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SCRIPT FOR EYEWITNESS NEWS NEWSCAST
Thursday, May 16, 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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AND I'M PATRICK MCMURTRY... THERE'S LOTS TO COVER TODAY...KATELYN IS HERE TO TELL US ABOUT THAT...
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AT LEAST SIX PEOPLE ARE DEAD, DOZENS INJURIED AND NEIGHBORHOODS SHREDDED. ABC'S DEVIN DWYER LOOKS AT THE DAMAGE. THE OUTBREAK OF TORNADOES HIT NORTH TEXAS HARD. NAT POP - WIND FREIGHT TRAIN AT LEAST THREE CONFIRMED TWISTERS LEFT A PATH OF DESTRUCTION --A WAR ZONE OF DAMAGED AND DESTROYED HOMES. THE TOWN OF GRANBURY, SOUTHWEST OF FORT WORTH, WAS HARDEST HIT. MANY OF HOMES THERE WERE BUILT BY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. SOT Sheriff Roger Deeds "MOST OF THAT SUBDIVISION IS HEAVILY DAMAGED TO TOTALLY DESTROYED." SURVIVORS DESCRIBED A HORRIFIC ORDEAL, THANKFUL TO BE ALIVE. MOS .1 "YOU COULD FEEL IT. IT WAS REAL CALM AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU COULD JUST LIKE A VACUUM. WHOAH. WHAT'S GOING ON." MOS .2 "ALL OF A SUDDEN THINGS JUST STARTED SWIRLING. YOU COULD SEE STUFF GOING ALL THROUGH THE AIR, THE TIN ROOFS, HARD STUFF HITTING THE HOUSE." MOS .3 "LUCKILY WE MADE IT. BUT YOU KNOW, THERE ARE PEOPLE MISSING STILL." THE STORMS ALSO DROPPED HEAVY RAIN -- FLOODING STREETS AND SHUTTING DOWN HIGHWAYS. SOME AREAS SAW HAIL THE SIZE OF GRAPFRUITS. FIRST RESPONDERS ARE NOW COMBING THE WRECKAGE, AND WARNING THE DEATH TOLL COULD CLIMB. THE RED CROSS SAYS IT'S RAMPING UP OPERATIONS. SOT - unidentified Red Cross worker "WE'RE GOING TO BE VERY BUSY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS." SO FAR THIS YEAR, THE NUMBER OF TORNADOES HAS BEEN WELL BELOW AVERAGE, THANKS TO COOLER SPRING TEMPERATURES. FORECASTERS SAY THAT TREND MAY BE COMING TO AN END, WITH THE THREAT OF MORE DAMAGING STORMS ACROSS TEXAS AND THE MIDWEST STRETCHING INTO THE WEEKEND. DEVIN DWYER, ABC NEWS.
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LAST WEEK, A JURY CONVICTED JODI ARIAS OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER IN THE DEATH OF TRAVIS ALEXANDER. YESTERDAY, THAT SAME JURY FOUND THAT CASE MET THE STANDARD UNDER ARIZONA LAW FOR THE DEATH PENALTY. NOW THE SENTENCING PHASE BEGINS AND JURORS WILL HEAR FROM THE VICTIM'S FREINDS AND FAMILY... AS WELL AS ARIAS HERSELF. THEY WILL THEN DECIDE IF SHE SPENDS THE REST OF HER LIFE IN PRISON OR WILL FACE THE DEATH PENALTY. THAT COULD HAPPEN AS EARLY AS MONDAY
Return to Story IndexNO SHOOTER ARRESTED POLICE SAY THE 19 YEAR OLD WAS TAKEN IN TO CUSTODY WEDNESDAY NIGHT, IN THE LITTLE WOODS SECTION OF EASTERN NEW ORLEANS. INVESTIGATORS AREN'T PLANNING TO RELEASE ANY MORE DETAILS, UNTIL LATER TODAY.
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EYWWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KATELYN SYKES JOINS US NOW WITH MORE ON WHAT HAPPENED INSIDE A CABELL COUNTY COURTROOM YESTERDAY. KATELYN?
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TENNIS MAYNARD, THE MAN POLICE SAID SHOT SHERIFF CRUM TO DEATH, PLEAD NOT GUILTY TO CHARGES OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER , ATTEMPTED MURDER AND FLEEING. MAYNARD HAS BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL SINCE APRIL--YOU MAY REMEMBER HE WAS SHOT SEVERAL TIMES AFTER ALLEGEDLY MURDERING SHERIFF EUGENE CRUM. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME CRUM'S WIDOW, ROSIE, CAME FACE TO FACE WITH THE MAN ACCUSED OF MURDERING HER HUSBAND... MAYNARD'S LEGAL TEAM SAYS THEY HAVEN'T DECIDED HOW THEY WILL BASE HIS DEFENSE . "We havent started yet, we'll make that decision pretty soon. i think hes suprised to be sitting in there like he is right now" THE STATE SUPREME COURT APPOINTED A CABELL JUDGE TO PRESIDE OVER THE CASE AFTER MINGO COUNTY CIRCUIT JUDGE MICHAEL THORNSBURY RECUSED HIMSELF FROM THE PROCEDINGS. SINCE THE DEATH OF SHERIFF EUGENE CRUM, IT'S BEEN TOUGH NOT ONLY FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS BUT ALSO THE PEOPLE OF MINGO COUNTY. THE PARKING SPOT WHERE SHERIFF EUGENE CRUM WAS GUNNED DOWN... IS A MAKESHIFT MEMORIAL... BLOCKED OFF WITH ORANGE CONES... DECORATED WITH FLOWERS... AND A PHOTO OF THE SHERIFF. A CONSTANT REMINDER FOR PEOPLE ABOUT THE DEATH OF THEIR SHERIFF. HERE'S WHAT ONE MAN SAID ABOUT TENNIS MAYNARD PLEADING NOT GUILTY. "I think it's messed up he pleaded not guilty. From what i understand, everything that happened it's pretty obvious he was the guy that did it." MAYNARD WILL STAY IN JAIL UNTIL A BOND HEARING JUNE 17TH. THE TRIAL DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR OCTOBER 21ST. REPORTING IN THE STUDIO, KATELYN SYKES, EYEWITNESS NEWS.
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POLICE SAY IT INVOLVED A MENTALLY CHALLENGED WOMAN. BLACK IS CURRENTLY IN THE WESTERN REGIONAL JAIL, HIS BOND WAS SET AT 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
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ACTING I-R-S COMMISSIONER STEVEN MILLER WAS ASKED TO RESIGN YESTERDAY. ACCORDING TO THE I-R-S MILLER WAS AWARE THAT THE AGENCY WAS PUTTING CONSERVATIVE POLITICAL GROUPS UNDER EXTRA SCRUTINY. THE PRESIDENT CALLED THE I-R-S MISCONDUCT INEXCUSABLE AND VOWED TO WORK WITH CONGRESS TO FIX THE PROBLEM.
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THE DAYS WILL BE SPREAD OUT BETWEEN LATE MAY AND LATE AUGUST. ALL I-R-S WORKERS WILL BE FURLOUGHED WITHOUT PAY FOR THOSE DAYS. TAX FILING DEADLINES WON'T CHANGE.
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THE TRIBUTE AT HARRIS RIVERFRONT PARK WAS DEDICATED TO FORMER MARSHAL ISAAC MITCHELL, THE FIRST HUNTINGTON OFFICER TO DIE IN THE LINE OF DUTY. HE WAS KILLED IN THE LATE 1800S. SEVERAL OF MITCHELL'S RELATIVES TRAVELED TO HUNTINGTON FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. SOME DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS PART OF THEIR FAMILY'S HISTORY UNTIL VERY RECENTLY, AND SAY THEY ARE HAPPY TO HONOR HIS SACRIFICE. "He was very popular here, did a lot of groundwork for Huntington, so I think it's very important he was remembered." FAMILY MEMBERS OF SEVEN FALLEN OFFICERS WERE GIVEN ROSES AT THE EVENT.
