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Friday, March 12, 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.
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IT'S FRIDAY, MARCH 12TH. DOUG HARLOW JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS FORECAST.
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THIS AS MELTING SNOW AND RAIN THREATEN TO BRING THIS WINTER'S SECOND ROUND OF FLOODING. EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER BOB AARON FOUND OUT THE REMAINING SNOW STILL HOLDS A LOT OF WATER. THE TEMPERATURE IS AROUND 60 DEGREES BUT RANDOLPH COUNTY STILL SPORTS A WINTER WONDERLAND LOOK. BARBOUR, NICHOLAS, RANDOLPH, UPSHUR, WEBSTER AND POCAHONTAS COUNTIES REMAIN UNDER A FLOOD WARNING. THIS IS HOW IT LOOKED WEDNESDAY IN ELKINS. IT'S ALMOST SHORT SLEEVE WEATHER, BUT THERE'S STILL A LOT OF SNOW. THE RAIN IS THE WILD CARD. " Right, the rain is the wild card, but the main key is temperatures and the wind. If they all release at the same time we could have some, some big problems." NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HYDROLOGIST JOHN SIKORA SAYS IF YOU LOOK AT SIX INCHES OF THE REMAINING SNOW IT CONTAINS THREE INCHES OF WATER. AND THERE ARE SHADED SPOTS IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH THREE OF FOUR FEET OF SNOW REMAINING. FLOODING HAS ALREADY HIT THIS WINTER ALONG THE GREENBRIER RIVER IN A JANUARY SNOW MELT THAT PUSHED MOUNTAIN RIVERS OUT OF THEIR BANKS. THE STATE IS PREPARING AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE. JIMMY GIANATO. THE BEST CHANCE OF SIGNIFICANT FLOODING COMES ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY WHEN RAIN COULD COMBINE WITH MELTING SNOW. BOB AARON, EYEWITNESS NEWS, ELKINS. THE FLOOD DANGER IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO THE OHIO RIVER NEXT WEEK.
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EYEWITNESS NEWS ANCHOR GILBERT CORSEY HAS THE LATEST ON THE KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOL BUS DRIVER WHO HAS BEEN SUSPENDED FOR HIS ALLEGED COMMENTS. NAT:bus driving through WATCH YOUR MOUTH...MAY BE THE LESSON OF THE DAY AT DUNBAR MIDDLE SCHOOL. STUDENTS FOUND A SUBSTITUTE DRIVER ON BUS 804. THEIR NORMAL DRIVER IS UNDER INVESTIGATION NAT:door opens AN INVESTIGATION THAT STARTED WHEN CAROL BASS OVERHEARD A CONVERSATION. 17:05:42 his remark that if he worked there he would line them all up and shoot them. and I though that's inappropriate. SHE SAYS SHE WAS PICKING HER GRANDCHILDREN UP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE DRIVER HAD JUST EXITED THE BUILDING AFTER SCHOOL LEADERS TELL US HE HAD A MINOR ALTERCATION WITH SOME OF THE KIDS INSIDE. WE'RE TOLD THE DRIVER WAS DISCUSSING THE ENCOUNTER WITH ANOTHER ADULT, WITH NO KIDS IN SIGHT, BUT BASS OVERHEARD. 17:06:18 I was concerned that he would say something like this when they're there to protect our kids and get them home safely. SHE TOOK THESE CONCERNS TO SCHOOL LEADERS WHO IN TURN SUSPENDED THE DRIVER WHILE THEY REVIEW THE BUS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO...LOOKING TO SEE IF THIS THREAT WAS REAL OR PERCEIVED. 16:51:35 what was said and what was the intent of what was said. NAT: BASS ADMITS HER GRANDCHILDREN RIDE THIS BUS OCCASIONALLY AND HAVE HAD RUN INS WITH THE DRIVER IN THE PAST. 17:07:20 Adam is a difficult child I admit it. 17:08:00 THEN ONE HAS TO ASK IS THIS IN RETALIATION. Oh No, I would never. I heard what the man said it scared me. CAROL BASS IS THE MOTHER OF EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KENNIE BASS. KENNIE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE WRITING OR EDITING OF THIS PIECE.
