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[TALENT=Melanie]
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A deputy stationed at Columbine High School had been keeping an eye on at least one of the teen gunman, long before last week's massacre.
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[ANCHOR=Melanie]
And the Colorado shootings lead to a number of school bomb threats and arrests in southwest Virginia.
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[TALENT=Patrick]
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[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[SS=None]
News 7 at noon is next.
[School-shooting]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=mel]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=School Shooting]
Columbine High School students are getting ready to go back to school Monday, but not at their old school.
It is still being combed for evidence from last week's horrible shooting and bombing rampage.
And, as Manuel Gallegus reports, police have made an arrest,
but not for the actual crimes in question.
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[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Littleton, CO; :00]
[SUPER=01-Deputy Steve Davis/Jefferson Co. Sheriff's Dept.; :20]
[SUPER=03-Denver, CO/Yesterday; :59]
[SUPER=01- Krissa Eggert/Columbine Senior; 1:06]
[SUPER=01-Manuel Gallegus/Reporting; 1:16]
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[OUT Q=cbs News, Littleton, Colorado.]
(((LOCATOR: LITTLETON, CO)
IT MAY NOT BE THE BIG BREAK THEY'RE SEARCHING FOR, BUT POLICE HAVE MADE THEIR FIRST ARREST CONNECTED TO THE COLUMBINE INVESTIGATION.
HARDWARE STORE CLERK GARY SOWELL IS CHARGED WITH MAKING A FALSE REPORT.
POLICE SAY HE FABRICATED A STORY ABOUT SELLING PROPANE TANKS AND OTHER MATERIALS USED TO MAKE BOMBS TO ERIC HARRIS AND DYLAN KLEBOLD.
SOT: DEPUTY STEVE DAVIS/JEFFERSON CO. SHERIFF'S DEPT. "OUR INVESTIGATORS ARE CHASING DOWN SO MANY LEADS, THE LAST THIN
G WE NEED IS TO BE CHASING DOWN ERONEOUS INFORMATION."
POLICE ALSO CONFIRM THE DEPUTY STATIONED EVERY DAY AT COLUMBINE.. RECEIVED A REPORT LAST YEAR THAT HARRIS WAS DETONATING PIPE BOMBS AND WANTED TO COMMITT MASS MURDER.
SOT: DAVIS
"HE ESPECIALLY WATCHED ERIC, KEEPING UP ON WHAT HE WAS DOING, WHAT HE WAS INVOLVED IN, TRYING TO MAKE HIMSELF AWARE OF HIS WHEREABOUTS."
MEANWHILE, INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL QUESTIONING AN UNIDENTIFIED MAN WHO MAY HAVE SUPPLIED A TEC 9 HANDGUN,, LIKE THIS ONE. USED IN THE ATTACK. AGENTS SUSPECT THE SHOOTERS WERE INTRODUCED TO THE DEALER BY A DELIVERY DRIVER WHO WORKED WITH THEM AT THIS PIZZA SHOP.
(SUPER: YESTERDAY, DENVER)
(NATZ OF SHOELS FUNERAL)
NOW THAT ALL 13 VICTIMS HAVE BEEN LAID TO REST, COLUMBINE STUDENTS ARE SET TO RETURN TO CLASSES MONDAY AT A NEIGHBORING SCHOOL.
SOT: KRISSA EGGERT/COLUMBINE SENIOR "I THINK THAT WE'RE READY, THAT EVERYONE ANXIOUS TO GET WITH OUR TEACHERS AND ST
UDENTS SO THAT WE ALL CAN JUST BE TOGETHER AND START THE HEALING PROCESS."
CBS NEWS, Littleton, Colorado.))
[Gretna-Arrests]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=sgo]
[TAPE#=99-10 TC1:23:30]
[GRAPHIC=Bomb Threat Charges]
Two more students have been arrested in connection with yesterday's bomb threat at Gretna High School.
Eighteen-year-old Shawn L. Barley is in the Pittsylvania County jail today.
And a 16-year-old whose name was not released is in juvenile court for a hearing.
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[VO-NAT]
Yesterday police arrested 18-year-old Robert Dessay Davis.
He's being held without bond.
[SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co.]
Police say the three students collaborated on the bomb threat...
Which was called in from a pay phone inside Gretna High School.
The threat turned out to be a hoax.
