WDBJ 7 morning news for 03/12/98

[Headlines]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

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[VO-NAT]

A three-year- old boy was shot to death and a police officer wounded in a standoff with police in Salem.
The suspect is now charged with attempted capital murder.
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[ANCHOR=Melanie]

And a female cadet from Highland County has dropped out of V-M-I.
[ANCHOR=Andrew]

A Very Cold Start again today-- as old man winter gives El NINO the boot.
Forecast Details are coming up.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

Try to keep warm, News 7 Mornin is straight ahead.[Open]

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[Child-Death]

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A three-year-old child is dead and a Salem police officer injured after a confrontation yesterday in Salem.
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It happened shortly after eight a-m at Oak Park Apartments.
38-year-old Kelvin Vaughn was holed up in his girlfriend's apartment with the couple's young son when police arrived.
Kelvin Vaughn reportedly began shooting at the officers.
Debris hit Officer Marge Dillon in the forehead, arms and legs -- while another officer shot back at Vaughn.
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Later police found Vaughn with two bullet holes in his stomach.
The three year old-- Kyrie Carter -- was shot at close range and died from two gunshot wounds in the chest.
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Vaughn is charged with attempted capital murder. An autopsy will be performed on the young boy to determine if indeed it was shots from Vaughn's gun that killed him.

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A Bedford County woman is in custody after a child she was caring for was taken to the hospital allegedly suffering from severe malnutrition.
Officials at Bedford County Memorial Hospital called the police and social services after they realized the child's condition.
Thiry-one year old Rose Heath Dooley of Timber Ridge Road is charged with one count of felony child neglect and one count of attempted murder by starvation.
She is being held without bond.
The child is reported in guarded but stable condition.

[S-VMI]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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Another woman has left V-M-I.
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[SUPER=04-November 1996;]

Published reports say it is freshman Jennifer Jolin, a Highland County school graduate.
Reportedly Jolin decided to quit after accumulating several demerits at the Institute.
She is quoted as saying she hopes to return to V-M-I.
Jolin leaves right before "breakout", which marks the end of the rigorous freshman year.

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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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The Grand Jury investigating the allegations surrounding President Clinton and Monica Lewinsky will hear more testimony today.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Washington, DC;]

Presidential adviser Bruce Lindsey is expected to make a return appearance.
Meanwhile, Mr. Clinton's personal secretary, Betty Currie's testimony is postponed until next week.
As for when and IF the President will testify, Special Prosecutor Kenneth Starr is said to be negotiating with Mr. Clinton's attorneys as to a possible time and place.

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While we're waking up to temperatures in the teens this morning--
Residents all over the southeast are also trying to cope with the blast of arctic air.
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The early blooming of tender strawberry and peach buds put crops at risk of freezing themeselves off the market.
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Not only unusual cold weather, but flooding continues forcing residents from their homes.
In Elba, Alabama, nearly half the town is washed away after a levee failed for the second time.
Federal emergency officials are surveying damage and offering assistance.

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In sports, it was a chance for a former Knick to help the Charlotte Hornets beat New York.
Mike Stevens has more.
Good Morning Mike.
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Unpaid bills and the firing of a director have led the State Department of Social Services to investigate the Downtown Learning Center in Roanoke.
The agency that accredits the learning center says a number of problems need to be addressed.
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At the same time, though, the ACTING director says it is business as usual with 86 children enrolled.
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The health and safety of the children are not at risk.
But parents have been told that there's money missing and the rent's not been paid.
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Board Member Johnny Miller confirms the center takes in more than 30-thousand dollars a month, but he says there's not enough money to pay the bills.
Asked whether money is missing, Miller said: "not sure what the money situation is. That's one of things we're trying to find out," he said.
He says there's no reason to believe- -at this point- -that the Downtown Learning Center will have to close.[E-Vita

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It's on to the Senate for a car tax relief and school construction bill in Virginia.
Yesterday the House of Delegates unanimously passed the Finance Committee's compromise plan that's been bickered over for weeks.
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But the House stopped a bill COLD that would change the way schools deal with children and non-prescription drugs.
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((DEL. JAY O'BRIEN/R-FAIRFAX CO.: HERE ARE SOME THAT WOULD NOT BE PERMITTED RIGHT NOW BY THE FAIRFAX COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM: FLINTSTONES VITAMINS, RICOLA COUGH DROPS.))
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But a majority of the delegates thought common sense in the schools would solve problems-- like last week's suspension of third-graders in Pulaski County.
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((DEL. JACK REID/R-HENRICO CO.: A LITTLE COMMON SENSE IN HERE WILL AVOID SOME PROBLEMS TOO. PLEASE RE-REFER THIS BILL. IT IS A BAD BILL.))
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The bill died on a voice vote.

