WDBJ 7 morning news for 02/13/03

[11Pulley]

[ANCHOR=Kim]

[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=02-47 TC1:52:34]
[GRAPHIC=Patty Jo Pulley]

A former associate pastor of a Pittsylvania County church is charged with the murder of his wife.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Yanceyville, NC]

Eugene Ricky Pulley was arrested in Lebanon, Virginia Tuesday night, and was extradited to Caswell County, North Carolina yesterday afternoon.
Pulley's charged with killing his 37-year-old wife, Patty Jo Pulley, who disappeared in May of 1999.
Her body was found under a Caswell County bridge in December.
It was a discovery that apparently helped bring about Pulley's arrest.
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[SOT 3:07:52]
[IN Q=There was evidence]
((HAROLD PLASTER/PITTSYLVANIA CO. SHERIFF: THERE WAS EVIDENCE ON OR ABOUT THE BODY BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO RELEASE OR DISCUSS THAT AT THIS TIME.))
[SUPER=01-Harold Plaster/Pittsylvania Co. Sheriff;]
[RUNS=07]
[OUT Q=at this time.]
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[VO-NAT]

Pulley is being held without bond pending another court appearance today.
He'd reportedly been working as an outreach minister for Lighthouse Ministries in Lebanon, counseling families who live in poverty.
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[VOB-Church-React]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morning]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=03-01 TC 29:30]
[GRAPHIC=HOLD]
News of the arrest is no doubt difficult for friends of the Pulleys. Many in the Pittsylvania County area viewed the couple as a team and are praying for closure.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co.;]
Rick and Patty Jo Pulley attended service at the River of Life Church in Ringgold along with approximately 50- other families. Rick was an associate pastor and youth leader, and even did mission work at the church. And, according to the pastor, Patty Jo was equally active and musically gifted.
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[SOT 00:09:41]
[IN Q=No one would ]
[SUPER=01-Randy Sudduth/River of Life Church Pastor; :00]
((NO ONE WOULD WANT A FRIEND, ARRESTED OR ACCUSED OF KILLING ANOTHER FRIEND AND THESE PEOPLE WERE BOTH OUR FRIENDS, AND SO DIFFICULT IS NOT MAYBE A STRONG ENOUGH WORD.))
[RUNS=17.]
[OUT Q=strong enough word. ]
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[VO-NAT]
The pastor says he won't allow himself to speculate over whether Pulley could have killed Patty Jo. He's also encouraging his congregation not to cast judgment, but to allow the court system to make that decision.
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[11Roanoke-Murder]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=rca]
[TAPE#=02-53 TC48:28]
[GRAPHIC=Shooting]
Authorities are investigating the death of a Northwest Roanoke man.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
27-year-old Floyd Howie Lewis was found yesterday afternoon with a fatal gunshot wound. Construction workers discovered his body in the back seat of a car on 21st Street and Essex Avenue.
Neighbors say they heard gunshots in that area Tuesday night between six and seven o'clock.
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[TAKE PINNACLE] If you have information on the case, you can help while remaining anonymous by calling Crime Line at 344-8500.
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[Iraq]

[ANCHOR=Kimbelry]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Iraq]

Making national headlines, Americans are again on the defensive after another message that's believed to have come from Osama bin Laden.
Meanwhile, U-S troops in the gulf are ready to take the offensive against Saddam Hussein.
Drew Levinson has the latest.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Kuwait City, Kuwait; :00]
[SUPER=01-Drew Levinson/CBS News; :24]
[SUPER=01-George Tenet/C. I. A. Director; :45]
[SUPER=01-Colin Powell/Secretary of State; 1:21]
[RUNS=1:37]
[OUT Q=Levinson, CBS News, Kuwait.]
((
PKG

(Kuwait)
WITH ENOUGH TROOPS TO SET THE STAGE FOR AN INVASION THE U-S MILITARY IS ALSO PULLING BACK THE CURTAIN ON ITS WEAPONS FOR THE THEATER OF WAR.
(NATS)
HOVERCRAFTS THAT CAN SKIM THE WATER AND THE GROUND. AND AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES ALLOWING TROOPS TO FLOAT AND ROLL. BUT IF TRAINING IN KUWAIT IS ANY INDICATION MUCH OF THIS WAR WILL BE FOUGHT MAN TO MAN WITH SOLDIERS TAKING ON THE ENEMY IN CLOSE QUARTERS.
STANDUP: THE ULTIMATE TARGET FOR TROOPS HERE IN THE GULF IS SADDAM HUSSEIN. AND IT SEEMS ANOTHER ENEMY OF THE STATES IS AGAIN MAKING HIS VOICE HEARD..... OSAMA BIN LADEN.

