10PM PRO 8 NEWS, Monday, 5/12/2008
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COLD.OPEN.CHIEF.NOMINATION
THE DEPARTMENT'S BEEN THROUGH A LOT AND THE NOMINATION I PLACE BEFORE YOU TODAY IS A MAJOR STEP IN PRESENTING PERSPECTIVE.A NEW PERSPECTIVE.AND THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF THE TOUGH TIMES WE'VE BEEN THROUGH.
IT'S OFFICIAL!
THE NOMINATION WAS VOTED ON AND LAREDO IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO A NEW CHIEF OF POLICE.
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I-POLICE.CHIEF.SELECTION
GOOD EVENING AND THANKS FOR CHOOSING LAREDO'S NUMBER ONE RATED NEWSCAST.
I'M ANN HUTYRA.
TIM HAS THE NIGHT OFF.
THE CITY OF LAREDO IS NAMING A NEW CHIEF OF POLICE.
IT COMES AS A SURPRISE TO MANY WHO WERE VYING FOR ONE OF THREE LOCAL CANDIDATES.
OUR JACKIE GIL BRINGS US THE DETAILS.
JACKIE?
ANN, SOME OF THE OFFICERS I SPOKE TO ARE RELIEVED.
MORE SO BECAUSE THE CITY MANAGER HAS APPOINTED SOMEONE TO LEAD THE DEPT.
HOWEVER SOME ARE A BIT UPSET AT THE CHOICE.
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P-POLICE.CHIEF.SELECTION
CARLOS MALDONADO A RETIRED CHIEF OF POLICE FOR THE NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE IS NAMED THE NEXT CHIEF OF POLICE.
17/23-33
I SPENT 24 1/2 YEARS NEW MEXICO. THERE AS CHIEF
THE LONG AWAITED SELECTION CAME TO AN END.
THE CITY MANAGER BELIEVES THAT A NEW WAVE OF CHANGE IS NEEDED TO LEAD IN WHAT SOME SAY IS A BROKEN DEPARTMENT.
THE MAN CHOSEN TO LEAD IS AN OUT OF TOWN APPLICANT, WHO WAS ADDED RIGHT BEFORE THE FIVE FINALISTS WERE NAMED.
1/37-57
ALL THE FIVE MEN LEFT STANDING.. CITIZEN INPUT
2/15-30
THE DEPT HAS BEEN THROUGH A LOT AND THE NOMINATION I WILL PLACE BEFORE YOU IS A MAJOR STEP.. BEEN THROUGH
CITY MANAGER CARLOS VILLARREAL SAYS IN ORDER TO STOMP OUT FAVORITISM IN THE DEPARTMENT.
HE'S FORCED TO LOOK IN A NEW DIRECTION.
AND UPSET AUDIENCE WALKS AWAY. THINKING OTHERWISE.
MANY WHO HAD BEEN ANXIOUSLY WAITING AND WHO WERE THERE IN SUPPORT OF LOCAL CANDIDATES.
TWO OF THE FIVE FINALISTS SAY THEY'RE DISAPPOINTED. BUT THEY'LL CONTINUE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
00/56-1/07
I'M DISAPPOINTED LIFE GOES ON. CONTINUE DOING THAT
2/35-2/44
ON A PERSONAL LEVEL. TO BETTER IMPROVE THE DEPT.
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T-POLICE.CHIEF.SELECTION
THE OTHER LOCAL CANDIDATE, RAY GARNER WAS NOT PRESENT AT CITY COUNCIL TONIGHT.
THE NEXT STEP IS FOR THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT WITH CARLOS MALDONADO.
THEY WILL THEN DECIDE ON A START DATE.
THE MAJORITY OF CITY COUNCIL VOTED IN FAVOR OF MR. MALDONADO.
IT WAS A FIVE TO THREE DECISION.
THOSE WHO VOTED AGAINST MALDONADO ARE HECTOR GARCIA, DOCTOR MICHAEL LANDECK, AND JOHNNY AMAYA.
