WDBJ 7 morning news for 03/20/08

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10 BOB AM VT Security COP copy VIRGINIA TECH 238 --
GRAPHIC=VIRGINIA TECH Virginia Tech President Charles

Steger says the university has spent
more than $10 million to increase
security since the April 16th
shootings.

Steger spoke to about 70 students
and faculty members at a town hall
style meeting yesterday.

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Tech officials have made several
changes, including adding staff to help
distressed students, creating an
emergency e-mail alert system,
establishing a threat assessment team,
and installing locks on classroom
doors.

Upgrading the campus police
communication system is also in the
works.

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GRAPHIC=NONE A new audio message said to be

from Osama bin Laden condemns the
publication of drawings that depict the
Prophet Muhammad as wearing a
bomb-shaped turban.

CHANNEL=B VO-NAT

VO-NAT The head of a U-S group that

monitors terrorist chatter calls the
message a --QUOTE-- ``clear threat
against EU member countries.''

The release of the tape coincides
with an increased buzz in online forums
calling for revenge on Europe over the
cartoons.

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GRAPHIC=COVINGTON FIRE Investigators say a fire at a

Covington car dealership does not
appear to be suspicious.

CHANNEL=C VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Covington

They tell us the fire at
Covington Motor Company started on the
second floor just after six Tuesday
night.

Firefighters managed to get it
under control, but not before part of
the roof collapsed.

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INQ=The front....

*CG 2line Wes Walker

Covington Fire Chief 12:08:35"THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING WAS :00 GONE. WE WERE SUCCESSUL IN STOPPING THE
FIRE AT THE FRONT PART OF THE BUILDING.
HOWEVER, AS YOU CAN SEE THERE'S
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE BEING A MAJOR IMPACT
TO OUR AREA."08:46

*CG 2line Buck Caldwell 12:45:01"YOU DON'T REALIZE THAT BUT IT Covington Motor Co. CAN CHANGE IN JUST A MOMENT, WITH A :12 TWINKLE OF AN EYE. YOUR LIFE CAN BE
CHANGED."45:08

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OQ=....can be changed."

VO-NAT VO-NAT

The cause of the fire appears to
be electrical.

Workers at the dealership say the

future plans are unknown at this time
but say they're grateful for support
from the community, even from other car
dealers.

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GRAPHIC=Slate Hill It's something many call an eye

sore.

We're talking about the
controversial development known as
Slate Hill.

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VO-NAT

*CG locator Roanoke

2004 It has now been more than three years
since a Roanoke County developer
cleared this hill across from
Tanglewood Mall.

Since that time, it has essentially
sat there UNDEVELOPED, angering many.

News 7's Justin McLeod has an update
on the project.

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*CG locator Roanoke

:00

*CG standup Justin McLeod

jmcleod@wdbj7.com

:28

*CG nameloc James Smith

Slate Hill Developer

August 2006

:59 (QUICK)

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OQ=jm, news 7, roanoke co. <<((NATS OF CONSTRUCTION CREWS

WORKING))

Construction is finally underway here
at the corner of Route 220 and 419.

It's called Slate Hill and many
consider it an eye sore.

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INQ=It is. It is CHARLOTTE MOORE: IT IS. IT IS AN EYE

SORE.

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OQ=AN EYE SORE Charlotte Moore is the newly elected

Supervisor for the Cave Spring
District.

She has requested a meeting with the
developer after hearing complaints from
constituents.

She, like many here in Roanoke
County, want to know what exactly is
going up here and when.

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INQ=Developer James JUSTIN McLEOD/REPORTING: DEVELOPER

JAMES SMITH HAS BEEN OUT OF THE COUNTRY
FOR SEVERAL MONTHS BUT WE WERE ALLOWED
TO E-MAIL HIS STAFF QUESTIONS AND WE
WERE TOLD ESSENTIALLY WHAT YOU SEE OUT
HERE IS INFRASTRUCTRE KIND OF THINGS
LIKE ROADS, RETAINING WALLS, CURB AND
GUTTERS AS WELL AS WATER AND SEWER.

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OQ=WATER AND SEWER ((NATS OF CONSTRUCTION))

We're told no tenants have been
signed, although it's still expected to
be a combination of office and retail.

