WDBJ 7 morning news for 07/07/00

[Construction]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

[NEWSCAST=morning]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=00-]
[GRAPHIC=Roanoke Co. Schools]

Some Cave Spring residents are concerned about how the new south county high school will affect their property.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]
They attended an informational meeting held by Roanoke School officials last night to get some answers.
One of the main concerns some homeowners have is over buffers zones.
Some residents say they are concerned that too many trees have been cut down during construction and there is nothing left to muffle the noise and block the view of the school
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[SOT 11:57:01]
[IN Q=I've been assured]
((JEFF COPELAND/HOMEOWNER: I'VE BEEN ASSURED THAT THEY'RE GOING TO PUT MORE TREES BACK THAN THEY ORIGINALLY INTENDED SO I'VE GOT A KIND OF WAIT AND SEE ATTITUDE))
[SUPER=01-Jeff Copeland/Homeowner]
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[OUT Q=and see attitude]
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[VO-NAT]

Roanoke County School officials say through informational sessions like this they hope to ease residents' fears.
The county also plans to set-up a web site where residents can access information about the progress of the project.
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[11D'Ville-Schools]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=None]

Improvements to George Washington High school in Danville could be on the way.
City Manager Jerry Gwaltney proposed a 16 million dollar improvement project for the school.
The project would be paid for through a bond issue.
Another multi-million dollar project proposed last night would upgrade the city's six elementary and middle schools.
That project would be paid for with lottery funds.

[Erving]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]

Florida officials believe a body inside a car that they pulled out of a pond is that of basketball star Julius Erving's missing son.
No one has seen the 19- year- old Cory Erving since May.
Todd Jurkowski has details.
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[SUPER=03-Sanford, FL; :00]
[SUPER=01-Don Eslinger/Seminole County Sheriff; :14]
[SUPER=01-Todd Jurkowski/Reporting; 1:20]
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Locator: Sanford, FL All hopes of finding 19 year old Cory Erving alive were dashed Thursday when authorities pulled his missing car from a pond near his home. Inside the car they discovered a lifeless body.

SOT: Don Eslinger/Seminole County Sheriff
"The body does in fact fit the description of Cory Erving, including clothing."
The 19 year old disappeared on May 28th. He never came back from what was supposed to be a short trip to the store to buy some bread. Because of Cory's past history of substance abuse and run ins with the law, authorities initially suspected foul-play, but a preliminary investigation now leads them to believe otherwise.

SOT: Don Eslinger/Seminole County Sheriff
"There is a possibility that this was an accident."
The Ervings went public with their son's disappearance on June 13th. The basketball legend appeared on various national media outlets pleading for any information about his son and never giving up hope.

SOT: Julius Irving
"We have not put that ultimate on the table but we've talked about the scenarios."
An autopsy will be performed later today. In the meantime, the Ervings can begin grieving for a son they prayed would one day come home. Steve Dunlop, CBS News, New York.

))[11Clagett]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=equ]
[TAPE#=00-12 TC1:40:35]
[GRAPHIC=VA Death Penalty]

For only the second time in five years, Virginia has executed a man in the electric chair.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Jarratt/File Tape;]

In 1995, the state began giving inmates a choice between electrocution and lethal injection.
39 year old Michael David Clagett (KLAG-et) chose the chair and was pronounced dead just after nine o'clock tonight.
His minister said he was a truly reformed man.
He killed four strangers, while robbing a Virginia Beach restaurant in 1994.
The robbery netted 400 dollars.
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[11Roanoke-Police]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=None]

The Roanoke City Police Department says it was conducting an investigation of it's own before federal agents were called in to take over.
The Department says rumors of misconduct by a few officers sparked the initial internal investigation.
But soon afterwards, the department turned the investigation over to the federal Drug Enforcement Administration.
Officials confirmed at least one officer has been placed on administrative leave but would not say how many other officers are under investigation.

