[Headlines]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
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[VO-NAT]
The invetigation continues into this weekend's plane crash at Smith Mountain Lake.
Federal investigators will be on the scene today.
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[ANCHOR=Melanie]
And hot leads continue to come in on the search for suspected bomber Eric Rudolph.
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Excessive heat advisories are posted for parts of southside Virginia today, while the rest of the region is also bracing for some hot temperatures.
Expect daytime highs in the mid 90s...with a heat index making it feel more like the 100s.
[2-shot]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[E-Danny-King]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=AM]
[WRITER=eea]
[TAPE#=98-53; 22:06]
[GRAPHIC=Legal Scales]
Virginia is set to administer its final punishment on Danny King later this week.
King was convicted of killing a realtor eight years ago and received the death penalty.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./File Tape]
In 1990, he posed as a potential home buyer to lure realtor Carolyn Rogers to a vacant house.
Rogers was robbed, beaten and stabbed to death.
King's execution is set for Thursday.
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[SML-Accidents]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin']
[WRITER=djo]
[TAPE#=98-??]
[GRAPHIC=Smith Mountain Lake]
Smith Mountain Lake's growing population may be one of the reasons behind a number of recent accidents.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Franklin Co.;]
That's according to one Franklin County official.
There have been reports of jet ski collisions and boat wrecks almost every weekend for the past month.
Some accidents are more serious than others.
A man died July 5th when his boat crashed near the Smith Mountain Lake Dam.
Franklin County's Public Safety Director says the lake's popularity may be partly to blame.
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[SOT=13:30:21]
[IN Q=AS YOU GET]
((CLAUDE WEBSTER/PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR; AS YOU GET AN INCREASED NUMBER OF PEOPLE USING ONE PARTICULAR FACILITY, YOU OPEN UP THE PROBABILITY OF HAVING MORE ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES JUST DUE TO THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE MORE PEOPLE OUT HERE USING THE LAKE ON A DAILY BASIS.))
[SUPER=01-Claude Webster/Public Safety Director;]
[RUNS=14]
[OUT Q=A DAILY BASIS.]
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[VO-NAT]
The latest accident was a plane crash on the Franklin County side of the lake.
The passengers suffered only minor injuries.
The craft splashed down after failing to climb high enough to clear trees near the lake's edge.
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[Tsunami]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Am]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=net-A]
[GRAPHIC=Severe Weather]
More rescue crews are on their way to the Northern coast of New Guinea.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Papua, New Guinea;]
Friday, tidal waves up to 33 feet wiped out entire villages.
As many as three thousand people are feared dead.
The tsunami uprooted trees, destroyed buildings and wiped out roads.
Seismologists say the waves were caused by two underwater earthquakes in the Pacific.
The first registered 7-point-0 on the Richter scale.
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[Saturn-Strike]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=net-b]
[GRAPHIC=General Motors]
General Motors is facing more labor troubles, this time at its Saturn plant in Tennessee.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Spring Hill, TN;]
Workers at the facility have voted to give union leaders the authorization to call a strike.
United Auto Workers leaders say it's time G-M "stepped forward and kept its committment" to employees.
Saturn is playing down the vote saying it does not indicate a strike is imminent.
G-M is already reeling from strikes in Michigan which have virtually shut down production in North AMerica.
Talks with Saturn employees resume tomorrow.
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[Rudolph-Search]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Am]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=net-C]
[GRAPHIC=none]
The search of North Carolina's mountains for suspected bomber Eric Rudolph continues to run hot and cold over the weekend.
Fred Powers has the latest.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=(Nat Snd -- Singing)]
[SUPER=03-Andrews, NC; :00]
[SUPER=01-Sue O'Kelly/Andrews Resident; :21]
[SUPER=01-James Harris/Andrews Resident; :34]
[SUPER=01-Celeste Armistead/FBI Spokeswoman; 1:05]
[RUNS=1:25]
[OUT Q=CBS NEWS]
[1-Sports]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=morning sports]
[GRAPHIC=none]
In sports, fans at Salem Memorial Stadium were having flashbacks last night.
