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(CNN Student News) -- November 2, 2007
Quick Guide
Water Wars - Hear about a meeting among the leaders of some drought-stricken states.
Noel Soaks Caribbean - View some of the destruction caused in the Caribbean by a deadly storm.
"Enola Gay" Pilot Dies - Examine the life of a famous World War II pilot who helped shape history.
Transcript
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: It's Friday, and we're closing out the week here on CNN Student News. Hi, everybody. I'm Carl Azuz. Let's get things going today with a quick quiz.
Shoutout
GEORGE RAMSAY, CNN STUDENT NEWS: Today's Shoutout goes out to Mr. Trook's Speech classes at Lubbock High School in Lubbock, Texas! What do Charlie Crist, Sonny Perdue and Bob Riley have in common? If you think you know it, shout it out! Are they all A) Football coaches, B) Governors, C) Business partners or D) U.S. congressmen? You've got three seconds -- GO! Charlie Crist of Florida, Sonny Perdue of Georgia, and Bob Riley of Alabama are all governors. That's your answer and that's your Shoutout!
AZUZ: And another thing those three have in common? They were all in Washington, D.C. yesterday. They got together to talk about the severe drought that's hit the southeastern U.S. Now normally, their states share water supplies. But with the extremely dry conditions, there's just a lot less to go around. And as the water level's gone down, the tension between the governors has gone up. Kyung Lah tells us what happened at yesterday's meeting.
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KYUNG LAH, CNN REPORTER: All grins and glee between three governors before a meeting where they hoped to strike a truce and end their war over a precious resource.
FLORIDA GOV. CHARLIE CRIST: Today, it's all about that.
LAH: Water, and who gets it. The drought in the southeast has Alabama, Florida and Georgia feuding with each other, and the federal government over over dwindling Lake Lanier; a federal reservoir. The lake is Atlanta's primary water source, and the city is feeling the squeeze. There are even water cops issuing citations for sprinkling ban violators. Further south, Lake Lanier water is needed to keep an Alabama nuclear plant and Florida coal fired plant running. Meanwhile, the Army Corps of Engineers says its required by law to release millions of gallons from the lake every day to save endangered mussels and sturgeon.
GEORGIA GOV. SONNY PURDUE: If our reservoirs are drained, there will no water to send downstream. No water for Atlanta. No water for mussels.
LAH: Today, the governors emerged from a closed door meeting with the secretary of the interior; agreeing, for once, to agree.
ALABAMA GOV BOB RILEY: Are we there yet? Absolutely not. But you do have a format today that did not exist before.
LAH: That format has the Army Corps of Engineers drafting plans to change the way it manages Lake Lanier water. Meanwhile, from Washington, a warning.
INTERIOR SECRETARY DIRK KEMPTHORNE: This is serious. You've seen the pictures. But I will tell you that it is not isolated to the South.
KYUNG: The governors pledged to meet again in December and work on having a long term plan by February. Meanwhile, they all say they're hoping for rain. In Washington, I'm Kyung Lah.
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AZUZ: A different kind of natural disaster is wreaking havoc on parts of the Caribbean. Tropical storm Noel has been slowly making its way through the region this week, and it strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane Thursday evening. The deadly storm has drenched several island nations and caused floods and landslides that have killed more than 60 people. Adrian Finighan has more on the effects of this powerful storm.
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ADRIAN FINIGHAN, CNN REPORTER: Teetering homes, broken bridges, shattered lives. Just some of the lingering effects of tropical storm Noel. Scores of people have been killed and rain continues to pelt the already drenched region.
But even among the scenes of devastation, there were moments of joy. Caught in a current, this young boy in Haiti reached the shore with the help of another. But others weren't so lucky. In the Dominican Republic, a surging river broke its banks and tore children from the clutch of their parents' grasp. It washed away a village, too.
MAN ON THE STREET (TRANSLATED): All that area, from the middle of the river to all the way over there, that was a town that disappeared.
FINIGHAN: In eastern Cuba, emergency workers rescued victims from homes submerged in muddy water. Thousands of flood victims are lining up for food and seeking shelter. Aid workers say there's only one blanket for every two people and no beds. The president of the Dominican Republic is appealing for international help and has announced a state of emergency.
LEONEL FERNANDEZ, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC PRESIDENT (TRANSLATED) : We will go to each point where there have been people affected who require the government's help.
FINIGHAN: Now, aid workers are also concerned about disease after the floods.
ROLANDE ST. LOUIS, DOCTOR (TRANSLATED): We came here for us, to have medicine available to give them. To examine all the children and give them medicine, those who have diarrhea, those who have fever, a cold, since we know there's conjunctivitis going around.
