WDBJ 7 morning news for 02/26/08

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10 KMC 11 HV Teacher VO vo Hannah OTS 224 --
GRAPHIC=Hannah News 7 has learned a Roanoke

County teacher is no longer working at
Hidden Valley High School after being

charged with prostitution.

CHANNEL=C VO-NAT

VO-NAT Alfred Lee Hannah Junior,

according to Hidden Valley High
School's website, was a government
teacher.

According to the Virginia Courts
website, Hannah was cited last
Wednesday for prostitution, which is a
misdemeanor.

Roanoke Police are not releasing
the circumstances that led to his
arrest.

KIM ON CAM KIM ON CAM

GRAPHIC=HOLD Roanoke County School

Superintendent Lorraine Lange said last
night Hannah is no longer employed with
the school system.

She could not provide any more
details, because it is a personnel
matter.

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GRAPHIC=None The investigation into city

spending is underway in Roanoke.

Mayor Nelson Harris requested the
audit last week following questions

about Alfred Dowe's expenses.

Now the municipal auditor is
preparing to begin the review.

CHANNEL=A VO NAT
VO NAT

*CG file Friday

Dowe defended his spending in an
interview with News 7 Friday
afternoon...

But after information came to
light suggesting he sought double
reimbursements from the city and the
state for trips to Richmond, the Mayor
asked for his resignation.

Now the municipal auditor will
try to determine exactly what
happened... and his review will cover
not only Dowe's spending, but expenses
from the rest of council as well.

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GRAPHIC=none A judge could rule as early as today

whether a special election to replace
Dowe should happen in May.

In the meantime, council will have to

appoint a temporary person to the
position.

CHANNEL=B VO NAT

VO NAT Several council members told us they
want to pick someone who doesn't want
the job on a permanent basis, therefore
it may be a former council member.

Everyone we talked to also welcomes
an audit of all city expenses of
council members.

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INQ=I am fully convinced

*CG 2line Nelson Harris

Roanoke Mayor NELSON HARRIS/ROANOKE MAYOR: I AM
FULLY CONVINCED JUSTIN THAT REMAINING
COLLEAGUES ON COUNCIL HAVE USED THEIR
PURCHASE CARD FOR APPROPRIATE EXPENSES.

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OQ=APPROPIATE EXPENSES

VO NAT VO NAT

Mayor Harris hopes to have
recommendations for more checks and
balances by council's March 17th
meeting.

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KIM on INET KIM ON INET

Alfred Dowe's resignation letters
are posted on Your Hometown website...
you can read them and follow our
coverage on WDBJ7.com.

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GRAPHIC=SESSION 2008 In other news...Governor Kaine

has sent a bill to the legislature to
address the growing trend of mortgage
foreclosures.

Southwest Virginia Senator Phil
Puckett is carrying the bill.

It requires high- risk mortgage
lenders to let borrowers know ten- days
before accelerating the repayment of a
loan.

If the borrower wishes to avoid
foreclosure, the lender shall allow a
30- day grace period.

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GRAPHIC=CAMPAIGN 2008 With the primaries in Ohio and

Texas looming closer, the rhetoric is
starting to get a bit more heated on
the Democratic side.

Joel Brown has the latest Campaign
2008 report from Washington.

CHANNEL=A (SOT FULL)

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INQ=Hillary Clinton says hope

*CG 2line Sen. Hillary Clinton

(D) Presidential Candidate

:37

*CG 2line Sen. Barack Obama

(D) Presidential Candidate

:48 quick

*CG 2line Sen. John McCain

(R) Presidential Candidate

1:10

*CG standup Joel Brown

Reporting

1:27

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(END SOT) (nats)

Hillary Clinton says hope isn't enough.

(SOT HILLARY CLINTON 205125): "I WANT

YOU TO SEE THAT MY ACTIONS MATCH MY

WORDS!" (nat crowd)

The next round of primaries in Texas
and Ohio are must-win contests for the

former first lady. Her core message is
the same - "I'm ready, he's not" - but

it's taken a sharper tone in recent
days.

First denouncing Barack Obama's
campaign tactics---

(NATSOT CLINTON 01405): "SHAME ON YOU

BARACK OBAMA."

Then mocking him as
naive....(nats)....and now comparing
him to that most

high-profile republican target...

(SOT HILLARY CLINTON 123843): "WE'VE

SEEN THE TRAGIC RESULT OF HAVING A

PRESIDENT WHO HAD NEITHER THE
EXPERIENCE NOR THE WISDOM TO MANAGE OUR
FOREIGN

POLICY 1/8AND SAFEGUARD OUR NATIONAL
SECURITY.3/8"

(nats)

But Obama's staying on point--

(SOT BARACK OBAMA 190215): "COME

ON-BOARD - YOU WANT TO BE ON THE CHANGE

TRAIN."

And that train's gathering steam. He's
drawing closer in Ohio and has pulled

even with Clinton in Texas.

(POSSIBLE QUICK SOT OBAMA)

(nats)

Meanwhile, John McCain's Straight Talk
Express has hit a bump in the road.

The Arizona senator did some quick
back-pedaling after saying to win the
White

House, he's got to convince Americans
that the policy in Iraq is working.

(SOT JOHN MCCAIN 051530): (SOUND AS

RECEIVED)

"I DON'T MEAN THAT I'LL -QUOTE- 'LOSE.'
I MEAN THAT IT'S AN IMPORTANT ISSUE

IN THE JUDGEMENT OF THE AMERICAN
VOTERS."

Patience in Iraq is a major theme for
his campaign, but he's got to be
careful.

Polls show the country's grown
increasingly weary of the war....and
will

probably be even more so in November.

(oncam)

TBD - FIREWORKS EXPECTED AT TONIGHT'S
DEM DEBATE IN OHIO

Joel Brown, News 7.

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GRAPHIC=NONE Speaking of Iraq...the Senate's

expected to vote today on a proposal
that would have U- S troops returning

home within 120 days.

But since the measure's almost
guaranteed to fail, some Democrats say
it might be time to start tying war
money to the ailing economy.

CHANNEL=B VO-NAT

VO-NAT Meanwhile, a senior general says

when the buildup ends in July, there
will be about 140-thousand troops on
the ground in Iraq�that's eight-
thousand more than before the surge
began.

It's the first time the Pentagon has
publicly speculated on the number of
troops who will remain in Iraq.

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GRAPHIC=Tennessee Vols In sports, as expected,

Tennessee has been elevated to the
top-spot in the men's Associated Press
Top- 25 college basketball poll.

The Vols took the Number-1 spot
away from last week's top-team,
Memphis, with their recent win over the
Tigers.

Now let's check the scoreboards.

