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Sunday, November 1, 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
TONIGHT THEY SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS. BUT FIRST 
Return to Story Index 2 PRESHOW
GOOD EVENING, I'M GILBERT CORSEY... AND I'M ELIZABETH NOREIKA....WELCOME TO EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Return to Story IndexI H1N1 DEATH
EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER ATISH BAIDYA IS AT THE KANAWHA CHARLESTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT WITH THE LATEST...ATISH? DR. RAHUL GUPTA AND HIS STAFF SPEND A SUNDAY AFTERNOON PREPARING FOR THE UPCOMING WEEK OF VACCINATION CLINICS AND INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS ALL RELATING TO THE H1N1 VIRUS. NOW THE DEATH OF A KANAWHA COUNTY WOMAN FROM COMPLICATIONS FROM THE TYPE A FLU -- MORE THAN LIKELY H1N1 -- ADDS MORE URGENCY TO THEIR EFFORTS. SOT15;45;22 more than 99 percent of lnflueza A cases diagnosed in our region are h1n1 DR. GUPTA SAYS THE 58 YEAR OLD WOMAN HAD UNDERLYING MEDICAL CONDITIONS. SHE IS PART OF A GROUP MOST AT RISK FROM THE H1N1 VIRUS. DOCTOR GUPTA SAYS THE NUMBERS OF FLU CASES HAVE PEAKED EARLY AND WELL ABOVE THE NORM -- ALL THE MORE REASON FOR AT RISKS GROUPS TO GET VACCINATED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. SOT15;56;28 it is almost a race against time to get those groups vaccinated before they get the real disease. LAST WEEK THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HELD VACCINATION CLINICS FOR PREGNANT WOMEN AND CHILDREN. IT PLANS ON VACCINATING ADULTS WITH CHRONIC MEDICAL CONDITIONS THIS WEEK. ALL THESE EFFORTS TAKE A LOT OF PLANNING. SOT LOTS OF HARD WORK AS THEY FIGHT TO SAVE LIVES AND END THE H1N1 PANDEMIC. FOR MORE INFORMATION.....
Return to Story IndexH1N1 MEETINGS
THE KANAWHA CHARLESTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL HOLD TOWN HALL STYLE MEETINGS AT THREE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS TO TALK SWINE FLU. THE IDEA IS TO GIVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY A CHANCE TO MEET FACE TO FACE WITH COUNTY LEADERS TO ASK QUESTIONS THEY MAY HAVE REGARDING H1N1. THE MEETINGS START TOMORROW AND RUN FROM 5:30 TO 7:30 AT THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS..... MONDAY..RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM. TUESDAY...THE CAPITOL HIGH SCHOOL LITTLE THEATER AND THURSDAY AT THE ST. ALBANS HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM.
Return to Story IndexMANCHIN H1N1
HE WILL BE JOINED BY THE STATE'S CHIEF HEALTH OFFICER, DOCTOR CATHY SLEMP. THEY'RE EXPECTED TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THE STATE AS A WHOLE IS DOING TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. THE PRESS CONFERENCE IS SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW MORNING AT 10 AM.
Return to Story IndexHUNTINGTON SHOTS FIRED
IT WASN'T FROM GOULS OR GOBBLINS THOUGH RATHER GUNSHOTS CAUSING A SCARE. CHECK OUT THE SCENE AT THE FREAKY TIKI FROM 2-OCLOCK THIS MORNING... THIS JUST AFTER THE SHOTS WERE FIRED. POLICE QUESTIONS SEVERAL PEOPLE AT THE SCENE BUT MADE NO ARRESTS. THEN THEY FOUND THIS MAN, 24 YEAR OLD LARRY HINTON JR. ABOUT A BLOCK AWAY FROM THE CLUB. WE'RE TOLD HE WAS SEEN RUNNING THROUGH A CROWD OF PEOPLE CARRYING A NINE MILIMETER HANDGUN. "there were numerous officers in the area. we were able to respond very quickly...very fortunate that many officers were out." AGAIN HINTON WAS ARRESTED AWAY FROM THE CLUB AND POLICE HAVE NOT TOLD US IF HE'S THE SHOOTER. WE DO KNOW HE FACES CHARGES OF WANTON ENDANGERMENT AND FOR CONCEALING A DANGEROUS WEAPON. NO ONE WAS HURT DURING THE INCIDENT.
Return to Story IndexHUNTINGTON DRUG BUST
POLICE ARRESTED STEPHEN JACKSON AND DARRYL LANIER-LEWIS AROUND SIX THIS MORNING AFTER THEY WERE CAUGHT SELLING THE DRUGS ON 4TH AVENUE. OFFICERS SAY THEY HAD BEEN INVESTIGATING THE PAIR SINCE THIS SUMMER. BOTH MEN ARE CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY TO DELIVER A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. THEY ARE BEING HELD IN THE WESTERN REGIONAL JAIL WITHOUT BOND.
Return to Story IndexDAUGHERTY ARREST
ACCORDING TO THE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT, AMY DAUGHERTY, WHOSE LAST NAME IS NOW WALKER, WAS IN HER CAR OUTSIDE OF A KNOWN DRUG HOUSE ON DALTON AVENUE ALONG WITH A KNOWN DRUG ADDICT. WHEN OFFICERS APPROACHED, A SMALL PIECE OF CRACK COCAINE WAS FOUND LAYING ON HER SIDE OF THE CONSOLE. SHES NOW FACING ONE CHARGE OF POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. SHE WAS ARRESTED LAST OCTOBER FOR A SIMILAR OFFENSE. TONIGHT, SHE IS OUT ON BOND.
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ABOUT 50 MINING SUPPORTERS TALKED ABOUT THE PROBLEMS THEY'RE FACING TODAY IN A RALLY AT THE V-F-W IN MADISON. THIS COMES AS THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS TRIES TO ELIMINATE A PERMIT MOST MINES USE TO OPERATE. THAT'S NATIONWIDE 21. IT'S A LONG STANDING FILL PERMIT ALLOWING MINE COMPANIES TO DUMP DIRTY MATIERAL INTO VALLEYS AND WATERWAYS. NOW ENVIRONMENTALIST HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS OVER WATER QUALITY WHEN IT COMES TO THIS DUMPING. MINERS SAY ELIMINATING THE PERMIT WILL ELIMINATE THOUSANDS OF JOBS. THERE ARE MORE THAN 40-THOUSAND MINE WORKERS IN OUR STATE. A NEW NON-PROFIT...THE UNITED COAL COALITION OF AMERICA ORGANIZED THE EVENT. THEY PLAN TO HOST RALLIES LIKE TODAY'S IN EACH COUNTY IN THE STATE.
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. NEW DATA SHOWS MORE THAN 2400 JOBS HAVE BEEN SAVED OR CREATED IN WEST VIRGINIA FROM STIMULUS DOLLARS. MOST OF THOSE JOBS HAVE BEEN IN EDUCATION. IN FACT TWO THIRDS OF THE STIMULUS MONEY SPENT HAS GONE TO JOBS. SO FAR WEST VIRGINIA HAS SPENT 250-MILLION DOLLARS IN STIMULUS MONEY.
Return to Story IndexNURSING HOME TROUBLE
AND THE GOLDEN YEARS AREN'T LOOKING TOO ENJOYABLE FOR MANY WEST VIRGINIANS. . . YESTERDAY FAMILY MEMBERS OF OLDER WEST VIRGINIANS WERE ABLE TO LEARN ABOUT OPTIONS FOR LONG TERM CARE AT "MATURING IN WEST VIRGINIA"--A CONFERENCE HELD AT THE CHARLESTON CIVIC CENTER. THOSE ADMITTED INTO WEST VIRGINIA NURSING HOMES TODAY ARE OLDER AND SICKER THAN THEY WERE 10 YEARS AGO THE AVERAGE AGE OF A PERSON TO SEEK LONG TERM CARE IS 80 YEARS OLD.
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A SECOND STATE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE CALLS THE SYSTEM FLAWED. JUSTICE MARGARET WORKMAN SAYS THE AGENCY HAS CONTINUOUSLY FAILED IN TERMS OF THEIR CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES. SHE SAYS THE DEPARTMENT LACKS RESOURCES TO ACTUALLY PROTECT CHILDREN. CHIEF JUSTICE BRENT BENJAMIN WAS FIRST TO CALL OUT THE DHHR ON THE SAME CONCERNS.
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NEWLY RELEASED DATA SHOWS THAT SLOT MACHINES ARE THE BIGGEST SOURCE OF TROUBLE FOR PROBLEM GAMBLERS IN WEST VIRGINIA. MORE THAN 5 THOUSAND PEOPLE THAT HAVE CALLED INTO THE PROBLEM GAMBLERS HELP NETWORK OF WEST VIRGINIA HAVE SAID THEY GAMBLE AT LOCAL VIDEO LOTTERY PARLORS. THE NETWORK HAS RECIEVED MORE THAN 8 THOUSAND CALLS SINCE 2000. THE HOTLINE CONNECTS PEOPLE WHO CALL IN WITH GAMBLING COUNSELORS AND PROVIDES OTHER SERVICES.
Return to Story IndexXMAS FUNDRAISING
THE CHALRESTON LIONS CLUB PLANS TO HELP THE SALVATION ARMY WITH HOLIDAY FUNDRAISING. FOR ONE DAY, LIONS CLUB MEMBERS FROM ALL OVER THE AREA PLAN TO STAFF THE BELL RINGERS POSITIONS AT AREA STORES. THEY WANT TO GIVE BACK AND GET THE WORD OUT ABOUT THEIR ORGANIZATION. "" BY VOLUNTEERING, THE LIONS CLUB COULD HELP SAVE THE SALVATION ARMY NEARLY 66-HUNDRED DOLLARS ON PAYROLL... IN THE END MORE MONEY TO HELP THE NEEDY.
