06:00-01

ANCHOR=Melanie

(----------------)
VO-NAT


A traffic stop in Botetourt County ends in fatal gunfire.
(----------------)
ANCHOR=Melanie


And in New York debates resume at the U-N today on Iraq.
ANCHOR=Kimberly


Waking up to cloudy skies and scattered showers on this Monday morning--
A series of upper air disturbances will keep wet weather around off and on this week.
The complete forecast, coming up.
ANCHOR=Steve
(ad lib live tease)

2-shot
ANCHOR=MelanieOpen




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Boty-Fatal


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=djo
TAPE#98-13
GRAPHIC=Police shooting


A man who opened fire on a Botetourt police officer is dead following a routine D-U-I traffic stop.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.;


Twenty-eight- year- old Leonard Brent Jenkins was in his pickup truck when he was pulled over on Hardbarger Road by Deputy Ernest Spiva, who suspected Jenkins of driving drunk.
Police say Spiva called for backup, then approached Jenkins, who opened fire on the officer, hitting him twice in the chest.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT-14:09:33
IN Q=SUSPECT FIRED

((REED KELLY/BOTETOURT CO. SHERIFF; SUSPECT FIRED A THIRD ROUND IN THERE SOMEWHERE. AFTER HE FIRED A THIRD ROUND, OFFICER HEPLER WAS ABLE TO RETURN FIRE AND PUT A ROUND THROUGH THE BACK GLASS OF THE TRUCK AND HIT THE SUSPECT IN THE HEAD AND KILLED HIM.))
SUPER=01-Reed Kelly/Botetourt Co. Sheriff;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=KILLED HIM.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


Kelly says the matter is now left up to State Police, who have an ongoing investigation.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT-14:10:09
IN Q=THEY SIMPLY

((THEY SIMPLY GATHER THE FACTS AND COLLECT THE EVIDENCE. THEY'LL DO THEIR REPORT AND FORWARD THAT TO THE COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY. THE COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY WILL THEN DRAW HIS OWN CONCLUSIONS FROM WHAT HAPPENED.))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=WHAT HAPPENED.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


Deputy Spiva was only bruised, thanks to a bullet proof vest.
(----------------)


E-Diesel-Spill


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=dse
TAPE#=98-15
GRAPHIC=none


Crews in Roanoke battled Tinker Creek's fast-moving current to contain a diesel fuel spill.
(------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;


A passerby noticed a sheen on the creek yesterday near the 400-block of Campbell Avenue.
It's not known where the fuel came from.
Crews said it was a small amount and does not pose a serious environmental threat.
The Department of Environmental Quality has investigated spills in that area before and is working with Roanoke officials to find out what caused the spill.

(------------)un-iraq



ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Iraq Conflict


The U-N Security Council meets today to discuss the agreement to end the Iraqi standoff.
(----------------)
VO-NAT

4:21;28
A vote on the U-N brokered plan is set for today, but it could be delayed.
The U-N is expected to threaten severe consequences if Iraq renegs on its weapons inspection deal.
The Arab states are coming to the aid of thousands of struggling Iraqi's.
Thirty tons of baby food and medical supplies arrived this weekend.
It was donated by Egyptian businessmen, and pharmaceutical companies.
(----------------)


snowboarder


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NONE

***ANCHOR TAG***
A day on the slopes in Colorado turned deadly for a 20- year old college student.
Authorities say a snowboarder was killed over the weekend, buried in an avalanche.
Sari Pador reports.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT

4:05;45
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Empire, CO;:00
SUPER=01-Bob Clawson/Ski Patrol;:06
SUPER=01-Dale Atkins/Avalanche Forecaster;:33
SUPER=01-Sari Pador/Reporting;:59
RUNS=1:14
OUT Q=he lost
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=NONE


That was Sari Pador reporting.1-Sports


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=lba
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=None


In sports,
A single point allows Tech to move on to the Atlantic 10 championship game.
Roy Stanley has highlights of the close victory.
Good Morning Roy.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Good Morning
RUNS=1:48
OUT Q=on Mornin.



ANCHOR=Melanie
(Melanie ad lib toss to Kimberly/Wx)


One-Steve


ANCHOR=Steve
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=spa
TAPE#M98-3
GRAPHIC=NONE


On Record
SUPER=15-Steve/Pardon;


Roll Cold out of Break
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=welcome back
SUPER=12-Vinton; :00
SUPER=13-Steve Maxie/Drag Racer; :20
SUPER=04-Bristol Int. Dragway, Bristol TN; :47
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OUT Q=News 7 Mornin' Returns



(tape tosses to stocks)

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Published-Book


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=djo
TAPE#=5-97-54
GRAPHIC=NONE


The scrap book of a Roanoke high school student is now available for almost anyone to read.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


"THE MOST IMPORTANT LESSONS IN LIFE: LETTERS TO A YOUNG GIRL" has been chosen for publication.
SUPER=03-Roanoke;


The book is a compilation of responses Rachel Chandler received about three years while writing to world leaders, humanitarians and others, asking what was the most important lesson in life.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT-10:37:54
IN Q=WHEN I WAS

((RACHEL CHANDLER/AUTHOR; WHEN I WAS ON THE "TODAY SHOW", PEOPLE WERE CALLING, PUBLISHERS WERE CALLING AND ASKING IF THEY COULD MAKE IT A PUBLISHED BOOK AND I SAW NO REASON WHY NOT. SO THEY DID.))
SUPER=01-Rachel Chandler/Author;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=SO THEY DID.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


Rachel's initial efforts were part of a Girl Scout and school project.
Among those replying to the 15- year- old's question were Russian president Mikhail Gorbachev, Mother Teresa and congressman Bob Goodlatte.
(----------------)


E-Leap-Year


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=djo
TAPE#=98-9
GRAPHIC=none


Most people's birthdays occur once every year, but that's not the case for everyone.
(------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;


Roanoke County resident Polly Hubble was born on February 29th in 1928-- a leap year.
She says there are some advantages to celebrating only 17 birthdays in the past 70-years.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT=13:05:15
IN Q=ONE OF THE

((POLLY HUBBLE/LEAP YEAR BIRTHDAY; ONE OF THE WAYS IT WORKS FOR ME IS I CAN LIE ABOUT MY AGE AND SAY I'VE ONLY HAD SO MANY REAL BIRTHDAYS. BUT I ACCEPT PRESENTS ON FEBRUARY 28TH AND MARCH FIRST.))
SUPER=01-Polly Hubble/Leap Year Birthday;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=MARCH FIRST
(------------)
VO-NAT


The 70- year- old says she celebrates a little more on leap years than she does the years in between, when she celebrates on March 1st.
But Polly says she has never gone without presents.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT=13:05:42
IN Q=I HAVE A

((I HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS AND A WONDERFUL FAMILY AND THEY'RE ALL AWARE OF WHEN MY BIRTHDAY IS. IF IT'S NOT A BIG CELEBRATION, THEY AT LEAST CELEBRATE IN A SMALL WAY))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=SMALL WAY
(------------)
VO-NAT


Polly's looking forward to a big bash in a couple of years, with her official birthday falling on February 29th in the year 2000.

(------------)XGR



ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=Session 98


The so-called "informed consent" bill is set go before the Senate Education and Health Committee today.
The measure would require doctors to give medical information to women seeking an abortion at least 24 hours before the operation.
Violators would face a 25-hundred dollar fine.
The House already passed the bill.
Abortion rights supporters say the bill interferes with a woman's right to have an abortion.

