[Headlines]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[VO-NAT]
Coming up on News 7--
An early morning fire causes damage at a Danville restaurant.
Fire ALSO breaks out at a home in Botetourt County.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
And the actor who will forever be known as Archie Bunker has died.
[ANCHOR=Leo]
(ad lib weather)
[ANCHOR=Steve]
(ad lib live tease)
[2-shot]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Get your Friday off to a good start-- join us for News 7 Mornin.
[Danville-Fire]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=01-39 TC 12:44]
[GRAPHIC=Fire]
Fire damages a Danville restaurant.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Danville]
Firefighters noticed smoke when they first arrived at the Fresh Market and Buffet on (nor-DAN) Nordan Drive around 2:45 this morning.
Then flames shot out of the roof.
Officials say the fire was mostly in the ceiling over the dining area.
It took firefighters about 30 minutes to put the flames out.
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[WIPE WIPE WIPE]
[Boty-Fire]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin']
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=01-37 TC 8:44]
[GRAPHIC=Wipe]
[WIPE WIPE WIPE WIPE WIPE]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.]
Also this morning, fire destroyed a house in Botetourt County.
Firefighters responded to the home in the 2500 block of Webster Road around 3 0'clock.
One person lived in the house and made it out safely.
Officials say the house is a total loss.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
For years, he made audiences laugh with his outrageous comments--
The man best known as Archie Bunker has died.
Actor Carroll O'Connor suffered a heart attack yesterday.
Manuel Gallegus reports.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=04-"All in the Family"; :00]
[SUPER=04-File Tape; :16]
[SUPER=01-Rob Reiner/Director and Actor; 1:41]
[SUPER=01-Manuel Gallegus/Reporting; 1:58]
[RUNS=2:07]
[OUT Q=Gallegus, CBS News, Los Angeles.---THEN NAT SOUND SONG--guys ike us we had it made.]
((
KIND OF ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES-- BUT ALWAYS LIKEABLE-- CARROLL OCONNOR
WAS ONE OF THOSE UNMISTAKABLY RECOGNIZABLE ACTORS.
IN THE LATE FIFTIES-- AFTER A STRUGGLE, HE--EVENTUALLY MADE IT ON
BROADWAY.
... THEN WENT ON TO PLAY IN DOZENS OF FILMS AND TV SHOWS.
BUT, FOR GENERATIONS OF AMERICANS, HE WAS ARCHIE BUNKER.
-SOT-ALL IN THE FAMILY
IN REALITY, OCONNOR WAS NOTHING LIKE ARCHIE. HE DID GROW UP IN
QUEENS, BUT IN A WELL TO DO, SOCIALLY TOLERANT HOUSEHOLD.
I NEVER HEARD ARCHIES KIND OF TALK IN MY OWN FAMILY, HE ONCE SAID.
STILL, THE LANDMARK SHOW MADE HIM A STAR--AND EARNED HIM FOUR EMMIES.
IN THE LATE EIGHTIES, OCONNOR CAME BACK TO TV IN THE POLICE DRAMA--IN
THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT.
AND HE CONTINUED TO ACT-- DESPITE HEALTH PROBLEMS INCLUDING BYPASS
SURGERY.
BUT, IT WAS IN MID-90S WHEN HE FACED HIS MOST DIFFICULT PERSONAL
TRAGEDY. HIS ONLY SON KILLED HIMSELF, AFTER A LONG BOUT WITH DRUG
ADDICTION.
OCONNOR TURNED HIS GRIEF INTO A CRUSADE AGAINST DRUG ABUSE, AND AGAINST
THE MAN WHO SUPPLIED DRUGS TO HIS SON.
-SOT-FROM COURTOOM WITNESS STAND
ROB REINER-- THE ACTOR-- WHO ONCE PLAYED HIS SIDE-KICK MEATHEAD... SAYS
O'CONNOR TAUGHT HIM INVALUABLE LESSONS ABOUT THEIR CRAFT.
