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Thursday, November 5, 2009.

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    Eyewitness News This Morning






  • PRESHOWOPEN
      "Very honored, and humbled

      COMING UP ON EYEWITNESS NEWS, HISTORY IS MADE IN WEST VIRGINIA...AS THE STATE GETS ITS FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN FEDERAL JUDGE.

      BUT FIRST...

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    PRESHOWOPEN 2
      Our deepest sympathies and condolences go out to the friends, families, and comrades

      A DEADLY SHOOTING AT A TEXAS ARMY BASE... THE SHOOTER... A SOLDIER! AND THAT'S OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT...

      GOOD EVENING, I'M DEBORAH LINZ...

      AND I'M RICK LORD.... WELCOME TO EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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    FORT HOOD
      THAT SHOOTING HAS LEFT AT LEAST 11 DEAD, ... AND 31 WOUNDED.

      THE SHOOTER IS ALIVE AND IN STABLE CONDITION.. HE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS MAJOR MALIK NIDAL HASAN, WHO ONCE WORKED AS A PSYCHIATRIST AT WALTER REED HOSPITAL... HERE' S THE LATEST FROM TEXAS.

      THE ARMY SAYS TWO SOLDIERS ORIGINALLY TAKEN INTO CUSTODY HAVE BEEN RELEASED BECAUSE IT WAS DETERMINED THEY WERE NOT INVOLVED.

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    COALTON FATAL FIRE
      AN OLDER COUPLE IS DEAD AFTER FIRE SWEEPS THROUGH THEIR HOME IN JACKSON COUNTY, OHIO.

      THE FIRE STARTED AROUND FIVE THIS MORNING IN COALTON. A SHERIFF'S DEPUTY SPOTTED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOME. RAYMOND AND PHYLLIS KIMBLETON LIVED THERE. FIREFIGHTERS FOUND THE COUPLE DEAD IN THEIR BEDROOM AND SAY THEY DID NOT HAVE ONE SMOKE DETECTOR IN THE HOME.

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    FUGITIVE CAPTURED
      AN ANONYMOUS TIP HELPS PUT OUR 182ND FUGITIVE BEHIND BARS.

      EARLIER TODAY KANAWHA COUNTY DEPUTIES ARRESTED MATTHEW LANDERS WHO WE PROFILED THIS PAST TUESDAY ON OUR FUGITIVE FILES. HE WAS WANTED ON SIX COUNTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. HE'S CURRENTLY IN SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL JAIL.

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    11 CARJACK
      AN AMAZING STORY TONIGHT... OF A 9-YEAR OLD WHO FOUGHT OFF A CARJACKER AT A CONVENIENCE STORE!

      MALIK YOUNGBLOOD WAS IN THE CAR WITH HIS YOUNGER BROTHERS... AGES 3, 19 MONTHS AND 4 MONTHS.

      WHEN THEIR MOTHER WENT INSIDE THE LEE STREET EXXON ONE-STOP-- A MAN JUMPED IN THE CAR AND TRIED TO PUT IT IN GEAR...

      THAT'S WHEN 9-YEAR-OLD MALIK THOUGHT QUICKLY, AND PULLED THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION!

      JONATHAN MARTIN IS CHARGED WITH 4 COUNTS OF KIDNAPPING AND GRAND LARCENY.

      A MAGISTRATE SET HIS BOND AT 400-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

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    JONES HONORED
      IT WAS A BITTERSWEET CEREMONY TODAY AS THE CITY OF CHARLESTON HONORED THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE FOR OUR SAFETY.

      THE WIFE AND PARENTS OF CHARLESTON POLICE OFFICER JERRY JONES ACCEPTED A TRIBUTE FOR HIS THREE YEARS OF SERVICE.

      IT WAS AN EMOTIONAL REMINDER OF THE TRAGIC EVENTS FROM SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 13TH.

      IF YOU RECALL -- JONES WAS KILLED BY FRIENDLY FIRE AFTER A POLICE CHASE INVOLVING A SUSPECT ENDED TRAGICALLY.

      THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE PUBLIC SAFETY COUNCIL HAS GIVEN A POSTHUMOUS AWARD TO AN EMERGENCY WORKER.

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    PUBLIC SAFETY HONORS
      AWARDS FOR EMERGENCY WORKERS OF THE YEAR WERE ALSO HANDED OUT.

