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(CNN Student News) -- January 3, 2011Download PDF maps related to today's show:TranscriptTHIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: We're back! I'm Carl Azuz. This is CNN Student News! It is my privilege to wish you a very happy new year. Welcome to our first show of 2011! We have 10 minutes of commercial-free headlines ready for you; they start right now!First Up: Lame Duck V otesAZUZ: Now, before we went on break, we talked about the status of three proposals being considered by the U.S. Congress. There's been action on all three of them. First, the tax cut deal. This was the compromise that President Obama and Republican leaders had worked out to extend a set of tax cuts for two years. That passed in both the House and the Senate, so everybody's taxes are going to stay right where they are for the next two years.Next, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." That's the policy that banned gays and lesbians from serving openly in the U.S. military. It's been in place since 1993, but Congress voted to overturn the policy, which means eventually, gays and lesbians will be able to serve openly.Finally, START, a treaty between the United States and Russia that would limit how many nuclear weapons each country can have. The Senate has to approve these kinds of treaties, and it did. All of this was done during what's called a lame duck session. That's what you call the time between an election and when those people who were elected take office.2011 ChallengesAZUZ: The lame duck session is now over; the new Congress gets to work this week. Ed Henry gives us a preview of what they're going to be working on and how much debate we might have to look forward to.(BEGIN VIDEO)ED HENRY, CNN SENIOR WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: To hear the president tell it, bickering with the Republicans is so 2010.BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: A lot of folks in this town predicted that after the midterm elections, Washington would be headed for more partisanship and more gridlock. And instead, this has been a season of progress. That's a message that I will take toheart in the New Year, and I hope my Democratic and Republican friends will do the same.HENRY: But with the Republican John Boehner taking the speaker's gavel, that rosy scenario will be tested immediately in 2011, because both parties will now have to agree on a long-term budget after kicking the can down the road on all those spending cuts the Tea Party was demanding and the president's own debt panel was proposing to no avail.OBAMA: I expect we'll have a robust debate about this when we return from the holidays. The debate that will have to answer an increasingly urgent question, and that is how do we cut spending that we don't need while still making investments that we do need.HENRY: With the federal cash register tapped out, it will be especially difficult to tackle the president's biggest challenge of all.OBAMA: My singular focus over the next two years is not rescuing the economy from potential disaster, but rather jump-starting the economy so that we actually start making a dent in the unemployment rate.HENRY: Mr. Obama also may face resistance to his economic plans from both liberals still smarting from the tax deal he just cut and conservatives determined to repeal his health reform law. An independant-minded Republican independent is urging both sides to give the new balance of power a chance.SEN. LISA MURKOWSKI, (R) ALASKA: Let's figure out how we deal with some of these very, very difficult issues, whether it's tax policy or whether it's going to be what we're going to be doing on spending. We've got enough that we need to do that we don't need to get weighted down in the partisan politics.HENRY: Music to the ears of White House aides trying to hammer the message that Republicans now have a responsibility to govern.(END VIDEO)Is This Legit?STAN CASE, CNN STUDENT NEWS: Is this legit? The U.S. government takes a census of the country's population every five years. Not legit! It is every 10 years that the government counts how many people live in the U.S.Census ResultsAZUZ: The census is mandated -- that means it's ordered -- by the U.S. Constitution. The first census happened in 1790. And back then, the U.S. population was just under 4 million. Today, it's more than 308 million. That's according to the census that was taken last year. From 2000 to 2010,the country's population increased during that time by 9.7 percent. That is actually the smallest increase since the 1930s and the Great Depression.Part of what the census does is determine how many seats that states get in the U.S. House of Representatives. If a state's population goes up, it could get more seats. If it goes down, it could lose seats. Based on last year's census, eight states will gain members in the House, and ten states will lose members.Wild WeatherAZUZ: The past couple of weeks have seen some pretty severe weather all around the United States. We've seen heavy wind and rain out in California; snow and ice in the western U.S. and upper Plains; and, as you might have heard, a blizzard in the northeast. Some parts of the region got up to three feet of snow. That was terrible for many airports, causing a lot of travel delays. There were some neighborhoods that were covered in snow for days. Eventually, clean-up crews made it out to help clear things off. Though in New York, there were some complaints that those efforts took way too long. Meanwhile, a different kind of storm ripped its way across parts of the Midwest. Samantha Hayes has the details on that for us right now.(BEGIN VIDEO)SAMANTHA HAYES, CNN CORRESPONDENT, W ASHINGTON, D.C.: In Washington County, Arkansas, neighbors sort through the wreckage of their community. Just hours earlier, a tornado ripped through this area just west of Fayetteville.NA THAN LAWRENCE, STORM VICTIM: My whole house started shaking, the windows busted out, and then it was gone. Just like that, it was gone.HAYES: Homes and businesses are destroyed and an ambulance and coroner's truck are part of the heartbreaking scene. The same storm continued its destructive path into Missouri, just outside St. Louis.KEVIN O'LEARY, STORM VICTIM: In five, six seconds it was over. I've always heard that it sounds like a freight train, and that's exactly what it sounded like. And before we could even move it was over and the building was, you know, windows out. My wife just got out of the office two seconds before it hit.HAYES: Tornadoes severely damaged a shopping center in the city of Sunset Hills. Cars and trucks in the parking lot were blown over, and homes in a nearby subdivision were destroyed.WILLIAM NOLAN, MAYOR, SUNSET HILLS: It's incredible, absolutely incredible: cars overturned, trucks overturned. It's kind of hard to believe that such a thing could happen to our city.HAYES: Samantha Hayes, CNN, Washington.(END VIDEO)Arkansas BirdsAZUZ: Officials are hoping to start running some tests today, but they think those storms in Arkansas could be the reason for a New Year's Eve event definitely unexpected: more than a thousand blackbirds just fell from the sky. Most of them were dead. They were all found within a one-mile area. One expert said this kind of thing isn't that unusual and that it might have been caused by lightning or hail. Other officials think that New Year's fireworks might have caused the birds severe stress. Right now, though, this is a mystery; experts are hoping the tests they run will help offer some answers to it.Make us Your Home Page!AZUZ: Here's a resolution for the new year: make CNN Student News your home page! is already your favorite Web site. This is gonna give you instant access to our blog, our Teachers' Lounge, plus all of the resources in our Spotlight and In Depth sections. And our Transcript archive includes every program from this entire school year. The URL once again: !ShoutoutTOMEKA JONES, CNN STUDENT NEWS: Time for the first Shoutout of 2011! Which of these U.S. cities was last to ring in the new year? If you think you know it, shout it out! Was it: A) Seattle, Washington, B) Anchorage, Alaska, C) Honolulu, Hawaii or D) San Francisco, California? Start the countdown at three seconds -- GO! Because of its time zone, Honolulu rang in the new year after the other cities. That's your answer and that's your Shoutout!Happy New Year!AZUZ: Five hours before the new year started in Honolulu, this was the scene in New York City's Times Square. There were estimates that a million people were there to count down the final seconds of 2010. And when the clock struck midnight, more than a ton -- two thousand pounds! -- of confetti rained down on the crowd. Of course, the celebrations were all around the world. From Russia to England, China to Australia, people got together in cities everywhere to help usher in the new year with fireworks and special events. Some smaller cities celebrated the new year with their own unique traditions.Before We GoAZUZ: And that includes the one in today's Before We Go segment. We're taking you to Eastover, North Carolina, where they didn't drop a ball for New Year's Eve; they dropped a giant flea! Threefeet tall, 30 pounds. Thankfully, it was made out of foam, wire and wood, not actual flea. There is an explanation for this unusual tradition: Eastover used to be called Flea Hill. They started this new tradition in order to pay tribute to the town's past.GoodbyeAZUZ: So, even if it was just for a flea-ting moment, there's something that bugs us about this idea: Why didn't they drop the fake flea down one part at a time? You know, insect-tions? New year, same old puns! For CNN Student News, I'm Carl Azuz. Have a great day.。
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CNN Student News: November 21, 2011[减赤超级委员会,卡扎菲儿子被捕,太阳能面板树]GROUP: Hey, Carl, this is Grace Christian Academy (ph), and this is CNN Student News.CARL AZUZ, HOST, CNN STUDENT NEWS: And, of course, we thank the students at Chicago's Grace Christian Academy for getting our week going. I'm Carl Azuz, bringing you 10 minutes of headlines from around the globe. We're going to get into our first story today with this report.KATE BOLDUAN, CNN REPORTER: The reason it's been given the nickname of "super committee," if you will, is many believe that this committee has super powers. They basically can bypass a lot of the procedural hurdles that legislation often runs up against as it tries to make its way through the House and Senate.The super committee was created during the debt ceiling debacle over the summer. It was created to basically do what Congress could not do during the debt ceiling negotiations, which was find bigger deficit savings in order to help the country stabilize its debt.There are 12 members on this committee, 12 lawmakers, evenly split between the House and Senate, Democrat and Republican. They were all appointed by the leaders of each chamber. They bring a range of experience, a range of backgrounds and a range of political motivations, if you will.The deadline is tight. The committee has until November 23rd, right before Thanksgiving, to reach agreement. It does not have to be unanimous within the committee. It has to be a majority of the members on the committee that has to reach agreement, and then it is sent to Congress to both chambers, the House and the Senate. And Congress has to vote on it by December 23rd.AZUZ: OK, so we're talking about Congress' super committee and you heard Kate Bolduan say that it has until this Wednesday to recommend a plan to cut more than a trillion dollars over the next 10 years.AZUZ (voice-over): But the committee members need at least 48 hours to look over any plan before they vote on it. So really the deadline is more like today. And as of Sunday, no deal. Assistants to super committee members were saying that the only announcement the committee would be likely to make was that they failed to reach an agreement.So what happens if they don't reach the deadline? Automatic government budget cuts across the board starting in 2013, including cuts to the U.S. military that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said could cause serious problems for America's military.AZUZ: Something to keep in mind: Congress created these deadlines so Congress can change them, too, or decide to get rid of them altogether. Right now, that's what some lawmakers are suggesting that Congress should do. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Today's first Shoutout goes to Mr. Prososki and Mr. Waters' homeroom class at Lexington Middle School in Lexington, Nebraska.Where would you find Tahrir Square? You know what to do. Is it in Libya, Egypt, Syria or Yemen? You've got three seconds, go.Tahrir Square is in Egypt's capital city of Cairo. That's your answer, and that's your Shoutout.AZUZ: Tahrir Square was a rallying point for protesters during Egypt's political revolution earlier this year. Same thing's going on there now: more protests. There was an uprising you might remember that happened in the spring, and that drove Egypt's president from office. There are plans for a new constitution and elections.AZUZ (voice-over): But some Egyptians are angry about how long all this is taking since the initial uprising. They're worried that Egypt's military, which is running the government right now, already might have claimed too much power in Egypt's new government.Protesters were back in Tahrir Square over the weekend, fighting with army and police forces. Some people died in the violence. More than a thousand were wounded. Military officials say they want to transfer the government over to civilians. Elections for parliament are scheduled to start next week.AZUZ (voice-over): In the neighboring country of Libya, many people are celebrating the arrest of this man. His name is Saif al-Islam Gadhafi. He's the son of former Libyan ruler Moammar Gadhafi. Saif Gadhafi had been hiding for months. He was captured over the weekend after a gun battle in the Libyan desert.Saif al-Islam Gadhafi didn't have a high-level job in his father's government, but experts say he had the most influence in Moammar Gadhafi's inner circle, and they thought Saif was the most likely person to take over control after his father. The Gadhafi government has been accused of brutally attacking citizens during Libya's civil war.The International Criminal Court wants to put Saif Gadhafi on trial for crimes against humanity, including murder. But Libyan officials also want to put him on trial in Libya. They want it happen in their court system. So they're -- we don't know yet how this is all going to play out.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Time for a Shoutout Extra Credit. About how long does it take for light from the sun to reach the Earth? Here we go. Is it eight seconds, eight minutes, eight hours or eight days? Rewind that clock to three seconds and go.It takes a little more than eight minutes for light to travel from the sun to the Earth. That's your answer, and that's your Shoutout Extra Credit.AZUZ: The idea of collecting that light after it makes the 8-minute journey isn't new. You've probably heard of sonar panels. But Aidan Dwyer came up with a unique idea for how to collect sunlight, and his design was inspired by nature. What started out as a science fair project is now getting international attention. Check this out.AIDAN DWYER, INVENTOR: Our yard isn't that big, and we -- my parents always wanted solar panels. So one day I was just walking through the woodson a winter hiking trip, and I noticed that the tree branches, how they collect sunlight, they like go up into the air. And I thought, like, maybe if we put solar panels on the ends of the branches, it would collect a lot of sunlight.My project is about how I'd build a solar panel tree design, and based on the Fibonacci sequence. And it collected more sunlight than a common flat panel array. And it doesn't collect dirt, rain, snow as much as the flat panels. And I think it looks a lot nicer.My project generated a lot of reaction from people around the world. Many people were excited about the idea. Others had great suggestions to make my research better. The Internet allows people to share ideas. But people will -- people will be people and the media will be the media, and the lesson I learned is that sometimes the Internet is not a substitute for scientific peer review. Well, some of the comments were encouraging me and some of them were just -- they were giving me ideas to expand my research. But some, I felt like, didn't understand my project, because I was trying to measure how -- see if the tree design could collect more sunlight, not more open current voltage.I'm using suggestions from different sources to improve the design. My current project is a large-scale Fibonacci array, which has been adopted by a family of chipmunks as a hangout.DWYER: But most importantly, I'm sharing my ideas on solar panels with others to build a better tomorrow.AZUZ: Good stuff. And before we go, over the past 12 years, Peter Larson has spent almost 300 nights camping out, but not in a tent.AZUZ (voice-over): Peter sleeps outside in a cardboard box, braving frigid Minnesota evenings. And it's not some kind of endurance challenge. Peter's sleepouts raise money for those who are less fortunate and who might be sleeping in boxes themselves without a choice.So far, the high school senior has raised nearly $400,000. This year, Peter is planning his longest sleepout yet -- seven weeks.AZUZ: Spending nearly two months out in the cold is a fundraising idea that's really thinking outside the box. We wish Peter (ph) the best of luck with his efforts, and we hope to see you back here tomorrow for our last show of the week. 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CNN students news 2011-03-08
(CNN Student News) -- March 8, 2011Download PDF maps related to today's show:TranscriptTHIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Hi, I'm Carl Azuz, welcoming all of you to CNN Student News on this International Women's Day, March 8th. It's the reason why March was picked to be Women's History Month, and we are commemorating it all month long here on CNN Student News. Today though, we're starting with gas prices.First Up: Jump in Gas PricesAZUZ: It's difficult to tell this story without using the word "ouch," because so many of us are feeling the pain at the pump. If you or your parents have filled up the gas tank recently, you know why this headline is so big today. Gas prices are way up. And according to AAA, they've gone up every day for the past 13 days in a row. The total jump over that time: almost 34 cents!Take a look at this here now. Yesterday, the national average for a gallon of regular was just over $3.50. And the state with the highest average overall? That would be California, at nearly $3.90. The state with the lowest average overall is Montana, at around $3.19.Now, you see gas prices are different from state to state because part of the price comes from local tax rates. The reason prices are up around the country is because the cost of crude oil -- the biggest part of gas prices -- is on the rise, too. One expert told CNN that he expects gas prices to keep going up, so not much relief in sight.Hawaii Volcano EruptsAZUZ: This is not oil. It's lava, and it's shooting out of a volcano in Hawaii. Scientists say Kilauea was shooting lava as high as 80 feet into the air on Sunday. The state is no stranger to volcanic eruptions. That's how the Hawaiian Islands are believed to have been formed in the first place. The islands are the tops of a chain of volcanic mountains like this. Kilauea is one of the most active volcanoes in the world. Since 1952, it's erupted 34 times. And this lava you see here, it started flowing over the weekend: It's part of an ongoing eruption that started in 1983. It's happening in a remote area, so no people or homes are threatened.Sound CheckROBERT GATES, U.S. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE: I would tell you that you all keep me up at night. I think a lot about the people out here, and what you are having to put up with and theconditions you live in and the sacrifices you make.Gates in AfghanistanAZUZ: A heartfelt moment for Defense Secretary Robert Gates talking to U.S. troops serving in Afghanistan. He tends to visit that country every few months to see in person how the war effort is going. The U.S. is scheduled to start pulling troops out of Afghanistan in July, though Secretary Gates said some American troops could be there after 2014.While in Afghanistan, Gates was also scheduled to meet with senior American military officers and with Afghan leaders. There's been some tension between Afghanistan's president and U.S. commanders recently after nine Afghan boys were killed in a NATO military operation. Gates made a personal apology to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who accepted it.ShoutoutTOMEKA JONES, CNN STUDENT NEWS: Today's Shoutout goes out to Mr. Blessing's social studies classes at Union County High School in Liberty, Indiana! What is the name of this race? You know what to do! Is it the: A) Breeders' Cup, B) Juneau 500, C) Iditarod or D) Westminster Rally? You've got three seconds -- GO! These pooches are part of the Iditarod, an annual dogsled race in Alaska. That's your answer and that's your Shoutout!Race Across AlaskaAZUZ: Every year since 1973, mushers line up to spend more than a week racing across some of the roughest terrain you can imagine. Mountains, forests, frozen rivers; all in temperatures far below zero. That is the Iditarod. Tracy Sabo was at the starting line for this year's race to find out why people are so eager to take on this challenge.(BEGIN VIDEO)TRACY SABO, CNN CORRESPONDENT: It's known as "The Last Great Race." The Iditarod, Alaska's famed dogsled race, requires every field entrant to take a team of 16 dogs from Anchorage, Alaska all the way to Nome on the Bering Sea coast. We heard from the mushers why they mush, and some of those things might surprise you.HUGH NEFF, IDITAROD MUSHER: When you're moving as one down the trail and they're all like one, they're like one animal almost. Sixteen of them working as one, and you're a part of it, you really are in heaven.DEEDEE JONROWE, IDITAROD MUSHER: I really love Willow, Alaska. I think it's God's greatest creation, both the people and the scenery. And there are so few filters between us and raw creation when we're out there that you really get a chance to admire what there is here on Earth.MARTIN BUSER, IDITAROD MUSHER AND FORMER CHAMPION: Iditarod is the flagship event of our sport. This is how the sport is done at its apex, you know, the best dog care, the best dogs competing in the longest, toughest, the best race.DALLAS SEAVEY, IDITAROD MUSHER: Its just a great tradition. The Iditarod, this is the 39th running, and it's become part of Alaska just in itself, this race. It's just kind of fun for everyone, and everybody loves dogs.SABO: It will take about two weeks for these mushers and their dog teams to reach Nome. The purse in this race: $50,400 for first place. Most of them will tell you they don't do this race to get rich. They do it so their dogs can finally come in under that famed Burled Arch along the Bering Sea coast. Tracy Sabo, CNN, Willow, Alaska.(END VIDEO)Chess Moves for LifeAZUZ: Great stuff. Our next report comes from CNN's Randi Kaye. It's about an organization in Atlanta, Georgia that uses chess to help young people make life decisions. How can "rook to king's pawn four" apply to more than a board game? We're gonna let Randi, and the organization's founder, explain.(BEGIN VIDEO)ORRIN HUDSON, CHESS CHAMPION AND "BE SOMEONE" FOUNDER: I am...GROUP: I am...HUDSON: ...somebody.GROUP: ...somebody.HUDSON: I am...GROUP: I am...HUDSON: ...a championGROUP: ...a champion.RANDI KAYE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: After seeing a news report of several people being shot in a store robbery for just $2,000, Orrin Hudson, a former state trooper, was compelled to action.HUDSON: I said to myself, our young people are going out for the wrong cash. That we need to teach young people cash with a K: K for Knowledge, A for Attitude, S for Skills and H for Habit.KAYE: So he founded "Be Someone," an organization that teaches kids how to succeed in life through the game of chess.HUDSON: Chess is like life because there's no blame in the game. I'm responsible. I will win or lose based on the decisions that I make, and if I make the wrong move, I get the wrong result. And I can make one move and never recover. So, you want to think things through before you move, because one move could cost you the game.HUDSON [rapping]: We got to get in the game, get in the game, say it.KAYE: But in an era where technology is king, Hudson knows this board game might not stack up with the latest video game, so he offers a fun challenge that always gets their attention: cold, hard cash.HUDSON: Oftentimes, I put a thousand dollars on the table, and I say, "Hey look, anybody beats me, they get a thousand dollars." And I got their attention. I whip out the thousand dollars and I show them, and they're like, "OK, I'm in!"KAYE: He knows the kids won't win, but that's OK as long as they learn that every move has a consequence, just like in life.HUDSON: That's how I learn.UNIDENTIFIED MALE: That's how I learn.HUDSON: I succeed....UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I succeed...HUDSON: ...by learning.UNIDENTIFIED MALE: ...by learning.HUDSON: Make it OK...UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Make it OK...HUDSON: ...to fail.UNIDENTIFIED MALE: ...to fail.KAYE: And after losing time and again, the money doesn't seem to matter, because chess teaches kids to focus, think on their feet, plan ahead, and look at things from the other person's perspective. But there is one more move Hudson wants every kid to learn.HUDSON: It's less about chess. It's more about making good decisions; it's more about creating value; it's more about never take. The good you do comes back to you. The bad you do will be sad for you. Every move you make has consequences, and if you make the right move, you will get the right results.KAYE: Decisions that will hopefully change the world one move at a time. Randi Kaye , CNN, Atlanta.(END VIDEO)Facebook PromoAZUZ: All right, at /CNNStudentNews, we're all about your likes. We've got a new video up there for you, introducing you to "the closer"! Plus, you'll get to see a display of my awesome aim. So stop on by, check out the video, say hello on our wall. You know where to go: /CNNStudentNews.Before We GoAZUZ: Finally today, we're heading to central Pennsylvania where a milk truck got stranded in the snow. Luckily, someone called in the cavalry. And even luckier, someone posted the video on YouTube. Look at this! We're not sure if the horses enjoyed being saddled with this particular rescue duty. I mean, if they had other plans, having to help this truck might have reined on their parade. But it is an opportunity for them to show off their strength.GoodbyeAZUZ: Because pulling a huge truck out of the snow obviously takes a lot of horse power. And for one shining moment, that equine emergency crew was the mane event. That last one was for you all you pun neigh-sayers out there. And it's time for us to hoof it on out of here. For CNN Student News, I'm Carl Azuz.。
