"teen kids news" is about to begin. here's what's happening. the ocean needs everyone's help. i'll have a report. in sports, i'll report on how to avoid a painful injury that can put you on the sidelines. we'll visit a special school where meal time is the main event. i'll show you what happens inside the press room at a major concert. it's really wild. >> and it all starts right now on "teen kids news."

♪ welcome to "teen kids news." i'm mwanzaa. >> and i'm jessica. here's our top story for this week. if you stand on a beach looking at the ocean, it seems incredibly powerful. and yet, as felipe reports, the ocean still needs our help. >> reporter: even if you don't live anywhere near the ocean, you are affected by it. the ocean gives us food, powers our weather, provides pathways between continents. it even offers fun and recreation. >> going to the beach is still our number one outdoor activity. forget theme parks and malls. >> reporter: david helvarg grew up near the ocean. now he works to protect it. he wrote the book "blue

frontier." it focuses on the ways we're hurting our oceans. his first concern is pollution. >> people used to believe that the oceans were so vast that they could take any abuse we heaped onto them. >> reporter: we now know differently. to help protect the ocean, the u.s. passed the clean water act in the 1970s. it stopped companies from dumping industrial waste into our waterways. but david says there's still plenty of pollution flowing in. >> a lot of indirect pollution is now coming into the oceans from farm chemicals, from urban streets, through our storm drains. >> reporter: and ship accidents spill millions of gallons of oil and fuel, destroying vital ecosystems. another threat to our ocean is over-fishing. >> we're using sonar and satellites and radar and other, you know, deep water technologies to pull fish out of place that's they used to be protected. 76% of the world's fish now are fished to capacity, overfished

or collapsing. >> reporter: let me repeat that. according to david, 76%, more than 3/4 of the world's fish, are in danger. in some places we're taking fish out of the sea faster than they can reproduce. not only is that a risk to the world's food supply, it's affecting the natural balance in our oceans. >> the way we lead our lives every day has impacts on the seas around us and the ocean planet we live. the thing is to become conscious of what those impacts are and to change our behaviors in way that will help the oceans. >> reporter: there are many things we can do to help save the ocean. we'll have some ideas in an upcoming story. until then, if you're interested in learning more about the sea, check out our website, teenkidsnews.com. mwanzaa? >> thanks, felipe. here's some good news from the ocean -- the story of dolphin 56. that's the name of a dolphin first tagged by researchers in the 1970s. well over 40 years old, he's still spotted now and then off

the east coast. fishermen recognize him because of his crooked snout. and they get an up-close view because over the years, dolphin 56 has learned that if he's friendly he'll get fed. >> stay with us. there's lots more still to come on "teen kids news." >> we'll be right back.

we all know the internet can be an incredible window to the world, but it can also have a dark side. hannah b. shows us how one california teenager's life was changed by cyber bullies. >> reporter: video sharing sites like youtube let teenagers express themselves in a whole new way. for one southern california teen, it was a way to escape. but cyber bullies took his escape away. >> i could barely sleep at night. i didn't want to go to school. it was like gut-wrenching, how bad it was. >> reporter: sean spalla is a high school student in santa clarita, california. as a child he was diagnosed with something known as soto's syndrome. >> it's an overgrowth syndrome and it affects their whole body. >> reporter: as a young boy,

sean looked different than the other kids, and being different made him an easy target for bullies. but as he grew older, he found a way to escape them by making videos and posting them on you tube. >> it's the best thing that's ever happened to me besides high school. and it's like a way for me to be welcome in the world. >> reporter: but hackers changed all that when someone took over sean's youtube identity. >> it was like you were looking at someone pretending to be you. >> he had tons of videos, and the guy renamed all of them -- horrible, horrible ugly things. >> reporter: it took some time, but youtube eventually took down the awful images that the hackers posted. sean and his mom are still upset, though. so they've taken the case to the local sheriff's department and even contacted the fbi. >> whoever you are who did this, please don't do it again. >> they need to be accounted, prosecuted, something. this is unacceptable. >> reporter: the sheriff's department has sent youtube a court order asking for records that could identify the hacker. sean and his mom say they'll keep pushing until the cyber

