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SCRIPT FOR EYEWITNESS NEWS NEWSCAST
Monday, May 20, 2013.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. OPEN 1
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Return to Story IndexTOSS TO WEATHER
AND I'M PATRICK MCMURTRY DOUG HARLOW JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS FORECAST
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THE SEVERE STORMS TOSSED TRACTOR TRAILERS LIKE TIN CANS, AND TURNED HOMES INSIDE OUT. ANDREW SPENCER HAS THE DETAILS. (NATS) ONE.... AFTER.... ANOTHER.... THE TWISTERS TOUCHED DOWN... CHURNING DEBRIS AS THEY WENT. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THERE WERE MORE THAN TWO-DOZEN TORNADO REPORTS... FROM OKLAHOMA TO IOWA. OKLAHOMA AND KANSAS WERE HIT THE HARDEST. A CHOPPER PILOT FOR CNN AFFILIATE K-F-O-R DESCRIBES WHAT HE SAW, AS HE FLEW OVER THE PATH OF THE STORM. "Everything was just gone. I mean you see like beds in the yard/BUTTTO/Like you took the house, you put it in a gigantic blender...you turned it on pulse for a couple minutes, and then just dumped it out." OKLAHOMA GOVERNOR MARY FALLIN DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR 16 COUNTIES IN HER STATE... AUTHORITIES SAY NOW THEY ARE SEARCHING FOR THE INJURED. "Right now our crews are out doing initial damage assessment and trying to see if anybody's out hurt. What kind of structures we have damaged." NATS If you haven't taken precautions up until this point…) IN KANSAS... THE STORM BROUGHT HAIL, HIGH WINDS AND TORNADOES.... THIS MAN SAYS MANY HOMES IN HIS NEIGHBORHOOD WERE HIT...BUT HE'S COME TO EXPECT THIS. "I know my neighbor sustained a lot more than I did. My other neighbor over there looks like she's in worse shape. Haven't been over there yet, but you know when you live in Kansas it's just one of those things that's gonna happen." I'M ANDREW SPENCER REPORTING. MUCH OF THE SAME AREA COULD BE UNDER THE GUN TODAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM PREDICTION CENTER SAYS SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE FROM OKLAHOMA TO NORTHERN MICHIGAN...WITH A BULLSEYE ON PARTS OF OKLAHOMA AND MISSOURI.
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CREWS WORK WILL WORK TO REBUILD A HALF MILE OF TRACKS WHERE TWO COMMUTER TRAINS COLLIDED FRIDAY. THE TRAINS SLAMMED TOGETHER NEAR BRODGEPORT CONNECTICUT AFTER ONE OF THEM JUMPED THE TRACKS. THE N-T-S-B IS ALSO ON THE SCENE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT CAUSED THE CRASH. ABOUT 30-THOUSAND PEOPLE A DAY USE THE TRAIN LINE TO GET INTO NEW TORK. NINE PEOPLE ARE STILL IN THE HOSPITAL FROM FRIDAY'S WRECK.
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THE EXIT REOPENED AROUND ONE THIS MORNING.
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AS EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER DAN MATICS EXPLAINS... THAT WITH A HIGH SPEED LIMIT... POT HOLES TO DODGE... AND RAIN POOLING UP... PEOPLE SAY IT'S ONE SCARY SECTION OF ROAD. A CAR...TEETERING ON THE EDGE OF THE I64 BRIDGE IS WHAT MANY MOTORISTS SAW DRIVING INTO THE CAPITAL CITY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 00:22:19 "YEA! ITS REAL SCARY!" CHARLESTON POLICE SAY AN AFTERNOON RAINSTORM MADE THE ROADS SLICK...CAUSING THIS CAR TO SPIN AROUND SEVERAL TIMES...STOPPING WITH ONE TIRE CATCHING THE CAR FROM FALLING. 6SOT "..wel its shocking and really shocking for the driver...ive been here 20 years and that's not something you see everyday.." POLICE PULLED THE DRIVER OUT OF THE CAR... THE ONLY PERSON INSIDE. AND HE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A SCRATCH. MARLON BELL / CHARLESTON 00:22:36 "YEA IM GLAD THEY'RE OK...WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER TRAGEDY." ...MARLON BELL SPENT THE AFTERNOON PLAYING WITH HIS KIDS AT MAGIC ISLAND PARK, UNDERNEATH THE BRIDGE. THE ACCIDENT HIT CLOSE TO HOME FOR HIM BECAUSE HIS WIFE CRASHED IN THE SAME SPOT. 00:22:02 "IT'S DANGEROUS! THEY NEED TO LOWER THE SPEED LIMIT." THIS CURVE OF THE FORT HILL BRIDGE IS NO STRANGER TO CAR ACCIDENT'S... SOME EVEN FATAL. SIX YEARS AGO A SEMI TRUCK WENT OFF THE BRIDGE AND INTO THE WATER. ...BELL SAYS SUNDAY'S ACCIDENT IS JUST ANOTHER REMINDER FOR PEOPLE TO SLOW DOWN. 00:20:03 "YES SIR! I DEF WATCH MYSELF AND BE MORE CAREFUL!! CAREFUL...THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY!" CHARLESTON POLICE SAY THE SHOCKING SIGHT OF THAT ACCIDENT CAUSED A SMALL FENDER BENDER BETWEEN A COUPLE CARS PASSING BY.
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IT HAPPENED AT THE INTERSECTION OF GLENWOOD AVENUE AND GRANT STREET NEAR SHAARS BAR. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE MAN WAS SHOT IN THE LEG.
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A FIRE TORE THROUGH THIS HOME FRIDAY NIGHT ON SIMMONS CREEK ROAD IN BELLE. NOBODY LIVED IN THE HOME. NEIGHBORS SAY THIS IS ONE OF SEVERAL SUSPCIOUS FIRES IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.
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ACCORDING TO THE CHARLESTON GAZETTE, THE WEST VIRGINIA OFFICE OF MINERS' HEALTH, SAFETY, AND TRAINING CITED ALPHA FOR MODIFYING A SCOOP. INSPECTORS FOUND STORAGE BOXES AND A WELDER INSTALLED ON THE SCOOP'S FRAME. A STATE RULE PROHIBITS EQUIPMENT MODIFICATIONS LIMITING VISIBILITY. THE MINER WAS KILLED IN NOVEMBER WHEN HE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A SCOOP AND A CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE AT THE POCAHONTAS MINE
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JOURNALIST LAWRENCE LEAMER WAS IN CHARLESTON TO PROMOTE HIS NEW BOOK "THE PRICE OF JUSTICE." THE BOOK DETAILS SEVERAL LEGAL CONTROVERSIES OF MASSEY ENERGY WHILE BLANKENSHIP WAS CEO. THE BOOK CENTERS AROUND THE CAPERTON VERSUS MASSEY CASE, WHICH WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE U-S SUPREME COURT. IT ALSO COVERS THE UPPER BIG BRANCH MINE DISASTER, WHICH KILLED 29 MINERS, ON APRIL 5, 2010. THE AUTHOR WRITES, THE FEDERAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE DISASTER HAS BEEN SOLID AND THAT A POSSIBLE INDICTMENT OF BLANKENSHIP COULD CHANGE THE POLITICAL CLIMATE IN THE STATE. "Some people say why hasn't Don Blankenship been indicted? Well, give it time. Give these lawyers- These serious lawyers time to do their job." "I think if Blankenship was indicted and convicted, and sent to prison, it would be the most positive thing that has happened in this political system in years. There is something wrong with political system from the top to bottom." TO VIEW MORE OF THE INTERVIEW WITH LEAMER... VISIT THE "RAW NEWS" SECTION OF OUR WEBSITE.
