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Sunday, May 11, 2008.

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.
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Reporting Today: Jake Glance
and ELIZABETH NOREIKA
Steve Borecky is in the Weather Center
and Josh Lewis has Sports
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    Good Morning West Virgina

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  • WELCOME
      A POLICE STANDOFF ENDS WITH ONE MAN IN THE HOSPITAL.

      THAT'S OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT.

      GOOD EVENING, I'M JAKE GLANCE....

      AND I'M ELIZABETH NOREIKA THANKS FOR JOINING US, ON EYEWITNESS NEWS AT ELEVEN.

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    HUNTINGTON STANDOFF
      A STAND OFF IN A HUNTINGTON NEIGHBORHOOD ENDS WITH ONE MAN SHOT

      19-YEAR OLD RASHAWN HARLESS WAS TAKEN TO CABELL HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL WITH A GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE HEAD.

      HE IS IN SERIOUS BUT STABLE CONDITION.

      AS BRYANT SOMERVILLE REPORTS TONIGHT, POLICE HAD THEIR HANDS FULL NOT ONLY WITH THE SUSPECT ... BUT WITH PEOPLE TRYING TO CATCH A GLIMPSE OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING.

      (19:32:29 - has not died yet)

      BUT THE SUSPECT INVOLVED IN A STANDOFF WITH HUNTINGTON POLICE IS IN THE HOSPITAL; AFTER BEING SHOT; EVEN THOUGH ITS UNCLEAR IF THE WOUND WAS FROM POLICE; OR HIMSELF.

      ACCORDING TO HUNTINGTON POLICE THE SUSPECT WAS CONFRONTED AT A LOCAL SPEEDWAY; AFTER CUSTOMERS TOLD POLICE HE HAD A GUN.

      POLICE SAY HE THEN RAN TRYING TO ESCAPE.

      AND THATS WHEN THINGS TURNED VIOLENT.


      THEN; THE SHOOTING STOPPED; AND HOLBROOK SAYS LOCAL POLICE; AND SWAT; DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF SURROUNDING THE AREA; AS WELL AS KEEPING ONLOOKERS BACK; TO A SAFE DISTANCE.


      THE SWAT TEAM THEN MOVED IN; AND MOMENTS LATER CAME BACK OUT;

      HOLBROOK SAYS THEY FOUND THE SUSPECT STILL ALIVE; BUT WOULD NOT COMMENT ON HIS CONDITION.

      IN HUNTINGTON BRYANT SOMERVILLE EYEWITNESS NEWS.

      BOTH MARSHALL POLICE OFFICERS INVOLVED IN THE CHASE ARE NOW ON PAID ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE DURING THE INVESTIGATION.

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    NOWCAST WEATHER
      WX ANCHOR PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

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    11 SEVERE WX
      DEADLY STORMS CUT A PATH THROUGH THE REGION...

      THE SEVERE STORMS KEPT EMERGENCY CREWS BUSY.

      TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS CAR...COMPLETELY CRUSHED AFTER THIS VERY LARGE TREE WAS UPROOTED BY THE HIGH WINDS.

      AROUND THE AREA MUCH OF THE SAME...FALLING TREES BLOCKING ROADS...WITH CREWS TRYING TO CLEAN IT UP AS QUICKLY AS THEY CAN.

      SO FAR HOWEVER NO REPORTS OF INJURIES BECAUSE OF THE SEVERE WEATHER.

      AS FOR THE CRUSHED CAR...WITNESSES SAY ITS HARD TO BELIEVE SUCH A LARGE TREE COULD COME DOWN SO EASILY.

      THERE WAS TORNADO WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT DURING THE STORM...BUT NO REPORTS OF ACTUAL TWISTERS TOUCHING DOWN.

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    10 POWER OUTAGES
      THE VICIOUS WEATHER LEFT THOUSANDS WITHOUT POWER.

      WE SURVEYED THE DAMAGE IN KANAWHA AND LOGAN COUNTIES, HERE'S MORE.

