WDBJ 7 morning news for 09/01/03

[11Leyva-Capture]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=03-32 42:56]
[GRAPHIC=Leyva]

It's been more than a month since convicted pedophile Tony Leyva skipped parole. Last night, the U-S Attorney announced Leyva was captured in Haiti. Officials say they knew Levya had fled to Haiti within seven days of his disappearance, but it's taken this long to pinpoint his exact whereabouts. Jennifer Wishon has the story.
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[IN Q=A self- ordained minister]
[SUPER=@File; :00 ]
[SUPER=01-John Brownlee/US Attorney; :13 ]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; 1:07;]
[SUPER=01-G. Wayne Pike/US Marshal; 1:16]
[SUPER=@Jennifer2; 1:30]
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[OUT Q=JW, News 7, Roanoke.]
((A self- ordained minister, Tony Leyva pled guilty in 1988 to conspiring to molest dozens of young boys at tent revivals held throughout the Southeast.
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[SOT 3:07:13:05]
[IN Q=IN 1987 the US]
((JOHN BROWNLEE: IN 1987 THE US ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THE FBI RECEIVED REPORTS OF CHILD SEXUAL MOLESTATION BY TONY LEYVA IN THE ROANOKE COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT. THIS REPORT CAME FROM FOUR LOCAL TEENAGE BOYS WHO HAD ALLEGEDLY BEEN MOLESTED BY LEYVA IN ROANOKE COUNTY, AS WELL AS OTHER SOUTHERN STATES.))
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[OUT Q=other southern states]
He was then sentenced to 20 years in federal prison. In 2000 Leyva was transferred to the state prison system and two years later let out on parole. He then moved into the Jefferson Motor Lodge in Roanoke where he lived without incident until this past July.
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[SOT 3:10:04]
[IN Q=On July 14]
((JOHN BROWNLEE: ON JULY 14, 2003, LEYVA NOTIFIED THE MANAGER OF THE LODGE THAT HE HAD OBTAINED PERMISSION FROM POLICE OFFICERS TO TRAVEL TO HENDERSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA TO VISIT HIS SICK MOTHER. VISITS THE NEXT DAY BY BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE PROBATION OFFICERS REVEALED THAT LEYVA HAD LEFT UNDER FALSE PRETENSES AND HAD TAKEN ALL HIS PERSONAL BELONGINGS.))
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[OUT Q=he personal belongings]
Authorities won't yet say how they learned Leyva had fled to Haiti, but they feel confident he'll return to prison once he's back on U-S soil.
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[SOT 3:17:43:04]
[IN Q=Of course he ]
((G. WAYNE PIKE/US MARSHAL: OF COURSE HE HAS THE RIGHT TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING, BUT I WOULD THINK IT'S PROBABLY A FORGONE CONCLUSION HE'LL BE BACK TO FEDERAL PRISON TO SERVE THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME HE HAS TO SERVE.))
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[OUT Q=has to serve]
Nine years to be exact. Haitian officials have charged Leyva with false identity, but it's not clear if he committed any additional crimes while in the country. Meanwhile, he's expected to be returned to U-S soil within the next few days. Jennifer Wishon, News 7, Roanoke.))

[11Roanoke-Fire]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=03-34 TC-40:58]
[GRAPHIC=Fire]

A Roanoke woman remains in fair condition at last check, after flames damaged her home yesterday. No word yet on what started it.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
Crews arrived at this house on the corner of Stewart Avenue and 18th Street around 10 o'clock.
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[SOT 12:03:42:06]
[IN Q=The first arriving]
((BOBBY SLAYTON/ROANOKE FIREFIGHTER: THE FIRST ARRIVING UNITS GAVE HEAVY SMOKE SHOWING ON ALL SIDES, HEAVY FLAMES FROM THE REAR. THERE WAS ONE PERSON IN THE HOUSE AT THE TIME, SHE WAS TAKEN OUT AND TRANSPORTED.))
[SUPER=01-Bobby Slayton/Roanoke Firefighter;]
[RUNS=15]
[OUT Q=out and transported]
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[VO-NAT]
Gerl Dillon is currently being treated at Roanoke Memorial Hospital and is listed in fair condition. Her daughter, Teresa, returned home after hearing her parent's house had caught fire. She says the family was having some problems with an electrical outlet, but firefighters have NOT said if the fire was electrical in nature.
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[Death-Corridor]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
It is not uncommon for summer temperatures in Arizona reach 105 degrees or more, but illegal immigrants still try to cross the desert into the U.S. from Mexico. So the U.S. Border Patrol now has a team of rescuers trained help those traveling in the "death corridor." Frank Buckley has more on the BORSTAR team.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=We're on the road]
[SUPER=03-Tucson, AZ; :00]
[SUPER=01-Kelly Kirby/BORSTAR Deputy Commander; :49]
[SUPER=01-Frank Buckley/Reporting; 1:11]
[RUNS=2:40]
[OUT Q=Frank Buckley, CNN, Tucson, Arizona.]

