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Friday, November 20, 2009.

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  • OPEN 1
      COMING UP ON EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING.....A MAN IS SHOT FIVE TIMES....POLICE NEED YOUR HELP TO FIND THE SHOOTER.

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    OPEN 2
      THEN, KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS VOTED TO CLOSE BONHAM ELEMENTARY...WE'VE GOT PARENTS REACTION TO THE NEWS.

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    OPEN 3
      AND, OVER A THOUSAND PEOPLE ATTENDED THE MIDNIGHT SHOWING OF "NEW MOON" AT MARQUEE CINEMAS...FIND OUT WHAT THEY THOUGHT OF THE LATEST INSTALLMENT OF TWILIGHT SAGA.

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    EARLY OPEN
      GOOD MORNING, I'M PATRICK MCMURTRY.

      WELCOME TO EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING.

      IT'S FRIDAY NOVEMBER 20TH.

      DOUG HARLOW JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS FORECAST.

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    LONDON SHOOTING
      A MAN IS IN THE HOSPITAL WITH FIVE GUNSHOT WOUNDS AND A SHOOTER IS STILL ON THE LOOSE THIS MORNING.

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER DARRAH WILCOX IS LIVE IN THE STUDIO WITH MORE INFORMATION. DARRAH WHAT'S THE LATEST?

      PATRICK... IT HAPPENED AROUND 10:30 ON MERCER STREET IN LONDON.

      A FRIEND OF THE MAN DROVE HIM TO MONTGOMERY GENERAL...HE WAS THEN FLOWN TO C-A-M-C GENERAL.

      NO WORD YET ON THE EXTENT OF HIS INJURIES.

      THE KANAWHA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING... AND OF COURSE WE'LL BRING YOU MORE INFO... AS IT'S RELEASED.

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    SOUTH CHARLESTON SHOOTING
      ALSO IN KANAWHA COUNTY...AN ATTEMPTED ROBBERY SENDS ONE MAN TO THE HOSPITAL.

      TWO MEN TRIED TO ROB ANOTHER MAN IN THE ALLY BETWEEN 9TH AND 10TH STREET IN SOUTH CHARLESTON AROUND 3 THIS MORNING.

      ONE OF THE ROBBERS SHOT HIM IN THE BACKSIDE AS HE RAN TO THE OVERTIME LOUNGE

      SOMEONE THERE CALLED 9-1-1 FOR HIM

      ACCORDING TO POLICE HE WAS TAKEN TO GENERAL AND IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

      SOUTH CHARLESTON POLICE BELIEVE THE TWO MEN ARE STILL IN THE AREA AND ARE STILL INVESTIGATING.

      REPORTING LIVE IN THE STUDIO... DARRAH WILCOX... EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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    ADAM DENSON
      A CHARLESTON MAN WHO SHOT HIS COUSIN IS GOING TO PRISON FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER.

      A JUDGE SENTENCED 22 YEAR OLD ADAM DENSON HIM TO 3-TO-15 YEARS IN PRISON. POLICE SAY DENSON WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR TWO OF THE MULTIPLE SHOTS THAT NEARLY KILLED RONALD TERRELL.

      THE SHOOTING DREW UNUSUAL ATTENTION BECAUSE OF A YOU TUBE VIDEO THREAT LINKED TO THE SHOOTING.

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    BUS ACCIDENT ARREST
      POLICE ARRESTED TWO PEOPLE FOR HITTING A SCHOOL BUS AND TAKING OFF.

      POLICE SAY IT ALL HAPPENED WHEN BERNIE MALLORY AND HIS GIRLFRIEND SARAH HILL PASSED THE STOPPED BUS AND BUSTED THROUGH THE ATTACHED STOP SIGN.. POLICE EVENTUALLY CAUGHT UP WITH THE PAIR ON DAVIS CREEK ROAD.. POLICE SAY MALLORY HAD TO BE PEPPER SPRAYED AFTER HE KICKED OUT THE WINDOW OF A POLICE CRUISER.

      MALLORY IS CHARGED WITH DUI, STRIKING A SCHOOL BUS, AND LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT.

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    BONHAM VOTE
      IT'S OFFICIAL... BONHAM ELEMENTARY *WILL CLOSE...

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER GILBERT CORSEY HAS THE REACTION OF THE CLOSING AND THE FUTURE OF SISSONVILLE AREA SCHOOLS.

      NAT: MOTION PASSES 5-0

      A CIVIL ENDING TO WHAT WAS ONCE A HEATED DEBATE.

      19:33:10 I beleive they will put forth every effort to protect our students.

      AIMEE CARPENTER WAS ONE OF THE MOST OUTSPOKEN PARENTS *AGAINST THE SISSONVILLE SCHOOL REORGANIZATION PLAN...NOW SHE..AND MOST OF THE OTHER PARENTS HERE... SAY THEY WILL SUPPORT SCHOOL LEADERS AS THEY MOVE FORWARD.

      19:33:30 I think we found common ground and an area to agree on to slow down and take our time and properly plan this out so no child is displaced.

      IT WAS NOT EASY GETTING TO THIS POINT. PARENTS CONSULTED LAWYERS, AND RALLIED LAWMAKERS AND EACH OTHER TO FIGHT CONSOLIDATION.

      19:40 :15 been a lot of call. Lot of emails, but that's our job to listen to our community and help make it better.

      WITH THE VOTE... BONHAM WILL CLOSE DUE TO CONSTANT FLOODING PROBLEMS..

      MOST OF THEIR ELEMENTARY KIDS GRADES K-4 WILL GO TO FLINN... BUT ONLY *AFTER IT'S RENOVATED TO ACCOMMODATE THE EXTRA STUDENTS.

      NAT: DURREING

      THIS COMMITTMENT FROM THE BOARD HELPED BREAK THE ICE BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES.

      19:39:47 We heard them loud and clear.and I feel like adding this amendment that we won't move until construction is finished really helped ease their minds.

      AS FOR FIFTH GRADERS BEING TOO YOUNG FOR SISSONVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

      THEY AGREED TO DISAGREE AND MOVE FORWARD.

      BOTH SIDES SAYING IT'S A WIN TO REACH A COMPROMISE ON WHAT'S BEST FOR THE KIDS.

      19:34:37 I want to make sure that his educational career path is a good one and can prepare him for the future.

      BONHAM WILL CLOSE AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

      HOWEVER THAT DEPENDS ON HOW FAST CONSTRUCTION ON THE SCHOOLS GOES.

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    SCHOOL FLU CLINIC
      ANOTHER ROUND OF SWINE FLU VACCINES ARE HEADING TO SCHOOLS AT THE END OF THE MONTH.

      THE KANAWHA CHARLESTON HEALH DEPARTMENT WILL BE DISTRIBUTING THE SECOND ROUND OF VACCINES TO CHILDREN 9 AND UNDER EXACTLY A MONTH AFTER THE FIRST ROUND.

      PARENTS BE LOOKING FOR THE PERMISSION SLIPS FOR THOSE VACCINES.

      ALSO THEY ARE GOING TO START ADMINISTERING THEM TO OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE AREA STARTING NOVEMBER 30TH.

      A LIST OF THE SCHOOLS AND THE DATES THE WILL START HANDING OUT THE SHOTS WILL BE POSTED ON THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.

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    HUNTINGTON H1N1 CLINIC
      AND...THE CABELL HUNTINGTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS TWO H1N1 CLINICS SCHEDULED AT MARSHALL UNIVERSITY.

      THEY WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE CAM HENDERSON CENTER FROM 10 AM UNTIL 6PM ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY-- DECEMBER 1ST AND SECOND.

      THE CLINIC IS FOR HIGH RISK PEOPLE.