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BUT THE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION STILL REMAINS... WHO IS THE WINNER? CRISTINA MUTCHLER HAS THE STORY. "Match this number and you're always a winner. Tonight it is, 11." AT LEAST ONE PERSON WOKE UP SUNDAY AN INSTANT MULTI-MILLIONAIRE. "My brother called me about 7:00 this morning from North Carolina. He said, 'Please tell me it was you.'" AND THE WINNER BOUGHT THE LUCKY POWERBALL TICKET HERE. A PUBLIX SUPERMARKET IN ZEPHYRHILLS, FLORIDA. "I bought my ticket here, but I didn't win. (You didn't win?) No. (You know anybody that did win?) No, I'm waiting, though." MANY FOLKS, LOTTO PLAYERS AND ABSTAINERS ALIKE, ARE WAITING TO FIND OUT WHO WON THE NEARLY 600 MILLION DOLLAR JACKPOT -- THE LARGEST IN POWERBALL HISTORY, WITH AN IMMEDIATE CASH PAYOUT VALUE IN EXCESS OF 375 MILLION. FLORIDA LOTTERY OFFICIALS SAY THE WINNER, OR WINNERS, SHOULD TAKE THEIR TIME BEFORE CLAIMING THE PRIZE. "This is a lot of money. It's clearly life-changing. So they have 60 days to come forward. We would urge them to seek legal and financial advice before they, before they claim all that money." THE POWERBALL GAME IS PLAYED IN 43 STATES, AND EACH TICKET COSTS 2 DOLLARS. YOUR ODDS OF WINNING... ONE IN MORE THAN 175 MILLION. "Well, you know, the odds are so much against it. I mean... Well, maybe not. (laughs)" BUT EVEN THOSE WHO WEREN'T SO LUCKY THIS TIME AROUND, ARE EXCITED FOR WHOEVER DID WIN IT BIG. "I'm thrilled for whoever did it. And I hope that they're wise, and they're generous, and they live a good life." I'M CRISTINA MUTCHLER REPORTING. THE WINNER WON'T REMAIN ANONYMOUS FOR LONG. SINCE THE FLORIDA LOTTERY IS A STATE AGENCY, THE WINNER'S NAME WILL BECOME PUBLIC RECORD. BUT THE WINNER, OR WINNERS, CAN CHOOSE NOT TO DO A NEWS CONFERENCE OR PUBLIC APPEARANCE - GIVING THEM AT LEAST A LITTLE CHANCE FOR PRIVACY.
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ONE OF HER CUSTOMERS LEFT HER A BIG TIP... CECE BRUCE WAS JUST DOING HER JOB AT AN INDIANPOLIS STEAK AND SHAKE WHEN ONE OF HER REGULARS LEFT THIS -- 446 DOLLARS ON A BILL OF SIX BUCKS! SHE TRIED TO REFUSE IT, BUT AFTER SOME ARGUMENT, THE PART-TIME STUDENT ACCEPTED IT. SHE PLANS TO USE THE EXTRA MONEY TO PAY BILLS.
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Return to Story IndexSTUDENT LOANS
AND IF THEY LIVE IN CERTAIN STATES, THEY MIGHT NOT PAY BACK THOSE LOANS. NEW DATA FROM THE NEW YORK FEDERAL RESERVE BANK SHOWS WEST VIRGINIA HAS THE HIGHEST RATE OF DELINQUENT STUDENT LOANS AT NEARLY 18 PERCENT. SOUTH DAKOTA HAS THE LOWEST DELINQUENCY RATE AT SIX POINT SIX PERCENT. STUDENT LOANS HAVE BEEN IN THE POLITICAL AND FINANCIAL SPOTLIGHT LATELY. THEY WERE THE ONLY TYPE OF DEBT TO INCREASE DURING THE RECESSION.
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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL IS REPORTING YAHOO'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS APPROVED A DEAL TO PURCHASE THE SHORT-FORM BLOGGING WEB SITE. THE DEAL IS SAID TO BE WORTH MORE THAN ONE-BILLION DOLLARS. IT WOULD GIVE YAHOO A SIGNIFICANT NEW BASE OF YOUNG, ACTIVE ONLINE USERS. YAHOO IS EXPECTED TO HOST AN EVENT IN NEW YORK CITY TODAY TO ANNOUNCE THE PURCHASE.
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AT 11 THIS MORNING, THE DREAMLINER WILL TAKE FLIGHT ON DOMESTIC ROUTES. BATTERY PROBLEMS RESULTED IN ITS GROUNDING EARLIER THIS YEAR. IT'S THE FIRST ENTIRE AIRLINE MODEL TO BE GROUNDED BY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION IN MORE THAN 30 YEARS.
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THE APPROXIMATELY 8 MILLION DOLLARS RAISED FROM THAT TAX COULD HELP FUND A EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN AIMED AT REDUCING OBESITY.
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THE COIN HAS THE OFFICIAL SESQUICENTENNIAL LOGO ON ONE SIDE AND THE STATE SEAL ON THE OTHER. THE STATE HAS MINTED 18 HUNDRED SIXTY THREE OF THE COINS, REFLECTING THE YEAR WEST VIRGINIA BECAME A STATE. COMING UP, IT'S BEEN A ROUGH INTRODUCTION TO THE BIG 12 FOR WEST VIRGINIA IN THE MAJOR SPORTS, BUT THE BASEBALL TEAM STILL HAS A CHANCE TO DO SOME DAMGE IN THE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT. SPORTS IS NEXT.
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THE MOUNTAINEER BASEBALL TEAM IS HEADED TO THE BIG 12 TOURNAMENT... AND THEY'LL FACE A FAMILIAR FOE... JOSH LEWIS JOINS US NOW WITH THE DETAILS...
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AND DID THE CREW OF THE U-S-S ENTERPRISE "BOLDLY GO" TO NUMBER ONE? ED PAYNE HAS MORE IN THIS HOLLYWOOD MINUTE. THE 20-13 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS HONORED SOME OF SONG'S BIGGEST NAMES FROM LAS VEGAS SUNDAY. CHRIS BROWN WAS AMONG THE PERFORMERS - THIS IS HIM SHOWING OFF HIS MARTIAL ARTS INSPIRED MOVES. IT WAS A BIG NIGHT FOR TAYLOR SWIFT -WHO TOOK HOME EIGHT AWARDS- INCLUDING ARTIST OF THE YEAR. THE SONGSTRESS EVEN POKED A LITTLE FUN AT HERSELF WHILE THANKING HER FANS: You are the longest and best relationship I have ever had. MEANWHILE PRINCE WAS HONORED WITH THE BILLBOARD ICON AWARD. THE SHOW WAS HOSTED BY FUNNYMAN TRACY MORGAN - "Vegas baby!" AND FROM BILLBOARD - TO THE BOX OFFICE - "STAR TREK - INTO DARKNESS" GROSSED JUST UNDER 70 POINT 6 MILLION DOLLARS AT THE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE. THAT WAS ENOUGH TO KNOCK "IRON MAN 3" OFF ITS PERCH - THE SUPERHERO SEQUEL MADE 35 POINT 2 MILLION DOLLARS TO FINISH NUMBER TWO. AT NUMBER THREE - "THE GREAT GATSBY" - THE FILM STARRING LEONARDO DICAPRIO AS THE CLASSIC LITERARY CHARACTER COLLECTED 23 POINT 4 MILLION DOLLARS IN MOVIE RECEIPTS. FOR HOLLYWOOD MINUTE, I'M ED PAYNE. COMING UP, IF YOU WANT TO SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY WEST VIRGINIA, HEAD TO THE DMV A NEW STATE TAG IS OUT...WE'LL TELL YOU HOW YOU CAN GET ONE. METEOROLOGIST DOUG HARLOW IS WORKING ON YOUR FORECAST. HE'LL HAVE THAT WHEN EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING RETURNS.
