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SCRIPT FOR EYEWITNESS NEWS NEWSCAST
Saturday, February 4, 2012.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
A FIGHT BETWEEN FATHER AND SON TURNS DEADLY THE VIOLENCE LEAVING NEIGHBORS IN SHOCK, THEN... REMEMBERING A WOMAN WHO LEAVES BEHIND A LASTING LEGACY WHEN IT COMES TO HELPING OTHERS.. PLUS.... DO YOU KNOW YOUR STATE HISTORY? THESE YOUNG HISTORY BUFFS DO AND ARE GOING HEAD TO HEAD... ASHLEY AD LIB ON TAPE 
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Return to Story IndexWELCOME
THIS IS EYEWITNESS NEWS.
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HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW.....
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THE WIFE AND MOTHER OF THE VICTIMS CALLED POLICE AND SAID THE MEN HAD GOTTEN INTO AN ARGUMENT WHEN ONE OF THEM GRABBED A GUN AND BEGAN FIRING. THE DAD WAS SHOT IN THE UPPER TORSO AND THIGH AND IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL, THE SON WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD AND DIED AFTER BEING TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.
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KALLIE...IT HAPPENED OUT BUFFALO CREEK ROAD NEAR CHESAPEAKE... AND PEOPLE WHO LIVE AROUND THERE... SAY THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS QUIET...AND FOR THE MOST PART THEY KEEP TO THEMSELVES....BUT LAST NIGHT AN ARGUEMENT BETWEEN TWO FAMILY MEMBERS - - TURNED DEADLY. VOTOPS SOT"16:21:40"NEVER SEEN NOTHING LIKE THAT B4" A FIGHT BETWEEN FATHER AND SON TURNED FATAL FRIDAY NIGHT. SOTPOP 16:13:20 "IT DID SCARE ME...I WAS ALARMED." NEIGHBORS SAY THIS IS THE HOUSE WHERE IT HAPPENED. SHERRIF DEPUTIES SAY THE TWO GOT INTO AN ARGUEMENT OVER A PERSONAL MATTER. THATS WHEN POLICE SAY A SHOTS RANG OUT...THE FATHER WAS HIT TWICE...ONCE IN THE LEG AND TORSO. THE SON RECIEVED A FATAL WOUND TO THE HEAD. 15:18:46 "ITS VERY SHOCKING.......VERY..." STANDUP FOR THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THIS COMMUNITY...WHAT'S PERHAPS MOST SHOCKING IS THE TWO PEOPLE INVOLVED WERE RELATED. 16:19:25 " WELL I WAS CLOSE WITH MY FAMILY...I CANT IMAGINE." PATTY HARDY TOLD ME THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THE SHOOTING HAPPENED IS QUIET... AND EVERYONE PRETTY MUCH KEEPS TO THEMSELVES. 16:17:54 "UHH THIS IS A QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD." A SMALL COMMUNITY SHOCKED...WHILE PRAYERS GO OUT TO THE FAMILY. "ILL PRAY FOR THEM"
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CHARLESTON POLICE ARRESTED BRAHEEM GRIFFIN ALONG WITH BRIAN DUNNIGAN AND THOMAS MCCOY... THEY SAY THE THREE WERE RIDING IN A CAR WITHOUT A BRAKE LIGHT NEAR CENTRAL AVENUE EARLY THIS MORNING... BUT DURING THE TRAFFIC STOP THEY FOUND MARIJUANA AND CRACK COCAINE... THEY'VE ALL BEEN CHARGED WITH POSESSION WITH THE INTENT TO DELIVER.
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IT HAPPENED ON ROUTE 292 AROUND 7:45 THIS MORNING. DISPATCHERS SAY TWO PEOPLE WERE IN THE CAR AND NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED. THE PASSENGER, WHO'S FROM MARTIN COUNTY, DIED. THE DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH UNKNOWN INJURIES.
