(CNN Student News) -- August 16, 2012

(CNNStudentNews)--August16,2012THISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.***CARLAZUZ,CNNANCHOR:Youmightwonderwhat$100millionapartmentlookslike,youaregoingtoknowbeforetheendoftodayshow.I`mCarlAzuz,thisisCNNSTUDENTNEWS.Firstup,themayorofDallas,Texassayshiscityisfacinganemergency.TheproblemisWestNileVirus.ThereisanoutbreakofithappeningaroundtheU.S.It`sthebiggestjumpinthenumberofreportedcasesofWestNilesince2004,andtheoutbreakisspreading.Thismapshowssomeofthestatesthathavebeenhitthehardest.Byfar,Texashashadittheworst:Morethan380confirmedcasesofWestNilethere.Officialsaretryingtofighttheoutbreakbyusingaspraytokillinfectedmosquitoes.Theinsectsspreadthediseaseaftertheygetitfrombirds.WestNilestartedinAfrica.NooneknowshowitgottotheU.S.,butwedoknowwhenitarrived:1999.MostpeoplewhogetWestNiledon`tgetseriouslysick.Dr.SanjayGuptarunsthroughsomeofthesymptomsofthisdisease.(BEGINVIDEOTAPE)DR.SANJAYGUPTA,CNNCORRESPONDENT:ThevastmajorityofpeoplewhogetWestNilewon`thavehardlyanysymptomsatall,orsomildthattheywon`trealizethatinfacttheyhaveWestNile.Sowhenyoulookatthenumbersofcases,keepthatinmind,theyareprobablyalothigher.Andpeoplewhohavethemildillness,youknow,it`safever,theycanswollenlymphglands,theysometimesgetacharacteristicrashthat`susuallyonthechestorthebackofthestomach,sortofinatruncal(ph)areaofthebody.Thatcanhappen.Thereisamoresevereform,onein150cases,theyhavesomethingknownasaneuroinvasiveform.Thatgetsintothebrainandspinalcordarea,anditcrossesthebloodbrainbarrier,cancausesomeonetobelethargic,cancausesomeonetohaveneckstiffness,youknow,peoplecanalsogetjointpainandnausea.So,theycanbesometimesvague.(ENDVIDEOTAPE)AZUZ:Yesterday,wereportedontheU.S.AirForceflighttest,ahypersonicaircraftwassupposedtoflyfor300seconds,at4600milesperhour.Thisanimationshowsyouhowitwouldhaveworked.Exceptitdidn`t.Officialssay,atailfinproblemcausedtheaircrafttoflyoutofcontrol,sotheyhadtocutthetestflightshortanddestroytheaircraft.Theyarenotsureifthey`lltryanotherone.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:Isthislegit?TheUnitedStateshashadmorevicepresidentsthanpresidents.Totallytrue!Onereasonwhy,somepresidentswhoservedtwotermshadadifferentvicepresidentduringeachterm.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ:44presidents,47vicepresidents.PaulRyanwouldliketobenumber48.WefoundoutlastSaturdaythattheU.S.RepresentativefromWisconsinisthisyear`sRepublicanvicepresidentialcandidate.TheDemocraticcandidateisthemanwhoholdstheofficerightnow,VicePresidentJoeBiden.InourshowonMonday,wesharedsomeofRepresentativeRyan`sthoughtsonthechoicevotershaveinthisyear`selection.VicePresidentBidentalkedaboutthatchoicethisweek,too.(BEGINVIDEOTAPE)JOEBIDEN,VICEPRESIDENTOFTHEUNITEDSTATESOFAMERICA:WhenIcalledandcongratulatedCongressmanRyan,heisagoodguy,heisadecentguy.Icalledtocongratulatehim,webothtalkedabout,thesearestark,starkchoices.Thedifferencescouldn`tbemoreclearlylaidoutthroughthiselection,andyouaregoingtohear.AndtheAmericanpeoplearegoingtomakeachoice.Theyaregoingtomakeachoice.Andmaybeoncethatchoiceismade,wecanstopallthisgridlock,andallthisobstructionism...(CHEERSANDAPPLAUSE)BIDEN:Andwecanstarttomoveon.(ENDVIDEOTAPE)AZUZ:Vicepresidentialcandidatesarecalledrunningmates.Thecountry`sfirstvicepresidentswereactuallyrunners-up.Originally,thevicepresidentwasthepersonwhocameinsecondinthepresidentialelection.Thingschangedaftertheelectionof1800endedinatie.Congresscameupwiththe12thAmendmenttotheConstitution,whichallowedpeopletorunspecificallyfortheofficeofvicepresident.Theofficeofvicepresidenthasbeendescribedasaheartbeatawayfromthepresidency.TheV.P.hastotakeoverifsomethinghappenstothepresident.Infact,eightvicepresidentshavebecomepresidentaftertheAmericanleaderdiedorwaskilledinoffice.SixotherV.P.shavebecomepresident,too.Thereiscertaintimeswhenyouareawarethatyouareoncamera.Whenyouaretakingpictureoranchoringanewsprogram.Buttherearealotoftimesandplaceswhenyoumightnotknowyouareoncamera:atthestore,themall,walkingdownthestreet,maybe.AsSusanKellyexplainsinthisnextreport,forsomeit`saquestionofprivacyversussecurity.(BEGINVIDEOTAPE)SUSANKELLY,CNNCORRESPONDENT:Surveillancecamerasareeverywhere,justwhoiswatchingandwhattheyarewatchinghasflamednewconcernsafterWikileakspublishedstolenemailsregardingagovernmentsurveillanceprogramcalledTrapWire.It`saprogrammeanttoidentifypotentialterroristactivityusingcamerasthatarenowomnipresent.Theideaofbeingwatchedisanewrealityinapost-911world.Thoughsomeworriedthatsuchmeasurescomeatahighprice.JAYSTANLEY,ACLUSR.POLICYANALYST:Thewholeapproachthatstoppingterrorismasbasedonmasssurveillanceisnoteffectivewaytostopterrorism.Andit`sverydangerousforourliberties.Wedon`twanttoleaveinasocietywherethegovernmentiswatchingallofus,allthetime.Justincasewemightbeaterrorist.KELLY:ButTrapWiredoesn`tappeartohavegottenveryfaroffthegroundwithgovernmentsupporters.TheDepartmentofHomelandSecurityhelpedfundtheinitialdevelopmentoftheproject,andofficialtellingus,theDHSfundedanoperationalpilotinWashingtonDCandSeattlein2010,todetermineifthesystemcouldbeapplicableininfrastructureprotectionapplications.Thatpilotaim