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SCRIPT FOR EYEWITNESS NEWS NEWSCAST
Monday, October 6, 2008.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
HAVE YOU EVER GIVEN A RIDE TO A STRANGER? YOU MAY NEVER DO IT AGAIN AFTER YOU HEAR THIS STORY... HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MAN... HE'S ACCUSED OF A BIZARRE CARJACKING... WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED... THEN, A CHILD MOLESTER CUTS A DEAL IN COURT... BUT HE'S STILL GOING TO PRISON... PLUS, THE WHEELS ARE SPINNING AND THE DICE ARE ON THE TABLE... IT'S CHARITY NIGHT AT THE RACETRACK... JIM AD LIB ON TAPE > 
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Return to Story IndexWELCOME
AND I'M DEBORAH LINZ... THANKS FOR JOINING US...ON EYEWITNESS NEWS AT SIX.
Return to Story IndexWHAT WE KNOW
THE ALLEGED VICTIM SAYS THE SUSPECT OFFERED HIM MONEY FOR A RIDE FROM HUNTINGTON TO DUNBAR. BUT WHEN THEY GOT TO STOVER HOLLOW IN KANAWHA COUNTY, THE ALLEGED VICTIM SAYS THE SUSPECT PULLED A GUN ON HIM, AND STOLE HIS LEXUS.... AS BOB AARON REPORTS, STATE TROOPERS ARE ASKING FOR YOUR HELP IN CATCHING THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SUSPECT. JOHN DIENGES, CARJACK VICTIM. :HE SAID I HAVE AGUN! "TROOPERS SAY THE MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY CAR JACKED THE VICTIM'S CAR AT GUNPOINT WAS ASKING FOR A RIDE TO THE CHARLESTON AREA BECAUSE HIS GIRLFRIEND WAS ABOUT TO HAVE BABY. SECURITY CAMERAS CAUGHT THE TALL THIN BEARDED MAN WEARING A WHITE SHIRT WITH AN UNUSUAL DESIGN AT A DONUT SHOP, A BANK AND THE HUNTINGTON INN. THE VICTIM, A CONSTRUCTION WORKER WHO HAPPENED TO BE IN THE MOTEL LOBBY, AGREED TO DRIVE HIM FOR THIRTY DOLLARS AND A FULL TANK OF GAS. JOHN DIENGES. STANDUP. THE MISSING CAR IS A TAN 1990 LEXUS ES 250 SIMILAR TO THIS ONE. IT HAS OHIO PLATES NUMBERED EHQ9793. THE STATE POLICE QUICKLY ASKED FOR PUBLIC HELP IN TRACKING DOWN A DANGEROUS, ARMED CRIMINAL. BOB AARON, EYEWITNESS NEWS, KANAWHA COUNTY. MESSAGE BOARDS ON THE WEST VIRGINIA TURNPIKE HAVE A DESCRIPTION OF THE STOLEN LEXUS.. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THIS CARJACKING SUSPECT, THE MISSING CAR OR ANYTHING ABOUT THIS CRIME, CALL THE WEST VIRGINIA STATE POLICE AT (304) 558-7777.
Return to Story IndexCHILD SEX PLEA
50-YEAR-OLD MARK SWOOPE FACES UP TO 55 YEARS IN PRISON AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO FIRST DEGREE SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL ABUSE BY A GUARDIAN. OTHER COUNTS WERE DROPPED IN THE PLEA DEAL. THE VICTIM WAS THE DAUGHTER OF A FAMILY FRIEND. SWOOPE SAYS HE WAS ON DRUGS WHEN HE COMMITTED THE CRIMES. "After my wife left me, I did everything i could to destroy myself and that's pretty much what I did." MARK SWOOPE WILL BE SENTENCED NEXT MONTH.
Return to Story IndexROBBERY ARREST
CHARLESTON POLICE SAY PHILLIP GILLENWATER WALKED INTO THE STORE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND TOLD THE CLERK HE HAD A GUN. HE GOT AWAY WITH 80 DOLLARS. GILLENWATER WAS SPOTTED WALKING JUST A FEW BLOCKS AWAY... WHEN POLICE MADE THE ARREST. HE'S IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL JAIL CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE ROBBERY.