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DOMINGUEZ.WANTED
NEW TONIGHT AT TEN.
CRIMESTOPPERS IS LOOKING FOR A MAN THEY SAY IS A DANGER TO CHILDREN.
HE IS 40 YEAR OLD JUAN JOSE DOMINGUEZ.
OFFICIALS WITH THE WEBB COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAY HE'S BEEN GIVEN SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES TO TURN HIMSELF IN. BUT HASN'T.
DOMINGUEZ IS WANTED FOR TWO COUNTS OF INDECENCY WITH A CHILD BY SEXUAL CONTACT. AND FOUR COUNTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD.
HIS LAST KNOWN ADDRESS IS IN THE 22-HUNDRED BLOCK OF SANTA BARBARA.
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON DOMINGUEZ. YOU CAN CALL CRIMESTOPPERS AT 727-TIPS.
ALL CALLS ARE ANONYMOUS.
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21.IMMIGRANTS.RESCUED
ALSO NEW TONIGHT.
BORDER PATROL AGENTS RESCUE 21 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS BEING SMUGGLED INTO THE COUNTRY IN A TRACTOR TRAILER.
AGENTS AT THE I-35 CHECKPOINT WERE INSPECTING THE 18-WHEELER WHEN A K-9 ALERTED TO THE TRAILER.
AGENTS ASKED THE DRIVER WHAT TYPE OF CARGO HE WAS HAULING. AND HE TOLD THE AGENT SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE INSIDE.
AGENTS FOUND 21 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. ALL FROM MEXICO.
NONE OF THEM NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION.
THE DRIVER WAS TURNED OVER TO ICE AGENTS. AND THE PEOPLE IN THE TRAILER WERE DETAINED AND WILL BE CHARGED WITH ILLEGAL ENTRY INTO THE COUNTRY.
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FREER.POT.BUST
BORDER PATROL AGENTS OUT OF FREER SEIZE OVER THREE HUNDRED POUNDS OF MARIJUANA.
AGENTS RESPONDED TO A CALL OF A SUSPICIOUS PICK-UP TRUCK AT A RANCH NORTHWEST OF FREER.
AFTER QUESTIONING THE DRIVER, AGENTS DID A THOROUGH SEARCH OF THE TRUCK.
THEY FOUND A FALSE COMPARTMENT UNDER A TOOLBOX AND INSIDE A DIESEL TANK IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK.
INSIDE THEY FOUND 24 BUNDLES OF MARIJUANA. WEIGHING IN A TOTAL OF 340 POUNDS WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF 273-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THE DRIVER, TRUCK, AND DRUGS WERE ALL TURNED OVER TO D-E-A AGENTS.
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HEBRONVILLE.DRUGS
AND BORDER PATROL AGENTS DISCOVER MORE THAN 200 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA AT THE CHECKPOINT OUTSIDE OF HEBBRONVILLE.
IT HAPPENED DURING AN IMMIGRATION INSPECTION FOR THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER OF A 2001 FORD EXCURSION.
AGENTS FOUND 47 BUNDLES OF MARIJUANA STASHED AWAY IN HIDDEN PANELS IN THE REAR FENDER WELLS.
THE DRUGS WEIGHED IN AT JUST OVER 220 POUNDS WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF 177-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
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BOND.ISSUE
MONEY COULD SOON BE ON THE WAY TO HELP IN IMPROVING THE CITY'S DRAINAGE SYSTEM.
TODAY CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE SELLING OF A BOND OF MORE THAN 80 MILLION DOLLARS.
THE MONEY WILL COVER DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS. AS WELL AS IMPROVEMENTS TO CITY PARKS, AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
8:00:50-8:00:59 " IT SAYS A LOT FOR THE CONFIDENCE THEY HAVE WITH THE CITY OF LAREDO.SPENDING OUR MONEY WISELY."
THE CITY ALSO PLANS TO PURCHASE MORE VEHICLES FOR THEIR DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.
