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Tuesday, May 21, 2013.

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11 COLD OPEN
    WEST VIRGINIA'S SOURCE FOR NEWS.... EYEWITNESS NEWS STARTS RIGHT NOW...

    SOT verbatim

    IN THE WAKE OF A DEADLY TORNADO...COMMUNITIES ARE COMING TOGETHER TO HELP THOSE IN NEED

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WELCOME
    GOOD EVENING, I'M RICK LORD...

    AND I'M ELIZABETH NOREIKA...

    THIS IS EYEWITNESS NEWS.

    WE'LL GET TO THAT STORY IN JUST A MOMENT... BUT FIRST...

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ST. ALBANS TREES
    STRONG STORMS ROLLED THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT. KNOCKING OUT POWER AND DOWNING TREES.

    THE DAMAGE LEFT BEHIND RUNS THROUGHOUT THE TRI-STATE AND INTO THE SOUTHERN COALFIELDS... THIS IS VIDEO JUST BACK INTO OUR STUDIOS FROM SAINT ALBANS. YOU'RE LOOKING AT VIDEO OF A TREE THAT TOPPLED ONTO POWER LINES ALONG OAKLAND AVENUE. THE STORM CAUSED THE TREE TO ACTUALLY BECOME UPROOTED. POWER CREWS SAY THESE LINES ARE STRESSED FROM THE WEIGHT OF THE TREE AND URGE PEOPLE TO STAY OUT OF THIS AREA UNTIL IT'S FIXED. AND IT'S A SIMILIAR SCENE ALL ACROSS THE REGION...

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RUFFNER TREE DOWN
    THIS IS VIDEO..TAKEN CLOSE TO OUR STUDIOS HERE AT EYEWITNESS NEWS. CREWS ARE WORKING TO CLEAR THIS TREE THAT FELL INTO THE MIDDLE OF RUFFNER AVENUE....

    RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF CHARLESTON'S EAST END.

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POWER OUTAGES
    ALL OF THOSE DOWNED TREES -- AND THE HIGH WINDS HAVE LEFT THOUSANDS OF HOUSEHOLD WITHOUT POWER TONIGHT.... CABELL, LINCOLN AND LOGAN COUNTIES ARE AMONG THE HARDEST HIT...

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I TORNADO LATEST
    AS VICTIMS OF MONDAY'S TORNADO CONTINUE TO SIFT THROUGH THE RUBBLE… THEY SAY THEY'RE THANKFUL TO BE ALIVE.

    EYEWITNESS NEWS CONTRIBUTOR, HUNTER SCOTT HAS THESE AMAZING STORIES OF SURVIVAL.

    we grabbed our motor cycle helmets and hid in the closet and prayed like hell and the only room that was spared was the room that we were in

    everything else is gone, our kitchen is gone our pantry is gone, everything is gone and we've been there for 21 years

    STORIES OF SURVIVAL CONTINUE TO EMERGE... AFTER A MASSIVE TORNADO RIPPED THROUGH MOORE... DESTROYING HUNDREDS OF HOMES... AND LEAVING VICTIMS TRAPPED IN THE RUBBLE.

    VICTIMS REMEMBER WHAT THEY SAW AND HEARD... AS THE TORNADO BARRELED OVER THEIR HOMES.

    "I heard the roar, I grabbed my dog and went and laid down and here we are now. I mean it's destroyed."

    "I was just asking God to spare me and he did. He saw fit to see me through another day."

    FAMILIES RECORDED VIDEO... AS THEY CAME OUT OF THEIR STORM SHELTERS... FINDING NEIGHBORHOODS... WIPED TO THE GROUND.

    nats home vid: "the lord giveth and the lord taketh away."

    VICTIMS RECALL AN EERY SILENCE... AS THE SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS BEGAN.

    I got them hollering out, if you can hear me, call out. And we started finding people, we started getting people out. We saw some unfortunate things but we also helped a lot of people. (Sniffs) That's what's important."

    MANY VICTIMS... SEEN AS HEROES... INCLUDING SUSANNE HALEY.

