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WDBJ 7 news at Noon for 03/22/06
03/22/06
News 7 at Noon
CAPTION: Lacked Training
The state cites the city of Buena Vista
for a trench collapse that killed two
people.
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HEADLINE #2 HEADLINE #2
CAPTION: Nice Sunshine
Sunshine returns but will temperatures
rebound?
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HEADLINE #3 HEADLINE #3
CAPTION: Family Found
An Oregon family is home safe after
being snowbound and stuck in the woods
for more than two weeks.
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GRAPHIC=News 7 The Virginia Department of Labor
and Industry has cited the City of
Buena Vista as a result of a fatal
trench collapse.
ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT
*CG locator Buena Vista
September 21 Last September, Roger Coleman and
David "Pee Wee" Carter died when they
were installing a sewer line.
According to the state's
investigation, employees had not been
adequately trained in trenching and or
excavation safety.
Investigators also found the
employees did not use proper techniques
or tools.
The victims were also involved in
another collapse in February 2005.
At this point, no fines have been
assessed.
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GRAPHIC=Iraq Another deadly attack on a police
station in Iraq, but THIS time U-S and
Iraqi forces were able to trap dozens
of insurgents.
As the violence rages on, President
Bush is hitting the road again in hopes
of gaining support for the war.
Susan Roberts is in Washington
with more.
ENG#=2 (SOT FULL)
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INQ=The assault on
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*CG standup Susan Roberts
Reporting
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THE ASSAULT ON THE POLICE STATION
HAPPENED IN THE TOWN OF MADAIN...
SOUTHEAST OF BAGHDAD. SOME
60-INSURGENTS ATTACKED THE COMPOUND
BEFORE
DAWN, KILLING 4-IRAQI POLICEMEN AND
INJURING 5-MORE. A SPECIAL TEAM OF
U-S AND IRAQI FORCES RESPONDED -- AND,
AFTER A 2-HOUR GUNBATTLE... THEY
TOOK 50-OF THE ATTACKERS INTO CUSTODY.
(NATSOT - ambulance)
locator baghdad
IN BAGHDAD -- AMBULANCES RACED TO THE
SITES OF A DRIVE BY SHOOTING AND
MORE ROADSIDE BOMBINGS. THOSE ATTACKS
KILLED AT LEAST 5-PEOPLE. HERE AT
HOME, PRESIDENT BUSH IS BACK ON THE
ROAD -- URGING AMERICANS TO LOOK
BEYOND IMAGES LIKE THESE. AT HIS
SECOND NEWS CONFERENCE OF THE YEAR...
MISTER BUSH ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE'S
STILL DIFFICULT WORK TO BE DONE...
BUT, HE VOWED -- VICTORY IS THE ONLY
OPTION.
10.08.50 (SOT - President Bush: "look,
I believe we're going to succeed.
I understand how tough it is.")
YESTERDAY'S NEWS CONFERENCE -- AND
TODAY'S TRIP TO WEST VIRGINIA -- ARE
PART OF THE WHITE HOUSE'S PUSH TO TRY
TO BOOST PUBLIC OPINION ABOUT THE
WAR. MISTER BUSH WANTS TO SHIFT THE
FOCUS AWAY FROM THE VIOLENCE -- AND
SPOTLIGHT THE PROGRESS.
10.02.43 - (SOT - President Bush: "we
see the outlines of a free and
secure Iraq that we and the Iraqi
people have been fighting for.")
THE PRESIDENT ALSO PRAISED THE TALKS
HAPPENING BETWEEN IRAQI LEADERS, AS
THEY TRY TO BREAK THE POLITICAL
DEADLOCK THAT'S HALTED THE FORMATION OF
A NEW GOVERNMENT.
(STANDUP: Susan Roberts / CBS NEWS -
"while some radical Iraqi leaders
are calling for U-S troops to leave now
-- most mainstream Iraqi
politicans want american forces to stay
until the insurgency is
defeated. Susan Roberts, News 7.
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GRAPHIC=General Motors Cutbacks Cost- cutting efforts by the
nation's biggest automaker will have
thousands of workers considering buyout
offers.
ENG#=3 (VO-NAT)
VO-NAT
*CG file File Tape
General Motors and its former auto
parts supplier, Delphi
Corporation, have announced separate
agreements with the United
Auto Workers.
