WDBJ 7 morning news AM cutins for 10/31/01

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Good morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom...... Look for mostly sunny skies today with highs climbing into the upper 60s.
Meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner will have your complete forecast coming up in just a few moments.

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[GRAPHIC=Accident]
Traffic was blocked for hours last night along Route 460 in Giles County.
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[SUPER=03-Giles Co.;]
A tractor trailer hauling 60 head of cattle overturned near Narrows around ten o'clock. The driver was airlifted to Roanoke Memorial-- where state police say he's expected to survive. Another driver was also taken to the hospital after hitting one of the cattle with their car.
A number of the cattle did die in the accident--- but police, fire and rescue crews as well as local farmers managed t
o catch anywhere from 20- to 30 of the animals. The cattle were taken to a nearby livestock yard. Authorities believe the driver of the tractor trailer was traveling too fast on the road-- and lost control. State police say traffic is now moving through the area.
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[7-11McEachin-Hill]

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Richmond civil rights attorney Oliver Hill returned to the Roanoke Valley to support Donald McEachin's bid for Attorney General.
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[SUPER=403-Salem]

Hill grew up in Roanoke, and rose to national prominence during the civil rights era, when he and his legal team helped to dismantle legalized segregation. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1999.
Last night, Hill joined Democrats in Salem as they rallied for local candidates, and the statewide Democratic ticket.
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[SOT 17:55:20]
[IN Q=It's a great boost of support]
((DONALD MCEACHIN/D- CANDIDATE FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL: IT'S A GREAT BOOST OF SUPPORT. AND IT'S VERY FLATTERING, BECAUSE AS I SAID IN THERE, WITHOUT OLIVER HILL, THERE CAN'T BE A DONALD MCEACHIN. I AND MY WHOLE GENERATION LITERALLY STAND ON THE SHOULDERS OF THAT GREAT MAN.))
[SUPER=401-Donald McEachin/(D) Candidate for Attorney General]
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[OUT Q=of that great man.]
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[VO-NAT]

Others at yesterday's rally included Lisa Collis (KAH-liss) the wife of gubernatorial candidate Mark Warner, and Dana Martin, the Democrat challenging Salem Delegate Morgan Griffith.
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[7-11CVS]

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C-V-S Pharmacies will see 200 of its stores across the country close by January .
The news came yesterday after the chain reported a 16 percent drop in third quarter earnings.
C-V-S blames a lack of new drug introductions, the growth of the mail order drug industry, and a national shortage of pharmacists.
The CVS announcement comes just weeks after Rite-Aid closed its five Roanoke stores, along with others around the country.

There's no word yet on which CVS stores will close.[WXHeads]

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Good morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom...... Looks like trick-or-treaters won't have any problem tonight. The rain is holding off and temperatures should remain mild.
Meteorlogist Leo Hirsbrunner will have your Halloween forecast coming up.

[45-11Local-Alert]

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[GRAPHIC=War on Terrorism]
A notice of warning to be on high alert for terrorism has local authorities taking action.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]

Roanoke County and other area law enforcement agencies are putting extra officers on the road.
They'll patrol neighborhoods, water treatment plants and other public utilities.
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[SOT 6:14:17 - :31]
[IN Q=We are certainly aware]
((RAY LAVINDER/ROANOKE CO. POLICE CHIEF: WE ARE CERTAINLY AWARE OF THE SITUATION THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE THE ROANOKE VALLEY A SAFE AND COMFORTABLE PLACE TO LIVE AND WE HOPE THE CITIZENS WILL WORK WITH US AND DO WHATEVER WE CAN TO HELP EACH OTHER OUT.))
[SUPER=01-Ray Lavinder/Roanoke Co. Police Chief;]
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[OUT Q=help each other out.]
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[VO-NAT]

Halloween is still on for tonight in the city and the county.
Valley View Mall says its festivities will NOT stop because of the latest warnings.
The mall will have extra security.
It's trying to bring in customers with special one-day bargains, as well as trick or treating and hayrides.
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[45-11Wythe-Murder]

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A 16-year-old Wytheville teen faces murder charges. Officials say the teen is related to the victim, 33-year Ronnie Wayne Newberry. Police responded to West Washington Street last week and discovered Newberry's body. 35-year-old Shelby Newberry was also seriously injured. Officials say additional charges are pending against the teen.

