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CARL AZUZ, CNN ANCHOR: On the anniversary of Hawaii`s statehood, we say aloha, and welcome to CNN STUDENT NEWS.
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My name is Carl Azuz, and during the next 10 minutes, we`ve got dolphins, spiders and dogs.
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But first, we`re following up on a situation in Northern Africa.
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We`ve been talking about the violence in Egypt recently, fighting between security forces and protesters has led to hundreds of deaths.
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The protesters are supporters of former President Mohammed Morsy and his Muslim Brotherhood Party.
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The Egyptian government has been arresting members of the Muslim Brotherhood.
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Around 100 of them were taken into custody yesterday.
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That includes Mohammed Badie, the group`s spiritual leader.
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There`s been some talk about how other countries might be able to influence what`s happening in Egypt, countries like the U.S.
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Egypt and the U.S. are allies.
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Part of that relationship involves military aid.
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The U.S. gives Egypt around $1.2 billion in aid,
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but it does not give the money directly to Egypt.
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The money goes into U.S. Federal Reserve, and the Fed turns around and gives it to U.S. companies that build weapons and parts for Egypt.
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There`s talk of U.S. stopping that aid to try to reduce the violence in Egypt.
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Some experts argue that a change like that wouldn`t really have much of an impact.
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Heading over to the U.S. now, where emergency crews in Idaho have spent two weeks trying to get a fire under control.
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Idaho, not the only state dealing with this kind of severe weather right now.
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You can see the different spots on this map where wildfires are burning.
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Areas in pink are where the conditions could cause new fires to spread.
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Idaho is dealing with some of the worst of this,
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and some people are trying creative ways to fight back, like snow making guns.
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They`d normally be used to make more powder for the slopes;
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now they are being drafted into the fight against fires.
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Dan Simon has more on the efforts to get these flames under control.
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DAN SIMON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Fire continuing to ravage one of the country`s most scenic spots.
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A drive through the mountains, and you can understand why many celebrities like Tom Hanks, Arnold Schwarzenegger,
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and Bruce Willis choose this area to build multi-million dollar vacation homes.
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And why some insurance companies call in their own firefighters to help prevent a calamity.
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But as a Red Cross official told me-
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NICOLE IRWIN, AMERICAN RED CROSS: Many people think this is an affluent area, and it is,
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but there are many people who are affected by this that are from different socioeconomic backgrounds,
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and that is who`s staying with us.
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SIMON: Staying in a shelter like this high school, where we met Orlanda Cabrito.
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ORLANDA CABRITO, EVACUEE: I think just not knowing, I think the outcome of whether we`re going to be able to go home or if we`re going to have a home.
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I think that is the most nerve-wracking.
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SIMON: The Beaver Creek fire is a true beast, spreading across an area larger than the city of Denver.
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Surrounded by bone-dry trees and brush, it`s clear this fire could keep burning for a very long time.
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The key is to keep the flames away from homes,
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but the wind has a way of pushing the fire in different directions.
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BETH LUND, FIRE INCIDENT COMMANDER: We have plenty of resources right now,
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and it`s just a matter of having people in the right place at the right time,
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which I believe we do at this point in time.
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It`s just a lot of work to go ahead and get this thing contained.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: See if you can ID me.
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I am an Asian country that has one of the world`s largest populations.
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I am located between India and Afghanistan.
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My capital city is Islamabad.
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I am Pakistan, and my current president took office in 2008.
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AZUZ: The previous president, Pervez Musharraf, controlled Pakistan`s government for nearly nine years.
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Now he`s facing criminal charges over something that happened while he was in office.
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Pakistan`s government is a federal republic.
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That means voters elect their government representatives,
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but the military has a lot of power in Pakistan.
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Musharraf was the head of the Pakistani army in 1999.
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He led a coup, a military takeover of the country`s government.
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He was president until 2008, when he resigned.
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The charges he`s facing now are connected to a different Pakistani leader.
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Benazir Bhutto was Pakistan`s first female prime minister.
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She served two separate terms in that office.
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She left Pakistan after her second term,
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but in 2007, she came back to run for office again.
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In December of that year, Bhutto was assassinated,
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and Pervez Musharraf is being charged in connection with her death.
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Murder. Criminal conspiracy to murder, and facilitation of murder.
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Musharraf denies any involvement in Benazir Bhutto`s death,
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but he was indicted on those charges in court this week.
