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Monday, March 15, 2010.

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  • OPEN
      COMING UP ON EYEWITNESS NEWS...THE SEARCH FOR THE MISSING VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTER CONTINUES. WE'LL HAVE THE LATEST ON THE RESCUE EFFORTS.

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      THEN, TWO TRACTOR TRAILERS SLAM INTO EACH OTHER LEAVING A MANGLED MESS ON A BUSY ROAD.

      DOUG TALKS ABOUT WEATHER

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    WELCOME
      GOOD AFTERNOON, I'M JENIFER McANDREWS.

      WELCOME TO EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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    ROUTE 94 WRECK
      TRAFFIC IS BACK TO NORMAL THIS AFTERNOON, BUT A MAJOR ROADWAY WAS SHUT DOWN DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE AFTER TWO TRACTOR TRAILERS COLLIDE.

      IT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE EIGHT THIS MORNING ON ROUTE 94... IN FRONT OF THE ENTRANCE RAMP TO I-77 IN MARMET.

      FIREFIGHTERS TELL US THE TRUCKS WERE HEADED IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS WHEN THEY SOMEHOW RAMMED INTO EACH OTHER. THEY'RE STILL INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE. ONE OF THE DRIVERS HAD MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TREATED ON SCENE. THE DELAY CREATED A PRETTY BIG MESS FOR DRIVERS THIS MORNING.

      "We have thousands and thousands, especially at this time of the morning, the morning commute. We've got people from Boone County coming over to work in Charleston, so obviously it's a big headache right now for the morning commute."

      IT TOOK A COUPLE HOURS FOR CREWS TO CLEAN UP THE WRECK... THEY ALSO HAD TO BRING IN SOME SAND TO SOAK UP LEAKED FUEL.

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    FIREFIGHTER UPDATE
      THE SEARCH FOR THE MISSING FIRE FIGHTER RESUMED THIS MORNING.

      A GLASGOW VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTER WENT MISSING SATURDAY AFTER HIS BOAT CAPSIZED WHILE TRYING TO HELP WITH WATER RESCUES NEAR BECKLEY.

      ABOUT 100 VOLUNTEERS ARE LOOKING IN THE BEAVER AREA. THEY HAVE FOUND HIS GLOVE AND LIFE JACKET. AN UPDATE ON THE RESCUE EFFORT IS TAKING PLACE RIGHT NOW AT THE GLASGOW VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE A CREW AT THE SCENE AND WILL HAVE THE LATEST AS SOON AS WE GET.

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    KANAWHA FLOODING
      THE WEEKEND STORMS HAVE CAUSED FLOODING PROBLEMS IN THE STATE.

      GOVERNOR MANCHIN HAS DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR 34 COUNTIES.

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER DARRAH WILCOX IS LIVE IN CHARLESTON WITH MORE ABOUT HOW THE FLOODING AFFECTED PEOPLE IN KANAWHA COUNTY. DARRAH?

      JENIFER... WE ARE AT THE ELK RIVER... ONE OF THE TRIBUTARIES THAT FLOWS INTO THE KANAWHA...

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      THE KANAWHA RIVER CRESTED OVER THE WEEKEND ABOUT A FOOT BELOW FLOOD STAGE... BUT THAT DIDN'T MEAN PLACES ESCAPED FLOODING.

      THE KANAWHA IS STILL UP EERILY HIGH... CHECK OUT MAGIC ISLAND HERE... THE VOLLEYBALL COURTS WERE TOTALLY SUBMERGED LATE SATURDAY ... THE WATER CAME UP JUST A FEW FEET FROM THE RESTROOMS THIS WEEKEND.

      THE SOUTH CHARLESTON RECREATION CENTER FLOODED WHEN DAVIS CREEK BACKED UP. THE BASKETBALL COURT WENT UNDER BUT WORKERS HAD ENOUGH TIME TO REMOVE FLOORING AND OTHER ITEMS FROM THE BUILDING BEFORE THE HIGH WATER HIT.

      MOBILE HOMES IN PRATT AND HANSFORD ALSO FLOODED. SOME FOLKS THERE REPORTED UP TO FOUR FEET OF WATER IN THEIR HOMES.