Common-Sense


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=sgo
TAPE#=Common Sense
GRAPHIC=NONE


If you're thinking about putting money into a mutual fund, you should look at how that fund has performed over a long period of time.
Scott Goldberg tells us why in this week's Common Sense.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT common sense tape
IN Q=a mutual
SUPER=@Scott1; :00
SUPER=01-Ben Hartman/Edward Jones Investments; :13
RUNS=:44
OUT Q=I'm Scott Goldberg

(( A mutual fund is a long-term investment.
You're likely to hold onto it for a few years.
That's why you should look past a mutual fund's recent performance when you're thinking about investing.
Stockbroker Ben Hartman explains.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=

((BEN HARTMAN/EDWARD JONES: IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT INVESTING IN A MUTUAL FUND, YOU TYPICALLY WANT TO LOOK AT, IF YOU CAN, A FIVE OR TEN YEAR PERFORMANCE AT LEAST, TO DETERMINE HOW THE FUND'S DONE IN GOOD PERIODS AS WELL AS BAD PERIODS, SAY, BACK IN 87 WHEN THE MARKET CORRECTED. THEN THE EARLY 90s AND 1994 WHEN THE FEDERAL RESERVE RAISED INTEREST RATES SIX TIMES.))
RUNS= :19
OUT Q= six times


Looking at how the fund has survived the bad times -- as well as the good -- will give you the best possible insight into where the fund is headed.
That's this week's Common Sense.
I'm Scott Goldberg.))

2-Scores


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NBA


In sports,
Kevin Garnett hit a jumper with one-point-two seconds left to give Minnesota

a double-overtime win over Detroit.
For yesterday's scores, let's check the scoreboards.
(/////SOT/////)

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Virginia/82//Women/;
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RUNS=:49
OUT Q=......last score."

(-------------)Two-Steve



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


On Record
SUPER=15-Steve/Pardon;



Double Boxes=KMC & SPA
(toss to Kimberly)


E-Boty-Shooting


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=djo
TAPE#=98-13
GRAPHIC=Police shooting


A shootout yesterday morning between Botetourt County Police and a motorist left one officer injured and the man who opened fire-- dead.
(------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.


Deputy Ernest Spiva (Spy-va) stopped a man driving a pickup truck on Hardbarger Road.
Spiva called for backup then approached 28- year- old Leonard Brent Jenkins who, police say appeared to be drunk.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT=14:09:11
IN Q=FOR SOME REASON

((REED KELLY/BOTETOURT CO. SHERIFF; FOR SOME REASON THE DRIVER PULLED A GLOUCH NINE MILLIMETER REVOLVER AND TURNED OUT THE WINDOW AND SHOT OFFICER SPIVA TWICE IN THE CHEST.))
SUPER=01-Reed Kelly/Botetourt Co. Sheriff
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=IN THE CHEST.
(------------)
VO-NAT


Jenkins fired three shots at Spiva.
But the deputy was wearing a bulletproof vest and he only suffered a few bruises.
Another officer shot back, hitting Jenkins in the head and killing him.
SOT=14:10:21
IN Q=THERE'S NO DOUBT

((THERE'S NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT THIS WAS A JUSTIFIABLE SHOOTING. THIS SUSPECT HAD FIRED THREE ROUNDS AND WE HAD AN OFFICER DOWN WHEN OFFICER HEPLER RETURNED FIRE.))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=RETURNED FIRE
(------------)
VO-NAT


State police are investigating the shooting.

(------------)Security-Council



ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Iraq Conflict


The U-N Security Council resumes debate today on a resolution backing the Iraqi weapons-inspection deal arranged by Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
(----------------)
VO-NAT

4:21;28
A vote on the plan is set for today, but it could be delayed.
The U-N is expected to threaten severe consequences if Iraq falls through on its pledge to allow weapons inspections.
Meantime, the Arab states are coming to the aid of thousands of struggling iraqi's.
Thirty tons of baby food and medical supplies arrived this weekend.
It was donated by Egyptian businessmen, and pharmaceutical companies.
(----------------)


