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Students: This is Ms. Shupe's sixth-grade social studies class in North Carolina, and this year we are participating in Channel One News’ Mock Election. And Channel One News starts right now!

Keith: Really awesome job, guys. Looks like North Carolina is getting ready for OneVote.

And the clock is ticking — the countdown begins. There are only three days to go until Channel One students across America get to vote in the largest mock election for young people, where students select who they want to be our next president. It is happening on October 17 through 21. You can vote individually or by class or by school. It is really easy. Go to .

Oh, and did you know our OneVote election has a perfect record? Yep, you guys have correctly predicted the real election five out of five times, so the country is watching to see just how you vote this year. All right, get going, and make sure you guys vote.

Now let's move on to the news today, and first up, we begin in the state of North Carolina, where residents are still dealing with rising floodwaters and billions of dollars in damage. Twenty people have lost their lives to the deadly weather. A birds-eye view of Grifton, North Carolina, shows how serious the situation is as the threat of flooding continues to grow long after Hurricane Matthew swept through.

The problem is that water levels are still rising in eastern North Carolina. Most of it is water left behind by the downpour of Hurricane Matthew last week. The rising waters threaten to shut down bridges in several communities. Crews are still working to shore up the dam above Spring Lake.

Cassandra Roach: There's nothing I can do — I mean, just stand here, watch, and wait and pray.

Keith: Since Sunday, there have been at least 80 air rescues; thousands more are displaced. North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory said yesterday that the federal government has already set aside $2.6 billion in aid to help residents. Now everyone is just waiting for the water to recede.

All right, next up today, the U.S. military says it fired missiles yesterday at three sites along the coast of the country of Yemen. The strikes came after a U.S. Navy ship came under fire this week. The American warship USS Nitze launched Tomahawk Cruise missiles into western Yemen before dawn on Thursday.

The White House approved the so-called “self-defense strikes” on the three remote radar sites in territory controlled by rebels. The Pentagon said the strikes, which appeared to have destroyed the radar sites, were "conducted to protect our personnel, our ships and our freedom of navigation."

The military was responding to two incidents this week. The destroyer USS Mason had been targeted on Sunday and again on Wednesday while sailing in international waters between Yemen and East Africa. This marks the first U.S. military action targeting the rebels who are trying to overthrow the government of Yemen.

And you might recognize the phrase “easy breezy beautiful CoverGirl.” It is the makeup brand that features female celebs like Katy Perry and Pink. Now the company has a new face. But move over, cover girl — make way for a new cover boy.

For the first time in the makeup company's 60-year history, CoverGirl has named a boy as its newest face. Seventeen-year-old James Charles became a social media star for his how-to makeup videos. He is a high school student from Bethlehem, New York, and has nearly 600,000 followers on Instagram and 80,000 subscribers on YouTube.

CoverGirl called James a "makeup artist" and "boundary breaker."  For James, he says no — he is not trying to be a girl. He is just fine with being a boy but thinks of makeup as a form of art and expression.

All right, a top prize in literature is given to a rock star. Find out who received the honor when we come back.

Keith: Okay, his music has been reproduced and re-recorded by the likes of John Mayer and Ed Sheeran and sampled by artists like Kid Cudi and Major Lazer. Now, the man behind the original just scored one of the world's most prestigious honors, and Azia is here with the details.

Azia: Yeah, Keith, the legendary musician Bob Dylan was just awarded the Nobel Prize in — get this — Literature. And it is a big deal because he is the first songwriter ever to win it.

The announcement came as a shock… 

Sara Danius: The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2016 is awarded to Bob Dylan…

Azia: … as the Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to a rock star. But to his fans, it was no surprise at all. Music legend Bob Dylan is receiving the Nobel because of his contributions to literature.

Danius: …for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.

Azia: The academy called his songs "poetry for the ears." This performance was at the White House in 2010.

Bob Dylan has sold over 100 million records, won 11 Grammys, a Golden Globe and an Academy Award. President Obama presented Dylan the Presidential Medal of Freedom, recognizing him as one of the most influential musicians of the 21st century.

The Nobel Prize is the latest for the singer with humble beginnings. Born as Robert Allen Zimmerman in Duluth, Minnesota, his early music became anthems for the American civil rights and antiwar movements. And many say that his songs changed the course of history.

And the Nobel Prize committee said one of the reasons they gave Dylan the prize was because his work reminded them of ancient Greek poets like Homer.

Keith: Really interesting, Azia. But you know, I have got to say a lot of people were surprised that he actually got the honor.

Azia: Yeah, it definitely breaks away from the mold. And to add to the honor, Dylan gets about $900,000 as part of his prize.

Keith: Not a bad day for Dylan fans. Thanks, Azia.

All right, now, coming up, one teen is taking a bite out of bullying in the cafeteria.

Keith: October is National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month, with a goal of coming together to stop bullying and understand its impact on young people. Today, Tom Hanson has a story about one young woman who is trying to do just that.

Tom: Junior high school was really tough for 16-year-old Natalie Hampton.

Natalie Hampton: I was physically attacked on multiple occasions, and in addition to that, I was cyberbullied and verbally attacked.

Tom: Lunchtime was often the hardest part of her school day. 

Natalie: I ate alone pretty much every day for the two years that I was there, and I have personally felt all the feelings of rejection and isolation and embarrassment that go along with that.

Tom: So the California teen decided to fight back — not with her fists, but with her phone. She recently launched an app called Sit With Us. It is a lunch-planning app that allows students to sign up to be "ambassadors" of their lunch table at school.

Natalie: Meaning that you'll agree to post open lunches, and these lunches are visible to everyone else in the school, so anyone who doesn't know where to go or doesn’t know who to sit with can join your lunch and join your table and make friends with you.

Tom: The app then displays all the lunches available at your school. It is free to download, but before students can complete their registration, they must sign a pledge.

Natalie: That's saying that you will accept anyone who tries to join your table, and you'll work to make your school more inclusive.

Tom: Natalie is now at a new school and loving it. So far, there are 40 Sit With Us registered lunches at her high school. 

Natalie: I think that the real change happens when kids help kids, because an adult telling you not to bully isn't going to stop you.

Tom: Since its launch, the app has been downloaded hundreds of times, and Natalie hopes it spreads to schools nationwide. Tom Hanson, Channel One News.

Keith: Wow, that is definitely an awesome app. Pretty awesome to see young people making a difference, plus, we have got the app on our website, and it is free to download. Check it out on .

And students around the country are getting in on the anti-bullying effort. We have a pretty cool anti-bullying video submitted by the seventh-grade service learning class from Wilbur Pence Middle School in Dayton, Virginia. Check it out.

Students at Wilbur Pence Middle School made this video to show how hurtful even a text or comment can be and how bullying can go from just a comment into something physical. And the students wanted to pass along an important message.

Students: Stop! Bullying stops with you!

Keith: Thanks for that awesome video, and make sure you guys send us your anti-bullying videos to BeonCh1@, and we will be sure to check them out.

All right, we are out of time, but before we head out, we will leave you with some snapshots of the hoco photos you sent in. Have a great weekend, and we will see you next week.

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