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News-Heads
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=jja
TAPE#
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Up next on News 7 at eleven-
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VO-NAT
This man says he was kidnapped at gunpoint in Campbell County- We'll hear
about his ordeal-
Plus the beginning to end story of the alleged gunman that ended with the
suspect dead near Richmond.
And a look back at the flood of 85- ten years later.
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News 7 is next.
Newsbreak
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=jja
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GRAPHIC=
Good Evening.
The victim of a bizarre kidnapping talks about the ordeal tonight.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Campbell Co;
Brett Dorsey says the gunman kept apologizing to him saying he was in a
situation he could not get out of.
The suspected gunman was later killed in a shootout with police outside
of Richmond.
SUPER=03-Dayton, OH;
Peace is the topic of talk in Ohio- The Balkan leaders began meeting to
come up with a peace agreement.
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SOT 15:04:47
IN Q=
((WARREN CHRISTOPHER/SECRETARY OF STATE: WE'RE HERE TO PREVENT A WIDER WAR THAT
WOULD UNDERMINE EUROPEAN SECURITY.))
SUPER=01-Warren Christopher/Secretary of State; quick
RUNS=:04
OUT Q=European Security."
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ANCHOR=Jean
Join us for news 7 at eleven.
McCombie
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11 p.m.
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#95-94
GRAPHIC=Shooting
A one- man crime wave started last night with an armed robbery in Campbell
County and ended in the suspect's shooting death near Richmond this morning.
Brad McCombie kidnapped a convenience store clerk during his alleged
rampage.
Kimberly McBroom spoke with the clerk-- who described his bizarre ordeal.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=For 10 hours
SUPER=03-Campbell Co./Last Night; :00
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/Last Night; :19
SUPER=01-Bret Dorsey/Kidnapping Victim; :24
SUPER=03-Campbell Co.; :30
SUPER=01-Michael Dorsey/Bret's Father; 1:16
SUPER=@Kimberly1; 1:23
RUNS=1:36
OUT Q=News 7, Campbell County
(( For 10 hours, Brad McCombie was a fugitive on the run.
His alleged crime spree started Tuesday with the armed robbery of the Buzz-
Inn Market on Waterlick Road.
Police say McCombie then shot at a Campbell County deputy who tried to
apprehend him after the robbery.
After fleeing on foot, police say McCombie then showed up at this Campbell
Avenue store.
But this time, it didn't stop with an armed robbery.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:19:30
((BRET DORSEY: HE TOLD ME IN THE STORE THAT IF I COOPERATE WITH HIM, HE'D LET
ME GO AND I WOULDN'T GET HURT. ))
RUNS=:06
McCombie then abducted Dorsey at gunpoint-- and forced him on a three- hour
getaway ride.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:25:20
((BRET DORSEY: HE TOLD ME-- HE SAID I JUST GOT INTO A SITUATION I CAN'T GET
OUT OF AND I GOT TO GET OUT OF TOWN. HE SAID I'M SORRY I GOT TO USE YOU TO DO
IT, AND GOT TO COME TAKE YOUR MONEY AND YOUR CAR, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE.))
RUNS=:12
Dorsey says during the harrowing road trip-- McCombie bought and smoked
crack cocaine.
He says McCombie also forced him to get forty- dollars out of an automated
teller machine.
Once the pair made it to Henrico County, McCombie let Dorsey out of the
car.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:23:00
((BRET DORSEY: AND THEN HE GRABBED HIS RAINCOAT. HE HANDED ME HIS RAINCOAT AND
SAID, "HERE, PUT THIS ON. I DON'T WANT YOU TO GET WET. ))
RUNS=:05
Dorsey then ran for about three miles, until he found a telephone and
called the police.