SOT: ROB REINER/ACTOR & DIRECTOR
HE DIDN'T EVER GO FOR THE EASY LAUGH. IT WAS ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO HIM TO
MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF THE CHARACTERS, THE HONESTY AND REALITY OF THE
CHARACTERS AND THE HUMOR WOULD COME OUT OF THAT.
CARROLL O'CONNOR WAS 76.
MANUEL GALLEGUS, CBS NEWS LOS ANGELES.
))
[Hooker]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
The music world is mourning the death of bluesman John Lee Hooker.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-File Tape;]
Hooker was known for his rich, unique voice.
He died in his sleep yesterday morning at his home in San Francisco.
Hooker's career spanned more than six decades, during which he recorded more than 100 albums.
His first big hit was "Boogie Chillen", recorded in 19-48.
He won a Grammy for his version of "I'm in the Mood".
He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 19-91.
John Lee Hooker was 80.
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[11I-73]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=equ]
[TAPE#=01-21 TC1:14:14]
[GRAPHIC=Intersate 73]
Martinsville and Henry County have moved an Interstate. After heavy
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[VO-NAT :17]
[SUPER=03-Richmond;]
lobbying by the city and county, the Commonwealth Transportation Board rescinded its May 17th decision on where the interstate will go.
The board promptly adopted a new route, farther east of Martinsville- that doesn't take the path of the existing routes 58 and 220 south of the city.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=I realize that it is]
[sot tape 12:28:43 ]
((BEN HUMPHREYS/COMMONWEALTH TRANS. BOARD: I REALIZE THAT IT IS UNUSUAL FOR THIS BOARD TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS SUCH AS THE ONE I AM GOING TO RECOMMEND. HOWEVER IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.))
[sot tape 12:37:38 ]
((SID CLOWER/HENRY CO. ADMINISTRATOR: WE HAD CONCERNS AS IT PROCEEDED THROUGH SOME OF THE DENSELY POPULATED RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES ABOUT THE IMPACT ON THOSE COMMUNITIES. WE HAD A CONCERN ABOUT IT GOING THROUGH A WATER TREATMENT PLANT, RAW WATER INTAKE WHICH WAS ANOTHER ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE.))
[SUPER=01-Ben Humphreys/Commonwealth Transportation Board; :00 ]
[SUPER=01-Sid Clower/Henry Co. Administrator; :10]
[RUNS=:23]
[OUT Q=was another environmental issue.]
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[VO-NAT :08]
The board voted unanimously for the change.
It's the route Martinsville and Henry County wanted all along.
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[11Vaughan]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=01-13 TC1:34:24]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]
In business news this morning, Vaughan Furniture says the second quarter of 2001 was tougher than expected.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Galax/1996]
The Galax company says continued weak demand for residential furniture caused it to cutback its hours for almost the entire quarter.
Vaughan says a strong rebound in consumer confidence will be necessary to turn things around.
Despite the bleak report, Vaughan says its factories are running well and are poised for greater efficiency.
The company hopes its launch of five new furniture collections will help with a second half upswing.
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[Marketwatch]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]
In other business news, Investors are looking ahead to next week's Fed meeting.
Alexis Christoforous has that story and more in this morning's Marketwatch.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Alexis Christoforous/Reporting; :00 ]
[RUNS=1:38]
[OUT Q=your local stocks.]
((Information:
(on cam)
INVESTORS ARE PLACING THEIR BETS ON JUST HOW MUCH THE FED WILL CUT
INTEREST
RATES AT NEXT WEEK'S MEETING. THE LATEST ECONOMIC FIGURES HAVE A
MAJORITY OF
ANALYSTS BETTING ON AN AGGRESSIVE HALF POINT CUT IN RATES TO REVIVE THE
LAGGING THE ECONOMY, WHIILE OTHERS BELIEVE WE'RE IN FOR JUST A QUARTER
POINT
CUT WEDNESDAY.. BUT ANALYSTS SAY NO CUT AT ALL COULD SEND THE MARKET
INTO A
TAILSPIN.
