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Tuesday, May 21, 2013. 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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It's starting to set in. It's just a total loss. Everything's gone. We're finding clothes so we'll be good for a few days. THIS MORNING... THE SCOPE OF THE DEVASTATION IN MOORE OKLAHOMA IS JUST NOW BEGINNING TO SET IN. WHOLE COMMUNITIES... GONE. THIS IS NEW VIDEO OF THE HOSPITAL IN MOORE... DESTROYED. WE'LL HAVE THE LATEST ON THE STORM FORM YOU THIS MORNING... INCLUDING HOW YOU CAN HELP....
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AND I'M PATRICK MCMURTRY. WELCOME TO FOX 11'S EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING . IT'S TUESDAY, MAY 21ST.
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AND THE DEATH TOLL IS EXPECTED TO CLIMB. EMILY SCHMIDT JOINS US FROM HARD-HIT MOORE, OKLAHOMA. THE VICIOUS TWISTER THAT TORE ACROSS CENTRAL OKLAHOMA MONDAY WAS TWO MILES WIDE AT ONE POINT, AND STAYED ON THE GROUND AROUND 45 MINUTES. THE STORM CHASER WHO SHOT THIS VIDEO SAID THE TORNADO WAS SO POWERFUL, HE COULD FEEL IT TRYING TO RIP THE PHONE OUT OF HIS HAND. IN THE STORM'S WAKE...UTTER DESTRUCTION. OUTSIDE BRIARWOOD ELEMENTARY, TEARS OF JOY AS PARENTS REUNITED WITH THEIR CHILDREN. BUT MANY CHILDREN ARE AMONG THE DEAD. PLAZA TOWERS ELEMENTARY WAS IN THE DIRECT PATH OF THE STORM. SOME 75 STUDENTS AND STAFF MEMBERS WERE INSIDE WHEN IT HIT. K-F-O-R REPORTER SCOTT HINES SAYS IT LOOKED LIKE A WAR ZONE. EVEN THE HOSPITAL IN MOORE IS, IN THE WORDS OF THE MAYOR, DEVASTATED. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR TODD LAMB SAYS FAITH WILL HELP THE PEOPLE OF OKLAHOMA GET THROUGH THIS. A PRELIMINARY RATING OF THE TORNADO THAT HIT MOORE, OKLAHOMA WAS AT LEAST AN E-F-4. THAT MEANS IT CARRIED WINDS OF 166 TO 200-MILES-PER-HOUR.
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THE TEAM FLEW INTO OKLAHOMA CITY SUNDAY TO PLAY IN THE BIG 12 BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP LATER THIS WEEK. ALL THE PLAYERS ARE SAFE...AND THE TEAM EVEN WENT TO A LOCAL WAL-MART AND BOUGHT SUPPLIES TO DONATE TO THE VICTIMS...
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THE RED CROSS IS ALSO WORKING TO CONNECT LOVED ONES THROUGH A WEBSITE CALLED SAFE AND WELL. YOU CAN ALSO DONATE 10 DOLLARS TO EITHER ORGANIZATION JUST BY USING YOUR SMARTPHONE...IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEND IT THROUGH THE RED CROSS, JUST TEXT "REDCROSS" TO 9-0-9-9-9 AND FOR THE SALVATION ARMY, YOU CAN TEXT "STORM" TO 8-0-8-8-8.
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KANAWHA COUNTY FIREFIGHTERS ARE ON THE SCENE OF A HOUSE FIRE ON WALNUT STREET IN EAST BANK..
