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CNN Student News -- May 1, 2007
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REBA HOLLINGSWORTH, CNN REPORTER: From the nation's capital ...
MARCHERS: Si se puede. Si se puede.
HOLLINGSWORTH: To the West Coast.
MARCHERS: Si se puede. Si se puede.
HOLLINGSWORTH: Thousands of protestors are making their voices heard; pushing for changes in the immigration laws and a fair solution for illegals already in the U.S.
MAN ON THE STREET: I think that our community works hard. Has contributed to society. And I'm tired of feeling like a citizen of second class or a citizen of third class.
HOLLINGSWORTH: In Chicago, a sea of people flooded the streets with a march through downtown.
MAN ON THE STREET: It's everyone's country. It's not just my country or a Mexican's country, or any country -- it's everyone's.
HOLLINGSWORTH: Young, old, some even draped from head to toe in the American flag -- all turned out in huge numbers in Los Angeles, proof that the issue is complicated. This woman says something should be worked out for illegal immigrants that have been in America for a long time. But she says lawmakers still need to:
MAN ON THE STREET: Close the borders and make sure that Americans don't have to foot the bill for the illegal immigration situation that we have here in America.
HOLLINGSWORTH: Whatever your view -- a resounding message:
MAN ON THE STREET: We're not attacking anybody. We're not invading this nation. We just want to live here in peace like everybody else.
HOLLINGSWORTH: Congress will take up the immigration issue later this month. If the reform is not voted on by August, some fear the presidential race will overshadow immigration reform. For CNN Student News, I'm Reba Hollingsworth.
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[b][u]Shoutout[/u][/b]
CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS: It's time for the Shoutout! Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? If you think you know it, shout it out! Was it: A) Abraham Lincoln, B) George Washington, C) Thomas Jefferson or D) Francis Scott Key? You've got three seconds -- GO! If you've studied your history, you know Thomas Jefferson penned the famous document. And now you know the answer to one of the questions from the new U.S. naturalization test, the test that you take to become a U.S. citizen. That's your answer and that's your Shoutout!
[b][u][color=#000099]New Naturalization Test[/color][/u][/b]
LLOYD: You're probably used to taking tests, right? Tests for government, tests for history, tests for English. Well, there's also a test to become a U.S. citizen and it has questions from all of those subjects on it. Richard Roth explains a new version of the citizenship exam and quizzes people on the street to find out how they'd score.
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RICHARD ROTH, CNN REPORTER: By day, Rosemarie Lopez is an orthodontist's assistant.
INSTRUCTOR: Rosemarie Lopez?
ROTH: At night, the Guatemalan native is brushing up to become an American citizen.
LOPEZ: What country sold the Louisiana territory to the United States? France.
INSTRUCTOR: Correct.
ROTH: Lopez and her class in Boston are prepping for a new test for immigrants applying to become U.S. citizens.
INSTRUCTOR: So the answers for the colors of the flag: red, white and blue. So please make sure to make the changes, because I saw some answers with yellow and that's not right.
ROTH: The government says the added questions focus on the ideas of democracy and make it more meaningful, questions like "what does freedom of religion mean?"
ALPHONSO AQUILAR, U.S. OFFICE OF CITIZENSHIP, HOMELAND SECURITY DEPT.: We want to use the exam as a tool to encourage civic learning and patriotism.
ROTH: But most of the pilot test still reads like a quiz show. I put some of the same questions to American Citizens on the streets of New York.
ROTH: If the U.S. president can no longer serve, who becomes president?
MAN ON THE STREET: Vice president. Ooh that's a tough question.
ROTH: Who's is the Senate majority leader now?
MAN ON THE STREET: The girl. That's the lady. That's Pelosi, Dianne Pelosi.
ROTH: That's the House, not the Senate, smarty pants.
ROTH: Number 125: What country is on the northern border of the United States?
BOY: Canada.
ROTH: Number 126: Where is the Grand Canyon.
BOY: Uh, Arizona.
ANDREW STENGEL, PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY FOUNDATION: The redesigned test is better suited for "Jeopardy," than for fitness to serve as a citizen. They're asked, "when are your taxes due," but having nothing to do with, no question how to register to vote.
ROTH: What did Susan B. Anthony do?
MAN #1: Suffragist. Susan B. Anthony is a suffragette.
MAN #2: Oh no, she wrote the uh..the uh..
MAN #!: She's a suffragette for women's rights.
MAN #2: No, no. She wrote the Star Spangled Banner.
MAN #1: No she didn't.
ROTH: In order to join these new American citizens, you need to answer six out of ten right, plus a basic English test.
JUDGE: Of the United States of America.
GROUP OF NEW CITIZENS: Of the United States of America.
LOPEZ: I'll be able to call this my country now.
ROTH: Richard Roth, CNN, New York.
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[b][u]Spoken Word[/u][/b]
U.S. PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH: The bill would impose impossible conditions on our commanders in combat. After forcing most of our troops to withdraw, the bill would dictate the terms on which the remaining commanders and troops could engage the enemy. That means America's commanders in the middle of a combat zone would have to take fighting directions from politicians 6,000 miles away in Washington, D.C. This is a prescription for chaos and confusion, and we must not impose it on our troops.
[b][u]Iraq Funding Veto[/u][/b]
LLOYD: As you just heard, President Bush followed through on a promise and vetoed a bill that would have set deadlines for troops to leave Iraq. Democratic leaders responded, saying the president has a responsibility to explain his plan for ending the war. This is only the 2nd time in Mr. Bush's presidency that he's vetoed, or rejected, a bill. And now that he has, the focus shifts back to Capitol Hill. For Congress to deny a president's veto, two-thirds of the House and Senate would have to vote to override.
[b][u]Fast Fasts[/u][/b]
AZUZ: Time for some fast facts on presidential vetoes! Among recent presidents, Ronald Reagan just said "no" the most, using the veto 78 times. And the record for the most vetoes ever? That'd be Franklin D. Roosevelt, with 635! Andrew Johnson had more than half of his 29 vetoes overridden by Congress. That's also a record, probably one he didn't brag about. And the longest streak in U.S. history without a presidential veto? Six years and four months, back in the 1800s.
[b][u][color=#000099]Military Goes YouTube[/color][/u][/b]
LLOYD: If you're trying to track down a video, chances are you can find it at YouTube, where users post clips for anyone to see. The U.S. military's taken a cue from the popular site and they've started their own YouTube, and they hope it will offer a new perspective on the war in Iraq. Jamie McIntyre fills us in on the site.
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JAMIE MCINTYRE, CNN SENIOR PENTAGON CORRESPONDENT: The most watched video on the U.S. military's new YouTube site is last January's pitched battle on Haifa Street. A firefight, well-documented on CNN at the time. But other videos feature views of Iraq the U.S. military says rarely make the news, such as this joyous reunion as American troops rescue a kidnap victim on Baghdad.
MCINTYRE: Unlike many anguished Iraqis often seen on TV, the people in these videos are generally happy! They don't seem to mind being searched. And interact freely with Americans, such as this boy dubbed 'slingshot kid' who gets help from a heavily armed Marine. And here Iraqi Boy Scouts eagerly prepare for an upcoming Jamboree.
The U.S.-lead coalition sponsored "YouTube Channel" was launched two months ago to quote 'give viewers around the world a boots on the ground' perspective, with what are called 'eye catching videos.' Since then, the site has recorded 150,000 hits. It's clearly public relations, but the military insists the clips are edited only for time, security reasons, and for overly disturbing or offensive images.
Still the picture is one-sidedly upbeat: U.S. and Iraqi troops working as a team. Americans rushing to aid victims of a roadside bomb. And some videos are slickly produced promotional spots designed to engender patriotism.
McINTYRE: The U.S. military insists it's not minimizing the bad news, just trying to show the situation in Iraq is more complex. It says events depicted are not staged, and its using the Internet to show that along with the chaos there are good things happening, too. Jamie McIntyre, CNN, the Pentagon.
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LLOYD: You know you can watch CNN Student News on your TV or your computer. But you can also carry us in your pocket! Download our podcast at CNN.com or iTunes, and you can get the news when you're on the go.
[b][u]Before We Go[/u][/b]
LLOYD: Before we go, a traffic jam with some bite. You might expect to get stuck in traffic because of an accident, but a highway in San Antonio, Texas, came to a halt over an alligator. This 8-foot gator sprawled across the pavement and when police tried to coax it off the road, he took a bite out of their bumper! Authorities eventually removed the reptilian obstruction and got drivers back on their way.
[u][b]Goodbye[/b][/u]
LLOYD: And that drives us to the end of today's CNN Student News. Thanks for watching. I'm Monica Lloyd. More Headline News is on the way.
CNN Student News -- May 7, 2007
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[font=Tahoma][/font][size=12px]MONICA LLOYD, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: We're glad you're back with us for a new day of CNN Student News. I'm Monica Lloyd. Finding a compromise: After decades of violence between Protestants and Catholics, Northern Ireland has a new government, and the two rivals will now share power. Preventing a plot: Six men are being held by federal authorities after their alleged plan to attack a U.S. Army base is blown. And discovering a tomb: After 30 years of searching in Israel, archeologists believe they've found where a famous ancient ruler is buried.
First Up: New Hope
LLOYD: First up today, forming a new government. When you watch the news about the war in Iraq, you might hear about sectarian, or religious, violence. This isn't the only time sectarian fighting has torn a nation in recent years. Violence between Protestants and Catholics raged in Northern Ireland for decades. And while the bloodshed ended in the late 1990s, the two sides still had their political differences. But as Robin Oakley explains, Tuesday marked a new beginning for Northern Ireland, as former opponents come together.
