[Headlines]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[VO-NAT]
Coming up on News 7--
Texas drug kingpin Juan Raul Garza will soon enter the same death chamber where Timothy McVeigh died last week.
President Bush yesterday denied Garza's request for clemency.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
And Henry County sheriff's deputies discover a body in Philpott Lake.
[ANCHOR=Leo]
(ad lib weather)
[ANCHOR=Steve]
(ad lib live tease)
[2-shot]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Join us for all that and more-- News 7 Mornin is next.
[2-Garza-Execution]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
In just about two hours, Juan Raul Garza will follow in the footsteps of Timothy McVeigh.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-File Tape;]
The Texas drug kingpin becomes the second federal inmate executed in eight days.
[SUPER=03-Washington, DC;]
Yesterday, President Bush refused the convicted killer's request for clemency.
The Supreme Court also rejected two appeals.
Meanwhile, the White House is defending jurors from allegations of racial bias.
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[SOT 3:00:55]
[IN Q=All the jurors]
[SUPER=01-Ari Fleischer/White House Press Secretary;]
[RUNS=:08]
[OUT Q=their respective decisions.]
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[VO-NAT]
Meanwhile, Amnesty International is still trying to sway public opinion on the side of sparing Garza.
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[SOT 3:01:17]
[IN Q=The death penalty]
[SUPER=01-Karen Burkhart/Amnesty International;]
[RUNS=:13]
[OUT Q=safer person.]
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[VO-NAT]
And just like Timothy McVeigh, Garza will also receive a lethal injection.
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[11Patrick-Body]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=none]
A sheriff's department training exercise in Patrick County leads to the discovery of a body.
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[TAKE MAP FULL]
While diving under Union Bridge in Philpott Lake... Henry County sheriff's deputies discovered a barrel containing a body.
The Sheriff of Patrick County says the body appears to have been there for some time.
It has been sent to the medical examiners office in Roanoke for identification.
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[2-11Water-Main]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jha]
[TAPE#=01-25 TC59:29]
[GRAPHIC=Water Main Break]
A portion of Brambleton Avenue is closed this morning while crews clean up from a water main break.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Roanoke City officials say a water main that broke last night on Brambleton Avenue near the Overland Road intersection has been repaired.
However, they say the water main break also damaged part of the road.
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[11DMV]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=01-38 TC4:04]
[GRAPHIC=DMV Seal]
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles will move out of Crossroads Mall when its lease expires.
The state is working on other plans for Roanoke.
Teresa Hamilton reports-- for neighboring businesses the loss will be a setback.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=The Crossroads Mall]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
[SUPER=@Teresa1; :18]
[SUPER=01-James Ransom/SunCom Independent Agent; :56]
[RUNS=1:18]
[OUT Q=Hamilton, NEWS 7, Roanoke.]
(( The Crossroads Mall location is the only D-M-V office in Roanoke.
But that will change in the coming years.
The state is planning to build two new facilities in the Roanoke area by the time the D-M-V's lease with Crossroads Mall expires in two years.
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[sot take stand up]
[in q=DMV OFFICIALS]
((DMV OFFICIALS SAY THE MOVE IS NECESSARY TO BETTER SERVE ROANOKE AREA CUSTOMERS.))
[RUNS10]
[OUT Q= AREA CUSTOMERS.]
According to a D-M-V spokeswoman... the state is content with the current location but would be able to better serve customer needs with new facilities.
The Crossroads location is Virginia's largest D-M-V office and also one of the state's busiest.
A fact not lost on neighboring businesses.
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[sot 00:05:24]
[IN Q= They move ]
((THEY MOVE OUT, MY BUSINESS IS GONE. ))
[RUNS05]
[OUT Q=business is gone.]
James Ransom operates a Suncom kiosk across from the D-M-V.
And, while he's watched other businesses in the mall move out... he predicts it will be hard to recover from this loss.
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[sot 00:05:59]
[in q= I've enjoyed ]
((JAMES RANSOM/SUNCOM INDEPENDENT AGENT: I'VE ENJOYED BEING HERE IT'S RIGHT BUSY DURING DAYS, SO I'VE DONE WELL BEING HERE BUT LIKE I SAID IT IS A MAJOR FACT IF THEY MOVE OUT IT WILL HURT MY BUSINESS.))
