[11Rally-Preview]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sat Am]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=99-34 1:34:21]
[GRAPHIC=News 7 Saturday Morning]
Reverend Jerry Falwell is at the center of an expected protest in Lynchburg later today.
Police say they're ready for whatever happens outside,
[ss=jerry falwell]
when Falwell meets with gay minister Mel White.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg]
Four groups have permits to protest outside Thomas Road Baptist Church where the meeting will take place.
Among them will be the anti-gay faction from Topeka, Kansas led by the Reverend Fred Phelps, seen here at last year's funeral for gay murder victim Matthew Shepard.
Still, police don't expect any problems.
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[SOT 11:52:32]
[IN Q=We have gotten]
((MAJOR JACK LEWIS/LYNCHBURG POLICE DEPT.: WE HAVE GOTTEN AN INDICATION FROM ALL THE GROUPS THAT THEY'RE HERE TO MAKE A STATEMENT, TO DEMONSTRATE OR PROTEST AS TO WHAT THEIR POSTURE IS, BUT THEY'RE NOT COMING WITH AN EYE TOWARD CAUSING A PROBLEM.))
[SUPER=01-Major Jack Lewis/Lynchburg Police Dept.]
[RUNS=16]
[OUT Q=causing a problem.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Falwell and White will hold a news conference after their meeting, and we'll have more on that and the surrounding protests tonight on News7.
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[Robbery-Arrest]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=8]
[WRITER=jma]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=none]
A North Carolina man has been arrested in connection with a string of bank robberies.
Authorities say 23 year old James Patrick Spann has been charged with a series of bank robberies in North Carolina and with Wednesday's robbery of the BB and T Bank in Cana. He was located after a member of the Mt. Airy Police Department recognized him from a surveillance photo distributed by Carroll County officials.
[11City-Manager]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun Am]
[WRITER=sgo]
[TAPE#=99-27 1:52:41]
[GRAPHIC=Roanoke Manager Search]
Roanoke's search for a new city manager will continue now that the front-running candidate says he's OUT of the running.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Sunrise, FL]
Pat Salerno told News-7: "I won't be accepting the position."
Salerno is city manager of Sunrise, Florida. He got credit for building a major hockey arena in that suburb of Fort Lauderdale.
Salerno was one of two candidates on city council's short list.
And he was favored by the majority of council.
Salerno did not say why negotiations with Roanoke broke down.
The two parties had been at odds over his salary.
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[ANCHOR=Denise]
[GRAPHIC=None]
There's one finalist left in the running ... but it's now possible city council will interview additional candidates
.[Internet-Campaign]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=sat.am]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=99-48 05:08]
[GRAPHIC=Campaign 99]
A website is a new political technique aimed at educating voters.
-- and local candidates are using it to push their agendas.
Joy Sutton has details.
[SOT]
[IN Q=For some local candidates]
[SUPER=04-April 1999;00]
[SUPER=01-Al Bedrosian/House of Delegates Candidate;15]
[SUPER=@Cranwell;32]
[SUPER=01-Reginald Shareef/Political Analyst;1:06]
[RUNS=1:26]
[OUT Q=N7]
((For some local candidates it's way of distributing information -- to get their message out to the public free of charge.
House of Delegates Candidate Al Bedrosian started his web site last election.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 10:41:10]
[IN Q=People can acces it any way]
((AL BEDROSIAN/HOUSE OF DELEGATES CANDIDATE: PEOPLE CAN ACCESS IT ANY TIME THEY WANT, SO IF ANYBODY WANTS INFORMATION OR PEOPLE UP IN RICHMOND THAT WANT INFORMATION OR YOUR STANCE ON THE ISSUES. YOU JUST GO TO THE WEB SITE AND PULL IT UP))
[RUNS10]
[OUT Q=pull it up]
His Democratic challenger Dick Cranwell recently started a web site also.
