Student: This is Elijia with Burgin Independent Schools, and Channel One News starts right now.

Arielle: Big group there. Thanks to Burgin Independent Schools from Burgin, Kentucky, for kicking us off. All right, now it is Friday, so let's get going.

Now, first up, today, the heads of the CIA, FBI, NSA and National Intelligence Agency will give President-elect Trump a finalized report on Russia's alleged hacking of the 2016 election. It comes a day after top intelligence officials testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee about cyber threats from foreign countries, including and especially Russia.

National Intelligence Director James Clapper told a Senate committee that Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election wasn't just about hacking.

Director James Clapper: The hacking was only one part of it. It also entailed classical propaganda, disinformation, fake news.

Arielle: Clapper says Russia's involvement is a major threat to the U.S. government and military.

Clapper: Whether or not that constitutes an act of war, I think, is a very heavy policy call.

Arielle: Lawmakers say the government is not prepared to respond to cyber attacks, and the new administration needs to develop a strategy.

Senator John McCain: We have been attacked, and we do not have sufficient defenses.

Arielle: President-elect Donald Trump has been dismissive of the intelligence community's conclusion that Russia tried to influence the election. There are reports that Trump plans to restructure U.S. intelligence agencies.

Now Tom Hanson is here with more on the Trump presidency and Russia.

Tom: That is right, Arielle. Over the past few days, we have told you about rising tensions between Russia and the U.S. that put the countries on a collision course under the Obama administration. But a new guy is about to take over the White House, and he has a totally different outlook on Russia.

Trump says the Obama administration's handling of Russia has been a disaster, and he wants to mend ties.

1 | P a g e President-elect Trump: Wouldn't it be nice if we actually did get along with Russia?

Tom: Trump has praised Russian President Vladimir Putin as a leader, and Putin has also called Trump a bright person.

Trump: I think I'd get along very well with Vladimir Putin.

Tom: Over Christmas he received a card from the Russian president himself. And President-elect Trump continues to question reports by U.S. intelligence agencies, saying he doesn’t believe that Russia hacked the U.S. election in order to help get him elected.

Trump's friendly approach toward Putin and Russia has some people worried. In Europe leaders are on edge, anxious that Trump’s outreach to Putin could make Russia more powerful without America holding it in check. Many Europeans also fear that President- elect Trump will back out of several historic agreements and pull the U.S. out of NATO, the military alliance meant to protect European nations.

Trump has suggested leaving NATO, but later he assured President Obama that he would stand by the alliance.

President Barack Obama: I am encouraged by the president-elect's insistence that NATO is a commitment that does not change.

Tom: And as much as there is friendly talk, both Putin and Trump have threatened recently to expand their country's nuclear capabilities, stoking fears of a new cold war where both sides build up their weapons, reversing years of agreements to cut back on nuclear arsenals.

But with all the concern, there are some that think Trump’s more cooperative attitude toward Russia could help the U.S. going forward.

Mike O'Hanlon: I'm hopeful that Trump, in a wise way, can turn over a new leaf and not be naive about Putin doing us any favors, but still try to take some of the venom out of the relationship.

Tom: And President-elect Trump hasn't outlined publicly any details about his plans for Russia, only saying he wants to mend ties. And you know what, Arielle? We asked him and his team for more info on his plans, but they did not get back to us by our deadline.

2 | P a g e What happens next between the U.S. and Russia will have a big impact not just here but in Europe and even the conflict in Syria, where the U.S. and Russia have butted heads, so lots at stake.

Arielle: That is so right, Tom. And President-elect Trump takes over exactly two weeks from today, on January 20, so we have a lot to look forward to. Thanks, Tom.

All right, coming up, some new guidelines to get over a very risky food allergy.

Arielle: Okay now, parents were once told not to give their babies peanuts for fear of an allergic reaction. Well, forget that — now new guidelines say eat those peanuts early and often. In fact, children should start eating foods that contain peanuts when they are infants, especially babies at high risk of developing peanut allergy.

Dr. Hugh Sampson: We're saying not only it's okay — we're saying go do it.

