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1-News-Head
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VO-NAT
It's a big one alright... not quite a foot of snow... YET, but it's not
over yet, either!
On NEWS-7 at SIX in just a moment, we're ready with a series of LIVE reports
for you.
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ANCHOR=Keith
And we've got the touching story of three children from the Dominican
Republic who have found the medical help they need right here in the Roanoke
Valley.
Sports-Head
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#Headline
GRAPHIC=NONE
In sports, Martina Hingis receives an honor from the A-P Steve Mason has a
report on Alltell Stadium the site of the Gator Bowl.
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VO-NAT ENG#
And the N-b-A is looking into a fight last night between Philadelphia and
Sacramento.
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WX-Head
TALENT=Robin
SS=None
Warnings are still in effect for this winter storm, but thhe bulk of the
snow has already fallen. A windy forecast is just ahead.
Winter-storm
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=sgo
TAPE#97-80
GRAPHIC=Winter Storm
Traveling in treacherous this hour throughout Southwest and Central Virginia
as the region deals with its first major snowstorm of the season.
Anywhere from four to 11 inches of snow have fallen making vehicular travel
dangerous.
V-DOT says Interstate 81 near Roanoke is hazardous.
Things are even worse on Route 220- south of Roanoke near the
Franklin-Roanoke County lines.
Motorists heading that way should expect a three- hour delay because of
accidents.
Double Boxes=Keith/Scott MICROWAVE
Scott Goldberg has been monitoring the traveling situation and he checks in
now from the Roanoke Regional Airport.
LIVE=Scott Full
SUPER=@scott1;
SUPER=05-Roanoke
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IN Q=
SUPER=01-Carole Kivlighan/Stranded Traveler; :00
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :08
SUPER=01-Fred & Jennifer Miller/Stranded Newlyweds; :16
SUPER=01-Jeff Echols/VDOT; :32
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OUT Q=slick I'm sure.
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SOT 12:23:18
IN Q=i'm on my way
(( ))
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OUT Q=cancelled it out
Carole Kivlighan was like most travelers.
They knew the snow meant cancelled flights.
So they put on their best faces and got ready for a long night in Roanoke.
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SOT13:19:38
IN Q=we've been
(( ))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=out of here
Early this morning city crews and the Virginia department of Transportation
were preparing for the worst.
By noon the snow was falling fast, and crews knew that meant they'd earn
their money today.
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SOT14:0014
IN Q=with what the forecasts
(( ))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=for a while
Wet snow and slush made a slippery mixture on the roads.
I-81 wreck
This accident happened on Interstate-81 between Roanoke and Salem.
V-DOT says it's doing its best to clear interstates and primary roads.
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SOT 14:00:35
IN Q=of course
(( ))
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OUT Q=A LITTLE SLICK I'M SURE.))
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western-Snow
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=tha
TAPE#97-81
GRAPHIC=Winter Storm
The New River Valley clearly a resembles a "winter wonderland".
There anywhere from eight to ten inches is on the ground.
Double Boxes=Keith/Teresa MICROWAVE
Teresa Hamilton joins us from Blacksburg-- where the snow is beginning to
taper off.
LIVE=Teresa Full
SUPER=@Teresa1;
SUPER=05-Blacksburg;
Keith, the snow may be tapering off but it's still very cold.
And, the roads are treacherous-- both primary and secondary.
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SOT
IN Q=Certainly
SUPER=01-Dan Brugh/VDOT Resident Engineer; :00
SUPER=03-Montgomery Co.; :09
SUPER=01-Marvin Caldwell/VDOT Contractor; :21
SUPER=01-Ed Kirkman/Heavener Hardware Mgr.; :39
SUPER=01-Jason Deane/Blacksburg Resident; :55
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OUT Q=we've gotten.
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SOT
IN Q=Certainly
((DAN BRUGH/VDOT RESIDENT ENGINEER:CERTAINLY WE HAVE ALL OF OUR PEOPLE OUT,
THEY SPLIT AND WORK 12 HOUR SHIFTS, WE HAVE 120 PEOPLE.))
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OUT Q=120 people.
VDOT has also hired outside help-- to assist in clearing the roads.
