CNN Student News10.03

(CNNStudentNews)--October3,2011CARLAZUZ,CNNANCHOR:WelcometoOctober,andwelcometoCNNStudentNews.We`llbelookingatthisdayinhistory.We`vegotaShoutoutforyou.Andtoday`sBeforeWeGosegmentisextracheesy.I`mCarlAzuz,youranchorforthenext10minutes.Firstup,anattackthatPresidentObamacallsamajorblowtotheAlQaedaterroristnetwork.Anwaral-AwlakiwaskilledinYemenonFridaybyastrikefromaU.S.drone,anunmannedaircraft.U.S.officialsdescribedal-AwlakiasthefaceofAlQaedaintheArabianPeninsula.TheoperationthatkilledhimfollowsbyfivemonthstheU.S.NavySEALoperationthattargetedOsamabinLadeninPakistan.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ(voice-over):Americanauthoritiessayal-AwlakiwasatopterroristrecruiterbecauseofhisEnglishlanguageproficiency,hisunderstandingoftechnology.Heplayedanindirectroleinseveralterrorattacksandplots,includingthe9/11attacksin2001.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ:There`ssomethingelsethatmadeal-Awlakiunique.HewasaU.S.citizen,andasJessicaYellinexplains,that`sraisedsomelegalquestionsaboutthisweekend`sstrikeagainsthim.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)JESSICAYELLIN(voice-over):It`sPresidentObama`slatestsuccessfulstrikeonawantedAlQaedaterrorist.BARACKOBAMA,PRESIDENTOFTHEUNITEDSTATES:Thedeathofal-AwlakiisamajorblowtoAlQaeda`smostactiveoperationalaffiliate.Al-AwlakiwastheleaderofexternaloperationsforAlQaedaintheArabianPeninsula.YELLIN(voice-over):Butthistime,it`sdifferent.Al-AwlakiwasanAmerican.ThismaybethefirstU.S.killingofanAmericantargetwithnotrial,noindictment.VINCENTWARREN,EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR,CENTERFORCONSTITUTIONALRIGHTS:TheproblemhereisthattheU.S.hasdonesomethingthatIdon`tthinkit`severdonebefore.Ithaskilledoneofitscitizenssomewhereelsearoundtheworldwithoutanydueprocessatall.Thisisaboutruleoflaw,andthisisaboutrulestokeepusallsafe.YELLIN(voice-over):Warren`sorganizationsuedtotakeal-Awlakioffaterrorkilllistandlost.TheWhiteHousewouldn`tofferalegaljustificationfortargetinganAmerican.JAYCARNEY,WHITEHOUSEPRESSSECRETARY:Thisgoestotheassumptionsaboutthecircumstancesofhisdeath,andI`mnotgoingtoaddressthat.I`mnotgoingtospeakhypothetically.YELLIN(voice-over):AnadvisertotheU.S.StateDepartmentexplainedthegovernment`slogicforkillinganyoneontheterroristcapture-or-killlistregardlessofnationality.HAROLDKOH,LEGALADVISER,STATEDEPARTMENT:Astatethatisengagedinarmedconflictorinlegitimateself-defenseisnotrequiredtoprovidetargetsorlegalprocessbeforethestatemayuselethalforce.YELLIN(voice-over):There`snoquestionthisadministrationviewedal-Awlakiasathreatforsometime.MICHAELLEITER,DIRECTOR,NATIONALCOUNTERTERRORISMCENTER:IactuallyconsiderAlQaedaintheArabianPeninsula,withal-Awlakiasaleaderwithinthatorganization,probablythemostsignificantrisktotheU.S.homeland.YELLIN(voice-over):Politically,theWhiteHousehassupportfrombothparties.RepublicanCongressmanPeterKingsays,quote,Itwasentirelylegal,andfromatopDemocrat:REP.DUTCHRUPPERSBERGER(D),MD.:It`slegal,it`slegitimate,andwe`retalkingoutsomeonewhohasattemptedtoattackusonnumerousoccasions.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ(voice-over):It`sOctober3rd.Onthisdayinhistory,in1922,RebeccaFeltonwasappointedtofillanopenseatintheU.S.Senate,makingherthefirstfemaleU.S.senator.In1974,FrankRobinsonbecamethefirstAfrican-Americanmanagerinmajorleaguebaseballhistory.HewashiredtomanagetheClevelandIndians.Andin1990,EastandWestGermanyreunitedasonenationafter45years.TheendoftheirdivisionwassignificantinendingtheColdWar.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ:TheU.S.SupremeCourtstartsanewsessiontoday.Theninejusticeswillhearargumentsandmakedecisionsoncasesthatinvolvesomecontroversialissues.We`retalkingaboutgaymarriage,immigrationlaws,PresidentObama`shealthcarebill.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ(voice-over):TheSupremeCourtsessionlastsformonths.Thejusticesusuallyhearargumentsabouttwoweeksinarow,andthenspendtwoweeksdeliberatingonthecases.Beforethesessionstarts,though,severaljusticestakepartinatraditioncalledRedMass.It`saCatholicChurchservicethatcelebratesthelegalprofession.Althoughsomepeoplecriticizeitformixingpolitics,religionandthelaw,RedMassdatesbackcenturieswiththegoalofbringingtogethereveryoneinthefieldoflawsotheycanprayforthewisdomofGod.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ:UpinNewYorkCity,somepeoplearespeakingoutagainsttheU.S.financialsystem,andthey`redoingitwithmorethanwords.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ(voice-over):TheseprotestsarepartoftheOccupyWallStreetCampaign.They`reangryaboutwhattheyseeastheinequitiesthattheU.S.financialsystemcreates.CrowdshavebeentakingoverpartsoftheparkinNewYork`sfinancialdistrict.Theprotestshavebeengoingonforweeks.Organizerssaytheywantittokeepgoingformonths.Overtheweekend,theprotestsspreadtotheBrooklynBridge.Policegotinvolved,warningtheprotesterstoleavethearea.Authoritiessaytheygaveoutmorethan700tickets.Theyalsoarrestedhundredsofprotesters,althoughthosepeoplewerelaterreleased.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:Today`sShoutoutgoesouttoMs.Graf`sclassesatWashingtonMiddleSchoolinGreenBay,Wisconsin.DavidSternisthecommissionerofwhatprofessionalsportsleague?Youknowwhattodohere.IsitMajorLeagueBaseball,MajorLeagueSoccer,NationalBasketballAssociationortheNationalFootballLeague?Threesecondsontheclock,go.DavidSternhasbeencommissio