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Friday, May 16, 2008.

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      COMING UP ON EYEWITNESS NEWS AT NOON.....ANOTHER PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN VISIT. REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE JOHN MCCAIN STOPS BY A GUN AND ARCHERY SPORTING GOODS STORE. WE'LL HAVE A LIVE REPORT.

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    OPEN 2
      THEN, TIRED OF PAYING THE HIGH GAS PRICES....SOME PEOPLE ARE PARKING THEIR CARS AND PEDALING PLACES.

      DOUG TALKS ABOUT WEATHER

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    WELCOME
      GOOD AFTERNOON, I'M JENIFER McANDREWS.

      WELCOME TO EYEWITNESS NEWS AT NOON.

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    VOTE 08
      STINGER

      STINGER

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    MCCAIN VISIT
      PRESUMPTIVE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE JOHN MCCAIN IS FINALLY VISTING THE MOUNTAIN STATE. RIGHT NOW HE IS TALKING TO A GROUP IN

      ST. ALBANS.

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER MEREDITH WOOD JOINS US LIVE FROM THE EVENT WITH MORE...MEREDITH.

      HE ARRIVED AT YEAGER AIRPORT THIS MORNING AND THEN WAS WISKED AWAY TO ST ALBANS GUN AND ARCHERY.

      THIS IS MCCAIN'S FIRST TRIP TO WEST VIRGINIA SINCE LAUNCHING HIS BID FOR THE WHITE HOUSE.

      AFTER HE WRAPS UP IN ST. ALBANS HE IS GOING TO KENTUCKY.

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    MCCAIN PROTEST
      NOT EVERYONE'S HAPPY WITH MCCAIN MAKING A STOP IN THE MOUNTIAN STATE.

      A GROUP OF DEMOCRATIC PROTESTORS GATHERED ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE GUN AND ARCHERY SPORTING GOODS STORE.

      THEY SAY THEY WANT MCCAIN TO CAMPAIGN ON MORE IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING PEOPLE IN WEST VIRGINIA - LIKE HIGH GAS PRICES AND HEALTH CARE.

      EARLIER THIS WEEK BOTH DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES VISITED CHARLESTON.

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    ARMED FORCES DAY PARADE
      THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE FOR OUR FREEDOM WILL BE HONORED TOMORROW.

      THE 49TH ANNUAL ARMED FORCES DAY PARADE WILL WIND THROUGH THE STREETS OF SOUTH CHARLESTON. IT GETS UNDERWAY AT NOON.

      MAJOR GENERAL ALLEN TACKETT WILL BE HONORED AT THE PARADE AND FRANK BUCKLES THE ONLY LIVING WWI VETERAN IS THE PARADE MARSHALL.

      TO KICK OFF ARMED FORCES DAY THERE IS A MILITARY RECEPTION AT THE RAMADA INN TONIGHT AT 6:30.

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    SCHOOL BUS CRASH
      IT WAS A BUMPY RIDE TO SCHOOL FOR SOME STUDENTS THIS MORNING.

      A SCHOOL BUS DRIVER HIT A DEER WHILE TAKING SOME KIDS TO SCHOOL. EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER BRYANT SOMERVILLE JOINS US NOW LIVE ON THE PHONE WITH THE DETAILS. BRYANT.

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    BUS DRIVER ARRESTED
      A WAYNE COUNTY BUS DRIVER IS CHARGED WITH DEFRAUDING THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR MORE THAN A THOUSAND DOLLARS.

      BILLY RUSSELL WAS ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY USING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION CREDIT CARD TO BUY GASOLINE, QUARTS OF OIL AND CIGARETTES.

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    MYSPACE MOM ARREST
      FOR A FAMILY STILL GRIEVING THE LOSS OF THEIR TEENAGE-DAUGHTER, FINALLY, SOME JUSTICE.

      A MISSOURI WOMAN ACCUSED OF CYBER-BULLYING THE GIRL VIA A MYSPACE PAGE, HAS BEEN INDICTED BY A LOS ANGELES GRAND JURY

      HERE'S MORE ON WHAT ONE FBI AGENT HAS CALLED A "HEART- RENDING" CASE.