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ROBIN OAKLEY, CNN REPORTER: All on the stage together: mediators and old enemies, a lifelong loyalist, an ex-IRA commander, and the British and Irish prime ministers. This was history in the making.
These are the scenes burned on the memories of the leaders who finally forged Northern Ireland's key peace agreement: the bombings, burnings and shootings that killed more than 3,600 Protestants and Catholics, men women and children, through thirty years of The Troubles. Now, they hope, Northern Ireland's new first minister is right. Past scars, he said, would not be forgotten.
IAN PAISLEY, LEADER, DEMOCRATIC UNIONIST PARTY: That was yesterday. This is today, and tomorrow will be tomorrow.
OAKLEY: Tuesday, May the 8 was the day when politics should finally have replaced terror, symbolized by two longtime bitter foes signing up to run a restored power-sharing executive. Mr. Paisley, the one-time firebrand preacher, the hardline protestant leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, took the pledge as its leader. Martin McGuinness, the one-time IRA commander and chief negotiator for the IRA's political arm, Sinn Fein, stepped up as No 2. The eighty-year-old Paisley was passionate in his hope for the future:
PAISLEY: From the depths of my heart I can say to you today that I believe Northern Ireland has come to a time of peace, a time when hate will no longer rule.
OAKLEY: McGuinness warned that all disagreements wouldn't disappear overnight, but pledged they'd see things through.
MARTIN MCGUINNESS, SINN FEIN CHIEF NEGOTIATOR: We know that this will not be easy, and the road we are embarking on will have many twists and turns. It is however, a road which we have chosen and which is supported by the vast majority of our people.
OAKLEY: There for the culmination of a peace process he has driven for ten years was Britain's Prime Minister.
TONY BLAIR, BRITISH PRIME MINISTER: Look back and we see centuries pockmarked by conflict, hardship, even hatred among the peoples of these islands. Look forward today and we see the chance at last to escape those heavy chains of history.
OAKLEY: The Irish Prime Minister, or Taioseach as he is called, Bertie Ahern was lavish in his praise of Britain's soon-to-depart Prime Minister.
BERTIE AHERN, IRISH PRIME MINSTER: He is a true friend of peace and of Northern Ireland and for that we express heartfelt thanks.
OAKLEY: Setting up a power-sharing assembly won't cure all ills in a society where Protestant and Catholic children still mostly learn apart, and where Protestant and Catholic communities are often still divided by massive walls. But it's at least a start on the road to normality. Robin Oakley, CNN, Belfast.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
Word to the Wise
CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS: A Word to the Wise...
compromise (noun) a settlement of differences
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LLOYD: Teachers, if you want to have your students learn more about political compromise, we've put together a Learning Activity that can help them examine whether the lessons from Northern Ireland can be applied to other conflicts. Check it out at CNN.com/EDUCATION.
Alleged Assault Plot
LLOYD: New Jersey is home to Fort Dix. The U.S. Army base has been training troops since World War I. Thousands of soldiers still pass through its gates every year. But six men are in federal custody today after allegedly planning an attack on the facility. Kelli Arena has the details.
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KELLI ARENA, CNN REPORTER: This was the alleged target: the Fort Dix Army Base in New Jersey. The plan: to gun down as many soldiers as possible.
JODY WEIS, FBI: Today we dodged a bullet. In fact, when you look at the type of weapons that this group was trying to purchase, we may have dodged a lot of bullets.
ARENA: Five of the men stand accused of surveilling targets, collecting weapons and training to shoot them. A sixth is charged with helping the group get the weapons. One defendant is quoted in the criminal complaint as saying "It doesn't matter to me. Whether I get locked up, arrested or get taken away, it doesn't matter... or I die... doesn't matter. I'm doing it in the name of Allah."
CHRISTOPHER CHRISTIE, U.S. ATTORNEY: These people were in possession of numerous jihadist videos. They had possession of the last will in testaments of two of the 19 hijackers from September 11th.
ARENA: The men are described as Islamic extremists, three of them in the United States illegally. Officials say they acted on their own and have no connection to al Qaeda or any other known terrorist group. Investigators admit the suspects weren't the brightest bulbs. Authorities say they actually brought a video of themselves shooting assault weapons and calling for jihad to a video store to be copied onto a DVD. The store contacted authorities and an investigation was opened.
FBI: And that's why we are here today. Thanks to the courage and heroism of that individual.
ARENA: The FBI sent in an informant to infiltrate the group, who then recorded his conversations with them; providing prosecutors with a wealth of evidence. Officials insist that Fort Dix was never in imminent danger. Outside experts agree, it's a pretty tough target to hit. Still, officials say the group intended to do harm and needed to be stopped. Kelli Arena, CNN Washington.
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I.D. Me!
AZUZ: See if you can I.D. Me! In 37 B.C., I was appointed by the Romans to rule Judea. I rebuilt Jerusalem's famous Temple. I was king of Judea around the time when Jesus was born. King Herod ruled part of ancient Palestine more than 2,000 years ago.
A Great Discovery
LLOYD: If you're trying to find something, whether it's information for a homework assignment or a shirt that's disappeared from your closet, how long will you look for it? 10 minutes? An hour? A whole day? Well one archeologist has looked for King Herod's tomb for more than 30 years! Ben Wedeman explains why his patience may have finally paid off.
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BEN WEDEMAN, CNN REPORTER: The rock, in this case, is the star, fragments of what could be the most important archeological find in the Middle East since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Archeologist Ehud Netzer from Jerusalem's Hebrew University announces the discovery of the tomb of Herod the Great, the last Jewish king of Judea, around the time of Jesus, the builder of the Second Temple. For Netzer, a lifelong obsession.
EHUD NETZER, HEBREW UNIVERSITY: It's a great satisfaction. I'm not sure I myself digested it fully.
WEDEMAN: Out at the site, known as Herodium, a dusty hill in the occupied West Bank, a horde of journalists tries to make sense of ancient stones. For three decades Israeli archeologists scoured this hillside for Herod's tomb. Three weeks ago they found what they believe to be proof positive.
Proof came in the form of a few fragments of what they believe is Herod's sarcophagus.
EHUD NETZER, HEBREW UNIVERSITY: The stonework is amazing. It's very different from all that we know from Herodium. Because of the quality, I have no doubt that this is what we were looking for.
WEDEMAN: The sarcophagus was smashed to bits by Herod's bitter foes, who regarded him as a puppet of the Roman Empire. But not everyone is convinced the evidence is sufficient to declare that this is in fact Herod's tomb.
STEPHEN PFANN, UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY LAND: Hopefully in the future they'll find fragments of monumental inscriptions that will tell us exactly who is there.
WEDEMAN: The archeologists realize their work is far from over.
YAKOV KALMAN, HEBREW UNIVERSITY: What's next is uncovering the whole structure. Hopefully it is preserved better than what we see now.
WEDEMAN: There's plenty of dust, dirt and rocks on this hill, so dig in, dig on. Ben Wedeman, CNN, Herodium, on the West Bank.
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Before We Go
LLOYD: Before we go, saying "thanks" to some very important people. From your first day of school to your graduation, teachers are there every step of the way. So since it's Teacher Appreciation Week, why not tell your teachers how much you appreciate what they do? Head to this Web site and you can be part of the biggest teacher Thank You card ever. We've also put a link up on our page, CNN.com/EDUCATION.
Goodbye
LLOYD: And that'll wrap up this Wednesday edition of CNN Student News. Thanks for watching. I'm Monica Lloyd. More Headline News is on the way.[/size]
CNN Student News -- May 10, 2007
[url=http://www.ku6.com/show/B4BZj6N4Jx0Tj_kj.html][color=#003366]http://www.ku6.com/show/B4BZj6N4Jx0Tj_kj.html[/color][/url]MONICA LLOYD: We're glad you're with us for CNN Student News. I'm Monica Lloyd. An unscheduled stop: Vice President Dick Cheney makes a surprise visit to Iraq as he kicks off a week-long trip to the Middle East. A growing problem: Educators and lawmakers meet in Washington to talk about the alarming rate of dropouts in America's high schools. And some competitive creatures: These speedy sheep are taking part in an annual race to see who's the fastest at trotting to the trough.
LLOYD: First up today, a surprise trip. Vice President Dick Cheney was in Iraq Wednesday, making an unannounced stop there as he began a week-long visit to the region. Now the last time Cheney was in Iraq, millions of Iraqis were voting for the country's new government. During this trip, meetings with that government's leaders are priority one for the U.S. vice president. Hugh Riminton has more on Cheney's visit to Iraq.
HUGH RIMINTON, CNN REPORTER: A show of anger for the U.S. vice president: Shias in Najaf, south of Baghdad, chanting their opposition to any visit by the "occupiers." This is only Dick Cheney's second visit to Iraq since the invasion he helped engineer. The message now: It's game time.
DICK CHENEY, U.S. VICE PRESIDENT: There is a lot going on. This is a very important time. There is a lot to talk about.
RIMINTON: The talking began with Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki, whose National Unity government faces a walkout by Sunni Arab lawmakers as early as next week over a constitutional wrangle. The Senior Sunni politician, Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, was one of those Mr. Cheney got to meet as he urged all the major players to find ways to work together.
CHENEY: I do believe that there's a greater sense of urgency than I have seen previously.
RIMINTON: Also raised, the two month summer vacation being planned by the Iraqi Parliament. Mr. Cheney says that is a sovereign Iraqi issue, but...
