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STUDENT NEWSWildfires in Arizona; Championing ChildrenAired May 17, 2012 - 04:00:00 ETTHIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)UNIDENTIFIED STUDENTS: Welcome to CNN STUDENT NEWS.Oh, look, you`re all (INAUDIBLE) miracles, too.So get ready for a great day.You will be amazed in every way.Robbers, earthquakes, elections and more.Things you never knew before.Go ahead and watch it any time.We hope we (INAUDIBLE) you with this little rhyme.Now, sadly, we must part ways.But three cheers for Miss. Connor`s class.Hip, hip, hooray.(END VIDEO CLIP)CARL AZUZ, HOST: Nicely done and it looks like you had fun.I`m Carl Azuz.Let`s get to CNN STUDENT NEWS.First up, we`re looking at four wildfires that are burning in parts of Arizona and these things are getting bigger. We reported on this story earlier in the week. As of Wednesday afternoon, no deaths had been reported in connection with these wildfires and officials said just three buildings had been destroyed.Firefighters are working to get these flames under control, though. They`re having to battle the weather, as well. We`re talking about high temperatures, low humidity, strong winds. All of these things are combining to help spread the wildfires.The one causing the most concern is the Gladiator Fire. It`s near a historic mining town. And on Wednesday, it was only about 5 percent contained.Here you see one of the ways in which officials are trying to put out the flames. This is really interesting stuff here.The helicopter drops down over a lake, starts siphoning up water, then it heads out for one of the wildfires and dumps the water on the flames.On Tuesday, we mentioned that voters were heading to the polls in Nebraska and Oregon. Those states were holding the next round of U.S. primary elections and we`ve got the results on them for you now.And in terms of presidential candidates, they probably won`t come as a surprise.Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney won the primaries in both states. He`s been the Republican Party`s presumptive nominee for a while now. And with these wins, he`s getting closer to the number of delegates he needs to win to become his party`s official nominee.These folks aren`t lining up to vote, they`re waiting to donate blood to try to help a Georgia woman who`s suffering from a rare case of flesh- eating bacteria. And we explained what the disease is and how Amy Copeland got it in our show on Tuesday. You can find that in the transcript archives on our Web site.This is just one of the blood drives that`s happening around Georgia. Amy Copeland has been infused with more than 168 pints of blood since she got sick.Now, just to compare, the human body contains about 10 pints.Copeland`s doctors say her struggle with this disease is going to be a roller coaster ride of highs and lows.It`s May 17th and on this day in 1792, 24 stockbrokers and merchants agreed to form what is now the New York Stock Exchange.In 1875, the track at Churchill Downs hosted the first running of the Kentucky Derby. That is now considered the most famous American horse race.And in 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that racial segregations in public schools was unconstitutional. The decision was made in the case of "Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka."Scientists around the globe are they going to figure out why one species population is getting smaller. We`re talking about a specific type of bee. Your first instinct might be to say, great, less chance of getting stung.But the expert featured in this next report says the news that these bees are disappearing should worry everyone.(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)NOAH WILSON-RICH, PH.D. CHIEF SCIENTIST, BEST BEES COMPANY: It`s bizarre. Now, when a beekeeper goes into his hive, he`ll find a queen, she`s healthy, laying eggs; find maybe food, some honey, pollen stores. You won`t see many signs of a disease outright.But the bees are gone. And it`s so mysterious.Where did they go?We just don`t know. And that`s what we call Colony Collapse Disorder.My name is Noah.I`m a beekeeper.In 2006, October to December, an alarming number of commercial bee colonies were dead in Pennsylvania. And this is really when we start talking about modern-day Colony Collapse Disorder.People like mysteries, because it`s an interesting story. But this is a really important story. We need honeybees for their role as pollinators of over 130 crops that humans depend on, fruits and vegetables. They contribute over $15 billion annually just to the U.S. economy alone.It`s hard to determine the causes of Colony Collapse Disorder because there are no bodies found.How can you find out how something died without a body?There have been some obscure hypotheses, ranging from cell phones to aliens. Those are not well supported, but certainly discussed. And then there are some more well supported hypotheses, including lack of nutrition. So due to habitat loss, we have fewer flowers around. And also, diseases.Here in the United States, in 2012, we have a lot more talk in the news and amongst scientists and researchers about the effects of pesticides on honeybee health, specifically with regard to this neonicotinoid class of pesticides.Some things that our research focuses on is vaccines for bees. It`s a totally unique approach. Regardless of what is killing them, we`re already looking at how to make them healthier.Bees are important. We need the bees because we need food. Bees need us because now, bees are doing much better in managed colonies than in feral colonies. They`re healthier when they`re managed.So this interrelationship that we have, over evolutionary time, has just forced the two of us, humans and bees, together.(END VIDEO CLIP)UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Today`s Shout Out goes out to Mrs. Whetstone`s social studies class at Andover Middle School in Andover, Kansas.Ian Thorpe, Amanda Beard and Jason Lezak are all known for their accomplishments in what sport?Here we go.Is it tennis, golf, soccer or swimming?On your mark, get set, go.(BELL RINGING)UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Thorpe, Beard and Lezak have all won Olympic medals in swimming.That`s your answer and that`s your Shout Out.AZUZ: Their paths to those Olympic medals started probably the first time someone helped them into a pool. Learning to swim often starts with learning how to be safe in the water. It`s a lesson that Wanda Butts wants to teach kids in her community and it`s why she is one of this year`s CNN Heroes.(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)WANDA BUTTS, CHAMPIONING CHILDREN: Josh went to night with friends. I had no clue that they were coming to Bird Lake.Right about here is where Josh was, where the raft capsized and he went down. It was very hard for me to believe that just like that my son had drowned and he was gone.My father, he instilled in us the fear of water. And so I, in turn, didn`t take my son around water. Children don`t have to drown.My name is Wanda Butts.I save lives by providing swimming lessons and water safety skills.Jacob Kendrick.African-American children are three times more likely to drown than white children. That`s why we started the Josh Project, to educate families about the importance of being water-safe.UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Take the ring buoy and throw it right at the victim.BUTTS: Many parents, they don`t know how to swim.