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SCRIPT FOR EYEWITNESS NEWS NEWSCAST
Wednesday, May 14, 2008.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
WOMEN WIN BIG! nats of election WE LOOK INTO WHY VOTERS WENT FOR THE LADIES.....IN THE PRIMARY. - i think kentucky will do the same thing wv did AND, COULD WEST VIRGINIA PLAY A ROLE IN KENTUCKYS PRIMARY... nats of moving... PLUS, NOW THAT ALL IS SAID AND DONE WE'LL TELL YOU WHY THOSE PRESIDEINTAL CANDIDATES ARE PULLING UP STAKES IN THE MOUNTAIN STATE... JIM AD LIB ON TAPE > 
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Return to Story IndexWELCOME
AND I'M DEBROAH LINZ THANKS FOR JOINING US...
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SENATOR HILLARY CLINTON TROUNCED SENATOR BARACK OBAMA AT THE POLLS. AND, THERE SEEMS TO BE A SHIFT IN THE BALANCE OF POWER ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN STATE. EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER MEREDITH WOOD JOINS US WITH A UNIQUE ELECTION OBSERVATION. MEREDITH?
Return to Story IndexWOMEN VOTE POWER
WOMEN CAME OUT ON TOP IN SEVERAL OTHER BIG STATE RACES LIKE SECRETARY OF STATE AND CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATE. NATS:CLINTON SPEAKING ARGUABLY THE MOST WELL KNOWN WOMAN IN POLITICS RIGHT NOW THANKS WEST VIRGINIANS FOR THEIR SUPPORT. BUT HILLARY CLINTON WASN'T THE ONLY WOMAN TO WIN BIG IN THE MOUNTAIN STATE DURING TUESDAY'S PRIMARY. NATALIE:I DON'T THINK ITS REALLY SUNK IN. NATALIE TENNANT BEAT JOE DELONG FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION FOR SECRETARY OF STATE. TENNANT RAN ONCE BEFORE -- SHE CREDITS HER VICTORY TO UNDERSTANDING WHAT WEST VIRGINIANS WANT. FROM TENNANT-- WHO'S FAIRLY NEW TO ELECTIONS-- TO MARGARET WORKMAN-- WHO WON ONE OF TWO SPOTS FOR THE DEMOCRAT NOMINATION OF STATE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE. 20 YEARS AGO, WORKMAN WAS THE FIRST WOMAN ELECTED TO STATE OFFICE IN WEST VIRGINIA. MARGARET:EVEN AT THAT TIME I'VE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT THE WHOLE APPALACHIAN CULTURE IS ONE OF FAIRNESS. ANOTHER BIG STATE RACE WILL MATCH TWO WOMEN AGAINST EACH OTHER -- ANNE BARTH WILL REPRESENT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AGAINST INCUMBENT SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO FOR THE 2ND DISTRICT'S CONGRESSIONAL SEAT. TENNANT, WORKMAN AND REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR SUPREME COURT BETH WALKER ALL SAY IT'S NOT SURPRISING WEST VIRGINIANS VOTED FOR SO MANY WOMEN. THE LADIES SAY IT'S ABOUT ELECTING WHO IS BEST FOR THE JOB. BETH:I ALWAYS THOUGHT WEST VIRGINIA VOTERS SIZED UP CANDIDATES BY THEIR ISSUES NOT BY GENDER. NATALIE:ULTIMATELY IT COMES DOWN TO THE PERSON AND NOT WHETHER IT IS A MAN OR A WOMAN. THE PRIMARY MAY BE OVER -- BUT THE CANDIDATES SAY THE HARD WORK IS JUST BEGINNING. THEY WILL CONTINUE TO PUMP THEIR CAMPAIGNS UNTIL THE GENERAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBER.
