[Headlines]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[VO-NAT]
As fans cope with the death of NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, new attention is focused on the safety of auto racing.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
A legislative committee has killed the so- called "Open container" proposal and that'll cost the state millions in federal highway money.
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
(ad lib weather)
[ANCHOR=Steve]
(ad lib live tease)
[2-shot]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Stay tuned-- for News 7 Mornin.
[11Open-Container]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=State Capitol Open Containers]
A legislative committee has killed a proposal to prohibit motorists from carrying open containers of alcohol in their car.
The House Militia and Police Committee shot down the bill yesterday.
The state will lose nearly six million dollars in federal highway money this year and twice that much next year for failing to enact an open container ban.
[SS=Seat Belts]
The Committee also killed a bill that would have allowed police to pull over and ticket anyone they see not wearing a seat belt.
Under current law, police can write a ticket for a seat belt violation only if the driver was stopped for something else.
[Teen-Drivers]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Teen drivers in Virginia may face new restrictions.
The Senate has passed a bill that would raise the age for getting a learners permit from 15 to 15-and-a-half ... and for a drivers license from 16 to 16-and-three-months.
The bill would also prohibit driving from midnight to 4 a.m. by drivers younger than 18 ... but police would have to stop the driver for another offense before issuing a ticket for breaking the curfew.
The legislation now heads back to the House for approval of the Senate amendments.
[11God-Trust]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=equ]
[TAPE#=01-03 TC43:18]
[GRAPHIC=None]
"In God We Trust," won't be found in every Virginia classroom this year.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond;]
The bill mandating its posting in public schools was amended, re-referred, and effectively killed for the year in a Senate committee yesterday.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT 09:56:16]
[IN Q=I don't fell]
((SEN. DICK SASLAW/D-SPRINGFIELD: I DON'T FEEL THAT WE SHOULD IMPOSE ON OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, WHEN NO OTHER STATE HAS, ANYTHING THAT THE U-S CONGRESS BY LAW IS NOT WILLING TO REQUIRE IN EACH OF THE FEDERAL BUILDINGS THAT ARE OWNED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THROUGHOUT THIS COUNTRY.))
[SUPER=01-Sen. Dick Saslaw/(D) Springfield;]
[RUNS=:19]
[OUT Q=federal government throughout this country.]
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[VO-NAT]
Senator Saslaw had the bill re-referred to the Senate Finance committee to study the cost of "In God We Trust" banners or signs.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT 09:59:52]
[IN Q=I just wish that he would]
((DEL. BOB MARSHALL/R-PRINCE WILLIAM CO.: I JUST WISH THAT HE WOULD HAVE HAD THE COURAGE OF HIS CONVICTIONS, AND VOTED UP OR DOWN THIS PROPOSITION, RATHER THAN HIDING BEHIND THIS EFFORT TO GET ANOTHER COMMITTEE, LIKE PONTIUS PILATE, TO DO HIS DIRTY WORK.))
[SUPER=01-Del. Bob Marshall/(R) Prince William Co.;]
[RUNS=:13]
[OUT Q=to do his dirty work.]
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[TALENT=Kimberly]
[SS=none]
The concept's NOT completely dead.
Another resolution, urging but NOT requiring schools to post "In God We Trust," made it out of Senate Rules.
[Earnhardt]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Earnhardt Obit]
As fans and family continue mourning NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt, the racing tradition will also continue.
NASCAR officials say this weekend's race at Rockingham WILL run as scheduled.
Meanwhile, Earnhardt's death is prompting new calls to look at safety in auto racing.
Jennifer Jones reports.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Mooresville, NC; :00]
[SUPER=01-Patricia Eudy/Earnhardt Fan; :14 QUICK]
[SUPER=01-Virginia Baker/Earnhardt Fan; 18 QUICK]
[SUPER=01-Jim Downing/HANS Designer; :40 QUICK]
[SUPER=01-Mike Helton/NASCAR President; :54]
[SUPER=01-Jennifer Jones/Reporting; 1:07]
[RUNS=1:24]
[OUT Q=Jennifer Jones, CBS news, Mooresville, NC.]
((
(LOCATOR: MOORESVILLE, NC)
FANS OF NASCAR LEGEND DALE EARNHARDT STRUGGLE TO CONTROL THEIR EMOTIONS
OUTSIDE HIS NORTH CAROLINA HEADQUARTERS. DOZENS GATHERED HERE TO MOURN
THE LOSS OF A DRIVER... MANY CONSIDERED.. THE GREATEST EVER.
