Students: We're St. Francis Xavier School from Willard, Ohio, and we're in front of the
Capitol Building, and Channel One News starts right now!
Arielle: Thanks to St. Francis Xavier! Love that you guys thought of us while on your
class trip to D.C. And, actually, that is where we are going to start off the show today.
Yesterday, President Obama held his first news conference since the election last
week.
President Obama said he is ready to do whatever he can to help President-elect Donald
Trump, and he encouraged Americans to give him a chance.
President Barack Obama: I remember what it was like when I came in eight years ago.
It is a big challenge. This office is bigger than any one person, and that's why ensuring a
smooth transition is so important.
Arielle: The two men met last week, where President Obama offered up advice on how
to move forward, including the need to reach out to those who didn't vote for him.
Obama: I emphasized to him that, look, in an election like this that was so hotly
contested and so divided, gestures matter.
Arielle: But he says some things President-elect Trump will have to learn on his own.
Obama: Regardless of what experience or assumptions he brought to the office, this
office has a way of waking you up.
Arielle: Okay, next up, in the aftermath of the election, schools across the country are
reporting heightened tensions and bullying. It is an issue President-elect Trump was
asked about in his first television interview since winning the White House.
There are reports of racism, bullying, vandalism and harassment since the election of
Donald Trump. The Associated Press and local media have identified more than
20 racist incidents beginning on Election Day, some caught on cellphone video and
many involving people too young to vote.
The question was brought up Sunday on “60 Minutes” during Trump's first interview
since winning the election.
Lesley Stahl: Do you want to say anything to those people?
President-elect Donald Trump: I would say, don't do it; that's terrible, because I’m going
to bring this country together.
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Stahl: They're harassing Latinos, Muslims —
Trump: I am so saddened to hear that. And I say, stop it. If it — if it helps, I will say this,
and I will say it right to the cameras: “Stop it.”
Arielle: Trump supporters also say they have been attacked and harassed by Hillary
Clinton voters. One man claims he was attacked on election night.
Andrew: I was spit on, pushed. I had water bottles and signs thrown at me; I was
punched in the face.
Arielle: Yesterday, Trump was also criticized by civil rights groups for choosing Steve
Bannon as an advisor. Bannon was formerly the CEO of Breitbart, a news site which
critics say has been a platform for racism and hate toward Jewish people.
Okay, up next, why yesterday's full moon had the whole world spinning.
Arielle: Okay, Demetrius is here with me now to get your geek on, and D, yesterday
people across the globe tried to get a glimpse of some out-of-this-world lunar activity
that only comes around once in a lifetime.
Demetrius: Yeah, Arielle, it is called a supermoon, and the last time it happened was
almost 70 years ago, which is why all eyes were looking up. Check it out.
Sky watchers across the globe looked up yesterday as Earth's closest neighbor leaned
a bit closer.
Vivienne Kodak: It's big, pretty and shiny.
Demetrius: A supermoon happens when the moon's rotation around the Earth reaches
perigee — its closest point — at the same time there's a full moon. But yesterday's
moon was especially super.
Dr. Noah Petro: It's going to be the closest the moon has been to the Earth, actually,
since January of 1948, so it's a unique opportunity to get out, admire our lovely neighbor
in the sky. So the supermoon averages about 14 percent larger than the smallest full
moon; that's about 7 percent larger than sort of an average full moon.
Demetrius: But the supermoon is not only pulling people out of their homes to look at
the sky, it is also pulling the tide in further than it should be.
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Dr. Tiffany Troxler: By 2030 we expect up to another 6 inches of sea-level rise to occur,
so we might see another 6 inches on top of this.
Demetrius: South Florida is no stranger to rising sea levels. Seasonal king tides are
swamping storefronts and submerging city streets. But scientists say this month's
flooding is expected to be even worse, thanks to the so-called supermoon.
Troxler: That additional gravitational pull has caused our high tides to be a little bit
higher than they would have been without that supermoon.
Ray Coley: We're at the point now that, you know, the waters are rising high enough
that it's interfering with public safety.
