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Monday, July 14, 2008. 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. PRESHOWOPEN
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OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT... PRAYING FOR PEACE ON CHARLESTON'S WEST SIDE. GOOD EVENING, I'M DEBORAH LINZ... AND I'M RICK LORD... WELCOME TO EYEWITNESS NEWS AT TEN.
Return to Story IndexWEST SIDE VIOLENCE
EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER ATISH BAIDYA WAS AT THE SERVICE AND JOINS US LIVE IN CHARLESTON WITH MORE. ATISH? RICK, ABOUT TWO DOZEN PEOPLE GATHERED ON THE CORNER OF 4TH AVENUE AND FLORIDA STREET TO PRAY FOR AN END TO VIOLENCE ON THE WEST SIDE. ((nats of prayer RELGIOUS LEADERS AND MEMBERS OF THE WESTSIDE COME TOGETHER FOR PRAYER AND AN EFFORT TO CHANGE THEIR COMMUNITY FOR THE BETTER. SOT19;20;59 be a mouthpiece in the community that we don't have to keep burying our sons our daughters lose our loved ones to drugs or prostitution or alchol or whatever it may be. TINA BEATTY -- PASTOR AT KING OF GLORY INTERNATIONAL MINISTRY ORGANIZED THE RALLY. SHE KNEW BOTH NALISHA GRAVELY AND DESMOND CLARK -- CLARK EVEN TOLD HER JUST DAYS BEFORE THE SHOOTING THAT HE WOULD COME TO HER SUNDAY SERVICE. SOT19;23;24 he was crying out for help at that time and i just wish i could have gave more did more THE SERVICE ALSO HAD SOME OUT OF TOWN FACES -- MEMBERS OF THE BIG ISLAND BAPTIST CHURCH FROM BIG ISLAND VIRGINIA -- ON A MISSIONARY TRIP TO CHARLESTON. SOT19;44;29 for this week this is our home this is our backyard and so if it effects our backyard we need to be there. nats of singing AND THAT IS WHAT TINA WANTS AS WELL -- TO BE THERE FOR IN NEED OF SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE. SOT19;22;09 there can be a difference in their upbringing being a spiritual mother or father to a son or a daughter that may not be our biological child THE SERVICE LASTED FROM SIX TO EIGHT THIS EVENING. REPORTING LIVE IN CHARLESTON ATISH BAIDYA EYEWITNESS NEWS.
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HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW! IT'S BEEN MORE THAN A WEEK SINCE 19-YEAR OLD NALISHA GRAVELY WAS GUNNED DOWN INSIDE THE PATRICK STREET TACO BELL. TODAY THE RESTAURANT OPENED FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THAT MURDER. AND TODAY... THE RESTAURANT'S MANAGEMENT IS TRYING TO HELP THE GRIEVING FAMILY DURING THIS TRAGIC TIME. MEREDITH WOOD HAS MORE. IT'S LUNCH TIME AT THE PATRICK STREET TACO BELL -- AND IT'S A BUSY ONE. 19 YEAR OLD NALISHA GRAVELY WAS SHOT AND KILLED HERE ON JULY 5TH. TO HELP OUT THE TEEN'S FAMILY -- ALL OF TODAY'S PROCEEDS WILL GO TOWARD A YWCA FUND FOR GRAVELY'S THREE YEAR OLD SON. EDDIE:WE HAVE TO HOLD UP OUR COMMUNITY. WE HAVE TO HOLD UP OUR PEOPLE. SO YES, I WANTED TO CONTRIBUTE AS MUCH AS I COULD. SHANIKA:THIS IS WONDERFUL, THAT'S AWESOME. THEY TRIED TO DO WHAT THEY COULD TO SAVE HER. WHETHER DRIVING THRU OR EATING IN -- PEOPLE CAME OUT BY THE CAR FULL FOR THE CAUSE. JEREMY:EVERYBODY AT WORK DECIDED THEY WOULD PITCH IN AND COME DOWN HERE. MANY WERE SHOCKED BY CHARLESTON'S FIRST MURDER OF THE YEAR. TACO BELL SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWS A FRIGHTENED GRAVELY SEEKING SAFETY IN THE BACK OF THE RESTAURANT -- MOMENTS LATER THE TAPE CAUGHT HER ACCUSED KILLER DESMOND CLARK JUMPING THE COUNTER. THE FATAL SHOTS WERE FIRED SECONDS LATER, LEAVING A THREE-YEAR OLD WITHOUT A MOTHER. MELIEA:THE LITTLE BOY HAS LIKE NOTHING AND HE KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED SO I FEEL LIKE ITS THE LEAST THEY CAN DO. AND WHILE TACO BELL WASN'T OBLIGATED TO HELP THE GRAVELY FAMILY -- THOSE EATING AT THE RESTAURANT SAY IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. EDDIE:I'M VERY HAPPY TO HELP OUT. ALL OF THE MONEY TACO BELL MAKES UNTIL CLOSING TONIGHT GOES TO THE GRAVELY FAMILY.
