[AM-Drowning]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=03-20 TC 1:05:16]
[GRAPHIC=none]
A day of fishing in Franklin County turned deadly for a local man.
Sheriff's officials say 40- year old Michael Steven Carr of Bent Mountain drowned yesterday while fishing with his brother.
(XXXXXXX)
[TAKE MAP FULL]
The incident happened at a home near Route 612 in Franklin County on Bent Mountain, not far from the Roanoke County line.
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[vo-nat]
[super=03-Franklin Co.;]
A sheriff's deputy says Carr was fishing at a pond with his brother Troy when he decided to go for a swim around 5- thirty yesterday evening.
According to the deputy, Carr could not swim well, as he attempted to cross the pond and began yelling for his brother's help.
But Troy Carr was also unable to swim.
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[sot 04:40:26]
[in q= He was ]
((MARK SWEENEY/FRANKLIN CO. SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT; HE WAS ABLE TO SEE HIM AND THE BROTHER COULDN'T SWIM SO HE YELLED FOR HELP AND A NEIGHBOR EVENTUALLY HEARD HIM AND MET HIM ON THE ROAD HERE AND CALLED 911.))
[super=01-Mark Sweeney/Franklin Co. Sheriff's Department;]
[runs=15]
[out q= called 911]
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Members of the Franklin County dive team recovered Michael Steven Carr's body in about 12- feet of water around eight thirty P-M.
Sheriff's officials say foul play is not suspected and an autopsy will be performed.
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[11Baby-Killed]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=03-19 TC1:07:55]
[GRAPHIC=None]
A Lynchburg woman is charged with killing a baby she was caring for.
Police were called to the woman's home on Pulaski Street Monday for a seven-month-old infant that was unresponsive.
The child was pronounced dead at the scene.
An autopsy later determined the child died from a fractured skull.
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[VO-NAT]
Police arrested 23-year-old Diane Melissa McDaniel yesteday and charged her with the baby's murder.
The baby died at McDaniels's home.
She's being held without bond in the Blue Ridge Regional Jail.
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[11County-Shooting]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=rca]
[TAPE#=03-24 TC41:21]
[GRAPHIC=Shooting]
Authorities are investigating the first murder in Roanoke County this year.
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[TAKE MAP FULL]
The killing has shaken the neighborhood just off Garst Mill Road in Southwest Roanoke County.
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[VO-NAT :21]
Police are charging 23-year-old Muhammed Hamid Majeed with first degree murder in the shooting death of 42-year old Christopher Hanes.
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]
Hanes lived in this house on Larson Lane with his family.
According to police, Majeed shot and killed Hanes at the home just before 11 yesterday morning.
The shooter and victim know each other through a business relationship.
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[SOT 03:29:16]
[IN Q=everything is]
((DONNA FURROW/ROANOKE CO. ASST. POLICE CHIEF.; EVERYTHING IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHY IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE A DOMESTIC SITUATION BUT RIGHT NOW WE JUST DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF DETAILS.))
[SUPER=01-Donna Furrow/Roanoke Co. Assistant Police Chief;]
[RUNS=:11]
[OUT Q=OF DETAILS.]
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[VO-NAT]
Friends of Christopher Hanes say he owned several properties in the area and that the shooting involved a security deposit on one of them.
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
[GRAPHIC=HOLD]
Hanes is well-known in the community and is described as a family man.
Majeed is expected to be arraigned this week.
[CA-Shooting]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Shooting]
California authorities are calling in the F-B-I for help in the search for a school official who may be involved in a multiple killing.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bakersfield, CA;]
A mother, grandmother, and three young children were found dead in a Bakersfield, California home yesterday.
Investigators want to talk to Vincent Brothers, the father of at least two of the dead children.
Brothers is also a vice- principal at an elementary school.
The family was discovered yesterday morning by a friend, who had stopped by to check on them.
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[Shooting-Spree]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=HOLD]
Police in Mississippi are trying to find out why a factory worker went on a shooting rampage at a Lockheed Martin plant.
Authorities say Doug Williams shot 14 people, killing five of them, before killing himself.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Meridian, MS;]
Last night a vigil was held to remember those killed in yesterday's shooting spree.
