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CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Today's show goes out to Law Enforcement Officer Memorial High in Florida and North Kansas City High in Missouri. It's great seeing some of your students at the CNN Center recently! Today on CNN Student News, a match made in the wireless world: We're gonna tell you what it is and look at its impact on the U.S. stock market.

First Up: Strikes on Libya

AZUZ: The civil war in Libya is first up today, starting with an update on four journalists from the New York Times. These journalists were reported to be captured last week by forces loyal to Libya's government. Well, the journalists have been released. Yesterday, they arrived safely in the neighboring country of Tunisia.

 

The head of U.S. forces in Libya says that the military operation -- currently led by the U.S. and involving several other countries -- made "very effective" progress Monday. The operation's goal is to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya and to protect that country's civilians from the fighting. The military operation doesn't have 100 percent support, though. Several nations have criticized it. So has the Arab League, a group that represents Arab nations, including Libya. The league says it is in support of a no-fly zone, but says what's happening in Libya -- the coalition air strikes -- is not what was intended.

 

At the center of all of what's going on is Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. He's been in charge of Libya for 42 years, and he's had a rocky relationship with the Western world. He supported terrorism in the 1970s and '80s. Then, he tried to improve relations with the West in the late '90s. But he spoke out against the West again in 2008 and 2009. U.S. officials say Gadhafi is not a target of the coalition. One commander said it's possible that the current mission could be accomplished without Gadhafi being removed from power. However, on Monday, part of Colonel Gadhafi's compound in the capital city of Tripoli was hit by a coalition air strike. The compound has a number of buildings. Officials say this air strike only took out command-and-control facilities. Nic Robertson was on the scene after the attack and gives us this tour of the damage.

 

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NIC ROBERTSON, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: What we've been told is that two missiles hit this building. You can see all the rubble around me here. We're told it was hit perhaps a couple of hours ago, and that when the missiles came in, at least one of them smashed through the roof of the building. And then the second one, we're told, crashed through the roof and then it waited until it got right into the basement of the building, the rubble, the basement of the building, before it exploded. That's what we're being told happened in this particular building.

 

And the rubble is strewn all over the ground outside of here. And it's not just the one building that seems to have been damaged here. Coming down the steps from where we were inside there, outside, over here. We'll pick our way around this broken fence here. Over here, I don't know if you can see past the soldier here, you can see the large... here we go, the large pieces of reinforced concrete, steel-reinforced concrete of the building. And up there, you get an idea of where there's a hole there. It appears as if one of the missiles has gone through. But there are quite literally huge chunks of rubble on the ground here and it's strewn all across this area over here.

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Interactive Map Promo

AZUZ: Libya is in the midst of a civil war. But as you can see from all the countries highlighted on this map, it is far from the only nation in that part of the world going through a political crisis. This interactive breaks down some of the key information on each of those countries. It tells you the population, who the current leader is, how long he's been in power. And then below the map, you can get the latest information on the unrest in each country. Where is it? You can find a link to this in the "In Depth" section at CNNStudentNews.com!

 

Disaster in Japan

AZUZ: Next up, setbacks for workers trying to prevent a meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan. Engineers are working to restore electricity at the plant's nuclear reactors. Yesterday, smoke started coming out of reactors number two and three. Number three has been the top priority for officials because if it suffers a meltdown, it could be more harmful than any of the other reactors. Engineers working around the number three reactor were evacuated for a while when smoke started coming out of it.

 

Japan is the home port for the USS George Washington, which you see in this file video. U.S. Navy officials decided to pull the ship out of its port and move it about 28 miles south of Tokyo as a precaution. Another Navy ship, the USS Ronald Reagan, was already moved. The issue: radiation; small traces of radiation were found on sailors and equipment. The situation in Japan is having a widespread impact. But when it comes to young people in that country, the impact might not be what you expect. Anna Coren has the details.

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ANNA COREN, CNN CORRESPONDENT, TOKYO: For Japan's youth, far removed from the crisis, they've never witnessed anything of this magnitude on home soil.

 

YUSUKE MIZUHO, JAPANESE RESIDENT [TRANSLATED]: I was so afraid of the tsunami. I can't even put my fear into words.