    THE PICTURE... TOO GRAPHIC TO SHOW (GRAPHIC IS BLURRED A LITTLE

    A PIECE OF METAL... RIPPED THROUGH HER LEG... AS SHE TRIED PROTECTING STUDENTS AT BRIARWOOD ELEMENTARY.

    AND, PEOPLE WEREN'T THE ONLY ONES BEING RESCUED.

    DOGS AND CATS... WERE ALSO PULLED FROM THE RUBBLE... AS RESCUERS SEARCHED FOR THEIR OWNERS.

    RESCUE WORKERS SAY THEIR WORK... IS FAR FROM OVER.

    We will be through every damaged piece of property in this city at least three times before we're done

    WHILE VICTIMS SAY IT'LL TAKE A WHILE TO RE-BUILD... THEY SAY THE CITY OF MOORE HAS DONE IT ONCE BEFORE... AND WILL DO IT ONCE AGAIN.

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I TORNADO VICTIM
    WHILE THERE ARE THOSE STORIES OF SURVIVAL, THERE ARE ALSO THE STORIES OF LOSS.

    AT LEAST 24 PEOPLE DIED DURING MONDAY'S TORNADO.

    NINE CHILDREN ARE AMONG THE DEAD... INCLUDING A NINE-YEAR-OLD GIRL NAMED JA'NAE HORNSBY.

    SHE WAS AT PLAZA TOWERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHEN THE STORM HIT.

    JA'NAE'S FATHER SAYS HE STILL CAN'T BELIEVE THE NEWS.

    NO NEW SURVIVORS OR BODIES HAVE BEEN FOUND SINCE THE EARLY HOURS AFTER THE TORNADO HIT MONDAY AFTERNOON.

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DESK LEAD-IN
    MANY IN OUR REGION, KNOW FIRST-HAND THE DEVASTATION TORNADOES BRING.

    EYEWITNESS NEWS ANCHOR KALLIE CART JOINS US NOW LIVE WITH REACTION FROM WEST LIBERTY, KENTUCKY.

    WEST LIBERTY WAS HIT HARD BY TORNADO ACTIVITY IN MARCH OF 2012...

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REPORTER WALK TO BAM
    THAT STORM KILLED SIX PEOPLE. NOW, THE OKLAHOMA TORNADO HAS BROUGHT BACK UGLY MEMORIES AND CONCERN FOR NEW VICTIMS.

    WE WERE THERE TODAY..AND EVEN THOUGH IT'S BEEN A YEAR THE DAMAGE IS STILL APPARENT.

    AS YOU DRIVE THROUGH WEST LIBERTY....THERE ARE VACANT LOTS WHERE BUILDINGS ONCE STOOD, HOUSES WITH MISSING ROOFS AND THE GUTTED SHELL OF A SPRAWLING APARTMENT COMPLEX. THE EMOTIONS ARE STILL THERE TOO. TRIGGERED BY ROUGH WEATHER OR WATCHING OTHERS GO THROUGH WHAT THEY DID ON TELEVISION.

    SOME BUSINESSES LIKE THIS ANTIQUE STORE THAT LOST A ROOF AND HALF ITS INVENTORY IN THE TWISTER AND THIS DAIRY BAR THAT WAS LEVELED HAVE BEEN REBUILT. BUT THE STORM HAS LEFT A LOT OF PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL HOLES IN THIS EASTERN KENTUCKY COMMUNITY.

    REPORTING LIVE IN THE STUDIO, KALLIE CART EYEWITNESS NEWS

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I WVU BASEBALL HELP
    THE WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY BASEBALL TEAM IS IN OKLAHOMA FOR THE BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT...

    AND WHEN THEY LANDED IN OKLAHOMA SUNDAY...THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS IN STORE FOR THEM..

    JUST A FEW MILES AWAY FROM THE TORNADO'S PATH OF DESTRUCTION IN MOORE, OKLAHOMA...THE WVU BASBEBALL TEAM FOUND SHELTER IN THEIR HOTEL AS WARNING SIRENS ROARED AND THE WIND BLEW. THE TEAM WATCHED IN DISBELIEF ON TELEVISION THE DAMAGE THE TORNDADO AND DONE..AND THEY KNEW THEY HAD TO HELP.

