03/09/05

6 p.m.

KEITH ON CAM KEITH ON CAM


An additional suspect is indicted
in a Radford capital murder case.

ENG#=1 VO NAT


VO NAT And a new engineering report is
in on the viability of Victory Stadium.
We'll see what it says.

(END VO) END VO


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MIKE ON CAM MIKE ON CAM

Tonight on News 7 sports - Steve

Mason checks in from Washington, DC on
the eve of the ACC tournament.

A UHL team folds today.

ENG#=2 VO-NAT



VO-NAT And Marshall University is


stunned by the sudden resignation of
head football coach Bob Pruett.

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GRAPHIC=None Spring may be just around the corner


but there is a major chill in the air
for now. How that affects the forecast
coming up.
KEITH 3-Shot KEITH 3-Shot

News Seven at Six is next
Open (Open)

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*CG 4054


*CG 306


*CG standup Keith Humphry
khumphry@wdbj7.com



*CG standup Mike Stevens
mstevens@wdbj7.com


*CG 2line Robin Reed
rreed@wdbj7.com

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A bombshell regarding Victory
Stadium. A study finds part of the
structure unsafe.
KEITH ON CAM KEITH ON CAM

GRAPHIC=NEWS 7 @ 6 Good evening, I'm Keith Humphry.


Jean is off tonight.
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KEITH ON CAM KEITH ON CAM

GRAPHIC=Victory Stadium Those efforts to save Victory


Stadium may have hit a snag, with a new
report from an engineering firm.

ROANOKE DOUBLE BOXES=Keith & DOUBLE BOXES


Justin/Microwave Justin McLeod is at Roanoke
City Hall where the engineer's report
was released late this afternoon.

Justin, what does it say?

LIVE=Justin Full/Microwave LIVE FULL

*CG standup Justin McLeod

jmcleod & wdbj7.com


*CG live Roanoke




ROLLCUE: important to release this VO NAT information right away.

ENG#=4


VO NAT


*CG locator Roanoke

The engineers believe the
bricks on Victory stadium are unsafe.

So much so they believe the
bricks could fall off.

Therefore the engineers are
recommending no one should be let in or
near victory stadium until further
notice.

Again that's because the engineer
firm believes the bricks are unsafe.

However the engineers say the
concrete frame seems to be ok.

RUNS=40 VO ENDS



OUTQ=seems to be ok.


END VO.



LIVE=Justin Full/Microwave LIVE FULL








DOUBLE BOXES=Keith 7 Justin/Microwave DOUBLE BOXES



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KEITH ON CAM KEITH ON CAM

GRAPHIC=Accident Six people were hurt when a city
ENG#=1 bus collided with a car in downtown


Lynchburg this afternoon.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

*CG locator Lynchburg

Police say the bus was headed
south on Eighth Street just before
three when it collided with a Lincoln
Navigator.

The drivers of both vehicles plus
four passengers on the bus were taken
to Lynchburg General Hospital with
minor injuries.

The driver of the Lincoln was
charged with failure to yield and
driving without a license.

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KEITH ON CAM KEITH ON CAM

GRAPHIC=None The check fraud investigation in
ENG#=2 Botetourt County is rapidly expanding


to include several other cities and
counties in the region.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

*CG locator Botetourt Co.
Yesterday So far, authorities from
Williamsburg, Roanoke and Spotsylvania
Counties and Raleigh County, West
Virginia have contacted the Botetourt
County Sheriff's Office concerning this
week's bust.

Deputies arrested 10 people
Monday following reports that stolen
payroll checks were being cashed.

Authorities say the scheme cost
the Bank of Botetourt more than
40-thousand dollars.

All 10 suspects remain held
without bond.

(END VO) (END VO)


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KEITH ON CAM KEITH ON CAM

GRAPHIC=bob Shell A Radford Photographer accused of
ENG#=3 murder is facing a NEW charge.



VO-NAT VO-NAT


*CG locator Radford
Yesterday This week a grand jury indicted
56 year old Bob Shell on distribution
of morphine.

