WDBJ 7 morning news for 02/29/08

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*CG breaknow Officer-Involved Shooting

We have some breaking news to report
this morning...

Roanoke County police are investigating
an officer- involved shooting.

They say no officers were
injured...but one man was taken to a
hospital.

The investigation will affect your
morning commute if you normally take
Route 220 South.

The southbound lanes of 220 are
closed just north of the Franklin
County- Roanoke County line.

Traffic's being detoured onto the
northbound lanes.

It's supposed to stay that way at
least until mid-morning.

New 7's Bob Grebe was on the
scene and we'll have more on this story
coming up in our 6 o'clock half hour.

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GRAPHIC=NONE The search continues for the

suspect who robbed and shot a store
clerk at a gas station in Roanoke.

CHANNEL=B VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Roanoke

:00 It happened shortly after 4-30
yesterday at the One Stop Mart on
Williamson Road.

Police are dusting off the door
for hand prints and combing the area
for evidence.

The shooter fled by foo,t and a
person of interest was seen leaving the
area by car.

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CG2 15016 The shooter is described as "an
older black male" in his 40s or 50s.

CG2 15017 He stands between 5-8 and 5-9

CG2 15018 and weighs between 185 to 200 pounds.

CG2 15019 He was wearing a light grey or white
sweatshirt.

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CG2 15020 The person of interest left the
gas station in a "gun- metal grey" Ford
Crown Victoria.

cg2 15021 with "stock wheels"

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VO NAT Police are not saying if they

ANCHOR=KIM have any witnesses..

But we talked to one woman who
left the gas mart just seconds before
the shooting happened

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INQ=I come in the store

*CG 2line Debora Stokes

Customer 14:23-29 WILLIAM SHOOTING CLIP 99-- I :00 COME IN THE STORE TO CASH MY CHECK AND
I WENT IN THE STORE.. THE GENTLEMAN WAS
REAL NICE, I CAME OUT TO GET IN MY
TRUCK TO LEAVE AND I HEARD A LOUD BOOM"

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OQ=LOUD BOOM

VO-NAT VO-NAT

The victim was taken to Carilion
Memorial Hospital.

There's still no word on his
condition.

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KIM on INET KIM ON INET

If you want to take a look at the
raw video from the crime scene -- you
can. We've put it on our website,
WDBJ7.com

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GRAPHIC= EARNEST Authorities have made an arrest

in a two month old Bedford County
murder case.

Sheriff's Deputies say
37-year-old Brian Wesley Earnest
murdered his wife.

CHANNEL= B VO NAT
VO NAT

*CG locator Bedford Co.

Jocelyn Earnest was found dead in
her Forest Home back on December 20th.

The medical examiner determined
she died from a gun shot to the head.

Many neighbors who live on Pine
Bluff Drive tell us they never met her,
but they are shocked by the news
nonetheless.

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INQ=I am very relieved

*CG 2line Cindy Capps

Forest Resident CINDY CAPPS/FOREST RESIDENT: I AM VERY
RELIEVED FOR THE FAMILY. I AM VERY
GLAD THAT THEY HAVE CLOSURE, IF YOU CAN
HAVE CLOSURE IN THIS KINDA OF INCIDENT,
THAT YOU LOSE SOMEONE YOU LOVE SO MUCH.
THEY AT LEAST HAVE A NAME AND A FACE,
THEY KNOW THIS WAS NOT A RANDOM ACT, I
JUST HOPE THIS FAMILY CAN FIND SOME
PEACE NOW.

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OQ=some peace now.

VO NAT VO NAT

Brian Earnest is being held
without bond in the Bedford County
jail.

He is an assistant principal at
Great Bridge High School in Chesapeake.

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GRAPHIC=NONE Police in Los Angeles have caught up

with a

man they believe opened fire into a
crowd waiting at a bus stop.

CHANNEL=A (VO-NAT)
VO-NAT

*CG locator Los Angeles, CA

Wednesday Billy Ray Hines, who's 24, was
arrested yesterday

just a- half mile from Wednesday's
attack.