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    GAS PRICES
      IN A 24-HOUR PERIOD THIS WEEK, THE AVERAGE PRICE OF A REGULAR GALLON OF GAS ROSE ALMOST TWO CENTS A GALLON. PRICES ARE NOW 67% HIGHER THAN A YEAR AGO. AND A NEW SURVEY SAYS AMERICANS WILL BE DRIVING LESS THIS SUMMER. MANY TRADING IN THEIR CARS FOR BICYCLES.

      TODAY IS NATIONAL BIKE-TO-WORK DAY.

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    BIKING SAFETY TIPS
      IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT PARKING YOUR CAR AND BIKING EVERYWHERE THERE ARE A FEW THINGS YOU NEED TO KEEP IN MIND TO STAY SAFE.

      FIRST, WEAR BRIGHT COLOR CLOTHERS AND A HELMET.

      DO NOT WEAR HEADPHONES.

      BEFORE CROSSING STREETS, MAKE EYE CONTACT WITH DRIVERS TO MAKE SURE THEY SEE YOU.

      RIDE WITH TRAFFIC AND STAY OUT OF DRIVERS' BLIND SPOTS.

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    BEHIND THE KITCHEN DOOR
      IT'S TIIME TO CHECK OUT YOUR WEEKLY RESTAURANT INSPECTION ROUNDUP.

      HERE'S PATRICK MCMURTRY WITH THIS WEEK'S BEHIND THE KITCHEN DOOR.

      Things looked pretty good this week for local health inspectors.

      We do have a few places to report, so let's get straight to it.

      First up, The Riverside Anchor at 3315 Kanawha Blvd. in Charleston. Inspectors found a total of 14 violations, including 2 critical.

      The meat slicer had a buildup of old food residue and the microwave was dirty. Both those were cleaned up immediately.

      The shelves had a buildup of food debris, several things were dirty and there was no soap at the handsink in the men's restroom.

      We do have a couple of good reports to hand in. The Happy Chinese Super Buffet in Kanawha City and Frederick's Cafe...a new place in Charleston both got great reports. Don't forget, you can get your first look at Behind the Kitchen Door Thursdays on Good Morning West Virginia. Until then, I'm Patrick McMurtry

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    FULL WEATHER
      DOUG PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

      Join Doug Harlow 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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    GREENBRIER FOREST
      NESTLED IN THE HILLS JUST MINUTES FROM ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S MOST FAMOUS RESORTS IS A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN GET BACK TO NATURE.

      PHOTOJOURNALIST BRAD RICE TAKES US TO THE GREENBRIER STATE FOREST IN THIS WEEK'S TRAVELING WEST VIRGINIA.

      THE GREENBRIER STATE FOREST OFFERS OUTDOOR FUN YEAR ROUND.

      FOR MORE INFORMATION, LOG ON TO www.greenbriersf.com OR CALL 1-800-CALL WVA.

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    SCREEN GEMS SNEEK PEAK
      ONLY ONE MAJOR RELEASE DEBUTS IN THEATERS THIS WEEK....

      BUT AS KENNIE BASS TELLS US IN OUR SCREEN GEMS SNEAK PEEK, IT'S POISED TO BE ONE OF THE SUMMER'S BIGGEST HITS.

      Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: Continuing the classic tale of C.S. Lewis, "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" revisits the Pevansie siblings as they leave London once again for the magical land they discovered in "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe."

      While it's only been a year in the lives of the children, 13-hundred years have passed in Narnia.

      Prince Caspian is the rightful heir to the throne, but his scheming uncle betrays him. That begins a battle for power in which the Pevansie's join forces with the young royal to make things right.

      Unfortunately, great alliances don't always start out very smoothly.

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      "The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian" is rated PG-13 for epic battle action and violence.

      You can see it at your favorite theater. For Screen Gems Sneak Peek I'm Kennie Bass. Enjoy the show.

      IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CHECK OUT NARNIA....

      BE THE 11TH CALLER TO WIN A FAMILY OF FOUR PASSES TO MARQUEE THEATERS AT SOUTHRIDGE.

      THE NUMBER TO CALL IS 1-866-831-0811.

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    SHOWBIZ WRAP
      IT'S SPLITZVILLE FOR ONE OF COUNTRY MUSIC'S HOTTEST ACTS AND HER HUSBAND. AND A HOLLYWOOD COUPLE CALLS IT QUITS AGAIN.

      HERE'S YOUR ENTERTAINMENT NEWS.

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