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(CNNStudentNews)--May6,2011DownloadPDFmapsrelatedtotoday'sshow:TranscriptTHISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.CARLAZUZ,CNNSTUDENTNEWSANCHOR:Wearebringingtheworldtoyourclassroom.ThisisCNNStudentNews!Hello,everyone,andwelcomeonthisFriday,May6th.MynameisCarlAzuz.Andaswekickofftoday'sheadlines,we'rebeginningatGroundZero.FirstUp:GroundZeroVisitAZUZ:That'sthesiteoftheWorldTradeCenterinNewYorkCity,whichwastargetedinthe9/11terroristattacks.Andit'swherePresidentObamawasyesterdayforaceremonypayingtributetothevictimsofthatviolence.ThepresidenthelpedlayawreathatGroundZero.VicePresidentJoeBidendidthesamethingatthePentagon,whichwasanothertargetofthe9/11attacks.Thepresident'svisitcamedaysafterthedeathofOsamabinLaden,themanbehindtheattacks.DeborahFeyericktalkedwithtwosisterswhowereinmiddleschoolonSeptember11th,2001,andwhosefatherwaskilledintheattacks.BRIENNEMCNALLY,FATHERKILLEDON9/11:It'sdefinitelymixedemotions,becauseyoudefinitelyfeelreliefthatsomebodythatrepresentsinjusticeandcruelty,thatwasresponsibleforthemurderofmyfather,finally,thefactthathe'snolongeronthisearthbringsajusticetothesituation.Butatthesametime,itbringsupalltheseemotionsfromthatdaywhenIfoundoutthathedied,andjustknowingthatmydadwillnevercomeback.Andit'shardtohavethatholeinyourlife,andthatwillneverbe,I'llnevergetfullclosureonthat.AZUZ:SamanthaHayesjoinsusnowonthepresident'svisittoGroundZero.(BEGINVIDEO)SAMANTHAHAYES,CNNNATIONALCORRESPONDENT:PresidentObamapausedThursdayafternoontohonorthevictimsofSeptember11th.Afterthewreath-layingatGroundZero,thepresidentmetprivatelywiththefamiliesof9/11victimsandfirstresponders.Itwasamomentfullofmeaningandemotion.SEN.CHUCKSCHUMER,(D)NEWYORK:MostAmericanstodayfeelthatthisisnotaboutanykindofpoliticalissue.ThisisanissuetofeelgoodaboutAmerica.HAYES:Earlierintheday,thepresidentstoppedbytheEngine54firehouse.Thisstationlost15firefightersonSeptember11th.U.S.PRESIDENTBARACKOBAMA:Thisisasymbolicsiteoftheextraordinarysacrificethatwasmadeonthatterribleday.CHIEFEDWARDKILDUFF,NYFIREDEPARTMENT:ForhimtocomehereandtoseefacesofthefirefighterswhowerekilledonSeptember11thtoandseetheshrinethatwaserectedintheirhonorreallymeantsomethingtohim.HAYES:Thepresident'svisitcomesjust24hoursafterannouncinghewouldnotreleasethephotosofOsamaBinLadenafterhewaskilled.It'sadecisionthatsomedisagreewith,sayingthephotosofferclosureandsendamessage.BILLBENNETT,CONSERVATIVETALKSHOWHOST:ThisiswhathappensattheendtosomeonewhothreatensAmericansandwhokillsAmericans.HAYES:Asthepoliticaldiscoursecontinues,sodoestheprogressatGroundZero.ThistimelapsebyProjectRebirthshowstheevolutionofthespacewheretheTwinTowersoncestood.AnothersymbolthatAmericaismovingforward,butwillneverforgetwhathappenednearlytenyearsago.(ENDVIDEO)SevereFloodingAZUZ:IntentionallyfloodingpartsoftheU.S.inordertoavoidcatastrophicfloodsinothercommunities.It'snotaplaneveryoneagreeswith,butitisaplanthatismovingforward.ThisiswhatpartsofIllinoislookedlikeonTuesday.Riverlevelshavedroppednearlytwofeetsinceengineersstartedtheirwork.Butthiswastheresultofthatwork:plotsoffarmlandinMissourithatarenowsittingunderwater.Theflooding,whichhasspreadintoArkansas,hasbeencausedbymassiverain,andmeteorologistsdon'texpectthattoletupuntilnextmonth.I.D.MeBARBARAHALL,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:SeeifyoucanI.D.Me!I'macountrylocatedintheWesternhemisphere.IdeclaredmyindependencefromSpainin1810.MynationalIndependenceDayisSeptember16th,notMay5th,orCincodeMayo.I'mMexico,andmypresidentisFelipeCalderon.MexicoMineBlastAZUZ:AnofficialinPresidentCalderon'sadministrationisn'tholdingouthopeforagroupoftrappedminers.ThisstartedwithanexplosiononTuesdaymorningatamineinthecityofSanJuandeSabinas,Mexico.It'sthecenterofthecountry'scoalminingindustry.Rescuersbegansearchingforvictimsassoonasitwassafeforthemtogoinsidethemine'stunnels.Asofyesterday,sixbodieshadbeenrecovered.Mexico'slaborsecretarysaidtherewasnohopeoflifefortheeightothermentrappedinthemine.UnrestinSyriaAZUZ:FromMexico,we'removingtotheMiddleEasternnationofSyria.Thatcountry'sgovernmentsaysmilitaryforcesareleavingthetownofDaraa.SyrianofficialssaythemilitaryfinisheditsmissiontorestoresecurityandcalminDaraa.Troopshavebeenfightingwithprotesterstherewho'vebeenspeakingoutagainstSyria'sgovernment.It'sbeengoingonformorethanamonth,andonehumanrightsgroupsayshundredsofpeoplehavebeenkilled.ProtesterssayreportsoftroopsleavingDaraaarenottrue.JapanNuclearCrisisAZUZ:Finally,wegotoJapanandtothenuclearpowerplantthatwasdamagedbythatmassiveearthquakeandtsunamibackinMarch.Nearlytwomonthslater,engineerscontinuetheirworktryingtogettheFukushimaDaiichiplant'sreactorsundercontrol.Thisvideoshowsarobotgoingintotheplant'snumberonereactor.Yesterday,peoplewentinsideforthefirsttimesincethequake.They'reinstallingaventilationsystemthatwillhopefullyletworkersstayinsidethereactorlongerastheytrytoshutthethingdown.ThisDayinHistoryAZUZ:Onthisdayinhistory,in1915,GeorgeHermanBabeRuthhithisfirstMajorLeaguehomerun.Thelegendaryplayerhit713moreofthoseduringhisprocareer.In1937,theHindenburg,aGermanairshipthatwasthelargestdiri