[Plane-Crash]
[ANCHOR= Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Plane Crash]
All signs point to mechanical failure as the cause of the fatal American Airlines crash in New York.
Federal safety investigators say they've gotten good information from the cockpit voice recorder of Flight 587.
They report hearing no distress call from the plane.
Officials caution that it's ``way too early'' to connect yesterday's crash with engine failures.
But a month ago, safety officials concluded there was an unsafe condition in the type of engine that powered the plane.
Investigators also are combing eyewitnesses accounts, including
one from a commercial pilot on the ground.
At least 265 people were killed.
Jennifer Jones has an update from New York.
[LIVE=NEWSPATH/FULL]
[SUPER=01-Jennifer Jones/Reporting;]
[SUPER=05-New York, NY;]
((ROLLCUE:...))
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-New York, NY;]
[SUPER=01-George Black/National Transportation Safety Board;]
[RUNS=:00]
[OUT Q=back to you.]
[LIVE=NEWSPATH/FULL]
[SUPER=05-New York, NY;]
((
CREWS WORKED THROUGH THE NIGHT -- RECOVERING THE WRECKAGE OF AMERICAN
AIRLINES FLIGHT 587.
AFTER AN INITIAL REVIEW OF THE PLANE'S COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER, FEDERAL
INVESTIGATORS SAY EVERYTHING POINTS TO ACCIDENTAL MECHANICAL FAILURE --
AND NOT TERRORISM -- AS THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH.
(SOT: GEORGE BLACK/NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD) -- 22:38:26
"There's no evidence on it to indicate a problem not associated with an
aviation accident. It is good quality data."
THE PLANE -- DESTINED FOR THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC -- WENT DOWN IN A
RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD MONDAY MORNING -- JUST MINUTES AFTER TAKE OFF
FROM NEW YORK'S JFK AIRPORT.
ALL 260 PEOPLE ON BOARD WERE KILLED -- ALONG WITH OTHERS ON THE GROUND.
RESIDENTS SAY PARTS OF THE JET BROKE OFF -- AND THEN IT NOSE-DIVED. THE
PLANE'S ENGINE FELL ON A GAS STATION BLOCKS AWAY.
(SOT)
(SOT: )
"You saw like a cloud of smoke, and then from the cloud of smoke it
became a giant mushroom like a nuclear bomb hit or something -- it was
so huge."
JUST LAST MONTH -- THE F-A-A WARNED THAT ENGINES FOR THE EUROPEAN-MADE
AIRBUS REQUIRED TOUGHER INSPECTIONS OF POSSIBLY WORN PARTS.
(NAT)
MEANWHILE, FAMILIES IN SANTO DOMINGO -- AND HERE IN NEW YORK -- MOURN
LOVED ONES THEY WILL NEVER SEE AGAIN.
))
[11Airport]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=01-34 TC1:45:18]
[GRAPHIC=Roanoke Regional Airport]
Officials at Roanoke Regional Airport hope yesterday's plane crash doesn't turn more travelers away from the airlines.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Despite the temporary closure of New York's three airports, no flights into or out of Roanoke were delayed or cancelled.
But some travelers were affected by a renewed fear of flying.
They say yesterday's crash combined with the events of September 11th make them even less likely to board a plane.
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[SOT 5:16-5:27]
[IN Q=I don't think anybody feels secure]
[SUPER=01-Jena Holland/Wife of a Passenger; :00]
[SUPER=01-Amanda DeHaven/Roanoke Regional Airport; :11]
[RUNS=:20]
[OUT Q=FAA has given us.]
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[VO-NAT]
In the meantime, Roanoke Regional is considering reopening the short-term parking lot... on the condition that every car be searched.
The F-A-A is expected to make a decision on the plan by the end of the week.
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[11Bus-Accident]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=01-51 TC1:13:20]
[GRAPHIC=Bus Accident]
Twenty people were injured when a tractor trailer collided with a school bus in Bedford County.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bedford Co.]
Bus Six was carrying 15 students to Bedford Middle and Liberty High Schools yesterday morning when it stopped in the eastbound lanes of US 460 to pick up Laura, Christina and Amanda Overstreet.
Driver Debbie Radford had pulled to the side, and turned on the emergency flashers, but investigators say the bright sunlight may have impaired the truck driver's vision.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=I just happened to look]
((DEBBIE RADFORD/BUS DRIVER: I JUST HAPPENED TO LOOK UP IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SAW THIS TRUCK COMING THAT I DIDN'T EXPECT HIM TO BE ABLE TO STOP IN TIME. AND TWO HAD GOTTEN ON AND I REACHED OVER TO GET THE THIRD TO PULL HER ON THE BUS, SO I COULD POSSIBLY GET OUT OF HIS WAY. AND I DIDN'T GET OUT OF HIS WAY IN TIME, BUT I DONE THE BEST I COULD DO.))