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(CNN Student News) -- April 27, 2011Download PDF maps related to today's show:TranscriptTHIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: One question we're asking today: Why would a college want you to keep your head in the clouds? The answer is plane as day. I'm Carl Azuz, and this Wednesday edition of CNN Student News is ready to take flight.First Up: Levee FailsAZUZ: On Monday, the National Weather Service alert said "the levee may fail at any time." Yesterday was "any time." This is the levee we've been telling you about in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. We reported on it yesterday, in fact. It failed in at least four spots along the Black River. Levees are barriers that are designed to prevent flooding. With this one failing, officials are ramping up evacuations in the area. They already ordered some evacuations. Around a thousand more people were told to evacuate on Tuesday.Based on the way that the levee failed, authorities think Poplar Bluff won't get hit too badly. They expect most of the flood waters to end up in a more rural area. Of course, all of this is being caused by tremendous amounts of rain that have been falling there. A police official in Poplar Bluff said the city's gotten 15 inches of rain in the last four days, and more of it is on the way. The National Weather Service says parts of Missouri could see record flooding. That's why Governor Jay Nixon has sent out the Missouri National Guard to help with relief efforts and to reinforce levees.Arkansas StormsAZUZ: From Texas to Tennessee, states across the southern U.S. could face severe thunderstorms, possible tornadoes. But Arkansas, the state that's just to the south of Missouri, has already gotten slammed by severe weather. Storms tore through the state on Monday. More than a dozen homes destroyed, and at least eight people were killed. The state's governor said he was surprised there weren't more deaths given the amount of damage caused by the severe weather. He declared a state of emergency, which will free up money and government resources for the relief efforts. The winds, so powerful that they flipped over cars and ripped up trees, like you see here. The governor said normally, the wind would just snap the trees. But because the ground was so wet, the trees were just pulled right out by the wind.ShoutoutSTAN CASE, CNN STUDENT NEWS: Today's first Shoutout goes out to Mr. Logsdon's students at Clyde Boyd Middle School in Sand Springs, Oklahoma! Who employs most U.S. air traffic controllers? You know what to do! Is it the: A) Airlines, B) Airports, C) Private companies or D) U.S. government? You've got three seconds -- GO! Most of the nation's air traffic controllers are employees of the FAA, the government's Federal Aviation Administration. That's your answer and that's your Shoutout!Air Traffic CollegeAZUZ: Experts consider the position of air traffic controller to be one of the most stressful jobs in the U.S. When you think about it, it makes sense; there are a lot of lives on the line. The FAA is making some changes to the way that air traffic controllers do their work. It's in response to recent reports about some controllers sleeping on the job. Three of them have been fired for that recently. The end of those careers led Martin Savidge to talk to some people who are about to start their careers.(BEGIN VIDEO)MARTIN SAVIDGE, CNN NA TIONAL CORRESPONDENT: A plane in trouble.UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Mayday, mayday, mayday, Cactus 289 has engine number two flame out.SA VIDGE: It's a 757.GRANT PALADINO, EMBRY-RIDDLE UNIVERSITY STUDENT: Cactus 289, roger. Say your intentions?UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Request immediate landing anywhere we can.SA VIDGE: With close to 200 people on board. OK, so here's the deal. Grant Paladino, right?PALADINO: Yes.SA VIDGE: Grant Paladino is the one who's handling this emergency, and what he's done is redirect the aircraft to, where?PALADINO: Sanford.SA VIDGE: Sanford. And you might be wondering at this point why would I be pestering an air traffic controller in the middle of a crisis? Well, that answer's easy: none of this is realWelcome to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach. Dubbed the Harvard of the Sky, it's final exams week. For these would-be air traffic controllers, their grade depends on howwell they handle everything thrown at them.SA VIDGE: Realism is what you are after?SID MCGUIRK, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, EMBRY-RIDDLE UNIVERSITY: That's exactly what we're after.SA VIDGE: In the scenarios, in the training, in all that?MCGUIRK: That's correct. We want our students to be as fully prepared when they get to the field as possible.SA VIDGE: For these soon-to-be graduates, it's taken four years working in classrooms and state-of-the-art simulators -- not to mention $120,000 tuition --to get this far. Miranda Blackwelder has learned all aspects of the job, from takeoffs and landings to guiding flights across the country. So, what about the stress?MIRANDA BLACKWELDER, EMBRY-RIDDLE UNIVERSITY SENIOR: That's the first thing everybody says. And it's like, "Well, yes, but what job isn't stressful?"SA VIDGE: Like a number of students, Murray Best started off wanting to be a pilot. Then he got a taste of controlling planes and liked it.Do you ever make mistakes?MURRAY BEST, EMBRY-RIDDLE UNIVERSITY SENIOR: Plenty of times.SA VIDGE: Do you learn from the mistakes?BEST: Definitely, definitely. Because I know that if I made the same mistake in the field, I'd lose my job, and I'd also be responsible for anybody that happened to get hurt. So, it's definitely serious.SA VIDGE: I asked Miranda if all the recent scrutiny on air traffic controllers had her rethinking her career choice.Do you feel good about the job?BLACKWELDER: I do feel good about the job. I feel very confident. I'm very happy about my decision to be going into this field.SA VIDGE: One day likely to be guiding your flight, the class of 2011 feeling good about their future and sounding very much in control. Martin Savidge, CNN, Daytona Beach, Florida.(END VIDEO)Shoutout Extra CreditTOMEKA JONES, CNN STUDENT NEWS: Time for a Shoutout Extra Credit! Which of these words describes money that's taken out of your paycheck? Is it: A) Commodity, B) Deduction, C) Entitlement or D) Subsidy? Another three seconds on the clock -- GO! When money comes out of your paycheck, it's called a deduction. That's your answer and that's your Shoutout Extra Credit!Your First PaycheckAZUZ: I remember my very first job was as a grocery store bagger, and I also remember being amazed at the amount of deductions coming out of my first paycheck. Any of you with jobs have probably noticed this. It brings up a lot of questions. One of them: If money's being taken out of your paycheck, where is it going? What is it being used for? Is there any chance that you'll get any of that back? We're gonna answer some of those questions today in our last report wrapping up Financial Literacy Month. Earlier this week, I talked with CNN's Ben Tinker about what comes out of your paycheck when you get paid.(BEGIN VIDEO)BEN TINKER, : Carl, I remember how excited I was to get that first job, but I also remember being pretty surprised when I got that first paycheck. That's because until you actually see those numbers in black and white on your pay stub, you can't really have a good understanding of just how much cash is being taken out before the money ever reaches your bank account.So, when you look at how much money you make, there are two terms you want to pay really close attention to. Number one is gross income. That's what you earned before any deductions. This is also what the advertised salary for your job is going to be. But net income, also known as take home pay, is, well, what you're actually taking home after all the taxes, deductions and other withholdings. Carl?AZUZ: So Ben, what exactly is being taken out of our paychecks?TINKER: Well, the biggest chunk of your paycheck is going to FICA, which stands for the Federal Insurance Contributions Act. And that goes to fund things like Social Security and Medicare. But, you won't be needing these things for a really long time, of course. The government, though, needs that constant flow of money from all taxpayers to churn it back out to those who have aged into those programs.You might also be losing out some wages to state income taxes, which go to pay for things like government workers and government projects. Your job might require you to pitch into insurance coverage. And last but not least, though this may be a few years down the line, retirement savings.Carl, the nice thing about it is that you actually get to set aside money on a pre-tax basis, which'll bolster your savings in the long run. Unfortunately, that paycheck is just so much more than a check. Lots of itemized deductions and money coming out, but still lots left over to go in to your pocket. Carl?(END VIDEO)Teacher Appreciation WeekAZUZ: This video was recorded on a smartphone. It's one way you could record your own message to your favorite teachers. Just say why you appreciate them. Then head to the Spotlight section at , and click "iReport: Teacher Appreciation Week." And then look for our email as a follow-up! You only have a couple days to do this -- Teacher Appreciation Week is next week -- so we want you to get on it and get crackin'!Before We GoAZUZ: Before we go, the British royal wedding isn't until Friday. I know a lot of you are really excited. You can get a sneak preview thanks to the folks at LEGO. They've set a complete replica up of the royal event. Prince William and Kate Middleton up at the alter. A full seating arrangement you see there for the guests at Westminster Abbey. You just gotta remember, this is a little smaller than the real version, a lot less expensive. And of course, the whole royal family is in attendance for the big day.GoodbyeAZUZ: A LEGO replica, though? Just sounds a little like child's play. Is it the best royal-related gimmick we've seen? Certainly creative, but we're not married to it. We don't want to be a wed blanket on all of the marriage fun, though, so we're just gonna vow not to make any more puns for today. But there will be some tomorrow, for better or for worse. For CNN Student News, I'm Carl Azuz. We'll see you then!。
CNN Students news 2011-04-18
(CNN Student News) -- April 18, 2011Download PDF maps related to today's show:TranscriptTHIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: A couple stories we first reported on Friday have developed and changed over the weekend, So today, CNN Student News is catching you up! I'm Carl Azuz. Let's get this show started!First Up: Storm-Struck SouthAZUZ: It was the kind of forecast we don't like to hear: Predictions of tornadoes as cold air combined with warm air in a storm system sweeping across the Southeast. This map shows you who was in the path of the storms over the weekend. Several states were affected. More than 40 people were killed. At least 23 of those deaths were in North Carolina. Of the 100+ tornadoes seen during this storm, we don't know yet how many of them touched down in North Carolina. But there's no doubt the state was the hardest hit -- a CNN meterologist described the effects as "epic." TJ Holmes from CNN Sunday Morning gives you a glimpse of the kind of damage these storms left behind.(BEGIN VIDEO)UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Holy crap!T.J. HOLMES, CNN ANCHOR: Transformers exploded. Cars tossed. Trees toppled. All made for a wild spring night in parts of the Southeast. In Alabama, there are reports of tornadoes touching down in at least six counties. This woman in Tuscaloosa ran into her hallway as the storm hit.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I got in the hallway I could hear this, I don't know what kind of noise, a whizzing, crackling. It scared me.HOLMES: In nearby Birmingham, heavy winds knocked down power lines and tore off roofs. Further south in Washington County, Alabama, a large tornado was reported on the ground. This house was flattened; tossed yards from its foundation. In Mississippi, folks are waking up to a state of emergency in 14 counties. A twister ripped through Interstate 20 in Clinton.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The funnel crowd dropped right there at the laundromat. And we were lucky we even got in the door. And it just crossed, went behind us and crossed I-20. In like five minutes, it was over.HOLMES: Even blew over an 18-wheeler. It also ripped through local businesses and homes.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: At first, we heard a lot of wind blowing and something sounded like a train, a whistle. Then, all of a sudden, we've seen like a black funnel cloud.UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We saw people standing outside. We didn't know why. So, we just decided to go and see, too, and we saw all this damage out here.HOLMES: In the Atlanta area, a tornado watch was in effect for most of the night. Heavy rain and hail blasted several counties, fallen trees, pummeled homes. When this woman came to check on her parents after large tree uprooted and fell through their roof.TABITHA OWENS, PARENTS' HOME HIT BY TREE: I thought the Lord was looking after them because my daddy was right there next to that window and the tree barely missed him.(END VIDEO)Texas WildfiresAZUZ: Black Hawk helicopters. Boots on the ground from dozens of states. It sounds like a military operation. It's what's been assembled to battle Texas' raging wildfires. Between Friday and Sunday, the size of the wildfires doubled. Hundreds of thousands of acres -- that's like a hundreds of thousands of football fields -- have burned. And weather conditions aren't helping: It's been hot, dry and windy, and that does little but fan the flames.Is This Legit?STAN CASE, CNN STUDENT NEWS: Is This Legit? On the periodic table, the atomic symbol for uranium is Ur. Not legit! The symbol is simply "U" for this radioactive element.Damaged Nuke PlantAZUZ: Uranium is the element that fuels nuclear power plants. And when the machines that control the nuclear reactions break down, you could have a meltdown or a radiation leak -- something very dangerous to humans, to the environment -- something we're seeing in Japan right now. The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was badly damaged after Japan's earthquake and tsunami. Now, the company that owns it has an estimate of how long this will take to fix: six to nine months. Part of the plan: build concrete shells around the damaged reactors to keep radiation levels in check. And only when the area is decontaminated from radiation will the Japanese government let tens of thousands of people return to their homes in the area.Honoring VictimsAZUZ: The fact that some of the events were canceled for rain didn't stop people fromremembering. Saturday was the fourth anniversary of the Virginia Tech shooting -- the deadliest mass shooting in American history. Hundreds of people hit the pavement on the "run for remembrance." It's one way the shooting victims were honored. People there observed a moment of silence, while some survivors of the event -- and family members of the victims -- attended a memorial service. It's something Virginia Tech students say they'll never forget.JONA THAN GAINES, VIRGINIA TECH DOCTORAL STUDENT: It's very symbolic of really, nothing stopping this community from remembering. Nothing is really going to stop us from remembering the 32 that we lost on that day.CHRISTINE BINGHAM,VIRGINIA TECH SOPHOMORE: Everybody is remembering it. Everybody is kind of showing their respect, even Mother NatureOnly One OptionAZUZ: Our next story today: no bagged lunches. If it's packed from home, you can't bring it to a public elementary school in Chicago. The policy at Little Village Academy has been in place for years. The principal, who is authorized to make and maintain this rule, says it's more healthy for kids to eat school food. And unless they have a medical condition, they're not allowed to pack lunches from home. Not everyone agrees from this. Many students don't like the policy. Critics say it should be up to parents -- not the school -- to decide what students eat. And the Chicago Tribune found that some students don't eat lunch at all and that those who do, sometimes throw it away.Blog PromoAZUZ: This policy does provide extra dollars for the school's lunch provider. But many of the students are on government-assisted meal plans, so for the most part, money is not the issue here. Where do you stand on this? Do you think you'd make healthier choices, if school food were the only food you could have for lunch? Our blog is open at !ShoutoutTOMEKA JONES, CNN STUDENT NEWS: Time for the Shoutout! The difference between the price you pay and what the seller paid for something is called a what? Here we go! Is it red ink, markup, capital gain or deductible? You've got three seconds -- GO! Markup is the best answer here. That's your answer and that's your Shoutout!Beware of the $aleAZUZ: Even when you get something on sale, you're still usually paying for a store's mark-up. It's just a lower mark-up than what the store originally had. If it works, it helps the store stay in business, it saves you a few bucks, and everybody's happy. In our continuing coverage of Financial Literacy Month, Ben Tinker meets us at the mall for a look at what influences us to buy.(BEGIN VIDEO)BEN TINKER, : Carl, what better place to talk about a really good sale, or maybe a really bad sale, than the mall. I'm here with Ryan Mack. Sales!RY AN MACK, PRESIDENT, OPTIMUM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT: How's it going?TINKER: Tricky. Tricky, tricky things.MACK: All day.TINKER: When you see that sales sign you really want it. You feel like you've won something, almost.MACK: Essentially, they try to fool you with the sale. They create the sale. They know most people don't shop unless there is a sale. So essentially what they'll do is they'll go out and they'll purchase a shirt for maybe $10. They'll mark it up to $40, which is a 300% markup, and they'll mark it down to $20. They are still making 100% profit off of it but because they are going to say a 50% off blowout sale to make individuals who only shop when there is a sale come running to the mall. So essentially, this is a strategy to make people spend more money.TINKER: Sometimes you feel a little bit guilty. You'll try on 8, 10 pairs of shoes . You feel like you should buy something from the salesperson, but not always.MACK: You know what? By the time you've tried that pair of shoes on, or 5, or 6 pairs of shoes and that salesperson is going back and forth, you know what? You feel a little bit bad. You know what? "Maybe I should, I need to buy a pair of shoes right now."TINKER: One other thing I want to ask you about is impulse control. Because, so many times we see something someone else has, no matter what it is, you want it.MACK: I mean, this is what they do. They will purposefully understock that shoe. That's selling out. "Where's my 10 1/2 shoe?" and that item is gone, now you have more of an impulse inside of you that, "I have to be the first person in line to make sure I can get in line and have the privilege of paying $200 for that next pair of Air Jordan shoes."TINKER: And they're really drumming up the excitement. All right. Well, Carl, there you have it. Lots and lots of different ways stores are going to get you in the door. A sale might not always be a bad thing; it might not be the right thing, though, so you really just have to think about what works for you and your budget. Carl?(END VIDEO)Before We GoAZUZ: Well, before we go today, it was one hot prize for a basketball fan. And all he had to do was keep his seat and know a bit of trivia. For 48 hours, dozens of Miami heat fans sat outside the arena in the hopes of outlasting all others. They were given food and bathroom breaks, but otherwise, they had to stay put. Complaints of stiff knees, back aches, temperatures in the high 80s, which are pretty typical for Miami this time of year: Those conditions kept things comfortless. And with 35 people still left after 48 hours, sponsors used trivia to narrow down the one winner.GoodbyeAZUZ: In the end, it was a man named Ramon Perez arose a winner, taking home two lower-level tickets to all of the Heat's home playoff games. A seat in the heat for a seat with the Heat made Perez a real stand-up guy. Hope you'll stand for more headlines and hopefully more puns, when CNN Student News returns tomorrow. See ya then.。
CNN Student News 学生新闻 2012.01.18
