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CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Four men sat down at a counter and helped change the country. The anniversary of that momentous occasion coming up in this edition of CNN Student News!

First Up: 2011 Budget

AZUZ: First up, President Obama lays out his recommendations for next year's federal budget. This is kind of like something that you might -- or your family might -- make. It looks at how much is being spent versus how much is being earned and saved. Except, as you might expect, the government's budget is a lot bigger. $3.8 trillion: That's the price tag on the president's proposal.

Here's some of what's included: $3 billion to help pay for education programs. More than $6 billion set aside for green technologies; things that help the environment. And more than $700 million to install new body scanners at airports. The budget would also cancel some tax cuts for families that earn more than $250,000 a year, so their taxes would likely increase. And money for a NASA program aimed at sending man back to the moon, that would be canceled, too. An important point to keep in mind, though: All of these are just suggestions. Congress is the one who actually approves the budget. Dana Bash gives us an inside look at that process.

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DANA BASH, CNN SENIOR CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENT: This is where the president's budget director will come for his first hearing, and he'll face lawmakers and try to discuss and explain all of what is in here and what the president's priorities are.

But I have something pretty cool for you. We take you behind the scenes. We are going to take you behind the curtain, literally. Come with me, just going to put this down. Come with me and I'll show you what's going on here in the House Budget Committee room.

We have Democratic staff and the chairman himself, the House Budget chairman, going through, as you said, line by line. They just received the budget. They are going through it line by line to see exactly what's in it. This is what you all do and what they do every year when they get the president's budget, no matter who the president is.

Now I want to come over and actually talk to the chairman, Mr. Spratt.

Mr. Spratt...

REP. JOHN SPRATT, (D) SOUTH CAROLINA: Good morning.

BASH: Good morning.

SPRATT: I am not getting up.

BASH: No, please. Please have a seat. You have a lot of work to do here.

SPRATT: We do.

BASH: Now, I was trying to explain this to our viewers earlier that, obviously, this is the president's budget, it's his priorities. But it's you all in Congress who have the power of the purse. So, what is your job here?

SPRATT: Since 1921, since 1921, the president has the power, formal power, to propose a budget to Congress. But from the beginning of the Republic, the Congress has held the purse strings. We were the ones who really rode and provide the budget based upon what the president requested.

BASH: So, just because the president is asking for specific things in here, increases in education spending or maybe more difficult things like a spending freeze, doesn't mean he's necessarily going to get it.

SPRATT: We pass judgment on all of the president's proposals.

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Toyota

AZUZ: "We know what's causing the problem and we know what we have to do to fix it." The words of Toyota's U.S. president talking about malfunctioning gas pedals that affected millions of vehicles. The company says new parts, already being shipped to dealers. Toyota plans to cover all repair costs. The company's president went on YouTube to offer his apologies to customers.

JIM LENTZ, PRESIDENT & COO, TOYOTA USA: I want to sincerely apologize to Toyota owners. I know that our recalls have caused many of you concern, and for that, I am truly sorry. I want you to know that all 172,000 Toyota and dealership employees across North America will work hard to fix your vehicle properly and regain your trust.

Is this Legit?

TOMEKA JONES, CNN STUDENT NEWS: Is this legit? Vancouver is one of Canada's 10 provinces. Not legit! Vancouver is a city. It's located in the Canadian province of British Columbia.

Vancouver Security

AZUZ: And Vancouver's about to be the center of the sporting world. It is hosting this year's Winter Olympics, which begin in less than two weeks. In order to keep the games safe, Canada has launched the largest security operation in the country's history on land, on the sea, and in the air. Jeanne Meserve reports on some of what's involved in all that.

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JEANNE MESERVE, CNN HOMELAND SECURITY CORRESPONDENT: A Canadian Navy diver plunges into frigid water off Vancouver, honing his underwater bomb detection skills, a small part of a massive effort to keep the Olympics safe.

ASST. COMMISSIONER BUD MERCER, ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE: We've prepared for the worst case scenarios, which includes terrorism, and we'll be able to respond to the worst case scenarios.

MESERVE: The murder of 11 Israeli coaches and athletes by Palestinian militants at the 1972 Munich Games has hung over every Olympics since. The threat of international terrorism in Vancouver is currently assessed as low. The bigger concern: domestic political protests. The Olympic torch relay has been disrupted several times by demonstrators. At critical locations in Vancouver, some roads are already closed. Police presence is heavy and 900 surveillance cameras stud security fencing.

