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StudentNews）--April24,2012

THISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.

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CARLAZUZ,HOST,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:

It`sTuesday.MynameisCarlAzuz,andwewelcomeyoutoCNNStudentNews.Tenminutes,nocommercials,headlinesfromaroundtheworld,andwehavealotofthemforyoutoday.

Firstup,we`retalkingaboutwinterweather.NowalargesnowstorminthenortheasternU.S.isnotthatunusual.ButwhenithappensneartheendofApril,that`sabitmoreunexpected,especiallywhenitcomesafterthewarmestMarchonrecord,andwinterthatdidn`treallyhavethatmuchsnow.

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

ItwasadifferentstoryonMonday.PartsofNewYorkwereexpecting10inchesofsnow,anywherefromeightto16inchesaroundPennsylvania.Onemeteorologistsaiditwon`tlastlong.Temperaturesareexpectedtogoupthisweek.

BrianToddwasinPennsylvaniaonMondayasthesnowcamedown.Hewaslookingatoneparticularchallenge:

whenwinterweatherhitsatthistimeofyear.

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BRIANTODD,AMSMETEOROLOGIST:

AstheheavysnowcontinuestofallhereinnorthcentralPennsylvania,thisiswhatofficialshereareprimarilyworriedabout,thesnowkindofbuildinguponthefoliage.Thefullfoliageinalotofthetreesthathaspoppedout,ofcourse,sinceit`slateApril,whenthesnowreallystartstobuildupinthisandinotherareas,it`sgoingtomakethetreesvery,veryheavy.

Someofthetreesareexpectedtocollapseandfallontopowerlines.Thathasalreadyhappened.Wearetoldthatmorethan20,000customersinthisareaofnorthcentralPennsylvaniaarewithoutpower.Theyhaveabout200crewsfromthepowerandelectriccompanyPenelec,fanningoutalloverthisarea.Asfortheroadshere,themainroadsinthisgeneralareastillarepassable,obviously.

Alotoftrucktrafficandcartrafficcomingthroughhere.ThisisthecorridorroadleadingtoInterstate80,whichisamajoreast-westcorridorfortruckroutes.Butofficialsareconcernedthatthoseroutesmaybedisrupted,maybesloweddownalittlebitbythissnow.

Interestinglyenough,alotofthetrucksthatareoutheretoplowandsaltroadshadtohavetheirplowsandspreadersreattachedtothem,becausetheyhavetakenallthatequipmentoff,ofcoursenotanticipatingthisweathertohit.

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AZUZ:

Insomeofthosestatesstrugglingwithsevereweatheryesterday,votersareheadingtothepollstoday.ThereareRepublicanpresidentialprimariesinNewYorkandPennsylvaniaaswellasinConnecticut,DelawareandRhodeIsland.

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

FormerMassachusettsGovernorMittRomneyisnowthepresumptiveRepublicannominee.He`sexpectedtowintheparty`snomination.Butprimaryseasonisn`tofficiallyover,andGovernorRomneyisn`ttheonlyRepublicancandidatewho`sstillintherace.FormerHouseSpeakerNewtGingrichandU.S.RepresentativeRonPaulareontheballotinallfivestatesholdingconteststoday.

PresidentObamaspentpartofthedayMondayfocusedonhumanrights.HevisitedtheHolocaustMemorialMuseumaspartofHolocaustRemembranceDay.TheHolocaustwasthesystematickillingofmillionsofJewishpeoplebyNaziGermanyduringWorldWarII.

Duringhisvisittothemuseum,PresidentObamaannouncedthathe`llawardthePresidentialMedalofFreedomtoJanKarski,whotriedtowarntheworldabouttheHolocaust.

Thepresidentalsoannouncedanewexecutiveorderthataimstostopcountriesfromusingtechnologytoabusehumanrights.HespecificallytalkedaboutcellphonemonitoringinSyria,andheexplainedtheimportanceofaddressingglobalviolence.

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BARACKOBAMA,PRESIDENTOFTHEUNITEDSTATES:

Weneedtobedoingeverythingwecantopreventandrespondtothesekindsofatrocities,becausenationalsovereigntyisneveralicensetoslaughteryourpeople.

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

Onthisdayinhistory,backin1800,PresidentJohnAdamsestablishedtheLibraryofCongress.Theinstitutionisnowoneofthelargestlibrariesintheworld.

In1898,SpaindeclaredwarontheUnitedStates.TheSpanish-Americanwarwasmostlyoverwithinthreemonths.

Andin1990,theHubbletelescopehitchedarideonashuttleintospace.Hubblehasspentdecadesexploringanddocumentingouruniverse.

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AZUZ:

HeadingovertoEuropenowforapairofpoliticalstoriesthatbothinvolveprimeministers,thefirstoneisintheNetherlands.

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

MarkRuttehasbeentheprimeministerofthatcountrysince2010--notanymore.Ruttehandedinhisresignationyesterday.Theprimeministeristheleaderofthepartyinthemajority,butnopartywonamajorityinthelastelections.

