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Saturday, June 27, 2009. 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. PRESHOW
THEY FOUGHT FOR OUR FREEDOM...NOW THESE TROOPS COULD BE THE TEACHERS OF TOMORROW... BUT FIRST 
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AND THAT'S OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT... GOOD EVENING, I'M ELIZABETH NOREIKA. AND I'M GILBERT CORSEY... WELCOME TO EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexI CAP AND TRADE
IT CARRIES A DIRECT IMPACT ON WEST VIRGINIA'S COAL MINING FUTURE...AND WITH IT COMES GREAT DEBATE.. TONIGHT WE LOOK AT BOTH SIDES. THE CAP AND TRADE BILL SQUEEKED THROUGH THE HOUSE WITH THE SMALLEST OF MARGINS. IT PASSED 219 TO 212 WITH VIRTUALLY NO REPUBLICAN SUPPORT. NAT: FROM CSPAN ALL THREE WEST VIRGINIA DELEGATES VOTED AGAINST THE BILL. THEY SAY IT COULD CRIPPLE OUR STATES MININING INDUSTRY..TAKE JOBS AND INCREASE YOUR UTILITY RATES. SOT: YET PROPONETS DISAGREE..SAYING INVESTING IN CLEAN ENERGY WILL SPUR ECONOMIC GROWTH SOT: THE BILL STANDS TO REDUCE NATIONWIDE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS 83-PERCENT BY THE YEAR 2050. IT ENCOURAGES AGENCIES TO IMPLIMENT CLEANER PRACTICES BY USING ALTERNATIVES LIKE WIND, AND SOLER POWER. THE BILL WOULD ALSO IMPOSE A CAP AND TRADE PROGRAM UNDER WHICH COMPANIES WOULD BUY AND SELL EMISSIONS CREDITS. SOT: THERE IS SOME COMMON GROUND ON THIS DEABTE. BOTH SIDES SAY AMERICAN NEEDS TO ADDRESS ITS CARBON EMMISSIONS AND HOW THE GOVERNEMENT DOES IT WILL BE LANDMARK LEGISLATION. SOT: SOT: THE PRESIDENT IS PUSHING THE BILL AND IN HIS RADIO ADDRESS THIS MORNING ASKED THE SENATE TO PASS IT JUST AS THE HOUSE.
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Return to Story IndexFREE WATER
ALL TRYING TO GET THEIR HANDS ON SOME FREE WATER. THE HUNTINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT TEAMED UP WITH KROGER TO DISTRIBUTE FOUR TRACTOR TRAILERS FILLED WITH BOTTLED WATER. THIS COMES AFTER LAST NIGHTS WATER MAIN BREAK, WHERE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WERE WITHOUT WATER. NOW EVEN THOUGH THE WATER WAS TURNED BACK ON AROUND THREE THIS MORNING, WATER OFFICIALS ARE STILL URGING PEOPLE NOT TO BATH OR CLEAN WITH IT. FIRE CHIEF TIM PROVAZNIK SAYS ITS ALL ABOUT PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE. "thats the great thing about huntington, they can come together in times of emergency and help eachother out." WATER OFFICIALS SAY THE WATER BOIL ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
Return to Story IndexDISASTER ASST. DEADLINE
IF YOU LIVE IN RALEIGH OR MCDOWELL COUNTY, AND LOST INCOME BECAUSE OF THE BAD STORMS IN MAY ......YOU HAVE UNTIL THE END OF THE BUSINESS DAY MONDAY TO APPLY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE. NOW IF YOU ARE GOING TO REGISTER......YOU NEED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF PAST EARNINGS AS WELL AS YOUR MOST RECENT INCOME TAX RETURNS. YOU MUST HAVE ALSO BEEN DETERMINED INELIGIBLE FOR REGULAR UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS.
Return to Story IndexAPARTMENT BUILDING FIRE
A FIRE RIPPED THROUGH THE BUILDING. IT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 2:30 AT THE WERTZ APARTMENT COMPLEX. THAT'S ON THE EAST END OF CHARLESTON ON BEAUREGARD STREET. IT TOOK FIREFIGHTERS MORE THAN 4 HOURS TO GET THE FIRE UNDER CONTROL. ABOUT 6 PEOPLE LIVED INSIDE ...ONLY ONE ONE THEM WAS AT HOME. THAT PERSON IS SAFE TONIGHT. THE FIRE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.