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This is the first time an ex-military leader has ever been indicted with a crime in Pakistan.
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Pervez Musharraf is currently under house arrest.
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Roll call, who`s watching CNN STUDENT NEWS today?
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Let`s head to the map and check out the roll call.
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First up, Pueblo, Colorado, home of the Cornerstone Cougars at Cornerstone Learning Academy.
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Next up, the North Bullitt Eagles.
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They`re watching in Shepherdsville (ph), Kentucky, thank you.
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And we`re rolling right along to call out the Oroville High School Tigers in Oroville, California.
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Teachers, if you want to get in the roll call running, the details are at cnnstudentnews.com.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It`s time for the shoutout.
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What is the only NFL team to achieve an undefeated season?
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If you think you know it, then shout it out.
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Is it the 49ers, Dolphins, Cowboys or Patriots?
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You`ve got 3 seconds, go.
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The 1972 Miami Dolphins were the only team to finish the perfect season with a Super Bowl win.
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That`s your answer and that is your shoutout.
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AZUZ: It`s now a sort of American tradition.
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The team that wins the Super Bowl gets to visit the White House.
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But it wasn`t a tradition back in 1972,
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when the Miami Dolphins became and remain the only NFL team to go undefeated.
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For the past 15 years, a former Dolphins tightend has been pushing to get his team presidential recognition.
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He saw other Super Bowl winners visiting with presidents;
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he thought why not his own team.
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Four decades later, most of the 1972 championship team made their White House visit.
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BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: In 1972, these guys were a juggernaut.
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They had a grinding running game that wore opponents down.
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They became the first team ever with 2000-yard rushes.
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They had the league`s best offense, they had the league`s best defense.
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AZUZ: Next story today, smartphones.
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Smart boards, smart homes, smart spider webs?
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It`s not an upgrade.
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It`s something that some of the world`s infamous arachnids might have had all along.
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A researcher noticed that his daughter`s toy magic wand actually attracted spiderwebs, meaning the webs kind of reached out toward it.
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So he set out to find out what else could attract them.
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AZUZ: There is a reason spiders get a bad rap.
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If the creepy-crawly factor doesn`t bug you, there`s the whole catch, bundle, poison and eat thing that just turns a lot folks off.
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Of course, there is the popular type that scurries around New York, catching criminals in a web of justice.
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But the real thing is far less likable, and some researchers think they found another weapon up a spider`s eight sleeves.
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It`s in the webs themselves.
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Yes, they`re sticky, they are intricate, they are hard for unsuspecting insects to see.
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But according to a recent study, their threads might take an active role in insects` capture.
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Not just hanging out, but actually arching out toward potential prey.
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A finding by two scientists at UC Berkeley described how this could work.
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An unsuspecting bee is flying near a spiderweb.
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He`s got a small electrical charge caused by his wings beating in the air.
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The threads of the web may respond to this charge,
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moving in such a way that brings them a little closer to the bee,
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possibly increasing the chances the bee will be caught.
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Now, we`re not talking about a huge distance for the web.
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It may move just a millimeter or two.
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It`s not lashing out like a frog`s tongue at a passing fly.
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And it`s not known yet if this is true for all spiderwebs.
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This study was done in the web of a common garden spider.
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But just the idea that spiderwebs may be an even stickier menace than previously thought has caught a lot of scientists in a web of excitement.
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AZUZ: Teachers, you want resources, we`ve got resources.
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Now we have them all in one place.
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At cnnstudentnews.com, click on the teaching tools bin.
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That is where you`ll find our daily show transcript,
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maps related to stories in the show,
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and our daily curriculum featuring the media literacy question of the day.
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It`s all there, it`s all free.
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Cnnstudentnews.com, teachers, you`re going to love it.
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Previous story took you to the White House.
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We`re going back there now for a look at the newest dog on the block.
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It`s Sonny, the latest addition to the first family.
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Bo walked onto the scene in 2009 after President Obama promised to give his daughters a new pet if he was elected.
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Now Bo has a canine companion.
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He`ll probably show her the ropes and leave Sonny with a chance to learn what it`s like to be the top dog.
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Might just make it his own pet project.
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So will the dogs get along?
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The outlook certainly seems sunny, but only time will tail.
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I just hope the first pets don`t ignore each other, because that would be an impoochable (ph) offense.
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We told you yesterday we`d fetch some more puns for today; doggone it, that is exactly what we did.
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I`m Carl Azuz. Have a great rest of the day.
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