The shooting injured eight people,
including five children.

Police believe Hines meant to hit
two gang members instead.

They say he's a known gang member.

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GRAPHIC=NONE Some folks in the Madision

Heights section of Amherst County don't
have water.

Crews are on the scene of a water
main break along Route 29, and hope to

have water restored today.

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In sports, ESPN has hired Bob
Knight as a guest studio analyst for
the NCAA tournament.

Knight relinquished his coaching
job at Texas Tech on February 4th, when
his son and longtime assistant, Pat,
took over the program.

Now let's check the scoreboards.

GO TO SCORES GO TO SCORES <<
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OC=...LAST SCORE

*CG hsbball 4

G.W. Danville

Potomac

NW BOYS' SEMIS-FINALS

Mountain View

William Fleming

NW BOYS' SEMIS-FINALS

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Hidden Valley

Martinsville

REGION IV BOYS' SEMIS

Blacksburg

Bassett

REGION IV BOYS' SEMIS

*CG hsbball 4

Robert E. Lee

Liberty

REGION III BOYS' SEMIS

Broadway

Waynesboro

REGION III BOYS' SEMIS

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Bland County

Highland Co.

REGION C - DIV. ONE BOYS

Narrows

Pocahontas

REGION C - DIV. ONE BOYS

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Hidden Valley

Abingdon

REGION IV GIRLS' SEMIS

Bassett

Pulaski Co.

REGION IV GIRLS' SEMIS

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Brookville

Lord Botetourt

REGION III GIRLS' SEMIS

Waynesboro

Turner Ashby

REGION III GIRLS' SEMIS

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Floyd Co.

Grayson Co.

REGION C - DIV. 2 GIRLS' SEMIS

Bland Co.

Bath Co.

REGION C - DIV. 1 GIRLS' SEMIS

NO SPECIAL TOSS TODAY NO SPECIAL TOSS TODAY

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OQ=your hometown weather.

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Leo in Chromakey

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(WX BUG) TITAN

(TITAN) << Good Morning, I'm meteorologist Leo
(WeatherPro) Hirsbrunner in the SkyTracker7 Forecast

Center. We do get a bit warmer Friday.
However, we'll also get a bit wet at Leo goes back to desk times as a front pushes through during
DESK 2-SHOT---Leo and Kim the late afternoon and early evening.
(tease and toss to bump) Temperatures ahead of the front will
Lottery-Bump climb to around 50 degrees, with light
COMM #-1 showers coming in after 3pm. Sunshine

returns over the weekend, with
seasonable highs in the 40s Saturday

and 50s Sunday. Saturday does look a
little breezy to start, with winds
gusting as high as 35mph. A surge of
warmer air will arrive next Monday,
driving temperatures to around 60.
FRIDAY: Clouds increase, late afternoon
showers. High: 48 FRIDAY NIGHT: Partly
cloudy and breezy. Low: 36 For the
latest weather anytime, turn to our
webpage at wdbj7.com >>

(WeatherPro)

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GRAPHIC=CAMPAIGN 2008 Next week's primaries could be

decisive for the

Democrats.

Huge voter turnouts are expected, and
Senator Hillary Clinton is hoping THIS
round at the Alamo won't be her last
stand.

Joel Brown has the latest for
Washington.

CHANNEL=A (SOT FULL)

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INQ=They say everything's

*CG locator Houston, TX

:01

*CG 2line Sen. Hillary Clinton

(D) Presidential Candidate

:07

*CG 2line Sen. Barack Obama

(D) Presidential Candidate

:42

*CG standup Joel Brown

Reporting

1:25

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OQ=Brown, News 7. <<

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(nats forum speech)

They say everything's bigger in Texas
but it's HUGE for Hillary Clinton.

(SOT HILLARY CLINTON): "HOUSTON - WE

REALLY DO HAVE A PROBLEM."

She needs the state - along with Ohio -
to get back in a race that seems like

it's slipping away....

