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Monday, March 15, 2010.

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  • FOX OPEN 1
      COMING UP ON EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING .....THE SEARCH WILL RESUME THIS MORNING FOR A MISSING VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER WHOSE BOAT CAPSIZED WHILE HE WAS TRYING TO RESCUE OTHERS.

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    FOX OPEN 2
      AND, GOVERNOR MANCHIN DECLARES A STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR 34 COUNTIES AS THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS START TO RECOVER FROM THE FLOODING.

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    FOX OPEN 3
      AND, THE SEVENTH-RANKED MOUNTAINEERS ARE SITTING ATOP THEIR OWN PEAK AFTER THEY CLAIMED ITS FIRST BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP.

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    FOX WELCOME
      GOOD MORNING, I'M PATRICK MCMURTRY...

      JENIFER McANDREWS HAS THE MORNING OFF. WELCOME TO FOX 11'S EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING .

      IT'S MONDAY, MARCH 15TH.

      DOUG HARLOW JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS FORECAST.

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    FIREFIGHTER UPDATE
      RESCUE CREWS WILL RETURN THIS MORNING TO THE SITE WHERE A FIREFIGHTER WENT MISSING AFTER A BOAT ACCIDENT DURING FLOOD RESCUE EFFORTS NEAR BECKLEY.

      CREWS WILL RETURN TO BEAVER CREEK LOOKING FOR THE GLASGOW FIREMAN WHOSE BOAT CAPSIZED WHILE HE WAS TRYING TO RESCUE OTHERS.

      A SEARCH TURNED UP HIS GLOVE...AND, YESTERDAY THEY FOUND HIS LIFE JACKET.

      THE WATER HAS DROPPED SIGNIFIACTNLY AT BEAVER CREEK, BUT IT'S STILL RACING DANGEROUSLY FAST AND THAT MAKES THE SEARCH ALL THE MORE DIFFICULT.

      ABOUT 100 FIREFIGHTERS, PARAMEDICS AND NATIONAL GUARDMENS WILL CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR THEIR FELLOW BROTHER.

      ""

      IT HAS BEEN A TOUGH FEW DAYS AT THE GLASGO FIRE DEPARTMENT.

      MANY FIREFIGHTERS ARE LOOKING FOR A WAY TO COPE DURING THIS TRAGEDY.

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER ATISH BAIDYA TALKED WITH HIS FELLOW FIREFIGHTERS AND HAS THIS STORY.

      MIKE FANNIN TRIES TO CONCENTRATE IN HIS FIRST RESPONDERS CLASS AT THE SISSONVILLE FIRE SCHOOL.

      FOR HIM AND A FEW OTHERS FROM THE GLASGOW FIRE DEPARTMENT IT'S THEIR WAY OF DEALING WITH THE DISAPPEARENCE OF ONE OF THEIR OWN.

      SOT16;11;55

      we were almost done with the fire school and for me it helps the grieving process to come out here and stay busy

      SEARCH CREWS ARE STILL TRYING TO FIND THE GLASGOW FIREFIGHTER THAT DISAPPEARED AFTER HIS BOAT FLIPPED DURING SWIFT WATER RESCUE.

      SOT16;12;25

      we've had tragedies before put we'll pull through we'll pull through this one.

      AND FANNIN WILL PULL THROUGH WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE BROTHERHOOD OF FIREFIGHTERS.

      SOT

      IN SOME WAYS --THE NORMALCY OF FIRE SCHOOL -- FROM DRILLS FOR BEGINNING FIREFIGHTERS ON PUTTING ON THEIR GEAR IN TIME -- TO THE CLASS FANNIN IS TAKING -- ALL OF IT -- IS THE BEST THING FANNIN COULD USE RIGHT NOW.

      SOT16;13;13

      everyone has come up and offered condolences and let us know they can help and we appreciate that.

      DEALING WITH A TRAGEDY THE BEST HE KNOWS HOW AND HOPING FOR A HAPPY ENDING THAT MAY NOT BE COMING.

      FANNIN SAYS OTHER DEPARTMENTS HAVE STEPPED UP TO HELP COVER CALLS AND PROVIDE OTHER ASSISTANCE DURING THEIR TIME OF NEED.

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    WOMAN FOUND
      AND A BRADLEY WOMAN DIED AFTER BEING SWEPT AWAY IN A FLOODED STREAM NEAR HER HOME ON SATURDAY. HER BODY WAS RECOVERED.

