(CNN Student News) -- August 23, 2012

(CNNStudentNews)--August23,2012THISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.CARLAZUZ,CNNANCHOR:Someofthisfoodcanenduponyourplate,buthowmuchofitcouldeventuallyendupinthetrash?Theanswermightsurpriseyou.I`mCarlAzuz,CNNSTUDENTNEWSstartsrightnow.Firstuptoday,though,1,118asofyesterday,that`showmanycasesofWestNilevirushavebeenreportedintheUnitedStatesthisyear.WestNilefirstshotupintheU.S.in1999.Andthisyear`soutbreak,isnowthelargesteverinthiscountry.38stateshavereportedWestNileinfections,41peoplehavediedfromthedisease.WestNileisspreadbymosquitoes.Butofficialssaymostmosquitoesdon`tcarrythevirus,andmostpeoplewhoarebitbythemosquitoesthatdohaveit,don`tgetsick.Therearesomethingsyoucoulddotohelppreventit,though.Forexample,dressinginlongpantsandlongsleevesandusingmosquitorepellant,specificallyoneswiththeingredientdeet.Doctorssay,ifyoudodevelopsymptomsofWestNilevirus,likeunusuallysevereheadachesorconfusion,youshouldseeadoctorimmediately.PoliceofficialsinthecityofChicagoarelookingforwaystolowerthecity`shomiciderate.Overall,crimeisdowninChicago,butthenumberofmurdersisup.Morethan340peoplehavebeenmurderedthisyear.ForonenightTedRowlandsjoinedpoliceonpatrolinoneofChicago`sdeadliestneighborhoods.Takealookatwhathesaw.(BEGINVIDEOTAPE)LEOSCHMITZ,COMMANDEROFTHE007ENGLEWOODDISTRICT:ThereisacoupleofplacesIwanttocheckout.TEDROWLANDS,CNNCORRESPONDENT:It`saFridaynightonthestreetsofChicago,intheEnglewoodneighborhood.JoePatersonandLeoSchmitzhavebeencopsherefor26years.SCHMITZ:(inaudible)ontheseblocks,whatyoudoisyouscaneverything.Andwhentheyseethatyouareapolicemanafterdoingsomethingwrongyou`vegotagun,theystartmovingawayandrunning.UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:Gunshotsfired...ROWLANDS:Asweridealong,wehearconstantreportsofshotsfiredovertheradio.UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:...personwithagun...ROWLANDS:Acallcomesin,thatgetstheirattention.SCHMITZ:64thandLoomis(ph).Shotsfired,that`soneblockawayfromthepolicestation.ROWLANDS:It`salsonearaparkwhereinthemorningthereisacommunityeventplanned.SCHMITZ:Someonewithagunthere,weknowwe`vegotpeopleoverthataresettingup.ROWLANDS:Whenwearrive,thereisnosignofthepersonwiththegun,andthereisnotimetolinger.Weleaveasquicklyaswearrivebecausethereisanothercalljustafewblocksaway.SCHMITZ:Manwithagunon6444Bishop.ROWLANDS:Severalofficersaretherewhenwearrive,thereisamanincustody,andthisgun,whichwasfoundinthehouse.UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:Theyarestillworkingstill.Butthat`sthenameofthegameandthat`showwe--westoppedthenextshooting.ROWLANDS:ThisyearthehomiciderateinChicagoisupabout30percent,whichisnotwhatfirstyearpolicesuperintendentGarryMcCarthyenvisionedwouldhappenwhenhetookthejob.GARYMCCARTHY,SUPERINTENDENT,CHICAGOPOLICE:It`splayingoutnotaswellasIanticipated.Weexpectedtomakemuchgreatergainsbythispoint.ROWLANDS:Chicago`soverallcrimerateisactuallydowntenpercentfromlastyear.Andlikeothercities,themurderproblemhereisconcentratedinafewspecificareas.MCCARHTY:Theentirecitysufferswhenthatviolencehappens.AndthisideaofnotinmybackyardisnotOK,wehavetomaketheentiresafe.(ENDVIDEOTAPE)AZUZ:Backtothequestionweaskedatthebeginningoftoday`sshow.Howmuchofourfoodwillendupinthetrash.Theanswer--40percent.AndI`mnotjusttalkingabouthereinthiscafeteria,that`sacrosstheentireUnitedStates.Accordingtoanewreport,40percentofthefoodinthecountryisnevereaten,itaddsupto$165billionsayearinwastedfood.Thereportsaysthiswastehappensalongtheentirefoodsupplychain,onfarmsandwarehouses,atgrocerystores,andespecially,athome.It`slikeafamilybuying24boxesofcerealeverymonthandthenjustthrowingthemaway.Someexplanationsforthewaste,Americansbuymorethantheycaneat,restaurantsservemore,biggerportionsizes,andgrocerystoresoverstockfreshproduce.Wewanttogetyourtakeonthisstory,we`vegotalinktoitonourFacebookpage.IfyouarealreadyonFacebook,gocheckitoutatFacebook.com/cnnstudentnews.Letusknowyourreactionandwhatyouthinkcanbedoneaboutit.Anotherstudywearetalkingabouttoday,about1000Americanteenagerswereaskedaboutsmoking,drinkingordruguseduringtheschoolday.Thereportfoundthatabout17percentofAmericanteenagersaredoingthis,and86percentsaytheyknowsomeonewhodoes.ThesurveyoutofColumbiaUniversitycitedseveralinfluencesonwhetherstudentsages12to17drink,smokeordodrugs.Oneisdigitalpeerpressure.75percentsaytheyareencouragedtotrysmokingordrugswhentheyseepicturesofothersdoingitonsocialmedia.Parentsfactoredin,too.Studentswhosaidtheirparentswouldbereallyupsetwiththemforsmokingordrugsweresignificantlylesslikelytotryit,andthosewhoregularlygotoreligiousservicesarealsolesslikelytodrinkortrytobaccoordrugs.Youjustneverknowwhatyou`regoingtofindintheattic.AmaninChattanooga,Tennesseewasgoingthroughsomeoldboxesfromthisfather.HecameacrossanaudioreellabeledDr.KingInterview:December21st,1960.Itturnsout,hisdadhadinterviewedDr.MartinLutherKing,Jr.aboutthecivilrightsmovement.Wehaveaclipfromthatrecordingforyourightnow.You`regoingtohearDr.Kingansweraquestionabouttheimpactofthecivilrightsmovement.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)DR.MARTINLUTHERKING,JR:I`mconvincedthatwhenthehistorybooksarewritteninthefutureyears,historianswillhavetorecordthismovementasoneofthegr