08/02/05

AM-CUTINS

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GRAPHIC=Morning Report Good Morning, I'm Kimberly

McBroom.

Hazy, hot, and humid weather
is back.

Look for highs today in the
lower 90s.

Meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner
has the Skytracker 7 forecast, coming
up in just a moment.



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GRAPHIC=Iraq Casualty A soldier from Lynchburg has

died in Iraq.

The Defense Department says
Private First Class Jason D. Scheuerman
died Saturday of non-combat related
injuries.

Relatives tell the Associated
Press they have not been told
specifically how he died.

Scheuerman was assigned to
the Third Infantry Division.

He was 20 years old.
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GRAPHIC=None Local governments are hoping

lawmakers don't over-react to a
controversial Supreme Court ruling for
reform of the state's eminent domain.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT


VO-NAT The Virginia First Cities

Coalition has fifteen members including
Danville, Lynchburg, Martinsville and

Roanoke.
*CG locator Roanoke

With no authority to annex land,
independent cities in Virginia say they
need the power of condemnation for
redevelopment.

SOT FULL SOT FULL
INQ=we have a unique set of
circumstances


*CG 2line Brian Wishneff
Roanoke City Council BRIAN WISHNEFF/ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL:
WE HAVE A UNIQUE SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES
THAT NOBODY ELSE IN THE COUNTRY HAS,
AND THAT IS THESE INDEPENDENT CITIES.
IF OUR BOUNDARIES ARE GOING TO BE
FROZEN THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN EMINENT
DOMAIN AND REDEVELOPMENT BECOME
CRITICAL.

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OQ=and redevelopment become critical.




VO-NAT VO-NAT


The First Cities Coalition is
also concerned with the tax relief
proposals of both leading candidates
for governor.

They say property-tax proposals
set forth by Democrat Tim Kaine and

Republican Jerry Kilgore would cost
local governments in Virginia millions
of dollars each year.

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GRAPHIC=None In this morning's education seven
EDUCATION 7 ANIMATION report, the Craig County school system
is finding itself 176-thousand dollars
OVER budget even before the school year
starts.

ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT



*CG locator Craig Co.

Ed Clymore, the new Craig County
superintendent, is left to sort out the
shortfall.

Clymore took over the position
left vacant after Rose Martin stepped
down earlier this summer.

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*CG 2line Ed Clymore
Interim Craig Co. Superintendent @22:38.16.00

ED CLYMORE, INTERIM CRAIG COUNTY

SUPERINTENDENT: I'M GETTING A FEEL FOR
THE FINANCE RIGHT NOW AND HOPE TO
REWORK THE BUDGET. WE'VE GOT TO DO
SOME THINGS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
WANTS DONE, BUT THE BUDGET WAS
OVERDRAWN AND WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF
THAT LITTLE MATTER.

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OQ=...that little matter.




VO-NAT VO-NAT


County officials say former
superintendent Martin deliberately
spent MORE than the budget would allow.

The school board is scheduled to
meet tonight to "officially" confirm
Clymore's appointment and discuss the
situation.

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It looks like Candler Mountain
will get to keeps its name. Liberty
University has decided to drop efforts
to change the mountain's name to
Liberty Mountain.


The university spent
4-point-two-five (M) million dollars on
a land deal giving Liberty control of
all but 26 acres on the mountain.

Although Jerry Falwell insists he
was unaware of his son's efforts to
change the name, he told the Thomas
Road Baptist Church congregation they
will call the part of the mountain they
own Liberty Mountain.






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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.

Hot and muggy today, but
conditions should stay dry.

Meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner
has the Tuesday outlook, after the
news.


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GRAPHIC=Victory Stadium The newly renovated Victory

Stadium will be ready for high school
football by August 26th -- despite some
unfinished areas.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT



*CG locator Roanoke (:14)

Workers have been busy building
additional entrances into the stands,
patching up crumbling concrete steps,
and re-enforcing the bolts for the
bleachers.

Fans will be allowed to sit in
the stands but only the first nine
rows.

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INQ=The other thing



*CG 2line Mina Boyd
Roanoke Civic Center MINA BOYD/ROANOKE CIVIC CENTER: THE
OTHER THING THAT'S BEING DONE IS TO PUT
IN NEW FENCING SO WE CREATE A DIFFERENT
ENTRANCE, PARTICULARLY IN THE SOUTHWEST
END OF THE STADIUM. EVERYONE WILL COME
THROUGH THAT WAY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
THE FLEMING/PATRICK GAME WHERE THEY'LL

HAVE SEPARATE ENTRANCES.

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OQ=separate entrances




VO-NAT VO-NAT


Because the outside wall is
considered unsafe, a fence will be put
up around it.

As a result, there will be no
access to the bathrooms or concession
stands.

The city will provide porta johns
and portable concession stands.

(END VO) (END VO)

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GRAPHIC=None Congress is giving Bland County

tourism a makeover.

ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT



*CG locator Bland Co. (:16)

The government is sending
800-thousand dollars to the county for
the Jefferson National Forest.

The money will be used to create
more trails, campgrounds, parking and

picnic areas.

More public access will be added
to Little Wolf Creek and Garden
Mountain.