SOT: PATRICIA EUDY/EARNHARDT FAN
"IT WILL BE DIFFERENT, CAUSE YOU KNOW HE WAS ALWAYS THERE, ROOTING FOR
HIM OR ROOTING AGAINST HIM."
SOT: VIRGINIA BAKER/EARNHARDT FAN
"RACING WON'T BE THE SAME, IT WON'T BE THE SAME WITHOUT HIM."
DOCTORS SAY EARNHARDT DIED INSTANTLY FROM MASSIVE TRAUMA TO THE BASE OF
HIS SKULL. IT HAPPENED WHEN HIS SIGNATURE NUMBER "3" CHEVY SLAMMED INTO
THE WALL DURING THE FINAL LAP OF THE DAYTONA 500.
(NATZ BREAK)
EARNHARDT WASN'T WEARING A HEAD AND NECK BRACE THAT SOME NASCAR DRIVERS
HAVE RECENTLY BEGUN USING.
SOT: JIM DOWNING, HANS DESIGNER
"IN A NUTSHELL THAT'S IT, IT KEEPS YOUR HEAD CLOSE TO YOUR BODY."
WHILE NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW WHETHER THE "HANS" DEVICE WOULD HAVE SAVED
HIS LIFE, THE MANUFACTURER BELIEVES IT MAY HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE.
SOT: JIM DOWNING, HANS DESIGNER
"IT COULD HAVE REDUCED HIS CHANCES OF BEING HURT IT MAY HAVE HELPED...."
SOT: MIKE HELTON, NASCAR PRESIDENT
PARAPHRASED, WE'RE STUDYING IT.
(JONES STANDUP)
))
[11Wood-Brother]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=00-54 TC1:01:57]
[GRAPHIC=Earnhardt Obit]
Some of Earnhardt's biggest fans were his colleagues.
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[VO-NAT]
The Wood Brothers of Stuart knew and worked with Earnhardt over the years.
They describe Earnhardt as a fierce competitor who loved to race from start to finish.
Eddie Wood says the racing world lost not only a great racer but also a friend.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT 16:57:44]
[IN Q=He was the best of the best]
((EDDIE WOOD/WOOD BROTHERS RACING TEAM: HE WAS THE BEST OF THE BEST. HE WILL BE CONSIDERED, OR SAID TO BE THE GREATEST RACECAR DRIVER IN THE HISTORY OF NASCAR, FAR AS I'M CONCERNED HISTORY OF RACING ITSELF.))
[SUPER=01-Eddie Wood/Wood Brothers Racing]
[RUNS=13]
[OUT Q=history of racing itself]
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[VO-NAT]
The Wood Brothers witnessed the accident but didn't realize how the bad the crash was.
They heard the news of Earnhardt's death on their way home to Patrick County late Sunday night.
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[11Condolences]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=Earnhardt]
If you would like to send condolences directly to Dale Earnhardt's family and co-workers, we have two addresses for you.
(+++++++)
[TAKE FS Pinnacle]
Dale Earnhardt, Incorporated, is located at 16-75 Coddle Creek Highway, Mooresville, North Carolina 28-1-1-5.
[NEXT PAGE]
Earnhardt drove for Richard Childress racing. That address 236 Industrial Drive, Welcome, North Carolina, 2-7-3-7-4.
[TAKE NEXT PAGE]
The Earnhardt family has also asked that in "lieu" of flowers please send donations to:
The Carolinas Foundation, In Honor of Dale Earnhardt. The address-- P-O Box 3-4-7-6-9, Charlotte, North Carolina 2-8-2-3-4 4-7-6-9.
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[11Floyd-Murder]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=khu]
[TAPE#=01-01 TC1:00:40]
[GRAPHIC=Shooting]
State Police have confirmed that it was sheriff's deputies' gunfire that killed a man in Floyd County Saturday night.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Floyd Co./Sunday]
Roger Lee Whitlock was shot twice in the chest.
It is UN-clear whether a woman found dead at the scene was killed by Whitlock, or if she could have been struck by a sheriff's deputy's bullet.
Darlene Yoders was hit in the face, but the autopsy was inconclusive on the source of that round. The F-B-I lab will examine some bullet fragments to see if that can be determined.
