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SCRIPT FOR EYEWITNESS NEWS NEWSCAST
Tuesday, May 28, 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. OPEN 1
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DOUG HARLOW JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS FORECAST
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AS ANDREW SPENCER REPORTS, THIS TIME A BLAZE BROKE OUT IN THE WEE HOURS OF MEMORIAL DAY ON ROYAL CARIBBEAN'S "GRANDEUR OF THE SEAS." "The emergency life boats have been lowered..we're on deck right now in our life jackets" THIS WAS THE SCENE ABOARD THE BAHAMAS-BOUND CRUISE SHIP BEFORE DAYBREAK ON MONDAY. MORE THAN 22-HUNDRED PASSENGERS AWAKENED BY A FRIGHTENING ALERT. "Not a drill not a joke..everyone is freaking out" AFTER SUNRISE YOU COULD CLEARLY SEE THE DAMAGE...FLAMES SCORCHED THE BACK END OF THE MASSIVE ROYAL CARIBBEAN "GRANDEUR OF THE SEAS..".. THE COMPANY SAID A FIRE BROKE OUT ON DECK THREE. AROUND TWO HOURS LATER... THE FIRE WAS OUT... WITH NO EVACUATIONS NECESSARY, BUT PASSENGERS FEARED THE ABSOLUTE WORST. "Our room attendant was pounding on our door and I opened the door seeing people running around and yelling at us to get our life jackets on and run as fast as we can" DANIELLE'S TRAVEL COMPANION WASN'T SURE WHAT TO MAKE OF IT. "She was freaking out..she told me that we had to put our life jackets on run up stairs...I honestly didn't even believe her, I thought she was having a bad dream or something" SOCIAL MEDIA EXPLODED WITH PASSENGERS ON BOARD POSTING THAT SOME PEOPLE WERE FAINTING AND VOMITING ONBOARD. IN MARCH, A FAULTY GENERATOR ABOARD THE "CARNIVAL DREAM" KNOCKED OUT POWER WHILE IN PORT..ONE MONTH EARLIER, AN ENGINE ROOM FIRE ON CARNIVAL'S "TRIUMPH" SHUT OFF POWER AND CAUSED SEWAGE TO BACK UP CREATING MISERY ON BOARD FOR DAYS. NOW THIS LATEST INCIDENT AT SEA ...CAUSES ANOTHER CRUISE VACATION TO BE CUT SHORT. I'M ANDREW SPENCER REPORTING. ROYAL CARIBBEAN CANCELED THE REST OF THE VOYAGE AND IS FLYING PASSENGERS FROM FREEPORT BACK TO BALTIMORE WHERE THE SHIP LEFT PORT ON FRIDAY FOR A SEVEN-NIGHT CRUISE. THE COAST GUARD AND THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD WILL NOW INVESTIGATE.
Return to Story IndexAIRPLANE PASSENGER RESTRAINGED
PASSENGERS ON THE ALASKA AIRLINES FLIGHT SAY 23-YEAR OLD ALEXANDER HERRERA MADE SOME UNUSUAL STATEMENTS-- THEN TRIED TO PRY OPEN THE EMERGENCY EXIT. THE DOOR WAS NEVER OPENED-- PASSENGERS AND CREW MEMBERS RESTRAINED HIM. AFTERWARD, HE SAT CALMLY IN HIS SEAT UNTIL THEY LANDED IN PORTLAND, YESTERDAY MORNING.
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TWO PEOPLE WERE THROWN FROM THE VEHICLES AND ONE PERSON WAS TRAPPED INSIDE ONE OF THE CARS. ONE PERSON DIED...THE OTHERS WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE INTERSTATE REOPENED AROUND 12:45 AM.
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IT HAPPENED AT THE INTERSECTION OF VIRGINIA STREET AND LEON SULLIVAN WAY AROUND 8 LAST NIGHT. DISPATCHERS SAY, A CAR HIT A TRUCK, AND THEN THE TRUCK FLIPPED AND HIT A TRAFFIC POLE. ONE PERSON WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH A SHOULDER INJURY. AND POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR THE DRIVER OF THIS PICK-UP TRUCK. WE'RE TOLD TWO MEN WERE RIDING IN THE TRUCK WHEN IT CRASHED INTO THE LITTLE GENERAL STORE BY CROSSINGS MALL IN ELKVIEW. POLICE ON THE SCENE SAY THE DRIVER GOT OUT THE TRUCK AND RAN AWAY...THE PASSENGER STAYED THERE.
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HER FRIENDS ARE LEFT LEANING ON EACH OTHER FOR SUPPORT AS THEY TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHY SHE WAS MURDERED... BRITTANY PITTMAN'S CLOSEST FRIENDS TELL EYEWITNESS NEWS THAT SHE FREQUENTLY ARGUED WITH ROY PITTMAN, HER ADOPTIVE FATHER WHO IS NOW CHARGED WITH HER MURDER. PITTMAN IS ACCUSED OF SHOOTING HER, ANOTHER ADOPTED SON, AND THEN ATTEMPTING SUICIDE AT THE FAMILY'S KEYSTONE DRIVE HOME FRIDAY. FRIENDS SAY BRITTANY LOVED TO COOK, AND ENJOYED SPENDING TIME WITH LOVED ONES. THEY BELIEVE THERE WAS TENSION IN THE HOME. "Overall she never really like came out and said like she had really bad problems but sometimes when I was there, you could just kinda tell like it wasn't all great." ROY PITTMAN IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER SUFFERING A SELF INFLICTED GUN SHOT WOUND TO THE FACE. HIS ADOPTED SON, 18-YEAR-OLD MATTHEW PITTMAN IS ALSO STILL RECOVERING FROM A SINGLE GUN SHOT WOUND.
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EYEWITNESS NEWS ANCHOR DAVE BENTON TAKES US TO IRONTON WHERE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HONORED MILITARY MEN AND WOMEN. IT'S TRADITION IN IRONTON... THE MEMORIAL DAY PARADE BEGAN IN 1868... AND IS STILL GOING STRONG... GETTING BIGGER AND BETTER EACH YEAR. AND THERE'S A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. FOR OTHERS IT'S ALL ABOUT THE VETERANS.. PAST AND PRESENT. MORE THAN 12 DIVISIONS WITH 2 THOUSAND PEOPLE PARTCIPATING... THE IRONTON COMMUNITY KEEPS THE MEMORIES OF VETERANS ALIVE... WITH PATRIOTISM... YEAR AFTER YEAR. IN IRONTON, DAVE BENTON EYEWITNESS NEWS. IT WAS THE 145th RUNNING OF THE IRONTON MEMORIAL DAY PARADE.