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Return to Story IndexOPEN 6 YOU CAN GET IN THE PARTY MOOD AS WEST VIRGINIA GETS READY TO CELEBRATE IT'S BIG BIRTHDAY....JUST HEAD DOWN TO THE DMV!
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AND I'M PATRICK MCMURTRY DOUG HARLOW JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS FORECAST
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NEARLY 50 OF THEM HAMMERED SIX STATES OVER THE WEEKEND, WITH MORE ON TAP FOR TODAY FROM TEXAS TO MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN. ABC'S DEVIN DWYER HAS THE LATEST ON THE VIOLENT STORMS THAT LEFT ONE MAN DEAD IN OKLAHOMA AND HAS MANY WORRIED AND IN THE DARK THIS MORNING. IT WAS A STORM CHASERS DREAM. NATS - (do not obstruct mandatory courtesy chyron: tvnweather.com) "IT'S COMING RIGHT FOR US!" A PARADE OF POWERFUL TORNADOES FROM KANSAS TO OKLAHOMA. NATS - (mandatory courtesy: Steve Rieck) THE TWISTERS CREATED MASSIVE SWIRLS OF DEBRIS AS THEY TORE ACROSS THE OPEN PLAINS. OMINOUS FUNNEL CLOUDS DROPPED FROM THE SKY, AND SUPER-SIZED HAIL PELTED DRIVERS ON THE ROADS. MOS Mark Nettles, Carney, OK "IT WAS VERY SCARY." THE STORMS CREATED A TRAIL OF TERROR. A MASSIVE TORNADO PULVERIZED HOMES AND KILLED AT LEAST ONE MAN IN A MOBILE HOME PARK SOUTHEAST OF OKLAHOMA CITY. HIGH WINDS TOPPLED POWER LINES AND TOSSED TRACTOR TRAILERS OFF INTERSTATES - SPILLING THEIR CARGO ONTO THE ROAD. IN KANSAS, THE FLURRY OF HAIL WAS SO STRONG IT TOOK PAINT OFF HOMES. MOS - Wichita, KS "THE WIND WAS JUST UNBELIEVABLE HOW THE HAIL WAS COMING STRAIGHT SIDEWAYS." AT THIS CAMPGROUND, RV'S AND THEIR OWNERS GOT BADLY BATTERED, TOO. MOS David Stille, Camper in Milford State Park "THE WIND JUST CAME UP ALL OF A SUDDEN. AND THE RV STARTED SHAKING. // I'M THANKFUL THAT WE WEREN'T HURT MORE THAN WE WERE." UP TO WISCONSIN AND ILLINOIS. FORECASTERS SAY EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND CENTRAL MISSOURI ARE MOST AT RISK FOR MORE DANGEROUS TORNADOES LATER TODAY. DEVIN DWYER, ABC NEWS.
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TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO... CHARLESTON POLICE SAY THE DRIVER SURVIVIED THIS WITHOUT A SCRATCH... THE ROAD WAS STILL WET AFTER THE STORM AROUND 2 O'CLOCK, AND THE CAR SPUN OUT IN THAT TIGHT CURVE, AND THE BACK END WENT OVER THE EDGE OF THE BRIDGE. MACORKLE AVENUE, BELOW THE BRIDGE, WAS SHUT DOWN WHILE THE CAR WAS PULLED FROM THE EDGE ABOVE. ONE OFFICER SAYS THAT THIS ACCIDENT IS AN UNUSAL SIGHT. "..wel its shocking and really shocking for the driver...ive been here 20 years and that's not something you see everyday.." AND OVER IN DUNBAR, POLICE SAY A CAR HEADING WEST ON DUNBAR AVENUE LOST CONTROL, HIT A FIRE HYDRANT, FLIPPED AND LANDED ON ITS SIDE. EMERGENCY WORKERS HELPED GET THE MAN OUT OF THE CAR. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH MINOR INJURIES.
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THE BOARD WAS GOING TO CONSIDER WHETHER TO PURSUE CHARGES IN THE VANDALISM AT WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL, BUT THE SUPERINTENDENT SAYS THAT THE INVESTIGATION WOULDN'T BE FINISHED BEFORE THE MEETING. IT WILL MOST LIKELY BE DISCUSSED AT THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING. STATE POLICE SAY ABOUT 20 STUDENTS BROKE WINDOWS TO GET INSIDE THE SCHOOL. THEY THEN SMEARED ROTTED DEER CARCASSES AND POURED DEER URINE IN SEVERAL ROOMS.
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BUT ONE SMALL TOWN IN KENTUCKY IS ONE OF THE FIRST IN THE COUNTRY WITH TECHNOLOGY ON THEIR SIDE. REPORTER DEBORAH DIXON FROM OUR DAYTON AFFILIATE SHOWS US HOW VIDEO CAMERAS INSIDE THE SCHOOL ARE CHANGING THE WAY OFFICERS RESPOND. [TAKE SOT DURATION:0:09] "At this time we are on lockdown teachers, at this time we are on lockdown" [TAKE SOT DURATION:0:08] "Male white, light blue shirt, khaki pants" AT THE POLICE STATION, ON I-PHONES I-PADS AND CRUISER LAPTOPS, DAYTON POLICE OFFICERS AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS BEGIN WATCHING THE INTRUDER, ON 11 CAMERAS INSTALLED IN THE SCHOOL, SOME OF THEM HIGH-DEF. [TAKE SOT DURATION:0:10] "As soon as you get to the cafeteria door grab your rifle and I'm right behind you" IN REAL TIME, OFFICER MARK CHAPMAN CAN WATCH ON HIS PHONE AS THE BLUE-SHIRTED MAN RUNS THROUGH THE HALLWAYS TRYING TO GET INTO CLASSROOMS. NOW CHAPMAN KNOWS WHERE TO GO TO CORNER HIM. [TAKE SOT DURATION:0:15] "The other main thing we can tell is what kind of weapon does he have? Is he carrying a rifle, handgun, backpack is there more than one of them?" [TAKE SOT DURATION:0:08] "Here he comes right there, goes down hallway up the stairs" [TAKE SOT DURATION:0:17] "He's going to come down hallway as soon as we go out the door. He should be coming down the hallway to the right ... he should be coming out that door ... now get on the ground get on the ground" BECAUSE OF THE CAMERAS, THE FIRST RESPONDERS DID NOT HAVE TO SEARCH THE SCHOOL FOR HIM [TAKE SOT DURATION:0:11] "In normal time two guys to cover the school would take 20 minutes with this entrance time in and out a minute," "Peace of mind it brings to our students, staff and parents that we're doing everything we can to make this safe." THESE CAMERAS ARE PAID FOR BY GRANTS. THERE ARE THREE SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY CURRENTLY TRYING OUT THE CAMERAS.
Return to Story IndexWV ANNIVERSARY PLATE
A NEW LICENSE PLATE MARKING WEST VIRGINIA'S 150TH BIRTHDAY IS NOW AVAILABLE. THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES IS OFFERING THE TAG TO THE OWNERS OF PASSENGER VEHICLES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE DMV SAYS DRIVERS CAN EXCHANGE THEIR CURRENT LICENSE PLATE AT ANY REGIONAL OFFICE OR BY MAIL AT THE TIME OF RENEWAL. BUT DON'T WORRY IF YOU HAVE ALREADY RENEWED YOU CAN EXCHANGE SOONER FOR A PRO-RATED REGISTRATION FEE.