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EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER BRYANT SOMERVILLE SPENT THE DAY IN ASHLAND TALKING TO BOTH CLINTON AND OBAMA SUPPORTERS... HE JOINS US NOW IN HUNTINGTON WITH THE LATEST ELECTION NEWS... BRYANT. RICK, WITH CLINTONS WIN LAST NIGHT IN THE MOUNTAIN STATE; THE QUESTION NOW; IS WILL THAT MOMENTUM CARRY HER THROUGH KENTUCKY NEXT WEEK. (4173 - i think kentucky will do the same thing wv did - NAT) WITH HILLARY CLINTONS WIN OVER BARACK OBAMA BY MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED FORTY SEVEN THOUSAND VOTES; SOME KENTUCKY RESIDENTS ARE HOPING FOR A SIMILAR OUTCOME. BUT KENTUCKY OBAMA SUPPORTERS SAY HIS QUALITIES MEAN MORE THAN FINAL NUMBERS. EMILY PAINTER IS A REPUBLICAN; BUT SAYS WHEN IT COMES TO /THIS/ ELECTION; HER VOTE IS FOR OBAMA. AND SAYS EVEN THOUGH CLINTON IS LEADING IN THE KENTUCKY POLLS RIGHT NOW, SHE HOPES PEOPLE WILL LISTEN TO WHAT THE SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS OFFERS BEFORE HEADING TO THEIR OWN POLLS NEXT TUESDAY. BUT KHAN SAYS KENTUCKIANS ARE NO DIFFERENT FROM MOUNTAINEERS; AND THE RESULTS WILL SHOW THAT. PAINTER SAYS THE RESULTS IN WEST VIRGINIA /COULD/ PLAY A ROLE IN KENTUCKY'S RACE; BUT SHES STAYING OPTIMISTIC FOR CHANGE. REGARDLESS OF WHAT THEY THINK /COULD/ HAPPEN; THE ONLY THING THESE PEOPLE CAN DO NOW; IS WAIT; TO SEE IF HILLARYS MOMENTUM WILL CONTINUE NEXT WEEK. IN ASHLAND; BRYANT SOMERVILLE; EYEWITNESS NEWS. RIGHT NOW ACCORDING TO NATIONAL POLLS; CLINTON IS LEADING OBAMA IN KENTUCKY BY THIRTY TWO PERCENT. REPORTING LIVE IN HUNTINGTON; BRYANT SOMERVILLE; EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexOBAMA AND CLINTON LEAVE
VOLUNTEERS ARE CLOSING UP OFFICES AS THEY PREPARE FOR THE HANDFUL OF PRIMARIES STILL LEFT ACROSS THE COUNTRY. CAMPAIGN OFFICIALS SAY THE SENATOR PLANS TO REOPEN HIS OFFICES HERE IF HE WINS THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION. MEANWHILE, OBAMA PICKED UP A HUGE ENDORSEMENT TODAY... JOHN EDWARDS IS NOW BACKING THE ILLINOIS SENATOR... THE TIMING OF THE ENDORSEMENT IS CRUCIAL FOR OBAMA, WHO IS HOPING TO CONTINUE TO PICK UP SUPERDELEGATES, EVEN IN THE WAKE OF HIS BIG DEFEAT LAST NIGHT IN WEST VIRGINIA...
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VOTERS PASSED AN INCREASE IN THE SCHOOL LEVY LAST NIGHT. SCHOOL LEADERS PLAN TO USE THE MONEY TO PUT SMART BOARDS IN EVERY CLASSROOM IN THE COUNTY IN THE NEXT TWO TO THREE YEARS. BUT THAT'S JUST THE BEGINNING. IT WILL ALSO FREE UP A LARGE CHUNK OF THE EXISTING TECHNOLOGY BUDGET WHICH WILL NOW BE USED TO UPGRADE COMPUTERS AND ADD OTHER NEW LEARNING TOOLS. Supt. Ron Duerring/Kanawha Co. Schools: "It's It's It's just phenominal. The people of Kanawha County should be very proud of themselves for what they've done to advance their schoools." TAX PAYERS WILL FEEL THE PINCH OF THE NEW LEVY IN THE 2009-2010 SCHOOL YEAR. IT'LL GENERATE 44 POINT SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS AND WILL COST NINE EXTRA DOLLARS FOR THAT FIRST YEAR. THEN THE COST WILL GO DOWN EACH YEAR AFTER THAT. KANAWHA COUNTY HAS HAD AN EXCESS LEVY SINCE 1937.
