[Open-Heads]

[ANCHOR=Joy]

[NEWSCAST=Sun Am]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]


[roll cold out of the open]

[ENG#=1]
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[VO-NAT]


Coming up on News 7 Sunday Morning....... The long haul may take a little longer for truckers from now on

[ENG#=2]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]


Spirits at NASA are high after its latest Mars endeavor is a success. we will have more on those stories in just a few minutes.
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[2-shot toss to Hello]

[11Danville-Fire]


[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=dgr]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Fire]


Three people are homeless this morning after a two alarm fire in Danville damaged thier apartment building. Fire officials say the blaze started around 4:45 yesterday afternoon in a rear storage building at 139 Baskerville Court. Three units were damaged, but only two of the apartments were occupied, and no one was hurt. Family members will provide a place to stay for the burned out victims. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

[11Jail-Fire]


[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=rle/jwi]
[TAPE#=03-48 TC-59:54]
[GRAPHIC=Fire]



[ENG#=3]



Initial reports on how an inmate was able to start a fire at the Roanoke City jail are in.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Friday Night;]

Preliminary reports indicate inmates in one of the cells were able to remove the face plate off an old electrical outlet. They then used the wires to heat something and that's when some nearby papers were ignited. One inmate then tried to put the fire out using a bed sheet and then realized additional help was needed. The inmates used an emergency intercom system to notify staff who extinguished the fire. All inmates in the affected cell were moved to another section and examined for smoke inhalation. Officials say smoke is problematic in a jail because they're not able to open the windows. Authorities say disciplinary action will be taken against the inmate who started the fire. He or she may also face criminal charges.
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[11Bedford-Fatal]


[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=dgr]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Fatal Accident]


A motorcycle accident killed one person in Bedford County this weekend.
(++++++++)

[TAKE MAP FS]
Police say 64-year-old Thomas Nelson Krantz ran off the right hand side of Diamond Hill Road around 3-thirty yesterday afternoon. His Harley-Davidson apparently hit three trees. Krantz was pronounced dead at the scene.
(------------)
[anchor=Joy]

Officials say a friend, who was driving ahead of Krantz, says they were going around 40 miles per hour when the accident happened.

[11Trucking-Regulations]


[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=03-42 TC-1:05:10]
[GRAPHIC=none]



[ENG#=4]



Truckers are having to abide by a whole new set of rules this morning when they hit the road.
The Department of Transportation has set new limits on the amount of time they can spend behind the wheel.
But as Jennifer Wishon reports, many truck drivers say the new regulations aren't user friendly.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=Long haul truck]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
[SUPER=01-Brian Chaney/Truck Driver; :06 QUICK!!!]
[SUPER=01-Curtiss Elston/Truck Driver; :30]
[SUPER=01-Tony Pela/Truck Driver; :52]
[SUPER=03-Montgomery Co.; 1:01]
[SUPER=01-Michael Sullivan/Truck Driver; 1:13]
[SUPER=@Jennifer1; 1:17]
[RUNS=2:04]
[OUT Q=JW, News 7]


((((QUICK NATS OF TRUCKS DRIVING BY)) Long haul truck drivers across America are preparing to change their lifestyles.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 03:21:02]
[IN Q=It's definitely going to cut]

((BRIAN CHANEY: IT'S DEFINITELY GOING TO CUT INTO OUR SALARIES AND THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF PEOPLE QUITING.))
[RUNS= 03]
[OUT Q=a lot of people quiting]

Chaney's talking about the results of an eight year study conducted by the Department of Transportation. Affective midnight Saturday truckers are limited to 11 hours behind the wheel during a 14 hour work day. A rule many truckers say is problematic. That's because a large part of their 11 hour days will be spent sitting at loading docks.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 03:23:22]
[IN Q=It's going to be very]