FINIGHAN: Adrian Finighan, London.
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Is this Legit?
RAMSAY: Is This Legit? Germany's surrender ended World War II in 1945. Not legit. It was actually Japan's surrender in the same year that officially ended World War II.
AZUZ: A truly historic moment led to that surrender. Japan agreed to end the war just eight days after the first atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima. The attack killed tens of thousands of people, but the American pilot who flew the mission told CNN that the bombing prevented an invasion that could have been even more costly. That pilot died yesterday morning, and Miles O'Brien looks back at a man who helped shape history.
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MILES O'BRIEN, CNN REPORTER: He was known as the man who ended the war, and now he has reached the end of the line.
PAUL TIBBETS, ENOLA GAY PILOT: There it is, the Liberty Bell.
O'BRIEN: That was Paul Tibbets as he turned 90. Speaking out; trying to set the record straight about the brutal dawn of the nuclear age, 62 years ago.
August 6, 1945. Tibbets commanding the B-29 bomber he named after his mother, Enola Gay, cast its shadow over Hiroshima, Japan. At 8:15 in the morning there, the bomb known as 'Little Boy' fell on an unsuspecting city.
TIBBETS: When the bomb exploded, I was just bringing my nose up on the horizon and the whole thing lit up in pinks and blues, white. Oh, God, you never saw anything like it. It was instantaneous.
O'BRIEN: Dutch Van Kirk was the navigator on that fateful mission.
THEODORE "DUTCH" VAN KIRK, ENOLA GAY NAVIGATOR: You didn't see anything except a bright flash in the airplane. You saw the white cloud hanging over the city. You saw underneath the cloud, the entire city was just covered with smoke and dust. It looked like a pot of boiling oil down there.
O'BRIEN: What did you say at that moment?
TIBBETS: To myself, I said, nobody can stand up to that. And we'll all get to go home.
O'BRIEN:How do you square, the lives you saved, with the lives that were lost that day?
TIBBETS: Based on personal experience, I seldom go anywhere over the years, that somebody doesn't come up to me and say 'I was scheduled for that invasion, you saved my neck.' And I'll say, 'That's good news, I'm glad I could.'
O'BRIEN: Would you consider yourself a hero?
TIBBETS: No.
O'BRIEN: Why not?
TIBBETS: Because I didn't go out there to do something to show off, you know, and that sort of thing. I was put in a place to get the job done. And I did it. And I don't think it took a hero to do that.
O'BRIEN: Paul Tibbets the Fourth followed in his grandfather's footsteps. An Air Force officer, he flew B-2 stealth bombers for several years.
PAUL TIBBETS IV, U.S. AIR FORCE: He is a hero. And you're exactly right. You know why? My grandfather says he was not a hero because he was a soldier serving his country, just like every other soldier that was serving with him. They were all serving their country, trying to take care of one another to make sure they made it through. That's what it was all about. Let's defeat the enemy, make it through and survive.
TIBBETS: I just want to be remembered as a man who was given a job and he did it. No explanation, no nothing. I was given a job and I did it.
O'BRIEN: Simple as that.
TIBBETS: Yeah.
O'BRIEN: Are you proud of that statement
TIBBETS: Nobody did it before. Nobody did it since.
O'BRIEN: And no one, including his grandson, may ever have to face that awful moral dilemma again - because Paul Tibbets did his duty, and helped distill the awful cruelty of human beings into a moment that cannot, and should not, be forgotten. Miles O'Brien, CNN, Atlanta.
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Promo
AZUZ: Every year at this time, we honor our veterans, those that served in the U.S. armed forces in all wars. Coming next Friday, we're going to have a special program: "CNN Student News - Solute to Veterans," and you can be a part of it! We're giving you the chance to send a Shoutout to veterans and have it air right here on the show. If your class has a connection with a particular service member or military unit serving overseas right now, why not send them a message of support? It's easy! Shoot a video or take a picture of your class' salute and send it to us via I-Report, and we'll air some of them next Friday's show. Be sure to include the unit or service member's name in your submission! You can find the link to I-Report on our Web site, CNNStudentNews.com.
Before We Go
AZUZ: And finally, what would you give up to get back a missing pet? When Pork Chop disappeared last month, her owner decided that the family pet was more important than the family car. So she offered up her old Mustang as a reward for the dog's return. One week later, the dog was back, and the car was gone. But surprise! A Car care company heard the story and gave the family this new Mustang. And now they've got it all. The dog, the car and a very happy family.
Goodbye
AZUZ: That happy ending is where we end things today. We'll see you next week. But remember to set your clocks back this Sunday, and enjoy the extra hour of weekend. Thanks for watching. I'm Carl Azuz. E-mail to a friend 
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