Shell is already charged with
felony homicide, four counts of
defiling a corpse and several drug
charges in connection with the death of
his girlfriend and model.

Police say he gave 19 year old
Marion Franklin a lethal dose of
morphine.

Prosecutors say the new drug
charge was added because of evidence
Shell gave morphine to another person
during the photo shoot where Franklin
died.

(END VO) (END VO)


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KEITH ON CAM ANCHOR ON CAM

GRAPHIC=Murder Invest. A day after a Radford murder case


appeared wrapped up, new charges have
been brought.

A grand jury indicted the alleged
get-away driver from the robbery- and-
shooting near the Radford University
campus last May.


DOUBLE BOXES=Keith & Rachel/Microwave DOUBLE BOXES



New River Valley Bureau Chief
Rachel DePompa is in Blacksburg.

Rachel, do police believe the
suspect is dangerous?

LIVE=Rachel Full/Microwave LIVE FULL

*CG standup Rachel DePompa
rdepompa@wdbj7.com


*CG live Blacksburg

Keith, no they don't. Infact 21
year old Ronal Avery Parris has been in
and out of the police station several
times over the last 10 months giving
statements about the murder.

Now he's wanted by them.
TAKE GRAPHIC RONAL PARRIS FULL SCREEN GRAPHIC RONAL PARRIS

Ronal Parris's last known address
was in Radford.

He's the suspected get-away
driver in a drug robbery that proved
fatal.

ENG#=4 SOT FULL



SOT FULL




*CG locator Radford
May 2004


*CG 2line Chris Rehak

Radford Commonwealth's Attorney



<< Brian Gray was killed by a bullet
in the head, another man wounded at
this apartment building on Downey
Street.

Police say Parris drove the
getaway car for Omar Hodges, who helped
in the robbery and for Aamir Brown who
committed the murder.

Parris was indicted by a grand
jury this week on nine charges
including accessory to first degree
murder and obstruction of justice.

SOT FULL SOT FULL



INQ=IT'S TAKEN CHRIS REHAK:18:01:05:00 IT'S TAKEN A


LOT OF SORTING THROUGH VERSIONS,
GETTING TO THE TRUTH WASN'T EASY.. IT'S
JUST WE'VE BEEN PATIENT, METHODICAL,
AND WE'VE GOTTEN TO THE POINT NOW WHERE
WE'RE COMFORTABLE GOING AHEAD AND
CHARGING THE FINAL INDIVIDUAL IN THIS
CRIME. :21>>

RUNS=:39



OQ=IN THIS CRIME.




VO NAT VO NAT

Prosecutors say Parris dumped the
murder weapon in the New River and lied

to police several times about what
happened.

LIVE=Rachel Full/Microwave LIVE FULL

*CG live Blacksburg

The two other men Hodge and Brown
have already plead guilty and been
sentenced for the crime.

DOUBLE BOXES=Keith & Rachel/Microwave (DOUBLE BOXES)



Keith Police say Parris is the
last piece of the puzzle.

KEITH QUESTION: Do police have reason
to believe these men were involved in
any other robberies?

Keith, Police believe the three
had been robbing drug dealers for some
time before the murder happened.

Obviously these crimes were never
reported by the dealers, but police
heard whispers of them on the streets.

Prosecutors say since these three
have been under investigation those
robberies have stopped.

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KEITH ON CAM KEITH ON CAM

Teachers and staff at a Roanoke school
say it's time to get the job done.
We'll explain, just ahead.

ENG#=APRISA VO-NAT



VO-NAT Plus the Reverend Jerry Falwell gets a

***USE NAT SOUND UNDER*** hero's welcome as he returns to the
Liberty University campus.

(END VO) END VO


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KEITH ON CAM KEITH ON CAM

GRAPHIC=NONE A construction project at

Education 7 Animation Westside Elementary School is creating
concern among faculty and staff.

In tonight's Education 7 report,
dozens of citizens take their concerns
to the city school board.