Cranwell says the Internet is unlike any other campaign technique.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 9:50:53]
[IN Q=Television is constrained time]
((DICK CRANWELL/(D) HOUSE OF DELEGATES: TELEVISION IS CONSTRAINED TIME, RADIO IS CONSTRAINED TIME, NEWSPAPERS ARE CONSTRAINED SPACE, SO WEB SITES AND THE INTERNET REALLY EXPAND THE ABILITY TO GET A DETAILED MESSAGE OUT THERE AND THEN TO EXCHANGE A DIALOGUE WITH VOTERS BY E-MAIL))
[RUNS20]
[OUT Q=voters by e-mail]
Both web sites offer a variety information -- from biographies to campaign issues -- it's all at your fingertips.
Doctor Reginald Shareef is a political analyst -- he says campaigning on the Internet will be a necessity for candidates in the future.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 13:06:09]
[IN Q=I don't think]
((REGINALD SHAREEF/POLITICAL ANALYST: I DON'T THINK THAT POLITICIANS AT THIS POINT REALIZE THE IMPACT ON THEIR CAMPAIGNS. THEY JUST CAN HAVE SMOKE AND MIRRORS ANYMORE THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO ARTICULATE AND EXPLAIN THEIR IDEAS ))
[RUNS13]
[OUT Q=their ideas]
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 13:06:32]
[IN Q=this gives the voter]
((REGINALD SHAREEF/POLITICAL ANALYST: THIS GIVES THE VOTER A CHANCE TO PIN THE CANDIDATE DOWN AND SAY EXPLAIN TO ME EXACTLY HOW THIS IS GOING TO WORK OUT.))
[RUNS5]
[OUT Q=work out]
Joy Sutton, News 7.))
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[11Buena-Vista]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=sat Am]
[WRITER=jha]
[TAPE#=99-37 1:18:13]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Buena Vista's water supply is safe again.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Buena Vista/Tuesday;]
Health experts told people three days ago that drinking their water could make them sick.
Now they've lifted that warning.
They say they'll keep checking the water and treating it with chlorine.
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[6-Roanoke-College]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sat Am]
[WRITER=tte]
[TAPE#=99-32 1:45:36]
[GRAPHIC=Roanoke College]
Apollo Astronaut Buzz Aldrin helped Roanoke College kick off its fundraising campaign.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem;]
The college hopes to raise 65 million dollars by the year 2002.
The money will go for scholarships, teacher positions and a center for innovative teaching.
Buzz Aldrin, the second man to step on the moon, talked about how much his education helped him.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 12:00:49]
[IN Q=I'm embarking on]
((I'M EMBARKING ON A NUMBER OF INTERESTING THINGS NOW TO ENCOURAGE PRIVATE CITIZEN FLIGHTS IN SPACE, EVEN ON A SPACE SHUTTLE.))
[SUPER=01-Buzz Aldrin/Apollo Astronaut;]
[RUNS=:10]
[OUT Q=SPACE SHUTTLE]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Roanoke College has already raised 47 million dollars in this campaign.
That money helped build the Belk Fitness Center -- remodel the historic Courthouse Building -- and pay for the new Campus Center.
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[6Pumpkin-Drop]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=sat am]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=99-38 43:05]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Some Henry County students put their pumpkins to the test in an experiment.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bassett;]
They dropped pumpkins in boxes from a 75-foot Basset fire truck ladder ... with the help of local firefighters.
It was part of a project for a Bassett Middle School class.
Students had to design their packing so the pumpkins would survive.
They also dropped eggs and tried to protect THEM.
The kids and their teacher say the lesson had impact.
(///// SOT /////)
[bumpSOTs]
[IN Q=My egg's the]
[SUPER=01-Shane Fisher/7th Grader; quick!]
[SUPER=01-Ron Shealer/Teacher; quick!]
[sot 15:54:36 - :40]
((SHANE FISHER/STUDENT: MY EGG'S THE ONLY ONE THAT DIDN'T BREAK OUT OF THE WHOLE CLASS.))
[sot 15:53:11 - :13]
((RON SHEALER/TEACHER: I LEARNED THAT THEY WERE VERY CREATIVE.))
