Channel One News September 28, 2009 SCRIPT Iran Update Headlines Ratio Between Job Seekers and Available Jobs Worst Ever Tropical Storm Slams Phillippines, Killing at Least 106 August Deadliest Month for Afghan Civilians Finding Strength: Sheena Matheiken [JESSICA] HEY EVERYONE I'M JESSICA KUMARI ON THIS MONDAY SEPTEMBER 28TH. TODAY WE HEAR FROM ONE GIRL WHO NEVER HAS A TOUGH TIME PICKING OUT WHAT SHE'S GOING TO WEAR. THAT'S BECAUSE SHE WEARS THE SAME DRESS EVERY DAY. WHAT WOULD MAKE SOMEONE DO THAT? WE'LL TELL YOU LATER IN THE SHOW. CHANNEL ONE NEWS STARTS NOW.
[JESSICA] LAST WEEK IRAN CONFIRMED THAT IT'S BUILDING A SECOND PLANT MEANT TO ENRICH URANIUM - A KEY INGREDIENT FOR NUCLEAR WEAPONS. IRAN INSISTS THIS PLANT IS DESIGNED TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY - AND NOT CREATE WEAPONS. BUT MANY WORLD LEADERS ARE WARY OF THIS CLAIM ESPECIALLY AFTER EVENTS THIS WEEKEND.
[JESSICA] THESE WERE THE IMAGES RELEASED BY IRAN YESTERDAY. ALONG WITH THE MESSAGE THAT IT HAD SUCCESSFULLY TEST-FIRED SHORT-RANGE MISSILES DURING A PLANNED MILITARY DRILL - MISSILES THAT COULD CARRY NUCLEAR WARHEADS.
THIS SHOW OF FORCE COMES JUST DAYS AFTER THE U-S WARNED IRAN OVER A NEWLY REVEALED UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR FACILITY IT WAS SECRETLY CONSTRUCTING. "Iran's leaders must now choose - they can live up to their responsibilities and achieve integration with the community of nations." THE U-S, BRITISH AND FRENCH LEADERS ON FRIDAY ACCUSED IRAN OF BUILDING A SECRET NUCLEAR WEAPONS FACILITY -- AND THREATENED SANCTIONS. IRAN'S NUCLEAR CHIEF SAID HE WOULD ALLOW UNITED NATIONS INSPECTORS TO COME SEE THE PLANT FOR THEMSELVES --A MOVE HAILED BY THE US SECRETARY OF STATE, AHEAD OF A MEETING WITH IRAN AND SIX WORLD POWERS IN GENEVA NEXT WEEK. "We are hopeful that in preparing for the meeting on October 1st, Iran comes and shares with all of us what they are willing to do and gives us a timetable on which they are willing to proceed." Iran's PRESIDENT MAINTAINS THE PARTIALLY-CONSTRUCTED FACILITY IS LEGAL AND PEACEFUL USED TO CREATE NUCLEAR POWER NOT WEAPONS. "It's not a secret facility." BUT IRANIAN OFFICIALS ONLY REVEALED THE PLANT'S EXISTENCE TO THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY LAST WEEK, IN A LETTER THEY CALLED IT A PILOT PROGRAM THAT WON'T BE FINISHED FOR A YEAR AND A HALF. THE I-A-E-A SAYS THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN TOLD MONTHS AGO. US OFFICIALS SAY IRAN ONLY WENT PUBLIC, BECAUSE THEY REALIZED THE GAME WAS UP. "So I guess one has to ask, if it's for a peaceful purposes, why was it not public? Why was the fact of it not generally known instead of through our working with partners to discover it?" US, BRITISH AND FRENCH INTELLIGENCE HAVE BEEN TRACKING SECRET CONSTRUCTION OF THE PLANT FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. HIDDEN BENEATH A MOUNTAIN, NEAR IRAN'S HOLY CITY OF GHOM, US OFFICIALS SAY IT HAS SPACE FOR THREE-THOUSAND CENTRIFUGES--LARGER THAN IRAN'S OTHER NUCLEAR FACILITY. WHEN FINISHED, THEY SAY IT COULD PRODUCE ENOUGH ENRICHED URANIUM TO MAKE ONE BOMB A YEAR.
THE WHITE HOUSE SHARED THAT INFORMATION WITH IRANIAN ALLY RUSSIA. THAT PROMPTED RUSSIAN OFFICIALS TO CRITICIZE IRAN'S PROGRAM. AND IT MEANS IRAN COULD BE BOXED IN DIPLOMATICALLY. "President Medvedev of Russia and I agreed that Iran must pursue a new course or face consequences."
