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SCRIPT FOR EYEWITNESS NEWS NEWSCAST
Friday, May 16, 2008.from Eyewitness News Online Note: Because breaking news happens fast, you may find typographic errors within news scripts. Odd punctuation, visual cues, anchor and producer notes may also appear with the scripts since these are the actual files that the news anchors present to you on Eyewitness News.
WELCOME
A DISTURBING CRIME SHOCKS A NEIGHBORHOOD. OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT... A KANAWHA COUNTY MAN IS CHARGED WITH MORE THAN 450 COUNTS OF SEXUAL ABUSE. GOOD EVENING, I'M RICK LORD... AND I'M DEBORAH LINZ... THANKS FOR JOINING US...ON EYEWITNESS NEWS AT ELEVEN. 
Return to Story Index SEX CHARGES
CHRISTINE HABRLE IS LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM WITH THE VERY LATEST. CHRSTINE... DEB, THIS IS STAGGERING....WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NEARLY 700 FELONY COUNTS OF THIRD DEGREE CHILD ABUSE AND ASSAULT AND THEN NEGLECT. POLICE SAY THE MAN INVOLVED ADMITTED TO THE CRIME. NAT:..... he gave a verbal confession HE CONFESSED TO A RELATIONSHIP AND REPEATEDLY HAVING SEXUAL CONTACT WITH THE 14- YEAR OLD VICTIM IN THIS FRAME STREET HOUSE SINCE JANUARY 2007. STATE TROOPERS CHARGED 26- YEAR- OLD SAMUEL TOLBERT 464 COUNTS OF THIRD DEGREE SEXUAL ABUSE AND THIRD DEGREE SEXUAL ASSAULT. SOME CONCERNED GRANDPARENTS TIPPED OFF TROOPERS. SOT:3346 WARD: They found their 14 year old grand daughter in bed with 26 yr old man." TROOPER WARD SAYS THE SEXUAL ACTIVITY HAD BEEN GOING ON SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK SINCE JANUARY 2007 WHEN TOLBERT MOVED INTO THE HOUSE WITH HIS TEENAGE GIRLFRIEND. sot: 3456 "that's what the juvenile informed us of as well as the suspect." IT HAPPENED RIGHT UNDER THE NOSE OF THE GIRL'S MOTHER 38- YEAR OLD LORA HENDRICKS. SHE'S CHARGED WITH 232 COUNTS OF CHILD NEGLECT FOR ALLEGEDLY KNOWING THAT HER DAUGHTER SHARED A BED WITH TOLBERT. ALTHOUGH SHE'S TELLING POLICE A DIFFERENT STORY. SOT: 3614 "she thought it was ok.. didnt' think anythign was going on.." NEIGHBORS, WHO ARE TOO AFRAID FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY TO GO ON CAMERA SAY THEY SUSPECTED SOMETHING HORRIBLE WENT ON AT THE HOUSE.. BUT THE PEOPLE LIVING THERE DIDN'T APPEAR TO THINK THEY DID ANYTHING WRONG... SOT: 3557 "no one at the house seemed to think so.. they seemed to think it was ok." THE VICTIM IS NOW IN CHILD PROTECTIVE CUSTODY. TOLBERT AND HENDRICKS ARE IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL JAIL TONIGHT.... EACH ON A 100-THOUSAND SURITY BOND. BUT THEY'RE ONLY IN ON A COUPLE CHARGES EACH RIGHT NOW. THE REST WILL BE HANDLED AT THE PRELIMINARY HEARING NEXT WEEK. LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM CHRISTINE HABRLE EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexTEACHER SEX
DONALD CLARK, JUNIOR WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH SEXUAL BATTERY TODAY... THE 29-YEAR-OLD WORKS IN THE CHESAPEAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT... CHILDREN'S SERVICES WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE TEACHER'S REPORTED ACTIONS EARLIER THIS WEEK...AFTER AN INVESTIGATION, DEPUTIES ARRESTED CLARK... HE'S SCHEDULED TO APPEAR IN LAWRENCE COUNTY MUNICIPAL COURT ON MONDAY.
