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SCRIPT FOR EYEWITNESS NEWS NEWSCAST
Monday, February 8, 2010.from Eyewitness News Online Note: Because breaking news happens fast, you may find typographic errors within news scripts. Odd punctuation, visual cues, anchor and producer notes may also appear with the scripts since these are the actual files that the news anchors present to you on Eyewitness News.
WELCOME
COMING UP ON EYEWITNESS NEWS... HUMANE OFFICERS RACE TO SAVE THIS DOG'S LIFE. GOOD EVENING, I'M DEBORAH LINZ... AND I'M RICK LORD... THANKS FOR JOINING US...ON EYEWITNESS NEWS. WE'LL GET TO THAT STORY IN JUST A MOMENT... 
Return to Story Index I DOG ABUSE
THE PICTURES ARE REALLY HEART BREAKING! EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER ELIZABETH NOREIKA JOINS US LIVE IN THE STUDIO WITH THIS STORY...ELIZABETH WHAT HAPPENED? A CALL CAME INTO CHARLESTON HUMANE OFFICERS THAT TWO DOGS CHAINED TO A TREE HAD BEEN SPOTTED OFF OF SLACK STREET IN CHARLESTON. WE FOUND ONE OF THE DOGS LITERALLY STARVING TO DEATH. 58:27 "HE WOULD HAVE DIED IN THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS." STRUGGLING TO STAY ALIVE...HUMANE OFFICERS FIND THIS DOG CHAINED TO A TREE. A PROMINENT RIB CAGE SHOWS THE POOR ANIMAL IS STARVING. D 46:47 "ITS HARD WHEN YOU SEE IT EVERYDAY YOU THINK WHY, WHY DON'T THEY JUST TURN THEM IN." FIREFIGHTERS USE A BOLT CUTTER TO RELIEVE THE STRAIN OF A HEAVY CHAIN AND PADLOCK....ON THE DOGS FRAIL FRAME. HE'S WEAK AND TIMID...BUT DOESN'T PUT UP A FIGHT WHEN HUMANE OFFICERS TAKE HIM AWAY. JUST A FEW MORE DAYS LIKE THIS AND THIS DOG WOULD HAVE DIED. ANOTHER DOG IS FOUND ON SITE...THIS ONE....IN A LITTLE BETTER HEALTH. 57:51 "THERE'S NO CHARGES WE CAN MAKE ON IT BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHO TO CAHRGE." THE DOGS WERE DISCOVERED CHAINED ....WITH NO FOOD, FROZEN WATER AND MINIMAL SHELTER IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE A HOMELESS COMMUNITY. D 46:21 "IT WOULD REALLY BE HARD TO PROSECUTE SOMEBODY THAT IS LIVING LIKE THAT./......IT'S BETTER TO JUST GIVE THE DOG A SECOND CHANCE." THE CITY CURRENTLY HAS AN ANTI-TETHERING LAW..AND WHILE NOT EVERY DOG CAN BE SAVED... MANY HAVE BEEN.... AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CITED... LATER THIS MONTH A SIMILAR LAW WILL GO INTO EFFECT IN KANAWHA COUNTY. ANIMAL SHELTER DIRECTOR DONNA CLARK SAYS THIS NEW LAW WHILE HOPEFULLY PREVENT MORE CASES LIKE THIS ONE. AS FOR THESE TWO DOGS....THEY HOPEFULLY WILL GET A SECOND CHANCE AT A BETTER LIFE. 50:23 "THE DOGS ARE BETTER OFF AND IF ANYBODY SEES ANYTHING LIKE THAT THEY NEED TO CALL US OR THE CITY OF CHARLESTON.' JESSE HARRIS CHARLESTON HUMANE OFFICER DONNA CLARK THE LAW GOES INTO AFFECT FEBRUARY 20TH......AND STATES IT'S ILLEGAL TO CONTINUALLY CHAIN DOGS OUTSIDE IN KANAWHA COUNTY. DOGS CAN ONLY BE TETHERED FOR 15 MINUTES AT A TIME...NO MORE THAN FOUR TIMES A DAY. NOW DON'T FORGET THESE DOGS DO NEED A GOOD HOME. LIVE IN THE STUDIO, ELIZABETH NOREIKA EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexWHAT WE KNOW
A DELTA PLANE TAKING OFF FOR CINCINNATI WITH 46 PASSENGERS AND THREE CREW MEMBERS ON BOARD SKIDDED TO A STOP ABOUT 500 FEET BEFORE THE END OF THE RUNWAY THIS MORNING. AIRPORT OFFICIALS SAY A MECHANICAL PROBLEM ON THE PLANE CAUSED TWO TIRES TO BLOW, AND THE PILOT TO ABORT TAKEOFF. PASSENGERS SAY THEY COULD TELL SOMETHING WAS WRONG WHEN THEY FELT THE PILOT START TO BRAKE.