((SHELBY OVERSTREET/PARENT: IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE. IF THE BUS DRIVER HADN'T GRABBED ONE OF THE KIDS THAT WAS GETTING ON THE BUS, SHE COULD HAVE BEEN RUN OVER. SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD. WE'RE LUCKY.))
[SUPER=01-Debbie Radford/Bus Driver; :00]
[SUPER=01-Shelby Overstreet/Parent; :22]
[RUNS=:28]
[OUT Q=would have been dead. We're lucky.]
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[VO-NAT]
The bus driver and the students suffered cuts, bumps and bruises, but no broken bones.
The driver of the truck is listed in stable condition at Carilion Roanoke Memorial.
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[Afghanistan]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=War on Terrorism]
A stunning development in the war on terrorism in Afghanistan--
There are reports the ruling Taliban is fleeing the capital of Kabul.
Jennifer Miller has an update from Washington.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=143-Kabul, Afghanistan;]
[SUPER=143-Mazar-e-Sharif/Afghanistan;]
[SUPER=141-Jennifer Miller/Reporting;]
[RUNS=:57]
[OUT Q=Miller, CBS News, Washington.]
((
AFGHAN'S CAPITAL CITY WAS ONCE TALIBAN TERRITORY.
BUT OPPOSITION FORCES HAVE PUSHED THEIR WAY INTO KABUL, FORCING THE
ENEMY OUT.
(nats - tanks)
THERE WAS NO SHOOTING, JUST PICKUP TRUCKS, LOADED WITH SOLDIERS, ARMED
WITH
RIFLES AND ROCKET LAUNCHERS.
WITNESSES SAY TALIBAN MILITARY FORCES HAVE DESERTED THE STREETS OF KABUL
--
LEAVING THE KEY AFGHAN CITY IN THE HANDS OF REBEL FORCES
(nats - mazzar-e-sharif!)
THIS, AFTER A SERIES OF STUNNING MILITARY VICTORIES BY THE NORTHERN
ALLIANCE.
ON FRIDAY, THEY CLAIMED CONTROL OF THE KEY NORTHERN CITY, MAZAR-E-SHARIF.
..MONDAY, THEY BROKE THROUGH TALIBAN FRONT LINES....
AND BY DAWN ON TUESDAY -- THE TALIBAN GAVE UP.
(STANDUP)
NOW THAT THE TALIBAN NO LONGER HAVE CONTROL OVER KABUL ... WORLD LEADERS
MUST DETERMINE WHO WILL.
ALREADY THE UNITED NATIONS HAVE TALKED ABOUT SETTING UP AN INTERIM
GOVERNMENT CONSISTING OF MUSLIM AND NON-MUSLIM LEADERS.
WHILE THEY FIGURE OUT THE CAPITOL CITY'S FUTURE .... THE FIGHT FOR THE
REST OF THE COUNTRY CONTINUES.
JM CBS NEWS WASHINGTON
))
[Bush-Putin]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Bush]
President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin begin a three- day summit meeting today at the White House.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Andrews AFB, MD;]
Putin arrived in the U-S just after midnight.
One of their main topics of discussion is expected to be nuclear
disarmament.
Bush is expected to say that he'll slash U-S nuclear weapon arsenals "substantially."
Bush says this will happen whether or not Putin agrees to do likewise.
The two leaders will also reportedly try to settle their differences over missile defense.
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[1st-Business]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=ckor]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]
In business news this morning, the stock market recovered after a steep drop yesterday to end mixed.
And G-M extends its offer of interest free loans on new vehicles.
Here's Barton Eckert with a look at the morning's top business stories..
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Barton Eckert/Reporting; :00]
[RUNS=1:21]
[OUT Q=in Washington.]
(( GOOD MORNING THIS TUESDAY THE 13TH OF NOVEMBER.
HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS MORNING.
------------------------
WALL STREET WAS INDEED RATTLED BY THE AMERICAN AIRLINES PLANE
CRASH PROMPTING INVESTORS TO BAIL-OUT OF AIRLINE AND HOTEL STOCKS.
ON ASIAN MARKETS OVERNIGHT .. IN TOKYO.. BAD LOAN WOES ,, ALONG
WITH AIRLINE STOCK WEAKNESS.. SENT STOCKS SOUTH.