(------------)
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[SS=none]
Sheriff's deputies were called to the Yoders home to check out a domestic dispute.
Whitlock shot at the deputies... who then returned fire.
Darlene Yoders' husband and their five children were home at the time, but were NOT hurt.
[11Salem-Arson]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jmc]
[TAPE#=00-47 TC1:45:24]
[GRAPHIC=Arson Arrest]
A Salem woman has been charged with setting fire to a mobile home.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem]
Police arrested 38-year-old Karen Bennett after the fire at Ramey's Trailer park yesterday morning.
Bennett is accused of starting a fire around the outside of a mobile home at about 4 yesterday morning.
Authorities say the trailer was occupied at the time, but no one was hurt.
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[11Collectors]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=00-50 TC1:44:28]
[GRAPHIC=Earnhardt]
The cost of Dale Earnhardt memorabilia is going up-
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem]
The Oreo car is going for more than three-hundred dollars on e-bay.
Autographs are priced at three thousand.
While Earnhardt's death overshadowed the victory of Michael Waltrip -- that's not the case in the stores.
Waltrip collectibles are even harder to find.
[tc:01:20:58]
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=Once they find out]
((RICH FOLEY/THE WINNER'S CIRCLE: ONCE THEY FIND OUT HE WAS DRIVING FOR DALE EARNHARDT, HIS SALES PROBABLY TRIPLED. THEN WINNING THE RACE ON TOP OF THAT, THE PHONE HAS BEEN RINGING OFF THE HOOK FOR THEM ALL MORNING.))
[SUPER=01-Rich Foley/"The Winner's Circle"]
[RUNS=10]
[OUT Q=them all morning.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Store owners say most shoppers out yesterday were just looking for something to remember the race.
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[Atlantis]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Atlantis Landing]
Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Atlantis hope they'll finally get to return home today.
They have enough fuel, air, and supplies to last them until tomorrow.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Kennedy Space Center;]
NASA has delayed the shuttle's return twice because of high winds, extending the mission to 13 days.
Forecasters are optimistic about the chances for a landing in Florida at 12- 27 this afternoon.
[SUPER=04-February 20, 1962;]
Astronauts may also be lucky today because of history.
39 years ago today, astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit of the earth.
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[Health-Check]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Mornin Health Check]
In medical news, X-rays may not pinpoint back problems.
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=1:26]
[OUT Q=CBS News, New York.]
((Information:
ON CAM
IF YOU HURT YOUR BACK, DO NOT BE IN A RUSH TO HAVE X-RAYS DONE.
VT=VO
A REPORT IN THE BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL SAYS THERE ARE TWO REASONS TO
TAKE YOUR TIME: 1- X-RAYS RARELY SHOW A PROBLEM. AND 2. XRAYS RARELY
CHANGE THE TREATMENT. YOU ALSO NEED TO REMEMBER THAT BACK XRAYS-
ESPECIALLY OF THE LOW BACK- DO GIVE YOU A DOSE OF RADIATION ALONG WITH
SOMETIMES EXPOSING THE REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS TO THAT RADIATION. YOUR BEST
BET-UNLESS YOUR DOCTOR CAN GIVE YOU A SPECIFIC REASON WHY XRAYS WOULD
HELP- IT WOULD BE BEST TO JUST SAY NO.
VT=VO
ALSO TODAY- SOME GOOD NEWS FOR PEOPLE WHO USED PHEN-FEN AND SUFFERED
HEART PROBLEMS. A STUDY IN THE ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE SAYS MANY
PEOPLE WHO DAMAGED A HEART VALVE BECAUSE OF THE DIET DRUG WILL GET
BETTER OVER TIME- MEANING THE HEART PROBLEMS ARE NOT PERMANENT.
VT=VO
FINALLY TODAY- ITS THE LITTLE BLUE PILL THATS MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE FOR
MEN WITH SO CALLED ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION.BUT VIAGRA MAY SOON HAVE SOME
COMPANY. OTHER FORMS OF MEDICATION TO TREAT IMPOTENCE ARE EXPECTED TO IT
THE MARKET SOON, INCLUDING A GEL AND A TABLET THAT DISSOLVES UNDER THE
TONGUE.
A QUICK NOTE THOUGH- IF YOU THINK EVERY MAN WITH ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION IS
CLAMORING FOR VIAGRA OR SIMILAR DRUGS- THINK AGAIN- ONLY 13% OF THOSE
MEN HAVE GIVEN VIAGRA A TRY.