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ANDRE COLEMAN HAS SINCE BEEN RELEASED FROM SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL JAIL AND THE BUS DRIVER IN THAT INCIDENT HAS BEEN DISCIPLINED. YOU MAY RECALL COLEMAN WENT TO ANNE BAILEY ELEMENTARY IN ST. ALBANS ANGRY AFTER HIS 6-YEAR OLD SON WAS PUT ON THE WRONG BUS AND THEN ALLOWED OFF AT THE WRONG BUS STOP WITHOUT HIS PARENTS THERE TO PICK HIM UP. THE SCHOOL WAS PLACED ON LOCKDOWN AFTER A STAFF MEMBER SAID COLEMAN THREATENED TO SHOOT EVERYONE INSIDE.
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EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KENNIE BASS HAS THE LATEST. Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: Motorists ignoring school bus stops signs and warning lights face stiffer penalties under a bill passed by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Sen. Ron Stollings/(D) Boone: Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: Already unanimously approved by the House, the measure is called "Haven's Law" in memory of a 6-year old Lincoln County girl who was struck and killed by a car in December 2007 as she was getting off of her school bus. Sen. Jeff Kessler/(D) Marshall: Kennie Bass/Eyewitnes News: A similar measure stalled last year in Wayne County Senator Robert Plymale's Education Committee. That left the fate of this bill up in the air but strong support from Stollings, Kessler and Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin, who represents Lincoln County, made the difference. Sen. Earl Ray Tomblin/(D) Senate President: Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: Should it pass the legislature, the governor has already signaled his support for the measure. Kennie Bass, Eyewitness News in Charleston. PRESIDENT TOMBLIN SAYS THE BILL IS SCHEDULED FOR A FINAL SENATE VOTE ON SATURDAY. IF APPROVED, IT GOES BACK TO THE HOUSE, WHERE DELEGATES WILL HAVE TO AGREE WITH THE SENATE'S AMENDMENTS TO THE MEASURE.
Return to Story IndexHONORING RESCUERS
THE GOVERNOR AND THE SENATE PLANS TO HONOR MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND AIRMEN AT THE STATE CAPITOL INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL TRYING TO DETERMINE WHY THE MH-60S HELICOPTER CRASHED LAST MONTH IN POCAHONTAS COUNTY. LAWMAKERS WILL ALSO RECOGNIZE GUARDSMEN WHO FASHIONED HOMEMADE SNOWSHOES OUT OF PINE BRANCHES AND CLOTHES LINE AND HIKED ABOUT THREE MILES THROUGH HEAVY SNOW DRIFTS TO RESCUE A MORGAN COUNTY MOTHER AND HER 4-WEEK-OLD BABY.
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THE GANG FROM WQBE JOINS US NEXT. AND METEOROLOGIST DOUG HARLOW IS WORKING ON YOUR FORECAST. HE'LL HAVE THAT WHEN EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING RETURNS.
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THAT'S AHEAD.....
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HIS MOVE "GREEN ZONE" IS ONE OF THE NEW FILMS HOPING TO BE A BIG HIT AT THE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE. (SND: REMEMBER ME) GET SWEPT AWAY WITH ROBERT PATTINSON - MINUS THE FANGS - AS THE TWILIGHT HUNK VENTURES INTO DAYTIME HOURS FOR A NEW ROMANTIC DRAMA "REMEMBER ME". THE COMING-OF-AGE TALE FOLLOWS PATTINSON AS AN NYU STUDENT SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS IN LOVE, LIFE, AND FAMILY. MATT DAMON IS ALSO HUNTING FOR ANSWERS... BUT HIS MISSION IS IN THE "GREEN ZONE" - AS A CHIEF ARMY OFFICER WHO'S CONSPIRACY THEORIES CAUSE HIM TO WONDER WHO THE ENEMY IS. FACING A BATTLE OF THEIR OWN ARE THE BRIDE AND GROOM OF "OUR FAMILY WEDDING" WHO HAVE TO GET SOMETHING BORROWED AND BLUE - AND STOP THEIR FEUDING FAMILIES SO THEY CAN WALK DOWN THE AISLE! AND STILL IN THE COURTING STAGES -- "SHE'S OUT OF MY LEAGUE" HAS AN A REGULAR GUY FINDING HE DOES HAVE A SHOT WITH A PERFECT 10... BUT HE'S NOT QUITE SURE WHAT TO DO WITH THIS EQUATION! SEE HOW THE NUMBERS ADD UP FOR YOU AT THE MOVIES WITH PLENTY HEADING YOUR WAY.
