WDBJ 7 morning news for 11/01/99

[Headlines]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]

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[VO-NAT]

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[ANCHOR=Melanie]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

The Halloween weekend was quite a treat, weatherwise.
We'll see more of the same unseasonable warm weather today....then a cold front moving in tonight will bring in showers and much cooler temperatures.
[ANCHOR=Steve]
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[2-shot]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]

[Egyptair-Crash]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
[WRITER=mel]
[TAPE#None]
[GRAPHIC=Egyptair Crash]

With the probe into the EgyptAir crash in the early stages Federal investigators stresss that there is no evidence suggesting terrorism brought down the plane, although they say it is being investigated as a possibility.
Lisa Hughes is on Nantucket with more on yesterday's crash that claimed 217 lives.
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[SUPER=01-Adm. Richard Larabee/Coast Guard; :12]
[SUPER=01-Jim Hall/NTSB Chairman; :49]
[SUPER=03-Cairo, Egypt; 1:03]
[SUPER=01-Tarek Elzanate/Lost Parents; 1:14]
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[OUT Q=]
((Its here off Nantuckets sandy beaches that officials are focusing their investigation. Theyve been at it since shortly after the plane plunged from the sky. But so far the going is slow.
SOT: Admiral Richard Larabee/Coast Guard
"We have located debris in the form of seats, life jackets, two partially inflated life rafts and one body.
(GRFX)
EgyptAir Flight 990 left New Yorks John F. Kennedy Airport just after one A-M Sunday morning. For the first half-hour all seemed well. Then suddenly at one 1:52 the Boeing 767 dropped from radar. Air traffic controllers say the pilots made no distress calls before the jet crashed into the murky Atlanta waters.
SOT: Jim Hall/Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board "Primary radar targets were seen by FAA radar until about
1:52am..." Locator: Cairo, Egypt
(nat burst)
For the victims families in Cairo -- where the plane was heading-- and those here in the United States-- the depth of this tragedy is only beginning to sink in. Tarek Elzanate/Lost Parents "Gods will is before and over anything that we may wish." Navy divers may help answer some of the questions -- family members and friends have been asking. They will arrive later today with the salvage ship-- the USS Grapple-- and begin an extensive underwater search...))
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[E-Republican-Rally]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=99-34 1:47:10]
[GRAPHIC=Campaign 99]

All 140 seats in the General Assembly will be filled tomorrow.
And on this election eve, Governor Gilmore is standing behind a house of delegates candidate who's come under fire for misrepresenting another candidate's views.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=203-Roanoke]

Republican Barbara Chrisley mailed out a flier last week which states her challenger Benny Keister does NOT support parental consent for a minor to have an abortion.
Keister says he never spoke to Chrisley about his views.
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[SOT 05:49:37]
[IN Q=I'm not concerned]
((GOVERNOR JIM GILMORE: I'M NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE DETAILS OF THAT KIND OF THING, WHAT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT IS GETTING BARBARA ELECTED.))
[SUPER=207-Gov. Jim Gilmore;]
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[OUT Q=election is about]
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[VO-NAT]

Gilmore was in Roanoke yesterday along with a number of other G-0-P leaders, campaigning for local candidates.
Keister and Chrisley are competing for the seventh district house of delegates seat.
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[E-Roanoke-Turnout]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=equ]
[TAPE#=99-40 1:05:59]
[GRAPHIC=Election 99]

Political experts are predicting low voter turnout for Tuesday-- one of the most important General Assembly elections this century.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=203-Roanoke/File Tape;]

But Republicans say they're watching a factor that might just help Republican William Fralin in his bid to unseat Democratic state Senator John Edwards.
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[SOT 13:18:04]
[IN Q=One of the]
((SCOTT LEAKE/JOINT REPUBLICAN CAUCUS: ONE OF THE LITTLE WILD CARDS, ONE OF THE FINAL THINGS THAT DETERMINE THE MARGIN OF TURNOUT ARE OTHER RACES ON THE BALLOT THIS YEAR FOR INSTANCE IN ROANOKE COUNTY, YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF POPULAR INCUMBENT REPUBLICANS, CHALLENGERS AND INCUMBENTS, RUNNING FOR LOCAL OFFICE. AND THEIR ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE OUT THERE WITH THE GET OUT THE VOTE EFFORT.))
[SUPER=201-Scott Leake/Joint Republican Caucus;]
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[OUT Q=vote effort.]
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[VO-NAT]