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Salem

Graham

Martinsville

Marion

Region Four

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Rustburg

Alleghany

Broadway

Jefferson Forest

Region Three

*CG hsbball 4

Waynesboro

Turner Ashby

Liberty

Stuarts Draft

REGION THREE

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Blacksburg

Tazewell

Graham

Magna Vista

REGION FOUR

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Staunton River

William Byrd

Northside

Jefferson Forest

REGION THREE

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Bath Co.

Covington

Craig Co.

Eastern Montgomery

REGION C

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Radford

James River

Grayson Co.

Fort Chiswell

REGION C - DIVISION TWO

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Floyd Co.

George Wythe

Chilhowie

Auburn

REGION C

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(kim and leo banter to weather intro) Coming up after 6 o-clock, Grant

Kittelson visits with the Virginia Tech
softball team.

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Center. Scattered showers develop this
morning as a strong cold front heads Leo goes back to desk our way. Winds will increase
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Lottery-Bump go into effect at 6pm along the Blue
COMM #-1 Ridge. We could see wind gusts in the

50mph. Heavy snow is also possible
behind the front in areas above 3,000
feet in West Virginia and far SW
Virginia, where amounts over 6 inches
may fall through Wednesday. Visibility
will also be reduced with blowing and
drifting snow. Skies clear some
Wednesday with very windy conditions.
Temperatures will also be considerably
colder, with highs near 40. Thursday
is sunny and cool with highs near 40.
Friday should be dry, but with more
clouds. Highs are expected to be warmer
near 50. Currently, the first weekend
of March calls for partly sunny skies,
with a few showers early Saturday
morning. Highs near 50. TUESDAY: Rain

through early afternoon. Winds
Increase. High: 57 TUESDAY NIGHT: Windy
and cold. Low: 32 For weather anytime
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GRAPHIC=NEWS 7 MORNIN' BAM If you're not out hiking the

Appalachian Trail, you can show your
support for it while riding around in
your car.

DOUBLE BOXES=KIM AND BOB DOUBLE BOXES

Bob Grebe joins us now with the
details.

LIVE=BOB FULL AT BAM LIVE FULL
*CG standup Bob Grebe

bgrebe@wdbj7.com Kimberly, Virginia offers a wide
variety of specialty license plates and
there may soon be a new one available
for Appalachian Trail lovers.

CHANNEL=A VO NAT
VO NAT

*CG file File Tape

There is a drive in the state
legislature to get a specialty plate
passed.

A bill has passed the Senate and
awaits House approval.

For the legislation to take
effect, the Appalachian Trail
Conservancy needs 350 pre-paid
applications by July.

The specialty plate costs an
extra 25-dollars, with 15-dollars going
to the ATC.

But one-thousand paid
applications are needed before the
Conservancy starts to see the funds.

CHANNEL=B SOT FULL

SOT FULL

INQ= you can certainly

*CG 2line Jack Noll

Appalachian Trial Conservancy 08.02.29 "YOU CAN CERTAINLY USE THE
MONEY TO PUT BACK INTO THE TRAIL. BUT
I THINK A BIGGER PART OF IT IS JUST TO
LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT WE REALLY
CELEBRATE THE TRAIL HERE IN VIRGINIA.
THAT IT MEANS SOMETHING TO US, THAT
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT." 08.02.41
(:12)

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OQ= really important.

VO NAT VO NAT

The Appalachian Trail covers over
21-hundred miles stretching from Maine
to Georgia.

A quarter of those miles run
through VA.

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If you want more information
about the license plate application, we
have the Appalachian Trail
Conservancy's website linked to ours.

Just go to WDBJ7.com and click on
weblinks.

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LIVE=BOB FULL AT BAM LIVE FULL

North Carolina already has
Appalachian Trail specialty plates.

Noll says those plates have
generated over 100-thousand dollars for
the ATC.

DOUBLE BOXES=BOB AND KIM (DOUBLE BOXES)

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy
has 45-hundred members in Virginia.

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GRAPHIC=NONE In today's health check 7
HEALTHCHECK 7 ANIMATION report...the government says in 10
years, one out of every five five
dollars will be spent on health care.

That would be three times the rate of
inflation.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services says it'll be largely driven
by higher prices, and an increased
demand for care.

Other factors include a growing and
aging population...that's when baby
boomers will start qualifying for
Medicare.

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ANCHOR=Kim ANCHOR=Kim

GRAPHIC=Business News Online advertisers are cashing

in.

And paying for an ivy league
education won't break the bank.

Alexis Christoforous reports.

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INQ=The Internet

*CG standup Alexis Christoforous

Reporting

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< LEAST FOR ADVERTISING... ONLINE AD
SALES TOPPED 21 BILLION DOLLARS LAST

YEAR -- THE HIGHEST EVER. AND A 25
PERCENT JUMP OVER 2006. AND THERE'S
STILL ROOM FOR GROWTH -- BY MOST
ACCOUNTS -- THE INTERNET STILL
REPRESENTS LESS THAN 10 PERCENT OF ALL
AD SPENDING IN THE U-S.

A RELIEF RALLY ON WALL STREET.. STOCKS
BOLTED HIGHER AFTER STANDARD AND POORS
AFFIRMED ITS TRIPLE-A RATINGS FOR MBIA
AND AMBAC FINANCIAL. THAT EASED
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LATER TODAY, EXPECT FIGURES ON
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DEPOT...INVESTORS ARE BRACING FOR THE
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AN IVY LEAGUE EDUCATION IS GETTING
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HAS DECIDED TO SUBSTITUTE GRANTS FOR
LOANS FOR STUDENTS WHO'S FAMILIES MAKE
LESS THAN 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR.

AND WILL EXPECT NO FINANCIAL
CONTRIBUTION FROM PARENTS WHO EARN LESS
THAN 60 THOUSAND. BROWN'S CURRENT
TUITION - INCLUDING ROOM AND BOARD IS
ABOUT 47-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR. THE
CHANGES APPLY TO CURRENT AND NEW
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GRANTS.

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GRAPHIC=none Wildfires have forced about 15-

hundred people to leave their homes
across central and western Texas.

CHANNEL=A (VO-NAT)
VO-NAT

*CG locator Odessa, TX

Strong winds and warm temperatures are
fanning the flames...making the job
tough for firefighters.

So far, the fires have burned about
22- thousand acres.

The National Weather Service has
classified the fire danger in the area
as s ``extremely critical.''

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GRAPHIC=NONE The attorney for one of two

people charged with manslaughter in a

deadly D-U-I crash in Roanoke County is
wondering who's to blame.

CHANNEL=B VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Salem

Jeff Dupree was arraigned again
yesterday morning.

While he has not commented about
the incident publicly- -and was not
called upon to say anything in court-
-his lawyer says police have apparently
determined both drivers share the
blame.

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INQ=They realized this

*CG 2line Richard Lawrence

Dupree's Attorney

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OQ=difference about that.

