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OurdailyshowwillpickupbackagainonMonday,August15th.
Allright.Let`sgettotoday`scurrentevents.
Firstup,thismorning,thesouthernandcentralpartsofTexaswereunderaflashfloodwatch.MaywasthewettestmonthintheU.S.state`shistory,butJunehasn`tbroughtanyreliefsofar.Rainfallofmorethantwoinchesperhourisintheforecast.
Thegovernorhasdeclaredastateofemergencyin31Texascountiesandwhatthatdoesisspeedupassistancetotheareasthatneeditmost.Thegroundsarealreadysaturatedinmanypartsofthestate.So,ourforecastofmoreraincanonlyincreasethethreatoffloods.
Forperspective,lastmonthalone,Texasgotmorethan35trillion,that`strillionwithaT,35trilliongallonsofrain.Thatwouldhavebeenenoughtocovertheentirestatewithalmosteightinchesofwater,thoughtherainwasconcentratedinspecificareas.
Whereisitallgoing?
CHADMYERS,CNNMETEOROLOGIST:
We`vealreadyseenthewatercomeupandactually,thesheriffofficecamebyandsaid,haveyouseenthewatergodown?
Becausewethinkwe`vecrestedit.
No,ithasn`tcrestedyet.It`sstillcomingup.Andletmegetoutofthewayhere.Youcanseebehindme.
Thisistheriver.It`sBrazosRiver.Weshouldbetalkingaboutariverthat`sabout200feetwide.Itiswelloveramiletotheotherside.
Thisisnotaboatramp.Thisisanexitrampfromtheturnaroundtogounderthebridgeandbackupuntothehighwaytheotherdirection.Peoplewon`tbedrivingonthisforquitesometime.
Theraincontinuesinplacesthathaveseennowupto20inchesofrainjustthismonth.So,allthisdirtthatI`mstandingoutofhere,I`moverkindofontheside,overbyafireanthillandfireantsaren`tthathappyaboutthisraineither.
Butallofthisiscompletelysoggy.Nothingthatrainstodayisgoingtosoakit.It`sjustgoingtorunbackoff.Thiswholeplaceislikeabigconcreteparkinglot.Whenitrains,itrunsoff,andtheseriversarestillcomingup.Theywillbecomingupstillfourdays.
Thisraindoesn`tstopuntilSaturdayafternoon,maybeSunday,we`rewatchingupstreambecauseallthatwaterhastorunbackdownrighthere.
AZUZ:
SomeresidentsofthecityofFortMcMurray,Canada,havebegunreturninghome.Lastmonth,themassivewildfireforcedtheevacuationof80,000peopleinthearea.Thousandsoffirefightersarestilltryingtogetahandleonit,thoughtheblazeisnolongerathreattoFortMcMurray.Thefiredestroyedabout10percentofthecity,atleast2,400buildingsorhomes.
NoteveryoneinFortMcMurrayisallowedtocomebackyet.Authoritiessaydebrisfromthefirehastoberemovedbeforesomehomescanbeoccupied.
Manyarestillintact,butsomeresidentsdon`tknowwhatthey`llsee.
SUBTITLE:
Cominghomeafterawildfire.
AmassivewildfireinnorthernAlbertahasdestroyedmorethan877,000acres.
SomeofFortMcMurray`s61,000residentsarereturningtotheirdamagedcommunity.
FromCanada,we`removingacrosstheAtlantictoSwitzerland,wherethelongest,deepesttunnelintheworldisnowopen.It`snamedtheGotthardBaseTunnel.It`s35mileslongandrunsunderneaththeSwissAlps.Insomeplaces,it`soneandahalfmilesdeepandthetrainsthattraverseithitspeedsofupto155milesperhour.
Willitsavetime?
Yes.OfficialssaytrainswillbeabletogetfromZurich,Switzerland,toMilan,Italy,aboutanhourfasteronthisroutethantrainsonotherroutes.
Wouldithelpinotherways?
Yes.Officialssayfreightwillbemovedmorequickly,moreefficientlyandmorereliably.
Whatwasthecost?
Thetunneltookseventeenyearsand$12billiontobuild,about2,600peopleworkedonitalongtheway.
Thankyouforallofyour"
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submissionsthisschoolyear.Wereceivedmorethan100,000requests.
Thelastthreeschoolswe`llmentionwithAvonGroveCharterSchool.It`sinWestGrove,Pennsylvania,thehomeoftheWolves.
MovingwesttoCharlotte,Michigan,hellototheOrioles.GreattoseeeveryoneatCharlotteHighSchooltoday.
AndinBigSkyCountry,thecommunityofBigSky,Montana,wetotallydigtheminersofOphirMiddleSchool.
Thereareanumberofwaysscientistscanmeasureairquality,monitoringstationscankeeptrackoftheairinonespecificplaceanddetectanychanges.Trucksloadedwithmobileinstrumentscanbesenttodifferentareas,measuringcarbonmonoxideandozonelevels.Andsatellitescantrackpollutantsandhowthemoveoveracity.
There`sanotherwaytomeasurethequalityoftheair,though,byflyingrightthroughit.
PAULAHANCOCKS,CNNCORRESPONDENT:
0600hour,NASApreparestofly.Abeautifulsunrisemasksbyalingeringhaze,oneofthereasonsthisDC-8jetlinerishereinSouthKorea.
