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Up next on News 7 at five-
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VO-NAT
A train carrying chemcials derails bursting into flames in California-
Girl Scout Cookies go hi Tech. We'll tell you about the newest selling
strategy.
Plus it's on its way back- More winter weather on the way.
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Wx-Heads
TALENT=Robin
SS=None
Here we go again. A snow storm arrives later tonight and continues on
Friday. Snow totals could reach a foot in some areas.
Medical-heads
ANCHOR=Connie
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TAPE#med heads
GRAPHIC=NONE
And on Health Check-- we'll visit Roanoke's new Center for Bariatric
Medicine.
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VO-NAT
They're using a combination of drugs to produce weight loss in patients.
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SOT 12:26:23
IN Q=That medication
((THAT MEDICATION MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU JUST ATE. IT'S NOT JUST THAT YOU'RE
NOT HUNGRY. THERE'S THIS FULL, SATISFIED FEELING IN YOU ALL THE TIME.))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=all the time.
2-SHOT
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VO-NAT
Haven't we been here before? The region prepares for ANOTHER frosty visit
from Old Man Winter.
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ANCHOR=Jean
SS=news-7 at five
Good Evening this is NEWS-7 at FIVE, I'm Jean Jadhon.
SS=winter storm
Snow, sleet, freezing rain-- they are all on the way, and just in time for
the weekend.
The big questions as always-- how much and when?
Meteorologist Robin Reed is tracking the storm in the NEWS-7 Weather
Center.
toss to robin
5-Cold
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#net-c
GRAPHIC=winter weather
It is cold air gripping the Midwest.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Chicago;
In Chicago they're asking just how low can it go?
Eleven below last night prompted the city to double team a special task
force to get people off the streets and into shelters.
34 year old James Marion is an out of work dishwasher- who would rather
sleep in the street than go to a shelter.
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SOT 10:02:56
IN Q=
((HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN SLEEPING OUT HERE LIKE THIS? SINCE BEFORE CHRISTMAS,
AROUND THANKSGIVING.))
10:03:03
((SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T CONVINCE THEM BUT YOU KEEP TRYING.))
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OUT Q=YOU KEEP TRYING."
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VO-NAT
Temperatures in the Chicago area are averaging 25 degrees below normal.
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5-Train-Derail
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
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GRAPHIC=derailment
A train jumped the tracks in California this morning- exploding into a ball
of fire.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-San Bernadino, CA;
Rescue crews found the body of one crew member.
Another is missing and at least 20-people are hurt.
The ball of fire and black smoke filled the morning sky- waking people who
lived nearby.
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SOT 15:11:23
IN Q=
((GERALD DAVIS/EYEWITNESS: FAN EXPLOSION. IT LIT THE BACK OF THE MORMAN ROCKS,
JUST RED AS A BEET AND I TOLD MY SON, COME ON GET OUT OF BED. WE'VE GOTTA GO
DOWN AND CHECK IT OUT WHAT HAPPENED.))
SUPER=01-Gerald Davis/Eyewitness;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=out what happened."
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VO-NAT
The 49-car freight train was carrying hazardous chemicals-
Firefighters fearing the chemicals were unable to fight back.
Emergency crews did evacuate people who lived nearby and closed down
Interstate 15.
The injured include ten police officers who complained of shortness of
breath, chest pains and skin rashes.
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5-Clayborne
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=THa
TAPE#596-02
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A Danville judge did not take long to convict Phil Dennis Clayborne of
robbery and first degree murder.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville;
Judge James Ingram made his decision just minutes after the defense rested
its case without calling any witnesses.
Clayborne was convicted of strangling 32- year old Angel Lewis Dejesus
(De-HEY-seus) of New Jersey.
SUPER=04-July 13;
His body was discovered outside a Danville home last July.
Dejesus travelled from New Jersey to visit a childhood friend.
Members of his family say they can begin to heal now that the trial is over.
