CNN Student News Transcript2010-4-19

CNNStudentNewsTranscript:April19,2010(CNNStudentNews)--April19,2010DownloadPDFmapsrelatedtotoday'sshow:TranscriptTHISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.CARLAZUZ,CNNSTUDENTNEWSANCHOR:Knowyournationalparks!You'regoingtolearnalotaboutthemoverthenext5daysasCNNStudentNewscelebratesNationalParkWeek.Hello,everyone.Welcometotoday'sshow.I'mCarlAzuz.FirstUp:PolishFuneralAZUZ:WebegintodayinPoland,wherePresidentLechKaczynskiandhiswifehavebeenlaidtorest.TheywerekilledinaplanecrashlastweekinRussia.Morethan90otherpassengersontheflight,includingmanyPolishofficials,diedaswell.Yesterday,Kaczynski'stwinbrotherledmournersatthefuneral.TensofthousandsofpeoplegatheredonthestreetsinPolandasthepresidentandfirstlady'scoffinswerebroughttotheservice.ManystayedoutsidethecathedralinalargesquarewheretheceremonywasshownongiantTVs.Yesterday'sserviceconcludedanationalweekofmourninginPoland.SomeofficialsestimatedthatmorethanamillionpeopletookpartineventsthatpaidtributetoPresidentKaczynski.Russia'spresident,DmitryMedvedev,attendedyesterday'sfuneral.Otherworldleaders,includingPresidentObamahadplannedtobethere,buttheyweren'tabletomakeit.VolcanoCloseUpAZUZ:ThatwasbecauseofhugecloudsofashcomingoutofavolcanoinIceland.Youseesomeoftheimagesovermyshoulderhere.Thevolcanostartederuptinglastmonth;itgotworselastweek.Thatiswhenofficialsstartedgettingconcernedabouttheash,especiallyabouttheeffectthatitcouldhaveonplanes.Oneexpertexplainsthereasonfortheirconcern.MARYSCHIAVO,FORMERINSPECTORGENERAL,U.S.DEPARTMENTOFTRANSPORTATION:Whenitgetsintothejetenginesandthejetengineinlets,literally,itremeltsthismaterial,thisashmaterial,anditformsaglass-likesubstanceonthejetenginevanes,andthepartsanditcanclogthemanditwillstopthem.AZUZ:Havinganenginestopinmidflight,notsomethingyouwant.Thatiswhysomanyflightshavebeencanceledandwhysomanyworldleadersweren'tabletoattendthefuneralinPoland.Theimpactofthisontheaviationindustryhasbeenmassive;biggerthanyoumightthink.Someofficialsaresayingit'sactuallyworsethanthetimerightafterthe9/11terroristattacksin2001.Andthere'saneconomicimpacthere,too.Accordingtoexperts,airlineshavebeenlosingatleast$200millionaday.Thatmeansasofyesterday,they'dwrackedupaboutabilliondollarsinlosses.Thereissomepossiblegoodnews,though,especiallyforallofthetravelerswho'vebeenstranded.OfficialsranafewdozentestflightsyesterdayandsaidtheskiesoveralotofEuropemightbesafeforairtravel,althoughtheycouldn'tmakeanyguarantees.Meantime,GaryTuchmanhassomeincrediblepicturestoshowyou.Hetookahelicoptertothevolcanowhereallthisashiscomingfrom.Checkoutwhathefound.(BEGINVIDEO)GARYTUCHMAN,CNNNATIONALCORRESPONDENT,ATLANTA:ThiswasthefirstdayvisibilitywasgoodenoughtoseeupclosetheIcelandvolcanoerupting.So,weflewaboardahelicoptertogetascloseasthepilotdared.Hedaredtogetalotcloserthanweimagined,onlyseveralhundredfeetawayfromadisplaythatlookedlikeitwasfromanotherworld.Bouldersshootingoutofthecrater,lightningboltsinthesmokethattoweredhundredsoffeethigh.Lookingatthisvolcanoeruptingthiscloseupisbothawe-inspiringandfrightening.It'sbeenquietsincethe1820s.Thisvolcanostoppederuptingin1823;ithadbeendoingsoforabouttwoyears.It'shardtoimaginetheeconomiccatastropheifitlastedthatlongnow.Thispartofthemountainrangeiswheretheeruptionbeganlastmonth.Now,it'smostlyquietwithjustpocketsofsmoke.Buthere,theeruptionsarehuge,dramatic,andshownosignsofweakening.ThereisanothernearbyvolcanocalledKatlawhichhasn'teruptedinalmost90years,andhistoricallyeruptsaroundevery50years.It'sfeareditcouldbefarmoredevastatingthanthisone.HREGGWIDARNORDDRAHL,UNIVERSITYOFICELAND:MagmamightfinditswayfromthisvolcanointoKatla.Whathappensthen,Idon'tknow.TUCHMAN:So,isitpossiblethemagmafromthisvolcanocouldcauseKatlatoerupt?NORDDRAHL:Itmightcausesomeactivity,yes.TUCHMAN:Wefoundithardtobelievewecouldflyrightnexttothisincrediblypowerfuldisplayofmothernature,whilewholecountriesareclosingdowntheirairportsbecauseofit.Andthereisabsolutelynowayofknowinghowlongitwilllast.GaryTuchman,CNN,Hvolsvollur,Iceland.(ENDVIDEO)JoblessBenefitsAZUZ:IntheUnitedStates,lawmakershavesignedoffonhelpforsomepeoplewhoarecollectingunemploymentbenefits.That'sthemoneythatthegovernmentgivestopeoplewhodon'thaveajob.Benefitsranoutformorethan200,000peopleearlierthismonth.Butlatelastweek,theSenatepassedanextensionsotheycouldkeepgettingmoney,andPresidentObamasigneditintolaw.Thisbillwasscheduledtobevotedonearlierinthemonth,buttherewassomedebateoverhowitwouldbepaidfor;thatledtothedelay.Peopleaffectedbytheextensionwillgetbackpay--thatmeansthey'llgetsomeofthemoneytheymissed--tocovertheweekswhentheirbenefitshadexpired.ThisDayinHistory(ONSCREENGRAPHIC)April19,1775-TheAmericanRevolutionbeginswiththebattlesofLexingtonandConcord.April19,1995-AbombdestroysmostoftheAlfredP.MurrahFederalBuildinginOklahomaCity,Oklahoma,killing168people.April19,2005-CardinalJosephRatzingeriselectedtobethe265thpope;choosesthenameofPopeBenedictXVI.OklahomaCityMemorialAZUZ:OneofthosehistoricmomentsyoujustsawisbringingpeopletodowntownOklahomaCitytoday.It'sthe15thanniversaryofatragicbombingthatt