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SCRIPT FOR EYEWITNESS NEWS NEWSCAST
Wednesday, November 18, 2009.from Eyewitness News Online Note: Because breaking news happens fast, you may find typographic errors within news scripts. Odd punctuation, visual cues, anchor and producer notes may also appear with the scripts since these are the actual files that the news anchors present to you on Eyewitness News.
WELCOME
A SHOOTING ON A WEST SIDE ROOF TOP. WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED. AND, HE KIDNAPPED HIS EX AND FORCED HER TO HAVE SEX... A STRONG SENTENCE FOR A CONVICTED RAPIST. PLUS, A REVEALING HOME LIFE... HEAR THE STRANGE AND UNUSUAL ACCOUNT FROM ONE OF CHARLESTON'S MOST NOTORIOUS FAMILIES... JIM AD LIB ON TAPE 
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Return to Story IndexWELCOME
AND I'M RICK LORD... THANKS FOR JOINING US...ON EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexINTRO BYRD BASH
CEREMONIES HONORING BYRD STRETCHED FROM THE NATION'S CAPITAL TO OUR OWN STATEHOUSE RIGHT HERE IN CHARLESTON. EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KENNIE BASS JOINS US LIVE FROM THE CAPITOL WITH THE STORY. ROBERT C. BYRD HAS SERVED FOR 50 YEARS AND 320 DAYS IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE, BUT HE FIRST WENT TO WASHINGTON IN 1953 AS A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. THE TIME SPENT IN THOSE TWO JOBS ADD UP TO THE LONGEST STINT EVER FOR A MEMBER OF CONGRESS.
Return to Story IndexBYRD BASH
THE GOVERNOR TOLD A CROWD OF MORE THAN 200 THAT WEST VIRGINIANS HAVE NEVER LOST CONFIDENCE IN THE SENIOR SENATOR. HE ALSO MENTIONED BYRD WAS THE FIRST POLITICIAN TO EVER WIN A MAJORITY OF VOTES IN ALL 55 COUNTIES IN A CONTESTED ELECTION. BYRD DID NOT ATTEND THE CEREMONY. HE'S WORKING ON THE HEALTH CARE REFORM BILL IN WASHINGTON. BUT HE DID SPEAK FROM THE SENATE FLOOR ABOUT TODAY'S EVENTS.
Return to Story IndexBYRD AT SENATE
BYRD HAS BEEN SETTING RECORDS ON CAPITOL HILL FOR YEARS. HE BECAME THE LONGEST SERVING SENATOR IN JUNE OF 2006, WAS ELECTED TO AN UNPRECEDENTED NINTH TERM LATER THAT YEAR AND HAS CAST MORE THAN 18-THOUSAND VOTES.
Return to Story IndexOBAMA STATEMENT
"SENATOR BYRD HAS ALWAYS REPRESENTED THE PEOPLE OF WEST VIRGINIA WITH PRIDE AND PASSION, FIGHTING TO PUT WORKING FAMILIES FIRST AND MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR THE PEOPLE OF HIS BELOVED STATE." "HE IS ONE OF THE MOST STEADFAST DEFENDERS OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION, AND HE NEVER LETS US FORGET THE GUIDING VALUES AND PRINCIPLES THAT MAKE OUR NATION GREAT."
Return to Story IndexMANCHIN INTERVIEW
REPORTING LIVE AT THE CAPITOL... KENNIE BASS... EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexWEST SIDE SHOOTING
INVESTIGATORS SAY 36-YEAR OLD ROBBIE STEWART WAS WORKING ON THE ROOF OF YOUNG'S DEPARTMENT STORE FIXING A SURVEILLANCE CAMERA WHEN HE REACHED IN A CUBBY HOLE AND A GUN DISCHARGED. HE WAS HIT IN THE SHOULDER. POLICE ARE TALKING WITH A SECOND MAN WHO WAS ALSO ON THE ROOF TO FIND OUT WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED. POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING WHY THE GUN WAS PLACED IN THE CUBBY. STEWART IS CURRENTLY IN SURGERY AT CHARLESTON GENERAL, AND IN STABLE CONDITION.
