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(CNNStudentNews)--January4,2015StormsandFloodingintheU.S.;LivinginAstronomyVillage;NewYear`sCelebrationsAroundtheWorld.Aired4-4:10aETTHISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.***CARLAZUZ,CNNSTUDENTNEWSANCHOR:Backtowork,backtoschool,backonair.ThankyouforjoiningCNNSTUDENTNEWSforits2016eventscoverage.I`mCarlAzuz.Firstup,happyNewYear.ScenesfromcitiesaroundtheworldlitupbyfireworksjustaftermidnightonJanuary1st.2016isaleapyear.Thatmeansithas366daysinit,theextraonebeingonFebruary29th.So,folksbornonthatdateinaleapyearwillgettocelebratetheirbirthdaysontheiractualbirthdate.2016isalsoanelectionyearintheU.S.PresidentObamahasreachedthetwo-termlimit,soAmericanvoterswillbechoosinganewleaderinNovember.Beforethatcanhappen,though,eachmajorpartyhastonominateonecandidateforpresident,andthepresidenttowhittledowntheDemocraticandRepublicanfieldsstartsnextmonth.FortheDemocrats,threecandidatesarestillintherace.PollsindicatethatthefrontrunnerisformerSecretaryofStateHillaryClinton.FortheRepublicans,12candidatesarestillin.PollsindicatethatthefrontrunnerisbusinessmanDonaldTrump.TwoGOPcandidatesdroppedoutoftheraceovertheChristmasbreak.OnDecember21st,SenatorLindseyGrahamofSouthCarolinaannouncedtheendofhisrunforpresident.AndonDecember29th,formerNewYorkGovernorGeorgePatakisuspendedhiscampaign.(BEGINVIDEOTAPE)DANABASH,CNNCHIEFPOLITICALCORRESPONDENT(voice-over):PresidentObamawillgivehisfinalStateoftheUnionAddressinjustafewdays.CouldhisagendamotivateRepublicansordividetheDems?Then,therearemoredebatesdottingthecalendar.Januaryalonewillseemoreface-to-faceconfrontations.February1stisthecriticalday,theIowacaucuses.DONALDTRUMP(R),PRESIDENTIALCANDIDATE:Thisisthebigpotato.BASH:ThewinnersandlosersfromIowawillfaceeachotheragainforanotherdebate,wedgedinjustbeforethenextvoteinNewHampshire.CARLYFIORINA(R),PRESIDENTIALCANDIDATE:IappreciatethemenandwomenofNewHampshire.JEBBUSH(R),PRESIDENTIALCANDIDATE:It`sgreattobeinbeautifulNewHampshire.BASH:AwinbyanestablishmentRepublicaninNewHampshirecouldsetthestageforaSouthCarolinashowdown.ThePalmettoState`sGOPprimaryisjustdayslater,February28th.SEN.MARCORUBIO(R-FL),PRESIDENTIALCANDIDATE:It`sgreattobebackinSouthCarolina,aplacethatbelievedinme.BASH:Anddon`tforgettheNevadacaucusesfortheGOP,justthreedays.It`sexhaustingjustthinkingaboutit,butnorestforthepoliticalweary.Oneweeklater,thefirstdayofMarch,SuperTuesday,whennofewerthan13stateswillcasttheirprimaryvotes.So,putthepedaltothemetal,theracetotheWhiteHouseisfullspeedahead.(ENDVIDEOTAPE)AZUZ:Lastnight,eightmillionpeoplein16U.S.stateswereunderafloodwarning.ItwaswhatremainedofamonstrousstormsystemthatstruckinlateDecember,stretchingfromNewMexicotoMichiganandsloshingitswayeast.ItbroughtseveralpowerfultornadoestoTexas,destroyinghomesandbuildingsnearDallas.Hailstorms,snowstorms,hundredsofflightcancellationshitthecentralpartofthecountryanddozensofpeoplediedinthesevereconditionsbroughtbythesystem.Forsome,theworstofitcamewellafterthestormhit,asfloodwatersflowedintherivers,theycrestedtheirbanksandspilledthroughcommunities.TheMississippifloodedandinundatedpartsofIllinoisanditsswollenwaterslowlyspreadoutalongtheMississippisouthernpart.It`snotexpectedtoreachitshighestpointinMemphis,Tennessee,untilJanuary9th.InGreenville,Mississippi,untilJanuary14th.InBatonRouge,Louisiana,untilJanuary19th.Reliefeffortsarebeingmadenationwide.CNN`sImpactYourWorldsitehasalistoforganizationsthatarehelpingfloodstrickenareas.WeputalinktothatatCNNStudentNews.com.ReporterDanSimonisinMissouri,whereofficialssaystormsandfloodingkilled15peopleoverthepastcoupleofweeks.(BEGINVIDEOTAPE)DANSIMON,CNNCORRESPONDENT:Thisiswhatyoucallagiantdebrisfield.Youcanseethemagnitudeofdestructioninthiscommunity.Allthesehouseholditemsthatpeoplehavecollectedandhavebroughtovertothiscommunitycenter,ultimately,thiswillbetakenintothelandfillbutinthemeantime,youneedaplacetoputallofthisstuff.IcantellyouthatGovernorJayNixonofMissourihasaskedtheObamaWhiteHouseforafederalemergencydeclarationtospeeduptheremovalprocess,hesays,inorderreallytogetMissouribackonitsfeet,youhavetohaveallthedebrisremovedandtotrytogetthecleanupaccelerated.So,he`shopingthattheWhiteHousewillhonorthatrequest.Inthemeantime,we`regoingtowalkaroundalittlebit.Youcanseeallofthestuffthatpeoplehavedroppedoff.Youcanseemattressesandotherhouseholditemsandyouseeawholebunchofsandbagsintheback,thosecannotbereusedatall.Iwantyoutolistennowtowhatthegovernorsaidjustashorttimeago.GOV.JAYNIXON(D),MISSOURI:I`mfromthispartofthestate.Imean,quitefrankly,it`salmosthardtobelieve.Whenyouseethelevelsofwherewaterwas.Whenyou`recomingoverhistorichighs,Imean,fromthebeginningoftime,wekeptrecordsbyfourandfivefeet.Imean,whenyou`reseeing55close,whenyou`reseeingahousethat`sfloated,afullhousethat`sfloatedintotheHighway30Bridgeandblowingup,Imean,that`s--it`salmostasifyou`relivingonsomeotherplanet.SIMON:Fortunately,thefloodwatershavereceded.So,now,whatyou`releftwithisjustthedebris.Andinreality,thisisjustafractionofwhatyou`reseeingallthroughoutthestate,hundredsofbusinessesandhomeshavetakeno