WDBJ 7 morning news AM cutins for 10/01/04

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Good morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom......
Starting out with fog, then some sunshine breaking through later.
Metereologist Leo Hirsbrunner has your weekend outlook, coming up.

[7-11Alleghany-Flooding]

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People in Alleghany County will be cleaning up from this week's flooding for quite some time.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Alleghany Co.;]
Some communities along Potts Creek and Dunlap Creek were hit by fast rising waters on Tuesday. Public Safety officials estimate between 75 and 1-hundred homes were damaged, about a half dozen beyond repair. But they say the flooding could have been much worse.
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[IN Q=It seemed like...]
((RYAN MUTERSPAUGH/DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY; IT SEEMED LIKE MOST OF THE WATER HERE IN THE DUNLAP CREEK AND POTTS CREEK CAME OUT OF WEST VIRGINIA. BUT THE NORTHERN PART AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE COUNTY WHICH SEEM TO GET A LOT OF THE WATER IN MOST OTHER INSTANCES WERE REALLY LUCKY THIS GO-ROUND.))
[SUPER=01-Ryan Muterspaugh/Director of Public Safety;]
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[OUT Q=lucky this go-round.]
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[VO-NAT]
The county is now working with state and federal officials to see which victims will qualify for aid.
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[7-11Willow-River]

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[WIPE WIPE WIPE]

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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem]
In the Roanoke Valley, one of the areas hardest hit was the Willow River Apartments. People there are still out of their homes after being evacuated Tuesday. A number of residents say they were misled when moving into the complex which is in a flood plain. The owner says everyone is warned verbally and in writing about the risks.
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((LINDA HAMNER/WILLOW RIVER OWNER: WE'RE DOING THE BEST WE CAN POSSIBLY DO AT THIS POINT. WE'RE SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS, AS WELL AS EVERYONE ELSE. WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO LET US KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, WE'RE WAITING FOR THE BUILDING INSPECTOR TO COME IN AND CAN LET US KNOW WHEN THEY CAN COME IN...UNTIL HE TELLS US.))
[SUPER=01-Linda Hamner/Willow River Owner]
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[OUT Q=.. he tells us.]
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[VO-NAT]
Salem officials say residents may be allowed to get some of their belongings today, but they're not sure how long it will be before everyone's home.
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
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Officials say Tuesday's flooding caused six-point- ix millons dollars in damage to Salem's homes and businesses. Montgomery County officials say damage to roads and property there amounts to some five million dollars.
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[7-11Bradshaw-Road]

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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]

Roanoke County firefighters are camping out because of a washed out road. Yesterday firefighter Harold Chrimes (Crimes) parked his camper on Bradshaw Road. It will serve as a staging area and be manned 24- hours a day until the washed out road is repaired. Otherwise it would take rescue personnel up to 40 minutes to respond to the dozens of residents who live on the stretch of road that was cut off. V-Dot hopes to have the road repaired by Saturday.
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[55-WXHeads]

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Good morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom......
Turning partly cloudy with pleasant high temperatures in the mid 70s.
Metereologist Leo Hirsbrunner has the weekend outlook, after the news.

[55-11Burrow]

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Defense attorneys are deciding whether Richard Burrow will testify in his own defense at his federal fraud trial in Charlottesville.
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[SUPER=03-Charlottesville]

The former director of the National D-Day Memorial is charged with defrauding banks, donors and the state as he raised money to build the monument in Bedford.
The jury heard from D-Day veteran Bob Slaughter today, who says Burrow simply got caught in a mess as he struggled to finish the memorial before its dedication in June, 2001.
Burrow did take the stand in his first trial in 2002, which ended in a hung jury.
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[55-6-Bryant]

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There will be jail time for one of the men who vandalized a historic black church in Roanoke.
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Zachary Bryant pled guilty to burglary and destruction of property at Mount Moriah Baptist Church.
He faced a maximum sentence of 25 years.
Yesterday, a judge sentenced him to 9 months in jail and ordered Bryant to pay the church six-thousand dollars in restitution.
In court, Bryant apologized to church leaders who say they have forgiven him.
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[55-11Warren]

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A Roanoke landmark that's been serving up hot breakfasts for more than a half century will soon have a new owner.

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The Roanoker Restaurant opened in 1941, and now employs about 80 people at its Colonial Avenue location.
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E. C. Warren started working in the restaurant as an eight- year- old. Fifty years later he says he wants more time to travel and pursue other interests.
He's selling the business to longtime manager and friend Butch Craft.
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((E.C. WARREN: CAME TIME FOR ME TO STEP BACK A LITTLE BIT AND GO WITH IT AND LET HER DO THE THINGS I KNOW SHE CAN DO AND WANTS TO DO. AND I'VE GOT FULL CONFIDENCE IN HER AND WHAT SHE'S DOING.)) ((BUTCH CRAFT: E.C. DESERVES THIS. I'M HAPPY FOR HIM. I WANT HIM TO ENJOY LIFE. AND HE WANTS A PLACE TO EAT AND THAT'S WHY HE'S TURNING IT OVER TO ME.))
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[SUPER=01-Butch Craft/New Roanoker Restaurant Owner; :11]
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[OUT Q=turning it over to me.]
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[VO-NAT]

Craft says the Roanoker won't change, and Warren isn't walking away.
He says he will continue to advise Craft, help out when needed, and dine at the family restaurant his family started.
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[8Wx-Headline]

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Good morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom......
We're seeing some areas of patchy fog-- otherwise it'll be partly cloudy and pleasant for your Friday.
Metereologist Leo Hirsbrunner has the full forecast, straight ahead.

[8-AMCollege-Vote]

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[GRAPHIC=Election 2004]

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College students say this year will be different -- young people will NOT be the least likely to vote.
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Before the debate about 50 Roanoke college students debated the issues themselves.
The main topics: the war on terror and Iraq.
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The debate over foreign policy carried over when the two Presidential candidates appeared on stage in Florida.
Many of the students here have already made up their mind who they'll vote for. It was the undecideds the candidates need to reach.
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[SUPER=01-Michaela Ferrell/Roanoke College Freshman; :00]
[SUPER=01-James Cooney/Undecided Voter; :08]
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[OUT Q=haven't hear from Nader yet.]
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Students also tell us they've learned important lesson from the 2000 election and that is their vote does matter.
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[SUPER=01-Trista Wilkins/Kerry Supporter;]
[SUPER=01-Ethan Johnson/Bush Supporter;]
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[OUT Q=to vote ]
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
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IF college students plan on voting, they'll most likely have to do it through an absentee ballot.
Virginia law requires registered voters to cast their ballot from their permanent residence.

[8-11Mason-Dixon]

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While Virginian's are getting ready to elect a President this year, they're also thinking about who they want to succeed Governor Mark Warner next year. The latest News 7/Mason-Dixon poll
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[VO] shows that, statewide, 40-percent of voters support Republican Attorney General Jerry Kilgore. 35-percent back Democratic Lieutenant Governor Tim Kaine. In our area, the numbers change drastically. 45 to 51 percent support Kilgore while between 29 and 32 percent say they would vote for Kaine. Meantime, Governor Warner is enjoying more support than ever. 58-percent of voters across the Commonwealth rate his performance as "excellent or good". That's up from 57-percent last year. (------------)