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THE COIN DEPICTS THE OFFICIAL SESQUICENTENNIAL LOGO ON ONE SIDE AND A DETAILED ENGRAVING OF THE STATE SEAL ON THE OTHER. THE STATE HAS MINTED 18 HUNDRED 63 OF THE COINS, REFLECTING THE YEAR WEST VIRGINIA BECAME A STATE. THEY SELL FOR ABOUT 50 DOLLARS AND YOU CAN GET YOURS ONLINE AT W-V-150 dot COM STARTING TODAY.
Return to Story IndexFULL 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!
Return to Story IndexSUGARY BEVERAGE TAX
DEWEY CARUTHERS SUGGESTED THE STATE CONSIDER A ONE - TENTH OF A PENNY PER OUNCE ON ALL SUGARY BEVERAGES..AND PUT THAT MONEY IN A EDUCATION CAMPAIGN FUND. THAT TAX COULD POSSIBLY RAISE ABOUT 8 MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR TO HELP FIGHT OBESITY IN WEST VIRGINIA. HERE'S WHAT SOME PEOPLE HAD TO SAY ABOUT THE PROPOSED TAX. "I don't want to see a high rise in them, I'm going to buy the drinks that I want to drink anyway, but I think it's ridiculous to tax them. I don't think that is the answer to obesity in the state of West Virginia." "It don't really make a difference we don't drink too much pop or anything else in our household anyway. So, it doesn't make much of a difference to us." THE STATE'S CURRENT SOFT-DRINK TAX HASN'T CHANGED MUCH SINCE 1951.
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EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KATY BROWN SPOKE WITH A LOCAL WOMAN WHO MADE THE SAME CHOICE AND HAS MORE ON HER STORY.... "it's not the end of the world, life does go on." That realization came after doctors gave Mindi her choices... Chemo...Radiation...mastectomy...all common approaches to fight cancer. "my choices brought me to remove both of my breasts. i decided that that was the best thing for me." Mindi only had cancer in one breast...but because of her family history and knowing the risks...she opted for the double mastectomy. An option she chose since she found out her news early. "the key to every thing is early detection i can't express how important that is. that's what saved my life." and now mindi hopes her story of courage and strength is something that will not only make other's aware of their options if they are diagonsed... but always inspire other's to make a life saving decision. "so many women are scared. they know that mom's had it or not and they don't want to go but if you don't you'll never know and it could be the thing that saves your life." SIGOUT DILLON SAID IT'S IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH HIGH RISK, TO BE SCREENED. C-A-M-C HAS IMAGING CENTERS IN KANAWHA CITY AND SOUTHRIDGE...AND WALK-INS ARE WELCOME AT BOTH LOCATIONS. UNITED -- PUTTING ITS BOEING 7-87 DREAMLINERS'S BACK IN THE AIR! AND -- YOU MAY NOT GET THE COVERAGE YOU'RE HOPING FOR UNDER THE NEW HEALTH CARE LAW. IT'S ALL COMING UP, IN THE BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT
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POLICE SAY A DRIVER LOST CONTROL, HIT AND DESTROYED THREE LIGHT POLES. THE EXIT REOPENED AROUND ONE THIS MORNING.
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SOUTH DAKOTA HAS THE LOWEST DELINQUENCY RATE AT SIX POINT SIX PERCENT. THE AVERAGE COLLEGE GRAD FROM THE CLASS OF 2013 HAS ABOUT 35-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN STUDENT LOAN AND CREDIT CARD DEBT.
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SHE TRIED TO REFUSE IT, BUT AFTER SOME ARGUMENT, THE PART-TIME STUDENT ACCEPTED IT. SHE PLANS TO USE THE EXTRA MONEY TO PAY BILLS.
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HERE'S JANE KING WITH THIS MORNING'S BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT. GOOD MORNING, UNITED AIRLINES -- PUTTING BOEING 7-87'S BACK IN THE AIR, FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THEY WERE GROUNDED ON SAFETY CONCERNS 4 MONTHS AGO. [TAKE VO] {***VO***} THE AIRLINE IS PHASING THE PLANE BACK IN, ON SHORT-HAUL FLIGHTS FIRST, STARTING WITH TODAY'S FLIGHT FROM HOUSTON TO CHICAGO. BOEING NEVER FIGURED OUT WHAT CAUSED THE DREAMLINER'S BATTERY ISSUES. INSTEAD -- IT RE-DESIGNED THE BATTERY AND CHARGER TO PREVENT FUTURE PROBLEMS. ***** [TAKE VO] {***VO***} YAHOO -- ON THE MOVE AGAIN. THE NEW YORK TIMES SAYS THE WEB PIONEER HAS AGREED TO BUY THE POPULAR BLOGGING SERVICE *TUMBLR* FOR MORE THAN A BILLION DOLLARS -- AS YAHOO TRIES TO USE THE POPULARITY OF SOCIAL MEDIA TO REMAKE ITSELF. ***** [TAKE VO] {***VO***} AND -- IF YOU THOUGHT THE NEW HEALTHCARE LAW WOULD MEAN YOU'D BE GETTING GOOD HEALTH COVERAGE, THINK AGAIN. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL SAYS SOME INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE PITCHING PLANS DON'T PROVIDE BENEFITS FOR THINGS LIKE HOSPITAL STAYS, XRAYS OR PRENATAL CARE. THEY'RE DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF COMPANIES REQUIRED TO PROVIDE COVERAGE UNDER THE AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE ACT. ***** [TAKE: CAMERA] {*CAMERA*} AND -- COMING UP AFTER THIS -- IT'S A BIG WEEK, FOR GAMERS! [TAKE SOT] {***COMMERCIAL***} OC: WATCH FOR MORE BULLISH HEADLINES ON THE HOUSING MARKET. ECONOMISTS FORECASTING REPORTS COMING OUT THIS WEEK WILL SHOW HOME SALES CLIMBED TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL IN MORE THAN 3 YEARS. [TAKE: FS] {***FS***} HIGHER CLOSE FOR STOCKS FRIDAY -- ON REPORTS SHOWING IMPROVED CONSUMER SENTIMENT AND CONTINUED STRENGTH IN THE ECONOMY. ***** [TAKE VO] {***VO***} AND -- WATCH FOR DETAILS TOMORROW ON THE NEXT-GENERATION OF THE BEST-SELLING X-BOX. SOURCES SAY MICROSOFT'S NEW GADGET WILL USE A KINECT SENSOR TO RECOGNIZE FACES AND RECOMMEND CONTENT BASED ON A USER'S INTERESTS. ****** ****** [TAKE: TAG] {**tag**} AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, I'M JANE KING WITH THE BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.
