WDBJ 7 news at Noon for 07/15/08

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ANCHOR ON CAM ANCHOR ON CAM

GRAPHIC=None Good Morning, I'm Kimberly

McBroom.

You'll need the shades and the
sunscreen again today...with highs
soaring into the upper 80s.

What does the rest of the work

week look like?

Meterologist Leo Hirsbrunner has
the full Skytracker 7 forecast, up
next.

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GRAPHIC=Roanoke Shooting Police in Roanoke say they have a

suspect in mind, but they are still
trying to track down the person who
shot a man sitting in his car over the
weekend.

Officers have identified
the wounded man as 31-year-old Avery
Eugene Muse.

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VO-NAT

*CG locator Roanoke

Sunday Investigators say Muse was
sitting in a parked car on Salem
Turnpike when he was shot just before
5:00 Sunday afternoon.

Muse was taken to Carilion
Roanoke Memorial Hospital, though a
Carilion spokesman said he could not
confirm Muse was a patient.

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GRAPHIC=None One of the teens charged in the

shootings along Interstate 64
apologized in court yesterday.

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VO-NAT

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19-year-old Slade Allen Woodson
pleaded guilty to six felony counts for
his involvement in the shootings that
injured two people.

Another teenager, Brandon Dawson,
previously pleaded guilty in the
shootings.

The 16-year-old Dawson was
sentenced to a six-month juvenile
program.

Woodson will appear in court
again in September.

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GRAPHIC= TANKER EXPLOSION When you drive down Route

220 in Roanoke - you'll notice the
guard rail being replaced.

But officials are still trying to
piece together this weekend's tanker
truck wreck.

The magnitude of it all still
sinking in.

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*CG 2line Audie Ferris

Roanoke Fire/EMS Department BATTALION CHIEF AUDIE FERRIS: BIGGEST :00 FIRE I'VE SEEN IN PERSON. IT WAS JUST
MASSIVE. IT WAS SO BIG YOU COULDN'T
EVEN TELL WHAT IT WAS.

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OQ= what it was

VO-NAT VO-NAT
*CG locator Roanoke

Saturday Night The WilcoHess tanker was carrying
more than eight thousand gallons of gas
when it left the northbound lanes of US
220 Saturday night.

The fire burned for more than
three hours.

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*CG 2line Ralph Tartaglia

Roanoke Fire/EMS Department DEPUTY CHIEF RALPH TARTAGLIA: BUT THIS
WAS DEFINITELY THE MOST SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT OF FIRE AND FLAMES OF ANY
RESPONSE THAT I HAVE EVER BEEN TO, BUT
THE RELIEF THERE AGAIN IS THAT THERE
WERE NO STRUCTURES EXPOSED. THERE WAS
REALLY NO HAZARD TO THE PEOPLE, WE
DIDN'T HAVE TO DO ANY EVACUATIONS.

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OQ=we didn't have to do any

evacuations.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

A contractor is now cleaning up
the site and removing contaminated
soil..but it doesn't look like gas
reached the river.

Yesterday WilcoHess employeees
and the President sent out their
prayers to the family of the driver.

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*LEO IN CHROMAKEY LEO IN CHROMAKEY

WxBug

<< Good morning, I'm meteorologist Leo
Hirsbrunner in the SkyTracker7 Forecast
Center. High pressure will build east
keeping the week dry and progressively
warmer. With the lower dew points, look
for abundant sunshine with a few
fair-weather clouds each afternoon.
Temperatures will start to climb back
into the upper 80s throughout the week.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK: A few models have a
low pressure system moving out of the
Gulf of Mexico late this week, then
pulling north into our region. The low
would be intercepted by a cold front
Sunday and Monday. If this happened,
the end result would be isolated
showers or storms late this week into
the weekend. At the moment, we'll keep
things dry until Sunday, where a few
showers are possible. TUESDAY: Mostly

sunny. High: 88 TUESDAY NIGHT: Mainly
clear. Low: 60 Get the latest
weather forecast and radar imagery
anytime on our website, wdbj7.com >>

SKY1

*BACK TO DESK FOR TWO SHOT GOODBYE BACK TO DESK FOR TWO SHOT GOODBYE

GOODBYE!

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kmcbroom@wdbj7.com

ANCHOR ON CAM ANCHOR ON CAM

GRAPHIC=None Good Morning, I'm Kimberly

McBroom.

It'll be a perfect summer day
with mostly sunny skies and warm
temperatures in the upper 80s.

Meterologist Leo Hirsbrunner has
the outlook for the rest of the week--
including when our next chance of
showers will be-- in a few minutes.

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GRAPHIC=none Tonight, Vinton's Town Council is

expected to decide the fate of a
popular hangout.

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VO NAT

*CG locator Vinton

Since Gearhart Park in Vinton opened
in the spring of 2003, town leaders say
there have been various acts of
vandalism and graffiti.

