WDBJ 7 morning news for 05/20/98

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The search for victims in Monday's Roanoke apartment fire is over, but the search for the cause continues.
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Most of the pagers in the U-S aren't working this morning due to an out-of-control satellite.
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One more day to stay in the air conditioning--
Highs will again reach the 90s.
And with the unseasonably warm weather, don't rule out some scattered thunderstorms.
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Investigators have ended the search for bodies in a Roanoke apartment building gutted by fire.
As Eric Earnhart reports, rescue workers exhausted all their resources before calling off the search.
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((Search dogs prepresent the final stage of the body recovery operation. Hoping the dogs could smell what rescue workers can't see, handlers walked them around and through the depris, trying to pick up a scent. Initial results were incluclusive.

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((CHRIS HOLLEYMAN/DOG HANDLER; IT'S HARD TO SAY HERE, THEY FOUND FIVE BODIES HERE YESTERDAY, IT'S HARD FOR ME TO SAY WHETHER OR NOT IT WAS A RESIDUAL SCENT OF THOSE PEOPLE OR IF HE WAS ACTUALLY PICKING UP ON SOMEBODY ELSE.)) [RUNS14]
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The Mechanical part of the search, called an excavator, has been on the scene from the beginning. Firefighters give credit to the operator, Mark Amos. His deft touch allowed them to recover bodies intact, and uncover pieces of possible evidence.

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((MARK AMOS/HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR; WE JUST TRY TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO CRUSH ANYTHING, JUST PICK IT UP WITHOUT CRUSHING, AS MUCH AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN. WE JUST TRY TO PICK STUFF UP ADN MOVE IT OUT OF THE WAY FOR THEM.)) [RUNS14]
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Working together they found pieces of flooring and took samples, two electrical panels and a gas meter. no more bodies.
Firefighters acknowlege it's possible for a fire this intense to completely destory a fire victim's remains.

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((DEPUTY CHIEF WINSTON SIMMONS/ROANOKE FIRE CHIEF; IF THAT'S THE CASE, WE WOULD NEVER FIND THAT INDIVIDUAL, WE WANT, HOPEFULLY, AST LEAST IN OUR MINDS WEKNOW WE DID EVERYTHING WE COULD.))
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Rescue workers were driven to continue the search through the day by an unconfirmed report that a woman, unaccounted for, may have been visiting a family here. Now they say, they've done all they can.
Eric Earnhart, News 7,))
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The identity of one of the victims has now been confirmed.
48-year old Percy Junior McClease's body was pulled from the rubble.
Three tenants are still missing: Willie Mae Green, Walter Bernard Green and Summer Green.
Authorities say a a few possible visitors cold also be missing.

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So far, police say they've been unable to find a link between the Fire and a fatal shooting that happened that same night several blocks away.
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Willie Caldwell, a resident of the building, was charged yesterday with murder in the shooting death of Kevin [SUPE
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Lee Jones on Gilmer Avenue.
It happened just a few hours before the fire.
During his arraignment yesterday Caldwell said all of his witnesses died in the fire.
The judge set a preliminary hearing in June and appointed an attorney to represent Caldwell.
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[Bedford-Zoning]

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Too much traffic already...
That's what residents have to say about a new development near Route 811 in Bedford County.
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That's the primary reason several people in the community of Forest are opposed to a townhouse development. A developer proposes to put 48-units between the Waterlick and Cameron Roads near Route 811, now called Thomas Jefferson Road.
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((CARL HUTCHERSON/LYNCHBURG CITY COUNCILMAN; I'M CONCERNED THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN ITSELF WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSED BUILDING OF 96 BEDROOMS. A TOWNHOUSE DEVELOPMENT IN AN AREA WHICH IS PRIMARILY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTS. ESPECIALLY ALONG THE 811 CORRIDOR.))
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Forest is considered the primary area of the county's designated growth. Last night was the last chance for residents to voice their concerns about the development before the Board of Zoning Appeals makes its decision on the matter. That decision will be made soon.
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Many pagers are on the fritz this morning and T-V transmission service has also been thrown into a tailspin.
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The culprit: Galaxy Four.. a communications satellite spinning out of control.
Operators are still able to communicate with Galaxy Four and hope to restore its correct orbit today.
Until then, millions of pagers could be with-out service.
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[SINATRA]

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Frank Sinatra will be laid to rest today in a private funeral service.
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In Beverly Hills last night, generations of hollywood stars attended a private vigil for the late entertainer.
The invitation-only service included a eulogy from Sinatra's daughter Nancy.
Reporters and camera crews were not allowed in.
Singer Steve Lawrence and comic Don Rickles were among the pallbearers who carried Sinatra's gardenia-covered casket.
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In sports, Busch series star Dale Earnhardt made his way to Salem yesterday.
Steve Mason has details.
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State lawmakers are taking the high ground, and saying "I told you so".
That after word that Virginia has too much prison space.
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Virginia's Department of Corrections has just reached an agreement with the District of Columbia to take in some of D-C's inmates.
The extra space would be worse if state lawmakers had NOT forced Governor George Allen's administration to pare down plans three years ago.
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The surplus prison space means about 150-million dollars was spent four years before it was needed.