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ON SUNDAY, THE WAYNE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION HAD FIRST DECIDED TO POSTPONE A MEETING TO DISCUSS THE PUNISHMENT OF THOSE STUDENTS, BUT CHANGED THEIR MINDS LATE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KATELYN SYKES JOINS US IN THE STUDIO WITH THE LATEST...KATELYN...WHAT DID THE BOARD DECIDE? POLICE SAY 20 SENIORS BROKE INTO WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... 15 OF THEM SET UP STYROFOAM CUPS FILLED WITH WATER IN THE HALLS... AND FIVE OTHERS SMEARED DEER GUTS AND URINE THROUGHOUT CLASSROOMS, HALLWAYS AND EVEN THE VICE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MET WITH THE COUNTY PROSECUTOR AND STATE POLICE IN A SPECIAL CALL MEETING LAST NIGHT. THE STUDENTS FACED FELONY CHARGES... BUT NOW, THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO ATTEND GRADUATION OR COME ONTO SCHOOL PROPERTY... THEY'LL EVENTUALLY HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGES LEFT BEHIND AT SCHOOL AND PERFORM COMMUNITY SERVICE. "We made one bad decision were not involved with the deer prank, all we did was set styrofoam cups on the floor and because of that night we can not walk across stage. We've worked our whole lives. I'm graduating high school with high honors and going to college with very high intentions and many scholarships and they're taking a very improtant moment away from me and several others students who don't deserve this." "All these students unlawfully entered a public building with the intent to do vandalism, so there may be different levels of involvement, but they all committed crimes. " WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL'S GRADUATION IS TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7:00.
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WE HAVE CONFIRMED THROUGH MULTIPLE SOURCES THAT THE F-B-I AND STATE POLICE HAVE BEEN IN MINGO COUNTY INVESTIGATING PUBLIC OFFICIALS... THE INVESTIGATORS ARE WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE U-S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE... THOSE SOURCES TELL EYEWITNESS NEWS THAT THE INVESTIGATION CENTERS AROUND ELECTED LEADERS IN THE COURTHOUSE... WE ARE TOLD INVESTIGATORS ARE LOOKING AT POSSIBLE ELECTION VIOLATIONS -- AND FOR OTHER POSSIBLE FEDERAL CRIMES... BUT NO WORD ON WHAT THOSE CRIMES COULD BE... EYEWITNESS NEWS ALSO LEARNED THAT A FEDERAL GRAND JURY RECENTLY MET AND INDICTMENTS ARE EXPECTED SOON.
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WE REACHED OUT TO BOTH OF THE MEN -- BUT NEVER HEARD BACK FROM THEM.
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ACCORDING TO THE GAZETTE, AT LAST NIGHT'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING MEMBERS VOTED TO ADD THE A HALF CENT PER DOLLAR TAX ORDINANCE. THAT MONEY WILL GO TOWARDS THE MAYORS PLANS TO DO SOME IMPROVEMENTS ON THE CIVIC CENTER. THE STATE TAX DEPARTMENT WILL NOTIFY ALL THE BUSINESSES BEFORE THE TAX CAN GO INTO EFFECT. BUSINESSES WILL BEGIN CHARGING THE TAX OCTOBER 1st THIS YEAR. THE CITY COUNCIL ALSO VOTED TO END THE BUSINESS AND OCCUPATION TAX ON MANUFACTURING INSIDE CITY LIMITS...THAT TAKES EFFECT JANUARY 1 NEXT YEAR.
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THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION APPROVED THE WAIVER REQUEST FOR THE PROGRAM. EDUCATION OFFICIALS NOW PLAN TO DEVELOP A NEW ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM WOULD HELP TEACHERS MEASURE EACH STUDENT'S GROWTH THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. "Teachers in particular have been so burdened with paperwork and so forth for reports that have to go to the federal government this is one of the areas that it will help let the teacher concentrate his or her time more on educating the students for the classroom" THE WAIVER WILL ALLOW WEST VIRGINIA TO USE ITS OWN ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. EDUCATORS SAY THIS WILL HELP THEM BETTER IDENTIFY STRUGGLING SCHOOLS AND FIGURE OUT WAYS TO HELP THEM.
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GOVERNOR EARL RAY TOMBLIN JOINED MEMBERS OF THE STATE POLICE BESIDE THE FALLEN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' MEMORIAL AT THE CULTURE CENTER TO MAKE THE BILL OFFICIAL. "Luckily West Virginia doesn't have a whole lot of police officers that are killed in the line of duty year after year but in the unlikely event that would happen as tragic as that is what good can come of that is that their children left behind will still have the opportunity to be able to get a college education and be able to do the things they want to do in their life THERE HAVE BEEN 198 WEST VIRGINIA POLICE AND DEPUTIES KILLED ON THE JOB.