      FOR MORE INFORMATION, LOG ONTO CABELLHEALTH.ORG OR CALL 304-526-3397.

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    MINE FATAL
      APPARENTLY ALCOHOL PLAYED A FACTOR IN THE DEATH OF A COAL TRUCK DRIVER BACK IN JULY.

      THIS IS VIDEO FROM THE SCENE...

      THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S REPORT SAID THAT MARK GRAY'S BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL WAS POINT OH-8 PERCENT AND THAT HE ALSO HAD MARIJUANA IN HIS SYSTEM.

      HE WAS WORKING FOR HAWKEYE CONTRACTING WHEN THE TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING ROLLED OVER INTO A SEDIMENT POND AT THE SAMPLES MINE.

      HAWKEYE CONTRACTING WAS CITED ALONG WITH FOREMAN AND APPALACHIN SECURITY.

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    6 BLANKENSHIP DEBATE
      TWO LEADING VOICES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ENERGY DEBATE WILL GET A CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT WHY THEY'RE RIGHT AND THE OTHER SIDE IS WRONG DURING AN EVENT SPONSORED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON.

      ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S LEADING ENVIRONMENTALISTS, ROBERT KENNEDY, JUNIOR, WILL OUTLINE HIS POSITIONS ON A GREEN GLOBAL ECONOMY DURING THE FORUM ON THE FUTURE OF ENERGY, SET FOR JANUARY 21ST INSIDE THE GEARY AUDITORIUM.

      HIS OPPONENT IS THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF MASSEY ENERGY DON BLANKENSHIP, WHO HAS REFERRED TO GLOBAL WARMING AS A HOAX AND A PONZI SCHEME AND SAYS THERE IS REALLY NO PROOF THAT CLIMATE CHANGE IS HAPPENING.

      U-C PRESIDENT ED WELCH SAYS ITS IMPORTANT TO HEAR FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE ARGUMENT AS THE COUNTRY CONTINUES TO CHART ITS ENERGY COURSE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS.

      THE GEARY AUDITORIUM AUDIENCE WILL BE INVITATION ONLY.

      HOWEVER, WELCH SAYS TWO THOUSAND SEATS WILL BE AVAILABLE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR A LIVE REMOTE BROADCAST OF THE FORUM IN EDDIE KING GYMNASIUM.

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    FOIA COMPLAINT
      LAWMAKERS COULD REWRITE THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAWS.

      THEY THINK THE LAWS SHOULD CONTAIN A BROADER RANGE OF CONTENT.

      THIS COMES AFTER A COURT RULING THAT STATED PERSONAL EMAILS BETWEEN FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE AND MASSEY CEO DON BLANKENSHIP NOT BE MADE PUBLIC RECORD.

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    VERIZON/FRONTIER
      THE BATTLE OVER VERIZON'S PHONE LINES RAGES ON.

      EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THE NEW DEAL BETWEEN VERIZON AND FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS GAVE THEIR OPINION LAST NIGHT AT THE KANAWHA COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING.

      UNION MEMBERS WEARING RED CAME TO HEAR ABOUT VERIZON'S PROPOSED SALE OF THEIR WEST VIRGINIA LANDLINES TO FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS. CWA WORKERS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR FUTURE WITH THE NEW COMPANY. BUT THE VERIZON WEST VIRGINIA PRESIDENT SAYS THERE'S NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

      "It'll push broadband out further in the state. Frontier's already the second largest telecom provider in the state. They'll get bigger in this transaction. They'll extend their broadband out into the state. They have an unmatched broadband record in the state."

      ALL PARTIES INVOLVED IN THE TRANSACTION WILL TESTIFY IN FRONT OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION IN JANUARY.

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    NEW MOON REACT
      FIFTEEN HUNDRED TWI-HARDS DESCENDED ON MARQUEE CINEMAS AT SOUTH RIDGE FOR A SPECIAL MIDNIGHT SHOWING OF "THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON." TONIGHT.

      THEY SHOWED IT ON EVERY SCREEN IN THE THEATER.

      THE STORY FOLLOWS THE LOVE TRIANGLE BETWEEN VAMPIRE EDWARD, WEREWOLF JACOB AND HUMAN BELLA.

      THIS IS THE SECOND INSTALLMENT OF THE FILM SERIES.

      THEY ARE BASED ON THE WILDLY POPULAR TWILIGHT BOOKS BY STEPHENIE MEYER.

      SO FAR...ACCORDING TO PRE-RELEASE AUDIENCE SURVEYS..."NEW MOON" ALREADY HAS PRE-SOLD ABOUT $90 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF TICKETS FOR THIS OPENING WEEKEND.

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    TEASE ONE/SNAPSHOT
      COMING UP, WE'LL HAVE A LOOK AT THIS MORNING'S VIEWER SNAPSHOT.

      IT'S FROM DOROTHY COOK.

      AND METEOROLOGIST DOUG HARLOW IS WORKING ON YOUR FORECAST. HE'LL HAVE THAT WHEN EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING RETURNS.

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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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    SNAP SHOTS
      LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS VIEWER SNAP SHOT.

      IT'S FROM DOROTHY COOK

      IT'S A PICTURE OF HER FRISES THIS MONTH.

      , THANKS FOR SENDING US YOUR PHOTOGRAPH.

      GET YOUR CAMERAS OUT IF YOU WANT TO SEND US ONE OF YOUR SNAP SHOTS.

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    GMWV ADDRESSES
      HERE'S OUR MAILING ADDRESS IF YOU WANT TO SEND US YOUR PHOTOGRAPH.

      IT'S SNAP SHOTS IN CARE OF WCHS-TV, 1301 PIEDMONT ROAD, CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA.

      THE ZIP CODE IS 25301.

      INCLUDE A SELF ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOP IF YOU WANT YOUR PHOTOGRAPH RETURNED.

      IF YOU PREFER TO SEND IT VIA E-MAIL, SEND YOUR JPEGs TO IWITNESS@WCHSTV-DOT-COM.

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    TEASE TWO/LUNCH MENUS
      THE TWILIGHT SAGA IS SUCKING IN BIG MONEY FOR ITS FILM STUDIO. AMERICA'S SECOND-RICHEST MAN TAKES ON NEW DEBT.

      JANE KING WILL HAVE THOSE STORIES

      COMING UP, IN THE BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.

      PLUS, MARK MARTIN IS COMING UP WITH YOUR SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS.

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    BLOOMBERG MORNING REPORT
      WELCOME BACK TO EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING...

      CITIBANK MAKES MAJOR CHANGES FOR ITS CREDIT-CARD HOLDERS.

      AND WARREN BUFFETT IS TAPPING TWO MAJOR BANKS TO FUND HIS TAKEOVER OF BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE

      JANE KING IS AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE WITH MORE ON THOSE STORIES IN THIS MORNING'S BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.

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    OPRAH QUITTING SHOW
      FOR ALL YOU OPRAH FANS... WE HAVE SOME BIG NEWS.

      OPRAH WINFREY *WILL* END HER SYNDICATED TALK SHOW IN MAY OF 20-11.

      OPRAH TOLD HER 600 STAFF MEMBERS DURING A MEETING YESTERDAY.

      IT'S BEEN RUMORED FOR A WHILE NOW... SINCE SHE'S STARTING HER OWN CABLE NETWORK.. CALLED O-W-N.

      IT'S NOT CLEAR IF SHE'LL WILL MOVE HER HIGHLY-RATED TALK SHOW TO THE THAT NETWORK.

      OPRAH PLANS TO ANNOUNCE THE DECISION DURING TODAY'S SHOW.

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    PALIN FT. BRAGG
      NO MEDIA WILL BE ALLOWED AT SARAH PALIN'S BOOK SIGNING AT FORT BRAGG ON MONDAY.

