[Open-Heads]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sat Am]
[WRITER=kgu]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
[roll cold out of the open]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=#4070;weekend headline banner]
[SUPER=@Joy1;]
[SUPER=@Jacey1;]
Coming up on News 7 Saturday Morning......
Relief comes to Afghanistan...as a new government is sworn in.
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Meanwhile the troops get a special holiday visit.
We will have more on those stories in just a few minutes.
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[2-shot toss to hello]
[Inauguration]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=sat am]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
A new era for Afghanistan --today the country swore in an interim government.
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[VO-NAT5:05:01]
[SUPER=03-Kabul, Afghanistan]
Hamid Karzai -- the interim prime minister will rule for six months. His cabinet consists of 29 members including two women.
Karzai is promising to bring peace to Afghanistan.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=The present structure]
((THE PRESENT STRUCTURE IS THE RESULT OF EXTREME CRISIS IN AFGHANISTAN
AND EXTREME CONCERN OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND EXTREME CONCERN
OF THE AFGHAN PEOPLE TO WALK PAST THIS VERY UNFORTUNATE STATE.. PHASE OF
AFGHANISTAN'S HISTORY, I THINK WE SHOULD ALL RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS AN
INTERIM ARRANGEMENT))
[SUPER=01-Hamid Karzai/Interim Leader of Afghanistan]
[RUNS=17]
[OUT Q=this is an interim arrangement]
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[VO-NAT]
After six months -- a council of tribal leaders will convene to plan a two year administration. The goal is to move the country towards a permanent constitution.
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[Entertainment]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=WIPE]
[WIPE WIPE WIPE]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Kandahar, Afghanistan]
Meanwhile --in Kandahar -- American marines get a morale boost from visiting celebrities.
Wayne Newton, Comedian Drew Carey and country singer Neil McCoy were on hand to cheer-up the crowd.
But it was the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders that appeared to be the most popular among the troops.
After the autograph signing and some photos -- the entertainers joined the marines in "America the Beautiful"
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[NAT SOT]
[IN Q=nats of song]
((NAT SOT OF SONG))
[RUNS=05]
[OUT Q=nats of song]
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[Travel]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=01-50 TC1:31:13]
[GRAPHIC= Holiday Travel]
Lines at airports may not be very entertaining for travelers this holiday season.
Triple-A estimates air travel will be down nearly 20 percent- but that won't stop the delays at the airport.
Justin McLeod shows us how longer lines are not only leading to shorter tempers but also some understanding.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Nat sound in Airport]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
[SUPER=01-Jim Dyer/Traveler; :09]
[SUPER=01-Jeff Hoffmann/Traveler; :22]
[SUPER=01-Jenny Schuetz/Traveler; :27]
[SUPER=@justin1; :47]
[SUPER=01-Joe Deramos/Traveler; :58]
[SUPER=01-Kirsten Bradbury/Traveler; 1:21]
[RUNS=1:35]
[OUT Q=JM, News 7, Roanoke]
((((NAT SOUND IN AIRPORT))
If you're flying out of the Roanoke Regional Airport this holiday season, consider yourself lucky.
[SOT 3:00:48]
[IN Q=In Colorado Springs]
((JIM DYER/TRAVELER: IN COLORADO SPRINGS, IT WAS SO SLOW MOVING THAT MANY PEOPLE DIDN'T GET ON THEIR FLIGHTS OR ALMOST DIDN'T GOT ON THEIR FLIGHTS. I ALMOST DIDN'T GET ON MY FLIGHT.))
[Run09]
[OUT Q=on my flight]
The reason for all the delays?
The extra security.
[SOT 2:59:59; 2:56:52]
[IN Q=They had the metal detectors]
((JEFF HOFFMANN/TRAVELER: THEY HAD THE METAL DETECTORS ON PRETTY SENSITIVE SO JUST THE RIVETS IN MY JEANS WERE SETTING IT OFF.))
