WDBJ 7 morning news AM cutins for 09/05/97

08:25-01

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SUPER=@Melanie1

7E-Bedford-Plane

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#97-60
GRAPHIC=NONE

Some scary moments for a Bedford County pilot who made a crash landing in some TREES yesterday.
He was trying to get to Martinsville when he got caught in the cross winds above Bedford County.
Tonya Flory reports.
(/////SOT/////)
IN Q=The pilot of this
SUPER=03-Bedford Co.;
SUPER=01-Robert Fanelli/Pilot;
SUPER=01-Todd Stone/Emergency Rescuer;
SUPER=@Tonya1;
RUNS=1:32
OUT Q=News 7, Bedford County
((The pilot of this cessna 1-72 hung on for dear life for nearly five hours as emergency workers rescued Bob Fanelli from the plane wreckage at Smith Mountain Lake Airport.
The experienced flyer was hanging on by a wing and a prayer.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 21:08:52
IN Q=All I can
((ROBERT FANELLI/PILOT:ALL I CAN TELL YOU IS I WENT THROUGH FOUR AND A HALF HOURS OF PURGATORY IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK IN HEAVEN))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=back in heaven
Thanks to hours of training emergency workers say the rescue and pulling the plane from the woods went smoothly.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:46:55
IN Q=We stabilized the
((TODD STONE:WE STABILIZED THE CRANE TO THE PLANE WHERE IF THE PLANE DID FALL...A LITTLE SHAKY UP THERE AT FIRST, BUT IT WASN'T TOO BAD.))
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=too bad
but the dangerous ordeal isn't keeping Fanelli's feet on the ground, he says he'll fly again, but not inthe same plane, this new one is terminally grounded.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 21:09:06
IN Q=Yes
((ROBERT FANELLI:YES MY BABY, 2 MONTHS OLD))
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=two months old
Fanelli says he's eternally grateful to his rescuers.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 21:09:29
IN Q=It's like
((FANELLI:IT'S LIKE THE ASTRONAUTS LANDING ON THE MOON))
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=the moon
but the modest men say it was just another day of doing their jobs.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:46:17
IN Q=I'm not a hero
((TODD STONE:I'M NOT A HERO. I WORK FOR ROANOKE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT, EMS DEPARTMENT, BEEN TRAINING FOR TEN YEARS AND WE WERE JUST ABLE TO PUT OUR TRAINING TO USE))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=to use
STAND UP CLOSE
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=The airport
((THE AIRPORT MANAGER SAYS IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE. IF THE PLANE HAD BEEN FLYING ANY FASTER, IT COULD HAVE CRASHED TO THE GROUND INSTEAD OF SETTLING IN THE WOODS. THE PILOT SAYS THE ONLY INJURY HE SUFFERED IS A BRUISED EGO...TF, NEWS7, BEDFORD COUNTY))
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=bEDFORD cOUNTY))

7Bedrosian-Cranwell

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=net (edit of 97-62)
GRAPHIC=NONE

It was a face to face meeting for the candidates for the seventh District House of Delegate's seat.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;

The town meeting in Roanoke was a first for Al Bedrosian and Dick Cranwell.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12.22.53 - 12.23.08
IN Q=I think everybody
((DEL. DICK CRANWELL: I THINK EVERYBODY WHEN THEY VOTED FOR THE LOTTERY THOUGHT 100 PERCENT OF IT WAS GOING TO GO TO EDUCATION. I WAS ONE OF THE PERSONS WHO WORKED SO HARD TWO YEARS AGO TO GET THE LAW ON THE BOOKS THAT COMMITS 100 PERCENT OF THE LOTTERY FOR EDUCATION.))
OUT Q=for education.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12.17.33 - 12.17.47
IN Q=right now
((AL BEDROSIAN/R- HOUSE OF DELEGATES CANDIDATE: RIGHT NOW EVERYBODY PUTS MONEY INTO THIS BIG FUND AND GOVERNMENT DICTATES HOW WE'RE GOING TO BE EDUCATED. MY THING IT LET PEOPLE DECIDE HOW THEY'RE GOING TO BE EDUCATED.))
SUPER=@Cranwell; :00
SUPER=01-Al Bedrosian/(R) House of Delegates Cand.; :
RUNS=:20------???????
OUT Q= to be educated.
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VO-NAT

