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Thursday, June 13, 2013.

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Reporting Today: Rick Lord
and Elizabeth Noreika
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VIDEO OF TOP STORY
    WE HAVE EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE OF DRAMATIC RESCUES AND FIERCE FLOODING.

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WELCOME
    GOOD EVENING, I'M ELIZABETH NOREIKA...

    AND I'M RICK LORD...

    THIS IS EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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GREAT VIDEO
    RUSHING WATER MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER TO GET A YOUNG CHILD TO SAFETY... ALMOST FALLING DURING THE RESCUE.

    THAT FAMILY WAS STRANDED WHEN WATER SURROUNDED THEIR HOME.

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I TEAM COVERAGE
    EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KATY BROWN IS IN JACKSON COUNTY.

    AND EYEWITNESS NEWS ANCHOR KALLIE CART AND DAN MATICS ARE IN ROANE COUNTY.

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KALLIE@ROANE CO.
    WHICH WAS ARGUABLY *THE HARDEST HIT AREA... AND IS CURRENTLY IN A STATE OF EMERGENCY....KALLIE WE'LL START WITH YOU WITH THE VERY LATEST?

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KALLIE LIVE FULL
    WELL RICK A PRESS CONFERENCE JUST FINISHED UP A FEW MOMENTS AGO.....

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STATE OF EMERGENCY
    ROANE COUNTY IS THE ONLY COUNTY UNDER A STATE OF EMERGENCY.

    THE GOVERNOR MADE THAT DECLARATION THIS MORNING.

    SPENCER AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS WERE HIT THE HARDEST.

    40 MEMBERS OF THE WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL GUARD HAVE BEEN CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY TO HELP RESIDENTS IN SPENCER,

    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE'S CHARLESTON OFFICE SAYS THE SPENCER AREA RECEIVED 2-AND-A-HALF TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IN A 12-HOUR PERIOD.

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WATER RESCUES
    THE DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SAYS THERE WERE 9 WATER RESCUES TODAY IN ROANE COUNTY.

    EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER BOB AARON -- HAS EXCLUSIVE VIDEO OF ONE OF THOSE AMAZING RESCUES

    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNS PEOPLE LIVING NEAR STREAMS need TO BE ALERT UNDER THESE KIND OF WEATHER CONDITIONS .

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DAN LIVE
    THE WATER HAS FORCED DOZENS WITH OUT A PLACE TO STAY TONIGHT.

    EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER DAN MATICS HAS SPENT THE AFTERNOON AT THE RED CROSS . HE PICKS UP THE STORY HERE.

    KALLIE...I WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE IN SPENCER...WE'VE SEEN FLOODING BUT NOTHING TO THIS SCALE.

    ...AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT EVERY ONE IN TOWN IS SAYING.

    SO MANY PEOPLE ARE DISPLACED TONIGHT.

    DOZENS OF PEOPLE ARE STAYING THE NIGHT AT RED CROSS SHELTER IN THE NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY HERE IN SPENCER.

    ALOT OF THE PEOPLE THERE...WE'RE FORCED OUT OF MARCAP MANOR.

    THE WATER GOT UP TO 22 INCHES OF THE ENTIRE FIRST FLOOR OF THE APARTMENT BUILDING.

    THE MAIN CONCERN...THEY APARTMENT COMPLEX PROVIDES HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY.

    SO THE RED CROSS IS TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF THEM THE BEST THEY CAN.

    SOME OF THE RESIDENTS...ARE STAYING WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

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LIVE ROANE CO. TAG
    BUT ALOT ARE STAYING AT THE RED CROSS SHELTER HERE IN SPENCER TONIGHT.

    REPORTING LIVE IN ROANE COUNTY, DAN MATICS EYEWITNESS NEWS

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I HOMES FLOODED
    ALL OF THAT RAIN DIDN'T JUST TRAP PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES... IT ALSO *DAMAGED SOME HOMES...