((WE'RE ON THE ROAD WITH BRAVO 2...
THIS IS KELLY KIRBY OF THE U-S BORDER PATROL'S SEARCH, TRAUMA AND RESCUE TEAM KNOWN AS BORSTAR.
WE WERE WITH BORSTAR ON WHAT WOULD TURN OUT TO BE THEIR WORST DAY OF THE SUMMER.
THESE TWO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS RESCUED BY BORDER AGENTS-- AMONG THE LUCKY ONES.
THEY ONLY HAD BLISTERED FEET AND DEHYDRATION.
BUT THEY--WOULD LIVE.
FIVE OTHER MEN AND WOMEN WOULD DIE DURING OUR TWO DAYS WITH BORSTAR.
THIS MAN, AMONG THEM.
FOUND INSIDE THE U-S SOME 40 MILES FROM THE BORDER BUT NOWHERE NEAR ANY WATER OR HELP WHEN TEMPERATURES ROSE TO 110 DEGREES.

sot-He was overheated, got dehydrated, he got up under the tree and tried to get shade and you saw where he was attempt
ing to break limbs to make some cover and that's where he passed.
LAST YEAR, 134 PEOPLE DIED IN THIS SO-CALLED CORRIDOR OF DEATH NEAR TUCSON, ARIZONA.
WHERE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TRY TO WALK FROM MEXICO TO A BETTER LIFE.
STANDUP-And they travel across very difficult terrain. There are paths in some places, but for the most part the land is like this-it's very raw. On top of that of course they have the desert heat. But many people escape the mid day heat by traveling during the night and sleeping by day. you find throught the area makeshift shelters like this one. In this case, next to the shelter was some standing water.
IT'S FILTHY WATER LEFT FOR CATTLE.
AND IT'S THE ONLY WATER THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS CAN EXPECT TO FIND ON JOURNEYS THAT LAST UP TO FOUR DAYS.
THIS WOMAN TOLD US SHE DID IT BECAUSE SHE HAS FIVE CHILDREN TO FEED.
BORSTAR AGENTS ARE BORDER PATROL AGENTS FIRST.
RESCUERS, SECOND.
THEY TRACK THOSE WHO NEED HELP.
EVEN IF IT TAKES THEM INTO THE DESERT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.
THEIR IRONIC JOB: TO SAVE THE LIVES OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS-
THEN, SEND THEM BACK.
THEY ARE ARMED WITH GUNS.
BUT TRAINED TO SAVE LIVES.
ON THIS NIGHT HOWEVER-
THE AGENTS WOULD FIND A HEARTBREAKING SCENE--
AN 18 YEAR OLD WOMAN DEAD.
HER HUSBAND CRYING OVER HER BODY.

sot-Her husband was just basically over top of her. I think he was comforting her to the very end.

BUT THEN, HE WAS TAKEN IN TO CUSTODY.
HE'S IN THE BACK OF THIS VAN.
BY DAWN, HE'LL BE BACK IN MEXICO.
TAG-FRANK BUCKLEY, CNN, TUCSON, ARIZONA.))

