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cnn news 2014-01-23

This is cnn Student News. I'm Carl Azuz.

The US Senate intelligence committee says the terrorist attack on Americans in Libya could have been prevented. Here's the background about that. September 11th, 2012, the US consulate in Benghazi Libya was attacked and burned. 4 Americans were killed, including an ambassador named, Chris Steven. A bipartisan Senate committee just released a report that says there were warnings that security in American compound was weakening and then Americans were at risk. It blames the US department and CIA for not doing enough to protect Americans there. But it also said there was no specific threat that the attack was going to happen. The Obama administration initially said the attack was a reaction to an anti-Muslim film made in the US. It later reclassified the incident as a terrorist attack. In response to the Senate report, the state department says it's taking steps to increase security for American diplomats overseas and it's working to minimize the risk they face. On Libya's eastern boarder, Egypt, the country had revolution in 2011 when its long time leader, H., resigned after widespread riots. Since then though, Egypt has get back on its feet politically. The military took control last Summer and the constitution that Egyptians are currently voting on would give the military more power. Are the elections fair?

A long, long line outside this polling station as Egyptians vote in a constitutional referendum but more is that at stake is that just a new social contract. The interim government's legitimacy, too, is on the line. The country is voting for the first time since last July when the military ousted the former Muslim Brotherhood leader, Mohamed Morsi, from the presidency. Since then, a bitterly divided Egypt has seen hundreds die in clashes between security forces and Morsi supporters. It's a crucial vote. A strong yes turn out would translate into support for general A., the man behind the group and his interim government. 

"Right now, the regime is seeking popular support and they get high turn out. They get bigger number of supporting the draft constitution. I think we could claim from now on words that the dose have reasonable popular support good enough to make them go on with rest of road map."

Those voting weren't shy to show their love for Egypt's top general and constitution.

"Egypt's Muslim and Christians along side the army one hand and we'll never part," says this lawyer.

"Egyptians vote today to show they're completely against the former regime and they welcome the road maps," says the student. 

Dissenting voices on the other hand have been crossed through intimidation and the arrest.

"The scary part is that the opposition is no longer tolerated. I mean, even for political parties."

To the southern hemisphere now, where folks in the midst of summer and it's a dozy in parts of Australia. We're talking temperature of 40 degrees Celsius. That's 104 degrees Fahrenheit. It's spiking to 115 in some places. Might be OK if you are at a pool but on the court of Australian open, it's taking places in M. on Australia's southeast coast. Water bottles are melting. Tennis players are getting burned feet. One Canadian fainted during his opening match. The dangerous of this hot, dry conditions are extending to where there's no tennis court or player in site.

A 5 day record breaking heat wave has left the southeast Australia a slow trim. S. temperature as high as 46 degrees Celsius have been forecast for the next few days, too. Putting emergency services on high load. In south Australia, more than 26,000 lightning strikes were records, sparking dozens of blazes that are still raging today. A fire in Brooklyn, an hour out of Adelaide, destroyed a home and left a woman in hospital with serious burns. Support aircraft from around the country have been sent to help fight the fires, hot, dry and windy conditions are a big concern.

"We're going to an escalating pattern, with increased winds over the next couple of days. And...it's absolutely critical."

In major cities, P. told to F. blackouts as the sustained use of air conditioners put the strain on power companies. A change is expected to come through over the weekend and temperatures are predicted to drop by almost 20 degrees, but for now everyone's trying to keep cold the best way they can.