Arielle: The guidelines say high-risk babies with severe eczema or egg allergy should be given peanut protein in the first four to six months. So why the change? Well, new research found that giving peanut protein to high-risk babies prevented more than 80 percent of peanut allergies.

Well, it is a little late for me with my peanut allergy, but if this works, there will be a whole new generation of peanut butter sandwich lovers — lucky them.

Okay now, next up, Samsung has a message to the owners of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone. The company says it is time to say good-bye. The phone is under a worldwide recall after several overheated and caught on fire. And now Samsung is working with cellular networks like Verizon and AT&T on an update that basically makes the phone useless.

Even airlines have banned them on planes, but that won't stop those Galaxy Note 7 die- hard fans.

Chris Thompson: A lot of us feel that there were not enough incidences out of how many phones were actually out there for it to be a serious problem. I mean, it's less than a 1-percent chance.

Arielle: Thompson and other Note fans are coming together online, sharing ways to avoid the update so they can keep using the device. Samsung says most of the phones have been returned, but more than 100,000 phones are still out there, and they can be exchanged for another phone or a full refund.

3 | P a g e Okay now, if you are looking for the latest phone, you might find it at this geek party 50 years in the making. The massive Consumer Electronics Show kicked off in Las Vegas yesterday, marking its 50th anniversary.

Every year, tens of thousands pack into the Consumer Electronics Show, or CES. It is the place for consumers to see the latest out-of-this-world tech and make us say “wow.” And the big trend this year? Artificial intelligence.

Scott Stein: All over the show, big and small, robots are showing up. I think it’s again because maybe not that the building is getting more advanced, but the software underneath is: artificial intelligence, again, cameras that have computer vision.

Arielle: From robots to smart lamps, smart cameras — even a LEGO toy that teaches you how to code and build robots with the LEGOs you already have.

All right, up next, it is our Feel-Good Friday about students finding a way to turn their weaknesses into strengths.

Arielle: Okay, it is time for Feel-Good Friday. And now, we all have things about ourselves that we may not be too proud of, right? Emily, you have to agree, right?

Emily: Yeah, absolutely, and even though it may be hard to embrace them, students at one school are finding a way to turn their weaknesses into strengths by taking time to flaunt their flaws. Take a look.

The idea was to write one strength…

Alexa Pohl: I think I'm a really empathetic person.

Emily: …and one weakness…

Pohl: But I don't know how to stop talking.

Emily: …not only to embrace your flaws…

Bella Cervantes: Mine would be I'm a really bad dancer.

Emily: …but to flaunt them.

The University of New Mexico's student government held the Flaunt Your Flaws event on campus.

4 | P a g e Pohl: Let's just see how we're similar to other people and we may not even know it.

Emily: It says it wanted to give students a safe place to express themselves…

Pohl: We're going to give them a whiteboard; they're going to write down anything that they feel is unique about them.

Cervantes: Everybody struggles in their own ways.

Emily: …while having fun with it, capturing the raw moments, then printing the photos for students to take home as a reminder. Some students chose to write something nice about their friends. Others proudly represented their heritage or just made a statement. Although there was a wide range of messages, event organizers say they hope the big takeaway…

Pohl: Believing in yourself and who you are.

Emily: …is that the student body is more alike than different.

Arielle: Such a cool story. Now, Emily, do you have any flaws you'd like to reveal?

Emily: You know what, Arielle, I do, but you will just have to go to ChannelOne.com to find out what they are, and you know what? I am going to get the rest of the group to post their flaws as well on our website, so that means you too, Arielle.

Arielle: Well, I guess I am down for it. But I say let's open it up to everyone. So you guys watching, make sure you share your flaws using the #FlauntYourFlaws.

All right, now, have an amazing weekend. We are back on Monday, but before we go, we just had to share one more thing.

This might be the best mannequin challenge yet. The six-member crew of astronauts onboard the International Space Station took up the challenge, and it was probably harder than any mannequin challenge here on Earth — staying perfectly still in no gravity.

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