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He doesn't have a home, but one man in Roanoke got his dogs back yesterday.
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Robbie Blair was re-united with his puppies.
The mom, Red Dog, and her puppies spent the last three-and-a-half weeks in the pound.
Their owner had been charged with violating a city ordinance: selling the puppies before they were seven weeks old.

Those charges were dropped yesterday.
The commonwealth's attorney didn't have enough evidence to prove Blair was peddling the puppies.
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Now the pups ARE old enough to be sold.
And that's exactly what Blair says he'll do.
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[Health-Check]

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In today's health check, new hope in an old drug for Parkinson's patients.
Mika Brzezinski has details.
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GOOD MORNING.
RELIEF MAY BE IN STORE FOR THOSE SUFFERING FROM PARKINSON'S DISEASE...
AND IT COMES FROM A DRUG THAT'S BEEN AROUND ALL ALONG.

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PARKINSON'S DISEASE AFFECTS THE NERVOUS SYSTEM... AND IS OFTEN TREATED WITH MEDICINE THAT CAUSES SEVERE INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS.
WELL, A MARYLAND STUDY SAYS THE DRUG, AMANTADINE, IS ABLE TO CUT THOSE SIDE EFFECTS IN HALF.
AMANTADINE IS ALREADY USED TO TREAT MILD FORMS OF PARKINSON'S...BUT RESEARCHERS SAY CHRONIC SUFFERERS COULD ALSO BENEFIT... WITHOUT HAVING TO RESORT TO SURGERY.

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A NEW REPORT REVEALS THE COLD, HARD FACTS ABOUT THE AIR CONDITIONER IN YOUR CAR.
RESEARCHERS SAY BACTERIA AND FUNGI LINGERING IN AUTOMOBILE COOLING SYSTEMS COULD POSE HEALTH PROBLEMS FOR PEOPLE WITH ALLERGIES OR WEAKENED IMMUNE SYSTEMS.
THE STUDY FOUND THAT DANGEROUS MICROBES WERE ABLE TO THRIVE IN AIR CONDITIONERS FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME.. AND AT VARYING TEMPERATURES.

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AND SEX ED. APPARENTLY WORKS BEST AT PREVENTING AFRICAN-AMERICAN TEENS FROM CONTRACTING THE AIDS VIRUS-- WHICH IS A LEADING KILLER AMONG YOUNG BLACKS.
A STUDY COMPARING SAFE-SEX PROGRAMS TO ABSTINENCE COUNSELING.. FOUND THAT STUDENTS RECEIVING ADVICE ON CONTRACEPTIVES WERE MORE LIKELY TO WEAR A CONDOM DURING INTERCOURSE.
THE FINDINGS WERE PUBLISHED IN THE MEDICAL JOURNAL, JAMA.
AND THAT'S A LOOK AT TODAY'S MEDICAL NEWS. I'M MIKA BRZEZINSKI, CBS NEWS, NEW YORK.))

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Here's a look at today's top stories.
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The search for victims in Monday's Roanoke apartment fire is over, but the search for the cause continues.
So far, police say they've been unable to find a connection with the fire and a fatal shooting that occured the same night, several blocks away.
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Two police officers and a Florida state trooper are dead after a violent rampate in Florida.
Police say the man responsible apparently killed himself after releasing a hostage unharmed.
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A communications satellite spun out of control last night, disrupting millions of pagers and T-V signals nationwide.
The Galaxy Four satellite is used by most paging services in the country.
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And that's what's making news on this Wednesday May 20th.
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News 7 Mornin' will be right back. [2WX-Hello]