    AND CREATED QUITE A MESS OUT THERE..TAKE A LOOK

    HIGH WATER FLOODED AND SURROUNDED HOMES AND CUT ALL ACCESS TO RESIDENTS OVER A WIDE AREA OF ROANE COUNTY. SOME HOUSES HAD ALMOST TWO FEET OF WATER INSIDE, BUT OTHERS WERE LUCKIER WITH FLOODWATERS ONLY LAPPING AT THE FIRST FLOOR AND DAMAGING AIR CONDITIONING UNITS AND TRAILER SKIRTS. FLOODING AROUND WALTON WAS A COMBINATION OF RUNOFF AND WATER FROM THE POCATALICO RIVER.

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ROAD CLOSURES
    AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE STRANDED TRYING TO FIND A WAY ACROSS THE FLOODED ROADS.

    WE CANNOT STRESS TO YOU ENOUGH *DO NOT* DRIVE IN HIGH WATER.

    REMEMBER ANKLE DEEP WATER CAN LIFT UP YOUR CAR AND THE WATER CAN BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK.

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I JACKSON 911
    AND THOSE FAST MOVING FLOOD WATERS, CAUSED A CREEK BEHIND THE ROANE COUNTY 911 CENTER TO OVERFLOW

    FORCING THE 911 CENTER TO BE EVACUATED

    EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KATY BROWN JOINS US NOW IN JACKSON COUNTY WITH THE LATEST ON THE SITUATION THERE..KATY?

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KATY ASLIVE JACKSON COUNTY
    Rick/Elizabeth the flooding in Roane county has defiantly caused a lot of problems today...but when the 911 center also fell victim to the flooding....there was potential for more problems.

    But thankfully that wasn't the case today. Around 11 this morning Roane County 911 center was being evacuated due to high water. And neighboring counties stepped in to help. Kanawha county metro sent a mobile command center while Jackson county took care of Roanes emergency calls. It's a system emergency services say is key to statewide operations...

    Vo

    Reporting live in Jackson county Katy brown eyewitness news

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POWER OUTAGES
    RIGHT NOW CREWS ARE ASSESSING THE DAMAGE AT THE ROANE 9-1-1 CENTER, WHICH IS STILL CLOSED.. THEY ARE STILL OPERATING OUT OF THAT MOBILE TRAILER OWNED BY KANAWHA COUNTY...

    THEIR PHONES ARE STILL DOWN AS WELL... SO THEY ARE USING CELL PHONES AND RADIOS TO COMMUNICATE. JACKSON COUNTY IS CONTINUING TO TAKE THEIR CALLS.

    POWER OUTAGES ARE ANOTHER PROBLEM .....MORE THAN 100-THOUSAND CUSTOMERS IN WEST VIRGINIA WERE WITHOUT ELECTRICITY AT THE PEAK OF THE OUTAGES ...

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G POWER OUTAGES
    HERE'S A LOOK AT THE LATEST NUMBERS...

    YOU CAN KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE OUTAGES BY GOING TO OUR WEBSITE, WCHSTV.COM

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INTRO SEE IT SHOOT IT SEND IT
    IF YOU HAVE ANY VIDEO OR PICTURES OF DAMAGE IN YOUR AREA... WE WANT TO SEE IT

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SEE IT SHOOT IT SEND IT
    GO TO W-C-H-S-TV-DOT-COM... AND LOOK FOR THE SEE IT... SHOOT IT... SEND IT LINK ON THE NEWS PAGE.

    YOU'LL ALSO BE ABLE TO SEE PICTURES OTHERS HAVE SENT IN

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I RAND ROBBERY SUSPECT
    POLICE NEED YOUR HELP TO FIND A MAN WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH A HOME INVASION EALIER THIS WEEK IN KANAWHA COUNTY..

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G RAND ROBBERY SUSPECT
    DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING FOR THIS MAN 19 YEAR OLD TEVIN CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS FROM RAND. HE ALSO GOES BY "SMOOK" ..

    HE IS WANTED FOR ARMED ROBBERY AT A HOME ON ELAINE DRIVE IN RAND FROM EARLIER THIS WEEK..

    IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN CALL THE KANAWHA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE..

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I MAN KILLED
    A TRAGIC ACCIDENT KILLS A MAN IN HUNTINGTON.

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DARRAH @ HUNTINGTON
    EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER DARRAH WILCOX JOINS US LIVE... DARRAH?

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MAN KILLED
    RICK IT HAPPENED ABOUT TWO THIS AFTERNOON IN THE DRIVEWAY OF A HOUSE OFF RIDGEWAY ROAD NEAR RITTER PARK.

