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VO-NAT
Coming up on NEWS-7 at SIX:
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IN Q=Are they dead man?
((MAN YELLS: "ARE THEY DEAD MAN?"))
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VO-NAT
A late night police standoff in Roanoke ends with the shooting of a double
murder suspect.
Tonight we'll hear from those who knew the victims.
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Anchor=Jean
Also a hostage situation at a Danville juvenile detention home. We will have
details.
Sports-Head
ANCHOR=Roy
In sports, Gary Sheffield is in the big money, the Winston Cup drivers are
in Texas,
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VO-NAT ENG#
And the Roanoke Express is on the road in Hampton for the first round of the
East Coast Hockey League playoffs.
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WX-Head
TALENT=Robin
SS=None
Cold air is replaced by warmer air with little damage. That story and a dry
forecast coming up as well.
Ortiz
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=eea
TAPE#97-5
GRAPHIC=Shooting
Good evening I'm Jean Jadhon.
He is accused of killing a mother and daughter at a Roanoke Apartment
complex.
Miguel Angel Ortiz was himself shot by police during a standoff last night
at the East Caru Apartments.
Double Boxes=Jean and Eric/Microwave
Eric Earnhart is there with the latest... Eric how did this all start?
Live=Eric Full/Microwave
SUPER=@Eric1;
SUPER=05-Roanoke;
Jean it seems to be the end of a running dispute between 23 year old Sharon
Casey, and Ortiz, her ex-boyfriend...
Casey took warrants out against Ortiz last night accusing him of putting
sugar in her gas tank.
About 9:40 she called police saying Ortiz was pounding on her door... police
didn't find anyone.
At 10:22, police came back and found Casey and her mother, 42 year old
Deborah Casey dead.
As police investigated, Ortiz appeared among bystanders with a gun, and the
standoff began.
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SOT
IN Q=the scene went on
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
SUPER=01-Miguel Ortiz/Murder Suspect;
RUNS=1:46
OUT Q=in the stomach
((The scene went on for about 2 hours... 23 year old murder suspect Miguel
Angel Ortiz, walking in circles, holding a gun to his head.
A crowd of bystanders yelled at him, occasionally encouraging him to shoot
himself.
Ortiz's mood seemed to shift rapidly, sometimes screaming, sometimes
chanting, sometimes pleading, but always asking the same question... are they
dead?
SOT 11:24:29
IN Q=are they dead
((ORTIZ; ARE THEY DEAD MAN? I'M ASKING YOU ARE THEY DEAD?
(BYSTANDER) I DON'T KNOW! ))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=I don't know
Police negotiators tried repeatedly to get Ortiz to put the gun down,
offering to let him meet with his mother...
SOT 11:36:59
IN Q=Mike put the
((NEGOTIATOR; MIKE, PUT THE GUN DOWN NOW...I WANT TO TALK TO MY MOM.
WELL YOU CAN IF YOU PUT IT DOWN.))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=If you put it down
At one point Ortiz does put down the gun, but refuses to walk away from
it... instead, taunting police to come to him.
SOT 11:38:44
IN Q=come out here
((ORTIZ, COME OUT HERE, COME OUT HERE, COME OUT HERE ))
RUNS=:04
OUT Q=come out here
As time passes, Ortiz's mood changes... As he talks to his mother, his anger
seems to fade... He tells her he loves her, that it's not her fault, and he
tells her he killed Sharon and Deborah Casey.
SOT 11:29:48
IN Q=I shot her
((ORTIZ; I SHOT HER, I SHOT HER, I SHOT SHARON AND HER MOM ))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=I shot her
A few minutes later, Ortiz tells his mother it's his time to go...
SOT 11:31:34
IN Q=it's my time to
((ORTIZ; IT'S MY TIME TO GO MA... YES IT IS MA, YES IT IS))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=yes it is
Ortiz starts walking away and says I'm not going to stop walking... as
police follow him, he walks around the building and begins running across the
parking lot.
As officers run after him, the police report says Ortiz stopped, turned
around and pointed the gun at them...
