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Wednesday, May 15, 2013.

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12 OPEN
    COMING UP ON EYEWITNESS NEWS...

    A BAD CRASH INVOLVING A MOTORCYCLE HAS SHUT DOWN PART OF I-64 FOR MUCH OF THE MORNING.

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12 OPEN 2
    THEN, THE MAN ACCUSED OF MURDERING THE MINGO COUNTY SHERIFF IS SET FOR HIS FIRST COURT APPEARANCE... WE'LL HAVE A LIVE PREVIEW.

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WX OPEN
    DOUG PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

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WELCOME
    GOOD AFTERNOON, I'M JENIFER MCANDREWS. WELCOME TO EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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BELLE BUST
    WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS...

    INVESTIGATORS ARE ON THE SCENE RIGHT NOW OF A GUN AND DRUG BUST NEAR BELLE IN KANAWHA COUNTY.

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TAISHA@SIMMONS CREEK
    (DBXES)

    EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER TAISHA WALKER WASTHE FIRST REPORTER ON THE SCENE... TAISHA WHAT'S THE SITUATION NOW.



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MOTORCYCLE CRASH
    ALSO BREAKING RIGHT NOW...

    TWO PEOPLE ARE IN THE HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW, AFTER A NASTY CRASH ON I-64 EASTBOUND, COMING INTO CHARLESTON.

    THE DRIVER OF A MOTORCYCLE HIT THE BACK OF A UTILITY TRUCK JUST PAST THE MONTROSE EXIT... AND THERE WAS A PASSENGER ON THE MOTORCYCLE.

    POLICE SAY BOTH PEOPLE WERE INJURED... ONE WITH LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.

    THE HIGHWAY WAS SHUT DOWN AND TRAFFIC WAS AT A STAND STILL-- BACKING UP FOR MILES... AT THIS HOUR, ONLY ONE LANE IS OPEN.

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TENNIS MAYNARD
    THE MAN ACCUSED OF MURDERING A MINGO COUNTY SHERIFF IS EXPECTED TO MAKE HIS FIRST COURT APPEARANCE THIS AFTERNOON.

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DMA@HUNT COURTHOUSE
    EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER DAN MATICS IS LIVE OUTSIDE THE CABELL COUNTY COURTHOUSE.

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L TENNIS MAYNARD
    JEN...A BIG DAY HERE AT THE CABELL COUNTY COURTY HOUSE.

    RIGHT NOW WE ARE STANDING OUTSIDE WHERE TENNIS MAYNARD WILL BE BROUGHT INTO THE COURTHOUSE.

    I'M TOLD THEY'RE BRINGING HIM DIRECTLY FROM THE HOSPITAL, WE'RE HOPING TO ASK HIM A FEW QUESTION'S AS THEY'LL BE ESCORTING HIM INTO CABELL COUNTY CIRCUT COURT.

    THE HEARING IS SET FOR 1:30 THIS AFTERNOON IN JUDGE PAUL FARRELL'S COURTROOM.

    MAYNARD WAS INDICTED LAST MONTH AND THIS WILL BE HIS FIRST COURT APPEARANCE.

    HE'S ACCUSED OF SHOOTING SHERIFF EUGINE CRUM IN THE HEAD AND KILLING HIM, WHILE CRUM ATE LUNCH IN HIS CRUSIER.

    MAYNARD HAS BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER BEING SHOT IN A GUN FIGHT WITH POLICE.

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L TENNIS MAYNARD
    IT WILL INTERESTING TO SEE WHETHER HE WILL BE WALKING WITH POLICE, OR IF HE'LL BE BROUGHT IN A WHEEL CHAIR.

    HIS ARRAINGMENT AT 1:30 SO WE'LL HAVE THE LATEST ONLINE, AND ON EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 6

    FOR NOW LIVE IN HUNTINGTON.

    DAN MATICS.

    EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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AIRGAS SAFETY
    THE AIRGAS PLANT THAT SHUT DOWN AFTER A SERIES OF EXPLOSIONS MONDAY AFTERNOON, IS EXPECTED TO REOPEN TOMORROW.