Skateboarders we talked to admit some
are doing things they're not suppose to

but say most are not causing any
trouble.

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IN Q=I'm respectful

*CG 2line Sean Bannard

Skateboard Enthusiast SEAN BANNARD/SKATEBOARDER: I'M
RESPECTFUL TO EVERYONE WHEN I
SKATEBOARD. I DON'T MESS PEOPLE'S
STUFF UP. I CAN'T REALLY CHANGE
PEOPLE'S MINDS. MOST OF MY FRIENDS
HERE AREN'T BAD PEOPLE.

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VO NAT VO NAT

Some skaters say if the town closes
the park they'll just end up back skate
boarding on the streets which is
something many businesses, especially
in downtown don't like.

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GRAPHIC=NONE They say it's a plan that will

free up some of Virginia's highways by
taking 7 million vehicles off the
road...

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VO-NAT

*CG locator Richmond

A draft of rail projects totaling
nearly five- billion dollars has been
released by the Virginia Department of
Rail and Public Transportation.

It includes money to improve
access to a future Roanoke Region
Intermodal facility.

There's also money for rail and
station improvements to allow more
frequent Amtrak service to Lynchburg
and expanded service to Roanoke and
Bristol.

KIM ON CAM KIM ON CAM

SS=NONE You can tell the department what

you think about the plan on July 24th
at six- PM at the Salem Civic Center.

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GRAPHIC=None Virginia's retirement fund for

state and local employees was down more
than four- percent at the end of the
fiscal year.

CHANNEL=A VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Richmond

It's suffering, in part, from the
sluggish housing market.

The nearly 56 billion dollar fund
serves more than 600- thousand members,
retirees and beneficiaries.

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INQ=We are clearly in a...

*CG 2line Charles Grant

Retirement System Investment Officer

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OQ=be quickly or easily be resolved. <<14KJ TC 10:35:29 CHARLES GRANT/VA

RETIREMENT SYSTEM CHIEF INVESTMENT
OFFICER: WE ARE CLEARLY IN A
CHALLENGING PERIOD THAT MAY LAST FOR A
WHILE. BOTH THE FINANCIAL MARKETS AND
THE REAL ECONOMY ARE UNDER SIGNIFICANT

PRESSURE AND THE UNDERLYING PROBLEMS IN
MY JUDGMENT WILL NOT BE QUICKLY OR
EASILY RESOLVED. >>

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Grant told the state's
legislative watchdog committee that
forecasters expect the system to lose
money once every four years.

However, he says the the fund's
long- term investments allow it to
absorb those losses with minimal
impact.

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LEO IN CHROMAKEY

WxBUG

<< Good morning, I'm meteorologist Leo

Hirsbrunner in the SkyTracker7 Forecast
Center. High pressure will build east
keeping the week dry and progressively
warmer. With the lower dew points, look
for abundant sunshine with a few
fair-weather clouds each afternoon.
Temperatures will start to climb back
into the upper 80s throughout the week.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK: A few models have a
low pressure system moving out of the
Gulf of Mexico late this week, then
pulling north into our region. The low
would be intercepted by a cold front
Sunday and Monday. If this happened,
the end result would be isolated
showers or storms late this week into
the weekend. At the moment, we'll keep
things dry until Sunday, where a few
showers are possible. TUESDAY: Mostly
sunny. High: 88 TUESDAY NIGHT: Mainly
clear. Low: 60 Get the latest
weather forecast and radar imagery
anytime on our website, wdbj7.com >>

SKY1

BACK TO DESK FOR 2 SHOT GOODBYE BACK TO DESK FOR 2 SHOT GOODBYE

GOODBYE!

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kmcbroom@wdbj7.com

ANCHOR ON CAM ANCHOR ON CAM

GRAPHIC=None Good Morning, I'm Kimberly

McBroom.

You'll need the shades and the
sunscreen again today...with highs
soaring into the upper 80s.

What does the rest of the work
week look like?

Meterologist Leo Hirsbrunner has

the full Skytracker 7 forecast, up
next.

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GRAPHIC=REMAINS FOUND A teenager makes an alarming

discovery while in the woods....

Investigators say the young woman
found skeletal remains near Route 29
and Coleman Road in Amherst County.

We're told they appear to be
human.

But authorities say there have
been no missing person reports filed in
the area.

The remains have been sent to a
medical examiner.

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GRAPHIC=Roanoke Shooting Police in Roanoke say they know

who shot a man sitting in his car --
they just haven't found the suspect...

Officers have identified
the wounded man as 31-year-old Avery
Eugene Muse.

CHANNEL=A VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Roanoke

Sunday Investigators say Muse was
sitting in a parked car on Salem
Turnpike when he was shot just before
5:00 Sunday afternoon.

Muse was taken to Carilion
Roanoke Memorial Hospital, though a
Carilion spokesman said he could not
confirm Muse was a patient.

