CNN Student News 2011.10.14

(CNNStudentNews)--October14,2011LUCASULLOQUE,CNNVIDEOJOURNALIST:(Speakingforeignlanguage).CARLAZUZ,CNNANCHOR:Fridaysareawesome.Soistoday`sintroductionfromLucasUlloque,whoworkshereatCNN.You`regoingtohearmorefromLucasinabit.Firstup,though,we`reheadedtotheWhiteHouse.Thebuildingis,ofcourse,hometotheU.S.president.ThisweekitplayedhosttoSouthKorea`spresidentaswell.LeeMyung-bakmadeastatevisittotheU.S.thisweek.TheSouthKoreanleaderwasthehonoredguestatastatedinnerattheWhiteHouseonThursday.Thesestatedinnersareprettyrare.They`redesignedtoshowtheimportanceofacountry`srelationshipwiththeUnitedStates.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ(voice-over):ThatwasthesamemessagethatPresidentObamamade,callingPresidentLeeagoodfriendandpartner.Earlierintheday,thetwopresidentsheldmeetingsonsomeissuesfacingbothoftheircountries,andtheytalkedabouttheirexcitementforanewtradeagreementbetweentheU.S.andSouthKorea.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ:Thatagreement,oneofthreetradedealstheU.S.CongresspassedonWednesday.TheothertwoarewithColombiaandPanama.ThepresidentandRepublicanleaderssaythesetradeagreementswillcreatethousandsofjobsintheU.S.SomeDemocratsandworkers`unionsaren`tsureanynewjobsaregoingtocomeoutofthis.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ(voice-over):SupportersalsosaythedealscouldincreaseAmericanexports.Whencompaniestrytoselltheirproductsinadifferentcountry,theyoftenhavetopayatariff.It`sanextrafee.Forexample,there`san8percenttariffonAmericancarssoldinSouthKorea.Butunderthesenewtradeagreements,thosefeeswouldbephasedout.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ:Sointheory,thiswouldmakeiteasiertosellaU.S.carinSouthKorea.ButasPaulaHancocksexplains,fortheautoindustry,therecouldbesomeobstaclesinmakingthattheoryareality.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)PAULAHANCOCKS,CNNREPORTER(voice-over):ChungHansu(ph)boughthisChevroletthreeyearsago.Sincethen,he`sbecomeabigfanoftheU.S.car,evenjoiningalocalChevroletclub.HANCOCKS:TheKoreanmarketisanattractiveonefortheU.S.,giventhephenomenalexplosionincarownershiphere.Backin1990,therewerejustover3millionvehiclesontheroad.Twentyyearslater,therewerealmost18million.That`sanincreaseofmorethan400percent.HANCOCKS(voice-over):EnvironmentalconcernscouldmakesomeU.S.modelsundesirableinanincreasinglygreenKorea.AspartoftheFTAagreement,SouthKoreaagreedtoloweritsstrictemissionandsafetyrequirementsinsomecases.Cardesignisalsoafactor.SUHJIN-KYO,KLEPEXPERT(Speakingforeignlanguage).HANCOCKS(voice-over):OneFTAexperttellsme,WhenKoreanbuycars,theylookforstyle,designandconvenience.Big,powerfulcars,likeintheU.S.arenotseenasstylishhere.SoIdon`texpectasurgeindemandforU.S.cars.KoreancarandautopartscompaniesdeclinedtotalkabouttheFTA,sayingthetopicwastoosensitive.ButKorea`stradeinvestmentpromotionagency,KOTRA,saystheywillbenefit.KOTRAsaysGMhashintedtheywillincreaseimportsofautopartsto$1billionfromthecurrent$700million.AndFordpredictsimportsrisingbyover20percentinthenext10years.Koreancarsareexpectedtotravelwell.ButfornowexpertsassumeU.S.carfanslikeChung(ph)couldremainintheminorityinKorea--PaulaHancocks,CNN,Seoul.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ(voice-over):OnOctober14th,backin1066,WilliamtheConquerorandhisNormanforceswontheBattleofHastings.ThatendedtheAnglo-SaxonphaseofBritishhistory.In1947,U.S.AirForceCapt.ChuckYeagerpilotedtheX-1rocketplanepast662milesperhour.ThatmadeYeagerthefirstpersontoflyfasterthanthespeedofsound.Andin1964,Dr.MartinLutherKingJr.wontheNobelPeacePrizeforhisworkintheAmericanCivilRightsMovement.Atthetime,Kingwastheyoungestpersonevertohavegottentheaward.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ:ThisSunday,Dr.KingisbeinghonoredwiththeofficialdedicationoftheMartinLutherKingJr.NationalMemorialinWashington.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ(voice-over):Thememorialpaystributetothelifeandworkofthecivilrightsleader.ItwassupposedtobededicatedbackinAugust,butthatwaspostponedbecauseofahurricane.At7:00pmEasternonSunday,CNNisairingaprogramcalledWordsthatChangedaNation.ItlooksatthepersonalwritingsofDr.King.And,teachers,wehaveacurriculumguidethatgoesalongwiththespecial.It`sfree.You`llfinditonourhomepage,cnnstudentnews.com.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:Today`sShoutoutgoesouttoMs.HudginsworldhistoryclassesatOpelikaMiddleSchoolinOpelika,Alabama.WhatsingerisknownastheQueenofSalsa?Youknowwhattodo.IsitCeliaCruz,Selena,GloriaEstefanorShakira?You`vegotthreeseconds,go.CubansingerCeliaCruzisconsideredtheQueenofSalsa.That`syouranswer,andthat`syourShoutout.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ:CeliaCruz`scareerandaccomplishmentshavebeenaninspirationtoothermusicians,andtootherLatinoslikeLucasUlloque,whomyouheardafewminutesagointroducetoday`sshow.LucasisavideojournalisthereatCNN,andhisfamilyisfromCuba,likeCruz`sfamily.TowrapupourcoverageofHispanicHeritageMonth,ItalkedwithLucasabouthowhisculturehasbeenpartofhislife.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)ULLOQUE:MyHispanicheritageissomethingI`mreallyproudof.I`minagroupofpeople,Ilovespeakingthelanguage.It`ssomethingthatwhenIwasalittleboy,mymominstilledintomethevaluesofhardwork,youknow,determinationandjustanoverallworkethictodothebestthatIcouldatanything.AndIthinkthatcomesfromhavingparentswhowereimmigrants,grandparentswhowerefirstgeneration.ButIwasb