The last time we talked to the
developer, he acknowledged the project
is taking longer than expected but

asked for patience from county
residents.

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INQ=To them I'd JAMES SMITH: TO THEM I'D SAY BE

PATIENT. ROME WASN'T BUILD IN A DAY
AND APPARENTLY NEITHER IS SLATE HILL.
(LAUGHS)

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OQ=IS SLATE HILL (LAUGHS) But patience may be running thin,

especially from those who drive by it
everyday and see the hill sitting there
undeveloped.

We're told there's currently no time
table as to when the project may be
finished.

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INQ=It would have CHARLOTTE MOORE: IT WOULD HAVE BEEN

MUCH BETTER IF THEY JUST LEFT THE TREES
THEN AND NOT DONIG ANYTHING UNTIL THEY
WERE READY TO BUILD.

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INQ= JUSTIN McLEOD/REPORTING: WE SHOULD GET

MORE ANSWERS ON APRIL 8TH. THAT IS THE
DAY THE DEVELOPER IS SCHEDULED TO MEET
WITH COUNTY SUPERVISORS. JUSTIN
McLEOD, NEWS 7.

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OQ=JM, NEWS 7.

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GRAPHIC= NONE Lynchburg City Council candidates

want to make sure voters know where
they stand.

CHANNEL= A VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Lynchburg

Five of the nine people running
in the May election spoke at a forum
last night sponsored by the city's
Democratic party.

Republican Jeff (Hel-gis-sun)
Helgeson was not invited.

The other candidates in the race
are all running as independents.

Many issues were discussed,
including growth, education, and the
environment.

Democrats voted to endorse four
of the five who spoke at the end of the
event.

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GRAPHIC= NONE The Virginia Tech - New York

Yankees game is over but merchandise
sales haven't slowed down....

CHANNEL= B VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Blacksburg

Tuesday Fans were sporting these very
popular hats at Tuesday's exhibition
game at Tech.--

The hats are in Hokie colors and
have the New York Yankees logo on the
front and the Tech logo on the back.

The owner of the Tech bookstore
says he sold out of the hats and
despite a new shipment yesterday, he's
about to be sold out AGAIN!!!

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GRAPHIC=none

Meanwhile - March Madness
tips-off today right here on WDBJ-7.

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It's an S-E-C afternoon with
Georgia taking on Xavier and then

Kentucky meeting Marquette.

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Then tonight it's Belmont and
Duke in the opening game followed by
Arizona and West Virginia as the
Moutaineers and Darris Nichols tip
things off at 9:30. GO TO THUR. MY NET

GO TO THURSDAY MY NET

Also on My Network TV - you can
get bonus coverage as Portland State
meets Kansas and Oral Roberts battles
Pittsburgh.

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And on My Network tonight
Winthrop takes on Washington State and
in the late game George Mason meets
Notre Dame.

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BOB ON CAMERA BOB ON CAM

SS=none And just a reminder for CBS soap

fans....

Your favorite shows will resume
on Monday so you won't miss a beat.

Now let's check the scoreboards.

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OC=...LAST SCORE

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Virginia Tech

Morgan St.

South Alabama

V.C.U.

NIT FIRST ROUND

*CG colbball

Cleveland St.

Dayton

UC Santa Barbara

Mississippi

NIT FIRST ROUND

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San Diego St.

Florida

Charlotte

Nebraska

NIT FIRST ROUND

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OQ=your hometown weather.

(END SOT) (END SOT)ANCHOR=Leo

Leo in Chromakey

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(WX BUG) << Good morning, I'm meteorologist Leo
(TITAN) Hirsbrunner in the SkyTracker7 Forecast
(WeatherPro) Center. High pressure builds in today

with increasing sunshine but we will
keep a gusty west wind around through Leo goes back to desk the afternoon. THURSDAY: Sunny and
DESK 2-SHOT---Leo and bob breezy. Winds will relax by the end of
(tease and toss to bump) the day, but most of Thursday will be
Lottery-Bump highlighted by northwesterly winds at
COMM #-1 15-25mph with gusts near 40mph.