    HAZMAT CREWS AND O-SHA HAVE BEEN AT THE PUTNAM COUNTY SITE TRYING TO DETERMINE WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSED 50 CANISTERS OF ACETELYNE TO EXPLODE.

    THE GAS IS USED IN WELDING AND THE TANKS WERE ALL LESS THAN HALF FULL.

    TWO WORKERS WERE BURNED AND ARE RECOVERING AT CABELL HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL.

    THEIR NAMES HAVE STILL NOT BEEN RELEASED.

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FLAGS HALF STAFF
    U-S AND STATE FLAGS HAVE BEEN LOWERED FOR PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY.

    THIS DAY IS MEANT TO HONOR ALL FALLEN AND DISABLED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

    PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY IS HELD ANNUALLY ON MAY 15th IN HONOR OF FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO HAVE BEEN KILLED OR DISABLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.

    PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY IS HELD IN PART OF POLICE WEEK.

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BULLYING PREVIEW
    IT'S A HARSH REALITY THAT TAKES IT'S TOLL ON CHILDREN ACROSS THE COUNTY EVERY SINGLE DAY... BULLYING.

    IS IT JUST A PART OF GROWING UP, OR ARE KIDS THESE DAYS TARGETED BY A WHOLE NEW CLASS OF BULLIES? EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER LESLIE RUBIN IS HERE WITH A PREVIEW OF HER SPECIAL REPORT AIMED AT EMPOWERING YOUNG GIRLS.

    IT'S ALL THROUGH A PROGRAM CALLED WINGS...A GROUP TRAVELING THE STATE TO INSPIRE MIDDLE SCHOOL AGED GIRLS TO NOT ONLY TAKE A STAND, BUT TO GET BACK ON THEIR FEET...

    THE PROGRAM STANDS FOR WOMEN INSPIRING AND NUTURING GIRLS SELF ESTEEM. AT AGES WHEN BULLYING AND SELF ESTEEM ISSUES ARE AT THEIR WORST - THIS PROGRAM OPENS THESE GIRLS EYES TO THE DOWNFALLS OF BEING A BULLY, ALSO GIVING THEM FIRST HAND ACCOUNTS OF HOW BEING A VICTIM CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE. BULLYING TAKES ITS TOLL ON CHILDREN ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. FOR EVERY 100 KIDS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, EIGHT ARE BULLIED EVERY DAY, SEVEN ARE BULLIED EVERY WEEK, AND 33 ARE BULLIED ONCE IN A WHILE. WE'LL INTRODUCE YOU TO ONE 8TH GRADE GIRL, WHO WAS APART OF THE WINGS PROGRAM - AND HER STORY ABOUT HOW SHE IS WORKING TO RISE ABOVE THE BULLIES IN HER LIFE - WITH THE HELP OF SOME NEW TECHNIQUES AND FRIENDS....

    TAKE SOT

    BUT HOW CAN YOU HAVE TALKS WITH YOUR KIDS ABOUT THESE SAME ISSUES IF THE WINGS PROGRAM CAN'T COME TO YOU? WE'LL HAVE MORE IN OUR SPECIAL REPORT TONIGHT ON EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 10 AND 11. REPORTING IN THE STUDIO, LRU, EYN.

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BEVERLY HILLS MIDDLE
    A COUPLE OF SCHOOLS IN CABELL COUNTY ARE ABOUT TO SHUT THEIR DOORS FOR GOOD.

    STUDENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND ALUMNI TOOK A FINAL TOUR AT AN OPEN HOUSE AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LAST NIGHT.

    THE STUDENTS AT ENSLOW AND BEVERLY HILLS WILL MOVE INTO THEIR NEW SCHOOL IN JANUARY.

    "I can see where they're coming from in terms of feeling the emotion of the community actually losing a part of their heritage here with this building. With that being said once they get the opportunity to view the new building they will see that its just such a tremendous opportunity for their kids."

    STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO BUY ATHLETIC UNIFORMS, TROPHIES AND OTHER MEMORABILIA FROM BOTH THE MIDDLE AND JUNIOR HIGH ERAS

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CAMC NEW BABY ROOM
    CAMC WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL INTRODUCED NEWLY RENOVATED PRIVATE ROOMS FOR GROWING FAMILIES.

    THE RENOVATIONS ARE PART OF THE HOSPITAL'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY.

    THERE ARE 31 PRIVATE POSTPARTUM ROOMS NOW.

    THESE NEW ROOMS OFFER PRIVACY FOR NEW PARENTS GETTING TO KNOW THEIR BABIES.

    THE RENOVATIONS TOOK A LITTLE MORE THAN 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

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WX TEASE
    DOUG PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

    TALK ABOUT WEATHER

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FULL WEATHER
    DOUG PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

    TALK ABOUT WEATHER

    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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POWERBALL FEVER
    MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ARE UP FOR GRABS IN TONIGHT'S POWERBALL DRAWING AND THE EXCITEMENT IS IN THE AIR IN CHARLESTON AS FOLKS PICK THOSE LUCKY NUMBERS.

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KSY@
    EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KATELYN SYKES TALKED TO HOPEFUL LOTTERY WINNERS TODAY AND KATELYN, FOLKS ARE ALREADY MAKING PLANS ON HOW THEY'D SPEND ALL THAT CASH!

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L POWERBALL FEVER
    JEN -- THAT POWERBALL JACKPOT IS ALREADY UP TO 360 MILLION DOLLARS, WITH A CASH OPTION OF 229-MILLION! IT'S A LOT OF MONEY THAT PEOPLE TELL ME COULD DO THEM A LOT OF GOOD!

    POWERBALL FRENZY IN CHARLESTON!

    "i want to win."

    WITH MORE THAN 350 MILLION DOLLARS UP FOR GRABS IN TONIGHT'S POWERBALL DRAWING, PEOPLE ARE LINING UP HOPING THEY'LL BE THE NEXT MILLIONAIRE.

    "It's awesome. I love it when it gets high. I like to play it then."

    "It's almost unbelievable to tell you the truth. i mean we all dream about what we'd do with that kind of money and so I'm going to dream."

    WE WATCHED PEOPLE BUY ONE, TWO "FIFTY" TICKETS!

    THIS WOMAN BROUGHT IN HER FORTUNE FROM A COOKIE AND PLAYED THE LUCKY NUMBERS ON THE BACK -- HOPING HER FORTUNE WOULD COME TRUE.

    -NAT POP-

    "and here's your lucky numbers back."

    SIX LUCKY NUMBERS THAT CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOREVER.

    "I don't know. I might cry! I don't know."

    "Got a daughter that's getting ready to go through college and it would help a lot with that too so it would make a lot of difference."

    "I just bought a house in Alum Creek and I'm trying to get it paid for."

    WORKERS AT THIS ONE STOP TOLD ME THEY SELL HUNDREDS OF LOTTERY TICKETS WHEN THE JACKPOT GETS THIS BIG. IN FACT, THIS JACKPOT IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST EVER! SO I'M EVEN GETTING IN ON THE LOTTERY FUN --

    "thank you. the winner!"

    HOPING THE NEXT POWERBALL WINNER IS FROM WEST VIRGINIA.

    YOU STILL HAVE A CHANCE TO GET YOUR TICKETS!

    REMEMBER, THEY'RE ONLY TWO DOLLARS -- BUT IF THE ONLY NUMBER YOU MATCH ON YOUR TICKET "IS" THE POWERBALL, YOU'RE A WINNER!

    REPORTING LIVE IN CHARELSTON, KATELYN SYKES, EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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MINARDI
    MINARDI EYE CENTER, INC.

    500 DONNALLY STREET CHARLESTON

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BELLE BUST
    WELCOME BACK TO EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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

    INVESTIGATORS ARE ON THE SCENE RIGHT NOW OF A GUN AND DRUG BUST NEAR BELLE IN KANAWHA COUNTY.

