Maggie: Hey everyone, it is Monday, November 24th. I am Maggie Rulli, and Channel One News starts right now.
First up, we are checking out headlines. And we begin in Afghanistan. That's where dozens were killed and more injured in a suicide bombing at a sporting event in the eastern part of the country that borders Pakistan.
Officials say a suicide bomber detonated explosives at a volleyball tournament, killing at least forty-five and injuring at least sixty others.
The attack came on the same day that Afghanistan’s parliament agreed to allow U.S and international troops to remain in the country beyond this year.
The international combat mission in Afghanistan which began in 2001, was to end in December. But now the new agreement ratified by the Afghan Parliament will allow U. S and international troops to stay into 2015 and support local forces.
Next up today, the University of Virginia has banned all fraternity organizations and activities after a news story described an alleged assault on campus.
Students and faculty protested on the campus of UVAover the weekend after a report in Rolling Stone magazine featured a student who says she was sexually assaulted on campus.
The article details the alleged rape at the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house back in 2012.
The alleged victim says she was pressured by friends not to report the attack and said school officials took no action when similar assaults were reported.
Now, outraged students want a change.
Naomi Bishop: It is a cycle at UVA that these things are happening and we need to make sure that as a university we take the proper steps forward to really make a change at our university.
Maggie: The suspension for all fraternities runs through January until an investigation is complete.
And last up, a strong earthquake shook central Japan over the weekend destroying homes in a popular ski resort area.
The quake struck around 10 p.m.Saturday night in northern Nagano,hitting a magnitude of 6.7.
The city is a popular ski area and was host to the 1998 Winter Olympics.
Officials say at least thirty-nine people were injured and fifty homes collapsed in the town of Hakuba.It knocked out power to over a thousand homes and triggered a landslide in Nagano, blocking and damaging roads.
Residents are still on alert for aftershocks.
Coming up, one NFL game was met by angry protestors yesterday. We will tell you why just ahead.
Well, NFLSunday is usually met with enthusiasm and cheers, but yesterday in San Franciscoit was also meet with protests.
Scott: Yeah, it was all about the visiting team from Washington. And get this, the demonstrations were led by one determined high school student.
16-year-old Dahkota Brown isn’t working on his next class project. The teenager from Jackson,California is hoping to lead a national change.
Dahkota: It’s just plain racist.
Scott: He was part of a protest at the Washington San Franciscogame last night, upset over the use of the "redskins" in the Washington’s teamname.
Dahkota: These logos and these mascots, they hurt. For me it’s just my everyday life. I mean this is a battle that can’t be ignored.
Scott: He says the Redskins’ logo reinforces negative and incorrect Native-American stereotypes, comparing it to other well-known symbols of hate. Dahkota calls the team name a flat-out racial slur that mocks his heritage.
Dahkota: I’m a proud Miwok from Rancheria. I dance, I sing, I speak my language; I mean, it’s just, it’s my blood. It’s who I am.
Scott: Similar protests have happened all over the country this NFL season, reviving a debate that's been raging for years.
Back in April, Senator Harry Reid, and forty-eight other senators, wrote to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, pressuring the league to force the team to change its name.
Harry Reid: For far too long, the NFL has been sitting on its hands doing nothing while an entire population of Americans has been denigrated.
Scott: This fall a group of democratic lawmakers introduced a bill that would take away the NFL'snon-profit status, meaning the league would have to pay taxes if it continues supporting the redskinname.
But the team says Native Americans first designed its Redskins’ logo, approved it, and still support it.And Washington’sowner DanielSnyder has promised never to change the name, saying he believes it’s not offensive.
Dahkota argues the name is an ugly reminder of the history of Native American oppression.
Scott: So we want to know what you think. Should the Washington Redskins change its name?
Head to Channelone.com to weigh in and vote.
Maggie: Thanks Scott. Alright, coming up, we meet two young chefs who are using their cooking skills to help others.
Now we all know Thanksgiving is delicious, but it’s also a lot of work. So to give you guys a little inspiration, Keith Kocinski met up with two young chefs who turned their talents in the kitchen into a tasty way to make an impact.
Kelly Moran and David Lanster are no ordinary high school sweethearts. Their dates start in the kitchen.
Kelly: Cooking is so much fun. And we spent a lot of time together, especially in the kitchen. We never need anything to entertain us because we can always cook.
Keith: David and Kelly are both accomplished young chefs. For David, it started with Thanksgivings, helping his mom prepare meals for the family. He then began mixing up his own recipes.
And Kelly says she always loved baking and even cooked up her own blog about it.
They are a match made in food heaven.
David: It’s definitely helped strengthen our relationship.
Keith: And the duo is getting pretty famous. They have been asked to be guest chefs at local restaurants and while you are likely find them in the kitchen on Saturdays nights, you won't see them dining alone.
Last year, they started hosting gourmet dinner parties for family and friends at homes and restaurants.
Keith: So these guys aren't making ramen noodles and mac & cheese, they are making more exquisite dishes. So what are you guys making?
Kelly: We are making gazpacho, green eggs and ham, pork cubism and pineapple fog.
Keith: I didn't understand half the things she said. But I watched as the teens put together all of these delicious looking dishes. One by one, each course was taken out to the guests like a well-oiled machine. David and Kelly even put me to work.
David and Kelly say putting a meal together like this isn't easy work. They say sometimes it takes as many as three days just to put one meal together.
With all of that work and little help, things can get heated in the kitchen.
Keith: What is the most stressful part of being in the kitchen?
David: All of a sudden when guests start getting there we somehow fall so far behind…
Kelly: That's when we start getting cranky.
David: That when it gets heated up.
With eighteen courses for twelve guests, is not anything that you can do just lollygagging and being nice to each other all the time.
Kelly: I give him like the silent treatment.
Dave: The silent treatment is the worst.
Keith: All of this hard work and long hours come with a reward, especially when the guests dig in for the first time.
Dave and Kelly have hosted ten dinner parties over the last year and their guests were still hungry for more.
Dave: All of our guests used to bring us really nice gifts but then we wanted to make it more meaningful, so now we ask for donations instead of gifts. And then we donate that money to Common Threads, which teaches underserved children how to cook and make healthy choices.
Keith: The couple donated over sixteen hundred dollars to Common Threads just this summer. They also visited the organization in August to share some of their culinary expertise with the kids.
Dave: Down the road, I think at some point we may open up a restaurant, but for now we have to go to college first. Our parents are making us.
Scott: Could they be the next big TV chefs? Well for now, their focus is on finishing their senior year and using their skills to help others.
Kelly:It’s a lot of fun knowing that we can do something so positive together. Knowing that we’re trying to raise money for a charity and were trying to get people to donate makes us want to work so much harder and make the dishes so much better because it's going to those kids.
Keith Kocinski, Channel One News.
Maggie: Now if you want learn some culinary skills just head on over Channelone.com and check out our beginner’s guide to cooking.
Alright guys, that's going to do it for us. I am Maggie Rulli, and we cannot wait to see you tomorrow.
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