08:25-01
7Jens
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#96-54
GRAPHIC=Soering
The Virginia Supreme Court has ordered a Bedford County court to determine
whether prosecutors withheld evidence that someone other than Jens Soering
could have killed his
girlfriend's parents.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford Co./File Tape;
(SIR-ing) Soering was found guilty in 1990 of the stabbing deaths of his
girlfriend's parents, Derek and Nancy Haysom, in Bedford County.
Elizabeth Haysom pleaded guilty as an accessory and is serving a 90-year
prison term.
(SIR-ing) is appealing HIS conviction, claiming investigators never told
defense attorneys about other suspects who could have committed the crimes.
But lead investigator Ricky Gardner says (SIR-ing) Soering's attorneys got
everything they were entitled to.
As far as Gardner is concerned, the real killers are already in jail.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 16:27:10//16:27:43
IN Q=Everything was
((SGT. RICKY GARDNER/HAYSOM MURDERS INVESTIGATOR: EVERYTHING WAS DOCUMENTED, WE
HAVE DOCUMENTATION TO BACK UP EVERYTHING THAT WE DID IN THE CASE FROM THE
FORENSIC ASPECTS OF THE CASE TO THE INTERVIEWS OF WITNESSES, ANY SUSPECTS THAT
WE DID HAVE AT THE TIME UP UNTIL THE TIME THAT THEY WERE INDICTED. I FEEL VERY
CONFIDENT THAT EVERYTHING THAT WE DID WAS ABOVE BOARD AND EVERYTHING THAT THE
DEFENSE WAS ENTITLED TO THEY RECEIVED.))
SUPER=01-Sgt. Ricky Gardner/Haysom Murders Investigator; :00
RUNS=:30
OUT Q=entitled to they received.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Bedford Circuit Court Judge William Sweeney will set a date for the appeal
hearing within the next couple of weeks.
(----------------)
7Phillips
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# edit of 96-52
GRAPHIC=Phillips, Jim
The town of Iron Gate is now without a police officer.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Iron Gate/Last Night;
Last night Town council voted to eliminate the position.
This comes amid controversy surrounding officer Jim Phillips' performance,
leading to his resignation.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=I would say this
((OTIS PAYNE/IRON GATE MAYOR: I WOULD SAY THIS. IF HE HADN'T RESIGNED THE
CONSENSUS AMONG COUNCIL PEOPLE THAT HE WOULD HAVE BEEN FIRED OR DISMISSED.))
SUPER=01-Otis Payne/Iron Gate Mayor; RUNS=:08
OUT Q=fired or dismissed.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=04-File Tape;
Phillips' resignation comes with some controversy.
The officer was put on administrative leave in March after his reckless
driving conviction.
A judge ruled Phillips endangered the public during a police chase.
The county and state police will pick up the slack left by the job
elimination.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:42:54
IN Q=We hope this
((LETHIA FISHER/IRON GATE MAYOR-ELECT: WE HOPE THIS WORKS OUT FINE. OUR
CHARTER GIVES US ENOUGH LATITUDE TO PROVIDE POLICE PROTECTION THROUGH THE
COUNTY. WE HOPE THIS WORKS WELL. IF IT DOESN'T THEN WE'LL HAVE TO FIND
ANOTHER SOLUTION. ))
SUPER=01-Lethia Fisher/Iron Gate Mayor-Elect;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=another solution.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Phillips will remain a town employee until July 31st.
The town of Iron Gate has had a police officer since its charter in the
1940s.
(----------------)
7Nurses
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=tal
TAPE#96-42
GRAPHIC=Rural Health Care
Radford University is looking for students with a commitment to rural health
care.
A federal grant will get the masters program started for a new family nurse
practitioners program this fall.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Radford;
Radford research found the early death rate is 33 percent higher in
Southwest Virginia than the rest of the state, due to limited access to care in
rural areas.