Dorsey's call brought relief to his worried family.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:30:30
((MICHAEL DORSEY/BRET'S FATHER: I'M JUST GLAD TO HAVE BRET BACK HOME. IT WAS
THE LONGEST FOUR HOURS OF MY LIFE. ))
RUNS=:06
(/////SOT/////)
SOT standup 10:45:26
((KIMBERLY MCBROOM/NEWS 7: MICHAEL DORSEY SAYS HE'S THANKFUL TO EVERYONE
INVOLVED IN MAKING SURE HIS SON RETURNED HOME SAFELY. AS FOR BRET-- HE SAYS
HE'LL BE TAKING AT LEAST A COUPLE OF DAYS OFF FROM WORK TO HELP RECOVER FROM
THE ORDEAL. KIMBERLY MCBROOM, NEWS 7, CAMPBELL COUNTY.))
RUNS=:14
))
Henrico-Shooting
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE# 95-95
GRAPHIC=Shooting
Bret Dorsey's adventure at the end of Brad (McCumby's) McCombe's gun ended
in a Richmond suburb this morning.
Within a half hour of Dorsey's release, a Henrico County police officer
spotted the car.
Ellen Qualls reports on the violent conclusion.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=A short car chase
SUPER=03-Henrico Co.; :00
SUPER=01-Virgil Hazelett/Henrico Co. Manager; :33
SUPER=@Ellen1; :47
RUNS=1:00
OUT Q=Qualls, News 7, Richmond.
(( A short car chase that ended in a collision.
Then, according to Henrico police, gunfire from inside the car McCombie was
driving.
The first shot that hit its target knocked Officer Andi Margiotta to the
ground.
But the shot to the chest did NOT pierce Margiotta's bullet proof vest.
Before the gun battle was over, the officer had been shot twice, but had
unloaded two seven bullet clips in McCombe's direction.
The next officers on the scene found a wounded comrade and the already dead
body of Brad McCombie in a nearby ditch.
Henrico's prosecutor will look into the officer's conduct.
sot 14:28:05
((VIRGIL HAZELETT/HENRICO CO. MANAGER: IT'S A TRAGIC EVENT THAT THIS OFFICER
HAD TO BE SHOT... THIS DIVISION HAS DONE.))
RUNS=:13
sot standup
Henrico Police say Officer Margiotta is expected to make a full recovery.
They also say they expect he'll be cleared of any wrongdoing in his
encounter with Brad McCombie.
Ellen Qualls, News 7, Richmond.
Helms
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=rjo
TAPE#95-92
GRAPHIC=HELMS
A judge will decide soon if the Henry County teenager accused of killing a
Martinsville girl will be tried as an adult.
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VO-NAT
16- year- old Tommy Helms is charged with first- degree murder in the
shooting death of 15- year- old Lavina Scales.
Authorities say Helms shot Scales eight times in the head on Route 6-79 last
week.
SUPER=03-Henry Co.;
During a news conference police said there is a national trend of kids
carrying guns.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 09:45:26
IN Q=Every time you pick
((FRANK CASSELL/HENRY CO. SHERIFF: EVERY TIME YOU PICK UP THE PAPER YOU READ OF
SOME YOUTH KILLING THEIR PARENTS OR KILLING OTHER YOUTH OR SHOOTING IN A
SCHOOL. AND WE SEE MORE GUNS ON THE STREET HERE NOW WITH YOUTH. BUT IT HADN'T
REALLY BEEN A PROBLEM UNTIL THIS.))
SUPER=01-Frank Cassell/Henry Co. Sheriff;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=problem until now.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Martinsville/Yesterday;
Helms is charged with three other robberies including shooting a Ridgeway
man in a failed robbery attempt.
He is being held without bond.
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Bosnia-Peace
ANCHOR=11
NEWSCAST=jja
WRITER=jja
TAPE#Net H
GRAPHIC=Bosnia
The presidents of the Balkan states sat down in Ohio today at the same
negotiating table-
As Byron Harlon reports they began walking the rocky road to peace.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Dayton, OH; 00
SUPER=01-Warren Christopher/Secretary of State; 13
SUPER=01-Muhamed Sacirbey/Bosnian Foreign Minister; 1:03
RUNS=1:24
OUT Q=CBS News, Dayton."
((It's an astonishing sight, considering what's happening in Bosnia. The
leaders of all the sides that have been focused on war are now sitting down to
talk peace.
