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[TALENT=Kimberly]
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A motorist and four schoolchildren suffer minor injuries in a school bus accident this morning in Botetourt county.
We'll have a live report.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
And a tanker truck carrying thousands of gallons of heating oil overturns on Interstate 81.
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[TALENT=Jacey]
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The warming trend continues this weekend until it feels more like Summer than Spring. A bit of a heat wave coming up in the forecast.
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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News 7 at noon, right after this break.
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A head on collision between a Botetourt County school bus and a car sends five people to the hospital.
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
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Bus 46 was carrying students students from Read Mountain Middle School and Lord Botetourt High School when a car crossed the highway and hit the bus head on.
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It happened around 8:30 this morning on Alternate Route 220. That's the divided highway that runs from U-S 460 near Bonsack to the Troutville exit on Interstate 81.
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Joe Dashiell is in Botetourt County with the latest on the accident.
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[SUPER=05-Botetourt Co.]
((ROLLCUE:... no one suffered serious injuries.))
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[SUPER=03-Botetourt Co. ; :00]
[SUPER=01-Cody Martin/Lord Botetourt Student; :15 quick]
[SUPER=01-Larry Hall/Director of Transportation; :31]
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[OUT Q=did that today.]
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[SUPER=05-Botetourt Co.]
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
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State police are working to clean up a tanker truck accident near Buchanan on Interstate 81.
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[SUPER=05-Botetourt Co.]
You are looking at a live picture from the accident scene. At this hour, one lane of traffic remains closed, but traffic is moving slowly through the area as crews pump the diseal fuel into other tanker trucks.
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[SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.]
The accident happened after 10, closing a northbound lane.
State police say a tanker truck carrying about 78-hundred gallons of heating oil overturned in the median, spilling about 100 gallons.
The driver is being treated at the scene.
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
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Another tractor trailer accident shut down a southbound lane of Route 220 near Ridgeway in Henry County.
State police say the lane will be closed for four hours.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[WRITER=kmc]
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Secretary of State Colin Powell says he's "encouraged" by talks with Chinese leaders, concerning the crew members of the grounded Navy spy plane.
Meanwhile, an American diplomat who met with the crew today says they're in good spirits.
Teri Okita has an update.
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[SUPER=03-Hainan, China;]
[SUPER=01-Colin Powell/Secretary of State;]
[SUPER=01-Zhao Yu/Chinese Pilot;]
[SUPER=01-Tom Crandall/Crewmen's Father;]
[SUPER=01-Teri Okita/Reporting;]
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[OUT Q=Okita, CBS News, Washington.]
((A U-S GENERAL MET FOR AN HOUR IN HAINAN, CHINA WITH THE
24-CREWMEMBERS OF THAT GROUNDED SPY PLANE. HE'S HOPEFUL A THIRD MEETING
WILL COME TOMORROW.
(Super: Colin Powell/Secretary of State )
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TRACK: CHINA HASNT HINTED WHEN IT WILL RETURN THE CREW, BUT SOME
EXPERTS BELIEVE IT WONT BE UNTIL A MISSING CHINESE PILOT DOWNED IN
THE WEEKEND, MID-AIR COLLISION IS FOUND OR DECLARED DEAD.
(NATSD FULL OF CHINESE PILOT)
TRACK: THE PILOTS PARTNER ON THE MISSION WHO WAS FLYING IN A SECOND
JET SAYS HES INDIGNANT OVER THE U-S CREWS ACTIONS.
(Super: Zhao Yu/Chinese Pilot)
SOT: The U-S side is fully responsible for this collision. It was
directly caused by the collision of the U-S plane veering at a wide
angle toward our plane. (:10)
TRACK: ZHAO YU SAYS IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIS PARTNER TO AVOID THE SPY
PLANE AND CLAIMS THE U-S VIOLATED FLYING RULES.
NATSD FULL: (bush) I regret
TRACK: WHILE CHINA WELCOMED PRESIDENT BUSHS EXPRESSIONS OF REGRET, IT
APPEARS THEYRE STILL STICKING TO THEIR EARLIER DEMANDS FOR A FORMAL
APOLOGY AND WASHINGTON STANDS FIRM THAT IT OWES NONE. AS DAY SIX
DRAGS ON, FAMILYMEMBERS JUST WANT THE CREWMEMBERS HOME.