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MORE THAN A THOUSAND FLAGS WERE BURNED FOLLOWING A FORMAL CEREMONY. THE EVENT WAS HELD SO THAT OLD AND WORN AMERICAN FLAGS WERE DISCARDED IN THE MOST DIGNIFIED AND PATRIOTIC MANNER POSSIBLE. WHILE THE CEREMONY TOOK FORTY MINUTES, IT TOOK WELL INTO THE AFTERNOON TO DEAL WITH THE FLAGS. FLAG BURNING SOMETIMES HAD A NEGATIVE CONNOTATION FOR VIETNAM VETS, BUT NOT THIS EVENT. PEOPLE AT THE EVENT WERE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP PROPERLY RETIRE THE FLAGS. " This is a very respectful act here, yes. It's very well done and contended and done in every proper way. This is a good thing. " THE CEMETERY HONOR GUARD ORGANIZED THE CEREMONY.
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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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THE C-8 MEDICAL PANEL WAS CREATED AFTER DUPONT WAS TAKEN TO COURT FOR EXPOSING SO MANY PEOPLE TO THE C-8 CHEMICAL... THE CHEMICAL HAS BEEN LINKED TO SIX DISEASES...INCLUDING SEVERAL TYPES OF CANCER...THYROID DISEASE...AND HIGH CHOLESTORL... NOW TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE NOT EXPOSED AGAIN...SCREENING...MONITORING...AND TESTING PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE... "The problem is you don't know if you're one of those people or not one fo those people until you undergo the screening and that's why it's so important that this project moves forward quickly." IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION...YOU CAN VISIT W-W-W DOT C-8 CLAIM DOT COM
Return to Story IndexWEIGHT LOSS SKINNY KIDS
A STUDY IN THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY, CLAIMS THE 10-THOUSAND BABIES THEY STUDIED, BORN BY CEASAREAN-- STARTED OUT WITH LOWER BIRTH WEIGHTS-- BUT THAT BY AGE 11 THEY WERE ALMOST TWICE AS LIKELY TO BE OVERWEIGHT AS OTHER CHILDREN. THE STUDY'S LEAD RESEARCHER WITH NEW YORK UNIVERSITY BELIEVES THAT BABIES BORN BY CEASAREAN ARE NOT EXPOSED TO CERTAIN BACTERIA DURING BIRTH. MOST CEASAREAN'S ARE PERFORMED WHEN THE MOTHER OR THE BABY'S LIFE, IS IN DANGER.
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HERE'S A LOOK AT TODAYS TOP STORIES.
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THE BODY OF 22 YEAR OLD STEVEN PERRY WAS FOUND INSIDE OF AN APARTMENT ON UPPER RIVER ROAD IN GALLIPOLIS. THE GALLIA COUNTY CORONER SAYS HE DID NOT DIE OF NATURAL CAUSES.
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A COUPLE OF STORM CHASERS RECORDED THIS VIDEO IN KANSAS MONDAY AFTERNOON. THEY SAY THE WINDS WERE BLOWING UP TO 175 MILES AN HOUR, WHICH WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO BLOW PARTS OFF THE VEHICLE, BUT IT DID STAY ON THE GROUND! THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RECEIVED REPORTS ON MONDAY OF 16 POSSIBLE TORNADOES IN 4 MIDWEST STATES.
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TOM BRIDGES HAD GOTTEN 2 THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR SELLING HIS BOAT. HE HAD LEFT THE MONEY ON A WINDOW LEDGE. BRIDGES FOUND THE MONEY BURIED UNDER FIVE FEET OF RUBBLE YESTERDAY MORNING. COMING UP,
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MARK MARTIN HAS THE ANSWER. PLUS, HE GIVES YOU A RUNDOWN OF THE UPCOMING STATE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT.
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HERE'S TODAY'S HOLLYWOOD MINUTE. THE ACTRESS' UNCLE TELLS E THAT JOLIE HAD BEEN IN TOUCH DURING THE ORDEAL, SENDING HER LOVE AND SUPPORT. JOLIE RECENTLY DISCLOSED IN AN OP-ED PIECE THAT SHE CARRIES A GENETIC MUTATION LINKED TO BREAST AND OVARIAN CANCER. SHE LOST HER MOTHER TO OVARIAN CANCER IN 2007. THE ACTOR AND DIRECTOR RECEIVED AN HONORARY DOCTORATE DEGREE FROM BROWN UNIVERSITY. W-P-R-I IN PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND REPORTS AFFLECK CALLED THE DEGREE A "SPECTACULAR HONOR" AND JOKED THAT HIS DAUGHTER GAVE HIM A HARD TIME ABOUT ACCEPTING THE DIPLOMA. She said why are you doing that dad? You went to no classes and did no homework. (LAUGHTER) PEOPLE MAGAZINE REPORTS THE ACTOR AND LAUREN PARSEKIAN (PRONO: PAR-SEE-KEE-YAN) MARRIED SUNDAY IN CALIFORNIA. THE COUPLE WAS ENGAGED IN PARIS MORE THAN A YEAR AGO. PAUL IS KNOWN FOR GUSHING ABOUT HIS LOVE IN THE PRESS, ONCE CALLING THE DOCUMENTARY FILM DIRECTOR "THE GREATEST WOMAN THAT HAS EVER EXISTED." FOR HOLLYWOOD MINUTE, I'M CARL AZUZ. COMING UP, COMING UP... THE LATEST ON THAT CRUISE SHIP FIRE... THAT CUT VACATIONS SHORT FOR HUNDREDS OF PASSENGERS... METEOROLOGIST DOUG HARLOW IS WORKING ON YOUR FORECAST. HE'LL HAVE THAT WHEN EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING RETURNS.
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FRIENDS REMEMBER A CAPITAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT... MURDERED.
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Return to Story IndexOPEN 6 AND IT'S BEEN A WEEK SINCE THE DEVASTATING TORNADO IN OKLAHOMA... ONE MAN FOUND SOMETHING HE THOUGHT HE'D LOST FOREVER.
