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MynameisCarlAzuz,reportingfromtheCNNNewsroominAtlanta,Georgia,welcomingourviewersfromaroundtheworldtoanewweekofCNNStudentNews.

Firstup,we`rereportingonsomesevereweather.AroundthemidwesternUnitedStates,peoplearerecoveringfromaseriesofpowerfulstormsandtornadoes.Thesethingsweregoingonallweekend.ForecasterspredictedthemostdangerousconditionsyesterdaywouldbeinWisconsin,MinnesotaandIowa.SeveralstatesgothitonSaturday,includingNebraska,KansasandOklahoma.

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

Thereweremorethan120reportsofpossibletornadotouchdowns.Youcanseeoneofthosehere,alongwithsomeofthedamagethatcamefromit.Therewerereportsofatleastfivedeaths.RobMarcianodescribedtheconditionsasonetornadoformed.

ROBMARCIANO,AMSMETEOROLOGIST:

Wejustcameontheeasternflankofthisstorm,andthetornadojustdroppedoutoftheclouds.ThishashadahistoryofproducingtornadoessouthandwestofheretowardsWoodward.Andit`smovingnorthatabout30-35milesanhour.

Justpulledovertogetabetterlookatit.Youcanseethecondensationswirlingaroundit.Youcan--youcanseealsotheinflow,therearflankdowndraft.Thisisjusthowtheydescribethemintextbooks.SirensfromvehiclesandsirensinthetownofCarmen（ph）happeningrightnow.

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Checkingoutafewinternationalheadlinesnow,startingwithNorthKorea,thecountryranacontroversialrocketlaunchlatelastweek.Therocketbrokeapartlessthantwominutesafterthelaunch,butitstillledtoharshcriticismfromothercountries.TheU.S.suspendedadealtosendfoodaidtoNorthKoreabecauseofthislaunch.

MovingwestnowtoAfghanistan,wheretheTalibansaysit`sresponsibleforawaveofattacksacrossthecountryonSunday.TheTalibanisthemilitantgroupthatusedtorulemostofAfghanistan.OfficialspraiseAfghansecurityforcesfortheirquickandeffectiveresponsetotheattacks,savinglives.

Finally,lastweek`stemporaryhalttothefightinginSyria,thatseemstobeover.OppositiongroupsreportedthatgovernmenthelicopterswerefiringonthecityofHomsyesterday.Thegovernmentblamesarmedterroristsforbreakingtheceasefire.

UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:

SeeifyoucanIDme.Iwasfoundedin1872.I`mauniversitythatincludesamilitarycollege.I`mlocatedinBlacksburg,Virginia,andmymascotistheHokie.

I`mVirginiaTech,attendedbymorethan30,000students.

AZUZ:

TodaywilllikelybeadayofremembranceformanyofthosestudentsandtheVirginiaTechcommunity.ItwasexactlyfiveyearsagotodaywhenastudentwentonashootingspreeatVirginiaTech.Hekilleddozensofpeople,includingstudentsandteachers,beforehetookhisownlife.

Everyyearsince,specialceremoniesandeventshavehonoredthevictimsofthatshooting.Thisvideofrom2008showssomeofthememorialsontheVirginiaTechcampus.Thisyear,theuniversity`sdayofremembranceincludesthelightingofaceremonialcandle,whichwillstaylitfor24hours.Therewillalsobeacandlelightvigil,amemorialexhibitandastatewidemomentofsilence.

Yesterdaymarkedanothertragicanniversary.OnApril15th,1912,exactly100yearsago,theTitanicsankafterithitanicebergintheNorthAtlanticOcean.Therehavebeenplentyofbooks,TVspecials,moviesaboutthisdisaster.

Thestoryisalmostasmuchpopcultureasitishistory.ButwhataboutthetimeinwhichTitanicexisted.MichaelHolmeshassomethingreallycooltoday.He`sgoingtogiveyouanideaofwhatlifewaslikein1912.

MICHAELHOLMES,CNNCONTRIBUTOR（voice-over）:

MostofthepassengersontheTitanic`smaidenvoyageweredininganddancingthatfatefulnight,dressedintheirfinest.1912wasamoreformaltime.Menworestripedtrousersandtophats.Womenbuttonedandsqueezedthemselvesintoteagownsandcorsets.Thezipper,asweknowittoday,hadn`tbeeninventedyet.

Ragtimemusicwasalltherageasthehipcouplesdancedtheone-stepandthetango.Andgoingtothemoviescostaround5centsaticket--withoutsnacks.In1912,thehottestthingtoownwasnotaniPadbutaModelTFord.Carsstillsharedtheroadswithhorsesbackthen.Thecar,about$690,roughly$15,000intoday`smoney.

Agallonofgastorunit?

Aslittleas7cents--7cents,$1.61today.AndforgettheHappyMeal.ItwasthefirstyearchildrencouldgetaprizefromaboxofCrackerJacks（sic）.AndintheU.S.,everyonewastryingoutthebrandnewLifeSaverscandy,Pep-O-Mintflavoronly.