[RUNS=:07]
[OUT Q=they were very creative.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Four of the eight pumpkins survived the experiment.
The eggs didn't fare so well.
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[11Halloween]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sat Am]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=Halloween]
Trick or Treaters in Franklin County will head out a day early this year. Halloween in Franklin County will be on Saturday the 30th.
(+++++++)
[Take FS GFX]
We have a complete and updated list of communities that have moved Halloween to October 30-th on our web page.
Visit any time at wdbj7-dot-com.
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[DinerOpen]
[ANCHOR=Andrew]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=Diner Open]
[GRAPHIC=Weekend Diner]
Dr. Frank Conforti Cooks and Teaches people to cook for a living.
In today's weekend diner we go to school with a Tech Food Sciences Professor--
Here's Frank's recipe for CASATA. Italian Cream Cake.
(////SOT/////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=animation]
[RUNS=:05]
[OUT Q=stop animation]
[WIPE WIPE WIPE WIPE WIPE]
[Weekend-Diner]
[ANCHOR=Andrew]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=afr]
[TAPE#=WKND Diner]
[GRAPHIC=wipe]
[wipe wipe wipe]
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=We prepared]
[RUNS=4:20]
[OUT Q=if you make something like this]
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[ANCHOR=Andrew]
[Dissolve to Chyron 7153]
If you are interested in this recipe all you need to do is send us a self addressed, stamped envelope to the address on your screen or you can check out our web site under the weekend morning's section.
And, don't forget if you'd like to cook your family recipe on the weekend diner, send in a note with your recipe, name, address and phone number.
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[NO 2-SHOT GO STRAIGHT TO COMMERCIAL][2-11Rally-Preview]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sat Am]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=99-34 1:32:54]
[GRAPHIC=News 7 Saturday Morning]
A historic meeting is set to take place in Lynchburg today.
[ss=Jerry Falwell]
Mel White and the Reverend Jerry Falwell are getting together to talk about toning down their rhetoric on gay issues. But as Steve Smallshaw tells us, their meeting is causing OTHER groups to crank up the volume.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=natsot yelling]
[SUPER=03-Laramie, WY/October 1998; :00]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg; :13]
[SUPER=01-Major Jack Lewis/Lynchburg Police Dept.; :24]
[SUPER=01-Bill Connelly/Gay Activist; :38]
[SUPER=01-Bob Kunst/Oral Majority President; 1:07]
[RUNS=1:15]
[OUT Q=News 7]
(([natsot WY protest]
[RUNS= 02]
We last saw the Reverend Fred Phelps in Wyoming, celebrating the murder of a gay college student.
Phelps and his followers are bringing their voices and their signs to Thomas Road Baptist Church this weekend.. they and three other groups all have permits to protest the White-Falwell meeting.
[SOT 11:52:32]
((MAJOR JACK LEWIS/LYNCHBURG POLICE DEPT.: WE HAVE GOTTEN AN INDICATION FROM ALL THE GROUPS THAT THEY'RE HERE TO MAKE A STATEMENT, TO DEMONSTRATE OR PROTEST AS TO WHAT THEIR POSTURE IS, BUT THEY'RE NOT COMING WITH AN EYE TOWARD CAUSING A PROBLEM.))
[RUNS= 16]
[OUT Q=causing a problem.]
[SOT 14:35:49]
((BILL CONNELLY/GAY ACTIVIST: I DO HOPE THAT THEY KEEP IT ON A NON- VIOLENT LEVEL. UNFORTUNATELY, IN LYNCHBURG, CARRYING A SIGN LOOKS VIOLENT, BUT IT'S NOT, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL EXPRESSION OF WHAT PEOPLE THINK AND THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO DO THAT.))
[RUNS= 14]
[OUT Q=to do that.]
Signs will be a big part of Bob Kunst's protest Saturday.. the head of the Miami- based Oral Majority has a roomful of them ready for whoever wants to help promote his pro- gay agenda.
