CNN Student News Transcript: February 27, 2008

(CNN Student News) -- February 27, 2008

Quick Guide

Out of Juice - Find out why parts of some big Florida cities were left in the dark Tuesday.

A Musical Bridge - Hear the music that some hope will bring the U.S. and North Korea closer.

Looted Art Exhibit - Check out some unclaimed artworks from a painful chapter in world history.

Transcript

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: We've got energy to spare, and a lot of news to tell you about today. So, prepare to get powered up! Hello, everyone, I'm Carl Azuz and this is CNN Student News.

First Up: Out of Juice

AZUZ: First up -- Florida: Out of juice? Yep, parts of the state, including Miami, Fort Lauderdale, even north to Orlando, lost power yesterday. It affected millions of people, whether they were at home or at work. And, since there was no power, stoplights didn't work in some spots, making driving dangerous! Some schools even went into lock-down to keep students safe. Susan Roesgen explains what happened.

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MIAMI RESIDENT: Normal day, and the power went out.

SUSAN ROESGEN, CNN REPORTER: It was a blackout in Florida. Equipment failure cut off electricity to as many as three million people across most of the state.

MIAMI RESIDENT: I thought at the beginning it was going to be a short period of time.

ROESGEN: But it wasn't short enough for some people. Traffic signals were out of operation causing congestion on the roads and car wrecks. Even Disney World briefly lost power. And stores couldn't do business.

STORE OWNER: It's bad for the business. We're losing customers.

ROESGEN: At an electrical substation outside Miami, a failed switch and a piece of equipment that caught fire there, triggered the widespread power failure. In a chain reaction, numerous power plants were knocked off-line, including a nuclear power plant south of Miami.

GOVERNOR CHARLIE CRIST , (R) FLORIDA: What today I think proved is that our utilities are up to the task, that even though when they have a fire or whatever it might be that occurs, they respond quickly, they responded appropriately and the power's back on in Florida.

ROESGEN: And yet the power companies are still out working tonight. Some 8,000 people still don't have power. For CNN Student News, I'm Susan Roesgen, in Orlando, Florida.

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Shoutout

JOHN LORINC, CNN: Time for an audio Shoutout! Take a listen, and see if you can tell us who wrote this classic composition: If you think you know it, shout it out! Was it: A) Johann Sebastian Bach, B) Cole Porter, C) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart or D) George Gershwin? You've got three seconds -- GO! The composition is "An American in Paris," and the composer is George Gershwin. That's your answer and that's your Shoutout!

A Musical Bridge

AZUZ: And it was being played by Americans in North Korea. The New York Philharmonic Orchestra. They traveled there hoping to bring the U.S. and North Korea closer together through music. Judging by the standing ovation and the encore, their performance was a good first step. Here's Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour.

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CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR, CHIEF INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: For countries that are still technically at war, for countries that have not seen this many Americans since the Korean War 60 years ago, who would have thought even a year ago that the Star Spangled Banner would be played, that the Stars and Stripes would be aloft in public in Pyongyang? It truly was an amazing moment. At least for a few hours, the people here were able to see a different message from the United States; a message of friendship they said, and of peace. And after the incredible music of Wagner Dvorjak, Gershwin, where they played American in Paris. The conductor Lorin Maazel said, and he joked to the audience, that one day perhaps a piece would be written called "Americans in Pyongyang." And the audience got it. They laughed. They applauded loudly.

Of course there were the elites, there was a minister there in the audience. But at home even, North Korea had kept a promise to the philharmonic and broadcast it live on television here, so that those who were not able to come to the concert, were able to see it at home. And so that again, unprecedented in a country where people have been raised and only see a diet of official propaganda. At the end, after several encores, there were several standing ovations, the cheers just got louder and louder. In fact, there were some bravos. I mean there was emotion from North Korea that one frankly is not used to seeing. And at the end, you saw the North Koreans in the audience waving goodbye to their American guests, and members of the audience, the Americans, waving back. It was a pretty amazing moment, and afterwards, I ran into former Secretary of Defense William Perry, who himself, has had a lot to do with U.S.-North Korea relations, and remembered back to the time back in 1994, when the two nations nearly went to war. He said this was sublime moment, a historic moment, and he said he hoped that this would push them over the top; meaning cultural exchanges, and of course meaning, the nuclear diplomacy that is still underway. Despite some hiccups, he believes that it is a process that's continuing and he hopes it will bear fruit.

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ID Me

LORINC: See if you can ID Me! I've painted everything from haystacks to cathedrals, but am perhaps best known for my water lilies. I lived from 1840 until 1926, and my works became hugely popular in the 20th century. If you've studied art, you've probably gotten a good 'impression' of my works. I'm Claude Monet, and that last clue was a pun: My name is synonymous with Impressionism.

Looted Art Exhibit

AZUZ: Travel to the Israel Museum in Jerusalem and you'll see one of Claude Monet's paintings. It's one of about 2,000 works of art that were taken, looted, or sold by force during World War Two. Many of the paintings were the property of Jewish art collectors, and, more than 60 years after the war, they're still unclaimed. But, the museum's exhibit is hoping to change that. Here's Atika Schubert.

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ATIKA SHUBERT, CNN REPORTER: The styles are unmistakable. The names easily recognizable. Monet, Matisse, Cezanne, Degas. Some are early attempts. Others are masterworks. They all have one thing in common: Artwork looted by the Nazis in World War II. In a joint exhibition with France, the Israel Museum has opened this collection; just a fraction of the estimated 100,000 works of art looted in World War II - many from Jewish collectors. Museum Director James Snyder says the exhibit is about shedding light on the murky past of many of these works of art.

JAMES SNYDER, ISRAEL MUSEUM DIRECTOR: What we're showing are works that are works of art and they are also works that are stories. And in a way, each work, particularly in the group of works that have come from France, tells a different story.

SHUBERT: This 17th century work by Dutch master Pieter deHooch was handpicked by Hitler himself, taken from the Rothschild family in France. The exhibit includes documentary footage of the art plundered and stockpiled by the Nazi regime in an attempt to enforce Hitler's vision of what was considered worthy art. Many pieces were stolen. Others exchanged, even bought on the open market, some in forced sales. After the war, some 60,000 pieces were returned. But many could not be traced to their original owners. The Israel Museum calls these works 'Orphaned Art.'

SHUBERT: A special law was passed for the exhibition. Prohibiting the seizure of loaned artwork but allowing claimants to pursue their case in the country of origin. Museum officials admit chances of finding original owners or their heirs are slim but they say the effort is necessary.

JAMES SNYDER, ISRAEL MUSEUM DIRECTOR: We, and our colleagues in France are trying to clarify this history and in a way also to close the book on a subject that has been open since the time of war.

SHUBERT: Silent images and haunting stories of a painful chapter in history and art. Atika Shubert, CNN, Jerusalem.

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Promo

AZUZ: And finally today, SPLAT. That could describe a lot of our "Before We Go" segments, but this kinda SPLAT is an acronym for a charity we told you about yesterday, and we asked what you do to help people. Kenzie wrote in that she coaches first and second graders in a school soccer program, and we're sure they get a kick out of it! John wrote in about his Methodist youth group, and said he wanted to start his own fundraiser where young people can ask for prayer, and where money can be raised to help youth groups go on trips. Mister K's class wrote that they raise money for toys for tots, and to help out a poor Mexican city. Another student there shovels sidewalks in the wintertime. Tell us how you help others, at CNNStudentNews.com!

Goodbye

AZUZ: And with a blog and a splat, we're outta here. Have a great day. E-mail to a friend