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WE'VE ALL HEARD THE ODDS. YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING THE POWERBALL JACKPOT ARE ONE IN 175 MILLION. SO WHY DO MOST OF US KEEP ON PLAYING? --VO-- SOME OF US ARE JUST SPENDING A FEW BUCKS FOR A NIGHT OF SWEET DREAMS -- BUT OTHERS SPEND A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THEIR ANNUAL INCOME HOPING TO WIN. IN 2010, LOTTERY SALES IN THE U.S. TOTALED 58 BILLION DOLLARS. MORE THAN HALF OF US HAVE PLAYED THE LOTTERY IN THE LAST YEAR. BUT 20 PERCENT OF THE CUSTOMERS PURCHASED THE MAJORITY OF THE TICKETS. ACCORDING TO WIRED -- HOUSEHOLDS MAKING LESS THAN $12,400 A YEAR SPEND ABOUT FIVE PERCENT OF THEIR INCOME ON LOTTERY TICKETS. THAT STATISTIC LEADS TO COMPLAINTS THAT THE LOTTERY AMOUNTS TO A TAX ON THE POOR. BUT AFTER A LENGTHY RECESSION, A HUMAN BEHAVIOR EXPERT TOLD C-N-N THAT PEOPLE HAVE A RESCUE FANTASY AND THE LOTTERY PLAYS THE ROLE OF THE FAIRY GODMOTHER. --STACEY ON CAMERA-- BUT THE SAD TRUTH IS -- THE ODDS ARE AGAINST ANY OF US FITTING INTO THAT MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR GLASS SLIPPER. IS THERE ANY HARM IN PLAYING THE LOTTERY? WE HAVE MORE NEWS COMING UP IN THE NEXT HOUR OF EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING...
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AND I'M PATRICK MCMURTRY DOUG HARLOW JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS FORECAST
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THE SEVERE STORMS TOSSED TRACTOR TRAILERS LIKE TIN CANS, AND TURNED HOMES INSIDE OUT. ANDREW SPENCER HAS THE DETAILS. (NATS) ONE.... AFTER.... ANOTHER.... THE TWISTERS TOUCHED DOWN... CHURNING DEBRIS AS THEY WENT. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THERE WERE MORE THAN TWO-DOZEN TORNADO REPORTS... FROM OKLAHOMA TO IOWA. OKLAHOMA AND KANSAS WERE HIT THE HARDEST. A CHOPPER PILOT FOR CNN AFFILIATE K-F-O-R DESCRIBES WHAT HE SAW, AS HE FLEW OVER THE PATH OF THE STORM. "Everything was just gone. I mean you see like beds in the yard/BUTTTO/Like you took the house, you put it in a gigantic blender...you turned it on pulse for a couple minutes, and then just dumped it out." OKLAHOMA GOVERNOR MARY FALLIN DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR 16 COUNTIES IN HER STATE... AUTHORITIES SAY NOW THEY ARE SEARCHING FOR THE INJURED. "Right now our crews are out doing initial damage assessment and trying to see if anybody's out hurt. What kind of structures we have damaged." NATS If you haven't taken precautions up until this point…) IN KANSAS... THE STORM BROUGHT HAIL, HIGH WINDS AND TORNADOES.... THIS MAN SAYS MANY HOMES IN HIS NEIGHBORHOOD WERE HIT...BUT HE'S COME TO EXPECT THIS. "I know my neighbor sustained a lot more than I did. My other neighbor over there looks like she's in worse shape. Haven't been over there yet, but you know when you live in Kansas it's just one of those things that's gonna happen." I'M ANDREW SPENCER REPORTING. MUCH OF THE SAME AREA COULD BE UNDER THE GUN TODAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM PREDICTION CENTER SAYS SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE FROM OKLAHOMA TO NORTHERN MICHIGAN...WITH A BULLSEYE ON PARTS OF OKLAHOMA AND MISSOURI.
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CREWS WORK WILL WORK TO REBUILD A HALF MILE OF TRACKS WHERE TWO COMMUTER TRAINS COLLIDED FRIDAY. THE TRAINS SLAMMED TOGETHER NEAR BRODGEPORT CONNECTICUT AFTER ONE OF THEM JUMPED THE TRACKS. THE N-T-S-B IS ALSO ON THE SCENE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT CAUSED THE CRASH. ABOUT 30-THOUSAND PEOPLE A DAY USE THE TRAIN LINE TO GET INTO NEW TORK. NINE PEOPLE ARE STILL IN THE HOSPITAL FROM FRIDAY'S WRECK.
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THE EXIT REOPENED AROUND ONE THIS MORNING.
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AS EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER DAN MATICS EXPLAINS... THAT WITH A HIGH SPEED LIMIT... POT HOLES TO DODGE... AND RAIN POOLING UP... PEOPLE SAY IT'S ONE SCARY SECTION OF ROAD. A CAR...TEETERING ON THE EDGE OF THE I64 BRIDGE IS WHAT MANY MOTORISTS SAW DRIVING INTO THE CAPITAL CITY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 00:22:19 "YEA! ITS REAL SCARY!" CHARLESTON POLICE SAY AN AFTERNOON RAINSTORM MADE THE ROADS SLICK...CAUSING THIS CAR TO SPIN AROUND SEVERAL TIMES...STOPPING WITH ONE TIRE CATCHING THE CAR FROM FALLING. 6SOT "..wel its shocking and really shocking for the driver...ive been here 20 years and that's not something you see everyday.." POLICE PULLED THE DRIVER OUT OF THE CAR... THE ONLY PERSON INSIDE. AND HE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A SCRATCH. MARLON BELL / CHARLESTON 00:22:36 "YEA IM GLAD THEY'RE OK...WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER TRAGEDY." ...MARLON BELL SPENT THE AFTERNOON PLAYING WITH HIS KIDS AT MAGIC ISLAND PARK, UNDERNEATH THE BRIDGE. THE ACCIDENT HIT CLOSE TO HOME FOR HIM BECAUSE HIS WIFE CRASHED IN THE SAME SPOT. 00:22:02 "IT'S DANGEROUS! THEY NEED TO LOWER THE SPEED LIMIT." THIS CURVE OF THE FORT HILL BRIDGE IS NO STRANGER TO CAR ACCIDENT'S... SOME EVEN FATAL. SIX YEARS AGO A SEMI TRUCK WENT OFF THE BRIDGE AND INTO THE WATER. ...BELL SAYS SUNDAY'S ACCIDENT IS JUST ANOTHER REMINDER FOR PEOPLE TO SLOW DOWN. 00:20:03 "YES SIR! I DEF WATCH MYSELF AND BE MORE CAREFUL!! CAREFUL...THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY!" CHARLESTON POLICE SAY THE SHOCKING SIGHT OF THAT ACCIDENT CAUSED A SMALL FENDER BENDER BETWEEN A COUPLE CARS PASSING BY.
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IT HAPPENED AT THE INTERSECTION OF GLENWOOD AVENUE AND GRANT STREET NEAR SHAARS BAR. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE MAN WAS SHOT IN THE LEG.
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A FIRE TORE THROUGH THIS HOME FRIDAY NIGHT ON SIMMONS CREEK ROAD IN BELLE. NOBODY LIVED IN THE HOME. NEIGHBORS SAY THIS IS ONE OF SEVERAL SUSPCIOUS FIRES IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.
