17:00-01
news-heads
ANCHOR=Tonya
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#news heads
GRAPHIC=NONE
NEWS-7 at FIVE is next--
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VO-NAT
Heavy snow is closing businesses and causing traffic problems around the
region.
Conflicting reports on whether safety precautions were taken during a deadly
airplane incident.
Plus-- three's a charm for Bedford City Police attempting to arrest a suspect.
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Wx-Heads
TALENT=Robin
SS=None
What a way to wrap up the year. But after the snow tapers off this evening,
blowing snow will be the problem tomorrow.
medical-heads
ANCHOR=Tonya
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#med heads
GRAPHIC=NONE
Tonight on Health check...one state's bar patrons will breathe a little easier
in the New Year.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
A popular allergy drug is coming off the market...
And Hong Kong takes action to wipe out a mysterious, deadly flu.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Tonya
Stick around NEWS-7 at Five is straight ahead.
Video-Open
ANCHOR=Tonya
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#video open
GRAPHIC=NONE
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VO-NAT
The first major snow storm of the season-- and its a doozie.
As more than a foot of snow is expected to pile up by tomorrow morning--
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5-winter-storm
ANCHOR=scott
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=sgo
TAPE#597-47
GRAPHIC=NONE
double boxes robin/scott
(robin tosses to scott)
SUPER=@scott1;
SUPER=22-Roanoke;
By noon most folks planning to leave realized they'd have to spend another
night in Roanoke.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=they don't
SUPER=01-Bill Holcomb/Stranded Traveler;
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
SUPER=01-Carole Kivlighan/Stranded Traveler; (quick!!)
SUPER=01-Jeff Echols/Va. Department of Transportation; (QUICK!)
RUNS=:53
OUT Q=tendency to slide.
((
(/////SOT/////)
SOT13:14:33
IN Q=they don't
((THEY DON'T REALLY SEE MUCH CHANCE OF FLIGHTS GETTING OUT THIS EVENING. SO
RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT BOOKING A FLIGHT TOMORROW AROUND NOON.))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=around noon
Bill Holcomb took it in stride, like most of the travelers stranded at the
airport.
A couple of flights were able to make it off the runways early this morning.
But the snow started falling faster than anyone expected, making it too risky
to take off or land.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 12:23:40
IN Q=the visibility
((CAROLE KIVLIGHAN/STRANDED TRAVELER: THE VISIBILITY IS TOO LOW HERE TO GET
OVER THE MOUNTAIN.))
RUNS=:04
OUT Q=the mountain
quick natsound:snowplows
Virginia Department of Transportation crews knew it was coming.
They even borrowed extra equipment to make sure they could handle the load.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:01:15
IN Q=
((JEFF ECHOLS/VDOT:WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR SOMETHING AND KNOWING IT WAS USUALLY
GOING TO COME SO THIS IS A GOOD TIME. ))
RUNS=:04
OUT Q=GOOD TIME
V-DOT says its priority is keeping the interstates and primary routes clear.
But the fast-falling snow is covering the roads as soon as plows clear them.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 14:01:44
IN Q=as you
((JEFF ECHOLS: AS YOU TRAVEL AROUND YOU GOTTA BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU STOP. YOU
CAN'T STOP REAL QUICKLY AND YOU HAVE A TENDENCY TO SLIDE. ))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=tendency to slide
LIVE=scott full
SUPER=22-Roanoke
(ad lib)
If you're heading out tonight and need to check road conditions,
dissolve to vdot page
V-DOT has a hotline you can call.
That number is 1-800-367-ROAD.
valley metro
And if you're taking buses, Valley
Metro is on a snow schedule.
To see if your route is running, call 982-0305.
double boxes Scott/Andrew
(toss to Andrew)
5-ANDREW-WX
ANCHOR=ANDREW
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=AFR
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE
TOSS WITH SCOTT
(ad lib)
SUPER=@Andrew1;
SUPER=22-Roanoke;
(andrew snow totals on wxpro)
FULL SCREEN/WXPRO
SUPER=22-Roanoke;
andrew/teresa double boxes
(AD LIB TOSS TO TERESA)
5-western-snow
ANCHOR=teresa
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=tha
TAPE#597-48
double boxes Teresa/Andrew
Teresa Hamilton joins us now from the New River Valley where folks there are
seeing anywhere from eight to ten inches.
SUPER=@Teresa1;
SUPER=22-Blacksburg;
That's right, Andrew. It's been coming down steady since around eight thirty
this morning--
And, as you might imagine-- people were out early--making a bee line for
those last minute essentials.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Dog food
SUPER=01-Mary Lipscomb/Floyd Co. Resident; :00 QUICK!!!!!