      HER NAME HAS YET TO BE RELEASED.

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    KANAWHA FLOODING
      ALMOST EVERYWHERE YOU GO YOU WILL SEE THE EFFECTS OF THIS WEEKENDS STORM AS RIVERS CREST CLOSE TO FLOOD LEVEL.

      THAT HAS GOVERNOR MANCHIN DECLARING A STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR 34 COUNTIES.

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER DARRAH WILCOX IS LIVE IN CHARLESTON WITH MORE ABOUT THE DAMAGE THE FLOODING HAS DONE OVER WEEKEND. DARRAH?

      PATRICK... THE KANAWHA RIVER CRESTED ABOUT A FOOT BELOW FLOOD STAGE OVER THE WEEKEND... BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THERE WASN'T FLOODING IN SEVERAL AREAS OF THE COUNTY THIS WEEKEND.

      THE SOUTH CHARLESTON RECREATION CENTER FLOODED WHEN DAVIS CREEK BACKED UP. THE BASKETBALL COURT WENT UNDER BUT WORKERS HAD ENOUGH TIME TO REMOVE FLOORING AND OTHER ITEMS FROM THE BUILDING BEFORE THE HIGH WATER HIT.

      ROADS WERE CUT AND VEHICLES TRAPPED BY THE HIGHEST LEVEL ON THE RIVER SINCE NOVEMBER 2003. A CREEK--PUMPED BY RAINWATER --FLOODED WHEN IT BACKED UP AT THE KANAWHA RIVER. MOBILE HOMES IN PRATT AND HANSFORD ALSO FLOODED.

      THE KANAWHA RIVER, WILL BE SLOW TO DROP ABOVE THE WINFIELD LOCKS. THE MAJOR FLOOD DANGER IS SHIFTING TO THE OHIO RIVER... WHICH IS EXPECTED TO CREST BY 2 A-M TUESDAY AT 50- POINT-6 FEET... MORE THAN 7 INCHES ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.

      REPORTING LIVE IN CHARLESTON... DARRAH WILCOX... EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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    11 RALEIGH FLOOD
      OTHER AREAS HIT HARD BY FLOODING WERE IN RALEIGH AND FAYETTE COUNTIES....

      DOZENS OF PEOPLE HAD TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES IN AREAS LIKE MOUNT HOPE, BRADLEY, SULLIVAN AND BEAVER.

      BEAVER CREEK CHURNED WELL OVER ITS BANKS... AND SEVERAL PEOPLE HAD TO BE RESCUED.

      MANY TOOK SHELTER WITH THE BECKLEY DREAM CENTER.

      OTHERS , LIKE PATRICK DICKEN.....SURVEY THE DAMAGE AFTER HEADING FOR HIGHER GROUND.

      "I was trying to run around and just pick up things that I salvage, whatever I needed and stuff, and by the time I got that done it was to the point where it was time for me to get out of the house. I just didn't have any more time to spare, because the water had already started coming in the house."

      DICKEN, HIS FIANCEE, AND HIS YOUNG DAUGHTER ARE STAYING WITH RELATIVES FOR NOW. HE SAYS THEY'RE WAITING TO HEAR WHAT KIND OF STATE OR FEDERAL HELP THEY CAN GET.

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    11 PAX FLOODING
      FLOOD WATERS ROSE RAPIDLY IN SMALL TOWNS LIKE PAX IN FAYETTE COUNTY.

      HIGH WATER RUSHED OVER THE BANKS SWEEPING PICNIC TABLES, SMALL TREES AND EVENB CARS THROUGH THE SMALL TOWN.

      DOZENS OF PEOPLE TOOK SHELTER AT THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL -- INCLUDING THE MAYOR OF THE TOWN.

      FAST MOVING FLOOD WATERS ALMOST SWEPT AWAY THE MAYOR'S HUSBAND AND MOTHER BEFORE A NEIGHBOR CAME TO THEIR RESCUE.

      FLOOD LEVELS ARE ESTIMATED TO BE CLOSE TO THE MAJOR FLOOD OF 2001.

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    RED CROSS RESPONSE
      THE RED CROSS IS IN FULL RESPONSE MODE THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

      WORKERS HAVE BEEN TRYING TO HELP RESIDENTS ESCAPE FLOODING....

      SHELTERS HAVE BEEN SET UP IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE STATE FOR THOSE WHO HAD TO EVACUATE THEIR HOMES.

      FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO FIND A SHELTER NEAR YOU...JUST LOG ONTO THE WEB AT WWW DOT CWV - REDCROSS DOT ORG.

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    TEASE 1/WX FONT
      COMING UP NEXT, HIGH SCHOOL SHOW CHOIRS FROM AROUND THE AREA CAME TO THE CAPITAL CITY TO COMPETE...BUT ONLY ONE WALKED AWAY THE GRAND CHAMPIONS.

      WE'LL TELL WHO!

      AND METEOROLOGIST DOUG HARLOW IS WORKING ON YOUR FORECAST. HE'LL HAVE THAT WHEN EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING RETURNS.

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    EYEWITNESS WEB
      YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND EYEWITNESS NEWS ON THE WEB AT WCHSTV.COM ON FACEBOOK AND ON TWITTER.

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    FULL WEATHER
      DOUG PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

      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!
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    SHOW CHOIR CHAMPIONS
      HIGH SCHOOL SHOW CHOIRS FROM AROUND THE AREA CAME TO THE CAPITAL CITY TO COMPETE OVER THE WEEKEND, BUT ONLY ONE WALKED AWAY THE GRAND CHAMPIONS.

      CABELL MIDLAND'S *RHYTHM IN RED* WON THE CLASS 'A' TITLE AT THE COMPETITION SATURDAY IN CHARLESTON.

      THE GROUP ALSO TOOK TOP PLACES FOR BEST CHOREOGRAPHY, VOCALS, INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE, AND SHOW DESIGN.

      POCA, MARTINSBURG, HURRICANE, AND NITRO HIGH SCHOOLS ROUNDED OUT THE FIRST THROUGH FOURTH RUNNERS UP IN THE COMPETITION.

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    SPORTS MINUTE
      WELCOME BACK TO FOX 11'S EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING.

      IT WAS SELECTION SUNDAY AND SEVERAL TEAMS WERE SITTING ON THE EDGE OF THEIR SEATS WONDERING WHERE THEY WOULD END UP IN THE TOURNAMENT....BUT WEST VIRGINIA HAD ALREADY CEMENTED THEIR TOURNAMENT HOPES....NOW THE QUESTION IS WHERE WOULD THEY END UP....A.J. GOOD HAS THE ANSWER IN THIS MORNINGS SPORTSREPORT....

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    RE OPEN
      GOOD MORNING, I'M JENIFER MCANDREWS...IT'S 7:23.

      DOUG HARLOW JOINS US NOW WITH A CHECK OF THE FORECAST.

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    WEATHER
      DOUG PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

      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!
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    TRAFFIC
      JACKIE WEST

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    KANAWHA FLOODING
      ALMOST EVERYWHERE YOU GO YOU WILL SEE THE EFFECTS OF THIS WEEKENDS STORM AS RIVERS CREST CLOSE TO FLOOD LEVEL.

      THAT HAS GOVERNOR MANCHIN DECLARING A STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR 34 COUNTIES.

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER DARRAH WILCOX IS LIVE IN CHARLESTON WITH MORE ABOUT THE DAMAGE THE FLOODING HAS DONE OVER WEEKEND. DARRAH?

      PATRICK... THE KANAWHA RIVER CRESTED ABOUT A FOOT BELOW FLOOD STAGE OVER THE WEEKEND... BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THERE WASN'T FLOODING IN SEVERAL AREAS OF THE COUNTY THIS WEEKEND.

      THE SOUTH CHARLESTON RECREATION CENTER FLOODED WHEN DAVIS CREEK BACKED UP. THE BASKETBALL COURT WENT UNDER BUT WORKERS HAD ENOUGH TIME TO REMOVE FLOORING AND OTHER ITEMS FROM THE BUILDING BEFORE THE HIGH WATER HIT.

      ROADS WERE CUT AND VEHICLES TRAPPED BY THE HIGHEST LEVEL ON THE RIVER SINCE NOVEMBER 2003. A CREEK--PUMPED BY RAINWATER --FLOODED WHEN IT BACKED UP AT THE KANAWHA RIVER. MOBILE HOMES IN PRATT AND HANSFORD ALSO FLOODED.

      THE KANAWHA RIVER, WILL BE SLOW TO DROP ABOVE THE WINFIELD LOCKS. THE MAJOR FLOOD DANGER IS SHIFTING TO THE OHIO RIVER... WHICH IS EXPECTED TO CREST BY 2 A-M TUESDAY AT 50- POINT-6 FEET... MORE THAN 7 INCHES ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.