< SITUATION... THAT PERHAPS- -I'M NOT
AGREEING TO THIS- -BUT PERHAPS TWO CARS
WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE UNFORTUNATE
DEATH OF THE GENTLEMAN WHO DIED. AND
THE SITUATION THAT MAY CAUSE US TO GO
TO TRIAL IN THIS CASE, IS IF SOMEBODY

TRIES TO BLAME THE OTHER ONE FOR THE
CAUSE OF THE DEATH. I THINK THE
INVESTIGATION AT THE SCENE IS GOING TO
MAKE A WHOLE LOT OF DIFFERENCE ABOUT
THAT.>>

VO-NAT VO-NAT

The other suspect: Tracie
Nininger had a point-1-9 blood/alcohol
level...which is more than two times
the legal limit.

Dupree refused to take a breath
test last Wednesday.

He told his attorney he declined,
after being disoriented by the force of
the collision and the air bag going
off.

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GRAPHIC=SESSION 2008 Tougher penalties on animal

fighting are not meeting much
resistance in the General Assembly.

CHANNEL=A VO-NAT

VO-NAT

*CG locator Richmond

Under current law cockfighting is
illegal ONLY if gambling takes place.

A bill sponsored by Delegates
Morgan Griffith and Ward Armstrong
would make fighting cocks a crime
punishable by up to one year in jail.

Attaching knives to a rooster's
body, charging admission, or gambling
on a fight would be a felony.

Meanwhile lawmakers are voting to
place stricter regulations on dog
breeders.

It's in response to the break up
of a puppy mill in Hillsville last
fall.

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VO-NAT Efforts to raise the gas tax died
ANCHOR=KIM in a House committee.

The bill would have raised the
tax by one cent per gallon each year
for the next five years.

Each penny increase would raise

an estimated 52- million dollars for
road maintenance.

The bill's sponsor says the
increase would only cost Virginians a
couple of McDonald's combo meals each
year.

The best part, he says, is out of
state drivers would share the cost.

Transportation experts estimate
funding for road maintenance in
Virginia will dry up by 2016.

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KIM TOSSES TO BUMP TOSS TO BUMP

BUMP

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INQ=From the skytracker

RUNS=05

OQ=your hometown weather.

LEO IN CHROMAKEY

(WX BUG)

(TITAN)

(Weather Pro)

Leo goes back to desk (WXBUG)

DESK 2-SHOT---Leo and Kim (TITAN)

< Hirsbrunner in the SkyTracker7 Forecast toss to Kim Center. Scattered showers develop this
morning as a strong cold front heads
our way. Winds will increase
considerably after the front rolls
through Tuesday night. Wind advisories
go into effect at 6pm along the Blue
Ridge. We could see wind gusts in the
50mph. Heavy snow is also possible
behind the front in areas above 3,000
feet in West Virginia and far SW
Virginia, where amounts over 6 inches
may fall through Wednesday. Visibility
will also be reduced with blowing and
drifting snow. Skies clear some

Wednesday with very windy conditions.
Temperatures will also be considerably
colder, with highs near 40. Thursday
is sunny and cool with highs near 40.
Friday should be dry, but with more
clouds. Highs are expected to be warmer
near 50. Currently, the first weekend
of March calls for partly sunny skies,
with a few showers early Saturday
morning. Highs near 50. TUESDAY: Rain
through early afternoon. Winds
Increase. High: 57 TUESDAY NIGHT: Windy
and cold. Low: 32 For weather anytime
turn to our webpage at wdbj7.com >>

(WXPRO)

Leo goes back to desk

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GRAPHIC=NONE Southside leaders are hoping to

place local workers in new high-tech
jobs.

CHANNEL=A VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Danville

An "Advanced Vehicle Research
Center" will open later this year in
the Danville Pittsylvania County Cyber
Park.

The center will offer 30 new
jobs, with an average salary of
50-thousand dollars a year.

Researchers will test alternative
fuels, along with military and off-road
vehicles.

Local high school students were
introduced to the center's research
cars at an announcement yesterday
morning.

CHANNEL=B SOT FULL
SOT FULL

INQ="When you get a project like
this..."

*CG 2line Jerry Gwaltney

Danville City Manager 18:43:32 Jerry Gwaltney: "When
you get a project like this, it really
changes the community. It brings in
the type of research component that
ties in to what we're trying to do here
in the community." 18:43:43

RUNS=:11 (END SOT)

OQ="...trying to do here in the

community."

VO-NAT VO-NAT

The Advanced Vehicle Research
Center is based in Raleigh, North
Carolina.

The Danville groundbreaking is
scheduled for this summer.

(END VO) (END VO)

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BUMP

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OQ=dial now

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ROLL OUT OF BREAK

SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ=

*CG wakeup Donna Walters

Radford

RUNS=15 (END SOT)

OQ=

6:00 HEADLINES NEXT

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ANCHOR=Kimberly ANCHOR=Kimberly

GRAPHIC=none <<
*cg 0014 >>

CHANNEL=A VO-NAT

VO-NAT Coming up on News 7 Mornin'... a

special election could be in the works
to find a successor for Roanoke City
Councilman Alfred Dowe.

CHANNEL=B VO-NAT

VO-NAT AND Prostitution charges surround a

former Hidden Valley High School
Teacher.

(END VO) (END VO)

ROLL OPEN

ENG#=D1

DESK 2-SHOT Kimberly and Leo

ANCHOR=Kimberly Hi/Leo Hi <<
*cg 4027 >> *CG standup Kimberly McBroom

kmcbroom@wdbj7.com DESK 2-SHOT=Kimberly and Leo

ANCHOR=Kimberly

Welcome to News 7 Mornin'.......

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GRAPHIC=none

Leo WX Pro

Currents Leo Hello

Area Forecast toss to Leo

WX-Pro

toss back to Kim

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GRAPHIC=NONE Roanoke city leaders are

still trying to sort out the process

for choosing Alfred Dowe's successor.

A hearing today could
determine whether the city holds a
special election in May or November.

CHANNEL=C VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG file Friday

Meanwhile, Roanoke's municipal
auditor is preparing to take a closer
look at Dowe's spending.

And Roanoke Commonwealth's
Attorney Don Caldwell says he will call
in a special prosecutor, IF the audit
is referred to him.

CHANNEL=A SOT FULL
SOT FULL

INQ=Councilman Dowe

*CG 2line Don Caldwell

Roanoke Commonwealth's Attorney DON CALDWELL/ROANOKE COMMONWEALTH'S
ATTORNEY: COUNCILMAN DOWE WHEN HE WAS
IN HIGH SCHOOL AND AGAIN WHILE HE WAS
IN COLLEGE INTERNED IN THIS OFFICE ON
TWO SEPERATE OCCASIONS, SO IF IT
APPEARS THAT A CRIMINAL PROSECUTION IS
GOING TO GO FORWARD, I WILL ASK A
SPECIAL PROSECUTOR TO COME IN AND

HANDLE THAT SIMPLY BECAUSE I KNOW HIM
IN A MORE PERSONAL CAPACITY THAN MOST
OF THE OTHER PEOPLE WE HANDLE.