THURSDAY'S MEETING IN GENEVA WILL BE THE FIRST DIRECT NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE U.S. AND IRAN IN 30 YEARS.
[JESSICA] TIME FOR HEADLINES AND I HAVE THE FIRST STORY. IF YOU'RE PLANNING ON EARNING SOME EXTRA MONEY WITH AN AFTERSCHOOL JOB, YOU'LL PROBABLY HAVE A TOUGH TIME FINDING ONE. RIGHT NOW THE JOB MARKET IS AT ITS WORST. ACCORDING TO THE LABOR DEPARTMENT, PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING FOR JOBS OUTNUMBER JOB OPENINGS - SIX TO ONE. IN JULY THERE WERE 14 AND A HALF MILLION UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE. AND ONLY 2 POINT 4 MILLION FULL TIME PERMANENT JOB OPENINGS. THAT'S THE WORST RATIO SINCE THE GOVERNMENT STARTING TRACKING THIS IN 2000. HARDEST HIT HAS BEEN THE WESTERN SECTION OF THE COUNTRY THAT'S WHERE JOB OPENINGS HAVE DECLINED 45 PERCENT SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE RECESSION IN DECEMBER OF 2007. DESPITE RECENT SIGNS OF GROWTH IN THE ECONOMY, MANY U-S COMPANIES ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE FUTURE SO THEY'RE NOT READY TO ADD MORE JOBS TO THEIR PAYROLL JUST YET. THERE WAS ONE GOOD FINDING IN THIS LATEST JOBS REPORT - THE PACE OF LAYOFFS IS SLOWING DOWN. [GARY] A TROPICAL STORM IN THE PACIFIC SLAMMED THE PHILIPPINES THIS WEEKEND CAUSING DANGEROUS FLASHFLOODS AND LANDSLIDES. TROPICAL STORM KETSANA TOOK THE LIVES OF DOZENS IN THE PHILIPPINES WHEN THE GROUP OF ISLANDS GOT HIT WITH A MONTH'S WORTH OF RAIN IN ONLY 12 HOURS.
HUNDREDS WERE FORCED TO FLEE THEIR HOMES, AND AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED PEOPLE ARE DEAD OR MISSING BECAUSE OF THE DOWNPOUR. THE SITUATION IS SO SERIOUS THAT THE GOVERNMENT DECLARED A "STATE OF CALAMITY" IN AND AROUND THE CAPITAL CITY OF MANILA. ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS, FILIPINO AND INTERNATIONAL RESCUE TEAMS SAVED MORE THAN FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE FROM THE STORMS DESTRUCTION. PART OF THE REASON WHY THE STORM WAS SO STRONG WAS BECAUSE IT TOOK PLACE DURING MONSOON SEASON, A TYPICALLY RAINY PART OF YEAR. [ADRIANA] YOU MIGHT REMEMBER WHEN WE TOLD YOU THAT AUGUST WAS THE DEADLIEST MONTH FOR U.S. TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN. NOW, A UNITED NATIONS REPORT SAYS THAT AUGUST WAS ALSO THE DEADLIEST MONTH FOR AFGHAN CIVILIANS. THE REPORT DIDN'T SPECIFY HOW MANY CIVILIANS DIED IN AUGUST, BUT SAID THAT THE MONTH WAS THE DEADLIEST SO FAR IN THE 8 YEAR WAR. "We've seen a steady rise in the number of incidents per month since 2005. That's now at its highest level that we've seen. In terms of civilian casualties we've seen in the region of 1500 civilians affected by this conflict in the period from January up to August." THE REPORT SAYS MANY OF THE DEATHS IN AUGUST STEMMED FROM VIOLENCE ASSOCIATED WITH THE COUNTRY'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. ALTHOUGH THE ELECTION IS OVER AND PRELIMINARY COUNTS SAY THAT AFGHANISTAN'S PREVIOUS PRESIDENT MOHAMMAD KARZAI CAME OUT ON TOP, THE OFFICIAL RESULTS HAVEN'T BEEN ANNOUNCED. THIS NEWS COMES JUST AFTER NATO'S CHIEF COMMANDER IN AFGHANISTAN REQUESTED MORE U.S. TROOPS BECAUSE OF THE DETERIORATING SITUATION THERE. BUT WHETHER OR NOT PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL SEND MORE IS STILL UP IN THE AIR.
[JESSICA] ALRIGHT THAT'S A WRAP OF HEADLINES AND NOW THIS WEEK'S PLAY OF THE WEEK TAKES US BACK TO THE FOOTBALL FIELD FOR A GRIDIRON HIGHLIGHT FROM NORTH CAROLINA. CHECK IT OUT.