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BEFORE WE GET TO DOUG'S FORECAST...KATELYN SYKES JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT WHAT'S SHE'S WORKING ON THIS MORNING. KATELYN DOUG HARLOW JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS FORECAST
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DOUG HARLOW JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS FORECAST
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Return to Story IndexREMEMBERING BRITTANY A 15-YEAR-OLD CAPITAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT IS REMEMBERED...HER FRIENDS ARE LEFT LEANING ON EACH OTHER FOR SUPPORT AS THEY TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHY SHE WAS MURDERED. EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER LESLIE RUBIN SPOKE WITH BRITTANY PITTMAN'S CLOSEST FRIENDS ABOUT THEIR LOSS. STILL IN SHOCK AND DESPERATE FOR ANSWERS IN THEIR BEST FRIEND'S MURDER - RHIANNON SELBE AND AMESLEY SAMPLES ARE TRYING TO FOCUS ON THE GOOD MEMORIES THEY HAVE OF 15-YEAR-OLD BRITTANY PITTMAN.... BOTH GIRLS DESCRIBING A BRIGHT AND CARING HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMAN WHO LOVED COOKING AND SPENDING TIME THOSE SHE LOVED...ALSO REMEMBERING HER FOR HER STRENGTH... "She was strong, compared to the things I could handle...she was really strong." THE GIRLS SAY THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT COULD HAVE LED HER ADOPTED FATHER, ROY PITTMAN TO ALLEGEDLY KILL HER - SHOOT ANOTHER ADOPTED SON - AND THEN HIMSELF AT THE FAMILY'S HOME ON KEYSTONE DRIVE ON FRIDAY....BUT THEY DO SAY BRITTANY HAD TOLD THEM OF FREQUENT ARGUMENTS BETWEEN HER AND ROY PITTMAN..SOME THEY WITNESSED THEMSELVES.... "We would get her and just try to take her to the mall try to get things of her mind. I tried to not talk about it because it bothered her, but I didn't think he was that kind of a person." THE GIRLS HOPE BRITTANY WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR HER STRONG WILL AND CHARMING PERSONALITY...AND NOT THE WAY SHE DIED.... "I don't regret anything...I'm happy we had the friendship that we did." ROY PITTMAN IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER SUFFERING A SELF INFLICTED GUN SHOT WOUND TO THE FACE. HIS ADOPTED SON, 18-YEAR-OLD MATTHEW PITTMAN IS ALSO STILL RECOVERING.
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PERRY HAD RETURNED HOME AFTER AN EIGHT-MONTH STINT IN THE PERSIAN GULF WHILE SERVING IN THE NAVY AND WAS PREPARING TO RETURN TO SERVICE. THE GALLIA COUNTY CORONER SAYS HE DID "NOT" DIE OF NATURAL CAUSES.
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EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KATELYN SYKES HAS THE LATEST...KATELYN...
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TWO PEOPLE WERE THROWN FROM THE VEHICLES AND ONE PERSON WAS TRAPPED INSIDE ONE OF THE CARS. ONE PERSON DIED AND THE OTHER TWO WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. NO WORD ON WHAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. REPORTING IN THE STUDIO..KATELYN SYKES, EWN
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THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT FIRE FORCED PASSENGERS AWAKE AND ENGULFED A HUGE DINING ROOM AND BAR AREA. ABC'S DEVIN DWYER HAS THE LATEST. ON THE "GRANDEUR OF THE SEAS" IT WAS A STARTLING START TO MEMORIAL DAY. nATS - (home video. courtesy: Danielle Miller) "NOT A DRILL. NOT A JOKE. EVERYONE'S FREAKING OUT. (crew yelling)" PASSENGERS WERE ROUSED FROM THEIR SLEEP, TOLD TO PUT ON LIFE JACKETS AND PREPARE TO EVACUATE THE SHIP. AUDIO SOT - voice of: Danielle Miller (home video. courtesy: Katie Coleman) "IT WAS REALLY STORMY. SO WE HONESTLY THOUGHT THE BOAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN SINKING. AND WE WERE JUST PANICKING AND RUNNING UPSTAIRS." THE CRUISE SHIP WAS ON FIRE. A BLAZE ENGULFED A BAR AND DINING AREA AT THE STERN -- BURNING FOR MORE THAN TWO HOURS UNTIL CREWS GOT IT UNDER CONTROL. AUDIO SOT - Mark Ormesher (graphic - already chyroned) "THE FIRE WAS // MUCH MORE INTENSE THAN WE EVEN COULD HAVE IMAGINED. // THE CREW WAS SPECTACULARLY CALM." THE CREW MAY HAVE BEEN CALM, BUT SOME OF THE 2,200 PASSENGERS DESCRIBED PANIC. THE SHIP NEVER LOST POWER, BUT THERE WAS FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN. AUDIO SOT - voice of: Danielle Miller (home video. courtesy: Danielle Miller ) "THEY STARTED LOWERING DOWN THE LIFEBOATS, SO WE WERE JUST IN A PANIC." ROYAL CARRIBEAN TOLD ABC NEWS ABOUT TWENTY PEOPLE ABOARD THE SEVEN DAY CRUISE FROM BALTIMORE "TOOK ILL." BUT NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE COMPANY'S PRESIDENT FLEW TO THE BAHAMAS TO INSPECT THE DAMAGE AND MEET WITH PASSENGERS. HE PROMISED TO FLY EVERYONE HOME TO THE U-S TODAY. THEY'LL ALSO GET A FULL REFUND AND CREDIT FOR A FUTURE VOYAGE. THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN TWENTY FIRES ON BOARD CRUISE SHIPS IN THE PAST FIFTEEN MONTHS. THE NTSB AND US COAST GUARD ARE INVESTIGATING THE FIRE. Devin Dwyer, ABC News, Washington.
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A COUPLE OF STORM CHASERS RECORDED THIS VIDEO IN SMITH COUNTY, KANSAS, MONDAY AFTERNOON. BRANDON IVEY AND SEAN CASEY WERE IN A SPECIALIZED TANK-LIKE VEHICLE CALLED A TTORNADO INTERCEPT VEHICLE. THEY SAY THE WINDS WERE BLOWING BETWEEN 150 AND 175 MILES PER HOUR...WHICH WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO BLOW OPEN A HATCH, BLOW OPEN A DOOR, AND RIP INSTRUMENTS OFF THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE. BUT IT DID STAY ON THE GROUND! THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RECEIVED REPORTS ON MONDAY OF 16 POSSIBLE TORNADOES IN KANSAS, NEBRASKA, WYOMING, AND COLORADO.
Return to Story IndexI VICTIM FINS 2K IN DEBRIS
TOM BRIDGES RECEIVED TWO-THOUSAND DOLLARS AFTER SELLING HIS BOAT. HE SAYS HE LEFT THE MONEY IN AN ENVELOPE ON A WINDOW LEDGE... THEN THE TORNADO HIT. BRIDGES, ALONG WITH A COUPLE DOZEN VOLUNTEERS, FOUND THE MONEY YESTERDAY MORNING BURIED UNDER FIVE FEET OF RUBBLE. BUT THAT'S NOT ALL...BRIDGES SAYS OVER THE WEEKEND HE FOUND ANOTHER MIRACLE IN THE HUGE MESS... BRIDGES LOST HIS HOME OF 19 YEARS IN THE TWISTER. HE SAYS ALL HE HAS IS THE CLOTHES ON HIS BACK, A NEW TOOTHBRUSH - AND NOW A LITTLE CASH.
Return to Story IndexSINCLAIR RELIEF FUND
WE ARE TEAMING UP WITH OUR SINCLAIR BROADCAST STATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO HELP THE PEOPLE OF MOORE OKLAHOMA GET BACK ON THEIR FEET. FROM NOW UNTIL THURSDAY MAY 30TH, YOU CAN HELP BY CONTRIBUTING TO THE SINCLAIR RELIEF FUND. THE MONEY WE RAISE WILL BE MATCHED BY OUR PARENT COMPANY, SINCLAIR BROADCASTING AND SENT DIRECTLY TO THE RELIEF EFFORT IN MOORE OKLAHOMA.
