WDBJ 7 morning news AM cutins for 08/11/03

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Good morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom. Showers and thunderstorms remain in our forecast, and some places could see heavy downpours today.
Steve Pardon has your complete forecast after the news.

[7-11Road-Closed]

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The weekend's heavy rains have forced a Roanoke road to keep a bridge closed this morning.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
The Wise Avenue Bridge near the Vinton line is blocked off because of the effects of Saturday night's flooding. Authorities say that morning traffic should avoid the area, and the bridge should be reopened later today.
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[7-11Infant-Drowning]

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A Roanoke infant drowned in a bathtub over the weekend. Police say the boy's mother told them she put 10 month old David Anthony Dooley in the bathtub with her 3 year old son, when she went to answer a knock on the door. When she returned, the younger child was found in the water. The child was transported to Community Hospital but could not be revived.

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Danville residents will have the chance to discuss gangs and gang violence this week.
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[SUPER=03-Danville;]
The Reverend Alfonzo Tate is using his church to hold a seminar this week for the community to discuss the issue. Two Danville police officers will also be on hand to take part in the discussion. Tate says the police department has secured grant money and wants suggestion on ways to help young people stay out of trouble.
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[IN Q=It's gang slogans]
[SUPER=01-Rev. Alfonzo Tate/Immanuel Kingdom Praise & Worship; ]
((IT'S GANG SLOGANS, AROUND THE AREA ON PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND I BELIEVE YOU WANT TO STOP IT BEFORE IT GETS STARTED BUT MANY PEOPLE DON'T WANT HELP OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE YOU THINK YOU'RE SNITCHING OR WHATEVER BUT THEY JUST WANT IDEAS ON WHAT THEY CAN DO THEY GOT GRANT MONEY THEY WANT TO START SOME TYPE OF ACTIVITY TO GIVE OUR YOUTH SOMETHING TO DO.))
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[TAKE WHEN PAGE FS] The Gang Awareness Seminar will be held tomorrow at four o' clock... [TAKE WHERE PAGE FS] at the Immanuel Kingdom Praise and Worship Center on North Main Street in Danville.
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[7-11Parkway-Clark]

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The Blue Ridge Parkway's Roanoke Area Supervisor is heading up the road to a new position.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]

Ed Clark is transferring to Shenandoah National Park, where he will become senior Resource Protection Manager.
Clark was just out of high school when he started working on the Blue Ridge Parkway, and says it will be hard to leave.
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[IN Q=This is really home]
((THIS IS REALLY HOME. AND I HAVE HAD SUCH A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH SO MANY FOLKS HERE OVER THE YEARS, AND REALLY BUILT A GOOD TEAM. IT'S DIFFICULT TO LEAVE, BUT I'M EXCITED ABOUT MY NEW DUTIES AND LOOKING FORWARD TO IT VERY MUCH.))
[SUPER=01-Ed Clark/Supervisory Park Ranger;]
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[OUT Q=looking forward to it very much.]
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Clark has worked 17 years on the parkway.
His replacement, Johnny Murphy, comes to the Blue Ridge Parkway from Alaska, where he currently works as a bush pilot.

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Good morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom.
It's another day to keep the umbrella close by.
Showers stay in the forecast through Wednesday.
Steve Pardon has details, up next.

[45-11WV-Shooting]

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[GRAPHIC=Fatal Shooting]
An Ohio man who allegedly shot four people in two states remains hospitalized in Roanoke.
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John Richard Mayhew's trouble with the law began in Ohio when police say he shot and killed his former wife and her fiance on Thursday, then took his daughter hostage.
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Mayhew was traveling through West Virginia Saturday when he was pulled over by a sheriff's deputy for not having an inspection sticker. State police say when the deputy approached the vehicle and started a conversation, Mayhew pulled out a gun and shot the officer in the chest.
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(( THE DEPUTY RETURNED FIRE AND WAS ABLE TO PURSUE THE VEHICLE GIVING OUT INFORMATION TO THE 911 CENTER.))
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[OUT Q=TO THE 911 CENTER.]
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Police say the chase ended when Mayhew's vehicle was disabled by stop sticks. It was then police discovered Mayhew had shot his daughter and shot himself. The daughter is dead. Mayhew is at Roanoke Memorial Hospital in serious condition.
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[45-11Fiddlers-Convention]

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A hometown band from Galax, and another band from North Wilkesboro, North Carolina took top honors this weekend in the Old Fiddlers Convention.
And a fiddle player from Orma, West Virginia was named best all-around performer.
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Frequent rain left Felts Park deep in mud, but the crowds came and the musicians played on.
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This year, the chamber of commerce recognized Harold Mitchell for 30 years as master of ceremonies.
And first time visitors included a musician from Mali who plays a gourd banjo.
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((I AM SO HAPPY TO MEET THEM AND HEAR THE GOOD MUSIC. WE DON'T SPEAK THE SAME LANGUAGE, BUT MUSIC IS UNIVERSAL.))
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[OUT Q=but music is universal.]
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This was the 68th year of the Old Fiddlers Convention. More than 1500 musicians, and almost 300 bands registered for the competition.
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The Bluegrass Review won the bluegrass band competition, while the New Ballard's Branch Bogtrotters were named the top Oldtime Band.
Fiddler Jake Krack was named the Best All- Around Performer.

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Good morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom......
More showers are in the forecast, as you head back to work.
Steve Pardon has the extended outlook, in just a few minutes.

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Negotiators for Goodyear and the United Steelworkers are expected to return to the bargaining table today and focus on a union counterproposal submitted Saturday. The union rejected Goodyear's latest offer last Wednesday. The Steelworkers union represents Goodyear workers in Danville.

[8-11Infant-Drowning]

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A drowning incident in a bathtub has claimed the life of an infant in Roanoke.
Police say the boy's mother told them she put 10 month old David Anthony Dooley in the bathtub with her 3 year old son, when she went to answer a knock on the door. When she returned, the younger child was found in the water. The child was transported to Community Hospital but could not be revived.

[8-6Danville-Gangs]

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[NEWSCAST=AM Cut-In]
[WRITER=tha]
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Danville police and a local reverend are joining forces to combat gang violence.
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The Reverend Alfonzo Tate is using his church to hold a seminar this week for the community to discuss the issue. Two Danville police officers will also be on hand to take part in the discussion. Tate says the police department has secured grant money and wants suggestion on ways to help young people stay out of trouble.
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[IN Q=It's gang slogans]
[SUPER=01-Rev. Alfonzo Tate/Immanuel Kingdom Praise & Worship; ]
((IT'S GANG SLOGANS, AROUND THE AREA ON PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND I BELIEVE YOU WANT TO STOP IT BEFORE IT GETS STARTED BUT MANY PEOPLE DON'T WANT HELP OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE YOU THINK YOU'RE SNITCHING OR WHATEVER BUT THEY JUST WANT IDEAS ON WHAT THEY CAN DO THEY GOT GRANT MONEY THEY WANT TO START SOME TYPE OF ACTIVITY TO GIVE OUR YOUTH SOMETHING TO DO.))
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[TAKE WHEN PAGE FS] The Gang Awareness Seminar will be held tomorrow at four o' clock... [TAKE WHERE PAGE FS] at the Immanuel Kingdom Praise and Worship Center on North Main Street in Danville.
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[8-11Parkway-Clark]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=AM CutIn]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=03-27 TC-1:02:34]
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The Roanoke area supervisor of the Blue Ridge Parkway is hitting the road for a new job opportunity.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]

Ed Clark is transferring to Shenandoah National Park, where he will become senior Resource Protection Manager.
Clark was just out of high school when he started working on the Blue Ridge Parkway, and says it will be hard to leave.
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[IN Q=This is really home]
((THIS IS REALLY HOME. AND I HAVE HAD SUCH A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH SO MANY FOLKS HERE OVER THE YEARS, AND REALLY BUILT A GOOD TEAM. IT'S DIFFICULT TO LEAVE, BUT I'M EXCITED ABOUT MY NEW DUTIES AND LOOKING FORWARD TO IT VERY MUCH.))
[SUPER=01-Ed Clark/Supervisory Park Ranger;]
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[OUT Q=looking forward to it very much.]
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
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Clark has worked 17 years on the parkway.
His replacement, Johnny Murphy, comes to the Blue Ridge Parkway from Alaska, where he currently works as a bush pilot.

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