The standoff ended as one officer shot him in the stomach.))
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Live=Eric Full/Microwave
SUPER=05-Roanoke;
(Eric tosses to Len at scene)
Caru-Victims
ANCHOR=
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#97-20
GRAPHIC=None
Friends and family of the victims are understandably upset and distraught
about this whole matter.
Len Besthoff had an opportunity to speak with some of them today.
Live=Len Full/Microwave
SUPER=@Len1;
SUPER=05-Roanoke;
Eric a number of folks say 23- year- old Sharon Casey was in the process of
getting her life together.
And both she and her mother are described as kind and hardworking people.
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IN Q=They were
SUPER=01-Trae Turner/Victim's Relative; :00
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :11
SUPER=01-Sean Turner/Victim's Relative; :31
SUPER=01-Rodney Otey/Ortiz Friend; :52
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SOT 11:17:33
IN Q=They were
((TRAE TURNER/VICTIM'S RELATIVE: THEY WERE REAL NICE AND THEY WOULD DO
ANYTHING FOR A PERSON.))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=a person.
Family members aren't the only ones saying this about Sharon Casey and her
mother Deborah.
Sharon was well liked at Ameri- Suites, where she worked recently as a maid.
Her mother was a distribution employee at the Roanoke Times, where a
supervisor describes her as a good hearted lady.
This leaves Casey's cousin, Sean Turner even more frustrated.
He says Sharon complained to police more than once about her ex- boyfriend,
Miguel "Mike" Ortiz.
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SOT 11:14:27
IN Q=Why wasn't he arrested
((SEAN TURNER/VICTIM'S RELATIVE: WHY WASN'T HE ARRESTED BEFORE ALL THIS
HAPPENED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. BUT NO ROANOKE CITY WOULD NOT LIFT
A FINGER TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THAT'S WHAT I'M UPSET ABOUT.))
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OUT Q=upset about.
Ortiz's co- workers at the Clean Machine Car Wash can't make sense of his
actions...though one said he had a temper.
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SOT 12:13:51
IN Q=He said on a
((RODNEY OTEY/ORTIZ FRIEND: HE SAID ON A COUPLE OF TIMES THAT YOU KNOW HE
WOULD KILL HER, BUT LIKE I SAID WE THOUGHT HE WAS JUST JOKING, YOU KNOW BECAUSE
HE WOULD ALWAYS LAUGH AFTERWARDS. YOU KNOW AND WHAT NOT. SO WE NEVER THOUGHT
HE WOULD DO IT.))))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=do it.
Live=Len Full/Microwave
SUPER=05-Roanoke;
Police say Sharon Casey's children were in the apartment where their mother
was shot.
Double Boxes=Jean and Len/Microwave
Jean, we're told they're now with relatives.
(JEAN QUESTION: IS ORTIZ THE FATHER?
Police-Standoff
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=six
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#97-18
GRAPHIC=Standoff
Roanoke authorities will be reviewing police actions during last night's
stand-off.
But today, residents of the area had praise for the way officers handled
the confrontation with Ortiz.
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SOT
IN Q=I'm still scared
((MILDRED MORMON/WITNESS: I'M STILL SCARED. I'M SHAKING LIKE MAD, BUT THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT DID A GOOD JOB.))
SUPER=01-Mildred Mormon/Witness;
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=did a good job.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Mildred Mormon and other witnesses said the officers used restraint.
But anytime there's a shooting involving police, the department and the
commonwealth's attorney review the case.
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SOT
IN Q=The police department
((DON CALDWELL/COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY: THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS IN THE PROCESS
OF REVIEWING WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT AND ONCE THEIR REPORT IS COMPLETED THAT
WILL BE FORWARDED TO ME TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT I CAN MAKE A DECISION AT THAT
TIME OR ASK FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.))
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RUNS=:13
OUT Q=for further investigation.
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=Standoff
Caldwell says he hasn't decided whether to pursue a CAPITAL murder charge.
