[War-Update]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Enduring Freedom]
Late last night, 20 of the most threatening al-Qaida prisoners began a 20- hour flight to an airbase in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and security is tight.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
The first group of captives will arrive in Cuba later today.
American troops who'll guard the prisoners aren't taking any chances.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 4:53:44]
[IN Q=There are among]
((DONALD RUMSFELD/U. S. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE: THERE ARE AMONG THESE PRISONERS PEOPLE WHO ARE PERFECTLY WILLING TO KILL THEMSELVES AND KILL OTHER PEOPLE. ))
[SUPER=01-Donald Rumsfeld/U. S. Secretary of Defense;]
[RUNS=:07]
[OUT Q=kill other people.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Guantanamo Bay, Cuba;]
To keep that from hapening, prisoners will stay in wired cages, sleep on a mat, and wear a jumpsuit.
Eventually, some two-thousand al-Qaida prisoners could be moved to the base.
Back in the U-S, a funeral is planned today for Sergeant Nathan Chapman, the first American soldier killed by enemy fire in Afghanistan.
(------------)
[11-581-Ax]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=rle]
[TAPE#=01-61 TC51:05]
[GRAPHIC=Accident]
State police say the teenager who was hit by a truck yesterday afternoon has died.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
Authorities say 17- year- old Timothy Lamonte Williams of northwest Roanoke was pushing a scooter across Interstate 5-8-1 near the Hershberger Road exit when he was struck.
Williams was taken to Roanoke Memorial Hospital, where he later died.
Police say the driver of the truck was traveling at the speed limit, and no charges will be filed.
(------------)
[6-Mills]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=khu]
[TAPE#=02-04 TC00:48]
[SS=Lawsuit]
Former Public Radio Station Manager Steve Mills has lost his case against Virginia Tech.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/File Tape]
A judge threw out the case before trial, saying Tech officials were within their rights to fire Mills as G-M of WV-T-F. The radio station is owned by Virginia Tech.
Mills had referred to listeners who wanted him to restore broadcasts of the New York Metropolitan Opera as "Opera Nazi's."
(------------)
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[SS=Lawsuit]
He also said Tech officials had "no experience in broadcasting," and predicted Tech's decision to re-instate the Opera would "make us all look like fools."
Judge Sam Wilson chastised Mills for challenging his superiors and insulting listeners, then claiming protection under the First Amendment.
[Survivor]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=]
Our region was pulling for him-- but Big Tom Buchanan didn't walk away a millionaire last night on "Survivor."
He finished the contest in fourth place.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-"Survivor";]
The tribe spoke-- and chose 28- year- old Ethan Zohn, the professional soccer player from Massachusetts as the ultimate survivor.
It came down to Ethan versus 56-year-old retired teacher Kim Johnson.
When asked what he's going to do with the million dollar prize, Ethan says he owes his brothers about 27 years' worth of birthday presents.
(------------)
[11Saltville-Survivor]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=01-55]
[GRAPHIC=Survivor Africa]
Smyth County's favorite son Tom Buchanan was in the running for the grand prize as part of the final four but he was voted out at tribal council.
New River Valley Bureau Chief Rachel Cannon was in Big Tom's home town last night and has reaction.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=It was no surprise]
[SUPER=03-Rich Valley; :00]
[SUPER=01-Raymond Buchanan/Tom's Dad; :10]
[SUPER=01-Janavee Buchanan/Tom's Mom; :32]
[SUPER=@Rachel1;:46]
[RUNS=1:01]
[OUT Q=News 7 Rich Valley]
[11Altavista-Jobs]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=02-02 TC03:$8]
[GRAPHIC=New Jobs]
In business news, more than 60 new jobs are on the way to Altavista.
(-------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Altavista/1994]
Ross Products division of Abbott Laboratories will spend 29 million dollars to expand its plant.
The state also chipped in more than 500-thousand dollars to help land the deal.
Ross Products makes nutritional formulas for infants and adults and has operated the facility in Altavista since 1972.