(Kim tosses to break)

[Kim tosses to break]
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[Kansas-Flood]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=Flooding]

Authorities in Kansas resume their search this morning for those missing after a round of severe flooding over the weekend.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Emporia, KS;]

Seven vehicles were swept away after a swollen creek spilled over onto an interstate highway.
One of the missing is a mother, whose four children died when the mini- van they were riding in was swept off the road.
[SUPER=03-Overland Park, KS;]

Meanwhile, a teenager is also missing and feared drowned.
Authorities say the 18- year- old may have been playing in or near a creek when he was swept away by the rushing waters.
As much as 12 inches of rain hit the region in a 24- hour period.
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[VOB/Bronson]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]

Today family and fans alike are mourning the death of actor Charles Bronson.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=He tells me you're broke]
[SUPER=04-"The Magnificent Seven"/MGM;]
[RUNS=:09]
[OUT Q=South of the Border.]
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[VO-NAT]

Bronson was known for his tough- guy roles in such films as "The Magnificent Seven," "The Great Escape," and "The Dirty Dozen."
Later in his career, he starred as a vigilante in three "Death Wish" movies.
On Saturday, Bronson died of complications from pneumonia, with his wife by his side.
Officials say funeral services for the actor will be private.
Charles Bronson was 81 years old.
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[VOB-Leyva-Capture]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=AM cutins]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=03-29 1:27:07]
[GRAPHIC=Tony Leyva]

A wanted pedophile who jumped parole in July is now back in custody.
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[VO-NAT :14]
[SUPER=@File;]
Tony Leyva was convicted of conspiring to molest dozens of young boys back in 1988. He did time in both federal and state prison, before he was paroled in Roanoke. Authorities say he fled to Haiti and that's where he was captured Saturday.
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[SOT 3:17:43:04]
[IN Q=Of course he ]
((G. WAYNE PIKE/US MARSHAL: OF COURSE HE HAS THE RIGHT TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING, BUT I WOULD THINK IT'S PROBABLY A FORGONE CONCLUSION HE'LL BE BACK TO FEDERAL PRISON TO SERVE THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME HE HAS TO SERVE.))
[SUPER=01-G. Wayne Pike/US Marshal; 1:16]
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[OUT Q=has to serve]
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[VO-NAT :10.5+]
If he does return to jail, officials say he'll serve nine years. Haitian officials have charged Leyva with false identity, and they expect to return him to the U-S within the next few days.
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[Iraq]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=Iraq]

The F-B-I has been asked to investigate the blast in Iraq on Friday that killed 125 people, including a prominent Muslim cleric.
This morning, tens of thousands are continuing to grieve for him, while at the same time, vowing revenge.
Aleen Sirgany has the latest.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=A day of mourning]
[SUPER=03-Karbala, Iraq; :00]
[SUPER=03-Baghdad, Iraq; :14]
[SUPER=01-Eric Schwegler/Operations Commander; 1:05]
[SUPER=01-Aleen Sirgany/CBS News; 1:13]
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[OUT Q=Sirgany, CBS News, Washington.]
(( PKG

(Karbala, Iraq)
A DAY OF MOURNING TURNED INTO A NIGHT OF THE SAME AS THE FUNERAL PROCESSION FOR ONE OF IRAQ'S MOST RESPECTED HOLY MEN REACHED KARBALA.

(nats)(Baghdad)
EARLIER IN BAGHDAD AN ESTIMATED 3-HUNDRED THOUSAND SHIITE MUSLIMS TOOK TO THE STREETS.... WEEPING AND BEATING THEIR CHESTS FOR AYATOLLAH MOHAMMAD AL-HAKIM (ahl hah-KEEM'), THE 1-HUNDRED AND 10 MILE MARCH WILL EVENTUALLY END IN NAJAF.

(nats)
THAT'S WHERE ON FRIDAY A HUGE CAR BOMB KILLED THE CLERIC ALONG WITH MORE THAN 120 OTHERS. SHIITES ARE CALLING FOR REVENGE BUT THE FINGER OF BLAME IS POINTING IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. SOME SAY SADDAM HUSSEIN LOYALISTS ARE BEHIND IT... OTHERS BLAME SUNNI MUSLIM RADICALS. AND SOME EVEN THINK THE AMERICANS DID IT.... WITH THESE MARCHERS CHANTING "DOWN WITH THE OCCUPATION". SO FAR IRAQI POLICE HAVE ARRESTED AT LEAST 19 SUSPECTS... INCLUDING SOME THEY SAY HAVE CONNECTIONS TO AL-QAEDA.

