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CNNStudentNewsTranscript:

May6,2008

（CNNStudentNews）--May6,2008

QuickGuide

DevastationinMyanmar-SurveysomeoftheconditionsinMyanmarfollowingadeadlycyclone.

AnEpicJourney-LearnaboutanattempttocarrytheOlympictorchtoMountEverest'speak.

BeforeWeGo-Hearhowoneman'shands-freecallto911mayhavesavedhisarms.

Transcript

THISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.

MONICALLOYD,CNNSTUDENTNEWSANCHOR:

OnHeadlineNews,onlineandoniTunes,thisisCNNStudentNews.ThanksforspendingpartofyourTuesdaywithus.I'mMonicaLloyd.

FirstUp:

DevastationinMyanmar

LLOYD:

Firstup,thedevastationcausedbyacycloneinMyanmarismuchworsethanfirstreported.Wetoldyouyesterdayaboutthispowerfulstorm,whichpoundedtheAsiancountryovertheweekend.Myanmar'sgovernmentsaysmorethan10,000peoplewerekilledbythecyclone.Thedeadlystormbroughtwindsofupto150milesperhouranddrenchedpartsofthecountry,whichusedtobecalledBurma,with20inchesofrain.It'stheworstdisastertohitMyanmarinyears.Relieforganizationsareworkingtoprovideaidtothevictims.FirstLadyLauraBushoutlinedhowtheU.S.planstohelp.

LAURABUSH,U.S.FIRSTLADY:

TheU.S.hasofferedfinancialassistancethroughourembassy.We'llworkwiththeU.N.andotherinternational,non-governmentalorganizationstoprovidewater,sanitation,foodandshelter.Moreassistancewillbeforthcoming.TheUnitedStatesstandspreparedtoprovideanassistanceteamandmuchneededsuppliestoBurmaassoonastheBurmesegovernmentacceptsouroffer.ThegovernmentofBurmashouldacceptthisteamquicklyaswellasotheroffersofinternationalassistance.

LLOYD:

Whileorganizationsarerushingtogethelptothevictimsofthiscyclone,thesurvivorsarestrugglingthroughthedamage:

thousandsofdownedtrees,noelectricity,diminishingsupplies.Andallofthiscomesjustoneweekbeforethecountrywassettovoteonitsconstitution.Here'smoreonthegovernment'splanforthatissueandtherecoveryeffortstakingplaceinMyanmar.

（BEGINVIDEOCLIP）

CNNREPORTER:

TheroadintoYangonisatangleofsplinteredwoodandfallentrees.Whatusedtobeashadyavenuehasbeenshreddedintoshardsoftimber;trunksthesizeofyachtmastssnappedlikematchsticks.Peoplearedoingtheirbesttoclearapaththroughthismayhem,butprogressisslow.Theluckyoneshavepowertools,buttheelectricitysupplyhasbeenofffortwodaysandfuelisinshortsupply.Thisisthelineforgas;itstretchesaroundtheblock.Already,thepricehasquadrupledtotendollarsagallon.Thosewhocanafforditarebuyingfuelontheblackmarketatthesideoftheroad.Buthowlongbeforethesesuppliesdryup?

Waterisalsobecomingapreciousandexpensivecommodity.Themainwatersupplyhasbeencutinmanyareas.Thosewholivehereareshockedbythedevastation.

CARINEBLACHE,FRENCHEXPATRIATE:

Thedaybefore,it'sthecityyouknow.Thedayafter,it'sanother.It'slikeanotherplanet.

STEPHANELANDOWSKI,FRENCHEXPATRIATE:

Nofood,nowater;wehavetofindeverything.

REPORTER:

Inafewplaces,thearmyhasbeendeployed.Butinmanypartsofthecity,troopsarenoticeablyabsent.Afarcryfromthethousandsoftroopssenttoviolentlycrushlastyear'spro-democracyuprising.NoteventhegoldenspiresoftheShwedegonPagodaweresparedbyCycloneNargis.ThisBuddhisttemplewasarallyingpointfortheprotests;nowit'sclosed.Thesepeoplefeartheywillbelefttocopealone.Myanmar'srulingmilitaryjuntahasissuedarareappealforinternationalemergencyassistance.Aidgroupssaythey'reworkingtohelpthoseinneed.

BANKIMOON,U.N.SECRETARY-GENERAL:

TheUnitedNationswilldowhatevertoprovideurgenthumanitarianassistance.

REPORTER:

Despitethedevastation,atlastreport,thegovernmentplannedtoproceedwithareferendumonthecountry'sconstitutiononMay10th.Theoppositionfearstheresultwillbefixedbythearmytoensureitretainspower.Now,CycloneNargishaspushedthiscountryfurthertowardsthebrink,justdaysbeforethemostcrucialpoliticaleventinyears.

（ENDVIDEOCLIP）

LLOYD:

Inthewakeofthismassivenaturaldisaster,thepeopleofMyanmarneedallthehelptheycanget.TheU.S.,U.N.,andmanyinternationalorganizationsareprovidingaidtothecountry.Butyoucanhelptoo!

LogontoCNN.com/impacttofindouthowyoucantakepartinthereliefefforts.

AmericaVotes2008

LLOYD:

BackintheU.S.,NorthCarolinaandIndianaareholdingpresidentialprimariestoday,andtheDemocraticcandidatesarefacingoffoverfuel.HillaryClintonsaysthegovernmentshouldgetridofgastaxesoverthesummertohelppeoplewhoarebeinghitwithhighpricesatthepump.ButBarackObamasaystheideawon'treallyhelpconsumersandisn'tlikelytobecomealaw.ObamaiscurrentlyintheleadfortheDemocraticnomination.WhoeverwinsthatwillfaceoffagainstpresumptiveRepublicannomineeJohnMcCaininNovember'sgeneralelection.

