Student News Part 33 CARL AZUZ , CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR : This Thursday , April 1 st , April Fools Day , CNN Student News is not bringing you jokes -- not until the end at least . What we are bringing you is ten minutes of commercial - free headlines . I ' m Carl Azuz . First Up : Offshore DrillingAZUZ : First up , a plan to drill for oil and natural gas in spots around the U . S . coast . President Obama announcing the idea yesterday , saying it would help the country ' s economy and energy needs . Suzanne Malveaux explains what areas are and aren ' t being considered for drilling . SUZANNE MALVEAUX , CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT : Here ' s what it looks like . Here are some of the areas that they ' re proposing be open for offshore drilling . We ' re talking on the east coast from Delaware to central Florida , and then also the northern coast of Alaska . Now , what ' s off - limits here , they say they ' re not going to include this . This would be from New Jersey northward to Canada , and then also the entire Pacific Coast , that from Mexico to Canada , including Alaska ' s Bristol Bay . All of those areas off - limits because , they say , obviously , there ' s commercial fishery as well as tourism , that the environmental concerns trump this . And so , that they are trying to form a compromise , if you will , to open up some of these areas . AZUZ : There ' s been some mixed reaction to the president ' s plan . Some people argue that the drilling will help keep gas prices down and create jobs . Others say it could cause problems for the environment . And political reaction is split , too , and not just on party lines . There are Democrats and Republicans who are for the plan ; there are others from both parties who are against it . Northeast FloodingAZUZ : Well , the rains have moved on , but the northeastern U . S . is still waiting for water levels to go down as it fights through flooded roads and basements . Rhode Island seems to have gotten the worst of this . Lots of roads closed down due to the water . It ' s forcing people to take alternate routes , and of course , that ' s causing a lot of traffic delays . President Obama has declared a state of emergency for the entire state to help get money to the people who need it . Rhode Island ' s governor talked about the impact of the floods . DONALD CARCIERI , GOVERNOR OF RHODE ISLAND : We are really , right now , trying to concentrate on anything that can be done here ; help those people . Because the numbers of homes , businesses that have been impacted around the Pawtuxet here is unprecedented . BullyingAZUZ : We want to follow up on a story from yesterday . It concerns a teenager ' s death that some officials think might have been a consequence of bullying . Nine students at Massachusetts ' South Hadley High School have been charged in the case . Now , another group of students has been removed from the school , but officials didn ' t give details about how these students might have been involved . The lawyer in charge says that Phoebe Prince , a 15 - year - old student , took her own life after being physically and verbally bullied for months . This is a subject we ' re talking about on our blog -- bullying -- and we mean any kind of bullying you ' ve witnessed . And we ' re looking for your thoughts on what can be done to stop it . Sam suggests " telling a teacher if you see bullying . A lot of kids grew up thinking , ' if you tell someone , then you ' re a snitch , ' but in this case , you might save someone ' s life . " Alexes says to " tell an adult that you know will do something about the bullying and then to stick up for yourself and not let people bully you . " We asked how many of you had witnessed bullying in some form or another . When we recorded this show last night , 89 percent said they had , with only 11 percent saying no . Kyla writes that " if you see someone getting bullied , you should stand up for them . It ' s that easy ; be their friend . Your reputation doesn ' t matter when you are saving a life . " We ' ve put up some resources that can help you address the issue of bullying . You ' re going to find those resources in today ' s transcript at CNNStudentNews . com . Remembering Jaime EscalanteON - SCREEN GRAPHIC : " I came up with one idea : You don ' t count how many times you are on the floor . You count how many times you get up . " - Jamie EscalanteAZUZ : You just read the words of teacher Jaime Escalante , whom you see right here . He inspired his students to work hard , and helped turn an inner - city , Los Angeles high school into one of the top math programs in the country , offering classes before school , after school , and on weekends . Escalante ' s life story was made into the 1988 movie " Stand and Deliver . " And in 1999 , he was inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame . We ' ve honored Jaime Escalante ' s work on our show before . Today , we honor his memory . Escalante passed away Tuesday night . He was 79 years old . Attacks in RussiaAZUZ : A rebel leader from the Russian region of Chechnya says that he is responsible for the attacks on Moscow ' s subway system earlier this week . More than three dozen people were killed in those bombings . Chechnya is part of Russia ; it ' s located in the southwestern part of the country . But some people in the region , including this rebel leader , have been fighting for independence from Russia for nearly two decades . Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says it ' s possible that the same terrorist group is behind a pair of explosions that happened yesterday in Dagestan . That ' s another Russian region that borders Chechnya . A dozen people were killed in yesterday ' s blasts ; more than 20 others were wounded . ShoutoutTOMEKA JONES , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Today ' s Shoutout goes out to the teachers and students at Autrey Mill Middle School in Johns Creek , Georgia ! 5 , 280 feet is the same as what ? You know what to do ! Is it a : A ) Furlong , B ) Kilometer , C ) Fathom or D ) Mile ? You ' ve got three seconds -- GO ! A mile is 5 , 280 feet long . That ' s your answer and that ' s your Shoutout ! Walk in our ShoesAZUZ : It ' s been said you should never judge a man until you ' ve walked a mile in his shoes . Recently , a group of CNN iReporters showed us what it ' s like to walk a mile in theirs . We ' ve got some of those videos for you right now . Take a look . ( BEGIN VIDEO ) LEE CRAKER , IREPORTER , BAGHDAD : Heading to work , right after lunch , al Faw palace , Baghdad , Iraq . JOHN DKAR , IREPORTER , PERU : This is Trujillo City in Peru , in South America . JEAN PEREA Y MONSUWE , IREPORTER , THE NETHERLANDS : Hello , all ! This is Jean Perea y Monsuwe coming to you live from the Putberg Forest in the deep south of the Netherlands . CHRISTOPHER MCGOVERN , IREPORTER , WISCONSIN : Welcome to Belgium , Wisconsin . JEREMY BERG , IREPORTER , JAPAN : This is Gokase , Japan . KAREN LONG , IREPORTER , MADAGASCAR : one of my favorite walks , outside of Antananarivo , Madagascar . ( END VIDEO ) PromoAZUZ : Awesome pictures . You can follow their example . If you want to get on our show , iReports are the way to do it . Now , you might ' ve requested a Shoutout before , and teachers can send in an iReport with a picture of your school to get that Shoutout . But you personally can get on the show . If you ' ve got a question about money we can answer during Financial Literacy Month . Maybe you ' ve got a favorite pun you want to say yourself for a Before We Go segment . iReports ! Find out all about them at CNNStudentNews . com ! Before We Go AZUZ : Before we go , we ' ve got incredible video of a bear in its natural habitat . We hope these folks know to look out , though , because coming right there in between them -- okay , I guess it ' s intentional . That is a panda bear . It ' s Lin Ping the panda . It ' s actually a baby panda , believe it or not . And you see her here in her new home in Thailand . The place has a sand pit , a slide , a lot of toys . It cost $ 6 million , though ; pandas ain ' t cheap ! And it should take her a while to get used to the new surroundings . Goodbye AZUZ : But that ' s understandable . It ' s very difficult to create a new habitat at that young an age . Alright , we guess that pun deserved a pan , duh ! But you know us ; we ' re just bear - ly trying . Told you there ' d be some jokes for April Fools Day . Didn ' t tell you they ' d necessarily be good , though . Have a great day ; we ' ll see you tomorrow on April 2 nd . For CNN Student News , I ' m Carl Azuz .