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Coming up today on News 7 at 5, storms rip through the south killing more than 20 people.
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and closer to home, the investigation of the Vinton Police department ends without charges.
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Strong winds during the overnight period. Forecast details ahead.
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On Health check, the red Cross hits people at home to help the blood supply,
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and the government says too many older children are getting hurt in automobile accidents.
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((NAT SOT TORNADO..IT'S A TORNADO DEBRIS... DEBRIS.))
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((YOU COULD JUST HEAR THINGS GOING, GLASS BREAKING AND THINGS FALLING EVERYWHERE.))
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People describe what it was like when deadly tornados ripped through the Southeast.
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At least 22 people are dead after overnight tornados struck Southwestern Georgia and parts of Alabama, Arkansas and Tennessee.
Especailly hard hit- Camilla Georgia- where Jennifer Jones has this report.
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((
IN A MATTER OF MINUTES A LIFETIME OR MEMORIES AND MEMENTOS... WAS
REDUCED TO RUBBLE FOR THOUSANDS IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. A SERIES OF
TWISTERS STRUCK IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT...CATCHING MANY BY SURPRISE.
CHIEF DEPUTY SAM SINGLETARY/GRADY COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT.
"HAD A VERY SHORT NOTICE, WASN'T VERY MUCH TIME, IT WAS ALREADY HERE
BEFORE WE REALLY KNEW ABOUT IT."
THE POWEREFUL TORNADOES DEMOLISHED TRAILER HOMES...SCATTERED HUGE TRUCKS
LIKE TOYS AND DEMOLISHED BUILDINGS THAT MANY FIGURED WERE SAFE.
UNIDENTIFIED SURVIVOR
"HARD TO IMAGINE THIS WAS A BRICK HOUSE."
THE TOWN OF CAMILLA WAS HIT ESPECIALLY HARD... A TORNADO CUT A FIVE MILE PATH THROUGH A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT...COMPLETELY LEVELING DOZENS OF HOMES.
UNIDETIFIED SURVIVOR
"I FELT THE TRAILER JUST ROCKING, AND IT JUST SOUNDED LIKE A FREIGHT
TRAIN, ALL OF SUDDEN IT JUST WENT TUMBLING."
IN GRADY COUNTY, STUNNED RESIDENTS PICKED THROUGH THE DEBRIS...SEARCHING FOR PRECIOUS MEMENTOS... JUST HOURS AFTER A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE MANY
WON'T SOON FORGET.
VIVIAN GODWIN/SURVIVOR
"I LAY DOWN ON THE FLOOR AND GRABBED THE BOTTOM OF THE BED STAND AND
HELD ON TO IT AND IT ALMOST SUCKED ME OUT."))
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The investigation into the Vinton Police Department is ending withOUT any criminal charges being sought.
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The grand jury handed over a 24-page report to a Circuit Judge this morning. But that report remains sealed unless the judge decides to make it public.
The grand jury heard from more than 50 witnesses over the last three months.
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((COMPLAINTS WERE MADE TO THE STATE POLICE CONCERNING IRREGULARITIES IN THE HANDLING OF DRUG AND GUN EVIDENCE, AND THE STATE POLICE ALSO FOUND IRREGULARITIES IN HANDLING OF PUBLIC FUNDS.))
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But Vener says he does NOT think there's enough evidence to file charges.
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Chief Ricky Foutz and Lieutenant Bill Brown resigned right after the investigation started last Fall.
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Hundreds of people gathered in Giles County to say their good-byes to Tara Munsey today.
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Marya Jones was there and has more on the funeral and the continuing search for Munsey's killer.
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Jean, from the time she disappeared nearly three weeks ago, Tara Rose Munsey has been very much on peoples' minds.
So, it was no surprise that even people who didn't know her personally were among those at her funeral today.
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Nearly 250 family and friends packed into a standing room only funeral service for Tara Munsey.