bully gets caught. many schools have special programs that try to prevent bullying and provide support for victims of bullying. now many of these programs are beginning to target cyber bullying as well. in los angeles, i'm hannah, for "teen kids news." it's time to play "word"! check out these words and match them with the real definition. here's a noun that's a mouthful -- onomatopoeia. it's either a bacteria found in the lower intestine. or the use of words that sound like what they mean. or it's a coming of age ritual in ancient greece. onomatopoeia, the use of words that sound like what they mean. as, when you say a baby babbles that's onomatopoeia because when a baby babbles it sounds like "babble." ready for another? turgid. is it an adjective, swollen, or excessively embellished? or is it a noun, a slurring of speech? or how about a noun that means a cloth head wrap worn in equatorial regions?

give up? turgid is an adjective. it can mean swollen, or it can mean excessively embellished. as in "the turgid poetry used so much onomatopoeia that it was irritating to hear." okay. let's take a short one. flail. could it be a noun -- a tool used with a swinging motion? or is it a verb, to strike with a swinging motion? gotcha. flail can be a noun, a tool used with a swinging motion, and the swinging motion itself. you could say, "the farm worker has to flail a flail to thresh the wheat." onomatopoeia, the use of words that sound like what they mean. turgid, swollen or excessively embellished. flail, a swinging tool or to use a swinging motion. that's "word" on "kids news."

there are lots of sounds you like to hear when you play sports. the swish of a net. the crack of a bat. the roar of a crowd.

but as tyler reports, one thing you really don't want to hear is a "pop." ♪ >> i took a shot, and it hit the goalie, so i tried to turn for the rebound, and i just heard the pop. >> reporter: that popping sound came from jessica's knee. as captain of her lacrosse team, she spent the rest of her senior season cheering from the sidelines. >> get it back, bronxville! >> reporter: her injury, called an acl tear, is increasingly common among today's hard-charging young athletes. >> they twist their leg and the lower leg stays in place and the upper leg twists, and they feel a pop in their knee, and that's what happened to her, unfortunately. >> reporter: acl stands for anterior cruciate ligament. here's how the expert explains it. >> if we look inside the knee, we have the two cruciate ligaments, the acl and the posterior cruciate ligament behind it. the injury that jessica has is a

torn anterior cruciate ligament. and it's very typical for teenage athletes, particularly girls. >> reporter: why girls? the doctor says it's because of the angle between a teenage girl's hips, knees and the ground. it's more of a "v" than straight up and down. >> they're much more likely to get into a position where their knee points in toward the middle when they twist their leg and foot. so for that reason they're more likely to have this injury. >> reporter: jessica's a fighter. she's working her way back from surgery to repair her knee. >> squeeze with it. >> reporter: a sports medicine specialist is helping to prevent scar tissue from blocking her knee's range of motion. it's not easy. >> awesome job. doing great. >> it's painful. to get range, which is when he bends your knee so your foot gets to your butt, it really hurts. >> reporter: jessica is also working on building up her muscles. and the outlook is good for a complete recovery. >> the good thing is, with surgical procedures nowadays, in a noncontact sport they can go back in about six to eight

months. >> reporter: that means jessica can get back on the field in the fall. >> i hope to play college lacrosse all four years, and just to be back at full strength by next season and to play well and to keep getting better. >> reporter: you might be wondering how jessica's parents feel about that. >> i'm presuming that there are things she'll do as far as training to try to minimize the chances of it happening again. >> reporter: there are things girls can do, both after they're injured or, even better, before. by stretching, and building muscle strength, jessica's teammates might be able to avoid that awful popping sound. >> so when we warm them up before a game, we come up with stretches that we think engage all those muscle places without putting undue stress on them. and for us, yoga works. >> i'm a big believer in preventive strengthening. we want girls to play sports. but girls need to start about 10, 11 years old on learning

exercises to prevent acl injuries. >> reporter: and it's not just girls. people of all ages can learn more about how to prevent acl injuries. we have a link to info at teenkidsnews.com. i'm tyler, and that's sports for this week. when you can experience

