WDBJ 7 news at 6 for 02/25/96

18:00-01

News-Head

ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=rjo
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=

Coming up on new seven at eleven two people have been shot in Bedford County...we'll have live report.
(----------------)
VO-NAT

Tension is mounting in Jerusalem as the clean up continues following a blast that killed more than two dozen people on busy street.
(----------------)

News seven at eleven is next.

Bedford-Shooting

ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Dal
TAPE# 96-12
GRAPHIC=Shooting

Authorities in Bedford County have been keeping busy this evening.
A series of incidents, including several shootings, have occurred.
A lot of the details are still unclear.
DOUBLE BOXES=Ron/Len/Microwave

Len Besthoff join us now from Bedford County with the latest.
Len, I know it's been hectic there but what can you tell us.
Talent=Len/Live Full
SUPER=@Len1;
SUPER=05-Bedford Co.;

Roll: nine o'clock
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Bedford Co.;
SUPER=
SUPER=
RUNS=:30
OUT Q=
Len ad lib

DOUBLE BOXES=Ron/Len
(Q/A: )

Roanoke-Ax

ANCHOR=ron
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=afr
TAPE#=96-15
GRAPHIC=none

Police are on the scene of a two car accident at the intersection of Interstate 5-81 and Colonial Avenue.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;

The two vehicles were apparently traveling north when they collided and overturned.
Authorities are still investigating the cause of the accident at this hour.
Police are not releasing the names of the drivers.
The victims were taken to Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
(----------------)

Armed-Robbery

ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=Dal
TAPE# 96-16
GRAPHIC=None

A McDonald's restaurant was robbed around six this morning.
Salem police are looking for a suspect who injured two employees and made away with some cash.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem;

Police say the suspect reportedly had a gun.
Two employees were in the restaurant when the incident occurred.
Police say the robber apparently struck the workers several times with the gun before he left.
They suffered minor injuries.
Investigators are not saying how much cash was taken.
(----------------)

Cuban-Planes

ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11
WRITER=jmo
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=None

Secretary of State Warren Christopher says Cuba was NOT justified in shooting down two small planes flown by Americans... he believes the planes were in international waters.
Byron Harlan has the story.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=There was anger
SUPER=04-Amateur Video;
SUPER=01-Jose Basulto/Brothers To the Rescue;
SUPER=04-Coast Guard Video;
SUPER=01-Jose Ponce/Cuban Diplomat;
SUPER=01-Warren Christopher/Secretary of State;
SUPER=07-Sylvia Iriondo;
SUPER=01-Byron Harlan/Reporting;
RUNS=2:15
OUT Q=CBS News Miami.
(( ((THERE WAS ANGER IN THE CUBAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY OVER THE SHOOTDOWN YESTERDAY OF THE TWO SMALL PLANES OPERATED BY BROTHERS TO THE RESCUE, AN ANTI-CASTRO GROUP THAT SAYS IT'S FLOWN HUNDREDS OF MISSIONS OVER THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO HELP REFUGEES FLEEING CUBA.
THE GROUP HAS AUDIO TAPE OF THE INCIDENT, WHICH IT HAS OFFERED TO THE FBI.
THIS AMATEUR VIDEO, TAKEN BY A PASSENGER ON A NEARBY CRUISE SHIP, SHOWS THE AFTERMATH-- A PLUME OF SMOKE ON THE HORIZON COMING FROM A POINT IN THE OCEAN.
THE PILOT OF THE SURIVING PLANE SAID SATURDAY'S MISSION WAS LIKE ANY OF 18-HUNDRED OTHERS.
JOSE BASULTO, BROTHERS TO THE RESCUE, ATTACK WAS UNPROVOKED)
THE U.S. COAST GUARD SPENT ANOTHER DAY SEARCHING THE WATERS OFF THE COAST OF CUBA FOR ANY SIGNS OF THE TWO SMALL CHARTER PLANES.
THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN THE PLANES VIOLATED CUBAN AIRSPACE AND WERE REPEATEDLY WARNED TO STAY AWAY.
JOSE PONCE, CUBAN DIPLOMAT, PARAPHRASED, WE CAN'T ALLOW THREATS TOP OUR SOVEREIGNTY, ETC.)
BROTHERS TO THE RESCUE SAYS THE PLANES WERE OVER INTERNATIONAL WATERS, AND THE US GOVERNMENT ADDS, EVEN IF THEY WEREN'T, SHOOTING THEM DOWN WAS NOT THE CIVILIZED RESPONSE.
WARREN CHRISTOPHER, SECRETARY OF STATE, VIOLATION OF THE NORMS OF CIVILIZED BEHAVIOR.")
FOR THOUSANDS OF CUBAN-AMERICANS WHO HAVE SPENT A LIFETIME FIGHTING THE CASTRO REGIME, THE SHOOTDOWN IS OUTRAGEOUS, BUT NOT SURPRISING. SYLVIA IRIONDO, WHO WAS ALSO ON THE SURVIVING PLANE, SAID THE ACTION SPEAKS VOLUMES.
SYLVIA IRIONDO, 13:53:56, "WHAT ELSE DOES IT TAKE TO CALL A MURDERER BY ITS NAME", ETC.)
THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION IS PROMISING AN APPROPRIATE RESPONSE TO THE INCIDENT, THOUGH NO ONE IS SAYING YET WHAT THAT MIGHT BE. JUST LAST FALL, PRESIDENT CLINTON EASED RESTRICTIONS ON AIR TRAVEL AND VISITATION TO CUBA.
BYRON HARLAN, CBS NEWS, MIAMI.)) ))

