ANCHOR ON CAM ANCHOR ON CAM
GRAPHIC=None Good Morning, I'm Kimberly
McBroom.
We'll see plenty of sunshine
today, but it won't do much to warm us
up....highs will stay around 40.
Meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner
has the Skytracker 7 forecast after the
news.
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GRAPHIC=NONE It looks like Alfred Dowe's
successor on Roanoke City Council will
be APPOINTED to the position.
Yesterday, a judge ruled out a
SPECIAL election to fill Dowe's
UNexpired term.
CHANNEL= A VO-NAT
VO-NAT Council members were anticipating
a special election on May 6th, but the
Virginia code says that would be too
soon.
Another provision requires the
election to be held in the month of
May, which would have pushed the vote
to 20-09.
But no municipal elections
are scheduled then, and by May 2010
Dowe's term would be expiring anyway.
KIMBERLY ON CAM KIMBERLY ON CAM
GRAPHIC=NONE The appointed individual will
fill the entire two years remaining in
Dowe's term.
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GRAPHIC=BEV'S OUT In addition to filling Dowe's
236 position, council is also looking ahead
to May's elections.
And one veteran council member has
officially taken his name OUT of the
running.
CHANNEL= B VO-NAT
VO-NAT
*CG locator Roanoke
Bev Fitzpatrick has served almost
twelve years during two seperate stints
on council.
Other candidates claimed the
Democratic nomination in a firehouse
primary, and Fitzpatrick says he's
decided NOT to run as an Independent.
CHANNEL= C SOT FULL
SOT FULL
INQ=yeah it's been hard
*CG 2line Bev Fitzpatrick
Roanoke City Council Member BEV FITZPATRICK/ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL:
YEAH IT'S BEEN A HARD DECISION, BUT
REMARKABLY BECAUSE OF A LOT OF OTHER
THINGS IN MY LIFE, IT'S BEEN EASIER
THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE. I THINK IF
YOU TRY TO MAKE DECISIONS IKE I'VE
TRIED TO DO ON COUNCIL WITH GOOD COMMON
SENSE, THIS SEEMS LIKE A GOOD COMMON
SENSE DECISION FOR ME.
RUNS=19 (END SOT)
OQ=common sense decision for me.
VO-NAT VO-NAT
Fitzpatrick is the executive
director of the Virginia Museum of
Transportation.
He says the challenges that the
museum is facing, require his full
attention.
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GRAPHIC=NONE A Lynchburg home was ravaged by
fire
CHANNEL= A VO-NAT
VO-NAT
*CG locator Lynchburg
It happened around 5 o'clock
yesterday at this home off Wiggington
Road.
There were no hydrants nearby, so
firefighters were forced to drag their
hoses down a long driveway to reach the
flames.
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GRAPHIC=NONE And the waters of Abbott Lake at
the Peaks of Otter are slowly going
down the drain - there's just one thing
in the way.
CHANNEL=B VO-NAT
VO-NAT
*CG locator Bedford Co.
Crews are trying to protect the
fish that call the lake home.
Volunteers have been scooping out
bluegill and smallmouth bass.
Repair work will continue on the
dam this spring.
Park leaders hope to fill the
lake back up by May.
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*LEO IN CHROMAKEY LEO IN CHROMAKEY
WEATHER BUG
<< Good morning, I'm meteorologist Leo
Hirsbrunner in the SkyTracker7 Forecast
Center. An area of high pressure will
build in from the west today. This will
help clear out the skies and calm the
winds down a bit. Highs will range in
the upper 30s to near 40. On Friday,
another front will approach the region
providing some light showers. However,
the drop in temperatures won't be all
that noticeable, with highs in the mid
to upper 40s. Sunshine returns over the
weekend, with highs in the40s Saturday
and 50s Sunday. A surge of warmer air
will arrive next Monday, driving
temperatures to around 60. THURSDAY:
Partly to mostly sunny. High: 40
THURSDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Low: 24
For weather anytime turn to our
webpage at wdbj7.com >>
WEATHER PRO
*BACK TO DESK FOR TWO SHOT GOODBYE BACK TO DESK FOR TWO SHOT GOODBYE
GOODBYE!
