[Headlines]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
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[VO-NAT]
Americans watch Doctor Jack Kevorkian end a terminally ill man's life on "60 Minutes."
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[ANCHOR=Melanie]
And another deadly hunting accident involving brothers.
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Waking up to some pretty chilly temperatures, and don't be suprised to find some frost on your windshield.
It will warm up nicely, though, by the afternoon.
The complete forecast for your Thanksgiving week, coming up.
[ANCHOR=Steve]
(ad lib live tease)
[2-shot]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[KEVORKIAN]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=MEL]
[TAPE#net]
[GRAPHIC=Jack Kevorkian]
C-B-S News is defending its report on Dr. Jack Kevorkian, saying it went to ``the core of an important national debate.''
Last night ``60 Minutes'' showed videotape of Kevorkian injecting a terminally ill man with a lethal dose of drugs.
At least six C-B-S affiliates refused to show the segment.
Drew Levinson has more.
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[SOT]
[4:00:46]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Dr. Mark Siegler/Medical Ethicist; :34 ]
[SUPER=07-Dr. Jack Kevorkian; 1:10]
[SUPER=01-Drew Levinson/Reporting; 1:19]
[RUNS=1:36]
[OUT Q=CBS News Detroit ]
((FOR THE FIRST TIME, DR. JACK KEVORKIAN CAN BE SEEN DOING WHAT HE'S
BECOME FAMOUS FOR...HELPING SOMEONE DIE.
THE MAN KNOWN AS DOCTOR DEATH SUPPLIED A VIDEOTAPE TO THE CBS NEWS
PROGRAM 60 MINUTES. IT SHOWS KEVORKIAN ADMINSTERING A LETHAL INJECTION
TO A MAN WITH LOU GHERIG'S DISEASE.
(60 Minutes Cut # 4)
"Kevorkian: `Tom, do you wanna go ahead with this?' Tom: `Yeah.'"
THE 60 MINUTES REPORT IDENTIFIED THE DEAD MAN AS 52-YEAR-OLD THOMAS
YOUK. (house pix) YOUK DIED SEPTEMBER 17TH AT HIS HOME OUTSIDE DETROIT.
THE TAPE, INCLUDING THE MOMENT OF THE MAN'S DEATH, UPSET SOME OBSERVERS.
(60 Minutes Cut # 3)
Dr. Mark Siegler - Medical Ethicist
"I was shocked, almost speechless as we watched the tape. It was, It was such a frightening spectacle."
CBS NEWS DEFENDS THE REPORT AND RELEASED THIS STATEMENT.
"CBS News and "60 Minutes" acknowledge the many opinions regarding this
complex issue. We believe "60 Minutes" delivers a fair and reasonable
treatment of it."
THE LOCAL PROSECUTOR WON'T SAY YET WHETHER HE'LL BRING CHARGES AGAINST
KEVORKIAN.
KEVORKIAN'S NEW LAWYER SAYS HE'S READY FOR HIS DAY IN COURT.
DAVID GORCYCA - OAKLAND COUNTY PROSECUTOR
KEVORKIAN MAKES NO BONES ABOUT WHY HE CHOSE TO PUBLICIZE HIS PRACTICE..
(60 MINUTES CUT 5)
Sot Dr. Jack Kevorkian
"I've got to force them to act. They must charge me. Because if they do
not, that means they don't think it's a crime."
Drew Levinson Standup
"Kevorkian has already beaten three assisted suicide charges in court,
but this case could be different. In addition to the videotape evidence,
the fact that Kevorkian apparently pushed the plunger could mean this
time the charge might be murder.
DLCBSN Detroit."))
[YELTSIN]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=MEL]
[TAPE#net]
[GRAPHIC=Boris Yeltsin]
Russian president Boris Yeltsin is back in the hospital.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=@file;]
[4:07:24]
This time he's being treated for pneumonia.
He was rushed to the hospital yesterday with a 102 degree temperature.
In recent weeks the 67 year old Russian leader has been sidelined with a variety of problems.. including exhaustion and respiratory illness. The Kremlin maintains his condition is not critical.
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[Hunting-Accident]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=sta]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Hunting Accident]
A 16-year old boy is dead after being shot by his brother during a hunting trip.
On Saturday, the boy and his 12-year old brother were hunting in Amherst County.
Police say the 12 year old was carrying a gun and accidentally shot and killed his older brother.
Authorities are not releasing the boys' names.
This is the second such accident involving brothers this month.
