[Headlines]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
The F-B-I adds the name of a suspected serial killer to its ten most wanted list.
(----------------)
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
And President Clinton is expected to receive a warm welcom when he visits Kosovar refuges today in Macedonia.
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Cloudy this morning, with some fog in areas.... But we'll see the sun breaking through later on, with warmer, more summerlike temperatures ahead this afternoon.
[ANCHOR=Steve]
(ad lib live tease)
[2-shot]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[Kosovo]
[ANCHOR=melanie]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=mel]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Serbia Peace Plan]
President Clinton is expected to be mobbed this morning when he visits a refugee camp in Macedonia.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
However the crowds won't be as thick as they would have been a few weeks ago, since many refugees have already headed back to their homes in Kosovo.
Meantime, Hundreds of American pilots and planes involved in the Kosovo mission could begin heading home as early as today.
The Pentagon calls Operation Allied Force the most precise air campaign in history.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
((Gen. Hugh Shelton/Joint Chiefs Chairman THIS WAS ONE AND TRULY ONE TEAM FIGHT. IT WAS AN OUTSTANDING TOTAL FORCE OPERATION.))
[SUPER=01-Gen. Hugh Shelton/Joint Chiefs Chairman;]
[RUNS=:07]
[OUT Q=total force operation.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[super=03-Pristina, Kosovo;]
In Kosovo, the risky peacekeeping mission continues.
Yesterday two NATO peackeepers and two civilians were killed near Pristina when a hidden explosive went off in a schoolhouse.
(------------)
[Serial-killer]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=mel]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Federal investigators say two murders in Illinois appear to be connected to the Texas Railroad Serial killer.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[20:05]
Investigators say they've linked Rafeal Resendez-Ramirez to at least eight murders, including a father and daughter found dead in Illinois.
The search for the 39 year old ex-convict from Mexico has now become a federal priority.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[20:05;27]
[IN Q=Rafeal ramirez...]
[SUPER=01-Don Clark/FBI Spokesman;]
[RUNS=:06]
[OUT Q=most wanted list.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
The F-B-I is also investigating whether Ramirez was responsible for another murder in Illionois
A man was found dead outside his apartment complex that sits near railroad tracks.
All of the killings Ramirez has been linked to took place on or near railroad tracks.
(----------)
[Still-Bust]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=jmc]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Moonshine Bust]
A man from Fancy Gap has been charged with transporting illegal whiskey, after a raid on a car repair shop in Grayson County.
Charles Edward Baldwin was arrested over the weekend, at the D&B Garage in Independence.
Authorities seized about 40 gallons of moonshine, a pistol, a sawed-off shotgun, and a pickup truck.
The bust came after a three-month investigation.
[S-Spangler]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=99-23 41:17]
[GRAPHIC=None]
In less than a month, the Giles County Commonwealth's Attorney will have to prove to a three judge panel why his license to practice law in Virginia should NOT be revoked or suspended.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Pearisburg/File Tape;]
For more than a year, the Virginia State Bar has been investigating Garland Spangler's conduct and competence while in office.
Yesterday-- the results of the state bar investigation were filed at the Giles County courthouse.
The investigation centered on six criminal cases where Spangler made questionable decisions.
(------------)
[anchor=Kimberly]
[ss=none]
There were two instances where Spangler allegedly missed the speedy trial deadline.
There were also two instances of failing to notify the court of plans to bring out a suspect's prior record-- to secure a tougher sentence.
There was also one allegation involving conflict of interest.
[E-I-81]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=99-11 1:55:23]
[GRAPHIC=I-81 Safety]
Construction may be the ultimate solution to safety problems on Interstate 81, but that will take years and billions of dollars to accomplish.
Yesterday, in Abingdon, a task force was also looking for more immediate answers.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Washington Co.]
The Virginia Department of Transportation is moving forward with projects in heavily travelled routes near Bristol, Wytheville, Roanoke and Winchester... but those improvements are still years away.
