[Iraq]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=After Saddam]
[SUPER=219-Kimberly McBroom/kmcbroom*wdbj7.com;]
The focus has shifted in Iraq.
Now the U-S official overseeing the re- construction of its war-ravaged cities has arrived in Baghdad, along with food and other aid.
And five former P-O-Ws from Fort Bliss could be headed home by the end of the week.
Drew Levinson has the latest.
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[SUPER=203-Kerbala, Iraq;]
[SUPER=203-Baghdad, Iraq;]
[SUPER=201-Drew Levinson/CBS News;]
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[OUT Q=Levinson, CBS News, Kuwait.]
((
FOR THOUSANDS OF IRAQI'S THE END OF SADDAM HUSSEIN MEANS A NEW BEGINNING
IN RELIGIOUS FREEDOM.
BANNED BY SADDAM FOR NEARLY A QUARTER OF A CENTURY THESE SHI'ITE MUSLIMS
ARE MAKING THE PILGRIMAGE TO KERBALA.
ABOUT A MILLION PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED IN THE CITY BY WEDNESDAY TO MARK ONE
OF THE HOLIEST EVENTS ON THE SHI'ITE CALENDAR.
(nats)
OTHERS ARE USING THEIR NEW FOUND FREEDOM TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO
LOVED ONES.
MANY HAVE DISCOVERED THE ANSWER AT IRAQ'S PRISONS .
THIS MAN READS THE LIST OF THOSE WHO WERE EXECUTED.
BODIES ARE BURIED IN MASS GRAVES IN THE FIELDS AROUND THE PRISON.
U-S LEADERS HOPE A TOP SCIENCE OFFICIAL UNDER ARREST CAN HELP UNCOVER
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION.
IRAQI AUTHORITIES SAY THE MINISTER OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH WAS INVOLVED
IN BANNED WEAPONS PROGRAMS.
ALSO DETAINED SADDAM'S SON-IN-LAW.
JAMAL MUSTAFA SULTAN AL-TIKRITI RETURNED TO BAGHDAD FROM NEIGHBORING
SYRIA TO TURN HIMSELF IN.
IT'S BELIEVED HE MAY HAVE INFORMATION ON THE FATE OF SADDAM.
(nats)
GOOD NEWS FOR THE FIVE FORMER P-O-W'S FROM FORT BLISS, TEXAS.
MILITARY OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE IN GOOD SHAPE AND COULD BE HEADED TO
THEIR HOMES BY THE END OF THE WEEK.
TWO OTHER FREED P-O-W'S ARE AT FORT HOOD, TEXAS AND MET WITH PRESIDENT
BUSH ON SUNDAY.
STANDUP:
THE MAN OVERSEEING THE REBUILDING OF IRAQ IS IN BAGHDAD THIS MORNING.
RETIRED LIEUTENANT GENERAL JAY GARNER SAYS HIS PRIORITY IS BRINGING BACK
BASIC SERVICES LIKE WATER AND POWER.
DREW LEVINSON, CBS NEWS, KUWAIT.
))[Peterson]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Scott Peterson will be arraigned today on charges that he murdered his wife and unborn son.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Modesto, CA;]
Police say Peterson was carrying 10- thousand dollars when detectives arrested him Friday about 30 miles from the Mexican border.
Authorities say because of threats from other inmates, Peterson is being kept by himself at the county jail in Modesto.
Laci Peterson disappeared on Christmas Eve, two months before she was due to give birth.
Her body washed ashore last week.
Meanwhile, her family is expected to make a statement today.
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[11Giles-Search]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=03-04 TC-1:32:57]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Efforts to find a man whose boat capsized in the New River more than a week ago have been unsuccessful.
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[VO-NAT :27 +]
[SUPER=03-Giles Co./Saturday;]
Volunteers from Giles County and Monroe County, West Virginia spent the weekend looking for 40- year- old James Pearly Simonds.
The Stuarts Draft man hasn't been seen since last Saturday.
His capsized boat was found the next day.
Since then, volunteers have been searching the river banks.
Rescue workers say rough waters have made searching the river difficult and cold water temperatures have hampered underwater searches.
Yesterday was the last day of organized searches.
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[11Fatal-Ax]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Fatal Accident]
Authorities are investigating an accident in Roanoke County that killed two people and sent another person to the hospital.
They say Daniel Holdren of Roanoke and Matthew Wood of Bedford, both 22, were killed when their vehicle struck a tree on East Ruritan Road around four o'clock yesterday morning.
25- year- old Quent Strandburg of Iowa was transported to Roanoke Memorial Hospital and is in critical condition.
