[7Wx-Headline]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Cut-ins]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Mornin' Report]
Good morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom......
We will get a break from the freezing temperatures today- it will be a sunny day with highs soaring into the 50s.
Meterologist Leo Hirsbrunner joins us with the complete forecast in just a few moments.
[7-11Warner]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutin]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=01-57 TC1:15:35]
[GRAPHIC=None]
The State Senate has moved to block some of the appointments former Governor Jim Gilmore made before leaving office.
Senate Republicans and Gilmore have been on different pages since last year.
Last NIGHT they rejected 27 of the appointments he made during the final days of his term.
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[VO-NAT 18.5]
[SUPER=03-Richmond]
Earlier, it was Governor Warner who took up the issue of appointments.
He announced a new commission that will review candidates for the governing boards of Virginia's public colleges and universities.
With the college presidents standing behind him, Warner said he hopes to take politics out of higher education.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Basically, we're expanding]
((GOV. MARK WARNER: BASICALLY WE'RE EXPANDING THE NET BY HAVING THIS COMMISSION IN PLACE. TO TRY TO GO OUT AND REACH OUT AND FIND PEOPLE WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE NOT COME THROUGH THE PROCESS, SO WE CAN GET THE BEST PEOPLE POSSIBLE TO SERVE ON THESE FINE INSTITUTION BOARDS.))
[SUPER=@markwarner;]
[RUNS=:20]
[OUT Q=on these fine institution boards.]
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[VO-NAT]
During the news conference, Warner also indicated that more bad financial news is on the way.
Next week, Warner will brief lawmakers on January revenues and it appears the numbers will fall below estimates once again.
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[7-11Van-Ban]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutin]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=01-58 TC1:11:37]
[GRAPHIC=none]
The House of Delegates has rejected legislation that would ban the use of 15-passenger vans to transport public school students for a second time.
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[VO-NAT :16]
[SUPER=04-July 1, 2001;]
House Bill 460 was a response to the church van accident last July that killed Jessika Lewis and injured several others.
In committee, lawmakers had narrowed the focus to exempt private schools, but the measure still faced strong opposition on the floor.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=I hope the bill passes]
((DEL. MORGAN GRIFFITH: I HOPE THE BILL PASSES, BUT WHETHER IT PASSES OR NOT, I HOPE THAT THE ATTENTION THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT BY THIS BILL WILL ALERT EVERYONE THESE ARE CARGO VANS, NOT PEOPLE VANS AND THAT THEY REALLY OUGHT TO BE USED FOR CARGO AND OUGHT NOT TO BE USED FOR TRANSPORTING HUMAN BEINGS.))
[SUPER=01-Del. Morgan Griffith/(R) Salem;]
[RUNS=:15]
[OUT Q=transportation of human beings.]
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
[GRAPHIC=none]
The measure failed by a single vote the first time, and by two votes when Griffith managed to bring it up again. Barring an unexpected political maneuver, supporters of the ban will have to wait until next year.
[WXHeads]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Cut-ins]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Mornin' Report]
Good morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom......
The weekend is looking nice- with sunshine on Saturday and some needed- showers on Sunday...
Meterologist Leo Hisbrunner has details in your weekend forecast, coming up in just a minute.
[45-11Police-Ceremony]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutin]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=01-]
[GRAPHIC=Attack on America]
Thousands of Americans have paid tribute to the firefighters who lost their lives during the September 11 attacks.
But, law enforcement officiers also lost THEIR during the attacks, and a Bedford man feels they, too, deserve recognition.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bedford]
Some police officers feel law enforcement's contributions have sometimes been forgotten.
So Bedford County sheriff Mike Brown has organized a tribute to the 71 police officers killed that day.
More than 300 officers from around the country are expected to attend Monday's ceremony, rain or shine.
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[SOT 11:10:45]
((MIKE BROWN: ONE, I KNOW, POLICE OFFICER SAID IN RESPONDING `HEY, I DON'T CARE WHAT KIND OF DAY IT'S GOING TO BE, IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT DAY, BECAUSE AFTER THE CEREMONIES.. WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GO HOME TO OUR LOVED ONES, SOMETHING THAT THE OFFICERS THAT LOST THEIR LIVES IN NEW YORK WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO DO.))
[SUPER=01-Mike Brown/Bedford Co. Sheriff]
[RUNS=19]
[OUT Q=be able to do.]
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[VO-NAT]
Monday's ceremony starts at 9 a.m. at the D-Day Memorial.
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[45-6-Dudley]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutin]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=02-02 TC23:11]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Altavista's former rescue squad treasurer is facing federal charges of obtaining money by false pretenses.
Edward Daniel Dudley faces five years in prison and a fine of 250 thousand dollars if he enters a guilty plea as expected.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Altavista/February 2001]
The investigation began last February when the squad's newly elected Treasurer noticed financial irregularities and reported them to Virginia State Police.
Five months after the investigation began, nine members resigned their positions saying they were unhappy with the direction the squad was going.
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[45-11Hollins-Nepal]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutin]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=02-05 TC38:49]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Other cultures have ways of fighting illnesses that differ from those of Americans.
A Hollins professor says Americans can learn some helpful remedies that MAY be more effective than traditional medicines here.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]
Every year, Doctor Robin Taylor leaves the classroom and heads to Nepal, to study how people there use plants as medicine.
She visits healers and learns their remedies for common illnesses.
Then, she and her students test them in the lab, to find out how they measure up to Western medicines.
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[SOT 28:41 - :53]
[IN Q=Of all the plants]
((ROBIN TAYLOR/HOLLINS BIOLOGY PROFESSOR: OF ALL THE PLANTS THAT I TEST, 85-90% OF THEM WORK IN THE LABORATORY... WHICH TO ME MEANS THAT THESE PEOPLE REALLY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT AND THIS TRADITIONAL MEDICINE REALLY WORKS.))
