Morning news on WDBJ 7 for 11/02/95

06:00-01

headlines

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=mornin
WRITER=mel
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VO-NAT

Several people are injured in suicide bomb attacks today in the Gaza Strip.
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ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot
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And the clerk abducted by a drugged-up gunman talks about his night of terror. wx-head
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larry-Hello

McCombie

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#95-94
GRAPHIC=Shooting

A one- man crime wave started Tuesday night with an armed robbery in Campbell County and ended in the suspect's shooting death near Richmond yesterday.
Brad McCombie kidnapped a convenience store clerk during his rampage.
Kimberly McBroom spoke with the clerk-- who described his bizarre ordeal.
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IN Q=For 10 hours
SUPER=03-Campbell Co./Tuesday Night; :00
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/Tuesday Night; :19
SUPER=01-Bret Dorsey/Kidnapping Victim; :24
SUPER=03-Campbell Co.; :30
SUPER=08-Michael Dorsey/Bret's Father; (screen left) 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.
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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. ))
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McCombie then abducted Dorsey at gunpoint-- and forced him on a three- hour getaway ride.
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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.
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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.
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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. ))
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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.))
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ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot
SS= 2 shot

As we mentioned, Bret Dorsey's adventure ended in a Richmond suburb.

Henrico-Shooting

ANCHOR=Beth 2 shot
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE# 95-95
GRAPHIC=2 shot

Within a HALF hour of Dorsey's release, a Henrico County police officer spotted the car.
Ellen Qualls reports on the VIOLENT conclusion.
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IN Q=A short car chase
SUPER=03-Henrico Co./Yesterday; :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.))
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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.))

Car-bombing

ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER= cro
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=bombing

In other news, an Islamic militant group could be retiliating for the assassination of its leader.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Gaza Strip;

The Islamic Jihad is claiming responsiblity for TWO suicide car-bomb attacks earlier today in the Palestinian-controlled Gaza Strip.
The FIRST bomb went off near a border crossing. NO one was injured.
A minute later and LESS than a mile away, there was a SECOND explosion near an Israeli bus outside a Jewish settlement.
At least EIGHT people were slightly wounded.
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BOSNIA

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE# edit from Net a
GRAPHIC=bosnia

It is day two of the Balkan peace talks in Ohio.
U-S officials expect today's meetings to focus on Bosnian issues.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Wright-Patterson AFB;

Yesterday Serbia and Croatia promised to work on normalizing relations by respecting human rights and giving refugees the option of returning to their homeland or being compensated.
The two countries also agreed to peacefully resolve a dispute over the last sliver of Croatian territory still held by Serb rebels.
And there are other sticky territorial issues still ahead.
But what may be tougher to work through is the disdain some of the parties have for one another.
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(( 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. ))
SUPER=01-Muhamed Sacirbey/Bosnian Foreign Minister;
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OUT Q=WE'LL DO IT.
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VO-NAT

Secretary of State Warren Christopher says the representatives of the three Balkan countries owe it to future generations to make peace.
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1-Sports

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=none

Sports this morning comes from both the ice and the hardwoods.
Steve Mason has the latest.
Good morning Steve.
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RUNS=1:34
OUT Q=great day
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One-Larry

ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
TAPE#M95-9 Dollhouse
CHROMAKEY=Live/Lobby
GRAPHIC=none

SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;

(Roll cue:) A preview of the Hearts and Hands Boutique.
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IN Q=Our third year...
SUPER=12-Lexington; :00
SUPER=13-Cyndy Szarzynski/Show Organizer; :44
SUPER=13-Kathy Lees/Show Organizer; 1:59
RUNS=3:11
OUT Q=be a lot of fun.

LIVE=Larry/Full

At the Maury River Bridge, take Route 631 to Mt. View Road and follow the signs to the Lees' Open House.