((JENNY SCHUETZ/TRAVELER: I WAS THE RANDOMLY SELECTED PASSENGER IN BOSTON SO THEY SEARCHED MY HAND LUGGAGE, FRISKED ME DOWN, PATTED ME WITH THE WAND.))
[Runs10]
[OUT Q=with the wand]
With the beefed up security, Airport officials recommend you arrive at the airport a hour and half early.
The delays here at the Roanoke Regional Airport begin right when you enter the short term parking lot.
That's because every car is fully inspected.
[SOT 12:04:03, TAPE 2; 2:55:33]
[IN Q=The search itself]
((JUSTIN McLEOD/REPORTING: THE SEARCH ITSELF WILL ONLY TAKE TWO TO THREE MINUTES. BUT THE WAIT IN LINE CAN SOMETIMES LAST UP TO 15 MINUTES. THAT'S WHY THE FIRST HALF HOUR IN THE SHORT TERM PARKING LOT IS FREE.))
((JOE DERAMOS/TRAVELER: I THINK ITS A GREAT THING ACTUALLY BUT I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT THEY'RE NOT DOING IT FOR LONG-TERM TOO. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE FOR DOING IT FOR SHORT TERM THAN FOR LONG TERM.))
[Runs17]
[OUT Q=for long term]
Your vehicle is not the only thing open for inspection.
Security guards will search everything from your shoes to wrapped gifts.
Airlines are also limiting you to just one piece of carry on luggage.
All these new rules can be inconvenient, but passengers are willing to take it.
[SOT 3:05:59; 3:04:51]
[IN Q=We had planned]
((KIRSTEN BRADBURY/TRAVELER: WE HAD PLANNED PLENTY AHEAD. I'M SURE IF I HAD BEEN IN A BIG HURRY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN FRUSTRATING. I GUESS I JUST ASSUME THAT NOW WE CAN'T BE IN A BIG HURRY TO THIS KIND OF THING ANYMORE.))
[Runs07]
[OUT Q=of thing anymore]
Just another part of life that's changed since September 11th.
Justin McLeod, News 7, Roanoke.))
[Derailment]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=jsc]
[TAPE#=01-59 TC24:00]
[GRAPHIC=Train Derailment]
Things are looking up for those riding the rails this holiday season.
Amtrack trains are back on track and rolling through West Virginia today.
The coal-train derailment in Fayette County, West Virginia was cleaned up late yesterday afternoon.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Clifton Forge/File Tape]
The accident closed a main rail line, forcing Amtrak to bus passengers between Huntington, West Virginia and Clifton Forge.
No injuries were reported.
The incident is under investigation.
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[Biomedical-Center]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=01-52 TC1:14:11]
[GRAPHIC=Carilion Biomedical]
An economic boost is underway in southwest Virginia thanks to one company that is conducting more biomedical research and development.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
In the last three years, the Carilion Biomedical Institute has funded roughly 65 research projects.
And one spin-off company, Charlottesville-based Biophile (BIO-FILE) is now marketing a system for storing and managing laboratory samples.
Chief Operating Officer William (Daw-tree) Daughtrey says more announcements are coming.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=We are within days]
((WILLIAM DAUGHTREY:WE ARE WITHIN DAYS, SUBJECT TO BOARD APPROVAL WHICH I FEEL CONFIDENT ABOUT, THAT WE'LL BE BRINGING UP TWO COMPANIES, AND THEY'LL BOTH BE HEADQUARTERED HERE. THEY ARE MORE IN THE SERVICE AREA THAN BIOPHILE, BUT WE SEE THAT WITHOUT A DOUBT.))
[SUPER=01-William Daughtrey/Chief Operating Officer;]
[RUNS=:16]
[OUT Q=see that without a doubt.]
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[VO-NAT]
With those and other ventures on the horizon, Daughtrey says the biomedical institute is on track in its effort to fund research, commercialize the results, and spur economic development in southwest Virginia.
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[Live-Nativity]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=01-53 TC1:03:55]
[GRAPHIC=Christmas]
Bethlehem came to Roanoke County last night in a live nativity scene...
