[Volcano]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Lava from a four- day- old volcano has caused a huge explosion at a gas station in Congo.
Witnesses say the massive fireball killed about 50 people who
were trying to siphon fuel from elevated tanks.
Refugees have been returning to the area, even though aid officials have warned them to stay away.
Tom Fenton has more.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Goma, Congo; :00]
[SUPER=01-Dieudonne Mahinga/Goma Resident; :17]
[SUPER=01-Laura Melo/U. N. World Food Program; :59]
[SUPER=01-Tom Fenton/Reporting; 1:21]
[RUNS=1:35]
[OUT Q=Fenton, CBS News, London.]
((
Information:
((CORRESPONDENT SCRIPT))
(ARD) Faced with starving in the jungle or taking their chances in the
smouldering ruins of their city, thousands of refugees are returning to
Goma ....(REUTERS) gingerly picking their way across the warm crust of
the lava that cut their city in two.
There is not much to come back to.
(SOT FROM SKY/DIEUDONNE MAHINGA/GOMA RESIDENT) (SKY)
EVERYTHING IS NOW UNDER FIRE OF THE LAVA. PEOPLE ARE NOW IN VERY VERY
BAD SITUATION.
(REUTERS) No one knows how many people are buried beneath the flow. They
can only count the injured.
Roads are veins of congealed lava.. The flow sliced through the airport,
cutting off the quickest route for aid. (SKY) UN workers worry about
stored jet fuel.
(REUTERS) By Sunday afternoon, only 5,000 people had reported to two
camps where a trickle of food distribution has begun. But it is only a
drop in the bucket.
(SKY) Mount Nyiragongo is one of the most active volcanos in this part
of Africa and no one knows whether it has more devastation in store.
(SOT LAURA MELO, WORLD FOOD PROGRAM)(REUTERS)
Last night at 2 o'clock in the morning there was an incredibly strong
earth tremor resulting from volcanic activity, so it's still very early
to know in terms of security whether people can actually go back.
(REUTERS) So most will take their chances on the smoking fringes of
Goma, hoping more aid will arrive soon. (SKY) But as the red hot flow
empties into the waters of Lake Kivu, there is fear of another threat
... that the sulfur in the lava will react with the water producing
(REUTERS) a cloud of toxic gas over the valley.
Tom Fenton, CBS News, London
))[Grundy-Shooting]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=ASL Shooting]
Classes are expected to resume this week at the
Appalachian School of Law in Grundy .. where three people were killed
and three more were injured in a shooting spree last week.
Yesterday, friends and relatives gathered in the auditorium of
Grundy High School to honor one of the victims, the law school's
dean, L-Anthony Sutin.
[Truckers-Reaction]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=02-06 TC-8:25]
[GRAPHIC=I-81 Safety]
Some motorists like the idea .. have trucks pay for upgrading Interstate 81.
Most agree improvements are needed on Interstate 81 to make it safer.
But as Justin McLeod tells us, a new proposal to make big rigs pay the bill could hit one major roadblock.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Montgomery Co.; :00]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Friday; :20]
[SUPER=01-Bill Miller/Motorist; :33]
[SUPER=01-Howard Wright/Truck Driver; :47]
[SUPER=@justin1; :58]
[SUPER=01-Chris Miller/Truck Driver; 1:25 (QUICK)]
[RUNS=1:40]
[OUT Q=JM, News 7, Montgomery County]
((((NAT SOUND OF CARS DRIVING BY))
Anyone who has driven on I-81 usually has the same complaint.
There are too many vehicles and not enough lanes.
[SOT 19:08:14; 19:09:19]
[IN Q=Its congesting]
((CHARLIE SHRADER/MOTORIST: ITS CONGESTION. LOTS OF TRAFFIC.))
((CAROLYN WAGNER/MOTORIST: THERE'S SO MANY TRUCKS NOW THAT CAUSES THE OLDER PEOPLE A LOT OF PROBLEMS.))
[Runs= 08]
[OUT Q=a lot of problems]
The solution may come from a group called Star Solutions.
Its a coalition of road construction companies which would like to widen Virginia's section of the interstate.
They propose creating separate lanes for cars and trucks.
[SOT 19:07:44]
[IN Q=That would be good]
((BILL MILLER/MOTORIST: THAT WOULD BE GOOD IF WE HAD TWO TRUCK LANES AND TWO CAR LANES.))
[Runs= 04]
[OUT Q=two car lanes]
But who should pay for these improvements?
Star Solutions would like to cover the costs by charging trucks a toll fee.
[SOT 18:57:29]
[IN Q=I dont like it]
((HOWARD WRIGHT/TRUCK DRIVER: I DON'T LIKE IT. I DON'T SEE WHY WE SHOULD HAVE TO FOOT THE BILL, OTHER PEOPLE ARE ON THE ROADS TOO.))
Although truckers are against tolls, they do support the idea of separate lanes for cars and trucks.
