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DeepeningCrisisinVenezuelaEffortstoRemoveMinesfromtheHolyLandRecallsofFrozenProductsOverListeriaContinue
PossibleFutureUsesofDrones.Aired44:10aET

AiredMay17,201604:00:00ET
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CARLAZUZ,CNNSTUDENTNEWSANCHOR:SouthAmericaiswherewestarttoday`sinternationaleventscoverage.I`mCarlAzuz.Thanksfor
watching.
Extremeinflation,whenpricesrockethigherandmoneybuysless,increasingviolentcrime,emptygrocerystoreshelves,peopleunableto
shampoo,salt,medicine,underwear.ThesearesomeoftheproblemsfacingthenationofVenezuela.
Factorinpowershortages,blackoutsbythegovernmentandarapidlyshrinkingeconomy,andprotestsaregrowing,withdemonstratorsdemanding
thatPresidentNicolasMaduroberecalled.
HestillhassomesupportersandPresidentMadurorecentlydeclaredaconstitutionalstateoftheemergency,adecreethatwillgivehimmore
powersoverVenezuela`seconomyandauthoritytoovercomewhathecalledforeignaggressionsagainstthecountry.
Whatcausedallthis?Well,theVenezuelangovernmentseizedortookovermanyofthecountry`sindustriesinrecentyears.Theeconomyisvery
dependentonoilsalesandforawhile,thegovernmentusedsomeofthosesalestofunditssocialprograms,aidforschools,childcare,sanitation.
Butwhenglobaloilpricesstarteddroppingin2014,sodidVenezuela`seconomy.AndsomeanalystssaythiscouldleadtotheendofMaduro`s
presidency.
FromSouthAmerica,we`retakingyoutotheMiddleEastnow,toaregioncalledtheWestBank.It`sanareaofabout2,100mileslocatedalongthe
westbankoftheJordanRiver.There`saclusterofchurchestherethathavestoodemptysince1967.Thereason,they`resurroundedbyminefields,
datingbacktothewarthatyearbutanorganizationisworkingtoclearthemout.
(BEGINVIDEOTAPE)
ORENLIEBERMANN,CNNCORRESPONDENT(voiceover):Thesignsarounduswarnofdangerinthreelanguages.Here,onlytheroadissafe.Beyond
the

barbedwire,nearly5,000explosiveminescoveringonesquarekilometer.
MICHAELHEIMAN,ISRAELINATIONALMINEACTIONAUTHORITY:Inthisparticulararea,we`renotlookingtofindanantipersonnelmine.
LIEBERMANN(oncamera):Youcanseeanantitankminerightnow?
HEIMAN:Yes,sure.Thereisthefirstlineisrighthere,like30metersfromtheplacewherewe`restanding.
LIEBERMANN(voiceover):ThisminefieldintheWestBankrestrictsaccesstooneofChristianity`sholiestsite,recognizedastheBiblicalsiteof
thebaptismofJesus.
PilgrimsfromallovertheworldbatheinthewatersofthisholysiteontheJordanRiver,andamoderntouristcenteropenedin2011.Butseven
Christianchurchesatthesite,alldifferentdenominations,havebeenclosedforhalfacentury.
(oncamera):Wantanideaofhowmanylandminesthereareincertainspotshere?Seethatdarkballrightthere.That`sanantipersonnel
mine,andthisentirefieldisfullofthem.
(voiceover):DuringtheSixDayWarin1967,theIsraeliandJordanianarmieslaidmineshere,churcheswereboobytrapped,andunexploded
ordnancecouldstillbeanywhere.Thechurcheshavebeenofflimitseversince.
JAMESCOWAN,CEO,THEHALOTRUST:Andifwedidn`tdoit,thesemineswouldstayhereforever.
LIEBERMANN:IspeakwithJamesCowanoutsidetheRomanianOrthodoxChurch.HeistheCEOofHALO,theworld`slargesthumanitarianmine
clearing
organization.HalohasjustgottenpermissiontocleartheminefieldwiththeapprovalofboththeIsraelisandPalestinians.
(oncamera):Forty,50yearslater,theseminesarestilldangerous?
COWAN:Absolutely.Theywouldstillbedangerousahundredyearsfromnowifwedidn`tclearthem.
LIEBERMANN(voiceover):InSyriaandIraq,ISIShasleveledancientholysites,bulldozinghistoryanddestroyingpreciousartifacts.
Herethegoalistodothereverse,clearingtheminefieldswillpreservetheseholysites.Pilgrimsandtouristscanvisitonceagain,andthis
areacanhealfromthescarsofbattle.
OrenLiebermann,CNN,theHolyLand.
(ENDVIDEOTAPE)
AZUZ:Eachday`stranscriptpageatCNNStudentNews.comistheonlyplaceourproducerslookforyour"RollCall"requests.
YKPaoSecondarySchoolmadearequestyesterday.ThankyouforwatchingfromShanghai,China.
Fromthere,we`reflyingovertotheWoodlands,Texas,whereweheardfromtheKnights.KnoxJuniorHighSchoolisontheroll.
Andifyou`reinEssexJunction,Vermont,andyougetstung,it`sprobablytheHornetsofEssexHighSchool.

