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SCRIPT FOR EYEWITNESS NEWS NEWSCAST
Wednesday, May 22, 2013.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.
VIDEO OF TOP STORY
Return to Story Index WELCOME
AND I'M RICK LORD... THIS IS EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexI QUAD TEAM BOXES
Return to Story IndexQUAD TEAM BOXES
LESLIE RUBIN IS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE TOPPLED TREES ARE CAUSING PROBLEMS. AND DAVE BENTON IS IN HUNTINGTON WHERE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE WITHOUT POWER.
Return to Story IndexBRANDON @ LEVEE
Return to Story IndexWEATHER WATCH
Return to Story IndexLESLIE @ POWER LINES
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WE SPOKE WITH SOME PEOPLE EARLIER TODAY ABOUT BEING IN THE DARK. ONE MAN IN SAINT ALBANS SAY POWER LINES FELL DOWN AT HIS HOME...BUT THANKFULLY HIS POWER DIDN'T GO OUT. ANOTHER PERSON WE SPOKE WITH SAYS ..HE HASN'T BEEN HOME YET BUT HIS POWER WENT OUT AFTER STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS MOVED THROUGH LAST NIGHT. AS OF RIGHT NOW LINCOLN AND CABELL COUNTIES HAVE THE MOST OUTAGES...WITH HUNDREDS STILL IN THE DARK. IN KANAWHA COUNTY.... LESLIE RUBIN... EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexWEST WEATHER
Return to Story IndexDAVE @ HUNTINGTON
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POWER IS STILL OUT IN PARTS OF EASTERN CABELL COUNTY... LIKE RIGHT HERE AT THE INTERSECTION OF BLUE SULPHER ROAD AND RT. 60... DRIVERS HAVE TO BE CAREFUL, BECAUSE TRAFFIC LIGHTS ARE OUT. THERE WERE 25 HUNDRED AEP CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER... BUT THEY ARE QUICKLY GETTING THE LIGHTS BACK ON. DUFFY'S USED CARS WENT WITHOUT POWER MOST OF THE AFTERNOON... AND AN EMPLOYEE THERE SAYS NOT ONLY HAS THE POWER OUTTAGE AFFECTED BUSINESS... SHE HOPES TONIGHT'S STORMS DON'T CAUSE TOO MUCH DAMAGE. PARTS OF WAYNE COUNTY... ALSO HIT LAST NIGHT.. ESPECIALLY IN THE GENOA AREA WHERE PEOPLE WENT WITHOUT POWER FOR A WHILE. WE'LL KEEP AN ON EYE ON THE STORMS IN THIS PART OF OUR REGION... AND HAVE LIVE REPORTS TONIGHT AT 10 & 11. IN HUNTINGTON... DAVE BENTON... EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexDHHR SECRETARY
A RECENT PURCHASING CONTRACT CONTROVERSY LED TO SUSPENSIONS, FIRINGS AND LAWSUITS. THE WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES IS A MESS, AND SOMEONE HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN TO FIX IT. EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KENNIE BASS JOINS US LIVE HERE IN THE STUDIO WITH THE STORY.
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GOVERNOR EARL RAY TOMBLIN HAS APPOINTED HER AS CABINET SECRETARY FOR THE AGENCY. BOWLING HAS BEEN DESCRIBED BY MEMBERS OF TOMBLIN'S ADMINISTRATION AS A "FIXER." BOWLING IS A FORMER CEO OF RALEIGH GENERAL HOSPITAL WHO LED THE FACILITY FOR EIGHT YEARS BEFORE RESIGNING....CITING PERSONAL REASONS IN 2010. THE NEXT YEAR, SHE WAS BROUGHT IN DURING MOUNTAIN STATE UNIVERSITY'S MELTDOWN TO HELP STUDENTS TRANSFER TO OTHER SCHOOLS TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION. SHE REPLACES ROCCO FUCILLO, WHO HAS BEEN ACTING DIRECTOR OF D-H-H-R SINCE JULY OF LAST YEAR. UNDER FUCILLO'S WATCH TWO OF THE AGENCY'S TOP OFFICIALS WERE FIRED AND A THIRD WAS TRANSFERRED BECAUSE OF A PURCHASING SCANDAL. ALL THREE ARE SUING THE D-H-H-R. TOMBLIN SAYS BOWLING IS THE RIGHT PERSON TO ADDRESS THE AGENCY'S TROUBLES. BOWLING TAKES OVER AS SECRETARY OF D-H-H-R ON JULY FIRST. SHE'LL BE MAKING 175-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR, 80-GRAND MORE THAN THE CURRENT SECRETARY. THE LEGISLATURE PASSED A BILL IN ITS MOST RECENT SESSION BUMPING UP THE DIRECTOR'S PAY. REPORTING LIVE HERE IN THE STUDIO, KENNIE BASS EYEWITNESS NEWS.