About a week ago a 20-year old man shot and killed his younger brother during a hunting trip in Franklin County.
[E-Collinsville]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin']
[WRITER=djo]
[TAPE#=98-76 TC12:22]
[GRAPHIC=none]
The congregation of the First Presbyterian Church held its usual Sunday service, even though they don't have a sanctuary.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Henry Co.;]
Last Sunday a fire destroyed the church.
But, yesterday members gathered under a tent to worship.
According to church elders, it was like going to a funeral, yet the congregation was in good spirits.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT=10:13:52 - 10:11:32]
[IN Q=WE NEED TO]
((DAVIS YEUELL/PASTOR; WE NEED TO GO THROUGH THE GRIEF PROCESS. BUT THIS WILL ALSO BE A VICTORY FOR US, BECAUSE WE HAVE MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN A PART OF THIS CONGREGATION THAT ARE NOW COMING BACK TO REJOIN US IN THIS EFFORT. SO WE'RE FEELING GOOD ABOUT THAT.))
((KEN LOCKLEAR/CHURCH BOARD SECRETARY; FOR US FROM THIS POINT, THIS IS A REBIRTH AND SYMBOLIZES A REVIVAL SERVICE FOR US. TO GET THINGS BACK TOGETHER AND MOVE FORWARD FROM HERE.))
[SUPER=01-Davis Yeuell/Pastor;]
[SUPER=01-Ken Locklear/Church Board Secretary; :16]
[RUNS=28]
[OUT Q=FROM HERE.]
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[VO-NAT]
The cause of the fire has not been determined, but church officials say they've been told arson has been ruled out.
Locklear says they've already started rebuilding the church but it will take at least a year before it's completed.
Until then, services will be held at a neighboring church.
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[1-Sports]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=sports cut in]
[GRAPHIC=None]
In sports, the 'Skins stage a huge comeback-- almost.
And Virginia goes bowling in Atlanta.
Roy Stanley has all the details.
Good Morning Roy.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[RUNS=2:21]
[OUT Q=later on mornin]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
(Melanie ad lib toss to Kimberly/Wx)
[One-Steve]
[ANCHOR=Steve]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=spa]
[TAPE#]
[GRAPHIC=NONE]
[Microwave]
[SUPER=15-Steve/Pardon;]
[SUPER=11-Roanoke Co.;]
[SUPER=01-Nicolette Simpson/Visions Day Spa;]
[SUPER=11-Roanoke Co.;]
(toss to stocks)
[STOCKS]
[COMM]
((Archive:Day Spa))
[JFK]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=MORNIN]
[WRITER=MEL]
[TAPE#net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
One half of americans alive today weren't even born when President Kennedy was assassinated 35 years ago, an event that transformed the nation's history.
Randall pinkston has more on how the tragedy is remembered in 19-98.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[4:17:00]
[SUPER=03-Queens, NY; :00]
[SUPER=01-Claudia McCoy/6th Grade Student; 1:00]
[SUPER=01-Alex Kosolapov/6th Grade Student; 1:34]
[SUPER=01-Lila Alexander/Teacher; 1:44]
[SUPER=01-Randall Pinkston/Reporting; 1:49]
[RUNS=1:58]
[OUT Q=CBS NEWS NEW YORK]
(( Who can remind us of what the date was? Nov 22 1963
FOR LILA ALEXANDER S SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS , IT COULD HAVE BEEN
ancient HISTORY.
LILA ALEXANDER:What s the time difference between when
Lincoln was shot and when Kennedy was shot? What s the span of time,
Julio? 100 years.
ALEXANDER BROUGHT THE MOMENT TO LIFE BY TURNING THE STUDENTS
INTO REPORTERS. THEIR ASSIGNMENT: FIND SOMEONE, A RELATIVE OR A FRIEND, WHO was ALIVE WHEN AMERICA S CAMELOT ENDED. TIFFANY GARCIA INTERVIEWED HER AUNT.
TIFFANY: . She found out about President Kenendy when
she and her family were finished eating dinner. //She and her family
cried. My aunt was able to watch the tv coverage.
LILA ALEXANDER: Your aunt said it was like a member of your family had been killed. That s really very much the way we felt.
( VO5: ) IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TIMES TELEVISION BROUGHT A NATION
TOGETHER. CLAUDIA MCCOY SPOKE TO A NEIGHBOR.
