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1-News-Head
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=eea
TAPE#NewsHd
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VO-NAT
Up next on News 7 at Six... the snow comes down in Southwest Virginia...
we'll show you what's happening and what to expect...
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ANCHOR=Eric
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And one of Roanoke's first black police officers is laid to rest.
Sports-Head
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#Headline
GRAPHIC=NONE
In sports, The Vikings advance in the N-F-L playoffs highlights from the
Nationbanks Holiday Hoops tournament.
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VO-NAT ENG#
And number one ranked North Carolina comes from behind to beat Georgia in
Athens this afternoon.
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WX-Head
TALENT=Andrew
SS=None
Right now, the snow is tapering off and ending-- this evening, temperatures
fall like a rock-- leaving icy conditions on roadways.
Forecast details coming up.
WX-Intro
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=6p
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=none
GRAPHIC=Snow
Many regions in southwest Virginia got their first taste of winter today--in
the form of snow, lots of it!
News 7's coverage of the wintry conditions begins with Andrew Freiden with a
weather update.
Andrew what's the latest.
wx-snow-update
ANCHOR=andrew
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=afr
(Andrew Ad Lib weather)
full screen/wxpro
tonight forecast
current radar
ANCHOR=Andrew
ss=none
(toss to David/Double boxes)
Snowy-Conditions
ANCHOR=Andrew
NEWSCAST=6p
WRITER=djo
TAPE#=97-
GRAPHIC=Snow
Roads around the region weren't too bad today--
But the weather did effect most people's saturday schedule.
Double Boxes=Andrew and David/Microwave
David Johnson is standing by to tell us how.
David..
Live=David Full/Microwave
SUPER=@David1;
SUPER=05-Roanoke;
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That's right Andrew.
If you stayed indoors to get away from all the white stuff you may have felt
the effects of the weather anyway. Power outages hit parts of Southwest
Roanoke County for a couple of hours from about nine to 10-30 this morning.
If you were driving around you may have noticed more than a few fender
benders.
(Rollcue:a few fender bender )
Earlier today this was the situation..
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
RUNS=:30
Live=David Full/Microwave
SUPER=05-Roanoke;
( ad lib)
Double Boxes=Andrew and David/Microwave
Hoover-Vote
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=6p
WRITER=djo
TAPE#=97-89
GRAPHIC=none
It's back to work Monday morning for Hoover Color employees.
Union officials say...
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pulaski Co.;
...an agreement was reached when union workers "outstandingly" accepted the
company's contract offer.
The corporation's absenteeism policy was the main obstacle, but was resolved
when the union met the company half way.
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SOT-02:36:56
IN Q=WE HAVE A FEW
((EUGENE GRAVELY/3-2 UNION CHIEF STEWARD; WE HAVE A FEW PEOPLE THAT HAVE
REGULAR DOCTOR CARE THAT THEY HAVE TO HAVE, WITH THEIR BLOOD AND DIABETES AND
STUFF LIKE THAT. THE COMPANY ORIGINALLY WANTED THAT TO WHERE IT WOULD COUNT
AGAINST US. BUT THEY HAVE MOVED AND IN THAT INSTANCE, IT WOULD NOT COUNT
AGAINST US. ))
SUPER=01-Eugene Gravely/3-2 Union Chief Steward;
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=AGAINST US.
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VO-NAT
The strike lasted less than two weeks. Some workers say they are ready to
get things back to the way they were.
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SOT-02:46:08
IN Q=READY TO START
((DON BROWN/HOOVER EMPLOYEE; START ALL OVER AGAIN, GET THINGS BACK ON THE ROAD.
PRETTY SATISFIED WITH IT, I BELIEVE. ))
SUPER=01-Don Brown/Hoover Employee;
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=I BELIEVE.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pulaski Co./Yesterday;
Federal mediators met with both sides yesterday. It took more than nine
hours of negotiating to reach the agreement, but the 28-striking workers will
be back on the job by the first of the week.
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S-NFL
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#FB97-3
GRAPHIC=NFL Logo
For the first time since 1960 there's a tie for the Associated Press N-F-L
Player of the year.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=04-NFL; :
For the past two years the award has gone to Green Bay's Brett Favre.
This season Favre passed for 35 touchdowns and was second in passing yards and
he shares the award with Detroit's Barry Sanders.
Sanders gained 2-thousand 867 yards the second highest season total in
N-F-L history and he led the Lions to the playoffs this season. The two
received 18 votes each in the balloting for the award.
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ANCHOR=Roy
SS=Hold Logo
Denver tailback Terrell Davis was third in the votes and San Francisco
quarterback Steve Young was fourth.
S-Giants
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=11pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#FB97-5
GRAPHIC=Giants/Vikings
With less than five minutes left to play Minnesota trailed by 9 points but
the Vikings rallied to beat the New York Giants 23 to 22 knocking The Giants
out of the N-F-L playoffs.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-East Rutherford, NJ/ABC SPORTS; :
Jim Fassel checking his play chart on the sideline.
He had to like this Danny Kanell throws a bullet over the middle hitting
Aaron Pierce on the 2 yard touchdown pass giving the Giants a 13 to nothing
lead in the second quarter.
But the Vikings started the comeback in the third. After a Giant fumble
Leroy Hoard scores on the 4 yard touchdown run to make it 19 to 10 New York.
Minnesota cut it to a two point lead in the fourth quarter when Randal
Cunningham goes to the air and hits Jake Reed on the 30 yard touchdown pass to
make it 22 to 20 Giants.
The Vikings pulled off the onside SUPER=30-Minnesota/23/N.Y.
Giants/22/;kick setting up this Eddie Murray 24 yard field goal with 10
seconds left on the clock and the Vikings beat the Giants 23 to 22.
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Wx-Tape
SUPER=305-40/32/69/1984/9/1948;
SUPER=306-34/31/89/NW-7mph/29.68r/7:33am/5:10pm;
Forecasts
SUPER=X5000;
SUPER=330-Partial Clearing/Winds NW-15mph/22-26/Mostly/Sunny/40-43;
SUPER=331-Partial Clearing/& Windy/22-26/Mostly Sunny/& Breezy/42-45;
SUPER=332-Clouds & Flurries/Wind NW-10mph/18-22/Partly Sunny/Light
Winds/33-40;
SUPER=333-Snow Ends/Partial Clearing/20-23/Mostly Sunny/& Breezy/33-40;
SUPER=X5001;
SUPER=334-Clouds/& Flurries/20-23/Mostly/Cloudy/30-35;
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