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Friday, September 3, 2010. 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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THAT'S OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT... GOOD EVENING, I'M DEBORAH LINZ....RICK LORD HAS THE NIGHT OFF. WELCOME TO EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexJEFFREY SPANGLER
EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER MEREDITH WOOD HAS MORE FROM THE COURTROOM. 38 YEAR OLD JEFFREY SPANGLER IS NOW A CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER. THE FAMILY OF THE 13 YEAR OLD GIRL THAT SPANGLER HAD SEX WITH WANTS HIM TO PAY FOR WHAT HE DID. HER PARENTS WROTE A LETTER THAT WAS READ TO JUDGE DUKE BLOOM BEFORE SPANGLER WAS SENTENCED. GIGGENBACH:HE'S A MURDERER OF INNOCENCE. SPANGLER WAS A KARATE INSTRUCTOR IN MINK SHOALS -- WHICH IS WHERE HE MET THE GIRL. HE APOLOGIZED TO HER FAMILY IN COURT WHICH BROUGHT OUT SOBS BECAUSE SPANGLER WAS FRIENDS WITH HER FATHER. JEFFREY:ALL I CAN THINK IS ME AND HIM SHOULD BE OUT RIDING MOTORCYCLES TOGETHER. BLOOM:YOU ARE A FAMILY FRIEND AND IT IS MORE DISPICABLE THAN I CAN DESCRIBE. JUDGE BLOOM HANDED DOWN THE MAXIMUM --1 TO 5 YEARS IN PRISON. BLOOM:THE SENTENCE I'M GOING TO IMPOSE TODAY IS GREATLY INADEQUATE FOR THE CRIME THAT'S BEEN COMMITTED. BLOOM TACKED ON EXTRAS FOR ONCE SPANGLER IS RELEASED -- INCLUDING NO CONTACT WITH ANY CHILDREN AND A 10 THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE. JEFFREY:I KNOW WHAT I DID WAS WRONG BUT THERE IS NO WAY I CAN FIX IT. SPANGLER WILL SPEND 40 YEARS ON SUPERVISED RELEASE AFTER HE GETS OUT OF PRISON. THAT INCLUDES BEING LISTED ON THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY.
Return to Story IndexCLINTON RICHARDSON
62-YEAR OLD CLINTON RICHARDSON OF HARVEY WAS CHARGED WITH 18 COUNTS OF SEXUAL ABUSE AND ASSAULT. TONIGHT HE'S IN THE SOUTHERN REGIONAL JAIL ON 240 THOUSAND DOLLARS BOND. MEANWHILE, HIS WIFE....62 YEAR OLD SANDRA RICHARDON HAS BEEN ARRESTED ON A SINGLE FELONY CHARGE OF CHILD NEGLECT. THE CHARGE STEMS FROM ALLEGATIONS THAT SHE KNEW ABOUT THE ABUSE AND FAILED TO REPORT IT.
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IT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 11-30 THIS MORNING ON FAIRVIEW DRIVE. FIREFIGHTERS HAD A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING TO THE HOUSE....IT'S LOCATED OFF THIS GRAVEL ROAD WITH A LOT OF OVERGROWN BUSHES AND TREES. FIREFIGHTERS TELL US THE BLAZE APPEARS TO BE SUSPICIOUS. THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL IS INVESTIGATING .
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A SISSONVILLE FATHER AND SON ARE LUCKY TO BE ALIVE AFTER A VERY FRIGHTENING BOATING ACCIDENT ALONG THE KANAWHA RIVER... AROUND 10 P.M. THE TWO HAD JUST CUT THE ENGINE TO BEGIN FISHING WHEN A HUGE BARGE CAME STRAIGHT AT THEM. THE MEN JUMPED OVERBOARD AND INTO THE WATER, AND TRIED TO SWIM TO THE SHORE... AT ONE POINT THE FATHER SAID HE WAS UNDERNEATH THE BARGE. BUT THE TWO MADE IT SAFELY TO LAND... AND WATCHED AS THE BARGE HIT THEIR BOAT AND PUSHED IT MORE THAN 200 YARDS. IT'S BELIEVED ALCOHOL DID NOT PLAY A ROLE IN THE ACCIDENT. WITH LOTS OF PEOPLE EXPECTED TO BE OUT ON THE WATER FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND... EMERGENCY OFFICIALS HAVE A WARNING.
