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cnn news 2012-05-04

CARL AZUZ, HOST, cnn STUDENT NEWS: Hi, I`m Carl Azuz, welcoming you to a new day and a new month of cnn Student News. We`re going to take flight with some California teenagers in a bit, but we`re beginning today with an anniversary.

BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Tonight I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of Al Qaeda and a terrorist who`s responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women and children.

AZUZ: President Obama speaking exactly one year ago today, telling the country and the world about the death of Osama bin Laden.

AZUZ (voice-over): Bin Laden was the leader of the Al Qaeda terrorist organization. He was connected to several attacks against Americans, including the ones on September 11th, 2001, in New York, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

U.S. intelligence tracked bin Laden to this compound in Pakistan. A group of U.S. Navy SEALs raided the compound. The terrorist leader was killed during a firefight there. Osama bin Laden`s body was buried at sea within 24 hours, in accordance with Islamic law.

This is the moment we talked about in yesterday`s show. When this beam was put into place on Monday, One World Trade Center became the tallest building in New York. It`s built in the same area as the old World Trade Center, which was destroyed in that terrorist attack from 2001.

The plan is for the new building to eventually reach a final height of 1,776 feet. That will make it the tallest building in the country.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: See if you can ID me. I`m a country made up of different islands. I`m in the top 10 when it comes to world population. My constitution was written after World War II. I have an emperor, but my government is run by a prime minister.

I`m Japan. My current prime minister is Yoshihiko Noda.

AZUZ: Prime Minister Noda is Japan`s sixth leader in five years. He came to power when the previous prime minister resigned after last year`s devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Yesterday, Prime Minister Noda thanks the United States for its support in the aftermath of that disaster.

AZUZ (voice-over): He did this in person. The Japanese leader was at the White House yesterday meeting with President Obama. They both described the relationship between the U.S. and Japan as an essential alliance for their countries.

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