CNN Student News Transcript2010-6-4

CNNStudentNewsTranscript:June4,2010CARLAZUZ,CNNSTUDENTNEWSANCHOR:Fridaysarealwaysawesome!Thisone,though,isalittlebittersweetforusbecausethisisourlastshowoftheschoolyear.YouknowwhoIam.Let'sstartthingsoffwithaquickcheckoftoday'sheadlines.FirstUp:HeadlinesAZUZ:TheU.S.governmentwantsBPtostartpayingupfortheGulfoilspill.Thecompanygota$69millionbillthisweek.Thatincludescostsforcleanupandeffortstostoptheleak.BPsaiditreachedanimportantmilestoneyesterdaywiththecutandcapplanwe'vebeentellingyouabout.Butthelong-termsolutionisareliefwell,andthatmaynotbeinplaceuntilAugust.Aftermorethan70years,Mercuryisfadingaway.Fordsaysit'sgoingtostopproductionontheMercurycarbrandbytheendofthisyear.Mercurysaleshavebeendownrecently,soForddecidedtoendthelineandfocusmoreonitsluxuryLincolnbrand.Thecompanysaysthiswon'tleadtoanyjobcuts.SoccerfansfocusinonSouthAfrica.ThecountryishostingtheWorldCup,theglobalsoccertournamentthat'sheldeveryfouryears.EverycontinentexceptAntarcticaisrepresentedbythe32-teamfield.Thisyear'stournamentkicksoffonJune11th.Thefinalmatchisscheduledforonemonthlater.Ifyouwanttofollowtheseoranystoriesoverthesummer,youcancheckouttheSpotlightsectionatCNNStudentNews.com.Wearegoingtobeupdatingitregularlywhilewe'reonbreak.ShoutoutTOMEKAJONES,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:TimefortheShoutout!SemesterisaGermanwordthatcanbetracedbacktowhatotherlanguage?Youknowwhattodo!Isit:A)Latin,B)Greek,C)EgyptianorD)Sumerian?You'vegotthreeseconds--GO!SemestergoesbacktotheLatinwordsemestris,whichmeanssixmonths.That'syouranswerandthat'syourShoutout!2010TopStoriesAZUZ:Overthispastsemester,we'vecoveredsomehugeheadlines.We'veexploredthedebateoverhealthcarereform,examinedthedevastationcausedbyamassiveearthquakeinHaiti,andwe'vetakenyouupclosetoseeaneruptingvolcano.Here'salookbackatsomeofthebiggeststoriesfromthissemester.(BEGINVIDEO)U.S.PRESIDENTBARACKOBAMA:Afternearly100yearsoftalkandfrustration,afterdecadesoftryingandayearofsustainedeffortanddebate,theUnitedStatesCongressfinallydeclaredthatAmerica'sworkersandAmerica'sfamiliesandAmerica'ssmallbusinessesdeservethesecurityofknowingthathereinthiscountryneitherillnessnoraccidentshouldendangerthedreamsthey'veworkedalifetimetoachieve.SEN.JOHNMCCAIN,(R)ARIZONA:IthasnowbeenheraldedthepassageofObamacareashistoric.They'reright,they'reright,it'shistoric.It'sthefirsttimeinhistorywhereamajorpieceoflegislationhasbeenpassedovertheoverwhelmingobjectionofthemajorityoftheAmericanpeople.It'shistoric.BRITISHPRIMEMINISTERGORDONBROWN:We'redealingwiththemostdramaticfinancialrecessionfor70years.Everycountryisfacinguptotheconsequencesofthat.OBAMA:Jobsmustbeournumberonefocusin2010.U.S.TREASURYSECRETARYTIMOTHYGEITHNER:Thisrecessioncausedahugeamountofdamage,andwe'regoingtobelivingwiththatdamageforawhiletocome.MIKEGODFREY,U.S.AGENCYOFINTERNATIONALDEVELOPMENT:Iranoutintothecourtyardandbegantocryouttoothermembersoftheapartmentbuildingtocomeintothecourtyard.Theshakingwassevere,anditwentonforwhatIthoughtwasquitealongtime,butIguesswasabout15to20seconds.ItdeliveredoneheckofajoltandI'mverypleasedtohavemadeitthroughthat.Itwasveryscary.PAULMURPHY,WWLREPORTER:TheCoastGuarddescribedarathergrimscenario,where11ofthe126workersaremissingfromtheDeepwaterHorizon,whichcontinuestoburnoutofcontrol.BOBDUDLEY,MANAGINGDIRECTOR,BP:Thisisanunprecedentedaccidentintheoilandgasindustry.GOV.BOBBYJINDAL,(R)LOUISIANA:Asoilcontinuestohitourshoresweekafterweek,thousandsofbarrelsofoilremaininthewater.PAULPECUNIA,LOUISIANAFISHERMAN:Themarshgetsallfullofoil,whatamIgonnado?I'vebeencrabbingallmylife.So,that'sallIknowhowtodo.STANGRANT,CNNANCHOR,DUBAI:Emiratessaysthisistheworstdisruptionithaseverseen.GARYTUCHMAN,CNNCORRESPONDENT:It'sliterallyrainingash.Theashisgoingintomyeyes,it'sonthestreets.Wearesouthofthevolcano,thisisthewaythewindisblowinginthewesternpartofIceland.ALINACHO,CNNCORRESPONDENT:Exactlyhowmanyflyersarestranded,howlongwilltheybestuck?Half!Halfofalltransatlanticflightsareexpectedtobecancelledtoday.U.S.ATTORNEYGENERALERICHOLDER:Earlierthisevening,FaisalShahzadwasarrestedinconnectionwiththeattemptedcarbombinginNewYorkonSaturday.Mr.Shahzad,anAmericancitizen,wastakenintocustodyatJFKairportinNewYorkasheattemptedtoboardaflighttoDubai.(ENDVIDEO)TopBlogsAZUZ:Powerfulstuff.Andasyoufansofourblogknow,thebiggeststorieswecoverontheshowaren'talwaystheonesthatgetthemostfeedbackfromyou.Usuallyonourblog,thepostthatgetsthemostisourannualsalutetoteachers,andthisyear,morethan1,600ofyouloggedontothankthem.Besidesthat,though,herearethetopthreeblogpostsatCNNStudentNews.com,basedonthenumberofyourresponses.Numberone:Informationordistraction?PresidentObamasaidthatwithiPods,XboxesandPlayStations,informationbecomesadistraction,adiversion,aformofentertainmentratherthanatoolofempowerment.949ofyouhavetakentimetoshoutoutyouropinionsonthatstatement.Secondplace:Istextingaddictive?Wehave785commentsonthissofarandaQuickPoll,indicatingthatwhileaquarterofyoudon'ttextatalland30percentsendbetweenoneand50textsaday,another30percentsaytheyhavemorethanahundredtextsadaythattheysend!Andinthird,whydosomepeopleignoreseatbel