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The investigation into Monday's deadly apartment blaze continues, but Roanoke authorities say it could be weeks before they determine whether the blaze was arson.
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Firefighters removed the bodies of three men and two women from the ashes and debris of the gutted building Monday afternoon.
But a search dog was brought to the scene yesterday following an unconfirmed that one woman was still unaccounted for.
Firefighters acknowledge it's possible for a fire this intense to completely destroy a fire victim's remains.
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((DEPUTY CHIEF WINSTON SIMMONS/ROANOKE FIRE CHIEF; IF THAT'S THE CASE, WE WOULD NEVER FIND THAT INDIVIDUAL, WE WANT, HOPEFULLY, AST LEAST IN OUR MINDS WEKNOW WE DID EVERYTHING WE COULD ))
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Only one of the victims has been identified, 48 year old Percy Junior McClease.
Identities of the others are being withheld until autopsies can be completed and relatives notified.
Two residents remain hospitalized, one in critical condition.
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The Roanoke man accused of killing a man just before the fire says witnesses who could have spoken for him died in the blaze.
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Willie Caldwell is accused of a fatal shooting on Gilmer Avenue a few hours before the fire.
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Caldwell lived at 502 Church Avenue, and during his arraignment yesterday morning he briefly talked about the fire.
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Judge Jacqueline Talevi (tuh-LEV-ee) advised Caldwell not to discuss the fire yesterday in court.
She set a June date for a preliminary hearing and appointed an attorney to represent him.
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[S-Fire-History]

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Monday's fire has proven to be one of the deadliest in the Roanoke Valley.
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You'll recall the fire that killed four children and their grandmother on Stewart Avenue two years ago.
Officials traced the cause of that blaze to a short in an extension cord.
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Fire at the Shenandoah Homes retirement center in Roanoke County killed four people in 1989.
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About twenty years ago, three people died in a fire at the Spanish Trace apartments.
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Bedford County residents came out last night to oppose a new developmentm, saying there is too much traffic already on Route 811.
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Steven Tolley wants to place his townhouses on a 7-and-a-half acre site between Waterlick and Cameron Roads off of Route 811.
But residents say having multi-family units in the same area as single family dwellings will create several problems.

The community of Forest is the primary area the county has designated for growth.
At the top of the list of issues is the potential for more traffic along Route 811, now known as Thomas Jefferson Road.
Right now there are no plans to widen that road to alleviate traffic.
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Other opponents say a buffer zone between the proposed development and the rest of the neighborhood would help.
Last night was the final public hearing before the Board of Zoning Appeals makes a decision on the project, which will be soon.
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Two police officers and a Florida state trooper are dead after a police chase and standoff.
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It began as police were taking a man in for questioning in the death of his four year old stepson.
While riding in the back of a police say the suspect managed to slip out of his handcuffs, found a weapon and shot the two officers in the car at point blank range.
But the bloodshed didn't stop there.
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He then took a hostage at a gas station.
Three hours later police stormed the station and found the man dead from a self inflicted gunshot wound.
The hostage was released unharmed.
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Check your beeper this morning.
A communications satellite spun out of control last night, disrupting millions of pagers and T-V signals nationwide.
Phil Blauer has the story.
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A deadly plane crash in Manassas yesterday with thousands of children watching...
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They ended up witnessing a fatal plane crash-
A Russian-built training plane crashed while doing acrobatics at the show.
It happened at the Manassas Regional airport.
The pilot- A Fairfax dentist- was killed in the crash. No one else was hurt.
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12 Thousand school children were watching the show-
An investigation is underway to determine what caused the crash.
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In sports, Michael Jordan received the M-V-P award just before pouring in 41 points in Chicago's 104-to-98 win over Indiana.
Here's a look at the rest of yesterday's scores.
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(weather toss)[4-Weather]

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SHARON SCHOOL

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[ANCHOR=Steve]
(tease and toss)
[Lottery-chryon --NOT on MONDAYS] [Bump-Chyron]
[Comm #5][Lottery ]

Pick 3/Pick 4
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[Birthdays]
[TALENT=Steve]
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[SOT ]
[IN Q=(nat sot music)Wed.]
[RUNS=1:38]
[out= back to you.]

[Three-Steve]

[ANCHOR=Steve]
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[TAPE#M98-6]
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[Microwave]
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[SUPER=11-Roanoke;]
[SUPER=13-Chris Elwell/Walter's Greenhouse;]
[SUPER=11-Roanoke;]

(I'll call for vid)

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[VO NAT]
[SUPER=12-Roanoke Co.;]
[RUNS=1:20]
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[SUPER=11-Roanoke;]

[Steve Live]

[double Boxes=SPA & MEL]
(toss to Melanie)

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[SS=None]
(ad lib toss to bump)
[BUMP-Chyron]
[COMM #6]

[Hines]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Legal Scales]

A former Giles County high school coach under investigation in Virginia was indicted in a West Virginia Courtroom yesterday.
26-year-old Jarrod Hines is accused of having sex with a 15-year-old student at his home in Peterstown, just across the state line.
Hines resigned from Giles High last month, where he coached Junior Varsity baseball and served as an assistant football coach.