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AND TO HONOR THE DEDICATION OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO PROVIDE LIFE SAVING SERVICES, THE KANAWHA COUNTY EMERGENCY AMBULANCE AUTHORITY IS HOLDING A DINNER FOR THOSE FIRST RESPONDERS TODAY. NATIONAL E-M-S WEEK HAS BEEN OBSERVED SINCE 1974.
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THE TECH GIANT IS ACCUSED OF USING LOOPHOLES TO AVOID PAYING TAXES. SENATORS CARL LEVIN AND JOHN MCCAIN SAY THE TECH GIANT'S OFF SHORE SUBSIDIARIES REPORTED THIRTY BILLION IN NET INCOME FROM TWO-THOUSAND-NINE TO TWO-THOUSAND-TWELVE ... *BUT PAID NO INCOME TAXES* TO ANY GOVERNMENT DURING THAT PERIOD... EXECUTIVES FROM APPLE WILL BE TESTIFYING TODAY BEFORE THE PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS.
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AND THE GALAXY S3 IS ONLY THREE SPOTS BEHIND, RIGHT BEHIND LG'S OPTIMUS G, THE HTC ONE AND AHEAD OF THE IPHONE 5. THE RATINGS ARE BASED ON EXTENSIVE TESTS AND THE PHONES ARE RATED IN CATEGORIES SUCH AS EASE OF USE, DISPLAY AND VOICE QUALITY, PORTABILITY AND BATTERY LIFE.
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THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT TAKES PLACE AT ITS WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS THIS AFTERNOON. THERE'S PLENTY OF SPECULATION SWIRLING ON WHAT NEW FEATURES IT WILL INCLUDE. MICROSOFT DEBUTED THE XBOX 360 IN 2005. AND IT'S BEEN THE TOP-SELLING VIDEO-GAME CONSOLE IN THE U-S FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS.
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THIS IS VIDEO OF JAMIE "THE BEAR" MCDONALD SCARFING DOWN TWO GIANT APPLE PIES AT A CALIFORNIA CASINO. IT ONLY TOOK HIM ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO EAT 11-POINT-25-POUNDS OF APPLE PIE... BREAKING TWO WORLD RECORDS IN THE PROCESS. We just decided to do two records so it'll be the six minute record and I'll just sit and eat until I can't eat anymore so it will be the most apple pie eaten by one person. MCDONALD THINKS HE AT ABOUT 10 TO 15-THOUSAND CALORIES OF PIE.
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AND, IT'S A DAY TO REMEMBER ON THE TRACK FOR A PT. PLEASANT RUNNER...MARK MARTIN JOINS US NOW WITH SPORTS, HERE ON EYEWITNESS NEWS...
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HIS TEACHER SAVED HIS LIFE... I HAVE NO DOUBT... GOD AND HIS TEACHER,.. I MEAN THEY LIFTED A WALL OFF THESE KIDS. THROUGH THE NIGHT... A FRANTIC SEARCH IN MOORE OKLAHOMA FOR MORE SURVIVORS FROM A SCHOOL... DIRECTLY IN THE PATH OF THAT DEADLY TORNADO. THIS MORNING WE'LL HAVE THE LATEST INFORMATION FOR YOU THIS MORNING... INCLUDING HOW YOU CAN HELP.
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AND I'M PATRICK MCMURTRY. WELCOME TO FOX 11'S EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING . IT'S TUESDAY, MAY 21ST.
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WE HAVE THE LATEST FOR YOU NOW ON THE DEADLY TORNADO THAT DESTROYED MUCH OF MOORE OKLAHOMA. RESCUE CREWS HAVE WORKED THROUGH THE NIGHT PICKING THROUGH THE RUBBLE OF AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL... SEARCHING FOR ANY SIGNS OF SURVIVORS. AT LEAST 51 PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN THE TORNADO...MANY OF THEM CHILDREN. THIS IS ALSO NEW VIDEO FROM OVERNIGHT OF THE HOSPITAL IN MOORE... AS YOU CAN SEE IT WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED... THE SECOND FLOOR WAS RIPPED OFF. PATIENTS WERE EVACUATED TO OTHER HOSPITALS. THOSE INJURED BY THE STORM ARE BEING TAKEN TO HOSPITALS IN NEARBY TOWNS.
