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Thursday, September 2, 2010.

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  • FOX OPEN 1
      COMING UP ON EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING .....LABOR DAY VACATIONERS ARE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON HURRICANE EARL AS HE STEAMS TOWARDS THE EASTERN SEABOARD...

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    FOX OPEN 2
      AND, BIG CHANGES ARE HAPPENING AT THE CHARLESTON TOWN CENTER MALL JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON.

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    FOX OPEN 3
      AND, THE COUNTDOWN IS ON... WE ARE JUST HOURS AWAY NOW FROM THE KICKOFF OF MARSHALL UNIVERSITY'S FOOTBALL SEASON

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    FOX WELCOME
      GOOD MORNING, I'M JENIFER McANDREWS. WELCOME TO FOX 11'S EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING .

      IT'S THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND.

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    HURRICANE EARL
      IF YOUR PLANS FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND TAKES YOU TO THE EAST COAST BEACH....YOU NEED TO BE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON HURRICANE EARL .

      IT'S A CATEGORY FOUR STORM RIGHT NOW - AND ANY SHIFT COULD PUT THE MOST DENSELY POPULATED PART OF THE COUNTRY IN DANGER.

      HERE'S FOX CORRESPONDENT CRAIG BOSWELL, WHO'S IN NAGS HEAD, NORTH CAROLINA.

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    LABOR DAY TRAVEL
      IF YOU PLAN ON HITTING THE ROADWAYS THIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ALONE.

      TRIPLE "A" SAYS THE NUMBER OF MOTORISTS TRAVELING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON WILL INCREASE 9.9 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR.

      THAT MEANS ABOUT 34 MILLION TRAVELERS WILL TAKE A TRIP AT LEAST 50 MILES AWAY FROM HOME.

      THE AGENCY SAID IT'S STILL TOO EARLY TO TELL WHAT EFFECT, IF ANY, HURRICANE EARL WILL HAVE ON HOLIDAY TRAVEL.

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    FAMILY STIMULUS
      FOR THOUSANDS OF NEEDY WEST VIRGINIA FAMILIES SOME EXTRA CHECKS ARE GOING TO BE IN THE MAIL THIS MONTH.

      ABOUT 41 THOUSAND HOUSEHOLDS WILL RECIEVE ABOUT 250 DOLLARS TO BUY CLOTHES AND SUPPLIES.

      THOSE FAMILIES ALREADY RECIEVED A TWO HUNDRED DOLLAR CLOTHING VOUCHER BACK IN AUGUST..

      AND MORE THAN 19 THOUSAND LOW INCOME FAMILIES WILL ALSO RECIEVE ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN PAST DUE CHILD SUPPORT...A FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE STATE.

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    NGK JOBS
      IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A JOB ...A JAPANESE AUTO PARTS MAKER IS ADDING MORE JOBS TO ITS PLANT IN KANAWHA COUNTY.

      NGK SPARK PLUGS IS CONSOLIDATING ITS PLUG MANUFACTURING FROM IRVINE, CALIFORNIA TO SISSONVILLE.

      THIS WILL ADD MORE THAN 25 JOBS TO THE PLANT.

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    BUSINESS NETWORKING
      WITH A SPUTTERING ECONOMY, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS ARE ALWAYS LOOKING TO FIND NEW CUSTOMERS.

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER KENNIE BASS TELLS US ABOUT A NEW, INNOVATIVE WAY TO PRACTICE TIME-TESTED TECHNIQUES.

      Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: Small business owners from all types of fields meet once a week in Charleston, with a single goal, to drum up new customers for each other.

      Judith Chandler/Cleaning For Cure:

      Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: Chandler is the president of the Charleston chapter of Business Networking International. She says 97 percent of her cleaning company business comes from referrals.

      Judith Chandler/Cleaning For Cure:

      Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: Since January, Chandler and her fellow members have referred more than 110-thousand dollars worth of new business to each other.

      Every BNI chapter only allows one person from each professional classifications. The weekly meetings serve as roundtable discussions about where companies can find new clients.

