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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