Return to Story IndexEMAS REPAIRS
THE FIRST HAPPENED ON JANUARY 19TH, WHEN A U-S AIRWAYS FLIGHT TO CHARLOTTE SKIDDED INTO THE E-MAS. E-MAS PREVENTED THE PLANE WITH 37 PEOPLE ON BOARD FROM GOING OFF THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN. NOW THE RUN-WAY HAS TO BE FIXED. U-S AIRWAYS IS PAYING TO REPAIR THE E-MAS. "IT WAS SUPPOSED TO GET STARTED TODAY, BUT BECAUSE OF THE PRECIPITATION THEY CAN'T DO IT." WEATHER HAS TO BE DRY FOR AT LEAST 48 HOURS -- AND SINCE MORE COLD WET WEATHER IS EXPECTED THIS WEEK IT COULD BE NEXT WEEK FOR THE WORK IS STARTED.
Return to Story IndexFATHER / SON REUNION
NATIONAL GUARD SERGEANT NATE RODRIGUEZ HUGS HIS FATHER MATT BEARDEN FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. BEARDEN AND THE SOLDIER'S MOTHER WERE HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEARTS IN OREGON. BUT SHE MOVED TO CALIFORNIA AND BEARDEN JOINED THE NAVY BEFORE SHE LEARNED SHE WAS PREGNANT WITH HIS CHILD. BEARDEN NEVER KNEW HE WAS A FATHER. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO A MUTUAL FRIEND PUT THE TWO BACK IN TOUCH AND BEARDEN DISCOVERED THE TRUTH. HE DECIDED TO TRAVEL TO WEST VIRGINIA TO MEET HIS NOW 28 YEAR OLD SON FOR THE FIRST TIME AND WELCOME HIM HOME FROM A THIRD TOUR OF DUTY IN IRAQ. BEARDEN WILL SPEND THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AT HIS SON'S HOME IN LEWISBURG, GETTING TO KNOW RODRIGUEZ AND HIS TWO NEW GRANDCHILDREN. THIS SUMMER, RODRIGUEZ SAYS HE PLANS TO TRAVEL TO OREGON TO MEET HIS EIGHT BROTHERS AND SISTERS HE NEVER KNEW HE HAD.
Return to Story Index150TH REUNIONS
THIS IS THE FOURTH AND FINAL GROUP OF SOLDIERS FROM THE 150TH TO MAKE ITS WAY BACK HOME. WHILE DEPLOYED IN IRAQ, THE TROOPS PERFORMED ROUTE SECURITY, PATROLS, GUARD DUTY, HUMANITARIAN WORK AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT.
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BUT SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE AREN'T ALWAYS THE EASIEST TO DEAL WITH. EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER RUDI RAYNES JOINS US LIVE IN CHARLESTON WITH THIS WEEK'S RUN REPORT. RUDI... SOMETIMES PEOPLE REALLY NEED TREATMENT AND DESPITE HOW BADLY THEY MAY BE HURT THEY FIGHT HELP. AND THE PROBLEM IS THE LONGER THEY FIGHT, THE LONGER THEY TIE UP AN AMBULANCE SOMEONE ELSE MAY REALLY NEED. please let me go! honey you need to go get your case looked at seriously you need to go to the hospital. you've got a two inch hole in your cheek and it could get infected A MAN IN ST. ALBANS SAYS HE WAS STABBED IN THE FACE WHEN HE WALKED OUT ON HIS PORCH. what's this about? what's this all over? i don't know! do you know the guy? no! well what reason would he stab you? i don't know!.. POLICE AND EMS WORKERS ARE TRYING THEIR BEST TO PIECE TOGETHER WHAT HAPPENED BUT THEY'RE STRUGGLING WITH THE VICTIM. How much you had to drink tonight? A 12 pack. Probably about 6. 6 tall boys? About 6 tall boys. I wanna beer. No you can't have beer. i want a drink of beer. you can't have a beer right now. you drink beer it makes your blood thin and you bleed out. lemme see your arm here. im gonna start you an iv. alright bud big stick get ready,.. i don't give a s*** what it is. relax your hand there, dont tell me that hurt you just took a knife to the face. THE PATIENT IS MOVING TOO MUCH TO GET THE FIRST IV IN PLACE, SO THE NURSE GIVES IT ANOTHER TRY. hold real still this time we're gonna have to do it again. you can't be wiggling around.... i ain't wiggling nothing. im not a worm... BUT THE PATIENT'S ANTICS DON'T STOP. im good dont take me to the hospital. i wanna get outta here please. honey.. i dont wanna go no where. you need a hospital. THE NURSE TAKES MORE DRASTIC MEASURES. is law enforcement sitll out there, tell them they gotta tell this guy he's gotta go. i'm not gonna fight him the whole way,down the road... im not fighting. so it's ok we take you to the hospital? i dont wanna go... well you gotta go... i don't wanna go... i