[11Tanker-Wreck]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=02-25 41:42]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Traffic on Route 460 through part of Bedford County will remain reduced to one lane in each direction today.
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[VO-NAT :26]
[SUPER=03-Bedford Co.;]
A portion of the highway between Bedford and Thaxton was closed yesterday morning after a tanker truck tipped over in the eastbound lanes, spilling thousands of gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel.
Throughout the day, haz mat crews were busy removing polluted soil from the site.
State police estimate more than six thousand gallons of fuel spilled onto the ground.
Officials will also be monitoring nearby wells for any groundwater contamination.
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[SOT 00:02:33]
[INQ=They're going to ]
((SHAWN CRIST/DEQ POLLUTION RESPONSE COORD.: THEY'RE GOING TO SAMPLE THE WELLS FOR THE SAME TYPE OF MATERIAL THAT WAS SPILLED TO VERIFY THERE'S NOTHING THERE, WE DON'T THINK THERE WILL BE BUT JUST AS A PRECAUTION. WE THINK IT'S GOOD TO JUST GO AHEAD AND SAMPLE THE WELLS.))
[SUPER=01-Shawn Crist/DEQ Pollution Response; ]
[RUNS=10]
[OQ= sample the wells.]
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[VO-NAT]
The truck's driver suffered minor injuries.
V-DOT engineers plan to check the pavement for damage later today.
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[AIDS-Conference]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
The International AIDS conference continues in Barcelona, Spain.
While there's some exciting news about a new drug, some say many gay and bisexual men might not even know they need it.
Melissa McDermott explains.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Barcelona, Spain; :10]
[SUPER=01-Trina Scor/AIDS Activist; :21]
[SUPER=01-David Reddy, Ph.D./Roche H. I. V. Franchise Leader; :21]
[SUPER=01-Dr. Tom Coates/AIDS Expert; 1:05]
[SUPER=01-Melissa McDermott/Reporting; 1:15]
[RUNS=1:38]
[OUT Q=McDermott, CBS News, New York.]
((
PKG
RIGHT NOW IN AMERICA'S LARGEST CITIES.... MORE THAN THREE QUARTERS OF YOUNG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN INFECTED WITH H-I-V, DON'T KNOW THEY HAVE IT.
THAT'S THE RESULTS OF A NEW STUDY PRESENTED AT THE INTERNATIONAL AIDS CONFERENCE IN SPAIN.
AND IT'S AN ALARMING STATISTIC FOR ACTIVISTS WHO HAVE SPENT TWO DECADES TRYING TO PUSH THE IMPORTANCE OF TESTING.
(SOT-Trina Scor)
"to say that they don't know they're HIV positive is kind of discouraging ree services for young people out there today and they don't take advantage of them."
BLACKS COMPRISE THE LARGEST NUMBER IN THE STUDY.... ALMOST 90 PERCENT.
FOLLOWED BY 70 PERCENT FOR HISPANICS AND 60 PERCENT OF WHITES WITH H-I-V WHO DON'T KNOW THEY HAVE THE POTENTIALLY DEADLY DISEASE.
(NATS)
HOWEVER THERE IS GOOD NEWS FOR THESE AND THOUSANDS OF OTHER PATIENTS WITH H-I-V.
IT'S ACONFERENCE SAY THE DRUG CAN DRAMATICALLY RESTORE THE HEALTH OF PATIENTS WHEN ALL OTHER TREATMENTS HAVE FAILH-I-V FROM GETTING INTO BLOOD CELLS.
WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO PROLIFERATE, MAKERS OF THE DRUG SAY, THE VIRUS DIES.
(SOT- DAVID REDDY, Ph.D./HIV Franchise Leader, Roche)
"and for those patients who have limited treatment options it does bring a new hope"
HOWEVER SOME EXPERTS SAY THIS KIND OF HOPE MAY BE PART OF THE REASON WHY PEOPLE AREN'T GETTING TESTED IN THE FIRST PLACE.
(SOT-Dr. Tom Coates/UCSF AIDS Expert)
"so the paradox is introducing medications causes people to worry less about this disease and hence it spreads more rapidly."
STANDUP:
T-20 COULD BE AVAILABLE AS SOON AS NEXT YEAR.
BUT INDUSTRY ANALYSTS BELIEVE A LIMITED NUMBER OF PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO GET IT.
THAT'S BECAUSE IT'S EXPECTED TO COST AROUND 11 THOUSAND MCDERMOTT, CBS NEWS, NEW YORK.
))
[TX-Floods]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Flooding]
Flooding in Texas has now led to nine deaths.
One person is still missing, and more rain is expected.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Near San Antonio, TX;]
15- counties still have flood warnings posted.
Texas Governor Rick Perry says damage costs are expected to hit the billion- dollar mark.
More than 30 inches of rain have fallen in the past week in south and west Texas.
The Red Cross estimates 48-thousand homes have been affected in
the San Antonio and Abilene areas alone.
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[11Amherst-Water]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=02-17 1:30:02]
[GRAPHIC=None]
The area's prolonged drought has taken its toll on yet another locality, forcing residents and businesses to cut back on their water use.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Amherst]
Amherst Town Council adopted an emergency ordinance yesterday, restricting unnecessary water usage by the town's water customers.
The measure was prompted by a rapidly falling water level at the intake station along the Buffalo River.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 14:30:14]
[IN Q=And we're even]
((JOHN TURNER/AMHERST MAYOR: AND WE'RE EVEN ASKING FOLKS TO GO SO FAR AS TO DO CONSERVE ON CLOTHES WASHING AND EVERY OTHER WAY POSSIBLE.))
[SUPER=01-John Turner/Amherst Mayor]
[RUNS=12]
[OUT Q=every other way possible.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Turner says the town may soon have to start drawing on local reservoirs to increase the water flow into the Buffalo River.
Residents violating the ban will first be given a warning.. a second offense could warrant a 250-dollar fine.
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[11City-Schools]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=02-13 1:51:31]
[GRAPHIC=None]
The Roanoke City School Board has a new hand at the helm.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Yesterday, members of the school board elected Gloria Manns to succeed Sherman Lea (lee) as the board chair.
Manns is a graduate of the Roanoke city school system, now in her third year on the board.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 23:23:18]
[IN Q=One of the things]
((GLORIA MANNS/ROANOKE CITY SCHOOL BOARD CHAIR: ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK WE'RE CONCERNED WITH AS A BOARD IS MAKING SURE THAT THE WORD GETS OUT ABOUT WHAT A GOOD SCHOOL SYSTEM WE DO HAVE. THE OTHER PART IS GETTING PARENTS MORE INVOLVED AND WORKING MORE COLLABORATIVELY WITH OTHER AGENCIES THAT OUR CHILDREN ARE INVOLVED WITH IN THE COMMUNITY.))
[SUPER=01-Gloria Manns/Roanoke City School Board Chair;]
[RUNS=:18]
[OUT Q=in the community.]
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[VO-NAT]
Meanwhile, some students at the Roanoke Academy of Math and Science may move to new classrooms this fall.
Though test scores have improved, the academy WAS on a warning list of schools that were failing to meet accreditation standards. A new federal law requires the school system to offer parents the opportunity to transfer their children.
(--------------)
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[GRAPHIC=None]
School officials will brief parents at a meeting July 22nd.
[11Mega-Millions]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=Mega Millions]
The Mega Millions jackpot is getting big enough to bring in players across state lines.
Tonight's drawing is now worth at least 115 million dollars.
The jackpot has been building since May 24th .. the last time anyone took it all.
"Mega-Millions" replaced "The Big Game" earlier in this year with higher odds, and the expectation of higher jackpots.
[Marketwatch]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]
In business news, President Bush will talk about corporate responsibility when he visits Wall Street later today.
Alexis Christoforous has that story and more in this morning's Marketwatch.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Alexis Christoforous/Reporting; :00]
[RUNS=1:35]
[OUT Q=your local stocks]
((ALL EYES WILL BE ON WALL STREET TODAY AS PRESIDENT BUSH PAYS A VISIT. IN
AN
EFFORT TO SHORE UP INVESTOR CONFIDENCE IN CORPORATE AMERICA, BUSH IS
EXPECTED TO PROPOSE CRIMINAL PENALTIES, INCLUDING PRISON SENTENCES FOR
CHIEF
EXECUTIVES WHO FILE MISLEADING FINANCIAL REPORTS. PRESIDENT BUSH IS
TRYING
TO DISTANCE HIS ADMINISTRATION FROM A STRING OF CORPORATE ACCOUNTING
FIASCOS. SOMETHING THE DEMOCRATS VIEW AS A MAJOR CAMPAIGN ISSUE HEADING
INTO
THIS FALL'S MID-TERM ELECTIONS.
ON WALL STREET....
THAT POST FOURTH OF JULY RALLYQUICKLY FIZZLED ON WALL STREET ON NEWS OF
MORE
SCHENANGIANS IN CORPORATE AMERICA.
THE DOW SANK 104 POINTS LED LOWER BY MERCK
THE NASDAQ PLUNGED 42 POINTS DRAGGED SOUTH BY MICROSOFT
DOW STOCK MERCK GAVE INVESTORS A REASON TO SELL.. THE DRUGMAKER SAID ONE
OF
ITS UNIT'S BOOKED OVER 14-BILLION DOLLARS IN REVENUE THAT IT NEVER
COLLECTED. THE LATEST IN A STRING OF COMPANIES TO SAP INVESTOR
CONFIDENCE.