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-- EVERYONE ON BOARD SHOULD WEAR A LIFE JACKET-- AND NEVER DRINK AND DRIVE THE BOAT. AND IF YOU ARE ON THE WATER AT NIGHT MAKE SURE YOUR LIGHTS ARE ON.
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SOUTH CHARLESTON POLICE ALLEGE A CAR DRIVEN BY A DRUNK DRIVER TURNED INTO THE PATH OF A SAINT ALBANS BIKER LAST NIGHT, CRITICALLY INJURING THE RIDER. THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND IS PUTTING A LOT OF MOTORCYCLES ON THE ROAD INCLUDING HUNDREDS OF HARLEY OWNERS MEETING IN CHARLESTON. SOT. EVEN THE BIGGEST BIKE--OR TRIKE--IS DWARFED BY BIG RIG TRUCKS, SUVS AND EVEN CARS. THEY ARE ONLY A SMALL PART OF THE OVERALL FLOW OF TRAFFIC EVEN IN SUMMER. SAFETY EXPERTS SAY CAR DRIVERS OFTEN HAVE A HARD TIME JUDGING MOTORCYCLE SPEEDS. SOT. WITH THE HOG IN TOWN, PEOPLE WILL NEED TO CAREFUL WITH AN EXCESS 600 MOTORCYCLES ON THE ROAD. NIGHT CAN JUST COMPOUND PROBLEMS FOR CYCLES. BOB AARON, EYEWITNESS NEWS, CHARLESTON. ALCOHOL IS A FACTOR IN HALF OF ALL MOTORCYCLE FATALITIES.
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IT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE FIVE THIS EVENING ON ROUTE 119 OFF THE MINK SHOALS EXIT. POLICE SAY THE DRIVER DOZED OFF BEFORE LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO AN AREA HOSPITAL WITH NON LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES.
Return to Story IndexTRAILER ACCIDENT
IT HAPPENED AT THE WEST HUNTINGTON EXIT, JUST AFTER FOUR A.M. IN THE WEST BOUND LANES. DISPATCHERS SAY THE BIG RIG DRIVER ALSO FELL ASLEEP.. AND THE TRUCK.... WHICH WAS HEADING EASTBOUND CROSSED INTO THE WEST BOUND LANES. THE DRIVER WAS SENT TO THE HOSPITAL, NO ONE ELSE WAS HURT.
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EYEWITNESS NEWS ANCHOR ELIZABETH NOREIKA JOINS US LIVE WITH WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT IF YOU PLAN TO HIT THE ROAD...ELIZABETH? DEB......IT LOOKS LIKE TRAVEL IS UP AS MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE U.S. HEAD OUT FOR ONE LAST END OF SUMMER CELEBRATION. AND HURRICANE EARL ISN'T KEEPING THEM FROM HEADING TO THE BEACH. IT'S FUEL, FOOD AND FUN FOR TRAVELERS THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND. TRIPLE A ESTIMATES THAT MORE THAN 34 MILLION AMERICANS WILL HIT THE ROAD FOR ONE LAST HOORAH BEFORE SUMMER COMES TO AN END. HOLIDAY TRAVEL IS UP NEARLY 10 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR. BY LAND.....GAS PRICES ARE LOOKING LOWER. 20:22 "ABOUT 20 CENTS IT DROPPED.:" WITH A NATIONAL AVERAGE BETWEEN 2.65 AND 2.75 OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND ROBIN GUBBINS SAYS THE TRIP FROM OHIO TO DURHAM NORTH CAROLINA WON'T PUT A DENT IN HER WALLET. 19:49 'IT'S BEEN GREAT NOT A LOT OF TRAVEL...A LOT OF RAIN IN OHIO." GOING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION...MIKE WICK IS HEADING FROM NORTH CAROLINA TO OHIO TO VISIT FAMILY. M 14:31 "TRAVEL HAS ACTUALLY BEEN KIND OF LIGHT..I THOUGHT IT'D BE A LITTLE HEAVIER THAN IT IS....BUT IT REALLY HASN'T BEEN THAT BAD." M 14:39 "EVERYBODY MUST BE GOING TO THE OCEAN AND I'M GOING AWAY FROM IT." GAS PRICES COULD GO UP...DEPENDING ON HOW THE COAS WEATHER'S HURRICANE EARL. AIR TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BE UP BY NEARLY 5 PERCENT.....WITH 1.6 MILLION PASSENGERS FLYING THE FRIENDLY SKYS.....PRICES SOARED TO 9 PERCENT HIGHER THAN THIS TIME LAST YEAR. REGARDLESS OF HOW TRAVELERS ARE GETTING THEIR.....MANY SAY THEY HOPE THEIR TRIP HAS AS LITTLE HEADACHES AS POSSIBLE. M 15:18 "I JUST HOPE THE TRAVEL IS AS GOOD WHEN I GO BACK." TO FIND THE CHEAPEST GAS PRICES...JUST LOG ONTO OUR WEBSITE AND CLICK ON THE GAS PRICES ICON. REPORTING LIVE IN THE STUDIO ELIZABETH NOREIKA EYEWITNESS NEWS