(Toss to Beth)

Abortion

ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=mornin
WRITER=mel
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=Abortion

A measure BANNING certain LATE-term abortions now heads to the Senate.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington DC/Yesterday;

Yesterday, the House voted to BAN the procedure known as partial birth abortion.
It's used to end late term pregnancies.
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((CHRIS SMITH/R-NJ:FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER WE WILL DIRECTLY CONFRONT THE VIOLENCE OF WHAT THE ABORTIONIST ACTUALLY DOES.")) ((LLOYD DOGGETT/D-TEXAS:YOU CALL YOURSELVES PROLIFE WHAT ABOUT THE LIFE OF THE MOTHER//I'VE READ YOUR BILL AND IT PROVIDES ABSOLUTELY NO PROTECTION TO THE PHYSICIAN WHO WOULD GO OUT AND PERFORM THIS PROCEDURE TO SAVE THE LIFE OF THE MOTHER. ))
SUPER=01-Chris Smith/(R) New Jersey;
SUPER=01-Rep. Lloyd Doggett/(D) Texas; 06
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OUT Q=THAT ABORTION, PROHIBIT IT."
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VO-NAT

The measure would make it a FELONY for doctors to perform the procedure.
So far, the White House has NOT promised a veto.
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Whitewater

ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=None

Also on Capitol Hill --
Senate Whitewater hearings resume this morning, focusing on HOW the White House reacted in the AFTERMATH of White House lawyer Vincent Foster's death.
AND House Speaker Newt Gingrich is the scheduled lead-off witness at a House- hearing on political action committees.
Reformers say Gingrich's leadership is CRUCIAL to getting campaign finance measures through the Republican-controlled Congress.

Contributions

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=gingrich

Speaking of Gingrich and contributions --
The House Speaker's political action committee has given at least one-thousand dollars to nearly two dozen Republican General Assembly candidates in Virginia.
SS=Campaign 95

According to finance reports made public yesterday, GO-PAC 95 also gave 50-thousand dollars to the Joint Republican Caucus.
Meantime, Governor Allen's PAC has spent 300-thousand dollars to help Republicans broadcast their message on television.
One of them is Delegate Morgan Griffith in Salem, who recieved about 85-thousand dollars.

Allen

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE# 95-76
GRAPHIC=Allen

Yesterday's rain held off long enough for the Governor to campaign for candidates in central Virginia.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/Yesterday

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.
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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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ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot
SS= 2 shot

And it looks like President Clinton will have to gain the support of more voters in Virginia if he wants to do much better in the next election...

Mason-Dixon

ANCHOR=Beth 2 shot
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#95-78
GRAPHIC=2 shot

You may recall Mr. Clinton lost the state by a LARGE margin in 19-92.
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VO-NAT

The LATEST News-7 - Roanoke Times Poll from Mason-Dixon Research says statewide, 39-percent of the people in the survey have a FAVORABLE opinion of Clinton, DOWN from 42-percent.
41-percent have an UNfavorable opinion, UP from 36-percent.
If Colin Powell DOES NOT enter the race for the Republican presidential nomination, Bob Dole IS the runaway favorite in Virginia, easily outdistancing his competitors.
Head to head, Dole currently has a 46-to-39-percent LEAD over President Clinton.
But one on one, Powell would do even BETTER in Virginia, beating Clinton 49-to-32-percent.
If Powell runs as an independent, Dole wins with 33-percent of the vote.
Clinton gets 26-percent, Powell draws 25-percent, with 16-percent UNdecided.
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2-scores

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=nhl

In the N-H-L -- Peter Bondra scored twice in a 27-second span of the third period to ignite Washington's win over Montreal.
For that score and more, let's go to the scoreboards.
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SUPER=103-Washington/==5/Montreal/==2//Buffalo/==2/Detroit/==1;
SUPER=103-Pittsburgh/=10/Tampa Bay/==0//Toronto/==4/Winnipeg/==2;
SUPER=103-Chicago/==1/Dallas/==1//Colorado/==6/Calgary/==1;
SUPER=103-Edmonton/==3/Vancouver/==3;

Two-Larry

ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
TAPE#M95-9 Movie
CHROMAKEY=Live/Lobby
GRAPHIC=none

SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy;

(Roll cue:) Here's Anna Wentworth with this week's movie review.
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IN Q=Dead Presidents is a....
SUPER=13-Anna Wentworth/Arts Reviewer; :00
SUPER=18-"Dead Presidents"; :09
SUPER=24-Hollywood Pictures; :15
SUPER=18-Anna's Grade/"B"; 1:06
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OUT Q=too much territory.
(( Anna Wentworth/Arts Reviewer: Dead Presidents is a powerful movie about the broken promises of the Vietnam War and the way that war ruined lives.
This ambitious little film tells the story of Anthony, a young black man from the Bronx played by Lorenz Tate.
His first employer in high school is Kirby--Keith David--the neighborhood numbers runner.
In the late sixties, Anthony joins the Marines and ends up in an elite recon unit in Vietnam.
The war scenes are intense and horrific and bring terror and paranoia to vivid life.
When Anthony returns to the Bronx, the world has changed. He can't find work, his friends are on drugs or on the dole.
In desperation, he and a group from the old neighborhood set out to rob an armored car taking old money to Washington DC to be incinerated. Things go wrong and the heist ends tragically.
Dead Presidents has a lot to offer. Good perspective on the war and its effects on a black veteran from what many considered a 'white man's war'.
This movie gets a "B". The film tries to do too much, take on too many issues, and cover too much territory.))
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LIVE=Larry/Full
(Toss to Melanie & Beth)

2HEADLINES

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=
WRITER=MEL
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Here's a look at today's top stories.
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VO-NAT

A Lynchburg convenience store clerk talks about his night of horror at the hands of a cocaine crazed gunman.
He calls it the longest four hours of his life.
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VO-NAT
ANCHOR=Beth

An Islamic militant group is claiming responsibility for two car bomb explosions today in the Gaza Strip.
Several people were injured in the attack aimed at avenging the murder of the group's leader.
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VO-NAT
ANCHOR=Melanie

And the leaders of Serbia, Bosnia and Croatia are preparing for day two of their peace talks in Ohio.
There was some progress yesterday as the leaders of Serbia and Croatia promised to work on normalizing relations.
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And that's what's making news on this Thursday, November 2nd.
ANCHOR=Beth

Don't go away. The news will continue. larry-Hello

Brad-McCombie

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#95-94
GRAPHIC=Shooting

A one- man crime spree ended yesterday with one man dead and a Henrico County police officer wounded.
A hostage also was taken along the way.
Brad McCombie kidnapped a convenience store clerk during his rampage.
Kimberly McBroom spoke with the clerk about his ordeal.
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IN Q=For 10 hours
SUPER=03-Campbell Co./Tuesday Night; :00
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/Tuesday Night; :19
SUPER=01-Bret Dorsey/Kidnapping Victim; :24
SUPER=03-Campbell Co.; :30
SUPER=08-Michael Dorsey/Bret's Father; (screen left!) 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.
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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. ))
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McCombie then abducted Dorsey at gunpoint-- and forced him on a three- hour getaway ride.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.))
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ANCHOR=Melanie 2 shot
SS= 2 shot

As we mentioned, Dorsey's night of terror ended in a Richmond suburb.

Shooting

ANCHOR=Beth 2 shot
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE# 95-95
GRAPHIC=2 shot

Within a half hour of Dorsey's release, a Henrico County police officer spotted the car.
Ellen Qualls has the rest of the story.
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IN Q=A short car chase
SUPER=03-Henrico Co./Yesterday; :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.

bombing

ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=bmy
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=bombing

In other news -- an Islamic militant group appears to be avenging the assasination of its leader last week in Malta.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Gaza Strip;

The Islamic Jihad is claiming responsiblity for TWO suicide car bomb attacks early today in the Palestinian-controlled Gaza Strip.
The FIRST bomb went off near a border crossing.
NO one was injured.
A minute later, and less than a mile away, there was a SECOND explosion near an Israeli bus OUTSIDE a Jewish settlement.
At least EIGHT people were slightly wounded.
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PEACE-TALKS

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE# edit from Net a
GRAPHIC=Bosnia

A spark of hope after nearly four years of war.
The leaders of Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia are talking peace in Ohio.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Wright-Patterson AFB;

Yesterday Serbia and Croatia promised to work on normalizing relations by giving refugees the option of returning to their homeland or being compensated.
The two countries also promised to try to settle their dispute over a fragment of Croatian land occupied by serb rebels since 19-91.
And there are other sticky territorial issues still ahead.
But what may be tougher to work through is the disdain some of the parties have for one another.
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SOT
IN Q=
(( 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. ))
SUPER=01-Muhamed Sacirbey/Bosnian Foreign Minister;
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=WE'LL DO IT.
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VO-NAT

Secretary of State Warren Christopher says the representatives of the three Balkan countries owe it to future generations to make peace.
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3-Sports

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cro
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=none

In sports, one NASCAR driver is out, but that's good news for another team.
Steve Mason has the details.
Good morning Steve.
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$CCOFF
Birthdays
TALENT=Larry
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OUT Q=BACK to you (music under)

Three-Larry

ANCHOR=Larry
NEWSCAST=Mornin'
WRITER=ldo
TAPE#M95-9 In The Spirit
CHROMAKEY=Live/Lobby
GRAPHIC=none

(ROLL TAPE STRAIGHT OUT OF BIRTHDAYS)
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IN Q=Welcome back to...
SUPER=15-Larry Dowdy; :00
SUPER=13-Becky Griffith/Show Organizer; :30
SUPER=12-Ferrum; :40
RUNS=2:43
OUT Q=mornin' in a moment.
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Dorsey

ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=bmy
TAPE#95-94
GRAPHIC=Shooting

A ONE- man crime wave started in Campbell County Tuesday night and ENDED with the suspect's DEATH near Richmond early yesterday morning.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Campbell Co./Tuesday Night;

For 10 hours, Brad McCombie was a fugitive on the run.
The crime spree started with ARMED robbery at the Buzz- Inn Market on Waterlick Road.
Police say McCombie shot at a Campbell County deputy... who tried to apprehend him after the robbery.
They say McCombie then showed up at THIS Campbell Avenue store... where he kidnapped the clerk and used the clerk's car for his getaway.
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SOT
IN Q=I didn't know
((BRET DORSEY/KIDNAPPING VICTIM: I DIDN'T KNOW IF HE WAS GOING TO LET ME GO OR HE WAS JUST GOING TO SORT OF MAKE ME STICK AROUND. BUT HE WAS REAL CALM ABOUT IT. HE NEVER YELLED AT ME. HE NEVER GOT MAD OR ANYTHING. ))
SUPER=01-Bret Dorsey/Kidnapping Victim;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=mad or anything
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VO-NAT

Dorsey says McCombie bought and smoked crack cocaine during the trip.
Once the pair made it to Henrico County, McCombie let Dorsey out of the car.
Dorsey ran for about three miles, and found a telephone to call the police.
The call brought relief to Dorsey's family.
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SOT
IN Q=Halloween's my birthday
((MICHAEL DORSEY/BRET'S FATHER: HALLOWEEN'S MY BIRTHDAY, AND HE'D LEFT FROM THE DINNER WE HAD WITH FRIENDS AND GONE TO WORK. AND I THINK THE FOUR HOURS FROM 2:30 TO 6:30 WERE LONGER THAN THE FIRST 50 YEARS I LIVED. ))
SUPER=01-Michael Dorsey/Bret's Father;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=years i lived
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VO-NAT

Bret Dorsey says he's still a bit shaky from the ordeal and plans to take a few days off from work to recover.
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Richmond-Shooting

ANCHOR=Beth
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=bmy
TAPE# 95-95
GRAPHIC=wipe/wipe/wipe
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Henrico Co./Yesterday;

Within a HALF hour of Dorsey's release, a Henrico County police officer spotted the car.
A short car chase ended in a collision.
Police say gunfire came from inside the car McCombie was driving.
Officer Andi (MAR-gee-OT-ah)Margiotta was shot twice.
The officer fired back at McCombie.
The next officers on the scene found a wounded comrade and McCombie, dead from the gunshots.
Officer (Mar-gee-ot-ah)Margiotta is expected to make a full recovery.
Police credit his bullet proof vest for saving his life.
Henrico's prosecutor will look into the officer's conduct.
Police expect him to be cleared of any wrongdoing in the incident.
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Helms

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
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./Yesterday;

During a news conference police said there is a national trend of kids carrying guns.
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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/Tuesday;

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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Head-Start

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
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.
They say changes in the state's administration of federal head start funds have forced them to pull their children from the program.
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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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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=Melanie
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.

4-scores

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=none

Time now for sports.
In the N-H-L, Mario Lemieux (Lem-You) scored his tenth goal of the season and tied a club record with six assists in Pittsburgh's romp over Tampa Bay.
For that score and others, let's go to the scoreboards.
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SUPER=#C-200;
SUPER=103-Pittsburgh/=10/Tampa Bay/==0//Toronto/==4/Winnipeg/==2;
SUPER=103-Washington/==5/Montreal/==2//Buffalo/==2/Detroit/==1;
SUPER=103-Edmonton/==3/Vancouver/==3; SUPER=103-Chicago/==1/Dallas/==1//Colorado/==6/Calgary/==1;