Police say Williams had left work, then came back with a shotgun, and randomly began shooting at his co- workers.
Investigators say they don't yet have a motive, but fellow workers described Williams as a racist and a hothead.
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[Iraq]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Iraq Casulaties]
A soldier with the 101st Airborne Division has died in Iraq from a non- combat gunshot wound.
The military isn't offering any other details about his death.
Meanwhile, ambush attacks have been happening nearly every hour in Iraq.
Yesterday, seven American soldiers were injured.
The U-S is now offering a 25- hundred- dollar reward for information leading to the arrest of anyone who kills a coalition soldier or an Iraqi police officer.
[114H-Camp]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=03-15 TC4:11:02]
[GRAPHIC=None]
The organization that runs Virginia's 4-H programs says it's shocked by allegations of organized fights among summer campers.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Franklin Co./Monday]
The Virginia Cooperative Extension, which runs the 4-H center at Smith Mountain Lake and 5 others around the state, is now reviewing its procedures.
On Monday, Franklin County's prosecutor started looking into allegations that volunteer counselors at the Smith Mountain Lake camp set up fights and forced campers to take part.
In a statement yesterday, the director of the Extension program said the allegations, if true, are contrary to what 4-H stands for and teaches.
Franklin County investigators continue to interview campers.
Commonwealth's Attorney Cliff Hapgood also confirmed that the groups staying at the camp last week were from Bedford and Halifax Counties.
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[Marketwatch]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]
In business news, Stocks posted gains yesterday.
Ed Crane has that story and more in this morning's Marketwatch.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Ed Crane/Reporting; :00]
[RUNS=1:27]
[OUT Q=in New York.]
(( > THE DOW STAYED IN THE RED UNTIL THE FINAL HALF HOUR OF TRADING---AND IT
> FINISHED IN THE GREEN WHILE THE NASDAQ WAS STRONG ALL DAY LONG....AND IS
> TRADING AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL IN OVER A YEAR...HERE ARE YOUR FINAL NUMBERS:
>
> (GR)
> THE DOW GAINING 6
>
> (GR)
> AND THE NASDAQ GAINED 25
>
> (OC)
> TECH STOCKS WERE VERY STRONG TODAY
>
> (GR)
> BUYING WAS SPARKED BY DATA STORAGE GIANT E-M-C'S BILLION DOLLAR ALL STOCK
> PURCHASE OF SOFTWEAR MAKER LEGATO SYSTEMS...
>
> (GR)
> THE OTHER BIG MERGER MEANT A JACKPOT FOR SHAREHOLDERS OF ROADWAY SYSTEMS,
> SHARES OF THE TRUCKING COMPANY SHOT UP 15 DOLLARS AFTER WORD CAME THAT
> ROADWAY WOULD MERGE WITH YELLOW COPORATION....TO FORM A 6 BILLION DOLLAR A
> YEAR FREIGHT GIANT...
>
> (OC)
> SOME GOOD NEWS FROM THE FEDERAL RESERVE WHICH REPORTS CONSUMERS WERE
> SPENDING IN DROVES IN MAY TAKING ON 7 BILLION DOLLARS IN NEW DEBT...MUCH
> OF IT ON CREDIT CARDS THE REST ON NEW CARS, TRUCKS AND APPLIANCES....
>
> (GR)
> G-M CLOSED HIGHER TODAY, WORD IS THE AUTO MAKER IS EXTENDING IT'S ZERO
> PERCENT FINANCING DEAL FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT FEW MONTHS...
>
> (OC)
> MICROSOFT IS SHOWING SOME CORPORATE LEADERSHIP.....IT'S GETTING RID OF
> STOCK OPTIONS...AND REWARDING EMPLOYEES WITH ACTUAL STOCK..WHICH CAN BE
> SOLD AT IT'S REAL TRADING PRICE, AFTER A FIVE YEAR VESTING PERIOD....
>
> SPIKE LEE HAS SETTLED HIS LAWSUIT AGAINST CBS OWNER VIACOM...TERMS WERE
> NOT DISCLOSED, BUT THE SETTLEMENT ALLOWS VIACOM TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE
> NEW SPIKE CABLE CHANNEL....IRONICALLY SPIKE LEE HAS BEEN WORKING ON A NEW
> MOVIE...FOR SHOWTIME...ANOTHER VIACOM CABLE CHANNEL....
