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7Schoolwatch
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# schoolwatch
GRAPHIC=none
Heavy rainfall this morning in southwest Virginia and the chance of flooding
has prompted a number of school districts to cancel classes today.
Here's a look at who is closed.
(mel reads schoolwatch)
7Storm
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=bmy
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=none
All of our wet weather is coming from Tropical storm Opal.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pensacola, FL;
The storm was downgraded from a Hurricane earlier this morning after slamming
into the FLorida panhandle With 144 MILE an hour winds and plowing through
Alabama.
This storm is bringing plenty of rain to our area.
It's racing to the north through the Appalachians and the Ohio Valley
region.
Flash flood watches extend throughout Southwest Virginia and North Carolina.
Heavy rainfall is expected this afternoon.
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7Hospital
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=6am
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#edit of 95-80
GRAPHIC=Healthcare
Despite opposition, the Southwest Virginia Health Systems Agency last night
recommended Radford Community Hospital be allowed to build a new facility.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Last Night; :00
H-S-A's board of directors approved Radford Community Hospital's plan to
build a new facility--replacing its current out-dated one.
The decision came as no surprise to hospital officials, but Skip Lamb didn't
expect all the controversy surrounding the decision to build a new hospital in
the New River Valley.
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SOT tape 2 20:21:41
IN Q=Originally, we thought
((SKIP LAMB/RADFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL: ORIGINALLY, WE THOUGHT THAT THERE
WOULD BE SOME OPPOSITION. WE DIDN'T EXPECT A COMPETING APPLICATION BECAUSE WE
DIDN'T THINK THERE WAS ANY RATIONALE FOR IT-- AND WE STILL DON'T THINK THERE'S
ANY RATIONALE FOR IT. ))
SUPER=01-Skip Lamb/Radford Community Hospital;
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=rationale for it (double out)
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VO-NAT
The board voted down Montgomery Regional and Pulaski Community Hospitals'
counter proposal to build a smaller facility in Radford.
Meanwhile, opponents still don't believe there's a need for a new facility.
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SOT tape 2 20:26:05
IN Q=It appears that
((CHRIS DUX/PULASKI COMMUNITY HOSPITAL: IT APPEARS THAT THE STAFF BELIEVES
THAT A HOSPITAL HAS AN INHERENT RIGHT TO REPLACE THE FACILITY THAT DID NOT
DEMONSTRATE A NEED FOR REPLACEMENT. ))
SUPER=01-Chris Dux/Pulaski Community Hospital;
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=for replacement
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VO-NAT
Pulaski Community hospital officials say they plan to discuss their case
again before a fact finding hearing officer in more detailed presentation.
The board's recommendation next goes to the state health commissioner. his
decision is due December eighth.
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7Shoney's-Robbery
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# 95-67
GRAPHIC=none
Police are looking for a couple of suspects in the robbery of a Lynchburg
restaurant.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/Last Night;
At about ten last night, two men tossed a brick through the window of the
Shoney's on Langhorne Road, and held a knife to the cashier's throat.
Police say the men made off with an underdetermined amount of cash.
No one was injured.
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7Retirees
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=
WRITER=
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Attorney General James Gilmore says the state will ``NOT'' appeal a Virginia
Supreme Court ruling ordering full refunds for illegally taxed federal
retirees.
The announcement follows the September 15th court ruling that
the state must pay the more than 14,000 federal military and civilian retirees
whose pensions were illegally taxed by the state.
They are due nearly 80 (m) million dollars.
Another 153,000 pensioners agreed to a settlement with the state last
year.
That settlement will pay them or their survivors refunds totaling 308
million dollars.
That settlement works out to about 76 cents on the dollar.
7WEATHER
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=
WRITER=
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Taking another look at weather.
There's a flash flood watch in effect for portions of southwest virginia and
the Greebrier valley.
Today expect rainy and windy conditions with highs in the upper 60's and low
70's/
Tonight the rain should tapper off late.
lows will be in the 50's.
((Closed captioning is brought to you by WDBJ-7 and Carilion Health System.))
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55Schoolwatch
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# schoolwatch
GRAPHIC=none
The rain is not only pounding the deep south this morning but portions of
southwest Virginia, creating the the possibility of flooding.
In ancipation of flooding a number of school districts will be closed today.
Here's a look at the list.
(mel reads schoolwatch)
55Motor-Voter
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#95-84
GRAPHIC=none
Earlier this week a federal judge rejected the state's challenge to of
"Motor Voter" law.