(SOT: CLAUDIA MCCOY 05 11 15) She was running and turned on the tv at
Channel 2 and I think his name was something Mr. Cronkite and he was
saying that Preasident Kennedy had died at 1pm/(CROSS FADE INTO CRONKITE)
SOT: CRONKITE FILE: President Kennedy died today at ????
(VO6:) ALEXANDER WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED BY HER STUDENTS' INTEREST IN
A PIECE OF HISTORY THAT SO PROFOUNDLY AFFECTED HER GENERATION .
(SOT: LILA ALEXANDER 01 22 06) I remember every moment of that day
( VO7:) AND 35 YEARS FROM NOW, WHAT WILL THESE STUDENTS REMEMBER OF
THEIR PRESIDENT ?
( SOT: ALEX KOSOLAPOV 05 24 26) President Clinton, if he dies, people
will be as sad as they were when Presndent Kennedy died but they ll
always remember what he did.
(SOT: LILA ALEXANDER 04 10 16) We really didn t know all the sordid
details of President Kennedy s personal life and that was just
fine/(cover w/kids??)maybe for them also it was nice to harken back to
this time of innocence.
( VO8:) SADLY, THERE IS NO INNOCENCE TODAY- A HISTORY LESSON FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. RANDALL PINKSTON, CBS NEWS, NEW
YORK.))
[Health-Check]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Mornin Health Check]
In medical news, Asia's economic crisis is already sending shock waves throught world economic institutions.
Now a tuberculosis crisis is sending shock waves through the world medical community.
Mika Brzezinski has that story and more in this morning's Health check.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Mika Brzezinski/Reporting; :00 ]
[RUNS=1:13]
[OUT Q=CBS News, New York.]
(( GOOD MORNING.
THE LEADER OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION PREDICTS MAJOR
REPERCUSSIONS AROUND THE GLOBE... IF ASIA'S T-B EPIDEMIC IS NOT CONTAINED.
VT=VO
((vo))
GRO HARLEM BRUNDTLAND SAYS ASIA'S ECONOMIC CRISIS COULD LOWER LIVING
STANDARDS, AND INCREASE THE SPREAD OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES LIKE
TUBERCULOSIS.
T-B IS ALREADY THE LEADING KILLER AMONG ADULTS WORLDWIDE...
BUT CURRENT CONDITIONS IN ASIA COULD CREATE DEADLIER STRAINS.
BRUNDLANDT IS NOW URGING GOVERNMENTS AND OTHER AGENCIES TO JOIN A
NEW, ANTI-TB INITIATIVE.
SHE MADE THE REMARKS AT AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LUNG DISEASE.//
VT=VO
((vo))
A WATCH COULD SOON BE AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE WITH DIABETES... THAT WILL
NOT ONLY TELL THEM THE TIME, IT WILL ALSO LET THEM KNOW THEIR SUGAR
LEVELS.
FOR MANY DIABETES PATIENTS, THEY MUST MONITOR THEIR GLUCOSE LEVELS BY
PRICKING THEIR FINGER AND DRAWING BLOOD SEVERAL TIMES A DAY.
BUT A NEW DEVICE CALLED THE GLUCOWATCH MONITOR MAY DO AWAY WITH ALL
THAT POKING... BECAUSE IT AUTOMATICALLY MEASURES GLUCOSE LEVELS EVERY
TWENTY MINUTES.. DURING THE DAY OR NIGHT.
IT EVEN SOUNDS AN ALARM WHEN LEVELS ARE TOO HIGH OR TOO LOW.
HOWEVER, THE GLUCOWATCH IS NOT YET ON THE MARKET BECAUSE IT'S STILL
UNDERGOING TESTING.
AND THAT IS A LOOK AT TODAY'S MEDICAL NEWS.
I'M MIKA BRZEZINSKI, CBS NEWS, NEW YORK.))
(ad lib to weather)
[Two-Steve]
[ANCHOR=Steve]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=spa]
[TAPE#NONE]
[GRAPHIC=NONE]
[Microwave]
[SUPER=15-Steve/Pardon;]
[SUPER=11-Roanoke Co.;]
[SUPER=01-Rhonda Cheatwood/Visions Day Spa;]
[SUPER=11-Roanoke Co.;]
[Double Boxes=KMC & SPA]
(toss to Kimberly)
((Archive:Day Spa))
[2-HEADLINES]
[2-shot=Mel/Kmc]
[SUPER=#4049; Morning Headlines]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
Here's a look at today's top stories.
For the second time this month there has been another fatal hunting accident.