Return to Story IndexHUNTINGTON STABBING
IT HAPPENED AROUND 2 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF DOULTON AVENUE AND 17TH STREET. WE'RE TOLD THE VICTIM WAS STABBED AND THEN THE SUSPECT RAN OFF. NO WORD YET ON THE EXTENT OF THE VICTIMS INJURIES.... SO FAR, NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE.
Return to Story IndexNICHOLAS MEN ARRESTED
JERRY ADKINS ALLEGEDLY STOLE AN SUV LAST WEDNESDAY, WITH CHRISTOPHER SUMMERS. THE MEN HIT AND KILLED ROBERT COTTRILL JUNIOR......CHIEF OF THE BIRCH RIVER VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT....WHILE HE WAS RIDING AN ATV. BOTH MEN ARE BEING HELD AT THE CENTRAL REGIONAL JAIL.
Return to Story IndexPREACHER SEX ARREST
STATE TROOPERS ARRESTED JOHN EDWARD SMITH. THEY SAY HE TRIED TO HAVE SEX WITH A 13 YEAR OLD GIRL IN CLARK COUNTY. THE RELATIONSHIP APARENTLY STARTED VIA TEXT MESSAGE. HE'S A PREACHER AT A CHURCH IN JACKSON AND SHE WAS IN HIS CONGREGATION.
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THIS TIME BY A ROANE COUNTY TEACHER. OFFICERS SAY MICHAEL BROHARD OF SPENCER MADE INAPPROPRIATE COMMENTS TO A GIRL BACK ON THE 19-TH AND 20-TH OF JUNE.
Return to Story IndexGRANDPARENTS JAILED
PERRY HILDERBRAND AND TERESA GRUBB........WERE ALLEGEDLY DOING DRUGS WHILE THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO BE CARING FOR A 2 YEAR OLD. THAT CHILD WAS FOUND WALKING DOWN THE ROAD ALONE LAST THURSDAY. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES WAS CONTACTED AND THE CHILDREN WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. THIS CASE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.
Return to Story IndexSHOOTING LAWSUIT
YOU MAY RECALL KELLY PEET WAS SHOT IN THE FACE WHILE TAKING PICTURES IN PUTNAM COUNTY. ACCORDING TO THE CHARLESTON GAZETTE, PEET, FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST DARRELL CADIE AND AN INSURANCE FIRM. SHE SAYS SAYS CAIDE NEGLIGENTLY SHOT HER...CADIE SAYS HE DIDN'T KNOW SHE WAS IN THE LINE OF FIRE. PEET WANTS COMPENSATION FOR MEDICAL EXPENSES, LAWYER FEES AND MENTAL AND PHYSICAL SUFFERING.
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SEVEN MEMBERS OF THE WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL GUARD SAY THAT KBR INCORPORATED KNEW THAT THE MEN WERE BEING EXPOSED TO A HIGHLY TOXIC CHEMICAL WHILE PROTECTING A WATER PLANT IN IRAQ..... THE LAWSUIT WAS FILED THURSDAY. KBR HAS DENIED ANY WRONDOING.
Return to Story IndexTROOPS TO TEACHERS
"" TODAY THEY PARTICIPATED IN A 5K RUN OR WALKED TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND SHOW SUPPORT FOR VETERANS. VETERANS ARE THEN USING THEIR EXPERIENCE TO TEACH CHILDREN. IT'S AN OPPORUNITY FOR BOTH TEACHERS AND TROOPS TO HELP ONE ANOTHER. "" AWARDS WERE HANDED OUT AFTER TODAY'S RACE.
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AND AT MCDONALDS... TODAY MICKY-D'S ON HAL GREER BOULEVARD HOSTED A FUNDRAISER FOR THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE. PEOPLE STOPPED BY TO DROP OFF EVERYTHING FROM CANNED FOOD TO SHAMPOO . THE DRIVE WAS SPONSORED BY ORGANIZING FOR AMERICA........ MEMBERS SAY EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS IN MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN SOMEONES LIFE. "stuff like this, taking even just little things like this, to help out a cause like that...thats whats best about our healthcare system, thats what healthcare reform is meant to do...is build off that." THE DRIVE WAS PART OF NATIONAL HEALTHCARE DAY OF SERVICE.