(-------------)
[WIPE WIPE WIPE]
[11Dan-River]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=01-62 TC35:47]
[GRAPHIC=Dan River]
[WIPE WIPE WIPE WIPE]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co./File Tape]
Tobacco money is helping to create jobs in the region.
Dan River plans to expand its facilities in Brookneal and Danville, creating 135 jobs.
Word on that came last month, but yesterday, Governor Gilmore announced the company will receive 175-thousand dollars.. from the state's Tobacco Region Opportunity Funds .. to help assist in the expansion.
Dan River is closing plants in Georgia and South Carolina and moving those jobs to Virginia.
(------------)
[1st-Business]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=ckor]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]
Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan may provide some insight into the direction of monetary policy today.
He's scheduled to address economic developments in a speech in San Francisco.
The Fed's next meeting on interest rates is on January 29th and 30th.
Economists are split on whether Fed officials will cut rates or a 12th time or decide they've done enough.
Now here's Barton Eckert with a look at the rest of the morning's top business stories..
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Barton Eckert/Reporting; :00]
[RUNS=1:29]
[OUT Q=in Washington.]
(( GOOD MORNING THIS FRIDAY THE 11TH OF JANUARY.
HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS MORNING.
------------------------
LAST MINUTE BARGAINS PULLED HOLIDAY SHOPPERS INTO THE NATION'S
STORES IN THE DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS.. SAVING THE RETAILERS BACON AND
CUSHIONING AN ECONOMY RAVAGED BY RECESSION RESULTS WERE GENERALLY WEAK
AT STORES OPEN AT LEAST A YEAR..
------------------------
WALL STREET HAD A ROCKY THURSDAY RIDE.. BUT BETTER THAN EXPECTED
RETAIL NUMBERS HELPED EASE THE PAIN TODAY REACTION TO THE DECEMBER
PPI.. INFLATION AT THE WHOLESALE LEVEL.
ON ASIAN MARKETS OVERNIGHT .. TOYKO SANK FOR A 4TH STRAIGT
SESSION ON BAD DEBT WOES.
--------------------------
STOP US IF YOU'VE HEARD THIS ONE BEFORE...
ONE DAY AFTER ITS ZERO FINANCING OFFERS ENDED... CHRYSLER HAS NEW
INCENTIVES....SURPRISE!
ON THE HEELS OF GM'S $2002 REBATE OFFER.. GUESS WHAT CHRYSLER IS
OFFERING?.
YUP. REBATES.
$2000 OFF THE TOP.. WITH DEALERS READY TO CUT EVEN MORE TO STAY
BELOW GM'S DEALS..
CHRYSLER IS ALSO OFFERING 3.9 PERCENT FINANCING ON SOME CARS AND
TRUCKS UNTIL MARCH 5TH.
--------------------------
MEANWHILE, HAVE YOU SEEN THE USED CAR LOTS LATELY?
THEY'RE LOADED. CONSUMER REPORTS SAYS A SEASON OF NEW SALES HAS
PUSHED TRADE INS AND MADE FOR A GLUT OF USED CARS
THE NATIONAL AUTO DEALERS ASSOCIATION ESTIMATES THAT IF THE LOW
FINANCE DEALS SOLD ABOUT 400,000 NEW CARS IN OCTOBER... THAN THE USUAL
53 PERCENT TRADE LEVEL... MEANS.. AN ADDITIONAL 212,000 USED CARS ARE
ON CAR LOTS.
THE TIME TO DICKER IS NOW.
--------------------------
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]
[11City-Schools]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=01-60 TC1:35:13]
[GRAPHIC=Education]
The Roanoke City School board is crunching numbers and waiting on Richmond.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Last night, the board held a public meeting on the proposed 2002-2003 budget.
Administrators expect a budget shortfall of almost two million dollars next year mainly due to a reduction in state aid.