This time it happened in Amherst County and like the incident last week in Franklin County it also involved brothers.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
President Clinton is headed back to Washington after wrapping up his Asian tour today with a stop in Guam.
Once he's stateside the White House says President Clinton will answer the 81 questions from the House Judiciary Committee.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
Police will be outside an apartment building in Chicago today to begin their search for more possible victims of serial killer John Wayne Gacy.
Radar tests at the site showed as many as four sets of human skeletal remains.
(----------------)
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[ss=none]
American's who tuned into 60 minutes last night had the chance to watch Doctor Jack Kevorkian end a terminally ill man's life last night on ``60 Minutes.
But CBS is coming under fire.
Some of its own affiliates refused to air the broadcast.
(----------------)
[anchor=Kimberly]
And that's what's making news on this Monday November 23.
[anchor=Melanie]
News 7 Mornin' will be right back.
[impeachment]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=mel]
[TAPE#net]
[GRAPHIC=Impeachment Inquiry]
President Clinton is on his way home after a trip to Asia.
Once he gets back, he'll have to answer to the House Judiciary Committee.
One of his top advisers says Mr. Clinton will respond this week to 81 questions from the panel about the Monica Lewinsky matter.
Meantime, the incoming speaker of the House says it would only take House members a few hours to debate and decide-- if impeachment charges are brought forward.
Sharyl Atkisson reports.
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[SOT]
[4:05:50]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Washington DC; :00]
[SUPER=01-Rep. Bob Livingston/Speaker of the House Elect; :09]
[SUPER=01-Charles Schumer/(D) New York Senator Elect; :43]
[SUPER=01-Rep. Asa Hutchison/(R) Arkansas; :54]
[SUPER=01-Sharyl Attkisson/Reporting; 1:06]
[RUNS=1:25]
[OUT Q=the white house]
((A strong message from the incoming Speaker of the House to Republicans
wavering on impeachment: vote on conscience...not on public opinion
polls.
(SOT-BOB LIVINGSTON, R-LOUISIANA/MEET THE PRESS)
05:05 I THINK FOR US TO SHY AWAY FROM THAT RESPONSIBILITY, TRY TO AVOID
IT, WOULD JUST BE ABSOLUTELY, INCREDIBLY WRONG! (:09)
Livingston is trying stop the trickle of defections from turning into a
flood.
(VO/GRAPHIC)
iF THE jUDIDIARY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS IMPEACHMENTA simple majority is
all that's needed for the House to vote for impeachment. But at least 13 republicans are publicly leaning against it...up to 50 may vote "no" as well..
(VO CLINTON)
....putting the impeachment of President Clinton in the realm of highly
unlikely. Momentum is building for a political way out.
(SOT-REP. CHARLES SCHUMER, D-N.Y./FACE THE NATION)
(10:40:26) YOU'RE FACED WITH THREE CHOICES: IMPEACHMENT, NOTHING, OR
SOMETHING IN BETWEEN. AND IN MY JUDGEMENT, SOMETHING IN BETWEEN SHOULD
BE SOMETHING THAT COMES TO CLOSURE QUICKLY. (:10)
SOT: ASA HUTCHISON (R-ARK-FACE)
10:41:55 "THAT VERY WELL COULD HAPPEN, AND IT COULD BE THAT ALL OF THEM
WOULD FAIL. BECAUSE REPUBLICANS ARE NOT TOO EXCITED ABOUT A CENSURE,
BELIEVING IT'S OUTSIDE THE CONSTITUTION. AND THEN WHO KNOWS ABOUT THE
IMPEACHMENT?" (:12)
(ATTKISSON STANDUP)
And if that isn't complicated enough, independent counsel Ken Starr
could still prosecute the President after he leaves office for lying to
the grand jury. Voters ..Congress and the White House may all want it
to end quickly...but so far, no one has figured out how to do that.
Sharyl Attkisson, CBS News , White House.))
[E-Anti-Kevorkian]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin']
[WRITER=djo]
[TAPE#=98-80 TC36:50]
[GRAPHIC=Jack Kevorkian]
Last night, "60-Minutes" aired a video tape of Doctor Jack Kevorkian killing a terminally ill patient.
The controversial topic has brought the C-B-S network under fire from people opposed to the story airing.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
A Roanoke man says broadcasting the interview lends to the decline in the moral standards of the country.