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]
Dozens of members of Penn Forest Christian Church spent the night out in the cold, acting out scenes from the birth of Jesus.
There were even live camels, goats and donkeys.
The live nativity will continue tonight and tomorrow night from 6:30 til 9:00.
Last year some six-thousand people witnessed the event.
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[Snow-Shoe]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Christmas]
'Ol Chris Kringle, the Mrs. and friends put their on their snowshoes yesterday.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Snowshoe, WV/Promotional Video]
They tested the terrain at Snowshoe Mountain in West Virginia.
This was a chance for him to relax before he pulls an all-nighter Monday.
Santa and Uncle Sam say they are glad to see there is plenty of snow of the slopes.
They also took some time to meet and greet some of the kids who were unable to make it out to the slopes.
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[Praise-Dancers]
[ANCHOR=Joy-SMALL STUDIO]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=]
[JOY LIVE SMALL STUDIO]
((Joy ad lib intro))
[SUPER=04-High Street Interpretative Praise Dancers]
[FADE TO BUMP]
[Tech-Visit]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=rca]
[TAPE#=01-49 TC1:40:30]
[GRAPHIC=Tech Football]
A local hospital was vistited by some big celebrities from Blacksburg yesterday.
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[VO-NAT :16.5]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg;]
The Virginia Tech football team spent the morning making rounds at Montgomery Regional Hospital.
The annual event raises the spirits of people spending Christmas away from home and in the hospital this year.
Players volunteered their time and signed autographs.
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[SOT 10:44:03]
[IN Q=people are]
((BILLY HARDEE/TECH STRONG SAFETY; PEOPLE ARE LAYING IN THE BEDS AND HAVE DIFFERENT TUBES AND JUST SICK AND WHAT NOT AND WE FEEL GOOD AND WE CAN GO OUT THERE AND PLAY SO IT JUST LET'S US REALIZE THAT THERE'S MORE THINGS IMPORTANT THAN THIS GAME OF FOOTBALL WHICH IT IS A GAME AND WE GET TO PLAY IT BUT THERE'S MORE THING THAT'S IMPORTANT...THAT'S LIFE.))
[SUPER=01-Billy Hardee/Virginia Tech Strong Safety;]
[RUNS=:17]
[OUT Q=THAT'S LIFE]
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[VO-NAT]
The Hokies will play in the Gator Bowl on New Year's Day in Florida.
Hospital officials say Tech's girls basketball team is planning to visit patients in January.
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[Calendar-Weekend]
[ANCHOR=Jacey]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=none]
If you're still looking to fill your schedule this weekend, here's some ideas from the weekend calendar.
[Take full screen calendar board]
[Chyron 7157]
[STRAIGHT INTO BUMP!!!]
[Diner-Tease]
[NEWSCAST=Saturday AM]
[TAPE=]
[GRAPHIC=WIPE]
[WIPE WIPE WIPE]
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Hi, I'm Trish Conroy...]
[RUNS=:07]
[OUT Q=...to make carrot souffle.]
[GO STRAIGHT TO BREAK]
[DinerOpen]
[ANCHOR=Jacey]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=bwa]
[TAPE#=Diner Open]
[GRAPHIC=Weekend Diner]
This week's recipe is truly a winner. Trish Conroy of Lynchburg submitted her Carrot Souffl� recipe to the Southern Living magazine recipe contest...and she won. She shared her recipe with our Brent Watts in this edition of weekend diner.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=animation]
[RUNS=:05]
[OUT Q=stop animation]
[WIPE WIPE WIPE WIPE WIPE]
[Weekend-Diner]
[ANCHOR=Jacey]
[NEWSCAST=Sat. AM]
[WRITER=bwa]
[TAPE#=WKND Diner #3]
[GRAPHIC=wipe wipe wipe]
[wipe wipe wipe]
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Hey there and welcome...]
[SUPER=@Brent1]
[SUPER=07-Trish Conroy]
[RUNS=3:35]
[OUT Q=...see you next week.]