((CURTISS ELSTON: IT'S GOING TO BE VERY CHALLENGING IT REALLY IS, IT'S GOING TO BE PRETTY CHALLENGING AND YOU JUST GOTTA RUN LEGAL. IF YOU GET CAUGHT YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN A WORLD OF TROUBLE.))
[RUNS= 09]
[OUT Q=world of trouble]

Trouble that could result in a federal fine ranging from 550 to 11- thousand dollars per violation. And along with the work regulations the new rules require drivers to take ten consecutive hours off after each work day.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 03:25:59]
[IN Q=IF you sit around ]

((TONY PELA: IF YOU SIT AROUND YOU GET LAZY AND THEN WHEN YOU START DRIVING YOU'LL GO TWO OR THREE HUNDRED MILES AND GET DEAD TIRED BECAUSE YOUR BODY'S NOT USED TO WORKING.))
[RUNS= 09]
[OUT Q=used to working]

Truckers also worry about finding a place to pull off and rest. Virginia truck stops like this one in Ironto only allow truckers to stop for two hours at a time.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 3:13:22]
[IN Q=Basically you're going to]

((MICHAEL SULLIVAN: BASICALLY YOU'RE GOING TO LOOK FOR AN EXIT RAMP OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT IF YOU CAN'T GET INTO A TRUCK STOP OR A REST AREA.))
[RUNS= 04]
[OUT Q=or a rest area]


[BUTT BUTT BUTT BUTT BUTT]

(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 3:33:25]
[IN Q=The new regulations]

((JENNIFER WISHON/JWISHON@WDBJ7.COM: THE NEW REGULATIONS WERE DESIGNED TO HELP SAVE LIVES AND REDUCE THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY DRIVER FATIGUE. HIGHWAY OFFICIALS ESTIMATE MORE THAN A THOUSAND ACCIDENTS WILL BE AVOIDED SAVING 75 LIVES.))
[RUNS= 13]
[OUT Q=saving 75 lives]

However, truckers say it's not fatigue that's the problem - rather overcrowded highways.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 03:26:17]
[IN Q=Drivers aren't stupid]

((TONY PELA: DRIVERS AREN'T STUPID I MEAN IF YOU'RE TIRED YOU PULL OVER YOU GO TO SLEEP. NO LOAD IS WORTH KILLING YOURSELF OUT THERE. IF YOU'RE TIRED SHUT IT DOWN AUTOMATICALLY.))
[RUNS= 09]
[OUT Q=it down automatically]


[BUTT BUTT BUTT BUTT]

(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 03:15:06]
[IN Q=90 percent of your]

((MICHAEL SULLIVAN: 90 PERCENT OF YOUR OLD TIMERS OUT HERE, HE KNOWS WHEN HE NEEDS TO GO TO REST AND HE DON'T NEED A LOG BOOK TO TELL HIM WHEN HE NEEDS TO GO TO SLEEP.))
[RUNS= 07]
[OUT Q=to go to sleep]


[BUTT BUTT BUTT BUTT]

(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 03:29:31]
[IN Q=They always know where]

((THEY ALWAYS KNOW WHERE WE'RE AT CAUSE IT'S GOT A LITTLE SATELLITE.))
[RUNS= 03]
[OUT Q=a little satellite]

Most companies track their loads and drivers using global positioning systems and with the threat of high fines most drivers say they'll learn to adapt. Jennifer Wishon, News 7.))



[Mars-Rover]


[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=sun am]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]



[ENG#=1]



Most attempts to land on Mars fail --but last night the Spirit landed safely.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-San Francisco, CA]


The six wheeled robot is expected to roam the planet for 90 days in search of evidence of former life on the planet.