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DOZENS STARTED THE "RIDE OF SILENCE" AT THE STATE CAPITOL. CYCLIST PEDALED SLOWLY DOWN KANAWHA BOULEVARD TO PATRICK STREET AND BACK. THE RIDE RECOGNIZES LIVES LOST AND ALSO RAISES AWARENESS AMONG DRIVERS, TO WATCH OUT FOR CYCLISTS ON THE ROAD. "We're wanna show them that we're not going to stop riding. That we're still gonna be out here still doin this every day because it's part of our lives..." THIS WAS THE 10th YEAR FOR THE EVENT.
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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 IndexTROUT IN CLASSROOM
IN THIS WEST VIRGINIA WILDLIFE, WE LEARN MORE ABOUT THE TROUT IN THE CLASSROOM PROGRAM Amanda Craig's school is here after a nearly year long committement to raising a bunch of fingerlings ready to be released today. That's a lot of work, but it's also a lot of fun, especially today when these little guys get to go free, and their little managers get to feel like proud parents watching their little ones leave the nest. They learned a lot this year. That's some good stuff, you can tell these kids are committed to their trout. They have been since the very beginning. That's the beginning of wildlife management, and maybe one day one of these bright kids will make a profession out of working with animals. For WVWL, PM EWN IF YOU'D LIKE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TROUT IN THE CLASSROOM PROGRAM, GO TO OUR WEBSITE OR SHOOT ME AN E-MAIL DIRECTLY
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HERE'S A LOOK AT TODAYS TOP STORIES.
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BUT THE SUSPECT SAYS IT'S ALL A BIG MISUNDERSTANDING. DEPUTIES SAY CHATEN NELSON WAS WALKING A STREET IN RAND WITH A SWORD -- BUT WHEN A DEPUTY STOPPED TO QUESTION HIM, THEY SAY HE PULLED IT OUT AND TOOK AN AGGRESSIVE STANCE. NELSON WAS ARRESTED BUT IS OUT ON BOND.
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THE UNION IS HOLDING THE RALLY TO SHOW UNITY IN THE FACE OF UPCOMING LABOR CONTRACT NEGOTIONS. THE CONTRACT THAT IS SET TO EXPIRE AUGUST 2, AFFECTS 16 HUNDRED FORMER VERIZON WORKERS ACROSS THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.
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ACCORDING TO THE POWERBALL WEBSITE....THERE WERE *NO JACKPOT WINNERS FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT'S 360- MILLION DOLLAR DRAWING. THAT MEANS THE JACKPOT HAS CLIMBED TO $475 MILLION DOLLARS AND WILL MOST LIKELY BE MORE BEFORE THE NEXT DRAWING ON SATURDAY NIGHT. COMING UP, NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE ON THE LINE IN SEVERAL COLLEGE SPORTS AND ONE WEST VIRGINIA TEAM IS STILL ALIVE...SPORTS IS NEXT.
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MARK MARTIN HAS THAT... AND A ONE-TIME SOUTH CHARLESTON BASKETBALL STANDOUT HAS PICKED HIS SCHOOL.
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AND SAVE THE DATE - THE NEXT SEASON OF DOWNTON ABBEY IS SCHEDULED. CARL AZUZ HAS MORE IN HOLLYWOOD MINUTE. ROBIN WILLIAMS IS RETURNING TO TELEVISION.. C-B-S HAS ANNOUNCED HE'LL STAR IN THE NEW COMDEDY "THE CRAZY ONES," FROM EXECUTIVE PRODUCER DAVID E. KELLEY. WILLIAMS WILL PORTRAY AN UNORTHODOX ADVERTISING GENIUS AT THE HELM OF A POWERFUL AGENCY. SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR WILL PLAY HIS DAUGHTER AND BUSINESS PARTNER. C-B-S IS ADDING FOUR NEW COMEDIES NEXT SEASON. "DOWNTON ABBEY" FANS, MARK YOUR CALENDARS! SEASON FOUR OF THE POPULAR BRITISH SERIES WILL RETURN TO P-B-S ON JANUARY 5, 20-14. LAST SEASON THE SERIES BECAME THE NETWORK'S HIGHEST-RATED DRAMA ever. IT WILL AIR FIRST IN THE U-K this FALL. THE SHOW'S EXECUTIVE PRODUCER TOLD "ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY" THE SEASON WILL CENTER AROUND MARY REBUILDING HER LIFE. THE COUNTRY GROUP LADY ANTEBELLUM HAS SCORED ITS THIRD NUMBER ONE ALBUM ON THE BILLBOARD 200 CHART. THE LATEST FROM THE TRIO - "GOLDEN" - DEBUTED WITH 167-THOUSAND COPIES SOLD, ACCORDING TO NIELSEN SOUNDSCAN. TWO PREVIOUS OFFERINGS, "OWN THE NIGHT" FROM 2011, AND "NEED YOU NOW" FROM 2010 ALSO TOPPED THE CHART. THE SOUNDTRACK FROM THE NEW FILM "THE GREAT GATSBY" DEBUTED AT NUMBER TWO ON THE CHART THIS WEEK. FOR HOLLYWOOD MINUTE, I'M CARL AZUZ. COMING UP, IF YOU THINK FOLKS WERE FIRED UP FOR LAST NIGHT'S POWERBALL DRAWING..WAIT TILL SATURDAY NOBODY WON LAST NIGHT AND THAT COULD PUT SATURDAYS JACKPOT AT A NEAR RECORD LEVEL 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 THE WHITE HOUSE RELEASED DOZENS OF PAGES OF EMAILS IN THE BENGHAZI CASE, AND SOME SHOW A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STORY THAN THE ONE TOLD BY THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION FOLLOWING THE KILLINGS OF FOUR AMERICANS.
Return to Story IndexWELCOME OPEN
AND I'M PATRICK MCMURTRY... THERE'S LOTS TO COVER TODAY...KATELYN IS HERE TO TELL US ABOUT THAT...
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BUT THE BIG QUESTION OF THE MORNING IS...DID ANYONE HIT ALL THE NUMBERS *AND THE POWERBALL... ACCORDING TO THE POWERBALL WEBSITE....THERE WERE *NO JACKPOT WINNERS FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT'S DRAWING. THAT MEANS THE JACKPOT HAS CLIMBED TO $475 MILLION DOLLARS AND WILL MOST LIKELY BE MORE BEFORE THE NEXT DRAWING. THAT DRAWING WILL BE HELD SATURDAY NIGHT.
Return to Story IndexPOWERBALL NUMBERS
THE NUMBERS ARE 2, 11, 26, 34, 41...THE POWERBALL WAS 32.
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EYWWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KATELYN SYKES JOINS US NOW WITH MORE ON WHAT HAPPENED INSIDE A CABELL COUNTY COURTROOM YESTERDAY. KATELYN?