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BRIDGE.4.TOLL.BOOTHS
THE CITY OF LAREDO IS LOOKING INTO THE CONSTRUCTION OF SEVEN NEW TOLL BOOTHS AT BRIDGE NUMBER FOUR.
THIS IS DUE TO THE INCREASE OF TRUCK TRAFFIC THROUGH THE COLUMBIA BRIDGE.
THEY HAVE ALREADY ALLOCATED ONE POINT TWO MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE PLAN, BUT THEY ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING INTO ACQUIRING MORE FUNDS FOR THE PROJECT.
THE CITY IS EXPECTED TO START CONSTRUCTION BY AUGUST OF THIS YEAR.
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I-SPRINGFIELD.BAR.CRACKDOWN
IT'S BEEN A WEEK SINCE RESIDENTS OF THE SPRINGFIELD VILLAGE AREA EXPRESSED THEIR CONCERNS ON HOW CERTAIN ESTABLISHMENTS THERE ARE CONDUCTING BUSINESS.
AND THIS WEEKEND, THOSE BUSINESSES GOT A BIG SURPRISE.
OUR OWN NORAIDA NEGRON HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THIS STORY AND HAS THE LATEST.
IT'S A PRO 8 NEWS EXCLUSIVE.
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P-SPRINGFIELD.BAR.CRACKDOWN
8:03:31-8:03:36 " WHAT WE NEED TO COMMUNICATE IS THAT THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES FOR NOT COMPLYING."
THOSE CONSEQUENCES CAN BE EXPENSIVE FOR SOME AREA BUSINESSES.
ACCORDING TO COUNCILMEN GENE BELMARES, SOME BARS IN HIS DISTRICT ARE NOT FOLLOWING THE LAW.
SO HE PUT TOGETHER A TASK FORCE TO CRACKDOWN ON BUSINESS THAT ARE NOT COMPLYING WITH CITY ORDINANCE.
8:03:03-8:03:12 " OUR GOAL WAS TO TAKE POLICE, FIRE, BUILDING AND PLANNING DEPARTMENTS AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE COMPLYING WITH THE LAW."
BUSINESSES WHO GOT CITATIONS IN THE SPRINGFIELD VILLAGE AREA INCLUDE, COSMOS, CRAWDADDY'S, AGAVE AZUL , AND AGAVE V-I-P.
8:03:13-8:03:22 " THERE WERE ABOUT 20 CITATIONS. FIVE OR SIX WHERE FOR FIRE EVERYTHING FROM SPRINKLERS SYSTEMS, CAPACITY."
ALREADY SOME ESTABLISHMENTS HAVE BEEN DESCRIBED AS QUESTIONABLE BY COUNCILMEN BELMARES.
ONE IN PARTICULAR FOR NOT HAVING THEIR KITCHEN OPEN WHEN THE BAR WAS OPERATING OVERNIGHT.
THE TASK FORCE FOUND OUT THAT IN DEED THE KITCHEN WAS CLOSED.
BUT ACCORDING TO TABC THESE RESTAURANTS HAVE BEEN SELLING MORE ALCOHOL THAN FOOD, MAKING THEM A BAR.
A BAR OPERATING IN AN AREA NOT ZONED FOR THAT.
SO BELMARES WANT TO SEND OUT A MESSAGE TO THOSE WHO ARE NOT COMPLYING.
8:03:54-8:04:14 " WHAT I'VE ASKED FOR MY DISTRICT. I WANT ZERO TOLERANCE.COMPLETE COMPLIANCE."
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T-SPRINGFIELD.BAR.CRACKDOWN
DEPENDING ON THE VIOLATION, SOME FINES CAN COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
VIOLATIONS, SUCH AS OVERCROWDING AND THE BLOCKING OF EXITS, HAVE TO BE CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY, WHILE OTHERS MAY REQUIRE A BIT MORE TIME.
