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[WRITER=jen]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=#4070;weekend headline banner]
[SUPER=@Marya1;]
[SUPER=@Jacey1;]
Coming up on News 7 Sunday Morning.......
A unclaimed winning Lotto South ticket was purchased right here in Roanoke...
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And a year later - there is a memorial for a group of Air National Guardsmen who died...
we will have more on those stories in just a few minutes.
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[2-shot toss to Hello]
[Lotto-South]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Va Lottery]
If you bought a Lotto South ticket in Roanoke - you may be 20-MILLION dollars richer this morning.
That's right. There was one winning ticket in last night's drawing and the ticket was sold here in the Star City.
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[TAKE PINNACLE FS]
The winning numbers are 21- 26- 27- 32- 33- 34 - once again, that's 21- 26- 27- 32- 33- 34 .
We will have all of last night's winning Virginia Lottery numbers coming up in just a few minutes.
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[Afghanistan]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sun. a.m.]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Operation Enduring Freedom]
Fighting between U-S and Taliban forces is said to be "intense" this morning.
U-S warplanes continue to pound away at Al-Qaida and Taliban hide-outs in eastern Afghanistan for a third straight day.
One U-S soldier has been killed... and more than a dozen are wounded.
Teri Okita has more from Washington.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=The largest]
[SUPER=03-Afghanistan; :12]
[SUPER=01-A. C. Roper/U. S. Military Spokesman; :27]
[SUPER=01-Teri Okita/Reporting; 1:20]
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[OUT Q=CBS News, Washington.]
((ONE U-S SOLDIER IS DEAD AND SEVERAL OTHERS WOUNDED AFTER AMERICAN
ATTACKED AL-QAIDA AND TALIBAN FORCES IN EASTERN AFGHANISTAN.
TERI OKITA REPORTS FROM WASHINGTON.
PKG
TRACK: The largest U-S led ground operation this year started late
Friday night in Gardez ... in eastern Afghanistan.
Pentagon officials say U-S warplanes and helicopters opened the attack
.... pounding suspected Al-Qaeda and Taliban hide-outs. Hundreds of
Afghan fighters, along with dozens of U-S special forces troops and
members of the Army's 101st Airbourne assault division followed on the
ground.
But they came across heavy machine gun fire from the enemy.
(SOT - MAJOR A.C. ROPER/US MILITARY SPOKESMAN)
"INITIAL REPORTS ARE THAT ONE U-S FORCES MEMBER AND TWO AFGHAN FORCES
MEMBER HAVE BEEN KILLED. AN UNSPECIFIED NUMBER OF US AND AFGHAN FORCES
HAVE BEEN INJURED." :14
TRACK: The mission was to go after Taliban and Al-Qaeda forces hiding in
cave complexes.
U-S aircraft dropped thermo-beric bombs... weapons specifically designed
to penetrate caves and kill those inside.
In what's being described as an 'unsucessful' attack, U-S and Afghan
forces retreated Saturday afternoon.
However, Pentagon officials say the battle will continue for a number of
days.
(SOT - ROPER AGAIN)
"Our goal since the beginning of 'Operation Freedom' has been to
eliminate al-Qaeda and Taliban elements from the country so they cannot
reconstitute and become a threat to the lawful government of Afghanistan
or to the world. We are moving methodically to identify those elements
so we can achieve that goal." :22
(Super: Teri Okita/Reporting)
STANDUP: IT IS BELIEVED THOUSANDS OF AL-QAIDA AND TALIBAN FORCES COULD
BE HOLED UP IN THE RUGGED MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN AFGHANISTAN. TO KEEP THEM
FROM ESCAPING, THE U-S SENT IN THOSE GROUND TROOPS AND PAKISTAN SEALED
ITS BORDER. TERI OKITA, CBS NEWS, WASHINGTON.))
[Memorial]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=02-10 tc 14:34]
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A memorial is being dedicated later today to the eighteen Air National Guardsmen who were killed one year ago - when their plane when down over a field in Georgia.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=@file]
One of those men was from Blacksburg. Staff Sergeant Greg (Skir-pee) Skurupey and his unit were on their way home to Virginia after two weeks of training in Florida at the time of the crash.
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[ANCHOR=Marya]
[Graphic=none]
Military investigators initially blamed the crash on the crew for improper loading... but the general who ordered the probe later blamed bad weather and equipment malfunctions.