Detention-Standoff
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=THa
TAPE#97-14
GRAPHIC=None
More than 40 young people were involved in what's being called a "riot"
inside a Danville juvenile detention home.
They apparently went on a rampage around one thirty this morning after three
employees were locked in a room at gunpoint.
Teresa Hamilton reports.
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SOT
IN Q=Danville police
SUPER=03-Danville; :00
SUPER=01-Neal Morris/Danville Police Chief; :20
SUPER=03-Danville/File Tape; :39
SUPER=@Teresa2; :50
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((
Authorities aren't certain how many of the 42- juveniles took part-- but
Danville police say it appears a majority were involved in one way or another.
Authorities were alerted when someone inside called police.
A swat team quickly surrounded the building-- but it was one of the hostages
who ended the standoff.
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SOT
IN Q=One of
((NEAL MORRIS/DANVILLE POLICE:ONE OF THE STAFF MEMBERS AT THE JUVENILE
DETENTION HOME WAS ABLE TO GET THE WEAPON AND IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE BUILDING
WITH IT.
REPORTER SPEAKS: BY FORCE OR COAXING?
I THINK A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH, I THINK PLEADING WITH THE PERSON TO GIVE HIM THE
GUN, MAYBE WITH A QUICK SNATCH OF THE WEAPON. ))
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=of the building.
In the end, no one was hurt and no one escaped. But the interior of the
building suffered significant damage.
Danville police are still trying to figure out how a gun was smuggled inside
the building.
Right now-- three juveniles have been charged. But more charges are
expected.
Teresa Hamilton, NEWS 7, Danville.))
Tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Jean
SS=NONE
Still to come on News 7 at Six--
lawmakers wrap up the 97 General Assembly with a one day
veto session. Ellen Qualls will join us with a live report from Richmond.
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VO-NAT
and after the recent P-B-S documentary, there's renewed interest in
Virginia's Thomas Jefferson tourist attractions. First though we check in with
meteorologist Robin Reed.
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ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-6
GRAPHIC=Session 97
The work of the 1997 General Assembly is drawing to a close and George
Allen's winning.
Double Boxes=Jean and Ellen/StarLink
Ellen Qualls is at the state capitol.
The governor amended 117 bills, and vetoed 14.
Are his changes holding up?
Live=Ellen Full/StarLink
SUPER=@Ellen1;
SUPER=06-Richmond;
Despite many impassioned arguments, critics of the Governor's handiwork have
yet to muster a veto override.
That includes the 700- thousand dollars the Governor slashed from the budget
for Roanoke's College of Health Sciences.
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A two thirds vote was needed to fund the college.
Roanoke lawmakers couldn't get it.
On gun control, the Governor, the NRA and rural lawmakers beat back a ban on
guns in Fairfax County teen recreation centers.
SOT J TAPE 12:27:13
((SEN. JANE WOODS/R-FAIRFAX: HAVE YOUR PICKUP GAMES OF BASKETBALL. AND P.S.
BY THE WAY, IF YOU FOUL SOMEONE, WE REALLY CAN'T HELP IT THAT PERSON PULLS OUT
A WEAPON, STABS YOU, PULLS OUT A GUN, SHOOTS YOU. WE TRIED TO MAKE THESE SAFE
BUT NOT TOO SAFE.))
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SOT J TAPE 12:17:55
((SEN. JOE GARTLAN: WE HAVE A CONSISTENCY RULE. DO WHATEVER PLEASES THE
NRA.))
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Live=Ellen Full/StarLink
SUPER=06-Richmond;
((ad lib on campaign finance bills))
Nelms
ANCHOR=**Ellen
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-11
GRAPHIC=None
Now the work of the Assembly is stretching on into the evening, partly
because the first hour in the House of Delegates was spent on goodbyes.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
Among them, Lynchburg Republican Joyce Crouch, who's stepping down after
eight years in the House.
And then Robert Nelms-- who announced last week he would NOT run again after
a devastating indecent exposure arrest in a Richmond park.