      OFFICIALS DON'T WANT IT TO TURN INTO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR POLITICAL GRANDSTANDING AGAINST THE PRESIDENT.

      SOME AT THE BASE ARE AFRAID HER SUPPORTERS MIGHT USE THE MEDIA TO EXPRESS POLITICAL OPINIONS AGAINST PRESIDENT OBAMA.

      PALIN ISN'T EVEN PLANNING ON GIVING A SPEECH...SHE'S ONLY SIGNING HER BOOKS AT THE EVENT.

      PALIN BEGAN HER PROMOTIONAL TOUR FOR HER BOOK "GOING ROGUE" THIS WEEK.

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    TEASE THREE/LOTTERY
      TONIGHT IS THE SECOND ROUND OF HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS...MARK MARTIN WILL GIVE YOU A PREVIEW OF THE GAMES FOR TONIGHT...AS THE ROAD TO WHEELING ROLLS ON

      PLUS, HERE'S A LOOK AT LOTTERY NUMBERS FROM THE REGION.

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    SPORTSREPORT
      THE ROAD TO WHEELING AND THE STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS WILL CONTINUE THIS WEEKEND...MARK MARTIN GETS YOU READY IN TODAY'S MORNING SPORTS REPORT...

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    RUDE MOUNTAINEERS
      FINALLY, THE MOUNTAIN STATE RANKS NUMBER ONE ON A NATIONAL LIST...BUT NOT A GOOD LIST.

      THAT IS THE SOUND OF THE RUDIEST COLLEGIATE FANS IN AMERICA... ACCORDING TO SPORTS ILLUSTRATED.

      BACK IN OCTOBER.. S-I ASKED, " WHAT COLLEGE FOOTBALL FANS THOUGHT?" AND THEY RANKED MORGANTOWN FANS AS THE NUMBER ONE RUDEST FANS. OHIO STATE RANKS SECOND.

      TO CHECK WHO WON FOR BEST TAILGAITING AND BEST CONFERENCE GO TO SPORTSILLUSTRATED.CNN.COM.

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    WHAT DO YOU THINK?
      WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT DO YOU THINK?

      DO YOU BELIEVE MOUNTAINEER FANS ARE THE RUDEST?

      LOG ONTO NEWS@WCHSTV.COM AND GIVE US YOUR OPINION.

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    SMOKE SCREAM
      THE ANNUAL SMOKE SCREAM KICKED OFF YESTERDAY EVENING.

      PARTY GOERS OF ALL AGES WERE TREATED TO GAMES, FOOD AND FUN..

      THERE WAS ALSO A BALLOON RELEASE AND SMOKE SCREAM AGAINST TOBACCO SMOKING.

      ORGANIZERS SAY THE EVENT IS A GREAT WAY TO GET THE MESSAGE OUT ABOUT NOT SMOKING..

      THE EVENT WAS SPONSERED BY WEST VIRGINIA COALITION FOR MINORITY HEALTH AND HERTITAGE TOWERS..

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    TEASE 4/UP CAMERA
      WE'LL BE BACK WITH A CHECK OF YOUR MORNING HEADLINES.

      AND METEOROLOGIST DOUG HARLOW IS WORKING ON YOUR FORECAST. HE'LL HAVE THAT WHEN EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING RETURNS .

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    OPEN 4
      COMING UP ON EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING .....A MAN IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER BEING SHOT DURING A BOTCHED ROBBERY ATTEMPT.

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    OPEN 5
      THEN, AN ENVIRONMENTALIST AND A BIG TIME COAL CEO WILL CONVERGE ON THE UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON TO DEBATE THE ENERGY CONTROVERSY...WE'LL TELL YOU WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN.

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    OPEN 6
      AND, VERIZON EMPLOYEES VOICE THEIR CONCERNS OVER THEIR JOBS AT THE KANAWHA COUNTY COMMSSION MEETING...

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    WELCOME
      GOOD MORNING, I'M PATRICK MCMURTRY.

      WELCOME TO EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING.

      IT'S FRIDAY NOVEMBER 20TH.

      DOUG HARLOW JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS FORECAST.

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    LONDON SHOOTING
      A MAN IS IN THE HOSPITAL WITH FIVE GUNSHOT WOUNDS AND A SHOOTER IS STILL ON THE LOOSE THIS MORNING.

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER DARRAH WILCOX IS LIVE IN THE STUDIO WITH MORE INFORMATION. DARRAH WHAT'S THE LATEST?

      PATRICK... IT HAPPENED AROUND 10:30 ON MERCER STREET IN LONDON.

      A FRIEND OF THE MAN DROVE HIM TO MONTGOMERY GENERAL...HE WAS THEN FLOWN TO C-A-M-C GENERAL.

      NO WORD YET ON THE EXTENT OF HIS INJURIES.

      THE KANAWHA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING... AND OF COURSE WE'LL BRING YOU MORE INFO... AS IT'S RELEASED.

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    SOUTH CHARLESTON SHOOTING
      ALSO IN KANAWHA COUNTY...AN ATTEMPTED ROBBERY SENDS ONE MAN TO THE HOSPITAL.

      TWO MEN TRIED TO ROB ANOTHER MAN IN THE ALLY BETWEEN 9TH AND 10TH STREET IN SOUTH CHARLESTON AROUND 3 THIS MORNING.

      ONE OF THE ROBBERS SHOT HIM IN THE BEHIND AS HE RAN TO THE OVERTIME LOUNGE

      SOMEONE THERE CALLED 9-1-1 FOR HIM

      ACCORDING TO POLICE HE WAS TAKEN TO GENERAL AND IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

      SOUTH CHARLESTON POLICE BELIEVE THE TWO MEN ARE STILL IN THE AREA AND ARE STILL INVESTIGATING.

      REPORTING LIVE IN THE STUDIO... DARRAH WILCOX... EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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    ADAM DENSON
      A CHARLESTON MAN WHO SHOT HIS COUSIN IS GOING TO PRISON FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER.

      A JUDGE SENTENCED 22 YEAR OLD ADAM DENSON HIM TO 3-TO-15 YEARS IN PRISON. POLICE SAY DENSON WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR TWO OF THE MULTIPLE SHOTS THAT NEARLY KILLED RONALD TERRELL.

      THE SHOOTING DREW UNUSUAL ATTENTION BECAUSE OF A YOU TUBE VIDEO THREAT LINKED TO THE SHOOTING.

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    BUS ACCIDENT ARREST
      POLICE ARRESTED TWO PEOPLE FOR HITTING A SCHOOL BUS AND TAKING OFF.

      POLICE SAY IT ALL HAPPENED WHEN BERNIE MALLORY AND HIS GIRLFRIEND SARAH HILL PASSED THE STOPPED BUS AND BUSTED THROUGH THE ATTACHED STOP SIGN.. POLICE EVENTUALLY CAUGHT UP WITH THE PAIR ON DAVIS CREEK ROAD.. POLICE SAY MALLORY HAD TO BE PEPPER SPRAYED AFTER HE KICKED OUT THE WINDOW OF A POLICE CRUISER.

      MALLORY IS CHARGED WITH DUI, STRIKING A SCHOOL BUS, AND LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT.

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    BONHAM VOTE
      IT'S OFFICIAL... BONHAM ELEMENTARY *WILL CLOSE...

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER GILBERT CORSEY HAS THE REACTION OF THE CLOSING AND THE FUTURE OF SISSONVILLE AREA SCHOOLS.

      NAT: MOTION PASSES 5-0

      A CIVIL ENDING TO WHAT WAS ONCE A HEATED DEBATE.

      19:33:10 I beleive they will put forth every effort to protect our students.

