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[IN Q= SO HELP ME]
((MARK WARNER SPEAKS: SO HELP ME GOD. JUDGE SPEAKS: CONGRATULATIONS. then natural sound of cannons going off.))
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Coming up on NEWS 7 at six...
A new chapter for Virginia-- as Democrat Mark Warner is sworn in as the state's 69th Governor.
Joe Dashiell will have a live report from Richmond.
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Plus, the latest on efforts to save the Grandin Theater.
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In sports, The N-F-L wild card playoffs started today The Roanoke men and women were at home this afternoon.
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And the Virginia Cavaliers end a 2 game losing streak and win their first game in the A-C-C.
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Early January weather is far from typical this weekend... instead of dreary skies and cold days we've got sunshine and mild temperatures. We'll tell you why next.
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[IN Q=As Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia]
((AS GOVERNOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. SO HELP ME GOD.))
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[OUT Q=so help me God.]
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[VO-NAT]
Mark Warner is sworn in as Virginia's 69th Governor, and extends his hand to the Republican leadership of the General Assembly.
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[ANCHOR=Teresa]
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Good evening, I'm Teresa Hamilton.
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[ANCHOR=Teresa]
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Warner said his first priority is to preserve the state's financial integrity, and he called on lawmakers to put aside the partisan differences that resulted in last year's budget impasse.
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Joe Dashiell is in Richmond tonight with more on the inaugural ceremonies, the Governor's speech, and reaction from the lawmakers he must work with.
[JOE FULL]
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[SUPER=@Joe1;]
Teresa... Mark Warner takes office with a two billion dollar problem, and Republicans in firm control of the General Assembly.
He'll need help to get anything done... and today he reached out.
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[SUPER=07-Gov. Mark Warner; :36]
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[OUT Q=and ready for the challenge.]
((Governor Jim Gilmore said his goodbyes... the First Lady wiped away tears, as the couple prepared to leave the Executive Mansion one last time.
Mark Warner, his wife Lisa Collis and their three daughters arrived on the South Portico of the State Capitol under blue skies... and watched as Republican Attorney General Jerry Kilgore,
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and Democratic Lieutenant Governor Tim Kaine were sworn in...
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In his inaugural address, Warner asked Virginians to put aside partisan differences and attack together the difficult financial problems the commonwealth faces.
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[IN Q=As Virginians we have been]
((AS VIRGINIANS W HAVE BEEN REVOLUTIONARY WHEN NECESSARY, LOYAL WHEN CALLED AND DETERMINED WHEN THE MISSION IS BEFORE US. MY FELLOW VIRGINIANS IT IS TIME FOR LITTLE REVOLUTION.))
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[OUT Q=time for a little revolution.]
To that end, the Democratic Governor reached out to the Republican leadership of the General Assembly.
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[IN Q=Mr. Speaker]
((MR. SPEAKER AND MR. PRESIDENT PRO TEM, ON BEHALF OF ALL VIRGINIANS I EXTEND TO YOU THE HAND OF FRIENDSHIP AND COOPERATION. APPLAUSE))
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[OUT Q=(APPLAUSE).]
And later as he made his way to the mansion with his daughters at his side, Warner said he was ready to get started.
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[IN Q=Excited, ]
((EXCITED, HUMBLED, AND READY FOR THE CHALLENGE.))
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[OUT Q=and ready for the challenge.]))
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Warner delivered a speech of broad themes, deliberately avoiding any specifics. In the General Assembly, the devil is in the details.
Still the Governor's speech brought enthusiastic reviews from Democrats and polite praise from Republicans.
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[IN Q=This is Virginia you know]
((PRESTON BRYANT: THIS IS VIRGINIA YOU KNOW. WE HAVEN'T HAD A REVOLUTION IN A LONG TIME, BUT WE'RE WILLING TO WORK TOGETHER. IT'S BEEN A VERY GOOD DAY AND I WISH MARK WARNER WELL. I WISH MARK WARNER WELL.))
((JERRY BALILES: IT WAS INSPIRATIONAL. IT WAS DIRECTIONAL. IT WAS INCLUSIVE. I THINK HE TOUCHED ALL THE RIGHT BASES. I THINK IT WAS A HOME RUN.))
((SEN. JOHN WARNER: THIS IS MY SEVENTH GOVERNOR'S INAUGURATION, AND I'VE NEVER SEEN IT DONE BETTER.))
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[OUT Q=never seen it done better.]
[JOE FULL]
[SUPER=06-Richmond]
The celebration continues tonight with the Inaugural Ball.... but everyone will be waiting for more specifics...
But on Monday, the party's over and the hard work begins. Everyone's waiting for specifics, Teresa,
[DOUBLE BOXES=Joe/Teresa - Starlink]
and Warner is expected to lay out his plan of action Monday night when he delivers his state of the Commonwealth Address here at the State Capitol.
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[ANCHOR=Teresa]
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Authorities say an evening of drinking turned deadly in Botetourt County.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.]
Sheriff's Deputies responded to a home on Narrow Passage Road just after seven o'clock last night.
They arrived to find 47-year old William Clayton Sanders Jr. dead from a single gun shot wound to the chest.
Deputies have arrested Victor Loyd Rycroft and charged him with first degree murder.
The shooting happened at Rycroft's residence in Eagle Rock.
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The investigation revealed the two men got into an argument after several hours of drinking with friends.
Rycroft is being held at the Botetourt County jail.[Grayson-Murder]
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Authorities in Grayson County say a Trout Dale man has been arrested and charged with killing his three-year-old son.
Officials say Roland Shane Griffith is charged with second-degree murder and felony abuse and neglect of Dorian Zahir Cox.
The boy died August 31st at a hospital after falling down a wooden stairway.
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It's been nearly two months since a Roanoke landmark shuts its doors.
Since then, supporters of the Grandin theater have been working to acquire, refurbish, and re-open the facility.
As Justin McLeod discovered it may take some Hollywood magic to bring the Grandin back to life.
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When you drive by the Grandin Theater, you'll see the doors are locked and the box office boarded up.
Two months ago, hard economic times and competition from mega movie plexes forced the Grandin to close.
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[IN Q=We miss it greatly]
((BRENDA McDANIEL/NEARBY RESIDENT: WE MISS IT GREATLY AND WE'RE VERY EAGER TO GET RE-OPENED.))
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[OUT Q=to get it re-opened]
So is the Grandin Theatre Foundation.
The group needs to raise 1.2 million dollars to purchase and re-open the theater.
In November, Roanoke's city council committed 500-thousand dollars to the project over six years.
But the city's contribution is a dollar to dollar matching grant.
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[IN Q=The Grandin Theater Foundation ]
((JUSTIN McLEOD/REPORTING: THE GRANDIN THEATRE FOUNDATION HOPES TO RAISE A HALF MILLION DOLLARS THROUGH THE STAR CAMPAIGN. FOR A THOUSAND DOLLARS, YOU CAN HAVE YOUR NAME ENGRAVED HERE IN THE SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF THE MOVIE THEATER. ITS ROANOKE'S VERSION OF THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME.))
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In less than a week, the group has already sold more than forty stars.
They hope to sell five hundred by the end of February.
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[IN Q=You can put your name on it]
((ANN TRINKLE/GRANDIN THEATER FOUNDATION: YOU CAN PUT YOUR NAME ON IT OR YOUR COMPANY'S NAME ON IT OR ANYTHING YOU WANT. THE REALLY NEAT THING IS YOU GET A FREE TICKET EACH MONTH FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.))
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[OUT Q=of you life]
But the theater must first re-open.
The foundation has until May to raise the necessary funds.
They hope to have the Grandin renovated and up and running again by late Spring.
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[IN Q=You can expect new]
((DAVE TRINKLE/GRANDIN THEATER FOUNDATION: YOU CAN EXPECT NEW SEATS, NEW CARPET, BETTER SOUND EQUIPMENT, BETTER PROJECTION EQUIPMENT. THE EXPERIENCE OF COMING TO THE GRANDIN SHOULD BE AS GOOD AS ANY OF THE NEWER CINEMAS AND MOVIE THEATERS IN TOWN BUT WITH A HISTORIC OLD FEEL TO IT.))
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Its all in effort to once again make the Grandin a box office draw.
Justin McLeod, News 7, Roanoke.))[Tease#1]
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[SS=NONE]
Still ahead on News 7 at 6, firefighters are called to the First Union tower today,
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[VO-NAT]
but this wasn't an emergency. It's part of training for handling fires in skyscrapers. We'll have that and more, but first, let's check in with Jacey in the Weathercenter.
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Firefighters responded to the First Union Tower in downtown Roanoke this morning.
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[VO-NAT]
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But the call itself wasn't real.
The Roanoke Fire Department held a training exercise in which firefighters had to respond to a report of a fire on the 12th floor.
The purpose was to allow crews to see what its like fighting fires in a high rise building.
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[IN Q=This is ultimate]
((JEFF BECKNER/ROANOKE FIRE DEPT.: THIS IS THE ULTIMATE. HIGH RISE FIRES ARE THE WORST OF THE WORST BECAUSE YOUR RESOURCES ARE TWELVE TWENTY FLOORS BELOW YOU. YOU GOT TO WORK OUT HOW TO GET THOSE RESOURCES UP THERE. YOU GOT TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR PERSONNEL. YOU GOT TO REHAB. ITS THE ABSOLUTE WORSE.))
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[OUT Q=the absolute worse]
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[VO-NAT]
The entire department could not take part in today's exercise.
So someone taped the incident to be used for a training video that will be passed around to area fire stations.
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A local charity not only constructs homes, it now sells the materials used to build them.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Habitat for Humanity recently opened a clearance store on Patterson Avenue in Roanoke.
Money generated from the store will be used to help build homes for needy families.
The store sells new and used building supplies well below retail prices.