Return to Story IndexTRAFFIC CHANGES
THE BOULEVARD WILL BE CLOSED FROM CAPITAL STREET DOWNTOWN TO OHIO AVENUE ON THE WEST SIDE FOR THE HARLEY OWNERS GROUP RALLY, THE CHARLESTON DISTANCE RUN, AND WEST VIRGINIA GAMES ON MAGIC ISLAND TOMORROW. AFTER THE ACTIVITIES ON MAGIC ISLAND, THE BOULEVARD WILL RE-OPEN IN THAT AREA. THE ROAD DOWNTOWN WILL OPEN SUNDAY NIGHT AFTER THE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA'S FREE CONCERT AT HADDAD PARK. CAPITAL STREET WILL ALSO BE CLOSED TOMORROW FOR THE FUNERAL PARADE FROM 4:30 TO 6 -M.
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SOME OF THE FEATURES WILL BE VOLLEYBALL, BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU, BOXING AND A LONGTIME FAVORITE... THE 15 MILE CHARLESTON DISTANCE RUN. A FAMILY FUN ZONE WITH ALMOST A DOZEN INFLATABLES WILL BE SET UP ON MAGIC ISLAND-- THAT'S ALSO WHERE A MAJORITY OF THE EVENTS WILL BE TAKING PLACE. FOR MORE INFORMATION LOG ONTO THE WEB AT... THEWVGAMES.COM
Return to Story IndexWISEMAN DEDICATION
joe: 39:20 no matter what happens in life we have to turn the next page and it's cool we're seeing him pop up on all these next pages IT'S BEEN ABOUT EIGHT YEARS SINCE THE WISEMAN FAMILY WALKED INTO THE FIELDHOUSE AT POCA HIGH SCHOOL. sharlene: 40:01 when we were on that championship run a bunch of the moms and i would get together and go in the lockerroom 42:30 we had a good football family coach: 48:17 life is precious, there's no guarnatee for anything and we don't have a certain time on this earth NOW THE WISEMANS HAVE COME BACK TO GIVE THE TEAM THEIR SON JAMES' JERSEY. brad: 51:30 I want you to take care of this and hang this up 25 YEAR OLD WISEMAN, A FORMER ALL-STATER FOR THE DOTS, HELPED LEAD THEM TO TWO STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 2001 AND 2002. HE DIED THIS PAST JULY IN A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT ON SILVER STREET. AND SINCE THEN THE STATE HAS SHUT DOWN THAT SECTION OF ROAD. brad: 44:09 they barricaded the road off on both sides 43:40 if we can save somebody what we've been through the the effort is very well spent THE DOTS DECIDED TO DEDICATE THIS SEASON TO JAMES. JAMES' BROTHER, JOE, SAYS HE SEES A LOT OF HIS BROTHER IN ONE PARTICULAR PLAYER. joe: 44:39 that little fullback out there, he's kind of a blocky little cat just like james. it's good to know someone that played the same position as him has the enthusiasm to play this year THAT FULLBACK IS DAVID SKEENS, AND HE SAYS HE HOPES HE CAN LEAD HIS TEAM THE WAY JAMES DID HIS. david: 53:40 they give us something to win for, it's an inspiration, they won a state championship and i wanna win one my senior year brad: 41:45 i think james would say i can't believe they're doing that for me but he would be proud, very proud brad: 49:16 you're putting this season in meory of james so we're going to let you boys, hang his jersey up for the season and after ya'll get done and win your state championship this year you can bring 'er back to us THE DOTS ARE OFF TO A GOOD START THIS SEASON. THEY BEAT NITRO LAST WEEK AND ARE FACING OFF AGAINST RAVENSWOOD TONIGHT. IN JAMES' MEMORY, THE WISEMAN'S HAVE ALSO SET UP A YEARLY SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR A POCA HIGH STUDENT.
