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(CNNStudentNews)--April19,2011DownloadPDFmapsrelatedtotoday'sshow:TranscriptTHISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.CARLAZUZ,CNNSTUDENTNEWSANCHOR:Bringingyoutoday'scommercial-freeheadlinesfromaroundtheglobe,thisisCNNStudentNews!Hi,everyone.I'mCarlAzuz,gettingthingsstartedonthisTuesday,April19th.FirstUp:CreditOutlookAZUZ:We'vebeentalkingaboutsomeoftheeconomicdebatesinvolvingPresidentObamaandCongress:federalbudgets,deficits,thedebtceiling.Othergroupshavebeenpayingattentiontothosedebates,too.Andonegroup,StandardandPoor's,saysbecausethosedebateshavesomuchuncertaintyassociatedwiththem,thatisthereasonwhyStandardandPoor'slowereditsoutlookforAmerica'slong-termdebt.Okay,whatdoesthatmean?StandardandPoor's,orS&P,isoneofthreemainagenciesthatexaminedebtissues.Itassignsratingstogovernmentsorcompanies,andinvestorsusethoseratingstohelpdecidewheretheywanttoputtheirmoney.TheU.S.hasaAAAratingfromS&P.That'sthehighestyoucangetandthatdidn'tchange.WhatS&Pdidchangewasitslong-termrating--itsoutlook--forAmerica'sdebt.Thatwentfromstabletonegative.Basically,theagencysaysitcouldberiskiertomakelong-terminvestmentsintheUnitedStates,andthatcouldmeanlessmoneycomingintothegovernment.ThatratingchangedidnotgooverwellonWallStreet.TheU.S.stockmarkettakingabigdiprightaftertheS&Pannouncement.TexasWildfiresAZUZ:Nextup,flamesburningacrossthestateofTexas.Whenitcomestowildfires,thesituationcanchangefast.That'swhatmakesitdifficulttoreportonthemandmoreimportantly,difficulttofightthem.That'swhatmorethan1,400peoplearedoingrightnowinTexas,tryingtogettheseblazesundercontrol.Butnearlythreeweeksofsuper-dryweatherhavebasicallyturnedthegroundintokindling.Andwindspreadstheflamesaround.Texashas254counties,andallbuttwohavebeenaffectedbythesefires.Thereareavarietyofcauses.Someofthemareactsofnature,likelightningstrikes.Butofficialssaymostareactsofman.Anythingfromstraysparksfromweldingafence,toburningdebris,tosettingacampfire.IsThisLegit?TOMEKAJONES,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:Isthislegit?TheGobiDesertcoverspartofLibya.Notlegit!It'stheSaharathatcoverspartofLibya.Infact,morethan90percentofthecountryissemidesertordesert.LibyaCivilWarAZUZ:TheLibyancityofMisrataisn'tinthedesert.It'sontheothersideofthecountry,onthecoastoftheMediterraneanSea.Itsportcouldhelpprovideawaytogetaidtopeoplewholivethere,exceptthatport'sbeenatargetofLibyanmilitaryattacks.MisrataisoneofthetownsundercontroloftherebelswhoarefightingagainstthemilitaryandwhowantLibyanleaderMoammarGadhafioutofpower.Thefightinginthecityhasbeenfierce.It'shardforaidtogetin.Food,water,electricityhaveallbeenhardtocomeby.TheUnitedKingdomsaysit'sworkingtoevacuateabout5,000peopleoutofMisrataandtogetmedicalhelptothepeoplewhoneedit.RobotsTestRadiationAZUZ:MovingfromLibyatoJapan,whereofficialsnowsaythatnearly14,000peoplewerekilledbylastmonth'searthquakeandtsunami.Another14,000orsoaremissing.We'vereportedonthenuclearcrisisattheFukushimaDaiichipowerplant.It'snotjusthumansworkingtogetthesituationundercontrol.Remote-controlledrobotsarebeingusedtoexploretheplantandtestthelevelsofradiationinsidethereactors.That'swhatyou'reseeinginthesepictures.Insomeareas,therobotsfoundradiationlevels90timeshigherthanmostpeopleareexposedtoinanentireyear.NewAirTrafficControllerRulesAZUZ:OnFriday,wetoldyouaboutsomechangeshappeningattheFAA,theFederalAviationAdministration.ThatagencyisinchargeofmakingsuretheskiesaboveAmericaaresafeforairtravel.Butsomerecenteventshaveputthatsafetyintoquestion.SandraEndoexplainswhathappenedandwhatfederalofficialsplantodoaboutit.(BEGINVIDEO)SANDRAENDO,CNNCORRESPONDENT:Whenplanescomeinforalanding,thecommunicationshouldn'tbelikethis,ofapilottryingtogetintouchwithanairtrafficcontroller.UNIDENTIFIEDTERMINALRADARAPPROACHCONTROL(TRACON)AIRTRAFFICCONTROLLER:They'renotansweringthephoneline,either.UNIDENTIFIEDPILOT:We'regoingtoneedtoland.UNIDENTIFIEDTRACONCONTROLLER:Landingwillbeatyourownrisk.ENDO:Butitreportedlyhappenedatleastseventimesatairportsacrossthecountrysincethestartoftheyearbecauseofcontrollersfallingasleeponthejob.Butnow,theFAAandTransportationSecretaryRayLaHoodaremakingimmediatechangestotheschedulesforcontrollers.RAYLAHOOD,U.S.TRANSPORTATIONSECRETARY:Wewillnotallowcontrollerstosleeponthejob.Wesimplywillnot.ENDO:Underthenewguidelines,controllerswillnowhaveaminimumofninehoursoffbetweenshiftsinsteadofeight.They'llnolongerbeabletoswapshiftsunlesstheygetninehoursoffinbetween.Controllerswillnotbeabletoworkanunscheduledmidnightshiftfollowingadayoff.AndtherewillbemoreFAAmanagerscoveringtheearlymorningandlate-nighthours.Theproblemoffatiguehasbeenaroundforyears.Backin2007,theNationalTransportationSafetyBoardrecommendedtheschedulesofairtrafficcontrollersberevisedtoaddresstheissue.Whichbegsthequestion,whywasn'tmoredonesooner?LAHOOD:Iwasnotthesecretaryin2007.I'mthesecretarytoday.AssoonasIlearnedaboutthis,thesecontrollersweresuspended.ENDO:CongressholdsthepursestringsforfundingtheFAA,andakeylawmakersaystheissueisnotthenumberofcontrollersemployed,buthowthey'reused.REP.JOHNMICA,(R)FLORIDA:Airtrafficcontrollers,whomakeonaver