      Cheryl Myers/Creative Solutions In Marketing:

      Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News: The Charleston BNI group formed in December of last year and has 28 members. It's one of 13 Mountain State chapters.

      Kennie Bass/Eyewitness News in Charleston.

      IF YOU'D LIKE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHARLESTON CHAPTER OF BUSINESS NETWORKING INTERNATIONAL, YOU CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE B-N-I DOT COM.

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    WALMART EMPLOYER
      WAL-MART HOLDS THE TOP SPOT WHEN IT COMES TO EMPLOYEES.

      WORKFORCE WEST VIRGINIA LIST THEM THE STATE'S LARGEST PRIVATE EMPLOYERS.

      UNITED HEALTH SYSTEM REMAINS THE SECOND LARGEST PRIVATE EMPLOYER, FOLLOWED BY CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER, KROGER AND AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER.

      ACCORDING TO WAL-MART'S WEBSITE, THE RETAILER EMPLOYS OVER 12 THOUSAND PEOPLE IN THE STATE.

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    TOWN CENTER CHANGES
      BIG CHANGES ARE HAPPENING AT THE CHARLESTON TOWN CENTER MALL JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON.

      NEW BUSINESSES OPENING UP INCLUDE K AND K HOME FURNISHINGS, EASY SPIRIT, MATTRESS WAREHOUSE AND MOBILE NOW.

      COLLECTIBLES ETC. AND SALVAGE YARD ARE ALSO RELOCATING IN THE MALL... AND SEASONAL SHOPS INCLUDE MAGIC MAKERS HALLOWEEN SHOP AND A HOLIDAY TOYS R US STORE.

      THERE WILL ALSO BE FREE WI-FI INTERNET ACCESS NOW AT CENTER COURT.

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    NATIONAL NEWS
      STINGER

      STINGER

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    IRAQ MORE CHANGE
      THE U-S MILITARY'S COMBAT MISSION IN IRAQ IS OVER -- AND, A NEW MISSION IS BEGINNING.

      ABOUT 50-THOUSAND AMERICAN TROOPS ARE NOW PREPARING IRAQI FORCES TO TAKE CHARGE OF SECURITY.

      TROOPS APPLAUDED AS ONE GENERAL STEPPED DOWN...AND GENERAL LLOYD AUSTIN TOOK OVER IN AN ADVISORY ROLE.

      HE SAYS HIS TROOPS REMAIN FULLY COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THE IRAQIS THEY'VE TRAINED.

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    AFGHANISTAN COUPLE
      AND FROM IRAQ TO AFGHANISTAN... A LOCAL FAMILY CELEBRATES A *SAFE HOMECOMING.

      A HUSBAND AND WIFE SERVING *TOGETHER IN AFGHANISTAN ARE NOW BACK IN THE MOUNTAIN STATE.

      EYEWITNESS NEWS ANCHOR GILBERT CORSEY SPOKE WITH THE COUPLE WHEN THEY LANDED SAFELY AT YEAGER AIRPORT...

      NAT: HUGGING

      SHARON MERS AND HER TWIN SISTER KAREN WAITED NINE MONTHS FOR THIS MOMENT..

      BITE:

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      SHARON AND HER HUSBAND RICK SERVE AS *CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WITH THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN KANDAHAR AFGHANISTAN.

      RICK'S S A PROJECT MANAGER...OVERSEEING MILITARY CONSTRUCTION.

      SHARON'S A REAL ESTATE AGENT...BROKERING DEALS TO LEASE LAND FROM THE AFGHANI PEOPLE.

      NAT:BOOM

      JOBS THAT LED THEM INTO DANGEROUS SITUATIONS...HAND IN HAND WITH ROUGHLY 28-THOUSAND SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN ON BASE.

      BITE:BOMBINGS

      SHARON SHARED IT ALL WITH HER TWIN AT HOME.

      BITE: we've she would send emails...culture shock, so hard. I could feel it. I could feel her

      BITE: it's almost harder for the people at home.