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COUNTY.FLOOD.DAMAGE
THE WEBB COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT IS ASSESSING THE DAMAGE DONE TO COUNTY BUILDINGS AFTER LAST WEEK'S FLOODING.
IT TOOK AT LEAST TWO DAYS FOR THE JUSTICE CENTER TO DRY, AND MANY OFFICES WERE CLOSED DUE TO FLOOD DAMAGE.
THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT IS STILL NOT SURE HOW MUCH THE REPAIRS WILL COST.
7:50:45-7:50:59 " WE ARE STILL EVALUATING THE DAMAGES. THERE'S CONTINUING PROBLEMS ALL OVER THE PLACE."
7:48:27-7:48:37 " WE REALLY NEED TO START LOOKING WITH THE CITY. HOW CAN WE IMPROVE THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM. BUILD A BIT LOWER THAN OTHER BUILDINGS."
THE FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE DAMAGES IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETE BY THE NEXT MEETING.
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BORDER.PATROL
FORTY ONE NEW BORDER PATROL AGENTS WERE SWORN IN THIS MORNING.
OFFICIALS SAY THESE FORTY ONE AGENTS WILL SUBSTANTIALLY HELP THE MAN POWER OF THE LAREDO SECTOR AND HELP BETTER CONTROL THE DAILY OPERATIONS ALONG THE BORDER.
THE AGENTS ARE NOW HEADED TO ARTESIA, NEW MEXICO FOR TRAINING.
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POLICE.WEEK
THIS WEEK. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ARE CELEBRATING POLICE WEEK.
IN HONOR OF POLICE WEEK, AGENCIES IN OUR COMMUNITY SHOWCASED THIER EQUIPMENT TO THE PUBLIC TODAY.
THEY ANSWERED QUESTIONS KIDS AND STUDENTS HAD ABOUT THE DIFFERENT AGENCIES.
A TOUR WAS SET UP AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS TO GIVE PEOPLE AN INSIDE LOOK AT WHAT GOES ON INSIDE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
EVENTS CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.
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ADOPT.A.FAMILY
THE SOUTH TEXAS FOOD BANK IS LOOKING FOR DONATIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY TO FEED LESS FORTUNATE FAMILIES.
THEIR PROGRAM, "ADOPT A FAMILY", PROVIDES FAMILIES IN NEED WITH A BAG OF GROCERIES EACH MONTH FOR A YEAR.
IT'S A 120-DOLLAR DONATION.
A FOOD BANK OFFICIAL SAYS YOU CAN CHOOSE WHICH FAMILY TO ADOPT, OR THEY CAN BE ASSIGNED, BASED ON NEED.
08:46 "WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT COME IN AND SAY THIS IS THE PEOPLE I WANT TO ADOPT. IF YOU HAVE NO ONE TO ADOPT, WE HAVE A WAITING LIST OF PEOPLE THAT COME IN FOR EMERGENCY FOOD." 08:52
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS PROGRAM, YOU CAN CONTACT THE FOOD BANK AT 726-3120 OR VISIT THEIR WEBSITE AT WWW.SOUTH-TEXAS-FOOD-BANK.ORG.
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KIDS.CAFE
ANOTHER UPCOMING PROJECT FOR THE FOOD BANK HELPS FEED KIDS IN NEED AS THE SCHOOL YEAR COMES TO AN END.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY TEN KIDS CAFE LOCATIONS IN WEBB COUNTY AND AN ELEVENTH IS IN THE WORKS.
THE KIDS CAFES PROVIDE FOOD, TUTORING, MENTORING, AND EXTRA CURRICULAR PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN IN NEED.
00:01:05 "SUMMER IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR THE KIDS. SOME OF THE KIDS ARE USED TO EATING AT SCHOOL DURING THE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH." 00:01:15
THE NEWEST ADDITION WILL BE LOCATED BY THE LARGA VISTA SUBDIVISION OFF OF HIGHWAY 359.