Her campaign just got a big boost with
it's best fund-raising month yet ,

raking in 35-million-dollars in
February.... It's money that can
immediately

make a difference after being outspent
by Barack Obama.

(nats rally)

But his campaign says it did even
better. They haven't released the
numbers

yet but some believe they may have rung
up as much as 50-million dollars this

month.

Even with his poll numbers rising,
delegates piling up, and the cash
rolling

in - Obama insists he's not writing
off his opponent.

(SOT no font BARACK OBAMA on plane

153810): "I AM NOT, I AM NOT.
REMEMBER

NEW HAMPSHIRE?"

But he's not talking much about her
these days. Yesterday he didn't even

mention her name as he focused on the
slumping economy....Blaming the man

who's got the job he wants -- and the
likely republican nominee.

(SOT BARACK OBAMA video as incoming):

"GEORGE BUSH HANDS OUT BILLIONS OF

DOLLARS OF TAX CUTS TO THE WEALTHIEST
FEW FOR EIGHT LONG YEARS AND JOHN

MCCAIN PROMISES TO MAKE THOSE SAME TAX
CUTS PERMANENT."

Hillary Clinton's problem is that - for
all the debates and differences - she

and Obama have pretty similar positions
on all the major issues.

She's been trying to win on
policy...but that may not be

enough....in races

that look more and more like popularity
contests.

(oncam)

Brown, News 7.

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GRAPHIC=NONE Adults who repeatedly flunk their

driving tests may have to go back to
school.

CHANNEL=B VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Richmond

Last year one Virginian failed
the driving test 80- times.

More than one- thousand citizens
failed the test six times last year.

Delegate Tim Hugo's bill requires
adults who fail the written or behind
the wheel tests more than three times
in three- months go to driving school.

He says the requirement will save
tax dollars, reduce wait- times at
D-M-V and promote highway safety.

Senators unanimously voted it out
of committee yesterday.

The bill will be considered by
the full Senate next week.

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GRAPHIC=NONE Volunteers at a Radford food

pantry handed out groceries to hundreds
of people in need...

Some of those people work at
Volvo.

CHANNEL=C VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Radford

:00 His Provisional Food Ministry has
all the staples, but these shelves were
cleared out by the end of the night.

Every month volunteers take
applications and pass out hundreds of
boxes of food each valued at 150
dollars.

The ministry has been around for
eight years.

Recently, the non-profit group
has seen the need double....one reason

-- the Volvo strike.

CHANNEL=A SOT FULL

SOT FULL

INQ=we have

*CG 2line Dr. David Osterbauer

Director of Food Pantry

:00

RUNS=:16 (END SOT)

OQ=to see some

< FOOD PANTRY

14:55:54 WE HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE FROM
VOLVO FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE ISLE IF
YOU WILL IN OUR CHURCH AND THEY'RE VERY
MUCH GIVING THE INFORMATION TO BOTH THE
LOCAL UNION AND OTHERS SO I'M EXPECTING
TO SEE SOME.:10>>

VO-NAT VO-NAT

The pantry relies on donations
from the Radford Worship Center,
individuals and local businesses.

Along with the food pantry, the
group also offers counseling services
and free medical care.

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GRAPHIC=Business News

In business news, traders will
be keeping an eye on shares of Dell
when trading

begins this morning.

The computer maker reported a
decline in profits for the fourth
quarter and warned that a slowdown in
U.S. consumer spending

and higher costs could make things
worse.

Now here's a look at your local
stocks.

KIM tosses to stocks (KIM tosses to stocks)

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GRAPHIC=NONE Hidden Valley high school has a

new Assistant principal.

Doctor Andrew Kufel COO-full
teaches math at Cave Spring High right
now... he'll move over the Hidden
Valley in July.

Kufel's been working for Roanoke
County schools since 20-05, before that
he worked with the School of Education
at Virginia Tech.

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GRAPHIC=NONE It looks like Alfred Dowe's

seat on Roanoke City Council won't be
filled until the end of March.

