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CNNStudentNewsTranscript:

April19,2010

（CNNStudentNews）--April19,2010

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THISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.

CARLAZUZ,CNNSTUDENTNEWSANCHOR:

Knowyournationalparks!

You'regoingtolearnalotaboutthemoverthenext5daysasCNNStudentNewscelebratesNationalParkWeek.Hello,everyone.Welcometotoday'sshow.I'mCarlAzuz.

FirstUp:

PolishFuneral

AZUZ:

WebegintodayinPoland,wherePresidentLechKaczynskiandhiswifehavebeenlaidtorest.TheywerekilledinaplanecrashlastweekinRussia.Morethan90otherpassengersontheflight,includingmanyPolishofficials,diedaswell.Yesterday,Kaczynski'stwinbrotherledmournersatthefuneral.TensofthousandsofpeoplegatheredonthestreetsinPolandasthepresidentandfirstlady'scoffinswerebroughttotheservice.ManystayedoutsidethecathedralinalargesquarewheretheceremonywasshownongiantTVs.Yesterday'sserviceconcludedanationalweekofmourninginPoland.SomeofficialsestimatedthatmorethanamillionpeopletookpartineventsthatpaidtributetoPresidentKaczynski.Russia'spresident,DmitryMedvedev,attendedyesterday'sfuneral.Otherworldleaders,includingPresidentObamahadplannedtobethere,buttheyweren'tabletomakeit.

VolcanoCloseUp

AZUZ:

ThatwasbecauseofhugecloudsofashcomingoutofavolcanoinIceland.Youseesomeoftheimagesovermyshoulderhere.Thevolcanostartederuptinglastmonth;itgotworselastweek.Thatiswhenofficialsstartedgettingconcernedabouttheash,especiallyabouttheeffectthatitcouldhaveonplanes.Oneexpertexplainsthereasonfortheirconcern.

MARYSCHIAVO,FORMERINSPECTORGENERAL,U.S.DEPARTMENTOFTRANSPORTATION:

Whenitgetsintothejetenginesandthejetengineinlets,literally,itremeltsthismaterial,thisashmaterial,anditformsaglass-likesubstanceonthejetenginevanes,andthepartsanditcanclogthemanditwillstopthem.

AZUZ:

Havinganenginestopinmidflight,notsomethingyouwant.Thatiswhysomanyflightshavebeencanceledandwhysomanyworldleadersweren'tabletoattendthefuneralinPoland.Theimpactofthisontheaviationindustryhasbeenmassive;biggerthanyoumightthink.Someofficialsaresayingit'sactuallyworsethanthetimerightafterthe9/11terroristattacksin2001.Andthere'saneconomicimpacthere,too.Accordingtoexperts,airlineshavebeenlosingatleast$200millionaday.Thatmeansasofyesterday,they'dwrackedupaboutabilliondollarsinlosses.Thereissomepossiblegoodnews,though,especiallyforallofthetravelerswho'vebeenstranded.OfficialsranafewdozentestflightsyesterdayandsaidtheskiesoveralotofEuropemightbesafeforairtravel,althoughtheycouldn'tmakeanyguarantees.Meantime,GaryTuchmanhassomeincrediblepicturestoshowyou.Hetookahelicoptertothevolcanowhereallthisashiscomingfrom.Checkoutwhathefound.

（BEGINVIDEO）

GARYTUCHMAN,CNNNATIONALCORRESPONDENT,ATLANTA:

ThiswasthefirstdayvisibilitywasgoodenoughtoseeupclosetheIcelandvolcanoerupting.So,weflewaboardahelicoptertogetascloseasthepilotdared.Hedaredtogetalotcloserthanweimagined,onlyseveralhundredfeetawayfromadisplaythatlookedlikeitwasfromanotherworld.Bouldersshootingoutofthecrater,lightningboltsinthesmokethattoweredhundredsoffeethigh.

Lookingatthisvolcanoeruptingthiscloseupisbothawe-inspiringandfrightening.It'sbeenquietsincethe1820s.Thisvolcanostoppederuptingin1823;ithadbeendoingsoforabouttwoyears.It'shardtoimaginetheeconomiccatastropheifitlastedthatlongnow.

Thispartofthemountainrangeiswheretheeruptionbeganlastmonth.Now,it'smostlyquietwithjustpocketsofsmoke.Buthere,theeruptionsarehuge,dramatic,andshownosignsofweakening.ThereisanothernearbyvolcanocalledKatlawhichhasn'teruptedinalmost90years,andhistoricallyeruptsaroundevery50years.It'sfeareditcouldbefarmoredevastatingthanthisone.

HREGGWIDARNORDDRAHL,UNIVERSITYOFICELAND:

MagmamightfinditswayfromthisvolcanointoKatla.Whathappensthen,Idon'tknow.

TUCHMAN:

So,isitpossiblethemagmafromthisvolcanocouldcauseKatlatoerupt?

NORDDRAHL:

Itmightcausesomeactivity,yes.

TUCHMAN:

Wefoundithardtobelievewecouldflyrightnexttothisincrediblypowerfuldisplayofmothernature,whilewholecountriesareclosingdowntheirairportsbecauseofit.Andthereisabsolutelynowayofknowinghowlongitwilllast.GaryTuchman,CNN,Hvolsvollur,Iceland.

