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Monday, May 12, 2008.

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  • WELCOME
      COMING UP ON EYEWITNESS NEWS.......

      OBAMA HEADS TO THE MOUNTAIN STATE.

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      AND TALKS TO HIS SUPPORTERS....obama inteview...

      hillary byte....

      AND, HILLARY CLINTON IS CRISSCROSSES THE STATE AHEAD OF THE WEST VIRGINIA PRIMARY..

      storm cleanup

      PLUS, WEEKEND STORMS SLAMS THE REGION.... WE'LL TAKE YOU TO THE DAMAGED AREAS...

      JIM AD LIB ON TAPE

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    TEASE VIDEO TOP STORY
      IT'S A BATTLEGROUND IN WEST VIRGINIA AS THE CANDIDATES FIGHT FOR DELEGATES.

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    WELCOME
      GOOD EVENING, I'M RICK LORD... THANKS FOR JOINING US...

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    TOP STORY
      THE WEST VIRGINIA PRIMARY.............. IS OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT!

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    WHAT WE KNOW
      SENATOR BARACK OBAMA WAS AT THE CIVIC CENTER CAMPAIGNING TODAY... POLLS SHOW HIM WAY BEHIND IN THE MOUNTAIN STATE...

      MEANWHILE, SENATOR HILLARY CLINTON WAS ALL OVER THE STATE AS SHE TRIES TO SECURE AS MANY DELEGATES AS POSSIBLE.

      WEST VIRGINIA ALSO HAS 10 SUPERDELEGATES ARE UP FOR GRABS...HALF OF WHICH HAVE NOT YET COMMITTED TO A CANDIDATE.

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER JAKE GLANCE BEGINS OUR TEAM COVERAGE LIVE AT THE CIVIC CENTER, WHERE SENATOR OBAMA CAMPAIGNED EARLIER TODAY, JAKE.

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    OBAMA SPEECH
      RICK ... WHAT A FIGHT THAT'S BEING WAGED OVER 18 DELEGATES AND 5 UNDECIDED SUPERDELEGATES AT THE NATIONAL CONVENTION.

      IN CHARLESTON TODAY, IT WAS OBAMA TRYING TO KEEP THE RACE CLOSE ... AFTER MOST POLLS HAVE HIM TRAILING SENATOR CLINTON BY AS MANY AS 30 POINTS.



      Sen. Barack Obama/(D) Presidential Candidate - "One people ... "

      A "TO THE POINT" SPEECH FROM SENATOR BARACK OBAMA ... FOCUSING MOSTLY ON VETERANS ISSUES IN A STATE THAT HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST PER CAPITA MILITARY SERVICE RATES IN THE COUNTRY.

      Sen. Barack Obama/(D) Presidential Candidate - "..."

      THE ILLINOIS SENATOR ... WHO SOME POLITICAL OBSERVERS SAY WILL BE THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT ... CALLED THE TREATMENT OF VETERANS ... THE TRUE TEST OF PATRIOTISM.

      Sen. Barack Obama/(D) Presidential Candidate - "..."

      OBAMA ALSO CALLED FOR A CHANGE IN THE WAY CASUALTIES OF WAR ARE COUNTED ... SAYING THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION IS HIDING THE TRUE COST OF THE WAR.

      Sen. Barack Obama/(D) Presidential Candidate - "..."

      WHILE OBAMA DID FILL THE AUDITORIUM ... WITH A WIDE REACHING RACIAL AND AGE RANGE ... HE DID ADMIT THAT HILLARY CLINTON WILL MOST LIKELY WIN WEST VIRGINIA BY A WIDE MARGIN.

      BOTH WEST VIRGINIA SUPERDELEGATES WHO HAVE ANNOUNCED SUPPORT FOR OBAMA ... SENATOR JAY ROCKEFELLER AND CONGRESSMAN NICK RAHALL ... WERE AT THE SPEECH TODAY.

      IN FACT, ROCKEFELLER INTRODUCED OBAMA.

      THERE WERE A NUMBER OF VETERANS IN THE AUDIENCE TAKING IN OBAMA'S SPEECH...BOTH YOUNG AND OLD.

      VETERANS WE TALKED TO SAY THEY LIKED THE SENATOR'S MESSAGE.

      VETS WE TALKED TO ALSO SAY SERVICES FOR THEM AT V-A HOSPITALS HAS BEEN GOOD.

      WE WILL HAVE MORE CLIPS FROM OBAMA'S SPEECH TONIGHT ON EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 10 AND 11.