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EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KRISTIN KEELING IS LIVE IN OUR STUDIO WITH MORE...KRISTIN? KALLIE, FOR SIXTY YEARS...DR. MILDRED MITCHELL BATEMAN DEDICATED HER LIFE TO THE MENTALLY ILL. NOW HUNDREDS ARE HONORING HER MANY YEARS OF DEDICATION AND LOVE FOR OTHERS. WHEN MILDRED MICHTELL BATEMAN WAS TWELVE, A TORNADO TORE THROUGH HER HOME, LEAVING A PATH OF DEVASTATION. AFTER HELPING CARE FOR SURVIVIORS…SHE KNEW SHE WANTED TO BE A NURSE OR A DOCTOR. ANYTHING TO HELP OTHERS. "It was a learning experience for me to grow up on the hospital grounds of the state mental institution and get a true understanding of what she was trying to do. These are people just like you and me and anyone can have the issues that those people were having." THAT WAS THE START OF A 60-YEAR LONG CAREER THAT TURNED HER INTO A BEACON OF HOPE IN THE TREATMENT OF MENTAL ILLNESS. IN 1999, GOVERNOR CECIL UNDERWOOD RENAMED THE HUNTINGTON STATE HOSPITAL "THE MILDRED MITCHELL BATEMENT HOSPITAL" TO HONOR HER ACCOMPLISHEMENTS. " MILDRED DIED AT THE AGE OF 89 LAST WEEK. HUNDREDS CAME TO THE BREAM PRESBYERIAN CHURCH TO PAY THEIR RESPECTS TO A WOMAN REMEMBERED FOR HER PASSON...AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS. " REMEMBERING A WOMAN FOR HER DECADES OF SERVICE... BUT HER WORK AND LEGACY WILL CONTINUE TO LIVE ON. "She really understood what the gift of life was. DR. BATEMAN WAS ALSO NOMINATED AS A LOCAL LEGEND BY REPRESENTATIVE SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO. LIVE IN THE STUDIO, KRISTIN KEELING, EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexJACOB BALL FUNDRAISER
TODAY, ULTIMATE GUN AND PAWN AND PERFORMANCE DONATED TEN PERCENT OF THEIR SALES TO JACOB'S FAMILY. OWNERS SAY WHEN A FAMILY LOSES A CHILD, PARENTS EVERYWHERE CAN FEEL THEIR PAIN.
Return to Story IndexHUNT. HAMMER LAWSUIT
EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER DAVE BENTON JOINS US LIVE IN HUNTINGTON WITH THE EXCLUSIVE... DAVE. KALLIE, THE HUNTINGTON HAMMER HAS CALLED IT QUITS FOR THE SEASON... BUT TONIGHT IN AN EYEWITNESS NEWS INVESTIGATION, WE FOUND A DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST A FORMER EMPLOYEE. FORMER ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT IN THE HAMMER OFFICE SHANNON BARNHOUSE CLAIMS GENERAL MANAGER DANIEL FISHER DISCRIMINATED AGAINST AND HARASSED HER DURING HER PREGNANCY. BARNHOUSE ALSO CLAIMS SHE WASN'T PAID THE STATE AND FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE, AS WELL AS, OVERTIME. "...THE PREGNANCY." DANIEL FISHER SENT ME THIS RESPONSE VIA TEXT... TONIGHT ON EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 10 AND 11... WE DIG A LITTLE DEEPER INTO THE LAWSUIT AND SHOW YOU MORE ACCUSATIONS MADE MY SHANNON BARNHOUSE. REPORTING LIVE IN HUNTINGTON... DAVE BENTON... EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexMINE SAFETY
STATE REGULATORS, COAL ASSOCIATION OFFICIALS, REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE UNITED MINE WORKERS, AND THE INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR INTO THE UBB DISASTER ARE ALL EXPECTED TO ADDRESS LAWMAKERS. THE 2010 EXPLOSION AT THE UPPER BIG BRANCH MINE KILLED 29 MINERS. PENDING LEGISLATION FROM GOVERNOR EARL RAY TOMBLIN AND FROM HOUSE LEADERS EACH INCLUDE RESPONSES TO UBB.
