17:00-01

News-Heads

ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#newsheads
GRAPHIC=NONE


News 7 at Five is 90 seconds away-
(----------------)
VO-NAT


Singer John Denver is killed in a plane crash-
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:01:03
IN Q=

((A POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION OF THE BODY HAS BEEN MADE BY THE SHERIFF'S CORONER'S OFFICE.))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=SHERIFF'S CORONER'S OFFICE."
(----------------)
VO-NAT


The man accused of murdering a Vinton family goes on trial tomorrow.
(----------------)


Wx-Heads
TALENT=Robin
SS=None


Clouds should roll in pretty soon and there is a decent chance for showers tomorrow.

medical-heads


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=cst
TAPE#med heads
GRAPHIC=NONE


On Health Check-- a report for moms to be.
Do you need a labor doula?
We'll start by telling you just who they are....
(----------------)
VO-NAT


Plus, women and food-- it's a complex, often love-hate relationship.
(----------------)

2-SHOT
ANCHOR=jean
(ad lib)


Video-Open


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#VID OPEN
GRAPHIC=NONE
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:10:32

((ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH.... IT IS WITH GREAT REGRET THAT I MUST ANNOUNCE THAT THE INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN SINGER, COMPOSER AND ACTOR JOHN DENVER DIED AS A RESULT OF THE AIR PLANE CRASH OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST.))
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST."
(----------------)
VO-NAT


The Single engine plane crashed off of Monterey Bay-
(----------------)



5-Denver


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#NET-A
GRAPHIC=NEWS-7 AT FIVE


Good Evening. I'm Jean Jadhon.
SS=PLANE CRASH


A positive identification has been made.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pacific Grove, CA;


The Coroner confirms IT WAS John Denver who was killed in the crash.
The plane was a fiberglass, experimental aircraft.
It was about 500 feet in the air- 100 yards offshore- when it went down.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:14:52
IN Q=

((CAROLYN PEARL/WITNESS: WE WERE JUST WATCHING IT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A POP AND A POPPING SOUND AND IT WENT KIND OF UP A LITTLE BIT AND ABSOLUTELY STRAIGHT DOWN NOT SPIRALING BUT JUST ABSOLUTELY STRAIGHT DOWN AND THEN IT DISAPPEARED BEHIND THE ROCK.))
SUPER=01-Carolyn Pearl/Witness;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=BEHIND THE ROCK."
(----------------)
VO-NAT


Federal investigators are at the scene-
They say the plane splintered on impact.
John Denver was known for his uplifting songs about the simple things-
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 15:09:14
IN Q=

((SUNSHINE ON THE WATER LOOKS SO LOVELY.... ))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=so lovely."
(----------------)
VO-NAT


John Denver was 53.
(----------------)



5-Jones


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#NET-B
GRAPHIC=JONES


Paula Jones' sexual harrassment suit against the President is moving forward.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@file;


Today depositions began-
Jones, her husband Steve and her mother spent the morning at the Little Rock law office of the President's local attorney.
Jones says she did not give testimony today, but her turn is soon.
Jones alleges Clinton made sexual advances to her when he was Arkansas governor in 1991 and she was a state worker.
The president denies her claims.
(----------------)



5-Clinton


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=JJA
TAPE#NET-C
GRAPHIC=CLINTON


Thousands of miles from home, President Clinton is calling for free trade around the world.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Caracas, Venezuela;


He told a crowd in Venezuela he plans to push Congress for more trade deals with South America.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:03:36
IN Q=

((FOR ALL THE PROGRESS WE HAVE MADE TOGETHER TO ADVANCE DEMOCRACY, FREE MARKETS AND FULL CITIZENSHIP WE MUST ACKNOWLEDGE A GREAT CHALLENGER REMAINS TO MAKE THESE FORCES WORK TO BENEFIT ALL OUR PEOPLE.))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=ALL OUR PEOPLE."
(----------------)
VO-NAT


The United States and Venezuala signed new deals on drugs and energy.
(----------------)



5-Bramblett


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#597-38
GRAPHIC=roanoke co.