(nats)
U-S FORCES ARE GOING AFTER SUSPECTS AS WELL.... BUT FOR ATTACKS ON AMERICAN SOLDIERS. THEY'RE SEARCHING FOR A CRIME BOSS WHO THE MILITARY BELIEVES IS PAYING FOR THE ATTACKS.

(SOT- Major Eric Schwegler/Operations Commander)
"what we're facing now is the mid-level ba'ath party, the former regime guys who are still financing a lot of operations."
STANDUP:(Aleen Sirgany/CBS NEWS/Washington) FINANCE..... AND SPECIFICALLY HOW TO PAY FOR THE WAR.... WILL BE THE MAJOR TOPIC THIS WEEK AS CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT RETURN TO WASHINGTON. THE MILITARY OPERATION COSTS 4 BILLION DOLLARS A MONTH.... AND ONE U-S SENATOR SAYS IT COULD TAKE 30 BILLION MORE TO REBUILD THE COUNTRY. ALEEN SIRGANY, CBS NEWS, WASHINGTON. ))

[11County-Fire]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=dgr]
[TAPE#=03-31 TC-1:13:05]
[GRAPHIC=Fire]
Back in our area, a fire was controlled in 20 minutes, but that was enough time to cause almost 80 thousand dollars in damage.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]
It happened on Greenway Drive in northeast Roanoke County late yesterday morning. Hollins and Read Mountain fire departments responded and quickly had the blaze under control. Investigators say a man was working on his motorcycle -- he had taken the gas tank off, and a spark from the battery ignited the fuel. Two sports cars and a B-M-W were damaged and the garage was a total loss. The damage is estimated at 78- thousand dollars.
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[6Flea-Market]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=03-23 TC-2:02:42]
[GRAPHIC=None]

The town of Hillsville will turn into one of Virginia's largest cities for one more day.
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[VO-NAT 03-21 TC2:01:46 :22]
[SUPER=03-Hillsville/Friday;]
Organizers of the 36th annual Flea Market and Gun Show expect about 500 thousand people to file into Hillsville before this holiday weekend is over. That's compared to the town's normal population is only about 29- hundred. The police department even started a bike patrol to help move through the crowd. The show draws antique and gun dealers along with other flea market vendors, and it wraps up today at 4 PM.
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[TAKE WEBPAGE FS]
If you'd like more information about the show, log onto our website at WDBJ7.com, and click on websites in the news.
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[RUNS=20 Approx]
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[Hurricane-Preps]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=Hurricane Jimena]

It's no paradise for residents and tourists in Hawaii.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Hilo, HI;]

The Big Island spent much of yesterday preparing for the arrival of a not- so- welcome visitor, Hurricane Jimena (hih- MEH- nuh).
The storm is bringing 85- mile- an- hour winds across the Pacific.
Hawaii's Big Island is under a hurricane watch and there's a high surf watch for the southern coast of Maui.
Store managers say emergency supplies are flying off the shelves and generators have sold out.
The storm has also caused the Navy to delay today's scheduled departure of warships from Pearl Harbor.

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

Meanwhile, more than a million people in Japan are running for cover, preparing for a POSSIBLE emergency.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Tokyo, Japan;]

Today marks the annual earthquake drill in Tokyo.
The prime minister kicked off the exercise by announcing on television that large areas of Tokyo have been devastated by a quake.
That's the cue for residents to mobilize for the mock disaster.
The practice rescue is held on the anniversary of a quake 80 years ago that killed more than 100-thousand people in and around Tokyo.
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[Ultra-Stethoscope]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=Healthy Living]
The stethoscope hasn't changed all that much for decades, but primary care physicians may be ditching the familiar standby for a new way to check up on you.
(+++++++)
[Healthy Living FS] In today's Healthy Living report, Christy Feig shows us why the hand-held ultrasound may become the new favorite.
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[IN Q=It's the device]
[SUPER=03-Baltimore, MD; :00]
[SUPER=01-Dr. David Hellman/Johns Hopkins Medical Institute; :16]
[SUPER=01-Christy Feig/Reporting; :53]
[SUPER=01-Dr. Michael Hill/American Inst. of Ultrasound in Medicine; 1:05]
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[OUT Q=In Baltimore, I'm Christy Feig.]
((IT'S THE DEVICE THAT MOST SYMBOLIZES A DOCTOR... THE STETHOSCOPE... AND IT'S BEEN IN A PHYSICIAN'S BLACK BAG SINCE IT WAS INVENTED IN THE 1800S.
BUT NOW SOME DOCTORS THINK THE HANDHELD ULTRASOUND CAN DO THE JOB MUCH BETTER
i do think things are missed and there are many studies that have shown the ability to analyze the heart correctly are pretty limited when you rely just on the stethoscope.
THAT'S BECAUSE WITH THE STETHOSCOPE YOU CAN ONLY HEAR AN ORGAN LIKE THE HEART
WITH ULTRASOUND... PHYSICIANS CAN ALSO SEE
experts can tell how well is the heart contracting, is there fluid around the heart, is the heart big, and are any of the valves leaking.
SOME DOCTORS SAY OBESITY MAKES IT HARDER TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEMS WITH A TRADITIONAL EXAM.
STANDUP:
doctors who specialize in ultrasound spend several years training to read those images and that has some questioning whether primary care physicians can be quickly trained to know what they are seeing.
either the doctor might miss something that was there, which was significant or in fact he could diagnose something that wasn't there.
HOPKINS RESEARCHERS ARE STUDYING HOW MUCH TRAINING IS NECESSARY FOR PRIMARY CARE DOCTORS TO USE THE HANDHELD ULTRASOUND WELL.
IF THEY CATCH ON QUICKLY ... IT COULD CHANGE THE TRADITIONAL OFFICE VISIT ... AND PRIMARY DOCTORS COULD RULE OUT POTENTIAL PROBLEMS IN THE INITIAL OFFICE VISIT.
IN BALTIMORE, I'M CHRISTY FEIG ))

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[Bump]
[Comm Break]

[WINNER]
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[SUPER=45-David Crowder/Roanoke;]
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[2-11Leyva-Capture]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=03-]
[GRAPHIC=Leyva]

Convicted pedophile Tony Leyva has been captured in Haiti, more than a month since he skipped parole. Word of his capture came last night. Officials say they knew Levya had fled to Haiti within a week of his disappearance, but it took this long to find out exactly where he was. Jennifer Wishon has the story.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=A self- ordained minister]
[SUPER=@File; :00 ]
[SUPER=01-John Brownlee/US Attorney; :13 ]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; 1:07;]
[SUPER=01-G. Wayne Pike/US Marshal; 1:16]
[SUPER=@Jennifer2; 1:30]
[RUNS=1:45]
[OUT Q=JW, News 7, Roanoke.]
((A self- ordained minister, Tony Leyva pled guilty in 1988 to conspiring to molest dozens of young boys at tent revivals held throughout the Southeast.
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[SOT 3:07:13:05]
[IN Q=IN 1987 the US]
((JOHN BROWNLEE: IN 1987 THE US ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THE FBI RECEIVED REPORTS OF CHILD SEXUAL MOLESTATION BY TONY LEYVA IN THE ROANOKE COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT. THIS REPORT CAME FROM FOUR LOCAL TEENAGE BOYS WHO HAD ALLEGEDLY BEEN MOLESTED BY LEYVA IN ROANOKE COUNTY, AS WELL AS OTHER SOUTHERN STATES.))
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[OUT Q=other southern states]
He was then sentenced to 20 years in federal prison. In 2000 Leyva was transferred to the state prison system and two years later let out on parole. He then moved into the Jefferson Motor Lodge in Roanoke where he lived without incident until this past July.
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[SOT 3:10:04]
[IN Q=On July 14]
((JOHN BROWNLEE: ON JULY 14, 2003, LEYVA NOTIFIED THE MANAGER OF THE LODGE THAT HE HAD OBTAINED PERMISSION FROM POLICE OFFICERS TO TRAVEL TO HENDERSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA TO VISIT HIS SICK MOTHER. VISITS THE NEXT DAY BY BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE PROBATION OFFICERS REVEALED THAT LEYVA HAD LEFT UNDER FALSE PRETENSES AND HAD TAKEN ALL HIS PERSONAL BELONGINGS.))
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[OUT Q=he personal belongings]
Authorities won't yet say how they learned Leyva had fled to Haiti, but they feel confident he'll return to prison once he's back on U-S soil.
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[SOT 3:17:43:04]
[IN Q=Of course he ]
((G. WAYNE PIKE/US MARSHAL: OF COURSE HE HAS THE RIGHT TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING, BUT I WOULD THINK IT'S PROBABLY A FORGONE CONCLUSION HE'LL BE BACK TO FEDERAL PRISON TO SERVE THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME HE HAS TO SERVE.))
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[OUT Q=has to serve]
Nine years to be exact. Haitian officials have charged Leyva with false identity, but it's not clear if he committed any additional crimes while in the country. Meanwhile, he's expected to be returned to U-S soil within the next few days. Jennifer Wishon, News 7, Roanoke.))