DIANA-BODYGUARD


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=Diana, princess


The bodyguard who was injured in the car crash that killed Princess Diana says he's now remembering details from the crash.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


TreVor Reese Jones tells a British tabloid Diana was conscious and talking, immediately after the car crash that killed her and companion Dodi Fayed.
He says he's had flashes of memory, of a woman groaning, then calling out Dodi's name.
French doctors have previously said Princess Diana NEVER re-gained consciousness.
(----------------)


Septuplets


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=septuplets


Alexis and Natalie, the last of the McCoy septuplets, are home from the hospital this morning.
Parents, Bobbi and Kenny McCoy, say after three and a half months, they're relieved to finally have all seven babies under one roof.
Paul James has the story.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Carlisle, IA; :00
SUPER=01-Bobbi McCaughey/Mother;:20 QUICK
SUPER=01-Rev. Bob Hepworth/Grandfather;:42 QUICK
SUPER=01-Dawn Kirkman/Nurse;:46 QUICK
SUPER=01-Kenny McCaughey/Father;1:17
SUPER=01-Paul James/Reporting;1:28
RUNS=1:39
OUT Q=CBS NEws NY
(((SOT: "It's great, Praise the Lord")


IN NOVEMBER, DOCTORS CALLED IT A MIRACLE: THE BIRTH OF THE MCCAUGHEY (MC-COY) SEPTUPLETS. NOW THE LAST TWO OF THE WORLD'S FIRST SURVIVING SET OF SEPTUPLETS HAVE GONE HOME. PROUD PARENTS BOBBI AND KENNY MCCAUGHEY TOOK LITTLE NATALIE AND ALEXIS HOME TO BE WITH THEIR BROTHERS AND SISTERS.

(SOT: Bobbi McCaughey/Mother "It'll be nice not to have to drive here.")


WEIGHING JUST TWO POUNDS TEN OUNCES AT BIRTH, NATALIE NOW WEIGHS MORE THAN SEVEN POUNDS. ALEXIS, WHO WAS ONCE TWO POUNDS ELEVEN OUNCES, IS NOW CLOSE TO SIX POUNDS.
(NATS)

THE WHOLE FAMILY TURNED OUT FOR THE OCCASION. PARENTS BOBBI AND KENNY BROUGHT THE OTHER SEPTUPLETS AND THEIR BIG SISTER MIKAYLA TO THE HOSPITAL TO PICK UP THE GIRLS.

(SOT: Rev. Bob Hepworth, Grandfather) 3:01

"It's just marvelous. They're all doing fine."

(SOT: Dawn Kirkman/ Nurse ) 14:57

"It's cutting the umbilical cord for the second time..."
THE BIRTH OF THE SEPTUPLETS IN DES MOINES, IOWA, LAST NOVEMBER WAS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1985. THAT'S WHEN A CALIFORNIA WOMEN DELIVERED SEVEN BABIES, THREE OF WHOM SURVIVED.
(NATS)

SUNDAY'S HOMECOMING WAS A BIG EVENT IN THE SMALL COMMUNITY OF CARLISLE, IOWA.

(SOT Neighbor: "I wanted to see them!") 3:14

THE FAMILY SAYS IT'LL SPEND THE NEXT FEW DAYS JUST TRYING TO GET SETTLED. WITH SEVEN NEW ADDITIONS, THE MC-COY'S SAY THAT'LL BE A TOUGH TASK.

(SOT: Kenny McCaughey/Father) 3:11

"It's a little more crowded..."
SOME SIXTY VOLUNTEERS ARE WORKING SHIFTS TO HELP CARE FOR THE BABIES. A 24 HOUR A DAY JOB FOR THIS FAMILY RAISING EIGHT CHILDREN IN A THREE BEDROOM HOUSE.
PAUL JAMES CBS NEWS NEW YORK.))