The university hopes to change that by educating nurse practitioners.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 21:2953
IN Q=
((JANET BOETTCHER/RU SCHOOL OF NURSING: FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONERS THAT ARE
EDUCATED IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND ARE FROM SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA WILL PROBABLY
STAY AND PRACTICE IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA, AND THEY WILL BE IN THE COMMUNITY SO
THEY CAN BE THERE TO DO THIS EARLY DETECTION, EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND EARLY
TREATMENT.))
SUPER=01-Janet Boettcher/RU School of Nursing;
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=and early treatment.
TALENT=Melanie
SS=Rural Health Care
Nurse practitioners are trained to diagnose minor illnesses and even treat
them with prescriptions.
They may order and analyze lab tests, and make referrals for specialized
care.
7Torch
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=am
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=olympics
The Olympic torch moves through Virginia today.
The schedule calls for the Olympic torch to cross the Potomac River into
the Commonwealth this morning.
Some segments of the trip will be by motorcade, bicycle or motorcycle with
runners handling the rest.
7Weather
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=nle
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Taking a look at the forecast-
The first full day of summer is going to be sunny and hot.
Highs will be around 90 degrees.
Tonight, expect temperatures in the mid 60s.
Tomorrow will be mostly sunny with hot and humid conditions - highs will be
in the lower 90s
55Cranwell
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=equ
TAPE#96-47
GRAPHIC=NONE
Earlier this week, a Chesterfield County woman became the first Virginian to
turn to Doctor Jack Kevorkian for fatal assistance.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond/February 13;
Now, Republicans are pointing out to reporters that it was House Democrats
who blocked a bill this year making physician-assisted suicide a class six
felony.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 23:05:32
IN Q=This bill
((DEL. BILL MIMS/R-LEESBURG: THIS BILL DEALS WITH ASSISTED SUICIDE, MERCY
KILLING. THOSE THINGS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF THE HEALTH CARE DECISIONS ACT. THE
REASON WHY THIS BILL IS NECESSARY IS THAT THERE IS A GROWING MOVEMENT
NATIONWIDE TOWARDS ASSISTED SUICIDE.))
sot 23:06:54
((DEL. DICK CRANWELL/D-VINTON: IT LOOKS LIKE TO ME THAT WE CANNOT GET ANY
CONSENSUS ON THIS, SO THIS BILL NEEDS TO GO BACK TO COMMITTEE WHERE WE CAN HAVE
YEAR TO SORT THESE EIGHT, OR NINE, OR TEN AMENDMENTS, WHATEVER THEY MIGHT BE
OUT.))
SUPER=01-Del. Bill Mims/(R) Leesburg; :00
SUPER=@Cranwell; :18
RUNS=:29
OUT Q=might be out.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The bill was in its second year of consideration in Richmond.
It was referred again to Dick Cranwell's sub-committee on a party line vote
at the hands of Democrats.
There is currently NO law specific to physician-assisted suicide in
Virginia.
(-------0---------)
55Hurwitz
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=cst
TAPE#96-43
GRAPHIC=NONE
Meantime, a Washington D-C doctor who specializes in treating patients with
chronic pain may lose his license to practice in the commonwealth.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
In a hearing before the State Board of Medicine, William Hurwitz is accused
of over-prescribing narcotics to pain patients.
This patient of the doctor takes some 50 painkillers a day-- combinations
that would usually cause at least addiction, or disorientation-- but with
chronic pain patients, that's often NOT the case.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 3:14:20
IN Q=If it takes
((DR. WILLIAM HURWITZ:IF IT TAKES ONE PILL OR IT TAKES 100 PILLS OR IT TAKES,
1,000 PILLS, THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES. ))
SUPER=07-Dr. William Hurwitz; :00 QUICK
RUNS=:04
OUT Q=what it takes.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Some say it's that kind of talk that's getting Dr. Hurwitz in trouble.
