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CNNStudentNewsTranscript:

December1,2010

CARLAZUZ,CNNSTUDENTNEWSANCHOR:

Welcometothelastmonthof2010.I'mCarlAzuzandyou'rewatchingCNNStudentNews!

10minutes,nocommercials,deliveringheadlinesfromaroundtheworldtoyourclassroom.Today,westartinWashington,D.C.

FirstUp:

SlurpeeSummit

AZUZ:

It'sbeencalledthe"SlurpeeSummit"afterthefrozendrink.Butyesterday'smeetingbetweenPresidentObamaandcongressionalleaderswasachancetotalkabouthowtheymightworktogetherafteramidtermelectionseasonthatgotprettytense.Asaresultofthemidtermelections,RepublicanswilltakecontroloftheHouseofRepresentativesinJanuary;DemocratswillstillcontroltheSenate.Duringthemeeting,PresidentObamaandRepublicanleaderssaidthateventhoughtheyhopetoworktogether,theyhavesomeprettybigdifferencesaboutwhattheythinkisthebestwayforward.Onethingtheydoagreeon:

movingforwardwillinvolveeveryone.

U.S.PRESIDENTBARACKOBAMA:

TheAmericanpeopledidnotvoteforgridlock.Theydidn'tvoteforunyieldingpartisanship.They'redemandingcooperationandthey'redemandingprogress,andthey'llholdallofus--andImeanallofus--accountableforit.

REP.JOHNBOEHNER,（R）HOUSESPEAKER-DESIGNATE:

Wehadaveryfrankconversation,anditwasinterestingthatbothDemocratsandRepublicans,andthepresident,understoodwhattheAmericanpeoplehadtosayonElectionDay,Ithink,prettyclearly.

FoodSafetyBill

AZUZ:

Thatwasn'ttheonlythinghappeninginWashingtonyesterday.TheSenatepassedafoodsafetybillthatwouldgivemorepowertotheFoodandDrugAdministration.TheHousepassedasimilarbillmorethanayearago.Thegoalofthebillistohelpmakethecountry'sfoodsupplysafer.Thiscomesafterrecentrecallsonthingslikelettuce,peanutsandeggs.Insomeofthosesituations,therecallswerevoluntaryandhadtobedonebythecompaniesthatproducethefood.Withthisnewbill,theFDAcouldordertherecalldirectly.Somecriticsthinkthatthebillisunfairtosmallfarmers.Theyarguethatsincemostoftheserecallsarefrombigcompanies,thesmallerfarmersshouldn'thavetobeheldtothesamestandards.

UnemploymentBenefits

AZUZ:

AnotherissueinfrontofCongress:

unemploymentbenefits.Thisisthemoneythatpeoplegetfromthegovernmentwhenthey'velosttheirjobs.Andforalotoffolks,thelastcheckisinthemail.That'sbecausethedeadlinetofileforextendedunemploymentwasyesterday.About2millionAmericansareexpectedtostopgettingchecksinDecember.Congresscouldextendtheunemploymentbenefits,buttheyhaven'tdecidedwhetherornottheywanttodothatyet.Partofthereasonmightbethepricetag.Oneproposaltoextendunemploymentintonextyearwouldcostmorethan$56billion.

BlogReport

AZUZ:

YoulitupbothourFacebookpageandourblogwithcommentsabouttheproposedDREAMActwecoveredyesterday.FromFDeannasayswhatshedoesn'tlikeaboutthedreamactisthatit'spricey,andsheaskswherewe'dgetthemoneytopassitinatougheconomy.RoscoesaystheActcouldpossiblytakeAmericanstudents'opportunitiesaway,andasksiftheimmigrantsaretryingtogetinthemilitaryoracollegedegree,whystopthem?

Darrynsaysprosincludethechanceforillegalimmigrantstogaincitizenship;consincludefillingupcollegespaceforpeoplewhoarealreadyU.S.citizens.Youmightseeapatternofprosandcons.Alotofpeoplearetornonthis.Nowwe'regonnatakeyoutotheblogandMcKenna,whowrites,"ThegirlonTuesday'sshowwastryingtomaketheworldbetterbygoingtomedicalschool,andofficialsareproposingtosendherbackover.Why?

Shehaseveryrighttostay."AndShaeisalsoonthefenceonthisone:

havingaproblemsupportingillegalimmigrantsthroughfederaltaxes,butseeingeveryoneaspeoplewhoshouldbeallowedtofollowtheirdreams.Wearegettingsomeexcellentcommentsonourblog.Pleasekeepthemcoming.

WorldAIDSDay

AZUZ:

TodayisDecember1standit'salsoWorldAIDSDay.AIDSstandsforacquiredimmunodeficiencysyndromeanditkillednearly2millionpeoplein2009.WorldAIDSDayaimstoturnthatnumberaround.Theeventisdesignedtoraiseawarenessaboutthisdiseaseandhowitcanbetreatedandprevented.WorldAIDSDayalsoinvolveseventslikethisonewherepeoplevisittheAIDSQuilt,amemorialtosomeofthevictimswholosttheirlivestoAIDS.

IsThisLegit?

MICHELLEWRIGHT,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:

Isthislegit?

TheAtlantichurricaneseasonlaststhroughtheendoftheyear.Notlegit!

Infact,itendedyesterday,November30th.