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TENNIS MAYNARD, THE MAN POLICE SAID SHOT SHERIFF CRUM TO DEATH, PLEAD NOT GUILTY TO CHARGES OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER , ATTEMPTED MURDER AND FLEEING. MAYNARD HAS BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL SINCE APRIL--YOU MAY REMEMBER HE WAS SHOT SEVERAL TIMES AFTER ALLEGEDLY MURDERING SHERIFF EUGENE CRUM. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME CRUM'S WIDOW, ROSIE, CAME FACE TO FACE WITH THE MAN ACCUSED OF MURDERING HER HUSBAND... MAYNARD'S LEGAL TEAM SAYS THEY HAVEN'T DECIDED HOW THEY WILL BASE HIS DEFENSE . "We havent started yet, we'll make that decision pretty soon. i think hes suprised to be sitting in there like he is right now" THE STATE SUPREME COURT APPOINTED A CABELL JUDGE TO PRESIDE OVER THE CASE AFTER MINGO COUNTY CIRCUIT JUDGE MICHAEL THORNSBURY RECUSED HIMSELF FROM THE PROCEDINGS. SINCE THE DEATH OF SHERIFF EUGENE CRUM, IT'S BEEN TOUGH NOT ONLY FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS BUT ALSO THE PEOPLE OF MINGO COUNTY. THE PARKING SPOT WHERE SHERIFF EUGENE CRUM WAS GUNNED DOWN... IS A MAKESHIFT MEMORIAL... BLOCKED OFF WITH ORANGE CONES... DECORATED WITH FLOWERS... AND A PHOTO OF THE SHERIFF. A CONSTANT REMINDER FOR PEOPLE ABOUT THE DEATH OF THEIR SHERIFF. HERE'S WHAT ONE MAN SAID ABOUT TENNIS MAYNARD PLEADING NOT GUILTY. "I think it's messed up he pleaded not guilty. From what i understand, everything that happened it's pretty obvious he was the guy that did it." MAYNARD WILL STAY IN JAIL UNTIL A BOND HEARING JUNE 17TH. THE TRIAL DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR OCTOBER 21ST. REPORTING IN THE STUDIO, KATELYN SYKES, EYEWITNESS NEWS.
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DORSEY WOOLWINE JUNIOR WAS ARRESTED AT HIS HOME ON SIMMONS CREEK ROAD IN BELLE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. STATE POLICE WENT TO WOOLWINE'S HOME TO EXECUTE A SEARCH WARRANT... AND WHEN WENT INTO THE HOME, THEY FOUND DRUGS, MONEY AND MORE THAN 100 DIFFERENT TYPES OF GUNS. COURT DOCUMENTS SHOW THAT WOOLWINE TOLD TROOPERS HE'D BEEN SELLING DRUGS FOR ABOUT 6 YEARS. WOOLWINE SAYS NOW THAT HE'S BEEN CAUGHT... HE DOESN'T HAVE MUCH OF A FUTURE TO LOOK FORWARD TO. are you worried about the future or anyhing? "WHAT FUTURE? NOW I'LL SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE I N THE PEN. AND YOU KNOW TOUGHEN UP, BE A MAN." WOOLWINE IS CHARGED WITH POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DELIVER...ALONG WITH BEING A CONVICTED FELON IN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM..
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DEPUTIES SAY CHATEN NELSON WAS WALKING DOWN THE MIDDLE OF RAVEN DRIVE IN RAND WEDNESDAY NIGHT -- WHEN A DEPUTY IN AN UNMARKED CRUISER NOTICED THAT HE HAD A LARGE SAMURAI SWORD ON HIS BACK. THE DEPUTY SAID HE STOPPED TO QUESTION HIM AND NELSON REACHED AROUND AND PULLED THE SWORD OUT OF A SHEATH AND TOOK AN AGGRESSIVE STANCE... THE DEPUTY HAD TO ORDER HIM TO PUT IT DOWN TWICE, AT GUNPOINT. NELSON SAID HE HAD NO IDEA WHO WAS IN THE UNMARKED CAR AND WAS JUST DEFENDING HIMSELF. "The unmarks went by and i didn't know who they were, and this is rand i was just protecting myself... this is a major embarrasment everyone knows me and is thinking i'm some big ninja and that's just not me." SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES ALSO SAY THEY BELIEVE NELSON WAS HIGH AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. DEPUTIES FOUND ILLEGAL PRESCRIPTION PILLS ON HIM AND OTHER KNIVES.
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ACCORDING TO THE E-MAILS, IT APPEARS THE C-I-A TOOK CHARGE OF CREATING TALKING POINTS ABOUT THE INCIDENT THAT KILLED FOUR AMERICANS, INCLUDING AMBASSADOR CHRISTOPHER STEVENS. THEY ALSO SHOW INTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS ORIGINALLY WEREN'T SURE IF ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS TOOK PART IN THE ATTACK. PRIOR TO THE RELEASE OF THESE EMAILS, THE TALKING POINTS WERE A TOUCHY POLITICAL TOPIC. SOME LAWMAKERS SAID OFFICIALS KNEW THE INCIDENT WAS A PLANNED TERRORISTIC ACT... BUT TOLD THE PUBLIC IT WAS A VIOLENT DEMONSTRATION RELATED TO A VIDEO THAT RIDICULED THE ISLAMIC RELIGION. CRITICS OF THE PRESIDENT ALSO ACCUSED THE WHITE HOUSE OF NOT INCREASING SECURITY BEFORE THE ATTACK AND MISHANDLING ITS REACTION AFTERWARDS.
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INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY ARE LOOKING AT SOME OF THE WORLD'S BIGGEST OIL COMPANIES ON SUSPICIONS OF PRICE MANIPULATION OVER MORE THAN A DECADE. SHELL, B-P AND STATOIL ALL SAY THEY'RE CO-OPERATING WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION. THE INVESTIGATION IS CENTERED ON REPORTING AT PLATTS -- THE MARKET LEADER IN PROVIDING OIL BENCHMARK FIGURES. THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION SAYS EVEN SMALL DISTORTIONS COULD HAVE A HUGE IMPACT WORLDWIDE ON PRICES OF CRUDE OIL AND GASOLINE.
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THE C-W-A UNION IS HOLDING THE RALLY TO SHOW UNITY BEFORE UPCOMING CONTRACT TALKS. THE CONTRACT THAT IS SET TO EXPIRE AUGUST 2nd, AFFECTS 16 HUNDRED FORMER VERIZON WORKERS ACROSS THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA. THOSE WORKERS MOVED TO FRONTIER WHEN THEY BOUGHT OUT VERIZON. NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN FRONTIER AND THE C-W-A UNION WILL START IN JUNE IN CHARLESTON. THE RALLY STARTS AT 11 O'CLOCK IN FRONT OF THE FRONTIER OFFICES.
