06:00-01

HEADLINES

ANCHOR=Melanie
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VO-NAT

In Space, astronauts capture a wayward satellite.
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ANCHOR=Melanie

And Asia's economic turmoil continues as stocks prices plunge in Japan and South Korea.
ANCHOR=Kimberly

Overnight temperatures took a plunge around here...you're waking up to numbers in the 20s.
But the forecast for the next several days should warm you up--
Highs in the 50s today...in the 60s tomorrow.
ANCHOR=Steve
(ad lib)
ANCHOR=Melanie

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SHUTTLE

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=Space Shuttle

A successful end to a risky seven and a half hour spacewalk.
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VO-NAT

Early this morning two astronauts grabbed a slowly spinning satellite with their gloved hands.
The two spacewalkers had to patiently wait for the satellite to tilt the right way before they could snatch it.
Even under the pressure, astronaut Winston Scott was able to joke with his wife who was at mission control.
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SOT
4:24;08
IN Q=
SUPER=02-Winston Scott/Astronaut; (quick)
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=Home by suppertime.
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VO-NAT

Both astronaut's wives were in mission control for a birdseye view of the spacewalk.
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E-Citadel

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=afr
TAPE#Net F
GRAPHIC=Citadel

More problems with the Citadel's co- education effort.
Last year's alleged hazing of two of the first female cadets received plenty of attention.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Charleston, SC/File Tape;

Now new accusations involve possible sexual assault.
State investigators are looking into allegations of a sexual encounter between a male upperclassman and a female in this year's freshman class.
The man resigned last week.
At the Citadel, any sexual activity between cadets is against the rules.
School President John Grinalds says state investigators tell him the case is being investigated as a possible sexual assault.
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Japan-Market

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=None

Asian Markets continue to tumble today.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Tokyo;

In Tokyo, share prices plunged more than five percent on the Japanese Stock Market after the collapse of Yamaichi (yah-mah-ee-chee) Securities.
The company closed its doors after being battered by a payoff scandal and the sharp slump in Japanese stock prices.
SUPER=03-Seoul, Korea;

In Seoul, union leaders from 21 major brokerage houses staged a sit-down protest today in an attempt to shut down the stock exchange and keep shares from tumbling.
The Korean Market closed at its lowest level in ten years.
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E-L'burg-Murder

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-80
GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation

Police investigating the stabbing death of an elderly Lynchburg man have their first solid lead.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/Last Week;

72- year- old Samuel J. York was killed in his apartment one week ago.
Since then, several witnesses have reported seeing 27- year- old Kenneth Lloyd Lawson driving the victim's car.
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SOT 1:57:52
IN Q=Naturally we're
((INVEST. DANNY VIAR/LYNCHBURG POLICE: NATURALLY WE'RE INTERESTED BECAUSE HE HAS THE VICTIM'S VEHICLE, AND DEFINITELY WE WANT TO TALK TO ANYBODY THAT KNOWS THE VICTIM OR HAS HAD RECENT CONTACT WITH HIM AROUND THE TIME OF HIS DEATH. THE CAR AND THE INDIVIDUAL, MR. LAWSON, HAVE BEEN ENTERED INTO THE NATIONAL COMPUTER, SHOWING THAT THE VEHICLE IS STOLEN AND THAT WE HAVE A WARRANT ON FILE FOR HIM FOR AUTO THEFT.))
SUPER=01-Danny Viar/Lynchburg Police Investigator; :00
RUNS=:23
OUT Q=for auto theft.
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VO-NAT

Viar says anyone who sees the car or Lawson should call the Lynchburg police.
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E-Harmony-Hall

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#97-67
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales

It's a legal question that has a Wythe County judge stumped.
Judge Danny Bird says he can't decide whether former employees of a strip bar are guilty of obscenity charges, because the county has never defined what obscenity is.
But Bird has agreed to dismiss all charges against Tracey Outlaw, a former nude dancer at Harmony Hall, pending good behavior on her part.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Wythe Co.;

The judge also agreed to dismiss charges against Harmony Hall manager, Bobby Ray Caviness.
He's accused of allowing alcohol inside the strip bar without the proper permit.
Two obscenity related charges were dismissed before court began.
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SOT
IN Q=I certainly
((ROBBIE JENKINS/CAVINESS' ATTORNEY:I CERTAINLY DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY PROOF BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT OR CHARGE THAT WAS LEFT AGAINST MY CLIENT, WHICH WAS THE ALCOHOL CHARGE, THEY JUST DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROOF THERE WERE FOOD OR BEVERAGES SOLD AND HE SHOULD'VE DISMISSED IT, BUT HE TOOK IT UNDER ADVISEMENT AND WE'RE SATISFIED WITH THAT DECISION. ))
SUPER=01-Robbie Jenkins/Caviness' Attorney; :00
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=that decision.
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VO-NAT