    POLICE TELL US SEYED HOSSEIN HADISADEGH WAS TRYING TO STOP A VAN IN HIS DRIVEWAY THAT THEY BELIEVE WASN'T PUT INTO PARKING GEAR... WHEN IT RAN OVER TOP OF HIM. HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD BY THE TIME EMERGENCY CREWS GOT ON SCENE.

    POLICE SAY THEY BELIEVE THE MAN WAS TRYING TO PREVENT THE VAN FROM GOING OFF THE STEEP DRIVEWAY AND INTO A NEIGHBOR'S HOME.

    "It was not a normal accident. It was one of those things that can happen, but rarely ever happens."

    WE'RE TOLD THE MAN IS A WELL KNOWN DOCTOR WHO RETIRED FROM ST. MARY'S... AND MANY KNEW HIM AS "DR. HADI".

    HUNTINGTON POLICE CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE.

    REPORTING LIVE IN HUNTINGTON, DARRAH WILCOX, EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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I MIDGET FOOTBALL RACISM
    A LEGAL FIGHT OVER SOME MIDGET FOOTBALL LEAGUES MAY SOON BE OVER

    A SETTLEMENT COULD BE COMING.

    LAWYERS REPRESENTING THE MIDWESTERN AND WESTERN GENERALS MET FOR SEVERAL HOURS WITH ATTORNEYS WORKING WITH THE MOUNTAIN STATE ELITE AND KANAWHA VALLEY YOUTH FOOTBALL LEAGUES.

    THE TEAMS ALLEGED THEY WERE BEING DISCRIMINATED AGAINST BY NOT RECEIVING FULL MEMBERSHIP IN THE LEAGUES, WHICH WOULD ALLOW THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE POST-SEASON.

    THE TEAMS ARE PREDOMINANTLY AFRICAN AMERICAN.

    HOWEVER, AN AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED IN PRINCIPLE WHICH WOULD MAKE THE TEAMS FULL MEMBERS OF THE KANAWHA VALLEY GROUP.

    Kenneth Hale/Western Generals: I think we actually came to terms that were reasonable for all involved. Children will be playing football in inter-league play and I think that was the bottom line goal is to get our youth involved in youth sports particularly on the west side. They will be engaged in a full season.

    LAWYERS ON BOTH SIDES SAY THEY HOPE TO HAVE ALL OF THE ISSUES HAMMERED OUT IN A FORMAL AGREEMENT BEFORE THE START OF THE SEASON IN MID-AUGUST

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WHAT YOU THINK GRX
    DO YOU THINK THAT THE TEAMS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE LEAGUE?

    TELL US WHAT YOU THINK! STOP BY OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND JOIN IN ON THE CONVERSATION.

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WEATHER BUMP
    BRANDON PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

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P 6BTKD
    We have some pretty interesting violations to tell you about in this week's Behind the Kitchen Door tonight at 10 and 11. I'm Patrick McMurtry, I'll see you then.

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WEATHER 3-SHOT
    ANCHORS TOSS TO BRANDON FOR WEATHER

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FULL WEATHER
    BRANDON PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

    Join Brandon Stover 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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WATER RESCUE
    FIVE SEPARATE WATER RESCUES WERE MADE IN ROANE COUNTY TODAY.

    INCLUDING ONE WHERE HALF-A-DOZEN PEOPLE WERE SAVED.

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2ND HIT LIVE INTRO
    AND EYEWITNESS NEWS ANCHOR KALLIE CART JOINS US IN ROANE COUNTY.

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KALLIE@ROANE CO.
    WHICH WAS ARGUABLY *THE HARDEST HIT AREA... AND IS CURRENTLY IN A STATE OF EMERGENCY....KALLIE WE'LL START WITH YOU WITH THE VERY LATEST?

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KALLIE LIVE FULL
    KALLIE ADLIBS

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I ACE LAKE
    IT'S A THRILL-SEEKER'S PARADISE IN THE MIDDLE OF FAYETTE COUNTY.

    PHOTOJOURNALIST BRAD RICE TAKES US TO ACE ADVENTURE RESORT IN THIS TRAVELING WEST VIRGINIA SEGMENT.



