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1、CNN Student News Transcript419CNN Student News Transcript: April 19, 2010(CNN Student News) - April 19, 2010Download PDF maps related to todays show:TranscriptTHIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Know your national p

2、arks! Youre going to learn a lot about them over the next 5 days as CNN Student News celebrates National Park Week. Hello, everyone. Welcome to todays show. Im Carl Azuz.First Up: Polish FuneralAZUZ: We begin today in Poland, where President Lech Kaczynski and his wife have been laid to rest. They w

3、ere killed in a plane crash last week in Russia. More than 90 other passengers on the flight, including many Polish officials, died as well. Yesterday, Kaczynskis twin brother led mourners at the funeral. Tens of thousands of people gathered on the streets in Poland as the president and first ladys

4、coffins were brought to the service. Many stayed outside the cathedral in a large square where the ceremony was shown on giant TVs. Yesterdays service concluded a national week of mourning in Poland. Some officials estimated that more than a million people took part in events that paid tribute to Pr

5、esident Kaczynski. Russias president, Dmitry Medvedev, attended yesterdays funeral. Other world leaders, including President Obama had planned to be there, but they werent able to make it.Volcano Close UpAZUZ: That was because of huge clouds of ash coming out of a volcano in Iceland. You see some of

6、 the images over my shoulder here. The volcano started erupting last month; it got worse last week. That is when officials started getting concerned about the ash, especially about the effect that it could have on planes. One expert explains the reason for their concern.MARY SCHIAVO, FORMER INSPECTO

7、R GENERAL, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: When it gets into the jet engines and the jet engine inlets, literally, it remelts this material, this ash material, and it forms a glass-like substance on the jet engine vanes, and the parts and it can clog them and it will stop them.AZUZ: Having an eng

8、ine stop in midflight, not something you want. That is why so many flights have been canceled and why so many world leaders werent able to attend the funeral in Poland. The impact of this on the aviation industry has been massive; bigger than you might think. Some officials are saying its actually w

9、orse than the time right after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001. And theres an economic impact here, too. According to experts, airlines have been losing at least $200 million a day. That means as of yesterday, theyd wracked up about a billion dollars in losses. There is some possible good news, t

10、hough, especially for all of the travelers whove been stranded. Officials ran a few dozen test flights yesterday and said the skies over a lot of Europe might be safe for air travel, although they couldnt make any guarantees. Meantime, Gary Tuchman has some incredible pictures to show you. He took a

11、 helicopter to the volcano where all this ash is coming from. Check out what he found.(BEGIN VIDEO)GARY TUCHMAN, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT, ATLANTA: This was the first day visibility was good enough to see up close the Iceland volcano erupting. So, we flew aboard a helicopter to get as close as the

12、 pilot dared. He dared to get a lot closer than we imagined, only several hundred feet away from a display that looked like it was from another world. Boulders shooting out of the crater, lightning bolts in the smoke that towered hundreds of feet high.Looking at this volcano erupting this close up i

13、s both awe-inspiring and frightening. Its been quiet since the 1820s. This volcano stopped erupting in 1823; it had been doing so for about two years. Its hard to imagine the economic catastrophe if it lasted that long now.This part of the mountain range is where the eruption began last month. Now,

14、its mostly quiet with just pockets of smoke. But here, the eruptions are huge, dramatic, and show no signs of weakening. There is another nearby volcano called Katla which hasnt erupted in almost 90 years, and historically erupts around every 50 years. Its feared it could be far more devastating tha

15、n this one.HREGGWIDAR NORDDRAHL, UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND: Magma might find its way from this volcano into Katla. What happens then, I dont know.TUCHMAN: So, is it possible the magma from this volcano could cause Katla to erupt?NORDDRAHL: It might cause some activity, yes.TUCHMAN: We found it hard to b

16、elieve we could fly right next to this incredibly powerful display of mother nature, while whole countries are closing down their airports because of it. And there is absolutely no way of knowing how long it will last. Gary Tuchman, CNN, Hvolsvollur, Iceland.(END VIDEO)Jobless BenefitsAZUZ: In the U

