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A1 --ANCHOR ON CAM--
NORTH CAROLINA STATE SENATE PASSED A PROPOSAL TO CHANGE TRAFFIC LAWS THAT MAY SPEED UP YOUR COMMUTE TO WORK.  FOX 8S RON BURGUNDY JOINS US FROM THE STATE SENATE OFFICE TO GIVE US MORE DETAILS ABOUT THIS POTENTIAL BILL. 

A2  {TAKE REPORTER PACKAGE} 
===RAISED SPEED LIMIT PACKAGE===

A3 --ANCHOR TAG--
THE DECISION AS TO IF THIS BILL WILL BECOME A LAW IS UNKNOWN BUT WE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP YOU UPDATED. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A4 --ANCHOR ON CAM--
TWO SEPARATE HIT AND RUNS TOOK PLACE LAST NIGHT IN GREENSBORO. BOTH VICTIMS ARE ALIVE BUT SUSTAIN SERIOUS INJURIES. 
A5 {TAKE VO}
LAST NIGHT AROUND 2:20AM OFFICERS DISCOVERED A BICYCLIST TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON SPRING GARDEN STREET. A LARGE BLACK SUV HIT THE VICTIM AND  THEN FLED THE SCENE. ANOTHER HIT AND RUN TOOK PLACE AROUND 4:15 AM AT HIGH POINT ROAD AND WEST COURT STREET. A GRAY DODGE MAGNUM STRUCK A PEDESTRIAN, 39 YEAR OLD CALVIN HENDRIX.HENDRIX WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. OFFICER DAN BURY TELLS US THEY ARE LOOKING INTO IF THESE TWO HIT AND RUNS HAVE ANY CONNECTION AT ALL. 
A6 {TAKE SOT} (OFFICER DAN BURY)
“WHEN YOU GET SOMETHING LIKE TWO HIT AND RUNS IN ONE NIGHT WE ALWAYS INVESTIGATE WHETHER THERE MAY HAVE BEEN AN UNDERLYING CAUSE CONNECTING BOTH OF THEM.” 
A7 {TAKE VO}
 BOTH VICTIMS CONDITIONS ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME. WE WILL CONTINUE CHECKING IN TO GET THE MOST RECENT UPDATE ON THE VICTIMS. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A8 --ANCHOR ON CAM--
THREE WINSTON SALEM MEN WERE INVOLVED IN A SHOOTOUT THAT TOOK PLACE AROUND 4:20 PM. 
A9 {TAKE VO}
POLICE WERE CALLED TO AMERICAN FURNITURE WAREHOUSE ON HIGH POINT ROAD WHERE THE SHOOTOUT TOOK PLACE. POLICE FOUND THREE MEN, MARQUES JONES, JAREKE JACKSON, AND JUSTIN RANDOLPH WOUNDED BEHIND THE WAREHOUSE. GREENSBORO POLICE CAPT. MIKE RICHEY SAID THE THREE MEN HAVE NO CONNECTION TO THE STORE, AND THERE ARE NO OTHER SUSPECTS. CHARGES ARE CURRENTLY PENDING. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A10 --ANCHOR ON CAM--
A SEARCH IS GOING ON FOR A MAN WHO ROBBED A GREENSBORO FEDEX AROUND 7:15 PM AT BATTLEGROUND AVE. A CLERK TOLD POLICE THE MAN ENTERED THE FEDEX SHOWED A KNIFE AND DEMANDED CASH. THE SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS A WHITE MALE IN HIS 30S WEIGHING IN AROUND 180 POUNDS. HE WAS LAST SEEN ON FOOT HEADING WEST ON BRASSFIELD ROAD WEARING A RED SHIRT, BLUE JEANS, AND A WHITE AND GRAY BASEBALL CAP. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A11 --ANCHOR ON CAM--
TEEN ARRESTED WITH CONNECTION TO AN ARSON RESPONSIBLE FOR DESTROYING STOKESDALE CHURCH. EIGHTEEN YEAR OLD HARLEY KENDALL FULP OF STOKESDALE IS BEING CHARGED WITH THE BURNING OF A CHURCH OR OTHER RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS IN CONNECTION WITH DECEMBER 22 ARSON AT GIDEON GROVE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING AS TO WHETHER FULP IS INVOLVED WITH THE ARSONS AT ANY OTHER CHURCHES. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A12--ANCHOR ON CAM--
A CHURCH’S RECENT PUSH TOWARDS GAY MARRIAGE LED TO THE GATHERING OF OVER 200 PEOPLE THIS SUNDAY. FOX 8S BRICK TAMLAND TAKES US TO GREEN STREET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH WHERE PEOPLE CAME TOGETHER TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT FOR GAY MARRIAGE. 