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

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    OBAMA PLAYING POOL
      FOLLOWING HIS SPEECH AT THE CIVIC CENTER, SENATOR OBAMA WENT TO SCHULTZIE'S FOR A GAME OF POOL.

      THE SENATOR MET WITH WELL-WISHERS AND SHOT POOL WITH ARMY VETERAN PAUL SCOTT.

      AFTER THE GAME...OBAMA TOOK SOME TIME TO TALK ABOUT THE CHALLENGES OF GETTING SUPPORT FROM DEMOCRATS IN THE STATE... SOME WHO MAY HAVE SOME MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT HIS BACKGROUND.

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    ONE ON ONE WITH OBAMA
      WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THE INTERVIEW WITH SENATOR BARACK OBAMA TONIGHT ON FOX 11'S EYEWITNESS NEWS AT TEN AND ELEVEN....

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    OBAMA/GARNER
      OBAMA IS GETTING SUPPORT FROM A HOMETOWN STARLET... JENNIFER GARNER!

      THE OBAMA FOR AMERICA CAMPAIGN IS LAUNCHING STATE-WIDE AUTOMATED CALLS FEATURING THE EMMY AWARD-WINNING ACTRESS.

      IN THE MESSAGE, GARNER TALKS ABOUT HOW THE WEST VIRGINIA PRIMARY IS A CHANCE TO MAKE HISTORY... SHE ALSO SAYS OBAMA REPRESENTS QUOTE--OUR GENERATION--END QUOTE.

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    OBAMA/WHITE/HARRIS
      MEANWHILE, TWO MOUNTAINEER FOOTBALL STARS ARE ALSO STANDING BEHIND THE SENATOR...

      FORMER WVU QUARTERBACK MAJOR HARRIS AND CURRENT QUARTERBACK PAT WHITE ANNOUNCED THEIR ENDORSEMENT FOR OBAMA TODAY.

      HARRIS SAYS HE IS THRILLED TO SUPPORT THE ILLINOIS SENATOR...

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    ABA @ SOUTHRIDGE
      MEANWHILE, HILLARY CLINTON SUPPORTERS ARE AT SOUTHRIDGE, RIGHT NOW.

      AND THAT'S WHERE WE FIND EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER ATISH BAIDYA. ATISH.

      RICK, RIGHT NOW....

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    HILLARY IN LOGAN
      EARLIER TODAY, HER SUPPORTERS WERE IN LOGAN COUNTY.

      HUNDREDS OF ENTHUSIASTIC VOTERS CAME OUT TO HEAR CLINTON'S PLAN IF SHE IS ELECTED.

      PLAYING TO SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA'S COAL MINERS, CLINTON ADDRESSED WHAT SHE WOULD DO ABOUT CLEAN COAL, LOWERING GAS PRICES AND EDUCATION.

      SHE SAYS TOMORROW'S PRIMARY WILL PLAY A KEY ROLE IN WHO WINS THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S ELECTION...

      "THIS IS GOING TO BE A CUCIAL TURNING POINT. AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW, IF YOU STAND UP FOR ME. I WILL STAND UP FOR YOU EVERYDAY IN THE WHITE HOUSE."

      TONIGHT CLINTON WILL BE IN FAIRMONT FOR GOVERNOR JOE MANCHIN'S DEMOCRATIC RALLY...

      REPORTING LIVE IN KANAWHA COUNTY, ATISH BAIDAYA, EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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    VOTING TIMES
      ALRIGHT, THE STAGE IS SET FOR TOMORROW'S BIG ELECTION...

      POLLS OPEN AT 6 THIRTY IN THE MORNING AND CLOSE AT 7:30 P.M..

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    POWER OUTAGE
      POWER OUTAGES CAUSED BY WEEKEND STORMS MEANT TROUBLE FOR SOME POLLING PLACES.

      MORE THAN NINE THOUSAND HOMES CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE POWER.

      ABOUT 18- HUNDRED CUSTOMERS IN KANAWHA COUNTY AND 21-HUNDRED IN FAYETTE COUNTY ARE IN THE DARK.

      HILLARY CLINTON CANCELLED HER STOP AT MONTGOMERY'S FIRE DEPARTMENT THIS MORNING BECAUSE OF THE POWER OUTAGES.

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    VERA MCCORMICK
      THE KANAWHA COUNTY CLERK SAYS IT'S BEEN A CRAZY DAY AT VOTER'S REGISTRATION.