CHENEY: I did make it clear that we believe it is very important to move on the issues before us in a timely fashion, and any undue delay would be difficult to explain.
RIMINTON: The U.S. vice president says on key benchmark issues like a new oil law, provincial elections and constitutional reform, he expects Prime Minister Maliki to make a formal statement next week.
RIMINTON: On his last visit here, in December '05, Mr. Cheney said that Iraq had turned the corner. A few months earlier he'd famously declared that the insurgency was in its death throes. Since those times, the rate of American deaths here in Iraq has continued to climb.
This time, no such bold statements. But Mr. Cheney says he was impressed by the commitment he saw. And small signs of progress: Tribal Sheikhs, Sunni and Shia, in what has been a violently divided town in troubled Diyala province, have pledged to work together, joining forces against al Qaeda. U.S. and Iraqi forces continue to bring in suspected al Qaeda and other terrorist foot soldiers. But they also continue to strike: The normally placid Kurdish town of Irbil mourning more than a dozen dead in a truck bombing that also left scores wounded. Hugh Riminton, CNN, Baghdad.
CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS: A Word to the Wise...
provincial (adjective) belonging to a particular part or region of a country
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Big Lake Underwater
LLOYD: Big Lake, Missouri, is living up to its name. Heavy storms dumped almost 8 inches of rain on the town in 24 hours, causing the Missouri River to overflow several levees. Those are barriers that are designed to prevent a river from overflowing. Tara Mergener shows us that when the levees break, it leaves Big Lake knee-deep in floods.
VINCENT CAPUTO, BIG LAKE RESIDENT: My wife and I carried what we could upstairs.
TARA MERGENER, CNN REPORTER: In a 24-hour period, more than seven and a half inches of rain have poured down on Big Lake, Missouri, north of Kansas City. Many homes have between three and four feet of water in them.
DENNIS SAUNDERS, BIG LAKE RESIDENT: Half of my house is underwater, the lower floor.
MERGENER: The National Weather Service says flooding has closed more than 80 highways in Kansas and Missouri. And large rivers in Missouri are not expected to crest until later in the week.
CAPUTO: Right now, just totally overwhelmed.
MERGENER: Anxious residents just want to get back into their homes to check out the damage and collect what belongings remain. But that may not happen for a while.
PERSON ON STREET #1: Possibly by this weekend. Maybe the first part of next week.
PERSON ON STREET #2: I think it's going to be longer than that.
MERGENER: From sandbagging to re-enforcing the railroad tracks, all attempts are being made to keep the water out. But not everyone dreads a flood.
PERSON ON STREET: No Television, no radio, no telephone, just a vacation.
MERGENER: Don Gilmore says he's been through seven of them, and right now he's toughing this one out from the second floor of his soaked home.
DON GILMORE, BIG LAKE RESIDENT: I like it here. I enjoy it.
MERGENER: With the water and electricity cut off, he says there's just one thing he could use.
GILMORE: The only thing I'm going to be needing is a loaf of bread.
MERGENER: Many of the crops here have been lost. In fact, what you see behind me is what was a corn crop that one resident told us that after the great flood of 1993, it took 2 months for the ground to dry out. In Big Lake Missouri, I'm Tara Mergener reporting for CNN Student News.
Is this legit?
AZUZ: Is This Legit? Without a high school diploma, an American worker can expect to earn less than half of what a college graduate earns. Totally true. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that the median earnings of Americans without high school diplomas are about $400 a week. The median earnings of college graduates? About $1,000 a week!
LLOYD: They're three simple words that you've probably heard at least a dozen times: stay in school. It sounds easy enough, but you might be surprised by the number of students who drop out every year. At the start of a conference on the problem, Briana Keilar talks with some students who know first hand what happens when you drop out.
BRIANNA KEILAR, CNN REPORTER: Lyle Oates is now back in high school after two years on the streets dealing drugs, getting arrested. Jynelle Harrison was at risk to drop out, but despite the odds she graduated.
JYNELLE: I was one of the lucky ones.
KEILAR: They are the experts on America's dropout crisis, here to give policymakers, teachers and parents a reality check. Not all of their stories are successes.
FALLON O'HAGAN: I definitely made the wrong decision by dropping out of school.
KEILAR: Fallon O'Hagan left in ninth grade. She now works two jobs as a waitress.
FALLON: After I left I felt like I had gone too far and I couldn't go back. And then the longer I said that to myself, the longer I stayed out of school. And that's what happens, I guess. One day I just woke up and realized that I wasted it.
KEILAR: By many estimates, nearly a third of public high school students fail to graduate with their class. Minority students fare even worse: About half of African-American, Hispanic and Native American students leave high school without a diploma. They complain of teachers who don't care and a lack of interest in what they're learning.
LYLE: It didn't really excite me.
FALLON: I guess I just got bored and left.
KEILAR: It might seem counterintuitive, but experts say higher expectations and more challenging coursework may help. They also point to smaller classes and the importance of students having a strong connection with at least one teacher or mentor at school. It's a crisis that has caught the attention of an odd assortment of partners who met today in Washington. Among the, first lady Laura Bush.
FIRST LADY LAURA BUSH: Dropouts are more likely to be unemployed and to receive public assistance. They're more likely to be in prison or unhealthy or divorced. They're more likely to be single parents and to raise children who drop out of high school themselves.
KEILAR: MTV is also raising awareness with a documentary called "The Dropout Chronicles."
GLENDY: I think to myself, oh, what am I doing here? Why I gotta learn this?
KEILAR: It profiles three young people and their struggles to graduate. As in real life, some make it and some don't. Many dropouts like Fallon regret leaving school. But getting back on track can seem insurmountable.
KEILAR: Is it sort of daunting and scary?
FALLON: Yeah. Very.
KEILAR: I mean I can see it on your face. It seems like this huge mountain you have to climb and you're kind of standing at the bottom of it. Right?
FALLON: Yeah, the very bottom.
KEILAR: Brianna Keilar, CNN, Washington.
LLOYD: Whether you're watching the newest edition of CNN Student News, checking out our free curriculum materials or reading up on the latest in education news, make CNN.com/EDUCATION your home page and you'll have it all right at your fingertips.
LLOYD: Before we go, watch the wool fly in this beastly contest. Sure, those horses at the Kentucky Derby may hog all the attention from other racing animals. But you can't ignore the talent of the swift-footed sheep taking part in the Sheep Grand National in England. Down the stretch, around the turns, over the jumps and into the finish, wrapping up the 50-second trot to the trough, where 'Ginger Nut' took home the title.
LLOYD: And that's where today's show crosses the finish line. We'll see you tomorrow for more CNN Student News. Thanks for watching. I'm Monica Lloyd.
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CNN Student News -- March 17, 2008
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MONICA LLOYD, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Hi, everyone. We hope you had a great weekend, and we hope you're ready to get started with a brand new week of CNN Student News. I'm Monica Lloyd.
[b][color=#004276]First Up: Tornado Hits Atlanta[/color][/b]
LLOYD: First up, parts of Atlanta, Georgia, are cleaning up after devastating weekend storms. A tornado swept across the city Friday night, damaging several downtown areas, including the CNN Center. The storm left thousands of people without power, and the twister ranked as an EF-2 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. More on that in a moment. But first, Rick Sanchez follows the path of the storm.
ANNOUNCER: We're hearing some rumbling behind us.
RICK SANCHEZ, CNN REPORTER: OK, so the weather forecast wasn't the greatest. But this?
ANNOUNCER: There's a tornado warning in downtown Atlanta, we're being told.
SANCHEZ: About 18,000 college basketball fans got a bit more excitement than their tournament ticket promised.
ANNOUNCER: The top of the Georgia Dome is actually moving.
SANCHEZ: That was Friday night's twister, two football fields wide. It smashed into Atlanta's Georgia Dome. It peeled steel sheets off of Phillips Arena. It shattered enormous panels from the glass roof of the CNN Center, sending showers of shards 14 floors below. Can you believe this: Nobody inside was badly hurt.
WOMAN ON THE STREET: We were literally sitting in it, not knowing what to do.
SANCHEZ: The storm was just getting started. Old neighborhoods, strong against the wind, but not against massive trees. A long night, a dark night for many Atlantans with no power after the storm. The first light of day gave us the first look at this new, painful chapter in the city's history. The last time a tornado struck downtown Atlanta? That would be never. Rick Sanchez, CNN, Atlanta.
LLOYD: Saturday morning, residents got a better look at just how much damage this storm caused. Like here in the Cabbagetown district, where you can see some of the homes that were smashed by trees uprooted by the tornado. And the severe weather wasn't limited to Friday night. Powerful storms swept across the region again on Saturday, killing two people in North Georgia counties. Rob Marciano visited what's left of one family's home, and fills us in on their incredible survival story.
ROB MARCIANO, CNN REPORTER: I am standing in the living room of what used to be a very solid frame home on top of concrete, cinder block, brick, stone and mortar. You see decades-old oak trees twisted and turned over what's left of this home. Most of it has been blown off behind me.
Well, what did this couple do to survive? Middle aged couple, they thought, "Hey, here comes a storm. What are we gonna do? We're gonna get into the basement, get into the storm cellar." That's pretty much what this is, check it out. It's not very big here, but they got in it. And while that wasn't the easiest part. Their troubles just begun.
After everything blew apart here, including the stone and concrete, look at that piece of wall right there. That stone and mortar piece of wall was on top of the gentleman that was there. The woman, who happened to be free but obviously distraught, took this two-by-four from somewhere -- and look at the rusty nails on it, rusty nails here -- shoved it underneath that piece of heavy wall, and lifted. I don't know how she did it, lifted it so he could escape. I can't even do it. It's amazing. It's another one of these stories that the human body gets that adrenaline, that survival rush going, and you can do just about anything.
