Today`s forecast: widespread global headlines, zero chance of commercials, at least for the
next 10 minutes. From the CNN Newsroom to your classrooms, this is CNN Student News.
First up today, the U.S. Congress is considering taking action on President Obama`s jobs bill.
It was schedule to come up for a procedural vote, which is kind of like a test vote last
night.
But here`s the thing about it: no one expects it to pass.
Everyone in Washington wants to find ways to create jobs in America, even though they
don`t agree on how to do that. President Obama says his bill is the solution, and he`s been
pushing to get it passed.
Let`s put construction workers on the job. Let`s put teachers in the classroom. Let`s
give small businesses a tax break. Let`s help our veterans. Pass this bill. Let`s meet our
responsibilities.
The economy is expected to be a big focus of next year`s presidential election. Some
people think the debate over this specific bill is actually more about politics than
about really trying to get something done.
What this week has shown, beyond any doubt, is that Democrats would rather talk about
partisan legislation they won`t pass, than on actually passing legislation we know would
create jobs.
U.S. officials say they`ve broken up an alleged murder plot targeting Saudi Arabia`s ambassador
to the United States. Saudi Arabia and the U.S. are allies. And according to authorities,
this plan was organized by people inside Iran`s government.
Justice officials say two men, both with ties to Iran, began plotting to kill the Saudi
ambassador back in the spring. A spokesman for Iran`s government said the alleged plot
is a complete lie. This is a developing story, so if you want the latest details on it, you
could go to our home page -- that`s cnnstudentnews.com.
The Dallas Mavericks are the reigning champs in the National Basketball Association, but
defense of that title for them? Going to have to wait a bit, because the NBA has canceled
its first two weeks of its season.
This is part of that lockout that started in July we`ve been telling you about. Owners
and players can`t make a deal on the rules for player salaries and how to split up the
money that the league makes. And this isn`t just a sports story, it`s a business one as
well. Mark McKay looks at the financial ripple effects of this lockout.
Philips Arena is home to the NBA`s Atlanta Hawks, but these doors won`t be opening for
basketball any time soon. The league`s decision to cancel some regular season games made sure
of that. But that decision just doesn`t impact team owners and players. It also affects surrounding
businesses that count on those games being played.
There`s definitely going to be a decrease in business on what would have been home games.
We usually get a nice pop two hours before the game. Then depending on how they do, some
after-game business.
We always try to make sure we have a good showing of conventioneers to come to the restaurant.
But as far as filling the void from Philips Arena, there`s pretty much nothing that we
can do. I mean, our hands are pretty much tied when it comes to that.
The NBA just completed one of its most successful seasons in years. Attendance, merchandise
sales and television ratings were all up, but that momentum could be lost if the current
lockout continues for an extended period.
These two sides should be sitting in a room in New York City for the next, you know, week,
two weeks, however long it takes to get done. But right now, they seem content to not negotiate,
not meet, and to sort of let this thing play out and see who blinks first.
The cost for this waiting game will be expensive. NBA commissioner David Stern said the league
lost $200 million by canceling the preseason. If a significant amount of regular seasons
games are lost as well, the league will find itself having to satisfy broadcast partners
who paid billions to televise those games.
The NBA is going to have to make good with their TV partners. They`re not going to continue
to pay for no games. And, you know, it has effect on the TV partners because they use
NBA games, which are strong ratings drivers for a, say, a TNT. They`re strong ratings
drivers, and that helps boost ratings for other programming.
Today`s Shoutout goes out to Mr. Schoettler`s students at Millennial Tech Middle School
in San Diego, California.
What happened on this day in history? Your options? Revolutionaries stormed the Bastille,
Ponce de Leon discovered Florida, armistice ended World War I or Columbus landed in the
Bahamas. You`ve got three seconds, go.
On October 12th, 1492, Christopher Columbus reached the Bahamas. That`s your answer, and
that`s your Shoutout.
And that`s the reason why today is National Day in Spain. Earlier this week we talked
about how Spain paid for Columbus` journey. The United States celebrates Columbus Day
on the second Monday in October. But Spain`s national holiday is right on the anniversary
of when the explorer reached the New World, and countries all over Latin America celebrate
as well.
The day, October 12th, is called Dia de la Raza. There are ceremonies, parades and festivals
commemorating this day. There`s also been some controversy around Dia de la Raza. Some
people argue that when Europeans began settling the Americas, it led to the deaths of many
native people who were already there. And critics don`t think it should be celebrated.
October is National Anti-Bullying Awareness Month, and earlier this week, we heard some
juniors and seniors` advice about how to stop bullying. Anderson Cooper talked recently
with a group of students who saw bullying and then stepped in to take action against
it. He wanted to know what motivated them to take on the issue.