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SOT
IN Q=Justice was
((CARMEN MARTANZ/VICTIM'S SISTER-IN-LAW: JUSTICE WAS SERVED BY THE COURT OF
DANVILLE. AS FAR AS MY FAMILY, WE'RE HAPPY THAT IT IS ALREADY OVER WITH AND MY
SISTER CAN START HER NEW LIFE WITH THE GIRLS, YOU KNOW, IN PATTERSON, NEW
JERSEY. WE'RE JUST GLAD ITS OVER WITH AND JUST WAS SERVED. ))
SUPER=01-Carmen Martanz/Victim's Sister-in-Law; :00
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=justice was served.
ANCHOR=JEAN
SS=HOLD
Clayborne will be sentenced in March.
5-Regional-Jail
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=tal
TAPE#596-03
GRAPHIC=REGIONAL JAIL
The New River Valley Regional Jail Authority is rolling out the welcome mat
for Wythe County.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Radford;
The authority voted to invite Sheriff Wayne Pike to discuss the
possibilities of joining its plans.
The jail it has proposed would house prisoners from Radford and Giles,
Grayson and Pulaski Counties.
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SOT
IN Q=
((BOB LLOYD/JAIL AUTHORITY CHAIRMAN: WE HAVEN'T COMMUNICATED WITH WYTHE COUNTY
AT ALL. WE FEEL LIKE THIS PROJECT HAS SOME OBLIGATION REGIONALLY TO OFFER
WYTHE COUNTY AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE A PART OF THE PLAN. ))
SUPER=01-Bob Lloyd/Jail Authority Chairman;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=of the plan.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Wytheville;
Wythe County's aging jail has continual maintenance and overcrowding
problems.
But Sheriff Pike says with two interstate highways to patrol, he can't spare
deputies to drive prisoners as far as the New River authority's proposed jail
site in Dublin.
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SOT
IN Q=
((WAYNE PIKE/WYTHE CO. SHERIFF: WE HAVE A CONTINUING PROBLEM ALL THE TIME.
WE'RE JUST SO BUSY WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO WORRY ABOUT TRANSPORTING PEOPLE LONG
DISTANCES. ))
SUPER=@Pike;
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OUT Q=long distances.
TALENT=Jean
SS=HOLD
Pike has asked Wythe supervisors to consider a new county jail, or a
regional jail to serve Wythe, Bland, Carroll, Grayson and Smyth counties.
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HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Jean
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Straight ahead-- the General Assembly is putting the brakes on a bill that
could have raised the speed limit.
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VO-NAT
And a little later, this is isn't your mother's Girl Scout troop-- as
Dosie-Dos, Thin Mints and Tag-A-Longs hit the internet.
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ANCHOR=Connie
On Health Check-- the field of bariatrics.
We'll visit a new clinic that's opened in Roanoke, treating obesity with
medication.
2-SHOT
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE
February is Heart Month-- what can you do to observe it?
ANCHOR=Connie
Patrick catches up with the American Heart Association for some tips. when
NEWS-7 at FIVE continues.
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5-Speed-Limit
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5p
WRITER=equ
TAPE#596-01
GRAPHIC=session 96
The Virginia Senate Transporation Committee put the brakes on a bill today
that would have raised speed limits on rural interstates.
double boxes ellen/jean
Ellen Qualls is in the state capitol newsroom.
What drove this bill to defeat today?
ANCHOR=Ellen
(ellen ad lib)
SUPER=@Ellen1;
SUPER=22-Richmond;
(ROLL CUE: ...auto accidents.)
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SOT
IN Q=Teresa Rankin
SUPER=03-Richmond; :00
SUPER=01-Teresa Rankin/Brain Injury Survivor; :00
SUPER=01-David Gehr/Va. Transportation Commissioner; :35
SUPER=@Goode; :46
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OUT Q=yearlong study.
LIVE=ellen full
SUPER=22-Richmond
(ellen ad lib)
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( Question: What will happen in the House?)
5-Chirac
ANCHOR=Jean
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France's president spoke to Congress today- getting a round of applause
on one topic in particular.
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SOT 13:05:45
IN Q=
((JACQUES CHIRAC/FRENCH PRESIDENT: FRANCE HAS ENDED ONCE AND FOR ALL ITS
NUCLEAR TESTING...APPLAUSE.))