(///// SOT /////)
[SOT:24]
[IN Q=This was tremendously exciting. ]

((THIS WAS TREMENDOUSLY EXCITING. YOU'RE SENDING SOMETHING ABOUT THE SIZE OF A GOLF CART TRAVELING THOUSANDS OF MILES AND HOUR TO BASICALLY SLAM INTO ANOTHER WORLD AND TO HAVE SOMETHING SURVIVE THAT IS TRULY REMARKABLE.))
[SUPER=01-Alex Barnett/Chabot Space & Science Center]
[RUNS=12]
[OUT Q=truly remarkable]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]

Hours after landing the Spirit began sending back photos from Mars. Scientists are already analyzing the pictures.
A second robotic craft is due to arrive later this month.
(------------)



[Britney-Weds]


[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]



[ENG#=2]



From Mousketeer to Madonna to Marriage.
That's right, Britney Spears is now starring in a new role - as wife.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-File Tape;]


The pop star's new husband is reported to be Jason Allen Alexander, a childhood friend from Louisiana.
[SUPER=03-Las Vegas, NV;]


The two were married early yesterday in Las Vegas at the Little White Wedding Chapel on the Strip.
The 22 year olds were indeed granted a marriage license in the Sin City yesterday, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
In the no-frills nuptials The bride reportedly wore jeans and a baseball cap and had a hotel bellman walk her down the isle.
(------------)




[11Football-Study]


[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=myr]
[TAPE#=03-49 TC-56:49]
[GRAPHIC=none]



[ENG#=3]



A new study at Virginia Tech combines two topics the university knows a lot about -- research and football.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg/November 29;]

Some Virginia Tech researchers are now compiling data on blows to football players' heads. They'll use the data to study how much trauma the brain can take. The hits were recorded this season using helmets fitted with sensors. The data shows Tech players regularly endured blows similar to those experienced in car crashes.
(------------)

[Tease#1]



[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sun Am]
[WRITER=jen]
[SS=None]

[BOTH MICS HOT]

[eng#=V10]



Coming up on News 7 Sunday Morning, Roanoke law enforcement officers take a course in working with autism patients.


[ANCHOR=Brent]


and
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]


All aboard for a trip thru Pulaski's past in this week's "Your Hometown". But first here's a look at your almanac.


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[Almanac Bump]
[Break #1]



[Health-Review]


[ANCHOR=Joy @ ps]
[NEWSCAST=sun am]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=HR4 TC 36:38]
[GRAPHIC=Health Review]



[ENG#=1]


In health review --
A non-surgical treatment option for back pain.
A former N-B-A players brings attention to kidney disease.
And is the recent mad cow scare a serious concern.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=State agricultural officials]
[SUPER=01-Dr. Kevin Pelzer/Virginia Tech Professor :12]
[SUPER=01-Dr. Jim Cain/Nephrologist; :37]
[SUPER=01-Dr. Sam Samarasinghe/Comprehensive Pain Management Centers; 1:19]
[RUNS=1:49]
[OUT Q=that's health review]

(([tape 503-03, 1:18:23]
State agricultural officials say the threat of mad cow disease has been over blown. And it's unlikely that the infection from a slaughtered dairy cow in Washington state entered the food supply.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT:2:47:00 ]
[IN Q=It shouldn't be]

((KEVIN PELZER: IT SHOULDN'T BE A REAL WORRY. THERE'S A LOT OF DISEASES THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT YOU CERTAINLY HAVE A HIGHER RISK OR PREVALENCE OF CONTACTING. THEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS ))
[RUNS= 14]
[OUT Q=like this.]
[TAPE#=503-03, 1:16:51]


In other news, Former N-B-A star Alonzo Mourning recently underwent a kidney transplant. He is one of more than 20 million Americans with kidney disease.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT2:24]
[IN Q=We're seeing a lot of older folks]

((WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF OLDER FOLKS AND A LOT OF FATTER FOLKS HAVING DIABETES AND KIDNEY TROUBLE))
[RUNS= 05]
[OUT Q=and kidney trouble]


Dr. Cain say high blood pressure and diabetes are the two most significant causes of kidney disease.
And although Alonzo's was caused by a different disease --African Americans in general are more affected by kidney disease.
Some of the symptoms include swelling in the feet and face, shortness of breath, fatigue, and painful or frequent urination.
But sometimes symptoms are not present that's why its important to get checked regularly. The National Kidney Foundation of the Virginias will be offering free screenings in April.
[TAPE#=503-04, 44:00]

