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Sunday, March 7, 2010.

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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  • WELCOME
      TRAINING TO SAVE LIVES...FIRE FIGHTERS ARE PUT TO THE TEST

      AND THAT'S OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT...

      .......... OUR TOP STORY.

      GOOD EVENING, I'M ELIZABETH NOREIKA....WELCOME TO EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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    FIRE SCHOOL
      FIREFIGHTERS IN THE OFFICER TRAINING CLASS AT THE SISSONVILLE FIRE SCHOOL WERE PUT IN THE HOT SEAT THIS AFTERNOON.

      THE FIREFIGHTERS GOT SOME HANDS ON EXPERIENCE ON TALKING TO THE MEDIA.

      ITS PART OF THE CURRICULUM FOR THE OFFICER CLASS.

      EYEWITNESS NEWS VOLUNTEERED SOME TIME TO GIVE THE FIREFIGHTERS A FEEL FOR WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA.

      ""

      SISSONVILLE FIRE SCHOOL CONTINUES NEXT WEEKEND AND WRAPS UP ON SUNDAY.

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    TROOPER ALLEGATIONS
      SOME SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS TONIGHT AGAINST A STATE TROOPER.

      WE'RE TOLD A KANAWHA COUNTY WOMAN IS ACCUSING A TROOPER FROM THE SOUTH CHARLESTON DETACHMENT OF ACTING INAPPROPRIATELY.

      ACCORDING TO THE CHARLESTON GAZETTE, A COMMANDER AT THE DETACHMENT SAYS THE TROOPER UNDER QUESTION IS ON RESTRICTIVE DUTY AND IS NOT ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN LAW ENFORCEMENT DUTIES.

      THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.

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    TEACHER ARRESTED
      A GREENBRIER COUNTY TEACHER IS ACCUSED OF HAVING A RELATIONSHIP WITH A SEVENTEEN YEAR OLD STUDENT.

      FIFTY YEAR OLD RADER LAFFERTY OF ASBURY IS CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ABUSE AND EXCHANGING SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIALS WITH THE TEEN.

      LAFFERTY IS NOT ALLOWED ON ANY SCHOOL PROPERTY IN GREENBRIER COUNTY.

      HE ALLEGEDLY TOLD INVESTIGATORS THAT HE WANTS TO PURSUE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE GIRL ONCE SHE TURNS EIGHTEEN.

      LAFFERTY IS BEING HELD IN THE SOUTHERN REGIONAL JAIL.

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    ABC COMPLIANCE
      A LOCAL CHARLESTON CLUB IS IN HOT WATER .

      THE WEST VIRGINIA ALCOHOL BEVERAGE CONTROL COMMISSION

      ALONG WITH STATE POLICE STAGED A COMPLIANCE CHECK LAST NIGHT AT 8 BELOW.

      IT'S A BAR ON CAPITAL STREET.

      PLAIN CLOTHED OFFICERS AND ABC AGENTS FOUND ON PREVIOUS INVESTIGATIONS THAT UNDERAGE PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO DRINK THERE.

      THEY ALSO LEARNED THAT CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES WERE APPARENTLY BEING DISTRIBUTED.

      THE BAR HAS BEEN CITED FOR SERVING UNDERAGE PEOPLE.

      THOSE UNDERAGE DRINKERS WERE CITED AS WELL.

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    METH LAB
      STATE POLICE BUST A METH LAB...WHERE THEY SAY METH MAKING MATERIALS WERE HIDDEN IN A TEN YEAR OLD CHILDS CLOTHES.

      IT HAPPENED AT A HOUSE IN THE 400 BLOCK OF 3RD AVENUE IN SAINT ALBANS.

      TROOPERS WERE TIPPED OFF THAT METH WAS BEING MADE IN THAT HOUSE.

      TROOPERS SAY THEY SAW METH MAKING MATERIALS INSIDE.

      THEY ALSO FOUND METH MAKING MATERIALS INSIDE A DRESSER HIDDEN UNDER CLOTHES THAT BELONG TO A CHILD.

      POLICE ARRESTED AMY VANCE, BRIAN HALSTEAD

      AND ANITA MCGREW.

      VANCE AND HALSTEAD ARE CHARGED WITH OPERATING A METH LAB, MANUFACTURING METH AND CONSPIRACY.

