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(CNNStudentNews)--January25,2012UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:Thisiswhere(inaudible)Ms.Hathaway`s(ph)class.UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:FromKilgoreHighSchoolinKilgore,Texas.UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:AndthisisCNNStudentNews.UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:Backtoyou,Carl.(APPLAUSE)(MUSICPLAYING)CARLAZUZ,HOST,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:WanttogiveabigthankstoMs.Hattaway`s(ph)classforhelpinglaunchtoday`sshow.ThankstoallofyouforspendingpartofyourdaywithCNNStudentNews.IamCarlAzuz.Let`sgetstarted.Firstuptoday,PresidentObama`sStateoftheUnionspeech.TheFoundingFathersputthisannualmessageintheU.S.Constitution,butalltheysaidwasthatthepresidentneedstotellCongresshowthingsaregoingfromtimetotime.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ(voice-over):Thisisvideofromlastyear`sStateoftheUnionaddress.Ahugeevent.MembersofCongress,SupremeCourtjustices,thepresident`sCabinetandspecialguestsallshowupforthis.Sinceit`sapresidentialelectionyearandsincePresidentObamaisrunningforreelection,lastnight`sspeechwasexpectedtobeapoliticalone.In2011,hetalkedabouttheprogramsandissueshewantedtogovernmenttoaddress.ThisyearPresidentObamawasplanningtolayoutthemainthemesofhisreelectioncampaignandtalkabouthisgoalsfortheeconomy.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ:IndianaGovernorMitchDanielswasscheduledtogivetheRepublicanresponsetothepresident`sspeech.Bothofthosetookplaceafterweproducedthisprogram,sowe`regoingtolookatwhatwassaidduringthespeechesintomorrow`sshow.GetmoredetailsontheStateoftheUnionatourwebsite.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:TimefortheShoutout.WhichU.S.presidentgavethefirstannualmessage,whichlaterbecameknownastheStateoftheUnionspeech?WasitGeorgeWashington,ThomasJefferson,AbrahamLincolnorHarryTruman?You`vegotthreeseconds,go.Notrickanswershere.Thecountry`sfirstpresidentgavethefirstannualmessage.That`syouranswer,andthat`syourShoutout.Andhere`sCarlwithsomemoreStateoftheUniontrivia.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ:Washingtongavehisannualmessagesinperson.SodidJohnAdams.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ(voice-over):ButstartingwithThomasJeffersonin1801,presidentsjustwroteCongressaletter.Itwasmorethan100yearsbeforeanotherin-personannualmessage.TheStateoftheUnionnamestartedwithFranklinRoosevelt`seighthaddressin1941.FDRalsoholdtherecordforthemostStateoftheUnionspeecheswith12.HarryTrumangavethelongestStateoftheUnionspeech.His1946addresswasmorethan25,000words.Shortest?Theveryfirstone.Washington`s1790addressisbelievedtohavelastedlessthan10minutes.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ:Ittookalotlongerthan10minutesfortheeffectsofastormonthesuntoreachtheEarth.Youprobablydidn`tnoticeanythingdifferent.Ididn`t.Butscientistssayitwasthemostpowerfulradiationstorminyears.AZUZ(voice-over):Itstartedwithasolarflare,anintenseeruptiononthesurfaceofthesun.ThatlaunchedastormofradiationparticlestowardtheEarth.Thiskindofradiationisn`tdangeroustous,butitcansometimesaffectthingslikepowergridsorcommunicationsystems.AZUZ:RobMarcianoexplainshowthesesolarstormscanimpacttheEarth,andhowintensethisonewas.Rob,alotofusarewonderinghowoftenthesethingshappen.Canweexpectmoreofthem?(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)ROBMARCIANO,CNNREPORTER:We`reenteringthisperiodofsolaractivitythat`sgoingtobequiteactive,notjustnow,butgoingforwardthroughnextyear.AndtheflarethathappenedSundaynight--andtherewasonethathappenedlastThursday,soit`shappeningquiteoften--theflarethathappenedSundaynightwasprettystrong,atleasttheradiationofitwas.Andjusttogiveyouareminder,whenyouhaveasunspotitemitsasolarflarethathasradiationwithit.Italsohaschargedparticles.Soit`satwo-prongedeventbasically.Theradiationgetsherealittlebitfaster(inaudible)someplanes.Theydon`tliketoflyoverthePolesbecauseone,itmesseswiththeradiocommunicationsand,two,thex-raysfromthisradiation,it`snot--youknow,youdon`twanttogetzappedwithtoomanyx-rays.Sosomeplanesweredivertedbecauseofthat.Nowthechargedparticleorthis--whatwecallthecoronalmassejection,CME,travelsat1millionmilesanhour.Allright?So93millionmilesaway,youdothemath.It`scomingatusrightnow.Sothiswasnotaex-flare(ph),thankgoodness,butit`svery,veryclose.Ifthiswasanex-flare,thiswouldbeamajoreventthatwouldtriggerwide-scaleblackouts.Butwefigure--itwasanM-9flare,briefradioblackoutspossiblethroughoutthedaytoday.AndwithaG-3typeofstorm,itmightbesomepoweroutagesandspots.Butit`smoregoingtobeaG-2,G-3--(ENDVIDEOCLIP)(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ(voice-over):Onthisdayinhistory,in1915,AlexanderGrahamBellmadethefirsttranscontinentalphonecall.HewasinNewYorkanddialedupSanFrancisco.In1924,thefirstWinterOlympicswereheldinFrance.Thegamesincluded14eventsandsixdifferentsports,liketheskijumpandthebobsled.Andin1961,PresidentJohnF.Kennedymadehistorywhenhetookquestionsfromreportersaspartofthefirstlivetelevisedpresidentialnewsconference.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ:Protectionversusprivacy:that`sthedebateatthecenterofournextreportfromCNN`sMarySnow.Itfocusesonanewtechnologythatwouldscanpeoplewalkingonthestreetforconcealedweapons.TheNewYorkPoliceDepartmentisdevelopingthesescannersandhopingtousethemtokeepthecitysafer.Butsomecriticssaythisideagoestoofar.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)MARYSNOW,CNNREPORTER(voice-over):ThestuffofsciencefictionisedgingclosertorealityonNewYorkCitystreets.Ifyouwerecarryingagun,itwouldlooklikethisw