CNNSN 2013-04-16 CNN Student News

(CNNStudentNews)--April16,2013THISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.***CARLAZUZ,CNNANCHOR:Gettingrighttoourfirststory.ExplosionsinBoston,MassachusettsyesterdayasthecitycelebratedPatriot`sDay.It`sastateholidayinMassachusetts.Schoolsareclosed,peopletakethedayoffofworktogotosportingeventsliketheBostonMarathon.Therace`sheldeveryyearonPatriot`sDay.Therewasviolenceatthisyear`srace.Thelatestinformationfromofficialswhenweproducedthisprogramyesterdayeveningwasthatatleasttwopeoplehavebeenkilledandatleast69morehadbeenwounded.Earlierreportsindicatedthatthereweretwoexplosions.Theyhappenedaround2:45PMnearthefinishlineoftheBostonMarathon.ACNNproducerwasthere.(BEGINVIDEOTAPE)MATTFRUCCI,CNNEXECUTIVEPRODUCER:So,IwasonBoylstonAvenue,whichissortofafinalstretchoftheBostonMarathon,maybeafinalmileortwo.Itwaspackedwiththousandsofspectatorsoneitherside,itwaspackedwiththousandsofrunnersmakingtheirfinalsprinttothefinish.Andabout100yardsfromme,closertothefinishlineIheardanexplosionturnedintoabigplumeofsmoke,risingoutofwhatlookedlikeasidewalkoraparkinglot.I`mnotentirelysure.Itwasn`tonthestreet.Itwasoffthestreet.ThatmuchIcouldtell.Everyonesortofpaused.Wonderedwhattheheckthatwas,andabout10secondslater,about20yardsfromme,ontheothersideoftheavenue,anotherbigexplosion.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ:Nearly27,000runnerswereparticipatinginthisyear`sBostonMarathon.Somewerestilloutinthecoursewhenthisapparentbombinghappened.Theracewasstoppedimmediately.Emergencyworkers,policeofficersandMassachusettsNationalGuardmembersresponded,rushingtothescenetohelpvictims.Someofthepeoplewhowereinjuredintheblastsweretakentolocalhospitals,othersweretreatedinmedicaltents.Theywerenearthefinishlinetotreatexhaustedrunners.Lawenforcementofficialssaidinvestigatorsfound,andwe`reworkingtodismantleotherexplosivedevicesinBoston.Astategovernmentofficialsaid,therewerenocrediblesecuritythreatsheadingintoyesterday`smarathon.Andthisinformationwasstillcominginyesterdayevening.Youcangetthelatestdetailsandupdatesatcnnstudentnews.comNext,theseeventsfromyesterdayinNorthKorea.Theywerepartofoneofthebiggestdatesonthecalendarforthecountry,butasNorthKoreanscelebrated,therestoftheworldwatchedclosely.Yesterday,thecountrymarkedtheDayoftheSung.It`sthebirthdayofKimIl-sung.He`sNorthKorea`sfounder,consideredthenation`seternalpresidentandhe`sthegrandfatherofitscurrentleaders.CeremoniesyesterdaypaidtributetoKimIl-sung.OthercountrieswerekeepingacloseeyeonNorthKoreabecauseofconcernsaboutthenationlaunchingamissileattack.That`ssomethingithasthreatenedtodorecently.U.S.SecretaryofStateJohnKerryjustgotbackfromatriptothatpartoftheworld.HesaystheU.S.iswillingtotrydiplomacytotalkwithNorthKorea,butbeforethathappens,SecretaryKerrysaysNorthKoreahastostopmakingthreatsandtoditchitscontroversialnuclearprogram.OurnextstorytakesustothestateofVirginia.We`reheadingtoBlacksburgandthecampusofVirginiaTech.OnthisdaysixyearsagoitwasthesiteofthedeadliestshootingrampageinU.S.history.Thevictimswereteachersandstudents,thegunmanalsoastudent,eventuallytookhisownlife.EveryyearsincethemApril16thhasbeenadayofremembrancefortheVirginiaTechcommunity.Peoplecometogetherforcandlelightceremonieslikethisonefromlastyear,alsootherceremoniesandeventstakeplace,thenamesofthevictimsarereadoutloud.TheentirestateofVirginiaholdsamomentofsilenceintheirmemories.Thisweek,alsoananniversaryforMajorLeagueBaseball.OnApril15th1947,JackieRobinsonmadehisMajorLeaguedebutwiththeBrooklynDodgers.Whenhedid,hebrokebaseball`ssocalledcolorbarrierbecomingthefirstAfrican-AmericantoplayintheMajorLeagues.AroundtheMajors,April15thisnowJackieRobinsonday.Everyplayeroneveryteamworethenumber42,Robinson`snumber.Backin1997,onthe50thanniversaryofRobinson`sfirstgamewiththeDodgers,MajorLeagueBaseballretiredhisnumberfortheentireleague.JackieRobinsonopenedthedoorforAfrican-Americanstoplayprofessionalbaseball,butfewAfrican-Americansarefollowinginhisfootsteps.JasonCarrollexaminesthistrend.(BEGINVIDEOTAPE)JASONCARROLL,CNNCORRESPONDENT:Heenduredinsults,threats,pressureateveryturn,butJackieRobinsonwouldnotbedeniedhisplaceinhistory.UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:Youwantaplayerwhodoesn`thavethegutstofightback.UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:No,Iwantaplayerwho`sgotthegutsnottofightback.CARROLL:Anewmoviecalled42,Robinson`suniformnumberwinningpraisefromplayerslikeRobinsonCano,theYankeenamedforthetrailblazingBrooklynDodger.ROBINSONCANO,NEWYORKYANKEE:He`stheguythatwe`reherefor.Andifitwasn`tforhim,Iwouldn`tbehereandnow.UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:Let`sgo!Let`sgo!Let`sgo!CARROLL:Accoladesnotjustfromtheprose:JAYLENJUNIOUS,HIGHSCHOOLFRESHMAN:HewastheinspirationtomyAfrican-Americancoachtostartplayingbaseball.CARROLL:TheappreciationisthereforRobinsonbreakingthecolorbarrier66yearsago,andopeningthedoorforgenerationstofollow.Buttherealityis,fewAfrican-Americansarechoosingtodoso.WENDYLEWIS,MAJORLEAGUEBASEBALL:Andhewouldbeverydisappointedthatthegroupthathesowellrepresentedandfoughtsohardforisn`trepresentedatthelevelsthatitusedtobe.CARROLL:WhyisMajorLeagueBaseballsodisappointed?In1986,African-Americansmadeup19percentofplaye