They're warning cuts are most likely on their way throughout the school system.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 1:28:55]
[IN Q=We're looking at personnel]
((RICHARD KELLEY/ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF OPERATIONS: WE'RE LOOKING AT PERSONNEL, WE'RE ALSO LOOK AT OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURES THAT DON'T DIRECTLY AFFECT THE CLASSROOM SUCH THINGS AS CENTRAL OFFICE, SOME OF THE SUPPORT FUNCTIONS THOSE ARE THE TYPE OF THINGS WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR POSSIBLE REDUCTION.))
[SUPER=01-Richard Kelley/Assistant Superintendent of Operations]
[RUNS=13]
[OUT Q=at for possible reduction]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Nearly 40 positions could be eliminated but administrators believe those cuts will be made through attrition.
The school board plans to finalize next year's budget in March.
(------------)
[11United-Way]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=02-01 TC04:54]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Other organizations hit by state budget cuts have joined forces.
The United Way and the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce partnered last night to match up volunteers with volunteer organizations.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
At the Higher Education Center, more than 40 organizations courted potential volunteers, including Mill Mountain Zoo, Red Cross, Explore Park and the American Heart Association.
Virginia's budget impasse left many of the groups without adequate funding, so volunteers are more necessary than ever.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=Just like]
((JUST LIKE THE OTHER CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, WE'RE NON-PROFIT, ALWAYS LOW IN FUNDING. WE ALWAYS NEED AS MUCH ASSISTANCE AS WE CAN, IT'S GREAT TO HAVE VOLUNTEERS.))
[BUT BUTT BUTT]
((I'VE DONE QUITE A FEW THINGS IN THE VALLEY SO I'M LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TONIGHT. LOOKING AT PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AND THE SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA FOOD BANK.))
[SUPER=01-David Jobe/Mill Mountain Zoo;:00]
[SUPER=01-Leah Russell/Potential Volunteer;:12]
[RUNS=21]
[OUT Q=Food bank.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
More than 100 potential volunteers paid a visit to the Higher Education Center last night.
(------------)
[Med-Day]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Mornin Health Check]
In medical news, fiber offers some protection against a heart attack.
Doctor Dave Hnida has that story and more in this morning's Health check.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Dr. Dave Hnida/Reporting; :00]
[RUNS=1:17]
[OUT Q=CBS News, New York.]
((A DIET RICH IN FIBER MAY REDUCE A WOMANS RISK OF A HEART ATTACK.
(TAKE VO)
A STUDY OF MORE THAN 38 THOUSAND WOMEN FINDS THOSE WHO ATE THE MOST
FIBER- ABOUT 26 GRAMS A DAY- SUFFERED FEWER HEART ATTACKS THAN THOSE
WOMEN WHO ATE LESS.
AND IT DIDN'T SEEM TO MATTER WHERE THE FIBER CAME FROM- OR WHETHER IT
WAS SOLUBLE FIBER OR INSOLUBLE.
THE PROTECTION WAS THE SAME WHETHER THE WOMEN ATE LOTS OF FRUITS,
VEGETABLES, GRAINS, OR OATS.
(WIPE VO)
WHEN IT COMES TO TEACHING YOUR CHILDREN GOOD EATING HABITS- YOU NEED TO
PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH.
A REPORT FROM THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION SHOWS
WHEN PARENTS ATE LOTS OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES- SO DID THEIR KIDS-
WHEN THE PARENTS DID NOT - NEITHER DID THEIR KIDS.
AND IT APPEARS THOSE CHILDREN WHO ATE THE LEAST FRUITS AND VEGETABLES-
WERE THOSE WHO WERE PRESSURED THE MOST.
(WIPE VO)
FINALLY- WHERE IS THE SINGLE BIGGEST SOURCE OF PASSIVE SMOKE? IT
APPEARS TO BE THE HOME.