(NATS)
THE SECOND TAPE FOLLOWS TUESDAY'S RALLYING CRY FOR SCATTERED AL-QAIDA FORCES. IN IT THE VOICE CLAIMING TO BE BIN LADEN PREDICTS HIS OWN DEATH.... SAYING IT WILL HAPPEN THIS YEAR... IN AN ACT OF MARTYRDOM.

(SOT-George Tenet/CIA Director)
"He's obviously raising the confidence of his people. He obviously exorting them to do more, and whether this is a signal of impending attack or not is something we're looking at."
THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION IS USING THESE MESSAGES TO DRAW A LINE FROM BIN LADEN TO SADDAM. BUT THOSE AGAINST WAR AREN'T CONNECTING THE DOTS. THE LAST HOPE FOR AN ATTACK WITH FULL U-N SUPPORT COULD COME IN FRIDAY'S INSPECTION REPORT. YESTERDAY INSPECTORS DETERMINED IRAQ 'IS' IN POSSESSION OF ILLEGAL WEAPONS.. SPECIFICALLY A TYPE OF MISSILE THAT EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE RANGE. STILL EVEN THAT MAY NOT CHANGE THE MINDS OF THOSE COUNTRIES AGAINST A WAR IN IRAQ.

(SOT-Colin Powell/US Secretary of State)
"I've sent men into war, I've seen friends die in war, nobody wants war. But sometimes it's necessary when you need it to maintain international order."
AND TO MAINTAIN THAT INTERNATIONAL ORDER... THE U-S STANDS READY IN THE PERSIAN GULF.

DREW LEVINSON, CBS NEWS, KUWAIT.))[Terror-Preps]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]

Meanwhile, the nation's Code Orange or "high risk" terror alert status is prompting Americans to brace for the worst.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Washington, DC;]

Anti- aircraft missiles and Black Hawk helicopters are guarding the skies over Washington D-C.
Hardware stores are reporting heavy sales of supplies, including duct tape, plastic sheets, water, and batteries.
The Bush administration warns an attack could come as early as this week, timed to the end of the Muslim holy period.
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[11Airport-Security]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=02-48 TC1:42:16]
[GRAPHIC=None]

[WIPE WIPE WIPE]

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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]

Roanoke Regional Airport security guards are doing random inspections of vehicles' trunks and interiors, looking for explosives.
The government ordered the periodic checks.
The searches only affect cars headed to the terminal entrance.
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[SOT 14:33:16]
[IN Q=We're hopeful it'll be under a minute]
((JACKIE SHUCK: WE'RE HOPEFUL IT'LL BE UNDER A MINUTE, 90 SECONDS. YOU JUST NEED TO FACTOR THAT IT MIGHT BE A COUPLE OF EXTRA MINUTES ONTO YOUR TRIP.))
[SUPER=01-Jacqueline Shuck/Roanoke Regional Airport Director;]
[RUNS=:10]
[OUT Q=minutes onto your trip.]
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[VO-NAT]

If you want to avoid the inspections, you can drop off and pick up passengers in the short term parking lot.
The first 15 minutes in short term parking are free.
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[Gods-Generals]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=net E]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Lexington makes history once again later today, when it hosts a Hollywood premiere.
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[VO-NAT from 01-31 56:55]
[SUPER=03-Lexington/August 2001;]
The director and cast of "Gods and Generals" were last in Lexington a year and a half ago, when some of the Civil War movie was shot on location. The film is now ready for national release later this month, but the key players are back in Lexington later today for the premiere. We'll have more on the big event tonight on News 7.
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[Marketwatch]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]