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do you love watching those cooking competition shows? do you like making dinner as much as eating it? then siena suggests you might be a candidate for a very special school. >> reporter: these students aren't eating dessert, they're getting a degree in it. they're learning about baking, and it's just one of the many

food classes you can take at the c.i.a. >> the c.i.a. is the culinary institute of america. we are actually the first culinary school ever in the united states. >> the institute was founded in 1946. originally, it was a place for returning world war ii soldiers to learn about peace time jobs in the food industry. today, students from every state and over 30 different countries come here to learn about cuisine. >> all students start out by getting the basics, but then when they get on to their sophomore year they get into things like learning cuisines of the mediterranean or cuisines of the americas or cuisines of asia. >> reporter: when students enroll, they can choose one of two areas to study -- culinary arts or baking and pastry arts. >> i am a baking and pastry major. i love just everything about making the food and coming up with new recipes and creations. >> reporter: emily is just starting her formal culinary education, but she says she's been in the kitchen since she was 4 years old.

>> my parents kind of joke around because my mom never really cooked a whole lot, so they would joke and say that it's my survival skill. >> the next thing is, you hold your hand like this and you do like that. >> i knew that if i wanted to be serious in the food service industry i needed to go to the best. even if i didn't get in immediately i would keep applying. >> reporter: if you're thinking of a career in cooking, you should know some things about applying to the c.i.a. first, the school doesn't require the s.a.t. >> because we have such a diverse student body in terms of geographics from all over the world as well as age, we cannot make the s.a.t.s or a.c.t.s an absolute requirement. >> reporter: but don't rejoice just yet. >> if you're in high school and you are watching this, it would be to your absolute benefit to take the s.a.t.s or a.c.t.s for sure. >> reporter: your test scores can make you eligible for scholarships. so you'll definitely want to study up. here's something else you need to know before applying. >> all of our students are required to have at least six months of back of the house experience in a professional kitchen before they can enroll. >> reporter: that means waiting

or busing tables isn't enough. you have to actually get hands-on experience making food. >> peeling pounds and pounds of potatoes over and over again. >> reporter: miles is pursuing his degree in culinary arts. he says getting experience in the kitchen before enrolling at the c.i.a. is crucial. >> there's cooking which i absolutely love and it's an art itself, you know cooking at home. but cooking in a professional atmosphere is an entirely dierent you know ball game. >> reporter: students work in actual restaurants on campus to give them that professional experience. and anyone can swing by and grab a meal. >> it was fantastic, delicious. >> great. >> reporter: graduates from the c.i.a. go on to different types of careers in food. some become food critics or food photographers, and of course chefs. but one thing is for sure, they all have a passion for food. to learn more about the culinary institute of america, visit our website. this report is brought to you by drive to the auto shows, discovery hd theater.

>> well, i'm doug brauner in tustin, california at the marconi auto museum. a great place about 15 minutes from disneyland. if you're ever in the area to check out some really cool cars, a cool car museum. well, mom and dad are going to love a brand new car that's won an award for being a top safety pick. take a look, this is from subaru. it's the 2010 subaru outback and it won the award from the insurance institute for highway safety as being a top safety pick. it gets 29 miles to the gallon. its $22,000 and it's in showrooms right now. and i'll tell you, there's a lot of room on the inside and a lot of safety built on the outside as well. okay, if you and your brother and sister think it's not cool to roll around in a sedan, you might want to think again because this hyundai sonata is very cool and very large on the inside. mom and dad are also going to love the fact that it gets 35 miles to the gallon. that's a really big bargain. there might be some extra money around to get you guys some extra stuff. and this car, it starts at $19,100. a lot of cool treatments on the