A STUDY IN THE JOURNAL- TOBACCO CONTROL- SHOWS THE LEVELS OF PASSIVE
SMOKE INHALED IS 400% HIGHER FOR A PERSON WHO LIVES WITH SOMEONE WHO
SMOKES A PACK AND A HALF A DAY- COMPARED TO A PERSON WHO DOES NOT LIVE
WITH A SMOKER.
(BACK ON CAM)
THATS A LOOK AT SOME OF THE DAYS TOP HEALTH STORIES. IM DR DAVE HNIDA
FOR CBS NEWS.))
(Kimberly tosses to bump)
[bump-chyron]
[comm #3]
[Jeb-Bush]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Law enforcement officials have confirmed they're investigating a possible plot to kill Florida Governor Jeb Bush.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-Wednesday;]
Officials say they believe the plot involves killing the Governor with a truck bomb.
They're conducting 24- hour surveillance on at least four South Florida men with Arab names, who may be suspects in the case.
Authorities base their investigation on a tip from a jailed informant, who says the suspects were trying to contact someone to drive a truckload of explosives to Tallahassee to kill the governor.
(------------)
[6-Burlington]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=01-50 TC1:59:39]
[Graphic=Burlington]
Burlington Industries will close its Halifax plant and lay off six hundred fifty people if no buyers come forward.
The company blames foreign competition for its latest restructuring plan.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Halifax Co.]
650 of those cuts will be at the Halifax Weaving Operation come July.
The same goes for Combing and Finishing plants in Clarksville in Mecklenberg County.
The news from Southside traveled quickly to Richmond.
Legislators say the cuts re-inforce the area's need for economic assistance.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=The creation of an]
((WARD ARMSTRONG/(D) SOUTHSIDE DELEGATE: THE CREATION OF AN ECONOMIC DISASTER TASK-FORCE, TO COME IN WHEN PLANT CLOSING SUCH AS BURLINGTON HAPPEN. I THINK WE NEED TO GO FORWARD WITH THAT, WE'VE ALSO GOT TO TURN UP THE HEAT ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.))
[SUPER=@armstrong]
[RUNS=15]
[OUT Q=economic development.]
(---------------)
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Southside Delegates plan to discuss the situation with the Warner Administration as early as next week.
[11Game-Commission]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[TAPE#=01-54 TC1:08:02]
[GRAPHIC=None]
The State Game Department is threatening severe cuts, in the wake of a budget proposal that would take more than eight million dollars from the agency.
(//////SOT/////)
[SOT 10:07:45]
[IN Q=When I was in college]
((CARSON QUARLES:WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE, AND STUDIED COMMERCIAL LAW, WE CLASSIFIED THAT AS MONEY LAUNDERING. IT'S DECEPTION.))
[SUPER=01-Carson Quarles/Game Board Chairman;]
[RUNS=:06]
[OUT Q=it's deception.]
(---------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-Virginia Department of Game]
Game Board Chairman Carson Quarles says Governor Gilmore's final budget proposal would devastate the department.
Yesterday, he was joined by other supporters who reacted angrily to a plan that would transfer department revenues to other agencies and ultimately the state's general fund.
(//////SOT/////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=We're not here]
((RICH JOHNSON/DUCKS UNLIMITED: WE'RE NOT HERE TO LOSE EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS. WE'RE NOT HERE TO LOSE TWO MILLION DOLLARS. WE'RE NOT HERE TO LOSE TWO DOLLARS. THESE FUNDS ARE OUR MONEY.))
[SUPER=01-Rich Johnson/Ducks Unlimited;]
[RUNS=:09]
[OUT Q=these funds are our money.]
(-------------)
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Game officials say the department may have to close boat ramps, lay off game wardens, close hatcheries, and limit access to Wildlife Management Areas.
But the board delayed any action on those and other possible cuts until their March meeting.
[11Salem-Band]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=tsa]
[TAPE#=01-59]
[GRAPHIC=none]
One local band took to their field yesterday for a final rehearsal before playing in front of Virginia's new governor.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=Nat Music]
((NAT MUSIC))
[SUPER=03-Salem]
[RUNS=:03]
[OUT Q=NAT Music]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
The Marching Band at Salem High School will be part of the inaugural parade for Governor-Elect Mark Warner this weekend.