Return to Story IndexFISHING DERBY
THEY WERE LOOKING TO REEL IN THE SPOT OF TOP FISHERMAN. BEYOND THE BACKYARD HELD A FISHING DERBY.......FILLING HERSCHEL LAKE WITH CATFISH. ANOTHER FUNDRAISER GIVING TO KIDS "" YOUNGSTERS BETWEEN THREE AND 10 PARTICIPATED....ALL OF THEM HOPING TO WALK AWAY WITH THE TITLE OF FISHING RODEO CHAMPION.
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THE FELLAS FROM THE NATIONWIDE TOUR ARE PUTTING ON QUITE A SHOW AT THE PLAYERS CUP.... IT'S THE BOTTOM OF THE BLOCK TIME FOR THE TOP SPORTS STORY WITH JOSH LEWIS. JOSH-GILBERT ADLIB... DON'T BELIEVE THESE GUYS ARE THAT GOOD?! IF YOU FINISHED THE FIRST TWO ROUNDS AT EVEN PAR-- YOU DIDN'T EVEN MAKE THE WEEKEND CUT!! TODAY, ROUND THREE ACTION FROM PETE DYE... -TOM GILLIS -10TH-TOM GILLIS LONG PUTT FOR BIRDIE.....PUTS HIM AT -11 -12TH-JEFF GOVE APPROACH SHOT LANDS 5 FEET FROM THE CUP....HE WOULD GET PAR......HE WOULD FINISH AT -12 -18TH-SING SU HUN BIRDIE PUTT....HE WOULD FINISH AT -11 -18TH-KYLE REIFERS JUST MISSES THE LONG BIRDIE PUTT...HE WOULD FINISH AT -12 -18TH-TOM GILLIS BIRDIE PUTT....HE WOULD FINISH AS THE LEADER AT -13
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HE BEAT 57 YEAR OLD JOHN ROSS IN A THREE HOLE PLAYOFF..... BRADSHAW BIRDIED TWO OF THE THREE PLAYOFF HOLES-- AND PICKED UP A 6-THOUSAND DOLLAR PAYCHECK IN THE PROCESS.... SAM SNEAD'S RECORD 17 WEST VIRGINIA OPEN TITLES ARE SAFE....FOR NOW... BUT-- AT 26-- BRADSHAW DID BECOME THE YOUNGEST GOLFER TO WIN FOUR WEST VIRGINIA OPEN TITLES.... THE HARPERS FERRY NATIVE HAS BEEN MAKING A LIVING ON THE TAR HEEL TOUR IN NORTH CAROLINA... BUT HE SAYS IT'S ALWAYS FUN TO COME HOME FOR THIS EVENT-- ESPECIALLY WHEN HE WINS...
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WESTFALL HAS 5-TITLES TO HIS RESUME... WE'RE BACK WITH MORE IN JUST A BIT.... COMPLETE HI-LITES FROM PETE DYE... PLUS, WE'LL HEAR FROM THE LOW AMATEUR AT THE WEST VIRGINIA OPEN-- CHARLESTON'S BOSTEN MILLER... ALL THAT AND MORE A BIT LATER IN SPORTS...
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THAT'S BECSAUE AREA FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE AT BEECHWOOD ESTATES... ALL TO TEST THEIR SKILLS AND HAVE A LITTLE FUN IN THE PROCESS. PHOTOJOURNALIST AARON SMELTZER BRINGS US THIS EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT. THE LIVE BURN WILL WRAP UP TOMORROW.
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"" LOTS OF STUFF DO OUT IN THE SUN WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY. FROM FREE CONCERTS......TO WRESTLING.....TO DRINKING IN THE ATMOPSHERE....PEOPLE HERE SAY IT'S A GREAT WAY TO SPEND A SATURDAY. "WE'RE THANKFUL TO HAVE IT." RIVERFEST ENDS THIS SUNDAY, WITH A FULL LINE UP OF GOSPEL MUSIC IN THE AFTERNOON.
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CHARLESTON POLICE ARE WORKING TO KEEP PEOPLE UNDER THE INFLUENCE...OFF OF THE ROADS. THIS EVENING'S CHECKPOINT IS IN THE 19-HUNDRED BLOCK OF WASHINGTON STREET. IT STARTED AT FIVE O'CLOCK AND WILL WRAP UP RIGHT AROUND MIDNIGHT.
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IT'S ALL A PART OF FESTIVALL. THIS YEAR 12 OF WEST VIRGINIA'S BEST VINYARDS ARE ON DISPLAY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON. IT'S A TIME FOR FOLKS TO SIT BACK, RELAX AND ENJOY A DRINK "" WINE AND JAZZ IS STILL GOING ON...THINGS WILL WIND DOWN IN JUST ABOUT AN HOUR.