Return to Story IndexGREYHOUND STABBING
38-YEAR-OLD DENNIS TAYLOR OF GEORGIA WAS STABBED BY TWO MEN LAST NIGHT AROUND 9:30. BOTH GUYS WERE LAST SEEN WEARING DARK HOODIES, BLUE JEANS, AND TENNIS SHOES... AND TOOK OFF TOWARD THE WEST SIDE ALONG THE ELK RIVER . IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION, CALL THE CHARLESTON POLICE DEPARTMENT AT 304-348-6480
Return to Story IndexTRAIN FATAL UPDATE
THE VICTIM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 62-YEAR-OLD ERNEST JAY GRIFFITH OF ALUM CREEK. GRIFFITH WAS HIT AND KILLED BY THE C-S-X TRAIN YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AROUND THREE ON SOUTH POPLAR FORK ROAD IN PUTNAM COUNTY. INVESTIGATORS STILL DO NOT KNOW WHY HE WAS ON THE TRACKS.
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HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW..... BOTH BROTHERS FARRIS AND MICHAEL MALLO PLEADED GUILTY TODAY. SIX MEMBERS OF THE MALLO FAMILY WERE ARRESTED THIS PAST SUMMER ON NUMEROUS CHARGES INCLUDING MURDER, CHILD NEGLECT AND SEXUAL ASSAULT. AFTER AN ELDERLY LADY WAS MURDERED ACROSS THE STREET FROM WHERE THE MALLO'S LIVED -- POLICE CONDEMNED THEIR HOUSE BECAUSE IT WAS FILTHY AND INFESTED.
Return to Story IndexMALLO'S IN COURT
AT MOST PLEA HEARINGS -- BOTH SIDES LIKE TO GET THE ISSUE RESOLVED. WHEN IT WAS MICHAEL MALLO'S TURN -- HE HAD PLENTY TO SAY -- AND MOST OF IT DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH HIS PLEA. JUDGE CHARLES KING GOT MORE THAN HE BARGAINED FOR WHEN ASKING 23 YEAR OLD DEFENDANT MICHAEL MALLO ABOUT HIS HOME LIFE. MICHAEL:MY LITTLE BROTHER THOMAS HE'S IN JUVEY. WHAT'S HE IN THERE FOR? MURDERING THE OLD WOMAN. MICHAEL IS REFERRING TO THE JUNE MURDER OF PHYLLIS PHARES IN HER CHARLESTON HOME. THE MALLO FAMILY LIVED RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET -- AS POLICE INVESTIGATED THE HOMICIDE THEY FOUND DISGUSTING CONDITIONS IN THE MALLO HOUSE -- LANDING FAMILY MEMBERS BEHIND BARS ON CHARGES OF CHILD NEGLECT... LATER THAT SUMMER, MICHAEL MALLO WAS ARRESTED FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT. MICHAEL:YOUR MOM'S IN JAIL? YOUR DAD STILL LIVE THERE? NO, HE'S IN JAIL. MY WHOLE FAMILY IS IN JAIL SIR. KING SAT QUIETLY -- AT A LOSS FOR WORDS. MARYCLAIRE:TOUCHED THE MALE SEX ORGAN OF A CHILD. MICHAEL ENTERED COURT TO PLEAD GUILTY TO 2 COUNTS OF SEXUAL ABUSE BUT CHANGED HIS MIND LAST MINUTE -- THAT IS UNTIL ASSISTANT PROSECUTOR MARYCLAIRE AKERS EXPLAINED THAT UNDER THE AGREEMENT HE WOULD BE GETTING OUT OF JAIL IN 24 DAYS. IT WAS AN OFFER THAT JUST COULDN'T BE REFUSED. BILL:THE COLLOQUY THAT HAS OCCURRED SHALL WE SAY HAS PIERCED MY CLIENTS HEART. THAT IF THE GRACIOUS OFFER BY THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA IS STILL OPEN HE WOULD ENJOY TAKING IT. MICHAEL'S BROTHER 30 YEAR OLD FARRIS MALLO ALSO PLEADED GUILTY TO SEXUAL ASSAULT, SEXUAL ABUSE AND BURGLARY. HE DIDN'T HAVE AS MUCH TO SAY -- AND WILL SPEND A LOT LONGER IN JAIL. MEANWHILE, MICHAEL WON'T BE OUT IN TIME FOR THANKSGIVING AND HAD A MAJOR GRIPE TO TAKE UP WITH THE COURT. MICHAEL:MEALS TASTE LIKE DOG UP THERE SIR, THE FOOD THEY ARE GIVING US IS STARTING TO TASTE LIKE DOG FOOD. I'M LOSING WEIGHT. THIS YEAR THE MALLO FAMILY WILL BE EATING FROM INSIDE SOUTH CENTRAL -- BUT MICHAEL WAS HAPPY TO SHARE A RECIPE FOR THEIR TRADITIONAL FEAST. MICHAEL:MOMMA COOK IT UPSIDE DOWN, IT'S JUICY. IT'S LIKE THE JUICIEST TURKEY YOU'VE EVER TASTED. FARRIS WILL BE SENTENCED IN JANUARY. MICHAEL WILL GET OUT OF JAIL IN LESS THAN A MONTH. LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM, MEREDITH WOOD, EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexMALLO FAMILY UPDATE