      DETECTIVE JARL TAYLOR RECEIVED THE POLICE OFFICER AWARD FOR HIS WORK IN CUTTING CRIME IN THE CITY.

      CAPTAIN DAVID BASHAM SAVED A MAN FROM A BURNING HOME... EARNING HIM THE FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR AWARD.

      PARAMEDIC DAVID HODGES WAS HONORED AS EMS OF THE YEAR.

      AND, SHAWNA NUNNERY IS THE FIRST EVER TELECOMMUNICATOR OF THE YEAR--- FOR HER WORK AT METRO 911 THE NIGHT PATROLMAN JONES WAS KILLED.

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    NOWCAST WEATHER
      JIM PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

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    DROP OUT RATE CATCH UP
      WE TURN NOW TO THE CRISIS IN THE CLASSROOM.

      IN PART TWO OF OUR SERIES ON DROPPING THE DROP-OUT RATE...

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER GILBERT CORSEY SHOWS US HOW SOME STUDENTS ARE FINDING NON-TRADITIONAL WAYS TO GET AN EDUCATION... GILBERT...

      RICK... WE WANT TO DO A QUICK CATCH UP FOR PEOPLE WHO MISSED PART ONE OF OUR SERIES.

      THE COUNTRY HAS A DROPOUT PROBLEM AND KANAWHA COUNTY IS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.

      LAST YEAR 555-KIDS DROPED OUT OF LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS.

      NO OTHER COUNTY IN THE STATE HAD MORE..

      THIS YEAR OUR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE GRADUATION COACHES.

      RIVERSIDE COACH...FRED MYERS OVERSEES 52 STUDENTS DEEMED AT RISK OF DROPPING OUT.

      HE SERVES AS A TEACHER, COUNSELOR OR FRIEND...WHATEVER THESE STUDENTS NEED TO KEEP COMING TO CLASS.

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    DROP OUT PART TWO
      OUR NEXT REPORT LOOKS AT STUDENTS WHO DIDN'T FIT INTO TRADITIONAL CLASSROOMS...

      TONIGHT KIDS SHARE WHY THAT SETTING DIDN'T WORK AND HOW THEY TURNED THINGS AROUND.

      NOW, PART TWO OF DROPPING THE DROPOUT RATE.

      NAT: FROM CARVER

      SEARCHING FOR SOLUTIONS..

      THAT'S WHAT TEACHERS ARE DOING TO HELP FIGHT THE DROP OUT RATE.

      PART OF THIS HELP COMES FROM ALTERNATIVES TO HIGH SCHOOL...FOR INSTANCE HERE AT CARVER CAREER CENTER STUDENTS SPEND HALF THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DAY GETTING HANDS ON TRAINING IN A TRADE TO PUT TO USE RIGHT AFTER GRADUATION.

      BITE:


      11:41:41 ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM IS AT WEST VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY. IT'S A COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM BETWEEN KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS AND THE UNIVERSITY. SOME KIDS WHO WERE FAILING OUT OF TRADITIONAL HIGH SCHOOL COME TO COLLEGE AND FIND SUCCESS.

      18:14:37 HOW WAS HIGH SCHOOL?

      hated it.

      18:16:20 I didn't like all the busy work to pick up time so I didn't do

      it and I failed the classes.

      18:17:00 In that environment if I didn't get out I would have dropped out.

      NAT: HER ON PHONE

      PROGRAM DIRECTOR MEG DAVIS SAYS THERE ARE FEWER *TRADITIONAL KIDS IN

      HIGH SCHOOL NOW AND MANY DROPOUT BECAUSE THEY DON'T FIT THE MOLD,

      THEY'RE UNCHALLENGED AND UNINTERESTED.

      18:04:10 The curriculum may be the problem. I'm not saying let's not

      teach history. I'm saying to do it in a way that's interesting and

      beneficial.

      NAT: 18:11:40 calculator.

      SO HERE'S HOW IT WORKS..

      AFTER PASSING A PLACEMENT EXAM HIGH SCHOOLERS REGISTER AND ATTEND COLLEGE CLASSES TO FIT THEIR OWN SCHEDULE.

      NO MORNINGS, NO PROBLEM AS LONG AS THE CLASSES THEY TAKE FILL HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS.

      ALONG THE WAY, STUDENTS EARN CREDIT FROM BOTH THE UNIVERSITY AND THEIR HIGH SCHOOL. THE PROGRAM AT WEST VIRGINIA STATE HAS AN 87 PERCENT SUCCESS RATE WITH AT RISK KIDS GOING ON TO HIGHER EDUCATION

      18:09:00 I'm doing better in school than I ever have. I guess it's just the pride you get from a high level of learning.

