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Fridays are awesome. We got a lot of feedback when I didn`t say that last week.
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I`m Carl Azuz with CNN STUDENT NEWS.
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Two days after a March 31st deadline for an agreement on Iran`s controversial nuclear
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program, international diplomats meeting in Switzerland said they had one. It`s not a
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final deal.
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Details between Iran, the U.S. and several other countries still have to be worked out
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by June 30th.
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President Obama called the agreement "a good deal that will prevent Iran from building
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a nuclear weapon."
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In exchange, world powers will lift their sanctions that have hurt Iran`s economy.
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Israeli officials, who were not involved in the negotiations, called the agreement "a
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poor framework that could make the world more dangerous."
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Republicans and some Democrats in the U.S. Congress have been skeptical of an agreement
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with Iran. They may try to block it.
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Next, to the African nation of Kenya. The Al-Shabab terrorist group, which is based
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in neighboring Somalia, says it attacked Christian students at a Kenyan university yesterday.
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Kenyan officials say Islamist gunmen killed 147 people and wounded scores of others. All
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four of the attackers were killed.
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Kenya`s president says his country has been suffering from a shortage of security officers.
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He called for their training to be sped up.
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There`s a storm brewing in the Western Pacific Ocean. As of last night, it was headed right
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for the Northern Philippines. Here`s what Typhoon Maysak looks like from space. At one
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point, it was a super typhoon with 150 miles per hour winds. But it was weakening as it
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approached the Philippines. Still expected to bring strong winds and flooding and interrupt
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Easter celebrations in the mostly Catholic country.
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It`s hard to grasp where we are, what, how much is a permanent climate change, how much
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is it temporary variation?
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What we do know is -- and I asked this gentleman over here, have you ever stood on this meadow
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on this day that there wasn`t snow?
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And he said, no.
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You might ask him about that.
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So it`s a different world. We have to act differently.
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Ongoing drought in The Golden State. California is in the fourth year of a worsening water
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crisis, so its government is ordering almost everyone to reduce their water usage by 25
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percent.
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The cut doesn`t apply to the state`s agriculture industry. And that`s controversial, because
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agriculture uses about 80 percent of California`s developed water supply.
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But campuses, golf courses, cemeteries have to all limit their water.
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Trees are being replaced with cactuses. Experts estimate that California needs 11 trillion
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gallons of water to recover from this.
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They say you never miss the well until the water runs dry and it`s true.
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Who would have ever thought that I wouldn`t have any water?
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Did you ever actually cry because of all of what was (INAUDIBLE)?
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Haven`t I cried?
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I`ve cried myself to sleep a lot of times and I`ve lost weight.
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Unlike a small earthquake, which jolts you into the reality that you need to be prepared
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for the big one, the drought is kind of like a slow moving disaster -- you don`t really
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realize just how bad it is until it hits you hard.
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How long have you not had running water in the house?
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It`s been a year and one month. One of my daughters, you know, she came from school
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and she started, mom, you know what, you can`t be living this way, you know?
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They say that I don`t got no water, that I didn`t shower and this and that, that I stink.
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From the towns throughout here in California`s beautiful countryside, you really get a glimpse
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of exactly what the drought is doing to this state, especially here atop Pine Flat Lake.
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It`s one of California`s largest reservoirs.
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You`ll notice, when the water runs out, there are rings left behind where the water once
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was. Even GPS is having trouble keeping up.
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According to this, we should be submerged in deep water right now.
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We really had a terrible winter in terms of rainfall and snowfall. So there`s no snow
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on the mountains. There will be no snowmelt to reaching and replenish those reservoirs.
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California has about one year of water left in its reservoirs on the surface.
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So far, county officials say more than 960 households have reported their wells have
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run dry, which accounts for up to 5,000 people who don`t have running water in their homes.
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So what are people doing?