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[SOT=11:51:12]
[IN Q=THEY STARTED OUT]
((THEY STARTED OUT BY LEGALIZING ABORTION, WHICH MANY PEOPLE ARE FOR AND SOME ARE AGAINST. BUT THAT WAS THE FIRST STEP. THEN YOU GO ON TO WHAT HE'S BEEN DOING IN THE PAST, WHICH IS ASSISTING SUICIDE. NOW HE'S TAKING THE NEXT STEP WHERE SOMEONE CAN COME TO HIM AND SAY KILL ME AND THAT'S WRONG.))
[SUPER=07-Don Feick;]
[RUNS=20]
[OUT Q=THAT'S WRONG.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Despite protests from Catholic Church officials, CBS aired the story, saying 60-Minutes delivered a fair and reasonable treatment of it.
(------------)
[Gacy]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=mel]
[TAPE#net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Police in Chicago are now just hours away from uncovering a possible graveyard, filled with victims of a dead serial killer.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Chicago, IL;]
[4:08:13 ]
Investigators have long suspected that not all of John Wayne Gacy's victims were found.
New evidence is prompting police to begin digging outside an apartment building where Gacy's mother once lived.
[SUPER=@File;]
Gacy was executed in 19-94 for killing 33 young men and boys.
He began his killing rampage in the early 70's.
(----------------)
[2-Hunting-Accident]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=sta]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Hunting Accident]
Invesitgators are not releasing the name of the 16 year old boy killed in a hunting accident-- apparently by his brother.
On Saturday, the boy and his 12-year old brother were hunting in Amherst County.
Police say the 12 year old was carrying a gun and accidentally shot and killed his older brother.
This is the second such accident involving brothers this month.
About a week ago a 20-year old man shot and killed his younger brother during a hunting trip in Franklin County.
[Tent-Services]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin']
[WRITER=djo]
[TAPE#=98-76 TC13:35]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Although their church burned to the ground last week, a Collinsville congregation continued to worship at the usual site.
David Johnson explains how.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Henry Co.; :00]
[SUPER=01-Davis Yeuell/Pastor; :15]
[SUPER=01-Ken Locklear/Church Board Secretary; :35]
[SUPER=@David1; 1:07]
[RUNS=1:28]
[OUT Q=News-7 Collinsville]
(( Pastor Davis Yeuell says his church is in the rebuilding stages.
Meanwhile, the congregation had its fellowship in a TENT, something Yeuell says is not as challenging as it appears.
[SOT=10:14:18]
[IN Q=IN THE SUMMERTIME]
((IN THE SUMMERTIME, WE WORSHIP OUT IN THE PARK. SO THEY'RE ACCUSTOMED TO WORSHIPING OUT UNDER PAVILIONS AND THAT SORT OF THING.))
[RUNS08]
[OUT Q=SORT OF THING.]
The makeshift church was complete with folding chairs, an organ and a generator for eletrical power.
[NAT-SOUND]
[RUNS03]
Members compared the service and seeing their church in ruins to being at a funeral.
[SOT=10:10:54]
[IN Q=ALL OF US HERE]
((KEN LOCKLEAR/CHURCH BOARD SECRETARY; ALL OF US HERE AT THE CHURCH HAVE SOME DIRECT CONNNECTION. AND NOW THAT IT'S GONE, WE THOUGHT THAT ONE PART OF THE SERVICE WOULD BE TO GRIEVE IN OUR OWN WAY ABOUT THAT.))
[RUNS17]
[OUT Q=]
But Pastor Yeuell considers it a revival of sorts, a chance to be closer together and move forward.
And he says the community is reaching out to his congregation.
[SOT=10:14:53]
[IN Q=WE WILL BE]
((WE WILL BE AT ANOTHER FACILITY, BUT WE'RE NO READY TO SAY WHERE, NEXT SUNDAY WE HOPE AND BELIEVE.))
[RUNS06]
[OUT Q=]
[STAND-UP/10:35:42]
((DAVID JOHNSON/REPORTING; CHURCH OFFICIALS SAY THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED, EXCEPT TO SAY THAT ARSON HAS BEEN RULED OUT. THEY EXPECT IT WILL TAKE ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF TO REBUILD THEIR SANCTUARY. UNTIL THEN THEY WILL HOLD SERVICES ANYWHERE THEY CAN, WHETHER IT'S IN THIS TENT OR AT ANOTHER CONGREGGATION THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. DAVID JOHNSON, NEWS7, COLLINSVILLE.))