      REPORTING LIVE IN CHARLESTON... DARRAH WILCOX... EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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    EYEWITNESS WEB
      YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND EYEWITNESS NEWS ON THE WEB AT WCHSTV.COM ON FACEBOOK AND ON TWITTER.

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    FOX RE-OPEN 1
      COMING UP ON FOX 11'S EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING ....STATE LEADERS WILL HEAD BACK TO WORK AT THE CAPTIAL...THE FOCUS NOW IS HOW TO BALANCE A BLEAK BUDGET...

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    FOX RE-OPEN 2
      AND, A SOUTH CHARLESTON BUSINESS KNOWN FOR CELEBRATIONS IS DESTROYED BY FLAMES.

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    FOX RE-OPEN 3
      AND, WE'LL TELL YOU WHERE HEALTH INSPECTORS FOUND THIS RESTAURANT IN VIOLATION OF.....

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    FOX WELCOME
      GOOD MORNING, I'M PATRICK MCMURTRY.

      JENIFER McANDREWS HAS THE DAY OFF.

      WELCOME TO FOX 11'S EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING.

      IT'S MONDAY, MARCH 15TH.

      DOUG HARLOW JOINS US WITH A LOOK AT THIS MORNINGS FORECAST.

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    I LEG. SESSION REVIEW
      THIS MORNING STATE LEADERS WILL HEAD BACK TO WORK AT THE CAPTIAL.

      THE FOCUS NOW IS HOW TO BALANCE A BLEAK BUDGET...

      EYEWITNESS NEWS ANCHOR GILBERT CORSEY HAS MORE ON THIS YEAR'S LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT CAME DOWN TO THE WIRE.

      NAT: GAVEL

      WHEN THE GAVEL CAME DOWN ENDING THE 2010 REGULAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION LAWMAKERS HAD COMPLETED 217 BILLS.

      21:00:08 not as contentious as some sessions you haven't really seen the excitment.

      THE ABORTION BILL CASUED SOME EXCITEMENT AND CONTENTION.

      IT PALLOWS WOMEN WANTING ABORTIONS TO SEE AN ULTRASOUND OF THE BABY BEFORE THE PROCEDURE.

      NAT; ding has everyone voted

      SENATE BILL 230 WAS ALSO A HOT BUTTON ISSUE WITH OPTOMETRIST AND OPTOMOLOGIST.

      20:56:12 how much of this is patient safety and how much is a turf battle it's difficult for us to know

      IN THE END THE MEASURE PASSED DURINGP THE FINAL 30-MINUTES OF THE SESSION WITHOUT THE LASER SURGERY PROVISION OPTOMETRIST WANTED ...HOWEVER IT DOES GIVE THEM GREATER SCOPE OF PRACTICE FOR OTHER PROCEDURES LIKE EYE INJECTIONS.

      NAT : g-ma

      HAVEN MCCARTHY'S FAMILY IS HAPPY WITH THE SCOPE OF THE NEW LAW CREATED IN HER MEMORY.

      HOUSE BILL 42-23 PASSED FORCING HARSHER PUNISHEMENTS FOR DRIVERS WHO FAIL TO OBEY THE FLASHING LIGHTS AND STOPS SIGNS OF A SCHOOL BUS.

      BITE:REP. CHICK

      LAWMAKERS ALSO OK'D A BILL IN MEMORY OF CHARLESTON POLICE PATROLMAN JERRY JONES..

      CREATING STIFFER PUNISHMENTS FOR CRIMINALS FLEEING FROM POLICE.

      BITE:ARMSTEAD

      BUT SOME PROMISING BILLS FELL THROUGH THE CRACKS.

      FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW LAWMAKERS FAILED TO PASS A BAN ON TEXTING WHILE DRIVING.

      BITE:21:03:35 sometimes good bills just don't make it through

      THE REGULAR SESSION HAS ENDED YET LAWMAKERS WON'T BE GONE ONG.

      THEY'LL RETURN TO CHAMBERS MONDAY TO BATTLE A BLEAK BUDGET.

