今天的CNN學生新聞要關注政府關閉的緊要關頭。
奧巴馬總統和民主黨人在美國政府開銷的問題上與共和黨人針鋒相對。
今天,我們就要關注這些數字。
我們已經經歷部分政府關閉達8天之久。
它始於10月1日午夜的一分鐘後。
約483000名政府工作人員臨時休假;而且是無薪休假。
這是自從許多人被徵召重返工作崗位後大約800000名最初被迫休假工作人員的一次下降。
那些失業的員工占所有聯邦雇員的14%,所以大多數政府工作人員仍在工作。
到底誰為此現狀負責?
根據週一公佈的一項民調顯示,63%的美國人對共和黨感到憤怒, 57%遷怒於民主黨,53%指責奧巴馬總統。
政府關閉的8天內我們遠離債務上限的最後期限。
這是又一個華盛頓密切關注的事情。
接下來為你展現的是另一個數字:40389。
這是為了明年2月的冬季奧運會奧運聖火將旅行到俄羅斯索契的英里距離。
通過陸路，空中，水路以及進入太空。
這是為了冬奧會有史以來最長的火炬接力,但要趕上俄羅斯的賽事路上可能會有些波折。
奧運精神已經回到俄羅斯。
奧運之火穿過這個巨大國家的旅程始於紅場,過去的聖巴西爾大教堂和克里姆林宮的紅牆。
在這裡,它將旅行65000公里,穿越俄羅斯東部和西部邊界的9個時區。
這個人稱看到火焰感到愛國主義情懷並且畢生難忘。
距奧運聖火最後一次出現在俄羅斯首都已經有很長一段時間。
那還是1980年的莫斯科奧運會。
當時幾十個國家由於蘇聯入侵阿富汗而抵制這一盛事。
而33年過後,一些人一直在呼籲由於像這樣的場景再次抵制。
這是針對俄羅斯同性戀社區最近的一次抗議。
現在告訴俄羅斯孩子同性戀和異性戀平等是有違法律的。
活動人士標記法律具有歧視性,但國際奧會官員稱其不違反他們的憲章。
而索契為此的規劃和建設無疑付出巨大。
黑海邊的這座破敗不堪的城市是沒有冬季體育設施的蘇聯時代避暑勝地。
這就需要進行總體改造。
現在成本預計已經超過500億美元。
天氣問題也可能是面臨的挑戰。
即使是在山裡,索契的冬天並不總是冷,冬季降雪也可能難以捉摸。
這就是為什麼組織者們運用高科技造雪設備及整個夏天存儲上一季大量雪的原因。
這些都是潛在的問題。
但奧運聖火的到來標誌著盛事籌備工作的到來及在這裡奧林匹克精神的傳播。
聖火的旅程甚至包含了一次宇宙旅行。
一支沒有火焰的火炬將搭乘俄羅斯聯盟號火箭前往國際空間站。
CNN新聞,菲爾·布萊克,莫斯科報導。
Today on CNN STUDENT NEWS, it's a shutdown showdown.
President Obama and Democrats versus Republicans on issues of U.S. government spending.
Today, we're looking at this by the numbers.
We are eight days into this partial government shutdown.
It started one minute after midnight on October 1.
About 483,000 government workers are furloughed; they are home from work without pay.
That's a drop from the roughly 800,000 workers originally furloughed, since many have been called back to work.
Those furloughed workers account for 14 percent of all federal employees, so most government workers are still on the job.
Who's getting blamed?
According to a poll released on Monday, 63 percent of Americans are angry with Republicans, 57 percent are angry with Democrats, 53 percent are angry with President Obama.
We're eight days into the shutdown and eight days away from the debt ceiling deadline.
That's another Washington fight to keep an eye on.
Here is another number for you: 40,389.
That's about how many miles the Olympic flame will travel as it makes its way to Sochi, Russia for next February's winter games.
On land, in the air, in water, into space.
It is the longest torch relay ever for the Winter Olympics, but there could be some bumps on the path to Russia's games.
The Olympic spirit has returned to Russia.
The flame's journey across this massive country started in Red Square, past St.Basil's Cathedral and the red walls of the Kremlin.
From here, it will travel 65,000 kilometers, crossing nine time zones between Russia's eastern and western borders.
This man says it feels patriotic and unforgettable to see the flame.
It's been a long time since the Olympic flame was last in the Russian capital.
That was for the 1980 Moscow games.
Dozens of countries boycotted the event because of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
Thirty-three years later, some people have been calling for boycotts again, because of scenes like this.
It's a protest against a recent law targeting Russia's gay community.
It's now illegal to tell Russian children gay and straight relationships are equal.
Activists say the law is discriminatory, but international Olympic officials say it does not breach their charter.
Planning and building in Sochi has been immense.
The city by the Black Sea was a run-down, Soviet era summer resort destination with no winter sports facilities.
It's getting a total makeover.
Cost estimates now exceed $50 billion.
The weather could also be a challenge.
Even in the mountains, Sochi isn't always cold in winter, and snowfall can be patchy.
That's why organizers have spent big on high-tech snowmaking gear and storing huge mounds of last season's snow through the summer.
Those are the potential problems.
But the flame's arrival marks the start of a campaign to build and spread Olympic excitement here.
The relay even includes a cosmic side trip.
One of the torches without a flame will be carried aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station.
Phil Black, CNN, Moscow.
