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STUDENTNEWSWildfiresinArizona;ChampioningChildrenAiredMay17,2012-04:00:00ETTHISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)UNIDENTIFIEDSTUDENTS:WelcometoCNNSTUDENTNEWS.Oh,look,you`reall(INAUDIBLE)miracles,too.Sogetreadyforagreatday.Youwillbeamazedineveryway.Robbers,earthquakes,electionsandmore.Thingsyouneverknewbefore.Goaheadandwatchitanytime.Wehopewe(INAUDIBLE)youwiththislittlerhyme.Now,sadly,wemustpartways.ButthreecheersforMiss.Connor`sclass.Hip,hip,hooray.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)CARLAZUZ,HOST:Nicelydoneanditlookslikeyouhadfun.I`mCarlAzuz.Let`sgettoCNNSTUDENTNEWS.Firstup,we`relookingatfourwildfiresthatareburninginpartsofArizonaandthesethingsaregettingbigger.Wereportedonthisstoryearlierintheweek.AsofWednesdayafternoon,nodeathshadbeenreportedinconnectionwiththesewildfiresandofficialssaidjustthreebuildingshadbeendestroyed.Firefightersareworkingtogettheseflamesundercontrol,though.They`rehavingtobattletheweather,aswell.We`retalkingabouthightemperatures,lowhumidity,strongwinds.Allofthesethingsarecombiningtohelpspreadthewildfires.TheonecausingthemostconcernistheGladiatorFire.It`snearahistoricminingtown.AndonWednesday,itwasonlyabout5percentcontained.Hereyouseeoneofthewaysinwhichofficialsaretryingtoputouttheflames.Thisisreallyinterestingstuffhere.Thehelicopterdropsdownoveralake,startssiphoningupwater,thenitheadsoutforoneofthewildfiresanddumpsthewaterontheflames.OnTuesday,wementionedthatvoterswereheadingtothepollsinNebraskaandOregon.ThosestateswereholdingthenextroundofU.S.primaryelectionsandwe`vegottheresultsonthemforyounow.Andintermsofpresidentialcandidates,theyprobablywon`tcomeasasurprise.FormerMassachusettsGovernorMittRomneywontheprimariesinbothstates.He`sbeentheRepublicanParty`spresumptivenomineeforawhilenow.Andwiththesewins,he`sgettingclosertothenumberofdelegatesheneedstowintobecomehisparty`sofficialnominee.Thesefolksaren`tlininguptovote,they`rewaitingtodonatebloodtotrytohelpaGeorgiawomanwho`ssufferingfromararecaseofflesh-eatingbacteria.AndweexplainedwhatthediseaseisandhowAmyCopelandgotitinourshowonTuesday.YoucanfindthatinthetranscriptarchivesonourWebsite.Thisisjustoneoftheblooddrivesthat`shappeningaroundGeorgia.AmyCopelandhasbeeninfusedwithmorethan168pintsofbloodsinceshegotsick.Now,justtocompare,thehumanbodycontainsabout10pints.Copeland`sdoctorssayherstrugglewiththisdiseaseisgoingtobearollercoasterrideofhighsandlows.It`sMay17thandonthisdayin1792,24stockbrokersandmerchantsagreedtoformwhatisnowtheNewYorkStockExchange.In1875,thetrackatChurchillDownshostedthefirstrunningoftheKentuckyDerby.ThatisnowconsideredthemostfamousAmericanhorserace.Andin1954,theU.S.SupremeCourtruledthatracialsegregationsinpublicschoolswasunconstitutional.ThedecisionwasmadeinthecaseofBrownvs.TheBoardofEducationofTopeka.Scientistsaroundtheglobearetheygoingtofigureoutwhyonespeciespopulationisgettingsmaller.We`retalkingaboutaspecifictypeofbee.Yourfirstinstinctmightbetosay,great,lesschanceofgettingstung.Buttheexpertfeaturedinthisnextreportsaysthenewsthatthesebeesaredisappearingshouldworryeveryone.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)NOAHWILSON-RICH,PH.D.CHIEFSCIENTIST,BESTBEESCOMPANY:It`sbizarre.Now,whenabeekeepergoesintohishive,he`llfindaqueen,she`shealthy,layingeggs;findmaybefood,somehoney,pollenstores.Youwon`tseemanysignsofadiseaseoutright.Butthebeesaregone.Andit`ssomysterious.Wheredidtheygo?Wejustdon`tknow.Andthat`swhatwecallColonyCollapseDisorder.MynameisNoah.I`mabeekeeper.In2006,OctobertoDecember,analarmingnumberofcommercialbeecoloniesweredeadinPennsylvania.Andthisisreallywhenwestarttalkingaboutmodern-dayColonyCollapseDisorder.Peoplelikemysteries,becauseit`saninterestingstory.Butthisisareallyimportantstory.Weneedhoneybeesfortheirroleaspollinatorsofover130cropsthathumansdependon,fruitsandvegetables.Theycontributeover$15billionannuallyjusttotheU.S.economyalone.It`shardtodeterminethecausesofColonyCollapseDisorderbecausetherearenobodiesfound.Howcanyoufindouthowsomethingdiedwithoutabody?Therehavebeensomeobscurehypotheses,rangingfromcellphonestoaliens.Thosearenotwellsupported,butcertainlydiscussed.Andthentherearesomemorewellsupportedhypotheses,includinglackofnutrition.Soduetohabitatloss,wehavefewerflowersaround.Andalso,diseases.HereintheUnitedStates,in2012,wehavealotmoretalkinthenewsandamongstscientistsandresearchersabouttheeffectsofpesticidesonhoneybeehealth,specificallywithregardtothisneonicotinoidclassofpesticides.Somethingsthatourresearchfocusesonisvaccinesforbees.It`satotallyuniqueapproach.Regardlessofwhatiskillingthem,we`realreadylookingathowtomakethemhealthier.Beesareimportant.Weneedthebeesbecauseweneedfood.Beesneedusbecausenow,beesaredoingmuchbetterinmanagedcoloniesthaninferalcolonies.They`rehealthierwhenthey`remanaged.Sothisinterrelationshipthatwehave,overevolutionarytime,hasjustforcedthetwoofus,humansandbees,together.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:Today`sShoutOutgoesouttoMrs.Whetstone`ssocialstudiesclassatAndoverMiddleSchoolinAndover,Kansas.IanThorpe,AmandaBeardandJasonLezakareallknownfortheiraccomplishmentsinwhatsport?Herewego.