[11Grant]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=sch]
[TAPE#=00-16]
[GRAPHIC=Legal Scales]

A Danville man sentenced to life in prison says he's sorry for his crime.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Danville;]

Judge James Ingram sentenced 23 year old Ray Matthew Grant yesterday.
Grant stabbed his friend 45 year old Mary Deloris Johnson 75 times this past January.
He stood up in court and apologized for what he did.
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[SOT 1:15:53]
[IN Q=He meant it.]
((LATASHA POTEAT/DEFENDENT'S COUSIN: HE MEANT IT. HE'S SORRY. IF HE COULD GO BACK NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. IT'S MESSED UP.))
[SOT 5:37:42]
((JEANIQUA JACKSON/VICTIM'S NIECE: SHE MEANT THE WORLD TO ME. I WOULD TALK TO HER EVERY DAY.))
[SUPER=01-Latasha Poteat/Defendent's Cousin; :00]
[SUPER=01-Jeaniqua Jackson/Victim's Niece; :08]
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[OUT Q=her every day.]
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[VO-NAT]

The victim's family says they are satisfied with Grant's sentence.
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[Shooting]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Shooting 4130]

Lynchburg Police are investigating a shooting that happened early this morning.
There is not a lot of information available, but authorities say several male suspects kicked in the door at 915 Daring Street and shot a man one time in the chest. Two other individuals inside the house were robbed. The suspects then fled on foot. No one has been arrested at this time. We will have more information as it becomes available.

[Kennedy]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]

Federal officials have closed the book on the plane crash that killed John F- Kennedy, Junior, his wife and sister-in-law.
Bobbi Harley reports on the final report.
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[SUPER=01-Bobbi Harley/Reporting; 1:17]
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THE DEATH OF JOHN F. KENNEDY, JR, MOVED PEOPLE TO MOURN WORLD-WIDE. BUT EXACTLY WHAT CAUSED HIS SMALL PLANE TO CRASH ALMOST A YEAR AGO IS DRAWING MUCH LESS FAN FARE.
THE MOST DRAMATIC IMAGE - PICTURES RELEASED FOR THE FIRST TIME OF THE PIECES OF THE PIPER SARATOGA AIRCRAFT PULLED FROM THE OCEAN OFF THE COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS LAST JULY.
BUT EXACTLY WHAT BROUGHT IT DOWN IS SIMPLY POSTED HERE - THE WEB SITE OF THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD. AND THE FINAL REPORT PUTS THE BLAME FOR THE ACCIDENT THAT KILLED KENNEDY, HIS WIFE, AND HER SISTER ON KENNEDY HIMSELF - THAT THE PLANE CRASHED BECAUSE OF
GRFX: THE PILOTS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL A RESULT OF SPATIAL DISORIENTATION.
THATS WHEN A PILOT CANT SEE THE HORIZON AND LOSES THE ABILITY TO KNOW WHAT'S UP AND WHAT'S DOWN - SIMPLY PUT - HE BECOMES LOST IN SPACE.
ANIMATION: IN KENNEDY'S CASE - INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE HE GOT DISORIENTED WHEN HE STARTED TO DESCEND OVER THE WATER - ENDING WITH HIM CRASHING INTO IT.
MOREOVER THE REPORT FOUND OTHER
GRFX: FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE HAZE AND THE DARK NIGHT.
KENNEDY HAD LOGGED A LITTLE MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED HOURS IN THE AIR - AND HAD NOT BEEN TRAINED TO FLY BY READING THE INSTRUMENTS ALONE.
A COMBINATION OF CONDITIONS THAT PROVED DEADLY THAT NIGHT AND WHILE THE INVESTIGATION IS NOW OFFICIALLY CLOSED -- THE MEMORY OF SUCH A NATIONAL TRAGEDY WILL MOST LIKELY LIVE ON. BH, CBS NEWS, NY

))[11Campbell-Fatal]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=00-26]
[GRAPHIC=Fatal Accident]

One man was killed and a woman injured during a crash between a truck and a car in Campbell County.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Campbell Co.]

State police say 27- year- old Eddie Lee Edwards of Naruna lost control of his rig rounding this corner on Route 501 near Rustburg yesterday.
His truck, which was carrying wood chips, flipped over onto another car driven by 37- year- old Carrie Younger.
Younger suffered minor injuries in the crash.
Authorities blocked off Route 501 for most of the day while crews worked to remove the truck and its contents from the roadway.
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[11Lafayette-Shooting]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jmc]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=Shooting]

Roanoke police are investigating another instance of gunfire along Lafayette Boulevard.
A woman says she was sitting in her house with her 5-year-old son Wednesday night when she heard four or five pops.
Police say one bullet went through two walls of the building.
Two more bullet holes were found in the siding. No one was hurt.
People in the neighborhood have complained recently about gangs of teenagers firing guns.
Roanoke authorities refuse to attribute the incidents to organized gangs.

