Teen Kids News (Episode 2009)
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[upbeat intro music]
(Describer) In computer animation, different news scenes in rectangles move fast around a turning globe.
(Describer) In front of a blue background with a triangle and circle, title: Teen Kids News. A boy sits at a desk with monitors behind him.
Hi, you're watching "Teen Kids News." I'm Luke. This entire season, we're celebrating our 20th year. Let's begin with our top story.
(Describer) The Teen Kids News logo is on curved screens that form a turning cylinder. Title: Top Story.
[dramatic music]
In the northeast corner of Florida, right alongside the Atlantic Ocean, is the city of Jacksonville. Not only does it have more people than any other city in the Sunshine State, surprisingly it holds the record for being America's largest city measured by area outside of Alaska. And as Ava tells us, Jacksonville is also where our major port for the U.S. Navy is located.
(Describer) A sign says, "Home of US Fourth Fleet".
(Ava) Called the Naval Station Mayport, it's busy harbor is home to dozens of warships. One of them is this destroyer. Recently, the ship was taken out of active service for renovations, and "Teen Kids News" was invited aboard for a tour. Hi, my name is Kelly Harris. I'm a Lieutenant Junior Grade in the U.S. Navy and this is my warship, USS The Sullivans.
[tense music]
(Describer) They gray ship cuts through the ocean.
It's a multi-mission warship. This bad boy can do anything you need it to do. It can go fast, it can go 30-plus knots, and go all back full in less than a minute. You name it. But we are the fastest guys on the water and by far, the most lethal out there.
[tense music continues]
(Describer) Missiles fire from a deck.
(Describer) One arcs through the sky.
And if you come with me, I can take you along on a tour of the really cool spots inside the ship.
[tense music]
(Describer) She steps to a door.
So this is not a door, it is a hatch. So there's two levers. You pull up and out, and then we go in.
[tense music continues]
(Describer) She walks through the open hatch to another one and opens that. In a narrow corridor:
So now we are inside the ship on the main deck, which is also the damage control deck.
(Describer) She opens another hatch and goes through.
[tense music continues]
This ship is one big loop all the way around. So towards the back of the ship, we're going to enter central controlling station. This is where we manage the entire engineering plant, so think engines, generators, air, water. This is how we get the ship moving.
[tense music continues]
(Describer) Followed by a cameraman, she goes through another hatch to a large room.
So in here, we have multiple sailors always on watch, ready to control the engineering plant from these two consoles behind me. And throughout the day, the rotations will change and they'll be shifts of different people in here at all times during the day while we are at sea driving ship. So next, I'm gonna take you into the mess ex which is where the crew eats all of their meals on-board.
(Describer) In fast-motion, she walks down a couple more corridors to a dining room.
[giddy music]
So this is it. So the crew on-board is 300 people large. So in here, this is where they eat lunch, breakfast, and dinner every single day. This is where they hang out with their friends after the work day is done. This is where we come together and have meetings. So this is the central location on the ship where everyone just comes together, shares a meal, and hangs out.
(Ava) On the wall are the words, "We Stick Together." It's a clue as to how the ship got its unusual name, The Sullivans.
[melancholic music] [glass explodes]
(Describer) In a photo, a massive explosion goes off. Smoke clouds rise.
[melancholic music continues]
Shortly after Pearl Harbor was attacked, the five Sullivan Brothers volunteered to join the Navy but on one condition, that they would all be allowed to stick together.
(Describer) Harris:
They felt so much pride during World War II and they enlisted together on the same ship, the USS Juneau. While they were serving on that ship during the Battle of Guadalcanal, all five brothers were tragically killed when two Japanese torpedoes struck the side of the ship.
(Ava) The horror of the tragedy was told in news reels, as well as in the movie, The Fighting Sullivans. Name? George Sullivan. Sullivan, number 54. Take this and wait inside until we call you number. Name? Sullivan. Sullivan. Hey, didn't I just... Oh, brothers, eh?
(Ava) The movie captures just how extraordinary it was to have five brothers enlist all at the same time. Name? Sullivan.
[melancholic music]
(Describer) Stars on a floor bear their names: Albert, Joseph, Francis, Madison and George.
(Describer) Harris:
The Sullivans brothers lives on today through their family, Kelly Sullivan, who is our ship's sponsor.
(Ava) Granddaughter of the youngest Sullivan brother, Kelly Sullivan, christened this ship when it was launched in 1995.
(Describer) In the movie:
Now, don't tell me your name is Sullivan. No, sir. What is it? Sullivan.
(Ava) These five stars are an ever-present reminder of the family that sacrificed so much to help win the war.
(Describer) The brothers smile in a photo. Harris climbs steps.
So in the Navy, we've given names to everything, and this is a ladder well, not a staircase. So I'm walking up the ladder well, and we're going to head to the pilot house, which is where we will drive the ship from.
[exciting music]
(Describer) She turns and goes up more steps.
So right now, we are at the forward part of the ship where the officers live. And behind me is the door to the captain's room.
[exciting music continues]
(Describer) A plaque hangs from the door.
On it, you have a list of all the past commanding officers of The Sullivans. Currently, our captain is Commander James Diefenderfer.
(Describer) She locks a hatch behind her.
[metal clanging]
So now, we've to the pilot house, which is at the top of the ship
[metal clanging]
(Describer) She locks another hatch.
and this is where I drive the ship from with my sailors.
[exciting music continues]
(Describer) She walks past equipment in the large room with windows all around.
So this is the center of the pilot house. To my left, you have the captain's chair
(Describer) It swivels.
and to my right, you have the XO's chair. This is where they sit anytime that we are underway during any special evolution. This is where the conning officer stands. They're the ones that are actually giving the orders on the turn right or turn left throughout the, throughout while we are sailing on the ocean. We use all of these different displays to help navigate the ship safely and keep us on track. Behind us, you have the helm station, which is where we actually drive the ship with a wheel. So it's an actual wheel that we turn the ship with, and this controls our rudders at the back of our ship to steer us as we go.
(Describer) Outside:
Behind me, you'll see that the ship is completely covered in scaffolding and materials. We're currently giving an update to the ship,
[steam engine huffs]
having her go through a maintenance period, giving her new systems and equipment, giving her a paint job. She's gonna look all nice and fresh and she's gonna work exceptionally well when we get back out to sea in the fall. So as we're coming to the conclusion of our tour, I'm gonna take you all the way back to the flight deck. But first, we're at the top of the ship, so now we're gonna descend. And this is personally my favorite part of the ship because it feels like a secret passageway. So come on.
(Describer) Staying outside, she walks down a corridor and down steps. She walks down more steps with small landings in-between.
[upbeat music]
Pretty cool.
[upbeat music continues]
So now, we're at the middle of the ship. It's literally called amidships. And from here, you can get either
(Describer) She walks backward.
all the way at the front of the ship or all the way at the back.
[upbeat music continues]
(Describer) She walks toward the back with ship's railings to the left of her.
So right now, we're standing on the missile decks. In front of me, you'll see all the various missile tubes and launchers. From here, we will launch a variety of missiles that can go super far, super close, you name it. Behind me, we have the torpedo launchers, which are meant for anti-submarine warfare. And then on the rest of the ship, we are armed with a variety of different guns. So we have close-in air weapons defense, so anti-air warfare. We have surface warfare, so we have close-in guns, the Mark 38, M240 Bravo machine guns. You name it, we have it. And this is all in defense of our ship, and our allies, and partners as when we are at sea and operating.
(Describer) Ava:
Ships like The Sullivans and their crews make the U.S. Navy the finest in the world. For "Teen Kids News," I'm Ava.
(Describer) Luke:
We've got lots more coming up on "Teen Kids News," so keep watching. We'll be right back.
[upbeat intro music]
(Describer) Spinning with the triangle and circle, title: Teen Kids News.
(Describer) In an art gallery, animated paint splats on the screen, and different famous figures from paintings appear, like the Girl With the Pearl Earring, The Scream, a couple from Sunday in the Park, and a portrait of a man with a big red turban on his head. Title: Art Smart.
[playful music]
(Describer) Emily:
They say that it's never too late to try something new. Anna Mary Robertson Moses would probably agree. Better known as Grandma Moses, she was in her late 70s when she started her career as an American folk artist. After Moses lost her husband, her sister suggested she tried painting to keep busy. Grandma Moses is known for painting colorful country landscapes like this one, called July Fourth. It was later recreated as a postage stamp to honor her life's work. In celebration of her 100th birthday, she appeared on the cover of Life Magazine. Even with her late start, Grandma Moses had a more than 20-year career as an artist. She painted until her death at age 101. With Art Smart, I'm Emily.
(Describer) Luke:
We have to take a quick break, but don't go away because "Teen Kids News" will be right back. Although roads were built for cars, they're also shared by people walking, biking, or riding on scooters. And that's the subject of this next video from the National Road Safety Foundation.
(Describer) Going For a Stroll. Someone dressed like Charlie Chaplin twirls a cane and walks slow. In a car, titles: Voice of Wisdom, Driver in a Hurry.
[giddy music]
♪ Ain't no L's, I gotta get it ♪
♪ No callin' quits, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Gotta keep on movin' no matter ♪
Look at that old guy. He needs to get out of our way. We're already late. I bet I can beat him through the intersection.
[giddy music]
(Describer) He reaches the corner with small steps. The driver does, The old guy with a little mustache tips his black hat to them.
Dude, you need to stop.
[car brakes]
[giddy music continues]
Pedestrian, biker, scooter, whatever, we all need to...
(Both) Share the road.
[giddy music ends]
(Describer) It Never Goes Out of Style. The title has letters and the question mark in different colors. Veronique:
(Announcer) What's in a name?
[audience cheering]
[joyful music]
Sometimes names of locations are confusing. For example, where would you find this city? Is it Cairo, the capital of Egypt? Or Cairo, the town in Illinois? Like I said, sometimes the names of places can be confusing. Usually the confusion is unintentional, but sometimes the name is intentionally misleading. And that brings us to this man. You can't tell in this sketch, but his hair and beard were bright red, hence the name Eric the Red.
(Eric The Red) Hey. Red hair aside, Eric was a pretty colorful character. A 10th century Norwegian explorer, Eric was exiled from his adopted home in Iceland. So he spent a lot of time traveling the ocean, and pretty much discovered a huge island with a small indigenous population in the far north. It was a pretty desolate place covered with ice and snow. But Eric was a born entrepreneur. He saw the potential of creating settlements on the island, but he knew if he called the island something like The Land of Ice and Snow, he'd have a hard time convincing people to leave Iceland and move there. So he had a smart idea.
[bell dings]
He'd give the rather barren island an attractive name, Greenland. It worked. Many Icelanders packed up and moved there. By the time the new settlers realized that Greenland wasn't nearly as green as they had been led to believe, it was too late. Clearly they were misled by Eric the Red. With What's in A Name, I'm Veronique.
(Describer) Luke:
Still ahead, we look back. As part of our 20th anniversary of "Teen Kids News," we'll stroll down memory lane with another of our former reporters. We'll be right back. For weeks now, we've been telling you that this is a very important season for "Teen Kids News." We've now been on the air for 20 years. Over that time, nine teens have sat in this anchor chair. Let's meet one of them.
[cheerful music]
(Describer) Titles: Teen Kids News - Looking Back.
(Describer) Christin Clyburn, Reporter/Anchor, Season 13 to 18.
When it comes to studying, extra help can be very effective. It's as though you can clone yourself. Hi, my name is Christin. I started with "Teen Kids News" when I was about 13 years old, and during my time with the program, I've had a couple of different rules. I'm Christin here to help you "Make the Grade." I started doing reporting on just a couple of scripts and then I got the opportunity to be a field reporter. Let's find out what most impressed the judges when "Teen Kids News" returns. And later a segment reporter, and finally, an anchor for the show. I'm Christin. Let's start with our top story for this week.
[keyboard clatters]
(Describer) Title: What was the experience like?
The interview!
[terrified sound]
Okay, no need to panic. So I did a lot of reporting with the Make the Grade segment, which was the area that I focused on with my time at "Teen Kids News." And a lot of what I was doing was sharing educational tips and especially study tips, college tips.
(Christin) Tuition, room, and board are completely free. So when studying, try to work for 45 minutes, then take a 15-minute break. Exercise does more than just improve your muscles, exercise can also improve your brain power. And I think that was really helpful, I'm sure, to the audience. But even to me, I think that those were the scripts that I really drew a lot of information myself. And I used some of those study tips that I reported on today in my schoolwork.
[keyboard clatters]
(Describer) Title: What are you doing now?
So I'm currently in college, majoring in Economics.
[keyboard clatters]
(Describer) An embarrassing moment?
I had a great opportunity to go to Universal Studios in Florida. And I had to do some scripts on an educational program that they were starting there, and it involved roller coasters.
And I'm really scared [chuckles] of roller coasters.
And the final scene that I had to do was supposed to be me on a rollercoaster. It was the biggest, oh it's the scariest roller coaster in the whole park, so I was too nervous to do it, but instead I had to cheer on other people getting on the roller coaster. And so, I was a little shy to do it because I was just yelling, cheering on, "Go team" in front of all these people waiting for the roller coaster. My role now is to cheer my teammates on. Yeah, team, whoa. You got this.
And I was so [chuckles] embarrassed.
And I had to do it more than once to get the right take. But I definitely remember being embarrassed, being very loud, cheering on strangers in front of all those people, but it ended up being fun.
[cheerful music ends]
(Describer) Title: Happy 20th Anniversary Teen Kids News!
(Describer) Luke:
It's time for another short break but we'll be right back with more "Teen Kids News," so stay with us.
(Describer) Title: The Yodeling Cowgirl.
We call them Rising Stars, teens who have the talent and the craving to make it in the very tough world of entertainment. Let's meet one of them.
[perky music]
(Describer) In a pattern of different color squares and rectangles, young people sing in various settings. Title: Teen Kids News Rising Stars.
(Describer) Katarina:
This week's Rising Star is a singer with a passion for our country's favorite cultural icon, the American cowboy. Her name is Phoebe White, and she doesn't just sing country music, she has an amazing talent for something rather special, she can yodel. Here's a clip of her singing Cowboy Sweetheart on the broadcast, WoodSongs. She's joined by the Grammy-winning band, Riders in the Sky.
♪ I want to be a cowboy's sweetheart ♪
Oh, and one more thing, she was only 10 years old.
[Phoebe yodels]
[audience cheering]
[Phoebe yodeling continues]
(Describer) On video chat:
As I said, you were just 10. Now, you're 13. Still yodeling?
(Describer) White:
Yes, I'm still yodeling. What exactly is yodeling? So yodeling is when you flip your voice. So flipping is when you go like
♪ Ooh-ooh ♪
and then you try not to slide. So if you slide, it'd be,
♪ Oh-ooh ♪
You shouldn't be able to slide. You should be on one note and go to the next note like
♪ Ooh-Ooh ♪
♪ Ooh-Ooh ♪
So that's it. That's literally yodeling. And then, you can just yodel different things. It's really, it's really fun to do. You taught yourself to yodel. Is it hard to learn? It's pretty difficult to learn. It's just hard not to slide. You try not to slide. So that was hard. It was a little hard to do. So you have to be on the first note to the second note without sliding up. I guess it takes a lot of practice. Yes, it does take a lot of practice. Can you show us how to do it? Okay. So yodeling is... So do you want me to yodel, like just yodel? Yeah. Okay. So yodeling's like...
[Phoebe yodels]
Wow. That's pretty impressive. What got you started with yodeling? Well, I heard LeAnn Rimes when we were on vacation and I thought that was really cool.
[LeAnn yodeling]
So the next day, I decided to learn how to do it. And learn it, you did. You love all kinds of music, but especially music about cowboys. Why? Well, I just like the sound. See, country and cowboy are different things. Like, country is when there's like electric guitar, electric bass, and drums and everything, but cowboy music's like the guitar, upright bass, and fiddle, and all kinds of pretty sounds. I just love it so much. Tell us a bit about yourself. Where did you grow up and what do you like to do besides singing, of course? Well, I grew up in London, Kentucky. I love to play. Well, I love to play outside, of course. I love to play volleyball, I love swimming, and I love teaching my brothers how to play guitar. All performers have a secret goal. What's yours? My secret goal is to be on the Grand Ole Opry. Some of our viewers might not be familiar with the Grand Ole Opry. Can you explain why it's such a big deal? It's full of history, of course, and just all kinds of big names have been there. Like Riders in the Sky, Suzy Bogguss, and The Isaacs, and everybody. I just love the Opry. It's just such a pretty place. Yes, it's a big weekly country music concert in Nashville, Tennessee that started almost 100 years ago. Yeah. I think it's a pretty safe bet you'll be appearing on the Opry stage one of these days. Thanks for talking with us.
[chuckles] Thank you for having me.
Yodeling wasn't born in America. It's believed it was brought here by German immigrants in the 1800s. As settlers moved west, they brought yodeling with them. It's believed cowboys began to yodel as a way to help them herd cattle. Here's a cut from Phoebe's new album, "Unexpected." For "Teen Kids News," I'm Katarina.
♪ Phoebe, the yodeling cowgirl ♪
[Phoebe yodels]
(Describer) Luke:
Well, that wraps up our show for this week, but we'll be back with more "Teen Kids News" next week. See you then.
[upbeat music]
(Describer) Titles: Producer: Marilou Yacoub Director/Writer: Alan J. Weiss Camera and Editing: Rick Lavon, David Lauterbach Original Theme Music: Michael Karp Executive Producers: Albert T. Primo, Alan J. Weiss Copyright Alan Weiss Productions Inc. 2022 Accessibility provided by the US Department of Education. Alan Weiss Productions
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Now Playing As: English with English captions (change)
Viewers are taken on a tour of the naval ship the USS The Sullivans. Other segments include features on Grandma Moses, Erik the Red, and rising star Phoebe White. Part of the "Teen Kids News" series.
Media Details
Runtime: 21 minutes 29 seconds
- Topic: Biographies, Education, History
- Subtopic: Biography, General Education, U.S. History (General)
- Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
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- Release Year: 2022
- Producer/Distributor: Eye Witness Kids News, LLC
- Series: Teen Kids News
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