>
> (GR)
> GET MORE BUSINESS NEWS ANYTIME AT CBS DOT MARKETWATCH DOT COM....
>
> (OC)
> I'M ED CRANE IN NEW YORK .))
>
(tape tosses to stocks)
[STOCKS]
[COMM]
[Transfat-Labeling]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Coming soon to a food label near you-- trans fat.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Washington, DC;]
Trans fat can be found in nearly 40- percent of foods, including everything from Oreos to margarine, but there's been no mention of it on labels.
Today the Food and Drug Administration plans to change that.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=These kinds of fats]
((DR. WILL CLOSER/AUTHOR, "THE FAT FALLACY": THESE KINDS OF FATS ARE REALLY CAUSING HEART DISEASE AND NOW WE'RE SAYING WE'VE GOT TO STOP IT AND THE FIRST STOP TO DOING THAT IS TO MAKING THESE LABELS TO EDUCATE PEOPLE THAT TRANS FATS ARE SO HARMFUL. ))
[SUPER=01-Dr. Will Clower/Author, "The Fat Fallacy"]
[RUNS=:14]
[OUT Q=trans fats are so harmful.]
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[VO-NAT]
From now on, food companies will have to include the amount of trans fat on every label.
Some are already preparing for the change.
Frito- Lay has announced it's eliminating trans fat from a handful of its products.
And the Kraft corporation has said it'll set new guidelines for its foods.
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[11Tax-reform]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=mmu]
[TAPE#=03-17 TC1:26:57]
[GRAPHIC=None]
The Commission charged with reforming Virginia's tax code is stirring up a lot of controversy... and it hasn't even met yet.
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[VO-NAT :15]
[SUPER=03-Richmond]
Governor Mark Warner intended to talk with members of the Tax Reform Commission later this week in private.
But the Attorney General, the Speaker of the House and the A-C-L-U said the closed-door get-together would violate Virginia's open-meeting law.
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[SOT :30:34]
[IN Q=THE LEGISLATORS REQUESTED]
((CARRIE CANTRELL/ATTORNEY GENERAL'S SPOKESPERSON: THEY NEED TO MAKE SOME IMPORTANT DECISIONS OPENLY AND LET THE TAXPAYERS KNOW WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT WHEN THEY'RE REFORMING THE TAX STRUCTURE HERE IN VIRGINIA.))
[SUPER=@MarkWarner; :00]
[SUPER=01-Carrie Cantrell/Attorney General's Spokesperson; :10]
[RUNS=:24]
[OUT Q=HERE IN VIRGINIA.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
The Tax Reform Commission has agreed to open Thursday's meeting to the public.
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[11Smyth-Jobs]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=New Jobs]
120 new jobs are coming to Smyth County.
General Dynamics will move its Resin Transfer Molding operation from Florida to a company facility in Marion.
The company's Armament and Technical Products plant there already employs more than 650.
A company spokesman says all 120 new jobs will be in place by the end of the year.
[Hollywood-Minute]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Peter Jennings becomes a U-S Citizen.
And Britney Spears' new book reveals a lot about her personal life.
Brooke Anderson has more in today's Hollywood Minute.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=With the Hollywood]
[SUPER=04-ABC; :05]
[SUPER=04-"Slave" - Jive Records; :25]
[RUNS=1:09]
[OUT Q=I'm Brooke Anderson.]
((WITH THE HOLLYWOOD MINUTE..I'M BROOKE ANDERSON.
AFTER TWENTY YEARS AS THE ANCHOR OF ABC'S WORLDNEWS TONIGHT, PETER JENNINGS IS SOMETHING OF AN AMERICAN TRADITION. AND NOW, HE'S ALSO AN AMERICAN! THE TORONTO BORN JOURNALIST HAS OFFICIALLY BECOME A U.S. CITIZEN. HE WAS GRANTED AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP MAY 30TH DURING A REGULARLY SCHEDULED CEREMONY IN NEW YORK CITY.