Conversely, with Roanoke city elections NOT until May, Edwards' Democratic voter base has a little less incentive to turn out at the polling places.
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[TALENT=Kimberly]
[SS=None]

Also contributing to possible low turnout statewide: NO race for governor or president is on the ballot... and there's a good chance of rain Tuesday.

[Rice]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Legal SCales]

An aide to former West Virginia Governor Gaston Caperton is scheduled to go on trial today in federal court in Roanoke.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bedford Co./File Tape]

Tom Rice is accused of attempting to have sex with a 13-year-old boy he met on the Internet.
Authorities say Rice drove 190 miles from his home in Martinsburg, West Virginia to Bedford.
He then checked into a hotel and drove to a school parking lot where he was to meet the boy.
The boy turned out to be an undercover deputy.
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[1-Sports]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=sports cut in]
[GRAPHIC=None]

In sports, Virginia Tech remains number three in the college football polls.
Roy Stanley has that story and highlights from the Cleveland Browns first victory.
Good Morning Roy.
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[ANCHOR=Melanie]
(Melanie ad lib toss to Kimberly/Wx)

[One-Steve]

[ANCHOR=Steve]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=spa]
[TAPE#M99-6]
[GRAPHIC=NONE]

[On Record]
[SUPER=15-Steve/Pardon;]
(I'll intro)
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00]
[SUPER=01-Judy Ferguson/Guidance Counselor; :22]
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[Steve LIVE]

(Steve tosses to stocks)
[STOCKS] [COMM] ((Archive: college prep))

[E-Noel-Taylor]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=99-48 8:55]
[GRAPHIC=Noel Taylor]

Roanoke icon Noel Taylor died Friday.
He was remembered yesterday at the church where he preached for nearly four decades.
Joy Sutton has more.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke; 00]
[SUPER=01-Sue Tolliver/Church Member; 16]
[SUPER=04-December 1998; 28]
[SUPER=01-Ann Shepard/Church Member; 37]
[SUPER=01-Lee Ernest Suggs, Jr./Visiting Pastor; 1:11]
[SUPER=@Joy2; 1:18]
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In the midst of all the songs and praise at High Street Baptist Church this Sunday --- there is a sense of remembra
nce of a man who meant so much to so many people.
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[IN Q=He was the type of person]
((SUE TOLLIVER/CHURCH MEMBER: HE WAS THE TYPE OF PERSON WHO WOULD GET DOWN ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES WITH YOU AND NO MATTER WHAT YOU GOING THROUGH))
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[OUT Q=going through]

That's how many people at the church remember Reverend Noel Taylor -- as a man of God -- who was their spiritual leader for 37 years -- until retiring in December of last year.
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[SOT 05:21:40]
[IN Q=His sermon]
((ANN SHEPARD: HIS SERMON, HIS DIVINE SPIRIT THAT HE HAD IN PREACHING THE GOSPEL AND I ALSO REMEMBER HIM AS A LEADER OF THE CITY, BUT MOST OF ALL AS LEADER OF THE CHURCH HE BROUGHT US A LONG WAY))
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[OUT Q=long way]

The visiting pastor Reverend Lee Ernest Suggs Junior entitled his sermon, " I feel like going on".
He told the congregation that Taylor would want them to keep moving forward -- knowing that he is in the hands of God.
Reverend Suggs says he too will never forget Taylor's spiritual guidance.
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[SOT 05:28:11]
[IN Q=There were many]
((REV. LEE ERNEST SUGGS,JR:THERE WERE MANY TIMES I USE TO GO TO HIM FOR CONSULTATION WITH THINGS I DIDN'T HAVE ANY ANSWER FOR AND HE WAS ALWAYS THERE))
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High Street Baptist Church will hold funeral services for Reverend Noel Taylor on Friday -- a time for
family, friends, and the community to say their final good bye.
Joy Sutton, News 7, Roanoke.))