inside as well. you'll be styling, trust me, and it is in showrooms now, and a little later this year you might want to tell your parents about this car. this is the hyundai sonata hybrid, which again, should be in hyundai dealers for the end of the year. well, one of the most exciting suvs to come to market this year has got to be this. let me get out of the way and show it to you. it's from ford, it's the all new ford explorer. how cool is this? best in class gas mileage. in fact, mom and dad are going to love the fact that the fuel economy is about the same as a toyota camry. it's got a lot of looks, a tremendous about of space in the back with fold down third row seating, and it'll be $28,000 when it rolls into showrooms this winter. well, if you're a big boy or a little boy like my son here, you're probably going to like big trucks, and that's what this is. from dodge it's the dodge ram, winner of the motor trend truck of the year award, and for good reason. it's got everything you would possibly want in a big truck, including luxury and a lot of creature comforts for mom and dad up front. kids can sit in the back and

you'll still have a lot of room to haul yourself around in the 2010 dodge ram truck of the year. in showrooms right now. i'm doug brauner, for "teen kids news," and that's matthew. there is no end to the amazing ways to spend time online. here's another one. >> animoto.com. it makes photos into movies. you start by uploading pictures and picking a soundtrack. animoto then automatically makes a custom music video with tons of professional special effects. you can make a 30-second video for free. if you want something longer, it'll cost three bucks. not only is this a cool thing to make for yourself, it's also a great gift idea. you could create short videos

for friends and family without even denting your allowance. i'm charlie for "teen kids news."

here's a nice story about a taxi driver in texas. she often drove one particular rider to treatments for diabetes. when the passenger's kidneys were failing, the driver offered to donate one of her own. now, that's "going the extra mile." celebrities. cameras. high fashion and excitement. it's all part of the scene when a big rock concert is going on. and the heart of the action is in the press room. nicole takes us inside for a firsthand look. >> reporter: zootopia, it's one of the biggest concerts of the year. the all-american rejects, ciara, and kelly clarkson, among

others, rocked the arena. ♪ here's the thing ♪ we started out friends ♪ it was cool but it was all pretend ♪ >> ladies and gentleman, soulja boy! ♪ >> reporter: but some of the most exciting parts of the concert don't happen on stage. i'm going to show you something most people don't get to see. come on! this is called the press room. print journalists, still photographers, and tv reporters like me make up the press. this room is set up for us to get pictures and interviews with the stars. there are three essentials provided at all press conferences -- microphones, a mult box, which allows multiple inputs for cameras to get audio, and the most important, free food.

♪ hmm, i think i'll have a bacon turkey. after my crew and i set up and had a snack, we were ready to for action. one of the things you do a lot of in the press room is wait. and wait. and wait. we're waiting for our first interview, jesse mccartney. finally, jesse arrives. and the press room jumps into action. it was like feeding time at the zoo, or rather, at the zootopia. the celeb is suddenly bathed in the blinding light of hundreds of flashes. the shouting photographers elbow and jostle each other as they maneuver to get their shots. then, it's over to the microphones -- >> yeah, the yankees.

>>. >> reporter: -- for q & a. that's short for question and answer. i was pumped. that's jesse mccartney. getting heard is not easy. a press room filled with yelling reporters is almost louder than a rock concert. but perseverance and a loud voice pay off. >> jesse, i have a question. >> yes, you do. >> does all this press intimidate you? >> no. your face? what's intimidating? >> reporter: oh, come on! i'm a big bad reporter. anyway, i was soon getting the hang of it. >> what's it like having all the flashbulbs go off in your face? >> that's crazy. very blinding. like "yo, sean, here." i don't know where i'm looking at. it's kind of crazy. >> reporter: being armed with questions is very important. that way when your chance comes you're ready. >> do you have any advice for other people who want to follow in your footsteps? >> don't rely just on myspace and the interweb to get your music out there. you've still got to do it the old-fashioned way and learn how to play your instrument. >> what's it like performing in

front of thousands of fans? >> wow, just, you know, always to think back to the days when i didn't have a record deal. >> you set up a scholarship. why? >> i set up a scholarship, the i.am scholarship because someone at one point in time believed in me. >> reporter: one thing you learn in the press room is that while all the attention seems glamorous, being a star isn't easy. >> please, please, no pictures. >> reporter: at zootopia for "teen kids news," i'm nicole. it's over the shoulder right? that's all for now. but we'll be back soon with more "teen kids news." >> thanks for joining us, and "teen kids news." >> thanks for joining us, and have a great week. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com write to us at