Afternoon highs are forecast in the mid
50s. Thursday night will be clear and
chilly with lows in the lower 30s.
FRIDAY: The first full day of spring
will feature mostly sunny with highs in
the low and mid 60s. Winds will be
light from the southwest. YOUR
WEEKEND OUTLOOK: Saturday will likely
feature more clouds than sunshine.
Models are hinting at a 20-30% chance
of a few light showers; but most of the
day we'll stay dry. Highs are expected
in the lower 60s. Easter Sunday should

bring no weather-worries with mainly
sunny conditions; but it will be cooler
in the lower 50s! For weather
anytime turn to our webpage at
wdbj7.com >>

(WeatherPro)

Leo goes back to desk

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Leo Weather Pro

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GRAPHIC=NONE Volatility remains the key word

BUSINESS NEWS BAM in the financial markets.

On the heels of Wall Street's 417
point gain Tuesday came yesterday's 293
point loss.

And it's not any better in Asia
where many of the markets were closed
for a holiday Thursday.

Joel Brown has the latest from
Washington.

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INQ= The US

*CG 2line William Cheney

John Hancock Financial

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*CG standup Joel Brown

Reporting

1:10

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OQ= JB, News 7 <<

(END SOT) The U-S's greatest export these days

just might be investor anxiety. Fears
that a recession HERE could infect the
rest of the world have Asian markets
swinging wildly.

(APTN VIDEO)

Hong Kong's Hang Seng index dropped
2-and-a-half percent while the Shanghai
market fell to its lowest mark since
June before rebounding and by days end
finishing UP.

It's a typical trading day where the
only sure thing is volatility. And
they're taking their cues from Wall
Street.

(nats)

Tuesday's feel-good rally quickly lost
its luster after the Dow dropped more
than 200 points yesterday. The Federal
Reserve had hoped it's bold rate cut
could settle market fears.

(SOT WILLIAM CHENEY/JOHN HANCOCK

FINANCIAL SERVICES): "THIS IS A LARGE
MOVE BY HISTORICAL STANDARDS. THE FED
DOESN'T OFTEN MOVE THAT MUCH. AND EVEN
THOUGH SOME PEOPLE WERE HOPING FOR
MORE, IT'S STILL A LOT."

Since October, the Fed has now cut its
benchmark rate 3 full points. From
5-and-a-quarter to 2-and-a-quarter as
it tries to make more money available

at cheaper rates to banks increasingly
afraid to lend.

It's not the ups and downs of the
market that have people concerned. It's
the uncertainty that big banks remain
vulnerable to a credit crisis like the
one that sank Bear Stearns....and that
THEIR nest-egg could be next.

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GRAPHIC=NONE Glenda Edwards has been running

the Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing
Authority since Ellis Henry left
abruptly last year.

But now she can drop "interim"
from her title.

Yesterday, the Housing
Authority's Board of commissioners
announced Edwards' appointment as
Executive Director.

Board Chair Joseph Lee cited
Edwards' "outstanding performance and
leadership" during the transition, and
said the board is confident that with
Edwards at the helm, the housing
authority will provide "top-notch
services" to all of its residents.

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GRAPHIC=NONE A Bedford woman is suing her

elected officials for approving a
townhouse community that would be built
in her backyard.

CHANNEL=A VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Bedford

June 24 Peggy Vereen (Vir-een), seen here
in an interview from last summer, is
suing Bedford County and its Board of
Supervisors.

Vereen's lawsuit claims the
county failed to meet its own
requirements before rezoning property
for the "Oakwood Villas" project in
February.

Vereen would not comment for this
story, but in an interview last summer,
she told us townhouses wouldn't fit in
with the neighborhood of single family
homes.

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INQ="It will be monetary..."

*CG nameloc Peggy Vereen

Suing Bedford Co. PEGGY VEREEN: "IT WILL BE June 24 MONETARY GAINS PERHAPS FOR THOSE
INVOLVED, BUT IT WILL BE MONETARY LOSES
FOR THE PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE AREA."

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OQ="....loses for property owners in

the area."

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Vereen is also suing the
developer of the townhomes, and two
people who own property where the
townhomes would be built.