    RUNS=1:30

    OC=... EVERY YEAR (splash)



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G ACE LAKE
    FOR LINKS TO ALL OF THE THINGS TO DO AT ACE ADVENTURE RESORT, LOG ONTO WCHSTV.COM AND CLICK ON THE TRAVELING WEST VIRGINIA LINK.

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MARK @ KIOSK
    WELCOME BACK TO EYEWITNESS NEWS AT SIX...GREAT TO HAVE YOU WITH US...

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NORTH-SOUTH
    TODAY MARKED THE NEXT-TO-LAST SET OF WORKOUTS FOR SATURDAY NIGHT'S WCHS-TV/FOX 11 NORTH-SOUTH ALL-STAR FOOTBALL CLASSIC...THE TWO TEAMS HAVE TRAINED AND LIVED SINCE SUNDAY AT WEST VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY...KICKOFF IS SET FOR 7 O'CLOCK...

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SHANE COMMORDORE
    AS YOU KNOW, A COMMODORE WAS AN EARLY TITLE AND LATER A RANK IN THE US NAVY AND COAST GUARD...IT JUST SO HAPPENS THE NORTH SQUAD HAS A COMMODORE OF ITS OWN IN MORGANTOWN HIGH'S SHANE COMMODORE...HE RANKED HIGH AMONG THE MOUNTAIN STATE'S VERY BEST AND HELPED LEAD THE MOHIGANS DEEP INTO THE PLAYOFFS...

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N-S SOFTBALL
    NORTH-SOUTH SOFTBALL GAME FROM BUFFALO..

    --TOP OF THE FIRST... SISSONVILLE'S BEKAH BALDWIN LAYS DOWN THE SQUEEZE BUNT.. BRINGS IN HURRICANE'S LINZIE REYNOLDS... ALI HAYNES OF SISSONVILLE WOULD ALSO SCORE AFTER AN ERROR... MAKES IT 2-0...

    --STILL IN THE FIRST... SOUTH CHARLESTON'S ALI BURDETTE WITH THE BASE HIT TO LEFT... BRINGS IN BALDWIN TO MAKE IT 3-0...

    --HAYNES ON THE MOUND... IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 1ST SHE STRIKES OUT JAMIE MYERS OF UNIVERSITY HIGH...

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N-S HOOPS
    TOMORROW NIGHT THE NORTH-SOUTH BASKETBALL GAME COMES OUR WAY...

    THIS AFTERNOON BOTH SQUADS GOT TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER...

    THE NORTH HAD IT'S FIRST PRACTICE AT THE SOUTH CHARLESTON COMMUNITY CENTER....

    WHILE THE SOUTH HELD PRACTICE NUMBER ONE AT SOUTH CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL...

    THE NORTH WILL HAVE A DEFINITE SIZE ADVANTAGE TOMORROW NIGHT....

    BUT THE SOUTH PLANS ON MAKING THE BIG MEN OF THE NORTH RUN QUITE A BIT...

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N-S HOOPS SOUND
    "WITH THEM BEING BIG IF WE RUN THEIR BIG MEN THEY'RE GOING TO GET TIRED. WE'VE GOT TO KEEP PUSHING AND PUSHING AND JUST BE AGGRESSIVE ATTACKING THE BASKET. JUST GOING RIGHT INTO THE BIG MAN'S CHESTS AND GET THEM IN FOUL TROUBLE. I FEEL LIKE THAT WILL BE THE KEY THING."

    "THEYR'E GOING TO TRY TO USE THEIR QUICKNESS, AND WE'VE GOT QUICKNESS TOO. BUT WE HAVE SOME NICE SIZE SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE TRY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR SIZE. IF WE HAVE THE SIZE WE WANT TO POUND IT INSIDE AND WE JUST WANT TO LOOK AND GET THE BEST SHOT."

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LOGAN COX
    WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL, LOGAN COX BATTLED FOR THE SOUTH...AS IN PARKERSBURG SOUTH...BUT THIS WEEK, IT'S BEEN ALL ABOUT THE NORTH FOR THE VERSATILE COX...WHO IS LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING FAMILIAR THIS WEEKNED WITH HIS NEW FOOTBALL HOME...

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MARK @ KIOSK
    MARK TOSSES TO BREAK

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FINAL WEATHER
    FINAL WX

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