      VANCE IS CHARGED WITH CHILD NEGLECT WITH RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY FOR ALLOWING A CHILD TO LIVE IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE METH IS MADE.

      THAT CHILD IS CURRENTLY STAYING WITH OTHER FAMILY.

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    PIKEVILLE DRUG BUST
      PIKE COUNTY DEPUTIES BUST FOUR PEOPLE WITH A LOT OF PILLS IN EASTERN KENTUCKY.

      WE'RE TOLD STEVE PETE HACKNEY, ANJOLIQUE WILDER, JOEY HACKNEY AND EDDIE RAY HENSLEY

      WERE ALL ARRESTED FOR HAVING HUNDREDS OF PRESCRIPTION PILLS, THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN CASH AND GUNS.

      THE PIKE COUNTY SHERIFF SAYS THAT WILDER TRIED TO EAT THE PILLS TO PREVENT THE OFFICERS FROM GETTING THEM.

      ALL FOUR HAVE PLEAD NOT GUILTY.

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    HOLE IN CHURCH
      A PUTNAM COUNTY CHURCH GETS AN UNEXPECTED PARISHONER.

      A DRUNK DRIVER SLAMMED INTO THE SIDE OF SAINT TIMOTHY'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH ON TEAYS VALLEY ROAD.

      IT HAPPENED 4 O'CLOCK YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

      POLICE SAYS CHARLES BIBBEE WAS DRUNK...LOST CONTROL OF HIS PICKUP...AND CRASHED INTO THE CHURCH...LEAVING A HOLE IN THE SIDE..

      BIBBEE WASN'T INJURED....BUT HE IS CHARGED WITH DUI.

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    NOWCAST WEATHER
      WX ANCHOR PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

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    CAPITOL FOCUS
      GOVERNOR MANCHIN IS PUSHING FOR A PAIR OF BILLS TO PASS BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION ENDS.

      ONE BILL WOULD ALLOW MUNICIPALITIES TO KEEP TABS ON VACANT BUILDINGS AND THE OTHERS WOULD ASSIST IN CLEARING AWAY EYESORES...LIKE BURNED OUT STRUCTURES BY FILING LIENS ON THEIR INSURANCE PROCEEDS.

      BOTH PROPOSALS STEM FROM THE HOME RULE PILOT PROJECT THAT HAS PREVIOUSLY ALLOWED A HANDFUL OF CITIES TO TEST OUT EXPANDED POWERS.

      OPPONENTS OF THE BILL WANT TO WAIT UNTIL THE PROJECT ENDS AND THERE ARE REPORTED RESULTS.

      SUPPORTERS SAY THE LIEN BILL HAS WON THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY'S APPROVAL AND COULD HELP RESOLVE A PENDING LAWSUIT.

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    EPA SURFACE MINING
      IT LOOKS LIKE STRICTER COAL MINING REGULATIONS ARE TAKING A BACK SEAT...AT LEAST FOR NOW.

      THE PLAN TO IMPLEMENT A SET OF BROAD RANGING AND SPECIFIC MEASURES TO REDUCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF MOUNTAIN REMOVAL HAS BEEN HALTED.

      THIS AFTER THE PLANS WERE LEAKED TO COAL-STATE MINING REGULATORS.

      EPA HAS BEEN TRYING FOR MONTHS TO PROVIDE COAL COMPANIES WITH CLEARER GUIDELINES TO GET NEW PERMITS.

      EPA HAS NOT ANNOUNCED SPECIFIC NEW LIMITS ON MINING POLLUTION.

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    HUNTINGTON COSTLY LEAK
      THE RIVER CITY IS PAYING A HUGE CHUNK OF CHANGE FOR A WATER LEAK.

      THAT LEAK HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MORE THAN A YEAR....COSTING THE CITY TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

      THE LEAK WAS DISCOVERED BACK IN FEBRUARY OF 20-09 DURING A UTILITY COST ANALYSIS.

      THE ONE INCH WATER LINE ONCE RAN TO A DRINKING WATER FOUNTAIN ON THE WEST END OF HARRIS RIVERFRONT PARK.

      THE CITY'S BUDGET MANAGER SAYS THE PARK'S WATER BILL FOR THE YEAR DOUBLED....SPIKING CLOSE TO EIGHTY SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS IN 20-08.

      THE BILL IS EXPECTED TO DROP DRAMATICALLY NOW THAT THE LINE IS SHUT OFF.