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Return to Story IndexPOLICE CHASE CRASH
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POLICE SAY ATKINS TOOK OFF, AND TURNED DOWN SOUTH WALNUT STREET AND THEN ONTO LAUREL DRIVE. THAT'S WHERE HE SLOWED DOWN AND COLLIDED WITH THE CRUISER, BEFORE HE JUMPING OFF THE MOTORCYCLE AND RUNNING INTO THE WOODS-- HE WAS CAUGHT A SHORT TIME LATER AND CHARGED WITH FLEEING, DRIVING ON A SUSPENDED LICENSE, AND HAVING NO REGISTRATION.
Return to Story IndexCLAY COUNTS
JUDGE JENNIFER BAILEY SENTENCED CLAY COUNTS TO 55 TO 175 YEARS BEHIND BARS. COUNTS APOLOGIZED TO THE CHILDREN AND FAMLIES INVOLVED IN COURT TODAY. HE HAD PLEADED GUILTY TO SEXUAL ABUSE, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND MAKING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. THE ACTS WERE TAPED BY WHAT HE CALLED A SECURITY CAMERA AIMED AT HIS BED AND TRIGGERED BY A LIGHT SWITCH. HE TOLD THE COURT HE WOULD NEVER DO THIS AGAIN... JUDGE BAILEY SAID SHE KNEW HE WOULDN'T ..BECAUSE SHE WOULDN'T LET HIM. COUNTS SAID HE HOPES THE CHILDREN WON'T SUFFER ANY LONG TERM EFFECTS .... BUT JUDGE BAILEY SAYS STUDIES AND STATISTICS SHOW EFFECTS FROM THIS TYPE OF ABUSE ARE LASTING... SOME OF COUNTS' VICTIMS WERE AS YOUNG AS 5 YEARS OLD,
Return to Story IndexCHILD NEGLECT
EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KATY BROWN JOINS US LIVE IN THE STUDIO WITH MORE ON THIS STORY...KATY? WE SPOKE WITH THE MAN WHO TOLD POLICE ABOUT THIS SITUATION......DARIOUS BURNS. HE SAYS HE THOUGHT THE BABY WAS ALONE BUT HE FOUND BROWNING PASSED OUT ON THE FLOOR. HE TOLD POLICE HE TRIED TO WAKE BROWNING UP...BUT WHEN HE DIDN'T MOVE HE CALLED 911. POLICE SAY BROWNING WAS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF NARCOTICS AT THE TIME.... THEY ALSO SAY THE CHILD WAS IN DANGER..CONSIDERING MANY WINDOWS WERE OPEN IN THE APARTMENT.. NOW BURNS HOPES THE PUNISHMENT FITS THE CRIME... "JAIL TIME OR TO BE TAKEN OUT OF THE KID'S LIFE AND PUT HIM WITH SOMEONE WHO WILL TAKE CARE OF HIM. IT'S NOT HIS FAULT. AND HOPEFULLY THEY GIVE HIM A GOOD HOME." BROWNING IS CHARGED WITH CHILD NEGLECT WITH RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY... REPORTING LIVE IN THE STUDIO...KATY BROWN...EYEWITNESS NEWS
Return to Story IndexTHOMAS WAGNER CAPTURE
THOMAS WAGNER JUNIOR WAS ARRAIGNED IN MAGISTRATE COURT THIS AFTERNOON. HE WAS WANTED FOR DAYTIME BURGLARY. DEPUTIES SAY HE WENT INTO A WOMAN'S SOUTH CHARLESTON HOME AND STOLE JEWELRY AND ELECTRONICS, AND THEN PAWNED THE ITEMS.