ON WALL STREET INVESTORS BRUSHED ASIDE WARNINGS FEARS AND FOCUSED ON THE
FED
INSTEAD.
(graphic)
THE DOW MOVED UP 68 POINTS TO 10-715
(graphic)
AND THE NASDAQ ADDED ANOTHER 27 POINTS POWERED BY CISCO SYSTEMS AND
MICROSOFT.
(graphic)
IN AFTER THE BELL ACTION:
BED BATH AND BEYOND POSTED PROFT OF 10 CENT A SHARE THAT WAS RIGHT ON
TARGET...
MICRON TECHNOLOGY POSTED A LOSS OF 50 CENTS A SHARE... THAT'S COMPARED
TO A
PROFIT OF 53 CENTS IN THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.
TEKTRONICS WARNED THAT 1Q SALES WILL BE 15 TO 20 PERCENT BELOW YEAR AGO
LEVELS...
AND THE SECURITY SOFTWARE MAKER SYMANTEC CUT ITS FIRST QTR SALES AND
EARNINGS TARGETS...
(graphic)
AND ADD RITE AID TO YOUR STOCKS TO WATCH LIST: THE DRUGSTORE CHAIN WILL
LOWER PRICES NATIONWIDE ON ITS MOST FREQUENTLY FILLED PRESCRIPTIONS THAT
ARE
PAID FOR WITH CASH.
(vo-martha opening bell)
MARTHA STEWART AND KMART ARE EXTENDING THEIR RELATIONSHIP.. THE QUEEN OF
DOMESTIC LIFE INKED A DEAL TO CONTINUE SELLING HER HOME AND GARDEN
PRODUCTS
EXCLUSIVELY AT KMART THRU 2008 WITH TWO NEW LINES OF MARTHA STEWART
PRODUCTS
DUE OUT NEXT YEAR.
(graphic)
TRACK ALL THE PRE-MARKET ACTION AT CBS.MW.COM - AT THE NASDAQ,
(on cam)
I'M AC IN NEW YORK.))
(tape tosses to stocks)
[STOCKS]
[COMM]
[Children-Killed]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
The Texas woman has reportedly told police more graphic details about how she killed her five children.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Houston, TX;]
"The Houston Chronicle" says Andrea Yates told police she drowned four of her children in a bathtub-- then chased her seven-year- old son through the house and drowned him, too.
Yates husband, Russell spoke to the media yesterday, saying he still loves his wife.
He blames her actions on severe post- partum depression.
Andrea Yates is scheduled for arraignment today on multiple charges of capital murder.
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[11Patrick-Body]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=01-32 TC09:05]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Ether Adean Smith's body was found in a barrel in Philpott lake on Monday.
Now Henry County authorities say they want to question a man who disappeared the next day.
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[VO-NAT]
They're looking for 39-year-old Timothy Wayne Willis of Hardy.
He was due back at the Franklin County jail from a work release job Tuesday, but never returned.
[SUPER=03-Patrick Co./Tuesday;]
The Henry County Sheriff says Willis is NOT a suspect at this time in Smith's death.
He's described as a "known acquaintance" of the Martinsville woman.
Smith's body was found at the bottom of Philpott Lake, inside a sealed metal drum with two gun shot wounds to the head.
She vanished 12 years ago.
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[11Hedrick]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=01-26]
[GRAPHIC=Brandon Hedrick]
Condemned killer Brandon Wayne Hedrick says he might not be sitting on Death Row if he had better legal representation during his trial.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Appomattox/File Tape]
Hedrick was convicted in 1998 of the rape, robbery and murder of Lisa Yvonne Crider in Appomattox County.
One of his attorneys has since claimed that co-counsel James Baber did a poor job preparing for the case and did not effectively cross-examine key witnesses.
The state Supreme Court ordered a hearing to determine whether Hedrick should get a new trial.
Testimony in that should wrap up today.
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[5-Foot-Fungus]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=500-15 1:54:08]
[GRAPHIC=Mornin' Health Check]
In this morning's Health Check, you could walk away from a manicure or pedicure with more than pretty nails.