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Officials in Lynchburg aren't quite sure how to prepare for a gathering of anti-abortion activists planned for this Friday.
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Supporters of jailed Operation Rescue director Flip Benham are planning a week-long series of protests in his behalf.
One of their likely targets- the local Planned Parenthood office- is determined to ignore them.
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((JOAN MACCALLUM/PLANNED PARENTHOOD: WE'RE EXPECTING TO BE OPEN AS USUAL AND CONDUCT OUR BUSINESS AS WE ALWAYS HAVE. WE DO HAVE SUPPORTERS WHO PERHAPS WOULD LIKE TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT WITH SOME KID OF COUNTER- DEMONSTRATION, BUT THE POLICE HAVE SUGGESTED THAT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO IGNORE THEM.))
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School officials say as long as protesters keep off school property there won't be any problems.
They feel the community is getting tired of the issue.
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((JIM MCCORMICK/L'BURG SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT: I THINK IF YOU WERE TO TALK WITH STUDENTS INSIDE THE SCHOOL DIVISION, IF YOU WERE TO TALK WITH THE TWO STUDENT LEADERSHIP GROUPS, STUDENT COUNCILS AT EACH HIGH SCHOOL, THEY'D TELL YOU THAT IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON.))
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The protests will begin with a news conference outside E-C Glass High School Friday afternoon.
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[2-Scores]

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In sports, a win for the Charlotte Hornets at home last night, while Washington lost a close one to Philadelphia.

For the rest of yesterday's scores, let's check the scoreboards.
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[E-Salem-Standoff]

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A standoff in Salem yesterday ended with a three-year-old child dead... and a police officer injured.
Tina Tenret has the story.
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(( 38-year-old Kelvin Vaughn was holed up in his girlfriend's apartment with the couple's 3-year-old son when police arrived around 8:20 a-m.
They say when they knocked at the door, Kelvin Vaughn answered -- shooting at them.
Pieces of wall slightly wounded Officer Marge Dillon in the forehead, arms and legs -- another officer, Blake Critz, shot back at Vaughn before retreating.
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Police say they heard more gunfire from within the apartment -- then the emergency response team found Vaughn with two bullet holes in his stomach.
They say Vaughn's toddler son -- Kyrie Carter -- was shot at close range and died from two gunshot wounds in the chest.
The boy's mother -- Kim Carter -- called police earlier that morning, saying her ex-boyfriend would not leave her apartment.
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((POLICE HAVE CHARGED KELVIN VAUGHN WITH ATTEMPTED CAPITAL MURDER FOR SHOOTING A POLICE OFFICER. THEY SAY THEY WON'T KNOW TIL AUTOPSY RESULTS COME BACK WHETHER VAUGHN INDEED KILLED HIS SON. TINA TENRET NEWS7 SALEM.))
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Vaughn was taken to the Roanoke Memorial Hospital -- police say he was in stable but guarded condition.[2-S-VMI]

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She was thought to be exactly what V-M-I was looking for in its first freshman class including women.
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Now published reports say freshman Jennifer Jolin, a Highland County school graduate, has dropped out.
Reportedly Jolin decided to quit after accumulating several demerits at the Institute.
She is quoted as saying she hopes to return to V-M-I.
Jolin leaves right before "breakout", which marks the end of the rigorous freshman year.

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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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So far, the grand jury investigating President Clinton and Monica Lewinsky hasn't heard from the two central figures.
But that could change.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Washington, DC;]

There's no set time yet as to when Monica Lewinsky will take the stand.
But there are reports that special prosecutor Kenneth Starr is negotiating with President Clinton's attorneys as to when and where he would testify under oath.
While Clinton hasn't made his intentions public, his senior advisers say the President is willing to provide testimony either in person or on videotape.

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Jurors will be back behind closed doors this morning in the court martial of Sergeant Major Gene McKinney.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Ft. Belvoir;]

Yesterday, the jury deliberated for nearly seven hours, but still didn't reach a verdict.
Six military women have accused 47-year- old McKinney of sexual abuse and harassment.
He's served nearly 30 years in the Army.
But if convicted on all counts against him, McKinney could face more than 55 years in prison and loss of rank and retirement benefits.

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In sports, round one of the N-C-Double A tournament begins and the Richmond Spiders face South Carolina.
Mike Stevens has that story and more.
Good Morning Mike.
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[Health-Check]