(CNN Student News) -- January 18, 2012CARL AZUZ, HOST, CNN STUDENT NEWS: Last week, we asked a question on our blog about pardons. Today, we`re sharing what some of you had to say. I`m Carl Azuz. CNN Student News starts right now.(MUSIC PLAYING)AZUZ: First up, authorities are questioning the captain of an Italian cruise ship that wrecked last Friday. The captain was under house arrest yesterday. He may be accused of abandoning ship. The captain says the rock that the ship hit was uncharted. And on his map, it was just marked as water.(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)AZUZ (voice-over): This is infrared video of the crash when it happened. It was taken by the Italian coast guard. You can see the ship on its side and the passengers lining up to get off the boat.Here, you can see rescue workers pulling up alongside the ship. Other workers are already climbing up the hull. And this is the gash that the rock caused when the ship hit it. Once they make their way onto the ship, emergency crews, like the ones you see here, are searching all over for passengers.As of Tuesday afternoon, nearly two dozen people were still reported missing. And look at this. We want you to watch right over the top of the ship. Rescue workers are setting off explosions so they can get better access to search the interior.Yesterday they found five bodies, bringing the number of people known to have died in the crash to 11. Officials are investigating the specific details, but we know some information about how this all started. Michael Holmes is going to break it down for us.Michael, what do you have?(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)MICHAEL HOLMES, CNN REPORTER: All right, let`s take a closer look at how and where this all happened. The Costa Concordia was heading north near Giglio Island. You can see it there. Now let`s have a look at the normal route that this boat normally takes. This happens dozens of times a year. This is the normal course, heading north.But you can see here, this is where it changes course. This happened about 9:15 pm on Friday night. It`s not just any old detour, either. This is a four-kilometer detour to take a closer pass to the island, presumably to get a better view of the island. It`s quite stunning at night, apparently. Let`s zoom in now on the new course as it approaches Giglio.You can see here, the vessel strikes a reef right there. And at about 9:30 pm local time, this is just a few hundred meters off the coast. The captain continues on, a 15-meter gash in the hull. And the -- and the poweris out. T aking on water, at some point, he decides that he`s going to turn toward shore and gets in closer.And you can see that`s when the listing begins, as he turns towards land. The ship, coming to its rest on its side, and that`s where it ended up, just meters away from the lighthouse at the entrance to Giglio Harbor.(END VIDEO CLIP)AZUZ: Our website is . It`s where you can go to get the latest details on this story. This is going to keep developing as rescue workers keep going. So is also where you can watch a report by Brian Todd about how ship captains train for emergencies. It`s all in the "Spotlight" section at .(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Today`s Shoutout goes to Coach Howell`s classes at Brook land-Cayce High School in Cayce, South Carolina. What country is home to Mount Kilimanjaro. You know what to do.Is it Argentina, Botswana, Nepal or T anzania? You`ve got three seconds, go.You`ll find Kilimanjaro in T anzania. The mountain is the highest peak in all of Africa. That`s your answer, and that`s your Shoutout.(END VIDEO CLIP)AZUZ: And that means Kyle Maynard had quite the view. He climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro and reached the top on Sunday. Not the first person to do that, but he is the first quadruple amputee to make it up the mountain without any assistance.(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)AZUZ (voice-over): Maynard was born with a condition called congenital amputation. His arms stop at the elbows and his legs end near his knees. This is file footage of him, training for the Kilimanjaro climb last year.We featured Kyle Maynard on our show before. He`s a motivational speaker and he has told reporters that he hoped his efforts would show other people no challenge is too big.(END VIDEO CLIP)AZUZ: Following up now on a story out of Alaska, fuel is flowing into Nome. We reported last week on the first-ever attempt to deliver fuel to the city through the sea ice. A Coast Guard icebreaker was helping guide a Russian tanker ship into Nome.(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)AZUZ (voice-over): More than a million gallons of fuel started flowing in on Monday evening. The tanker couldn`t go all the way into the harbor. It`s anchored out in the sea. And the fuel is being pumped through 1,200 yards of hoses.Officials considered flying fuel into Nome, but it would have taken more than 300 flights.(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Is this legit? Mussels, like you find in the sea, are animals.Totally true. Mussels are mollusks, and these animals live in the ocean, lakes, rivers and creeks.(END VIDEO CLIP)AZUZ: Someone who definitely knew that answer is Samantha Garvey. She`s the focus of our next report from Mary Snow. Thanks to Garvey`s research on mussels, the high school student is in the running for an award that comes with a $100,000 scholarship. It`s tough competition, but Garvey has some experience overcoming adversity.(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)MARY SNOW, CNN REPORTER (voice-over): Seventeen-year-old Samantha Garvey is an aspiring marine biologist with a keen sense of tough shells.SAMANTHA GARVEY, INTEL CONTEST SEMIFINALIST: They all congregate with each other.SNOW (voice-over): She`s spent years studying mussels and how they protect themselves. But at New York`s Brentwood High School, she`s learned some lessons of her own about being tough when the odds are stacked against you.She was chosen as a semi-finalist in the prestigious Intel Science T alent Search. But Samantha got the exciting news at a homeless shelter. Her family`s been living there since being evicted from their home December 31st.S. GARVEY: It`s worrisome, you know. It`s just been really worrisome, because you think where am I going to be? Like if something doesn`t come through, am I going to be in a homeless shelter?SNOW (voice-over): Samantha`s parents were both injured in a car accident last year. They both lost time at work, which caused them to fall behind on bills.As the family struggled, Samantha says she got her inspiration from school and her science teacher, Rebecca Grella, a two-time breast cancer survivor.S. GARVEY: She told us her story. I thought, wow, that is amazing. And I took that from her.SNOW: How does it feel to hear this?REBECCA GRELLA, TEACHER, BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL: It works both ways. What I take from Sam is her humbleness, her ability to reach out to others, to give effortlessly.SNOW (voice-over): Samantha`s story grabbed the attention of officials in New York`s Suffolk County. They are now providing the Garvey family with public housing.S. GARVEY: This is -- you know, this is just the most amazing thing you could ask for. I know everyone -- we`re all in tears here, like we can barely compose ourselves enough to speak.SNOW (voice-over): With the tears, there was disbelief from Samantha`s mother, Olga.OLGA GARVEY, SAMANTHA`S MOTHER: I break in tears sometime. What? This happened? And say, yes. This is happening.SNOW (voice-over): Samantha`s father says his daughter`s always been a fighter, weighing only two pounds when she was born.LEO GARVEY, SAMANTHA`S FATHER: She`s gone from one little tiny thing to a giant, a giant of a woman.SNOW (voice-over): Mary Snow, CNN, Brentwood, New York.(END VIDEO CLIP)AZUZ: Excellent story there. Onto our first blog report of 2012. We heard a common theme in your responses to last week`s blog post at . We asked you what a president or governor should consider when pardoning a criminal.(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)From Ariana: what needs to be reviewed is the severity of the crime. The only people who should be let out are the ones who are not a threat to society.Ally says leaders should look at what the crime was, what the criminal`s behavior was like, and how long they`ve been in custody. She adds, "It sends a bad message of even if you are convicted, you don`t always have to pay the full penalty."Nicole asked, "What if the criminals haven`t changed? What if they might do something like that again?"And Ian adds that officials should consider whether the criminal can get a job or if he has a place to live and family support.Olivia suggests that governors look really hard at the criminal`s background before giving him or her apardon.And Will says if someone is convicted of a murder, then it would be the smarter or common sense answer not to let them out of jail.(END VIDEO CLIP)AZUZ: All right. Before we go today, we are visiting a playful conversation in Alabama.(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)AZUZ (voice-over): From skyscrapers all the way down to the street, everything here is built by blockheads.This is a Lego convention. Fans and builders came together for the recent event. Some of these creations are no joke. One display uses around half a million pieces, and is estimated to be worth $200,000.For many Lego fans, the hobby began when they were kids. They started off small, and then --(END VIDEO CLIP)AZUZ: -- things built from there. This story had us toying around with several "punsibilities," like it`s time for us to Lego of your attention. But we hope you`ll block out 10 minutes again tomorrow for more CNN Student News. See you then.END。
CNN students news 2011-01-20
(CNN Student News) -- January 20, 2011Download PDF maps related to today's show:TranscriptTHIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Hi, I'm Carl Azuz. In today's edition of CNN Student News, we're breaking down a debate over part of the Bill of Rights. First, though, a White House welcome.First Up: Presidential VisitAZUZ: That's first lady Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama officially welcoming Chinese President Hu Jintao to the White House. This ceremony happened yesterday morning. President Hu was met by several top U.S. officials as well as a military honor guard. Kicked off a day of meetings between the two leaders. During a news conference later in the day, the Chinese president said his country and the U.S. "share broad common interests and important common responsibilities."One of those common interests: the global economy. We want you to have a look at this online interactive from CNN Money. This is a list of the largest economies in 2010. When you rank them by size, like they are here, you can see that the U.S. is number one, more than twice the size of China, which is number two. But when you rank these world economies by how much they grew in 2010, watch what happens. China moves to number one; it grew more than 10 percent last year. And the U.S. isn't even on that list.With China's economy getting bigger, some people think it's important for other countries -- like the U.S. -- to learn more about Chinese culture. There are some school programs doing exactly that. But as Chris Welch explains, there's some concern about who's paying for these programs.(BEGIN VIDEO)CHRIS WELCH, CNN ALL-PLATFORM JOURNALIST: In this class, it's easy to forget you're in suburban Ohio. Teachers are prepping预科教育，准备教育kids for an increasingly global economy, one that will inevitably involve China, the world's second largest economy.ANDREW ALDIS, CHINESE LANGUAGE STUDENT: I think it's very valuable to learn a language that a lot of people in the U.S. will speak in the future and certainly is huge in business.WELCH: The school hosts visiting teachers from China, and they're planning a student trip to the nation this summer. It's funded in part by the Chinese government. This school will get $30,000.By and large, the school's endeavor is being received with open arms. But that said, not everyone's ready to embrace a warm and fuzzy relationship with China.The Hacienda Le Puente School District outside Los Angeles was poised to receive similar funds from the Chinese government, but community members weren't comfortable with what they call "communist propaganda (主贬)（尤指偏狭误导的）宣传；谣言" in the hands of elementary students. Back in Ohio, administrators say the Chinese government has no say in what the school teaches. But students and faculty say anti-Chinese sentiment still shows up.As a teacher, do you ever hear people say, "I don't want my kids learning Chinese because that's a communist country"?CHIWEI LIN, CHINESE TEACHER: Yes. I do.WELCH: Ohio State Professor Oded Shenkar specializes in China.ODED SHENKAR, OHIO STA TE UNIVERSITY: I don't think they're going to go on record, or going to go through the school and, you know, let's teach you how to form a communist cell. You know, that's not going to happen. But there are subtle things.WELCH: Subtle things, he says, like a visiting teacher from China potentially overstepping bounds. This school says, bottom line, opening a dialogue between the two nations is a good place to start. Chris Welch, CNN, Gahanna, Ohio.(END VIDEO)ShoutoutTOMEKA JONES, CNN STUDENT NEWS: Time for the Shoutout! What U.S. constitutional amendment addresses the right to bear (of a person) carry arms? If you think you know it, then shout it out! Is it the: A) 2nd Amendment, B) 5th Amendment, C) 16th Amendment or D) 23rd Amendment? You've got three seconds -- GO! That right is covered in the Second Amendment, and it's led to a lot of debate. That's your answer and that's your Shoutout!The Second AmendmentAZUZ: Okay, as promised, we're turning our attention to the Bill of Rights and specifically the Second Amendment. This is an amendment that has been debated for decades, and that debate gets a lot of attention after an event like the shooting in Tucson, Arizona.But to understand what the disagreement is over, you've gotta first understand exactly what the amendment says: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." So, does this mean that a militia or the people should have guns? Ah, there's the rub.Two views：Many supporters of gun control look to the first part of the amendment for their argument. Their view: this amendment protects the right of a militia, like the National Guard, to have guns, but not necessarily everyone else. So, this is an interpretation that effectively limits who can carry a firearm. People who support gun rights generally look to the second part of the Second Amendment, the part that says "the right of the people to keep and bear arms." Their view: This amendment protects individuals' rights to have guns. So, this interpretation suggests non-military citizens should be free to have firearms.Now, here's where the legislative and judicial systems come in. Congress has passed laws that limit who can get or transport guns. But the Supreme Court has mostly left the issue of gun control for states to decide. I say "mostly" because it did make a decision last year that basically said this: The Second Amendment guarantees that individuals may have guns, and that guarantee must factor in to state laws.Is This Legit?JOHN LISK, CNN STUDENT NEWS: Is this legit? Bats are the only animals that use echolocation, a process of using sound to locate objects.定位Not legit! Some birds, whales and dolphins use this process, as well.Dolphin EcholocationAZUZ: I always remember studying echolocation in association with dolphins. You might be familiar with echolocation by another name, though: sonar. It's pretty much the same thing. You send out these sound waves, and when they bounce off of objects, the reflection of the waves tells you -- or in this case, the animal -- where the objects are. We're gonna take it to John Zarrella, now, who takes us to the Florida Keys, where researchers are putting some dolphins' echolocation skills to the test.(BEGIN VIDEO)JOHN ZARRELLA, CNN MIAMI BUREAU CHIEF AND CORRESPONDENT: Say hello to Tanner.EMIL Y GUARINO, TANNER'S TRAINER: Hi, buddy. Look who's here. Good morning. Hi, handsome.ZARRELLA: The 8-year-old bottlenose dolphin is not only a good-looking dude, he's also really smart.GUARINO: All right, Tanner. Let's show them what echolocation looks like.ZARRELLA: Trainer Emily Guarino throws a ring out in the water with cups over his eyes so hecan't see. Tanner, using his echolocation, his underwater sonar, finds and retrieves the ring. That's pretty cool, right? Well, at the Dolphin Research Center in the Florida Keys, scientists have found dolphins' smarts...GUARINO: Really blew us away.ZARRELLA: ...Go way beyond ring retrieval. 收回，找回GUARINO: Monkey see, monkey do; that's a myth. It turns out that the animal best able to imitate other than humans is the dolphin.ZARRELLA: For their study, Tanner was paired with another dolphin. Here, it's Kibby. The trainer gives Tanner the hand gesture that means imitate and then covers both Tanner's eyes. Kibby is signaled to do a specific behavior. Kibby waves his tail, Tanner imitates him perfectly.GUARINO: Wow! You got it! That was it. Give me 10. All right.ZARRELLA: The behaviors are all pre-taught, like splashing the water or running the lagoon.GUARINO: Beautiful.ZARRELLA: But with his blindfold, Tanner has no idea which behavior Kibby is doing. How does Tanner do it? Maybe his sonar, or he's picking the characteristic sound made by the behavior. Researchers and trainers specifically chose behaviors that were safe for Tanner. For instance, they didn't want him jumping out of the water while he was wearing the eye cups. Researchers say the dolphins' cognitive ability to understand what it means to imitate and then carry it out is amazing.KELL Y JAAKKOLA, DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH, DOLPHIN RESEARCH CENTER: That shows a kind of problem-solving flexibility that we haven't seen anywhere else.ZARRELLA: During the actual research project, Tanner imitated the behaviors successfully more than 58 percent of the time, ruling out luck or chance.GUARINO: Kibby brought a rock. Oh, so did Tanner!ZARRELLA: John Zarrella, CNN, Grassy Key in the Florida Keys.(END VIDEO)Before We GoAZUZ: It's always amazing to consider how intelligent dolphins are. Now usually, our Before We Go is about animals in some way. Now, that last story was about animals, so today, we are going from the Florida heat to the Colorado cold to show you what some people are doing: extrememountain biking. Or really lazy skiing, depending on how you look at this. It does kinda look like fun. The idea seems to be trading in tires for skis, swapping out poles for handlebars, and then just ripping your way or, as might be in my case, crashing your way down the mountain. It might seem a bit daunting, but if you can make it out of the starting gates...GoodbyeAZUZ: ...chances are, it's all downhill from there. You might've seen that one coming. We'll try again! You know some thrill seeker probably came up with this ski-eme just for fun. But I'm guessing halfway down the slope, he realized it was snow laughing matter. All right! For CNN Student News, I'm Carl Azuz. That wraps up our show today, but we are coming back tomorrow, where Fridays are always awesome on our show. Look forward to seeing you then. Have a great afternoon!。
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(CNN Student News) -- January 4, 2011Download PDF maps related to today's show:TranscriptTHIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Hi, everyone! I'm Carl Azuz, and in this Tuesday edition of CNN Student News, we are bringing the world to your classroom with stories from North America, Asia, the Middle East; we're beginning in Australia.First Up: Australia FloodsAZUZ: That is where the city of Rockhampton is completely cut off from the rest of the country. Emergency workers were trying to get food and supplies to the people there. But it is floods that have closed down every highway leading into the city. And get this: The regional airport was shut down on Sunday, and officials say it could be closed for weeks. Rockhampton is home to around 75,000 people, but thousands of them don't have homes any more. Flood waters destroyed the houses. The flooding is also being blamed for several deaths. A CNN meteorologist predicted that the flooding will reach its highest point tomorrow, but it could be days before the conditions there get any better. Australia's prime minister toured the region last week and said the floods will cost "hundreds of millions of dollars."Religious TensionsAZUZ: Next up, to Egypt, where that country's president is urging his people to stand together "in the face of terrorism." What he's talking about is an attack on a Christian church that happened on New Year's Eve. At least 21 people were killed. Nearly 100 others were injured. Christians make up less than 10 percent of Egypt's population. And as Ben Wedeman explains, this attack is making what was already a tense situation even worse.(BEGIN VIDEO)BEN WEDEMAN, CNN SENIOR INTERNA TIONAL CORRESPONDENT, CAIRO: Distraught relatives search for victims of the New Year's bombing. Christian-Muslim tensions have been rising here in recent years. Members of the Coptic Christian minority, which makes up about ten percent of the population, have long complained of discrimination at the hands of the Muslim majority. Sameh Al-Khatib and his brothers were in their grocery store when they heard the blast. Moments later, he recalls, a mob seemed to appear out of nowhere, rushing down the street, attacking and ransacking Christian-owned stores and properties. He protected himself with an empty soft drink case.Up the street, angry Christians chant "we want our rights" and then try to break through the police cordon to reach the church. The church is now surrounded by security; hardly anybody is allowed near it. And that's the problem, many of the people in this neighborhood say. That when the church really needed to be protected, there was no one there to do it. Now, the security forces have their hands full trying to keep the anger from turning into violence. Reinforcements have been trucked in from Cairo.Christian storekeeper Raouf Abdelsayid insists Muslims and Christians in Egypt can live together in peace, but says what's needed is an educational system that teaches love and tolerance. After the new year's carnage, those are two commodities that seem to be in short supply here.