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IT'S THE BOTTOM OF THE BLOCK TIME FOR THE TOP SPORTS STORY WITH MARK MARTIN. DEB, ONE OF THE MORE IMPRESSIVE TEAMS IN WEEK ONE WAS THE CAPITAL COUGARS...LAST THURSDAY CAPITAL KNOCKED OFF RIVERSIDE IN ONE OF THE EARLY GAMES OF THE SEASON...TONIGHT THE COUGARS PLAYED AT HOME FOR THE FIRST TIME GOING AGAINST CABELL MIDLAND...IT WAS THE OPENER FOR CHIP MCMILLION'S KNIGHTS... -mark ad-libs
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DON'T FORGET YOUR PLACE TO WATCH THE GAME LOCALLY IS WCHS-TV...WEST VIRGINIA AND COASTAL CAROLINA COMES YOUR WAY AT 3:30...
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3 AIRINGS: NOON SATURDAY...ON WCHS MIDNIGHT SATURDAY...ON WCHS 6PM MONDAY ON FOX-11....
Return to Story IndexMOUNTAINEERS 360
COMING UP IN SPORTS, MORE ON THE MOUNTAINEERS CONTEST TOMORROW WITH COASTAL...PLUS, A LOOK BACK AT MARSHALL'S SHOWDOWN WITH THE BUCKS...THAT'S LATER, HERE ON EYEWITNESS NEWS...
Return to Story IndexSHIGELLA OUTBREAK
DOCTORS TELL US THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WHO GET SHIGELLA DON'T EVEN KNOW THEY HAVE IT. THE BACTERIA SPREADS KIND OF LIKE THE H1N1-FLU. SHIGELLA IS TRANSMITTED THRU FECAL MATTER...THAT'S WHY IT'S VERY IMPORTANT YOU WASH YOUR HANDS THOROUGHLY AFTER YOU USE THE BATHROOM OR CHANGE A DIAPER. ALSO, MAKE SURE YOU WASH BEFORE YOU PREPARE OR EAT ANY FOOD. SHIGELLA IS A LOT LIKE THE STOMACH FLU BUT MORE EXTREME. "You don't expect blood from stomach flu, you don't expect very high fevers, you don't expect 30 stools a day, you don't expect to get dehydated, you don't expect extreme belly pain, you don't expect spasmings of the rectum causing sever pain, so the more you see something outside what you would be comfortable with, that's when you need to call the doctor." SYMPTOMS USUALLY LAST 3-10 DAYS. SHIGELLA IS TREATED WITH ANTI BIOTICS.
Return to Story IndexHEART STORY
NINE YEAR OLD TRICIA WITHROW IS A HEART SURVIVOR WHO WILL BE AT THE EVENT IN TWO WEEKS SHARING HER STORY. SHE WAS BORN WITH FOUR HOLES IN HER HEART. A COUPLE YEARS AGO SHE HAD OPEN HEART SURGERY IN MORGANTOWN TO FIX THE DEFECT, AND TODAY, SHE CAN RIDE HORSES, A BIKE, EVEN JUMP ROPE... ALL THINGS THAT NEVER WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE BEFORE HER SURGERY. "They holded my heart out, they took it out and went (motion toward heart. Does your heart hurt anymore? No How does that make you feel? Good... comfortable...comfortable" YOU CAN JOIN TRICIA AND OTHER HEART SURVIVORS AT THE 20-10 GREATER CHARLESTON START HEART WALK... SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 18-TH AT THE CAPITOL COMPLEX. REGISTRATION STARTS AT 8 AND THE WALK STARTS AT 9.
Return to Story IndexCANCER SURVIVORS MODEL
THE HUNTINGTON MALL IS LOOKING FOR MODELS FOR THE "THINK PINK, THINK CURE" FASHION SHOW. THE ANNUAL FASHION SHOW WILL BE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2ND. THOSE INTERESTING IN PARTICIPATING CAN CALL (304) 733-0492 AND CHOOSE EXTENSION 109.
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THE WIRELESS PROVIDER IS OFFERING A 30-DOLLAR-A-MONTH UNLIMITED PLAN FOR SMARTPHONE USERS. THEY WILL ALSO OFFER A TEN DOLLAR-A-MONTH PLAN FOR FEATURE PHONES WHICH INCLUDES 25 MEGABYTES OF DATA. THE PREPAID PLANS WILL BE AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 28TH.
