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Coming up on News 7--
Little emotion from 14- year- old convicted murderer Nathaniel Brazill as a Florida judge announces his sentence for killing his teacher.
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And a sentencing hearing is going on now for a former Roanoke police officer who pled guilty to racketeering.
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News 7 at noon is next.
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A teenager hears from a Florida judge as to how he'll spend the next three decades of his life--
Nathaniel Brazill is sentenced for killing his English teacher.
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Good Afternoon, I'm Kimberly McBroom.
Just over a year after he shot his teacher to death, Brazill is sentenced to 28 years in prison.
A Florida judge just handed down the sentence for the 14 year old about a half-hour ago.
Brazill faced as much as a LIFE sentence in prison.
The teenager showed little emotion as the judge announced his decision.
But yesterday, for the first time in court, Brazill apologized for fatally shooting Barry Grunow.
Jennifer Jones is in West Palm Beach with the latest.
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A cop on the take, that's how the prosecutor summed up the case this morning against former Roanoke police officer Fred Pledge.
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A sentencing hearing began in federal court this morning. The government presented several convicted drug dealers who said Pledge took money and drugs from them without arresting them. Pledge pled guilty to racketeering charges in March. He faces up to 20 years in prison. His hearing is expected to last much of the day.
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So far, no signs of racial tensions re- igniting after another police shooting in Cincinnati.
A 22- year- old black man, armed with a shotgun was killed last night in a shootout with a white officer.
Authorities say the man opened fire on the officer and threatened to kill him.
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During a news conference, the city's police chief defended the officer's actions.
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Stry-ker says it was an "ambush-style'' attack on the officer, Thomas Haas.
So far, there are no signs of riots like the city saw in April after another deadly police shooting.
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A black clergyman who criticized police after the April shooting says last night's police gunfire appears to have been justified.
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Another teenager has been arrested for an armed robbery and related murder that happened in Roanoke about three weeks ago.
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Ryan Fischer was killed and Ben Chastang's car and jewelry were stolen July 10th. The vehicle was later recovered in Ohio and a 19- year old suspect was charged in Akron last week.
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Wednesday night Roanoke police charged a 17-year old from Northwest Roanoke with robbery. So far, NO murder charges have been filed in the case.
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When the rain FINALLY came, it was too much for some areas....especially in parts of West Virginia.
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Yesterday's heavy rains caused flooding in the Charleston area.
The high water caused serious damage to homes, and turned roads into rivers.
Residents are growing tired of dealing with flooded basements.
This is the second round of flooding there this month.
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Meanwhile, another night of torrential rains have claimed more lives in southern Poland.
The death toll is up to 27.
Thousands of residents have fled their homes, as the flooding continues damaging roads and buildings.
The risk is extending to central Poland, where the main river has reached dangerous levels.
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Still to come on our newscast -
Two doctors in southwest Virginia are indicted for FRAUD.
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And investigators meet with Congressman Condit once again - looking for missing pieces of the Levy puzzle.
Don't go away - News 7 at Noon will be right back.
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An argument that turned physical and then fatal has led to a manslaughter charge.
The Henry County Sheriff's Office has charged 38 year old David Lee Massey of Ridgeway .. with voluntary manslaughter .. for the death of 46 year old Jeffrey Ramsey.
Investigators say Ramsey died several days after an argument between the two at his home.
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There are new developments in the case of Chandra Levy.
Congressman Gary Condit have met with investigators for a FOURTH time.
Aleen Sirgany has the latest from Washington.
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CONGRESSMAN GARY CONDIT LEFT A HEARING ON CAPITOL HILL TO MEET WITH
INVESTIGATORS LAST NIGHT. CBS NEWS HAS CONFIRMED THAT MEETING LASTED
ABOUT TWO HOURS AND INCLUDED BOTH THE F-B-I AND DC POLICE. THE F-B-I
HAD ASKED CONDIT TO HELP THEM WITH A PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE OF CHANDRA
LEVY.
(SOT)Clint Van Zandt/Former FBI Profiler
Part of that profile is always victomology. What did a woman did that
would have made her a higher or lower risk, and what type of person
might have victimized her.
