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Firstup,tworocketlauncheswithtwoverydifferentreactions.We`vetalkedaboutNorthKorea`sfailedlaunchlastweek.YesterdayIndiaranasuccessfultestofalong-rangemissile.Othernations,includingtheUnitedStates,criticizedNorthKoreaforitslaunch.ButotherthansomemilddisapprovalfromChina,noonesaidmuchaboutIndia`smissiletest.
Thedifference?
IndiaisanallyoftheU.S.andithasabetterreputationintheinternationalcommunitythanNorthKoreadoes.JimClancyhasmoreonIndia`stest.
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JIMCLANCY,CNNCORRESPONDENT(voice-over):
TheAgni-VmissileblastedthroughthecloudsfromanislandoffIndia`seastcoastearlyThursday,headingskywardonwhatIndiacalledasuccessfulfirstflight.TheAgni,whichmeans"
fire"
inHindi,cancarrya1-tonnuclearwarheadandisbelievedtohavearangeof5,000kilometers,puttingmajorChinesecities,includingBeijing,withinstrikingdistance.
India`sprimeminister,ManmohanSingh,callsthelaunchamajormilestone.
ManmohanSingh,India`sprimeminister:
ThesuccessfullaunchofAgni-VmissileisatributetothesophisticationsandcommitmenttonationalcausesonthepartofIndia`sscientificandtechnologicalcommunity.
CLANCY(voice-over):
Thelaunchwasflaggedinadvance,butIndiadidnotattractthekindofinternationalcriticismthatNorthKoreareceivedforitsfailedrockettestlastweek.ThelaunchputsIndiainaverysmallclubofcountries.
OnlythepermanentmembersoftheU.N.SecurityCouncil--Britain,China,France,RussiaandtheU.S.--alongwithIsrael--arebelievedtohavesuchlong-rangeweapons.Indianleaderssaythemissileismeantasadeterrentonly.
PALIAMRAJO,INDIANJRDEFENSEMINISTER:
Asweallknow,Imean,thereare--weliveinaverychallengingneighborhood,soIthinktheweaponscapabilitiesthatthenationcanbuildareofvitalimportance.
AnalystssaytheybelievethelaunchputsIndia`snucleararmedneighbors--namelyChinaandPakistan--onnotice.Chineseofficialsacknowledgedthelaunch,butdownplayedanysenseofrivalrybetweenthetwonations.
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AZUZ:
AtragicandshockingeventatColumbineHighSchoolinLittleton,Colorado,happenedexactly13yearsagotoday.
AZUZ(voice-over):
Twostudentscarryinggunsandbombswentintotheschoolandopenedfire.Theykilled13peopleandwounded23others.Thegunmenthentooktheirownlives.
AmemorialforthevictimsofthatattackatColumbineopenedinaparkneartheschoolin2007,thisshootingmadeschoolsafetyanationwidepriorityanditledtoprogramsandpoliciesthataimedtostopfutureattacksbeforetheyhappened.
Todayalsomarksthetwo-yearanniversaryofthisexplosionontheDeepwaterHorizonoilrigintheGulfofMexico.
Elevenofthe126peoplewhoworkedontherigwerekilled.TheexplosionledtotheworstoilspillinU.S.history,morethan200milliongallonsofoilleakedoutintothewater.SomeofitwasheduponGulfCoastshores.Ittook85daystostoptheflowofoilintotheGulf,andnearlyfourmonthstocompletelysealtheunderwateroilwell.
PATSUMMITT,BASKETBALLCOACH:
IhavelovedmyworkattheUniversityofTennessee.Ithasbeenawesome.AndIcansayforalmostfourdecadesithasbeenaprivilegetomakeanimpactonthelivesof161womenwhohaveworntheorange.
Legendarywomen`sbasketballcoachPatSummitt,whohaswonmoregamesthananycollegebasketballcoach,issteppingdown.
TheformerUniversityofTennesseeheadcoachmadethisannouncementyesterday,eightmonthsafterannouncingshehasearlyonsetAlzheimer`sdisease.Shegotsomeunexpectednewsrightbeforeherretirementspeech.
PresidentObamaannouncedthatSummittwillbeawardedthePresidentialMedalofFreedom.ThatisthehighestcivilianhonorgivenoutbytheU.S.government.
DiscoveryofficiallybelongstotheSmithsoniannow.Thespaceshuttlerolledintoitsnewhomeyesterdayforthisofficialinductionceremony.Itwasaccompaniedbyformerastronauts,includingJohnGlenn,oneofAmerica`sfirstastronauts,whoalsoflewamissiononDiscovery.Hetalkedaboutwhatliesaheadfortheretiredshuttle.
