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(CNNStudentNews)--October18,2011CARLAZUZ,CNNANCHOR:Bringingtoday`sheadlinesfromtheCNNNewsroomhereinAtlanta,Georgia,righttoyourclassroomsaroundtheworld.I`mCarlAzuz,andthisisCNNStudentNews.Firstup,we`retalkingaboutviolenceandprotestsintheMiddleEasternnationofYemen.Peopletherehavebeenprotestingagainsttheircountry`sgovernmentformonths.Theywantittochange,especiallyatthelevelofYemen`sleadership.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ(voice-over):Yemen`slocatedbetweenSaudiArabiaandOman.Itwasestablishedasanationin1990,andthesameman,AliAbdullahSalehhasbeenpresidenttheentiretime.Theprotesterswanthimoutofpower.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)MohammedJamjoomhasthelatestdetailsonthereportsofviolencebetweenprotestersandYemen`sgovernmentforces.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)MOHAMMEDJAMJOOM,CNNREPORTER(voice-over):Theycarriedsignssaying,Wearenotarmed.Don`tattackuswithgunfire.Butthat`sexactlywhatanti-governmentdemonstratorssayhappenedinYemenSundaywhentheygatheredforamarchthroughthestreetsofSanaa.Forthesecondstraightday,theysaytheywerefireduponbysecurityforcesandsnipers.Medicssaidatleastfiveoftheprotesterswerekilled,anddozensofwoundedwereenteringthehospitalbytheminute.Theycalledonpeopletodonateblood.ButSanaawasn`ttheonlyflashpoint.InthesoutherncityofTaiz,anotherdemonstrationandadeaththathasshockedeventhosejadedbytheseeminglyunendingcycleofviolenceinYemen:eyewitnessesandmedicssayawomannamedAzezahOthmanKhalidwaskilledbyashottotheheadfromagovernmentsniper.Yemeniactivistssayshewas20yearsold,andthefirstwomantobekilledwhilemarchingagainstthegovernment.ATLAFALWAZLR,ONLINEACTIVIST:Thefearnowisthattoday`sattackagainst--thesniperattackagainstonewoman,whowaskilled(inaudible)isreallyanescalationandit`sasignthatthegovernmentsecurityforceswillnotrelease--stopshooting,eveniftherearewomen,becauseculturallywoman,youknow,mayhavebeenbeaten,arrestedattimes,butneverdirectlyshotat.JAMJOOM(voice-over):CNNhasnotindependentlyconfirmedthedetailsofthereportedviolenceinSanaaorTaiz,norhasthegovernmentrespondedtoourrequestsforcomment.Theprotestersremaindetermined,promisingthey`llcontinuetheirpeacefulrevolutiondespiteanythreatsordangerstheymayface,vowingtokeepfloodingthestreetsuntilthereignofYemeniPresidentAliAbdullahSalehhascometoanend--MohammedJamjoom,CNN,AbuDhabi.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ(voice-over):SoyoujustheardMohammedJamjoomtalkaboutreportsthatawomanhadbeenkilledinrecentprotests.Thatnewsledtothis:aprotestofjustwomen,thousandsofthemgatheredinYemen`scapitalonMonday.TheydemandedthattheUnitedNationsgetinvolvedinthesituation,andtheysaidtheywantPresidentSalehtobetriedbytheinternationalcriminalcourt.SalehsaysU.N.officialsdon`tgetthefullpictureofwhat`shappeninginhiscountry.Hesaysthatpeoplewhoareagainsthimjustwanttotakepower.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ:We`removingeastnowtoThailand.Thisisacountrythatisusedtobeingflooded.Itusuallygetssomefloodseverysingleyear.Nothing,though,likewhatit`sgoingthroughrightnow.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ(voice-over):ThisistheworstfloodingthatThailandhasseeninhalfacentury.Morethan300peoplehavebeenkilled,81/2millionpeoplehavebeenaffectedbytherisingwaters.ThereweresomeconcernedthatthecapitalcityofBangkokwouldbeswamped.Thathasn`thappened,butotherpartsofthecountrywerehithard.Roadswerewashedawayinsomespots,makingithardtogethelptothevictims.Thaiofficialssaythefloodscouldcausemorethan$2billionindamages.Donationsarecominginfromotherpartsofthecountryandfromaroundtheworld.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:Isthislegit?OrganizedautoracingintheU.S.hasbeenaroundformorethanahundredyears.Thisone`strue.ThefirstorganizedU.S.racehappenedin1895.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ:TheracingworldismourningthedeathofDanWheldon,whowasa33-year-olddriverkilledSundayafteracrashduringaraceinLasVegas.OfficialssaidWheldonsufferedunsurvivableinjuries.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ(voice-over):Thecrashinvolved15cars.Videoshowedsomeofthemspinningoutofcontrol,burstingintoflames.Oneformerdriversaidhe`sneverseenanythinglikethis.Someexpertsthinkthetrackitselfmighthavebeenpartoftheproblem.It`sshorterthanmosttracks,socarsdon`thaveasmuchroomtomaneuver.Andthisparticulartrackiswider,too.Thatmeansmorecarscanberightnexttoeachother.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ:ThenewsofWheldon`sdeathhasaffectedmanypeople,especiallyotherracecardriversandit`sareminderoftherisksthatracingcarrieswithit.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)TONYKANAAN,DRIVER:Imean,Iknowthisisadangeroussport.Iknowwe`reexposedtothateverydayinthenormallifeaswell.But,youknow,youdon`tthinkaboutit.Andtodaywehavetothinkaboutit.Ilostoneofmybestfriends,oneofmygreatestteammates.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ:Well,nextuptoday,we`regoingtocheckoutwhat`sgoingonintheworldofpolitics.First,aneventthatyoucanwatchonCNNtonight.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ(voice-over):ItisthenextdebatebetweenRepublicanpresidentialcandidates.MostofthemareinLasVegas,readytofaceoffontheissues.Thedebatetonightat8:00pmEastern.CNN`sPaulSteinhausertalkedaboutwhyLasVegasisagoodsettingforthisevent.PAULSTEINHAUSER,CNNDEPUTYPOLITICALDIRECTOR:Youthinkit`saboomingtown,butatthesametime,therearealotofpeopleinthistownthataresuffering.UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:Right,youthinkofLasVegas,youthin