[Health-Check]

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

In medical news, Prozac can now be used to treat more than just depression.
Doctor Dave Hnida has that story and more in this morning's Health check.
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[SUPER=01-Dr. Dave Hnida/Reporting; :00 ]
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((Information: ON CAM THE POPULAR ANTIDEPRESSANT PROZAC HAS JUST WON APPROVAL TO TREAT SEVERE PMS-

VT=VO
BUT FOR WOMEN WHO USE THE DRUG FOR THIS PURPOSE- DONT CALL IT PROZAC. THE MANUFACTURER HAS COME UP WITH A NEW NAME- SARAFEM- EVEN THOUGHT ITS STILL PROZAC. IN STUDIES WOMEN WHO TOOK SARAFEM/PROZAC EVERY DAY CUT THEIR SEVERE PMS SYMPTOMS BY 36%.

VT=VO
IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO CUT YOUR RISK OF A HEART ATTACK- EAT YOUR CEREAL- AS LONG AS ITS FORTIFIED WITH FOLATE.A STUDY IN THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION SHOWS PEOPLE WHO EAT FORTIFIED CEREAL ARE ABLE TO BUILD UP CHEMICALS IN THEIR BLOODSTREAMS THAN PROTECT BLOOD VESSELS FROM CLOGGING UP.

VT=VO
AND FINALLY IF YOU'VE GOT A YOUNGSTER GOING OFF TO COLLEGE THIS YEAR, THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL SAYS STICK THEM WITH A SHOT TO PREVENT MENINGITIS BEFORE THEY LEAVE. MENINGITIS CAN BE A DEADLY INFECTION OF THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD- AND ITS MOST COMMON AMONG FRESHMEN COLLEGE STUDENTS LIVING IN DORMS.
ON CAM THAT'S A LOOK AT SOME OF THE DAYS TOP HEALTH STORIES. IM DR DAVE HNIDA FOR CBS NEWS.))

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[SUPER=#4049; Morning Headlines]
[ANCHOR=Kim]

Here's a look at today's top stories.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kim]

A strike is averted as union workers at Salem's General Electric plant vote to accept a new three- year contract.

The deal offers G-E employees across the country a significant wage increase, along with early retirement options and a better pension plan.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kim]

Charlotte police are investigating the apparent murder of 24- year- old N-F-L running back Fred Lane.
Lane was found dead inside his North Carolina home.
Authorities believe a domestic dispute led to the shooting.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kim]

And residents living near the site for the new South County High School make their concerns known to Roanoke county school officials.
At last night's meeting, citizens said they were concerned about a lack of trees blocking the view of the school and no buffers against school noise.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

And that's what's making news on this Friday, July 7th .
[ANCHOR=Steve]

News 7 Mornin' will be right back.

[County-School]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morning]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=00-22]
[GRAPHIC=Roanoke Co. Schools]

Residents' concerns over the construction of the new South county High School has forced Roanoke County School officials to provide some answers.
Joy Sutton explains.
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[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00]
[SUPER=01-David Carter/Homeowner; :08]
[SUPER=01-Linda Webber/Roanoke Co. Superintendent; :34]
[SUPER=01-Richard Flora/Roanoke Co. Schools; :46]
[SUPER=01-Jeff Copeland/Homeowner;1:05]
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(( David Carter is just one of many Cave Spring homeowners concerned about how the South County high school will affect his property.
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((DAVID CARTER/HOMEOWNER: WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS GOING TO BE SOME TYPE OF BUFFER OR FENCE PUT UP TO SCREEN ALL THE NOISE FROM OUR PROPERTY)) [RUNS04]
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((BUTT...BUTT..BUTT))
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[SOT 12:22:43]
[IN Q=We've been told there]
((WE'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE MORE THAN ONE LINE OF TREES IN THAT BUFFER AND SO THAT'S OUR BIGGEST CONTENTION. ONE ROW OF TREES IS JUST NOT GOING TO BLOCK A WHOLE LOT OF NOISE FROM THE PRACTICE FIELD)) [RUNS12]
[OUT Q=the practice filed]

Through information session like this one Roanoke County School officials say they're hoping to ease some of the anxiety.
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[SOT 12:29:53]
[IN Q=Just solid information]
((LINDA WEBER/SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT: JUST SOLID INFORMATION SO PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY OVER THINGS THEY DON'T NEED TO WORRY OVER)) [RUNS06]
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[SOT 12:04:43]
[IN Q=Where we have ]
((RICHARD FLORA/EXECUTIVE ASST. FOR OPERATIONS: WHERE WE HAVE TO CUT DOWN THE PROPERTY LINE WE WILL GO BACK AND PUT SOME VEGETATION BACK IN OTHER PLACES WHERE WE'RE NOT EXCAVATING THEN WE'RE LEAVING IT)) [RUNS11]
[OUT Q=leaving it]
[OUT Q=worry over]