JOHNGLENN,FORMERASTRONAUT:
TodayDiscoverytakesonanewmission,lessdynamicperhaps,butnonethelessimportant.Itwillbeondisplay,notonlyasatestamenttoeventsofourtime,butalsoasaninspirationtofuturegenerations.
Earlierthisweekwereportedonasolarflareonthesurfaceofthesun.Scientistssaiditwasjustamedium-sizedflare.Whatdoesthatmean?
Wewantedtogiveyousomeperspectiveonwhatthat`sallabout.ChadMyersisgoingtohelpusout.
CHADMYERS,AMSMETEOROLOGIST:
Togiveyouanidea,becauseIhaveadifferentcoloredimagebehindme,justtokindofgiveyouasenseofscale,thesun,righthere,thatwouldbethesizeoftheEarth.
Youcouldput20Earthsorsoinsidejustthatcircle,wheretheexplosionoccurred.Sothesize,the--anenormoussizeofthesunissomethingtoimagine,butwhenyouputtheEarthintocontext,yourealizehowbigthatexplosionreallywas.
UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:
It`stimefortheShoutout.WhichoftheseU.S.militaryaircraftisacargoplane?
Ifyouthinkyouknowit,thenshoutitout.IsitaB-52,C-5,F-18orT-6?
You`vegotthreeseconds,go.
Thelettershelpgiveitaway.Cstandsforcargo,sotherightchoicehereistheC-5.That`syouranswer,andthat`syourShoutout.
ButtheC-5isn`tjustacargoplane.Itisoneofthelargestaircraftintheworldandit`stheonlyonethatcantransportanyoftheU.S.Army`scombatequipment.NowIcantalktoyoualldayabouthowmassivethisthingis,butyou`regoingtogetabettersenseofitssizebytakingalookinsideone.
REYNOLDSWOLF,AMSMETEOROLOGIST:
I`mcomingtoyoufromRobinsAirForceBase.Iwanttotakeamomenttoshowyousomethingincredible.ThisistheC-5.It`sAmerica`slargestmilitaryaircraft.Rightbehindmeyouseetheladder.Itgoesupsome11steps,allthewayintotheaircraft.Theflightdeckonthetop,threestoriesofftheground.
Insideitisjustamazing.Imean,takealookathowbigthisthingis.Thisplaneissohuge,youcouldactuallytransportanotherplaneinsideofit,ortanksorHumvees.Togiveyoumoreofanideainacivilianway,it`sabouttwo-thirdsthelengthofafootballfield.
Believeitornot,there`smorethanonefloor.Onthisdeck,you`vegotplentyofroom.Infact,thisplace,thisareacouldbeoutfittedwithplentyofchairstoseat75servicemembers.
Nosurpriseatallthateventheflightdeckistremendous.Infact,youcouldsitsixpeoplehereverycomfortably,includingCapt.RyanWhite,whohappenstoworkonthisaircraft.Canyougiveusafewpointersofsomeamazingfactsofthisplane?
CAPT.RYANWHITE,USAF:
Well,justduetothesheersize,likeyousaid,ithasover100milesofwiringthroughoutalltheaircraft.AndthenalsoafunfactabouttheaircraftisthatyoucanflytheWrightBrothers`firstflyers`flightwithinthecargobayitself.
WOLF:
Well,Ihopeyouenjoyedthatquicktourofanamazingaircraft,theC-5--ReynoldsWolf,CNN,RobinsAirForceBase.
TeacherAppreciationWeekisjustafewweeksaway,andwe`regivingyouthechancetogiveyourteachersashoutoutonourshow.We`relookingforyouriReports,justyouinfrontofacamera,talkingaboutyourfavoriteormostinspirationalteacher.Here`sonewegotlastyear.
MACKENZIE(PH):
MynameisMackenzie(ph)fromBryanMiddleSchoolinBryan,Ohio.IwouldhavetosaymyfavoriteteacherisMs.Cox,becauseshedoesn`tholdanythingagainstyouandshe`sverycaringandalwaysgivesyoucandy.
Iloveyou,Ms.Cox.
Perfect!
YoucansendusyourTeacherAppreciationWeekiReportsbygoingtothe"
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Finally,we`reheadingtoayouthhockeytournamentinTexas,butit`sprobablynotlikeone--
--you`veseenbefore.Thisissledhockey.Theplayersarebetweensixand13,andtheyallhavesomekindofdisability.Somedon`thavetheuseoftheirlegs.Otherscan`tusetheirarms.Butit`snotkeepingthemofftheice.Atournamentofficialsaid,quote,"
It`snotyourdisabilitythatmakesyouwhoyouare,it`syourabilitiesandwhatyoudowiththem."
See,it`snotallcrazyanimalsandeatingcompetitionsinour"
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segment.Sometimeswecloseon"
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story.Thepuckstopsherefornow.Haveagreatweekend.ForCNNStudentNews,I`mCarlAzuz.
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