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Monday, May 12, 2008.

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  • OPEN
      COMING UP ON EYEWITNESS NEWS AT NOON..... A POLITICAL FLURRY IN THE MOUNTAIN STATE... CLINTON- OBAMA FOCUSING ON WEST VIRGINIA VOTERS AHEAD OF TOMORROW'S PRIMARY.

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    OPEN 2
      THEN, MOTHER'S NATURE'S WRATH... THE DEVISTATING EFFECTS OF THE TORNADO'S.. AND THE DEATH TOLL MAY BE ON THE RISE.

      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

      STINGER

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    OBAMA VISIT
      THE POLLS MAY HAVE HIM BEHIND HILLARY CLINTON BY DOUBLE DIGITS BUT SENATOR BARACK OBAMA ISN'T GOING DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT.

      OBAMA IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE THE PODIUM AT THE CIVIC CENTER IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES.

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER JAKE GLANCE JOINS US LIVE WITH MORE.

      HILLARY CLINTON EXPECTED TO WIN BIG IN WEST VIRGINIA ... BUT DON'T TELL THAT TO THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE WAITING FOR BARACK OBAMA HERE.

      MOST POLLS HAVE CLINTON WINNING BY 30 POINTS IN WEST VIRGINIA ... SO OBAMA'S CAMPAIGN HAS A PROBLEM NOT ONLY GETTING HIS PLATFORM OUT THERE ... BUT INFORMING PEOPLE ABOUT THE MAN HIMSELF.

      JAKE AD LIBS.

      A COMPLETE REPORT ON OBAMA'S VISIT TONIGHT ON EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 6.

      LIVE AT THE CIVIC CENTER, JAKE GLANCE. EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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    HILLARY HEADQUARTERS
      WITH LESS THAN 48 HOURS BEFORE THE POLLS CLOSE IN THE MOUNTAIN STATE -- HILLARY CLINTON SUPPORTERS ARE SHOWING NO SIGNS OF SLOWING.

      VOLUNTEERS ARE RACKING UP THE MINUTES TRYING TO GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT THEIR CANDIDATE.

      CLINTON HAS A SUBSTANTIAL LEAD OVER BARACK OBAMA IN WEST VIRGINIA -- BUT THEY ARE TAKING NOTHING FORGRANTED.

      VOLUNTEERS ALSO SAY IT'S IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE TO GET OUT AND VOTE BECAUSE THE STATE WILL PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN WHO BECOMES THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE.

      "NORMALLY BY PRIMARY TIME IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT WE DO. BUT THIS YEAR FOR WEST VIRGINIA OUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT."

      CLINTON'S HEADQUARTERS WILL BE OPEN UNTIL 9 TONIGHT AND VOLUNTEERS WILL BE MAKING CALLS TOMORROW AS WELL.

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    CLINTON EVENTS
      MEANWHILE, SENATOR HILLARY CLINTON IS CRISSCROSSING THE STATE FOR A SERIES OF RALLIES TODAY.

      RIGHT NOW SHE IS AT WEST SIDE HIGH SCHOOL IN CLEAR FORK.

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

      SHE'LL WRAP UP HER DAY AT FAIRMONT STATE UNIVERSITY AT AN "OLD-FASHIONED DEMOCRATIC RALLY" HOSTED BY GOVERNOR MANCHIN.

      DUE TO POWER OUTAGES...HER STOP AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN MONTGOMERY THIS MORNING WAS CANCELLED.

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    CLINTON ELECTION COVERAGE
      CLINTON ALSO HAS PLANS TO BE IN CHARLESTON TOMORROW NIGHT.

      SHE'LL BE AT THE CHARLESTON CIVIC CENTER AS THE VOTES ARE COUNTED FOR THE PRIMARY ELECTION.

      DOORS OPEN AT 7:30 P.M.

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    POLITICS MONDAY
      HILLARY CLINTON IS CONSIDERED A SHOO-IN TO TAKE TOMORROW'S WEST VIRGINIA PRIMARY.

      EVEN THOUGH BARACK OBAMA HAS ALL BUT MATHEMATICALLY ELIMINATED HER

      IN THEIR RACE FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION...SENATOR CLINTON SAYS SHE OWES IT TO HER SUPPORTERS TO STAY IN THE FIGHT.

      SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN IS EXPECTED TO COME TO CHARLESTON FRIDAY.

      MEANWHILE, FORMER REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE BOB BARR IS EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE SOMETIME TODAY THAT HE'S RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT AS A LIBERTARIAN.

      HIS CANDIDACY WOULD BE A WILD CARD IN THE WHITE HOUSE RACE THAT MANY BELIEVE WOULD HURT REPUBLICAN SEN. JOHN MCCAIN.

      FIRST HE MUST WIN THE LIBERTARIAN NOMINATION AT THE PARTY'S NATIONAL CONVENTION THAT BEGINS MAY 22ND.