That, and the fact that two of his patients-- a 37 year-old woman, and a
36-year old man, died-- possibly because of his treatment.
Hurwitz does have the support of some of the top pain specialists in the
country-- who agree chronic pain patients build up tolerance, and require
stonger doses to relieve pain.
The hearing continues later today in Richmond.
(-------------------)
55Parental-Contract
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=spr
TAPE#96-40
GRAPHIC=lawsuit
Parents of Roanoke County students are no longer required to sign an
agreement regarding school discipline.
The decision follows a lawsuit settled with the Roanoke Conduct School
Board.
In September, Thomas and Delores Whitt took legal action against a state law
that made them sign an agreement called the "Parental Responsibility Contract."
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;
The contract forced guardians to cooperate with school officials in
disciplining their children.
If they did not they'd face a 50-dollar fine.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 16:08:40
IN Q=We got
((DON HUFFMAN/ATTORNEY: WE GOT CALLS FROM ALMOST A HUNDRED PARENTS ACROSS THE
STATE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS VERY THING. SO IT WASN'T JUST THE WHITTS. THEY WERE
THE PEOPLE OUT IN FRONT FOR IT. BUT THERE WERE A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAD
SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE VALIDITY AND CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE ACT. ))
SUPER=01-Don Huffman/Attorney;
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=the act
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=education
A new law asks parents to acknowledge receiving the school conduct code.
But there's no fine if they don't.
55Dinosaurs
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=tal
TAPE#96-46
GRAPHIC=Virginia Tech
A look into the past in Blacksburg.
Researchers at Virginia Tech are studying some duckbilled dinosaur eggs that
they believe were laid in China's Yellow River Basin more than 70 million years
ago.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg;
Yesterdaythe eggs underwent a C-T scan at the College of Veterinary
Medicine.
Close scrutiny indicated the fossilized eggs had most likely hatched.
Researchers had hoped to find at least one fossilized embryo for further
study.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:08:42
IN Q=
((DR. BILL GREENBERG/VA. TECH PROFESSOR: UNLESS YOU COULD SEE THE EMBRYO'S
STRUCTURE VERY CLEARLY, YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY WHAT SPECIES OF
DINOSAUR IT WAS. AND OF COURSE BY STUDYING THE EMBRYO'S STRUCTURE YOU ALSO FIND
OUT A LOT ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF DINOSAURS. ))
SUPER=01-Dr. Bill Greenberg/Va. Tech Professor;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=development of dinosaurs.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The eggs were found in China and exported several years ago to a group of
paleontologists in Colorado.
The eggs will soon be on display at Virginia Tech.
(----------------)
55Weather
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=nle
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Taking a look at the forecast-
The first full day of summer is going to be sunny and hot.
Highs will be around 90 degrees.
85-Soering
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#596-23
GRAPHIC=Jens Soering
Six years after he was convicted of murdering his girlfriend's parents, Jens
Soering will get yet another day in court.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@file;
The state Supreme Court has granted Soering a hearing to determine if
prosecutors withheld evidence in his 1990 trial.
Soering claims that evidence could clear him of the crime.
He was sentenced to two life terms for the 1985 murders of Derrick and Nancy
Haysom.
The Haysom's daughter Elizabeth is currently serving a 90 year term for her
part in the crime.
Bedford Circuit Court Judge William Sweeney will set a hearing date for
Soering's appeal within the next few weeks.
(----------------)
8Iron-Gate
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=jmo
TAPE# 96-52
GRAPHIC=Phillips, Jim
The town of Iron Gate will no longer have its own police officer.
The town has elimiated the law enforcement position it's had since the 1940's
.
This decision has led to the resignation of current officer Jim Phillips.
Jay Moore reports.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=The next time
SUPER=03-Iron Gate/File Tape; :05 Quick!!!
SUPER=01-Otis Payne/Iron Gate Mayor; :16
SUPER=@Jay1; :25 Screen Right!!