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SOT J TAPE 11:02:52
IN Q=I am thankful
((DEL. ROBERT NELMS: I AM THANKFUL FOR INDECENT EXPOSURE AND LEGISLATIVE
IMMUNITY. THEY HAVE TAUGHT ME GREAT THINGS THAT I WOULD NEVER HAVE LEARNED NOR
WOULD EVER HAVE BELIEVED.))
SUPER=01-Del. Robert Nelms/(R) Suffolk;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=have believed.
Live=Ellen Full/Starlink
SUPER=06-Richmond
Delegate Nelms' ban from Richmond city parks expired this year... and the
police report will now stay suppressed.
Double Boxes=Jean and Ellen/StarLink
It was only to be made public if Nelms tried to backtrack from his GUILTY
plea on the campaign trail this fall.
Stocks
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=sly
TAPE#=None
GRAPHIC=NONE
Wall Street continued its roller coaster ride, with stocks falling sharply
today.
The Dow lost 94 points.
NASDAQ dropped 16 points.
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Poplar-Forest
ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-9
GRAPHIC=None
Today was Opening Day for the tourist season at Poplar Forest, Thomas
Jefferson's summer home in Bedford County.
That's where tourist officials hope a renewed interest in Jefferson's life
will attract a record number of visitors.
Steve Smallshaw reports.
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IN Q=On average
SUPER=03-Bedford Co.; :00
SUPER=04-Courtesy: "Jefferson" PBS; :23
SUPER=01-Sheryl Kingery/Poplar Forest; :32
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(( On average, seventeen thousand people stroll the grounds of the Poplar
Forest estate each year.
But if this first day of the 1997 season is any indication, those numbers
could rise.
natsot 00:34:16
((UP NEAR THE SKYLIGHT IN THE CENTER, IT WAS HIGH..))
RUNS=:03
After spending years in the shadow of its better-known neighbor Monticello,
Thomas Jefferson's summer home in Bedford County is finally coming into its
own.
In February, filmmaker Ken Burns debuted his Jefferson documentary on P-B-S.
Poplar Forest officials figure that can only be good for business.
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SOT 00:18:12
IN Q=I think we'll
((SHERYL KINGERY/POPLAR FOREST: I THINK WE'LL SEE AN INCREASE I HOPE THIS YEAR.
WE'VE ALREADY SEEN AN INCREASE IN OUR SCHOOL GROUP BOOKINGS EVEN IN THE SPRING,
SO I THINK OUR NAME IS BECOMING SORT OF RECOGNIZABLE BY TEACHERS AT LEAST IN
THAT PROFESSION.))
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OUT Q=in that profession.
Poplar Forest also is tied to the Jefferson Passport, an all-access
admission pass to nine Jefferson- related sites across Virginia.
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SOT 00:18:43
IN Q=With the emphasis
((KINGERY: WITH THE EMPHASIS ON JEFFERSON, THERE'S SO MANY SITES ACROSS
VIRGINIA, SO ONE TIME YOU COULD GO THREE DAYS AND SEE THREE SITES AND THEN YOU
CAN COME BACK ANOTHER WEEKEND. SO WE'RE HOPING IT WILL ENCOURAGE REPEAT
VISITATION.))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=repeat visitation.
And Kingery says to fully appreciate Poplar Forest, you NEED to keep coming
back, as renovations continue to change not only the building's appearance, but
how tour guides tell its story.
Steve Smallshaw, News7, Bedford County.))
Sports Tease
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#Tease
GRAPHIC=NONE
And coming up, The Winston Cup drivers talk about the upcoming race in
Texas this weekend The Roanoke Express gears up for the playoffs.
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VO-NAT ENG#
And the Florida Marlins show all star outfielder Gary Sheffield the money.
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S-MLB
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#St5-27
GRAPHIC=MLB Logo
The Florida Marlins have made Outfielder Gary Sheffield the highest paid
player in professional baseball.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=04-MLB; :
The Marlins and the all star outfielder have agreed to a six year extension
worth 61 million Dollars. Its the Largest contract package in baseball history
surpassing the 55 million over five years given to Albert Belle of the Chicago
White Sox.