SUPER=03-Blacksburg; :07
SUPER=01-Tim Atkinson/Wades Co-Manager; :15 QUICK!!!!!
SUPER=01-Ed Kirkman/Heavener Hardware Mgr.; :28
RUNS=:40
OUT Q=variety of birdseed.
((
(/////SOT/////)
1:09:56
SOT
IN Q=Dog food
((MARY LIPSCOMB/FLOYD CO. RESIDENT:DOG FOOD, DIAPERS, AND JUST SOME SNACKS FOR
HANGING AROUND THE HOUSE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. ))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=couple of days.
Mary Lipscomb wasn't the only last minute shopper--
At Wades in Blacksburg-- there was a line outside the door-- even BEFORE the
store opened.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=All the
((TIM ATKINSON/WADES CO-MANAGER: ALL THE PERSONNEL WE HAD WERE ON DUTY, THAT
RUN THE REGISTER AND THE LINES WERE BACKING UP INTO THE AISLES.))
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=into the aisles.
They were out buying OTHER last minute essentials, too.
At Heavener Hardware-- shovels, sand and salt were in high demand.
(/////SOT/////)
3:53:04
SOT
IN Q=We've
((ED KIRKMAN/HEAVENER HARDWARE MGR.: WE'VE ALSO HAD SOME CUSTOMERS FOR
BATTERIES AND SOME OF THE CANNED GAS IN CASE POWER WOULD FAIL AND SOME WHO'VE
REMEMBER THE BIRDS, SO WE'VE GOT SUET AND ALL KINDS OF VARIETIES OF BIRD SEED.
))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=bird seed.
))
LIVE=teresa full
SUPER=22-Blacksburg;
(Teresa-- ad lib about road conditions, here.)
double boxes TONYA/Teresa
5-Bedford-Escape
ANCHOR=Tonya
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#597-49
GRAPHIC=NONE
In other news tonight-- it took three tries, but Bedford County authorities
finally were able to nab a man who escaped from them TWICE in two hours.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford;
Early this morning, Bedford city police attempted to arrest 18- year- old
Richard Howard Busby at his Short Street apartment.
Busby broke away from the officers, but a tracking dog helped find him and
take him into custody.
But when Busby was being booked at the sheriff's department, he took off
again.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 16:56:48
IN Q=Mr. Busby went
((LT. KENT ROBEY/BEDFORD CO. SHERIFF'S DEPT.: MR. BUSBY WENT OU AN UNSECURED
DOOR WHILE THE JAILOR WAS PROCESSING HIM. CAME THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR OF THE
JAIL AREA AND OUT A WOODEN DOOR THAT THE PUBLIC USES WHEN WE'RE TALKING TO THE
VISITORS OUT IN FRONT HERE.))
SUPER=01-Lt. Kent Robey/Bedford Co. Sheriff's Dept.; :00
RUNS=:18
OUT Q=in front here.
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VO-NAT
Police arrested Busby around 10 a-m at his mother's home in Bedford.
He's charged with malicious wounding and felonious escape.
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5-Halifax-Shooting
ANCHOR=Tonya
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=eea
TAPE#597-50
GRAPHIC=shooting
In South Boston-- police say a man shot and killed himself after shooting at
police and setting his apartment on fire.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-South Boston;
Early this morning police responded to a report of gunfire at Tanglewylde
(Tangle-wild) Apartments.
Officers say gunfire continued when they arrived, hitting three police
vehicles.
The officers did NOT return fire, but finally had to act when they saw
smoke coming out of the apartment.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=we did have the
((JIM HALL/SOUTH BOSTON POLICE CHIEF; WE DID HAVE THE RESCUE SQUAD AND FIRE
DEPARTMENT ON STANDBY AT THAT TIME. I HAD TO MAKE THE CALL OF WHEN TO SEND IN
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND WHE I DID SEND IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, I SENT IN POLICE
OFFICERS WITH THE FIREMEN.))
SUPER=01-Jim Hall/South Boston Police Chief;
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=with the firemen
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VO-NAT
As firefighters extinguished the fire, one of the police officers found the
suspect, dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
His name has not been released
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tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Tonya
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#tease 1
GRAPHIC=NONE
The Governor-elect's cabinet is filling up-- coming up on NEWS-7 at FIVE-
we'll run down the latest list. (----------------)
VO-NAT
But first-- what happened aboard a United Airlines flight that was hit by
major turbulence-- killing one person and injuring dozens.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Tonya
In tonight's health check report--
A new law in one state has some smokers fuming. That report and the Two Minute
Ticker right after this break.
cc sponsor
Comm Break#1
5-Tokyo-jet
ANCHOR=Tonya
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#net-a
GRAPHIC=none
United Airlines says the seat belt sign was ON when severe turbulence struck
a jumbo jetliner over the Pacific Ocean.