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ACCORDING TO THE CHARLESTON GAZETTE, THE WEST VIRGINIA OFFICE OF MINERS' HEALTH, SAFETY, AND TRAINING CITED ALPHA FOR MODIFYING A SCOOP. INSPECTORS FOUND STORAGE BOXES AND A WELDER INSTALLED ON THE SCOOP'S FRAME. A STATE RULE PROHIBITS EQUIPMENT MODIFICATIONS LIMITING VISIBILITY. THE MINER WAS KILLED IN NOVEMBER WHEN HE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A SCOOP AND A CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE AT THE POCAHONTAS MINE
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JOURNALIST LAWRENCE LEAMER WAS IN CHARLESTON TO PROMOTE HIS NEW BOOK "THE PRICE OF JUSTICE." THE BOOK DETAILS SEVERAL LEGAL CONTROVERSIES OF MASSEY ENERGY WHILE BLANKENSHIP WAS CEO. THE BOOK CENTERS AROUND THE CAPERTON VERSUS MASSEY CASE, WHICH WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE U-S SUPREME COURT. IT ALSO COVERS THE UPPER BIG BRANCH MINE DISASTER, WHICH KILLED 29 MINERS, ON APRIL 5, 2010. THE AUTHOR WRITES, THE FEDERAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE DISASTER HAS BEEN SOLID AND THAT A POSSIBLE INDICTMENT OF BLANKENSHIP COULD CHANGE THE POLITICAL CLIMATE IN THE STATE. "Some people say why hasn't Don Blankenship been indicted? Well, give it time. Give these lawyers- These serious lawyers time to do their job." "I think if Blankenship was indicted and convicted, and sent to prison, it would be the most positive thing that has happened in this political system in years. There is something wrong with political system from the top to bottom." TO VIEW MORE OF THE INTERVIEW WITH LEAMER... VISIT THE "RAW NEWS" SECTION OF OUR WEBSITE.
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BUT THE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION STILL REMAINS... WHO IS THE WINNER? CRISTINA MUTCHLER HAS THE STORY. "Match this number and you're always a winner. Tonight it is, 11." AT LEAST ONE PERSON WOKE UP SUNDAY AN INSTANT MULTI-MILLIONAIRE. "My brother called me about 7:00 this morning from North Carolina. He said, 'Please tell me it was you.'" AND THE WINNER BOUGHT THE LUCKY POWERBALL TICKET HERE. A PUBLIX SUPERMARKET IN ZEPHYRHILLS, FLORIDA. "I bought my ticket here, but I didn't win. (You didn't win?) No. (You know anybody that did win?) No, I'm waiting, though." MANY FOLKS, LOTTO PLAYERS AND ABSTAINERS ALIKE, ARE WAITING TO FIND OUT WHO WON THE NEARLY 600 MILLION DOLLAR JACKPOT -- THE LARGEST IN POWERBALL HISTORY, WITH AN IMMEDIATE CASH PAYOUT VALUE IN EXCESS OF 375 MILLION. FLORIDA LOTTERY OFFICIALS SAY THE WINNER, OR WINNERS, SHOULD TAKE THEIR TIME BEFORE CLAIMING THE PRIZE. "This is a lot of money. It's clearly life-changing. So they have 60 days to come forward. We would urge them to seek legal and financial advice before they, before they claim all that money." THE POWERBALL GAME IS PLAYED IN 43 STATES, AND EACH TICKET COSTS 2 DOLLARS. YOUR ODDS OF WINNING... ONE IN MORE THAN 175 MILLION. "Well, you know, the odds are so much against it. I mean... Well, maybe not. (laughs)" BUT EVEN THOSE WHO WEREN'T SO LUCKY THIS TIME AROUND, ARE EXCITED FOR WHOEVER DID WIN IT BIG. "I'm thrilled for whoever did it. And I hope that they're wise, and they're generous, and they live a good life." I'M CRISTINA MUTCHLER REPORTING. THE WINNER WON'T REMAIN ANONYMOUS FOR LONG. SINCE THE FLORIDA LOTTERY IS A STATE AGENCY, THE WINNER'S NAME WILL BECOME PUBLIC RECORD. BUT THE WINNER, OR WINNERS, CAN CHOOSE NOT TO DO A NEWS CONFERENCE OR PUBLIC APPEARANCE - GIVING THEM AT LEAST A LITTLE CHANCE FOR PRIVACY.
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ONE OF HER CUSTOMERS LEFT HER A BIG TIP... CECE BRUCE WAS JUST DOING HER JOB AT AN INDIANPOLIS STEAK AND SHAKE WHEN ONE OF HER REGULARS LEFT THIS -- 446 DOLLARS ON A BILL OF SIX BUCKS! SHE TRIED TO REFUSE IT, BUT AFTER SOME ARGUMENT, THE PART-TIME STUDENT ACCEPTED IT. SHE PLANS TO USE THE EXTRA MONEY TO PAY BILLS.
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AND IF THEY LIVE IN CERTAIN STATES, THEY MIGHT NOT PAY BACK THOSE LOANS. NEW DATA FROM THE NEW YORK FEDERAL RESERVE BANK SHOWS WEST VIRGINIA HAS THE HIGHEST RATE OF DELINQUENT STUDENT LOANS AT NEARLY 18 PERCENT. SOUTH DAKOTA HAS THE LOWEST DELINQUENCY RATE AT SIX POINT SIX PERCENT. STUDENT LOANS HAVE BEEN IN THE POLITICAL AND FINANCIAL SPOTLIGHT LATELY. THEY WERE THE ONLY TYPE OF DEBT TO INCREASE DURING THE RECESSION.
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AT 11 THIS MORNING, THE DREAMLINER WILL TAKE FLIGHT ON DOMESTIC ROUTES. BATTERY PROBLEMS RESULTED IN ITS GROUNDING EARLIER THIS YEAR. IT'S THE FIRST ENTIRE AIRLINE MODEL TO BE GROUNDED BY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION IN MORE THAN 30 YEARS.
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THE BILLBOARD AWARDS WERE HANDED OUT IN LAS VEGAS...WE'LL TELL YOU WHO TOOK HOME THE BIG HONORS IN ABOUT SEVEN MINUTES..YOU'RE WATCHING EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING.. BUT FIRST, HERE'S YOUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
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THE APPROXIMATELY 8 MILLION DOLLARS RAISED FROM THAT TAX COULD HELP FUND A EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN AIMED AT REDUCING OBESITY.
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THE COIN HAS THE OFFICIAL SESQUICENTENNIAL LOGO ON ONE SIDE AND THE STATE SEAL ON THE OTHER. THE STATE HAS MINTED 18 HUNDRED SIXTY THREE OF THE COINS, REFLECTING THE YEAR WEST VIRGINIA BECAME A STATE.
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BUT FIRST...HERE ARE TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS
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AND DID THE CREW OF THE U-S-S ENTERPRISE "BOLDLY GO" TO NUMBER ONE? ED PAYNE HAS MORE IN THIS HOLLYWOOD MINUTE. THE 20-13 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS HONORED SOME OF SONG'S BIGGEST NAMES FROM LAS VEGAS SUNDAY. CHRIS BROWN WAS AMONG THE PERFORMERS - THIS IS HIM SHOWING OFF HIS MARTIAL ARTS INSPIRED MOVES. IT WAS A BIG NIGHT FOR TAYLOR SWIFT -WHO TOOK HOME EIGHT AWARDS- INCLUDING ARTIST OF THE YEAR. THE SONGSTRESS EVEN POKED A LITTLE FUN AT HERSELF WHILE THANKING HER FANS: You are the longest and best relationship I have ever had. MEANWHILE PRINCE WAS HONORED WITH THE BILLBOARD ICON AWARD. THE SHOW WAS HOSTED BY FUNNYMAN TRACY MORGAN - "Vegas baby!" AND FROM BILLBOARD - TO THE BOX OFFICE - "STAR TREK - INTO DARKNESS" GROSSED JUST UNDER 70 POINT 6 MILLION DOLLARS AT THE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE. THAT WAS ENOUGH TO KNOCK "IRON MAN 3" OFF ITS PERCH - THE SUPERHERO SEQUEL MADE 35 POINT 2 MILLION DOLLARS TO FINISH NUMBER TWO. AT NUMBER THREE - "THE GREAT GATSBY" - THE FILM STARRING LEONARDO DICAPRIO AS THE CLASSIC LITERARY CHARACTER COLLECTED 23 POINT 4 MILLION DOLLARS IN MOVIE RECEIPTS. FOR HOLLYWOOD MINUTE, I'M ED PAYNE. COMING UP, IF YOU WANT TO SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY WEST VIRGINIA, HEAD TO THE DMV A NEW STATE TAG IS OUT...WE'LL TELL YOU HOW YOU CAN GET ONE. METEOROLOGIST DOUG HARLOW IS WORKING ON YOUR FORECAST. HE'LL HAVE THAT WHEN EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING RETURNS.