The deals offer buyouts of up to
13- thousand Delphi workers, and up to
100- thousand hourly G- M workers.
A bankruptcy court has to approve
Delphi's plan.
Meanwhile, G-M's plan doesn't require
approval and the retirements could
start as early as June.
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GRAPHIC=None A family lost for more than two weeks
in the Oregon wilderness is now safe
and sound.
They were stuck inside their snow-
covered R-V.
And when food and fuel began running
low, the parents set out on a risky
hike for help.
Alison Harmelin has their story.
ENG#=4 (SOT FULL)
AFTER INITIAL ATTEMPTS TO DIG OUT
FAILED....THE FAMILY WAITED FOR HELP
TO ARRIVE. BUT WHEN NEWS REPORTS
INDICATED RESCUE CREWS HAD STOPPED
THEIR SEARCH... THEY KNEW IT WAS TIME
TO ACT. PETER STIVERS AND MARLO
HILL STIVERS LEFT THEIR 2 KIDS WITH
THEIR GRANDPARENTS AND JUST STARTED
WALKING...IN FREEZING TEMERAPTURES..
SOT: PETER STIVERS/DAD/STRANDED
MOTORIST (02:17:50)
"WE HAD 2 BLANKETS AND A TENT, WE
SHIVERED ALL NIGHT LONG AND I GOT SICK
ALL NIGHT LONG."
BUT AT DAYBREAK, THE COUPLE REACHED A
ROAD...AND WERE PICKED UP BY A
PASSING MOTORIST....A GOVERNMENT WORKER
WHO HAD A PREMONITION OF FINDING
THE FAMILY ALIVE.
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HIGGINBOTHAM/GRANDFATHER/STRANDED
MOTORIST
"WHEN WE WALKED OUT OUT OF THERE WE HAD
1/8 OF FUEL AND 1/3 OF PROPANE
IN THE MOTOR HOME".
THROUGHOUT THEIR ORDEAL, THE FAMILY
BELIEVED THEY'D SURVIVE...THEY
SAID...SOONER OR LATER THE SNOW WOULD
HAVE MELTED...AND THEY WOULD HAVE
DRIVEN TO SAFETY.
ALISON HARMELIN, News 7.
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GRAPHIC=Product recall If you own a rocking chair from
Wal-Mart, you'll want to take note of a
major recall.
ENG#=1 (VO-NAT)
VO-NAT
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The retail giant announced it's
recalling 643- thousand Mainstays
rocking chairs because of poor
construction.
Wal- Mart officials say over-
curvature in the chair's runners could
cause the wood to fracture and the
chair to tip over.
The company has received at least 45
reports of injuries.
The recalls are for the Mainstays
Love Seat Rocker and the Mainstays
Porch Rockers .
They were sold in stores nationwide,
as well as on Wal-Mart's web site.
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You can find out more information on
this recall on the Consumer Products
Safety Commission's website.
You can find that through a link to
our page at WDBJ7-dot-com.
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HARD MUSIC UNDER Up next on the newscast, V-M-I gets
a busy construction season underway.
ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT Plus it could be the end of the road
for a wild coyote who has eluded New
York City Police.
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GRAPHIC=None New York's finest for days has been
caught.
ENG#=1 (VO-NAT)
VO-NAT
*CG locator New York, NY
Since the first sightings of him
on Sunday, the coyote dodged a police
helicopter and scampered through
Central Park to escape sharpshooters
armed with tranquilizer guns.
Now that he's been caught, officials
say the one- time fugitive, nicknamed
Hal, will probably be transported to an
upstate New York wildlife facility.
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GRAPHIC=Iraq Recent poll numbers suggest many
Americans are no longer supporting the
War in Iraq.
But does the decline mean the
support for our troops is also
decreasing?
Natasha Ryan has more.
ENG#=2 SOT FULL
SOT FULL
INQ=
*CG locator Iraq
*CG 2line Sarah Fuhrman
@0:15
*CG reporter Natasha Ryan
nryan@wdbj7.com
RUNS=1:00 (END SOT)
OQ=Natasha Ryan, News 7. <
(END SOT) the much of this country no longer
behind the war, does that equal fewer
yellow ribbons and care packages for
troops??....We asked Sarah Fuhrman,
whose brother in law is in Iraq right
now....
