06:00-01
Wall-Street
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=stocks
It's been another volatile day in Asia's financial markets.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Hong Kong; :00
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index closed the morning session down
more than six percent despite yesterday's gain of nearly 19-percent.
In Tokyo, the Nikkei average dropped nearly three percent.
SUPER=03-New York, NY; :11
Analysts warn weaker overseas markets will test the strength of U-S markets
today.
SUPER=03-Washington, DC; :15
Yesterday Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told congress that this
week's roller coaster ride on Wall Street could BENEFIT the economy in the long
run by slowing growth.
(----------------)
E-Bramblett
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#97-72
GRAPHIC=Earl Bramblett
*****ANCHOR TAG******
Earl Bramblett's defense started presenting evidence yesterday in his
capital murder trial and is expected to rest it case today.
The Commonwealth wrapped up its case with a fellow inmate of Bramblett's.
Convicted felon Tracy Turner testified Bramblett told him he got caught with
a young girl and that he had choked the life out of her mother.
Keith Humphry reports.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Teresa Hodges was
SUPER=03-Vinton/August 29, 1994; :00
SUPER=03-Salem/File Tape; :16
RUNS=1:07
OUT Q=KH, N7.
(( Teresa Hodges was found strangled to death in the living room of the house.
Her husband and two girls were upstairs shot in the head.
Turner said he was told the defense in the case was going to be that it was
a drug hit, because somebody in the family had worked for the D-E-A.
The jury heard more of Bramblett's rambling, stream- of- consciousness
audio tapes.. about how Blaine Hodges had invited him over to the house when
his nine-year old daughter, Winter, would be there alone.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Winter went through
RUNS=:22
OUT Q=with his daughter.
A few days later, according to Bramblett's oral diary, Blaine gave him a
ride to pick up his car.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=And he kinda
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=certainly deserves.))
ANCHOR=Kimberly
SS=Earl Bramblett
Tracy Turner- the inmate from the county jail -says Bramblett told him he
recorded 200 hours of tapes "to make everybody believe he was crazy."
The defense presented a story about a mysterious vehicle with New Jersey
tags seen near the Hodges home the morning the fire broke out... and testimony
from a women who said she smoked crack cocaine with Teresa and Blaine Hodges in
the late 80's... to bolster the notion of a drug connection.
E-Walton
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tte
TAPE#97-64
GRAPHIC=NONE
The man who pleaded guilty to killing three people in Danville may have been
planning to commit mass murder at a local pool.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Percy Levar Walton will be sentenced today for killing three of his neighbors
last November.
Fellow inmate Lacey Johnson says Walton described the shootings while
watching a TV crime show in jail.
SUPER=03-Danville/Last Year;
Walton apparently shot Elizabeth Kendrick twice as the elderly woman begged
for mercy in her home, then he shot her husband Jesse.
Johnson says Walton asked to use 33- year- old Archie Moore's phone and found
out Moore's name before shooting him, too.
Johnson says Walton looked for more victims at the mall and a local apartment
complex -- and talked about going on a shooting spree at a pool so he could be
famous.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE
Walton could get the death penalty -- his sentencing is today.
State-dinner
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NONE
Chinese president Jiang Zemin continues his U-S visit today with trips to
Capitol Hill and Philadelphia.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Washington, DC;
Last night he attended an official White House state dinner marking the end
of the U-S China summit.
At the summit Mr. Clinton called on Jiang to allow freedom of speech and
religion in China.
Meantime protestors for greater autonomy for Tibet held their own STATELESS
Dinner at a nearby Washington hotel.
The event was staged by actor Richard Gere.
(----------------)
2-Barnes-Noble
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sgo
TAPE#net (edit of 97-69)
GRAPHIC=NONE
Tanglewood Mall in Roanoke County has a new attraction for book and music
lovers.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
Barnes and Noble opened its door yesterday.
The store has its own blend of Starbucks coffee and a cafe where customers
can sit down with a book, or a friend.
