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WDBJ 7 morning news for 03/15/06
03/15/06
News 7 Mornin'
?10 SBA 11-Fire Season --- Board Brush Fire 4004 --
GRAPHIC=Brush Fire The story sounds familiar by
now... extremely dry and windy weather
combining with carelessness or
accidents on the part of humans to set
off brush fires.
But just how bad has this
fire-season been so far?
TAKE FIRE APRISA FULL APRISA
Take a look at the numbers
from the Virginia Department of
Forestry.
531 fires so far this
year... that's hundreds more than last
year.
And, more than
three-thousand acres burned.
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GRAPHIC=Brush Fire High winds whipped up heavy smoke
yesterday along the Bedford Botetourt
County line, but authorities say the
forest fire that has been smoldering
there since last Saturday did not get
out of hand.
ENG#1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT
*CG locator Botetourt Co.
Firefighters patrolled roads in
the area, while other crews worked
inside the fire lines.
Despite the smoke that surprised
some residents, forestry officials say
the fire is still contained.
ENG#=2 SOT FULL
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INQ=So we're monitoring
*CG 2line Ted Coffman
Information Officer TED COFFMAN/INFORMATION OFFICER: SO
WE'RE MONITORING THE FIRE AND IT'S
GOING TO CONTINUE TO SMOLDER LIKE THIS
UNTIL WE GET A SIGNIFICANT RAIN.
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OQ=until we get significant rain.
VO-NAT VO-NAT
Crews will be back on the fire
line this morning.
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GRAPHIC=Fire Roanoke County has issued a ban
on all outdoor fires.
There's already a burning ban in
place from mid-February to the end of
April, but that only applies before
four o'clock.
The County fire chief points out
how easy is for a spark to start a fire
under current conditions.
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INQ=A discarded
*CG 2line Rick Burch
Roanoke Co. Fire Chief A DISCARDED CIGARETTE, ANY TYPE OF
SMOKING MATERIALS, ANY ASHES, WITH THIS
WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY, IT TAKES JUST A
SECOND AND THEN YOU'VE GOT SIGNIFICANT
FIRE.
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OQ=significant fire
ANCHOR ON CAM ANCHOR ON CAM
GRAPHIC=Fire Violating the burning ban is
punishable by up to a year in jail and
a 25-hundred dollar fine.
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GRAPHIC=none One person was killed and as many
as seven others are reported missing
after a dam burst on the Hawaiian
island of Kauai ka-why.
ENG#=4 VO-NAT
VO-NAT
*CG locator Kauai, HI
The water sent a 50-foot wave
into the Pacific Ocean, sweeping away
at least two houses and washing out the
only road along the island's north
shore.
A reservoir dam gave way without
warning after days of heavy rain.
ENG#=1 SOT FULL
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INQ=It's 40-feet high...
*CG 2line Ed Teixeira
State Vice Director of Civil Defense @:22
ED TEIXEIRA, STATE VICE DIRECTOR OF
CIVIL DEFENSE
IT'S 40 FEET HIGH. 1800 FEET LONG SO
YOU HEARD THE GENERAL SAY THE BREACH
END IN IT IS 250 FEET WIDE AND AS FAR
AS WHAT CONTAINS IN WATER. IT'S
MEASURED IN BY 1400 ACRE. (:38)
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OQ=... in by 1400 acre.
VO-NAT VO-NAT
Witnesses described the scene as
a reverse tsunami, cutting off access
to and from thousands of rural houses
and luxury condos.
Crews have started clearing mud,
trees and other debris from the
highway.
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GRAPHIC=Iraq Iraqi leaders are struggling to
keep from a civil war...
ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT
*CG locator Baghdad, Iraq
This, after another day of
violence in the country.
Insurgents used a remote control
to denonate a bomb on a mini-bus.
But, security forces say they
*were* able to head off plot targeting
the green zone.
As President Bush fights polls
indicting waning American support of
the war in Iraq - about 700-soldiers
are on standby in Kuwait to keep
insurgents at bay.
ENG#=3 SOT FULL
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INQ=There's a lot of important...
*CG 2line Col. Mitch Mitchell (Ret.)
CBS News Military Analyst COL. MITCHMITCHELL (RET.), CBS NEWS
MILITARY ANALYST: THERES A LOT OF
IMPORTANT EVENTS GOING ON THAT THEY
WOULD PROBABLY LIKE TO DISRUPT. I DON T
BLAME GENERAL CASEY FOR BEING MORE
CONCERNED THAN HE OTHERWISE WOULD BE
WITH ALL THESE MAJOR EVENTS ABOUT TO
TAKE PLACE.
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OQ=.. about to take place.
VO-NAT VO-NAT
Those events include the third
anniversary of the U.S. invasion and
tomorrow's parliament meeting.
To help insure suicide car
bombers don't disrupt parliament- a
driving ban begins tonight in Baghdad.
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GRAPHIC=Tim Kaine Some local troops deployed in the
Middle East will get to see a familiar
face this week.
ENG#=4 VO-NAT
VO-NAT
*CG file U. S. Department of Defense
Governor Tim Kaine left Sunday
night on a trip to visit local troops
serving in Iraq.
It's a trip designed to help
improve communication between governors
and the Department of Defense.
Kaine has already received phone
numbers from dozens of troops who've
asked him to call their loved ones when
he returns home.
Overall, he says morale seems
high.
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INQ=That's really my main goal
*CG 2line Gov. Tim Kaine
22:00 GOV. TIM KAINE: THAT'S REALLY MY
MAIN GOAL IN COMING, IS ON BEHALF OF
THE COMMONWEALTH AND AS COMMANDER AND
CHIEF OF THE VIRGINIA GUARD TO JUST
LOOK THESE GUYS AND LADIES IN THE EYE
AND SAY THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE.
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OQ=thanks for your service.
VO-NAT VO-NAT
The governor heard gunfire while
taking a helicopter ride over Baghdad
yesterday, but, so far, hasn't felt
unsafe.
Many in his own political party
would like the U-S to set a date to
pull out of Iraq.
But, Kaine believes the Bush
administration is doing the right thing
by waiting for the Iraqi Armed Forces
to grow stronger before pulling out.
After a brief stop in
Afghanistan, Kaine is scheduled to
return home Friday evening.
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GRAPHIC=none Yesterday, because of its date-
3-14 - was Pi Day....
Now for those who aren't
mathematically inclined, you're
probably scratching your head.
So we're going to let a high
school student who has devoted part of
his life to Pi help explain it.
News Seven's Natasha Ryan has the
story.
