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CNNnews2012-11-28Thatwasanenthusiasticintro,andcreditgoestoMs.Bamer's(ph)studentsfortoday'shello.Gladtohaveallofyou,middleandhighschoolstudentsouttherewatchingasCNNSTUDENTNEWSkicksoffitsTuesday,November27thbroadcast.StartingintheU.S.northeasttoday,we'vetalkedabouthowtherecoveryfromSuperstormSandyisgoingtotakeawhile.Therearethousandsofpeoplewhocan'tgetbackintheirhomes,milesofpipeshavetobereconnected,mold,asweshowyouyesterday,hastobedealtwith.Andbills.Everythingfromcleanupcoststounpaidbillsfrompeoplewhohadtoevacuate.Thosearepilingup.Thesewerefewoftheissuesbroughtupyesterday,duringastatehearinginNewJersey.Officialstherearetryingtogetahandleontwothings:howtopayforreconstructioneffortsandwhatkindsofplanscanbemadetobetterprotecttheareaifanotherstormhits.Meanwhile,NewYorkhasgotten$27millionfromthefederalgovernmenttohireabout5,000unemployedNewYorkersforworkonSandycleanupprojects.Thejobwillbefull-time,buttemporary.NewYork'sgovernorandNewYorkCity'smayorareaskingformorefederalmoneytomakeadditionalrepairsintheirstate.UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:Today'sfirstShoutoutgoesouttoMr.Weisbeck'sseniorgovernmentclassatTimberLakeHighSchoolinTimberLake,SouthDakota.LewisHamilton,DarioFrachittiandJuanPabloMontoyaareallknownfortheirrolesinwhat?Youknowwhattodo.Aretheyallinvolvedinautoracing,theater,horseracingorCongress?You'vegotthreeseconds,go!Allthreeoftheseguysareinvolvedinautoracing.That'syouranswer,andthat'syourShoutout.AZUZ:AndyoucanaddTristanNuneztothatlist.At17yearsold,he'saroundyourage,heisoneoftheyoungestautoracingchampionsever.Andwhatbetterspokesmanagainstdistracteddrivingthansomeonewhowantstoracecarsforaliving?VictorBlackwelljoinsusnowwiththetaleoftwotalents:oneaboutadriver,oneaboutsomebodywhoishopingthatoneday,phonesanddrivingwilldisconnect.UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:Allright,drivers!Comegetinlineoverhere,please!VICTORBLACKWELL,CNNCORRESPONDENT:Racecardriversonaracetrack.Nobigsurprise.Whatmightsurpriseyouisthatthefavoritetowinthisraceisjust17-yearsold.UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:Andyouhavehalfthefieldthisside,halfthefieldthissize.BLACKWELL:HeisTristanNunezfromBocaRaton,Florida.Hestartedracinggo-cartsat13.UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:Justdowhatyouknow.BLACKWELL:Andthengraduatedtothisat15,beforehewaslicensedtodrivethroughhisneighborhood.TRISTANNUNEZ,TEENRACECARDRIVER:Mymomandmyselfactuallyfeelsaferdrivingonaracetrackwithprofessionaldriversthandrivingontheregularroadswithpeoplewhohavenoideawhattheyaredoing.BLACKWELL:Herevsuptoabove150milesperhouraroundthistrack.(oncamera):Atthatspeed,therecanbeanylittledistraction.NUNEZ:Yes,BLACKWELL:Itcanbe-andinjurycouldbedeath.NUNEZ:Fatal.BLACKWELL(voiceover):Actually,thatcanhappenatanyspeed.Beforethestartoftheracingseason,alittledistractionoffthetracknearlycreatedamajorproblem.NUNEZ:Iwaswithmymominthecar,andwealmostgotintoaccidentbecauseshewasfacebooking,emailing,whatever.Distracted.DIANENUNEZ,MOTHER:Wealmostreared-endedsomebody,andhe,youknow,that'swhenwereally-itreallyhitus,youknow,andheislike,mom,you'vegottoputthephonedown.BLACKWELL:SoTristanandhismom,DianeNunezhadanidea:toinspireotherpeople,especiallyyoungpeopletoputthephonedown,bybrandinghiscarthedon'ttextanddrivecar.DIANENUNEZ:Andweputalloverthecar,andputinonasuitandthenputitontheWebsiteandjusttookoff.BLACKWELL(oncamera):Andyou'vegotthebraceletbecausewhentheyraiseupthere,theirhand...NUNEZ:Theirhand...BLACKWELL:...withthephone.NUNEZ:Withthephone,theyseeit,exactly.BLACKWELL:Yeah.NUNEZ:So,Imean-itjustservesasaconstantremindernottodoit.BLACKWELL(voiceover):Hundredsofteenshavepledgedtonottextanddrive,somehadevensignedTristan'scaraspartofthepledge.UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:It'sjustdistracting.It's-yougetcaughtupinanotherworld,completelyseparatefromwhatyouaretryingtodo.UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:Thereisnotreallyalotofteenageracecardriversoutthere,soitwas-itwasdefinitelygoodforthemtogoontoateenager'scar.DIANENUNEZ:Iknowwearenotgoingtostopit,butatleastit'sgoingtobringmoreawarenesstopeople.BLACKWELL:TristanwasthebigwinneronthisdayatRoadAtlanta(ph).NUNEZ:Iwouldbehere.BLACKSTONE:Andhetellsteenstolookuptohim.Thekeytohissuccessonthetrackisthesamekeytostayingsafeontheroad.NUNEZ:Youhavetohave100percentfocus,youcan'tloseyourfocusforany-anyreasonatall.CNNnews2012-11-30WearegoingtostartthingsofftodayinEgypt.Thecountryisgoingthroughsomeproblems,somepoliticalunrestrightnow.PeopleareangrywithEgypt'spresidentandtheirprotestingagainsthim.Ifthatsoundsfamiliar,itshould:nearlytwoyearsago,EgyptwaspartofwhatsomecalledtheArabSpring:theseriesofuprisingsacrosstheMiddleEastandNorthernAfrica.ThatledtoEgypt'slongtimeleaderbeingforcedoutofpower.Egypthelditsfirstfreeelectionsafterthat,andMohamedMorsiwaselectedpresident.WereportedonMondaythatMorsiannouncedthatanydecisionshemakescan'tbereviewedoroverturned.HesaysheistryingtoprotectEgyptasitbuilditsnewgovernment.Theprotesterssay,PresidentMorsiisgrabbinguppower,kindoflikeadictator.Someofthoseprotestshaveturnedviolent.Hundredsofpeoplehavebeeninjured,atleastonepersonwaskilled.WearegoingtohopacrosstheAtlanticandheadtoWashington,D.C,specificallytotheWhiteHouseforameetingbetweenapresid