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OUR AFFILIATE WOAI REPORTER EMILY BAUCUM IS AT THE PLAZA TOWERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL... SHE FILED THIS REPORT A SHORT TIME AGO.
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THE TEAM FLEW INTO OKLAHOMA CITY SUNDAY TO PLAY IN THE BIG 12 BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP LATER THIS WEEK. ALL THE PLAYERS ARE SAFE...AND THE TEAM EVEN WENT TO A LOCAL WAL-MART AND BOUGHT SUPPLIES TO DONATE TO THE VICTIMS...
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YOU CAN HELP WITH DONATIONS TO HELP IN THE RELIEF EFFORTS...YOU CAN TEXT "REDCROSS" TO 9-0-9-9-9 TO GIVE TEN DOLLARS TO THE AMERICAN RED CROSS DISASTER RELIEF FUND..YOU CAN ALSO DONATE ON THEIR WEBSITE...OR BY CALLING 1-800-RED-CROSS...
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KANAWHA COUNTY FIREFIGHTERS ARE ON THE SCENE OF A HOUSE FIRE ON WALNUT STREET IN EAST BANK..
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THE WAYNE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION DECIDED THOSE STUDENTS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO WALK WITH THEIR CLASSMATES ON GRADUATION DAY...BUT THEY WILL STILL GET THEIR DIPLOMAS. POLICE SAY 20 SENIORS BROKE INTO WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... 15 OF THEM SET UP STYROFOAM CUPS FILLED WITH WATER IN THE HALLS... AND FIVE OTHERS SMEARED DEER GUTS AND URINE THROUGHOUT CLASSROOMS, HALLWAYS AND EVEN THE VICE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MET WITH THE COUNTY PROSECUTOR AND STATE POLICE IN A SPECIAL CALL MEETING LAST NIGHT. THE STUDENTS FACED FELONY CHARGES... BUT NOW, THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO ATTEND GRADUATION OR COME ONTO SCHOOL PROPERTY. THEY'LL EVENTUALLY HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGES LEFT BEHIND AT SCHOOL AND PERFORM COMMUNITY SERVICE. "We made one bad decision were not involved with the deer prank, all we did was set styrofoam cups on the floor and because of that night we can not walk across stage. We've worked our whole lives. I'm graduating high school with high honors and going to college with very high intentions and many scholarships and they're taking a very improtant moment away from me and several others students who don't deserve this." "All these students unlawfully entered a public building with the intent to do vandalism, so there may be different levels of involvement, but they all committed crimes. " WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL'S GRADUATION IS A TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7:00.
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DEPUTIES ARE STILL ON THE SCENE OF A STANDOFF IN OHIO...AFTER AN EIGHTY-YEAR-OLD MAN REFUSES TO COME OUT OF HIS HOME... IT STARTED BEFORE TWO-THIRTY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON WHEN THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT GOT A CALL ABOUT A DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE IN THE CHESTER TOWNSHIP IN MEIGS COUNTY. WHEN THEY GOT ON SCENE, THE SUSPECT HAD BARRICADED HIMSELF ALONE INSIDE THE HOUSE. ROUTE 248 WAS CLOSED AS A PRECAUTION.. DEPUTIES HAVE MADE CONTACT WITH HIM....AND AND ARE TRYING TO TALK HIM INTO SURRENDERING. THE MIEGS COUNTY SHERIFF SAYS THE COMMUNITY IS NOT IN ANY DANGER. "Mainly we want the community to know that everything's ok. We're just, we're trying to talk him out of the house right now without anyone getting hurt." WE'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED HERE AND ON OUR WEBSITE AS THIS STORY UNFOLDS MORE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
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28-YEAR-OLD DAVID LEMONS WAS FOUND DEAD INSIDE HIS DARLINGTON LANE TRAILER. DEPUTIES SAY A FRIEND OF HIS CALLED 911 AFTER THEY LOOKED THROUGH A WINDOW AND SAW HIS BODY. INVESTIGATORS AREN'T RELEASING A CAUSE OF DEATH, AND HAVEN'T NAMED ANY SUSPECTS. "They're looking to try and find out when this person was last contacted, when they last spoke to someone. We want to find out anyone who may have been in the area who may have seen anything." IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION, CALL DETECTIVES AT 304-357-0169.