      FOR CIVILIAN WORKERS THERE IS TREMENDOUS FINICAL INCENTIVE TO WORK IN THE MIDDLE EAST..

      THOUGH THE MERS SAY IT'S NOT ABOUT THE MONEY.

      BITE: this is our history. i am becoming a part of history.

      AND THOUGH THEY'RE HOME NOW..

      THE MISSION IS NOT FINISHED..

      SO THEY WILL BASK IN THE SUPPORT AND LOVED THAT HELPED PULL THEM THROUGH AND PREPARE TO GO BACK AGAIN.

      NITRO'S MAYOR, RUSTY CASTO IS COLLECTING SUPPLIES FOR AN ORPHANAGE IN AFGHANISTAN...

      CASTO SAYS THE CHILDREN THERE ARE IN DESPERATE NEED.

      HERE ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS NEEDED... PENCILS, NOTEBOOK PAPER, SOAP, VITAMINS, SHAMPOO, TOOTHBRUSHES, SOCKS AND SHOES.

      IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE YOU CAN DROP THEM OFF BY THE MAYORS OFFICE AT THE NITRO CITY HALL.

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    TEASE 1/WX FONT
      COMING UP....IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO THIS WEEKEND...WE'LL TELL YOU ABOUT A FREE CONCERT FEATURING THE SYMPHONY'S IDOL!

      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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    SYMPHONY
      A FREE CONCERT AT HADDAD RIVERFRONT PARK ON SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 5th, AT 8:00 P.M. IT WILL BE A "POPS" STYLE CONCERT FEATURING SYMPHONY IDOL RYAN HARDIMAN.

      GRANT COOPER

      MAESTRO FOR THE WEST VIRGINIA SYMPHONY

      RYAN HARDIMAN

      SYMPHONY IDOL

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    I MARSHALL GAME
      THE COUNTDOWN IS ON... WE ARE JUST HOURS AWAY NOW FROM THE KICKOFF OF MARSHALL UNIVERSITY'S 2010-11 FOOTBALL SEASON TONIGHT.

      EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER DARRAH WILCOX IS LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM WITH MORE. DARRAH?

      THEY ARE TAKING ON THE OHIO STATE BUCKEYES AT THE HORSESHOE IN COLUMBUS AT 7:30.

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    MARSHALL GAME
      THE GAME WILL BE SHOWN ON THE BIG 10 NETWORK... BUT IF YOU DON'T GET THAT CHANNEL OR YOU'RE NOT TRAVELING UP TO COLUMBUS THERE ARE SOME LOCAL PLACES THAT ARE CARRYING THE GAME.

      HARRIS RIVERFRONT PARK WILL HAVE A FREE VIEWING OF THE GAME ON A 273 SQUARE FOOT SCREEN. GATES OPEN AT 4PM.

      THE CINEMA THEATER IS ALSO HOSTING HERD FANS WHO WANT TO STAY OUT OF THE HEAT.

      DOORS OPEN AT 6:45.

      ALSO...CHECK WITH RESTAURANTS AND BARS IN THE HUNTINGTON ARE TO SEE IF THEY ARE TELEVISING THE GAME.

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    TAILGATING RULES
      IF YOU ARE HEADING TO THE HORSESHOE...BE MINDFUL OF THEIR TAILGATING RULES..

      ALCOHOL IS NOT PERMITTED IN THE STADIUM...IF YOU ARE CAUGHT, YOU WILL BE ESCORTED OUT AND THE ALCOHOL WILL BE TAKEN AWAY.

      YOU CAN'T HAVE ANY OPEN CONTAINER IN A PUBLIC PLACE...POLICE WILL BE OUT AND ABOUT ISSUING TICKETS OR ARRESTING THOSE WHO BREAK THE LAW.

      AND BE CAREFUL GRILLING OUT...IT'S ONLY ALLOWED ON SURFACE PARKING LOTS...NOT THE GARAGES OR INSIDE TENTS.

      FIRE INSPECTORS WILL BE CHECKING TO SEE THAT THERE ARE NO FIRE HAZARDS.

