06/21/05

AM Cutins

ANCHOR ON CAM ANCHOR ON CAM

GRAPHIC=Morning Report Good Morning, I'm Kimberly

McBroom.

Today's forecast promises
partly sunny skies with a few isolated
storms possible.

Meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner
has your complete Skytracker 7
forecast, in just a few minutes.

EVENT=TRAFFIC ALERT 7 BANNER E106/108 But first we have some traffic


information for drivers using
Interstate 81 this morning.

The right side of the southbound
lane is blocked at mile marker 141
after a vehicle crossed the median from
the northbound side.

Dispatchers say there are no
serious injuries, and a wrecker is on
the way to remove the roadblock.

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GRAPHIC=None Most communities have leash laws

for dogs, but could CATS be next on the
list.

That idea is being considered in
Roanoke.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT



*CG locator Roanoke (:18)

The city is trying to determine how
much of a problem stray cats are in
Roanoke.

So it recently conducted a survey

online.

One solution being considered would
make it illegal for cats to leave their
owner's property without being caged or
outfitted with a restraining device
like a leash.

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INQ=I think a cat



*CG 2line Ellen Smolensky
Cat Owner ELLEN SMOLENSKY/CAT OWNER: I THINK A
CAT SHOULD BE ROAMING AROUND AND I
THINK THAT IF YOU PUT THEM ON A LEASH
THEY WILL HANG THEMSELF EVENTUALLY.

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OQ=themself eventually




VO-NAT VO-NAT (:09)


The city is also looking into whether
it should trap and neuter stray cats
before releasing them back into the
community.

SOT FULL 6:06:27 SOT FULL
INQ=My philosophy



*CG 2line Larry Earl
Roanoke Resident LARRY EARL: MY PHILOSOPHY WOULD BE IF
YOU ARE GOING TO GATHER UP STRAY CATS
WHY WASTE THE TAX PAYERS MONEY TO

NETUER THEM AND TURN THEM BACK LOOSE.
IF YOU ARE GOING TO GATHER THEM UP,
THEN DESTROY THEM.

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OQ=then destory them




VO-NAT VO-NAT


The city plans to hold a public
hearing later this summer to gather
more input about these proposed
solutions.

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GRAPHIC=None Teenagers loooking for a good job
Scam Alert 7 banner with travel should listen up -- and
beware.

That's what this job is promising
for people over the summer.


ENG#=2 VO-NAT


VO-NAT The Better Business bureau says

the jobs are run by out of town
companies that prey on young people --
especially runaways or teens with drug
problems.

Teens are taken to out of town

locations where the jobs usually
involve magazine sales -- and teenagers
don't make money if they don't sell.

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INQ=THEY DON'T HAVE ANY



*CG 2line Julie Wheeler
Better Business Bureau 10:40

JULIE WHEELER/BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU:
THEY DON'T HAVE ANY RIGHTS. IT'S CLOSE
TO SLAVE LABOR AND THEY ARE AT THE
MERCY OF WHOEVER IS HEADING UP THE
GROUP.

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OQ=HEADING UP THE GROUP



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GRAPHIC=None Wheeler says many times the teens

are dropped off in neighborhoods for 12
or 13 hour days with no money and no
way to get home. If they can't sell,
they're left on the side of the road.



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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.

Summer is officially here,
and so are the warmer temperatures.

Look for highs today around
80.

Meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner
has details, coming up after the news.

EVENT=TRAFFIC ALERT 7 BANNER E106/108 An accident blocking one

southbound lane of Interstate 81 near
milemarker 140 has been cleaned up.

A vehicle had crossed from the
northbound lane less than an hour ago.
No serious injuries are reported.



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GRAPHIC=VA Budget Republican politicians in


Virginia think the Commonwealth needs
to improve the way it creates financial
forecasts.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT



*CG locator Richmond (:16)

Yesterday, Secretary of Finance
John Bennett reported May revenue
collections were up.

But, members of the House
Appropriations Committee want to know
why the state hasn't been able to
accurately predict economic growth.

Delegate Morgan Griffith believes
giving lawmakers more access to
financial information would help.

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INQ=What we're going to have



*CG 2line Del. Morgan Griffith

(R) Salem 29:01 DEL. MORGAN GRIFFITH/(R) SALEM:

WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO AS A
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH IS WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE TO INSIST THAT WE GET MORE
INFORMATION BOTH ON REVENUES COMING IN
AND ON SPENDING FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE
BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT. WE NEED MORE
ANALYSIS.


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OQ=need more analysis.




ENG#= VO-NAT (:17)


VO-NAT Secretary Bennett says

unpredictable taxes like corporate-
income and non- withholding are part of
the problem.

To keep a better pulse on
Virginia's economy, he's says a broader
sample of business leaders will be
polled more often.

But some say, too much money in
Virginia's pocket is nothing to argue
about.

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INQ=We've got a good solid



*CG 2line Del. Paul Councill

(D) Franklin 1:53:28 DEL. PAUL COUNCILL/(D)

FRANKLIN: WE'VE GOT A GOOD SOLID
SURPLUS THAT I THINK WE SHOULD BE PROUD
OF. OUR ECONOMY IS DOING WELL AND I
JUST HOPE WE CAN MOVE THE STATE ALONG
WITHOUT SO MUCH OF THIS RHETORIC.