For some residents that can't happen soon enough -- and they say while it sounds good, they're just waiting to see that it actually happens.
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[SOT11:57:31]
[IN Q=Let's go ahead]
((JEFF COPELAND: LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET SOME FINAL GRADING AND GET SOME TREES IN NOW NOT WAIT FOR TWO YEARS FOR THE FINAL GRADING TO BE DONE)) [RUNS07]
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(( SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY LANDSCAPING WILL BE ONE OF THE LAST PARTS OF THE PROJECT AND IT WILL BE AT LEAST 18 MONTHS BEFORE CONSTRUCTION IS FINISHED .... JOY SUTTON, NEWS 7)).
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[11GE-Vote]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=00-23 TC33:11]
[GRAPHIC=GE contract Vote]

General Electric Union Employees in Salem have voted to accept a new three-year contract.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem]

The contract offers G-E workers across the country a 14- percent wage increase over the next three years, along with early retirement options and a better pension plan.
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[IN Q=I would say]
[TAPE: GE VOTE TC:09:52:08] ((ROY ROGERS: I WOULD SAY IT WAS A VERY DIFFICULT TIME AND IT WAS A HARD FIGHT. BUT WE WERE ABLE TO GET MOST OF THE THINGS WE WANTED. BUT I THINK WE DID END UP WITH A FAIR CONTRACT.))
[SUPER=01-Roy Rogers/Local 161 President]
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[OUT Q=a fair contract.]
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[VO-NAT]

The vote approved the contract by a 90 percent margin at C-U-E Local 161. The national tally will released today.

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[Lane]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Murder]

Police in Charlotte say it's likely a domestic dispute led to the shooting death of an N-F-L player.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Charlotte, NC;]

Indianapolis Colts running back Fred Lane was found dead inside his North Carolina home yesterday.
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[SOT 3:01:15]
[IN Q=At this point]
((KEITH BRIDGES/CHARLOTTE POLICE SPOKESPERSON: AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE ARE ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT THIS IS FRED LANE. HE'S BEEN THE VICTIM OF A SHOOTING. MR. LANE IS DECEASED IN HIS HOME. POLICE ARE HERE. WE HAVE INVESTIGATORS ON THE SCENE.))
[SUPER=01-Keith Bridges/Charlotte Police Spokesman;]
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[OUT Q=on the scene.]
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[VO-NAT]

Lane's father says the 24- year- old player and his wife have had problems recently.
Investigators questioned and later released Lane's wife, Diedra.
No charges have been filed.
Lane's death came just one day after his indictment on drug charges.
He was also scheduled to begin his first season with the Colts after they acquired him from the North Carolina Panthers.
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[11Farmville-Murders]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=00-15 TC1:21:08]
[GRAPHIC=Murder]

Farmville authorities have charged a man with killing his ex- wife and her mother in their homes.
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[VO-NAT]

53- year- old Reginald Varner was arrested Wednesday night after being stopped for speeding.. an officer noticed blood in his vehicle.
[SUPER=03-Farmville/File Tape]

He's charged with using an axe to murder his former wife.. 50- year- old Suzanne Varner, seen here in a News7 story from two years ago.
Varner also allegedly murdered his former mother- in- law, Susan Arena.
The two women owned Suzi's Antiques in Farmville, which provided many of the costumes for the movie "Titanic".
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[11Pitts-Body]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=sch]
[TAPE#=00-18 TC1:17:08]
[GRAPHIC=Murder]

A body was found in a Pittsylvania County resident's driveway.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co.;]

A black man in his late teens or early 20's was found yesterday on Moorefield Bridge Road.
Authorities say the victim was shot at least once.
The body has been sent to Roanoke for an autopsy.
Authorities have not released the man's name.
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[Shooting]

[Airport-Incident]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]

It's started to sound like the "boy who cried wolf".
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-San Francisco, CA;]

The second false alarm in just one week hit the San Francisco International Airport, disrupting more than a dozen flights yesterday.
The confusion began when a suspicious package was found on a loading ramp next to a United Airlines flight.
Airport police evacuated 35- hundred air travelers as they inspected the package.
Authorities then realized the package was a piece of art, and the airport returned to normal.
A week ago, another false alarm was triggered by a harmless electronic device.
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[11Goodlatte]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=00-25 TC27:52]
[GRAPHIC=Gas Prices]

Roanoke County Supervisors sat down with Sixth District Congressman Bob Goodlatte and talked about the high gas prices.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

Though gas prices have fallen a few cents recently, self serve regular is still hovering around a dollar fifty a gallon.
And while local elected officials have little control over the price at the pump, they're hearing about it from their constituents.
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[IN Q=I'm anxious that it stabilize]
((I'M ANXIOUS THAT IT STABILIZE BECAUSE OTHER THAN JUST DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, IT AFFECTS A LOT OF OUT OTHER INDUSTRIES TOO. PETROLEUM AFFECTS AN AWFUL LOT OF THINGS WE DO IN THE UNITED STATES.))
[SUPER=01-Fuzzy Minnix/Cave Spring Supervisor;]
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[OUT Q=we do in the United States.]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]

Goodlatte told the supervisors he supports an increase in domestic oil production.
But at this point, he does not favor tapping the nation's petroleum reserve, or suspending the federal gas tax, as some in Congress have suggested.
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[11Milk-Prices]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=00-13 TC1:28:03]
[GRAPHIC=HOLD Gas Prices]

The high gas prices are taking its toll on dairy farmers.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Montgomery Co.;]

Allen Sisson says he's been losing thousands of dollars a month since milk prices plunged in December.
That, combined with the higher cost of fuel, is making it hard to break even.
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[IN Q=It's affecting me]
[SOT 10:49:00 - 16]
((IT'S AFFECTING ME ABOUT 5-6,000 A MONTH. WITH THE SUPPLY AND DEMAND, I THINK WE'RE JUST PRODUCING TOO MUCH MILK ON THE WEST COAST AND IT'S KILLING US ON THE EAST COAST BECAUSE WE'RE HAVING TO CONTEND WITH THEIR PRICES. ))
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((GORDON GROOVER/EXTENSION ECONOMIST: IT IS THE TRADITIONAL OR CLASSIC COST-PRICE SQUEEZE THAT DAIRYMEN IN VIRGINIA ARE EXPERIENCING AND NATIONWIDE.))
[SUPER=01-Allen Sisson/Dairy Farmer;]
[SUPER=01-Gordon Groover/Extension Economist;]
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[OUT Q=with their prices.]
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[VO-NAT]

Analysts say that milk prices are the lowest they've been in nearly 20 years... and that it may be another year before they rebound.
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[11Cory-Everson]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=tte]
[TAPE#=00-19]
[GRAPHIC=None]

Some Roanoke County women found themselves locked out of their gym.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]

Cory Everson's Health and Fitness Club suddenly closed with no warning to its members.
A note on the door says the club MIGHT re-open Monday with a new air conditioner.
But it also says if the club does NOT reopen -- it's the landlord's fault for not keeping up proper working conditions.
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[SOT 16:36:27]
[IN Q=What are you]
((WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR THE LANDLORD TO DO? TO HOPEFULLY TURN IT OVER TO OUR GENERAL MANAGER. HE'S GOING TO TAKE IT OVER WHICH WOULD BE GOOD BECAUSE I LIKE MY JOB.))
[SUPER=01-Jessica Dowdy/Employee; :02]
[RUNS=:12]
[OUT Q=like my job]
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[VO-NAT]
The note accuses the landlord of spiking the rent up to 10-thousand-dollars a month. But off camera, the landlord said the manager OFFERED to pay that much in order to take over the club.
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[Local-Recap]
[SUPER=#4059;Local Recap]
[2-Shot=Kmc/SPA]
[ANCHOR=Kim]

Now here's another look at today's top local stories:
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=KIM]

Authorities say the body of a black man in his late teens or early 20's was found yesterday on Moorefield Bridge Road in Pittsylvania County.
They say the victim was shot at least once.
Authorities have not released the man's name.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

Some Cave Spring residents are concerned about how the new south county high school will affect their property. They attended an informational meeting held by Roanoke School officials last night to get some answers.
One of the main concerns some homeowners have is over buffers zones.

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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kim]

General Electric Union Employees in Salem have voted to accept a new three-year contract.
The contract offers G-E workers across the country a 14- percent wage increase over the next three years, along with early retirement options and a better pension plan.
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[ANCHOR=Steve]
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[2-SHOT]
[ANCHOR=Kim]

Now here's Keith Humphry with a preview of News 7 at Six.
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[ANCHOR=Steve]
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