And finally in medical news, There's a non-surgical treatment option for people who have back pain caused by a bulging or herniated disk.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 12:20:12]
[IN Q=This is another option for patiens who have no]

((THIS IS ANOTHER OPTION FOR PATIENTS WHO HAVE NO OTHER OPTION BUT SURGERY. THIS IS LESS INVASIVE. IT'S OUT PATIENT BASED AND IT ONLY INVOLVES A NEEDLE STICK ))
[RUNS= 12]
[OUT Q=involves a needle stick]


Through a needle stick the doctors uses this device that works like a rotar-rooter to remove part of the disc. By taking out some of the disk material it reduces some of the tension inside the disk -- which helps it from pushing on the nerve and causing pain.
That's health review. ))

[interview next]

[Autism]


[ANCHOR=Joy 1-shot @ PS]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=]
[ENG#=]


The Roanoke City Police Department and the Autism Society of America --Greater Roanoke Valley Chapter are holding a special workshop on autism in law enforcement.
[SUPER=01-Bryan Lawrence/Roanoke City Police Department]
[SUPER=01-Elizabeth Richardson/Parent]


Here to tell us more are officer Bryan Lawerence with Roanoke City police department and Elizabeth Richardson a parent of a child with autism.



(+++++++++)

[TAKE AUTISM BOARD 101ess FS]
The Autism and Law Enforcement workshop will be at the Jefferson Center Friday from 9AM to 11 PM. To register call 540-853-2132. Seating is limited.

(_------------)
[anchor=Joy]

Stay with us - News 7 Sunday morning will be right back.

[Health-Bump]
[Take full screen bump Chyron 7158]


[COMM#2]



[2Open-Heads]


[ANCHOR=jOY ONE SHOT]
[NEWSCAST=Sun Am]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]


[roll cold out of the open]

(------------)
[ENG#=1]
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=#4070;weekend headline banner]

Coming up on News 7 Sunday Morning...... New resting regulations are waking some truckers up on the wrong side of the bed.
(------------)
[ANCHOR=jOY]

And a fire in Danville forces some apartment dwellers out of their homes.
We will have more on those stories in just a few minutes.

[2-shot toss to hello]

[2-11Danville-Fire]


[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=dgr]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Fire]


A two-alarm fire in Danville has forced three people out of their apartments. Fire officials say the blaze started around 4:45 yesterday afternoon in a rear storage building at 139 Baskerville Court. Three units were damaged, but only two of the apartments were occupied, and no one was hurt. Family members will provide a place to stay for the burned out victims. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

[2-11Bedford-Fatal]


[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=dgr]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Fatal Accident]


One person was killed in a motorcycle accident yesterday in Bedford County.
(+++++++++++)

[TAKE MAP FS]
Police say 64-year-old Thomas Nelson Krantz ran off the right hand side of Diamond Hill Road around 3-thirty Saturday afternoon. His Harley-Davidson apparently hit three trees. Krantz was pronounced dead at the scene.
(-----------)
[anchor=Joy]

Officials say a friend, who was driving ahead of Krantz, says they were going around 40 miles per hour when the accident happened.

[11County-Fatal]


[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=rle]
[TAPE#=03-46 TC-1:16:21]
[GRAPHIC=Fatal Accident]



[ENG#=2]



Officials have identified the man killed in a head on collision Friday night on Old Mountain Road in Roanoke County.
(------------)
[VO-NAT - :27+]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Friday Night;]


Police identify the victim as 34 year old Roy Lacks Junior of Botetourt County.
Officials say Lacks was wearing his shoulder restraint, but was not wearing his lap belt.
A teenager was injured in the accident. His name is not being released because of his age.
Police say speed was not a factor in the accident.
The medical examiner's office will conduct tests to determine if drugs or alcohol were involved.
(------------)



[2-11Trucking-Regulations]


[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=03-42 TC-1:05:10]
[GRAPHIC=none]