Right now-- even Route 460 is snow covered and slick.
Marvin Caldwell is one of the contract workers-- hired by VDOT.
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SOT
IN Q=It's slick
((MARVIN CALDWELL/CONTRACT WORKER:IT'S SLICK, IT'S REAL BAD WHERE I'M AT, YOU
KNOW, ON THE EXCHANGE BETWEEN 114 AND BLACKSBURG, PRICES FORK, IT'S BAD. ))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=it's bad.
It's no easier for folks trying to clear their driveways and sidewalks.
At Heavener Hardware-- sand, salt and shovels were in demand.
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3:51:10
SOT
IN Q=You do
((ED KIRKMAN/HEAVENER HARDWARE MGR.:YOU DO HAVE SOME THAT HAVE THE METAL STRIPS
HERE AND THE REINFORCING IN THE BACK, THAT'S ALWAYS A GOOD CHOICE BECAUSE IT
WILL LAST YOU LONGER. ))
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OUT Q=you longer.
There were also those shopping with a lighter theme in mind.
Although the snow is a headache for many-- it's also a source of fun.
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3:57:25
SOT
IN Q=Oh definitely
((JASON DEANE/BLACKSBURG RESIDENT: OH, DEFINITELY, DEFINITELY, I'VE LIVED HERE
FOR A FEW YEARS SO I'M USED TO GETTING SOME SNOW BUT I THINK THIS ONE IS GOING
TO BE AS GOOD AS WE'VE GOTTEN. ))
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OUT Q=we've gotten.))
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HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Keith
SS=NONE
A man from South Boston apparently killed himself after firing at police.
We'll have that story next,
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VO-NAT
And then we'll see how some local families are trying to make life easier
for sick children and their parents.
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*****NO WX TEASE*****
Halifax-Shooting
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=eea
TAPE#97-83
GRAPHIC=Shooting
South Boston police say a man charged with carrying a concealed weapon
during an early morning traffic stop, went home and started shooting.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-South Boston;
Police were called to Tanglewylde (tangle-wild) Apartments, where gunfire
was coming from 31-year old Malcolm Sherwood Young's residence.
Chief Jim Hall says Young told officials over the phone he would shoot any
officer that came near him.
Police tried to wait him out, but finally had to enter the building when
Young's apartment started burning.
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SOT
IN Q=when I arrived at
((JIM HALL/SOUTH BOSTON POLICE CHIEF; WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE SCENE, SMOKE WAS
COMING FROM THE APARTMENT AND WE DID HAVE THE RESCUE SQUAD AND FIRE DEPARTMENT
ON STANDBY AT THE TIME. I HAD TO MAKE THE CALL OF WHEN TO SEND IN THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT ))
SUPER=01-Jim Hall/South Boston Police Chief;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=on standby at the time.
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VO-NAT
When police and firefighters went in, they found Young dead from an apparent
self inflicted gunshot wound.
No one else was injured, four cars and a house were hit by gunfire.
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Bedford-Escape
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-78
GRAPHIC=NONE
The third time was the charm for Bedford County authorities in their attempt
to get their hands on a suspected felon.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Bedford
18- year- old Richard Howard Busby was wanted on a malicious wounding charge
in the city of Bedford.
He escaped from officers who tried to arrest him early this morning, but was
recaptured.
Then when Busby was being booked at the sheriff's department, he slipped
away again.
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SOT 16:58:00
IN Q=It was basically
((LT. KENT ROBEY/BEDFORD CO. SHERIFF'S DEPT.: IT WAS BASICALLY HE WAS GRABBING
DOORS TO SEE WHAT WAS UNLOCKED, WHILE THE JAILOR WAS BACK GETTING HIS PERSONAL
BELONGINGS PROCESSED AND HE MADE HIS WAY OUT, OUT THE FRONT DOOR.))
SUPER=01-Lt. Kent Robey/Bedford Co. Sheriff's Dept.; :00
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=the front door.
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VO-NAT
This time Busby was able to elude authorities for about seven hours.
They finally caught up with him at his mother's home, near the site of his
first escape.
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Children-Surgery
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=six
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#97-79
GRAPHIC=Children's Health
Living in the United States, we often take the quality of our medical care
for granted.
