CNN Student News Transcript0519.docx

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CNNStudentNewsTranscript0519

CNNStudentNewsTranscript:

May19,2010

CARLAZUZ,CNNSTUDENTNEWSANCHOR:

Getreadyforglobetrotting.Yougeographygurusaregonnalovetoday'seditionofCNNStudentNews;We'vegotstoriesfromalloverthemap.I'myourtourguide,CarlAzuz.

FirstUp:

AfghanistanAttack

AZUZ:

TheU.S.embassycallsita"deplorableactofviolence."ANATOspokesmansaysit's"desperatebrutalityandaggression."HoweveryoucharacterizeTuesday'sattackinAfghanistan,it'sareminderthattheAsiancountryisaveryunstableplace.TheTaliban,Afghanistan'sformerrulers,saythey'reresponsibleforit:

asuicidebombinKabul,theAfghancapital.ItkilledfiveAmericantroops,aCanadianservicemember,andatleast12civilians.AtiaAbawiwasonthesceneafterthebombing.Shefillsusinonwhat'snearby.

ATIAABAWI,CNNCORRESPONDENT,KABUL,AFGHANISTAN:

Ataround8:

10TuesdaymorningasuicidecarbomberdetonatedhisvehicleinthecapitalofKabul.Theattacktookplacearound300metersdownthisroad,infrontoftheoldking'spalace.DarulamanRoadisaroadthathasmanyministerialbuildingsandgovernmentbuildingsincludingtheparliament.TheTalibanhaveclaimedresponsibility,sayingthattheyhadavehicleladenwith750kilogramsofexplosivesthatdetonatedinfrontoffiveforeignvehicles.

StrongSanctions

AZUZ:

ItlookslikeIrancouldbeheadedforsomepunishmentoveritsnuclearprogram.TheUnitedNationsSecurityCouncilhastheauthoritytodothat--toimposesanctions--totrytodiscourageIranfromdoingsomethingtheinternationalcommunitydoesn'twantittodo.SecretaryofStateHillaryClintonsaysseveralmembersoftheUNSecurityCouncilareonboardtopenalizeIran.We'renotsureyetwhatthepenaltywillbe.ButtheproblemfortheinternationalcommunityisIran'splantoenrichuranium.That'saprocessthatcanbeusedtomakenuclearweapons.Iraninsiststhat'snotwhatitwantstodo,thatit'sonlyfornuclearpower.Butthecountrywon'tallowinternationalinspectorstocheckuponthat.IftheUNapprovesthesanctions,thiswouldbethefourthtimethatIranhasbeenpunishedoveritsnuclearprogram.

I.D.Me

TOMEKAJONES,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:

SeeifyoucanIDMe!

Mysizeisabout600,000squaremiles.I'msometimescalledthe"MediterraneanoftheAmericas."I'mabodyofwaterborderedbyfiveU.S.states.I'mtheGulfofMexico,andmyfiveU.S.borderstatesareAlabama,Florida,Louisiana,MississippiandTexas.

GulfCoastOilSpill

AZUZ:

Almostone-fifthoftheGulfofMexicoisnowclosed,asfarasfishingisconcerned.NOAA--theNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration--madethisannouncementyesterday.AlongwiththeFoodandDrugAdministration,they'replanningtosampleseafoodtakenfromtheGulf,tofigureoutwhat'ssafetoeatandwhat'sbeencontaminatedbythis.ThesearesomeofthepicturesoftheoilsheenswirlingintheGulf.Governmentofficialsmayattempttostoptheoilspillthisweekendbycloggingitupwithasortofmanmademudoffluidsandchemicalsusedinoildrilling.Butthedamage,asyoucansee,hasbeen,andcontinuestobe,done.AndanewconcernisaboutwhereaGulfcurrentcouldcarrythisoil.OnTuesday,meteorologistJacquiJerasexplainedtoanotherCNNanchor,TonyHarris,howthatcouldhappen.

（BEGINVIDEO）

JACQUIJERAS,CNNMETEOROLOGIST:

Now,oneofthebestplacesIcanshowthistoyouiswhatwe'reseeinghereishowitgetsintotheloopcurrent.ThisisasatellitepicturefromNASAthatwastakenyesterday.Allright?

Seethislittlelinerighthere?

TONYHARRIS,CNNANCHOR:

Yes.

JERAS:

Thatisalittletrajectory,alittlemovementofsomeofthatoilslick,thatoilthat'smovinginhere.Andifyoutakealookatthislittlearearightthere,that'stheloopcurrent.Andthatiswhatwe'reconcerned,isthatit'sstartingtogetentrainedwithinthisarea.Sotheloopcurrent--

HARRIS:

OK.

JERAS:

--goesuparoundthemiddlepartoftheGulfofMexico.

HARRIS:

Hence,theloop.

JERAS:

ComesdowntowardtheFloridaKeys.OK?

AndthenitbringsitbackupintotheGulfStream.We'vealltalkedabouttheGulfStream.Anditbringsitonupthecoastthere.

So,thisisacomputermodelforecastfromtheUniversityofSouthFlorida,andtheblackistheoilspillitself.Andsoit'sprojectingthatit'sgoingtobemovingdownhere,andthey'retellingusnowthatitcouldbefivedays,maybesixdaysawayfromhittingtheFloridaKeys,potentially.

