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(CNNStudentNews)--April27,2011DownloadPDFmapsrelatedtotoday'sshow:TranscriptTHISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.CARLAZUZ,CNNSTUDENTNEWSANCHOR:Onequestionwe'reaskingtoday:Whywouldacollegewantyoutokeepyourheadintheclouds?Theanswerisplaneasday.I'mCarlAzuz,andthisWednesdayeditionofCNNStudentNewsisreadytotakeflight.FirstUp:LeveeFailsAZUZ:OnMonday,theNationalWeatherServicealertsaidtheleveemayfailatanytime.Yesterdaywasanytime.Thisistheleveewe'vebeentellingyouaboutinPoplarBluff,Missouri.Wereportedonityesterday,infact.ItfailedinatleastfourspotsalongtheBlackRiver.Leveesarebarriersthataredesignedtopreventflooding.Withthisonefailing,officialsarerampingupevacuationsinthearea.Theyalreadyorderedsomeevacuations.AroundathousandmorepeopleweretoldtoevacuateonTuesday.Basedonthewaythattheleveefailed,authoritiesthinkPoplarBluffwon'tgethittoobadly.Theyexpectmostofthefloodwaterstoendupinamoreruralarea.Ofcourse,allofthisisbeingcausedbytremendousamountsofrainthathavebeenfallingthere.ApoliceofficialinPoplarBluffsaidthecity'sgotten15inchesofraininthelastfourdays,andmoreofitisontheway.TheNationalWeatherServicesayspartsofMissouricouldseerecordflooding.That'swhyGovernorJayNixonhassentouttheMissouriNationalGuardtohelpwithreliefeffortsandtoreinforcelevees.ArkansasStormsAZUZ:FromTexastoTennessee,statesacrossthesouthernU.S.couldfaceseverethunderstorms,possibletornadoes.ButArkansas,thestatethat'sjusttothesouthofMissouri,hasalreadygottenslammedbysevereweather.StormstorethroughthestateonMonday.Morethanadozenhomesdestroyed,andatleasteightpeoplewerekilled.Thestate'sgovernorsaidhewassurprisedthereweren'tmoredeathsgiventheamountofdamagecausedbythesevereweather.Hedeclaredastateofemergency,whichwillfreeupmoneyandgovernmentresourcesforthereliefefforts.Thewinds,sopowerfulthattheyflippedovercarsandrippeduptrees,likeyouseehere.Thegovernorsaidnormally,thewindwouldjustsnapthetrees.Butbecausethegroundwassowet,thetreeswerejustpulledrightoutbythewind.ShoutoutSTANCASE,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:Today'sfirstShoutoutgoesouttoMr.Logsdon'sstudentsatClydeBoydMiddleSchoolinSandSprings,Oklahoma!WhoemploysmostU.S.airtrafficcontrollers?Youknowwhattodo!Isitthe:A)Airlines,B)Airports,C)PrivatecompaniesorD)U.S.government?You'vegotthreeseconds--GO!Mostofthenation'sairtrafficcontrollersareemployeesoftheFAA,thegovernment'sFederalAviationAdministration.That'syouranswerandthat'syourShoutout!AirTrafficCollegeAZUZ:ExpertsconsiderthepositionofairtrafficcontrollertobeoneofthemoststressfuljobsintheU.S.Whenyouthinkaboutit,itmakessense;therearealotoflivesontheline.TheFAAismakingsomechangestothewaythatairtrafficcontrollersdotheirwork.It'sinresponsetorecentreportsaboutsomecontrollerssleepingonthejob.Threeofthemhavebeenfiredforthatrecently.TheendofthosecareersledMartinSavidgetotalktosomepeoplewhoareabouttostarttheircareers.(BEGINVIDEO)MARTINSAVIDGE,CNNNATIONALCORRESPONDENT:Aplaneintrouble.UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:Mayday,mayday,mayday,Cactus289hasenginenumbertwoflameout.SAVIDGE:It'sa757.GRANTPALADINO,EMBRY-RIDDLEUNIVERSITYSTUDENT:Cactus289,roger.Sayyourintentions?UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:Requestimmediatelandinganywherewecan.SAVIDGE:Withcloseto200peopleonboard.OK,sohere'sthedeal.GrantPaladino,right?PALADINO:Yes.SAVIDGE:GrantPaladinoistheonewho'shandlingthisemergency,andwhathe'sdoneisredirecttheaircraftto,where?PALADINO:Sanford.SAVIDGE:Sanford.AndyoumightbewonderingatthispointwhywouldIbepesteringanairtrafficcontrollerinthemiddleofacrisis?Well,thatanswer'seasy:noneofthisisrealWelcometoEmbry-RiddleAeronauticalUniversity,DaytonaBeach.DubbedtheHarvardoftheSky,it'sfinalexamsweek.Forthesewould-beairtrafficcontrollers,theirgradedependsonhowwelltheyhandleeverythingthrownatthem.SAVIDGE:Realismiswhatyouareafter?SIDMCGUIRK,ASSOCIATEPROFESSOR,AIRTRAFFICMANAGEMENT,EMBRY-RIDDLEUNIVERSITY:That'sexactlywhatwe'reafter.SAVIDGE:Inthescenarios,inthetraining,inallthat?MCGUIRK:That'scorrect.Wewantourstudentstobeasfullypreparedwhentheygettothefieldaspossible.SAVIDGE:Forthesesoon-to-begraduates,it'stakenfouryearsworkinginclassroomsandstate-of-the-artsimulators--nottomention$120,000tuition--togetthisfar.MirandaBlackwelderhaslearnedallaspectsofthejob,fromtakeoffsandlandingstoguidingflightsacrossthecountry.So,whataboutthestress?MIRANDABLACKWELDER,EMBRY-RIDDLEUNIVERSITYSENIOR:That'sthefirstthingeverybodysays.Andit'slike,Well,yes,butwhatjobisn'tstressful?SAVIDGE:Likeanumberofstudents,MurrayBeststartedoffwantingtobeapilot.Thenhegotatasteofcontrollingplanesandlikedit.Doyouevermakemistakes?MURRAYBEST,EMBRY-RIDDLEUNIVERSITYSENIOR:Plentyoftimes.SAVIDGE:Doyoulearnfromthemistakes?BEST:Definitely,definitely.BecauseIknowthatifImadethesamemistakeinthefield,I'dlosemyjob,andI'dalsoberesponsibleforanybodythathappenedtogethurt.So,it'sdefinitelyserious.SAVIDGE:IaskedMirandaifalltherecentscrutinyonairtrafficcontrollershadherrethinkinghercareerchoice.Doyoufeelgoodaboutthejob?BLACKWELDER:Idofeelgoodaboutthejob.Ifeelveryconfident.I'mveryhappyaboutmydecisiontobegoingintothisfield.SAVIDGE:Onedaylikelytobeguidingyourflight,theclassof201