      NAT: 21 century class file

      TEACHERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE TRYING TO ADJUST TO THIS NEW GENERATION OF KIDS.

      ENTER THE 21ST CENTURY CLASSROOM...ANOTHER NEW PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. TEACHERS USE TECHNOLOGY LIKE INTERACTIVE WHITE BOARDS AND SMALL GROUP PROJECTS TO PRESENT THEIR LESSONS.

      HOPING TO PREPARE KIDS FOR THE FUTURE AND KEEP THEM ENGAGED.

      STATE LEADERS HOPE THIS TOO WILL LOWER THE DROPOUT RATE.

      BITE: 11:23:20 There are no excuses or acceptation a dropout and far to often we don't put enough effort into saying it can't happen in WV or the USA and when they do drop out you got to go after them

      NAT: in hall with coach

      EXACTLY WHAT COACH MYERS IS DOING..

      HIS CLASSROOM IS FAR FROM 21ST CENTURY BUT HIS TACTICS WORK IN ANY YEAR.

      16:55:50 I think you just got to care.

      KNOWING GRADUATION IS NO GAME.

      17:10:05 He keeps me focus and keeps me going

      AND IF ALL HIS STUDENTS MAKE IT, THEN THEY WILL BE CHAMPIONS INDEED.

      16:46:31 I'm going to do the best job I can to get them there.

      IF YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW YOUR KIDS SCHOOL MEASURES UP AGAINST OTHERS IN THE STATE...

      CHECK OUT THEIR SCHOOL REPORT CARD ON THE WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S WEBSITE.

      IT RATES EVERY SCHOOL'S PERFORMANCE IN CORE SUBJECTS AND INCLUDES DROP OUT FIGURES.

      THERE'S A LINK ON WCHSTV.COM ALONG WITH THE COMPLETE VERSION OF OUR SERIES.

      REPORTING LIVE IN THE STUDIO GILBERT CORSEY EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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    I BERGER RECEPTION
      FRIENDS, FAMILY MEMBERS, AND COLLEAGUES OF THE HONORABLE IRENE BERGER PACKED INTO A KANAWHA COUNTY COURTROOM TO HONOR HER CAREER.

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER DARRAH WILCOX HAS THE STORY.

      Two standing ovations... more than a dozen rounds of applause... and a courtroom jam-packed with friends, family and colleagues. That was the reception the Honorable Judge Irene C. Berger received honoring her career and recent appointment.

      NATS "For a woman who doesn't like a lot of fuss made over her, you all are making a lot of fuss."

      All jokes aside... Judge Berger says she is appreciated of all the support.

      "Very honored, and humbled that they would take time from their very busy schedules to be here."

      The U.S. Senate unanimously approved her appointed as U.S. District judge for the Southern District of West Virginia last month, making her the first African-American federal judge in the state.

      "I'm very excited about a new challege and trying to continue to do a fair job and to make sure people are heard in a respectful manner."

      One chapter closed... another just beginning.

      SEVEN LAWYERS HAVE BEEN NOMINATED BY THE STATE'S JUDICIAL COMMITTEE TO REPLACE BERGER. GOVERNOR MANCHIN IS EXPECTED TO FILL HER POSITION SOON.

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    KANAWHA COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING
      A BUSY NIGHT AT THE KANAWHA COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING..

      FIRST UP.. THE COMMISSION APPROVED THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE CHEYLAN PUBLIC SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THE UPPER KANAWHA VALLEY PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICT.

      ALSO THE COMMISSION DECLARED NOVEMBER NATIONAL ALZHEIMER'S AWARENESS MONTH...

      AND PRESIDENT KENT CARPER WAS GIVEN A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FROM THE KANAWHA VALLEY AMBULANCE AUTHORITY.

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    SOUTH CHARLESTON MEETING
      IF YOU WANT TO OPEN UP A TATTOO PARLOR IN SOUTH CHARLESTON YOU WILL NOW HAVE TO APPLY FOR A SPECIAL PERMIT.

      TONIGHT, CITY COUNCIL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO REQUIRE THAT.