ON CAM
THAT'S A LOK AT SOME OF THE DAYS TOP HEALTH STORIES IM DR DAVE HNIDA FOR
CBS NEWS.))
(Kimberly tosses to bump)
[bump-chyron]
[Streaming-Video]
[comm #3]
[2-HEADLINES]
[2-shot=KMC/SYO]
[SUPER=#4049; Morning Headlines]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Here's a look at today's top stories.
A legislative committee has put the lid on a proposal to keep motorists from carrying open containers of alcohol in their cars.
The House Militia and Police Committee shot down the bill yesterday.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
NASCAR officials say they'll investigate whether a special safety harness should be required to prevent future tragedies on the racetrack.
Doctors say Dale Earnhardt died instantly from massive head trauma at the Daytona 500.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
And legendary Hollywood film-maker Stanley Kramer is dead at 87.
He was known for creating movies that dealt with serious issues, like race.
(----------------)
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
And that's what's making news on this Tuesday, February 20th
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
News 7 Mornin' will be right back.
[State-Budget]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=VA Budget]
House and Senate negotiators worked late last night, but went home without a budget deal despite tonight's midnight deadline.
The Senate wants to move Governor Gilmore's car tax cut to 50-percent this year and 70-percent next year because of the slowing economy.
But the House supports Gilmore's insistence on keeping the car tax phaseout on schedule with a 70-percent cut this year ... and with full repeal occurring next year.
[2-11Open-Container]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=NONE]
A proposal to prohibit motorists from carrying open containers of alcohol in their car is killed by legislative committee.
The House Militia and Police Committee shot down the bill yesterday.
The state will lose nearly six million dollars in federal highway money this year and twice that much next year for failing to enact an open container ban.
The Committee also killed a bill that would have allowed police to pull over and ticket anyone they see not wearing a seat belt.
Under current law, police can write a ticket for a seat belt violation only if the driver was stopped for something else.
[Kramer]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
In national news--
Acclaimed Hollywood film-maker Stanley Kramer is dead.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-April 21, 1963;]
Kramer directed more than 30 films during his career and earned 80 Oscar nominations.
He was known for creating movies with a message.
Kramer dealt with the race issue in the film, "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" and Nazi war crimes in "Judgement at Nuremberg".
Word of Kramer's death comes from his wife, who says her husband died Monday night in California after a recent battle with pneumonia.
He was 87.
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[2-Earnhardt]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Earhardt Obit]
Funeral arrangements are still pending for NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Mooresville, NC;]
Fans continue gathering outside his North Carolina headquarters.
Meanwhile, racing officials say they'll investigate whether a special safety harness should be required to prevent future tragedies.
Doctors say Earnhardt died instantly from massive head trauma at Sunday's Daytona 500.
He was NOT wearing a head and neck brace that some drivers have recently begun using.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 3:05:23 ]
[IN Q=In a nutshell]
((JIM DOWNING/HANS DESIGNER: IN A NUTSHELL, THAT'S IT, IT KEEPS YOUR HEAD CLOSE TO YOUR BODY.))
[butt butt butt]
[SOT 3:05:35]
((JIM DOWNING/HANS DESIGNER:IT COULD HAVE REDUCED HIS CHANCES OF BEING HURT IT MAY HAVE HELPED. ))
[SUPER=01-Jim Downing/HANS Designer;]
[RUNS=:06]
[OUT Q=may have helped.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
As for this weekend's race in Rockingham, North Carolina, NASCAR officials say it WILL go on as scheduled.
(------------)
[2-11Condolences]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=Earnhardt Obit]
Condolences can be sent directly to Dale Earnhardt's family and co-workers. Here's a couple of addresses.
(+++++++)
[TAKE FS Pinnacle]
Dale Earnhardt, Incorporated, is located at 16-75 Coddle Creek Highway, Mooresville, North Carolina 28-1-1-5.
[NEXT PAGE]
Earnhardt drove for Richard Childress racing. That address 236 Industrial Drive, Welcome, North Carolina, 2-7-3-7-4.
[TAKE NEXT PAGE]
The Earnhardt family has also asked that in "lieu" of flowers please send donations to:
The Carolinas Foundation, In Honor of Dale Earnhardt. The address-- P-O Box 3-4-7-6-9, Charlotte, North Carolina 2-8-2-3-4 4-7-6-9.