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IT HAPPENED JUST AFTER SIX NEAR MOUNT ZION. TROOPERS SAY A 46-YEAR-OLD MAN WAS SHOT IN THE LEG WITH A 22 CALIBER RIFLE. A 49-YEAR-OLD MAN IS IN CUSTODY AND ABOUT TO BE CHARGED WITH MALICIOUS WOUNDING. TROOPERS SAY THE SHOOTER--WHO LIVED IN THE SAME HOUSE AS THE VICTIM-- WAS UPSET THAT THE GUY'S GIRLFRIEND HAD MOVED IN. HE ALLEGEDLY SHOT AT BOTH , HITTING THE MAN, WHO IS BEING TREATED AT A CHARLESTON HOSPITAL.
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CREWS FOUND THE BODY OF 46-YEAR OLD RANDY ADKINS JR. YESTERDAY, NEAR WHERE THEY FOUND HIS WIFE'S BODY LAST WEEK. 44 YEAR OLD KIMBERLY ADKINS WAS FROM MINGO COUNTY... THE COUPLE HAD MOVED TO SOUTH CAROLINA IN 19-90 TO START A HOME REMODLING BUSINESS... THEY DISAPPEARED LAST MONTH WHILE BOATING ON LAKE MURRAY... RIGHT NOW , ALL INDICATIONS ARE THAT THEIR DEATHS WERE ACCIDENTAL.
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STATE INVESTIGATORS SAY NATHAN DOVE DIED AFTER CUTTING A LIVE ELECTRIC CABLE WHILE REPAIRING A SHUTTLE CAR AT MASSEY ENERGY'S ARACOMA ALMA NO. 1 MINE. AND ADAM LANHAM DIED AFTER BEING RUN OVER BY A PIECE OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT AT THE SENTINEL MINE IN BARBOUR COUNTY. BOTH ACCIDENTS HAPPENED IN MAY. THE STATE BOARD OF COAL MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY WILL BE BRIEFED ON THE FINDINGS TOMORROW.
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THE MOTHER OF ARMY SPECIALIST MATTHEW RICHARDSON SAYS HER SON WAS SHOT IN BAGHDAD A WEEK AGO. HE'S CURRENTLY BEING TREATED AT WALTER REED MEDICAL CENTER IN WASHINGTON, D.C. DOCTORS SAY RICHARDSON IS PARALYZED. THE MILITARY IS INVESTIGATING EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED, BUT SAY THIS WAS NOT A COMBAT INJURY. RICHARDSON GRADUATED FROM HURRICANE HIGH SCHOOL TWO YEARS AGO.
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RICKY HANDLEY NOW LIVES IN ALABAMA ABOUT 40-THOUSAND TIRES WERE STORED ILLEGALLY AND BURNED WHEN AN ARSONIST TORCHED THE WAREHOUSE WHERE THEY WERE STORED. THIS IS VIDEO OF THAT HUGE FIRE IN 2006... A DEFENSE LAWYER STILL MAINTAINS HANDLEY DID NOT OWN THE BUSINESS. " They have to prove that Ricky Handley was the one who collected these tires. If he's working for a business, a business that's wholly owned by another individual, he can't be the person collecting those tires.--anymore than my secretary could be responsible it I commit malpractice. " PROSECUTORS SAY THEY WILL PROVE THAT HANDLEY WAS A PART OWNER. JURY SELECTION TOOK MOST OF TODAY.
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AS EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER STEVE BORECKY TELLS US, RANDOM DRUG TESTING STARTS THIS YEAR FOR ATHLETES AND FOR STUDENTS WHO DRIVE TO SCHOOL. THIS SEASON THE BAR IS SET HIGH FOR THE CABELL-MIDLAND FOOTBALL TEAM. BUT TO MEET ITS GOALS---THE TEAM KNOWS IT HAS TO STAY DRUG FREE. THAT'S WHY COREY SOAWRDS AND JUSTIN HOUCK HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH A NEW COUNTY WIDE DRUG TESTING PROGRAM. EACH WEEK, A HANDFUL OF ATHLETES AND OTHER STUDENTS WHO DRIVE TO SCHOOL WILL BE RANDOMLY TESTED. PARENTS ALSO HAVE THE CHOICE OF PAYING TO ENROLL INTO THE PROGRAM CHILDREN WHO DON'T FALL INTO EITHER GROUP. TODD ALEXANDER IS AN ADMINISTRATOR WITH THE CABELL COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND SAYS THE RANDOM TESTS ARE AIMED AT PREVENTING STUDENTS FROM USING DRUGS AND ALCOHOL. SO FAR, REACTION TO THE NEW POLICY HAS BEEN POSITIVE. AND THE FOOTBALL TEAM KNOWS DRUG-FREE *KNIGHTS MEAN BETTER *DAYS AHEAD. IN CABELL COUNTY---STEVE BORECKY---EYEWITNESS NEWS. STUDENTS WHO FAIL THE TEST WILL HAVE TO ENTER A TREATMENT PROGRAM AND RISK LOSING THEIR ATHLETIC ELIGIBILITY OR DRIVING PRIVLEGES. STUDENTS WHO PLAN TO PLAY SPORTS OR DRIVE TO SCHOOL THIS YEAR MUST ATTENED AN ORIENTATION SESSION ON JULY 30TH.