Store management hopes the relaxed atmosphere attracts customers.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 00:18:38
IN Q=We do invite
((JEANETTE ARSENAULT/STORE MANAGER: WE DO INVITE OUR CUSTOMERS TO COME IN AND
BROWSE AS LONG AS THEY WOULD LIKE. WE HAVE SOFT, CUSHIONY CHAIRS FOR PEOPLE TO
COME SIT IN AND READ BOOKS FOR PEOPLE TO COME SIT IN AND READ BOOKS ALL DAY IF
THEY WOULD LIKE. ))
SUPER=01-Jeanette Arsenault/Store Manager;:00
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=would like.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Children's books were the most popular buy yesterday.
In fact, the store already sold out of two books about Halloween.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 00:26:19
IN Q=MY SON
((MARK FRYE/BOOK LOVER: MY SON IMMEDIATELY SPOTTED THE KIDS' SECTION. HE LOVES
BOOKS AND SAW THE HALLOWEEN BOOKS OUT FRONT HERE. ))
SUPER=01-Mark Frye/Book Lover
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=front here.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The store has more than 130-thousand titles on its shelves.
It also has a music section, complete with listening stations.
(----------------)
One-Steve
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spa
TAPE#M97-11
GRAPHIC=NONE
On Record Set
SUPER=15-Steve Pardon;
roll tape out of break
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Welcome back
SUPER=15-"Count Pardon"; :00
SUPER=13-Lynn Saari/Dungeon of Fun; :22
SUPER=12-Blacksburg; :30
RUNS=2:25
OUT Q=when news 7 mornin returns'
(tape tosses to stocks)
Stocks
Comm#2
S-Hutcherson
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-81
GRAPHIC=legqal scales
Last spring a woman on a bicycle was hit and killed.
Yesterday a judge fined the truck driver who hit her 450 dollars.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/May 2;
Thirty-six- year- old Dawn LaReau (luh-ROE) was riding her bike along Route
501 when 70- year- old James E. Hutcherson tried to pass her.
Authorities say Hutcherson did NOT give LaReau enough room, and his tractor
trailer struck her from behind.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 1:00:50
IN Q=Our investigation
((BILL PETTY/LYNCHBURG PROSECUTOR: OUR INVESTIGATION MADE IT CLEAR THAT DAWN
LAREAU WAS RIDING APPROPRIATELY. SHE WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE EDGE OF THE ROAD,
AS CLOSE AS SHE COULD SAFELY BE AND THAT MR. HUTCHERSON SIMPLY DID NOT GIVE HER
ADEQUATE ROOM IN ATTEMPTING TO PASS.))
SUPER=01-Bill Petty/Lynchburg Prosecutor; :00
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=attempting to pass.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Petty hopes the case sends a message to both motorists and cyclists to be
more careful on the road.
LaReau's family is reportedly considering a civil suit against Hutcherson.
(----------------)
Payne-Debate
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=campaign 97
Democrat L-F Payne has pulled out of a debate tomorrow with Republican John
Hager, his opponent in the lieutenant governor's
race.
Payne said Hager is refusing to withdraw a T-V ad that Payne says is wrong.
Hager said the ad is true -- and he accused Payne of running deceptive ads
of his own.
A poll this week showed a tight race for the state's number-two job.
Payne had 36 percent to 33 percent for Hager, with 31 percent undecided.
With a state Senate tied between the two parties, the winner will control
the chamber.
The lieutenant governor presides in the Senate and casts tie-breaking votes.
S-Pumpkin-Gleaning
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#97-66
GRAPHIC=None
In Biblical times, the harvest yield was given to those in need- -widows,
orphans and travelers.-it was called gleaning.
It's still done today, to help needy families during the holidays.
Tonya Flory takes us to the pumpkin patch where volunteers are turning
leftover produce into Halloween treats.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:07:45
IN Q=See my pumpkin
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :05
SUPER=07-Juanita Steelman; :10
SUPER=07-Angenette Waker; :16
SUPER=03-Salem; :30
SUPER=01-Buddy Hill/Garrett Farms; :34
SUPER=01-Nancy Tew/Society of St. Andrew; :55
SUPER=@Tonya2; 1:08
RUNS=1:12
OUT Q=News 7.
(((/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:07:45
IN Q=See my
((SEE MY PUMPKIN...(LAUGH)))
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=pumpkin...(laugh)
They don't have to be the prettiest pumpkins, although some prefer the
biggest.