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TAISHA@SIMMONS CREEK
    EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER TAISHA WALKER IS ONLY REPORTER ON THE SCENE RIGHT NOW... TAISHA WHAT'S THE SITUATION NOW.

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MOTORCYCLE CRASH
    ALSO BREAKING RIGHT NOW...

    TWO PEOPLE ARE IN THE HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW, AFTER A NASTY CRASH ON I-64 EASTBOUND, COMING INTO CHARLESTON.

    THE DRIVER OF A MOTORCYCLE HIT THE BACK OF A UTILITY TRUCK JUST PAST THE MONTROSE EXIT... AND THERE WAS A PASSENGER ON THE MOTORCYCLE.

    POLICE SAY BOTH PEOPLE WERE INJURED... ONE WITH LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.

    THE HIGHWAY WAS SHUT DOWN AND TRAFFIC WAS AT A STAND STILL-- BACKING UP FOR MILES.

    THAT SECTION OF THE HIGHWAY OPENED UP JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO.

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TENNIS MAYNARD
    THE MAN ACCUSED OF MURDERING A MINGO COUNTY SHERIFF IS EXPECTED TO MAKE HIS FIRST COURT APPEARANCE THIS AFTERNOON.

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DMA@HUNT COURTHOUSE
    EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER DAN MATICS IS LIVE OUTSIDE THE CABELL COUNTY COURTHOUSE.

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L TENNIS MAYNARD
    JEN...A BIG DAY HERE AT THE CABELL COUNTY COURTY HOUSE.

    RIGHT NOW WE ARE STANDING OUTSIDE WHERE TENNIS MAYNARD WILL BE BROUGHT INTO THE COURTHOUSE.

    I'M TOLD THEY'RE BRINGING HIM DIRECTLY FROM THE HOSPITAL, WE'RE HOPING TO ASK HIM A FEW QUESTION'S AS THEY'LL BE ESCORTING HIM INTO CABELL COUNTY CIRCUT COURT.

    THE HEARING IS SET FOR 1:30 THIS AFTERNOON IN JUDGE PAUL FARRELL'S COURTROOM.

    MAYNARD WAS INDICTED LAST MONTH AND THIS WILL BE HIS FIRST COURT APPEARANCE.

    HE'S ACCUSED OF SHOOTING SHERIFF EUGINE CRUM IN THE HEAD AND KILLING HIM, WHILE CRUM ATE LUNCH IN HIS CRUSIER.

    MAYNARD HAS BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER BEING SHOT IN A GUN FIGHT WITH POLICE.

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L TENNIS MAYNARD
    IT WILL INTERESTING TO SEE WHETHER HE WILL BE WALKING WITH POLICE, OR IF HE'LL BE BROUGHT IN A WHEEL CHAIR.

    HIS ARRAINGMENT AT 1:30 SO WE'LL HAVE THE LATEST ONLINE, AND ON EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 6

    FOR NOW LIVE IN HUNTINGTON.

    DAN MATICS.

    EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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IRS SCANDAL
    IN NATIONAL NEWS.. THE I-R-S SCANDAL IS NO LONGER JUST A POLITICAL STORY, IT'S NOW A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION.

    CONGRESS AND THE F-B-I BOTH WANT KNOW HOW I-R-S AGENTS COULD HAVE IMPROPERLY TARGETED TEA PARTY AND OTHER CONSERVATIVE GROUPS FOR EXTRA SCRUTINY.

    THE AGENCY'S INSPECTOR GENERAL BLAMES I-R-S MANAGEMENT. REPUBLICANS WANT FOLKS THROWN IN JAIL.