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WEATHER.TZ
SKIES WERE OVERCAST FOR MOST OF THE DAY TODAY AND WE EVEN SAW A FEW SPRINKLES THIS MORNING. BUT THINGS ARE EXPECTED TO WARM UP. RIGHT NOW WE'RE AT _____ DEGRESS. AND WINDS OUT OF THE _____ AT _____ MILES PER HOUR. HEATWAVE HAS YOUR FULL FORECAST COMING UP LATER IN THE SHOW.
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TEASE ONE
COMING UP ON PRO 8 NEWS AT TEN.
A MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS WIFE WITH A BAT KEEPS POLICE AT BAY.
PLUS.
TORNADOES TEAR THROUGH THE MIDWEST AND SOUTH EAST.
WE'RE COVERING ALL OF 8-COUNTRY INCLUDING THE TWO LAREDOS, HEBBRONVILLE, AND ZAPATA.
YOU'RE WATCHING PRO 8 NEWS AT TEN. COVERAGE YOU CAN COUNT ON.
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TX-BASEBALL.BAT.ATTACK
COVERING THE STATE AT TEN.
A MAN SUSPECTED OF BEATING HIS WIFE TO DEATH WITH A BASEBALL BAT PERCHES HIMSELF ON A HIGHWAY OVERPASS IN NORTH TEXAS.
POLICE IN DALLAS RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF A MAN SITTING ON AN OVERPASS LEDGE ABOVE I-35 AT AROUND 9-30 THIS MORNING.
FOR NEARLY 90 MINUTES -- THERE WAS A STAND-OFF AS THE MAN THREATENED TO JUMP.
POLICE MANAGED TO TALK HIM DOWN AND TAKE HIM INTO CUSTODY.
AUTHORITIES SUSPECT THAT AN HOUR BEFORE THE MAN WAS SEEN ON THE HIGHWAY -- HE BEAT HIS 36-YEAR-OLD WIFE WITH A BASEBALL BAT.
THE WOMAN WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN CRITICAL CONDITION AND LATER DIED.
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TX-CAR.INTO.POND
AN ELDERLY EAST TEXAS COUPLE DIES AFTER THEIR VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A POND SUNDAY NIGHT.
THE VICTIMS FROM TYLER WERE IDENTIFIED AS 87-YEAR OLD JAKE SMITH AND HIS 81-YEAR OLD WIFE, BETTY.
IT IS STILL NOT CLEAR WHAT CAUSED THE CAR TO DRIVE THROUGH TWO YARDS, HIT A TREE AND END UP IN THE WATER.
A NEIGHBOR TRIED TO JUMP INTO THE WATER TO SAVE THE COUPLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND THEM IN THE WATER.
THE INCIDENT REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
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TX-PATROL.CAR.OVERTURNED
A POLICE OFFICER IS RECOVERING AFTER HIS PATROL CAR FLIPPED OVER ON A HOUSTON FREEWAY EARLY THIS MORNING.
THE OFFICER HIT A CONCRETE RETAINING WALL.
THE CAR FLIPPED AND SLID SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.
THE OFFICER. WHO IS WITH THE HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. SUFFERED CUTS AND BRUISES IN THE ACCIDENT BUT WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED.
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N-FIRE.DEATH.CHARGES
TURNING NEWS ACROSS THE NATION.
A WOMAN IS ARRAIGNED IN BOSTON ON MURDER AND ARSON CHARGES STEMMING FROM A FIRE SHE ALLEGEDLY SET. KILLING HER FEMALE-LOVER'S TWO CHILDREN.
NICHOLE CHUMINSKI PLED NOT GUILTY TO TWO COUNTS OF MURDER.
THE 25 YEAR OLD WOMAN IS ACCUSED OF SETTING FIRE TO THE FAMILY'S HOME BACK ON APRIL 6TH.
THE FIRE CLAIMED THE LIVES OF A 14 YEAR OLD GIRL AND A THREE YEAR GIRL.WHO DIED IN EACH OTHERS' ARMS IN A CLOSET.