[ENG#=3]



Truckers have a new set of federal rules to take into account concerning their working and resting hours when they hit the road starting today.
The regulations are geared toward reducing accidents
But as Jennifer Wishon reports, many truck drivers say the new regulations aren't user friendly.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=Long haul truck]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
[SUPER=01-Brian Chaney/Truck Driver; :06 QUICK!!!]
[SUPER=01-Curtiss Elston/Truck Driver; :30]
[SUPER=01-Tony Pela/Truck Driver; :52]
[SUPER=03-Montgomery Co.; 1:01]
[SUPER=01-Michael Sullivan/Truck Driver; 1:13]
[SUPER=@Jennifer1; 1:17]
[RUNS=2:04]
[OUT Q=JW, News 7]


((((QUICK NATS OF TRUCKS DRIVING BY)) Long haul truck drivers across America are preparing to change their lifestyles.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 03:21:02]
[IN Q=It's definitely going to cut]

((BRIAN CHANEY: IT'S DEFINITELY GOING TO CUT INTO OUR SALARIES AND THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF PEOPLE QUITING.))
[RUNS= 03]
[OUT Q=a lot of people quiting]

Chaney's talking about the results of an eight year study conducted by the Department of Transportation. Affective midnight Saturday truckers are limited to 11 hours behind the wheel during a 14 hour work day. A rule many truckers say is problematic. That's because a large part of their 11 hour days will be spent sitting at loading docks.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 03:23:22]
[IN Q=It's going to be very]

((CURTISS ELSTON: IT'S GOING TO BE VERY CHALLENGING IT REALLY IS, IT'S GOING TO BE PRETTY CHALLENGING AND YOU JUST GOTTA RUN LEGAL. IF YOU GET CAUGHT YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN A WORLD OF TROUBLE.))
[RUNS= 09]
[OUT Q=world of trouble]

Trouble that could result in a federal fine ranging from 550 to 11- thousand dollars per violation. And along with the work regulations the new rules require drivers to take ten consecutive hours off after each work day.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 03:25:59]
[IN Q=IF you sit around ]

((TONY PELA: IF YOU SIT AROUND YOU GET LAZY AND THEN WHEN YOU START DRIVING YOU'LL GO TWO OR THREE HUNDRED MILES AND GET DEAD TIRED BECAUSE YOUR BODY'S NOT USED TO WORKING.))
[RUNS= 09]
[OUT Q=used to working]

Truckers also worry about finding a place to pull off and rest. Virginia truck stops like this one in Ironto only allow truckers to stop for two hours at a time.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 3:13:22]
[IN Q=Basically you're going to]

((MICHAEL SULLIVAN: BASICALLY YOU'RE GOING TO LOOK FOR AN EXIT RAMP OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT IF YOU CAN'T GET INTO A TRUCK STOP OR A REST AREA.))
[RUNS= 04]
[OUT Q=or a rest area]


[BUTT BUTT BUTT BUTT BUTT]

(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 3:33:25]
[IN Q=The new regulations]

((JENNIFER WISHON/JWISHON@WDBJ7.COM: THE NEW REGULATIONS WERE DESIGNED TO HELP SAVE LIVES AND REDUCE THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY DRIVER FATIGUE. HIGHWAY OFFICIALS ESTIMATE MORE THAN A THOUSAND ACCIDENTS WILL BE AVOIDED SAVING 75 LIVES.))
[RUNS= 13]
[OUT Q=saving 75 lives]

However, truckers say it's not fatigue that's the problem - rather overcrowded highways.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 03:26:17]
[IN Q=Drivers aren't stupid]

((TONY PELA: DRIVERS AREN'T STUPID I MEAN IF YOU'RE TIRED YOU PULL OVER YOU GO TO SLEEP. NO LOAD IS WORTH KILLING YOURSELF OUT THERE. IF YOU'RE TIRED SHUT IT DOWN AUTOMATICALLY.))
[RUNS= 09]
[OUT Q=it down automatically]