The judge also agreed to drop the alcohol related charges against three other Harmony Hall employees-- pending a year's good behavior.
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One-Steve

ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spa
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE

On Record
SUPER=15-Steve Pardon;
SUPER=13-John Pendarvis/ Family Service of Rke. Valley;
SUPER=13-Jane Hurt/Family Service of Rke. Valley;

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E-Daycare-hearing

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=eea
TAPE#97-77
GRAPHIC=Child Care

Is an effort to make sure safety comes first at day care centers jeopardizing the quality of educational programs?
That was the question raised at a public hearing in Roanoke.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;

The state Child Day-Care Council is rewriting some of the regulations.
The new rules place more restrictions on health and safety issues, but they are less specific about daily educational activities.
And some daycare providers are unhappy about lower educational requirements for program supervisors.
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SOT
IN Q=my children
(( 04:14:20 MARTI CARL/DAYCARE PROVIDER; MY CHILDREN, YOUR CHILDREN, AND ALL OF THE CHILDREN IN THE COMMONWEALTH DESERVE THE BEST CHILD CARE THAT IS AVAILABLE. AND IF THESE PROPOSALS ARE ALLOWED TO FO THROUGH AS IS, THEN OUR BEST WILL NO-WHERE BE GOOD ENOUGH.)) 03:53:34 SHARON JONES/CHILD DAY-CARE COUNCIL; I DON'T LOOK ATH THEM AS BEING RELAXED, I LOOK AT THEM BEING BROADENED SO THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY FOR ALL THE GROUPS THAT HAVE COME UNDER LICENSED CARE.
SUPER=01-Marti Carl/Daycare Provider;
SUPER=01-Sharon Jones/Child Day-Care Council;
RUNS=:22
OUT Q=licensed care.
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VO-NAT

The council will use the input from the public hearing to fine-tune the new regulations.
There will be another public-comment period before the council takes action next year.
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5-Electoral-Board

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#597-44
GRAPHIC=Jim Gilmore

He won the election handily earlier this month, but it only became official yesterday: Jim Gilmore is the governor-elect.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;

The State Board of Elections did the tedious work of certifying the votes yesterday.
And it made the official announcement that Virginia's Reform Party had lost its spot on future ballots by NOT pulling ten percent of the vote for a statewide office.
SUPER=@file;

Lieutenant Governor candidate Bradley Evans DID manage 4-point-5 percent though.
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5-Cullen-Alcohol

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#597-51
GRAPHIC=Richard Cullen

Underage drinking on Virginia college campuses has been receiving a lot of attention, and now the state's Attorney General plans to focus in on the problem.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;

In light of four alcohol-related fatalities on Virginia campuses since May, Richard Cullen's naming a task force to deal with the problem.
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SOT 19:55:31
IN Q=I don't think
((RICHARD CULLEN/VA. ATTORNEY GENERAL: I DON'T THINK YOU CAN LEGISLATE THIS. I THINK COMMUNICATION IS THE KEY. I HAVE TWO PEOPLE ON THE TASK FORCE. ONE IS A NATIONALLY-REKNOWNED POLLSTER, LINDA DIVALL, AND I HOPE SHE'LL TEACH US HOW TO FIND OUT FROM THE CAMPUS ITSELF WHAT THE REAL SITUATION IS. I HAVE AN ADVERTISING EXECUTIVE, SOMEONE WHO STARTED A NATIONALLY PROMINENT ADVERTISING AGENCY. HE'S ON THERE AS WELL.))
SUPER=01-Richard Cullen/Virginia Attorney General
RUNS=:26
OUT Q=as well.
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VO-NAT

Governor George Allen's supportive of the task force, but thinks better enforcement of existing laws may be the key.
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SOT 19:34:33
IN Q=Thinking back
((THINKING BACK, IT'S HARD TO DETERMINE WHETHER IT'S ANY WORSE THAN BEFORE. MAYBE DRUGS ARE MORE PREVALENT NOW THEN THEY WERE IN THOSE DAYS. AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, THERE WAS PLENTY OF ALCOHOL AROUND WHEN I WAS THERE.))
SUPER=@Allen;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=was there.
TALENT=Kimberly
SS=Alcohol Abuse

Then- Governor Doug Wilder convened a 1991 commission on Substance Abuse and Sexual Assault on College Campuses.
Its recommendations were so strict, many were never implemented.