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[IN Q=The prices are extremely]
((KAREN MASON/HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: THE PRICES ARE EXTREMELY LOW HERE. WE'RE USUALLY THIRTY TO FIFTY PERCENT BELOW RETAIL AND WE'VE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM CUSTOMERS THAT OUR PRICES ARE VERY LOW.))
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[OUT Q=are very low]
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All the materials on sale have been donated.
The store is open Tuesday through Saturday from eight to five.
Habitat For Humanity hopes to build 12 homes in the Roanoke Valley this year.
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Still ahead on News 7 at 6, the Virginia Cavaliers score a win over a struggling U-N-C team. Roy Stanley will have highlights in just a few minutes,
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[VO-NAT]
but first if the winter blues have got you down, you may want to consider a trip to snow country. We'll have that and more, stay with us.
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[Wintergreen]
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The recent snowfall was of course good news for the ski resorts in our area, and it may have you wanting to take a trip to the slopes.
We find Shannon Young at the Wintergreen Resort with this week's Time Off.
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[IN Q=Recent winter storms may not have been good news for travelers but...]
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And coming up in sports, The Roanoke Express is on the road tonight the Virginia Cavaliers get their first win in the A-C-C this afternoon.
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[VO-NAT]
And Virginia Tech was looking for its first Big East Win this afternoon hosting 25-th ranked Miami at the Cassell.
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The Virginia Cavaliers snapped a two game losing streak in Chapel Hill today. Rober Mason scored 18 points to lead the 7-th ranked Cavalirs to a 71 to 67 win over North Carolina.
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[SUPER=03-Chapel Hll, NC/ESPN; :]
Virginia led by four points at the break.
But Carolina's Brian Morrison came in and hit a three pointer to make the score 44 to 40 Tar Heels.
Virginia hung tough 14 minutes into the second half Mason gets out after the turnover and hits the three to tie the game at 50.
The Tar Heels then went inside to Kris Lang who scores 2 of his 18 giving Carolina a 2 point lead.
Then with 5 minutes left in the game Adam Halls three pointer made it 63 to 59 Virginia.
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Carolina tied it at 63 but Virginia pulled away and the Cavaliers get the 71 to 67 win.
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Virginia Tech was at the Cassell this looking for its first Big East victory against the 21-st ranked Miami Hurricanes.
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[SUPER=03-Blacksburg/Virginia Tech vs Miami; :]
Perry Clark and his Canes also looking for a conference win.
The Hokies led by 4 early in the first half but when Darius Rice hit this three pointer the Canes trailed by one.
But Tech comes right back going inside to Terry Taylor who hits the jumper in the paint.
Miami's Elton Tyler will take it to the hoop and score off the glass and the Canes took a 2 point lead.
[SUPER=33-Virginia Tech/68/Miami#21/77/; :]
But the Hokies answer Carlos Dixon runs the baseline and hits the jumper Tech led by six but Miami comes from behind to win it 77 to 68.
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Hampden Sydney rolled into the Bast Center this afternoon and beat the Roanoke College Maroons 81 to 66.
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[SUPER=03-Salem/Maroons vs Tigers; :]
Maroon head coach Page Moir drawing up a play for his team during a timeout.
But the Tigers would go to work Lane Brooks gets it inside and hits the turn around jumper giving the Tigers the early lead.
Roanoke's Robby Pridgeon with the ball he works it around the key and pulls up and hits the jumper for the Maroons.
[SUPER=33-Hampden-Sydney/81/Roanoke/66/; :]
The Tigers were just a little to strong inside for the Maroons David Willson with the short jumper and Hampden-Sdyney beats Roanoke 81 to 66.
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There's was plenty of action this afternoon in men's college basketball lets check some of the scores.
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The Roanoke College women had an afternoon game against the Eagles of Bridgewater.
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[SUPER=03-Salem/Roanoke vs Bridgewater; :]
Susan Dunagan talking to her team during a time out.
Roanoke's Liz Sloop gets it to Krystal Barrett who hits the layup to tie the score at 34 in the second half.
The Eagles get it to Lindsay Coleman she passes to Sarah Hagood who hits the jumper for 2 of her 19 points.
Bridgewater's Megan Forster gets it to Coleman who answers with the three pointer from the corner.
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The Maroons come back Katrina Williams hits Sloop she hits the jumper but Bridgewater goes on to win the game 59 to 55.
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The Roanoke Express takes on Johnstown tonight on the road. This game always has extra special meaning to Express coach Perry Florio, who made a name for himself as a player in the ECHL with the Chiefs.
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[SUPER=01-Perry Florio/Express Head Coach; :00]
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[OUT Q=.......a win for him"]
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The N-F-L wild card playoffs started today with the Philadelphia Egles hosting the Tampa Bay Bucaneers.
That game is in the 3rd quarter with the Eagles leading the game 17 to 9.
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Meantime, The Jets and Raiders kick it off tonight and for veteran wide receiver Jerry Rice of the Oakland Raiders this is the time to come to play.
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[TALENT=Roy]
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Kickoff tonight in Oakland is 8 Oclock.