It promises to be the most bizarre, complex, and maybe the longest... murder case ever tried in Roanoke County.
SS=bramblett


The Commonwealth versus Earl Conrad Bramblett gets underway tomorrow.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


Three years ago, Teresa Hodges was found strangled; the other three family members shot in the head, and the house set on fire.
Bramblett became friendly with the hodges.
He practically LIVED at their home.
At one point Bramblett told police he was the last person to see Blaine, Teresa and the girls alive.
More recently he said he was being framed by police.
It's all circumstantial evidence, but there's a lot of it.
After last-minute motions in the morning, the attorneys will begin to pick a jury tomorrow afternoon.
(----------------)



tease#1


HARD MUSIC UNDER


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#tease 1
GRAPHIC=NONE


Supporters of Off Track Betting are hoping to get voters on the bandwagon--
That story's next on NEWS-7 at FIVE.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


And you've seen them on tv-- today the crash dummies took their message on the road to Virginia Tech-- encouraging pedestrians to look both ways.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Connie


On Health Check-- we're always telling you about the hazards of cigarettes-- well, what about the BENEFITS of tobacco?
Researchers are looking into its role as a potential painkiller. 2-SHOT
ANCHOR=Jean


Also coming up-- Food to watch out for-- Patrick's trying to stay away from it in the NEWS-7 kitchen.
ANCHOR=connie


A report on how you can too-- when we come back. cc sponsor
Comms Break#1


5-Colonial-Downs


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=eea
TAPE#597-37
GRAPHIC=oTB


Supporters of off-track betting in Roanoke and Martinsville tried to improve their odds today.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond/September 12;


Referendums will be on the ballot in both cities next month.
Voters will decide whether they want an off track betting parlor like this one in Richmond.
SUPER=03-Roanoke;


The president of Colonial Downs came to Roanoke today to make his case.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 00:08:40
IN Q=we need one in

((O.J. PETERSON/COLONIAL DOWNS PRESIDENT; WE NEED ONE IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE STATE AT LEAST AND WE NEED ONE IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE. WE'RE BUILDING ONE ON THE NORTH CAROLIA BORDER DOWN IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY, IN ALBERTA VIRGINIA AND WE NEED TO PUT ONE OUT WEST HERE AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE TRYING BOTH MARTINSVILLE AND ROANOKE, HOPING THAT AT LEAST ONE OF YOU CITIES WILL WANT US TO COME HERE AND ENTERTAIN YOU.))
SUPER=01-O.J. Peterson/Colonial Downs President;
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=and entertain you
(----------------)
VO-NAT


So far there hasn't been any organized opposition to the betting parlor in Roanoke.
Track supporters say since the state lottery passed, Virginia residents may be more comfortable with the idea of state-sanctioned gambling.
(----------------)



5-Pedestrian-Safety


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#597-35
GRAPHIC=NONE


Some famous faces are helping spread the word about crossing the street safely.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Blacksburg


Crash Test Dummies Vince and Larry were in Blacksburg today- They're promoting pedestrian safety on the Virginia Tech campus.
The movement was sparked by reports of accidents on campus.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 3:13:02
IN Q=Since January

((TED BOYCE/PROJECT ORGANIZER:SINCE JANUARY OF THIS YEAR THERE HAVE BEEN 14 PEDESTRIANS THAT HAVE BEEN STRUCK AND ALSO 11 BICYCLISTS))
SUPER=01-Ted Boyce/Project Organizer
RUNS=:08
OUT Q= bicyclists
(----------------)
VO-NAT


Students are signing up for a committment to follow the rules, and possibly win prizes.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 5:32:12
IN Q=Yay

((ALEX ROUNTREE:YAY, AND YOU GET A DIAMOND RING AND A USED CAR, STUFF LIKE THAT SO YOU KNOW))
SUPER=01-Alex Rountree/Tech Sophomore
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=you know
(----------------)
VO-NAT


At the end of the four week pledge period, names will be selected to win a trip to the Bahamas.
Organizers say everyone who makes the safety committment ends up with a reward.
(----------------)