It does seem like a lot of the -- a lot of schools now have anti-bullying efforts, and
a lot of the focus is now on people like yourself, people who are willing to intervene, getting
other kids to be willing to stand up and say, you know what, look, I witnessed this. This
is not -- this is not right. You can`t continue to do this.
Why do you think intervene in situations?
Because I see them, like the way they are like after everything happens, like how they`re
so sad and crying and everything, and just feel bad for them I guess.
But it`s interesting, because only a small percentage of kids in the school, I think
like 19 to 21 percent -- only a small percentage of kids actually intervene. Why -- I mean,
why do you think you`ve intervened?
Well, there were a few kids actually in class who was acting in an aggressive manner towards
him, verbal abuse, most of the time. And it was making him upset. He didn`t -- he didn`t
tell anyone about it, but I could see it.
So you saw that it was having an effect on him?
Oh, yes. But that -- without a doubt.
Andrew, how about for you?
Yes, I`ve seen situations where kids were just being picked on, and the kid actually
said stop, just stop whatever you`re doing, and they just kept on going and going.
Have you ever been bullied?
Yes, when I was younger, in elementary school.
So you know -- you -- do you think the fact that you`ve been bullied when you were younger,
you kind of know what it feels like and makes you more prone to intervene?
Yes, I mean, it definitely gets me angry when I see someone being picked on. And it -- I
kind of want to like stop it.
What makes you angry about it?
Just that the kid didn`t do anything to deserve the bullying. So I just wanted to stop it,
because I didn`t want to see something escalate.
It`s interesting. The sociologist terms kind of the social dynamics in schools, "social
combat," which I`d never heard the term before, and I think it`s kind of an interesting term.
But I mean, is that overstating it? Or, I mean, (inaudible).
No.
Not at all.
Not at all?
Yes.
No.
I think -- you`re like it`s totally social combat. How so?
In school, I`m -- it`s pretty much a race to the top of the -- of the social ladder.
By getting to the top, you have not only self- confidence (ph) but you view yourself as one
of the important people of your school. And that is -- that`s the reason why bullying
occurs.
All right. This is our blog. We`re taking you to cnnstudentnews.com, and this is where
you can talk to us about the issue of bullying. What do you think can be done to help students
cope with bullying, to help students respond when they are bullied? Talk to us at cnnstudentnews.com.
Remember, it`s only your first names we`ll accept.
And before we go, the first lady gets to do a lot of cool stuff.
And that might include breaking a world record. First lady Michelle Obama joined hundreds
of kids yesterday in an attempt to set the record for doing jumping jacks.
And they can`t do this alone. They need more than 20,000 people around the world to jump
in on the idea in a 24-hour period. That`s how they can make the record. The first lady
is all about fighting childhood obesity with physical activity.
So this was a great "jumping" off point and the chance to "exercise" the right of free
assembly. We`ll "jump" into more headlines tomorrow. For CNN Student News, I`m Carl Azuz.
All right. Keep it up, let`s go, let`s go.
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Brown Middle School in Hillsboro, Oregon, and this is CNN Student News.
Hi, Carl.
Hi to the students of Brown Middle School, and hello to all of our viewers around the
world.
Broadcasting from the CNN Newsroom, I`m Carl Azuz.
Our first story today takes us to Egypt.
The North African nation is dealing with violence worse than it has seen in months.
Dozens of people were killed over the weekend, hundreds more were injured.
All of this happened in fighting between army forces and Coptic Christians.
This is an ancient branch of Christianity.
Its members make up about 9 percent of Egypt`s population.
Coptic Christians and the Muslims who support them.
have been holding protests like this one.
They`re demanding that the Egyptian military offer equal protection for their places of
worship.
Egypt`s prime minister wants to investigate what started the fighting over the weekend.
He says the violence has brought the country back to the level of tension it had before
its political revolution earlier this year.
The prime minister said, quote, "Instead of going forward, we`ve found ourselves scrambling
for security."
Well, parts of Mexico are bracing for a hurricane that`s expected to make landfall today.
Jova is the name of the storm.
It was bearing down on Mexico`s west coast yesterday, and it had strengthened into a
category 3 hurricane.
Some experts thought this thing might get stronger before it hits land.
So emergency officials were rushing to get ready before the storm.
They opened shelters.
They distributed food and supplies.
The area that Jova is expected to hit is a vacation spot.
But a lot of tourists have cleared out ahead of the potential danger.
Authorities have warned boaters to watch out for heavy rain, wind and waves.
Today`s first Shoutout goes out to Mr. Toijala`s global issues class at Lakeland Union High
School in Minocqua, Wisconsin.
A fleet refers to a group of what?
You know what to do.
Is it bison, ships, pumpkins or trees?
You`ve got three seconds, go.
A fleet is a group of ships, usually under the same command.
That`s your answer, and that`s your Shoutout.