(END VIDEO)I.D. MeTOMEKA JONES, CNN STUDENT NEWS: See if you can I.D. Me! I'm an Asian country that's made up of a group of islands. I'm a little smaller than California, but I'm home to nearly 127 million people. My capital city is Tokyo. I'm Japan, and I have one of the world's biggest economies.Japan's Lucky BagsAZUZ: That economy is struggling a bit, and the Japanese government is worried that people won't be spending as much in the new year. But that didn't stop one annual shopping tradition. This is interesting; it's called the "lucky bag!" On the first shopping day of the year, which was Sunday, stores in Japan sell these bags with surprise items inside. So, customers might not know exactly what they're getting, but they do know they're getting a deal. Everything in the bag is 40 to 60 percent off. This year's surprises included everything from watches to wallets to expensive jewelry.New GovernorsAZUZ: Back in the United States, some folks are getting started on their new jobs running states! Five new governors were sworn into office yesterday. That includes Scott Walker in Wisconsin, whom you see on your screen right here. Governor Walker is a Republican who's taking over in a state where the previous governor was a Democrat. It's the opposite situation in California, where Democrat Jerry Brown is following Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. An interesting note about Governor Brown: He's technically the new governor of California, but he's had this job before, from 1975 to 1983. Other states will swear in their new governors in the next several days.Trash CleanupAZUZ: We usually stay away from trashy stories on CNN Student News, but we're making an exception today, since this next story is about garbage! It's getting picked up again in New YorkCity for the first time since a blizzard hit the area one week ago. That's a lot of garbage lying around. When the snowflakes started falling, the garbage began piling up. City officials told workers to hold off on collecting trash in order to focus on clearing the snow. Well, the snow went away; the garbage stuck around. Collections started back up for some apartment buildings on Sunday and for some houses yesterday.ShoutoutJOHN LISK, CNN STUDENT NEWS: Time for the Shoutout! Quarter, Mustang and Arabian are all types of what? If you think you know it, shout it out! Is it: A) Cars, B) Horses, C) Currency or D) Coffee? You've got three seconds -- GO! They're all a bunch of neigh-sayers; they're horses! That's your answer and that's your Shoutout!Fate of Wild HorsesAZUZ: When you think about an old-fashioned roundup, you might picture a cowboy on a horse trying to corral some group of animals. But in a modern-day roundup out in the American West, it's actually the horses that are the ones being rounded up! John Zarrella rides into the middle of this debate between the U.S. government and animal activists.(BEGIN VIDEO)JOHN ZARRELLA, CNN MIAMI BUREAU CHIEF AND CORRESPONDENT: There is no Secretariat, no Seabiscuit, no Black Beauty. Here, they have no names, none needed. In their eyes, you see who they are: rugged, powerful, independent. They are the wild mustangs of the American West. Woven generations ago into the fabric of this land, they've become the focus of lawsuits, even protests as far away as New York.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Help save America's wild horses.ZARRELLA: The horses are at the center of a tug-of-war between the U.S. government, chasing them down with helicopters, and animal rights groups who want it stopped.RICHARD COUTO, ANIMAL RECOVERY MISSION: The roundups of the wild horses and burros of the United States is a true holocaust of the animal world.ALAN SHEPARD, NEV ADA BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT: We can't let one, say, the horse, impact everybody else by taking all the feed, all the water, all the, do damage to that habitat.ZARRELLA: The disagreement is clear cut. The Bureau of Land Management, BLM, is charged with caring for and managing nearly 40,000 horses and burros roaming on 26 million acres of the West. While this federal land, your land, was set aside for the horses, they don't have free rein. The land is considered multi-use.SHEPARD: Wildlife, livestock, recreationists, mining interests, whatever.ZARRELLA: The BLM insists it must reduce herd sizes because the land can't support the numbers.MARK STRUBLE, SPOKESPERSON BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT: This ain't Kentucky bluegrass.ZARRELLA: So, it holds roundups. Last year, the goal: remove 12,000 horses -- that's right, 12,000 -- and take them to holding pens.BONNIE MA TTON, WILD HORSE PRESERVA TION LEAGUE: This is our land. We want the horses on here, most of us.ZARRELLA: Armed with cameras and recorders, the activists document what they see as brutal roundups. Here, a helicopter chases one single burro, eventually knocking it over. It staggers off. Here, you're looking at steam rising from the backs of chased-down, exhausted horses. The BLM says less than 1 percent of the animals die in these roundups. Activists say that's 1 percent too many.(END VIDEO)Before We GoAZUZ: Okay, before we go today, we want you to say hello to a bovine master of disguise. This may look like a panda, but don't be fooled. It's a cow! The calf was born last Friday. Its black-and-white markings help it pull off an impressive panda impression. There are actually a couple dozen of these panda cows around the world. In fact, this is the second one born on the same farm. I don't think it's fooling anybody.GoodbyeAZUZ: The idea that it could disguise itself as a panda is udderly ridiculous. I mean, the resemblance is bearly there. But maybe the unique look will make its barnyard buddies cower in fear. All right, it's time for us to moooove along. For CNN Student News, I'm Carl Azuz. Have a great Tuesday afternoon!。
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(CNN Student News) -- October 6, 2011CARL AZUZ, CNN ANCHOR: How can a country that`s surrounded by water run out of it? The answer`s coming your way. I`m Carl Azuz, welcoming you to this Thursday edition of CNN Student News.First up, anger in Athens as Greek protesters take over the streets of their capital city. Earlier this week, we talked about Greece being in financial trouble. The government`s trying to find ways to cut spending in order to avoid going broke. They`ve already made some changes, including layoffs and salary cuts, and they`re planning to do more.(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)AZUZ (voice-over): Obviously, this is not going over well with Greek citizens. Yesterday, thousands of them marched through Athens, speaking out against their government and its cuts. They actually shut down part of the city.There was also a nationwide strike by public workers. That shut down the Athens airport, government offices and schools. Some high school students held their own protests at schools that were in session.(END VIDEO CLIP)AZUZ: Several countries are trying to find ways to stop the violence that`s been going on in Syria. Protesters there are speaking out against their president, and Syrian government forces are reportedly cracking down on the protesters.(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)AZUZ (voice-over): The United Nations Security Council voted on a resolution Tuesday that would have called for an immediate end to the violence. But two of the council`s permanent members, China and Russia, voted no. So the resolution didn`t pass.China said it wouldn`t have helped Syria`s situation. Russia was concerned it might send the wrong message. The no votes led to some pretty harsh words from other nations.SUSAN RICE, AMBASSADOR: The United States is outraged that this council has utterly failed to address an urgent moral challenge and a growing threat to regional peace and security.GERARD ARAUD, FRENCH AMBASSADOR TO THE U.S. (through translator): Let there be no mistake: this veto will not stop us. No veto can give carte blanche to the Syrian authorities, who have lost full legitimacy in assassinating and kill their people.(END VIDEO CLIP)AZUZ: There`s a bill moving through the U.S. Senate that could take aim at one of America`s trading partners, China. This bill would put a tax on any products that come from a nation whose currency is undervalued.(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)AZUZ (voice-over): China has been accused of manipulating its currency to keep it weak. Now why would a country want to do that? Well, if your currency is weak, it means your products are cheaper to buy.(END VIDEO CLIP)AZUZ: That might be good for the country with the weak currency. But if you`re an American manufacturer, it means having to compete with cheaper Chinese products. The senators who support this bill say they`re trying to help out American companies.But some leaders in the House of Representatives say the U.S. should not get involved with another country`s currency.(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)JOHN BOEHNER, SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE: I think it`s pretty dangerous to be moving legislation through the United States Congress, forcing someone to deal with the value of their currency. This is -- this is well beyond, I think, what the Congress ought to be doing.(END VIDEO CLIP)(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)UNIDENTIFIED MALE: See if you can ID me. I`m a weather event that takes place in the Pacific Ocean. I`m associated with unusually cold water temperatures that could affect the weather around the world.My name means "little girl" in Spanish.I`m La Nina, and I usually occur every few years.(END VIDEO CLIP)AZUZ: Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink. It`s a very real and very serious concern for a pair of islands in the South Pacific, and it`s all because of a La Nina event going on right now.What`s worse here is that experts don`t think this event is going to go away for a while. Guillermo Arduino looks at what led to the current situation and just how bad the problem is.(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)GUILLERMO ARDUINO, CNN REPORTER (voice-over): A crisis in paradise: two Pacific island nations are running out of water. Tuvalu and Tokelau, surrounded by a turquoise ocean, have declared a state of emergency because they will run out of drinking water in less than two weeks.The islands are about 3,000 kilometers to the north of New Zealand, and about halfway between Australia and Hawaii. Thousands of people here rely solely on rainwater to drink.MARI RAMOS, CNN WEATHER: The rainfall tends to happen usually between November and April, but we`ve had a La Nina here this year. And that has brought drier-than-average conditions. And it really poses a toll on this entire region. ADUINO (voice-over): According to the U.S. Climate Prediction Center, La Nina is expected to strengthen and continue into the beginning of next year. CNN meteorologists do not expect any substantial rain in the near future, but the New Zealand Red Cross is airlifting water containers, tarps and emergency desalination units.Rain is not the only climate challenge on the local islanders` minds. Tuvaluans have also struggled with a sinking of their island due to the rise of seawater levels in the past year. Yet residents are unwilling to leave home, still longing to live a lifestyle that is tranquil but now thirsty -- Guillermo Arduino, CNN, Atlanta.(END VIDEO CLIP)(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Today`s Shoutout goes out to Ms. Schuttert`s history classes at Del Webb Middle School in Henderson, Nevada.James Naismith is known as the inventor of what sport? You know what to do. Is it baseball, basketball, football or hockey? You`ve got three seconds, go.Naismith developed the game of basketball when he was an athletic instructor at the YMCA. That`s your answer, and that`s your Shoutout.(END VIDEO CLIP)AZUZ: And, of course, people have been playing basketball ever since. But they`re not playing it now, at least not in the NBA. The league is in a lockout. The entire preseason has been canceled, and the start of the regular season could be in jeopardy. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)AZUZ (voice-over): Representatives from the players` union and the league office have been trying to make a deal. So far nothing has happened. A contract that sets up rules for players` salaries is the biggest hitch here.But if games get canceled, no one gets paid. Players won`t get paychecks, owners won`t make money from the games, the NBA says canceling the pre-season costs more than $200 million in revenue. But some players are finding a way to stay on the court. They`re signing short-term contracts with teams in Europe.(END VIDEO CLIP) AZUZ: A lot of times the stories you see in the news are about violence or anger. But there are people out there making good news, like Eddie Canales. He`s one of this year`s CNN Heroes, people who make a positive difference in their communities. Canales is helping high school athletes all over Texas by providing information, inspiration and hope.(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)CHRIS CANALES, GRIDIRON HEROES: Growing up in Texas, football is very important, just like a religion. You get the adrenaline going, you want to win.EDDIE CANALES, GRIDIRON HEROES: It was senior night. Chris was having the game of his life.CHRIS CANALES: It was the fourth quarter. I made a touchdown-saving tackle. I didn`t hear my teammates saying, Chris, come on, let`s go. I couldn`t move.EDDIE CANALES: You don`t want to even think that your son might never walk again. That was a hard pill to swallow.CHRIS CANALES: Around my one-year anniversary, I was going through a lot of depression.EDDIE CANALES: So I said, "Let`s go to a football game." We ended up watching another young man suffer a spinal cord injury. Chris, he turns to me, said, "Dad, we`ve got to go help him."I`m Eddie Canales. My goal is to be there for young men that have suffered spinal cord injuries playing high school football.CHRIS CANALES: When we hear about injury, we go to the family as soon as we can.EDDIE CANALES: . since we`ve started, and we`ve worked with 19 families just in the state of Texas. We help them with ramps in their homes or wheelchair accessible vehicles.UNIDENTIFIED MALE: All right, we got room.EDDIE CANALES: It`s a very expensive injury. For someone injured on the professional level, it`s going to be taken care of. But on the high school level, it`s a totally different story. We want to make sure that these kids are not forgotten.CHRIS CANALES: We`re a band of brothers. Our biggest bond is football.EDDIE CANALES: They were on the gridiron, but they`ve never quit. They`ve never given up. That`s what keeps me pushing.(END VIDEO CLIP)AZUZ: Fantastic story there. Teachers, you can check out our CNN Heroes Curriculum Guide on our home page.Before we go today, you can see brown bears at the Bronx Zoo every day.(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)AZUZ (voice-over): But every weekend in October, you can see them do this -- well, at least the ones with good hand-eye coordination.It a total trick-or-treat setup. The pumpkins are the treat and then the bears show off their tricks, like dunking it underwater. Besides, everyone needs some special food sometimes.(END VIDEO CLIP)AZUZ: . otherwise they`d just be left with the "bear" necessities. All right. CNN Student News returns tomorrow to close out the week. Enjoy the rest of your Thursday, and we`ll look forward to seeing you then.END。
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CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Asia, North America, Europe and the Middle East. We're going to hit them all in this globetrotting edition of CNN Student News. Guiding you through today's headlines, I'm Carl Azuz.First Up: Crisis in JapanAZUZ: Heroes. That's what a group of about 180 Japanese power plant workers are being called. They're working at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant福岛县大熊町的第一核电站机, that's the one we've been reporting on this week; the plant that most people are being told to get away from. But these 180 workers are staying put, potentially putting their health -- maybe even their lives -- on the line. In these pictures, you can see some of the damage that these men are dealing with. Fires, explosions at the plant have threatened the stability of the nuclear reactors. The biggest concern in this is that that extreme levels of radiation could leak out into the atmosphere. At one point on Wednesday, the radiation levels around the plant shot way up, and the workers were forced to get out of the area. But when the levels went back down again, the workers went back in.Also on Wednesday, Japan's emperor made a rare TV appearance. The emperor is a ceremonial position; he doesn't have official powers. But he is an important figure in Japanese life. And this was the first time that this emperor made a speech like this during this kind of national crisis. He said, "I truly hope the victims of the disaster never give up hope, take care of themselves, and live strong for tomorrow." He also added, "I want all citizens of Japan to remember everyone who has been affected by the devastation not only today, but for a long time afterwards."Many people in Japan have been forced to leave their homes. Japanese media report that 450,000 people -- half a million -- are living in shelters like this evacuation center that was set up inside a junior high school's gym. Many others are trying to get out of Japan entirely. Kyung Lah shows us the packed scene at Tokyo's airports and the deserted streets of downtown.(BEGIN VIDEO)KYUNG LAH, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT,TOKYO: Winding lines, mothers comforting babies, no seats anywhere at Tokyo's Haneda Airport departure area. Across town at Tokyo's Narita International Airport, thousands waiting to leave the country. This is what an unprecedented mass exodus out of one of the world's most populated cities looks like, driven by concerns about the nuclear emergency in Fukushima, nearly 200 miles away. The ones able to leave Tokyo quickly, ex-patriots like Matthew Delboe.Are you really worried? You really think that there's something that's going to happen.MATTHEW DELBOE, FRENCH CITIZEN: Two days ago, I felt there was no risk. Now, I think it's stupid to stay when you can leave.LAH: This is an orderly mass departure. Remaining calm, a mark of Japanese civility even in the face of crisis. And this is a crisis noted in an unprecedented sight: Japan's emperor comforting his country in a nationally televised address.A nation's quiet anxiety evident all over the city. Empty grocerystore shelves as residents stockpile rations for a possible emergency, and empty streets in downtown Tokyo.Normally, there are people lining up all down those stairs for that very popular restaurant in this business district. Over here, you would normally see people also lining up to get food to carry out. You can see there's no one here. This is highly unusual for the middle of the day on a Wednesday. Walk around over here, and this is one of the only ATMs in the area. There's normally people lining up all down this street. But you can see, there's no line today.It's scary, says this owner of a noodle shop, and lonely. No customers for restaurants to serve, but he's not leaving. I have my entire life here, he says. I can't just pull up and leave.ZACH OGURA, TOKYO RESIDENT: I think it's, yes, a bit overwhelming, yes.LAH: Tokyo resident Zach Ogura says Tokyo is home, and he's not ready to leave with his two sons yet. Emphasis on yet.OGURA: At this moment in time, I don't worry. But I don't know, you know. Within maybe in a few days or so, that's, I don't know.LAH: That uncertainty keeping a country on edge and on the move away from the brewing threat to the north. Kyung Lah, CNN, Tokyo.(END VIDEO)U.S. Nuclear ConcernsAZUZ: The U.S. military is concerned about its troops being exposed to radiation. They're in Japan helping with recovery efforts. Officials say they won't let troops get within 50 miles of the damaged nuclear plant. In the U.S., there's been a run on potassium iodide, a supplement that can help prevent the body from absorbing radiation. It's flying off the shelves, although government officials say there's no need for Americans to take it.This situation also has people asking questions about nuclearpower plants in the U.S. Can they withstand an earthquake like the one that hit Japan? During a congressional hearing this week, Energy Secretary Steven Chu said America's nuclear plants are sufficiently protected against this kind of disaster. But some lawmakers are calling for new safety measures at the plants.Blog ReportAZUZ: We opened up our blog at as a place for you to talk about your reaction to the Japan tragedy and to show support for your fellow students across the Pacific. Allie says, "We may not be super heroes, but we need to start acting like it. Japan's in need; it's time to come together and do something, not just wish to." Molly says she's very worried about the people in Japan and that her school is taking action: They're doing a bake sale and then donating the money to the people of Japan. Will is praying for the families who've lost a loved one. His social studies and current events class has been talking about the issue constantly; he hopes that all countries that are able will help Japan. From some international students: Albert from South Korea says people inhis nation worry about Japan, even though the two countries have had conflict in the past. And in the words of Tony from Taiwan: "I'll pray for your safety before I sleep. I'll pray for your food supply before I eat. I'll pray for your rebuilt home before I leave home."I.D. MeTOMEKA JONES, CNN STUDENT NEWS: See if you can I.D. Me! I'm a position in the U.S. presidential Cabinet. I'm fourth in line to the presidency. My primary job is to advise the president on foreign policy and then carry out that policy. I'm the secretary of state, a position currently held by Hillary Clinton.Middle East UnrestAZUZ: Secretary of State Clinton is in the Middle East this week visiting some of the countries that have gone through political revolutions recently. She's scheduled to visit Tunisia in order to show support for that nation's revolt. Yesterday, she was in Egypt. Secretary Clinton toured Tahrir Square, whichwas a rallying point for protesters as they spoke out against former President Hosni Mubarak. During a meeting with Egyptian officials, Clinton promised that the U.S. will send $90 million in emergency financial assistance to Egypt. But she said the U.S. shouldn't be the only country helping out.U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON: We understand the urgency of this and therefore we are upping our humanitarian assistance. We are looking for ways to support the opposition, with whom I met last night. But we believe that this must be an international effort and that there has to be decisions made in the Security Council in order for any of these steps to go forward.Budget BattleAZUZ: The deadline for a deal to keep funding the federal government -- and avoid a government shutdown -- is this Friday. But Tuesday, the House voted to extend the funding for another three weeks. The Senate is expected to do the same thing. You might remember that Congress went through this same process two weeks ago. Democrats andRepublicans are debating what programs to fund and where to make spending cuts. Congressional leaders say they're working on a new deal that would keep funding the government through October 1st, when a new budget would start.ShoutoutMICHELLE WRIGHT, CNN STUDENT NEWS: Today's Shoutout goes out to Mrs. Gagnon's classes at Contoocook Valley Regional High School in Peterborough, New Hampshire! March 17th is the national holiday of which country? You know what to do! Is it: A) Australia, B) Ireland, C) Mexico or D) Jordan? You've got three seconds -- GO! March 17th, St. Patrick's Day, is the national holiday of Ireland. That's your answer and that's your Shoutout!Before We GoAZUZ: St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. That's why it's a national holiday. But Irish emigrants, mostly in the U.S., are credited with turning St. Patrick's Day into a celebration of allthings Irish. And apparently, a chance to dye just about anything you can think of green. Parties and parades all across the U.S., from Chicago to Boston to Savannah and beyond. I'd wanna be the guy who gets to dye the Chicago river every year.GoodbyeAZUZ: But until that happens, I'll just have to be green with envy. And for all you who say I didn't wear any green for St. Patrick's Day, news director's got me covered. Ya'll have a very happy St. Patrick's Day. We'll see ya tomorrow.。