17、nited States, lawmakers have signed off on help for some people who are collecting unemployment benefits. Thats the money that the government gives to people who dont have a job. Benefits ran out for more than 200,000 people earlier this month. But late last week, the Senate passed an extension so t

18、hey could keep getting money, and President Obama signed it into law. This bill was scheduled to be voted on earlier in the month, but there was some debate over how it would be paid for; that led to the delay. People affected by the extension will get back pay - that means theyll get some of the mo

19、ney they missed - to cover the weeks when their benefits had expired.This Day in History(ON SCREEN GRAPHIC)April 19, 1775 - The American Revolution begins with the battles of Lexington and Concord.April 19, 1995 - A bomb destroys most of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklaho

20、ma, killing 168 people.April 19, 2005 - Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is elected to be the 265th pope; chooses the name of Pope Benedict XVI.Oklahoma City MemorialAZUZ: One of those historic moments you just saw is bringing people to downtown Oklahoma City today. Its the 15th anniversary of a tragic bom

21、bing that took place there. The Alfred P. Murrah building was eventually torn down, and this memorial was built on the site, along with a museum thats dedicated both to teaching people about the tragedy and educating visitors about the impact of violence in general. Beyond the nearly 170 people kill

22、ed in the Oklahoma City attack, more than 500 others were injured. Todays ceremonies, which include memorial services and a day of community service, pay tribute to all of those victims.Is This Legit?TOMEKA JONES, CNN STUDENT NEWS: Is this legit? Yellowstone was the first national park in the U.S. T

23、his is true! Yellowstone was the first of the countrys 392 national parks.National Park WeekAZUZ: We said it at the beginning of todays show: It is National Park Week. And in honor of that, the National Park Service is waiving entrance fees to all 392 parks. Theyre totally free. What were going to d

24、o is spotlight just a few of those parks starting with the very first one: Yellowstone. It was founded as a national park in 1872, more than 40 years before the National Park Service was even created. Yellowstone, if youve ever been there, you know it is massive. It covers nearly 3,500 square miles

25、and takes up parts of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. Home to all sorts of wildlife. It might be most famous for its geysers, including Old Faithful, which erupts pretty regularly, every 30 to 120 minutes.Thunder FireworksAZUZ: Well, its not as old as Yellowstone, but this Kentucky fireworks show knows

26、how to bring the thunder. Its the Thunder Over Louisville, the countrys largest annual fireworks show, and its a blast. The Thunder is part of the opening ceremonies for the Kentucky Derby Festival. The horse race isnt for another couple weeks yet, but there are a lot of events leading up to it, inc

27、luding this illuminating display. Officials estimate that 700,000 people came out for the 21st annual Thunder. The show was delayed by about 15 minutes because of a computer glitch, but after a quick reboot, things went off without a hitch.FIRST RoboticsAZUZ: Some fireworks happening here in Atlanta

28、 this weekend, too. But the electrifying display were talking about now was indoors, and it was in the heat of competition. The FIRST Robotics Competition. FIRST meaning For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology. The organizations goal: to inspire young people to be leaders in scienc

29、e and technology. And competitions like this are part of the way it does that. Youve heard us talk on our show about how women are under-represented in those fields. We stopped by FIRST and talked with some of the female participants about their thoughts on that.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE, FIRST COMPETITOR

30、 #1: Science and technology is important at our school just because it proves that we can do one more thing that everyone else can, that all the guys can.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE, FIRST COMPETITOR #2: Its important just to show that girls can do anything that boys can do and get our name out there as wel

31、l.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE, FIRST COMPETITOR #1: It also gives you the chance to really prove yourself, stand up for the rest of women. Kind of be an example, showing what we can do and that there should be more women in science.UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE, FIRST COMPETITOR #3: In order to solve whats going on i

32、n the present and the future, we need to really focus in on science and technology and really take advantage of it.Downloadable Maps PromoAZUZ: From Europe to Yellowstone, Oklahoma to Atlanta, weve covered a lot of ground today. Our downloadable maps can help students pinpoint exactly where weve been. Head to our home page, CNNStudentN, scroll all the way down, and look on the left-hand side. That is where youll find these free geographic guides.Before We GoAZUZ: