WDBJ 7 morning news AM cutins for 12/26/00

[7-Roanoke-Shooting]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

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[WRITER=jmi]
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Two people were shot in a Northwest Roanoke home, that according to Roanoke Police.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
The shooting occurred around one yesterday morning at this home on Courtland Avenue. Police say Katrina Henderson was shot in the back...Christopher Henderson was shot in the face, shoulder and leg.
Police say another shooting on Sunday at the Stop and Save Mini Mart on Melrose may be related.
Police say 18-year-old Reaco (RICO) Ramon Hylton was shot and killed at the store, following an arguement with another man.
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[IN Q=One thing that]
[SUPER=01-Shelly Alley/Roanoke Police Department]
((SHELLY ALLEY/ROANOKE POLICE DEPARTMENT: ONE THING THAT WE HAVE DETERMINED IS THAT THE SUSPECT IN THE MELROSE AVENUE SHOOTING HAS BEEN KNOWN TO STAY AT THIS ADDRESS ON COURTLAND AVENUE.))
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[OUT Q=Courtland avenue.]
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[VO-NAT]
Police say they're looking for one suspect in connection with Hylton's murder .. and two suspects in connection with yesterday morning's shooting.
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[7-Xmas-dinner]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutins]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=00-48; 53:24]
[GRAPHIC=Christmas]

Volunteers at Roanoke's Hull's 1920's Fine Dining got things cookin' early yesterday morning for some less fortunate neighbors.
Jennifer Miele has the story.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Richard Law]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;:00]
[SUPER=01-Richard Law/Hull's 1920's Fine Dining;:12]
[SUPER=07-Khadiea Waller;:30 QUICK!!]
[SUPER=01-Asa Flint/Hull's 1920's Fine Dining;:46]
[SUPER=@Jennifer2; :51]
[RUNS=1:24]
[OUT Q=JM News 7, Roanoke.]
(( Richard Law and Asa Flint love to cook, and kids like Marquies and C.J. love to eat.
Love AND food brought the pairs together for a special holiday meal.
[SOT]
[tc:00:25:11]
[IN Q=There's a lot of]
((RICHARD LAW: THERE'S A LOT OF FAMILIES OUT THERE THAT NEED A NICE DECENT MEAL, AND THERE ARE SOME KIDS THAT DON'T SEE SANTA. SO IT'S JUST TO GIVE BACK, TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.))
[OUT Q=to the community.]
[RUNS09] [NAT SOUND] [tc:00:15:58] ((I GOT A BIG AIRPLANE.)) [RUNS03]
While the food was appreciated, Santa really hit the spot.
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[tc:00:15:17]
[IN Q=Santa Clause]
((KHADIEA WALLER: SANTA CLAUS IS SOMETHING FOR A LITTLE KID, AND HE ENJOYED IT, HE REALLY LIKED IT.)) [RUNS06]
[OUT Q=liked it.]

The servers were all volunteers.
Friends and Patrons of Hull's donated the presents and food... and the 5-star executive chef started cooking around six am.
[SOT]
[00:33:14]
[IN Q= I believe in]
((ASA FLINT: I BELIEVE IN THE LORD, AND THIS IS THE LORD'S DAY. HE SAYS GIVE, AND IT'S BETTER TO GIVE THAN RECEIVE. I BELIEVE THAT. EVEN THOUGH I MISS BEING WITH MY FAMILY AT TIMES, THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.)) [RUNS13]
[OUT Q=it's all about.]