[BUTT BUTT BUTT BUTT]

(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 03:15:06]
[IN Q=90 percent of your]

((MICHAEL SULLIVAN: 90 PERCENT OF YOUR OLD TIMERS OUT HERE, HE KNOWS WHEN HE NEEDS TO GO TO REST AND HE DON'T NEED A LOG BOOK TO TELL HIM WHEN HE NEEDS TO GO TO SLEEP.))
[RUNS= 07]
[OUT Q=to go to sleep]


[BUTT BUTT BUTT BUTT]

(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 03:29:31]
[IN Q=They always know where]

((THEY ALWAYS KNOW WHERE WE'RE AT CAUSE IT'S GOT A LITTLE SATELLITE.))
[RUNS= 03]
[OUT Q=a little satellite]

Most companies track their loads and drivers using global positioning systems and with the threat of high fines most drivers say they'll learn to adapt. Jennifer Wishon, News 7.))



[2-Mars-Rover]


[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=sun am]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]



[ENG#=4]



The Spirit landed without any problem last night on Mars. A great stride for NASA because most attempts to land on the planet have failed.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-San Francisco, CA]


The six wheeled robot is expected to roam the planet for 90 days in search of evidence of former life on the planet.


(///// SOT /////)
[SOT:24]
[IN Q=This was tremendously exciting. ]

((THIS WAS TREMENDOUSLY EXCITING. YOU'RE SENDING SOMETHING ABOUT THE SIZE OF A GOLF CART TRAVELING THOUSANDS OF MILES AND HOUR TO BASICALLY SLAM INTO ANOTHER WORLD AND TO HAVE SOMETHING SURVIVE THAT IS TRULY REMARKABLE.))
[SUPER=01-Alex Barnett/Chabot Space & Science Center]
[RUNS=12]
[OUT Q=truly remarkable]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]

Hours after landing the Spirit began sending back photos from Mars. Scientists are already analyzing the pictures.
A second robotic craft is due to arrive later this month.
(------------)



[Avalanche]


[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=sun am]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]



[ENG#=1]



Winter weather continues to hit other parts of the country.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Vail Pass & Summit Co., CO]


In Colorado, after the snowstorm --then came the avalanches. More than 100 have been reported in Colorado.
One even blocked an interstate. That slide was reported to be 150-feet wide and 2 to 3 feet deep in some places.
No one was caught in the slide but it did back up traffic for hours.
(------------)


[toss to weather]

[Tease#2]



[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sun Am]
[WRITER=jen]
[SS=None]

[BOTH MICS HOT]

[ENG#=V10]



Still to come, You got the holiday bulge, now its time to feel the burn. We have some tips to help in today's Sunday Shapeup.
[ANCHOR=Brent]


and
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]


Mouseketeer no more. Britney ties the knot Vegas style. We have that story coming up.
(-------------)

[Lotto] [Break]

[2-Britney-Weds]


[ANCHOR=Joy]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=NONE]



[ENG#=2]



Britney Spears was apparently "in the zone" this weekend - and is now off the market.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-File Tape;]


The pop star's new husband is reported to be Jason Allen Alexander, a childhood friend from Louisiana.
[SUPER=03-Las Vegas, NV;]


The two were married early yesterday in Las Vegas at the Little White Wedding Chapel on the Strip.
The 22 year olds were indeed granted a marriage license the Sin City yesterday, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
In the no-frills nuptials The bride reportedly wore jeans and a baseball cap and had a hotel bellman walk her down the isle.
(------------)


[JOY TOSS TO BUMP]
[SHAPEUP-BUMP]
Sunday Shape-Up Bump
[CHYRON # 7159]


[straight to break][2BIRTHDAYS!]
Monday January 5, 2004
Pictures

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[SUPER=130-38/Chuck Seelke/Buena Vista]



[SUPER=130-20/Johnathan and Joshua Adams/Axton;] twins celebrating their 20th birthday!


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