[runs10]
[OUT Q= hurt my business.]
A D-M-V official says the state has not decided where the two new offices will be located.
But Ransom says if he could tag along-- he would.
Teresa Hamilton, NEWS 7, Roanoke.))
[11Pulaski-Fatal]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jha]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=Fatal Accident]
A Pulaski County man was killed in a car accident.
State police say Roger East was driving north in the wrong lane on Bell Springs Road yesterday afternoon when he hit another vehicle head on.
East died in the accident but officials say it was not the collision that killed him.
Police believe East had a health problem and a possible heart attack is to blame.
No one in the other vehicle was injured and no charges are being filed.
[Firestone-Recall]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=none]
More disturbing news for motorists--
Congressional investigators are now saying some of the replacement tires Ford is using have higher failure rates than Firestones.
A House Commerce committee spokesman says the studies into the failure rates of several brands will be released at a hearing today.
Meanwhile, federal investigators have increased the death toll from accidents involving Firestone tires to 203.
The Wilderness A-T has been at the center of the debate over the safety of Firestone tires.
[Marketwatch]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]
In business news, Oracle beat the street with its fiscal fourth quarter earnings.
Alexis Christoforous has that story and more in this morning's Marketwatch.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Alexis Christoforous/Reporting; :00 ]
[RUNS=1:24]
[OUT Q=your local stocks.]
(((on cam)
A TECH BELLWETHER COULD SET THE STAGE FOR THE ACTION ON WALL STREET
TODAY...
AFTER THE CLOSING BELL, THE SOFTWARE GIANT ORACLE POSTED 4Q PROFIT OF 15
CENTS A SHARE.. THAT BEAT THE STREET BY A PENNY... BUT SALES AT ORACLE
CAME
IN SLIGHTLY BELOW ESTIMATES...AT 3.3 BLN DOLLARS.
(graphic)
THE G-E, HONEYWELL SAGA CONTINUES...AFTER THE CLOSING BELL
HONEYWELL'S BOARD REAFFIRMED ITS COMMITTMENT TO A MERGER WITH G-E..LAST
WEEK, GENERAL ELECTRIC SAID EUROPEAN REGULATORS WERE ASKING FOR TOO MANY
CONCESSIONS FOR THE DEAL TO BE GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT.
(graphic)
ON THE ECONOMIC CALENDAR.. WE GET A LOOK AT MAY HOUSING STARTS...
IT'S ONE MORE PIECE OF ECONOMIC DATA THE FED CAN LOOK AT WHEN IT
DETERMINES
THE FATE OF INTEREST RATES AT NEXT WEEK'S MEETING.
(on cam)
IT WAS A TALE OF TWO MARKETS ON WALL STREET...
THE DOW SNAPPED A THREE DAY LOSING STREAK BUT THE NASDAQ MADE IT SEVEN
DOWN
DAYS IN A ROW THANKS TO LINGERING CONCERNS ABOUT CORPORATE PROFITS.
(graphic)
DOW ADDED ABOUT 21 PONTS TO 10-645
(graphic)
NASDAQ FELL BACK 39 POINTS
TO CLOSE BELOW THE 2-THOUSAND MARK FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE MID-APRIL.
(graphic)
THE DOW WAS BUFFETTED BY RETAIL STOCKS.. WALMART AND HOME DEPOT WERE
STANDOUTS AFTER A PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES ANALYST SAID LOWER INTEREST RATES
WILL LIFT SALES...
(graphic)
TRACK ALL THE PRE-MARKET ACTION AT CBS.MW.COM - AT THE NASDAQ,
(on cam)
I'M AC IN NEW YORK.))
(tape tosses to stocks)
[STOCKS]
[COMM]
[11City-Council]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=01-13 TC1:27:23]
[GRAPHIC=YMCA]
The Y-M-C-A wants to build a new facility in downtown Roanoke... and the city appears ready to approve a land swap and make a significant financial contribution.
Joe Dashiell has more.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=The central branch]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
[SUPER=01-Cal Johnson/YMCA Executive Director; :13]
[SUPER=01-Darlene Burcham/Roanoke City Manager; :35]
[SUPER=@Joe1; :55]
[RUNS=1:02]
[OUT Q=JD News 7 Roanoke.]
