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THISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.
UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:
Hi!
ThisisMs.Beckham's5thperiodgovernmentclass.’’’’’’’’’’
UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:
Andit'shomecomingweek...
UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:
...hereatGrovetownHighSchoolnearAugusta,Georgia.
UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:
Andyou'rewatching...
MS.BECKHAM'S5THPERIODGOVERNMENTCLASS:
....CNNStudentNews!
Woo!
BENTINKER,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:
Hey,everybody,andwelcometothisTuesdayeditionofCNNStudentNews.I'mBenTinker,sittingintodayforCarlAzuz,who'satananti-bullyingconferenceoutinSeattle.Ourfirststory,though,isrighthereontheEastCoast.
FirstUp:
OnCapitolHill
TINKER:
Washington,D.C.;specifically,CapitolHill,whereCongressisbackinsessionandallthetalkisaboutlameducksandfreshmen.MembersoftheU.S.SenateandHouseofRepresentativesstillhavesomeworktodo,andthey'llbedoingitinwhat'scalledalameducksession.That'sthetimebetweenanelectionandwhenthenextCongressisactuallyswornin.OneofthebigthingsCongresswillbelookingatisagroupoftaxcutsthatdatebacktoformerPresidentGeorgeW.Bush.Thequestion:
shouldthesetaxcutsbeextended?
IfCongresscan'tmakeadecisiononthatbeforethislameducksessionends,theissuewillgetkickedtothenextCongress.
That'swhatthesepeoplewillbepartof.Theywereelectedintherecentmidterms,sothey'renotpartofCongressnow.ButinJanuary,they'llbefreshmencongressmenandcongresswomen.Justlikeyouhavetogothroughorientationbeforetheschoolyear,they'regoingthroughorientationthisweek.Theyhavetolearntherulesoflegislating,howtosetuptheiroffices,andhirestaffsothatthey'rereadywhenthenewsessionbeginsinJanuary.
IsThisLegit?
STANCASE,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:
Isthislegit?
TheTransportationSecurityAdministrationrecommendsthatpeoplenotwrapgiftsifthey'retakingthemonaplane.Legit!
Theagencysayssecurityofficersmighthavetounwrapthegiftsiftheyneedtotakeacloserlook.
Privacyvs.Security
TINKER:
TheTSAsuggeststhatyoucouldalsoshipthegiftstowhereyou'regoing.That'sfineforpresents,butyoustillhavetogothroughsecurityifyou'retheonegettingonaplane.Themachinesthatarepartofthatsecuritycheckareraisingsomebigcontroversy.Someofthenewtechnology,likethescanningmachinesthatyou'reseeinghere,takesanx-rayofthepersonwho'sinsideit.Somepeoplesaythat'saninvasionofprivacy.ButTSAofficialssaytheplansareinplacetoprotectpassenger'sprivacy,andthey'rejusttryingtofindtherightbalancebetweenprivacyandsecurity.
JOHNPISTOLE,TSAADMINISTRATOR:
Thequestionis,howdowebestaddressthoseissuesthatpeoplehaveraisedwhileprovidingthebestpossiblesecurity?
Weknowthateverybodyoneveryflightwantstoensurethateverybodyaroundthemhasbeenproperlyscreened,sothere'snotagroupofboxcuttersorliquidexplosivesorunderwearbombsorshoebombs,orwhatevermaybe.So,wehavetofindthatareathatwecanprovidethebestpossiblesecuritytoaddressthoseissues.
BlogPromo
TINKER:
Alotofyouwillprobablybetravelingatsomepointduringtheholidays.Youmighthavetogothroughsomeofthesesecuritychecksyourself.So,howdoyoufeelaboutthewhole"privacyversussecurity"debate?
Istherealine?
Andifso,whatisit?
That'swhatwe'reaskingonourblog.CheckitoutatCNNStudentN!
CholeraOutbreak
TINKER:
Well,howcanadiseasethat'susuallyprettyeasytotreatturnintoahealthepidemicthatspreadsacrossanentirecountry?
That'swhat'shappeningrightnowinHaiti,whereanoutbreakofcholerajustkeepsgettingworse.Sofar,nearly1,000peoplehavedied;morethan14,000havebeeninfected.Theproblemisthelackofcleanwaterandsanitation,especiallyinthetentcitieswheremorethanamillionHaitiansarecurrentlyliving.TheyhadtomovethereafterJanuary'smassiveearthquake.Doctorssaythatsincecholeraiseasytotreat,they'rehopingthattheycangetahandleofthisoutbreaksometimesoon.
Disaster-ProofCity?
TINKER:
Recoveringfromanaturaldisaster,likeanearthquake,isnoteasy.Itcantakealotoftimealotofworkandalotofmoney.ThecityofKobe,Japanknowsthisalltoowell.Itwentthroughthisbackinthe1990s.Andnow,someexpertsthinkKobecanserveasanexampleofhowtorecoverafteranearthquake.DoctorSanjayGuptaexplainssomeofthelessonsthatcityhaslearned.
(BEGINVIDEO)
DR.SANJAYGUPTA,CNNCHIEFMEDICALCORRESPONDENT:
Whatwe'reexperiencinghereisa6.9-magnitudeearthquake.Whatthey'lltellyoutodoisgointothecornerofaroom--structuresarethemostsound--stayawayfromglassasmuchaspossible.Also,coveryourhands,coveryourface,getunderneaththetableifyouhaveto.Justsomethingtoprotectyourself.Ofcourse,allofthisisjustasimulation.Andthat'swhatyouneedtodoasanindividual.Butgiventhatsomanypeopleliveinurbancentersallacrosstheworld,howdoyourecoverandrebuildaftersomethinglikethat?