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Passages

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#97-81
GRAPHIC=None

80 years ago Northwest Roanoke had dirt roads, but it also had a strong sense of community that has suffered over the years.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;

William Taborn moved to Harrison Avenue when he was two years old.
Today, he lives in the home his father built in 1927.
He remembers a time when neighbors knew each other, and parents were able to discipline their children.
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SOT
IN Q=I know the last whipping
((I KNOW THE LAST WHIPPING I GOT WAS IN THIS PRESENT HOME WHEN I WAS THIRTEEN YEARS OLD ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT. 15:08:09 I DIDN'T COME IN WHEN I WAS TOLD TO COME IN AND MY MOTHER MET ME AT THE DOOR. AND SHE LET ME KNOW THAT SHE WAS STILL THE BOSS. ))
SUPER=01-William Taborn/Northwest Roanoke Resident;
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=still the boss.
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TAKE LIVE FULLSCREEN 6 AND 11 PROMO BOARD
Our series, Northwest Passages, continues tonight with a visit to the Roanoke Tribune, and a closer look at neighborhood challenges.

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Two-Steve

ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spa
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE

On Record Set
SUPER=15-Steve Pardon;

Welcome back to News 7 Mornin'
Family services of Roanoke valley has been helping people here since 1901. They offer counseling, Home Care Aid and Domestic Violence treatment for the community.
They are part of a national organization that operates in 41 states plus Canada.
To celebrate National Family Week locally Family Services sponsored an essay contest for 4th graders on "Why my Family is Special to Me"
Coming up on news 7 Mornin we'll talk to some of the winners and hear some of their essays.

Double Boxes=SPA & KMC
(Toss to Kimberly)
2-HEADLINES
SUPER=#4050; Headline Banner
2-Shot=Mel/Kmc
ANCHOR=Melanie

Here's a look at today's top stories.
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VO-NAT
ANCHOR=Melanie

Two spacewalking astronauts are safely back inside the space shuttle "Columbia" following a risky venture to retrieve a wayward satellite.
Two shuttle astronauts grabbed it with their hands.
Tests show the multi-billion dollar satellite is in good shape.
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VO-NAT
ANCHOR=Kimberly
Asia's economic trouble continues. Stock prices are down sharply in Japan and South Korea.
Financial markets in Japan were closed yesterday for a holiday so this was the first chance for Japanese investors to register reaction to the collapse of Yamaichi (yah-mah-ee-chee) Securities.
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VO-NAT
ANCHOR=Melanie

As Asian markets continue to tumble APEC leaders in Cananda are expected to approve a bailout plan today to calm the economic crisis.
The agreement gives the International Monetary Fund primary responsibility for managing the crisis.
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ANCHOR=Kimberly

And that's what's making news on this Tuesday, November 25th.
ANCHOR=Melanie

News 7 Mornin' will be right back.

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2-SHUTTLE

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=Space Shuttle

The ten BILLION dollar Spartan satellite is safely aboard shuttle Columbia this morning.
(----------------)
VO-NAT

Two astronauts grabbed it with their gloved hands during a risky seven hour spacewalk that ended early this morning.
The two spacewalkers had to wait for the satellite to tilt the right way before they could snatch it.
Even under the pressure, astronaut Winston Scott was able to joke with his wife who was at mission control.
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SOT
4:24;08
IN Q=
SUPER=02-Winston Scott/Astronaut; (quick)
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=Home by suppertime.
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VO-NAT

Both astronaut's wives were in mission control for a birdseye view of the spacewalk.
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Asian-Stocks

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=None

The collapse of Japan's oldest brokerage has sparked a big sell-off in Asia's fragile financial markets this morning.
Yesterday's shutdown of Yamaichi (yah-mah-ee-chee) Securities caused deep concern among investors that the company would sell off its stock holdings, to pay off its huge debts.
Barry Petersen reports from Tokyo.
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SOT
IN Q=The Tokyo
SUPER=03-Tokyo; :00
SUPER=01-Barry Petersen/Reporting; :46
RUNS=1:17
OUT Q=CBS News Tokyo