The families of 11 of the Guardsmen killed have sued the plane's manufacturer and other companies - saying malfunctioning equipment was at fault.
[Missing-Girl]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sun. a.m.]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
The parents of Danielle van Dam want all of her memorials to honor her life -- not serve as a reminder of her brutal death.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-San Diego, CA;]
Hundreds of people have been stopping at a remote roadside east of San Diego where the child's body was found after more than three weeks of searches.
Some have left stuffed animals, flowers, cards and wind chimes.
But Danielle's parents say they do not want their daughter's memory honored at such a sad place.
They're asking mourners to pay tribute at a park where she often played.
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[SOT 5:39:53 - 5:40:01]
[IN Q=I think she's in heaven]
[SUPER=01-Molly Godinho/Mourner;]
((I THINK SHE'S.... WE'LL ALL MISS HER))
[RUNS=:08]
[OUT Q=we'll all miss her.]
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[VO-NAT]
Searchers found the little girl's body Wednesday.
David Westerfield -- a neighbor of the van Dams -- has been charged with murder and kidnapping.
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[Condit]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sun. a.m.]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Gary Condit]
California Congressman Gary Condit is facing his toughest re-election campaign ever.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Stockton, CA;]
Condit campaigned in Stockton Saturday, stopping at a National Guard post.
With the fallout from missing Washington intern Chandra Levy, the 13-year House veteran faces a tough challenge.
Polls show one of his opponents, a California assemblyman, leading him two - to - one.
Condit will find out if he'll get the backing of his party at the Democratic primary Tuesday.
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[Industrial-Park]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=02-02 TC-52:39]
[GRAPHIC=none]
A proposed industrial park in Bedford County has some residents upset...
But supporters say it will bring jobs to the area as well as increase the tax base.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bedford/Last Week;]
Last week-- the board of supervisors held a public hearing.
Residents who live near Routes 460 and 8-Eleven say if the New London Business and Technology Center becomes a reality it will jeopardize their safety and property values.
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[SOT 05:56:17 05:49:44]
[IN Q=I feel like it's offense to be ]
((I FEEL LIKE IT'S OFFENSIVE TO BE TOLD IT'S THE BEST THING FOR US AND THAT IT WILL BRING JOBS TO US. I KNOW WHERE I WANT TO WORK AND I MOVED OUT THERE BECAUSE I WANT TO BE OUT THERE IN THE AGRICULTURAL COUNTRY, I DIDN'T MOVE OUT THERE BECAUSE I WANT TO FIND A JOB. ))
((THERE'S ONLY ONE THINK THAT SEEMS TO BE VERY CLEAR TO ME, THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO BENEFIT BESIDES FROM TENUOUS PROMISE OF JOBS IN THE FUTURE IS THE ONE PROPERTY OWNERS INVOLVED... TO BE VERY FAIR.))
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[OUT Q= TO BE VERY FAIR.]
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[VO-NAT]
During the meeting, some supervisors voiced support for the project, saying something needs to be done to keep the area's young people from moving away to find jobs-
A final decision on the project has NOT been made yet.
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[Carvins-Cove]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=02-04 TC-34:42]
[GRAPHIC=Carvins Cove]
While yesterday's rain was much needed - officials say it wasn't enough to make a difference.
This is especially true in Roanoke where the water level at Carvin's Cove continues to drop.
As Justin McLeod tells us, partial water restrictions that are in place now could become mandatory in a matter of weeks.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Nat sound of cars driving by in rain]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
[SUPER=01-Mike McEvoy/Director of Utilities; :35 (QUICK)]
[SUPER=@justin1; :54]
[RUNS=1:45]
[OUT Q=JM, News 7]
((((NAT SOUND OF CARS DRIVING BY IN RAIN))
For many of us, it was a sight to see.
For the first time in months, a steady rain fell throughout our region.
And probably no one is happier to see the rain than Roanoke city's Director of Utilities.
[SOT 1:30:58]
[IN Q=in several months]
((MIKE McEVOY/DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES: THIS IS THE BEST CHANCE WE'VE SEEN FOR RAIN IN SEVERAL MONTHS.))
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[OUT Q=in several months]
But the best chance may not be enough.
The water level here at Carvins Cove is dropping about a tenth of a foot a day and is currently more than 23 feet below the spillway.