3-Sports


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=lba
TAPE#=sports cut in
GRAPHIC=None


In sports,
The lead changed hands several times, but Mark Martin was a safe bet in the Las Vegas 400.
Roy Stanley has more from the track.
Good Morning Roy.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Good Morning
RUNS=1:32
OUT Q=day everybody.



ANCHOR=Melanie
(Melanie ad lib toss to Kimberly/Wx)

Lottery

Three-Steve


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


On Record
SUPER=15-Steve/Pardon;

ROLL COLD OUT OF BIRTHDAYS
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=Into the belly of the beast
SUPER=12-Vinton; :00
SUPER=13-Steve Maxie/Drag Racer; :18
SUPER=04-Bristol Int. Dragway, Bristol TN; 1:36
RUNS=3:15
OUT Q=all I can say about that


Steve Live

double Boxes=SPA & MEL
(toss to Melanie)


Health-Check


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


In medical news,
Anti-depressants may make non-depressed people more easy going.
Rick Jackson has that story and more in this morning's Health check.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=01-Rick Jackson/Reporting; :00
SUPER=@file;
RUNS=1:06
OUT Q=CBS News, New York.

(( PEOPLE WHO ARE -NOT- DEPRESSED BUT TAKE AN ANTI-DEPRESSANT MAY FIND A CHANGE IN THEIR PERSONALITY .... ONE GROUP OF NON-DEPRESSED PEOPLE WAS GIVEN THE ANTI-DEPRESSANT -PAXIL- FOR A MONTH. THEY BECAME MORE EASYGOING. ALSO THEY SCORED -LOWER- ON TESTS MEASURING HOSTILITY AND SHOWED MORE COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR. ANOTHER GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS WERE GIVEN A "DUMMY" PILL AND EXPERIENCED NO CHANGES. THE STUDY WAS CONDUCTED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO.
(wipe vo)

(RICK) THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT --IN A PRECAUTIONARY MOVE-- IS PHASING OUT THE USE OF BLOOD PRODUCTS. IT'S DUE TO THE POSSIBLE RISK OF TRANSMITTING THE HUMAN VERSION OF MAD COW DISEASE. LAST YEAR IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT SEVERAL BLOOD DONORS WERE DIAGNOSED WITH THE FATAL DISEASE. THE PHASING OUT WILL AFFECT THIRTY-THREE PRODUCTS, INCLUDING THOSE USED TO TREAT BURNS AND TETANUS.
(wipe vo)

(RICK) MEDICATION MISTAKES ARE THE CAUSE OF MORE AND MORE DEATHS IN THE UNITED STATES. THE MEDICAL JOURNAL "LANCET" REPORTED THAT LESS THAN 2-HUNDRED PEOPLE DIED IN 19-83 FROM ACCIDENTAL MEDICATION...
IN 19-93, THE RATE INCREASED TO ALMOST 15-HUNDRED. RESEARCHERS FOUND THAT PATIENTS WERE EITHER GIVEN THE INCORRECT DOSAGE, THE WRONG MEDICINE, THE PATIENTS MIGHT OVERDOSE, OR COMBINE THE MEDICATION.
THAT'S A LOOK AT TODAY'S MEDICAL NEWS. I'M RICK JACKSON, CBS NEWS, NEW YORK.))
ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=None
(ad lib toss to bump)

BUMP-Chyron
COMM #6


2-Boty-Fatal


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=djo
TAPE#98-13
GRAPHIC=Police shooting


A bullet proof vest made all the difference for a Botetourt County officer yesterday when gunfire erupted during a routine D-U-I stop.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.;


Twenty-eight- year- old Leonard Brent Jenkins was in his pickup truck when he was pulled over on Hardbarger Road by Deputy Ernest Spiva, who suspected Jenkins of driving drunk.
Police say Spiva called for backup, then approached Jenkins, who opened fire on the officer, hitting him twice in the chest.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT-14:09:33
IN Q=SUSPECT FIRED