[b]Fast Facts[/b]
CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS: Time for some Fast Facts! The Enhanced Fujita Scale estimates tornado wind speeds based on the damage a tornado causes. An EF-1 tornado, for example, has wind speeds between 86 and 110 miles per hour for a three-second gust. An EF-2, like the one that hit Atlanta, has gust speeds between 111 and 135 miles per hour, and an EF-3 can have gusts as fast as 165 miles per hour! Gusts between 166 and 200 miles per hour characterize an EF-4 tornado. And anything above that becomes a 5 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.
[b]Promo[/b]
LLOYD: True or false: Mobile homes attract tornadoes. That is absolutely not true. But it's a commonly believed myth about these powerful storms, just like the one that says funnel clouds avoid downtown areas. Our [url=http://edition.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/03/16/one.sheet.tornado.myths/index.html][b][color=#004276]One-Sheet[/color][/b][/url] puts some of these tornado tales to the test, and gives students the truth about twisters. You can find the free resource at CNNStudentNews.com.
[b][color=#004276]Congressional Earmarks[/color][/b]
LLOYD: All right, we want to follow up on last week's vote in the U.S. Senate to ban legislative earmarks for one year. All three major presidential candidates voted for the ban, but they didn't have nearly enough company in the yea column. The proposal failed, 71-29. As Dana Bash tells us, one candidate isn't giving up the fight.
DANA BASH, CNN REPORTER: The morning after a one-year ban on lawmakers' pet projects lost and lost big in the Senate, John McCain came to Pennsylvania and used defeat as political opportunity, suggesting he may be a creature of Washington, but he voted for change.
SEN. JOHN MCCAIN, (R) PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: The moral of the story is: There is only one place left in America that they don't get it. They don't get it that pork barrel spending is out of control and Americans want it to stop. And that's in our nation's capital. I want to tell you, as president, we will veto those bills.
BASH: McCain even lambasted fellow Republicans; more than half of GOP senators voted to keep earmarks in place.
MCCAIN: My Republican conference is not responding to the will of the people. Americans want this stopped and the members of our party are very upset about it.
BASH: But the presumptive GOP nominee, still struggling to rally his party behind him, tried to focus on Democratic opponents.
MCCAIN: The first thing they can do if they are against the earmarks, is ask that the money they've gotten, hundreds of millions for pork barrel projects, not be spent.
BASH: Pennsylvania is now the center of the political universe as the next battleground for Democrats. But it's also pivotal for McCain in the general election. A Republican presidential candidate hasn't won Pennsylvania in 20 years.
MCCAIN: I've got a lot of work to do. Straight talk. I got a lot of work to do.
BASH: Yet McCain was careful not to bite when a voter called the Democratic candidates a joke and handed him a Hillary Clinton doll.
MCCAIN: We want to have a humorous aspect to every political campaign; otherwise it gets too boring. But I want to emphasize my commitment to respect my opponents.
BASH: Insisting on a respectful campaign is a big focus of the McCain camp right now, especially in light of controversial comments about Barack Obama, even at a McCain rally. In fact, CNN is told McCain aides are working on an op-ed to be published in McCain's name, warning his surrogates not to wage personal attacks against Democrats. Dana Bash, CNN, Springfield, Pennsylvania.
[b][color=#004276]Counterfeiting Arrests[/color][/b]
LLOYD: Another callback to last week now. On Friday, we told you about the new $5 bills that are coming out, and you might remember that the main reason for the financial facelift is to make it harder for counterfeiters to copy the currency. It's why the U.S. Treasury's been updating nearly all of its paper money. But that doesn't mean some people won't try. Tim Daly of affiliate KXTV tells us about one group who did.
TIM DALY, REPORTER, KXTV: If they were real, you'd be looking at about $30,000. Because these $100 bills are all fake, three people are looking at years in prison instead.
MARK COPELAND, STANISLAUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DETECTIVE: You can see the difference sometimes by the blurriness. Because it comes a little blurry as compared to the real thing.
DALY: Michael Keys, Clay Roberts and Valerie Craven, all in their 50s, are accused of using these computers and printers, dyes and cutting tools to make the bad cash. Investigators say the suspects printed a lot of bad bills as they worked on finding the right color scheme.
COPELAND: There was something wrong with the bills, that they were holding on to those and they were improving, and then obviously they started getting better ones and I think they were just in the process of starting or had been started up and maybe had been passing.
DALY: Five of the phony $100 bills were used here at the Riverbank target store, where the female suspect worked as a cashier. Her job here, part of the suspected plot - it was her boyfriend, Roberts, who allegedly passed those bills to her.
COPELAND: There was never any interaction between the two, in the sense that he wouldn't talk to her, she wouldn't talk to him. He'd look down, and he'd get a small amount - like a $3 item - and then cash a $100 bill.
DALY: But Target security discovered the phony hundreds later, and checked store video tape to see the alleged transactions. The third suspect, Keys, was already on parole, for counterfeiting, in Santa Clara County.
[b]ID Me[/b]
AZUZ: See if you can I.D. Me! I roamed Britain and Ireland in the 5th century. I'd eventually become the patron saint of Ireland, credited with getting rid of the island's snakes. March 17th is named after me! We're ID'ing Saint Patrick, who was born in Britain and celebrated every year on this day.
[b]Before We Go[/b]
LLOYD: Before we go, we're heading to Chicago for a look at a St. Patrick's day water color display. Faith and begorah! What happened to the water?!? Not to worry. It's all part of the annual turning of the green. Every year, the Windy City dyes part of the Chicago River. The tradition dates back to 1962, when someone dumped 100 pounds of coloring into the water! Of course that didn't wash out for a week. This year, they're using just 25 pounds, so it should only last for about a day.
[b]Goodbye[/b]
LLOYD: That colorful canal is where we call it quits for today. Have a happy St. Patrick's Day. We'll see you tomorrow for more CNN Student News. I'm Monica Lloyd.
CNN Student News 03.18,2008
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MONICA LLOYD, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: It's Tuesday, and you've found your way to the start of a brand new edition of CNN Student News. Thanks so much for joining us. I'm Monica Lloyd.
[b][color=#004276]First Up: Democratic Decision[/color][/b]
LLOYD: First up, the Florida Democratic Party says a new vote is a no-go in the Sunshine State. Officials have been looking at possibilities for a Democratic do-over, so the state's delegates can take part in the nominating convention this summer. You see, the original primary was held a couple months ago, but the results didn't count thanks to some inter-party issues. Carl Azuz goes back to the beginning to help us make sense of the situation.
CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS: All this started when Florida moved up its Democratic primary to January 29th. Democratic Party rules only allow four states -- Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada -- to hold their contests that early. Some Florida state officials thought that was unfair, so they moved up their election date to prove the point. But because they broke the party rules, the Democratic National Committee told Florida its primary wouldn't count.
That decision has come back to bite the Democrats. See, Florida has a whopping 210 delegates at stake. And since neither Barack Obama nor Hillary Clinton now has enough delegates to clinch the party nomination, Florida could have been pivotal. Well, we're in March now; why not have a revote, one in Florida that could be counted? For one thing, that takes millions of dollars. Who would pay for it? In an e-mail addressed to state Democrats on March 17th, Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman Karen Thurman said:
"We researched every potential alternative process -- from caucuses to county conventions to mail-in elections -- but no plan could come anywhere close to being viable in Florida."
Well, how about making the original vote count? No dice there, either. Some Democratic leaders don't like that because, as part of Florida's original punishment, Democratic candidates didn't campaign there. So, they say the original vote, which would've been a big victory for Hillary Clinton, wouldn't be fair. What happens next is in the hands of the DNC's Rules and Bylaws Committee, which is scheduled to meet again in April. For now, though, Florida's seats are set to be empty come Democratic National Convention time. Carl Azuz, CNN Student News.
[b][b][color=#004276]Economy - Issue #1[/color][/b][/b]
LLOYD: The economy is the number one issue for Americans when they're considering their choices for president. A new poll shows many Americans don't think things are going too well right now. In fact, nearly three-quarters of the people who were surveyed think that the U.S. is in a recession. Nicole Collins looks at the country's current economic forecast.
NICOLE COLLINS, CNN REPORTER: For President Bush, Monday was less about the luck of the Irish and more about a wave of economic bad luck now gripping the nation.
U.S. PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH: One thing is for certain: We're in challenging times.
COLLINS: His remarks followed a rare weekend in which the Federal Reserve cut the rate banks pay to borrow money and approved the buyout of investment bank Bear Stearns.
HENRY PAULSON, TREASURY SECRETARY: We felt it was very important that this be resolved as a way to minimize impact on our economy.
COLLINS: The president says the government is paying close attention to the nation's financial worries.
BUSH: We obviously will continue to monitor the situation. And when need be, we'll act decisively in a way that continues to bring order to the financial markets.
COLLINS: But so far, relief is scarce. On top of record home foreclosures and consumer credit horrors, stocks have been tumbling, gas prices soaring and the dollar steadily losing value.
PERSON ON THE STREET: I'm fearful. I'm worried.
PERSON ON THE STREET: It's just that we don't know where the next shoe is that's going to drop.
COLLINS: And now some parts of the country are breaking the $4 threshold for a gallon of gas or even a gallon of milk.