RUNS=21 (END SOT)

OQ=the other people we handle.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Days after giving up his seat on
Roanoke City Council, Alfred Dowe has
resigned from a state panel.

Yesterday, he submitted a letter
of resignation to the board of the
Virginia Department of Criminal Justice
Services.

(END VO) (END VO)

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GRAPHIC=none News 7's Justin McLeod talked to

Dowe's colleagues on council and has
their reaction.

CHANNEL=B SOT FULL

SOT FULL

INQ=

*CG locator Roanoke

May 2006

:00

*CG 2line David Trinkle

Vice Mayor

:48

*CG 2line Nelson Harris

Roanoke Mayor

1:02

*CG standup Justin McLeod

jmcleod@wdbj7.com

1:16

RUNS=1:26 (END SOT)

OQ=jm, news 7, roanoke

<<((NATS SOUND OF DOWE WINNING
RE-ELECTION))

It was all smiles back in May 2006
when Alfred Dowe won re-election to
council.

But now some of Dowe's colleagues,
who shared this very stage are
disappointed with him.

SOT FULL 17:09:09 clip 6 SOT FULL

INQ=Very NELSON HARRIS/ROANOKE MAYOR: VERY

DISAPPOINTING.

RUNS02 (END SOT)

OQ=DISAPPOINTING

SOT FULL 16:35:27 CLIP 1 SOT FULL

INQ=Obviously there DAVID TRINKLE/VICE MAYOR: OBVIOUSLY

THERE WAS SOME POOR JUDGEMENT THAT HE
PARTICIPATED IN.

RUNS04 (END SOT)

OQ=PARTICIPATED IN

SOT FULL 14:35:56 CLIP 31 SOT FULL

INQ=Disappointed in that SHERMAN LEA: DISAPPOINTED IN THAT IT

SEEMS THAT THINGS JUST GOT BIGGER AND
BIGGER.

RUNS06 (END SOT)

OQ=BIGGER AND BIGGER Therefore council members we talked

to believe Dowe did the right thing by
stepping down.

SOT FULL 14:36:42 CLIP 31 SOT FULL

INQ=Yes I think SHERMAN LEA: YES I THINK IT WAS THE

APPROPIATE THING TO DO AND I BELIEVE
ALFRED WHEN HE SAID HE WOULD NOT WANT
TO SCREW UP ANY PROGRESS THAT'S BEING
MADE.

RUNS12 (END SOT)

OQ=BEING MADE Council members believe this was an

isolated incident but they realize an
audit is needed to reassure the

citizens of Roanoke.

SOT FULL 16:36:38 clip 1 SOT FULL

INQ=I think all of us DAVID TRINKLE: I THINK ALL OF US ARE

WELCOMING THAT AUDIT AND IF THERE ARE
WAYS TO PUT IN MORE CHECKS AND BALANCES
AND TO SUPERVISE ALL CITY EMPLOYEES
THEN I AM ALL FOR THAT.

RUNS12 (END SOT)

OQ=ALL FOR THAT Mayor Harris says changes are already

being discussed.

SOT FULL 17:14:10 CLIP 6 SOT FULL

INQ=A future role NELSON HARRIS: A FUTURE ROLE THAT THE

MAYOR MIGHT PLAY WOULD BE TO CO SIGN
THE EXPENSES THAT ARE SUBMITTED BY
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

RUNS12 (END SOT)

OQ=MEMBERS OF COUNCIL

SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ= JUSTIN McLEOD/REPORTING: WHEN IT COMES

TO THE MAYOR'S EXPENSES, THE VICE MAYOR
WOULD HAVE TO CO-SIGN. THIS IS NOT SET
IN STONE, COUNCIL WOULD FIRST HAVE TO
VOTE ON THE CHANGE. JUSTIN MCLEOD,
NEWS 7, ROANOKE.

RUNS= (END SOT)>>

OQ=JM, NEWS 7, ROANOKE

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KIM on INET KIM ON INET

Alfred Dowe's resignation letters
are posted on Your Hometown website...
you can read them and follow our
coverage on WDBJ7.com.

END INET END INET

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GRAPHIC=Hannah In other news, a former Roanoke

County teacher has been charged with
prostitution.

CHANNEL=C VO-NAT

VO-NAT Alfred Lee Hannah Junior,

according to Hidden Valley High
School's website was a government
teacher.

According to the Virginia Courts
website, Hannah was cited last
Wednesday for prostitution, which is a
misdemeanor. Roanoke Police are
not releasing the circumstances that
led to his arrest.

KIM ON CAM KIM ON CAM

GRAPHIC=HOLD Roanoke County School

Superintendent Lorraine Lange said last

night Hannah is no longer employed with
the school system.

She could not provide any more
details because it is a personnel
matter.

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GRAPHIC=none One big campaign issue is Iraq... and

today the Senate's expected to vote on
a proposal that would have U- S troops
returning home within 120 days.

But since the measure's almost
guaranteed to fail, some Democrats say
it might be time to start tying war
money to the ailing economy.

CHANNEL=A VO-NAT

VO-NAT Meanwhile, a senior general says

when the buildup ends in July, there
will be about 140-thousand troops on
the ground in Iraq�that's eight-
thousand more than before the surge
began.

It's the first time the Pentagon has
publicly speculated on the number of
troops who will remain in Iraq.

(END VO) (END VO)

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GRAPHIC=CAMPAIGN 2008 As the Democrats competing to be

President prepare for a debate tonight
in Ohio...a new poll gives Barack Obama
more bragging rights.

CHANNEL=B VO-NAT

VO-NAT Obama is winning support among white

men, middle- income earners and
liberals.

He's roughly neck- and- neck with
Hillary Rodham Clinton overall...
prompting her campaign to take a
sharper tone.

CHANNEL=C (SOT FULL)
SOT FULL

INQ=WE'VE SEEN THE TRAGIC

*CG 2line Sen. Hillary Clinton

(D) Presidential Candidate

*CG 2line Sen. Barack Obama

(D) Presidential Candidate SEN. HILLARY CLINTON/D- PRESIDENTIAL
@11 CANDIDATE:: "WE'VE SEEN THE TRAGIC
RESULT OF HAVING A PRESIDENT WHO HAD
NEITHER THE EXPERIENCE NOR THE WISDOM
TO MANAGE OUR FOREIGN POLICY 1/8AND

SAFEGUARD OUR NATIONAL SECURITY.

BUTT BUTT BUTT

SEN. BARACK OBAMA/D- PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATE: COME ON-BOARD - YOU WANT TO
BE ON THE CHANGE TRAIN."

RUNS=16 (END SOT)

OQ=ON THE CHANGE TRAIN.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Republican John McCain, meanwhile, is
quickly backing off a remark that his
success at the polls is tied to success
in Iraq.