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A HOUSE LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE IS EXPECTED TO REVIEW THE PROPOSAL THIS WEEK.
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NEARLY 300 FINANCIAL AID EXPERTS WILL BE ON HAND AT ABOUT 20 LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THEY WILL HELP STUDENTS AND FAMILIES COMPLETE AND SUBMIT THE FEDERAL FORMS AND LOOK FOR ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL AID RESOURCES. FOR LOCATIONS AND MORE INFORMATION ON COLLEGE GOAL SUNDAY, JUST LOG ONTO OUR WEBSITE AT WCHSTV dot COM.
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WX ANCHOR PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS
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IF IT'S A GOOD PICTURE OF A GOOD STORY... WE'LL USE IT ON THE AIR!
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TEACHERS SAY THIS KIND OF HANDS ON LEARNING IS IMPORTANT IN A STATE THAT IS CRUCIAL TO ENERGY... THIS IS A PILOT PROGRAM AND THE TEACHERS, WHO HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO TAKE PART, WILL INCORPORATE THEIR PROJECTS INTO THEIR LESSON PLANS. THE COURSES WERE DEVELOPED BY AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER AND THE SOUTHERN REGIONAL EDUCATION BOARD.
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BRYAN WARD WITH THE STATE ARCHIVE SAYS IT AMAZING TO SEE WHAT THE STUDENTS SACRIFICE TO GET THE ANSWERS RIGHT.. I KNOW THAT TEAMS SPEND HOURS, THEY GIVE UP THEIR LUNCH TIME THEY COME TO SCHOOL EARLY. THEY GET ON OUR WEBSITE AT HOME AND THEY STUDY AND THEY PUT HOURS IN AND OVER THE YEARS WE HAVE SEEN THE NUMBER OF QUESTIONS THEY GET RIGHT GO UP SIGNIFICANTLY. TODAY'S BOWL WAS ONE OF EIGHT REGIONAL COMPETITIONS HELD THROUGHOUT THE STATE... THE WINNING AND RUNNER-UP TEAMS IN EACH REGIONAL COMPETITION WILL MOVE ON TO THE FINAL IN APRIL.
Return to Story IndexMARDI GRAS FAMILY DAY
THE FAMILIES GOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SPECIAL "PARTY GRAS" EVENTS IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE OTHER EXHIBITS AT THE CLAY CENTER.
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IT ALSO LOOKS TO BE A BUILDING BLOCK FOR 2012 AND BEYOND... LOOKING AHEAD THERE WAS ALREADY QUITE A NON-CONFERENCE GAME LOOMING ON THE HORIZON WITH POTENTIAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IMPLICATIONS... BUT AN EARLY SEASON SHOWDOWN FOR THE MOUNTAINEERS WILL NOT TAKE PLACE... WEST VIRGINIA HAS BACKED OUT OF IT'S AGREEMENT WITH FLORIDA STATE... THE GAME WHICH WAS SLATED TO TAKE PLACE SEPTEMBER 8TH AT FLORIDA STATE WILL BE WIPED FROM THE SCHEDULE... WEST VIRGINIA OFFICIALS INFORMED F-S-U OFFICIALS THEY WILL PAY A 350-THOUSAND DOLLAR ESCAPE FEE TO SHELVE THE TRIP.... IT WAS THE FIRST HALF OF A HOME-AND-HOME AGREEMENT THAT CALLS FOR FLORIDA STATE TO VISIT MORGANTOWN THE FOLLOWING YEAR...
Return to Story IndexSUPER BOWL 46
SUPER BOWL 46 WILL CAPTURE THE ATTENTION OF THE WORLD TOMORROW EVENING.... THE GIANTS LOOK TO CONTINUE THEIR DOMINANCE OF THE PATRIOTS... MARSHALL'S AHMAD BRADSHAW IS ONLY IN HIS 4TH SEASON YET HAS A CHANCE AT A 2ND SUPER BOWL RING ALREADY... HE'S MISSED SOME PRACTICE TIME THIS WEEK WITH HIS CHRONICALLY INJURED FOOT... BUT SAYS HE'S READY TO GO... AHMAD ALSO SAYS HE'S GRATEFUL FOR THE GIANTS TAKING A CHANCE ON HIM IN THE 2007 DRAFT...