The rain this weekend helps but it may do very little to replenish the city's water supply.
[SOT 1:32:00]
[IN Q=The ground has been so]
((MIKE McEVOY/DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES: THE GROUND HAS BEEN SO DRY THAT WE'RE REALLY GOING TO LOSE A LOT OF THIS MOISTURE UP JUST GETTING THE GROUND SATURATED TO THE POINT TO GET THE RUNOFF.))
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[OUT Q=get the runoff]
And the point where mandatory water restrictions kick in is getting closer.
The city will enact those restrictions once the cove reaches 26 feet below the spillway.
At the rate we're going, that level could be reached by the end of the month.
[SOT 1:50:14]
[IN Q=Many have wondered]
((JUSTIN McLEOD/REPORTING: MANY HAVE WONDERED JUST EXACTLY HOW MUCH WILL THE CRYSTAL SPRING TREATMENT ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM AND EXACTLY WHEN IT WILL BE FINISHED. CONSTRUCTION BEGAN HERE IN NOVEMBER AND SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE YEAR. ONCE FULLY OPERATIONAL, THE PLANT WILL PROVIDE MORE THAN 4 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER EACH DAY.))
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[OUT Q=water each day]
((NAT SOUND OF RAIN))
Some have also criticized the city for not issuing mandatory water restrictions right now.
City leaders say the reason is simple, it's not necessary.
[SOT 1:34:09]
[IN Q=It's important to remember]
((MIKE McEVOY/DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES: IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT EVEN AT 26 FEET BELOW THE SPILLWAY WE'RE STILL IN THE 42, 43, 44 PERCENT OF CAPACITY AT THE RESERVIOR SO WE STILL HAVE A FAIR AMOUNT OF WATER IN THE RESERVIOR EVEN AT THAT STAGE WE GO TO MANDATORY RESTRICTIONS.))
[Runs= 12]
[OUT Q=go to mandatory restrictions]
No one wants to see mandatory restrictions.
But unless we see more rainy days like this one, we could feel the ripple effect for months to come. (SHOT OF WAVES)
Justin McLeod, News 7.))
[Bedford-Water]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=01-61 TC-1:03:34]
[GRAPHIC=NONE]
The drought is effecting many Bedford County residents on a personal level.
Last week-- the Public Service Authority was given the green light to apply for funds to bring public water to people whose wells are dry or are going dry.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bedford/Last Week;]
P-S-A Administrator Willie Jones says unless something changes... it's only a matter of time before the problem in New London and Smith Mountain Lake will be felt in other communities.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=You're going to see ]
[SUPER=01-Willie Jones/PSA Director;]
((YOU'RE GOING TO SEE MORE PROBLEMS LIKE THIS, YOU KNOW, WE HEAR, NOT EVERYONE IS AS VOCAL ABOUT THE ISSUES BUT THERE ARE PROBLEMS IN BOONSBORO.))
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[OUT Q=problems in Boonsboro.]
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[VO-NAT]
The hope is that county water will be pumped to those homes in need by Christmas.
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[ANCHOR=MARYA]
[SS=NONE]
Now let's check in with Jacey and see if we've got any more rain in store.
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[ANCHOR=Marya]
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[WRITER=jen]
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If art gives you a glimpse into an artist's soul... then a local exhibit must give a peek into heart of Virginia
[ANCHOR=Jacey]
Coming up on News 7 Sunday Morning -
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[VO-NAT]
We'll take a look through the lens of photographers currently feautred at the Art Muesum.
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[Lotto]
[Break #1]
[Photography-Exhibit]
[ANCHOR=Jacey]
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[WRITER=syo]
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The Old Dominion is home to many well- and not-so-well known photographers.
Dozens of those artists are showing their work in a new exhibit at the Art Museum.
In this week's Time Off, Shannon Young gives us a snapshot of "Contemporary Photography in Virginia".
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[SOT]
[IN Q=I think alot of times we tend to...]
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[SUPER=01-James Knipe/Photographer; 1:00]
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(([SOT 20:53:55-20:54:07]
[IN Q=I THINK ALOT OF TIMES WE TEND TO...]
((JAMES KNIPE/PHOTOGRAPHER: I THINK ALOT OF TIMES WE TEND TO OVERLOOK WHAT'S READILY APPARENT. WE DRIVE BY THINGS SO FREQUENTLY THAT WE DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT WE SEE.))
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[OUT Q=PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT WE SEE.]
If the purpose of photography is to give us a fresh perspective on the world around us, then dozens of view points are represented in this exhibit.
Contemporary Photography in Virginia features 36-artists from around the Commonwealth.
Some, like Sally Mann, have a following.
Others are not so much in the public eye.
But all frame the world in their own unique way.
[SOT 20:50:31-20:50:51]
[IN Q=WE'VE GOT SOME PEOPLE FOR EXAMPLE...]
((SUSANNAH KOERBER/CURATOR, ART MUSEUM: WE'VE GOT SOME PEOPLE, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT WILL DIGITALLY ALTER THE IMAGE, ADD A BIT OF MOVEMENT TO GIVE YOU A FEEL OF BEING IMMERSED IN THE SCENE, OR A FEELING OF PASSING TIME. THERE ARE ARTISTS WHO USE ANTIQUE LENSES THAT HAVE PITTS AND SCRATCHES AND THINGS THAT ACTUALLY BECOME PART OF THE PHOTOGRAPH.))
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[OUT Q=THAT ACTUALLY BECOME PART OF THE PHOTOGRAPH.]
James Knipe snapped three of the photos in the exhibit.
All were taken locally and all feature water.
[SOT 20:55:28-20:55:36]
[IN Q=THE RIVER, I THINK, HAS ALWAYS...]
((JAMES SNIPE/PHOTOGRAPHER: THE RIVER, I THINK, HAS ALWAYS BEEN A SYMBOL FOR TRANQUILITY AND PEACE AS A METAPHOR IN ART.))
[RUNS= :08]
[OUT Q=AS A METAPHOR IN ART.]
But, whether the pieces zero in on nature or the human experience all challenge the viewer to see life through a different lense.
[SOT 20:58:01-20:58:21]
[IN Q=FAMOUS PHOTOGRAPHER RICHARD AVEDON...]
((JAMES SNIPE/PHOTOGRAPHER: FAMOUS PHOTOGRAPHER RICHARD AVEDON, FOR INSTANCE, MENTIONS THAT IF HIS WORK DOESN'T OFFEND SOME TIMES THEN IT ISN'T REALLY SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE, HE FEELS IT'S THE ROLE OF AN ARTIST AT TIMES TO CHALLENGE THE STATUS QUO AND TO MAKE US SEE THINGS THAT PERHAPS WE MAY NOT HAVE PAID ATTENTION TO IN THE PAST.))
[RUNS= :20]
[OUT Q=attention to in the past.]
Shannon Young, News 7, Roanoke.))
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[ANCHOR=Jacey]
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The exhibit runs through June 16th.
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For more information log onto our website at wdbj7 dot com and click on the Time Off suitcase.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=#4070;weekend headline banner]
Coming up on News 7 Sunday Morning......
Get your Lotto South tickets out... the winning ticket was bought right here in Roanoke -
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And U-S soldiers in Afghanistan are now fighting their biggest ground battle yet...
We will have more on those stories in just a few minutes.
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[2-Lotto-South]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Va Lottery]
Lady luck was with one Roanoke shopper last night -
The sole winning Lotto South ticket was purchased right here in the Star City and the holder is 20-MILLION dollars richer this morning.
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[TAKE PINNACLE FS]
The winning numbers are 21- 26- 27- 32- 33- 34 - once again, that's 21- 26- 27- 32- 33- 34 .
Wednesday's jackpot rolls back to an estimated 2-MILLION dollars.
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[2-Afghanistan]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sun. a.m.]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Operation Enduring Freedom]
One U-S soldier is dead and at least a dozen wounded after American attacks on Al-Qaida and Taliban forces.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Afghanistan;]
An Army spokesman says the fighting is "intense" in the biggest U-S led ground operation so far.
It's believed that thousands of Al-Qaida and Taliban forces could be holed up in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan.
To keep them from escaping, the U-S sent in those ground troops and Pakistan sealed its border.
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[SOT 5:21:48 - 5:22:03]
[IN Q=Our goal]
[SUPER=01-A. C. Roper/U. S. Military Spokesman;]
((Our goal since the beginning of 'Operation Freedom' has been to
eliminate al-Qaeda and Taliban elements from the country so they cannot
reconstitute and become a threat to the lawful government of Afghanistan
or to the world.))
[RUNS=:15]
[OUT Q=to the world.]
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[VO-NAT]
U-S warplanes are also dropping bombs designed to penetrate caves and kill those inside.
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[2-Missing-Girl]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sun. a.m.]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
The parents of Danielle van Dam are asking people NOT to honor their daughter by visiting the place her body was found.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-San Diego, CA;]
Hundreds of people have been stopping at a remote roadside east of San Diego where the child's body was discovered after more than three weeks of searches.
Some have left stuffed animals, flowers, cards, pictures and wind chimes.
But Danielle's parents say they do not want their daughter's memory honored at such a sad place.
They're asking mourners to pay tribute at a park where she often played.
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[IN Q=I think she's in heaven]
[SUPER=01-Molly Godinho/Mourner;]
((I THINK SHE'S.... WE'LL ALL MISS HER))
[RUNS=:08]
[OUT Q=we'll all miss her.]
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[VO-NAT]
Searchers found the little girl's body Wednesday.
David Westerfield -- a neighbor of the van Dams -- has been charged with murder and kidnapping.
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[2-Memorial]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=jen]
[TAPE#=02-10 tc 14:34]
[GRAPHIC=none]
It's been a year since a military plane went down over a field in Georgia.. killing eighteen Air National Guardsmen.
Today, the crew is being honored with a memorial built completely by other members of their unit.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=@file]
One of the men who died was from Blacksburg.
Staff Sergeant Greg (Skir-pee) Skurupey and his unit were on their way home to Virginia after two weeks of training in Florida at the time of the crash.
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[ANCHOR=Marya]
[Graphic=None]
Military investigators initially blamed the crash on the crew for improper loading... but the general who ordered the probe later blamed bad weather and equipment malfunctions.
The families of 11 of the Guardsmen killed have sued the plane's manufacturer and other companies - saying malfunctioning equipment was at fault.
[Employment-Numbers]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Unemployment]
Virginia's unemployment rate jumped 3 point 7 percent between December 2000 and 2001.
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It's now holding steady at three point six percent.
That's still significantly lower than the national average of five point four percent.
Roanoke's is lower than both, coming in at two point nine.
Danville's jumped six percent in the last year.
The Virginia Employment Commission blames major blows to manufacturing and trade in the region.
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[Habitat]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=02-01 TC-1:10:11]
[GRAPHIC=Habitat for Humanity]
The foundation has been set for a charity's plans to construct homes for low-income families.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Yesterday, the founder of Habitat for Humanity visited the Roanoke Valley.
He was here to help dedicate the new Habitat clearance store on Patterson Avenue in Roanoke.
Since it started twenty five years ago, Habitat for Humanity has built more than 100-thousand homes across the country and throughout the world.
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[SOT 23:43:28]
[IN Q=We now have a]
((MILLARD FULLER/HABITAT FOR HUMANITY FOUNDER: WE NOW HAVE A CAMPAIGN CALLED OUR MORE THAN HOUSES CAMPAIGN IN WHICH WE PLAN TO BUILD THE NEXT 100-THOUSAND IN FIVE YEARS SO BY THE END OF 2005 WE EXPECT TO COMPLETE OUR 200-THOUSANDTH HOUSE WHICH MEANS AT THAT POINT WE WILL HAVE HOUSED A MILLION PEOPLE.))
[SUPER=01-Millard Fuller/Habitat for Humanity Founder]
[RUNS=17]
[OUT Q=a million people]
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[VO-NAT]
The new store is open Tuesday through Saturday from eight to five.
Since opening in January, the store has generated more than fifty thousand dollars.
That money will be used to build more than 12 homes in the Roanoke Valley this year.
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[Science-Fair]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=01-62 TC-1:44:47]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Some area science students had a chance to show their stuff this weekend -
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]
It was all part of Roanoke County's annual high school science fair which took place this year at William Bryd Middle School.
Students were judged on their creativity, scientific method, and how well they explained their project.
The first place winner took home a one-hundred dollar savings bond.
The top thirty winners will now go on to compete in the Western Virginia Regional Science Fair which will be held later this month at Hollins University.
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[Red-Cross]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
[NEWSCAST=Sun AM]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=01-58 TC-1:37:10]
[GRAPHIC=Red Cross]
And while some area kids were teaching people the ins and outs of science, some other students were learning the science of saving lives.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
They took part in C-P-R Training Day held at Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke.