Return to Story IndexCHEERING FOR MAKAYLA
MAKAYLA CLARK HIT THE WATER AT THE YMCA TO PRACTICE FOR THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS LATER THIS WEEK. MAKAYLA WAS BORN WITH DOWN SYNDROME, AT AGE TWO SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LEUKEMIA, BY AGE 12 SHE NEEDED AND RECEIVED A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT, AND HAS BEEN FIGHTING CANCER FOR THE PAST YEAR. HER MOTHER SAYS IT'S OBVIOUS THAT MAKAYLA IS A FIGHTER. "Oh i'm feeling wonderful. Just to see her in the water swimming and doing what she likes to do is wonderful. I just, i am so blessed..." MAKAYLA WILL BE COMPETING IN THE COUNTY TRIALS THIS FRIDAY, MAY 17TH
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 IndexI KITCHEN DOOR
COUNTY COMMISSIONER JOE HAYNES SAID IN A BOARD MEETING LAST WEEK THAT WASN'T TRUE. HAYNES IS WRONG, AND WHAT'S MORE, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TOLD ME YESTERDAY THEY TOLD HAYNES GRAZIANO'S IN SCOTT DEPOT HADN'T HAD AN INSPECTION SINCE JANUARY OF 2011, THAT'S PUSHING TWO AND A HALF YEARS. I ASKED THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT LAST WEEK FOR THE LAST THREE INSPECTIONS THEY'D DONE ON EVERY RESTAURANT IN SCOTT DEPOT, AND THAT WAS THE LAST TIME GRAZIANO'S WAS INSPECTED, 2011. I HAVE LEFT THREE MESSAGES ON HAYNE'S CELL PHONE OVER THE LAST WEEK ABOUT THIS STORY AND HE'S NEVER RETURNED ONE CALL. WE WANT TO POINT OUT, IT'S CERTAINLY NOT GRAZIANO'S FAULT THEY HADN'T BEEN INSPECTED, AND IN FACT, DAYS AFTER OUR FIRST REPORT, INSPECTORS DID TAKE A LOOK AT GRAZIANOS... EVERYTHINGS GOOD. I'LL CONTINUE TO TRY AND CONTACT HIM AND HAVE AN UPDATE FOR YOU IN OUR KITCHEN DOOR REPORT TONIGHT ON EYEWITNESS NEWS. IF YOU GET IN A FRONT END CRASH YOU PROBABLY DO *NOT* WANT IT TO BE IN A SMALL S-U-V. AND -- IT'S NOT ONLY USED TO MAKE CORPSES LOOK GOOD....THERE'S FORMALDEHYDE, IN BABY CLOTHING! IT'S ALL COMING UP, IN THE BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT
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AT LEAST THREE CONFIRMED TWISTERS LEFT A PATH OF DESTRUCTION OUTSIDE FORT WORTH. THE TOWN OF GRANBURY WAS HARDEST HIT. MANY OF THE HOMES THERE WERE BUILT BY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. FOURTEEN PEOPLE ARE STILL MISSING -- AND OFFICIALS BELIEVE THE DEATH TOLL COULD RISE.
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THE SAME JURY THAT CONVICTED JODI ARIAS OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER IN THE DEATH OF TRAVIS ALEXANDER FOUND THAT CASE MET THE STANDARD FOR BEING "EXCEPTIONALLY CRUEL."
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ACTING I-R-S COMMISSIONER STEVEN MILLER WAS ASKED TO RESIGN YESTERDAY. ACCORDING TO THE I-R-S MILLER WAS AWARE THAT THE AGENCY WAS PUTTING CONSERVATIVE POLITICAL GROUPS UNDER EXTRA SCRUTINY. PATRICK AND JEN, BACK TO YOU.
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HERE'S JANE KING WITH THIS BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT. GOOD MORNING, IF YOU DRIVE A SMALL S-U-V, YOU DO *NOT* WANT TO GET IN A FRONT-END CRASH! [TAKE VO] {***VO***} ALMOST ALL SMALL S-U-V's -- RATE VERY POORLY IN NEW SAFETY TESTS CONDUCTED BY THE "INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY." INCLUDING THE HYUNDAI TUCSON, KIA SPORTAGE, GM BUICK ENCORE, CHRYSLER JEEP PATRIOT AND FORD ESCAPE. [TAKE VO] {***VO***} OUT OF 13 SMALL S-U-V'S TESTED, THE SUBARU FORRESTER WAS THE ONLY THAT GOT A "GOOD" SCORE. THE MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT PLACED SECOND, WITH AN "ACCEPTABLE" RATING. ***** [TAKE VO] {***VO***} MEANTIME -- CHILDREN'S CLOTHING UNDER THE MICROSCOPE. U-S-A TODAY SAYS A STUDY OF CHILDREN'S CLOTHING FOUND SOME CONTAIN HIGHER LEVELS OF FORMALDEHYDE THAN EXPERTS RECOMMEND! THERE ARE NO REGULATIONS ON FORMALDEHYDE IN CLOTHING IN THE U-S. IT'S USED AS A FINISH TO KEEP FABRIC LOOKING NICE, BUT CAN CAUSE RASHES. ***** [TAKE VO] {***VO***} AND -- GOOD NEWS FOR SUMMER JOB SEEKERS! NEARLY 3 IN 10 EMPLOYERS PLAN TO HIRE SEASONAL WORKERS THIS SUMMER -- WITH LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY, MANUFACTURING AND I-T BUSINESSES LEADING THE WAY. CAREERBUILDER SAYS 67-PERCENT WILL CONSIDER OFFERING THE SUMMER HIRES PERMANENT JOBS. ***** [TAKE: CAMERA] {*CAMERA*} AND -- COMING UP AFTER THIS -- HOW MUCH WOULD YOU PAY, FOR THE PERFECT DIAMOND? [TAKE SOT] {***COMMERCIAL***} OC: ALRIGHT, INVESTORS TODAY LOOKING AT REPORTS ON CONSUMER PRICES, AND HOUSING STARTS. [TAKE: FS] {***FS***} STOCKS YESTERDAY -- FINISHING HIGHER, ON SPECULATION THE FED IS IN NO HURRY TO SCALE BACK IT'S MASSIVE STIMULUS ACTIVITIES. ***** [TAKE VO] {***VO***} AND -- THE BIGGEST FLAWLESS, COLORLESS DIAMOND IN THE WORLD, HAS JUST BEEN SOLD! THE 101-POINT-73 CARAT STONE -- GOING FOR A RECORD 26-POINT-7 MILLION DOLLARS AT AUCTION TO AN UNIDENTIFIED BUYER. THE DIAMOND, CAME FROM BOTSWANA AND TOOK 21 MONTHS TO POLISH. ****** ****** [TAKE: TAG] {**tag**} AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, I'M JANE KING WITH THE BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.
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--VO-- MORE MEN ARE WORKING TO BETTER BALANCE WORK AND HOME AND IN SOME CASES MEN ARE PICKING FAMILY OVER PROFESSION AND DECIDING TO STAY HOME WITH THE KIDS. THERE IS A SMALL AMOUNT OF MEN WHO ARE "STAY AT HOME DADS." THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU SAYS JUST 3.4 PERCENT BUT IT'S A FAST GROWING GROUP CONSIDERING THAT NUMBER HAS DOUBLED IN A DECADE. AND FOR THE MEN WHO ARE STILL IN THE WORKFORCE -- A BOSTON COLLEGE STUDY LAST YEAR FOUND 53 PERCENT OF ONE THOUSAND MEN SURVEYED BY THE COLLEGE SAID THEY WOULD BE COMFORTABLE BEING A STAY AT HOME DAD, IF THEIR WIFE WAS MAKING ENOUGH MONEY. BUT STAY AT HOME DADS DO FACE CHALLENGES -- THOSE SURVEYED SAY THEY WERE STIGMATIZED BY OTHER ADULTS FOR THEIR DECISION -- AS SOCIETY STILL EXPECTS MEN TO ASSUME THE ROLE OF PROVIDER. AND MANY OF THE STAY AT HOME DADS REPORTED FEELING SOCIALLY ISOLATED BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE INTERACTION THEY'D HAVE WITH COWORKERS. --RENE ON CAMERA-- FOR THE MOST PART THESE MEN SAID THEY'RE DECISION TO STAY AT HOME HAS HAD A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THEIR FAMILIES. AS FAR AS THE IMPACT ITS HAD ON THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR WIVES, ONE SAID THERE ARE MOMENTS OF FEELING UNCOMFORTABLE WHEN MAKING FINANCIAL DECISIONS BECAUSE SHE IS THE BREADWINNER. WHAT ARE THE MAIN REASONS THESE MEN ARE OPTING TO STAY AT HOME WITH THE KIDS? WE HAVE MORE NEWS COMING UP IN THE NEXT HOUR OF EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING...