[E-Distance-Learning]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=aha]
[TAPE#=99-39 35:16]
[GRAPHIC=Education]

The Internet is offering some area college students a chance to attend far-away colleges without having to do the long commute.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg]

Last week, environmental studies students at Sweet Briar College joined their counterparts at Lynchburg College through the wonders of the Internet.
Video and audio transmission allowed them to see and hear each other, and students were able to ask questions with the help of microphones.
Course professor Dave Perault sees the program as a benefit to both students and professors.
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[SOT=10:42:48]
[IN Q="We Can Co-teach"]
((DAVE PERAULT/DISTANCE LEARNING PROFESSOR:WE CAN CO-TEACH A CLASS. WE CAN DO RESEARCH A LITTLE BIT BETTER. WE CAN INTERACT WITH STUDENTS FROM DIFFERENT AREAS.))
[SUPER=01-Dave Perault/Distance Learning Professor]
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[OUT Q="From Different Areas"]
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Lynchburg College hopes to expand the distance learning program with Sweet Briar and other small area colleges.
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[Health-Check]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Mornin Health Check]

In medical news, advancements in the treatment of epilepsy are being highlighted this month.
Mika Brzezinski has that story and more in this morning's Health check.
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[SUPER=01-Mika Brzezinski/Reporting; :00 ]
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(( THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS TAKING THE LEAD IN ENDING HEALTH CARE INEQUITIES AMONG MINORITY GROUPS IN THE U-S. VT-VO
OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, THE U-S AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE POLICY AND RESEARCH WILL ESTABLISH AS MANY AS FOUR CENTERS TO COMBAT THIS PROBLEM.
MANY ILLNESSES LIKE HEART DISEASE AND CERTAIN CANCERS DISPROPORTIONATELY STRIKE MINORITY GROUPS.
THE SURGEON GENERAL HOPES THIS PROGRAM WILL HELP ELIMINATE THE DISPARITIES BY THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND AND TEN. VT-VO
TODAY KICKS OFF EPILEPSY AWARENESS MONTH. TO MARK THE OCCASION THE EPILEPSY FOUNDATION IS ORGANIZING THE "BE SEIZURE SMART" PROGRAM.
MEMBERS OF THE GROUP WILL TRAVEL TO SCHOOLS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY TO INSTRUCT TEACHERS ON HOW BEST TO HANDLE A CHILD HAVING A SEIZURE.
THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE GENTLY PLACING CHILDREN ON THE GROUND AND MAKING SURE THEIR HEADS ARE CUSHIONED. THEY ALSO SUGGEST PUTTING CHILDREN ON THEIR SIDES TO HELP KEEP THEIR AIRWAYS CLEAR.
THE ORGANIZATION ESTIMATES THAT ABOUT THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND CHILDREN ATTENDING U-S PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE EPILEPSY. ONCAM-MIKA
AND THAT'S A LOOK AT THE DAY IN HEALTH. I'M MIKA BRZEZINSKI, CBS NEWS, NEW YORK.))

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[Two-Steve]

[ANCHOR=Steve]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=spa]
[TAPE#NONE]
[GRAPHIC=NONE]

[On Record]
[SUPER=15-Steve/Pardon;]

[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.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]

Searchers off the Massachusetts coast have found more debris from EgyptAir Flight 990.
A senior Coast Guard officer says they're still looking for possible survivors.
But officials admit the chances of anyone surviving more than 12 hours in 58-degree water are slim.
217 people on board.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[3:18;42]
The world of professional auto racing is mourning the death of Greg Moore.
The 24 year old driver died yesterday when his car crashed during a race in California.
He's the second driver in the Cart Fed-Ex Series to die this year.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]

And Frankstien and his bride said I do yesterday.
This New York couple arrived for the ceremony in a vintage hearse.
The said their vows in front of a crowd dressed for the occasion.
No word yet where they went for their Halloween Honeymoon.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

And that's what's making news on this Monday, November First.
[ANCHOR=Melanie]

News 7 Mornin' will be right back.

