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(CNNStudentNews)--April29,2011DownloadPDFmapsrelatedtotoday'sshow:TranscriptTHISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.ROBERTALLEN,TERRALINDAHIGHSCHOOLSTUDENT[RAPPING]:One,two,three...hitit!Youkeeponandyoudon'tstop.Youkeeponandyoudon'tstop.Nowwhatyouhearisnotatest,soifthinkyou'rethebest,thenputittorest.Soladies,fellows,girlsandboys,joinmepleaseandmakesomenoiseforyourfavoriteshowandmine,CNNStudentNews.Takeitaway,Carl.CARLAZUZ,CNNSTUDENTNEWSANCHOR:Okay,it'sFriday,andthatwasawesome!Mybuddyhadasweetvoicetoo.ThankyoutothestudentsatTerraLindaHighSchool.Andthankstoallofyouforrappingup--getit?--yourweekwithCNNStudentNews.FirstUp:SouthernStormsAZUZ:Unparalleled,near-epic,heartbreaking.ThosearejustsomeofthewordsofficialsareusingtodescribethesevereweatherandtheimpactthatithadasitrippedacrosspartsofthesouthernU.S.onWednesday.We'vebeentalkingaboutstormsinthesouthforafewdaysnow.ThedevastationthathappenedonWednesdaywasimmense.Acrosssixstates,morethan270peoplewerekilled.Wholeneighborhoodsdestroyed.GovernorsdeclaringstatesofemergencyandaskingPresidentObamatodothesamething.MostofthedeathshappenedinAlabama.ThisvideogivesyouanideaofjusthowfrighteningitwastobeinpartsofthatstateonWednesday.ThistornadohitTuscaloosa.That'swheretheUniversityofAlabamaislocated.Officialssaytheschoolwasn'thittoobadly.Nnotthecaseforotherpartsofthetown.Tuscaloosa'smayorsaid,Idon'tknowhowanyonesurvived.Headded,We'reusedtotornadoeshereinTuscaloosa.Butwhenyoulookatthepathofdestruction...there'spartsofthecityIdon'trecognize.Noquestionaboutit,thesestormswerestrong.Asitturnsout,you'remorelikelytogetmorepowerfulstormswhentherearen'talotinonearea.Yesterday,ChadMyersexplainedthesciencebehindthat.CHADMYERS,CNNMETEOROLOGIST:Whenyouhaveabunchofstormsthatareallbangingintoeachother,youdon'tgetF-4,F-5tornadoes.Whenyouhaveastormallbyitself,likewehadacoupleofthemyesterday,here,here,here,here,notbattlingtops,allbythemselves,that'swhenyougetthistypeofstructure.ImpactYourWorldAZUZ:Reliefisalreadyontheway.AtCNNStudentNews.com,youcanouthowyoucanmakeadifference.Gotoourhomepage,scrolldowntotheSpotlightsectionandclickontheImpactYourWorldlinktolearnhowyoucanhelp.What'stheWord?BARBARAHALL,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:What'stheword?Asanoun,itmeansaneffort,anactionoractivitydesignedtoachieveagoal.ENDEAVORThat'stheword!EndeavourLaunchAZUZ:ThespaceshuttleEndeavourisgettingreadytosetoffonanewendeavor.Youmightnoticethattheshuttle'snameisspelleddifferently.That'sbecauseit'snamedafteraBritishship,notaftertheword.Endeavourisscheduledtolaunchlatertoday.ThemissiontotheinternationalspacestationwillbecommandedbyMarkKelly.HiswifewillbeattheKennedySpaceCentertowatchtheliftoff.That'snewsworthy,becausehiswifeisU.S.RepresentativeGabrielleGiffords,whowasthevictimofashootinglessthanfourmonthsago.Thetwo-weekmissionisthelastoneforEndeavour.Asitgetsreadytotakeitslastflight,JohnZarrellalooksbackatthefirsttimeEndeavourliftedoff.(BEGINVIDEO)JOHNZARRELLA,CNNMIAMIBUREAUCHIEFANDCORRESPONDENT:Endeavour,thenewestoftheorbiters,mightneverhavebeenbuiltifnotforaterribleaccident.IntheaftermathofthelossofChallengerin1986,PresidentReaganpromisedthedisasterwouldnotstopthejourneyoutward.FORMERU.S.PRESIDENTRONALDREAGAN:Wewillcontinueourquestinspace.Therewillbemoreshuttleflightsandmoreshuttlecrews.ZARRELLA:Ayearandahalflater,Congressauthorizedtheconstructionofthenew,nearly$2billionspaceplane.Endeavour'sfirstflight,1992.UNIDENTIFEDNASAANNOUNCER:LiftoffofthemaidenvoyageofEndeavour...ZARRELLA:Thiswillbeits25thandfinalflight.Alongitsjourney,EndeavourmadenumerousconstructiontripstotheinternationalspacestationandhandledthefirstHubbleTelescoperepairmission.BarbaraMorgan,thefirsteducatorinspace,flewonEndeavour.Morganwastheback-uptoteacher-in-spaceChristaMcAuliffe,whodiedonChallenger.Theshuttlefleethashadbothatragicandtriumphantpast.Andforthirtyyears,hasbeenAmerica'ssignatureflyingmachine.COL.MIKEFINCKE,ENDEAVOURASTRONAUT:It'sgotaglasscockpit.Ithasarobotarm.ItcanflytotheHubbleSpaceTelescopeorthestation.Itcanlandanywhereontheplanetthathasarunway.Itisanamazingpieceofequipmentonanyscale.ZARRELLA:WhenEndeavourreturnsfromitsfinalflight,CommanderMarkKellyjokes,therewon'tbeanythingmissing.MARKKELLY,ENDEAVOURCOMMANDER:Youknow,whenyouflyanairplanetotheboneyardoutinthedesert,theysaydon'ttakeanythingoffofit.Yougetthebriefaheadoftime.I'lldothesamethingwithmycrew:Yougottoleave,makesureitallstaysintactforthemuseum.We'renotgonnabesigningournameonanything.ZARRELLA:PerhapsjusttheguestbookattheCaliforniaScienceCenter,whereEndeavourwillbeplacedinretirement.JohnZarrella,CNN,attheKennedySpaceCenterinFlorida.(ENDVIDEO)ShoutoutTOMEKAJONES,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:Today'sShoutoutgoesouttoMrs.Newkirk's7UPSclassesatEastsideMiddleSchoolinMt.Washington,Kentucky!Whereistoday'sroyalweddingtakingplace?Youknowwhattodo!Isitin:A)St.Paul'sCathedral,B)WestminsterAbbey,C)BuckhinghamPalaceorD)PiccadillyCircus?You'vegotthreeseconds--GO!PrinceWilliamandKateMiddletonareexchangingvowsatWestminsterAbbey.That'syouranswerandthat'syourShoutout!RoyalWeddingAZUZ:WestminsterAb