[AM-Black-Angus]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=02-25]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Local, state and federal law enforcement raided a Roanoke strip club late last night.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Dozens of police officers, sheriff's deputies and D-E-A agents searched the Black Angus Businessmen's Private Club just before 11 last night.
Some people were taken from the building in handcuffs, though it's unclear at this time how many people were arrested.
The Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency have been investigating the Black Angus for more than a year.
Authorities say they have evidence of liquor violations and drug dealing as well as violations of Roanoke City's nude dancing ordinance and state indecent exposure laws.
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
[SS=none]
Authorities also searched the residence of the Club's owner William "Billy" Hill and its secretary-treasurer Ki
mberle Miller.[Bush-Russia]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
In Russia today, President Bush and Russian leader Vladimir Putin have signed the largest- ever nuclear arms treaty between the two countries.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Moscow, Russia;]
At the Kremlin, the two leaders signed an agreement that commits both nations to cutting their nuclear arsenals by two- thirds.
Bush says it opens a new era in relations between Russia and the U-S.
Under the treaty, neither side has to destroy its weapons.
Meanwhile, thousands of warheads could simply be put in storage, and that's raising concerns about security, especially in Russia.
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[Levy]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
As the Chandra Levy investigation continues, Washington police are taking a closer look at a man already convicted of attacking joggers in the park where her remains were found.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Washington, DC;]
Investigators for the Levy family say they've been told that Chandra was found NOT with her jogging shoes, but rather, her tennis shoes.
That fueled their belief that Levy was lured to the park by someone she knew-- not out on a run the day she disappeared last year.
Meanwhile, police say the condition of her skull indicates that her death was no accident.
The medical examiner is still determining the cause.
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[11Redistricting]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=mmu]
[TAPE#=02-12 TC1:25:57]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Attorney General Jerry Kilgore asked the state's Supreme Court yesterday to leave the lines where they've been drawn.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond]
The Attorney General was before the Court to appeal the state's redistricting case.
Judge Richard Pattisall threw out the redistricting plan earlier this year, agreeing with Democrats that it packed too many black voters in too few districts.
Deputy Attorney General Frank Ferguson argued that the Salem circuit court judge overstepped his authority when he ruled the plan was unconstitutional and ordered new elections to take place.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=We believe that this case]
((ATTORNEY GENERAL JERRY KILGORE: WE BELIEVE THAT THIS CASE WAS FLAWED FROM THE BEGINNING. THE COURT BELOW IN SALEM NEVER REQUIRED THE PLAINTIFFS TO PROVE THEY WERE HARMED BY THIS REDISTRICTING. THEY NEVER REQUIRED THEM TO PROVE STANDING. AND THEN THEY EVEN IMPOSED A REMEDY THAT CANNOT BE ENFORCED. THEY ORDERED THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO DO SOMETHING THAT QUITE FRANKLY THE COURT DOESN'T HAVE THE POWER TO ORDER.))
[SUPER=@Kilgore]
[RUNS=:21]
[OUT Q=courts doesn't have the power to order.]
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[VO-NAT]
The Attorney General asked the high court to hear the case and to do it quickly.
The court didn't rule yesterday but is taking the case under advisement.
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[6-Warner-education]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=mmu]
[TAPE#=02-13 TC55:41]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Governor Mark Warner says he's appointing working groups to improve public education.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond]
In his first speech to the state board of education since his inauguration four months ago, Warner said he's forming three working groups that will address schools' unmet needs, accountability and financing.
He's expecting the groups to develop specific recommendations that he will then present to the General Assembly next year.
Warner also told the board in Richmond that high standards alone will not improve student achievement.
He said good teachers are equally important and he repeated his campaign promise to improve their compensation.
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[SOT 10:25:51]
[IN Q=As the economy recovers]
((GOVERNOR MARK WARNER: AS THE ECONOMY RECOVERS, I HOPE TO DO ALL I CAN TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE VIRGINIA'S TEACHERS' SALARIES. I THINK THAT'S A COMMITMENT I SHARE AND THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHARES.))
[SUPER=@markWarner]
[RUNS=:08]
[OUT Q=I share and the General Assembly shares.]
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[VO-NAT]
The working groups will begin meeting in June.
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[S-Bath]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-122]
[GRAPHIC=Sam snead]
Bath County resident Sam Snead, the golfing great who was affectionately knows as "slammin Sam" has died.
Snead won a record 81 PGA tour events.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-File Tape]
He is a legend in every true sense of the word, having won seven major championships.
He was the only player who won sanctioned tournaments in six decades, ranging in years from 1936 to 1982.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="]
[SUPER=01-Jack Vardaman/Longtime Friend; :00]
[RUNS=:12]
[OUT Q=.....swing ever"]
(---------)
[VO-NAT]
Everyone watched Snead when he was on the tee, even the legends of today.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="]
[RUNS=:28]
[OUT Q=....helped me play"]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Hot Springs/1997; :]
Perhaps his allegiance to Hot Springs was never more evident than back in 1997, when Snead was inducted into the Bath County Athletic Hall of Fame.
Hewas named a charter inductee.
The seven- time hall of famer said that night on Friday Football Extra, that the award by far meant the most to him.
Snead always gave back to his community.
He purchased the 2001 Bath County football state championship rings for each player and coach earlier this year.
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[Mideast]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Police in Israel say tragedy has been averted--
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Tel Aviv, Israel;]
Authorities say a terrorist tried to drive a car loaded with bombs into a Tel Aviv nightclub early today.
A security guard saw the suspect driving toward the club, and opened fire.
The alleged terrorist was killed.
One other person was wounded.
About 200 people were inside the club at the time.
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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[11Hunt]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=02-23 TC16:05]
[GRAPHIC=None]
A Judge has appointed a special prosecutor in a case involving three Danville police officers.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Danville/May 13]
Police responded to a report of a hostage situation on North Main Street on May 10th in the evening.
After a three and a half hour standoff, the emergency Response Team entered the apartment and fatally shot 67-year old Rennie Hunt.
Roanoke Commonwealth's Attorney Don Caldwell has been appointed to assist the Virginia State Police investigation.
The three Danville officers are currently on administrative leave.
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[11Powers]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=02-10 TC1:27:56]
[GRAPHIC=Legal Scales]
A former head coach to the Franklin County High School Cheerleaders is fighting charges that she stole money from her squad.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Rocky Mount;]
Jacqueline Powers coached the Eagles' cheerleaders from 1991 to 2000.
A financial audit in 1999 determined some of the squad's money was missing.
Prosecutors allege that Powers took 22-hundred dollars between May and September of '99.
The money was intended to pay for cheerleaders' uniforms.
Prosecutors say bad bookkeeping made it hard to determine how much came in and where it went.
Powers and her attorney say any of the 17 people who handled the money COULD have taken it.
She'll present her defense next week.
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[6-AED]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=02-21 TC1:24:53]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Roanoke County has been working to put defibrillators (dee-FIB-ri-lay-tors) in its public buildings.
Now, Tanglewood Mall has joined the list of locations outfitted with the lifesaving equipment.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]
When someone suffers a heart attack, minutes can make the difference between life and death.
Tanglewood Mall has installed three Automatic External Defibrillators, and has trained its maintenance and security staff to operate them.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=And if the device]
((STEVE SIMON/BATTALION CHIEF: AND IF THE DEVICE IS USED WITHIN SIX MINUTES THERE IS A 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SURVIVAL IN CARDIAC ARREST SITUATIONS.))
[SUPER=01-Steve Simon/Roanoke Co. Battalion Chief]
[RUNS=:07]
[OUT Q=cardiac arrest situation.]
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[VO-NAT]
Tanglewood Mall is the first local business to join the county's Early Defibrillation Initiative.
The Fire and Rescue Department is encouraging other local businesses to follow the mall's lead.
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[Med-Day]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Mornin Health Check]
In medical news, researchers at Duke University are testing a new breast cancer treatment that can shrink tumors in advanced stages.
Melissa McDermott has that story and more in this morning's Health check.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Melissa McDermott/Reporting; :00]
[RUNS=1:10]
[OUT Q=CBS News, New York.]
((OBESITY HAS REACHED SUCH EPIDEMIC PROPORTIONS THAT WORLD HEALTH
OFFICIALS HAVE DECIDED TO TAKE A MORE AGGRESSIVE APPROACH TO HEAD OFF
FAT-RELATED ILLNESSES.
AFTER YEARS OF FOCUSING ON PROMOTING HEALTHY EATING THE WORLD HEALTH
ORGANIZATION IS NOW TRYING TO WORK WITH FOOD PRODUCERS.
THEY HOPE TO CONVINCE MANUFACTURERS TO MAKE FOODS WITH LESS SALT, SUGAR
AND FAT.
CARDIOLOGISTS USE A STENT TO KEEP BLOCKED ARTERIES OPEN.
BUT SCAR TISSUE USUALLY RECLOSES THE ARTERY AFTER TIME.
NOW DOCTORS ARE EXPERIMENTING WITH A NEW STENT COATED WITH TAXOL.
THE MEDICATION IS TIME RELEASED OVER A YEAR.... KEEPING THE ARTERY OPEN.
IF TRIALS GO WELL THE COATED STENTS COULD BE ON THE MARKET BY NEXT YEAR.
A NEW BREAST CANCER TREATMENT IS SHRINKING ADVANCED, INVASIVE TUMORS
THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN CONSIDERED INOPERABLE.
DUKE RESEARCHERS ARE NOW ABLE TO GIVE A PATIENT 30 TIMES MORE
CHEMOTHERAPY DRUGS.
THEY ARE DELIVERED STRAIGHT TO THE TUMOR SITE AND DO NOT POISON THE REST
OF THE BODY.
IN A STUDY, 56 PERCENT OF PATIENTS HAD SIGNIFICANT TUMOR SHRINKAGE.
17 PERCENT WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE A LUMPECTOMY INSTEAD OF A MASTECTOMY.
AND THOSE ARE SOME OF THE DAY'S TOP HEALTH STORIES.
I'M MELISSA MCDERMOTT, CBS NEWS, NEW YORK.))
(Kimberly tosses to bump)
[bump-chyron]
[comm #3]
[11Knox]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=khu]
[TAPE#=02-22 TC40:41]
[GRAPHIC=Legal Scales]
The trial of Roanoke pain doctor Cecil Knox has been postponed until next year.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/February]
The entire month of October HAD been set aside for the trial in U-S District Court.
Knox was indicted February first, charged in a 32-count indictment with distributing narcotics- -including the controversial pain-killer OxyContin- -without a legitimate medical purpose.
The attorneys met with the judge this week and re-scheduled the trial for six weeks beginning the first Monday in January.
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[11Abercrombie]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=02-11]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Abercrombie & Fitch is being criticized for its new child thong underwear line.
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[VO-NAT]
Sayings like "eye candy" and "wink wink" appear on the thongs which fit children as young as 10 years old.
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Conservative think tanks say the underwear exploits youth sexuality.
But Ambercrombie & Fitch says they are "lighthearted and cute."
Either way, Roanoke's Abercrombie store refused to sell the thong underwear yesterday.
Many parents applaud the move.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=I don't think]
((JUANITA DAVIS/PARENT: I DON'T THINK SO, NOT FOR CHILDREN. I DON'T THINK SO THAT'S MY OPINION.))
[SUPER=01-Juanita Davis/Parent]
[RUNS=07]
[OUT Q=that's my opinion.]
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[VO-NAT]
Abercrombie recently came under fire for its catalog which some said promoted child nudity.
A&F said it was "beautiful fashion photography."
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[1st-Business]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=ckor]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]
In business news this morning, Dell wants to make its mark in the printer business.
Here's Barton Eckert with a look at the morning's top business stories..
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Barton Eckert/Reporting; :00]
[RUNS=1:29]
[OUT Q=in Washington.]
(( GOOD MORNING THIS FRIDAY THE 24TH OF MAY.
HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS MORNING.
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GUESS WHO WANTS IN ON THE PRINTER BUSINESS?
DELL.
IT'S FLOATING THE IDEA BECAUSE THERE ARE BIG PROFITS IN INK
CARTRIDGE REPLACEMENT.
THEY COULD EITHER BUY A SMALLER COMPANY LIKE LEXMARK , OR HAVE
SOMEONE ELSE MAKE PRINTERS WITH THE DELL NAME.
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ON WALL STREET
TODAY... REACTION TO PRELIMINARY GDP AND APRIL NEW HOME SALES THE
MARKET COMING OFF AN UPBEAT SESSION ON A BOUNCE IN BIG TICKET DURABLE
GOODS ORDERS.
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MICROSOFT IS GOING WIRELESS - THANKS TO VERIZON.
THE SOFTWARE GIANT AND THE LEADING WIRELESS PHONE COMPANY HAVE
TEAMED UP TO DEVELOP A WINDOW'S BASED WIRELESS DATA SERVICE.
STARTING TODAY, CUSTOMERS WILL BE ABLE TO CHECK THEIR HOTMAIL
ACCOUNTS, AND USE MSN'S MESSENGER SERVICE.
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MOVIE TICKETS NOW COST ABOUT $10 A PERSON IN NEW YORK CITY..
ACCORDING TO A POLL BY WILSON RESEARCH STRATEGIES... PEOPLE DON'T LIKE
TO PAY MORE.. BUT THEY WILL.
NATIONWIDE. THE AVERAGE PRICE FOR A MOVIE TICKET IS $5.35
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THE AIRLINE THAT BROUGHT YOU SATELLITE T-V IN THE BACK OF EACH
SEAT, HAS ANOTHER INNOVATION.
JET BLUE IS OFFERING AN IN-FLIGHT YOGA PROGRAM.
TEAMING UP WITH BALLY-- IT'S OFFERING INSTRUCTION CARDS FEATURING
YOGA POSES YOU CAN DO IN OUR SEAT.
ALL TO HELP YOU REACH "AN ASTRAL PLANE WHERE PILLOWS ARE NO
LONGER NECESSARY."
THE PROMOTION ALSO INCLUDES BALLY PUTTING IN PUNCHING BAGS FOR
FITNESS AT JETBLUE'S JFK TERMINAL.
--------------------------
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]
[11Checkpoint]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kar]
[TAPE#=02-18 TC35:57]
[GRAPHIC=None]
A police checkpoint in Roanoke pulled over hundreds of drivers, checking for buckled seat belts.
If you passed over Avenham Avenue yesterday morning, there's a good chance you were pulled over....even without breaking the law.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Roanoke police pulled over every driver from 10:00 am to noon, checking for license and registration and seeing if you were buckled up.
They also passed out flyers informing the drivers about seat belt safety and child safety seats.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT - 15:30]
[IN Q=we're promoting]
((RICK CLARK/ROANOKE POLICE DEPARTMENT; WE'RE PROMOTING BUCKLE UP NOW. IT'S ONE OF THE SAFETY PROGRAMS GOING ON THROUGH MAY. WE'RE EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON DRIVING SAFETY AS FAR AS WEARING YOUR SEAT BELT AND THE LAW CHANGES COMING UP IN JULY FOR CHILD SAFETY SEATS. THE REQUIREMENT IS NO LONGER FOUR YEARS OF AGE. IT'S GOING UP TO SIX YEARS THAT THE CHILD HAS TO BE IN A CHILD SAFETY SEAT.))
[SUPER=01-Rick Clark/Roanoke Police Department]
[RUNS=19]
[OUT Q=in a child safety seat]
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[VO-NAT]
Police say take note-- This will not be the last checkpoint this month.
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[11AED]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=02-]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Tanglewood Mall has become the first Roanoke County business to install automatic external defibrillators. And county Fire and EMS officials are encouraging others to follow their lead.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]
Tanglewood Mall has installed three A-E-Ds, which can be used to revive a person whose heart has stopped. The mall's security and maintenance employees have been trained to use the equipment.
Minutes count after someone suffers a heart attack. By deploying automatic defibrillators in public places, county fire and rescue officials hope to speed lifesaving first aid.
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[Madonna-Play]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Pop superstar Madonna has done theatre before, in New York.
Now, she's made her London stage debut.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-London, England;]
Last night was opening night for the play, "Up for Grabs."
The anticipation was so high that the audience applauded before Madonna had even spoken a single word.
The pop icon played an ambitious art dealer in Australian playwright David Williamson's hit production.
No cheap seats for this one-- tickets cost as much as 730- dollars on the black market.
(------------)
And of course, it was a sold- out show.
by SS