Steve Mason explains.
Good morning Steve.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=all right everybody]
[RUNS=2:08]
[OUT Q=great Monday]
[Autistic-School]
[ANCHOR=2-shot]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET-I;]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[anchor=Denise]
A day-care program in the Midwest is getting national attention for including some special kids.
[anchor=Kimberly]
Children with developmental delays are thriving thanks to the unique program that lets the kids become the teachers...
Sandra Maas reports.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Aubyn Stahmer/Children's Hospital Psychologist; :21]
[SUPER=01-Connie Sourapas/Mother; :50]
[SUPER=01-Cindy McIntyre/Mother; 1:39]
[super=01-Ed Wortham/Father; 1:48]
[RUNS=2:00]
[OUT Q=CBS News]
(())
[2-shot]
(ad lib toss to stocks)
[E-Minimized-Communities]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin']
[WRITER=djo]
[TAPE#=98-56; 02:40]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Are Roanoke city officials committed to revitalizing the area's inner city?
That's the question the Roanoke chapter of the N-double-A-C-P is asking.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
Habitat for Humanity has plans to build 35-homes next to the Woodbridge Avenue community.
Woodbridge residents fear the project will reduce their property values and raise crime in the area.
N-double A-C-P officials blame the city for what it calls "bad planning."
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[SOT=15:01:26]
[IN Q=THE REASON WHY]
((MARTIN JEFFREY/NAACP PRESIDENT; THE IDEA OF SETTING 30,000 DOLLAR HOMES NEXT TO 80 OR 90,000 DOLLAR HOMES IS RIDICULOUS. IT'S STUPID. ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT IF YOU POINT TO ANYONE OF OUR INNER CITY NEIGHBORHOODS AND ON AVERAGE THEY HAVE HUNDREDS OF VACANT LOTS.))
[SUPER=01-Martin Jeffrey/NAACP President;]
[RUNS=19]
[OUT Q=VACANT LOTS.]
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[VO-NAT]
Jeffrey suggests that the project is nothing more than a scheme for profit and tax credits for Fralin and Waldron, which donated the land to Habitat.
A spokesman for the real estate company, admitted there were tax advantages for the gesture.
Woodbridge Avenue residents plan to meet with city officials about the development today.
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[E-Putt-Tourney]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=AM]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#98-60; 01:13]
[GRAPHIC=none]
You may have spent your youth or a recent summer night on the Putt Putt golf course trying to get the ball through the wind mill.
But, what you might not realize is that these days, a hole in one will get you more than a free game.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg]
The Putt- Putt course on Timberlake Road is the site of the Professional Putter's Association Eastern Open.
Some of the top miniature golfers from around the country are in the Hill City competing for 10- thousand dollars in prize money.
And a team of six Canadians also made the trek down and spent this past week putting in some long hours on the course practicing.
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[SOT 1:35:15]
[IN Q=I think it's]
((LIONEL BEAULNE/MINIATURE GOLFER: I THINK IT'S A MATTER OF TRYING IT OUT AND SEEING HOW US GUYS PRACTICE IN THIS WEATHER WHERE IT'S ABOUT 90-95 DEGREES AND WE'RE OUT HERE FIVE, SIX HOURS, WE GO FOR A SNACK AND WE COME BACK OUT. YOU HAVE TO LOVE THE GAME AND THIS IS, IT'S ALMOST LIKE WORK, IT'S ALMOST LIKE A JOB. BUT IF YOU WANT TO PERFORM YOU MUST DO THIS.))
[SUPER=01-Lionel Beaulne/Miniature Golfer; :00]
[RUNS=24]
[OUT Q=must do this.]
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[VO-NAT]
This marks the first American tournament for most of the Canadians.
The Eastern Open is one of five major events on the P-P-A tour.
The winner gets two thousand dollars and an appearance in a "skins" tournament to be televised by ESPN.
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[Common-Sense]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER sgo]
[TAPE#=COmSen]
[GRAPHIC=Common Sense]
Just about any investment counselor will tell you it's important to have a diverse portfolio.