5-Bethel-School


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=THa
TAPE#597-36
GRAPHIC=education


Two Montgomery County elementary schools are receiving high marks on the national level.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Montgomery Co.;


This afternoon, Lynda Johnson Robb presented a check to Bethel Elementary from the National Home Library Foundation.
The school applied for the money so it could buy books to educate students about other religions and cultures.
(/////SOT/////)

19:20:30
SOT
IN Q=I was

((LYNDA JOHNSON ROBB:I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THAT. AND, SO, AND THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WERE ALSO, SO WE'RE PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO COME HERE AND PRESENT THIS CHECK FOR SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS. ))
SUPER=01-Lynda Johnson Robb/Nat'l. Home Library Foundation Pres.; :00
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=thousand dollars.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Riner;


Top honors also go out to Riner Elementary School.
It was recently selected as a "Blue Ribbon" school for its parent-teacher involvement, technological opportunities and increased test scores.
(----------------)



tease#2


groovy music under


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
GRAPHIC=NONE


Super-sized fries and monster burgers-- do these things catch up with you?
(////////////)
(PATRICK AD LIB)
SUPER=21-Patrick Evans;

STOCKS BUMP NEXT

5-COOKING


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=FIVE
WRITER=PEV
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE


Despite a world full of fat-free and low-fat foods, more Americans are overweight than ever before. DOUBLE BOX JEAN/PATRICK
Today Patrick Evans teams up once again with the Lewis Gale Health Management Center to show us some of the dangers lurking on menus everywhere, and how to watch out for them.
(////////////////)
SUPER=21-Patrick Evans;
SUPER=01-Don Mankie/Lewis-Gale Health Management;

DOUBLE BOX PATRICK/ROBIN
Forecasts
SUPER=#565;
SUPER=X5000;
SUPER=330-Increasing Clouds/Wind S-10/54-58/Afternoon Shower/Wind S-10/70-74;
SUPER=331-Increasing Clouds/Patchy Fog/53-58/Afternoon/Showers/70-75;
SUPER=332-Increasing Clouds/Wind S-10/55-60/Scattered/Showers/64-68;
SUPER=333-Increasing Clouds/Wind S-10/50-55/Partly Cloudy/Showers/68-70;
SUPER=334-Increasing Clouds/Wind S-10/55-60/Light Rain/Wind W-10/64-68;
SUPER=X5001;
tease#3


health music under


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#tease 3
GRAPHIC=NONE


Are the Virginia Cavaliers back on track after two straight A-C-C wins? Mike has a report in tonight's Ticker.
ANCHOR=Connie


Plus-- if you or someone you love is pregnant, this might be your idea of a fairy godmother.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


On Health Check-- the role of the DOULA-- a mother's helper throughout labor.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:55:08
IN Q=They tend to

((ANGELA KINZIE/CHILDBIRTH EDUCATOR: THEY TEND TO FEEL MORE POSITIVELY ABOUT THEIR BABIES AFTER THE BIRTH, THEY DO HAVE HAPPIER BIRTHDAY MEMORIES FOR THE YEARS THAT FOLLOW ))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=that follow

health bump
Comm Break#3


six-preview


ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#six preview
SUPER=@Keith1;


Good Afternoon, I'm Keith Humphry, here's a look at what else you'll see tonight on News7 at Six.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville;


We'll visit Danville where Jewish children are decorating a sukkah -- to celebrate the harvest festival, Sukkot (soo-coat).
Many families will eat their meals this week under the stars in this shelter, to remember Jews who wandered through the wilderness.
There aren't many Jewish kids in Southside.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 16:58:19
IN Q=Often times the children

((JOANN HOWARD/MOTHER: OFTEN TIMES THE CHILDREN MIGHT BE PICKED ON OR LAUGHED AT. OTHER TIMES, SOME CHILDREN WANT TO KNOW MORE. ))
SUPER=01-JoAnn Howard/Mother;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=want to know more
(----------------)
VO-NAT