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[County-Schools]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Rampant Rumors]
School administrators are desperately trying put an end to rumors about school violence.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]
Roanoke County officials got an earful from parents last night-- many of whom said their children were afraid to go to school.
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[SOT]
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[IN Q=They feel what]
((DEBBIE SHOCKLEY/PARENT: THEY FEEL WHAT IS GOING ON AT EVERYONE OF THESE HIGH SCHOOLS WHERE THESE TRAGEDIES ARE HAPPENING AND WE ARE SO LUCKY THAT IT HAS NOT HAPPENED HERE YET. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT IT COULD HAPPEN THERE ARE SOME VERY SICK CHILDREN OUT THERE.))
((CONNIE MILLER/PARENT:THE KIDS THAT ARE TRULY SCARED SOMEONE TO TALK TO ABOUT THESE ISSUES SOMEONE THAT THEY CAN GO TO AND SAY I'M AFRAID.))
[SUPER=01-Debbie Shockley/Parent; :00]
[SUPER=01-Connie Miller/Parent; :15]
[RUNS=:22]
[OUT Q=say I'm afraid]
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[VO-NAT]
Beginning today, a police officer will be posted in each Roanoke County high school and junior high.
Superintendent Deanna Gordon also suggested a citizen's group to help create a long-range plan to ensure student safety.
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[E-Media-Coverage]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=ssi]
[TAPE#=99-11 42:36]
[GRAPHIC=Rampant Rumors]
Some are questioning the role the media should play when rumors of bomb threats and Internet hit lists run rampant at schools.
Under normal circumstances we would not report bomb threats unless there actually is a bomb.
But media expert Wat Hopkins says in the wake of last week's shooting, the media has a responsibility to come out and say that the rumors are false.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=So if]
[02:24:18]
((WAT HOPKINS/VA TECH COMMUNICATIONS PROFESSOR: SO IF YOU'VE GOT A SITUATION IN WHICH A NUMBER OF RUMORS ARE BEING DISSEMINATED, I THINK YOU'VE GOT A RESPONSIBILITY TO SAY, WAIT A MINUTE, THESE THINGS AREN'T HAPPENING.))
[SUPER=01-Wat Hopkins/Va. Tech Communications Prof.]
[RUNS=:09]
[OUT Q=aren't happening.]
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[anchor=Melanie]
[graphic=none]
Hopkins says, however, that until the country returns to a state of normalcy, we should remind viewers that sometimes "no news is good news."
[Kosovo]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=mel]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Serbia Under Attack]
The NATO air war on Yugoslavia has now lasted as long as the air war against Iraq lasted in 19-91.
It was at this point that ground troops finally ended the Persian Gulf conflict, but there are still no ground troops set to enter Kosovo.
Lisa Hughes has the latest.
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[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Belgrade, Yugoslavia; :00]
[SUPER=01-Jamie Shea/NATO Spokesman; :28]
[SUPER=01-Col. Mike Hackerson/Apache Commander; :56]
[SUPER=01-Lisa Hughes/Reporting; 1:17]
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[OUT Q=CBS news, Washington]
(((LOCATOR: BELGRADE)
(nats_explosions)
It is Day 38. NATO airstrikes hit anything considered a legitimate target.
(nats_more kabooms)
Oil depots. Factories. Government buildings. Some experts say the damage will set Yugoslavia back several decades.
But it hasn't been enough yet to stop Milosevic. Responding to reports NATO's success is greatly exaggerated_spokesman Jamie Shea insists there are cracks in the Yugoslav army_demotions, dessertions and eroding morale.
(Super: Jamie Shea/NATO Spokesman
9:32:58 AT THE END OF THE DAY, AN ARMY WITHOUT TROOPS_A GENERAL WITHOUT
DROOPS IS NOT A VERY POWERFUL GENERAL)
(nats_plane)
The U-S is sending B-52 bombers to the conflict. They'll be able to target tanks and troops over wide areas.
(nats_Apaches)
Apache helicopters_among NATO's most powerful weapons_still haven't been used. They are low-flying craft which puts them at risk. They will only go in after specific targets.
(Super: Col. Mike Hackerson/Apache Commander
10:22;14 bite: THIS IS NOT A MISSION TO GO HUNTING. IT WILL BE WELL-ORGANIZED AND PLANNED. )
The Red Cross is trying to raise a million dollars a day to cover supplies for the refugees.
This Albanian woman says she is grateful to the West_but even all this isn't enough.
