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(CNNStudentNews)--May12,2011DownloadPDFmapsrelatedtotoday'sshow:TranscriptTHISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.CARLAZUZ,CNNSTUDENTNEWSANCHOR:Concernsaboutlostculture,aplantocutcollegecosts,andafearlessflyer.That'swhat'saheadintoday'sprogram.Butwestartwithatourofsomeinternationalheadlines.FirstUp:TwoMonthsLaterAZUZ:WebegininJapan,wherethecountrypausedforamomentofsilenceonWednesday.ItwasexactlytwomonthsafterapowerfulearthquakestruckofftheJapanesecoast.ThiswasthelargestquaketohitJapaninmorethan100years,anditcausedatsunami,thisgiantoceanwave,thatrushedashore.TheimpactontheAsiancountry:devastating.Nearly15,000peoplewerekilled.Another10,000arestillmissing.ThequakeandtsunamidamagedseveralofJapan'snuclearreactors.Theworstwasthisone,theFukushimaDaiichiplant.Engineershavespenttwomonthstryingtocontainthecrisis.Yesterday,thecompanythatownstheFukushimaplantsaidthere'sanewradiationleakfromoneofitsreactors.Theydon'tknowiftheradioactivewaterwasleakingintothesea,though.Japanismakingsomeprogressinitseffortstocleanupandrebuildfromthenaturaldisasters.Butit'sgoingtotakeawhile,partlybecausethedamageissowidespread.Around130,000peopleinJapanhavenowheretolive.Temporaryhousingisgoingup,butslowly.LibyaCivilWarAZUZ:Nextup,thenorthAfricannationofLibya.Thisisacountrythat'sinthemiddleofacivilwar;itstartedaboutamonthbeforetheJapanearthquake.Ononeside,theforcesofColonelMoammarGadhafi,Libya'sleaderformorethan40years.Ontheotherside,rebelswhowantGadhafioutofpower.Othercountriesareinvolvedinthis,too.ForcesfromtheU.S.,theU.K.,FranceandseveralothersarepartofamilitarycoalitiontoprotectLibya'scivilians.ThegroupisledbyNATO,theNorthAtlanticTreatyOrganization.Yesterday,rebelswereabletotakecontroloftheairportinthecityofMisrata.ThishasbeenabigbattlegroundbetweentherebelsandGadhafi'sforces.Controllingtheairportisimportantbecauseitcanprovideaccesstohumanitarianaidthat'stryingtogetintoLibya.GreeceProtestsAZUZ:Finally,we'regoingtocrosstheMediterraneanSeaandwindupinGreece,acountrythat'sfacingsomemajoreconomicproblems.Peoplecaninvesttheirmoneyinplacesallovertheworld.Sowhenonecountry--likeGreece--hastrouble,itcanhaveawideimpact.Lastyear,thenationneededafinancialbailout,anditgotonefromtheEuropeanUnionandtheInternationalMonetaryFund.ButpartofthedealisthatGreecehastofindwaystocutitsbudget.Andalotofpeopledon'tlikesomeoftheoptionsbeingconsidered.Yesterday,about20,000ofthemmarchedthroughthecapital,Athens.Someoftheseproteststurnedviolent;policefiredteargasontheprotesters.Andthisisfarfromover,becausetherearerumorsthatGreecemightneedanotherbailout.(非正式)（对危急行业或经济的）财政援助SoundCheckMAYORCHUCKCARIKER,TUNICA,MISSISSIPPI:Itisdevastating.It'spainfultowatchtheslowriseofthewater.Wecan'tstarttherecoveryandyoucan'tstartthehealingprocessuntilthewatergoesdown.Andthat'sthepartthatispainful.Fortheirsafety,forthesafetyofothers,theyarenotallowedbackinthere.ImpactofFloodingAZUZ:ThatwasthemayorofTunica,Mississippi.About600peopleinhiscommunityhavebeenforcedoutoftheirhomesasfloodwatersrushin.ThisfloodingalongtheMississippiRivercouldaffectpeopleinwaysyoumightnotthinkabout.Forexample,atthegasstation.SomeofthelargestrefineriesintheU.S.arelocatednexttotheriver.Thereareconcernsthatthoserefineriesmighthavetotemporarilycloseasthefloodingmovesthrough.Andthatfearisalreadydrivingupthepriceofgas.ThenationwideaveragewentupmorethanacentWednesday.ThisnextreportfromMartinSavidgelooksatanotherunexpectedthreatfromthefloods:thepotentiallossofaculturalconnection.(BEGINVIDEO)MARTINSAVIDGE,CNNNATIONALCORRESPONDENT:LongbeforetheInterstateHighwaySystem,therewasHighway61.Itwasanimportantnorth/southconnectionthatstretchedfromMinnesotatoLouisiana.Buthere'swhywe'rebackonHighway61today:Formuchofthatdistance,Highway61runsparalleltotheMississippiRiver.Infact,it'soneofthereasonsit'salsoknownastheGreatRiverRoad.HistorianJudyPeisersaystheroad,liketheriver,transformedlife.JUDYPEISER,CENTERFORSOUTHERNFOLKLORE:Itbringstrade,travel,transportation.SamethingwithHighway61.SAVIDGE:Fromthe1920stothe1950s,thiswasamigratoryrouteforAfrican-AmericansleavingtheDeepSouthlookingforbettereconomicopportunityintheNorth.BLINDMISSISSIPPIMORRIS,BLUESMUSICIAN:61iskindofliketheundergroundrailroadoftheSouthforthepoorsharecropperfellowlookingforabetterwayoflife.SAVIDGE:Alotofculturecamewiththemuptheriverandupthishighway.JazzcameupHighway61.Highway61ishowthebluesendeduponBealeStreet.BRADWEBB,BLUESMUSICIAN:61leadsstraighttoBealeStreet.SAVIDGE:Andthat'snoaccident?WEBB:That'snoaccident.I'msure.PEISER:Itwasahighwayofbusiness,itwasahighwayofeducation,itwasahighwayofgettingyourdoctorate,itwasahighwayofmusic,itwasahighwayoflife.Andit'spartofoursoulinthisregion.SAVIDGE:Butnow,thehistoriclevelsoftheMississippiRiverarethreateninglifealongHighway61.Intownaftertown,fromMemphistoNewOrleans,peoplewaittoseewhatthewaterwillbringdowntheroad.MartinSavidge,CNN,Memphis.(ENDVIDEO)ShoutoutTOMEKAJONES,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:TimefortheShoutout!B.A.,J.D.andM.Ed.arealltypesofwhat?Ifyouthinkyouknowit,shoutitout!Arethey:A)Sportsleagues,B)Governmentagenci