AMANDA WALKER, CONSUMER REPORTS.ORG SPOKESPERSON: A lot of it does have to do with fuel costs, the transportation issues just getting those items to the grocery store. We've seen items go up 20, 30, 40 percent just in the past few months.
COLLINS: The Federal Reserve meets again Tuesday, and it's expected to cut a key rate that affects interest on credit cards and home equity loans, among other things. In Washington, I'm Nicole Collins for CNN Student News.
[b]Do the Math[/b]
AZUZ: It's time to Do the Math! When you're traveling overseas, a lot of places won't take U.S. dollars, so you need to exchange your money for the local currency. And if you're headed to Europe, the cash of choice in many countries is the Euro. But the trade-in value isn't exactly one-for-one. Right now, $100 U.S. will get you about 63.5 Euros. But a year ago, that same hundred bucks would have equaled around 75 Euros. And two years ago, you'd get back 83 Euros for the same cash. So you can see how the value of the dollar is falling. Add that to your knowledge!
[b]Dollar vs. Euro[/b]
LLOYD: So, those hundred bucks you're traveling with won't go as far as they used to. You tourists can save money by choosing to buy fewer souvenirs. But Americans who live and work in other countries still have to pay for essentials like groceries, and they have to do it with a weaker dollar. Frederik Pleitgen looks at how the struggling U.S. economy is putting a pinch on some people living overseas.
SHARON FIELDS, AMERICAN LIVING IN EUROPE: I know I have it.
FREDERIK PLEITGEN, CNN REPORTER: Lately, Sharon Fields always seems to have trouble finding enough cash in her wallet.
FIELDS: Instead of shopping weekly for fresh vegetables and fruit, I would probably only do it maybe once a month.
PLEITGEN: Sharon is a counselor on a U.S. Army base in Germany; paid in dollars, but living in the Euro Zone, and she's suffering from greenback's meltdown. With the dollar's value sinking rapidly, Sharon Fields isn't the only one counting her pennies to make ends meet in Europe. On American military bases, you'll see more and more soldiers and civilian personnel in the cafeteria, simply because they can't afford to eat out. And while the military offers some financial remedies, it can't cover the loses. Take this for instance: your average lunch, right? We have a sandwich, some juice, some coffee, some desert maybe. Well, this will set you back more than $20, and that's not even including the tip. And it's not just food. Clothes, books, stationary; slap another 30 percent on all the prices you see in stores, and you can feel Sharon Field's pain.
FIELDS: So, I mean you certainly can't cut back on heat, you can't cut back on water. And those things that are a whole lot more expensive than you're going to find here than you would in the States.
PLEITGEN: And having to cut back on almost everything, Sharon Fields says living in Germany simply isn't any fun.
FIELDS: It defeats the purpose of why I wanted to come and enjoy and experience living in Europe.
PLEITGEN: That is, having a good time, rather than having to look for the last coins in her wallet. Frederik Pleitgen, CNN, Berlin.
[b][color=#004276]Final Goodbye[/color][/b]
LLOYD: Staying in Europe now, France is mourning the loss of its last surviving World War I veteran, who died last week at age 110. As the country came together to honor the sacrifices of all the soldiers who fought in the Great War, Jim Bittermann tells us about the life of one man and his place in French history.
JIM BITTERMANN, CNN REPORTER: He was just a simple soldier, but Lazare Ponticelli was also the last link to one of France's greatest traumas: the carnage of World War I. As flags flew at half staff and public offices observed a moment of silence, it was as much to bear witness to a past tragedy as to a last survivor. Ponticelli was one of eight million "poilus," the affectionate French term for the soldiers of the first war who were sacrificed in staggering numbers in defense of their homeland. Nearly one-and-a-half million French soldiers died; nearly three million more suffered debilitating injuries. And nearly every village and town has a monument to the men it lost, sometimes several brothers or fathers and sons.
From 1914 to 1918, an average of 900 French soldiers died every day. But Ponticelli, who at 16 had to lie about his age in order to enlist in the French foreign legion, survived. At first, he told interviewers, we barely knew how to fight and hardly had any ammunition. Every time one of us died, we fell silent and waited for our turn to come.
Ponticelli heroically dragged a wounded comrade and an enemy soldier out of no-man's land to safety, and was himself wounded while fighting with the Italian army. In ceremonies here that went on much of the day, Italian and Foreign legion soldiers gathered to honor the 110-year-old veteran who died last week.
President Nicolas Sarkozy, former president Jacques Chirac and most of the members of the government also paid their respects. Sarkozy said he was infinitely saddened by Ponticelli's death. "It is to him and his generation," Sarkozy said, "that we owe in large part the peaceful Europe of today. It is up to us to be worthy of that."
Ponticelli kept his medals in a shoebox and until very recently had argued against any kind of military honors at his death. But with the passing of the next to last French World War I veteran in January, he accepted the fact that he had come to symbolize the valor of his generation, while inspiring succeeding ones by his very survival. Jim Bittermann, CNN, Paris.
[b]Goodbye[/b]
LLOYD: And that's where our show comes to a close for today. But we'll look forward to seeing you again tomorrow. Have a great day, everyone. I'm Monica Lloyd.
CNN Student News March 19,2008
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CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: On Headline News, online and on iTunes, this is CNN Student News, and we're glad you're spending part of your day with us. From the CNN Center, I'm Carl Azuz.
[b][color=#004276]First Up: The Right to Bear Arms[/color][/b]
AZUZ: First up, the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments about Americans' right to bear arms. The issue is addressed right in the Constitution; we'll get to what part in a little bit. But the meaning behind the founding fathers' words has been a hot topic of debate, and one that the court hasn't ever fully answered. Yesterday, people lined up to get inside the Supreme Court building and hear both sides of what could become a monumental case. Kelli Arena talked to two women about their views on the issue.
KELLI ARENA, CNN REPORTER: Drug dealers, gunshots at night, constant threats.
SHELLY PARKER, GUN RIGHTS PLAINTIFF: I had my front window broken. I had the back window of my car broken in. I had a camera stolen off of my house. I was routinely threatened as I was walking around the neighborhood with my dog.
ARENA: Shelley Parker wanted a gun for protection, to feel safe.
ARENA: When Parker became too afraid, she moved to a safer neighborhood. But she doesn't want to live in fear again, and she still wants that gun. Problem is, she lives in Washington, D.C., where handguns are banned. Elilta Habtu lives just outside of the city and comes in often. The last thing she wants is more guns.
ELILTA HABTU, VA. TECH SHOOTING VICTIM, GUN CONTROL ADVOCATE: It's enough, more than enough. I mean, how many more lives do we have to waste before we take action?
ARENA: Habtu is a survivor of the Virginia Tech massacre and still has a bullet lodged close to her brain. She says no one should ever have to live through what she did, and is now an advocate for tighter gun laws.
HABTU: I'm still suffering in pain and mental torment from that day. I will always live with this forever.
ARENA: Two women with a common goal: a safer city, and completely different ideas about how to get there. Believe it or not, this is the first time the High Court is being asked to address the basic constitutional question. A decision could come by late June, just in time to become a major campaign issue. Kelli Arena, CNN, Washington.
[b]Shoutout[/b]
JOHN LORINC, CNN STUDENT NEWS: Time for the Shoutout! Which amendment to the Constitution addresses the issue of bearing arms? If you think you know it, shout it out! Is it: A) Second Amendment, B) Fourth Amendment, C) Fifth Amendment or D) 10th Amendment? You've got three seconds -- GO! When you're talking about bearing arms, you're talking about the Second Amendment to the Constitution. That's your answer and that's your Shoutout!
[b]Stock Rally[/b]
AZUZ:Some good news for the U.S. economy, as the stock market has its best day in more than five years. The Dow Jones average, which indicates general trends in stock prices, jumped up 420 points yesterday. That's the Dow's fourth-largest gain ever in a single day! The increase followed news that the Federal Reserve cut two key interest rates on Tuesday that affect consumer loans and bank loans. The Fed lowered each by three-quarters of a percentage point.
[b]Airline Safety[/b]
AZUZ: Inspectors from the Federal Aviation Administration are spending the next week and a half making sure airlines and their planes meet certain safety standards. This comes after a story we told you about last week, when an investigation discovered that Southwest flew more than 100 aircraft without going through the mandatory inspections. An FAA official says that flying is safer than it's ever been, but they're doing these extra checks just to be cautious.
[b]Mummified Dinosaur[/b]
AZUZ:And researchers in North Dakota are picking apart an old rock to get at what's inside: a fossilized dinosaur! You've probably seen the bones of these beasts on display, but this one's been preserved in stone, skin and all! Experts say it's one of the few mummified dinosaurs in the entire world. The 65 million-year-old creature was unearthed in 2004, and its skin is iron hard. So scientists are carefully chiseling and brushing to get it ready for display.
[b][color=#004276]Women's History Month[/color][/b]
AZUZ: You may not know her name, but millions know her work. Maya Lin won awards and made headlines for her design proposal for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. It was a startlingly simple plan, too simple for some critics: Lin designed the polished, V-shaped wall that displays the names of over 58,000 men and women killed or missing in the Vietnam War. A compromise was made to include a traditional statue near the memorial's entrance. But after it was dedicated in 1982, the wall that Lin designed became one of the most revered works on the National Mall. And that's not all she's done. In 1988, the Yale-educated sculptor accepted the job of designing the Civil Rights Memorial, which was dedicated a year later in Montgomery, Alabama. These accomplishments are the reason why "Taylor" on our blog suggested we profile Maya Lin. And we honor this superlative sculptor this Women's History Month.