And Fleet Week is a celebration that honors the U.S. military`s nautical services.
The event takes place in different cities, and San Francisco`s Fleet Week just wrapped
up.
It included a parade of ships, as military vessels sailed under the Golden Gate Bridge
and into the San Francisco Bay.
But this year`s Fleet Week also made spectators look up.
That is because a big theme of the week was the 100th birthday of naval aviation, and
shows like this one -- this is awesome, look at this -- from the Navy`s Blue Angels flight
team, wowed the crowds who came out for the event.
People also had the opportunity to take tours of some of the ships that were part of Fleet
Week.
This is the 30th year that San Francisco has hosted the event.
The "Occupy Wall Street" movement started online.
A website asked people to flood New York financial district for a few months.
Now the grassroots campaign has expanded with protests in different cities and on college
campuses.
There are a lot of different ideas about what exactly people are protesting.
Mary Snow talks with a few folks about why they are there.
As protesters started week three of their "Occupy Wall Street" movement, 73-year-old
Alla Heretz decided it was time she joined them.
The retired grandmother from New Jersey says she`s frustrated with seeing jobs shipped
overseas.
Yes, I`m worried about my son, about my grandchildren, about my neighbors.
I just worry about decent people who want to work and can`t get a job.
That worry also brought Jim Mortimer to Zuccotti Park for the first time.
He has four grandchildren.
I`m retired.
I get Social Security.
I get a pension.
And you know, maybe when they get to be my age, they`ll have the same thing.
But the way it looks now, they might not even have a job.
While there`s no singular message among this group, 43-year-old Buddy Bolton says the lack
of jobs prompted him to come here Thursday and spend the night.
He says he lost his creative design job a year ago, and spent his savings on surgery.
My personal situation is so bad, that I felt like I wanted to be amongst other people going
through the same thing.
And so that`s why I came.
And I came to support and to, you know, get -- help get the message out that this is a
"shame on America."
Eighty-six-year-old Harvey Hafter, a World War II veteran, is also a newcomer.
He is a long-time union member and lobbyist.
I get kind of emotional, because I spent my whole life fighting these forces.
And it`s like a 10-headed snake.
You cut one head off, and another one grows back.
They`re insidious, totally.
When you say they.?
The Wall Street crowd, the bankers.
By midday, some still remained in their sleeping bags.
The curious looked in from the outside.
More unions are showing support, but some union workers are skeptical, say, like Rob
Chester.
They`re unorganized and they`re just trying -- I don`t know what point they`re trying
to make.
I think where they need to march is they need to march on Washington.
I don`t know what they`re doing here.
Some of the older people we spoke with say they do plan on returning to the protests,
and say they hope to contribute in some way -- Mary Snow, CNN, New York.
Some events on this day in history that were all out of this world, in 1968, Apollo 7,
the first manned Apollo space mission, launched.
The crew sent back the first TV broadcast from orbit.
In 1984, Kathryn Sullivan became the first American woman to walk in space.
She was part of three shuttle missions during her time at NASA.
And in 2000, Discovery`s liftoff marked the 100th mission in the space shuttle program.
That program ended earlier this year.
Well, it`s just the second week of October, so might seem a little early to start talking
about the holidays.
Not so for retail stores.
This is when they start considering hiring more employees to help handle the increase
in shoppers.
Athena Jones looks at how the state of the U.S. economy could impact holiday hiring this
year.
At Christine Finnie`s gift shop in Manassas, Virginia, business has been picking up.
Things are looking up.
I expect things are going to continue to improve, and I do expect that this Christmas will be
better than last year`s.
The retail industry has outperformed others, adding jobs at a time when many sectors are
struggling.
Retailers nationwide expect holiday sales to rise about 3 percent this year, and plan
to hire up to 500,000 seasonal employees in November and December.
That`s roughly the same amount as last year, even though the economy still faces tough
headwinds.
Unemployment, consumer confidence, the stock market, the housing market, the debt crisis
-- all of those factors are continuing to swirl as the holiday season unfolds, and that`s
going to dampen spending.
The National Retail Federation says stores will use strong sales promotions and keep
inventory levels low in the face of this consumer uncertainty.
Hiring plans among the big retailers vary.
Macy`s said it plans to hire 78,000 temporary workers, a 4 percent increase over last year.
And Kohl`s Department Store says its holiday hires should top 40,000, up 5 percent.
Meanwhile, Toys `r` Us plans to hire at least 40,000 extra employees this holiday season,
in line with previous years, while Best Buy plans to hire just 18,000 holiday workers,
compared to 29,000 last year, a drop of 38 percent.
Holiday sales are important, not just for hiring, but for the overall economy.
Our industry supports 42 million American jobs.
We send trillions of dollars into the economy throughout the year, and $466 billion of that
just in November and December.