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(CNN Student News) -- December 3, 2013CARL AZUZ, CNN ANCHOR: From the Earth to the Moon, we`ve got you covered. In today`s edition of CNN STUDENT NEWS we`re going to get started in the Bronx. Yesterday, we reported on a train accident in that borough of New York City. Four people were killed and more than 60 others were injured when seven cars jumped the tracks. The big question now is what happened, was the train going too fast, was there a problem with the breaks, was human error involved? Investigators are getting information off of the vent recorders that were on the train. And some of the passengers are giving their stories of what happened.(BEGIN VIDEO TAPE)RYAN KELLY, INJURED PASSENGER: I`ve got thrown across back and forth. And it came to like a halt, and there were just people screaming.ALEXANDRA FIELD, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Early Sunday,a throng of rescue workers scoured the grisly scene one rail card nearly plunging into the river where divers checked for bodies under water.ARBEE GUIVESUS, INJURED PASSENGER: I can see some people like flying from my left like the rear sidings, people from the back - that`s just crazy.FIELD: At 7:20 A.M. the commuter train carrying 150 passengers on its way to Grand Central Station from Poughkeepsie approached an extremely sharp curve that required a speed limit of 30 miles per hour along the Harlem River, compared to the straightway prior, requiring a speed limit of 70 miles per hour.GOV. ANDREW CUOMO, (D ) NEW YORK: The curve has been here for many, many years, right? And trains take the curve, but it can`t just be the curve.FIELD: The train conductor said he tried to apply the brakes, but says they didn`t work as all seven cars derailed barreling off the tracks.AMANDA SWANSON, PASSENGER: By the time I looked up, it was completely going off its track, and there was just like the rubble from under the tracks like flying like at my face.FIELD: Only 1700 feet away from a previous July derailment, that`s where ten garbage freight cars flipped on their sides.EARL WEENER, NTSB: We don`t` know what the train speed was, we will learn that from the vehicle event recorders.FIELD: This is the second passenger train derailment in six months from Metro-North. In May, an east-bound train derailed in Bridgeport, Connecticut and was hit by a westbound train. 76 people were injured.Sunday`s crash eerily similar to the train that derailed in northwestern Spain killing 79 passengers. In that crash the train was approaching a sharp turn. Security video showed the shocking moment the train going more than twice the speed limit hurdled of the tracks. Officials are looking into what role, if any, speed played in the Bronx accident.(END VIDEO TAPE)AZUZ: The next story today, Merrill Newman is 85 years old. He`s an American, lives in California. In October, he took at ten-day tour of North Korea. He never left North Korea. The country shut itself off from most of the world. It`s run by a dictator, Kim Jong-un, who can be unpredictable. So, it`s hard for other countries to know what the North Korean government is doing or why. Merrill Newman was detained by North Korean officials right before his plane left. Another American, Kenneth Bae, was arrested in North Korea last year. They could be released soon, but as one experts says, when it comes to North Korea, nobody knows very much.(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)MERRILL NEWMAN, AMERICAN HELD IN NORTH KOREA: I understand that in U.S. and Western countries there is misleading information and propaganda about DPRK.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: North Korean state media released this video over the weekend of detained American tourist, 85-year old Merrill Newman reading a handwritten apology. Pyongyang saying Newman admits he`s guilty of big crimes when he fought for the U.S. in the Korean War killing civilians, working withanticommunist guerrillas and planning now, 60 years later, to try to meet up with them. The video shows Newman signing the four page statement he read on camera, dated November 9th and sealing it with him thumb print in red ink. What happened to him next isn`t clear. After being held since late October, taken off a plane just as his tour group was leaving.The White House is now weighing in. A spokeswoman saying the U.S. is deeply concerned,calling on North Korea to release Newman and fellow American Kenneth Bae now held for more than a year. But one expert says, that could complicate an already sensitive situation.DR. HAN PARK, PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA: North Korea doesn`t want to give the impression to the world that North Korea is - giving in to the demand or pressures coming from Washington.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Former U.N. ambassador Bill Richardson who says his North Korean contacts aren`t responding, told CNN on Sunday, that Kim Jong- un isn`t following North Korea`s usual pattern of releasing Americans after getting the purported confession.UNIDENTIFIED MALE: So, this is baffling, but this is a newly regime of the new leader, and I suspect he`s sending different signals, but nobody knows what those signals are.(END VIDEOTAPE)UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It`s time for "The Shoutout". What`s the third country to send the person into space? If you think you know it then shout it out! Was it Russia, China, France or the United Kingdom? You`ve got three seconds, go!In 2003, China joined the U.S and Russia as the only countries that put a person in space. That`s your answer and that`s your shoutout.AZUZ: A decade later, China is hoping that breaking of that same (inaudible) group with another space milestone. So far, only the U.S. and former Soviet Union have launched spacecraft that have landed on the Moon. This week, a Chinese rocket took off in the same direction, and by later this month, the lunar landing list c ouldlengthen the three.(BEGIN VIDEO TAPE)DAVID MCKENZIE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: It`s the latest milestone, and China is accelerating space program, aiming to be only the third country to execute a soft landing on the Moon surface.Predawn on Monday in southwest China. The Long March rocket launched without a hitch. In the nose of the rocket the Chang`e 3 lunar probe carrying the (inaudible), or "Jade Rabbit" moon. Millions voted on the name, taken from Chinese folklore. If successful, the solar part buggy will touch down in mid-December using its six wheels and mechanical arm to conduct three months of scientific study in the Bay of Rainbows, a lunar lava plain. The last soft lunar landing was conducted by the Soviets way back in 1976. China`s space program was late in getting results, but with the government pouring billions into its manned and unmanned missions, China has taken its place as one of the major space players.State media says the Chang`e probe has separated from its rocket and is now in the Earth orbit. They say, this is just the next step in the space program that aims for deep space. David McKenzie, CNN Beijing.(END VIDEO TAPE)AZUZ: We`re (inaudible) into the "Roll Call" and all of today schools are high flyers. We just talked about China space program. John Glenn was one of the first American astronauts and the rockets from John Glenn High in Westland, Michigan make today`s roll. From there we rocket over to Ardmore, Oklahoma to tell the tale of the Dickson comets, and we come in for a landing in Crossville, Tennessee with the Cumberland County High School jets.Unless you are a pilot or maybe a bird, you`ll probably love this idea: an order comes through at . It`s boxed up in the nearby warehouse and sent rolling down a conveyer belt. Then it gets awesome: a drone or unmanned aerial vehicle picks it up and guided by GPS only, nobody is driving, flies it to your doorstep and drops it off within 30 minutes. Then your car folds up into a suitcase you can pick up and take to work. OK, so maybe it`s not quite the Jetsons, but itcertainly sounds space age. Amazon hopes to be flying your order to your doorstep within five years, though an Australian book company hopes to airmail with drones next year. But as cool as it sounds to say, Prime Air delivered by octocopters, that`s what Air Amazon is called, it`s got some challenges in just getting off the ground in the U.S. One, it`s illegal. At least right now, the Federal Aviation Administration doesn`t currently allow unmanned vehicles to make deliveries. Two, it won`t work for everything. Just stuff under five pounds. So, kayaks won`t fly. Three, it would only work within ten miles of Amazon warehouses, that`s the range of the octocopters. And four, Amazon CEO says it can`t be landing on people`s heads. So, that`s a (inaudible) to work out.We can d rone on about the practicality, legality cost effectiveness and technology, but aside from all that, this would be great for ordering pizza.If you`re already on Facebook, you can air your thoughts about this at /cnnstudentnews.Sweet. How else would you describe the world`s largest cupcake mosaic? El Salvador just set the new record. A mosaic is a piece of art made out of smaller pieces arranged in a pattern. In this case, the pattern incorporates the El Salvador flag and the smaller pieces are more than 21,000 cupcakes. That adds up to a world record you could really sink your teeth into. The mosaic was impressive enough. The record, the icing on the cupcake.It`s time to go, but we`re not deserting you for long. We are back tomorrow with more CNN STUDENT NEWS.ENDCNN Student News) -- December 2, 2013THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.CARL AZUZ, CNN ANCHOR: A new month, a new week and a new day. Welcome to CNN STUDENT NEWS. We`re starting December in Thailand. The country is a constitutional monarchy. That means it has a king. The government is run by an elected prime minister. Right now, that prime minister is Yingluck Shinawatra. Some people in Thailand want her out of power. They say she`s a puppet for her brother. He was prime minister until he was forced out of power and convicted of corruption. Yingluck Shinawatra denies the accusation against her. Her critics have been calling for her to step down for weeks. Yesterday, protesters tried to force their way into government headquarters in Bangkok. On Friday, they jumped the gate at the army headquarters, demanding help to overthrow the government.For the most part, the protests have been peaceful, but on Saturday, four people were killed when protesters fought with Prime Minister Shinawatra`s supporters. Each side blames the other for starting the violence, but the situation in Bangkok is tense.(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The tear gas canisters are starting once again, and you can see everyone starts to run. Look over here. Some of these tear gas canisters are actually being thrown back. The (inaudible) police lines by the protesters. Watch (ph) the car (ph).Some of the protesters are actually firing straight back, as soon as they see the tear gas coming. Over here.We have to try and get away from the tear gas at this point. Otherwise we just can`t keep reporting. But you can see the sheer level of the tear gas that`s here at the moment. This basically disperses the crowds in a matter of minutes, but then they just come straight back once the tear gas actually clears. So it`s a very difficult situation here on the streets of Bangkok as you can see.(END VIDEOTAPE)AZUZ: In the Bronx, a borough of New York City, investigators are trying to figure out what caused a passenger train to jump off the tracks. About 150 people were on board when it happened Sunday morning. At least four were killed and more than 65 were injured. By Sunday afternoon, authorities thought that all passengers were accounted for. Seven of the eight cars were off the tracks. At least two turnedon their sides. One car was just a few feet away from the Harlem River. This happened in the same area where a freight train derailed in July.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Just the facts. HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. It interferes with the body`s ability to fight off diseases, and it can cause AIDS, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. In 2012, more than 35 million people worldwide were living with HIV or AIDS. There is no cure for HIV or AIDS, but medications can slow down the progress of the disease.AZUZ: HIV/AIDS can be spread through sexual contact or by sharing a needle with someone who is infected, and mothers with the disease can pass it on to their babies if they`re not treated properly. Getting that word out is part of the goal of World AIDS Day. It was yesterday, December 1. And it is symbolized by red ribbons that are worn or displayed at events around the globe. Those who participate remember people who died from the disease and help raise money to fight it.HIV used to be considered a death sentence. That`s not the case today. There are medicines, as you heard, that can help those who are infected live longer. Problem is, not everyone has access to these medicines, and not everyone with HIV/AIDS is diagnosed in time. World AIDS Day aims to change that.A White House official says the difference is like night and day. He`s talking about changes to . It`s a web site for Americans to sign up for Obamacare. When it launched on October 1, the site struggled through breakdowns, error messages, long delays. President Obama`s administration set a November 30 deadline to make improvements. Now officials say the site`s running smoothly for the vast majority of users. Officials say the work isn`t over. They`ll keep dealing with bugs and glitches. Some Republicans who have been critical of the Obamacare law say the White House should wait before declaring that the web site truly is fixed.Movie fans probably know Paul Walker best from the "Fast and Furious" franchise, but the actor`s career started back when he was 2. He worked on TV shows, movies, and he helped start a charity focused on disaster relief. Sadly, Walker`s life was cut short over the weekend.(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Right behind you.NISCHELLE TURNER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: One of Hollywod`s most bankable stars, Paul Walker, who has made a name for himself in the "Fast and Furious" movie franchise, died in a fiery car crash in Santa Clarita, California. A second person also died in the accident. Both were attending a charity event for Walker`s organization, Reach Out WorldWide. The event was intended to benefit the victims of typhoon Hayian in the Philippines. The crash happened just north of Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon. According to his representative, Paul Walker was not driving the 2005 Porsche. When deputies arrived, the car was on fire. Both people in the car pronounced dead at the scene.UNIDENTIFIED MALE: There`s nothing. We tried. We went through fire extinguishers.TURNER: All that remains, burned mangle metal, and a light pole that`s been knocked down. Authorities say speed was a factor.Walker wasn`t just a car enthusiast on screen. Off screen, the actor competed in the Red Line Time Attack racing series. He had been filming the seventh installment of "Fast and Furious" at the time of his death, and some of Hollywood`s biggest stars are reacting.Co-star Vin Diesel said on his Instagram account, "Brother, I will miss you very much.I am absolutely speechless. Heaven has gained a new angel. Rest in peace."And another "Fast and Furious" co-star Ludacris tweeted, "Your humble spirit was felt from the start. Wherever you blessed your presence, you always left a mark." And fellow actor Tyrese Gibson said, "My heart is hurting so bad, no one can make me believe this is real. My God, My God, I can`t believe I`m writing this."(END VIDEOTAPE)AZUZ: Warner Pacific College in Portland, Oregon, signed a 10-year-old to its women`s basketball team. She doesn`t get any playing time on the court, but the team`s coach says the newest member offers some perspective to her teammates about life off the court.(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Do you remember what you`re going to say to them?UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The coach leads the newest member of the Lady Knights onto the court. They circle up. She has a message.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Work hard.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: 10-year-old Lexie De Las Raos (ph) just signed with the women`s basketball team at Warner Pacific College.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Go, Knights, go. Yay, Knights, woo-hoo!UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Officially, she is the honorary sixth man.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Go, girls!UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Unofficially, she is a role model at 10.UNIDENTIFIED MALE: With iPhones and iPads and the I-World, we`re trying to get them to think outside of I and think about somebody else besides themselves.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Lexie is that somebody else.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Are you excited about the game tomorrow?UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yeah.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: She`s been fighting cancer nearly as long as Jessica Owens (ph) has been dribbling a basketball. That`s nine years, if you`re counting.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: What surprises me is just the amount of hope that she has. And strength. I`ve never known someone that strong, especially being so young.UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think it just changes their whole outlook straight away when she walks in the gym, and she has a smile on her face, and she`s limping, and I mean, it`s just amazing to see the turnaround in their personalities when that happens.UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Such an overwhelming feeling. It`s just great, it`s wonderful.UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I wouldn`t, like, be able to do half the things she does. She`s like really brave. She trusts people. And I like that about her.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Getting poked with needles and just all the pain and all the medicines, and then just losing her sight last year. There`s no really way of getting used to that.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: All the gym, all the cancer talk disappears.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Life is so much more than just the sport that we play. Really, it`s about just caring about others.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: She`s a member of a college basketball team. She follows the game, cheers with friends, forgets about the pain.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Go Lady Knights, it`s time to fight! You can do it!UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Lexie is having fun, and the players are learning a valuable lesson - never give up.(END VIDEOTAPE)AZUZ: We are storming into a new month of roll call schools. Today, we`re reaching weathering (ph) heights. Starting from a sand storm. The Sandys from Amarillo High School in Amarillo, Texas. Next up is a surprise. Surprise, Arizona, home of the Valley Vista High and the Monsoon. From there, we will take an eastern view to Virginia and check out of the Cyclones from Eastern View High School.There is a pretty good chance you`ve seen a gingerbread house, maybe a gingerbread lane. What you`re looking at here is a gingerbread village, and even that might be minimizing this miniature marvel, especially since it set a record as the largest gingerbread village, ever. More than 150 buildings, the whole thing weighs 1.5 tons. The man who made it all by hand started this project in February, and with so many intricate details to worry about, we`re sure he worked gingerly, but it sure turned into one sweet project. It`s going to eat up all our time for now. Have a great rest of the day. We`ll see you again tomorrow.ENDCNN Student News) -- November 26, 2013THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.***CARL AZUZ, CNN ANCHOR: It`s Tuesday. It`s our last show before Thanksgiving. Millions of Americans are expected to travel for the holiday. One thing they might want to pack: patience. A stretch of winter weather is making its way across the country and threatening to cause havoc for travel plans. Heavy snow, strong winds, freezing rain - hundreds of flights have been affected, most of the winter weather should be gone by Thursday, but the days leading up to Thanksgiving could be a scramble for travelers and airlines.(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Two things that should never go together: peak holiday travel and treacherous winter weather. A traveler`s nightmare: cancellations, delays and frustration all around.In Dallas where ice coated airplanes, airlines were forced to precancel hundreds of flights to avoid the inevitable. Airlines and airports are experienced with wild weather and they are ready for this round.ALEXANDRA MARREN, UNITED AIRLINES OPERATIONS V.P.: You can call this the nerve center of the airline.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: United watches the weather and directs every flight around the world from their headquarters in Chicago. The decision to cancel flights happens here.VOICE OF JIM DEYOUNG, UNITED AIRLINES MANAGING DIRECTOR NETWORK OPERATIONS: These individuals are actually measuring the impact of weather. Of the air traffic control system and coordinating not only internally with United Airlines, but with the FAA.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: They are talking to this FAA command center near Washington.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Let`s go to Jacksonville and get their concerns first (ph) (inaudible)UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Conference calls keep airlines and FAA controllers up todate with changing conditions, and a warning for travelers: think before you book.GEORGE HOBICA, : Probably, the worst mistake is to take a connecting flight or if you do connect to connect through a known bad weather airport like Chicago or Denver or Detroit or Minneapolis. Airports that are prone to snow storms.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: But a storm as big as this one will be hard to avoid. (END VIDEOTAPE)AZUZ: Well, yesterday we reported on an international agreement involving Iran`s controversial nuclear program. We told you some government`s responses to this deal. T oday, we`ve got more reaction.(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM, ( R) SOUTH CAROLINA : The sanctions actually worked, but this interim deal gives the Iranians $7 billion in cash, and it leaves in place one of the most sophisticated enrichment programs around.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I become very happy because as a first thing, that`s a thing about it, is about medicines.UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The medicines.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Effects of on the price of medicine, because it`s very high and I see it`s better now.SEN. CHUCK SCHUMER (D) NEW YORK: I`m disappointed by the terms of the agreement between Iran and the P5+1 nations. Because it does not seem proportional.UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Everybody is happy about it, because we hope for a change and the (inaudible) situation that we are (inaudible).(END VIDEOTAPE)AZUZ: We all struggle with stress or adversity at time. Some people have strategies for dealing with it. They might pray, they might meditate. Maybe listen to music orfind comfort with friends. Imagine if you are the leader of the free world. That`s a job filled with stress. One person on President Obama`s staff had an idea to help.(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)JAKE TAPPER, ANCHOR "THE LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER": In the midst of a bruising 2008 presidential campaign, a young staffer was quietly praying for his candidate and decided to let him know.JOSHUA DUBOIS, AUTHOR, "THE PRESIDENT`S DEVOTIONAL": I was thinking, you know, I wonder who is looking after his soul, his spirit, and so shot him an email, wasn`t sure what kind of response I was going to get - I was going to get (inaudible) what would happen if I sent this note, and in a few minutes he wrote back and said, this is exactly what I was looking for.TAPPER: That message was a short meditation on the 23 psalm, you know, "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want." And that started a daily tradition for Joshua Dubois and Barack Obama. About 2,000 devotions later, the emails are part of how the president quietly practices his Christian faith. DuBois joined the administration as the director of faith and neighborhood partnerships, helping to shape policy and acting as a bridge between faith leaders and President Obama.President Obama is not somebody who wears his spirituality on his sleeve.