Download April 22, 2016

Arielle: Hey guys, I am Arielle Hixson, and I am here in London with my new friend
William Shakespeare.
Shakespeare reenactor: And we are here to celebrate my 400th anniversary — what
about that?
Arielle and Shakespeare: And Channel One News starts right now.
Azia: Thanks, Arielle. We will check back in with her and Mr. Shakespeare in London in
just a bit. I am Azia Celestino, and happy Earth Day, everybody.
Today world leaders are coming together for a historic agreement on climate change,
and we are wrapping up our series on climate change with a look at plans for the future.
Here is Keith Kocinski.
Keith: Extreme weather, food and water changes, impacts on land and health, even
national security. Over the last few weeks, we have shown you how climate change is
affecting Americans right now and how it may impact us in the near future.
Alice Xu: It's never too late to stop what we're doing right now. Climate change is almost
at a peak right here, and we are still on the way to reach that peak, but we can always
downset it as well. Some of us don't realize that we can bring the ice back, that we can
actually change the climate.
Keith: For years world leaders have tried to come to an agreement to slow down our
warming Earth, but it has been difficult, in part because the world's two biggest polluters
— the United States and China — haven't been able to agree.
Until today, when leaders from 196 countries will officially sign a climate agreement in
Paris. The landmark deal that was negotiated in December calls for countries to make
sure the Earth doesn't get 2 degrees Celsius warmer than it was before humans started
polluting it. That is what experts call a tipping point, warming that could cause
catastrophic changes.
Deke Arndt: From a global temperature standpoint, we are not going to put HumptyDumpty back together again. Going back and restoring the global temperature that we
had in 1890 is probably not going to happen, but we can bend the trajectory of our
future away from the warmest scenario to a scenario that is much more manageable.
Keith: And, for the first time, this climate agreement is legally binding. The deal also
creates a $100 billion fund under which rich countries would help poorer ones cope with
the consequences of climate change.
President Obama: I believe this moment can be a turning point for the world.
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Keith: It is not clear yet how countries are going to cut back on pollution to stop the
warming. Many economists are concerned that the deal will hurt businesses, making
things more expensive by putting restrictions on how things are made. And many
environmentalists and scientists say the deal doesn't go far enough, and they worry
governments won't actually make the cuts needed.
But the deal is still historic, and most everyone agrees: Fighting climate change needs
to be a priority for your generation.
Michael: We have to educate ourselves as much as we can on the problems that face
us. Something that we can do together is to educate everyone — everyone that we can,
young and old, because it is not a problem that we face by ourselves. It's a human
problem.
Keith: Keith Kocinski, Channel One News.
Azia: And to learn more about ways you can help protect our planet, just head to
ChannelOne.com.
Okay, coming up, 400 years after his death, his words still inspire.
Azia: Tomorrow marks the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death, a poet
and writer whose stories changed the world forever. But some of you may be thinking,
“How can Shakespeare influence my life today?” Well, a lot more than you may think.
Arielle Hixson is in London with more.
Shakespeare: To be or not to be — that is the question.
Arielle: Now, does this guy look familiar?
Mr. Shakespeare.
Shakespeare: Indeed it is.
Arielle: He is a pretty big deal, and 400 years ago, he singlehandedly changed the world
of theater and the English language.
Shakespeare: Well, I was born on or about the 23rd of April in the year 1564 in a little
country town called Stratford-upon-Avon. I became at first an actor, subsequently began
writing plays.
Arielle: In all, Shakespeare wrote at least 38 plays and more than 150 sonnets still
performed around the world and studied in English class. One of Shakespeare's more
popular productions, it has a common theme: Boy meets girl, girl is definitely not
allowed to date boy, and then — you guessed it — drama!
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What did you think of “Romeo and Juliet”?
Sara Nemeckay: I thought it was very powerful. I enjoyed it a lot.
Kevin McGrath: You do see a lot of love conflicts with teens today, so it is still relevant,
and, I mean, that's amazing 400 years later.
Arielle: Many of Shakespeare's common themes — like love, vengeance and betrayal
— weave their way into common narratives today, which is why many say he is the
definition of timeless.
Chi-san works as a host and tour guide at the Museum of London. She believes
Shakespeare's unique use of the English language is one of his greatest contributions.