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INQ=
*CG locator Salem
@0:11
*CG 2line Gaurav Raja
Salem High School Junior
@0:23
*CG 2line David Lindsey
Gaurav's Best Friend
@0:39
*CG 2line Dr. Linda Gooding
Teacher
0:47
*CG 2line Jogesh Raja
Gaurav's Father
@0:57
*CG standup Natasha Ryan
nryan@wdbj7.com
@1:06
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OQ=NR, News 7. <
(END SOT) constant, rounded off to 3.14.
But Pi is actually an infinite
number. One gifted math student is
trying to set a North American record
by reciting close to 10-thousand of
Pi's digits...
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INQ= nat sound of him reciting it
RUNS= (END SOT)
OQ= Okay, not a typical teen activity, so
WHAT makes you want to do this???
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INQ= 48:19--27
--started out, offered pizza for
getting most numbers in the school,
kind of spun off that i could do it, so
i wanted to see how far i could go with
it.
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OQ= To help, Raja created a computer
program to check himself and having a
fan club cheering you on certainly
doens't hurt.
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INQ= --50:06-09...-i watched him last year
when he recited 2500 numbers
RUN=0:03 (END SOT)
OQ= And next year, Raja plans to up the
ante....eventually trying to claim the
world record....
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INQ= ---52:17-21i don't know, 42-thousand
would take 14 hours to recite, i'm not
sure i'm in for that
RUN=0:04 (END SOT)
OQ= Record or no record... no matter!
Raja's parents are proud and say he'll
still get rewarded.
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INQ= --53:04-09 he has 360, gameboy...the
xbox...he's worked hard for it.
RUN=0:05 (END SOT)
OQ=
The perfect gift for the kid who wants
to be a video game programmer. So did
he set a new record?? Unfortunately no,
but he was able to recite 8784 digits,
which puts him in third place here in
the US. Natasha Ryan, News Seven.>>
.
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GRAPHIC=VIRGINIA In sports, the Virginia Cavaliers
opened play in NIT last night - on the
road in California at Stanford.
The trip west was not exactly
what the Cavs were hoping for an
opening game in the postseason.
ENG#=3 VO-NAT
VO-NAT
*CG locator Stanford, CA
ESPN The Cavs had to leave
:00 Charlottesville, bus to Dulles and then
fly across the country all in a matter
of hours after they found out they were
in the NIT.
They played with passion for
about 8 minutes before they appeared to
hit the wall.
Stanford used some incredible
ball movement and a combination of hot
shooting from both inside and out - to
push their lead past 15 in the first
half.
They got the lead near 20 after
intermission and never looked back.
Virginia finishes its season at
15 and 15 in Dave Leitao's first season
falling to Stanford 49 to 65.
Now let's check the scores.
(END VO) (END VO)
GO TO SCORES GO TO SCORES<<
RUNS=:20
OC=...LAST SCORE
*CG colbball j
Monmouth
71
Hampton
49
NCAA Play-In Game
Virginia
49
j
Stanford
65
NIT First Round
*CG colbball j
Manhattan
80
Fairleigh Dickinson
77
NIT First Round
j
Charlotte
77
Georgia Southern
61
NIT First Round
*CG colbball j
Butler
53
Miami Ohio
52
NIT First Round
j
Rutgers
76
Penn State
71
NIT First Round
*CG colbball j >>
Akron
80
Temple
73
NIT First Round
j
Delaware St.
58
Northern Arizona
53
NIT First Round
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OPEN# E2018 - no fade
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INQ=From the skytracker
RUNS=05
OQ=your hometown weather.
(END SOT) (END SOT)ANCHOR=Brent
Brent in Chromakey
Brent in Chromakey
(WX BUG)
(WX BUG) (WeatherPro)
(WeatherPro)
Brent goes back to desk Brent goes back to desk
DESK 2-SHOT=Brent and Susan DESK 2-SHOT---
(SUSAN AND BRENT) (BRENT---weather pro---day planner)
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Day Planner
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GRAPHIC=NONE A major email scam has come to
SCAM ALERT 7 ANIM Blacksburg and its costing students
thousands of dollars.
ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT Police say a group out of Nigeria
is logging onto this Virginia Tech
website that helps students find
renters for their apartments.
*CG locator Blacksburg The criminals send money, but
they send too much and ask for some of
it back.
Police say six students have been
scamed for a total of 12-thousand
dollars.
ENG#=2 SOT FULL
SOT FULL
INQ=There's nothing we
*CG 2line Bruce Bradbery
Blacksburg Police Department BRUCE BRADBERY: 19:08:00 THERE'S
NOTHING WE CAN DO TO GET THE MONEY BACK
AND THERE'S NOTHING THAT THE BANKS ARE
LIKELY GOING TO DO GET THE MONEY BACK.
OR GET THE MONEY CREDITED TO THE
PEOPLE. :16 THEY ARE JUST OUT THE MONEY
:18
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OQ=out the money
VO-NAT VO-NAT
Virginia Tech's Off Campus
Housing office has posted a warning on
its website.
Officials say the scamers are not
targeting just Virginia Tech.
This is happening at colleges all
over the nation.
WIPE TO WDBJ WEB PAGE FS WIPE TO FS GFX
ANCHOR on GFX If you think you've fallen
victim to this scam, you can file a
report with the Internet Crime
Complaint Center.
You'll find a link on our
webpage at wdbj7-dot-com. Just click
on Websites in the News.
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ANCHOR=SUSAN ANCHOR=SUSAN
GRAPHIC=Business News In business news, a federal judge
makes a decision in the Google case.
And it will soon be easier to
understand your credit report.
Alexis Christoforous explains
ENG#=3 SOT FULL
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INQ=Investors will be
*CG 2line Alexis Christoforous
Reporting
<
ON GOOGLE TODAY --
SHARES OF THE INTERNET GIANT SOARED
MORE THAN 4 PERCENT YESTERDAY AFTER A
FEDERAL JUDGE SAID HE WOULD HAVE GOOGLE
COMPLY WITH A SCALED BACK REQUEST FOR
INTERNET SEARCH DATA.
THE GOVERNMENT WANTS THE DATA TO HELP
REVIVE A LAW MAKING IT HARDER FOR
CHILDREN TO SEE ONLINE PORNOGRAPHY.
ON WALL STREET FRIDAY -- A RALLY HELPED
PUSH THE BLUE CHIPS TO THEIR HIGHEST
LEVEL IN NEARLY 5 YEARS...
THE DOW
THE NASDAQ
INVESTORS WILL ALSO BE WATCHING OIL --
CRUDE PRICES EDGED CLOSER TO THE
63-DOLLAR A BARREL MARK YESTERDAY -- ON
WORD THAT A REFINERY IN ST. CROIX WAS
UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT DOWN OVER THE
WEEKEND.
REPAIRING THE UNIT -- WHICH REFINES
150-THOUSAND BARRELS A DAY -- COULD
TAKE UP TO TWO WEEKS.