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YOU CAN ALSO MAIL A CHECK TO 1301 PIEDMONT ROAD, CHARLESTON, WV 25301 AGAIN... MAKE SURE TO MAKE THE CHECK PAYABLE TO THE SINCLAIR RELIEF FUND. REMEMBER, WE'LL MATCH EVERY DOLLAR YOU DONATE UP TO 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Return to Story IndexFULL WEATHER
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!
Return to Story IndexI YELLOW PAGE SCAM
BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SCAM COMPANIES POSING AS THE YELLOW PAGES. NOT KNOWING WHO YOU'RE DEALING WITH CAN COST YOU BIG MONEY. THE NAME "YELLOW PAGES" AND THE ICONIC "WALKING FINGERS" LOGO ARE NOT COPYRIGHT OR TRADEMARK PROTECTED. THAT MEANS SCAM ARTISTS CAN EASILY USE THE YELLOW PAGES NAME AND LOGO IN AN EFFORT TO SCAM SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS. "They would call or mail a solicitation under the guise that it was an invoice for the Yellow Pages advertisement." WHEN THOSE AD SOLCITATIONS ARRIVE-- SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS OFTENTIMES FILL OUT THE PAPERWORK ASSUMING THEY'RE UPDATING THEIR CURRENT YELLOW PAGES LISTING. "Then, shortly after that they would receive an invoice for $499.00, $599.00 or 1299.00 for an online listing in the Yellow Pages." IF COMPANIES DON'T PAY THAT INVOICE… "They would receive threatening letters, threatening phone calls saying they were going to report them to collection agencies and have lawyers call them." BUT IT WAS USUALLY JUST A BULLYING TACTIC. "In most cases the attorney wasn't a real attorney. The collection agency-- it was just another person who worked at that company." POSTAL INSPECTORS SAY SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS SHOULD ALWAYS REQUEST ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM A SOLICITOR. ASK HOW, WHERE AND HOW OFTEN THE DIRECTORY WILL BE DISTRIBUTED. ALSO, CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL YELLOW PAGES PUBLISHER TO SEE IF THEY ARE AFFILIATED WITH THE SOLICITOR. POSTAL INSPECTORS SAY ONLINE YELLOW PAGES SCAMS CAN BE JUST AS TRICKY AND HARD TO SPOT. ALWAYS ASK QUESTIONS TO FIGURE OUT WHO EXACTLY YOU'RE DEALING WITH. DRIVERS COMPLAINING OF A DROP-OFF IN POWER OF FORD PICKUPS, WHILE ACCELERATING! AND -- WHY IT MAY BE ABOUT TO GET MORE EXPENSIVE TO FLY EVEN IF AIRLINES DON'T RAISE TICKET PRICES. IT'S ALL COMING UP, IN THE BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT
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GOOD MORNING, FORD'S F-150 PICKUPS -- UNDER INVESTIGATION -- [TAKE: VO/COMPANY VO] {*VO/COMPANY VO*} AFTER CONSUMERS COMPLAINED ABOUT ENGINE POWER LOSS WHILE ACCELERATING. THIS IS WITH 2011 TO 2013 MODELS WITH THE 3 AND A HALF LITER ECOBOOST V-6 ENGINE. THE NEW YORK TIMES SAYS THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION IS CALLING IT A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION OF ABOUT 400-THOUSAND VEHICLES. ***** [TAKE VO] {***VO***} MEANTIME, THE PRICE OF AIR TICKETS MAY BE ABOUT TO GO UP, AND NOT BECAUSE OF PRICE HIKES. THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION, PROPOSING RAISING *TAXES* ON AIR TRAVEL BY ABOUT 14-BUCKS A FLIGHT. THE LA TIMES SAYS THE ADMINISTRATION WANTS TO USE THE FUNDS TO REDUCE THE DEFICIT, PAY FOR AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS AND ADD IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS OFFICIALS. AIRLINES SAY THE TAXES WILL BACKFIRE AND HURT THE ECONOMY. ***** [TAKE VO] {***VO***} AND -- SEARS IS GETTING CLOSER TO RUNNING OUT OF CASH! THE STRUGGLING RETAILER WILL EXHAUST ITS CASH WITHIN 5 MONTHS AT THE CURRENT BURN RATE. MAKING IT CLOSER TO RUNNING OUT OF MONEY THAN ANY OTHER RETAILER INCLUDING JC PENNEY. [TAKE VO] {***VO***} THE KMART UNIT ALSO HAS PROBLEMS, AND MOODY'S SAYS IT HAS DOUBTS ABOUT THE UNIT'S LONG-TERM VIABILITY. **** [TAKE: CAMERA] {*CAMERA*} AND COMING UP AFTER THIS -- ANOTHER ONBOARD FIRE MAKING WAVES IN THE CRUISE SHIP INDUSTRY! [TAKE SOT] {***COMMERCIAL***} OC: INVESTORS -- EYEING REPORTS OUT TODAY ON HOME PRICES AND CONSUMER CONFIDENCE. [TAKE VO] {***VO***} AND ALSO TRACKING EVENTS IN THE CRUISELINE INDUSTRY -- AFTER ROYAL CARIBBEAN CANCELLED THE NEXT SAILING OF ITS "GRANDEUR OF THE SEAS" AFTER AN ONBOARD FIRE INTERRUPTED ITS TRIP TO THE BAHAMAS YESTERDAY. ***** [TAKE: FS] {***FS***} NOT MUCH FIRE UNDER *STOCKS* FRIDAY. tHE DOW, S&P AND NASDAQ CLOSING PRETTY MUCH UNCHANGED, AS INVESTORS SET UP POSITIONS AHEAD OF THE LONG HOLIDAY WEEKEND. ****** ****** [TAKE: TAG] {**tag**} AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, I'M JANE KING WITH THE BLOOMBERG BUSINESS REPORT.
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STACEY COHAN IS IN WASHINGTON WITH THE STORY.
