WDBJ 7 morning news AM cutins for 07/30/02

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Good morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom...... humidity will mix with temperatures in the 90's to make for an unbearable day...
Meterologist Leo Hirsbrunner will have the steamy forecast in just a few minutes...

[7-11Warner-Terrorism]

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Governor Mark Warner has approved the first series of recommendations from his anti-terrorism task force.
Among the recommendations-- criminal background checks for sensitive positions in state and local government, enacting quarantines in cases of bioterrorism attacks and improving the state's Emergency Alert System.
Warner said he would have to consult with Attorney General Jerry Kilgore on the legality of enacting some of the suggestions, such as the enforced quarantines.
More recommendations are expected by early fall.

[7-11King-tree]

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It was the first memorial to an African- American- but it will be removed from Virginia's Capitol Square later today...
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[SUPER=03-Richmond;]

The 15-foot- tall red oak is dead- that tree honored slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Junior.
The tree was dedicated by King's widow, Coretta and then-Governor Jim Gilmore last year in a ceremony on the capitol grounds.
The tree did not survive the transplantation and will be cut down.
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[IN Q=WHEN YOU PLANT ANY TREE OF THAT SIZE]
((RICH SLIWOSKI/DEPT. OF GENERAL SERVICES: WHEN YOU PLANT ANY TREE OF THAT SIZE YOU ALWAYS RUN THE RISK OF IT NOT HOLDING IN BECAUSE OF THE ROOT SYSTEM NOT DEVELOPING AS WELL AS IT SHOULD. AND BECAUSE OF THE DROUGHT AND THE RATHER DRY WINTER WE HAD IT DIDN'T DEVELOP THE ROOT SYSTEM IT REALLY NEEDED.))
[SUPER=01-Rich Sliwoski/Dept. of General Services]
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[OUT Q=THE ROOT SYSTEM IT REALLY NEEDED.]
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State officials plan to plant a new tree in the fall, when conditions may better support its survival.
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[7-11Valley-Water]

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Roanoke City is finally getting some much- needed back up to Carvins Cove from a reliable old source...
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Crystal Spring is doing its part again for the first time in more than two years. With a new pumping station under construction- -to satisfy health department standards- -the city opened the flow of water from a temporary filtration system. Crystal Spring will provide about ONE million gallons of water a day. Even with Roanoke buying five million gallons of water a day from the county, the city still has to come up with about twice that to meet demand.
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((JESSE PERDUE/ROANOKE WATER DEPT. MGR.; WE'RE USING ABOUT 9.5 OR 10 OUT OF THE RESERVOIR, CARVINS COVE RESERVOIR. SO A MILLION WILL REDUCE THAT A MILLION GALLONS.))
[SUPER=01-Jesse Perdue/Roanoke Water Dept. Mgr.; ]
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[OUT Q=a million gallons.]
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The Regional Commission announced yesterday it has hired the engineering firm of Black and Veatch (veech) to study long-term needs.
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((PAM KENEL/BLACK & VEATCH ENGINEER; THE NEXT STAGE WOULD BE A VERY DETAILED PLAN, TO LOOK AT EXPLICITLY WHERE THE FACILITIES WOULD BE LOCATED, WHAT ARE THE SIZE OF PIPES THAT WOULD CONNECT THEM.))
[SUPER=01-Pam Kenel/Black & Veatch Engineer; ]
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[OUT Q=connect them.]
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The initial study will take about six months and cost the Commission 100-thousand dollars.

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Good morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom.
Highs soaring into the 90s again today, so be sure to wear light clothing.
Metereologist Leo Hirsbrunner has details, in the forecast.

[45-County-Shooting]

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Police in Roanoke County are investigating an early morning shooting...
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]
Authorities say that they responded to reports of shots fired in the 67-hundred block of South Indian Grave Road. When police arrived they found a man on the porch with a gunshot wound to the head. The victim has been transported to a local hospital. No word yet on his condition. Authorities are still on the scene investigating.
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[45-11Truck-Vandalism]

