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STUDENTNEWSU.S.ConductsTwoAnti-TerrorRaidsonSameDay;FederalGovernmentStillShutDown;UpcomingFightOverDebtCeilingAiredOctober7,2013-04:00ETTHISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.CARLAZUZ,CNNANCHOR:Hi.I`mCarlAzuz.WelcometoCNNSTUDENTNEWS.OnSeptember,20th2001PresidentGeorgeW.BushdeclaredtheU.S.waronterror.It`ssomethingyou`vegrownupwith.TwoU.S.militaryoperationsthathappenedthisweekendshowit`snotover.TheoperationswerebothinAfrica,incountriesthatare3,000milesapart.ThefirstwasintheLibyancapitalofTripoli.ThisisAbuAnasalLibi.HeisthememberofthealQaedaterroristorganization.EarlySaturdaymorning,agroupoftenmensurprisedhimonhiswaybacktohishome.ThemenwereU.S.SpecialOperationsForces.AterrorismexpertsaysthatinaverypreciseoperationthemensnatchedalLibiandweregone.HewasoneoftheFBI`smostwantedterroristsbecauseofhisallegedroleintwobombingsin1998.Morethan200peoplewerekilledandanother5,000woundedwhentheU.S.embassiesinKenyaandTanzaniawereattackedbyalQaeda.Libya`sinterimgovernmentcalledtheU.S.captureofalLibiakidnapping.ItwantsanexplanationfromWashington.AnAmericanofficialssaidtheLibyangovernmentknewabouttheoperation.Theotherweekendoperationhappenedjustafewhoursearlier.ThiswasinthenationofSomalia,atacompoundcontrolledbyalShabaab.Now,that`stheterroristgroupthatwasresponsibleforlastmonthdeadlyattackintheshoppingmallinKenya.AlShabaabisalsoaffiliatedwithalQaeda.OnSaturday,agroupofU.S.NavySEALsraidedthecompoundinSomalia.AfirefightbrokeoutandtheSEALSeventuallywithdrew.Theycouldn`tconfirmwhethertheirtargetwaskilled,butnoAmericanswerehurtintheraid.U.S.SecretaryofStateJohnKerrysaidthetworaidsshouldsendaclearmessagethattheUnitedStateswillneverstopinitsefforttoholdthoseaccountablewhoconductactsofterror.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)ANNOUNCER:It`stimeforTheShoutout.WhichofthesestatesispartofTornadoAlley?Ifyouthinkyouknowit,thenshoutitout.IsitWestVirginia?Nebraska?Nevada?OrTennessee?You`vegotthreeseconds,go.NebraskaispartoftheregionknownasTornadoAlley.Thestateseesaround50twistersperyear.That`syouranswerandthat`syourshoutout.AZUZ:AtleastonetornadotoucheddowninNebraskalastFriday.Thisstormflippedcars,rapturedagaslineinthecityofWayne,Nebraska.Youcanseesomeofthedamagethatitleftbehindrighthere.ThemayorofWaynesaidluckilynoonewaskilled.Tornadoesusuallyhitinthespringandearlysummer,sothetimingofthisonewasalittleunusual.Thatwasn`ttheonlysevereweatheraroundU.S.thisweekend.AstrongwinterstormslammedpartsofSouthDakotaandWyoming.NationalWeatherServicesaidreportsof20inchesofsnowormoreareprettycommonthroughouttheregion,somespotsgotuptofourfeetofsnow.AndinLouisville,Kentucky,residentswadedthroughknee-highwaterwhenheavyrainsledtofloodingthere.Morethan80peoplewereevacuatedfromtheirhomes,rescuecrewshadtouseboatstogetsomeofthemtoshelter.Onesevereweatherthreatturnedoutnottomakemuchofanimpact.TropicalStormKarenwasdegradedtoatropicaldepressionbeforeitfizzledoutovertheGulfofMexicoSunday.Itbrokeoutbeforeitreachedland.MuchoftheU.S.governmentisstillshutdown.Nationalparksareclosed,certaingovernmentservicesandreportsweredelayed.Buttherearetwobrightspotsformanygovernmentworkerswhohavebeenfurloughed,forcedtotaketimeoffwithoutpay.One,theHousepassedabillSaturdaythatpromisedtheywouldbepaideventually.TheWhiteHousesaysthepresidentwouldsignit,butwedon`tknowyetwhentheSenatewillvoteonit,thathastohappenfirst.Two,abouthalfofthosefederalworkerssenthomearebeingcalledbackintoworkstartingtomorrow.We`retalkingabout400,000peoplewhoareemployeesoftheU.S.defensedepartment.Morethan3milliongovernmentworkerswerenotaffectedbytheshutdown.Hasitaffectedyou?Haveyounoticedeffectsfromthepartialshutdown?Ifyou`reatleast13youcancommentonourblogatcnnstudentnews.com.Ifyou`realreadyonFacebook,youcanfindusandlikeusatFacebook.com/CNNStudentNews.Andifyou`reonTwitter,weare#cnnstudentnewsand#carlazuzcnn.ThedebateovertheshutdownisabouthowtheU.S.governmentspendsmoney.Thedebtceilingisthelimitonhowmuchthegovernmentisallowedtooweforaspendingit`scommittedto.It`saseparatedebate,butit`sonethat`sheatingupbecausethecountryisgettingclosetothatceiling.ThetreasurysecretarysaysiftheU.S.hitsit,theconsequenceswouldbeunthinkable.(BEGINVIDEOTAPE)TOMFOREMAN,CNNCORRESPONDENT:Takealookrightoverthere.October,17th.ThatistheredletterdateaccordingtotheTreasury,thatisthedate,uponwhichthegovernmentwillhave$30billiontopayitsdebts,andthat`salotofmoney,butnotcomparedtothemoneyweowe.About$60billiononthatday.So,whataretheygoingtodo?Samethingyoudoifyouhadthiskindofprobleminyourhouse?They`regoingtolookateverythingtheycanspendmoneyonandpicksomepriorities.Forexample,theymightputmoneyintoSocialSecurity,becausethat`sanimportantgroupalotofpeoplecounton,maybesomemoneyintotheinterestonthedebt,tokeepitfromgettinganyworse.HowaboutsomemoneyintoMedicareandthenmaybesomethingintoveteransandthemilitary,andperhapssomemoneyintoSupplementalSecurityIncome,andthenthereistheproblem:themoneyisallgone,andyethundredsofthousandsoffederalworkersarenowbeingunpaid,allsortsofagenciesarenotbeingserviced,theFBI,theFAA,andmanyothers.So,whatcantheydo?Well,firstofall,they