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GRAPHIC=NONE He'll spend five years behind

bars for setting fires at Terrace View
apartments in Blacksburg last summer.

Robert Andrew Lawson lived at
Terrace View himself.

He reported the first of three fires
in the complex.

The second time, firefighters saw
him holding a police scanner.

In addition to the five-year
prison term, Lawson will pay 74-
thousand dollars in restitution.

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GRAPHIC=NONE Usually it's college students

flooding the Virginia Tech campus but
this week...Police officers from across
the state are there working on
leadership skills.

CHANNEL=B VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Blacksburg

:00 The program started in 19-99 and
focuses on leadership education.

Officers apply or are selected by
their departments to attend the one
week session that's taught by Tech
professors.

Organizers say they're trying to
create a clear career path within the
criminal justice system.

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INQ=TO STRENGTHEN OUR

*CG 2line Lex Eckenrode

Virginia Police Chiefs Foundation

:00

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OQ=TO THE PLATE <

CHIEF'S FOUNDATION

2:31:28 TO STRENGTHEN OUR OWN
LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES AND TO
STRENGTHEN OUR OWN PEOPLE SO WHEN THEY
ARE CALLED UPON TO TAKE THOSE GREATER
STEPS AND TAKE THOSE TASKS AT HAND
BECAUSE CIRCUMSTANCE DICTATED IT THAT
WE HAVE PEOPLE PREPARED TO DO SO. SO
THEY CAN STEP UP TO THE PLATE.:44>>

VO-NAT VO-NAT

About 60 police and public safety
professionals attended the leadership
conference.

The officers will return to
campus in September for a follow up
program.

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LEO IN CHROMAKEY

WxBug

weather forecast and radar imagery
anytime on our website, wdbj7.com >>

SKY1

BACK ON DESK FOR 2-SHOT GOODBYE BACK TO DESK FOR 2-SHOT GOODBYE

GOODBYE!

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07/15/2008 0ledwards 475:23 0:15 0:00 0:15 -- *CG standup Kimberly McBroom

kmcbroom@wdbj7.com

ANCHOR ON CAM ANCHOR ON CAM

GRAPHIC=None Good Morning, I'm Kimberly

McBroom.

It'll be a perfect summer day with
mostly sunny skies and warm
temperatures in the upper 80s.

Meterologist Leo Hirsbrunner has
the outlook for the rest of the week--
including when our next chance of
showers will be-- in a few minutes.

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GRAPHIC= TANKER EXPLOSION The guardrail has been replaced

at the site of a tanker explosion on
Route 220 in Roanoke...but that's just
the start of the investigation into the
crash.

And those who battle fires every day
were clearly affected by what they saw.

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*CG 2line Audie Ferris

Roanoke Fire/EMS Department BATTALION CHIEF AUDIE FERRIS: BIGGEST

:00 FIRE I'VE SEEN IN PERSON. IT WAS JUST
MASSIVE. IT WAS SO BIG YOU COULDN'T
EVEN TELL WHAT IT WAS.

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VO-NAT VO-NAT
*CG locator Roanoke

Saturday Night The WilcoHess tanker was carrying
more than eight thousand gallons of gas
when it left the northbound lanes of US
220 Saturday night.

The fire burned for more than
three hours.

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INQ=

*CG 2line Ralph Tartaglia

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OQ=we didn't have to do any

evacuations.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

A contractor is now cleaning up
the site and removing contaminated
soil..but it doesn't look like gas
reached the river.

Yesterday WilcoHess employeees
and the President sent out their
prayers to the family of the driver.

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CHANNEL=B The intensity of the flames made

the tanker unrecognizeable.

Before it fell down the hill, it
broke through about 600 feet of
guardrail.

V-DOT says this accident was the
first crash in at least five years
where someone has died.

As of now there are no plans to
do any road improvements.

The speed limit will stay at 55.

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VO-NAT This wasn't the FIRST tanker truck

fire of this magnitude.... the last one
happened 30 years ago.

*CG locator Roanoke On July 30th, 19-77, a gasoline tanker July 30, 1977 wrecked while turning from Orange
Avenue onto the ramp going up to
Interstate 581.

The driver of the truck escaped
with burns. No one else was hurt.

Special fire-fighting trucks from
the airport were called in to help
smother the flames.

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If you'd like to see video from
the blaze in 1977 or more from the fire
on Saturday -- we've put it on our
website -- WDBJ7.com.

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LEO IN CHROMAKEY

WxBug

showers are possible. TUESDAY: Mostly
sunny. High: 88 TUESDAY NIGHT: Mainly
clear. Low: 60 Get the latest
weather forecast and radar imagery
anytime on our website, wdbj7.com >>

SKY1

BACK TO DESK FOR 2 SHOT GOODBYE BACK TO DESK FOR 2 SHOT GOODBYE

GOODBYE!

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