CNN students news 2011-01-18

(CNNStudentNews)--January18,2011DownloadPDFmapsrelatedtotoday'sshow:TranscriptTHISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.CARLAZUZ,CNNSTUDENTNEWSANCHOR:I'mCarlAzuzandthisisCNNStudentNews!We'rebackfromthelongweekendandreadytokickoff10minutesofcommercial-freeheadlines.WestartintheU.S.stateofArizona.FirstUp:ArizonaShootingAZUZ:U.S.RepresentativeGabrielleGiffordscouldbereleasedfromahospitalthereinjustdaysorweeks.CongresswomanGiffordswasoneofthevictimsoftheshootingattackinTucson,Arizonaearlierthismonth.OnSunday,doctorsupgradedherconditionfromcriticaltoserious,sothat'sastepintherightdirection.HundredsofpeopletooktothestreetsonSundaytoparticipateinaWalkforPeace.Organizerssaidtheywantedtohonorthevictimsoftheshootingandfindawaytohelpbringthecommunitytogether.Somecongressionalleadersfrombothpartiesaretryingtocometogetherintheirownway,startingwithsomethingsmall:sittingtogetherattheStateoftheUnionaddress.ThisisthespeechthatthepresidentgivestoCongresseveryyear.Andwhatyouseeinthesepicturesislastyear'sStateoftheUnionaddress.Younoticethatonesectionisstanding,whileanotherissitting?That'sbecauseRepublicansandDemocratsusuallydon'tsittogetherduringthesespeeches.Thisyear,though,youmightseeadifferentseatingarrangement.JuniorTheaterFestivalAZUZ:Thisweekend,hereinAtlanta,acastofthousandsgottogetherfortheJuniorTheaterFestival.Theeventcelebratestheperformingarts.IttakesplacethesameweekendasMartinLutherKingDay.Inrecognitionofhisdream,studentsatthefestivalhadthechancetotalkabouttheirdreams.Listentowhattheyhadtosay.KATEHILSCHER,STUDENT:Ihaveadreamthatsomedaykidswillhaveabiggervoiceintheircommunities.Ifeellikekidshavealottosay,butit'softennotheardbytheadultsaroundthem.QWANIKWIAHICKLEN,STUDENT:Mydreamistobecomeanendangeredspeciesspecialistandhelpsaveakindthat'sdyingoffslowly.ELIZABETHRENEGAR,STUDENT:Afewofmydreamsaretoadoptachildfromaforeigncountryandgivethemahome,alotbetterhomethantheycould'vehad.CASEYTAYLOR,STUDENT:Oneofmydreamsistopossiblydesignandrunlightingforlargetheatricalproductions.MartinLutherKingJr.wasagreatmanandinspiredmeandmanyotherpeopleforwonderfuldreams.AZUZ:Nottheonlywaythatpeoplepaidtributetothecivilrightsleaderthisweekend.AsSamanthaHayesreportedyesterday,AmericansallacrossthecountrytookpartincommunityserviceprojectsandhonoredDr.King'slegacy.(BEGINVIDEO)SAMANTHAHAYES,CNNCORRESPONDENT,WASHINGTON,D.C.:AtaWashington,D.C.middleschool,PresidentBarackObamaandfirstladyMichelleObamaworkedwithamentoringprogramonaserviceproject,aMartinLutherKingDaytraditionforthefirstfamily.U.S.PRESIDENTBARACKOBAMA:MichelleandIandthegirlsareextraordinarilyproudthateachyearonMartinLutherKing'sbirthday,thisishowwecelebrate,ismakingsurethatwe'regivingalittlesomethingbacktothecommunity.HAYES:It'sbeennearly43yearssincethecivilrightsleaderwasassassinatedatahotelinMemphisbeforeaprotestmarch.InAtlanta,notfarfromKing'schildhoodhome,familymemberslaidflowersatthegravesitewhereKingandhiswifeCorettaScottKingareburied.Todaymarksthe25thanniversaryoftheMartinLutherKingholiday.In1994,Congressdesignateditanationaldayofservice.JesseJackson,whowaswithKingatthetimeofhisdeath,sayshisdreamhasnotbeenfullyrealized.REV.JESSEJACKSON,RAINBOWPUSHCOALITION:Hewouldbedelightedtoknowwe'vecometoahigherlevelofsocializationenoughtovoteforeachotheracrosslinesofrace,genderandreligion.Andso,PresidentBarackObamaisinWashingtontodayasheadofstate.Hewouldfinddelightinthat.Butthenontheotherhand,theissueofviolence,theshootingofCongresswomanGabrielleGiffords,itsimplyilluminates,wepraytoGodforherrecovery,butitilluminatesjusthowmuchmoreviolentwe'vebecome.HAYES:Backinthenation'scapital,amemorialhonoringDr.MartinLutherKingisscheduledforcompletionlaterthisyear.ForCNNStudentNews,I'mSamanthaHayes.(ENDVIDEO)I.D.MeTOMEKAJONES,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:SeeifyoucanI.D.Me!I'macountrylocatedinnorthernAfricabetweenAlgeriaandLibya.IgotmyindependencefromFranceinthe1950s.MycapitalcityisTunis.I'mTunisia,andI'mhometoaround10.5millionpeople.ProtestsinTunisiaAZUZ:Tunisiaisforminganewgovernmentthat'llberesponsibleforleadingthecountrytonewelections.Allofthisiscomingafterweeksofriotsandprotests.Peopleareupsetaboutbadlivingconditions,highunemploymentandaccusationsofgovernmentcorruption.There'sbeenfightingbetweenprotestersandpolice.AndtheTunisianpresident--who'dbeenpresidentfor23years--wasforcedoutofpower.WhydoesthismattertoAmerica?Well,forone,theU.S.andTunisiaarecloseallies,especiallywhenitcomestofightingterrorists.Anotherconcern:Beforeallofthisstarted,Tunisiawasconsideredaprettysafeandstablecountry.Someexpertsarguethatwhat'shappeninginTunisiacouldinspiresimilarprotestsinothercountries.What'stheWord?JOHNLISK,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:What'stheWord?atypeoffinancialaidthatstudentsearnthroughacademicachievementSCHOLARSHIPThat'stheword!FundingFreeTuitionAZUZ:Well,hereinGeorgia,wehavesomethingcalledtheHOPEScholarship.It'sforstudentswhodowellinhighschoolandgotocollegeinstate.Butthescholarshipisfacingsomepotentialchallenges.KyraPhillipsheadstoAthensandmyalmamater--theUniversityofGeorgia--tolookathowHOPEhashelped,andwhyth