[crash-investigation]

[ANCHOR=melanie]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=mel]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Egyptair Crash]

Searchers off Nantucket Island admit there's little hope they'll find any survivors from EgyptAir Flight 990.
The plane fell from the sky early yesterday morning with 217 people on board.
Search crews have been on the scene since-- and a heavy duty salvage ship is expected later today.
Federal officials a meanwhile are considering several possible crash scenarios--including mechanical failure or terrorist attack.
Lisa Hughes reports.
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[SOT]
[4:19:48]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Nantucket, MA; :00]
[SUPER=01-Adm. Richard Larabee/Coast Guard; :12]
[SUPER=01-Jim Hall/NTSB Chairman; :49]
[SUPER=03-Cairo, Egypt; 1:03]
[SUPER=01-Tarek Elzanate/Lost Parents; 1:14]
[SUPER=01-Lisa Hughes/Reporting; 1:31]
[RUNS=1:48]
[OUT Q=CBS NEWS.]
((Its here off Nantucket's sandy beaches that officials are focusing their investigation. They've been at it since shortly after the plane plunged from the sky. But so far the going is slow.
SOT: Admiral Richard Larabee/Coast Guard
"We have located debris in the form of seats, life jackets, two partially inflated life rafts and one body.
(GRFX)
EgyptAir Flight 990 left New York's John F. Kennedy Airport just after one A-M Sunday morning. For the first half-hour all seemed well. Then suddenly at one 1:52 the Boeing 767 dropped from radar. Air traffic controllers say the pilots made no distress calls before the jet crashed into the murky Atlanta waters.
SOT: Jim Hall/Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board "Primary radar targets were seen by FAA radar until about
1:52am..." Locator: Cairo, Egypt
(nat burst)
For the victims families in Cairo -- where the plane was heading-- and those here in the United States-- the depth of this tragedy is only beginning to sink in. Tarek Elzanate/Lost Parents "Gods will is before and over anything that we may wish." Navy divers may help answer some of the questions -- family members and friends have been asking. They will arrive later today with the salvage ship-- the USS Grapple-- and begin an extensive underwater search...))

[2-E-Roanoke-Turnout]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=equ]
[TAPE#=99-40 1:05:59]
[GRAPHIC=Election 99]

It's one of the most important state elections this century-- at stake is not only which party controls the legislature for the next two years, but who gets to redraw legislative boundaries for the next decade following the 2000 census.
Despite its importance, political experts are predicting low voter turnout on Tuesday.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=203-Roanoke/File Tape;]

But Republicans say they're watching a factor that might just help Republican William Fralin in his bid to unseat Democratic state Senator John Edwards.
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[SOT 13:18:04]
[IN Q=One of the]
((SCOTT LEAKE/JOINT REPUBLICAN CAUCUS: ONE OF THE LITTLE WILD CARDS, ONE OF THE FINAL THINGS THAT DETERMINE THE MARGIN OF TURNOUT ARE OTHER RACES ON THE BALLOT THIS YEAR FOR INSTANCE IN ROANOKE COUNTY, YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF POPULAR INCUMBENT REPUBLICANS, CHALLENGERS AND INCUMBENTS, RUNNING FOR LOCAL OFFICE. AND THEIR ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE OUT THERE WITH THE GET OUT THE VOTE EFFORT.))
[SUPER=201-Scott Leake/Joint Republican Caucus;]
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[OUT Q=vote effort.]
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[VO-NAT]

Conversely, with Roanoke city elections NOT until May, Edwards' Democratic voter base has a little less incentive to turn out at the polling places.
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[TALENT=Kimberly]
[SS=None]

Also contributing to possible low turnout statewide: NO race for governor or president is on the ballot... and meteorologists there's a chance of rain Tuesday.