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    WVU UNIFORMS
      YESTERDAY... WVU WAS JUST ONE OF 10 SCHOOLS TO DEBUTE NEW NIKE PRO-COMBAT UNIFORMS FOR THE 2010 FOOTBALL SEASON.

      THE NEW UNIFORMS WERE UNVEILED IN A LIVE WEBCAST.

      THE UNIFORMS PAY TRIBUTE TO THE 29 COAL MINERS WHO DIED IN APRIL.

      THE MOUNTAINEERS WILL WEAR THOSE UNIFORMS DURING THE BACKYARD BRAWL AGAINST PITT.

      COINCIDENTALLY, PITT ALSO RECEIVED UNIFORMS AND WILL WEAR THEIRS DURING THE SAME GAME.

      YOU CAN GET YOUR HANDS ON ONE OF THE JERSEYS STARTING NOVEMBER 22ND -- THE WEEK BEFORE THE BACKYARD BRAWL.

      REPORTING LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM... DARRAH WILCOX... EYEWITNESS NEWS.

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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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    TODAY'S HEADLINES
      HERE'S SOME OF THE STORIES WE ARE WORKING ON TODAY.

      UNLIKE THEIR PEERS IN CABELL COUNTY, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN KANAWHA COUNTY ARE STILL SWINGING.

      PLUS, THE CHARLESTON TOWN CENTER IS GETTING SET FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON WITH MORE STORES.

      AND, THE COUNTDOWN IS ON... WE ARE JUST HOURS AWAY NOW FROM THE KICKOFF OF MARSHALL UNIVERSITY'S FOOTBALL SEASON

      JOINS US FOR MORE ON THESE STORIES AND MORE LATER ON EYEWITNESS NEWS AT NOON.

      HAVE A GREAT DAY.

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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 OPEN 1
      COMING UP ON EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING .....LABOR DAY VACATIONERS ARE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON HURRICANE EARL AS HE STEAMS TOWARDS THE EASTERN SEABOARD...

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    FOX RE-OPEN 2
      AND, A MAN IS FINALLY ARRESTED FOUR YEARS AFTER BREAKING INTO THE HOME OF A STATE DELEGATE

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    FOX RE-OPEN 3
      AND, WE'LL CHECK OUT A BASEBALL BRAWL THAT HAS BASEBALL FANS TALKING ABOUT!

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    FOX WELCOME
      GOOD MORNING, I'M JENIFER McANDREWS. WELCOME TO FOX 11'S EYEWITNESS NEWS THIS MORNING .

      IT'S THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND.

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    HURRICANE EARL
      IF YOUR PLANS FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND TAKES YOU TO THE EAST COAST BEACH....YOU NEED TO BE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON HURRICANE EARL .

      IT'S A CATEGORY FOUR STORM RIGHT NOW - AND ANY SHIFT COULD PUT THE MOST DENSELY POPULATED PART OF THE COUNTRY IN DANGER.

      HERE'S FOX CORRESPONDENT CRAIG BOSWELL, WHO'S IN NAGS HEAD, NORTH CAROLINA.

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    LABOR DAY TRAVEL
      IF YOU PLAN ON HITTING THE ROADWAYS THIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ALONE.

      TRIPLE "A" SAYS THE NUMBER OF MOTORISTS TRAVELING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON WILL INCREASE 9.9 PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR.

      THAT MEANS ABOUT 34 MILLION TRAVELERS WILL TAKE A TRIP AT LEAST 50 MILES AWAY FROM HOME.

      THE AGENCY SAID IT'S STILL TOO EARLY TO TELL WHAT EFFECT, IF ANY, HURRICANE EARL WILL HAVE ON HOLIDAY TRAVEL.

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    11 KILLING ARREST
      A CHARLESTON MAN WAS CHARGED WITH INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER IN THE CITY'S 11TH HOMICIDE THIS YEAR.

      DAVID BOOKER IS CHARGED WITH INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER, A MISDEMEANOR.