4:14:15-30..."i don't think so, i think
a lot of people that have significant
others, relatives, even just the
stories that you see, people are going
to support our women and men, they're
our defenders."
Sarah talks to her brother in law, JJ,
a lieutenant colonel in the Army, quite
often thanks to e-mail...
4:16:37-49 i just sent him pictures of
the kdis, he emailed me the next day,
thanks for the pics...they're getting
so big
JJ tells Sarah morale is high and while
the Army does give them everything they
need, they really like to get luxury
items like quilted toilet paper, baby
wipes, sunscreen and flavored lip balm.
4:13:51-55
they don't need it, they would like to
have it...that's home....
Natasha Ryan, News Seven.>>
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GRAPHIC=VMI Virginia Military Institute in in the
midst of a major renovation plan.
It hopes to have the many projects
complete in time for its bicentennial
in 2039.
Justin McLeod reports.
ENG#=3 SOT FULL
SOT FULL
INQ=
*CG locator Lexington
:00
*CG 2line Gen. Binford Peay
VMI Superintendent
:14
*CG standup Justin McLeod
jmcleod@wdbj7.com
1:50
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OQ=JM, NEWS 7 <<((NAT SOUND OF ELECTRIC SAW))
Anyway you slice it, VMI is
undergoing a major expansion,
((QUICK NAT SOUND OF BULLDOZER))
..the largest in the school's history.
SOT FULL 17:18 SOT FULL
INQ=We've done just BINFORD PEAY/VMI'S SUPERINTENDENT:
WE'VE DONE JUST ABOUT 75 MILLION
DOLLARS OF CONSTRUCTION THIS YEAR,
WE'RE A LITTLE OVER A 100 NEXT YEAR,
AND A LITTLE OVER 100 IN THE THIRD
YEAR.
RUN06 (END SOT)
OQ=in the third year Some of that money has already been
spent.
Take Nichols Hall.
VMI completely renovated the building
to enhance its science and engineering
programs.
The dinning hall is also getting a
major facelift.
Inside, you'll find a new state of
the art kitchen, function rooms, and
the renovation of the exisiting dining
room.
((NAT SOUND OF CONSTRUCTION AT ALUMNI
FIELD))
But the work that's getting the most
attention because it's located along
busy Route 11, is the upgrades to
Alumni field.
SOT FULL 24:06 SOT FULL
INQ=You will see BINFORD PEAY: YOU WILL SEE THE
MODERNIZATION OF THE STANDS, NEW
CONCESSION FACILITIES HOME AND VISITING
LOCKEROOMS MODERNIZED UNDER THOSE
PARTICULAR STANDS.
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OQ=particular stands VMI is also making major renovations
to the school's baseball field. (show
one shot of the baseball field and then
a drawing shot)
Later this summer, construction will
begin on a new leadership and ethics
center. (vmi 2 5:44:09 & 5:44:27)
The school is also getting ready to
add a third barracks.
SOT FULL 19:33 SOT FULL
INQ=While we're adding BINFORD PEAY: WHILE WE'RE ADDING A
THIRD BARRACKS AND IT'S GOING TO BE
MODERNIZE I ASSURE YOU THEY ARE STILL
THE MOST SPARTAN BARRACKS IN AMERICA IN
TERMS HOW OUR YOUNSTERS ARE GOING TO
LIVE.
RUN08 (END SOT)
OQ=ARE GOING TO LIVE Next summer, VMI will renovate and
expand its ROTC building. (vmi 2
5:43:50)
Down the road, there are plans to
build an acquatic center (5:41:38), a
large field house (5:42:26) and a
parking deck. (5:45:41)
((QUICK NAT SOUND OF GENERAL PEAY
TALKING TO ME))
But some of these projects are bound
to be controversial because VMI plans
to knock down several buildings.
They include Lejeune Hall and these
set of homes near the dinning facility.
SOT FULL 25:44 SOT FULL
INQ=We're knocking down BINFORD PEAY: WE'RE KNOCKING DOWN BUT
THEY'RE NOT HISTORIC. WE'RE KNOCKING
DOWN A SERIES OF WORLD WAR TWO KOREAN
WAR SMALL HOUSES THAT WE'LL MAKE INTO
PARKING LOT AREA.