Tonight, Joe Dashiell has the story of three children from the Dominican
Republic... who travelled to Virginia for surgery and a new start.
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SOT
IN Q=Three- year- old Arlim Guerrerro
SUPER=03-Bedford Co.; :10
SUPER=07-Patty Stanley; :16
SUPER=07-Ed Stanley; :27
SUPER=01-Dr. Clint Cavett/Pediatric Surgeon; :52
RUNS=1:25
OUT Q=JD News 7
((Three- year- old Arlim Guerrerro came to western Virginia for the medical
care she couldn't receive at home.
She was suffering from Hirschsprung's disease, a life- threatening
intestinal disorder.
In May, Arlim moved in with Bedford County residents Patty and Ed Stanley
and their children.
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SOT
IN Q=When you see those sweet little face
((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.))
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OUT Q=what he has given me.
Arlim wasn't the first child the Stanleys welcomed into their family.
Five year-old Julie came in 1992.
Eight- year- old Eurys followed a year later.
and then Arlim...
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IN Q=To get to know her
(( ))
RUNS=:16
OUT Q=take for granted.
The Stanleys say they don't deserve the credit for the childrens' success.
They praise the group Medical Care for Children, Virginia Baptist and Carilion
Hospitals, doctors, nurses and other volunteers.
And with the support of other families, they hope more children like Arlim
will return to their homes with hope for a better life.
Joe Dashiell News 7 Roanoke))
Stocks
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=sly
TAPE#=None
GRAPHIC=NONE
Investors looking for year end bargains helped boost the stock market today.
TAKE DOW & NASDAQ PAGE
The DOW gained 113 points to close at 77-hundred-92.
NASDAQ gained 26.
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Gilmore-Cabinet
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=equ
TAPE#97-84
GRAPHIC=Gilmore
Governor- elect Jim Gilmore is three secretaries closer to a cabinet.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Richmond;
Gilmore's second round of appointees is less diverse than his first.
All three named today are all Republicans.
The Public Safety Secretary- Designee was Gilmore's assistant Commonwealth's
Attorney in Henrico County -- and his Deputy Assistant Attorney General in that
office's criminal division.
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SOT 13:46:42
IN Q=We restored
((WE RESTORED TRUTH IN SENTENCING. WE DID AWAY WITH PAROLE. WE CAME UP WITH
BIFURCATED TRIALS. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT, GOVERNOR, I THANK YOU FOR
THE TRUST THAT YOU'VE PLACED IN ME. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING YOU WITH ALL
THE DEDICATION AND SKILL AND ABILITY THAT I HAVE.))
SUPER=01-Gary Aronholt/Public Safety Secretary-Designee;
RUNS=:19
OUT Q=I have.
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VO-NAT
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board Chairwoman Anne Petera (pa-TEER-uh) will
take over as Secretary of the Commonwealth.
And George Allen's second Finance Secretary -- Ron Tillett -- will keep the
job under Gilmore.
Tillett has been helping Gilmore decide if he under- estimated the cost of
the "no car tax" plan during his campaign.
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SOT 13:55:00
IN Q=And we are
((GOV.-ELECT JIM GILMORE: AND WE ARE LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS RIGHT NOW TO
DETERMINE WHETHER THAT WILL BE THE CASE.))
SUPER=@Gilmore
RUNS=:04
OUT Q=the case.
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VO-NAT
Gilmore says even if the tax cut costs more -- he's committed to making it
happen.
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TALENT=Keith
SS=Tucker
Former U-S Attorney Monty Tucker will fill out the final two weeks of George
Allen's term as Public Safety Secretary.
Tucker is also chairman of the state Parole Board.
He replaces Trish West -- who got a judgeship in Virginia Beach.
Sports Tease
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#Tease
GRAPHIC=NONE
And coming up, A U-V-A soccer player is turning pro the NationsBank Holiday
Hoops tournament is postponed.
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VO-NAT ENG#
And Steve Mason will show you the ends and outs of Alltell Stadium the site
of the Gator Bowl match up between Virginia Tech and North Carolina.