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*CG standup Kimberly McBroom
kmcbroom@wdbj7.com
ANCHOR ON CAM ANCHOR ON CAM
GRAPHIC=None Good Morning, I'm Kimberly
McBroom.
Today's forecast is calling for
partly to mostly sunny skies...but very
cold temperatures..only around 40 for
the high.
Meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner
has the Skytracker 7 forecast after the
news.
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GRAPHIC=none Roanoke County Elementary school
students are taking a trip to Africa,
without ever leaving school.
A giant map of the continent is
making rounds this week through several
local schools
CHANNEL= A VO NAT
VO NAT
*CG locator Roanoke Co.
The map, supplied by National
Geographic, measures 26-feet by
34-feet, and weighs 102-pounds-- it
takes up most of the gymnasium floor.
Interactive activities and games
bre being used to teach the physical
characteristics and the cultures of
Africa.
At Mountain View Elementary,
Katie Duncan used a to- scale cut-out
of the state of Virginia to illustrate
the enormity of the continent-- tt
takes 273 Virginia's to cover 1 Africa.
CHANNEL= B SOT FULL
SOT FULL
INQ= they were
*CG 2line Katie Duncan
Mountain View Elementary Teacher 07.23.18 " THEY WERE BLOWN AWAY. I
THINK THEY REALLY DID ENJOY IT.
INSTEAD OF JUST SHOWING THEM AN ATLAS
PAGE AT THEIR DESK AND ASKING THEM TO
POINT TO THE SAVANNAH OR THE RAIN
FOREST, THEY GOT TO RUN OUT TO THE RAIN
FOREST. TO BE STANDING ON THE EQUATOR
AND THAT SORT OF THING. I THINK THAT
MADE IT MUCH MORE MEANINGFUL FOR THE
KIDS." 07.23.38 (:20)
RUNS= 20 (END SOT)
OQ= for the kids.
VO NAT VO NAT
Duncan says any time you can get
the kids out of the classroom and
incorporate movement, the retention
rate is much higher.
And the physical nature of the
lesson made it a lot of fun for the
students.
KIMBERLY ON CAMERA KIMBERLY ON CAMERA
The map will be at Penn Forest
today before going to Fort Lewis on
Friday and Glen Cove Elementary on
Monday.
It will be taken to six schools,
in all, with mostly fifth graders
taking the lessons.
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GRAPHIC=HOKIE HATS And speaking of geography,
Virginia Tech sits south of the Mason
Dixon line, but it seems these days,
the Hokies have some Yankee pride.
CHANNEL= C VO-NAT
VO-NAT
*CG locator Blacksburg
These Yankee hats in Hokie colors
with the Tech logo on the side are the
hottest- selling item in Blacksburg
right now.
The Tech bookstore on Main Street
can't keep them in stock for long.
The hats are here because the
Yankees will be playing a game in
Blacksburg as the team promised,
shortly after April 16th.
(END VO) (END VO)
VO-NAT KIMBERLY ON CAMERA
The game, at English Field, is on
Tuesday March 18th at 3:00.
Last May the team also donated a
million dollars to the Hokie Spirit
Memorial Fund.
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LEO IN CHROMAKEY
LEO IN CHROMAKEY
WEATHER BUG
<< Good morning, I'm meteorologist Leo
Hirsbrunner in the SkyTracker7 Forecast
Center. An area of high pressure will
build in from the west today. This will
help clear out the skies and calm the
winds down a bit. Highs will range in
the upper 30s to near 40. On Friday,
another front will approach the region
providing some light showers. However,
the drop in temperatures won't be all
that noticeable, with highs in the mid
to upper 40s. Sunshine returns over the
weekend, with highs in the40s Saturday
and 50s Sunday. A surge of warmer air
will arrive next Monday, driving
temperatures to around 60. THURSDAY:
Partly to mostly sunny. High: 40
THURSDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Low: 24
For weather anytime turn to our
webpage at wdbj7.com >>
WEATHER PRO
BACK TO DESK FOR 2 SHOT GOODBYE BACK TO DESK FOR 2 SHOT GOODBYE
GOODBYE!