In this week's Common Sense, Scott Goldberg explains why you don't want to put all of your nest eggs in one basket.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=when there's]
[SUPER=@Scott1; 00]
[SUPER=01-Ben Hartman/Edward Jones Stockbroker; :17]
[RUNS=:38]
[OUT Q=i'm SG]
(( Anyone who watches the stock market closely knows that feeling you get in your stomach when one of your stocks takes a big hit.
Stockbroker Ben Hartman says the best way to ease that blow is by making sure you have a diverse portfolio.
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[SOT 13 55 50]
["Hartman" tape]
[IN Q=you don't]
((BEN HARTMAN/EDWARD JONES STOCKBROKER: YOU DON'T WANT TO BE OVER WEIGHTED IN ONE PARTICULAR INDUSTRY OR SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY. DIVERSIFICATION CERTAINLY HELPS MINIMIZE THAT. THEN THERE'S A COMPANY RISK. YOU DON'T WANT TO BE OVER WEIGHTED IN ONE SPECIFIC COMPANY TO WHERE YOUR PORTFOLIO HAS 50-60 PERCENT OF ONE INDIVIDUAL STOCK.))
[RUNS19]
[OUT Q=one individual stock]
Over investing in one company puts you at a big risk if that company takes a downturn.
That's this week's Common Sense.
I'm Scott Goldberg.))
[Health-Check]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Mornin Health Check]
On the medical front, a new drug could prove to be a promising breakthrough in the fight against Alzheimer's Disease.
Rick Jackson has that story and more in this morning's Health check.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=GM]
[SUPER=01-Rick Jackson/Reporting; :00 ]
[SUPER=@file; ]
[RUNS=:57]
[OUT Q=CBS News, New York.]
((ONCAM=RICK
((on camera))
GOOD MORNING.
SCIENTISTS ARE TOUTING A NEW DRUG THAT APPEARS TO SLOW DOWN THE
DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE--
AND IT MAY EVEN IMPROVE A PATIENT'S MEMORY.
VT=VO
((vo))
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE ATTACKS THE BRAIN, GRADUALLY DESTROYING MEMORY
AND COGNITIVE SKILLS.
RESEARCHERS SAY THE DRUG, GALANTAMINE, STOPS THAT CHEMICAL BREAKDOWN
FROM HAPPENING...
AND ACTUALLY STIMULATES BRAIN ACTIVITY.
PATIENTS WHO TOOK GALANTAMINE EXPERIENCED SOME SIDE EFFECTS, BUT
DOCTORS SAY THEY USUALLY GO AWAY AFTER A FEW DAYS.
THE FINDINGS WERE ANNOUNCED THIS WEEKEND AT AN INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE ON ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.//
VT=VO
((vo))
AND ROCK CLIMBING MAY BE FUN, BUT IT DOESN'T DO YOUR BODY MUCH GOOD.
THAT'S THE FINDING OF A NEW STUDY WHICH COMPARED INDOOR CLIMBING TO
AEROBIC EXERCISE.. SUCH AS RUNNING ON A TREADMILL.
RESEARCHERS SAY THE CLIMBERS DIDN'T USE AS MUCH OXYGEN AS THE
RUNNERS--
EVEN THOUGH BOTH GROUPS HAD THE SAME HEART RATE DURING THE EXERCISE.
HEALTH EXPERTS SAY THE START-AND-STOP ASPECT OF CLIMBING IS PROBABLY
RESULTING IN A LESS-INTENSE WORKOUT.
AND THAT IS A LOOK AT TODAY'S MEDICAL NEWS.
I'M RICK JACKSON, CBS NEWS, NEW YORK.))
(ad lib to weather)
[Milk-Carton-Boat-Races]
[ANCHOR=2-shot]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=net-E]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[Anchor=Denise]
A story from Minnesota you can sink your teeth into... Minneapolis had its 28th annual Milk Carton Boat Race over t
he weekend.
[anchor=Kimberly]
And youngsters and the young at heart were all putting paddles to the water in an attempt to propel their homemade rafts across the finish line before sinking into the slimy deep.