Return to Story IndexBRYAN MCCOURT
MCCOURT CLAIMS HE BOUGHT THE FOUR-THOUSAND DOLLAR A-T-V FOR JUST 150 DOLLARS.
Return to Story IndexBOONE ACCIDENT
A CEMENT TRUCK ROLLED OVER JUST OUTSIDE OF MADISON AT AROUND NINE A-M.. THE DRIVER WAS AIRLIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL. NO WORD YET WHEN THE ROAD WILL BE RE-OPENED.
Return to Story IndexRAFTING DEATH
62-YEAR OLD SHEILA CLARKE HAD A HEART ATTACK SHORTLY AFTER HER RAFT FLIPPED OVER IN A DANGEROUS SECTION OF THE RAPIDS... HER SYMPTOMS BEGAN AFTER A GUIDE PULLED HER BACK IN THE RAFT... SHE DIED A SHORT TIME LATER.
Return to Story IndexCONCEAL CARRY
THE MOUNTAIN STATE HAS REACHED AN AGREEMENT WITH MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTH CAROLINA. CURRENTLY, 16 STATES RECOGNIZE WEST VIRGINIA'S CONCEALED WEAPONS PERMIT. ABOUT 60-THOUSAND WEST VIRGINIANS HAVE PERMITS.
Return to Story IndexTABLE GAMES
EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KENNIE BASS IS JUST BACK FROM NITRO, AND JOINS US NOW LIVE IN OUR NEWSROOM WITH THE DETAILS OF TRI-STATE'S TABLE GAMES CHARITY NIGHT... KENNIE... DEALERS STARTED FLIPPING CARDS AT FOUR O'CLOCK AS BLACKJACK, CRAPS AND ROULETTE CAME ONLINE. Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: The winning...and losing is underway on Tri-State Racetrack and Gaming Center's new table games. Billy Bevino/Charleston: Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: More than a year after Kanawha County voters approved an expansion of gambling, players are enjoying roulette, blackjack, craps, three and four card poker and let it ride. Tri-State is West Virginia's third facility to add these games. The West Virginia Lottery's Table Games Director says the experience gained at Mountaineer Racetrack and Wheeling Downs was very helpful here. Dean Patrick/W.Va. Lottery: Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: This charity event serves as live practice for Tri-State's newest workers. The Kanawha Charleston Humane Association and the City of Nitro Handicapped Children's Park are each getting five thousand dollars. Billy Bevino/Charleston: TONIGHT'S CHARITY EVENT CONTINUES EVENING UNTIL TEN. TOMORROW FROM FOUR TO TEN ITS ANOTHER CHARITY NIGHT, WITH THE KANAWHA VALLEY FELLOWSHIP HOME AND HIGHLAND HOSPITAL'S INDIGENT FUND ALSO GETTING FIVE GRAND EACH. REPORTING LIVE IN THE CHARLESTON NEWSROOM KENNIE BASS, EYEWITNESS.
Return to Story IndexKY ONLINE GAMBLING
THE JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY CABINET IS TRYING TO BLOCK ACCESS TO ONLINE CASINOS, CITING A STATE LAW THAT BANS "ILLEGAL GAMBLING DEVICES." THE STATE ASKED A FRANKLIN COUNTY JUDGE TO GIVE KENTUCKY CONTROL OF 141 GAMBLING WEB SITES ACCESSIBLE TO KENTUCKIANS. WATCHDOG GROUPS SAY KENTUCKY IS OVERSTEPPING INTO FEDERAL TERRITORY. THE HEARING SHOULD BEGIN TOMORROW.
Return to Story IndexOBAMA CAMPAIGNING
THE VISIT IS PART OF A TWO-DAY "AMERICAN JOBS TOUR" THROUGH SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL OHIO. OBAMA'S BUS TRIP WILL STOP IN DAYTON, CINCINNATI AND PORTSMOUTH. WE'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED.
Return to Story IndexPRESIDENTAL DEBATE
THE DEBATE KICKS OFF AT NINE P.M. TOM BROKAW WILL BE THE MODERATER.
Return to Story IndexJUSTICE DEBATE
MENIS KETCHUM, BETH WALKER AND MARGARET WORKMAN WILL FIELD QUESTIONS AT THE SOUTH CHARLESTON COMMUNITY CENTER IN ROOM THREE. THE FORUM STARTS AT 6-THIRTY AND IS SCHEDULE TO LAST TWO HOURS. EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KENNIE BASS WILL BE THE MODERATOR... THE FORUM IS FREE, AND EVERYONE IS INVITED.