Now,oneofthethingsthatweneedtokeepinmindaswelookatthesecomputermodelforecasts,thisisjustbasedonthecurrentsintheocean.Imagine,youknow,droppingthatbottle,right,thewaterinthebottleandwhatthatwoulddo.Butthisdoesn'ttakeintoaccountthingslikeevaporationofthatoil.Itdoesn'ttakeintoaccountthingslikethewind,whatthewindtrajectoriesaregoingtobedoing,andallofthosethingsinfluence.

So,Istillthinkit'salittlequestionablewhetherornotit'sgoingtogetthereandhowlongthatwillactuallytake,becausethiscurrentmovesonemaybetotwomilesperhour,soit'saslowmover.Andifitdoesspreadintothatloopcurrentandmakesitswaydownandaround,ofcourse,that'sgoingtobemorewidespreadandmoreofaproblem.ItwillbemorelikelytohittheFloridaKeys.

HARRIS:

Yes.

JERAS:

Itwillbemorelikelytoaffectthesoutheastcoastandthewesterncoast.SoplaceslikeMiami,intoFortLauderdale,WestPalmBeach,couldbeimpacted.Thenit'llprobably--becauseofthemovementofthegulfstreamitwouldheadupmoretowardtheCarolinas.

（ENDVIDEO）

ISSGetsBigger

AZUZ:

MilesabovetheGulf,astronautsareplanningtogoforawalktoday.Theirmissionwillbetoreplacethebatteriesontheinternationalspacestation.Thebiggestandmostexpensivemannedobjecteversenttospace,gotalittlebiggeryesterdaywhenitsvisitorsaddedanewroom.It'saRussianmodulethat'llbeusedmostlyforscienceworkandstorage.Thestationfliesoveryourheadonceevery90minutes.

Shoutout

BILLCAIACCIO,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:

Today'sShoutoutisdedicatedtoMr.Langhorst'sAmericanHistoryclassesinSouthValleyJuniorHighLiberty,Missouri.Whichcountryishostingthe2010FIFAWorldCupsoccerchampionship?

Youknowwhattodo!

IsitA）Brazil,B）SouthAfrica,C）AustraliaorD）Italy?

You'vegotthreeseconds--GO!

The2010FIFAWorldCupwillbeheldinSouthAfrica;itstartsonJune11.That'syouranswerandthat'syourShoutout!

WorldCupSoccer

AZUZ:

Onedayafterthat,theU.S.mensnationalteamisscheduledtotakeonEnglandwhileinSouthAfrica.AndwhileAmericansoccerstarssettheirsightsonSouthAfrica,anAmericancommitteeissettingitssightsonFIFA,tryingtogetsoccer'sgoverningbodytoconsidertheU.S.asthehostofeitherthe2018orthe2022WorldCup.RichardRoththrowsinsomereasonswhy.

（BEGINVIDEO）

RICHARDROTH,CNNUNITEDNATIONSCORRESPONDENT,NEWYORK:

TheUnitedStatesisbringinginalltheheavyhittersitcaninordertowinthehostingbidfortheWorldCupintheyearseither2018or2022.FormerU.S.PresidentBillClintonisnowthehonorarychairoftheeffort.Atleastnineothercountrieshavesubmittedbidssofar.TheformerU.S.presidentsaidhethinkshecouldsucceedwherePresidentObamafailedintryingtowinOlympicsback,butit'sgoingtotakealotofwork.

FORMERU.S.PRESIDENTBILLCLINTON:

It'sveryimportanttopointoutwe'regoingtoputinsevenmonthsofhardworkonthis.IthinkwealllearnedsomethingintheOlympicbid.Wegotoutworkedbysomeofourcompetitors.And,you'realwaysdisappointedwhenyoudon'twinsomethingbutIalwaysfeellikethiscompetitionisjustlikesports.Youhavetolearnfromthecompetition.Youfigureoutwhattheydidrightandthenyoutrytodoitright.OneofthethingsIlearnedfromtheOlympicsisthatthisisnotaone-weekprocess.We'regoingtoworkhardatthisforsevenmonthsandseeifwecanprevail.

ROTH:

Winningthebidcouldhaveaneconomicimpactofatleast$5billionaccordingtooneestimate.Meanwhile,theUnitedStatesmen'snationalteamgatheredtopracticeforthisyear'sWorldCupinSouthAfrica.TheU.S.teamwasnotatitsfulllevelofplayers,somearestillinEurope,someareinjured,MeanwhileformerU.S.PresidentBillClintonthinkstheyhaveanoutsidechancetobeatEnglandinthefirstgameonJune12.

CLINTON:

YouknowthegreatthingIlikeaboutthissportisthatifyouplaygooddefenseyoualwayshaveachancetowin.AndsoyouknowEnglandhasavery,verygoodteam.ButIthinkwehaveachancetowin.Wehaveaprettygoodteam,weputaprettygoodsideup.AndIthinkIwon'tbeastonishedifwewinbutIcouldhavedonewithadifferentdraw.

ROTH:

TheformerpresidentsaysthesportofsoccerbestrepresentswhattheUnitedStatesis:

fullofdiversityandpeoplefromallovertheworldinsideAmerica.RichardRoth,CNN,NewYork.

（ENDVIDEO）

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AZUZ:

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BeforeWeGo

AZUZ:

Andifourglobetrottingpacehasbeenbrisk,here'saridethat'sasslowastheyget.Here'sasightfromB.ThishasgottabethelaziestdogI'veeverseen.Idon'tknowiftheytoldhimhecouldn'trideinthecarorifheoutrightrefusedtogoforawalkorifhejustfiguredthetortoisewouldhavenochoice.But