ON CAPTIOL HILL, WorldCom executives and the company's former lead
auditor
blamed each other for the failure to detect improper accounting of $3.8
billion in ordinary expenses.
AS EXPECTED FIRED Chief Financial Officer Scott Sullivan AND EX CHIEF
EXECUTIVE BERNIE EBBERS ASSERTED THEIR FIFTH AMENDMENT RIGHT.
BUT BEFORE BEFORE DECLINING TO TESTIFY, EBBERS CLAIMED HE HAD NOTHING
TO
HIDE. HIS ASSERTION SPARKED A DEBATE AS TO WHETHER EBBERS FORFEITED HIS
RIGHT TO FIFTH AMENDMENT PROTECTION.
TRACK ALL THE PRE-MARKET ACTION AT CBS.MW.COM ... AT THE NASDAQ I'M
ALEXIS CHRISTOFOROUS IN NY.))
(tape tosses to stocks)
[STOCKS]
[COMM]
[Police-Beating]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
A suspension for the Los Angeles police officer,
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Los Angeles, CA;]
seen here in this video hitting a teenager.
16- year- old Donovan Jackson was coming out of a gas station Saturday, when police say he lunged at a sheriff's deputy.
Yesterday, Jackson showed his red and swollen eye to the media.
A tourist caught the incident on tape.
The District Attorney's office says it has launched an investigation to determine if police committed any crimes.
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[Most-Wanted]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=mor]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Murder Invest.]
A popular national television show is joining the hunt for the killer of three Spotsylvania County girls.
(------------)
[VO-NAT TAPE#=02-22 TC1:13:25]
``America's Most Wanted'' is planning an upcoming segment on the murders of Kristin and Kati Lisk and Sofia
Silva.
Meantime, authorities are awaiting D-N-A analysis that could determine whether Richard Evonitz is responsible for the serial
slayings.
The F-B-I and other authorities are trying to track Evonitz's travels and compare them with the dates of similar unsolved crimes
elsewhere.
Evonitz killed himself June 27th in Florida.
He was sought for an abduction and sexual assault in South Carolina.
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[6-Grant]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=02-24 1:43:22]
[GRAPHIC=None]
A former Lynchburg city official facing embezzlement charges made his first court appearance yesterday.
Al Grant is accused...
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg]
of racking up tens of thousands of dollars in questionable expenses while serving as secretary of the local electoral board.
He was indicted by a special grand jury in June, six months after investigators began looking into the registrar's office finances.
Critics had complained the local prosecutor was dragging his feet because both he and Grant are Republicans.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 9:46:51]
[IN Q=I'm involved]
((MIKE DOUCETTE/ASST. COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY: I'M INVOLVED IN THIS PARTICULAR PROSECUTION AND NOBODY'S ASKING ME WHAT ABOUT CONFLICTS, I'M A TRIAL ATTORNEY AS WELL IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE AND IT'S SOMETHING WE ARE GOING TO HANDLE PROFESSIONALLY, BOTH MR. PETTY AND I WILL HANDLE THIS PROFESSIONALLY.))
[SUPER=01-Mike Doucette/Prosecutor]
[RUNS=19]
[OUT Q=will handle this professionally.(Double OUT)]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Grant remains free on bond.. a trial date will be set in August.
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[11SOA-Protest]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=rca]
[TAPE#=02-18 1:17:12]
[GRAPHIC=Legal Scales]
Two Blacksburg residents facing federal trespass charges were in a Georgia courtroom yesterday.
Sue Daniels and Niklan Jones (Le-ZAH-muh) Lezama were arrested after taking part in a protest last November.
(------------)
[VO-NAT :15.5]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg;]
To raise awareness about the case... supporters gathered at Virginia Tech yesterday.
They say the pair was protesting peacefully against a U-S Army school last year and that even though they did cross over property lines, they shouldn't be on trial.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 1:42:14]
[IN Q= The fact]
((JANE LEHR/SUPPORTER; THE FACT THAT ON A MISDEMEANOR CHARGE SUE AND NICK COULD WIND UP SPENDING SIX MONTHS IN PRISON IS LAUGHABLE.))
[SUPER=01-Jane Lehr/Supporter;]
[RUNS=:09]
[OUT Q=IS LAUGHABLE]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
In addition to a possible six month jail sentence... the pair faces up to 5-thousand dollars in fines.
(-----------)
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[GRAPHIC=Hold]
The November protest against the U-S Army school in Georgia is an annual event, demonstrators say the facility teaches assassination and torture.
(Kimberly tosses to bump)
[bump-chyron]
[comm #3]
[Matricardi]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
The former executive director of Virginia's Republican party is now working for South Carolina's G-O-P.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-File Tape;]
Ed Matricardi resigned as the head of Virginia's G-O-P amid criminal charges that he illegally monitored Democratic Party conference calls.
Matricardi took the job as operations director in South Carolina after state prosecutors dropped four felony wiretapping counts.
He denies breaking any laws.
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[6-Conservation]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=csc]
[TAPE#=02-24 49:16]
[GRAPHIC=Roanoke Water Restrictions]
Mandatory water restrictions have been in effect in Roanoke for several weeks.
Conservation is no easy task, but some people are adapting in ways city officials hope others will follow.
Chris Schaffer shows us how one Roanoke couple is dealing with the drought.
(///// SOT /////)
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; 00]
[SUPER=01-Louise Markham/Roanoke Resident; :27]
[SUPER=19-Chris Schaffer; :51]
[RUNS=1:20]
[OUT Q=Chris Schaffer, News 7, Roanoke.]
((Behind the home where Louise and Raymond Markham have lived for more than 40 years...
(nat-sot) 2:11:28 'good to the last drop'
A garden full of tomatoes that should be much larger this time of year, and Louise's beloved dianthus.
(nat-sot) - 2:06:50 - 'these are the prettiest flowers i ever had to plant'
They're still blooming because the Markhams do what Roanoke officials hope everyone's doing..
Re-use water from the washing machine and the air conditioner
Catch rain-water from the roof of their car-port
[SOT]
[IN Q=2:19:52]
((louise - "IF WE LEAVE WATER IN OUR GLASSES I'LL POUR WHAT'S LEFT INTO THE FLOWERS -- ANYTHING I CAN SAVE A DROP I DO"))
[RUNS=:07]
[OUT Q="save a drop i do"]
And this morning..
(nats - water pouring)
A trip to one of three water-tanks provided by the city.
[SOT]
[IN Q=2:20:16]
((raymond - "WELL NATURALLY I WISH I DIDN'T HAVE TO DO IT BUT, SINCE WE DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER WAY I DO IT" (rob - get rid of middle part where louise talks)))
[RUNS=:07]
[OUT Q="any other way i do it"]
It's a a necessity for Roanoke residents, and it's not cheap..
[SOT]
[IN Q=2:31:02]
((standup - "THE CITY'S PAYING 2-THOUSAND DOLLARS A MONTH TO RENT THESE TANKS -- THAT'S IN ADDITION TO THE MORE THAN 12-THOUSAND DOLLARS A DAY THE CITY HAS TO PAY, TO BUY DRINKABLE WATER FROM SALEM AND ROANOKE COUNTY"))
[RUNS=:09]
[OUT Q="and roanoke county"]
With Carvins Cove at 28 feet below the spillway, conservation measures are quite likely to remain in effect for some time.
For the Markhams, conservation has become a way of life.
[SOT]
[IN Q=2:19:02]
((louise - "I DON'T MIND DOING ANYTHING FOR MY FLOWERS UH-HUH"))
[RUNS=:04]
[OUT Q="for my flowers + chuckle"]
Extreme measures, to cope with an extremely serious drought.
Chris Schaffer, News-7 Roanoke.
))
[11Grant]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=02-04 1:43:22]
[GRAPHIC=Legal Scales]
The former secretary of the Lynchburg electoral board, charged with embezzlement, now has an attorney and will soon have a trial date.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg]
Al Grant is accused of spending tens of thousands of dollars on improper travel and dining expenses charged to his city-issued credit card.
Grant was indicted by a special grand jury last month.
He made his first court appearance yesterday- telling the judge that Tony Anderson of Roanoke will represent him.
Grant remains free on bond.. a trial date will be set in August.
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[11Warner]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=mmu]
[TAPE#=502-11 09:57]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Governor Mark Warner will soon mark his first six months in office.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond]
The Democrat never held elected office before when he was sworn in last January.
Republicans soon stole the spotlight from him with a string of controversies.
The new governor did win some legislative battles with the help of Speaker Vance Wilkins.
But Warner recently lost his Republican ally when Wilkins resigned amid scandal.
The governor will face a new Speaker next year along with budget shortfalls due to the sagging economy.
Warner says he sees these challenges as opportunities, not obstacles.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT 16:06:31]
[IN Q=A lot of people say Governor you've inherited]
[SUPER=@MarkWarner]
[RUNS=:19]
[OUT Q=you make the hard choices.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
(------------)
Warner's four year term ends in January 2006.
by SS