Return to Story IndexL CNN LIVE LET'S START WITH THE GOOD NEWS. MANY WELL KNOWN CHARITIES SPEND A HUGE PORTION OF YOUR DONATION ON THE VICTIMS OF NATURAL DISASTERS. THE RED CROSS IS OFTEN ON THE FRONT LINES OF DISASTER AID. THEY SAY 91 PERCENT OF DONATIONS GO TO DIRECT AID TO VICTIMS. SO WHERE DOES THE REST GO?ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. THE ORGANIZATION MUST PAY EMPLOYEES AND ORGANIZE FUND RAISING CAMPAIGNS FOR EXAMPLE. CHARITY EVALUATOR "CHARITYWATCH" SAYS IT SUGGESTS CONSUMERS SHOULD GIVE TO CHARITIES THAT ALLOCATE AT LEAST 75 PERCENT OF FUNDS FOR DIRECT AID. AND THE AMOUNT OF MONEY SPEND ON VICTIMS CAN INCREASE DURING TIMES OF NEED. THE SALVATION ARMY USUALLY SPENDS ABOUT 82 PERCENT OF DONATIONS ON DIRECT AID. BUT DURING DISASTERS, IT DRAWS ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS FROM A BUILT-IN BUDGET, AND 100 PERCENT OF DONATIONS ARE USED FOR RELIEF EFFORTS. IF YOU WANT TO FIND OUT HOW CHARITIES SPEND THEIR MONEY...CHARITYWATCH KEEPS TRACK OF CASH DONATIONS. ANOTHER GROUP, CHARITY NAVIGATOR, ALSO RATES NON-PROFIT GROUPS AND SHOWS HOW DONATIONS ARE USED. WHAT ABOUT CROWDFUNDING WEBSITES THAT ALLOW YOU TO DONATE DIRECTLY TO THE VICTIMS? WE HAVE MORE NEWS COMING UP IN THE NEXT HOUR OF EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING...
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BEFORE WE GET TO DOUG'S FORECAST...KATELYN SYKES JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT WHAT'S SHE'S WORKING ON THIS MORNING. KATELYN DOUG HARLOW JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS FORECAST
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DOUG HARLOW JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS FORECAST
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Return to Story IndexCRUISE SHIP FIRE
AS ANDREW SPENCER REPORTS, THIS TIME A BLAZE BROKE OUT IN THE WEE HOURS OF MEMORIAL DAY ON ROYAL CARIBBEAN'S "GRANDEUR OF THE SEAS." "The emergency life boats have been lowered..we're on deck right now in our life jackets" THIS WAS THE SCENE ABOARD THE BAHAMAS-BOUND CRUISE SHIP BEFORE DAYBREAK ON MONDAY. MORE THAN 22-HUNDRED PASSENGERS AWAKENED BY A FRIGHTENING ALERT. "Not a drill not a joke..everyone is freaking out" AFTER SUNRISE YOU COULD CLEARLY SEE THE DAMAGE...FLAMES SCORCHED THE BACK END OF THE MASSIVE ROYAL CARIBBEAN "GRANDEUR OF THE SEAS..".. THE COMPANY SAID A FIRE BROKE OUT ON DECK THREE. AROUND TWO HOURS LATER... THE FIRE WAS OUT... WITH NO EVACUATIONS NECESSARY, BUT PASSENGERS FEARED THE ABSOLUTE WORST. "Our room attendant was pounding on our door and I opened the door seeing people running around and yelling at us to get our life jackets on and run as fast as we can" DANIELLE'S TRAVEL COMPANION WASN'T SURE WHAT TO MAKE OF IT. "She was freaking out..she told me that we had to put our life jackets on run up stairs...I honestly didn't even believe her, I thought she was having a bad dream or something" SOCIAL MEDIA EXPLODED WITH PASSENGERS ON BOARD POSTING THAT SOME PEOPLE WERE FAINTING AND VOMITING ONBOARD. IN MARCH, A FAULTY GENERATOR ABOARD THE "CARNIVAL DREAM" KNOCKED OUT POWER WHILE IN PORT..ONE MONTH EARLIER, AN ENGINE ROOM FIRE ON CARNIVAL'S "TRIUMPH" SHUT OFF POWER AND CAUSED SEWAGE TO BACK UP CREATING MISERY ON BOARD FOR DAYS. NOW THIS LATEST INCIDENT AT SEA ...CAUSES ANOTHER CRUISE VACATION TO BE CUT SHORT. I'M ANDREW SPENCER REPORTING. ROYAL CARIBBEAN CANCELED THE REST OF THE VOYAGE AND IS FLYING PASSENGERS FROM FREEPORT BACK TO BALTIMORE WHERE THE SHIP LEFT PORT ON FRIDAY FOR A SEVEN-NIGHT CRUISE. THE COAST GUARD AND THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD WILL NOW INVESTIGATE.
Return to Story IndexAIRPLANE PASSENGER RESTRAINGED
PASSENGERS ON THE ALASKA AIRLINES FLIGHT SAY 23-YEAR OLD ALEXANDER HERRERA MADE SOME UNUSUAL STATEMENTS-- THEN TRIED TO PRY OPEN THE EMERGENCY EXIT. THE DOOR WAS NEVER OPENED-- PASSENGERS AND CREW MEMBERS RESTRAINED HIM. AFTERWARD, HE SAT CALMLY IN HIS SEAT UNTIL THEY LANDED IN PORTLAND, YESTERDAY MORNING.
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EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KATELYN SYKES HAS THE LATEST...KATELYN...
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TWO PEOPLE WERE THROWN FROM THE VEHICLES AND ONE PERSON WAS TRAPPED INSIDE ONE OF THE CARS. ONE PERSON DIED AND THE OTHER TWO WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. NO WORD ON WHAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. REPORTING IN THE STUDIO..KATELYN SYKES, EWN
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IT HAPPENED AT THE INTERSECTION OF VIRGINIA STREET AND LEON SULLIVAN WAY AROUND 8 LAST NIGHT. DISPATCHERS SAY, A CAR HIT A TRUCK, AND THEN THE TRUCK FLIPPED AND HIT A TRAFFIC POLE. ONE PERSON WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH A SHOULDER INJURY. AND POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR THE DRIVER OF THIS PICK-UP TRUCK. WE'RE TOLD TWO MEN WERE RIDING IN THE TRUCK WHEN IT CRASHED INTO THE LITTLE GENERAL STORE BY CROSSINGS MALL IN ELKVIEW. POLICE ON THE SCENE SAY THE DRIVER GOT OUT THE TRUCK AND RAN AWAY...THE PASSENGER STAYED THERE.
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HER FRIENDS ARE LEFT LEANING ON EACH OTHER FOR SUPPORT AS THEY TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHY SHE WAS MURDERED... BRITTANY PITTMAN'S CLOSEST FRIENDS TELL EYEWITNESS NEWS THAT SHE FREQUENTLY ARGUED WITH ROY PITTMAN, HER ADOPTIVE FATHER WHO IS NOW CHARGED WITH HER MURDER. PITTMAN IS ACCUSED OF SHOOTING HER, ANOTHER ADOPTED SON, AND THEN ATTEMPTING SUICIDE AT THE FAMILY'S KEYSTONE DRIVE HOME FRIDAY. FRIENDS SAY BRITTANY LOVED TO COOK, AND ENJOYED SPENDING TIME WITH LOVED ONES. THEY BELIEVE THERE WAS TENSION IN THE HOME. "Overall she never really like came out and said like she had really bad problems but sometimes when I was there, you could just kinda tell like it wasn't all great." ROY PITTMAN IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER SUFFERING A SELF INFLICTED GUN SHOT WOUND TO THE FACE. HIS ADOPTED SON, 18-YEAR-OLD MATTHEW PITTMAN IS ALSO STILL RECOVERING FROM A SINGLE GUN SHOT WOUND.