      THE KANAWHA RIVER WILL BE SLOW TO DROP ABOVE THE WINFIELD LOCKS.

      THE MAJOR FLOOD DANGER IS SHIFTING TO THE OHIO RIVER... WHICH IS EXPECTED TO CREST BY 2 A-M TUESDAY AT 50- POINT-6 FEET... MORE THAN 7 INCHES ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.




      STAY TUNED... METEOROLOGIST DOUG HARLOW WILL HAVE MORE COMING UP IN JUST A MINUTE.

      REPORTING LIVE IN CHARLESTON... DARRAH WILCOX... EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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    RED CROSS RESPONSE
      THE RED CROSS IS HELPING FLOOD VICTIMS.

      SHELTERS HAVE BEEN SET UP IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE STATE FOR ANYONE WHO HAD TO EVACUATE THEIR HOME.

      FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO FIND A SHELTER NEAR YOU...JUST LOG ONTO THE WEB AT; C W V dash RED CROSS dot ORG.

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    KY SHOOTING
      POLICE NEED YOUR HELP FIND THE MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR TWO SHOOTINGS THIS MORNING.

      KENTUCKY STATE POLICE SAY THE SUSPECT---JIMMY LEVERING---SHOT THREE PEOPLE IN SEPARATE SHOOTINGS EARLY THIS MORNING IN LAWRENCE COUNTY.

      HE WAS LAST SEEN IN THE FALLSBURG AREA HIDING IN THE WOODS.

      POLICE SAY HE IS WEARING BLUE JEANS AND A RED-CHECKERED FLANNEL SHIRT, AND SHOULD STILL BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS.

      INVESTIGATORS SAY ONE OF THE SHOOTINGS HAPPENED ON FULLERS RIDGE AND THE OTHER NEAR FALLSBURG GROCERY STORE.

      IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION CALL THE KENTUCKY STATE POLICE AT (606) 928-6421

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    STEPHEN WILSON
      160 YEARS--- THAT'S HOW LONG ONE OF THE MEN CONVICTED OF KILLING A HUNTINGTON PASTOR WILL SPEND BEHIND BARS.

      STEPHEN WILSON WAS SENTENCED THIS MORNING IN WAYNE COUNTY.

      THE JUDGE GAVE HIM 40 YEARS FOR SECOND DEGREE MURDER AND 120 YEARS FOR FIRST DEGREE ROBBERY---THE SENTENCES WILL BE SERVED CONSECUTIVELY.

      WILSON AND DAN SMITH WERE CONVICTED LAST YEAR OF KILLING AND ROBBING MARK MCCALLA AT BEECH FORK STATE PARK SHOOTING RANGE IN JULY 2008.

      MCCALLA'S FAMILY SAYS THE PUNISHMENT FITS THE CRIME.


      THE JUDGE SAID NEITHER WILSON NOR SMITH HAVE SHOWN ANY REMORSE DURING THE TRIAL AND SAYS IT WAS IF THEY EACH TRIED OUTDOING THE OTHER TO SHOW HOW TOUGH THEY ARE.

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    JENEA SHERMAN
      A KANAWHA COUNTY WOMAN STANDS UP IN COURT AND ADMITS TO HITTING AND KILLING A PEDISTRIAN.

      JENEA (JENNA) SHERMAN PLEAD GUILTY TO LEAVING THE SCENE WHEN A DEATH OCCURED FOR THE JULY 15TH HIT AND RUN IN ST. ALBANS.

      50 YEAR OLD MARY MCCALLISTER DIED IN THE ACCIDENT.

      THE MISDOMEANOR CHARGE OF DRIVING WITH A REVOKED LICENSE WAS DROPPED AS A PART OF THE PLEA DEAL.

      SHERMAN WILL BE SENTENCED ON MAY 16TH -- SHE FACES UP TO THREE YEARS IN PRISON.

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    RANSON WARD
      A HURRICANE MAN IS CHARGED IN A STRANGE CONVENIENCE STORE ROBBERY.

      57-YEAR-OLD RANSON WARD WAS ARRESTED FOR THE MARCH TENTH HOLDUP OF A 7-11 CONVENIENCE STORE IN NITRO. POLICE ALLEGE HE PASSED A NOTE TO A CLERK THAT SAID " I NEED 50 DOLLARS NOW!" COURT DOCUMENTS SAY POLICE FOUND THE GETAWAY TRUCK AT WARD'S MILL CREEK CROSSING HOME AND THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE IDENTIFIED HIM FROM STORE SURVEILLANCE VIDEO.