As Health Check Reporter Joy Sutton explains, you could get a fungus if your nail technician isn't using proper sanitation.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Michelle Cordle is getting]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;00]
[SUPER=01-Michelle Cordle/Client; :11]
[SUPER=01-Dr. Conrad Claytor/Valley Podiatry; :26]
[SUPER=01-Kelly Bollman/Visions Salon; :54]
[SUPER=@Joy2; 1:05]
[RUNS=1:46]
[OUT Q=JS for News 7 Mornin'.]
((
Michelle Cordle is getting a manicure and pedicure in preparation for her wedding day.
And she says when it comes to choosing a salon --she's very picky --because she doesn't want to catch anything.
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[SOT17:11:14]
[IN Q=very cautious, it's just like]
((VERY CAUTIOUS IT'S JUST LIKE GOING TO THE DENTIST. YOU DON'T WANT THEM TO USE INSTRUMENTS THAT HAVE IN ONE SOMEONE ELSE'S MOUTH. AND I DON'T WANT TO USE TOOLS THAT HAVE ON SOMEONE'S FEET OR SOMEONE'S HAND THAT HAVEN'T BEEN PROPERLY DISINFECTED))
[RUNS12]
[OUT Q=disinfected]
But how do you know if your nail technician -- is using proper sanitation.
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[SOT17:35:43]
[IN Q=If you go to a salon and you notice]
((IF YOU GO TO A SALON AND YOU NOTICE THAT INSTRUMENTS ARE JUST LAYING OUT --AND THE TECHNICIANS ARE JUST WIPING THEM OFF --THEN SETTING THEM ASIDE FOR THE NEXT CUSTOMER THAN THAT SHOULD BE A RED FLAG))
[RUNS10]
[OUT Q=red flag]
Nail technicians at Visions Salon say because bacteria and fungus are easily spread --they take
every precaution to protect their customers.
For example -- making sure all the instruments are cleaned in barbicide-- a hospital grade disinfectant.
Alcohol is not enough.
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[SOT17:25:42]
[IN Q=Even soaking htem in barbicide jar]
((EVEN SOAKING THEM IN A BARBICIDE JAR, YOU NEED TO LET THEM SOAK FOR AT LEAST TEN MINUTES AND THEN AIR DAY IN BETWEEN USES IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO KEEP IN THE SOLUTION ALL THE TIME))
[RUNS11]
[OUT Q=all the time]
The nail technicians say it's important to clean out the pedicure spa with Clorox between each customer --and to make sure at the end of each day --the filtration system is taken apart and cleaned as well.
There are some signs to look for that indicate you may have a fungus.
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[SOT17:36:45]
[IN Q=Thickening of the nail plate ]
((THICKENING OF THE NAIL PLATE --DISCOLORATION PARTICULARLY YELLOW DISCOLORATION OF THE NAIL PLATE --AND SOMETIMES PAIN --WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE NAIL PLATE ITSELF OR WHEN YOU'RE WEARING SHOES THE NAIL FEELS SORE))
[RUNS13]
[OUT Q=feels sore]
And if you get a fungus it can take any where from three to eight months to treat.
Cordle says she can't take that risk. She can't have anything -- especially a fungus -- taking away from her big day.
I'm Joy Sutton for News 7 Mornin'. ))
(Kimberly tosses to bump)
[bump-chyron]
[Streaming-Video]
[comm #3]
[2-HEADLINES]
[Kim at Desk]
[SUPER=#4049; Morning Headlines]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Here's a look at today's top stories.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
A dramatic end to a standoff in Atlanta--
A man who commandeered a 200- foot- tall construction crane has apparently hanged himself.
That after his mother and psychologists attempted to negotiate with him.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Firefighters respond to an early morning blaze at a restaurant in Danville.
Officials say the blaze at the Fresh Market and Buffet was mostly in the ceiling over the dining area.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
And Hollywood loses a comic legend--
76- year- old actor Carroll O'Connor died yesterday of a heart attack.