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EYEWITNESS NEWS ANCHOR DAVE BENTON TAKES US TO IRONTON WHERE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HONORED MILITARY MEN AND WOMEN. IT'S TRADITION IN IRONTON... THE MEMORIAL DAY PARADE BEGAN IN 1868... AND IS STILL GOING STRONG... GETTING BIGGER AND BETTER EACH YEAR. AND THERE'S A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. FOR OTHERS IT'S ALL ABOUT THE VETERANS.. PAST AND PRESENT. MORE THAN 12 DIVISIONS WITH 2 THOUSAND PEOPLE PARTCIPATING... THE IRONTON COMMUNITY KEEPS THE MEMORIES OF VETERANS ALIVE... WITH PATRIOTISM... YEAR AFTER YEAR. IN IRONTON, DAVE BENTON EYEWITNESS NEWS. IT WAS THE 145th RUNNING OF THE IRONTON MEMORIAL DAY PARADE.
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MORE THAN A THOUSAND FLAGS WERE BURNED FOLLOWING A FORMAL CEREMONY. THE EVENT WAS HELD SO THAT OLD AND WORN AMERICAN FLAGS WERE DISCARDED IN THE MOST DIGNIFIED AND PATRIOTIC MANNER POSSIBLE. WHILE THE CEREMONY TOOK FORTY MINUTES, IT TOOK WELL INTO THE AFTERNOON TO DEAL WITH THE FLAGS. FLAG BURNING SOMETIMES HAD A NEGATIVE CONNOTATION FOR VIETNAM VETS, BUT NOT THIS EVENT. PEOPLE AT THE EVENT WERE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP PROPERLY RETIRE THE FLAGS. " This is a very respectful act here, yes. It's very well done and contended and done in every proper way. This is a good thing. " THE CEMETERY HONOR GUARD ORGANIZED THE CEREMONY.
Return to Story IndexFULL WEATHER
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Return to Story IndexMEDICAL MONITORING
THE C-8 MEDICAL PANEL WAS CREATED AFTER DUPONT WAS TAKEN TO COURT FOR EXPOSING SO MANY PEOPLE TO THE C-8 CHEMICAL. THE CHEMICAL HAS BEEN LINKED TO SIX DISEASES, INCLUDING SEVERAL TYPES OF CANCER, THYROID DISEASE, AND HIGH CHOLESTEROL. NOW TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE NOT EXPOSED AGAIN, SCREENING, MONITORING AND TESTING PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE. "The problem is you don't know if you're one of those people or not one fo those people until you undergo the screening and that's why it's so important that this project moves forward quickly." IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION...YOU CAN VISIT W-W-W DOT C-8 CLAIM DOT COM
Return to Story IndexWEIGHT LOSS SKINNY KIDS
A STUDY IN THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY, CLAIMS THE 10-THOUSAND BABIES THEY STUDIED, BORN BY CEASAREAN-- STARTED OUT WITH LOWER BIRTH WEIGHTS-- BUT THAT BY AGE 11 THEY WERE ALMOST TWICE AS LIKELY TO BE OVERWEIGHT AS OTHER CHILDREN. THE STUDY'S LEAD RESEARCHER WITH NEW YORK UNIVERSITY BELIEVES THAT BABIES BORN BY CEASAREAN ARE NOT EXPOSED TO CERTAIN BACTERIA DURING BIRTH. MOST CEASAREAN'S ARE PERFORMED WHEN THE MOTHER OR THE BABY'S LIFE, IS IN DANGER.
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HERE'S A LOOK AT TODAYS TOP STORIES.
Return to Story IndexTS1 GALLIPOLIS BODY
THE BODY OF 22 YEAR OLD STEVEN PERRY WAS FOUND INSIDE OF AN APARTMENT ON UPPER RIVER ROAD IN GALLIPOLIS. THE GALLIA COUNTY CORONER SAYS HE DID NOT DIE OF NATURAL CAUSES.
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A COUPLE OF STORM CHASERS RECORDED THIS VIDEO IN KANSAS MONDAY AFTERNOON. THEY SAY THE WINDS WERE BLOWING UP TO 175 MILES AN HOUR, WHICH WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO BLOW PARTS OFF THE VEHICLE!
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TOM BRIDGES HAD GOTTEN 2 THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR SELLING HIS BOAT. HE HAD LEFT THE MONEY ON A WINDOW LEDGE. BRIDGES FOUND THE MONEY BURIED UNDER FIVE FEET OF RUBBLE YESTERDAY MORNING.
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BUT FIRST...HERE ARE TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS
Return to Story IndexHOLLYWOOD MINUTE
HERE'S TODAY'S HOLLYWOOD MINUTE. THE ACTRESS' UNCLE TELLS E THAT JOLIE HAD BEEN IN TOUCH DURING THE ORDEAL, SENDING HER LOVE AND SUPPORT. JOLIE RECENTLY DISCLOSED IN AN OP-ED PIECE THAT SHE CARRIES A GENETIC MUTATION LINKED TO BREAST AND OVARIAN CANCER. SHE LOST HER MOTHER TO OVARIAN CANCER IN 2007. THE ACTOR AND DIRECTOR RECEIVED AN HONORARY DOCTORATE DEGREE FROM BROWN UNIVERSITY. W-P-R-I IN PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND REPORTS AFFLECK CALLED THE DEGREE A "SPECTACULAR HONOR" AND JOKED THAT HIS DAUGHTER GAVE HIM A HARD TIME ABOUT ACCEPTING THE DIPLOMA. She said why are you doing that dad? You went to no classes and did no homework. (LAUGHTER) PEOPLE MAGAZINE REPORTS THE ACTOR AND LAUREN PARSEKIAN (PRONO: PAR-SEE-KEE-YAN) MARRIED SUNDAY IN CALIFORNIA. THE COUPLE WAS ENGAGED IN PARIS MORE THAN A YEAR AGO. PAUL IS KNOWN FOR GUSHING ABOUT HIS LOVE IN THE PRESS, ONCE CALLING THE DOCUMENTARY FILM DIRECTOR "THE GREATEST WOMAN THAT HAS EVER EXISTED." FOR HOLLYWOOD MINUTE, I'M CARL AZUZ. COMING UP, COMING UP... THE LATEST ON THAT CRUISE SHIP FIRE... THAT CUT VACATIONS SHORT FOR HUNDREDS OF PASSENGERS... METEOROLOGIST DOUG HARLOW IS WORKING ON YOUR FORECAST. HE'LL HAVE THAT WHEN EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING RETURNS.
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FRIENDS REMEMBER A CAPITAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT... MURDERED.
