WDBJ 7 morning news AM cutins for 03/14/02

[7-1Campbell-Accident]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

[NEWSCAST=Am Cutin]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=02-]
[GRAPHIC=Fatal Accident]
State police say heavy fog may be partly to blame for an accident in Campbell County last night.
The crash left three people dead and several others injured.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Campbell Co./Last Night]

It happened on Route 501 just north of Naruna around ten p-m.
Authorities say a Plymouth mini- van was headed north and attempting to pass a tractor trailer when it collided head- on with a full- sized van headed south.
Another mini- van headed south also collided with the first two cars.
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[SOT 12:25:40]
[SUPER=01-Brian Childress/Virginia State Police]
[IN Q=On a night]
((TROOPER BRIAN CHILDRESS/VA STATE POLICE: ON A NIGHT LIKE TONIGHT WITH VISIBILITY PROBABLY NO GREATER THAN 300 FEET OR SO, IN A 55 MILE AN HOUR ZONE, THERE'S NO NEED TO ATTEMPT TO PASS ANY VEHICLE, LET ALONE A TRACTOR TRAILER.))
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[OUT Q=let alone a tractor trailer.]
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[VO-NAT]

One person in the Plymouth was killed.. two people in the full- sized van also died.
Police say several other people were injured, but they're unsure of the exact number.
Names of the victims have not been released.
Route 501 was closed for several hours while authorities investigated the accident.
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[7-Roanoke-Robbery]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutin]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=02-]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Two arrests have been made in connection with last month's murder of a Roanoke convenience store clerk.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/February 26;]
27- year old Mark Lamont (knee-moh) Neamo and 18- year old Christopher Brian Krug were arrested in Nebraska. The Roanoke County men are charged in connection with the murder of Joyce Parrish. Parrish was shot during an attempted robbery at this Stop-In on Hershberger Road. Steve Rivera was also working that night and was shot in the shoulder.
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[IN Q=I do feel]
[SUPER=01-Steve Rivera/Shooting Survivor;]
((I DO FEEL A LOT SAFER NOT BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO HARM ME BUT THIS WAY THEY WON'T HARM NOBODY ELSE.))
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[OUT Q=nobody else.]
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[VO-NAT]
Neamo and Krug are listed as having lived at the Peters Creek Apartments in Roanoke County. Neighbors who know Neamo were surprised by the news.
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[in q= You think]
[SUPER=01-Dwight Reynolds/Neamo's Neighbor;]
((YOU THINK YOU KNOW THEM BUT EVEN IF THEY YOUR NEIGHBORS YOU CAN'T SAY YOU KNOW THEM.))
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[out q= you know them.]
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[anchor=Kimberly]
[ss=none]
The two were arrested yesterday afternoon after they were stopped by police in Fremont, Nebraska. Police they had been asked by Roanoke police to keep an eye out for the two. Neamo and Krug are charged with abduction and use of a firearm but additional charges are expected.

[45-Campbell-Accident]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutin]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=02-]
[GRAPHIC=Fatal Accident]

Three people were killed and several others were injured in an accident in Campbell County last night. State police say heavy fog may have played a role the crash.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Campbell Co./Last Night]

It happened on Route 501 just north of Naruna around ten p-m.
Authorities say a Plymouth mini- van was headed north and attempting to pass a tractor trailer when it collided head- on with a full- sized van headed south.
Another mini- van headed south also collided with the first two cars.
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[SOT 12:25:40]
[SUPER=01-Brian Childress/Virginia State Police]
[IN Q=On a night]
((TROOPER BRIAN CHILDRESS/VA STATE POLICE: ON A NIGHT LIKE TONIGHT WITH VISIBILITY PROBABLY NO GREATER THAN 300 FEET OR SO, IN A 55 MILE AN HOUR ZONE, THERE'S NO NEED TO ATTEMPT TO PASS ANY VEHICLE, LET ALONE A TRACTOR TRAILER.))
[RUNS=18]
[OUT Q=let alone a tractor trailer.]
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[VO-NAT]