What's it like to be Jewish in a small southern community?
(----------------)
double boxes Jean/Keith


Tina Tenret fills us in tonight on News7 at Six.
ANCHOR=Jean


thanks Keith

5-Nicotine


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-39
GRAPHIC=h/c bug


Nicotine, which is, as you know, an important part of cigarettes-- can actually be therapeutic..in the right circumstance.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


University of Texas researchers are develping a new painkiller.
The scientists became excited about new analgesics after they synthesized the venom of a poisonous Ecuadoran frog.
The substance is 200 times more potent than morphine.
The majority of nicotine research focuses on mouth pain-- the sort you experience when you visit the dentist.
Tooth pulp nerves are some of the most sensitive.
(----------------)





5-Doulas


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-41
GRAPHIC=new moms


Carilion Health System has a new program for moms to be....this one draws on a centuries-old tradition.
Maternity patients at Roanoke's Community Hospital will soon have access to what are known as labor doulas.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :


These women are all learning the art and craft of being a doula-- they'll receive national certification.
They are not midwives-- they don't provide medical care, but rather, they assist a woman in labor, helping them relax.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:42:55
IN Q=It's an age old

((IT'S AN AGE-OLD CONCEPT BUT WE'RE ENHANCING IT BY TEACHING THE SKILLS THAT CAN REALLY MAKE LABOR MORE OF A POSITIVE EVENT-- SO IT'S VERY MUCH A PLUS-PLUS, WIN WIN SITUATION. MOST WOMEN IN LABOR WANT SOMEONE FAMILIAR WITH THEM AND THE DOULAS PROVIDE THAT. WHILE THEY DON'T TAKE THE PLACE OF A NURSE, OR A HUSBAND OR PARTNER- WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS THAT IT PULLS THAT PERSON IN, BECAUSE THEY ARE MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE, THEY DON'T BARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF DOING ALL THE THINGS FOR THIS WOMAN, THEY CAN ENJOY THIS AS A PART OF FEELING THE BIRTH EXPERIENCE AS WELL. ))
SUPER=01-Sharon Parker/Women's Health Services Dir.; :06
RUNS=:38
OUT Q=experience as well.
(----------------)

***CONNIE AUDIO ON CARTT***
Studies have shown that doulas in the delivery room bring a reduction in the length of labor, and the chance of undergoing a cesarean section.
Women who've used doulas also report less painful birth and labor-- as well as decreased postpartum depression.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:55:43
IN Q=It's giving them

((ANGELA KINZIE/CHILD-BIRTH EDUCATOR: IT'S GIVING THEM THAT FEELING OF ENCOURAGEMENT, THE CAN-DO ATTITUDE THAT FALTERS AS THE GOING GETS TOUGH. GIVING THEM THE FEELING THAT THEY'RE EMPOWERED TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS DURING LABOR, THAT THEY DO STILL HAVE CONTROL ))
SUPER=01-Angela Kinzie/Childbirth Educator; :
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=have control.
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=HOLD


The program should be up and running after January, at Community Hospital.
Some doulas donate their services-- others do require a set payment-- and they'll stay with you through the duration of your labor.

5-Women-Food


ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-42
GRAPHIC=h/c bug


This week CBS News is devoting the week to a series of reports-- on Food, Glorious Food.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


Today-- the complex relationship between women and food.
One psychotherapist, the co-author of the book "When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies" is calling for women to quit obsessing.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 08:14:17
IN Q=You make

((CAROL MUNTER/PSYCHOTHERAPIST: MAKE A PROMISE TO YOURSELF, AS SCARY AS IT IS, I'M GIVING IT UP. THEN DO WHAT'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOUR NOSE. YOU START FEEDING YOURSELF THE WAY YOU WOULD FEED AN INFANT. ON DEMAND, YOU START FIGURING OUT WHEN AM I HUNGRY, WHAT DOES MY BODY CRAVE, AND YOU START LEARNING HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH. YOU DON'T NEED ANYBODY ELSE TO TELL YOU WHAT TO EAT, WHEN TO EAT IT, OR HOW MUCH TO EAT. ))
RUNS=:24
OUT Q=much to eat.
(----------------)