[SOT 22:24:56]
((BOB KUNST/ORAL MAJORITY PRESIDENT: IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET A MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF FREE PRESS THAT WE OTHERWISE COULDN'T AFFORD AND I'M HERE TO GIVE JERRY FALWELL SOME MORE ROPE.. HERE, COME ON, HANG YOURSELF A LITTLE BIT FURTHER.. WE HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT, THIS IS GREAT, THIS IS FABULOUS.))
[RUNS= 12]
[OUT Q=this is fabulous.]
Steve Smallshaw News 7))
[Anchor=denise]
[ss=none]
Lynchburg police say they don't anticipate any major problems, but they'll be ready for whatever comes up.
Falwell and White will hold a news conference after their meeting, and we'll have more on that and the surrounding protests tonight on News7.
[KKK-Rally]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Members of the Ku Klux Klan will go without masks at today's rally in New York City.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-New York, NY;]
Lawyers with the New York Civil Liberties Union are trying to decide whether to appeal to the U-S Supreme Court to stop the city from unmasking several dozen Klan members.
An appeals court ruled the city could enforce a law banning masks among groups at public gatherings.
A lawyer for the civil liberties group says Klan members will go ahead with the rally without wearing their traditional masks.
Meanwhile, police say 200 officers will patrol the rally and a planned counter demonstration.
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[11Voter-ID]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sun Am]
[WRITER=equ]
[TAPE#=99-42 34:34]
[GRAPHIC=Voter ID]
Virginians won't have to show their I-Ds when they head to the polls in a few weeks.
Virginia's Supreme Court will NOT let a new voter I-D program go forward in ten localities.
The high court sided with a Richmond judge- In a five to one ruling the court blocked the new I-D program for this Election Day.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond]
The ruling is a surprise and a blow to the Governor and fellow Republicans -- who narrowly pushed the plan through the legislature this year to fight voter fraud.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT 14:09:06]
[IN Q=They simply]
((GOV. JIM GILMORE: THEY SIMPLY HAVE TO CERTIFY THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY THE PERSON WHO IS ALIVE, BREATHING, AND ON THE ROLLS. I CAN'T THINK OF ANYBODY, ANYWHERE WOULD DISAGREE WITH HONEST AND FAIR ELECTIONS IN VIRGINIA.))
[SUPER=@Gilmore;]
[RUNS=:11]
[OUT Q=in Virginia.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Gilmore and Democratic Senator Chuck Robb made their comments at the state N-double-A-C-P's annual meeting.
The State Democratic Party filed suit against the I-D plan, calling it a reminder of discriminatory "Jim Crow" laws.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT 14:12:46 ]
[IN Q=Anything that]
((SEN. CHUCK ROBB/D-VIRGINIA: ANYTHING THAT WOULD REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD THAT EVERY SINGLE CITIZEN WHO IS REGISTERED WOULD PARTICIPATE IN THE ELECTION THAT IS TAKING PLACE-- AND THE ONE THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE ON NOVEMBER SECOND IS CRITICAL TO THE FUTURE OF VIRGINIA -- AND ANYTHING THAT MIGHT IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM DISCOURAGE, DISSUADE, OR INTIMIDATE VOTERS FROM PARTICIPATING WOULD BE A REAL CONCERN TO ME.))
[SUPER=@Robb; ]
[RUNS=:22]
[OUT Q=concern to me.]
(----------)
[TALENT=Denise]
[SS=Hold]
The ruling means voters in Roanoke city and Bedford and Henry counties will now NOT even be mailed the new I-Ds.
The merits of the program will be heard in court in Richmond later this year.
[11Clements]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sat Am]
[WRITER=khu]
[TAPE#=99-41 26:29]
[GRAPHIC=Clements Guilty Plea]
The city's one and only suspect in last year's fatal rooming house fire has pled guilty. At the same time Michael Jay Clements pinned the blame on another man.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/May 18, 1998]
The 21-year old suspect admits he knew the fire was about to be set, helped buy the gasoline and drove the arsonist to the house.
