(CNN Student News) -- September 5, 2012

(CNNStudentNews)--September5,2012THISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.***CARLAZUZ,CNNANCHOR:FromLondontoLouisiana,CharlottetoAtlanta,we`vegotitcoveredinthisWednesdayeditionofCNN`sSTUDENTNEWS.Hello,everyone.I`mCarlAzuz.We`rekickingthingsofftodaywithconventioncoverage.Lastweek,itwastheRepublicans,thisweek,it`stheDemocrats.You`regoingtonoticealotofsimilaritiesbetweenthetwoconventions.Atleastintermsofwhatisactuallygoingon.Forexample,bothstartedwiththesimilarvote.Itwastoadoptthepartyplatform,that`stheofficialpositiononmajorpoliticalissues.ThefirstfulldayoftheDemocraticconventionwrappedupwithtwomajorspeeches.Thefirstonecamefromthefirstlady,MichelleObama,theotherwasthekeynoteaddress.ThatwasmadebyJulianCastro,themayorofSanAntonio,Texas.OrganizerssaythatMayorCastroisthefirstLatinotogivethekeynotespeechataDemocraticconvention.Tonight,formerpresidentBillClintonisscheduledtoaddresstheconvention.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)BILLCLINTON:So,folks...(ENDVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ:Andlastweek,PresidentObamawasoutofthecampaigntrailwhiletheRepublicansheldtheirconventionthisweekwhiletheDemocratsaregatheredinCharlotte,PaulRyan,theRepublicanVicePresidentialnominee,isoutcampaigning.PartsoftheU.S.GulfCoastarecleaningupafterthestormnamedIsaachittheregionaweekago.Alotofpeoplewereforcedtoleavetheirhomesbecauseofthestorm,manyofthemarecomingback,butthey`refacingnewchallenges.Rebuildingisdifficultenough,butit`shappeninginextremetemperatures.NationalWeatherServicesaystheheatindexhasbeensomewherebetween100and105degrees.Sothat`swhatitfeelslike.What`smakingthingsworse,isthattensofthousandsofresidentsstilldon`thavepowerandthat,orcourse,meansnoairconditioning.Officialsarewarningpeopletobecarefulaboutpossibleheatstroke,theyarealsokeepinganeyeonsomeriversandlakesthatarestillindangerofflooding.Politiciansandfinancialexpertstalkalotabouteconomicclasses,especiallythemiddleclass.TheU.S.CensusBureaudoesn`thaveanofficialdefinitionofthemiddleclass,buttheU.S.CommerceDepartmentsaysmostAmericansthinkofthemselvesasbeingpartofthemiddleclass.So,whatdoesthatmean?ChristineRomanslooksatsomenewresearch.(BEGINVIDEOTAPE)CHRISTINEROMANS,CNNCORRESPONDENT:Whatdoesittaketobeinthemiddleclass?Well,Pewresearchaskedthatquestionthepeopleatsurvey,then86percentsaysittakesasecurejobtobeconsideredpartofthemiddleclass.66percentsaidhealthinsurance,and45percent,fewerthanhalf,saidit`sahome,homeownershipiswhatittakestobeinthemiddleclass.ItshowsyoujusthowpreoccupiedAmericansarethesedayswiththejob.Let`sflashback,shallwe,to1991.Whatwerepeoplesayingthen?Well,backthen70percentofpeoplesurveyedsaid,hey,it`sowningahomethatputsyouinthemiddleclass.Twoormorecars?Almosthalfsaid,hey,twoormorecars,that`showyoudefinewhetheryouareinthemiddleclass.Acollegeeducation,almosthalfsaidthatwaswhatwasimportant.Look,downhere,atnumberfive,33percentsaid,awhite-collarjobiswhatmakesitforthemiddleclass.Youknow,it`sinterestingbecauseitshowsyoujusthowtimeshavechanged.Itshowsyouhowpreoccupiedpeoplearerightnowwiththeideaofhavingasecurejob,andthatisthekeytothemiddleclass,becausebackthen,in1991,peopleassumedtheeconomywouldgivethemajob,anditwastheconsumerpartsoftheculturethatdefinedmiddleclassforthem.(ENDVIDEOTAPE)(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:TimeforTheShoutout.Whichoftheseisanothertermforatourguide?Ifyouthinkyouknowit,shoutitout!Isit:Magistrate,docent,curator,orombudsman?You`vegotthreeseconds.Go!Tourguidesaresometimescalleddocent.WhichcomesfromaLatinwordthatmeanstoteach.That`syouranswer,andthat`syourShoutout.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ:Youmightexpecttoseeadocentatamuseumoranationalpark.ButhereinAtlanta,therearetourguidesworkingataplaceyoumightnotexpect:acemetery.AndtheyarelivinguptothatLatintranslationoftheirtitle.WetiedalongforarecenttourwithagroupofGeorgiastudentswhospentsometimelearninghistoryamongthegravestones.(BEGINVIDEOTAPE)JOANFOUNTAIN,OAKLANDCEMETERYTOUR:WelcometoAtlanta,Georgia.ThisishistoricOaklandCemeteryestablishedin1850.MynameisJoanFountain,andI`llbeyoudocenttoday.I`mgoingtointroduceyoutoMr.JasperNewtonSmith.WecallhimthemayorofOakland,andasyoucanseehecutsafunfiguresittingrightuphere.DAVIDMOORE,HISTORICOAKLANDFOUNDATION:I`mDavidMoore,theexecutivedirectorforthehistoricOakenFoundation.OneofthethingsthatwedohereatOaklandisjusttoshareitwiththecommunity,particularlywiththeschoolkidsthatcomethroughhere,ingroupstohearthestoriesaboutAtlanta,tolearnaboutsomeofthehistory.Thisislikeanoutdoormuseum,youcanlearnalotfrombeinghereandjustreadingthewonderfulepitaphsandhearingthestoriesaboutAtlantathat`sgivenbyourtourguides.FOUNTAIN:Wehaveover70,000residentshereatOakland,ifyoufillthattheGeorgiaDome,thatwouldbeaboutasmanypeopleasresidehereinOakland.JENNIFERSWIFT,TEACHER,PAIDELASCHOOL:I`mJenniferSwift,andIteachatthePaidelaSchool,it`saprivateindependentschoolinAtlanta,Georgia.WearedoingatwoweekunitwithourclassonthehistoryofAtlanta.FOUNTAIN:Backinthe1850stheydidn`thavethesameequipmentwedotodeterminewhensomebodyisreallydead.SWIFT:Ilovealltheoldstories.Andsortofmakinghistorycometolife.MOORE:It`saresourceforkidstocomewiththeir