Students: This is Ms.Adams’fifth-grade homeroom at Edison School of the Arts from Indianapolis,Indiana, and Channel One News starts right now!

Arielle: Epic entrance from Ms.Adams and her cartwheeling-loving class from the Edison School of the Arts. Now, that is how you kick off a show — thanks, guys.Okay, today,one student's bright idea is saving millions, plus, the sound of silence in London. Let’s go!

A new poll out says 62percent of Americans believe President Trump is doing more to divide the country than unite it. Those numbers may have been on his mind yesterday.

President Donald Trump: It is time to heal the wounds that divide us and to seek a new unity based on the common values that unite us.

Arielle: And the tone was a bit different from a Tuesday night rally in Arizona.

Trump: …the very dishonest media…

Arielle: It all comes after President Trump was criticizedfor not taking a hard enough line against white supremacists and racistswho were part of last week's clashes in Charlottesville,Virginia.

Trump: So what did they say? Right? “It should have been sooner! He's a racist!”

Arielle: Those protests led to the death of one woman.

Okay guys, get this: Teens getting behind the steering wheel on a hot summer day is what is known as "risky business." Crazy, right? Well, that is because the summer days are the 100 deadliest days for teens on the road.Demetrius Pipkin shows us how to stay focused.

Briel Maston: I got my car maybe a month ago, so I've just been riding it around.

Demetrius: Sixteen-year-old Briel Maston was so ready to hit the road in her first car. This summer was all about freedom.

Briel: Just not having to ask anybody for a ride, being able to show up somewhere on time, or that sort of thing,or go when I need to goor when I want to go —just the freedom.

Demetrius: But with more freedom comes more responsibility.

Gene Beresin:You know, this motor vehicle is a potential weapon of mass destruction.

Demetrius: And any distraction, especially the use of cellphones while driving, can be a recipe for disaster. Here, one teen looks at her phone for six seconds before veering off the road.

Jennifer Ryan: We typically see a 15-percent spike in deadly teen crashes during the summer months.

Demetrius: A new report from AAA shows that 16- and 17-year-old drivers are three times more likely than adults to be involved in a deadly crash.

Ryan: They are more likely to take risks behind the wheel, including speeding, driving distracted and not wearing their seatbelts.

Demetrius: It was a hard lesson learned for California teen Obdulia Sanchez, who was livestreaming her summer drive on Instagram — until she lost control. The two other teens inside weren't wearing seatbelts. Her 14-year-old sister died in the crash.

Beresin: The tendency for teenagers is you start cautious, and you get more and more experienced andfeel more and more confident. If they feel more confident,if they feel more powerful, they may jump to more risky behavior.

Demetrius: So basically, even with more driving experience, older teens were worse drivers than younger teens. Nearly 32 percent of high school seniors admitted using Snapchat behind the wheel, compared to 20 percent of sophomores.Seniors were also more likely to use music apps and GPSthan freshman drivers.

And if you thought those numbers were high, that same study found that nearly 60 percent of all high school seniors have had at least one collision or close call. That is more than all of their younger classmates.

The summer months are the most dangerous and most deadly.

Deborah Hersman: The great news is that all of these deaths are preventable with a little bit of forethought. And so, buckle up every time you get in a car. Put your cellphone away. Don't drink and drive.

Jason Thomas: Stay within the rules that you know. Don't get sucked into social media aspect of driving because you have a lot of horsepower that you're dealing with.

Briel: I'm not on my phone when I'm in the car.The only thing I'll do is when I start it up,I have a Bluetooth thing in my car, so I'll put music on, and then, other than that,I don't touch it until I get where I'm going.

Demetrius: Next to not buckling up, speed is a factor in nearly 30 percent of all crashes involving teens.

Thomas: Slow down and pay attention. That's it.

Demetrius: Demetrius Pipkin, Channel One News.

Arielle: Thanks,D.

Next, the chimes of Big Ben are falling silent.We will tell you why.

Arielle: Okay, you just got a glimpse of what today's word is, so let's see if you can catch it in our next storycoming from Azia.

Azia: Yeah,Arielle. This one is going to brighten up your day.Take a look.

To say 19-year-old Duke student Anuj Thakkar is bright might be an understatement. As a senior at Raleigh Charter High School, he had a major light bulb moment — literally.

Anuj Thakkar: We wanted to find cost-effective ways to reduce our school's energy bill.

Azia: He and some classmates did just that. They changed out the school's fluorescent light bulbs for more efficient and longer-lasting LED lights, and he kept that project going when he got to Duke.

Jim Gaston: We went to Home Depot and bought some lights and brought them in and installed them, and they work great.

Azia: Jim Gaston from the Pratt School of Engineering helped Anuj implement his project in a building on campus.

Gaston: Hudson Hall is one of the older buildings on campus. It's the original engineering building built back in the 1940s, and so it was full of fluorescent lights.

Azia: LEDs are the newest light on the market. They cost more, but they last much, much longer and use about one-fifthof the energy. Newer buildings already have LED lighting. Anuj says replacing all the lights in Hudson Hall could save $450,000 over 15 years. If they replaced all the fluorescent lights on campus, the savings would be incredible.

Thakkar: Fifty-nine million dollars over the next 15 years, and if we were to include the medical center, that figure could go up to as much as $135 million.

Azia: Hudson Hall and two other buildings are scheduled to be completely decked out with LED lights by the end of the summer. Anuj hopes to see the rest ofthe campus follow soon.

Azia Celestino, Channel One News.

Arielle: Lit story. Thanks,Azia.

Now moving on to the most iconic bell tower in the world — you guessed it — Big Ben. Right on cue, the sweet sound of London, but believe it or not, the bell toll is peacing out fora bit. Here is why.

For 158yearsthe bell nicknamed Big Ben has chimed away, charming Londoners and tourists from all over the world.

Jonathan La Touche: When you look at Big Ben, it kind of just — it makes you just feel like you're home,and it's nice.

Arielle: But the chimes are no longer. That is because major renovations are underway. Every nut and bolt will be taken apart, cleaned and restored.

Ian Westworth: Because it's such a long stoppage period, we'll be able to check absolutely everything on the clock.It's still working, which is good.

Arielle: The cost of this project rings in at$38 million. But it isn't without controversy; actually, itis being dubbed "the silence of the bongs,"triggered after the government announced it would stop ringing for four years.

Stephen Pound: For four years! You're having a laugh! I mean, four years!I just — I simply don't understand it.

Arielle: Health and Safety officials insist it has to go silent and say calling time out on Big Ben is the only way to protect the hearing of those working on the restoration of the tower.But most of the work will be carried out far away from the belfry. One politician even suggested telling those poor little darlings to put headphones on.

Fact: Even the Germans couldn't stop the bells from ringing during the bombing of London way back in World War II.
Movietone narrator: But Big Ben refused to stop work for a second, even if his hands did shake a bit.

Pound: It's a fact that, you know, during the dark days of the blitz, when, you know, death was raining down from the heavens, you know, people were dying, the House of Commons itself got hit — the bells carried on.

Arielle: For now, one working clockface will be visible throughout, powered temporarily by an electric motor. But don't worry. Just like clockwork, Big Ben will still ring in the major holidays and the New Year’s celebration.

Fun fact: Many people think Big Ben refers to the whole structure, but in reality it is just the nickname for the bell.The actual tower is officially known as Elizabeth Tower, named after this lady, the one and only Queen Elizabeth II. And to test your knowledge of other famous landmarks around the world, just head to ChannelOne.com for our fun video quizzes.

Okay guys, we out for now, but we will catch you right back here tomorrow.

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