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EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER ELIZABETH NOREIKA JOINS US LIVE IN THE STUDIO WITH THE LATEST LEGAL MANEUVER... ELIZABETH? RICK, GREG CHIARTAS AND BRUCE FREEMAN, OF CHIARTAS AND FREEMAN ATTORNEYS AT LAW ARE LOOKING TO FILE A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY, THEY SAY, TO HELP BRING BACK INTEGRITY TO A UNIVERSITY DEGREE. 00:39 "THERE'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PRIDE AND ITS TAKEN PRIDE AWAY FROM THAT UNIVERSITY." CHIARTAS AND FREEMAN ATTORNEYS AT LAW ARE LOOKING AT FILING A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY, SAYING THE RECENT HEATHER BRESCH DEGREE SCANDAL HAS DIMINISHED THE VALUE OF A UNIVERSITY DEGREE. 54:22 "WE FEEL TERRIBLE FOR THESE STUDENTS, I CAN'T IMAGINE WALKING DOWN THE ISLE, AND HAVE THAT HANGING OVER YOUR HEAD" CHIATRAS AND FREEDMAN RAN THIS AD, TO SEE IF ANYONE WAS INTERESTED IN GETTING INVOLVED. 50:12 "WE'VE RECEIVED SEVERAL PHONE CALLS FROM PARENTS AND STUDENTS, ASKING IF THERE'A ANYTHING THE CAN DO ABOUT THE CLOUD THATS HANGING OVER THESE THEIR SONS AND DAUGHTERS." A LOT OF FOCUS HAS BEEN PLACED ON WVU SINCE A PANEL DISCOVERED GOVERNOR JOE MANCHINS DAUGHTER, HEATHER BRESCH, RECEIVED A DEGREE FROM WVU THAT SHE DIDN'T EARN. 9:36 "I WOULD HOPE IT WOULD BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, SOMTHING THAT HASN'T HAPPENED OVER AND OVER AGAIN BECAUSE THE INTEGRITY OF THE INSITUTION IS MOST VALUABLE WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR EDUCATION" REGARDLESS, SOME STILL FACE SCRUTINY 46:28 "I SAID I'M GETTING MY MASTERS DEGREE FROM WVU, AND THEY SAID DID YOU REALLY EARN IT." THE SUIT IS STILL IN IT'S INFANCY, AND A LOT MUST BE DONE BEFORE IT WOULD BE FILED. 55:34 "WE HAVE TO SEE IF ITS VALUABLE...AND DETERMINE DAMAGES." CHIARTAS SAYS IF THEY "DO" FILE A SUIT, AND WIN, THEN THEY WILL GIVE THAT MONEY TO THE WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION. IN THE STUDIO, ELIZABETH NOREIKA, EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexMIKE GARRISON
HE CANCELED HIS PLANS TO DELIVER AN ADDRESS AT W-V-U'S GRADUATION, BUT WILL STILL ATTEND MANY OF THE EVENTS. GARRISON SAYS HE DOESN'T WANT TO BE A DISTRACTION AT THE CEREMONY...
Return to Story IndexPEOPLES INDICTMENT
CORPORAL KEITH PEOPLES FACES FELONY CHARGES OF OBTAINING MONEY BY A FRAUDULENT SCHEME AND COMPUTER FRAUD. POLICE CHIEF BRENT WEBSTER TELLS EYEWITNESS NEWS THAT PEOPLES HAS BEEN PLACED ON PAID ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE AS A RESULT OF HIS GRAND JURY INDICTMENT. WHEN ASKED IF THIS INDICTMENT IS SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS CHARGES AGAINST OTHER CHARLESTON POLICE OFFIERS WHO HAVE BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF DOUBLE-DIPPING, CHIEF WEBSTER HAD NO COMMENT. WE CONTACTED CORPORAL PEOPLES BY PHONE TODAY... HE DECLINED TO COMMENT ON THE CASE.
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STINGER
Return to Story Index11 MCCAIN VISIT
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE...SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN...FISHED FOR VOTES IN KANAWHA COUNTY TODAY. SENATOR MCCAIN STOPPED BY SAINT ALBANS GUN AND ARCHERY TODAY FOR A LITTLE SHOPPING -- HIS MAIN PURCHASE A 50 DOLLAR FISHING POLE. MCCAIN WANTS TO CATCH A BIG CATFISH IN HIS POND -- BUT THE AQUATIC ANIMAL WON'T COOPERATE. AFTER SHOPPING -- MCCAIN SPOKE TO A GROUP OF SUPPORTERS AT A PRIVATE FUNCTION. MANY OF THE IMPORTANT ISSUES ARE THE WAR, GUN RIGHTS AND FAMILY VALUES -- AND OF COURSE A REPUBLICAN STAPLE. "TAXES. HE FOCUSED ON THAT MOST OF THE TIME. HE SAYS THERE'S A SENSIBLE WAY TO HELP THE ECONOMY WITHOUT RAISING TAXES." AFTER HIS SHORT VISIT IN WEST VIRGINIA -- MCCAIN HEADED TO LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, TO SPEAK AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
Return to Story Index6 MCCAIN PROTESTERS
ABOUT 75 PROTESTORS GATHERERED OUTSIDE THE GUN AND ARCHERY STORE. THEY CLAIM THEY WANT MCCAIN TO FOCUS ON HEALTHCARE... RISING GAS PRICES... AND BRINGING HOME TROOPS FROM IRAQ. PROTESTORS ALSO SAY THEY THINK OF MCCAIN AS JUST ANOTHER GEORGE BUSH... AND THEY DON'T WANT FOUR MORE YEARS OF THAT.
Return to Story IndexBUCKLES VISIT
WEST VIRGINIA NATIVE FRANK BUCKLES WILL BE THE GRAND MARSHALL FOR THE ARMED FORCES DAY WEEKEND IN SOUTH CHARLESTON.
Return to Story IndexARMED FORCES DAY PARADE
THE PARADE BEGINS AT NOON.
Return to Story Index11 DEER HITS BUS
A LITTLE BEFORE SEVEN THIS MORNING A DEER JUMPED INTO THE SIDE OF THIS SCHOOL BUS; BUSTING OUT TWO WINDOWS. THE DEER HIT SO HARD; ITS HAIR COULD BE SEEN ON THREE WINDOWS. THE BUS DRIVER SAID TWO STUDENTS WERE SITTING IN BOTH OF THE SEATS WHERE THE WINDOWS WERE BROKEN; AND AFTER THE IMPACT PIECES OF SHATTERED GLASS COVERED THE INSIDE OF THE BUS. THE DRIVER SAYS HE'S THANKFUL BECAUSE THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. "thankful everyones ok, thank God above that no kids got hurt worse than they did." THE DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION TOLD EYEWITNESS NEWS ALL THE INJURIES WERE MINOR; AND ALL 14 STUDENTS HAVE BEEN RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL. THE DEER DIED AT THE SCENE.
Return to Story IndexCLICK IT OR TICKET
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SPOKE TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN HUNTINGTON TODAY ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF WEARING A SEAT BELT. IT'S ALL PART OF THE CLICK-IT OR TICKET CAMPAIGN. THE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS WERE TAKEN TO SAINT JOE'S HIGH SCHOOL... THAT'S WHERE SPEAKERS SPOKE TO THEM ABOUT NOT ONLY BUCKLING UP THEMSELVES, BUT ALSO ENCOURAGING THEIR PARENTS TO DO THE SAME... THE WEST VIRGINIA DIRECTOR OF THE HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM-- BOB TIPTON-- SAYS THE BEST REMINDER FOR ADULTS ; IS THEIR CHILDREN. "one way to reach adults - people who drive, are through their kids, a lot of times theyre always wonderin on how to keep them safe, they dont think of themselves getting hurt in a crash." OFFICERS WILL BE CRACKING DOWN NATIONWIDE ON SEAT BELT USE, BEGINNING NEXT WEEK.
Return to Story IndexMISSION WV
THE GROUP CELEBRATED THEIR TENTH ANNIVERSARY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON THIS EVENING. "MISSION WEST VIRGINIA" IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS THE COMMUNITY WORK OF FAITH BASED GROUPS IN THE AREA. MEMBERS ALSO TOOK TIME TO HONOR THE FOUNDERS OF THE ORGANIZATION...FORMER GOVERNOR CECIL UNDERWOOD AND HIS LATE WIFE HOVAH. PARTICIPANTS SAY THAT THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT FOR THE ORGANIZATION. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON MISSION WEST VIRGINIA...JUST LOG ONTO MISSION W-V- dot ORG.