Return to Story IndexIWITNESS NEWS
IF IT'S A GOOD PICTURE OF A GOOD STORY... WE'LL USE IT ON THE AIR!
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WX ANCHOR PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS Join Steve Borecky 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 IndexAROUND THE WORLD
A SHIPMENT OF MOTORCYCLES EXPLODES IN IRAQ.... AND A BAN ON DIAMONDS IS CALLED FOR IN SOUTH AFRICA. IT'S TIME TO GO AROUND THE WORLD IN 80-SECONDS. BRAZIL ... SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE AT THE FUNERAL OF A FLIGHT ATTENDANT FROM AIR FRANCE FLIGHT 4- 4- 7. LUCAS GAGLIANO WAS THE ONLY BRAZILIAN CREW MEMBER ON THE jet WHEN IT CRASHED INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. MORE THAN A DOZEN AIR FRANCE EMPLOYEES ATTENDED THE FUNERAL IN RIO DE JANEIRO. UNITED KINGDOM ... THIS MAN IS DIABETIC AND HIS DOG IS ABLE TO WARN HIM WHEN HE'S BECOMING HYPOGLYCEMIC. THE DOG HAS RECEIVED FULL TRAINING -- BUT LONG BEFORE THAT -- THE DIABETIC'S FAMILY NOTICED THE DOG got AGITATED WHEN THE MAN HAD LOW BLOOD- SUGAR. HYPOGLYCEMIC HUMANS GIVE OFF AN ODOR DOGS CAN SMELL -- AND CANINES CAN BE TRAINED TO WARN THEIR MASTERS. DOGS ARE ALSO TRAINED TO DETECT BLADDER- CANCER IN PEOPLE. IRAQ ... THE LATEST BOMBING IN A WAVE OF VIOLENCE THAT'S KILLED MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE THIS WEEK, THIS ATTACK IN ONE OF BAGHDAD'S CROWDED BAZAARS -- KILLING AT LEAST 15. THE BOMB WAS PLANTED IN A SHIPMENT OF MOTORCYCLES. THE ESCALATING VIOLENCE RAISES SECURITY QUESTIONS -- JUST 4 DAYS BEFORE U- S COMBAT TROOPS WITHDRAW FROM IRAQI CITIES. SOUTH AFRICA ... THE INTERNATIONAL WATCHDOG GROUP -- "HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH" -- CALLING FOR A BAN ON DIAMONDS FROM ZIMBABWE. THE ORGANIZATION ACCUSES ZIMBABWE'S MILITARY OF KILLING MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE WHILE FORCING MANY TO DIG FOR DIAMONDS. ZIMBABWE DENIES IT. AND THAT'S A WRAP ON THIS FOX TRIP AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 SECONDS.
Return to Story IndexCHINA MJ TRIBUTE
FANS OF THE KING OF POP WERE OUT IN THE FINANCIAL CAPITAL OF CHINA TODAY. THEY CREATED A MAKESHIFT SHRINE WHERE MOURNERS LAID FLOWERS AND CANDLES OTHER FANS GATHERED AT MADAME TUSSAUDS' WAX MUSEUM. THERE THEY TOOK TURNS POSING FOR PICTURES WITH A WAX FIGURE OF THE SINGER. JACKSON DIED THURSDAY AT AGE 50.