THE GIRLS' MOTHER ESCAPED THE FIRE BUT SPENT MORE THAN A WEEK IN THE HOSPITAL RECOVERING FROM HER INJURIES.
IF CONVICTED CHUMINSKI COULD SPEND LIFE IN PRISON.
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N-NIGHTCLUB.FIRE.SETTLEMENT
SEVERAL FOAM MANUFACTURERS HAVE AGREED TO A SETTLEMENT IN A NIGHTCLUB FIRE THAT LEFT ONE HUNDRED PEOPLE DEAD.
THE 30-MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT STEMS FROM THE FIRE AT THE STATION NIGHTCLUB IN WEST WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND IN FEBRUARY OF 2003.
PYROTECHNICS STARTED THE FIRE BUT INVESTIGATORS SAY IT WAS FUELED BY FLAMMABLE FOAM ON THE WALLS AND CEILING OF THE CLUB.
MORE THAN $100-MILLION DOLLARS HAS NOW BEEN OFFERED TO THE VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY COMPANIES INCLUDING THE HOME DEPOT AND A FIREWORKS MAKER.
THE SETTLEMENTS HAVE NOT YET BEEN APPROVED.
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I-TORNADOS
A HUGE STORM BROUGHT WITH HIT DOZENS OF TORNADOES THAT DAMAGED.OR OUTRIGHT DESTROYED.PARTS OF THE MIDWEST AND SOUTHEAST.
NBC'S DON TEAGUE HAS MORE.
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P-TORNADOS
FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 19 YEARSBOB AND TERRY WILCOX ARE STARTING OVER
LAST TIMEIT WAS A HOUSE FIRE THAT TOOK EVERYTHING
THIS WAS WORSE
"THAT'S THE FIRST THING I HEARD WAS THE HUGE HAIL HITTING HOUSE, AND THEN WE JUST HEARD THINGS BREAKING APART"
TERRY HID WITH HER SON IN THE BASEMENT AS THE GIANT TORNADO TORE THEIR SENECA, MISSOURI HOME TO SHREDS.
THE KITCHEN SINK NOW HANGS IN A TREE 100 FEET AWAY
YOU CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT WAS BEHIND US, UNBELIEVABLE
BOB WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN THE TORNADO HIT.AND FOUND HIMSELF DIRECTLY IN THE STORMS PATH
HE BARELY ESCAPED
BUT MOTORISTS HE PASSED ON THE ROAD WERE KILLED - THEIR CARS TOSSED MORE THAN TWO HUNDREDS YARDS
"MY ADVICE IS YOU BETTER BE READY TO GO. CAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU'RE TIME IS COMING, YOU'D BETTER BE READY."
THE TORNADOES THAT TORE ACROSS THE MID-PLAINS AND SOUTHEAST OVER THE WEEKEND KILLED 23 PEOPLEAND INJURED HUNDREDS MORE
THE DEVASTATED TOWN OF PICHER OKLAHOMA MAY NEVER RECOVER.
IN PARTS OF ARKANSAS.NORTH CAROLINA.AND GEORGIA.CLEANUP WILL TAKE WEEKS.
DANIELLE DESLOW-VICTIM
"I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW, SAW THE FENCE WAS GONE"
NBC'S AL ROKER SAYS THIS IS THE DEADLIEST SEASON IN A DECADE.
.AND ONE OF THE MOST ACTIVE.
AL ROKER-TODAY SHOW
"COUNTING THIS WEEKENDS REPORT OF 66-TORNADOES, THAT BRINGS US TO 910. NORMALLY IT WOULD TAKE US TO AUGUST TO GET TO THIS POINT."
BACK IN MISSOUR.THE WILCOX'S HAVE LITTLE LEFT.BUT SAY WHAT THEY DO HAVE.IS ENOUGH.
FAMILY
FAITH
AND FREDTHE MIRACLE LLAMA
HE WAS IN THE FRONT YARD WHEN THE TORNADO STRUCK
HE'S STILL THERE NOW.
