WDBJ 7 morning news AM cutins for 12/09/04

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Good morning, I'm Susan Bahorich..... A cloudy day with rain developing. Highs will be in the 40s. Meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner will have your full-forecast in a few moments.

[7-11NewBold]

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Police have arrested the man they say walked into the Newbold Corporation carrying a gun Tuesday night.
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[SUPER=03-Rocky Mount]

Police say 39- year- old Israel Yarbrough was arrested without incident in Pittsylvania County. He was returned to the Franklin County jail late yesterday afternoon.
Investigators have described him as a disgruntled former employee who left the company on Monday. He is charged with two counts of assault and battery, and two counts of brandishing a firearm.
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[7-11Muhammed]

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[GRAPHIC=Murder Invest.]

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Charges in a Martinsville murder case have been certified to the grand jury.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Martinsville;]
Maverick "Mohammed" Thomas is charged with capital murder for the shooting death of his wife, Lisa Thomas. Prosecutors say Thomas hired a hit man to kill his wife in 2000. Yesterday, the alleged hit man, 20-year-old Billy Ray Manns testified he shot Thomas because he needed money.
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[VO-NAT]
Manns has entered into a plea agreement. He'll plead guility to conspiracy to commit capital murder in exchange for a one year sentence.
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[7-6Childress]

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U-S Marshals arrested a fugitive from Danville and charged him with kidnapping his son. Lemarcus Jermaine Childress was found Tuesday night in Jacksonville, Florida.
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[VO-NAT]

Childress and his wife are accused of abducting 2-year-old A'Mario Stevens from his grandmother's house last month.
[SUPER=03-Danville/November 18]

When the boy disappeared, police sent out an Amber Alert.
Childress called the grandmother one morning and told her A'Mario was on her front porch.
The boy's mother was already in custody.
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[55-WXHeads]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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Good morning, I'm Susan Bahorich...... You'll need that umbrella today as shattered showers move into the region. Meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner has your Thursday forecast coming up in just a moment.

[55-11Soldier-Wounded]

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[GRAPHIC=Iraq Casualty]

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A local soldier is back in the states after a rough ordeal in Iraq. 21 year old Dwayne Perdue of Franklin County is at a military hospital in Washington state.
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[VO-NAT]

Perdue was injured Saturday when insurgents ambushed his armored tank.
Two people died including his best friend. Three others were injured.
Perdue, who's from Sydnorsville, was shot once in the shoulder.
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[IN Q=I went all]
((PAM PERDUE/DWAYNE'S MOTHER: I WENT ALL TO PIECES THINKING THE WORST BECAUSE THEY SAY HE IS GOING TO BE OK BUT I AM THINKING WHAT'S OK ALIVE.))
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[OUT Q=what's ok, alive]
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Perdue has had two surgeries already and will have another at a military hospital in Washington state.
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Doctors have told his family that his prognosis looks good because the bullet missed bone.
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((LASHARA CRUMP/DWAYNE'S SISTER: OF COURSE I DON'T WANT HIM TO BE INJURED BUT IT'S JUST A BLESSING AND FEELS LIKE A BURDEN HAS JUST BEEN LIFTED TO JUST TO KNOW HE IS NOT OVER THERE IN THE LINE OF FIRE ANYMORE, JUST I FEEL LIKE THIS IS GOD'S WAY OF GETTING HIM OUT FROM OVER THERE.))
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[OUT Q=from over there]
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Perdue will spend the next few weeks recovering at Fort Lewis. He may be home in time for Christmas.
His mom will board a plane today to surprise him in Washington.
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[55-11Christmas-Store]

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The Community Christmas Store in Salem is still in need of donations before the holidays.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Salem]

The store helps nearly 700-families who are allowed to choose clothing, toys and food for their holiday.
But this year donations are down.
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((ANGIE APGAR/COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS STORE: THERE ARE A LOT OF FAMILIES AND WE ALWAYS HAVE A STORY THAT TOUCHES OUR HEARTS IT GIVES THEM WHAT THEY WOULDN'T HAVE OTHERWISE.))
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[OUT Q=WOULDN'T HAVE OTHERWISE.]
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Families will come in Friday and Saturday to pick out things they need for Christmas.
This week, volunteers have been busy getting the store ready for the shoppers.
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((TERRI URQUHART/VOLUNTEER: IT'S WHAT CHRISTMAS IS FOR US. MY FAMILY IS INVOLVED IN IT WE'VE DONE IT FOR YEARS SINCE 94 WE JUST COME OVER AND HELP EVERY YEAR.))
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[OUT Q=HELP EVERY YEAR.]
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Food, household items and money are needed.
You can drop off Donations at the store- from ten until two today. It's on Apperson Drive next door to Sheetz.
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[8Wx-Headline]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
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Good morning, I'm Susan Bahorich...... Showers move into the area followed by a weekend cool down. Highs in the 40s. Leo will have your forecast in a few moments.

[8-11Kaine-Kilgore]

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It's less than a year before another major election starts in Virginia. The commonwealth will elect a new governor in November.
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[SUPER=03-Richmond;]
Yesterday the two likely candidates, Attorney General Jerry Kilgore and Lieutenant Governor Tim Kaine, squared off in Richmond. The event was moderated by political analyst Larry Sabato who brought up this week's eavesdropping settlement right off the bat. Top Democrats have criticized Kilgore's handling of the scandal, but the Attorney General maintains it was his office that blew the whistle on the crime. Meanwhile, Kilgore criticized Kaine for being too liberal and out of touch with Virginia values. But the two men do agree on some issues, including the need for a four- year university in Southside.
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((TIM KAINE/VIRGINIA LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR: IF WE'RE GOING TO EXPAND UNIVERSITY CAPACITY WHY NOT EXPAND IT IN THE ONE PART OF THE STATE WHERE IT WOULD DO THE MOST GOOD. WHY NOT EXPAND IT IN THE ONE PART OF THE STATE WHERE YOU CANNOT EASILY GET A COLLEGE DEGREE WITHOUT MOVING AWAY FROM HOME.)) ((JERRY KILGORE/VIRGINIA ATTORNEY GENERAL: THE IMPORTANT THING ABOUT SOUTHSIDE IS TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE ACCESS, IMMEDIATE HIGHER EDUCATION IN THAT REGION. I'M GLAD THAT OTHER UNIVERSITIES HAVE OFFERED ASSISTANCE TO THAT AREA FROM UVA TO VIRGINIA TECH TO LONGWOOD.))
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[OUT Q=Virginia Tech to Longwood]
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Both candidates also want to completely phase out Virginia's car tax.
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[8-6NS-Pres]

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Norfolk Southern says the company- as well as others in Roanoke will have a bright future.
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Speaking to the Kiwanis Club yesterday, Wick Moorman talked about plans for an intermodal transfer facility in the Star City. It's part of a larger plan to increase the use of rail for long distance freight before a shipment is transferred to trucks. Moorman says a variety of businesses in the Roanoke Valley would realize the benefit.
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[IN Q=That would allow...]
((WICK MOORMAN/NORFOLK SOUTHERN PRESIDENT; THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR CUSTOMERS AND PRODUCERS IN THE VALLEY TO HAVE EXPANDED RAIL SERVICE AND FASTER RAIL SERVICE TO THE MIDWEST AND BEYOND.))
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[OUT Q=to the midwest and beyond.]
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Moorman says many distributors are looking at rail as an option because of increases in trucking fuel costs, and a shortage of long-haul drivers.
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