We'll take a look back at his career.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
And that's what's making news on this Friday, June 22nd.
News 7 Mornin' will be right back.
[Crane-Standoff]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Standoff]
A standoff ends in Atlanta in an apparent suicide--
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Atlanta, GA;]
23- year- old Michael Kelly climbed up a 200- foot construction crane, holding police at bay for an entire day.
Kelly's mother and psychologists tried to negotiate with him.
But his morning, with police watching, Kelly dropped from the crane with a noose around his neck, apparently hanging himself.
Police say Kelly had made no demands-- they were not sure why exactly he had commandeered the crane.
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[2-Danville-Fire]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=01-39 TC 12:44]
[GRAPHIC=Fire]
A Danville restaurant caught fire early this morning.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Danville]
Firefighters noticed smoke when they first arrived at the Fresh Market and Buffet on (nor-DAN) Nordan Drive around 2:45 this morning.
Then flames shot out of the roof.
Officials say the fire was mostly in the ceiling over the dining area.
It took firefighters about 30 minutes to put the flames out.
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[WIPE WIPE WIPE]
[2-Boty-Fire]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin']
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=01-37 TC 8:44]
[GRAPHIC=Wipe]
[WIPE WIPE WIPE WIPE WIPE]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.]
One person is homeless following a fire this morning in Botetourt County.
Firefighters responded to the home in the 2500 block of Webster Road around 3 o' clock.
Officials say it is a total loss.
The resident made it out safely.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
He brought to life the roles of a politically incorrect father AND later, a dedicated police chief.
But yesterday a heart attack claimed the life of veteran actor Carroll O' Connor.
Manuel Gallegus takes a look back at O' Connor's career.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=04-"All in the Family"; :00]
[SUPER=04-File Tape; :16]
[SUPER=01-Rob Reiner/Director and Actor; 1:41]
[SUPER=01-Manuel Gallegus/Reporting; 1:58]
[RUNS=2:07]
[OUT Q=Gallegus, CBS News, Los Angeles. THEN NAT SOUND SONG--guys like up we had it made.]
((
KIND OF ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES-- BUT ALWAYS LIKEABLE-- CARROLL OCONNOR
WAS ONE OF THOSE UNMISTAKABLY RECOGNIZABLE ACTORS.
IN THE LATE FIFTIES-- AFTER A STRUGGLE, HE--EVENTUALLY MADE IT ON
BROADWAY.
... THEN WENT ON TO PLAY IN DOZENS OF FILMS AND TV SHOWS.
BUT, FOR GENERATIONS OF AMERICANS, HE WAS ARCHIE BUNKER.
-SOT-ALL IN THE FAMILY
IN REALITY, OCONNOR WAS NOTHING LIKE ARCHIE. HE DID GROW UP IN
QUEENS, BUT IN A WELL TO DO, SOCIALLY TOLERANT HOUSEHOLD.
I NEVER HEARD ARCHIES KIND OF TALK IN MY OWN FAMILY, HE ONCE SAID.
STILL, THE LANDMARK SHOW MADE HIM A STAR--AND EARNED HIM FOUR EMMIES.
IN THE LATE EIGHTIES, OCONNOR CAME BACK TO TV IN THE POLICE DRAMA--IN
THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT.
AND HE CONTINUED TO ACT-- DESPITE HEALTH PROBLEMS INCLUDING BYPASS
SURGERY.
BUT, IT WAS IN MID-90S WHEN HE FACED HIS MOST DIFFICULT PERSONAL
TRAGEDY. HIS ONLY SON KILLED HIMSELF, AFTER A LONG BOUT WITH DRUG
ADDICTION.
OCONNOR TURNED HIS GRIEF INTO A CRUSADE AGAINST DRUG ABUSE, AND AGAINST
THE MAN WHO SUPPLIED DRUGS TO HIS SON.