      (NATS)

      20:34 "IT'S KILLING US"

      IT'S LIGHTS OUT FOR MANY AS WINDS UPWARDS OF 70 MILES AN HOUR RIPPED DOWN POWER LINES ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN STATE

      19:23 "IT DIDN'T LAST LONG BUT IT DONE ENOUGH"

      THE OUTAGE LED MANY IN CLENDENIN TO THIS BP....FOR FOOD AND TO STALK UP ON OTHER SUPPLIES.

      19:32 "YOU JUST HAVE TO DO THE BEST YOU CAN, EAT SANDWHICHES AND COLD FOOD."

      HEADING TO LOGAN COUNTY.... CHECK OUT THIS TREE IN THE FRONT YARD OF THIS CHAPMANVILLE HOME...IT'S THIS LIKE THIS THAT KEP AEP TECHNICIANS BUSY.

      48:14 "WE FOUND A FEW LINES, PEOPLE NEED NOT GET A HOLD OF THESE LINES ITS DANGEROUS."

      ABOVE ALL....SOME SAY HAVING NO POWER IS JUST A HUGE INCONVENIENCE.

      19:04 "IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE I'VE GOT AN ELDERLY GENTLMEN IN THE HOME AND THERE'S NO WAY TO COOK FOR HIM SO YA IT'S FRUSTRATING"

      21:22 "WE CAN'T SHOWER, WE CAN'T USE THE TOLIET, WE'RE STILL ON WELL WATER."

      HERE'S A LOOK AT SOME OF THE CURRENT POWER OUTAGES.

      LIZ READS THE POWER OUTAGE NUMBERS

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    NATIONAL STORMS
      THIS WEEKEND'S STORMS KILLED AT LEAST 21 PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

      YESTERDAY....SIX PEOPLE DIED IN TORNADOES IN OKLAHOMA.

      THE SAME STORM SYSTEM THEN MOVED INTO SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI, WHERE AT LEAST FOURTEEN PEOPLE WERE KILLED.

      AND TODAY.....STORMS IN GEORGIA KILLED AT LEAST ONE.

      PRESIDENT BUSH SAYS HE WILL OFFER FEDERAL HELP TO THOSE AFFECTED IN THE THREE STATES.

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    HILLARY IN ELEANOR
      A PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL SPENT MOTHER'S DAY IN THE MOUNTAIN STATE.

      SENATOR HILLARY CLINTON IS ON A WHIRLWIND TOUR OF WEST VIRGINIA.

      SHE RALLIED HER SUPPORTERS IN PUTNAM COUNTY TONIGHT.







      CLINTON AND HER DAUGHTER CHELSEA ATTENDED A "SOLUTIONS FOR AMERICA" TOWN HALL MEETING AT GEORGE WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL IN ELEANOR TONIGHT.

      WE ASKED SOME PEOPLE THERE WHAT THEY THINK OF HER CAMPAIGN.

      HILLARY CLINTON PLANS TO SPEND ELECTION NIGHT IN CHARLESTON.

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    11 HILLARY IN HUNT
      BUT BEFORE SHE CAME TO ELEANOR, CLINTON MADE A SURPISE VISIT AT A HUNTINGTON CONGREGATION THIS MORNING.

      IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS CROWD CELEBRATING THE 100TH YEAR OF MOTHERS DAY; SENATOR HILLARY CLINTON AND HER DAUGHTER CHELSEA.

      THEY TOOK A BREAK FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL TO STOP IN THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ON FIFTH AVENUE FOR MORNING SERVICES; AND EVEN SANG A FEW HYMNS.

      AFTER CHURCH CLINTON AND HER DAUGHTER STUCK AROUND FOR PICTURES AND AUTOGRAPHS.

      PEOPLE WHO ATTEND THE CHURCH SAY THEY WERE SHOCKED TO SEE THE SENATOR SITTING IN THEIR PEWS.

      "its exciting, we walked into church this morning and people were coming up to us saying 'hillary's gonna be here,' and im like 'hillary who,?' haha - cause we didnt know"

      AFTER LEAVING HUNTINGTON; HILLARY AND CHELSEA TRAVELED TO GRAFTON; TO SEE THE BIRTHPLACE OF MOTHERS DAY.

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    HILLARY IN GRAFTON
      AFTER HER TRIP TO HUNTINGTON....SENATOR CLINTON AND HER DAUGHTER... CHELSEA....SPENT SOME TIME IN THE BIRTH PLACE OF MOTHER'S DAY.

      THE PAIR MADE A STOP IN GRAFTON THIS AFTERNOON.

      THEY VISITED THE HOME OF ANNA JARVIS...WHO CREATED MOTHERS' DAY 100 YEARS AGO.

      SHE'S TELLING VOTERS --- SHE'S WELL PREPARED FOR THE OVAL OFFICE --- BECAUSE SHE ALREADY FACED BIGGER CHALLENGES

      CLINTON SAYS: "so i leave you today with a mother's day message i received a few days ago from a twenty-three-year-old young woman in kentucky.

      ' happy mother's day,' she wrote. 'hopefully, i'll be wishing you one next year as president. you have already succeeded

      at the world's hardest job --- being a mother. the second hardest job should be a breeze for you.'

      happy mother's day, everybody!"

      TOMORROW, THE FORMER FIRST LADY WILL HOLD A SERIES OF RALLIES ACROSS THE STATE.

      SHE WILL GO TO WEST SIDE HIGH SCHOOL IN CLEAR FORK AT NOON.

      AT 3:00 PM SHE'LL HOLD A RALLY AT THE LOGAN FIELD HOUSE.

      SHE'LL END HER DAY AT FAIRMONT STATE UNIVERSITY.

      DUE TO WIDESPREAD POWEROUTAGES...HER PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED STOP AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN MONTGOMERY TOMORROW MORNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

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    OBAMA TO WV
      PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL BARACK OBAMA IS COMING TO WEST VIRGINIA.

      SENATOR OBAMA WILL MAKE A CAMPAIGN STOP IN CHARLESTON TOMORROW, MAY 12TH.

      HE'LL SPEAK AT THE CIVIC CENTER.

      DOORS OPEN AT 10:30 IN THE MORNING...HE WILL TAKE THE PODIUM AT 12:15.

      THE EVENT IS FREE TO ANYONE WHO PICKED UP A TICKET.

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    CAMPAIGN PLUS
      DON'T FORGET EYEWITNESS NEWS IS YOUR HOME FOR UP TO THE MINUTE RESULTS ON ELECTION NIGHT.

      YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS ON OUR WEBSITE.

      JUST LOG ON TO WCHS-TV dot COM AND CLICK ON THE CAMPAIGN PLUS ICON.

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    BRESCH SCANDAL
      IT TURNED OUT TO BE A VERY COSTLY INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY GAVE GOVERNOR MANCHIN'S DAUGHTER A DEGREE SHE DIDN'T EARN.

      ACCORDING TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS...THE INVESTIGATION COST MORE THAN 31-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

      THAT IS MORE THAN IT WOULD COST A WEST VIRGINIA RESIDENT TO EARN AN EXECUTIVE MASTER'S OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEGREE...THE DEGREE HEATHER BRESCH WAS TRYING TO GET.

      THE BURDEN WILL NOT FALL ON WEST VIRGINIA TAXPAYERS THOUGH ... THE W-V-U FOUNDATION PAID FOR THE ENTIRE INVESTIGATION.

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    10 UP SPORTS
      O-J MAYO HAS A LOT MORE ON HIS MIND THAN THE UPCOMING NBA DRAFT...

      ALLEGATIONS OF NC-DOUBLE-A VIOLATIONS SURROUND THE HUNTINGTON NATIVE....

      IT'S TIME FOR THE TOP SPORTS STORY WITH JOSH LEWIS.

      JOSH-JAKE ADLIB...

      IF YOU WOKE UP THIS MORNING AND FLIPPED ON ESPN IN TIME TO CATCH "OUTSIDE THE LINES"-- IT NO DOUBT CAUGHT YOUR ATTENTION...





      IN A 16 MINUTE INVESTIGATIVE PIECE THAT TOOK FOUR MONTHS TO PUT TOGETHER.. REPORTER KELLY NAQI UNCOVERED A NUMBER OF APPARENT NC-DOUBLE-A VIOLATIONS...

      LOUIS JOHNSON-- A FORMER MEMBER OF MAYO'S INNER CIRCLE-- SAYS MAYO ACCEPTED CASH AND GIFTS OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS FROM RODNEY GUILLORY-- A 43 YEAR OLD LOS ANGELES EVENT PROMOTER...

      GUILLORY RECEIVED THAT MONEY FROM BILL DUFFY ASSOCIATES-- A SPORTS AGENCY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...

      MAYO HAS SINCE SIGNED WITH B-D-A TO REPRESENT HIM...

      HERE IS AN EXCERP FROM THE PIECE...

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    10 2 UPSPORTS
      WE'LL HAVE MORE FROM THE OUTSIDE THE LINES PIECE.. PLUS, O-J RELEASES A STATEMENT REGARDING THE ACCUSATIONS...

      THAT AND MORE-- COMING UP IN SPORTS....

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    STAMP INCREASE
      THE PRICE AT THE PUMP AND THE COST OF FOOD AREN'T THE ONLY THINGS ON THE RISE.

      STARTING TOMORROW, IT'S GOING TO COST YOU MORE TO MAIL A LETTER.

      THE U-S POSTAL SERVICE WILL RAISE RATES AGAIN, PUSHING THE PRICE OF A FIRST-CLASS LETTER TO 42 CENTS FROM 41 CENTS.

      POSTCARD STAMPS ALSO WILL INCREASE BY A PENNY, TO 27 CENTS.

      FOREVER STAMPS, INTRODUCED LAST YEAR, REMAIN VALID AT THEIR PURCHASE PRICE THROUGHOUT ANY FUTURE POSTAGE INCREASES.

      HERE'S SOME GOOD NEWS, THE POSTAL SERVICE WILL SWITCH EXPRESS MAIL TO A ZONE-BASED SYSTEM, SO CUSTOMERS WILL PAY LESS WHEN THEY SHIP TO AREAS NEARBY.

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    FULL WEATHER
      ANCHORS TOSS TO WX ANCHOR FOR WEATHER

      WX ANCHOR PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

      Join Steve Borecky 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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    VEGETABLE BENEFITS
      A RELATIVELY UNKNOWN VEGETABLE IS GETTING QUITE A REPUTATION -- AS A CANCER FIGHTER.

      BROCCO-SPROUTS CONTAIN A POWERFUL ANTIOXIDANT THAT CAN HELP KEEP YOU HEALTHY.

      HERE'S MORE ON WHAT SOME DOCTORS ARE CALLING THE VEGETABLE OF THE FUTURE.

      WHAT IS GROWING INSIDE THIS DRUM -- COULD BE AN IMPORTANT KEY TO PREVENTING CANCER. "this is the most dynamic thing you can eat of any fruit or vegetable to prevent cancer." DICK BLACKWELL -- OWNER OF AMALGAMATED PRODUCE -- RENOVATED AN OLD VACANT BUILDING IN BRIDGEPORT -- TO GROW -- BROCCOLI SPROUTS -- OR BROCCOSPROUTS. "it helps prevent all kinds of cancers because it takes the cause of the cancers, the free radicals." RESEARCHERS AT JOHNS HOPKINS FOUND THIS VEGETABLE CONTAINS A LONG-LASTING ANTIOXIDANT-- KNOWN AS S-G-S ... WHICH STUDIES SHOW .. LOWERS THE RISK OF CANCER. "his research has shown it actually takes out free radicals from the human body, and over six weeks, one four ounce package will take out about 82 percent of free radicals out of the human body." THE GROWING PROCESS BEGINS WITH SEEDS .. "its a certain variety of seeds, its a natural.. its harvested from broccoli plants." THEY ROTATE AND ARE WATERED IN A DRUM IN A TIMELY MANNER FOR FOUR DAYS -- FLOURISHING UNDER FLOURESCENT LIGHTS. "we send them out to supermarkets all over New England.." TWO TIME BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR PAM CAMERON IS GETTING AN EDUCATION ON THE BROCCOSPROUTS. "would you use it as seasoning on sandwiches?" "you can put them anywhere you would lettuce.. basically." LIVING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE -- IS PART OF PAM'S REGIMEN IN HER FIGHT AGAINST CANCER. "I try to get to the gym two to three times a week. I try to eat healthy, chocolate is a little bit of my downfall but I try to eat vegetables as much as possible." WHAT ABOUT BROCCOSPROUTS? "I had never heard of SGS and I wasn't even sure what a broccosprout was actually." NOW ARMED WITH KNOWLEDGE -- SHE'S WILLING TO TRY WHAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY DISCOVERED.

