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CARLAZUZ,HOST,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:
It`stheendofthemonth,butanewweekofCNNStudentNewsisjustgettingstarted.WewanttogiveabigthankstoErikaBoothforhelpingusgetthingsstartedtoday.You`regoingtohearalotmorefromherlateron.
Firstup,though,we`relookingataconflictinAfrica.
ThepresidentofSudanhasdeclaredastateofemergencyforcitiesalonghiscountry`ssouthernborder.
AZUZ(voice-over):
That`sbecauseoffightingbetweenSudanandSouthSudan.TheSudaneseAirForcehaslaunchedattacksagainstgroundforcesfromSouthSudan.SeveralSouthSudanesesoldierswerewoundedinanattackonSunday,accordingtoareporterwhowastravelingwiththem.
SudanusedtobeAfrica`slargestnation.Itstruggledthroughdecadesofwaruntilapeacedealwasreachedin2005.ThatledtoSouthSudanbecominganindependentcountrylastyear.
AZUZ:
Butdisagreementsremainedbetweenthetwocountries,includingthestatusoftheircitizens,areasalongtheborderthataredisputedandhowthecountriessharetheiroil.Earlierthismonth,SouthSudantookcontrolofaregionthatproducesabouthalfofSudan`soil.Thatwaspartofwhatledtothisweekend`sfighting.
It`sApril30th,andonthisdayinhistoryin1789,GeorgeWashingtonwasinauguratedinNewYorkasPresidentoftheUnitedStates.
In1803,representativesfromtheUnitedStatesandFrancefinishednegotiatingtheLouisianaPurchase.ThedealdoubledAmerica`ssize.
In1945,theleaderofNaziGermany,AdolfHitler,committedsuicideinhisBerlinheadquarters.Germanysurrenderedsoonafterward.
Andin1975,theVietnamWarcametoanendwhenSouthVietnamsurrenderedafterNorthVietnamesetroopstookoverSaigon.
OneyearandthreedaysagoanoutbreakoftornadoesrippedacrosspartsofthesouthernUnitedStates.Fifty-threepeoplewerekilledinTuscaloosa,Alabama,whenoneofthetwistershitthere.
OnSaturday,formerprofootballandbasketballplayerBoJacksonarrivedinTuscaloosaattheendofa300-milebikeride.Jacksonsaidhisgoalwastoraisemoneyfortornadovictimsandraiseawarenessaboutthestruggletorebuild.GeorgeHowellhasmoreonthoseefforts.
GEORGEHOWELL,CNNCORRESPONDENT(voice-over):
It`sbeenoneyearsincethisEF-4monsterleftitsmarkonTuscaloosa,ayearsincewelastspoketotheownerofthisKrispyKremeDonuts.
HOWELL:
Isallthisatotalloss?
EVANSMITH,OWNER,KRISPYKREMEDONUTS:
Atotalloss.
HOWELL(voice-over):
Today,EvanSmithisstillworkingtorebuild.
We`retalkinglikeayearafterthistornadocamethroughhere,andwe`llstillwaitingfortheconcretetobepouredhere.
SMITH:
That`samazing,youknow,inonesense,youwanttobeupsetandthinkhowcouldittake12months.Butalotwentoninthose12months.
Firstcamethemassiveefforttoremovedebris,accordingtocityofficials,1.5millioncubityardsofit,county-wide.
Overall,12.6percentofthecitywasdestroyed.
Mosttornadoeshitahouse,skipahouse,hitahouse.Thisthingwastakingeverythingout,youknow,halfamile,amilewide.
GARYLIMMROTH,TORNADOVICTIM:
Thereweretreesallthroughhere.
GaryLimmrothsurvivedbytakingshelterinhisbasement.Hishomehadtobedemolished.Sonowhe`sstartingover.
LIMMROTH:
Itdoestakeawhiletofigureouthowdoyouwanttobuildback,howdoyouwanttodoit--doyouwanttocomeback?
Imean,therewerealotofpeoplethatarestillacrossthelakethataretryingtodecide.Somehavedecidedtheyjustcan`ttakeit.Theycouldn`tbehereintheconstantremindereverydayofseeingit.
Youcanseethedifferencebestfromsatelliteimagery.Thisisthecornerof15thandMcFarland(ph)Blvd.,beforethetornadohit.Here`sanimageofthecornerjustafterthestormcamethrough.There`sdebriseverywhere.
Thisiswhatthatsameneighborhoodlooksliketoday.We`releftherewithanemptyfieldwherethesehomesoncestood.Thetornadowasonthegroundforlessthansixminutes,andoverall53peoplewerekilledhereinTuscaloosaalone.
Thisisgoingtobethesaferoom.Thisispoured-in-placeconcretewalls.
Residentsarerebuildingtobebetterprepared.
Youworriedthisisgoingtohappenagain?
Yes.Imean,Ithinkit`sobviousthatTuscaloosaisonthepathnow.