[2-E-Republican-Rally]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=99-34 1:47:10]
[GRAPHIC=Campaign 99]

On this election eve, Governor Gilmore is standing behind a house of delegates candidate who's come under fire for misrepresenting another candidate's views.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=203-Roanoke]

Republican Barbara Chrisley mailed out a flier last week which states her challenger Benny Keister does NOT support parental consent for a minor to have an abortion.
Keister says he never spoke to Chrisley about his views.
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[SOT 05:49:37]
[IN Q=I'm not concerned]
((GOVERNOR JIM GILMORE: I'M NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE DETAILS OF THAT KIND OF THING, WHAT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT IS GETTING BARBARA ELECTED.))
[SUPER=207-Gov. Jim Gilmore;]
[RUNS=:05]
[OUT Q=getting barbara elected]
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[VO-NAT]

Gilmore was in Roanoke yesterday along with a number of other G-0-P leaders, campaigning for local candidates.
Keister and Chrisley are competing for the seventh district house of delegates seat.
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[Lynchburg-Murder]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=copy]
[GRAPHIC=Murder Investigation]

The Lynchburg police department is investigating a murder at a convenience store, Saturday night.
It happened at the Stop In on Campbell Avenue.
Police say the suspect walked into the store and shot 26 year old Shawn Ferguson several times in the head.
Ferguson died at the scene.
Police say they do NOT have a motive and no one's been arrested.

[2-Rice]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Legal SCales]

A former West Virginia governor's aide is scheduled to go on trial today in federal court in Roanoke.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bedford Co./File Tape]

Tom Rice is accused of attempting to have sex with a 13-year-old boy he met on the Internet.
Authorities said Rice drove 190 miles from his home in Martinsburg, West Virginia to Bedford.
He then checked into a hotel and drove to a school parking lot where he was to meet the boy.
But the boy turned out to be an undercover deputy.
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[2-E-Noel-Taylor]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=99-48 8:55]
[GRAPHIC=Noel Taylor]

Former Roanoke mayor Noel Taylor will be laid to rest Friday.
Yesterday, he was remembered at the church where he preached for nearly four decades.
Joy Sutton was there and has the story.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Nat sound]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; 00]
[SUPER=01-Sue Tolliver/Church Member; 16]
[SUPER=04-December 1998; 28]
[SUPER=01-Ann Shepard/Church Member; 37]
[SUPER=01-Lee Ernest Suggs, Jr./Visiting Pastor; 1:11]
[SUPER=@Joy2; 1:18]
[RUNS=1:30]
[OUT Q=n7 Roanoke]
(([NAT SOUND : CLAPPING AND SINGING]
[RUNS= 5]
In the midst of all the songs and praise at High Street Baptist Church this Sunday --- there is a sense of remembra
nce of a man who meant so much to so many people.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 05:24:26]
[IN Q=He was the type of person]
((SUE TOLLIVER/CHURCH MEMBER: HE WAS THE TYPE OF PERSON WHO WOULD GET DOWN ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES WITH YOU AND NO MATTER WHAT YOU GOING THROUGH))
[RUNS= 8]
[OUT Q=going through]

That's how many people at the church remember Reverend Noel Taylor -- as a man of God -- who was their spiritual leader for 37 years -- until retiring in December of last year.
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[SOT 05:21:40]
[IN Q=His sermon]
((ANN SHEPARD: HIS SERMON, HIS DIVINE SPIRIT THAT HE HAD IN PREACHING THE GOSPEL AND I ALSO REMEMBER HIM AS A LEADER OF THE CITY, BUT MOST OF ALL AS LEADER OF THE CHURCH HE BROUGHT US A LONG WAY))
[RUNS= 18]
[OUT Q=long way]

