[Ivan]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Ivan]
[ENG#=1]
Ivan is blamed for 23 deaths, as it spawned tornadoes, heavy rain, and storm surges along the Gulf Coast.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Mobile, AL;]
From the ground and from the air, Ivan's fury is evident everywhere.
The storm pounded Alabama's shoreline, pushing some beachfront homes into the Gulf, and ripping holes through others.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=We came here]
((WE CAME HERE AND IT WAS LIKE BEING IN A WAR ZONE.. LIKE WHAT WE WATCH ON THE NEWS, IN OTHER COUNTRIES.))
((STEVE LILLO/HURRICANE VICTIM: YOU PLAN FOR THE WORST AND YOU HOPE FOR THE BEST. THIS IS
PROBABLY THE WORST RIGHT HERE. ))
[SUPER=01-Steve Lillo/Hurricane Victim; :06]
[RUNS=:11]
[OUT Q=the worst right here.]
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[VO-NAT]
Ivan unleashed at least a dozen deadly tornadoes in the Florida panhandle.
Hundreds of thousands spent the night without power.
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida have now been declared eligible for federal disaster aid.
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[VOBNight-Storm]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morning]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=net C]
[GRAPHIC=Flooding]
[ENG#=2]
Residents across the valley are stocking up on anything they can find to keep flood waters out of their homes.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
This Lowe's store in Roanoke has sold out of water pumps and fittings for corrugated pipes designed to move water away from buildings.
Manager Mark Rowland (Rawl-and) says the entire industry is under a strain because so many supplies are being shipped to Florida.
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[SOT 8:42:56]
[IN Q=The folks that do]
((MARK ROWLAND/LOWE'S MANAGER: THE FOLKS THAT DO OUR GENERATORS THEY PULLED OFF OF PRESSURE WASHERS TO BUILD MORE GENERATORS TO FOCUS ALL OF THE PRODUCT DOWN TO FLORIDA.))
[SUPER=01-Mark Rowland/Lowe's Manager;]
[RUNS=11]
[OUT Q=down to Florida]
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[VO-NAT]
Rowland has ordered twice the amount of flood related merchandise and hopes to receive a shipment this morning.
A-E-P officials are also preparing for the possibility of power outages.
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[SOT :37]
[IN Q=We got to rehearse]
((TODD BURNS: WE GOT TO REHEARSE THAT PLAN LAST WEEK WITH FRANCES AND WERE ABLE TO BRING ABOUT 14,000 CUSTOMERS BACK ON IN VIRGINIA IN JUST OVER 24 HOURS. SO WE'VE GOT A GOOD WORK PLAN IF WE IN FACT DO LOSE POWER.))
[SUPER=01-Todd Burns/AEP Spokesperson]
[RUNS=12]
[OUT Q=do lose power]
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[SS=none]
Virginia crews helping out in Florida have been called back to the region and are now on standby.
One other weather related note, the Taste of the Blue Ridge Blues and Jazz Festival has moved indoors.
All Saturday events will now be held in the Hotel Roanoke from 11 a-m to 10 p-m.
Seating will be limited and on a first-come first-served basis.
[Burrow]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=04-]
[GRAPHIC=Burrow]
[ENG#=3]
Former National D-Day Memorial director Richard Burrow will appear in federal court in Charlottesville today.
Jury selection for a second fraud trial is scheduled to begin.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/August 27]
The 57-year-old faces mail fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, loan application fraud and perjury charges.
Burrow's first trial, in Lynchburg, ended in 2002 with a hung jury.
We'll have more on this story tonight on News 7.
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[Iraq]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Iraq]
[ENG#=4]
U-S forces have hunted down militants they say are associated with terrorism in Iraq.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Fallujah, Iraq;]
U-S officials say as many as 60 people were killed in the attacks in Fallujah yesterday.
They say the attacks were part of a precision strike on a militant compound
Iraqi officials, meanwhile, put the death toll at 32, including women and children.