(SOT, NO NAME, YOU HAVE TO DO MORE. YOU HAVE FORCE. WE WANT TO GO HOME)
Lisa Hughes, CBS News, washingotn.))
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[ANCHOR=Melanie]
It's been 25 years since he kidnapped a Roanoke real estate agent-- now he's charged with shooting two Oregon park rangers.
That's the next story on News-7 at Noon.
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[VO-NAT ]
And In Japan the stock market says goodbye to the old
and rings in the new.
First let's talk to Patrick Evans.
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[Talent=Patrick]
[Wx-Tease]
[Weatherpro]
[music up full]
[comm1]
[Cole]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=99-16 TC03:53]
[GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation]
He spent eight years in prison for kidnapping a Roanoke real estate agent 25 years ago.
Now Larry Gene Cole is accused of murdering an Oregon park ranger and trying to kill another.
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[VO-NAT 10:29:29 Wednesday ]
[SUPER=03-Manzanita, OR;]
The two rangers were checking a restroom at a state park earlier this week when Cole allegedly shot and robbed them.
Cole was arraigned yesterday on aggravated murder, attempted murder and first-degree robbery charges in the Oregon case.
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[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[SS=None]
Cole made the F-B-I's ten most wanted list in 1974 when he was wanted for the kidnapping.
The victim was released when her husband paid a 25-thousand dollar ransom.
[Yeatts]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#99-12 52:44]
[GRAPHIC=Yeatts Execution]
Ronald Dale Yeatts became the eighth Virginia inmate to be executed in 1999.
Yeatts killed and robbed an elderly Pittsylvania County woman in her home ten years ago.
Ellen Qualls has more on last night's execution.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Yeatts admits]
[SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co./September 1989; :08 -- QUICK!!!]
[SUPER=01-Larry Traylor/Dept. of Corrections Spokesman; :12]
[SUPER=01-Craig Timberg/Media Witness; :21]
[Super=01-Rev. Bobby West/Prison Chaplain; :31]
[Super=01-Dustin Richardson/Death Penalty Protestor; :48]
[Super=03-Jarratt; :55]
[Super=07-James Ashburn; 1:02]
[SUPER=@Ellen1;]
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[OUT Q=News-7 Jarratt]
[E-Lake-Water]
[ANCHOR=MElanie]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=tte]
[TAPE#=99-14 31:51]
[GRAPHIC=Smith Mtn. Lake]
It took a group of 23 experts and residents to concluede that Smith Mountain Lake needs a full-time professional to check the water quality.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Franklin Co.;]
The Water Quality Task Force issued a report saying the lake must be monitored regularly for debris, silt and animal waste.
They say volunteers are NOT enough -- a professional should be paid to do these jobs.
But when Hilde Hussa, who directs the lake's policy advisory board, suggested this idea last summer, business leaders said she gave the lake a bad image and should be fired.
Hussa is NOT on this water quality task force.
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[Tokyo-Trading]
[ANCHOR=Mel]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=mel]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
In the Land of the Rising Sun, the sun has set on the floor of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
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[10:19:21]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Tokyo, Japan;]
[RUNS=:04]
[OUT Q=nats of cheering and confetti throwing]
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[VO-NAT]
The Tokyo today bid farewell to the 120 year old tradition of face to face trading.
Come Monday morning the frantic hand signals will be replaced by computurized trading.
Floor trading is still done in New York and Frankfurt, Germany but
other major exchanges like Hong Kong and London have traded electronically since the mid 80's.
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[SOFT MUSIC UNDER]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
Sheryl Crow rocked Virginia Tech-- we'll have highlights next on News-7 at Noon.
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[VO-NAT ]
And he's rocked the music world for years-- now Paul McCartney hopes to rock the art world.
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[COMM BREAK #2]
[E-Sheryl-Crow]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=99-20 12:49]
[GRAPHIC=None]
She's been a school teacher and back-up singer for Michael Jackson.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg]
Now Sheryl Crow is a Grammy-award-winning rocker who's sold millions of records.
Last night she brought her talent to Blacksburg.
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[VO-NAT]
A packed house turned out for Crow's performance at Burruss Hall.
Some of her hits include "My Favorite Mistake", "Every Day is a Winding Road", and "All I Wanna Do" - written by a Hollins University graduate student.
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[IN-Q=NAT SOUND SINGING]
[OUT-Q=NAT SOUND SINGING]
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[VO-NAT]
Crow is on a 32-city tour to promote her latest album "The Globe Sessions".