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INQ=The potential here



*CG 2line Rep. Rick Boucher

(D) 9th District RICK BOUCHER: 58:05:00 THE POTENTIAL

HERE IS ENORMOUS TO ATTRACT TOURISTS
FROM ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND AROUND
THE WORLD. :11 WE HAVE RARE TREASURES
OF VIRGINIA'S NATURAL HERITAGE HERE IN
THE NATIONAL FOREST. :15

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OQ=the national forest.




VO-NAT VO-NAT


A Visitor's Center will be built
in downtown Bland.

Congress passed the bill last
month.

President Bush is expected to
sign it into law this week.

(END VO) (END VO)

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GRAPHIC=None It was supposed to be finished

more than a year ago -- now,
skateboarders in Lynchburg only have to
wait a few more weeks before
construction actually begins on a new
skatepark.

ENG#=3 VO-NAT :26
VO-NAT



*CG locator Lynchburg
July 2003 Local skateboarders and others had
worked with officials at the Amazement
Square Children's Museum to come up
with ideas and specifications for the
park.

But changes in the design and
difficulty finding the right contractor
have delayed the project ... AND
increased the cost from 170-thousand
dollars to more than 250-thousand.

Now organizers say they'll have
bids in hand by the middle of the month
... and a new park along the river by
the end of the year.

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INQ=Hopefully the wait



*CG 2line Mort Sajadian
Amazement Square Museum Director 16:01:27 MORT SAJADIAN/AMAZEMENT

SQUARE MUSEUM DIRECTOR: HOPEFULLY THE
WAIT WILL HAVE BEEN WORTH IT RATHER
THAN RUSH INTO IT AND GET SOMETHING. I
MEAN, QUITE FRANKLY, LAST YEAR WE COULD
HAVE HAD THIS UP WITH A MODULAR UNIT,
THEN THOSE SAME PEOPLE WHO ARE VERY
ENTHUSIASTIC NOW WOULD HAVE PROBABLY
SAID 'I WISH WE COULD HAVE HAD
SOMETHING BETTER'

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OQ=had something better.




VO-NAT VO-NAT


The second phase of the park will
include lighting and the renovation of
an existing railroad signal tower.

(END VO)
(END VO)

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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 can expect a return to the
summer heat, with highs today warming
into the lower 90s.


MeteorologistLeo Hirsbrunner
has the extended forecast, coming up
after the news.




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GRAPHIC=Iraq Casualty A 20 year old soldier from

Lynchburg has died in Iraq.

The Defense Department says
Private First Class Jason D. Scheuerman
died Saturday of non-combat related
injuries.

Relatives tell the Associated
Press they have not been told
specifically how he died.

Scheuerman was assigned to
the Third Infantry Division.


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GRAPHIC=None Police in Roanoke say the

numbers added up to a big arrest this
weekend.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT



VO-NAT 18-year-old Jermaine Stone of

Roanoke and a juvenile accomplice were
arrested Friday morning,
*CG locator Roanoke after police say they caught them
breaking into Vogue Cleaners on Melrose
Avenue.

Officers say they were able to
arrest the suspects thanks to numerical
analysis, which lets them to just about
predict when a crime may occur.

SOT FULL SOT FULL
INQ=YOU CAN FEED



*CG 2line Capt. Tim Jones
Roanoke Police Department CAPT. TIM JONES/ROANOKE POLICE: 5122
YOU CAN FEED YOUR ELEMENTS INTO A
PROGRAM, INTO AN EQUATION , AND IT CAN
PREDICT PRETTY ACCURATELY WHERE THAT
NEXT CRIME MAY OCCUR AT 36

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OQ=MAY OCCUR AT




VO-NAT VO-NAT


Police have charged Stone and the
juvenile in connection to several other
burglaries in the area.

Officials say while applying
mathematical probabilities to crime is
nothing new, better technology has

produced better results.

(END VO) (END VO)

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GRAPHIC=Legal Scales A 16-year-old Rockbridge County

teenager has avoided jail time for
pulling a knife on a girl in a school
bus.

The prosecutor's office says the
teen did receive community service and
will be on supervised probation.

He's already been expelled from
high school.

ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT



*CG locator Rockbridge Co.
May The incident on a bus parked at
the school left an 11-year-old middle
school student with a cut on her face.

Others on the bus said they heard
the boy threaten the girl and saw the
pocketknife.

The knife was never found.

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GRAPHIC=NONE


It looks like Candler Mountain
will get to keeps its name. Liberty
University has decided to drop efforts
to change the mountain's name to
Liberty Mountain.

The university spent
4-point-two-five (M) million dollars on
a land deal giving Liberty control of
all but 26 acres on the mountain.

Although Jerry Falwell insists he
was unaware of his son's efforts to
change the name, he told the Thomas
Road Baptist Church congregation they
will call the part of the mountain they
own Liberty Mountain.






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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


It's time for the Summer Music Games.

Steve Pardon has a preview.

ANCHOR=LEO at Desk ANCHOR=Leo


and dry weather is music to OUR ears
....I'll have your skytracker 7
forecast.

ANCHOR=Kim ANCHOR=Kimberly

Animation full Join us for News 7 Mornin' .

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