Return to Story IndexHILLARY FOR BARTH
CLINTON WILL SPEAK AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON AT 1:00 IN THE AFTERNOON. BARTH IS TAKING ON INCUMBENT REPRESENTATIVE SHELLY MOORE CAPITO IN WEST VIRGINIA'S 2ND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
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AND THAT MEANS GAS IS CHEAPER... THE AVERAGE PRICE OF A GALLON OF REGULAR GASOLINE IN WEST VIRGINIA HAS FALLEN 54 CENTS, FROM FOUR DOLLARS-AND-12-CENTS IN JULY TO THREE-58 TODAY. AND THEY COULD FALL EVEN FARTHER----SOME STATIONS IN NORTHERN OHIO ARE SELLING GAS FOR UNDER THREE-DOLLARS A GALLON. EXPERTS SAY THE DECLINE IS A RESULT OF FALLING OIL PRICES, BUT SOME OF YOU BELIEVE IT'S FALLING FOR OTHER REASONS.. HERE'S WHAT SOME OF YOU HAD TO SAY. THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR A GALLON OF GAS IS THREE-DOLLARS-45 CENTS.
Return to Story IndexLOWEST GAS PRICES
JUST CLICK ON THE GAS PRICES ICON... THERE-- YOU WILL FIND A MAP WITH THE LOCATIONS OF THE CHEAPEST GAS STATIONS IN OUR REGION AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
Return to Story IndexUS 35 UPGRADE
THE FIRST PHASE IS COMPLETE... EVENTUALLY, THE FOUR-LANE HIGHWAY WILL STRETCH 35 MILES FROM CROOKED CREEK IN PUTNAM COUNTY TO POINT PLEASANT IN MASON COUNTY. A RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY IS PLANNED FOR FRIDAY.
Return to Story IndexDMV MAINTAINANCE
THE D-M-V WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PROCESS VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS OR RE-INSTATE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED LICENSES FROM OCTOBER 10TH THROUGH THE 12TH. NO OTHER SERVICES WILL BE AFFECTED WHILE THE ELECTRONIC FILING SYSTEM UNDERGOES REQUIRED MAINTENANCE.
Return to Story IndexBENNIGAN'S RE-OPEN
AND BRINGING BACK JOBS ALONG WITH IT. THE BENNIGAN'S RESTAURANT AT THE TOWN CENTER MALL IS BACK OPEN FOR BUSINESS. EMPLOYEES AT BENNIGAN'S HAVE BEEN WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK TO GET EVERYTHING READY. THEIR FIRST LUNCH CROWD RETURNED SINCE THE SUMMER. THE RESTAURANT CLOSED IN JULY, ALONG WITH NEARLY 150 OTHER BENNIGANS RESTAURANTS AFTER THE COMPANY FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY. THIS BENNIGAN'S NOW HAS A LOCAL OWNER.
Return to Story IndexVO BREAST CANCER
EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER MEREDITH WOOD JOINS US LIVE, WITH WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE DISEASE. MEREDITH? BREAST CANCER IS THE 6TH LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR AMERICAN WOMEN. DETECTING THE DISEASE EARLY IS A KEY TO SURVIVAL. IT'S ESTIMATED 1 IN 8 WOMEN WILL BE DISGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER IN THEIR LIFETIME. WHILE YOU CAN'T REALLY PREVENT BREAST CANCER -- YOU CAN TAKE AN ACTIVE APPROACH TO FIGHTING THE DISEASE. SELF-BREAST EXAMS ARE ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO CATCH THE DISEASE IN ITS EARLIEST STAGES. ALSO WOMEN OVER THE AGE OF 40 SHOULD HAVE YEARLY MAMMOGRAMS. DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT YOUR FAMILY HISTORY -- IF YOUR MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER OR AUNT HAD BREAST CANCER YOU COULD BE AT GREATER RISK. SO IN OCTOBER -- SURVIVORS AND DOCTORS WANT TO MAKE SURE YOUR BREAST CANCER AWARENESS GOES UP.