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AND I'M PATRICK MCMURTRY... THERE'S LOTS TO COVER TODAY...KATELYN IS HERE TO TELL US ABOUT THAT...
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AT LEAST SIX PEOPLE ARE DEAD, DOZENS INJURIED AND NEIGHBORHOODS SHREDDED. ABC'S DEVIN DWYER LOOKS AT THE DAMAGE. THE OUTBREAK OF TORNADOES HIT NORTH TEXAS HARD. NAT POP - WIND FREIGHT TRAIN AT LEAST THREE CONFIRMED TWISTERS LEFT A PATH OF DESTRUCTION --A WAR ZONE OF DAMAGED AND DESTROYED HOMES. THE TOWN OF GRANBURY, SOUTHWEST OF FORT WORTH, WAS HARDEST HIT. MANY OF HOMES THERE WERE BUILT BY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. SOT Sheriff Roger Deeds "MOST OF THAT SUBDIVISION IS HEAVILY DAMAGED TO TOTALLY DESTROYED." SURVIVORS DESCRIBED A HORRIFIC ORDEAL, THANKFUL TO BE ALIVE. MOS .1 "YOU COULD FEEL IT. IT WAS REAL CALM AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU COULD JUST LIKE A VACUUM. WHOAH. WHAT'S GOING ON." MOS .2 "ALL OF A SUDDEN THINGS JUST STARTED SWIRLING. YOU COULD SEE STUFF GOING ALL THROUGH THE AIR, THE TIN ROOFS, HARD STUFF HITTING THE HOUSE." MOS .3 "LUCKILY WE MADE IT. BUT YOU KNOW, THERE ARE PEOPLE MISSING STILL." THE STORMS ALSO DROPPED HEAVY RAIN -- FLOODING STREETS AND SHUTTING DOWN HIGHWAYS. SOME AREAS SAW HAIL THE SIZE OF GRAPFRUITS. FIRST RESPONDERS ARE NOW COMBING THE WRECKAGE, AND WARNING THE DEATH TOLL COULD CLIMB. THE RED CROSS SAYS IT'S RAMPING UP OPERATIONS. SOT - unidentified Red Cross worker "WE'RE GOING TO BE VERY BUSY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS." SO FAR THIS YEAR, THE NUMBER OF TORNADOES HAS BEEN WELL BELOW AVERAGE, THANKS TO COOLER SPRING TEMPERATURES. FORECASTERS SAY THAT TREND MAY BE COMING TO AN END, WITH THE THREAT OF MORE DAMAGING STORMS ACROSS TEXAS AND THE MIDWEST STRETCHING INTO THE WEEKEND. DEVIN DWYER, ABC NEWS.
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LAST WEEK, A JURY CONVICTED JODI ARIAS OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER IN THE DEATH OF TRAVIS ALEXANDER. YESTERDAY, THAT SAME JURY FOUND THAT CASE MET THE STANDARD UNDER ARIZONA LAW FOR THE DEATH PENALTY. NOW THE SENTENCING PHASE BEGINS AND JURORS WILL HEAR FROM THE VICTIM'S FREINDS AND FAMILY... AS WELL AS ARIAS HERSELF. THEY WILL THEN DECIDE IF SHE SPENDS THE REST OF HER LIFE IN PRISON OR WILL FACE THE DEATH PENALTY. THAT COULD HAPPEN AS EARLY AS MONDAY
Return to Story IndexNO SHOOTER ARRESTED POLICE SAY THE 19 YEAR OLD WAS TAKEN IN TO CUSTODY WEDNESDAY NIGHT, IN THE LITTLE WOODS SECTION OF EASTERN NEW ORLEANS. INVESTIGATORS AREN'T PLANNING TO RELEASE ANY MORE DETAILS, UNTIL LATER TODAY.
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EYWWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KATELYN SYKES JOINS US NOW WITH MORE ON WHAT HAPPENED INSIDE A CABELL COUNTY COURTROOM YESTERDAY. KATELYN?
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TENNIS MAYNARD, THE MAN POLICE SAID SHOT SHERIFF CRUM TO DEATH, PLEAD NOT GUILTY TO CHARGES OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER , ATTEMPTED MURDER AND FLEEING. MAYNARD HAS BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL SINCE APRIL--YOU MAY REMEMBER HE WAS SHOT SEVERAL TIMES AFTER ALLEGEDLY MURDERING SHERIFF EUGENE CRUM. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME CRUM'S WIDOW, ROSIE, CAME FACE TO FACE WITH THE MAN ACCUSED OF MURDERING HER HUSBAND... MAYNARD'S LEGAL TEAM SAYS THEY HAVEN'T DECIDED HOW THEY WILL BASE HIS DEFENSE . "We havent started yet, we'll make that decision pretty soon. i think hes suprised to be sitting in there like he is right now" THE STATE SUPREME COURT APPOINTED A CABELL JUDGE TO PRESIDE OVER THE CASE AFTER MINGO COUNTY CIRCUIT JUDGE MICHAEL THORNSBURY RECUSED HIMSELF FROM THE PROCEDINGS. SINCE THE DEATH OF SHERIFF EUGENE CRUM, IT'S BEEN TOUGH NOT ONLY FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS BUT ALSO THE PEOPLE OF MINGO COUNTY. THE PARKING SPOT WHERE SHERIFF EUGENE CRUM WAS GUNNED DOWN... IS A MAKESHIFT MEMORIAL... BLOCKED OFF WITH ORANGE CONES... DECORATED WITH FLOWERS... AND A PHOTO OF THE SHERIFF. A CONSTANT REMINDER FOR PEOPLE ABOUT THE DEATH OF THEIR SHERIFF. HERE'S WHAT ONE MAN SAID ABOUT TENNIS MAYNARD PLEADING NOT GUILTY. "I think it's messed up he pleaded not guilty. From what i understand, everything that happened it's pretty obvious he was the guy that did it." MAYNARD WILL STAY IN JAIL UNTIL A BOND HEARING JUNE 17TH. THE TRIAL DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR OCTOBER 21ST. REPORTING IN THE STUDIO, KATELYN SYKES, EYEWITNESS NEWS.
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Return to Story IndexGRX RUSSELL BLACK
POLICE SAY IT INVOLVED A MENTALLY CHALLENGED WOMAN. BLACK IS CURRENTLY IN THE WESTERN REGIONAL JAIL, HIS BOND WAS SET AT 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
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Return to Story IndexIRS MILLER RESIGNS
ACTING I-R-S COMMISSIONER STEVEN MILLER WAS ASKED TO RESIGN YESTERDAY. ACCORDING TO THE I-R-S MILLER WAS AWARE THAT THE AGENCY WAS PUTTING CONSERVATIVE POLITICAL GROUPS UNDER EXTRA SCRUTINY. THE PRESIDENT CALLED THE I-R-S MISCONDUCT INEXCUSABLE AND VOWED TO WORK WITH CONGRESS TO FIX THE PROBLEM.
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THE DAYS WILL BE SPREAD OUT BETWEEN LATE MAY AND LATE AUGUST. ALL I-R-S WORKERS WILL BE FURLOUGHED WITHOUT PAY FOR THOSE DAYS. TAX FILING DEADLINES WON'T CHANGE.