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: He was afraid of the water. He was the first in my family to learn how to swim. And he has come a long way from not liking water in his face to getting ducked under.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Feel better in the water?Do you like it?All right!BUTTS: Because I`m so happy to see that so many of them have learned how to swim.Good job!That`s one life we saved.It takes me back to Josh and how the tragedy was turned into triumph and it makes me happy.KIDS: (INAUDIBLE).BUTTS: All right.(END VIDEO CLIP)AZUZ: All right.Before we go, it`s not exactly like finding a needle in a haystack, but searching this field for a class ring that was lost more than 40 years ago probably ain`t much easier -- that is, unless you`re Wendell Watkins.His family owns the field. He went looking for the lost ring recently, found it -- jackpot. Great news for Betty Black, who lost the ring all those years ago -- 40 years ago. And, oh, yes, she`s Wendell`s mother-in-law. So it`s no wonder why he wanted to take that field trip.Finding the long lost ring is a great way for the family to band together. And it`ll make for an endearing story for future generations.All right, one last note today to the students at Gilmer Middle School. Thank you for visiting the CNN Center this week.For CNN STUDENT NEWS, I`m Carl Azuz.END。

(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.。

CNN Student News - September 12, 2013CARL AZUZ, CNN ANCHOR: I`m Carl Azuz. And welcome to CNN STUDENT NEWS.US President Obama's Speech about Syria CrisisOn Tuesday night, President Obama spoke to the American people about Syria. He aimed to give a moral argument for why the U.S. military should get involved, and then explained why he thinks what`s happening in Syria can potentially affect the United States.(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNTIED STATES OF AMERICA: If we fail to act(=give response行动；做出应有的反应), the Assad regime(=administration政权；政府) will see no reason to(没有理由) stop using chemical weapons. As the ban(=disapproval禁止；反对) against these weapons erodes(=gradually remove逐渐去除), other tyrants(=dictator暴君；独裁者) will have no reason to think twice about(=reconsider三思；认真对待) acquiring(=obtain获得) poison gas(毒气) and using them. Over time, our troops would again face theprospect(=possibility可能) of chemical warfare(=war战争) on the battle field. And it could be easier for terrorist organizations(恐怖主义组织) to obtain these weapons and to use them to attack civilians(平民).(END VIDEO CLIP)AZUZ: The president talked about the idea of a strike against Syria. He also discussed a diplomatic proposal(外交建议) from Russia.(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)OBAMA: I determined that it is in the national security interests of(=conform to the interests 符合。

TranscriptTHIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Wrapping up the week here on CNN Student News, I'm Carl Azuz. Welcome to the show.First Up: Haiti Relief EffortAZUZ: First up, a massive relief effort is underway to help victims of this week's deadly earthquake in Haiti. The U.S. has pledged $100 million in aid. So has the World Bank. The United Nations has announced $10 million in aid. And technology is playing a part in all of this, as well. The American Red Cross has raised at least $4 million through text message donations.In addition to the money, many countries and relief organizations are sending supplies and personnel. But the damage caused by the quake is making it hard to get that help to the victims who need it. Roads are blocked; docks are damaged; and the airport in Port-au-Prince, the capital city, is so crowded that there's not enough space for planes to land. Many Haitians are taking recovery efforts into their own hands, working to find and free survivors of the quake who've been trapped under the rubble. Part of the reason why this tremor was so destructive is because of where it happened. Jenny Harrison looks at the science behind the quake.(BEGIN VIDEO)JENNY HARRISON, CNN INTERNATIONAL WEATHER ANCHOR: Let me just show you where we are talking about. Here is the fault line. And of course, straightaway, you can see how close to that Port-au-Prince is. There's the epicenter close, as well, to Carrefour. This is the fault we're talking about. Now, this is what is called a strike-slip earthquake, and literally this is what happens. You have the two plates rubbing up against each other. That friction is building, it is building, it is building, and eventually something has to happen.Now, when you have an area that sees many, many earthquakes over whatever period of time, well, then what actually happens is that a lot of that pressure or that friction is actually released periodically, so you don't get this massive buildup of friction, which is exactly what happened here.The deeper down, of course, as you can well imagine, by the time the waves actually reach the surface, those shockwaves, you barely feel it. Thecloser to the earth's surface, then the more shocking it will be; the more impact it is going to have. And again, the distance that you are from the epicenter plays a part, as well as the depth in the earth.Now, also what happened here, was that the epicenter of the quake was well inside the mountains. Very, very dense; much less shaking. But again, once it headed out and was pushing out towards the coast, that's when it began to be felt. Much less dense.Now, at the same time, of course, it couldn't have happened in a worse place because of the population. This gives you an idea of the population of Haiti. And of course, the gray blocks trying to illustrate the intensity of populations. So, the two most densely populated cities, of course, the capital Port-au-Prince and also Carrefour. The violent shaking was felt dramatically all around that area.Now, first of all, you have what is called a primary wave, and this moves everything, obviously, very violently, but can sometimes be over fairly quickly. This is then followed by the S-wave, the secondary waves, of which there could be numerous. We've had numerous aftershocks reported. And you can see what happens. It's called that for a reason: it moves in an S shape. It moves vertically or horizontally. When it moves vertically, this is when we see the most damage, because this is when we see the tops of the buildings coming off like the presidential palace. Literally, it is just shaken off the roots of its foundations.