You see the cameras everywhere, but officials say there will be other technology to detect chemical, biological and radiological threats.

Massive inflatable barriers keep boat traffic away from cruise ships that will house some of the 15,000 security personnel. Military, police and Coast Guard all patrol to keep the city safe and commerce moving in Canada's largest port.

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Shoutout

MATT CHERRY, CNN STUDENT NEWS: Today's Shoutout goes out to Mr. O'Brien's senior government classes at Warrenton High School in Warrenton, Oregon! What military conflict is known as "the war to end all wars"? Is it: A) Civil War, B) World War I, C) World War II or D) Korean War? You've got three seconds -- GO! World War I is referred to as "the war to end all wars." It's also known as the Great War. That's your answer and that's your Shoutout!

WWI Veteran

AZUZ: The last surviving American who served in that war celebrated his 109th birthday yesterday. More than a dozen friends and family gathered in West Virginia to wish former Corporal Frank Buckles a happy birthday. He said he's made it to 109 thanks to "the desire to live, and a purpose for living," and he talked about what he believes that purpose is.

FMR. CPL. FRANK BUCKLES, LAST SURVIVING U.S. VETERAN OF WORLD WAR I: I realize that my position is a representative of the veterans of World War I.

AZUZ: That role is part of why Buckles has been urging lawmakers to recognize and renovate a World War I memorial in Washington, D.C. Last December, he went in front of Congress and asked for the memorial to be officially designated as a national monument.

Greensboro Anniversary

AZUZ: Well, this week also marks the 50th anniversary of a historic moment in the U.S. civil rights movement. It happened when four college students sat down at a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina. In 1960, the Woolworth's counter was for whites only, and these four men were African-American. They were refused service, but they sat their ground and helped launch a wave of sit-ins across the southern U.S. The Greensboro Four, as they came to be known, wanted to bring attention to the issue of racism. Recently, one of the group, Joseph McNeil, talked about the experience.

MAJ. GEN. JOSEPH MCNEIL (RET.), PARTICIPATED IN THE 1960 WOOLWORTH'S SIT-IN: We felt very strongly about what we were doing, and we were serious. To defy a law like segregation and a habit meant that we had to have very strong convictions. So, we were hopeful that we would be able to make others aware of the evils of segregation. And while we are hopeful that others would follow us, we weren't exactly sure that would happen.

AZUZ: In the half-century since that Woolworth's sit-in, the lunch counter and stools have never been moved. Now, they're part of the International Civil Rights Center and Museum. The three surviving members of the Greensboro Four were all scheduled to attend yesterday's opening ceremony. The museum's goal: "to inspire people to step forward in the struggle for human freedom." And its chairman says it's a way for future generations to appreciate the past.

MELVIN "SKIP" ALSTON, CHMN. INTL. CIVIL RIGHTS CENTER: This is a time when we wanted students, young people like my son here -- that's 18 years old now, he was only 2 years old when we started this museum. And we wanted to make sure that his generation and generations yet unborn would be able to appreciate what these four young men did 50 years ago. So, 50 years from now, they will be able to come to this museum and be able to see the lunch counter and appreciate what happened on that day so that they will be able to have the privileges they have today.

Web Promo

AZUZ: For classroom materials and more information about the Greensboro Four, go here! You're looking at our Web site, CNNStudentNews.com, and if you scroll down to the middle of the front page, you see right there in the Spotlight section, there will be links to the information I just told you about, as well as Black History Month questions and activities. All free, all yours and all at CNNStudentNews.com.

Before We Go

AZUZ: Before we go, today is Groundhog Day, but one Washington city didn't want to wait for Punxsutawney's prediction. So it turned to Snohomish Slew! That's the frog. And he's the star of Snohomish's annual GroundFrog Day. Real original name. No shadows here. The frognosticator looks up at the sky and then shares his prediction with his handlers. Apparently, they speak frog. This year, the frog's forecast an early end to winter.

Goodbye

AZUZ: But he might just be pulling our leg. It's one ribbiting story, but if it doesn't put a hop in your step, we will be back with more tomorrow on CNN Student News. See you then!