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BUT SOME HEALTHY-LOOKING FOODS-- MIGHT HAVE SOME NOT-SO-GOOD-FOR-YOU INGREDIENTS. REFRIGERATED-- FROZEN-- AND STACKED ON SHELVES-- THERE'S NO SHORTAGE OF COLORFUL BOXES AND BOLD LABELS-- ALL DESIGNED TO GET THE PRODUCT-- INTO YOUR SHOPPING CART. TIMMONS says: "and you can see how they have this marketed alot of your healthier foods will be on the top shelf .. in the middle is where the kids are going to go." WITH SO MANY TO CHOSE-- REGISTERED DIETITIAN BATINA TIMMONS HELPS THIS CLASS OF SHOPPERS-- SEARCH OUT THE HEALTHIEST-- FROM THE REST. TIMMONS says: "When you look at cereals i want you to find something has has at least five grams of fiber in it and something that has like um....ten grams of sugar..." THIS ONE'S EASY... JUST CHECK THE NUTRITION FACTS...FOR FIBER AND SUGAR.. MOS says: "sugar level......ten." OTHER THINGS TO LOOK FOR IN CEREAL .... WHOLE GRAINS AND LESS THAN THREE GRAMS OF FAT. BUT IT'S OFTEN THE EXTRAS...THAT CATCH OUR EYE. GIOVINCO says: "you see this...calcium and vitamin d so you're tempted to say.. gee this is good for my children..but is it? TIMMONS says: "lets take a look ... so when you look for calcium .. it's ten percent and when you add the milk it's 25 percent is that more than most cereals? no.." THIS LABEL - TECHNICALLY CORRECT. IT QUALIFIES AS A "GOOD SOURCE"... BUT WITHOUT THE MILK YOU'D NEED TO GET NINETY PERCENT OF YOUR CALCIUM -- SOME WHERE ELSE. COMPARE THAT TO THIS CEREAL-- IT SAYS "MOST" AND HAS A HUNDRED PERCENT-- BEFORE MILK! PUSHING OUR WAY THROUGH THE AISLES.. WE ALSO SEE "ZERO TRANS FAT". TRANS FAT CAN DAMAGE BLOOD VESSELS -- AND LEAD TO HEART ATTACKS... BUT ZERO .. DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN ZERO TIMMONS says: "technically they're able to say no trans fats if it has less than point five - actually point four nine grams of fat..." TO FIND THE HIDDEN FAT--SCAN THE INGREDIENT LIST... TIMMONS says: "As soon as they throw in that partially and hydrogenated especially at the beginning...We know we have trans fatty acids. FATS IN YOUR BLOOD ARE CALLED TRI-*GLYCERIDES* - THEY TOO CAN HARM YOUR HEART.. AND SO CAN GLYCERIDES IN OUR FOOD. TIMMONS says: "We know what triglycerides are they're fats and mono and di are just the same thing" AND LIKE THE WORDS "NO ADDED"... WHEN YOU SEE THE WORD LOW-- BE CAREFUL! TIMMONS says: "this was the best product." AS MANUFACTURERS DECREASE ONE INGREDIENT-- THEY MIGHT INCREASE ANOTHER TO PRESERVE THE TASTE. TIMMONS says: "if they're taking away sodium they're going to add fat or sugar, if they take away fat or sugar they're going to add sugar or sodium." SO BATINA'S ADVICE-- LOOK FOR PRODUCTS WITH SHORT INGREDIENT LISTS, WITH WORDS YOU CAN PRONOUNCE. TIMMONS says: "I often i say buy the regular product and just eat less of it..you know.it's less chemically altered and it's probably a better choice than something that's been reduced." TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT THOSE FOOD LABELS MEAN...JUST LOG ON TO F-D-A dot O-R-G AND CLICK ON THE FOOD ICON.
Return to Story IndexSECOND WEATHER
WX ANCHOR PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS
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STINGER
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MUSIC AND RECORD STORES ARE "SELLING OUT" OF MICHAEL JACKSON'S ALBUMS. IN FACT- SALES HAVE SKYROCKETED...SOME SEVEN-HUNDRED-PERCENT. NEWS OF MICHAEL JACKSON'S DEATH-- IS SENDING FANS TO THE MUSIC STORES-- AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE JACKSON'S PASSING-- CHRISTIAN SARGENT BOUGHT ONE OF HIS OLD ALBUMS. I've been looking for this album for 10-years bought the classic the michael jackson- third album. APPARENTLY CHRISTIAN SARGENT WAS NOT ALONE-- We saw an unbelievable ramp up of sales of Michael jackson music at Amazon dot com. HERE IN ATLANTA , SALES ARE SO OFF THE CHARTS-- ACCORDING TO BORDERS-- BARNES-- AND NOBLE AND BEST BUY THEY HAVE NOTHING LEFT.. AND ON EBAY-- THERE ARE 32-THOUSAND ITEMS LISTED.. WITH A HUNDRED ITEMS ADDED EVERY FEW MINUTES. It's not unexpected..my friends have been talking about how much people are going to buy stuff, buy his albums and everything like that just to remember him and relive the eighties. WITH THE PASSING OF MICHAEL JACKSON -- MUSIC EXECUTIVES SAY THE SURGE IN SALES IS HARD TO IGNORE. We had sales levels that were seven-hundred times higher yesterday on Michael Jackson CDs and mp3 downloads at our mp3 download store than we did the prior day. THE VICE-PRESIDENT AT AMAZON-DOT-COM SAYS HE'S NEVER SEEN AN OUTPOURING FROM CUSTOMERS QUITE LIKE THIS. MEANTIME- STORES IN ATLANTA-- are TRYING TO RESTOCK JACKSON'S MUSIC
Return to Story IndexTRANSFORMERS