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    LINCOLN STANDOFF
      AN ALUM CREEK MAN ALLEGEDLY HELD A WOMAN HOSTAGE OVERNIGHT IN LINCOLN COUNTY.

      IT HAPPENED JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES SAY 32-YEAR- OLD WILLIAM KING HELD 28-YEAR-OLD CANDY TURLEY HOSTAGE AND THREATENED TO KILL HIMSELF. HE SURRENDERED TO POLICE AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL ON A MENTAL HEALTH PETITION.

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    WAL MART BOMB THREAT
      POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A SERIES OF BOMB THREATS AT THE SOUTHRIDGE WAL-MART. FOUR HAVE BEEN MADE WITHIN THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS.

      POLICE SAY THE MOST RECENT WAS AROUND 2:30 THIS MORNING.

      SOUTH CHARLESTON POLICE AND THE KANAWHA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT EVACUATED THE BUILDING AS A PRECAUTION..

      NO BOMB WAS FOUND... TWO OTHER CALLS CAME IN JUST HOURS BEFORE.

      THE FIRST BOMB THREAT WAS WEDNESDAY...THE STORE WAS BRIEFLY EVACUATED.

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    HAM AUCTION
      IF YOU WANT TO BRING HOME SOME OF THE STATE'S BEST HAM, BACON OR EGGS YOU BETTER GO THE STATE CAPITOL TONIGHT.

      THE TOP 50 HAMS AND BACON AND THE TOP 10 DOZEN EGGS PRODUCED BY F-F-A STUDENTS WILL BE AUCTIONED OFF AND ARE EXPECTED TO GO FOR SOME BIG BUCKS. IT'S TIME FOR THE ANNUAL STATE FFA HAM, BACON AND EGG SHOW AND SALE. IT IS TONIGHT IN BUILDING 7 AT THE CAPITOL COMPLEX. THE AUCITON STARTS AT 7PM.

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    INNOVATIVE MATTRESS SOLUTIONS
      WE HAVE SOME GOOD ECONOMIC NEWS...A LOCAL BUSINESS IS EXPANDING.

      INNOVATIVE MATTRESS SOLUTIONS HAS A NEW STORE IN HUNTINGTON.

      IT IS IN THE FORMER BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO STORE ON ROUTE 60.

      THE STORE WILL OFFER NAME BRAND MATTRESS SETS AND BEDDING ACCESSORIES.

      INNOVATIVE MATTRESS SOLUTIONS WAS FOUNDED IN 1983, AND OPERATES UNDER THE NAMES SLEEP OUTFITTERS AND MATTRESS WAREHOUSE.

      THE COMPANY NOW HAS 87 LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT OHIO, WEST VIRGINIA, KENTUCKY AND INDIANA. THERE WILL BE A GRAND OPENING CEREMONY ON THURSDAY AT 4:30PM.

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    FULL WEATHER
      DOUG PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

      Join Doug Harlow 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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    COUPON MOM
      IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO CUT BACK ON YOUR HOUSEHOLD BUDGET, YOU MAY WANT TO LOOK AT YOUR GROCERY BILL.

      TODAY, THE "COUPON MOM" HAS SOME GREAT TIPS TO HELP YOU SAVE MONEY AT THE CHECK-OUT LINE.

      FOR OTHER SAVING MONEY TIPS FROM THE COUPON MOM LOG ONTO; COUPON MOM dot COM

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    EYEWITNESS WEB
      YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND EYEWITNESS NEWS ON THE WEB AT WCHSTV.COM ON FACEBOOK AND ON TWITTER.

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    SIMPSON DENTIST
      DR. MARK SIMPSON, DDS


      SIMPSON DENTAL ASSOCIATES THE DENTAL OFFICE

      www.wvsmiles.com

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    TOP STORIES
      STINGER

      STINGER

      STINGER

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    FIREFIGHTER UPDATE
      WELCOME BACK TO EYEWITNESS NEWS.