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OQ=INTO PARKING LOT AERA
SOT FULL SOT FULL
INQ= JUSTIN McLEOD/REPORTING: YOU MAY
REMEMBER VMI CREATED QUITE A STINK WHEN
IT KNOCKED DOWN THE POST SURGEON'S
HOUSE. AS OF RIGHT NOW, THE SCHOOL
PLANS TO DEMOLISH AT LEAST SEVEN HOMES
AND ONE BUILDING. GENERAL PEAY SAYS
THERE COULD BE SEVERAL MORE IN THE
FUTURE. JUSTIN McLEOD, NEWS 7.
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OQ=JM, NEWS 7
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SOFT MUSIC UNDER Things had been looking good for an
up and coming cartoonist.
ENG#=4 VO-NAT
VO-NAT But things took a sudden turn for Rob
Harrell.
We'll see how his friends are trying
to help when News 7 at Noon returns.
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GRAPHIC=None An up and coming comic strip artist
is drawing on the talents of his
friends.
Rob Harrell draws the strip, "Big
Top," but a recent diagnosis put the
future of the strip in doubt.
But as Cynthia Bowers tells us, some
big name help is filling in.
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INQ=
*CG locator Austin, TX
:00
*CG 2line Rob Harrell
"Big Top" Artist
:13
*CG 2line Cynthia Bowers
CBS News
:46
*CG 2line Jim Davis
"Garfield" Creator
1:01
RUNS=2:03 (END SOT)
OQ=CBS News Austin Texas <<
(END SOT) (SOT UP) THIS IS WHERE THE MAGIC
happens (narr1) He may not look much
like a ringmaster, but Rob Harrell does
run a circus: his syndicated comic
strip is called "Big Top": (SOT Rob
Harrell 4416) IF YOU MEASURE SUCCESS BY
DOING WHAT YOU ALWAYS DREAMED OF,
I'M... DOING FANTASTIC : 07 (NARR 2)
Already in 40 newspapers, he's on a
roll PROFESSIONALLY, but personally
things have been rough. The 37 year old
cartoonist was diagnosed recently with
a rare form of eye cancer. Survival
meant surgery. (ROB HARRELL/"BIG TOP"
CARTOONIST222400) one of the first
thoughts i had was , oh no, is this
gonna be:04 am i not gonna be able to
do the strip anymore Harrell dreaded
having to re-run old strips. (cover)
3610 YOU WANT TO GET YOUR AUDIENCE AND
HOLD YOUR AUDIENCE, AND I'M STILL
BUILDING AN AUDIENCE (012913 cynthia
bowers STANDUP): BUT FUNNY THINGS CAN
HAPPEN IN THE FUNNY PAGES. CARTOONISTS
FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY VOLUNTEERED TO
BRING THEIR SPECIAL TALENTS TO THE BIG
TOP, INCLUDING GARFIELD'S CREATOR, JIM
DAVIS, WHO JUST HAPPENS TO BE ROB
HARRELL'S CHILDHOOD IDOL. (010243 Jim
Davis/Garfield's creator 010038)
ANYTHING THAT CAN AFFECT THE SIGHT OR
THE RIGHT HAND IS REALLY DEBILITATING,
SO I REALLY FELT FOR ROB.
(NARR4-graphic) Davis is one of 15
cartoonists minding Rob's menagerie --
a different artist drawing his circus
every day. 010540 (JIM DAVIS/GARFIELD'S
CREATOR) we wanted to emulate the style
and the writing style and getting
justice close to ROB's vision of the
strip sotup: that's awesome, I have
Garfield lettering in my strip. Q?
Who'd a thunk it? ROB: IT'S LIKE A GET
WELL CARD EVERY DAY FROM THESE PEOPLE
AND THAT'S AMAZING (JIM DAVIS: 011755)
HERE'S WINK, HE'S GOT A PIE IN HIS FACE
WITH A SPRING ON THE BACK OF IT,
SO:(011904) DUSTY'S SAYING: WINK WHAT
HAPPENED? "WELL WE HAD A LITTLE
ACCIDENT IN THE CLOWN CAR" AND DUSTY
SAYS WE? (CONTINUE WITH ROB HARRELL)
(225930) DUSTY SAYS, "WE?" AND PETE
WALKS IN WITH ANOTHER SPRING LOADED
PIE, AND HE SAYS, IT HAS A PASSENGER
SIDE PIE BAG TOO: 5941 they laugh
(225012 ROB SAYS): THAT'S FANTASTIC
(NARR 6) His surgery went well and
radiation is next. Rob's own panels
start back up this week. We got a sneak
peek, and like Rob, one of the
characters has suffered a hard knock.
