Makaila Nichols: Hey, I'm Makaila Nichols, teen author and model, and Channel One News starts right now.
Emily: All right, more from Makaila and her inspiring message on overcoming bullying in just a bit.
First up today, tens of thousands of young people brought to the U.S. illegally were scrambling to file paperwork and extend their stay in America as a major deadline passed.
College student Angeles Mendez moved from Mexico to New York when she was two. She came here illegallybut has been able to stay in the U.S. because of DACA, a program that helped her and nearly 800,000 immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children stay and work in the U.S.
Angeles Mendez: Because Iam able to work because ofDACA,Iam saving my moneyto pay for classes.
Emily: But last month,Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced an end to the DACA program.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions: We are properly enforcing our laws as Congress has passed them.
Emily: Yesterday was the deadline for thousands of DACA recipients to renew their permits for another two years. The deadline sparked protests, including this one in Los Angeles.
For those who didn't file or have a renewal date for more than six months from now, they are out of luck. President Trump gave Congress six months to come up with a fix for young immigrants. Until then, their future is uncertain.
All right, today the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize will be announced, andit caps off a week of Nobel awards, which are considered one of the highest honors. There are five prizes: one in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace. And here is a breakdown of the first four categories.
The NobelPrize for medicine was awarded to Jeffrey Hall, Michael Young and Michael Rosbash.The researchers looked at the biological clock, known as circadian rhythm, which regulates sleep and eating patterns in living organisms.Basically, they figured out how life responds to the Earth’s rotation.
Albert Einstein will definitely be happy about this year’s winners for physics. Rainer Weiss, Kip Thorne and Barry Barish got the physics prize for detecting gravitational waves when two black holes crash together. Those waves were predicted by Einstein’s general theory of relativity but had never been detected before.
The Nobel Prize in chemistry went toJacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson for developing a process that makes it easier for scientists to study molecules under a microscope.
And Kazuo Ishiguro won the Nobel in literature. The author is best known for his novels "The Remains of the Day" and "Never Let Me Go,” both of which have been turned into movies.
And each prize category gets awarded $1.1 million, so not too bad.
Okay, you just heard the word of the day: circadian rhythm, which is a cycle that tells our bodies when to sleep, rise and eat — basically, our internal body clock.
Okay, so Puerto Rico has been in the headlines a lot recently as it recovers from Hurricane Maria. But what you may not know is that the island is home to a rich and diverse culture. So in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Azia Celestino has a pop quiz for you about one of their annual traditions.
Azia: From September 15 to October 15, the United States celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month, a timeto recognize the contributions of Hispanic andLatino Americans, their culture and traditions. And what better way to celebrate than with a festive mask?So here is a pop quiz question for you guys.
The vejigante mask is traditionally worn during which annual celebration in Puerto Rico?
a.Carnival
b.Mother's Day
c. the Fourth of July or
d.Bastille Day
Take 10 seconds.
The answer is a,Carnival. Take a trip to Puerto Rico, and chances are you will see these characters hanging around. Festivalgoers wear them during celebrations like Carnival.
RaulAyala Carrasquillo: The behavior of the vejigantes during the festival is very happy.
Azia: Raul Ayala Carrasquillo is an artisan whose family has been making the masks out of coconut since the 1950s.
Ayala Carrasquillo: My father was the man who dedicated the full-time to make the masks.This was his work.
Azia: The vejigante mask's origin goes back to the Moorish invasion of Spain, way back in the year 711.The Spanish pretty much created mascots, but for war. But when the tradition came to Puerto Rico, different cultures on the island created new meaning for the mask. Instead of scaring off enemies, today the masks are believed to keep away bad vibes.
Ayala Carrasquillo:We identify very much with the costume, and the mask is unique from Puerto Rico.
Azia: Now this unique heritage is in the hands of the next generation. Julian Ortiz Fond is a young artist who is doing just that.
Julian Ortiz Fond: For me, vejigante maskis just a tradition.We have the Taino, we got the African, and we got the Spanish. We started experimenting and putting all our culture inside the mask, soit gives the mask a unique look to it.
Azia: Julian's family taught him how to make the vejigante mask out of papier-mache. So now he teaches other young people interested in the practice, which requires a surprising amount of time and patience. But Julian says the process is about more than making crafts. The vejigantes unmask a connection to those who came before him.
Ortiz Fond: Art really tells the story of what was that civilization. It tells the story of how they were. But here in Puerto Rico, I think it has to be a little bit more pushed: what is the culture of vejigante masks. That's what I'm aiming for.
Azia: Azia Celestino, Channel One News.
Emily: Very cool.Thanks,Azia.
All right, now, speaking of masks, when we get back, we have a story about a teen model who is taking off her mask and getting real about bullying.
Emily: October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and so we will be featuring stories of young people who have overcome the challenges of being bullied.But before we get to that, let's break down some of the stats on bullying in the U.S.
Here are five things to know about bullying:
One, types of bullying include physical abuse,like hitting; verbal abuse, like name-calling; and social abuse,like spreading rumors.
Two, one in four students say they have been bullied, and one in three admit that they have been a bully.
Three, 70 percent of young people said they have seen bullying in their schools.
Four, every day, 160,000 teens will skip school because of bullying.
And five, victims of bullying have higher risk for depression, anxiety and substance abuse.
As the saying goes, never judge a book by its cover, and that is the perfect set-up for our next story. Arielle Hixson is peeling back the pages for this week's Feel-Good Friday.
Arielle: At age 19, Makaila Nichols already has the career of a lifetime.
Makaila Nichols: So it’s teen model and author — something with, like, teen, just so it’s like, “Whoa, she’s a teen and not, like, super adult.”
Arielle: She is a professional model, actress, spokesperson and now a best-selling author. Her new book, "Blatantly Honest: Normal Teen, Abnormal Life," gives a raw, unfiltered snapshot of the hardships of teen years.
Nichols: So it's kind of about anything and everything, whether it be addiction, bullying, dating, body image. It's something that teenagers go through; it's stuff that I went through and wanted to share with, like, my fellow, like, peers, if you will.
Arielle: What do you hope that teens take away from this book?
Nichols: My main message is just to, like, love yourself.
Arielle: Makaila might be a model today, but her teen life was far from perfect. In the studio she was an American beauty, but at school — a victim of bullying.
Nichols: I had bulimia, and I was really insecure about myself, and my peers would notice. They would, like, throw chips at me and call me horrible names. And I wouldn't even want to be around my peers. I would go and eat with the teachers because Ijust felt so insecure and because I was working for my dream, but, like, no one wanted to support me.
Arielle: Now her mission is to stop bullying in schools nationwide. As an ambassador for the Great American NOBULLChallenge,Makaila hopes to inspire teens to take a stand against bullying and make a difference in the world.
Nichols: I go and meet with kids,and they open up to me, tell me secrets that never in a million years would I have thought someone would tell me. And there's something really empowering about someone opening up to you and being so free with you that I feel like it was just a really great experience, and nowI get to help people, and it feels — it’s the best feeling in the world.
Arielle: Arielle Hixson, Channel One News.
Emily: Thanks,Arielle.
Plus, we have got some rhymes from an anti-bullying rapper. That is up on ChannelOne.com.
All right, that is a wrap forus. Enjoy your weekend, and we will see you right back here on Monday.
1 | Page