[7Wx-Headline]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Cut-ins]
[WRITER=kor]
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[GRAPHIC=Mornin' Report]
Good morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom...... There's a dense fog advisory in effect for this morning so take extra care on the roads.
Jacey Birch will have your complete forecast coming up in just a few moments.
[7-5-Mostly-Sofas]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutins]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=501-12]
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The old Pink Building in downtown Roanoke has a new tenant.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Mostly Sofa's is officially in business.
Custom made sofa's, love seats, lamps and tables fill FOUR floors and 36 thousand square feet in the building.
It's the largest retail store in downtown.
Renovations done to the building include a new elevator, stairs and duct work.
This is Mostly Sofa's fourth store in the area... there are already stores in Lynchburg, Salem and the New River Valley.
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[7-11SE-Fire]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutins]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=01-20 TC55:56]
[GRAPHIC=Fire]
Fire destroyed a southeast Roanoke home yesterday morning and authorities say it may have been arson.
Investigators are also considering the possibility the suspicious fire was a hate crime.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Investigators spent the day examining the burned debris, and collecting evidence for later anlaysis. Located at the corner of Bullit Avenue and 11th Street, the house caught fire around midnight and burned quickly.
Months of renovation were almost complete and the owner was preparing to move in.
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[SOT 12:27]
[IN Q=Almost finished]
((KHAZAL AL-RUBAII/PROPERTY OWNER; ALMOST FINISHED. JUST A FEW THINGS TO DO ON IT. TO GET IT DONE WAS SUPPOSED TO MOVE IN FIRST OF NEXT MONTH. I WAS SUPPOSED TO MEET THE GUYS AT 10:00, 10:30 I COME IN AND SEE WHAT YOU SEE RIGHT NOW.))
[SUPER=01-Khazal Al-Rubaii/Property Owner;]
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[OUT Q=what you see right now.]
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[VO-NAT]
A native of Iraq, Al- Rubaii (AHL-roo-BYE) has lived in the United States for seven years.
Police and fire investigators say it's too early to draw conclusions about the cause of the fire, but the circumstances have raised their suspisions.
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[7-11Allen-React]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutins]
[WRITER=slo]
[TAPE#=01-31 TC1:27:36]
[GRAPHIC=George Allen]
In an interview with News 7 last night, Senator George Allen remarked about the fire and other possible hate crimes across the country.
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[SOT01:30:21]
[IN Q=But out war is]
((SEN. GEORGE ALLEN/(R) VIRGINIA; BUT OUR WAR IS NOT WITH THOSE OF THE MUSLIM FAITH HERE IN THIS COUNTRY OR ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD OUR WAR IS WITH THOSE EXTREMIST TERRORISTS AND HERE IN THIS COUNTRY WE SHOULD NOT IN ANY WAY COUNTENANCE ANY SORT OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PEOPLE BECAUSE OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN, THEIR RACE, OR THEIR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS.))
[SUPER=01-Sen. George Allen/(R) Virginia]
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[OUT Q=race or their religious beliefs.]
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
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Allen says anyone who acts against a person or group based on their ethnicity or religious affiliation should be deplored and punished.
[WXHeads]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Cut-ins]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Mornin' Report]
Good morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom...... Early morning fog will break away to partly cloudy skies later today.
Jacey Birch will have your forecast details coming up in just a few minutes.
[45-11Redistricting]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutins]
[WRITER=khu]
[TAPE#=01-30 TC2:01:54]
[GRAPHIC=Redistricting]
The legal battle over newly-drawn state legislative districts was back in court in Salem.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem]
Having denied an injunction that would have stopped the November elections until this is settled, Judge Richard Pattisal began hearing evidence with maps and district lines.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=It will show]
((JOHN HACKERT/PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY: IT WILL SHOW THE STATE NOT ONLY INTENTIONALLY CREATED MAJORITY MINORITY DISTRICTS THAT SUBORDINATED TRADITIONAL DISTRICTING PRINCIPLES, BREAKING INTO OTHER JURISDICTIONS IN ORDER TO FIND MINORITY VOTERS.))
[SUPER=01-John Hackert/Plaintiff's Attorney]
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[OUT Q=order to find minority voters.]
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[VO-NAT]
The attorney from the Attorney General's pointed out the state HAS to take race into account, under the federal Voting Rights Act. But he acknowledged there were also political considerations, just as lawmakers took into account existing district, locality and precinct lines.
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[SOT 10:01:30]
[IN Q=These are not]
((GREG LUCYK/ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL: INCLUDING POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS THESE ARE NOT LEGAL STANDARDS. THESE ARE GOOD GOVERNMENT STANDARDS, AND THEY WERE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN DRAWING THE DISTRICTS.))
[SUPER=01-Greg Lucyk/Assistant Attorney General]
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[OUT Q= into account in drawing the districts.]