The children in the TAP head start program were just happy to get one.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:54:05
IN Q=She's very
((JUANITA STEELMAN:SHE'S VERY EXCITED.SHE CAME OUT AND SAID OH THE PUMPKIN, THE
PUMPKIN SO SHE'S READY))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=she's ready
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:53:04:12
IN Q=She already
((ANGENETTE WAKER:SHE ALREADY DREW HER FACE ON ONE OF HER PUMPKINS AND HER
OTHER SISTER, SHE WANTS TO MAKE A PUMPKIN PIE OUT OF HERS))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=out of hers
and some of the heavier ones almost became squash.
Local farmers say all of the pumpkins have already been commercially harvested,
and the rest are a gift.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:27:41:24
IN Q=We still have
((BUDDY HILL/FARMER:WE STILL HAVE A LOT THAT AREN'T EXACTLY MARKETABLE, BUT
THEY'RE STILL GOOD SOLID FRUIT. WHEN WE HAVE THAT SITUATION, WE'D RATHER THEM
GO TO A GOOD CAUSE THAT TO SIT AND ROT IN THE FIELD.))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=the field.
some farmers have been leary about gleaning since the e-coli scare, but
volunteers say it hasn't hindered their project to help families during the
holidays.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:24:44
IN Q=The federal
((NANCY TEW/SOCIETY OF ST. ANDREW:THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT LAST YEAR PASSED THE
GOOD SAM LEGISLATION THAT ANY FARMER WHO DONATES PRODUCE TO A NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATION IS PROTECTED FROM LIABILITY THROUGH THAT PRODUCE))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q= that produce
In fact volunteers from the Society of St. Andrew and the Food Bank will be
apple gleaning this weekend...salvaging food to feed the hungry.
Tonya Flory, News 7.))
Two-Steve
ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spa
TAPE#None
GRAPHIC=NONE
On Record Set
SUPER=15-Steve Pardon;
(I'll call for board)
ESS#-8752
ESS#-8753
ESS#-8754
ESS#-8755
Double Boxes=SPA & KMC
(toss to Kimberly)
HONG-KONG
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=stocks
The stock market roller-coaster ride continues.
Asian markets have headed downhill again on what some analysts say are
fears the U-S market rebound is over.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Hong Kong; :00
In Hong Kong, the main stock index dropped more than three percent today.
And in Tokyo the Nikkei fell nearly three percent.
SUPER=03-New York, NY; :09
Analysts warn the continued slide in the Asian markets will test the
strength of U-S markets.
The Dow Jones industrial average gained just eight points yesterday, after
Tuesday's 337-point rebound.
(----------------)
5-Bramblett
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#97-72
GRAPHIC=bramblett
The defense in the Earl Bramblett murder trial could rest its case today.
Yesterday the Commonwealth wrapped up with an inmate from the county jail
who claims Earl Bramblett admitted some key elements of the crime.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The jury also heard more of the audio tapes Bramblett recorded a year or two
before the Hodges were killed.
At one point Bramblett said he thought Blaine Hodges had a gun.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=He probably expected
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=he certainly deserves.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Bramblett's fellow inmate says Bramblett told him he made the tapes to make
everybody believe he was crazy.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Kimberly
SS=HOLD
The defense put on a fingerprint expert, a woman who saw a couple of men in
a car from New Jersey around the time the fire broke out--
Also-- a woman who says she smoked crack cocaine with Teresa and Blaine
Hodges in the 80's.
CHINA
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NONE
China's president wraps up his U-S visit today with a congressional
breakfast on Capitol Hill and a visit to Independence Hall in Philadelphia.
Yesterday Jiang Zemin was at the White House for a US- China Summit that was
much anticipated, but short on breakthroughs.
Byron Pitts reports.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Washington, DC; :00
SUPER=01-Jiang Zemin/President of China; :31
SUPER=01-Richard Gere/Actor & Activist; :48
SUPER=04-MGM; :54 QUICK
SUPER=04-Mandalay-Tri Star;:58
SUPER=01-Byron Pitts/Reporting;1:27 (SU)
RUNS=1:41
OUT Q=CBS NEWS the WHITE HOUSE
((
NATSOT 21-GUN SALUTE
In a state visit built more on symbols than substance ....
the White House rolled out the red carpet and kind words for Chinese
President Jiang Zemin.