SUPER=01-Lethia Fisher/Iron Gate Mayor-Elect; :56
RUNS=1:18
OUT Q=Jay Moore News 7
(( The next time drivers in Iron Gate hear this sound....
It won't be coming from the patrol car driven by officer Jim Phillips.
That's because town council has eliminated his job.
Council worked out a deal with Phillips ... leading to his resignation.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:34:39
IN Q=I would say this
((OTIS PAYNE/IRON GATE MAYOR: I WOULD SAY THIS. IF HE HADN'T RESIGNED THE
CONSENSUS AMONG COUNCIL PEOPLE THAT HE WOULD HAVE BEEN FIRED OR DISMISSED.))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=fired or dismissed.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:51:58
IN Q=Phillips didn't
((JAY MOORE/REPORTING: PHILLIPS DIDN'T ATTEND THE MEETING. BUT IN A LETTER TO
COUNCIL HE SAYS HE'S ALWAYS BEEN PROFESSIONAL AND FAIR AND HOPE SOME GOOD WILL
COME WITH THE TIME HE HAS SPENT WITH CITIZENS.))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=spent with citizens.
Payne says he's had a number of problems with Phillips.
The sargent was put on administrative leave in March after his reckless
driving conviction.
A judge ruled Phillips endangered the public during a police chase.
Phillips will be payed sick, comp, and vacation time up to the point he was
put on leave.
And who will now patrol the area?
The mayor- elect says the county and state police will pick up the slack
left by Phillips' absence.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:42:54
IN Q=We hope this
((LETHIA FISHER/IRON GATE MAYOR-ELECT: WE HOPE THIS WORKS OUT FINE. OUR
CHARTER GIVES US ENOUGH LATITUDE TO PROVIDE POLICE PROTECTION THROUGH THE
COUNTY. WE HOPE THIS WORKS WELL. IF IT DOESN'T THEN WE'LL HAVE TO FIND
ANOTHER SOLUTION. ))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=another solution.
Technically, Phillips will be employed by the town until July 31st while he
finishes up some out of town police training.
But he will remain on administrative leave without pay and without legal
authority.
In Iron Gate, Jay Moore, News 7.))
8Greenways
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#596-22
GRAPHIC=None
Roanoke greenway supporters are delighted that the Commonwealth
Transportation Board has set aside almost a quarter of a million dollars for a
Roanoke greenway.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The total was only about half of the amount the city requested.
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
The greenway will provide a seven- mile trail for pedestrians and cyclists,
stretching from the city market along the Roanoke River to Mill Mountain.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=We see lots of people
((JOHN MARLLES/ROANOKE PLANNING DIRECTOR: WE SEE LOTS OF PEOPLE COMING OUT OF
THE HOTEL ROANOKE IN DOWNTOWN THAT WANT TO JOG OR RIDE A BIKE. THIS IS GOING TO
GIVE THEM A PATH TO DO THAT IN. WE THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT
RESIDENT OF ROANOKE ARE REALLY GOING TO ENJOY ONCE THEY SEE IT.))
SUPER=01-John Marlles/Roanoke Planning Director;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=once they see it.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=None
The Transportation Board also earmarked federal funds for the Uptown Rail
Trail in Martinsville, and The Draper Mountain Overlook and Wayside in Pulaski
County.
8Torch
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=olympics
The Olympic torch arrived at the White House last night.
Today, it will make it's journey into the Commonwealth.
The famous flame will cross the Potomic River into Virginia this morning
Some segments of the trip will be by motorcade, bicycle or motorcycle with
runners handling the rest.
8Weather
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=nle
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Taking a look at the forecast-
The first full day of summer is going to be sunny and hot.
Highs will be around 90 degrees.
Tonight, expect temperatures in the mid 60s.
in the lower 90s
Tomorrow will be mostly sunny with hot and humid conditions - highs will be
by SS