(END VIDEO)Haiti Earthquake ReactionAZUZ: We'd like to know how this story from Haiti has affected you. What's gone through your mind as you've seen images of the people, the rubble, the relief efforts? Log on to , and let us know what you're thinking.Money WordTOMEKA JONES, CNN STUDENT NEWS: Here's the deal: Today's Money Word is foreclosure. It describes when a lender, like a bank, takes control of a property from its owner because the owner has not made payments on a loan. Put that in your word bank!Record ForeclosuresAZUZ: There were more foreclosures in 2009 than in any other year in U.S. history. Nearly three million people fell behind on their mortgage payments, and that was up 21 percent from the year before. Federal and state governments have passed some laws to help homeowners and try to cut down on the number of foreclosures. Some experts say that might have worked, but others argue it's just delaying the inevitable, meaning that more homes will be foreclosed on this year.Proposed Bank FeeAZUZ: Homeowners, not the only ones who needed help in this recession. The banking, auto and insurance industries all got help from the government in the form of financial bailouts. The plan was for that money to be paid back. President Obama wants to make sure that happens, which is why he's asking Congress to charge some of the companies that got federal money a fee. The exact details on how this would work out aren't available yet; they'll be released next month. Some people in the financial industry are against the idea. They point out that a lot of the bailout money has already been paid back, and that this fee would make it harder for the overall U.S. economy to recover.Fast FactsRICK VINCENT, CNN STUDENT NEWS: Time for some Fast Facts! Michael Luther King was born in 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. His father later renamed him Martin Luther King Jr. He became a national civil rights leader in the mid-1950s after leading a successful bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama. During the 1963 civil rights demonstration known as the March on Washington, King delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech: his vision for a world where people wouldn't be judged based on the color of their skin. In 1964, King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work with the civil rights movement. He was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee in 1968. Nine years later, King was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.Blog ReportAZUZ: The holiday honoring Dr. King is coming up on Monday; we will be off the air for it. But check this out: free discussion questions and activities are available right now at . Also there: our blog. A couple days ago, I asked whether you thought Dr. King's dream had come true. Samantha thinks that "for the most part, we have eradicated" -- good word! -- "eradicated racial discrimination in the U.S. We have an African-American president and a Hispanic Supreme Court justice. We've taken huge steps." But Hunter says: "Discrimination is still a problemas much as it was long ago. A black president is a step, but we still have a whole flight of stairs to go." Dreamer wrote that "if Martin Luther King were still here, he would respect us because of how far we've come since that time. I don't know where we'd be today without him." And from Brady: "I still think there are conflicts between white and black people, but we are constantly moving forward."Student ChanceAZUZ: Moving to the basketball court and one Missouri student's dream. After four years handing out water and towels to players on the team, what he really wanted was to get in the game. Recently, he got his chance. Frank Cusumano of affiliate KSDK has the story.(BEGIN VIDEO)FRANK CUSUMANO, KSDK REPORTER: He slapped five, he shook hands, and David "Chubbs" Stillman even had his own personal cheering section.BILL GUNN, KIRKWOOD H.S. BASKETBALL COACH: You see the guy walking down the halls and he just has a smile on his face and people are just drawn to him.CUSUMANO: Especially on Monday night, when the team manager became a starting guard.DAVID "CHUBBS" STILLMAN, KIRKWOOD HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR: A lot of people were going crazy.CUSUMANO: Chubbs has been in special ed since preschool.ANN STILLMAN, DAVID'S MOTHER: He doesn't have a specific medical diagnosis, but he has multiple learning disabilities.CUSUMANO: Chubbs knew two weeks ago that he was going to dress out, so during the holiday break he did a lot of shooting outside in the backyard. And for this game, he was not coming out bashful.GUNN: I told him his role was to find his favorite spot on the floor, and the team's role was to find him opportunities to get shots off.CUSUMANO: And they did. In the fourth quarter, Chubbs let it fly.D. STILLMAN: It was awesome, them feeding me the ball.KEVIN STILLMAN, DAVID'S FATHER: To watch that ball go through the hoop was just an amazing feeling.A. STILLMAN: He's tried for so many years to overcome the obstacles, and he was able to be the star.CUSUMANO: You can say that again. Because with the clock winding down in a convincing victory over Fox, Chubbs drilled his second three-pointer.Where would that night rank in terms of thrills in your lifetime?D. STILLMAN: It will be the best night.CUSUMANO: How long do you think you'll remember it for?D. STILLMAN: Ever.(END VIDEO)Before We GoAZUZ: Great story. Now, you shoppers know that some sales are worth waiting for. But 20,000 years might be a bit much. That's how long it's taken for this wooly mammoth to get to Arizona. The prehistoric beast, or what's left of it, is part of a fossil exhibit. But the company that's putting him on display is hoping somebody will want to take it home. And hey, they're only asking for half a million bucks.GoodbyeAZUZ: Sounds like a tusk assignment, but that's probably a fair price.I mean, they're not trying to pull the wool over anyone's eyes. Remember, we will be off on Monday for the Martin Luther King holiday. We hope you enjoy the long weekend. For CNN Student News, I'm Carl Azuz.。

CNN Student News) -- February 10, 2014THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.***CARL AZUZ, CNN ANCHOR: Economics, the food supply, the Olympics - all subjects covered this Monday on CNN STUDENT NEWS. I`m Carl Azuz. Welcome to the show.First up, U.S. unemployment and jobs numbers. The government usually releases this info on the first Friday of every month. It`s important, because it can indicated how the economy is doing. Latest numbers are a mixed bag. On one hand, the unemployment rate ticked down one tenths of a percentage point to 6.6 percent in January. That`s the lowest it`s been in five years. But it only measure people who are actively looking for jobs, and many Americans have given up. The economy added 113,000 jobs in January, economists call that weak. They were expecting 178,000. The United States national debt is $17.3 trillion and counting. It`s the highest level of any country in the world. The debt limit, or ceiling was created during World War I. It was intended to limit how much the government spent. But Congress has always raised it when it was hit. And now that we`ve hit it again, that`s what Congress is expected to do again.(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)CHRISTINE ROMANS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: It`s back in town, the debt limits circus. But the juggling isn`t the conventional kind you might find in the big top. This juggling uses special accounting rules and billions of dollars. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has some experience juggling. In fact, he`s a pretty good juggler, after all. He had to do this last fall. But like the movie "Groundhog Day", we`re back at the same place. Effectively, the Treasury can`t borrow more money to run the country, because we`ve reached the legal debt limit. That`s right. To run the country, we have to borrow some money to do everything we`ve promised. Lew now has to use accounting tricks to keep the U.S. solvent, but he can`t do it for very long. He`s already warned that if a deal isn`t done by the end of the month, America risks a default on some of its obligations. And the smart money bets, Congress comes up with the deal in the next few weeks that we avoid a market meltdown, a global panic, spiking interest rates.House Speaker John Boehner already saying that even getting close to a default isn`t an option this time. And after last fall`s government shutdown, Republicans and Democrats don`t seem to have much stomach for a standoff. So, the juggling has begun for now and investors can watch Jack Lew pull off more daring moves to buy time to keep the U.S. from fiscal freefall until Congress gets a budget deal, but it needs a deal soon. Christine Romans, CNN, New York.(END VIDEOTAPE)AZUZ: The Obama administration is taking another step in support of same sex marriage. It`s expanding how the government recognizes it. What this means: same sex couples will get the same federal benefits as heterosexual couples do wherever the U.S. government has jurisdiction. So, this will apply in court cases, prison visitations and when it comes to spousal benefits when a police officer or a firefighter is killed on the job. This doesn`t legalize same sex marriage in all 50 states. Currently 17 states allow that. But it means that same sex couples who get married in a state where it is legal will get government benefits even if they leave in a state where it`s not. The U.S. Attorney General says this will change countless lives of same sex couples for the better. Some critics say the government is going too far. The National Organization of Marriage says "It underminesthe authority of states to make their own decisions about how marriage is handled under law."UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: See, if you can I.D. me. I`m a U.S. government agency that dates back to 1862. In the president`s cabinet I`m represented by Thomas Vilsack. Part of my job is to oversee the U.S. farming industry. I`m the U.S. Department of Agriculture or USDA and I work to ensure America`s food supply is safe.AZUZ: One way the USDA does that is by inspecting the companies that produce food. If a company breaks the law by not getting those inspections, it may have to recall the food it makes. That`s what`s happening with the Rancho Feeding Corporation. It`s recalling 8.7 million pounds of beef and veal, because it wasn`t properly inspected by the USDA. The government says some of the meat came from animals that had diseases or that weren`t safe for human consumption. The meat was sent to places in California, Florida, Illinois and Texas. We don`t know yet if it was sold in markets or restaurants. But the USDA says that so far, no one has reported getting sick from eating it.OK, separate story about sickness. The most common stomach bug we can get is norovirus. 19 million or more Americans get it every year in crowded places like nursing homes, daycare centers or cruise ships. In fact, almost 900 people on two different cruise ships have gotten norovirus so far this year. So, why isn`t it more common on Navy ships(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Pick it up! Pick it up!UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The U.S. Navy prides itself on being ready to fight. Whether it`s a fire on the flight deck like this drill on the USS Iwo Jima, or in the ship`s bowels where they battle an unseen enemy: germs.UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Command is cleaning stations.CAPTAIN JIM MCGOVERN, IWO JIMA COMMANDING OFFICER: Serious outbreaks of ten or 20 individuals being sick are taken very seriously and we, you know, we attack those outbreaks.UNIDENTIFIED PEOPLE: I`m the United States sailor ...UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: With 3,000 sailors and Marines on board the Iwo Jima, you might think outbreaks of illness would be common. Norovirus sickened nearly 700 people on the cruise ship last month. But the Navy never lets it get to that point. When illnesses like Norovirus break out, sailors are quickly isolated.VICE ADMIRAL MATTHEW NATHAN, SURGEON GENERAL OF THE NAVY: We either restrict them to medical, we restrict them to their quarters, we do not allow them to traverse to the food stations, to the galleys, to the library, to the gym.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: And ships are cleaned around the clock.JOHN CANEVARI, IWO JIMA CREWMAN: Every day at 07:30 we basically do a clearing station of the ship.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: From stem to stern, every sailor sweeps, scrubs and swabs.DANA GORDON, IWO JIMA EXECUTIVE OFFICER: All of our sailors out cleaning from over here, it`s the decks, the (inaudible) all the way down to the decks.JAKEILA OWENS, IWO JIMA CULINARY SPECIALIST: It`s important to keep this area clean, because cross contamination is a big factor in food borne illness.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Outbreak or not, the galley is inspected by the ship`s medical stuff constantly, looking for everything from dirt to expired food.AARAON FERGUSON, IWO JIMA PREVENTIVE MEDICINE TECHNICIAN: We go through every day, two to three times a day during meal periods, after meal periods for the cleaning. So that way, we know that their practices are safe for the crew.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It`s military discipline that makes the difference, the Navy surgeon general says.NATHAN: If you have a ship whose main center of gravity is social gatherings, food places, dancing areas and swimming pools, all those things that sailors wish they had, but don`t have on our Navy ships, then I think it`s much more challenging environment to control the spread of a highly contagious virus.(END VIDEOTAPE)AZUZ: If you`re watching the opening ceremonies of the Olympics on Friday, you saw some huge and technologically advanced visual effects. It was part fireworks show, part movie making, part Russian ballet, and part remembrance of Russia`s complicated and controversial history. It brought together projection and reflection, but you couldn`t quite call it perfection.(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)RACHEL NICHOLS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: As competition continues here in Sochi, so does the controversy. This time, the focus is on the opening ceremony. At the beginning of the ceremony, a stage manager gave a bad direction to the crew, and one of the electronic snowflakes that was supposed to transform into an Olympic ring, well, it didn`t. American viewers saw that, and so did most of the rest of the world. But not here in Russia. Russian TV actually admitted that when they saw the mistake, they had to broadcast - cut to rehearsal video of the ring functioning properly. And the director also seemed to think that was no big deal. Take a listen.KONSTANTIN ERNST, SOCHI 2014 CEREMONIES PRODUCER (through translator): When we understood because we had headphones communicating with all the technical people, we were in contact with them. Just a few seconds before we understood that the rings were not opening, we ordered the production booth, which provided the Russian national signal that we were taking the ring opening from the rehearsal. That was the only piece that we used.NICHOLS: So, in Russia, the mistake never happened. It`s a good reminder here that the official narrative doesn`t always match real life. In Sochi, I`m Rachel Nichols, CNN.(END VIDEOTAPE)AZUZ: Titanic, how you could describe today`s CNN STUDENT NEWS Roll Call. Why Because it`s about the titans at GrandTerrace High School in Grand Terrace, California. It`s about the Titans at Papillion La Vista South High School in Papillion, Nebraska. And guess what The Titans what Davidson Middle School in Southgate, Michigan. Thanks for watching you all.There are only snow many times you can build a snowman before the coolness wears off. So, what do you do then You take it up a notch. Or in this case, many notches. From a place that`s quite compatible with cold, Chicago, Illinois, the annual Snow Day Sculpting Competition pits 27 teams against ten foot blocks of snow. Given them the chance to shape a wonderland out of the long cold winter. Some of these teams practice all year using sand. So there`s a bit of grit to it: it takes more than a grain of talent. I know that shapes up another edition of CNN STUDENT NEWS. We`ll bring you more cutting edge stories tomorrow. We hope you can carve back ten minutes for the show.END。