Chi-san Howard: “Your mum” jokes, toilet jokes, so anyone who thinks that
Shakespeare is, like, incredibly high-brow — he's absolutely not.
Arielle: Now, something that really differentiates Shakespeare from today is his style of
writing. He writes in iambic pentameter, which combines poetry with a specific rhythm.
Patrick Spottiswoode: The way we say it in England is di dum di dum di dum di dum di
dum. Those are five stressed beats, yeah? Unstressed stressed. Di dum di dum di dum
di dum di dum. “But soft, what light through yonder window breaks? It is the east, and
Juliet is the sun.” I'm being interviewed for Channel One, See, Shakespeare wrote
better than I did.
Arielle: At first it is hard to understand, but after breaking it down, it starts to resemble
our modern English today. Like, “to be or not to be” in the context of “Hamlet” really
means “to live or not to live.” And without even knowing it, you probably quote this guy
every day: common phrases like “catch a cold” or “wear your heart on your sleeve.”
Experts say he even created new words and made new phrases popular.
Spottiswoode: Shakespeare was cutting edge. He was inventing new words; he was a
wordsmith.
Arielle: This unique style of writing can be pegged to the historical period when
Shakespeare lived, the Elizabethan era, when plays were performed at the Globe
Theater. Even Queen Elizabeth herself was a fan.
Howard: They named it the Globe because it was a period of history where there was a
great deal of exploration. Queen Elizabeth is sending out her explorers, so it really
tapped into this huge fascination with the world at large.
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Arielle: The original no longer exists; it burned down in 1613. A replica was created in
1993 to give theater lovers the timeless experience of seeing a Shakespeare play. Now,
the Globe Theater has a very unique design. It has no roof, so the audience is exposed
to all the elements, but the plays go on, rain or shine.
Spottiswoode: If you play in a modern, indoor theater with a lot of light, it is very difficult
for the actor to see the audience. But Shakespeare was writing for a theater where the
actor could interact with the audience, have conversations with the audience.
Arielle: Four hundred years later, and Shakespeare's creative language and dramatic
themes continue to influence many generations today, both young and old.
Howard: These plays, though they might feel like they're in a different language, are
very much for the people watching them. They're telling stories about you, about me,
about people falling in love, about people overcoming hardship. They're universal
stories that still exist for us today.
Arielle: Arielle Hixson, Channel One News.
Azia: So are you guys doing anything to celebrate the big 400 with Shakespeare? We
want to see! Send us your pics and videos to [email protected] to be
featured on the show.
Okay, after the break, we are spinning into this week's Next Big Thing.
Azia: Today we have an awesome way to make a household chore fun. But before we
clean up, let's see what you thought about last week's.
We told you about a rug with a built-in alarm system that requires you to place both feet
on it to stop — the Ruggie. Is it the next big thing? Sixty-six percent said, “Yes — ring
the alarm!” Thirty-four percent said, “No — grab my Snuggie!”
Time to see what you guys thought.
Class: This is Miss Jenkins’ 11th-grade chemistry class…
Class: We're Ms. Kaiser's seventh-grade tutorial class …
Class: We're Miss Roger's class from West Carter Middle School in Olive Hill, Kentucky,
and we think Ruggies are the next big thing. Can we have five more minutes?
Azia: But not all of you were waking up to this idea.
Class: This is Ms. Huntington's class …
Class: This is Miss Novak's sixth-grade science class …
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Class: This is Miss Shelton's seventh-grade advisory at Christiansburg Middle School.
We think the Ruggie is not the next big thing. We don't like the Ruggie, we like coffee in
our muggie, or we'll go back to bed and curl up in our Snuggie. Out!
Azia: Nice rap! Okay, next up, have you ever wished your laundry would do itself? Well,
now there is a way to get your clothes clean while staying fit. Part bike, part washing
machine, it is a bike washing machine, or BWM for short. The invention allows you to
get a workout in while cleaning a load of laundry in the process.
It was designed by students at the Dalian Nationalities University in China. Another
inventor takes the idea from the laundry room to the streets. Get ready to rinse, pedal
and repeat.
So is the bike washing machine the next big thing? Vote over at ChannelOne.com, and
keep sending us those videos to [email protected].
Okay, guys, have a great weekend, and we will see you right back here on Monday.
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