[ITT]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=03-]
[GRAPHIC=ITT Strike]
Hundreds are gathering at ITT nightvision in Roanoke this morning for another rally in support of their contract negotiations.
[DOUBLE BOXES=Kim /Rachel Microwave;]
Business reporter Rachel Cannon is in front of the Roanoke County plant this morning with more...Rachel?
[LIVE=Rachel /FULL]
[SUPER=@Rachel1]
[SUPER=05-Roanoke Co.]
[Rachel Ad-lib]
[DOUBLE BOXES=Kim /Rachel Microwave;]
[11Goodyear]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=myr]
[TAPE#=03-14 TC-4:03:26]
[GRAPHIC=Goodyear contract negotiations]
Goodyear Tire workers have rejected the company's latest offer, and say they are ready to strike if necessary.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Danville/Last Week;]
The United Steelworkers of America union has broken off contract negotiations with Goodyear and no new talks have been scheduled.
The union's contract with eleven Goodyear plants, including Danville, expired April 19th, but had been extended on a day-to-day basis while talks continued.
Major issues include job security, health care for retirees and restructuring debt.
The contract remains in effect for now because both sides had agreed to a 72-hour notice before termination.
The Danville plant employs two thousand union members.
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[Hepburn]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
She was one of Hollywood's original leading ladies--
Today family, friends, and fans are mourning the loss of actress Katherine Hepburn.
The legendary actress died yesterday at the age of 96 at her home in Connecticut.
Melissa McDermott reports.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Barbara Maynard/Hepburn's Neighbor; :20]
[SUPER=01-Melissa McDermott/Reporting; :42]
[SUPER=01-Cynthia McFadden/Hepburn Executor; 1:23]
[RUNS=1:34]
[OUT Q=McDermott, CBS News, New York.]
((
THE KATHERINE HEPBURN THE AMERICAN PUBLIC KNEW WAS A BEAUTIFUL AND
SOMETIMES FIESTY ACTRESS WHO GRACED THE SILVER SCREEN FOR SOME SIX
DECADES.
(SOT: (Clip-Katharine) "That we could call a rose by any other name
would smell as sweet.")
BUT FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS IN HER ADOPTED HOMETOWN OF OLD SAYBROOK,
CONNECTICUT KNEW A DIFFERENT PERSON.
(SOT-Barbara Maynard/Neighbor)
"and she was very friendly with people and she would ride her bike
around and she and her friend Phylis would drive all over town. She was
just like everybody else.
HEPBURN WAS SURROUNDED BY FAMILY WHEN SHE DIED IN HER HOME ON SUNDAY.
BUT SHE LEAVES BEHIND A BODY OF WORK THAT WILL LIVE ON THROUGH THE AGES.
SOT: (Clip-"Morning Glory") Don't you think there's something very
charming...something that just suits me about Eva lovely."
JUST TWO YEARS AFTER ARRIVING IN HOLLYWOOD SHE PICKED UP HER FIRST OSCAR
FOR 'MORNING GLORY'.
SHE WAS MARRIED ONCE BUT LEFT HER HUSBAND TO PURSUE HER CAREER AND
EVENTUALLY MET THE LOVE OF HER LIFE... SPENCER TRACY.
SOT: (Clip-Katharine) "Will you marry me."
TRACY WAS CATHOLIC AND WOULDN'T DIVORCE HIS WIFE SO THE COUPLE HAD A 25
YEAR AFFAIR ALSO STARRING IN NINE MOVIES TOGETHER.
THEIR LAST... 'GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER' EARNED HEPBURN HER SECOND
OF A RECORD FOUR OSCARS.... BUT SHE NEVER ACCEPTED ANY OF THEM IN PERSON.
(Hepburn)
"why didn't I go to the oscars, I guess I was scared to lose".
IT WAS JUST ONE PART OF HER THAT MADE HEPBURN SO UNIQUE.. ON AND OFF THE
SCREEN.
(SOT-Cynthia McFadden/Hepburn Executor)
"she was and always will be an American Original and she died as she
lived with dignity and grace."
MELISSA MCDERMOTT, CBS NEWS, NEW YORK.