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THE IDEA IS TO EASE SOME OF THAT CONGESTION ON INTERSTATE 64 FROM NITRO TO SCOTT DEPOT. THAT STRETCH OF INTERSTATE BECOMES A PARKING LOT DURING THE MORNING AND EVENING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. AND WITH THREE LANES FUNNELING DOWN INTO JUST TWO, DELAYS ARE INVEVITABLE. THE STATE WANTS TO WIDEN THAT 3-POINT-8 MILES OF HIGHWAY TO THREE LANES IN EACH DIRECTION, TAKING CARE OF THE BOTTLENECK AND IMPROVING SAFETY. "It's been bottle-necked as you said for a long time and it's just now....we need to do something about that to create from Charleston all the way into Teays Valley a six lane section." CONSTRUCTION COULD START IN 2016-- EACH OF THE SEVEN DIFFERENT PROPOSALS ON THE TABLE ALL CARRY A PRICE TAG OF MORE THAN 120 MILLION DOLLARS. ONCE GROUND IS BROKEN IT WILL TAKE ABOUT TWO YEARS TO GET THE JOB DONE.
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THERE ARE HUNDREDS WORK ZONES AT ANY GIVEN TIME DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS IN WEST VIRGINIA... AND THIS YEAR, STATE POLICE WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCING WORK ZONE SPEED LIMITS.... THEY WANT TO REMIND YOU TO USE EXTRA CAUTION, AND PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO WORK CREWS AROUND YOU, AND THE TRAFFIC MANUEVERING THROUGH THOSE ORANGE CONES.
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HOLLY FIRFER HAS MORE ON A NEW STUDY IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE . ACCORDING TO THE C-D-C, NEARLY 7-PERCENT OF AMERICAN CHILDREN HAVE A-D-H-D. IT'S CHARACTERIZED BY INATTENTION, HYPERACTIVITY AND IMPULSIVITY AND IS THE MOST COMMONLY DIAGNOSED BEHAVIORAL DISORDER IN CHILDREN. NOW NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS A-D-H-D COULD BE LINKED TO OBESITY. A STUDY PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL "PEDIATRICS," FINDS BOYS WITH A-D-H-D HAD A GREATER RISK OF BEING OBESE, AND HAVING A HIGH BODY MASS INDEX AS THEY GREW OLDER. FOR MORE THAN 30-YEARS, RESEARCHERS FOLLOWED MORE THAN 200 WHITE BOYS WHO MET THE CRITERIA FOR AN A-D-H-D DIAGNOSIS. RESEARCHERS STARTED FOLLOWING THEM AT AROUND THE AGE OF 8 AND CHECKED BACK IN WITH THEM AROUND THE AGES OF 18, 25 AND 41. RESEARCHERS FOUND THOSE WITH A-D-H-D IN CHILDHOOD HAD SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER B-M-I'S, AND WERE ABOUT TWICE AS LIKELY TO BE OBESE BY AGE 41. THE STUDY WAS LIMITED TO WHITE MEN, SO IT'S NOT YET CLEAR WHETHER WOMEN OR PEOPLE FROM OTHER RACIAL GROUPS WITH A-D-H-D WOULD BE AT THE SAME RISK OF OBESITY. EXPERTS ALSO AREN'T SURE WHAT'S BEHIND THE APPARENT LINK, THOUGH THEY SUSPECT THE IMPULSIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH A-D-H-D MAY MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR THOSE PATIENTS TO MONITOR THEIR EATING, WHICH COULD LEAD TO ABNORMAL FOOD HABITS AND OBESITY. RESEARCHERS SAY THESE LONG-TERM RESULTS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED WHEN MANAGING A-D-H-D IN CHILDHOOD. FOR TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, I'M HOLLY FIRFER.