Passengers on the Japan-to-Hawaii flight report the sign was off.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Tokyo, Japan;
Sudden turbulence hit flight 8-2-6 sending it plunging one-thousand feet
towards the ocean late last night.
One woman was killed and 102 passengers were injured.
The plane returned immediately to Tokyo following the incident.
Passengers say the turbulence was so violent it sent unbuckled people flying
headfirst into the top of the plane.
Japan Airlines said nine of its flights passed the same area around the
same time but none experienced turbulence.
The National Transportation Safety Board in Washington, D.C. is conducting an
investigation.
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5-Nichols
ANCHOR=Tonya
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#NET-B
GRAPHIC=NICHOLS
Family members of victims killed in the Oklahoma bombing testified today in
the sentencing phase of Terry Nichols trial.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Denver;
2:00 feed--14:02
The government is pushing for the death penalty.
Last week the jury found Nichols guilty of conspiracy, as well as eight
counts of involuntary manslaughter.
Nichols could be given the death sentence because of the conspiracy charge--
although many legal experts say its doubtful the jury will reccommend that
sentence.
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5-Gilmore-Cabinet
ANCHOR=Tonya
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#597-51
GRAPHIC=GILMORE
Republican Governor-elect Jim Gilmore is hinting strongly again that another
Democrat will join his administration.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
But all white Republicans were named today in his latest round of cabinet
appointments.
A long-time Gilmore loyalist will assume oversight of state prisons and law
enforcement.
Public Safety Secretary-designee Gary Aronholt worked for Gilmore in the
Henrico prosecutor's office and in the Attorney General's office.
He's a former police officer.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:45:23
IN Q=And I chose
((GARY ARONHOLT/PUBLIC SAFETY SECRETARY-DESIGNEE: AND I CHOSE TO BECOME A
POLICE OFFICER. I STARTED OUT ON THE STREETS. AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE MOST
ENJOYABLE TIMES OF MY LIFE. IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO HELP.))
SUPER=01-Gary Aronholt/Public Safety Secretary-Designee;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=to help.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
George Allen's Finance Secretary will keep his job under Gilmore.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13:48:57
IN Q=From our
((RON TILLETT/FINANCE SECRETARY: FROM OUR BROAD-BASED ECONOMY TO OUR
CONSERVATIVE DEBT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, VIRGINIA HAS BEEN, AND WILL CONTINUE TO
BE WHAT I WOULD CONSIDER THE BEST OF THE BEST NATIONALLY FOR IT'S FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.))
SUPER=01-Ron Tillett/Finance Secretary;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=management practices.
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VO-NAT
A-B-C Board Chairwoman Anne Petera (pa-TEER-uh) takes over as the
administration's record-keeper as Secretary of the Commonwealth.
(----------------)
TALENT=Tonya
SS=ALLEN
George Allen's latest Secretary of Public Safety has taken a judgeship in
Virginia Beach.
SS=TUCKER
So former Roanoke- based federal prosecutor and current Parole Board
Chairman Monty Tucker will fill out the remaining two weeks of Trish West's
term in the Cabinet.
tease#2
ANCHOR=Tonya
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
GRAPHIC=NONE
They're taking a chapter from several other law enforcement agencies...
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Now the Hill City wants YOU to help them track down criminals-- that story's
next on NEWS-7 at FIVE.
(----------------)
STOCKS BUMP NEXT
5-Crimestoppers
ANCHOR=Tonya
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#597-56
GRAPHIC=NONE
It started in Albequerque 20- years ago, and now the Crimestoppers program
has finally made its way to central Virginia.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg
Law enforcement personnel from nine jurisdictions kicked things off with a
parade of sorts in Lynchburg this morning.
Local businesses have contributed nearly ten thousand dollars in reward
money for callers who contribute tips to help solve crimes.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 23:21:41
IN Q=We know it's
((LT. EUGENE WINGFIELD/LYNCHBURG POLICE: WE KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL
AND BASED ON OTHER JURISDICTIONS IN THE NATION, IT'S BEEN EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL.