CHANNEL=A VO-NAT

VO-NAT A letter sent from the

mayor to members of council today
suggests an application deadline of
March 14.

Council will then interview
candidates and narrow the field with a
final vote coming on March 31.

Dowe resigned from council last
weekend amid questions about his
spending.

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GRAPHIC=BOWERS Former Roanoke Mayor David Bowers

says "the wheels have come off the bus
at city hall."

Yesterday, he announced he will
run for mayor as an Independent in the
May election.

CHANNEL=B VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Roanoke

Bowers gathered with supporters
outside of the Roanoke City Courthouse
yesterday afternoon.

He said he's convinced that most

Roanokers have lost confidence in the
city's leadership, and are ready for a
change.

CHANNEL=C SOT FULL
SOT FULL 20:00:03

INQ=I've not lost the nerve

*CG 2line David Bowers

(I) Candidate for Roanoke Mayor DAVID BOWERS/(I) CANDIDATE FOR ROANOKE

MAYOR: I'VE NOT LOST THE NERVE TO
STAND UP FOR WHAT I THINK IS RIGHT AND
GOOD AND PROGRESSIVE FOR OUR CITY . I
THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT, AND I THINK THE
PEOPLE KNOW THAT. I THINK ALSO ITS
IMPORTANT TO HAVE SOMEONE WHO MAKES
SOLEMN PROMISES AND KEEPS SOLEMN
PROMISES.

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OQ=and keeps solemn promises.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Bowers described his Independent
campaign as an uphill batte, but said
if Roanokers turn out in record numbers
he can win.

KIM ON CAM KIM ON CAM

GRAPHIC=HOLD Bowers will face Mayor Nelson

Harris, who is running for re-election
as a Democrat.

TAKE INET FULL TAKE INET FULL

If you want to read the letter
Mayor Harris sent to council members
about filling the empty seat -- or see
David Bower's entire interview with
News7's Joe Dashiell -- just head to
Your Hometown Website -- WDBJ7.com.

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GRAPHIC=JONES RETIRING After more than 20-years in

office, Salem's city manager is
retiring.

CHANNEL=A VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Salem

Forest Jones' last day is today.

Jones is credited with bringing
the Stagg Bowl to the valley.

Jones says he's proud of what the
community has accomplished - a new
police department, renovations to
district court and a thriving school
system.

CHANNEL=B SOT FULL

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INQ=We were taught by our ...

*CG 2line Forest Jones

Salem City Manager

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OQ=... that its an event.

<<10:07:30.00

FOREST JONES, SALEM CITY MGR: WE WERE
TAUGHT BY OUR PREDECESSORS TO RUN THE
CITY LIKE A BUSINESS. AND THAT'S WHAT
WE'VE ALWAYS TRIED TO DO.. (40) WHEN WE
GET TOURNEYS HERE OR EVENTS HERE LIKE
THE STAGG BOWL WE TRY TO MAKE SURE IT
SOMETHING THESE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE GOING
TO REMEMBER, THAT ITS AN EVENT. (49) >>

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Jones' only regret- he says he
would have liked to refurbish the civic
center under his watch.

His future plans include taking
it easy and traveling with his wife of
42-years.

KIM ON CAM KIM ON CAM

GRAPHIC=HOLD Former Vinton town manager, Kevin

Boggess will take Jones' place.

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ENG# D1

OPEN# E-2042 - with fade

SOT FULL

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)

<< Good Morning, I'm meteorologist Leo
Hirsbrunner in the SkyTracker7 Forecast toss to Kim Center. We do get a bit warmer Friday.
However, we'll also get a bit wet at
times as a front pushes through during
the late afternoon and early evening.
Temperatures ahead of the front will
climb to around 50 degrees, with light
showers coming in after 3pm. Sunshine
returns over the weekend, with
seasonable highs in the 40s Saturday
and 50s Sunday. Saturday does look a
little breezy to start, with winds
gusting as high as 35mph. A surge of
warmer air will arrive next Monday,
driving temperatures to around 60.
FRIDAY: Clouds increase, late afternoon
showers. High: 48 FRIDAY NIGHT: Partly
cloudy and breezy. Low: 36 For the
latest weather anytime, turn to our
webpage at wdbj7.com >>

(WXPRO)

Leo goes back to desk

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GRAPHIC=NONE Governor Kaine braved some of his

toughest critics yesterday - a roomful
of three and four year olds.