      HERE ARE SOME OF THE STORIES WE'RE WORKING ON FOR YOU TODAY...

      THE SEARCH FOR THE MISSING FIRE FIGHTER RESUMED THIS MORNING.

      A GLASGOW VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTER WENT MISSING SATURDAY AFTER HIS BOAT CAPSIZED WHILE TRYING TO HELP WITH WATER RESCUES NEAR BECKLEY.

      ABOUT 100 VOLUNTEERS ARE LOOKING IN THE BEAVER AREA. THEY HAVE FOUND HIS GLOVE AND LIFE JACKET. AN UPDATE ON THE RESCUE EFFORT IS TAKING PLACE RIGHT NOW AT THE GLASGOW VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE A CREW AT THE SCENE AND WILL HAVE THE LATEST AS SOON AS WE GET.

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    KANAWHA FLOODING
      THE WEEKEND STORMS HAVE CAUSED FLOODING PROBLEMS IN THE STATE.

      GOVERNOR MANCHIN HAS DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR 34 COUNTIES.

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER DARRAH WILCOX IS LIVE IN CHARLESTON WITH MORE ABOUT HOW THE FLOODING AFFECTED PEOPLE IN KANAWHA COUNTY. DARRAH?

      JENIFER... WE ARE AT THE ELK RIVER... ONE OF THE TRIBUTARIES THAT FLOWS INTO THE KANAWHA...

      AD LIB

      THE KANAWHA RIVER CRESTED OVER THE WEEKEND ABOUT A FOOT BELOW FLOOD STAGE... BUT THAT DIDN'T MEAN PLACES ESCAPED FLOODING.

      THE KANAWHA IS STILL UP EERILY HIGH... CHECK OUT MAGIC ISLAND HERE... THE VOLLEYBALL COURTS ARE TOTALLY SUBMERGED... THE WATER CAME UP JUST A FEW FEET FROM THE RESTROOMS THIS WEEKEND.

      THE SOUTH CHARLESTON RECREATION CENTER FLOODED WHEN DAVIS CREEK BACKED UP. THE BASKETBALL COURT WENT UNDER BUT WORKERS HAD ENOUGH TIME TO REMOVE FLOORING AND OTHER ITEMS FROM THE BUILDING BEFORE THE HIGH WATER HIT.

      MOBILE HOMES IN PRATT AND HANSFORD ALSO FLOODED. SOME FOLKS THERE REPORTED UP TO FOUR FEET OF WATER IN THEIR HOMES.

      THE KANAWHA RIVER WILL BE SLOW TO DROP ABOVE THE WINFIELD LOCKS.

      THE MAJOR FLOOD DANGER IS SHIFTING TO THE OHIO RIVER... WHICH IS EXPECTED TO CREST BY 2 A-M TUESDAY AT 50- POINT-6 FEET... MORE THAN 7 INCHES ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.

      STAY TUNED... METEOROLOGIST DOUG HARLOW WILL HAVE MORE COMING UP IN JUST A MINUTE.

      REPORTING LIVE IN CHARLESTON... DARRAH WILCOX... EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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    NATIONAL NEWS
      STINGER

      STINGER

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    NORTHEAST STORM
      TOPPING OUR NATIONAL HEADLINES...

      A TORRENTIAL RAINSTORM THAT BROUGHT HEAVY WINDS TO THE NORTH-EAST IS CAUSING TROUBLE.

      AT LEAST 8 PEOPLE DIED IN STORM-RELATED ACCIDENTS OVER THE WEEKEND... AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO CONNECTICUT LOST ELECTRICITY.

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    BLOOMBERG
      IN BUSINESS NEWS...THERE ARE STRONG SIGNS THAT THE ECONOMY IS PICKING UP STEAM.

      AND UNCLE SAM'S EXCELLENT CREDIT RATING MAY BE A STEP CLOSER TO A DOWNGRADE.

      HERE'S MORE IN YOUR BLOOMBERG MARKET UPDATE.