For those who couldn't make it to the restaurant, volunteers at Hull's were ready with to-go plates.
[SOT]
[tc:00:27:02]
[IN Q=If they can't]
((RICHARD LAW: IF THEY CAN'T COME TO ME, I'M GOING TO GET TO THEM, SOMEHOW.))
[OUT Q=them somehow.]
[RUNS04]
Dozens of families turned out for a free Christmas dinner. But Flint says this year is just the tip of the iceberg.
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[tc: 00:32:07]
[IN Q=Next year]
((ASA FLINT: NEXT YEAR, I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE EVEN BETTER.))
[OUT Q=even better.]
[RUNS03]
Christmas at Hulls left these little patrons with tummys and hands full. [NAT SOUND] [tc:00:17:30] ((I LOVE CHRISTMAS.)) [RUNS02]
Jennifer Miele, News 7, Roanoke. ))

[7WEATHER]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutins]
[WRITER=kmc]
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Turning our attention now to weather--
Mostly sunny today with increasing clouds and highs in the low to mid 30s.

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[45-NS-buyout]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutins]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=00-39; 1:19:11]
[GRAPHIC=Norfolk Southern]
870 Norfolk Southern employees have less than a week to apply for early retirement.
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[VO-NAT]
[TAPE#=00-39 TC1:19:11]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/File Tape]

The move lowers the non-union retirement age from 55 to 53.
The program also allows some employees to add three years both to their length of service and to their age in calculating their pension.
Roughly 18 percent of the company's non-union workforce will be eligible for the program.
Norfolk Southern says the buyout offer is an attempt to reduce operating expenses.
The application deadline is December 31st.
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[45-Patrick-Henry]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutins]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=00-43; 1:13:59]
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The Patrick Henry Boys and Girls Plantation got a great Holiday gift, 687 acres of prime real estate. Steve Smallshaw tells us what the foundation plans to do with the land.
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[IN Q=For forty years]
[SUPER=03-Brookneal; :00]
[SUPER=01-Sandy Gregory/Patrick Henry Plantation Director; ]
[SUPER=@ssm2]
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[OUT Q=News7, Brookneal.]

(( For forty years, they've taken in hundreds of children from across Virginia.. boys and girls who come from broken or disfunctional homes and suffer from a variety of emotional problems.
[SOT 10:15:26]
((THEY'RE CHILDREN WITH PROBLEMS AND NOT PROBLEM CHILDREN...))
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The children come to Patrick Henry Plantation which operates four group homes across central and Southside Virginia.
[natsot 10:25:31]
((AND THEN THE BOYS HOME DOWN IN HALIFAX WAS A GIFT AS WELL...))
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Most of the homes only house about a dozen children each... and there's a long list of girls waiting to be placed.
Expanding at any of the current locations is not an option.
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((SANDY GREGORY/PH DIRECTOR: OUR BOARD DECIDED YEARS BACK THAT WE WANTED TO STAY TOWARDS A FAMILY ATMOSPHERE AND THE LARGER YOU GET AT ONE SITE, THE MORE INSTITUTIONALIZED IT BECOMES.))
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[OUT Q=it becomes.]

So when developer C.B. Robertson offered the Plantation his family's 200- year- old farm in Charlotte County, director Sandy Gregory was quick to accept.
Now comes the challenge of raising the money to build a new girls home on the property, so they can move about a dozen young women off their waiting list and into a stable home environment.
[natsot 1:16:59 Stock #179]
[RUNS= 03]

The public has responded once before when the Rustburg girls home lost its horse barn to a fire in 1998.
Gregory says he's confident the Plantation's supporters will come through again.
Steve Smallshaw, News7, Brookneal.))

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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutins]
[WRITER=kmc]
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Let's check the Tuesday forecast...
Mostly sunny ...but clouds will increase by late this afternoon.

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[8-Roanoke-Shooting]

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[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=00-38; 1:51:41]
[GRAPHIC=Shooting]

A Christmas Day shooting at a Northwest Roanoke home left two people injured.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
The shooting occurred around one yesterday morning at this home on Courtland Avenue. Police say Katrina Henderson was shot in the back...Christopher Henderson was shot in the face, shoulder and leg.
Police say another shooting on Sunday at the Stop and Save Mini Mart on Melrose may be related.
Police say 18-year-old Reaco (RICO) Ramon Hylton was shot and killed at the store, following an arguement with another man.
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[SOT @ 00:06:42 - 06:50]
[IN Q=One thing that]
[SUPER=01-Shelly Alley/Roanoke Police Department]
((SHELLY ALLEY/ROANOKE POLICE DEPARTMENT: ONE THING THAT WE HAVE DETERMINED IS THAT THE SUSPECT IN THE MELROSE AVENUE SHOOTING HAS BEEN KNOWN TO STAY AT THIS ADDRESS ON COURTLAND AVENUE.))
[RUNS=08]
[OUT Q=Courtland avenue.]
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[VO-NAT]