Thisflyinglaboratorywillfindoutwhatpollutantsarehere,who`scausingthemandhowtheycanbemeasuredmoreaccuratelyfromspace.
EighthoursflyingthelengthandbreadthofSouthKorea,overcities,mansions(ph)andseas,collectingandanalyzingdata.
Theequipmentonthisflightmaybestate-of-the-art,buttheplaneitselfisalmosthalfacenturyold.Itfirstflewbackin1969I`mtold,aspartoftheAlItaliafleet.But,asyoucansee,NASAhascompletelyrefittedittosuititspurposes--25differentinstrumentsformeasuringsolutionand34scientists.
Allofthemexcitedtobepartofthismission,ajointstudywiththeSouthKoreanenvironmentagency.
UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:
Idon`tthinkit`sadiscoverybuttheairhereisprettydirty.Wekindofknewthat.
HANCOCKS:
SouthKoreahaslongblamedChinaformuchofitspollution,so-called"
yellowdusts"
isknowntoblowninfromdesertsinMongoliaandnorthernChina,pickingupsomeprettytoxichitchhikersalongtheway.
Butfinedustparticles,verydetrimentaltoyourhealth,mayoftenoriginateclosertohome.
Theflightwe`reontoday,we`veseensomeofthelargestpollutionthatwe`veseenintheentirecampaign.Andmostofthatiscomingfromlocalsources.
Tocapturesomeofthisdata,theplanehastoflylow,involvingskillfulflyingfromformerAirForcepilotsandsomedeftnegotiatingwithairtrafficcontrollersandafeddoseofturbulence.
It`snoteverydayyouflyjustafewhundredfeetoverthecenterofa10millionstrongmetropolis.SouthKoreanranked173rdoutof180countriesintermsofairqualityinarecentstudybyYaleUniversity.Butthisyear`senvironmentalperformanceindexunderliesthefactitisaglobalproblem,sayingmorethan3.5billionpeople,halfoftheworld`spopulation,liveinnationswithunsafeairquality.Asmorethanonescientistonboardtoldme,atleastSouthKoreawasacknowledgingit`saproblemandopeningupitsairspacetoNASAanditsexpertise.
PaulaHancocks,CNN,onboardNASA`sDC-8researchjetoverSouthKorea.
We`renotgoingtorunawaywithoutalookat,let`scallitlightheartednews,orinthiscase,light-footed.
Checkity`all.Amooseonaloose.ThishappenedinWatertown,Massachusetts,earlierthisweek,nottoocommonasightintheneighborhood.
Thewaywardmammaldidn`treallyhurtanyoneorcauseanymischief,thoughitdidleavepoliceon45-minutechase.Eventually,itmoosied(ph)overintothewoods,itmoosehaverealizeditsmoose-takeanddecidedtohuffit.
Maybeitwoodshavingfunintheforest.Itwantedtostretchitsmoose-clesorlookforsomethingmoreamoosing.Butstrayingintothesuburbsprobablywasn`ttheantler.
MynameisCarlandI`mAzuzonaloose.We`llseeyouagainonAugust15th.PleasekeepupwithusoverthesummeronInstagram,Facebook,orTwitter.I`m@CarlAzuzCNN.
Andthankstothemillionsofyouwho`vewatchedworldwideinthisextraordinaryyearforCNNSTUDENTNEWS.
(CNNStudentNews)--May27,2016
PresidentObamaHeadstoHiroshima;
TalibanNamesNewLeader;
TrumpClinchesGOPNomination;
SolutionstoAmerica`sCrumblingInfrastructure
CARLAZUZ,CNNSTUDENTNEWSANCHOR:
Well,guesswhat?
Fridaysareawesome!
Thankyouformakinguspartofyourday.I`mCarlAzuz.
Firstup,Hiroshima,Japan.ThisisthesiteofwheretheU.S.droppedthefirstoftwoatomicbombsonJapan.Morethan200,000peoplewerekilledonthosebombings,buttheywerecreatedwithbringingWorldWarIItoanend,andavoidinganAmericaninvasionoftheAsiancountry.
Today,U.S.PresidentBarackObamaissettobecomethefirstsittingAmericanleadertovisitHiroshima.There`ssomecontroversyaboutthetrip.SomeanalystssayitwillbeseenasaU.S.apologyforthebombing.SomeJapanesesaytheAmericanpresidentshouldapologizefortheattack,someAmericanssayheshouldnot.ThatJapanshouldapologizefirstforitsmistreatmentofU.S.prisonersduringWorldWarII.
TheWhiteHousesaysPresidentObamawillnotapologizefortheuseoftheatomicbomb,butthathe`shopingtodrawattentiontohisgoalofreducingtheworld`snuclearweapons.
Upnext,newleadershipfortheTaliban.ThisisagroupthatonceruledAfghanistan.ItallowedthealQaedaterroristorganizationtooperateandtrainthere.
That`swhytheU.S.ledaninvasionin2001toknocktheTalibanoutofpower.ButthegroupstilloperatesinSoutheastAsiaandlastweekend,PresidentObamaauthorizedthedronestrikethatkilledtheTaliban`sleaderashewastravelingthroughPakistan.
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