There`sbeenaseriesoffoodrecallsintheU.S.overthepastthreeweeks.Theconcern:possiblelisteriacontamination.CRFFrozenFoodsis
acompanythatsuppliesproductstosupermarketsacrossNorthAmerica.Ithasrecalledallofthefrozenfruitandvegetablefoodsthathavebeen
processedinitsfacilityinPasco,Washington,since2014.
We`dgivealistofthesefoods,buttherecallcovers358differentproductssoldover42differentbrands.It`shuge.TheU.S.government`s
FoodandDrugAdministrationwebsite,FDA.gov,hasacompletelist.
SomeofthestoresthatstockedtherecallfoodsareCostco,TraderJoe,Safeway,Walmart.HealthofficialssaythatsinceSeptemberof2013,this
listeriaoutbreakhassickenedeightpeopleinthreedifferentstates.Buttherecallisforproductssoldinall50statesandinCanada.
(BEGINVIDEOTAPE)
SUBTITLE:Whatislisteria?
ELIZABETHCOHEN,CNNSENIORMEDICALCORRESPONDENT:Listeriaisabacteriathatcanbefoundinseveraldifferentkindsoffoods.Forexample,
sprouts,delimeats,hotdogs,smokedseafood,softcheesesandrawunpasteurizedmilk.
Healthypeople,ifthey`reexposedtolisteria,theymightgetfeverordiarrhea.Butpeoplewhoarehighrisk,theycangetfever,muscleaches,
headaches,astiffneck,confusionandconvulsions.
Pregnantwomenwhoatefoodscontaminatedwithlisteria,theymightgetjustafeverormaybeafeverandchillsandheadache.Butthebigriskis
thatlisteriacancausemiscarriages.
Listeriacankill.TheCentersforDiseaseControlestimatesthatabout260peopledieeachyearaftereatingfoodscontaminatedwithlisteria.In
addition,thereareabout1,600illnesses.
Now,youcanreduceyourchancesfromgettingsickwithlisteria.So,firstofall,rinseyourproduce,scrubfirmedproducelikemelonsand
cucumberswithabrush,drytheproduce,separateuncookedmeatsandpoultryfromotherfoods.
SoftcheeseslikeBrieandCamembertandfeta,thoseareverypopular.Butlookonthelabels.Makesuretheyaremadewithpasteurizedmilk.
(ENDVIDEOTAPE)
AZUZ:Inthisacademicyearalone,we`vetalkedabouttheuseofdrones,unmannedvehicles,inwarfare,incapturingvideoofextremesports,as
oceanplatformsforreturningrockets,andinsports,asracingaircraft.Asdronesbecomemoreaccessibleandmorewidelyused,itseemstheir
potentialislimitedonlybyourideas.
(BEGINVIDEOTAPE)
ANDREWSTEVENS,CNNMONEY:Intheworldoftechinnovation,China,manywouldargue,isafollower.Butthere`sonefieldwhereitisundeniablya

leaderdrones.
We`vecometothehomeoftheworld`sbiggestcommercialdronedeveloper,DJI,tofindoutwhat`sthenextbigthinginanindustrywhereliterally
theskyisthelimit.
(voiceover):TheirfuturisticflagshipstoreinShenzhenisamonumenttojusthowfarandjusthowfastdronesaredeveloping.InDecember2012,
thecompanylauncheditsPhantom1dronewithoutacamera.
Justthreeandahalfyearsandthreemonthslater,thePhantom4dronecanproducethis.Highdefinitionvideolivestreamuntoyoursmartphoneor
tabletfromadistanceofuptofivekilometers.
Therealbreakthroughisnowonwhatthetechnologywillbeusedfor.
MICHAELPERRY,DIRECTOROFSTRATEGICPARTNERSHIP,DJI:Oneofthemostexcitingonesforusrecentlywaswesawateamofwhaleresearchers
used
oursystemstoflyoverwhalepodsandcollecttheirsnotsothattheycandoadvancedanalyticstodeterminetheirhealth.
STEVENS:Thoseresearchers,theOceanAlliance,calleditthe"snotbot",adronethatgathersmucusfromablowingwhale.Andthat`sjustoneout
oftheboxapplication.DJIhasdevelopedamodelthatcanaccuratespraycropsindifficulttoreachareas.It`salsotalkingtoEurope`sbiggest
emergencyresponse,abouthowtousedronesinsearchandrescue,firefightingandsurveillance.
Theoptions,sayPerry,arelimitless.
PERRY:Weputthetechnologyoutthereandwhat`sbeenreallyexcitingisthecreativityandinnovationthatpeoplebringtotheirplatforms.There
aremilliondifferentusecases.
STEVENS:ForDJI,theirchallengeistocontinuemakingdroneseasiertouse,sothatthenextgenerationcanbecapturedalloveragainbythe
wonderofflight.
AndrewStevens,CNN,Shenzhen,China.
(ENDVIDEOTAPE)
AZUZ:Timeforsomemultiplechoice,y`all.
Softballgame:ArmyWestPointversusLehighUniversity.Armysentarunnerfromthirdonabasehit,butthethrowfromLehighbeathertothe
plate.
Whathappensnext?Therunnerblastsintothecatcher,therunnerstopsforapeacefultagout,oroptionC,yes,thelesserknownacrobaticleap
atandtag(ph)theplateplay.KayceeMcGravy(ph)issafe.HerexceptionalathleticismhelpedearnedArmythewin31.

Itwasonegiantleapforoncesmallstep.Criticsmighthavecalleditwayoffbaseandtoldhertotakeaflyingleap,whichshedidandmadea
solidbaselineargumentforhighjumptrainingwhichshe`llneverhavetopitchtohercoachagainnowthatshe`ssafeathome.
I`mCarlAzuzandyoucancallallofthispunderhanded.
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