    The fast-developing IRS scandal is now being investigated by three Congressional committees and the U.S. Justice Department. Eric Holder-SOT- THE FBI IS COORDINATING WITH THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO SEE IF ANY LAWS WERE BROKEN. I THINK AS EVERYONE CAN AGREE, IF NOT CRIMINAL, THEY WERE CERTIANLY OUTRAGEOUS AND UNACCETABLE. FBI agents might soon be showing up at IRS offices in Cincinnati, California and Washington, DC and they could subpoena IRS agents' telephone records and emails. Brad Garrett-SOT- THAT'S GOING TO CHANGE, I THINK, PROBABLY THE DAY TO DAY WORKING OF A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE IRS. Authorities are probing whether IRS agents violated the civil rights of Tea Party and other conservative groups when their applications for tax exempt status received extra scrutiny. The IRS acknowledges some of its actions were inappropriate. But said it is "required by law to determine if organizations are engaging in a legally permissible level of political activity." A new agency watchdog report blames ineffective management at the highest levels of the IRS, saying agents were OVERLY AGGRESSIVE and asked for irrelevant and unnecessary information. The scandal has sparked outrage on Capitol Hill. Rep. John Boehner-SOT- MY QUESTION IS NOT WHO'S GOING TO RESIGN, MY QUESTION IS WHO'S GOING TO JAIL ? And across the country. Jason Hoyt-SOT- FOR THEM TO TARGET AND PROFILE ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS BASED ON IDEOLOGY SHOULD SCARE EVERYONE. After reading the inspector general's report, President Obama called the IRS actions intolerable and inexcusable. O/C Close: ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER FACES THE REPUBLICAN-LED HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE LATER TODAY, WHERE THE IRS SCANDAL IS SURE TO COME UP. TB, ABC NEWS, DC.

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DRONE TEST FLIGHT
    THE U-S NAVY HAS SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED A DRONE FROM AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER.

    THE X-47B, COMPLETED A CATAPULT LAUNCH FROM THE U-S-S GEORGE H-W BUSH IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.

    THE DRONE LANDED AT AN AIR STATION IN MARYLAND FOLLOWING AN HOUR-LONG FLIGHT.

    THE NEXT MILESTONE WILL BE LANDING THE DRONE BACK ON THE CARRIER.

    THAT COULD HAPPEN SOMETIME THIS SUMMER.

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2013 HURRICANE NAMES
    HURRICANE SEASON STARTS IN JUST A COUPLE WEEKS.

    THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER HAS RELEASED ITS ANNUAL LIST OF STORM NAMES.

    THIS LIST ALTERNATES BETWEEN BOY AND GIRL NAMES.

    IT KICKS OFF WITH "ANDREA," FOLLOWED BY "BARRY," "CHANTAL," "DORIAN," "ERIN" AND "FERNAND."

    HURRICANE SEASON BEGINS JUNE 1ST.

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BARK OFF
    IF YOU HAVE A DOG THAT WON'T STOP BARKING ... THERE MAY BE A CHEAP SOLUTION FOR YOU.

    FOR TEN BUCKS AN "AS SEEN ON TV" PRODUCT CLAIMS TO GIVE YOU PEACE AND QUIET ... BUT DOES IT WORK?

    EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER TAISHA WALKER PUT THE' BARK OFF' TO THE TEST.

    (NATS OF PHONES)

    THE KANAWHA CHARLESTON ANIMAL SHELTER IS FULL OF SOUNDS.


    BARKING CAN BE ANNOYING ... ESPECIALLY WHEN IT DOESN'T STOP.


    FOR ONLY 10 SECONDS ... THEN IT WAS BACK TO BARKING AS USUAL.






    Taisha Walker for Eyewitness News.

    THE BARK OFF WORKS BETTER IN CONFINED AREAS, RATHER THAN IN LARGER AREAS LIKE THE KENNEL AT THE ANIMAL SHELTER.

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ALCOHOL LEVEL
    YOU MAY WANT TO THINK TWICE ABOUT ORDERING MORE THAN ONE DRINK WHEN YOU GO OUT TO DINNER.

    THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD IS SUGGESTING STATES SHOULD TIGHTEN-UP THE THE BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT, LIMITS.