know you dont wanna go but you need to go and get treated. i can fix this myself. i wish i had a mirror cause id show you. i seen it... i got shoe strings. you can't fix it with shoe strings. you want us to do anything about this? yes or no. well if you want something donw you're going to have to go to the hospital and get treated. .. is it that bad? it's cut open pretty good. you're gonna need stitches buddy. i mean you're not gonna die or nothing but... so we're going to the hospital. no. I'm gonna kill him. no you ain't gonna do that. alright i'm sorry. you are gonna go to the hospital. i dont know what to do with him. he's intoxicated so legally he has no rights correct? he don't have a choice. ok just wanted to clear it. bud i dont have any choice because you're intoxicated. THE AMBULANCE BEGINS HEADING TOWARD THOMAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, hey nancy it's amy on 329, have a male, got a pretty good lack to the right side of his face, said he got stabbed. it's not a nice clean cut it's pretty jagged, and kinda meaty looking. BUT THE HEADACHES AREN'T OVER... lemme see your face your dressing's coming off... i gotta pee. welll... i gotta go. well we're gonna take you to the hospital and get you stitched up. i gotta go. we'll figure something out.. bullsh*t. i dunno bud... i gotta pee. how are you gonna pee? out the back door. you can't open that backdoor while we're driving down the road. we'll both fall out and be dead. you can't open that backdoor. im just messing with you. pull in an alley somewhere. i can't pull in the alley im not allowed to do that. if i p*** myself im gonna be mad. well there's no reason to be mad at me, we're just trying to help you. i don't care. i gotta pee. honk honk honk, beep beep, we'll be there in a few minutes we're in about jefferson. what's going on? we're just getting you to the hospital. that's what all that noise is? yea. for me? bullsh*t! i don't lie. FINALLY THE AMBULANCE ARRIVES AT THOMAS WITH A STABLE PATIENT, AND THANKFULLY THERE'S A BATHROOM JUST AROUND THE CORNER. i wanna go pee. you'll go pee in a minute! you can use the bathroom here in just a few minutes. THAT MAN'S INJURIES WERE TAKEN CARE OF, NOTHING LIFE THREATENING, BUT HE DID NEED STITCHES BADLY. THE EMTS SAID HIS SKIN WAS HANGING OF HIS CHEEK. WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER ALL NEW RUN REPORT FOR YOU NEXT MONDAY NIGHT. REPORTING LIVE IN CHARLESTON RUDI RAYNES EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexNEED TO KNOW
STINGER
Return to Story IndexWOMEN & AUTISM
A UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS HEALTH SYSTEM STUDY FOUND THAT ADVANCED MATERNAL AGE IS LINKED TO A SIGNIFICANTLY ELEVATED RISK OF HAVING A CHILD WITH AUTISM, REGARDLESS OF THE FATHER'S AGE. IT FOUND THAT A 40-YEAR-OLD WOMAN'S RISK OF HAVING A CHILD LATER DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM WAS 50-PERCENT GREATER THAN THAT OF A WOMAN BETWEEN 25 AND 29 YEARS OLD. THE STUDY APPEARS IN THE FEBRUARY ISSUE OF THE JOURNAL, AUTISM RESEARCH.
Return to Story IndexREAL WOMEN
BUT MOST MAGAZINES DON'T USE CURVY WOMEN IN THEIR ADVERTISEMENTS. NOW SOME PEOPLE IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY ARE EMBRACING THE CURVES TO TRY AND APPEAL TO CONSUMERS. RECENTLY "V" MAGAZINE CAME OUT WITH A "SIZE ISSUE." FASHION MODEL BROOKLYN DECKER IS ALSO SEEING THE TREND AND THINKS ITS EXCITING FOR THE INDUSTRY. DECKER says: "I applaud the magazines for using women of all shapes but I don't think it should be that big of an issue it should just be a given regardless of your size. Women are beautiful and I think it is about time magazines start seeing that." T-V PERSONALITY TYRA BANKS HAS ANNOUNCED SHE IS HOLDING A SEARCH FOR THE NEXT PLUS-SIZE TEEN MODEL. IF YOU WOULD LIKE APPLY... THERE IS THE WEB ADDRESS ON YOUR SCREEN...WE WILL ALSO HAVE IT ON OUR WEBSITE. AND THOSE ARE A FEW THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW.