[SUPER=04-Yesterday]
But Clements says HE did NOT do it. He told police who HE thinks did it. But that name did NOT come out in court.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 11:24:55]
[IN Q=Somebody had to]
((SOMEBODY HAD TO LIGHT THE GAS. I HOPE THEY GET THAT ONE RIGHT THERE. THAT'S THE ONE THEY NEED TO GET RIGHT THERE. ALL THOSE PEOPLE KILLED FOR NO REASON. AND THAT COULD HAPPEN TO ANYBODY. YOU CAN GO HOME, GO TO BED TONIGHT. SOMEBODY COULD SET YOU ON FIRE. THEY AIN'T GOING TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT, UNLESS THEY CATCH THE ONE WHO LIT THE MATCH.))
[SUPER=01-Dreama Laws/Summer Green's Aunt]
[RUNS=15]
[OUT Q=lit the match.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Clements was sentenced to 25 years in prison- -far short of the seven LIFE terms he could have received. But he'll have to keep cooperating with police and may be called to testify against the "other guy."
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[11Bedford-Drowning]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sat Am]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=599-07 2:03:18]
[GRAPHIC=SML Drowning]
A Roanoke man slipped and drowned at Smith Mountain Lake.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bedford Co.]
Investigators say 48-year old Richard Malcom Gans fell into the water while trying to board his boat around 11:30 Thursday night.
Friends heard the splash, but they were about 50 yards away, and were unable to pull him from the lake. He was located after a brief search, but was pronounced dead later at a local hospital.
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[Ghost-Tour]
[ANCHOR=Andrew]
[NEWSCAST=Saturday AM]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=Time Off]
[GRAPHIC=Time Off]
As Halloween draws nearer, tales of the supernatural become more common.
In this week's "Time Off" segment, Kimberly McBroom takes us on a unique tour of Lexington, where the spirits of those long- departed are said to still walk the streets.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=With lanterns lighting]
[SUPER=03-Lexington; :01]
[SUPER=01-Charles McFadden/Ghost Tour Guide; :21]
[SUPER=01-Mark Cline/Ghost Tour Guide; 1:10]
[SUPER=01-Jack Robertson/Middleton House Resident; 1:25]
[SUPER=@Kimberly2; 2:04]
[RUNS=2:30]
[OUT Q=McBroom, News 7, Lexington.]
((With lanterns lighting the way, historic Lexington takes on a very different mood after sunset...
Charles McFadden, donned in period costume, is a guide for the Lexington ghost tour.
His first story centers around a dog that developed a special friendship with a Washington College student, more than a century ago.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT tape 1 18:38:48 ]
((CHARLES MCFADDEN/GHOST TOUR GUIDE: IT WOULD RUN OVER TO THE BUSHES AND HIDE. IT WOULD COME TO THE BOTTOM OF THE STEPS AND WAIT ON THE BOY, UNTIL ONE DAY, ONE OF THE PEOPLE NOTICED WHEN THAT LITTLE BLACK DOG CAME TO THE BOTTOM OF THE STEPS, WAITING ON THE BOY, HE STARTED UP THE STEPS TO WAIT AT THE DOOR. THE GUY GOT TO THE LEDGE, JUST IN TIME TO SEE THE DOG PASS STRAIGHT THROUGH IT, AND THAT'S WHERE OUR GHOST STORY STARTED-- WITH THE LITTLE GHOST DOG OF LEXINGTON.))
[RUNS:22]
Within walking distance, another supernatural tale about an animal.
This storefront window features a replica of General Robert E- Lee's House, along with his re- appearing horse, Traveler.
As the ghost story goes, Traveler is often still heard walking the streets, and into his stall.
There's also said to be an unusual sighting at the historic Middleton House.
It was originally built in the late 1700's as a Methodist Church, and many people say the pastor's wife can still be found here....
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 19:08:25 tape 1]
((MARK CLINE/GHOST TOUR GUIDE: THAT'S THE WINDOW WHERE MRS. VANDERSLICE HAS BEEN SEEN BRUSHING HER LONG BLONDE HAIR FOR THE PAST 170 YEARS, IN THE SOUTHWEST WINDOW OF THE HOUSE.))
