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CARL AZUZ, CNN ANCHOR: Welcome to CNN STUDENT NEWS.
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On this last day of September, our first story is about a standoff in the U.S. government. A shutdown showdown.
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This is straight out of civics and social studies: the House of Representatives and the Senate have to agree on bills and the president must sign them for them to become law.
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But the government is divided. On one side, the Republican controlled House of Representatives
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had voted Sunday to approve a spending plan to keep funding the government,
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but only if President Obama`s Affordable Care Act, also called Obamacare is delayed for a year.
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Part of the law has been delayed for some businesses.
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The House wants it delayed for everyone.
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That won`t work for the other side - the Democratic-controlled Senate and the president.
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They agree the government should get the funds it needs to operate, but they say any changes to Obamacare a deal killer.
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They all have until midnight tonight to work at a deal to avoid a partial shutdown.
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Meantime, in the resources box at cnnstudentnews.com we have an explainer on what a shutdown would and would not include and how Obamacare factors into this.
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There`s been some political action at the United Nations, too.
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It concerns the civil war in Syria.
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The Security Council where a lot of the U.N.`s power is, held a vote on Friday night.
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Its 15 members agreed unanimously to require Syria to get rid of its chemical weapons as it has promised to do or Syria could face consequences.
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The resolution does not say what those consequences might be,
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and it doesn`t threaten military force against Syria, something the Obama administration wanted to do.
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Some American lawmakers criticized the resolution saying it`s not strong enough and that it won`t do much to end Syria`s civil war.
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Time for the "Shoutout."
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What is this formula used for: if you think you know it, shout it out!
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Is it for temperature conversion, distance conversion, light refraction or buoyancy.
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You`ve got three seconds go.
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If you multiply degrees Celsius by nine fifths and then add 32, you calculate degrees Fahrenheit.
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That`s your answer and that`s your "Shoutout."
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It`s a lot of conversion and fluctuation when measuring the Earth climate.
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Warming, cooling, warming again.
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Most folks agree that average temperatures have risen in recent decades.
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What`s controversial, whether people are causing it.
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An international group of climate change scientists says it`s 95 percent sure humans are to blame,
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but some say, there`s still room for doubt.
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INDRA PETERSONS, CNN METEOROLOGIST: It`s the intergovernmental panel on climate change, is now saying exactly what you said:
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95 percent certain that humans have caused most of the warming since 1950.
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Let`s put this in perspective: where was the stands previous.
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No, there have been previous reports here.
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In 2007 it was 90 percent, so we`ve definitely made a headway here, but look at that jump -
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when you talk about from just 2001 where they were only 66 percent sure.
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Now, we always know, most people have that basic understanding, there`s a lot of carbon being released into environment and with that, temperatures are on the rise.
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What is so key in this particular report:
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we`ve been hearing a lot of talk about something called "The pause."
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Let`s explain what the pause is and what`s this controversy is.
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Notice, since 1950, we warned about .22 degrees Fahrenheit per decade, notice the steady climb up.
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But since 1998, we`ve seen a slower rate in that growth.
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Only .09 degrees Fahrenheit per decade.
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So, if we`re this huge cause, people are saying why are we slowing that rate down?
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Well, they are saying, you need to look at this big picture here.
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There are previous times within this general trend when we`ve seen a slowdown and even a decrease,
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but meanwhile, you`ve got to pay attention to the big picture.
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That`s what ITCC wants to say to you, regardless that trend is still up that we are continuing to warm.
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Now, a lot of people are saying, OK, what is this? What`s going on?
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Well, one of the biggest controversies is, if you`re talking this model and you`re going forward, and you`re saying,
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what`s going to happen in the future, you should be able to take that same weather model, go backwards 15 years and say, the result is what we have today.
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Well, this is the conflict: we can`t do that for the last 15 years. We`re not getting that result currently.
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AZUZ: One way the military and police can guard against future attacks is by learning from the past,
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and the same way a detective might gather evidence from a crime scene.
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Evidence from a bombing scene, from the smallest shred of paper, maybe, can lead investigators to the bomber.
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CNN got an exclusive look into a top secret lab where technology and criminology intersect.
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BARBARA STARR, CNN CORRESPONDENT: CNN`s cameras are the first ever allowed inside this warehouse.
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The location is so secret, we`ve agreed to only say, we are somewhere outside of Washington D.C.