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*CG standup Kimberly McBroom
kmcbroom@wdbj7.com
ANCHOR ON CAM ANCHOR ON CAM
GRAPHIC=None Good Morning, I'm Kimberly
McBroom.
We'll see plenty of sunshine today,
but it won't do much to warm us
up....highs will stay around 40.
Meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner
has the Skytracker 7 forecast after the
news.
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GRAPHIC=NONE Some residents of Abbott Lake are
getting evicted...one handful at a
time.
CHANNEL= A VO-NAT
VO-NAT
*CG locator Bedford Co.
Crews have been draining the lake
at Peaks of Otter to make repairs to
the dam.
Now they're trying to protect the
FISH that call the lake home.
Volunteers have been scooping out
bluegill and smallmouth bass.
Repair work will continue on the
dam this spring.
Park leaders hope to fill the
lake back up by May.
(END VO) (END VO)
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GRAPHIC=NONE The Hokie Hockey league may soon
be...Homeless.
CHANNEL= B VO-NAT
VO-NAT
*CG locator Blacksburg
:00 The student-run Roller Hokey club
has been around for 7 years and all of
their games are played on a rink next
to Cassell Coliseum.
But not for long.
Tech is planning to tear up the
rink as well as some tennis courts and
part of a parking lot to make way for a
new basketball practice facility.
Demolition starts over spring
break.
CHANNEL= C SOT FULL
SOT FULL
INQ=we're raising
*CG 2line Nolan Horowitz
Roller Hockey Club
:00
RUNS=:09 (END SOT)
OQ=hope it does
TAKE INET FULL TAKE INET FULL
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LEO IN CHROMAKEY
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ANCHOR ON CAM ANCHOR ON CAM
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*CG locator Lynchburg
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*CG locator Roanoke Co.
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*CG locator Bedford
* K/L toss --
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LEO IN CHROMAKEY
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*CG bday1 28 (28 - Julie Coleman - Roanoke )
Julie Coleman
Roanoke
*CG bday1 16 (16 - Quasean Jones - Roanoke )
Quasean Jones
Roanoke
*CG bday1 12 (12 - Linwood Merriman - Collinsville)
Linwood Merriman
Collinsville
*CG bday1 36 (36 - Delane Carico - Fancy Gap
Delane Carico transfer)
Fancy Gap
*CG bday1 104 (104 yrs!!!! - Lera Rakes -
Lera Rakes Martinsville transfer)
Martinsville
*CG bday2 (Jimmy Jones - Roanoke )
Jimmy Jones
Roanoke
*CG bday2 8 (8 - Sophia Huffman - Roanoke )
Sophia Huffman
Roanoke
*CG bday2 16 (16 - Daniel Custer - Bedford )
Daniel Custer
Bedford
*CG bday2 32 (32 - Kevin Cregger - Rural Retreat )
Kevin Cregger
Rural Retreat
*CG bday2 80 (80 - Alice Anderson - Roanoke )
Alice Anderson
Roanoke
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Melissa Lackey
Rockbridge Co.
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James Johnson, Jr. Christiansburg )
Christiansburg
* Mornin' Promo --
KIM ON CAM KIM ON CAM
CLOSING ANIMATION ANIMATION
<
14:50:12 WE'RE RAISING MONEY RIGHT NOW
AND WE'RE HOPEFULLY GOING TO GET A RINK
BUILT NEXT YEAR BUT THAT'S IN THE
WORKING RIGHT NOW. I DON'T KNOW IF
IT'S EVER GOING TO FOLLOW THROUGH BUT
WE HOPE IT DOES.:21>>
VO-NAT VO-NAT
Tech is already looking into a
new site for the roller hockey rink and
tennis courts.
Officials there say they hope to
have the new rink ready to go for the
Fall semester.
The Roller Hockey Club will still
be responsible for extra expenses.
The club is looking for sponsors
and donations - to find out how you can
help log on to our web site wdbj 7 dot
com.
