CNN Student News文本 20120913

(CNNStudentNews)--September13,2012THISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.***CARLAZUZ,CNNANCHOR:I`mCarlAzuz.Today,onCNNSTUDENTNEWS,wearegoingtobetalkingaboutateachers`strikeandanewcaseofadiseasethat`susuallyassociatedwiththeMiddleAges.ButwestartinNorthernAfrica.ViolenceandangerinEgyptandLibya,directedatAmericancitizensandAmericanfacilities.ThishappenedonTuesdaynight,intheEgyptiancapitalcityofCairo,protestersattackedtheU.S.embassy.That`sthebuildingwhereanambassador,thediplomatwhorepresentstheUnitedStatesandothercountriesandhisorherstaffwork.InEgypt,theprotesterstoredowntheAmericanflagattheembassy.ButthesituationwasmuchmoreviolentattheAmericanconsulateinBenghazi,Libya.Consulatesarelikeembassies,buttheyarenotlocatedincapitalcities.InBenghazi,fourAmericansincludingtheU.S.ambassadortoLibya,ChrisStevens,werekilled.Therewasaprotestoutsidetheconsulate.U.S.sourcestoldCNNthatthepeoplewhoattackedthebuildingusedthatprotestasadiversion.TheUnitedStatespromisedtotrackdownwhoeverisbehindthekillings.TheviolenceleftmanyAmericansandmanyAmericanleaderswithquestions.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)HILLARYCLINTON,THEUNITEDSTATESSECRETARYOFSTATE:Howcouldthishappen?Howcouldthishappeninacountrywehelpedliberate,inacitywehelpedsavefromdestruction?Thisquestionreflectsjusthowcomplicatedandattimeshowconfoundingtheworldcanbe.Butwemustbeclear-eyed,eveninourgrief.Thiswasanattack,byasmallandsavagegroup.NotthepeopleorgovernmentofLibya.AZUZ:Libya`sgovernmentspokeoutagainstthatviolenceaswell.Libyanofficialsapologizefortheattack,andcalleditacowardlycriminalact.EliseLabottwhocovesforeignaffairsforCNN,talkedwithusaboutwhythiseventissosignificant.(BEGINVIDEOTAPE)ELISELABOTT,FOREIGNAFFAIRSCORRESPONDENT:AnattackonaU.S.consulateorfacilitiesissuchatraumaticevent,becausetheseareU.S.diplomatsthatareputtingtheirlivesonthelinetohelpfurtherU.S.policyandtohelpreachouttoacountry,youknow.SecretaryClinton,though,shesaysthatU.S.diplomatsareonthefrontlinesofU.S.diplomacy.AndsowhenyouattackaU.S.facilityandyouattackU.S.personnel,it`salmostlikeyouareattackingAmerica.Infact,itislikeyouareattackingAmerica.Andsoit`sreally--everyoneisobviouslyverysadaboutthelossoflifeandthedangertoU.S.personnel,butitreallyisanaffronttowhatAmerica`stryingtodoinanyvarious(ph)countries.(ENDVIDEOTAPE)AZUZ:Theprotestsinbothcountries,LibyaandEgypt,werelinkedtoanonlinefilmthatwasconsideredoffensivetoIslam.AmericanreligiousleadersfromseveralfaithsincludingMuslimleadersspokeoutyesterdaytocondemnthemovieandtheviolenceinnorthernAfrica.Meanwhile,theU.S.sentabout50MarinestoLibyatohelpsecureAmericanfacilitiesthere,andU.S.embassiesaroundtheworldhavebeenorderedtoincreasetheirsecurityaswell.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:SeeifyoucanI.D.me.I`manAmericancitythatwasestablishedin1837.I`msometimesknownasthesecondcity,butI`mactuallythethirdlargestcityintheU.S.I`mhometoBulls,BearsandBlackhawks.I`mChicago.AndIalsohavethecountry`sthirdlargestschooldistrict.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ:Thereareatleast350,000studentsintheChicagopublicschooldistrict,buttheyhaven`tbeeninclassthisweek,andit`sbecausetheirteachersareonstrike.WetalkedaboutthisonourshowonTuesday.Theunionthatrepresents30,000teachersandsupportstaffhasn`tbeenabletoworkoutanewcontractwiththeschoolboard.Oneofbigstickingpointsisteacherevaluations,andonWednesday,thetwosidesstillseentobeprettyfarapart.Someparentsweretalkingabouttheacademicimpactofthestrike.Whileit`sgoingon,classesarenot,thatmeansstudentscouldbeindangeroffallingbehind.ChrisWelchlooksathowthestrikeishavinganeffectonextra-curricularactivitiesaswell.(BEGINVIDEOTAPE)CHRISWELCH,CNNCORRESPONDENT:ThesearetheSimeonCareerAcademy(ph)Wolverines.Andthankstothestrike,thispublichighschoolfootballteamisnotofficiallyallowedtoholdpractice.So,thestudentsaredoingitontheirown,withoutcoaches.Clearly,notsomethingtheyareusedto.Sincetheircoach,DanteCulbreathisnotallowedtoworkwiththeminanyway,wecaughtupwithhimearlierintheday.DANTECULBREATH,COACH:Thereisourpracticefield,emptypracticefieldrightnow.Wejustgotthelinesputonthefield,goalpostsjustwentup.WELCH(oncamera):Andnoplayers?CULBREATH:Andnoplayersatall.Thisisaneeriefeelingrightnow.I`musedtobeingoutherethis--atthistime,justworkingwithmyyoung,youngman,tryingtomotivatehimandgetthem--getthemopportunitiestogotocollege.Andweareunabletodoit.WELCH(voiceover):HehasjustonethingtosaytotheChicagopublicschoolsystemandtheteachersunion.CULBREATH:Ijusthopethatthepowersthatbewillgetittogether,andgetusbackinschoolsotheseyoungmencanhaveanopportunitytogotoschoolforfree.WELCH:ChrisWelch,CNN,Chicago.(ENDVIDEOTAPE)(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:Isthislegit?Inthe1300s,theplaguekilledaboutathirdofEurope`spopulation?Thisistrue!Anestimated25millionEuropeansdiedfromtheplague,whichwasalsoknownastheBlackDeath.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ:Therearethreeformsofplague,themostcommonisbubonic.Peoplewhohaveit,gettheseswollenlymphnodesintheirbodiesinplacesliketheirnecks.Andit`snotjustpartofyourhistorytextbooks.Theplagueisstillaroundtoday,butit`srare.ThereareanaverageofsevencasesperyearintheU.S.Thisgirlisoneo