In business news, stocks closed lower for a second straight day yesterday as the major averages edge closer to their October lows. Alexis Christoforous has that story and more in this morning's Marketwatch.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Alexis Christoforous/Reporting; :00]
[RUNS=1:35]
[OUT Q=your local stocks]
((WALL STREET IS STILL VULNERABLE TO A TERRORIST ATTACK - THAT'S THE WORD FROM THE GOVERNMENT'S GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE. THE GAO TOLD CONGRESS MORE WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE T ENSURE THAT TRADING IN US FINANCIAL MARKETS WOULD RESUME IN A FAIR AND ORDERLY FASHION IF ANOTHER TERRORIST ATTACK DISRUPTS THE STOCK MARKET. THE REPORT PRAISED WALL STREET FOR WHAT IT CALLED ITS HEROIC AND AND INNOVATIVE EFFORTS TO RESTORE OPERATIONS AFTER 9-11.
STOCKS CAME UNDER FURTHER PRESSURE AS THE US APPEARS CLOSER TO WAR WITH IRAQ.
ESS=dow
THE DOW SLID NEARLY 85 POINTS

ESS=sp
THE SP 500 SANK 10

ESS=nasdaq
WHILE THE NASDAQ GAVE BACK 16 AND A HALF.

ONCAM=alexis
MEANTIME THE UNCERTAINTY OVER THE IRAQ SITUATION PUSHED CRUDE OIL NEAR 36 DOLLARS A BARREL.

ESS=gm vo
SHARES OF GENERAL MOTORS SKIDDED AFTER BANC OF AMERICA SLAPPED IT WITH A SELL RATING. THE ANALYST IS WORRIED ABOUT FOREIGN COMPETITION FOR ITS TRUCKS. G-M MAY ALSO BE FORCED TO CUT IN DIVIDEND. ESS- STOCK TO WATCH: NEWS CORP (NWS)
ON THE STOCKS TO WATCH LIST...NEWS CORP.. AFTER THE CLOSING BELL THE MEDIA GIANT SAID CONTROLLED BY RUPERT MURDOCH POSTED A PROFIT OF 239 MLN DOLLARS IN THE SECOND QUARTER.. THANKS TO A STRONG PERFORMANCE AT ITS TV NETWORKS AND THE 20TH CENTURY FOX FILM STUDIO.

ESS=home vo
THE STOCK MARKET MAY BE GOING DOWN BUT HOME PRICES ARE MOVING up. THE NATL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS SAYS THE MEIDAN EXISTING HOME PRCE JUMPED NEARLY 9 PERCENT LATE LAST YEAR TO NEARLY 162-THOUSAND DOLLARS. AMONG THE MARKETS SHOWING THE BIG
GEST GAINS... LONG ISLAND NEW YORK, SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA. ONCAM=alexis

ESS=animation
FOR MORE LOG ON TO CBS.MW.COM IN NEW YORK, I'M ALEXIS CHRISTOFOROUS.))

(tape tosses to stocks)
[STOCKS] [COMM]

[North-Korea]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]

Another potential threat to Americans is coming from North Korea.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-File Tape;]

Intelligence officials say that country has an untested, ballistic missile capable of reaching the U-S.
North Korea recently re- started its nuclear facilities, and experts believe the communist regime could have half a dozen nuclear weapons in the next few months.
U-S officials say they're concerned about North Korea's ability to provide its weapons to terrorists.
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[11Bramblett]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=syo]
[TAPE#=03-07 TC TC 17:41]
[GRAPHIC=Death Sentence]

The man convicted of killing a Vinton family nearly nine years ago is set to die himself this April.
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[VO-NAT :15]
[SUPER=04-File Tape;]
Earl Bramblett was convicted in 1997 of the murders of Blaine and Teresa Hodges and their two young girls. After at least one stay of execution in the past couple years, Judge Robert Doherty yesterday set Bramblett's next execution date as April 9th.
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[SOT 23:37:15-23:37:29]
[IN Q=I know it seems like a long...]
((RANDY LEACH/COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY: I KNOW IT SEEMS LIKE A LONG, DRAWN-OUT PROCESS. IN THE PAST IT COULD BE ANYWHERE FROM 12 TO 15 YEARS BEFORE ANYONE WAS EXECUTED SO, IT MAY NOT SEEM STREAMLINED BUT IT IS.)) ((WILLIAM LINDSEY/BRAMBLETT'S ATTORNEY: I DON'T THINK HIS STATE OF MIND HAS CHANGED A WHOLE LOT. HE CONTINUES TO WRITE ABOUT THE CASE AND BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROGREE OF WHAT THINGS ARE GOING ON.))
[SUPER=01-Randy Leach/Commonwealth's Attorney; :00]
[SUPER=01-William Lindsey/Bramblett's Attorney; :13]
[RUNS=:28]
[OUT Q=progress of what things are going on.]
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[VO-NAT :05]
Lindsey says Bramblett's next step is to appeal to the US Supreme Court.
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[6-Carter]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=03-01 TC27:33]
[GRAPHIC=Murder Invest.]