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This is just part of 100,000 pieces of evidence from terrorists bombings in 25 countries.
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Analysts here looking at every bomb fragment for clues to a bomber`s identity and bomb design.
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Bombs from Boston, to the attempted underwear bombing of an airline to IED attacks in Iraq and Afghanistan have all been analyzed here.
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It`s just a fingerprint`s smudge on the piece of metal, but whose is it?
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Lifting fingerprints involves some of the most sensitive techniques:
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here super glue vapors are blasted onto cell phone circuit boards from IEDs .
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MARY KATHRYN BROOK, PHYSICAL SCIENTIST, TEDAC: This fumes are attaching to any finger prints that are left behind on this surface,
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and then they form a plastic image over that fingerprint.
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STARR: Ultraviolet light picks up fine details.
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Prints are gathered off documents, even food wrappers.
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IED parts gathered years ago in Iraq are checked for prints.
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Beyond using fingerprints, the lab recreates exploded bombs to help identify bombmakers.
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For the first time, you`re seeing new 3d images from IEDs.
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Looking at tiny details for clues on how the device was put together.
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CARLO ROSATI, SENIOR TOOL MARK EXAMINER: Although there may be many people out there every time we stop one, that`s one less that we have to worry about.
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STARR: The lab has 100,000 boxes of evidence.
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Every item is scrutinized as it`s coming in.
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With the hope that some clue will lead the experts to the bomb maker and save lives.
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Barbara Starr, CNN, Washington.
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AZUZ: It`s time for the CNN STUDENT NEWS "Roll Call."
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We`re marching over to Maysville, Kentucky, first to give a royal welcome to the Royals of Mason County High School.
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It`s a mascot fit for a king.
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We`ve also got some good prospects from Arizona: the prospect tours, I should say.
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We strike gold in Apache Junction Arizona where you`ll find Apache Junction High School.
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And Belleville, Illinois is where we find the Radars.
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Central Junior High School. Thanks to all of you for tuning in to ten minutes of awesome.
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And speaking of awesome today it`s time for "CNN Heroes".
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It`s a program that recognizes the extraordinary accomplishments of ordinary folks.
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People who see a problem take a step to solve it and then wind up changing the world.
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Nicholas Lowinger knows all about taking steps to help someone.
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He`s got more shoes than any one person could ever use.
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NICHOLAS LOWINGER: September is back to school. And from us, kids, it means back to school shopping.
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I used to take those things for granted, until I realized that there were a lot of kids who didn`t have those sort of luxuries.
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I remember my first shelter visit, seeing kids who were just like me,
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the only difference being - they had footwear that was falling apart.
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UNIDENTIFIED BOY: I was nervous to go back to school.
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My shoes were old and too small for me.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: When I lost my job, I had to decide, either to spend money on the shoes or medicine or diapers.
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LOWINGER: Kids get blisters on their feet, because they have to wear whatever shoes they can get, and it just wasn`t right.
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My name is Nicholas Lowinger, I`m 15, and I give new shoes to kids living in homeless shelters across the county.
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My family`s garage is filled with the (inaudible) boxes full of new shoes.
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Shelters send these orders with the kids` name, gender, shoe size -
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I`ve donated new sneakers to over 10,000 kids in 21 states.
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UNIDENTIFIED GIRL: Oh, thank you.
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LOWINGER: Homeless children, they shouldn`t have to worry about how they`ll be accepted or how (inaudible).
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Tiana.
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UNIDENTIFIED GIRL: Wow! Shoes!
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LOWINGER: It`s more than just giving them a new pair of shoes.
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UNIDENTIFIED GILR: Yeah!
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LOWINGER: I`m helping kids be kids.
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AZUZ: Well, what`s good for the goose maybe good for the gander, but it`s not necessarily good for keeping your lawn clean.
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That`s why someone invented the goosinator.
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Looks and works like a remote controlled hovercraft, but it`s on a mission to get geese get done (ph).
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First, it looks just like a bird brained idea, until it gets close and the birds take flight.
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It`s not harmful, it is effective, but it`s also $3500 and it makes you wonder will the geese return.
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Too many of them make the water fowl.
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And it`s only worth the prize if they don`t come beak - oh yeah! Goose ponds.
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They worth at least a gaggle.
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They`ve helped us goose up our show today, and while we`d like to goose (ph) linger, we`ve got to take flight. So we`ll see you Tuesday.
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