CNNSN 2012-02-22 CNN Student News

(CNNStudentNews)--February22,2012THISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.***CARLAZUZ,HOST,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:Well,whetheryou`reobservingAshWednesday,GeorgeWashington`sbirthdayorjustmarkingthemidpointoftheweek,wearegladyou`redoingitwithCNNStudentNews.I`myourhost,CarlAzuz,bringingyou10minutesofheadlines,nocommercials.NewhopeforGreece:thecountrythat`sbeenstrugglingwithseveredebtisgettinganotherbailoutfromotherEuropeancountries.ThisistheseconddealthatGreecehasgottenintwoyears.Thelatestoneisworth$172billion,andit`llhelpkeepGreecefromgoingbankrupt.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ(voice-over):You`veheardustalkaboutGreecebefore.Inordertogetmoneyfromothercountriestostayafloat,Greecehashadtomakedeepcutsingovernmentspending,whatitpaysgovernmentworkersandhowmuchretirementmoneytheyget.Intheshortterm,Greecewillbeabletopaysomeofitsdebtswhichhavebeenreducedbythedeal.Butsomeanalystsaresayingthisisjustaquickfix.It`snotgoingtohelpthecountryinthelongterm,andifGreece`seconomyeventuallygoescompletelyunder,itcouldsignificantlyhurtothereconomiesthroughoutEurope.They`reinterconnected.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ:Well,here`sanexampleofhowaheadlineyouhearonourshowcandirectlyaffectyou.Oilpricesaregoingupworldwide.It`lllikelymeanhighergasprices,andpartofthereasonistheactionrecentlytakenbytheMiddleEasternnationofIran.TommyAndresexplainshowitfactorsintowhatwepayatthepump,andhowhighgascouldgetinthemonthsahead.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)TOMMYANDRES,CNNREPORTER(voice-over):CutsinIranianoilexportsareraisingfearsthatthealreadyrisingpriceofgascouldgouphigherthanfirstexpected.OilpricessurgedafterIranannouncedit`scuttingexportstoBritainandFrance.ANDRES:ThisislargelyasymbolicmovebecauseBritainhasn`tbeenbuyingoilfromIranforoverayear.Francebuysonlyamodestamount.Andthereasonoilpricesspikeisbecausethere`ssolittlesparecapacityinglobaloilmarketsrightnowthatoilpricesspikeonthesmallestheadlines.ANDRES(voice-over):Iran`sdecisionwasmadeinretaliationagainstnewsanctionsoveritsnuclearprogram.MostoftheoiltheU.S.importscomesfromCanada,SaudiArabiaandMexico.Butbecauseoilisaninternationallytradedcommodity,Iran`sdecisionisincreasingpriceseverywhere.SenatorChuckSchumerofNewYorksaystheU.S.needstotakestepsnowtopreventtherisingcostofoilfromaffectinggasprices.SEN.CHARLESSCHUMER(D),NEWYORK:TheSaudisintheGulfstatesoughttopumpmoreoilimmediately.Andthat`swhatourgovernmentoughttodo.ItoughttotelltheSaudis,youknow,we`retryingtokeepIraninlinebysqueezingthemeconomically,buttheyoughttopumpmoreoilsothepricedoesn`tgoup.ANDRES(voice-over):Alreadysomestatesareseeinggaspricesabove4bucksagallon.UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:It`soutrageous,butImean,Iguessitiswhatitis,youknow,yougottojustkeepworkingharderandhopefullyit`llgodownandfluctuateasitdoesyearly.ANDRES(voice-over):Analystssaythepriceofgascouldriseonaveragemorethan50centsagallonbythissummer.Thatmeanssomestatescouldbelookingatashigh$5agallongas.I`mTommyAndresreporting.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:TimefortheShoutout.WhichoftheseMiddleEasterncountriesisYemen?Ifyouthinkyouknowit,shoutitout.Isit,A,B,CorD?You`vegotthreeseconds,go.Onthismap,theletterArepresentsYemen,locatedbetweentheRedSeaandthenationofOman.That`syouranswer,andthat`syourShoutout.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ:Yemen`sgovernmentiscategorizedasarepublic,andwhatmeansisthatitscitizensvoteforpeopletorepresentthem.ButuntillastNovember,thecountryhadhadthesameleader,AliAbdullahSaleh,fordecades.Heresignedaftermonthsofprotests.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ(voice-over):AndonTuesday,votersstreamedtothepollstodecidewhotoreplaceSaleh.Therewasonenameontheballot,thatofthecountry`sformervicepresident,AbedRabboMansourHadi,aworkerwithYemen`sinteriorministrywasoptimistic,callingthisapeople`selection.ButHadibecamevicepresidentin1994.SosomeofYemen`scitizensareskepticalaboutwhetherhe`llbeabletofulfillhispromisesofmakingYemensaferandcreatingmorejobsthere.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ:Well,onesideeffectoftheviolencegoingoninSyria,foodandmedicalsuppliesaren`tgettingtothepeoplewhoneedthem.Fightingbetweengovernmentforcesandthegroupsopposingthemhaskilledanestimated9,000SyrianssincelastMarch.NowCNNcan`tindependentlyconfirmthatbecausetheSyriangovernmenthaslimitedwhatjournalistsareallowedtodoinsidethecountry.ButtheInternationalRedCrosshascalledforacease-fire.ItcalledforthatonTuesday.AndwhattheRedCrosswantsisjustatwo-hourstopintheviolencesothathumanitarianaidcanbedistributedinSyria.CNN`sArwaDamonillustrateswhythatissoincrediblycrucial.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)ARWADAMON,CNNREPORTER(voice-over):Themencalloutnames,carefullycountingoutanddistributingbabydiaperstofamilieshuddledinabunker.Everythinghereiscarefullyrationed,includingfood,whichisrunningshort.SheikhAmin(ph),wholeadsthehumanitarianeffortinBabaAmrtellsusthatinthelasttwoweeksnothinghascomeintotheneighborhood.Someofwhatthey`vegatheredcomesfromshopsandhomesorissalvagedfromstoreshitbyartillery.Wetaketheproductstodistributesotheydon`tgotowaste,SheikhAmin(ph)explains.Wekeeptrackofeverythingwetooktoreimbursetheowners.Movingthestaplesisanelaborateprocess.DAMON:Evenanoperationlikethisone,bringinginth