Return to Story IndexPEACE OFFICER MEMORIAL
THE TRIBUTE AT HARRIS RIVERFRONT PARK WAS DEDICATED TO FORMER MARSHAL ISAAC MITCHELL, THE FIRST HUNTINGTON OFFICER TO DIE IN THE LINE OF DUTY. HE WAS KILLED IN THE LATE 1800S. SEVERAL OF MITCHELL'S RELATIVES TRAVELED TO HUNTINGTON FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. SOME DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS PART OF THEIR FAMILY'S HISTORY UNTIL VERY RECENTLY, AND SAY THEY ARE HAPPY TO HONOR HIS SACRIFICE. "He was very popular here, did a lot of groundwork for Huntington, so I think it's very important he was remembered." FAMILY MEMBERS OF SEVEN FALLEN OFFICERS WERE GIVEN ROSES AT THE EVENT.
Return to Story IndexRIDE OF SILENCE
DOZENS STARTED THE "RIDE OF SILENCE" AT THE STATE CAPITOL. CYCLIST PEDALED SLOWLY DOWN KANAWHA BOULEVARD TO PATRICK STREET AND BACK. THE RIDE RECOGNIZES LIVES LOST AND ALSO RAISES AWARENESS AMONG DRIVERS, TO WATCH OUT FOR CYCLISTS ON THE ROAD. "We're wanna show them that we're not going to stop riding. That we're still gonna be out here still doin this every day because it's part of our lives..." THIS WAS THE 10th YEAR FOR THE EVENT.
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Return to Story IndexTROUT IN CLASSROOM
IN THIS WEST VIRGINIA WILDLIFE, WE LEARN MORE ABOUT THE TROUT IN THE CLASSROOM PROGRAM Amanda Craig's school is here after a nearly year long committement to raising a bunch of fingerlings ready to be released today. That's a lot of work, but it's also a lot of fun, especially today when these little guys get to go free, and their little managers get to feel like proud parents watching their little ones leave the nest. They learned a lot this year. That's some good stuff, you can tell these kids are committed to their trout. They have been since the very beginning. That's the beginning of wildlife management, and maybe one day one of these bright kids will make a profession out of working with animals. For WVWL, PM EWN IF YOU'D LIKE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TROUT IN THE CLASSROOM PROGRAM, GO TO OUR WEBSITE OR SHOOT ME AN E-MAIL DIRECTLY
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ROBIN WILLIAMS IS HEADED BACK TO THE SMALL SCREEN...WE'LL TELL YOU ABOUT HIS NEXT PROJECT IN ABOUT SEVEN MINUTES...YOU'RE WATCHING EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING. BUT FIRST, HERE'S YOUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
Return to Story IndexKATELYN @KIOSK
HERE'S A LOOK AT TODAYS TOP STORIES.
Return to Story IndexTS1 SWORD THREAT
BUT THE SUSPECT SAYS IT'S ALL A BIG MISUNDERSTANDING. DEPUTIES SAY CHATEN NELSON WAS WALKING A STREET IN RAND WITH A SWORD -- BUT WHEN A DEPUTY STOPPED TO QUESTION HIM, THEY SAY HE PULLED IT OUT AND TOOK AN AGGRESSIVE STANCE. NELSON WAS ARRESTED BUT IS OUT ON BOND.
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THE UNION IS HOLDING THE RALLY TO SHOW UNITY IN THE FACE OF UPCOMING LABOR CONTRACT NEGOTIONS. THE CONTRACT THAT IS SET TO EXPIRE AUGUST 2, AFFECTS 16 HUNDRED FORMER VERIZON WORKERS ACROSS THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.
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ACCORDING TO THE POWERBALL WEBSITE....THERE WERE *NO JACKPOT WINNERS FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT'S 360- MILLION DOLLAR DRAWING. THAT MEANS THE JACKPOT HAS CLIMBED TO $475 MILLION DOLLARS AND WILL MOST LIKELY BE MORE BEFORE THE NEXT DRAWING ON SATURDAY NIGHT.
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BUT FIRST...HERE ARE TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS
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AND SAVE THE DATE - THE NEXT SEASON OF DOWNTON ABBEY IS SCHEDULED. CARL AZUZ HAS MORE IN HOLLYWOOD MINUTE. ROBIN WILLIAMS IS RETURNING TO TELEVISION.. C-B-S HAS ANNOUNCED HE'LL STAR IN THE NEW COMDEDY "THE CRAZY ONES," FROM EXECUTIVE PRODUCER DAVID E. KELLEY. WILLIAMS WILL PORTRAY AN UNORTHODOX ADVERTISING GENIUS AT THE HELM OF A POWERFUL AGENCY. SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR WILL PLAY HIS DAUGHTER AND BUSINESS PARTNER. C-B-S IS ADDING FOUR NEW COMEDIES NEXT SEASON. "DOWNTON ABBEY" FANS, MARK YOUR CALENDARS! SEASON FOUR OF THE POPULAR BRITISH SERIES WILL RETURN TO P-B-S ON JANUARY 5, 20-14. LAST SEASON THE SERIES BECAME THE NETWORK'S HIGHEST-RATED DRAMA ever. IT WILL AIR FIRST IN THE U-K this FALL. THE SHOW'S EXECUTIVE PRODUCER TOLD "ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY" THE SEASON WILL CENTER AROUND MARY REBUILDING HER LIFE. THE COUNTRY GROUP LADY ANTEBELLUM HAS SCORED ITS THIRD NUMBER ONE ALBUM ON THE BILLBOARD 200 CHART. THE LATEST FROM THE TRIO - "GOLDEN" - DEBUTED WITH 167-THOUSAND COPIES SOLD, ACCORDING TO NIELSEN SOUNDSCAN. TWO PREVIOUS OFFERINGS, "OWN THE NIGHT" FROM 2011, AND "NEED YOU NOW" FROM 2010 ALSO TOPPED THE CHART. THE SOUNDTRACK FROM THE NEW FILM "THE GREAT GATSBY" DEBUTED AT NUMBER TWO ON THE CHART THIS WEEK. FOR HOLLYWOOD MINUTE, I'M CARL AZUZ. COMING UP, IF YOU THINK FOLKS WERE FIRED UP FOR LAST NIGHT'S POWERBALL DRAWING..WAIT TILL SATURDAY NOBODY WON LAST NIGHT AND THAT COULD PUT SATURDAYS JACKPOT AT A NEAR RECORD LEVEL 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 THE WHITE HOUSE RELEASED DOZENS OF PAGES OF EMAILS IN THE BENGHAZI CASE, AND SOME SHOW A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STORY THAN THE ONE TOLD BY THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION FOLLOWING THE KILLINGS OF FOUR AMERICANS.
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AND I'M PATRICK MCMURTRY... THERE'S LOTS TO COVER TODAY...KATELYN IS HERE TO TELL US ABOUT THAT...
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Return to Story IndexNO POWERBALL WINNER
BUT THE BIG QUESTION OF THE MORNING IS...DID ANYONE HIT ALL THE NUMBERS *AND THE POWERBALL... ACCORDING TO THE POWERBALL WEBSITE....THERE WERE *NO JACKPOT WINNERS FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT'S DRAWING. THAT MEANS THE JACKPOT HAS CLIMBED TO $475 MILLION DOLLARS AND WILL MOST LIKELY BE MORE BEFORE THE NEXT DRAWING. THAT DRAWING WILL BE HELD SATURDAY NIGHT.
Return to Story IndexPOWERBALL NUMBERS
THE NUMBERS ARE 2, 11, 26, 34, 41...THE POWERBALL WAS 32.
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EYWWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KATELYN SYKES JOINS US NOW WITH MORE ON WHAT HAPPENED INSIDE A CABELL COUNTY COURTROOM YESTERDAY. KATELYN?