[2-11Roanoke-Fire]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=03-34 TC-40:58]
[GRAPHIC=Fire]

Roanoke fire investigators are working to determine what started a Sunday house fire, one that injured a woman who lived there.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
Crews arrived at this house on the corner of Stewart Avenue and 18th Street around 10 o'clock.
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[SOT 12:03:42:06]
[IN Q=The first arriving]
((BOBBY SLAYTON/ROANOKE FIREFIGHTER: THE FIRST ARRIVING UNITS GAVE HEAVY SMOKE SHOWING ON ALL SIDES, HEAVY FLAMES FROM THE REAR. THERE WAS ONE PERSON IN THE HOUSE AT THE TIME, SHE WAS TAKEN OUT AND TRANSPORTED.))
[SUPER=01-Bobby Slayton/Roanoke Firefighter;]
[RUNS=15]
[OUT Q=out and transported]
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[VO-NAT]
Gerl Dillon is currently being treated at Roanoke Memorial Hospital and is listed in fair condition. Her daughter, Teresa, returned home after hearing her parent's house had caught fire. She says the family was having some problems with an electrical outlet, but firefighters have NOT said if the fire was electrical in nature.
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[11Folk-Festival]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=03-21 TC-2:03:30]
[GRAPHIC=none]
You have one more day to join an annual tradition at Roanoke County's Explore Park.
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[SOT 17:10:43]
[IN Q=NAT SOUND OF MUSIC]
[RUNS=:05]
[OUT Q=NAT SOUND OF MUSIC]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]

Music is just one of many things that make up the eighth annual Appalachian Folk Festival.
The three-day event celebrates the traditions of western Virginia's Appalachian heritage.
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[SOT 17:16:04]
[IN Q=We got a lot of]
((ROGER ELLMORE/EXPLORE PARK: WE GOT A LOT OF ACTIVITY IN THE NATIVE AMERICA AREA. WE HAVE A NATIVE AMERICAN DRUM ROAST, WE HAVE A LOT OF ACTIVITIES GOING ON IN THE 1740'S WITH MUSIC AND CRAFTS, AND A LOT OF THINGS FOR FAMILIES AND KIDS TO DO ALL THROUGH THE PARK.))
[SUPER=01-Roger Ellmore/Executive Director]
[RUNS=:13]
[OUT Q=through the park]
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[VO-NAT]