-SOT-FROM COURTOOM WITNESS STAND
ROB REINER-- THE ACTOR-- WHO ONCE PLAYED HIS SIDE-KICK MEATHEAD... SAYS
O'CONNOR TAUGHT HIM INVALUABLE LESSONS ABOUT THEIR CRAFT.
SOT: ROB REINER/ACTOR & DIRECTOR
HE DIDN'T EVER GO FOR THE EASY LAUGH. IT WAS ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO HIM TO
MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF THE CHARACTERS, THE HONESTY AND REALITY OF THE
CHARACTERS AND THE HUMOR WOULD COME OUT OF THAT.
CARROLL O'CONNOR WAS 76.
MANUEL GALLEGUS, CBS NEWS LOS ANGELES.
))
[2-Hooker]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Show business has lost another prominent--
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-File Tape;]
Hall of Fames blues singer and guitarist John Lee Hooker died in his sleep yesterday morning.
Hooker was known for his rich, unique voice that thrilled audiences and inspired several generations of musicians.
His career lasted over SIX decades.
He recorded more than 100 albums, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 19-91.
John Lee Hooker was 80.
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[2-11I-73]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=equ]
[TAPE#=01-21 TC1:14:14]
[GRAPHIC=Intersate 73]
The Commonwealth Transportation Board picks a new route for Interstate 73. After heavy
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[VO-NAT :17]
[SUPER=03-Richmond;]
lobbying by Martinsville and Henry County, the Board rescinded its May 17th decision on where the interstate will go.
The board promptly adopted a new route, farther east of Martinsville- that doesn't take the path of the existing routes 58 and 220 south of the city.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=I realize that it is]
[sot tape 12:28:43 ]
((BEN HUMPHREYS/COMMONWEALTH TRANS. BOARD: I REALIZE THAT IT IS UNUSUAL FOR THIS BOARD TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS SUCH AS THE ONE I AM GOING TO RECOMMEND. HOWEVER IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.))
[sot tape 12:37:38 ]
((SID CLOWER/HENRY CO. ADMINISTRATOR: WE HAD CONCERNS AS IT PROCEEDED THROUGH SOME OF THE DENSELY POPULATED RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES ABOUT THE IMPACT ON THOSE COMMUNITIES. WE HAD A CONCERN ABOUT IT GOING THROUGH A WATER TREATMENT PLANT, RAW WATER INTAKE WHICH WAS ANOTHER ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE.))
[SUPER=01-Ben Humphreys/Commonwealth Transportation Board; :00 ]
[SUPER=01-Sid Clower/Henry Co. Administrator; :10]
[RUNS=:23]
[OUT Q=was another environmental issue.]
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[VO-NAT :08]
The board voted unanimously for the change.
It's the route Martinsville and Henry County wanted all along.
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[React-I73]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=am]
[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=01-36]
[GRAPHIC=Interstate 73]
The news of the changes was disappointing for some Henry County residents who thought their home was safe from the interstate.
But the changes may prompt Southeast Roanoke residents to put pressure on City Council to go before the Transportation Board to save their neighborhood.
Kate Weidaw has more.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Henry Co.;:00]
[SUPER=01-Nancy Martin/Lives Along New I-73 Route;:10]
[SUPER=01-Ruth Eggleston/Lives Along New I-73 Route;:29]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;:45]
[SUPER=01-Danny Donahue/Southeast Roanoke Resident;:53]
[SUPER=01-Mark Peterson/Southeast Action Forum President;1:16]
[SUPER=@Kate1;1:25]
[RUNS=1:35]
[OUT Q=kw news7]
((As Nancy and Leslie Martin sit on the porch of the home they built 50 years ago, they think about the news of interstate 73 taking their home.
[SOT 12:05]
[INQ=]
((NANCY MARTIN: IT'S A GOOD THING BUT I HATE FOR PEOPLE TO THINK I HAVE TO MOVE LOSS MY HOUSE I'VE LIVED IN FOR A LONG TIME.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 9]
The Martin's weren't in the path of interstate 73 until the Transportation Board decided to change the route so the Shannon Hills and Farmingdale subdivisions as well as the Marrowbone Water Treatment Plant could be avoided.