    IT'S PART OF A SERIES OF RECOMMENDATIONS AIMED AT REDUCING ALCOHOL RELATED HIGHWAY DEATHS.

    THIS IS WHAT HAS GOVERNMENT SAFETY OFFICALS UP IN ARMS ABOUT THIS MORNING. .... ONE THIRD OF ALL TRAFFIC DEATHS...INVOLVE A DRINKING DRIVER.... 10 THOUSAND DEATHS A YEAR. NATS: "THE AYES HAVE IT..." SO THIS COUNTRY'S LEADING GOVERNMENT SAFETY AGENCY TOLD STATES IN THAT VOTE...TO TAKE A DRAMATIC STEP.... REDUCE THE BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL OF DRINKING DRIVERS... FROM .08....DOWN TO .05%. WHEN EUROPE MADE THAT MOVE IT CUT DRUNK DRIVING DEATHS IN HALF. HERSMAN SOT: PEOPLE ARE IMPAIRED AT .05, WE HAVE VISUAL IMPAIRMENT, COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT, DIMINISHED REACTION TIME, WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE WHO ARE IMPAIRED BEHIND THE WHEEL WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? FOR A WOMAN WHO WEIGHS 130 POUNDS.... THREE GLASSES OF WINE IN AN HOUR WOULD PUT HER AT .08. JUST TWO GLASSES WOULD MEAN .05. BAR NATS SO THE NTSB IS SUGGESTING YOU PUSH YOURSELF AWAY FROM THE BAR A BIT EARLIER. BUT RESTURANTS WHICH SERVE ALCOHOL SAY WAIT A MINUTE... THIS WON'TY TARGET THE REAL PROBLEM. LONGWELL SOT: PEOPLE ARE NOT DYING BETWEEN .05 AND .08, PEOPLE ARE DYING AT .16 AND .17 AND THAT IS WHERE WE SHOULD BE FOCUSING OUR EFFORTS LOWER THE LEVEL? THAT IS NOW UP TO THE STATES. DK ABCN WASHINGTON

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AIRLINE FEES
    AIRLINES CONTINUE TO COLLECT A RECORD NUMBER OF BAGGAGE AND RESERVATION CHANGE FEES.

    LAST YEAR, THEY COLLECTED MORE THAN 6-BILLION DOLLARS IN FEES.

    THAT'S THE HIGHEST AMOUNT SINCE THESE CHARGES BECAME COMMON FIVE YEARS AGO.

    PASSENGERS SHOULDN'T EXPECT THESE FEES TO GO AWAY ANYTIME SOON.

    THEY HAVE HELPED THE INDUSTRY RETURN TO PROFITABILITY.

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NEW BK MENU
    BURGER KING WILL UNVEIL ITS NEW SUMMER MENU TOMORROW.

    ONE OF THE FEATURED ITEMS, A LIMITED TIME BK RIB SANDWICH, WHICH GOES ON SALE MAY 21ST.

    OTHER NEW ITEMS WILL INCLUDE A PULLED PORK SANDWICH, BBQ SANDWICHES AND SWEET-POTATO FRIES.

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ITUNES MILESTONE
    APPLE'S I-TUNES IS CLOSING IN ON A MAJOR MILESTONE, ITS 50-BILLIONTH APP DOWNLOAD.

    THE LUCKY DOWNLOADER WILL GET A TEN-THOUSAND DOLLAR APP STORE GIFT CARD.

    THE NEXT 50 PEOPLE WILL GET 500-DOLLAR GIFT CARDS.

    AND, IF YOU'RE HOPING TO WIN THE PRIZE, I-TUNES HAS A COUNTDOWN TICKER ON ITS WEBSITE, SO YOU CAN TRY TO TIME IT.

    THE WINNER IS EXPECTED TO BE NAMED SOMETIME TODAY.

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BLOOMBERG
    IN BUSINESS NEWS... THERE ARE MORE SMILES IN THE FRIENDLY SKIES.

