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Quick Guide & Transcript: Severe weather, Grizzlies make a comeback
RELATEDSPECIAL REPORTCNN STUDENT NEWS(CNN Student News) -- November 17, 2005 Quick GuideSevere Weather - Take note of how many tornadoes reportedly touched down during the nation's latest sweep of severe storms. Grizzlies in Yellowstone - Find out what warnings accompanied an otherwise-good sign for grizzly bears. NASCAR - Fast and Fit - Learn how some NASCAR drivers train off the track for their big competitions behind the wheel. TranscriptTHIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. MONICA LLOYD, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Glad you could join us for CNN Student News on this Thursday, November 17th! I'm Monica Lloyd. A string of storms causes tornadoes across the nation's midsection. We'll show you what scars were left behind. A proposal to take these guys off the endangered species list, is a good sign for grizzlies. But we'll explain why it comes with a warning. And a sport of speed is also one of endurance. We'll tell you what some top NASCAR drivers do, to stay on track with fitness. First Up: Severe Weather LLOYD: People are cleaning up after a storm front spawned some 35 tornadoes Tuesday in five states, in the Midwest and parts of the south. It was the third outbreak of twisters this month. Tuesday's strong storms stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes. They left homes demolished and in Tennessee, the winds blew a boat into a tree. Sumi Das gives us a glimpse of the damage. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) SUMI DAS, CNN REPORTER: At least two people are dead and more than twenty people injured as a result of a severe storm that ripped through the midsection of the country Tuesday. TORNADO VICTIM: When it hit, I kept hearing popping and crashing. It was fierce. It was bad. DAS: The storm cut a wide path of destruction... Downed power lines, overturned vehicles and mobile homes, and caused several feet of flooding. TORNADO VICTIM: It was terrifying. The house can be built back, put back, get a new one, but you can't replace your grandchildren, so I'm just thankful she's here, she's fine. DAS: More than Thirty tornadoes were reported to have touched down in a total of five states - Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. Madisonvile, Kentucky was the hardest hit. Some in the storm's path said they are thankful the tornadoes weren't as deadly as the one which hit Evansville, Indiana last week... Killing twenty-two. STEVEN COX, DEPUTY/DAVIESS COUNTY, INDIANA: We're luckier than the Evansville people when the tornado hit at 2am in the morning. We had daylight here. So you can probably see some things coming, but they come so fast. DAS: National Guard members are taking part in recovery efforts in Kentucky... Assisting with search and rescue operations and helping to clear debris. For CNN Student News, I'm Sumi Das. (END VIDEO CLIP) Fact Check DARYN KAGAN, CNN REPORTER: There is no actual season for tornadoes. They can happen anytime, anywhere, if the conditions are right. That said, the peak season for tornadoes is between May and July for most of the U.S. A couple of interesting facts you might not know. About 1,000 tornadoes touch down in the U.S. each year. Most of them last less than 10 minutes. And here's the biggest surprise we learned: believe it or not, tornado forecasting used to be banned in the United States. Prior to 1950, the National Weather Bureau strongly discouraged and at one point, even forbade forecasters from using the word 'tornado.' The Bureau felt that meteorologists didn't know enough about them, and to report them might cause a panic. Grizzlies in Yellowstone LLOYD: They typically weigh less than a pound when they're born. But with a diet that ranges from berries to bison, when they can get it, it's no surprise that some adult grizzly bears are heavier than a thousand pounds! Once endangered, their numbers in the Yellowstone Park area have increased in recent decades. So much so that the government is considering taking grizzlies off the endangered species list. Mary Snow considers some pros and cons of the proposal. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) MARY SNOW, CNN REPORTER: It's an icon of the American West...the grizzly bear...instilling terror in many who get in its path. Now, it's gained a reputation as the big comeback kid....clawing its way off the endangered species list after 30 years. GALE NORTON, INTERIOR DEPARTMENT SECRETARY: Our grandchildren's grandchildren will see grizzly bears roaming the mountains, forests and rivers of the Yellowstone area. SNOW: With the welcome back, comes a warning. SEN. MIKE ENZI, WYOMING: We hope you get a glimpse of the grizzly. We hope you do not have an encounter with a grizzly. SNOW: It's fierce encounters with humans that caused their population to dwindle in the first place. In 1975, there were roughly 200 grizzlies in the Yellowstone area. Now, in that same place, the federal government puts that number over 600. It's taken the first step in removing them from the endangered species list. BILL WEBBER, WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY: The good news is the