DOUBLE BOXES=Keith & Susan/Newsroom DOUBLE BOXES



GRAPHIC=News 7 at 6 FS in Monitor Susan Bahorich looked into the


issue today and is in the NEWS 7
newsroom.

Susan, what's the problem?

LIVE=Susan Full/Newsroom LIVE FULL

*CG standup Susan Bahorich
sbahorich@wdbj7.com Keith-

Safety concerns, class
disruptions and constant turmoil are
just some of the issues topping the
list for teachers at Westside
Elementary School.

They say those things make it
hard for them to teach, and kids to
learn...



ENG#=1 SOT FULL




SOT FULL



INQ=Westside Elementary




*CG locator Roanoke
:00
*CG 2line Susan Loveman
Westside Elementary Teacher
:21


*CG standup Susan Bahorich
sbahorich@wdbj7.com
:52


*CG 2line Lissy Merenda
Roanoke City Schools
1:04

RUNS=1:14 (END SOT)



OQ=.. into some challenge.



< with nearly 700-students, buses coming
and going, and a construction project
out back...



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INQ= construction noise



RUN03 (END SOT)



OQ=



*This* project so concerned the faculty
and staff that dozens turned out for

the Roanoke City School Board meeting
Tuesday night.



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INQ=Right now we're talking... @2:08:02.21



SUSAN LOVEMAN, WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY
TEACHER: RIGHT NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
PRESCHOOL KIDS WALKING AROUND THE
PERIMETER OF OUR SCHOOL TO THE FRONT
DOOR, SO THEY CAN USE THE BATHROOM.
THAT'S NOT A GOOD PLAN.

RUN13 (END SOT)



OQ=..... that's not a good plan.



The project is not new, but the news
that it will last until the 2006 school
year is upsetting...

Teachers worry the renovation project-
which involves a number of moves, the
construction of a new building and the
renovation of several classrooms- will
harm, not help the students.



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INQ=Lissy Merenda of... @27:02.00 or 27:24.00/today's tape



SUSAN BAHORICH, REPORTING: LISSY
MERENDA OF THE ROANOKE CITY PUBLIC
SCHOOLS SAYS THE CONSTRUCTION CREWS
COULD HAVE FINISHED 90-DAYS AHEAD OF
SCHEDULE, BUT AT A COST OF MORE THAN

200-THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE SCHOOL BOARD
DECIDED IT WAS A COST THEY WEREN'T
WILLING TO PAY.

RUN12 (END SOT)



OQ=... willing to pay.



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INQ=I think what you're... @37:34.00/today's tape



LISSY MERENDA, ROANOKE CITY SCHOOLS: I
THINK WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO IS
WEIGHT THE BEST CASE SCENARIO -IN WHAT
YOU'RE TRYING TO DO TO BE THE LEAST
DISRUPTIVE WITHIN THE BUDGET THAT YOU
HAVE. THAT'S WHERE WE RAN INTO SOME
CHALLENGES (end here if you can) JUST
TWO MONTHS AGO...

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OQ=.. just two months ago.



LIVE=Susan Full/Newsroom LIVE FULL



Merenda says the board did *hear*
the concerns of the teachers and staff
at Westside Elementary and they *WILL*
do something about it.

DOUBLE BOXES=Keith & Susan/Newsroom DOUBLE BOXES



Keith-

The school board members and
officials, along with the Westside
teachers and administrators will meet
*NEXT* Wednesday and talk about
construction schedule alternatives.


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KEITH ON CAM KEITH ON CAM

GRAPHIC=Jerry Falwell Five days after he left the
ENG#=1 hospital following a bout with


pneumonia, the Reverend Jerry Falwell
appears to be on the mend.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

*CG locator Lynchburg

Falwell got a standing ovation
from students and faculty at Liberty
University when he appeared at the
weekly convocation services this
morning.

His voice still a little hoarse,
Falwell admitted his condition grew so
severe he stopped breathing ... before
doctors intervened.