With summer in the rear-view, you might consider some alternative ways to maintain your tan.
As you can see, I`ve given up on mine.
But for most California teenagers, tanning beds -- listen to this -- tanning beds are
no longer an option.
The state just passed a law banning tanning beds for anyone who`s between 14 and 18 years
old.
This is the first time an entire state has passed this kind of restriction.
Previously, teens could use a bed if they had their parents` permission, but some lawmakers
were concerned about the health effects.
Studies have shown a link between ultraviolet tanning beds and increased risks for skin
cancer.
The tanning industry says the ban on tanning beds will unfairly hurt their business.
Other options, like spray tans, those are still allowed.
Before we go, getting leaves out of your pool?
No big deal.
Getting a moose out?
Different story.
This guy "hoofed" it into someone`s back yard in New Hampshire, and decided to go for a
dip.
The only problem, he couldn`t figure out how to get out.
Police, firefighters, wildlife officials -- they all showed up.
It eventually took nine guys to get the animal back on dry land.
At least he got in some good exercise, though.
because when you`re waiting for a rescue, just treading water, you might as well make
the "moost" of it.
That`s right.
New camera shot, same old puns.
We`ll be back tomorrow to "dive" into more headlines.
For CNN Student News, I`m Carl Azuz.
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We`re going globetrotting today on CNN Student News. We`re going to hit North America, South
America, Europe. We begin in northern Africa, though. I`m Carl Azuz, and this is CNN Student
News.
The fighting in Libya is not over. It started in February as a revolt against the government,
turned into an all-out civil war. On one side, Moammar Gadhafi and the forces that were loyal
to the country`s former leader.
On the other, people who wanted Gadhafi out of power. And they have had support for months,
from an international team of military forces.
This is Sirte, Moammar Gadhafi`s hometown. It`s where some of the most intense fighting
is happening now, and around 90 percent of it is under control of the anti-Gadhafi forces.
Dan Rivers reports on the efforts to gain full control of the town.
Well, this is pretty much the front line in Sirte. You can hear -- you can hear there`s
quite a lot of shooting going on down this road. We`re right on the outskirts of the
city. And it is what sounds like a very fierce battle indeed going on, just a few hundred
yards up the road.
We ventured down that road quickly. This is not somewhere you want to linger. The wounded
limp back from the front lines. This is now exhausting urban warfare with the anti-Gadhafi
forces taking casualties, but gaining ground all the time.
The commanders think this is worth the blood being spilled here. They show us photos found
nearby of the former leader with local people. But now Gadhafi`s hometown is on the verge
of falling.
And what kind of resistance (inaudible)?
No, there is (inaudible) become weaker. They -- the (inaudible) and some prisoners out.
But not (inaudible) finish tomorrow (ph).
RIVERS (voice-over): The civilians caught up in all this certainly hope so. Hundreds
are streaming out, their city now wreathed in smoke and gunfire. Is this the last battle
of this war?
From Libya, we move to Mexico, where Jova is hammering parts of the country`s west coast.
This storm was a hurricane earlier in the week. By Wednesday, it was downgraded to a
tropical storm. Experts thought it might break up completely by the end of the week.
That does not mean Jova is not still dangerous. Officials said the heavy rain from Jova was
a major threat. There were concerns the rain could cause floods or mudslides in some areas,
especially spots with steep hills or mountains.
Those were scenes of joy and celebration one year ago in Chile that marked the end of a
news story that pretty much caught the attention of the entire world.
On August 5th, 2010, a cave-in trapped 33 miners more than 2,000 feet underground. A
couple weeks later, they got a message out, saying they were all alive, but they had limited
amounts of food and water.
More than two months after the cave-in and exactly one year ago today, this is how they
were rescued. Crews drilled a tunnel down to where the miners had been waiting underground.
And that allowed this capsule to carry the miners up to the surface, one by one. All
33 men arrived safely and were hailed as heroes.
In Washington yesterday, President Obama was part of a meeting commemorating Hispanic Heritage
Month. The event was for the American Latino Heritage Forum. The president praised the
contributions that American Latinos have made to the country.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar talked about why it`s important to celebrate all cultures.
For us as a country, as we look ahead at the great diversity of our 310 million people,
50 million of them being members of the Latino community, we believe strongly that we need
to celebrate everybody`s culture, and everybody`s heritage and everybody`s history.
Now that`s just part of what, in my mind, has always made some common sense, and that
is that if we are a nation that really believes in the equality and dignity for all people,
we need to make sure that the history and the stories of all people is equally told.
What`s the word? It`s the process of the earth being worn away by water, wind or waves. Erosion,
that`s the word.
You`re about to see an incredible demonstration of erosion thanks to a geologist whose video
camera just happened to be in the right place at the right time.
Look at this. The cliff in this YouTube video is on the southwest coast of the United Kingdom.
People had seen some early cracks, which is why the camera is there. First you see the
dust, but then, watch this. Huge section of it crashes into the sea. That is thousands
of tons of rock, falling away from erosion. Scientist who recorded it said it was the
most exciting thing he`d ever seen.
When you hear the word "widow," someone who has lost her husband, the image in your mind
probably isn`t a woman in her 20s. That`s what Taryn Davis struggled with when her husband
was killed while serving in Iraq.
Her loss gave her the inspiration to connect with other young war widows in an effort to
provide support and healing.
My husband, Cpl. Michael Davis, was killed in Baghdad, Iraq.
You know, even four years later, people still don`t really know how to react when you say,
"Hi, I`m Taryn, and I am a widow." After the funeral, I felt ostracized. Everybody liked
to write off my grief due to my young age, be like saying, "Well, at least you`re young,
you`ll get remarried."
I come bearing widows.
Hola.
I just wanted to talk about it with the widows. And they`re not going to judge me when I`m
laughing. They`re not going to tell me that I`m grieving wrong. I just wanted to create
what I was searching for, and just hope there were others out there that could come and
help me build it, too.
I`m Taryn Davis, and I invite a new generation of military widows to share their love, their
sacrifice and their survival.
It`s (inaudible) all these events, because they step outside of that comfort zone.
His impact will continue to affect us all for the rest of our lives.
There are moments where they can all reflect, followed by that time where they feel like
they`re living life to the fullest.
My little sister wrote Taryn. She didn`t know how to get me through the loss. And so she
wanted me to find other sisters.
From my first event, I went from going completely alone to not any more, at all.
You get up that high, you see the world a different way, and I think as widows, we see
our life a different way when we land, too, so.
And these military widows, they`ve given me life again. They teach me so much, and show
me how far I`ve come. And, you know, one day, another widows going to come along and they`re
going to be the one that`s changing that widow`s life. I mean, that`s pretty amazing.
Amazing indeed. Teachers, you can check our CNN Heroes curriculum guide on our home page.
Before we go, we`re heading to Tennessee for a report from Carley Gordon of affiliate WSMV.
She has the details on a rare reptile, whose facial features could make you think you`ve
got double vision.
It`s got the distinct yellow bands going down the body.
At first glance, it looks like your typical baby king snake. But when Paul Carver found
this slithering around his back yard, he realized this royal serpent would need two crowns.
You see, this snake has not one head, but two.
I was worried about which head was going to bite me.
So Carver took it to wildlife officer Dale Grandstaff, who was just as bewildered.
I`ve been working for 13 years and been in the woods all my life, you know, nearly 40
years, and I`ve never seen anything like this.
Two separate heads with two functioning brains, yet they share the same 8-inch body.
Both tongues work, has a set of eyes on each head, a mouth on each head.
But when it comes to snakes, two heads aren`t actually better than one. In fact, Grandstaff
says its chances of survival in the wild are actually slim to none.
With two heads, everything`s getting caught. See, he`s trying to push, but he can`t.
So Grandstaff plans to take the snake to Tennessee Tech in Cookeville Thursday, where the first
order of business will be to feed the hungry hydra.
But the hope is that this unusual snake will survive.
. think, you know, just something very, very unnatural or odd-looking about it.
. and that its two heads will make smarter scholars.
Well, thank goodness they`re taking the thing in, because leaving that snake out in the
wild would be "cold-blooded." And we`re sure that once the snake meets the scientists,
they`ll all put their heads together and come up with something.
Whoo! I hope you enjoy the rest of your Thursday. For sss-CNN Student News, I`m Carl Azuz.
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Happy Valentine`s Day, everyone. I`m Carl Azuz. Welcome to another lovely edition of
CNN STUDENT NEWS. One thing that isn`t lovely as far as many Americans are concerned, the
weather. From North Carolina to Boston, another winter storm is frosting the East Coast, possibly
the worst the northeast has seen this winter. Ice, sleet, snow, freezing rain, all making
it nearly impossible in some places to go anywhere. And staying home wasn`t great either
for more than 700,000 power customers in the dark. New Yorkers were looking at 15 inches
of snow and that`s just a snapshot of the eastern seaboard.
Right now, Mother Nature is serving up tragedy and misery. There are ten confirmed deaths
due to the storm. Obviously, amid this tragedy, there also problems and pain, but some people
are able to find simple pleasures in so much wicked weather.
A snowball fight in front of the Lincoln Memorial shows the lighter side of the storm, but government
agencies are taking the snow seriously. Forecasters expect up to ten inches of snow in the nation`s
capital. Officials have ordered all federal offices closed. The plows were out on force
Wednesday in Raleigh, North Carolina, but for a lot of stranded drivers, it didn`t do
much good. Officials in the southeast urge people to stay home if they could as the road
conditions got progressively worse. Even first responders who are having a hard time getting
around slipping and sliding as they try to get their vehicles moving again.