McCain now says Iraq will play a
role in voters' judgment of his ability
to handle national security.

(END VO) (END VO)

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ANCHOR=Kim ANCHOR=Kim

GRAPHIC=none

In sports, the Virginia Tech softball
team is

getting ready to play a double-header
tomorrow.

Mike Stevens and Grant Kittelson check
in with the team.

CHANNEL=A SOT FULL

SOT FULL

INQ=Good morning

RUNS=2:28 (END SOT)

OQ=see ya in a bit.

(END SOT) weather intro next

weather intro next

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ENG# D1 ANCHOR=Leo

OPEN# E2042 - no fade

SOT FULL Leo in Chromakey

INQ=From the skytracker

RUNS=05

OQ=your hometown weather.

Leo in Chromakey

(WX Bug)

(WX BUG) (TITAN)

(TITAN) < (WeatherPro) Hirsbrunner in the SkyTracker7 Forecast

Center. Scattered showers develop this
morning as a strong cold front heads Leo goes back to desk our way. Winds will increase
DESK 3-SHOT---Leo and Kim AND BOB considerably after the front rolls
(tease and toss to bump) through Tuesday night. Wind advisories
PSA-Bump go into effect at 6pm along the Blue
COMM #-1 Ridge. We could see wind gusts in the

50mph. Heavy snow is also possible
behind the front in areas above 3,000
feet in West Virginia and far SW
Virginia, where amounts over 6 inches
may fall through Wednesday. Visibility
will also be reduced with blowing and
drifting snow. Skies clear some
Wednesday with very windy conditions.
Temperatures will also be considerably
colder, with highs near 40. Thursday
is sunny and cool with highs near 40.
Friday should be dry, but with more
clouds. Highs are expected to be warmer
near 50. Currently, the first weekend
of March calls for partly sunny skies,
with a few showers early Saturday
morning. Highs near 50. TUESDAY: Rain
through early afternoon. Winds
Increase. High: 57 TUESDAY NIGHT: Windy
and cold. Low: 32 For weather anytime

turn to our webpage at wdbj7.com >>

(WeatherPro)

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(Leo SOLO) (Leo---weather pro)

Leo Weather Pro Leo toss to Kim

Leo toss to Kim

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KIMBERLY ON CAM KIMBERLY ON CAM

GRAPHIC=NONE Virginia offers a wide variety of
NEWS 7 MORNIN' specialty license plates and there may
soon be a new one available for
Appalachian Trail lovers.

DOUBLE BOXES=KIM AND BOB DOUBLE BOXES

Bob Grebe joins us now with the
details.

LIVE=BOB FULL AT BAM LIVE FULL
*CG standup Bob Grebe

bgrebe@wdbj7.com Kimberly, If you're not out
hiking the Appalachian Trail, you can
show your support for it while riding
around in your car.

CHANNEL=A VO NAT
VO NAT

*CG file File Tape

There is a drive in the state
legislature to get a specialty plate
passed.

A bill has passed the Senate and
awaits House approval.

For the legislation to take
effect, the Appalachian Trail
Conservancy needs 350 pre-paid

applications by July.

The specialty plate costs an
extra 25-dollars, with 15-dollars going
to the ATC.

But one-thousand paid
applications are needed before the
Conservancy starts to see the funds.

CHANNEL=B SOT FULL
SOT FULL

INQ= lots and lots

*CG 2line Jack Noll

Appalachian Trial Conservancy 08.02.41 "LOTS AND LOTS OF PEOPLE LOOK
AT OTHER PEOPLE'S LICENSE TAGS AND
VIRGINIA'S GOT A HUGE PERCENTAGE OF
PERSONALIZED PLATES. AND THAT'S A
TESTAMENT TO HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO
PEOPLE TO SHOW WHAT THEY BELIEVE IN
RIGHT ON THEIR CAR. WE THINK THAT IF
YOU CAN'T BE OUT THERE HIKING THE
TRAIL, THE NEXT BEST THING IS TO LET
PEOPLE KNOW AS YOU'RE DRIVING AROUND
HOW MUCH IT MEANS TO YOU." 08.03.05
(:24)

RUNS= :24 (END SOT)

OQ= means to you.

VO NAT VO NAT

The Appalachian Trail covers over
21-hundred miles stretching from Maine
to Georgia.

A quarter of those miles run
through VA.

TAKE FS GFX TAKE INET

If you want more information
about the license plate application, we
have the Appalachian Trail
Conservancy's website linked to ours.

Just go to WDBJ7.com and click on
weblinks.

(END GFX) (END INET)

LIVE=BOB FULL AT BAM LIVE FULL

North Carolina already has
Appalachian Trail specialty plates.

Noll says those plates have
generated over 100-thousand dollars for
the ATC.

DOUBLE BOXES=BOB AND KIM (DOUBLE BOXES)

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy
has 45-hundred members in Virginia.

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GRAPHIC=NONE In business news...for the first

time in more than three weeks, Union
leaders and Volvo in Dublin may be
heading back to the bargaining table.

CHANNEL=C VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Dublin

A Volvo Spokesperson says the
United Auto Worker's Local 20-69
contacted the company yesterday and
asked to resume negotiations.

The two sides are trying to
schedule a date and location.

Around 15-hundred union members
walked off the job on February first
after a three year contract expired.

(END VO) (END VO)

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ANCHOR=Kim ANCHOR=Kim

GRAPHIC=Business News Meanwhile, a credit card giant is

going public.

Plus, a new report on home
sales..

Andy Rose has the details in
today's Business Brief.

CHANNEL=A SOT FULL

SOT FULL

INQ=

*CG file NYSE

:06

*CG standup Andy Rose

Reporting

:12

*CG file Visa

:32

RUNS=1:09 (END SOT)

OQ=I'm Stan Case.

(END SOT)

<<--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS--

(CLOSING BELL)

STOCKS RALLIED ON MONDAY.

THE DOW JUMPED ONE AND A HALF PERCENT.

THE NASDAQ GAINED ONE PERCENT.

SALES OF EXISTING HOMES HIT THEIR

LOWEST LEVEL SINCE THE NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION

OF REALTORS BEGAIN KEEPING TRACK IN
1999.

THE GROUPS SAYS SALES LAST MONTH FELL
ANOTHER FOUR-TENTHS OF A PERCENT... AND

THE AVERAGE PRICE FELL.

EVEN SO, SALES ENDED THE MONTH SLIGHTLY
BETTER THAN MOST ECONOMISTS HAS

EXPECTED.

VISA IS GOING PUBLIC.

THE CREDIT CARD PROCESSOR HOPES TO
RAISE AS MUCH AS 17-BILLION DOLLARS IN
ITS

INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING.

IF THAT HAPPENS, IT WOULD BE THE
LARGEST I-P-O IN U-S HISTORY.

