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StudentNews0430

（StudentNews）--April30,2012

THISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.

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ERIKABOOTH,MILITARYCHILDOFTHEYEAR:

Hi,I`mErikaBooth,MarineCorpsChildoftheYear,andyou`rewatchingCNNStudentNews.

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CARLAZUZ,HOST,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:

It`stheendofthemonth,butanewweekofCNNStudentNewsisjustgettingstarted.WewanttogiveabigthankstoErikaBoothforhelpingusgetthingsstartedtoday.You`regoingtohearalotmorefromherlateron.

Firstup,though,we`relookingataconflictinAfrica.

ThepresidentofSudanhasdeclaredastateofemergencyforcitiesalonghiscountry`ssouthernborder.

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

That`sbecauseoffightingbetweenSudanandSouthSudan.TheSudaneseAirForcehaslaunchedattacksagainstgroundforcesfromSouthSudan.SeveralSouthSudanesesoldierswerewoundedinanattackonSunday,accordingtoareporterwhowastravelingwiththem.

SudanusedtobeAfrica`slargestnation.Itstruggledthroughdecadesofwaruntilapeacedealwasreachedin2005.ThatledtoSouthSudanbecominganindependentcountrylastyear.

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AZUZ:

Butdisagreementsremainedbetweenthetwocountries,includingthestatusoftheircitizens,areasalongtheborderthataredisputedandhowthecountriessharetheiroil.Earlierthismonth,SouthSudantookcontrolofaregionthatproducesabouthalfofSudan`soil.Thatwaspartofwhatledtothisweekend`sfighting.

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

It`sApril30th,andonthisdayinhistoryin1789,GeorgeWashingtonwasinauguratedinNewYorkasPresidentoftheUnitedStates.

In1803,representativesfromtheUnitedStatesandFrancefinishednegotiatingtheLouisianaPurchase.ThedealdoubledAmerica`ssize.

In1945,theleaderofNaziGermany,AdolfHitler,committedsuicideinhisBerlinheadquarters.Germanysurrenderedsoonafterward.

Andin1975,theVietnamWarcametoanendwhenSouthVietnamsurrenderedafterNorthVietnamesetroopstookoverSaigon.

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AZUZ:

OneyearandthreedaysagoanoutbreakoftornadoesrippedacrosspartsofthesouthernUnitedStates.Fifty-threepeoplewerekilledinTuscaloosa,Alabama,whenoneofthetwistershitthere.

OnSaturday,formerprofootballandbasketballplayerBoJacksonarrivedinTuscaloosaattheendofa300-milebikeride.Jacksonsaidhisgoalwastoraisemoneyfortornadovictimsandraiseawarenessaboutthestruggletorebuild.GeorgeHowellhasmoreonthoseefforts.

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GEORGEHOWELL,CNNCORRESPONDENT（voice-over）:

It`sbeenoneyearsincethisEF-4monsterleftitsmarkonTuscaloosa,ayearsincewelastspoketotheownerofthisKrispyKremeDonuts.

HOWELL:

Isallthisatotalloss?

EVANSMITH,OWNER,KRISPYKREMEDONUTS:

Atotalloss.

HOWELL（voice-over）:

Today,EvanSmithisstillworkingtorebuild.

HOWELL:

We`retalkinglikeayearafterthistornadocamethroughhere,andwe`llstillwaitingfortheconcretetobepouredhere.

SMITH:

That`samazing,youknow,inonesense,youwanttobeupsetandthinkhowcouldittake12months.Butalotwentoninthose12months.

HOWELL（voice-over）:

Firstcamethemassiveefforttoremovedebris,accordingtocityofficials,1.5millioncubityardsofit,county-wide.

Overall,12.6percentofthecitywasdestroyed.

SMITH:

Mosttornadoeshitahouse,skipahouse,hitahouse.Thisthingwastakingeverythingout,youknow,halfamile,amilewide.

GARYLIMMROTH,TORNADOVICTIM:

Thereweretreesallthroughhere.

HOWELL（voice-over）:

GaryLimmrothsurvivedbytakingshelterinhisbasement.Hishomehadtobedemolished.Sonowhe`sstartingover.

LIMMROTH:

Itdoestakeawhiletofigureouthowdoyouwanttobuildback,howdoyouwanttodoit--doyouwanttocomeback?

Imean,therewerealotofpeoplethatarestillacrossthelakethataretryingtodecide.Somehavedecidedtheyjustcan`ttakeit.Theycouldn`tbehereintheconstantremindereverydayofseeingit.

HOWELL（voice-over）:

Youcanseethedifferencebestfromsatelliteimagery.Thisisthecornerof15thandMcFarland（ph）Blvd.,beforethetornadohit.Here`sanimageofthecornerjustafterthestormcamethrough.There`sdebriseverywhere.

HOWELL:

Thisiswhatthatsameneighborhoodlooksliketoday.We`releftherewithanemptyfieldwherethesehomesoncestood.Thetornadowasonthegroundforlessthansixminutes,andoverall53peoplewerekilledhereinTuscaloosaalone.

Thisisgoingtobethesaferoom.Thisispoured-in-placeconcretewalls.

HOWELL（voice-over）:

Residentsarerebuildingtobebetterprepared.

HOWELL:

Youworriedthisisgoingtohappenagain?

LIMMROTH:

Yes.Imean,Ithinkit`sobviousthatTuscaloosaisonthepathnow.

HOWELL（voice-over）:

Andthoughtherearesignsofprogress--

SMITH:

Asfarasbeingthis--beinginthisbusiness,I`mnotbetterofftillIgetthedoorsopenagain.

HOWELL（voice-over）:

--GeorgeHowell,CNN,Tuscaloosa,Alabama.

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AZUZ:

FromAlabama,we`reheadingnorthtoNewYorkCityforwhat`sexpectedtobeatoweringachievement.

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

Thistime-lapsevideoshowsconstructionattheareaknownasGroundZero.It`sthesiteoftheformerWorldTradeCenter,thetwintowersthatweredestroyedbythe9/11terroristattacksin2001.

Thebuildingthat`sgoneuphasthesamenumberasoneofthosetowers,OneWorldTradeCenter.Theprojecthasbeenmovingalongattherateofaboutoneflooreveryweek.Today,it`sexpectedtobecomethetallestbuildinginNewYorkCity.Butitwon`tstopthere.OneWorldTradeCenterisscheduledtoreachitsultimatealtitude,1,776feet,sometimenextyear.

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UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:

SeeifyoucanIDme.Iwasestablishedin1775byAmerica`sContinentalCongress.I`mabranchoftheU.S.military.Mymottois"SemperFidelis,"whichmeans"AlwaysFaithful."

I`mtheU.S.MarineCorps,calledontobethemostreadywhenthenationisgenerallyleastready.

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AZUZ:

ErikaBooth,whointroducedtoday`sshow,herfatherhasservedintheU.S.Marinesfor29years.AprilistheMonthoftheMilitaryChild,whichsalutesthenearly2millionAmericanmilitarychildren.

Aspartoftheevent,OperationHomefrontrecognizesayoungpersonfromeachbranchofthemilitarywho`smakingapositiveimpactonhisorhercommunity.Erikaisthisyear`sMarineCorpsChildoftheYear,andIhadachancetospeakwithherrecentlyaboutherlifeasamilitarychild.Takealisten.

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BOOTH:

Imovedfivetimes,beeninsixschools,livedineighthouses.I`veactuallyreallyenjoyedbeingamilitarychild,justbecauseIcansaymydadfightsforourcountryeveryday,andthat`shisjob.Andnoteveryonecansaythat.

Thehardestthingisdeployment.Definitely.AndI`vegonethrough10ofthem,soIdefinitelyknowthatisthehardestthing.Mydadhasmissedmyfirstdayofschoolsince8thgrade,andI`majuniorinhighschoolnow.Youjustreallyhavetoknowinyourheartthatthey`regoingtocomeback,andhavingfamilyandfriendsreallyhelpswiththat.

Militarychildrenarealwaysmoreresilienttothings.

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BOOTH:

Havinglupusandmyblooddisorder,it`smadememoreresponsible.WhenIwasdiagnosedandIwasinthehospital,Ihitabrickwall,andIwaslike,IcaneitherchoosetodosomethingorIcanjustsitathomeandjuststopmylife.

AndIdecided,youknowwhat,Ineedtokeepgoingwithmylife.It`snotgoingtostopme.Youcanfacealldifferenttypesofadversityandnothingreallyfitsforeachproblem,butreallyyouneedtotakeitfullon.

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BOOTH:

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.

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BOOTH:

IenjoybeingoncommitteesandplanningthingsandthenvolunteeringandseeingthatIammakingadifferenceinmycommunity.IhopetheyseethatifIcandoit,theycandoit.Thenitwillinspireotherstofacetheirproblemsandthensucceedinlife.

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AZUZ:

Erikaiscertainlysucceeding.

Beforewegotoday,atournamentinGermanythatisahair-raisingexperience.

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

It`stheInternationalBeardandMustacheChampionships.Eighteencategoriestocompetein,frommorestandardstylestointricatedesignwork,163menfromallovertheworldputtheirbestfaceforwardfortheevent.Theyobviouslyputalotoftimeandeffortintotheirfantasticfacialfollicularfun.Butthejoysofvictorycanbeshort-lived.Youknowhowthesethingsgo.

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AZUZ:

Hairtoday,gonetomorrow.Someofthesejudgingdecisionsareacloseshave.Hopefullythelosingcontestantscankeepastiffupperlip.Howdoyougrowabeardthat`sacutabovetherest?

Well,it`samystery.It`sonlyspokenofin"whiskers."Whoo!

Allri