[Runs= 05]
[OUT Q=are on the roads]
[SOT 19:12:31]
[IN Q=Route 287 in New York]
((JUSTIN McLEOD/REPORTING: ROUTE 287 IN NEW YORK APPEARS TO BE THE ONLY TRUCK ONLY LANE AND TRUCK ONLY TOLL ROAD IN THE COUNTRY. THERE HAVE BEEN SIMILAR MEASURES IN OTHER STATES INCLUDING NEW JERSEY AND ARKANSAS BUT THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY HELPED DEFEAT THOSE MEASURES.))
[Runs= 14]
[OUT Q=defeat those measures]
((NAT SOUND OF TRUCK))
Truckers argue its unfair because they already pay about 7-thousand dollars each in road taxes every year.
And they say a toll could possibly produce more problems than solutions.
[SOT 19:00:55]
[IN Q=I'll probably end up]
((CHRIS MILLER/TRUCK DRIVER: I'LL PROBABLY END UP TAKING A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO TAKE UP THROUGH HERE.))
[Runs= 04]
[OUT Q=up through here]
Truckers and motorists are split right down the middle. (SHOT OF SPLIT ON HIGHWAY)
It will eventually be up to V-DOT to decide which path to take.
Justin McLeod, News 7, Montgomery County.))[Car-Tax]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=01-58 TC-52:28]
[GRAPHIC=Car Tax Cut]
It looks like the car tax will remain in place... at least for now.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=@file;]
Lawmakers and officials within Governor Mark Warner's administration say the final phase out is on hold because of a lack of funds.
If fully implemented, the phase out would cost Virginia about a billion dollars a year in lost revenue.
(-------------)
[anchor=Kimberly]
[ss=hold]
Former Governor Jim Gilmore had planned in his final budget to scrap the tax in 2004. [Consumer-Corner]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
If they dress right, some Olympic speed skaters might trim a few
seconds from their race time. .. compliments of Nike.
And the world of the Internet enters a new dimension.
Joe Gilday has those stories in today's Consumer Corner.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=It's an]
[SUPER=01-Joe Gilday/Reporting;]
[SUPER=04-BaderTV News]
[SUPER=01-Kylie Brax/Supermodel]
[SUPER=01-Dr. Haniph Matchman/University of Florida;]
[RUNS=1:43]
[OUT Q=STD]
((IT'S AN INTERNET FIRST: T-D-V-3-D DOT COM IS THE FIRST 3-D
INTERNET PORTAL.
T-D-V PROMISES TO PUT THE WORLD OF THE INTERNET
WHOOPS... HELLO...
OH, AND THERE'S ANOTHER FIRST.
T-V-D-3-D WILL HOST THE MISS E-WORLD PAGEANT.
THAT'LL BE THE FIRST ONLINE BEAUTY CONTEST.
NEW ZEALAND SUPERMODEL KYLIE BRAX WILL M-C THE EVENT.
(SOT-BRAX "I'm also going to be in lingerie doing a fashion show in
3D.")
TO GET SET UP, IT COSTS 100-DOLLARS FOR SPECIAL GLASSES AND
SOFTWARE.
ACCESS THE INTERNET THROUGH AN ELECTRICAL OUTLET?... IT COULD
HAPPEN.
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA ENGINEERS ARE TESTING POWER LINE
CONNECTIVITY.
P-L-C IS A WAY TO USE HOME WIRING AND POWER LINES TO GET
CONNECTED.
(SOT-LATCHMAN "The idea is: the same source you're getting your
energy from, you're now getting your information...")
AN ADAPTOR OR MODEM SEPARATES POWER FROM DATA AT THE OUTLET.
ENGINEERS SAY THE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE AS
"SMART" HOME APPLIANCES BECOME MORE POPULAR.
IT'S BEEN A FOUR-YEAR LONG SECRET PROJECT.
NOW THE WORK OF NIKE AND THE DUTCH SPEED SKATING TEAM GOES TO THE
ULTIMATE TEST:
THE WINTER OLYMPICS IN SALT LAKE.
FROM TOE TO TOP, THE NIKE SWIFT SKIN IS DESIGNED TO REDUCE DRAG
AND ENHANCE GLIDE.
THE SUIT USES SIX DIFFERENT FABRICS AND TEXTURES AT KEY POINTS TO
MAKE IT MORE AERODYNAMIC.
AND THAT CAN SHAVE FRACTIONS OF SECONDS OFF RACE TIMES.
THE SWIFT SKIN IS PROBABLY A BIT MORE THAN YOUR AVERAGE EVERYDAY
ATHLETE NEEDS.
BUT FOR OLYMPIC ATHLETES: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GOLD, SILVER AND
ALSO TRIED... IS MEASURED IN 100THS OF SECONDS.
IN THE CONSUMER CORNER, I'M JOE GILDAY, ALL NEWS CHANNEL.
))
[1st-Business]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=ckor]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]
The Enron hearings get underway in Washington this week.
Here's Barton Eckert with a look at the morning's top business stories..
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT 4:28:29]
[IN Q=Good morning]
[SUPER=01-Barton Eckert/Reporting; :00]
[RUNS=1:16]
[OUT Q=in Washington.]
((
GOOD MORNING THIS MONDAY THE 21ST OF JANUARY.
HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS MORNING.
--------------------------
THE CAULDRON OF FINANCIAL SCANDAL IS COMING TO A FULL BOIL AS THE
INVESTIGATION INTO THE DOWNFALL OF ENRON CORPORATION GETS UNDERWAY IN
CONGRESS THIS WEEK.
A HOUSE PANEL WILL FOCUS ON THE DESTRUCTION OF THOUSANDS OF
ENRON-RELATED DOCUMENTS BY ITS ACCOUNTNG FIRM ARTHUR ANDERSON.
THAT SHREDDING CONTINUED AFTER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION BEGAN INQUIRIES INTO ENRON'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS LATE LAST
YEAR.
THE COMMITTEE SAYS IT WILL ISSUE SUBPOENAS IF NEEDED TO GET TOP
EXECUTIVES OF BOTH ENRON AND ARTHUR ANDERSON TO TESTIFY.
--------------------------
A STRIKE BY UNITED AIRLINE MECHANICS HAS BEEN PUT ON HOLD BY THE
WHITE HOUSE... AT LEAST FOR A MONTH.
PRESIDENT BUSH ORDERED A 30-DAY COOLING OFF PERIOD BETWEEN THE
AIRLINE AND ITS MECHANICS MEANING THE UNION CANNOT STRIKE BEFORE THEN.
FIVE DAYS OF CONTRACT TALKS ENDED SATURDAY NIGHT WITH LITTLE
HEADWAY, THE MAIN STICKING POINT BEING WAGES.
UNITED CLAIMS IT'S FINANCIAL POSITION IS TOO PRECARIOUS RIGHT NOW
TO SUPPORT ANY RAISES.
--------------------------
ON WALL STREET THE MARKETS ARE CLOSED TODAY FOR THE MARTIN
LUTHER KING HOLIDAY...
THEN LOOK FOR THE EARNINGS DAM TO BURST WITH A FLOOD OF NUMBERS
ON ASIAN MARKETS OVERNIGHT .. IN TOKYO.. STOCKS SEEING RED!
--------------------------
AND THAT'S YOUR FIRST BUSINESS CHECK ON THE MORNING'S TOP
BUSINESS HAPPENINGS..))
(tape tosses to stocks)
[STOCKS]
[COMM]
[MLK-Road]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=02-03 TC-11:57]
[GRAPHIC=MLK]
Today is Martin Luther King Day.
And one man's plans to honor the slain civil rights leader in Danville are moving forward.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Danville/January, 2001]
Torrey Dixon wants to rename the South Main, Central Boulevard, and Piney Forest Road corridor after Martin Luther King Jr.
Dixon has gathered more than a hundred signatures in favor of the proposal.
City council has now set up a commission to study the idea.
The seven member committee will make a recommendation and then council will vote on it.... with a decision expected sometime next month.
(------------)
[Snow-Leopards]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=01-54 TC-18:49]
[GRAPHIC=Snow Leopards]
You would figure this would be the case, but now we know for sure. The Mill Mountain zoo snow leopards do in fact like snow .. a lot.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
The cubs saw their first significant snowfall this weekend since their birth eight months ago.
Zoo officials say the snow leopards love the snow and are more active because of it.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 19:20]
[IN Q=The snow leopards are]
((LAURIE SPANGLER/MILL MT. ZOO: THE SNOW LEOPARDS ARE NATIVE TO THE HIMALYAN MOUNTAINS, IN THE HIGH ALTIDUDES, TIBET, NEPAL, PAKISTAN, AFGHANSTAN SO IN THEIR NATIVE HABITAT ITS CHILLY AND LOTS OF SNOW AND THEY'RE VERY USE TO THIS AND THEY'RE ADAPATED TO THE WEATHER, TO THE COLD WEATHER.))
[SUPER=01-Laurie Spangler/Mill Mountain Zoo]
[RUNS=:16]
[OUT Q=the cold weather]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
The cubs will eventually weigh nearly a hundred pounds and their tails can grow up to forty inches.
The zoo was closed yesterday due to icy conditions.
But, it should re-open today.
(------------)
[Golden-Globes]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
It was a beautiful night for the film, "A Beautiful Mind'' at the Golden Globes.
It won four awards, including best drama, and best acting honors for Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly.
Manuell Gallegus was in Beverly Hills last night, and has more
on all the big winners.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=A beautiful]
[SUPER=03-Beverly Hills, CA; :00]
[SUPER=01-Russell Crowe/Best Drama Actor; :13]
[SUPER=04-Dick Clark Productions; :22]
[SUPER=01-Sara Jessica Parker/Best TV Comedy Actress; :28]
[SUPER=01-Charlie Sheen/Best TV Comedy Actor; :37 (VERY QUICK)]
[SUPER=01-Judy Davis/Best TV Actress for Drama; :48]
[SUPER=01-Nicole Kidman/Best Comedy Actress; 1:04]
[SUPER=01-Sissy Spacek/Best Film Actress for Drama; 1:16]
[SUPER=01-Manuel Gallegus/Reporting; 1:22]
[RUNS=1:36]
[OUT Q=Gallegus, CBS News, Hollywood.]
((
Information:
PKG Script:
-SOT-A BEAUTIFUL MIND
HOLLYWOODS FOREIGN PRESS CHOSE A BEAUTIFUL MIND AS THIS YEARS BEST
DRAMATIC FILMTHE STORY ABOUT A SCHIZOPHRENIC GENIUS TOOK FOUR GOLDEN
GLOBES INCLUDING BEST ACTOR RUSSELL CROWE.
-SOT-RUSSELL CROWE, BEST DRAMA ACTOR
hopefully it gives us a the belief that in our lives something
extraordinary can always happen. 19;46;46
Super, Courtesy: Dick Clark Productions
HBOS SEX AND THE CITY DID WELL - BEST TV COMEDY AND BEST COMEDY
ACTRESS, SARA JESSICA PARKER.
-SOT-SARA JESSICA PARKER 09;30
to the city of new york who is indeed the fifth lady, thank you
FOR BEST TV COMEDY ACTOR CHARLIE SHEEN IN SPIN CITY
-SOT-CHARLIE SHEEN 10;38
its so surreal, its like a sober acid trip.
ON THE DRAMA SIDE.
BEST TV ACTOR WENT TO KEIFER SUTHERLAND 17;32;25
AND TV ACTRESS FOR DRAMA - JUDY DAVIS -LIFE WITH JUDY GARLAND.
-SOT-JUDY DAVIS, LIFE WITH JUDY 17;44;48
It was a great honor to play judy as you would expect.
-SOT-behold the band of brothers 17;29;30
TOM HANKS AND STEVEN SPIELBERG WERE HONORED FOR THE MINISERIES BAND OF
BROTHERS
AND FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY--NICOLE KIDMAN FOR MOULIN ROUGE.
-SOT-NICOLE KIDMAN, BEST ACTRESS COMEDY 18;02;00
I never thought I could do a musical, let alone win an award for one!
KIDMAN WAS ALSO UP FOR BEST DRAMA ACTRESS --
BUT IT WENT TO SISSY SPACEK FOR IN THE BEDROOM.
-SOT-SISSY SPACEK, BEST FILM ACTRESS, DRAMA 19;33;13
HOLLYWOOD LOVES THE GOLDEN GLOBES - THE AWARDS CEREMONY IS RELAXED--
ITS A CHANCE FOR MOVIE AND TELEVISION STARS TO MINGLE -AND THE WINNERS
HERE HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF TAKING HOME AN OSCAR. 17;19;55 (table
hopping) 17;39;01
MANUEL GALLEGUS CBS NEWS HOLLYWOOD.
))
[Henry-School]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=02-08 TC-4:16]
[GRAPHIC=Hen. Co. School Consolidation]
Efforts to oust the Superintendent of Schools in Henry County over school consolidation plans will have to take a different direction.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Reverend Tyler Millner recently sent a letter to the State Department of Education asking the department to remove Superintendent Sharon Dodson.
[SUPER=03-Henry Co./December 14, 2001]
Millner is at odds with Dodson over the controversial reconfiguration plan in Henry County.
Millner alleges Dodson has deceived the public, as well as been unresponsive to voters and parents.
(------------)
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[GRAPHIC=Hold]
Last week, the Department of Education sent a response to Reverend Millner's request.
The letter states that a local school board, not the state, has the authority to remove a school superintendent.
[Airport]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=01-52 TC-1:52:33]
[GRAPHIC=Roanoke Reg. Airport]
The sun came out Sunday .. and so did travelers at Roanoke Regional Airport.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
That's due to Saturday's snow storm which caused many cancellations and delays.
Travelers who could not fly out two days agao returned yesterday.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 10:10; 5:11]
[IN Q=It looks like she]
((CHRISTIE DAVID: IT LOOKS LIKE SHE IS GOING TO BE GOING HOME TO SWEDEN. IT WAS INCONVENIENT BUT EVERYBODY WAS VERY HELPFUL AND TRYING TO GET HER RE-ASSIGNED. THEY RE-ASSIGNED HER TWICE AND THEY WERE REAL HELPFUL.))
((CHARLES LATTIMER/AIR TRAVELER: EVERYTHING JUST SEEMS TO BE RUNNING BACK TO NORMAL. THEY DID A GREAT JOB HERE. I'VE BEEN FLYING OUT OF HERE THE LAST FEW MONTHS, EVERYTHING ALWAYS BEEN ON TIME AND GREAT SO EVERYTHING LOOKS LIKE ITS BACK TO NORMAL.))
[SUPER=01-Christie David/Parent; :00]
[SUPER=01-Charles Lattimer/Air Traveler; :09]
[RUNS=19]
[OUT Q=back to normal]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
There were a few cancellations Sunday morning to and from Atlanta.
By mid afternoon, flights at the airport were back to normal.
(------------)
[Enron]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=Enron]
Congress begins its Enron investigation this week .. and over the weekend, there were more efforts at damage control.
Arthur Andersen's C-E-O denied his employees did anything illegal as accountants for Enron.
Jim Acosta has the latest.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=Arthur Andersen's]
[SUPER=04-"Meet the Press" NBC; :00]
[SUPER=01-Joseph Berardino/Arthur Andersen C. E. O.; :13]
[SUPER=01-Harvey Pitt/S. E. C. Chairman; :47]
[SUPER=01-Colin Powell/Secretary of State; 1:09]
[SUPER=01-Jim Acosta/Reporting; 1:21]
[RUNS=1:32]
[OUT Q=Jim Acosta, CBS News, Washington.]