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: A warning about the war in Afghanistan from the top U.S. commander in the country? We'll tell you what he has to say. I'm Carl Azuz. CNN Student News starts right now!First Up: Suspects in CourtAZUZ: First up, an investigation into an alleged terror plot moves to the courtroom, as three men charged with lying to federal agents appear before a judge. We first reported on this story yesterday. Authorities arrested two of the suspects in Colorado and the other one in New York. The Justice Department says the three are among several people who are under investigation in connection with an alleged plan to set off explosive devices somewhere in the U.S. The mayor of New York City says this is a reminder "that terrorism hasn't gone away."Jeanne Meserve has the latest on this investigation.(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)JEANNE MESERVE, HOMELAND SECURITY CORRESPONDENT: Najibullah Zazi, the Afghan national who has been the focal point of this terror probe, was arrested at his home outside Denver Saturday night along with his father, Mohammed Zazi. The owner of this Muslim burial service in Queens, New York, Ahmad Afzali, was the third taken into custody. All are charged with making false statements to the FBI during a terror investigation. Court documents reveal no details about the timing or targeting of the alleged explosives plot, but they allege that Najibullah Zazi lied about nine pages of detailed bombmaking instructions found on his computer.RAY KELLY, NEW YORK POLICE COMMISSIONER: The FBI had taken his computer, had mirror ed it -- had copied it, in essence -- put it back in hiscar. Mr. Zazi had not known that that had happened, apparently. So when he was questioned about whether or not he knew anything about these handwritten notes, and they were shown to him, he denied that knowledgeMESERVE: The court documents also allege that Najibullah Zazi admitted getting explosives and weapons training at an al Qaeda camp in Pakistan, though Zazi and his lawyer claimed Saturday he had not made such an admission. Experts say the charge s were file d to pressure the men into cooperating with the ongoing investigation of Najibullah Zazi.FRAN TOWNSEND, CNN NATIONAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTOR: What direction is he getting from al Qaeda members in the federally administered tribal areas in addition to the training that he got? Secondly, who else has he communicated with here in the United States? Obviously, the government has some idea ofwho that is based on their surveillance, both electronic and physical. But what they want to do is make sure they've identified the entire net, the whole range of consparators.MESERVE: In Queens, New York, where one of the arrests took place, a member of the Muslim community expressed surprise the alleged plot had come to light now.MAN ON THE STREET: It's the end of Ramadan. People are more humble, people are more religious. It would be very hard for me to imagine people who would be do ing wrong deed s during that month, a special time of the year.MESERVE: Experts say it is possible, even likely, that additional charges will be brought. They say the government likely revealed as little as possible in these first charges as it shores up its case and continues the investigation in the U.S., Pakistan and elsewhere. Jeanne Meserve, CNN, Denver.(END VIDEO CLIP)Troops in AfghanistanAZUZ: Moving to military news, now. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, says that more troops are needed there in the next year, or else the war "will likely result in failure." That statement was part of a document that was leaked to The Washington Post newspaper recently. There are currently 62,000 U.S. forces serving in Afghanistan. The Pentagon plans to add an additional 6,000 troops by the end of the year. But some members of Congress think Gen. McChrystal may call for thousands more.President's WeekAZUZ: Ultimately, that is President Obama's choice as Commander in Chief of the U.S. He says he wants to evaluate the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan before he makes decisions about troop level s. Meantimne, the president is looking at a busy schedule this week.Startingtoday, he's in ew York for the United Nations General Assembly. That conference will address a number of global issues. Then Thursday, the president heads to Pittsburgh to host a two-day meeting of the G20, a group of the world's largest economies.Word to the WiseMICHELLE WRIGHT, CNN STUDENT NEWS: A Word to the Wise...deluge (noun) a heavy rain, downpour or floodsource: dictionarySoutheast FloodingAZUZ: Deluge, however you say it, that is what parts of the southeastern U.S. are struggling through right now. Days of deluge led rivers and creek s to overflow on Monday, causing severe flooding that claimed several lives in parts of Georgia and Tennessee. This in a region that was recently grip ped by a severe drought.You can see how deep the water is in this video from Atlanta. The flooding trap ped some students at school for a while. They were able to get out later with help from the fire department. In other parts of the region, people were forced to evacuate their homes because of fears about dams and levee s failing. Georgia's governor declared a state of emergency for 17 counties. Yesterday, one emergency official said, "We're in rescue-and-recovery mode. It has not stopped raining, and another line of thunderstorms is coming."Shuttle Arrives HomeAZUZ: Those same storms made for an interesting flight home for the space shuttle Discovery. It hitched a ride on the back of a 747 for the 2,500-mile trek from California back to Florida. You might remember that Discovery touched down on the west coast after its recent trip to the international space station. During yesterday's final leg of the journey home, theshuttle's carrier aircraft actually had to navigate around those storms, which the pilot said made for the most challenging weather situation he's dealt with in more than 10 of these trips.ShoutoutGEORGE RAMSAY, CNN STUDENT NEWS: Today's Shoutout goes out to Mr. Gleason's social studies class at Ron Watson Middle School in Yuma, Arizona! Who said, "Whether you think you can or think you can't, you are right"? Was it: A) William Shakespeare, B) Mark Twain, C) Thomas Edison or D) Henry Ford? You've got three seconds -- GO! That quote on confidence comes from Henry Ford. That's your answer and that's your Shoutout!Morning SunshineAZUZ: Confidence is a major theme of Robin Meade's new book, "Morning Sunshine." You might recognize the name, Ms. Meade is the anchor of "Morning Express" on HLN. Recently, I talked with her about some of the challengesshe's faced and what advice she might have for you. The full interview is at CNNStudentNews. Part of our conversation is right here.