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03/20/06

News-7 at 6




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VO-NAT JEAN ON VO


JEAN ON VO The first day of Spring
brings snow to parts of Virginia,
Tennessee and North Carolina.
KEITH ON VO KEITH ON VO

A wintery mix is on tap for
much of the News Seven viewing area.
KEITH 2-Shot KEITH 2-Shot

Good evening, I'm Keith Humphry
JEAN 2-Shot JEAN 2-Shot

And I'm Jean Jadhon.
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JEAN 2-SHOT JEAN 2-SHOT

Spring officially began
this afternoon... but Old Man Winter
apparently didn't get the memo.
KEITH 2-SHOT KEITH 2-SHOT

A mix of snow, sleet
and freezing rain could make for a
messy night.

TOSS ACROSS=Keith-Jean & Robin/WXCENTER TOSS ACROSS



Let's go right to
meteorologist Robin Reed in the

Skytracker Seven Forecast Center.

LIVE=Robin Full/WXCENTER LIVE FULL






SKYTRACKER/FULL RADAR ANALYSIS







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JEAN ON CAM JEAN ON CAM

GRAPHIC=NONE The Roanoke County school board is

EDUCATION 7 ANIM holding a special meeting at this hour.

News 7 has learned its in response to
the controversies at Cave Spring High
School.

DOUBLE BOXES=Jean & Justin/STARLINK DOUBLE BOXES



Tonight's meeting is being held at
Hidden Valley High School. That is
where Justin McLeod is. Justin do we
know any specifics on what's being
discussed?

Jean, not really.

LIVE=Justin Full/Starlink LIVE FULL

*CG standup Justin McLeod
jmcleod@wdbj7.com



*CG live Roanoke Co.

It is a closed session so we are not
allowed in.

I can tell you the board is meeting
to discuss personnel issues.

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VO-NAT You can bet though the school board


will have plenty to talk about.

As you know, many parents and
teachers are angry over the recent
firing of Cave Spring's athletic
director Randy Meck.

They're also upset that the new
athletic fields at the school are still
not ready, in fact they're months
behind schedule.

There's also been plenty of criticism
towards Superintendent Linda Weber and
her management style.

Over the weekend, hundreds signed a
petition at Cave Spring calling for
Weber's immediate resignation.

LIVE=Justin Full/Starlink LIVE FULL

*CG live Roanoke Co.



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DOUBLE BOXES=Jean & Justin/STarlink DOUBLE BOXES



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KEITH ON CAM KEITH ON CAM

GRAPHIC=NONE Franklin County school officials


say they will address concerns tonight
about the possible chemical exposure at
an elementary school.

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*CG locator Wirtz

On March 7th, an exterminator
sprayed Dudley Elementary with a
chemical known as malathion
MAL-uh-THY-awn to get rid of ants.

The spraying occurred during
school hours -- which officials say
should NOT have happened.

About a week later, FOUR parents
called the school complaining their
children were suffering from flu-like
symptoms.

School officials don't believe
the symptoms are related to the
spraying, but they removed the children
from the affected areas AND conducted

air quality tests just to be safe.

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INQ=I DON'T THINK




*CG 2line Angie Belcher
Dudley Elementary Parent 1016 ANGIE BELCHER/DUDLEY ELEMENTARY
PARENT: I DON'T THINK IT'S AS BAD AS IT
MAY SOUND. WITH ANY PESTICIDE OR
ANYTHING, YOU COULD COME ACROSS THAT AT
HOME AND YOU I THINK IT'S JUST AN
ACCIDENT 27

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OQ=JUST AN ACCIDENT





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School officials say they expect
to get the results back from the tests
Wednesday.

They will address parents'
concerns tonight at 7:00 o'clock during
the regularly scheduled P-T-O meeting
at the school.

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JEAN ON CAM JEAN ON CAM

GRAPHIC=NONE The Victory Stadium debate is


taking another turn as Roanoke City
Council considers using excess stadium
funds for library improvements.

The proposal has angered Victory
Stadium supporters, but today a
majority of council voted to schedule a
public hearing on that possibility.

News7 @ 6 in Monitor DOUBLE BOXES



DOUBLE BOXES=Jean & JoeD/Newsroom Joe Dashiell is here with more on


the latest chapter of this long running
controversy.

LIVE=Joe Full/Newsroom LIVE FULL

*CG standup Joe Dashiell
jdashiell@wdbj7.com Jean, there was one speaker, and
no discussion today, as city council
voted to schedule the public hearing.

Brian Wishneff and Sherman Lea
voted against the motion, and they
argue that the timing is no accident.

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SOT FULL 26:43



INQ=




*CG locator Roanoke
File Tape

:05
*CG 2line Sherman Lea
Roanoke City Council
18
*CG 2line Nelson Harris
Roanoke Mayor
:43







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OQ=move forward on both of those <
fronts. expected to cost about eight point two
million dollars, Mayor Nelson Harris
says the city has another five and half
million in the stadium fund that could
be used for long overdue library
improvements.

But Victory Stadium supporters
are saying not so fast..

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INQ=I think the timing I THINK THE TIMING IS EXACTLY PART OF


THE ELECTION. IT'S A POLITICAL MOVE
THAT IS VERY EVIDENT. I THINK THERE ARE
A LOT OF THINGS BEING DONE NOW ALL WITH
THE FOCUS OF MOVING AND THEN
DEMOLISHING VICTORY STADIUM.

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OQ=demolishing victory stadium. The Mayor says it's unlikely that



council would decide Victory Stadium's
fate before the May election, but he
says council isn't going to stop making
decisions just because it's election
season.

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INQ=Because of what we've been through BECAUSE OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH AND


THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE. IT WAS
THIS COUNCIL THAT RECEIVED THE STADIUM
REPORT. IT WAS THIS COUNCIL THAT
RECEIVED THE LIBRARY STUDY, SO
CONSEQUENTLY I THINK THIS COUNCIL IS IN
THE BEST POSITION TO RENDER DECISIONS
AND MOVE FORWARD ON BOTH OF THOSE
FRONTS.

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OQ=on both of those fronts.





LIVE=Joe Full/Newsroom LIVE FULL



A representative of the Regional
Chamber of Commerce spoke in favor of
committing more money toward library
improvements.

DOUBLE BOXES=Jean & Joe/Newsroom DOUBLE BOXES



Jean, others will have a chance
to weigh in, when council holds the
public hearing on April 17th.

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KEITH ON CAM KEITH ON CAM

GRAPHIC=NONE It's one thing to quit your job and


strike out on your own.

A Roanoke jury has concluded: it's
another thing to make off with a good
share of your former employer's
business in the process.

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VO-NAT




*CG locator Roanoke

Troy Cook left Mario Industries in
2003, setting out to launch his own
wholesale lighting firm.

He'd been the sales manager here for 13
years.

His boss didn't realize that Cook was
conspiring to literally steal business
away from him.

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INQ=He talked with




*CG 2line Louis Scutellaro

Mario Industries President HE TALKED WITH SALES REPS BEFORE HE
LEFT AND CONVINCED THEM TO START
DIVERTING JOBS. AND HE ACTUALLY TOOK
ORDERS THAT WERE MADE OUT TO MARIO AND
HAD THEM DIVERTED OVER TO HIS NEW
COMPANY.

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Scutellaro says Cook stole customer
lists and other trade secrets.

Once he got Renaissance Lighting going,
Cook e-mailed photos of Mario products
to China to have them duplicated there.
KEITH ON CAM KEITH ON CAM

GRAPHIC=NONE Friday night a Roanoke jury concluded


Renaissance owes Mario 1-and-a-half
million dollars.

Troy Cook declined to discuss the case
with us, except to say he plans to
appeal.

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JEAN ON CAM JEAN ON CAM

GRAPHIC=Brush Fire A former volunteer firefighter


has been charged with starting a brush
fire in Bedford County over the
weekend.

ENG#=3 VO-NAT
VO-NAT




*CG locator Bedford Co.
Saturday Morning Firefighters responded to a fire
late friday night that burned nearly an
acre along Sandy Ford Road near
Montvale.

Early Saturday morning, police
got a tip about a vehicle involved.

They later spotted it and
arrested 18-year-old Daniel Lee
Saunders, a former firefighter.

Saunders has been charged with
arson, and threatening to burn an
occupied dwelling.

He is being held at the Blue
Ridge Regional Jail.

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JEAN ON CAM JEAN ON CAM

GRAPHIC=HOLD Dry conditions, low humidity and



high winds have produced an active fire
season.

It's likely to be a topic of
conversation as state lawmakers prepare
for the special budget session.
STATE CAPITOL ANIMATION STATE CAPITOL REPORT

Richmond Bureau Chief Jennifer
Wishon has more in tonight's State
Capitol Report.

LIVE=Jennifer Full/State Micro LIVE FULL

*CG standup Jennifer Wishon
jwishon@wdbj7.com


*CG live Richmond

About two- thirds the way through
spring fire season, the Department of
Forestry still has about half it's
fire- fighting budget left.

Local firefighters, however, are
hoping for a financial boost.

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*CG locator Henrico Co.
:00




*CG 2line Dennis Gaston

Forester
:14


*CG locator Bedford Co.
This Month
:24


*CG 2line Scott Bachman
Forester
:41










*CG 2line John Marshall
VA Secretary of Public Safety
1:11



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OQ=MAYBE WE COULD HAVE SAVED SOME LIVES <<

HERE



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OQ=nats of helicopter State foresters spent the morning


practicing their ground to air
communication skills.


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INQ=nats of airplane 6:58:46 NATS OF AIRPLANE DROPPING


WATER.

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OQ=nats of airplane. That's because spring fire season


is far from over.

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INQ=So this stuff here 7:13:40 DENNIS GASTON/FORESTER: SO


THIS STUFF HERE IS JUST AS DRY AS IT
COULD POSSIBLY GET AND IT COULD BURN,
WE COULD GET FLAME HIEIGHTS IN HERE
PROBABLY 15 OR 20 FEET.

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OQ=a matter of minutes. This year, nearly 700- fires have


burned more than five- thousand acres
across the state - including nearly
1200 in Bedford County.

Fighting a fire that large
requires communicating with several
localities and agencies - often working
acres apart.

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INQ=Everytime we talk about 7:01:02 SCOTT BACHMAN/FORESTER:


EVERYTIME WE TALK ABOUT WHAT WENT WRONG
ON A FIRE ALMOST INVARIABLY WE'RE GOING
TO TALK ABOUT COMMUNICATIONS.

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OQ=about communications. Only about 35- percent of local


first responders have the technology

needed to communicate with state
agencies.

Less than ten percent can
communicate with federal agencies.

To help local fire departments
buy better gear, the governor allotted
12- million dollars above basic state
aide to localities.

However, the House and Senate
both stripped it from their budgets.

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INQ=We'd like to get ahead 7:43:29 JOHN MARSHALL: WE'D LIKE TO


GET AHEAD OF THE CURVE AND ACTUALLY
WHERE WE'RE NOT DEALING WITH A TRAGEDY
AND SAY IF ONLY WE'D HAD THIS PIECE OF
EQUIPMENT MAYBE WE COULD HAVE DONE
THIS, MAYBE WE COULD HAVE SAVED SOME
LIVES HERE.

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OQ=saved some lives here.





LIVE=Jennifer Full/State Micro LIVE FULL

*CG live Richmond

Firefighters remain hopeful that
money will be restored to the state
budget.

DOUBLE BOXES=Jean & Jennifer/State DOUBLE BOXES


micro Jean, they're of course competing
with many other budget requests.


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A scam that has hit college
campuses across the area gets even
bolder.

Still ahead, how one Radford
student almost lost some big bucks.

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JEAN ON VO JEAN ON VO

Plus why this charter jet's
stranded at the Roanoke Regional
Airport.
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JEAN 2-Shot JEAN 2-Shot


Another new addition coming
to Tanglewood Mall.

Coming up on News Seven,
we'll tell you what's on the way.

ENG#=1



VO-NAT VO-NAT


KEITH ON VO KEITH ON VO

Plus the scammers are still at
it.

Their latest attempt to hone in
on those offering college housing in
the New River Valley.
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JEAN ON CAM JEAN ON CAM

GRAPHIC=NONE After a rocky start, a group of


local business people were able to
straighten up and fly right- right, out

of Roanoke.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT




*CG locator Roanoke

This morning more than
160-Advance Auto Parts employees were
on their way to Orlando for a three-day
business meeting.

Just as their Miami Air
International flight was leaving the
Roanoke Regional Airport and pulling
away from the jet bridge- the plane's
wing clipped the bridge.

The 737 was emptied.

The plane itself was grounded,
but according to an airport spokeswoman
- the bridge only sustained a few
scratches.

By three o'clock- the group was
on its way in another plane.

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KEITH ON CAM KEITH ON CAM

GRAPHIC=NONE An international Nigerian e-mail

SCAM ALERT 7 ANIMATION scam has become even more elaborate,
according to one Radford University

student.

ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT




*CG locator Radford

First Megan Donnally got e-mail
about a room she had for rent.

It was listed on-line at Radford
University and Virginia Tech's
off-campus housing search.

The man sent a check for too much
money and told Donnally to wire the
difference back to him.

She Googled the man's name and
got David Martins.

Fraud alerts popped up
immediately.

Donnally says Martins' contact
with her became harassing.

He even called her from a blocked
number.

She says Martins provided lots of
details and asked her to pick him up at
the airport.