SOT FULL 10:25:11 SOT FULL
INQ=He asked me




*CG 2line Rev. Jerry Falwell
Liberty U. Chancellor REV. JERRY FALWELL/LIBERTY U.
CHANCELLOR: HE ASKED ME, I'M GOING TO
HAVE TO HAVE PERMISSION TO PUT YOU ON
THE VENTILATOR AND PUT THE TUBE DOWN. I
SAID 'WHAT'S THE ALTERNATIVE?' HE SAID
'THE FUNERAL HOME', I SAID 'DO IT'.


RUNS=12



OUT Q=I said 'do it'.





VO-NAT VO-NAT



Falwell credits the prayers of his
supporters with helping him to recover.

He expects to return to preaching
at Thomas Road Baptist Church later
this month.
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WIPE TO VO-NAT




*CG locator Lynchburg

The Reverend Falwell was there
today because he didn't want to miss
the chance of introducing the main
speaker, former Senator Zell Miller.

Falwell credits the 73-year-old
Democrat from Georgia with helping
re-elect George Bush last year.

Miller has gained notoriety for
his break from the Democrats, a party
he says has been hijacked by its
extremists.

SOT FULL 11:33:23 SOT FULL



INQ=They have to




*CG 2line Zell Miller
Former GA Senator ZELL MILLER/FORMER GA SENATOR: THEY
HAVE TO GET AWAY FROM BEING SO FAR TO
THE LEFT ON THE SOCIAL ISSUES AND THE
VALUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE, NOT JUST IN THE RED
STATES, BUT ALL OVER. AND THEY HAVE GOT
TO SUPPORT THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF WHEN
WE'RE AT WAR.

RUNS=14



OQ=when we're at war.





VO-NAT VO-NAT



Miller says Howard Dean may have
some initial success in reaching out to
so-called "red state" voters.

But he feels Democrats need to
find a more centrist candidate to have
a chance of winning the presidency in
2008.

(END VO) (END VO)


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KEITH ON CAM KEITH ON CAM

GRAPHIC=None The return of passenger rail to Roanoke
ENG#=3 may still be years away, but language



buried in the state budget could help
to move that project forward.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

*CG locator Roanoke
1978 A brief amendment directs the
Department of Rail and Public
Transportation to work toward a Trans
Dominion Express pilot project.

The service between Bristol and
Richmond would demonstrate "the
capability of passenger rail to enhance
economic development," and connect
communities along the route.

The budget does not earmark any money
for the pilot project, but advocates of
passenger rail say it's an important
step toward state funding.

(END VO) (END VO)


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MIKE ON CAM MIKE ON CAM

GRAPHIC=None Coming up tonight in sports - two
ENG#=APRISA football coaches - one on the college


level and another from the Friday
Football Extra ranks resign.

VO-NAT VO-NAT



and Maryland got roughed in
Blacksburg over the weekend - we'll see

if they're ready to play the role of
host as Steve Mason checks in on the
eve of the ACC tournament in DCTERMS.

(END VO) END VO



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GRAPHIC=ACC MEN The ACC men's basketball
ENG#=1 tournament opens tomorrow and runs


through this weekend at the MCI Center
in our nation's capital.

And that's where we find our
Steve Mason tonight.

SOT FULL SOT FULL
INQ=




*CG 2line Steve Mason
smason@wdbj7.com
:00


*CG 2line Carlos Dixon

Virginia Tech Senior Captain
:27


*CG locator Blacksburg
:34


*CG 2line Jamon Gordon
Va. Tech Sophomore Guard
:38


*CG locator Washington, DC
:50


*CG 2line Brian Morrison
ACC Media Relations Director
:59


*CG locator Greensboro, NC
2004 ACC Tournament
1:09


*CG 2line Justin Gray
Wake Forest Guard
1:16


*CG 2line Eric Williams
Wake Forest Center
1:22



*CG 2line John Gilchrist
Maryland Point Guard
1:34


*CG 2line Gary Williams
Maryland Head Coach
1:41





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GRAPHIC=VHSL



ENG#=2





VO-NAT VO-NAT



Plus, there word tonight that
Rockbridge County high school football
coach Billy Mills has resigned to take
over as the head coach of Dinwiddie
high school outside of Richmond.