    THEY HEADED TO WALMART AND LOADED UP ON SUPPLIES FOR THOSE WHO LOST EVERYTHING.....THEY MET ONE OF THOSE VICTIMS IN THE STORE.

    "SHE WAS ONE THAT REALLY LOST HER HOME AND IT HAPPENED JUST DAYS BEFORE THAT AND WE'RE JUST SITTING IN OUR HOTEL ROOM WATCHING IT ON TV WHILE SHE WAS THERE FIGHTING HER HER LIFE BASICALLY."

    A LITTLE LATER IN THIS NEWSCAST WE'LL HEAR FROM THE TEAMS COACH....WHO IS MOVED TO TEARS BY THE DEVASTATION...AND THE GOOD WILL OF HIS PLAYERS.

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I RED CROSS
    OUR LOCAL RED CROSS IS HELPING OUT -- THEY HAVE SENT A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL TO OKLAHOMA AND PLAN TO SEND OTHER WORKERS IN THE COMING DAYS... YOU CAN ALSO HELP.

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RED CROSS/SALVATION ARMY
    IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE TO THE RED CROSS, JUST TEXT "REDCROSS" TO 9-0-9-9-9 AND FOR THE SALVATION ARMY, YOU CAN TEXT "STORM" TO 8-0-8-8-8.... TO MAKE A 10-DOLLAR DONATION.

    YOU CAN FIND A COMPLETE LIST OF WAYS TO HELP THE TORNADO VICTIMS ... BY LOGGING ONTO OUR WEBSITE ... WCHSTV dot COM.

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I MINGO FED UPDATE
    NOW TO THE LATEST ON A STORY WE BROKE HERE ON EYEWITNESS NEWS -- WE ARE CONTINUING TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT ALLEGED CORRUPTION IN MINGO COUNTY...

    ONCE AGAIN TODAY -- WE TRIED TO REACH OUT TO MINGO COUNTY'S ONLY JUDGE... SOURCES TELL US THAT HE IS ONE OF THE TARGETS OF A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION INVOLVING THE F-B-I, STATE POLICE AND THE U-S ATTORNEYS OFFICE...

    BUT TODAY -- ONE DAY AFTER OUR STORY BROKE -- JUDGE MICHAEL THORNSBURY WASN'T AT WORK... A SECRETARY IN HIS OFFICE TELLS US THAT A TRIAL WAS SET FOR TODAY BUT THAT AT THE LAST MINUTE, HE CANCELLED THE TRIAL AND SENT THE JURY HOME.. NO REASON WAS GIVEN... EYEWITNESS NEWS HAS CONFIRMED THROUGH VARIOUS SOURCES THAT HE IS AMONG ELECTED OFFICIALS UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR ALLEGED ELECTION VIOLATIONS AND OTHER FEDERAL CRIMES.

    INDICTMENTS ARE EXPECTED TO COME DOWN IN THIS CASE SOON.

    WE ARE CONTINUING TO FOLLOW THIS STORY -- AND WILL BRING YOU THE DETAILS AS THEY BREAK.

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MEIGS STANDOFF ENDS
    A STANDOFF IN MEIGS COUNTY, OHIO THAT LASTED FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS....IS FINALLY OVER TONIGHT...

    AND IT CAME TO AN END, PEACEFULLY...

    80-YEAR-OLD JACK RICHIE, OF CHESTER, IS IN CUSTODY.

    OFFICERS RESPONDED TO A DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE CALL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

    WHEN THEY GOT THERE, RICHIE BARRICADED HIMSELF INSIDE OF HIS HOME WITH A GUN.

    NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE STANDOFF... BUT THE ROAD WAS CLOSED DOWN FOR MORE THAN A DAY WHILE POLICE TRIED TO TALK RICHIE OUT OF HIS HOME.

    AT THIS TIME, IT IS UNKNOWN IF RICHIE WILL FACE CHARGES.