Return to Story IndexGIRLS NIGHT OUT
LADIES INTERESTED IN MOTORCYCLES TOOK NO-PRESSURE CLASSES AND EVEN GOT TO RIDE A DEMO MODEL AT THE HARLEY DAVIDSON OF WEST VIRGINIA. OVER THE PAST DECADE, WOMEN HAVE INCREASINGLY EMBRACED MOTORCYCLING... IT'S A TREND BIKE SELLERS HOPE WILL CONTINUE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HARLEY-DAVIDSON, GO TO www.wvharley.com OR CALL THEM AT (304) 768-1600.
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DOUG HARLOW JOINS US NOW WITH A CHECK OF THE FORECAST.
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ONE OF THE KANAWHA VALLEY'S MOST DISTURBING CASES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TAKES ANOTHER TURN IN COURT, TOWARD CLOSURE. FARLEY RHODES PLEAD GUILTY TO SETTING HIS EX-GIRLFRIEND, STARLENA PRATT ON FIRE. PRATT LIVED FOR A MONTH AFTER RHODES SQUIRTED HER WITH LIGHTER FLUID AND SET HER ON FIRE. YESTERDAY RHODES PLEAD GUILTY TO MURDER AND WILL GET A LIFE SENTENCE, ALTHOUGH A JUDGE COULD GRANT HIM THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE. THE PROSECUTORS OFFICE SAYS THEY WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO MAKE SURE RHODES IS LOCKED UP FOR GOOD. RHODES WILL BE SENTENCED IN MAY -- MEANWHILE -- THE STARLENA PRATT FOUNDATION WILL BE SET UP AT THE OLD COURTHOUSE IN CHARLESTON -- IT WILL GIVE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS SOMEWHERE TO TURN TO GET HELP. IT SHOULD BE OPEN IN A FEW MONTHS.
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IT'S FRIDAY, MARCH 12TH. DOUG HARLOW JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS FORECAST.
Return to Story IndexKANAWHA COMMISSION
THERE WILL BE NO RAISES, OR NEW SHERIFF'S CARS. THERE WILL BE NO NEW EMPLOYEES HIRED... AND THERE WILL BE NO COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS THIS YEAR. COMMISSIONER KENT CARPER SAYS HE SEES NO GROWTH EXPECTED AND NO NEW MONEY COMING IN. COMMISSIONERS SAY THEY WORKED VERY HARD TO HOLD THE LINE AND NOT LAY ANYONE OFF OR CUT SALARIES.