numbers have recovered. Maybe the bad news is they have to enter the real world now and the real world can be a dangerous place . SNOW: Mainly that real world for bears means hunters and modern life. Some environmentalists are critical of the government's plan to de-list the grizzlies fearing it will backfire. JON COIFMAN, NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL: Without the protections of the Endangered Species Act, we're afraid that it's going to be declaring open season on these bears. SNOW: But can this old west icon survive in the west of new, with fewer places to roam because of roadways and massive developments? (END VIDEO CLIP) LLOYD: When explorers Lewis and Clark traveled through the Yellowstone area 200 years ago, one of their jobs was to take notes on the wildlife they saw. Grizzly bears were included, and on May 4, 1805, expedition members came across the largest such bear they'd yet seen. As we mark the 200th anniversary of their famous journey, here's a 'Shoutout' to the intrepid explorers. Shoutout CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS REPORTER: By what other name are members of the Lewis and Clark expedition known? If you think you know it, shout it out! Is it: A) The Corps of Discovery B) The Band of the Brave C) The Northwest Brigade D) The New Frontiersmen "The Corps of Discovery" refers to the group, which included 33 permanent members as well Captain Lewis' Newfoundland dog. That's your answer and that's your Shoutout! NASCAR - Fast and Fit LLOYD: Shifting gears now... We're just days away from NASCAR's last "Nextel Cup" race of the season. Rankings of top drivers are determined by a points system and the man who's in the lead has some different ideas about shaping up for the race, than some of his pursuers. Doctor Sanjay Gupta explains some rites of exercise in a sport of left turns. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) DR. SANJAY GUPTA, CNN REPORTER: Even if he's not driving, Carl Edwards likes to keep his heart racing with a mix of cardio and weights, seven days a week. CARL EDWARDS, NASCAR DRIVER: At a place like Bristol, we've gone 250 laps before without stopping-- that is intense, your heart is beating and its the same as going on a long run or a bicycle ride, its hard core. GUPTA: How hard core? A study found race car drivers on an oval track like NASCAR's sustained heart rates of 120 to 150 beats per minute...About the same level as a serious marathon runner for about the same length of time. Research into car racing also shows that aerobic and resistance training helps drivers handle the G forces. GUPTA: One of the pioneers of this fitness boom, Edwards teammate and mentor Mark Martin, who began working out seriously in 1988. Martin, who wrote the book - NASCAR for Dummies, says there are Three benefits--drivers suffer fewer injuries because their muscles protect their bones and internal organs.The drivers are better able to handle the intense heat in the car, 120 degrees or hotter because they start with a lower pulse. A stronger upper body helps a driver steer better when the car is not handling well. Fitness routines and special diets now abound among NASCAR drivers. JEFF GORDON, NASCAR DRIVER: As I get older, I find that I need to do more things to stay in shape. JIMMY JOHNSON, NASCAR DRIVER: Light weights and reps, a lot of reps so I can have some strength and some muscle mass for a crash or impact. . KYLE PETTY, NASCAR DRIVER: You know I run a marathon in January, planning to run another marathon this winter sometime. GUPTA: Of course not all drivers have joined in the fitness craze. TONY STEWART, NASCAR DRIVER: Channel up, channel down, volume up, volume down, that's about the extent of my fitness routine. GUPTA: In the long run, Edwards is convinced being fit will have him in victory lane more often--jumping for joy. Doctor Sanjay Gupta. CNN reporting. (END VIDEO CLIP) Promo LLOYD: With two laps complete, there's one more to go in our "NASCAR: Driven to Extremes" series. Friday's report will take you inside the cars of the future, for a look at the research and development that will make them safer at speed. And don't pass by today's free learning activity at CNN.com/EDUCATION! It challenges your students to compare the fitness regimens of NASCAR drivers to those of other athletes and develop their own plans to stay sharp on track and field! LLOYD: And don't pass by today's free learning activity at CNN.com/EDUCATION! It challenges your students to compare the fitness regimens of NASCAR drivers to those of other athletes... And develop their own plans to stay sharp on the track or field! Before We Go LLOYD: Before we go... One classic American song suggests you "wrap your troubles in dreams, and dream your troubles away." Well, the same principle applies at this ceremony in Thailand. It's when floating lanterns -- which act as hot air balloons -- are set aloft with the hopes that misfortune will fly away with them, leaving good luck behind. Wishes abound for health, prosperity... And the opportunity to return to this festival. And it's easy to see why. Goodbye LLOYD: And that brightens up another broadcast of CNN Student News! I'm Monica Lloyd. 
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