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Good morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom...... a cool morning will warm up into a partly sunny day... Meterologist Leo Hirsbrunner has your workweek forecast,coming up after the news.





[7-11Carvins-Cove]


[ANCHOR=Kim]
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[TAPE#=02-19 TC-1:12:14]
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Roanoke City residents could soon face FULL mandatory water restrictions...
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Carvins Cove]


Carvin's Cove is currently 25 point 7 feet below the spillway.
The water level is dropping nearly a tenth of a foot a day.
City officials say mandatory water restrictions will most likely kick in within the next seven to ten days.
That will prohibit all outdoor watering in the city of Roanoke.
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[SOT 14:18]
[IN Q=We have the ability]

((MIKE McEVOY/DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES: WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO ISSUE FINES IF WE HAVE TO BUT SO FAR WE HAVEN'T. EVERYBODY HAS BEEN COOPERATIVE AND MOST OF THE TIME ITS PEOPLE NOT REALIZING THE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR.))
[SUPER=01-Mike McEvoy/Director of Utilities]
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[OUT Q=we're asking for]
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[VO-NAT]


Residents in Roanoke are already helping to conserve.
McEvoy says city residents are using a million gallons less in water than they did this past winter.
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[7-11Pipeline]


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[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=02-16 TC-56:21]
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A series of public hearings allowed area residents to say they didn't want a proposed pipeline running through their region-- but a natural gas company still plans to move forward with the project...
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Henry Co./Tuesday;]

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission held meetings in Henry and Montgomery counties... as well as West Virginia and North Carolina. Dominion Transmissions says there's a need for the 271 miles of pipeline but is being met by resistance.
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[SOT 00:59:57 09:31:55]
[IN Q=WE'VE HAD ]

((WE'VE HAD GREAT INTEREST FROM GAS MARKETERS FROM INDUSTRIAL USERS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GROUPS AND FOR POWER GENERATORS TO GET GAS DOWN IN THIS PART OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.)) ((I JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE IT'S SAFE, THAT PLUS THE FACT THAT WE GET NOTHING OUT OF IT, HENRY COUNTY REALLY IS NOT GETTING ANYTHING OUT OF THIS PIPELINE GOING ACROSS US.))
[SUPER=01-Bob Fulton/Dominion Spokesman; :00]
[super=01-Joe Keen/Pipeline Opponent; :10]
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[OUT Q=ACROSS US.]
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[anchor=Kim]
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Dominion plans to submit a formal application of need next month.

[7-11RVHS]


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The 30th annual Roanoke Valley Horse Show gets underway this morning at the Salem Civic Center.
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[VO-NAT - :18]
[SUPER=03-Salem;]

During the first day local riders will take the spotlight, and yesterday exhibitors were busy moving in and getting ready. The six day show is capped off with the Grand Prix Saturday night when 50-thousand dollars in prize money is up for grabs. However, the show is about more than just horses.
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[SOT - 58:28]
[IN Q=This event is for...]

((JUNE CAMPER/RVHS CHAIRWOMAN; THIS EVENT IS FOR FAMILIES, THERE'S SOMETHING HERE FOR EVERYONE. WE HAVE LEADLINE ON MONDAY NIGHT, A STICK HORSE CLASS ON THURSDAY NIGHT, AND THE JACK RUSSELL TERRIERS ARE RACING ON FRIDAY NIGHT. SO THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS OTHER THAN HORSES.))
[SUPER=01-June Camper/RVHS Chairwoman;]
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[OUT Q=things other than horses.]
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[VO-NAT]

There is no charge to spectators during the morning and afternoon sessions. However, there is a fee during the evening.
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Good morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom.
Cooler temperatures greet you as you walk outside--
Meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner has more on that, plus a dry forecast, coming up.





[45-11Bryant]


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The House of Delegates needs a new speaker to replace Vance Wilkins- and one area lawmaker says there is a likely candidate...
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg]


Lynchburg Delegate Preston Bryant says he would support Salem Delegate Morgan Griffith to become the next Speaker of Virginia's House of Delegates.
Bryant says Griffith would be right for the Republican Party and southwest and southside Virginia.
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[SOT 1:06:46]
[IN Q=I think its important]

((PRESTON BRYANT: I THINK ITS IMPORTANT POST IN THIS PART OF THE STATE BECAUSE WE ARE INCREASINGLY AT THE WHIMS OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA, METRO RICHMOND, AND TIDEWATER. THERE IS STRENGTH IN NUMBERS. WE DO HAVE A DWINDLING POPULATION THAT MEANS WE HAVE A DWINDLING REPRESENTATION IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE SO ITS TO OUR ADVANTAGE TO KEEP POWERFUL POSTS IN THIS PART OF THE STATE.))
[SUPER=@bryant]
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[OUT Q=of the state]
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
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Delegate Lacey Putney of Bedford is interim speaker until the full House selects a permanent replacement.

[45-11Callaway-Ax]


[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=am cutins]
[WRITER=rle]
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One man is dead after a traffic accident on Callaway Road in Franklin County. State police say 41 year old Barry Lynn Becknor of Roanoke was a passenger in a Pontiac Bonneville that went off the road, hit a highway sign and several trees around eight o-clock Saturday night. Police say Mark Wilson Reynolds was driving the car.
There is no word on whether charges will be filed.

[45-11Faith-Works]


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Improving the quality of life in the Roanoke Valley is the focus of a religious-based organization called "Faith Works"....
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Monday;]

On Monday-- the group helped organize a meeting at Calvary Baptist church between residents who live in downtown Roanoke and city leaders. Residents and church members want Roanoke to increase the number of officers who patrol the old southwest section of the city. During the meeting-- Roanoke's police chief agreed to commit more officers to the neighborhood. Members of the group say they're optimistic and look forward to helping other communities.
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[SOT 00:05:02 00:01:37]
[IN Q=We try ]
[SUPER=01-Ray Higgins/"Faith Works" Executive Dir.; :00]
[SUPER=01-David R. Miller/"Faith Works" Board President; :15]

((RAY HIGGINS: WE TRY TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS IN NEIGHBORHOODS AND IN CONGREGATIONS OS THAT THEY C AN HONESTLY HAVE ACCESS TO POWER OVER ISSUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT IN THEIR LIVES, THESE ARE FAMILIES, AND CONGREGATIONS IN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF VERY COMPLICATED PROBLEMS.)) ((DAVID MILLER: WE'RE CONVINCED THAT IF WE TALK TO PEOPLE AND ALSO BRING OUR FAITH AND OUR CORE VALUES TO BEAR AND ALLOW THEM TO TALK ABOUT WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO THEM AND KIND OF REPRESENT THEIR EXPERIENCES THEY'VE HAD IN LIFE, THE PAIN THEY EXPERIENCE IN THE STREETS IN THEIR WORK ENVIRONMENT THAT ISSUES WILL SURFACE OUT OF THAT.))
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[OUT Q=surface out of that.]
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20- different congregations are part of the "Faith Works" organization.
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Good morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom.
Partly sunny and mild today.
Metereologist Leo Hirsbrunner has details in your Monday forecast, straight ahead.






[8-11Rockbridge-Fire]


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High winds and low humidity helped to fuel a forest fire in Rockbridge County. The blaze in the James River Face Wilderness doubled in size in just one day. It started nearly two weeks ago after lightning struck a tree in the Devil's Marbleyard. And so far the blaze has charred more than 11-hundred acres of wilderness. As Justin McLeod discovered- it could take several more weeks to completely put the fire out.
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[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Rockbridge Co.; :00]
[SUPER=01-Gary Freeman/Helicopter Pilot; :25]
[SUPER=01-Frank Beum/U.S. Forest Service; :44 (QUICK)]
[SUPER=01-William Gordon/Firefighter; :58 (QUICK)]
[SUPER=@justin1; 1:02]
[SUPER=01-Gary Bowman/Homeowner; 1:28]
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[OUT Q=JM, News 7, Rockbridge County]

((((NAT SOUND OF FIRE FROM FILE TAPE;))
It is an impressive fire whether you're up close or from a distance.
But to understand the magnitude of this fire, you need to head to the skies.
[SOT 2:10]
[IN Q=We're pretty much]

((SOLIM GARCIA/HELICOPTER PILOT: WE'RE PRETTY MUCH THEIR EYES IN THE SKY.))
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[OUT Q=in the sky]

((NAT SOUND OF HELICOPTER TAKING OFF))
Four helicopters are constantly working this fire.
Some drop water on the flames, others have a more important role.
[SOT 1:00]
[IN Q=We get an aerial]

((GARY FREEMAN/HELICOPTER PILOT: WE GET AN AERIAL VIEW, WE GET THE WHOLE PICTURE. ON THE GROUND THEY ARE JUST SEEING ONE SMALL PIECE AND WE CAN DIRECT THEM.))
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[OUT Q=direct them]


On the ground there are nearly two hundred firefighters from all over the country.
Not only do they have trouble seeing the fire, they sometimes find it difficult just to get to the flames.
[SOT 43:27]
[IN Q=A lot of those guys]

((FRANK BEUM/U.S. FOREST SERVICE: A LOT OF THOSE GUYS HAVE BEEN HIKING TWO OR THREE HOURS JUST TO GET TO WHERE THEY NEED TO BE BEFORE THEY START BUILDING THE LINE.))
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[OUT Q=building the line]


Mother nature is providing very little help.
High winds and low humidity are making a difficult fire that much more difficult to extinguish.
[SOT 41:55; 48:35]
[IN Q=It'd be nice]

((WILLIAM GORDON/FIREFIGHTER: IT'D BE NICE ABOUT 2 TO 3 WEEKS OF STRAIGHT RAIN WOULD BE REALLY NICE TO HELP US OUT.))

((JUSTIN McLEOD/REPORTING: THIS FIRE HAS BEEN BURNING FOR NEARLY TWO WEEKS NOW. IT IS A FIRE CREWS HOPE TO GET COMPLETELY CONTAINED BY WEDNESDAY. AND WHEN IT IS ALL SAID AND DONE MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND ACRES WILL HAVE GONE UP IN FLAMES.))
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[OUT Q=up in flames]

((NAT SOUND OF SOMETHING))
It could be weeks before the fire is completly under control.
Two nearby homes remain threatened by the fire, but a bulldozed fire line is expected to keep them safe.
[SOT 36:13]
[IN Q=I was nervous]

((GARY BOWMAN/HOMEOWNER: I WAS NERVOUS EARLIER IN THE WEEK BUT THIS WEEKEND HASN'T BEEN TOO BAD AND TALKING TO THEM THEY'RE REASSURED ME EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE FINE.))
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[OUT Q=to be fine]


But it won't be competely fine until much needed rain arrives to alleviate the fire danger for good.
Justin McLeod, News 7, Rockbridge County.))


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