SUPER=10-Jacques Chirac/French President/Translator;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=ITS NUCLEAR TESTING."
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington DC;
Jacques Chirac says France is finished with nuclear testing.
He says the two nations must together promote disarmament and combat
weapons of mass destruction.
Many Democrats boycotted today's speech saying France's end to nuclear
testing was too late to win their applause.
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5-Polls
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#net-D
SS=Campaign 96
A new front-runner in the Republican Party could emerge in the New
Hampshire primary.
SS=forbes
In a poll released by a Boston newspaper and television station-- Steve
Forbes has the support of 31 percent of those questioned over 22 percent for
Senator Bob Dole.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Council Bluffs, IA;
With new evidence of his popularity Presidential Candidate Forbes isn't
making predictions.
But he admits he's gaining momentum.
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ANCHOR=Jean
GRAPHIC=Dole
Dole says he'll keep plugging along despite trailing in the polls.
The expected GOP front-runner is shrugging off the new survey.
Dole says if he worried about every poll, he'd get "an Excedrin Headache."
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"Don't Die of embarrassment" that's the theme of American Heart Month.
So what can you do to stay heart healthy?
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SUPER=22-Roanoke Co.;
(patrick ad lib)
stocks bump next
5-HEART-MONTH
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=FIVE
WRITER=PEV
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE
February is National Heart Month, and with that in mind,DOUBLE BOX
JEAN/PATRICK
fitnesss Guru Patrick Evans is hot on the health trail.
Patrick, seriously, what can folks do to stay healthy?
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SUPER=21-Patrick Evans;
SUPER=22-Roanoke Co.;
SUPER=01-Sam Giles/WROV Radio;
SUPER=01-Victoria Longely/American Heart Association;
DOUBLE BOX PATRICK/ROBIN
Stats
SUPER=302-26/10/50/SE-8mph/30.12/r;
SUPER=303-26/6/42/E-5mph/30.16/r;
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health music under
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Stick around--- a big battle is brewing in U-Hall-- Mike has a preview of
tonight's Maryland/U-V-A game.
ANCHOR=Connie
And on Health Check--
A report on the treatment of obesity using the medications fenfluramine and
phentermine.
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VO-NAT
The drugs have been around a while-- what's new is combining the two.
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SOT 12:23:38
IN Q=I have lost
((I HAVE LOST ALMOST 40- POUNDS, I FEEL WONDERFUL. I HAVE NO HUNGER. I HAVE
MORE ENERGY THAN I HAVE HAD SINCE I WAS 15. ))
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OUT Q=I was 15.
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5-Bariatrics
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#596-04
GRAPHIC=Obesity Treatment
About 50-million American adults are obese-- it's a problem that leads to
many health concerns-- from cardiac and blood pressure problems to joint
ailments.
But now, at Roanoke's new Center for Bariatric Medicine, they believe
they've got a way to help some patients take the weight off.
They're using medications that have been around for years....the trick now
though, is the way they're COMBINED.
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SOT
IN Q=I have fought
SUPER=01-Helen Anderson/Bariatrics Patient; :00
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :23
SUPER=01-Bonnie Lee/The Center for Bariatric Medicine; :45
SUPER=@File; 1:10
SUPER=01-Marilyn Donato/Dietician; 1:32
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OUT Q=as a medical problem.
((
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SOT 12:22:13
IN Q=I have fought
((HELEN ANDERSON/BARIATRICS PATIENT: I HAVE FOUGHT THIS WEIGHT PROBLEM SINCE I
WAS A KID I HAVE LOST AND GAINED SO MANY TIMES, AND A FEW YEARS AGO I DECIDED I
WOULD NEVER DO THIS AGAIN UNLESS I COULD BE CONVINCED IT WAS A PERMANENT
SOLUTION SOMEWHERE. ))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=solution somewhere.
Helen Anderson believes she may have found that solution, with a
combination of the drugs Fenfluramine and Phentermine.