That'sexactlythequestiontheywereaskingthemselvesinKobe,Japanin1995.A6.9-magnitudeearthquakejustlikethatone,20secondsinlength;200,000buildingsgone;5,000liveslost.There'salotofworktodototryandrebuildthisplace.
Well,Kobediditinlessthan10years,andnowtheyserveasamodelfortherestoftheworld.Alotoflessonshavebeenlearned.Forexample,don'tputallyourdisasterresourcesinoneparticulararea.Also,tryandengagethesurvivorsofanearthquakeasmuchaspossibleintherebuildingprocess.Andfinally,hospitals.Theyhavetobeabletostayopenandfunctioningevenafteranearthquake.
Ofcourse,therearethebuildings,theawfulimageslikethisone.Remember,200,000wentdown.Thiswasoneofthem.Well,takealookatwhatitlookslikenow.Thisisthesamebuilding,rebuiltjustquicklyaftertheearthquake.Whatdidtheydospecifically?
Theyusedmaterialsheretotryandisolatethisbuildingfromthegroundandtheshakingthataccompaniesanearthquake.Theyalsousedmetalplatestoallowthebuildingtomove,aswellasmaterialsthatsortofallowthisbuildingtoswayifthegroundisshaking.
Itisbynomeansperfect.AndifyouaskKobeofficials,they'llsayabout80percentofthecityisnowrebuilt.Therearesomeproblemsstill.Narrowthoroughfareslikethiswouldbetoughtonavigateinthemiddleofanearthquake.Andthesebuildingscouldcomedownintothestreets,makingrescuesthatmuchmoredifficult.Butthebalance,it'salwaysthere,tryingtomaintainwhatJapanhasbeenforhundredsofyearsinthemiddleofallthisreconstruction.
(ENDVIDEO)
Shoutout
TOMEKAJONES,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:
Today'sShoutoutgoesouttoMr.Lancellotta'ssocialstudiesclassesatDeeringMiddleSchoolinWestWarwick,RhodeIsland!
Whatisagroupofdolphinscalled?
Ifyouthinkyouknowit,thenshoutitout!
Isita:
A)Pack,B)Pod,C)PrideorD)Gaggle?
You'vegotthreeseconds--GO!
Agroupofdolphinsiscalledapod.Itcanalsobecalledaschool.That'syouranswerandthat'syourShoutout!
AnimalIntelligence
TINKER:
Nowdolphinsdon'thavetospendtimeinschoolstolearnstuff.Alright,Iknow.It'salittleearlytobreakoutthepuns.Butitturnsout,theseanimalsmightnotneedto.Somescientistshavebeenstudyingdolphins'intelligence,andsaythecreaturesmightbealotsmarterthananyofusthink.RandiKayeexplainstheporpoiseofthisresearch.
(BEGINVIDEO)
RANDIKAYE,CNNCORRESPONDENT:
Spendadaywithadolphin,andyou'requicklyremindedofwhythey'vealwayscapturedourimaginations.Theyareplayful,sociableandjustincrediblyfuntobearound.Butscientistssaythere'salotmoretotheseanimals,andthey'rejustbeginningtounderstandtheintricatethinkingoftheseso-called,big-brainedmammals.
Hereyougo,Nani.Goodgirl.WecameheretotheBaltimoreAquariumtoseejusthowintelligentdolphinsare.Youseethemplayingwiththeirtrainersallthetime,butscientistswhostudythemsaythere'salotmorehappeningtherethanjustplay,thattheirintelligenceactuallyrivalsours.Hereyougo.
Toseeupclosewhathasscientistssoexcited,weclimbdownintoatinyunderwaterlabwithawindowintotheaquarium,wherescientistDianaReissputsatwo-waymirrorupagainsttheglass.
DIANAREISS,SCIENTIST,CITYUNIVERSITYOFNEWYORK:
Now,thisisthemirror.
KAYE:
Thedolphinscan'tseeus,butReisscanstudyhowthedolphinsreacttothemirror.
REISS:
Weusedtothinkweweretheonlyspeciesontheplanetthatcouldthink.Andnow,weknowthatwe'reamongstmanythinkingspecies.So,thequestionsarenolongercantheythink,buthowdotheythink?
Andwhat'samazingis,inthiscapacity,withgivingthemmirrors,itlookslikethey'redoingalotofthingsverysimilartous.
KAYE:
Reisshasbeenstudyingdolphins'behaviorfor25years.
REISS:
Mostanimalsdon'tevenpayattentiontomirrors.So,ifyouputamirrorinfrontofyourdog,mostdogswon'tevenlookinthemirror.Catsdon'tpaymuchattention.Otheranimalsdopayattention,butneverfigureoutit'sthemselves.Theythinkit'sanotheroftheirownkind.
(ENDVIDEO)
BeforeWeGo
TINKER:
Beforewego,youknowthatsomeschoolfundraisersgosmoothly.Butthisoneisgonnagetmessy.Theorganizersprobablydon'tmindthough,sinceit'sagiantfoodfight!
Apiethrowingcontestthatdoublesasaworldrecordattempt.Contest,fundraiser,recordattempt:
Everyonewantsapieceofthispie.650students;14,000chocolatepies.Soundslikearecipeforfun!
It'sgonnatakeawhiletoverifywhetherthisactual
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