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[McCartney-Exhibit]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=mel]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Musician Paul McCartney, world famous for his songwriting and singing, unveils yet another talent.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Frankfurt, Germany;]
[7:29:31]
On exhibit at a German art Gallery are 70 of his paintings.
McCartney took up painting 16 years ago when he as 40.
The exhibition features a mixture of figurative and abstract pieces.
But if fans want to snap up a canvas with his signature they'll be disappointed - they're not for sale.
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[Stocks]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE# none]
[GRAPHIC=stocks]
On Wall Street at Noon, the Dow was UP 66 points.
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[SPORTS MUSIC UNDER]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
Coming up on News 7 at noon Dale Earnhart reflects on his years in NASCAR and his 48-th birthday,
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[VO-NAT ]
and the Roanoke Express prepares to face off tonight with the Richmond Renegades.
We'll have that and more next when News 7 returns.
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[COMM BREAK #3]
[S-Glenvar]
[ANCHOR=Patrick]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=sp-43]
[GRAPHIC=high school hoops]
The Glenvar's boys' basketball team that won that state Group-A title last month was recognized
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00]
last night by the Roanoke County school board.
Members of the team were honored for their efforts along with outgoing head coach Art Lawrence, who said this year's team was just that - a team!
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[SOT]
[IN Q=BITE]
[SUPER=01-Art Lawrence/Former Glenvar Head Coach; :00]
[RUNS=:19]
[OUT Q=...very proud of them."]
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[S-Hamilton]
[ANCHOR=Patrick]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-42]
[GRAPHIC=NASCAR]
Some teenagers are trying to ruin things for the ones who are trying their best to do the right thing.
During his recent stop in Martinsville, NASCAR's Bobby Hamilton, the father of a teenage son, himself, said he thinks parents need to be firm, but also understanding and attentive.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="I'm gonna tell...]
[SUPER=01-Bobby Hamilton/Kodak Chevy Driver; :00]
[RUNS=:33]
[OUT Q=...NATURALLY HAPPEN."]
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[S-Dale]
[ANCHOR=Patrick]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-38]
[GRAPHIC=DALE EARNHARDT]
Dale Earnhardt celebrated his 48th birthday yesterday.
And as he looks at the state of sport in 1999 - he says with some regret that these days NASCAR is just too nice.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="It's not....]
[SUPER=01-Dale Earnhardt/Turned 48 Years Old; :00]
[RUNS=:27]
[OUT Q=.,.see it happen."]
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[TALENT=MIKE]
[GRAPHIC=CALIFORNIA]
Earnhardt and the rest of the cup regulars are in California this weekend. Qualifying is set for this afternoon. Mark Martin is the defending champ.
[S-Goalies]
[ANCHOR=Patrick]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-35 50:26]
[GRAPHIC=Express/Renegades]
Tonight at the Roudnhouse, the Express opens the best of seven Northern Conference finals against the Richmond Renegades.
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[GRAPHIC=full screen round house wrap up ---18050]
Steve Mason takes a closer look at goalies Daniel Berthiaume and Maxime Gingras in the latest edition of Round House Wrap up.
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[IN Q=first audio]
[SUPER=@Steve1; :05]
[SUPER=01-Maxime Gingras/2.26 Goals Against Average; :20]
[SUPER=01-Daniel Berthiaume/6-1 Playoff Record; :54]
[SUPER=03-Richmond; 1:06]
[RUNS=1:41]
[OUT Q=...Round House Wrap up"]
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((STEVE MASON:))
((MAXIME GINGRAS/2.26 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE:))
((Gingras sees Berthiaume as a king and at one time, he was, when he played for Los Angeles. He played with superstars o the ice like Gretsky and visited with moviestars off it, like Tom Hanks. Now he is helping a rising star, and it all started with a simple signature.
((DANIEL BERTHIAUME/6-1 PLAYOFF RECORD:))
Although Berthiaume has provided Gingras with some direction, the former NHL stopper has been reluctant about giving him advice, especially now.
((:))
Berthiaume splits time with Dave Gagnon successfully but still hates spending anytime on the bench, promting one piece of advice.
((:))
If Berthiaume should tire, Gagnon is more than ready. He is 2 and OH against Richmond. allowing only 1.50 goals per game. Steve Mason Roun House Wrap up.))
((BYE BYE))
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