WARREN CHRISTOPHER, SECRETARY OF STATE: WE'RE HERE TO BRING PEACE TO BOSNIA,
DON'T WANT IT TO BECOME A KILLING FIELD.
U.S. Diplomats say the outlook for settlement in a complex and bloody war comes
down to a simple concept: it's now or never. U.S. representatives say they're
convinced that if these talks fail, there will be more fighting. but secretary
of state warren christopher believes he has the framework of a plan to stop the
bloodshed.
CHRISTOPHER: BOSNIA SHOULDN'T BE BROKEN UP
He also says refugees must have the right ot return home or be compensated if
their homes have been destroyed. The Bosnians say the former Yugoslavian
capital of Sarajevo must not be divided... and there are other sticky
territorial issues. But what may be tougher to work through is the disdain some
of the parties have for one another.
MUHAMED SACIRBEY/BOSNIAN FOREIGN MINISTER: WE'RE SITTING AT THE SAME
TABLE WITH WAR CRIMINALS, THEY ARE MONSTERS ACROSS THE TABLE BUT IF THAT'S
HAT IT TAKES FOR PEACE, WE'LL DO IT.
Demonstrators, and now reporters, are being kept at a distance. a news blackout
is in effect. These peace talks are going to proceed in private.
Byron Harlan CbS News, Dayton.))
Tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE
Still to come on the news, Governor Allen says he needs more help in Richmond,
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VO-NAT
and a vote in the House of Representatives could make a controversial abortion
procedure illegal.
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wx ad lib
Lake-Level
COMM#1
Roll
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Abortion
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=jja
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=Abortion
An abortion procedure that's rarely used could soon be against the law-
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington DC;
The House voted today to ban the procedure. It's called partial birth
abortion.
It's used to end late term pregnancies.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:13:05
IN Q=
((TIM ROEMER/D- INDIANA: THIS DEBATE TODAY IS ABOUT A GRUESOME AND REPULSIVE
MEDICAL TECHNIQUE.))
15:12:36
((LLOYD DOGGETT/D-TEXAS: YOU SEE THIS IS ALL PART OF A BROADER AGENDA. THESE
ANTI CHOICE MILITANTS HAVE AN AGENDA. PROHIBIT ABORTION NO MATTER WHAT THE
REASON FOR THAT ABORTION, PROHIBIT IT.))
SUPER=01-Rep. Tim Roemer/(D) Indiana;
SUPER=01-Rep. Lloyd Doggett/(D) Texas; 06
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=THAT ABORTION, PROHIBIT IT."
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VO-NAT
Both supporters and opponents agree it's the first step toward legislating
an end to abortion rights.
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Allen
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=ssm
TAPE# 95-76
GRAPHIC=Allen
Today's rain held off long enough for Governor Allen to get in some
campaigning for candidates in central Virginia.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg
In Lynchburg, Allen was joined by House of Delegate hopeful Preston Bryant,
who's seeking Steve Newman's old seat.
The Governor says he needs more conservative help in Richmond.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:10:01
IN Q=It's up to
((GOV. GEORGE ALLEN: IT'S UP TO THE PEOPLE, THEY'RE THE OWNERS AND I'M ONLY
GOING TO DO WHAT THE PEOPLE ASK ME TO DO. I RAN A CAMPAIGN ON OUR GUIDING
PRINCIPLES, IDEAS AND ISSUES AND I'M GOING TO KEEP FIGHTING FOR THEM.))
SUPER=@Allen; :00
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=fighting for them.
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VO-NAT
Republicans need to gain three seats in both the House and Senate to gain a
majority in the General Assembly.
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Clement-Keel
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=THA
TAPE#95-79
GRAPHIC=CAMPAIGN '95
A Southside lawmaker seeking re-election is now accusing his Republican
opponent of distorting his record.
Delegate Whitt Clement says Nancy Keel accused him of voting against
Governor Allen three out of four times.
Keel says she got the figure from a state Republican party campaign tactic
called the "Allen Index."