IT'S GETTING EASIER TO FIND OUT WHERE
YOU STAND WITH LENDERS..
EQUIFAX, EXPERIAN AND TRANSUNION ARE
TEAMING TO CREATE A UNIFIED CREDIT
SCORING SYSTEM... DUBBED VANTAGE-SCORE.
THE COMPANIES -- WHO WILL STILL OPERATE
INDEPENDANTLY -- SAY THE NEW SYSTEM
WILL BE EASIER TO TRACK AND UNDERSTAND.
THAT'S YOUR MONEYWATCH... LOG ONTO CBS
NEWS DOT COM FOR MORE... IN NEW YORK,
I'M ALEXIS CHRISTOFOROUS.
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GRAPHIC=NONE A methadone clinic may still be
coming to Blacksburg.
ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT
*CG locator Blacksburg
Addiction Recovery Systems of
Pennsylvania has re-applied to open a
clinic on Davis Street.
A-R-S wanted to open a methadone
clinic last year in the Colony Park
office complex.
That plan was derailed by a state
law that bans such facilities within a
half mile of a school.
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GRAPHIC=Moussaoui Al Qaeda conspirator Zacarias
Moussaoui may still face the death
penalty after all.
ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT The judge at his sentencing trial
decided to keep that option open -
despite misconduct by a government
lawyer.
But the judge ruled the
prosecution may no longer use aviation
witnesses considered essential to its
case.
The penalty trial has been
postponed until Monday to give the
government time to consider appealing
her exclusion of witnesses.
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GRAPHIC=none Lightning is being blamed for
sparking the explosion which killed
12-miners in West Virginia earlier this
year.
ENG#=3 VO-NAT
VO-NAT
*CG locator Tallmansville, WV
The Sago Mine's investigation of
the accident found three pieces of
compelling evidence that a massive
lightning strike ignited methane gas in
a sealed off area of the mine.
The company's chief executive
told the miners' families -weather
monitors confirmed an unusually large
and powerful lightning strike.
The West Virginia mine is
resuming production today.
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GRAPHIC=None How could you forget the huge tip
left for a local waitress we told you
about last week?
ENG#=4 VO-NAT 25
VO-NAT
*CG locator Roanoke 19 year old Amanda Newkirk got
Last Wednesday the big tip while working at Ruby
Tuesday.. but just WHO left it?
*CG file Yesterday Yesterday News 7 caught up with
the mystery woman- who turns out to be
27 year old Erin Dogan. Doe-gan
Dogan says she did not even know
the waitress was pregnant.
She says she's been through some
rough times after her husband died last
year and says leaving the tip was the
work of God.
ENG#=1 SOT FULL
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INQ=AND I HAD NO IDEA
*CG 2line Erin Dogan
Left $974 Tip 05:02:53
ERIN DOGAN/LEFT HUGE TIP: AND I HAD NO
IDEA SHE WAS PREGNANT 19 NOTHING.
NOTHING. IF THAT'S NOT DIVINE
INTERVENTION I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS.
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OQ=don't know what is.
VO-NAT VO-NAT 15 plus
Dogan's father left her money
when he passed away eight years ago-
She's a mother of two- and a medical
student... who is engaged to be
married this summer.
Tonight on News 7.. what national
TV shows are clammering to get
interviews with these local folks.
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Susan tosses to bump toss to bump
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SUSAN ON CAM SUSAN ON CAM
GRAPHIC=None Spring is nearly here and lots of
folks are already hitting the bike
trails.
Now...planning is underway in the
New River Valley to connect two
existing bike trails.
Take Map Full TAKE MAP OF HUCKLEBERRY
The Huckleberry Trail in
Montgomery County begins in Blacksburg
behind the library and runs six miles
into Christiansburg.
It ends behind the New River
Valley mall.
The New River Trail is 57 miles
long and runs from the Town of Pulaski
to Galax.
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GRAPHIC=None The N-R-V District Planning
Commission hopes to hook the two up.
It may take a while, but New
River Valley Bureau Reporter Holly
Pietrzak explains why cyclists are
willing to wait.
ENG#=1 SOT FULL)
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INQ=Wil Orndorff prefers
*CG 2line Wil Orndorff
NRV Bike Association
:24
*CG 2line Barry Helms
RUNS=1:29 (END SOT<< Wil Orndorff prefers to
OQ=Holly Pietrzak, News 7, Montgomery jump on his bike for his commute to
Co. work from Blacksburg to Radford.
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INQ=A CUP OF COFFEE WIL ORNDORFF, NRV BIKE ASSOCIATION
11:02:28 A CUP OF COFFEE IS NICE IN THE
MORNING BUT NOTHING LIKE AN HOUR LONG
BIKE RIDE TO GET YOU AT WORK AND READY
TO GO WHEN YOU ARRIVE. 11:02:35
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OQ=WHEN YOU ARRIVE
Whether this could replace your
morning cup of joe or not...lots of
people use the Huckleberry Trail to get
from Blacksburg to Christiansburg and
places beyond.
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INQ=A LOT OF US WIL ORNDORFF, NRV BIKE ASSOCIATION
11:03:05 A LOT OF US ARE FAIR WEATHER
COMMUTERS AND A LOT OF US CAN ONLY DO
IT WHEN THE TIME ALLOWS MAINLY BECAUSE
THERE'S NO EASY DIRECT PATH BETWEEN THE
COMMUNITIES. 11:03:16
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OQ=BETWEEN THE COMMUNITIES
The N-R-V planning commission is
hoping to change that with the
connection between the Huckleberry
trail and the New River Trial.
That connection, a good 20 to 30
miles, would go through the Radford
area.
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INQ=WE'RE HOPING THAT BARRY HELMS, ASST. TOWN MGR.,
CHRISTIANSBURG
15:44:39 WE'RE HOPING THAT IF WE HAVE A
TRAIL CONNECTING NEW RIVER TRAIL SOME
OF THE PEOPLE THAT COME FOR TOURISM
WILL COME ON DOWN INTO THE AREA AND
SPEND SOME MONEY. 15:44:48
RUN:09 (END SOT)
OQ=SPEND SOME MONEY Many on the planning commission
are anticipating economic benefits as
well as health benefits.
SOT FULL SOT FULL
INQ=THE OUTDOORS JANE CLARY, BLACKSBURG
16:11:03 THE OUTDOORS, THE FRESH AIR,
THE SCENERY, THE FARMLAND. IT'S AN
EASY ROAD BECAUSE YOU GO OUT TWO MILES
YOU COME BACK TWO MILES OR WHATEVER THE
DISTANCE IS...IT'S EASY TO JUDGE.