((
NARR: Arthur Andersens C.E.O. denied breaking the law and cooking
Enrons books.But he admitted Andersen made mistakes auditing Enrons
financial statements and shredding Enron documents despite a
government request for the files.
SOT: FONT: Meet the Press, NBC/Joseph Berardino/Arthur Andersen, C.E.O.
An important point here is people want to focus on the accounting and I
think thats fair game. But a company has failed. And it failed
because the economics didnt work.
NARR: That failure wiped out life savings for Enron employees and
investors.
They held onto Enron stock while company executives were dumping it.
Andersen received millions from Enron to both audit the companys books
and consult Enron executives on its finances.
Congress tried to limit this practice but accounting lobbyists defeated
the effort.
Now the S.E.C.s chairman says his agency lacks the resources to police
the accounting industry.
SOT: ALREADY FONTED: This Week, ABC/Harvey Pitt/S.E.C. Chairman
The problem with having the SEC do this is that there isn't enough
money and there aren't enough people for the government to undertake
this responsibility.
The Bush Administration is still answering questions.
The latest are about Vice President Dick Cheneys calls to India on
behalf of Enron last year.
Thats when India owed Enron millions for its help in a power plant deal.
SOT: FONT: Fox News Sunday/Colin Powell/Secretary of State
Theres nothing nefarious in the fact that the United States government
promptly contacted at different levels another government with respect
to an American commercial interest.
STAND-UP CLOSE:
One of many congressional hearings on the Enron scandal is scheduled for
later this week.
A tentative witness list includes the Andrsen employee whos accused of
ordering the Enron document shredding-party.
JA CBS News Washington.
))
[Marketwatch]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]
In business news, investors are hoping for a change in direction on Wall Street this week.
Alexis Christoforous has that story and more in this morning's Marketwatch.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=Earnings will once again]
[SUPER=01-Alexis Christoforous/Reporting; :00]
[RUNS=1:23]
[OUT Q=your local stocks]
((EARNINGS WILL ONCE AGAIN STEAL THE SPOTLIGHT ON WALL STREET... SO FAR,
INVESTORS HAVEN'T HEARD MANY COMPANIES TALK ABOUT A RECOVERY IN THEIR
BUSINESS AND THAT HAS INVESTORS WORRIED.
AMONG THE COMPANIES ON THE EARNINGS DOCKET THIS WEEK:
AMAZON.COM BANK OF AMERICA, GATEWAY, JDS UNIPHASE, JOHNSON AND JOHNSON,
MOTOROLA AND QUALCOMM
ON THE ECONOMIC CALENDAR..
DECEMBER LEADING ECONOMIC INDICATORS AND EXISTING HOME SALES
THE DOW EXTENDED ITS LOSSES AND THE NASDAQ HAS NOW ERASED ALL ITS GAINS
FOR THE YEAR AFTER COMPANIES INCLUDING IBM AND MICROSOFT FAILED TO PAINT
A ROSY PICTURE OF FUTURE BUSINESS CONDITIONS.
IN THE LAST SESSION, THE DOW SANK 78 POINTS, AND LOST MORE THAN 2
PERCENT FOR THE WEEK.
THE NASDAQ PLUNGED 55 POINTS, DOWN NEARLY 5 PERCENT FOR THE WEEK
CONSUMER CONFIDENCE ROSE IN JANUARY TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL IN 12 MONTHS...
A SIGN THE ECONOMY MAY PULL OUT OF RECESSION BY MID-YEAR. THE UNIVERSITY
OF MICHIGAN'S CONSUMER SENTIMENT INDEX FOUND THAT CONSUMERS NOW BELIEVE
THE WORST IS OVER.
OTHER REPORTS THIS MONTH SUGGEST THE ECONOMY IS CLIMBING OUT OF THE
FIRST RECESSION IN A DECADE. FACTORY ORDERS ARE PICKING UP, THE PACE OF
JOB CUTS IS SLOWING AND DELL COMPUTER SAID LATE LAST WEEK THAT EARNINGS
AND SALES FOR ITS CURRENT QTR WILL EAT THE STREET
))
(tape tosses to stocks)
[STOCKS]
[COMM#7]
[2Car-Tax]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=01-58 TC-52:28]
[GRAPHIC=Car Tax Cut]
It looks like Virginia's car tax will remain in place for a while .. or at least the part of it that remains.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=@file;]
Lawmakers and officials within Governor Mark Warner's administration say the final phase out is on hold because of a lack of funds.
If fully implemented, the phase out would cost Virginia about a billion dollars a year in lost revenue.
(-------------)
[anchor=Kimberly]
[ss=hold]
Former Governor Jim Gilmore had planned in his final budget to scrap the tax in 2004. [Feedback]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=jmc]
[TAPE#=FdBack]
[GRAPHIC=News 7 Feedback]
And speaking of cars .. and trucks .. highways safety brought in some recent viewer mail.
Here's assignment editor Joe McKean with this week's "Feedback".
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=Animation Open]
[SUPER=03-Rockbridge Co./January 8; :05]
[SUPER=03-Richmond/January 12; :51]
[RUNS=1:30]
[OUT Q=Animation Close]
((A story on the series of accidents involving trucks on Interstate-81 brought several comments, including one from a viewer in Montvale (R. Johnson):
"I travel 81 daily and from what I see the biggest problem is most of the cars on the road. Most are in a big hurry to get to work or home and are discourteous even to other cars...Most truck drivers are courteous and helpful to other drivers. If you break down, they will be the first to stop and help. Let's share the road!"
Another correspondent (J. Falls/Appomattox) was sympathetic to the truckers as well:
"In my judgment the main reason for all or at least most of these accidents can be attributed to the fact that there are not enough places for drivers to stop and rest. The truck stops are full by 6pm and the state does not allow parking on the on and off ramps."
Our decision not to broadcast the parade honoring Mark Warner the day of his inauguration was flat wrong, and brought some sharp comments from several viewers, including one from Salem (Jane Ockrim).
"I think your lack of coverage of the inaugural parade in which Salem High School was invited to participate is appalling. To rerun a program rather than give LOCAL coverage to a LOCAL high school is insulting."
Any thoughts you have about our news judgment, or lack of it, are welcome. Here's our mailing address, our fax number and our email address.
Joe McKean, News-7.))
[Med-Day]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Mornin Health Check]
In medical news, we all have to handle stress at times, and there are some ways that work better than others.
Melissa McDermott has that story in this morning's Health check.
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[SOT 03:41:31]
[IN Q=Let's face it]
[SUPER=01-Melissa McDermott/Reporting; :00]
[RUNS=:53]
[OUT Q=CBS News, New York.]
((LET'S FACE IT....LIFE CAN BE STRESSFUL.
BUT THERE ARE WAYS TO MAKE STRESS 'WORK FOR YOU'...NOT AGAINST YOU.
HERE'S A QUICK LIST OF SOME DO'S AND DONT'S.
(TAKE FIRST GRAPHIC)
TO HELP YOU TAKE CHARGE.
FIRST, TRY NOT TO THINK OF SETBACKS OF DEFEATS.
(CHANGE GRAPHIC)
VIEW STRESS AS AN ENERGIZER. SEE EACH NEW DEMAND AS 'A CHALLENGE', NO
MATTER HOW FORBIDDING IT MAY SEEM.
(CHANGE GRAPHIC)
PAUSE BETWEEN SKIRMISHES. ALLOW FOR REST AND RECUPERATION, BEFORE
FACING EACH CHALLENGE.
(CHANGE GRAPHIC)
TAKE CHARGE. ALTHOUGH YOU CAN'T CONTROL 'OTHER PEOPLE'S ACTIONS'..YOU
CAN CONTROL YOUR RESPONSE TO WHAT COMES YOUR WAY. WHEN IT COMES TO
MANAGING YOUR EMOTIONS, 'YOU'RE THE BOSS.'
(CHANGE GRAPHIC)
GET THE BIG PICTURE. THINK IN TERMS OF 'LONG-RANGE GOALS'..NOT JUST DAY
TO DAY PROBLEMS.
(BACK ON CAMERA)
AND WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T TRY TO PLEASE EVERYONE...YOU CAN'T.
BUT BE SURE TO PLEASE YOURSELF OCCASSIONALLY!
I'M MELISSA MCDERMOTT, CBS NEWS, NEW YORK.))
(Kimberly tosses to bump)
[bump-chyron]
[Streaming-Video]
[comm #8]
[2Volcano]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Lava from an erupting volcano in Congo has ignited a deadly explosion at a gas station.
Witnesses say the fireball in Goma killed about 50 people who were siphoning fuel from above-ground tanks.
Hundreds of thousands of residents fled to neighboring Rwanda after Thursday's eruptions.
Many of the refugees are trying to come home, despite warnings to stay away.
Tom Fenton reports.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Goma, Congo; :00]
[SUPER=01-Dieudonne Mahinga/Goma Resident; :17]
[SUPER=01-Laura Melo/U. N. World Food Program; :59]
[SUPER=01-Tom Fenton/Reporting; 1:21]
[RUNS=1:35]
[OUT Q=Fenton, CBS News, London.]
((
Information:
((CORRESPONDENT SCRIPT))
(ARD) Faced with starving in the jungle or taking their chances in the
smouldering ruins of their city, thousands of refugees are returning to
Goma ....(REUTERS) gingerly picking their way across the warm crust of
the lava that cut their city in two.
There is not much to come back to.
(SOT FROM SKY/DIEUDONNE MAHINGA/GOMA RESIDENT) (SKY)
EVERYTHING IS NOW UNDER FIRE OF THE LAVA. PEOPLE ARE NOW IN VERY VERY
BAD SITUATION.
(REUTERS) No one knows how many people are buried beneath the flow. They
can only count the injured.
Roads are veins of congealed lava.. The flow sliced through the airport,
cutting off the quickest route for aid. (SKY) UN workers worry about
stored jet fuel.
(REUTERS) By Sunday afternoon, only 5,000 people had reported to two
camps where a trickle of food distribution has begun. But it is only a
drop in the bucket.
(SKY) Mount Nyiragongo is one of the most active volcanos in this part
of Africa and no one knows whether it has more devastation in store.
(SOT LAURA MELO, WORLD FOOD PROGRAM)(REUTERS)
Last night at 2 o'clock in the morning there was an incredibly strong
earth tremor resulting from volcanic activity, so it's still very early
to know in terms of security whether people can actually go back.
(REUTERS) So most will take their chances on the smoking fringes of
Goma, hoping more aid will arrive soon. (SKY) But as the red hot flow
empties into the waters of Lake Kivu, there is fear of another threat
... that the sulfur in the lava will react with the water producing
(REUTERS) a cloud of toxic gas over the valley.
Tom Fenton, CBS News, London
))
[2Grundy-Shooting]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=ASL Shooting]
The Appalachian School of Law in Grundy will try to get back to normal this week.
Classes are scheduled to resume tomorrow at the school .. where three people were killed
and three more were injured in a shooting spree last week.
Yesterday, friends and relatives gathered in the auditorium of
Grundy High School to honor one of the victims, the law school's
dean, L-Anthony Sutin.
[2MLK-Road]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=02-03 TC-11:57]
[GRAPHIC=MLK]
Today is Martin Luther King Day.
And on this day comes word that a Danville man's plans to honor the slain civil rights leader are moving forward.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Danville/January, 2001]
Torrey Dixon wants to rename the South Main, Central Boulevard, and Piney Forest Road corridor after Martin Luther King Jr.
Dixon has gathered more than a hundred signatures in favor of the proposal.
City council has now set up a commission to study the idea.
The seven member committee will make a recommendation and then council will vote on it.... with a decision expected sometime next month.
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[2Truckers-Reaction]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=02-06 TC-8:25]
[GRAPHIC=I-81 Safety]
Some motorists like the idea .. but truckers see it differently.
A new proposal to have trucks pay for safety improvements to Interestate 81 gets mixed reaction along the highway.
And as Justin McLeod reports, the plan may face plenty of opposition.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Montgomery Co.; :00]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Friday; :20]
[SUPER=01-Bill Miller/Motorist; :33]
[SUPER=01-Howard Wright/Truck Driver; :47]
[SUPER=@justin1; :58]
[SUPER=01-Chris Miller/Truck Driver; 1:25 (QUICK)]
[RUNS=1:40]
[OUT Q=JM, News 7, Montgomery County]
((((NAT SOUND OF CARS DRIVING BY))
Anyone who has driven on I-81 usually has the same complaint.
There are too many vehicles and not enough lanes.
[SOT 19:08:14; 19:09:19]
[IN Q=Its congesting]
((CHARLIE SHRADER/MOTORIST: ITS CONGESTION. LOTS OF TRAFFIC.))
((CAROLYN WAGNER/MOTORIST: THERE'S SO MANY TRUCKS NOW THAT CAUSES THE OLDER PEOPLE A LOT OF PROBLEMS.))
[Runs= 08]
[OUT Q=a lot of problems]
The solution may come from a group called Star Solutions.
Its a coalition of road construction companies which would like to widen Virginia's section of the interstate.
They propose creating separate lanes for cars and trucks.
[SOT 19:07:44]
[IN Q=That would be good]
((BILL MILLER/MOTORIST: THAT WOULD BE GOOD IF WE HAD TWO TRUCK LANES AND TWO CAR LANES.))
[Runs= 04]
[OUT Q=two car lanes]
But who should pay for these improvements?
Star Solutions would like to cover the costs by charging trucks a toll fee.
[SOT 18:57:29]
[IN Q=I dont like it]
((HOWARD WRIGHT/TRUCK DRIVER: I DON'T LIKE IT. I DON'T SEE WHY WE SHOULD HAVE TO FOOT THE BILL, OTHER PEOPLE ARE ON THE ROADS TOO.))
Although truckers are against tolls, they do support the idea of separate lanes for cars and trucks.
[Runs= 05]
[OUT Q=are on the roads]
[SOT 19:12:31]
[IN Q=Route 287 in New York]
((JUSTIN McLEOD/REPORTING: ROUTE 287 IN NEW YORK APPEARS TO BE THE ONLY TRUCK ONLY LANE AND TRUCK ONLY TOLL ROAD IN THE COUNTRY. THERE HAVE BEEN SIMILAR MEASURES IN OTHER STATES INCLUDING NEW JERSEY AND ARKANSAS BUT THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY HELPED DEFEAT THOSE MEASURES.))
[Runs= 14]
[OUT Q=defeat those measures]
((NAT SOUND OF TRUCK))
Truckers argue its unfair because they already pay about 7-thousand dollars each in road taxes every year.
And they say a toll could possibly produce more problems than solutions.
[SOT 19:00:55]
[IN Q=I'll probably end up]
((CHRIS MILLER/TRUCK DRIVER: I'LL PROBABLY END UP TAKING A DIFFERENT ROUTE TO TAKE UP THROUGH HERE.))