That means the state must move ahead with plans to register voters at the
Department of Motor Vehicles, other public offices and by mail.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Roanoke registrar Shelva Painter says she hopes the change will encourage
more Virginians to register and vote.
She says her office is in for some major changes.
SOT
IN Q=So now you'll be able to pick
((SHELVA PAINTER/ROANOKE REGISTRAR: SO NOW YOU'LL BE ABLE TO PICK UP A POST
CARD AND SEND IT IN. YOU WILL BE REGISTERING AT THE D-M-V AND OTHER SOCIAL
SERVICE AGENCIES, SO IT'S GOING TO BE QUITE DIFFERENT.))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=to be quite different.
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VO-NAT
More than 75- thousand Roanokers are old enough to vote, but only 39-
thousand have actually registered.
Whether the motor voter law is worth the added expense is still a subject of
some debate.
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SOT
IN Q=I was glad to see the voters
((AL WILSON/ROANOKE DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMAN: I WAS GLAD TO SEE THE VOTERS OF
VIRGINIA APPROVE IT LAST YEAR AND HOPEFULLY WITH THIS RECENT COURT DECISION IT
WILL BE IMPLEMENTED BEFORE TOO LONG.))
((GILBERT BUTLER/ROANOKE BOARD OF ELECTIONS: IT'S JUST A HUGE AMOUNT OF
PAPERWORK, OF TIME CONSUMPTION, HOURS, ETC, THAT THE TAXPAYERS OF VIRGINIA ARE
GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR BECAUSE OF THIS FEDERAL LAW. IT'S JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE
OF FEDERAL INTERVENTION ON THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL.))
SUPER=01-Al Wilson/Roanoke Democratic Chairman; :00
SUPER=01-Gilbert Butler/Roanoke Board of Elections; :10
RUNS=:22
OUT Q=and local level.
ANCHOR=Beth
SS=NONE
The Roanoke registrar says her office will adjust to the changes, but it
will probably be about six months before the motor voter law shifts into gear.
55Greg-Brady
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=Mornin
WRITER=nle
TAPE#=edit of 95-79
GRAPHIC=none
More than twenty years after "The Brady Bunch" died its sitcom death,
America's favorite television family lives on in re-runs and hit movies.
So too does Greg Brady.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/Last Night;
41- year- old actor Barry Williams has spent his life on the stage from T-V
to Broadway, but he always will best be remembered for his role as the oldest
Brady son.
Unlike some actors, Williams doesn't shun his alter- ego Greg...and in fact
has turned his Brady past into a popular standup routine that is making the
tour of college campuses.
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SOT 20:03:14
IN Q=I'm not convinced
((BARRY WILLIAMS/"GREG BRADY": I'M NOT CONVINCED THAT THE OBJECT IS TO RUN FROM
YOUR PAST. I THINK THE OBJECT IS MORE TO INCLUDE IT AND INCORPORATE IT, EMBRACE
IT EVEN, AND THEN MOVE FORWARD.))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=then move forward.
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VO-NAT
Why have the Brady's remained so popular over the years?
Maybe Greg has the answer.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 19:57:13
IN Q=It could be
((WILLIAMS: IT COULD BE JUST THE SUPER- GROOVY FASHIONS THAT WE HAD.))
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=that we had.
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ANCHOR=Melanie
SS=none
By the way, filming of "The Brady Bunch Movie Part Two" begins in January.
55WEATHER
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=
WRITER=
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Taking another look at weather.
A flash flood watch is in effect for portions of Southwest Virginia and the
Greebrier Valley.
Today expect rainy and windy conditions with highs in the upper 60's and low
70's.
Tonight the rain should tapper off late.
lows will be in the 60's.
Looking ahead the skies should clear, with partly sunny conditions.
The highs' will be in the upper 70's to the mid 60's by Sunday with nightime
temperatures ranging from the 60's to the mid 40's.
((Closed captioning is brought to you by WDBJ-7 and Carilion Health System.))
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8schoolwatch
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=cro
TAPE# schoolwatch
GRAPHIC=none
Heavy rainfall this morning in southwest Virginia has creating the chance
for flooding.
In anticipation of possible flooding number of school districts to cancel
classes today.
Here's a look at who is closed.