16:11:13
RUN:10 (END SOT)
OQ=EASY TO JUDGE
SOT FULL SOT FULL
INQ=iT'S DECENT JOE EIERMANN, CHRISTIANSBURG
15:38:05 IT'S DECENT LOW IMPACT
EXERCISE. IT'S EASY ON THE JOINTS AND
YOU GET GOOD PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OUT OF
IT. 15:38:11
RUN:06 (END SOT)
OQ=OUT OF IT
Whether you use the trail for
exercise, fun or your commute to
work....most say the trail connection
is a good way to go.
Leo WX Pro
Currents Leo Hello
Area Forecast toss to Leo
WX-Pro
toss back to Kim
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ANCHOR ON CAM ANCHOR ON CAM
GRAPHIC=Mornin' Crews are clearing mud, trees and
other debris from the roads after a dam
burst killing one person on the
Hawaiian island of Kauai ka-why.
ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT
*CG locator Kauai, HI
Several people are reportedly
missing - the water sent a 50-foot wave
into the Pacific Ocean, sweeping away
at least two houses and washing out the
only road along the island's north
shore.
A reservoir dam gave way without
warning after days of heavy
rain.
ENG#=2 SOT FULL
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INQ=It's 40-feet high...
*CG 2line Ed Teixeira
State Vice Director of Civil Defense @:22
ED TEIXEIRA, STATE VICE DIRECTOR OF
CIVIL DEFENSE
IT'S 40 FEET HIGH. 1800 FEET LONG SO
YOU HEARD THE GENERAL SAY THE BREACH
END IN IT IS 250 FEET WIDE AND AS FAR
AS WHAT CONTAINS IN WATER. IT'S
MEASURED IN BY 1400 ACRE. (:38)
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OQ=... in by 1400 acre.
VO-NAT VO-NAT
Witnesses described the scene as
a reverse tsunami, cutting off access
to and from thousands of rural houses
and luxury condos.
(END VO) (END VO)
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GRAPHIC=Fire Roanoke County has stepped up the ban
on outdoor burning... from not until
after 4:00 to not at all.
Weather conditions prompted the County
to prohibit burning brush at least
until Friday.
ENG#=3 SOT FULL
SOT FULL
INQ=It's been
*CG 2line Rick Burch
Roanoke Co. Fire Chief IT'S BEEN DRY. THE LACK OF RAINFALL
FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS, LOW HUMIDITY
AND OF COURSE THE HIGH WIND WARNING WE
HAVE TODAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MILES
PER HOUR.
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OQ=per hour
SUSAN ON CAM SUSAN ON CAM
GRAPHIC=HOLD Anyone convicted of illegal
burning can be jailed for a year and
fined 25-hundred dollars.
Chief Burch says the county will
consider lifting the ban only when
conditions improve.
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GRAPHIC=Brush Fire
All it takes is a single
cigarette to start a fire.
ENG#=4 VO-NAT
VO-NAT
*CG locator Roanoke
A patch of mulch near Valley View
Mall provided the fuel yesterday
afternoon.
And Roanoke firefighters were
called to put it out.... not once but
twice.
ENG#=1 SOT FULL
SOT FULL 47:31
INQ=A lot of people
*CG 2line Charlie Fochtman
Roanoke Fire/EMS Department CAPT. CHARLIE FOCHTMAN: A LOT OF
PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING OUT ARE FLICKING
THEIR CIGARETTES OUT THE WINDOW AND THE
CIGARETTE BUTT WILL GO YARDS AND YARDS
HUNDREDS OF YARDS AND MEET A MULCH PILE
AND START IT ON FIRE, REALLY EASY
BECAUSE IT'S BRAND NEW MULCH, REALLY
DRY.
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OQ=brand new mulch really dry.
VO-NAT VO-NAT
Mulch fires are a common problem
this time of year.
Firefighters say high winds and
careless smokers don't help.
(END VO) (END VO)
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SUSAN ON CAM SUSAN ON CAM
GRAPHIC=Brush Fire A number of other brush fires
kept firefighters hopping yesterday.
ENG#=2 VO NAT
VO-NAT
*CG locator Campbell Co.
High winds helped fan the flames of
a tractor trailer fire on Route 460
near Lynchburg.
The truck had pulled over after a
tire blew out ... the driver told
police that's when his cab started to
catch fire.
The entire truck was destroyed and
firefighters had to scramble as the
fire spread onto an embankment.
Eastbound lanes were blocked for
almost two hours.
(WIPE TO VO) (WIPE TO VO)
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ENG#=3 WIPE TO O-NAT
WIPE TO VO-NAT
*CG locator Franklin Co.
They made quick work of a brush
fire call in Franklin County yesterday
morning.
The fire started near a utility
pole off Brooks Mill Road, a few miles
from Burnt Chimney.
APCO says about 12-hundred
customers lost power for several hours
after the fire broke out.
(END VO) (END VO)
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ANCHOR ON CAM ANCHOR ON CAM
GRAPHIC=Iraq Despite escalating violence in
Iraq, the Bush administration continues
to have confidence in the country's
rebuilding efforts.
But, that confidence has come at
a cost and with dwindling poll numbers,
the President could be on his way to
political bankruptcy.
Susan Roberts has more.
ENG#= SOT FULL
SOT FULL
INQ=Insurgents used a remote...
*CG locator Baghdad, Iraq
:01
*CG 2line Col. Mitch Mitchell (Ret.)
CBS News Military Analyst
:44
*CG 2line John Abizaid
U. S. Central Command
1:01
*CG 2line Susan Roberts
CBS News
1:13
RUNS=1:24 (END SOT)
OQ=SR, News7. <<
(END SOT) INSURGENTS USED A REMOTE CONTROL TO
DETONATE THIS MINI BUS PACKED WITH
EXPLOSIVES. THE BLAST INJURED A HANDFUL
OF PEOPLE.. BUT MAY HAVE BEEN WORSE..
AT LEAST TWO ROCKETS DID NOT EXPLODED.
IRAQIS ARE DEALING WITH ANOTHER SURGE
IN SECTARIAN VIOLENCE.. AND STRUGGLING
TO HEAD OFF AN ALL-OUT CIVIL WAR.
(SOUNDUP Interior Minister)
THE INTERIOR MINISTER SAID SECURITY
FORCES WERE ABLE TO FOIL AN AL QAIDA
PLOT TO ATTACK THE GREEN ZONE. IT
INVOLVED AL QAIDA FIGHTERS INFILTRATING
THE COMPOUND AS GUARDS.. AND STORMING
THE US AND BRITISH EMBASSIES.
TODAY BRITISH TROOPS TANGLED WITH A
ROADSIDE BOMB IN BASRA.. WHILE ABOUT
700 AMERICAN SOLDIERS ON STANDBY IN
KUWAIT MADE THEIR WAY TO BAGHDAD IN
HELP KEEP INSURGENTS AT BAY.
(Col. Mitch Mitchell (Ret.), CBS News
Military Analyst)
MITCHELL 22:14:40 theres a lot of
important events going on that they
would probably like to disrupt. I don t
blame General Casey for being more
concerned than he otherwise would be
with all these major events about to
take place.
THOSE EVENTS INCLUDE THE 3RD
ANNIVERSARY OF THE US INVASION.. A
MASSIVE SHIITE PILGRIMAGE TO KARABAL..
AND TOMORROW S PARLIAMENT MEETING.
(Gen. John Abizaid, Commander, U.S.
Central Command)
SOT ABIZAID: one of the most important
things that needs to happen is an iraqi
government of national unity to emerge
there. that will help.
AND TO HELP INSURE SUICIDE CAR BOMBERS
DON T DISRUPT PARLIAMENT.. A DRIVING
BAN IN BAGHDAD BEGINS TONIGHT.
CLOSE: IRAQI POLITICIANS HAVE BEEN
WORKING IN US-BACKED MARATHON MEETINGS
TO HAMMER OUT THIS UNITY GOVERNMENT..
BUT SO FAR REMAIN DEADLOCKED ON THE
NOMINATION OF A LEADER. SUSAN ROBERTS,
CBS NEWS, WASHINGTON.>>
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ANCHOR=Susan ANCHOR=Susan
GRAPHIC=none
In sports, the state champion
Martinsville Bulldogs were honored
yesterday.
Brent toss to Susan
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SUSAN ON CAM SUSAN ON CAM
GRAPHIC=none Yesterday, because of its date, 3/14
was Pi Day....
.Now for those who aren't
mathematically inclined, you're
probably scratching your head.
So we're going to let a high school
student who has devoted part of his
life to Pi help explain it.
News Seven's Natasha Ryan has the
story.
ENG#=1 SOT FULL
SOT FULL
INQ=
*CG locator Salem
@0:11
*CG 2line Gaurav Raja
Salem High School Junior
@0:23
*CG 2line David Lindsey
Gaurav's Best Friend
@0:39
*CG 2line Dr. Linda Gooding
Teacher
0:47
*CG 2line Jogesh Raja
Gaurav's Father
@0:57
*CG standup Natasha Ryan
nryan@wdbj7.com
@1:06
RUNS=1:18 (END SOT)
OQ=NR, News 7. <
(END SOT) constant, rounded off to 3.14.
But Pi is actually an infinite
number. One gifted math student is
trying to set a North American record
by reciting close to 10-thousand of
Pi's digits...
SOT FULL SOT FULL
INQ= nat sound of him reciting it
RUNS= (END SOT)
OQ= Okay, not a typical teen activity, so
WHAT makes you want to do this???
SOT FULL SOT FULL
INQ= 48:19--27
--started out, offered pizza for
getting most numbers in the school,
kind of spun off that i could do it, so
i wanted to see how far i could go with
it.
RUNS= (END SOT)
OQ= To help, Raja created a computer
program to check himself and having a
fan club cheering you on certainly
doens't hurt.
SOT FULL SOT FULL
INQ= --50:06-09...-i watched him last year
when he recited 2500 numbers
RUN=0:03 (END SOT)
OQ= And next year, Raja plans to up the
ante....eventually trying to claim the
world record....
SOT FULL SOT FULL
INQ= ---52:17-21i don't know, 42-thousand
would take 14 hours to recite, i'm not
sure i'm in for that
RUN=0:04 (END SOT)
OQ= Record or no record... no matter!
Raja's parents are proud and say he'll
still get rewarded.
SOT FULL SOT FULL
INQ= --53:04-09 he has 360, gameboy...the
xbox...he's worked hard for it.
RUN=0:05 (END SOT)
OQ=
The perfect gift for the kid who wants
to be a video game programmer. So did
he set a new record?? Unfortunately no,
but he was able to recite 8784 digits,
which puts him in third place here in
the US. Natasha Ryan, News Seven.>>
And, a federal judge makes a decision
in the Google case.
Alexis Christoforous reports.
ENG#=2 SOT FULL
SOT FULL
INQ=Investors will be
*CG 2line Alexis Christoforous
Reporting
<
ON GOOGLE TODAY --
SHARES OF THE INTERNET GIANT SOARED
MORE THAN 4 PERCENT YESTERDAY AFTER A
FEDERAL JUDGE SAID HE WOULD HAVE GOOGLE
COMPLY WITH A SCALED BACK REQUEST FOR
INTERNET SEARCH DATA.
THE GOVERNMENT WANTS THE DATA TO HELP
REVIVE A LAW MAKING IT HARDER FOR
CHILDREN TO SEE ONLINE PORNOGRAPHY.
ON WALL STREET FRIDAY -- A RALLY HELPED
PUSH THE BLUE CHIPS TO THEIR HIGHEST
LEVEL IN NEARLY 5 YEARS...
THE DOW
THE NASDAQ
INVESTORS WILL ALSO BE WATCHING OIL --
CRUDE PRICES EDGED CLOSER TO THE
63-DOLLAR A BARREL MARK YESTERDAY -- ON
WORD THAT A REFINERY IN ST. CROIX WAS
UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT DOWN OVER THE
WEEKEND.
REPAIRING THE UNIT -- WHICH REFINES
150-THOUSAND BARRELS A DAY -- COULD
TAKE UP TO TWO WEEKS.
IT'S GETTING EASIER TO FIND OUT WHERE
YOU STAND WITH LENDERS..
EQUIFAX, EXPERIAN AND TRANSUNION ARE
TEAMING TO CREATE A UNIFIED CREDIT
SCORING SYSTEM... DUBBED VANTAGE-SCORE.
THE COMPANIES -- WHO WILL STILL OPERATE
INDEPENDANTLY -- SAY THE NEW SYSTEM
WILL BE EASIER TO TRACK AND UNDERSTAND.
THAT'S YOUR MONEYWATCH... LOG ONTO CBS
NEWS DOT COM FOR MORE... IN NEW YORK,
I'M ALEXIS CHRISTOFOROUS.
DESK 2-SHOT
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GRAPHIC=none Production is resuming today at
the Sago Mine where 12-miners were
killed nearly two-months ago.
ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT
*CG locator Tallmansville, WV
The Sago Mine's investigation
found three pieces of compelling
evidence that a massive lightning
strike ignited methane gas in a sealed
off area of the mine.
The company's chief executive
told the miners' families weather
monitors confirmed an unusually large
and powerful lightning strike.
The West Virginia mine is
resuming production today.
(END VO) (END VO)
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ANCHOR ON CAM ANCHOR ON CAM
GRAPHIC=Mouss. A federal judge in Alexandria
says the government can continue to
seek the death penalty in the
sentencing trial of Zacarias Moussaoui.
ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT The judge decided to keep that
option open - despite misconduct by a
government lawyer.
But the judge ruled the
prosecution may no longer use aviation
witnesses considered essential to its
case.
The penalty trial has been
postponed until Monday to give the
government time to consider appealing
her exclusion of witnesses.
(END VO) (END VO)
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GRAPHIC=de Tournillon The trial for a fatal boating
accident at Smith Mountain Lake will
remain in Bedford County, at least for
now.
ENG#=3 VO-NAT
VO-NAT Larry and Judi Lewis were both
killed last August when a speedboat
toppled their cabin cruiser.
*CG locator Bedford Co. Yesterday, attorneys for the man
charged, Mark de Tournillon
DEE-tour-neon, argued for a change of
venue, saying the case received too
much pre-trial publicity.
And they say most of it has been
negative toward their client.
ENG#=4 SOT FULL
SOT FULL
INQ=I THINK
*CG 2line Bill Stanley
de Tournillon's Attorney 0528 BILL STANLEY/DEFENSE ATTY: I THINK
IF YOU KNOW MARK, HE'S A COMPASSIONATE
PERSON, A WONDERFUL FATHER, A WONDERFUL
BUSINESSMAN WHO GIVES TO CHARITY BUT
WHAT WE HAVE NOT SEEN IS THAT 38
RUNS=10 (END SOT)
OQ=SEEN IS THAT
VO-NAT VO-NAT
The judge ruled the court should
at least TRY to select a jury in
Bedford County, but warned if it became
a problem, he may reconsider the change
of venue.
The trial is set for June.
(END VO) (END VO)
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SUSAN ON CAM SUSAN ON CAM
GRAPHIC=none
Health Check 7 Animation In this week's look at What's Going
Around.....
*cg 12007
TAKE FS GFX TAKE FS GFX
Doctor Ellen Rabun at Family Care of
Blacksburg says she's seen six more
cases of the flu. All of those cases
were in children.
TAKE FS GFX TAKE FS GFX
The staff at Lynchburg Family Practice
reports the flu, sore throat and
pneumonia.
TAKE FS GFX TAKE FS GFX
Doctor John Lewis in Covington has
also treated patients with pneumonia.
He's also seen cases of gastroenteritis
and respiratory infections. Doctor
Lewis says the flu has NOT shown up in
that area yet.
(END GFX) (END GFX)
SUSAN ON CAM SUSAN ON CAM
SS=None That's a look at What's Going Around.
News 7 Mornin' will be right back.
SUSAN tosses to break
COMM
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ROLL OUT OF BREAK
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INQ=
RUNS=20 (END SOT)
OQ=dial now
WX SCHOOL NEXT
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ANCHOR=Brent ANCHOR=BWA
Brent in Weather Center
WX-PRO
WEATHER SCHOOL Brent asks Susan weather school
question
Brent toss to Susan
Brent toss to Susan
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SUSAN ON CAM SUSAN ON CAM
GRAPHIC=NONE Students in Radford were thinking
big yesterday.
ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT
*CG locator Radford
A 70 foot scale model of a blue
whale was on display at Radford High
School.
Seniors in Frank Taylor's biology
class spent the day teaching more than
150 elementary school kids about the
massive creatures.
Even letting them walk through
it.
ENG#=2 SOT FULL
SOT FULL
INQ=we've created
*CG 2line Frank Taylor
Radford High School Biology Teacher FRANK TAYLOR:
:00 :35 WE'VE CREATED A 3-D MODEL THAT WE
BUILT WITH SHEETS OF PLASTIC AND TAPE
AND IT'S INFLATED WITH A WINDOW FAN.
:42
*CG 2line Bryan Holbrook BRYAN HOLBROOK: 3:11:00 YOU SEE A
Radford High School Senior PICTURE OF ONE IN A BOOK OR HEAR HOW
:08 BIG IT IS. IT'S REALLY HARD TO
UNDERSTAND HOW BIG IT IS UNTIL LYOU
LOOK AT ONE AND I MEAN IT'S JUST
ENORMOUS. :20
RUNS=:16 (END SOT)
OQ=it's just enormous.
VO-NAT VO-NAT
Blubber, as he's called, is 10
years old and is not quite as big as
the average whale.
If he was EXACTLY to scale, he
wouldn't even fit in the gym.
(END VO) (END VO)
Outdoor fires are banned in
Roanoke County.
VO-NAT VO-NAT
ENG#4 And crews continue to monitor the
smoldering fire along the
Bedford-Botetourt County line.
(END VO) (END VO)
DESK 2-SHOT Kimberly and Leo
ANCHOR=Kimberly Hi/Leo Hi
DESK 2-SHOT=Kimberly and Leo
ANCHOR=Kimberly
Welcome to News 7 Mornin'.......
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*CG date Wednesday March 15, 2006
ANCHOR=Kim and Leo Desk 2 SHOT Kim and Leo 2-Shot
GRAPHIC=none
OPEN
ENG#=D1
Kim and Leo 2-SHOT
Leo WX Pro
Currents Kim and Leo Hello
Area Forecast toss to Leo
WX-Pro
toss back to Kim
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SUSAN ON CAM SUSAN ON CAM
GRAPHIC=Brush Fire The story sounds familiar by
now... extremely dry and windy weather
combining with carelessness or
accidents on the part of humans to set
off brush fires.
But just how bad has this
fire season been so far?
TAKE FIRE APRISA FULL APRISA
Take a look at the numbers
from the Virginia Department of
Forestry.
531 fires so far this year...
that's hundreds more than last year.
More than three-thousand
acres burned.
END APRISA END APRISA
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ANCHOR ON CAM SUSAN ON CAM
GRAPHIC=Brush Fire High winds whipped up heavy smoke
yesterday along the Bedford Botetourt
County line, but authorities say the
forest fire that has been smoldering
there since last Saturday did not get
out of hand.
ENG#1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT
*CG locator Botetourt Co.
Firefighters patrolled roads in
the area, while other crews worked
inside the fire lines.
Despite the smoke that surprised
some residents, forestry officials say
the fire is still contained.
ENG#=2 SOT FULL
SOT FULL
INQ=So we're monitoring
*CG 2line Ted Coffman
Information Officer TED COFFMAN/INFORMATION OFFICER: SO
WE'RE MONITORING THE FIRE AND IT'S
GOING TO CONTINUE TO SMOLDER LIKE THIS
UNTIL WE GET A SIGNIFICANT RAIN.
RUNS=06 (END SOT)
OQ=until we get significant rain.
VO-NAT VO-NAT
Crews will be back on the fire
line this morning.
(END VO) (END VO)
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GRAPHIC=Fire Roanoke County has issued a ban on all
outdoor fires.
There's already a burning ban in place
from mid-February to the end of April,
but that only applies before four
o'clock.
The County fire chief points out how
easy is for a spark to start a fire
under current conditions.
ENG#=3 SOT FULL
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INQ=A discarded
*CG 2line Rick Burch
Roanoke Co. Fire Chief A DISCARDED CIGARETTE, ANY TYPE OF
SMOKING MATERIALS, ANY ASHES, WITH THIS
WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY, IT TAKES JUST A
SECOND AND THEN YOU'VE GOT SIGNIFICANT
FIRE.
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GRAPHIC=Fire Violating the burning ban is punishable
by up to a year in jail and a
25-hundred dollar fine.
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GRAPHIC=none One person was killed and as many
as seven others are reported missing
after a dam burst on the Hawaiian
island of Kauai ka-why.
ENG#=4 VO-NAT
VO-NAT
*CG locator Kauai, HI
The water sent a 50-foot wave
into the Pacific Ocean, sweeping away
at least two houses and washing out the
only road along the island's north
shore.
A reservoir dam gave way without
warning after days of heavy
rain.
ENG#=1 SOT FULL
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INQ=It's 40-feet high...
*CG 2line Ed Teixeira
State Vice Director of Civil Defense @:22
ED TEIXEIRA, STATE VICE DIRECTOR OF
CIVIL DEFENSE
IT'S 40 FEET HIGH. 1800 FEET LONG SO
YOU HEARD THE GENERAL SAY THE BREACH
END IN IT IS 250 FEET WIDE AND AS FAR
AS WHAT CONTAINS IN WATER. IT'S
MEASURED IN BY 1400 ACRE. (:38)
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OQ=... in by 1400 acre.
VO-NAT VO-NAT
Witnesses described the scene as
a reverse tsunami, cutting off access
to and from thousands of rural houses
and luxury condos.
Crews have started clearing mud,
trees and other debris from the
highway.
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GRAPHIC=Iraq Iraqi leaders are struggling to
keep from a civil war...
ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT
*CG locator Baghdad, Iraq
This, after another day of
violence in the country.
Insurgents used a remote control
to denonate a bomb on a mini-bus.
But, security forces say they
*were* able to head off plot targeting
the green zone.
As President Bush fights polls
indicting waning American support of
the war in Iraq - about 700-soldiers
are on standby in Kuwait to keep
insurgents at bay.
ENG#=3 SOT FULL
SOT FULL
INQ=There's a lot of important...
*CG 2line Col. Mitch Mitchell (Ret.)
CBS News Military Analyst COL. MITCHMITCHELL (RET.), CBS NEWS
MILITARY ANALYST: THERES A LOT OF
IMPORTANT EVENTS GOING ON THAT THEY
WOULD PROBABLY LIKE TO DISRUPT. I DON T
BLAME GENERAL CASEY FOR BEING MORE
CONCERNED THAN HE OTHERWISE WOULD BE
WITH ALL THESE MAJOR EVENTS ABOUT TO
TAKE PLACE.
RUNS=10 (END SOT)
OQ=.. about to take place.
VO-NAT VO-NAT
Those events include the third
anniversary of the U.S. invasion and
tomorrow's parliament meeting.
To help insure suicide car
bombers don't disrupt parliament- a
driving ban begins tonight in Baghdad.
(END VO) (END VO)
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GRAPHIC=Tim Kaine Some local troops deployed in the
Middle East will get to see a familiar
face this week.
ENG#=4 VO-NAT
VO-NAT
*CG file U. S. Department of Defense
Governor Tim Kaine left Sunday
night on a trip to visit local troops
serving in Iraq.
It's a trip designed to help
improve communication between governors
and the Department of Defense.
Kaine has already received phone
numbers from dozens of troops who've
asked him to call their loved ones when
he returns home.
Overall, he says morale seems
high.
ENG#=1 SOT FULL
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INQ=That's really my main goal
*CG 2line Gov. Tim Kaine
22:00 GOV. TIM KAINE: THAT'S REALLY MY
MAIN GOAL IN COMING, IS ON BEHALF OF
THE COMMONWEALTH AND AS COMMANDER AND
CHIEF OF THE VIRGINIA GUARD TO JUST
LOOK THESE GUYS AND LADIES IN THE EYE
AND SAY THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE.
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OQ=thanks for your service.
VO-NAT VO-NAT
The governor heard gunfire while
taking a helicopter ride over Baghdad
yesterday, but, so far, hasn't felt
unsafe.
Many in his own political party
would like the U-S to set a date to
pull out of Iraq.
However, Kaine believes the Bush
administration is doing the right thing
by waiting for the Iraqi Armed Forces
to grow stronger before pulling out.
After a brief stop in
Afghanistan, Kaine is scheduled to
return to Richmond Friday evening.
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GRAPHIC=none For those of us who aren't
mathematically inclined, we might not
have realized that yesterday was Pi
Day.
ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT
*CG locator Salem
15-year-old Gaurav (Ga-raav) Raja
certainly knew. And this Salem High
student has set his sights on becoming
a world record holder.
To explain his mission, you must
know: Pi is a mathematical constant and
the first three digits are 3-point-1-4.
There's actually an infinite number of
digits of pi beyond that. There are
people dedicated to not only memorizing
some of the numbers but reciting them
as well. Raja tried to recite more than
10-thousand which would have given him
the record in North America.
Sound crazy? Well, not to Raja.
ENG#=3 SOT FULL
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INQ= started out
*CG 2line Gaurav Raja
Salem High School Junior Gaurav Raja
48:19--27
--STARTED OUT, OFFERED PIZZA FOR
GETTING MOST IN THE SCHOOL, KIND OF
SPUN OFF OF THAT, I COULD DO IT, SO I
WANTED TO SEE HOW FAR I COULD GO WITH
IT.
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OQ=could go with it
VO-NAT VO-NAT
So did he set a record?
Unfortunatley, no. BUT he was able to
recite 8-thousand 7-hundred-84 numbers,
putting him in third place here in the
United States.
(END VO) (END VO)
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GRAPHIC=NONE A methadone clinic may still be
coming to Blacksburg.
ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT
*CG locator Blacksburg
Addiction Recovery Systems of
Pennsylvania has re-applied to open a
clinic in town on Davis Street.
A-R-S wanted to open a methadone
clinic last year in the Colony Park
office complex. That plan was derailed
by a state law that bans such
facilities within a half mile of a
school.
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GRAPHIC=Business News
Northwest Airlines is betting that
passengers are willing to pay more for
certain "desired" seats.
Brianna Keilar KEY-LER explains.
