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(CNNStudentNews)--January11,2011DownloadPDFmapsrelatedtotoday'sshow:TranscriptTHISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.CARLAZUZ,CNNSTUDENTNEWSANCHOR:One,one,one,one,one:Ifyouweretowritetoday'sdate,thatiswhatyou'dget.Butit'snotouronlystoryaboutnumerals;thenextone'sabouteightminutesaway,onCNNStudentNews!FirstUp:ACommunityFindsStrengthAZUZ:NewdetailsaboutatragicshootinginTucson,Arizona.Lastnight,CongresswomanGabrielleGiffords,whomagunmanhadtriedtoassassinateonSaturday,wasincriticalbutstablecondition.Shewasoneof14peoplewounded.ThesixpeoplekilledincludedamemberofGiffords'staff,afederaljudge,a9-year-oldgirl,andamanwho'dtriedtoprotecthiswife.Therearesomewhoarebeingcalledheroes.Amiddle-agedwomankeptthegunmanfromreloadingbullets.Someonewhowasshotwasthefirsttograbthegunman.Anothermanranfromastorenearbytohelpwrestlethesuspecttotheground.Thesuspectisinpolicecustody,butthefocusinTucson,accordingtoKiranChetry,isonthevictims.(BEGINVIDEO)KIRANCHETRY,CNNANCHOR,AMERICANMORNING:ThiscityisverymuchinshockSALLYHUNTER,TUCSONRESIDENT:I'mjustovercomewithemotion.YouknowIt'sshockingtoallofus.CHETRY:AGetWellballoonandflowersplacedatthecorneroftheSafewayshoppingcenterwherepolicecontinuetheirinvestigationintothemasskillingthathasstunnedthiscityofmorethanhalfamillionpeople.AcrosstownaspecialserviceheldatthesynagoguethatCongresswomanGiffordsattends.RABBISTEPHANIEAARON,REP.GIFFORDS'RABBI:Whenwecometogetherinthisway,andweseethegatheredstrengthofourcommunity,thenthatgivesallofusmorestrength.CHETRY:EmotionswereveryrawataneveningvigilalargecrowdattendedoutsideofGifford'soffice.Thisman,whobroughthis4-month-oldson,wasfriendswithGabeZimmerman,oneofGiffords'stafferswhowaskilled.TOMGORMLEY,FRIENDOFVICTIM:Itdoesn'tmatterifyou'reaDemocratoraRepublican,noonedeservesthistypeofjustice.Neverever.AndIdon'twantmysontogrowupinthistypeofworld,whereviolenceisOK,'causeitsnotOK.CHETRY:Someheldsignspleadingfortolerance.MICHAELVECKMAN,ATTENDEE,CANDLELIGHTVIGIL:Let'sdiscontinuethehatefulwordsinpolitics.Let'sendthewars.Let'scometogether.CHETRY:Acrowdcomingtogethersingingforpeaceandunderstanding.KiranChetry,CNN,Tucson,Arizona.(ENDVIDEO)Storm-StruckSoutheastAZUZ:Fiveinchesofsnowinonenight:ManyofourviewersintheU.S.haveseenthatbefore.ButinacitylikeAtlanta,whoseaveragesnowfallistwoinchesayear,thatmakesadifference.Infact,itcausedstatesofemergencyinGeorgia,AlabamaandLouisiana.Treacheroustrafficconditions,poweroutages,justpartofthestory.Anotherpart:Campingattheairport.DeltaAirlinescanceledabout25percentofallitsflightsforMonday!Airtrancanceledhundredsofitsflightstothesoutheast.Thatlefttravelersstranded.Andthiswasexpectedtoleavefolksathome,withoutpower.Icecoatingpowerlines,snowweighingdowntreelimbs,crashingintopowerlines.BusinessesthroughouttheSoutheastkepttheirdoorsclosedwiththeiremployeessnowedinathome.EconomicImpactofFloodsAZUZ:It'ssummertimeinAustralia,butthey'redealingwithdisastrousconditionsoftheirown:Moreflashflooding,ontopofwhat'salreadymadeavirtualislandofacityinnortheastAustralia.Atleast11deathshavebeenlinkedtothis.Andamongthe200,000peopleaffected,PhilBlackshowsushowsomefarmersaretakingtothesea,toliveofftheland.(BEGINVIDEO)PHILBLACK,CNNINTERNATIONALCORRESPONDENT:Apineapplefarmisn'tsupposedtolooklikethis.Fruitrottingonthebushandontheground.Eachoneistheproductoftwoyearsworkandthey'rebeinglefttotheants.Itmustbehardtosee.JOHNCURRY,FARMER:It'sveryhardtosee.We'restrugglingtocometotermswithitstill.It'sbeenahardcoupleofweeks.Weshouldberight.We'llgetthroughit.Idon'tknowwhatwe'regoingtodo.Idon'tknowhowwe'regoingtocomeoutofit.Butwewill.BLACK:AsThefloodwatersrosearoundRockhamptontheycutofftheroadheadingsouth.It'stheonlyroutetheregion'sfruitgrowerscanusetogettheirproducetomarket.Andithappenedattheworstpossibletime,thestartofthesummerharvest.WithindaysmuchofCurry'scropwastooripetosell.CURRY:Likethisonehere,shouldhavebeenpickedalongtimeago,it'sstillcuttingalrightbutIcant'sendthattomarket.BLACK:Sothat'sjusttooripetosendtomarket.CURRY:It'stooripe.Youcanalreadyseethebugsarecomingin.BLACK:Sothelossesherehavebeensignificantbutitcouldhavebeenmuchworse.Thefarmersintheareaweredesperatesofranticallytheyworkedtogetherandfoundanotherwaytosendsomeoftheirfruitsouth.Andhereitis.Theycan'tgetthemoutbytheroad,sothey'retakingthecoast.Thefarmersfoundthisbargeandhavestartedusingittoferrypineapplespastthefloodedroads.It'snotanexpressservice.UNIDENTIFIEDBARGECAPTAIN:Ittakeseightandhalforninehours.Dependsonthetides.BLACK:Thetruckscannormallydoitintwohours.They'realsocheaperandaconvoywillcarrymore.ButthisbargeishelpingthepineapplegrowersofcentralQueenslandtoendurethefloodsthathavealreadytakensomuchfromfarmersacrossthestate.PhilBlack,CNN,nearRockhampton,Australia.(ENDVIDEO)What'stheWord?JOHNLISK,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:What'stheWord?theabilitytoreadandwriteLITERACYThat'stheword!OasisofEducationAZUZ:TheliteracyrateinAfghanistanisestimatedataround28percent.Roughly43percentofAfghanmencanreadandwrite.Lessthan13percentofwomentherecan.Partofthatcanbeblamedonwar.PartcanbeblamedontheTaliban,Afg