She started on the medications at a Northern Virginia clinic, and has since
transferred to Roanoke's Center for Bariatric Medicine.
The result-- since the end of September, she's lost 40 pounds.
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SOT 12:24:44
IN Q=This medication
((HELEN ANDERSON: THIS MEDICATION GIVES YOU SO MUCH POWER, YOU HAVE THE ABILITY
TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT YOUR FOODS, INSTEAD OF YOUR BODY DEMANDING THE FOOD. ))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=demanding the food.
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butt butt butt
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SOT 12:41:23
IN Q=They increase
((BONNIE LEE/REGISTERED NURSE: THEY INCREASE METABOLISM, THEY DECREASE
APPETITE. ONE OF THE MEDICINES ACTS ON SERATONIN, A BRAIN CHEMICAL WHICH SEEMS
TO BE INVOLVED IN HUNGER, AND ALSO INVOLVED IN CRAVINGS A LOT. AND IT HELPS A
LOT TO DECREASE THOSE. THE OTHER IS A STIMULANT, AND ACTS ON DOPAMINE, AND
DECREASES HUNGER THAT WAY. ))
RUNS=:26
OUT Q=that way.
Not all patients though are candidates for the treatment-- a full physical
is performed to look at the patient's total health.
And for some, there are side effects-- ranging from dry mouth, to sedation,
to short term memory loss.
Still, some physicians and dieticians say for patients who can tolerate the
medication-- it may be a solution to a serious problem.
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SOT 12:08:14
IN Q=I'm here to
((MARILYN DONATO/REGISTERED DIETICIAN: I'M HERE TO LOOK AND SEE FOR MYSELF HOW
EFFECTIVE THEY WOULD BE. BECAUSE IN THE PAST-- IT'S A VERY COMPLICATED
PROBLEM, OBESITY, SO I'M WILLING TO TRY OTHER THINGS THAT WILL HELP THE
PATIENTS. ))
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=help the patients.
Other drugs are currently up for F-D-A consideration-- like
Dexfenfluramine, already used in 50 different countries.
The drug Sibutramine is being considered as not only an appetite
suppressant, but also a way to increase the metabolic rate.
Appetite suppressant aren't the only weight maintenance alternatives-- a
fat blocker called Orlistat is also undergoing long-term study.
Even the drug Prozac-- given in large doses-- has produced weight loss in
the research lab.
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SOT 12:46:18
IN Q=It's such
((BONNIE LEE: IT'S SUCH A MAJOR HEALTH PROBLEM AND DOCTORS ARE STARTING TO LOOK
AT THIS NOW AND HAVE COMPASSION FOR THESE PATIENTS AND THEY ARE GETTING TO LOOK
AT IT AS A MEDICAL PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM OF GLUTTONY OR OF WILLPOWER.
OR OF MORALITY. THIS IS A MEDICAL PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS TO BE TREATED AS A
MEDICAL PROBLEM. ))
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=as a medical problem.
))
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Connie VO-NAT
The Center for Bariatric Medicine is a member of the American Association
of Bariatric Physicians.
It also prescribes to the teachings of Dr. Steven Lamm, author of "Thinner
At Last."
pinnacle board
Dr. Lamm will be speaking in the area on Saturday February 10th, at
six-p.m. at the Hotel Roanoke.
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For ticket information, call the Center for Bariatric Medicine at
540-982-0250.
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2-SHOT-TOSS
ANCHOR=JeaN
N-F-L teams continue the exodus from their hometowns.
ANCHOR=Connie
Mike tells us about the latest team's plans in tonight's ticker.
S5-Stuff
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TAPE#st5-17
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Good afternoon everybody and welcome to the Thursday night two minute sports
ticker.
Let's begin tonight with news of yet another NFL franchsie on the move.
Team officials in Seattle have confirmed at this hour that the Seahawks are
leaving Washington state for California.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=04-Seahawks In Blue; :00
Seahawks owner Ken Behring is meeting with King County officials in Seattle
to work out details of the departure.
The Seahawks still have 10 years left on their lease agreement at the
Kingdome.