      DICK BLACKWELL IS ONE OF THIRTEEN GROWERS IN THE U-S LICENSED TO GROW BROCCO-SPROUTS. FIVE PERCENT OF THE REVENUE GOES TO FUND CANCER RESEARCH AT JOHNS HOPKINS.

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    LEBANON CLASHES
      IN WORLD NEWS, THE LEBANESE CAPITAL OF BEIRUT IS CALMER AFTER THE WORST VIOLENCE THERE SINCE LEBANON'S CIVIL WAR ENDED 18-YEARS AGO.

      BUT, NEW VIOLENCE IS FLARING IN THE NORTH, AND IN THE MOUNTAINS.

      LEBANESE ARMY TANKS AND OTHER VEHICLES MOVED INTO THE AREA TO TRY TO CALM THE SITUATION.

      SECURITY OFFICIALS SAY PRO AND ANTI-GOVERNMENT LOYALISTS ARE BATTLING IN THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

      THERE WERE NO INITIAL REPORTS OF CASUALTIES.

      THE CLASHES COME A DAY AFTER HEZBOLLAH ACCUSED GOVERNMENT SUPPORTERS OF KILLING TWO OF THEIR SUPPORTERS AND KIDNAPPING A THIRD.

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    NEPAL PROTESTS
      POLICE DETAINED MORE THAN 600 FEMALE TIBETAN PROTESTERS, INCLUDING MANY BUDDHIST NUNS AFTER BREAKING UP SEVERAL DEMONSTRATIONS IN NEPAL.

      IT WAS THE LARGEST NUMBER OF PROTESTERS DETAINED ON A SINGLE DAY SINCE TIBETAN EXILES BEGAN ALMOST DAILY PROTESTS IN MARCH AGAINST CHINESE POLICIES IN TIBET.

      IT WAS ALSO THE FIRST TIME ONLY WOMEN DEMONSTRATED.

      DETAINED PROTESTERS ARE GENERALLY FREED LATER IN THE DAY.

      THE UNITED NATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS GROUPS HAVE CRITICIZED NEPAL FOR USING WHAT THEY SAY IS EXCESSIVE FORCE TO STOP THE PROTESTS.

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    MYANMAR RELIEF
      MANY SURVIVORS OF CYCLONE NARGIS, WHICH HIT MYANMAR LAST WEEKEND, HAVE BEEN WITHOUT HELP FOR MORE THAN A WEEK.

      NOW, RED CROSS RELIEF SHIPMENTS ARE ARRIVING.

      HOWEVER... MYANMAR'S GOVERNMENT IS STILL BLOCKING MOST DISTRIBUTION BY FOREIGN AID WORKERS.

      AUTHORITIES INSIST ON DISTRIBUTING THE AID ON THEIR OWN -- WHICH RELIEF AGENCIES SAY ARE NOT EQUIPPED TO HANDLE THE VOLUME.

      THE UNITED STATES RECEIVED PERMISSION TO LAND A MILITARY TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT ON MONDAY, AND HOPES TO SEND IN TWO MORE PLANES ON TUESDAY.

      OFFICIALS ESTIMATE NEARLY 30-THOUSAND PEOPLE ARE DEAD WITH ANOTHER 33-THOUSAND MISSING.

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    AUSTRALIA SHARK ATTACK
      A SWIMMER ENJOYING THE WATER SUDDENLY FINDS HIMSELF FIGHTING OFF A SHARK IN AUSTRALIA.

      JASON CULL WAS SWIMMING SATURDAY WHEN A *SIXTEEN* FOOT SHARK GRABBED HIM BY THE LEG AND DRAGGED HIM UNDER WATER.

      CULL SAYS HE SAW A DARK SHADOW NEAR HIM AND THOUGHT IT WAS A DOLPHIN.

      ONCE HE REALIZED IT WAS A SHARK, HE BEGAN ATTACKING THE ANIMAL.

      CULL IS IN STABLE CONDITION AFTER HAVING SURGERY.

      THERE ARE ABOUT FIFTEEN SHARK ATTACKS A YEAR IN AUSTRALIAN WATERS.

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    WI MED CHOPPER CRASH
      IN NATIONAL NEWS... A SURGEON, NURSE AND PILOT ARE KILLED WHEN THEIR MEDICAL HELICOPTER CRASHED IN WESTERN WISCONSIN.

      THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN HOSPITAL MED FLIGHT WENT DOWN LAST NIGHT.

      THE CHOPPER CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER DROPPING OFF A PATIENT.

      BECAUSE OF RAIN AND BAD CONDITIONS, WRECKAGE WASNT FOUND UNTIL THIS MORNING.

      THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION IS INVESTIGATING.

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    CO PLANE CRASH
      RESCUERS IN COLORADO HAD A TOUGH TIME REACHING THE SITE OF A PLANE CRASH THAT KILLED THE BROTHER OF PROFESSIONAL GOLFER JEFF MAGGERT.

      THE PLANE CRASHED THURSDAY IN EXTREMELY RUGGED TERRAIN.

      THE PILOT, BARRY MAGGERT, WAS KILLED IN THE CRASH.

      HIS SON, 23-YEAR-OLD BRYANT MAGGERT, IS RECOVERING IN THE HOSPITAL.

      THERE'S NO OFFICIAL CAUSE FOR THE CRASH, BUT THERE ARE REPORTS THAT MAGGERT CALLED IN TO AIR TRAFFIC OFFICIALS TO REPORT THAT HE WAS HAVING ENGINE TROUBLE AND WAS LOSING ALTITUDE.

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    8-YEAR-OLD CRASHES CAR
      HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF AN EIGHT YEAR OLD GOT BEHIND THE WHEEL? WELL CHECK THIS VIDEO OUT.

      THIS MESS IS THE RESULT OF A NORTH CAROLINA BOY TAKING PLAYTIME A LITTLE TOO FAR. POLICE SAY THE BOY WAS ALONE IN THE RUNNING CAR. HE WAS PLAYING AROUND WITH THE SHIFT, WHEN HE PUT IT IN REVERSE AND HIT THE GAS. THAT'S WHEN HE PLOWED INTO ANOTHER CAR. FORTUNATELY -- NO ONE WAS HURT. THE PERSON WHO WAS WATCHING THE CHILD AT THE TIME *MAY* FACE CHARGES.

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    WN JENNA BUSH UPDATE
      PRESIDENT BUSH AND THE FIRST LADY FINALLY LIFTED THE VEIL ON THEIR DAUGHTER...JENNA'S...WEDDING CEREMONY.

      HERE'S A FIRST HAND LOOK INSIDE THEIR WEDDING ALBUM.