CHANNEL=A VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Salem

After these kids grilled Kaine
about his name and his job - he settled
in to read to a class at Honey Tree
Early Learning Center in Salem.

The Governor was there to push
his Pre-K initiative.

He says even when the economy is
floundering, funding pre-school

programs ensure success for students
like these and the future generations.

CHANNEL=B SOT FULL

SOT FULL

INQ=If you do it right with...

*CG 2line Governor Tim Kaine

(D) Virginia

RUNS=16 (END SOT)

OQ=... productive in the workplace.

<<13:43:49.00

IF YOU DO IT RIGHT WITH HIGH QUALITY
PROGRAMS YOU REDUCE THE NEED FOR KIDS
TO REPEAT GRADES WHICH COSTS A LOT OF
MONEY AND REMEDIAL EDUCATION AND
INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD THESE KIDS WILL
GROW UP TO BE EDUCATIONALLY SUCCESSFUL
AND PRODUCTIVE IN THE WORK PLACE (05)
>>

VO-NAT VO-NAT

After reading with the kids,
Kaine held a roundtable discussion with
local educators and law enforcement.

He says he was pleased to learn
local colleges have extensive programs
for early childhood educators.

(END VO) (END VO)

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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 late

night shooting in Roanoke
County...involving an officer.

CHANNEL=B VO-NAT

VO-NAT And a Bedford County community is

rattled with a new development in a
two-month old murder case.

(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

*CG breaknow Officer-Involved Shooting

There was some breaking news
overnight...and it could have an impact
on your morning commute.

Roanoke County police are
reporting an officer- involved
shooting.

They say no officers were
injured...but one man was taken to a
hospital.

CHANNEL=C (VO-NAT)
VO-NAT

*CG locator Roanoke Co.

This Morning As they investigate the
shooting...they're keeping part of

Route 220 South closed.

The crime scene is a quarter-mile
stretch along the southbound lanes just
a few hundred yards from the Franklin
County- Roanoke County line.

Traffic's being detoured onto the
northbound lanes.

It's supposed to stay that way at
least until mid-morning.

(END VO) (END VO)

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GRAPHIC=Earnest Authorities in Bedford County

say they've solved a two month old
murder mystery.

CHANNEL=A VO-NAT

VO-NAT 37 year old Brian Wesley Earnest

has been arrested and charged with
first degree murder.

He's accused of killing his
estranged wife, Jocelyn Earnest at her
home in Forest back on December 20th.

News 7's Justin McLeod has
details and reaction.

(END VO) (END VO)

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INQ=

*CG 2line Cindy Capps

Forest Resident

:00

*CG locator Bedford Co.

:08

*CG 2line Randy Krantz

Bedford Co. Commonwealth's Attorney

:21

*CG standup Justin McLeod

jmcleod@wdbj7.com

:51

RUNS=1:27 (END SOT)

OQ=jm, news 7, bedford county <<
(END SOT)

CHANNEL= SOT FULL

SOT FULL 22:10:01 clip 50 CINDY CAPPS/FOREST RESIDENT: IT WAS A
INQ=It was a little bit LITTLE BIT STARTLING FOR US. IT'S A

NICE QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD, WE DON'T HAVE

MUCH GOING ON.

RUNS06 (END SOT)

OQ=MUCH GOING ON She's talking about the neighborhood

here on Pine Bluff Drive in Forest.

It is here in this house where
investigators say Brian Wesley Earnest
murdered his wife back in December.

We asked the Commonwealth's Attorney
why it took so long to make an arrest.