Demetrius: Ray Coley manages the waterway and sewer systems in Miami Beach,
where scientists say flooding incidents have increased at least 400 percent in the last
10 years.
If Miami Beach's sea level rises just 2 feet, the area would undergo a radical
transformation. Desperate times lead to desperate measures, and the city is spending
at least $400 million trying to keep the tourist mecca higher and drier.
So whether you are anxiously awaiting the next supermoon or dreading the watery
aftermath, we won't be getting a view like this again for another 18 years.
Demetrius Pipkin, Channel One News.
Arielle: Very cool. Well, it looks like we have a while before the next one. Thanks,
Demetrius.
Okay, up next, we travel across the world for our next Geo Quiz.
Arielle: So we are continuing on with Geo Week, checking out some of the most
fascinating places around the world — all in the name of geography awareness, of
course! Okay, next up, Keith Kocinski is putting you to the test.
Keith: Hey everyone, behind me is one of the most famous buildings in the world — the
Sydney Opera House. It is known for its unusual, shell-shaped structure as a form of
modern expressionist design. That brings me to your next Geo Quiz question:
In what country is the Sydney Opera House located?
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Is it
a. Spain
b. India
c. Australia or
d. Ireland?
You have got 10 seconds.
All right, time is up. The answer is c, Australia. The Sydney Opera House is located in
Sydney, Australia — the country's biggest city. And it is an iconic landmark of the city
skyline and the entire country. Sydney is one of the most multicultural cities in the world.
More than 8 million people visit the Sydney Opera House every year, and performers
and musicians from around the world play in the halls and stages here.
The opera house's highest sail sits as high as a 22-story building, and the building is
almost as long as two football fields. Before entering the building, there are the
monumental steps, a ceremonial stairway over 300 feet wide leading up to the two main
performance venues.
Inside, the concert hall holds the world's largest mechanical track organ, with 138 pipes
visible and another 10,000 pipes hidden behind the wall. The Sydney Opera House’s
main concert hall seats nearly 3,000 people. It opened its doors in 1973, costing more
than $100 million. But with its impressive architecture and amazing location, it has
become a must-see attraction and a famous symbol of Sydney.
Keith Kocinski, Channel One News.
Arielle: Thanks, Keith. Definitely makes me want to go to Australia.
Okay, now, we have got some more famous international landmarks on our website.
Are you guys up for the challenge? Then take our quiz at ChannelOne.com.
All right, now, when you think of chess, you probably think about it being a game of
quiet strategy, but there is a unique tournament combining chess with the fast-paced
beats of hip-hop. It is called Bum Rush the Boards, and it is bringing kids together to
develop new critical thinking skills. Check it out.
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Three dozen kids came out to test their skills in this chess tournament at the Kennedy
Center in Washington, D.C. Not only did they have the right moves on the chess board,
but also on the floor boards. The competition, called Bum Rush the Boards, combined
hip-hop music and chess.
Eight-year-old Alex Reece-Stremtan had just won his first match of the day when he
showed his moves.
Alex Reece-Stremtan: It's a fun playing game; you really have to use your brain a lot. I
actually may just keep playing for my whole life.
Arielle: This is the ninth year of the Bum Rush the Boards tournament, and its director
thinks it is changing young lives.
Lester "DJ 2-Tone Jones" Wallace: Chess is a true kind of, like, level playing field; you
know, it doesn't matter who you are or where you're from. It's all clean slate. I mean,
chess is probably one of the greatest metaphors for life.
Arielle: The tournament also features DJ lessons and dance classes.
Thirteen-year-old Yosua Diekumpuna came with his chess team from Athens, Georgia.
Yosua Diekumpuna: When I started using that — that “think before you move,” it made
me better. If I could apply it on the chess board, I could apply it in life.
Arielle: Yosua had the winning strategy — his team took home the trophy.
Some of the students had to earn their spots by reading books, doing community
service and going to chess practice. Very impressive.
Well, that is our last move for the day. Have a great Tuesday, and we will see you right
back here tomorrow.
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