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AND I'M PATRICK MCMURTRY DOUG HARLOW JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS FORECAST
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NEARLY 50 OF THEM HAMMERED SIX STATES OVER THE WEEKEND, WITH MORE ON TAP FOR TODAY FROM TEXAS TO MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN. ABC'S DEVIN DWYER HAS THE LATEST ON THE VIOLENT STORMS THAT LEFT ONE MAN DEAD IN OKLAHOMA AND HAS MANY WORRIED AND IN THE DARK THIS MORNING. IT WAS A STORM CHASERS DREAM. NATS - (do not obstruct mandatory courtesy chyron: tvnweather.com) "IT'S COMING RIGHT FOR US!" A PARADE OF POWERFUL TORNADOES FROM KANSAS TO OKLAHOMA. NATS - (mandatory courtesy: Steve Rieck) THE TWISTERS CREATED MASSIVE SWIRLS OF DEBRIS AS THEY TORE ACROSS THE OPEN PLAINS. OMINOUS FUNNEL CLOUDS DROPPED FROM THE SKY, AND SUPER-SIZED HAIL PELTED DRIVERS ON THE ROADS. MOS Mark Nettles, Carney, OK "IT WAS VERY SCARY." THE STORMS CREATED A TRAIL OF TERROR. A MASSIVE TORNADO PULVERIZED HOMES AND KILLED AT LEAST ONE MAN IN A MOBILE HOME PARK SOUTHEAST OF OKLAHOMA CITY. HIGH WINDS TOPPLED POWER LINES AND TOSSED TRACTOR TRAILERS OFF INTERSTATES - SPILLING THEIR CARGO ONTO THE ROAD. IN KANSAS, THE FLURRY OF HAIL WAS SO STRONG IT TOOK PAINT OFF HOMES. MOS - Wichita, KS "THE WIND WAS JUST UNBELIEVABLE HOW THE HAIL WAS COMING STRAIGHT SIDEWAYS." AT THIS CAMPGROUND, RV'S AND THEIR OWNERS GOT BADLY BATTERED, TOO. MOS David Stille, Camper in Milford State Park "THE WIND JUST CAME UP ALL OF A SUDDEN. AND THE RV STARTED SHAKING. // I'M THANKFUL THAT WE WEREN'T HURT MORE THAN WE WERE." UP TO WISCONSIN AND ILLINOIS. FORECASTERS SAY EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND CENTRAL MISSOURI ARE MOST AT RISK FOR MORE DANGEROUS TORNADOES LATER TODAY. DEVIN DWYER, ABC NEWS.
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TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO... CHARLESTON POLICE SAY THE DRIVER SURVIVIED THIS WITHOUT A SCRATCH... THE ROAD WAS STILL WET AFTER THE STORM AROUND 2 O'CLOCK, AND THE CAR SPUN OUT IN THAT TIGHT CURVE, AND THE BACK END WENT OVER THE EDGE OF THE BRIDGE. MACORKLE AVENUE, BELOW THE BRIDGE, WAS SHUT DOWN WHILE THE CAR WAS PULLED FROM THE EDGE ABOVE. ONE OFFICER SAYS THAT THIS ACCIDENT IS AN UNUSAL SIGHT. "..wel its shocking and really shocking for the driver...ive been here 20 years and that's not something you see everyday.." AND OVER IN DUNBAR, POLICE SAY A CAR HEADING WEST ON DUNBAR AVENUE LOST CONTROL, HIT A FIRE HYDRANT, FLIPPED AND LANDED ON ITS SIDE. EMERGENCY WORKERS HELPED GET THE MAN OUT OF THE CAR. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH MINOR INJURIES.
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THE BOARD WAS GOING TO CONSIDER WHETHER TO PURSUE CHARGES IN THE VANDALISM AT WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL, BUT THE SUPERINTENDENT SAYS THAT THE INVESTIGATION WOULDN'T BE FINISHED BEFORE THE MEETING. IT WILL MOST LIKELY BE DISCUSSED AT THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING. STATE POLICE SAY ABOUT 20 STUDENTS BROKE WINDOWS TO GET INSIDE THE SCHOOL. THEY THEN SMEARED ROTTED DEER CARCASSES AND POURED DEER URINE IN SEVERAL ROOMS.
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BUT ONE SMALL TOWN IN KENTUCKY IS ONE OF THE FIRST IN THE COUNTRY WITH TECHNOLOGY ON THEIR SIDE. REPORTER DEBORAH DIXON FROM OUR DAYTON AFFILIATE SHOWS US HOW VIDEO CAMERAS INSIDE THE SCHOOL ARE CHANGING THE WAY OFFICERS RESPOND. [TAKE SOT DURATION:0:09] "At this time we are on lockdown teachers, at this time we are on lockdown" [TAKE SOT DURATION:0:08] "Male white, light blue shirt, khaki pants" AT THE POLICE STATION, ON I-PHONES I-PADS AND CRUISER LAPTOPS, DAYTON POLICE OFFICERS AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS BEGIN WATCHING THE INTRUDER, ON 11 CAMERAS INSTALLED IN THE SCHOOL, SOME OF THEM HIGH-DEF. [TAKE SOT DURATION:0:10] "As soon as you get to the cafeteria door grab your rifle and I'm right behind you" IN REAL TIME, OFFICER MARK CHAPMAN CAN WATCH ON HIS PHONE AS THE BLUE-SHIRTED MAN RUNS THROUGH THE HALLWAYS TRYING TO GET INTO CLASSROOMS. NOW CHAPMAN KNOWS WHERE TO GO TO CORNER HIM. [TAKE SOT DURATION:0:15] "The other main thing we can tell is what kind of weapon does he have? Is he carrying a rifle, handgun, backpack is there more than one of them?" [TAKE SOT DURATION:0:08] "Here he comes right there, goes down hallway up the stairs" [TAKE SOT DURATION:0:17] "He's going to come down hallway as soon as we go out the door. He should be coming down the hallway to the right ... he should be coming out that door ... now get on the ground get on the ground" BECAUSE OF THE CAMERAS, THE FIRST RESPONDERS DID NOT HAVE TO SEARCH THE SCHOOL FOR HIM [TAKE SOT DURATION:0:11] "In normal time two guys to cover the school would take 20 minutes with this entrance time in and out a minute," "Peace of mind it brings to our students, staff and parents that we're doing everything we can to make this safe." THESE CAMERAS ARE PAID FOR BY GRANTS. THERE ARE THREE SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY CURRENTLY TRYING OUT THE CAMERAS.
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A NEW LICENSE PLATE MARKING WEST VIRGINIA'S 150TH BIRTHDAY IS NOW AVAILABLE. THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES IS OFFERING THE TAG TO THE OWNERS OF PASSENGER VEHICLES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE DMV SAYS DRIVERS CAN EXCHANGE THEIR CURRENT LICENSE PLATE AT ANY REGIONAL OFFICE OR BY MAIL AT THE TIME OF RENEWAL. BUT DON'T WORRY IF YOU HAVE ALREADY RENEWED YOU CAN EXCHANGE SOONER FOR A PRO-RATED REGISTRATION FEE.