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OQ=so much of this rhetoric.




VO-NAT VO-NAT



Officials predict the state could
see a surplus of nearly 600- million-
dollars this year.

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GRAPHIC=None They're not going camping, but

there IS an R-V parked in front of the
Roanoke Police Department.

ENG#=2 VO-NAT :10
VO-NAT



*CG locator Roanoke

It's actually a portable addition
to the police department.

Officers unveiled the new Mobile
Command Unit yesterday.

It's something they hope to get a
lot of use out of.

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INQ=Now when we have



*CG 2line Joe Gaskins
Roanoke Police Chief 10:37:33/JOE GASKINS/CHIEF OF POLICE
NOW WHEN WE HAVE A PARTICULAR PROBLEM
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD FROM NUISANCE CRIME
TO CRITICAL INCIDENT WE CAN ACTUALLY

PULL THIS VEHICLE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD
AND EVERYBODY WORK OUT OF THIS
VEHICLE.10:37:45
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OQ=and everybody work out of this
vehicle.



VO-NAT VO-NAT :14


The police department purchased
the vehicle from the D-M-V.

It was then remodeled to have a
conference area, a communications area,
and a hostage negotiations area.

It's also equipped with laptops,
radios and a camera mounted on the
roof.

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GRAPHIC=None Radford City schools need a new
Education 7 Banner Report leader.
TAKE WRIGHT FS TAKE WRIGHT FS

After 17 and a half years at the
helm, Superintendent Michael Wright is
retiring.

Wright took over the job in 1988
and has spent 25 years in the city

school system.
END APRISA END APRISA
KIM ON CAM KIM ON CAM

He officially retires at the end
of the month.

The school board is expected to
name an interim superintendent to serve
until a full time replacement is
appointed.

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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.

A week-long warming trend is
getting under way with highs today
around 80.

Meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner
has the full Skytracker 7 forecast,
coming up.







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GRAPHIC=Hold Police aren't sure if it was

drunk teenagers tired of just target
practice, or if it was something more
serious.

Either way, people in the
community are upset.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT



*CG locator Roanoke Co. :23

Roanoke County Police were
searching for clues on the ridge above
Millcrest Court again yesterday.

They confirmed that that's where
shots came from this weekend.

One round penetrated Janet
McNair's home.

Mac Gilliland (GILL-uh-land)
discovered someone apparently fired a
shot in his direction, too.

The shot missed the lamp out
front but hit a car in the driveway.


McNair says it's a wake up call
for the neighborhood.

SOT FULL SOT FULL 44:35
INQ=Problem people



*CG 2line Janet McNair
Home Owner PROBLEM PEOPLE HAVE TO FEEL SOME
RESISTANCE FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IF
THEY FEEL NONE, THEN THEIR BEHAVIOR
GETS MORE AND MORE AND MORE AGGRESSIVE.
AND SOON, IT'S THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.

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OUTQ=their neighborhood.




VO-NAT VO-NAT


The investigation continues with
no arrests.

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GRAPHIC=Virginia Tech A librarian at Virginia Tech is

charged with having sex with an
underage girl inside the library.

ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT



*CG locator Blacksburg


52 year old Edward Alan Armstrong
works at Newman Library and is charged
with two counts of contributing to the
delinquency of a minor.

According to a police report, the
relationship happened at the Library
and started a year ago, through
flirtatious emails.

(END VO) (END VO)

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GRAPHIC=None Armstrong is on administrative

leave, pending the outcome of the case.



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GRAPHIC=Shooting Police in Roanoke are charging

the mother of a boy who accidentally
shot himself with obstruction of
justice.


ENG#=3 VO-NAT


VO-NAT Four-year-old Marshaun Muse was

slightly hurt when he picked up a gun
earlier this month and accidentally

shot himself in the side of his head.
*CG locator Roanoke
June 13 Police say the boy's mother,
Marquita Muse, lied to them about the
incident to protect her friend, who
owned the gun.

The friend has now been charged
with possession of a gun by a convicted
felon.

Police are NOT releasing his
name.

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GRAPHIC=None Twenty five years after two women

were murdered on their way to a Rainbow
Family Gathering in West Virginia, the
group is returning to Pocahontas
County.

The loosely organized group was
planning to gather near Elkins, but the
U-S Forest Service said the area was
too environmentally sensitive.


ENG#=4 VO-NAT
VO-NAT :22.5 MAX




*CG locator Pocahontas Co., WV
June 1980 The compromise location is in the
Cranberry Mountain Nature Center, near
the site of the 1980 gathering, and not
far from the location where Nancy
Santomero (SAN-tuh-MARE-oh) and Vicki
Durian (DUHR--ee-an) were shot and
killed.

As many as ten thousand people
are expected for the gathering which
officially begins on Saturday.

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INQ=Tomorrow Tomorrow on News 7 Mornin'...


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OQ=on News 7 Mornin'




(END SOT) Kim ON CAM
ANCHOR=Kim


Steve Pardon has a preview of the
Southwest Virginia Bird Show.

And find out "What's Going Around" in
our Health Check Seven report.
ANIMATION FULL ANIMATION FULL

Join us tomorrow for News 7 Mornin'.

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