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===GAY MARRIAGE===

A14--ANCHOR TAG--
PEOPLE CONTINUED TO STAND OUTSIDE THE CHURCH ALL DAY. SOME SAY THE CROWD DIDN’T DIE DOWN UNTIL AROUND 5PM. AND IT WAS ALL FOR THE SUPPORT OF GAY MARRIAGE. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PACKAGE- 2:00 MINUTES 

A15 --ANCHOR ON CAM--
IT WAS A FUN, YET EDUCATIONAL DAY FOR THE KIDS OF HIGH POINT COMMUNITY. FOX 8S VERONICA CORNINGSTONE TAKES US TO HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY WHERE “LEGO DAY” TOOK PLACE. 

A16 {TAKE REPORTER PACKAGE}
===LEGO DAY===

A17--ANCHOR TAG--
MORE THAN 500 ELEMENTARY KIDS ATTENDED “LEGO DAY”. BECAUSE OF THE OVERALL SUCCESS OF “LEGO DAY”  HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY IS CONSIDERING MAKING IT AN ANNUAL EVENT FOR THE KIDS OF HIGH POINT. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEASE- 15 SECONDS

A18 --ANCHOR ON CAM--
LOOKS LIKE THE STREAK OF NICE WEATHER MAY BE COMING TO AN END. FOX 8S ED HARKEN WITH THE WEATHER REPORT COMING UP NEXT. 

 

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B BLOCK

 

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B19 --ANCHOR ON CAM--
TEMPERATURES MAY BE JUST RIGHT THIS WEEK FOR THE RETURN OF THE SEVENTEEN-YEAR CICADAS. ACCORDING TO SCIENTISTS THESE FAMILIAR INSECTS KNOWN FOR MAKING A LOT OF LOUD NOISE DURING THE SPRING MONTHS ARE EXPECTED TO EMERGE THIS WEEK IN NORTH CAROLINA DUE TO THE PRIME WEATHER CONDITIONS. 

 

 

 

B20 WEATHER-3:00 MINUTES  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VO-SOT--45 SECONDS  

B21 --ANCHOR ON CAM--
FANS GOT THE VIP EXPERIENCE AT BB&T BALLPARK LAST NIGHT WITH THE WINSTON-SALEM DASH
B22 {TAKE SOT} (MOM OF TWO BOYS)
“WE HAD A GREAT TIME. THE BOYS LOVED IT, AND HONESTLY I DID TOO.” 
B23 {TAKE VO}
THE TEAM HOSTED AN OPEN HOUSE AT BB&T BALLPARK. FANS GOT A TOUR OF THE BALLPARK, HAD THE CHANCE TO RUN THE BASES AND RECEIVED AUTOGRAPHS AT THE OPEN HOUSE. 
B24 {TAKE SOT}
“HAD THE HOME OPENER LAST NIGHT, THIS IS OPENING WEEKEND, AND THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE TO GET THE COMMUNITY OUT BACK TO THE BALLPARK AND HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF FUN” 
B25 {TAKE VO}
BRIAN BOESCH, DASH REPRESENTATIVE INVITES EVERYONE TO COME OUT TO OPENING WEEKEND TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT TO THE TEAM AND HAVE SOME FUN WHILE AT IT
B26 {TAKE SOT}(MOM OF TWO BOYS)
“I WILL DEFINITELY BE BRINGING THE FAMILY OUT TO OPENING WEEKEND. I THINK IT IS A GREAT WAY TO BRING EVERYONE TOGETHER, AND IS A FUN WEEKEND ACTIVITY FOR EVERYONE IN THE FAMILY. THE KIDS LOVE COMING TO THE BALLPARK, SO THEY ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.” 
B27 --ANCHOR ON CAM-- IT LOOKS LIKE THE RAIN SHOULD STOP JUST IN TIME FOR THE OPENING WEEKEND. THE FIRST GAME STARTS AT 6PM FRIDAY NIGHT. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B28- SPORTS 3:00 MINUTES

 

 

 

TEASE-15 SECONDS

B29 --TAKE VO--
IT IS GOING TO BE A  BIG YEAR FOR THE VATICAN AS THEY MAKE NEW EFFORTS TO SHOW MORE MERCY, HOWEVER THIS MAY AFFECT CHURCH TEACHING. STAY TUNED TO HEAR ABOUT THE MODERNIZING REFORMS TAKING PLACE IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. 