As if ice on roads wasn`t bad enough, the weight of ice and snow brought trees down
into power lines and in some cases, into homes.
This "Roll Call" is going to the dogs, because Valentine`s Day is all about puppy love.
At Harrisburg High School in Harrisburg, Missouri, we`ve got the bull dogs. Thanks for watching,
yo.
Up to Chicago, Illinois, it`s where we find the Uno Soccer Academy High School and the
fearsome wolves. And in Williston, North Dakota, some coyotes are watching CNN STUDENT NEWS.
Howlo to Williston High School.
All right, big business is making big headlines this week. Cable and Internet provider Comcast
is planning to buy Time Warner Cable for $45 billion. This would combine the two biggest
cable companies in the U.S. And give Comcast $30 million customers. The U.S. government
must first approve the deal, and it may not, if it thinks it would give the new company
too much control over the market. Both Comcast and Time Warner Cable say this is good news
for customers, that the merger will mean higher broadband Internet speeds, faster Wi-Fi in
people`s homes, faster releases of new products. But critics are concerned it would limit people`s
choices and lead to higher prices. And last year, a consumer satisfaction index ranked
the companies lowest in the nation for TV and Internet customer service.
Can you sue the president? The answer is yes. Presidents Kennedy, Nixon, Clinton, George
W. Bush and Barack Obama have all been sued. The outcomes vary, of course, but it shows
you that even the leader of the country is not immune to lawsuits. The latest one involving
President Obama has been brought by Republican Senator Rand Paul. He says the president and
other parts of the U.S. government violated Americans privacy rights by collecting millions
of Americans phone and email records. The government says its controversial program
has helped to prevent terrorism. What the courts will say is uncertain.
Senator Rand Paul`s lawsuit joined by the Tea Party umbrella group FreedomWorks is the
latest legal effort to put the heat on President Obama and the National Security Agency over
collection of telephone metadata, the numbers, dates and times of calls, but not the content.
This we believe will be a historic lawsuit. We think it may well be the largest class
action lawsuit every filed on behalf of the Bill of Rights.
An unusual lawsuit that Paul hopes will gain public support, it goes after the president
and the director of National Intelligence, of the NSA and the FBI, on behalf of millions
who have been customers, users and subscribers of phone service since 2006.
Paul wants the federal courts to declare the metadata collection program unconstitutional,
shut it down and order the government to approach (ph) the information from its systems. But
the administration insists the program is legal.
It has been found to be lawful by multiple courts. And it receives oversight from all
three branches of government including the Congress.
Is the lawsuit a good idea?
Our information, I think it should be private.
The idea that anybody could be listening to my private life. That kind of, you know, it`s
a little bit creepy. I think it`s just kind of a stunt to get attention.
I doubt anything (INAUDIBLE) should go over to the lawsuit.
There were already cases in the federal courts involving the same legal questions: whether
the program violates your constitutional right.
There is no question that the underlying legal question is going to have to be resolved by
the federal courts sometimes soon. It just doesn`t seem like Senator Paul suit is going
to be the vehicle, through which the courts do it.
Time for "The Shoutout." Acrophobia is the fear of what? If you think you know it, shout
it out! Is it ice, spiders, dancing or heights? You`ve got three seconds, go!
If you dread heights, you might just be acrophobic and you wouldn`t want the job we`re about
to describe. That`s your answer and that`s your shoutout.
And that`s because it`s at the world`s tallest building. Not near the bottom of it, not indoors.
The Burj Khalifa stands more than half a mile high. It`s located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates,
a place that`s no stranger to sand storms. How do they keep it clean?
When they built the world`s tallest building, Dubai`s Burj Khalifa, it was covered in 24,000
separate panels of glass. Dipak Ghal`s job is keeping them clean.
"The work is interesting, and the view is beautiful," he tells me. Dipak is one of around
60 migrant workers, mostly from Nepal, India and the Philippines who clean windows here.
And in this dusty desert climate, there is plenty of work for them.
They start at the very tip top.
We`re standing on the 159th floor of the Burj Khalifa. That`s about 35 stories higher than
most tourists get to go. It doesn`t sound that high, perhaps. But if you come over here,
take a look over the edge, I think you might change your mind.
It`s more than 2700 feet, or nearly a kilometer straight down, certainly not a job for the
faint of heart, especially when you`re repelling.
Dipak had never seen a building even half this height before, let alone climbed one.
But his brother said he should leave Katmandu and give it a try. Safety comes first. And
while they trust their equipment, harnesses and ropes are checked and double checked.
Wind speed is also measured. Because up here, one big gust could be dangerous.
