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CNNStudentNewsTranscript0519
CNNStudentNewsTranscript:
May19,2010
CARLAZUZ,CNNSTUDENTNEWSANCHOR:
Getreadyforglobetrotting.Yougeographygurusaregonnalovetoday'seditionofCNNStudentNews;We'vegotstoriesfromalloverthemap.I'myourtourguide,CarlAzuz.
FirstUp:
AfghanistanAttack
AZUZ:
TheU.S.embassycallsita"deplorableactofviolence."ANATOspokesmansaysit's"desperatebrutalityandaggression."HoweveryoucharacterizeTuesday'sattackinAfghanistan,it'sareminderthattheAsiancountryisaveryunstableplace.TheTaliban,Afghanistan'sformerrulers,saythey'reresponsibleforit:
asuicidebombinKabul,theAfghancapital.ItkilledfiveAmericantroops,aCanadianservicemember,andatleast12civilians.AtiaAbawiwasonthesceneafterthebombing.Shefillsusinonwhat'snearby.
ATIAABAWI,CNNCORRESPONDENT,KABUL,AFGHANISTAN:
Ataround8:
10TuesdaymorningasuicidecarbomberdetonatedhisvehicleinthecapitalofKabul.Theattacktookplacearound300metersdownthisroad,infrontoftheoldking'spalace.DarulamanRoadisaroadthathasmanyministerialbuildingsandgovernmentbuildingsincludingtheparliament.TheTalibanhaveclaimedresponsibility,sayingthattheyhadavehicleladenwith750kilogramsofexplosivesthatdetonatedinfrontoffiveforeignvehicles.
StrongSanctions
AZUZ:
ItlookslikeIrancouldbeheadedforsomepunishmentoveritsnuclearprogram.TheUnitedNationsSecurityCouncilhastheauthoritytodothat--toimposesanctions--totrytodiscourageIranfromdoingsomethingtheinternationalcommunitydoesn'twantittodo.SecretaryofStateHillaryClintonsaysseveralmembersoftheUNSecurityCouncilareonboardtopenalizeIran.We'renotsureyetwhatthepenaltywillbe.ButtheproblemfortheinternationalcommunityisIran'splantoenrichuranium.That'saprocessthatcanbeusedtomakenuclearweapons.Iraninsiststhat'snotwhatitwantstodo,thatit'sonlyfornuclearpower.Butthecountrywon'tallowinternationalinspectorstocheckuponthat.IftheUNapprovesthesanctions,thiswouldbethefourthtimethatIranhasbeenpunishedoveritsnuclearprogram.
I.D.Me
TOMEKAJONES,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:
SeeifyoucanIDMe!
Mysizeisabout600,000squaremiles.I'msometimescalledthe"MediterraneanoftheAmericas."I'mabodyofwaterborderedbyfiveU.S.states.I'mtheGulfofMexico,andmyfiveU.S.borderstatesareAlabama,Florida,Louisiana,MississippiandTexas.
GulfCoastOilSpill
AZUZ:
Almostone-fifthoftheGulfofMexicoisnowclosed,asfarasfishingisconcerned.NOAA--theNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration--madethisannouncementyesterday.AlongwiththeFoodandDrugAdministration,they'replanningtosampleseafoodtakenfromtheGulf,tofigureoutwhat'ssafetoeatandwhat'sbeencontaminatedbythis.ThesearesomeofthepicturesoftheoilsheenswirlingintheGulf.Governmentofficialsmayattempttostoptheoilspillthisweekendbycloggingitupwithasortofmanmademudoffluidsandchemicalsusedinoildrilling.Butthedamage,asyoucansee,hasbeen,andcontinuestobe,done.AndanewconcernisaboutwhereaGulfcurrentcouldcarrythisoil.OnTuesday,meteorologistJacquiJerasexplainedtoanotherCNNanchor,TonyHarris,howthatcouldhappen.
(BEGINVIDEO)
JACQUIJERAS,CNNMETEOROLOGIST:
Now,oneofthebestplacesIcanshowthistoyouiswhatwe'reseeinghereishowitgetsintotheloopcurrent.ThisisasatellitepicturefromNASAthatwastakenyesterday.Allright?
Seethislittlelinerighthere?
TONYHARRIS,CNNANCHOR:
Yes.
JERAS:
Thatisalittletrajectory,alittlemovementofsomeofthatoilslick,thatoilthat'smovinginhere.Andifyoutakealookatthislittlearearightthere,that'stheloopcurrent.Andthatiswhatwe'reconcerned,isthatit'sstartingtogetentrainedwithinthisarea.Sotheloopcurrent--
HARRIS:
OK.
JERAS:
--goesuparoundthemiddlepartoftheGulfofMexico.
HARRIS:
Hence,theloop.
JERAS:
ComesdowntowardtheFloridaKeys.OK?
AndthenitbringsitbackupintotheGulfStream.We'vealltalkedabouttheGulfStream.Anditbringsitonupthecoastthere.
So,thisisacomputermodelforecastfromtheUniversityofSouthFlorida,andtheblackistheoilspillitself.Andsoit'sprojectingthatit'sgoingtobemovingdownhere,andthey'retellingusnowthatitcouldbefivedays,maybesixdaysawayfromhittingtheFloridaKeys,potentially.