Cammie Melton has the story.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Milk Cartons]
[SUPER=03-Lake Nakomis, MN; :00]
[SUPER=01-Cammiee Melton/Reporting; 1:08]
[RUNS=1:37]
[OUT Q=CBS News]
((VT=PACKAGE))
[2-shot]
(Kimberly takes over for 3-Weather)
[2-HEADLINES]
[SUPER=#4050; Headline Banner]
[2-shot=DAL/KMC]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
Here's a look at today's top stories.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
Convicted murderer Danny King is scheduled to go to the death chamber this Thursday.
Eight years ago King posed as a customer and beat, robbed, and killed realtor Caroline Rogers.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Three thousand people are feared dead in New Guinea.
Tidal waves as high as 33 feet wiped out entire villages Friday.
Underwater earthquakes in the Pacific caused the Tsunami.
Seismologists say one of the quakes registered 7-point-0 in the Richter scale.
(----------------)
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[ss=none]
And more labor troubles could be on the horizon for General Motors.
Workers at the Saturn plant in Tennessee voted yesterday to authorize a strike.
Union leaders say the strike will only occur if talks stall.
(----------------)
[anchor=Denise]
And that's what's making news on this Monday July 20th.
[anchor=Kimberly]
News 7 Mornin' will be right back.
[2-Tsunami]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=net-F]
[GRAPHIC=None]
The death toll could go as high as three thousand following a devastating tidal wave in New Guinea.
Help is pouring in following Friday's disaster.
Barry Petersen has the latest.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=IN the devastated]
[SUPER=01-Barry Petersen/Reporting; (no standup)]
[RUNS=1:04]
[OUT Q=CBS News]
[2-E-Danny-King]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=AM]
[WRITER=eea]
[TAPE#=98-53; 22:06]
[GRAPHIC=Legal Scales]
8 years ago Danny King murdered a real estate agent in Roanoke County.
This week, Virginia is set to carry out the death penalty sentence that a jury gave King.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./File Tape]
In 1990, he posed as a potential home buyer to lure realtor Carolyn Rogers to a vacant house.
Rogers was robbed, beaten and stabbed to death.
King's execution is set for Thursday.
(------------)
[wipe wipe wipe][Henry-Murder]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=net-G; from 98-31, 5/11/98]
[GRAPHIC=wipe wipe wipe]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-May;]
A grand jury is set to consider the case of a Henry County mother charged in the stabbing death of her infant daughter in May.
Testimony earlier this month indicated that Sharon Alley killed 8-month-old Brooke Alley after an argument with her estranged husband.
The Mother's Day murder occurred only 7 months after Alley was accused of cracking the newborn child's skull when she threw her across a kitchen.
Attorneys for Alley say they WILL pursue an insanity defense on behalf of their client.
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[E-PlaneAx-Folo]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin']
[WRITER=djo]
[TAPE#98-54; 23;08]
[GRAPHIC=Plane Investigation Private]
Local and state officials get a helping hand today with the investigation of this weekend's plane crash at Smith Mountain Lake.
It's the latest in a long line of incidents that have taken place on the lake over the past few months.
David Johnson has more.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Jet skis, boats]
[SUPER=03-Franklin Co.; :02]
[SUPER=01-B. J. Woods/Passenger; :15]
[SUPER=01-Claude Webster/Public Safety Director; :42]
[SUPER=@David1; 1:13]
[RUNS=1:21]
[OUT Q=news 7, SML]
(( Jet skis, boats and now an airplane.
The latest crash left its victims frightenend but otherwise unharmed.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=I never experienced]
((J. D.WOODS/PASSENGER: I NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS. MY WHOLE LIFE FLASHED BEFORE MY EYES. AND, I WAS VERY SCARED. THE SCARIEST THING I'VE EVER BEEN THROUGH.))
[RUNS09]
[OUT Q=ever been through.]
Four of the past five weekends at Smith Mountain Lake have been marred by accidents--in some cases fatal.
On the July fourth holiday weekend, a man was killed when his boat crashed near the Smith Mountain Lake damn.