      AIMEE CARPENTER WAS ONE OF THE MOST OUTSPOKEN PARENTS *AGAINST THE SISSONVILLE SCHOOL REORGANIZATION PLAN...NOW SHE..AND MOST OF THE OTHER PARENTS HERE... SAY THEY WILL SUPPORT SCHOOL LEADERS AS THEY MOVE FORWARD.

      19:33:30 I think we found common ground and an area to agree on to slow down and take our time and properly plan this out so no child is displaced.

      IT WAS NOT EASY GETTING TO THIS POINT. PARENTS CONSULTED LAWYERS, AND RALLIED LAWMAKERS AND EACH OTHER TO FIGHT CONSOLIDATION.

      19:40 :15 been a lot of call. Lot of emails, but that's our job to listen to our community and help make it better.

      WITH THE VOTE... BONHAM WILL CLOSE DUE TO CONSTANT FLOODING PROBLEMS..

      MOST OF THEIR ELEMENTARY KIDS GRADES K-4 WILL GO TO FLINN... BUT ONLY *AFTER IT'S RENOVATED TO ACCOMMODATE THE EXTRA STUDENTS.

      NAT: DURREING

      THIS COMMITTMENT FROM THE BOARD HELPED BREAK THE ICE BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES.

      19:39:47 We heard them loud and clear.and I feel like adding this amendment that we won't move until construction is finished really helped ease their minds.

      AS FOR FIFTH GRADERS BEING TOO YOUNG FOR SISSONVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

      THEY AGREED TO DISAGREE AND MOVE FORWARD.

      BOTH SIDES SAYING IT'S A WIN TO REACH A COMPROMISE ON WHAT'S BEST FOR THE KIDS.

      19:34:37 I want to make sure that his educational career path is a good one and can prepare him for the future.

      BONHAM WILL CLOSE AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

      HOWEVER THAT DEPENDS ON HOW FAST CONSTRUCTION ON THE SCHOOLS GOES.

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    SCHOOL FLU CLINIC
      ANOTHER ROUND OF SWINE FLU VACCINES ARE HEADING TO SCHOOLS AT THE END OF THE MONTH.

      THE KANAWHA CHARLESTON HEALH DEPARTMENT WILL BE DISTRIBUTING THE SECOND ROUND OF VACCINES TO CHILDREN 9 AND UNDER EXACTLY A MONTH AFTER THE FIRST ROUND.

      PARENTS BE LOOKING FOR THE PERMISSION SLIPS FOR THOSE VACCINES.

      ALSO THEY ARE GOING TO START ADMINISTERING THEM TO OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE AREA STARTING NOVEMBER 30TH.

      A LIST OF THE SCHOOLS AND THE DATES THE WILL START HANDING OUT THE SHOTS WILL BE POSTED ON THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.

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    HUNTINGTON H1N1 CLINIC
      AND...THE CABELL HUNTINGTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS TWO H1N1 CLINICS SCHEDULED AT MARSHALL UNIVERSITY.

      THEY WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE CAM HENDERSON CENTER FROM 10 AM UNTIL 6PM ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY-- DECEMBER 1ST AND SECOND.

      THE CLINIC IS FOR HIGH RISK PEOPLE.

      FOR MORE INFORMATION, LOG ONTO CABELLHEALTH.ORG OR CALL 304-526-3397.

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    MINE FATAL
      APPARENTLY ALCOHOL PLAYED A FACTOR IN THE DEATH OF A COAL TRUCK DRIVER BACK IN JULY.

      THIS IS VIDEO FROM THE SCENE...

      THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S REPORT SAID THAT MARK GRAY'S BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL WAS POINT OH-8 PERCENT AND THAT HE ALSO HAD MARIJUANA IN HIS SYSTEM.

      HE WAS WORKING FOR HAWKEYE CONTRACTING WHEN THE TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING ROLLED OVER INTO A SEDIMENT POND AT THE SAMPLES MINE.

      HAWKEYE CONTRACTING WAS CITED ALONG WITH FOREMAN AND APPALACHIN SECURITY.

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    6 BLANKENSHIP DEBATE
      TWO LEADING VOICES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ENERGY DEBATE WILL GET A CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT WHY THEY'RE RIGHT AND THE OTHER SIDE IS WRONG DURING AN EVENT SPONSORED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON.

      ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S LEADING ENVIRONMENTALISTS, ROBERT KENNEDY, JUNIOR, WILL OUTLINE HIS POSITIONS ON A GREEN GLOBAL ECONOMY DURING THE FORUM ON THE FUTURE OF ENERGY, SET FOR JANUARY 21ST INSIDE THE GEARY AUDITORIUM.

      HIS OPPONENT IS THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF MASSEY ENERGY DON BLANKENSHIP, WHO HAS REFERRED TO GLOBAL WARMING AS A HOAX AND A PONZI SCHEME AND SAYS THERE IS REALLY NO PROOF THAT CLIMATE CHANGE IS HAPPENING.

      U-C PRESIDENT ED WELCH SAYS ITS IMPORTANT TO HEAR FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE ARGUMENT AS THE COUNTRY CONTINUES TO CHART ITS ENERGY COURSE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS.

      THE GEARY AUDITORIUM AUDIENCE WILL BE INVITATION ONLY.

      HOWEVER, WELCH SAYS TWO THOUSAND SEATS WILL BE AVAILABLE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR A LIVE REMOTE BROADCAST OF THE FORUM IN EDDIE KING GYMNASIUM.

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    FOIA COMPLAINT
      LAWMAKERS COULD REWRITE THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAWS.

      THEY THINK THE LAWS SHOULD CONTAIN A BROADER RANGE OF CONTENT.

      THIS COMES AFTER A COURT RULING THAT STATED PERSONAL EMAILS BETWEEN FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE AND MASSEY CEO DON BLANKENSHIP NOT BE MADE PUBLIC RECORD.

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    VERIZON/FRONTIER
      THE BATTLE OVER VERIZON'S PHONE LINES RAGES ON.

      EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THE NEW DEAL BETWEEN VERIZON AND FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS GAVE THEIR OPINION LAST NIGHT AT THE KANAWHA COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING.

      UNION MEMBERS WEARING RED CAME TO HEAR ABOUT VERIZON'S PROPOSED SALE OF THEIR WEST VIRGINIA LANDLINES TO FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS. CWA WORKERS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR FUTURE WITH THE NEW COMPANY. BUT THE VERIZON WEST VIRGINIA PRESIDENT SAYS THERE'S NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

      "It'll push broadband out further in the state. Frontier's already the second largest telecom provider in the state. They'll get bigger in this transaction. They'll extend their broadband out into the state. They have an unmatched broadband record in the state."

      ALL PARTIES INVOLVED IN THE TRANSACTION WILL TESTIFY IN FRONT OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION IN JANUARY.

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    NEW MOON REACT
      FIFTEEN HUNDRED TWI-HARDS DESCENDED ON MARQUEE CINEMAS AT SOUTH RIDGE FOR A SPECIAL MIDNIGHT SHOWING OF "THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON." TONIGHT.

      THEY SHOWED IT ON EVERY SCREEN IN THE THEATER.

      THE STORY FOLLOWS THE LOVE TRIANGLE BETWEEN VAMPIRE EDWARD, WEREWOLF JACOB AND HUMAN BELLA.

      THIS IS THE SECOND INSTALLMENT OF THE FILM SERIES.

      THEY ARE BASED ON THE WILDLY POPULAR TWILIGHT BOOKS BY STEPHENIE MEYER.

      SO FAR...ACCORDING TO PRE-RELEASE AUDIENCE SURVEYS..."NEW MOON" ALREADY HAS PRE-SOLD ABOUT $90 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF TICKETS FOR THIS OPENING WEEKEND.