      DETECTIVES SAY HE PUNCHED OMAR THOMPSON OUTSIDE AN APARTMENT ON SOUTH PARK ROAD MONDAY.

      THOMPSON FELL, HIT HIS HEAD AND DIED TUESDAY FROM HIS INJURIES.

      BOOKER WAS CONVICTED OF VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER IN 2004 WHEN HE SHOT AND KILLED A MAN AT ANOTHER APARTMENT COMPLEX IN THE CITY DURING A FIGHT.

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    COINS CAUGHT
      A MAN IS FINALLY ARRESTED FOUR YEARS AFTER BREAKING INTO THE HOME OF A STATE DELEGATE.

      POLICE SAY ANDREW HORN BROKE INTO KANAWHA COUNTY DELEGATE RON WALTERS' HOME AND STOLE HIS VINTAGE COIN COLLECTION BACK IN SEPTEMBER 2006.

      TODAY THE COINS ARE VALUED AT ROUGHLY 70-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

      COURT DOCUMENTS SAY LATE LAST WEEK HORN SOLD A PIECE FROM THE COLLECTION TO KANAWHA COIN SHOP.

      30-MINUTES AFTER THE DEAL, DELEGATE WALTER'S WALKED INTO THE STORE AND RECOGIZED HIS COLLECTION.

      IT TURNS OUT HORN WAS A FRIEND OF WALTERS' SON AND KNEW THE DELEGATES GARAGE CODE.

      OFFICERS SAY HE HAS ADMITTED TO THE THEFT AND NOW FACES BURGLARY CHARGES

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    10-YR OLD PEDESTRIAN HIT
      A TEN YEAR OLD IS RECOVERING THIS MORNING AFTER BEING HIT BY A CAR LAST NIGHT IN PUTNAM COUNTY.

      IT HAPPENED ON VIRGINIA AVENUE NEAR CRANDALL DRIVE IN HURRICANE.

      THE CHILD WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH MINOR INJURIES.

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    NATIONAL NEWS
      STINGER

      STINGER

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    DISCOVERY GUNMAN
      THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL BUILDING IN SILVER SPRING MARYLAND WILL BE OPEN THIS MORNING AFTER SOME FRIGTHENING MOMENTS.

      YESTERDAY A LONE GUNMAN HELD THREE PEOPLE HOSTAGE.

      OFFICIALS SAY THE SUSPECT, JAMES LEE, WAS ANGRY ABOUT THE NETWORK'S ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMMING.

      POLICE FATALLY SHOT THE MAN --- AND LUCKILY, NO ONE ELSE WAS HURT

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    SWING SETS
      UNLIKE THEIR PEERS IN CABELL COUNTY, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN KANAWHA COUNTY CAN STILL SAIL INTO THE AIR ON SWING SETS.

      KANWHA COUNTY SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY THEY DO NOT BELIEVE THE SWINGS ARE AN ISSUE AT AREA SCHOOLS BUT WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THEM.

      BUT IN CABELL COUNTY...SENATOR EVAN JENKINS IS ASKING THE BOARD TO RE-THINK THEIR DECISION ABOUT REMOVING THE SWINGS. HE WROTE A LETTER REQUESTING A MEETING WITH SUPERINTENDENT WILLLIAM SMITH AND THE SCHOOL'S INSURANCE PROVIDER, WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF RISK AND INSURANCE MANAGEMENT ASKING THEM TO SUSPEND TAKING THE SWING SETS OFF SCHOOL PROPERTY UNTIL BOTH SIDES CAN GET TOGETHER TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE.

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    I ST. JUDE TEACHER
      OUR ST. JUDE DREAM HOME GIVEAWAY IS JUST ABOUT 6 WEEKS AWAY.... SO TIME IS RUNNING OUT ON YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO WIN A GORGEOUS HOUSE.

      EYEWITNESS NEWS ANCHOR ELIZABETH NOREIKA HAS MORE ON WHAT YOUR PURCHASE OF A TICKET GETS YOU, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHAT IT DOES FOR CHILDREN IN THE BATTLE FOR THEIR LIVES.