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THE COIN DEPICTS THE OFFICIAL SESQUICENTENNIAL LOGO ON ONE SIDE AND A DETAILED ENGRAVING OF THE STATE SEAL ON THE OTHER. THE STATE HAS MINTED 18 HUNDRED 63 OF THE COINS, REFLECTING THE YEAR WEST VIRGINIA BECAME A STATE. THEY SELL FOR ABOUT 50 DOLLARS AND YOU CAN GET YOURS ONLINE AT W-V-150 dot COM STARTING TODAY.
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Return to Story IndexSUGARY BEVERAGE TAX
DEWEY CARUTHERS SUGGESTED THE STATE CONSIDER A ONE - TENTH OF A PENNY PER OUNCE ON ALL SUGARY BEVERAGES..AND PUT THAT MONEY IN A EDUCATION CAMPAIGN FUND. THAT TAX COULD POSSIBLY RAISE ABOUT 8 MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR TO HELP FIGHT OBESITY IN WEST VIRGINIA. HERE'S WHAT SOME PEOPLE HAD TO SAY ABOUT THE PROPOSED TAX. "I don't want to see a high rise in them, I'm going to buy the drinks that I want to drink anyway, but I think it's ridiculous to tax them. I don't think that is the answer to obesity in the state of West Virginia." "It don't really make a difference we don't drink too much pop or anything else in our household anyway. So, it doesn't make much of a difference to us." THE STATE'S CURRENT SOFT-DRINK TAX HASN'T CHANGED MUCH SINCE 1951.
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EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KATY BROWN SPOKE WITH A LOCAL WOMAN WHO MADE THE SAME CHOICE AND HAS MORE ON HER STORY.... "it's not the end of the world, life does go on." That realization came after doctors gave Mindi her choices... Chemo...Radiation...mastectomy...all common approaches to fight cancer. "my choices brought me to remove both of my breasts. i decided that that was the best thing for me." Mindi only had cancer in one breast...but because of her family history and knowing the risks...she opted for the double mastectomy. An option she chose since she found out her news early. "the key to every thing is early detection i can't express how important that is. that's what saved my life." and now mindi hopes her story of courage and strength is something that will not only make other's aware of their options if they are diagonsed... but always inspire other's to make a life saving decision. "so many women are scared. they know that mom's had it or not and they don't want to go but if you don't you'll never know and it could be the thing that saves your life." SIGOUT DILLON SAID IT'S IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH HIGH RISK, TO BE SCREENED. C-A-M-C HAS IMAGING CENTERS IN KANAWHA CITY AND SOUTHRIDGE...AND WALK-INS ARE WELCOME AT BOTH LOCATIONS. COMING UP... SOMEONE WON A LIFE-CHANGING AMOUNT OF MONEY OVER THE WEEKEND... THE QUESTION THIS MORNING IS... WHO? THE SEARCH FOR THE POWERBALL WINNER... NEXT ON EYEWITNESS NEWS.
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BUT SO FAR... WE DON'T KNOW WHO THAT WINNER IS... BUT WE DO KNOW WHERE THEY BOUGHT THE TICKET. JOHN ZARRELLA HAS THE STORY. THIS IS THE ZEPHYRHILLS, FLORIDA PUBLIX. THIS IS WHERE SOMEONE, WE DON'T KNOW WHO YET, BOUGHT THE SINGLE WINNING TICKET IN THE RICHEST POWERBALL EVER: 590 POINT FIVE MILLION DOLLARS. SOME OF THE SUNDAY SHOPPERS WE SPOKE WITH EITHER HAD NO IDEA THE TICKET WAS PURCHASED OR ALREADY HAD RELATIVES CALLING, SOME LONG LOST. I'm hearing from relatives all over the country. (Wanting to know if you had the winning...) Absolutely that I hadn't heard from in years. I told them but you have to buy a ticket. (And you didn't.) And I didn't. NOW, THE WINNER HAS SIXTY DAYS TO CLAIM THE PRIZE AND SHOW UP AT FLORIDA LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS IN TALLAHASSEE TO COLLECT. THE WINNER CAN TAKE AN IMMEDIATE CASH PAYOUT OF 377 MILLION AFTER TAXES, OR A SMALLER PAYOUT NOW FOLLOWED BY YEARLY PAYOUTS OVER THE NEXT 29 YEARS. IN A STATEMENT, PUBLIX MADE IT CLEAR IT WAS LETTING THE MEDIA DRIVE THE "WHO WON IT" SPECULATION. PUBLIX SAID, "WE OFFER THE LOTTERY AS A SERVICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS; HOWEVER WE DO NOT PROMOTE THE LOTTERY NOR DO WE PARTICIPATE IN LOTTERY STORIES. WE ARE EXCITED FOR THE WINNER AND RESPECT THEIR PRIVACY AS WELL." PRIVACY FOR THE WINNER? THAT WON'T LAST LONG. BY FLORIDA LAW ONCE HE, SHE OR THEY COME FORWARD THE NAME IS PUBLIC. REMEMBER... EVEN IF YOU DIDN'T WIN THE BIG JACKPOT... CHECK YOUR TICKET... EVEN IF YOU MATCHED JUST A COUPLE OF NUMBERS... OR THE POWERBALL... YOU MAY STILL HAVE A FEW BUCKS COMING YOUR WAY.
Return to Story IndexYAHOO TUMBLR
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL IS REPORTING YAHOO'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS APPROVED A DEAL TO PURCHASE THE SHORT-FORM BLOGGING WEB SITE. THE DEAL IS SAID TO BE WORTH MORE THAN ONE-BILLION DOLLARS. IT WOULD GIVE YAHOO A SIGNIFICANT NEW BASE OF YOUNG, ACTIVE ONLINE USERS. YAHOO IS EXPECTED TO HOST AN EVENT IN NEW YORK CITY TODAY TO ANNOUNCE THE PURCHASE.
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BUT NOW RESEARCHERS SAY HONEYBEES MAY BE THE BEST WAY TO SNIFF OUT EXPLOSIVES. RESEARCHERS IN CROATIA ARE TRAINING REGULAR HONEYBEES-- LIKE THE ONES SEEN HERE-- TO SNIFF OUT BOMBS. SCIENTISTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB PRESENTED THEIR RESEARCH ON A SPECIALLY TRAINED COLONY OF BEES. THE INSECTS WERE CONDITIONED TO SEARCH FOR THE SCENT OF T-N-T. SCIENTISTS SAY HONEY BEES CAN DETECT BURIED LANDMINES MORE THAN THREE MILES AWAY.
Return to Story IndexBIRTHDAY INTRO
BUT FIRST, HERE ARE TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS
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A DRIVER SPEEDING OFF THE INTERSTATE WOUND UP WRECKING, CLOSING THE LEON SULLIVAN EXIT FOR SEVERAL HOURS LAST NIGHT POLICE SAY A DRIVER LOST CONTROL, HIT AND DESTROYED THREE LIGHT POLES. THE EXIT REOPENED AROUND ONE THIS MORNING.
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SOUTH DAKOTA HAS THE LOWEST DELINQUENCY RATE AT SIX POINT SIX PERCENT. THE AVERAGE COLLEGE GRAD FROM THE CLASS OF 2013 HAS ABOUT 35-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN STUDENT LOAN AND CREDIT CARD DEBT.
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SHE TRIED TO REFUSE IT, BUT AFTER SOME ARGUMENT, THE PART-TIME STUDENT ACCEPTED IT. SHE PLANS TO USE THE EXTRA MONEY TO PAY BILLS.
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