The Interstate 81 truck safety task force, created by western Virginia's Congressmen, is now listening to motorists, truckers and others affected by the problem.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=About 20 percent of all trucks]
((REP. RICK BOUCHER/D- SIXTH DISTRICT: ABOUT 20 PERCENT OF ALL TRUCKS HAVE SAFETY DEFECTS. THE EXISTING LAWS ARE IN NEED OF BETTER ENFORCEMENT AND BETTER OBSERVANCE. WE'RE ALSO ASKING IF THERE ARE NEW REGULATIONS AT EITHER THE STATE OR FEDERAL LEVEL THAT OUGHT TO BE ADOPTED IN THE EFFORT TO ENHANCE VEHICLE SAFETY.))
[SUPER=@Boucher]
[RUNS=:16]
[OUT Q=enhance vehicle safety.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
The task force also heard from business representatives who fear the impact of a plan that would widen the buffer zone around I-81 interchanges and restrict access to existing businesses near the Interstate.
(------------)
[1-Sports]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=sports cut in]
[GRAPHIC=None]
In sports, the action on the diamond was striking...
Steve Mason has more in sports.
Good Morning Steve.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=Good Morning]
[RUNS=1:37]
[OUT Q=See ya then]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
(Melanie ad lib toss to Kimberly/Wx)
[One-Steve]
[ANCHOR=Steve]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=spa]
[TAPE#m99-3]
[GRAPHIC=NONE]
[Roll Cold out of Break]
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=welcome back]
[SUPER=15-Steve/Pardon; :00]
[SUPER=01-Frances Emerson/Museum Director; :24]
[SUPER=03-Wytheville; :36]
[RUNS=2:40]
[OUT Q=News 7 Mornin' Returns]
(tape tosses to stocks)
[STOCKS]
[COMM]
((Archive: rock house museum))
[E-E-Commerce]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=eea]
[TAPE#=99-20 40:25]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Should internet retailers pay sales taxes on out-of-state business?
Governer Gilmore is the chairman of a national advisory panel discussing the issue in Williamsburg this week.
One local online merchant says new taxes are a bad idea.
Eric Earnhart has more.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=John Lawless didn't know]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
[SUPER=01-John Lawless/Acutab Publications; :13]
[SUPER=03-Richmond; 1:07]
[SUPER=@Gilmore; 1:12]
[RUNS=1:32]
[OUT Q=EE, News 7]
((John Lawless didn't know exactly what he was getting into when he put his business, Acutab, on the internet three years ago, when people were unsure about using credit cards online.
[SOT 02:37:22]
[IN Q=now we don't even]
((JOHN LAWLESS/ACUTAB PUBLICATIONS; NOW WE DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT, PEOPLE THAT WE'LL NEVER SPEAK TO, THEY'LL ORDER, NOT ONLY THE UNITED STATES BUT ALL OVER THE WORLD. ))
[RUNS= 07]
[OUT Q=over the world.]
His website sells musical notation books for popular bluegrass albums along with items like the Stealth Banjo and Sammy Shelor finger picks...
90 percent of Acutab's business comes from out of state... Lawless has a new shipping desk, and has hired his first employee who just finished mailing two orders to France.
He DOESN'T want to hire an accountant to keep track of a new tax.
[SOT 02:36:17]
[IN Q=would we charge]
((JOHN LAWLESS/ACUTAB PUBLICATIONS; WOULD WE CHARGE EVERYONE VIRGINIA RATES TO PAY THAT ALL TO VIRGINIA? OR WOULD WE C
HARGE THIS GUY IN MINNESOTA RATES AND SEND A CHECK TO MINNESOTA, A CHECK TO WISCONSIN, ANOTHER CHECK TO IOWA? THESE AR
E ALL ISSUES THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE DISCUSSED. ))
[RUNS= 15]
[OUT Q=be discussed]
Lawless says many small businesses hang by a thread, the goverment should be happy his business is creating jobs and growing, and leave it alone.
The governor's Advisory Panel will have to consider the impact of new taxes on a booming industry.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT TAPE ONE 12:07:30]
[IN Q=Naturally, I ]
((NATURALLY, I DON'T THINK THAT TAXES ARE A GOOD POLICY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. BUT THERE ARE STRONG ISSUES THAT HAVE TO BE RESOLVED ON LOCAL REVENUE AND OTHERS AREAS AS WELL, AND WE HAVE SOME TIME TO DO THAT, AND I'M GONNA MAKE SURE THAT ALL VOICES HAVE A FAIR CHANCE TO BE HEARD.))
[RUNS= :15]
[OUT Q=to be heard.]