Return to Story IndexSOT BREAST CANCER
"THE NUMBERS PRETTY MUCH ARE ABOUT THE SAME BUT MORE AND MORE WE ARE DIAGNOSING IN EARLY STAGES THAT OBVIOUSLY HAS AN IMPACT." MEN ARE ALSO AT RISK FOR BREAST CANCER -- ALTHOUGH THE DIAGNOSIS NUMBERS ARE MUCH LOWER THAN WOMEN. IN THE STUDIO, MEREDITH WOOD, EYEWITNESS NEWS.
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!
Return to Story IndexIWITNESS NEWS
IF IT'S A GOOD PICTURE OF A GOOD STORY... WE'LL USE IT ON THE AIR!
Return to Story IndexBABY STEPS 10/6
AND ONE WAY TO HELP YOUR BABY LEARN, IS TO PLAN SOME TUMMY TIME THIS EVENING. AS JENIFER MCANDREWS EXPLAINS IN THIS WEEKS BABY STEPS, THAT PLAN WILL HELP STRENGTHEN THEIR MIND AND BODY. The back to sleep campaign has babies on their backs when it's time for sleep. But when baby's awake, it's full speed ahead for learning! What to do? The answer is tummy time. A chance to get a different view on their new world. Not all babies love the idea, so they'll need a little help. sot.. Dr Joe Matusic One thing is when they're on their belly is they can't lift their head until a certain age. so it may be two [demonstrates], three, four, six months until they can lift their head all the way up. They want to see everything so you may have to lift their head so they can see the world Physical therapists say tummy time can help your baby strengthen her back and neck muscles, all while exploring her new surroundings. You can schedule tummy time for a few minutes, a few times a day... With you... so she can see you and bond-- starting when they can lift their head. Some medical experts say it helps develop motor skills... however Dr. Matusic says don't push the tummy time if it isn't working out. sot.. Dr. Joe Matusic I think it's important to get them used too tummy time. Will it make a difference in the long run? No. But right now it is [making a difference]. Dr. Matusic stresses there is a wide range of normal when it comes to developmental milestones, especially those associated with tummy time. So take your time with your growing baby, and make sure to tell you pediatrician if you think there are some delays. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS STORY AGAIN, YOU CAN LOG ON TO BABYMD.NET, THERE'S A LINK TO BABY STEPS STORIES AT THE TOP OF THE HOME-PAGE.
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Return to Story IndexWVU FOOTBALL
THE GAME CAME DOWN TO RUTGERS KNOCKING ON THE DOOR OF TYING THE GAME OR, PERHAPS BEING IN A POSTION TO TAKE THE LEAD...BUT WEST VIRGINIA'S DEFENSE CAME UP BIG ON FOURTH DOWN TO GAIN A 24-17 VICTORY AND MOVE TO 3-AND-2 ON THE YEAR
Return to Story IndexMARSHALL FOOTBALL
MARSHALL FELL TO 3-AND-3 ON THE SEASON FRIDAY NIGHT WITH A LOSS AGAINST CINCINNATI...THE HERD PLAYED OUTSIDE OF CONFERENCE USA FOR A SECOND STRAIGHT WEEK AND LOST TO A TEAM FROM THE BIG EAST...WHAT MUST THEY DO NOW?
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SUPER REGION I CONSISTS OF TEAMS FROM THE WEST VIRGINIA CONFERENCE, THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE, THE NORTHEAST TEN CONFERENCE, AND THE CENTRAL INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.
Return to Story IndexTL ASBURY
A BIG PAT ON THE BACK GOES OUT TO DEFENSIVE LINEMAN T.L. ASBURY... THE WINFIELD NATIVE BROKE THE SCHOOL'S ALL-TIME SACK RECORD-- TAKING THE RECORD PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY HIS POSITION COACH: R-K CARRICK....
Return to Story IndexTONIGHT AT TEN
THEY WANT TO KEEP ONE OF THIER OWN COMFORTABLE IN SCHOOL. COMING UP TONIGHT AT TEN... WE'LL INTRODUCE YOU TO THE CLASS AND THE LITTLE GIRL THAT INSPIRED THEM TO LEARN SIGN LANGUANGE... THAT'S TONIGHT ON EYEWINTESS NEWS.
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