03/03/05

AM Cutins

Good Morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom...

Skies will be mostly sunny today, but
that won't do much to warm
temperatures.

We'll see highs only in the 30s.

Meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner has the
full forecast, coming up.





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GRAPHIC=Hold A Bedford City police officer
ENG#=1 took a ride he wasn't expecting -- but

still got his man with a stunt that
could wind up on "wildest police
videos."

VO-NAT VO-NAT
*CG locator Bedford
Bedford City Police Video When Sergeant Todd Foreman stopped
this man for playing his stereo too
loudly he found the driver didn't have
a license.

When the suspect tried to speed
away, Foreman jumped into the back of
the pickup ... and after drawing his
gun, got the driver to stop about a
quarter of a mile away.

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INQ=I think he was



*CG 2line Milton Graham
Bedford City Police Chief MILTON GRAHAM/BEDFORD CITY POLICE
CHIEF: I THINK HE WAS PROBABLY A LITTLE
CONCERNED ONCE THE INDIVIDUAL STARTED
MOVING AND HE MADE THAT FIRST REACH FOR
THE INDIVIDUAL, HE WAS PROBABLY

CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY AS FAR AS
FALLING UNDER THE TRUCK AND SO FORTH.

RUNS=14


OQ=and so forth.




VO-NAT VO-NAT


38-year-old Dennis Eugene Calloway
of Lynchburg is charged with D-U-I,
driving after being declared an
habitual offender and eluding police.
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GRAPHIC=Accident Two drivers have been charged
ENG#=2 after winding up on the doorstep of a

Northwest Roanoke home...right next to
the site of a deadly plane crash in the
90's.

VO-NAT VO-NAT
*CG locator Roanoke

The collision at Delaware Avenue
and Cove Road left one of the cars on
the front steps of the house.

No one was hurt.

Both drivers were charged.

*CG file December 11, 1997 Eight years ago, a small plane crashed

in the front yard next door, killing a
man from Texas.

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GRAPHIC=Victory Stadium The committee studying the future
ENG#=3 of Victory Stadium say the Orange

Avenue property isn't very high on its
list, but wanted to have a look at it
anyway.

VO-NAT VO-NAT
*CG locator Roanoke

The committee is considering the
renovation of Victory Stadium, as well
as other alternatives.

Yesterday several committee members
hiked across the snow covered site near
Orange Avenue.

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INQ=We all realize



*CG 2line Jack Parrott
Stadium Committee Chairman JACK PARROTT/STADIUM COMMITTEE
CHAIRMAN: WE ALL REALIZE THAT THIS SITE
DOES NOT HAVE MUCH PRIORITY WITH THE
COMMITTEE, BUT WE FELT WE WOULD NOT BE
DOING OUR JOB IF AT LEAST WE DID NOT

COME OUT HERE AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

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OQ=come out here and take a look at it.



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GRAPHIC=HOLD Committee members hope to begin

narrowing their options at their next
meeting. A report on the condition of
Victory Stadium is expected by the end
of the month.

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GOODBYE!

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*CG standup Kimberly McBroom
kmcbroom@wdbj7.com


ANCHOR ON CAM ANCHOR ON CAM

GRAPHIC=Morning Report Good Morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom.


Sunshine will be prevalent today with
highs only warming into the upper 30s.

Meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner has the
seven day outlook, up next.
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GRAPHIC=Winter Weather There are no reports of closed roads


ENG#=1 this morning, but that wasn't the case

yesterday.

VO-NAT VO-NAT
*CG locator Floyd Co.

Wind across the higher
elevations piled snow in drifts that
ranged in depth from several inches to
several feet.
*CG locator Roanoke Co. VDOT pulled out heavy equipment rarely
used in Virginia to re-open roads in
Roanoke County.

Just as crews finished work
on Bent Mountain, it was on to Floyd
County where shifting snow had closed
roads.
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WIPE TO VO-NAT Two hikers stranded for nearly

three days in the mountains of Grayson
County are safe now.
*CG locator Grayson Co. The Bristol men spent the
weekend at Grayson Highlands State
Park, but got stranded in Monday's
snowstorm.

They tried to walk out but faced
60 mile an hour wind gusts,

temperatures in the teens and white-out
conditions.

SOT FULL 59:15 SOT FULL
INQ=You couldn't see



*CG 2line Randy Kimberlin
Rescued Hiker RANDY KIMBERLIN/RESCUED HIKER; YOU
COULDN'T SEE HIM TEN FEET AWAY AND ONE
TIME WE LOST EACH OTHER AND WAS
HOLLERIN AND IT TOOK US A WHILE TO FIND
EACH OTHER.

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OQ=find each other.




VO-NAT VO-NAT


The men decided to hole up in a
trail shelter, a move rangers say
probably saved their lives.

SOT FULL 56:52 SOT FULL
INQ=I think



*CG 2line Harvey Thompson
Grayson Highlands State Park HARVEY THOMPSON/GRAYSON HIGHLANDS STATE
PARK; I THINK FINDING THAT SHELTER WITH
THE WIND SPEEDS AND THE ELEMENTS THEY
WERE UP AGAINST LAST NIGHT, THAT WAS
THE ONLY WAY THAT THEY COULD SURVIVE UP
ON THE MOUNTAIN.