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LOTTO
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT TONIGHT'S WINNING LOTTO NUMBERS.
AD-LIB
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NEWS TEASE
CONAN'S TAKING OVER FOR JAY ON THE TONIGHT SHOW.BUT AFTER THE BREAK, YOU'LL FIND OUT WHO'S JIMMY-ING HIS WAY INTO LATE NIGHT.
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E-FALLON.ON.LATENIGHT
NBC'S "LATE NIGHT" WILL HAVE A NEW LOOK IN 2009, BUT WITH A FAMILIAR FACE.
"SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE" ALUM JIMMY FALLON WAS INTRODUCED TODAY AS THE NEW HOST OF WHAT'S NOW KNOWN AS "LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN".
FALLON WILL TAKE OVER WHEN O'BRIEN MOVES INTO JAY LENO'S SPOT AS HOST OF "THE TONIGHT SHOW".
FALLON SPENT EIGHT YEARS ON "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE" UNTIL 2006.
HE GAINED A FOLLOWING FOR HIS STINT ANCHORING "WEEKEND UPDATE" ALONGSIDE TINA FEY.
THE DATE FOR FALLON'S DEBUT AS THE HOST OF "LATE NIGHT" HAS NOT YET BEEN SET.
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SPORTS TEASE
STILL TO COME IN PRO 8 SPORTS.
THE BRONCOS ARE ON THE EVE OF THEIR OPENING DAY.
AND TAMIU HAS SOMEONE NEW TO LEAD THEIR BASEBALL TEAM
WE'RE ALL OVER THAT.
AND MORE.
AFTER THE BREAK
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BRONCOS.ROSTER
WELCOME BACK.
THE BRONCOS ARENT TOO FAR AWAY FROM A FRESH START
TOMORROW MARKS THE FIRST DAY OF A NEW SEASON FOR THE TEAM.
AND THEY FEEL LIKE THIS COULD BE THEIR YEAR.
EVERYONE ON THE STAFF FEELS LIKE THIS IS THE MOST TALENT THEY'VE HAD SINCE THE FRANCHISE STARTED A FEW YEARS BACK.
BUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TALENT AND WINS IS A LOT
THE BRONOCS WILL DO THEIR BEST TO SHOW THAT THEY CAN REALIZE THEIR POTENTIAL.
THE OPENING GAME WILL BE TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7-30 OUT AT VETERANS FIELD.
SO WE'LL GET OUR FIRST CHANCE TO SEE HOW GOOD THESE GUYS REALLY ARE
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SOFTBALL.DIST
AND FROM BASEBALL TO DISTRICT SOFTBALL.
ALL THE SUPERLATIVES WERE NAMED TODAY.
THE DISTRICT M-V-P IS NIXONS ROBYN COLIN AND THE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR IS MYRNA RODRIGUEZ
CONGRATS TO BOTH OF THEM ON THE GREAT ACHIEVMENTS
SO THIS IS WHAT THE ALL DISTRICT FIRST TEAM LOOKS LIKE.
KIMBERLY GUTIERREZ FROM NIXON, GABRIELLE ESPINOZA FROM ALEXANDER AND CANDICE DUNFORD FROM UNITED WERE THE PITCHERS.
AT BACKSTOP. YESENIA FLORES FROM ALEXANDER AND LEONOR GONZALEZ FROM UNITED MADE THE FIRST TEAM.
AT FIRST. LIZZY SILVA FROM UNITED AND RACHEL VILLALON FROM CIGARROA.
THEN AT SECOND. MICHELLE MARTINEZ FROM NIXON AND SONIA ALVERADO FROM ALEXANDER
AT THIRD BASE.
ALEXANDERS KATLEIN THOMPSON.
AT SHORT STOP.
NIXONS AMANDA AGENA AND ALEXANDER'S CLARISSA MARTINEZ GOT ONTO THE FIRST TEAM.
AND IN THE OUTFIELD.
