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1-Swatch
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=mornin
WRITER=afr
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=school information
Let's get right to the school closings for the day--
schoolwatch full screen
(Melanie ad libs)
2-Snow
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=spr
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=winter storm
Now, let's check out the conditions that have caused all of the school
closings.
Scott Prince has been outside since the early morning.
Double Boxes=Melanie and Scott/Microwave
Scott, what can you tell us?
Live=Scott Full/Microwave
SUPER=@Scott1;
SUPER=05-Roanoke Co.;
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(Rollcue:icy conditions)
RUNS=:20
Live=Scott Full/Microwave
SUPER=05-Roanoke Co.;
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Double Boxes=Melanie and Scott/Microwave
Drug-Raids
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Noon
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#96-
GRAPHIC=none
More than two dozen suspected drug dealers have been arrested in Bedford
County, the culmination of a six- month undercover investigation.
Steve Smallshaw and News 7 videographer Travis Wells were with police last
night when the roundup began.
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SOT
IN Q=The night started
SUPER=03-Bedford Co./Last Night; :00
SUPER=01-John McCane/Bedford Co. Sheriff's Dept.; :07 (quick!)
SUPER=01-Mike Brown/Bedford Co. Sheriff; :32
SUPER=@ssm2; :46
RUNS=1:17
OUT Q=News7, Bedford County.
(( The night started with a briefing for the forty or so officers taking part
in Phase Three of "Operation Crackdown".
natsot briefing 8:07:19
((WE'LL COME BACK IN BEFORE WE HEAD ON OUT TO START ROUNDING FOLKS UP.))
RUNS=:04
Six months of undercover work had produced 63 charges against 41 suspected
drug dealers with connections to Miami, New York and points across the U.S.
Sheriff Mike Brown characterized them as middle and upper- level dealers who
have been importing and selling millions of dollars worth of crack cocaine in
Bedford County.
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SOT 13:48:10
IN Q=In one instance
((SHERIFF MIKE BROWN/BEDFORD COUNTY: IN ONE INSTANCE WE HAD A MOTHER COME IN
WITH AN INFANT TO CONDUCT A DRUG DEAL, ANOTHER INSTANCE WE HAD A JANITOR OF AN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHO WE HAVE ARRESTED TONIGHT.))
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OUT Q=arrested tonight.
natsot cars pull out 9:27:36
RUNS=:01
Arrest teams began fanning out around 9:30, and met with almost immediate
success.
Near Body Camp, a raid on this cabin turned up two arrests, and the seizure
of cocaine and marijuana.
A few miles away, DEA agents rounded up a half- dozen suspects, and near
Johnson's Mountain, two more names were scratched from the list.
By night's end more than two dozen people were behind bars.
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SOT 13:48:29
IN Q=We haven't erased
((MIKE BROWN: WE HAVEN'T ERASED IT, WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN RID OF IT COMPLETELY, BUT
I CAN ASSURE THE PEOPLE OF BEDFORD COUNTY, WE'VE MADE A BIG DENT IN IT IN THE
LAST THREE, THREE AND A HALF, FOUR HOURS.))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=four hours.
Steve Smallshaw, News7, Bedford County.))
2-Swatch
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=mornin
WRITER=afr
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=school information
Here's another look at the school closings for the day--
schoolwatch full screen
(Melanie ad libs)
1-Snow
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=spr
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=winter storm
Scott Prince has been out in the wintry mix since the early morning hours--
He's standing by live with an update of the conditions outside right now.
Double Boxes=Melanie and Scott/Microwave
Scott, what can you tell us?
Live=Scott Full/Microwave
SUPER=@Scott1;
SUPER=05-Roanoke Co.;
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SUPER=01-Laura Bullock/Virginia Dept. of Transportation;
Live=Scott Full/Microwave
SUPER=05-Roanoke Co.;
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Double Boxes=Melanie and Scott/Microwave
AMP
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#96-103
GRAPHIC=Business closing
The Governor's address mentioned the Commonwealth's low unemployment.
Roanoke County's figure is among the lowest, at ONE POINT NINE PERCENT.
But it may be going up.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
AMP Incorporated says it will close its Roanoke Valley operations in March.
Roughly 400 jobs will be lost including some at a smaller plant in the city of
Roanoke.
The company makes connectors for computers.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD
It calls the layoffs a streamlining move.
One employee says most production workers average about 10 to 11 dollars.
3-Swatch
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=mornin
WRITER=afr
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=school information
Here's another look at the school closings for the day--
schoolwatch full screen
(Melanie ad libs)
4-Snow
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=spr
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=winter storm
As the precipitation continues to fall-- road crews are out at work trying
to clean it up.
Scott Prince has been out all morning in the mess.
Double Boxes=Melanie and Scott/Microwave
Scott, almost all schools in our area are closed-- are things getting any
better?
Live=Scott Full/Microwave
SUPER=@Scott1;
SUPER=05-Roanoke Co.;
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(Rollcue:extreme caution )
RUNS=:20
Live=Scott Full/Microwave
SUPER=05-Roanoke Co.;
( ad lib)
Double Boxes=Melanie and Scott/Microwave
RAIDS
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=none
A six month undercover drug investigation has taken a number of drug
dealers off the streets of Bedford County.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford Co./Last Night;
The drug sting, also known as "Operation Crackdown," produced 63 charges
against 41 dealers with connections to Miami and New York.