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Return to Story IndexOPEN 6 AND IT'S BEEN A WEEK SINCE THE DEVASTATING TORNADO IN OKLAHOMA... ONE MAN FOUND SOMETHING HE THOUGHT HE'D LOST FOREVER.
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BEFORE WE GET TO DOUG'S FORECAST...KATELYN SYKES JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT WHAT'S SHE'S WORKING ON THIS MORNING. KATELYN DOUG HARLOW JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS FORECAST
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DOUG HARLOW JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS FORECAST
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Return to Story IndexREMEMBERING BRITTANY A 15-YEAR-OLD CAPITAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT IS REMEMBERED...HER FRIENDS ARE LEFT LEANING ON EACH OTHER FOR SUPPORT AS THEY TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHY SHE WAS MURDERED. EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER LESLIE RUBIN SPOKE WITH BRITTANY PITTMAN'S CLOSEST FRIENDS ABOUT THEIR LOSS. STILL IN SHOCK AND DESPERATE FOR ANSWERS IN THEIR BEST FRIEND'S MURDER - RHIANNON SELBE AND AMESLEY SAMPLES ARE TRYING TO FOCUS ON THE GOOD MEMORIES THEY HAVE OF 15-YEAR-OLD BRITTANY PITTMAN.... BOTH GIRLS DESCRIBING A BRIGHT AND CARING HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMAN WHO LOVED COOKING AND SPENDING TIME THOSE SHE LOVED...ALSO REMEMBERING HER FOR HER STRENGTH... "She was strong, compared to the things I could handle...she was really strong." THE GIRLS SAY THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT COULD HAVE LED HER ADOPTED FATHER, ROY PITTMAN TO ALLEGEDLY KILL HER - SHOOT ANOTHER ADOPTED SON - AND THEN HIMSELF AT THE FAMILY'S HOME ON KEYSTONE DRIVE ON FRIDAY....BUT THEY DO SAY BRITTANY HAD TOLD THEM OF FREQUENT ARGUMENTS BETWEEN HER AND ROY PITTMAN..SOME THEY WITNESSED THEMSELVES.... "We would get her and just try to take her to the mall try to get things of her mind. I tried to not talk about it because it bothered her, but I didn't think he was that kind of a person." THE GIRLS HOPE BRITTANY WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR HER STRONG WILL AND CHARMING PERSONALITY...AND NOT THE WAY SHE DIED.... "I don't regret anything...I'm happy we had the friendship that we did." ROY PITTMAN IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER SUFFERING A SELF INFLICTED GUN SHOT WOUND TO THE FACE. HIS ADOPTED SON, 18-YEAR-OLD MATTHEW PITTMAN IS ALSO STILL RECOVERING.
Return to Story IndexGALLIPOLIS BODY
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PERRY HAD RETURNED HOME AFTER AN EIGHT-MONTH STINT IN THE PERSIAN GULF WHILE SERVING IN THE NAVY AND WAS PREPARING TO RETURN TO SERVICE. THE GALLIA COUNTY CORONER SAYS HE DID "NOT" DIE OF NATURAL CAUSES.
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EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KATELYN SYKES HAS THE LATEST...KATELYN...
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TWO PEOPLE WERE THROWN FROM THE VEHICLES AND ONE PERSON WAS TRAPPED INSIDE ONE OF THE CARS. ONE PERSON DIED AND THE OTHER TWO WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. NO WORD ON WHAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. REPORTING IN THE STUDIO..KATELYN SYKES, EWN
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THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT FIRE FORCED PASSENGERS AWAKE AND ENGULFED A HUGE DINING ROOM AND BAR AREA. ABC'S DEVIN DWYER HAS THE LATEST. ON THE "GRANDEUR OF THE SEAS" IT WAS A STARTLING START TO MEMORIAL DAY. nATS - (home video. courtesy: Danielle Miller) "NOT A DRILL. NOT A JOKE. EVERYONE'S FREAKING OUT. (crew yelling)" PASSENGERS WERE ROUSED FROM THEIR SLEEP, TOLD TO PUT ON LIFE JACKETS AND PREPARE TO EVACUATE THE SHIP. AUDIO SOT - voice of: Danielle Miller (home video. courtesy: Katie Coleman) "IT WAS REALLY STORMY. SO WE HONESTLY THOUGHT THE BOAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN SINKING. AND WE WERE JUST PANICKING AND RUNNING UPSTAIRS." THE CRUISE SHIP WAS ON FIRE. A BLAZE ENGULFED A BAR AND DINING AREA AT THE STERN -- BURNING FOR MORE THAN TWO HOURS UNTIL CREWS GOT IT UNDER CONTROL. AUDIO SOT - Mark Ormesher (graphic - already chyroned) "THE FIRE WAS // MUCH MORE INTENSE THAN WE EVEN COULD HAVE IMAGINED. // THE CREW WAS SPECTACULARLY CALM." THE CREW MAY HAVE BEEN CALM, BUT SOME OF THE 2,200 PASSENGERS DESCRIBED PANIC. THE SHIP NEVER LOST POWER, BUT THERE WAS FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN. AUDIO SOT - voice of: Danielle Miller (home video. courtesy: Danielle Miller ) "THEY STARTED LOWERING DOWN THE LIFEBOATS, SO WE WERE JUST IN A PANIC." ROYAL CARRIBEAN TOLD ABC NEWS ABOUT TWENTY PEOPLE ABOARD THE SEVEN DAY CRUISE FROM BALTIMORE "TOOK ILL." BUT NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE COMPANY'S PRESIDENT FLEW TO THE BAHAMAS TO INSPECT THE DAMAGE AND MEET WITH PASSENGERS. HE PROMISED TO FLY EVERYONE HOME TO THE U-S TODAY. THEY'LL ALSO GET A FULL REFUND AND CREDIT FOR A FUTURE VOYAGE. THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN TWENTY FIRES ON BOARD CRUISE SHIPS IN THE PAST FIFTEEN MONTHS. THE NTSB AND US COAST GUARD ARE INVESTIGATING THE FIRE. Devin Dwyer, ABC News, Washington.
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WORKERS REMOVED THE SEMI-TRAILER BELIEVED RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCIDENT FROM THE SKAGIT RIVER. THEY ALSO PULLED OUT SUBMERGED CARS AND DEBRIS. A TRUCK SLAMMED INTO AN OVERHEAD SUPPORT LAST WEEK, SENDING VEHICLES CRASHING INTO THE WATER. THREE PEOPLE WERE INJURED. CREWS HOPE TO PUT UP A TEMPORARY SPAN TO GET TRAFFIC FLOWING AGAIN BY MID-JUNE.