Return to Story IndexHOLIDAY INN
ITS LONGTIME OWNER RAN INTO FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES, AND THE HOTEL HAS BEEN IN RECEIVERSHIP SINCE LAST JULY. A PHILADELPHIA, BASED COMPANY HAS BEEN OVERSEEING THE HOTEL'S OPERATIONS SINCE LAST SUMMER. A SPOKESMAN CONFIRMED YESTERDAY THAT A CONTRACT HAS BEEN NEGOTIATED WITH A POTENTIAL BUYER.
Return to Story IndexC- 130'S
THOUSANDS OF TONS OF CONCRETE AND YARDS OF STEEL ARE BEING USED TO BUILD TWO HANGARS THAT WILL REPLACE THE TWO OLDER ONES. THE PRICE TAG FOR THE PROJECT IS 37 MILLION DOLLARS. CONSTRUCTION STARTED TWO YEARS AGO AND IS EXPECTED TO BE FINISHED NEXT YEAR.
Return to Story Index130TH LEAVES
LIKE ALL OTHER SEND-OFF'S, FAMILY MEMBERS GAVE THEIR LAST HUGS AND TOOK PICTURES. BUT THIS WEEK MARKS A VERY SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY FOR THIS GROUP OF GUARD MEMBERS. "This marks the 20th anniversary of this unit leaving for Desert Storm and Desert Shield." THIS IS SCHEDULED TO BE A TWO MONTH DEPLOYMENT IN AFGHANISTAN. 15 MORE AIRMEN AND WOMEN LEAVE FOR DUTY ON MONDAY.
Return to Story IndexGAZETTE HEADLINE
A SALMONELLA SCARE HAS MEANT SKYROCKETING BUSINESS FOR ONE LOCAL EGG FARMER ALSO, THE OWNER OF THE GREENBRIER RESORT BLASTS STATE REPUBLICANS FOR BLOCKING MONEY TO PROMOTE THE GREENBRIER'S GOLF TOURNAMENT AND MORE ON WVU AND COASTAL CAROLINA PLAYING ON SATURDAY YOU CAN READ ALL ABOUT THESE STORIES AND MORE IN TOMORROW'S EDITION OF THE CHARLESTON GAZETTE.
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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 IndexHURRICANE EARL
AND PEOPLE ALL ALONG THE COAST ARE GETTING READY FOR THE CATEGORY ONE STORM'S ARRIVAL. EARL SWEPT PAST NORTH CAROLINA'S BANKS OVERNIGHT, STIRRING UP HEAVY WINDS AND WAVES AS TALL AS 35-FEET. AND IN KITTY HAWK, MANY RESIDENTS WOKE UP TO FIND THEIR STREETS UNDER WATER. IT WAS A WILD NIGHT OF TORRENTIAL RAINS AND GALE FORCE WINDS. "Oh. It's a little windy out here." HURRICANE EARL ARRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. "Wind coming in now. It's hard to stand up, much less talk to you. It's about 3:45 in the morning and the outer bands of Hurricane Earl are passing right over the top of us." "IT was pretty bad." THOSE WHO CHOSE TO STAY AND NOT EVACUATE WERE IN FOR A FRONT ROW SEAT TO WITNESS THE POWER OF EARL'S FURY. "It was horrible. We were up here on the deck, and the wind was blowing around and you could see debris just flying through the air." STREET FLOODING ALSO A BIG PROBLEM TODAY. "We still have a lot of water on the road way." WE FOUND QUITE A FEW ROADS AROUND THE BEACH UNDER WATER. IN SOME CASES, QUITE A BIT OF WATER. "It's receded a whole lot. It was probably a foot and a half a couple hours ago." POWER IS STILL OUT FOR MANY IN THE AREA. BUT WHAT FOLKS SPENDING THE WEEKEND HERE MOST NEED TO KNOW-- "The ocean will be closed. The beach will be open, but we're not letting people go in the water. The water's still very turbulent as you can see. We're going to have rip currents. We're going to have a lot of shore pound. So, we don't want people in the water." THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER SAYS EARL IS WEAKENING AND COULD BE A TROPICAL STORM BY THE TIME IT PASSES SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT.