Sheriff Mike Brown characterized them as middle and upper- level dealers
who have been importing and selling millions of dollars worth of crack cocaine
in Bedford County.
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SOT
IN Q=
((SHERIFF MIKE BROWN/BEDFORD COUNTY: . MIKE BROWN: WE HAVEN'T ERASED IT, WE
HAVEN'T GOTTEN RID OF IT COMPLETELY, BUT I CAN ASSURE THE PEOPLE OF BEDFORD
COUNTY, WE'VE MADE A BIG DENT IN IT IN THE LAST THREE, THREE AND A HALF, FOUR
HOURS.))
SUPER=01-Mike Brown/Bedford County Sheriff ;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=and a half hours.
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VO-NAT
A series of raids last night led to two dozen arrests and the seizure of
cocaine and marijuana.
Sheriff Brown says those arrested included everyone from a mother who was
conducting a drug deal with an infant to the janitor of an elementary school.
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Lottery
Pick 3/Pick 4/Cash 5/Lotto
SUPER=67-2/3/6/5/8/8/1/1/15/18/23/25/20/22/25/28/38/41;
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5-Beta-Blockers
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=cst
TAPE# 596-43
GRAPHIC=Cardiac Care
The use of a common heart drug could save lives and reduce heart ailments
among the nation's elderly.
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VO-NAT
But a study in the "Journal of the American Medical Association" found that
only 20 percent of patients who could have gotten beta-blockers.
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SOT 4:30:20
IN Q=If you wanted
((STEPHEN SOUMERAI/HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE: IF YOU WANTED TO ESTIMATE A
RANGE OF LIVES SAVED, ONE WOULD PREDICT PERHAPS 7,000 TO 14,000 PATIENTS LIVES
SAVED EACH YEAR. ))
SUPER=01-Stephen Soumerai/Harvard Pilgrim Health Care; :
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=each year.
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VO-NAT
So why are doctors reluctant to prescribe beta blockers?
Experts say there may be several reasons-- including concerns about side
effects and patient complaints.
But some doctors point to another culprit:
Drug companies are aggressively marketing a newer, more expensive
competitor-- the calcium channel blocker-- which is not as effective in
preventing second heart attacks.
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(toss to bump)
4-Swatch
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=mornin
WRITER=afr
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=school information
Here's another look at the school closings for the day--
schoolwatch full screen
(Melanie ad libs)
3-Snow
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=spr
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=winter storm
All of the snow closings are in response to hazardous road conditions.
Scott Prince has been out in the mess all morning.
Double Boxes=Melanie and Scott/Microwave
Scott, how do conditions look right now?
Live=Scott Full/Microwave
SUPER=@Scott1;
SUPER=05-Roanoke Co.;
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SUPER=01-Laura Bullock/Virginia Dept. of Transportation;
Live=Scott Full/Microwave
SUPER=05-Roanoke Co.;
( ad lib)
Double Boxes=Melanie and Scott/Microwave
VA-COMMONWEALTH
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=MORNIN
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=General Assembly '97
Governor Allen addressed the commonwealth last night, laying out a modest
legislative agenda for his final year in office.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
The only major item in the Governor's '97 package that had not been
previously announced is an unemployment tax cut paid by businesses.
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SOT
IN Q=
((GOV. GEORGE ALLEN: WE SHOULD NOT BE UNNECESSARILY COLLECTING TAXES FROM
BUSINESSES WHEN THEY COULD BETTER USE THAT MONEY TO MADE ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS
AND CREATE MORE JOBS. ))
SUPER=@allen;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=create more jobs.
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VO-NAT
Governor Allen also urged legislators to embrace his plan to spend an
additional 30 million dollars on education.
And he cautioned legislators against watering down his welfare reform
program, which is now being phased in statewide.
The Governor also urged them to pass a bill requiring parents to be
notified when their teenage daughters seek an abortion.
Parental notification bills have either failed or been vetoed
several years in a row.
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2-AMP
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#96-103
GRAPHIC=Business closing
A plant shutdown will leave several hundred Roanoke workers out of work.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
AMP Incorporated says it will close its Roanoke Valley operations in March.
400 jobs will be lost including some at a smaller plant in the city of
Roanoke.
The company makes connectors for computers.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=HOLD
It calls the layoffs a streamlining move.
One employee says most production workers average about 10 to 11 dollars.
4-Scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=nba
In the N-B-A, Denver lost at home for the fourth straight time.
For last night's scores let's check the boards.
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WIPE TO SCORES
SUPER=#556
SUPER=X5028;
SUPER=0096-/San Antonio/83/j/Boston/107///j/Dallas/111//Philadelphia/93///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0096-/Phoenix/113//Washington/115//Overtime/j/Houston/81//Cleveland/78///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0096-j/Seattle/109//Denver/99////Utah/112/j/Milwaukee/119//Overtime/;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0096-j/Miami/85//Portland/81///j/L.A. Lakers/101//Charlotte/97///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0096-j/Vancouver/109//Golden State/95///;
RUNS=:35
OUT Q=....last score."
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Goodbye
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SUPER=X5000; SET DISSOLVE
SUPER=314-Sleet &/Freezing Rain/34-38/Snow Showers/Partly Cloudy/22-26;
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