Andthoughtherearesignsofprogress--
Asfarasbeingthis--beinginthisbusiness,I`mnotbetterofftillIgetthedoorsopenagain.
--GeorgeHowell,CNN,Tuscaloosa,Alabama.
FromAlabama,we`reheadingnorthtoNewYorkCityforwhat`sexpectedtobeatoweringachievement.
Thistime-lapsevideoshowsconstructionattheareaknownasGroundZero.It`sthesiteoftheformerWorldTradeCenter,thetwintowersthatweredestroyedbythe9/11terroristattacksin2001.
Thebuildingthat`sgoneuphasthesamenumberasoneofthosetowers,OneWorldTradeCenter.Theprojecthasbeenmovingalongattherateofaboutoneflooreveryweek.Today,it`sexpectedtobecomethetallestbuildinginNewYorkCity.Butitwon`tstopthere.OneWorldTradeCenterisscheduledtoreachitsultimatealtitude,1,776feet,sometimenextyear.
UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:
SeeifyoucanIDme.Iwasestablishedin1775byAmerica`sContinentalCongress.I`mabranchoftheU.S.military.Mymottois"
SemperFidelis,"
whichmeans"
AlwaysFaithful."
I`mtheU.S.MarineCorps,calledontobethemostreadywhenthenationisgenerallyleastready.
ErikaBooth,whointroducedtoday`sshow,herfatherhasservedintheU.S.Marinesfor29years.AprilistheMonthoftheMilitaryChild,whichsalutesthenearly2millionAmericanmilitarychildren.
Aspartoftheevent,OperationHomefrontrecognizesayoungpersonfromeachbranchofthemilitarywho`smakingapositiveimpactonhisorhercommunity.Erikaisthisyear`sMarineCorpsChildoftheYear,andIhadachancetospeakwithherrecentlyaboutherlifeasamilitarychild.Takealisten.
BOOTH:
Imovedfivetimes,beeninsixschools,livedineighthouses.I`veactuallyreallyenjoyedbeingamilitarychild,justbecauseIcansaymydadfightsforourcountryeveryday,andthat`shisjob.Andnoteveryonecansaythat.
Thehardestthingisdeployment.Definitely.AndI`vegonethrough10ofthem,soIdefinitelyknowthatisthehardestthing.Mydadhasmissedmyfirstdayofschoolsince8thgrade,andI`majuniorinhighschoolnow.Youjustreallyhavetoknowinyourheartthatthey`regoingtocomeback,andhavingfamilyandfriendsreallyhelpswiththat.
Militarychildrenarealwaysmoreresilienttothings.
Havinglupusandmyblooddisorder,it`smadememoreresponsible.WhenIwasdiagnosedandIwasinthehospital,Ihitabrickwall,andIwaslike,IcaneitherchoosetodosomethingorIcanjustsitathomeandjuststopmylife.
AndIdecided,youknowwhat,Ineedtokeepgoingwithmylife.It`snotgoingtostopme.Youcanfacealldifferenttypesofadversityandnothingreallyfitsforeachproblem,butreallyyouneedtotakeitfullon.
Allhismotorskillsandhissensorythings,they`rehypersensitive.Sothingsthatwouldn`tbotheruswillbotherpeoplewithautismandotherspectrumdisorders.He`sveryindependentnow.He`slike--he`s13now.He`sateenager.We`renowgettingintothatbrother-sisterrelationshipthatweshouldhavehadyearsago.
Andyouknow,webickeralotandwefight.Butwe`restillveryclose.Soreallyyoujusthaveanopenmindwhenyoumeetsomeonewithautismoranotherspectrumdisorder,becausethat`sreallyallyoucanaskfor,andthentryandjustunderstandthem.Youknowit`shard,andjusttakethemforwhotheyare.
Basicallywhatkeepsmegoingisreallymyloveandenjoymentofhelpingeveryone.
IenjoybeingoncommitteesandplanningthingsandthenvolunteeringandseeingthatIammakingadifferenceinmycommunity.IhopetheyseethatifIcandoit,theycandoit.Thenitwillinspireotherstofacetheirproblemsandthensucceedinlife.
Erikaiscertainlysucceeding.
Beforewegotoday,atournamentinGermanythatisahair-raisingexperience.
It`stheInternationalBeardandMustacheChampionships.Eighteencategoriestocompetein,frommorestandardstylestointricatedesignwork,163menfromallovertheworldputtheirbestfaceforwardfortheevent.Theyobviouslyputalotoftimeandeffortintotheirfantasticfacialfollicularfun.Butthejoysofvictorycanbeshort-lived.Youknowhowthesethingsgo.
Hairtoday,gonetomorrow.Someofthesejudgingdecisionsareacloseshave.Hopefullythelosingcontestantscankeepastiffupperlip.Howdoyougrowabeardthat`sacutabovetherest?
Well,it`samystery.It`sonlyspokenofin"
whiskers."
Whoo!
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