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I WAYNE PUNISHMENT
    20 WAYNE COUNTY HIGH SENIORS WHO TOOK PART IN A PRANK THAT CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE AT THE SCHOOL WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO WALK ACROSS THE STAGE AT TOMORROW NIGHT'S GRADUATION...

    BUT THE PUNISHMENT IS JUST BEGINNING... EYEWITNESS NEWS ANCHOR DAVE BENTON HAS DETAILS.

    AFTER A 2 1/2 HOUR MEETING... THE WAYNE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION DECIDED TO STRIP STUDENTS OF THE RIGHT TO WALK ACROSS THE STAGE GRADUATION NIGHT. PARENTS SAY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS FOUGHT FOR THE KIDS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CEREMONY... BUT THE BOARD VOTED AGAINST IT.

    LAST WEEK, 20 STUDENTS BROKE INTO THE SCHOOL... SOME OF THEM SMEARED DEER GUTS AND URINE INSIDE THE BUILDING... OTHERS JUST FILLED CUPS OF WATER AND PLACED THEM IN THE HALLWAY.

    PLYMALE SAY NO CHARGES WILL BE FILED... IF THEY PAY RESTITUTION AND PERFORM COMMUNITY SERVICE. SO, ARE THESE KIDS GETTING OFF TOO EASILY... OR IS THE PUNISHMENT DEAD ON. WE TO TOOK THAT QUESTION TO THE STREETS.

    SOME STUDENTS HAVE HELPED CLEAN UP THE MESS AND THAT WILL GO TOWARD THEIR COMMUNITY SERVICE... IN WAYNE COUNTY, DAVE BENTON EYEWITNESS NEWS.

    GRADUATION AT WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL IS TOMORROW AT 7:00.

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FUGITIVE FILES
    POLICE SAY A MAN WHO USED A SHOVEL TO BREAK THROUGH HIS NEIGHBOR'S DOOR IS ON THE RUN TONIGHT...

    BUT YOUR TIPS COULD HELP POLICE TRACK HIM DOWN...

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LESLIE @ KIOSK
    ONCE AGAIN WE NEED YOUR TIPS TONIGHT TO BRING THESE THREE FUGITIVES TO JUSTICE...

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FUG FILES TIP LINE
    AND THE TOLL FREE NUMBER TO CALL, 1-888-720 TIPS.

    IF YOU DO CALL, YOU CAN REMAIN ANONYMOUS.

    NOW, LET'S OPEN THE FUGITIVE FILES.

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DOUGLAS KIDD
    DOUGLAS KIDD THE THIRD IS WANTED FOR BURGLARY AFTER CHARLESTON POLICE SAY HE USED A SHOVEL TO BREAK THROUGH HIS NEIGHBORS FRONT DOOR. KIDD IS 6'02 - 190 LBS AND HIS LAST KNOWN ADDRESS IS ON STUART STREET IN CHARLESTON.

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THOMAS LANHAM
    THOMAS LANHAM IS WANTED FOR ESCAPING HOME CONFINEMENT AND GRAND LARCENY STEALING HIS HOME CONFINMENT EQUIPMENT. ORGINALLY SERVING A NIGHTIME BURGLARY SENTENCE, HE BLEW IT OFF AND TOOK OFF WITH THE NEARLY 2-THOUSAND DOLLAR IN ANKLE MONITORING EQUIPMENT. LANHAM IS 5'11, 210, AND HIS LAST KNOWN ADDRESS IS ON ROANE STREET IN CHARLESTON.

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THOMAS WAGNER JR
    THOMAS WAGNER JUNIOR IS WANTED FOR DAYTIME BURGLARY. DEPUTIES SAY HE WENT INTO A WOMAN'S SOUTH CHARLESTON HOME AND STOLE JEWLREY AND ELECTRONICS AND THEN PAWNED THE ITEMS. WAGNER IS 5'11 - 155 POUNDS AND HIS LAST KNOWN ADDRESS IS ON GREEN VALLEY DRIVE IN SAINT ALBANS..