JENNY SHAWGO FROM UNITED, ALEXANDER'S MANDEE WALKER AND GLORIA GONZALEZ FROM MARTIN MAKE THE ALL DISTRICT TEAM.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THESE LADIES ON A GREAT SEASON
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TAMIU.NEW.COACH
THIS SEASON TAMIU HAD A ONE YEAR DEAL WITH A COACH.
BUT THEY FINALLY FOUND THEIR NEW GUY
ITS GOING TO BE CHAD PORTER.
PORTER WAS THE HEAD COACH AT OHIO VALLEY COLLEGE WHICH IS A DIVISION 2 SCHOOL IN THE WEST VIRGINIA INTERCOLLEGIATE CONFERENCE.
IN 2006 PORTER WAS NAMED THE CO-COACH OF THE YEAR IN HIS CONFERENCE.
SO NOW THE DUSTDEVILS WILL LOOK FORWARD TO A NEW ERA FOR THEIR BASEBALL TEAM
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ASTROS.RANGERS
AND OUT IN THE BIGS.
THE RANGERS ARE DOING THEIR BEST TO FEND OFF THE MARINERS.
AFTER GOING DOWN 5-1 AFTER THE FIRST INNNING.
THE RANGERS ARE NOW UP IN THE LATER STAGES OF THE GAME 7-6
AND OUT IN SAN FRAN.
THE ASTROS ARE TIED WITH THE GIANTS 0-0 IN THE THIRD INNING
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SPURS.PREV
AFTER THE SPURS DROPPED TWO GAMES IN A ROW.
THEY STARTED SCRAMBLING A LITTLE BIT.
BUT NOW.
ITS THE HORNETS TURN TO DO THE SAME
AFTER LOSING THEIR LAST TWO GAMES TO THE SPURS BY A COMBINED 31 POINTS.
THE HORNETS GOT BACK INTO THE GYM IN THE BIG EASY.
AND THEIR LEADER CHRIS PAUL FEELS LIKE 2 GAMES DOESNT EXACTLY MAKE A SERIES
. AND IM NOT TOO WORRIED
GAME 5 WILL START TOMORROW AT 8-30 IN NEW ORLEANS
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ROMO.7TH.INNING
AND FINALLY.
THIS OFF SEASON.
TONY ROMO HAS MADE IT A POINT TO SHOW HES A RENAISSANCE MAN
AND HE HASNT BEEN VERY GOOD AT IT
FIRST HE TRIED TO MAKE THE CUT FOR THE US OPEN.
HE FELL A FEW SHOTS SHORT.
AND YESTERDAY. HE SANG THE 7TH INNING STRETCH AT WRIGLEY FIELD.
YOU'D FIGURE THAT SINCE HIS GIRLFRIEND IS JESSICA SIMPSON.
AND HES A SELF PROCLAIMED KARAOKE BUFF. HE'D BE GOOD.
BUT. NOT SO MUCH
. AT THE OLD BALL GAME
ITS A PERFORMANCE. THAT WILL GO DOWN IN INFAMY
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K-KUNG.FU.MASTER.RETIRES
WELCOME BACK.
FINALLY FROM US TONIGHT, A KUNG FU MASTER IN MALAYSIA WHO BREAKS COCONUTS WITH HIS INDEX FINGER IS PLANNING TO RETIRE SOON.
HO ENG HUI PERFORMS FOR AUDIENCES EVERY WEEKEND.
AFTER JABBING HIS FINGER INTO THE COCONUT, HE NEARLY COLLAPSES IN PAIN UNTIL HIS ASSISTANTS HELP HIM REMOVE IT.
HE THEN APPLIES OILS TO HIS FINGER THAT HE SAYS HELP HIM FEEL NO PAIN.WHICH HE THEN SELLS AS A RELIEF FOR MUSCLE PAIN.
HE SAYS HIS FINGER NEEDS A BREAK NOW, BUT THAT HE HAS NO REGRETS, SINCE THE INCOME HE'S MADE FROM THE PERFORMANCES HAS HELPED HIM FEED HIS FAMILY.
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