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LEO IN CHROMAKEY
WEATHER BUG
<< Good morning, I'm meteorologist Leo
Hirsbrunner in the SkyTracker7 Forecast
Center. An area of high pressure will
build in from the west today. This will
help clear out the skies and calm the
winds down a bit. Highs will range in
the upper 30s to near 40. On Friday,
another front will approach the region
providing some light showers. However,
the drop in temperatures won't be all
that noticeable, with highs in the mid
to upper 40s. Sunshine returns over the
weekend, with highs in the40s Saturday
and 50s Sunday. A surge of warmer air
will arrive next Monday, driving
temperatures to around 60. THURSDAY:
Partly to mostly sunny. High: 40
THURSDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Low: 24
For weather anytime turn to our
webpage at wdbj7.com >>
WEATHERPRO
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*CG standup Kimberly McBroom
GRAPHIC=None Good Morning, I'm Kimberly
McBroom.
Today's forecast is calling for partly
to mostly sunny skies...but very cold
temperatures..only around 40 for the
high.
Meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner
has the Skytracker 7 forecast after the
news.
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KIMBERLY ON CAM KIMBERLY ON CAM
GRAPHIC=NONE Those hoping to run for Alfred
Dowe's seat on Roanoke City Council
have had their hopes dashed..
Yesterday, a Roanoke judge
decided there will NOT be a special
election to fill Dowes unexpired term.
CHANNEL= VO-NAT
VO-NAT Council members were anticipating
a special election on May 6th, but the
Virginia code says that would be too
soon.
Another provision requires the
election to be held in the month of
May, which would have pushed the vote
to 20-09.
But no municipal elections
are scheduled then, and by May 2010
Dowe's term would be expiring anyway.
GRAPHIC=NONE So, it now appears members of
council will appoint someone to fill
the entire two years remaining in
Dowe's term.
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GRAPHIC=NONE Fighting a house fire in Lynchburg
proved extra challenging for crews..
CHANNEL= VO-NAT
VO-NAT
It happened around 5 o'clock
yesterday at this home off Wiggington
Road.
There were no hydrants nearby, so
firefighters were forced to drag their
hoses down a long driveway to reach the
flames.
There's still no word on any
injuries or the cause of this fire.
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GRAPHIC=none Construction crews have resumed
work at the site of that deadly
accident in Roanoke County last week.
Police say Tracie Nininger and
Jeff Dupree were drunk when they
crashed into a construction site,
killing Ricky Slone of Vinton.
CHANNEL= VO NAT
VO NAT
News 7 drove through the work
zone this week to see what safety
measures were in place the night of the
accident.
We found there are warning signs
about a half mile before the
construction site in front of the Texas
Steakhouse on Route 419.
Once you get to the second
Tanglewood Mall traffic light, there's
a lit sign telling you to get in the
left lane.
There are also cones from that
point all the way to the work crew and
all the construction workers were
wearing reflective vests.
V-Dot tells us the prviate
contractor used these same safety
measures when the accident happened.
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GRAPHIC=NONE Also in Bedford County, crews are
finally getting around to fixing a road
that's been closed for more than a
year.
CHANNEL=C VO-NAT
VO-NAT
A collapsed drain pipe forced
city officials to close Gold Road back
in August of 2006.
The city was hoping to get money
from the state budget to fix the road.
The funds never came through, so
city council had to raise the cash on
its own.
The bad pipe has been replaced
and the road should re-open by April.
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*CG 305
LEO IN CHROMAKEY
WEATHER BUG
<< Good morning, I'm meteorologist Leo
Hirsbrunner in the SkyTracker7 Forecast
Center. An area of high pressure will
build in from the west today. This will
help clear out the skies and calm the
winds down a bit. Highs will range in
the upper 30s to near 40. On Friday,
another front will approach the region
providing some light showers. However,
the drop in temperatures won't be all
that noticeable, with highs in the mid
to upper 40s. Sunshine returns over the
weekend, with highs in the40s Saturday
and 50s Sunday. A surge of warmer air
will arrive next Monday, driving
temperatures to around 60. THURSDAY:
Partly to mostly sunny. High: 40
THURSDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Low: 24
For weather anytime turn to our
webpage at wdbj7.com >>
WEATHER PRO
GOODBYE!
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tomorrow on News 7 Mornin'.
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