      THEY HOPE TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF TATTOO PARLORS IN THE CITY. MAYOR FRANK MULLINS SAYS IT'S IMPORTANT TO REGULATE CERTAIN TYPES OF BUSINESSES TO ENSURE DIVERSITY, AND TO MAKE SURE THOSE BUSINESSES DON'T SATURATE THE CITY. RIGHT NOW THERE ARE FIVE TATTOO PARLORS IN SOUTH CHARLESTON.

      IF SOMEONE WANTS TO OPEN A TATTOO PARLOR, THEY MUST NOW GO BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO REQUEST IT... .IT WOULD THEN COME FOR A VOTE. MAYOR MULLENS SAYS THE SPECIAL PERMIT IS SIMILIAR TO THAT FOR BARS AND VIDEO LOTTERY PARLORS.

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    CONSUMER ALERT
      STINGER

      STINGER

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    SEACREST IN HUNT.
      CELEBRITY HOST RYAN SEACREST WAS IN HUNTINGTON TODAY, PROMOTING A SHOW HE IS PRODUCING.

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER BRYANT SOMERVILLE SPOKE WITH SEACREST THIS AFTERNOON ABOUT THE JAMIE OLIVER PROJECT.

      (nats)


      HE'S NOT HERE AS A HOST FOR AMERICAN IDOL. INSTEAD, RYAN SEACREST IS IN HUNTINGTON AS A PRODUCER...FOR THE UPCOMING JAMIE OLIVER PROJECT.


      THE PROJECT, WHICH SHOWCASES HUNTINGTONS EATING HABITS IS SCHEDULED TO HIT ABCS AIRWAVES SOMETIMES EARLY NEXT YEAR.

      THE SHOW COMES OF COURSE AFTER HUNTINGTON WAS GIVEN THE TITLE OF BEING THE UNHEALTHIEST METROPOLITAN AREA IN THE COUNTRY.


      BUT SOME PEOPLE, LIKE SHERRI SOWARDS, IS AFRAID THE SHOW WILL ONLY FOCUS ON THE NEGATIVE SIDE OF HUNTINGTON.


      BUT SEACREST SAYS...THAT IS NOT THE INTENTION OF THE SHOW.


      IN HUNTINGTON; BSO; EYEWITNESS NEWS.

      SEACREST WILL BE IN HUNTINGTON FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE FLYING BACK TO LA.

      MEANWHILE, PRODUCTION FOR THE JAMIE OLIVER PROJECT IS SCHEDULED TO WRAP UP IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

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    SPORTS FEST
      ALL YOU SPORTS FANS GET READY... THE CAPTIAL CITY WANTS YOUR ATTENTION!

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER RUDI RAYNES HAS MORE ON THE FUN NEW EVENTS THAT WILL HOPEFULLY BRING MORE PEOPLE TO THE CAPITAL CITY...

      :nats: jet skiing

      JET SKI RACES AND COMPETITIVE VOLLEYBALL

      nats firefighters

      THE ULTIMATE FIREFIGHTER CHALLENGE.

      THIS PAST SUMMER PEOPLE IN CHARLESTON WERE ABLE TO SEE A VARIETY OF NEW EVENTS.

      FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS THE CHARLESTON CONVENTION AND VISIOTRS BUREAU IS ROLLING ALL THREE INTO ONE FOR SPORTSFEST.

      our goal is to bring people into the community to spend the night shop eat here

      ALL THREE EVENTS HELPED BRING IN A LITTLE MORE THAN TWO MILLION DOLLARS TO CHARLESTON THIS PAST SUMMER.

      it was the first year so we have high hopes. 3 year contract for the next 3 years.

      AND PEOPLE INVOLVED WITH THE VARIOUS SPORTS SAY MAGIC ISLAND, HADDAD RIVERFRONT PARK, AND KANAWHA BOULEVARD ARE PERFECT VENUES.

      aj: the ampitheater seating look down on river where the track is just a great view for spectators

      ross: atheltes can get here easy... and the way the city has treated us... the athletes felt welcome

      SOME PARTICIPANTS IN THE FIREFIGHTER CHALLENGE SAY THEY HAD A GREAT AUDIENCE AND FIREFIGHTERS FROM ALL OVER THE NATION WANTED TO COME BACK.

      boggess: i believe it's gonna continue growing all the competitiors said ths was the best venue and theyd come back

      AND BOGGESS SAYS IT'S A GREAT WAY TO SHOW OFF THE CAPITAL CITY.

      It's the city we serve and protect. why not bring them here? Charleston's a great town. it's a good place to ahve an event like this.

