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Good morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom.
You may have to wait until Sunday for your next good look at sunshine. Meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner has today's dreary forecast details after the news.
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Roanoke police are questioning two suspects for an overnight shooting at Laurel Ridge Apartments.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke/This Morning;]
Police and rescue crews found the victim on a stairway near his apartment, shot in the neck.
Police say he had been shot inside his apartment and jumped from his window to escape.
A short time later, officers nabbed both suspects about a half mile away and brought them in for questioning.
No word yet on the victim's identity or condition.
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
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Flu shots clinics continue today at two locations in the New River Valley.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Radford;]
Hundreds tried to get in line at the Kroger stores in Radford and Christiansburg yesterday morning.
Each store only had 120 shots to give out.
Both stores were expecting a crowd and even had chairs for everyone.
Those who got to the store early say they expected a long line, didn't really mind the wait and were thrilled to get the shot.
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[IN Q= the doctor's]
[SUPER=01-Judy Alley/Fort Chiswell Resident;]
[SUPER=01-Mary Morhead/Dublin Resident;]
((JUDY ALLEY:THE DOCTOR'S OFFICES AT FORT CHISWELL DOESN'T HAVE ANY FLU VACCINE AND I BROUGHT MY MOTHER AND FATHER... AND YOU CAME ALL THE WAY... ALL THE WAY.. BEEN DONE HERE SINCE 7:30.
MARY MORHEAD: YES, IM VERY HAPPY. I'M GOING TO GO HOME AND CALL DOCTOR BARRETT AND TELL HIM I GOT IT. LAUGHS :50.))
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[OUT Q=got it... laughs.]
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[VO-NAT]
There will be two clinics in Blacksburg today.
The first at the Kroger on University City Boulevard at 9 o-clock this morning.
The second is at the Kroger on South Main Street at 3 o-clock.
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[ANCHOR=Kim]
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The Roanoke Civic Center is about to embark on a couple of big projects that will take a couple of years to complete.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Phase two of the Civic Center's expansion plans are now underway.
This week, workers began construction on a new cooling tower.
Next month, they'll start on a new 75-thousand square foot facility which will house a new exhibit hall.
It will be located behind the Civic Center facing 581.
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[IN Q=By expanding]
((ROBYN SCHON/ROANOKE CIVIC CENTER SPOKESPERSON: BY EXPANDING THE EXHIBIT HALL WE WILL FREE UP THE COLISEUM FLOOR WHICH WILL ALLOW US TO DO MORE SPORTS, MORE FAMILY SHOWS, BASKETBALL AND THE BIG MONEY MAKER THE CONCERTS.))
[SUPER=01-Robyn Schon/Roanoke Civic Center Spokesperson;]
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[OUT Q=maker, the concerts]
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The project will cost 14 million dollars and take two years to complete.
Next up for the Civic Center is to replace all the seats in the coliseum within the next two years.
That could cost up to one million dollars.
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Good morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom.
Another generally gloomy day awaits us, as many areas will see temperatures staying in the 50's. Meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner has your full forecast details coming up after the news.
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An Appomattox County man can feel fortunate to be alive this morning after he was rescued from a trench collapse.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Appomattox Co.]
Emergency crews were called to a home on Route 609 around six o-clock last night, where a newly-installed septic system had collapsed.
The victim had been standing on top of the system at the time, and was buried in more than three feet of dirt.
Rescuers were able to stabilize the situation and get him oxygen while trench rescue experts from Lynchburg were called to the scene.
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((WALT BAILEY/LYNCHBURG FIRE DEPARTMENT: MOST OF THE TIME A TRENCH RESCUE BECOMES A FATALITY, AND IT BECOMES A RECOVERY. WE'RE EXTREMELY LUCKY AND THIS GENTLEMAN IS EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT HE DID SURVIVE THIS.))
[SUPER=01-Walt Bailey/Lynchburg Fire Department;]
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[OUT Q=did survive this.]
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It took about an hour to free the man, whose name has not been released.
He was taken to Lynchburg General Hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
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Colonial Downs' request for a liquor license in Vinton goes before the ABC next month.
The Alcohol Beverage Control board will consider the request on November 3rd at Roanoke's municipal building.
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[SUPER=03-Vinton]
Colonial Downs petitioned the board in August for a license to sell wine, beer and mixed beverages at its new Vinton off-track betting site.
But, at the beginning of this month the Concerned Christians of the Valley objected to the license.
A decision will *NOT* be made at the November 3rd hearing.
Colonial Downs had hoped to have a license by the end of this month in time for horse racing's largest event, the Breeder's Cup.
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[ENG#=3]
Postcards can teach a big geography lesson, as students are learning at a Roanoke County elementary school.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]
Greetings cover the wall in Susan Bisset's (BIH-sits) classroom at Cave Spring Elementary.
In the last six weeks, students in her global studies class have received more than 650 from friends and family around the U.S.