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IN TONIGHT'S SCREEN GEMS, EYEWITNESS NEWS ENTERTAINMENT REPORTER KENNIE BASS TELLS US ABOUT "MACHETE." Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: Director Robert Rodriguez has been kicking around the story of "Machete" for years. He just never got around to telling it. Rodriguez gave us a taste when he filmed the Grindhouse double feature with Quentin Tarantino. Sandwiched between the two features were several fake trailers and one of them was about a Mexican Federale named Machete. Response to the trailer was so positive, Rodriguez decided to make it into a full-length film. Danny Trejo stars as the title character. After losing his family to a Mexican drug lord, Machete makes his way to America, taking odd jobs as an illegal alien. But opportunity knocks when a slimy businessman named Mr. Booth, played by Jeff Fahey, offers Machete 150-thousand dollars to assassinate a Texas state politician. Robert DeNiro's Senator McLaughlin wants to expel all illegal immigrants and Booth wants him dead. CLIP Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: But Machete is the victim of a double cross. Now on the run from the bad guys and the police, he soon teams up with Jessica Alba's Immigration Agent Sartana. She's trying to help Machete and uncover The Network, a group bringing illegal aliens across the border. CLIP Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: "Machete" certainly delivers on its promise of action. This is a very violent, very graphic film, with plenty of gratuitous nudity. It's shot in the grindhouse style of the 1970s and it captures the feel of those old exploitation films. After a career as a character actor and a bad guy, this is Trejo's breakout role and he's very good as the no-holds barred federal agent. "Machete's" story is way over the top, so realistic performances aren't necessary. DeNiro and Fahey are evil to the core...as is the Mexican drug lord played by Steven Seagal. Cheech Marin has a nice part as Machete's priest brother, Michelle Rodriguez is a taco stand cook sympathetic to the illegal's cause and Lindsay Lohan shows up as a drugged-out teen wanting to make it big with her internet porn site. Alba's Sartana is a bit wooden, but she's sincere and gorgeous so she gets a pass. This is a gritty and dirty film. Rodriguez has a talent for action scenes and also for making his actresses look stunning on the screen. And while the illegal immigration issue is center stage and some poignant questions are asked about it, "Machete" is mostly ecapist entertainment that fulfills its promise of a wild ride. On my rating scale, "Machete" earns a triple. 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. "MACHETE" IS RATED R FOR STRONG BLOODY VIOLENCE THROUGHOUT, LANGUAGE, SOME SEXUAL CONTENT AND NUDITY. YOU CAN READ ALL OF KENNIE'S REVIEWS ON OUR WEBSITE. JUST GO TO WVAH DOT COM AND CLICK ON THE SCREEN GEMS BUTTON.
Return to Story IndexTAJIKISTAN CAR BOMBING
TAJISKISTAN IS A MOUNTAINOUS LANDLOCKED COUNTRY IN CENTRAL ASIA NORTH OF AFGHANISTAN. THE HOMICIDE BOMBER DROVE A CAR -FILLED WITH EXPLOSIVES - INTO A POLICE OFFICE. POLICE SAY THE MAN WAS ABLE TO GET INTO THE COMPOUND BY DRIVING THROUGH THE GATES AS ANOTHER CAR WAS LEAVING. ABOUT 25 PEOPLE WERE INJURED.
Return to Story IndexCHILE MINERS UPDATE
A ROMAN CATHOLIC CARDINAL VISITED THE MINE AND HELD A MASS FOR THEM. THEY'VE BEEN UNDERGROUND NOW FOR ABOUT A MONTH...AND IT COULD TAKE WEEKS UNTIL A RESCUE TUNNEL EVEN REACHES THEM. THE CARDINAL SPOKE TO THE MINERS ON THE PHONE AND SENT ROSARIES DOWN TO THEM... BLESSED BY POPE BENEDICT.
Return to Story IndexRUSSIA HORSE ROAD SAFETY
HORSES AND PONIES ARE GETTING PAINTED WITH BLACK PINSTRIPES TO LOOK LIKE ZEBRAS IN THE NAME OF TRAFFIC SAFETY. THE ANIMALS ARE CARRYING SIGNS READING: "ATTENTION, CHILDREN ON THEIR WAY TO SCHOOL" AS PART OF THE NEW CAMPAIGN. THOSE SIGNS WILL ALSO BE POSTED AT CROSSINGS WITH THE FAKE ZEBRAS TO REMIND MOTORISTS TO GIVE WAY TO PEDESTRIANS.