Return to Story IndexGAZETTE HEADLINE
KANAWHA COUNTY EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SAY THEY'LL NO LONGER SEND AMBULANCES INTO CHEMICAL PLANTS WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT'S GOING ON. PLUS, ANOTHER STATE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT CONSIDERS MOVING TO THE DOW TECHNOLOGY PARK IN SOUTH CHARLESTON. AND, WVU FACES OFF WITH VILLANOVA IN A TITANIC CLASH BETWEEN TOP FIVE TEAMS YOU CAN READ ALL ABOUT THESE STORIES AND MORE IN TUESDAY'S EDITION OF THE CHARLESTON GAZETTE.
Return to Story IndexFULL WEATHER
JIM PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS Join Jim Barach and the entire Storm Team at the Weather Center Online for the only regional web site that provides live, local updates, 24 hours a day!
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CALIFORNIA... AN ENORMOUS 150 YEAR-OLD TREE CRASHES INTO A HOME IN RAMONA... THE TREE WAS ABOUT THIRTY FEET TALL AND SIX FEET WIDE, AND HAD BEEN LEANING ON POWER LINES, WHICH WERE CUT, CAUSING THE TREE TO FALL... NO ONE WAS HURT. ARIZONA... A WORLD WAR TWO-ERA TRAINING PLANE - HITS A RESTROOM - DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT A PARK IN MESA ... WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND, THE PILOT HAD ENGINE TROUBLE, AND HAD TO PUT THE PLANE DOWN... ON APPROACH TO THE PARK, HE HAD TO SWERVE TO DODGE A MAN AND A DOG, ENDING UP IN A RESTROOM BUILDING, DAMAGING PARTS OF THE WALL AND ROOF... NO ONE WAS IN THE BATHROOM AT THE TIME AND THE TWO PEOPLE ON THE PLANE ARE OKAY... WISCONSIN... IT'S A WHALE OF AN ICE SHANTY... BUT INSTEAD OF A BLOWHOLE ON TOP -- THIS HAS A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM FOR ICE FISHING... IT ALSO INCLUDES A TABLE, CHAIRS, AND A HEATER -- PLUS ENOUGH SPACE TO HOUSE THREE TO FOUR FISHERMEN IN THE BELLY OF THE BEAST... THE GUY WHO BUILT THIS IS A BUDDING MARINE BIOLOGIST -- AND POINTS OUT THE SHANTY IS ACTUALLY AN ORCA -- WHICH IS TECHNICALLY A DOLPHIN, NOT A WHALE... AND WE ARE TECHNICALLY DONE WITH THIS USA UPDATE...
Return to Story IndexASTHMA & COPD AWARENESS DAY
THE WEST VIRGINIA ASTHMA COALITION HOSTED ASTHMA & COPD AWARENESS DAY. MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS GAVE FREE PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTING TO ANYONE WHO STOPPED BY AND DEMONSTRATED HOW ASTHMA DEVICES WORK. THEY ALSO HELPED PEOPLE ENROLL IN SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAMS. HEALTH ADVOCATES SAY THAT WEST VIRGINIA IS NEAR THE TOP OF THE LIST FOR UNHEALTHY LUNGS, AND THAT IS SOMETHING LAWMAKERS NEED TO ADDRESS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION AT 800-LUNG-USA. YOU CAN ALSO CALL THE WEST VIRGINIA SMOKING QUIT LINE AT 877-966-8784.
Return to Story IndexSPORTS TEASE
ON EYEWITNESS NEWS...
Return to Story IndexWVU BASKETBALL
-crowd -truck bryant...15 -kevin jones...11 -dominic cheek... -corey fisther...17 -da'sean...13 -truck... -casey mitchell...12 -ebanks 13 -scotty reynolds...so tough...21...
Return to Story IndexUC BASKETBALL
-ron kinney with the slam... -john white... -tyler sigman -kinney from the outside... -bahaad russell with the slam... brian sigman... -bruce patterson... -brandon ross -
Return to Story IndexMIDLAND-ST. ALBANS
-SHERROD LACY... -MICHAEL BRUMFIELD -MICHAEL BRUMFIELD...
Return to Story IndexWINFIELD-GW
-kiaira tyler... -winfield rachel ashley to skyler brock... -alexa peoples... -peoples... morgan easter...
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