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INQ=He fooled me for




*CG 2line Megan Donnally

RU Student MEGAN DONNALLY, RU STUDENT

19:57:44 HE FOOLED ME FOR A WHILE. I
WAS TRYING TO BE A NICE PERSON AND HELP
SOMEBODY COMING FROM A DIFFERENT
COUNTRY CLAIMING HE WAS A RELIGIOUS
PERSON AND HE WAS COMING OVER TO DO A
MISSION. 19:57:56

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OQ=to do a mission





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As these scams become more
elaborate, police are warning people
doing business or advertising online...
to be on guard.

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JEAN ON CAM JEAN ON CAM

GRAPHIC=NONE More change on the way at


Tanglewood Mall in Roanoke County- a
big new sportswear store is coming in
the fall.

ENG#=4 VO-NAT



VO-NAT If you shop in Tidewater or Staunton,



you may already be familiar with Steve
and Barry's University Sportswear.

The chain sells clothing at a
discount, including officially licensed
college products.
*CG locator Roanoke Co. The store will be 48 thousand square
feet and take up the TJ Maxx 2nd level
space and extend all the way to and
include what's now the food court. A
hair and nail salon and Chick Fil A
will move to other spots in the mall-
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MIKE ON CAM MIKE ON CAM

GRAPHIC=None Coming up tonight on News 7


sports - The Tech women talk about

their next game with powerful U-Conn.

The rain-delayed Golden Corral
500 roll in Atlanta

ENG#=1 VO-NAT



VO-NAT as Dodge makes it mark at Atlanta


for the first time since 1977.

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ANCHOR ON CAM MIKE ON CAM

GRAPHIC=NEXTEL CUP We begin tonight on the Nextel


Cup series, the Golden Corral 500 was
washed out yesterday and moved to today
at 11am just outside of Atlanta in
Hampton, Georgia.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT




*CG locator Hampton, GA
NASCAR Images Only about 20 thousand of the 80
thousand fans who were expected for the

race showed up for today's rain date.
Ryan Newman and defending champ Carl
Edwards probably wished they would have
stayed at home, as well.

Edwards finished 40th.

Kasey Kahne made some serious
history in the Golden Corral 500, as he
held off this STOUT challenge from Mark
Martin with 12 laps to go.

Kahne would hold off Martin, Dale
Junior and Jeff Gordon to become the
first Dodge driver since Richard Petty
back in 1977 to win find victory lane.

He's also the first driver to win
the spring race at Atlanta from the
pole since Buddy Baker did so in 1979.

Kahne gets the win with Martin
second and Junior third.

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INQ=BITE




*CG 2line Kasey Kahne
Golden Corral 500 Winner
:00
*CG 2line Ray Evernham
Kahne's Car Owner
:32






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OQ=...BETTER ON OUR OWN." MIKE ON CAMERA

MIKE ON CAMERA

GRAPHIC=HOLD Jeff Gordon finished 4th, Tony


Stewart 5th and Jimmie Johnson 6th.

Kyle Petty was a solid 8th.

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MIKE ON CAM MIKE ON CAM

GRAPHIC=WOmen Final 4 The Virginia Tech Women will try


and continue their run in the N-C-A-A
Tournament tommorrow night when the
Hokies take on Connecticut.

ENG#=3 VO-NAT
VO-NAT




*CG locator Blacksburg
2004 Tech does have one advantage over
some other teams playing against U-Conn
in the tournament. The Hokies played
against the Huskies when they were in
the Big East. Beth Dunkenberger may
have to defer to her players for a game

plan. She didn't arrive in Blacksburg
until Tech moved into the A-C-C but she
has seen Connecticut in the Tournament
before.

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INQ=




*CG 2line Carrie Mason
VT Senior Guard
:00


*CG 2line Beth Dunkenberger
Virginia Tech Head Coach
:12


*CG 2line Geno Auriemma
Connecticut Head Coach
:45



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OQ=Do a lot of things.



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MIKE ON CAM MIKE ON CAM

GRAPHIC=MEN'S FINAL FOUR The road to the Final Four is all


set to resume this Thursdy night here
on WDBJ-7 with a great doubleheader.
GO TO APRISA 150 GO TO APRISA 150

The coverage from CBS Sports
begins at 7, and at about 7:10 Duke
will tip things off with LSU in
Atlanta.

Now, we will stay on that court
for the late game Thursday as West
Virginia takes on Texas at
approximately 9:40. It actually will
be 30 minutes after the colnclusion of
the Duke game.

Hope you can join us for both on
Thursday night as the road to the Final
Four continues here on WDBJ-7.
END OF APRISA END OF APRISA
by SS