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THERE'S A NEW SCAM OUT THERE SURROUNDING THE LOTTERY'S SECOND CHANCE DRAWING.. HERE'S HOW IT WORKS... WEST VIRGINIA LOTTERY OFFICIALS SAY SOMEONE CALLS SAYING YOU'VE WON THE DRAWING... BUT THAT YOU NEED TO SEND MONEY TO CLAIM THE PRIZE. IT'S A SCAM. REMEMBER, NEVER GIVE OUT PERSONAL INFORMATION OR MONEY TO SOMEONE OVER THE PHONE... AND PLAY IT SMART WHEN IT COMES TO SCAMS. the guidelines are pretty clear if someone is asking for your social security number or money don't do it. AND OF COURSE IF YOU NEVER BOUGHT A LOTTERY TICKET... YOU CAN'T BE A WINNER, SO DON'T FALL FOR WHAT THE SCAMMER IS SAYING.
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EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KENNIE BASS INVESTIGATES INTO THE DISPUTE OVER TEETH WHITENING. Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: If you have a few minutes, and about 129 dollars, this Charleston Town Center Mall kiosk offers a whiter smile. But West Virginia's Board of Dental Examiners wants to close this business down for practicing dentistry without a license. But the shop's owner says she's not doing that. Terry Westfall/Brighten Smile USA: Basically we have a foam strip and we have a mouthpiece that you put into your mouth. We don't touch your mouth. You purchase our product. You put it in your mouth and then you rent our light for about 30 minutes. Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: In a statement, the Executive Secretary of the West Virginia Board of Dental Examiners says, "The Board considers teeth whitening to be a dental procedure and subject to regulation by the Dental Board. There are many issues with teeth-whitening kiosks and centers that are being opened throughout the State as they are not regulated by any entity." Darlene Ratliff Thomas/Asst. Attorney General: For the public's safety and health it is the Dental Board's obligation to see that these operations are run by licensed dentists or people that are qualified to do this work. Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: Westfall maintains using her service is no different than buying teeth whitening strips at the store. And with dentists typically charging four to five hundred dollars for an elective procedure, Westfall thinks the board may have other motives than just safety. Terry Westfall/Brighten Smile USA: They're charging five, six, sometimes a thousand dollars to do teeth whitening and I'm charging $129. I just think they have a monopoly on it right now. Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: Westfall says she's hired an attorney to fight for her right to keep her business open. ON BEHALF OF THE DENTAL BOARD, THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE HAS ISSUED A CEASE AND DESIST ORDER-- TELLING WESTFALL TO SHUT HER BUSINESS DOWN. SHE SAYS SHE WILL NOT COMPLY WITH THAT ORDER.
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JOHNSON AND JOHNSON ANNOUNCED THE F-D-A APPROVED "EVOLENCE" TO TREAT MODERATE TO SEVERE FACIAL WRINKLES AND FOLDS. THE INJECTION IS MADE FROM NATURALLY SOURCED COLLAGEN THEY SAY IS LONGER LASTING SINCE IT USES PORCINE (por-sign) COLLAGEN. THE COMPANY CLAIMES IT'S THE SAME STUFF USED FOR DECADES IN VARIOUS MEDICAL TREATMENTS INCLUDING HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT. SIDE EFFECTS MAY INCLUDE SWELLING OR REDNESS AT THE INJECTION SITE. MORE RARE SIDE EFFECTS INCLUDE DEVELOPING FIRMNESS UNDER THE SKIN IN TREATED AREAS THAT MAY BE NOTICED WHEN YOU PRESS THOSE AREAS WITH YOUR FINGERS. EVOLENCE LASTS ABOUT SIX MONTHS. JOHNSON AND JOHNSON SAYS THE NEW TREATMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE LATER THIS YEAR.
Return to Story IndexBEEF RECALLS
THE U-S-D-A WILL BEGIN LISTING RETAIL STORES WHICH RECEIVED MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS INVOLVED IN CLASS ONE RECALLS. THOSE ARE THE RECALLS WHICH CARRY THE HIGHEST HEALTH RISKS FOR CONSUMERS. THE AGENCY'S WEBSITE WILL LIST GROCERY AND CONVENIENCE STORES, MEAT MARKETS AND WHOLESALE CLUBS. MISSING FROM THE LIST -- DISTRIBUTION CENTERS AND RESTAURANTS -- SINCE THEY PREPARE FOOD WHICH MAY NOT HAVE PACKAGING IDENTIFIABLE OR AVAILABLE TO CONSUMERS. THE U-S-D-A SAYS THE NEW LIST WILL BE AVAILABLE NEXT MONTH.