AND THE NUMBERS AS FAR AS ARRESTS AND PROPERTY RECOVERED AND DRUGS SEIZED IS
JUST ASTRONOMICAL SO I'M SURE IT'S GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL HERE AS WELL.))
SUPER=01-Lt. Eugene Wingfield/Lynchburg Police; :00
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=here as well.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Wingfield says the area's recent string of 20-armed robberies will be the
first crime the program highlights.
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tease#3
health music under
ANCHOR=Tonya
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#tease 3
GRAPHIC=None
In tonight's Two Minute Ticker-- Roy has some basketball cancellations,
thanks to Mother Nature--
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Next on Health Check-- we'll introduce you to members of a Bedford County
family, and the difference they have made in the lives of three children from
the Dominican Republic.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 01:17:14
IN Q=It's a bonding for your family
((IT'S A BONDING FOR YOUR FAMILY THAT GOES BEYOND WORDS. THERE'S NO WAY TO TELL
ANYBODY THE EXPERIENCES YOU GO THROUGH.))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=you go through
health bump
Comm Break#3
5-Bird-Flu
ANCHOR=Tonya
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#597-52
GRAPHIC=flu
A mass slaughter of chickens in Hong Kong is taking place in an effort to
stop the spread of the deadly bird flu that has killed four people and caused a
public scare.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Hong Kong; 10 am feed--10:03:26
Government teams are gassing more than one million chickens with carbon
dioxide on family farms and at large commercial poultry producers.
10:04:36 Ducks and geese kept near chickens are also being killed for fear
of cross-infection.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:04:06
IN Q=By getting
((CHAO LOI/URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT:BY GETTING RID OF THE BIRDS, WE GET RID OF
THE SOURCE SO THIS WILL BE AN EFFECTIVE MEASURE DEALING WITH THE VIRUS AMONG
THE PUBLIC))
SUPER=01-Chao Loi/Urban Services Dept;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=among the public.
(----------------)
VO-NAT 10:04:52
Meanwhile, Hong Kong has another confirmed bird flu patient.
It's now infected at least 13 people in Hong Kong. Four cases have been
fatal.
Health officials still don't know how the mysterious flu made the jump to
humans, or if humans can transfer it one another.
There is still no vaccine-- but, the World Health Organization says none of
the evidence suggests there will be a widespread epidemic.
(----------------)
5-Seldane
ANCHOR=Tonya
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#597-54
GRAPHIC=prescription drugs
Allergy sufferers who use the popular drug Seldane will want to check out the
latest relief on the market.
Today the Food and Drug Administration approved a safer alternative to one
of the nation's most popular allergy drugs.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=04-File Tape; (597-09)
After February first, you won't be able to buy Seldane--the makers are
pulling it off the market.
But they're replacing it with Allegra.
The F-D-A proposed banning Seldane a year ago because of potentially deadly
side effects.
Now that the F-D-A has approved Allegra the company is complying with the
ban.
Allegra-D will also be sold--it contains an added decongestant to the
nonsedating antihistamine.
(----------------)
5-Children-Surgery
ANCHOR=Tonya
NEWSCAST=five
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#597-53
GRAPHIC=children's health
For three children from the Dominican Republic, the road to a better life
carried them to central and western Virginia, and the medical care they
couldn't receive at home.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford Co.;
Three times since 1992, Patty, Ed Stanley and their children have welcomed
young patients into the family, while the visitors received medical care at
Virginia Baptist Hospital, and Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=When you see
((PATTY STANLEY: WHEN YOU SEE THOSE SWEET LITTLE FACES, YOU CAN'T... IT'S HARD
TO TURN THEM DOWN AND WE'VE REALLY BEEN BLESSED ALL THREE TIMES. OUR KIDS HAVE
COME THROUGH SO WONDERFUL.))
((ED STANLEY: GOD HAS GIVEN ME FIVE HEALTHY CHILDREN AND SO FAR I HAVE THE
THREE HEALTHY GRANDCHILDREN AND I JUST WANT TO DO THIS TO PAY HIM BACK FOR WHAT
HE HAS GIVEN ME.))
SUPER=07-Patty Stanley; :00
SUPER=07-Ed Stanley; :13
RUNS=:25
OUT Q=has given me.
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VO-NAT
The children were brought to Virginia by the group Medical Care for
Children.
The hospitals, doctors, and other supporters volunteered their services.
In November, the last of the children returned to her home in the Dominican
Republic with hope for a normal life.