With only ten minutes given to each candidate to speak followed by question and answer sessions many felt another meeting was needed to help them make up their minds.
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7Education

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=
TAPE#net (edit of 97-55)
GRAPHIC=education

The state Board of Education has raised the bar for public schools.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;

Governor Allen watched yesterday as the board voted unanimously to approve the new standards for accreditation.
Under the new standards, 70 percent of students must pass new tests in core subjects for public schools to keep their accreditation.
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7E-County-Fire

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#97-61
GRAPHIC=Fire

Smoke billowed over the trees in Southwest Roanoke County last night.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;

This is where it was coming from- an abandoned old home in the woods behind Elm Park Estates off 4-19.
It was tough for firefighters to get to because there are NO roads leading to the structure-
Authorities believe vagrants used the home- and it's possible they may have started a fire to keep warm.
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7weather

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=aje
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=

Taking a look at your Friday forecast...
Another sunny and mild day in the mid to upper 70's with s chilly overnight lows in the upper forties to low fifties.
And taking a look ahead...
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7BIRTHDAYS! 9/7/97
Sunday:

SUPER=130-40/Barbara "Beenie" Johnson/Hollins;

SUPER=130-2/Amanda Hollandsworth/Floyd;

SUPER=130-8/Parker Lipford/Gretna;

SUPER=130-3/Brittany Austin/Glasgow;

(Anniversary)
SUPER=130-1st/Gary & Tracy Fix/Boones Mill;

SUPER=130-52/Carl Moon/Lynch Station;

SUPER=130-9/Spencer Murchison/Lexington;

SUPER=130-51/Nancy Thurman/Redwood;

Monday:

SUPER=130-7/Danny Simmons II/Elliston; (son's of next birthday announcement)

SUPER=130-32/Danny Simmons/Elliston; (the father)

SUPER=130-7/Matthew Faris/Salem;

SUPER=130-73/Willa Kirkner/Pilot;

SUPER=130-/Shirley Wade/Rocky Mount;

SUPER=130-4/Christina Barger/Roanoke;

SUPER=130-13/Jarrel Snyder/Roanoke;

No Picture:

SUPER=130-/Richard Snyder/Roanoke;

(Anniversary)
SUPER=130-13th/Ernie & Jennie Garrett/Roanoke;

SUPER=130-/Zacharia Craft/Troutville;

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55E-Bedford-Plane

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#97-60
GRAPHIC=NONE

A pleasure flight ended in near disaster for a pilot from Bedford County.
Tonya Flory has the story.
(/////SOT/////)
IN Q=The pilot of this
SUPER=03-Bedford Co.;:00
SUPER=01-Robert Fanelli/Pilot;:16
SUPER=01-Todd Stone/Emergency Rescuer;:36
SUPER=@Tonya1;1:17
RUNS=1:32
OUT Q=News 7, Bedford County
((The pilot of this cessna 1-72 hung on for dear life for nearly five hours as emergency workers rescued Bob Fanelli from the plane wreckage at Smith Mountain Lake Airport.
The experienced flyer was hanging on by a wing and a prayer.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 21:08:52
IN Q=All I can
((ROBERT FANELLI/PILOT:ALL I CAN TELL YOU IS I WENT THROUGH FOUR AND A HALF HOURS OF PURGATORY IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK IN HEAVEN))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=back in heaven
Thanks to hours of training emergency workers say the rescue and pulling the plane from the woods went smoothly.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:46:55
IN Q=We stabilized the
((TODD STONE:WE STABILIZED THE CRANE TO THE PLANE WHERE IF THE PLANE DID FALL...A LITTLE SHAKY UP THERE AT FIRST, BUT IT WASN'T TOO BAD.))
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=too bad
but the dangerous ordeal isn't keeping Fanelli's feet on the ground, he says he'll fly again, but not inthe same plane, this new one is terminally grounded.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 21:09:06
IN Q=Yes
((ROBERT FANELLI:YES MY BABY, 2 MONTHS OLD))
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=two months old
Fanelli says he's eternally grateful to his rescuers.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 21:09:29
IN Q=It's like
((FANELLI:IT'S LIKE THE ASTRONAUTS LANDING ON THE MOON))
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=the moon
but the modest men say it was just another day of doing their jobs.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:46:17
IN Q=I'm not a hero
((TODD STONE:I'M NOT A HERO. I WORK FOR ROANOKE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT, EMS DEPARTMENT, BEEN TRAINING FOR TEN YEARS AND WE WERE JUST ABLE TO PUT OUR TRAINING TO USE))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=to use
STAND UP CLOSE
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=The airport
((THE AIRPORT MANAGER SAYS IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE. IF THE PLANE HAD BEEN FLYING ANY FASTER, IT COULD HAVE CRASHED TO THE GROUND INSTEAD OF SETTLING IN THE WOODS. THE PILOT SAYS THE ONLY INJURY HE SUFFERED IS A BRUISED EGO...TF, NEWS7, BEDFORD COUNTY))
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=bEDFORD cOUNTY))

