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A manhunt ends in Halifax County. The details just ahead on News 7 at 6.
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And it's beginning to look a lot like winter this Christmas eve. That's meant trouble for drivers heading home for the holiday.
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Coming up in sports, The Cavaliers of Virginia aren't just worried about Illinois in their bowl game, Y2K has got them scared, a local official comments on the recent NFL player who attacked a ref,
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and is there more trouble for the Florida State Seminoles. News of another player possibly in trouble with the law.
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If you're dreaming of a white christmas, too bad-- a white christmas eve will have to do.
Cold weather details are coming up.
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Snow creates slippery conditions for holiday shoppers and travelers.
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Good evening, I'm Scott Goldberg.
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The snow is keeping police busy on Christmas Eve -- responding to a number of accidents, one of them fatal.
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Tina Tenret has more on how this could affect holiday travel.
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Scott you could hear the sqawks on police scanners all day long -- an accident here, a fender bender there.
Someone died in a weather-related accident in Allegheny County but police are not giving us details until they notify the victim's family.
The road behind me now is -- and ------ but VDOT is warning people to be careful as they hit the roads for the holida
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((For some -- it was perfect -- the season's first snowfall on the morning of Christmas Eve.
For others -- the timing could not have been worse.
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((WE HEAR THERE HAVE BEEN SOME FENDER BENDERS ON ROUTE 114 IN THE NEW RIVER VALLEY WHICH IS NEAR THE COMMERCIAL AREA THERE AND I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE COMMON BECAUSE IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE AND FOLKS HAVE A LOT OF LAST MINUTE ERRANDS TO DO.))
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V-DOT warns drivers to be cautious especially on the mountains, where the snow is piling up and moisture freezes first.
Bridges and overpasses are tricky spots too.
So shelling out 600-thousand-bucks for a new VDOT safety patrol may have been worth it.
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((WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE THOSE GUARDIAN ANGELS OUT THERE ON THE INTERSTATE. ALREADY TODAY THEY HAVE BEEN ASSISTING AT A MINOR ACCIDENT IN THE NEW RIVER VALLEY. THEY ARE FOR THE FIRST TIME OUT IN SNOWY WEATHER.))
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VDOT reminds drivers to stay at least a couple hundred feet back from snowplows so the salt and stone don't bounce up and hit their cars.
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But is this something we'll have to worry about tomorrow?
Let's ask Andrew in our weather department.
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A hijacked Indian Airlines plane is on the ground, for now, in the United Arab Emirates.
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The plane landed at a military base in Dubai, more than nine hours after hijackers took over.
189-people, including one American, were flying from Nepal to India.
The hijackers reportedly wanted to go to Afghanistan ... but were told they couldn't land there.
An official in the United Arab Emirates has reportedly said the plane will be allowed to refuel ... but he said his country wants the plane to leave as soon as possible.
Hijackers claim they've killed four passengers, but that hasn't been confirmed.
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Roanoke police are checking to see if the man they arrested last night is the same man who's been breaking into homes and touching women while they sleep.
48 year old Eric John Waterman is charged with breaking and entering, and sexual assault.
A woman in the home told police the man touched her on the leg as she slept.
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In Halifax County a man wanted for shooting 30 year old Joseph McCullock in the head has turned himself into authorities.
54 year old Max Duane Rolfe walked up to an officer this afternoon and surrendered.
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The sheriff's office says Rolfe fled yesterday after the shooting near Hogwallow Road.
That's in the northern part of Halifax County, southeast of Brookneal.
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Rolfe was arraigned this evening and is being held at the Halifax Adult Detention Center without bond.
McCullock is alive at Duke University Medical Center -- no word on his condition.
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Still to come on News 7,
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The Roanoke Rescue Mission is making the holiday a little brighter for the less fortunate. Find out what they're doing after the break.
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As many folks finish up their Christmas shopping and prepare to be with family, the Roanoke Rescue Mission is preparing to help the less fortunate this holiday.
Kate Weidaw has the story.
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Toys and clothes donated from folks all over the Valley fill this room at the Roanoke Rescue Mission.
Volunteers are sorting by age and gender so everyone who comes in tomorrow leaves with a special gift.
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((NANCY BRENNEMAN/VOLUNTEER: YOU SEE SOME CHILDREN WHO MAYBE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING AND THEY ASK FOR A DOLL AND WE'RE ABLE TO FIND IT UP HERE AND GIVE THE RIGHT GIFT TO THAT CHILD.))
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Bruce Lawson has been coming to the Mission for several years and says Christmas is a special time at the shelter.
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((BRUCE LAWSON: I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY FAMILY SO I COME HERE AND VISIT MY FAMILY.))
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Tomorrow volunteers will transform the dining room into a more elegant setting.