[E-Gilmore]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=equ]
[TAPE#98-48 02:45]
[GRAPHIC=Gilmore, Jim]

Funding for Governor Gilmore's car tax cut has been approved.
And that isn't the only good news for the Governor.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond/May 13;]

A new V-C-U poll shows Gilmore riding high, with a total of 64- percent of Virginians giving him good or excellent job ratings.
That's double the 32- percent approval he got in a NEWS 7 poll in February, before lawmakers voted on his car tax cut.
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[E-Transportation-Museum]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=ach]
[TAPE#=98-46 1:30]
[GRAPHIC=None]

The Virginia Museum of Transportation is in store for a facelift.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

Museum officials announced renovation plans yesterday.
A new front entrance, a fresh coat of paint and a pedestrian plaza are all part of the scheduled improvements.
The Virginia Department of Transportation and a Roanoke city bond issue will fund the almost 400-thousand dollar project.
The improvements should be in place by October, when the museum will enter its final phase of renovation.
That includes updating the Pavillion and contructing a new West Gallery.
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[E-Cow-Accident-Video]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=equ]
[TAPE#98-43 7:44]
[GRAPHIC=None]

Richmond traffic came to a halt yesterday after a fiery accident involving a cattle truck.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond/Yesterday Morning;]

Drivers were stopped along Interstate 95 as a small herd of cows roamed the highway.
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[SOT 49:56]
[IN Q=Saw something]
((KENNETH YOUNG/TRUCK DRIVER: SAW SOMETHING IN THE ROADWAY AND SWERVED AND THE FRONT TIRE BLEW, AND TRYING TO STEER OUT OF IT AND SAVE IT. AND HIT THE BARRIER. AND IT WAS ALL OVER.))
[SUPER=01-Kenneth Young/Truck Driver;]
[RUNS=:12]
[OUT Q=it was all over.]
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[VO-NAT]

The truck was hauling 21 cows.
Six were killed when the truck burst into flames.
One motorist who stopped to help has actually rescued animals before.
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[SOT 44:19]
[IN Q=Jump in]
((RICHARD DALE WILLIAMS/RESCUER: JUMP IN THERE AND GET OUT WHAT YOU CAN. THAT'S ABOUT ALL YOU CAN DO. I'M JUST SORRY FOR THE ONES THAT DIED. YOU KNOW IT'S PITIFUL. I HAD TO WATCH 'EM DO IT AND TRY TO GET THE OTHERS OUT TOO, SO.))
[SUPER=01-Richard Dale Williams/Rescuer;]
[RUNS=:11]
[OUT Q=too, so.]
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[VO-NAT]

The cow crash DID NOT seriously injure any people... but tied up both north and southbound traffic for hours.
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[3-Sports]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=sports cut in]
[GRAPHIC=None]

To sports now, Glenvar hands Patrick Henry a 1-0 defeat on the softball diamond.
Steve Mason has highlights.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Hello everyone]
[RUNS=2:00]
[OUT Q=great day.]

[ANCHOR=Melanie]
(Melanie ad lib toss to Kimberly/Wx)

[5-Weather]

[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#None]
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[sponsor board if sponsored]

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SCOTT MEMORIAL

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[Sponsor board (if sponsored)][Local-Recap]
[SUPER=#4059;Local Recap]
[2-Shot=Mel/Kmc]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]

Now here's another look at today's top local stories:
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]

The search for bodies in a burned Roanoke apartment building is over.
Rescue workers brought in search dogs yesterday to find any victims an excavator machine may have missed.
Three of the buildings tenants are still missing. Firefighters acknowledge that victims remains could be totally destroyed in such an intense fire.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

The man accused of killing another man shortly before the fire broke out says all of his witnesses died in the fire.

Willie Caldwell was arraigned yesterday on charges of shooting Kevin Lee Jones.
A preliminary hearing for Caldwell is set for June.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Melanie]

Bedford County residents spoke out against townhouses at a public hearing last night.
Steven Tolley wants to construct four dozen townhouses on 7 and a half acres off of route 8-11.
Residents say the townhouses will create more traffic on 8-11, in addition to other problems.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
(Kimberly mic hot)
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[2 shot=Mel/Kmc]
(Kimberly ad lib weather)
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[Double Boxes=Melanie/Kimberly and Steve]
(toss)
[ANCHOR=Steve]
(live ad lib, tease tomorrow)
[Double Boxes=Melanie/Kimberly and Steve]
(ad lib bye)[6-WEATHER]
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