[RUNS20]))
[Three-Steve]
[ANCHOR=Steve]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=spa]
[TAPE#NONE]
[GRAPHIC=NONE]
[Microwave]
[SUPER=15-Steve/Pardon;]
[SUPER=11-Roanoke Co.;]
[SUPER=01-Nicolette Simpson/Visions Day Spa;]
[SUPER=11-Roanoke Co.;]
[double Boxes=SPA & MEL]
(toss to Melanie)
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[SS=None]
(ad lib toss to bump)
[BUMP-Chyron]
[COMM #6]
((Archive:Day Spa))
[MISSING-CULT]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=MEL]
[TAPE#net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Ten members of a missing Colorado doomsday cult have turned up Jerusalem.
About 75 sect followers and their children disappeared last month.
Israeli police are keeping a close eye on them, fearing they may be planning a mass suicide at the end of the year.
Jesse Schulman reports.
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[SOT]
[4:13:37]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Jesse Schulman/Reporting; 1:09]
[RUNS=2:02]
[OUT Q=CBS News Jerusalem]
(( In the kitchen on a mount of olives overlooking Jerusalem, a
California ex-convict named Raymond studies the scriptures. He says the end is at hand.
Raymond: It's almost as if something is quickening, something is
quickening, you know reaching some breaking point, somethings, you know
building up, building up.
(Narr)
A few weeks ago he says god spoke to him and sent him here to await the
second coming of Christ in the year 2000.
Raymond: The message that got me, grabbed me and shook me out of bed
was, I'm coming back, get ready.
(Narr)
Raymond isn't the only whose heeded the call, Brother David, a former
trailer park operator from upstate New York, is the pastor of a small
colony of born again believers who expect apocalypse soon.
Brother David: I feel that by coming here at this particular time that
we are able to secure in the spiritual realm front row seats for whats
about to happen.
(Narr)
Jerusalem is better known for the variety of the faiths practiced here
and for the ability of those faiths to get along. An outbreak of
millenium fever may be about the last thing this city needs.
Schulman On Camera: No one knows how many people will come for New Years
2000, but imagine for a moment the worst case scenario. The mountains
behind me covered with people from one end to the other, they need food,
water and sanitation and they are expecting Jesus any minute now.
That's giving some city officials apocalyptic visions of their own.
City official: The Christian freaks will meet Jewish freaks or Muslim
freaks and each one will fight for the territory of his own god and when
there is too much god, there is always blood shed.
Brother David and his friends seem peaceful to a fault. How bad a case
of millenium fever Jerusalem gets may depend on whether they turn in to
the adavanced guard of a born again invasion or remain a tiny band
quietly living out their beliefs in the city of their dreams. Jesse
Schulman, CBS News, Jerusalem.))
[Santa-Train]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Year after year, the Santa Train spreads holiday cheer through Appalachia.
This weekend the tradition continued--
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT 4:28:00]
[IN Q=nat merry Christmas]
[SUPER=03-Johnson City, TN]
[RUNS=:04]
[OUT Q=nat merry Christmas]
(-------------)
[VO-NAT]
as hundreds of boys and girls picked up a gift or two-- for many the only gifts they'll receive this year.
The train has run through parts of Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee for more than 50 years now-- kicking off the holiday season.
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[3-Sports]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=sports cut in]
[GRAPHIC=None]
In sports, Lebanon Valley dunks Roanoke College in the final round of the Salem Bank and Trust Basketball Tourney.
Roy Stanley has basketball news from the men's and women's courts.
Good Morning Roy.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[RUNS=1:40]
[OUT Q=great day everybody.]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
(weather toss)
[Local-Recap]
[SUPER=#4059;Local Recap]
[2-Shot=Mel/Kmc]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
Now here's another look at today's top local stories:
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
A 16-year old boy was killed in a weekend hunting accident.
The boy and his 12-year old brother were hunting in Amherst County when the 12-year old accidentally shot and killed the older boy.
Investigators are not releasing the boys' names.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
The members of the First Prebyterian Church in Collinsville are holding services, despite not having a sanctuary to hold them in.
Yesterday, they worshipped in a tent-- a week after a fire destroyed the church building.
Leaders say they're already rebuilding, but it will take more than a year to finish the work.
The cause of the fire has not been determined, but church members say arson has been ruled out.
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And the Santa Train rolled through parts of far Southwest Virginia this weekend.
The train has been bringing gifts and Christmas cheer to parts of Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia for more than 50-years.
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by SS