Return to Story IndexGRX FUGITIVE FILES
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Return to Story IndexNICHOLAS ARSON
THE INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING WITH MORE THAN 60 FOREST FIRES UNDER INVESTIGATION AND 11 STRUCTURES BURNED. THE FATHER IS CHARGED WITH BURNING DOWN A HOUSE IN HIS NEIGHBORHOOD TOO. POLICE SAY THEY MAY FACE ADDITIONAL CHARGES AND THAT THERE COULD BE OTHER ARRESTS.
Return to Story IndexPIKEVILLE BODY
POLICE HAVE NOT RELEASED MANY DETAILS BUT ARE WORKING TO DETERMINE THE IDENTITY OF THE PERSON. THE BODY WILL BE TAKEN TO THE STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE FOR AN AUTOPSY.
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IT'S THE 25TH YEAR FOR THE RUN FOR THE WALL ...A TIME TO HONOR OUR VETERANS.
Return to Story IndexDAN @ HURRICANE
Return to Story IndexRUN FOR THE WALL
EACH YEAR....MOROTCYLE RIDES TRAVEL ACROSS THE COUNTRY....PROMOTING HEALING AMONG VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. THEY ALSO WANT TO HONOR POW'S ANDTHOSE KILLED IN ACTION ..ALONG WITH THOSE STILL FIGHTING FOR OUR COUNTRY. RUN FOR THE WALL STARTED IN 1989 BY JAMES GREGORY AND BILL EVANS. DUANE MAXEY IS THE MAN WHO COORDINATES THE EVENT THROUGH WEST VIRGINIA. HE SAYS HE EXPECTS ABOUT 400 MOTORCYCLISTS TO TAKE PART ON THIS ROUTE. RIDERS ARE SPLIT INTO TWO GROUPS..A SOUTHERN ROUTE AND A NORTHERN ROUTE. THE NORTHERN ROUTE GROUP IS THE ONE THAT IS IN HURRICANE. ANYONE CAN PARTICIPATE...AS LONG AS YOU HAVE A PIKE A PROPER LICENSE ...AND A 40 DOLLAR REGISTRATION FEE. THAT FEE GOES TO COVER PROMOTIONAL COSTS FOR THE RIDE. THE RIDE ENDS IN D.C. AT THE VETERANS WARM MEMORIAL ...RIDERS WILL ALSO TAKE PART IN A CEREMONY WHERE A WREATH WILL BE PLACED AT THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWNS AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY. EACH YEAR....MOROTCYLE RIDES TRAVEL ACROSS THE COUNTRY....PROMOTING HEALING AMONG VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. THEY ALSO WANT TO HONOR POW'S ANDTHOSE KILLED IN ACTION ..ALONG WITH THOSE STILL FIGHTING FOR OUR COUNTRY. RUN FOR THE WALL STARTED IN 1989 BY JAMES GREGORY AND BILL EVANS. DUANE MAXEY IS THE MAN WHO COORDINATES THE EVENT THROUGH WEST VIRGINIA. HE SAYS HE EXPECTS ABOUT 400 MOTORCYCLISTS TO TAKE PART ON THIS ROUTE. RIDERS ARE SPLIT INTO TWO GROUPS..A SOUTHERN ROUTE AND A NORTHERN ROUTE. THE NORTHERN ROUTE GROUP IS THE ONE THAT IS IN HURRICANE. ANYONE CAN PARTICIPATE...AS LONG AS YOU HAVE A PIKE A PROPER LICENSE ...AND A 40 DOLLAR REGISTRATION FEE. THAT FEE GOES TO COVER PROMOTIONAL COSTS FOR THE RIDE. THE RIDE ENDS IN D.C. AT THE VETERANS WARM MEMORIAL ...RIDERS WILL ALSO TAKE PART IN A CEREMONY WHERE A WREATH WILL BE PLACED AT THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWNS AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY. Joining me now is Duane Maxey/ rider. REPORTING LIVE IN HURRICANE, DAN MATICS EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexI VET DONATION
FOR HIS FIFTH BIRTHDAY THIS YEAR... VAN VASS ASKED HIS FRIENDS TO BRING IN DONATIONS LIKE NAIL CLIPPERS AND ALARM CLOCKS INSTEAD OF TYPICAL GIFTS. HE COLLECTED THE ITEMS FOR THE HOMELESS VETERANS RESOURCE CENTER IN HUNTINGTON. TODAY, THEY PRESENTED HIM WITH AN AWARD AS A WAY TO THANK HIM FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS. HIS PARENTS SAY THEY'VE ALWAYS DONE WHATEVER THEY COULD TO GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY, AND THEY COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD TO SEE THEIR YOUNG SON FOLLOW IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS. "He's seen that that we've done that since he was a little kid. But to instill that in him, giving back and taking care of the community, I think it's crucial and key to being a good citizen." WORKERS AT THE RESOURCE CENTER SAY THEY ARE ALWAYS GRATEFUL FOR DONATIONS LIKE PERSONAL CARE ITEMS AND SMALL APPLIANCES FOR THEIR CLIENTS.
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Return to Story IndexTROUT PARTNERSHIP
EYEWITNESS NEWS ANCHOR PATRICK MCMURTRY TAKES A LOOK AT HOW PEOPLE THROUGHOUT AN ENTIRE COUNTY CAME TOGETHER TO PUT TROUT IN A LOCAL STREAM IN THIS WEEK'S WEST VIRGINIA WILDLIFE. This group put in money, time and effort to make sure the kids had the perfect plan in place to raise their fish. Joe Crowder's been a part of a lot of these programs and says this year's was especially nice. After months of work, including weekends and holidays, today is the day to have a big time releasing these little fish. 1:18:49"We want this to be a celebration day, a fun day. The kids learned a lot. For the last five months, they've taken care of the aquarium and released their fish in the wild and hopefully get a fish population established and we can create a recreational fishery." That's a reachable, and fishable, goal. Great job, kids. For WVWL, PM EWN FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TROUT IN THE CLASSROOM PROJECT, GO TO OUR WEBSITE OR SHOOT PATRICK AN EMAIL DIRECTLY
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Return to Story IndexDANA HOLGORSEN
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Return to Story IndexFINAL WEATHER
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END OF SHOW THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, JOEL MCKINNEY, MADE THE DECISION TO PULL THE REQUEST AFTER THE STATE ASKED FOR DOCUMENTS SUPPORTING THE REQUEST FOR SO MUCH MONEY. COUNTY COMMISSIONER JOE HAYNES SITS ON THE HEALTH BOARD AND DIDN'T FIND THAT OUT UNTIL THIS INTERVIEW YESTERDAY. HAYNES SAYS HE WANTS THE STATE TO STEP IN, INCLUDING TO POSSIBLY RUN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. HAYNES SAYS HE'S CONCERNED ABOUT THE TRUTHFULLNESS AND FLOW OF INFORMATION FROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO THE HEALTH BOARD. AFTER ORIGINALLY TELLING US THE STATE ONLY WANTED MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS BEFORE THEY WOULD CONSIDER THE 180 THOUSAND DOLLAR REQUEST, MCKINNEY ADMITTED THEY WANTED MORE DOCUMENTATION THAN THAT. HE NEVER WOULD SAY WHAT THE STATE WANTED...HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW.
Return to Story IndexPEDESTRIAN HIT AT MALL
IT HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER FOUR O'CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON. POLICE SAY IT HURT A LOT.
Return to Story IndexOKLAHOMA PASTOR SPEAKS
PASTOR DAVID DOOLEY, PASTOR OF FRESH START COMMUNITY CHURCH IN MOORE, OKLAHOMA TOLD US SEARCH AND RESCUE EFFORTS, A HALF MILE FROM THE DISASTER ZONE, HAVE SHIFTED TODAY. PEOPLE ARE NOW FOCUSING ON RETRIEVING WHAT'S LEFT OF THEIR PERSONAL ITEMS FROM THEIR HOMES. THE MADISON, WEST VIRGINIA NATIVE SAYS THE BIGGEST TASK IS DISTRIBUTING DONATED WATER, CLOTHING, AND OTHER ITEMS TO THOSE IN NEEDS. DOOLEY SAYS PEOPLE THROUGHOUT OKLAHOMA AND THE NATION ARE REALLY COMING TOGETHER IN THIS TIME OF NEED. "Something so tragic here yet you see the best in people come out. You just see people who are thinking of themselves. People who lost their homes that are helping other people you know, you know helping them which is just an amazing thing. DOOLEY SAYS THE MOST REQUESTED ITEMS RIGHT NOW ARE PLASTIC BINS. HE SAYS PEOPLE ARE USING THEM TO STORE ITEMS THEY FOUND IN THEIR HOMES.
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