ALEXANDER DORAN, CAROLYN AND TRINA MALLO ARE ALL CHARGED WITH CHILD NEGLECT FOR THE DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS OF THE HOUSE THEY LIVED IN. AND ANOTHER OF ALEXANDER AND CAROLYN'S CHILDREN... 14 YEAR OLD THOMAS MALLO.. CHARGED WITH THE MURDER OF PHYLLIS PHARES... IS EXPECTED TO BE MOVED TO ADULT STATUS BEFORE THE CASE GOES TO TRIAL.
Return to Story IndexSTEWART SEX SENTENCE
34 YEAR OLD DONALD STEWART ABDUCTED HIS EX GIRLFRIEND ON CAPITOL STREET AFTER HE HAD WARNED HER THAT HE WAS WANTED TO HAVE SEX WITH HER ONE LAST TIME. STEWART MADE A TEARFUL APOLOGY IN COURT. "Words can't express the regret I have for what I've done. I just want you to know that I'm sorry and I hope you can move on and have a happy life." STEWART HAD MANY CHARACTER WITNESSES, BUT THOSE PLEAS DID NOT SWAY JUDGE STUCKY'S DECISION
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DEREK SNAVLEY WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL, WHICH WAS FULLY AWARE OF SNAVELY'S PAST. CRIMINAL CHARGES WERE NEVER FILED IN THE CASE, THE CIVIL SUIT IS STILL PENDING.
Return to Story IndexBOY SCOUTS
EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER BOB AARON TELLS US... IT COULD MEAN A BIG BOOST TO WEST VIRGINIA'S ECONOMY AND TOURISM INDUSTRY. Nats.Gov. Joe Manchin. The Boy Scouts of America has now unveiled plans to turn a section of West Virginia into the organization's fourth high-adventure camp. Tico Perez, BSA. The camp will be built on a 10,600-acre tract in Fayette County near Glen Jean. The Summit: Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve is made possible by a $50 million gift from the San Francisco-based S.D. Bechtel Jr. Foundation. The camp also will become the home of the scouts' national jamboree, a huge event attended by more than 40,000 scouts, staff and leaders. It could draw between 40-thousand and 200-thousand visitors a year when the Scouts complete an estimated 300 million dollar investment. The camp should create 80 permanent jobs and 1200 seasonal ones. Stephen Becthtel, Jr. Bob Aaron, Eyewitness News, Fayette County. IT WILL TAKE ABOUT THREE YEARS TO HAVE THE SITE READY FOR PLANNED SCOUT ACTIVITIES.
Return to Story IndexSPECIAL NEEDS
THATS EXACTLY HOW MORE THAN A MILLION BLIND PEOPLE NATIONWIDE GO ABOUT THEIR EVERYDAY LIVES. 21 YEAR OLD ERICK DOWDY OF HUNTINGTON HAS BEEN LEGALLY BLIND SINCE BIRTH, AND SAYS THE MOST DIFFICULT PART IS HAVING TO RELY ON OTHERS. "you pretty much have to ask for help in anythink you do unless you have someone with you all the time. a lot of times people will offer help, but other times i come across people getting irritated." COMING UP TONIGHT ON OUR LATE NEWS, REPORTER BRYANT SOMERVILLE TALKS MORE WITH DOWDY...AND EVEN DECIDES TO GO BLIND HIMSELF... JOIN US FOR THAT STORY ... TONIGHT AT 10 AND 11.
Return to Story IndexFULL 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!