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    TOYOTA LATEST
      INVESTIGATORS FOR TOYOTA WILL SPEAK LATER TODAY ABOUT THEIR OWN INVESTIGATION INTO AN ALLEGED RUNAWAY PRIUS. IT HAPPENED A WEEK AGO NEAR SAN DIEGO, IN AN INCIDENT OBSERVED BY POLICE AND RECORDED IN A 9-1-1 CALL. BUT SINCE THEN, THERE'S BEEN A SURGE OF DOUBT FROM SOME -- ABOUT HOW GENUINE THE CLAIM IS.

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    HEALTHY FOR LIFE
      STINGER

      STINGER

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    KIDS SNACKING
      IF YOU STRUGGLE WITH TRYING TO GET YOUR CHILD'S SNACKING UNDER CONTROL YOU HAVE TO WATCH THIS.

      A NEW STUDY OUT THIS MONTH FINDS THAT SOME KIDS SNACK THREE TIMES A DAY... GETTING NEARLY A THIRD OF THEIR DAILY CALORIES IN SALTY OR SWEET SNACKS.

      HERE'S A LOOK AT HOW REAL THIS PROBLEM REALLY IS.

      MUSIC FULL (Ska-liscous - abcmusicandsongs - free) MOM: Hey are you hungry?// LIAM: I'm hungry for daddy I want to eat daddy up. NAT: Dad blowing on boy's stomach and general Tom Foolery MEET THE TULLY'S: MARK AND CHRISTIE AND THEIR THREE ADORABLE CHILDREN- ANDREW, SIX, LIAM, THREE, AND BABY CAROLINE. MUSIC STING (Ska-liscous - abcmusicandsongs - free) THIS IS THEIR KITCHEN, FULL OF HEALTHY SNACKS, AND SOME NOT-SO-HEALTHY ONES. THEY BRAVELY AGREED TO LET US WIRE SNACK CENTRAL WITH CAMERAS FOR ONE WEEKEND REMEMBER WHAT ABOUT YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE IS JUST SNACKS ABOVE AND BEYOND BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND DINNER. ANDREW KICKS IT OFF WITH AN AFTER DINNER SNACK FRIDAY NIGHT, A BUTTERED BAGEL BEFORE BED MOM: Do you want it toasted? FOUR HUNDRED AND THIRTY NINE CALORIES. [GFX: CLOCK 7PM - 10AM] AFTER BREAKFAST ON SATURDAY, ON THE WAY SWIM PRACTICE, ANDREW ASKS IF HE CAN HAVE PUDDING. DAD: How about a yogurt instead? AND SO BEGINS THE PUDDING VERSUS YOGURT MELTDOWN. LIAM: No. ANDREW: You said I could have one. DAD: Yeah mommy wasn't paying attention to what you said exactly. How about for lunch you have the pudding, but yogurt you have for right now. Did you have a yogurt for breakfast? NATS: Whine creciendo. MOM AND DAD PUT UP A GOOD FIGHT, BUT IN THE END, PUDDING PREVAILS. [GFX: CLOCK 10AM - 3PM] BETWEEN LUNCH AND DINNER, CHRISTIE PUTS TOGETHER A PLATE OF LOWFAT STRING CHEESE, GRAHAM CRACKERS AND APPLES ANDREW HELPS HIMSELF TO SOME GOLDFISH. FINALLY, AN AFTER DINNER BEDTIME SNACK [GFX: CLOCK 3PM - 7PM] MOM: Andrew, you want ice cream? ICE CREAM WITH CHOCOLATE SYRUP FOR THE OLDER SON AND MOM: Carrots LIAM: Oreos MOM: Tomatos LIAM: Oreos MOM: Peppers LIAM: Oreos COOKIES FOR THE YOUNGER. ANDREW'S SATURDAY SNACK TALLY? 741 CALORIES LIAM'S? 467 [GFX: CLOCK 7PM - 10AM] SUNDAY MORNING: AFTER BREAKFAST, LITTLE LIAM HELPS HIMSELF TO GRAHAM CRACKERS AND A GLASS OF MILK. MOM ADDS GRAPES TO THE MIX. [CLOCK 10AM - 3PM] A LITTLE LATER A LITTLE MISCHIEF ANDREW: You want chocolate milk? LIAM: Yes. ANDREW: Just open up this cabinet. //The locks are off, see?// LIAM: Oh!! //Yeah! Cool! This lock is off too Cass. [GFX: CLOCK 3PM - 7PM] AND AS THE WEEKEND DRAWS TO A CLOSE, CHRISTIE MAKES THE BOYS A FRUIT SMOOTHIE.SUNDAY'S SNACK TALLY: 635 CALORIES FOR ANDREW AND 390 FOR LIAM. [SAMANTHA HELLER, REGISTERED DIETICIAN] HELLER: 12050 If I had to give the Tullys a grade // it would probably be a C.// WE TURNED TO REGISTERED DIETICIAN SAMANTHA HELLER FOR THE SKINNY ON SNACKING . HELLER: They are eating over half their recommended calories for their age in salty sugary snacks HELLER'S ADVICE? FIRST, DON'T LET YOUR CHILDREN SNACK OUT OF HABIT. MAKE SURE THEY ARE ACTUALLY HUNGRY. NEXT, SET A GOOD EXAMPLE. HELLER: You can't have a parent eating donut holes and telling your kid to eat carrots. That won't work. AND FINALLY, HELLER: When it's yogurt versus chocolate pudding//, who is going to win? //the pudding is always going to win//. STOCK PILING THE KITCHEN WITH BAD SNACKS IS A BAD IDEA.