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IT'S A NEW RECORD TODAY. AND AS EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER BOB AARON EXPLAINS, PRICES IN THE KANAWHA VALLEY ARE RUNNING WELL AHEAD OF THAT NATIONAL AVERAGE. YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE A LOT OF THESE SIGNS. BUT ALMOST 4 DOLLAR A GALLON (SIGN SHOWS 3.99.9) REGULAR GAS IS ALREADY AT THIS PUTNAM COUNTY STATION ON U-S 35. THE OPERATOR BLAMED HIGH WHOLESALE GAS COSTS. MOST OTHER AREA STATIONS WERE STILL 4 OR 5 CENTS A GALLON CHEAPER. NATIONALLY GAS PRICES NOW NOW AVERAGE MORE $3.75 A GALLON. TRIPLE A AND THE OIL PRICE INFORMATION SERVICE SAY THE NATIONAL AVERAGE PRICE OF A GALLON OF REGULAR WENT UP MORE THAN 2-AND-A-HALF CENTS OVERNIGHT. THE KANAWHA VALLEY ACTUALLY SAW A PENNY DROP IN PLACES AFTER A 17 CENT A GALLON WHACK TUESDAY. MIKE GAUNCH, CROSS LANES. GASOLINE PRICES ARE 67 CENTS A GALLON MORE THAN THEY WERE LAST YEAR. STANDUP: THEY ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THEIR SHARP INCREASE UNTIL AT LEAST MEMORIAL DAY. WEDNESDAY'S PRICE IS 2 CENTS HIGHER THAN WHAT THE ENERGY DEPARTMENT HAD PREDICTED FOR THE PEAK PRICE NEXT MONTH. BRIEN PRICE, JACKSON COUNTY. USUALLY, PRICES PEAK AT MEMORIAL DAY AND THEN DECLINE THROUGH THE SUMMER. SOME ANALYSTS NOW FEAR THE PRICES COULD GO UP EVEN MORE, BECAUSE OIL PRICES HAVE DOUBLED OVER THE PAST YEAR AND THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF THOSE INCREASES SLOWING OR DECLINING IN THE COMING MONTHS. BOB AARON, EYEWITNESS NEWS, PUTNAM COUNTY. EXPERTS SAY THAT DRIVING AT A MODERATE SPEED --LIKE 55 MILES AN HOUR INSTEAD OF 75-- WILL SAVE YOU MONEY. IT TAKES MORE FUEL TO POWER THE CAR THRU THE DRAG PRODUCED AT HIGHER SPEEDS.
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EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER ATISH BAIDYA IS LIVE IN THE STUDIO TO EXPLAIN WHY WAHT'S COOKIN' COULD BE BURNING YOUR BUDGET. ATISH? RICK, VISIT YOUR FAVORITE FAMILY OWNED RESTAURANT AND YOU COULD SEE A CHANGE IN THE PRICES. OVER AT MAIN KWONG...IT'S GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE TO FRY UP THAT KUNG PO CHICKEN OR FRIED RICE. OWNER CARINA KWOK SAYS THE PRICE OF COOKING OIL HAS DOUBLED IN THE PAST YEAR....AND RICE...IT'S ALMOST TRIPLED. SHE'S FIGHTING TO KEEP HER PRICES THE SAME...FOR THE SAKE OF HER CUSTOMERS. IN SOME PLACES THE PRICE OF RICE HAS FORCED STORES LIKE SAMS CLUB AND COSTCO TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF BAGS CUSTOMERS CAN PURCHASE. LIVE IN THE STUDIO ATISH BAIDYA EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexCRACK BUST
TRAVIS FULLER, PAMELA KEESEE, JAMAL BAKER, CASSIE COLLINS, AND TIFFANY JOHNSON WERE ARRESTED AT FULLER'S HOME AT 420 WEST 21ST STREET. A SEARCH OF THE HOME TURNED UP A LOADED AK-47 ASSAULT RIFLE AND SEVEN BAGS OF CRACK COCAINE. FULLER AND BAKER, WHO ARE BOTH FELONS, ARE CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF A FIREARM. FULLER IS ALSO CHARGED WITH POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DELIVER. ALL OF THE SUSPECTS ARE CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY.
Return to Story IndexROANE FIRE UPDATE
IT BROKE OUT IN ROANE COUNTY EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING. STATE FIRE MARSHALS SAY THE VICTIMS TRIED TO START A FIRE IN A WOOD BURNING STOVE WITH GASOLINE. THE SURVIVOR--ERNIE PATRAKIS-- IS IN SERIOUS CONDITION IN THE BURN UNIT OF CABELL HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL. AUTHORITIES HAVE NOT RELEASED THE NAME OF THE DEAD MAN.