55Bedrosian-Cranwell

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=net (edit of 97-62)
GRAPHIC=NONE

In Roanoke County, voters got a chance to find out more about the candidates for the seventh District House of Delegate's seat.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;

This was the first face-to-face meeting between Al Bedrosian and Dick Cranwell.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12.22.53 - 12.23.08
IN Q=I think everybody
((DEL. DICK CRANWELL: I THINK EVERYBODY WHEN THEY VOTED FOR THE LOTTERY THOUGHT 100 PERCENT OF IT WAS GOING TO GO TO EDUCATION. I WAS ONE OF THE PERSONS WHO WORKED SO HARD TWO YEARS AGO TO GET THE LAW ON THE BOOKS THAT COMMITS 100 PERCENT OF THE LOTTERY FOR EDUCATION.))
OUT Q=for education.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12.17.33 - 12.17.47
IN Q=right now
((AL BEDROSIAN/R- HOUSE OF DELEGATES CANDIDATE: RIGHT NOW EVERYBODY PUTS MONEY INTO THIS BIG FUND AND GOVERNMENT DICTATES HOW WE'RE GOING TO BE EDUCATED. MY THING IT LET PEOPLE DECIDE HOW THEY'RE GOING TO BE EDUCATED.))
SUPER=@Cranwell; :00
SUPER=01-Al Bedrosian/(R) House of Delegates Cand.; :
RUNS=:20------???????
OUT Q= to be educated.
(----------------)
VO-NAT

With only ten minutes given to each candidate to speak followed by question and answer sessions many felt another meeting was needed to help them make up their minds.
(----------------)

55Education

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=
TAPE#net (edit of 97-55)
GRAPHIC=education

The state Board of Education has passed tough new Standards of Accreditation for Virginia schools.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;

That means that 70 percent of public school students will have to pass tests in math, English, science and history for the school to keep its state accreditation.
However, it's going to take a long time for those standards to kick in.
A school that fails to meet the new standards will lose its accreditation in ten years.
Opponents argue changes will unfairly penalize students in inner city and rural schools and will hurt vocational education.
(----------------)

55weather

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cut-in
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=

Let's now check the forecast as we head into the weekend.
Sunny today, with pleasant highs in the upper 70s.
Mostly clear tonight, with lows around 50.
Sunshine continuing throughout the weekend, with highs around 80, lows in the 50s.
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8E-Bedford-Plane