    AND MORE PEOPLE ARE TRADING IN THEIR LUXURY FASHIONS FOR LOWER-END BRANDS.

    HERE'S MORE IN YOUR BLOOMBERG MID-DAY UPDATE.

    THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN SHIFTED HOW SOME HIGH-EARNING AMERICANS SPEND THEIR MONEY.

    [TAKE VO]

    {***vo***}

    UNITY MARKETING FOUND THOSE MAKING 250-THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE THINK TWICE ABOUT DROPPING BIG BUCKS ON DESIGNER HANDBAGS AND CLOTHING FROM GUCCI AND PRADA...

    [TAKE VO]

    {***vo***}

    AND TURNING TO MORE "AFFORDABLE" ITEMS FROM J. CREW AND COACH INSTEAD.

    ******

    [TAKE VO]

    {***VO***}

    MEANWHILE, AIRLINE PASSENGERS ARE THE HAPPIEST THEY'VE BEEN IN YEARS.

    JD POWER AND ASSOCIATES FOUND PASSENGER SATISFACTION THE HIGHEST SINCE 2006.

    [TAKE VO]

    {***VO***}

    PEOPLE WHO USED MOBILE APPS TO CHECK IN AND SURFED THE WEB IN FLIGHT CONSISTENTLY RANKED AIRLINES HIGHER.

    ******

    [TAKE VO]

    {***vo***}

    NEW RESEARCH IS SHEDDING LIGHT ON WHAT RAISES AND LOWERS OUR BLOOD PRESSURE.

    AMONG THE FINDINGS AT THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HYPERTENSION--CELL PHONES AND SALT MAY CAUSE A RISE.

    YOGA SEEMS TO LOWER IT.

    [TAKE: camera]

    {*camera*}

    HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IS CALLED "THE SILENT KILLER" AND AFFECTS ONE IN THREE AMERICAN ADULTS.

    *******

    [TAKE VO]

    {***VO***}

    HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE OR NOT... SEEMS MANY AMERICANS STILL LOVE THEIR MOBILE DEVICES--ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO GAMES.

    IN FACT, COUPONCABIN FOUND ONE IN TEN SPENT MORE THAN 50 DOLLARS DOWNLOADING GAMES IN THE PAST YEAR.

    ******

    [TAKE: TAG]

    {*TAG*}

    AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE I'M JANE KING WITH THE BLOOMBERG MIDDAY REPORT.

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LAZIEST CITY
    CHARLESTON IS THE SECOND LAZIEST CITY IN THE COUNTRY.

    AN ARTICLE IN 'MEN'S HEALTH MAGAZINE', LISTS THE MOST ACTIVE CITIES IN AMERICA ... PLACING JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI IN DEAD LAST.

    BESIDES OUR CITY, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE... COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA... BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA... AND LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY ... ROUNDED OUT THE BOTTOM FIVE.

    THE MAGAZINE COMPARED THE LOCAL HABITS AND CULTURE IN THE CITIES... HOW MUCH EXERCISE THEY GET ... AND THE AMOUNT OF TELEVISION THEY WATCH.

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FULL WEATHER
    DOUG PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

    TALK ABOUT WEATHER

    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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DWTS ELIMINATION
    FOUR CELEBRITIES WILL BE COMPETING FOR THE COVETED MIRROR BALL TROPHY NEXT WEEK.

    LAST NIGHT'S ELIMINATION...THE SOAP STAR AND THE DISNEY STAR WERE IN JEOPARDY OF GOING HOME.

    HERE'S WHO WAS VOTED OFF THE SHOW.

    YOU CAN WATCH THE FINALE RIGHT HERE ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.

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BILL HADER
    "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE" IS LOSING ANOTHER CAST MEMBER.

    BILL HADER IS LEAVING THE SHOW.

    HIS FINAL EPISODE WILL BE THIS WEEKEND'S SEASON FINALE.

    HADER HAS BEEN WITH THE SHOW FOR EIGHT YEARS.

    SETH MEYERS IS ALSO LEAVING SNL- HE'LL BE TAKING OVER "LATE NIGHT" FROM JIMMY FALLON.

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MOST TRUSTED CELEB
    TOM HANKS IS THE MOST TRUSTED PERSON IN AMERICA.

    THAT'S ACCORDING TO A POLL PUBLISHED BY READER'S DIGEST.

    HANKS TOPPED THE 100-LIST OF CELEBRITIES AND POLITICIANS.

    ACTRESS SANDRA BULLOCK CAME IN SECOND.

    "JEOPARDY'S ALEX TREBEK IS NUMBER 9.

    AND "GOOD MORNING AMERICA" CO-HOST ROBIN ROBERTS MADE THE LIST AT NUMBER 12.

    PRESIDENT OBAMA CAME IN AT NUMBER 65.

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NEW ON DVD
    FANS OF "FRAGGLE ROCK" GET ANOTHER CHANCE TO WATCH EVERY EPISODE OF THE 80S HIT SHOW.

    HERE'S WHAT'S NEW IN ENTERTAINMENT THIS WEEK.

    THE TIME-SPANNING SCI-FI FLICK "CLOUD ATLAS" STARRING TOM HANKS AND HALLE BERRY KICKS OFF THIS WEEK'S LIST OF NEW DVD'S WITH IT'S STORY OF HOW ACTIONS OF THE PAST CAN AFFECT THE FUTURE.

    CHARLIE SHEEN LEADS THE INDIE "CHARLES SWAN III" ABOUT ONE GUY'S WILD, POST-BREAKUP ADVENTURE.

    "TEXAS CHAINSAW" IS AVAILABLE ON A 3D BLU-RAY COMBO PACK. THE HORROR FLICK CONTINUES THE STORY FROM THE 1974 CLASSIC. BONUS FEATURES INCLUDE A LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF THE FRANCHISE, CAST AND CREW INTERVIEWS AND MORE.

    FROM THE SMALL-SCREEN IS THE LINDSAY LOHAN LIFETIME FILM "LIZ & DICK" ABOUT ELIZABETH TAYLOR AND RICHARD BURTON FROM HER TIME ON THE SET OF CLEOPATRA.

    PLUS...

    DANCE YOUR CARES AWAY TO - THE "FRAGGLE ROCK: 30TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION" WITH ALL FOUR SEASONS OF THE SERIES, BEHIND-SCENES INTERVIEWS.

    IN NEW MUSIC, TRACE ADKINS IS OUT WITH "LOVE WILL..." A UNIQUE COLLECTION OF LOVE SONGS.

    GEORGE STRAIT RELEASES HIS 40TH STUDIO ALBUM "LOVE IS EVERYTHING".

    AMY GRANT BRINGS HER FIRST NEW ALBUM RELEASE IN OVER 10 YEARS WITH "HOW MERCY LOOKS FROM HERE" FEATURING HER HUSBAND VINCE GILL, JAMES TAYLOR, SHERYL CROW AND MORE.

    THE X-FACTOR JUDGE AND POP PRINCESS DEMI LOVATO SENDS OUT NEW MUSIC WITH THE SELF-TITLED "DEMI".

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AM SPORTS
    IT WAS TIME TO MAKE HIS DESTINATION KNOWN...HUNTINGTON PREP'S ANDREW WIGGINS DID THAT YESTERDAY.

    AND, THE FINAL SHOWDOWN ON THE DIAMOND BETWEEN THE MOUNTAINEERS AND HERD.

    MARK MARTIN HAS YOUR SPORTS REPORT.

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GOODELL & TEBOW
    IN OTHER SPORTS NEWS.....NFL COMMISSIONER ROGER GOODELL WANTS TIM TEBOW TO STAY IN THE NFL.

    TEBOW WAS CUT FROM THE NEW YORK JETS LAST MONTH.

    A FEW ARENA LEAGUE TEAMS HAVE SHOWED INTEREST IN HIM.

    TEBOW HAS NOT SAID WHAT HIS NEXT MOVE WILL BE.

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