      BUT MCCORMICK DOES SAY THAT EVERYTHING WILL BE READY TO GO... FOR TOMORROW'S PRIMARY.

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    VOTING COVERAGE
      AND KEEP IT TUNED TO EYEWITNESS NEWS TOMORROW.

      WE'LL HAVE COMPLETE COVERAGE AND UP-TO-THE-MINUTE RESULTS.. RIGHT HERE, ON EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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    CARTER CO. TORNADO
      CARTER COUNTY WAS ONE OF THE HARDEST HIT AREAS ---AND TODAY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS A TORNADO DID TOUCH DOWN NEAR OLIVE HILL.

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER STEVE BORECKY TOURED THE AREA TODAY... AND JOINS US NOW LIVE WITH MORE ON THE AFTERMATH ...STEVE?

      THE STORM WEAVED A PATH OF DESTRUCTION A LITTLE OVER A MILE LONG---AND PACKED WINDS OF A HUNDRED MILES AN HOUR---STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE IT AN E-F 1 TORNADO ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE.

      A HOME LEFT STANDING WITHOUT A ROOF---DOZENS OF TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED IN HALF LIKE TOOTHPICKS---SOME OF MOST VISIBLE SIGNS A TORNADO RIPPED THROUGH THIS RURAL PART OF CARTER COUNTY.


      RAY BLEVINS AND HIS WIFE WERE IN CHURCH SUNDAY MORNING WHEN THE TWISTER TOUCHED DOWN AND WEAVED THROUGH A MILE LONG STRETCH OF GRAHN---JUST OUTSIDE OLIVE HILL.


      NEXT DOOR TO BLEVINS---HUNDRED MILE AN HOUR WINDS LEFT A CARPORT HANGING ON IT'S SIDE.

      DOWN THE BLOCK---THE DAMAGE IS MORE INTENSE.


      BOB COX DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN HE CAME HOME FROM CHURCH.

      THE STORM RIPPED OFF PART OF HIS ROOF AND DESTROYED HIS BARN---SPRINKLING COTTON INSULATION IN SEVERAL TREES.


      THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS TORNADOES ARE LESS COMMON IN THE ROLLING TERRAIN OF EASTERN KENTUCKY BUT SAYS THE MOTHER'S DAY STORM IS EVIDENCE THAT MOTHER NATURE'S WRATH KNOWS NO BOUNDARIES.

      IN CARTER COUNTY---STEVE BORECKY--EYEWITNESS NEWS.

      E-M-S DIRECTOR TOMMY THOMPSON SAYS DAMAGE TO THE COUNTY IS IN THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS BUT SAYS GETTING FEDERAL MONEY FOR CLEANUP COULD BE TOUGH SINCE DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO A SMALL AREA.

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    CHARLESTON METH LAB
      CHARLESTON POLICE MAKE A METH BUST ON THE CITY'S WEST SIDE.

      A TIP LEAD OFFICERS TO 1311 STUART STREET THIS AFTERNOON.

      THAT'S WHERE THEY FOUND A DUFFLE BAG OF STUFF USED TO MAKE METH.

      A CLEAN UP CREW WAS CALLED TO DISPOSE OF THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.

      ONE MAN WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY.

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    GRX STANDOFF DEATH
      A TEENAGER INVOLVED IN A POLICE STANDOFF IN HUNTINGTON YESTERDAY HAS DIED.

      19-YEAR OLD RASHAWN HARLESS DIED TODAY AT CABELL HUNTINGTON HOSPTIAL AFTER BEING SHOT IN THE HEAD.

      YESTERDAY, A CONFRONTATION BEGAN AT THE SPEEDWAY ON HAL GREER BOULEVARD AFTER CUSTOMERS TOLD POLICE THAT HARLESS HAD A GUN.

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

      HARLESS THEN ALLEGEDLY 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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    HUNT FIRE ARREST
      WE HAVE AN ARREST IN LAST WEEK'S DEADLY HOUSE FIRE IN HUNTINGTON.

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

      POLICE SAY WATSON CONFESSED TO ASHLEY MORROW... AND THEN MORROW TOLD POLICE THAT WATSON SET THE FIRE.

      THE FIRE HAPPENEBLAZE BROKE OUT FRIDAY MORNING ON COLLIS AVENUE.

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

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

      WATSON IS BEING HELD WITHOUT BOND

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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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    BABY STEPS 5/12
      FROM T-BALL TO FOOTBALL, KIDS OF ALL AGES ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO INJURIES.