One person in the Plymouth was killed.. two people in the full- sized van also died.
Police say several other people were injured, but they're unsure of the exact number.
Names of the victims have not been released.
Route 501 was closed for several hours while authorities investigated the accident.
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[45-11Bank-arrest]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Am Cutin]
[WRITER=khu]
[TAPE#=02-05 TC59:53]
[GRAPHIC=Bank Robbery]
Roanoke Police managed to catch a robbery suspect yesterday morning, just minutes after a holdup at the Bank of America on Melrose Avenue.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
It happened around 11:20. A man went in, presented a note and said he had a gun. A teller gave him some money, and he ran out of the bank. Going only on a description of his clothing, police caught up with the man at 11th Street and Fairfax Avenue.
He took off running, but uniform officers and detectives managed to arrest 30-year old Maurice Daniel Dooley of Christiansburg. They got the money back but did not find a gun.
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[45-11Carvins-Cove]

[ANCHOR=Kim ]
[NEWSCAST=AM Cutin]
[WRITER=jmc]
[TAPE#=02-07 TC38:37]
[GRAPHIC=Water Supply]

Governor Mark Warner has ordered state agencies and colleges to conserve water...
He's urging all Virginians to cut back on their use of water for non-critical purposes.
Warner says climatologists predict that the rainfall expected will not be enough to ease the drought.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Carvins Cove]

The water level at Roanoke's main reservoir continues to fall, despite recent rainfall.
It's currently at 24-point-7 feet below the spillway.
City officials, though, say residents and businesses are doing their part.
Water use has dropped 9 percent in the last two months.
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[8-AM-Roanoke-Robbery]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Am Cutin]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=02-]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Two suspects are in custody this morning.
They're believed to be involved in last month's murder of a Roanoke convenience store clerk.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/February 26;]
27- year old Mark Lamont (knee-moh) Neamo and 18- year old Christopher Brian Krug were arrested in Nebraska. The Roanoke County men are charged in connection with the murder of Joyce Parrish. Parrish was shot during an attempted robbery at this Stop-In on Hershberger Road. Steve Rivera was also working that night and was shot in the shoulder.
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[SOT 01;41;08]
[IN Q=I do feel]
[SUPER=01-Steve Rivera/Shooting Survivor;]
((I DO FEEL A LOT SAFER NOT BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO HARM ME BUT THIS WAY THEY WON'T HARM NOBODY ELSE.))
[RUNS=08]
[OUT Q=nobody else.]
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[VO-NAT]
Neamo and Krug are listed as having lived at the Peters Creek Apartments in Roanoke County. Neighbors who know Neamo were surprised by the news.
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[sot 01:36:10]
[in q= You think]
[SUPER=01-Dwight Reynolds/Neamo's Neighbor;]
((YOU THINK YOU KNOW THEM BUT EVEN IF THEY YOUR NEIGHBORS YOU CAN'T SAY YOU KNOW THEM.))
[runs=05]
[out q= you know them.]
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[anchor=Kimberly]
[ss=none]
The two were arrested yesterday afternoon after they were stopped by police in Fremont, Nebraska. Police they had been asked by Roanoke police to keep an eye out for the two. Neamo and Krug are charged with abduction and use of a firearm but additional charges are expected.

[8-11Redistricting]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Am Cutin]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=02-02 TC1:06:22]
[GRAPHIC=Redistricting]

Governor Mark Warner and Attorney General Jerry Kilgore will meet later today to discuss their differences on the recent court decision overturning the state's redistricting plan, and Kilgore's plans to appeal.
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[VO-NAT]

On Tuesday, Warner criticized Kilgore for what he described as a "rush to judgment."
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]

Yesterday in Roanoke, the Governor said he hoped to lower the partisan rhetoric.
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[IN Q=I'm going to make a decision]
((GOV. MARK WARNER: I'M GOING TO MAKE A DECISION THAT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE COMMONWEALTH. WE ARE REVIEWING THE JUDGE'S DECISION AT THIS POINT. OBVIOUSLY FAIR AND EQUAL REPRESENTATION OF ALL VIRGINIANS IS A FUNDAMENTAL BUILDING BLOCK OF OUR DEMOCRACY, BUT MY HOPE IS THAT THE PARTISAN RHETORIC COULD BE LOWERED.)) ((DEL. MORGAN GRIFFITH: AND I HOPE THE RHETORIC CAN BE LOWERED THAT WOULD BE GREAT. AND WE CAN GET DOWN TO LETTING THE COURTS MAKE THE FINAL CALL.))
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[SUPER=@griffith; :16]
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[OUT Q=letting the courts make the final call.]
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
[GRAPHIC=HOLD]

Judge Richard Pattisal recently overturned the state's redistricting plan and ordered new elections for the House of Delegates this fall. Republicans have promised to appeal.