fine]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
The health department plans to get its supply in the next couple of weeks -- but only has about 20 percent of it right now.
Hershey says it's important to vaccinate those with greatest need first.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT34:28]
[IN Q=We're very concerned]
((DR. JODY HERSHEY: WE'RE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THESE MASS VACCINATION CLINICS GOING ON WHEN WE REALLY NEED TO BE TARGET THE HIGH RISK POPULATION FIRST))
[RUNS=09]
[OUT Q=population first]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Those most at risk include people 65 and older, those with chronic medical conditions, and people who live in nursing homes.
Flu season typically runs from mid-December to early March.
(------------)
[11Halloween-Photos]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jmc]
[TAPE#=00-40 TC46:21]
[GRAPHIC=Halloween]
A Danville photo store helped the Angel Tree program this Halloween.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Danville]
The Melton Studio took pictures of children in their costumes, for a donation to the Salvation Army.
The price was a new toy worth at least 20 dollars.
All the toys will go to the Angel Tree program.
More than a hundred kids were scheduled to come in.
(------------)
[Local-Recap]
[SUPER=#4059;Local Recap]
[2-Shot=Kmc/Syo]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Now here's another look at today's top local stories:
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
The capital murder trial of the man charged with killing Radford teen Tara Munsey is scheduled to begin November 30-th.
Jeffrey Allen Thomas was charged with Munsey's rape and murder last February.
Defense attorneys say they'll ask for a change of venue.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
Danville Police Chief Neal Morris says officers Samanthia (Samanth-ee-uh) Luck, Samuel Bray and Matthew Walker have been arrested and placed on administrative leave following a nine month investigation. They're accused of taking part in a pyramid scheme called "The Winners' Team".
At least ten CIVILIANS have also been arrested.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Lynchburg, Bedford County and Nelson County are joining forces to attract tourism to the area.
First Lady Roxanne Gilmore presented local officials with a check for 14- thousand dollars that will help fund a regional tourism campaign.
The money will pay for a new brochure featuring area tourist attractions.
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[ANCHOR=Shannon]
(Shannon mic hot)
(///////////////)
(Shannon ad lib weather)
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[2-SHOT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Now here's Keith Humphry with a preview of News 7 at Six.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=It's called]
[RUNS=19]
[OUT Q=News 7 at 6.]
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[Double Boxes=Kimberly/Shannon and Steve]
(toss)
[ANCHOR=Steve]
(live ad lib, tease tomorrow)
(ad lib bye)
[Double Boxes=Kimberly/Shannon and Steve]
by SS