((The central branch was built in 1958, and though the building has seen renovations and a major addition since then... Y officials say the new 40- thousand square foot facility is sorely needed.
[SOT 16:03:35]
[IN Q=This facility will enable us]
((CAL JOHNSON/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: THIS FACILITY WILL ENABLE US TO SERVE MORE FOLKS, PARTICULARLY FAMILIES. WE WANT TO BE MORE FAMILY FRIENDLY AS WE OPEN UP OUR SERVICES TO MORE FOLKS.))
[RUNS= :08]
[OUT Q=open up our services to more folks.]
The Y already owns most of the property it needs near the corner of 5th Street and Luck Avenue.
The city would contribute two lots on Church Avenue... and two million dollars over ten years.
City residents will receive a discount on initial membership fees.
[SOT 16:18:05]
[IN Q=We think their new facility]
((WE THINK THEIR NEW FACILITY IN THAT PARTICULAR END OF THE CITY WILL REALLY ENHANCE THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THAT PART OF THE CITY AS WELL. SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT PROJECT, NOT ONLY TO BENEFIT OUR RESIDENTS, BUT FOR WHAT IT WILL DO DOWNTOWN.))
[RUNS= :20]
[OUT Q=but for what it will do downtown.]
Once the new central Y is built, the city will get the old site for parking or for some other downtown development.
City council will hold a public hearing on the land swap, and vote on the agreement with the YMCA in two weeks.
Joe Dashiell News 7 Roanoke))
[11Liberty-View]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=01-11 TC2:03:26]
[GRAPHIC=None]
The revitalization of one of Danville's poorest neighborhoods may not get started until next year.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Danville]
A year ago, HUD awarded the Danville Housing Authority a 20-million dollar HOPE SIX grant to help public housing residents become homeowners.
To accomplish that, the Housing Authority plans to demolish the Liberty View apartments to make way for 161 single family homes.
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[SOT :57:00]
[IN Q=Initially we had hoped]
((DARYL DALTON/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: INITIALLY WE HAD HOPED TO DO TOTAL DEMOLITION AND HAVE THE SITE COMPLETELY EMPTY AND THEN CONSTRUCT THE NEW SITE. BUT NOW OUR PLANS ARE TO BREAK IT DOWN AND DO IT IN PHASES.))
[SUPER=01-Daryl Dalton/Executive Director]
[RUNS=15]
[OUT Q=do it in phases]
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[VO-NAT]
The Housing Authority had hoped to begin demolishing Liberty View this summer but now says it probably won't happen until early next year.
The reason for the delay? The federal government has not yet approved final plans for the project.
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[11Teen-Club]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=01-23 TC39:54]
[GRAPHIC=None]
A Roanoke teen night club faced charges after using pepper spray on some teenagers that it kicked out.
But officials have now cleared the club of any wrongdoing.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/April;]
The two teenagers were asked to leave the Junction but got into a fight with bouncers as they were being removed.
Club owners said the pepper spray was used in self-defense; the teens' mother said the teens were attacked.
Yesterday, a Roanoke juvenile and domestic court judge dismissed assault and battery charges against the club.
The two teens received time in detention and were instructed to repay the club for a broken metal detector.
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[6-Canoes]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=bmo]
[TAPE#=01-26 TC35:17]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Two men have been charged in connection with the theft of six canoes from Roanoke City Parks and Recreation.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Last Week]
Jeffrey Alan Lambert is charged with one count of grand larceny.
Gary Lee Abbott is charged with one count of receiving stolen property.
Both men have been released on bond.
All the canoes involved in the theft have been returned undamaged.
They'll be used for summer camp later this month.
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[5-Swimming]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jsu]
[TAPE#=500-15 1:49:11]
[GRAPHIC=Mornin' Health Check]
In this morning's Health Check, there's no better way to cool off on a hot summer day than to jump in a pool.
But there's also another benefit.
You can burn twice as many calories in the water than you can on land and you don't even have to swim laps.
Health Check Reporter Joy Sutton has some tips on how you can tone your body while cooling off.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=For many kids the pool]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :14]
[SUPER=07-Victoria Saker; :30 Quick]
[SUPER=01-Pam Rickard/YMCA Communications Director; :45]
[SUPER=@Joy2;]
[RUNS=1:34]
[OUT Q=for News 7 Mornin'.]