IN TONIGHT'S SCREEN GEMS, EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KENNIE BASS REVIEWS "TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN." Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: It's been two years since Shia LaBeouf's Sam Witwicky teamed up with the Autobots and saved the world from the invading Decepticons. But work remains, and the good robots are now teaming up with the military to find hidden evil machines who are living among us. CLIP Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: Meanwhile, Sam is headed to college but finds he has a small piece of the destroyed Allspark power source in his possession. It gives him knowledge of the Transformers origins and unlocks the secret of a machine which could destroy the sun. That puts the Decepticons on Sam and his girlfriend's Mikaela's trail. CLIP Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" is loud and impressive. The action sequences will blow you away with the sight of 50-foot tall robots slugging it out. But that's not enough to make this a great movie. The story is jumbled and confusing with too much padding. And the performances, while adequate, really don't catch your eye. It's clear the robots are the stars and the humans are just around to keep things moving. Megan Fox returns as Sam's girlfriend and while she's gotten better as an actress she has a long way to go. But Fox is beautiful and looks good running around so she fulfills pretty much everything that's asked of her here. Director Michael Bay can put together an action sequence better than just about anyone, but he also needs to head back to the classroom to learn something about dialogue, plot, pacing and getting good results from your stars. Some critics have complained that a couple of the good robots represent offensive racial stereotypes. I don't know if I agree with that, but much less of their slapstick antics would have gone a long way. While the pictures are fantastic, this movie is just too goofy in too many places to satisfy viewers who are older than ten or eleven. On my rating scale, "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen earns a double. You can see it in high definition in the Charleston area at Marquee Cinemas at Southridge and in Huntington at Pullman Square. For Screen Gems I'm Kennie Bass. Enjoy the show. "TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN" IS RATED PG-13 FOR INTENSE SEQUENCES OF SCI-FI ACTION VIOLENCE, LANGUAGE, SOME CRUDE AND SEXUAL MATERIAL, AND BRIEF DRUG MATERIAL. YOU CAN READ KENNIE'S REVIEWS ON OUR WEBSITE AT WVAH DOT COM.
Return to Story IndexFISHING EXCISE TAX
AND EVERY TIME YOU BUY FISHING GEAR, YOU'RE HELPING TO MAKE SURE THE SPORT REMAINS HEALTHY IN THE STATE. PATRICK MCMURTRY EXPLAINS IN THIS WEEK'S WEST VIRGINIA WILDLIFE REPORT. Nats of bass fishing We're lucky enough to live in an area where folks put a lot of value on great fishing. That's good, because with all the rivers, streams and lakes in West Virginia, it would be shame not to make sure there are plenty of fish to catch. Thanks to a working partnership between the DNR and U-S Fish and Wildlife professionals, a decades long sport fish restoration project is pumping a lot of fish into our waters. 6:06Vaugn Douglas/US Fish and Widlife says: "In West Virginia, the sport fish restoration amounts to a little more than four million dollars and that money comes from an excise tax, ten percent Federal excise tax on rods, reels and fishing tackle." That money goes to help pay for hatcheries and stocking programs responsible for putting thousands of trout, bass, catfish, bluegill, musky and walley into our waters. 10:48Patrick McMurtry/Eyewitness News says: "It's pretty easy to see where there money goes, just look down in this river and you'll see plenty of fish. But there are also a lot of projects that entail a lot more than just fish." 5:31Vaugn Douglas/US Fish and Widlife says: "The things you can really see are the access facilities, that really demonstrates the benefit to the anglers paying the excise tax. You can actually see a fishing pier, boat access really means something to them. Research is a little harder to see until you start looking at quality fish, large fish, healthy fish." And that's just what you'll see most times you decide to go fishing in West Virginia. 5:08Vaugn Douglas/US Fish and Widlife says: "A lot more fish in the waters, healthier fish population, water quality improvement, mainly better fish management." All thanks to a partnership working for all of us. For West Virginia Wildlife, I'm Patrick McMurtry, Eyewitness News FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SPORT FISH RESTORATION PROGRAM, GO TO WCHSTV dot COM AND CLICK ON THE WEST VIRGINIA WILDLIFE ICON, OR YOU CAN E-MAIL PATRICK DIRECTLY.