U.S. forces have carried out around a dozen air strikes over recent weeks on Fallujah.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Campaign 2004]
[ENG#=1]
In Las Vegas, John Kerry told National Guard veterans that President Bush has failed to level with the public on the situation in
Iraq.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Our President has made]
((SEN. JOHN KERRY- D- PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE: ))
[SUPER=01-Sen. John Kerry/(D) Presidential Nominee;]
[RUNS=:12]
[OUT Q=to our side.]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-St. Cloud, MN;]
At a campaign stop in Minnesota, President Bush took aim at what he called Kerry's changing positions on Iraq.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=He said]
((HE SAID THERE WERE NO CIRCUMSTANCES -- NONE -- UNDER WHICH WE SHOULD HAVE GONE TO WAR, ALTHOUGH HE SAID HIS OWN VOTE TO GO TO WAR WAS THE RIGHT VOTE, AND IT WAS RIGHT TO HOLD SADDAM HUSSEIN ACCOUNTABLE))
[RUNS=:14]
[OUT Q=Hussein accountable.]
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[VO-NAT]
Today Bush will attend a forum on women's issues in North Carolina.
Kerry will continue meeting with voters out west.
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=04-28 TC1:26:30]
[GRAPHIC=Campaign 2004]
[ENG#=2]
The Libertarian Party's presidential candidate is in the Roanoke Valley.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
Michael Badnarik greeted Roanokers on Jefferson Street before attending a reception at Corned Beef and Company.
Badnarik WILL be on the ballot in the Commonwealth this November and says he's happy to provide an alternative for Virginia voters.
If elected, Badnarik says he'd eliminate income taxes and abolish the I-R-S.
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[SOT 14:18:43]
[IN Q=The Tenth Amendment says that]
((MICHAEL BADNARIK: THE TENTH AMENDMENT SAYS THAT THE POWERS NOT DELEGATED TO THE UNITED STATES BY THE CONSTITUTION ARE RESERVED TO THE STATES OR TO THE PEOPLE SO WE ALSO WANT TO REDUCE THE SIZE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO LEAVE THE DECISION MAKING POWERS AT THE STATE CAPITOL AND FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.))
[SUPER=01-Michael Badnarik/Libertarian Presidential Candidate;]
[RUNS=16]
[OUT Q=the American people]
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[VO-NAT]
Badnarik left Roanoke for a speaking engagement at Virginia Tech.
Later this morning, he'll make a stop at Lord Botetourt High School.
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[Marketwatch]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]
[ENG#=]
In business news, Circuit City will release its profit report later today.
Jean Lee has that story and more in this morning's Marketwatch.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Jean Lee/Reporting; :00]
[RUNS=1:14]
[OUT Q=in New York, I'm JL.]
((Circuit City will be among the stocks to watch on Friday, as the electronics retailer gets ready to talk about its earnings.
Thursday brought modest gains for the major indexes, with the Dow adding 13-points.
And The Nasdaq gaining 7.
Circuit City is scheduled to report its latest earnings results on Friday. Analysts are looking for a loss of 11-cents. Earlier this month, the company said its sales were looking a bit weak. Products that DID sell well include plasma-screen TV's and notebook computers.
We'll see if Delta Airlines makes up for any of Thursday's losses. Delta is the latest carrier to warn, that it may have to file for bankruptcy. Last week, US Airways filed for bankruptcy for the second time, in that company's history. (DAL, UAIR)
And we've heard of custom rings for cell phones. Now there is visual voicemail! You can project different images of yourself on your cell phone, depending on who calls you.
A company called Openwave lets users leave clips from well-known characters like Bart Simpson. You can also customize your own visual voicemail.
Track all the latest market news at our website. Cbs.mw.com
In ny I'm jl.))
(tape tosses to stocks)
[STOCKS]
[WOOD ROGERS SPONSOR BOARD 5185 ESSC]
[COMM]
[11Storm-Preps]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=04-30 TC49:41]
[GRAPHIC=Flooding]
[ENG#=1]
Roanoke Valley governments didn't wait for the rain to begin making preparations.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
City employees spent much of yesterday moving items that were stored under the stands at Victory Stadium.