[SUPER=01-Robin Taylor/Hollins Biology Professor;]
[RUNS=:12]
[OUT Q=medicine really works.]
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[VO-NAT]
Taylor hopes her research in Nepal will help find new ways to treat bacterial infections and other illnesses.
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[8Wx-Headline]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Cut-ins]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Mornin' Report]
Good morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom......
Temperatures will get a bit warmer today, and rain is on the way for later this weekend.
Meterologist Leo Hirsbrunner will have your complete forecast right after the news.
[8-11Van-Ban]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutin]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=01-58 TC1:11:37]
[GRAPHIC=none]
For a SECOND time - Legislation that would have banned the use of 15- passenger vans to transport public school students failed in the House of Delegates
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[VO-NAT :16]
[SUPER=04-July 1;]
House Bill 460 was a response to the church van accident last July that killed Jessika Lewis and injured several others.
In committee, lawmakers had narrowed the focus to exempt private schools, but the measure still faced strong opposition on the floor.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=I hope the bill passes]
((DEL. MORGAN GRIFFITH: I HOPE THE BILL PASSES, BUT WHETHER IT PASSES OR NOT, I HOPE THAT THE ATTENTION THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT BY THIS BILL WILL ALERT EVERYONE THESE ARE CARGO VANS, NOT PEOPLE VANS AND THAT THEY REALLY OUGHT TO BE USED FOR CARGO AND OUGHT NOT TO BE USED FOR TRANSPORTING HUMAN BEINGS.))
[SUPER=01-Del. Morgan Griffith/(R) Salem;]
[RUNS=:15]
[OUT Q=transportation of human beings.]
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
[GRAPHIC=none]
The measure failed by a single vote the first time, and by two votes when Griffith managed to bring it up again. Barring an unexpected political maneuver, supporters of the ban will have to wait until next year.
[8-Olympic-Ribbons]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutin]
[WRITER=rca]
[TAPE#=01-55 TC1:55:48]
[GRAPHIC=None]
A local plant holds a prize that a thousand athletes from all over the world are vying for--
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[VO-NAT :18]
[SUPER=03-Hillsville;]
Hillsville's Paxar plant is producing the medal ribbons for this month's Winter Games.
After several designs, the Olympic Committee approved one with three shades of blue that reads Salt Lake 2002 and "light the fire within."
Officials say it took about 3-days to make 9-hundred ribbons.
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[SOT 1:45:28 14:30:26]
[IN Q=ITS SOMETHING]
((MARK ADAIR/DIRECTOR OF MANUFACTURING; IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN SHOW OFF OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY THIS SMALL TOWN OF HILLSVILLE CONTRIBUTES TO THE WORLD.))
((STEVE HOFFMANN/TECHNICAL DIRECTOR; A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE ANXIOUS TO SEE IT MADE OR TO SEE WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE WHEN WE WERE ALL FINISHED WITH IT. ))
[SUPER=01-Mark Adair/Director of Manufacturing; :00]
[SUPER=01-Steve Hoffmann/Technical Director; :06]
[RUNS=:11]
[OUT Q=FINISHED WITH IT.]
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[VO-NAT]
The Hillsville plant also made ribbons for the 19-96 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
Paxar is the third largest employer in Carroll County with 164-workers.
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[8-11Police-Ceremony]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutin]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=01-]
[GRAPHIC=Attack on America]
People have been singing the praises of firefighters who saved lives, and gave their own on September 11th.
But there are many law enforcement officers who did the same.
And some say they've haven't been honored enough for their contributions.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bedford]
Some police officers feel law enforcement's contributions have sometimes been forgotten.
So Bedford County Sheriff Mike Brown has organized a tribute to the 71 police officers killed that day.
More than 300 officers from around the country are expected to attend Monday's ceremony, rain or shine.
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[SOT 11:10:45]
((MIKE BROWN: ONE, I KNOW, POLICE OFFICER SAID IN RESPONDING `HEY, I DON'T CARE WHAT KID OF DAY IT'S GOING TO BE, IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT DAY, BECAUSE AFTER THE CEREMONIES.. WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GO HOME TO OUR LOVED ONES, SOMETHING THAT THE OFFICERS THAT LOST THEIR LIVES IN NEW YORK WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO DO.))
[SUPER=01-Mike Brown/Bedford Co. Sheriff]
[RUNS=19]
[OUT Q=be able to do.]
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[VO-NAT]
Monday's ceremony starts at 9 a.m. at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford.
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[BIRTHDAYS!] 2/9/02
Saturday:
[SUPER=130-7/Sammy Conner/Floyd]
[SUPER=130-9/Dusty Dalton/Draper]
Anniversary:
[SUPER=130-50th/Glenn & Lorene Furrow/Rocky Mount]
[SUPER=130-/Roger Royal/Gretna]
[SUPER=130-21/Rodney O'Neal/Rocky Mount]
[SUPER=130-4/Jennifer Perdue/Roanoke]
[SUPER=130-/Courtney Miller/Pulaski]
[SUPER=130-5/Javontay Younger/Stuart]
No Pictures:
[SUPER=131-/Robin Rickett/Covington]
[SUPER=131-15/Dekota Nibblett/Penhook]
[SUPER=131-83/Mazie Dowdy/Altavista]
[SUPER=131-15/DeKotha Nibblett/Chatham]
[SUPER=131-62/Norma Tabor/Roanoke]
[SUPER=131-/Shawn Prillaman/Ferrum]
[SUPER=131-/Sherri Wheeler/Buena Vista]
by SS