VISA IS SCHEDULED TO GO PUBLIC LATER
THIS YEAR.

GASOLINE PRICES HAVE CLIMBED ALMOST
16-CENTS OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS. A
GALLON

OF REGULAR AVERAGED
3-DOLLARS-AND-10-CENTS.

AND THE LUNDBERG SURVEY SAYS PRICES AT
THE PUMP COULD GO UP EVEN MORE AS

SEASONAL DEMAND RISES IN THE SPRING.

DRIVERS IN HONOLULU PAID THE MOST PER
GALLON OF GAS DURING THE LAST TWO
WEEKS.

PEOPLE IN PHOENIX PAID THE LEAST.

FOR BUSINESS BRIEF I'M ANDY ROSE.

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DESK 2-SHOT---Kim and Leo

Leo---Weather Pro

LEO WEATHER PRO

DESK 2-SHOT

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GRAPHIC=none Wildfires have forced about 15-

hundred people to leave their homes
across central and western Texas.

CHANNEL=A (VO-NAT)
VO-NAT

*CG locator Odessa, TX

Strong winds and warm temperatures are
fanning the flames...making the job
tough for firefighters.

So far, the fires have burned about
22- thousand acres.

The National Weather Service has
classified the fire danger in the area
as s ``extremely critical.''

(END VO) (END VO)

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GRAPHIC=PEDESTRIAN VT Another vehicle may have been

involved in a deadly crash at Virginia
Tech over the weekend...

CHANNEL=B VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Blacksburg

Four people were hit Saturday
night at the intersection of Duckpond
Drive and Washington Street.

Police say at the time of the
crash, another car was seen leaving a
parking lot at the intersection.

The Washington Post reports
the driver of that car ran a stop sign
and may have forced the car driven by
20 year old Joshua Sales into the
pedestrians.

Investigators have not located
the other car or driver.

It was last seen going east on
Washington and is described as a dark
colored sedan.

TAKE MCNABB FS ON APRISA TAKE MCNABB FS

Christine McNabb from Manassas
died from her injuries.

Daniel Budzenski is still in the
hospital.

KIM ON CAM KIM ON CAM

GRAPHIC=NONE Sales is charged with driving

without insurance and having an expired
registration.

Police say more charges are
possible.

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GRAPHIC=NONE

Meanwhile, state police are
trying to figure out what led to a
deadly crash in Henry County.

CHANNEL=C VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Henry Co.

The lead investigator tells News
7, Ryan Patton, the driver was going
anywhere between 70 and 90 miles an
hour even though the speed limit says
35.

Patton died at the scene early
Saturday morning along with another
16-year-old ...Andrew Bourland.

Police found dozens of beer cans

at the crash site - only a few cans
were open.

CHANNEL=A SOT FULL
SOT FULL

INQ=I DON'T THINK RYAN WOULD...

*CG 2line Tyler Arnold

13:14:46 "I DON'T THINK RYAN
WOULD DO SOMETHING THAT STUPID, GO OUT
GET DRUNK AND DRIVE AROUND...I DON'T
THINK THAT'S RYAN." 55

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OQ=DON'T THINK THAT'S RYAN

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Authorities are waiting on
toxicology test which should shed more
light on the events leading up to the
accident.

Two others were also in the car
with the boys.

Police say one is okay...the
other in stable condition at Roanoke
Memorial Hospital.

(END VO) (END VO)

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BUMP

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ANCHOR=LEO ANCHOR=LEO
Leo in Weather Center

WX-PRO

WEATHER SCHOOL Leo asks weather school question TRIPLE
BOXES

TRIPLE BOXES

Leo toss to Kim

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GRAPHIC=NONE She says the best advice in life

is to be honest.

CHANNEL=A VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Blacksburg

Radford's Epsie Wilson celebrated
her 110th birthday yesterday.

Wilson was born in 18-98.

That mean's she's lived through
THREE centuries and TWO world wars.

Wheatland Hills Retirement Center
threw her a party.

They've done it every year since
the day she turned 100.

Wilson's church also held
communion for her.

She's been a member of Grace
Episcopal since 1922.

(END VO) (END VO)

ANCHOR=KIM ANCHOR=KIM

We'll have more birthday KIM TOSSES TO BREAK announcements coming up in about 20 COMM minutes INCLUDING a special shout out
to one of our meteorologists.

Stay with us.

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ANCHOR=Kimberly ANCHOR=Kimberly

GRAPHIC=none <<
*cg 0014 >>

KIMBERLY ON CAM KIMBERLY ON CAM

Coming up on News 7 Mornin'...high-risk
mortgage lenders in Virginia are under
fire...

CHANNEL=A SOT FULL

SOT FULL

INQ=I'm Sandra I'M SANDRA ENDO IN WASHINGTON....COMING

UP.

RUNS=08 (END SOT)

OQ=coming up.

ROLL OPEN

ENG#=D1

DESK 2-SHOT Kimberly and Leo

ANCHOR=Kimberly Hi/Leo Hi <<

*cg 4027 >> *CG standup Kimberly McBroom

kmcbroom@wdbj7.com DESK 2-SHOT=Kimberly and Leo

ANCHOR=Kimberly

Welcome to News 7 Mornin'.......

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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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GRAPHIC=NONE

CONSUMER WATCH 7 ANIMATION They're popular but are they
safe?

The results of the latest safety
tests of nine midsize S-U-V's are in
and only one earned the title as best
overall performer.

Sandra Endo has the details in
today's

Consumer Watch 7 report.

CHANNEL=B SOT FULL
SOT FULL

INQ=Before

*CG 2line Russ Rader

IIHS Spokesperson

:24

*CG standup Sandra Endo

Reporting

1:27

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OQ=News 7. <<

(END SOT)

Sandra intro: Before you buckle up,

listen up... because just how safe is

the SUV you may be test driving? Some

of the newest models have been put to

the test.

---PKG---

--NAT--

FROM THE FRONT..

--NAT--

SIDE...

--NAT--

AND REAR.. THE INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR

HIGHWAY SAFETY PUT NINE MIDSIZE S-U-V'S

THROUGH THE MOST COMMON CRASHES.

BUT IN THE END, ONLY ONE VEHICLE EARNED

A GOOD RATING -THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE- IN

EACH CATEGORY. THE REDESIGNED 2009

NISSAN MURANO.

---NATS---

BUT THERE WAS ONE SET OF RESULTS

TESTERS WERE NOT EXPECTING.

Russ Rader
---SOT---

IIHS Spokesman
Three of these SUVs earned marginal or

poor ratings in our side impact tests.

---TRACK---

THOSE VEHICLES WERE THE 2008 KIA

SORENTO AND JEEP LIBERTY AND THE FOUR

DOOR WRANGLER. ALL OF THEM, THE

INSTITUTE SAYS, FAILING TO PROVIDE GOOD

CHEST AND ABDOMEN PROTECTION IN SIDE

CRASHES.