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S-Web
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=TF97-2
GRAPHIC=GATOR BOWL W/ HELMETS
Alltell Stadium is the site of the Gator bowl. It's also the home of the NFL
jacksonville jaguars. And while the Hokies are already there,
jacksonville journey full
Steve mason explains in this edition of Journey to Jacksonville that some fans
might have seen the stadium first.
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IN Q=first audio
SUPER=03-Blacksburg/Dec. 15 Gator Bowl Media Day; :00
SUPER=01-Rick Catlett/Gator Bowl Executive Director; :22
SUPER=01-John Harrison/Gator Bowl Chairman; :52
SUPER=03-Gainesville, FL/1994 Gator Bowl; 1:25
SUPER=@Steve1 1:46
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((In the Toyota gator Bowl committee's pursuit of rolling out the Red Carpet
for the Virginia Tech football team; it has also given the fans the royal
treatment. A two year old Gator Bowl web page consisting of a layout of
Alltell Stadium provides everything from a parking map to Cyber park; a
sub-file that shows the fan where; his or her section is.))
((:))
((The elaborate page covers just about every nook and cranny of the 141 million
dollar Stadium; which seats over 73 thousand. While the web page practically
puts you on the 50 yard; there's nothing like being there in person.))
((:))
((:))
(( The web page; which is updated by volunteers; seems to continue the
foundation of excellence this bowl is building.))
((:))
STEVE MASON:THE OLD CLICHE; YOU CAN'T PLEASE EVERYONE DOES RELATE TO THE GATOR
BOWL WEB PAGE. SOME FANS HAVE WONDERED ..WHY CAN'T YOU ORDER TICKETS OFF IT.
GATOR BOWL OFFICIALS SAY THAT'S NOT IN THE UPGRADING PLANS ANYTIME SOON. STEVE
MASON, NEWS 7 SPORTS.))
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Full Screen Web page graphic
You can find a link to the Gator Bowl page in the Web Watch section of the
WDBJ-7 Internet Home page.
ANCHOR=Roy
SS=Gator Bowl Helmets
Steve Mason and Photographer Greg Moore are in Jacksonville and they will
begin live reports tomorrow at 5 and 6.
S-Holiday
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NationsBank Logo
Area high school basketball fans will have to wait one more day for the
final round of the NationsBank Holiday Hoops tournament.
The tournament has been rescheduled for tomorrow night at the Salem Civic
Center.
William Fleming and Cave Spring play for the championship at 7 oclock Floyd
County plays William Byrd at three and Salem faces Glenvar at 5:15.
S-Brawl
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S7-16
GRAPHIC=NBA LOGO
The N-B-A has issued fines and suspensions after a fight during the
Philadelphia and Sacramento game last night.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=04-NBA; :
Philly's Derrick Coleman and the Kings Corliss Williamson slugged it out in
front of the scorers table after elbows and forearms were thrown under the
basket.
Nobody left the benches but teammates who were in the game including Olden
Polynice and Allen Iverson moved in to break up the pair.
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ANCHOR=Roy
SS=HOLD LOGO
Williamson was fined 15-thousand dollars and suspended for three games and
Coleman was fined 10-thousand dollars and suspended for two games.
S-Soccer
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S7-17
GRAPHIC=UVA Logo
The University of Virginia is losing soccer star Ben Olsen.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Richmond; :
The junior midfielder has decided to give up his final year of eligibility
and turn pro signing a contract with Major League Soccer through Project 40.
That means that Olsen will assigned to a M-L-S franchise which has not yet
been determined.
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ANCHOR=Roy
SS=Hold Logo
Olsen led the nation in scoring with 54 points on 19 goals and 16 assists.
He was named the National Player of the year by Soccer News.
Olsen was all A-C-C for two straight years and he was also selected as a
first team all American by the National soccer Coaches Association of America.
S-Hingis
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#S7-18
GRAPHIC=Sports Logo
The top female tennis player is also the A-P's Female athlete of the year.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=04-File; :
Martina Hingis wins this years award after winning three grand slams and
finishing 75 and 5 for the year.
The 17 year old Hingis won the Australian open and later reached the French
open finals after suffering a knee injury.
Hingis also won Wimbledon and the U-S Open.
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