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FUG FILES TIP LINE
    AND THE TOLL FREE NUMBER TO CALL, 1-888-720 TIPS.

    SEE YOU BACK HERE NEXT TUESDAY...

    REPORTING LIVE... LESLIE RUBIN.. EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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JIM WEATHER BUMP
    JIM PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

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WEATHER 3-SHOT
    ANCHORS TOSS TO JIM FOR WEATHER

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FULL WEATHER
    JIM PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

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INTRO SOCIAL IMPACT
    IN THIS DAY AND AGE, TEENAGERS ARE GROWING INCREASINGLY DEPENDENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

    FROM SUN UP TO SUN DOWN, THEY ARE TURNING TO TECHNOLOGY AS THEIR PRIMARY MEANS OF COMMUNICATION.

    EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER DARRAH WILCOX RECENTLY SAT DOWN WITH A GROUP OF TEENS AT HUNTINGTON HIGH SCHOOL FOR AN OPEN DISCUSSION ABOUT SOCIAL NETWORKING... TO FIND OUT HOW THEY USE IT... AND FOR HOW LONG.

    When I wake up, I generally check Twitter.

    FROM THE MOMENT THEY GO TO BED

    "Brianna Stelman / HHS STUDENT said, "

    What did you miss in your sleep?

    TO THE MOMENT THEY WAKE UP....TEENAGERS LIKE LUKE COOLEY SAY THEY ARE CONSTANTLY STRIVING TO STAY CONNECTED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA.

    Luke Cooley

    Whenever I have free time I just check it. A lot. NATS laughter

    AND LUKE ISN'T ALONE.WE SAT DOWN WITH HIM AND HIS PEERS TO TRY AND GAUGE JUST HOW DEPENDENT THE AVERAGE TEENAGER IS ON APPLICATIONS LIKE TWITTER AND FACEBOOK..AND WHY?

    DEW: From wake-up to go to sleep. What are you on Facebook for?

    I'm mostly just checking who I'm friends with is just posting and stuff. I usually just ignore a lot of it.

    DEW: In the last year would you say you've ever gone a day without checking social media?

    If I'm like camping or something!

    TEENS SAY THEY FEEL DISCONNECTED WITHOUT IT.

    DEW:

    Do you all remember a world where Facebook and Twitter and all these things didn't exist? Brianna- Yeah when we had Myspace! Laughter

    THESE DAYS IT'S NOT JUST FACEBOOK AND TWITTER. INSTAGRAM, PINTEREST, VINE, TUMBLR AND SNAPCHAT ARE ALL OUTLETS TO STAY SOCIALLY NETWORKED.

    DEW:Why do you think we live in a world who has to be so connected?

    "It's just like a habit now. You can't exactly just stop it."

    "I don't think it's like at the point where you can just stop now. It's only going to progress."

    "Yeah I think we've gotten used to having everything at our fingertips in such a short amount of time and without it we wouldn't know what to do."

    WHAT ARE YOU TWEETING ABOUT? ON AVERAGE... 100,000 TWEETS ARE SENT EACH MINUTE... BUT ACCORDING TO THESE TEENS...

    "It's usually pretty pointless

    Leah

    "Yeah if I looked back at all my Tweets they could easily go without it."

    GRX on time spent online

    BUT TIME SPENT ON THOSE "POINTLESS" POSTS AND PICS AND TWEETS... CERTAINLY ADD UP.

    Luke Cooley /

    I'd say about three maybe. Laughter. Is that a lot? Yes! Alright... um an hour and forty-five minutes!

    ACCORDING TO SOCIALLY ACTIVE DOT COM, 70% OF young adults spend almost 17 hours a week online.

    ALLTWITTER SHOWS NEARLY 700,THOUSAND PIECES OF FACEBOOK CONTENT SHARED EACH MINUTE.

    AND OF COURSE THERE ARE PITFALLS. NEARLY HALF OF ALL TEENS ON SOCIAL NETWORKS ADMIT TO BEING CYBERBULLIED.

    A lot of times I just read by it. Scroll by it. You don't really do anything about it. You just see it.