))
[Deck-Collapse]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Authorities suspect there were beer kegs and dancing on a deck that collapsed in Chicago over the weekend.
But a preliminary examination by an engineer finds that it was structurally sound.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Chicago, IL;]
As many as 50 people may have crowded onto the third floor porch when it fell early yesterday morning, crashing onto two other porches.
12- people were killed and at least 57 were injured.
Meanwhile, authorities are warning others NOT to overload their decks this summer, especially with the Fourth of July holiday coming up.
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[1117th-District]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=03-18 TC-1:50:50]
[GRAPHIC=Campaign 2003]
The November election may still be more than four months away, but candidates for the 17th District have already started campaigning.
Roanoke City Councilwoman Linda Wyatt is the Democratic candidate who says she hopes to take some "Common Sense" to Richmond.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Thursday;]
The retired elementary school teacher would also like to see the state allot more funding for education.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 5:15:33:24]
[IN Q=The state legislature]
((LINDA WYATT/D- HOUSE OF DELEGATES CANDIDATE: THE STATE LEGISLATURE HAS SAID THERE ARE CERTAIN STANDARDS OF QUALITY THAT MUST BE MET AND THEY SEND THOSE MANDATES DOWN TO LOCALITIES AND SAY YOU MUST DO THESE THINGS, BUT THEY DON'T SEND THEIR FAIR SHARE OF THE FUNDING TO DO IT.))
[SUPER=01-Linda Wyatt/(D) House of Delegates Candidate;]
[RUNS=15]
[OUT Q=funding to do it]
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[VO-NAT]
Wyatt adds all legislatures think education is important, but the General Assembly needs to step up to the plate and put more money behind the Commonwealth's young people.
[SUPER=04-File Tape;]
William Fralin is the Republican candidate for the district.
The Roanoke attorney says he hopes to rebuild Republican seniority in the General Assembly that's necessary to protect Roanoke.
He says he looks forward to being part of a solution to Virginia's transportation and education problems.
And he also hopes to restore funding to Southwest Virginia's cultural institutions.
(------------)
[VOB-Willis-Fund]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
A Roanoke man is on a mission to teach area youth about a day his father survived, but many others did not.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Gerald Willis' father was a D-Day veteran.
He recently died, but was able to find peace when he attended the dedication of the D-Day Memorial.
Willis was shocked when a little girl asked him what D-Day meant.
He decided to try and answer the question for all young people.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 10:22:22:12]
[IN Q=So I gave five thousand]
((GERALD WILLIS/STARTED D-DAY FUND: SO I GAVE FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS TWO WEEKS AGO ON TUESDAY TO THE ROANOKE CITY SCHOOL BOARD. MY GOAL IS TO RAISE TEN THOUSAND MORE DOLLARS.))
[SUPER=01-Gerald Willis/Robert Willis Fund;]
[RUNS=10]
[OUT Q=thousand more dollars.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
He hopes that money will be enough to send all sixth and seventh graders to the D-Day Memorial.
Donations to the Robert Willis D-Day Memorial Fund can be made at any Member One Credit Union.
(------------)
[Marketwatch]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]
In business news, Wall Street gets back to work today.
And, Sprint customers may one day be able to use their cell phone as a boom box.
Alexis Christoforous has those stories and more in this morning's Marketwatch.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Alexis Christoforous/Reporting; :00]
[RUNS=1:36]
[OUT Q=in New York.]
((THE STOCK MARKET KICKS OFF THE HOLIDAY SHORTENED WEEK WITH THE DOW WELL
BELOW THE 9 THOUSAND MARK FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE JUNE 9TH
Some investors say they want to see evidence that the economy and profit
growth are gaining momentum before bidding stocks higher.
(gr)
the dow slid nearly 90 points, for the week it sank more than 2 percent.
gr)
the nasdaq fell back 8 points, down over one percent on the week.
(gr)
PUT THE MOVIE STUDIO MGM ON YOUR STOCKS TO WATCH LIST.. MGM BID FOR A
STAKE IN VIVENDI UNIVERSAL'S U-S ASSETS.. WHICH WOULD INCLUDE ALL OF THE
COMPANY'S MOVIE STUDIOS, RECORD LABELS, THEME PARKS AND GAME UNITS.