[Runs= 04]
[OUT Q=up through here]
Truckers and motorists are split right down the middle. (SHOT OF SPLIT ON HIGHWAY)
It will eventually be up to V-DOT to decide which path to take.
Justin McLeod, News 7, Montgomery County.))[2Golden-Globes]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
While the Golden Globes were held in Beverly Hills last night, New York City was the star of the evening.
H-B-O's "Sex and the City" took home honor for Best T-V Comedy and Best Actress.
As for the film category, several trophies went to Ron Howard's latest picture, "A Beautiful Mind."
Manuell Gallegus has a wrap-up.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Beverly Hills, CA; :00]
[SUPER=01-Russell Crowe/Best Drama Actor; :13]
[SUPER=04-Dick Clark Productions; :22]
[SUPER=01-Sara Jessica Parker/Best TV Comedy Actress; :28]
[SUPER=01-Charlie Sheen/Best TV Comedy Actor; :37]
[SUPER=01-Judy Davis/Best TV Actress for Drama; :48]
[SUPER=01-Nicole Kidman/Best Comedy Actress; 1:04]
[SUPER=01-Sissy Spacek/Best Film Actress for Drama; 1:16]
[SUPER=01-Manuel Gallegus/Reporting; 1:22]
[RUNS=1:36]
[OUT Q=Gallegus, CBS News, Hollywood.]
((
Information:
PKG Script:
-SOT-A BEAUTIFUL MIND
HOLLYWOODS FOREIGN PRESS CHOSE A BEAUTIFUL MIND AS THIS YEARS BEST
DRAMATIC FILMTHE STORY ABOUT A SCHIZOPHRENIC GENIUS TOOK FOUR GOLDEN
GLOBES INCLUDING BEST ACTOR RUSSELL CROWE.
-SOT-RUSSELL CROWE, BEST DRAMA ACTOR
hopefully it gives us a the belief that in our lives something
extraordinary can always happen. 19;46;46
Super, Courtesy: Dick Clark Productions
HBOS SEX AND THE CITY DID WELL - BEST TV COMEDY AND BEST COMEDY
ACTRESS, SARA JESSICA PARKER.
-SOT-SARA JESSICA PARKER 09;30
to the city of new york who is indeed the fifth lady, thank you
FOR BEST TV COMEDY ACTOR CHARLIE SHEEN IN SPIN CITY
-SOT-CHARLIE SHEEN 10;38
its so surreal, its like a sober acid trip.
ON THE DRAMA SIDE.
BEST TV ACTOR WENT TO KEIFER SUTHERLAND 17;32;25
AND TV ACTRESS FOR DRAMA - JUDY DAVIS -LIFE WITH JUDY GARLAND.
-SOT-JUDY DAVIS, LIFE WITH JUDY 17;44;48
It was a great honor to play judy as you would expect.
-SOT-behold the band of brothers 17;29;30
TOM HANKS AND STEVEN SPIELBERG WERE HONORED FOR THE MINISERIES BAND OF
BROTHERS
AND FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY--NICOLE KIDMAN FOR MOULIN ROUGE.
-SOT-NICOLE KIDMAN, BEST ACTRESS COMEDY 18;02;00
I never thought I could do a musical, let alone win an award for one!
KIDMAN WAS ALSO UP FOR BEST DRAMA ACTRESS --
BUT IT WENT TO SISSY SPACEK FOR IN THE BEDROOM.
-SOT-SISSY SPACEK, BEST FILM ACTRESS, DRAMA 19;33;13
HOLLYWOOD LOVES THE GOLDEN GLOBES - THE AWARDS CEREMONY IS RELAXED--
ITS A CHANCE FOR MOVIE AND TELEVISION STARS TO MINGLE -AND THE WINNERS
HERE HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF TAKING HOME AN OSCAR. 17;19;55 (table
hopping) 17;39;01
MANUEL GALLEGUS CBS NEWS HOLLYWOOD.
))
[2Snow-Leopards]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=01-54 TC-18:49]
[GRAPHIC=Snow Leopards]
The Mill Mountain zoo snow leopards are reacting predictably to the weekend snow .. and it's fun to watch.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
The cubs saw their first significant snowfall this weekend since their birth eight months ago.
Zoo officials say the snow leopards love the snow and are more active because of it.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 19:20]
[IN Q=The snow leopards are]
((LAURIE SPANGLER/MILL MT. ZOO: THE SNOW LEOPARDS ARE NATIVE TO THE HIMALYAN MOUNTAINS, IN THE HIGH ALTIDUDES, TIBET, NEPAL, PAKISTAN, AFGHANSTAN SO IN THEIR NATIVE HABITAT ITS CHILLY AND LOTS OF SNOW AND THEY'RE VERY USE TO THIS AND THEY'RE ADAPATED TO THE WEATHER, TO THE COLD WEATHER.))
[SUPER=01-Laurie Spangler/Mill Mountain Zoo]
[RUNS=:16]
[OUT Q=the cold weather]
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[VO-NAT]
The cubs will eventually weigh nearly a hundred pounds and their tails can grow up to forty inches.
The zoo was closed Sunday due to icy conditions.
But, it expects to re-open today.
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