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    SENATE LEAVING SESSION
      THE END OF THE SESSION COINCIDED WITH THE END OF THE MOUNTAINEERS BIG EAST TOURNAMENT WIN SATURDAY...AND SOME LEGISLATURES DIDN'T JUST WANT THE HIGHLIGHTS...DURING THE DEBATE ON THE OPTOMETRIST BILL SEVERAL SENATORS LEFT THE FLOOR TO GO WATCH THE END OF THE GAME.

      THIS IS THEM COMING BACK INTO SESSION.

      MOMENTS LATER THEY PASSED THE BILL.

      LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK...LOG ON TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE WITH YOUR OPINIONS ..

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    CARUTH
      AND THE SESSION ENDED ON A GOOD BUT SOMBER NOTE.

      GOVERNOR MANCHIN MADE A SURPRISE APPERANCE IN SENATE CHAMBERS SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO HONOR MINORITY LEADER DON CARUTH.

      THE MERCER COUNTY REPUBLICAN WAS GIVEN THE DISTINGUISHED WEST VIRGINIAN AWARD FOR HIS SERVICE.

      CARUTH HAS BEEN ABSENT FOR MUCH OF THE 2010 SESSION AS HE DEALS WITH HIS SECOND BOUT OF BRAIN CANCER.

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    SOUTH CHARLESTON FIRE
      FLAMES RIPPED THROUGH A SOUTH CHARLESTON BUSINESS YESTERDAY MORNING.

      BRIAN ADKINS WAS TOO UPSET TO TALK ON CAMERA WHEN HE SAW HIS BUSINESS, PARTY KING, DESTROYED.

      THE FIRE HAPPENED AROUND 3-30 ON 3RD AVENUE. FIREFIGHTERS HAD TO USE AN EXCAVATOR TO REACH HOTSPOTS IN THE BURNING BUILDING AND TO KNOCK DOWN UNSTABLE WALLS. PARTY KING WAS A PARTY RENTAL SHOP.

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      FIREFIGHTERS SAY THE DESTRUCTION WAS SO EXTENSIVE IT MAY MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE A CAUSE.

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    RESTAURANT CLOSED
      A PUTNAM COUNTY RESTAURANT WAS SHUT DOWN AFTER HEALTH INSPECTORS FOUND OUT THEY WERE USING WATER FROM A GARDEN HOSE FOR COOKING AND CLEANING.

      A CUSTOMER COMPLAINED THEIR GLASS OF WATER TASTED LIKE RUBBER.

      THE SIGN AT GIBSON'S FAMILY RESTAURANT SAYS CLOSED FOR REMODELING, BUT HEALTH INSPECTORS SHUT THEM DOWN.

      THE OWNER ADMITTED TO EYEWITNESS NEWS HE STRUNG TOGETHER GARDEN HOSES CONNECTED TO THIS SPICKET AND SERVED THE WATER TO HIS GUESTS AND USED IT TO COOK AND CLEAN.

      HIS WATER WAS CUT OFF YESTERDAY AND HE HOOKED UP THE HOSES TO THE BP STATIONS SPICKET.

      HEALTH INSPECTORS SAY THIS IS POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS.

      GIBSON SAYS HE MADE A MISTAKE AND IS TAKING STEPS TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT.

      IN THE MEANTIME, THE PUTNAM COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT SHOULD GET BACK THE RESULTS OF TESTS TODAY ON THE WATER COMING OUT OF THAT HOSE.

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    HAM AUCTION
      STUDENTS WILL BE BRINGING THE BACON TO THE CAPITAL.

      THE TOP HAMS, BACON AND EGGS PRODUCED BY F-F-A STUDENTS WILL BE AUCTIONED AND ARE EXPECTED TO GO FOR SOME BIG BUCKS.

      THE ANNUAL SHOW AND SALE WILL BE TONIGHT AT SEVEN IN BUILDING SEVEN AT THE CAPITAL COMPLEX.

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    TEASE 5/WX FONT
      COMING UP NEXT, A SOUTH CHARLESTON FAMILY BIDS FAREWELL TO A PART OF HISTORY!

      AND METEOROLOGIST DOUG HARLOW IS WORKING ON YOUR FORECAST. HE'LL HAVE THAT WHEN EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING RETURNS.

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    WEATHER
      DOUG PITCHES TO WEATHER GRAPHICS

      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!
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    I FAMILY TREE
      A SOUTH CHARLESTON FAMILY BIDS FAREWELL TO A PART OF HISTORY THAT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR GENERATIONS.