      14:04 'I'TS REALLY A LITTLE PIECE OF NORMALITY IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL OF THIS."

      LAURIE LEIGH IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE SCHOOL PROGRAM HERE AT ST. JUDE CHILDREN' RESEARCH HOSPITAL IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.


      FOR 23 YEARS....SHE HAS OPENED DOORS FOR SICK CHILDREN WANTING TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION.

      9:56 "THIS IS WHAT THEY SHOULD BE DOING....SCHOOL IS WHAT THEY SHOULD BE DOING...SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY CONTINUE WITH AS MANY NORMAL ACTIVITIES AS POSSIBLE...."

      THE SCHOOL HAS 6 FULL TIME TEACHERS......TWO CLASSROOMS AND A COMPUTER LAB. CATERING TO ALL GRADES AND AGES.

      IT IS LOCATED RIGHT IN THE HOSPITAL......PROVIDING EASY ACCESS TO THE PATIENTS HERE.

      13:21 "I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO THEM..I THINK ONE THING PEOPLE MAY NOT UNDERSTAND IS THAT WHEN THEY COME HERE..YES THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT BEING ILL....AND BEING DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER..BUT THE NEXT THING THEY THINK ABOUT IS..WHAT AM I GOING TO DO ABOUT SCHOOL."

      EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT TO THE CHILDREN AT ST. JUDE. IT HELPS THEM MAINTAIN A SENSE OF NORMALCY IN AN OTHERWISE TRYING AND UNCERTAIN TIME.

      ROUGHLY 160 PATIENTS ATTEND THE SCHOOL PROGRAM EACH YEAR......THEIR STORIES ARE NOTHING SHORT OF INSPIRING.

      22;28 "I THINK IT'S AMAZING TO ME HOW IMPORTANT EDUCATIO NIS FOR THESE PATIENTS...EVEN PATIENS WHO ARE GOING TO DIE...."

      22:47 'A FEW YEARS AGO..I HAD A YOUNG MAN WHO WAS IN ICU....AND THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO HIM WAS TO GRADUATE...AND HE WANTED TO GET A DIPLOMA....."

      23:00 "HE WAS FROM A SCHOOL IN MISSISSIPPI.....AND WE CONTACTED THE SCHOOL SYSTEM....."

      23:11 'SO WE ASKED THE SCHOOL TO DO SOMETHING EXTRADOINARY....AND TO AWARD THIS YOUNG MAN A DIPLOMA...AND THEY DID....."

      24:01 "AND THREE WEEKS LATER HE DIED....AND THAT WAS AMAZING TO ME THAT WAS SO IMPORATNT TO HIM.....AND THAT TELLS THE STORY HOW IMPORTANT EDUCATION IS TO OUR PATIENTS."

      IT'S YOUR PURCHASE OF A ST. JUDE DREAM HOME TICKET....THAT HELPS THESE CHILDREN EXCEL ACADEMICALLY...PHSYICALLY...AND EMOTIONALLY. WITHOUT YOU...ALL THIS WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE.

      33:40 THEY WORK HARD AND THEY HAVE A GOAL..IT'S IMPORTANT TO THEM SO THAT MAKES IT IMPORTANT TO US."

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    DREAM HOME BMP
      TICKETS ARE ONLY 100 DOLLARS. YOU CAN BUY THEM BY CALLING THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN.....

      OR LOGGING ONTO OUR WEBSITE OR ONTO ST. JUDE'S WEBSITE

      YOU CAN ALSO PICK THEM UP AT OUR SPONORS LOCATIONS. AND WE'RE HELPING MAKE IT EASIER FOR YOU TO GET YOUR TICKET.

      WE HAVE A TICKET KIOSK SET UP AT FRIDAY'S GAME AT APPALACHIAN POWER PARK. SO MAKE SURE YOU COME OUT AND SEE US AND BUY YOUR TICKET.

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    TEASE 5/WX FONT
      COMING UP NEXT, AN EVENT YOUR CHILDREN WON'T WANT TO MISS....WE'LL TELL YOU ABOUT THIS WEEKENDS "KID FUN ZONE" AT THE WEST VIRGINIA GAMES....