Once a year, the Red Cross conducts the training at a special reduced rate as part of American Red Cross month.
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[SOT 23:40:41]
[IN Q=This is probably one]
((AMY WHITTAKER/AMERICAN RED CROSS SPOKESPERSON: THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SKILLS YOU COULD KNOW BECAUSE IT COULD MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH SO THE RED CROSS, OUR GOAL I GUESS YOU COULD SAY IF WE COULD HAVE ONE PERSON IN EVERY HOUSEHOLD ACROSS AMERICA KNOW THIS IT CAN MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH, IT CAN SAVE LIVES.))
[SUPER=01-Amy Whittaker/American Red Cross Spokesperson]
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[OUT Q=it can save lives]
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[VO-NAT]
Nearly a hundred people received C-P-R certification from this one class.
Altogether, the Red Cross certified more than 17-thousand people last year from our region alone.
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[Tease#2]
[ANCHOR=Marya]
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[WRITER=jen]
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[BOTH MICS HOT]
To Covington firefighters, he IS the little engine that could...
[ANCHOR=Jacey]
Coming up on News 7 Sunday Morning -
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[VO-NAT]
We'll introduce you to Hezekiah - and find out why he's joining the town's celebration this weekend.
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[VA Profile Tease next!!!!!!!!][Profile-Open]
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In March of 1902, citizens in the Alleghany Highlands responded to a need to protect lives and property.
Now Covington's Fire Department and the community is getting fired up about the centennial celebration.
Richard Lesko has more in this weeks Virginia Profile.
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[SUPER=01-Wes Walker/Covington Fire Chief; 1:38]
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To some, progress comes under fire in Covington.
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[INQ=There was a severe fire...]
((JERRY BURKS/2ND ASST. FIRE CHIEF; THERE WAS A SEVERE FIRE ON HAWTHORNE STREET THAT BURNED DOWN THREE HOUSES, SO THE CITIZENS OF THE COMMUNITY GOT CONCERNED AND DECIDED TO ORGANIZE A FIRE DEPARTMENT.))
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Those were the humble beginnings of the Covington Fire Department, which is now in the middle of celebrating its one hundredth anniversary.
The centerpiece of the celebration is a fire engine nicknamed Hezekiah that the department bought in 1927 for about 12 thousand dollars.
The truck was a marvel in its time, capable of pumping 1-thousand gallons of water per minute. Hezekiah has been refurbished and is fully functional but usually saves his sirens for parades.
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((JERRY BURKS/2ND ASST. FIRE CHIEF; WE'VE KINDA BUILT OUR CELEBRATION AROUND THE OLD TRUCK, WE'VE HAD JACKETS MADE UP FOR ALL THE MEMBERS AND HEZEKIAH IS ON THE BACK OF THE JACKETS. A LOT OF OUR LITERATURE AND PUBLICATIONS ARE FEATURING HEZEKIAH AND STORIES OF THE OLD TRUCK.))
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In addition to the truck and numerous photographs, the department is showing off a 1953 army surplus jeep that's been converted for firefighting use. It's on loan after sitting in a barn for nearly 20 years...
Also on display is an original hand drawn hose reel, one of the first pieces of equipment the department bought back in 1902. This was the latest in firefighting technology at the turn of the century.
Today, those pieces of history have sparked a lesson about firemen of the past.
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((WES WALKER/COVINGTON FIRE CHIEF; IT REALLY HAS BEEN A NEAT LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR ME, A LOT OF THE HISTORY I DIDN'T KNOW. I'D HEARD A LOT OF STORIES SITTING AROUND TALKING TO THE GUYS, BUT DIDN'T GET TO SEE A LOT OF IT OR EXPERIENCE IT AND NOW WITH ALL THE PICTURES AND THE ARTICLES, IT'S REALLY LIKE EXPERIENCING IT FIRST HAND.))
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During the past century - changing technology has kept crews fired up about protecting lives and property in Covington... and the firemen of today say they are ready to battle blazes in the area for at least another hundred years
Richard Lesko, News 7, Covington.))
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The Covington Fire Department is dedicating a new parking bay this afternoon, and will then hold an open house for the Now here's Jacey with a look at your weather. public. The festivities kick off at 2-o'clock.