"The wind can toss you around the building, from right to left, "He says. "If it`s too
strong, we don`t work that day."
When the inspections are done, they step out over the edge and deep down to business.
It will take those three months to clean each and every window and then they start all over
again. The building`s contractor, though, says, rope access is still the most efficient
way to get the job done. For Dipak, it`s also a decent living. As a new recruit, he can
make over $600 a month, much more than he`d earned as a construction worker building skyscrapers
like this one.
"My mom always asks me why I do this. And says it looks dangerous," he tells me. She
wants me to come back to Nepal and get a regular job, but I tell them no, no, no. I like it.
And this is a good living.
And he says, just another day at the office.
Jon Jensen, CNN, Dubai.
Americans are expected to spend $17.3 billion on Valentine`s Day stuff. That`s over 55 bucks
for every person in the country. Chocolate boxes, a popular gift, date back to the 1860s.
But few things are sweeter than the long awaited and well deserved homecoming of U.S. troops.
No, it`s not only me. It`s them that made that sacrifice.
I want my mom to come home .
So, this is (inaudible). He`ll meet Dad for the first time.
I don`t try to pull it off. They think I`m coming home in about three weeks.
I really just want to make - make them feel better about it, you know, and hopefully this
.
And I can`t even explain.
Hi, mom.
The absolute joy.
I`m daddy.
Mom!
Daddy!
(LAUGHTER) Welcome back home.
It`s tough to beat something so heartfelt. Whether or not you love Valentine`s Day, we
hope you have one sweet weekend with chocalot of fan. We will be off Monday for the President`s
Day holiday. So we`ll look forward to seeing you again on Tuesday. I`m Carl Azuz.
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CNN Student News October 14, 2011 - Duration: 10:30.
Fridays are awesome. So is today`s introduction from Lucas Ulloque, who works here at CNN.
You`re going to hear more from Lucas in a bit.
First up, though, we`re headed to the White House.
The building is, of course, home to the U.S. president. This week it played host to South
Korea`s president as well. Lee Myung-bak made a state visit to the U.S. this week. The South
Korean leader was the honored guest at a state dinner at the White House on Thursday.
These state dinners are pretty rare. They`re designed to show the importance of a country`s
relationship with the United States.
That was the same message that President Obama made, calling President Lee a good friend
and partner. Earlier in the day, the two presidents held meetings on some issues facing both of
their countries, and they talked about their excitement for a new trade agreement between
the U.S. and South Korea.
That agreement, one of three trade deals the U.S. Congress passed on Wednesday. The other
two are with Colombia and Panama. The president and Republican leaders say these trade agreements
will create thousands of jobs in the U.S. Some Democrats and workers` unions aren`t
sure any new jobs are going to come out of this.
Supporters also say the deals could increase American exports. When companies try to sell
their products in a different country, they often have to pay a tariff. It`s an extra
fee. For example, there`s an 8 percent tariff on American cars sold in South Korea. But
under these new trade agreements, those fees would be phased out.
So in theory, this would make it easier to sell a U.S. car in South Korea. But as Paula
Hancocks explains, for the auto industry, there could be some obstacles in making that
theory a reality.
Chung Hansu (ph) bought his Chevrolet three years ago. Since then, he`s become a big fan
of the U.S. car, even joining a local Chevrolet club.
The Korean market is an attractive one for the U.S., given the phenomenal explosion in
car ownership here. Back in 1990, there were just over 3 million vehicles on the road.
Twenty years later, there were almost 18 million. That`s an increase of more than 400 percent.
Environmental concerns could make some U.S. models undesirable in an increasingly green
Korea. As part of the FTA agreement, South Korea agreed to lower its strict emission
and safety requirements in some cases. Car design is also a factor.
One FTA expert tells me, "When Korean buy cars, they look for style, design and convenience.
Big, powerful cars, like in the U.S. are not seen as stylish here. So I don`t expect a
surge in demand for U.S. cars.
Korean car and auto parts companies declined to talk about the FTA, saying the topic was
too sensitive. But Korea`s trade investment promotion agency, KOTRA, says they will benefit.
KOTRA says GM has hinted they will increase imports of auto parts to $1 billion from the
current $700 million. And Ford predicts imports rising by over 20 percent in the next 10 years.
Korean cars are expected to travel well. But for now experts assume U.S. car fans like
Chung (ph) could remain in the minority in Korea -- Paula Hancocks, CNN, Seoul.
On October 14th, back in 1066, William the Conqueror and his Norman forces won the Battle
of Hastings. That ended the Anglo-Saxon phase of British history.
In 1947, U.S. Air Force Capt. Chuck Yeager piloted the X-1 rocket plane past 662 miles
per hour. That made Yeager the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound.
And in 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in the
American Civil Rights Movement. At the time, King was the youngest person ever to have
gotten the award.