    BUT WHAT STARTS OUT AS JUST A SIMPLE COMMENT OR PICTURE... CAN QUICKLY TURN VIRAL.

    Rachele Subik

    "People can take screen shots of it. Someone's always going to find out about it."

    AND... IT CAN HAVE DEADLY CONSEQUENCES.

    "She was sweet and she was kind"

    AUDRIE POTT WAS A CALIFORNIA TEENAGER WHO WAS REPORTEDLY RAPED BY THREE TEEN BOYS, WHO ALLEGEDLY POSTED PICTURES OF THE INCIDENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

    POTT COMMITTED SUICIDE A WEEK LATER.

    "She's missed every day."

    SO DON'T BE AFRAID TO ASK YOUR KIDS QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR SOCIAL NETWORKING LIFE.

    Blue-

    "You should also make your child feel comfortable enough so that they can come to you if they see something that they don't like or someone's talking to them in a way they don't like because often people aren't going to find out about it.

    WHILE THERE IS A VERY DARK SIDE TO SOCIAL MEDIA, TEENS ALSO KNOW THERE ARE PERKS TO POSTING

    Leah:

    "Knowing that I was applying to some art schools I was like well if they do check it and I post some of my art on here then that might be cool."

    A COMMON HASHTAG CAN UNITE COMMUNITIES AND EVEN THE COUNTRY.

    SO, WHILE YOU ARE TWEETING, POSTING AND LIKING AWAY THE MINUTES EACH DAY... DON'T FORGET THE WORLD WIDE WEB DOESN'T HAVE TO BE YOUR WHOLE WORLD.

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    PARENTS CAN ALSO BE PROACTIVE WHEN IT COMES TO COMMUNICATING WITH KID ABOUT SOCIAL NETWORKING.

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G EXPERT ADVISE
    KNOW YOUR NETWORKS. WHAT IS TWITTER? HOW DO YOU POST A PICTURE TO INSTAGRAM? THE MORE YOU UNDERSTAND SOCIAL NETWORKING, THE EASIER IT WILL BE TO TALK TO YOUR TEENS ABOUT IT.

    ALSO- BE OPEN. THE GROUP WE SAT DOWN WITH SAY THEY ARE LISTENING TO THEIR PARENTS! SO TALK TO YOUR KIDS ABOUT YOUR EXPECTATIONS AND POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES FROM SOCIAL MEDIA.

    REMIND THEM NOT TO SHARE TOO MUCH... WHETHER IT'S A PICTURE, PERSONAL INFORMATION, OR LOCATION-BASED SERVICES.

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USA UPDATE
    TAKEN OFF A TRAIN IN IOWA...

    A GREAT ESCAPE IN JERSEY...

    AND A GLUTTONESS GASTRO-INTESTINAL FEAT IN CALIFORNIA ON THIS USA UPDATE

    TWO out of the train EARLY THIS MORNING.... It's believed the train was carrying ethanol, SO A hazmat team was scent to the scene... NO WORD YET ON HOW THOSE ENGINEERS ARE DOING TONIGHT...

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SPORTS TEASE
    ITS REGIONAL TIME IN HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL....AND A CONFERENCE RIVALS WERE BATTLING TO MOVE AHEAD.....A.J. GOOD HAS THE HIGHLIGHTS NEXT IN SPORTS....

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AJ @ KIOSK
    WELCOME BACK TO EYEWITNESS NEWS AT SIX...GREAT TO HAVE YOU WITH US ON THIS MONDAY...

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HS BASEBALL
    ITS THAT TIME OF YEAR WHERE EVERY INNING EVERY AT BAT AND EVERY PITCH MATTERS......OF COURSE WE ARE TALKIING ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL REGIONALS ACROSS THE STATE......TONIGHT WAS DOUBLE A'S TURN AS A PAIR OF CONFERENCE AND REGIONAL RIVALS HOOKED UP IN FALLING ROCK.....

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SISSONVILLE-HOOVER
    -THAT WOULD BE SISSONVILLE VISITING HOOVER.....