On Wall Street at Noon, the DOW was UP
62 points. The NASDAQ has gained two.
*CG noonstox x
62
x
2
x=up y=down
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SPORTS MUSIC UNDER Coming up on News 7...
ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT we'll meet a man who really counts on
his dog. And you would too if your dog
could do math problems.
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GRAPHIC=W&L The Washington and Lee Women's
Tennis Team is at the top of the
Division Three ranks again this season.
And Grant Kittelson says the
Generals are about to find out just how
good they really were.
ENG#=1 SOT FULL
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INQ=
*CG locator Kalamazoo, MI
May 2005
:00
*CG 2line Rebecca Timmis
Washington & Lee Sophomore
:20
*CG 2line Patty Roberts
W & L Senior Co-Captain
:38
*CG 2line Cinda Rankin
Washington & Lee Head Coach
1:04
*CG reporter Grant Kittelson
gkittelson@wdbj7.com
1:31
RUNS=1:39 (END SOT)
OQ=News 7 Sports. << The Women's Tennis Team at
(END SOT) Washington and Lee is right where they
finished a year ago. The Generals are
currently ranked number 2 in the nation
in Division 3. W & L lost in the
National Finals to Emory University in
2005.
(BITES:)
W & L is preparing to host the
Fab Five Tournament which begins on
Thursday. It features 7 of the top 9
Ranked Teams in D-3 including current
number and the defending champs from
Emory.
(BITES:)
The National Tournament is
scheduled to be played in Santa Cruz
California the third week of May.
Grant Kittelson News 7 Sports.
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GRAPHIC=Men's Final 4 And in basketball - tomorrow
night is the beginning of the Sweet 16.
You can check that out right here
on Your Hometown Station.
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Duke and L-S-U get the weekend
started with coverage starting at 7
o'clock.
That one will be followed by the
West Virginia-Texas game in the Atlanta
regional.
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The Double-header Friday night
features George Mason and the Wichita
State Shockers in the opener.
The Second game has Florida
taking on Georgetown around 9:40.
WDBJ is your home for March
Madness.
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GRAPHIC=NEWS 7 SPORTS Faculty and staff from Hidden
Valley and Cave Spring Middle and High
Schools are teaming up to play
basketball against each other for
charity this weekend.
Teams from Glenvar and the
Roanoke County Police Department will
also suit up to raise money for the
Cycle Program-- which is a Youth
Leadership Conference held every
Summer.
ENG#=2 SOT FULL
SOT FULL
INQ=
*CG 2line Mark Jervis
Cave Spring Middle Resource Officer
RUNS=21 (END SOT)
OQ=All of that.
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GRAPHIC-HOLD Things get underway at 9 Saturday
morning in the Hidden Valley High
School's Gym.
Admission is free, and all proceeds
from concessions will go to the Cycle
Program.
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GRAPHIC=None If you have a dog, you know how
smart he can be.
But can your dog do math?
ENG#=3 (VO-NAT)
VO-NAT
*CG locator Columbus, OH
An Ohio man says his three- year-old
labrador named Noah can do just that.
Gary Wimer says Noah is able to bark
his answers to basic math problems--
and even do algebra and square roots.
Wimery takes Noah to schools,
retirement homes and motivational
meetings where he inspires others.
ENG#=4 (SOT FULL)
SOT FULL
INQ=I receive back
*CG 2line Gary Wimer
Noah's Owner Gary Wimer/Noah's Owner: I receive back
the smile, the enthusiasm I see on
people's faces, especially the young
kids who are really struggling with
math problems.
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OQ=math problems.
VO-NAT VO-NAT
Noah also helps Gary with day-to- day
duties, like assisting customers in his
animal feed store and barking out
change amounts.
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