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    TEASE 5/UP CAMERA
      COMING UP....DON'T WANT TO HEAD TO THE MALL FOR THOSE AWESOME DEALS ON BLACK FRIDAY...WE'LL TELL YOU WHERE YOU CAN GET THE SAME ONES...FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR HOME.

      AND METEOROLOGIST DOUG HARLOW IS WORKING ON YOUR FORECAST. HE'LL HAVE THAT WHEN EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING RETURNS.

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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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    ONLINE DEALS
      WITH BLACK FRIDAY CREEPING UP IN ABOUT A WEEK...BECKY WORLEY TAKES A LOOK AT DEALS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON ON BIG SCREEN TELEVISIONS.

      SCRIPT: the holiday shopping season is big for TV sales - almost 40% of TVs are sold at the end of the year and retailers have conditioned us to expect big holiday price drops. But the sale prices this year may not be as low. One reason is because demand in China is creating less inventory here in the US. (ON CAM) Finding a good deal on a TV this year is more important than ever- Here are three inside tips to find the lowest prices on big ticket tech items like TVs.(SCREEN SHOTS) First use a use an online comparison site like pricegrabber.com to - it lists prices from retailers all across the web to show you the best deals. You can also set up an email alert- so you' ll get a message when the price on your TV drops.(ON CAM- at TVs) And that brings up the next point- buy now or wait? (SCREEN SHOTS- http://tinyurl.com /ydxk9lw) Pricespider.com tracks an item's over a 6 month period. In the last 6 months the price on this TV has dipped below 700 dollars a few times- that mean that as the holidays approach, retailers will probably drop it down again- in this case I'd wait to buy. (ON CAM AT REGISTER) And here's the final tip- even after you buy your TV, you should track the price. Many stores- like this Best Buy have a price guarantee (SOT BEST BUY REP) If you buy something and within the return period the price drops, come in and we' ll give you the difference(BROLL STORE AND TVS) Not all stores have this policy, and of course some restrictions apply. But who has time to check prices every day after you buy (SCREEN SHOTS) That's where priceprotectr. com comes in- you tell the site where you bought your tv, when you bought it , and how much you paid. Priceprotectr tracks the price, and emails you with any changes. (BROLL CUSTOMER SERVICE DESK) If it drops- you go to the store and get a refund. And remember, you can use these websites to find a deal on any electronics item, not just TVs. For ABC News, I'm Becky Worley

      AND IF YOU'RE ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO LOVES TO FIGHT THEIR WAY TO THE DEALS...MANY STORES ARE SENDING OUT MAGAZINES WITH WHAT THEY'LL HAVE ON SALE...

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    TEASE 6/LUNCH MENUS
      COMING UP, WE'LL TAKE AT LOOK AT THIS MORNING'S BUSINESS NEWS.

      BUT FIRST...WE'LL SHOW YOU WHAT AREA SCHOOLS ARE SERVING FOR LUNCH.

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    MONEYSCOPE
      WELCOME BACK TO EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING.

      STOCKS SKIDDED LOWER IN THE LATEST SESSION, AS WALL STREET FRETTED OVER WEAK ECONOMIC DATA.

      FOR MORE, WE SEND IT OVER TO ABC IN NEW YORK WITH THIS MORNING'S MONEYSCOPE REPORT.

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    TEASE 8/FUN FACT
      WE'RE COMING BACK IN TWO MINUTES.

      BUT FIRST HERE'S THIS MORNINGS FUN FACT.

      IN MOST ADVERTISEMENTS, INCLUDING NEWSPAPERS, THE TIME DISPLAYED ON A WATCH IS 10:10

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    NEW IN THEATERS
      MOVIE FANS GET READY TO HOWL AT THE "NEW MOON" THIS WEEKEND!

      THE VAMPIRE FLICK HITS BOX OFFICES THIS WEEKEND, AND IS GUARANTEED TO GIVE ALL THE OTHER FLICKS A RUN FOR THEIR MONEY.

      UNDER THE "NEW MOON," BIG CHANGES ARE IN STORE FOR BELLA'S NATIVE AMERICAN PAL WHEN VAMPIRE EDWARD DESERTS BELLA... SHE AND JACOB BECOME CLOSER THAN EVER.

      ON "PLANET 51," THE SUDDEN ARRIVAL OF AN ALIEN -- AN AMERICAN ASTRONAUT -- LEADS TO MAYHEM FOR RESIDENTS OF A DISTANT GALAXY.

      SUBURBAN MOM SANDRA BULLOCK FORMS A LIFE-CHANGING BOND WITH A STRUGGLING TEEN FROM A BROKEN HOME IN "THE BLIND SIDE".

      THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED "PRECIOUS" STARRING MO'NIQUE, MARIAH CAREY AND MORE... OPENS IN ADDITIONAL CITIES THIS WEEKEND.

      PLENTY TO CHOOSE FROM, BUT EXPECT THE VAMPIRES TO SUCK THE LIFE OUT OF THE COMPETITION!

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    NICOLE RICHIE HOSPITALIZED
      PARIS HILTON'S FORMER B-F-F IS IN THE HOSPITAL..

      NICOLE RICHIE TWEETED THAT SHE HAD BEEN "BATTLING AN ILLNESS" ....

      HER REP SAYS SHE IS BEING TREATED FOR PNEUMONIA.... SHOOTING DOWN RUMORS SHE IS SUFFERING FROM THE SWINE FLU.

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    WILL FERRELL MOST OVERPAID
      FORBES MAGAZINE IS OUT WITH ITS LATEST LIST - AND WILL FERRELL IS ON TOP.

      FORBES SAYS FUNNY MAN FERRELL IS THE MOST OVERPAID ACTOR IN HOLLYWOOD, CITING HIS BOX OFFICE FLOP 'LAND OF THE LOST' , WHICH ONLY MADE 65- MILLION DOLLARS..

      ROUNDING OUT THE TOP FIVE -- EWAN MCGREGOR, BILLY BOB THORNTON, EDDIE MURPHY AND ICE CUBE.

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    TEASE 9/HISTORY
      WE'LL BE BACK WITH A CHECK OF YOUR MORNING HEADLINES.

      IT WAS ON THIS DAY IN 1975

      RONALD REAGAN ANNOUNCED CANDIDACY FOR REPUBLICAN NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT

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    OPEN 1
      COMING UP ON EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING.....A MAN IS SHOT FIVE TIMES....POLICE NEED YOUR HELP TO FIND THE SHOOTER.

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    OPEN 2
      THEN, KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS VOTED TO CLOSE BONHAM ELEMENTARY...WE'VE GOT PARENTS REACTION TO THE NEWS.

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    OPEN 3
      AND, OVER A THOUSAND PEOPLE ATTENDED THE MIDNIGHT SHOWING OF "NEW MOON" AT MARQUEE CINEMAS...FIND OUT WHAT THEY THOUGHT OF THE LATEST INSTALLMENT OF TWILIGHT SAGA.

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    WELCOME
      GOOD MORNING, I'M JENIFER McANDREWS.

      WELCOME TO EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING.

      AND, I'M PATRICK McMURTRY.

      IT'S FRIDAY NOVEBER 20TH.

      DOUG HARLOW JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS FORECAST.

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    BREAKING NEWS ALERT
      WE HAVE A BREAKING NEWS ALERT TO BRING YOU.

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    SOUTH CHARLESTON SHOOTING
      SOUTH CHARLESTON POLICE ARE STILL ON THE LOOKOUT THIS HOUR FOR TWO SHOOTING SUSPECTS.

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER DARRAH WILCOX IS LIVE IN THE STUDIO WITH MORE DETAILS. DARRAH WHAT HAPPENED?