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[Memorial-Museum]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
A new museum is now open in Oklahoma City, in memory of the dozens of people who died in the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building.
President Bush presided over yesterday's dedication ceremony.
Terisa Estacio was there.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Oklahoma City, OK; :00]
[SUPER=01-Richard Williams/Bombing Survivor; :33]
[SUPER=01-Terisa Estacio/Reporting; 1:07]
[RUNS=1:26]
[OUT Q=Terisa Estacio, CBS News, Oklahoma City.]
((
(LOCATOR: OKLAHOMA CITY, OK)
The New Oklahoma City Memorial Museum offers a haunting minute-by-minute
reminder of the various events surrounding the worst act of terrorism on
American soil. One room broadcasts the only audiotape recording of the
panicked screams and chaos.
(nats of audio tape)
While the sounds echo, another wall with pictures shines brightly then
fades to black-symbolizing the tragic loss of 168 victims including 19
children. Six years in the making, the Museum officially opened its
doors following a special dedication.
SOT: Richard Williams, Survivor
President Bush attended the event held on this Presidents Day holiday.
SOT: GWB/POTUS
"Oklahoma city will always be the city were the worse and best came to
past"
The President accompanied by the First Lady took a tour prior to the
ceremony. Stretched out over four floors of the old Journal of Record
Building damaged in the blast and adjacent to the Memorial gardens, the
Museum offers hundreds of photographs and artifacts, 2 hours of video, 3
theaters and 16 interactive computers. Donated items from family members
are encased in plastic boxes in honor of loved ones.
Only a small exhibit details the two convicted in the blast-Timothy
McVeigh and Terry Nichols.
(Terisa Estacio Close)
))[Professor-Deaths]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation]
Two teen murder suspects are in custody in Indiana.
The pair is believed to have killed two Dartmouth College Professors.
Meanwhile, New Hampshire authorities are eager to bring the teens back to face justice in the state where their alleged crimes took place.
Lee Cowan has more.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-New Castle, IN; :00]
[SUPER=01-William Ward/Henry Co. Sheriff's Department; :43]
[SUPER=01-Drew Levinson/Reporting; :54]
[SUPER=03-Hanover, NH; 1:00]
[SUPER=01-Philip McLaughlin/Attorney General; 1:06]
[RUNS=1:36]
[OUT Q=Levinson, CBS News, New Castle, IN.]
((
(Locator: New Castle, IN)
Quick thinking on the part of this man led to the capture of the teens
suspected of killing two Dartmouth College professors..
sot: Sgt. William Ward, Henry Cty. Sherriff's Dept.
Lots of cases are solved with lucky breaks. That's all it was.
Before going on duty late Sunday night, Sergeant William Ward watched a
television news report which said authorities thought murder suspects,
16-year old James Parker 17-year old Robert Tulloch, had hitched a ride
with a trucker and were heading west from New Jersey. At work, Ward
heard a cb radio transmission from a trucker saying that he was driving
two teenagers who were looking for a ride to the west coast. Passing
himself off as another trucker,Ward radioed back.
sot; Sgt William Ward
I just said,"why don't you drop them off at the fuel desk and someone
will pick them up?"
Standup Bridge: Drew Levinson
At 4 ayem, sheriff's deputies moved in at this rest stop and arrested
the suspects while the teens were standing outside another truck trying
to get a ride. The young men were quiet and didn't resist.
Locator: Hanover, NH
New Hampshire officials were pleased at how resourceful the Indiana
sheriff's deputy was.
Sot: Philip Mc Laughlin, New Hampshire Attorney General
What I found remarkable in speaking with Sgt. Ward was how normal and
uncommon he thought this extraordinary service was.
The arrests come three weeks after Half and Susanne Zantop were found
dead in their secluded home near the Dartmouth campus. The professors
had been stabbed multiple times in the head and chest. The slayings
shocked the college community.
sot: Young woman, NO NAME
The question on everyone's mind was how these two young kids were
connected to the Zantops and what motivation they possibly could have
had for doing such an awful thing to two wonderful people.
Authorities refuse to discuss a motive or connection between the
teenagers and the victims. Drew Levinson, CBS News, New Castle, Indiana))
[6Collectors]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Earnhardt Obit]
While some say you can't put a price on memories, those in the NASCAR memorabilia business will likely earn a lot of money after the death of Dale Earnhart.