Ofcourse,therewerenocellphonesorInternetortelevision,butitwasthedawnofradio.Before1912,therewasnosuchthingastheDixiecup,thevitaminpillorstainlesssteel.Insports,boxinghaditsfirstAfrican-Americanheavyweightchampion,JackJohnson.

AndthefifthSummerOlympics--yes,thefifth--introducedwomen`sswimminganddivingevents.TheseAussieladiestookthegoldandsilverinthe100meterfreestyle,instyle.

Itwashowlifewaslivedbackthen,astheTitanicleftport,boundfortragedyandthehistorybooks--MichaelHolmes,CNN,Atlanta.

TimefortheShoutout.Whatcityhoststheworld`soldestannualmarathonrace?

Ifyouthinkyouknowit,thenshoutitout.IsitNewYork,NewYork;

London,UnitedKingdom;

Boston,MassachusettsorMarathon,Greece?

You`vegotthreeseconds,go.

Bostonishometotheworld`soldestannualmarathon.It`sbeenrunthereformorethan100yearsinarow.That`syouranswer,andthat`syourShoutout.

Only15peopleranthefirstBostonMarathon.Nowtensofthousandsofrunnersfromallovertheworldcometothecitytotakeonthe26.2milecourse.Oneoftheparticipatesintoday`sraceisCameronKerr,themilitaryveteranwaswoundedwhileservinginAfghanistanandcrossingthefinishlinetodaywillthelateststepinhisrecovery.

CAMERONKERR,U.S.VETERAN,RUNNER:

AtWalterReed,wehadathingcalledourAliveDay,whichwecelebratejustasanyonewouldabirthday.It`sthedaythatwedidn`tdieandwecheateddeathandgottoseethesunrisethenextday.

Formostofus,itwasthedaywesteppedonanIEDorourvehicleshitanIEDorwegotshotorwhathaveyou.

MynameisCameronKerr.IservedasaplatoonleaderinZhariDistrict,KandaharProvince,Afghanistan.MyAliveDayisFebruary16th,2011.Ididn`tsleepthatfirstnight.Istartedthinkingaboutwhatlifeasanamputeewouldbelike.Butatacertainpoint,Iswitchedfromwhat`sgoingtobedifferenttowhat`sgoingtobebetter.

AndIstartedthinkingaboutlittlethings,like,oh,well,nowIwon`thavetofoldsocks.AndI`mgoingtogettogotoallthesehospitalsandmeetabunchofcutenurses.BackwhenIwas13or14iswhenIstartedfirstgettinginvolved,throughmyparents,withtheSudaneseLostBoys,andstartedgettinganewkindoffirstappreciationforeverythingthatwasgiventome,justbyvirtueofbeingbornintheStates.

Asahighschooler,IstartedthinkingveryseriouslyabouttheArmy,whichterrifiedmymother,obviously.

RunningtheBostonMarathonissomethingIhadneverentertainedasathought.WhenIlostmyleg,someofthefolksatAchilles（ph）introducedmetotheopportunitiesthattheypresentedforwoundedveterans.That`swhenIstartedthinkingaboutactuallydoingtheseeventswhenIgotmyprostheticandthenIstartedwalkingandditchedmycanesandmycrutches.

StartingoffsmallandjustwalkingfivemilesinCentralParklastJune,ImovedontotheMarineCorpsMarathon10KinD.C.,theNewYorkCityMarathon.Ihand-cycled16milesandthenranthelast10.JustinJanuary,theDisneyHalf-Marathon,whichtodayisthefurthestI`veeverruninmylife.Andmyself,myrunningpartner,decidedifwecandothat,whynotBoston?

Andafterthat,IfeelI`dbecompletelyreadyforreallyanythingthatchallengesmeinthefuture.IfIcanrunamarathonwithoneleg,really,IcandowhateverIputmymindto.

Greatstuff.

Finally,today,wehaveastoryforyouaboutbeingintherightplaceattherighttime.

WOODYROSELAND,WINNER:

Ilivedowntown.Ihavemyglove,andsoIsaid,let`sdothat.

ThatwasWoodyRoseland`sreactionwhenColoradoRockiespitcherJeremyGuthrieaskedonTwitterifanyonewantedtoplaycatch.Roselandreplied.Thenextthingyouknow,hewasattheRockiesStadiumtossingaroundtheball.

Roselandlosthislegtocancer.The21-yearoldhasbeenfightingthediseaseforfiveyears.That`swhythevisittothestadiumwasthesecond-bestthingthathappenedtoRoselandthatday.Earlierinthemorning,hefoundoutfromhisdoctorthathe`scancer-free.

ThatkindofgreatnewsfollowedbyarandommeetingwithaMajorLeaguersoundsliketheperfectdoubleheader.Itshowsyoushouldalwayskeepyoureyesopen,becauseyouneverknowwhenthesekindsofopportunitiesmightpopup.We`regoingtothrowitbacktoyourteachersnow,butwewillcatchupwithyoutomorrowformoreCNNStudentNews.Haveagreatday.

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