------------------------
THE SBA SAYS IT'S APPROVED MORE THAN $100 MILLION IN DISASTER
LOANS TO BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS IN NEW YORK CITY IN THE WAKE OF
THE SEPTEMBER 11TH ATTACKS.
IN THE DISASTER AREA AROUND THE PENTAGON, IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA, 30
LOANS TOTALLING ALMOST $5 MILLION HAVE BEEN OK'D.
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GENERAL MOTORS HAS EXTENDED OFFERS OF INTEREST-FREE LOANS ON NEW
VEHICLES TO JANUARY 2ND, BUT PUT NEW LIMITS ON THE DEALS THAT BOOSTED
SALES TO RECORD LEVELS IN OCTOBER.
GM KICKED OFF THE "ZERO PERCENT" PUSH RIGHT AFTER THE SEPTEMBER
11TH ATTACKS BUT NOW THE AUTOMAKER IS OFFERING INTEREST-FREE FINANCING
ON THREE-YEAR LOANS ONLY.
GM ALSO RAISED LONGER-TERM LOANS , AND EXCLUDED SEVERAL MODELS
FROM THE OFFERS, INCLUDING ALL CADILLACS AND THE UPCOMING SATURN VUE
SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE.
------------------------
IWON.COM HAS WON A WHOLE NEW WEBSITE... BUYING EXCITE DOT COM..
FROM BANKRUPT EXCITE AT HOME FOR TEN MILLION DOLARS.
EXCITE AT HOME MEANWHILE CONTIUES LIQUIDATING OTHER ASSETS.. AT T'S
$307 MILLION OFFER FOR ITS CABLE TV UNIT IS STILL ON THE TABLE .
--------------------------
AND THAT'S YOUR FIRST BUSINESS CHECK ON THE MORNING'S TOP
BUSINESS HAPPENINGS..
I'M BARTON ECKERT IN WASHINGTON.))
(tape tosses to stocks)
[STOCKS]
[COMM]
[11Alleghany-Study]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=01-39 TC1:30:29]
[GRAPHIC=None]
It seems that Alleghany County needs to be more boastful--
That's according to a 100-thousand dollar study.
Jennifer Miele explains.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=A study completed by]
[SUPER=03-Alleghany Co.;:04]
[SUPER=01-Linda Staley/Linda Staley Public Relations;:27]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/File Tape;:38]
[SUPER=01-Brian Wishneff/Wishneff & Associates;1:04]
[SUPER=@jennifer2;1:14]
[RUNS=1:26]
[OUT Q=JM News 7, Alleghany County.]
(( A study completed by Roanoke-based Wishneff and Associates says the recreation facilities in the Allegheny highlands are top notch.
So why is the local economy struggling and why is the area's workforce up and leaving?
According Public Relations specialist Linda Staley, it's because nobody outside Virginia knows anything about the Allegheny Highlands.
[SOT]
((THERE IS REALLY.... SCHOOL FUNDING DISPARITIES.))
[RUNS14]
Staley recommends a yearly event.. perhaps a fair or concert ... something to bring in a crowd.
She also recommends a multi-year public image campaign that could lead to 275 thousand dollars worth of ads.
Wishneff says Allegheny County has all it needs to succeed... like a multi-million dollar shell building that's empty... and world renowned manufacturers like Westvaco.
[SOT]
((THERE HAVE BEEN...A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT.))
[RUNS12]
So don't be surprised if you hear Alleghany County brag about itself in the very near future.
According to the study, a little self pride would go a long way.
Jennifer Miele, News 7, Alleghany County.))
(Kimberly tosses to bump)
[bump-chyron]
[comm #3]
[2Headlines]
[SUPER=#4050; HEADLINE BANNER]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
So far, investigators believe mechanical failure is the likely cause of the fatal American Airlines crash in Queens, New York.
Safety officials discovered a month ago that there was an unsafe condition in the type of engine that powered the plane.
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[Anchor=Kimberly]
[SS=none]
And the Taliban loses control of Afghanistan's capital.
[ANCHOR=Leo]
(ad lib weather)
[ANCHOR=Steve]
(ad lib live tease)
[2-shot]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Get your day started with us-- on News 7 Mornin.
[11Montvale-Leak]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=01-57]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Company officials are expected to know more later today-- concerning a fuel leak in Bedford County.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Montvale/Last Night;]
A tank was discovered leaking fuel yesterday morning at Colonial Pipeline Company in Montvale.
A company spokesman says the material stored in the tank is called trans-mix...
It's a blend of different fuels-- but is mostly comprised of kerosene.
The same spokesman says the company doesn't know what caused the leak or how much fuel was released.
But he says-- the environment and community are NOT at risk.
Colonial Pipeline expects to know more-- later today.