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Members of a Botetourt County family are trying to figure out if they're targets of racism.
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[SUPER=03-Botetourt Co.; ]
Carl Shelton has parked his tractor trailer in this vacant lot just off Route 460 in Blue Ridge for several years now.
Over the weekend, he and his wife discovered that their rig had sustained thousands of dollars in vandalism. The Sheltons are convinced someone has a vendetta against them-- because several other tractor trailers were parked at the same location but were not touched. They also find it suspicious that the cab was vandalized but the culprit never damaged or broke into the back of the trailer.
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((VERLANDRA SHELTON/VANDALISM VICTIM; I BELIEVE THEY WERE EVEN HOPING HE WAS INSIDE THE TRUCK BECAUSE THEY PUT BIG INDENTATIONS ON THE TRUCK CAB NEAR HIS SLEEPER TO SEE IF HE WAS THERE AND WHO KNOW WHAT THEY WOULD'VE DONE IF THEY DONE THIS DAMAGE, THEY CAME PREPARED TO DO THIS MUCH DAMAGE, THEN THEY WERE PREPARED TO DO SOMETHING TO HIM.))
[SUPER=01-Verlandra Shelton/Vandalism Victim; ]
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[OUT Q=something to him.]
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The Botetourt County sheriff's office is investigating-- A spokesperson says there've been problems reported in the past but NEVER anything to this degree. By way of disclosure, Verlandra Shelton is a W-D-B-J- 7 employee.
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[45-11Montgomery-Volunteer]

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A local hospital volunteer made his final rounds after 22 years of service...
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((I'VE ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE I'VE BEEN WORKING HERE.))
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Yesterday was the last day on the job for 86-year-old Bill (Block-er) Blokker at Montgomery Regional Hospital. The Blacksburg resident dedicated a record of over 10-thousand hours at the facility.... Montgomery Regional declared yesterday in his honor and held a reception. (Block-er) Blokker spent the majority of his volunteer time keeping patients company...
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((BILL BLOKKER/MRH VOLUNTEER; I'M PART OF THE FAMILY I GUESS BUT I DON'T KNOW WHY I'VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY I'VE COME WHEN I'M SUPPOSED TO.)) ((MADYE PRICE/MRH NURSE; WE GET ALL KINDS OF COMPLIMENTS FOR OUR VOLUNTEERS BECAUSE WELL THEY'RE JUST ALL WONDERFUL BUT HE'S SPECIAL IN OUR HEARTS.))
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[SUPER=01-Madye Price/MRH Nurse; :09]
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[OUT Q=in our hearts.]
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(Block-er) Blokker says he will miss the hospital staff the most. He's leaving his volunteer post to move to Washington state where he will be closer to family.
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Good morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom.
The heat wave lingers for another day-- with highs in the 90s this afternoon.
Metereologist Leo Hirsbrunner has the forecast.

[8-County-Shooting]

[8-11Sussex-Murders]

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Legal representation has now been established for two men charged with capital murder in Lynchburg...
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[SUPER=03-Lynchburg;]

Kevin Eugene Brown and Leon Jermaine Winston.. both 22.. were indicted Friday for the murders of Anthony and Rhonda Robinson.
The Robinsons were shot to death inside their Sussex Street home April 19th.
Brown and Winston made their first court appearance yesterday morning and told the judge they could "not" afford to hire their own attorney.
Jamie Angel and Scott DeBruin will represent Kevin Brown.
Leigh (lee) Drewry and Glenn Berger will defend Leon Winston.
A trial date will be set in September.
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[8-6-Barnette]

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A federal prosecutor in North Carolina is urging jurors to again impose the death penalty on Aquilia Barnette.
The prosecutor told a courtroom yesterday that Barnette left a carjacking victim to die in a ditch and shot an ex-girlfriend to death in Roanoke at her mother's feet.
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[SUPER=04-File Tape;]

Barnette's first death sentence was overturned in 2000 by a federal appeals court.
In June 1996, Barnette shot a North Carolina man, then stole his car, drove to Roanoke.
That's when he dragged Robin Williams out of her mother's house and shot her in the back.
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[8-11Ingersoll-Rand]

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A Roanoke County drill plant played a part in saving the trapped miners in Pennsylvania...
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]

Ingersoll-Rand provided three drill bits and hammers that dug the miners out.
Employees rushed Thursday and Friday to assemble parts and drive them the six hours to Somerset, Pennsylvania.
The plant's 45 workers are proud their equipment helped save nine lives.
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((DALE WOLFER/ENGINEER: IT GIVES YOU A REALLY GOOD FEELING. YOU GET CAUGHT IN YOUR WORKADAY WORLD AND YOU WONDER IF IT MATTERS WHAT YOU DO. AND THIS IS REAL TANGIBLE PROOF THAT WE HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE, ALONG WITH A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE. ))
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Rescuers contacted the Hollins plant Thursday ... but did not begin using its drill parts until after ANOTHER company's drill bit broke on Friday.
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
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The plant's drill equipment has helped save lives before...
It was used to help drill Baby Jessica McClure out of a well in Midland, Texas, back in 1987.

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