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1Schoolwatch
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=school info
Overall last night's snow did little damage, but we do have some school
closings.
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(Melanie ad libs)
1-Snow
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=jda
TAPE#96-102
GRAPHIC=none
It appears that western Virginia has dodged a major confrontation with
serious winter weather this morning.
Double Boxes=Melanie and Joe/Microwave
Joe Dashiell has been travelling throughout the area this morning, and
joins us now from the New River Valley.
Live=Joe Full/Microwave
SUPER=@joe1;
SUPER=05-Christiansburg;
( ad lib)
(Rollcue:and encountered no problems )
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Christiansburg/Last Night;
OutCue=Temperatures did not dip low enough to cause any serious icing.
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Live=Joe Full/Microwave
SUPER=05-Christiansburg;
( ad lib)
Double Boxes=Melanie and Joe/Microwave
Tech-Football
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=tal
TAPE#96-90
GRAPHIC=Tech Football
This week's allegations against two Virginia Tech football players have
prompted an administrative response.
The faculty Senate passed a resolution demanding whatever action necessary
to prevent criminal activity by student athletes.
University President Paul Torgersen says he'll set up a committee in early
January to find solutions.
Tracy Altizer reports.
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SOT
IN Q=The rape charges
SUPER=@File; :00
SUPER=03-Blacksburg; :17
SUPER=01-Paul Metz/Faculty Senate President; :25
SUPER=01-Paul Torgersen/Virginia Tech President; :49
SUPER=@tRACY1; 1:17
RUNS=1:29
OUT Q=Blacksburg.
(( The rape charges against Tech football players Brian Edmonds and James
Crawford are only the latest in a string of criminal charges various football
players have racked up.
Faculty senate the ongoing problems cast shame on the entire campus, and
coaches and administrators must be held accountable.
Senate president Paul Metz says officials MUST take action, even if it means
recruiting sacrifices.
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SOT 58:39
((PAUL METZ/FACULTY SENATE PRESIDENT: WHEN YOU START TO HOLD ADMINISTRATORS
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ENTIRE PACKAGE, THEN THEY START TO SAY WELL MAYBE THIS
SUPERSTAR KID THAT I'VE GOT REAL QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS CHARACTER, MAYBE THIS IS
SOMEBODY I'M GONNA LET GO TO ANOTHER INSTITUTION AND I'LL PASS ON HIM, EVEN
THOUGH HE MIGHT WIN THE BIG GAME FOR US ONE DAY.))
RUNS=:16
President Paul Torgersen says recruiting changes are among the options he's
been considering.
He hopes to set up a task force in January to look at other solutions as
well.
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SOT 1:06:03
((PAUL TORGERSEN/VA TECH PRESIDENT: WE WOULD LAY OUT PERHAPS MORE EXPLICITLY
THAN WE DO NOW BEHAVIOR EXPECTATIONS OF STUDENT ATHLETES, AND MORE SPECIFICALLY
OF FOOTBALL PLAYERS. WE WOULD HAVE SANCTIONS IN PLACE THAT ARE CLEAR AND
UNEQUIVOCAL SO THERE'S NO QUESTION OF MISUNDERSTANDING. ))
RUNS=:18
Torgersen says the campus doesn't deserve the shadow the off-the-field
problems continue to cast, and he hopes to present a report on solutions to the
board of visitors in February.
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((ALTIZER: ATHLETIC DIRECTOR DAVE BRAINE SAYS HIS DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN WORKING
FOR SOME TIME TO DEVELOP SOME SOLUTIONS, AND WILL BRING THOSE IDEAS TO THE
TABLE WITH TORGERSEN NEXT MONTH. TRACY ALTIZER, NEWS 7 BLACKSBURG. ))
RUNS=:12))
PERU
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
Negotiations continue today as the hostage standoff in Lima, Peru enters its
third day.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lima, Peru;
Yesterday members of the Tupac Amaru (TOO'-pahk ah-MAH'-roo) movement
released several hostages including ambassadors from Germany, Canada and
Greece.
Several hundred people including high ranking diplomats are still trapped
inside the Japanese ambassador's home.
The guerrillas are demanding the release of jailed comrades.
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2Schoolwatch
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=school info
We have some school closings, due to last night's snow.
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2-Snow
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=jda
TAPE#96-102
GRAPHIC=none
The winter storm moved through western Virginia quickly overnight, and
temperatures have remained warm enough to prevent serious trouble on most of
the area's highways.