However, officials say the recent number of accidents may be due in part to the lake's popularity.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=As you get]
((AS YOU GET AN INCREASED NUMBER OF PEOPLE USING ONE PARTICULAR FACILITY, YOU PEN UP THE PROBABILITY OF HAVING MORE ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES JUST DO TO THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE MORE PEOPLE OUT HERE USING THE LAKE ON A DAILY BASIS.))
[RUNS14]
[OUT Q=on a daily basis.]
Webster said officials were also concerned about the threat of fuel leaking from the downed plane.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=The Smith Mountain]
((THE SMITH MOUNTAIN MARINE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT AND PUT BUOYS AROUND IT TO CONTAIN IT. THEN THEY SPREAD THESE PADS OR PILLOWS AS THEY'RE CALLED OUT IN ORDER TO SOAK UP ANY TYPE OF FUEL THAT MAY HAVE FLOATED TO THE SURFACE FROM THE PLANE.))
[RUNS13]
[OUT Q=from the plane.]
[STAND-UP/]
((DAVID JOHNSON/REPORTING; THE LATEST WORD IS THAT THE OWNER WILL REMOVE THE PLANE FROM THE LAKE SOMETIME TODAY AND THAT HE PLANS TO SALVAGE THE CRAFT.))
[RUNS09]))
[Caver-Trapped]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=net-H]
[GRAPHIC=None]
A man trapped inside a cave in New York state for 24 hours is finally free.
But rescue workers say it could be hours before the Massachusetts man sees the light of day.
Mark Bardack explains.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-John Bates/Schoharie Co. Sheriff; :00]
[SUPER=03-Schoharie, NY; :10]
[SUPER=07-Caver; :28]
[SUPER=01-Mark Bardack/Reporting; :58]
[Super=01-Emily Mobley/Caver; 1:11]
[RUNS=1:55]
[OUT Q=CBS News]
[2-Saturn-Strike]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=net-K]
[GRAPHIC=Strike]
General Motors could be facing another strike at the end of this week.
Yesterday union workers at a Saturn plant in Tennessee, voted to authorize a walkout.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Spring Hill, TN;]
Union leaders say 96-percent of the rank and file voted yes.
Saturn is an eight year old subsidiary of G-M and union officials say a strike will only occur if talks stall.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=THIS STRIKE]
((JOE RYPKOWSKI/UAW LOCAL 1853 PRES.: THE STRIKE VOTE IS ABOUT GM FAILING TO KEEP ITS COMMITTMENT OT TREAT UAW AS A FULL PARTNER IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE PRODUCTS.))
[SUPER=01-Joe Rypkowski/UAW Local 1853 President;]
[RUNS=13]
[OUT Q=FUTURE PRODUCTS]
(-------------)
[VO-NAT]
G-M is already reeling from strikes in Michigan which have virtually shut down production in North AMerica.
Talks with Saturn employees resume tomorrow.
(------------)
[Birthdays]
[SS=none]
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[SOT ]
[IN Q=(nat sot music)Mon.]
[RUNS=:43]
[out= back to you.]
[Marriage-Kit]
[2-shot]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=Christa's hold]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
When half of all marriages end in divorce, what's a loving, young couple to do to make sure their marriage lasts?
[anchor=Kimberly]
Now there's a check-up kit that young lovers can use to see if their relationship is built to stand the test of time.
Sandra Maas has that story.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[Super=01-Dr. Steve Pittman/Family Counselor; :10]
[SUPER=01-Bob Traber/Kit User; :39]
[SUPER=01-Paula Traber/Kit User; 1:49]
[SUPER=01-Sandra Maas/Reporting; 2:00]
[RUNS=2:13]
[OUT Q=CBS News]
(------------)
[TAKE FULL SCREEN #8700]
[Anchor=Denise]
If you want more information on the kit, Dr. Pittman can be reached by phone at (619) 7-8-0-9-9-2-7.
Or you can check out his website at www.maritalcheckup.com
(---------)
[Anchor=Denise]
[ss=none]
(Ad lib toss to break)
[Habitat-Folo]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin']
[WRITER=djo]
[TAPE#=98-]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Could a 35-home Habitat for Humanity "village" be more effective in a location different than the one already planned?