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    WHITE NOSE BAT DISEASE
      A DEADLY DISEASE COULD DRIVE DOWN THE MOUNTAIN STATE'S BAT POPULATION.

      DURING AN EXPEDITION...RESEARCHERS DISCOVERED BATS WERE INFECTED WITH WHITE NOSE SYNDROME.

      THIS IN HELLHOLE CAVE IN PENDLETON COUNTY.

      NOW THE BATS ARE PART OF A FIELD STUDY INTO THIS DEADLY DISEASE.

      WHITE NOSE SYNDROME IS A TYPE OF FUNGUS THAT GROWS ON THE BAT.

      REASEARCHES BELEIVE THE DISEASE WAS TRANSMITTED TO THE BATS BY A CAVER.

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    PIG CAPTURED
      A PORKER ENDS UP IN THE POUND.

      THIS LITTLE GUY....HAS BEEN RUNNING ALL OVER CHARLESTON.

      WELL HE ISN'T THAT LITTLE...BUT THIS PIG HAS BEEN TERRORIZING NEIGHBORHOODS.

      EATING EVERYTHING IN SITE....AND TRAMPLING YARDS. HUMANE OFFICERS HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR HIM FOR NEARLY 3 MONTHS.

      HUMANE OFFICERS FINALLY CAUGHT UP WITH HIM ON WESTWOOD DRIVE.

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      THE PIG IS CURRENTLY STAYING AT THE KANAWHA CHARLESTON HUMANE SOCIETY.

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    YOUTH SYMPHONY
      SOME PEOPLE TRADED THE SUNSHINE FOR THE SOUNDS OF MUSIC THIS AFTERNOON.

      ""

      THE WEST VIRGINIA YOUTH SYMPHONY PERFORMED AT THE KANAWHA UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

      THE SPRING CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT FEATURES SOLO PERFORMANCES AND EIGHT DIFFERENT ENSEMBLES.

      ONE OF THE GROUPS DIRECTORS SAY THE KIDS WORK VERY HARD TO MAKE THE MUSIC WHAT IT IS.

      ""

      YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE WEST VIRGINIA YOUTH SYMPHONY ALONG WITH THE RIVER CITY YOUTH BALLET ON APRIL 9th AT THE CLAY CENTER.

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    CHILDREN'S THERAPY
      IT ISN'T THE OSCARS....BUT IT'S AN EVENT WORTHY OF AN AWARD.

      DOZENS WALKED THE RED CARPET FOR *A NIGHT WITH THE STARS *.....

      THIS EVENING'S GALA BENEFITS THE CHILDREN'S THERAPY CLINIC....PROVIDING FREE THERAPY TO CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN THE VALLEY.

      MEMBERS OF THE "PAPARAZZI" SNAPPED PICTURES FOR A CELEBRITY LOOK ALIKE CONTEST.....INSIDE GUESTS WERE TREATED TO FOOD, CONTESTS, AND A SILENT AUCTION.

      ""

      IN CASE ANYONE WAS WORRIED ABOUT MISSING THE OSCARS - A BIG SCREEN T-V WAS TUNED TO THE EVENT. ORGAINZERS SAY THE EVENT BROUGHT IN MORE AROUND 25 THOUSAND DOLLARS.

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    POWERBALL 170 MILLION
      FOR A LOT OF YOU, IT'S BACK TO WORK TOMORROW MORNING - BUT IF YOU'RE FEELING LUCKY YOU MIGHT WANT TO BUY A POWERBALL TICKET.

      NONE OF THE TICKETS SOLD FOR LAST NIGHT'S POWERBALL GAME.

      THE NUMBERS WERE 10 - 29 - 33 - 41-AND 59.....

      JUST LESS THASN ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY FIVE MILLION DOLLARS WAS UP FOR GRABS.

      MOST PEOPLE WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH ALL THAT CASH.

      YOUR NEXT CHANCE TO WIN IS MID-WAY THROUGH THE WORK WEEK.

      WEDNESDAY'S JACKPOT IS ESTIMATED AT ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY MILLION DOLLARS

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    WV BROADCASTERS
      WE HERE AT EYEWITNESS NEWS ARE VERY PROUD OF OUR ACHIEVEMENTS AT THIS YEARS WEST VIRGINIA BROADCASTERS AWARDS.