Return to Story IndexIWITNESS NEWS
IF IT'S A GOOD PICTURE OF A GOOD STORY... WE'LL USE IT ON THE AIR!
Return to Story IndexFULL WEATHER
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 IndexCOFFEE & HEART RISK
IF YOU ENJOY YOUR CUP OF JOE IN THE MORNING--OR THROUGHOUT THE DAY.....WE'VE GOT GOOD NEWS.... DOCTORS HAVE CHANGED THIER MIND...APARENTLY COFFEE MAY NOT BE BAD FOR YOUR HEART A NEW STUDY ASKED 37 THOUSAND MEN HOW MUCH COFEE THEY DRINK AND THEN FOLLOWED THE MEN OVER TIME TO RECORD NEW CASES OF HEART TROUBLE. DOCTORS FOUND *NONE WERE MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP HEART FAILURE. THE STUDY APPEARS IN THE AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL..
Return to Story IndexEXERCISE & SMOKING
A NEW STUDY FINDS EXERCISE CAN HELP SMOKERS QUIT. RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF EXETER SAY... EXERCISE MAKES CIGARETTES LESS ATTRACTIVE TO SMOKERS. IT'S THE FIRST STUDY EVER THAT SHOWS EXERCISE CAN LESSEN THE POWER OF SMOKING-RELATED IMAGES TO GRAB VISUAL ATTENTION. THE RESEARCHERS ADD... IT'S NOT CLEAR YET IF LONGER EXERCISE SESSIONS HAVE A BIGGER EFFECT.
Return to Story IndexI SILVER BRIDGE
IN THIS WEEK'S TRAVELING WEST VIRGINIA, PHOTOJOURNALIST BRAD RICE TAKES US TO POINT PLEASANT FOR A LOOK BACK AT THE SILVER BRIDGE DISASTER. FOR THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE SILVER BRIDGE DISASTER, LOG ON TO THE WEST VIRGINIA ARCHIVES WEBSITE AT wvculture.org AND CLICK ON THE ARCHIVES AND HISTORY LINK AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN.
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BUT A LOT OF THAT IS CREDITED TO THE SOUTH FLORIDA DEFENSE THAT IS KNOWN AS ONE OF THE NATION'S BEST.....EVEN THOUGH THE BULLS GAVE UP A LOT AGAINST PITT.....THEY STILL HAVE TWO TIME ALL-AMERICAN GEORGE SELVIE WHO WREAKED HAVOC IN THE WVU BACKFIELD....AND QUARTERBACK JARRETT BROWN KNOWS HE PLAYED A VERY GOOD FRONT....
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-ROUGH GAME...TEXANS BEAT UP AND SLATON'S PAST CATCHES UP WITH HIM.... -1ST QTR...GAME TIED SLATON GETS PASS BUT FUMBLES...WOULD NOT GET ANOTHER TOUCH -4TH QTR-DOWN 10-9....SLATON'S BACKUP....RYAN MOATS 11 YD TD.....17-10 TEXANS -MOATS FROM 1 YD OUT......24-10 HOUSTON....MOATS WOULD ADD ANOTHER TO FINISH WITH 3 TDS.....TEXANS WIN 31-10
Return to Story IndexRAMS-BULGER
-1ST QTR-BULGER TO KEANNAN BURTON...LEADS TO FG...3-0 RAMS -2ND QTR-UNDER A MIN LEFT....FAKE FG JOSH BROWN TO DANIEL FELLS 36 YD TD...10-2 RAMS -4TH QTR-GAME TIED AT 10....STEPHEN JACKSON 25 YD TD.....17-10...RAMS WIN FIRST GAME
Return to Story IndexBROWNS-BEARS
-1ST QTR-DOWN 3-0....DEREK ANDERSON PICKED OFF BY DANIEL MANNING......LEADS TO FG....6-0 BEARS -2ND QTR-JAMAL LEWIS FUMBLES....LEADS TO ANOTHER BEARS FG....9-0 BEARS -MATT FORTE 1 YD TD RUN.....16-0 BEARS....THEY GO ONTO WIN 29-6
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Return to Story IndexHALLOWEEN IN SALEM
BUT THE BIGGEST HALLOWEEN PARTY WAS IN SALEM MASSACHUSSETS THIS WEEKEND. THOUSANDS TURNED OUT TO THE 28th ANNUAL SALEM HAUNTED HAPPENINGS FESTIVAL THIS WEEKEND. THE FAIR FEATURES DOZENS OF HAUNTED HOMES, HALLOWEEN BALLS, PSYCHIC BOOTHS AND OTHER TREATS AND ATTRACTIONS. A BIG CROWD PLEASER IS THE HOME OF THE INFAMOUS WITCH TRIALS OF 16-90. THE BUILDING IS CURRENTLY A WITCH MUSEUM. THE HALLOWEEN CELEBRATION LAST THE ENTIRE MONTH OF OCTOBER.
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