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GRAPHIC= NONE There is no cure for

multiple sclerosis...but a promising
new drug could help delay the
progression of this auto-immune
disease.

The drug is in clinical trials in
our area...and researchers still need
more participants.

News 7's health reporter Joy
Sutton explains.

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INQ=We're going to test

*CG locator Roanoke Co.

:00

*CG 2line Charlotte Shaver

Multiple Sclerosis Study Participant

:21

*CG 2line Dr. Gordon Burch

Blue Ridge Research Center

:46

*CG reporter Joy Sutton

jsutton@wdbj7.com

1:32

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OQ=my heart goes out to them, joy <

sutton news 7. 05:42:52 runs=07

WE'RE GOING TO TEST YOUR
COORDINATION..TOUCH YOUR NOSE AND TOUCH
ME OUT HERE

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For years Charlotte Shaver hardly
noticed she had multiple sclerosis..her
symptoms would come and go...but now
that's she transitioned to secondary
progressive ms...the symptoms don't go
away. They only get worse.

SOT FULL

05:19:55 runs=06

I WAS TRULY BLESSED IN FORTUNATE THAT
I WENT AS LONG AS I DID UNTIL I REACHED
THIS STAGE

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Now she has trouble with her left
leg and hand. She can lose her balance
at any moment.

And she's experiencing vision
problems.

For patients with this type of MS
there are no effective medications.

But a new drug now in clinical
trials could change that.

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05:32:44 runs=10

THIS IS A DRUG THAT HAS HAD POTENTIAL
BY STUDIES IN EUROPE TO DELAY
PROGRESSION. BY AN AVERAGE OF 5 YEARS

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Blue Ridge Research Center...a
part of Roanoke Neurological Associates
is one of several testing sites in the
U-S.

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05:38:46 runs=14

WITHOUT A THERAPY OR AGGRESSIVE EFFORTS
AT DEVELOPING NEW THERAPIES PEOPLE CAN
STILL DEVELOP SIGNIFICANT DISABILITY
WHICH IS WHY A STUDY LIKE THIS IS SO
IMPORTANT

(END SOT)

Shaver has joined the study..but
researchers are still looking for more

people.

If it works..it could keep Shaver
walking and out of wheelchair longer.

But she's more concerned about the
younger people it might help.

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05:19:35 runs=05

35 I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE YOUNGER THAN
ME THAT HAS MS..MY HEART GOES OUT TO
THEM

(END SOT). Joy Sutton, News7.>>

TAKE BLUE RIDGE APRISA FULL TAKE APRISA FULL

For more information about the MS
study call the Blue Ridge Research
Center at 540-342-2929.

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LEO IN CHROMAKEY

(WX BUG)

(TITAN)

(Weather Pro)

Leo goes back to WX CENTER (weather pro)

<< Good morning, I'm meteorologist Leo
Hirsbrunner in the SkyTracker7 Forecast
Center. High pressure builds in today
with increasing sunshine but we will
keep a gusty west wind around through
the afternoon. THURSDAY: Sunny and
breezy. Winds will relax by the end of

the day, but most of Thursday will be
highlighted by northwesterly winds at
15-25mph with gusts near 40mph.
Afternoon highs are forecast in the mid
50s. Thursday night will be clear and
chilly with lows in the lower 30s.
FRIDAY: The first full day of spring
will feature mostly sunny with highs in
the low and mid 60s. Winds will be
light from the southwest. YOUR
WEEKEND OUTLOOK: Saturday will likely
feature more clouds than sunshine.
Models are hinting at a 20-30% chance
of a few light showers; but most of the
day we'll stay dry. Highs are expected
in the lower 60s. Easter Sunday should
bring no weather-worries with mainly
sunny conditions; but it will be cooler
in the lower 50s! For weather
anytime turn to our webpage at
wdbj7.com >>

Leo goes back to WX CENTER

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The recent windy weather has left
many searching for their shingles, and
others completely replacing their roof.

CHANNEL= A VO-NAT

VO-NAT Before you decide on which

shingle to purchase you may want to
take into consideration, parts of
Virginia have now been considered high
wind catastrophe areas.

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INQ=That means if...

