CNN students news 2011-02-22

(CNNStudentNews)--February22,2011DownloadPDFmapsrelatedtotoday'sshow:TranscriptTHISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.CARLAZUZ,CNNSTUDENTNEWSANCHOR:AfteradayofftocelebratePresidentsDay,CNNStudentNewsisback!SoamI.ThanksforspendingsomeofyourTuesdaywithus.I'mCarlAzuz.Let'sgettotoday'sheadlines.FirstUp:LibyaUnrestAZUZ:BanKi-moon,thesecretarygeneraloftheUnitedNations,hasamessageforLibya:theviolencemuststopimmediately.Thesituationhasboiledoverinthatcountrywithprotestersandthegovernmentfacingoffagainsteachother.ThatgovernmentisrunbyMoammarGadhafi,who'sbeeninpowerfor42years.LibyaislocatedinnorthernAfrica.Andit'sliterallybetweentwocountries--TunisiaandEgypt--wherelong-timeleadershavesteppeddownafterrecentprotests.DuringaspeechonlocalTV,oneofGadhafi'ssonsmadewhatseemedlikeanoffer.Hesaid,wecanspeakrationally,wecansparetheblood,wecanstandalltogetherforthesakeofLibya.Buthealsoaddedthatiftheprotestscontinue,forgetaboutdemocracy,forgetaboutreform...itwillbeafiercecivilwar.It'sveryhardforustoconfirmsomeoftheeventsthatarereportedlyhappeninginLibya.Thegovernmenthasatightcontroloncommunications,andithasn'trespondedtoCNN'srequestsforaccesstothecountry.Butbasedonthereportsthatarecomingin,DonLemonexplainshowwegottothispoint.(BEGINVIDEO)DONLEMON,CNNANCHOR,ATLANTA:February14th:Peacefuldemonstrations,fueledthroughFacebook,areplannedagainstLibya'sleader,MoammarGadhafi,whosupportedMubarakbeforehisexit.February16:About200demonstratorshitthestreetsinthecoastalcityofBenghazitorallyforhumanrightsactivistFethiTarbel.Policemakefewarrests.February17:State-runmediaoutletsreport110politicalprisonersarereleased,butthemovedoesn'tstopcallsforaDayofRage,meantforthefifthanniversaryofabloodyprotestthatleft12dead.Medicalsourcessaysevendieonthisdayafterclashesbetweendemonstratorsandsecurityforces.February18:GadhafisupportersrallybackinTripoli.ButonthecoastinBenghazi,securityforcesreportedlyattackanti-governmentbackersnumberinginthetensofthousands.Medicalsourcesreport20dieand200arehurt.February19:Benghazigetsworse.Reportsleakoutofteargasandbullets.Adoctorsayshishospitalhasseenatleast30bodies.AndHumanRightsWatchtallies84deadoverthelastfivedays.February20:Benghaziboilsover.Violencesurgesandprotestersstrike,demandingchange.EyewitnessessaydemonstratorshavetakenthecityandmuchofTripoli.Abanonforeignreportersmakestheclaimdifficulttoconfirm.ButGadhafi'sson,Seifal-Islam,warnstheprotesterstostopor,bloodwillflow.RiversofbloodinallthecitiesofLibya.(ENDVIDEO)RiseinGasPricesAZUZ:We'vedonesomereportsaboutthepotentiallong-termeffectsofthepoliticalprotestshappeningintheMiddleEast.Butthere'sanothereffectthatsomeofyoumightbenoticingrightnow:gasprices.AccordingtoastudythatcameoutonSunday,thenationalaverageforagallonofregularunleadedis$3.18.That'sanincreaseof5centsfromtwoweeksago,and55centsfromayearago.ThestudysayspartofthereasonfortheincreaseisthetensionintheMiddleEast,wherealotoftheworld'soilcomesfrom.Expertspredictthatgaspricescouldkeepgoingupoverthenextcoupleweeks.What'stheWord?TOMEKAJONES,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:What'stheWord?it'sthetermforanorganizationthatrepresentsagroupofworkersUNIONThat'stheword!Wisconsin'sBudgetAZUZ:UnionsinWisconsindon'tlikeanewbudgetbill.RepublicanGovernorScottWalkersayshisstateisfacingafinancialcrisisandhasareallybigshortfallintermsofmoney.Andsototryandmakeupthatmoney,he'sproposingabudgetbillthatwouldchargepublicemployeesmoreforthebenefitstheyget.Itwouldalsomakecollectivebargainingharder.That'swhenemployeesuseunionstonegotiatetheirconditionsofemployment.Thousandsofpeoplehavebeenprotestingtheproposal.Theysayit'sdesignedtobreakuptheunions.Andanotherpartofthispoliticalfight:agroupofDemocraticstatesenatorsleftWisconsininordertokeepthebillfrompassing.EdHenryexplainswhytheissueofabudgetbattleisn'tconfinedonlytoWisconsin.(BEGINVIDEO)WISCONSINPROTESTERS:Killthebill!Killthebill!EDHENRY,CNNSENIORWHITEHOUSECORRESPONDENT:Thinkthisisjustanarrowbudgetfightinonestate?WISCONSINPROTESTERS:Notabadger!HENRY:Thinkagain.BARACKOBAMA,PRESIDENTOFTHEUNITEDSTATES:SomeofwhatI'veheardcomingoutofWisconsin,whereyouarejustmakingitharderforpublicemployeestocollectivelybargain,generallyseemslikemoreofanassaultonunions.HENRY:ThepresidentknowsWisconsinisjustroundoneinthenationalbattleforcontrolofthebudgetmessage.So,hesenthisoutsidepoliticalteam,OrganizingforAmerica,tohelpbuildevenlargercrowds.Andunionofficialsarevowingtokeepupthefightinkey2012politicalbattlegrounds.AndthisisbeyondWisconsin,itseems.ARLENEHOLTBAKER,AFL-CIOEXECUTIVEVICEPRESIDENT:Absolutely.ItisbeyondWisconsin.Itis,quitefrankly,throughoutthecountry.Whetherit'sinOhio,NewJersey,NewHampshire,youseetheseattacksonworkers.HENRY:LaborofficialschargeteachersinWisconsinarebeingunfairlytargetedfordeepcuts.Theygetsmallerraises,paymoreoutofpocketforpensionsandhealthcare,andlosecollectivebargainingrightsforboth.Wisconsin'sRepublicanGovernorScottWalker,staringata$3.6billionstatedeficit,saysheneedstocutsomewhere.Andhe'sgettingaircoverfromHouseSpeakerJohnBoehnerwho,likethepresident,knowsWisconsinisreallyjusta