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In medical news, you might not think you're suspectible to infection when you're in the sterile environment of a hospital, but it is a growing concern.
Mika Brzezinski has that story and more in this morning's Health check.
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(( THE U-S GOVERNMENT IS SOUNDING AN ALARM... ABOUT HOSPITAL INFECTIONS. OFFICIALS FROM THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL TOLD AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE-- THAT THE RATE OF INFECTION HAS RISEN 36-PERCENT OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES IN AMERICA. EXPERTS ALSO WARN-- THAT INFECTIONS ARE INCREASINGLY BECOMING RESISTANT TO DRUGS... BUT THEY SAY THERE IS AT LEAST ONE SIMPLE WAY TO STEM THE TIDE... IMPROVE HAND-WASHING AMONG HOSPITAL EMPLOYEES. BRITISH HEALTH OFFICIALS MEANWHILE ARE WARNING ABOUT THE DANGERS OF SMOKING WHILE PREGNANT. THEY SAY THAT 80-OUT OF 400 CASES OF SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ARE DIRECTLY LINKED TO MATERNAL SMOKING... AND THAT'S NOT THE ONLY RISK TO CHILDREN. THEY SAY THE RISK OF ASTHMA IS UP TO 40-PERCENT HIGHER AMONG CHILDREN OF A SMOKING MOTHER. PREGNANT WOMEN SHOULD NO LONGER BE GIVEN ASPIRIN TO PREVENT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, SWOLLEN ANKLES AND OTHER COMMON SYMPTOMS... ACCORDING TO RESEARCHERS REPORTING IN THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. THEY SAY THE COMMONLY-USED REMEDY FOR "PRE-ECLAMPSIA" HAS NO APPARENT BENEFIT. -- BUT IT CAN INCREASE THE RISK THE PLACENTA WILL DETACH FROM THE WALL OF THE UTERUS. THAT'S A LOOK AT TODAY'S MEDICAL NEWS. I'M MIKA BRZEZINSKI, CBS NEWS, NEW YORK.))

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A Bedford County woman was killed when the car she was riding in collided with an ambulance.
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It happened yesterday afternoon at the intersection of Old Forest Road and Lakeside Drive in Lynchburg.
A Campbell County rescue squad ambulance collided with a Plymouth Horizon driven by 25-year old Eric K. Smith.
Smith's grandmother, 84-year old Jean Korn of Forest, was a passenger in that car.
She later died at Lynchburg General Hospital.
Smith is in stable condition.
Police are still investigating.
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[Puff-Daddy]

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R and B performer/producer Puff Daddy and his group, the family, headlined at last night's Roanoke Civic Center concert.
And, as David Johnson reports, the double Grammy award winner got a helping hand from some local talent.
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[NAT SOUND] [RUNS:04] (( Some say the music of Sean Combs, alias Puff Daddy, "FEELS SO GOOD" it makes you think he's "MISSING YOU". The variety of people who went to the concert were representative of how wide ranging Puff Daddy and the Family's music is.
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((ROBERT WATKINS; HE HAS MUSIC FOR ANY AGE GROUP THAT WANTS TO LISTEN TO RAP MUSIC OR HIP HOP OR JUST OTHER KINDS OF CULTURE.)) ((JANET JOHNSON; I THINK HIS MUSIC IS CLEAN. I LIKE HIM. I THINK HE'S OKAY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.)) ((RACHEL RHODES; I THINK HE REACHES OUT FROM LITTLE KIDS TO ADULTS TO GRANDMAS.)) [RUNS:16]
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Puff Daddy and his group are not all about rappin' and rhymin'. He took the time, as he often does, to pay tribute to his friend, the Notorious B.I.G., who was shot to death. He added some gospel flavor and sought the help of the Noel C. Taylor Community Choir.
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((ARTHUR DEANE/CHOIR DIRECTOR; THE TWO SELECTIONS HE WANTED US TO DO, WE FELT THAT IT MET THE CRITERIA OF WHAT OUR PRINCIPLES ARE AND OUR CHRISTIAN FAITH. AND WE GLADLY ACCEPTED.)) [RUNS:09]
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((DAVID JOHNSON/REPORTING; PUFFY, THE FAMILY AND AN ENTOURAGE OF OTHER ARTISTS PLAYED BEFORE A NEAR CAPACITY CROWD. THE GROUPS WILL NEXT TAKE A BITE OUT OF THE BIG APPLE WHERE IT WILL ROCK MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. DAVID JOHNSON, NEWS 7.)) [RUNS:13]

[DJO,NEWS 7.]))[4-Scores]

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In sports, the OTHER college basketball tournament, the N-I-T, is underway, and North Carolina State has won its first game.
For the rest of yesterday's scores, let's check the scoreboards.
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Now here's another look at today's top local stories:
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A three-year old child is dead and a Salem police officer injured after a standoff at Oak Park Apartments off Melrose Avenue yesterday morning.
The boy's father, 38-year old Kelvin Vaughan, is charged with attempted capital murder after reportedly shooting at police.

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Published reports say V-M-I freshman Jennifer Jolin, a Highland County High School graduate, has dropped out.
Reportedly Jolin decided to quit after accumulating several demerits at the Institute.

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A Bedford County woman died yesterday when the car she was riding in was hit by a Campbell County rescue squad ambulance. 84-year old Jean Korn of Forest died in the accident that happened at the intersection of Old Forest Road and Lakeside Drive in Lynchburg.

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