Mills turned the Rockbridge Co.
Wildcats into winners during his five
years at the school.

(END VO) (END VO)



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GRAPHIC=MARSHALL From hoops to the Herd - Marshall
ENG#=3 head football coach Bob Pruett


unexpectedly resigned today - quitting
the Thundering Herd effective
immediately.



VO-NAT VO-NAT

*CG file 2002 Season
:00 The 61-year-old Pruett is
leaving after 9 years at the helm

of the program and just two days before
the start of spring

practice as Marshall prepares to enter
Conference U-S-A as a new member.
Pruett is the most successful football
coach in Marshall history

with a 94 wins, 5 MAC titles and 5 bowl

wins.

He's a Beckley native who
graduated from Marshall in 1965.

Some are speculating his
retirement won't last long and that
Marshall will find more money to bring
him back.

(END VO) (END VO)



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GRAPHIC=UHL The United Hockey League which


announced on February 25th that it's
coming to Roanoke next year, lost one
of its franchises today.

The Port Huron Beacons, based out
of Michigan, are folding after three
seasons.

The owners of the team, Ken and
Kristen Dixon say they lost $1 million
dollars in the team's first two years
of existence and expect to lose another
three to four hundred thousand this
year.

There is a strong possibility
that this may be the team that ends up
in Roanoke - possibly with the same
owners, or with new ones.

Former Express goalie Daniel
Berthiaume currently plays for Port
Huron.
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KEITH ON CAM KEITH ON CAM

GRAPHIC=None They're teachers by day, and musicians
ENG#=1 by night.



Now one local father and son team is
showing its talents on the national
stage.


Myranda Stephens has more.

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*CG 2line Carlton Wilkes
Franklin Co. High School Band Director


*CG locator Salem


*CG 2line Chris Wilkes
Son


*CG 2line Myranda Stephens
mstephens@wdbj7.com



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OQ=MYRANDA STEPHENS, NEWS 7 <


(END SOT) Carlton Wilkes has been teaching kids


to make beautiful music for the past
35-years.

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8:43 I LOVE MUSIC AND I LOVE TO SEE
CHILDREN START FROM AN EARLIER AGE AND
PROGRESS AND GO AS FAR AS THEY CAN WITH
THEIR MUSIC 49

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NATS OF CHRIS

Including his own.

Chris Wilkes is also a band director --
at Andrew Lewis Middle School in
Salem.

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3807 HE WAS MY BAND DIRECTOR IN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL AND
JUST DECIDED THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO DO
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MORE NATS

But, when this musical duo isn't in the
classroom -- the two are on stage, as
members of the local band -- Sunset
Drive.

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1150 WE'VE PLAYED FOR THINGS IN THIS
REGION LIKE THE NEW RIVER FAIR,
ABINGTON, BRISTOL, THE COLUMBIA SC
RIVER'S FESTIVAL 58

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42:48 BUT ON ON MONDAY THE BAND WILL
PLAY IT'S BIGGEST GIG AS BACK UP FOR
THE LEGENDARY PERCY SLEDGE ON GOOD
MORNING AMERICA 56

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39:32 PERCY SLEDGE IS BEING INDUCTED
INTO THE HALL OF FAME, AND HE'S DOING
SOME NEWS TOURS AND STUFF, WE WERE
LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET TO PLAY W/HIM 41

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In fact, the group has been playing
with Sledge for the past five years.

The friendship began when Sledge needed
some last-minutes performers before a
show in North Carolina.

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1345 SO WE GOT THE MUSIC AND HAD A FEW
DAYS TO WORK ON IT AND PLAYED FOR HIM
THAT NIGHT AND HE LIKED IT SO MUCH THAT
HE STARTED USING US MORE AND MORE 52

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NATS OF MUSIC !!!

While Monday's performance may be the
highlight of their musical careers --
the Wilkes hope it will also be a

lesson to their kids : that the high
notes in life are always within range.

NATS OF MUSIC !! Myranda Stephens, News 7. >>
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