[National-Storms]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Gray and damp weather here couldn't quite compare with some severe storms passing through other parts of the country.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Marysville, MI;]
Easter Sunday will be hard to forget in Detroit and surrounding areas.
Lightning and high winds caused a high- voltage utility tower to collapse yesterday.
Police say the power has been shut off, and there's no threat of electrocution.
[SUPER=03-Crofton, KY;]
Meanwhile in Kentucky, heavy winds and hail hammered the southern parts of the state.
Two separate trees fell on homes; one hit the roof while another crushed an outdoor deck.
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(weather toss)
[Marketwatch]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]
In business news, Wall Street reopens for trading this morning after a three-day weekend.
Ed Crane has that story and more in this morning's Marketwatch.
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[SUPER=01-Ed Crane/Reporting; :00]
[RUNS=1:34]
[OUT Q=CBS Marketwatch New York.]
(tape tosses to stocks)
[STOCKS]
[COMM]
[NASA]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
The man in charge of NASA's space shuttle program is reportedly stepping down soon.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-File Tape;]
Ron Dittemore was one of the agency's most recognized faces following the destruction of the Shuttle Columbia in February.
A source says Dittemore had planned to resign earlier, but postponed his departure because of the disaster and investigation.
An Orlando newspaper says he's expected to announce his resignation this week.
A search for his replacement is said to be under way.
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[11Church-Challenge]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=03-06 TC-1:26:06]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Mother Nature may have destroyed a Campbell County church, but it brought two congregations closer together.
In fact, some see it as a blessing in disguise.
Jennifer Wishon explains.
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[IN Q=Nats of Music/Clapping]
[SUPER=03-Campbell Co.; :00]
[SUPER=04-File Tape; :14 (QUICK)]
[SUPER=01-Rev. Larry Davies/Timberlake Methodist; :25]
[SUPER=01-Rev. Carlton Johnson/Lawyers Road Baptist; :58]
[SUPER=@Jennifer1; 1:20]
[SUPER=01-Jim Adams/Timberlake Methodist Member; 1:27]
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[OUT Q=JW, News 7, Campbell County. (WAIT FOR ORGAN TO FADE, WHITE-OUT)]
((((NATS OF SINGING AND CLAPPING 13:04:12))
There was plenty to praise at Timberlake United Methodist Church Sunday Morning.
((NATS OF REV. JOHNSON TALKING))
When Lawyers Road Baptist Church was completely destroyed by a tornado one year ago the people at Timberlake Methodist invited the congregation to share their church.
Now they're going to help them rebuild, but it wasn't exactly planned that way.
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[SOT 1:08:21]
[IN Q=The idea was basically]
((LARRY DAVIES/TIMBERLAKE METHODIST CHURCH: THE IDEA WAS BASICALLY TO PUT TEN DOLLARS IN AN ENVELOPE IN EVERY BULLETIN SO THAT EVERY FAMILY WOULD HAVE A TEN DOLLAR BILL HANDED TO THEM AND THEN WE CHALLENGED THEM WITH WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH THIS TEN DOLLARS FOR GOD?))
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[OUT Q=dollars for God]
Parishioner Jim Adams decided to take his ten dollars, put it with the insurance money and rebuild Lawyers Road Baptist Church.
He found a carpenter and everything else fell into place.
Donations have been made down to the stained glass.
((NATS OF REV. JOHNSON TALKING))
These days Reverend Johnson calls the tornado a blessing.
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[SOT 6:02:00]
[IN Q=Yeah, it was in God's]
((REV. CARLTON JOHNSON/LAWYERS ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH: YEAH, IT WAS IN GOD'S PLAN FOR US COME HERE AND TO MEET THE PEOPLE AND WE HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP TOGETHER BAPTIST AND METHODIST AND BLACK AND WHITE YOU KNOW, GOOD RELATIONSHIP. THAT'S THE WAY IT SHOULD BE.))
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[OUT Q=it should be]
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[SOT 38:08:25]
[IN Q=This is all the]
((JENNIFER WISHON/REPORTING: THIS IS ALL THE TORNADO LEFT BEHIND OF THE OLD CHURCH BUT IN A FEW MONTHS IT WILL ONCE AGAIN STAND ON THIS HILL AND IT'S BEING CONSTRUCTED IN A RATHER UNIQUE WAY.))
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[OUT Q=rather unique way]
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[SOT 10:21:11]
[IN Q=It will be like the old]
((JIM ADAMS/TIMBERLAKE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: IT WILL BE LIKE THE OLD FASHIONED BARN STORMING WHERE EVERYBODY GATHERS AROUND AND LAYS OUT THE WALLS AND AT THE RIGHT TIME WHEN THEY'RE ALL TOGETHER WE'LL LIFT EM AND SQUARE EM UP AND STRAIGHTEN EM UP AND THE WALLS OF THE CHURCH WILL BE UP.))
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[OUT Q=church will be up]
[20:17:13 PASTOR DAVIES ((WE ARE SO SO GRATEFUL))]
Once the project is complete Adams says close to 800 people will have helped in some way.
But his favorite part will be driving by and knowing he played a part in the construction.
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[SOT 11:00:25]
[IN Q=I look at what]
((JIM ADAMS/TIMBERLAKE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: I LOOK AT WHAT IT COULD MEAN A HUNDRED YEARS FROM NOW WHEN I'M NO LONGER HERE BUT TO THINK WELL MAYBE THAT CHURCH DID SOMETHING TO MAKE ONE KID A NATIONAL SPEAKER OR THE NEXT GREAT LEADER IN THE COUNTRY. WHO KNOWS WHAT CAN HAPPEN.))
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[OUT Q=what can happen]
A lot has already happened thanks to a little money and a lot of cooperation.
Jennifer Wishon, News 7, Campbell County.))
(Kimberly tosses to bump)
[bump-chyron]
[comm #3]
[Hollywood-Minute]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin']
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
T-L-C gets ready to say good-bye.
And, Madonna's next venture has nothing to do with music.
George Ramsey has those stories and more in today's Hollywood Minute.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=With the Hollywood minute]
[SUPER=04-Laface - Arista Records; :24]
[SUPER=03-Los Angeles, CA/September 19, 2000; :47]
[RUNS=1:15]
[OUT Q=I'm George Ramsey.]
((HERE'S SOMETHING YOU'LL BE SEEING ON TELEVISION SOON: THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH...KATIE COURIC.
THAT'S RIGHT, KATIE COURIC AND JAY LENO ARE TRADING JOBS FOR A DAY ON MAY 12TH.
IT WILL BE THE FIRST TIME SOMEONE ELSE HAS HOSTED 'THE TONIGHT SHOW' SINCE LENO TOOK OVER FOR JOHNNY CARSON BACK IN 1992.
LENO SAYS IT WAS ALL COURIC'S IDEA.
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MEANWHILE --THERE WON'T BE ANY MORE TOURS FOR T-L-C.
THE TWO SURVIVING MEMBERS OF THE R-AND-B GROUP, T-BOZ WATKINS AND CHILLI THOMAS, ARE PLANNING THEIR FAREWELL PERFORMANCE.
IT'LL BE HELD AT GIANTS STADIUM IN EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY ON JUNE 1ST...PART OF A NEW YORK RADIO STATION'S ANNUAL CONCERT.
IT WILL BE THEIR FIRST AND LAST CONCERT TOGETHER SINCE LISA 'LEFT EYE' LOPEZ DIED IN 2002.
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AND ...MATERIAL GIRL MADONNA'S NEW ALBUM 'AMERICAN LIFE' HITS STORES THIS WEEK...BUT THIS STORY IS NOT ABOUT MUSIC. ACCORDING TO USA TODAY, THE POP SINGER IS PLANNING TO MAKE A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT KABBALAH, A RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY BASED ON JEWISH MYSTICISM.
THE 44-YEAR OLD BEGAN STUDYING THE RELIGION SEVEN YEARS AGO, AND SAYS KABALLAH HAS HELPED HER UNDERSTAND THAT QUOTE THERE IS A BIGGER PICTURE. NO WORD ON WHEN PRODUCTION WILL START FOR THE DOCUMENTARY. WITH THE HOLLYWOOD MINUTE...I'M GEOR
GE RAMSEY.))[School-Website]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=none]
A new website is available to help Virginia educators maintain order in schools and safety for students.
It's called `Virginia Best Practices in School-based Violence Prevention.''
The web site contains a list of 182 violence-prevention programs used by Virginia schools.
It includes descriptions of each program, the school divisions using them and links to the programs' Web
sites.
The site also allows users to create accounts and save their favorite programs.
[Dress-Code]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=none]
The principal of Annandale High School in Northern Virginia hit the snooze button on the latest school fashion...pajama wear.
The trend includes wearing pajama bottoms and a matching T-Shirt with flips flops or fuzzy slippers.
Seniors at the school say there's no difference between the pajamas and sweat pants. But the principal didn't like what he saw and placed a ban on pajama wear.
The Fairfax County School Board is scheduled to review and vote on a clearly defined dress code this week.
by SS