A moratorium on internet taxes expires in October of 2001, Eric Earnhart, News 7.))
[Glasgow-Manager]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Officials and residents in the Rockbridge County community of Glasgow are mourning the death of 48-year-old William Knick the Second.
He was the Town Manager there for more than 15 years.
Knick died unexpectedly in the company of two other town employees.
Glasgow Mayor Sam Blackburn says Knick was a great employee who was very diligent in his work.
No word yet on what caused his death.
Knick is survived by his wife and three children.
[E-Carvins-Cove]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=tte]
[TAPE#=99-18 44:29]
[GRAPHIC=Water Supply]
Roanoke is paying more than one thousand dollars a day just to keep water flowing into people's homes.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Carvins Cove;]
The city is buying one million gallons of water a day from Salem because the levels are so low in Carvins Cove.
Roanoke County is also contributing water to the city.
By August new pipes will carry even more from the county and the town of Vinton -- cutting the load on Carvins Cove in half.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 10:26:24]
[IN Q=Is this moving]
((IS THIS MOVING TOWARD A REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY? NO, THIS IS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE VALLEY GOVERNMENTS IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION SUCH AS THIS.))
[SUPER=01-Diane Akers/Assistant City Manager;]
[RUNS=:10]
[OUT Q=such as this]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Roanoke residents are still being asked to save water --
If it doesn't rain heavily within three weeks, the city plans to impose mandatory water limits.
(------------)
[Health-Check]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Mornin Health Check]
In medical news, tougher regulations could be placed on dietary supplements.
Jeffrey Koffman has that story and more in this morning's Health check.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Jeffrey Kofman/Reporting; :00 ]
[RUNS=1:08]
[OUT Q=CBS News, New York.]
(( A HIGHLY-RESPECTED SCIENTIFIC PANEL FINDS NO EVIDENCE LINKING
SILICONE BREAST IMPLANTS TO CANCER AND OTHER DISEASES.
VT=VO
((vo))
A COMMITTEE FORMED BY THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE LOOKED AT A SERIES OF
STUDIES DONE ON SILICONE BREAST IMPLANTS.
RESEARCHERS SAY THEY FOUND NOTHING THAT SHOWED THE IMPLANTS CAUSE
CANCER, LUPUS, OR OTHER CHRONIC DISORDERS:
((SOT: Dr. Stuart Bondurant/Institute of Medicine))
"On the basis of our committee's review of the data, we concluded
that women with breast implants are no more likely than other women to
develop these systemic illnesses.
VT=VO
((vo))
ALTHOUGH THE IMPLANTS WERE NOT FOUND TO BE LIFE-THREATENING, THE
COMMITTEE DID WARN ABOUT THE POSSIBLITY OF SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS...
SUCH AS HARDENING OF BREAST TISSUE AND INFECTIONS.
STILL, THE REPORT IS A MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT FOR THOUSANDS OF WOMEN
WHO SUED THE IMPLANTS' MAKER, DOW CORNING.
BOTH SIDES REACHED A 3-POINT-2 BILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT LAST YEAR.//
VT=VO
((vo))
AND DOCTORS ARE ASKING THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION TO SEEK
TOUGHER FEDERAL REGULATION OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS.
THEY SAY THEIR PATIENTS ARE TAKING THESE PRODUCTS EVEN THOUGH THEY
HAVE NOT BEEN ADEQUATELY TESTED.
RIGHT NOW, DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS CAN BE SOLD WITHOUT GOVERNMENT
APPROVAL.. AS LONG AS THEY MAKE NO HEALTH CLAIMS.//
AND THAT IS A LOOK AT TODAY'S MEDICAL NEWS.
I'M JEFFREY KOFMAN, CBS NEWS, NEW YORK.))
(ad lib to weather)
[Two-Steve]
[ANCHOR=Steve]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=spa]
[TAPE#NONE]
[GRAPHIC=NONE]
[On Record]
[SUPER=15-Steve/Pardon;]
(I'll call for #)
[SUPER=16-(540) 223-3330/Rock House Museum;]
[Double Boxes=KMC & SPA]
(toss to Kimberly)
[2-HEADLINES]
[2-shot=Mel/Kmc]
[SUPER=#4049; Morning Headlines]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
Here's a look at today's top stories.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=melanie]
President Clinton reaches out to the ethnic Albanians still waiting to return home.. by visiting a refugee camp in Macedonia.
Meantime, Hundreds of American pilots and planes could begin heading home from the Yugoslavia mission today.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
you're looking at the latest addition to the fbi's ten most wanted list.
Investigators say they've linked Rafael Resendez-Ramirez to at least eight murders-- including a father and daughter found dead in illinois.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
And a scientific panel concludes silicone breast implants do not cause cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.
However, the committee says the implants can cause serious problems.. such as hardening of breast tissue and infections.
(----------------)
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
And that's what's making news on this Tuesday June 22.
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
News 7 Mornin' will be right back.
[E-Job-Corps]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=99-14 1:39:24]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Sunday night's big disturbance at the Old Dominion Job Corps center in Amherst County could result in more arrests..
Steve Smallshaw reports.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=What started as]
[SUPER=03-Amherst Co./Sunday Night; :00]
[SUPER=01-Jimmy Ayers/Amherst Co. Sheriff; :15]
[SUPER=@ssm1; :27]
[SUPER=01-Bob Barlow/Job Corps Administrator; :55]
[RUNS=1:06]
[OUT Q=News7, Amherst County.]
(( What started as a bomb scare quickly turned into a confrontation between dozens of Job Corps students and the police.
While one teen was being arrested, dozens of others surrounded police and began shouting obscenities.
[SOT 2:55:50]
((JIMMY AYERS/AMHERST CO. SHERIFF: THE OFFICERS TOOK A WHOLE LOT, SPITTING, SPIT ON THEM, SPIT ON THEIR CARS, THREW CIGARETTE LIGHTERS, SEVERAL PIECES OF CLOTHING ITEMS, THEY TOOK QUITE A BIT.))
[RUNS= 12]
[OUT Q=quite a bit.]
[Standup 3:02:01]
((A 17- year- old boy was arrested and charged with obstruction of justice and assaulting a police officer. Sheriff Jimmy Ayers says several more arrests are pending of other students who were involved in that initial confrontation with police.))
[RUNS= 14]
[OUT Q=with police.]
Job Corps officials also have identified the young woman who phoned in the initial bomb threat.. that information will be passed on to police.
The massive show of force had some wondering whether authorities over-reacted.
[SOT 1:09:55]
((BOB BARLOW/JOB CORPS ADMINISTRATOR: I'M NOT SAYING THAT THEY DID IT INAPPROPRIATELY, ALL I'M SAYING IS I WAS SURPRISED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WERE HERE AND FELT THAT WITH OUR STAFF WE COULD TAKE CARE OF IT.))
[RUNS= 12]
[OUT Q=care of it.]
Steve Smallshaw, News7, Amherst County.))
[2-E-I-81]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=99-11 1:55:23]
[GRAPHIC=I-81 Safety]
Just days after the latest fatal accident on Interstate 81, a federal task force was in Abingdon looking ways to improve safety.
Construction may be the ultimate solution , but that will take years and billions of dollars to accomplish.
Yesterday, the task force was also looking for more immediate answers.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Washington Co.]
The Virginia Department of Transportation is moving forward with projects in heavily travelled routes near Bristol, Wytheville, Roanoke and Winchester... but those improvements are still years away.
The Interstate 81 truck safety task force, created by western Virginia's Congressmen, is now listening to motorists, truckers and others affected by the problem.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=About 20 percent of all trucks]
((REP. RICK BOUCHER/D- SIXTH DISTRICT: ABOUT 20 PERCENT OF ALL TRUCKS HAVE SAFETY DEFECTS. THE EXISTING LAWS ARE IN NEED OF BETTER ENFORCEMENT AND BETTER OBSERVANCE. WE'RE ALSO ASKING IF THERE ARE NEW REGULATIONS AT EITHER THE STATE OR FEDERAL LEVEL THAT OUGHT TO BE ADOPTED IN THE EFFORT TO ENHANCE VEHICLE SAFETY.))
[SUPER=@Boucher]
[RUNS=:16]
[OUT Q=enhance vehicle safety.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
The task force also heard from business representatives who fear the impact of a plan that would widen the buffer zone around I-81 interchanges and restrict access to existing businesses near the Interstate.
(------------)
[5-Road-Funding]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=equ]
[TAPE#=599-40 1:53:00]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Meanwhile Virginia is buidling more roads than ever right now.