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APEC

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#Net
GRAPHIC=None

President Clinton says Asia's currency and stock plunges are a serious problem.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Vancouver, BC;

But he says there is no need to lose confidence.
Speaking at the Pacific Rim Summit in Vancouver, British Columbia, President Clinton said the crisis could be resolved with hard work, determination and confidence.
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SOT
4:14:35
IN Q=
(( I THINK JAPAN CAN LEAD ASIA OUT OF THIS DIFFICULTY WITH THE STRENGTH OF ITS ECONOMY AND THE RIGHT MOVES. ))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=AND THE RIGHT MOVES.
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VO-NAT

The president also met individually yesterday with the leaders of Indonesia, China, Japan and South Korea.
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5-L'burg-Murder

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#597-53
GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation

Lynchburg police continue to hunt for the car owned by an elderly murder victim.
The vehicle has been spotted in the Hill City.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/Last Week

72-year old Samuel York was stabbed to death in his apartment last Monday.
His car, a 1993 red Lexus, was missing from the crime scene.
Police have received numerous tips that 27-year old Kenneth Lloyd Lawson has been driving the vehicle.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 1:57:03
IN Q=We have warrants
((INV. DANNY VIAR/LYNCHBURG POLICE: WE HAVE WARRANTS ON FILE FOR HIM FOR THEFT OF THE VEHICLE. IT'S NOT BEEN RETURNED AT THIS POINT. Reporter: Right now he's not officially a suspect in this murder? WE WANT TO QUESTION HIM AS TO WHEN HE WAS WITH THE VICTIM, WHERE HE GOT THE CAR, ETC. AS FAR AS TO CALL HIM A PRIME SUSPECT, NO, NOT RIGHT NOW.))
SUPER=01-Danny Viar/Lynchburg Police Investigator; :00
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=not right now.
(----------------)
VO-NAT

Viar would not say whether Lawson and the victim knew each other.
Anyone with information should call the Lynchburg police.
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5-Harmony-Hall

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#597-45
GRAPHIC=Legal Scales

Did performances at the now-defunct Harmony Hall strip bar in Wythe County go over the line?
Judge Danny Bird says he can't answer the question, because there are no county guidelines defining obscenity.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Wythe Co.;

Judge Bird ruled manager Bobby Ray Caviness WAS guilty of allowing alcohol at an establishment without a permit.
But the judge said he'd dismiss the charge in a year, pending good behavior, because there was reasonable doubt.
The judge also took the case against Caviness' employees-- Marty McKinney, Greg Alford and Nathan Wilson, under a year's advisement.
Harmony Hall is now closed.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=I think
((ROBBIE JENKINS/CAVINESS' ATTORNEY:I THINK PROBABLY A LOT OF IT IS WHAT HAS HAPPENED, INTERFERED WITH HIS BUSINESS, I KNOW HE WANTED TO TRY TO OPEN, BUT I FEEL LIKE HE GOT OUT OF IT, IT PROBABLY HURT HIS BUSINESS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THAT PARTICULAR COMMUNITY PROBABLY WOULD'VE GIVEN HIM A HARD TIME IF IT WOULD'VE CONTINUED. ))
SUPER=01-Robbie Jenkins/Caviness' Attorney; :00
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=would've continued.
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=Legal Scales

Charges will be dropped against stripper, Tracey Outlaw, who the judge ruled WAS guilty of exposing herself but said he could NOT rule whether her actions were obscene because there are NO established guidelines.
Lottery
Pick 3/Pick 4/Cash 5
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Three-Steve

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spa
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE

On Record
SUPER=15-Steve Pardon;
SUPER=13-Amanda Shepherd/Hurt Park Elementary;
SUPER=13-Stephen Soltis/W. E. Cundiff Elementary;
SUPER=13-John Pendarvis/Family Services of Roanoke;


Double Boxes=SPA & MEL
(Toss to Melanie)

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Health-Check

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#=NET
GRAPHIC=Mornin Health Check