Israel-Bombing

ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=rjo
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=Bombing

More than two dozen people are reported dead in Jerusalem after a deadly blast ripped through a crowded street yesterday.
Now Israeli and Palestinian officials believe the blast not only took lives... but is threatening to kill a new and fragile peace accord.
Jesse Schulman as the story.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:12:44
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Jerusalem, Israel;
SUPER=01-Jesse Schulman/Reporting;
RUNS=1:06
OUT Q=Jesse Schulman.
(( In a country with a long and bloody history of terror this was one of the deadliest days ever.
In Jerusalem a Palestinian suicide bomber blew a packed bus to pieces.
The dead and injured were strewn among the debris in one of the city's busiest intersections.
While the bomb squad combed the wreckage for clues holy men of the burial society collected bodies in a makeshift morgue and combed the streets for human remains.
Less then an hour after the Jeruslaem attack a second bomb went off in the coastal city of Ashkelon... many of the victims here were soldiers returning from weekend leave.
The Palestinian extremist group Hamas has claimed credit for the death and destruction, as revenge for the killing of a Hamas master bomb maker in January.
Also shattered in the blasts were hopes that Palestinian President Yassir Arafat would be able to control the extremists in his midst.
The election hopes of Arafat's peace partner, Prime Minister Shimon Peres have taken a blow as well..
He was booed by the crowd when he came to inspect the Jerusalem carnage.
Jesse Schulman CBS News Jerusalem.))
Tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Ron
SS=NONE

Coming up on news-7,
Several area colleges have had students fall ill with a rare infection,
(----------------)
VO-NAT

And We'll show you a dinner boat that more closely resembles a submarine.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Kimberly
Wx ad lib
As a picture perfect weekend comes to a close, we can look forward to more mild weather-- at least through the early part of the week.
But an approaching cold front late Tuesday will bring winter out of hibernation.
We'll see a return of seasonable temperatures-- and maybe some showers.
All the details are on the way-- so keep it right here.
MUSIC UP FULL
COMM#1

Meningococcal

ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# net; edit 96-4
GRAPHIC=Meningitis

Two area colleges have sent students to the hospital with meningitis.
The Radford University and James Madison University students were diagnosed this weekend.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;

That brings Virginia's total of infections to nine this year.
Two of the cases have been fatal.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:49:46 (596-05)
IN Q=When you come
((DR. GAIL CASSELL/MICROBIOLOGIST: WHEN YOU COME TOGETHER IN FAIRLY CLOSE QUARTERS AS COLLEGE POPULATIONS ARE, DEPENDING ON RESIDENCE HALLS, ETC. THEN THEY ARE EXPOSED TO THESE STRAINS THAT THEY HAVEN'T PRESENTLY BEEN EXPOSED TO.))
SUPER=01-Dr. Gail Cassell/Microbiologist;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=exposed to
(----------------)
VO-NAT edit 96-4
SUPER=03-Lexington/Last Month;

Last month, 18- year- old Scott Hickey died from a rare blood infection caused by a bacteria which often leads to meningitis.
He was a student at the Virginia Military Institute.
Cases have also been reported at the University of Virginia.
(----------------)
SS=Full Screen

Symptoms of meningitis vary, depending on the cause-- but may include:
- Fever,
- Headache
- Stiff neck & back
- Nausea
- Skin rash.