The 28 year old Sheffield hit 314 last year with 42 homers and 120 R-B-I's.
He'll make over six million this year and 10 million a season from 1998 to
2002 and 11 million in 2003.
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S-Foutz
ANCHOR=roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=S7-4
GRAPHIC=Tech Baseball
Virginia Tech is At West Virginia today and tomorrow for a two game stint.
Steve Mason catches us up to date on the Hokies and a local player who has
been ripping the cover off the ball. Steve.
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IN Q=first audio
SUPER=@Steve1; :00
SUPER=01-Chad Foutz/Va. Tech Sophomore Third Baseman; :19
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((STEVE MASON:))
((CHAD FOUTZ:))
((Foutz's current hot streak has pushed his season batting average to .375
with 26 RBI's. perhaps the biggest key to his increased bat savvy is the
Virginia Tech weight training program that Chad has dedicated himself to.
((:))
While his offense is up to speed; Foutz has also leaned to take care of his
bread and butter.
((:))
The Hokies are 4 and 2 in the Atlantic 10 and in 2 nd place in the West .
Steve Mason News 7 sports.))
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S-Express
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=ICE-97
GRAPHIC=Express/Hampton Game 1
Tonight at 7:30; the Roanoke Express and the Hampton Roads Admirals open the
first round of the Kelly Cup playoffs in Norfolk at the Scope.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00
Roanoke is 3-5-and 1 against the Admirals this season, winning 3 in
Norfolk. The play of the veterans will be a deciding factor tonight, as will
the team's youth and how it responds to play off pressure. The vets have some
advice for the young guys.
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SOT
IN Q="I've
((DAVE GAGNON/EXPRESS GOALIE:))
((FRANK ANZALONE/EXPRESS HEAD COACH:))
SUPER=01-Dave Gagnon/Express Goalie; :00
SUPER=01-Frank Anzalone/Express Head Coach; :22
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OUT Q=...the team will"
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S-Texas
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S6-28
GRAPHIC=TEXAS SPEEDWAY
The Winston Cup stars are in Texas this week for the first weekend of racing
at the brand new Texas Motor Speedway.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Roanoke, TX;:00
The one and a half mile tri-oval track has produced some mixed reviews from
those who have tested at the facility.
Dale Earnhardt says he hates it, while other think it's great.
Most are waiting until the track is full cars tomorrow before making a true
judgement.
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SOT
IN Q=BITE
((RICKY CRAVEN/DRIVER - BUD CHEVY:))
((DERRIKE COPE/DRIVER - SKITTLES PONTIAC:))
SUPER=01-Ricky Craven/Bud Chevy Driver; :00
SUPER=01-Derrike Cope/Skittles Pontiac Driver; :12
RUNS=:24
OUT Q=...NICE FACILITY."
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ANCHOR=Mike
SS=TEXAS S'WAY
Winston Cup practice begins Thursday morning at 10. Qualifying for the Cup
cars takes place Thursday at 3.
And don't forget you can watch both the Busch race on Saturday and the
Interstate Batteries 500 Cup race on Sunday LIVE right here on WDBJ-7.
Cold-Snap
ANCHOR=**Robin
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=spr
TAPE#97-7
GRAPHIC=None
We've been getting a whole bunch of phone calls from folks concerned about
the chilly temperatures we had a few days ago.
They're wondering if that cold snap will have a negative effect on the local
orchards.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
Well, there's some GOOD news.
Most of the fruit farmers we talked to said the recent cool air hasn't done
any damage to the trees.
But the threat will be around for a little while longer.
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SOT 14:42:41
IN Q=Just one
((GRAHAM REED/REED ORCHARD: JUST ONE NIGHT IN THE LOW TWENTIES DURING BLOOM
TIME WILL KILL EVERYTHING. ))
SUPER=01-Graham Reed/Reed Orchard;
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OUT Q=kill everything
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VO-NAT
The big problems usually occur during those warm days in the winter months.
That causes the fruit trees to bloom early... making them more vulnerable to
those cool spring nights.
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