------------------------------------------
MEANWHILE-- POP SINGER BRITNEY SPEARS IS DITCHING ONE OF HER OLD ROLES: SHE'S NOT PLAYING THE VIRGIN ANYMORE.
IN THE UPCOMING ISSUE OF W MAGAZINE, THE SINGER ADMITS THAT SHE *DID* HAVE SEX WITH EX- BOYFRIEND JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE. SPEARS--WHO ONCE VOWED TO REMAIN A VIRGIN UNTIL SHE WED --SAYS JUSTIN IS THE ONLY GUY SHE'S EVER SLEPT WITH.
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SPEAKING OF POP SINGERS....HERE'S BAD NEWS FOR ALL YOU WANNA BE POP STARS OUT THERE.
THE EVER RUDE AND CRUDE AMERICAN IDOL JUDGE SIMON COWELL WILL STAY ON THE REALITY SHOW FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS. THE CRANKY BRIT HAS SIGNED A NEW DEAL, REPORTEDLY WORTH MORE THAN 10 MILLION DOLLARS TO KEEP THE INSULTS COMING ON THE TALENT CONTEST.
WITH THE HOLLYWOOD MINUTE, I'M BROOKE ANDERSON.))
[TAPE TOSSES TO BUMP]
[BUMP]
[COMM][6-L'burg-Stabbing]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=03-28 TC19:14]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Lynchburg police are on the lookout for a man charged with stabbing another man during an argument.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg]
Around 12:15 yesterday afternoon, police say the two men were involved in an altercation inside this home in the 2400 block of Cobbs Street.
51-year-old James Arthur Marshall was cut on the wrist and in the abdomen. He's still being treated at Lynchburg General Hospital.
Authorities are looking for 53-year-old Warren Haskins. He's charged with malicious wounding.
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[Early-Years]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Early Years]
Bonding with one's own child might sound like something that ALWAYS comes naturally.
However, many parents find that forming that close relationship is difficult.
(++++++++++)
[TAKE FS EARLY YEARS]
In today's "Early Years" segment, we'll learn about what's known as Attachment Disorder.
Social Worker June Allder explains how to differentiate attachment disorder from normal child- parent bonding.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-June Allder/Licensed Clinical Social Worker; :00]
[RUNS=2:14]
[OUT Q=will be right back.]
[TAPE TOSSES TO BREAK]
[Accident]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Accident]
An accident between a tractor trailer and a van is blocking traffic on Route 220 just North of Boones Mill.
State Police say the accident is just before the divided highway.
Both Northbound lanes are blocked.
They advise motorists to take a different route.
[11Safety-Corridor]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=03-30 TC51:03]
[GRAPHIC=None]
A new law designed to make state roadways safer is anything but a smooth ride.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Montgomery Co.]
The law designates parts of certain highways as safety corridors.
But before a corridor becomes a reality, officials from V-Dot, D-M-V, and State Police must come up with criteria.
That could take until the end of the year or even longer. The law's chief sponsor says that's too long.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 4:23]
[IN Q=I would hope they]
((JOHN EDWARDS/(D) ROANOKE: I WOULD HOPE THEY WOULD MOVE FORWARD A LITTLE QUICKER THAN THAT. I MEAN THIS IS SERIOUS PROBLEM. STUDIES SHOW WHERE YOU HAVE THESE HIGHWAY SAFETY CORRIDORS ACCIDENTS ARE DOWN, LIVES ARE SAVED SO I WOULD HOPE WE COULD MOVE QUICKER THAN THAT.))
[SUPER=@edwards]
[RUNS=:12]
[OUT Q=than that]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Once a corridor is designated and you are caught speeding within this area, you will face heftier fines, as much as 500 dollars.
Signs will be erected warning motorists they are about to enter a safety corridor.
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[11Praise-Park]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=03-27 TC22:14]
[GRAPHIC=None]
They want to take their Christian message to the world.
Last night, Roanoke's young African American community was the focus.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
It was a night of song and prayer in Elmwood Park, organized by the Conference On Evangelizing Black America.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
((NAT MUSIC))
[RUNS=:11]
[OUT Q=I am forgiven]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Praise in the Park wrapped up at midnight.
COEBA is holding its national meeting at the Hotel Roanoke this week.
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by SS