      EYEWITNESS NEWS PHOTOJOURNALIST TROY MORGAN BRINGS US THE EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT OF HOW A THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY YEAR OLD TREE HAS MADE FOR SOME VERY SPECIAL MEMORIES.

      AMAZING....THAT TREE HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE BEFORE AMERICA WAS EVER A COUNTRY.

      THERE ARE PLANS TO ENSURE THE TREE LIVES ON....A TABLE WILL BE MADE FROM A SLICE OF THE TRUNK FOR EACH OF THE FOUR CHILDREN.

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    TEASE 6
      COMING UP, WE'LL SEE WHY MAN'S BEST FRIEND LOVES GIRLS BEST FRIEND...?

      WE'LL EXPLAIN....STAY WITH US

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    I DOG EATS DIAMOND
      WELCOME BACK TO FOX 11'S EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING

      YOU MAY HAVE USED THE EXCUSE ....MY DOG ATE MY HOMEWORK, BUT ONE DOG IS MAKING WAVES FOR SWALLOWING A GIRLS BEST FRIEND....A DIAMOND OF COURSE.

      NATS: "That is unbelievable."

      WORD IS SPREADING FAST HERE.

      NATS: "OMG. That is hilarious. Hilarious. The Enquirer."

      EVEN A TABLOID PICKED UP ON IT.

      NATS: "So the dog swallowed the diamond?"

      YEP!

      SOLLIE THE GOLDEN RETRIEVER... SWALLOWED A DIAMOND.

      AND NOT JUST ANY STONE.

      IT WAS ONE JUST LIKE THIS.

      3 CARROTS.

      VALUED AT 20-GRAND!

      KAUFMANN says: "I was shocked!"

      GEORGE KAUFMANN BRINGS "SOLLIE" TO WORK EVERYDAY.

      THE CO-OWNER OF ROBERT BERNARD JEWELERS IN ROCKVILLE MARYLAND... SAYS HE NEVER WORRIED BEFORE.

      KAUFMANN says: "It's like out of character. The dog normally doesn't eat a lot. Stones have dropped before and he didn't pay any attention."

      BUT "SOLLIE" DID THIS TIME!

      THE DIAMOND FELL.. AND LANDED RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIS MOUTH.

      NATS: "I went like this with him to see if it was in there."

      IT WAS GONE ALRIGHT!

      AND WHAT'S WORSE?

      THE GEM BELONGED TO A VISITING DIAMOND DEALER.

      SO KAUFMANN AND HIS BUSINESS PARTNER... WERE ON THE HOOK FOR 20-THOUSAND.

      MOS says: "I haven't read the policy yet but I don't know if there's a "dog swallows diamond clause" in there."

      THE FIRST CALL.. WASN'T THE INSURANCE AGENT.

      IT WAS THE VET!

      THE ADVICE?

      LET NATURE TAKES ITS COURSE.

      KAUFMANN says: "When we took a walk in the evening and morning, he's pretty regular, I collected it and went through it. I made sure I didn't throw it out until the diamond was found. So I had a nice 3 day collection."

      3 DAYS OF CAREFUL INSPECTIONS-- PAID OFF.

      KAUFMANN says: "I screamed and woke up my son. He wanted to know what was going on at 7 in the morning!

      HE FOUND THE DIAMOND.

      AND IN DOING SO.. FOUND 15 MINUTES OF FAME.

      THE DIAMOND IS THREE-EIGHTHS OF AN INCH IN WIDTH.

      SO IT REALLY WAS LIKE FINDING A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK... SO TO SPEAK

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    I DREAM HOME
      NEARLY 4 THOUSAND CHILDREN IN THE U.S. DIE EVERY YEAR FROM CANCER.

      IT'S PROJECTS LIKE THE ST. JUDE DREAM HOME THAT HELPS RAISE MONEY TO FIND LIFE SAVING CURES.

      WE HERE AT WCHS AND FOX 11 ARE VERY EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THE ST. JUDE DREAM HOME GIVEAWAY FOR THE 4TH YEAR IN A ROW.

      ON FRIDAY WE HELD A GROUNDBREAKING RIGHT HERE IN CHARLESTON....FOR THIS YEARS HOME...THAT'S BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER.

      (NATS OF GROUND BREAKING)

      BREAKING GROUND..... FOR GROUND BREAKING RESEARCH.

      CONSTRUCTION ON THE 2010 WCHS FOX 11 ST. JUDE DREAM HOME IS NOW UNDERWAY.