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[IN Q=I was amazed because]
((EMILY MEYERS: I WAS AMAZED BECAUSE I KNEW THAT MY GRANDPARENTS WERE GOING ON A TRIP AND I SAID MOM CAN WE ASK GRANDMA AND GRANDDAD IF THEY CAN SEND US SOME POSTCARDS?))
((ALEXANDER PETTYGROVE: IT'S JUST BEEN REALLY FUN TO GET MAIL FROM SO MANY PEOPLE.))
[SUPER=01-Emily Meyers/Cave Spring Elementary Student; :00]
[SUPER=01-Alexander Pettygrove/Cave Spring Elementary Student; :13]
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[OUT Q=from so many people.]
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The students aren't soliciting any more postcards, but more arrive in the mail every day.
Now they're writing letters to a class in Alaska that contributed to their colorful collection.
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Good morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom......
Clouds, fog, and drizzle make up the weather picture today-- but we'll start seeing some sunshine later in the weekend.
Metereologist Leo Hirsbrunner has the forecast, coming up.
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An overnight shooting at a Roanoke apartment complex has left a man injured, and two suspects behind bars.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke/This Morning;]
Police and rescue crews found the victim on a stairway near his apartment, shot in the neck.
Police say he had been shot inside his apartment and jumped from his window to escape.
A short time later, officers nabbed both suspects about a half mile away and brought them in for questioning.
No word yet on the victim's identity or condition.
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The directions for casting absentee ballots in Virginia should be made clearer-- that's one group's opinion.
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[SUPER=03-Richmond;]
The NAACP says the directions are misleading.
They say some voters believe they have to send their ballot in through a private letter carrier as opposed to the U-S Postal Service.
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[IN Q=If peole have used absentee]
((KING KHALFANI: IF PEOPLE HAVE USED ABSENTEE BALLOTS BEFORE THEY'RE PROBABLY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT IT, BUT WITH THERE BEING SO MANY FIRST TIME VOTERS WE DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO INHIBIT THEIR VOTE TO COUNT.))
[SUPER=01-King Salim Khalfani/Virginia NAACP Executive Director;]
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[OUT Q=their vote to count]
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[VO-NAT]
Absentee ballots CAN be sent through the U-S Postal Service.
Khalfani worries some absentee voters won't cast their vote if they believe they have to spend more in postage.
Officials with the State Board of Elections say they'll consider rewording the directions when they're reprinted in 2005.
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If you are interested, you have one more week to request an absentee ballot.
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[TAKE WEBADDRESS FULL]
That form can be downloaded from the state board of elections home page.
We've added a link to our page at WDBJ7.com. Just click on "websites in the news."
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A local group is trying to help struggling families who often fall through the cracks when it comes to getting financial assistance.
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[SUPER=03-Vinton]
The Carpenter's Foundation is trying to help these folks locally.
More than six-million people are classified by the U.S. Department of Labor as the "working poor."
Those are people who work, but whose incomes are below the poverty line.
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[IN Q=Honestly, we come...]
((MELISSA STONE/AID RECIPIENT: HONESTLY, WE COME DOWN TO A DECISION- AM I GOING TO PAY MY RENT OR AM I GOING TO FEED MY CHILDREN. HONESTLY- COMES DOWN TO THAT DECISION A LOT OF TIMES.))
((BOYD HEADLY, CARPENTER'S FOUNDATION: EVERY WEDNESDAY WE TRY TO HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE HELPING THEMSELVES, PEOPLE WHO NORMALLY FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS OF SOCIETY. THEY'RE TRYING HARD, BUT SOMETIMES THEY HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION BETWEEN GROCERIES, OR MEDICINE OR RENT.))
[SUPER=01-Melissa Stone/Aid Recipient; :00]
[SUPER=01-Boyd Headley/Carpenter's Foundation; :07]
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[OUTQ=.. medicine or rent.]
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The group does not receive any state or county aid. It will host an auction to raise money tomorrow morning in Troutville.
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[BIRTHDAYS!] 10/23/04
Saturday:
[SUPER=130-48/Mark Leisure/Richmond]
[SUPER=130-34/Susan Willard/Riner]
[SUPER=130-3/Levi Waldron/Salem]
[SUPER=130-11/Jacob Hartberger/Salem]
[SUPER=130-6/Britney Terry/Collinsville]
Anniversary:
[SUPER=130-29th/David & Donna Mellichamp/Blacksburg]
[SUPER=130-39/Zane Hall/Fork Mountain]
No Pictures:
[SUPER=131-7/Gary Wolfe, Jr./Covington]
[SUPER=131-/Paul Thornhill/Pembroke]
[SUPER=131-22/Shamona Mack/Roanoke]
Anniversary:
[SUPER=131-50th/Mr. & Mrs. Dean Carper/Roanoke]
[SUPER=131-/Joey Meldick/Roanoke]
[SUPER=131-/Dalphine Coffer/Roanoke][Mornin' Promo]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
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((Tomorrow on News 7 Mornin'.))
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[Kim on Camera]
It's a Musical Monday.
A father and daugther will perform..
And later in the week, we'll take the Salem Ghost Tour, check out the Haunted Caverns and Steve Pardon gets a Halloween makeover.
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