THE LIBERTY AND WRANGLER WERE ALSO

AMONG 7 VEHICLES THAT SCORED MARGINAL

TO POOR RATINGS IN REAR CRASH TESTS.

Russ Rader
--SOT--

IIHS Spokesman
The rear impact tests look at how well

your head restraints protect you in a

collision.

---TRACK---

CHRYSLER WHICH MAKES BOTH THE WRANGLER

AND JEEP LIBERTY DEFENDS ITS VEHICLES

SAYING QUOTE:

---GRAPHIC---

"No single test can determine a

vehicle's overall safety performance

and other tests and features make the

vehicles safe."

--GRAPHIC--

KIA RESPONDED BY SAYING IN SEPARATE

TESTS CONDUCTED BY THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY

TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, THE

SORENTO "RECEIVED A FIVE STAR CRASH

RATING AND THAT KIA'S VEHICLES MEET OR

EXCEED ALL FEDERAL SAFETY STANDARDS."

--NAT--

BUT DESPITE SOME POOR RATINGS, THE

INSURANCE INSTITUTE SAYS OVERALL, THE

SAFETY OF S-U-VS IS IMPROVING.

###

SANDRA TAG:

BOTTOM LINE, BEFORE YOU BUY, DO YOUR

RESEARCH. YOU CAN GET THE COMPLETE TEST

RESULTS BY LOGGING ONTO IIHS.ORG.

IN WASHINGTON, I'M SANDRA ENDO.

INET FULL TAKE INET FULL

ANCHOR=KIM ANCHOR=KIM

We have added that website to
ours.

Just go to WDBJ 7 dot com and
click on web links.

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GRAPHIC=SESSION 2008 Governor Kaine has sent a bill to

the legislature to address the growing
trend of mortgage foreclosures.

Southwest Virginia Senator Phil
Puckett is carrying the bill.

It requires high- risk mortgage
lenders to let borrowers know ten- days
before accelerating the repayment of a
loan.

If the borrower wishes to avoid
foreclosure the lender shall allow a
30- day grace period.

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GRAPHIC=Hannah News 7 has learned a Roanoke

County teacher is no longer working at
Hidden Valley High School after being
charged with prostitution.

CHANNEL=C VO-NAT

VO-NAT Alfred Lee Hannah Junior,

according to Hidden Valley High
School's website was a government
teacher.

According to the Virginia Courts
website, Hannah was cited last
Wednesday for prostitution, which is a
misdemeanor. Roanoke Police are
not releasing the circumstances that
led to his arrest.

KIM ON CAM KIM ON CAM

GRAPHIC=HOLD Roanoke County School

Superintendent Lorraine Lange said last
night Hannah is no longer employed with
the school system.

She could not provide any more
details because it is a personnel
matter.

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GRAPHIC=None The investigation into city

spending is underway in Roanoke.

Mayor Nelson Harris requested the
audit last week following questions
about Alfred Dowe's expenses.

Now the municipal auditor is
preparing to begin the review.

CHANNEL=A VO NAT
VO NAT

*CG file Friday

Dowe defended his spending in an
interview with News 7 Friday
afternoon...

But after information came to
light suggesting he sought double
reimbursements from the city and the
state for trips to Richmond, the Mayor
asked for his resignation.

Now the municipal auditor will
try to determine exactly what
happened... and his review will cover
not only Dowe's spending, but expenses
from the rest of council as well.

(END VO) END VO

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GRAPHIC=none A judge could rule as early as today

whether a special election to replace
Alfred Dowe should happen in May.

In the meantime, council will have to
appoint a temporary person to the
position.

CHANNEL=B VO NAT

VO NAT Several council members told us they
want to pick someone who doesn't want
the job on a permanent basis, therefore
it may be a former council member.

Everyone we talked to also welcomes
an audit of all city expenses of
council members.

CHANNEL=C SOT FULL
SOT FULL 17:14:56 CLIP 6

INQ=I am fully convinced

*CG 2line Nelson Harris

Roanoke Mayor NELSON HARRIS/ROANOKE MAYOR: I AM
FULLY CONVINCED JUSTIN THAT REMAINING
COLLEAGUES ON COUNCIL HAVE USED THEIR
PURCHASE CARD FOR APPROPRIATE EXPENSES.

RUNS=12 (END SOT)

OQ=APPROPIATE EXPENSES

VO NAT VO NAT

Mayor Harris hopes to have
recommendations for more checks and
balances by council's March 17th
meeting.

(END VO) (END VO)

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KIM on INET KIM ON INET

Alfred Dowe's resignation letters
are posted on Your Hometown website...
you can read them and follow our
coverage on WDBJ7.com.

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ANCHOR=Kim ANCHOR=Kim

GRAPHIC=Tennessee Vols

In sports, as expected Tennessee
has been elevated to the top-spot in
the men's Associated Press Top-25
college basketball poll.

The Vols took the Number-1 spot
away from last week's top-team,

Memphis, with their recent win over the
Tigers.

Now let's check the scoreboards.

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OC=...LAST SCORE

*CG hsbball 4

Salem

Graham

Martinsville

Marion

REGION FOUR

*CG hsbball 4

Rustburg

Alleghany

Broadway

Jefferson Forest

REGION THREE

*CG hsbball 4

Waynesboro

Turner Ashby

Liberty

Stuarts Draft

REGION THREE

*CG hsgbball 4

Blacksburg

Tazewell

Graham

Magna Vista

REGION FOUR

*CG hsgbball 4

Staunton River

William Byrd

Northside

Jefferson Forest

REGION THREE

*CG hsgbball 4

Bath Co.

Covington

Craig Co.

Eastern Montgomery

REGION C

*CG hsgbball 4

Radford

James River

Grayson Co.

Fort Chiswell

REGION C - DIVISION TWO

*CG hsgbball 4 >>

Floyd Co.

George Wythe

Chilhowie

Auburn

REGION C - GIRLS

NO TEASE SHOT NO TEASE SHOT

GO STRAIGHT TO WEATHER INTRO

STRAIGHT TO WEATHER INTRO

weather intro next weather intro next

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ENG# D1 ANCHOR=Leo

OPEN# E2042 - no fade

SOT FULL Leo in Chromakey

INQ=From the skytracker

RUNS=05

OQ=your hometown weather.