[b]No Right to Drive[/b]
AZUZ: Women's History Month may be a U.S. event, but International Women's Day honors the achievements of women around the world, and it's celebrated every year on March 8th. This year, one woman in Saudi Arabia marked the occasion by going out for a drive. So what? Well, in the Middle Eastern nation, when a woman gets behind the wheel, it's a big deal, especially when she's doing it to make a statement. Octavia Nasr explains why.
OCTAVIA NASR, CNN REPORTER: Wajeha Al-Huwaider did what many women in Saudi Arabia can only dream of doing: She drove her car, an act banned in cities around the kingdom and only permitted in remote areas such as this, where Wajeha videotaped her message.
WAJEHA AL-HUWAIDER, SAUDI ACTIVIST: For women to drive is not a political issue. It is not a religious issue. It is a social issue, and we know that many women of our society are capable of driving cars. We also know that many families will allow their women to drive.
NASR: To mark International Women's Day, Wajeha and her sister-in-law took a drive in the countryside, taped this message and later posted it to YouTube for the whole world to see, but especially for Saudi officials to hear.
AL-HUWAIDER: On the occasion of this Women's Day, we appeal to our interior minister his Highness Prince Nayef bin Abdel Aziz to permit us to drive.
NASR: The last time women publicly demanded their right to drive in the ultra-conservative kingdom, back in 1990, they were arrested by religious police and insulted in public. The row was then followed by a fatwa, a religious edict, officially banning women from driving in Saudi cities. Wajeha says this ban on women driving paralyzes half the population. After repeated petitions to the king that went unanswered, Wajeha and 125 women, already holders of driver licenses from various countries, have signed a petition to the minister asking him to lift the ban on women driving, a move they're willing to repeat until their voices are heard. Egyptian columnist Mona Eltahawy believes the tactic will bear fruit.
MONA ELTAHAWY, SYNDICATED COLUMNIST AND ARAB WOMEN'S ISSUES WRITER: She's protected herself in a way that's very clever. And in using YouTube, she's also connected to something that's becoming incredibly powerful in the Arab world, and that's the Internet. Either through blogs or social networking sites like Facebook and YouTube, you are seeing this kind of rumbling in the underground, which I think is about to bring about tremendous change in the years to come.
NASR: When CNN explored this issue back in 1990, the Saudi women who spoke to us said they were not ready to drive, and the country was not ready to desegregate the sexes.
WOMAN ON THE STREET: It's not the time for us just to drive. We need to prepare the people first. And then after they accept how we look, or just to get mixed together, then we can think about driving.
NASR: Eighteen years later, on the road to change and reform, Wajeha thinks the time to drive is now. Octavia Nasr, CNN, reporting.
[b]Promo[/b]
AZUZ: That's hard for us to imagine: entire cities with no female bus drivers, no way for mom to drive you to school or out to dinner! You know what it's like to have driving restrictions, like the minimum age to get your license. But head to our blog and tell us what you think of a country where, in some places, women can't drive!
[b][color=#004276]Written Word[/color][/b]
"[i]What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet."[/i] -- From Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
[b]Before We Go[/b]
AZUZ: Before we go, we've got some breaking news from the entertainment world. Miley Cyrus is changing her name to... Miley Cyrus. That's right, the teen megastar is turning away from her destiny and giving up hope. Seriously, that's her real name: Destiny Hope Cyrus. She picked up the nickname Miley as a baby, but now she wants to make her legal name the one that everyone calls her anyway. So, is old Billy Shakespeare right? Will Cyrus still be the same after the switch? We're guessing millions of Miley fans probably won't mind.
[b]Goodbye[/b]
AZUZ: No changes for us, though. We'll be back again tomorrow, same name, same time. We hope to see you then. Have a great day, everyone. I'm still Carl Azuz.
CNN Student News March 20,2008
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CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: I'm Carl Azuz, and this is CNN Student News, your commercial-free source for news for the classroom. Thanks so much for spending part of your Thursday with us. If you were watching the news five years ago, this was what you heard and saw:
U.S. PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH: My fellow citizens, at this hour, American and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq, to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger.
AZUZ: It was called "shock and awe," heavy bombing by U.S.-led forces on the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. It signaled the start of the war in Iraq. And the anniversary of that conflict is what we're putting first up in today's show.
[b][color=#004276]First Up: Five Years in Iraq[/color][/b]
AZUZ: Five years after he announced the start of the war, President Bush addressed some of its critics. Now, this is probably one of the biggest news stories of your lifetime, and it's raised a lot of heated discussion between people who oppose and support the conflict. President Bush says he understands the debate, but he believes it's important for the U.S. to continue its work in the Gulf nation. Sandra Endo has more on the anniversary.
SANDRA ENDO, CNN REPORTER: Five years ago today, the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq began. President Bush maintains it's a war America can and must win.
BUSH: Over the past five years, we have seen moments of triumph and moments of tragedy.
ENDO: Speaking from the Pentagon Wednesday, the president says the war effort is worth the cost. And Mr. Bush had this to say about anti-war protestors who took part in demonstrations across the nation:
BUSH: War critics can no longer credibly argue that we are losing in Iraq, so now they argue the war costs too much.
ENDO: The cost in money: roughly $500 billion. The cost in lives: nearly 4,000 Americans troops dead. A new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll shows 66 percent of Americans oppose the war and 71 percent think war spending is hurting the U.S. economy. But President Bush remains determined to keep troops in Iraq until the fight is finished.
BUSH: The challenge in the period ahead is to consolidate the gains we have made and seal the extremists' defeat.
ENDO: The president says the troop surge implemented last year was a turning point, and he pointed to what he sees as successes in Iraq: the toppling of Saddam Hussein and millions of Iraqis voting in the nation's first election. Congressional hearings are scheduled for next month on the war in Iraq. They could determine if and when more troops will be heading home. In Washington, Sandra Endo, for CNN Student News.
[b]Blog Promo [/b]
AZUZ:Opinions on the war in Iraq vary. You just heard about a poll in which a majority of Americans say they're opposed to the war, and many of them showed up in cities across the country yesterday to demonstrate their displeasure. But plenty of folks support the war in Iraq as well, like this group that showed its support by marching in the nation's capital on St. Patrick's Day. But what do you think? We'd like to know. Tell us your opinion of the war in Iraq online on our blog. We'll take a sampling and may even read a few of them on Friday's show. You can find the blog at our home page, CNNStudentNews.com.
[b]Word to the Wise[/b]
NINETTE SOSA, CNN STUDENT NEWS:A Word to the Wise...
[b]cost structure[/b] (noun) the expenses that a business must consider when making a product or providing a service
source: [url]www.investorwords.com[/url]
[b][color=#004276]The Costs of Food[/color][/b]
AZUZ: If we're talking about restaurants, two of the biggest expenses that owners watch are how much they pay for ingredients and how much they charge you to eat them. Chances are, if the first cost goes up, so will the second. Alan Chernoff checks out a pizza joint to see why the price of dough is rising so high.
JOE VICARI, PIZZERIA OWNER: $37 dollars. I couldn't believe it.
ALAN CHERNOFF, CNN REPORTER: Gold Medal brand flour seems more golden than ever to pizzeria owner Joe Vicari.
VICARI: Like a gold. Yes, it is like a gold.
CHERNOFF: The pizza dough that Joe and his temporary apprentice knead is suddenly more precious than ever, because the flour from which it is made now costs $37 dollars for a 50-pound bag, a price that has more than doubled in the past month.
VICARI: I can't even believe how much the flour go up when I see the bill. I can't believe it. That's too much money.
CHERNOFF: Vicari raised the price of a slice up to $2.50 earlier this year after the cost of cheese jumped. If flour keeps climbing, Joe says he'll have to hike it again.
VICARI: Over here, people come to buy pizza, working people. How much I going to raise the pizza now? If the flour go up to over $40, and then I have to raise.
CHERNOFF: Prices for all kinds of baked goods are heading up. That's all because of the rapid rise in the cost of a bag of flour, which is the result of wheat trading near an all-time record high. The price of wheat is now two-and-a-half times what it was just a year ago! Why? Huge demand for ethanol has farmers planting more corn to produce the fuel when they could be growing wheat. And the dollar sinking to a record low is making U.S. wheat relatively cheap for foreigners. As a result, nearly 60% of the wheat harvested last year is being exported, leaving wheat supplies here at the lowest level since the end of World War II, another factor pushing prices skyward.
FRANK KARALIS, EUROPEAN BAKERY CAFE: It's killing us. It's killing us.
CHERNOFF: So, bakery owner Frank Karalis plans to raise the price of every item on his menu next week.
KARALIS: Someone's gonna buy a croissant here for $2, and tomorrow they're going to pay $2.50 for it. They're not going to like that.
CHERNOFF: So, if you've been thinking about going on a low-carb diet, this might be a very good time to try it out. Allan Chernoff, CNN, New York.
[b]Shoutout[/b]
SOSA: Time for the Shoutout! If there were nothing to cool it off, how hot could it get on the international space station? If you think you know it, shout it out! Is it: A) 32 degrees, B) 88 degrees, C) 180 degrees or D) 250 degrees? You've got three seconds -- GO! Without temperature controls, the sunny side of the ISS would boil to 250 degrees Fahrenheit, and the sun-less side would be 250 degrees below zero! That's your answer and that's your Shoutout!