（ENDVIDEO）

JoblessBenefits

AZUZ:

IntheUnitedStates,lawmakershavesignedoffonhelpforsomepeoplewhoarecollectingunemploymentbenefits.That'sthemoneythatthegovernmentgivestopeoplewhodon'thaveajob.Benefitsranoutformorethan200,000peopleearlierthismonth.Butlatelastweek,theSenatepassedanextensionsotheycouldkeepgettingmoney,andPresidentObamasigneditintolaw.Thisbillwasscheduledtobevotedonearlierinthemonth,buttherewassomedebateoverhowitwouldbepaidfor;thatledtothedelay.Peopleaffectedbytheextensionwillgetbackpay--thatmeansthey'llgetsomeofthemoneytheymissed--tocovertheweekswhentheirbenefitshadexpired.

ThisDayinHistory

（ONSCREENGRAPHIC）

April19,1775-TheAmericanRevolutionbeginswiththebattlesofLexingtonandConcord.

April19,1995-AbombdestroysmostoftheAlfredP.MurrahFederalBuildinginOklahomaCity,Oklahoma,killing168people.

April19,2005-CardinalJosephRatzingeriselectedtobethe265thpope;choosesthenameofPopeBenedictXVI.

OklahomaCityMemorial

AZUZ:

OneofthosehistoricmomentsyoujustsawisbringingpeopletodowntownOklahomaCitytoday.It'sthe15thanniversaryofatragicbombingthattookplacethere.TheAlfredP.Murrahbuildingwaseventuallytorndown,andthismemorialwasbuiltonthesite,alongwithamuseumthat'sdedicatedbothtoteachingpeopleaboutthetragedyandeducatingvisitorsabouttheimpactofviolenceingeneral.Beyondthenearly170peoplekilledintheOklahomaCityattack,morethan500otherswereinjured.Today'sceremonies,whichincludememorialservicesandadayofcommunityservice,paytributetoallofthosevictims.

IsThisLegit?

TOMEKAJONES,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:

Isthislegit?

YellowstonewasthefirstnationalparkintheU.S.Thisistrue!

Yellowstonewasthefirstofthecountry's392nationalparks.

NationalParkWeek

AZUZ:

Wesaiditatthebeginningoftoday'sshow:

ItisNationalParkWeek.Andinhonorofthat,theNationalParkServiceiswaivingentrancefeestoall392parks.They'retotallyfree.Whatwe'regoingtodoisspotlightjustafewofthoseparksstartingwiththeveryfirstone:

Yellowstone.Itwasfoundedasanationalparkin1872,morethan40yearsbeforetheNationalParkServicewasevencreated.Yellowstone,ifyou'veeverbeenthere,youknowitismassive.Itcoversnearly3,500squaremilesandtakesuppartsofWyoming,MontanaandIdaho.Hometoallsortsofwildlife.Itmightbemostfamousforitsgeysers,includingOldFaithful,whicheruptsprettyregularly,every30to120minutes.

ThunderFireworks

AZUZ:

Well,it'snotasoldasYellowstone,butthisKentuckyfireworksshowknowshowtobringthethunder.It'stheThunderOverLouisville,thecountry'slargestannualfireworksshow,andit'sablast.TheThunderispartoftheopeningceremoniesfortheKentuckyDerbyFestival.Thehorseraceisn'tforanothercoupleweeksyet,buttherearealotofeventsleadinguptoit,includingthisilluminatingdisplay.Officialsestimatethat700,000peoplecameoutforthe21stannualThunder.Theshowwasdelayedbyabout15minutesbecauseofacomputerglitch,butafteraquickreboot,thingswentoffwithoutahitch.

FIRSTRobotics

AZUZ:

SomefireworkshappeninghereinAtlantathisweekend,too.Buttheelectrifyingdisplaywe'retalkingaboutnowwasindoors,anditwasintheheatofcompetition.TheFIRSTRoboticsCompetition.FIRSTmeaning"ForInspirationandRecognitionofScienceandTechnology."Theorganization'sgoal:

toinspireyoungpeopletobeleadersinscienceandtechnology.Andcompetitionslikethisarepartofthewayitdoesthat.You'veheardustalkonourshowabouthowwomenareunder-representedinthosefields.WestoppedbyFIRSTandtalkedwithsomeofthefemaleparticipantsabouttheirthoughtsonthat.

UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE,FIRSTCOMPETITOR#1:

Scienceandtechnologyisimportantatourschooljustbecauseitprovesthatwecandoonemorethingthateveryoneelsecan,thatalltheguyscan.

UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE,FIRSTCOMPETITOR#2:

It'simportantjusttoshowthatgirlscandoanythingthatboyscandoandgetournameoutthereaswell.

UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE,FIRSTCOMPETITOR#1:

Italsogivesyouthechancetoreallyproveyourself,standupfortherestofwomen.Kindofbeanexample,showingwhatwecandoandthatthereshouldbemorewomeninscience.

UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE,FIRSTCOMPETITOR#3:

Inordertosolvewhat'sgoingoninthepresentandthefuture,weneedtoreallyfocusinonscienceandtechnologyandreallytakeadvantageofit.

DownloadableMapsPromo

AZUZ:

FromEuropetoYellowstone,OklahomatoAtlanta,we'vecoveredalotofgroundtoday.Ourdownloadablemapscanhelpstudentspinpointexactlywherewe'vebeen.Headtoourhomepage,CNNStudentN,scrollallthewaydown,andlookontheleft-handside.Thatiswhereyou'llfindthesefreegeographicguides.

BeforeWeGo

AZUZ: