Students: This is Mrs. Henry's sixth-grade class at Catholic Central in Springfield, Ohio, and Channel One News starts right now!
Azia: Thanks to Catholic Central for starting us off. Nice job, guys. Okay, let's get to it. And first up, drama in D.C.: General Michael Flynn, the national security advisor to President Trump, is out! After three weeks on the job, the White House asked him to say goodbye.
General Flynn was caught on surveillance talking with Russia's ambassador to the U.S. about financial penalties imposed on Russia. This happened while President Obama was still in the WhiteHouse. Flynn then told Vice President Pence that he did not discuss the penalties, also called sanctions.
Sean Spicer: The level of trust between the president and General Flynn had eroded to the point where he felt he had to make a change.
Azia: The Justice Department told the White House a month ago that General Flynn hadn't been truthful about the phone calls and warned that could make him vulnerable to blackmail by Russia. Now, the White House kept this under wraps, but then someone leaked information about the phone call to the media. And that is when the Trump administration announced Flynn was leaving.
In his resignation letter, General Flynn wrote, "I inadvertently briefed the vice president-elect and others with incomplete information regarding my phone calls with the Russian ambassador." Lawmakers are calling for a full investigation.
Representative Nancy Pelosi: We want to know by what authority did General Flynn have these conversations, and who did he report to after that?
Senator Roy Blunt: I think it’s likely that General Flynn will be, at some point, asked to come and talk to the committee about both post-election activities and any other activities that he would be aware of.
Azia: President Trump responded on Twitter, saying,"The real story here is why are there so many illegal leaks coming out of Washington?" The White House said it was reviewing the situation for weeks and that Flynn did nothing illegal, but that President Trump lost confidence in him.
And further complicating matters, Russia has deployed a cruise missilethat violates an international treaty. The Russian military deployed the weapons system in December. President Obama complained, but Russia ignored the complaints, and now it is back to firing missiles again.
The treaty was signed at the end of the Cold War between Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev and President Ronald Reagan; it made it illegal to fire missiles with a range greater than 300 miles. But besides breaking the treaty, it is also a military threat to American allies in Europe and raises the question of what the U.S. will do in response.
Okay, next up, schools and businesses remain closed in three counties in Northern California as workers rush to prevent a massive flood from the Oroville Dam.
From the air and the ground, crews are working quickly, using bags of rock and gravel to fill a hole at the base of the Oroville Dam's emergency spillway. Over the weekend, record storms forced water levels so high that the emergency spillway was used to prevent flooding. But then officials noticed the spillway had a 200-foot-long gash.
Nearly 200,000 residents who had been evacuated were allowed to return home yesterday afternoon, but officials say they need to be on alert for another possible evacuation.
State officials did report some good news: the water level in Lake Oroville is continuing to drop.
Eric See: The lake is dropping about 3 to 4 inches an hour — I believe it’s about 8 feet a day.
Azia: The hope is to have the lake level fall a total of 50 feet before the heavy rain starts this week.
Okay, after the break, one basketball team with an incredible record that no one can take down.
Azia: All right, guys, now Arielle is here with a story about a sports team that has shattered every record-winning streak.
Arielle: Yeah, Azia, the University of Connecticut's women's basketball team is unstoppable. The team scored its 100th straight win on the court, continuing an unbelievable feat that started in November 2014. Check it out.
As time ticked off the clock, the UConn women sailed into sports history. The 11-point victory against South Carolina capped a win streak over two years in the making.
Crystal Dangerfield: This is special. This crowd was amazing.
Arielle: The Huskies' historic 100-game winning streak is unheard of in both women's and men's professional sports, placing them among the greatest athletes — including the New York Giants, the L.A. Lakers, the Pittsburgh Penguins and the New England Patriots.
Sean Phelan: A hundred in a row is pretty impressive; I couldn't imagine that.
Arielle: After the game it was raining fake hundred-dollar bills with Coach Geno Auriemma's face printed on them — definitely the most sought-after souvenir.
