Keith: Hey everyone. It is Friday, November 6. I am Keith Kocinski and Channel One
News starts right now.
The space agency NASA is revealing more about the planet Mars. The new information
released yesterday is helping us better understand why Mars' atmosphere, once
thought to be like our own, is now thin, cold and desolate.
Two years after NASA launched this rocket to Mars, we are finding out more and more
about our neighbor. Billions of years ago Mars was warm and wet with liquid water
flowing in long rivers. There were valleys, lakes, and shallow seas. But today, Mars is
bitter cold, and can't sustain liquid water.
NASA's current mission is named MAVEN, or the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile
Evolution. It discovered the solar wind stripped away the planet's atmosphere over time,
a process that continues today.
Bruce Jakosky: The stripping by the solar wind was an important process in the
changing climate of Mars, and that's what we're really trying to aim at.
Keith: Bruce Jakosky is MAVEN's principal investigator.
Jakosky: The analogy I use is when you step out of the shower with wet hair and it’s
breezy out and it just sort of, the wind sort of whips through your hair and pulls away the
water.
Keith: So could the same happen on planet Earth?
Jakosky: It's not likely that what happened to Mars will happen here. Earth is protected
by a global magnetic field generated within the core.
Keith: Mars once had a shield of its own but it appears to have been lost as the planet
cooled, allowing oxygen and carbon dioxide to escape the planet, gases that are critical
to sustain life.
Millennials, young people born after 1980, have been called America’s most racially
diverse generation. But the new study finds that black millennials say they are doing
worse than their white peers when dealing with police violence, the legal system and
poverty.
The report, "Black Millennials in America," was put together by the Center for the Study
of Race, Politics and Culture at the University of Chicago. It comes more than a year
after the Black Lives Matter Movement took hold, protesting police use of force against
African-Americans.
The report found that more than half of black millennials said they or someone they
knew had been harassed or been treated violently by police. It took over a decade to
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complete and surveyed 18 to 34 year olds who also said that blacks were more likely to
be poorer, unemployed, and exposed to gun violence than those in other groups.
In one positive note, black millennials said they were more positive than whites or
Latinos about the role of politics to make change.
Getting in and out of Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh airport has turned into a huge hassle for
thousands of tourists after the United Kingdom grounded all flights.
The move affects over 20,000 tourists who are on holiday in Egypt. Passengers are
dealing with long lines and very high security, and many canceled flights after last
week’s crash of a Russian jetliner.
Today, Russian search teams are hauling away more evidence as they try to determine
what caused the plane to go down on Saturday. But British officials say they have a
theory.
David Cameron: We cannot be certain that the Russian airliner was brought down by a
terrorist bomb. But it looks increasingly likely that that was the case.
The doomed plane took off from the resort town last Saturday before it broke apart 23
minutes into the flight, killing all 224 people on board. U.S. intelligence officials say it is
too soon to speculate if a bomb brought the plane down.
Yesterday we told you about a survey about young people and their feelings toward
religion in America. And we asked you, “Are young people today more or less religious
than their parents?”
Eighty-four percent said less religious, while 16 percent said more religious. Christian
said, “I have to admit. I have been slacking on my church attendance. But I’ve always
believed in God.”
Tobe said, “People don't have time to go to church on Sundays because of sports and
other activities.”
Keith said, “I go to church every Sunday, and my parents never go.”
And Shadow said, “I think religion has gone up. People just don't follow the same strict
rules as their parents.”
Alright coming up, pro sports teams getting paid to be patriotic at some of America’s
biggest sporting events.
The United States military spends hundreds of millions of dollars each year marketing to
new recruits, even in places and at events you may not expect.
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Arielle: That's right Keith. Professional sporting events have been the prime place to
provide some American pride. But this patriotism may come with a price.
An Army reservist singing the national anthem, an Army sergeant dropping in from the
rafters, and National Guard members unfurling the American flag…
You may hear the national anthem at your local high school sporting events. But in the
big professional fields, that song may have an entirely different meaning. Honoring the
military is common in professional sports, but some law makers say some of these
events are marketing gimmicks.
Jeff Flake: Fans assume when they see these tributes that it's being done because of
patriotism. To find out that taxpayers are paying for some of these, it just kinda
cheapens the whole thing.
Arielle: According to Flake and fellow Arizona senator John McCain, the Defense
Department has 122 marketing deals with pro sports teams worth $10.4 million.
Seventy-two of those deals had items the two Republicans called "paid patriotism."
Just like the $7,500 the Milwaukee Brewers got that covered award presentations on
the field by National Guard members and ceremonial first pitches at three home games.
Flake: The Department of Defense is always saying we're strapped for funds. Then we
find out that in some cases they're paying for these paid tributes on the field.
Arielle: Senators say they are pushing to ban the practice, but the White House says the
spending is justified.
Josh Earnest: The department of Defense would likely say that these kinds of
relationships enhance their recruiting efforts.
Arielle: And the professional sports leagues deny being paid for on-field tributes. The
NBA says, "We will perform an additional review to ensure that this is the case." Major
League Baseball said it has encouraged teams "to take steps to avoid any appearance
that they are being paid." The NFL is investigating, adding, "If we find that inappropriate
payments were made, they will be refunded in full.”
Now, the Department of Defense has promised to end the practice. But the real
question is how Americans feel after realizing the Star-Spangled Banner at a football
game might be an advertisement for the government.
The National Hockey League had no comment, but Major League Soccer said the
ceremonies honoring the armed forces are separate from the marketing agreements it
signs with the military.
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Keith: Thanks Arielle, interesting story.
Alright coming up, who says it doesn't pay to take a selfie? Well, there's a new app that
puts a price to your face.
Selfie takers, start snapping those photos. But before we focus the lens on this week's
Next Big Thing, let's see what you thought about last week's idea.
We told you about the smart balancing scooters, some with one wheel others with more
wheels that get you around on a battery charge. So is it the Next Big Thing?
Eighty-four percent of you said yes, ride away. Sixteen percent said no, I will keep my
feet on the ground.
Tatiana said yes, “We all get tired of walking some days, right? Perfect for the lazy
days.”
Lily said, “Cruise on! I love this. It's better than my bike.”
Mr. Green's class said, “We all love this thing. I hope I can get one soon.”
But Sophia said, “No. They are way too dangerous and they don't help you exercise.”
Thanks guys for weighing in. Ok, now they say a picture is worth a thousand words.
Well, it may be worth a lot more, as you soon may be able to use it to buy things.
Say Cheese! A major credit card company is trying out a new mobile app that one day
could let you pay with your selfie instead of your password.
Trisha Cowan: I think that it will probably work really well.
Jimmy Wu: I don't take selfies myself, so I wouldn’t really say it’s what I would do.
Keith: Here is how the app would work. After you download MasterCard's identity check
app, you go shopping online and when it is time to check out, you tap and verify the
amount, take a selfie and blink. And you are done.
The blink of your eyes prevents thieves from copying the picture and using it. It uses
facial recognition technology to compare the picture you just took to the one you created
when you signed up.
So what do you guys think? Is paying with your selfie the Next Big Thing, well head to
Channelone.com to vote and weigh in. Or even better, send us your video response
about the next big thing to nbt@channelone.com
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Alright, that's going to do it for us. Your weekend is just hours away, and we will see you
right back here on Monday.
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