It measures how many times a lawmaker voted with the Governor on a sampling
of key votes.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville;
Clement says he supported the Governor in 81 percent of the votes in 1995.
Keel countered Clement's attack by saying she received her information from
a number of sources, including the Christian Coalition.
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SOT
IN Q=I have
(( NANCY KEEL/R- HOUSE OF DELEGATES CANDIDATE: I HAVE SOUGHT OUT THIS
INFORMATION, WHICH IS LEGITIMATE, FROM RICHMOND, FROM THE VARIOUS SOURCES THAT
I'VE STATED AND I AM PRESENTING THIS AS PROOF THAT I HAVE NOT BEEN EXAGGERATING
OR THAT I'M DISTORTING THE FACTS OR ISSUES AS MR. CLEMENT CLAIMS I AM.
DEL. WHITT CLEMENT/(D) DANVILLE: TO SUGGEST THAT I HAVE VOTED IN FAVOR OF A
SALES TAX INCREASE IS COMPLETLEY UNTRUE AND MY OPPONENT KNOWS IT, AND YET SHE
KEEPS ON HARPING ON IT, THE RECORD COULD NOT BE CLEARER, SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO
OPEN THE BOOK, LETS DO IT IN A FAIR WAY, THAT IS FAIR TO THE VOTERS WHO MAKE
VERY VERY IMPORTANT DECISIONS ABOUT WHO'S GOING TO REPRESENT THEM IN RICHMOND
THE NEXT TWO YEARS.))
SUPER=01-Nancy Keel/(R) House of Delegates Candidate; :00
SUPER=@Clement; :18
RUNS=:40
OUT Q=two years.
ANCHOR=JEAN
SS=HOLD
Both sides also disagree on Clement's record on welfare reform and violent
criminals.
Head-Start
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#95-86
GRAPHIC=NONE
Roanoke parents who depend on the Head Start program for child-care are now
considering a class- action lawsuit.
That because of changes in the state's administration of federal head
start funds.
Some families say its them to pull their children from the program.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Since the Department of Social Services took over administration of Federal
Head Start funds October first, twenty families have been declared ineligible.
And those who remain in the program are now required to pay ten percent of
their family income to participate.
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SOT
IN Q=Ten percent
((SARAH POWER/GRANDPARENT: TEN PERCENT WOULD TAKE A GREAT PERCENTAGE OF THEIR
CHECK. AND BY THE TIME THEY PAY DAY CARE, AND THEIR OTHER EXPENSES, IT WOULD
PUT THEM IN A VERY BAD HARDSHIP.))
((SARITA FISHER/PARENT: I THINK IT'S WRONG BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO WORK AND
WE'RE TRYING TO BETTER OURSELVES AND STUFF. AND IT SEEMS LIKE WHEN WE'RE
TRYING TO GET AHEAD, THEY TRY TO PULL US BACK DOWN.))
SUPER=01-Sarah Power/Grandparent; :00
SUPER=01-Sarita Fisher/Parent; :11
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=pull us back down.
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE
The Director of the Council on Child Day Care says the state has increased
funding for head start programs by more than one million dollars.
Since the Department of Social Services assumed the administration of head
start funds, Betty Ruppert (ROO-pert) says almost twice as many centers and
twice as many children are benefitting from the federal funds.
Edwards
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=bmy
TAPE#95-83
GRAPHIC=EDWARDS
Democratic Senate Candidate John Edwards says Meals and Wheels and other
programs could be cut- if a Republican plan to consolidate aging programs with
Medicaid goes through.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
He says a state study last year showed no real savings with the plan.
This morning, Edwards told seniors he does NOT support the consolidation
programs, unlike his opponent, Brandon Bell.
