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(CNNStudentNews)--June1,2011DownloadPDFmapsrelatedtotoday'sshow:TranscriptTHISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.CARLAZUZ,CNNSTUDENTNEWSANCHOR:Thestartofanewmonth,thestartofanewdayofCNNStudentNews!Hi,I'mCarlAzuz,andI'mdeliveringyour10minutesofcommercial-freeheadlines.FirstUp:HomePricesDropAZUZ:Firstup,we'retalkingaboutanewlowforthepriceofhomesintheUnitedStates.Duringthefirstquarter--thefirstthreemonths--of2011,homepricesdroppedmorethan5percentfromwheretheywerelastyear.Now,that'saccordingtoanewreportthatcameoutyesterday.Andthecomparisongetsevenworsewhenyougobackalittlefarther.Thehousingmarkethititshighestpointfiveyearsagoin2006.Comparedtothat--thathighestpoint--pricesofhomeshavedroppedalmost33percent.Homepricesaredown;sowhat?Itmightnotbesomethingthatyouthinkabouteveryday,butsomeofyourparentsarepayingcloseattention.Homepricesaffectalotofotherindustries--likebanks,likeconstruction--sothat'soneofthebigindicatorsthatexpertsusetofigureouthowtheU.S.economyisdoing.Andpriceshavegonethroughkindofadouble-dip.Theywentdownafterthatpeakin2006.Thentheywentbackupalittlebitaround2009.Somegovernmentprogramsdesignedtoencouragepeopletobuyhouseshelpedwiththatincrease.Butnow,they'redroppingagain.Andoneexpertsaysitdoesn'tlooklikethat'sgoingtochangeanytimesoon.E.coliOutbreakAZUZ:OfficialsinGermanyarewarningpeopletherenottoeatrawcucumbers,leaflettuce,ortomatoes.Thereason:anoutbreakofE.coli.That'sabacteriathatcanbetransmittedthroughcontaminatedfoodorwater,especiallyrawvegetables.Reportshaveconnectedatleast16deathstotheoutbreak.Hundredsofotherpeoplehavegottensick.Germanauthoritiesaretryingtocontaintheoutbreak.Inthemeantime,scientistsaretryingtofigureoutwhereitstarted.Theydon'thavethatansweryet.TheythinkitcouldbetracedbacktoproducefromSpain.GermanybuysmoreSpanishfruitsandvegetablesthananyothercountry.AndtheconcernsaboutthosefoodscouldcostSpain'sfoodindustrymillionsofdollars.ShoutoutSTANCASE,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:TimefortheShoutout!What'sthetermforwhenenergytravelsinparticlesorwaves?Ifyouthinkyouknowit,shoutitout!Isit:A)Diffusion,B)Sublimation,C)RadiationorD)Circumnavigation?You'vegotthreeseconds--GO!Whenenergyistransmittedinparticlesorwaves,it'scalledradiation.That'syouranswerandthat'syourShoutout!CellPhones&CancerAZUZ:TheWorldHealthOrganizationsaysthatradiationfromcellphonescouldpossiblycausecancer.Thatannouncementcameafteragroupofscientistsanalyzedstudiesthathavebeendoneoncellphonesafety.Whatthismeansisthatthescientistsfoundsomeevidenceofanincreaseincertaintypesofcancerforcellphoneusers.Theyweren'tabletomakeanyconclusionsaboutothertypesofcancers.Oneexpertsaysit'shardbecauseitcantakeseveraldecadesofexposuretoseeifthereareanyconsequences.Thewirelessindustrysaidtheannouncementdoesnotmeancellphonescausecancer.Itpointedoutthatthescientistsdidn'tdonewresearch,butjustreviewedstudiesthatalreadyexisted.Thisannouncementprobablywillleadtomoreresearchontheissue.TornadoRecoveryAZUZ:RecoveryeffortsaregettingstartedinJoplin,Missouri,andhelpiscomingfromsomeunexpectedplaces.Forexample,agroupofhomelessvolunteersfromKentucky.TheycollecteddonationsforthetornadovictimsandthendrovetoJoplintodistributethem.Anotheruniquesourceofhelp:anelephantfromacircusthatwassupposedtoperforminthearea.Theshow,ofcourse,couldn'thappen.Buttheanimalwasabletouseitsstrengthtohelpworkersclearheavydebrisfromsomeareas.ManyresidentsofJoplinarestillcomingtogripswiththedevastationthathittheirhometown.MorganSchuttersofaffiliateKODEreportsonthetornado'simpactontheJoplinHighSchoolcommunity.(BEGINVIDEO)MORGANSCHUTTERS,KODEREPORTER:KatieWoodgraduatedfromJoplinHighSchooljustanhourbeforethetornadohit.KATIEWOOD,JOPLINHIGHSCHOOLALUMNI:Evenlookingatit,it'sstillreallyhardtobelieveit.SCHUTTERS:Now,she'ssingingthenationalanthematamemorialserviceforherclassmatesandthecommunity.WOOD:It'ssohardsingingitrightinfrontofmyschoolthatjustblewaway.SCHUTTERS:ButJoplinHighSchoolsophomoreChanciMcGowenstillhastherestofherhighschoolcareeraheadofher,asshelooksatwhatisleftinshambles.CHANCIMCGOWEN,JOPLINHIGHSCHOOLSOPHOMORE:It'sindescribable.It'shorrible,justdevastatingtoseeallthedestructionofmyschool,myhome.SCHUTTERS:McGowenisoneofmanystudentswholostboth.MCGOWEN:Itwasheartbreaking.Mywholeneighborhoodisgone,buteveryone'sOK.SCHUTTERS:Itwasasomberafternoonastheygatheredoutsidetheschool.Amomentofsilencehonoringmilitaryandtornadovictims.EightpeopleintheJoplinR-8SchoolDistrictareconfirmeddead:sevenstudentsandonestaffmember.WOOD:Wonderingwhoisstillaliveandwho'snot.SCHUTTERS:SuperintendentDr.CJHuffsaidlastFriday,whenhegotword,hisworldstopped.Sorrowforthelostandrelieffortheliving.CJHUFF,SUPERINTENDENT,JOPLINR-8SCHOOLDISTRICT:Asaresultofyourdiligenceandunwaveringfortitudeinthefaceofinsurmountablechallenges,100percentofourfamilyareaccountedfor.SCHUTTERS:Summerclasseswillbeginasscheduledinlessthanthreeweeks,onJune13th.(ENDVIDEO)I.D.MeMICHELLEWRIGHT,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:SeeifyoucanI.D.Me!I'mafamouslandmarkvisitedbymillionseveryyear.I'mlocatedinArizona.IwasformedbytheColoradoRiver.I'mtheGrandCanyon,ahugerockfor