The 20th centuries one world power ... rubbing shoulders with
THE rising force for the century to come.
SOT (PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON) 10:17:58
: LET US PURSUE COMMON CAUSES: LET US ADDRESS OUR DIFFERENCES OPENLY AND WITH
RESPECT...."
SOT (JIANG ZEMIN, PRESIDENT OF CHINA)
"LET US, THE CHINESE AND THE AMERICANS JOIN HANDS ....
Words and images ... President Zemin wants the 1.3.billion
chinese back home to hear about .... instead of these.
Protestors -- kept well out of ear shot of the formal White House
welcome.
SOT (RICHARD GERE, ACTOR/ACTIVIST) 00:37::20
THIS IS NOT A CUDDLY NEW CHINA WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THESE ARE POLICIES THAT
HAVE BEEN IN EFFECT FOR 50-YEARS...."
Polices Hollywood made into movies. ((C: MGM)) From the abuse
of political prisoners ... (C: MANDALAY/TRI STAR) to the troubles in Tibet.
And who can forget the massacre inTiananmen Square 8-years ago.
The activist didn't ... even if the Presidents formal agenda
ignored it.
The focus of this summit is not Human rights violations in China,
but the selling of nuclear technology to China
President Clinton said the two world leader would discuss Human
Rights issues but more on a personal level than political. For President
Zemin
that's just fine -- since this trip had more to do with publicity than
policy.))
5-Pumpkin-Gleaning
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#597-44
GRAPHIC=none
Halloween is more than a time for spooks and candy.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem;
A farmer in Salem plowed his tractor through a pumpkin patch-
and Volunteers from the Society of Saint Andrews and the Southwest Virginia
Food Bank picked the pumpkins to distribute to area families.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:23:56:29
IN Q=These are going
((NANCY TEW/SOCIETY OF ST. ANDREWS:THESE ARE GOING TO LOW INCOME DAYCARE
CENTERS AND EACH CHILD WILL BRING HOME A PUMPKIN TONIGHT.WE'RE GOING TO SERVE
265 FAMILIES WILL HAVE PUMPKINS.))
SUPER=01-Nancy Tew/Society of St. Andrew;
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=will have pumpkins
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Garrett Farms provided the pumpkins for the harvest.
The soon-to-be jack-o-lanterns were delivered to the head start program and
many smiling faces.
The Society of St. Andrew will be gathering apples this weekend and other
crops throughout the holidays.
(----------------)
Va-Lottery
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=va lottery
Don't throw away last night's Lotto ticket.
The Virginia Lottery conducted two drawings -- that's right, two
drawings -- after a machine glitch in the first drawing.
And lottery officials say both sets of numbers will be honored.
In the first drawing, a latch on the machine wasn't closed all the way,
and a couple of the numbered balls fell out.
So a second drawing was held.
Officials say nobody won the one- million dollar jackpot in either drawing.
Three-Steve
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spa
TAPE#M97-11
GRAPHIC=NONE
On Record Set
SUPER=15-Steve Pardon
Roll Cold out of Birthdays
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Uh..Welcome back
SUPER=12-Blacksburg; :11
SUPER=13-Trish Gray/Dungeon of Fun; :26
RUNS=2:22
OUT Q=and go with that
Double Boxes=SPA & MEL
(Toss to Melanie)
S-Contact-lense
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=eea
TAPE#97-68
GRAPHIC=Mornin health check
In this morning's health check...a look at why some contact lense wearers
may be feeling some discomfort with their lenses.
Eric Earnhart discovered a major manufacturer changed a popular lens, and
some customers find that change irritating.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=These Acuvue disposable
SUPER=01-Theresa Bohon/Contact Lense Technician; :38-quick
SUPER=@Eric1
SUPER=01-Dr. Rich Johnson/Ophthalmologist; 1:14
RUNS=1:33
OUT Q=EE, News 7
(( These Acuvue disposable contact lenses could be the source of that
irritation.
Last spring, Johnson & Johnson began putting an imprint on its disposable
lenses... The letters AV, tell the user the lense is rightside out, but they
also irritate some people's eyes.
Johnson & Johnson says they informed eye-care practicioners about the
changes, and potential irritation...