The band is planning to play "God Bless America" as its featured number.
Band members say they're honored to be chosen for the event.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 22:15:27]
[IN Q=We're not used to]
((KATY DAY/DRUM MAJOR: WE'RE NOT USED TO DOING THESE KINDS OF THINGS. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY WE'RE WILLING TO TAKE BECAUSE WE'RE GETTING OUR NAME OUT AND SUPPORTING THE STATE))
[SUPER=01-Katy Day/Drum Major]
[RUNS=:08]
[OUT Q=supporting the state]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
The performance will be the finale to the bands season... which has also included a trip to play at Walt Disney World.
Salem joins Bassett High School and the Virginia Tech Regimental Band to represent western Virginia at the inaugural.
(------------)
[Marketwatch]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]
In business news, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan is expected to speak about the economy today.
Alexis Christoforous has that story and more in this morning's Marketwatch.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Alexis Christoforous/Reporting; :00]
[RUNS=1:34]
[OUT Q=your local stocks]
((THE STAGE IS SET FOR FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRMAN ALAN GREESPAN. THE FED
CHIEF
IS SCHEDULED TO SPEAK TODAY IN SAN FRANCISCO ABOUT THE STATE OF THE
ECONOMY.
GREENSPAN IS EXPECTED TO SAY THAT THE ECONOMY IS STABILIZING AND SHOWING
SIGNS OF A RECOVERY.ECONOMISTS ALSO PREDICT HE'LLL SIGNAL THAT THE
SERIES OF
INTEREST RATES CUTS ARE COMING TO AN END.
(graphic)
FORD IS A STOCK TO WATCH TODAY.. THE NO. 2 AUTOMAKER WILL TO UNVEIL A
MAJOR
RESTRUCTURING WHICH IS EXPECTED TO INCLUDE SOME PLANT CLOSINGS AND
PREDICTIONS ARE FOR AT LEAST 10-THOUSAND LAYOFFS.
(oc)
ON WALL STREET...
WORRIES ABOUT EARNINGS DRAGGED THE DOW DOWN FOR THE FOURTH STRAIGHT DAY..
BUT THE NASDAQ WAS ABLE TO HOLD ITS OWN..
(graphic)
THE DOW LOST 26 POINTS
(graphic)
WHILE THE NASDAQ EKED OUT A 2 POINT GAIN.
(graphic)
THE PLOT THICKENS IN THE ENRON SAGA...ENRON'S AUDITOR, ARTHUR ANDERSON
SAID
EMPLOYEES DESTROYED OR DELETED A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF DOCUMENTS
RELATING TO
ITS AUDIT OF THE NOW BANKRUPT ENERGY TRADER.
(oc)
THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION IS DISTANCING ITSELF FROM ENRON, ONE OF ITS
BIGGEST
CAMPAIGN SUPPORTERS. BUT THE PRESIDENT PROMISED THAT HIS PERSONAL AND
POLITICAL TIES WITH ENRON CEO KENNETH LAY WOULD NOT STAND IN THE WAY OF A
FULL FEDERAL INVESTIGATION INTO AMERICA'S LARGEST BANKRUPTCY. AND IN THE
WAKE OF THE ENRON DEBACLE..PRESIDENT BUSH PUSHED FOR LAWS GOVERNING
PENSIONS AND CORPORATE DISCLOSURE RULES TO PROTECT EMPLOYEES...THOUSANDS
OF
ENRO WORKERS SAW THEIR 401K NEST EGGS WIPED OUT WHEN THE COMPANY FILED
FOR
BANKRUPTCY.
(graphic)
TRACK ALL THE PRE-MARKET ACTION AT CBS.MW.COM ... AT THE NASDAQ
(oc)
I'M AC IN NY.))