(on camera): How important is religion and spirituality and Jesus Christ ...DUBOIS: Yeah.TAPPER: to President Obama.DUBOIS: You know, it`s very important. And I, for one, would rather have a leader who leaves out a sermon than preaches one.TAPPER: He has been criticized for not picking a church.DUBOIS: Yeah.TAPPER: In Washington, D.C.DUBOIS: We recognized very early on that when you bring the whole package ofthe presidency, all the Secret Service and all the lines and barricades and so forth to a local congregation, there is a lot of burden there, and so instead of picking one congregation, he decided to visit several.TAPPER (voice over): With politics, policy and war, the business of being the president can be altogether unholy.(on camera): How do you as somebody who is so attuned to the president`s spiritual needs reconcile the job, which is borne out of tough unheavenly decisions and his relationship with God.DUBOIS: As long as, you know, you are - you feel that within your own soul that the moves that you are making, are right with God and right with yourself, and that`s the best we can ask for. And so, my job was to help - push him towards that relationship with God where they could have their own conversation about what was right and then he makes the best decisions that he can.TAPPER (voice over): His job approval rating at their lowest point in some polls. The president`s in a tough time now. During past periods of doubt and difficulty, DuBois has sent to the president a go to devotional about bouncing back. He quotes second Corinthians. And he combined that with the story about legendary boxer Joe Lewis refusing to take a quick rest on the mat after being knocked down because he didn`t want his opponent to get any rest either.(END VIDEOTAPE)UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Is this legit? Hanukkah is the Jewish Festival of Lights. It`s true. The holiday is also known as the Feast of Dedication and the Feast of Maccabees.AZUZ: Hanukkah commemorates the victory of the Maccabees. A group of Jewish people. It also celebrates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. The holiday lasts eight nights, the start of Hanukkah isn`t always on the same day. This year, it starts at sunset on Wednesday, which means the eight day holiday coincided with a major U.S. holiday.Fortunately for turkey, Thanksgiving isn`t America`s favorite holiday. That`s Christmas with Thanksgiving in second. Unfortunately for turkeys, they are on the menu for both. So it`s not a time of year when turkeys have holiday cheer. They maybe especially concerned in one of the four U.S. towns named after them. Turkey, Texas. Turkey, North Carolina, Turkey Creek, Louisiana or Turkey Creek, Arizona. Northern turkeys may also be on the wing in Pennsylvania if they leave near the townships of Upper Turkeyfoot or Lower Turkeyfoot. One thing that`s afoot nationwide, Americans are talking turkey for Thanksgiving dinner. The National Turkey Federation, which no turkeys are actually members says that 88 percent of Americans gobble up turkey on Thanksgiving. A 2012 Gallup survey found only five percent of Americans consider themselves vegetarians, in case you are wondering. What this means, 46 million turkeys will be at the Thanksgiving table, but they won`t be enjoying the meal. They probably had a better time running wild at the first Thanksgiving celebration. There is no proof that turkey was on the table in 1621. What was? Venison is one possibility, my dear. Of course, almost 400 years later, a deer for dinner could leave some passionate poultry partakers plaintiff. But it could save time for cooks: it takes about five hour to oven bake a large stuffed turkey. Without that, people could carve out plenty more time for cranberry sauce or sweet potatoes. Two Thanksgiving traditions that might not ruffle turkey`s feathers.Midwest takes center stage for our last "Roll Call" of November. In Brookville, Ohio, we`ve got the blue devils from Brookville High School. Going west, in a little north to Westby, Wisconsin. And that`s where we check in with the Northman. And in Greensberg (ph) Indiana, the South Decatur Cougars grab a spot on the roll.That gobbles up almost all our time in this pre- Thanksgiving show. I`m personally thankful for having the best audience at CNN. We`re going to leave you with some "I-Report" sharing what you are thankful for. Have a very happy Thanksgiving. We`ll see you Monday.END(CNN Student News) -- November 25, 2013THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND。
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CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Advertisements in school: Should they be there? You're gonna hear what one school board in Canada says. I'm Carl Azuz. CNN Student News starts right now.First Up: Disaster in JapanAZUZ: First up, officials say the situation at a nuclear power plant in Japan is getting worse. Now, we're gonna help you understand some of the problems there. But first, we want to go through how this plant works.In this kind of a power plant, the electricity comes from fuel rods made from a radioactive element called uranium. Inside the reactor, those rods go into the core. And then, control rods help with a process called fission. That breaks up the radioactive atoms, causing heat and releasing steam. The steam goes out of the reactor. It spins turbines. And those spinning turbines generate electricity. Another important part of the process is the pump. That pushes water into the reactor. Fission creates a lot of heat, so you need that water to cool down the fuel rods.That's where the problem has come in at this plant in Japan. The tsunami flooded the back-up generators, so they were not able to pump water into the reactors. The water that was in the reactors burned off and left those radioactive fuel rods exposed and heating up. The big concern now is about radiation getting out of the plants and into the atmosphere.But one thing to keep in mind is that we all encounter small amounts of radiation every day! There's a unit of measurement we're gonna use. It's called a millisievert. Americans typically get about 3 millisieverts of radiation every year. This can come from ultraviolet rays from the sun, cosmic rays from space. The Earth's atmosphere does a great job of protecting us, though. There are small amounts of radiation in the air through radon gas, and tiny amounts in the ground, like carbon-14 that scientists use for carbon dating and uranium. But though three millisieverts a year is average, you can get a bit more radiation from flying, 'cause you're above a lot of that atmosphere that protects us from radiation. Chest x-rays can give you one-tenth of a millisievert, or 10 days' equivalent of the radiation we naturally get. And a chest CT scan can give a dose of 8 millisieverts, or three years' equivalent of natural radiation.But keep in mind: While you do get more radiation from these things, the levels are still not considered dangerous, so there's no need to worry if you've recently had a CT scan. Radiation exposure is possible for the workers at the plant in Japan, though. And we're talking serious exposure. Officials have been evacuating people from the area around the plant. And meanwhile, rescue workers, still searching for victims from the quake and tsunami. Doctor Sanjay Gupta has one survivor's story.(BEGIN VIDEO)DR. SANJAY GUPTA, CNN CHIEF MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: The images are tough to watch. But as I learned, the stories are even harder to hear. You see those cars being tossed aroundlike toys? Well this man, Iyabashi, was in one of them, and he lived to tell about it.So, you were looking out your windshield and you saw the water coming?He tried to escape, but it was too late.IYABASHI [TRANSLATED]: "Over and over I was hit," he said, and then his car flooded.GUPTA: Mr. Iyabashi doesn't know how he was saved. The next thing he remembered was pulling up in the ambulance to Saka hospital.As you might imagine, triage is a big deal at a place like this. Here at Saka Hospital, they basically categorize patients into four categories immediately. Green if it was a relatively minor injury; yellow if it was more serious; red if it was very serious; and black if the patient had died. When Mr. Iyabashi came in, he was considered a red. Critically injured, his life was now in the hands of Dr. Takanori Sasaki.It's important to point out that Dr. Sasaki, he's been here since Friday. He never left the hospital since the earthquake occurred and has been taking care of these patients, has headed the emergency room.Day after day, Saka Hospital stayed open with Dr. Sasaki in charge, taking care of hundreds of patients. In Japan, near drownings and cardiac arrest are the most common serious injuries seen, followed by head and crush injuries.Now, Dr. Sasaki has been here since Friday, and I want to give you an idea of just how busy the busiest hospital has been after the earthquake and the tsunami. Six hundred patients seen here over the last several days. 79 patients remain; 13 patients have died.Watching Iyabashi closely, it is clear he is haunted by what happened to him. The tsunami robbed him of just about everything. In fact, you're looking at all he has left. But then, a rare smile. And he tells me, almost in disbelief, "I am still alive."Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN, Shiogama City, Japan.(END VIDEO)Economic ImpactAZUZ: The earthquake and tsunami are also having an economic impact, and not just on Japan. Stock markets around the world are taking significant hits because investors are worried about the financial impact of this disaster. That includes in the U.S., where the Dow Jones was down more than 100 points during the day on Tuesday. The Dow gives an idea of how the whole U.S. stock market is doing, And in Japan itself, the Nikkei, which is kind of like that country's Dow Jones,had one of the worst single-day drops in its history on Tuesday.Blog PromoAZUZ: We know a lot of you might be wondering how you can reach out to the victims of this disaster in Japan. One way: our blog. You can go to and leave some words of encouragement for your fellow students in Japan. And our Teachers' Lounge gives educators the same kind of opportunity. You can share how you're presenting information about this disaster to your classes and talk about some of the teachable moments in this story. The blog, the Teachers' Lounge: both at .I.D. MeTOMEKA JONES, CNN STUDENT NEWS: See if you can I.D. Me! I'm a Middle Eastern country that's going through political unrest. I'm an island nation that's located in the Persian Gulf. And my capital city is Manama. I'm Bahrain, and I'm home to around 1.2 million people.State of EmergencyAZUZ: Bahrain is under a state of emergency right now. It will be for the next three months! The nation's king announced the move this week after weeks of protests against the government. He also asked for help from nearby countries, like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, who sent troops to Bahrain to help get the situation there under control. The Bahraini government says these outside forces will "protect the safety of citizens." Many of those citizens have been involved in protests like this one. There were reports yesterday of fighting between protesters and security forces. But the reports indicated that the security forces were Bahraini, not from one of the other countries we mentioned.Honoring WWI VeteranAZUZ: The American flag at the White House, and flags across the country, were flown at half-staff yesterday. This was done in honor of Frank Buckles. Buckles, whom you see in this video, was the last surviving U.S. veteran of World War I. Later in life, he pushed for the creation of a World War I memorial in Washington, D.C. to honor his fellow veterans. He died last month at the age of 110. Buckles was laid to rest yesterday at Arlington National Cemetery, with full military honors. But before that, Buckles lay in honor for public viewing at Arlington so visitors could pay tribute to the last of a generation. One U.S. senator said it was a fitting way to say goodbye.ShoutoutSTAN CASE, CNN STUDENT NEWS: Today's Shoutout goes out to Mrs. Batalon's social studies classes at Aldrich Jr. High in Warwick, Rhode Island! Toronto is located in which Canadian province? Is it: A) British Columbia, B) Quebec, C) Ontario or D) Nova Scotia? You've got threeseconds -- GO! Ontario is where you'll find Toronto; it's also Canada's most populated city. That's your answer and that's your Shoutout!Ads in School?AZUZ: And Toronto is where you'll find the school board that we mentioned at the beginning of today's show. The issue again is advertisements in school, and a vote on whether or not to expand a test program that would put those ads in front of students. Four Toronto-area schools had these video boards installed in the hallways. They show announcements, educational information, even how much time you have to get to your next class. Expanding the program would put the video screens in 70 schools and have them run advertisements on them one-third of the time. The schools would get money for allowing the ads. But the school board voted against it, with some members saying students don't go to school to see ads. Supporters say they'll try to bring up the proposal again in the future.Before We GoAZUZ: Before we go, if any of you guys think you're too tough for scented candles, say hello to the Man Can! An enterprising 13-year-old from Ohio came up with the idea when his sister was selling candles for school. He thought, hey, how come there are no manly scented candles? Now, we don't mean like sweat. He made some that smell like pizza, campfire, grass, bacon. He makes them out of old soup cans -- donates the soup -- and since Thanksgiving, when he started up the business, he's sold 500 candles!GoodbyeAZUZ: That is the sweet smell of success. Sounds like someone has a nose for business, and the drive to come up with a company that makes a lot of scents. We'd come up with some more puns, but they wouldn't hold a candle to that last one. For CNN Student News, I'm Carl Azuz。
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CNN Student News Transcript - October 3, 20112011-10-08 08:13:10| 分类：CNN Student New s | 标签：|字号大中小订阅THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.CARL AZUZ, CNN ANCHOR: Welcome to October, and welcome to CNN Student News. We’ll be looking at this day in history. We’ve go t a Shoutout for you. And today’s "Befor e We Go" segment(部分) is extra cheesy(漂亮的). I’m Carl Azuz, your anchor for the next 10 minutes.First up, an attack that President Obama calls a major blow to the Al Qaeda terrorist network. Anwar al-Awlaki was killed in Yemen on Friday by a strike from a U.S. drone(雄蜂), an unmanned(无人操纵的) aircraft.U.S. officials described al-Awlaki as the face of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula(阿拉伯半岛). The operation that killed him follows by five months the U.S. Navy SEAL operation that targeted Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)AZUZ (voice-over): American authorities say al-Awlaki was a top terrorist recruiter(招聘人员) because of his English language proficiency(精通), his understanding of technology. He played an indirect role in several terror attacks and plots, including the 9/11 attacks in 2001.AZUZ: There’s something else that made al-Awlaki unique. He was a U.S. citizen, and as Jessica Yellin explains, that’s raised some legal questions about this weekend’s strike against him.JESSICA YELLIN (voice-over): It’s President Obama latest successful strike on a wanted Al Qaeda terrorist.BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: The death of al-Awlaki is a major blow to Al Qaeda’s most active operational affiliate(隶属机构). Al-Awlaki was the leader of external operations(外部操纵的) for Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.YELLIN (voice-over): But this time, it’s different. Al-Awlaki was an American. This may be the first U.S. killing of an American target with no trial, no indictment(起诉书).VINCENT WARREN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS: The problem here is that the U.S. has done somethingthat I don’t think it’s ever done before. It has killed one of its citizens somewhere else around the world without any due process(应有的程序) at all. This is about rule of law, and this is about rules to keep us all safe.YELLIN (voice-over): Warren’s organization sued(请求)to take al-Awlaki off a terror kill list and lost. The White House wouldn’t offer a legal justification(辩护) for targeting an American.JAY CARNEY, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY: This goes to the assumptions(联想) about the circumstances of his death, and I’m not going to address that. I’m not going to speak hypothetically(假象的).YELLIN (voice-over): An adv iser to the U.S. State Department explained the government’s logic for killing anyone on the terrorist capture-or-kill list regardless of nationality.HAROLD KOH, LEGAL ADVISER, STATE DEPARTMENT: A state that is engaged in armed conflict or in legitimate(合法的)self-defense is not required to provide targets or legal process before the state may use lethal(致命的) force.YELLIN (voice-over): There’s no question this administration viewed al-Awlaki as a threat for some time.MICHAEL LEITER, DIRECTOR, NATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM CENTER: I actually consider Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, with al-Awlaki as a leader within that organization, probably the most significant risk to the U.S. homeland.YELLIN (voice-over): Politically, the White House has support from both parties. Republican Congressman Peter King says, quote, "It was entirely legal," and from a top Democrat:REP. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER (D), MD.: It’s legal, it’s legitimate, and we’re talking out someone who has attempted to attack us on numerous occasions.EGIN VIDEO CLIP)AZUZ (voice-over): It’s October 3rd. On this day in history, in 1922, Rebecca Felton was appointed to fill an open seat in the U.S. Senat e, making her the first female U.S. senator(参议院).In 1974, Frank Robinson became the first African-American manager in major league baseball history. He was hired to manage the Cleveland Indians.And in 1990, East and West Germany reunited as one nation after 45 years. The end of their division was significant in ending the Cold War.AZUZ: The U.S. Supreme Court(最高法院) starts a new session(开庭) today. The nine justices will hear arguments and make decisions on cases that involve some controversial issues. We’re talking about gay marriage, immigration laws, President Obama’s health care bill.AZUZ (voice-over): The Supreme Court session lasts for months. The justices usually hear arguments about two weeks in a row, and then spend two weeks deliberating(仔细考虑) on the cases. Before the session starts, though, several justices take part in a tradition called Red Mass.It’s a Catholic Church service that celebrates the legal profession. Although some people criticize it for mixing politics, r eligion and the law, Red Mass dates back centuries with the goal of bringing together everyone in the field of law so they can pra y for the wisdom of God.AZUZ: Up in New York City, some people are speaking out against the U.S. financial system, and they’re doing it with more tha n words.AZUZ (voice-over): These protests are part of the "Occupy Wall Street Campaign." They’re angry about what they see as the inequities that the U.S. financial system creates. Crowds have been taking over parts of the park in New York’s financial district. The protests have been going on for weeks. Organizers say they want it to keep going for months.Over the weekend, the protests spread to the Brooklyn Bridge. Police got involved, warning the protesters to leave the area. Authorities say they gave out more than 700 tickets. They also arrested hundreds of protesters, although those people were later released.