((REED KELLY/BOTETOURT CO. SHERIFF; SUSPECT FIRED A THIRD ROUND IN THERE SOMEWHERE. AFTER HE FIRED A THIRD ROUND, OFFICER HEPLER WAS ABLE TO RETURN FIRE AND PUT A ROUND THROUGH THE BACK GLASS OF THE TRUCK AND HIT THE SUSPECT IN THE HEAD AND KILLED HIM.))
SUPER=01-Reed Kelly/Botetourt Co. Sheriff;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=KILLED HIM.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


Kelly says the matter is now left up to State Police, who have an ongoing investigation.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT-14:10:09
IN Q=THEY SIMPLY

((THEY SIMPLY GATHER THE FACTS AND COLLECT THE EVIDENCE. THEY'LL DO THEIR REPORT AND FORWARD THAT TO THE COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY. THE COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY WILL THEN DRAW HIS OWN CONCLUSIONS FROM WHAT HAPPENED.))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=WHAT HAPPENED.
(----------------)
VO-NAT


The two officers are on administrative leave.
(----------------)


2-E-Diesel-Spill


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=dse
TAPE#=98-15
GRAPHIC=none


Crews worked for hours yesterday to clean up a diesel fuel spill in Roanoke.
(------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;


A passerby noticed a sheen on Tinker Creek near the 400-block of Campbell Avenue.
Crews tried to contain the fuel, but the creek's fast-moving current made the job tough.
It's not known where the fuel came from.
Crews said it was a small amount and does not pose a serious environmental threat.
The Department of Environmental Quality has investigated spills in that area before and is working with Roanoke officials to find out what caused the spill.

(------------)ISRAEL-SUSPECT



ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=mel
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=legal scales


A 17- year- old suspect in a brutal Maryland murder has agreed to return to the United States to stand trial.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;


Samuel Sheinbein is accused of killing 19- year- old Alfred Tello in September and then running away to Israel.
His lawyer says his client would serve his sentence in Israel, if convicted.
A Maryland prosecutor says he needs more time to study the proposal.
(----------------)


TAYLOR


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=MEL
TAPE#net
GRAPHIC=NONE


Actress Elizabeth Taylor is in a Los Angeles hospital this morning.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File;


She suffered some bruises after falling at her home Friday morning, hours before her 66th birthday party was to begin.
Taylor's publicist denies the 66- year- old was knocked unconscious.
She's expected to remain hospitalized another day or so.
(----------------)


E-Chandler


ANCHOR=Kimberly
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=djo
TAPE#=98-7
GRAPHIC=none


A local high school student is attracting some national attention, thanks to a Girl Scout project she worked on three years ago.
David Johnson has the story.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=What was the
SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00
SUPER=01-Rachel Chandler/Author; :17
SUPER=01-Michael Chandler/Rachel's Father; :33
SUPER=01-Elizabeth Lee/Rachel's Principal; 1:09
SUPER=@David1; 1:20
RUNS=1:28
OUT Q=Djo, News 7

(( What was the most important lesson in your life?
As a 12- year old, that's what Rachel Chandler asked high profile people.
She planned to make a scrap book of the answers, until the national spotlight that was usually on the people answering the question moved to the person asking it.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT-10:37:54
IN Q=WHEN I WAS

((RACHEL CHANDLER/AUTHOR; WHEN I WAS ON THE "TODAY SHOW", PEOPLE WERE CALLING, PUBLISHERS WERE CALLING AND ASKING IF THEY COULD MAKE IT A PUBLISHED BOOK AND I SAW NO REASON WHY NOT. SO THEY DID.)) RUNS:10
OUT Q=SO THEY DID.