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ESPECIALLY IN WEST VIRGINIA. NOW, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WANTS TO KNOW WHY. ALL THIS WEEK, FEDERAL OFFICIALS WILL BE TESTING WORKING MINERS FOR FREE IN KANAWHA COUNTY IN AN EFFORT TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON. VETERAN MINER TONY MORRIS WANTS TO KNOW HOW HIS HEALTH IS. TESTS HE GOT MONDAY WILL HELP HIM FIND OUT . "I've got a little over 30 years underground. I want to see what my lungs are like." SO DOES THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH--OR NIOSH. BLACK LUNG, A SOMETIMES DEADLY RESPIRATORY DISEASE CAUSED BY LONG EXPOSURE TO COAL DUST, IS ON THE UPSWING. NIOSH IS SCREENING MINERS IN 16 COUNTIES FOR ANSWERS. NINE PERCENT OF U-S MINERS WHO GOT X-RAYS HAVE BLACK LUNG, DOUBLE THE 1995 RATE. IT'S WORSE--13 PERCENT--IN WEST VIRGINIA. INTERVIEW. "From 1970 to 1995, the Black Lung rates were on a steady decline, but since 1995 they started to go back up and that's what the problem is. We're trying to find out what's going on! " THE TESTS--GIVEN IN A TRUCK THAT GOES TO MINING AREAS-- INCLUDE AN X-RAY AND A BREATHING TEST. MINERS SHOULD GET BACK THEIR FREE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS IN ABOUT 8 WEEKS. " This week NIOSH's mobile testing lab will focus on eastern Kanawha County," THE IDENTITIES WILL BE PROTECTED IN THE OVERALL STUDY RESULTS. BOB AARON, EYEWITNESS NEWS, CHARLESTON. FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS, THE MOBILE TESTING VAN WILL BE AT THE UPPER KANAWHA VALLEY ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY AT 200 UPPER VALLEY WAY ON CABIN CREEK. FOR A COMPLETE SCHEDULE CHECK OUR WEBSITE.
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AND IT'S GETTING A LITTLE HELP FROM FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. IT'S CALLED THE SILVER ALERT GRANT NOTIFICATION ACT OF 2008. CONGRESSWOMAN SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO EXPLAINED THE PROGRAM AT THE HANSFORD SENIOR CENTER IN ST. ALBANS THIS MORNING. IT WOULD ESTABLISH GRANTS TO CREATE A SILVER ALERT PROGRAM OR TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING ONES. JUST LIKE THE AMBER ALERT SYSTEM-- WHICH ALERTS THE PUBLIC WHEN A CHILD IS MISSING-- THE SILVER ALERT WOULD NOTIFY YOU WHEN A SENIOR CITIZEN WANDERS OFF. TC: 24:10:16WHAT THIS BILL DOES WILL HELP THE STATES GET GOING WITH GRANTS FOR A SILVER ALERT 'CAUSE THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS ALREADY IN PLACE TO TRACK CHILDREN. THIS WAY IT WILL HELP US TRACK ELDERLY. ACCORDING TO THE ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION... HUNDREDS OF SENIORS WANDER AWAY EACH YEAR, IF NOT FOUND WITHIN A DAY... HALF ARE USUALLY SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DIE.
Return to Story IndexBASSINETS DANGERS
ACCORDING TO NEW DATA FROM THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION- FROM THE YEAR 19-90 TO 2004... 53 BABIES DIED SUDDENLY WHILE SLEEPING IN BASSINETS. DOCTORS ANALYZING THE STUDY SAID IN 85 PERCENT OF THE CASES, THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS LACK OF OXYGEN. IN 74 PERCENT OF THE CASES- BLANKETS, PILLOWS AND PLASTIC BAGS WERE FOUND INSIDE THE BASSINETS. NINE INFANTS DIED IN BASSINETS THAT WEREN'T WORKING PROPERLY BECAUSE OF MISUSE OR A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. THE C-P-S-C RECOMMENDS BASSINETS WITH A STURDY, WIDE BOTTOM BASE AND A FIRM, SNUG FIT MATTRESS.
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PRESIDENT BUSH LIFTED THE EXECUTIVE BAN ON OIL EXPLORATION OFF THE COAST. THE PRESIDENT URGES CONGRESS TO LIFT THE SAME BAN THEY HAVE IN PLACE. BUSH says:"it's been almost a month since I urged congress to act. they've done nothing. they've not moved any legislation and while the democratic controlled congress has sat idle, gas prices have continued to increase." THE PRESIDENT REMOVING THE EXECUTIVE BAN IS ONLY THE FIRST STEP. CONGRESS WILL HAVE TO REMOVE ITS LEGISLATIVE BAN BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE CAN HAPPEN. SUPPORTERS SAY DRILLING IN AMERICAN WATERS IS THE FIRST STEP TO FINDING RELIEF AT THE GAS PUMPS.
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THIS TIME, MIDWEST AIRLINES SAYS IT IS CUTTING 40-PERCENT, OR 12-HUNDRED EMPLOYEES, FROM ITS WORKFORCE. UNIONIZED PILOTS AND FLIGHT ATTENDANTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE CUTS. THE WISCONSIN-BASED AIRLINE SAYS IT WILL START NOTIFYING WORKERS TODAY. RISING FUEL COSTS ARE BEING BLAMED FOR THE COMPANY'S FINANCIAL WOES.
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ANHEUSER-BUSCH, THE FAMILY-RUN BEER MAKER FROM ST. LOUIS, HAS BEEN SOLD TO BELGIAN BREWER -- INBEV. THE 52-BILLION-DOLLAR DEAL CREATES THE WORLD'S LARGEST BEER MAKER AND GIVES INBEV ALMOST HALF THE U-S BEER MARKET. BUT IT MUST BE APPROVED BY SHAREHOLDERS AND U-S AND EUROPEAN ANTI-TRUST REGULATORS. THE DEAL IS A SHARP REVERSAL FOR ANHEUSER, WHICH LAST MONTH REJECTED INBEV'S INITIAL 46-BILLION-DOLLAR OFFER. ANHEUSER-BUSCH'S 12 NORTH AMERICAN BREWERIES WILL REMAIN OPEN.