News 7 business Reporter Jennifer Miele spoke with fans who say despite the cost, they plan to buy up Earnhardt collectibles.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=What probably costs 20]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
[SUPER=01-Ronnie King/Nascar Fan;: 16]
[SUPER=01-Todd Cross/Nascar Fan;:24]
[SUPER=01-Tracey Rayme/Big T's Collectables;:54]
[SUPER=01-Rick Foley/"The Winner's Circle";1:12]
[SUPER=@jennifer1;1:21]
[RUNS=1:30]
[OUT Q=JM News 7, Roanoke.]
(( What probably costs 20 cents to make is now selling for 20 times its original value.
Hundreds are flocking to collectable stores to get the last of the Dale Earnhart memorabilia made before his death.
[tc:01:23:07]
((RONNIE KING/NASCAR FAN: I WAITED FOR TWO HOURS AT VALLEY VIEW TO GET AN EARNHARDT CAR I PAID A HUNDRED THIRTEEN DOLLARS FOR. I FEEL BAD THAT HE DIED, BUT THE STUFF IS GOING TO GO UP IN VALUE. THAT'S ALL I CAN DO.))
[RUNS=10]
[tc:01:11:18]
((TODD CROSS/NASCAR FAN: I AIN'T GETTING RID OF NONE OF IT. THESE ARE JUST MEMORIES. I AIN'T BUYING NONE OF IT TO SELL IT. I'M KEEPING IT FOR MEMORIES.))
[RUNS=10]
Whether you're buying it to keep it or buying it to sell it, one thing is for sure -- it's going to cost you.
This Dale Earnhardt helmet is going for more than 3 thousand dollars on e-bay.
The most sought after item that's NOT in stores is the Earnhardt's Oreo Car - 355 bucks on line.
Is it the work of mourning fans, or money-making scams?
((TRACEY RAYME/BIG T'S COLLECTIBLES: MY PERSONAL OPINION IS THAT I DON'T THINK THAT IS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF IT. IF I HAVE MORE KNOWLEDGE THAT YOU, IT'S SHAME ON YOU NOT ME.))
[RUNS=04]
Things that can't be reproduced, like Earnhardt autographs will most likely go up in value, much faster perhaps, than the Oreo.
The trick is to look in the right places.
[TC:01:20:09]
((RICK FOLEY/WINNER'S CIRCLE: OUR'S TODAY IS SELLING FOR THE SAME PRICE IT DID YESTERDAY. THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE NEED TO WATCH OUT FOR. THERE' CARS ON E-BAY THAT ARE GOING FOR 100 TIMES WHAT THEY SHOULD GO FOR.))
[RUNS=09]
[tc:01:35:05]
((JENNIFER MIELE/REPORTING: FOR SOME, PUTTING A PRICE ON DALE EARNHARDT MEMORABILIA IS IMPOSSIBLE, BUT FOR OTHERS, THAT SEARCH FOR THE PERFECT MEMORY WILL DRIVE ON. JENNIFER MIELE, NEWS 7, ROANOKE.))
[RUNS=10] ))
[Local-Recap]
[SUPER=#4059;Local Recap]
[2-Shot=Kmc/Syo]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Now here's another look at today's top local stories:
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
The Senate has passed a bill that would raise the age for getting a learners permit from
15 to 15-and-a-half ... and for a drivers license from 16 to 16-and-three-months.
The bill also limits the hours teenagers can be on the road after dark.
The legislation now heads back to the House for approval of the Senate amendments.
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State Police confirm that it was sheriff's deputies' gunfire that killed Roger Lee Whitlock in Floyd County Saturday night.
A second victim, Darlene Yoders was found dead at the scene.
An autopsy was inconclusive on the source of the source of the round that killed her.
The F-B-I lab will examine some bullet fragments to see if that can be determined.
Sheriff's deputies were called to the Yoders home to check out a domestic dispute.
Authorities say Whitlock shot at the deputies... who then returned fire.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
A Salem woman has been charged with setting fire to a mobile home.
Police arrested 38-year-old Karen Bennett after the fire at Ramey's Trailer park yesterday morning.
Bennett is accused of starting a fire around the outside of a mobile home.
No one was hurt.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Now here's Keith Humphry with a preview of News 7 at Six.
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