Return to Story IndexSUPER BOWL 46 SOUND
KICKOFF SET FOR 6:29 TOMORROW NIGHT...
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THEY HOPE TOMORROW SERVES AS A GET-RIGHT GAME.... THE MOUNTAINEERS WILL BE IN PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND FOR A NOON TIP-OFF AGAINST THE FRIARS... A LITTLE PRE-SUPER BOWL DAY BASKETBALL... WEST VIRGINIA HOPES TO SNAP IT'S 3-GAME LOSING STREAK... AND FACING A PROVIDENCE TEAM THAT IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CONFERENCE STANDINGS MAY HELP... ALTHO DON'T COUNT ON COACH TO LOOK PAST THE FRIARS....
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NOW THE HERD LOOKS TO START A WINNING STREAK TONIGHT AS THEY ARE ON THE ROAD... M-U TAKES ON A TULSA TEAM THAT IS ON FIRE-- WINNERS OF 6 STRAIGHT... BUT THEY HAVEN'T PLAYED IN A WEEK SO THEY COULD BE RUSTY... TIP FROM OKLAHOMA 8PM EASTERN... WE'LL LET YOU KNOW HOW IT TURNS OUT TONIGHT AT 10-AND-11....
Return to Story IndexWVU WOMEN
--LINDA STEPNEY 3... WVU UP 5 WITH 5 TO GO IN THE 1ST HALF... --AFTER A TURNOVER... TAYLOR PALMER CONVERTS WITH ANOTHER 3... LEAD UP TO 8... --WVU WITH MORE DEFENSE... JESSICA HARLEE WITH THE LAYUP... LEAD UP TO 12... WVU LED BY 14 AT THE BREAK... --2ND HALF... LEAD WOULD STRETCH TO AS MANY AS 21... CHRISTAL CALDWELL CLEANS IT UP... WVU WITH THE UPSET WINNING 66-50....
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-1ST HALF-TECH JOSH PROCTOR POST MOVE AND LAYIN -CU JUSTIN ENNIS TO REGGIE SMITH FOR 3 -TECH EDDIE HAYDEN REBOUND AND PUTBACK......BOB WILLIAMS -CU ENNIS TO JONAS BOHN (BOMB) HOOK SHOT......KEITH ADKINS -TECH BRANDON BURGRAFF SPIN MOVE AND JUMPER......TECH WINS 80-57
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-2ND HALF-TECH JESSICA JOHNSON BACK DOOR TO AMY GARDNER LAYIN -CU CAROLINE OWEN PULLUP JUMPER -TECH NIA NOLAN DRIVE AND LAYIN.....JENNA EVERHART -CU CHELSEA CRAIG TO MACKENZIE LEE FOR 3......GINGER COLVIN -CU LEE TO COURTNEY CLIFTON LAYIN.......CAMPBELLSVILLE WINS 77-60
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CHECK OUT THIS X-RAY...CONSTRUCTION WORKER JEFF LUPTAK WAS IN NORTH DAKOTA ON A WORK SITE, WEDNESDAY WHEN HIS PARTNER HANDED HIM A NAIL GUN. LUPTAK WENT TO GRAB THE GUN, BUT HIT THE TRIGGER--SHOOTING ALMOST THE ENTIRE NAIL INTO HIS HEAD. HE SAYS HE DIDNT REMOVE THE OBJECT BEFORE HE GOT TO THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE HE FEARED THE RUSH OF BLOOD INSIDE HIS BRAIN WOULD END HIS LIFE. THE DOCTOR SUSPECTS LUPTAK WILL MAKE A COMPLETE OR NEAR COMPLETE RECOVERY.
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