Leo in Chromakey

(WX BUG)

(WX BUG) (TITAN)

(TITAN) < (WeatherPro) Hirsbrunner in the SkyTracker7 Forecast

Center. Scattered showers develop this Leo goes back to desk morning as a strong cold front heads
DESK 3-SHOT---Leo and Kim AND BOB our way. Winds will increase
(tease and toss to bumps) considerably after the front rolls
PSA through Tuesday night. Wind advisories Lottery-Bump go into effect at 6pm along the Blue
COMM #-1 Ridge. We could see wind gusts in the

50mph. Heavy snow is also possible
behind the front in areas above 3,000
feet in West Virginia and far SW
Virginia, where amounts over 6 inches
may fall through Wednesday. Visibility
will also be reduced with blowing and
drifting snow. Skies clear some
Wednesday with very windy conditions.
Temperatures will also be considerably
colder, with highs near 40. Thursday
is sunny and cool with highs near 40.
Friday should be dry, but with more
clouds. Highs are expected to be warmer
near 50. Currently, the first weekend
of March calls for partly sunny skies,
with a few showers early Saturday
morning. Highs near 50. TUESDAY: Rain
through early afternoon. Winds
Increase. High: 57 TUESDAY NIGHT: Windy

and cold. Low: 32 For weather anytime
turn to our webpage at wdbj7.com >>

(WeatherPro)

Leo goes back to desk

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Mon, Tues, Fri

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(Kim and Leo) (Leo---weather pro---day planner)

Leo Weather Pro DESK 2-SHOT---Kim and Leo

Day Planner

Desk 2-SHOT

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GRAPHIC=NEWS 7 MORNIN' BAM If you're not out hiking the

Appalachian Trail, you can show your
support for it while riding around in
your car.

DESK 2-SHOT=KIM AND BOB DESK 2-SHOT

Bob Grebe joins us now with the
details.

LIVE=BOB FULL LIVE FULL
*CG standup Bob Grebe

bgrebe@wdbj7.com Kimberly, Virginia offers a wide
variety of specialty license plates and
there may soon be a new one available
for Appalachian Trail lovers.

CHANNEL=A VO NAT
VO NAT

*CG file File Tape

There is a drive in the state
legislature to get a specialty plate
passed.

A bill has passed the Senate and
awaits House approval.

For the legislation to take
effect, the Appalachian Trail
Conservancy needs 350 pre-paid
applications by July.

The specialty plate costs an
extra 25-dollars, with 15-dollars going
to the ATC.

But one-thousand paid
applications are needed before the
Conservancy starts to see the funds.

CHANNEL=B SOT FULL

SOT FULL

INQ= you can certainly

*CG 2line Jack Noll

RUNS= :12 (END SOT)

OQ= really important.

VO NAT VO NAT

The Appalachian Trail covers over
21-hundred miles stretching from Maine
to Georgia.

A quarter of those miles run
through VA.

TAKE FS GFX TAKE INET

If you want more information
about the license plate application, we
have the Appalachian Trail
Conservancy's website linked to ours.

Just go to WDBJ7.com and click on
weblinks.

(END GFX) (END INET)

LIVE=BOB FULL LIVE FULL

North Carolina already has
Appalachian Trail specialty plates.

Noll says those plates have
generated over 100-thousand dollars for
the ATC.

DESK 3-SHOT=BOB AND KIM AND LEO DESK 3-SHOT

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy
has 45-hundred members in Virginia.

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Here's a look at today's top stories.

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NO SUPER

City leaders in Roanoke are still
trying to sort out the process for
choosing Alfred Dowe's successor.

A hearing today could
decide whether the city holds a special
election in May or November.

Meanwhile, Roanoke's municipal
auditor is preparing to take a closer
look at Dowe's spending.

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CHANNEL=B

NO SUPER

News 7 has learned a Roanoke County
teacher is no longer working at Hidden
Valley High School after being charged
with prostitution.

According to the Virginia Courts
website, Alfred Lee Hannah Junior, was
cited last Wednesday for prostitution.

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*CG locator Dublin

Union leaders and Volvo in Dublin
may be ready to re-start negotiations
for the first time in more than three
weeks.

A Volvo Spokesperson says the United
Auto Worker's Local 20- 69 contacted
the company yesterday and asked to
resume negotiations.

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HEALTHCHECK 7 BANNER In today's Healthcheck 7 report,
don't count the flu out just yet.

And gaining access to your
medical records will soon be just a
mouse click away.

Meg Oliver explains.

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It may have started slowly this year,
but health officials say we're looking
at a bad flu season.

(vo)

The virus is widespread in 49 states,
and 22 children have already died.
State boards report cases have
increased dramatically in the past 10
days.

This week a government panel will meet
to discuss expanding its recommendation
of who should be vaccinated.

(wipevo)

Internet giant Google is teaming up
with the renowned Cleveland Health
Clinic to put patients in charge of
their own medical records.

The new venture will enroll up to
10-thousand patients in a program that
allows them to control their own
electronic medical data, including
prescriptions.

The health care industry has been
trying to usher in a paperless era for
more than a decade...with little
success.

(wipevo)

A new study suggests that women who eat
diets rich in meat and dairy may have a

decreased risk of breast cancer, while
those who bulk up on fiber, fruits and
vegetables show a lower risk of ovarian
cancer.

In terms of general health, experts
usually recommend limiting red meat and
saturated fat, while eating more whole
grains and sources of so-called "good"
fat -- like fish, nuts, and olive oil.

(oncam)

Those are some of today's top medical
stories.

I'm Meg Oliver - CBS News - New York.

1 - Centers for Disease Control

3 - International Journal of Cancer

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GRAPHIC=NONE In other health news...the government
HEALTHCHECK 7 ANIMATION says in 10 years, one out of every five
five dollars will be spent on health
care.

That would be three times the rate of
inflation.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services says it'll be largely driven
by higher prices, and an increased
demand for care.

Other factors include a growing and
aging population...that's when baby
boomers will start qualifying for
Medicare.

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In sports, plenty of high school
basketball highlights.

Mike Stevens begins this segment with a
look at the Salem boys game from last
night.

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Leo in Chromakey Leo in Chromakey

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WX PRO < Hirsbrunner in the SkyTracker7 Forecast LEO TOSS STRAIGHT TO COMMERCIAL Center. Scattered showers develop this
morning as a strong cold front heads COMM our way. Winds will increase
considerably after the front rolls
through Tuesday night. Wind advisories
go into effect at 6pm along the Blue

Ridge. We could see wind gusts in the
50mph. Heavy snow is also possible
behind the front in areas above 3,000
feet in West Virginia and far SW
Virginia, where amounts over 6 inches
may fall through Wednesday. Visibility
will also be reduced with blowing and
drifting snow. Skies clear some
Wednesday with very windy conditions.
Temperatures will also be considerably
colder, with highs near 40. Thursday
is sunny and cool with highs near 40.
Friday should be dry, but with more
clouds. Highs are expected to be warmer
near 50. Currently, the first weekend
of March calls for partly sunny skies,
with a few showers early Saturday
morning. Highs near 50. TUESDAY: Rain
through early afternoon. Winds
Increase. High: 57 TUESDAY NIGHT: Windy
and cold. Low: 32 For weather anytime
turn to our webpage at wdbj7.com >>

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