Arielle: Hey guys,I am here in London, England, and today we have a Next Big Thing that will have me back in New York City before the show ends. I am Arielle Hixson, and Channel One News starts right now.
Azia: Okay, Arielle, but we are waiting for you, so get here quick. Hey guys, I am Azia Celestino, and let's get this Monday going.
First up, we begin with an update on the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico.Today marks two months since Hurricane Maria hit the island and devastated the region, knocking out power and wiping towns off the map.Yesterday groups marched in Washington,D.C., to raise awareness.
It was called the Unity March for Puerto Rico and held in the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Sunday. Thousands of protestors came out and hit the streets asking the U.S. government for more federal response, to cancel Puerto Rico's $70-billion debt and rebuild the territory.
Two months after the hurricane, Puerto Rico is still struggling.A recent survey shows half the island still has no power and about 10 percent of the people on the island don't have access to running water.
Across the country colleges are struggling to deal with hazing; that is when someone is forced or pressured into doing something dangerous.Well, at Ohio State University, nearly a third of the school's fraternities are under investigation for misconduct.So the administration decided to suspend all of them.
Ohio State decided to suspend the activities of all 37 fraternities after it launched several investigations involving hazing and alcohol abuse.The school describes the decision as "proactive," saying in a statement it "will not tolerate behavior that puts the health and safety of students at risk."
Will Towers, whose frat is under investigation, denies any wrongdoing.
Will Towers: We didn't kill anybody, we’re not hazing anybody — we’re just trying to have fun.
Azia: The move makes Ohio State the fifth campus this month to restrict Greek organizations.The universities of Texas State and Florida State did so only after a student died. And last week, officialsannounced new charges in the Penn State hazing death of Timothy Piazza.
Some students say the crackdown is needed.
Madeline Touhey: That message has to come from, like, the university down, or else kids won't take things seriously.
Azia: Moving on, President Trump recently put the brakes on a new policy involving elephants. Emily, what is going on?
Emily: Yeah,Azia, so the decision would have allowed hunters to bring trophies, or parts of African elephants, back to the United States.
The Trump administration is backing downafter growing outrage over a move that would have lifted a ban on imports of elephant trophies from two African countries. On Fridaythe president tweeted he is putting the decision "on hold until such time as I review all conservation facts."
His statement came just a day after the Fish and Wildlife Service announced it would reverse a ban put into place under President Obama on parts of elephants shot for sport in Zimbabwe. Earlier this month, the department waived a similar ban for Zambia, stating, "Trophy hunting can benefit conservation by generating funds to be used for conservation."
The news sparked backlash on social media through the #BeKindToElephants, and especially from celebrities, including Ellen Degeneres.
Ellen Degeneres: He's encouraging Americans to kill elephants.
Emily: Animal rights groups argue the ban has helped protect Africa's endangered elephants. And the Humane Society of the United States found that after the ban was put in place in 2014, imports of elephant trophies from Zimbabwe fell dramatically. The organization's president, Wayne Pacelle, is welcoming President Trump's announcement to delay a decision on lifting the banbut says the ban should be permanent.
Wayne Pacelle: Why would we add more death and suffering to elephant communities when they're already besieged by poachers?
Emily: Emily Reppert, Channel One News.
Azia: Thanks, Emily. And you may have caught today's Word in the News: conservation, which is the protection of the natural environment, vegetation and wildlife.
Okay, after the break, young people exploring their culture one word at a time.
Azia: Okay,Keith is here to help us mark National Native American Heritage Month.
Keith: Yeah, that is right,Azia. November is a time to honor the ancestry and traditions of Native Americans.And this story is about young people in Minnesota who are saving a language and celebrating their heritage.
Ryan Dixon: This is who we are — we have to speak Dakota.
Keith: Ryan Dixon grew up learning the Dakota language from his grandmother.
Dixon: It makes us who we are. We are told that our language is our direct link to Wakan-Tanka, our creator, and so our songs, you know, they are all in Dakota language.Ijust don't want to see that go.
Keith: Now he is keeping that language alive, teaching a younger generation in Minnesota.
Dixon: If we cannot conduct our ceremonies in our language,then we are no longer, you know,Dakota people.You know, you’re just merely an ancestor of somebody who was Dakota at one time.
Keith: The Dakota are part of a group of tribes that make up the Great Sioux Nation, who today live mostly in the Midwest states of Wisconsin,Minnesota, North and South Dakota. In the 1800s the Dakota lost a war with the U.S. government after families were split up and the government tried to strip them of everything Dakota — including their language.
Today Dixon estimates that four, maybe five, people speak Dakota as a first language throughout Minnesota, and they are all in their 80s.
Dixon: We're in a crisis state, you know. We're not producing as many speakers as we are losing, and this has all happenedwithin the last 150 years, I’d say.
Keith: So he is teaching a Dakota language course to adults and to students for high school credits.
Student: I’m trying to be a Dakota language teacher and save our culture and pass it on to the younger kids.
Student: I thought our language was kind of slipping away, andI love to dance and go to powwows. It’s really fun to see all the cool regalias everyone makes, andI don't want our quite — our language to go away because it’s really fun to learn.
Dixon: I'm not going to save the language; I know that, you know. It's the younger generation that’s coming up — they’re gonna save the language.
Keith: Keith Kocinski, Channel One News.
Azia: Such a cool story. Thanks, Keith.
All right, now, it is time for the Next Big Thing!But before we jet off into this week's, let's see what you thought about last week's idea.
We told you about an idea hoping to bring out your inner bookworm — the book vending machine. So is it the next big thing? You guys were split down the middle on this one. Fifty percent said,“Yes — next chapter, please!” But 50 percent said,“No — turn the page on this idea.”
Class: We are Ms. Holloway's gifted class, and we think book vending machinesare the next big thing!
Class: We are Ms.Branaugh's seventh-grade Stripes in Huron, South Dakota, at Huron Middle School, and we think the book box is not the next big thing!
Azia: Thanks for sounding off, guys — love hearing from you.
Okay now, this week's NBT could one day cut the time it takes to travel by plane, making flights that take hours crazy fast!Time to check back in on Arielle's Euro trip.
Arielle: So you are in London, England…
The guards aren't moving; they are, like, really stationary. They are really not moving.
…checking out the sights…
Hello?
Keith: Arielle, what is up?
Arielle: Oh hey! What is up?
Keith: You know, I am just getting ready for the show.
Arielle: …but you have gotto get back homequick…
Christos: Where is she?
Keith: Are you still in London? You know the show is going to start soon, right?
Arielle: I am sure I will be back in the next10 to 15 minutes.
…then this plane of the future is for you.
This hypersonic jet, with rocket boosters, would be able to travel more than 12,000 miles in just under an hour according to designer Charles Bombardier. If it becomes a reality, this jet, known as the Antipode, could take passengers from London, England, to New York City in just 11 minutes!
So I could see the sightsand be back in the Channel One studio just in time for theNext Big Thing.
Hey!
Azia: Oh hey, you are back already! That was fast!
Arielle: You know what, in just a little over 10 minutes —in time to finish the show.
Azia: Well, wait, so that means your car ride from the airport took way longer than the actual flight. That is crazy!
Arielle: Yeah, well — okay. I have a confession. I didn't actually take the hypersonic jet, but I imagine that is what it would be like.
Azia: Yeah. But what do you guys think? Is the hypersonic jet the next big thing? Vote over at ChannelOne.com, or, better yet, send us a video to .
Arielle: Now it is time for us to take off, but we will see you right back here tomorrow.
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