Return to Story IndexHUNTING SAFETY
AS PATRICK MCMURTRY TELLS US IN THIS WEEK'S WEST VIRGINIA WILDLIFE REPORT, SAFETY SHOULD BE THE FIRST THING YOU THINK ABOUT. The deer are everywhere this year, and because there isn't a lot of food out there for them, they'll be moving. This shapes up to be an exciting buck season, but before you get too excited, you need to make sure you are safe in the woods. 4:11-29Jerry Payne/DNR Conservation Officer says: "The number one thing is to always be safe. Whether you're handling a firearm, in a tree stand, that's where most of the incidents occur where somebody gets hit-pulling a fire arm up out of a tree stand. You need to be sure you know how a tree stand works if you're using a climber, and you need to be sure how the gun works if you're using a new rifle." That's good advice, you don't want to get hurt before you even have a chance to set up and start hunting. Here's something else you need to keep in mind. 4:41-01Jerry Payne/DNR Conservation Officer says: "In WV, we have a state law that says you are required to wear blaze orange. Also, that's anytime there is a deer firearm season, whether it's muzzle loader, rifle season, anytime there's a deer season, if you're hunting deer or not, you're required to wear blaze orange." You also need to make sure you know the rules and regulations-things can change a little from year to year and it's your responsibility to know limits and laws. But one thing's for sure, deer hunting is fun and it's a great way to spend some time with your kids. 6:59Jerry Payne/DNR Conservation Officer says: "In WV, we have the deer firearm season for bucks and we have concurrent antlerless season going on at the same time. It's a good time if your children have the proper license to get them out there and get them involved. We do have another youth season at the end of December to get out there and hunt with them." That's what I plan to do. Remember, check out your gear, wear your blaze orange and know this years rules and regs. Also, The DNR would also like to remind hunters that this Sunday is the last day to buy your additional buck stamp. Be safe and I'll see you at the check station. For West Virginia Wildlife, I'm Patrick McMurtry, Eyewitness News. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SAFE HUNTING, GO TO WCHSTV dot COM SLASH WILDLIFE, OR E-MAIL PATRICK DIRECTLY.
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THIS WILL BE WEST VIRGINIA'S THIRD FRIDAY NIGHT GAME OF THE SEASON AND HOPEFULLY THE THIRD TIME WILL BE THE CHARM WITH FRIDAY NIGHT ROAD LOSSES COMING AT SOUTH FLORIDA AND LAST FRIDAY AGAINST CINCINNATI...THE MOUNTAINEERS ALSO HAVE PLAYED THIS SEASON ON A THURDAY NIGHT...A HOME WIN OVER COLORADO...BILL STEWART SAYS SCHEDULING IS PART OF THE CHALLENGE IN THIS DAY AND AGE OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL...
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Return to Story IndexMARSHALL FOOTBALL
MARSHALL IS COMING OFF TOUGH BACK-TO-BACK LOSSES AGAINST CENTRAL FLORIDA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI...THE FINAL GAME FOR SENIORS IS ALWAYS AN EMOTIONAL TIME AND THIS GROUP A LOT REMAINS AT STAKE...
Return to Story IndexHIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
A YEAR AGO WILLIAMSTOWN FINALLY UNPENDED THE MAROON KNIGHTS IN THE SEMIS AND WENT ON TO CLAIM THE TITLE...THIS YEAR THE DEFENDING STATE CHAMPS STARTING STRONG ON FRIDAY WITH A CONVINCING WIN OVER VALLEY IN THE OPENING ROUND...
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Return to Story IndexLAND DRILLING
LOUIS PERNA HAS LIVED ON BEN'S FORK ROAD NEAR BIG CHIMNEY FOR 20 YEARS... HIS BUSINESS IS RIGHT NEXT DOOR. RESERVE OIL AND GAS WHILE PERNA IS THE SURFACE LAND OWNER... SOMEONE ELSE OWNS THE MINERAL RIGHTS AND THEY DO HAVE LEGAL RIGHT TO COME ONTO THE PROPERTY. Since they own the mineral rights... it's just the beginning of it. PERNA SAYS HE IS NOT GIVING UP YET. HE'S CONTACTING HIS LOCAL DELEGATE TO FIND OUT IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE HE CAN DO. A COMPANY SPOKESPERSON SAYS THEY'RE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO WORK WITH PROPERTY OWNERS.
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