      WE WALKED AWAY WITH....

      BEST AM NEWSCAST..PRODUCED BY ELISABETH SHAFFER FOR WVAH

      BEST PM NEWSCAST...ON WCHS PRODUCED BY TERESA HIGGINBOTHAM AND JESSICA REED.

      BEST WEATHERCAST...JIM BARACH

      BEST ANCHOR DEBORAH LINZ

      BEST PHOTOJOURNALIST BOB AARON

      BEST SPOT NEWS DARRAH WILCOX AND CHAD HYPES

      BEST COMMUNITY OUTREACH... ST. JUDE

      THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT

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    EYEWITNESS WEB
      YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND EYEWITNESS NEWS ON THE WEB AT WCHSTV.COM ON FACEBOOK AND ON TWITTER.

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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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    I GMA HEALTHCARE
      WELCOME BACK TO EYEWITNESS NEWS AT ELEVEN... IN HEALTH NEWS.

      PRESIDENT OBAMA IS TAKING A FINAL STAND ON HEALTH CARE. AND HE'S CALLING FOR A VOTE BY CONGRESS IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS..

      SCRIPT: LET THE COUNTDOWN TO HEALTH CARE REFORM BEGIN. SOT/OBAMA/WEDNESDAY/14:04:54: I have therefore asked leaders in both of Houses of Congress to finish their work and schedule a vote in the next few weeks. PAST DEADLINES HAVE COME AND GONE. SOT/OBAMA/MAY13/D0030-805/10:22:18The House is working to pass a comprehensive health care reform bill by July 31st. SOT/OBAMA/JULY 1/ANNANDALE, VA/D0035-452/13:36:14/We are going to pass it this year. SOT/OBAMA/JULY 15/13:18:37:... before the August recess. SOT/OBAMA/JULY 23/14:52:10: I want it done by the fall. BUT THIS TIME, WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS SUGGEST, THEY REALLY MEAN IT. SOT/WHITE HOUSE SPOKESMAN ROBERT GIBBS/13:47:21: on March 18th, and we believe that -- I believe that. .... AND MANY POLITICAL ANALYSTS BELIEVE THEM. SOT/JOHN AVLON/"WINGNUTS"/170939:Health care reform has been the holy grail and third rail of Democratic Presidents since at least Harry Truman. This is the closest they've ever come. // The next two weeks going to be an all out push by the president, really to show a major win in the first two years of his presidency. IT WOULD MEAN PASSING A BILL MANY INDEPENDENTS DISLIKE ... AT A TIME WHEN THE NATION WANTS WASHINGTON TO FOCUS ON CREATING JOBS. THAT'S A POINT REPUBLICANS ARE USING TO THEIR ADVANTAGE. SOT/REP. PARKER GRIFFIN (R-AL)/GOP ADDRESS/09:50:59: The mere threat of this health care bill being enacted is freezing employers in their tracks and destroying much needed jobs. (GFX) TO DO IT, MR. OBAMA NEEDS 216 VOTES IN THE HOUSE AND 51 IN THE SENATE ... AND THAT'S USING A CONTROVERSIAL RULE CALLED RECONCILIATION, REQUIRING JUST A SIMPLE MAJORITY. DEMOCRATS WANT TO SHOW RESULTS BY THE NOVEMBER CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS. SOT/JOHN AVLON/170542: They believe that they need a big win going into November. ... A POTENTIAL BIG WIN ... AND A BIG GAMBLE THAT DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS WILL DELIVER. LIVE CLOSE: IF THE PRESIDENT CAN DELIVER ON HEALTHCARE, HE'S EXPECTED TO TURN BACK TO JOBS ... AND COURTING CENTRIST VOTERS IN TIME FOR NOVEMBER. VERBATIM: ADVISORIES/RESTRICTIONS: EDITMASTER#: TIME/INITIAL: ****************************************************************************

      PRESIDENT OBAMA SAYS THE DEADLINE FOR A DECISION ON HEALTHCARE TO BE MADE IS MARCH 17TH.

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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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    INTERNET GADHAN VID
      WELCOME BACK TO EYEWITNEWSS NEWS.....IN WORLD NEWS.

      A NEW THREAT TO U.S SECURITY.