Rachel's family hired an agent, but putting the book together would take longer than expected.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT-11:04:44
IN Q=WE DISCOVERED

((MICHAEL CHANDLER/RACHEL'S FATHER; WE DISCOVERED THAT THE LETTERS WERE RACHEL'S PROPERTY BUT IN ORDER TO PUBLISH THEM, WE HAD TO WRITE BACK TO ALL OF THE FOLKS WE'D WRITTEN AND GET WRITTEN PERMISSION TO USE THEIR LETTERS FOR THE BOOK. SO IT TOOK ANOTHER YEAR OR SO TO GET ALL THAT INFORMATION BACK TOGETHER.)) RUNS:15
OUT Q=BACK TOGETHER.

BUTT/BUTT/BUTT
(/////SOT/////)
SOT-10:39:38
IN Q=YES, IT WAS

((YES IT WAS VERY AMAZING TO ME, YOU KNOW. I DIDN'T REALIZE SO MUCH WOULD GO INTO MAKING UP BOOKS.)) RUNS:10
OUT Q=UP BOOKS.


One of the first copies of the book went to Rachel's high school principal.
Elizabeth Lee noticed that the letters shared a common theme.
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SOT-11:08:47
IN Q=THE ONE THING

((ELIZABETH LEE/RACHEL'S PRINCIPAL; THE ONE THING THAT I SAW CONSTANTLY COMING IN ALMOST EVERY LETTER WAS A MESSAGE TO CARE FOR OTHERS.)) RUNS:09
OUT Q=CARE FOR OTHERS.

STAND-UP/ ((DAVID JOHNSON/REPORTING; SO WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE 15- YEAR OLD? WITH MODESTY, SHE SAYS SHE HOPES TO HAVE A FUTURE IN WRITING, PROBABLY FICTION. BUT FOR NOW, IT'S LIFE AS USUAL FOR THE NOT SO AVERAGE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT. DAVID JOHNSON, NEWS 7.))

RUNS:13))Feb-29-B'day


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=djo
TAPE#=98-9
GRAPHIC=NONE


In the year two-thousand, a Roanoke County resident will be celebrating her 18th birthday-- but she'll be 72- years- old!
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SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;


Polly Hubble was born in 1928-- a leap year. Her birthday falls on February 29th, so technically she celebrates once every four years.
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SOT=13:05:42
IN Q=I HAVE A

((I HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS AND A WONDERFUL FAMILY AND THEY'RE ALL AWARE OF WHEN MY BIRTHDAY IS. IF IT'S NOT A BIG CELEBRATION, THEY AT LEAST CELEBRATE IN A SMALL WAY))
SUPER=01-Polly Hubble/Leap Year Birthday;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=SMALL WAY
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The 70- year- old says at the turn of the century, which is also a leap year, she's got big and simple plans.
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SOT-13:07:14
IN Q=KICKING UP

((KICKING UP MY HEELS AND HAVING FUN.))
RUNS=:04
OUT Q=HAVING FUN.
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Polly says she never lacks for presents, no matters which year she celebrates her birthday.
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4-Scores


ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Morn
WRITER=lba
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GRAPHIC=NBA


In sports,
Seattle needed three free throws in the final minute to pull out the win over Phoenix.
For yesterday's scores, let's check the scoreboards.
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WIPE TO MOTION
SUPER=#556
SUPER=X5028;
SUPER=0096-/Phoenix/87/j/Seattle/89////Detroit/113/j/Minnesota/115//Overtime/;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0096-/Portland/101/j/Boston/102////New Jersey/84/j/Miami/85///;
SUPER=X5027;
SUPER=0098-j/Kansas#4/71//Oklahoma St./67////Michigan
St.#10/96/j/Purdue#11/99//Overtime/;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0098-/UCLA#18/94/j/Washington/95////Massachusetts#20/66/j/Temple#24/74///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0098-j/Tennessee#1/67//Alabama#20/63//Women/j/Connecticut#2/84//W.

Virginia/82//Women/;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0098-j/ODU#3/82//American/49//Women/j/UNC#10/81//Clemson#16/50//Women/;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0098-j/Virginia Tech/73//G. Washington/72///;
RUNS=:49
OUT Q=......last score."
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