And next door, members of the Army National Guard were loading trucks and preparing equipment in case they're activated for disaster relief.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=We've got food and equipment]
((LT. COL. ERIC BARR: `WE'VE GOT FOOD AND EQUIPMENT AND RADIOS READY FOR OUR SOLDIERS AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO WATCH THE STORM TRACK AND SEE IF IT COMES THIS WAY OR NOT.))
[SUPER=01-Lt. Col. Eric Barr/Army National Guard;]
[RUNS=:10]
[OUT Q=see if it comes this way or not.]
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[VO-NAT]
Emergency management officials were reviewing their preparedness plans while crews were moving equipment to higher ground.
They encouraged residents to do the same, by moving important items from flood prone basements, and gathering emergency supplies.
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[11Schmiel]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=khu]
[TAPE#=04-24 TC1:24:57]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=2]
A German citizen who has made his home in Moneta for many years is alleged to be on the run.
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[VO-NAT]
Wolfgang Schmiel was indicted in late June. The charges were unveiled yesterday, enabling Interpol to distribute arrest warrants for him around the globe.
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
U-S authorities outlined the tax evasion charges against Schmiel yesterday afternoon, including a scheme to send his sales commissions overseas.
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[SOT 14:38]
[IN Q=After his commissions]
((JOHN BROWNLEE/U. S. ATTORNEY; AFTER HIS COMMISSIONS WERE DEPOSITED IN ACCOUNTS CONTROLLED BY HIM AND HIS PARENTS IN GERMANY, SCHMEIL WOULD MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THIS MONEY TO BE RETURNED TO HIM UNDER THE GUISE OF LOANS AND GIFTS. IN SEVERAL INSTANCES, AND AS THE CHARGES NOW REFLECT, THESE COMMISSION PAYMENTS WERE THEN FRAUDULENTLY REPORTED ON MINERALS AND REFRACTORIES' CORPORATE TAX RETURNS AS DEDUCTIONS.))
[SUPER=01-John Brownlee/U. S. Attorney]
[RUNS=21]
[OUT Q=as deductions.]
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Minerals and Refractories was a legitimate business Schmiel operated for more than two decades.
(toss to bump)
[BUMP]
[COMM]
[Business-News]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kor]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Business News]
[ENG#=none]
Inflation rose less than Wall Street expected in August.
The Labor Department reports the consumer price index, which is the most widely used gauge of of inflation, rose a tenth of a percentage point for the month. It's the last major economic reading before the Federal Reserve's policy setting meeting on Tuesday.
Now let's take a look at the local stocks.
[TAPE TOSS TO STOCKS]
[STOCKS]
[WOOD ROGERS SPONSOR BOARD 5185 ESSC]
[COMM]
[5-Storm-Prep]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=504-03 1:38:54]
[GRAPHIC=Flooding]
[ENG#=1]
Authorities in the Roanoke Valley are preparing for the possibility of flooding.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Yesterday in Roanoke, Parks and Recreation employees moved items stored under Victory Stadium.
Next door, members of the Virginia Army National Guard loaded materials from the armory, and prepared their equipment in case they need it for disaster relief.
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[SOT 46:41]
[IN Q=I think people]
((I THINK PEOPLE ARE CONSCIOUS THAT WE MAY STILL GET SEVERE WEATHER. AND WE'RE GETING A LOT OF PHONE CALLS THT INDICATE PEOPLE ARE STILL PREPARING AND THAT'S WHAT WE HOPE FOR. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW EVERY TIME IT HAPPENS IT COULD BE THE REAL THING.))
[SUPER=01-Joe Coyle/Emergency Management Coordinator;]
[RUNS=:10]
[OUT Q=it could be the real thing.]
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[VO-NAT]
Roanoke Emergency Management Coordinator Joe Coyle says the city is reviewing its contingency plans for severe weather.
He's encouraging residents to prepare by moving important items from flood prone basements, and gathering emergency supplies.
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(toss to Steve for weekend preview)
[DESK 2- SHOT=Kim and Steve]
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