It`s our panel to meet program of 2013. And it starts with next year`s Winter Olympics
to happen in February in the Russian city of Sochi. There`s been some controversy involving
the games, and about a Russian law regarding homosexuality. That under the law, it is not
illegal to be homosexual, but it is illegal to promote homosexuality or same sex relationships
to minors. Russian President Vladimir Putin says everyone, athletes and spectators will
be welcome at the Olympics.
Yesterday, the U.S. announced its delegation for the Olympics, the people who will represent
the U.S. in Sochi. Some analysts think that who`s going and who`s not could be sending
a message. The delegation includes several openly homosexual American athletes, it doesn`t
include President Obama, any member of the first family or any member of the presidential
cabinet. The first time in more than ten years that`s happened.
Next up, diplomacy: how countries and governments interact. The U.S. and North Korea don`t have
diplomatic relations. So, you don`t usually see officials from one country meeting with
officials from the other. One high profile American is visiting North Korea later, but
we`re not talking about an ambassador, or a government employee. It`s a former pro-basketball
star.
With his piercings, tattoos, and at times outlandish behavior, there`s no denying former
NBA star Dennis Rodman loves attracting attention. And where he`s heading, it`s certain the world
will be watching. As the 52-year old makes his third visit into a country ruled by one
of the world`s most repressive regime.
I want to bridge a gap with North Korea. That`s all I wanted.
It comes at a time of dramatic political upheaval in North Korea. Just last week, the country`s
young leader, Kim Jong-un had his uncle executed, in what some experts believe is just the beginning
of many more purges to come. A power struggle is believed to be the reason why he had his
mentor and second in command allegedly killed by machine gunfire. And with all the instability,
it would appear that the Supreme Leader could use a good friend.
I`m going to call him my friend. He is my friend. You could hate my guts, hate my guts,
but he is my friend.
Rodman is traveling with a documentary crew that will film him training the North Korean
basketball team. They are preparing for an exhibition match in January, against a group
of former pro-basketball players, to celebrate the birthday of Kim Jong-un, a diehard basketball
fan. Many are wondering, whether Rodman will raise the issue of 45-year old American missionary
Kenneth Bae, who was sentenced to 15-years prison in Pyongyang, for what authorities
say was an attempt to overthrow the regime.
But Rodman says this trip isn`t political, although in previous visits, he has made himself
available for basketball diplomacy, offering to be a mediator between his close friend
Kim and U.S. President Barack Obama.
RODMAN: And this guy just wants to do one thing: just have a conversation with you.
That`s it. So, why Obama, are you afraid to talk to Dennis Rodman?
Anna Coren, CNN, Seoul.
And so, if you bulldogs out there have been dogged in your determination to get on "Roll
Call," here is your day: starting with the bulldogs from West York Area High in York,
Pennsylvania. Then it`s over to Ohio, where we are checking with the Green High School,
bulldogs. And our last bulldogs are out in California. Garfield High School in Los Angeles
wraps up the roll.
Scientists say last month was the warmest November on the record. Now, it might not
have felt like that in the U.S., but North America was an exception. The global average
temperature for November was 56.6 degrees Fahrenheit. That`s more than a degree above
the 20th century average. We don`t know if that explains what you`re about to see. But
in nature, when something changes, it can have a far-reaching impact.
A feeding frenzy along the California coast. Like none ever recorded.
And talking to the old timers, a fisherman that have been here for 60 years, they`ve
never seen anything like this.
Monterey Bay, now a massive soup bowl, as the locals call it feasting humpback whales.
They should have gone south months ago.
What would keep whales like this here?
We`re talking about miles and miles of anchovies, mountains deep.
And it`s not just whales. There are sea lions in droves. Even killer whales.
You`ve got to understand the entire food chain to get to understand this, and you won`t know
that unless you know more about the weather and the currents of the oceans.
Knowing more, a top priority for climate researchers as they grabble with new environmental trends.
One of my favorite sayings right now is we may be experiencing global weirding.
The Pacific recently has seen its fair share of weird.
Oh, nice one.
The invasion of Humboldt squid up and down the California coast. Sea lion calves this
year dying off in worrying numbers and in recent weeks, disturbingly sea stars from
Alaska to San Diego wasting away - literally - melting.
Starting to see animals who were coming here 30 or 40 years ago, maybe shifting their ranges
farther north.
Space might be the final frontier, but space tourism could let more people get there. Not
cheap. One company is offering people the experience of what it`s like to launch out
in the space.
Tourists could blast off into space as early as next year on Virgin Galactic`s Spaceship
2. Until then, future astronauts can train for the rigors of space on Earth.
It`s the real deal. We are training them just as we would a military pilot, a fighter pilot
or an astronaut.
More than 300 people have taken a two-day space training course at the NASTAR Center
in Pennsylvania. The program centers around the state of the art simulator. A human centrifuge
that replicates what space travel feels like.
Ian Sequan (ph) starts in three, two, one.
You`re going to see your g-meter, your altimeter, your rear camera view, the visuals outside
the space craft as you actually feel the forces of you launching up a simulated weightlessness
and then re-entry back down to Earth.
The faster it spins, the more you feel the forces of gravity.
For extreme G-forces or for a long sustained genes, there is a very good risk of you being
able to pass out. For those reasons, I want to make sure that you are trained properly.
Congratulations. You are in space.
You don`t need a ticket to space to take this course, but it will cost you $3,000.
The future of space holds a lot of promise. Hopefully, hundreds, thousands of people will
be traveling for various missions across the galaxy.
And for our next edition of Korea Connections, you`re in for a real treat: we are featuring
Layne Lee. She`s a baker and an entrepreneur in Atlanta, Georgia. It might sound like a
sweet gig. Lee says that thanks to her dad, she`s living out her dream, but one thing
she doesn`t sugarcoat: it takes a lot of hard work to be successful.
My name is Layne Lee, and I`m a pastry shop and owner of Sweet-n-Sinful bakery.
I fell into baking. I went to college for something completely different, and ended
up cooking for all of my sorority sisters and friends and family. So I would (inaudible)
like it be hands on, wasn`t great with monotony. And I figured being a chef like move around,
be creative, something different every day and we get to eat our mistakes.
I struggled with math and kind of have a fear of numbers, even though I measure and weigh
things out every day. Trying to secure loans or get use of purchasing house control and
checks and balances of doing a business - that was my biggest roadblock.
One of my biggest mentors is the man named Robert. He`s been able to sit me down, taught
me through it and show me where my strengths are and be able to admit to where my weaknesses
are.
He`s the reason I haven`t closed the doors many time, because when I get - when I feel
defeated, he lets me know that I`m not alone.
I feel like this career chose me. I`ll get you centerpieces of people`s most joyful days.
I think that is my favorite part.
It gets really hot, and we don`t ever sit down. We`re completely hands on and physical.
Stay in front of the trends, always be sharpening your skills, continue education is the best.
Always stay on top of your game, and so you keep up with everyone else.
Our last video today includes some dog`s sleds, probably not what you had in mind, but hey,
there are dogs, there is a sled, let`s do this. This YouTube video features a toddler`s
(inaudible) traveler. Plus, a pair of pups that turned into sled sleuths as they tracked
down this runaway sled and then persistently pushed it down its path. Some of you might
think this dog sled videos are awesome, and for others, it may not amount to much. But
we never sled you astray and at leash we got some puns out of it. Back tomorrow with our
lash show of 2013, I hope to see you then.
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