      SPORTSFEST WILL BEGIN NEXT YEAR AND RUN FROM AUGUST 19-TH THROUGH THE 22ND.

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    NASCAR CUTBACKS
      CHRYSLER IS TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT ITS MOTOR SPORTS PROGRAM.

      THE AUTOMAKER HAS ANNOUNCED THAT AS A PART OF ITS RESTRUCTURING, IT'S REVIEWING THE PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDES NASCAR.

      WHILE CHRYSLER DOESN'T PLAN TO MAKE SPENDING CUTS NOW, THEY'RE SCALING BACK THEIR NASCAR TEAMS FROM TWO TO ONE.

      CHRYSLER SPENT ROUGHLY 50-MILLION DOLLARS ON NASCAR LAST YEAR.

      THE AUTOMAKER SLASHED THAT FIGURE TO ABOUT 35- MILLION DOLLARS THIS YEAR.

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    MARCUS YOUNG
      UC'S SUCCESS IN 2009 CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO A SOLID SENIOR CLASS... FILLED WITH GUYS THAT HOPE TO PLAY FOOTBALL BEYOND THIS WEEKEND...

      IT'S THE BOTTOM OF THE BLOCK TIME FOR THE TOP SPORTS STORY WITH MARK MARTIN.

      UC MEETS MEETS WESLEYAN ON SATURDAY...AND ONE GOLDEN EAGLE PLAYER IS OLD WHEN IT COMES TO EXPERIENCE....

      BUT HE'LL BE FOREVER YOUNG...

      THE SENIOR LINEBACKER HAS BEEN SOLID FOR FOUR YEARS...

      JOSH LEWIS HAS MORE WITH YOUNG AS HE BEGINS TO CLOSE OUT HIS CAREER...

      WEST VIRGINIA CONFERENCE WAS ON THE NATIONAL STAGE TONIGHT...HIGHLIGHTS FROM GLENVILLE AND SHEPHERD COMES YOUR WAY IN SPORTS...PLUS, MEET OUR LATEST SCHOLAR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK...IT'S ALL LATER, HERE ON EYEWITNESS NEWS...

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    FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER
      TIME IS TICKING AWAY ON OUR FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER.

      WE ONLY HAVE ONE DAY LEFT AND WE STILL NEED YOUR HELP TO FEED HUNGRY FAMILIES THIS SEASON..

      EARLIER TODAY THE KANAWHA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMISSION DONATED DOZENS OF CANNED GOODS ALONG WITH BOXES OF MACARONI AND CHEESE AND STOVE TOP STUFFING. ALL THE FOOD COLLECTED FOR OUR FOOD DRIVE WILL BE USED TO MAKE FOOD BASKETS FOR BOTH THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS AND WILL BE USED TO FEED ROUGHLY 100-THOUSAND PEOPLE HERE IN THE KANAWHA VALLEY AND SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.

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    G FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER
      IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A DONATION... YOU CAN BRING ANY NON PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS TO OUR STATION AT 1301 PIEDMONT ROAD IN CHARLESTON.

      YOU CAN ALSO DROP OFF DONATIONS AT ANY OF THE SPONSORS SHOWN ON YOUR SCREEN. OUR FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER WRAPS UP TOMORROW ...THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT TO HELP HUNDREDS OF NEEDY FAMILIES IN OUR REGION.

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    GAZETTE HEADLINE
      GET TOMORROW'S HEADLINES TONIGHT...

      WEST VIRGINIA A-A-R-P IS TAKING STAND ON THE HEALTH CARE BILL

      AND, A PARKERSBURG LAWYER ADMITS TO NOT PAYING TAXES FOR A SECOND TIME

      PLUS, TRACING THE CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS, AT CABWAYLINGO STATE PARK

      YOU CAN READ ALL ABOUT THESE STORIES AND MORE IN TOMORROW'S EDITION OF THE CHARLESTON GAZETTE.

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    FULL WEATHER
      ANCHORS TOSS TO JIM FOR WEATHER

      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!
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    1985 FLOOD
      24 YEARS AGO TODAY, WEST VIRGINIA SUFFERED THE WORSE FLOOD IN THE STATE'S HISTORY.

      HURRICANE JUAN DUMPED 8 INCHES OF RAIN ON AN ALREADY DRENCHED MOUNTAIN STATE....PHOTOJOURNALIST BRAD RICE TAKES US BACK IN THIS WEEKS TRAVELING WEST VIRGINIA.