The Virginia Department of Trasnprotation has 11-hundred projects in the coming six years.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond]
So yesterday, VDOT officials had to explain to the House Finance Committee why they're in a cash crunch that's delayed 20- percent of the projects.
Lawmakers say they're getting angry calls from citizens.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT 15:32:19]
[IN Q=They just don't]
((DEL. DICK CRANWELL: THEY JUST DON'T BELIEVE THAT THEY HAVE A VOICE ANYMORE. THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD SUCCEEDED. AND SOME WAY, SOMEHOW, THEIR SUCCESS HAS BEEN SNATCHED AWAY FROM THEM. AND THEY'RE REALLY, THEY'RE JUST, THEY'RE FURIOUS.))
[SOT 15:32:34 ]
((JIM ATWELL/VDOT: WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS-- WE CHANGE TIMELINES EVERY-- WE HAVE TO BECAUSE OF THE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. AND I WOULD ASK YOU AND IMPLORE THIS COMMITTEE NOT TO IMPOSE A REGULATORY PROCESS ON THE DEPARTMENT TO GO THROUGH A PUBLIC HEARING ... HUNDREDS OF CHANGES EVERY YEAR.))
[SUPER=@Cranwell; :00 ]
[SUPER=01-Jim Atwell/VDOT; :13]
[RUNS=:33]
[OUT Q=every year.]
(-------------)
[TALENT=Melanie ]
[SS=None]
VDOT points out that lawmakers have diverted 264- million dollars out of the transportation budget over the last decade.
And three mild winters enabled them to build roads year 'round for the past three years... so it's not easy to keep up with the cost.
[peacekeepers]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morning]
[WRITER=mel]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Serbia Peace Plan]
Some heroes of the Yugoslav bombing campaign may start heading back today.
The Pentagon says hundreds of pilots and planes dispatched during the conflict in Kosovo are being sent to their home bases.
Meantime, President Clinton is expected to receive a heroes welcome when he visits a refuge camp this morning in Macedonia.
Lisa Hughes has the latest.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[4:09:15]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Gen. Hugh Shelton/Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman;]
[SUPER=01-William Cohen/Secretary of Defense;]
[SUPER=01-Lisa Hughes/Reporting;]
[RUNS=1:35]
[OUT Q=cbs news washington]
((Some of the air crews in Operation Allied Force could begin returning to their home bases as early as today. The war is over -- their mission complete. The Pentagon calls it the most precise air campaign in history.
Super: Gen. Hugh Shelton/Joint Chiefs Chairman THIS WAS ONE AND TRULY ONE TEAM FIGHT. IT WAS AN OUTSTANDING TOTAL FORCE OPERATION
In Slovenia, thousands of people waited to hear President Clinton whose message seemed directed far beyond his immediate audience.
PRESIDENT CLINTON:WE WANT SERBIA TO BE PART OF A NEW EUROPE. BUT SERBIA MUST
REJECT THE MURDEROUS RULE OF MR. MILOSEVIC AND CHOOSE THE PATH SLOVENIA
HAS CHOSEN
a path of democracy. Mr. Clinton insists the allies should not help Serbia rebuild from the bomb damage until Yugoslav President, Milosevic is out of power.
NATO has struck a deal with the Kosovo Liberation Army. The KLA has agreed to put its weapons in storage and stop wearing military uniforms. NATO hopes this will prevent future violence between the KLA and Serb civilians.
Super: William Cohen/Defense Secretary HATRED DOES NOT HEAL QUICKLY. BUT TAKEN TOGETHER, THE EXODUS OF SERB TROOPS AND DEMILITARIZATION OF THE KLA OFFERS THE HOPE THAT PEOPLE IN KOSOVO CAN LIVE IN PEACE
But the weapons of war are still claiming victims. Two British troops and two civilians were killed near Pristina when a hidden explosive wentoff in a schoolhouse.))
[2-Serial-killer]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=mel]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Federal investigators are on the look out for a serial killer who they say is riding freight trains in search of next victim.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[20:05]
Investigators have linked Rafeal Resendez-Ramirez to at least eight murders, including a father and daughter found dead in Illinois.
The search for the 39 year old ex-convict from Mexico has now become a federal priority.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[20:05;27]
[IN Q=Rafeal ramirez...]
[SUPER=01-Don Clark/FBI Spokesman;]
[RUNS=:06]
[OUT Q=most wanted list.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
The F-B-I is also investigating whether Ramirez was responsible for another murder in Illionois
A man was found dead outside his apartment complex that sits near railroad tracks.
All of the killings Ramirez has been linked to took place on or near railroad tracks.
(----------)[Three-Steve]
[ANCHOR=Steve]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=spa]
[TAPE#NONE]
[GRAPHIC=NONE]
[ROLL COLD OUT OF BIRTHDAYS]
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=Today on]
[SUPER=15-Steve/Pardon; :00]
[SUPER=01-Tom Klatka/Dept. of Historic Resources; :24]
[SUPER=03-Wytheville; :39]
[RUNS=3:13]
[OUT Q= interpretation...exhibits]
[Steve Live]
[On Record]
(I'll call for #)
[SUPER=16-(540) 223-3330/Rock House Museum;]
[double Boxes=SPA & MEL]
(toss to Melanie)
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[SS=None]
(ad lib toss to bump)
[BUMP-Chyron]
[COMM #6]
((Archive: rock house museum))
[2-E-Carvins-Cove]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=tte]
[TAPE#=99-18 44:29]
[GRAPHIC=Water Supply]
The clock is tickin on mandatory water restrictions in Roanoke City.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Carvins Cove;]
The city is buying one million gallons of water a day from Salem because the levels are so low in Carvins Cove.
Roanoke County is also contributing water to the city.
By August new pipes will carry even more from the county and the town of Vinton -- cutting the load on Carvins Cove in half.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 10:26:24]
[IN Q=Is this moving]
((IS THIS MOVING TOWARD A REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY? NO, THIS IS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE VALLEY GOVERNMENTS IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION SUCH AS THIS.))
[SUPER=01-Diane Akers/Assistant City Manager;]
[RUNS=:10]
[OUT Q=such as this]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Roanoke residents are still being asked to save water --
If it doesn't rain heavily within three weeks, the city plans to impose mandatory water limits.
(------------)
[E-Firefighters-Memorial]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=tte]
[TAPE#=99-17 58:34]
[GRAPHIC=Roanoke City Seal]
Roanoke City Council is spending 83-thousand-dollars to remember firefighters who have been killed at work.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
A new statue will go up at the Transportation Museum --- it shows a firefighter down on one knee with his hat on t
he ground.
The statue will be larger than life --
A firefighter's widow says it will help bereaved families AND the community.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 15:01:06]
[IN Q=You take it personal]
((YOU TAKE IT PERSONAL... TIME AND EFFORT BEHIND IT.))
[SUPER=01-Carolyn Helm/Firefighter's Widow;]
[RUNS=:10]
[OUT Q=behind it]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Six Roanoke firefighters have died on duty since 1911.
City council members are encouraging the police department to build a memorial also.
(------------)
[3-Sports]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=sports cut in]
[GRAPHIC=None]
In sports, the Dallas Stars are showing off the Stanley Cup...
Steve Mason has more.
Good Morning Steve.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=Good Morning]
[RUNS=2:56]
[OUT Q=Great Day]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]
(weather toss)
[Local-Recap]
[SUPER=#4059;Local Recap]
[2-Shot=Mel/Kmc]
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Now here's another look at today's top local stories:
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The Giles County's Commonwealth Attorney must prove to a three judge panel why his license to practice law in Virginia should NOT be revoked or suspended.
For more than a year, the Virginia State Bar has been investigating Garland Spangler's conduct and competence while in office.
The investigation centered on six criminal cases where Spangler made questionable decisions.
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Roanoke County and Salem are pumping water to help with Roanoke's water problems.
By August new pipes will carry even more from the county and the town of Vinton -- reducing the load on Carvins Cove by half.
If it doesn't rain heavily within three weeks, the city plans to impose mandatory water limits.
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More arrests are pending against students involved in Sunday night's near riot the Old Dominion Job Corps Center in Amherst County.
A 17- year- old boy was arrested and charged with obstruction of justice and assaulting a police officer.
Job Corps officials also have identified the young woman who phoned in the initial bomb threat.. that information will be passed on to police.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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(live ad lib, tease tomorrow)
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by SS