 

COREN: And now, the threat of a nuclear fallout has many of them on edge.

 

MAYA NAGASE, JAPANESE RESIDENT [TRANSLATED]: I'm afraid of radiation because it's something I can't see. And we just can't trust the information we're getting.

 

COREN: For a generation struggling with high unemployment and a depressed economy, the crisis could have easily added to their bleak prospects. But instead, they're rallying together in the hope of getting their nation back on its feet.

 

KIMIKO WATANABE, JAPANESE RESIDENT [TRANSLATED]: The young people can make a difference if we do what we can. If everyone takes a little step, Japan will become a better place.

 

COREN: Ironically, this crisis has given Japan's younger generation hope. So many of them have been spurred into action -- volunteering, donating to charity or simply raising awareness on social networking sites -- it's made them realize they have something important to contribute to their country. Once criticized as being apathetic, this generation is now changing perceptions.

 

UNIDENTIFIED JAPANESE MALE [TRANSLATED]: I think young people can make a difference, and because of that Japan, will recover.

COREN: Anna Coren, CNN, Tokyo.

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Impact Your World

AZUZ: Young people in Japan are finding ways to make a difference. You can too! You've been asking how to get involved. CNN's "Impact Your World" program offers ideas about some of the ways you can help the victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. You'll find a link to "Impact Your World" In the Spotlight section: CNNStudentNews.com!

 

AT&T-Mobile

AZUZ: AT&T announced this week that it plans to buy T-Mobile USA for $39 billion. T-Mobile has about 34 million users. And if you combine that with AT&T's 95 million customers, you end up with a new number one when it comes to U.S. carriers.

 

The deal still needs to be approved by government regulators. Analysts say the plan could mean good and bad news. The good: better quality and more coverage areas for more people. The bad: less competition in the industry, which could mean higher costs.

 

Wall Street reacted positively, though. Stocks went up yesterday based partly on the AT&T, T-Mobile news. One expert said mergers encourage investors because they show that companies are thinking positively.

 

Shoutout

TOMEKA JONES, CNN STUDENT NEWS: To all you students at Perkett: Today's Shoutout is dedicated to Mrs. Helms' class in Minot, North Dakota! Who holds the Major League Baseball record for the most career home runs? You know what to do! Is it: A) Babe Ruth, B) Hank Aaron, C) Barry Bonds or D) Mark McGwire? You've got three seconds -- GO! Barry Bonds holds that record, although some people say he shouldn't. That's your answer and that's your Shoutout!

 

Barry Bonds Trial

AZUZ: The reason some people say Bonds shouldn't hold that record is because he's been accused of using illegal performance enhancing drugs. It's never been proven; Bonds has always denied the accusation. In 2003, he told a federal grand jury that he used a substance that a trainer gave him, but did not know that the substance was steroids. Prosecutors argue Bonds did know about the steroids. That's why they've charged him with four counts of perjury, lying under oath. The perjury trial started yesterday. If Bonds is found guilty, he could face up to five years in prison for each one of those counts of perjury.

 

Sweet 16

AZUZ: Switching from legal courts to the basketball court. We're right in the middle of the madness of March. And after a furious four days of basketball, we're down to a sweet sixteen teams still standing. Marquette was an underdog in both of its games, and Butler -- last year's runner up -- knocked off 1-seed Pittsburgh. Otherwise, three parts of the bracket have gone mostly according to form. But check out the top right, here. Sure, Kansas is a 1-seed. But Florida State, VCU, Richmond: all double-digit seeds advancing to the sweet sixteen. The tournament tips off its next round this Thursday.

 

Before We Go

AZUZ: Before we go, it can be tough to get dogs to pick up after themselves. But this one picks up after people! Izzie the rottweiler's been sweeping the streets of Livonia, Michigan for three years. She picks up plastic bottles and then she recycles them! Her owner probably helps with the recycling part, given, but Izzie learned the trick from her doggy daddy. The money from recycling those plastic bottles is going to the Humane Society.

 

Goodbye

AZUZ: So, when you paws to think about it, that really makes Izzie's efforts a heart-warming tail. Yeah, I know, we've used both of those puns before. But in honor of Izzie, we decided to recycle them. For CNN Student News, I'm Carl Azuz.