      STATE WIDE 38 PEOPLE DIED IN THE 1985 FLOOD.

      FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE DISASTER LOG ONTO THE WEB AT WVCULTURE.ORG.

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    IWITNESS NEWS
      IF YOU SEE NEWS HAPPENING, CLICK AWAY, AND SEND US THE PICTURES AT IWITNESS@WCHSTV.COM....

      IF IT'S A GOOD PICTURE OF A GOOD STORY... WE'LL USE IT ON THE AIR!

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    KITCHEN DOOR
      IT'S SHAPING UP TO BE A VERY NICE WEEKEND. AND AFTER THE CHILLI WEATHER WE'VE BEEN HAVING RECENTLY... IT MAY BE NICE TO GET OUT FOR A NICE DINNER SOMEWHERE.

      HERE'S PATRICK MCMURTRY WITH THIS WEEK'S BEHIND THE KITCHEN DOOR.

      We are coming to you this week from the Bridge Road Bistro in South Hills, I'll tell you why in a bit, but we start out at Johnny's Pizza on Route 60 in Barboursville.

      Inspectors found 9 violations including 5 critical.

      There was lettuce stored beside raw chicken in the cooler, they had to throw out ham stored at improper temperatures, the hoods were dirty with grease dripping from it, and the vent fan, ceiling, walls, inside of 2 coolers and the make table counter were all dirty.

      Inspectors said Johnny's corrected all the violations.

      Up next, the Dragon Bowl at 2700 Dupont Ave. in Belle. Inspectors found 6 violations, including 2 critical.

      The meat grinder was dirty and the cooking sherry was improperly stored.

      There wasn't a thermometer in the refrigerator and no lid on the trash can in the women's rest room.

      Next, O'Charley's at Trace Fork in South Charleston.

      Inspectors found 5 violations, including 2 critical.

      There was chicken and rice being stored at improper temperatures-they corrected those problems.

      They didn't have a thermometer in their refrigerator, either, and there was uncovered containers of food in the cooler.

      Here's a list of the spots with good reports: the New Dragon Garden in St. Albans and China Super Buffet in Elkview were good, but the La Caretta right next door, and Aladdin's in Kanawha City were perfect.

      We're here at Bridge Road Bistro because this place is rolling out its new fall menu.

      Don't forget, you can get your first look at Behind the Kitchen Door Thursday on Eyewitness News This Morning. I'm Patrick McMurtry, I'll see you the.

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    FLOODING EVACUATIONS
      WELCOME BACK TO EYEWITNESS NEWS! IN WORLD NEWS, TYPHOON MIRINAE IS CAUSING SEVERE FLOODING IN THE PHILIPPINES

      FORCING SEVERAL THOUSAND PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR HOMES.

      HEAVY RAINS FORCED MORE THAN 66-HUNDRED FAMILIES TO EVACUATE IN NORTHERN PHILIPPINES. ENTIRE VILLAGES ARE SUBMERGED IN WATER.

      RIVERS OVERFLOWED, MAKING MANY ROADS AND BRIDGES IMPOSSIBLE TO CROSS.

      SOME VILLAGERS WERE TRAPPED--RELYING ON SMALL BOATS AND RESCUE CREWS TO GET OUT.

      THE NATIONAL WEATHER BUREAU IS STILL CONCERNED MORE RAIN COULD TRIGGER FLASH FLOODS.

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    BLANKETS MADE FROM BOTTLES
      PLASTIC BOTTLES ARE GETTING A NEW LEASE ON LIFE.. BEING RECYCLED INTO BLANKETS FOR DISASTER VICTIMS.

      FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, THE TAIWAN BUDDHIST TZU CHI FOUNDATION HAS TAKEN PLASTIC BOTTLES AND REINCARNATED THEM.

      THE CHARITY DONATES ABOUT 244- THOUSAND POLYESTER BLANKETS A YEAR- TO KEEP DISASTER VICTIMS ALL OVER THE WORLD WARM.

      THE COMPANY HAS ALSO EXPANDED ITS RECYCLING PROGRAM TO MAKE SHIRTS, SCARVES AND CLOTH SHOPPING BAGS.

      VOLUNTEERS AT THE FACTORY, MANY OF WHOM ARE ELDERLY AND RETIRED, MAKE ABOUT THREE THOUSAND BLANKETS A DAY.