      AL-QAIDA'S AMERICAN-BORN SPOKESMAN CALLED ON MUSLIMS SERVING IN THE U.S. ARMED FORCES ON SUNDAY TO EMULATE THE ARMY MAJOR CHARGED WITH KILLING 13 PEOPLE IN FORT HOOD.

      IN A 25-MINUTE VIDEO POSTED ON MILITANT WEB SITES, ADAM GADAHN DESCRIBED MAJOR NIDAL HASAN AS A PIONEER WHO SHOULD SERVE AS A ROLE MODEL FOR OTHER MUSLIMS.

      THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE VIDEO HAS NOT BEEN VERIFIED.

      GADAHN DESCRIBED THE ATTACKS HE WANTS MUSLIMS TO CARRY OUT AS "HIGH VALUE TARGETS."

      GADAHN IS WANTED BY THE FBI...THERE IS CURRENTLY A ONE MILLION DOLLAR REWARD FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO HIS ARREST.

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    CHILE QUAKE3
      EARTHQUAKE TORN CHILE FACES NUMEROUS OBSTACLES...THE LATEST..FROM LOOTERS.

      CHILEANS ARE SAID TO HAVE DITCHED LOOTED TELEVISIONS, FRIDGES AND OTHER GOODS IN THE STREETS TO AVOID ARREST.

      THIS AFTER POLICE BEGAN SEARCHING HOMES FOR THE STOLEN GOODS.

      MOST OF THIS IS HAPPENING IN THE CITY OF CONCEPCION.

      POLICE OFFICIALS SAID UP TO A MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF STOLEN GOODS HAD BEEN EITHER SEIZED BY AUTHORITIES OR DUMPED ON ROADSIDES BY RESIDENTS WHO EITHER REGRETTED THEIR ACTIONS OR CAVED IN AFTER POLICE LAUNCHED A CRACKDOWN ON LOOTERS ON SATURDAY.

      A GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN 100 ARRESTS SO FAR.

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    GERMANY ROBBERY
      SPEAKING OF STOLEN GOODS....POLICE IN GERMANY ARE LOOKING FOR THE PEOPLE WHO TURNED

      A POKER TOURNAMENT INTO A CRIME SCENE.

      POLICE SAY 4 HEAVILY ARMED ROBBERS CAME INTO THIS POKER TOURNAMENT AT BERLIN'S GRAND HYATT HOTEL.......AND ESCAPED WITH THE JACKPOT.

      THAT JACKPOT IS WORTH A WHOPPING 1.36 MILLION BUCKS.

      IN THIS VIDEO YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE ROBBERS COME IN AND FLIP OVER A TABLE...AND MAKE OFF WITH THE CASH.

      POLICE ARE EVALUATING THAT SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE AND GOING THROUGH WITNESS STATEMENTS FOLLOWING SATURDAY'S HEIST .

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    IRAN MISSLES
      IRAN IS PRODUCING SOME NEW HIGH POWERED WEAPONS.

      THE COUNTRY REPORTED TODAY THEY HAD LAUNCHED ANEW PRODUCTION LINE OF HIGHLY ACCURATE, SHORT RANGE CRUISE MISSILES.

      THOSE MISSILES ARE CAPABLE OF EVADING RADAR....AND CAN DESTROY TARGETS UP TO 1 THOUSAND TONS.

      WE'RE TOLD IT TOOK SOME TWO YEARS FOR AN IRANIAN EXPERT TO DEVELOP THE PRODUCTION LINE AND IT WOULD STRENGTHEN IRAN'S NAVAL POWER.

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    I IRAQ ELECTIONS
      A CURFEW HAS BEEN SET IN BAGHDAD TONIGHT AFTER INSURGENT VIOLENCE KILLED

      DOZENS DESPITE TIGHT SECURITY DURING PARLIAMENTARY

      ELECTIONS. ABC'S MIGUEL MARQUEZ REPORTS FROM BAGHDAD.

      SCRIPT:

      Across Iraq dozens of attacks - bombs, mortars and rockets - just as voting

      got underway.

      In Baghdad at least 12 people died when a massive bomb caused this apartment

      building to collapse. Iraqi emergency workers scrambled through the

      aftermath to try and save people buried in the rubble.


      Still Iraqis turned out in large numbers (NATS/VOTE) ready to vote...


      The purple finger, signifying that a person has voted, has become a mark of

      pride here.