And the hundreds more who couldn't squeeze into the service, gathered on the chapel lawn to pay their respects.
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((LOREN PHILLIPS/FRIEND: IT UPSET ME A LITTLE BIT BUT I THINK I CAME DOWN HERE TO GET CLOSURE TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO HER ...NOW THAT I'M HERE I THINK THAT I CAN END THIS PAIN THAT I'M FEELING.))
((CHRISTIE NIXON/FRIEND: I KIND OF FELT IN THE BACK OF MY HEART THAT SHE WAS DEAD BUT..SHE LOVED EVERYBODY AND EVERYBODY UNDOUBTEDLY LOVED HER. ))
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And that's what makes her murder all the more puzzling to people who know her.
Her body was discovered last Friday, shot several times, and discarded in a ditch just six miles from the Taco Bell where she was last seen.
And while some called today's funeral services a bit of closure ...
for many, true closure won't come until after Tara's killer is found.
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Jean, coming up on News 7 at 6,
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we'll tell you what progress authorities say they're making in the search for Tara Munsey's killer.
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We'll see how some Roanokers are reacting to a Valentine's Day surprise. We'll have that story after the break,
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but first, more gun violence strikes Littleton Colorado. This time two students are killed just blocks from Columbine High School.
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More gun violence in Littleton Colorado- two students are dead-
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This time the shooting did not happen in school-but at a sub shop.
Two Littleton High school students were killed in a Subway shop about two blocks south of their school.
A woman entered the shop at about one this morning to find the bodies of a 15 year old boy and 16 year old girl.
Apparently one of the students worked at the shop.
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The subway restaurant is in a strip mall within sight of Columbine high- where 15 people were killed last April.
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Farther West in California- a huge Interstate pileup-
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120 cars in all.
It happened this morning on Interstate 15.
At least one person is dead and many more are injured.
Two big rigs flipped in the South bound lanes- other cars could not stop in time-
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((GLENN HANNAH/MOTORIST: REAL FAST I WAS COIMING HERE IN FAST LANE YOU CLULD SEE IT HAPPEND DOWN AHEAD OF YOU HERE.))
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Zero visibility fog is to blame for the wreck.
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Italian lovers flocked today to the city where Saint Valentine is buried.
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Hundreds gathered to renew pledges of love or pray for love they hoped to find.
Many attended mass in the church where the third century bishop is buried.
There is no clear agreement on why St. Valentine is associated with
lovers.
One version of the legend suggests the bishop was killed for defying a
Roman emperor who had banned marriage because he feared husbands would
be tempted to stay at home with their wives rather than fight wars.
Another is that when Valentine was bishop of the city he helped a young
couple whose parents were opposed to their marriage. After helping the
couple, Valentine supposedly gave them a present of flowers.
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On this Valentines Day, many Roanokers are receiving cards, candy and flowers.
But as Joe Dashiell reports, some are also enjoying a sweet serenade.
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((LET ME CALL YOU SWEETHEART... I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU...))
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Judy Monroe says she was shocked when a barbershop quartet appeared at her office... to deliver the Valentines greetings from her husband Rodney.
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((29 YEARS AND HE'S SENT ME FLOWERS ONCE. SO I GUESS HE'S MAKING UP FOR IT. BUT IT'S WONDERFUL. IT WAS A NICE SURPRISE.))
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Monroe was one of 150 Roanoke Valley Valentines serenaded by members of the Virginia Gentlemen Barbershop Chorus. Bill Sphar, Bill Rugg, Irving Glover and Rupert Cutler say they look forward to the annual fundraiser.
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((LAST YEAR AT HAYES SEAY MATTERN AND MATTERN WE SANG TO A LADY ON THE SECOND FLOOR, A CUBICLE FLOOR AND LITTLE HEADS POPPED UP LIKE A PRAIRIE DOG COLONY. WE STARTED SINGING AND PEOPLE STARTED COMING OVER, SO IT'S A HIGHLIGHT OF MY YEAR, WE JUST HAVE A GREAT TIME.))