[RUNS:09]
But don't tell that to Jack Robertson, who's lived here since he was seven years old.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT tape 1 19:02:33]
((Kimberly McBroom/News 7: Do you actually have ghosts? JACK ROBERTSON/MIDDLETON HOUSE RESIDENT: THEY TELL ME THERE IS, BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN ONE.))
[RUNS:05]
The final stop on the tour is also a final RESTING PLACE, the Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 19:24:10 tape 1]
((CHARLES MCFADDEN/GHOST TOUR GUIDE: GET A LOOK WHERE HIS SHOULDERS AND HEAD ARE JUST ABOVE THE TREELINE, TAKE A DEEP BREATH, HOLD IT, LET IT OUT SLOWLY... CAN YOU SEE HIS HEAD MOVING SLOWLY BACK AND FORTH, SAYING "NO", PERHAPS LOOKING UP AT HIS FIRST GRAVE AND LOOKING BACK. IT'S BEEN DOING THAT SINCE THE STATUE WAS PUT UP THERE. IT DOES IT FOR US EVERY NIGHT.))
[RUNS:26]
Despite the dramatic tone of the tour, both guides insist that none of it is "made up"...it's all based on local folklore from the book, "The Gentle Ghosts of Lexington".
But the tour DOES become more spooky this time of year....
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 19:25:19 TAPE 2]
((MARK CLINE/GHOST TOUR GUIDE: SO, IF YOU'RE PLANNING TO COME OUT DURING THE WEEK OF HALLOWEEN, BE PREPARED FOR A FEW LITTLE EXTRA GIMMICKS.))
[RUNS:06]
Each ghost tour lasts about an hour and a half...and is offered through Halloween.
Kimberly McBroom, News 7, Lexington. ))
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[ANCHOR=ANDREW]
[GRAPHIC=WEBWATCH 4472]
In addition to the Lexington Ghost Tours, Mark Cline is also offering the new "Scare Witch Experience", based on the popular horror movie.
Information on that, and directions for the ghost tours are located on our website at W-D-B-J-7-DOT-COM.
[World-Series]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Sat AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=World Series]
The final series of the baseball season starts tonight in Atlanta. Of course, I'm talking about the World Series.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Atlanta, GA;]
It took only an hour to sell more than 20-thousand tickers yesterday.
Fans camped out at Turner Field for a chance to pick up a limit of eight tickets per person.
The Braves sold the tickets for games one, two and if necessary games six and seven.
Reserved seats are 100-dollars each. A standing room ticket costs 25 dollars.
Games one and two against the New York Yankees will be played tonight and tomorrow in Atlanta.
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[Profile-Preview]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=sat.am]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=VA-profiles]
[GRAPHIC=VA-Prfiles]
They're three young guys from Roanoke trying to make a name for themselves in the music industry.
In this weeks Virginia Profile Joy Sutton takes inside their recording studio.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
((NAT SOUND OF GUYS PLAYING))
[RUNS=5]
[OUT Q=]
The studio is called "Off the Hook -- it opened in March of this year.
For it's owners it's a dream come true and a chance do something positive in the community.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 56:48]
[IN Q=We offer piano]
((JERMAINE ENGLISH/OFF THE HOOK: WE OFFER PIANO LESSONS, BASE LESSONS AND DRUM LESSON AND WE OFFER STUDIO TIME. IF YOU WANT TO COME IN AND LAY DOWN BEATS AS RAPPERS WOULD SAY, LAY DOWN GOSPEL OR JAZZ MUSIC. WE DO PRE-PRODUCTION FOR THAT OR INSTRUMENTALS, ANY TYPE OF THING DEALING WITH MUSIC))
[SUPER=01-Jermaine English/Owner]
[RUNS=20]
[OUT Q=dealing with music]
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[ANCHOR=Denise]
[GRAPHIC=FS 9403]
We'll tell you more about this studio and its owner on News 7 Sunday Morning beginning at 8.
by SS