Radio Script for Maui TV News on KAOI Radio - September 29, 2009

FROM THE VISIONARY RADIO NEWS CENTER, I'M JEFF KING WITH MAUI TV NEWS.

TRAGEDY IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC TODAY AS AN 8.0 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE ROCKED THE NATIONS OF SAMOA AND TONGA, AMONG OTHERS. DEATH TOLLS ARE STILL BE ESTIMATED - BUT OFFICIALS SAY SO FAR AT LEAST 20 DEATHS ARE CONFIRMED. THE LATEST FROM CBS NEWS AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR.

AFTER THE QUAKE THERE WERE SEVERAL ANXIOUS HOURS HERE IN HAWAII AS A TSUNAMI WATCH WAS DECLARED AT 8:05 THIS MORNING. THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER SAID SEA LEVEL CHANGES CONFIRMED THAT A TSUNAMI HAD BEEN GENERATED BY THE QUAKE. HOWEVER, FURTHER ESTIMATES OF THE WAVES POTENTIAL LED THE TSUNAMI CENTER TO CANCEL THE WATCH. A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN PLACE AND WATER SAFETY OFFICIALS ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE SEA FOR UNEXPECTED CHANGES IN CURRENT AND WATER LEVEL UNTIL THIS EVENING.

ISLAND WEATHER…..PARTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT AND ISOLATED SHOWERS - LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. TOMORROW, MOSTLY SUNNY - AND HOT . LIGHT TRADES AND HIGHS AROUND 90 DEGREES.

FROM THE VISIONARY RADIO NEWS CENTER FOR MAUI TV NEWS, I'M JEFF KING.

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