The Hendersons are listed in stable condition at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Police say they're looking for one suspect in connection with Hylton's murder .. and two suspects in connection with yesterday morning's shooting.
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[8-Xmas-dinner]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutins]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=00-48; 53:24]
[GRAPHIC=Christmas]

Christmas gifts and a free meal were on the menu at Hull's 1920s Fine Dining in Roanoke.
Jennifer Miele spent part of her holiday there, and has the story.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Richard Law]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;:00]
[SUPER=01-Richard Law/Hull's 1920's Fine Dining;:12]
[SUPER=07-Khadiea Waller;:30 QUICK!!]
[SUPER=01-Asa Flint/Hull's 1920's Fine Dining;:46]
[SUPER=@Jennifer2; :51]
[RUNS=1:24]
[OUT Q=JM News 7, Roanoke.]
(( Richard Law and Asa Flint love to cook, and kids like Marquies and C.J. love to eat.
Love AND food brought the pairs together for a special holiday meal.
[SOT]
[tc:00:25:11]
[IN Q=There's a lot of]
((RICHARD LAW: THERE'S A LOT OF FAMILIES OUT THERE THAT NEED A NICE DECENT MEAL, AND THERE ARE SOME KIDS THAT DON'T SEE SANTA. SO IT'S JUST TO GIVE BACK, TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.))
[OUT Q=to the community.]
[RUNS09] [NAT SOUND] [tc:00:15:58] ((I GOT A BIG AIRPLANE.)) [RUNS03]
While the food was appreciated, Santa really hit the spot.
[SOT]
[tc:00:15:17]
[IN Q=Santa Clause]
((KHADIEA WALLER: SANTA CLAUS IS SOMETHING FOR A LITTLE KID, AND HE ENJOYED IT, HE REALLY LIKED IT.)) [RUNS06]
[OUT Q=liked it.]

The servers were all volunteers.
Friends and Patrons of Hull's donated the presents and food... and the 5-star executive chef started cooking around six am.
[SOT]
[00:33:14]
[IN Q= I believe in]
((ASA FLINT: I BELIEVE IN THE LORD, AND THIS IS THE LORD'S DAY. HE SAYS GIVE, AND IT'S BETTER TO GIVE THAN RECEIVE. I BELIEVE THAT. EVEN THOUGH I MISS BEING WITH MY FAMILY AT TIMES, THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.)) [RUNS13]
[OUT Q=it's all about.]

For those who couldn't make it to the restaurant, volunteers at Hull's were ready with to-go plates.
[SOT]
[tc:00:27:02]
[IN Q=If they can't]
((RICHARD LAW: IF THEY CAN'T COME TO ME, I'M GOING TO GET TO THEM, SOMEHOW.))
[OUT Q=them somehow.]
[RUNS04]
Dozens of families turned out for a free Christmas dinner. But Flint says this year is just the tip of the iceberg.
[SOT]
[tc: 00:32:07]
[IN Q=Next year]
((ASA FLINT: NEXT YEAR, I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE EVEN BETTER.))
[OUT Q=even better.]
[RUNS03]
Christmas at Hulls left these little patrons with tummys and hands full. [NAT SOUND] [tc:00:17:30] ((I LOVE CHRISTMAS.)) [RUNS02]
Jennifer Miele, News 7, Roanoke. ))

[8WEATHER]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutins]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#none]
[GRAPHIC=none]

Turning once again to the forecast...
Mostly sunny with increasing clouds and highs of 30 to 35.

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