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StudentNews0305

（StudentNews）--March5,2012

THISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.

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CARLAZUZ,HOST,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:

Wanttoknowwhothenextpresident`sgoingtobe?

Keepwatching,becausewehavetheanswerintoday`seditionofCNNStudentNews.I`mCarlAzuz.Let`sgetstarted.

OfficialsandresidentsarestartingtodeterminehowbadthedamageisaftersevereweatherrippedacrosspartsoftheU.S.overtheweekend.ThesestormsspreadfromtheMidwestacrosstotheSouth.Theyincludedpowerfultornadoesthatleftapathofdestruction.

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

ThegovernorofOhiosaiditlookedlikeabombhadgoneoffinacoupleofthecitiesthathevisited.KentuckyandIndianaseemedtogettheworstofit.SandraEndoreportsonthelargerimpactofthesevereweatherandhowsurvivorsarepickingupthepieces.

SANDRAENDO,CNNREPORTER:

ThehauntingsightsandsoundsofFridayarenowjustamemory.FortownslikeHenryville,Indiana,thisisthenewreality,homeswipedout,liveslost.

PERRYHUNTER,TORNADOVICTIM:

Thewholerandomnessofatornadoisamazing.Theyhit.Onehouseisdestroyed.Onehouseisn`t.Onepersondies,onedoesn`t.It`sIdon`tthinkyoucanunderstandthat.

ENDO（voice-over）:

Stairsleadingtonowhere,evidenceoftheferociousforcethatbroughteverydaylifetoahalt.AfiercesevereweatheroutbreakbarreledacrossmuchoftheUnitedStates,fromTexastoIndianaintoKentuckyandGeorgia.Some17millionpeoplewereinthedeadlypath.

DAVIDWILSON,TORNADOSURVIVOR:

Youcouldhearpeoplepraying,justpleaseletusgetthroughthis,God,pleaseletusgetthroughthis.

ENDO（voice-over）:

Inthehoursaftertheterrorcamestoriesofsurvival.

DR.GLENNRIGGS,HENRYVILLEELEMENTARYPRINCIPAL:

Ihadabout40studentsandstaff.Wewereinthecoreofthebuildingwhenthetornadohit,andeveryonewassafe.Noonewasinjured.

ENDO（voice-over）:

Somethingtobethankfulfor,despitethedevastation.Entireneighborhoodsareflattened.Schoolsareinruins.Butspiritsarestrong.

UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:

Gotalotofgoodfriends.Westillgotourfamily.Whatmorecanweaskfor?

GOV.JOHNKASICH（R）OHIO:

Thefactofthematteris,peoplethatlivehereareresilient,Godfearing.They`retoughandwe`reknockeddownbutnotwe`reknockedout.

ENDO（voice-over）:

InWestLiberty,Kentucky,Xmarksthespotwherecrewshavecombedtherubbleinsearchofsurvivors.Equipmentisalreadyinplacetoclearawaywhatthestormsknockeddown.Anothertown,smallinpopulation,butbiginitsdeterminationtocomebackfromthisdisaster.

ENDO:

TherebuildingprocesswillnodoubttakeaverylongtimeandPresidentObamaexpressedhiscondolencestoareashard-hitandFEMAisdedicatingresourcestocitiesinneed.ReportingfromWestLiberty,Kentucky,I`mSandraEndo.

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AZUZ:

Nextuptoday,alegalbattleoverthelargestoilspillinU.S.history--we`retalkingaboutthespillintheGulfofMexicoin2010.Thisbattlewon`tbedecidedinacourtroom.Latelastweek,bothsidesagreedtoasettlement.BP,theoilcompany,willhavetopayaround$7.8billion.

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

Theexplosiononthisrig,theDeepwaterHorizon,ledtomorethan200milliongallonsofoilspillingoutintotheGulf.Agroupofthousandsofpeople,includingfishermenandhotelowners,suedBPandothercompaniesthatwereinvolved.

BPwillpayforallofthissettlement.Bothsideshavesignedoffontheagreement.Butitwon`tbefinaluntilajudgeapprovesit.

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UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:

Isthislegit?

OnlyoneU.S.stateisnamedafteranAmericanpresident.

Legit.Outofthe50states,onlyWashingtonisnamedafterapresident.

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AZUZ:

TheonlystatenamedafterapresidenthelditsRepublicanpresidentialcaucusesonSaturday.FormerGovernorMittRomneycameawaywiththewin.Healsogotsomemomentumheadingintothisweek`sSuperTuesdaycontest.We`llhavemoreonthoseforyoutomorrow.

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

TensofthousandsofWashingtonianshadbeenexpectedtotakepartinthecaucusmeetingsthisweekend.We`vetalkedaboutcandidateswinningdelegatesinprimariesandcaucuses.Washington`scaucusesawardthosedelegatesproportionately.SosinceGovernorRomneygotthemostvotes,healsowonthemostdelegates,buthedidn`twinallofthem.

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AZUZ:

TheRepublicancandidatewhowinshisparty`snominationwillfaceoffinthegeneralelectionagainstPresidentObama,thelikelyDemocraticnominee.Whenhewaselectedin2008,ObamahadoverwhelmingsupportfromonegroupofAmericans.SuzanneMalveauxlooksatwhetherhistorymightrepeatitselfinthisyear`selection,andthepossiblereasonswhyorwhynot.