THE LATEST INTERVIEW COMES JUST AFTER REPORTS OF ANOTHER ALLEGED AFFAIR
AND ANOTHER REQUEST FOR A COVER UP. A FORMER STAFF MEMBER SAYS SHE HAD
AN AFFAIR WITH CONDIT THAT ENDED IN 1996 AND SHE SAYS TOP CONDIT AIDE
MICHAEL DAYTON ASKED HER NOT TO TALK TO THE F-B-I ABOUT IT.
AND THIS WOMAN, ANNE MARIE SMITH, SAYS SHE ALSO HAD AN AFFAIR WITH
CONDIT AND SAYS HE ASKED HER TO LIE ABOUT IT.
MEANTIME, POLICE CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN CONDIT IS NOT A SUSPECT IN THE
DISAPPEARANCE OF CHANDRA LEVY. BUT HER PARENTS SAY THEIR CONGRESSMAN
KNOWS MORE THAN HES LETTING ON, AND SAY THEY MIGHT SUE CONDIT TO FORCE
HIM TO ANSWER QUESTIONS - UNDER OATH - ABOUT THEIR MISSING DAUGHTER.
(SOT)SUSAN LEVY/Mother of Chandra Levy.
Its not that were going to do that right now, well see what happens
with investigations and were considering anything that we can do to get
our daughter back home.
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POLICE TELL CBS NEWS THEY MAY WANT TO INTERVIEW THE CONGRESSMAN'S WIFE A
SECOND TIME. ..MORE PRESSURE FROM COLLEAGES TO EXPLAIN BEHAVIOUR. ALEEN
SIRGANY CBS NEWS WASHINGTON
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A husband and wife team of physicians in Buchanan County has been named in a massive federal indictment alleging a multi- million dollar racketeering scheme.
The government claims Doctors Vinod and Kailas Modi unlawfully dispensed prescription drugs through their Miners Medical Clinic in Oakwood.
The indictment charges the Modi's with defrauding Medicare and the Black Lung program.
Prosecutors say that after Vinod Modi's license was revoked for a time, he continued seeing patients and billed them under his wife's name.
The couple stands to lose up to 13 million dollars in assets acquired since 1987.
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It's over the river and through the woods as a four wheel jamboree brings tourist dollars to our region,
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And former Beatle Paul McCartney says "he loves her" as he introduces his new fiance.
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We learned just minutes ago that the president of Washington and Lee University died overnight .. after battling kidney cancer for several years.
A college spokeswoman says John W. Elrod died at Stonewall Jackson Hospital in Lexington.
Elrod led Washington and Lee for almost six and a half years. He is credited with leading a major growth in both faculty and facilities.
John W. Elrod was 61 years old.
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Thousands of Jeep owners are on and off the roads to Nelson County.
They're heading to Camp Jeep--
and as Steve Smallshaw tells us, local businesses hope they are bringing their wallets with them.
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(( It is by far the biggest event a small, rural area like Nelson County could hope to attract.
Over the next three days, ten thousand people from around the country will roll down Route 29 and into Camp Jeep.
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It essentially is a summer camp for cars, but their owners have fun too.
They can road test their vehicles, enjoy concerts and socialize.. all while pumping money into the local economy.
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But Camp Jeep is just a small part of the big picture of tourism in Nelson County.
Starting this fall, Oakridge will host parimutuel horse racing at a track currently under construction.
The county also received 200- thousand dollars in state grants to renovate the estate's old train station, a 19th century canal and another train depot in Piney River.
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Steve Smallshaw, News7, Nelson County.))
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It looks like Paul McCartney will be singing love songs to model Heather Mills for many years to come...
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The 58- year- old former Beatle has ended months of speculation by announcing his engagement to Mills.
The happy couple appeared outside McCartney's home.
But despite the media frenzy, they wouldn't offer any details about HOW McCartney proposed.
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But McCartney's apparently had marriage on his mind for a while-- he bought the sapphire and diamond engagement ring in India earlier this year...
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Wachovia says it will sell 38 of its branches if the merger with First Union goes through... nine of those branches are in our area.
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The branches include those at Towers Mall, Franklin Plaza, Crossroads Mall, Cave Spring, 460 East and West Salem.
Other area branches slated for sale include Bedford, Hardy and Chilhowie.
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No buyers have been identified yet, but the company says it's likely that even though ALL of the banks will change hands they will remain open.
Wachovia says once buyers are identified, customers will begin to receive information about the process... but do NOT need to do anything at this time.