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    FULL WEATHER
      DOUG PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

      Join Doug Harlow 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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    HOLLYWOOD MINUTE
      IN ENTERTAINMENT NEWS...."ALICE IN WONDERLAND" IS NOW TIM BURTON AND JOHNNY DEPP'S MOST SUCCESSFUL FILM COLLABORATION.

      PLUS THE LATEST ON THE FUNERAL OF ACTOR, COREY HAIM.

      COREY HAIM'S MOTHER HAS TOLD ACCESS HOLLYWOOD THE CITY OF TORONTO WILL FOOT THE BILL FOR THE CANADIAN ACTOR'S FUNERAL.

      HAIM'S FRIENDS SAY THE FORMER CHILD STAR DIED WITH LITTLE MONEY TO HIS NAME, AND HAD BEEN RELYING ON PERSONAL APPEARANCES AT CONVENTIONS FOR INCOME.

      THE FUNERAL WILL BE HELD TUESDAY.

      IN A STATEMENT, THE CITY OF TORONTO SAYS IT WILL NOT COMMENT ON THE MATTER.

      HAIM'S MOTHER ALSO SAYS A CELEBRITY MEMORABILIA WEBSITE -- STARTIFACTS DOT COM -- HAS OFFERED TO PAY TWENTY-THOUSAND-DOLLARS FOR HAIM'S TOMBSTONE AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.

      HAIM DIED LAST WEEK AT THE AGE OF THIRTY-EIGHT. HIS CAUSE OF DEATH IS YET TO BE DETERMINED.

      MOVIEGOERS ARE HEADING DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE IN BIG NUMBERS FOR THE SECOND WEEKEND IN A ROW.

      TIM BURTON'S "ALICE IN WONDERLAND" REMAINED NUMBER ONE AT THE BOX OFFICE FOR A SECOND WEEKEND, PULLING IN SIXTY-TWO MILLION DOLLARS.

      THE IRAQ WAR THRILLER "GREEN ZONE," STARRING MATT, DAMON DEBUTED THIS WEEKEND IN SECOND PLACE, MAKING FOURTEEN AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS AT THE BOX OFFICE.

      AND THE COMEDY "SHE'S OUT OF MY LEAGUE" OPENED IN THIRD PLACE, WITH NINE POINT SIX MILLION IN TICKET SALES.

      FOR HOLLYWOOD MINUTE, I'M RICK VINCENT REPORTING FROM ATLANTA.

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    PETER GRAVES
      "MISSION IMPOSSIBLE" AND "AIRPLANE" ACTOR PETER GRAVES HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 83.

      GRAVES DIED OUTSIDE HIS HOME YESTERDAY OF AN APPARENT HEART ATTACK.

      HE HAD JUST RETURNED FROM BRUNCH WITH HIS FAMILY AND COLLAPSED BEFORE HE MADE IT INTO THE HOUSE. ONE OF HIS DAUGHTERS GAVE HIM C-P-R BUT WAS UNABLE TO REVIVE HIM.

      GRAVES WOULD HAVE TURNED 84 THIS WEEK.