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[11Tech-Visitors]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=rca]
[TAPE#=01-44 TC1:24:30]
[GRAPHIC=Virginia Tech]
Virginia Tech's renovation of the West side of Lane Stadium is now following a revised plan.
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[VO-NAT :16.5]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg;]
Yesterday, Tech's governing board passed a 2-million dollar increase.
The University now needs approval from the General Assembly for the total cost of 47-point-8 million dollars.
Tech is also reducing the amount of fundraising dollars in the project's budget.
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[SOT 19:53:35]
[IN Q=it gives us]
((MINNUS RIDENOUR/VT EXEC. VP CEO; IT GIVES US AN ALTERNATIVE, RATHER THAN HAVING EVERYTHING FOCUSED ON A MAJOR GIFT IT GIVES US A CHANCE ON HOW TO KEEP THE PROJECT MOVING SHOULD WE NOT BE ALE TO RAISE PRIVATE MONIES AT THAT LEVEL.))
[SUPER=01-Minnus Ridenour/VT Executive VP and CEO;]
[RUNS=:09]
[OUT Q=PRIVATE MONIES AT THAT LEVEL.]
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[VO-NAT]
Tech is no longer counting on a "naming rights" gift...which would have been around 25-million dollars for a chance to name the stadium.
A new seating concept is also in place, with a decrease in the number of private suites and an increase in inside club seats.
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[Marketwatch]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]
In business news this morning, News of the crash of American Airlines Flight 587 rattled the stock market yesterday.
Airline stocks were the hardest hit..
Ed Crane has the story and more in this morning's Marketwatch.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Ed Crane/Reporting; :00]
[RUNS=1:30]
[OUT Q=Marketwatch dot come New York]
((JUST AS THE DOW HAD REGAINED ALL OF IT'S LOSSES SINCE SEPTEMBER
11TH....ANOTHER PLANE CRASH SENT STOCKS REELING THIS MORNING..BUT AS IT
BECAME MORE LIKELY THAT AMERICAN FLIGHT 587 WAS BROUGHT DOWN BY
MECHANICAL FAILURE AND NOT SABOTAGE, THE NASDAQ TURNED POSITIVE AND THE
DOW REGAINED MUCH OF THE DAYS LOSS
ESS=closing dow
THE DOW CLOSED DOWN 53POINTS, BUT HAD BEEN DOWN MORE THAN 160..
ESS=closing nasdaq
THE NASDAQ OFF 23 POINTS IN THE EARLY GOING FINISHED WITH AN 11 POINT
GAIN.
ONCAM=ED
HARDEST HIT MONDAY AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE AIRLINE STOCKS.....
ESS=airline woes/amr/ual/delta
AMERICAN AIRLINES PARENT AMR WAS OFF SOME 20 PERCENT BEFORE A SLIGHT
RECOVERY. UNITED'S PARENT U-A-L HALTED TRADING FOR A TIME AND DELTA WAS
ALSO LOWER AS WERE MOST COMPETITORS.(END KCBS)
ESS=airline components:BA/GE/HON
THE DOOMED AMERICAN JET WAS BUILT BY AIRBUS OF EUROPE, BUT AIRCRAFT
MAKER BOEING LOST GROUND..AS DID JET ENGINE MAKER G-E AND AVIONICS MAKER
HONEYWELL.
ESS=overexposed?:axp/dis/starwood
ALSO HIT HARD COMPANIES WITH LARGE TRAVEL EXPOSURE..AMONG THEM AMERICAN
EXPRESS..DISNEY AND STARWOOD HOTELS...THE NATIONS LARGEST HOTEL OPERATOR.
ESS=gainers:cien/ene/dyn
THERE WERE SOME BRIGHT SPOTS..AMONG THEM FIBER OPTIC COMPANY CIENA,
WHICH ROSE AFTER CONFIRMING IT WOULD MEET EARNINGS TARGETS, ALONG WITH
ENRON AND DINE AH GEE, FOLLOWING THEIR MERGER ANNOUNCEMENT.
ONCAM=ED
AFTER SEEING SALES SOAR 31 PERCENT LAST MONTH, GM'S EXTENDING THAT ZERO
PERCENT FINANCIAL PROMOTION THROUGH JANUARY 2ND...ALL CADDILAC MODELS
AND THE CHEVY CORVETTE..NOT INCLUDED..
BAD NEWS FROM THE FIRST MAJOR RETAILER TO REPORT THIRD QUARTER EARNINGS.
MAY DEPARTMENT STORES OF ST. LOUIS OWNER OF LORD AND TAYLOR, HECTS AND
OTHER CHAINS SAYS EARNINGS FELL 35 PERCENT...