Return to Story IndexCABELL UNEMPLOYMENT
AS EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER BRYANT SOMERVILLE REPORTS ... THAT'S A GOOD THING.. .BUT THERE'S STILL MORE WORK TO BE DONE. (nats) TAKE A DRIVE IN HUNTINGTON...AND YOU'LL SEE AT LEAST ONE. NOW HIRING, HEAT UP YOUR CAREER...HELP WANTED. DESPARATE PLEAS...FOR HOPEFUL EMPLOYEES. BUT IF HIRING IS UP...WHY ARE JOBS DOWN? MAKING CABELL COUNTYS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE CLOSE TO EIGHT AND A HALF PERCENT. BUT CABELL COUNTY COMMISSIONER NANCY CARTMILL SAYS ITS TAKE GRX BETTER THAN MOST, IN FACT CABELL COUNTY IS ONE OF FOUR OUT OF THE STATES 55 COUNTIES THAT IS BELOW THE STATE UNEMPLOYMENT AVERAGE OF TEN AND A HALF PERCENT. THE OTHER THREE BEING KANAWHA COUNTY JUST ABOUT EIGHT AND A HALF. PUTNAM COUNTY AT JUST OVER 8, AND MARION COUNTY AT EIGHT AND A HALF PERCENT. TAKE GRX IN CASE YOURE WONDERING WHERE THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATES ARE IN OUR REGION. 16 AND A HALF PERCENT OF PEOPLE IN CLAY COUNTY ARE UNEMPLOYED. ROANE COUNTY IS NOT MUCH BETTER AT NEARLY 17 PERCENT. BUT THE WORST IN THE STATE...CALHOUN COUNTY...OVER 21 PERCENT. HOLDING OUT FOR SOMETHING THAT MORE FITS THEIR AREA OF EXPERTISE, WHILE THE UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS CONTINUE TO RISE. IN HUNTINGTON; BSO; EYEWITNESS NEWS. CARTMILL ALSO SAYS WITH KENTUCKY AND OHIO SO CLOSE, SOME PEOPLE ARE GOING ACROSS STATE LINES TO GET JOBS.
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EYEWITNESS NEWS "PUTNAM COUNTY" REPORTER RUDI RAYNES HAS MORE ON HOW THE CLOSURE WILL AFFECT SCHOOLS IN THE AREA. Leslie Delapas: It is a nightmare. You have two or three consturction projects going on at once and then the bridge is right here." LESLIE DELAPAS SAYS DROPPING OFF AND PICKING UP HER SON AT WINFIELD ELEMENTARY IS A HEADACHE. Leslie Delapas: i live about 5 minutes away and to get throught tow in half an hour now to bring him to school. BUT IT'S NOT NEARLY AS BAD AS WHAT SOME PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE TO DEAL WITH ONCE THE ROSS BOOTH MEMORIAL BRIDGE BETWEEN ELEANOR AND WINFIELD IS SHUT DOWN. Leslie Delapas: it stinks. they'll have to go down to buffalo or nitro. COMMISSIONER JOE HAYNES SAYS THE SHUTDOWN IS A NECESSARY INCONVENIENCE. Joe Haynes: 57:18 the work needs to be done we're gonna have a better rbidge. it'll have a sidewalk and we'll fix the overpass over 817 :nats: buses ALTHOUGH COMMUTERS WILL HAVE TO FIND NEW ROUTES TO GET TO SCHOOL, THE COORDINATOR OF TRANSPORTATION FOR PUTNAM COUNTY SCHOOLS SAYS SCHOOL BUSES WILL ONLY HAVE TO MAKE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS. Charlie Tribble: "The vocational kids it affects them mainly. Evening pickup around lunchtime, they'll probaly lose a little lunchtime but not so much classtime. The special needs kids may have to get up a little earlier, probably get home a little later." BUT TRIBBLE SAYS THE INCONVENIENCE SHOULDN'T LAST TOO LONG. Tribble: 52:52 It came down to the fact of do we want to close the bridge 4 1/2 months or stretch it out 2 or 3 years with one lane. And we've all felt it was best to just shut it down four months and get it over with. Leslie Delapas: When im driving over it I hold my breath. I hope they do a good job so it doesnt have to be done again THE BRIDGE IS DOWN TO ONE LANE FROM 9 PM TO 6 AM NOW AND WILL OFFICIALLY CLOSE ON APRIL 5TH. IT'S SCHEDULED TO RE-OPEN AUGUST 20TH.
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PARKING GARAGE RATES FOR VISITS LONGER THAN TWO HOURS HAVE GONE FROM THREE TO FOUR BUCKS. HOSPITAL OFFICIALS AGREED ON THE RAISE BECAUSE OF AN INCREASE IN FACILITY MAINTENENCE AND UPKEEP. A VISIT LESS THAN TWO HOURS WILL STILL COST YOU A DOLLAR PER HALF HOUR.