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IN 2004, THE JEWELER FILED THE LAWSUIT AGAINST E-BAY. THE RULING MEANS COMPANIES MUST POLICE THEIR TRADEMARKS ONLINE THEMSELVES -- CLEARING E-BAY OF TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT. PEOPLE USED THE SITE TO SELL COUNTERFEIT TIFFANY JEWELRY. THE RULING SHOCKED SOME BECAUSE RECENTLY-- A FRENCH COURT ORDERED E-BAY TO PAY MORE THAN SIXTY MILLION DOLLARS TO LOUIS VUITTON IN A SIMILAR CASE. E-BAY NOW PLANS TO APPEAL THE LOUIS VUITTON RULING. THE ONLINE AUCTION AND SHOPPING SITE SPENDS TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS KEEPING COUNTERFEIT ITEMS OFF ITS SITE. E-BAY'S POLICY BLOCKS SUSPECTED USERS WHO SOLD OR TRIED TO SELL FAKES.
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THE I-PHONE 3-G WAS LAUNCHED IN 21 COUNTRIES JSUT LAST FRIDAY. APPLE SAYS THE I-PHONE THREE-G OFFERS ACCESS TO HIGH-SPEED THREE-G NETWORKS, MEANING USERS WILL BE ABLE TO SURF THE INTERNET AT SPEEDS SIMILAR TO A BROADBAND CONNECTION. AND, THE NEW I-PHONE ALSO HAS G-P-S. THE NEW PHONE IS EXPECTED TO DRAW AS MANY AS TEN-POINT-FIVE MILLION BUYERS WORLDWIDE THIS YEAR.
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MICROSOFT ANNOUNCING A DEAL MONDAY THAT WILL ALLOW OWNERS OF THE X-BOX THREE-SIXTY VIDEO GAME CONSOLE TO STREAM NETFLIX MOVIES OVER THE INTERNET. THE NETFLIX STREAMING SERVICE OFFERS TEN-THOUSAND MOVIES AND T-V SHOWS. MICROSOFT'S X-BOX HAD MOVIES AVAILABLE BEFORE, BUT NOT NEARLY AS MANY. THIS EXPANSION IS KEY IN HELPING MICROSOFT COMPETE WITH SONY'S PLAYSTATION THREE.
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CLOSING BELL CONCERN ABOUT THE OUTLOOK FOR BANKS WEIGHED ON THE STOCK MARKET, SENDING THE DOW DOWN 45 POINTS. THE NASDAQ DROPPED 26 POINTS. AND THE S&P 500 LOST 11...
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Dow 31.40 -0.30 Verizon 34.88 -0.04 Wal-Mart 56.31 +0.02 BB&T 20.88 -1.24 Huntington Bank 4.67 -0.97
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OKLAHOMA... A PICK- UP DRIVER DECIDED TO TAKE A DIVE IN A SWIMMING POOL THIS MORNING... THE ONLY PROBLEM... HE TOOK HIS TRUCK WITH HIM... TAKE A LOOK AT THIS... WITNESSES AT THE APARTMENT COMPLEX SAY THE DRIVER HIT THE GAS... SPED THROUGH A GATE AND LANDED IN THE POOL... A RESIDENT JUMPED IN TO SAVE THE DRIVER, WHO WAS THEN PLACED IN THE BACK OF A POLICE CAR... COLORADO... AN ALL-OUT SEARCH IS ON IN EL PASO COUNTY FOR AN AFRICAN LION ON THE LOOSE. REPORTS FIRST STARTED COMING IN TO AUTHORITIES LATE THIS MORNING-- THE LION HAS A LARGE RED MANE AND A BIG TAIL, BUT SO FAR THE CAT HAS NOT BEEN FOUND... POLICE HAVE ASKED HOMEOWNERS IN THE AREA TO STAY INSIDE AND TO KEEP PETS INDOORS... INDIANA... TWO MASTODONS ARE BEING UNEARTHED ON A FAMILY'S FARM IN CULVER... AMID A SEA OF CORN, AN ARCHEOLOGICAL DIG IS UNDERWAY... THE FARM'S OWNER FOUND A LARGE LEG BONE WHEN DIGGING UP HIS POND... A SECOND SET OF REMAINS WAS ALSO FOUND... EXPERTS SAY THE SKELETONS ARE WELL-PRESERVED... THEY WILL SOON END UP IN A MUSEUM... MASSACHUSETTS... THE HULK, CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BATMAN WERE ON DISPLAY AT REVERE BEACH FOR THE MASTER SAND SCULPTING COMPETITION... SCULPTORS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD COMPETE FOR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN PRIZE MONEY. MORE THAN 350 TONS OF SAND WAS DROPPED ONTO THE BEACH FOR PEAK RESULTS... AND WITH THAT, IT'S TIME TO BITE THE DUST ON THIS USA UPDATE...
Return to Story IndexCOMING UP
PLUS, A NEW STUDY ON AGING PUTS A POSITIVE SPIN ON THE GOLDEN YEARS... WE'LL EXPLAIN A LITTLE LATER IN THE NEWSCAST!