In medical news, a new approach to treating brain tumors may hold some promise.
Rick Jackson has that story and more in this morning's Health check.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=01-Rick Jackson/Reporting; :00 quick
SUPER=@File; :06
RUNS=1:10
OUT Q=CBS News, New York.
((AN EXPERIMENTAL AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-SAVING TREATMENT FOR INOPERABLE BRAIN CANCER. THE NEW RESEARCH IN THE JOURNAL -- NATURE MEDICINE -- MAY POINT THE WAY TO A WHOLE NEW STRATEGY TO TREATING MANY CANCERS. THE APPROACH: TRICKING THE CANCER TUMOR INTO SWALLOWING POISONS, DISGUISED AS FOOD. SCIENTISTS HAVE GENETICALLY ENGINEERED A DRUG THAT TAKES DYPTHERIA -- A DISEASE TOXING -- AND COMBINES IT WITH A SUBSTANCE TUMOR CELLS THINK IS FOOD. IN EARLY TRIALS- THE DRUG HAS PROVED EFFECTIVE. THERE'S A REPORT OF A NEW WAY TO BUILD A VACCINE, AND RESEARCHERS SAY IT COULD BE ANOTHER WEAPON AGAINST CANCER, AND EVEN AIDS. THE BASE FOR THE VACCINE IS A PROTEIN THE BODY USES NATURALLY IN THE IMMUNE SYSTEM. IT'S CALLED HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN. SCIENTISTS AT THE WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR MIOMEDICAL RESEARCH SAY THEY CAN FUSE THAT PROTEIN WITH A MOLECULE FROM A TUMOR TO A VIRUS. IN RESPONSE, THE BODY MAKES A KILLER IMMUNE CELL PRIMED TO ATTACK THE TARGET. and THE U-S FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION HAS APPROVED THE NEW DIET DRUG, MERIDIA. IT'S THE FIRST OF A NEW CLASS OF PRESCRIPTION DIET PILLS - MEANT ONLY FOR SERIOUS OBESITY. THE DRUG PROMOTES MODERATE WEIGHT LOSS. IT MAY CAUSE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IN SOME PATIENTS. THAT'S A LOOK AT THE LATEST MEDICAL NEWS. I'M RICK JACKSON, CBS NEWS, NEW YORK.))
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=None
(ad lib toss to bump)
BUMP-Chyron
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5-Smyth-Fire

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=THa
TAPE#597-52
GRAPHIC=Chemical Fire

The cause of the chemical fire that prompted the evacuation of some Smyth County residents this summer will remain a mystery.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Smyth Co./August 21;

The Marley Mouldings warehouse in Atkins burned to the ground throughout several days in August.
Investigators have now wrapped up their investigation.
They say the blaze was so large, fire fighters destroyed much of the
evidence---including the building walls and roof.
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E-Pitts-Fatal

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=tte
TAPE#97-87
GRAPHIC=Fatal Accident

A car wreck has killed a teenager in Pittsylvania County.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co.;

The 16-year old female passenger, Ruth Ellen Cardwell, died at the scene yesterday afternoon.
The young man who was driving, Anton Reece, is in the hospital.
He apparently veered off Route 726 --hitting a sign and a phone box before the car overturned.
Police say there is no indication of drugs or alcohol.
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2-E-Daycare-hearing

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=eea
TAPE#97-77
GRAPHIC=Day Care

Those who support and those who are against proposed changes in state regulation of day care centers do agree on one thing: quality child care must be a priority.
Both sides spoke out at a public hearing in Roanoke.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;

The Child Day-Care Council is rewriting some of the regulations.
The new rules place more restrictions on health and safety issues, but they are less specific about daily educational activities.
And some daycare providers are unhappy about lower educational requirements for program supervisors.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=my children
(( 04:14:20 MARTI CARL/DAYCARE PROVIDER; MY CHILDREN, YOUR CHILDREN, AND ALL OF THE CHILDREN IN THE COMMONWEALTH DESERVE THE BEST CHILD CARE THAT IS AVAILABLE. AND IF THESE PROPOSALS ARE ALLOWED TO FO THROUGH AS IS, THEN OUR BEST WILL NO-WHERE BE GOOD ENOUGH.)) 03:53:34 SHARON JONES/CHILD DAY-CARE COUNCIL; I DON'T LOOK ATH THEM AS BEING RELAXED, I LOOK AT THEM BEING BROADENED SO THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY FOR ALL THE GROUPS THAT HAVE COME UNDER LICENSED CARE.
SUPER=01-Marti Carl/Daycare Provider;
SUPER=01-Sharon Jones/Child Day-Care Council;
RUNS=:22
OUT Q=licensed care.
(----------------)
VO-NAT

The council will use the input from the public hearing to fine-tune the new regulations.
There will be another public-comment period before the council takes action next year.
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2-5-Cullen-Alcohol

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#597-51
GRAPHIC=Richard Cullen