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On Wall Street at Noon, the DOW was DOWN 40 points.
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Coming up -
The battle of the sluggers continues in the majors -
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And just when you thought it wasn't possible, the media uncovers even more on a former Survivor contestant.
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Mark McGwire is still swinging strong -
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Yesterday afternoon, the St Louis Cardinals slugger hit two homr runs in back- to- back at bats.
It helped power the Cards to a 3-to-1 win over the Cubs.
McGwire now has 570 homers, leaving him just three shy of the great Harmon Killebrew on the all- time list.
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And Barry Bonds is staying on Big Mac's heels.
Last night he slammed two more home runs - continuing to take aim at McGwire's single season home-run record.
His second of the night was a grand slam.
The San Francisco Giants outfielder now has 44.
He's back ahead of McGwire's 1998 pace, when he hit a record 70 homers.
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The Roanoke Valley Sports Club kicked off its 2001 season last night with two college football heavyweight speakers-- Virginia head coach Al Groh and Virginia Tech assistant head coach Bryan Stinespring.
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Groh made his sixth trip to the Roanoke Valley since taking over the Virginia program.
He says it's time for him to stop talking and start coaching.
The Wahoos' date with Wisconsin is set for August 25th.
The battle for the quarterback job rages on between Bryson Spinner and Matt Schaub (shaub).
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While Tech's quarterback controversy is still a few weeks away from heating up, Stinespring was able to give fans some good news on the incumbent, junior Grant Noel.
This past Monday night, he had successful arthro-scopic surgery on his right knee.
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The Hokies open the season September first against Connecticut.
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Roanoke Express head coach Perry Florio is continuing to work on his roster.
Yesterday he signed defenseman Alex Dumas to play in Roanoke this coming season.
Dumas is a Dartmouth grad, who last season represented Asheville in the United Hockey League all-star game.
He is originally from Montreal.
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A former Survivor contestant is cashing in on her 15 minutes of fame. And if you thought the contestants were already overexposed, you ain't seen nothing yet. Manuel Gallegus has more.
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((NAT SOT- Hey, hello
FORMER SURVIVOR JERRI MANTHEY IS LOVING LIFE
HER LATEST ADVENTURE, THE FANTASY WORLD OF PLAYBOY, THE MANSION, THE
PARTIES, AND OF COURSE, THE PAGES
-SOT-UNDER JERRY MANTHEY, SEPTEMBER PLAYMATE
In this spread you really get to see a very vulnerable side of me that
you didnt get to see in survivor.I had to be a tough chick out there.
-NAT SOT- FROM PLAYBOY VIDEO
OK OK great great! Click click
MANTHEY TRAVELED TO THE UTAH DESERT FOR THE SHOOT
-SOT-suffering for art, thats what were doing
EVENTHOUGH IT LOOKS EASY TO POSE, SHE SAYS ITS NOT
-SOT-JERRI MANTHEY, FROM INTERVIEW
its a lot of work, it is hard work and I had no idea that it was that
strenuous.
JERRI SAYS HER DAD ISNT TOO EXCITED ABOUT THE ISSUE-- BUT SHE SAYS HER
MOM THINKS ITS EMPOWERING.
-SOT-
its artistic and beautiful..and I think its a great statement for
women who dare to be natural.
SHE WONT DISCUSS WHAT PLAYBOY PAID HER --BUT PLAYBOY SAYS RUMORS ABOUT
A MILLION DOLLARS ARE GREATLY EXAGERATED. SHES THE ONLY FORMER SURVIVOR
TO GET THE OFFER THOUGH
AS FOR HER SURVIVOR MATES, THEYVE LOST CONTACT.
-SOT-JERRI RE. SURVIVOR
everyone is off doing their own thing., and I wish everyone the best and
I hope everyone gets what they want from the whole experience.
JERRI IS FOCUSED ON JERRI AND SO FAR SHE IS PERHAPS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL
OF THE BUNCH.
MANUEL GALLEGUS, CBS NEWS HOLLYWOOD.))
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The 58- year- old former Beatle has ended months of speculation by announcing his engagement to Mills.
The happy couple appeared outside McCartney's home.
But despite the media frenzy, they wouldn't offer any details about HOW McCartney proposed.
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But McCartney's apparently had marriage on his mind for a while-- he bought the sapphire and diamond engagement ring in India earlier this year...
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