((
For many kids the pool is just a place to hang out and cool off. Many probably don't even realize they're burning calories.
But the benefits of wading in the water can be good for all generations.
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[NAT SOT44:46]
[IN Q=Pull it, march it out]
((PULL IT MARCH IT OUT --FIVE FOR THREE TO ONE))
[RUNS08]
[OUT Q=three to one]
At this water aerobics class at the Y-M-C-A -- participants work every part of their bodies underwater.
69 year old Victoria Saker says coming to the class three to four days a week really pays off.
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[SOT50:07]
[IN Q=My cholestrol stays good, my blood pressure]
((MY CHOLESTEROL STAYS GOOD, MY BLOOD PRESSURE STAYS GOOD. AND I ENJOY IT.))
[RUNS09]
[OUT Q=and i enjoy it]
But no matter your age, weight, or fitness level you too can benefit from working out in the water.
And it doesn't take a lot of work.
[SOT39:50]
[IN Q=The majic of water is that any movement]
((THE MAGIC OF WATER IS THAT ANY MOVEMENT YOU DO IS GOING TO BE A POSITIVE EXERCISE FOR YOU. WITH NO TRAINING OR EQUIPMENT YOU COULD LITERALLY WALK IN THE SHALLOW END OF THE POOL BACK AND FORTH AS LONG AS YOU'RE WAIST DEEP AND YOUR ARMS ARE UNDERNEATH THE WATER))
[RUNS21]
[OUT Q=underneath the water]
You can burn up to 600 calories in 20 minutes depending on your age and how much moving you do.
And because water is 12 times the resistance of air -with any movement you get 12 times the benefit doing it under water.
There is also less risk of injury.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT37:11]
[IN Q=It's great for people who are recovering from]
((IT'S GREAT FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE RECOVERING FROM A SURGERY OR PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE OVERWEIGHT OR EVEN PREGNANT BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE IN THE WATER YOU ACTUALLY WEIGH ABOUT 18 PERCENT OF YOUR BODY WEIGHT SO YOU FEEL MUCH LIGHTER AND YOU DON'T HAVE THE HEAVY POUNDING EFFECT))
[RUNS16]
[OUT Q=heavy pounding effect]))
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[SS=HOLD]
Remember any movement you do underwater is beneficial -and will help you look even better in your swim suit.
(Kimberly tosses to bump)
Stay with us.....News 7 Mornin' return in just a moment.
[bump-chyron]
[Streaming-Video]
[comm #3]
[2-HEADLINES]
[Kim at Desk]
[SUPER=#4049; Morning Headlines]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Here's a look at today's top stories.
Henry county sheriff's deputies find a body in Philpott Lake while performing diving exercises.
The Sheriff of Patrick County says the body appears to have been there for some time
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Later this morning, Juan Raul Garza becomes the second federal inmate to die by lethal injection in eight days.
The Texas drug kingpin will die in the same death chamber as Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
And travel is limited this morning on Brambleton Avenue in Roanoke.
A water main break last night near the Overland Road intersection has closed the road.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
And that's what's making news on this Tuesday, June 19th .
News 7 Mornin' will be right back.
[Garza-Execution]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Texas drug kingpin Juan Raul Garza is spending his final hours alone in a cell.
Later this morning, Garza will become the SECOND federal inmate executed in eight days.
That after President Bush rejected his request for clemency.
Stephanie Lambidakis reports.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=04-File Tape; :00]
[SUPER=03-Washington, DC; :10]
[SUPER=01-Ari Fleischer/White House Press Secretary; 27]
[SUPER=01-Karen Burkhart/Amnesty International; 1:00]
[SUPER=01-Stephanie Lambidakis/Reporting; 2:09]
[RUNS=2:18]
[OUT Q=Lambidakis, CBS News, Washington.]
[2-11Patrick-Body]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=none]
A body was discovered during a sheriff's department training exercise in Patrick County.
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[TAKE MAP FULL]
While diving under Union Bridge in Philpott Lake... Henry County sheriff's deputies discovered a barrel containing a body.
The Sheriff of Patrick County says the body appears to have been there for some time.
It has been sent to the medical examiners office in Roanoke for identification.