Pioneer-Maid

ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=Dal
TAPE# 96-2
GRAPHIC=None

American Electric Power is helping the Pioneer Maid out of some deep water.
The popular dining and sightseeing cruise ship in Pulaski County is sitting on the bottom of Claytor Lake.
It's been there since Thursday.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pulaski Co.;

A-E-P began lowering the lake around five this morning to help with the recovery of the dinner boat.
Right now only the upper deck of the Pioneer Maid is above water.
When all is said and done the reservoir will be lowered about five feet.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:07:14
IN Q=it will require
((CHARLOTTE LAVINDER/AEP: IT WILL REQUIRE 72 HOURS TO REACH THE ELEVATION OF 1841. NORMAL OPERATIONS WILL RESUME AT CLAYTOR ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29.))
SUPER=01-Charlotte Lavinder/American Electric Power;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=FEBRUARY 29.
(----------------)
VO-NAT

The New River Cruise Company operates the vessel.
Owner Howard Barrett says a salvage crew will arrive Wednesday to get the boat out of the water so it can be repaired.
And as long as the damage isn't extensive, Barrett says he hopes to have the Maid cleaned up and ready for passengers when the season opens in May.
(----------------)

Business-Review

ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#=BIZ
GRAPHIC=Business Review

Fourth of July fireworks may soon have "Made in Virginia" printed on the box,
And the Dow Industrial Average took off like a rocket.
Len Besthoff recaps the week's top economic stories in southwest and central Virginia with the News-7 Business Review.
(//////////////)
SOT
IN Q=NAT SOT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Tuesday; :08
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Wednesday; :13 (QUICK!!!!!)
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/Wednesday; :26 (QUICK!!!!!)
SUPER=03-Montgomery Co./File Tape; :43 (QUICK!!!!!)
SUPER=03-Roanoke/August 1995; :57
RUNS=1:18
OUT Q=NAT SOT

(( Nat Sot
RUNS=:05

Roanoke Electric Steel's profits keep rolling in.
At its annual meeting the steel company says in the first quarter they rose three-percent compared to a year ago.
A major score for Roanoke County this week: R-R Donnelley unveiled plans to build a multi-million-dollar book manufacturing plant that will initially create 175 jobs.
The Fortune 500 company already has a magazine plant in Lynchburg that employs 750 people.
But land to lure any more prospects may be hard to come by in Roanoke County.
200 residents packed a meeting Wednesday, voicing their opposition to opening more development sites in the western part of the county.
The New River Valley is on the verge of a blockbuster deal, this one with the world-famous Grucci Fireworks company of New York.
Both Grucci and the Radford Arsenal confirm they're exploring the possibility of moving a portion of the fireworks facility to southwest Virginia.
And union workers at Bell Atlantic approved a new contract by a six-to-one margin.
The Communications Workers of America had been at odds with the Baby Bell since last summer.
Checking the Dow Jones Industrial Average for the week, it rose 127-points, closing at 5630-point-49.
Len Besthoff, with the News-7 Business Review. Nat Sot
RUNS=:05
))
Tease#2
MUSIC ON TAPE
ANCHOR=Ron
SS=none

Coming up,
We'll read some viewer mail, as you comment on one of our stories.
(----------------)
VO-NAT

And,
An artist shares with beth Myer in her roundabout way of settling on a new career.
Stay tuned.
(----------------)
MUSIC UP FULL
COMM#2

Feedback-2/25

ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11p
WRITER=jmc
TAPE#Feedback
GRAPHIC=Feedback

Debates in Richmond about the official language of Virginia brought a response from a viewer.
Here's assignment editor Joe McKean with News-7 Feedback
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=A recent News-7
SUPER=03-Richmond/February 12; :00
RUNS=1:14
OUT Q=McKean, News-7.
((A recent News-7 at 5 broadcast included a story from Richmond bureau chief Ellen Qualls, about debate over a bill to make English Virginia's official language.
A viewer from Vinton thinks that idea is less than "wunderbar".
"I feel like that there are many other issues occurring in Virginia that require the attention of the House of Delegates more than the issue of whether or not English will be our official language. As a college student and a student of foreign languages, I think it is wonderful for people to learn another language, maybe even three or four languages, but I do not think that the issue requires the heated debate it seemed to be getting from the delegates shown on the newcast.
In short, I think that the delegates need to start making decisions on the issues that they campaigned so fervently for and what we elected them for, not whether or not the state's native language will become Spanish, French, German or Italian."
Your comments on issues in the news or our news coverage should be sent to News-7 Feedback, P.O. Box 7, Roanoke Virginia, 24022-0007.
If you're sending us a fax, the number is 540-343-7269.
And if you've got an E-mail message, the address is wdbj7@teleweb.com.
Joe McKean, News-7.))