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MANY FEEL DESPERATE FOR HELP. WARNING-- BE LEERY OF DEBT SETTLEMENT GROUPS. SOME CONSUMERS THAT HAVE DONE BUSSINESS WITH THEM, END UP FURTHER IN THE RED. "Basically, this company was saying "ok, you have all this debt and we can settle it for approximately 45% of the debt." THAT IS THE PITCH SOME DEBT SETTLEMENT FIRMS ARE MAKING TO CONSUMERS. "They tell the customers stop making the monthly payments to the creditors, stop speaking to the creditors as long as you can make one monthly payment to us…" CUSTOMERS ARE ASKED TO SIGN A THREE- YEAR CONTRACT - AND IF THEY DO, ALL OF THEIR DEBT WILL BE PAID OFF. SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT DEAL, RIGHT? WRONG. THE CATCH: HIDDEN FEES AND CHARGES. "Some of the victims that we've spoken to admitted I didn't even ask what the fees were because they were so happy to stop paying all the credit cards and pay one monthly fee that was affordable." RELIEF QUICKLY TURNED TO ANGER WHEN CONSUMERS REALIZED THE MONEY THEY WERE PAYING HAD "NOT" BEEN SENT TO CREDITORS. "A lot of the victims called once they realized there was no money in their escrow accounts. The company would then point to the stipulation in the contract that says they're allowed to collect these fees." POSTAL INSPECTORS SAY IN ONE CASE THERE WERE MORE THAN 13-HUNDRED VICTIMS AND $3 MILLION DOLLARS IN DISPUTE. CUSTOMERS HAD NOWHERE TO TURN. "A lot of these creditors filed lawsuits against these people. A lot of these people had to go to court They were sued and had judgments against them and a lot of them had to file for bankruptcy." MORAL OF THE STORY: READ A CONTRACT VERY THOROUGHLY. IF YOU DON'T, YOU COULD END UP BEING A VICTIM OF A SCAM.
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RAY MANZAREK'S PUBLICIST SAYS HE DIED IN GERMANY MONDAY AFTER A LONG FIGHT WITH CANCER. THE 74-YEAR-OLD KEYBOARDIST HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH BILE DUCT CANCER. THE DOORS FORMED IN 1965 AFTER MANZAREK MET JIM MORRISON IN CALIFORNIA. HE SOLD 100 MILLION ALBUMS WORLDWIDE WITH THE DOORS, INCLUDING FIVE MULTI-PLATINUM ALBUMS IN THE U-S.
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J-K ROWLING IS AUCTIONING OFF *HER OWN* COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION OF HER FIRST HARRY POTTER BOOK. THE BOOK WILL BE AUCTIONED OFF IN LONDON TODAY. THE PAGES ARE FILLED WITH ROWLING'S HANDWRITTEN NOTES AND ILLUSTRATIONS. PROCEEDS FROM THE AUCTION WILL GO TO THE WRITERS' ASSOCIATION KNOWN AS "PEN."
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THE KANAWHA CHARLESTON HUMANE ASSOC.
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KANAWHA COUNTY FIREFIGHTERS ARE ON THE SCENE OF A HOUSE FIRE ON WALNUT STREET IN EAST BANK. FIREFIGHTERS HAVE BEEN TACKLING THE FLAMES SINCE FIVE THIS MORNING. NO WORD IF ANYONE WAS INSIDE THE HOME. IN OKLAHOMA, DOZENS WERE KILLED AND MORE THAN A HUNDRED INJURED. MANY OF THE DEAD WERE CHILDREN WHOSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TOOK A DIRECT HIT. CREWS HAVE BEEN WORKING THROUGH THE NIGHT, LOOKING FOR ANYONE STILL TRAPPED. THE WAYNE COUNTY HIGH SENIORS THAT TOOK PART IN A SCHOOL PRANK WON'T BE EXPELLED BUT THEY WILL BE PUNISHED. THE SCHOOL BOARD DECIDED THOSE STUDENTS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO WALK WITH THEIR CLASSMATES ON GRADUATION DAY ... BUT THEY WILL GET THEIR DIPLOMAS.
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