      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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    WV GAMES
      IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOME FUN FOR YOUR CHILDREN AT THIS YEARS WEST VIRGINIA GAMES...YOU'LL NEED TO CHECK OUT THE KIDZONE.

      DAVID FRERZKS

      UNITED WAY

      FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION ON THE WV GAMES GO TO THEWVGAMES.COM

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    LIST OF EVENTS
      LIST OF OTHER EVENTS FOR WV GAMES

      LABOR DAY WEEKEND


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    TEASE 6
      COMING UP, WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW FISHING WHILE FLOATING DOWN THE RIVER CAN EQUAL A FUN TIME...THAT'S AHEAD...STAY WITH US!

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    FLOAT FISHING
      SUMMER IS WINDING DOWN, BUT IT'S STILL HOT.

      FOR MANY, THAT MEANS BAD FISHING, BUT EYEWITNESS NEWS ANCHOR PATRICK MCMURTRY HAS SOME TIPS ON HOW YOU CAN STILL LAND A FISH WHEN IT'S 95 DEGREES OUTSIDE.

      The dog days of summer don't usually make you think of fish, or fishing for that matter, but there are some fun ways to get on the rivers and streams and catch a mess of bass. How about a nice float fishing trip?

      Mark Scott, DNR Biologist says, "West Virginia is blessed with a lot of streams, the New, Greenbrier, Coal River, all these streams have floatable sections and the fisheries are starting to come back in the areas that were impacted. People have an option to get out and enjoy the day, even if the fish aren't biting, it's a fun day."

      Depending on the weather, the river, and the company, you can have a little or a lot of fun. You also need the right gear and be willing to get a little wet. But after all, that's half the fun of a float fish.

      Mark Scott, DNR Biologist says, "Float fishing allows you to cover a lot of territory. Wading is fun, it keeps you cool in the hot weather, but you can only cover a limited amount of territory. In a raft or pontoon boat, you can cover a lot of territory and find a lot of fish and have a better chance at catching fish."

      These kinds of inflatable boats won't cost you a lot, but you have to make sure you have the right bait.

      Mark Scott, DNR Biologist says, "Baits on the river depends on the time of year. Now it's so hot, you really need to fish early and late to do very well. Fishing at night, some use black jitterbugs, plastics. Durring the day, you need something that will get down deep, jigs, crank bait, or fish in swifter water."

      In the summer, you need to be flexible, patient, and willing to put up with some heat, but there are fish to be caught. For West Virginia Wildlife, I'm Patrick McMurtry, Eyewitness News

      FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT FLOAT FISHING TRIPS, GO TO WCHSTV dot COM, OR YOU CAN E-MAIL PATRICK DIRECTLY.

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    MARLINS FIGHT
      AND, CHECK OUT THIS BASE BRAWL BETWEEN THE MARLINS AND THE NATS.

      NYJER MORGAN OF THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS CHARGED THE MOUND AFTER A PITCH FROM FLORIDA'S CHRIS VOLSTAD SAILED BEHIND HIM, SETTING OFF A WILD BRAWL BETWEEN THE TEAMS. MORGAN TOOK A BIG SWING THAT APPEARED TO GRAZE VOLSTAD'S FACE IN THE FIFTH INNING LAST NIGHT.

      MARLINS FIRST BASEMAN GABY SANCHEZ CLOTHES-LINED MORGAN, KNOCKING OFF HIS BATTING HELMET AND SENDING HIM TO THE GROUND. MORGAN WAS BOOED WHEN HE RAISED HIS ARMS AS HE WAS ESCORTED OFF THE FIELD.

      MORGAN IS CURRENTLY APPEALING A SEVEN GAME SUSPENSION FOR THROWING A BALL AT A FAN IN THE STANDS IN PHILADELPHIA.

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

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    RE OPEN
      GOOD MORNING, I'M JENIFER MCANDREWS...IT'S 7:56.

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

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