Return to Story IndexTHEATER CAMP
THE CAMP IS DESIGNED TO LET KIDS GET HANDS ON EXPERIENCE IN ACTING, ART, MUSIC AND DANCE. AT THE END OF THE WEEK STUDENTS WILL GET TO PRESENT ALL THEIR GREAT WORKS TO THEIR PARENTS. ORGANIZERS SAY IT'S A GREAT WAY FOR KIDS TO LEARN AND HAVE FUN. NEXT WEEK THE JUNIOR-SENIOR CAMP WILL GET UNDERWAY AND RUN THOUGH AUGUST FIRST.
Return to Story IndexALL-STAR GAME
IT'S THE BOTTOM OF THE BLOCK TIME FOR THE TOP SPORTS STORY WITH MARK MARTIN. RICK, THIS IS THE FINAL SEASON FOR HISTORIC YANKEE STADIUM...AND THE HOUSE THAT RUTH BUILT FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER IMMORTALS IS THE HOME FOR THE 2008 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ALL-STAR GAME... IT'S ALWAYS AN HONOR TO BE TABBED AS A STARTING PITCHER...CLEVELAND'S CLIFF LEE HAS EARNED THE NOD FOR THE AMERICAN LEAGUE... CLIFF LEE OF THE CLEVELAND INDIANS AND MILWAUKEE ACE BEN SHEETS HAVE BEEN PICKED AS THE STARTING PITCHERS FOR TOMORROW NIGHT'S ALL-STAR GAME AT YANKEE STADIUM. LEE IS 12-AND-2 WITH A 2.31 ERA. IT'S A REMARKABLE TURNAROUND FOR THE LEFT-HANDER, WHO WAS DEMOTED TO THE MINORS LAST SEASON. HE WAS CHOSEN BY AMERICAN LEAGUE MANAGER TERRY FRANCONA OF BOSTON. NATIONAL LEAGUE MANAGER CLINT HURDLE OF COLORADO SELECTED BEEN SHEETS, WHO IS 10-AND-3 WITH A 2.85 ERA. AGAIN THE ALL-STAR GAME AIRS LIVE TOMORROW NIGHT ON WVAH-TV/FOX 11.... THE EVER-POPULAR ALL-STAR GAME'S HOME RUN DERBY WAS TONIGHT AT YANKEE STADIUM...HIGHLIGHTS ARE COMING YOUR WAY LATER IN THIS EDITION OF FOX 11'S EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 10...
Return to Story IndexGAZETTE HEADLINE
WITH SCHOOLS OUT, A LOCAL COMMUNITY CENTER IS CLOSED AND NO ONE KNOWS WHEN IT MIGHT OPEN AGAIN. AND, FOR THE THIRD TIME IN RECENT MONTHS, A MEMBER OF ONE SMALL TOWN'S COUNCIL HAS ENDED UP ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE LAW. PLUS, CAMC IS FACING A HUGE JURY VERDICT BUT, IT MIGHT HAVE TROUBLE GETTING ITS INSURANCE COMPANIES TO HELP PAY IT. YOU CAN READ ALL ABOUT THESE STORIES AND MORE IN TUESDAY'S EDITION OF THE CHARLESTON GAZETTE.
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IF IT'S A GOOD PICTURE OF A GOOD STORY... WE'LL USE IT ON THE AIR!
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JIM PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS Join Jim Barach and the entire Storm Team at the Weather Center Online for the only regional web site that provides live, local updates, 24 hours a day!
Return to Story IndexBABY STEPS 7/14
IN TONIGHT'S BABY STEPS REPORT, JENIFER MCANDREWS EXPLAINS HOW THE VIRUS CAN AFFECT YOUR CHILD. DOCTORS ARE SEEING AN UPSWING IN THE NUMBER OF CASES OF A MOSQUITO BORNE ILLNESS. YOUR SUMMER SAFETY TIPS WOULDN'T BE COMPLETE WITHOUT AN UPDATE ON ENCEPHALITIS. THE VIRUS SPREAD BY MOSQUITOES... AND AS PEDIATRICIAN JOE MATUSIC REMINDS US, TO STOP IT FROM SPREADING, YOU HAVE TO STOP THE INSECTS FROM BREEDING. -------------- Because of West Virginia's climate and layout of the land... there are generally many more cases of encephalitis here than any other state.. Encephalitis is a brain inflammation spread by mosquitoes... occasionally it proves to be fatal. Dr. Joe Matusic/Pediatrician We frequently can't treat the virus itself. It's self limited, it goes away, we don't have good drugs that work for it. But we can treat the complications. Once an infected mosquitoes bites it's unsuspecting victim... the signs of encephalitis include severe headache, fever, vomiting.. possibly stiff neck... and most importantly, confusion. Dr. Joe Matusic/Pediatrician Once you have confusion you know that encephalitis is getting more severe. And then we worry about seizures and other things that can occur from encephalitis. Dr. Joe Matusic With a child that may be confused, they may be disoriented. They may not recognize their parents think it's day when it's night. Anything more than you can say you are comfortable with, with a headache. When you see that it's time to go to the doctor or go to the ER. That's the severe case. Dr. Matusic stresses most cases are not harmful and can go away on their own... he says it's important to eliminate areas of standing water around your house and around where your child plays. That water is a breeding ground for the mosquitoes. And protect against mosquito bites by using insect repellents with DEET. --------------------------------- If you have a very young child... ask your doctor first before using an insect repellent containing DEET... and follow directions on how much to apply to their skin. IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE THIS STORY AGAIN, LOG ONTO OUR WEBSITE... WCHSTV.COM ALSO, DR. MATUSIC WILL BE IN OUR STUDIO TOMORROW MORNING ON FOX 11'S GOOD MORNING WEST VIRGINIA TO TAKE YOUR CALLS LIVE ON THE AIR.