Return to Story IndexPOT NOT GATEWAY DRUG
RESEARCHERS SURVEYED NEARLY 13-HUNDRED YOUNG ADULTS WHO ATTENDED MIAMI-AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE 19-90'S. THEY FOUND THAT ETHNICITY WAS THE BEST PREDICTOR OF FUTURE ILLEGAL DRUG USE -- WITH WHITES THE MOST LIKELY TO USE DRUGS FOLLOWED BY HISPANICS THEN AFRICAN-AMERICANS. THEIR FINDINGS ARE PUBLISHED IN THE "JOURNAL OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR."
Return to Story IndexBONE DRUGS & CANCER
OXFORD UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS SAY ORAL BIS-PHOS-PHO-NATES... THE MOST COMMONLY USED DRUGS TO TREAT OSTEOPOROSIS AND OTHER BONE DISEASES-- MAY INCREASE THE RISK FOR THIS TYPE OF CANCER. THE TEAM COLLECTED DATA ON NEARLY 15-THOUSAND PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM EITHER ESOPHAGEAL, STOMACH OR COLORECTAL CANCER. THEY FOUND PEOPLE WHO HAD TAKEN ORAL BIS-PHOS-PHO-NATES OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD ... HAD DOUBLE THE RISK OF HAVING ESOPHAGEAL CANCER ...COMPARED WITH PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T TAKE THESE DRUGS. THE REPORT IS PUBLISHED ONLINE IN THE BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL
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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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THE 93-YEAR-OLD ACTRESS HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE HOSPITAL IN RECENT MONTHS SINCE SHE FELL AND BROKE HER HIP. HER SPOKESMAN SAYS DOCTORS WERE ABLE TO KEEP HER STABLE ENOUGH TO RETURN HOME BUT SHE IS IN A LOT OF PAIN FROM BEING BEDRIDDEN FOR SEVEN WEEKS. SHE WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL THIS MOST RECENT STAY AFTER HER HUSBAND FOUND HER UNCONSCIOUS AND UNRESPONSIVE.
Return to Story IndexJLO IDOL JUDGE?
T-M-Z REPORTS THE POP DIVA HAS ALL BUT SIGNED ON THE BOTTOM LINE TO SEAL THE DEAL -- JUST IN TIME FOR THE LAUNCH OF SEASON TEN. THE ENTERTAINMENT SITE REPORTS THE PAPERWORK IS EXPECTED TO BE FILED SOMETIME NEXT WEEK. THE ONLY ORIGINAL JUDGE AT THIS POINT IS RANDY JACKSON -- WHO ONLY HAS ONE YEAR REMAINING ON HIS CONTRACT.
Return to Story IndexJESSE JAMES IN LOVE
"L-A INK" STAR KAT VON D AND JAMES WERE TOGETHER AT THE OPENING OF HER GALLERY "WONDERLAND" IN WEST HOLLYWOOD THURSDAY. THE TATTOO ARTIST TOLD "PEOPLE" MAGAZINE SHE BELIEVES JAMES IS "THE ONE." THE 28-YEAR OLD TOLD "US WEEKLY" SHE DOESN'T CARE WHAT ANYONE ELSE THINKS ABOUT THEIR RELATIONSHIP. JAMES RECENTLY FINALIZED HIS DIVORCE FROM OSCAR WINNING ACTRESS BULLOCK AFTER HE ADMITTED TO CHEATING ON HER.
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NOON SATURDAY...ON WCHS MIDNIGHT SATURDAY...ON WCHS 6PM MONDAY ON FOX-11....
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12:30 SATURDAY.. 12:30AM SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY MORNING... 6:30PM MONDAY ON FOX-11....
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THE BROTHER AND SISTER...JUST THREE WEEKS OLD AND WHILE WE DON'T HAVE THEIR NAMES YET...WE KNOW THEY'RE GOOD EATERS. EACH IS NOW ABOUT A POUND AND A HALF. THAT'S QUADRUPLE THEIR BIRTH WEIGHT. THE ZOO SAYS THAT MEANS THEY'RE READY FOR DAILY VISITORS. JAPAN NOW HAS ELEVEN PANDAS IN CAPTIVITY.
Return to Story Index PRIME PICKS TWO AND A HALF MEN Tonight at 7:00 PM Hey, I Can Pee Outside in the Dark After trying a father/son talk, Alan and Judith decide to take a moody Jake to a therapist (Jane Lynch)  |
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