VIVENDI'S BOARD MEMEBERS ARE SET TO MEET THIS TUESDAY TO DISCUSS THAT
BID
AND OTHERS ITS RECEIVED RECENTLY.
(gr)
AND SPRINT IS SAID TO BE NEGOTIATING WITH SEVERAL RECORD LABELS..TO
PROVIDE DOWNLOADABLE MUSIC, THAT CUSTOMERS WILL BE ABLE TO LISTEN ON
THEIR
CELL PHONES.
(oc)
In further signs of life for the stock market.. two initial public
offerings are on deck for their stock market debuts in the coming
days.the
new york based insurer axis captial and california based molina
healthcare
are set to go public.
(gr)
MAYBE THAT NEW AD CAMPAIGN ABOUT LOW FARES IS PAYING OFF FOR AMERICAN
AIRLINES...THE CARRIERS PARENT A-M-R IS LEDING AIRLINES HIGHER. ANALYSTS
SAY BOOKINGS ARE PICKING UP FOR SUMMER TRAVEL
ON THE ECONOMIC CALENDAR THE HEADLINER OF THE WEEK COMES THURSDAY WITH
THE
JUNE UNEMPLOYMENT REPORT.
(gr)
TRACK ALL THE PREMARKET ACTION AT CBS.MW.COM . I'M AC IN NEW YORK.)
(tape tosses to stocks)
[STOCKS]
[COMM]
[Troop-Withdrawal]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
It looks like like the Israelis and the Palestinians are beginning to follow the "road map" to peace.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Gaza City, Gaza Strip;]
Yesterday, Israel pulled troops back from sections of the Gaza Strip.
And Palestinian militant groups, including Hamas, announced a three- month ceasefire.
Palestinians were out on the streets of Gaza this morning, celebrating the withdrawal.
All this comes after U-S National Security Adviser Condoleeza Rice held talks over the weekend with leaders on both sides.
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[11Radford-Fire]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Fatal Fire]
A kitchen fire claimed the life of a Radford man.
Fire officials believe the blaze started on a stove where 85- year- old Guy Spencer was cooking meat Saturday night.
Spencer was found in the living room unconscious.
He was transported to the New River Valley Medical Center where he later died.
Spencer's son who lives in the basement sustained minor injuries when he tried to break a window to help his father.
Officials say Spencer owned an extensive train collection worth up to 20- thousand dollars which was damaged in the fire.
[11Explore-Park]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=03-22 TC-52:38]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Visitors at Explore Park were treated to "Lewis and Clark's Most Excellent Adventures."
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 1:35:32:13]
((NATS OF GLASS PLAYING.))
[RUNS=04]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]
Glasses were played at the park's 18th Century village.
Park goers were celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
From the Indian village to the park's grist mill, interpreters shared interesting facts about the historic expedition.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 1:39:34:22]
[IN Q=William Clark married]
((ROGER ELLMORE/EXPLORE PARK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: WILLIAM CLARK MARRIED HIS WIFE AND HIS WIFE WAS FROM FINCASTLE AND THEY STOPPED HERE ON THE WAY OUT ON THEIR PREPARATIONS FOR THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION AND THEN THEY ALSO STOPPED BACK HERE AFTERWARDS TO KIND OF EDIT THE REPORTS BEFORE THEY WENT TO MONTICELLO TO REPORT TO PRESIDENT THOMAS JEFFERSON.))
[SUPER=01-Roger Ellmore/Explore Park Executive Director;]
[RUNS=20]
[OUT Q=President Thomas Jefferson]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
For park visitors who like a little more adventure, there was a navigation course set up for orienteers to practice navigating the way Lewis and Clark did 200-years ago.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 01:41:12:28]
[IN Q=They were burning]
((THEY WERE BURNING AN AWFUL LOT OF CALORIES AND IN FACT THEY HAD TO EAT UP TO NINE POUNDS OF MEAT A DAY JUST TO KEEP THAT CALORIE INTAKE AND OF COURSE IF YOU START TO THINK OF THAT IT WOULD BE THE EQUIVALENT OF YOU EATING 36 QUARTER POUNDERS EVERY DAY.))
[RUNS=17]
[OUT Q=pounders every day]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Ellmore says other area parks and museums plan to commemorate the historic expedition throughout the year.
(------------)
[Box-Office]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
"The Hulk" was no match for Charlie's Angels.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-"Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle" -Columbia;]
``Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle'' debuted at number one this weekend, taking in 38 million dollars.
That's about two million off what the first Charlie's Angels movie took in in 2000.
(------------)
[Anchor=Kim]
[TAKE FS CHYRON]
[SUPER=77-Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle/38/The Hulk/18.4/Finding Nemo/13.9/28 Days Later/9.7/Bruce Almighty/6.2;]
"The Hulk" fell to second place.
The movie dropped 70 percent from its 62 million dollar opening last weekend.
It took in an estimated 18.4 million dollars this week.
"Finding Nemo is still afloat at number three.
It's on track to pass ``The Matrix Reloaded'' as the year's biggest-grossing movie.
28 Days Later and Bruce Almighty round out the top five.
[Super=#555;reset]
(Kimberly tosses to bump)
[bump-chyron]
[comm #3]
[11Feedback]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jmc]
[TAPE#=FDBACK]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Our viewer mail focused on Virginia Tech's plans to bypass the Big East in favor of the A-C-C.
Assignment editor Joe McKean has this week's Feedback.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=Animation Open]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg/File Tape;]
[SUPER=03-Danville; :53]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; 1:07]
[RUNS=1:45]
[OUT Q=typing/animation.]
((Virginia Tech officials and fans are cheering the university's decision to jilt the Big East in favor of a more attractive suitor.
But this June wedding has a few dissenters deciding to speak now and refusing to hold their peace.
A Tech graduate from Roanoke (Will Webber) wrote: "Virginia Tech continues to bias its academic mission by favoring sports over education. After all, the name of the school was changed from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University to Virginia Tech just so that the jocks could pronounce the words. Tech's original stance in all of this was the correct and ethical one. Then: We're being left out and we're going to lose money and stature because we were not chosen. It's unfair to us and all the others left behind. Now: Yippee! They love us! They really, really love us! I hang my head in shame."
Our story on the commemoration of Danville's part in the civil rights struggle forty years ago pleased a viewer from Christiansburg (D. Reynolds Shomaker): "Nice job on the Danville/Civil Rights piece. I really appreciate WDBJ's commitment to important historical mile markers like that."
And our profile of an undefeated youth baseball team brought praise from a parent (Lynn Dozier): "A special thanks to Channel 7 for airing the story on our Little League team. On behalf of all the parents, coaches and children we want you to know how much we appreciate your station covering the story. Hats off to you!"
Send your comments on our news coverage and issues in the news to PO Box 7, Roanoke, 24022-0007, by fax at 343-7269, or by email to news@wdbj7.com.
Joe McKean, News-7.))
[TAPE TOSSES TO BUMP]
[BUMP]
[COMM]
[6-Nextel]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=myr]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]
In business news, Verizon Wireless is suing Virginia-based competitor Nextel Communications, accusing the company of corporate espionage.
The dispute centers on Nextel's ``push to talk'' service, which allows customers to use handsets as walkie-talkies.
The lawsuit claims Nextel knew Verizon was planning to launch a similar service and undertook
wrongful acts to compete against it.
Nextel says it did nothing wrong and will defend itself``"vigorously.''
[Biz-Brief]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]
In other business news, consumer confidence was down in June.
But personal income and spending were both up.
Stan Case has more in today's business brief.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Stan Case/Reporting; :]
[RUNS=1:06]
[OUT Q=I'm Stan Case]
((STOCKS FELL FRIDAY, CLOSING LOWER ON THE DAY AND THE WEEK.
THE DOW LOST 90 POINTS.
THE NASDAQ FELL EIGHT.
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN CONSUMER INDEX SHOWS CONFIDENCE IN JUNE WAS DOWN SLIGHTLY... AS THE JOB MARKET REMAINED STAGNANT AND A STOCKS RALLY FADED.
BUT WHILE CONFIDENCE DID WANE, THE CONFERENCE BOARD SAYS CONSUMERS REMAIN HOPEFUL THE ECONOMY WILL REBOUND OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS.
AND THAT MAY BE THE CASE.
PERSONAL INCOME AND SPENDING BOTH ROSE IN MAY.
THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT SAYS PERSONAL INCOME WAS UP POINT-THREE PERCENT -- UP FROM POINT-TWO PERCENT IN APRIL.
SPENDING WAS ALSO UP SLIGHTLY.
CONSUMER SPENDING MAKES UP 70-PERCENT OF THE U-S ECONOMY.
AND ENRON HAS ASKED A U-S BANKRUPTCY COURT TO APPROVE A FILING DELAY FOR ITS CHAPTER 11 REORGANIZATION PLAN.
THE DEFUNCT ENERGY GIANT WANTS UNTIL JULY 11-TH.
ENRON SAYS THAT WOULD GIVE THEM TIME TO FINALIZE AN AGREEMENT THEY'VE REACHED, IN PRINCIPLE, WITH THE OFFICIALS REPRESENTATIVE OF THEIR CREDITORS.
THE REQUEST WONT BE PROCESSED UNTIL A HEARING ON JUNE 30TH.
WITH THE BUSINESS BRIEF, I'M STAN CASE.))
[TAPE TOSS TO STOCKS]
[STOCKS]
[COMM]
[2Marketwatch]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]
In business news, Wall Street gets back to work today.
And, Sprint customer may one day be able to use their cell phone as a boom box.
Alexis Christoforous has those stories and more in this morning's Marketwatch.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Alexis Christoforous/Reporting; :00]
[RUNS=1:36]
[OUT Q=in New York.]
((THE STOCK MARKET KICKS OFF THE HOLIDAY SHORTENED WEEK WITH THE DOW WELL
BELOW THE 9 THOUSAND MARK FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE JUNE 9TH
Some investors say they want to see evidence that the economy and profit
growth are gaining momentum before bidding stocks higher.
(gr)
the dow slid nearly 90 points, for the week it sank more than 2 percent.
gr)
the nasdaq fell back 8 points, down over one percent on the week.
(gr)
PUT THE MOVIE STUDIO MGM ON YOUR STOCKS TO WATCH LIST.. MGM BID FOR A
STAKE IN VIVENDI UNIVERSAL'S U-S ASSETS.. WHICH WOULD INCLUDE ALL OF THE
COMPANY'S MOVIE STUDIOS, RECORD LABELS, THEME PARKS AND GAME UNITS.
VIVENDI'S BOARD MEMEBERS ARE SET TO MEET THIS TUESDAY TO DISCUSS THAT
BID
AND OTHERS ITS RECEIVED RECENTLY.
(gr)
AND SPRINT IS SAID TO BE NEGOTIATING WITH SEVERAL RECORD LABELS..TO
PROVIDE DOWNLOADABLE MUSIC, THAT CUSTOMERS WILL BE ABLE TO LISTEN ON
THEIR
CELL PHONES.
(oc)
In further signs of life for the stock market.. two initial public
offerings are on deck for their stock market debuts in the coming
days.the
new york based insurer axis captial and california based molina
healthcare
are set to go public.
(gr)
MAYBE THAT NEW AD CAMPAIGN ABOUT LOW FARES IS PAYING OFF FOR AMERICAN
AIRLINES...THE CARRIERS PARENT A-M-R IS LEDING AIRLINES HIGHER. ANALYSTS
SAY BOOKINGS ARE PICKING UP FOR SUMMER TRAVEL
ON THE ECONOMIC CALENDAR THE HEADLINER OF THE WEEK COMES THURSDAY WITH
THE
JUNE UNEMPLOYMENT REPORT.
(gr)
TRACK ALL THE PREMARKET ACTION AT CBS.MW.COM . I'M AC IN NEW YORK.)
(tape tosses to bump)
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[COMM]