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Tuesday, May 13, 2008.

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  • WELCOME
      WEST VIRGINIANS PICK THEIR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE!

      OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT... A LANDSLIDE ELECTION IN THE MOUNTAIN STATE.

      GOOD EVENING, I'M RICK LORD...

      THANKS FOR JOINING US...ON EYEWITNESS NEWS AT ELEVEN.

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    HILLARY WINS
      AND NO SURPRISE...SENATOR HILLARY CLINTON HAS HANDILY WON THE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY IN THE MOUNTAIN STATE...

      WE WERE ABLE TO CALL THIS RACE PRETTY MUCH THE SECOND THE POLLS CLOSED....

      ACCORDING TO EARLY EXIT POLL RESULTS, WHITES WITHOUT COLLEGE DEGREES MADE UP NEARLY TWO-THIRDS OF THE VOTERS. OF THAT GROUP, ABOUT THREE-FOURTHS SUPPORTED CLINTON.

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    PRESIDENTIAL NUMBERS
      TAKE PRESIDENTIAL GRX....

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    MWO @ CIVIC CENTER
      WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER LOCAL CONTESTS...

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER MEREDITH WOOD HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THE WEST VIRGINIA PRIMARY ALL DAY...SHE JOINS US NOW LIVE AT THE CHARLESTON CIVIC CENTER WHERE HILLARY CLINTON IS CELEBRATING HER BIG WIN....

      RICK,

      AD LIBS

      MEREIDTH AD LIBS.

      CLINTON THINKS HER VOTERS AND SAYS SHE'S MORE DETERMIEND THAN EVER TO CONTINUE.

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    PRESIDENTIAL RESULTS
      MEREDITH ADLIBS

      CLINTON SAYS IT'S MOTOVATION NOT TO GIVE UP.

      REPORTING LIVE AT THE CIVIC CENTER, MEREDITH WOOD, EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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    OBAMA REP SOUND
      WE SPOKE WITH A SPOKESPERSON FROM BARACK OBAMA'S CAMPAIGN ABOUT TONIGHT'S RESULTS...HERE'S WHAT HE HAD TO SAY ABOUT CLINTON'S WIN...

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    ELECTION REAX
      CHARLESTON MAYOR DANNY JONES IS A BIG PART OF OUR ELECTION COVERAGE THIS EVENING...

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    KBA @ NEWSROOM
      NOW LET'S HEAD TO THE HUB OF IT ALL.. ELECTION CENTRAL IN THE NEWSROOM...

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KENNIE BASS IS SERVING AS BOTH ELECTION PRODUCER AND ANALYST TONIGHT... KENNIE.

      RICK,

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    ROCKEFELLER
      SENATOR JAY ROCKFELLER WALKS AWAY WITH A WIN TONIGHT....

      ROCKEFELLER BEAT OUT SHEIRL FLETCHER AND BILLY HENDRICKS FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION....

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    CAPITO REAX
      WE SPOKE WITH CONGRESSMAN SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO TONIGHT ABOUT THE RACE FOR HER SEAT IN THE SECOND DISTRICT....CAPITO SAYS HER CONCENTRATION IS RUNNING A CLEAN RACE...

      This is my 5th election for Congress. I can't believe it's been that many terms. I've been in for four terms already. It's been a real honor and people have placed a lot of trust in me. Campaigns are hard and I'm gonna be aggressive. Everyone I've been in has been hard. I think I'm known to be an energetic, upbeat campaigner and I don't want to run personal attacks. I hope we can just keep this on the issues, that's what I am going to do.

      REPORTING LIVE IN THE STUDIO, ELIZABETH NORIEKA, EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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    ENO @ WXMON
      OUR ROVING REPORTER THIS EVENING IS ELIZABETH NOREIKA.. WHO HAS BEEN VISITING VARIOUS CAMPAIGNS THIS EVENING

      SHE JOINS US LIVE IN THE STUDIO WITH SOME STATE-WIDE RACES... ELIZABETH?

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    GOVERNOR RACE
      HEY RICK, IT'S A VICTORY FOR GOVERNOR JOE MANCHIN AS HE WINS THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION.

      MANCHIN DEFEATED MEL KESSLER OF RALEIGH COUNTY TONIGHT. KESSLER SAID HE WANTED TO RUN AGAINST MANCHIN BECAUSE HE DISLIKED THE WAY HE TREATED THE LEGISLATURE. BUT TONIGHT, WEST VIRGINIAN DEMOCRATS OVERWHELMINGLY GAVE THEIR SUPPORT TO THE INCUMBENT GOVERNOR... HERE'S WHAT MANCHIN HE HAD TO SAY ABOUT HIS WIN.

      ""

      NOW GOVERNOR MANCHIN WILL FACE REPUBLICAN RUSS WEEKS, A FORMER STATE SENATOR, IN THE GENERAL ELECTION.

      REPORTING LIVE IN THE STUDIO, ELIZABETH NOREIKA, EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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    SUPREME COURT NUMBERS
      IN THIS DAY AND AGE OF TECHNOLOGY AND EXIT POLLING... YOU DON'T REALLY SEE A LOT OF SURPRISES ON ELECTION NIGHT ANYMORE... BUT THERE IS A VERY INTERESTING RACE SHAPING UP ...

      LET'S BRING KENNIE BASS BACK IN... AND KENNIE... YOU'VE GOT YOUR EYE ON A DEVELOPING SITUATION IN THE RACE FOR THE HIGH COURT...

      RICK,

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    JGL @ VOTERS REGISTRAT
      SEVERAL BIG PRIMARY RACES IN KANAWHA COUNTY TODAY...

      JAKE GLANCE IS AT VOTERS REGISTRATION, WHERE MANY ARE STILL AWAITING RESULTS...

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    TAKE BREAK
      TAKE BREAK

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    CHA @ PUTNAM
      SEATS ON THE BENCH, THE COUNTY COMMISSION AND THE BOARD OF EDUCATION ARE UP FOR GRABS IN PUTNAM COUNTY...

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER CHRISTINE HABRLE JOINS US LIVE NOW WITH THE LATEST.. CHRISTINE

      RICK.

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    PUT WALK AND TALK
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      REPORTING LIVE IN PUTNAM COUNTY, CHRISTINE HABRLE, EYEWITNESS NEWS...

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    STB @ HUNTINGTON
      SEVERAL POSITIONS ARE UP FOR GRABS IN CABELL COUNTY... INCLUDING SHERIFF AND MAYOR OF HUNTINGTON.

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER STEVE BORECKY IS LIVE IN DOWNTOWN HUNTINGTON WITH THE LATEST FROM CABELL COUNTY... STEVE?

      RICK....

      THE RACE FOR HUNTINGTON MAYOR IS THE ONE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THEIR EYES ON RIGHT NOW.

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    CABELL WALK AND TALK
      AND WITH 60 OF THE 72 PRECINTS REPORTING-----INCUMBENT DAVID FELINTON HAS A 129 VOTE LEAD OVER BOB BAILEY FOR THE DEOMCRATIC NOMINATION.

      BAILEY---THE CURRENT COUNTY COMMISSION PRESIDENT IS EXPECTED TO GIVE FELINTON A CLOSE FIGHT ALL THE WAY UNTIL THE LAST BALLOT IS COUNTED.

      MEANWHILE---CURRENT CABELL COUNTY SHERIFF KIM WOLFE HAS WRAPPED UP THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION.

      I SPOKE WITH HIM A LITTLE BIT AGO AND HE SAID REGARDLESS OF WHO CLAIMS THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION HE PLANS TO PUT UP A STRONG CAMPAIGN OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.


      THE OTHER BIG RACE OUT HERE IS FOR COUNTY SHERIFF.

      TOM MCCOMAS HAS KNOCKED OFF BOTH C-A- MCCOMAS AND SCOTT BIAS FOR THE DEOMCRATIC NOMINEE WHILE CURRENT DEPUTY CHIEF JIM SCHIEDLER GRABS THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION.

      REPORTING LIVE IN THE HUNTINGTON NEWSROOM---STEVE BORECKY---EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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    TAKE BREAK
      TAKE BREAK

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    FULL WEATHER
      ANCHORS TOSS TO JIM FOR 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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    TAKE BREAK
      TAKE BREAK

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    JGL @ VOTERS REGISTRAT
      SEVERAL BIG PRIMARY RACES IN KANAWHA COUNTY TODAY...

      JAKE GLANCE IS AT VOTERS REGISTRATION, WHERE MANY ARE STILL AWAITING RESULTS...

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    CLOSE
      THAT'LL DO IT FOR EYEWITNESS NEWS AT ELEVEN.

      HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYONE.

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    RICH RODRIGUEZ
      THE RICH RODRIGUEZ DEPOSITION HAS BEEN MADE PUBLIC...WVU IS FIGHTIN RODRIGUEZ OVER A FOUR-MILLION DOLLAR BUYOUT THAT WAS IN HIS MOST RECENT CONTRACT AS HEAD COACH OF THE MOUNTAINEER FOOTBALL PROGRAM...

      RODRIGUEZ, WHO IS NOW THE HEAD COACH OF MICHGIAN SAYS GOV. JOE MANCHIN AND THREE MEMBERS OF THE WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY BOARD OF GOVERNORS PRESSURED HIM TO SIGN A CONTRACT LAST SUMMER, EVEN THOUGH IT HAD A $4 MILLION BUYOUT CLAUSE HE DIDN'T WANT.

      STEVE FARMER, DREW PAYNE AND PERRY PETROPLUS ALSO ASSURED RODRIGUEZ HIS DEMANDS FOR THE FOOTBALL PROGRAM WOULD BE MET WHEN MIKE GARRISON BECAME PRESIDENT....

      RODRIGUEZ SAYS ALL THAT HAPPENED WHEN HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH ATHLETIC DIRECTOR ED PASTILONG WAS DISSOLVING.....

      HE SAYS BOARD MEMBERS TOLD HIM A SIGNED CONTRACT WOULD HELP GARRISON'S ADMINISTRATION GET OFF TO A GOOD START.

      THE DEPOSITION WAS TAKEN FOR WVU'S LAWSUIT TO RECLAIM THE $4 MILLION.

      RODRIGUEZ LEFT IN DECEMBER FOR MICHIGAN.

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    WV POWER
      THE WEST VIRGINIA POWER SET OUT TO BE A WINNER ON THIS ELECTION DAY 2008....

      -nice night

      -roman pena drives home adam white

      -dustin realini brings home pena

      -eric fryer...

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    MIKE D'ANTONI
      SPEAKING OF MILLIONS...ANOTHER WEST VIRGINIA NATIVE IS TAKING ANOTHER HIGH PROFILE JOB IN THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION...MULLENS NATIVE & FORMER MARSHALL STAR MIKE D'ANTONI IS NOW THE NEW HEAD COACH OF THE NEW YORK KNICKS...HE'S BEEN GIVEN A LUCRATIVE DEAL AVERAGING ABOUT SIX MILLION DOLLARS PER SEASON FOR FOUR YEARS...

      D'ANTONI AGREED TO LEAVE PHOENIX FOR THE KNICKS ON SATURDAY...HE REPLACES ISIAH THOMAS, WHO WAS FIRED LAST MONTH AFTER GOING 56-108 IN TWO SEASONS.

      D'ANTONI WON AT LEAST 54 GAMES EACH OF THE LAST FOUR SEASONS AND EARNED COACH OF THE YEAR HONORS IN 2005. HE IS KNOWN AS ONE OF THE NBA'S TOP OFFENSIVE MINDS. HIS SYSTEM HELPED STEVE NASH WIN TWO MVP AWARDS AND MADE THE SUNS ONE OF THE LEAGUE'S TOP TEAMS.

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    WEIGHT LOSS RECORD
      THE WORLD'S MOST OBESE MAN IS VYING FOR A NEW RECORD....THE HUMAN WHO'S **LOST** THE MOST WEIGHT!

      AT HIS HEAVIEST... MANUEL URIBE WEIGHED MORE THAN TWELVE HUNDRED POUNDS.

      HE SAY HE GUZZLED PIZZAS, BURGERS AND PLENTY OF SODAS FOR MUCH OF THE NINETIES.

      BUT TWO YEARS AGO URIBE DECIDED TO CHANGE HIS BAD EATING HABITS.

      SO FAR...HE'S LOST MORE THAN FIVE-HUNDRED POUNDS.

      BUT HE'S NOT DONE YET....URIBE WANTS TO WEIGH 285 POUNDS BY 20-10.

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