[45-11Logging-Road]

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A property rights case in Montgomery County is set to resume in circuit court later today.
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[SUPER=03-Christiansburg;]
Plaintiff Mike Turman, owner of Turman Lumber Company and Defendant Mary Ann Capp, a private landowner, are disputing the use of a 3-hundred foot road.
[SUPER=03-Montgomery Co./September;]
Turman's logging trucks use the road to reach a logging operation on the top of the mountain. Capp says the road is her private property and wants the vehicles to stop traveling on it. In court yesterday, Turman argued he has a right of way for the road. Witnesses testimony included property boundaries and other area landowners who use the road to reach their property. Capp's attorney argued the plaintiff did not prove continuous use as required by law for right of way. The defense puts on its case this morning.
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[45-11Tap-Cox]

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Getting online may not be the easiest thing for some families in Roanoke. But all that's about to change.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

Thanks to a partnership between Total Action and Against Poverty and Cox Communications, a new technology center is up and running.
It's designed to provide free computer training and Internet access to qualifying families.
Center staff will also provide after school training for children.
It will be open Monday through Friday from 1 to 7 pm, and Saturdays 1 until 4.
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[8Wx-Headline]

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Good morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom...... Looks like the weather is cooperating for this Halloween. Sunny skies will lead into a dry night for trick-or-treaters. Temperatures should be in the 60s for highs.
Meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner will have your forecast after the news.

[8-11Roanoke-Sheriff]

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Roanoke Sheriff George McMillan says it's a simple case of poor planning. But his Republican challenger says it's another example of partisan politics within the department.
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[SUPER=403-Roanoke;]
Roanoke deputy Octavia Johnson and her supporters, including Mayor Ralph Smith, laid out some of their allegations yesterday in an afternoon news conference. Johnson's supporters took issue with the fact she is NOT allowed to campaign wearing her deputy's uniform and was NOT granted election day off.
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[IN Q=She is a candidate]
((RALPH SMITH/ROANOKE MAYOR: SHE IS A CANDIDATE FOR OFFICE IN THIS CITY. SHE REQUESTED THE DAY OFF, ELECTION DAY TO WORK THE POLLS, HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF A CANDIDATE THAT HAD TO WORK ON THE DAY OF THEIR OWN ELECTION. ))
[SUPER=401-Ralph Smith/Roanoke Mayor;]
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[OUT Q=their own election.]
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Sheriff McMillan held his own news conference yesterday surrounded by supporters... He says Johnson did NOT ask for election day off UNTIL September when the maximum number of deputies had already been granted the day off. McMillan also addressed Johnson's claim that morale within the department is low.
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[in q=I HAVE THE FULL SUPPORT ]
((GEORGE MCMILLAN/ROANOKE SHERIFF; I HAVE THE FULL SUPPORT OF MY STAFF. WE WILL AS BEST I RECALL, AROUND 100 DEPUTIES WHO'VE VOLUNTEERED ON THEIR OWN WHO'VE COME TO ME, NOT ME COME TO THEM AND WHO'RE GOING TO WORK THE POLLS ON ELECTION DAY.))
[SUPER=401-George McMillan/Roanoke Sheriff;]
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[OUT Q= ON ELECTION DAY.]
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Sheriff McMillan says he will NOT change his mind-- he says Johnson will still have to work election day.

[8-11McEachin-Hill]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=AM CUTINS]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=01-48 TC1:07:20]
[GRAPHIC=Campaign 2001]

Richmond civil rights lawyer Oliver Hill was in the Roanoke Valley yesterday to support Donald McEachin's bid for Attorney General.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=403-Salem]

Hill grew up in Roanoke, and rose to national prominence during the civil rights era, when he and his legal team helped to dismantle legalized segregation. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1999.
Last night, Hill joined Democrats in Salem as they rallied for local candidates, and the statewide Democratic ticket.
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[SOT 17:55:20]
[IN Q=It's a great boost of support]
((DONALD MCEACHIN/D- CANDIDATE FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL: IT'S A GREAT BOOST OF SUPPORT. AND IT'S VERY FLATTERING, BECAUSE AS I SAID IN THERE, WITHOUT OLIVER HILL, THERE CAN'T BE A DONALD MCEACHIN. I AND MY WHOLE GENERATION LITERALLY STAND ON THE SHOULDERS OF THAT GREAT MAN.))
[SUPER=401-Donald McEachin/(D) Candidate for Attorney General]
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[OUT Q=of that great man.]
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[VO-NAT]

Others at yesterday's rally included Lisa Collis (KAH-liss) the wife of gubernatorial candidate Mark Warner, and Dana Martin, the Democrat challenging Salem Delegate Morgan Griffith. (------------)