Time for ten minutes of commercial free current events.I'm Carl Azuz.Welcome to CNN STUDENT NEWS.Our first today centers on the landslide in Washington State.The governor has declared the state of emergency and hopes for finding survivors are fading.This happened on Saturday night affecting two rural communities north of Seattle.It covered a square mile and killed at least 14 people.Officials say more than 170 others are still unaccounted for, though that doesn't necessarily mean they are all victims.At least 50 homes and buildings were damaged or destroyed.How does this happen?What happens when you get more rain than you should right around this mountain ranges.It becomes very, very heavy and the soil begins to soak and gravity just pulls it down and when you get those very steep slopes,too steep to support it, the slope falls and that's where you get your mudslide and that's exactly what has happened.U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama has gotten a lot of attention over the years for her efforts to fight childhood obesity in America.She promotes another cause involving young people.She wants them to study abroad.Right now she's in China where she discussed exchange programs yesterday with Chinese and international students.But she recently sat down with CNN I-Report to answer some viewers' questions about studying abroad.Hi. I'm First Lady Michelle Obama and I'm here to answer your I-Report questions.Hi, Mrs. Obama. My name is Willie James.