A Roanoke man facing a charge of second degree murder has turned himself in to authorities.
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[VO-NAT]

37- year- old Darrell Jeffrey Carter was indicted earlier this month, for a homicide that occurred in August 2001.

[SUPER=03-Roanoke/August 2001]

Police found the body of 27- year- old Timothy Smithers in the 1400 block of Patterson Avenue. He died from a blow to the head.
Carter is being held without bond in the Roanoke City Jail.
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(Kimberly tosses to bump)

[bump-chyron]

[comm #3]

[11XGR]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=mmu]
[TAPE#=02-50 TC1:15:23]
[GRAPHIC=None]

Virginia's saltwater fishermen are no longer on the hook for a license fee increase.
But some say without the hike, the state's homeland security is at risk.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond]

Yesterday, the House of Delegates defeated the governor's proposal to raise the cost of a saltwater recreational and commercial fishing license.
The proposed increases were expected to raise over one million dollars to offset some cuts Governor Warner made to the Virginia Marine Resources Commission.
Among other things, the commission is charged with protecting the state's ports and nuclear plants from terrorist attacks.
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[SOT 14:27:44]
[IN Q=WE SHOULDN'T BE IN BUSINESS]
((DEL. FRANK HALL/D-RICHMOND: WE SHOULDN'T BE IN THE BUSINESS OF CUTTING LAW ENFORCEMENT AT A TIME WHEN THIS NATION IS MOST VULNERABLE.)) ((DEL. ROBERT BLOXOM/(R) HAMPTON; WE HAVE, I THINK, DEVELOPED A TRUST WITH THOSE COMMUNITIES, BOTH COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL. AND I SEE US VIOLATING THAT TRUST BY ASSESSING NOW ALL THESE ADDITIONAL FEES.))
[SUPER=01-Del. Frank Hall/(D) Richmond; :00]
[SUPER=01-Del. Robert Bloxom/(R) Hampton; :06]
[RUNS=:18]
[OUT Q=NOW ALL THESE ADDITIONAL FEES.]
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[VO-NAT]

The bill had already passed the Senate.
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[11Boty-Arrest]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=02-49 TC1:33:29]
[GRAPHIC=None]

Investigators say a Troutville motel clerk cleaned out the cash register and then blamed it on an armed robber.
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[VO-NAT]

32-year-old Teresa Stewart of Blue Ridge is charged with felony embezzlement of more than 200 dollars and attempting to take money by false pretenses.
[SUPER=03-Troutville;]

On January 21st, Stewart reported that a man robbed the Red Roof Inn.
She helped authorities create a composite sketch of the suspect.
They even pulled over several cars in the area that night, but she couldn't identify anyone as the robber.
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
[GRAPHIC=None]

Investigators aren't saying what turned their focus to Stewart.
She's out of jail on 2-thousand dollars' bond.

(Kim tosses to Bump)

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[COMM]

[3-North-Korea]

[6-Hairston]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=03-04 TC08:11]
[GRAPHIC=Murder Invest.]

Two more teenagers have been indicted on first-degree murder charges in the killing of a Martinsville high school student.
18-year-old Albert Patrick Bowman and 15-year-old Markus Ugene Lampkins are now charged.
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[VO-NAT]

That makes five people allegedly connected to the shooting death of Delvin Hairston last May.
[SUPER=03-Martinsville/May 15]

The killing happened just hours after Hairston led his Martinsville High School track team to a win against Laurel Park.
Officials say the shooting was motivated in part by rivalry between the two schools.
20-year-old Curtis Robertson, Junior was convicted last year of second-degree murder and sentenced to 18 years in prison.
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
[SS=HOLD]
The others charged in the case are still awaiting trial.