What is at the root of the underage college drinking problem?
It's a question Virginia's Attorney General hopes to answer.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;

In light of four alcohol-related fatalities on Virginia campuses since May, Richard Cullen's naming a task force to deal with the problem.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 19:55:31
IN Q=I don't think
((RICHARD CULLEN/VA. ATTORNEY GENERAL: I DON'T THINK YOU CAN LEGISLATE THIS. I THINK COMMUNICATION IS THE KEY. I HAVE TWO PEOPLE ON THE TASK FORCE. ONE IS A NATIONALLY-REKNOWNED POLLSTER, LINDA DIVALL, AND I HOPE SHE'LL TEACH US HOW TO FIND OUT FROM THE CAMPUS ITSELF WHAT THE REAL SITUATION IS. I HAVE AN ADVERTISING EXECUTIVE, SOMEONE WHO STARTED A NATIONALLY PROMINENT ADVERTISING AGENCY. HE'S ON THERE AS WELL.))
SUPER=01-Richard Cullen/Virginia Attorney General
RUNS=:26
OUT Q=as well.
(----------------)
VO-NAT

Governor George Allen's supportive of the task force, but thinks better enforcement of existing laws may be the key.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 19:34:33
IN Q=Thinking back
((THINKING BACK, IT'S HARD TO DETERMINE WHETHER IT'S ANY WORSE THAN BEFORE. MAYBE DRUGS ARE MORE PREVALENT NOW THEN THEY WERE IN THOSE DAYS. AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, THERE WAS PLENTY OF ALCOHOL AROUND WHEN I WAS THERE.))
SUPER=@Allen;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=was there.
TALENT=Melanie
SS=Alcohol Abuse

Then- Governor Doug Wilder convened a 1991 commission on Substance Abuse and Sexual Assault on College Campuses.
It's recommendations were so strict, many were never implemented.

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2-5-Electoral-Board

ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=equ
TAPE#597-44
GRAPHIC=None

The acceptance speeches have already been made--but it's only now, three weeks after Election Day, that it's official--Jim Gilmore is Virginia Governor-elect.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;

The State Board of Elections did the tedious work of certifying the votes yesterday.
And it made the official announcement that Virginia's Reform Party had lost its spot on future ballots by NOT pulling ten percent of the vote for a statewide office.
SUPER=@file;

Lieutenant Governor candidate Bradley Evans DID manage 4-point-5 percent though.
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2-Passages

ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#97-81
GRAPHIC=Northwest Passages

People who have lived in northwest Roanoke for many years remember a time when neighbors were an extended family.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;

William Taborn moved to Harrison Avenue when he was two years old.
Today, he lives in the home his father built in 1927.
He remembers a time when neighbors knew each other, and parents were able to discipline their children.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=I know the last whipping
((I KNOW THE LAST WHIPPING I GOT WAS IN THIS PRESENT HOME WHEN I WAS THIRTEEN YEARS OLD ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT. 15:08:09 I DIDN'T COME IN WHEN I WAS TOLD TO COME IN AND MY MOTHER MET ME AT THE DOOR. AND SHE LET ME KNOW THAT SHE WAS STILL THE BOSS. ))
SUPER=01-William Taborn/Northwest Roanoke Resident;
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=still the boss.
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Our series, Northwest Passages, continues tonight, with a visit to the Roanoke Tribune, and a closer look at neighborhood challenges.
Local-Recap
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ANCHOR=Melanie

Now here's another look at today's top local stories:
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ANCHOR=Melanie

Investigators have a new solid lead in the stabbing death if an elderly Lynchburg man last week.
Police have received several reports from witnesses saying they saw 27- year- old Kenneth Lloyd Lawson driving the victim's car.
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ANCHOR=Kimberly

Charges were dropped against former employees of Harmony Hall.
One dancer at the now-defunct Wythe County bar faced obscenity charges, but a judge points out the county has never defined what it considers obscene.
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ANCHOR=Melanie

It's safety versus education in the campaign to regulate day-care in the Commonwealth.
Some day care workers are unhappy because new rules place more restrictions on health and safety issues, but the same rules are less specific about daily educational activities.
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ANCHOR=Kimberly
WX-Summary-Chryon
(Kimberly mic hot)
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2 shot=Mel/Kmc
(Kimberly ad lib weather)
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2 shot=Mel/Kmc
(toss to Steve)
Double Boxes=Mel/Kmc and Steve/Microwave
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(ad lib bye) 2 shot=Mel/Kmc