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7E-Danville-Shelter


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As many as 50 people looking for a place to stay have been turned away recently from Danville's homeless shelter.
Tina Tenret reports the city shut down the shelter two weeks ago.
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((Christians United Baptist Church houses the homeless shelter --
providing beds, food and toiletries.
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SOT 17:07:41
IN Q=We get people

((REV. LARRY HILL/SHELTER DIRECTOR: WE GET PEOPLE WHO ARE TRANSIENTS COMING THROUGH. WE GET WHAT WE CALL HOMELESS BY CHOICE, PEOPLE LIVING ON THE STREET. WHEN THE WEATHER GETS REALLY BAD THEY COME TO THE SHELTER FOR ASSISTANCE. WE GET EVICTED FAMILIES, AS MANY AS A WOMAN WITH SEVEN CHILDREN, THAT'S PROBABLY THE HIGHEST IN A SINGLE FAMILY. WE GET CALLS FROM THE HOSPITAL WHERE PEOPLE HAVE UP AND LEFT. THAT DOES GO IN OUR CITY.))
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But the city calls this a motel and has shut it down until new emergency equipment can be installed.
Fortunately a local man has donated fire alarms, his college buddy is providing the lights and exit signs.
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SOT 21:59:08
IN Q=What we did was

((THOMAS ARTHUR/DANVILLE COMMUNICATION CENTER: WHAT WE DID WAS PUT IN THIS FIRE SYSTEM BECAUSE WE FELT REVEREND HILL HAS DONE SO MUCH FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE WHO REALLY NEED HIS HELP. THIS WAS SOMETHING WE COULD DO FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FOR HIM TO KEEP HIM IN OPERATION.))
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Meantime, donated furniture and food wait for people in need ...
many right outside these doors. take standup
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((TINA TENRET/NEWS7: HILL SAYS THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IS FULL OF DRUG DEALS, PROSTITUTION AND POVERTY. HE CAN GIVE PEOPLE A BED, EVEN FIND THEM A HOME, BUT FIRST HE MUST GIVE THE SHELTER THE HELP IT NEEDS. TINA TENRET, NEWS7, DANVILLE))))

7E-Car-Dealer


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Imagine buying a new car and then finding out you don't legally own it.
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IN Q=The people that

((ELMER CARTER/TRADER'S INC. CUSTOMER: THE PEOPLE THAT HE BOUGHT THE CAR FROM SENT ME A LETTER SAYING THEY WOULD COME AND PICK THE CAR UP SO I TOOK MY CAR AND HID IT IN THE GARAGE WHERE THEY CAN'T FIND IT.))
SUPER=01-Elmer Carter/Trader's Inc. Customer;
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Clifton Forge police say David Mann of Trader's Incorporated was selling cars he did not have proper titles on.
T=hey're charging him with eleven misdemeanors.


Mann denies he did anything wrong and says he is considering lawsuits of his own.
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IN Q=There's going to

((DAVID MANN/TRADER'S INC.: THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF SURPRISES. For who? FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND LOCAL BUSINESS PEOPLE AND THE NEWSPAPER. There's going to be a lot of surprises like what? Lawsuits? YES.))
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A hearing in the case is scheduled for October 20th.

7E-Shepherds


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Shepherds Auto Supply has a new owner.
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After 75-years as a family-owned business in Roanoke, Shepherd's has entered into a contract with Fisher Auto Supply of Staunton.
Shepherd's ran into financial difficulty last month and shut its doors for a few days.
The publicity prompted several potential buy-out offers.
Last night company President Lillian Brown signed the deal and she started showing Art Fisher around the properties yesterday.
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7Weather


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The forecast is calling for a nice Friday--it will be sunny and warmer today with a high in the mid 70s.
Clear skies later tonight, with a low around 50.
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7BIRTHDAYS! 10/5/97
Sunday:

(Anniversary)
SUPER=130-51st/David & June Hartman/Roanoke;



SUPER=130-50/Ed Pendleton/Thaxton;



SUPER=130-5/Jansen Morrison/Woolwine;



SUPER=130-3/Nicole Logan/Halifax;



SUPER=130-81/Sadie Simpkins/Snowville;


Monday:

SUPER=130-12/Joshua Millan/Galax;



SUPER=130-15/Jason Grice/Roanoke;



(Anniversary)
SUPER=130-35th/Don & Bucky Altizer/Roanoke;



SUPER=130-10/Ian Palazzola/Roanoke;