*CG 2line Bill Whittaker ((THAT MEANS IF YOU GET MORE THAN A Vinton Roofing 60MPH WIND AND YOU HAVE A 3-TAB ROOF
THE MANUFACTURER OR THE INSURANCE
COMPANY WILL NOT COVER IT. ))

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OQ=...will not cover it.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

So, instead of replacing your
roof with the older 3-tab shingle, you
might want to consider an architectural
shingle that has a wind rating of 110
miles per hour.

You'll want to call the roofing

company before you call the insurance
agent.

That way you'll be on the waiting
list and get the work done faster.

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BUMP STAY WITH US...THERE'S MUCH MORE COMM AHEAD ON NEWS 7 MORNIN'

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*CG 2line Thursday March 20, 2008 (<<) First Day of Spring

*CG standup Bob Grebe

bgrebe@wdbj7.com

*cg 305

*CG 0014 >>

CHANNEL=A VO-NAT

VO-NAT Coming up on News 7

Mornin'...Al-Queda leader Osama Bin
Laden sends out a new audio message,
we'll have the details.

CHANNEL=B VO-NAT

VO-NAT Plus, national presidential

campaigns are heating up, but city
council candidates in Lynchburg are
pulling out all the stops to get votes
as well, we'll have the latest coming
up.

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ROLL OPEN

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DESK 2-SHOT BOB and Leo <<
ANCHOR=BOB Hi/Leo Hi

*cg 4030 >> *CG standup Bob Grebe

bgrebe@wdbj7.com DESK 2-SHOT=BOB and Leo

ANCHOR=BOB

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

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Leo WX Pro

Currents Leo Hello

Area Forecast toss to Leo

WX-Pro

toss back to Kim

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GRAPHIC=NONE Osama bin Laden is back on the

radar after the release of a new audio
message said to be from the al-Qaida
leader condemning the publication of
drawings that depict the Prophet
Muhammad as wearing a bomb-shaped
turban.

CHANNEL=C VO-NAT

VO-NAT The head of a U-S group that

monitors terrorist chatter calls the
message a --QUOTE-- ``clear threat
against EU member countries.''

The release of the tape coincides
with an increased buzz in online forums
calling for revenge on Europe over the
cartoons.

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GRAPHIC=VIRGINIA TECH Virginia Tech President Charles

Steger spoke yesterday at a town hall
style meeting with 70 students and

faculty members.

He said the university has spent
more than $10 million to increase
security since the April 16th
shootings.

TAKE FS GFX TAKE FS GFX

Upgrading the campus police
communication system is also in the
works.

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GRAPHIC=NONE Virginia has a serious shortage

of hospital beds for the mentally ill
according to a new study.

CHANNEL=A VO-NAT

VO-NAT

*CG locator Richmond

The Treatment Advocacy Center
suggests the state provide 50- beds for
every 100- thousand residents.

On any given day, state officials
say people DO wait in jails or
emergency rooms for beds...

But that bed space can't be
calculated without considering
community services.

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INQ=50-beds per 100- thousand

*CG 2line Dr. James Reinhard

Virginia Mental Health Commissioner 0009XM TC 4:45:45 DR. JAMES REINHARD/VA
DEPT. MENTAL HEALTH COMMISSIONER: 50-
BEDS PER 100- THOUSAND WOULD MORE THAN
DOUBLE WHAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY IN
VIRGINIA. WE HAVE ROUGHLY, A LITTLE
OVER 22 PER 100- THOUSAND. SO OF THE
14- HUNDRED BEDS THAT WE HAVE NOW THAT
WOULD ADD ANOTHER TWO- THOUSAND. THAT
WOULD BE A HUGE INVESTMENT OF
RESOURCES.

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OQ=a huge investment of resources.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

It cost the state 520- dollars
per patient each day they stay in a
state mental health facility.

Adding two- thousand beds would
cost nearly 380- million dollars a
year.

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GRAPHIC=Campaign 2008 Candidates for Lynchburg City

Council are working fast to get out
their message.

And with just a few weeks before
the May elections, they're also trying
to wrap up endorsements.

News 7's Tim Saunders shows us
how some vying for office are working
to get voters in their corner.

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*CG locator Lynchburg

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*CG 2line Tom Shahady