Shoutout

GEORGERAMSAY,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:

TimefortheShoutout!

InwhatmountainrangewillyoufindMountEverest?

Ifyouthinkyouknowit,shoutitout!

Isitinthe:

A）Pyrenees,B）Appalachians,C）AlpsorD）Himalayas?

Threesecondsontheclock--GO!

MountEverestislocatedintheHimalayas.Withasummitatmorethan29,000feet,it'sthetallestmountainintheworld.That'syouranswerandthat'syourShoutout!

AnEpicJourney

LLOYD:

EverestwasalsopartofthepackagewhenChinamadeabidforthisyear'sOlympicGames.ThecountrypromisedthattheOlympicflamewouldreachthatsuperlativesummitduringitstriparoundtheworld.OrganizersspentnearlytwoyearspreparingtheEverestlegoftherelay.ButasCarlAzuztellsus,thetorch'sclimbiscurrentlyinaholdingpattern.

（BEGINVIDEOCLIP）

CARLAZUZ,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:

Itmayseemlikeacoolidea:

CarrytheOlympictorch,asymbolofinternationalcompetition,tothetopoftheworld'shighestmountain.Easiersaidthandone.Thetorch-totingteamof50climbers,includingaChinesecameracrew,needsbetweenfourandsixdaystoreachMountEverest'ssummitfromtheadvancebasecampandgetbackdown.Theweatherdoesn'tcare.

SHAOSHIWEI,DEPUTYDIRECTOR,BOCOGMEDIADEPARTMENT:

Atthemoment,wearestillresearchingandcannotgiveyouadirect,effectiveandsatisfactoryweatherforecast.

AZUZ:

That'sbecausetheclimatehereisharsh.Recentwindgustshavehit140milesperhour.Stormscanblowinandblowawayinamatterofhours.Andtheregion'srainyseasonbeginslatethismonth,sothere'sadeadline.Thatdoesn'tdetertheclimbers,though.

THOMASETZLER,CNNREPORTER:

ThisorganizingcommitteeoftheOlympictorchpickedupthebestofthebestofChinesemountaineers.Theyareusedtothis.I'msurethatthisexpedition,youknow,theyhaveexperiencedleaders;theydidnotexpectthateverythingwouldgosmoothly.

AZUZ:

Theyalsohavemoresecuritythanclimbersnormallyget.You'veseenpeoplefromaroundtheworldprotestingtheOlympictorch;guardsringthismountaintoensurethatdemonstratorsstayawayfrombasecamp.Andifyou'rewonderinghowyougetaflameuptoamountaintop,especiallyoneblastedbywindandsnow,thetorch'slanternisdesignedtoprotectitfromtheelementsandthelackofoxygen.Soitwillburnon,regardlessofwhetheritburnsfromthetopoftheworld.CarlAzuz,CNNStudentNews.

（ENDVIDEOCLIP）

BlogReport

LLOYD:

Itisteacherappreciationweek,andwe'rehelpingyouhonoryourteachersbypostingonourblog.Here'swhatafewofyouhadtosayaboutyourfavoriteteachers.Alexahadahardtimechoosing,saying:

"Allofmyteachersrock!

!

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Mrs.LeGrange,Mrs.Eschbach,Mrs.ClementsandMr.Jensen!

!

SixthGraderockswithyouguys!

!

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"Joewroteintosay:

"Mr.Patorayisthebestteachertowalkthefaceoftheearth.Heteachesuscurrentevents.He'staughtusalotthisyear.Welearnedalotaboutillegalimmigration,didatimelinefortheentireyearof2007.Wecutoutnewspapersfortheentirefirstsemester.Mr.Pistheman,handsdown."AndJorgewrote:

"MybestteachereverismyGrandma.[She]taughtmeallmyvaluesandmorals.Shetaughtmetohavecourageandtotaketheinitiative.SheeventaughtmehowtoplayNintendo!

!

"Thanksforposting,guys!

Andifyouhaven'tdonesoyet,headonovertoCNNStudentNandtellusaboutyourtopteachers.

BeforeWeGo

LLOYD:

Beforewego,hands-freedevicesareabigfeatureonlotsofcellphones.ButwhenaFloridamanrecentlyhadtocall911,hedidsomehands-freedialing!

JennaSuskoofaffiliateWPMItellsushowheusedhistoestocallforhelp.

（BEGINVIDEOCLIP）

JENNASUSKO,WPMIREPORTER:

ThecallcamefrominsideDRSTechnologiesat2a.m.onThursdaymorning.

CALLER:

I'mcallingfrommycellphone.I'mstuckinapieceofmachinery.I'mtheonlyoneinthebuilding.

911OPERATOR:

Ok,whatareyoustuckin?

Whattypeofmachinery?

CALLER:

It'sonbothofmyarms,soIcan'tgetout.

911OPERATOR:

Howareyoucallingme?

CALLER:

I'mcallingyouonmycellphone.

911OPERATOR:

Ok,butyou'repinned?

CALLER:

Iampinned,right.

LT.RYANCHRISTEN,OCEANCITYWRIGHTFIREDEPARTMENT:

Hehadtomovehishiptoknockhisphoneoffofhisbelt,andthenremovehisshoeswithhisfeetanddial911withhistoes.

SUSKO:

Itwashisonlyoption;hisarmswerebeingcrushedbyapress-likemachine,andnoonewouldbeinuntilthemorning.

911OPERATOR:

Arewegoingtobeabletogetinthebuilding?

CALLER:

Idon'tknow.

911OPERATOR:

Theyareonthewayrightnow.

SUSKO:

Withhisarmedpinned,hewasabletotellcrewshow