 

 

 

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C BLOCK

 

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C30 --ANCHOR ON CAM--
A BILL THAT FUNDS FOR A COMMISSIONS TO OVERSEE THE CLEANUP OF COAL ASH DUMPS GOES UNSIGNED. IT IS SAID THAT GOVERNOR PAT MCCRORY REFUSED TO SIGN BECAUSE HE DOES NOT SUPPORT THE PLAN THAT FUNDS A COMMISION LEGALLY BLOCKED FROM TAKING ANY OFFICIAL ACTION. NOT ONLY DID GOVERNOR PAT MCCRORY DISAGREE WITH THE BILL BUT AS DID THE THREE-JUDGE PANEL DECLARING THE COMMISSION UNCONSTITUTIONAL. ALTHOUGH GOVERNOR PAT MCCRORY DID NOT SIGN THE BILL THE SPENDING BILL WILL STILL BECOME A LAW THIS SUNDAY. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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C31--ANCHOR ON CAM--
IT'S A BIG YEAR FOR THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. ON SATURDAY POPE FRANCIS ANNOUNCED THE CATHOLIC CHURCH WILL MAKE WORLDWIDE EFFORTS TO STRESS MERCY, NOT SEVERITY. 
C32 {TAKE VO}
ACCORDING TO POPE FRANCIS IN HIS 12-PAGE LONG DECREE  THE CHURCH'S CREDIBILITY DEPENDS ON THIS CHANGE. 
C33 {TAKE SOT}
“THE CHURCH’S VERY CREDIBILITY IS SEEN IN HOW SHE SHOWS MERCIFUL AND COMPASSIONATE LOVE” 
C34 {TAKE VO}
THIS FOCUS ON MERCY MAY RESULT IN SOME CHANGES FOR THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO FEEL EXCLUDED FROM THE CHURCH SUCH AS DIVORCED CATHOLICS WHO REMARRY OR THE GAY FAITHFUL. THIS EMPHASIS ON MERCY IS A HUGE CHANGE FOR THE CHURCH SAYS FRANCIS, AND THAT THE FAITHFUL MUST LOOK AT WHAT IS IMPORTANT IN THE CHURCH’S MISSION. 
C35 {TAKE SOT}
“IN A WORD, WHEREVER THERE ARE CHRISTIANS, EVERYONE SHOULD FIND AN OASIS OF MERCY”
C36 {TAKE VO}
FRANCIS ANNOUNCED A SPECIAL “DOOR OF MERCY” TO STAY OPEN DURING HOLY YEAR IN CATHEDRALS AND SHRINES ACROSS THE WORLD.

 

 

 

 

 

 

VO-40 SECONDS 

C37--ANCHOR ON CAM--
THE U.S. GOVERNMENT MADE A DECISION ON FRIDAY TO PROHIBIT THE SALE OF SYNTHETIC FORMS OF MARIJUANA, ALSO KNOWN AS “FAKE POT”. 
C38 {TAKE VO}
A LEGAL NOTICE ISSUED BY THE DEA CLASSIFIES THE SUBSTANCES AS SCHEDULE 1 DRUGS. “FAKE POT” IS POPULAR ON THE STREETS BUT ARE A HUGE PROBLEM WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH ISSUES. ACCORDING TO THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT THESE SUBSTANCES, WITH NAMES SUCH AS SPICE AND K2, HAVE LED TO NUMEROUS VISITS TO EMERGENCY ROOMS AND CALLS TO POISON CONTROL. THE DEA SAID ONE CAN EXPERIENCE VOMITING, ANXIETY, HALLUCINATIONS, SEIZURES, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, OR LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS WHILE ON THESE SUBSTANCES. OFFICIALS SAY MOST SYNTHETIC MARIJUANA IS IMPORTED FROM ASIA. FIVE OTHER FORMS OF FAKE POT HAVE ALREADY BEEN BANNED OVER TWO YEARS AGO. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VO- 30 SECONDS

C39--ANCHOR ON CAM--
31 PEOPLE KILLED AND MORE THAN 200 WOUNDED IN THE BOMB BLASTS THAT TOOK PLACE ON MONDAY IN IRAQ. 
C40 {TAKE VO}
BAGHDAD, KIRKUK, BAQUBA, TUZ KHURMATU AND HILLA ALL VICTIM TO THE 32 ATTACKS ON MONDAY. TWO BOMBS EXPLODED NEAR THE BAGHDAD'S INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CHECKPOINT. OTHER ATTACKS TOOK PLACE IN SHIITE AREAS AND POLITICAL OFFICES. AL QAEDA CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ATTACKS.  

 

 

 

 

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D BLOCK

VO/SOT- 45 SECONDS 

D41--ANCHOR ON CAM--
TWO CHILDREN FOUND TRAPPED UNDER A CONSTRUCTION SITE AFTER A WALL COLLAPSED ON THEM. UNFORTUNATELY RESCUE EFFORTS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL
D42 {TAKE VO} 
JAMES LEVI CALDWELL, AGE 7, AND COUSIN CHLOE JADE ARWOOD, AGE 6 WERE PLAYING IN A DEEP PIT BEHIND FAMILY MEMBERS HOME LOCATED IN LINCOLN COUNTY, 20 MINUTES NORTHWEST OF CHARLOTTE. A BASEMENT WALL UNDER CONSTRUCTION COLLAPSED ON TOP OF THE CHILDREN ACCORDING TO NEIGHBORS AND TRAPPED THE CHILDREN. A TOTAL OF 75 RESCUE WORKERS ARRIVED TO THE SCENE. A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER ARRIVED ON SCENE HOWEVER DUE TO THE STRUCTURE OF THE DEEP PIT RESCUING THE CHILDREN  WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.  
D43 {TAKE SOT}
“THERE ARE TIMES WHEN CALLS LIKE THIS HAPPEN WHEN WE ARE NOT ABLE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE BECAUSE IT IS OUTSIDE OF OUR REALM. IT IS DEVASTATING NOT ONLY TO THE FAMILY BUT TO ALL THE RESPONDERS OUT HERE.” 
D44 {TAKE VO}
IT WASN’T UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT DID THE CREWS SUCCESSFULLY STABILIZE THE PIT AND RECOVER THE BODIES. A TRULY DEVASTATING AND LONG DAY FOR THE RESCUE WORKERS AND FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN. 

 

 

 

 

VO- 35 SECONDS 

D45--ANCHOR ON CAM-- 
A GREENSBORO OFFICERS CAR CRASHED DURING A VEHICLE CHASE RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURIES. 
D46{TAKE VO}
IN A CAR CHASE AROUND 1:30AM  TRAVELING THE WRONG DIRECTION ON WEST WENDOVER AVENUE OFFICER EC CLODFELTER CRASHED.  24 YEAR OLD KEITH AARON HAMMOND CROSSED OVER THE MEDIAN ON WEST WENDOVER AND ACCELERATED AFTER OFFICER CLODFELTER ACTIVATED HIS SIRENS. HAMMOND IS BEING CHARGED WITH DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED, AND FLEEING FROM THE POLICE. OFFICER CLODFELTER SUSTAINS SERIOUS INJURIES, HOWEVER THEY ARE SAID TO BE NON-LIFE THREATENING.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VO- 35 SECONDS

D47--ANCHOR ON CAM--
STEVEN RAY DUREN JR. OF WINSTON SALEM IS BEING CHARGED WITH THE SELLING OF CRACK COCAINE. 
D48 {TAKE VO}
DAVIDSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE STATED DUREN WAS STOPPED IN THE 3000 BLOCK OF WEST CENTER STREET EXTENSION WHERE THE POLICE ARRESTED HIM. DUREN HAD 20 GRAMS OF CRACK COCAINE AT THE TIME. HE IS CURRENTLY BEING CHARGED WITH INTENT TO SELL A DELIVER A SCHEDULE II SUBSTANCE, MAINTAINING A VEHICLE FOR A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A LANE OF TRAVEL, HAVING AN OPEN CONTAINER OF ALCOHOL, AND A LICENSE FRAME PLATE COVER VIOLATION. DUREN IS BEING JAILED UNDER A 20,000 DOLLAR SECURITY BOND. 

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D49--ANCHOR ON CAM--
THE MAN WHO FATALLY SHOT 42 YEAR OLD DAVIS WAYNE WALTHALL HAS BEEN ARRESTED. JACOBY DALANIO CHAMBER ALONG WITH 3 OTHER MEN BROKE INTO WALTHALLS HOME IN CHARLOTTE AROUND 5 A.M. DALANIO THEN SHOT WALTHALL TO DEATH. CHILDREN WERE INSIDE THE HOME SAYS NEIGHBORS HOWEVER THEY WERE NOT HARMED. 

 

 

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