Return to Story IndexM MAYNARD HEARING
TENNIS MAYNARD, THE MAN POLICE SAID SHOT SHERIFF CRUM TO DEATH, PLEAD NOT GUILTY TO CHARGES OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER , ATTEMPTED MURDER AND FLEEING. MAYNARD HAS BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL SINCE APRIL--YOU MAY REMEMBER HE WAS SHOT SEVERAL TIMES AFTER ALLEGEDLY MURDERING SHERIFF EUGENE CRUM. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME CRUM'S WIDOW, ROSIE, CAME FACE TO FACE WITH THE MAN ACCUSED OF MURDERING HER HUSBAND... MAYNARD'S LEGAL TEAM SAYS THEY HAVEN'T DECIDED HOW THEY WILL BASE HIS DEFENSE . "We havent started yet, we'll make that decision pretty soon. i think hes suprised to be sitting in there like he is right now" THE STATE SUPREME COURT APPOINTED A CABELL JUDGE TO PRESIDE OVER THE CASE AFTER MINGO COUNTY CIRCUIT JUDGE MICHAEL THORNSBURY RECUSED HIMSELF FROM THE PROCEDINGS. SINCE THE DEATH OF SHERIFF EUGENE CRUM, IT'S BEEN TOUGH NOT ONLY FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS BUT ALSO THE PEOPLE OF MINGO COUNTY. THE PARKING SPOT WHERE SHERIFF EUGENE CRUM WAS GUNNED DOWN... IS A MAKESHIFT MEMORIAL... BLOCKED OFF WITH ORANGE CONES... DECORATED WITH FLOWERS... AND A PHOTO OF THE SHERIFF. A CONSTANT REMINDER FOR PEOPLE ABOUT THE DEATH OF THEIR SHERIFF. HERE'S WHAT ONE MAN SAID ABOUT TENNIS MAYNARD PLEADING NOT GUILTY. "I think it's messed up he pleaded not guilty. From what i understand, everything that happened it's pretty obvious he was the guy that did it." MAYNARD WILL STAY IN JAIL UNTIL A BOND HEARING JUNE 17TH. THE TRIAL DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR OCTOBER 21ST. REPORTING IN THE STUDIO, KATELYN SYKES, EYEWITNESS NEWS.
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DORSEY WOOLWINE JUNIOR WAS ARRESTED AT HIS HOME ON SIMMONS CREEK ROAD IN BELLE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. STATE POLICE WENT TO WOOLWINE'S HOME TO EXECUTE A SEARCH WARRANT... AND WHEN WENT INTO THE HOME, THEY FOUND DRUGS, MONEY AND MORE THAN 100 DIFFERENT TYPES OF GUNS. COURT DOCUMENTS SHOW THAT WOOLWINE TOLD TROOPERS HE'D BEEN SELLING DRUGS FOR ABOUT 6 YEARS. WOOLWINE SAYS NOW THAT HE'S BEEN CAUGHT... HE DOESN'T HAVE MUCH OF A FUTURE TO LOOK FORWARD TO. are you worried about the future or anyhing? "WHAT FUTURE? NOW I'LL SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE I N THE PEN. AND YOU KNOW TOUGHEN UP, BE A MAN." WOOLWINE IS CHARGED WITH POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DELIVER...ALONG WITH BEING A CONVICTED FELON IN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM..
Return to Story IndexI SWORD THREAT
DEPUTIES SAY CHATEN NELSON WAS WALKING DOWN THE MIDDLE OF RAVEN DRIVE IN RAND WEDNESDAY NIGHT -- WHEN A DEPUTY IN AN UNMARKED CRUISER NOTICED THAT HE HAD A LARGE SAMURAI SWORD ON HIS BACK. THE DEPUTY SAID HE STOPPED TO QUESTION HIM AND NELSON REACHED AROUND AND PULLED THE SWORD OUT OF A SHEATH AND TOOK AN AGGRESSIVE STANCE... THE DEPUTY HAD TO ORDER HIM TO PUT IT DOWN TWICE, AT GUNPOINT. NELSON SAID HE HAD NO IDEA WHO WAS IN THE UNMARKED CAR AND WAS JUST DEFENDING HIMSELF. "The unmarks went by and i didn't know who they were, and this is rand i was just protecting myself... this is a major embarrasment everyone knows me and is thinking i'm some big ninja and that's just not me." SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES ALSO SAY THEY BELIEVE NELSON WAS HIGH AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. DEPUTIES FOUND ILLEGAL PRESCRIPTION PILLS ON HIM AND OTHER KNIVES.
Return to Story IndexW.H. BENGHAZI EMAILS
ACCORDING TO THE E-MAILS, IT APPEARS THE C-I-A TOOK CHARGE OF CREATING TALKING POINTS ABOUT THE INCIDENT THAT KILLED FOUR AMERICANS, INCLUDING AMBASSADOR CHRISTOPHER STEVENS. THEY ALSO SHOW INTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS ORIGINALLY WEREN'T SURE IF ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS TOOK PART IN THE ATTACK. PRIOR TO THE RELEASE OF THESE EMAILS, THE TALKING POINTS WERE A TOUCHY POLITICAL TOPIC. SOME LAWMAKERS SAID OFFICIALS KNEW THE INCIDENT WAS A PLANNED TERRORISTIC ACT... BUT TOLD THE PUBLIC IT WAS A VIOLENT DEMONSTRATION RELATED TO A VIDEO THAT RIDICULED THE ISLAMIC RELIGION. CRITICS OF THE PRESIDENT ALSO ACCUSED THE WHITE HOUSE OF NOT INCREASING SECURITY BEFORE THE ATTACK AND MISHANDLING ITS REACTION AFTERWARDS.
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INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY ARE LOOKING AT SOME OF THE WORLD'S BIGGEST OIL COMPANIES ON SUSPICIONS OF PRICE MANIPULATION OVER MORE THAN A DECADE. SHELL, B-P AND STATOIL ALL SAY THEY'RE CO-OPERATING WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION. THE INVESTIGATION IS CENTERED ON REPORTING AT PLATTS -- THE MARKET LEADER IN PROVIDING OIL BENCHMARK FIGURES. THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION SAYS EVEN SMALL DISTORTIONS COULD HAVE A HUGE IMPACT WORLDWIDE ON PRICES OF CRUDE OIL AND GASOLINE.
Return to Story IndexCWA RALLY
THE C-W-A UNION IS HOLDING THE RALLY TO SHOW UNITY BEFORE UPCOMING CONTRACT TALKS. THE CONTRACT THAT IS SET TO EXPIRE AUGUST 2nd, AFFECTS 16 HUNDRED FORMER VERIZON WORKERS ACROSS THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA. THOSE WORKERS MOVED TO FRONTIER WHEN THEY BOUGHT OUT VERIZON. NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN FRONTIER AND THE C-W-A UNION WILL START IN JUNE IN CHARLESTON. THE RALLY STARTS AT 11 O'CLOCK IN FRONT OF THE FRONTIER OFFICES.