[b][color=#004276]A New Level[/color][/b]
AZUZ: The ISS is helping out a Notre Dame professor and his students with a science experiment. You see, they've been working on it for about 10 years now, but they couldn't get the testing conditions just right. So, they decided to move the project into outer space! Last week we told you last week about the launch of the space shuttle Endeavour. Well, the Notre Dame experiment went along for the ride. Makes sense, because the goal of the project is to find out what happens to certain materials when they're used in space. Astronauts were scheduled to attach the project to the outside of the ISS this week, along with Dextre, a Canadian robot that will help with these kinds of outer space installations. Ryan Famuliner of affiliate WNDU has more details on the experiment.
DENNIS JACOBS, VICE PRESIDENT AND ASSOCIATE PROVOST AT NOTRE DAME: For about 10 years, we've been trying to create a situation here on Earth where we can study what happens in space.
RYAN FAMULINER, REPORTER: This is what Dennis Jacobs and his students have come up with: an "ultra vacuum chamber," to mimic the environment of outer space.
JACOBS: The problem is space is really a very corrosive environment near the Earth, there's a lot of high energy particles that erode the materials. And we're trying to find materials that will be much more durable in this space environment.
FAMULINER: They want to find the most durable materials to use on things such as satellites. They've been running tests at Notre Dame for years, but the lab took off to a new setting last week.
JACOBS: Space is more complicated than we could ever simulate here. We are leaving things out from what's in space when we try to create a very pure environment like we do in this particular experiment. So, these experiments on the international space station will be a good point of comparison.
FAMULINER: Jacobs and his students will study what happens to the 100 or so materials after they're exposed to the elements of space.
JACOBS: We have some very novel materials that you would have never heard of before, but that we think are very promising because of their properties.
FAMULINER: The experiment will collect data every 20 minutes, but it'll be a while before Jacobs and his students have any answers.
JACOBS: We're blind to the experiment for the next year. It's collecting data continuously, but we won't see the data until the experiment is retrieved.
FAMULINER: So, it will be a year full of anticipation.
JACOBS: It's a very patient science, so to speak.
[b]Before We Go[/b]
AZUZ: And finally, a story about some homeless hounds who are in high demand. These little guys are a few of the nearly 800 dogs who were all recently rescued from the same house! The puppies' plight became national news last week, and now, the Humane Society is being overrun with adoption offers. Not just from Arizona; calls are coming in from all across the U.S. and even Germany and Australia. After seeing these adorable orphans, it's easy to understand why hopeful owners are so enamored.
[b]Goodbye[/b]
AZUZ: And they called it puppy love. Have a great day, everyone. I'm Carl Azuz.
CNN Student News March 21,2008
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CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Welcome to this Friday edition of CNN Student News. From the CNN Center, I'm Carl Azuz.
[b][color=#004276]First Up: Midwest Flooding[/color][/b]
AZUZ: First up, parts of the Midwestern U.S. are still under water after deadly storms struck the region this week. Officials say at least 15 people have been killed by the severe weather. It's dumped as much as a foot of rain on some areas and caused major flooding across several states. The National Weather Service says some of the rising waters could hit record levels this weekend. Nicole Collins has more on the situation.
NICOLE COLLINS, CNN REPORTER: In Missouri it was a frightening experience for the people who were riding in this SUV when it was swept up by rushing flood waters.
CASEY NOLAN, CAR CAUGHT IN MOVING WATER: I didn't think we were going to make it out of there, because it was so swift. It's a miracle that we even got out of there.
COLLINS: Elsewhere in Missouri, you can see in this aerial video how flood waters took over this home and yard. In Oklahoma, powerful currents running below this road caused part of it to collapse. And in Ohio, some drivers found their normal routes had turned into dead ends.
CHARLES MCCLASKUI, MOTORIST: That road down there's flooded. This one over here's flooded. They're all startin' to get flooded.
COLLINS: And this woman found herself trapped in her home, so rescuers came knocking with a boat to get her to dry ground. Flood waters are rapidly going down here in Ohio. Right now, I'm standing up to my knees in a soy bean field. But just 24 hours ago, I would have been in over my head. In South Lebanon, Ohio, I'm Nicole Collins for CNN Student News.
[b]Shoutout[/b]
STAN CASE, CNN STUDENT NEWS: Time for the Shoutout! Tibet is a region of what country? If you think you know it, shout it out! Is it: A) Nepal, B) India, C) China or D) Burma? You've got three seconds -- GO! The CIA recognizes Tibet as an autonomous region of China. That's your answer and that's your Shoutout!
[b][color=#004276]Riots in Tibet[/color][/b]
AZUZ: Tensions are sky high right now between Tibetan and Chinese leaders, after violent protests broke out recently in the Asian country. Tibet is located in the southwestern part of China, and it borders other regions to the north and east. Protests that started in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa last week spread into two of those regions, where Free Tibet activists clashed with Chinese security forces. Both sides acknowledge that people were killed in the fighting, but there's a dispute over the number of victims. The Chinese government is blaming the violence on supporters of the Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader. But he says he only has limited control over the Free Tibet movement. The protests have made headlines around the world. But Kristie Lu Stout explains why people living in China might run into some problems if they're trying to read about this situation online.
KRISTIE LU STOUT, CNN REPORTER: As Beijing fights to end Tibetan protests, it's also battling to control the flow of images and information to the millions of Internet users inside China. Go to Google in China, search "free Tibet" and you'll see a page of search results. But click on one of the links, and you'll get this: one big error message. Now look for "Tibet" on CNN.com and you'll get the same thing. As for YouTube? You can't even access the main page. Such measures aren't unusual. China often presses the censor button. But a U.S.-based group that monitors Chinese digital media says this time, things seem different:
XIAO QIANG, BERKELEY CHINA INTERNET PROJECT: The scale of the control at the national gateway level and inside China is far more intense than anything I have seen before.
STOUT: Beijing has built something of a "great firewall of China," a complex system of monitoring and filtering of sensitive keywords. Popular Web sites like Sohu and Sina offer reports on the protests, but as dictated by China's official Xinhua News Agency. Xinhua has been reporting a significantly lower death toll than Tibetan exile groups, along with the government's allegations that the Dalai Lama is behind the violence. This university student and Internet user seemed to echo the government's official version of events. Li Fengmei says the Dalai Lama instigated the monks to demonstrate, and that when the government sent troops to stop the riots, they were attacked by monks. The Dalai Lama has denied orchestrating the protests and says he has never advocated violence.
STOUT: But China's "great firewall" is not perfect. Creative Internet users sidestep the censors by, among other things, misspelling words that have been filtered. For example, a Web site may not allow you to post a comment with "Da Lai," the Chinese words for the Dalai Lama. But type in the letters "D-L," and you get information about the Dalai Lama. China's chat rooms, which are subject to censorship, meanwhile, are busy hosting some reaction to the unrest. There was no way to tell if this site was being monitored, but one participant writes: "I'm 100% supportive of the government oppression of the riot!" But also on the same site, this comment: "The thing that angers me most is that the party is blocking out information again on this. It's helplessly dumb." China, working to restrict access on the information superhighway, while some users try to work around the roadblocks. Kristie Lu Stout, CNN, Hong Kong.
[b]Five Years in Iraq[/b]
AZUZ: Yesterday's story about the five year anniversary of the war in Iraq certainly got you talking on our blog! Here's a sample:
Corey says: If we listened to anti-war groups and pulled out of Iraq, they would feel great at first. But that is showing other countries we won't really do anything if we are attacked. I am shipping out for basic training in June for the Air Force, because I believe what we are doing is right!
James says: I think we should withdraw from Iraq. If the other nations think we are weak, so be it. We need to stop being the world police and just protect ourselves.
Brett wrote: There is a need for a friendly country in that area of the world, where people don't like us so much.
Andrea wrote in to say: Like most Americans, I believe that the war in Iraq is not benefiting our country. Families are devastated with increasing deaths of their loved ones. And not only are soldiers dying, but a lot of money is being wasted towards the war.
AZUZ: Thanks, guys. Keep the comments coming. We'll update the blog over the weekend.
[b][color=#004276]Women's History Month[/color][/b]
AZUZ: Bust out those brackets, it's time for March Madness, when college basketball dominates the sports world. Seems like a good time to talk about one of the most successful people in the game.
AZUZ: The winningest coach in NCAA basketball history, with more than 970 victories, isn't a man. It's 55-year-old Pat Summitt, whose Lady Volunteers swished their way to a seventh NCAA basketball title in 2007. In reporting on Summitt's incredible achievements during her 33 years at Tennessee, it's hard to decide where to start: Honored as Coach of the Year too many times and by too many organizations to mention. Racking up 800 wins faster than any basketball coach in history. Olympic Gold Medalist team coach. First female basketball coach to net a million-dollar annual salary. Inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame the very first time she was eligible; that was back in 2000. The list just keeps going. So, how far could Summit get? 1,000 wins maybe? More? With talent like this, it seems like anything is possible. Honoring Pat Summitt this Women's History Month.
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AZUZ: If you want to learn about the accomplishments of some other superlative female sports stars, as well as pioneering women in business, science and politics, head to CNNStudentNews.com! You'll find a link to more Women's History Month profiles in the Spotlight section on our page.
[b]Off the Beaten Path[/b]
AZUZ: And finally, let's take a quick look at some stories from Off the Beaten Path. You've heard of an eye for an eye. How about a ham for a ham? This butcher busted a would-be thief trying to pillage prosciutto from his restaurant. So, he responded with his own pig product and smacked him in the face with a frozen ham! The thief got away, but not with any meat. Speaking of culinary curiosities, say hello to some point-conscious primates. Nutritionists at Chicago's Brookfield Zoo say these gorillas, and a lot of their furry friends, have been packing on the pounds. Goodbye fatty foods. Hello Weight Watchers! Guess the fitness craze isn't just limited to humans. And this isn't a driving course. It's a road in Florida with some unusually sized speed bumps. An apartment manager built the bumps because people were speeding near a bus stop. Some drivers think the deterrents are too big, too square and too hard to get over. But the bumps are on private property, so drivers will just have to find a way to get over it.