      1300 MILES AWAY FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, AT THE BUSH FAMILY'S TEXAS RANCH, JENNA BUSH AND HENRY HAGER SAID "I DO." The wedding was spectacular, it was all we could have hoped for. THE COUPLE EXCHANGED VOWS BEFORE A LIMESTONE ALTAR AND CROSS CHOSEN BY THE PRESIDENT - THAT WILL STAY ON THE PROPERTY AS A PERMANENT LANDMARK. THE BRIDE WORE A BEADED, OSCAR DE LA RENTA, GOWN, WITH FLOWERS IN HER HAIR. HER TWIN BARBARA WAS HER MAID OF HONOR - THE GROOM'S BROTHER - THE BEST MAN. Just as the vows were exchanged, the sun set over our lake, just a special day and a wonderful and we're mighty blessed. 200 GUESTS SPENT THE EVENING ENTERTAINED BY WHAT THE FIRST LADY'S PRESS SECRETARY CALLED "A FUNKY, ROCK BAND" - FATHER AND DAUGHTER DANCED TO A VERSION OF JOE COCKER'S "YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL." THE RECEPTION PLACE SETTINGS REVEAL THAT SHE IS "JENNA BUSH" NO MORE - FOLLOWING TRADITION, THE WORLD WILL NOW KNOW HER AS JENNA HAGER. JENNA NEVER WANTED TO GET MARRIED HERE BECAUSE SHE'S NEVER REALLY CONSIDERED THE WHITE HOUSE HER HOME. THE COUPLE WILL HONEYMOON IN EUROPE - BEFORE RETURNING TO THEIR NEW HOME IN BALTIMORE.

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    SPORTS TEASE
      O-J MAYO IS PROJECTED TO BE A LOTTERY PICK IN NEXT MONTHS NBA DRAFT...

      BUT THAT MAY NOT BE THE FIRST THING ON HIS MIND TODAY...

      JOSH LEWIS IS IN NEXT WITH MORE ON TROUBLING ALLEGATIONS FOR THE HUNTINGTON NATIVE...

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    IWITNESS NEWS
      IF YOU SEE NEWS HAPPENING, CLICK AWAY, AND SEND US THE PICTURES AT IWITNESS@WCHSTV.COM....

      IF IT'S A GOOD PICTURE OF A GOOD STORY... WE'LL USE IT ON THE AIR!

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    OJ MAYO
      O-J MAYO HAS PLENTY OF DOLLAR SIGNS IN HIS FUTURE...

      A MONTH AND A HALF FROM NOW HE'S SURE TO BECOME A MILLIONAIRE...

      BUT IT'S THE WAY HE'S BEEN LIVING THE PAST FEW YEARS THAT'S PUTTING HIM UNDER THE MICROSCOPE...

      PERHAPS YOU CAUGHT IT THIS MORNING-- ESPN'S "OUTSIDE THE LINES" DID A 16 MINUTE INVESTIGATIVE STORY ON O-J...

      THE PIECE HAS EVIDENCE THAT MAYO RECEIVED 30-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN CASH AND GIFTS THE PAST FOUR YEARS FROM 43 YEAR OLD LOS ANGELES EVENT PROMOTER RODNEY GUILLORY...

      LOUIS JOHNSON-- A FORMER MEMBER OF MAYO'S INNER CIRCLE-- SAYS GUILLORY WAS THE MIDDLE MAN FOR

      BILL DUFFY ASSOCIATES...

      IN EXCHANGE FOR THOSE GIFTS O-J PROMISED TO SIGN WITH B-D-A ONCE HE WENT PRO...

      THE DAY O-J DECLARED FOR THE NBA DRAFT-- HE ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT HE DID IN FACT SIGN WITH B-D-A...

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    OJ MAYO REACTION
      IF YOU WISH TO WATCH THE STORY IN IT'S ENTIRETY... YOU CAN DO SO BY LOGGING ONTO ESPN.COM.....

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    WV STATE BASEBALL
      WEST VIRGINIA STATE LEARNED TODAY WHO IT WILL FACE IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC REGIONAL THIS WEEK...

      STATE WILL BE THE NUMBER TWO SEED AND WILL HEAD BACK TO JOHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA...

      CAL BAILEY'S TEAM WILL FACE FIFTH SEED SHIPPENSBURG THURSDAY IN GAME NUMBER TWO...

      STATE HAS WON 20 OF IT'S PAST 22 GAMES OUTSCORING OPPONENTS 279-77...