Return to Story IndexCHEERING FOR MAKAYLA
MAKAYLA CLARK HIT THE WATER AT THE YMCA TO PRACTICE FOR THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS LATER THIS WEEK. MAKAYLA WAS BORN WITH DOWN SYNDROME, AT AGE TWO SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LEUKEMIA, BY AGE 12 SHE NEEDED AND RECEIVED A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT, AND HAS BEEN FIGHTING CANCER FOR THE PAST YEAR. HER MOTHER SAYS IT'S OBVIOUS THAT MAKAYLA IS A FIGHTER. "Oh i'm feeling wonderful. Just to see her in the water swimming and doing what she likes to do is wonderful. I just, i am so blessed..." MAKAYLA WILL BE COMPETING IN THE COUNTY TRIALS THIS FRIDAY, MAY 17TH
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Return to Story IndexI KITCHEN DOOR
COUNTY COMMISSIONER JOE HAYNES SAID IN A BOARD MEETING LAST WEEK THAT WASN'T TRUE. HAYNES IS WRONG, AND WHAT'S MORE, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TOLD ME YESTERDAY THEY TOLD HAYNES GRAZIANO'S IN SCOTT DEPOT HADN'T HAD AN INSPECTION SINCE JANUARY OF 2011, THAT'S PUSHING TWO AND A HALF YEARS. I ASKED THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT LAST WEEK FOR THE LAST THREE INSPECTIONS THEY'D DONE ON EVERY RESTAURANT IN SCOTT DEPOT, AND THAT WAS THE LAST TIME GRAZIANO'S WAS INSPECTED, 2011. I HAVE LEFT THREE MESSAGES ON HAYNE'S CELL PHONE OVER THE LAST WEEK ABOUT THIS STORY AND HE'S NEVER RETURNED ONE CALL. WE WANT TO POINT OUT, IT'S CERTAINLY NOT GRAZIANO'S FAULT THEY HADN'T BEEN INSPECTED, AND IN FACT, DAYS AFTER OUR FIRST REPORT, INSPECTORS DID TAKE A LOOK AT GRAZIANOS... EVERYTHINGS GOOD. I'LL CONTINUE TO TRY AND CONTACT HIM AND HAVE AN UPDATE FOR YOU IN OUR KITCHEN DOOR REPORT TONIGHT ON EYEWITNESS NEWS. THE I-R-S SCANDAL IS GETTING DEEPER... AND THE WHITE HOUSE AND CONGRESS ARE VOWING TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE MESS. WE'LL OUTLINE WHERE IT ALL STANDS RIGHT NOW... WHEN EYEWITNESS NEWS CONTINUES.
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AND AFTER MEETING WITH TOP TREASURY DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS ABOUT THE CONTROVERSY INVOLVING THE I-R-S, PRESIDENT OBAMA ON WEDNESDAY OUTLINED THE NEXT STEPS . KARIN CAIFA REPORTS FROM WASHINGTON. "Americans have a right to be angry about it, and I am angry about it." THE PRESIDENT SAID TREASURY SECRETARY JACK LEW ASKED FOR AND ACCEPTED THE RESIGNATION OF ACTING I-R-S COMMISSIONER STEVEN MILLER. HE ALSO CALLED FOR NEW SAFEGUARDS, AND A BIPARTISAN APPROACH TO FUTURE OVERSIGHT. "Our administration has to make sure that we are working hand in hand with Congress to get this thing fixed." THE PRESIDENT'S REMARKS CAME AFTER AN AFTERNOON OF TESTIMONY BY ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. HE WAS QUESTIONED ABOUT HOW THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT PLANS TO PROCEED WITH ITS CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE I-R-S SCANDAL. "This will not be about parties or this will not be about ideological persuasions, anyone who has broken the law will be held accountable." REPUBLICAN LEADERS HAVE BEEN PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE WHITE HOUSE FOR ANSWERS. "My question isn't about who's gonna resign. My question is, who's going to jail over this scandal?" THE I-R-S MATTER IS JUST ONE OF A FEW CHALLENGES FACING THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION RIGHT NOW -- INCLUDING NEW QUESTIONS ABOUT LAST FALL'S ATTACK ON A U-S DIPLOMATIC POST IN BENGHAZI, LIBYA -- AND THE DISCLOSURE THAT THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SEIZED PHONE RECORDS OF ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTERS AND BUREAUS WITHOUT THEIR KNOWLEDGE. IN WASHINGTON, I'M KARIN CAIFA.
Return to Story IndexOBAMA ASSESTS
THE DISCLOSURE FORMS ARE REQUIRED BY THE ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT ACT. THEY SHOW THE OBAMAS HOLD ASSETS VALUED BETWEEN NEARLY NEARLY TWO MILLION DOLLARS AND NEARLY SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS. THE FORMS PROVIDE A RANGE FOR THE VALUE OF EACH ASSET, LEADING TO THE WIDE ESTIMATES OF WEALTH. MISTER OBAMA'S LARGEST ASSET IS IN THE FORM OF TREASURY NOTES AND BILLS.
Return to Story IndexSUBWAY STROLLER
A STROLLER GOT AWAY FROM A MOTHER AT A SUBWAY STATION, AND THE BABY ENDED UP ON THE TRACKS. THE CHILD WAS STRAPPED IN, BUT HER PINK BLANKET WENT FLYING. THE MOTHER JUMPED DOWN ON THE TRACKS TO SAVE HER BABY, WHILE OTHER COMMUTERS CAME TO HER AID. THE 14-MONTH-OLD GIRL WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR A CUT ON HER FOREHEAD BUT IS EXPECTED TO BE OKAY. TRANSIT POLICE SAY IT WAS AN ACCIDENT, SO THE MOTHER IS NOT FACING ANY CHARGES.
Return to Story IndexDEER ON BUS
THE DEER CRASHED THROUGH THE WINDWHIELD OF THE BUS WHILE IT WAS MOVING... THIS HAPPENED UP IN JOHNSTOWN PENNSYLVANIA. THE DEER SCRAMBLED AROUND THE BUS WHILE THE DRIVER BROUGHT IT TO A STOP. HE OPENED THE DOOR AND THE ANIMAL WAS ABLE TO GET OUT... APPARENTLY UNHARMED. LUCKILY THERE WAS ONLY ONE PASSENGER ON THE BUS.
Return to Story IndexDISNEY DISABLED GUIDES
THEY HIRE DISABLED TOUR GUIDES. A SOCIAL RESEARCHER FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS "UNDERGROUND NETWORK" WHILE WORKING ON A BOOK ABOUT NEW YORK CITY'S PARK AVENUE ELITE. THE SCHEME TAKES ADVANTAGE OF DISNEY'S POLICY ALLOWING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES TO JUMP TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE AT ATTRACTIONS. PEOPLE ARE HIRING A DISABLED PERSON TO ACCOMPANY THEM FOR THE DAY AND AVOID THE LINES. A WALT DISNEY SPOKESPERSON SAID THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE AND DISNEY IS GOING TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE STEPS TO DETER THAT KIND OF ACTIVITY.
Return to Story IndexBIRTHDAY INTRO
BUT FIRST, HERE ARE TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS
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Return to Story IndexTS4 TX TORNADO
AT LEAST THREE CONFIRMED TWISTERS LEFT A PATH OF DESTRUCTION OUTSIDE FORT WORTH. THE TOWN OF GRANBURY WAS HARDEST HIT. MANY OF THE HOMES THERE WERE BUILT BY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. FOURTEEN PEOPLE ARE STILL MISSING -- AND OFFICIALS BELIEVE THE DEATH TOLL COULD RISE.
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THE SAME JURY THAT CONVICTED JODI ARIAS OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER IN THE DEATH OF TRAVIS ALEXANDER FOUND THAT CASE MET THE STANDARD FOR BEING "EXCEPTIONALLY CRUEL."
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ACTING I-R-S COMMISSIONER STEVEN MILLER WAS ASKED TO RESIGN YESTERDAY. ACCORDING TO THE I-R-S MILLER WAS AWARE THAT THE AGENCY WAS PUTTING CONSERVATIVE POLITICAL GROUPS UNDER EXTRA SCRUTINY.
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THAT WILL DO IT FOR US... HAVE A GREAT DAY.
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KRISTIN LIVE CODING JENIFER CODING PATRICK CODING DOUG CODING
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