Now,oneofthethingsthatweneedtokeepinmindaswelookatthesecomputermodelforecasts,thisisjustbasedonthecurrentsintheocean.Imagine,youknow,droppingthatbottle,right,thewaterinthebottleandwhatthatwoulddo.Butthisdoesn'ttakeintoaccountthingslikeevaporationofthatoil.Itdoesn'ttakeintoaccountthingslikethewind,whatthewindtrajectoriesaregoingtobedoing,andallofthosethingsinfluence.
So,Istillthinkit'salittlequestionablewhetherornotit'sgoingtogetthereandhowlongthatwillactuallytake,becausethiscurrentmovesonemaybetotwomilesperhour,soit'saslowmover.Andifitdoesspreadintothatloopcurrentandmakesitswaydownandaround,ofcourse,that'sgoingtobemorewidespreadandmoreofaproblem.ItwillbemorelikelytohittheFloridaKeys.
HARRIS:
Yes.
JERAS:
Itwillbemorelikelytoaffectthesoutheastcoastandthewesterncoast.SoplaceslikeMiami,intoFortLauderdale,WestPalmBeach,couldbeimpacted.Thenit'llprobably--becauseofthemovementofthegulfstreamitwouldheadupmoretowardtheCarolinas.
(ENDVIDEO)
ISSGetsBigger
AZUZ:
MilesabovetheGulf,astronautsareplanningtogoforawalktoday.Theirmissionwillbetoreplacethebatteriesontheinternationalspacestation.Thebiggestandmostexpensivemannedobjecteversenttospace,gotalittlebiggeryesterdaywhenitsvisitorsaddedanewroom.It'saRussianmodulethat'llbeusedmostlyforscienceworkandstorage.Thestationfliesoveryourheadonceevery90minutes.
Shoutout
BILLCAIACCIO,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:
Today'sShoutoutisdedicatedtoMr.Langhorst'sAmericanHistoryclassesinSouthValleyJuniorHighLiberty,Missouri.Whichcountryishostingthe2010FIFAWorldCupsoccerchampionship?
Youknowwhattodo!
IsitA)Brazil,B)SouthAfrica,C)AustraliaorD)Italy?
You'vegotthreeseconds--GO!
The2010FIFAWorldCupwillbeheldinSouthAfrica;itstartsonJune11.That'syouranswerandthat'syourShoutout!
WorldCupSoccer
AZUZ:
Onedayafterthat,theU.S.mensnationalteamisscheduledtotakeonEnglandwhileinSouthAfrica.AndwhileAmericansoccerstarssettheirsightsonSouthAfrica,anAmericancommitteeissettingitssightsonFIFA,tryingtogetsoccer'sgoverningbodytoconsidertheU.S.asthehostofeitherthe2018orthe2022WorldCup.RichardRoththrowsinsomereasonswhy.
(BEGINVIDEO)
RICHARDROTH,CNNUNITEDNATIONSCORRESPONDENT,NEWYORK:
TheUnitedStatesisbringinginalltheheavyhittersitcaninordertowinthehostingbidfortheWorldCupintheyearseither2018or2022.FormerU.S.PresidentBillClintonisnowthehonorarychairoftheeffort.Atleastnineothercountrieshavesubmittedbidssofar.TheformerU.S.presidentsaidhethinkshecouldsucceedwherePresidentObamafailedintryingtowinOlympicsback,butit'sgoingtotakealotofwork.
FORMERU.S.PRESIDENTBILLCLINTON:
It'sveryimportanttopointoutwe'regoingtoputinsevenmonthsofhardworkonthis.IthinkwealllearnedsomethingintheOlympicbid.Wegotoutworkedbysomeofourcompetitors.And,you'realwaysdisappointedwhenyoudon'twinsomethingbutIalwaysfeellikethiscompetitionisjustlikesports.Youhavetolearnfromthecompetition.Youfigureoutwhattheydidrightandthenyoutrytodoitright.OneofthethingsIlearnedfromtheOlympicsisthatthisisnotaone-weekprocess.We'regoingtoworkhardatthisforsevenmonthsandseeifwecanprevail.
ROTH:
Winningthebidcouldhaveaneconomicimpactofatleast$5billionaccordingtooneestimate.Meanwhile,theUnitedStatesmen'snationalteamgatheredtopracticeforthisyear'sWorldCupinSouthAfrica.TheU.S.teamwasnotatitsfulllevelofplayers,somearestillinEurope,someareinjured,MeanwhileformerU.S.PresidentBillClintonthinkstheyhaveanoutsidechancetobeatEnglandinthefirstgameonJune12.
CLINTON:
YouknowthegreatthingIlikeaboutthissportisthatifyouplaygooddefenseyoualwayshaveachancetowin.AndsoyouknowEnglandhasavery,verygoodteam.ButIthinkwehaveachancetowin.Wehaveaprettygoodteam,weputaprettygoodsideup.AndIthinkIwon'tbeastonishedifwewinbutIcouldhavedonewithadifferentdraw.
ROTH:
TheformerpresidentsaysthesportofsoccerbestrepresentswhattheUnitedStatesis:
fullofdiversityandpeoplefromallovertheworldinsideAmerica.RichardRoth,CNN,NewYork.
(ENDVIDEO)
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AZUZ:
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BeforeWeGo
AZUZ:
Andifourglobetrottingpacehasbeenbrisk,here'saridethat'sasslowastheyget.Here'sasightfromB.ThishasgottabethelaziestdogI'veeverseen.Idon'tknowiftheytoldhimhecouldn'trideinthecarorifheoutrightrefusedtogoforawalkorifhejustfiguredthetortoisewouldhavenochoice.But