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Well, sometimes it`s neighbors helping neighbors. Sometimes people are getting water just stacked
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up on their front door. And other times, non-profit groups and the county are working hard to
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try to put tanks in yards so that people can have running water. But it`s a temporary fix.
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We work with them, you know, because you want to help them with something, you know. And
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then, at the same time, you know, I mean what can we do for them?
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You know, we can`t provide everything that they need. There is 24 shower units.
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How often are they used?
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Every day. There are resources coming in. They`re helping somewhat. But the crisis is
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growing and the situation is growing worse by the date.
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The amount of water that we have available to us in the West is in steady decline. We
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have to embrace that if we want to keep living out here.
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Some significant religious holidays will be celebrated this weekend. Sunday is Easter
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Sunday, the most significant holiday for the world`s Christians. It celebrates the biblical
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account of when Jesus Christ rose from the dead, his resurrection on the third day after
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he was crucified. Easter wraps up the Christian Holy Week, a time marking events in Jesus`
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life with church services, ceremonies and Christian fellowship.
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Also, the Jewish holiday of Passover starts today. It`s named for the Torah account of
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when God passed over the homes of the Israelites, sparing their first born children from death,
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but killing those of the Egyptians. Afterward, the Israelites were liberated from slavery
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in Egypt.
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Passover is marked with special meals, rituals and rejoicing.
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Roll Call -- anyone know the state nickname for Alaska?
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It`s The Last Frontier.
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And on the island of Unalaska The Raiders are watching at Unalaska City High School.
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Arkansas is The Natural State and it`s in the city of Magnolia that The Cubs are online.
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Magnolia Junior High School on the Roll.
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And in The Peach State, it`s great to see the students of Forsyth Central High School
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in the city of Cumming, Georgia.
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More than 292 million trips were made last year to America`s national parks. Many visitors
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were closer to your parents` age than yours. In fact, the number of national park visitors
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under the age of 15 has dropped more than 50 percent over the past 10 years.
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Why?
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One former ranger says younger people are more plugged in, while the great outdoors
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is an unplugged kind of place.
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But there are still more than 800,000 junior rangers who got their patches last year.
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Before we go, here`s a light-hearted look at how to stay safe near unpredictable park
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fauna.
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It`s animal safety pop quiz time.
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Hey, little Morgan here, let`s try this. I`ll hand you over my bear strafer for a second.
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And please don`t spray me.
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We`ll run through and practice like I`ll either call out what I`m doing...
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OK.
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: -- or -- and you decide how it is you`re supposed to respond to that.
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OK.
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So I`m just feeding.
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OK, so here`s what Matt`s taught me. If the bear is unaware of you, slowly back up.
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I`m just going to back away from the bear. I`m just going to slowly back away from the
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bear.
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But if he notices you, speak to him in a loud but steady voice.
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Now, hey, bear, you keep eating, bear. I`m just leaving. I have nothing to do with this,
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bear.
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And if he starts coming your way, stay calm and perfectly still.
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Now he starts coming toward me, so I stand my ground. I don`t move. Now you`re about
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20 feet away.
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And if all else fails...
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Now I`ve got my bear spray out. You can tell this...
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Go on the offensive.
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Take that crazy bear. Go back to your bear house, bear.
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I really showed that fake bear who`s boss.
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Next up, how to handle a moose.
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All of a sudden it runs at you.
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And then you (INAUDIBLE).
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And then I just start zigzagging. I just start -- and I have -- I get behind a tree.
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Yes.
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And then I zig this way.
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Yes.
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And then I zig this way. Then I go up in the woods.
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Well, yes, that`s actually perfect. You can`t even get me, moose. I`m not even here. I`m
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up in the woods. Moose escape success. Whoo-hoo.
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Of course, you could try to intimidate it by flexing your moosles, but that could be
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moosely ineffective. It`s probably not the antler.
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It`s time for us to hoof it but please join us next Monday for a special financial literacy
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month themed education of CNN STUDENT NEWS.