Double Boxes=Melanie and Joe/Microwave
Joe Dashiell is in the New River Valley this morning. Joe, Are the roads in
pretty good shape this morning?
Live=Joe Full/Microwave
SUPER=@joe1;
SUPER=05-Christiansburg;
( ad lib)
(Rollcue:roads throughout western virginia are free of serious trouble)
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Christiansburg;
(ad lib)
OutQ=where they need to go today.
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Live=Joe Full/Microwave
SUPER=05-Christiansburg;
( ad lib)
Double Boxes=Melanie and Joe/Microwave
Legionnaires
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cst
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=legionnaires
A Montgomery County man has died of Legionnaires' Disease.
The 55- year- old man was the only remaining hospitalized case after the
recent Legionnaires' outbreak in the New River Valley.
He had been hospitalized at the Salem V-A Medical Center since October.
A total of 16 cases of legionella pneumonia were confirmed in that
outbreak.
Two people died-- all other hospitalized patients have since been
discharged and are doing well.
3Schoolwatch
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=school info
Overall last night's snow did little damage, but we do have some school
closings.
Take SWATCH
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3-Snow
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=jda
TAPE#96-102
GRAPHIC=none
Parts of western Virginia received three to five inches of snow overnight,
but the winter weather did not deliver any major trouble.
Throughout most of the area this morning, roads are clear... and police
report few problems.
Double Boxes=Melanie and Joe/Microwave
Joe Dashiell is on the job this morning in the New River Valley. Joe,
have you found any trouble spots on the road this morning?
Live=Joe Full/Microwave
SUPER=@joe1;
SUPER=05-Christiansburg;
( ad lib)
(Rollcue:didn't see any troublesome spots on our way here this morning. )
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Christiansburg
(ad lib)
OutQ=deep layer of snow on the highway.
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Live=Joe Full/Microwave
SUPER=05-Christiansburg;
( ad lib)
Double Boxes=Melanie and Joe/Microwave
hostage
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
A massive hostage situation continues this morning in Lima, Peru.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lima, Peru;
Yesterday members of the Tupac Amaru (TOO'-pahk ah-MAH'-roo) movement
released several hostages including ambassadors from Germany, Canada and
Greece.
Several hundred people including high ranking diplomats are still trapped
inside the Japanese ambassador's home.
The guerrillas are demanding the release of jailed comrades.
The gunmen are threatening to kill the hostages one by one if their demands
are not met.
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Ferguson
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#96-94
GRAPHIC=Ferguson
A radiology technician got his co-workers at the hospital to give him more
than two million dollars.
The victims say Billy Ferguson took advantage of his best friends.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke
At the time he was technical director of radiology at Community Hospital.
The list of people who bought into his scheme included the chief of
radiology, Doctor Robert Creekmore.
Some of Ferguson's closest friends put up their life savings.
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SOT 5:15:20
IN Q=I thought it
((J.C. ARNEY/INVESTOR: I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE RECLAMATION OF SILVER FROM
THE X-RAY FILMS.))
SUPER=01-J.C. Arney/Investor
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=films.
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VO-NAT
Ferguson bought some silver bars... but there's no evidence he ever spent a
dime of anyone's money buying old X-Ray film.
His friends and associates were fooled for FOUR YEARS.
One women who worked for Ferguson says she could have accepted it, had he
just admitted he lost the money.
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SOT 4:29:35
IN Q=I would have
((BECKY STINNET/RADIOLOGY TECHNICIAN: I WOULD HAVE BEEN UNHAPPY, BUT I WOULD
HAVE FORGIVEN HIM.))
SUPER=01-Becky Stinnet/Radiology Technician;
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=forgiven him.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD
Judge James Turk sentenced Ferguson to serve 21 months in prison and to pay
back 350-thousand dollars of the missing money.
M-Legionnaires
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=mornin
WRITER=cst
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=Legionnaires
A Montgomery County man has died of Legionnaires' Disease.
The 55- year- old man was the only remaining hospitalized case after the
recent Legionnaires' outbreak in the New River Valley.
He had been hospitalized at the Salem V-A Medical Center since October.
A total of 16 cases of legionella pneumonia were confirmed in that
outbreak.
Two people died-- all other hospitalized patients have since been
discharged and are doing well.
Infertility
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=6am
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#596-
GRAPHIC=male infertility
It's considered a breakthrough in infertility treatment-- a procedure
called ICSI (ICK-SEE).
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VO-NAT
"Intra-Cyto-Plasmic Sperm Injection" is used on men with a low sperm count.
It involves injecting one sperm cell into an egg -- and implanting
the fertilized egg.
The success rate is comparatively good-- and the abnormality rate for
babies seems no higher than the general population.
The study is reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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TOSS TO BUMP
4Schoolwatch
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=school info
We have some school closings, due to last night's snow.
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4-Snow
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=jda
TAPE#96-102
GRAPHIC=none
This morning in western Virginia, the weather story is what didn't happen
overnight.
While some areas received three to five inches of snow most avoided
significant accumulation.
And this morning most roads are clear.
Double Boxes=Melanie and Joe/Microwave
Joe Dashiell is in the New River Valley this morning. Joe, is there
anything to worry about this morning, as folks hit the highway?
Live=Joe Full/Microwave
SUPER=@joe1;
SUPER=05-Christiansburg;
( ad lib)
(Rollcue:to help keep most roads clear)
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Christiansburg;
(ad lib)
OutQ=did not materialize in most of western Virginia
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Live=Joe Full/Microwave
SUPER=05-Christiansburg;
( ad lib)
Double Boxes=Melanie and Joe/Microwave
P-TECH-fOOTBALL
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=AMO
TAPE#net (edit of 596-36)
GRAPHIC=tech
The Virginia Tech faculty senate has been working on how to handle criminal
activity, even before the recent rape charges against two football players
surfaced earlier this week.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=04-File Tape;
The rape charges against Tech football players Brian Edmonds and James
Crawford are the latest in a string of criminal charges various football
players have racked up.
Faculty senate members say coaches and administrators must be held
accountable.
Senate president Paul Metz says officials MUST take action, even if it
effects recruiting.
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SOT 54:00 96-90
((PAUL METZ/FACULTY SENATE PRESIDENT: WHEN YOU START TO HOLD ADMINISTRATORS
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ENTIRE PACKAGE, THEN THEY START TO SAY WELL MAYBE THIS
SUPERSTAR KID THAT I'VE GOT REAL QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS CHARACTER, MAYBE THIS IS
SOMEBODY I'M GONNA LET GO TO ANOTHER INSTITUTION AND I'LL PASS ON HIM, EVEN
THOUGH HE MIGHT WIN THE BIG GAME FOR US ONE DAY.))
SUPER=01-Paul Metz/Faculty Senate President;
RUNS=:16
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VO-NAT
Meantime the alleged victim says she was the only one left at the party when
the Tech players raped her in Edmonds' bedroom around one-thirty A-M.
Tuesday, the players' lawyer said there are witnesses who say that's not
possible.
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SOT 18:21
IN Q=
((MATT PETHYBRIDGE/PLAYERS' LAWYER: WE HAVE NUMEROUS MEMBERS OF THE WOMEN'S
TRACK TEAM WHO WILL TESTIFY THAT THERE IS NO POSSIBLE WAY THAT SHE COULD'VE
BEEN RAPED IN THE TIME THAT THE PARTY WAS GOING ON BETWEEN 10 AND TWO. ))
SUPER=01-Matt Pethybridge/Players' Lawyer;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=between 10 and two.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=hold
But one of those track team members, Gena Franklin tells News-7 she and five
others were the last to leave the party, EXCEPT the alleged victim who stayed
behind with Crawford and Edmonds.
She says that was at one-thirty, around the time the alleged victim says she
was attacked.
4-Scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=nba
The Denver Nuggets stopped a ten-game slide with a 95-to-79 rout of the
Sacramento Kings.
For last night's scores let's check the boards.
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WIPE TO SCORES
SUPER=#556
SUPER=X5028;
SUPER=0096-j/Indiana/102//Orlando/95//Double Overtime//New
Jersey/81/j/Cleveland/99///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0096-/New York/78/j/Detroit/112///j/L.A. Lakers/111//Milwaukee/105///;
SUPER=x5009
SUPER=0096-/Sacramento/79/j/Denver/95////Washington/107/j/Phoenix/114///;
SUPER=x5009
SUPER=0096-j/Seattle/106//Portland/102///j/Golden State/123//Minnesota/96///;
SUPER=X5031;
SUPER=0103-/Tampa Bay/3/j/Buffalo/5////Los Angeles/0/j/N.Y. Rangers/4///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0103-j/Dallas/3//Chicago/2//Overtime//Detroit/3//Calgary/3//Overtime/;
SUPER=x5009
SUPER=0103-/Colorado/4//Edmonton/4//Overtime/j/New Jersey/2//Vancouver/1///;
RUNS=:49
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OUT Q=....last score."
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