      It's not clear what effect the violence had on turnout. At some Baghdad

      polling stations, there were few voters. But in provinces outside of

      Baghdad there are reports of exceptionally high voter turnout.

      In Washington President Barack Obama sent congratulations for the election-

      the first ever planned and implemented entirely by Iraqis he also sent

      condolences.

      OBAMA: We mourn the tragic loss of life today, and honour the courage and

      resilience of the Iraqi people.

      The vote count now in full swing it will take at least three days before the

      first official results are made public then the hard part forming a new

      government from so many different political parties.

      MARQUES STANDUP CLOSE:

      The US is banking on this election. It wants to close or handover more

      bases to Iraqis as soon as this week. If the election bring greater

      stability, by summer's end, only 50-thousand U-S troops will remain here..

      none of them combat troops.

      Miguel Marquez, ABC News Baghdad

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    TEASE 6
      HE GRADUATED EARLY FROM WEST VIRGINIA....

      BUT CAM PAYNE LOOKS TO LEAVE MORGANTOWN WITH A FEW MORE MEMORIES....

      JOSH LEWIS HAS MORE NEXT ON EYEWITNESS NEWS....

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    CAM PAYNE
      WEST VIRGINIA IS ALL SET FOR IT'S TRIP TO THE BIG APPLE....

      MORE ON THE UPCOMING BIG EAST TOURNAMENT SHORTLY...

      BUT FIRST....

      DA'SEAN BUTLER AND WELLINGTON SMITH ARE THE TEAM'S TWO SENIORS...

      BUT CAM PAYNE WAS ALSO HONORED ON SENIOR NIGHT LAST WEEK...

      HE'S GRADUATING EARLY...

      BUT CAM IS HOPING FOR AN EARLY GRADUATION PRESENT THIS MARCH....

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    WVU HOOPS
      SO WHAT'S THE DEAL FOR BOB HUGGINS IN THE UPCOMING BIG EAST TOURNAMENT??

      A STRONG FINISH TO THE REGULAR SEASON HAS WEST VIRGINIA A 3 SEED IN THE BIG EAST TOURNAMENT...

      THEY'LL PLAY THURSDAY NIGHT AT 9 O'CLOCK AGAINST EITHER LOUISVILLE... RUTGERS OR CINCINNATI....

      A WIN THERE COULD MEAN A MATCHUP AGAINST NOTRE DAME OR PITT....

      SHOULD WEST VIRGINIA WIN THE BIG EAST TOURNAMENT THEY COULD VERY WELL BE A NUMBER ONE SEED IN THE UPCOMING NC-DOUBLE-A TOURNAMENT...

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    DA'SEAN BUTLER
      CONGRATS TO DA'SEAN BUTLER...

      HE'S BEEN NAMED TO THE BIG EAST CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM....

      BUTLER WAS A 2ND TEAM PICK LAST SEASON...

      BUTLER LED THE TEAM AVERAGING 17 POINTS A GAME... HE ALSO HAD 6 REBOUNDS A CONTEST...

      HE ALSO TRAILS ONLY JERRY WEST AND HOT ROD HUNDLEY ON WVU'S ALL-TIME SCORING LIST....

      DEVIN EBANKS THE ONLY OTHER PLAYER MAKING ANY OF THE POSTSEASON LISTS...

      HE WAS A 3RD TEAM ALL BIG EAST PICK....

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    MARSHALL HOOPS
      MARSHALL WILL HEAD TO TULANE THIS WEEK FOR THE CONFERENCE USA TOURNAMENT...

      THE HERD'S STRONG FINISH TO THE SEASON EARNS A FIRST ROUND BYE AS THE 4 SEED....

      MARSHALL WILL FACE THE WINNER OF THE 12-5 GAME BETWEEN RICE AND TULSA....

      THAT'S RIGHT-- COULD MEAN A MATCHUP AGAINST TULSA AT IT'S PLACE..

      THE HERD SPLIT A PAIR WITH THE GOLDEN HURRICANE THIS YEAR...

      MARSHALL WON IT'S ONLY CONTEST AGAINST RICE...

      THURSDAY NIGHT 7:30 OUR TIME...

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    UK HOOPS
      --JOHN CALIPARI AND THE CATS IN THEIR REGULAR SEASON FINALE AGAINST FLORIDA....

      --ERIC BLEDSOE THE NICE LAYIN... U-K UP 18 AT THAT POINT IN THE 1ST HALF...