SOT 2:38:11
IN Q=I was not aware
((THERESA BOHON, CONTACT LENSE TECHNICIAN; I WAS NOT AWARE THAT MY PATIENTS
WERE IN THE LENSES UNTIL I HAD A COMPLAINT. ))
RUNS=:04
OUT Q=had a complaint
Roanoke contact lense technician Theresa Bohon had to switch 25 percent of
her Acuvue patients to other lenses... but still likes the concept of an inside
out mark.
SOT 2:40:15
IN Q=so this was
((THERESA BOHON, CONTACT LENSE TECHNICIAN; SO THIS WAS A PRETTY GOOD IDEA, BUT
I THINK THEY NEED TO DO SOMETHING TO MAKE THE IRRITATION GO AWAY. ))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=go away
Johnson and Johnson told us they intend keep making the lense as is, saying
less than one percent of patients have problems... a spokesman says "Most
people are very happy with their lenses, and the people showing discomfort
should go back and see their eye doctor.
Standup
How do you know if you have this problem? If the irritation began with a new
box of Acuvues, if it moves around when you blink, and goes away when you take
the lense out, you should probably call your eye doctor and ask about the AV
mark.
You shound NOT continue wearing a lense that irritates your eye.
SOT 2:40:08
IN Q=anything that
((DR. RICH JOHNSON/OPHTHALMOLOGIST; ANYTHING THAT DOES IRRITATE THE EYE ON A
CHRONIC BASIS CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS TO THE EYE AND POTENTIALLY SET YOU UP TO NOT
BE ABLE TO WEAR CONTACT LENSES IN THE FUTURE. ))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=in the future
Johnson and Johnson says it will offer replacements without the mark to
patients who have problems... they'll be free, though the patient may have to
pay for another eye exam.
Eric Earnhart, News 7.))
ANCHOR=Melanie
(toss to bump)
bump
Comm
2-E-Walton
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tte
TAPE#97-64
GRAPHIC=NONE
A man who pleaded guiglty to a triple murder in Danville could get the death
penalty.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Percy Levar Walton will be sentenced today for killing three of his neighbors
last November.
Fellow inmate Lacey Johnson says Walton described the shootings while
watching a TV crime show in jail.
SUPER=03-Danville/Last Year;
Walton apparently shot Elizabeth Kendrick twice as the elderly woman begged
for mercy in her home, then he shot her husband Jesse.
Johnson says Walton asked to use 33- year- old Archie Moore's phone and found
out Moore's name before shooting him, too.
Johnson says Walton looked for more victims at the mall and a local apartment
complex -- and talked about going on a shooting spree at a pool so he could be
famous.
(----------------)
5-Hutcherson
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#597-43
GRAPHIC=legal scales
A truck driver will have to pay a 450 dollar fine after he ran over and
killed a bicyclist in Lynchburg last spring.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Thirty-six- year- old Dawn (la-ROE) LaReau died instantly after
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/May 2;
she was hit while bicycling along Route 501.
Seventy- year- old James Hutcherson pleaded guilty yesterday to a charge of
improper passing.
Prosecutor Bill Petty says he made the unusual move of indicting Hutcherson
on the traffic charges to send a message to motorists.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 1:01:53
IN Q=I think we've
((BILL PETTY/LYNCHBURG PROSECUTOR: I THINK WE'VE MADE THE POINT. I HATE TO USE
HIM AS AN EXAMPLE, BECAUSE FRANKLY, WHILE HE MADE A MISTAKE IN THIS CASE,
THERE'S CERTAINLY NO EVIDENCE THAT HE DID ANYTHING INTENTIONALLY WRONG.))
SUPER=01-Bill Petty/Lynchburg Prosecutor; :00
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=intentionally wrong.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Petty says he also wants police to start cracking down on bicyclists who
operate in an unsafe manner.
(----------------)
E-Wythe-Band
ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#97-71
GRAPHIC=NONE
The mother of a Wythe County student says she's filed a federal civil rights
complaint.
Judy Taylor says school officials discriminated against her son by not
allowing him to perform in a weekend band competition.