      THEY PLAYED VERY WELL AT JOHNSTOWN IN THE WEST VIRGINIA CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT-- OUTSCORING OPPONENTS 46-19 IN FIVE GAMES...

      STATE IS ONE OF THREE WVIAC TEAMS PLAYING IN THE REGIONAL... THEY'LL BE JOINED BY CONCORD AND PITT-JOHNSTOWN...

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    WV POWER
      GAME FOUR OF THE POWER'S 4 GAME SET AGAINST HAGERSTOWN HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO THE WEATHER...

      THE TWO TEAMS DO NOT MEET AGAIN IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE SEASON-- THEREFORE-- IT WILL NOT BE MADE UP...

      THE POWER BEGINS A FOUR GAME SET AT HOME AGAINST DIVISION LEADING LAKE COUNTY TOMORROW NIGHT..

      FIRST PITCH IS SET FOR 7:05PM...

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    RYAN BRAUN
      FORMER MEMBER OF THE WEST VIRGINIA POWER-- RYAN BRAUN00 HASN'T BEEN AS HOT THIS YEAR AS HE WAS LAST YEAR WHEN HE WON THE NATIONAL LEAGUE'S ROOKIE OF THE YEAR...

      BUT HE DID GO OFF TODAY AGAINST THE CARDINALS... BRAUN HIT A PAIR OF HOMERUNS AGAINST ST. LOUIS IN A 5-3 WIN...

      BRAUN IS NOW HITTING .281 WITH 7 HOMERUNS AND 25 RBI'S...

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    REDS-METS
      REDS VS. METS...

      --5TH INNING... CARLOS BELTRAN AND RYAN CHURCH HIT BACK TO BACK HOMERUNS FOR THE METS... REDS DOWN 5-0..

      --JEFF KEPPINGER TRIPLES HOME JUAN ENCARNACION IN THE 6TH.. NOT ENOUGH.. METS WIN 8-3...

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    GOLF
      AS WE FIRST TOLD YOU YESTERDAY-- SLEEPY HOLLOW COUNTRY CLUB IS GOING TO PLAY HOST TO THE "LINKS FOR LEARNING GOLF EXTRAVAGANZA" JUNE 27TH AND 28TH...

      A GOLF EVENT PUT ON BY RANDY MOSS AND HIS FRIEND JASON WILLIAMS TO HELP RAISE MONEY TO BUILD LEARNING CENTERS IN WEST VIRGINIA...

      SLEEPY HOLLOW GOLF PRO JONATHAN CLARK IS HAPPY HIS CLUB WILL BE A PART OF SUCH A WONDERFUL EVENT...

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    GOLF SOUND
      THE WEEKEND WILL INCLUDE A COCKTAIL PARTY FRIDAY JUNE 28TH... SATURDAY WILL BE PACKED WITH GOLF.. A DINNER.. AND A SPORTS MEMORABILIA AUCTION IN THE EVENING...

      FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE EVENT LOG ONTO WWW.THEREALRANDYMOSS.COM

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    TOSS TO BREAK
      STICK AROUND, MORE EYEWITNESS NEWS AFTER THE BREAK.

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    HOT DOG EATING CONTEST
      FINALLY TONIGHT....IT'S A COMPETITION YOU CAN REALLY SINK YOUR TEETH INTO.

      A CHICAGO MAN IS THE KING OF NATHAN'S FAMOUS HOTDOGS MIDWEST HOT DOG EATING COMPETITION.

      PAT "DEEP DISH" BERTOLETTI WON THE REGIONAL HOT DOG CHAMPIONSHIP AT MINNESOTA'S MALL OF AMERICA THIS WEEKEND.

      HE ATE 41 HOT DOGS AND BUNS IN TWELVE MINUTES.

      FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO COUNT CALORIES...THAT ADDS UP TO 12-THOUSAND 519.

      BERTOLETTI WILL NOW HEAD TO NEW YORK FOR THE INTERNATIONAL HOT DOG EATING CONTEST ON THE FORTH OF JULY.

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