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    DAVID SCHWIMMER
      FRIENDS STAR DAVID SCHWIMMER WILL SOON BE GETTING MARRIED.

      SCHWIMMER AND HIS GIRLFRIEND ZOE BUCKMAN ARE ENGAGED. THE COUPLE MET WHILE SCHWIMMER WAS IN LONDON DIRECTING A MOVIE IN 2007.

      THIS WILL BE THE FIRST MARRIAGE FOR BOTH SCHWIMMER AND BUCKMAN.

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    EYEWITNESS WEB
      YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND EYEWITNESS NEWS ON THE WEB AT WCHSTV.COM ON FACEBOOK AND ON TWITTER.

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    SPORTS
      IT WAS SELECTION SUNDAY AND SEVERAL TEAMS WERE SITTING ON THE EDGE OF THEIR SEATS WONDERING WHERE THEY WOULD END UP IN THE TOURNAMENT... BUT WEST VIRGINIA HAD ALREADY CEMENTED THEIR TOURNAMENT HOPES... NOW THE QUESTION IS WHERE WOULD THEY END UP... A.J. GOOD HAS THE ANSWER IN THIS SPORTSREPORT.

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    HEADLINE SPORTS
      IN OTHER SPORTS NEWS...FREE AGENT RUNNING BACK LADAINIAN TOMLINSON SIGNS WITH A NEW TEAM.

      AND GOLFER ERNIE ELS ENDS A TWO-YEAR DROUGHT.

      FOR HEADLINE SPORTS, I'M RAFER WEIGEL.

      IN THE A-C-C, DUKE BEAT GEORGIA TECH 65-61 TO WIN THEIR SECOND STRAIGHT TOURNAMENT TITLE. KYLE SINGLER LED THE BLUE DEVILS WITH 20 POINTS AND WAS NAMED TOURNAMENT MVP. JON SCHEYER'S 3-POINTER WITH 18 SECONDS LEFT PUT THE GAME AWAY. DUKE WILL BE THE TOP SEED IN THE SOUTH REGION.

      THE JETS HAVE SIGNED RUNNING BACK LADAINIAN TOMLINSON TO A TWO-YEAR DEAL. THROUGH HIS AGENT, TOMLINSON SAID HE WANTED TO SIGN WITH A TEAM THAT HAD A CHANCE TO COMPETE FOR A CHAMPIONSHIP. TOMLINSON WILL JOIN A JETS BACKFIELD THAT WAS NUMBER ONE IN RUSHING LAST SEASON. NEXT SEASON WILL BE HIS 10TH IN THE LEAGUE.

      BRADY QUINN IS NO LONGER A CLEVELAND BROWN. THE TEAM TRADED THE QUARTERBACK TO THE DENVER BRONCOS FOR FULLBACK PEYTON HILLIS AND A 2011 DRAFT PICK. LAST SEASON WITH THE BROWNS, QUINN COMPLETED 136 PASSES FOR JUST OVER 13-HUNDRED YARD. HIS CAREER PASSER RATING IS 66-POINT-8.

      THE CAVS BEAT THE CELTICS 104-93. LEBRON JAMES SCORED 30 POINTS; 24 OF THOSE COMING IN THE SECOND HALF. HE ALSO HAD 8 REBOUNDS, 7 ASSISTS AND 3 BLOCKS. CLEVELAND HAS WON THREE STRAIGHT AND HAVE THE BEST RECORD IN THE LEAGUE. BOSTON CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE; THEY ARE JUST FIVE AND FIVE IN THEIR LAST 10 GAMES.

      ERNIE ELS SHOT 6-UNDER-66 AND FINISHED 18-UNDER TO WIN THE CA CHAMPIONSHIP AT DORAL. ELS HAD NOT WON AN EVENT IN OVER TWO YEARS. HE BEAT COUNTRYMAN CHARL SCHWARTZEL BY FOUR SHOTS. MATT KUCHAR, PADRAIG HARRINGTON AND MARTIN KAYMER ROUND OUT THE TOP FIVE.

      WITH HEADLINE SPORTS, I'M RAFER WEIGEL.

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    TEASE 6
      DOUG'S IN NEXT WITH YOUR LAST LOOK AT WEATHER...STICK AROUND.

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