***CONNIE AUDIO ON CART***
Munter says women have been dieting for so long, this has turned into a nation of food junkies-- a tradition passed from mother to daughter.
Statistics have found that 50-percent of all eight and nine year old girls have already embarked on their first diet.
At age ten, 80-percent say the don't like their bodies.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 08:16:12
IN Q=If we don't stop

((DEBRA WATERHOUSE/NUTRITIONIST: IF WE WON'T STOP DIETING FOR OURSELVES, WE HAVE TO DO IT FOR THIS NEXT GENERATION OF WOMEN COMING UP TO FREE THEM FROM THESE OBSESSIONS. THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH ENERGY AND TIME AND BRAIN SPACE WE'VE WASTED ON ALL THIS, INSTEAD OF TRYING ANOTHER DIET, TRY THE NON-DIETING APPROACH INSTEAD. EXERCISE, BYPASS THAT BATHROOM SCALE,. EACH LITTLE CHANGE THAT YOU MAKE IS GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. EVEN THE NEXT MEAL THAT YOU EAT. DECIDE I'M NOT GOING TO FEEL GUILTY, I'M NOT GOING TO FEEL BADLY ABOUT MYSELF, I'LL EAT WHAT I WANT. ))
SUPER=01-Debra Waterhouse/Nutritionist; :
RUNS=:29
OUT Q=what I want.

two-shot toss 2-shot-toss
ANCHOR=Jean


The Wahoos won a huge game on the road at Clemson over the weekend.
ANCHOR=Connie


Mike Stevens has a status update on the team-- and what's next for U-V-A. Hi Mike.

S5-Virginia


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#VF97-1
GRAPHIC=TICKER


Welcome everybody to the Monday ticker that is on the road today in Charlottesville.
SS=UVA FB


The Virginia Cavaliers meet Duke this Saturday at Scott Stadium in the 49th meeting between the two teams.
Steve Mason has an update on the Cavs, who'se condition has improved dramatically in the past two weeks.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=FIRST AUDIO
SUPER=03-Clemson, SC/Cavs vs. Tigers; :00
SUPER=01-George Welsh/UVa Head Coach; :14
SUPER=01-Anthony Poindexter/UVa Captain; :47
SUPER=01-Shannon Taylor/One Sack Against Tigers; 1:03
SUPER=@steve1; 1:13
RUNS=1:22
OUT Q=...news 7 sports."
(-------------)




S5-NFL


ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#ST5-30
GRAPHIC=NFL


Week number seven in the NFL produced a memorable hit last night in Pittsburgh.
(----------------)
VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Pittsburgh/TNT; :00


Steelers' quarterback Kordell Stewart was scrambling near the end of the first half, when the Colts Quentin Coryatt put the hat on him and sent him out of the game with a mild concussion.
Stewart should be ready to play next week against the Bengals.
SUPER=03-Raljon, MD/Last Night;


And don't look now but Deion Sanders was playing quarterback last night as the Cowboys went through a light workout at Jack Kent Cooke Stadium.
Highly unlikely he'll get the chance to throw anything tonight.
(-------------)
ANCHOR=Mike
SS=REDSKINS/COWBOYS


More on tonight's big Cowboys - Redskins showdown coming up at six.
SS=ticker


Have a good night everybody. take a break

5-KICKER


ANCHOR=Jean
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=AMO
TAPE#NET-H
GRAPHIC=NONE


Finally tonight, trendy Miami Beach has a new tourist attraction.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Miami;


A 172-foot freighter is beached on the shoreline--
The "Fiddle Express" broke anchor this morning and drifed onto the beach. It's sitting next to a number of hotels.
The ship's crew is staying on board to help refloat the boat.
Meanwhile, the U-S Coast Guard gave the ship's owner orders to come up with a salvage plan to refloat the ship by tonight.
There were no leaks or cargo aboard the vessel.
No one was injured. (----------------)
by SS