      --2ND HALF... WALL HITS THE 3.... U-K FINISHES 18-AND-OH AT RUPP ARENA... THE WILDCATS WILL PLAY THE WINNER OF SOUTH CAROLINA-ALABAMA IN ROUND ONE OF THE S-E-C TOURNAMENT FRIDAY AT NOON...

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    OHIO HOOPS
      BOBCATS BEAT BALL STATE IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE MAC TOURNAMENT TODAY...

      THEY DO SO IN OVERTIME...

      NEXT UP: TOP SEED KENT STATE THURSDAY NIGHT AT 7...

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    WVU WOMENS HOOPS
      --THE BIG EAST WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT ALREADY UNDERWAY.... WEST VIRGINIA TAKING ON DEPAUL IN WHAT WOULD BE ONE OF THE LOWEST SCORING BIG EAST TOURNAMENT GAMES EVER...

      LIZ REPELLA SCORED 16 POINTS FOR WVU LEADING THE MOUNTAINEERS TO THE VICTORY-- THEIR 27TH WIN OF THE SEASON... A NEW SCHOOL RECORD...

      WEST VIRGINIA ADVANCES TO THE SEMI-FINALS TOMORROW NIGHT WITH A 47-41 VICTORY WHERE THEY'LL FACE RUTGERS.. THE SCARLET KNIGHTS UPSET GEORGETOWN IN DOUBLE OVERTIME TONIGHT.

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    WVIAC MENS HOOPS
      FOUR WEST VIRGINIA CONFERENCE BASKETBALL TEAMS ARE HEADED TO THE ATLANTIC REGIONAL-- INCLUDING BOTH PARTICIPANTS IN LAST NIGHT'S CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT TITLE GAME...

      WEST VIRGINIA STATE'S 108-107 WIN AGAINST WEST LIBERTY A THRILLER!!!

      STATE GETS THE 4-SEED AND WILL TRAVEL TO INDIANA, PENNSYLVANIA FOR A SATURDAY SHOWDOWN WITH EAST STROUDSBURG...

      2ND SEEDED WEST LIBERTY WILL HOST 7TH SEEDED ALDERSON-BROADDUS IN AN ALL WVIAC MATCHUP...

      FINALLY, FAIRMONT STATE IS THE 8 SEED AND WILL PLAY AT TOP SEEDED INDIANA P-A...

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    WVIAC WOMENS HOOPS
      MEANTIME, THREE WOMEN'S TEAMS FROM THE WVIAC HAVE QUALIFIED FOR POSTSEASON PLAY....

      FAIRMONT STATE IS IN AFTER BEATING WEST LIBERTY IN LAST NIGHT'S TITLE GAME....

      F-S-U IS THE 8 SEED IN THE ATLANTIC REGION AND WILL OPEN AGAINST TOP SEEDED GANNON...

      WEST LIBERTY AND SETON HILL ALSO QUALIFIED FOR THE ATLANTIC REGIONAL....

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    SC GIRLS HOOPS
      THE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT BEGINS THIS WEEK....

      SOUTH CHARLESTON RETURNS FOR A 3RD STRAIGHT YEAR....

      S-C MAKES IT AS A 2 SEED AND WILL TAKE ON NUMBER 7 BRIDGEPORT WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 11:15....

      COACH SAYS THIS TOURNEY IS UP FOR GRABS!!!

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    SC GIRLS HOOPS SOUND
      S-C LOST IN THE QUARTERFINAL ROUND OF THE STATE TOURNAMENT EACH OF THE PAST 2 YEARS....

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    NASCAR
      SPRINT CUP IN ATLANTA FOR THE KOBALT TOOLS 500....

      3 LAPS TO GO-- WATCHOUT!!

      CARL EDWARDS BUMPS BRAD KESELOWSKI SENDING HIM AIRBORN INTO THE OUTSIDE WALL....

      HE'D BE SHAKEN UP-- BUT OKAY...

      KURT BUSCH WOULD FIND HIS WAY TO VICTORY LANE...

      HIS 2ND STRAIGHT SPRING RACE WIN AT ATLANTA...

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    RESULTS
      HE BEAT MATT KENSETH TO TO THE LINE BY NEARLY A HALF SECOND....

      TWO BIG CRASHES MADE THIS RACE GO 16 LAPS BEYOND THE SCHEDULED 325....

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