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Today’s Shoutout goes out to Ms. Graf’s classes at Washington Middle School in Green Bay, Wisconsin.David Stern is the commissioner（行政长官）of what professional sports league（联盟）? You know what to do here. Is it Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, National Basketball Association or the National Football League? Three seconds on the clock, go.David Stern has been commissioner of the National Basketball Association（协会）since 1984. That’s your answer, and that’s your S houtout.AZUZ: All right, here’s the deal: NBA training camps are supposed to be opening today. But instead of hitting（压缩）the court, representatives from the league and the players` union are heading back to a conference（会议）room. They’re trying to negotiate（商议）an end to the league’s lockout. If that sounds familiar, you might remember the NFL went through its own lockout earlier this year.AZUZ (voice-over): The NBA owners locked out the players back in July. The main issue: a contract（合约）that outlines how players get paid. So far,training camps have been postponed（被延期的）, pre-season games have been called off. If the two sides can’t reach an agreement, there’s a chance that part or all of the regular season might get canceled.AZUZ: Zooming（急速上升）ove r to France where a battle has broken out, the sides are pretty evenly matched on paper. In fact, that’s where all the fighting is taking place. Its on paper, although the real battle might be creativity versus（与……相对）productivity.If all this sounds a little confusing, Jim Betterments here to help make sense of a very sticky（粘的）situation.FABRICE CAMBONET, UBISOFT: Someone is coming, and just stick, again, the Post-It on -- see?JIM BITTERMAN, CNN REPORTER: Just like that, another shot is fired in Fran ce’s Post-It wars. Who knew that those ubiquitous（无所不在的）bits of half-glued colored paper could, in the right -- or wrong -- hands become weapons of glass obstruction（阻碍）?But in office buildings across France, fierce competitions have broken out. It all apparently started here at the headquarters of the big French computer gaming company, Ubisoft.CAMBONET: We sticked (sic) Space Invaders, a Space Invader（侵入物）character on the window. And the day after, at the BNT, which is the first bank in France, they.BITTERMAN: Just across the way here.CAMBONET: Yes, just across the -- across the way, they are -- they draw a Pac-Man. And that’s how the battle started.BITTERMAN (voice-over): But planning and executing a multi-story mosaic（马赛克）is not a task for someone with an otherwise full agenda（议程）.Those involved need concentration and an approach of military precision（精确度）, because when you're trying to make an artistic declaration（宣布）over six or seven floors of an otherwise sterile（贫瘠的）office building, it takes time to work out where exactly to place all those thousands and thousands of bits, which brings up a sticky question.How exactly does management feel about employees using time and energy on elaborate（精心制作的）projects like these?THIBAULT LHULL ER, UBISOFT: It’s all pretty basically because you get other people from around the company, people that don’t know each othe r,and get to know each other over the course of a few days. And then they create something beautiful all together. So it’s a -- it’s a very good thing to doing (sic).CAMBONET (voice-over): Not everyone, though, shares that view. In some places, management has forbidden block note window clutter（杂乱）, no matter how artistic.Still, as you might expect in this highly contemplative（沉思的）country, there are sociologists who’ve reflected on the Post-It wars and what they might mean to the foot soldiers involved.FRANCOIS DUPUY, SOCIOLOGIST: See, that’s perfectly try to communicate with people surrounding them, what difference it means vehicle（交通工具）used to communicate?And here, in this case, it's possible to communicate directly with your voice, because it’s even possible to open the windows, which mean that you’re going to find some things about states (ph) just to create some communication with other people surrounding you.AZUZ: Before we go, what do you call a world record that isn’t yours?AZUZ (voice-over): "Nacho（烤干酪辣味玉米片）" record! That’s exactly what you’re looking at right here, the world’s biggest plate of nachos. It looks more like a trough（水槽）than a plate. But this one sour（发酵的）"creamed" the competition and made its way into the record books.Chips, cheese, chili, salsa（洋葱做的辣调味汁）, onions -- once you stack all that up, this astronomical appetizer(开胃品) weighed in at nearly 4,000 pounds.AZUZ: And if anyone tries to beat that record, we hope it's someone who worked on this version, because then, at least, it would be a "chip" off the old block. So 4,000 pounds of nachos, bet you never "sal-such" a thing before in your life.All right. We’re going to go now, before we bite off more than we can chew. For CNN Student News, I’m Carl Azuz.CNN Student News Transcript - October 4, 20112011-10-08 08:14:06| 分类：CNN Student News | 标签：|字号大中小订阅THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.GROUP: From East Richland Middle School in Olney, Illinois(伊利诺斯州), home of the Olney Tigers and the White Squirrels, this is CNN Student News.UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Take it away, Carl.CARL AZUZ, CNN ANCHOR: Take i t away, I will. Thanks to Ms. Tyler’s class for that iReport introduction. Today we’re talking about science, social studies, sports, technology, but we start off in Europe with economics.The government of Greece says the country won’t meet some of its e conomic goals for 2012, and that can have an impact on whether or not the country gets more financial help from other European organizations.They’ve given Greece a bailout(紧急救助), but the rules say that certain goals have to be met in order for Greece to get the money. So you might be thinking: so what? What does it matter if Greece runs out of money?Well, the issue here is that economies of different countries across Europe and around the world are connected.AZUZ (voice-over): And what happens in one nation can impact others. So if Greece drops further into recession,(衰退) it could lead to bigger problems for the global economy. One analyst says the signs may already be out there.LAKSHMAN ACHUTHAN, ECONOMIC CYCLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Looking at the facts, we see that the forward-looking indicators(指示器) -- not one, not two, dozens of leading indexes(指数)are falling. There’s contagion(蔓延) among those indexes. They’re fallin g in a way that we only see when a recession is underway.AZUZ: It is Nobel Prize week. The Nobel committee will be announcing this year’s winners in six categories. Yesterday they named the recipients of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Medicine. These three gentlemen are sharing the prize for their work on enhancing(增强)the body’s immune(免疫的) system.One of the winners, Ralph Steinman, was actually able to extend his life by using the therapy(治疗) he developed, although he did pass away from cancer last Friday. His death caused some brief questions for the Nobel committee.You see, they didn’t know that Steinman had died, and the Nobel rules say anyone who passes away before they’re announced as a winner isn’teligible(合格). But officials say they’re going to ignore that rule this time.Well, we love it when you talk to us on our blog or our Facebook page. Teachers, if you want to get a Shoutout dedicated to your school, there’s only one way to make that happen: go to the "How Do I." box at and click on "How do I get a Shoutout?"Send us an iRepor t and watch for our email reply. That’s what these next folks did.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Today’s first Shoutout goes out to Ms. Grabber’s and Mr. McKinney’s classes at Boonville High School in Boonville, Indiana.After China, what country has the world’s second largest population? You know what to do. Is it the United States, India, Brazil or Indonesia? You’ve got three seconds, go.They’re all in the top five, but India has the world’s second largest population. That’s your answer, and that’s your Shouto ut.AZUZ: That population, nearly 1.2 billion people, would take a while to count that high. But that’s what India’s government i s doing. They want to make sure that every person in the country is officially accounted for. Sara Sidner explains the impact this could have on millions of Indians, and why this program comes with a price.SARA SIDNER, CNN REPORTER (voice-over): Technology has barely touched Meera Devi’s daily life. In her hut, muscle, not machines, gets the chores(家务活)done. She and her family are among the millions of Indians who live in obscurity(身份不明), unaccounted(行踪不明)for on government rolls, unable to apply for government benefits."Right now, we don’t have an identify, so life is very difficult. We’re all very poor. So if we earn we eat. Otherwise, we get nothing," she says.That is about to change for Meera and perhaps millions like her. At this center, Meera Devi, a woman who has never even used a computer, is coming face to face with cutting edge technology that will give her an official identify for the very first time.Her irises and all 10 fingerprints are scanned(扫描) with biometric(生物的) devices(设备). They’re uploaded and then sent to a massive server. Once this information is processed, out comes a 12-digit number for her and her only.NANDAN NILEKANI, CHAIRMAN, UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION AUTHORITY OF INDIA: . so our goal is to get to 1 million a day. And to get to about 600 million people and us, enrolled in the system, in the next four years.SIDNER (voice-over): And eventually all of Indian citizens. Nandan Nilekani, the man who helped usher in India’s booming(兴旺的)outsourcing industry as CEO of Infosys was asked by the prime minister to head this new government program.India’s Unique Identification program started just a year ago. If it succeeds, India will become the first country in the wor ld using biometric data(生物数据) for identify purposes on a national scale.NILEKANI: It’s about giving a number to help people get benefits.SIDNER (voice-over): Devi is hoping it means access to more food."With this card, we’ll be able to get rations(配给量), rice, oil, wheat, sugar; all these things will be cheaper."SIDNER: But this cutting edge technology identification(身份识别)system doesn’t cut it with a few critics out there, who say this program is far too expensive and far too intrusive(干扰的).SIDNER (voice-over): They worry the government could potentially use this data against its citizens. And the estimated price tag(标签) for the program adds up to about $2 per person, or about $2.4 billion. But right now, the critics are few, and the masses(民众) keep coming, many hoping the official recognition as a citizen will mean a slightly better existence -- Sara Sidner, CNN, New Delhi.UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Time for a Shoutout Extra Credit. What shape is a football? Here we go. Is it a rhombus(菱形), dodecahedron(十二面体), icosahedron(二十面体) or prolate spheroid(回转椭球体)? Another three seconds on the clock -- go.From Pop Warner to the pros, football teams play with a prolate spheroid(扁长的椭球体). That’s your answer, and that’s your Shoutout Extra Credit.AZUZ: Part of the reason you haven’t heard of Demias Jimerson yet is because he’s only in the 6th grade. This kid is so good at football that his league(联队) is using a sort of mercy rule to keep him from running up the score.Here’s the deal: if Jameson’s team has a 14-point lead, and he’s alrea dy scored three touchdowns(触地得分), he’s not allowed to score any more for the game. His principal says the rule isn’t supposed to punish Jimerson. It’s meant to allow other players to get the chance to score.Jimerson said he was shocked to hear the rule was put in place, but that he’s OK with it. He says God comes first, grades come second. We guess histouchdowns will just have to come after that, at least until he’s out of the 6th grade, and this rule no longer applies.So when the other players can’t stop Jimerson, the rule does. Guess what though? We’re looking for your opinions on our blog at . One rule we want you to follow there: first names only. No classes, no last initials(首字母).Now before we go, we’ve got a behind-the-scenes look for you at the TV industry, thanks to CNN’s Jeanne Moos. There are no cameramen(摄影师) in this studio. The cameras are all run by remote. But what happens when these machines have a mind of their own?JEANNE MOOS, CNN REPORTER (voice-over): You never know where they’ll go.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: . heavy rains across.UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Whoa, what happened to camera three?MOOS (voice-over): . especially in the old days.UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Whoa, whoa, wait, whoa, wait a minute.UNIDENTIFIED MALE: . losses against the Yankees, the Blue Jays -- uh, oh.UNIDENTIFIED MALE: One merely gets you a motorcycle rocking chair -- oh.UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Whoa, where is one going?UNIDENTIFIED MALE: . gets you nothing (inaudible). Supposed to be over there, folks.MOOS (voice-over): Push a wrong button, toggle the wrong way, down, boy. Down.MOOS: Up, up, up, up, up.MOOS (voice-over): Next thing you know.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Amendment One is now part of the Florida Constitution. And like it or not, local governments say.MOOS (voice-over): Like it or not, the floor manager’s stuck(不能动弹) on camera.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You have to find a way to make it work. ABC 27`s Todd Worrell (ph) (inaudible).MOOS (voice-over): On Danish TV, the camera attacked.UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Australian Radiation Service (speaking foreign language).MOOS (voice-over): But if you really want to see a TV camera on a rampage(暴怒).UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What the hack’s wrong with that camera?MOOS (voice-over): Don’t let the laugh track fool you, this really happened on New England cable TV.UNIDENTIFIED MALE: God, it’s coming into the picture.MOOS (voice-over): Anchors aweigh, Jeanne Moos, CNN, New York.AZUZ: Of course, you know how to hide from robotic attackers. You just wear "camera-flage." Anyway, fortunately for me, that sort of thing is not very likely to h appen here at CNN, unless, of course, my director decided that he didn’t like me.All right. This isn’t that funny. You guys, you’re not kidding. OK. Listen, about to get run over for CNN Student News, I’m C arl Azuz.CNN Student News Transcript - October 7, 20112011-10-08 08:17:08| 分类：CNN Student News |THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.CARL AZUZ, CNN ANCHOR: Harry Potter may not be real, but one of his prized possessions might become real. That’s story’s one of the reasons why this Friday, like every Friday, is awesome on CNN Student News.First up, though, tension(紧张) and tough words as the government gets ready to battle over a jobs bill. This is the bill that President Obama came up with. It would cost more than $440 billion. But the president says it’ll give the economy a boost(帮助) and get people back to work.Everyone in Washington says they want to help the economy. What they disagree on is how to do that.(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)AZUZ (voice-over): In a speech yesterday, the president pushed Congress to pass his jobs bill, and he said if they do nothing, quote, "I think the American people will run them out of town."Some Republican leaders hit back. They said this bill is a repeat of ideas that have failed before. And they accused President Obama of campaigning(比赛) instead of governing.STEVE JOBS, CEO, APPLE: Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma(教条), which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others` opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition(直觉). They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.AZUZ: Inspiring words from Steve Jobs, who cofounded(与```一起创立) the Apple Computer Company with Steve Wozniak.Jobs died on Wednesday at the age of 56. He lost a battle with cancer that he’d been fighting for years.(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)AZUZ (voice-over): Apple and Mac computers, the iPod, the iPhone, the iPad, all of them came from the company that Steve Jobs cofounded in his parents` garage(车库). Scenes like this one were how the public knew Jobs in recent years.He took the stage to announce the next big thing from Apple. Also had an impact on the animation(卡通片制作) industry,buying Pixar Studios and helping lead that company to the success it has today.Millions of people expressed their sadness and condolences(哀悼) after hearing about Jobs` death. Many of them used technology that his company pioneered(倡导的). And this wasn’t just in the United States. The reaction was worldwide.KRISTIE LU STOUT, CNN REPORTER: Steve Jobs, he has a massive following here in Hong Kong. In fact, according to Apple, they said that on the day of its opening, just a few weeks ago, they sold more Macs here than any other store around the world. And one more thing I want to show you, this sign up here, the Apple logo, it usually glows white. Today, it’s been turned off.JASON CARROLL, CNN REPORTER: You can see a crowd of people now that have gathered in front of the Apple store here on Fifth Avenue. Peoplehave been leaving flowers. They’ve been leaving cards and, of course, they’ve been leaving apples here as well.We’re also seeing things like this showing up in places like Palo Alto, California, also in Washington, D.C.ATIKA SHUBERT, CNN REPORTER: We have all so rts of people coming here with flowers, with messages, it’s putting apples -- there’s an apple with a message, "Think different," etched(铭刻)in there. And then there’s this message here. "This is for the crazy ones, the visionaries(空想者), the ones who change the world. You’ll always be an inspiration. Love you, Steve."That just goes to show the way Steve Jobs has touched people here. But perhaps the biggest thing that I’ve seen here showing just how much he’s entered the daily lives of people is how many people here today are actually using their iPhones, their iPads, you name it, to actually record this memorial(纪念仪式) here. And it just goes to show how ubiquitous(普遍存在的)Apple products have become all across the world.DAVID MCKENZIE, CNN REPORTER: Well, what is the impact of Apple and Steve Jobs in Africa? Well, you know, Apple products like this iPad are very expensive on the continent. Most people can’t afford it.But there is an impact, because people have both aspirational(梦寐以求的)and inspirational connection with the product and with the man, Steve Jobs. You know, you come to a place like this, where people are using the Internet to connect with work, with friends, there’s a lot of ways that Apple’s innovation has affected cheaper products and competitors trying to imitate the innovation of Apple.AZUZ (voice-over): On this day in history, October 7th, in 1949, East Germany was established as its own nation. East and West Germany reunited 41 years later.And in 2001, Operation Enduring Freedom began when a U.S.-led coalition(联合的)launched strikes against the Taliban(塔利班).That marked the start of the war in Afghanistan.AZUZ: The "Occupy Wall Street" movement doesn’t have a leader, and it doesn’t have a specific focus for its anger. Organizers in New York have said they plan to protest for two months. And these protests are getting bigger. They’ve moved beyond Wall Street.AZUZ (voice-over): They’ve spread to Boston and Philadelphia(费城) down to North Carolina and Tampa Bay and the South. Protesters have gathered in Dallas(达拉斯), Houston, Seattle and San Francisco as well.(END VIDEO CLIP)AZUZ: Some of the "Occupy Wall Street" protesters say they were inspired by the Arab Spring. This was a term given to a series of uprisings this year in Middle Eastern and North African nations. The outcomes have been different in different countries. But Mohammed（莫罕穆德） Jamjoom reports on one thing that many of the Arab Spring protesters had in common: technology.MOHAMMED JAMJOOM, CNN REPORTER (voice-over): Even before Hosni Mubarak（穆巴拉克） had stepped down from power, Egyptians were already hailing（向……欢呼） the decisive role social media had played in their uprising.WAEL CHONIM, EGYPTIAN ACTIVIST: Definitely, this is the Internet revolution. I’m -- I have -- I will call it Revolution 2.0.JAMJOOM (voice-over): But as the Arab Spring started to take root throughout the region, Egyptians weren’t the only ones utilizing（利用）sites（网站） like Facebook and Twitter to help mobilize（组织）the masses（大众）.Tunisians（突尼斯人）, Syrians（叙利亚人）, Libyans, online activism（激进主义者）even reached Yemen, the poorest country in the Middle East, where few have access to the Internet, and 50 percent of adults are illiterate（文盲）. Many activists there said one of the most important aspects of social media was that it could be used as a form of advocacy（拥护）.ATLAF ALWAZIR, YEMENI ACTIVIST: In seconds, you know, I -- someone who had posted on Twitter retweeted to all these followers, and then it’s like a tree with long branches. And it just spreads. Information spreads around t he world, and in a matter of, you know, an hour.JAMJOOM (voice-over): It was a newfound freedom, using the most up- to-date technologies to help get the word out in countries with extremely strict media controls, where populations had grown accustomed to being heavily monitored（检测）. Some countries cut Internet or phone service at times, attempting to shut down these communications. But it was never completely effective.Months of revolt（反抗） have produced a flood of messages and images from citizen journalists constantly posting and uploading them online. Some claim to prove atrocities（暴怒）. The role of technology in social media during the Arab Spring took on another dimension when news of Steve Jobs` death broke.Activists across the region tweeted tributes（供品） to the man whose Apple products made it easier for them to spread their revolutionary message.。
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(CNN Student News) -- January 18, 2011Download PDF maps related to today's show:TranscriptTHIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: I'm Carl Azuz and this is CNN Student News! We're back from the long weekend and ready to kick off 10 minutes of commercial-free headlines. We start in the U.S. state of Arizona.First Up: Arizona ShootingAZUZ: U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords could be released from a hospital there in just days or weeks. Congresswoman Giffords was one of the victims of the shooting attack in Tucson, Arizona earlier this month. On Sunday, doctors upgraded her condition from critical to serious, so that's a step in the right direction. Hundreds of people took to the streets on Sunday to participate in a "Walk for Peace." Organizers said they wanted to honor the victims of the shooting and find a way to help bring the community together.Some congressional leaders from both parties are trying to come together in their own way, starting with something small: sitting together at the State of the Union address. This is the speech that the president gives to Congress every year. And what you see in these pictures is last year's State of the Union address. You notice that one section is standing, while another is sitting? That's because Republicans and Democrats usually don't sit together during these speeches. This year, though, you might see a different seating arrangement.Junior Theater FestivalAZUZ: This weekend, here in Atlanta, a cast of thousands got together for the Junior Theater Festival. The event celebrates the performing arts. It takes place the same weekend as Martin Luther King Day. In recognition of his dream, students at the festival had the chance to talk about their dreams. Listen to what they had to say.KATE HILSCHER, STUDENT: I have a dream that some day kids will have a bigger voice in their communities. I feel like kids have a lot to say, but it's often not heard by the adults around them.QWANIKWIA HICKLEN, STUDENT: My dream is to become an endangeredspecies specialist and help save a kind that's dying off slowly.ELIZABETH RENEGAR, STUDENT: A few of my dreams are to adopt a child from a foreign country and give them a home, a lot better home than they could've had.CASEY TAYLOR, STUDENT: One of my dreams is to possibly design and run lighting for large theatrical productions. Martin Luther King Jr. was a great man and inspired me and many other people for wonderful dreams.AZUZ: Not the only way that people paid tribute to the civil rights leader this weekend. As Samantha Hayes reported yesterday, Americans all across the country took part in community service projects and honored Dr. King's legacy.(BEGIN VIDEO)SAMANTHA HAYES, CNN CORRESPONDENT, WASHINGTON, D.C.: At a Washington, D.C. middle school, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama worked with a mentoring program on a service project, a Martin Luther King Day tradition for the first family.U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Michelle and I and the girls are extraordinarily proud that each year on Martin Luther King's birthday, this is how we celebrate, is making sure that we're giving a little something back to the community.HAYES: It's been nearly 43 years since the civil rights leader was assassinated at a hotel in Memphis before a protest march. In Atlanta, not far from King's childhood home, family members laid flowers at the gravesite where King and his wife Coretta Scott King are buried. Today marks the 25th anniversary of the Martin Luther King holiday. In 1994, Congress designated it a national day of service. Jesse Jackson, who was with King at the time of his death, says his dream has not been fully realized.REV. JESSE JACKSON, RAINBOWPUSH COALITION: He would be delighted to know we've come to a higher level of socialization enough to vote for each other across lines of race, gender and religion. And so, President Barack Obama is in Washington today as head of state. He would find delight in that. But then on the other hand, the issue of violence, the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, it simply illuminates, we pray to God for her recovery, but it illuminates just how much more violent we've become.HAYES: Back in the nation's capital, a memorial honoring Dr. Martin Luther King is scheduled for completion later this year. For CNN Student News, I'mSamantha Hayes.(END VIDEO)I.D. MeTOMEKA JONES, CNN STUDENT NEWS: See if you can I.D. Me! I'm a country located in northern Africa between Algeria and Libya. I got my independence from France in the 1950s. My capital city is Tunis. I'm Tunisia, and I'm home to around 10.5 million people.Protests in TunisiaAZUZ: Tunisia is forming a new government that'll be responsible for leading the country to new elections. All of this is coming after weeks of riots and protests. People are upset about bad living conditions, high unemployment and accusations of government corruption. There's been fighting between protesters and police. And the Tunisian president -- who'd been president for 23 years -- was forced out of power.Why does this matter to America? Well, for one, the U.S. and Tunisia are close allies, especially when it comes to fighting terrorists. Another concern: Before all of this started, Tunisia was considered a pretty safe and stable country. Some experts argue that what's happening in Tunisia could inspire similar protests in other countries.What's the Word?JOHN LISK, CNN STUDENT NEWS: What's the Word?a type of financial aid that students earn through academic achievement SCHOLARSHIPThat's the word!Funding Free TuitionAZUZ: Well, here in Georgia, we have something called the HOPE Scholarship. It's for students who do well in high school and go to college in state. But the scholarship is facing some potential challenges. Kyra Phillips heads to Athens and my alma mater -- the University of Georgia -- to look at how HOPE has helped, and why the scholarship could be in trouble.(BEGIN VIDEO)DANYELLE REYNOLDS, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA JUNIOR: Go Dawgs!KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: University of Georgia junior Danyelle Reynolds beams with school pride. She is a Georgia Bulldog through and through. She's also a HOPE scholarship recipient, and that means she doesn't pay a dime toward tuition.REYNOLDS: Initially, I was actually looking at going out of state. But once I saw the numbers of out-of-state at some schools and then paying in-state and not having to pay for that tuition, so just paying for housing and books and some of the fees, it was really a no-brainer.PHILLIPS: A no-brainer to more than a million Georgia students who have taken advantage of the scholarship since it was introduced in 1993. Here's how it works: Earn a 3.0 grade point average in an in-state high school and maintain your grades at college. Amounts vary, but some students can get up to $6,000 a year for tuition, fees and books at any eligible Georgia university or technical school. It's funded by the state lottery, but demand is high and more money is going out than coming in. Lawmakers are dipping into reserves, scrambling to cover costs. And Georgia's new Republican governor says something needs to change.GOV. NATHAN DEAL, (R) GEORGIA: I am dedicated to honoring the promise that has been made to our students through HOPE and will work with the general assembly to tailor the program to the financial realities that we face today.PHILLIPS: Other legislatures in other parts of the country are watching for Georgia's next move. More than a dozen other states modeled their own scholarship programs on HOPE. Many of them are now caught in the same kind of budget crunch.NANCY MCDUFF, ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA ADMISSIONS & ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT: I don't know that any other program is identical to what we have in Georgia, nor has it been around as long and had a chance to grow. So, they're watching us carefully, and we're hoping that we'll be able to to preserve this so that students and families will be as impacted as least as possible given the current economic situation. PHILLIPS: Spend a day in this college town, and you'll be hard pressed to find a Georgia student who hasn't benefited from HOPE. Freshman Lindsey Harris says the opportunity has been a life-changer.LINDSEY HARRIS, COLLEGE FRESHMAN: It's pretty much the only way I was going to be able to go to college.PHILLIPS: And unfortunately, her family isn't banking on the scholarship for the younger siblings.AMY HARRIS, LINDSEY HARRIS'S MOTHER: I've got a 10-year-old also and 5-year-old. I'm not really counting on HOPE being there in eight years or 13 years for them.(END VIDEO)PromoAZUZ: Want to expand your geographic genius? You know you do. Our downloadable maps: just what you're looking for. You can go to every day and use these free resources to help you pinpoint locations in the headlines, like today's maps for Athens, Tucson and Tunisia. They're always free, always at !Before We GoAZUZ: And before we go, we have a truly memorable musical performance for you.ELIZABETH HUGHES, 8-YEAR-OLD NATIONAL ANTHEM SINGER: The bombs bursting in air, gave proof...AZUZ: Eight-year-old Elizabeth Hughes didn't quit singing; her microphone quit working. It died partway through her performance of the national anthem. She never stopped singing. And eventually...she got some help. The crowd came to the rescue! And the awesome anthem was captured in this YouTube video.GoodbyeAZUZ: Of course, the video has turned Elizabeth into a bit of a star. She certainly is a bright spot. You know, like a spangle. And it's easy to see why after that banner performance. Star... Spangle... and Banner. Well, we'll wave goodbye and see you tomorrow. For CNN Student News, I'm Carl Azuz.。
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(CNN Student News) -- November 30, 2010Download PDF maps related to today's show:TranscriptTHIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Glad to see you've tuned back in to CNN Student News! My name is Carl Azuz. We are broadcasting from the CNN Center in Atlanta, G-A! Today's first story has to do with information that was never meant to be seen by the public.First Up: WikiLeaks ReleaseAZUZ: It was leaked. Like a book of American secrets shared with everyone, all over the internet. The organization that's publishing this information is called "WikiLeaks." This is an international, not-for-profit website that posts material, often secret material, that it gets from anonymous sources. They believe the public has a right to know what their leaders are saying. What WikiLeaks is publishing this time around are hundreds of thousands of documents -- communications between Washington and U.S. embassies around the world. They contain classified -- secret -- information about U.S. diplomacy: how American government officials interacted with -- and in some cases felt about -- the government officials of other countries. So why does any of this matter? Well, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, whose interactions with other officials are included in some of these documents, calls their publication illegal. And she says it could threaten U.S. national security and put lives in danger. Plus, it's embarrassing. And it could cause other countries to doubt America's ability to keep secrets. Jill Dougherty delves into the content and criticism surrounding the leaks.(BEGIN VIDEO)JILL DOUGHERTY, CNN FOREIGN AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT: The U.S. government has been in damage control all weekend long. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton personally phoning the leaders of eight different countries: Germany, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Britain, France, Afghanistan, China and Canada; assessing the potential impact on relations.The government has been roundly condemning the leaks. There are 250,000 of them, and not all are out at this point. They are on a wide variety of subjects, and some of the most interesting ones deal with the reaction of Arab countries, a critical reaction toward Iran and its nuclear program.Also, "The New York Times" reporting that State Department personnel in some cases were asked to provide information from foreign diplomats about things like frequent flyer numbers and credit card numbers. P.J. Crowley, the spokesperson for the State Department, saying in a tweet, our diplomats are that, they are diplomats, they collect information. They are not, as he put it,intelligence assets.Now, what could be the potential damage? Well, one U.S. official telling me it could be hugely damaging to the United States, but some of that will depend on what other governments, governments around the world, will be saying. And I have been speaking with some embassies here in Washington. They are saying that they are still studying the documents, and we can certainly expect a lot more.(END VIDEO)Federal Wage Freeze?AZUZ: U.S. government workers, like Secretary Clinton, President Obama, FBI employees and park rangers, may not be getting a pay raise for the next two years. That's a proposal from the president himself who says this is about getting the government deficit under control and that the sacrifices made would have to be shared with government employees. The government's deficits -- how much more money it spends, than it takes in -- are expected to exceed nine trillion dollars over the next decade. So how much would freezing government wages save? About 60 billion over the next ten years. Not a significant amount of money when compared to the overall deficit. But one analyst called the proposal a "psychological first step." It's also not set in stone; Congress would have to approve this before it could take effect.Back in SessionAZUZ: And that is one of the many things the lame duck Congress started considering as lawmakers got back to work yesterday. One major decision they're facing this week: the federal budget -- what to spend where, in order to keep the government operating. Some other things they'll have until year's end to decide: Will the government keep taxes the way they were after President Bush cut them? Will the government extend benefits to people who've been without jobs? And it will be interesting to see what sort of compromises are in the December air because things are changing in January: The new House will be controlled by Republicans, while Democrats will maintain a slim lead in the Senate.ShoutoutCNN STUDENT NEWS: Today's Shoutout goes out to Mrs. Thompson's 6th grade classes at Philomath Middle School in Philomath, Oregon! Which of these countries borders North Korea to the north? Is it: A) China, B) Thailand, C) Mongolia or D) Vietnam? You've got three seconds -- GO! China shares most of North Korea's northern border. That's your answer and that's your Shoutout!Korean Peninsula CrisisAZUZ: China is also North Korea's closest ally, which is why China factors in to the crisis on theKorean Peninsula. It's calling for an emergency meeting of six countries, to discuss the best ways to ease tensions in the Korean region. But the U.S., one of those six countries, says a meeting is no substitute for North Korea changing its behavior. North Korea is furious over military exercises being done by South Korea; in response, North Korea attacked a South Korean island last week. South Korea says if the north attacks again, it will respond firmly. On Sunday, the U.S joined South Korea's military exercises in the Yellow Sea.Climate Change ConferenceAZUZ: There are 194 countries represented right now in Cancun, Mexico for the latest United Nations Climate Change Summit. They're hoping for an international agreement on reducing carbon emissions. These are released into the air when we burn gas, oil or coal. And many scientists blame carbon emissions for affecting the Earth's climate, though others say humans have little or no effect on the climate. Hard to say if there'll be any breakthroughs at the summit. Not much came out of last year's meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark. And part of the reason for that: Different carbon limits are suggested for different countries, and not everyone agrees on what those limits should be.Is This Legit?CNN STUDENT NEWS: Is This Legit? To live in the U.S. legally, you must be a U.S. citizen. Not legit! The U.S. government offers people ways to legally work and live in the U.S. without being citizens.DREAM ActAZUZ: But those who are in the U.S. illegally may face deportation: being sent back to their home countries. An interesting sticking point in the debate over illegal immigrants, is this: What happens to their children? Not those who were born on U.S. soil; they're citizens. But those who were brought here as kids: Should they be allowed to stay? Susan Candiotti illustrates why there's so much disagreement over this question.(BEGIN VIDEO)SUSAN CANDIOTTI, CNN NA TIONAL CORRESPONDENT: For 19-year-old Joanna Kim, America is home. Her parents moved to New York from South Korea when she was eight.JOANNA KIM, COLLEGE STUDENT: My first memory was when I first came here and my dad took me on a ferry here near where the Statue of Liberty is, and we went around. And it was snowing that day so it was extra beautiful.CANDIOTTI: It was 1999. The World Trade Center is seen over her shoulder. But from the time she was little, she was told to keep a secret. Her family was in the U.S. illegally. The college honor student is now fighting deportation. Her status is tied to her divorced father, who's had no contactwith Joanna and her mom since moving back to South Korea years ago. Her only hope is the DREAM Act. Tossed around like a football in Congress for a decade, it would allow students such as Joanna to become permanent residents if they came to the U.S. as a child, attend college or serve in the military and are of good character. Joanna Kim's undocumented status prevented her from getting into Ivy League schools but she's attending a state university on scholarship.KIM: I'm still working on a career that I want, to go into medicine.CANDIOTTI: DREAM Act opponents are urging defeat in a lame duck Congress.WILLIAM GREEN, AMERICANS FOR LEGAL IMMIGRA TION: Illegal immigrants aren't supposed to be rewarded with citizenship, voting rights and college educations and financial aid paid for by me and my family and my grandparents. Illegal immigrants are supposed to return home.(END VIDEO)Web PromoAZUZ: Tell us what you think of this story on our blog! It's live at . Also, teachers, if you wanna get your students talking about the DREAM Act or many of the other stories we cover, we offer free discussion questions at ! You see them on your screen right there! These questions are written by educators like you; and they're designed to help you get the conversation started with your students. All you have to do is visit our front page and scroll down to Daily Discussion!Before We GoAZUZ: Forecast for Saint Paul, Minnesota: High near 24; low in the teens. Just how do you keep your upper lip warm in that sort of weather? You grow a sweater for it! This was characterized as history's hairiest hockey game. Two reasons for this moustache mayhem: One: "Movember" -- a group that encourages moustache manifestation in November to raise money for cancer research. Two: Try to set a record for the most moustaches in one place.GoodbyeAZUZ: Some of those guys say moustaches are a must, so don't you give them any lip. Others wanted to shave as soon as possible: You know, hair today, gone tomorrow! We're back tomorrow, and we always shave off commercials. So be sure to join us then! For CNN Student News, I'm Carl Azuz.。
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(CNN Student News) -- January 18, 2011Download PDF maps related to today's show:TranscriptTHIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: I'm Carl Azuz and this is CNN Student News! We're back from the long weekend and ready to kick off 10 minutes of commercial-free headlines. We start in the U.S. state of Arizona.First Up: Arizona ShootingAZUZ: U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords could be released from a hospital there in just days or weeks. Congresswoman Giffords was one of the victims of the shooting attack in Tucson, Arizona earlier this month. On Sunday, doctors upgraded her condition from critical to serious, so that's a step in the right direction. Hundreds of people took to the streets on Sunday to participate in a "Walk for Peace." Organizers said they wanted to honor the victims of the shooting and find a way to help bring the community together.Some congressional leaders from both parties are trying to come together in their own way, starting with something small: sitting together at the State of the Union address. This is the speech that the president gives to Congress every year. And what you see in these pictures is last year's State of the Union address. You notice that one section is standing, while another is sitting? That's because Republicans and Democrats usually don't sit together during these speeches. This year, though, you might see a different seating arrangement.Junior Theater FestivalAZUZ: This weekend, here in Atlanta, a cast of thousands got together for the Junior Theater Festival. The event celebrates the performing arts. It takes place the same weekend as Martin Luther King Day. In recognition of his dream, students at the festival had the chance to talk about their dreams. Listen to what they had to say.KATE HILSCHER, STUDENT: I have a dream that some day kids will have a bigger voice in their communities. I feel like kids have a lot to say, but it's often not heard by the adults around them.QWANIKWIA HICKLEN, STUDENT: My dream is to become an endangeredspecies specialist and help save a kind that's dying off slowly.ELIZABETH RENEGAR, STUDENT: A few of my dreams are to adopt a child from a foreign country and give them a home, a lot better home than they could've had.CASEY TAYLOR, STUDENT: One of my dreams is to possibly design and run lighting for large theatrical productions. Martin Luther King Jr. was a great man and inspired me and many other people for wonderful dreams.AZUZ: Not the only way that people paid tribute to the civil rights leader this weekend. As Samantha Hayes reported yesterday, Americans all across the country took part in community service projects and honored Dr. King's legacy.(BEGIN VIDEO)SAMANTHA HAYES, CNN CORRESPONDENT, WASHINGTON, D.C.: At a Washington, D.C. middle school, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama worked with a mentoring program on a service project, a Martin Luther King Day tradition for the first family.U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Michelle and I and the girls are extraordinarily proud that each year on Martin Luther King's birthday, this is how we celebrate, is making sure that we're giving a little something back to the community.HAYES: It's been nearly 43 years since the civil rights leader was assassinated at a hotel in Memphis before a protest march. In Atlanta, not far from King's childhood home, family members laid flowers at the gravesite where King and his wife Coretta Scott King are buried. Today marks the 25th anniversary of the Martin Luther King holiday. In 1994, Congress designated it a national day of service. Jesse Jackson, who was with King at the time of his death, says his dream has not been fully realized.REV. JESSE JACKSON, RAINBOWPUSH COALITION: He would be delighted to know we've come to a higher level of socialization enough to vote for each other across lines of race, gender and religion. And so, President Barack Obama is in Washington today as head of state. He would find delight in that. But then on the other hand, the issue of violence, the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, it simply illuminates, we pray to God for her recovery, but it illuminates just how much more violent we've become.HAYES: Back in the nation's capital, a memorial honoring Dr. Martin Luther King is scheduled for completion later this year. For CNN Student News, I'mSamantha Hayes.(END VIDEO)I.D. MeTOMEKA JONES, CNN STUDENT NEWS: See if you can I.D. Me! I'm a country located in northern Africa between Algeria and Libya. I got my independence from France in the 1950s. My capital city is Tunis. I'm Tunisia, and I'm home to around 10.5 million people.Protests in TunisiaAZUZ: Tunisia is forming a new government that'll be responsible for leading the country to new elections. All of this is coming after weeks of riots and protests. People are upset about bad living conditions, high unemployment and accusations of government corruption. There's been fighting between protesters and police. And the Tunisian president -- who'd been president for 23 years -- was forced out of power.Why does this matter to America? Well, for one, the U.S. and Tunisia are close allies, especially when it comes to fighting terrorists. Another concern: Before all of this started, Tunisia was considered a pretty safe and stable country. Some experts argue that what's happening in Tunisia could inspire similar protests in other countries.What's the Word?JOHN LISK, CNN STUDENT NEWS: What's the Word?a type of financial aid that students earn through academic achievement SCHOLARSHIPThat's the word!Funding Free TuitionAZUZ: Well, here in Georgia, we have something called the HOPE Scholarship. It's for students who do well in high school and go to college in state. But the scholarship is facing some potential challenges. Kyra Phillips heads to Athens and my alma mater -- the University of Georgia -- to look at how HOPE has helped, and why the scholarship could be in trouble.(BEGIN VIDEO)DANYELLE REYNOLDS, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA JUNIOR: Go Dawgs!KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: University of Georgia junior Danyelle Reynolds beams with school pride. She is a Georgia Bulldog through and through. She's also a HOPE scholarship recipient, and that means she doesn't pay a dime toward tuition.REYNOLDS: Initially, I was actually looking at going out of state. But once I saw the numbers of out-of-state at some schools and then paying in-state and not having to pay for that tuition, so just paying for housing and books and some of the fees, it was really a no-brainer.PHILLIPS: A no-brainer to more than a million Georgia students who have taken advantage of the scholarship since it was introduced in 1993. Here's how it works: Earn a 3.0 grade point average in an in-state high school and maintain your grades at college. Amounts vary, but some students can get up to $6,000 a year for tuition, fees and books at any eligible Georgia university or technical school. It's funded by the state lottery, but demand is high and more money is going out than coming in. Lawmakers are dipping into reserves, scrambling to cover costs. And Georgia's new Republican governor says something needs to change.GOV. NATHAN DEAL, (R) GEORGIA: I am dedicated to honoring the promise that has been made to our students through HOPE and will work with the general assembly to tailor the program to the financial realities that we face today.PHILLIPS: Other legislatures in other parts of the country are watching for Georgia's next move. More than a dozen other states modeled their own scholarship programs on HOPE. Many of them are now caught in the same kind of budget crunch.NANCY MCDUFF, ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA ADMISSIONS & ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT: I don't know that any other program is identical to what we have in Georgia, nor has it been around as long and had a chance to grow. So, they're watching us carefully, and we're hoping that we'll be able to to preserve this so that students and families will be as impacted as least as possible given the current economic situation. PHILLIPS: Spend a day in this college town, and you'll be hard pressed to find a Georgia student who hasn't benefited from HOPE. Freshman Lindsey Harris says the opportunity has been a life-changer.LINDSEY HARRIS, COLLEGE FRESHMAN: It's pretty much the only way I was going to be able to go to college.PHILLIPS: And unfortunately, her family isn't banking on the scholarship for the younger siblings.AMY HARRIS, LINDSEY HARRIS'S MOTHER: I've got a 10-year-old also and 5-year-old. I'm not really counting on HOPE being there in eight years or 13 years for them.(END VIDEO)PromoAZUZ: Want to expand your geographic genius? You know you do. Our downloadable maps: just what you're looking for. You can go to every day and use these free resources to help you pinpoint locations in the headlines, like today's maps for Athens, Tucson and Tunisia. They're always free, always at !Before We GoAZUZ: And before we go, we have a truly memorable musical performance for you.ELIZABETH HUGHES, 8-YEAR-OLD NATIONAL ANTHEM SINGER: The bombs bursting in air, gave proof...AZUZ: Eight-year-old Elizabeth Hughes didn't quit singing; her microphone quit working. It died partway through her performance of the national anthem. She never stopped singing. And eventually...she got some help. The crowd came to the rescue! And the awesome anthem was captured in this YouTube video.GoodbyeAZUZ: Of course, the video has turned Elizabeth into a bit of a star. She certainly is a bright spot. You know, like a spangle. And it's easy to see why after that banner performance. Star... Spangle... and Banner. Well, we'll wave goodbye and see you tomorrow. For CNN Student News, I'm Carl Azuz.。