SoRutteputtogetheracoalitionofseveralparties.OneofthosebackedoutofthecoalitiononMonday.Nocoalition,nomajority,whichiswhyRuttesteppeddown.ThiscouldleadtonewelectionsintheNetherlands,maybeassoonasthissummer.

ThisisIceland`sformerprimeminister,GeirHaarde.Heisthefirstworldleadertobeconvictedofacriminalchargeinconnectionwiththeglobalfinancialcrisis.Beforethatstarted,Icelandwasoneoftheworld`swealthiestcountries,butitsbankingsystemcollapsedin2008,wipingoutbillionsofdollarsinsavings.

Haardewasconvictedofnegligencerelatedtothatcollapse,buthewasclearedofthreeotherchargesandacourtofficialsaystheformerIcelandicprimeministerwon`tfaceanypunishment.

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UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:

SeeifyoucanIDme.Icomefromspace,butI`mmostoftenseenintheEarth`satmosphere.Iusuallydon`tstickaroundlongerthanafewseconds.I`maglowingstreakthat`ssometimescalledashootingorfallingstar.

I`mameteor,aspaceobjectyoucanseeburningupinthenightsky.

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AZUZ:

Whenabunchofthoseglowingstreaksshowupintheskyallatthesametime,it`sknownasameteorshower.There`sonethathappenseveryyear,rightatthesametime,andscientistssayit`sthecauseofsomemysteriousboomsinCaliforniarecently,althoughtherearesomeresidentswhoaren`tsosure.SharokinaShamsofaffiliateKCRAhasthedetailsforus.

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BRIANCAMPBELL:

AndIlookedstraightupthroughhereattheSierras,anditlookedlikethesuncomingatyou.

VICKI,AMADORCOUNTY:

Itwassoloudthatitshookthegroundandcontinuedlongenoughformyhusbandtorunovertomeandsheltermewithhisbody.

CAMPBELL:

Therewasareallylowrumblethatstartedgettinglouderandlouderandlouder,likearockettakingoff.Andthenitfinallystartedshakingthehouseandeverything.

CRAIGSHOEMAKER,NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE:

Ithinkitisexciting.

SHAROKINASHAMS,KCRACORRESPONDENT:

CraigShoemakerisaleadforecasterwiththeNationalWeatherService.HesayswhathappenedtodaywaspartoftheongoingLyridmeteorshower.IthappenseveryApril22nd,andifithadbeendark,mighthavelookedsomethinglikethis.

SHOEMAKER:

Andthecausesofthathavebeenadebriscloudthat`sleftoverfromCometThatcher.Theamountofmeteorsthatpassthroughtheatmospherevaryeveryyear.Thisyearitseemstobethatmaybewe`vehadafewmorethanusually.Theremaybesomelargeronesthathavepassedthrough.

Todaysomepeople,includingCampbell,wereskeptical.

CAMPBELL:

Ithoughtitwasasatellitecomingdown,becauseweseemeteorsallthetimeandmeteorsdon`tburstintothousandsofbluesparks,youknow.Theyjustdisappear.

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AZUZ:

Allright.Tellmeifthissoundsfamiliar.You`reeatingicecream,andallofasudden,wham,massiveheadache.You`resufferingfromsphenopalatineganglioneuralgia.Mostofus,thankheavens,justknowitasabrainfreeze.Somescientistsaretryingtofigureoutwhatcausesit.

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

Accordingtotheirresearch,thatheadachemayactuallybeyourbrainactinginself-defense.Itallowsmorebloodflowtodealwiththeextremecold,andthatcouldbewhatcausesthepain.

Whywouldanyonecareaboutfiguringoutbrainfreeze?

Well,whatthey`rehopingisthattheirresultscouldinfluenceresearchonothertypesofheadaches,likeseveremigraines.Oneexpertsaidhedoesn`tthinkthisbrainfreezestudyisgoingtoofferanybreakthroughs.Thescientistwhoranthestudysaysmoretestsneedtobedone.

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

It`spromseason,sosightslikethisone,highschoolstudentsdeckedoutindressesandtuxes--youseethisstuff.It`sprettycommon.

Butthisparticularpromwe`reshowingyouisalldifferent.It`sthefirstoneforstudentsinJoplin,Missouri,sinceamassivetornadodevastatedtheircitylastyear.Backthen,newscameraswereintowntocoverthedeadliesttornadoinmorethan60years.

Thistime,thosecameraswerebacktocoveracelebration.TherebuildingisfarfromoverinJoplin,butonestudentdescribedthispromasavictorycall,andsaidit`sasignthat,quote,"notornadocantakeusdown."

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AZUZ:

Beforewego,yourparentsmighthavetoldyounottoplaywithyourfood.

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

Theyneversaidanythingaboutyourdishes.Thisisspeedstacking.You`veprobablyseenthisbefore.Youprobablyassumethevideowasspedup.It`snot.Andifyouthinkstackingisn`tasport,you`regoingtohavetotakethatupwiththeJuniorOlympics,becauseitisbeingfeaturedaspartofthisyear`sgames.

Thesespeedstersaretryingtoqualifyforthatc