(BEGIN VIDEO)AZUZ: We all struggle on that path to wherever we're going. You discussed times when you have struggled with your singing voice, with your speaking voice in the past. How would you encourage a quarterback who's missing his receivers, or a band member who's missing her notes, or an A student who's going to get a B?MEADE: So in my case, at one point in my early 20s I lost my singing voice; I had a voice paralysis. And then when I had some panic attacks about ten years ago on the air, and in effect I lost my speaking voice. For me, I didn't appreciate those talents until they were gone. So you bet, when they came back I was like, "Oooh, I am so grateful for that." So, maybe while you are missing the receiver, maybe while you are not getting the grades that you wantthis quarter, just know that you have so much to be grateful for. You're not getting those grades, but it's not because you're not intelligent. You're intelligent; something's just missing the mark. But it shouldn't change your perception of your own talent. That does not change. That is a constant.AZUZ: All right, I'm going to out you here. Robin Meade is not perfect.MEADE: Not perfect at all.AZUZ: Despite what some of you all may believe. You talked about how you had pneumonia as a child up until you were five years old, some of the struggles that you had along the way. And you write that "it's dangerous for young people to assume that everyone else's accomplishments came easily." Can you talk about some of the struggles you had on the way to hosting "Morning Express"?MEADE: One of the points in writing this book was I wanted it to be a road map for people, foryoung people as well, who maybe have some self-esteem issues. I wanted to give you ashort-cut, maybe a little pointer about confidence booster s. But I do think it's dangerous for people to look at people in the spotlight like myself or a football player or even if it's your local accountant. To look at them and go, "Hmmm, that must have been easy; I on the other hand have problems, so I'll never be successful like that." That's not true. All of us have some hurdle that we have to overcome. So, maybe you're experiencing something right now. It doesn't mean that you can not be successful in the future. You are a success right now. You just have to figure out how to channel everything that's going on in your life.(END VIDEO)PromoAZUZ: Great advice. Believe it or not, CNN Student News has been around for 20 years! No, I have not been with the show that long. But it isa good time for us to celebrate, so we are! Check out our special anniversary show this Friday! It'll take a look at some of the biggest stories from the past two decades. We hope you'll join us to mark the occasion.Before We GoAZUZ: Before we go, a story about science on a budget. So, let's say you're a college student who wants to takes pictures from space? No problem, at least for these guys from MIT. Earlier this month, they launched a weather balloon, along with a camera, cell phone, drink cooler and hand warmers 17 miles up. All to snap some shots of the Earth. It worked! Better yet, the whole thing cost less than $150!GoodbyeAZUZ: That's impressive, because since sometimes, the price of projects like these can really balloon out of control. We'll pop back intomorrow for more CNN Student News. I'm Carl Azuz, hope to see you then。

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.。

CNN 2010-09-06 The amount of products that a country makes,its manufacturing activity can give you an idea of how that country's economy is doing. In the U.S., manufacturing is up. There's a new report out that says the industry got bigger in August. That is the 13th month in a row that it's expanded. But some experts are warning that these numbers can be open to interpretation, and they're concerned that the manufacturing industry might run out of steam. The stock market had a positive reaction though to yesterday's report. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, a collection of some of the most traded stocks on Wall Street, jumped up more than 250 points. Hurricane warnings and watches along parts of the North Carolina and Virginia coastlines. Some people are being told to get out of the area. All because of Hurricane Earl. It's getting closer to shore. And this weekend is Labor Day, one of the last big weeks for summer vacations. But a lot of people may be steering clear of the beach. Experts say Hurricane Earl probably won't actually reach shore, but it will affect the shore. The storm is about two hundred miles wide, and it could bring heavy rain, gusty winds and high surf along the coast. Some swimmers are already dealing with rip currents, strong currents that can pull you away from shore. A lot of experts say if you are ever caught up in one of these things, you should swim parallel to shore until you are out of the rip current and then start making your way back. Rob Marciano caught up with some rescue workers in Virginia Beach to talk about some of the dangers there.NPR 2010-09-06 From NPR News in Washington, I'm Renita Jablonski.President Obama will be talking about jobs and the economy during several speeches this week including at a Labor Day rally tomorrow in Milwaukee. Chuck Quirmbach of Wisconsin Public Radio has more on what the president will cover.The president will speak to union members following their annual Labor Day parade. The White House says Mr. Obama is expected to talk about incentives to get small businesses to hire more people. US Labor Secretary Hilda Solis will join the president in Milwaukee. She says she realizes that many people want a faster economic recovery."Sure it's slow, but we're going through a global economic crisis as well, readjustment, a rethinking of where we're going to go in the future. And we have that path somewhat laid out for us."Solis says the Obama administration is trying to boost education and training, so more people can find work. Wisconsin Republicans say the president is trying to put a positive face on a stagnant economy. For NPR News, I'm Chuck Quirmbach in Milwaukee.A stop to Cleveland is also on Mr. Obama's schedule this week. There, he's expected to outline a 100-billion-dollar proposal to increase and permanently extend a tax credit for businesses' research expenses. The community college venue for that announcement was apparently chosen by the White House in part to draw a contrast with the recent economic address by House Republican Leader and Ohio Representative John Boehner.The outlawed Basque separatist organization ETA has declared a unilateral ceasefire in its violent campaign for independence from Spain. In a video statement released today, the group says it wants to achieve its goals through peaceful and democratic means, but the BBC's Sarah Rainsford reports from Madrid it's unclear whether the ceasefire is permanent.The Spanish government's line has been firm for some