Geno Auriemma: I mean, 100 is 100. You know, everybody gets enamored by that number. In the big picture, it's no different than 99, but everybody is really excited about the number.
Amanda Earhardt: I've watched UConnbasketball my entire life, especially the women, and it's so exciting to have an experience like this. Like, no one’s ever done it, so it's amazing for the school.
Arielle: Arielle Hixson, Channel One News.
Azia: All right, that is amazing. Thanks, Arielle.
Okay guys, after the break, good deeds have never looked so stylish.
Azia: Okay, it is Fashion Week here in New York City, and Cassie Hudson shows us it is not always about the look, but the attitude of doing good — which never goes out of style.
Cassie: I am here at the High School of Fashion Industries in New York City, where students are in for a huge surprise. They have a new principal for the day, and she is kind of a big deal. Let's check it out.
Student: I'm going insane, like, in my head, I’m, like, “Yes!”
Student: Everybody's been coming, running.
Student: I was really excited.
Cassie: It was a full house at this New York City fashion high school's auditorium, with hundreds of anxious fashion students ready to meet their new principal for the day.
Mary Alice Stephenson: Yay! Thank you. You guys, it is such an honor to be here with all of you today.
Cassie: Mary Alice Stephenson is a stylist, fashion expert and beauty boss. She has worked with some big names, including Beyonce and J.Lo.
Stephenson: That's Michelle!
Cassie: And she is not just making the rules today; she is bringing the glam treatment to these aspiring fashionistas.
So what is GLAM4GOOD?
Stephenson: We use style and beauty to honor courage, to raise consciousness and awareness, empower self-esteem and to help people in need.
Cassie: She launched GLAM4GOOD when she realized fashion could be used for more than just the next magazine cover, but rather as a tool to raise people's spirits. As a veteran of the industry, Mary Alice uses all of her connections in the fashion world to carry out her GLAM4GOOD deeds.
Stephenson: So, for example, if we hear there are a hundred girls at homeless shelters that are seniors in high school and don’t have anything to wear for prom, we’ll do a prom initiative, or just pamper caretakers of our wounded warriors. We’ve used style to draw people’s attention into stories of refugees. So whatever the cause, we understand the power fashion has to draw people in.
Fashion, the very thing that all of you are studying and putting your heart into here at this school — fashion has an incredible healing power.
Cassie: Do you think that glam can make a positive impact in the community?
Student: Definitely — like, feeling everybody is beautiful for who they are, no matter what they wear and how they look. You can be as silly and as crazy and creative as you want, and there's no judging or anything.
Cassie: More than just fashion and style tips, these students are getting career tips from an idol in their dream industry.
Student: We really needed those words to keep going because there's not going to be nobody there telling us what to do because the teachers are gonna stay here, and we out to college!
Stephenson: And if you want to Instagram, that's cool in this situation, okay, because I'm principal for the day, and I say you can Instagram. For good — Instagram for good.
Cassie: Students have been using the GLAM4GOOD hashtag on social media to spread the word. And today, they got a big surprise — a shopping spree for free.
What has the mood been like in the store today? How would you explain it?
Student: Everybody's been coming, running, taking everything they could. Because, like, oh my God, free stuff! Everybody’s just like, “Yes!”
Cassie: When you found out that you were getting a shopping spree for free for posting this photo of you saving a cat, what did you think?
Malery: I was really excited because I didn’t think that it would happen. I just saved the cat just to save it; but I didn't think that this was going to happen, so I was really excited to find out that I got a shopping spree.
Cassie: Mary Alice’s day as principal may be wrapping up, but she is leaving students on a mission to …
Students: GLAM4GOOD!
Cassie: Cassie Hudson, Channel One News.
Azia: Mary Alice also told the students she might be back to help them get all glammed up for prom.
And you can also get involved with the GLAM4GOOD cause. Check out our blog at ChannelOne.com.
All right, guys, that is all for now. Have an awesome day, and we will see you right back here tomorrow.
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