      A 39:14 "IT'S A GREAT HONOR TO BE ABLE TO BE A PART OF THIS....AND TO BE ABLE TO HELP THOSE KIDS AND THEIR FAMILIES."

      H 25:43 'WE WERE EXCITED TO START OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH ST. JUDE AND WE ARE THRILLED TO CONTINUE IT...IT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE DO AS A TELEVISION STATION."

      D 19:46 'THIS WILL BE THE BIGGEST HOUSE ON THE MOST SPECTACULAR LOT.....THAT WE'VE DONE ACROSS THE COUNTRY."

      THIS YEARS HOME IS EXPECTED TO BE UNLIKE ANY OTHER. THE NEARLY 4200 SQUARE FOOT HOME

      IS LOCATED IN THE EAGLE VIEW SUBDIVISION IN CHARLESTON......BOASTING BREATH TAKING VIEWS.....AND

      THE MOST MODERN HOME AMENITIES.

      DO 22:47 "THIS HOUSE WILL FEATURE A LOT OF....INTREGAL... AND SOME OF THE DETAILS IN THE HOUSE ARE GOING OT BE IN A HOUSE THAT IS YOUR UPPER CUSTOM STYLE HOME."

      DALE OXLEY WITH MODERN HOME CONCEPTS SAYS IT'S A PROJECT HE'S PROUD TO BE A PART OF.

      DO 24:37 "YOU CAN GIVE BACK...WE ARE FORTUNATE EVERY DAY TO LIVE LIFE AND THERE'S KIDS WHO DESPARTLEY NEED OUR HELP

      IT COSTS 1.5 MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR FOR ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL TO OPERATE....

      THAT MONEY GOES TO FINDING LIFE SAVING CURES FOR VERY SICK CHILDREN.

      IT'S PROJECTS LIKE THE DREAM HOME THAT HELPS GIVE FAMLIES THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WHEN THERE CHILD IS DEATHLY ILL.....AND THAT'S TIME.

      G 32:15 "I'VE WATCHED IT....I'VE BEEN A PART OF IT...AND I'M JUST SO PROUD OF HOW WEST VIRGINIANS SUPPOR THIS PROJECT....AND ALL THE PROCEEDS GO TO HELP OUR KIDS."

      D 20:46 "UNTIL WE CAN SAY....NO CHILD IS EVER GOING TO DIE OF CANCER...WE WONT QUIT DOING THESE PROEJCTS."

      DAN WARBEL

      D 20;29 'WE'RE STILL LOSING 4THOUSAND KIDS A YEAR IN THE U.S. TO CANCER....."

      D 20:36 'THE MONEY THAT;S RAISED BY THE DREAM HOME WILL GO TO CANCER RESEARCH THAT IS SHARED FREELY.....RIGH THERE IN WEST VIRGINIA AND AROUND TEH WROLD."

      DALE OXLEY

      MODERN HOME CONCEPTS

      DO 22:02 'THIS YEAR WE ARE GOING FOR A FLOOR PLAN THAT IS ALL ON ONE FLOOR....ALL THE BEDROOMS ARE ON THE FIRST FLOOR..A.ND THE ONLY SQUARE FOOTAGE ON THE SECOND FLOOR IS THE MEDIA ROOM."

      HAROLD COOPER

      G 31:43 "IT GIVES A CHANCE TO REALLY GIVE TO SOMETHIGN THAT'S WORTH WHILE....AND DOES SO MUCH GOOD."

      G 31:53 "IF ANYONE HAS HAD A CHILD OR KNOW A CHILD THAT'S SUFFERED....YOU'LL DO ANYTHING YOU CAN IN YOUR POWER TO PREVENT IT FFROM HAPPENEING....OR NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO."

      G 32:10 'ST. JUDE WORKS WITH THE FAMLIES AND BECMOMES LIKE A PART ODF THE FAMILY.."

      ANDY BARKER

      BLUE LINKS CORPORATION BASED OUT OF ATLANTA GEORGIA...

      PARTNER OF PRO BUILD

      TICKETS ARE EXPECTED TO GO ON SALE THE JUNE 1ST.

      IT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL GIVE AWAY THE ST. JUDE DREAM HOME IN MID SEPTEMBER .

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    CLOSE 1
      STICK AROUND, DOUG HAS OUR FORECAST AND WE'LL HAVE A CHECK FOR YOUR MORNING COMMUTE TO WORK.

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    EYEWITNESS WEB
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