ENG#=2 SOT FULL
SOT FULL
INQ=The perks
*CG 2line Nancy Sawyer
Traveler
:04
*CG 2line Frank Fountain
Traveler
:28
*CG 2line Mike Wellman
Traveler
:55
Nancy Sawyer
They used to give you a little bag of
Traveler
pretzels - now it's a dollar.
:14 -:23
----TRACK----
SOURCE: WDIV
AND NOW, AT LEAST ONE AIRLINE OPERATING
IN BANKRUPTCY, WANTS MORE MONEY FOR
MORE COMFORT.
THIS WEEK NORTHWEST AIRLINES STARTED A
NEW PROGRAM CALLED "COACH CHOICE".
CHARGING AN EXTRA 15 DOLLARS FOR
CERTAIN AISLE AND EXIT ROW SEATS. SEATS
MANY TRAVELERS FAVOR FOR EXTRA
ROOM....BUT SOME ARE LESS THAN THRILLED
WITH THE CHANGE.
NO SUPER: TOO FAST
----SOTS----
I think it's a bad idea.
:28 -:35
---SOT---
Frank Fountain
It would probably be better to simply
Traveler
raise the price so we don't have to go
through this nonsense.
----TRACK----
A NORTHWEST SPOKESPERSON SAYS ONLY
ABOUT FIVE PERCENT OF SEATS ON DOMESTIC
FLIGHTS COST MORE AND SO FAR...
---GFX---
SALES ON THOSE SEATS ARE RUNNING AHEAD
OF EXPECTATIONS.
SOME TRAVELERS SAY THEY WOULD PAY MORE
THAN 15 DOLLARS FOR CHOICE SEATS ON
LONGER FLIGHTS.
:55 -1:01
----SOT----
Mike Wellman
Paying an extra 75 dollars or 50
Traveler
dollars for a little more leg room -- I
might be willing to do that.
----TRACK----
ONE INDUSTRY EXPERT SAYS THIS WILL NOT
BE THE END OF NICKEL AND DIME AIRLINE
CHARGES.
HE SAYS CHECKING YOUR LUGGAGE MAY SOON
COST YOU.
1:04 -1:08
---SOT---
Terry Trippler Analyst
I'm just guessing, 2-5 dollars to
Cheapseats.com
check a bag.
Source: KARE
....
----BRIANNA TAG----
TAG:
NORTHWEST IS NOT THE FIRST AIRLINE TO
THIS ... UNITED AND VIRGIN ATLANTIC
ALREADY CHARGE A PREMIUM FOR CERTAIN
SEATS.
IN WX, I'M BK. >>
SUSAN ON CAM SUSAN ON CAM
toss to the birthdays News 7 Mornin' will be right back, but
first here are today's birthdays.
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INQ=Drew Wiley
RUNS=1:32
OQ=N7M will be right back.
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NO, NO, NO MINI-OPEN NO MINI-OPEN
ENG#=D1
One person is dead and more than
a half-dozen missing after a dam burst
in Hawaii.
Witnesses described the scene as
a reverse tsunami, cutting off access
to and from thousands of rural houses
and luxury condos on the island of
Kauai.
VO-NAT VO-NAT
ENG#2
*CG locator Bedford Co.
It looks like the trial for a
fatal boating accident at Smith
Mountain Lake will take place in
Bedford County.
Attorneys for Mark de Tournillon
DEE-tour-neon, argued for a change of
venue, saying the case has received too
much pre-trial attention.
VO-NAT VO-NAT
ENG#3
*CG locator Roanoke
And, last week News7 was the
first to tell you about a woman who
left one-thousand dollars on a
26-dollar check for her pregnant
waitress.
Well-she's come forward.
27 year old Erin Dogan Doe-gan is
a widowed mother of two and says she's
been blessed, so she wanted to pass
along some of her good fortune.
Coming up tonight on News7 at six,
we'll tell you about the national
attention this local do-gooder is
getting.
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GRAPHIC=Mouss. Al Qaeda conspirator Zacarias
Moussaoui may still face the death
penalty after all.
ENG#=4 VO-NAT
VO-NAT The judge at his sentencing trial
decided to keep that option open -
despite misconduct by a government
lawyer.
But the judge ruled the
prosecution may no longer use aviation
witnesses considered essential to its
case.
The penalty trial has been
postponed until Monday to give the
government time to consider appealing
her exclusion of witnesses.
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GRAPHIC=none Lightning is being blamed for
sparking the explosion which killed
12-miners in West Virginia earlier this
year.
ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT
*CG locator Tallmansville, WV
The Sago Mine's investigation of
the accident found three pieces of
compelling evidence that a massive
lightning strike ignited methane gas in
a sealed off area of the mine.
The company's chief executive
told the miners' families weather
monitors confirmed an unusually large
and powerful lightning strike.
The West Virginia mine is
resuming production today.
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GRAPHIC=NONE Plans are in the works to connect
two existing bike trails in the New
River Valley.
ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT
*CG locator Montgomery Co.
The N-R-V District Planning
Commission is hoping to join the
Huckleberry Trail in Montgomery County
to the New River Trail in Pulaski
County.
That connection, a good 20 to 30
miles, would go through the Radford
area.
It would be useful to bike
commuters like Wil Orndorff as well as
folks who use the trails for exercise
and fun.
ENG#=3 SOT FULL
SOT FULL
INQ=A LOT OF US ARE
*CG 2line Wil Orndorff
NRV Bike Association WIL ORNDORFF, NRV BIKE ASSOC.
11:03:05 A LOT OF US ARE FAIR WEATHER
COMMUTERS AND A LOT OF US CAN ONLY DO
IT WHEN THE TIME ALLOWS MAINLY BECAUSE
THERE'S NO EASY DIRECT PATH BETWEEN THE
COMMUNITIES. 11:03:16
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OQ=BETWEEN THE COMMUNITIES
VO-NAT VO-NAT
Planning commission members say
the trail connection is very
preliminary and could take several
years to accomplish.
(END VO) (END VO)
toss straight to commerical
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GRAPHIC=none
*cg 0011
Now here's a look at today's top local
stories.
Roanoke County has issued a ban on all
outdoor fires. With the wind and low
humidity, the county fire chief says it
only takes a second for a spark to
start a fire.
Violating the burning ban is punishable
by up to a year in jail and a
25-hundred dollar fine.
VO-NAT VO-NAT
ENG#1
Crews will be back on the fire line in
Botetourt County this morning. High
winds whipped up heavy smoke yesterday
along the Bedford Botetourt County
line, but authorities say the forest
fire that has been smoldering there
since last Saturday is still contained.
VO-NAT VO-NAT
ENG#2 A 70 foot scale model of a blue whale
was on display at Radford High School
yesterday. Seniors in Frank Taylor's
biology class spent the day teaching
more than 150 elementary school kids
about the massive creatures.