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11 11 33 00 - 11 11 57 00
SOT
IN Q=He's on record
((JOHN EDWARDS/D-STATE SENATE CANDIDATE: HE'S ON RECORD S, SUPPORT, I'M ON
RECORD FOR STRONG OPPOSITION. AT THE DEBATE HE SHIFTED HIS POSITION SAYING HE
SUPPORTED THE STUDY. HERE IT IS CLEAR HE IS ON RECORD SUPPORTING THE
CONSOLIDATION. IT'S ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF HIS SHIFTING HIS POSITION AS THE
ELECTION DRAWS NEAR. ))
SUPER=01-John Edwards/(D) State Senate Candidate;
RUNS=:24
OUT Q=election draws near.
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VO-NAT
Edwards describes Bell as a "Yes man" to the governor and pledges strong
support for the needs of seniors if voters send him to Richmond.
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tease#2
SOFT MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE
Coming up a little later in the newscast, customer complaints lead Bell
Atlantic to add more jobs in Roanoke,
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VO-NAT
and we'll see why ten years after the fact, the flood of 1985 is still on
the minds of valley residents.
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comm
Bell-Atlantic
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=Bell Atlantic
Sub-standard customer service has prompted a hiring spree at Bell Atlantic.
The phone company says it will add 120 people to its offices in Roanoke,
Richmond, and Norfolk to address the problem.
The company has already added 106 employees.
It plans to complete the hiring by January.
No word on exactly how many new workers the Roanoke office will get.
This comes at a time when Bell Atlantic is using early buyouts
and layoffs to cut its total work force and expand use of outside
contractors.
Wed-Flood
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=six
WRITER=khu
TAPE# 95-85
GRAPHIC=10 YEARS AFTER
Ten years ago this week much of the surrounding area was under water.
1985 will probably always be remembered as the year of the the flood.
Keith Humphry covered the event ten years ago, and reports tonight that for
many people it was life threatening situation.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Thousands of people
SUPER=03-Salem; :00
SUPER=01-Bob Wilcox/Former Rescue Worker; :13
SUPER=04-Home Video; :20
SUPER=04-November 4, 1985; :25
SUPER=01-Joe Cunningham/Rescue Squad Member; 1:26
RUNS=2:08
OUT Q=Humphry, News 7.
(( Thousands of people drive across the bridge over Mason's Creek on East Main
Street in Salem every day.
Many of them are probably unaware of the dramatic rescue launched from this
point on November 4, 1985.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:04:25
IN Q=and water was
((BOB WILCOX/FORMER RESCUE SQUAD MEMBER: AND WATER WAS UP AS HIGH AS THIS,
BECAUSE THE RESCUE SQUAD WAS SITTING HERE ON THE BRIDGE, AND THE TRUCK WAS
FLOATING.))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=floating.
Inside that half-ton truck floating above the bridge was rescue worker Kevin
Turner.
NAT SOT
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 7:55
IN Q=I've lost
((I'VE LOST RESCUE 7. I NEED SOMEBODY TO COME IN FROM THE 419 SIDE AND HELP ME
GET OUT OF HERE.))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=of here.
He had to be rescued. But there were workers trapped in the Tultex
warehouse, too.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 911 tape @ 05:25
IN Q=Building collapse
((BUILDING COLLAPSE! MILL OUTLET. I NEED BOATS. I NEED THEM RIGHT NOW! I'VE
GOT A BUILDING DOWN!))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=building down.
The squad was already spread so thin, there was no one to answer Joe
Cunningham's desperate call for boats.
Bob Wilcox used his own pick-up to haul a boat. The home video gives us some
sense of the high water at the corner of Kessler Mill and Main that day.
It wasn't just DEEP. The CURRENT quickly capsized the boat.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:42
IN Q=Both
((BOTH OF US WERE UNDER THE BOAT TO START WITH.))
RUNS=:02
OUT Q=start with.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:42:35
IN Q=We was
((WE WAS GRABBING FOR ANYTHING WE COULD.))
RUNS=:02
OUT Q=we could
A pair of Salem police officers climbed the old Lakeside roller coaster and
spotted Richie Bolton and Bob Wilcox stranded in the trees.
They couldn't find Joe Cunningham. They were so sure he'd drowned,
Cunningham's wife was notified that he was presumed drowned.