    -BOT 4TH-HOOVER UP 3-2.......RYAN SHAMBLIN RBI SINGLE....SOCRES COREY BIRD.....4-2 HUSKIES

    -BOT 6TH-HOOVER SEAN CRAZE SINGLE UP THE MIDDLE......SCORES CODY BOWDEN.....5-2 HUSKIES

    -SAME INNING-HOOVER MATT HOLESTEIN GROUNDER THROWN AWAY......SCORES HUNTER WHITE.....6-2 HUSKIES

    -SAME INNING-HOOVER BIRD GROUNDER CANT BE HANDLED.....CRAZE SCORES......HOOVER WINS 10-2

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WAYNE-SCOTT
    OVER IN MADISON......WAYNE GETS A RUN IN THE TOP OF THE 8TH AND SHUTS DOWN SCOTT IN THE BOTTOM TO WIN 4-3......THE PIONEERS ADVANCE TO PLAY HOOVER ON THURSDAY IN FALLING ROCK.....

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WVU BASEBALL
    WEST VIRGINIA IS IN OKLAHOMA CITY FOR ITS FIRST FORAY INTO THE BIG 12 CONFERENCE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT......BUT THE MOUNTAINEERS GOT AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR IN AS A DEADLY TORNADO RIPPED THROUGH SEVERAL OF THE CITY'S SUBURBS......BUT THE GOLD AND BLUE DIDNT STANDBY BY IDLELY AS THEY IMMEADIATLEY STEPPED INTO ACTION......

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WVU IN OKC
    THE TWISTER HIT ABOUT 5 MILES AWAY FROM THEIR TEAM HOTEL AS THEY TOOK SHELTER UNTILL THE COAST WAS CLEAR......AFTER IT WAS OVER....HEAD COACH RANDY MAZEY IMMEDAITLEY TOOK HIS TEAM TO A NEARBY WALL-MART AS THEY GATHERED SUPPLIES FOR THE LOCAL VICTIMS.......THE MOUNTAINEER PLAYERS AND COACHES TOOK THE EVENT VERY SERIOUSLY GETTING VERY INVOLVED WITH PICKING OUT CLOTHES AND FOOD......TODAY A VERY EMOTIONAL MAZEY SAYS BALLS AND STRIKES WON'T MEAN THAT MUCH TO HIS TEAM AFTER YESTERDAY.....

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WVU SOUND
    "Baseball is just trivial when something like that happens. We just feel so bad. Actually when we were at Wal-Mart last night a lady who had lost her home was there last night shopping. So we were able to give her a lot of the stuff. Whether we win or lose games down here this weekend, our kids have been impacted."

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HARRISON MUSGRAVE
    SOME GOOD NEWS OUT OF OKLAHOMA CITY TODAY.....WEST VIRGINIA PITCHER HARRISON MUSGRAVE WAS NAMED BIG 12 PITCHER OF THE YEAR......THE BRIDGPORT NATIVE WENT 5-0 WITH A 1.02 ERA IN LEAGUE PLAY THIS YEAR......MUSGRAVE IS A YEAR REMOVED FROM TOMMY JOHN SURGERY WHERE HE OBVIOUSLY GOT MUCH STRONGER SINCE THE SURGERY......HE IS EXPECTED TO START AGAINST KANSAS TOMMORROW AFTERNOON AT 4 PM FOR THEIR 1ST GAME IN THE BIG 12 TOURNAMENT.......

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AARON BLAIR
    TO HUNTINGTON NOW.....WHERE ANOTHER PITCHER WAS MAKING HEADLINES.......AARON BLAIR WAS NAMED TO THE C-USA 1ST TODAY......BLAIR WAS 5-5 WITH A 2.85 ERA ON THE SEASON........BLAIR WAS IN THE TOP 5 IN ALL LEAGUE PITCHING CATEGORIES.......HE ALSO GOT SOME GOOD NEWS YESTERDAY AS HE WAS INFORMED THAT WE WAS INVITED ON SET AT MLB NETWORK FOR THE MLB DRAFT THAT WILL TAKE PLACE ON JUNE 6TH.....HE IS EXPECTED TO BE A 1ST ROUND PICK.......HE WAS ALSO JOINED ON THE 1ST TEAM LIST BY MARSHALL OUTFIELDER ISSAC BALLOU.......