Return to Story IndexAFGHAN US TROOPS KILLED
AN ATTACK ON A BASE IN AFGHANISTAN KILLS 9 U.S SOLDIERS AND WOUNDS 15 MORE. IT IS THE DEADLIEST ATTACK ON U.S. FORCES IN MORE THAN THREE YEARS. MORE THAN 100 MILITANTS FIRED MACHINE GUNS, ROCKET-PROPELLED GRENADES AND MORTARS ON A U.S. MILITARY OUTPOST IN THE KUNAR PROVINCE. MORE THAN 40 INSURGENTS WERE KILLED IN THE FIGHTING. AN UNKNOWN NUMBER OF MILITANTS WERE ABLE TO GET INSIDE THE BASE BUT WERE DRIVEN OUT. OFFICIALS SAY ATTACKS ON U.S. SOLDIERS IN AFGHANISTAN ARE BECOMING MORE INTENSE, COMPLEX AND BETTER COORDINATED. MORE U.S. AND NATO TROOPS HAVE BEEN KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN IN MAY AND JUNE THAN THE SAME PERIOD IN IRAQ..
Return to Story IndexSUDAN DEMOS
THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT ANNOUNCED INTENTIONS TO ARREST PRESIDENT OMAR AL-BASHIR FOR GENOCIDE. INTERNATIONAL PROSECUTORS SAID BASHIR IS THE MAIN PERSON BEHIND ATTEMPTS TO WIPE OUT AFRICAN TRIBES IN DARFUR. THE ACCUSATIONS INCLUDE MURDERS, RAPES AND DEPORTATIONS. THE SUDANESE GOVERNMENT DISMISSED THE ACCUSATIONS, SAYING PROSECUTORS ARE POLITICALLY MOTIVATED.
Return to Story IndexPOPE VISITS AUSTRALIA
THE PONTIFF KICKED OFF HIS NINE DAY VISIT IN SYDNEY TODAY. PILGRIMS THERE, CARRYING A CROSS AND ICON OF OUR LADY, STREAMED INTO THE CITY AS PART OF THE WORLD YOUTH DAY FESTIVAL. IT'S CONSIDERED AS THE LARGEST PUBLIC EVENT IN AUSTRALIA SINCE THE 2000 OLYMPIC GAMES. WHILE IN THE COUNTRY, IT'S ANTICIPATED POPE BENEDICT WILL APOLOGIZE TO VICTIMS OF PAST CLERGY SEXUAL ABUSE.
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Return to Story IndexBRANGELINA TWINS
THEY ARE NOW A FAMILY OF EIGHT -- INCLUDING MOM AND DAD -- WITH THE BIRTH OF TWINS KNOX AND VIVIENNE THIS WEEKEND. BRAD PITT AND ANGELINA JOLIE MAY HAVE EVEN MORE TO CELEBRATE WHEN THEY SELL THEIR BABY'S PHOTOS. THE FRANCE NEWSPAPER THAT BROKE THE NEWS OF THE BRANGELINA BIRTHS.. SAYS THE COUPLE HAS ALREADY SOLD THE RIGHTS TO THE FIRST PHOTOS.. FOR ELEVEN MILLION BUCKS-- TO AN UNNAMED UNITED STATES MAGAZINE. THE MONEY WILL GO TO CHARITY. THE FIRST PHOTOS OF BRAD AND ANGELINA'S DAUGHTER SHILOH IN 2006 WENT TO "PEOPLE" MAGAZINE FOR FOUR MILLION DOLLARS. THOSE PROCEEDS ALSO WENT TO CHARITY.
Return to Story IndexMCCONAUGHEY BABY
MCCONAUGHEY AND HIS GIRLFRIEND, CAMILA ALVES HAVE REPORTEDLY SOLD THE FIRST PHOTOS OF SON, LEVI... FOR THREE MILLION BUCKS. O-K MAGAZINE SHELLED OUT THE CASH FOR THE SHOTS OF THE BABY BOY..BORN LAST WEEK. THIS IS THE COUPLE'S FIRST CHILD.
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THE ACTRESS HAS REPORTEDLY SOLD THE FIRST PHOTOS OF HER DAUGHTER, HONOR, FOR ONE-POINT-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS. ALBA GAVE BIRTH LAST MONTH. SHE REPORTEDLY DIDN'T PLAN TO SELL THE PICTURES BUT GOT BOMBARDED WITH OFFERS. O-K MAGAZINE WON OUT AGAIN... AND WILL PUBLISH THE PIX LATER THIS YEAR.
Return to Story IndexKIDMAN BABY
NICOLE KIDMAN AND KEITH URBAN HAVE REPORTEDLY REJECTED A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR OFFER TO PUBLISH PHOTOS OF THEIR DAUGHTER, SUNDAY. AN AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER SAYS QUOTE "THEY DON'T THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE." THEY'RE TOUCHED BY THE INTEREST IN THEIR FIRST CHILD TOGETHER.. BUT AREN'T SURE IF THEY'LL RELEASE ANY PICTURES AT ALL. SUNDAY ROSE KIDMAN URBAN WAS BORN LAST WEEK IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.