WITH SECONDS LEFT IN THE HALF, LOUISBURG HIGH SCHOOL RUNNING BACK, ERVIN HUNT, TAKES THE HAND OFF. WATCH HIM START RIGHT, BREAK TWO TACKLES, CUT LEFT AND PICK UP SPEED. … CHECK OUT THIS BLOCK BY HUNT'S TEAMMATE, RYAN STERN. OUCH! HUNT BLOWS PAST THE SOUTHEAST HALIFAX HIGH SCHOOL DEFENSE AND IN TO THE ENDZONE FOR A 55 YARD TOUCHDOWN. WHAT A GREAT PLAY! OF COURSE WE WANT TO SEE WHAT AMAZING THINGS YOUR SCHOOL'S ATHLETES ARE DOING. SO GO TO "PLAY OF THE WEEK" ON CHANNELONE.COM AND UPLOAD YOUR PLAY OF THE WEEK VIDEOS. [JUSTIN] YOU MAY. OR MAY NOT WEAR A UNIFORM TO SCHOOL, BUT DO YOU THINK YOU COULD WEAR ONE FOR 365 DAYS OF THE YEAR? WELL, MEET SHEENA MATHEIKEN, SHE'S DOING JUST THAT, AND RAISING MONEY FOR A GOOD CAUSE. ONE DRESS……365 DAYS It's a creative fund raiser in essence I guess whereby I have sworn to wear the same dress for a whole year, it's this black dress. I post a picture everyday. I layer it u, I wear accessories, stockings, hats, belts, all kinds of stuff. where did the tie in come from, this black dress and helping kids a world away in india. I grew up in India, I went to school in India, it's the norm in public schools to wear uniforms.\\there is a huge need for awareness in terms of children who never get to attend school in India, there's about 7.5 million of them. So I thought this was a good way and I found this foundation called the Akanksha Foundation and they \\vowed to spend the same amount of money that the Indian government spends \\ which is $360 dollars on one child\\ on every kid in the slums. So it sort of clicked \\.365 days.360 dollars. you know and so that's my model, like everyday when I post a picture, I set aside a dollar, so I'm going to have 365 dollars that will allow me to sponsor one kid. And I'm encouraging everyone to do the same or donate whatever they can. SO WE PUT SHEENA TO THE TEST, COULD SHE REALLY CHANGE UP HER BLACK DRESS WITH THIS SIMPLE PIECE OF FABRIC? SHEENA CREATED A WEBSITE, HAS A FACEBOOK GROUP AND TWEETS ABOUT EACH DAY'S NEW LOOK.
I'M SURE I SAY IT SOMETIMES, MANY OTHERS DO TO, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO WEAR! I GOT NO CLOTHES IN MY CLOSET! Yes you do! Yes you do! Look inside again and if you feel like something doesn't fit, or doesn't look good. Chop it up, do something else with it. You can change your own clothes. THERE'S SO MANY STUDENTS WATCHING RIGHT NOW THAT THINK, "I'M JUST A STUDENT, I'M FOURTEEN, HOW CAN I MAKE A DIFFERENCE LIKE SHEENA DID?" You just have to start somewhere, if there's something you really want to do and you're excited about it, that's a good sign, that's a good start, you just have to make sure you're having fun with it. I shoot these pictures every morning in my bedroom. \\ I have a wireless remote, I click and go. MAYBE YOU CAN SHOW ME HOW YOU MIX UP YOUR LOOK AND WE'LL TRY MINE AND MIXING IT UP TOO. SO TODAY I CHECKED OUT SHEENA'S WEBSITE AND SHE'S ALREADY RAISED XXX DOLLARS. I ALSO TOOK A LOOK AT WHAT SHE WAS WEARING BY CLICKING ON THE MONTH AND DAY AND SEE HOW SHE TRANSFORMED THE LOOK. IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE UNIFORM PROJECT AND FOLLOW SHEENA'S STYLES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR JUST HEAD OVER TO CHANNEL ONE DOT COM. [JESSICA] I CHECKED OUT SHEENA'S WEBSITE FOR AN UPDATE AND SHE'S ALREADY RAISED MORE THAN 14-THOUSAND DOLLARS. IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE UNIFORM PROJECT AND FOLLOW SHEENA'S STYLES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR JUST HEAD OVER TO CHANNEL ONE DOT COM. THAT DOES IT FOR THE SHOW TODAY I'M JESSICA KUMARI. I HOPE YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY.