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President Obama Holds First News Conference Since Election Day; Underwater Museum

Aired November 15, 2012 - 04:00:00 ET

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CARL AZUZ, CNN ANCHOR: You`ve probably been to a museum, but you probably didn`t need scuba gear to get there. That`s one of the stories we are diving into today on CNN STUDENT NEWS. I`m Carl Azuz.

First up, we are looking at President Obama`s first news conference since he was reelected to a second term. The president took questions from the media for about an hour at the White House yesterday afternoon. One topic that came up, the so-called "fiscal cliff". It`s a set of spending cuts and tax increases that could go into effect soon. The president and congressional leaders are considering ways to avoid that cliff. President Obama was set to meet with business leaders after yesterday`s news conference to talk about the issue. He said he wants input from everyone.

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BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: I`m open to new ideas, if Republican counterparts or some Democrats have a great idea for us to raise revenue, maintain progress, make sure the middle class isn`t getting hit, reduces our deficit, encourages growth, I`m not going to just slam the door in their face. I want to hear idea - I want to hear ideas from everybody.

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AZUZ: We are going to leave Washington now and head over to the Middle East, specifically Gaza, one of the territories at the center of the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. The violence between those two groups has been increasing recently. Yesterday, Israel launched air strikes against what it said were terrorists targets. Palestinian officials said there were at least 35 strikes in an eight-hour span of time. At least nine people were killed in the air strikes, and that includes the leader of the military wing of Hamas, that group controls the Palestinian government and the U.S. classifies it as the terrorist organization.

Israel said its air strikes were a response to increased rocket attacks from Gaza. One of those rockets hit a shopping center in southern Israel yesterday. Both sides, Israel and Hamas, say they are defending themselves against attacks from the other side.

Finally, we are going to head all the way over to Australia. Some people made their way to the

northeastern part of the country this week, and they went there to see this: a total solar eclipse that was visible over Australia`s northern territories. According to NASA, this kind of thing happens on average about every 18 months. But that`s in different spots around the world. This parts of Australia might not see another full solar eclipse for 375 years. So, what exactly is going on in a solar eclipse? It has to do with orbits and shadows. Solar eclipse happens when the Moon, while it`s orbiting the Earth, passes directly in front of the Sun. That casts a shadow on the Earth surface. In the outer part of that shadow, the penumbra, part of the Sun, is blocked. In the inner part, the umbra, that`s where the eclipse is total.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Today "Shoutout" goes out to Ms. Chapman`s English class at Daniel J. Savage Middle School in Modesto, California. Newton`s first law, which says an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted on by an outside force, describes what concept?

Is it inertia, gravity, acceleration or thermodynamics? You`ve got three seconds, go!

Newton`s first law of motion is sometimes known as a law of inertia. That`s your answer and that`s your "Shoutout."

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AZUZ: An everyday example of inertia: you are driving a car down the street, and another one stopped in front of you. Your car will stay in motion unless an outside force stops it, so either a break or the other car. Now, there is some new technology out that could help avoid the accident. The National Transportation Safety Board says this new technology should be required on all vehicles. It could help prevent some accidents, it could also drive up the cost of a car. Sandra Endo now takes a look at how this technology works.

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SANDRA ENDO, CNN CORRESPONDENT: This is what federal safety officials want to avoid.

Oh my gosh! Ah!

A new technology could help. I got behind the wheel at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety to see how collision avoiding systems work. This car automatically brakes when it comes too close to the car in front.

Wow! That is freaky! And it completely braked on its own.

DA VID ZUBY, INSURANCE INSTITUTE OF HIGHW AY SAFETY: It prevented a crash.

ENDO: The sensors and cameras installed in the vehicle can detect more than just cars: at a faster