      PATRICK... POLICE SAY A MAN WAS SHOT DURING AN ATTEMPTED ROBBERY.

      TWO MEN TRIED TO ROB THE MAN IN THE ALLY BETWEEN 9TH AND 10TH STREET IN SOUTH CHARLESTON AROUND 3 THIS MORNING.

      ONE OF THE ROBBERS SHOT HIM IN THE BACKSIDE AS HE RAN TO THE OVERTIME LOUNGE.

      SOMEONE THERE CALLED 9-1-1 FOR HIM.

      he collapsed

      POLICE SAY HE WAS TAKEN TO GENERAL AND IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

      SOUTH CHARLESTON POLICE BELIEVE THE TWO MEN ARE STILL IN THE AREA AND ARE STILL INVESTIGATING.

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    LONDON SHOOTING
      ALSO IN KANAWHA COUNTY... A MAN IS IN THE HOSPITAL WITH FIVE GUNSHOT WOUNDS AND A SHOOTER IS STILL ON THE LOOSE THIS MORNING.

      IT HAPPENED AROUND 10:30 ON MERCER STREET IN LONDON.

      A FRIEND OF THE MAN DROVE HIM TO MONTGOMERY GENERAL...HE WAS THEN FLOWN TO C-A-M-C GENERAL.

      NO WORD YET ON THE EXTENT OF HIS INJURIES.

      THE KANAWHA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING... AND OF COURSE WE'LL BRING YOU MORE INFO... AS IT'S RELEASED.

      REPORTING LIVE IN THE STUDIO... DARRAH WILCOX... EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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    ADAM DENSON
      A CHARLESTON MAN WHO SHOT HIS COUSIN IS GOING TO PRISON FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER.

      A JUDGE SENTENCED 22 YEAR OLD ADAM DENSON TO UP TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON.

      POLICE SAY DENSON WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR TWO OF THE MULTIPLE SHOTS THAT NEARLY KILLED RONALD TERRELL.

      THE SHOOTING DREW UNUSUAL ATTENTION BECAUSE OF A "YOU TUBE" VIDEO THREAT LINKED TO THE SHOOTING.

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    BUS ACCIDENT ARREST
      POLICE ARRESTED TWO PEOPLE FOR HITTING A SCHOOL BUS AND TAKING OFF.

      POLICE SAY IT ALL HAPPENED WHEN BERNIE MALLORY AND HIS GIRLFRIEND SARAH HILL PASSED THE STOPPED BUS AND BUSTED THROUGH THE ATTACHED STOP SIGN.. POLICE EVENTUALLY CAUGHT UP WITH THE PAIR ON DAVIS CREEK ROAD.. POLICE SAY MALLORY HAD TO BE PEPPER SPRAYED AFTER HE KICKED OUT THE WINDOW OF A POLICE CRUISER.

      MALLORY IS CHARGED WITH DUI, STRIKING A SCHOOL BUS, AND LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT.

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    BONHAM CLOSURE
      IT IS OFFICIAL..

      SOON STUDENTS WILL SAY SAY GOOD BYE TO BONHAM ELEMENTARY.

      IN A UNANIMOUS VOTE LAST NIGHT, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS DECIDED TO CLOSE THE FLOOD PRONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND SET INTO MOTION, THEIR SISSONVILLE SCHOOL REORGANIZATION PLAN.

      IT WILL SEND MOST BONHAM CHILDREN IN GRADES K-4 TO FLINN ELEMENTARY AND CHANGE SISSONVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL TO A 5th GRADE THRU 8th GRADE CAMPUS.

      MANY PARENTS HAD A VARIETY OF CONCERNS ABOUT INCLUDING 5TH GRADERS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL... BUT ADMINISTRATORS SAY NO CHILDREN WILL BE MOVED UNTIL RENOVATIONS AT THE 2 SCHOOLS ARE FINISHED.

      EYEWITNESS NEWS IS TOLD BONHAM MAY CLOSE BY THE END OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

      BUT THAT HINGES ON WHEN THE RENOVATIONS ARE FINISHED AT THE OTHER SCHOOLS.

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    SCHOOL FLU CLINIC
      ANOTHER ROUND OF SWINE FLU VACCINES ARE HEADING TO SCHOOLS AT THE END OF THE MONTH.

      THE KANAWHA CHARLESTON HEALH DEPARTMENT WILL BE DISTRIBUTING THE SECOND ROUND OF VACCINES TO CHILDREN 9 AND UNDER EXACTLY A MONTH AFTER THE FIRST ROUND.

      PARENTS BE LOOKING FOR THE PERMISSION SLIPS FOR THOSE VACCINES.

      ALSO THEY ARE GOING TO START ADMINISTERING THEM TO OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE AREA STARTING NOVEMBER 30TH.

      A LIST OF THE SCHOOLS AND THE DATES THE WILL START HANDING OUT THE SHOTS WILL BE POSTED ON THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.

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    HUNTINGTON H1N1 CLINIC
      AND...THE CABELL HUNTINGTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS TWO H1-N1 CLINICS SCHEDULED AT MARSHALL UNIVERSITY.

      THEY WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE CAM HENDERSON CENTER FROM 10 AM UNTIL 6PM ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY-- DECEMBER 1ST AND SECOND.

      THE CLINIC IS FOR PEOPLE IN HIGH RISK CATEGORIES.

      FOR MORE INFORMATION, LOG ONTO; CABELL HEALTH dot ORG ... OR CALL 304-526-3397.

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    NEW MOON REACT
      FIFTEEN HUNDRED "TWILIGHTERS" DESCENDED ON MARQUEE CINEMAS AT SOUTH RIDGE THIS MORNING.

      IT WAS FOR A SPECIAL MIDNIGHT SHOWING OF "THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON." TONIGHT.

      THEY SHOWED IT ON EVERY SCREEN IN THE THEATER.

      THE STORY FOLLOWS THE LOVE TRIANGLE BETWEEN VAMPIRE EDWARD, WEREWOLF JACOB AND HUMAN BELLA.

      THIS IS THE SECOND INSTALLMENT OF THE FILM SERIES.

      THEY ARE BASED ON THE WILDLY POPULAR TWILIGHT BOOKS BY STEPHENIE MEYER.

      SO FAR...ACCORDING TO PRE-RELEASE AUDIENCE SURVEYS..."NEW MOON" ALREADY HAS PRE-SOLD ABOUT $90 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF TICKETS FOR THIS OPENING WEEKEND.

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    TEASE 10/UP CAMERA
      STILL TO COME...WE'RE HEADING TO LOGAN COUNTY TO REVISIT THE SITE OF BUFFALO CREEK DISASTER...

      PLUS, DOUG HARLOW IS WORKING ON YOUR FORECAST. HE'LL HAVE THAT WHEN EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING RETURNS.

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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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    BUFFALO CREEK
      ON FEBRUARY 26, 1972, 132 MILLION GALLONS OF BLACK WASTE WATER RUSHED THROUGH BUFFALO CREEK HOLLOW KILLING 125 PEOPLE, INJURING MORE THAN A THOUSAND, AND LEAVING THOUSANDS MORE HOMELESS.

      IN THIS WEEK'S TRAVELING WEST VIRGINIA, PHOTOJOURNALIST BRAD RICE TAKES US TO LOGAN COUNTY TO RELIVE THE DISASTER THROUGH THE EYES OF SOME SURVIVORS.

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    G BUFFALO CREEK
      THE STATE ARCHIVES HAS A VIRTUAL EXHIBIT OF THE BUFFALO CREEK DISASTER ON ITS WEBSITE.

      JUST GO TO THE WEBSITE ON YOUR SCREEN.