[SOT 3:36]
[INQ=]
((RUTH EGGLESTON: I WOULD SAY IT'S A GOOD THING TO SAVE THE HOMES BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE WORKED HARD FOR WHAT THEY GOT.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 7]
Ruth Eggleston's home will now be taken by the interstate but she's trying to look at the positive side of the changes.
But the changes have motivated Southeast Roanoke residents fighting the interstate. Danny Donahue and his neighbor on Rosewalk Lane are trying to put together a mass mailer.
[SOT 18:44]
[INQ=]
((DANNY DONAHUE: I THINK WE WILL BE APPROACHING CITY COUNCIL IF HENRY COUNTY CAN DO IT OUR CITY COUNCIL CAN DO IT FOR US.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 7]
Roanoke City Council sent a letter on June 4-th to the Transportation Board saying it was "extremely disappointed to learn of the decision to route this roadway through the southeast area of the City".
But some residents aren't anticipating council's letter will prompt changes.
[SOT 26:00]
[INQ=]
((MARK PETERSON/SOUTHEAST ACTION FORUM PRES.: THE ONLY OPTION TO PROTECT ROANOKE'S NEIGHBORHOOD WOULD BE AN UPGRADE TO 220 AND 581.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 8]
[STANDUP]
[INQ=]
((KATE WEIDAW/REPORTING: HOWEVER THAT PLAN IS NOT AN OPTION THE TRANSPORTATION BOARD IS LOOKING AT THIS TIME.
WHEN I TALKED TO ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER NELSON HARRIS TODAY HE TOLD ME HE BELIEVES MEMBERS OF COUNCIL WILL BE GOING TO RICHMOND TO TRY AND REROUTE THE INTERSTATE. KATE WEIDAW NEWS7.))
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The state's Republican elected officials win favorable reviews in the latest News 7 Mason-Dixon poll.
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Senator John Warner remains the state's most popular office-holder. Two out of three registered voters surveyed rate his job performance as excellent or good.
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Junior Senator George Allen also does well after six months on the job. Statewide, 59 percent rate his performance as excellent or good.
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Governor Jim Gilmore's numbers have rebounded slightly since the budget stalemate earlier this year.
Across Virginia, 56 percent of those polled gave the governor a rating of excellent or good, up from 52 percent in March.
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But the survey also suggests Gilmore may have little impact on the 2001 Governor's race.
62 percent of Virginia voters say their opinion of Gilmore will not affect their choice between Democrat Mark Warner and Republican Mark Earley.
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A man will spend 24 years in prison for killing three people and injuring another while driving drunk last fall.
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Maurice McKinley Toller (TOE-ler) was sentenced yesterday on three counts of involuntary manslaughter for the October 27th crash that killed Ramona Woodruff, her son and another child.
Toller's blood- alcohol content was point-1-five when his car crossed the center line and hit Woodruff's vehicle head-on.
Toller's attorney argued his client has an I-Q of 53 and the mental capacity of a 9- year- old child.
He plans to appeal.
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Now here's another look at today's top local stories:
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The Fresh Market and Buffet Restaurant on (nor-DAN) Nordan Drive in Danville caught fire early this morning.
Officials say the fire was mostly in the ceiling over the dining area.
It took firefighters about 30 minutes to put it out.
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Also this morning, fire destroyed a house in Botetourt County.
Firefighters responded to the home on the 2500 block of Webster Road around 3:00.
One person lived in the house and made it out safely.
Officials say the house is a total loss.
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After heavy lobbying by Martinsville and Henry County, the Commonwealth Transportation Board rescinded its May 17th decision on the path of Interstate 73.
The board voted unanimously for a new route, farther east of Martinsville that doesn't take the path of the existing routes 58 and 220 south of the city.
It's the route Martinsville and Henry County wanted all along.
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Now here's Mike Stevens with a preview of News 7 at Six.
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