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StudentNews0305
(StudentNews)--March5,2012
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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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