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    TEASE 11/LUNCHES
      COMING UP, MARK MARTIN IS IN TO GIVE YOU A PREVIEW OF ALL THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAMES HAPPENING TONIGHT...

      IT'S TODAY'S FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL EXTRA...THE ROAD TO WHEELING...BUT FIRST HERE'S A LOOK AT TODAY'S LUNCH MENUS.

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    FOOTBALL EXTRA
      PLAYOFF TIME CONTINUES THIS WEEKEND...24 TEAMS...JUST 12 GAMES...

      MARK MARTIN HAS A SNEAK PEAK OF WHAT YOU'LL SEE ON FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL EXTRA

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    TEASE 13/BIRTHDAYS
      DOUG HAS A CHECK OF WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT THIS MORNING.

      BUT FIRST, HERE'S SOME BIRTHDAY WISHES WE WANT TO PASS ALONG THIS MORNING.

      SENATOR BYRD IS 92 TODAY!!

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    TEASE 14/EVENTS
      BUT FIRST, HERE'S A FEW COMMUNITY EVENTS HAPPENING IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

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    WQBE @ STATION
      IT'S THE WEEKEND...AND IF YOU'RE SEARCHING FOR SOMETHING TO DO AROUND TOWN ....WE HAVE THE ANSWER!

      THE GANG FROM THE AWARD WINNING RADIO STATION...WQBE JOINS US NOW!

      AL WOODY

      JEFF JEFFRIES

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    WEEKEND EVENTS
      TURKEY BOWLING AT HARLEY DAVIDSON OF WEST VIRGINIA IN SPRING HILL SATURDAY AT 11AM. FREE HOT DRINKS…FREE SOUP…BAKE SALE…AND FABULOUS PRIZES..AND AS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW, HARLEY DAVIDSON OF WEST VIRGINIA IS WORKING WITH THE ALUM CREEK ELEMENTARY..AS A PARTNER IS EDUCATION SPONSOR AND PART OF TOMORROW PROCEEDS WILL HELP THE SCHOOL.

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    CAPITAL CITY ART & CRAFT
      THE CAPITAL CITY ART AND CRAFT SHOW OPENS THIS AFTERNOON AT 4 AT THE CIVIC CENTER. TODAY 4 TILL 10PM…TOMORROW 10AM TILL 8PM AND SUNDAY FROM NOON TILL 6PM. SPONSORED BY THE KANAWHA CITY LIONS CLUB..STARTED ALL THE WAY BACK IN 1968. AND THE KANAWHA CITY LIONS HAVE DONATED OVER $1 MILLION DOLLARS TO CHARITY OVER THE YEARS AS A RESULT OF THIS SHOW. GREAT GIFT IDEAS!

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    WEEKEND EVENTS
      THE DUNBAR WOMAN'S CLUB

      THE ST. ALBANS SHOW CHOIR

      THE TEAYS VALLEY CHURCH OF GOD

      THE NATIONAL GIVE THANKS WALK

      THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CUPBOARD

      CANAAN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

      THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF HURRICANE IS HAVING A FREE CONCERT ALONG WITH THE UNION MISSION…

      WQBE.DOT.COM. GARY ALLAN

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    TEASE 15/LOTTERY
      WE'LL BE BACK WITH A CHECK OF YOUR MORNING HEADLINES.

      WE'RE COMING BACK IN TWO MINUTES.

      HERE'S A LOOK AT LOTTERY NUMBERS FROM THE REGION.

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    OPEN 4
      COMING UP ON EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING .....A MAN IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER BEING SHOT DURING A BOTCHED ROBBERY ATTEMPT.

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    OPEN 5
      THEN, MORE SWINE FLU CLINICS ARE COMING TO THE AREA...WE'LL TELL YOU WHEN YOU CAN LOOK FOR THEM

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    OPEN 6
      AND, THE MAN WHO SHOT IS COUSIN HAS HIS DAY IN COURT

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    WELCOME
      GOOD MORNING, I'M JENIFER McANDREWS.

      WELCOME TO EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING.

      AND, I'M PATRICK McMURTRY.

      IT'S FRIDAY NOVEMBER 20TH.

      DOUG HARLOW JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS FORECAST.

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    BREAKING NEWS ALERT
      WE HAVE A BREAKING NEWS ALERT TO BRING YOU.

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    SOUTH CHARLESTON SHOOTING
      SOUTH CHARLESTON POLICE ARE STILL ON THE LOOKOUT THIS HOUR FOR TWO SHOOTING SUSPECTS.

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER DARRAH WILCOX IS LIVE IN THE STUDIO WITH MORE DETAILS. DARRAH WHAT HAPPENED?

      PATRICK... POLICE SAY A MAN WAS SHOT DURING AN ATTEMPTED ROBBERY.

      TWO MEN TRIED TO ROB THE MAN IN THE ALLY BETWEEN 9TH AND 10TH STREET IN SOUTH CHARLESTON AROUND 3 THIS MORNING.

      ONE OF THE ROBBERS SHOT HIM IN THE BACKSIDE AS HE RAN TO THE OVERTIME LOUNGE.

      SOMEONE THERE CALLED 9-1-1 FOR HIM.

      he collapsed

      POLICE SAY HE WAS TAKEN TO GENERAL AND IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

      SOUTH CHARLESTON POLICE SAY THEY ARE INTERVIEWING PEOPLE WHO WERE IN THE AREA... THEY ARE LOOKING INTO A COUPLE "PERSONS OF INTEREST"... AND WILL CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE.

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    LONDON SHOOTING
      ALSO IN KANAWHA COUNTY... A MAN IS IN THE HOSPITAL WITH FIVE GUNSHOT WOUNDS AND A SHOOTER IS STILL ON THE LOOSE THIS MORNING.

      IT HAPPENED AROUND 10:30 ON MERCER STREET IN LONDON.

      A FRIEND OF THE MAN DROVE HIM TO MONTGOMERY GENERAL...HE WAS THEN FLOWN TO C-A-M-C GENERAL.

      NO WORD YET ON THE EXTENT OF HIS INJURIES.

      THE KANAWHA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING... AND OF COURSE WE'LL BRING YOU MORE INFO... AS IT'S RELEASED.

      REPORTING LIVE IN THE STUDIO... DARRAH WILCOX... EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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    ADAM DENSON
      A CHARLESTON MAN WHO SHOT HIS COUSIN IS GOING TO PRISON FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER.

      A JUDGE SENTENCED 22 YEAR OLD ADAM DENSON TO UP TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON.

      POLICE SAY DENSON WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR TWO OF THE MULTIPLE SHOTS THAT NEARLY KILLED RONALD TERRELL.

      THE SHOOTING DREW UNUSUAL ATTENTION BECAUSE OF A "YOU TUBE" VIDEO THREAT LINKED TO THE SHOOTING.

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    BUS ACCIDENT ARREST
      POLICE ARRESTED TWO PEOPLE FOR HITTING A SCHOOL BUS AND TAKING OFF.

      POLICE SAY IT ALL HAPPENED WHEN BERNIE MALLORY AND HIS GIRLFRIEND SARAH HILL PASSED THE STOPPED BUS AND BUSTED THROUGH THE ATTACHED STOP SIGN.. POLICE EVENTUALLY CAUGHT UP WITH THE PAIR ON DAVIS CREEK ROAD.. POLICE SAY MALLORY HAD TO BE PEPPER SPRAYED AFTER HE KICKED OUT THE WINDOW OF A POLICE CRUISER.

      MALLORY IS CHARGED WITH DUI, STRIKING A SCHOOL BUS, AND LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT.

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    BONHAM CLOSURE
      IT IS OFFICIAL..

      SOON STUDENTS WILL SAY SAY GOOD BYE TO BONHAM ELEMENTARY.

      IN A UNANIMOUS VOTE LAST NIGHT, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS DECIDED TO CLOSE THE FLOOD PRONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND SET INTO MOTION, THEIR SISSONVILLE SCHOOL REORGANIZATION PLAN.

      IT WILL SEND MOST BONHAM CHILDREN IN GRADES K-4 TO FLINN ELEMENTARY AND CHANGE SISSONVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL TO A 5th GRADE THRU 8th GRADE CAMPUS.

      MANY PARENTS HAD A VARIETY OF CONCERNS ABOUT INCLUDING 5TH GRADERS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL... BUT ADMINISTRATORS SAY NO CHILDREN WILL BE MOVED UNTIL RENOVATIONS AT THE 2 SCHOOLS ARE FINISHED.

      EYEWITNESS NEWS IS TOLD BONHAM MAY CLOSE BY THE END OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR.

      BUT THAT HINGES ON WHEN THE RENOVATIONS ARE FINISHED AT THE OTHER SCHOOLS.

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    SCHOOL FLU CLINIC
      ANOTHER ROUND OF SWINE FLU VACCINES ARE HEADING TO SCHOOLS AT THE END OF THE MONTH.

      THE KANAWHA CHARLESTON HEALH DEPARTMENT WILL BE DISTRIBUTING THE SECOND ROUND OF VACCINES TO CHILDREN 9 AND UNDER EXACTLY A MONTH AFTER THE FIRST ROUND.

      PARENTS BE LOOKING FOR THE PERMISSION SLIPS FOR THOSE VACCINES.

      ALSO THEY ARE GOING TO START ADMINISTERING THEM TO OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE AREA STARTING NOVEMBER 30TH.

      A LIST OF THE SCHOOLS AND THE DATES THE WILL START HANDING OUT THE SHOTS WILL BE POSTED ON THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.

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    HUNTINGTON H1N1 CLINIC
      AND...THE CABELL HUNTINGTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS TWO H1-N1 CLINICS SCHEDULED AT MARSHALL UNIVERSITY.

      THEY WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE CAM HENDERSON CENTER FROM 10 AM UNTIL 6PM ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY-- DECEMBER 1ST AND SECOND.

      THE CLINIC IS FOR PEOPLE IN HIGH RISK CATEGORIES.

      FOR MORE INFORMATION, LOG ONTO; CABELL HEALTH dot ORG ... OR CALL 304-526-3397.

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    NEW MOON REACT
      FIFTEEN HUNDRED "TWILIGHTERS" DESCENDED ON MARQUEE CINEMAS AT SOUTH RIDGE THIS MORNING.

      IT WAS FOR A SPECIAL MIDNIGHT SHOWING OF "THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON." TONIGHT.

      THEY SHOWED IT ON EVERY SCREEN IN THE THEATER.

      THE STORY FOLLOWS THE LOVE TRIANGLE BETWEEN VAMPIRE EDWARD, WEREWOLF JACOB AND HUMAN BELLA.

      THIS IS THE SECOND INSTALLMENT OF THE FILM SERIES.

      THEY ARE BASED ON THE WILDLY POPULAR TWILIGHT BOOKS BY STEPHENIE MEYER.

      SO FAR...ACCORDING TO PRE-RELEASE AUDIENCE SURVEYS..."NEW MOON" ALREADY HAS PRE-SOLD ABOUT $90 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF TICKETS FOR THIS OPENING WEEKEND.

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    TEASE 16/UP CAMERA
      COMING UP, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS MORNING'S VIEWER SNAP SHOT.

      IT'S FROM DOROTHY COOK.

      AND METEOROLOGIST DOUG HARLOW IS WORKING ON YOUR FORECAST. HE'LL HAVE THAT WHEN EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING RETURNS.

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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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    SNAP SHOTS
      LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS VIEWER SNAP SHOT.

      IT'S FROM DOROTHY COOK

      IT'S A PICTURE OF HER FRISES FROM EARLIER THIS MONTH.

      , THANKS FOR SENDING US YOUR PHOTOGRAPH.

      GET YOUR CAMERAS OUT IF YOU WANT TO SEND US ONE OF YOUR SNAP SHOTS.

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    ADDRESS
      HERE'S OUR MAILING ADDRESS IF YOU WANT TO SEND US YOUR PHOTOGRAPH.

      IT'S SNAP SHOTS IN CARE OF WCHS-TV, 1301 PIEDMONT ROAD, CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA.

      THE ZIP CODE IS 25301.

      INCLUDE A SELF ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOP IF YOU WANT YOUR PHOTOGRAPH RETURNED.

      IF YOU PREFER TO SEND IT VIA E-MAIL, SEND YOUR JPEGs TO IWITNESS @ WCHSTV-DOT-COM.

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    TEASE 17/LUNCHES
      WE'RE CHECKING IN WITH OUR BOYS FROM WQBE...AL AND JEFF WILL BE IN TO TELL US ABOUT THE FUN EVENTS HAPPENING AROUND THE REGION.

      AND WE'LL GET A LAST CHECK OF THE ROADS AS YOU HEAD INTO WORK...BUT FIRST HERE'S A LOOK AT TODAY'S SCHOOL LUNCH MENUS.

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    WQBE @ STATION
      IT'S THE WEEKEND...AND IF YOU'RE SEARCHING FOR SOMETHING TO DO AROUND TOWN ....WE HAVE THE ANSWER!

      THE GANG FROM THE AWARD WINNING RADIO STATION...WQBE JOINS US NOW!

      AL WOODY

      JEFF JEFFRIES

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    WEEKEND EVENTS
      TURKEY BOWLING AT HARLEY DAVIDSON OF WEST VIRGINIA IN SPRING HILL SATURDAY AT 11AM. FREE HOT DRINKS…FREE SOUP…BAKE SALE…AND FABULOUS PRIZES..AND AS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW, HARLEY DAVIDSON OF WEST VIRGINIA IS WORKING WITH THE ALUM CREEK ELEMENTARY..AS A PARTNER IS EDUCATION SPONSOR AND PART OF TOMORROW PROCEEDS WILL HELP THE SCHOOL.

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    CAPITAL CITY ART & CRAFT
      THE CAPITAL CITY ART AND CRAFT SHOW OPENS THIS AFTERNOON AT 4 AT THE CIVIC CENTER. TODAY 4 TILL 10PM…TOMORROW 10AM TILL 8PM AND SUNDAY FROM NOON TILL 6PM. SPONSORED BY THE KANAWHA CITY LIONS CLUB..STARTED ALL THE WAY BACK IN 1968. AND THE KANAWHA CITY LIONS HAVE DONATED OVER $1 MILLION DOLLARS TO CHARITY OVER THE YEARS AS A RESULT OF THIS SHOW. GREAT GIFT IDEAS!

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    WEEKEND EVENTS
      THE DUNBAR WOMAN'S CLUB

      THE ST. ALBANS SHOW CHOIR

      THE TEAYS VALLEY CHURCH OF GOD

      THE NATIONAL GIVE THANKS WALK

      THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CUPBOARD

      CANAAN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

      THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF HURRICANE IS HAVING A FREE CONCERT ALONG WITH THE UNION MISSION…

      WQBE.DOT.COM. GARY ALLAN

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    TEASE 18/BIRTHDAYS
      BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR THIS MORNING..WE'LL HAVE A CHECK OF THE MORNING COMMUTE.

      BUT FIRST, HERE'S SOME BIRTHDAY WISHES WE WANT TO PAST ALONG THIS MORNING.

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    DAY FORECAST
      LET'S HAVE A LAST MINUTE CHECK OF THE WEATHER.

      DOUG, ????

      DOUG PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

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