(Super: Tom Crandall/Father of Crewmen)
SOT:
(Super: Teri Okita/Reporting)
STANDUP: (to come.............Teri Okita, CBS News, Washington.)
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[GRAPHIC=Taxes]
Who do you turn to if you have a question about your tax return?
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Local tax payer and letter carrier Ed (MONT-ti-nez) Montinez says don't turn to the Internal Revenue Service.
Ed isn't alone in his distrust.
Tonight on News 7 at Six, News 7 business reporter Jennifer Miele will explain how the I-R-S is working to change its image.
And even though it's a busy time of year for the I-R-S, Ed says his letter load hasn't been too bad.
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[IN Q=These days,]
((ED MONTINEZ/TAX PAYER: THESE DAYS, PRETTY LIGHT BEING AS PEOPLE AREN'T GETTING BACK AS MUCH AS THEY SHOULD BE GETTING BACK.))
[SUPER=01-Ed Montinez/Tax Payer]
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[OUT Q=be getting back.]
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[VO-NAT]
Tonight , we'll also take a sneak peek at the new I-R-S web site that allows tax payers to file returns on-line.
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[Bedford-Budget]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
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[WRITER=kwe]
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Taxes could be on the rise for one of Western Virginia's fastest growing counties.
In order for Bedford County teachers to receive a raise Supervisors say the real estate tax must increase.
Last night, Bedford County residents voiced their thoughts on the tax hike proposal during a public hearing.
Kate Weidaw has more.
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[SUPER=01-Marsha Benson/Teacher;:00]
[SUPER=03-Bedford Co.;:17]
[SUPER=01-Ingrid Woodford/Resident;:25 QUICK!!]
[SUPER=01-Brenda Guard/Resident;:38]
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((MARSHA BENSON: IN THE LAST 5 YEARS BEDFORD COUNTY HAS GONE FROM A RANKING OF 48TH TO A MISERABLE 108-TH IN THE STATE FOR BEGINNING TEACHER SALARIES.))
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Marsha Benson has been teaching in the Bedford County school system for 28 years. Teachers like Benson say their salaries need to be increased to not only keep the current teachers but attract new ones.
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((INGRID WOODFORD: WE HAVE FAR TO LONG INVESTED IN THINGS AND NOT IN PEOPLE.))
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But in order to invest in teachers Supervisors say they need to raise the real estate tax by 8 cents. Not everyone thinks a tax hike is a good idea.
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((BRENDA GUARD: IF TEACHERS SALARIES ARE ... RESULT IN A TAX INCREASE OF 42 PERCENT THEN PERHAPS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN LINE SEVERAL YEARS AGO.))
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Tom Craighead brought a petition with 15-hundred signatures saying it should be the voters decision not the Supervisors.
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((TOM CRAIGHEAD: WE WANT THE RIGHT TO VOTE ON TAX INCREASES.))
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But others insist a tax hike is inevitable because while the county's population continues to grow economic development is not keeping pace.
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((INGRID WOODFORD: WE LIVE IN A BEDROOM COUNTY, PEOPLE HAVE THEIR HOMES HERE BUT WORK AND SHOP ELSE WHERE THERE FORE WE HAVE NOT CREATED THE NECESSARY TAX BASE THAT THE POPULATION DEMANDS.))
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Even if Bedford County teachers receive the 13 percent raise they're asking for it would rank them seventh out of the nine surrounding counties.
If the Supervisors pass the proposal it will take effect on July first. Kate Weidaw News 7 Bedford County.))
[CA-Power]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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Reviews are not very favorable of California Governor Gray Davis's state-wide address urging energy conservation.
After repeatedly telling residents the state can resolve the power crisis WITHOUT a rate hike, Davis is now saying rate increases ARE necessary.
His new position comes after the state Public Utilities Commission approved rate increases of up to 46- percent.
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[SOT 10:13:06 ]
[IN Q=But no matter]
((GOV. GRAY DAVIS/D- CALIFORNIA: BUT NO MATTER HOW WE GOT INTO THIS MESS, YOU HIRED ME TO SOLVE PROBLEMS AND THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING. ))
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[OUT Q=I'm doing.]
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Analysts believe there will be some political fall-out from his change in position.
Meanwhile, representatives of the California Independent System Operators say the governor hasn't done enough to help consumers avoid skyrocketing energy prices.
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Former President Clinton is visiting India on a tour to raise money for thousands of earthquake victims.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Alhamabad, India;]
The disaster killed nearly 30- thousand people and left a million others homeless.
Yesterday, Clinton met with relief workers to discuss how to use funds to best benefit earthquake victims.
He says he was moved by the strength of the people he'd met, many of whom lost children in the earthquake.
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[IN Q=The fact that]
((BILL CLINTON/FORMER PRESIDENT: THE FACT THAT THEY WOULD COME OUT TO SEE ME, THE
FACT THAT THEY ARE WILLING AND ABLE TO WORK WITH THEIR FRIENDS TO GIVE
THE CHILDREN WHO SURVIVED A BETTER FUTURE - THAT MEANT A LOT TO ME.))
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[OUT Q=meant a lot to me.]
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[VO-NAT]
Clinton is travelling with a delegation of 40 Americans of Indian descent, who have raised millions of dollars to re-build dozens of villages.
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[Hazmat]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=01-09 TC53:53]
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Rescue crews in Danville are preparing for the worst case scenario.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Danville]
Yesterday, they took part in a simulated HazMat drill at the wastewater treatment plant.
Participants treated the exercise as the real deal as they worked to save victims and then contain a chemical leak.
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[SOT 6:17:43, 6:20:56]
[IN Q=We learned that you]
((DENNIS BEAMON/ENTRY TEAM: WE LEARNED THAT YOU HAVE TO TAKE YOUR TIME TO DO WHAT WE DO.))
((MARY LEE BARBER/EMERGENCY COORDINATOR: WE NEED TO BE PREPARED TO SAVE ANY HUMAN LIFE OR ANYTHING THAT IS LIVING IF WE POSSIBLY CAN BY CONTAINING THESE LEAKS.))
[SUPER=01-Dennis Beam/Entry Team; :00]
[SUPER=01-Mary Lee Barber/Emergency Coordinator; :06]
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[OUT Q=containing these leaks]
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[VO-NAT]
A leak actually happened five years ago at Danville's waste water treatment plant.
Then hazmat crews contained a small chlorine leak which caused a small cloud in the sky.
Chlorine is the most dangerous chemical used at that plant.
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[6-Dental-Clinic]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=noon]
[WRITER=jsu]
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There are thousands of children in the Roanoke Valley who do not have access to dental care because of financial reasons.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
But Carilion hopes its Pediatric Dental Clinic will now gives those children a place to go.
The clinic is also dedicated to caring for children who are physically, developmentally, or mentally disabled.
It accepts children from birth to 21 years of age.
The clinic is now open for business Monday thru Friday inside Roanoke Community Hospital.
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[Growin'-It]
[ANCHOR=Jacey]
[NEWSCAST=Noon]
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[ROLL SPONSOR OPEN FROM CASH]
The spring season is here and now so are the spring temperatures.
If you're ready to spend some time in your garden this weekend... you may be curious about what to plant.
I stopped by Riverside Nursery to get some advice on the most colorful flowering plants.
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[OUT Q=go with those]
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[MN-Movie]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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And before we wrap up today---
He's going from "Toolman Taylor" to "Joe Somebody"...
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Minneapolis, MN;]
Actor Tim Allen is shooting a film in Minneapolis, and went through the scenes with nearly two- thousand Minnesotans yesterday.
Even Governor Jesse Ventura has a cameo role in the movie.
Allen offered a sneak preview of what his own character will be like.
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[IN Q=Somebody who]
((TIM ALLEN/ACTOR:SOMEBODY WHO HAS KIND OF LET THEIR LIFE SLIP BY HASN'T MADE ANY
PROACTIVE DECISIONS UNTIL A BIG EVENT, DO WE TELL THEM? GETS BEAT UP BY A CO-WORKER IN FRONT OF HIS DAUGHTER. ))
[SUPER=01-Tim Allen/Actor;]
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[OUT Q=in front of his daughter.]
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[VO-NAT]
Filming is expected to wrap up in nine weeks.
"Joe Somebody" is the biggest Hollywood production to come to town since Arnold Schwarzenegger's "Jingle All the Way" in 19-96.
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