time: no talks with ETA unless it renounces violence for good and disarms. This ceasefire statement falls short of that. It looks like a call for new peace talks, but this government tried that in 2006 and failed. The controversial negotiations collapsed after nine tense months, when an ETA bomb killed two people at Madrid Airport, so the government will be wary of talking to ETA again, especially it's the time when it's sinking in the opinion polls. Many Spaniards would also question the point of talking now, when it's widely accepted that ETA is weaker than ever in its history.The BBC's Sarah Rainsford reporting from Madrid.The death toll in Guatemala is rising after mudslides triggered by torrential rains. At least 36 people have died and officials say more than 100 people are missing. Fire Department spokesman says about 100 people gathered to dig victims out of a bus covered by a landslide and then a group attempting a rescue was buried by another slide.People in Nova Scotia are cleaning up today after Tropical Storm Earl hit the Canadian province yesterday.You're listening to NPR News.A Taliban spokesman is saying today his group will try to disrupt elections in Afghanistan this month. He's warning Afghans to boycott the vote. The Taliban position is consistent with those taken in the past—insurgents seek to topple the government in Kabul and want to drive foreign troops from the country. Similar threats drove down voter turnout in last year's marred presidential election. Several parliamentary candidates and campaign workers have been attacked across Afghanistan in recent months.Police and sports authorities are investigating charges of cheating by members of the Pakistan National Cricket Team during matches against England in London. Last week, allegations were made against three players. And as Larry Miller reports, there are now more serious accusations.Cricket's governing body is reportedly investigating a Pakistan player for match fixing. This would be the fourth Pakistani star caught up in the growing cheating allegations. Three others allegedly accepted bribes for making prearranged errors on the field. The International Cricket Council says they're facing 23 separate charges. Last week, the tabloid News of the World secretly filmed a gambling middleman apparently receiving morethan $200,000 in cash in exchange for guaranteeing on-field miscues, which happened at the appointed times. The newspaper has new video of a former Pakistani star saying he knows players who fixed almost every match for big bribes. For NPR News, I'm Larry Miller in London.If you drink on the job and activate an emergency chute, there's a good chance you may be out of that job. So is the case for flight attendant Steven Slater. JetBlue is saying this weekend Slater is no longer an employee.I'm Renita Jablonski, NPR News.BBC 2010-09-06 BBC News with Jonathan Izard A group of suicide attackers has stormed an Iraqi army base in Baghdad, drawing American troops into the fighting just days after the United States formally ended its combat operations in the country. At least 12 people were killed and more than 20 wounded in the assault by militant gunmen and bombers. Two of the attackers managed to get into the base, and an Iraqi officer said American forces were called in to help in a gun battle with them. From Baghdad, Gabriel Gatehouse.The Americans always said that the fifty-odd thousand troops they've still got here are of course authorized to fire in self-defence, but it is actually quite unusual for the Americans to engage this actively in an operation usually they provide air cover and other sort of expertise. Here it seems they went a little bit further, and it seems that while the Americans are still here, this is resource that the Iraqis can call upon. And these attacks do take place on quite a regular basis, so we can assume that they will probably call upon them again in the future between now and the pullout date, which is at the end of next year.The outlawed Basque separatist group ETA has declared a unilateral ceasefire in its violent campaign for independence from Spain. In a video message given to the BBC, it said it decided several months ago not to carry out any more armed attacks. ETA said it wanted to achieve its aims by peaceful means. But Rodolfo Ares, the interior minister of the Basque regional government, said the statement was insufficient."ETA's announcement may be useful to ETA and its will to resolve its discrepancies. But I insist it is absolutely not enough for democracy, the law for the great majority of Basque society. The time for truces has passed, and the only thing Basque society expects is ETA's announcement of a definitive end to terrorist activity."Emergency services in Guatemala say up to 100 people may have been buried by landslides on the main highway north of Guatemala City. Across Guatemala, 36 people have been confirmed dead in floods and landslides caused by heavy rain. James Read reports.Dozens of people were trying to dig a bus out of a landslide on the main road north of Guatemala City when a second one engulfed them, burying rescuers and vehicles in deep mud and sweeping them into a canyon below. Emergency workers have been digging frantically for survivors, despite the risk that the mountainside may again collapse. The government had already advised people to stay off the roads after a bus was buried on a different stretch of the same highway on Saturday. President Alvaro Colom has called the situation a national tragedy.The Roman Catholic Church has indicated it might use diplomatic channels to push for clemency for a woman in Iran who's been sentenced to death by stoning for adultery. Her son had appealed to Pope Benedict to save her life. The Vatican said it was following the plight of the woman, Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, with attention.World News from the BBC The government in Bangladesh has put its health and livestock officials on high alert after an outbreak of anthrax spread to more districts in the north and west. Five districts are now affected, and more than 320 people have been infected by skin anthrax which causes lesions. Livestock department officials have their leave cancelled and have been told to monitor the situation. It's exactly a month since a rockfall trapped 33 miners deep underground in Chile. Their relatives have marked the occasion at the site where work to bore a rescue shaft to the miners is continuing. From there, Gideon Long reports.One month on and relatives of the miners marked the occasion when a rock collapse at the mine cut them off from their loved ones. On a hillside, overlooking the site, the Chilean Mining Minister Laurence Golborne read out the names of all 33 men. The miners have survived on a meagre diet, but there is still a long way from being rescued. Engineers have drilled through nearly 50 metres of rock, but they still have another 650 to go. So they are launching plan B. Another drill is being assembled on a different part of the mountain, and it's due to begin work later on Sunday.A British soldier has been killed by militants in southern Afghanistan. The army said he was part of an operation fighting insurgents in Helmand province when his unit was attacked with a rocket-propelled grenade. Another soldier wounded days ago in Afghanistan has died of his wounds in a British hospital. Three hundred and thirty-four British personnel have died in the Afghan conflict since the US-led invasion almost nine years ago.The young Japanese motorcycle racer, Shoya Tomizawa, has been killed during a support race for the San Marino Grand Prix in Italy. Nineteen-year-old Tomizawa was fatally injured after falling off his bike at high speed and being hit by two other riders. The defending MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi, who saw the crash on television, said it was terrifying.BBC News。

(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!。

(CNN Student News) -- May 24, 2010 Download PDF maps related to today's show: Transcript THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: May 24th, 1844: The first telegraph message was sent. May 24th, 2010: You can watch CNN Student News on TV, online and on iTunes. A lot changes over 150 years. I'm Carl Azuz. Let's do this. First Up: Gulf Coast Oil Spill AZUZ: Construction delays, permit problems, the threat of hurricanes: Officials in Panama City, Florida have dealt with a lot of problems to open up a new airport. Here's a new one: a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. We've talked about some of the different industries that this thing is affecting. Tourism is a big one, especially in Panama City. This new airport is expected to bring in millions of dollars. The problem is, people are worried about how clean the water is, and those concerns might keep them away from the region. The spill is more than 100 miles away from Panama City's coastline, but officials are keeping a close eye on it. RANDY CURTIS, PANAMA CITY BAY COUNTY AIRPORT: Well, certainly it's something we've watched very closely. And fortunately, we've not had any impacts in this part of Florida and the Gulf with the oil itself. So, we are open for business. DAN ROWE, PANAMA CITY BEACH VISITORS BUREAU: This airport is a great opportunity for us to showcase the region. And you know, we will get through the oil spill. There's no oil on Panama City beach or any of the beaches in northwest Florida now, but we do need to continue to get the word out that this is a great place to come to visit and the airport is a means to get there. AZUZ: Last week, we told you about something called a "top kill." This animation shows how it would work. Engineers would pump this special mud into the leaking well. They hope that would stop the flow of oil. Then, they can seal the whole thing with cement. Officials had hoped to try that yesterday. Didn't happen. They're now looking at giving it a shot tomorrow or Wednesday. Recently, some CNN iReporters sent in their ideas about how to deal with this spill. CNN asked Bill Nye the Science Guy to take a look at their suggestions. He's is, as we said, the science expert. He actually used to deal with oil spills. Check out his reaction to the iReports. (BEGIN VIDEO) UNIDENTIFIED MALE, CNN IREPORTER: You slide this in place on the hole's stopper, going up the pressure which will plug that gap. You then drill several fastening bolts to fasten it in place. And at this stage, basically, all you need do is either tap into the pipe through the dam and pump in the golf balls, the rubber, the crap that will flow down and block. NYE: As soon as somebody says drill through here, you're really in trouble. The stuff is unbelievably hard and it's broken. It's brittle. I mean, when you start to drill through it, it will just crack and you'll have this crack propagate up and down the pipe. And the leak will actually get even more difficult to deal with. UNIDENTIFIED MALE, CNN IREPORTER: As you can see, this is simulating an oil spill in the water. And you just sprinkle some sand on it. As you can see, immediately the sand is absorbing the oil and bringing the oil down to the bottom, which makes the top very clear. NYE: Yes, yes, this is great. UNIDENTIFIED MALE, CNN IREPORTER: It doesn't take the sand for it to absorb. NYE: So, here's the problem. A lot of people don't want tar on the bottom of the ocean either. And the amount of sand involved, when you have an oil spill that's 10 nautical miles by 20 nautical miles, ends up to be a very large amount of sand. UNIDENTIFIED MALE, CNN IREPORTER: You got two scenarios here. We think, first of all, you can actually disperse this on the spill that's out there now. You soak up the oil that's out there now. You've got skimmers coming along and skim up the hay or use the shrimp boats with their nets, something along that line. Or if it washes up on shore, it's going to be just like seaweed, and you can take traditional beach cleaning equipment and just pick it up. NYE: Hay. They're suggesting hay. Hay might work pretty well too. And oil just sticks to that material. Just sticks to it. If you can get that stuff out there and that's what, when I worked on oil slick skimming boats, that's what we used. (END VIDEO) Shoutout TOMEKA JONES, CNN STUDENT NEWS: Today's Shoutout goes out to Mrs. Estrada's language arts classes at Summerour Middle School in Norcross, Georgia! What U.S. government position have John Negroponte, J.M. McConnell and Dennis Blair all held? Is it: A) Ambassador to the U.N., B) Director of national intelligence, C) Secretary of state or D) Attorney general? You've got three seconds -- GO! Those are the first three directors of national intelligence. That's your answer and that's your Shoutout! Intelligence Director Resigns AZUZ: Well now, President Obama is looking for the fourth director of national intelligence. Dennis Blair, who's held the job since January of 2009, resigned late last week. The director of national intelligence -- the job itself -- has been around for about 5 years. It's the person responsible for collecting information from a bunch of government agencies -- including the CIA, the FBI and the Homeland Security Department -- and using all that information to create a single National Intelligence Program. Mr. Blair announced his resignation last Thursday. His office had been criticized recently for not coordinating intelligence efforts well enough and not stopping an attempted terrorist attack in advance. Blair's resignation will be effective at the end of this week. Clinton in China AZUZ: Some other big names in the Obama administration are over in China. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is leading a group of more than 200 officials to Beijing for talks with the Chinese government. They're going to be going over a lot of topics, the biggest one is trade. It's something that Secretary Clinton talked about yesterday when she met with Chinese business leaders in Shanghai. That city is hosting the World Expo. It's kind of like the Olympics for economics, science and technology. Secretary Clinton is urging China to allow American companies more freedom to compete with Chinese companies in China. She says that when there's a level playing field, both countries win. Spoken Word U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: The threat will not go away soon. But let's be clear: al Qaeda and its affiliates are small men on the wrong side of history. They lead no nation. They lead no religion. We need not give in to fear every time a terrorist tries to scare us. We should not discard our freedoms because extremists try to exploit them. We cannot succumb to division because others try to drive us apart. We are the United States of America. West Point Graduation