(mel reads schoolwatch)
8Rain
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=bmy
TAPE# net
GRAPHIC=none
All of this rain is coming from Tropical storm Opal.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Pensacola, FL;
The storm was dowgraded from a Hurricane at about five this morning.
It pounded the florida panhandle with 144 mile per hour winds.
This storm is now racing to the north, bringing plenty of rain up and down
the east coast.
Flash flood watches are in effect throughout Southwest Virginia today.
Heavy rainfall is expected this afternoon.
And there could be sharp rises in small streams and creeks.
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8Craig-Folo
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=Melanie
TAPE#95-72
GRAPHIC=2 shot
A rebirth for the some Craig County land badly charred last year by a forest
fire.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Craig Co./April 10;
Firefighters battled the blaze for days.
In places, the fire burned so hot that it killed the tree canopy.
But even those areas are turning green again.
Ecologist Steve Croy is studying selected areas to see how the plant and
animal life is returning.
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9 59 32 00 - 9 59 43 00
SOT
IN Q=wE'RE FINDING
((STEVE CROY/FOREST ECOLOGIST: WE'RE FINDING IN ALL AREAS THAT THERE'S A BIT
OF REGROWTH OF NEW SEEDLINGS AND SPROUTS FROM THE ROOTS OF THE TOP KILLED
TREES. ))
SUPER=01-Steve Croy/Forest Ecologist;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=top killed trees.
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VO-NAT
Pine cones from the Table Mountain Pine tree crack open when heated by fire.
The seeds germinate quickly after falling into a burned area.
These spring seedlings are already 4 to 6-inches tall.
That rapid growth makes it hard to see some of the fire lines that were
bulldozed to keep the fire from spreading.
The forestry department also did its part to reseed shortly after the fire
in order to prevent erosion.
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8Radford-Hospital
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=morn
WRITER=kmc
TAPE#95-80
GRAPHIC=Healthcare
A Radford Hospital's fight to build a replacement facility appears to be
over.
But opponents still plan to do battle.
Kimberely Mcbroom has the story.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=H-S-A's board
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Last Night; :00
SUPER=@File; :07
SUPER=01-Skip Lamb/Radford Community Hospital; :13
SUPER=01-Chris Dux/Pulaski Community Hospital; :37
SUPER=@Kimberly1; :53
RUNS=1:03
OUT Q=McBroom, News 7
(( H-S-A's board of directors approved Radford Community Hospital's plan to
build a new facility--replacing its current out-dated one.
The decision came as no surprise to hospital officials.
(////SOT/////)
SOT TAPE 2 20:20:31
((SKIP LAMB/RADFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL: WE EXPECTED IT BECAUSE WE THINK THAT WE
HAVE A VERY VALID AND STRONG CASE. AND WE THINK THAT A REPLACEMENT HOSPITAL IS
APPROPRIATE AND WE'RE GOING TO DO IT IN A COST- EFFECTIVE MANNER.))
RUNS=:11
The final price tag would run close to 80-million dollars-- which
opponents argue is too much.
But the board voted down Montgomery Regional and Pulaski Community
Hospitals' counter proposal to build a smaller facility in Radford.
SOT tape 2 20:24:52
((CHRIS DUX/PULASKI COMMUNITY HOSPITAL: OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE DISAPPOINTED WITH THE
BOARD'S RECOMMENDATION. WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT IT IS THEIR RECOMMENDATION--
IT'S NOT A FINAL STEP IN THE PROCESS. ))
RUNS=:10
Dux says they plan to discuss their case again before a fact finding
hearing officer in more detailed presentation.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT TAPE 2 20:31:39
((KIMBERLY MCBROOM/NEWS 7: THIS STILL ISN'T THE OFFICIAL END OF THE HOSPITAL
BATTLE. THE BOARD'S RECOMMENDATION NEXT GOES TO THE STATE HEALTH COMMISSIONER.
HIS DECISION HIS DUE DECEMBER EIGHTH. KIMBERLY MCBROOM, NEWS 7. ))
RUNS=:10
))
8WEATHER
ANCHOR=Melanie
NEWSCAST=
WRITER=
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
Taking another look at weather.
There's a flash flood watch in effect for portions of southwest virginia and
the Greebrier valley.
Today expect rainy and windy conditions with highs in the upper 60's and low
70's/
Tonight the rain should tapper off late.
lows will be in the 60's.
((Closed captioning is brought to you by WDBJ-7 and Carilion Health System.))
SUPER=#D-57
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