(----------------)
5-Smoking
ANCHOR=Tonya
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=tfl
TAPE#597-55
GRAPHIC=kicking the habit
If the U-S wants to reach its goal of reducing the number of smoking Americans
to 15-percent by the year 2000, many smokers are going to have to quit and
soon.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says nearly one-in-four
American adults continued to smoke in 19-95.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Los Angeles;
But 19-98 could change that--as the nations most populous state takes another
step towards banning smoking.
California will outlaw the habit in 25-thousand bars.
It's already prohibited in the workplace and restaurants.
(----------------)
2-shot-toss
ANCHOR=Tonya
Time now for sports-- and with it being so frosty outside, Roy's talking
hockey. Hi Roy.
S5-Express
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#ICE-98
GRAPHIC=Two Minute Ticker
Thank you and welcome to this snowy day of the two minute ticker.
SS=Roanoke Express
The Roanoke Express made a statement this weekend. Playing 3 nights in a
row, Roanoke picked up 5 out of a possible 6 points by beating the Hampton Road
Admirals last night at the Roundhouse 3 to 1.
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Express Vs Admirals; :
Express Goalie Dave Gagnon getting the start in the net for last night's
game.
In the first minute of the first period the Admirals would get on the
board. Ron Majic picks up the loose puck from behind the net and bangs it in
to make it 1 to nothing Hampton.
But 30 seconds later the Express comes right back. Pete Brearly centers
the puck to Kelly Hollingshead who scores the goal to tie the game at one to
one in the first.
After a Chris Lipsett goal in the second, The Admirals were forced to
SUPER=38-Roanoke/3/Hampton/1/;pull their goalie and Tim Christan gets the
pass and puts home the empty netter and the Express beats the Admirals 3 to 1.
(-------------)
ANCHOR=Roy
SS=Hold Logo
With the win, The Express remained in third place in the northeast Division
but moved to within a point of the second place Admirals.
Richmond leads the Division two points ahead of Hampton.
S5-NHL
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#ST5-32
GRAPHIC=NHL Logo
The National Hockey league says it will review a videotape of Tomas
Sandstrom's hit on St. Louis Blues star Brett Hull.
The 8-time all star was hurt Saturday night when Sandstrom struck Hull on
the left hand with his stick.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="Slashes like...
((CRAIG CONROY/BLUES CENTER: ))
SUPER=01-Craig Conroy/Blues Center; :00
RUNS=:23
OUT Q=.....for that."
(-------------)
ANCHOR=Roy
SS=Hold Logo
Hull had surgery on his broken hand yesterday and he could miss as many as
six weeks. The Blues contend that Sandstrom should be disciplined for the hit.
S5-Hoops
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NationsBank Logo
The final round of the NationsBank Holiday Hoops tournament has been
postponed. And tournament Officials hope to get the games in tomorrow.
William Fleming and Cave Spring will play for the championship at 7 oclock.
In the consolation games, Floyd County and William Byrd hook up at three and
Salem Faces Glenvar at 5:15.
More Sports at Six-- see you then.
5-nat'l-snow
ANCHOR=Tonya
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#net-H
GRAPHIC=snow
The Commonwealth isn't alone in the snow department....today, the winter
storm dropped snow in many other places.
(----------------)
VO-NAT 10:30:45
SUPER=03-Knoxville, TN;
Up to four inches of the white stuff fell throughout Tennessee-- more snow
is expected tomorrow mainly in the mountains.
SUPER=03-Atlanta; 11:03:11
In Atlanta, more than two inches-- and a lot of dangerous ice began the
morning-- but the rest of the day was simply gray and wet.
SUPER=03-Albuquerque, NM; 10:20:11
And this may look like the Antarctic-- but after several days of snow, the
sun finally made a bright appearance in New Mexico.
Even the livestock looked cold.
(----------------)
5-robin
ANCHOR=Tonya
NEWSCAST=5
WRITER=amo
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=NONE
Sledding may be on the agenda for many people in SOuthwest and Central
Virginia tonight and tomorrow- and for one last check on the weather-- here's
Robin for what we should expect later tonight...
((
MCU/Robin Weather Center
WXPRO/FULL LATEST RADAR
MCU/Robin Wrap Up and toss to Tonya
))
ANCHOR=Tonya
SS=winter wx
If you are planning to drive tonight or tomorrow, the Virginia Department of
Transportation suggests you check out the status of the roads before you start
travelling.
dissolve to VDOT
Again V-DOT's phone number for road conditions is 1-800-367-Road.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Tonya
SS=NONE
We'll be here all night monitoring the storm so stick with us-- thanks for
watching NEWS-7 at FIVE-- Stay warm, goodnight.
by SS