S-Tech

ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#TB96-1
GRAPHIC=Tech Hoops

12-th ranked Virginia Tech scored its lowest point total of the season and the Hokies lost to Temple 57 to 41.
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Philadelphia, PA/ABC SPORTS; :

Bill Foster watching as his team loses its lead early in the first half.
Temple's Jason Ivey pulls up and hits this three pointer and the Owls led 12 to 10.
Temple had a 12 to nothing run before Shawn Smith passes inside to Travis Jackson for the layup but the Hokies trailed by 6.
The Owls went up by as many as 10 and led the Hokies 25 to 18 at the half.
Temple opened the second half and would expand its lead to 14 with over 14 minutes left in the game.
Tech's Shawn Smith pulled up and hit a jumper at the 10 minute mark but the Hokies still trailed by 14.
The Hokies still could not hit a SUPER=33-Temple/=57/Virginia Tech/=41;
shot from the field and Temple pulls off the 57 to 41 win.
(-------------)

S-UConn

ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#BB96-3
GRAPHIC=College Hoops

Connecticut's Ray allen scored 26 points today to lead the Huskies to a 70 to 59 win over Villanova.
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Philadelphia, PA/CBS SPORTS; :

Villanova star Kerry Kittles sitting out his suspension.
But U-Conn had to be happy for teammate Ray Allen he makes the scoop layup, scores and draws the foul for two of his 26 points.
The Huskies would take a 7 point lead when Kirk King takes the inbounds pass and scores the layup to make it 17 to 10.
The Wildcats had a run just before the half Chuck Kornegay on the jam to make it 25 to 17.
But Allen took control in the
SUPER=33-Connecticut/=70/Villanova/=59;second half leading the Huskies to the
70 to 59 victory over Villanova.
(-------------)

S-Jackets

ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#BB96-2
GRAPHIC=College Hoops

Stephon Marbury scored 25 points as Georgia Tech beat N.C. State 92 to 83 in overtime. The win moves the Yellow Jackets into first place in the A-C-C.
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Atlanta, GA/ESPN2; :

State gave the Yellow Jackets a run. Marbury's three pointer and Georgia Tech led 63 to 58.
But Danny Strong answers for the Wolfpack nailing this three pointer and sending the game into overtime at 74 to 74.
Georgia Tech's Matt Harpring takes SUPER=33-Georgia Tech/=92/N.C.
State/=83;it inside for the old fashioned three point play and the Yellow
Jackets get the 92 to 83 win.
(-------------)

S-Bulls

ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#BB96-1
GRAPHIC=NBA LOGO

The Chicago Bulls put the ball in the hands of Tony Kukoc and he scored 24 points as the Bulls beat the Orlando Magic 111 to 91.
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Chicago, IL/NBC SPORTS; :

The Magic rode the shoulders of Shaquille O'Neal in the first half here he makes the nice baseline move for two of his 33 points in the game.
But the Bulls come right back going to Michael Jordan he hits the fade away jumper and Chicago led 47 to 45.
Orlando still took it inside Penny Hardaway going in for the jam and the game was tied at 47 to 47 in the second quarter.
But the fourth quarter belonged to Chicago's Tony Kukoc. He came off the
SUPER=32-Chicago/111/Orlando/=91;
bench to score a season high 24 including Chicago's first 11 of the quarter Chicago wins it 111 to 91.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="I had a ball
((TONY KUKOC/SCORED 24 POINTS: ))
SUPER=01-Tony Kukoc/Scored 24 Points; :
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=......the ball."
(-------------)

S-Hoops

ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=Sports Logo

The Bullets beat Milwaukee and Phoenix won its fifth in a row. For all of the N-B-A, College and N-H-L scores lets check the boards.
(/////SOT/////)
CHRYON MOTION
IN Q=FIRST SCORE
RUNS=1:05
OUT Q=......ERIE/ROANOKE."
(-------------)

