CNN Student News) -- September 24, 2010

1CARLAZUZ,CNNSTUDENTNEWSANCHOR:Hi,I'mCarlAzuz.Ifthere'sonethingI'msureof,it'sthatFridaysareawesome!AndthisFridayeditionofCNNStudentNewsisaboutreadytotakeflight.FirstUp:U.N.GeneralAssemblyU.S.PRESIDENTBARACKOBAMA:PeacemustbemadebyIsraelisandPalestinians,buteachofushasaresponsibilitytodoourpartaswell.ThoseofuswhoarefriendsofIsraelmustunderstandthattruesecurityfortheJewishstaterequiresanindependentPalestine,onethatallowsthePalestinianpeopletolivewithdignityandopportunity.AndthoseofuswhoarefriendsofthePalestiniansmustunderstandthattherightsofthePalestinianpeoplewillbewononlythroughpeacefulmeans,includinggenuinereconciliationwithasecureIsrael.AZUZ:TherewerealotofsubjectsthatPresidentObamatalkedaboutyesterdayattheUnitedNationsGeneralAssembly.Hediscussedtheeconomy,theenvironment,thewarsinIraqandAfghanistan.Butthemainfocusofhisspeechwaswhatyoujustheardhimdiscuss:effortstocreateapeacedealbetweenIsraelisandPalestinians.There'sbeentensionbetweenthosegroupsfordecades.PresidentObamasaysit'stimeforthemtocometogether.Onequicknoteonthatspeech:TheIsraelirepresentativesweren'ttherewhilePresidentObamawastalking.That'sbecauseitwasaJewishholiday.PledgetoAmericaAZUZ:Well,RepublicansinCongressaremakingapledgetoAmerica.Theyannouncedityesterday.It'sessentiallyapromisetotrytochangesomegovernmentpolicies.HouseMinorityLeaderJohnBoehnerexplainedwhytheycameupwithit.REP.JOHNBOEHNER,(R)MINORITYLEADER:OurgovernmentisoutofcontrolinWashington,andweneedtoreignitinandbeginanewdriveforasmaller,lesscostlyandmoreaccountablegovernmentinournation'scapital.ThesearethethingsthattheAmericanpeoplearedemanding,andourpledgetoAmericaisthattheRepublicansstandreadytogetitdone.AZUZ:DemocraticleaderssaythepledgewilltakeAmericansbacktooldpoliciesthattheyclaimdidn'tworkinthefirstplace.Thepledgeincludesthingslikecuttingtaxesandsomegovernmentspending.Italsotakesaimatthenewhealthcarereformlaw.JimAcostahasmoreonthat.(BEGINVIDEO)CHRISTINEO'DONNELL,(R)DELAWARESENATECANDIDATE:Iwouldfighttorepealthebill.JIMACOSTA,CNNCORRESPONDENT:It'saGOPbattlecryforthemidtermelections.SEN.JOHNMCCAIN,(R)ARIZONA:TheAmericanpeoplewillbeheard,andwe'llrepealand2replace.SHARRONANGLE,(R)NEVADASENATECANDIDATE:IhavepledgedasmyfirstactoflegislationtoputinarepealObamaCarelaw.ACOSTA:IfRepublicanswinamajorityofseatsinCongress,oneofthefirstthingstheypromisetodoisrepealPresidentObama'ssignatureachievement:healthcarereform.UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:What'syourresponsetothat?ACOSTA:UnderanewGOP-controlledHouse,TexasCongressmanJoeBartonwouldlikelybecomechairmanofakeyHousecommitteeoverseeinghealthcare.HesayshearingswouldbeginassoonasJanuarytodismantlethelaw.REP.JOEBARTON,(R)TEXAS:Ifwe'regiventheopportunitytobeinthemajority,wearegoingtotrytorepealitandthenreplaceit...ACOSTA:Rightaway.BARTON:...withsomethingthatmakessense.Well,thesoonerthebetter.ACOSTA:Thatthreatcomesasnewportionsofthelawgointoeffectthisweek.Provisionsthatstopinsurersfromdenyingcoveragetochildrenwithpre-existingconditionsordroppingpoliciesforpeoplewhogetsick.Bigexpansionsofcoveragedon'tcomeuntil2014.Still,recentpollsshowthelawremainsunpopular.REP.GLENNNYE,(D)VIRGINIA:IvotedagainstthehealthcarebillbecauseIthoughtitwouldbetooexpensive.ACOSTA:EvensomeDemocratsarerunningagainstit.HealthandHumanServicesSecretaryKathleenSebeliusarguesthepublicwillcomearound.Whyisthislawsounpopular?KATHLEENSEBELIUS,HHSSECRETARY:Ithinkit'smoreconfusingthanunpopular.Ithinkthat...ACOSTA:You'rereadytohavethisdebatealloveragain?SEBELIUS:Iamindeed.OBAMA:Hello,hello,hello.ACOSTA:Soisthepresident,whopointstopartsofthebillthatarepopular.3OBAMA:Ifyoungpeopledon'thavehealthinsurancethroughtheiremployer,thentheycanstayontheirparents'healthinsuranceuptotheageof26.ACOSTA:PartsCongressmanBartonwantstokeep.Arethereportionsofthelawthatshouldbekept?BARTON:Ithinkcoverageofpre-existingconditions.Theabilitytokeepyourinsuranceandnothaveitrevokedunless...ACOSTA:Rescissions.BARTON:...unlessyoucommittedfraud.ACOSTA:OtherRepublicanssayscrapthewholething.ConservativeactivistAlexCortes,withthegroupdefundit.org,saysthesolutionistostarvethelawofmoney.ALEXCORTES,DEFUNDIT.ORG:Oneofouronlyoptionsisdefunding.Goaftersomeofthesmallerprovisions.WewillnotletKathleenSebeliusimplementandenforcethislaw.(ENDVIDEO)JusttheFactsSTANCASE,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:JusttheFacts.Aconcussionisaninjurythataffectshowyourbrainworks.They'reusuallycausedbyahittothehead,butyoudon'thavetoloseconsciousnesstohaveaconcussion.Symptomscanincludedizziness,nauseaandconfusion.Concussionscanaffectyourmemory,reflexes,speechandbalance.Andifyou'vehadaconcussion,you'remorelikelytosufferanotherone.ConcussionHearingAZUZ:Thosethingsareserious.Youhearaboutconcussionsinprosports.Youngerathletessuffertheseheadinjuriesaswell.Youmightknowsomeonewho'shadaconcussion.Between2005and2008,anestimated400,000concussionshappenedinhighschoolsports.Congresswantstofindawaytocutdownonconcussions.Yesterday,theyheardfrommedicalexperts,parents,studentsandproathletesabouttheissue.Congressisthinkingaboutpassingalawthatwouldrequirestudentathleteswhosufferheadinjuriestogetchecke