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[ANCHOR=Jacey]
[Take FS Chyron 7153]
If you would like -------- recipe or any recipe you see on Weekend Diner - check out our web site at WDBJ-7-dot com
- just click on the Weekend Diner Icon. Or - you can send us a self-addressed, stamped envelope to...
Weekend Diner Care Of WDBJ7.....P.O. Box 7 Roanoke....Virginia 24022-0007.
News 7 Saturday Morning will be right back.
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[STRAIGHT TO BREAK]
[2Open-Heads]
[ANCHOR=]
[NEWSCAST=Sat Am]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
[roll cold out of the open]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=#4070;weekend headline banner]
Coming up on News 7 Saturday Morning......
U-S officials have found a way to make the Taliban forces hiding in the caves of Tora Bora come out...
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And help is on the way for families affected by September 11th.
We will have more on those stories in just a few minutes.
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[2-shot toss to hello]
[Afghanistan]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=sat am]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Enduring Freedom]
The U-S is sending in more troops to search for Osama Bin Laden in the caves and tunnels in Eastern Afghanistan.
And they'll soon be equipped with a new high tech weapon --that's designed to smoke-him out.
Jim Acosta has the latest.
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[SOT5:07:19]
[IN Q=If Osama Bin Laden]
[SUPER=03-Afghanistan;00]
[SUPER=01-Edward Aldridge/Under Secretary of Defense; :16]
[SUPER=01-Donald Rumsfeld/U. S. Secretary of Defense; :29]
[SUPER=01-Tommy Franks/U. S. Central Command; 1:13]
[SUPER=01-Jim Acosta/CBS News; 1:20]
[RUNS=1:37]
[OUT Q=standard out]
((IF OSAMA BIN LADEN IS STILL HIDING IN THE MOUNTAINS OF TORA BORA....
U-S COMMANDERS SAY THEY HAVE A NEW WEAPON, TO SMOKE HIM OUT.
THIS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE VIDEO SHOWS THE THERMOBARIC EXPLOSIVE... A
POWERFUL HI-TECH BOMB, WHICH HAS THE FORCE TO SUCK THE AIR OUT OF CAVES
AND TUNNELS.
(SOT - Edward Aldridge/Under Secretary of Defense: "It's something we
clearly have a need for in afghanistan, and they're on their way over.")
(nats..marines) HUNDREDS MORE AMERICAN TROOPS ARE ALSO HEADED TO THE
AREA, TO SPEED UP THE JOB OF SCOURING SUSPECTED TERRORIST HIDE-OUTS.
(SOT - DONALD RUMSFELD/SECRETARY OF DEFENSE "The more we disseminate
that intelligence information around the world, and the more people that
get arrested, the more bank accounts that get closed, the better off we
are.")
DESPITE THE ONGOING WAR, PRESIDENT BUSH SAYS AMERICA IS SAFER THAN
EVER.
(SOT - PRESIDENT BUSH 14:27:39 "The country is more secure today and
less vulnerable to attack than before September the 11th, because the
enemy has made it clear that we are a target, and we've responded.")
(nats..america the beautiful)
LOCATOR: KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN
AMID THE WORRIES OF WAR, THERE IS CHRISTMAS SPIRIT IN AFGHANISTAN.
MARINES IN KANDAHAR GOT A HOLIDAY VISIT FROM CELEBRITIES AND A PAT
ON THE BACK FROM THEIR COMMANDER.
(SOT - GENERAL TOMMY FRANKS/COMMANDER OF WAR OPERATIONS "We love you.
You earned our respect and you have it. They miss you back home.")
(STANDUP)))
[Victim-Fund]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=sat am]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Families who lost loved ones in the September 11th attacks can now apply for federal money from the Victims Compensation Fund.
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[VO-NAT]
The amount of federal aid will be based on the victim's income and how many children he or she had.
Families could receive as little as 300-thousand dollars or as much as 4 million dollars tax free.
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[ANCHOR=Joy]
[GRAPHIC=none]
The government has opened offices in New York and Virginia to distribute aid to the families.
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[Roark]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=jmc]
[TAPE#=01-54 TC48:26]
[GRAPHIC=None]
The manager of a Martinsville cable channel is accused of shoplifting.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Martinsville/1992]
Roanoke police say Charles Roark was arrested on a grand larceny charge last month at the Wal-Mart on Franklin Road.
The police report says an employee saw Roark take several CD's and head out to the parking lot.
As Roark was getting into his car, the employee and others grabbed him, held him on the ground and called police.
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[ANCHOR=Joy]
[SS=None]
A spokesman for Roark's outfit, Cable 6, had no comment.
Roark's attorneys are also advising him not to make any statements about the case.
A preliminary hearing is set for February 6th.
[L'burg-Registrar]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=01-58 TC25:15]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Possible unauthorized spending by the Lynchburg voter registrar's office is the focus of State and Local police investigations.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg/File Tape]
An audit turned up more than 23- thousand dollars in questionable expenses charged to a credit card issued to registrar Anne Marie Middlesworth.
Middlesworth has said most of the charges were made by Al Grant while he was secretary of the local electoral board.
Grant allegedly paid for dinners and trips with the card, claiming they were related to electoral board business.
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[ANCHOR=Joy]
Prosecutor Bill Petty asked police to investigate because of the large amount of paperwork involved.
[Median-Income]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=jsc]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Northern Virginians continue to make the most money in the state
U-V-A's Weldon Cooper Center has completed its list of median income for Virginia localities.
The survey, compiled in 1999, ranks areas by gross income of married couples.
The top ten cities and counties were in the Washington, D-C area.
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[TAKE FULL SCREEN BOARD]
Roanoke County was the wealthiest community in our area, placing 25th with a median income just under 55-thousand dollars.
Lynchburg was 57th.
Roanoke City was 81st.
Danville was 82nd.
Highland County was the lowest ranked community in our area, placing 131st out of 135 listings with a median income of just under 31-thousand dollars.
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[Homeless]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=rle]
[TAPE#=01-48 TC2:02:04]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Dozens of mourners came out to remember some of the less fortunate yesterday.
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[VO-NAT - :09.5]
[SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.;]
They gathered at the Coyner Springs Cemetery, which is owned by Roanoke City. It's a cemetery for the homeless and families who can't afford a burial.
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[SOT - 13:50:34]
[IN Q=We are here so we...]
((REV. FRANK FEATHER/FOREST PARK BAPTIST CHURCH; WE ARE HERE SO WE DON'T FORGET THOSE WHO ARE NAMELESS AND SOMETIMES FACELESS WHO DIE. THEY ARE BROUGHT TO A DECENT PLACE, A BEAUTIFUL PLACE THAT THEY MIGHT BE LAID TO REST AND THEY MIGHT BE REMEMBERED.))
[SUPER=01-Rev. Frank Feather/Forest Park Baptist Church;]
[RUNS=16]
[OUT Q=they might be remembered.]
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[VO-NAT - :12+]
Organizers laid a wreath and lit candles in the memory of the homeless who died in the past year.
They say there are thousands of families in our area who live paycheck to paycheck and are close to being homeless.
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[Tease#2]
[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sat Am]
[WRITER=jen]
[SS=None]
[BOTH MICS HOT]
It's one of the oldest - and nicest hotels in it's chain -
[ANCHOR=Jacey]
Still to come on News 7 Saturday Morning.......
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[VO-NAT]
We'll show you why an area Hampton Inn is sitting "High" above the rest ...
But first if you are traveling today........
[Jacey ad-lib the travel forecast -- WX PRO]
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[Jacey MIC hot]
[ No 2-shot toss go straight to Travel Bump]
[soft music under]
[Hampton-Inn]
[ANCHOR=Jacey]
[NEWSCAST=Sat a.m.]
[WRITER=syo]
[TAPE#=Time-Off]
[GRAPHIC=Time Off]
Presiding over downtown Lexington is a historic home with a colorful past and a bright future.
The mansion that once housed a Virginia governor can now be your home away from home.
In this week's Time Off, Shannon Young takes us to one of the gems in the Hampton Inn chain, the Col Alto.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=The stately mansion]
[SUPER=03-Lexington; :00]
[SUPER=01-George Moore/General Manager; :18]
[SUPER=@Shannon1; 1:10]
[RUNS=1:34]
[OUT Q=STANDARD]
((The Federal-style manor home overlooking Lexington has a history of welcoming guests.
Politicians, scholars, and military figures including Stonewall Jackson have walked the halls of Col Alto ever since Virginia's soon to be governor, James McDowell, built the home in 1827.
[SOT 56:24-56:30]
[IN Q=He bought the land and everything...]
((He bought the land and everything from his father for a dollar... just to pass it along through the family.))
[RUNS= :06]
[OUT Q=pass it along through the family.]
Through the years the property changed hands before ending with Rosa Tucker Mason who ordered Col Alto given to a Lexington institution upon her death.
[SOT 58:02-58:17]
[IN Q=The family had willed it...]
((The family had willed it to Washington and Lee University. When they let the house run down then they lost it in a court battle back to the family and the family sold it to us.))
[RUNS= :15]
[OUT Q=family sold it to us.]
That was 1994.
Three years of restoration later, Col Alto rose again as a unique addition to the Hampton Inn chain.
Should you choose to stay in one of the 10 bed and breakfast-style rooms prepare to be pampered.
Services include breakfast in bed, nightly receptions and even bed turn down.
[SOT 1:08:40-1:08:48]
[IN Q=Every detail of the Col Alto...]
((Every detail of the Col Alto is designed with luxury in mind, especially the king and queen sized beds. Check out the hand stitching on the comforter.))
[RUNS= :08]
[OUT Q=hand stitching on the comforter.]
[SOT 58:59-59:17]
[IN Q=The covers are hand sewn and down filled...]
((The covers are hand sewn and down-filled. We also incorporate the three-sheet system. A fitted sheet, a bottom sheet and then a wool blanket and then a top sheet over that so the wool never touches you.))
[RUNS= :18]
[OUT Q=wool never touches you.]
That and the fact that each room has a private bathroom are just two of the features that helped make the Col Alto the number one Hampton Inn in Virginia and the third in the entire 11-hundred hotel chain.
But it's no surprise the house is at the top of it's class.
After all, its name, Col Alto, is Italian for "on the high".
Shannon Young, News 7, Lexington.))[Profile-Preview]
[ANCHOR=Jacey 2-shot]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=rca]
[TAPE#=Profile]
[GRAPHIC=none]
A Radford couple is helping make a college education a reality for children effected by the terrorist attacks.
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[VO-NAT :19.5]
[SUPER=03-Radford;]
Jeff and Harriet Price are setting up a scholarship at Radford University.
In conjunction with the R-U Foundation, students can apply to receive money.
They must have a 2.5 grade point average from high school.
Jeff graduated from the University in 19-86...he and his wife live in Radford with their two-children.
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[SOT 15:49:13]
[IN Q=its a perpetual]
((JEFF PRICE/RADFORD UNIVERSITY ALUMNI; IT'S A PERPETUAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR EVERY YEAR WE'VE FUNDED IT ENDOWED IT NOW SO IT CAN BE FOR EVERY YEAR FOR NOW ON AND ONE INTERESTING THING I THINK THAT WERE GONNA, YOU KNOW REALLY ENJOY, IS SEEING THE KIDS EVERY YEAR AND LISTENING TO THEIR STORIES.))
[SUPER=01-Jeff Price/Radford University Alumnus;]
[RUNS=:16]
[OUT Q=AND LISTENING TO THEIR STORIES.]
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[VO-NAT]
Scholarship recipients will get a stipend towards their education.
The first is to be awarded in fall 2002.
Coming up tomorrow in Virginia Profile, more on the Prices' decision to focus on the children's future.
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[TALENT TOSSES TO SINGERS AS CLOSING COVER!][TALENT AD LIBS GOODBYE]
by SS