The event usually attracts anywhere from two to five thousand people depending on the weather.
The folk festival happens rain or shine... and continues today from ten until five.
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[Operation-Hardhat]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=ejo]
[TAPE#=Net]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Police in many states step up their speed patrols in construction zones, and some are taking unusual steps to spot the speeders and pull them over. Eric Phillips reports on what one state is doing with "Operation Hardhat."
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[SOT]
[IN Q=He looks like]
[SUPER=03-Birmingham, AL/Friday; :00]
[SUPER=01-Cpl. Darryl Hall/Alabama State Police; :32]
[SUPER=01-Eric Phillips/Reporting; :40]
[NO SUPER FOR BITE AT 1:00]
[SUPER=01-Will Rogers/Alabama State Police; 1:06]
[RUNS=1:19]
[OUT Q=I'm Eric Phillips reporting.]
((HE LOOKS LIKE THE AVERAGE CONSTRUCTION WORKER PERHAPS DOING A SURVEY...
"Got a Ford Expedition going 72 miles per hour..."
BUT IN REALITY THIS IS CPL. DARRYL HALL WITH THE ALABAMA STATE POLICE...
HE'S TRACKING MOTORISTS ALONG THIS STRETCH OF I-20 NEAR BIRMINGHAM KNOWN AS DEATH VALLEY BECAUSE OF THE MANY TRAFFIC FATALITIES.
WITH A LIDAR OR LIGHT DETECTING AND RANGING DEVICE HE CLOCKS SPEEDERS IN THIS CONSTRUCTION ZONE AND THEN RADIOS WAITING SQUAD CARS..ALL PART OF A PROGRAM CALLED OPERATION HARD HAT.
"It gives me the ability to get a car that's in crowd that's speeding, the one that the marked car normally doesn't get."
--STANDUP--
Authorities say LIDAR is more precice than conventional radar for target identification because it uses a laser. In other words, they say, LIDAR doesn't lie.
THE TROOPERS' CLOTHING AND THE DETECTION DEVICE ARE MEANT TO BLEND IN WITH CONSTRUCTION CREWS.
IN JUST A COUPLE OF HOURS WE SAW MORE THAN A DOZEN STOPS.
BUT CRITICS SAY SPEED TRAPS LIKE THIS ONE MISS THE MARK.
"motorists are being exploited primarily for revenue pruposes rather than for traffic safety reasons."
"It's not an approach to write more citations it's an approach to save lives."
LOCAL OFFICIALS SAY MORE THAN 40 PEOPLE HAVE DIED ON THIS HIGHWAY IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, SO THEY WELCOME ANYTHING THAT MIGHT HELP.
NEAR BIRMINHAM ALABAMA, I'M ERIC PHILIPS REPORTING.))

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[3-HEADLINES] [Kim at Desk]
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Here's what's making news today.
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He skipped parole more than a month ago, but authorities have caught up with convicted pedophile Tony Leyva.
Last night, officials announced Leyva had been captured in Haiti.
He was convicted of conspiring to molest dozens of boys back in the late '80s.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

A Roanoke woman is in fair condition after being injured in a house fire yesterday.
The blaze broke out around 10 P-M on the corner of Stewart Avenue and 18th Street.
No word yet on what started the fire.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

The funeral procession for one of Iraq's most respected holy men continues today.
Shiite Muslims are mourning the death of a cleric, who died along with more than 100 others in a massive car bombing Friday in Iraq.
The F-B-I says it's joining the investigation.
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[Hollywood-Minute]

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The silver screen loses a leading tough guy, and the new Mel Gibson movie raises passions long before its release. Zach Irwin tells us what's happening in Hollywood.
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[OUT Q=With the Hollywood Minute, I'm Zach Irwin.]
((WITH THE HOLLYWOOD MINUTE, I'M ZACH IRWIN. LEGENDARY ACTOR CHARLES BRONSON HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 81.
THE ACTOR WAS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS GRITTY ROLE IN THE "DEATH WISH" MOVIE SERIES.
BRONSON'S PUBLICIST SAYS THE ACTOR PASSED AWAY AFTER A FOUR-WEEK BOUT WITH PNEUMONIA.
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE AND HIS SIX CHILDREN. THE MOVIE ISN'T EVEN OUT YET...
BUT MEL GIBSON'S LATEST FILM, "PASSION" IS ALREADY THE SUBJECT OF CONTROVERSY AND PASSIONATE DEBATE.
THE MOVIE ABOUT JESUS WAS CONCEIVED AND DIRECTED BY MEL GIBSON AND THOSE WHO HAVE SEEN THE UNFINISHED VERSION SAY IT COULD IGNITE VIOLENCE AGAINST JEWS.
SOME OF THOSE CONCERNED ABOUT THE MOVIE'S DEPICTION OF THE CRUCIFIXION OF CHRIST, RALLIED IN MANHATTAN.
FANS OF MICHAEL JACKSON HELPED THE KING OF POP CELEBRATE HIS 45TH BIRTHDAY THIS WEEKEND.
JACKSON'S FAN CLUB SPONSORED A PARTY THAT WAS EMCEED BY STEVE HARVEY IN LOS ANGELES.
TICKETS TO THE THREE HOUR EXTRAVAGANZA COST ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS. WITH THE HOLLYWOOD MINUTE, I'M ZACH IRWIN.))