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THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SAYS 22 YEAR OLD ARMY SPECIALIST JEREMY GULLETT WAS KILLED WHEN HIS VEHICLE HIT AN EXPLOSIVE DEVICE. HE WAS WITH THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION AT FORT CAMPBELL. HE LIVED IN GREENUP COUNTY, AND LEAVES BEHIND A WIFE AND TWO GIRLS. VISITATION IS FRIDAY FROM 5 TO 9PM AND SATURDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 2PM. THE FUNERAL WILL BE HELD AT 2:00 PM SATURDAY AT WURTLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL.
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THE UNIVERSITY ASSEMBLY, WHICH HASN'T BEEN HELD SINCE 1977, WANTS HIM OUT OF OFFICE. LAST WEEK, THE FACULTY SENATE VOTED OVERWHELMINGLY TO DEMAND GARRISON RESIGN OVER HIS ADMINISTRATION'S HANDLING OF THE DEGREE FIASCO INVOLVING THE GOVERNOR'S DAUGHTER. GARRISON REFUSES TO STEP DOWN.
Return to Story IndexCLAY CENTER LINEUP
AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE A BANNER YEAR. THE SEASON INCLUDES NINE PERFORMANCES AND TWO SPECIAL EVENTS. FROM DON MCLEAN, WHO SANG THE CLASSIC SONG AMERICAN PIE-- TO GRAMMY AWARD WINNER LEANN RIMES. THERE WILL ALSO BE SIDE SPLITTING COMEDY, DYNAMIC DANCE, AND FANTASTIC THEATER. FOR THE COMPLETE SCHEDULE AND TICKET INFORMATION... LOG ONTO THE WEB AT THECLAYCENTER.ORG.
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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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IF IT'S A GOOD PICTURE OF A GOOD STORY... WE'LL USE IT ON THE AIR!
Return to Story IndexMASTER NATURALIST
PATRICK MCMURTRY EXPLAINS IN TONIGHT'S WEST VIRGINIA WILDLIFE REPORT. THERE'S A WONDERFUL WORLD OUT THERE IN THE WOODS OF WEST VIRGINIA, FULL OF THINGS MOST OF US NEVER EVEN NOTICE. BUT MANY OF US WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE. JIM WAGY EXPLAINS THE MASTER NATURALIST PROGRAM. 1:48Jim Wagy/Master Naturalist "The program is designed to teach people about nature and the idea is to take people who have a strong interest in nature, you expose them to quality instructors and they take what they learn and pass it on to other people." KIND OF LIKE THAT MOVIE, PASS IT FORWARD. SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING NICE FOR YOU, AND YOU DO SOMETHING NICE FOR SOMEONE ELSE. IN THIS CASE, IT'S PEOPLE WHO KNOW AND LOVE NATURE TAKING TIME TO PASS THAT KNOWLEDGE ON. 2:26Jim Nagy/Master Naturalist says: "Students take 20 classes over the course of a year. Each one is a several hour overview of a particular topic and they're taught by experts, some of them are current or retired professors, some are DNR biologists, some are just expert naturalists." ALL OF THEM ARE EXCITED ABOUT NATURE. THAT'S THE COOL THING ABOUT THIS PROGRAM. MOST OF THE CLASSES GETS OUTDOOR LOVERS WHERE THEY LOVE TO BE, OUTSIDE ENJOYING NATURE. 2:51Jim Nagy/Master Naturalist says: "About half the classes involve fieldwork and it's a terrific opportunity to be out in the field with these people who have so much experience and learn diversity from it." IF THAT SOUNDS LIKE YOUR CUP OF TEA, WHY NOT FIND OUT MORE ABOUT BECOMING A MASTER NATURALIST. FOR WEST VIRGINIA WILDLIFE, I'M PATRICK MCMURTRY, EYEWITNESS NEWS FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER NATURALIST PROGRAM, GO TO WCHSTV dot COM AND CLICK ON THE WEST VIRGINIA WILDLIFE ICON, OR YOU CAN E-MAIL PATRICK DIRECTLY.
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LAST NIGHT THE LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS AND POWER MET IN GAME TWO OF THEIR FOUR-GAME SET AND THE POWER CAME UP WITH THREE HOMERUNS...BUT ALL THREE WERE OF THE SOLO VARIETY AND IN THE END LAKE COUNTY COMES AWAY WITH WIN A 7-4 VICTORY...THE POWER ALSO HAD A SOLO SHOT ON MONDAY NIGHT...THE POWER IS 14-AND-23 ON THE SEASON...TONIGHT'S GAME BEGINS AT 7:05
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