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    FORKLIFT DESTROY VODKA
      A BIG "WHOOPS" FOR ONE EMPLOYEE OPERATING A FORKLIFT INSIDE A LIQUOR WAREHOUSE IN RUSSIA.

      WATCH THE DRIVER IN THE TOP LEFT HAND CORNER OF YOUR SCREEN..

      AS YOU CAN SEE HE SUDDENLY TAKES OFF AND PLOWS RIGHT INTO A SHELF FULL OF BOXES OF VODKA.. CAUSING SEVERAL SHELVES AND HUNDREDS OF BOXES TO COME CRASHING DOWN...LET'S SEE THAT AGAIN.... IT'S ESTIMATED 170-THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF ALCOHOL WAS DESTROYED.

      THE DRIVER WALKED AWAY WITH ONLY A MINOR LEG INJURY.

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    SECOND WEATHER
      JIM PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

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    HOLLYWOOD BUZZ
      STINGER

      STINGER

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    MISS AMERICA HOST
      TONIGHT IN THE HOLLYWOOD BUZZ...MARIO LOPEZ IS DANCING HIS WAY INTO THE MISS AMERICA PAGEANT.

      LOPEZ IS SLATED TO BE NEXT YEAR'S HOST..

      THE T-L-C NETWORK AND MISS AMERICA ORGANIZATION HAVE ANNOUNCED THE "EXTRA" HOST AND FORMER "DANCING WITH THE STARS" CONTESTANT WILL HOST THE COMPETITION.

      THE MISS AMERICAN PAGEANT WILL BE SHOWN LIVE ON JANUARY 30TH, FROM PLANET HOLLYWOOD IN LAS VEGAS.

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    MASTERCHEF SHOW
      CELEB CHEF GORDON RAMSAY IS BRINGING ANOTHER COOKING SHOW TO AMERICA.

      "MASTERCHEF" WILL BE RAMSAY'S LATEST CULINARY COMPETITION SHOW ON FOX.

      THE TWIST TO THIS SHOW IS WANNABE CHEFS WHO SIMPLY COOK AS A HOBBY AND HAVE NO EXPERIENCE WILL TRY TO BECOME MASTER CHEFS.

      THE FORMAT IS BASED ON A RECORD BREAKING HIT SHOW IN THE U-K AND AUSTRALIA.

      RAMSAY WILL SERVE AS THE CONTESTANTS MENTOR AND COACH.

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    WANDA SYKES SHOW
      COMEDIENNE WANDA SYKES IS TRYING HER HAND AT SOMETHING NEW.

      CHECK OUT A CLIP FROM HER NEW SHOW..

      START THE CLIP AT 1:12 INTO THE VIDS (BALLON BOY) END IT AT 1:42 INTO THE VIDS..

      THE SHOW MIXES STAND-UP, A CLIP CALLED "WANDA-RAMA" AND CELEBRITY GUESTS.

      YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CATCH "THE WANDA SYKES SHOW" RIGHT HERE ON FOX THIS SATURDAY NIGHT..

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    EATING TO FAST
      WELCOME BACK TO EYEWITNESS NEWS! IN HEALTH NEWS.... ARE YOU RUSHING THROUGH YOUR LUNCH?

      NEW RESEARCH SAYS YOU NEED TO SLOW DOWN WHILE YOU EAT.

      RESEARCHERS SAY EATING TOO FAST LIMITS THE BODY FROM RELEASING HORMONES IN THE GUT THAT TELL YOU WHEN YOU'RE FULL AND THAT CAN LEAD TO OVER EATING.

      RESEARCHERS HAD VOLUNTEERS EAT ICE CREAM AT DIFFERENT RATES WHILE THEY MEASURED THINGS LIKE HORMONES, GLUCOSE, AND INSULIN.

      THEY FOUND THOSE WHO TOOK A HALF HOUR TO FINISH THE ICE CREAM HAD HIGHER CONCENTRATIONS OF THE FILLING HORMONES.

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    CAT SWINE FLU
      ONE HOUSE CAT IN IOWA HAS COME DOWN WITH THE SWINE FLU..

      THIS IS THE FIRST FELINE TO BE DIAGNOSED WITH H1N1..

      IT SEEMS THE CAT GOT SICK AFTER TWO PEOPLE WHO OWN THE CAT GOT SICK WITH THE SWINE FLU..

      THE FAMILY BROUGHT IN THE CAT AFTER IT BECAME LETHARGIC, HAD A LOSS OF APPETITE AND APPEARED TO HAVE TROUBLE BREATHING... THE CAT IS NOW BACK HOME AND HEALTHY..