RUNS=09



OQ=up on the mountain.




VO-NAT VO-NAT


A state police helicopter spotted the
men, picked them up and flew them home.


(END VO) (END VO)


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GRAPHIC=Radford Univesity Radford University plans to

announce the school's next president
today.

One of the two finalists is
Virginia Lottery director Penelope
Kyle.

The other is Michael Wartell, a
chancellor at Indiana University-Perdue
University in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Radford faculty members generally
support Wartell, who has a strong
academic background.

However, a student survey gives a
slight edge to Kyle.

Her supporters say that Kyle's
connections in Richmond as lottery
director would help with fund-raising.



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GRAPHIC=Business News A Roanoke company is taking full
ENG#=3 advantage of NASCAR's popularity.


VO-NAT VO-NAT
*CG locator Roanoke

Renaissance Contract Lighting and
Furnishings has developed a new line of
metal furniture with a NASCAR theme.

The pieces feature intricate
designs cut by laser.

They include the names, numbers
and sponsors of some of the most
popular drivers in the Nextel Cup
series.

It took Renaissance eight months
to win NASCAR's approval.

The company expects strong demand
when the chairs and tables make their
national debut on NASCAR-dot-com within
the next two weeks.

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*CG standup Kimberly McBroom
kmcbroom@wdbj7.com



ANCHOR ON CAM ANCHOR ON CAM

GRAPHIC=Morning Report Good Morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom.


We're getting a break from wintry
precipitation, but the cold
temperatures aren't going anywhere.

Highs will only warm into the 30s.

Meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner has the
full forecast, coming up.




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GRAPHIC=Carl Hutcherson Lynchburg's mayor may be talking to
ENG#=1 reporters, but isn't saying much about

being the target of a federal criminal
investigation.

VO-NAT VO-NAT
*CG locator Lynchburg
Yesterday Morning Carl Hutcherson Junior has received
a so-called "target" letter from
federal prosecutors indicating he is a
likely defendant in a criminal
investigation.

Hutcherson ... who hosted a
breakfast for new business owners in
Lynchburg yesterday ... says his
attorney has advised him not to talk

about the investigation.

He says he will make a statement
at the appropriate time.

SOT FULL 13:00:32 SOT FULL
INQ=What would you



*CG 2line Carl Hutcherson
Lynchburg Mayor Reporter: What would you consider the
appropriate time? CARL
HUTCHERSON/LYNCHBURG MAYOR: WELL, I
DON'T EVEN KNOW AT THIS POINT BECAUSE I
HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY KIND OF ... YOU
KNOW, I HAVEN'T BEEN ARRESTED OR
INDICTED OR ANYTHING.

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OQ=indicted or anything.




VO-NAT VO-NAT


Hutcherson says he still plans to
deliver the State of the City address
next Monday.

He told his congregation at
Trinity United Methodist Church Sunday
that he is facing possible indictment
..

He says everyone has been very
supportive.

Sources tell News7 the federal
investigation centers on how Hutcherson

spent a 35-thousand dollar donation
from Jerry Falwell Ministries that was
intended for a non-profit community
project.

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GRAPHIC=None Roanoke Police believe a string
ENG#=2 of recent church break-ins are related.


VO-NAT VO-NAT
*CG locator Roanoke

Four churches in Southeast Roanoke
have been burglarized this week, some
more than once.

At Belmont Presbyterian Church,
thieves broke a window and stole a new
computer.

Church members say it makes no sense
to hate those who committed the crimes.

SOT FULL 22:15:22 SOT FULL


INQ=That's a waste EMILY HOYER/BELMONT PRESBYTERIAN

CHURCH: THAT'S A WASTE OF MY TIME TO
HATE ANYBODY. THAT'S A WASTE OF
ENERGY. IF I HATE THAT ONLY HURTS ME.
I'M ANGRY BUT I'LL GET OVER THAT.

RUNS=12 (END SOT)


OQ=GET OVER THAT





VO-NAT VO-NAT


Police believe the burglaries are
related and that juveniles may be
responsible.

The other churches hit this week were
Belmont Baptist Church, Evangel
Foursquare Church, and Metropolitan
Community Church of the Blue Ridge.

(END VO) (END VO)


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GRAPHIC=Radford University Radford University plans to

announce the school's next president
today.

One of the two finalists is
Virginia Lottery director Penelope
Kyle.

The other is Michael Wartell, a
chancellor at Indiana University-Perdue
University in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Radford faculty members generally
support Wartell, who has a strong
academic background.

However, a student survey gives a
slight edge to Kyle.

Her supporters say that Kyle's

connections in Richmond as lottery
director would help with fund-raising.


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INQ=Tomorrow


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OQ=on News 7 Mornin'.




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ANCHOR=Kim at Desk


ANCHOR=Kim




When you hear Ducks Unlimited, you
probably think of duck hunting, but
that's not the group's only focus.
We'll explain.


ANCHOR=Leo ANCHOR=LEO


and warmer weather heads our way. I'll
have the forecast.

ANCHOR=Kim ANCHOR=Kim

Animation full Join us for News 7 Mornin'.

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