Return to Story IndexASHLAND STREET FAIR
TWO YEAR OLD TAYTUM JOHNSON WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CEREBRAL PALSY AFTER COMING IN CONTACT WITH BACTERIAL MENINGITIS WHEN SHE WAS ONLY TWO WEEKS OLD. NOW HER FAMILY IS TRYING TO RAISE ENOUGH MONEY TO GO TO COSTA RICA; SO THAT TAYTUM CAN RECEIVE STEM CELL TREATMENTS. TOMORROW HER FAMILY WILL BE HOSTING A FUNDRAISER ON 16TH STREET IN ASHLAND...INCLUDING A CONCERT AND LOTS OF FUN EVENTS FOR KIDS... TAYTUMS MOTHER ANNA SAYS HER DAUGHTER'S DIAGNOSIS TOOK THEIR WHOLE FAMILY BY SURPRISE... "if we would have saved hers, we could have used them. never thought she'd get sick, when you have a baby, you dont expect in two weeks, they're going to get very, very ill" IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT TO TOMORROW'S EVENT...HERE'S ANOTHER WAY TO HELP. THE JOHNSON FAMILY HAS A SPECIAL ACCOUNT SET UP...JUST HEAD TO ANY NATIONAL CITY BANK AND ASK TO DONATE TO THE TAYTUM JOHNSON FUND.
Return to Story IndexBUFFALO WELCOME
THE CENTER IS A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF BUFFALO AND THE KANAWHA GATEWAY HERITAGE AREA . IT WAS BUILT TO HELP PROMOTE TOURISM AND LOCAL BUSINESSES. THE NEW CENTER IS LOCATED ALONG ROUTE 62. AND DON'T FORGET... BUFFALO HERITAGE DAYS IS THIS WEEKEND... RE-ENACTORS HAVE SET UP CAMP... THEY'LL BE THERE TILL SUNDAY.
Return to Story IndexGAZETTE HEADLINE
ANOTHER CHARLESTON POLICE OFFICER INDICTED IN CITY'S DOUBLE-DIPPING SCANDAL REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL JOHN MCCAIN MAKES HIS FIRST STOP IN THE MOUNTAIN STATE ONE LOCAL CHURCH GETS ITS ORGAN BACK, NEARLY 100 YEARS AFTER GIVING IT AWAY YOU CAN READ ALL ABOUT THESE STORIES AND MORE IN SATURDAY'S EDITION OF THE CHARLESTON GAZETTE-MAIL.
Return to Story IndexIWITNESS NEWS
IF IT'S A GOOD PICTURE OF A GOOD STORY... WE'LL USE IT ON THE AIR!
Return to Story IndexFULL WEATHER
JIM PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS Join Jim Barach and the entire Storm Team at the Weather Center Online for the only regional web site that provides live, local updates, 24 hours a day!
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MINNESOTA... FIREFIGHTERS RESCUE SEVERAL PEOPLE STRANDED ON THE BALCONIES OF A BURNING APARTMENT BUILDING... THEY PULLED VICTIMS FROM THE TOP FLOORS AS SMOKE POURED OUT OF THE DOORS AND WINDOWS... THE AMERICAN RED CROSS IS HELPING AT LEAST 65- VICTIMS FIND TEMPORARY HOUSING... CALIFORNIA... SOME TENSE MOMENTS OUTSIDE A RESTAURANT NEAR SACRAMENTO AFTER A ROCKET LAUNCHER WAS DISCOVERED BEHIND THE BUILDING... AN EMPLOYEE FOUND THE BAZOOKA AND A FEW MISSILES WHILE TAKING OUT THE TRASH... A BOMB SQUAD DETERMINED THE WEAPON WAS A DUD, AND THE MISSILES WERE NOT A THREAT... LAW ENFORCEMENT IS NOW USING THE BAZOOKA AS A TRAINING TOOL IN TACTICAL EXERCISES... WASHINGTON... SEATTLE'S SPACE NEEDLE IS GETTING A GOOD SCRUBBING FOR THE FIRST TIME *EVER*.... THAT MEANS -- *FORTY-SIX* YEARS WORTH OF DIRT, POLLUTION, AND WHATEVER ELSE YOU CAN THROW AT IT... AND THIS GUY, ARMED WITH A HIGH-PRESSURE HOSE, SOME ROPES AND PULLIES, AND A WHOLE LOT OF COURAGE-- IS DOING THE DIRTY WORK... THE SPACE NEEDLE WAS BUILT IN 1962... THANKS FOR STICKING WITH US ON THIS USA UPDATE...