      THE C-D-C ALSO CONFIRMED THE VIRUS IN TWO FERRETS --ONE IN OREGON AND ONE IN NEBRASKA.

      BOTH HAVE SINCE DIED.

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    BLOOMBERG REPORT
      BORDERS SAYS IT WILL CLOSE 200 WALDENBOOKS STORES AND CUT 15-HUNDRED JOBS IN JANUARY..

      HERE'S MORE IN TONIGHT'S BLOOMBERG AFTER THE BELL REPORT.

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    SPORTS TEASE
      COMING UP IN SPORTS...MARK MARTIN GOES CATCHIN' UP WITH MR. COOPER...MEET OUR LATEST SCHOLAR AHTLETE OF THE WEEK HERE

      ON EYEWITNESS NEWS...

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    SPORTS
      RICK TOSSES TO SPORTS ANCHOR

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    CAM COOPER
      THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON WRAPS UP THIS WEEKEND...HURRICANE'S REDSKINS ARE A TEAM HOPING TO CATCH ONE OF THE FINAL CLASS AAA PLAYOFF SPOTS...A BIG GAME FROM ONE OF THE AREA'S TOP PASS CATCHERS WILL BE A KEY...

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    WVU FOOTBALL
      THIS THURSDAY WAS THE FINAL DAY OF PREP FOR THE MOUNTAINEERS...THE CARDS HIT TOWN TOMORROW FOR SATURDAY'S SHOWDOWN...

      WEST VIRGINIA WILL LOOK TO BOUNCE BACK FROM ITS DISAPPOINTING LOSS IN TAMPA LAST FRIDAY AGAINST SOUTH FLORIDA...BILL STEWART DISCUSSED THIS WEEK VARIOUS REMEDIES FOR REBOUNDING...

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    BILL STEWART SOT
      I'm a history teacher, so I think history repeats itself. I think back to Miami when Quincy's (Wilson) great play and we got beat. I think back to Colorado since I've been here. When is the time to grab your brother's hand, take an oath and say we can roll over like all the experts say. Or, we can jut our jaw, bow our back and play Mountaineer football.

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    GAME ON
      it's a big saturday of college football on wchs...

      -louisville vs. wvu

      -ohio state vs. penn state

      -uconn vs. cincy

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    GAME ON NFL
      arizona vs. chicago ... 1 p.m.

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    GW GIRLS SOCCER
      THE GW GIRLS SOCCER TEAM WILL LOOK FOR A STATE TITLE STARTING FRIDAY NIGHT....THE LADY PATRIOTS BRING IN A SENIOR LAIDEN TEAM WHO HAVE MADE IT TO BECKLEY 3 OUT OF THEIR 4 SEASONS......GW WILL FACE OFF WITH UNIVERSITY AND SAY ANYTHING BUT A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE A DISAPPOINTMENT

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    WESLEYAN-UC
      -chad durenberger's uc golden eagles collided with west virginia wesleyan tonight in the west virginia conference men's soccer semifinals...uc gets the victory over the bobcats, 2-nil...up next will be a saturday showdown with davis & elkins for the confernece title...

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    WAKE UP WEATHER
      ANCHORS TOSS TO JIM FOR WAKE UP WEATHER

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    COUPLE TOGETHER AFTER 50 YEARS
      FINALLY TONIGHT...IT WAS FIFTY YEARS IN THE MAKING .. AS AN ELDERLY COUPLE PROVES THAT LOVE REALLY *DOES* CONQUER ALL

      EVEN IF YOU WERE ONCE SEPARATED BY THE INFAMOUS "IRON CURTAIN."

      THIS IS ELVIRA PROFE -- WHO IS GERMAN -- AND FORTUNAT MACKIEWICZ -- WHO IS POLISH -- THE PAIR WAS SEPERATED BY THE BERLIN WALL FOR ABOUT FIFTY YEARS.. AS SOON AS IT FELL--- ON NOVEMBER 9TH, 19-89-- PROFE LOOKED UP HER LONG LOST LOVER... THE COUPLE IS HAPPILY MARRIED AND LIVING IN THE TOWN THEY FIRST MET IN MANY, MANY YEARS AGO..

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    CLOSE
      THAT'LL DO IT FOR TONIGHT'S EDITION OF FOX-11 NEWS...

      HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYONE.

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