This Sunday, Dr. King is being honored with the official dedication of the Martin Luther
King Jr. National Memorial in Washington.
The memorial pays tribute to the life and work of the civil rights leader. It was supposed
to be dedicated back in August, but that was postponed because of a hurricane.
At 7:00 pm Eastern on Sunday, CNN is airing a program called "Words that Changed a Nation."
It looks at the personal writings of Dr. King. And, teachers, we have a curriculum guide
that goes along with the special. It`s free. You`ll find it on our home page, cnnstudentnews.com.
Today`s Shoutout goes out to Ms. Hudgins world history classes at Opelika Middle School in
Opelika, Alabama.
What singer is known as the Queen of Salsa? You know what to do. Is it Celia Cruz, Selena,
Gloria Estefan or Shakira? You`ve got three seconds, go.
Cuban singer Celia Cruz is considered the Queen of Salsa. That`s your answer, and that`s
your Shoutout.
Celia Cruz`s career and accomplishments have been an inspiration to other musicians, and
to other Latinos like Lucas Ulloque, whom you heard a few minutes ago introduce today`s
show.
Lucas is a video journalist here at CNN, and his family is from Cuba, like Cruz`s family.
To wrap up our coverage of Hispanic Heritage Month, I talked with Lucas about how his culture
has been part of his life.
My Hispanic heritage is something I`m really proud of. I`m in a group of people, I love
speaking the language. It`s something that when I was a little boy, my mom instilled
into me the values of hard work, you know, determination and just an overall work ethic
to do the best that I could at anything.
And I think that comes from having parents who were immigrants, grandparents who were
first generation. But I was born here, so I`ve kind of had all these advantages that
my parents never had. So I feel like I take advantage of that. I was -- I felt like I
had to do the best that I could in every facet of my life.
In your experience as a student, in your experience as a professional, have you ever sort of encountered
any adversity that you felt was because of your race?
I remember when I went to school here, a lot of folks asked me where I was from, and I
said my parents are Cuban. And they would ask me, what part of Mexico is that in? So
that became very.
Geographically challenging as well.
Right, very geographically challenging. It was a chance for me to in -- kind of inform
folks, you know. Mexico: connected to the United States. Cuba`s 90 miles away from Florida
in the Caribbean.
I can route any camera into right here, into this monitor, and right in here, I have air.
How did your heritage influence your career choice?
I don`t know if it so much influenced my career choice. It made me realize, like I love people
and I love talking to people. And I think the field of journalism is just incredible,
because every day is different.
It was always something, when I saw on TV, I was like, you know, one day, I`m going to
get there. And I did everything I could and, you know, I was a student, networking, networking,
networking.
Here we come. Stand by.
And then I finally landed this job. And now I`m taking, you know, I`m trying to take advantage
of it and, you know, put my best foot forward.
What advice do you have for young Hispanic Americans who are going through the school
system now, kind of trying to get a feel for what they want to do with their lives?
What I would tell students is to apply, apply, apply to scholarships. Any kind of grants
that you take advantage of, do that. Get involved in any kind of organizations on, you know,
not on campus, in your high school, that kind of give you a leg up and kind of make you
shine when someone reads your application.
On our blog, we asked for your suggestions on stopping bullying.
Here`s what Caroline wrote: "Students need to actually start standing up for each other
so it will catch on." They turn a blind eye when they see bullying because they think
it wouldn`t be "cool" to intervene.
Moses says you have to stand up for yourself. "If you let bullies push you around, you`re
gonna deal with them until you graduate."
Melody suggests telling a teacher at first. If that doesn`t work, she says you have to
fight back.
In Deanna`s district there`s a hotline for people being bullied, and you can call in
anonymously and report a problem. She says they`ve busted their school`s bullies this
way.
From Randy, go with your gut feeling when you see bullying. You have to deal with it
your whole life, so surround yourself with good people.
From Madison, students should stand up for the victim and not worry about what people
think. Most likely everyone will be inspired that someone took charge against bullying.
And Lauren writes, "You should never do nothing." If you don`t take action, you`re as bad as
the bully.
Well, before we go, we have for you an emotional moment for one U.S. soldier.
Only a couple minutes away, and I don`t know what`s going to happen. I`m about to tear
up right now as we speak.
He`s feeling that way because that`s his daughter, Skyler (ph), in the red shirt. She has no
idea her dad is behind the curtain. She thinks she`s in a spelling bee, and the word she
has to spell is "sergeant."
Then, she turns around to see one. Her dad hasn`t been home from serving in Iraq since
last Christmas, but we`re sure that Skyler`s (ph) very happy he`s home for a "spell." And
on those excellent pictures are how we end the week. We hope you have a great weekend
ahead. We will look forward to seeing you next Monday, when CNN Student News returns.
I`m Carl Azuz.
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