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[VOB-DMV]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=01-]
[GRAPHIC=DMV Seal]
Some big changes are in store for the Department of Motor Vehicles in Roanoke.
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[VO-NAT :19]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
The D-M-V office is currently located in Crossroads Mall.
But a spokesperson say when its lease expires in two years, the D-M-V will be moving out.
The state is planning to build two new facilities in the Roanoke area to replace the mall location.
For one neighboring business in the mall-- the loss will be tremendous.
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[sot 00:05:24]
[in q=They move out]
((JAMES RANSOM/SUNCOM INDEPENDENT AGENT: THEY MOVE OUT MY BUSINESS IS GONE. I'D HAVE TO MOVE OUT MYSELF AND FIND ANOTHER LOCATION.))
[SUPER=01-James Ransom/SunCom Independent Agent; ]
[RUNS=07]
[OUT Q= find another location.]
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[vo-nat :05]
D-M-V officials say they have not decided where the new facilities will be built.
(------------------)[11Water-Main]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jha]
[TAPE#=01-25 TC59:29]
[GRAPHIC=Water Main Break]
You might want to re- think your route into work this morning if you normally travel along Brambleton Avenue.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Roanoke City officials say a water main that broke last night on Brambleton Avenue near the Overland Road intersection has been repaired.
However, that section of Brambleton Avenue is still closed due to clean-up work.
Officials say the water main break also damaged part of the road.
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[11Harrison-Museum]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=01-39 TC09:51]
[GRAPHIC=None]
The Harrison Museum of African American Culture is not only struggling with a loss of funding from the state, but the failure to win a major increase in city dollars.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/File Tape]
Yesterday, Roanoke City Council approved a 5-thousand dollar increase for the museum, bringing Roanoke's contribution to 22-thousand dollars.
But that total is less than a third of what the museum got from the city five years ago.
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[SOT 16:15:17]
[IN Q=And we're looking]
((ALETHA BOLDEN/HARRISON MUSEUM DIRECTOR: AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE CITY OF ROANOKE, THE STAKEHOLDERS IN OUR TAX DOLLARS, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN CHARGE OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE, FOR ALL CITIZENS IN THE ROANOKE VALLEY TO SUPPORT THE HARRISON MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE.))
[SUPER=01-Aletha Bolden/Harrison Museum Director]
[RUNS=:17]
[OUT Q=Harrison Museum of African American Culture.]
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[VO-NAT]
The museum also lost 75- thousand dollars in state funding this year, when lawmakers failed to pass a new budget bill.
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[11Missing-Man]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=rca]
[TAPE#=01-14 TC1:36:47]
[GRAPHIC=none]
The search for a missing man in Montgomery County has a happy ending.
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[VO-NAT :21.5]
[SUPER=03-Montgomery Co.;]
83-year-old Thomas Marlow was found in good condition yesterday in Blacksburg after he was missing for almost two days.
A family spokesman says he's responsive with some scratches and that he's spending the night at Montgomery Regional Hospital.
The Alzheimer's patient disappeared from Warm Hearth Village, an assisted living facility on Saturday evening.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 14:40:09]
[IN Q=to get a live]
((MARK EGGEMAN/RESCUE WORKER; TO GET A LIVE FIND AT THIS HOUR IS JUST ELATING EVERYONE IS VERY TIRED EXHAUSTED AND LOOKING FORWARD TO FINISHING THIS THING, SO THIS IS A VERY HAPPY ENDING FOR US.))
[SUPER=01-Mark Eggeman/Rescue Worker;]
[RUNS=:10]
[OUT Q=ending for us]
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[VO-NAT]
Workers from Warm Hearth Village will meet today with secure care systems. That's the company that makes the security bracelet Marlow was wearing.
The bracelet is worn around the ankle and it's supposed to sound an alarm when a resident leaves the building.
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[2-11City-Council]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=01-13 TC1:27:23]
[GRAPHIC=YMCA]
Roanoke City is working out a deal with the Y-M-C-A so it can build a new facility downtown.
The city appears ready to approve a land swap with the Y and make a significant financial contribution.
Joe Dashiell reports.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=The central branch]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
[SUPER=01-Cal Johnson/YMCA Executive Director; :13]
[SUPER=01-Darlene Burcham/Roanoke City Manager; :35]
[SUPER=@Joe1; :55]
[RUNS=1:02]
[OUT Q=JD News 7 Roanoke.]
((The central branch was built in 1958, and though the building has seen renovations and a major addition since then... Y officials say the new 40- thousand square foot facility is sorely needed.
[SOT 16:03:35]
[IN Q=This facility will enable us]
((CAL JOHNSON/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: THIS FACILITY WILL ENABLE US TO SERVE MORE FOLKS, PARTICULARLY FAMILIES. WE WANT TO BE MORE FAMILY FRIENDLY AS WE OPEN UP OUR SERVICES TO MORE FOLKS.))
[RUNS= :08]
[OUT Q=open up our services to more folks.]
The Y already owns most of the property it needs near the corner of 5th Street and Luck Avenue.
The city would contribute two lots on Church Avenue... and two million dollars over ten years.
City residents will receive a discount on initial membership fees.
[SOT 16:18:05]
[IN Q=We think their new facility]
((WE THINK THEIR NEW FACILITY IN THAT PARTICULAR END OF THE CITY WILL REALLY ENHANCE THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THAT PART OF THE CITY AS WELL. SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT PROJECT, NOT ONLY TO BENEFIT OUR RESIDETNS, BUT FOR WHAT IT WILL DO DOWNTOWN.))
[RUNS= :20]
[OUT Q=but for what it will do downtown.]
Once the new central Y is built, the city will get the old site for parking or for some other downtown development.
City council will hold a public hearing on the land swap, and vote on the agreement with the YMCA in two weeks.
Joe Dashiell News 7 Roanoke))
[6-Lawrence-Transportation]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=01-22 TC59:00]
[GRAPHIC=New Jobs]
Botetourt County's largest private employer is expanding.
Lawrence Transportation Systems, a moving and storage company, plans to add 1-hundred more jobs in the next year.
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[VO-NAT ]
[SUPER=03-Botetourt Co./1999;]
The company agreed to buy the old Tower Automotive shell building in the Vista Corporate Park.
Lawrence Transportation Systems will pay the county one-point-three million dollars for the building.
The site is next to the moving company's current plant, which employs 220 people.
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Lawrence employs 350 people in Botetourt County.
[Jerri-Playboy]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
It seems the women of the second "Survivor" cast are showing off a bit more than they did on the show..
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
On last night's episode of "The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn",
[SUPER=04-"The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn";]
former castaway Amber Brkich was promoting her modeling stint for "Stuff" Magazine.
With a little prodding from the host, Amber also revealed the plans of fellow island girl, Jerri Manthey.
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[SOT 3:47:47]
[IN Q=Is somebody]
((CRAIG KILBORN: IS SOMEBODY POSING FOR PLAYBOY? WHAT'S THE GIRL'S NAME, I DON'T REMEMBER...))
((AMBER BRKICH/FORMER SURVIVOR: JERRI.))
((CRAIG KILBORN: SHE'S NAUGHTY, NAUGHTY, NAUGHTY.))
[SUPER=01-Amber Brkich/Former "Survivor";]
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[OUT Q=NAUGHTY,NAUGHTY,NAUGHTY.]
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[VO-NAT]
No word on which issue of "Playboy" Jerri will be featured.
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[Local-Recap]
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Now here's another look at today's top local stories:
Henry County sheriff's deputies discovered a barrel containing a body during a training exercise in Patrick County.
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The deputies found the body while diving under Union Bridge in Philpott Lake.
The Sheriff of Patrick County says the body appears to have been there for some time.
It has been sent to the medical examiners office in Roanoke for identification.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Roanoke City officials say the water main that broke on Brambleton Avenue near the Overland Road intersection has been repaired.
But that portion of the road is closed this morning due to clean-up work.
Officials say the water main break also damaged part of the road.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles will move out of Crossroads Mall in Roanoke when its lease expires in two years.
The state is planning to build two new facilities in the Roanoke area to replace the mall location.
D-M-V officials say they have not decided where the new facilities will be built.
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[ANCHOR=Leo]
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Now here's Shannon Young with a preview of News 7 at Six.
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[OUT Q=on News 7 at 6.]
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[ANCHOR=Steve]
(live ad lib, tease tomorrow)
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[Desk=Kimberly/Leo and Steve]
by SS