SOT FULL 1:21 (THURSDAY'S BIN, JOE SOT FULL

BEDFORD) RANDY KRANTZ/BEDFORD CO. COMMONWEALTH'S
INQ=The bottom line ATTORNEY: THE BOTTOM LINE IS WE WERE

WAITING FOR EVIDENCE BACK FROM THE
CRIME LAB, ADDITIONAL WITNESSES TO BE
INTERVIEWED AND THEN THE REAL
INVESTIGATIVE TASK OF ANALYZING AND
INTERPERTING THAT EVIDENCE AND IT JUST
TAKES TIME.

RUNS11 (END SOT)

OQ=IT JUST TAKES TIME What makes this case even more

shocking, is the accused is an
assistant principal at Great Bridge
High School in Chespeake.

A letter was sent home explaning the
situation, parents can't believe the
news.

SOT FULL 16:49:41 WTKR FEED SOT FULL

INQ=There are people PARENT BITE: THERE ARE PEOPLE YOU

TRUST TURN OUT TO DO THINGS YOU WOULD

NEVER BELIEVE IN AND PEOPLE YOU DON'T
TRUST TURN OUT TO BE BETTER THAN YOU
THOUGHT.

RUNS07 (END SOT)

OQ=than you thought

SOT FULL 22:16:47 CLIP 63 SOT FULL

INQ=Before Earnest became JUSTIN McLEOD/REPORTING: BEFORE

EARNEST BECAME AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
AT THAT SCHOOL IN CHESPEAKE WE'RE TOLD
HE HELD A SIMILAR POSITION HERE AT
HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL IN LYNCHBURG FROM
2001 TO 2005.

RUNS10 (END SOT)

OQ=from 2001 to 2005 He was also a geometry and computer

teacher at Jefferson Forest High School
in the mid-90's

Investigators are not saying why they
believe Earnest killed his wife.
Regardless of the movtive, neighbors
say Jocelyn Earnest didn't deserve to
be murdered.

SOT FULL 22:10:40 CLIP 50 SOT FULL

INQ=Very Hardworking CINDY CAPPS/FOREST RESIDENT: VERY

HARDWORKING WOMAN, VERY LOVING, VERY
FRIENDLY, VERY OUTGOING AND KIND.
WE'RE HEARD NOTHING BUT GOOD THINGS
ABOUT HER.

RUNS06 (END SOT)

OQ=things about her Brian Earnest is being held without

bond in the Bedford County jail.

Justin McLeod, News 7, Bedford
County.

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GRAPHIC=NONE A man hunt is underway for the

suspect who robbed and shot a store
clerk a gas station in Roanoke.

CHANNEL=C VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Roanoke

:00 It happened shortly after 4-30 at
the One Stop Mart on Williamson Road.

Police are dusting off the door
for hand prints and combing the area
for evidence.

The shooter fled by foot and a
person of interest was seen leaving the
area by car.

TAKE SUSPECT PREPRO TAKE SUSPECT FS

CG2 15016 The shooter is described as "an
older black male" in his 40s or 50s.

CG2 15017 He stands between 5-8 and 5-9

CG2 15018 and weighs between 185 to 200 pounds.

CG2 15019 He was wearing a light grey or white
sweatshirt.

TAKE CAR DESCRIPTION FS TAKE CAR FS 1

CG2 15020 The person of interest left the
gas station in a "gun metal grey" Ford
Crown Victoria.

cg2 15021 with "stock wheels"

END FS END FS

KIMBERLY ON CAM KIMBERLY ON CAM

GRAPHIC=NONE Police are not saying if they

have any witnesses..

Meanwhile, the victim was taken
to Carilion Memorial Hospital.

No word yet on his condition.

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GRAPHIC=NONE Police in Los Angeles have caught up

with a

man they believe opened fire into a
crowd waiting at a bus stop.

CHANNEL=A (VO-NAT)
VO-NAT

*CG locator Los Angeles, CA

Wednesday Billy Ray Hines, who's 24, was
arrested yesterday

just a- half mile from Wednesday's
attack.

