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(CNNStudentNews)--March1,2012THISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.***CARLAZUZ,HOST,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:Allright.YoumightknowthatEverestisthehighestpointonEarth.Butwhatisthelowest?You`regoingtofindoutandvisittheplaceinthenext10minutes.I`mCarlAzuz.WelcometoCNNStudentNews.Firstup,twostates,onewinner.ThatwasthestoryfromtheRepublicanpresidentialprimariesheldonTuesday.FormerMassachusettsGovernorMittRomneytookfirstplaceinArizonaandMichigan.Theseprimariesawarddelegates,andRomneygotallofArizona`s.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ(voice-over):ButMichigan`sprimarywasproportional.Delegatesareawardedbasedonhowmanyvoteseachcandidategot.SoeventhoughGovernorRomneygotthemostvotes,itwasstillprettyclose.HeandformerSenatorRickSantorumsplitthedelegatesforMichigan.ReneeMarshhasmoreonTuesday`seventsandhowalloftheRepublicancandidatesreactedtotheresults.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)FORMERGOV.MITTROMNEY,R-MASS.,PRESIDENTIALCANDIDATE:Thisisabignight.Thankyouguys.RENEEMARSH,CNNREPORTER(voice-over):MittRomneypicksupasolidvictoryinArizona`swinner-take-allprimaryTuesday.ButwhenthevotesweretalliedinhishomestateofMichigan,themarginwasmuchsmaller.ROMNEY:Becausewedidn`twinbyalot,butwewonbyenough,andthat`sallthatcounts.MARSH(voice-over):RickSantorumdidnotmanageawin,buthewillmoveforwardwithhisportionofthedelegatesfromMichigan.He`schargingaheadwithtoughwordsforWashington.FORMERSEN.RICKSANTORUM,R-PA.,PRESIDENTIALCANDIDATE:It`sgettingharderforpeopletomakeendsmeetbecausewehaveagovernmentthatiscrushinguseverysingleday.MARSH(voice-over):Republicanssaytheback-and-forthbetweenthecandidatesintightlycontestedraceswillhelpkeepvotersengaged.REINCEPRIEBUS,RNCCHAIRMAN:It`sgoingtobeaneternity,soI`mnotreally--I`mnotnervousaboutthisatall.Ithinkthatthedramaandthetoughprimary`sagoodthingforus.MARSH(voice-over):RonPaul,who`splanningtofighton,continuestoremainupbeat.REP.RONPAUL,R-TEXAS,PRESIDENTIALCANDIDATE:Nowwinningtheprimary,ofcourse,isvery,veryimportant.Butwinningthegeneralelectionalsoisvery,veryimportant.MARSH(voice-over):NewtGingrichwasnotamajorfactorineitherstateTuesday,nordidheplantobe.HeinsteadsethissightsontheSouthandSuperTuesday.FORMERREP.NEWTGINGRICH,R-GA.,PRESIDENTIALCANDIDATE:WedecidednottocompeteinMichiganbecausewethoughtitwouldbeimportanttofocushereandtofocusinTennesseeandinOklahoma,inIdahoandOhio.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ(voice-over):PartsoftheMidwesternUnitedStatesarerecoveringfrompowerfulstorms.Oneofthecitiesthatwashittheworst:Harrisburg,Illinois.Therethestormscausedamassivetornado.Itleftthispathofdestructionthatwasthreeorfourfootballfieldswide.Atthismedicalcenter,thetornadorippedoffpartofawall.Andluckilyhospitalstaffhadenoughtimetomovepatientsoutofthoseroomsbeforethetornadohit.ThestormsalsostruckMissouriandKansas,wheretherewerereportsofsuspectedtornadoes.Atleasteightpeoplewerekilledinthesevereweather.Morethan100otherswerehurt.Ifyou`relookingforwaystohelpthevictimsofthesestorms,there`saplaceyoucangotodoit.It`stheSpotlightsectiononourhomepage.LookfortheImpactYourWorldlink.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ:Well,theUnitedStatesandNorthKoreahavemadeadeal.NorthKoreasaysit`llstopnucleartests,enrichmentactivitiesandmissilelaunchesatoneofitsnuclearfacilities.Nowinexchangeforthat,theUnitedStateswillsendNorthKoreafood--250,000tonsofit.SecretaryofStateHillaryClintonsaysit`sagoodstart.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)HILLARYCLINTON,SECRETARYOFSTATE:TheUnitedStates--Iwillbequicktoadd--stillhasprofoundconcerns.ButontheoccasionofKimJong-il`sdeath,Isaidthatitisourhopethatthenewleadershipwillchoosetoguidetheirnationontothepathofpeacebylivinguptoitsobligations.Today`sannouncementrepresentsamodestfirststepintherightdirection.We,ofcourse,willbewatchingcloselyandjudgingNorthKorea`snewleadersbytheiractions.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:Today`sShoutoutgoesouttoMs.Wheeler`ssocialstudiesclassesatTomahawkCreekMiddleSchoolinMidlothian,Virginia.WhatisthedeepestpointonEarth.Youknowwhattodo.IsittheGrandCanyon,MarianaTrench,DeathValleyorPuertoRicoTrench?You`vegotthreeseconds,go.TheMarianaorMarianasTrenchisnearlysevenmilesdeep.That`syouranswer,andthat`syourShoutout.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ:Well,whetheryoucallittheMarianaorMarianasTrench,onlytwohumanshaveevertraveleddownthere,andthatwasmorethan50yearsago.Butnowtheraceisontobethenextpersontoexplorethedeepestdepthsoftheocean.OnepersonhasspentfiveyearsplanningthisjourneyinbetweendirectingOscar-winningmovies.JasonCarrollhasmoreonthisextremedive.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)Whenyoutalkaboutadventureandexplorationandadvancesinscienceandtechnology,itdoesnotgetanybetterthanthechancetotrytogodowntoChallengerDeep.TheChallengerDeepisthedeepestknownpointintheocean.It`slocatedintheMarianaTrench.Thisisadeep,desolatescarinthePacific.It`slocatedabout1,600milesfromwhereweareinPapua,NewGuinea.Andwhenyoutalkaboutjusthowdeepitis,thinkaboutitinthisway,it`s36,000feetdeep,approximately.That`ssevenmilesdown.It`sdeeperthanMt.Everestistall,ifthathelpstogiveyousomeperspective.Youknow,atthosedepths,there`snosunlight.Thewaterisextremelyfrigid.Thepressureissogreatitwouldinstantly