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
[GRAPHIC=None]
The hearing is expected to last at least two days.
[45-11Charlotte-Arrests]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutins]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=01-37 TC56:20]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Authorities are investigating an alleged gun-running operation in a Muslim community in Charlotte County.
Officials say there is "no" connection with last week's terrorist attacks.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Charlotte Co.]
Charlotte County sheriff Thomas Jones says A-T-F agents and the Virginia State Police visited the compound yesterday and made at least one arrest.
A seven- count federal indictment was returned Tuesday and reportedly involves charges of illegal gun possession and gun trafficking.
It's the result of an investigation between July, 1998 and March, 1999.
About two dozen Muslim families live at the gated community near Red House.
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[45-Frat-Flag]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutins]
[WRITER=rca]
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[GRAPHIC=America Responds]
A Virginia Tech fraternity is using some muscle power to raise money for terrorist attack victims.
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[VO-NAT :16.5]
[SUPER=03-Christiansburg;]
Delta Tau Delta brothers are keeping this American flag in motion, 24-hours a day, seven-days a week at the Wal-Mart in Christiansburg.
The say they'll only stop after reaching 10-thousand dollars in donations.
The idea came to a fraternity brother while driving.
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[SOT 24:47:12]
[IN Q=he noticed ]
((DENNIS GLEASON/DELTA TAU DELTA FRATERNITY; HE NOTICED AN ELDERLY GENTLEMAN ON AN OVERPASS OVER INTERSTATE-81 WAIVING AN AMERICAN FLAG AS HARD AS HE COULD AND SO THAT KIND OF GAVE JAMES THE IDEA AND THAT'S WHERE THIS ALL CAME FROM.))
[SUPER=01-Dennis Gleason/Delta Tau Delta Fraternity;]
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[OUT Q=THIS ALL CAME FROM.]
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[VO-NAT]
After 24-hours of collecting, the brothers had almost 2-thousand dollars.
They hope to reach their goal of 10-grand by Sunday.
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[8Wx-Headline]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Cut-ins]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Mornin' Report]
Good morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom...... Look for partly cloudy skies later today with temperatures climbing into the upper 70s.
Jacey Birch will have your forecast coming up after the news.
[8-11VA-Guard]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutins]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=01-49 TC18:02]
[GRAPHIC=America Mobilizes]
A Virginia-based Air National Guard unit is getting ready for active duty.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=143-Henrico Co./1999;]
The 192nd Fighter Wing, based in Richmond, is one of 29 Guard and Reserve units from 24 states and the District of Columbia mobilized yesterday.
The "Virginia call-up" affects 50 Air National Guard members.
Some five-thousand guard and reserve troops nation-wide were mobilized yesterday.
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[8-11Arsenal-River]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutins]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=Radford Arsenal]
Recreation areas on the New River could change because of new security measures being put into effect to combat terrorism.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Radford]
The commanding officer of the Radford Army Ammunition Plant says he's talking to state officials about closing the part of the river that flows through the plant.
About eight miles of the river... borders the federal arsenal.
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[8-11Fundraiser]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutins]
[WRITER=jmc]
[TAPE#=01-38 TC1:11:48]
[GRAPHIC=America Responds]
More than 900 people have visited Your Hometown Station to donate money to the Red Cross.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=143-WDBJ Lobby]
The latest group was the Cave Spring Rebels.
The cheerleaders planned to raise money at the Franklin Road Wal-Mart last Saturday for their annual banquet.
Instead they devoted their event to the relief effort and took in more than a thousand dollars.
Today's the last day to bring donations to WDBJ-7, and sign the condolence books in our lobby.
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[8-11POW-Award]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutins]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=01-51 TC26:33]
[GRAPHIC=NOne]
Today is the day we honor and recognize our P-O-W's and M-I-A's
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem]
Last night, the Williamson Road Lions Club honored a former World War Two P-O-W.
His name is Ralph Bowles and today he's in the hospital suffering from Alzhemier's.
At a ceremony at the VA Hospital in Salem, members gave Bowles the Lion's club highest honor.
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[SOT 42:59:00]
[IN Q=Ralph Bowles has been a member]
((HERMAN BRUBAKER/WILLIAMSON RD. LIONS CLUB: RALPH BOWLES HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF OUR WILLIAMSON ROAD LIONS CLUB FOR 54 YEARS AND HE'S PARTICIPATED IN ALL OF OUR ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS. HE'S BEEN A STAUNCH SUPPORTER, AND A MEMBER OF ALL THESE YEARS, WE WISH TO HONOR HIM IN THIS WAY BECAUSE OF THIS.))
[SUPER=01-Herman Brubaker/Lions Club President]
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[OUT Q=because of this]
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[VO-NAT]
In those 54-years, Bowles never missed a meeting until he got sick.
Yesterday was also his 82nd birthday.
His wife Elizabeth is a former Roanoke city councilmember.
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by SS