The shooting injured eight people,
including five children.

Police believe Hines meant to hit

two gang members instead.

They say he's a known gang member.

(END VO) (END VO)

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GRAPHIC=NONE It looks like the man known as

"Chemical Ali" will die for his role in
Saddam Hussein's campaign against the
Kurds.

CHANNEL=B VO-NAT

VO-NAT That campaign left nearly 200-

thousand people dead in the '80s.

Iraq's President Talabani and the two
vice presidents have approved the death
sentence.

And under Iraq law, it has to be
carried out in the next 30 days.

(END VO) (END VO)

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ANCHOR=Kim ANCHOR=Kim

GRAPHIC=none

In sports, Mike Stevens has girls
basketball highlights beginning with
Hidden Valley and Abingdon.

CHANNEL=C SOT FULL

SOT FULL

INQ=Good morning

RUNS=2:14 (END SOT)

OQ=for that.

(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) << Good Morning, I'm meteorologist Leo
(WeatherPro) Hirsbrunner in the SkyTracker7 Forecast

Center. We do get a bit warmer Friday.
However, we'll also get a bit wet at Leo goes back to desk times as a front pushes through during
desk 2-shot---Leo and Kim the late afternoon and early evening.
(tease and toss to bump) Temperatures ahead of the front will
PSA-Bump climb to around 50 degrees, with light
COMM #-1 showers coming in after 3pm. Sunshine

returns over the weekend, with
seasonable highs in the 40s Saturday
and 50s Sunday. Saturday does look a
little breezy to start, with winds
gusting as high as 35mph. A surge of
warmer air will arrive next Monday,
driving temperatures to around 60.
FRIDAY: Clouds increase, late afternoon
showers. High: 48 FRIDAY NIGHT: Partly
cloudy and breezy. Low: 36 For the
latest weather anytime, turn to our
webpage at wdbj7.com >>

(WeatherPro)

Leo goes back to desk

desk 2-shot---Leo and Kim

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Leo Weather Pro Leo toss to Kim

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GRAPHIC=Jones Retiring Salem City Manager Forest Jones'

last day on the job is today.

He helped put Salem on the
national map-- by bringing the Stagg
Bowl to the valley...among other
things.

News7's Susan Bahorich talked
with Jones about the city's progress.

CHANNEL=A SOT FULL

SOT FULL

INQ=nats - It's estimated more than..

*CG locator Salem

:00

*CG 2line Forest Jones

Salem City Manager

:13

*CG locator Salem

April 2007

:44

*CG reporter Susan Bahorich

sbahorich@wdbj7.com

1:25

RUNS=1:30 (END SOT)

OQ=sb, n7, salem. <<

(END SOT)

SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ= nats- city nat

RUNS03 (END SOT)

OQ=

It's estimated more than 25-thousand
people call Salem home.

City manager Forest Jones hopes he's
helped improve their quality of life

during his time running the city.

SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ= 10:06:45.00

I'VE BEEN FORTUNATE THAT I'VE BEEN FOR
20+ YRS AND I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN JUST
ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE DONE ..
(50)

RUNS05 (END SOT)

OQ=

Jones moved to Salem in the late 1970s.

He started off in the school system as
director of operations.

He then moved into the assistant city
manager job in Salem.

For the last seven years-- he's held
the top spot and never looked back.

((cover end of bite w/stagg bowl vo))

SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ= 10:07:30.00

SOMETHING THESE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE GOING
TO REMEMBER, THAT ITS AN EVENT. (49)

RUNS19 (END SOT)

OQ=

Besides winning NCAA events such as the
Stagg Bowl and the tax revenue that
goes with it... Jones says he's proud
of what the community has accomplished.

A new police department, renovations to
district court and a thriving school
system.

SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ= 10:16:18.00

WE'VE TRIED TO MAKE SALEM A GREAT PLACE
TO RAISE A FAMILY. WELL, HOW DO YOU DO
THAT? YOU GOTTA HAVE A SCHOOL SYSTEM
FIRST..(25) WE'VE TRIED TO PUT THINGS
IN PLACE.. (29)

RUNS11 (END SOT)

OQ=

Jones' only regret- he says he would
have liked to refurbish the civic
center under his watch.

His future plans include taking it easy
and traveling with his wife of
42-years.

SB, N7, Salem.>>

KIM ON CAM KIM ON CAMERA

Former Vinton town manager, Kevin
Boggess will take Jones' place.

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GRAPHIC=Business News

In business news, traders will
be keeping an eye on shares of Dell
when trading

begins this morning.

The computer maker reported a
decline in profits for the fourth
quarter and warned that a slowdown in
U.S. consumer spending

and higher costs could make things
worse.

Now here's a look at your local
stocks.

KIM tosses to stocks (KIM tosses to stocks)

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ENG#=D1

DESK 2-SHOT---Kim and Leo

Leo---Weather Pro

LEO WEATHER PRO

DESK 2-SHOT

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GRAPHIC=CAMPAIGN 2008 Democratic presidential candidates

Barack

Obama and Hillary Clinton are launching
their last weekend of campaigning
before Tuesday's key primaries in Texas
and Ohio.

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*CG locator Houston, TX

They say everything's bigger in
Texas, but it's really HUGE for the

former First Lady.

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*CG 2line Sen. Hillary Clinton

(D) Presidential Candidate SEN. HILLARY CLINTON/D- PRESIDENTIAL

CANDIDATE: "HOUSTON - WE REALLY DO
HAVE A PROBLEM."

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As for Clinton's opponent...Obama's
bringing in the money..but not enough.

The 35 million dollars that poured in
during February still won't be enough
to keep pace with Obama's spending in
next week's key primary states.

But his campaign says it's raised
--quote "considerably more."

Meanwhile, Obama has shifted his
focus from Clinton to Republican
frontrunner John McCain.

He blames McCain and President Bush
for the stalling economy.

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GRAPHIC=NONE If you repeatedly fail the

driving test at the D-M-V you may have
to head back to school.

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*CG locator Richmond

Last year one Virginian failed
the driving test 80- times.

More than 25- hundred citizens
failed the test four- times.

Delegate Tim Hugo calls that
abusing the system.

His bill requires adults who fail
the written or behind the wheel tests
more than three times in three- months
go to driving school.

The delegate got the idea after
talking to a driving instructor.

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*CG 2line Del. Tim Hugo

(R) Centreville

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<<5:23:31 DEL. TIM HUGO/(R)
CENTREVILLE: I WAS AMAZED YOU KNOW AND
WE SAW THE NUMBERS. THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE ARE FAILING THIS TEST OVER AND
OVER AND OVER AND WE JUST SAID ENOUGH
IS ENOUGH. IF YOU CAN'T PASS IT AFTER
TRYING IT THREE TIMES YOU NEED TO GO TO
SCHOOL. >>

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Hugo says the requirement will
save tax dollars, reduce wait- times at
D-M-V and improve highway safety.

The bill has already passed the
House.

The full Senate will consider it
next week.

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GRAPHIC=NONE A fire broke out at Roanoke's

Steel Dynamics.

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*CG locator Roanoke

The plant.. formerly known as
"Roanoke Electric Steel" caught fire
yesterday when contractors doing
demolition work on one of the towers...
accidently ignited some wood beams.

These are pictures taken by the
Roanoke Fire Department.

An initial concern of absbestos
burning turned out to NOT be a threat.

It took more than 40 fire
fighters to put out the fire.

Crews say getting water to the
backside of plant was the challenge.

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GRAPHIC=NONE A few weeks ago area firefighters

faced several challenges when brush
fires popped up across the area.

Yesterday, they were recognized

for their hard work.

But as Alex Lawson explains their
work may not be over.

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*CG locator Roanoke Co.

February 10

*CG 2line Lt. Barry Beckner

Roanoke Co. Firefighter

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