(CNN Student News) -- August 20, 2007



Quick Guide



Stories of Summer '07 - Catch up on some of the big news stories from the summer of 2007.



Hurricane Dean - Find out how some U.S. officials are preparing for Hurricane Dean.



Earthquake in Peru: Learn about relief efforts in Peru following a deadly earthquake.



Transcript



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CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: We're back with a brand new school year of CNN Student News. Glad to have you with us everyone. I'm Carl Azuz. Bracing for the storm: U.S. and Mexican authorities are preparing for a powerful hurricane tearing through the Caribbean and looks to be headed for the Gulf of Mexico. And wrapping up the summer: You might have been out of school, but the news doesn't take time off. So we're reviewing some of the summer's big stories



First Up: Stories of Summer '07



AZUZ: You might have spent the last couple months working at a summer job or working on your tan, but the news didn't stop when school let out last spring. There was tragedy in the Twin Cities when a bridge in Minnesota collapsed during rush hour, and questions in America's pasttime when a slugger's record-breaking trip around the bases raised a cloud of controversy. We've followed it all and we're ready to get you caught up on some of the biggest headlines of the summer.



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RUSTY DORNIN, CNN REPORTER: It was an extended family of rescue workers from around the country who converged on Charleston to honor the nine fallen firemen, joining blood relatives, friends and the local community.



HARRIS WHITBECK, CNN REPORTER: The relatives of those victims deal with the wrenching but definite news that everybody on board the flight from Puerto Allegre died during yesterday's crash.



LIZ KENNEDY, CNN REPORTER: The questions for the CNN-sponsored debate were submitted to the online video sharing Web site YouTube.



BRIAN TODD, CNN REPORTER: Animal rights protesters target their rage at an NFL star as he enters a federal courthouse. Inside, Michael Vick pleads not guilty to felony charges of dogfighting and conspiracy.



ANDERSON COOPER, CNN REPORTER: Six o'clock on Wednesday evening, rush hour in Minneapolis. Cars, trucks, buses crawl across the I-35W bridge bumper to bumper. Just minutes later, that slow traffic comes to a tragic halt.



JOHN VAUSE, CNN REPORTER: Many of the toys made here for the U.S. giant Mattel were coated in lead paint, and earlier this month more than a million were recalled.



BARRY BONDS: This record is not tainted at all, at all, period. You guys can say whatever you want.



JOHN LORINC, CNN REPORTER: Nearly a week into the search for six miners trapped in the Crandall Canyon coal mine, rescuers will now try a new tactic: drilling a third hole in an effort to find the men.



BARBARA STARR, CNN REPORTER: Top U.S. commanders are now using the strongest language to condemn the killing and wounding of hundreds after multiple suicide vehicle bombs exploded in remote northern Iraqi villages, home to a religious minority group known as Yazidis.



HARRIS WHITBECK, CNN REPORTER: People waited in lines for hours, desperate for food, water and blankets. Civil defense authorities estimate more than 17,000 homes were destroyed in one town alone.



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Promo



AZUZ: If you want to keep the discussion going on the stories in our summer round-up, we've got a learning activity that will help you take a closer look. Students can talk about how time and perspective might shape opinions about news events and examine how the stories from this summer might be presented in a history textbook. You can check out the free activity at CNNStudentNews.com.



Hurricane Dean



AZUZ: Several countries are preparing for a deadly storm that's blowing through the Caribbean. Hurricane Dean has been tearing across the area since late last week, and on Friday, it strengthened into
What can be found out about U.S. Officials? What happened in Peru? What can be learned about from Peru? In what year are the big news stories? What is the name of the hurricane? What type of natural disaster occurred in Peru? What year are the big news stories from? What can you do over the summer of 2007?
preparing for Hurricane Dean. a deadly earthquake. relief efforts 2007. Dean Earthquake 2007. job or working on your tan,
question: What can be found out about U.S. Officials?, answer: preparing for Hurricane Dean. | question: What happened in Peru?, answer: a deadly earthquake. | question: What can be learned about from Peru?, answer: relief efforts | question: In what year are the big news stories?, answer: 2007. | question: What is the name of the hurricane?, answer: Dean | question: What type of natural disaster occurred in Peru?, answer: Earthquake | question: What year are the big news stories from?, answer: 2007. | question: What can you do over the summer of 2007?, answer: job or working on your tan,