      MILLIONS OF KIDS GET HURT PLAYING SPORTS EVERY YEAR. AS JENIFER MCANDREWS EXPLAINS IN THIS WEEKS BABY STEPS, PROPER PRE-GAME WARM-UPS ARE ESSENTIAL.

      Kids love to get up and get moving. Inspiring them to do it and work toward a healthy, athletic lifestyle is a good idea.

      But before your child gets moving, they have to get ready for their activity. And that always involves stretching. Pediatrician Joe Matusic sees many cases of sports injuries.

      Dr. Joe Matusic

      The competitve people, the highly motivated kids are the ones I worry about the most. make sure they're stretching. In baseball make sure they're throwing the balls for 15 to 20 minutes. Make sure they're stretching longer than you think they should.

      That stretching will get their muscles ready for action.

      Dr. Joe Matusic

      Fifteen, 20, 30 minutes, because that's where you get most of your injuries, from not stretching enough. Not warming up enough.

      But those highly motivated young athletes dr. matusic sees, are most at risk for developing repetitive stress injuries. They are most likely going to be driven to play-through their injuries... and in the end, making it worse.

      Dr. Joe Matusic

      It makes it worse than if they would have taken a couple of days off. Then they wouldn't have had this big injury.

      Doctors also see a lot of foot injuries associated with basketball and soccer... but all sports have their fare share of potential injuries. Dr. Matusic suggests just observing, and talking to your child to make sure they know when to ask for a time out.

      IF YOU'RE CHILD HAS AN ACUTE INJURY-- THAT'S ANY MUSCLE OR JOINT INJURY, REMEMBER THE ACRONYM RICE

      R-I-C-E... REST, ICE, COMPRESSION, AND ELEVATION.

      FOR MORE PARENTING ADVICE, AND FOR A LINK TO SEE THIS STORY AGAIN, LOG ON TO BABYMD dot NET.

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    FOOTBALL COMBINE
      CONSIDER THIS FOR A MOMENT: THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON IN WEST VIRGINIA KICKS OFF ON AUGUST 28TH...ON SATURDAY AT TEAYS PHYSICAL THERAPY CENTER FOOTBALL PLAYERS FROM AROUND THE AREA AND STATE TOOK ANOTHER STEP TOWARD GETTING READY NOT ONLY FOR THIS SEASON BUT ALSO THE NEXT LEVEL...

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    PAT WHITE
      IT'S ANOTHER HONOR FOR MOUNTAINEER QUARTERBACK PAT WHITE...

      THE TWO-TIME BIG EAST OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR HAS BEEN NAMED AS THE QUARTERBACK ON THE 52ND PLAYBOY ALL-AMERICAN PRESEASON TEAM...

      THIS IS THE THIRD-STRAIGHT YEAR A PLAYER FROM WEST VIRGINIA HAS BEEN SELECTED TO THE TEAM, STEVE SLATON WAS ON THE TEAM LAST YEAR AND DAN MOZES IN 2006. IN ALL, EIGHT MOUNTAINEER PLAYERS HAVE BEEN NAMED TO THE PLAYBOY ALL-AMERICAN TEAMS

      WHITE WAS NAMED THE OFFENSIVE MVP AT THE 2008 TOSTITOS FIESTA BOWL AND THE 2007 GATOR BOWL. HE WAS RECENTLY NAMED THE WEST VIRGINIA AMATEUR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR BY THE WEST VIRGINIA SPORTSWRITERS ASSOCIATION FOR THE SECOND-STRAIGHT YEAR.

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    TRACK & FIELD
      THE NEXT STATE HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT FOR WEST VIRGINIA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS WILL BE THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY HERE IN CHARLESTON...

      THE ANNUAL BOYS AND GIRLS STATE TRACK AND FIELD MEETS WILL BEGIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT UC STADIUM/LAIDLEY FIELD...AND WILL RUN ALL DAY SATURDAY...DEFENDING STATE TEAM CHAMPIONS ARE WHEELING PARK AND PRESTON IN CLASS AAA BOYS AND GIRLS, RESPECTIVELY...IN DOUBLE-A, WINFIELD WILL TRY TO WIN BOTH TITLES FOR THE FINAL TIME IN THAT CLASS BEFORE MOVING TO CLASS AAA...WILLIAMSTOWN AND DODDRIDGE ARE THE RETURNING CHAMPS IN CLASS SINGLE A

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      IF IT'S A GOOD PICTURE OF A GOOD STORY... WE'LL USE IT ON THE AIR!

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