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Students: We are the fifth-grade students of Treetops School in Euless, Texas, and Channel One News starts right now!  

Azia: All right, awesome start from Treetops School. Looks like a lot of fun. Thanks, guys. I am Azia Celestino.

Emily: And I am Emily Reppert.

Azia: Okay, first up, we are getting this started with a storm brewing in Washington, D.C. So, Emily, what is going on there?

Emily: Yeah, Azia. So the president said yesterday there is "great unity" in the Republican Party, and his comments come one day after some key senators didn't have some very nice things to say about the president.

There is a showdown in the Republican Party. A pair of Republican senators are breaking with party lines and publicly criticizing President Trump. They say the president is not behaving like a president should. 

Senator Jeff Flake: When the next generation asks us, “Why didn't you do something, why didn't you speak up?” — what are we going to say? Mr. President, I rise today to say, “Enough."

Emily: That is Arizona Senator Jeff Flake earlier this week, before announcing he would not be seeking reelection when his term is up in 14 months. He says his decision has made it easier to speak out against President Trump because he won't need support from the Republican Party for a campaign.

Flake: The longer we go, the more this behavior is normalized, and that is a problem. 

Emily: Bob Corker is also retiring from the Senate and has been critical of the president's behavior.

Senator Bob Corker: The president has great difficulty with the truth on many issues. I don't know why he lowers himself to such a low, low standard and debases our country in the way that he does, but he does.

Emily: President Trump hit back on Twitter, saying: "The reason Flake and Corker dropped out of the Senate race is very simple, they had zero chance of being elected. Now act so hurt & wounded!"

Secretary Sarah Sanders: I think that they were not likely to be reelected, and I think that shows that the support is more behind this president than it is those two individuals.

Emily: This all comes on the same day the president visited the Capitol trying to rally GOP lawmakers to support his plan to overhaul taxes.

Emily Reppert, Channel One News. 

Azia: You just heard us refer to the Republican Party as the GOP. Ever wondered what that stands for? Well, it is today's Word in the News; GOP stands for Grand Old Party and is a nickname for the Republican Party.

Okay, now on to more news about President Trump, and this story includes a former international spy, a secret file full of info and lots and lots of money. It begins during the 2016 election. Remember these guys, all running against Trump? Well, when they weren't on stage, they were busy digging up dirt on each other. In politics this is called opposition research.

During last year’s election, just about everyone was putting together opposition research against Donald Trump. It started with his fellow Republican candidates. And now we know that when the Republicans backed out of the race, Hillary Clinton's team picked up where they left off.

The opposition research on Trump was put together by research firm Fusion GPS with information from this former British spy, Christopher Steele. The files, or dossier, contained claims linking Trump to Russia. Many of the claims have not been confirmed, but it was part of an intelligence briefing. 

President Donald Trump: The folks behind me got us right over the top.

Azia: On Tuesday it was revealed that Hillary Clinton's campaign and the Democratic National Committee had funded the research firm that put together the 35-page dossier.  

Trump: Well, I think it's very sad what they’ve done with this fake dossier. It was made up, and I understand they paid a tremendous amount of money.

Azia: The president has consistently denied any connections to Russian operatives or people at the very top of the Russian government. Still, there are three congressional investigations looking into the matter, and Special Counsel Robert Mueller has been appointed to investigate whether the Trump campaign conspired with Russia to influence the 2016 election. 

Okay, after the break, we have got the secret to happiness.

Azia: Okay now, we don't have to tell you this, but Albert Einstein is known for being one of the most famous scientists in the world and, obviously, a super-smart guy. But while he is known for unlocking the secrets of the universe, he may also have unlocked the secret to happiness. And get this: His theory of happiness just sold for a million bucks.

This is the message, a scribble on hotel stationery. Einstein left the note instead of a tip back in 1922. It read, in German: "A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness." At auction yesterday the note went for $1.3 million.

Not bad, and if anyone is interested in buying my scribbles and notes, starting price is 50 cents.

All right, moving on. If you are wondering what's next after you are out of high school, we have got you covered. This career is growing like crazy, and it is all about helping people. Keith Kocinski is checking up with a doctor who is taking house calls to a whole new level.

Keith: Hi, I am Keith Kocinski, and today we are here to check out an age-old profession that continues to evolve today. Doctors have been making house calls for years now, but now patients can visit doctors on their terms, the 21st-century way. So patients don’t have to be so patient. 

Dr. Marshall Seligmann: So I’m a general pediatrician. I work during the day at a regular office job, where patients schedule appointments, but then I also work here at Heal, where I deliver on-demand house calls.

Woman: What we’ve done is we’ve created a company where doctors are available to see patients in their own homes or office settings. We come to them.

Keith: Do you think this is the way of the future for physicians?

Woman: Absolutely. We are doing old-school techniques, except we use new-school technology.

Seligmann: We actually have a call right now.

Keith: Let’s do it.

Seligmann: It can be a very labor-intensive lifestyle, so you spend a lot of time in the office, taking care of patients, working after hours.

Keith: What is next?

Seligmann: So this is a 2-year old girl that we’ve seen previously for acute visits. Today is for a regular checkup.

Woman: Hi!

Seligmann: Hello!

How’s she been doing over here?

Woman: She’s been great. She’s got Rat; Rat’s a princess. We’re all princesses today.

Seligmann: Okay!

When kids have a stuffed animal, I usually like to examine the stuffed animal first.

Keith: Oh, that is fun.

Seligmann: Can I take a listen to Rat? Very cool. Can I listen to your heartbeat too? Is it okay if my friend Keith listens to your heartbeat also? Let’s check your neck here. And Keith, if you want to grab the otoscope for me, I gotta take a look in her ears.

Keith: What is that?

Seligmann: The little flashlight for looking in ears. Do you wanna take a look?

Keith: Yeah, that would be great.

Seligmann: Here you go. High five.

Keith: I have never seen inside an ear before, so that was pretty cool.

Seligmann: One of the cool things about being a doctor is getting to learn all about how the human body works and getting to see things that you definitely don’t see on an everyday basis, otherwise.

Seligmann: Bye bye!

Keith: Nice to meet you, Lila! Bye!

So what is next?

Seligmann: We’re actually off to our next house call.

Keith: All right, let’s go.

What advice do you have for kids that want to get into the field?

Seligmann: Well, it is a lot of school. There’s a lot of reading, so really getting the fundamentals while you’re in high school, which prepares you for college, is gonna be the foundation for your future and medical career.

At the end of the day, you’re helping people, which is really, you know, it’s a good feeling.

Azia: Thanks, Keith.

And if you are interested in becoming a physician, take biology in high school. Now, to become a full medical doctor, you will need a doctoral degree from medical school plus three to seven years of on-the-job training. But all of that school pays off; you can expect to make around $200,000 per year.

And we have got more careers in healthcare. You can check them out all at . 

All right, guys, that is all for now. Have a great day, and we will see you back here tomorrow.

 

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