SUPER=130-9/Austin Norris/Bassett;



SUPER=130-4/Nathaniel Lodge/Covington;



SUPER=130-3/Brandon Harless/Christiansburg;



SUPER=130-23/Chris Osborne/Gretna;



SUPER=130-10/Felicia Ziegler/Rocky Mount;


No Pictures:

SUPER=130-7/Andrew Harris/Altavista;



SUPER=130-9/Jon Ryan/Charlottesville;



SUPER=130-8/Shameke Moore/Roanoke;



SUPER=130-20/James Penn/Martinsville;



SUPER=130-53/Alberta Bolden/Pulaski;



SUPER=130-47/Alvin Madison/Roanoke;



SUPER=130-16/Lori Lindsay/Hot Springs;



SUPER=130-33/Andnya Devins/Martinsville;



SUPER=130-7/Brandon Pov/Martinsville;

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55E-Promisekeepers


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Washington is getting set for a weekend visit by hundreds of thousands of Christian men.
Members of the Promise Keepers plan to turn the National Mall into a gigantic church.
They promise to lead better lives as husbands, fathers and community members.
Some of those men made a stop in Buena Vista as they travel to the event on motorcycles.
Stacey Martin reports.
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SUPER=01-David King/Biker; :38
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((CARL :I'M DRIVING A CHASE VEHICLE AND LEFT HATFIELD, ARKANSAS AND WENT OUT TO NEEDLES, CALIFORNIA AND WE'RE FOLLOWING THE MOTORCYCLES ALL THE WAY AND ASSISTING PEOPLE WHEN WE CAN.))
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Call this the calm before the storm. About two thousand bikers with the Christian Motorcyclists Association are winding up their cross-country bike ride.
They came to Glen Muary Park in Buena Vista --the next to last site in a 10-stop trek. Their final destination--the Promisekeepers rally in Washington, DC, Saturday where many hope to spiritually heal themselves and the nation.
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IN Q=We need to

((DAVID KING/BIKER: WE NEED TO HUMBLE OURSELVES AND WE NEED TO SEEK GOD'S FAITH AND WE DO AND WE'RE HUMBLE MAYBE HE CAN HEAL OUR LAND.))
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The bikers are a co-ed group, but soon the women will take a back seat as the men gather for prayer--a practice at least one woman doesn't seem to mind.
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IN Q=Women have carried

((DIANE SHREVE/BIKER: WOMEN HAVE CARRIED THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAMILIES AND CHURCHES AND FOR OUR COUNTRY; FOR THE WELFARE OF OUR COUNTRY AND I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT THE MEN ARE WANTING TO TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY.))
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The Promisekeepers is calling the event Stand in the Gap--a social gap they say is created by a lack of unity and values among Americans.
They expect about 2.6 million men to join their fold but, there will be some univited guests there as well.
The National Organization for Women and other groups plan to protest the rally.
The men say they'll counter with --what else--prayer.
Stacey Martin, News 7.))

55E-Home-Buying


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Virginia real estate agents report a strong buyers market
The state Association of Realtors attribute the increase to consumer confidence.
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But local realtors warn more and more buyers are not taking steps to insure they're homes have been properly inspected.
It's illegal for realtors to conceal any structural defects with a home, but the same does not apply for the seller.
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IN Q=The law

((TIM GARRISON/BOONE & CO.:THE LAW DOES NOT REQUIRE THE SELLER TO DO ANYTHING THAT WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO THEMSELVES, HOWEVER, IF THE PURCHASER ASKED FOR EXAMPLE, HAS THERE EVER BEEN WATER IN THE BASEMENT AND THEN THE SELLER MISREPRESENTS THEM OR TELLS THEM A FALSEHOOD, THEN THEY CAN BE HELD LIABLE FOR THAT))
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Vinton homeowner Dana Underwood says she's a victim of fraud.
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IN Q=The sellers

((DANA UNDERWOOD/HOME BUYER:THE SELLERS AT NO POINT IN TIME NEVER DISCLOSED OR TOLD US THERE WAS A SUMP PUMP IN THE HOUSE OR THAT THE HOUSE HAD WATER PROBLEMS))
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The Underwoods are paying for 20-thousand dollars in water damage to their new home.
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55weather


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Taking a break from news-- let's check out the pleasant Friday forecast.
Sunny and warmer, with highs in the mid 70s.
Clear skies tonight, with lows around 50.
Temperatures gradually warming up throughout the weekend, with highs in the low 80s.
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8S-Car-Dealer


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***ANCHOR TAG****
A car title is proof of ownership.
But one Clifton Forge car dealer is accused of selling vehicles, WITHOUT their titles.
Stacey Martin explains.
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SUPER=01-Pamela Brown/Trader's Inc. Customer; :01
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SUPER=01-Elmer Carter/Trader's Inc. Customer; :22
SUPER=01-David Mann/Trader's Inc. Owner; :55
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((PAMELA BROWN/TRADER'S INC. CUSTOMER: I JUST HOPE THAT JUSTICE IS SERVED IN THIS PART ON HIM BECAUSE HE NEEDS TO BE PUT OUT OF BUSINESS FOR GOOD.))
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She's talking about car dealer David Mann of Trader's Incorporated charged with eleven misdemeanors including selling cars without obtaining proper titles for them.
He is denies the accusations but, his customers tell a different story.
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IN Q=The people that

((ELMER CARTER/TRADER'S INC. CUSTOMER: THE PEOPLE THAT HE BOUGHT THE CAR FROM SENT ME A LETTER SAYING THEY WOULD COME AND PICK THE CAR UP SO I TOOK MY CAR AND HID IT IN THE GARAGE WHERE THEY CAN'T FIND IT.))
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Carter said he's gotten a lawyer and is thinking about suing the company.
Officials with the Clifton Forge Police Department, the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles and the Virginia Automobile Dealer's Board have apparently been investigating the business for a year.
A hearing in the matter is scheduled for October 20th and Mann appeared ready to fight back.
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IN Q=There's going to

((DAVID MANN/TRADER'S INC.: THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF SURPRISES. For who? FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND LOCAL BUSINESS PEOPLE AND THE NEWSPAPER. There's going to be a lot of surprises like what? Lawsuits? YES.))
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Stacey Martin, News 7, Clifton Forge.))
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If found guilty, Mann could receive a maximum fine of 25 hundred dollars or a year in jail.

85-Beyer-Gilmore


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Education is the highlight of Don Beyer's campaign for Governor.
And yesterday, he called into question opponent Jim Gilmore's commitment to Virginia's schools and universities.
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A conference organized by the Faculty Senate of Virginia brought Beyer to the Hotel Roanoke.
He argued that Gilmore's plan to eliminate the personal property tax on cars is a dangerous alternative to his own.
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((LT. GOV. DON BEYER/D- CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR: HIS PLAN IS GOING TO COST OVER TWO BILLION MORE OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS AND THAT'S GOING TO BANKRUPT PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.))
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Of course, Beyer has his own tax cut proposal. And yesterday, Salem Delegate Morgan Griffith said the Democratic plan is the one that carries a major risk.
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((IT'S TOTALLY IRRESPONSIBLE TO SAY I'LL CUT TAXES NO MATTER WHAT BECAUSE I'VE GOT TO DO IT FOR AN ELECTION YEAR, AND THAT'S WHAT DON BEYER HAS SAID IN HIS JOHNNY COME LATELY PLAN.))
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Griffith served as a stand- in for Gilmore, who declined an invitation to attend the higher education conference.

8Promisekeepers


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Many Christian men are revving up their motorcycles, and cruising to a weekend rally in the nation's capital.
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One group of bikers, made a stop in Buena Vista as part of their trek to the Promisekeepers rally in our nation's capital.
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((DAVID KING/BIKER: WE NEED TO HUMBLE OURSELVES AND WE NEED TO SEEK GOD'S FAITH AND WE DO AND WE'RE HUMBLE MAYBE HE CAN HEAL OUR LAND.))
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The group is calling the event Stand in the Gap--a social gap they say is created by a lack of unity and values among Americans.
They expect more than two- and- a half- million men.
The National Organization for Women and other groups plan to protest the rally.
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8AX-581


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A warning to Roanoke motorist this morning.
Traffic is backed up on portions of 581 north.
Police are at the scene of an accident near the Orange Avenue exit.
Motorist may want to look for another route to avoid a lengthy delay.

8weather


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Turning now to Friday's forecast--
Sunny, warm, and very pleasant today, with highs in the mid 70s.
Clear and cool tonight, with lows around 50.
And taking a look ahead the sunshine continues into the weekend and into the start of next week.
Daytime highs will climb a bit into the low 80's, nightime temperatures will remain in the 50's.
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