Even HE thought he was a dead man as he got tangled up in the water-soaked
firefighters' turn-out coat he was wearing.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:31:20
IN Q=
((AND I NOTICED THE MORE I STRUGGLED, I WASN'T GETTING ANYWHERE. AND ONCE I
QUIT STRUGGLING, GAVE UP, SAID "THAT'S IT. I'M GONE," I KIND OF JUST FLOATED ON
UP TO THE SURFACE WITH THE REST OF THE DEBRIS FLOATING ALONG AND THAT'S WHEN I
CAME OUT OF IT.))
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=
Stranded rescue workers were ultimately plucked out of the water by
Lifeguard 10, along with the Tultex employees.
But that kept the medivac chopper so busy, there was no one to answer the
equally frantic call for help from a roof top in Roanoke.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:56:15
IN Q=
((IT'S SOMETHING YOU CAN BET I'LL NEVER FORGET. YOU CAN REST ASSURED ON THAT.))
RUNS=:05
Tomorrow night we'll re-live the dramatic rescue at E-J Thomas' Market just
seconds before the building collapsed and was swept down Carvins Creek.
Keith Humphry, NEWS 7.))
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ANCHOR=Jean
SS=HOLD
WDBJ7 will re-broadcast its original "Flood of '85" documentary in a special
showing this Saturday night at 7:30.
Wx-Tape
SUPER=305-62/51/83/1950/27/1954/59/58/96/SE-3mph/30.18/f;
S-Dog
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=News 7 sports
The Roanoke Valley District girls volleyball tournament semi finals hit the
floors tonight. In and upset; Franklin County beat Cave Spring to advance.
Patrick Henry defeated Pulaski County. PH and Franklin County will meet for RVD
title tomorrow night.
(/////SOT/////)
Chyron in motion
IN Q=first score
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=last score
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S-Montreal
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S5-22
GRAPHIC=NHL
7 days ago, the Montreal Canadiens were OH and 5. They changed coaches and
now the team is atop the Northeast Division.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Landover, MD/Canadiens vs. Capitals; :00
Last night The canadiens 7 game win streak was snapped by the Washington
Capitals 5-2. Montreal's Pierre Turgeon ties the game at 1 all with
SUPER=31-Washington/==5/Montreal/==2;
this tally in the first.
Montreal did play well defensively, watch goalie Patrick labreque shut the
door, but the caps win by 3.
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S-Penguins
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S5-20
GRAPHIC=None
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Pittsburgh, PA/Lightning vs. Penguins; :00
In Pittsburgh, Penguins all star Mario Lemieux had 6 assists, but, center
Ron francis was the player who could have used some of those. He needed one
assist to become the SUPER=31-Pittsburgh/=10/Tampa Bay/==0;
16th NHL player with 800 career assists. Francis did score a couple of goals as
Pittsburgh won 10 nothing over Tampa Bay.
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S-Hockey
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S5-23
GRAPHIC=Express
After a 4 game road swing; the Roanoke Express is at the .500 mark on the
season. Friday; the team is home for a 7:30 showdown with Raleigh.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Tuesday Night; :00
The Roanoke Valley Youth Hockey League has taken advantage of the free ice.
The ages range from 6 and under to 17. The league continues to grow, thanks to
the Express.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="The level...
((THE LEVEL OF INTEREST HAS CONSIDERABLY INCREASED SINCE THE EXPRESS HAS COME
INTO TOWN. THEY ARE A CLASSY ORGANIZATION. THEY RUN THE TEAM WELL. WE'RE
REALLY PROUD TO HAVE THEM HERE, AND WE HOPE WITH THEM THE YOUTH HOCKEY PROGRAM
CAN GROW IN TH CITY.))
SUPER=01-Dale Kratt/10-11 Year Olds Coach; :00
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=...grow in the city"
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VO-NAT(Con't)
The kids play a 10 game season with a playoff schedule and despite limited
ice time the players are learning.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
((I'VE LEARNED HOW TO STOP, I'VE LEARNED HOW TO SKATE FAST, I'VE LEARNED POWER
SKATING, I'VE LEARNED POWER STOPPING.))