HurricaneSeason

AZUZ:

Onethingwewanttobeclearabout:

thatdoesn'tmeantherecan'tbeanymorehurricanesthisyear.Thehurricaneseasonisjustwhenthey'remostlikelytoshowup.Thisyear,alotshowedup.12hurricanesformedintheAtlanticOceanduring2010.That'sthe2ndmostever,andfiveofthosebecameatleastcategorythreestorms.19stormsgotnamesthisyear,the3rdmostever.Youdon'thavetobeahurricanetogetanamethough.Stormsarenamedwhentheydevelopintotropicalstorms.Evenwiththehurricaneseasonbeingthatbusy,notasinglehurricanemadelandfallintheU.S.Theaverageisabouttwoofthoseperyear.

EconomicHeadlines

AZUZ:

CheckingoutsomeupsanddownsintheU.S.economy.Firstup,cyberMonday.That'stheMondayafterThanksgiving.AndonthisCyberMonday,saleswereupalmost20percenthigherthanlastyear.ThathelpedmakeMondaythebiggestshoppingdaysofarin2010.Next,homepricesaredown.Theyhadbeenslowlyincreasingsinceearly2009,butduringJuly,AugustandSeptember,pricesdropped2percent.Oneanalystsaysthebiggestreason--youguessedit--isthestrugglingeconomy.Comparethattoconsumerconfidence,whichisup.Thisisameasureofhowoptimisticpeopleareabouttheeconomy.Thenumberisthehighestit'sbeensinceJune.Expertssayconsumerconfidenceisstillprettylowingeneral,buttheincreasemightbeahopefulsign.

Shoutout

TOMEKAJONES,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:

Today'sShoutoutgoesouttoMs.McCarthy'sandMs.Pouliot'sclassesatWestwoodMiddleSchoolinBlaine,Minnesota!

ThecityofLagosisfoundinwhatAfricancountry?

Ifyouthinkyouknowit,thenshoutitout!

Isit:

A）Cameroon,B）Chad,C）EgyptorD）Nigeria?

You'vegotthreeseconds--GO!

LagosisinNigeria,themostpopulatedcountryinAfrica.That'syouranswerandthat'syourShoutout!

LandOpportunity

AZUZ:

MostpopulatedcountryinAfrica,and8thmostpopulatedcountryintheworld.Thatpopulation--currentlymorethan150million--isgettingbigger,especiallyinLagos.Butthecountryisn'texpanding.Infact,insomespots,thelandisactuallydisappearing.NimaElbagirlooksatoneideathatcouldhelpsolvebothproblems.

（BEGINVIDEO）

NIMAELBAGIR,CNNCORRESPONDENT:

MakokoSluminLagoslagoon.AttheheartofNigeria'sfinancialhub,housesonstiltsandwoodencanoesareafloatinghometothethousandswhoflockhereeveryyeartomaketheirfortune.

TheLagosMetropolitanareaisspreadacrossaseriesofislands,whichaltogethermakeuparound300kilometerssquare.TheLagos'populationisaround15million,andby2015it'sestimatedtohit25million.Andtheobviousquestionis,whereareallthosepeoplegoingtogo?

VictoriaIsland,alongitsBarBeachcoastline,issomeofLagos'sprimerealestate.Andit'sabouttogetevenmoreupmarket.

DAVIDFRAME,EKOATLANTIC,MANAGINGDIRECTOR:

It'sreclaimedland.

ELBAGIR:

It'sherethatDavidFrame,theManagingDirectorofEkoAtlantic,thinkshe'sfoundtheanswertoLagos'landwoes,atleastforthosewhocanaffordit.

FRAME:

Unfortunately,there'sjustnotenoughlandavailablefordevelopmentinLagos.EkoAtlanticis,inessence,areclamationproject.ItevolvedfromadesiretofindapermanentsolutiontotheerosionofBarBeachandthethreatenedfloodingofVictoriaIsland.

ELBAGIR:

Nigeria,withitspopulationof150million,isAfrica'slargestmarket,aconsumerpowerhousethatlookssettoovertakeSouthAfricaasthecontinent'sfastestgrowingeconomy.Allthatgrowthiscurrentlybeingsqueezedbythelegendarytrafficjamsandoverburdenedinfrastructureofthecountry'sfinancialcenter.EkoAtlantic,ambitiousasitis,isonlyastart.

FRAME:

So,thislandthatwe'rereclaimingtodaywillbemeetingthedemands.Butinreality,weneedmoreprojectslikethisbecausethepopulationofLagosisexpandingrapidly.

（ENDVIDEO）

BeforeWeGo

AZUZ:

Beforewego,whathappenswhenyourparentsareawesomeatbuildingstuff?

Theycanturnyourwallsintoaplayground!

Thisisreallyreallycooltolookat.Ifyoucheckitout,it'skindofacomplicatedideafromthelooksofthisYouTubevideo.Butasfaraswecantell,themarblesmovethroughallsortsofobstaclesastheymaketheirwayaroundtheroom.Somemightsaythatanyonewhotookthetimetosetthisallup--andyoucanseeitallthewayaroundtheroom--someone'sobviouslylosthismarbles.

Goodbye

AZUZ:

Butifitmakesyouhappy,itseemslikeamarble-ousidea.Anditdefinitelyroundsouttoday'sshow.Amarblepuns;alwayssmooth.Timeforustorollout.ForCNNStudentNews,I'mCarlAzuz.Seeyalater.

CNNStudentNewsTranscript:

December2,2010

CARLAZUZ,CNNSTUDENTNEWSANCHOR:

Howcanavideogameofsortshelptrainyouforreallife?

Thatanswer'scomingupinthisThursdayeditionofCNNStudentNews.Hello,everybody,andwelcome!

MynameisCarlAzuz.Let'sgetstarted.

FirstUp:

DebtPanelReport

AZUZ:

Firstup,it's"TheMomentofTruth"forsomeideasabouthowtolowerthecountry'sdebt.Rightnow,itisgigantic;theU.S.owe