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WV POWER
    THE WV POWER GETS A WIN ON THE ROAD TONIGHT AT KANNAPOLIS 9-3.....THE POWER WAS LED BY STETSON ALLIE WHO HIT 2 HOME RUNS AND HAD 3 RBIS......THE TWO WILL PLAY AGAIN TOMMORROW AT 10:05 AM....

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HOLGORSEN-NORTHSIDE
    WEST VIRGINIA HEAD COACH DANA HOLGORSEN WAS IN SUMMERSVILLE THIS EVENING AT NORTHSIDE CHEVROLET...HOLGORSEN IS ON THE CIRCUIT THIS WEEK OF MEETING WITH FANS...HE ALSO WAS THE GUEST ON THE METRONEWS STATEWIDE SPORTSLINE WITH TONY CARIDI...WITH GENO SMITH GONE, HOLGORSEN'S QUARTERBACK POSITION WILL HAVE A NEW LEADER...AND THINGS GOT MORE INTERESTING WITH THE ADDITION OF FLORIDA STATE TRANSFER DANA HOLGORSEN...

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HOLGORSEN SOUND
    West Virginia kid he really understands how things are around here. He's been in games, there wasn't any guarantees he was going to be the guy. He knows that. But he's anxious to get started. We started school yesteday. He was in the team meeting, he understands all that. Ten long weeks ahead of us to try to get them all a little bit better."

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MARSHALL FOOTBALL
    MARSHALL'S HOME SLATE IS FINISHED FOR THE 2013 SEASON AS THE SCHOOL ANNOUNCED THE FINAL THREE GAMES YET TO BE DETERMINED.....THE HERD'S 2ND GAME OF THE SEASON AGAINST GARNDER WEBB WILL START AT 6:30......HOMECOMING AGAINST TEXAS SAN ANTIONIO WILL GET GOING AT 2 PM......AND THE HOME DATE WITH UAB WILL START AT 2 PM AS WELL.........MARSHALL'S 1ST GAME OF THE SEASON WILL BE SATURDAY AUGUST 31ST AT 7 AT HOME AGAINST MIAMI OH

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KEATON MILES
    WVU FORWARD KEATON MILES HAS DECIDED TO TRANSFER......MILES PLAYED IN 29 GAMES THIS PAST SEASON AND AVERAGED 2.6 POINTS AND 1.7 REBOUNDS PER GAME.....HE IS THE 4TH MOUNTAINEER TO TRANSFER....

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KEVIN JONES
    FORMER MOUNTAINEER KEVIN JONES WAS IN THE CAPITAL CITY THIS PAST WEEKEND......

    K-J WAS ALL OVER THE KANAWHA VALLEY-- INCLUDING A TRIP TO THE POWER GAME SATURDAY NIGHT ALONG WITH DASEAN BUTLER AND TRUCK BRYANT...

    JONES BOUNCED BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS AND THE NBDL LAST YEAR...

    HE DOMINATED THE D-LEAGUE AVERAGING 27 POINTS AND 14 REBOUNDS...

    HE ALSO GAINED THE OH SO IMPORTANT EXPERIENCE...

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KEVIN JONES SOUND
    "IT WAS AN UP AND DOWN YEAR BETWEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH. BUT I LEARNED A LOT, GAINED A LOT OF EXPERIENCE. I THINK I FINISHED THE SEASON UP STRONG PLAYING WITH THE CAVS. I'M JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR."

    JONES HAS HIS BASKETBALL COMING UP IN A FEW WEEKS...

    HE'S GONE FROM ONE LOCATION LAST YEAR-- IN CHARLESTON...

    TO THREE LOCATIONS THIS YEAR...

    CHARLESTON, BECKLEY AND PARKERSBURG...

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MARK @ KIOSK
    MARK TOSSES TO BREAK

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    FINAL WX

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