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SUZANNEMALVEAUX,ANCHOR,CNNNEWSROOM（voice-over）:

DonnelScotthasaframednewspaperstoryonhiswallaboutPresidentObamawhenhewonthe2008election.

DONNELSCOTT,CONSULTANT:

Iwantedtocapturethisformyfamily,because,again,itwassohistorical.

MALVEAUX（voice-over）:

Butthisyear,he`snotsurehewantstovoteforObamaagain.

SCOTT:

Thesenextfewmonthsaregoingtobethetelltalesignofmemakingadecision.

MALVEAUX（voice-over）:

African-Americanshavebeenhithardbytheeconomy,withblackunemploymentat13.6percent,almostdoubletherateofwhites.

SCOTT:

I`vehadtimesI`veheldalmostthreeorfourdifferentjobsatonetime.Butwhenyouhaveafamilythatyou`retryingtosupport,youwilldowhateverittakes,nomattertheodds.

MALVEAUX（voice-over）:

In2008,African-Americanswenttothepollsinrecordnumbers,96percentofAfrican-AmericanswhovotedvotedforPresidentObama.Butsomepeopleintheblackcommunityfeelingasenseofdisappointmentnow.Thequestionis:

canthepresidentholdontotheblackvote?

FormerObamapolicyadviserandnowDNChead,PatrickGaspard,believeshecan.

PATRICGASPARD,DNCEXECUTIVEDIRECTOR:

African-Americanshavebeendisproportionatelyaffectedbytherecession.Overthecourseofthelast23months,we`ve,ofcourse,seen3.7millionsjobsgrownintheprivatesectoralone.Andthereisasensethatwe`rebeginningtoturnthisaround.

MALVEAUX（voice-over）:

RepresentativeMaxineWatershasbeenoneofthepresident`stoughestcriticsfornotdoingenoughforblackunemployment.Evenso,shesaysRepublicanattacksonPresidentObamawillhelpenergizingblackstovote.

REP.MAXINEWATERS（D）CALIFORNIA:

SincetheRepublicancandidateshavetakentotheairwiththesedebates,theyhavetriedtounderminethepresidentinsomanyways.TheyhavestrengthenedtheresolveofAfrican-Americanstoreelectthispresident.

BARACKOBAMA,PRESIDENTOFTHEUNITEDSTATES:

Andwe`vegottodecidewhatkindofcountrywewanttobe.

MALVEAUX（voice-over）:

Lastmonth,theObamacampaignlaunchedAfrican-AmericansforObamatogeneratesupportinblackcommunities.AtabarbershopinAtlanta,opinionsweremixedonwhetherornottovoteforthepresidentinNovember.

SHAQDAVIS,BARBER:

He`sgoingtohavetobecomeveryconvincingtominoritiesrightnow.Otherthanthat,it`sgoingtosoundlikethesamestoryoveragain.Andthey`restillwaitingonchange.

UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:

Ithinkhe`sdoneatonwiththecardsthathewasdealt.Ithinkfourmoreyearswoulddohimanddousanddothecountrywell.

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AZUZ:

Well,atthestartoftoday`sshow,wesaidwe`dtellyouwho`sgoingtobethenextpresident.Didn`tsayoftheUnitedStates,though.Russiahelditspresidentialelectionyesterday,andasthevotescamein,PrimeMinisterVladimirPutindeclaredvictory.

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

ThisisPutinonthelefthere,withRussia`scurrentpresident.Iftheseelectionresultsareconfirmed,Putinwillbegoingbacktothejobheheldfrom2000-2008.HehadtostepdownbecauseRussianpresidentscan`tservemorethantwotermsinarow.

Putinappearedtohaveabigleadatthepolls,buttherehavebeenalotofprotestsagainsthimrecently.OneRussianlawmakerwasdemandingarunoffelectionbecausehedidn`tthinkSunday`svoteswerecountedfairly.

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UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:

TimefortheShoutout.WhereistheannualIditarodraceheld?

Ifyouthinkyouknowit,shoutitout.IsitinSiberia,Wisconsin,ManitobaorAlaska?

You`vegotthreeseconds,go.

Alaska`sIditarodstartseveryyearonthefirstSaturdayofMarch.That`syouranswer,andthat`syourShoutout.

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

Thisyear`sIditarodison.It`sthe40thyearthatthedogsledracehasbeenrun.Eachteamhasamusher--that`sthehumanthedrivesthesled--anaverageofabout16dogs.Teamswillspendthenext10-15daystravelingmorethan1,000miles.TheIditarodcommemoratesaneventfrom1925,whendogsleddershadtodeliveremergencymedicalsuppliestopartsofAlaska.

Thecurrentracefollowspartofthatsameroute,butorganizershavealteredpartofthisyear`scoursebecauseofconcernsaboutroughweather.

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AZUZ:

Well,beforewego,youmightbeplanningtoboltoutofclasswhenthebellrings.

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

Butthesestudentsarerunningoutoftheirroomforadifferentreason.You`veabouttoseewhy.

Thereitis.AdeerjumpedthroughawindowintoclassinCharlotte,NorthCarolina,lastweek.Noonewasseriouslyinjured.Itlookslikethedeerhadsometroublenavigatingthefreshlywaxedhallwayfloor.Youmightthinkoftheseanimalsaspeacefulorfriendly--

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