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    CAMPAIGN PLUS
      AND EYEWITNESS NEWS IS YOUR HOME FOR UP TO THE MINUTE RESULTS ON ELECTION NIGHT.

      ALSO, 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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    US STORMS
      ANOTHER WAVE OF TORNADOES TURNED MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND INTO TRAGEDY IN THE MIDWEST AND THE SOUTH.

      AT LEAST TWENTY-TWO WERE KILLED AS SCORES OF TWISTERS TORE THEIR WAY ACROSS FOUR STATES.

      THE TOLL MAY RISE AS THEY ASSESS THE DAMAGE.

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    BREAKING NEWS
      WE HAVE SOME BREAKING NEWS TO TELL YOU ABOUT.

      THE EASTBOUND LANES OF I-64 ARE CLOSED IN CHARLESTON DUE TO A MULTIPLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

      IT HAPPENED JUST MOMENTS AGO NEAR THE OAKWOOD ROAD EXIT.

      METRO 9-1-1 DISPATCHERS SAY ONE CAR HAS ROLLED SEVERAL TIMES.

      THE ACCIDENT HAS CAUSED A CHAIN REACTION WITH A DUMP TRUCK AND A TRACTOR TRAILER.

      WE'LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THIS ACCIDENT COMING UP AT SIX.

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    HUNT FIRE ARREST
      AN ARREST HAS BEEN MADE IN LAST WEEK'S DEADLY HOUSE FIRE IN HUNTINGTON.

      21 YEAR OLD BRADLEY WATSON IS CHARGED WITH THE MURDER OF DEANNA O'BRIAN.

      WATSON TOLD ASHLEY MORROW HE SET THE FIRE AND MORROW TOLD POLICE WATSON DID IT. POLICE THEN ARRESTED WATSON YESTERDAY MORNING.

      THE FIRE HAPPENED FRIDAY MORNING ON COLLIS AVENUE.

      THE HOUSE WAS DIVIDED INTO THREE APARTMENTS. O'BRIAN LIVED IN ONE OF THE UPSTAIRS APARTMENTS.

      FIRE FIGHTERS FOUND OBRIAN'S BODY ON THE SECOND FLOOR.

      A MAN AND HIS DAUGHTER IN A DOWNSTAIRS APARTMENT GOT OUT OKAY.

      WATSON IS BEING HELD WITHOUT BOND

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    HUNT STANDOFF
      A TEENAGER IS IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER GETTING SHOT IN THE HEAD DURING A

      A SHOOTOUT YESTERDAY AFTERNOON IN HUNTINGTON.

      19-YEAR OLD RASHAWN HARLESS IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AT CABELL HUNTINGTON HOSPTIAL.

      HUNTINGTON POLICE SAY A CONFRONTATION BEGAN AT THE SPEEDWAY ON HAL GREER BOULEVARD AFTER CUSTOMERS INSIDE TOLD POLICE THAT HARLESS HAD A GUN.

      MARSHALL UNIVERSITY AND HUNTINGTON POLICE CHASED AFTER HARLESS AND CORNERED HIM ON THE FIFTEEN HUNDRED BLOCK OF SEVENTH AVENUE.

      HARLESS THEN FIRED SHOTS AT POLICE WHO RETURNED FIRE.

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

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    WORK BIKES
      HIGH GAS PRICES ARE TAKING A TOLL ON EVERYONE.

      A NOVEL WAY TO AVOID THE PAIN AT THE PUMP...RIDE A BICYCLE.

      THIS WEEK IS NATIONAL BIKE TO WORK WEEK.

      BIKE DEALERS SAY THEY'RE SEEING CUSTOMERS DUSTING OFF THEIR OLD TWO-WHEELERS OR BUYING NEW ONES TO COPE WITH RISING FUEL PRICES.

      THE NATIONAL BICYCLE DEALERS ASSOCIATION SAYS BIKE SHOPS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE REPORTING STRONG SALES SO FAR THIS YEAR. AND MORE PEOPLE ARE BRINGING IN BIKES THAT HAVE BEEN IDLING AT HOME.

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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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    JENNA BUSH WEDDING
      THE PRESIDENT AND THE FIRST LADY ARE VERY PROUD PARENTS.

      THEIR DAUGHTER JENNA GOT MARRIED OVER THE WEEKEND AT THE FAMILY'S TEXAS RANCH.

      THE WHITE HOUSE HAS RELEASED 11 PHOTOS OF THE AFFAIR AT BUSH'S PRAIRIE CHAPEL RANCH.

      THE COUPLE WILL HONEYMOON IN EUROPE BEFORE RETURNING TO THEIR NEW HOME IN BALTIMORE.

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    SIMPSON DENTIST
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      CHRISTEN SIMPSON, DDS

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