S-ODAC

ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S6-3
GRAPHIC=ODAC LOGO

The Old Dominion Athletic conference is well represented in the men's and women's NCAA division three basketball tournament.
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Kansas City, MO; :

ODAC champion Roanoke College at 22 and 4 is the number one seed in the South Region and the Maroons will host Shenandoah in the first round.
Bridgewater at 18 and 9 will travel to Millsaps in the South. And Randolph-Macon at 18 and 8 has a road trip to Christopher Newport at 22 and 5.
(-------------)
ANCHOR=Roy
SS=Hold Logo

In the women's field ODAC champion Randolph-Macon at 26 and one will host Shenandoah in the South Region.
But the Lady Maroons of Roanoke College, runners up in the ODAC will travel to Maryville the number three seed in the region.

Sports Tease

ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#Tease
GRAPHIC=NONE

And coming up, The Express junior hockey team returns home with a bronze medal.
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#

And Dale Earnhardt holds off Dale Jarrett to win the Goodwrench 400 under caution.
(-------------)

S-Rock

ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#R-31
GRAPHIC=Rockingham Logo

Dale Earnhardt had enough horses today to hold off the ford of Dale Jarrett and win the Goodwrench 400 at Rockingham.
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Rockingham, NC/TNN SPORTS; :

As the field chased pole sitter Terry Labonte Dale Earnhardt was on the move. He started 18-th but he passed Jeff Gordon to moved to the second spot 60 laps into the race.
But no one could catch Labonte he had the strongest car on the track and was still the leader after 87 laps of the race.
South Boston's Ward Burton got tapped into the rear he loses it and hits the wall bringing out the caution on lap 97.
Then Jimmy Spencer passed Labonte showing his power to take the lead of the race on lap 137.
On lap 172 a couple of cars crashed Loy Allen hitting the wall at pit road hard after he lost his breaks.
The race was Red flagged while the track crew cut Allen out of the damaged car. Allen was taken to the infield car center and transferred to a local hospital.
For the second week in a row Labonte picked up some trash off the track and it cost him an engine and the race.
Earnhardt picked up points for leading the race but he bumps Bobby Hamilton in the rear he hits the wall and Earnhardt moved back to the front.
Earnhardt was strong at the end and after a crash on lap 390 Earnhardt wins the Goodwrench 400 under caution.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="I hate...
((DALE EARNHARDT/GOODWRENCH 400 WINNER: ))
SUPER=01-Dale Earnhardt/Goodwrench 400 Winner; :
RUNS=:12
OUT Q= ......I reckon."
(-------------)
ANCHOR=Roy
SS=Hold Logo

Dale Jarrett was second, Ricky Craven third Ricky Rudd fourth and Steve Grissom fifth.
Rick Mast finished 10-th.

S-Express

ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=Express/Erie

The Roanoke Express will return home from a three game road trip with only one point.
After losing to Toledo and Johnstown Friday and Saturday the Express lost to Erie in a shoot out tonight 3 to 2. It was Daniel Berthiaume first shootout loss.
(-------------)

S-Junior

ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S6-4
GRAPHIC=Roanoke Express

The Junior Roanoke Express competed with some of the top teams in the country in the Can Am Invitational in Montreal this week.
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :

The hockey team returned to the Roanoke Valley as winners tonight.
The Junior Express, in its first experience of hockey at this level, won four out of five games in the tournament to capture the Bronze Medal.
Roanoke finishes third overall in the event.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="Fortunately enough
((EVAN MAXEY/DEFENSEMAN: )) ((PIERRE PAIEMANT/EXPRESS GENERAL MANAGER: ))
SUPER=01-Evan Maxey/Defenseman; :00
SUPER=01-Pierre Paiemant/Express General Manager; :12
RUNS=:19
OUT Q=......in the valley."
(-------------)

Shooting-Bedford

ANCHOR=Ron
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# none
GRAPHIC=Shooting

As we mentioned at the top of the newscast, authorities in Bedford County are investigating several shootings.
DOUBLE BOXES=Ron/Len/Microwave

Len Besthoff join us again from Bedford County.
Len, I understand we've got a statement from the sheriff what does he have to say.
Talent=Len/Live Full
SUPER=@Len1;
Len ad lib SUPER=05-Bedford Co.;