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FirstUp:FBIRaidsAZUZ:Followingthemoneytrail.Raidsbyfederalagents.Kindasoundslikeamovie,butthisactuallyhappened;itactuallyhappenedyesterday,infact.OfficialsraidedspotsinNewYork,NewJerseyandMassachusetts.Allofit'sconnectedwithafailedattempttosetoffacarbombinTimesSquare.Theauthoritiesfollowedwhatarecalledcashcouriers,peoplewhobringmoneyintotheU.S.fromoverseas.TheythinkthatsomeofthatmoneymaybeusedtopayforoperationslikethebombplotinTimesSquare.AttorneyGeneralEricHoldersaysthatyesterday'sraidswerebasedonevidencefromtheinvestigationintothatplot.Butheaddedthattheraidsaren'tconnectedtoanyimmediatethreatagainsttheUnitedStates.GulfCoastOilSpillAZUZ:PresidentObamawantstosetasidemorethan$100milliontohelppayforoilspillreliefefforts.Healsowantsoilcompaniestoputmoremoneyintoanemergencyfundthatgetsusedforsituationslikewhat'shappeningrightnowintheGulfofMexico.We'vebeentalkingaboutthisoilleak.Now,youcanseeit.Thisisoneofthetwoleaks,thebiggerone.Youcanseetheoilgushingoutofthepipethere.Thisishappeningabout5,000feetunderthesea'ssurface.That'swhyit'ssohardtofixtheleak.Sunlightcan'tgetpast1,500feetofwater,soit'spitchdarkdownthere.Also,thewaterpressureat5,000feetisextreme.It'senoughtocrushasubmarine.Andfinally,thewatertemperatureis40degrees,nearfreezing.Uponthesurface,oneofthechallengesistryingtoprotectlandandwildlifefromthisoilspill.DavidMattinglytalkedwiththeArmyaboutthoseefforts.DAVIDMATTINGLY,CNNCORRESPONDENT:Theplanisthat,sinceyou'vefilledinthisbreach,iftheoilcomesthiswayit'sgoingtostoprighthere.LT.KYLEGALLOWAY,LOUISIANAARMYNATIONALGUARD:Exactly.WhatwehavebackherebetweenElmer'sIsland,whichiswhatwe'restandingon,andGrandIsleis,Iliketocallitanestuary.It'savibrantecosystem,andit'salsoanimportantbreedinggroundforshrimp.So,it'secologicallyandeconomicallyveryimportanttothelocalcommunity.BigBanksAZUZ:Allright,backuptoNewYork,now,andanotherinvestigation,thisonefocusedonsomeofthecountry'sbiggestbanks.Thestate'sattorneygeneralwantstofindoutifthesebanksgaveoutmisleadinginformationabouttheirinvestmentsinordertogetbettercreditratingsforsomeoftheinvestmentstheyoffered.Betterratingsgenerallymeanbetterbusinessforthebanks.Buttheratingsarebasedoninformationprovidedbythebanksthemselves.Ifitturnsoutthatthebanksweregivingoutfalseinformationinordertogetbetterratings,thatcouldbeaseriousproblem.Somepeopleevenarguethatwaspartofwhatledtotherecession.Atleastoneofthebanksinquestionsaysit'scooperatingwiththeinvestigation.ShoutoutMATTCHERRY,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:Today'sShoutoutgoesouttoMr.Addis'socialstudiesclassesatOswegoMiddleSchoolinOswego,Kansas!WhichofthesestatesisArizona?Ifyouthinkyouknowit,shoutitout!Isit:A,B,CorD?You'vegotthreeseconds--GO!Onthismap,AmarksArizona,whichbecameastatein1912.That'syouranswerandthat'syourShoutout!EthnicStudiesLawAZUZ:Likesomanyschoolsoutthere,Arizonaismakingsomeeducationcuts.Butnotinteachers,inclasses.It'sanewstatelaw,anditeliminatescertainethnicstudiesprograms.It'snoteveryclass.Thelawbansclassesthataredesignedprimarilyforpupilsofaparticularethnicgroup,andwhichpromotetheoverthrowoftheU.S.governmentorresentmenttowardaraceorclassofpeople.Arizona'sstatesuperintendentsaysthegoalofthelawistoteachstudentstotreateachotherasindividualsandnotonthebasisofwhatracetheywereborninto.WhatstartedallthisisanethnicstudiesprograminthecityofTucson.Thesuperintendentsaystheprogramdividedstudentsbyrace,withspecificclassesforAfrican-Americans,HispanicsandAsians.Hesaystheclassescreatedangerandresentmentamongthestudents.Criticsofthenewlawarguethattheclassesweren'tdividedbyrace,thattheywereopentoeveryone,andthattheydon'tpromoteresentment.OneArizonalawmakersaysthathavingclassesaboutdifferentcultureshelpsstudentsunderstandthosecultures,whetherit'sonethattheyarepartofornot.ThailandAZUZ:AnothertensesituationtotellyouaboutfromThailand.Yesterday,thetensionthereyou'vebeenhearingaboutwentwayup.Protestershavebeenfacingoffagainstgovernmentforces.Oneoftheprotestleaderswasshotintheheadyesterdaywhilehewasbeinginterviewedbyreporters.TheincidentsparkedhugemobsintheAsiancountry,withreportsofexplosionsandgunfireinthecityofBangkok.TheprotesterssupportThailand'sformerprimeminister.Theywantthecountry'scurrentleadertostepdown.Theprotestleaderwhowasshotwastakenimmediatelytoahospital.Hewasincriticalconditionyesterdayevening.Oneotherpersonwaskilledinyesterday'sviolence.ThisDayinHistory(ONSCREENGRAPHIC)May14,1607-JamestownisestablishedasthefirstpermanentBritishsettlementinNorthAmerica.May14,1804-FamousexplorersLewisandClarkleaveontheirexpeditiontoexploretheU.S.Northwest.May14,1948-IsraelisofficiallyestablishedasthefirstJewishstatein2,000years.May14,1973-Skylab,America'sfirstspacestation,islaunchedintoorbit.WinningIdeaAZUZ:Imentionedtheotherdaythatmanyofyouhavegrownupwithoutknowingaworldwithoutcomputers.Weusethemconstantly.Thisshowwaswrittenonacomputer.Alotofyouareprobablywatchingitonacomputer.Buteventually,asyouknow,thosecomputersgetold;theygetslow,andwetendtogetnewones.Whathappenstoalloftheoldmachines?StephanieElamshowsushowonehighschoolstudent'sanswerishavinganimpactaroundtheglob