If the move is approved they will play next season in the Rose Bowl in
Pasadena.
SUPER=03-Washington, DC; :00
Also tonight former Ferrum star Chris Warren has signed a new contract with
the Seahawks.
The new agreement will pay the All-Pro running back 10 million dollars over
the next three years.
Warren played his high school ball in Northern Virginia at Robinson high.
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ANCHOR=Mike
SS=NONE
Also, tonight the Steelers have fired offensive coordinator Ron Erhardt and
tight ends coach Pat Hodgson.
Apparently their play calling was too conservative in the Super Bowl.
Turning to college basketball, the Roanoke College Maroons are in action
tonight at 7:30 at the Bast center in a huge ODAC battle with first place
Bridgewater.
The Eagles knocked off Roanoke in Bridgewater earlier this season.
S5-UVA
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#ST5-18
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We'll have highlights and postgame of that game for your tonight, plus
don't forget coming up at 8 this evening right here on your hometown station
UVa hosts Maryland.
The season is now at the halfway point and the Virginia Cavaliers are below
the 500 mark with the Terps in town tonight.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Charlottesville; :
The Cavaliers are 7 and 9 overall and just 2 and 5 in the A-C-C.
And besides an out of conference game with Old dominion coming up, the rest
of the Cavaliers games are in conference, which makes tonight's game all the
more important.
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SOT
IN Q="We know that
((JEFF JONES/UVA HEAD COACH: ))
((NORMAN NOLAN/VIRGINIA FORWARD: ))
SUPER=01-Jeff Jones/UVa Head Coach; :00
SUPER=01-Norman Nolan/UVa Forward; :20
RUNS=:29
OUT Q=...EVERYBODY SO."
ANCHOR=Mike
SS=Hold Logo
Coming up at six Roy Stanley will have more on the Cavaliers struggles
this season as they try to get back on a positive note before tournament time.
Have a nice night everybody.
take a break
5-internet-cookies
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#net-h
GRAPHIC=none
Earlier this week we tagged along on the Girl Scout Cookie Drive.
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VO-NAT
But the traditional scenes of young girl scouts knocking on neighborhood
doors could soon be a thing of the past.
In Boston, it's not your mother's girl scout troop--SUPER=03-Boston;
the organization is going high-tech--selling cookies on the internet.
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SOT 10:20:18
IN Q=here
((HERE WE HAVE THE THIN MINT DISPLAY. YOU CAN LOOK AT THE NUTRITIONAL
INFORMATION WHICH IS RIGHT HERE. ))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=RIGHT HERE.
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VO-NAT
You make your selection through the World Wide Web and charge it to your
credit card.
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SOT 10:21:51
IN Q=IT'S REALLY
((NICOLE HENLEY/GIRL SCOUT: IT IS REALLY CONVENIENT AND IT IS REALLY EASY TO
USE. IT'S NOT HARD. IT'S VERY CLICK AND SURF KIND OF THING. IT IS VERY, VERY
EASY.))
SUPER=01-Nicole Henley/Girl Scout;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=VERY VERY EASY.
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VO-NAT
This is the first troop in the country to peddle its cookies on the
Internet.
The Girl Scouts say it helps reach another audience and brings in many more
sales.
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six-preview
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(toss to robin)
RUNS=:15
(robin tosses to jean)
ANCHOR=Jean
The latest plans to redevelop Henry Street have run into vocal opposition.
And today, the Roanoke Housing Authority decided to delay its presentation
to city council.
double boxes Jean/Keith
Keith Humphry is in the newsroom with more on that.
ANCHOR=Keith
SUPER=@Keith1;
Jean, the housing authority was scheduled to detail its land use plan for
Henry Street on Monday afternoon.
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VO-NAT
The proposal calls for an 18- million dollar development of retail
businesses, restaurants, and offices.
but complaints in two public meetings have prompted officials to slow down.
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ANCHOR=Keith
We'll hear from the Housing Authority
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and bring you the rest of the news, weather and sports on NEWS-7 AT SIX.
(ad lib bye)
ANCHOR=Jean
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