ESS=maarketwatch
FOR MORE HEAD TO CBS DOT MARKETWATCH.COM....
ONCAM=
I'M ED CRANE CBS MARKETWATCH..NY.))
(tape tosses to stocks)
[STOCKS]
[COMM#7]
[11Vets-Day]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=01-37 TC1:57:15]
[GRAPHIC=Veterans Day]
While some head off to war, the next generation of soldiers, sailors, and pilots paid tribute to the previous ones in ceremonies around the area yesterday.
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[NAT SOT: MUSIC]
[IN Q=BAND playing]
((NATSOUND OF STUDENT BAND.))
[SUPER=03-Rocky Mount;]
[RUNS=:04]
[OUT Q=MUSIC.]
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[VO-NAT]
At Franklin County High School, students honored veterans from World War Two, Korea, Vietnam and the Gulf War.
Cadets from the Air Force Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps said veterans helped inspire them to serve their country.
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[bump SOTs]
[IN Q=Veterans Day]
[SOT 20:20:15 - :23]
((JAMIE GOETZINGER/SOPHOMORE: VETERANS DAY MEANS A LOT TO ME BECAUSE BOTH MY PARENTS WERE VETERANS AND THEY SERVED OUR COUNTRY VERY WELL AND I HOPE TO DO THE SAME SOMEDAY.))
[**butt butt butt with 20:22:06 - :17]
((CHASTA HOPKINS/SENIOR: IT'S JUST SOMETHING I LOOKED FORWARD TO. MY UNCLES AND MY COUSINS ENCOURAGED ME AND MY PARENTS ARE SUPPORTIVE BECAUSE I NEED ALL OF THAT AND I'M SO EXCITED BECAUSE I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO GET IN.))
[SUPER=01-Jamie Goetzinger/Sophomore; :00]
[SUPER=01-Chasta Hopkins/Senior; :09]
[RUNS=:19]
[OUT Q=just can't wait to get in.]
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[VO-NAT]
The students presented local veterans with flags and flowers to thank them for serving the country.
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[11Graduation]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=01-43 TC1:43:16]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Franklin County High School will graduate its last valedictorian in 2003.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Rocky Mount;]
Yesterday, the school board voted unanimously to eliminate the valedictorian and salutatorian rankings in 2004.
School administrators say that too many students were focusing on weighted courses with higher grade point possibilities ... and ignoring classes like band and choir.
Under the new system, all students with a 4- point - 0 or higher would be recognized.
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[SOT 20:24:13 - :25]
[IN Q=In the past,]
((KEVIN BEZY/ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL: IN THE PAST WE'VE GIVEN A MEDAL TO THE SALUTATORIAN AND THE VALEDICTORIAN. NOW WE'LL BE HONORING A LARGER GROUP OF CHILDREN THAT HAVE ATTAINED A STANDARD THAT ANYONE COULD ATTAIN, NOT JUST ONE OR TWO. ))
[SUPER=01-Kevin Bezy/Assistant Principal;]
[RUNS=:12]
[OUT Q=not just one or two.]
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Instead of a valedictory speech, students with a perfect grade average will have the chance to write and submit speeches.
A board will then select which speech will be delivered at graduation.
[Local-Recap]
[SUPER=#4059;Local Recap]
[2-Shot=Kmc/LHI]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Now here's another look at today's top local stories:
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
A tank was discovered leaking fuel yesterday morning at Colonial Pipeline Company in Montvale.
A company spokesman says the company doesn't know what caused the leak or how much fuel was released.
But he says-- the environment and community are NOT at risk.
Colonial Pipeline expects to know more-- later today.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Twenty people were injured when a tractor trailer collided with a school bus in Bedford County yesterday morning.
Bus Six was carrying 15 students when it stopped in the eastbound lanes of US 460 to pick up three students.
The bus driver had pulled to the side, and turned on the emergency flashers, but investigators say the bright sunlight may have impaired the truck driver's vision
The bus driver and the students suffered cuts, bumps and bruises, but no broken bones.
The driver of the truck is listed in stable condition at Carilion Roanoke Memorial.
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[ANCHOR=Leo]
(Leo mic hot)
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(Leo ad lib weather)
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[2-SHOT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Now here's Keith Humphry with a preview of News 7 at Six.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=The Red]
[RUNS=21]
[OUT Q=on News 7 at 6.]
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[Desk=Kimberly/Leo and Steve]
(toss)
[ANCHOR=Steve]
(live ad lib, tease tomorrow)
(ad lib bye)
[Desk=Kimberly/Leo and Steve]
by SS