The Roanoke chapter of the N-double-A-C-P thinks so.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
Fralin and Waldron Realty donated the site of Habitat's 35-home "Village".
It's located near Woodbridge Avenue off Peters Creek Road.
The N-double-A-C-P says it's not questioning Habitat's effort to construct homes, but the location.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT=15:02:14]
[IN Q=EVERYBODY CAN AGREE]
((MARTIN JEFFREY/NAACP PRESIDENT; EVERYBODY CAN AGREE THAT HABITAT MAKES SENSE. THIS IS ABOUT FOLK MAKING PROFIT. THIS IS NOT AN ACCIDENT HERE. THIS IS ABOUT FRALIN AND WALDRON GETTING TAX CREDITS FOR GIVING AWAY LAND THAT'S PROBABLY UNUSEABLE.))
[SUPER=01-Martin Jeffrey/NAACP President;]
[RUNS=18]
[OUT Q=PROBABLY UNUSEABLE.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Jeffrey says the Habitat homes should be built in inner city neighborhoods.
He says there, they can provide stability for areas that need it, instead of unrest among already established communities.
Many Woodbridge residents oppose the Habitat project because they believe it will lower their property values and increase crime.
(------------)
[E-Teen-Fathers]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=AM]
[WRITER=sta]
[TAPE#=98-48; 39:01]
[GRAPHIC=none]
A local program that helps teen fathers cope with their new responsibilities may not be around much longer.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
The "For Males Only" program organizes the group through the Roanoke City Health Department.
It started in 1995 and teaches young fathers how to care for their children and about their legal rights and responsibilities.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT 16.50.59 - 16.51.05]
[IN Q=It's a lot]
((CURTIS AUSTIN/TEEN FATHER: IT'S A LOT OF EDUCATION TOWARDS BEING A FATHER, BASICALLY AND TO HELP YOU HAVE A HAPPY AND BETTER HOME.))
[SUPER=01-Curtis Austin/Teen Father;]
[RUNS=06]
[OUT Q=and better home.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Funding for the program runs out at the end of this month.
But, organizers hope its success will help them raise the money they need to continue.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT 17.08.30 - 17.08.44]
[IN Q=If the guys]
((JOHN MORRIS/FOR MALES ONLY: IF THE GUYS BECOME SUCCESSFUL THE PROGRAM IS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF ITSELF. AND PEOPLE ARE GOING TO START RECOGNIZING THAT IT IS A WORTHY PROGRAM AND WE WILL PERHAPS BE ABLE TO GET THE RESOURCES WE NEED.))
[SUPER=01-John Morris/For Males Only;]
[RUNS=14]
[OUT Q=resources we need.]
(------------)
A total of 10 fathers are enrolled in the program.
(------------)
[3-Sports]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=morning sports]
[GRAPHIC=none]
It's off to the track for some Busch action.
And Steve Mason catches up with the ladies on the links.
Good morning again Steve.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=hello again]
[RUNS=1:56]
[OUT Q=great Monday]
[Local-Recap]
[SUPER=#4059;Local Recap]
[2-Shot=Mel/Kmc]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
Now here's another look at today's top local stories:
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
Investigators say the popularity of Smith Mountain Lake may be to blame for the recent surge of accidents in the area.
A plane crash on the Franklin County side of the lake this weekend is the fourth incident in five weeks.
The passengers suffered only minor injuries.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Virginia is planning to execute convicted murderer Danny King later this week.
King was convicted of luring realtor Carolyn Rogers to a vacant home eight years ago, where he beat and stabbed her to death.
King's execution is set for Thursday.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
The N-double-A-C-P is questioning the site of a proposed Habitat for Humanity village.
The president of the Roanoke chapter says the 35 homes should not be built on a Woodbridge Avenue site, but in inner city neighborhoods.
He suggests that the donation of the Woodbridge land is simply a way for the owners to receive tax credits.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
(Kimberly mic hot)
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[2 shot=Mel/Kmc]
(Kimberly ad lib weather)
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[2-shot]
(ad lib bye)
by SS