(tape tosses to stocks)
[STOCKS]
[COMM#7]
[11Roanoke-Shooting]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=02-03 TC06:34]
[GRAPHIC=Murder Invest.]
Roanoke Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a Mississippi man.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
He died beside his truck at the Ferncliff Apartments in Northwest Roanoke.
The shooting happened yesterday morning in the basement hallway of a nearby building.
Witnesses say he ran from the building, started to drive away and collapsed while climbing back out of his truck.
Candice Couser (COW-SER) was awakened when a bullet went through her front door and landed in her kitchen.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 11:39 - :55]
[IN Q=When my children]
((CANDICE COUSER: WHEN MY CHILDREN WOKE UP THIS MORNING ... AM I GOING TO BE IN THE BED TONIGHT AND ANOTHER BULLET COME THROUGH THE DOOR?))
[SUPER=07-Candice Couser;]
[RUNS=:16]
[OUT Q=come through the door?]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
The victim was 33-year-old Anthony Moore.
He was a welder from Mississippi, who was temporarily working in the Smith Mountain Lake area.
Moore was seen visiting the Ferncliff Apartments several times before.
Witnesses say a large black car -- possibly a Lincoln -- sped out of the parking lot after the shooting.
(------------)
[6-Hale]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=khu]
[TAPE#=01-58 TC39:00]
[GRAPHIC=Moonshine]
Members of the Hale family have been sentenced for making moonshine.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
RALPH Hale, Senior, will serve not quite six years in prison for his role in the bootlegging conspiracy.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 2:31:52]
[IN Q=It's a sentence he can]
((JOHN FISHWICK/HALE'S CO-COUNSEL; IT'S A SENTENCE HE CAN ACCEPT FOR WHAT HE'S DONE. HE'S READY TO GET BACK IN THE COMMUNITY AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY.))
[SUPER=01-John Fishwick/Hale's Co-Counsel]
[RUNS=08]
[OUT Q=contribute to the community.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Judy Rakes Hale will serve four months of home confinement and pay a fine of 25-hundred dollars.
Dwayne Hale was sentenced to a year and a half in prison, though it pained the judge to lock up the 22-year old moonshiner. Judge Sam Wilson pointed out: Dwayne Hale was "born into" the family business.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 2:26:50]
[IN Q=One purpose of this]
((SHARON BURNHAM/FEDERAL PROSECUTOR; ONE PURPOSE OF THIS PARTICULAR PROSECUTION WAS TO MAKE THE POINT THAT YOU CANNOT BRING YOUR FAMILY INTO YOUR CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES AND EXPECT THAT THEY, TOO, WILL NOT FACE CRIMINAL SANCTIONS.))
[SUPER=01-Sharon Burnham/Federal Prosecutor]
[RUNS=13]
[OUT Q=will not not face criminal sanctions.]
(------------)
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[SS=None]
Though the Hale's have forfeited nearly 700-thousand dollars in assets to the government, they'll be allowed to keep their 300-thousand dollar home.
[Rudy]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=02-05]
[GRAPHIC=Survivor]
Our own Patrick Evans caught up with another Survivor from from Virginia last night in Hollywood.
Rudy Boesch says even though Big Tom didn't win the million dollars, he'll still have his 15 minutes of fame.
(///// SOT /////)
[19:01:50]
[SOT]
[IN Q=It seemed like]
((RUDY BOESCH/SURVIVOR CONTESTANT FROM VIRGINIA BEACH; IT SEEMED LIKE OVERNIGHT I COULDN'T WALK DOWN THE STREET WITHOUT SOMEBODY STOPPING ME YOU KNOW. WE DID IT IN THE YEAR 2000 AND IT'S STILL GOING ON TO THIS DAY.))
[SUPER=01-Rudy Boesch/Survivor Contestant from Virginia Beach;]
[RUNS=:14]
[OUT Q=to this day.]
(-------------)
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[SS=HOLD]
Coincindentally, Rudy correctly picked Ethan to win.
by SS