((TEAMWORK DOES THE TRICK, CAUSE SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TAKE IT ON THEIR OWN, AND
THAT AIN'T GONNA GET THEM ANYWHERE.))
SUPER=01-Nick Baker/10-11 Division; :00
SUPER=01-Daniel Kratt/10-11 Division; :08
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=....get them anywhere"
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S-Bodine
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=R-30
GRAPHIC=NASCAR
Next week's season Winston Cup finale in Atlanta will be Todd Bodine's last
race for the Butch Mock team.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=@File; :00
Todd; the youngest of the Bodine brothers, is being released from the
Factory Stores Ford.
But his bad fortune is good news for another driver.
The team announced yesterday that it will replace Bodine with Morgan
Shepherd next year.
Shepherd was in search for a ride after the Wood Brothers announced they
would be going with Michael Waltrip.
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S-South
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=Big South
The Big South Sportswriters and Broadcasters Association announced it's
pre season predictions yesterday.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Lynchburg; :00
Liberty center Peter Aluma was selected as a first team pre season pick.
Radford point guard Anthony walker was also selected as a first teamer.
Here's a look at how the voters think the teams will finish plus the rest of
the pack.
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Chyron in motion
IN Q=first team
RUNS=:21
OUT Q=...Kevin Robinson"
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S-Tech
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=TF95-1
GRAPHIC=Tech football
Virginia Tech's pursuit of a Big East title continues Saturday against
Syracuse. The Orangemen are averaging about 30 points a game. The Hokies spoke
about both stopping quarterback Donovan McNabb and last years bitter loss.
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SOT
IN Q="I've been...
(( ))
SUPER=01-J.C. Price/Va. Tech Defensive Tackle; :00
SUPER=01-George DelRicco/Va. Tech Linebacker; :14
RUNS=:23
OUT Q=...27-20"
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Sports tease
ANCHOR=steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=none
And still to come tonight, (----------------)
VO-NAT
we will take a closer look at Florida State running back Warrick Dunn, whose
life is explosive in and out of his seminole football attire.
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S-UVA
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S5-17
GRAPHIC=UVa football
Virginia will try and stop Florida State tomorrow night in
Charlottesville. Junior tailback Warrick Dunn is one of the Seminoles top
playmakers. But it's how he has handled his life off the field; that makes him
one tough individual.
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SOT
IN Q="You have to...
SUPER=01-George Welsh/Virginia Head Coach; :00
SUPER=04-Florida State vs. Clemson; :15
SUPER=01-Todd White/Friend of Dunn's; :26
SUPER=@Steve1; :36
SUPER=03-Tallahassee, FL/Last Year; 1:28
RUNS=1:42
OUT Q=..hurt him this year like we did last year"
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((GEORGE WELSH/VIRGINIA HEAD COACH:))
((Not many teams have been able to stop Warrick Dunn. He leads the ACC with
a 123 yards per game average. UVa defensive tackle Todd White played with Dunn
in high school.
((TODD WHITE/FRIEND OF DUNN'S:))
((STEVE MASON:))
On January 7, 1993, Betty Dunn Smothers, a police officer, was shot and killed
outside a bank in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The state rallied around Warrick,
seen here holding a picture of his mother.
((TODD WHITE::))
((Dunn has continues to take care of his 5 siblings while helping Florida
State chase national supremacy.
Warrick does not fit the Florida State football player mold, just ask Whit
about their conversation earlier this week.))
((WHITE:))
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Mantle
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=tbr
TAPE#Net H
GRAPHIC=NONE
A stolen bronze bust commemorating Mickey Mantle's 500th home run was
recovered yesterday after a former Yankee stadium security guard tried to sell
it on the Internet.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-New York, NY;
The bust was taken nearly 20 years ago.
The F-B-I says Robert Pagani was arrested after he tried to sell it for
25-thousand dollars shortly after Mantles death.
The plague was installed in 1968, but was stolen some time in the 1970's
during renovations at the ballpark,
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ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE
The Yankees say they are delighted to get the plaque back.
by SS