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A COUPLE OF STORM CHASERS RECORDED THIS VIDEO IN SMITH COUNTY, KANSAS, MONDAY AFTERNOON. BRANDON IVEY AND SEAN CASEY WERE IN A SPECIALIZED TANK-LIKE VEHICLE CALLED A TTORNADO INTERCEPT VEHICLE. THEY SAY THE WINDS WERE BLOWING BETWEEN 150 AND 175 MILES PER HOUR...WHICH WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO BLOW OPEN A HATCH, BLOW OPEN A DOOR, AND RIP INSTRUMENTS OFF THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE. BUT IT DID STAY ON THE GROUND! THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RECEIVED REPORTS ON MONDAY OF 16 POSSIBLE TORNADOES IN KANSAS, NEBRASKA, WYOMING, AND COLORADO.
Return to Story IndexI VICTIM FINS 2K IN DEBRIS
TOM BRIDGES RECEIVED TWO-THOUSAND DOLLARS AFTER SELLING HIS BOAT. HE SAYS HE LEFT THE MONEY IN AN ENVELOPE ON A WINDOW LEDGE... THEN THE TORNADO HIT. BRIDGES, ALONG WITH A COUPLE DOZEN VOLUNTEERS, FOUND THE MONEY YESTERDAY MORNING BURIED UNDER FIVE FEET OF RUBBLE. BUT THAT'S NOT ALL...BRIDGES SAYS OVER THE WEEKEND HE FOUND ANOTHER MIRACLE IN THE HUGE MESS... BRIDGES LOST HIS HOME OF 19 YEARS IN THE TWISTER. HE SAYS ALL HE HAS IS THE CLOTHES ON HIS BACK, A NEW TOOTHBRUSH - AND NOW A LITTLE CASH.
Return to Story IndexSINCLAIR RELIEF FUND
WE ARE TEAMING UP WITH OUR SINCLAIR BROADCAST STATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO HELP THE PEOPLE OF MOORE OKLAHOMA GET BACK ON THEIR FEET. FROM NOW UNTIL THURSDAY MAY 30TH, YOU CAN HELP BY CONTRIBUTING TO THE SINCLAIR RELIEF FUND. THE MONEY WE RAISE WILL BE MATCHED BY OUR PARENT COMPANY, SINCLAIR BROADCASTING AND SENT DIRECTLY TO THE RELIEF EFFORT IN MOORE OKLAHOMA.
Return to Story IndexG SINCLAIR RELIEF FUND
YOU CAN ALSO MAIL A CHECK TO 1301 PIEDMONT ROAD, CHARLESTON, WV 25301 AGAIN... MAKE SURE TO MAKE THE CHECK PAYABLE TO THE SINCLAIR RELIEF FUND. REMEMBER, WE'LL MATCH EVERY DOLLAR YOU DONATE UP TO 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
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Return to Story IndexI YELLOW PAGE SCAM
BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SCAM COMPANIES POSING AS THE YELLOW PAGES. NOT KNOWING WHO YOU'RE DEALING WITH CAN COST YOU BIG MONEY. THE NAME "YELLOW PAGES" AND THE ICONIC "WALKING FINGERS" LOGO ARE NOT COPYRIGHT OR TRADEMARK PROTECTED. THAT MEANS SCAM ARTISTS CAN EASILY USE THE YELLOW PAGES NAME AND LOGO IN AN EFFORT TO SCAM SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS. "They would call or mail a solicitation under the guise that it was an invoice for the Yellow Pages advertisement." WHEN THOSE AD SOLCITATIONS ARRIVE-- SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS OFTENTIMES FILL OUT THE PAPERWORK ASSUMING THEY'RE UPDATING THEIR CURRENT YELLOW PAGES LISTING. "Then, shortly after that they would receive an invoice for $499.00, $599.00 or 1299.00 for an online listing in the Yellow Pages." IF COMPANIES DON'T PAY THAT INVOICE… "They would receive threatening letters, threatening phone calls saying they were going to report them to collection agencies and have lawyers call them." BUT IT WAS USUALLY JUST A BULLYING TACTIC. "In most cases the attorney wasn't a real attorney. The collection agency-- it was just another person who worked at that company." POSTAL INSPECTORS SAY SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS SHOULD ALWAYS REQUEST ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM A SOLICITOR. ASK HOW, WHERE AND HOW OFTEN THE DIRECTORY WILL BE DISTRIBUTED. ALSO, CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL YELLOW PAGES PUBLISHER TO SEE IF THEY ARE AFFILIATED WITH THE SOLICITOR. POSTAL INSPECTORS SAY ONLINE YELLOW PAGES SCAMS CAN BE JUST AS TRICKY AND HARD TO SPOT. ALWAYS ASK QUESTIONS TO FIGURE OUT WHO EXACTLY YOU'RE DEALING WITH. COMING UP... WATER CAN RUIN YOUR ELECTRONIC DEVICES... WHAT ONE COMPANY IS DOING TO PROTECT YOUR GADGETS.
Return to Story IndexI CEDAR GROVE HOME INVASION
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POLICE SAID IT HAPPENED AROUND THREE THIS MORNING AT A HOME ON DEPOT HILL. THEY SAID A MAN BROKE INTO THAT HOME AND ATTACKED A MAN INSIDE, THEN TOOK OFF. POLICE ARE ISSUING WARRANTS FOR THE SUSPECT AND BELIEVE HE MIGHT BE HEADED TO BECKLEY.
Return to Story IndexM FATAL AX DISPATCHERS SAY TWO CARS COLLIDED IN THE EASTBOUND LANES AROUND 9:45. ONE PERSON DIED AND THE OTHER TWO WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. NO WORD ON WHAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT.
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WORKERS REMOVED THE SEMI-TRAILER BELIEVED RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCIDENT FROM THE SKAGIT RIVER. THEY ALSO PULLED OUT SUBMERGED CARS AND DEBRIS. A TRUCK SLAMMED INTO AN OVERHEAD SUPPORT LAST WEEK, SENDING VEHICLES CRASHING INTO THE WATER. THREE PEOPLE WERE INJURED. CREWS HOPE TO PUT UP A TEMPORARY SPAN TO GET TRAFFIC FLOWING AGAIN BY MID-JUNE.
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Return to Story IndexBIRTHDAY INTRO
BUT FIRST, HERE ARE TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS
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THAT WILL DO IT FOR US... HAVE A GREAT DAY.
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KRISTIN LIVE CODING JENIFER CODING PATRICK CODING DOUG CODING
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IS THERE A CRIME PROBLEM IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON? THIS MORNING WE'LL TELL YOU ABOUT A BRUTAL ROBBERY THAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT.
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POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR TWO YOUNG BLACK MEN WHO HELD-UP A 65 YEAR OLD MAN AT GUNPOINT, ABDUCTED HIM, AND BEAT HIM FOR MONEY.
Return to Story IndexTS2 RITTER FOUNTAIN THEY SAY HE ALSO HIT OTHER CARS IN THE PROCESS. HE WAS ARRESTED A SHORT TIME LATER.
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