Return to Story IndexFAMILY DINNERS
JUDY FORTIN HAS MORE IN TONIGHT'S HEALTH MINUTE. SITTING DOWN AND EATING DINNER TOGETHER CAN BE A REAL CHALLENGE FOR SOME FAMILIES. I think that you have to sit down, eat together and communicate. EVEN THOUGHT THEY BOTH WORK, WAYNE LEE AND HIS WIFE CRYSTAL MAKE NIGHTLY FAMILY DINNERS A PRIORITY. PART OF THEIR STRATEGY INVOLVES COOKING EXTRA FOOD ON SUNDAYS TO SERVE ON BUSY WEEK NIGHTS. Hopefully the good eating habits will carry over rather than the bad. RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA SAY FAMILIES LIKE THE LEES ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK. A SURVEY OF 17-HUNDRED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS REVEALS THOSE WHO ATE WITH THEIR FAMILIES CONSUMED MORE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. Teens who eat more often with their families have healthier diets. WHEN QUESTIONED FIVE YEARS LATER, THE SAME TEENS REVEALED THEY WERE CONTINUING THEIR HEALTHY LIFESTYLES INTO ADULTHOOD. BUT WHAT IF EVERYONE CAN'T MAKE IT TO THE DINNER TABLE AT THE SAME TIME? It's also great to have breakfast or lunch together or maybe just have those family meals on the weekends if you can. LIKE THE LEES, IT MAY TAKE SOME STRATEGIC PLANNING. FOR TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, I'M JUDY FORTIN. FAMILY DINNERS HAVE ANOTHER BENEFIT. RESEARCHERS AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SAY TEENAGERS WHO ATE DINNER REGULARLY WITH THEIR FAMILIES WERE LESS LIKELY TO SMOKE, DRINK ALCOHOL AND ABUSE DRUGS.
Return to Story IndexMASTECTOMY RATES
RESEARCHERS SAY PATIENTS WHO OPTED FOR M-R-I'S INSTEAD OF MAMMOGRAMS WERE MORE LIKELY TO GET A MASTECTOMY. THIS SUGGESTS M-R-I'S ARE MORE SENSITIVE THAN MAMMOGRAMS...SHOWING MORE ABNORMALITIES. BECAUSE OF THAT...DOCTORS AND PATIENTS ARE OPTING FOR TOTAL BREAST REMOVAL.
Return to Story IndexSPORTS TEASE
Return to Story IndexTRACK AND FIELD MEET-1
CUTE LITTLE FUTURE RUNNER!! finals in the 3200 meters... --WINFIELD'S MEGAN TRUELOVE WINS DOUBLE-A... --WHEELING PARK'S COURTNEY YAEGER WINS TRIPLE-A GIRLS THEN FALLS DOWN... --SINGLE-A BOYS... LEVI GRANDT OF DODDRIDGE SMOKES THE FIELD!!!and sets a new record in a time of 9:38.45 seconds --DOUBLE-A BOYS... STEWART JONES OF WEIR WINS.. --TRIPLE-A BOYS... RYAN BEABOUT WINS....WHHELING PARK...
Return to Story IndexCHAD PENNINGTON
FORMER M-U AND CURRENT NEW YORK JETS QUARTERBACK CHAD PENNINGTON VISITS WITH FANS IN PIKE COUNTY, KENTUCKY. THE LOCAL MAD FOR MU BOOSTER CHAPTER TEAMS WITH MASSEY ENERGY C-E-O DON BLANKENSHIP TO HOST THE FUND-RAISER FOR STUDENT ATHLETE SCHOLARSHIPS. PENNINGTON SAYS HE REMEMBERS HOW MARSHALL PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE IN SHAPING WHO HE IS TODAY, AND SAYS HE WANTS OTHER ATHLETES TO HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES HE WAS GIVEN.
Return to Story IndexCHAD PENNINGTON
Return to Story IndexDON NEHLEN
THE MOUNTAINEER COACHING LEGEND WAS IN THE CAPITAL CITY LAST NIGHT... NEHLEN WAS HONORED WITH THE FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE AWARD AT THE 2ND ANNUAL BURLINGTON UNITED METHODIST FAMILY SERVICES FUNDRAISER...NEHLEN IS EXCITED ABOUT THE UPCOMING MOUNTAINEER FOOTBALL SEASON....HE FEELS THINGS ARE IN LINE FOR A GREAT YEAR...BUT
Return to Story IndexKY MENTOS RECORD
THEY SIMULTANEOUSLY SET OFF THE LARGEST NUMBER OF MENTOS AND DIET SODA GEYSERS. 18-HUNDRED GEYSERS ERUPTED. THIS BEATS THE OLD RECORD OF 13-HUNDRED SET IN BELGIUM EARLIER THIS YEAR. THREE MEDIA SOURCES, A LAWYER AND AN ACCOUNTANT WERE ON HAND TO VERIFY THE RECORD. IN ADDITION TO THE RECOGNITION BY THE "GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS," ALL PROCEEDS FROM THE EXPERIMENT BENEFITED THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE.
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