Teresa Hamilton explains.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=14- year old
SUPER=03-Pulaski; :00
SUPER=01-Judy Taylor/David's Mother; :18 quick
SUPER=@Teresa1; :58
SUPER=03-Wythe Co.; 1:15
RUNS=1:22
OUT Q=Hamilton, NEWS 7.
(( 14- year old David Taylor is an eighth grader at Fort Chiswell High School
but travels to Pulaski for weekly water therapy.
But the teenager doesn't seem to mind the distance.
His mother, Judy, says David enjoys life-- especially his role in marching
band.
He holds props-- while the band performs.
(/////SOT/////)
5:42:41
SOT
IN Q=It's
((JUDY TAYLOR/DAVID'S MOTHER:IT'S THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY, IT'S THE MOST
IMPORTANT PART OF HIM BEING IN HIGH SCHOOL,, HE'S PART OF A GROUP, HE GETS TO
DO WHAT THE OTHER KIDS DO. ))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=kids do.
That's why Taylor says David was hurt when he travelled to Tennessee for a
band competition with his classmates but wasn't allowed to perform.
Taylor says, at first, she thought there was a problem with accessibility.
(/////SOT/////)
5:39:28
SOT
IN Q=Then he
((JUDY TAYLOR/DAVID'S MOTHER: THEN, HE JUST EXPLAINED, NO, WE, GOT OFF AT THE
FRONT DOOR, WE ALL WENT IN THEY WENT TO PRACTICE AND WARM UP, YOU KNOW FOR A
FEW MINUTES, AND THEN THE NEXT THING HE KNEW, THEY WERE ALL OUT PERFORMING AND
HE WAS UP THERE. AND THE DIRECTOR TOLD HIM HE COULDN'T PERFORM. ))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=
Take SU
There are always two sides to every story but not in this case.
School officials declined to comment citing student confidentiality.
End SU
Taylor says she was told David was kept out because he'd missed a prior band
performance-- he was taking part in a national quarterhorse competition,
instead.
But Taylor isn't satisfied with the school's explanation.
She's filed a federal civil rights complaint.
Teresa Hamilton, NEWS 7.))
Barnes-Noble
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sgo
TAPE#net (edit of 97-69)
GRAPHIC=NONE
Book and music lovers have a new place to spend their money in Roanoke
County.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
Barnes and Noble opened its door yesterday.
The store has its own blend of Starbucks coffee and a cafe where customers
can sit down with a book, or a friend.
Store management hopes the relaxed atmosphere attracts customers.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 00:18:38
IN Q=We do invite
((JEANETTE ARSENAULT/STORE MANAGER: WE DO INVITE OUR CUSTOMERS TO COME IN AND
BROWSE AS LONG AS THEY WOULD LIKE. WE HAVE SOFT, CUSHIONY CHAIRS FOR PEOPLE TO
COME SIT IN AND READ BOOKS FOR PEOPLE TO COME SIT IN AND READ BOOKS ALL DAY IF
THEY WOULD LIKE. ))
SUPER=01-Jeanette Arsenault/Store Manager;:00
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=would like.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Children's books were the most popular buy yesterday.
In fact, the store already sold out of two books about Halloween.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 00:26:19
IN Q=MY SON
((MARK FRYE/BOOK LOVER: MY SON IMMEDIATELY SPOTTED THE KIDS' SECTION. HE LOVES
BOOKS AND SAW THE HALLOWEEN BOOKS OUT FRONT HERE. ))
SUPER=01-Mark Frye/Book Lover
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=front here.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The store has more than 130-thousand titles on its shelves.
It also has a music section, complete with listening stations.
(----------------)
4-Scores
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
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In sports,
Detroit spoiled Mike Vernon's return to Joe Louis Arena by beating the San
Jose Sharks.
For yesterday's scores from the ice, let's take a look at the scores boards.
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WIPE TO MOTION
SUPER=#556
SUPER=X5031;
SUPER=0103-j/Dallas/4//Washington/3///j/St. Louis/3//Philadelphia/2///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0103-j/N.Y. Islanders/5//Montreal/2///j/Ottawa/5//Tampa Bay/2///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0103-/San Jose/3/j/Detroit/4////Vancouver/0/j/Chicago/3///;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0103-j/Edmonton/3//Phoenix/2///;
RUNS=:28
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OUT Q=......LAST SCORE."
by SS