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((JOY SYLVESTER-JOHNSTON/DIRECTOR: THEY ARE GOING TO BE WAITERS AT THE TABLE AND THEY ARE GOING TO PUT TABLE CLOTHS ON AND SPECIAL DECORATIONS.))
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And don't forget the Mission needs help not just on the holidays but 365 days of the year.
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((JOY SYLVESTER-JOHNSTON/DIRECTOR: EVERYBODY REMEMBERS AT THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS AND WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE SOME VOLUNTEERS IN OUR DINING ROOM AND SHELTER THE OTHER DAYS OF THE YEAR.))
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So if you're still looking for a New Years resolution, one suggestion is to spend your time helping the less fortunate any day of the year. Kate Weidaw News 7 Roanoke.))
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The Roanoke Rescue Mission is expecting between 600 and 900 people to come in for dinner.
They start serving at noon.
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And it's not just Roanoke that's preparing for the holiday, the Vatican has preparations underway for Christmas along with a year long Millenium jubilee celebration.
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Tonight over 80-thousand people will be pouring into Saint Peter Square to watch the Pope usher in the most momentous year the Catholic Church has ever celebrated.
Christmas Eve mass will inaugurate a year long celebration of the Great Jubilee 2000 -- a time of reconciliation and rebirth for 1 billion Catholics world wide.
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Coming up on the broadcast, a secret letter could hold information about Michael Fulchers actions inside Bland Prison.
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And is Washington D.C. in Governor Gilmore's future? We'll explain after the break.
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The man accused of running a drug-trafficking ring inside the Bland prison is asking to have charges against him and his family dismissed.
Attorneys for Michael Fulcher, his wife and his mother are making the request based on a secret letter sent by the D-E-A to a federal judge last month.
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They claim there will be new evidence that the D-E-A officially authorized Fulcher to work undercover inside Bland Correctional Center, where he was an inmate.
The defense also claims that Fulcher and his family got involved in a drug ring to bust guards involved in a marijuana and money-laundering conspiracy.
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A hearing is set for Monday.
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Governor Gilmore might have his sight set on a job in Washington D.C.
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Gilmore is not ruling out the possibility of being a part of the George W. Bush administration ... if Bush wins the presidency next year.
That's what Gilmore said in a radio interview taped yesterday.
Gilmore has been a major Bush backer from the start.
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News of a former Hokie and a current Seminole football player tops sports, the Cavaliers talk about Y2K,
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[VO-NAT] and Roanoke men's basketball coach Page Moir runs us through the list of items he will auction at the Domino'
s Lewis Gale Classic January fourth.
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The Virginia Tech Hokies continue have taken time to both prepare for their Sugar Bowl national championship showdown with Florida State and to relax a little during this Christmas week.
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But the Holiday season might not be as nice for former Tech star and now Green Bay Packer Antonio Freeman. According to reports, police in Wisconsin are saying the wide receiver could face charges stemming from a car accident in a restaurant parking lot that left a female passenger seriously injured. A police officer said that Freeman and Charles Jordan could be charged with obstructing officers if it is found that they switched vehicles after Freeman ran his car into a light pole Wednesday night. The receivers passenger was injured when her head hit the windshield. She is in fair condition today.
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One note about the Florida State Seminoles Defensive end Chris Walker, the player to the right of the screen in his three point stance, is the fourth Seminole to be arrested this season when he was taken into custody on drunk driving charges.
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The Virginia Cavaliers arrive in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Christmas day for their December 30th match up with Illinois in the MicronPC.com Bowl at Pro Player Stadium. One key for the cavliers will be stopping the quarterback of Illinois.
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One other concer for the Cavaliers is the Y2K problems that might come up, The Cavs are glad they will at least be home when everything is suppossed to shake down.
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The seventh annual Domino's-Lewis Gale Basketball Classic tips off at Roanoke College January fourth and fifth. Roanoke, Lehman College, Worcester State and Chowan will compete.
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Earlier today, Roanoke head coach Page Moir put the items up for auction on display for our News 7 sports camera. All of the proceeds go to the American Cancer Society and the V Foundation. The event has raised over 45 thousand dollars over the last six years. The tourney times have been moved up three hours so fans can get home for the Sugar Bowl, and speaking of Virginia Tech, the top Hokie has given part of himself for charity.
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In addition to college basketball jerseys signed by Duke and Maryland head coaches, a baseball autographed by Hall of Famer Hank Aaron and an Atlanta Braves jersey will be up for grabs.
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Finally this evening:
Every day, all year, you see a few of us here at WDBJ.
We're the ones who come into your homes every night, bringing you the news.
But there are so many people here you don't see ...
So many people whose work BEHIND the cameras is truly responsible for making WDBJ Your Hometown Station.
Tonight, from all of us at Channel 7, our very best wishes to you and your families, as we head into the next century.
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