[b]Goodbye[/b]
AZUZ: And that's where we drive off into the sunset. Have a great weekend, everyone. I'm Carl Azuz.
CNN Student News March 24,2008
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MONICA LLOYD, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Hi, everyone. I'm Monica Lloyd. Welcome to a new week of CNN Student News.
[b][color=#004276]First Up: Cheney in Mideast[/color][/b]
LLOYD: First up, Vice President Dick Cheney makes a stop in Israel during a trip to the Middle East. He was there to talk about a peace plan between Israelis and Palestinians, something President Bush helped negotiate last year. During the visit, Cheney said that an end to the conflict between the two groups would have "limitless value." But he also recognized that it will take a huge effort from both sides. Atika Shubert has more on the trip.
ATIKA SHUBERT, CNN REPORTER: U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney is seen by many here as a friend of Israel. It certainly showed when he met with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Saturday night.
DICK CHENEY, U.S. VICE PRESIDENT: America's commitment to Israel's security is enduring and unshakable, as is our commitment to Israel's right to defend itself always against terrorism, rocket attacks and other threats from forces dedicated to Israel's destruction. The United States will never pressure Israel to take steps that threaten its security.
SHUBERT: But on Sunday afternoon, his message to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was one of goodwill, as well as a warning.
CHENEY: A difficult but immutable truth must continue to be told: Terror and rockets do not merely kill innocent civilians. They also kill the legitimate hopes and aspirations of the Palestinian people.
SHUBERT: Rocket attacks from Gaza militants into Israeli towns. Israel responds with airstrikes into the militants' Gaza neighborhoods. That cycle of violence hit a peak early this month when an Israeli offensive killed more than 100 Palestinians in Gaza, threatening to derail the peace process altogether. Cheney's visit is supposed to get negotiations back on track to meet the end-of-the-year deadline set by U.S. President George Bush. Israeli and Palestinian leaders are back at the negotiating table, but little progress has been made. The most controversial issues of Jerusalem and the borders of a Palestinian state have yet to be discussed.
And a huge problem remains: Hamas, the Islamic militant group that controls Gaza. After 5 days of talks in Yemen, attempts to broker a power sharing agreement between Hamas and the government of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas failed, but both sides agreed to meet again in two weeks. For now, there is a lull in the violence in and around Gaza that has allowed talks to continue, even though progress is slow. Cheney is just one part of increasing U.S. pressure for a peace deal. Next week, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is also due for a visit. Atika Shubert, CNN, Jerusalem.
[b]Shoutout[/b]
CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS: Time for the Shoutout! What is the largest religion in the world? If you think you know it, shout it out! Is it: A) Islam, B) Buddhism, C) Christianity or D) Hinduism? You've got three seconds -- GO! The CIA estimates that about 33 percent of the world's people are Christians, followed by Muslims at about 21 percent, Hindus at 13 percent and Buddhists at almost six percent. That's your answer and that's your Shoutout!
[b]Easter Wrap[/b]
LLOYD: And many of those Christians celebrated the Easter holiday this weekend. Pope Benedict XVI led services at the Vatican in Rome in front of a crowd of thousands. The religious leader spoke out against violence and injustice in his annual Easter message. And this sunrise service at Arlington National Cemetery was just one of the events held around the U.S. to commemorate the holiday. Easter is considered the most important day on the Christian calendar, and its origins go back to the start of the religion.
[b][color=#004276]Saved by a Levee[/color][/b]
LLOYD: All right, we want to revisit a story from last week, when heavy rains caused major flooding across parts of the U.S. Midwest. Over the weekend, some of the rivers that overflowed started going back down. But the severe weather left homes and businesses under water across the region. Reggie Aqui shows us how one town managed to stay almost completely dry.
REGGIE AQUI, CNN REPORTER: They live and work just a few feet away from this: the Meramec River, the same river that flooded a couple hundred Missouri homes in neighboring towns and caused a thousand people to flee to shelters. It should have done the same to nearby Valley Park, Missouri, including Bill Kulhmann's Boat Propeller Repair, flooded so many times before.
BILL KUHLMANN, SHOPKEEPER: In 1994, the water level was up here at 37.4.
AQUI: But the shop is dry, as is the entire downtown. The only thing stopping this water from getting into your town is what we are standing on.
CHIEF CHARLES WILKER, VALLEY PARK FIRE AND RESCUE: This levee.
AQUI: How high is this levee?
WILKER: It's 43 feet.
AQUI: And how high did the water get up?
WILKER: 38.7 feet.
AQUI: Man, that is close.
WILKER: It's real close.
AQUI: The difference between a flooded town and a dry one?
MAYOR JEFFREY WHITTEAKER, VALLEY PARK: $50 million.
AQUI: Mayor Jeffrey Whitteaker describes a 26-year endeavor. Even with a major federal grant, this $50 million levy is still, by far, the most expensive project in the small town's history. Without it...
WHITTEAKER: City Hall would be under water. School district, the community would just be paralyzed.
AQUI: It all came in just the nick of time. The levy project was still being tweaked as recently as one year ago.
WILKER: Blue collar town.
AQUI: It's been a nerve wracking couple of days for the city's fire chief, pacing the levy wall. But it appears the $50 million investment paid off.
WILKER: In the last 30 hours I've had about 3 hours worth of sleep.
AQUI: When are you going to get back to sleep?
WILKER: In about 15 minutes.
AQUI: And now, you can see the cover of the St. Louis paper, the Sunday Post Dispatch. It says "A Sigh of Relief." But we need to put this in context for you. Sure, this town may have been saved, but there are still some concerns about the other towns that are down river from here that haven't been hit, towns like Arnold. And of course concerns for the hundreds of people who still haven't been able to make it back to their homes to see what the damage is there. So far, we don't even have a good estimate of how much this is all going to cost in the end. Remember, Missouri was the hardest hit. Now, we're talking about five people just in this state alone that are dead because of these rising waters. Back to you, guys.
[b]Word to the Wise[/b]
AZUZ: A Word to the Wise...
[b]revenue[/b] (noun) the income generated by a given source
source: [url]www.wordcentral.com[/url]
[b][color=#004276]Box Office Economics[/color][/b]
LLOYD: If you've been following the news recently, you've probably heard that the economy is struggling a little bit. Gas prices are up; food costs, too. But one industry is still raking in the revenues. You might have even donated some dollars to it over the weekend: the movies! Brooke Anderson looks at how the box office performs in tough economic times.
U.S. PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH: This is a challenging time for our economy.
BROOKE ANDERSON, CNN REPORTER: A challenging time indeed. But there is one business that generally thrives during times of economic strife.
HORTON HEARS A WHO: Nothin' wrong with this, Morton. Nothin' wrong with this.
ANDERSON: The movies!
JOHN FITHIAN, PRESIDENT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THEATRE OWNERS: People continue to come to the cinemas even during challenging economic times.
ANDERSON: Last weekend, moviegoers shelled out $45 million to see "Horton Hears a Who," propelling the animated comedy to the year's best opening so far.
HORTON HEARS A WHO: You realize that if you tell anybody, they'd think you were crazy.
ANDERSON: Paul Degarabedian, from box office tracker Media By Numbers, says revenues are four percent higher than last year, and could rise with summer fare like "Iron Man" and "Indiana Jones."
PAUL DEGARABEDIAN, BOX OFFICE EXPERT: People need an escape, and going to the movies is a fairly inexpensive way to get out of the house.
ANDERSON: Box office revenues actually increased during five of the last seven recessions, according to government statistics.
FITHIAN: Movie cinemas have done very well during recessionary times.
ANDERSON: The Great Depression of the 1930s, when movies like "Frankenstein" and "King Kong" made their debut, witnessed a cinematic boom.
DEGARABEDIAN: There were about 70 million people going to the movies a week. That's like 8 times more than the number of people who go to the movies today.
ANDERSON: Today, people have countless more entertainment choices. But according to the National Association of Theater Owners, movies are still among the most affordable options, at an average ticket price of $6.88.
PERSON ON THE STREET: I'm paying, I'm paying.
ANDERSON: Some people we interviewed are eager to catch their next film, despite belt-tightening.
PERSON ON THE STREET: I cut back on the haircut. I cut back on some eatin'. But the movies, I can't do it.
PERSON ON THE STREET: I really love movies. So no, the economy's probably not going to affect my judgment too much.
ANDERSON: Others are hesitant. A poll conducted by CNN and Opinion Research Corporation shows 75 percent of respondents have cut back on leisure activities, including movies, restaurants or travel, or have postponed major purchases.
PERSON ON THE STREET: My money's going more toward bills at this point. Anything I do for entertainment, it has to be either really, really cheap or free.
ANDERSON: During this economic downturn, Hollywood hopes moviegoers continue to pay the price of admission. Brooke Anderson, CNN, Hollywood.
[b]Before We Go[/b]
LLOYD: And finally, let's end this show with a bang. That used to be a hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It closed its doors in 2000. And now those doors, along with the windows, walls, pretty much everything, are gone forever. But out of all this smoke will eventually come ice. The building was brought down to make way for a new arena for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
[b]Goodbye[/b]
LLOYD: That's where we skate on out of here. Have a great day, everyone. I'm Monica Lloyd.
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