CNN Students news 2011-04-26

(CNNStudentNews)--April26,2011DownloadPDFmapsrelatedtotoday'sshow:TranscriptTHISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.CARLAZUZ,CNNSTUDENTNEWSANCHOR:Acolorchange,aneggroll,andanextraordinarytalkshowhost.CNNStudentNewsisback--andsoamI--tobringyou10minutesofcommercial-freeheadlinesfromaroundtheworld.FirstUp:StormAftermathAZUZ:Firstup,policeinPoplarBluff,Missouriaregoingdoortodoor,tellingpeopletogetout.That'sbecauseofconcernsaboutaleveeontheBlackRiver.Leveesarebarriersthataredesignedtopreventflooding.ButaccordingtoanalertthatwentoutyesterdayfromtheNationalWeatherService,thisleveeisweakeningbytheminuteandmayfailatanytime.It'sanotherwaythatthestateissufferingfromtheeffectsofsevereweather.PoplarBluffisabout130milessouthofSt.Louis,andthat'swherethisdamagehappened.PartsofSt.Louishammeredbyatornadoovertheweekend.Ifyou'reinthepathofatornado,you'veprobablyheardthebigsafetytips,whichmightincludegetinthebasementifyou'reinabuildingthathasone.DanSimonisabouttoshowyouwhy.(BEGINVIDEO)DANSIMON,CNNNATIONALCORRESPONDENT:Thiswasthemostdestructivetornadooftheseason.ThisiswhatanF-4twisterlookslike.Thatassessmentwasmade,inpart,bythedamageyouseehereatthishouseandwhatyou'reseeingthroughouttheHarmonEstatesubdivision,whereweareinMissouri.Ibelievewe'reinthekitchenarea,andthereasonwhyI'msayingthatisbecauseweseethattherefrigeratorisrighthere.Inanyevent,theguywholivesherehashadareallyroughtime.Heactuallyworksattheairport.Hewastherewhenthetornadostruck.Heandhiscolleagueshunkereddownthere.Thenhegotaphonecallsayingthatmaybehishomewasdestroyed.Hedrovehereandthisiswhathesaw.Andthere'ssomethingIwanttopointouthere,becausethisisworthshowinghereoncamera.Youknowhowtheyalwayssaythatyoushouldgotothebasement.Thisisexactlywhyyoushouldgodownstairstothebasementduringatornado,becausewhiletheupstairsisgone,thehouseisdestroyed,thebasementisbasicallyintact.Youhavealittlebitoftheroofcomingdownherefromtherain,butforthemostpart,thisbasementisintact.Theguywholivesherehasacoupleofdogs.ThedogsactuallytookrefugeinthebasementandareOK.Buthere'swhyyoushouldgotothebasementduringatornado.(ENDVIDEO)NewAlertSystemAZUZ:TheU.S.government'supdatingitsterrorismalertsystemtoletAmericansknowaboutpossiblethreats,andthenewversiongoesintoeffecttoday.Andyoumightbefamiliarwiththeold,color-codedsystem.ItwasputinplaceaftertheSeptember11th,2001terroristattacks.Therewerefivecolors,fromgreenthroughred,thatindicatedrisksfromlowtosevere.Underthisnewsystem,announcedbyHomelandSecuritySecretaryJanetNapolitanolastweek,therewillbetwokindsofalerts:anelevatedthreatandanimminentthreat.Napolitanosaidthegoalofthischangeistohelppeopleunderstandthethreatbetter.Thatwaytheycanknowhowtoreact.Whensheannouncedthenewsystemlastweek,SecretaryNapolitanosaidthereiscurrentlynothreatthatwouldqualifyforeitherofthetwonewalertlevels.ThisDayinHistoryAZUZ:Onthisdayinhistory,April26th:In1865,JohnWilkesBoothwastrackeddownandkilled12daysafterheassassinatedPresidentAbrahamLincoln.In1986,unexpectedproblemsduringamechanicaltestattheChernobylplantintheformerSovietUnionledtotheworstnuclearaccidentinhistory.Andin1994,SouthAfricabeganitsfirstmulti-racialelections,whichwouldleadtoNelsonMandelabecomingthecountry'sfirstblackpresident.SyriaUnrestAZUZ:TheUnitedStatesisthreateningpenalties.UnitedNationsSecretaryBanKi-mooniscallingforaninvestigation.Allofithastodowithwhat'sgoingonrightnowinSyria.PeopleinthecityofDaraa,insouthernSyria,havebeenprotestingagainsttheirgovernmentforweeks.WhatweknowisthatSyrianmilitarytroopswentintoDaraayesterdaymorning.Whatwedon'tknowiswhatexactlyhappenednext.Somereports,includingfromtheUnitedNations,saythemilitaryforcesjuststartedattackingresidents,killingseveralpeople.ButtheSyriangovernmentsaysresidentsaskedthemilitarytocometoDaraainordertoprotectthemfromsupposedterroriststhere.CNNhasn'tbeenabletoverifythereportsoutofSyriabecauseCNNisnotallowedinsidethecountry.NATOStrikeAZUZ:ThisiswhatLibyanleaderMoammarGadhafi'scompoundlookedlikeafteranairstrikehitityesterday.ThestrikewascarriedoutbyNATO,theNorthAtlanticTreatyOrganization.That'sthegroupthat'sleadingthemilitaryoperationinLibya.NATOsaysthetargetofthestrikewasacommunicationscenterthatColonelGadhafiusedtodirectattacksagainstcivilians.ButaLibyanspokesmansaidNATOwastryingtokillGadhafi.Headded,ThemessagethatwassentbyNATOintheearlyhours...wassenttothewrongaddress,meaningthattheattackmissedGadhafi.HealsosaidtheLibyanleaderwasstillincommandofthecountry.ShoutoutTOMEKAJONES,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:Today'sshoutoutgoesouttoMs.Capilla'sstudentsatMadridMiddleSchoolinElMonte,California!Accordingtoafamoussaying,whatisthebestmedicine?Ifyouthinkyouknowit,thenshoutitout!Isit:A)Love,B)Laughter,C)MoneyorD)Happiness?You'vegotthreeseconds--GO!Laughteristhebestmedicine.That'showthesayinggoes,sothat'syouranswerandthat'syourshoutout!TVHostInspiresOthersAZUZ:It'sanideathatZackAnneriscertainlyfamiliarwith.He'sacomedianandfilmmaker,andhe'sabouttoaddanothertitletothatresume:TVhost.ButonethingZacksayshedoesn'twanttobecalledisinspirational.Hemightnotthinkso.Butafterwatchi