Return to Story IndexCORN HEALTH
TRY EATING... CORN. REAL AGE DOT COM SAYS WHETHER IT'S CREAMED, WHOLE KERNEL- OR ON THE COB- A CHEMICAL IN THE STUFF CAN REALLY PACK A PUNCH. NEW RESEARCH SHOWS THE COMPOUND "FERULIC ACID"-- FOUND IN CORN-- CAN HELP A LIST OF CONDITIONS, FROM ALZHEIMERS DISEASE TO CANCER. THE WEBSITE ALSO SAYS THE SUPER PHENOL IN TOMATOES AND RICE BRAN CAN SCAVENGE CELL DAMAGING FREE RADICALS, PREVENT INFLAMMATION, AND HELP DIMINISH PLAQUE BUILDUP IN ARTERY WALLS. AND, IF ALL THIS ISN'T ENOUGH- REAL AGE DOT COM SAYS THE PHENOL MAY HELP FIGHT AGING TOO.
Return to Story IndexOLDER HAPPIER
ACCORDING TO THE WASHINGTON POST, SINCE 19-72, RESEARCHERS HAVE CONDUCTED 50-THOUSAND DETAILED INTERVIEWS WITH AMERICANS. EACH YEAR THE QUESTIONS ARE REPEATED SO RESEARCHERS CAN MARK TRENDS AND MAKE COMPARISONS TO SEE HOW THE SAME PEOPLE HAVE CHANGED OVER TIME. THE DIRECTOR OF THE SURVEY SAYS PEOPLE WHO WERE BIOLOGICALLY OLDER ARE HAPPIER THAN YOUNGER ADULTS. THE SURVEY FOUND OLDER ADULTS REPORTED MORE HEALTH ISSUES BUT HAD LESS PROBLEMS IN THEIR PERSONAL AND FINANCIAL LIVES. ON THE OTHER HAND, YOUNGER ADULTS HAD LESS HEALTH WORRIES BUT HAD MANY MORE PERSONAL AND FINANCIAL STRESSES. LEADING THEM TO LIST THEMSELVES AS "UNHAPPY" IN THE SURVEY.
Return to Story IndexBLOOMBERG REPORT
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Return to Story IndexHOME RUN DERBY
-RYAN BRAUN -JOSH HAMILTON -BRAUN WITH SEVEN IN THE FIRST ROUND -HAMILTON...28...A NEW RECORD... -HAMILTON AND JUSTIN MORNEAU IN THE FINAL....
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IT WAS A BATTLE BETWEEN RICK PRICE AND CHRIS ANDERSON IN SUDDEN DEATH TO DETERMINE THE WINNER OF THE FIFTH NATIONWIDE TOURNAMENT AT BRIDGEPORT'S PETE DYE GOLF CLUB...THE 40-YEAR OLD PRICE, A JOURNEYMAN GOLFER, WON THE TOP PRIZE OF 180-THOUSAND DOLLARS ON THE PLAYOFF HOLE AND WILL LIKELY GAIN A PGA CARD AT THE SEASON'S END...THE TOP 25 MONEY LEADERS ON THE TOUR WILL AUTOMATICALLY EARN THEIR CARD FOR THE GAME'S TOP LEVEL...HE WAS HAPPY TO HAVE HIS PARENTS ON HAND FOR THIS EXTRAORDINARY VICTORY...
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Return to Story IndexCHRIS HENRY
HENRY WAS ACCUSED OF PUNCHING A UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI STUDENT IN MARCH AND OF BREAKING HIS CAR WINDOW WITH A BEER BOTTLE. THE FIRST TRIAL ENDED EARLIER THIS MONTH WHEN A JURY COULD NOT REACH A VERDICT ON AN ASSAULT CHARGE AGAINST HENRY AND THE JUDGE DISMISSED ANOTHER MISDEMEANOR COUNT, A CHARGE OF CRIMINAL DAMAGING. HENRY IS OUT OF WORK...HE WAS DROPPED BY THE BENGALS IN ARPIL FOLLWING HIS FIFTH ARREST SINCE JOINING THE TEAM IN 2005...HE IS STILL UNDER SUSPENSION BY THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE...
Return to Story IndexWAKE UP WEATHER
Return to Story IndexDOG SHOW/ ROCK SHOW
DOZENS OF CANINES CELEBRATED INTERNATIONAL ROCK AND ROLL DAY BY ROCKING OUT AT A RIO DE JANEIRO DOG SHOW. THE ROCK INFUSED SHOW WAS HELD AT THE RIO FLAMINGO PARK. JUDGES RATED THE DOGS BASED ON THEIR OUTFITS AND OVERALL ROCK APPEAL. SOME OF THE COSTUMES INCLUDED A CINDY LAUPER POODLE...A HEAVY METAL CHIHUAHUA...AND AN ELVIS PRESLEY HOUNDOG. THE TOP THREE DOGS RECEIVE A TROPHY, TREATS -- AND OF COURSE, EXTRA LOVE AND ATTENTION FROM THEIR OWNERS.
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