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Arielle: The Smithville Warriors from Smithville, Missouri, kicking our Friday off — got to love that energy! Okay, I am Arielle Hixson, and let's get it going.
President Trump campaigned on a promise to go after people who are working and living in America illegally, and this week, the president expanded his crackdown on illegal immigration, going after a company that is famous for its Slurpee drinks.
Immigration agents descended on dozens of 7-Eleven convenience stores in the early morning hours on Wednesday.They went after 98 stores from Los Angeles to New York to check on employees’ immigration and legal status.This is the largest operation against an employer under the Trump presidency.
7-Eleven has three days to prove that its employees are supposed to be in the country and that they have the right paperwork. If they don't, 7-Eleven can face criminal charges or fines. Twenty-one people suspected of being in the U.S. illegally were arrested.
Immigration advocates say this raid shows we are moving into an era of fear.
Michelle Pareja: I think it's the way that these raids have come about: early in the morning, in the public. It seems to be a little, a step farther than just enforcement.
Arielle: So far under the Trump presidency, immigration officers have made 40 percent more arrests.
And you just heard today's Word in the News: raid, which is a surprise search by law enforcement.
Next, a new study reveals that young people who use e-cigarettes are more likely to turn to regular cigarettes.
The study shows that e-cigarettes are a gateway to the real thing and those teens that do use e-cigarettes are more likely to switch to regular cigarettes within a year.
The survey followed 10,000 12- to 17-year-olds. At the beginning none of the young people interviewed had smoked a cigarette. But 12 months later, when researchers followed up, they found that those who tried e-cigarettes were nearly three times as likely to go down the road of smoking regular cigarettes, which are highly addictive and can cause cancer and heart disease.
Now Azia is here to give us a glimpse of technology that we may be using in the future.
Azia: Yeah, Arielle. So at this year’s annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, gadgets are getting smarter, TV screens are bending — there are robots everywhere. It is today's Get Your Geek On.
Every year, hundreds of thousands head to Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show, or CES, to check out the newest tech gadgets and imagine what our future may be like.The popular trend this year:voice-controlled assistants, like Alexa, to make life easier.
Lindsey Turrentine: You can just talk in a room that has smart light bulbs and not worry about having an extra speaker.
Azia: Everyday items got high-tech upgrades — luggage, mirrors and even pets. TV screens are getting bigger and bendier. Samsung revealed something straight out of the book “Fahrenheit 451,” called the Wall. It can be arranged however you like. At its biggest, that is 6 feet by 10 feet.
David Katzmaier: The thing is designed for homes — get this, but it also uses microLED technology, which is a brand-new TV technology similar to what they use in scoreboards, actually. A bunch of LEDs, great picture quality. Of course, the Wall will probably be insanely expensive, but they say it's coming out this year, and it's really cool.
Azia: But tech's biggest show wasn't without its technical difficulties. Rain caused a power outage that lasted about two hours on Wednesday. And while CES is known to showcase the latest tech, conference organizers were criticized for falling behind when it comes to diversity.Originally, the lineup of big speakers was all men, prompting a backlash online.
Connie Guglielmo: It comes at a time when there's a lot of attention on the lack of women representation in industry — not just the tech industry. They have women on panels, but there are more opportunities to show that women are a force in tech.
Azia: Proving that right now, not having a voice is a glitch that still needs to be fixed. Azia Celestino, Channel One News.
Arielle: Thanks, Azia.
Okay, guys, now you have got to check this out. We will tell you what the excitement is all about after the break.
Arielle: Okay, Monday is a federal holiday which marks the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.He is known as the leader of the civil rights movement in the 50s and 60s, from the Montgomery bus boycott to the Selma march and, of course, the March on Washington, where he gave his famous "I have a dream” speech. But there are a few facts you may not know about MLK. Tom Hanson runs through them.
Tom: Here are five things to know about Martin Luther King Jr.
One, the civil rights leader was born on January 15, 1929, and named Michael King Jr.His father changed his own name and his son's after becoming a fan of Martin Luther, the leader of the Christian Reformation movement.
Two, King Jr. skipped two grades in school and attended Morehouse College at just 15 years old, eventually becoming a Baptist minister like his father.
Three, he was put in jail almost 30 times because of his fight for civil rights.
Four, Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee, by James Earl Ray.
And five, King won a Nobel Peace Prize for his civil rights work, and the third Monday in January became a national holiday in his honor in 1983.
Arielle: And to learn more about the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., just head to ChannelOne.com.
All right, Keith is here for our Feel-Good Friday about a school that is making the grade — in a warehouse?
Keith: No, you are right, Arielle. It is pretty amazing. This small school in Louisiana is definitely bare bones, but there is nothing ordinary about its studentsor how they are celebrating getting into college in a big way.
A new year brings new life-changing opportunitiesat T. M. Landry College Prep. One student learned he had been accepted to Stanford, another to Harvard, then Wesleyan, Dartmouth and Brown — 10 students accepted to top-tier schools, all in one week.
James Dennis: My fingers were shaking. Just thinking about it gives me the chills.
Keith: James Dennis is going to Yale.
James Dennis: Completely indescribable.
Keith: Kayla Amos cried when she got accepted to Columbia, but the future business major says she shares her successes.
Kayla Amos: The whole team puts in the work throughout the years to get that one person to the school, so the whole team feels relieved. T. M. Landry is just a family; that’s the way to sum it up.
Michael Landry: The students are not cookie-cutter, where everybody has to do the same thing at the same time.
Keith: It is a family under the guidance of Michael and Tracey Landry. They founded the school 12 years ago.
Michael Landry: When my wife and I started the school, people laughed at us.
Keith: That attitudeis because T. M. Landry is a no-frills school located in an old fabrication shop in a low-income area nearLafayette, Louisiana.
Tracey Landry: Their parents have made sacrifices to send them here. We make sacrifices to make sure that they could stay. The average income is $32,000.
Keith: Tuition costs up to $675 a month. There are teachers, but no textbooks, no homework and no specific class schedule.Students from kindergarten to high school help tutor and encourage each other.
James Dennis: Because you're with all these other people that are all striving towards greatness just like you are, it's almost like you have no choice but to conform to it.
Michael Landry: Go big or go home. If you don't go big in regards to being the best student that you possibly can be, one day you can end up still being that kid who goes to jail or who dies early because you went out the wrong way and you went into the streets.
Londe Dennis: It's not about being smart; it's about working very hard. He works very hard.
Keith: Londe Dennis is the mother of James Dennis. She works part-time at the school to help pay tuition. She was there when James learned he was accepted at Yale.
Londe Dennis: I was grateful, I was thankful, and I was proud.
Keith: But there is disappointment. This senior received news this month that he is on a waiting list for Purdue. The Landrys also sometimes struggle to pay bills but feel the reward when a student is accepted into college.
Michael Landry: We have no sports; we don't have homecoming, proms. So for me, that's like seeing your child just win the game.
Tracey Landry: That's my lottery. That tells me that we're changing people, we're changing society, we're giving hope.
Keith: With more university and college calls coming in the spring, the school expects more celebrations.
Keith Kocinski, Channel One News.
Arielle: Love that story! Now, that is the way to get into college.
Okay, guys, time is up, but we will catch you right back here on Tuesday.
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