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Music was also in the air at the VA Medical Center in Salem.
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Miss Virginia, Crystal Lewis, provided the entertainment for a Valentines Day salute to hospitalized veterans.
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Ragtime has come to the Valley. As Patrick Evans will tell us, it's not just the music, it's an award winning play.
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Still to come today in Sports, from Speedweeks in Daytona, Mike Stevens says the Viagra car is having a bad Valentine's day.
and on Health Check, a local apartment complex wants to make a lasting gift for the holiday and
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the federal government warns parents...car seats are not just for babies.
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(("TOO MANY LARGER CHILDREN ARE SUFFERING SERIOUS INJURIES AND EVEN FATALITIES BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINED." ))
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The Transportation Department says too many older children are getting hurt or killed in automobile accidents because they are not properly restrained.
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So the Department has begun a nationwide "Don't Skip a Step" campaign to inform parents about the need for booster seats for children 40 to 80 pounds. That's usually ages four to eight.
The steps refer to four aspects of child passenger safety: rear facing infant seats, forward facing toddler seats, then booster seats, and finally adult seat belts.
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((RODNEY SLATER/SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION "MANY PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS, EVEN THE MOST SAFETY CONSCIOUS, JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT AS THEIR CHILDREN GROW, CHILD SAFETY RESTRAINTS MUST BE MODIFIED TO ASSURE THOSE RESTRAINTS FIT PROPERLY.))
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Slater says only 7 percent of larger children use a booster seat.
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The American Red Cross is doing something it's never done before to increase blood donations.
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Pebble Creek is holding a blood drive this evening and it's the first time one has ever been done at an apartment community.
Organizers chose Valentine's Day for a special reason.
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((JENNIFER BROOKS/PEBBLE CREEK SOCIAL DIR.: IT IS THE HEART HOLIDAY AND WE JUST DECIDED THAT SOMETHING LIKE GIVING THE GIFT OF LIFE FOR VALENTINE'S DAY WOULD BE A GOOD THEME, SO WE WENT WITH IT.))
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The location may be a first, but the Red Cross travels all over the region, collecting blood everyday.
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((PHYLLIS MCCALLIE/RED CROSS: OUR SCHEDULE TAKES US ABOUT A 200 MILE RADIUS OF ROANOKE AND ALL SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.))
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Everyone who comes in to give blood today, gets a red rose.
The Red Cross hopes to collect 25 pints.
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The blood drive is going on until 7:00 tonight in the Pebble Creek Clubhouse.
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The final days of Speedweeks began today at Daytona Beach. Mike Stevens checks in from Florida where the weather and the climate on the track took a turn for the worse today.
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Finally today, if you need a suggestion for a last minute Valentine's Day card, Patrick Evans has just the website for you.
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It probably doesn't come as a surprise to many of you that today is Valentine's Day. But if you've slipped up and forgotten that loved one far away from home, your options are limited. This late, you're not going to get much delivered in time. If that's the case, check out our website of the day.
Egreetings-dot-com is the place to send that last minute e-mail card. But what you'll find there is not just a line of text over a picture of a heart.
You can choose from a living stationary to animated cards featuring the Three Stooges and Cupid.
The greetings can range from the sentimental to the silly and they can use either their words or there own
A word of warning though, the site has been very busy today, so you may have to keep trying. Also remember, in most cases diamonds are a girls best friend, and your loved one on the other end probably knows this is a free service, so they'll know how much you spent on them.
So while love is in the air today, you can head to today's website of the day through a link to our page at WDBJ7-dot-com. I'm Patrick Evans.
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Ragtime is the latest of the big Broadway shows to hit town, and tonight is the big performance.
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Patrick is on site at the Roanoke Civic Center, and has the latest on last minute details before the curtain goes up later this evening.
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