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#97-60
GRAPHIC=NONE

A Bedford County pilot had luck on his side when he was rescued from a plane crash in the woods.
Tonya Flory has his story.
(/////SOT/////)
IN Q=The pilot of this
SUPER=03-Bedford Co.;
SUPER=01-Robert Fanelli/Pilot;
SUPER=01-Todd Stone/Emergency Rescuer;
SUPER=@Tonya1;
RUNS=1:11
OUT Q=News 7, Bedford County
((The pilot of this cessna 1-72 hung on for dear life for nearly five hours as emergency workers rescued Bob Fanelli from the plane wreckage at Smith Mountain Lake Airport.
The experienced flyer was hanging on by a wing and a prayer.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 21:08:52
IN Q=All I can
((ROBERT FANELLI/PILOT:ALL I CAN TELL YOU IS I WENT THROUGH FOUR AND A HALF HOURS OF PURGATORY IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK IN HEAVEN))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=back in heaven
Thanks to hours of training emergency workers say the rescue and pulling the plane from the woods went smoothly.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:46:55
IN Q=We stabilized the
((TODD STONE:WE STABILIZED THE CRANE TO THE PLANE WHERE IF THE PLANE DID FALL...A LITTLE SHAKY UP THERE AT FIRST, BUT IT WASN'T TOO BAD.))
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=too bad
but the dangerous ordeal isn't keeping Fanelli's feet on the ground, he says he'll fly again, but not inthe same plane, this new one is terminally grounded.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 21:09:06
IN Q=Yes
((ROBERT FANELLI:YES MY BABY, 2 MONTHS OLD))
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=two months old
Fanelli says he's eternally grateful to his rescuers.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 21:09:29
IN Q=It's like
((FANELLI:IT'S LIKE THE ASTRONAUTS LANDING ON THE MOON))
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=the moon
but the modest men say it was just another day of doing their jobs.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 20:46:17
IN Q=I'm not a hero
((TODD STONE:I'M NOT A HERO. I WORK FOR ROANOKE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT, EMS DEPARTMENT, BEEN TRAINING FOR TEN YEARS AND WE WERE JUST ABLE TO PUT OUR TRAINING TO USE))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=to use
STAND UP CLOSE
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=The airport
((THE AIRPORT MANAGER SAYS IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE. IF THE PLANE HAD BEEN FLYING ANY FASTER, IT COULD HAVE CRASHED TO THE GROUND INSTEAD OF SETTLING IN THE WOODS. THE PILOT SAYS THE ONLY INJURY HE SUFFERED IS A BRUISED EGO...TF, NEWS7, BEDFORD COUNTY))
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=bEDFORD cOUNTY))

8Education

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=
TAPE#net (edit of 97-55)
GRAPHIC=education

Stricter standards of accreditation are now in effect for Virginia's schools.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;

That means that 70 percent of public school students will have to pass tests in math, English, science and history for the school to keep its state accreditation.
However, it's going to take a long time for those standards to kick in.
A school that fails to meet the new standards will lose its accreditation in ten years.
Opponents argue changes will unfairly penalize students in inner city and rural schools and will hurt vocational education.
(----------------)

8Bedrosian-Cranwell

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=net (edit of 97-62)
GRAPHIC=NONE

It was the incumbent versus the challenger in last night's debate between the candidates for the seventh district seat in the House of Delegates.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;

This was the first face-to-face meeting between Al Bedrosian and Dick Cranwell.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12.22.53 - 12.23.08
IN Q=I think everybody
((DEL. DICK CRANWELL: I THINK EVERYBODY WHEN THEY VOTED FOR THE LOTTERY THOUGHT 100 PERCENT OF IT WAS GOING TO GO TO EDUCATION. I WAS ONE OF THE PERSONS WHO WORKED SO HARD TWO YEARS AGO TO GET THE LAW ON THE BOOKS THAT COMMITS 100 PERCENT OF THE LOTTERY FOR EDUCATION.))
OUT Q=for education.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12.17.33 - 12.17.47
IN Q=right now
((AL BEDROSIAN/R- HOUSE OF DELEGATES CANDIDATE: RIGHT NOW EVERYBODY PUTS MONEY INTO THIS BIG FUND AND GOVERNMENT DICTATES HOW WE'RE GOING TO BE EDUCATED. MY THING IT LET PEOPLE DECIDE HOW THEY'RE GOING TO BE EDUCATED.))
SUPER=@Cranwell; :00
SUPER=01-Al Bedrosian/(R) House of Delegates Cand.; :
RUNS=:20------???????
OUT Q= to be educated.
(----------------)
VO-NAT

With only ten minutes given to each candidate to speak followed by question and answer sessions many felt another meeting was needed to help them make up their minds.
(----------------)

8Wythe-Ax

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cutin
WRITER=aje
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=fatal accident

Two Bedford residents were killed in a car crash on the interstate yesterday.
It happened on Interstate 81 near Wytheville when a pick-up truck struck another car causing a chain reaction.
Four cars were involved in the wreck.
64- year- old Roby Lee Hubbard and 62- year- old Pearl Hubbard died in the Wythe County Community hospital shortly afterward.
Both were wearing their seatbelts at the time.

8weather

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=cut-in
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=

Turning to today's weather forecast--
Lots of sunshine and pleasant high temperatures in the upper 70s.
Clear tonight, with lows dropping to around 50.
Checking the extended outlook...
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