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(CNNStudentNews)--May2,2011DownloadPDFmapsrelatedtotoday'sshow:TranscriptTHISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.GROUPOFSTUDENTSFROMBUSINESS,ENGINEERING,SCIENCE,ANDTECHNOLOGY(B.E.S.T.)ACADEMY:WelcometoCNNStudentNewsatB.E.S.T.AcademyMiddleSchool.UNIDENTIFIEDMALEB.E.S.T.STUDENT:Today,weareverygladandappreciativeoftheteacherswhoarestrivingtomakeusthebestandprepareusforapromisingandproductivefuture.GROUP:Andremember,weareacceptingnoexcusesinourjourneytobetheB.E.S.T.CARLAZUZ,CNNSTUDENTNEWSANCHOR:ThankstothestudentsatB.E.S.T.AcademyforgettingthingsstartedtodayasCNNStudentNewskicksoffTeacherAppreciationWeek.I'mCarlAzuz.Let'sgettoit.FirstUp:LibyaCivilWarAZUZ:Firstup,theLibyanmilitaryisincreasingitsattacksonrebelforces,andatleastonewitnesssaysit'slikerevenge.ThiscomesafteraNATOairstrikereportedlykilledpartofLibyanleaderMoammarGadhafi'sfamily.GadhafihascontrolledLibyafor42years.Rebelswanthimoutofpower;they'refightingagainsthisgovernmentandmilitary.NATO,theNorthAtlanticTreatyOrganization,isleadinganinternationaloperationtoprotectLibya'scitizens.LibyanauthoritiessayoneofColonelGadhafi'ssonsandthreeofhisgrandchildrenwerekilledinSunday'sairstrike.GovernmentofficialssayMoammarGadhafiandhiswifewereinthehousewhenitwastargeted,butthatthey'reallright.NATOsaysitdoesn'ttargetindividuals,justmilitary-relatedlocations.NATOcommandersaddedthattheyregretanylossoflifeduringLibya'songoingcivilwar.PopeBeatificationAZUZ:ThelatePopeJohnPaulIIcannowbecalledblessed,whichmeanshe'sonestepawayfrombecomingasaint.Thepope--theposition--servesastheheadoftheRomanCatholicChurch.AndJohnPaulIIservedaspopefrom1978untilhisdeathin2005.IntheCatholicfaith,inordertobebeatified--that'swhenyou'redeclaredasblessed--apersonhastobecreditedwithperformingamiracle.Becomingasaintrequirestwomiracles.SomepeoplehavebeencriticalofhowJohnPaulIIhandledsomeissuesintheCatholicChurchwhilehewaspope.ButmorethanamillionpeoplecameouttotheVaticanonSundayforthebeatificationceremonyledbythecurrentpope,BenedictXVI.JohnPaulperformedmorethan1,300beatificationceremonieswhilehewaspope,averypopularpopetothisday.RoyalWeddingAZUZ:TheirnamesarestillWilliamandKate,butfromnowon,youcancallthemtheDukeandDuchessofCambridge.ThosearethetitlesthatBritain'sPrinceWilliamandCatherineMiddletonweregivenaftertheirroyalweddinglastFriday.Itwasnotwhatyou'dcallasmallceremony.ThecoupletiedtheknotatWestminsterAbbeyinfrontoffamilyandfriends.Butpeoplearoundtheworldtunedintowatch,andhugecrowdsshowedupinLondonforachancetoseethebrideandgroom.Theywillbegoingonahoneymoon,althoughtheyaren'tsayingwhere.Butthey'renotleavingforawhile.Afteraquietweekend,PrinceWilliamwasheadedbacktohisjobasasearchandrescuepilot.SoundCheckWALTERMADDOX,MAYOROFTUSCALOOSA,ALABAMA:Myheart'sbroken.There'snowayyoucanwalkonthesestreetswhereIhavegrownup,andthe93,000citizensthatIrepresent,andseethepainintheireyes,thelookofwhathashappenedtous.Thishasclearlybeenadarkhourformepersonally,andforourcity.ButIamconfident.Ibelievethatwewillcomeoutofthisstronger,andanewdaywilldawnforthecityofTuscaloosa.AlabamaAftermathAZUZ:ThemayorofTuscaloosa,Alabama.HiscitywashithardbysevereweatherandtornadoesthatwhippedacrossthesouthernU.S.lastweek.ChurchesacrossthestateofAlabamaheldadayofprayeryesterdayforthevictimsandsurvivors.Authoritiessaymorethan330peoplewerekilledacrosssixstates;thatmadeittheseconddeadliesttornadooutbreakinU.S.history.PresidentObamawenttoseesomeofthedamageinTuscaloosaonFriday.HedeclaredmajordisastersinpartsofAlabama,MississippiandGeorgia.Thatdeclarationwillgivemoneytohelpwiththerecoveryefforts.WeatheranchorReynoldsWolfwasalsoinTuscaloosa.Hegivesusacloserlookatwhatthepresidentsaw.(BEGINVIDEO)REYNOLDSWOLF,CNNWEATHERANCHOR:ThisisAlabama.It'smyhomestate,theheartofDixie,andaftersufferingtheworsttornadoinitshistory,thisplacewillneverquitebethesame.Whenitcomestodamage,it'ssoincrediblyrandom.Onehousewillhaveawallcompletelyrippedaway,partofaroof.Thisone,ontheothersideofthesetrees,wasactuallyliftedupandpushedcompletelyoffitsfoundation.Andthenrightacrossthestreetonthissidethere'snothingthere.Unreal.Now,beforethetwistersstruck,thistruckwasinperfectcondition.Butafterexperiencingwinds,possiblyashighas300milesperhour,thisvehiclehasbeenreducedtorubble.Andsincethisstorybegan,we'vebeendowncountlessstreets,beeninmanyneighborhoods,andstill,we'reseeingthesamestuff.Nearandfar,there'sjustdestruction.Fromhousestotrees,justdevastation.HereinTuscaloosathough,thingsareslowlygettingbacktonormal.YoulookacrossMcFarlandBoulevardandyouseesomeconstructioncrewstryingtoputthingsbacktogether.Allaroundthem,plentyofdamage.Butthingslikethatcangetfixed.Forthepeoplewholostlovedones,though,lifewillneverbethesame.(ENDVIDEO)ShuttleLaunchDelayAZUZ:ThisisnotwhereEndeavourissupposedtoberightnow.TheshuttlewassupposedtolaunchlastFriday.NASAcalledthatoffbecauseofconcernsabouttheheatingsystem.Nextpossibilitywastoday,butthat'sofftoo.Apowerproblemiswhat'scausingtheotherdelay.TheEndeavourcrewandsupportstaffwereallowedtogohome.Officialshaven'tsetanewlaunchdate,buttheysayitwon