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CNNStudentNews-August27,2012CARLAZUZ,CNNANCHOR:Well,it`sthelastweekofAugust,butifthisisyourfirstweekbackinschoolorifyouhadbeenwithusforawhile,wewelcomeyoutoanewweekofCNNSTUDENTNEWS.Firstuptoday,fromFloridatoLouisiana,thewatchwasonforIsaac.EarlySunday,thiswaslistedasatropicalstormwithwindspeedsupto65milesperhour.ButforecastersweresayingIsaaccouldstrengthentoahurricanetoday,andthat`swhenitwasexpectedtomoveacrosstheFloridaKeys.AroundFlorida,peoplestartedgettingreadyforthestormlastweek.Theyfilledsandbagsandstockeduponsupplies,thingslikebottledwater,batteries,andflashlights.Thestorm`sprojectedpathshoweditmovingupintotheGulfofMexico,westofTampa.That`swhythestartoftheRepublicanNationalConvention,whichishappeninginTampa,isbeingdelayeduntiltomorrow.Officialsarehopingthatwillmakeitsaferfordelegates.TropicalStormIsaacmovedacrosstheCaribbeanovertheweekend.OneofthecountriesithittherewasHaiti.MartinSavidgeexaminestheimpactthatthestormhadonHaiti.(BEGINVIDEOTAPE)MARTINSAVIDGE,CNNCORRESPONDENT:AmacheteisHaiti`sanswertotheproblem,andalmosteverybodyseemstohaveone.Thetreesthatblockedtheroadhavealsopulleddowntelephoneandpowerlines.Weclearoneobstacleonlytofindmorelieahead.Waterisinanevengreaterdanger,threateningtorisefasterthanitcanrunoff.Youcanseethewateriscomingdownthroughthiscut,andwhattheywanttomakesureisthatyoudon`tgetanydebris,thebranches,thetreelimbs,thingslikethat,becauseiftheyweretocloginanyway,thenyou`vegotarealproblemoffloodinginthecommunity.Sothismakesperfectlygoodsense.SAVIDGE:Thencomestheflooding.Soon,itgetsworse.Thisiswhatwasfeared,andthisisexactlywhat`shappening.Thewaterrushingdownoffofhills,findsitsownchannel,makesitsownway.Inthiscase,itjusthappenstoberightthroughaneighborhood.Eventually,we`reontheroadagain,andmakeourwaytoJacmel,whereironically,thepowermaybeout,butthecity`strafficlightisstillfunctioning.Wefindourwaytothetown`stwoevacuationchambers.Sowe`rejustgoingtohavealookinsidetoseetheconditionswherepeoplespentthenight.Youcanseetheconditionshereareprettymiserableatbest.Imean,thereisnoelectricity.Theonlythingtheycansaytheyhaveisashelterovertheirhead.Atleastthey`resemi-dry.Whataboutfood?UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:(speakingforeignlanguage).Hesaysthereisnofood.SAVIDGE:Thereisfoodatthenextshelter.Twoplasticbucketsofpeanutbutterandjelly.Tofeedcloseto1,000people.Miseryisabouttheonlythingthere`splentyof.(ENDVIDEOTAPE)AZUZ:InthenorthwestPacificOcean,hurricanesarecalledtyphoons,andtheJapaneseislandofOkinawaisdealingwithamassiveone.Infact,officialssaythisisthestrongesttyphoontohitOkinawainmorethan50years.Theislandisusedtotyphoons.OnestormchasertoldCNNthatallthehousestherearebuiltwithconcreteinordertoprotectagainstthesestorms.ButtyphoonBolavenismorethan$1,200milesfromendtoend.That`sabout20timesbiggerthantheentireislandofOkinawa.Thereareconcernsthatatyphoonwillcreatehugewavesthatcouldwashouthighwaysalongthecoast.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:It`stimeforTheShoutout.NEILARMSTRONG:It`sonesmallstepforman,onegiantleapformankind.UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:Whosaidthosefamouswords?Ifyouthinkyouknowit,thenshoutitout.WasitAlanShepard,NeilArmstrong,JohnGlennorBuzzAldrin?You`vegot3seconds.Go.NeilArmstrongtookthatsmallstep,andgiantleaponJuly20th,1969.That`syouranswerandthat`syourShoutout.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ:ItwasagiantleapformankindbecauseNeilArmstronghadjustdonesomethingthatnoonehadeverdonebefore.He`dsetfootonthemoon.ArmstrongdiedthispastSaturday.Hewas82yearsold.ANASAspokesmansaid,quote,Aslongastherearehistorybooks,NeilArmstrongwillbeincludedinthem.Armstronggothispilot`slicensebeforehehadadriver`slicense.Heflewmorethan200differentmodelsofaircraft.Hemadejusttwotripsintospace.Hissecondone,inthesummerof1969,establishedhisplaceinhistory.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)PRESIDENTJOHNF.KENNEDY:Ibelievethatthisnationshouldcommititselftoachievingthegoalbeforethisdecadeisoutoflandingamanonthemoonandreturninghimsafelytotheearth.UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:Countdownis(inaudible),theprimecrewnowdepartingfromtheircrewquartershereattheKennedySpaceCenter.UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:FortysecondsawayfromtheApollo11liftoff.Andcounting.We`restillagowithApollo11.Thirtysecondsandcounting.5,4,3,2,1.Zero.Allenginerunning.Liftoff,wehavealiftoff,32minutespastthehour.LiftoffofApollo11.NeilArmstrongputitbackwhenhereceivedthegoodwishes,Thankyouverymuch,weknowitwillbeagoodflight.UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:Apollo11,thisisHouston.Allyoursystemsarelookinggood.Goingaroundthecorner,we`llseeyouontheotherside,over.UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:Roger.UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:EverythinglooksOKuphere.We`regettingabeautifulpicturedowntherenowon11.Thecoloriscominginquiteclearly,andwecanseethehorizoninalltheblacknessofspace.UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:Hey,11,thisisHouston.We`regettingabeautifulpictureofLangrenusnowwithitsratherconspicuouscentralpeak.UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:SeaofFertility,thatdoesn`tlookveryfertiletome.Idon`tknowwhonamedit.UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:Eagle,lookinggreat.Yourgo(ph).UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:(inaudible)downtwoandahalf.Pickingupsomebuzz.Enginestopped.(inaudible).Houston,Tranquillitybasehere.Theeaglehaslanded.UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:Roger.Tranquillity,wecopyontheground.Wego