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WE WILL BE BREAKING GROUND AT THE SITE FOR THE 2010 ST. JUDE DREAM HOME. IT'S LOCATED HERE IN CHARLESTON WITH A GREAT VIEW OVERLOOKING THE CITY. THE PURPOSE OF THE CAMPAIGN IS TO RAISE MONEY FOR ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL, WHERE DOCTORS WORK TO FIND A CURE FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER AND OTHER CATASTROPHIC ILLNESSES. IT'S A CAUSE UNLIKE ANY OTHER THAT SO MANY PEOPLE, INCLUDING US, ARE PROUD TO BE A PART OF.
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WHEN YOU THINK OF THEM THEY ARE ALOT MORE THAN JUST THEIR FAMOUS COOKIE SALES. TODAY, IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF GIRL GUIDES. BACK IN 1912, JULIETTE GORDON LOW FOUNDED THE GIRL SCOUT ORGANIZATION IN SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. AT FIRST THEY WERE CALLED "GIRL GUIDES" NOW, MILLIONS OF GIRLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE LIVING THE DREAM OF SCOUTING AND GIVING BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY.
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STEVE THAXTON IS COMING UP. AND METEOROLOGIST DOUG HARLOW IS WORKING ON YOUR FORECAST. HE'LL HAVE THAT WHEN EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING RETURNS.
Return to Story IndexWEATHER
Join Doug Harlow 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 IndexMAPLE SYRUP MAKERS
IN OUR TRAVELING WEST VIRGINIA REPORT, WE HEAD TO GREENBRIER COUNTY TO SEE HOW GRASSY MEADOWS MAPLE SYRUP GETS THE SWEET STUFF OUT OF THE TREES. IF YOU'D LIKE TO TRY GRASSY MEADOWS MAPLE SYRUP, GIVE LARRY A CALL AT 304-561-7433.
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877-924-7888 DOCTOR STEVE THAXTON JOINS US NOW. STHAXTONDC@AOL.COM WWW.WORLDWIDESPORTSMED.COM POST WORKOUT FOOD IN TAKE YOU CAN CONTACT DR. STEVE THAXTON AT HIS OFFICES... AT HIS SISSONVILLE OFFICE THE NUMBER IS 988-1922 AND AT HIS RIPLEY OFFICE THE NUMBER IS 372-1372. OR YOU CAN LOG ON TO WWW.WORLDWIDESPORTSMED.COM
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WE'VE BEEN AIRING BEHIND THE KITCHEN DOOR FOR THREE YEARS NOW, AND WE HAVE A FIRST TO BRING YOU THIS WEEK. HERE'S EYEWITNESS NEWS ANCHOR PATRICK MCMURTRY WITH THIS WEEK'S BEHIND THE KITCHEN DOOR. We're coming to you this week from Chef Robert Wong's new place on Virginia Street in Charleston. Unlike the Bridge Road Bistro, you can pick up a good breakfast here before you start your day-and you can get lunch and dinner to. You can also get all three meals at the IHOP in Kanawha City, but Kanawha Charleston health inspectors found they need to do a little work. The IHOP had a total of 8 violations, including 1 critical. There was an open drink in the food prep area, no towels at the sink, not enough sanitizer in the wiping cloth bucket and the shelves in the walk in cooler were dirty. Up next, the Applebee's right down the road at the Kanawha Mall. Inspectors found 5 violations, but three were critical. There was mold growing in the ice machine, no sanitizer in the bar sink and an employee didn't wash his hands between handling dirty and clean utensils. Now for the good news, and there's plenty of it. All five of these places were absolutely perfect: Sushi Atlantic, Sahara, Taste of India, Alladin's and Ichiban. That's the first time that's happened since we've been doing these reports. 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 then.
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DOUG HARLOW JOINS US NOW WITH A CHECK OF THE FORECAST.
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