The visiting pastor Reverend Lee Ernest Suggs Junior entitled his sermon, " I feel like going on".
He told the congregation that Taylor would want them to keep moving forward -- knowing that he is in the hands of God.
Reverend Suggs says he too will never forget Taylor's spiritual guidance.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 05:28:11]
[IN Q=There were many]
((REV. LEE ERNEST SUGGS,JR:THERE WERE MANY TIMES I USE TO GO TO HIM FOR CONSULTATION WITH THINGS I DIDN'T HAVE ANY ANSWER FOR AND HE WAS ALWAYS THERE))
[RUNS= 9]
[OUT Q=always there]

High Street Baptist Church will hold funeral services for Reverend Noel Taylor on Friday -- a time for
family, friends, and the community to say their final good bye.
Joy Sutton, News 7, Roanoke.))

[Three-Steve]

[ANCHOR=Steve]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=spa]
[TAPE#M99-6]
[GRAPHIC=NONE]

[On Record]
[SUPER=15-Steve/Pardon;]
(I'll intro)
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Its not too late]
[SUPER=01-Ted Williams/Guidance Counselor; :00]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; 2:05]
[RUNS=3:04]
[OUT Q= between now & June]

[Steve Live]

[double Boxes=SPA & MEL]
(toss to Melanie)

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[SS=None]
(ad lib toss to bump)
[BUMP-Chyron]
[COMM #6]
((Archive: college prep))

[HALLOWEEN-WEDDING]

[ANCHOR=MELANIE]
[NEWSCAST=MORN]
[WRITER=mel]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Halloween]

A frightening good time this weekend for a couple in upstate New York.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Albany, NY;]
[:28:32]
They tied the knot dressed as Frankenstein and his bride.
The pair even arrived in a vintage 19-34 hearse, one of only three like it in the country.
Even the quests even got into the spirit of it.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=we are]
[RUNS=:07]
[OUT Q=I guess]
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[VO-NAT]

The couple calls it a great event on a special day.
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[2-E-Distance-Learning]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=aha]
[TAPE#=99-39 35:16]
[GRAPHIC=Education]

The internet is taking the long commute out of college life.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg]

Last week, environmental studies students at Sweet Briar College joined their counterparts at Lynchburg College through the wonders of the Internet.
Video and audio transmission allowed them to see and hear each other, and students were able to ask questions with the help of microphones.
Course professor Dave Perault sees the program as a benefit to both students and professors.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT=10:42:48]
[IN Q="We Can Co-teach"]
((DAVE PERAULT/DISTANCE LEARNING PROFESSOR:WE CAN CO-TEACH A CLASS. WE CAN DO RESEARCH A LITTLE BIT BETTER. WE CAN INTERACT WITH STUDENTS FROM DIFFERENT AREAS.))
[SUPER=01-Dave Perault/Distance Learning Professor]
[RUNS=:06]
[OUT Q="From Different Areas"]
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[VO-NAT]

Lynchburg College hopes to expand the distance learning program with Sweet Briar and other small area colleges.
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[3-Sports]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=sports cut in]
[GRAPHIC=None]

In sports, Roy Stanley has highlights from around the N-F-L, plus a win for Tiger Woods.
Good Morning Roy.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Good morning]
[RUNS=2:10]
[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:
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]

An aide to former West Virginia Governor Gaston Caperton is scheduled for trial today in federal court in Roanoke.

Tom Rice is accused of attempting to have sex with a 13-year-old boy from Bedford County he met on the Internet.

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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

Political experts are predicting low voter turnout for Tuesday.
The lack of presidential and gubernatorial races ,and a good chance of bad weather may keep numbers low.
Turnout could be boosted in some communities like Roanoke County, where there's a heated county supervisor's race.
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Meanwhile, Governor Gilmore is continuing to stand behind a house of delegates candidate who's come under fire for misrepresenting another candidate's views.
Republican Barbara Chrisley mailed out a flier last week which states her challenger Benny Keister does NOT support parental consent for a minor to have an abortion.
Keister says he never spoke to Chrisley about his views.
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