Return to Story IndexI GOV. BUTT OF JOKES
THE MARRIED GOVERNOR ADMITTED HIS ROMANTIC RENDEZVOUS IN A MOST UNUSUAL PRESS CONFERENCE. HERE'S JEANNE MOOS. IT WAS A PRESS CONFERENCE THAT BEGAN WITH AN OK... ok THAT DIDN'T SOUND OK. THE MORE THE GOVERNOR SIGHED.... nat sigh hang on THE MORE HE SEEMED ABOUT TO CRY... and ... THE MORE THE FLASHBULBS SPARKED. THAT WAS THE WORD GOVERNOR SANFORD USED... It sparked into something more than that TO DESCRIBE HOW A FRIENDSHIP BECAME AN AFFAIR WITH A WOMAN IN BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA. I have seen her 3 times then during the whole sparking thing. THE "WHOLE SPARKING THING" CONFESSION LEFT NEWS ANCHORS AT A TEMPORARY LOSS FOR WORDS. Oh Candy Crowley I don't even know where to begin Wow in a word It's a whopper Jeff, an absolute whopper. IT HAD BEEN A WHOPPER OF A JOKE...WHEN THE GOVERNOR WAS MISSING... Governor alert the search for Mark Sanford Getting weirder ok that's about right that's about right THE FACT THAT THE GOVERNOR'S STAFF SAID HE'D GONE HIKING.... It's Monday night, do you know where your governor is? MADE THE MYSTERY SEEM FUNNIER...AND THE ICING ON THE CAKE... Nude hiking day Nude hiking day It is national nude hiking day today. That's why he did it!!!!! ONE CARTOONIST PORTRAYED THE GOVERNOR FULLY CLOTHED STUMBLING ON A SIGNPOST FOR ARGENTINA WHILE HIKING THE APPALACHIAN TRIAL. THE WHAT TRAIL? On the Appalachian Trail The Appalachian Trail On the Appalachian Trail Appalachian Trail On the Appalachian Trail He was not hiking on the Appalachian Trail STANDUP AT LEAST WE LEARNED THAT THE PRONUNCIATION OF THAT TRAIL...APPALACHIAN...IS DISPUTED...APPALAHHCHIAN...IT'S SORT OF A NORTH/SOUTH KIND OF THING. BUT TAKE IT FROM AN EXPERT, WHO PREFERS THE LONG A EVEN THOUGH HE'S FROM THE SOUTH... uhhh my love of the Appalachian Trail HE'S NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YET. JEANNE MOOS... Appalachian Appalachian CNN Appalachian Appalachian NEW YORK.
Return to Story IndexTEASE 6
AND THE 2009 PLAYERS CUP IS UP FOR GRABS!! JOSH LEWIS HAS MORE FROM BRIDGEPORT-- STRAIGHT AHEAD ON EYEWITNESS NEWS...
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Return to Story IndexPLAYERS CUP
THAT'S THE CASE THIS WEEKEND AT PETE DYE AS THE NATIONWIDE TOUR IS TEARING IT UP.... AND WE'VE GOT QUITE A 4TH ROUND SETTING UP IN FRONT OF OUR EYES.... -NATIONWIDE TOURNAMENT -10TH-TOM GILLIS LONG PUTT FOR BIRDIE.....PUTS HIM AT -11 -12TH-JEFF GOVE APPROACH SHOT LANDS 5 FEET FROM THE CUP....HE WOULD GET PAR......HE WOULD FINISH AT -12 -18TH-SING SU HUN BIRDIE PUTT....HE WOULD FINISH AT -11 -18TH-RON WHITAKER LONG BIRDIE PUTT....HE WOULD FINISH AT -10 -18TH-TOM GILLIS BIRDIE PUTT....HE WOULD FINISH AS THE LEADER AT -13
Return to Story IndexLEADERBOARD
HE'LL TAKE A ONE STROKE LEAD INTO THE FINAL ROUND... KYLE REIFERS WAS ONE OF TWO GOLFERS TO SHOOT A 64.... A-J GOOD WAS IN BRIDGEPORT TODAY AND HAS MORE FROM PETE DYE....
Return to Story IndexBOSTEN MILLER
BUT CHARLESTON'S BOSTEN MILLER SURE MADE HIS MARK... MILLER FINISHED 3RD-- THANKS TO A 67 IN ROUND 2...AND A 69 IN ROUND THREE... HIS 76 TO OPEN THE TOURNAMENT WAS THE ONLY THING THAT KEPT HIM FROM WINNING THE THING...
Return to Story IndexWVU FOOTBALL
ROBERTS HAD A GREAT SPRING-- WHICH INCLUDED A 75 YARD RUSHING PERFORMANCE IN THE SPRING GAME... RIGHT ON THE HEELS OF BEING NAMED SCOUT TEAM MVP LAST SEASON.... WE CAUGHT UP WITH HIS HIGH SCHOOL COACH TODAY WHO'S PRETTY EXCITED WITH THE DIRECTION THE FORMER KENNEDY AWARD WINNER IS HEADED....
Return to Story IndexWV LIGHTNING
--SWEEP RIGHT TO T-R DUES... OUT OF BOUNDS INSIDE THE 15... --FEW PLAYS LATER... TRAVIS JONES FINDS DUES IN THE ENDZONE FOR THE SCORE...
Return to Story IndexWIMBLEDON
17-YEAR OLD AMERICAN MELANIE OUDIN (OOH-DAN) BEAT FORMER NUMBER ONE JELENA JANKOVIC (ELAYNA YANKOVICH)-- ADVANCING TO THE ROUND OF 16 WITH THE VICTORY... JANKOVIC STRUGGLED WITH THE HEAT-- HAVING TO TAKE A 12 MINUTE BREAK AFTER THE FIRST SET...SHE ALSO NEEDED TREATMENT ON HER LEFT FOOT LATER... OUDIN PLAYED WITH POISE DOWN THE STRETCH SWEEPING THE FINAL THREE GAMES...
Return to Story IndexNATIONWIDE RACE
KYLE BUSCH PASSED JOEY LOGANO OFF A RESTART WITH 36 LAPS TO GO AND HELD ON FOR THE WIN.... BUSCH WINS HIS 5TH NATIONWIDE RACE OF THE YEAR.... HE NOW HAS 52 VICTORIES BETWEEN THE TRUCK SERIES..NATIONWIDE SERIES..AND SPRINT CUP SERIES OVER THE COURSE OF HIS CAREER....
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AS YOU SEE-- IT WAS PRETTY WET... AND BECAUSE OF THAT, QUALIFYING FOR THE LENOX INDUSTRIAL TOOLS 301 WAS RAINED OUT... THAT MEANS TONY STEWART WILL START FROM THE POLE...
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HE WRECKED HIS PRIMARY CAR IN PRACTICE...AND HAD IT NOT RAINED HE WOULD HAVE HAD TO START FROM THE BACK OF THE PACK... TOMORROW HE'LL LOOK TO WIN FOR A 2ND TIME IN FOUR WEEKS AFTER WRECKING HIS CAR IN PRACTICE....
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Return to Story IndexTONIGHT AT ELEVEN
COMING UP TONIGHT AT ELEVEN... WE DELVE DEEPER INTO THE DEATH OF POP SUPERSTAR MICHAEL JACKSON. SO SWITCH IT ON OVER TO WCHS IN JUST A FEW MINUTES TO HEAR THAT STORY AND MORE.
Return to Story IndexCHS DANCE COMPANY
AND TONIGHT....WAS ALL ABOUT THE DANCING. MEMBERS OF THE CAPITAL HIGH DANCE COMPANY SHOWED OFF THEIR DANCE STEPS AT THE CLAY CENTER EARLIER THIS EVENING. THE COMPANY PERFORMS TAP, JAZZ, CLASSICAL BALLET, CONTEMPORARY BALLET, MODERN, LYRICAL, MUSICAL THEATER. TONIGHT'S PERFORMANCE WAS SPONSORED BY THE WEST VIRGINIA DIVISION OF CULTURE AND HISTORY. MEMBERS OF THE COMPANY PARTICIPATE IN COMPETITIONS NATIONWIDE. TONIGHT'S PERFORMANCE WAS FREE.
Return to Story IndexWINE & JAZZ
HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.
Return to Story Index PRIME PICKS TWO AND A HALF MEN Tonight at 7:00 PM Does This Smell Funny to You? Charlie unknowingly sleeps with an elderly man's (guest star Orson Bean) hot young trophy wife  |
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