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Emily: Thanks to Imperial High School from California for kicking us off. All right, first up, the vote is in, and President Trump's pick for secretary of education made it. Betsy DeVos was confirmed yesterday in a historic vote with the help of the vice president.

When the counting was done, the U.S. Senate vote was tied: 50 for DeVos and 50 against her. Under the Constitution, when that happens, the vice president is called in to break the tie.

Vice President Mike Pence: The Senate being equally divided, the vice president votes in the affirmative, and the nomination is confirmed.

Emily: This is the first time a vice president has been needed to break the tie in a cabinet confirmation vote. DeVos was controversial because she has very little experience in public education, but her supporters say the education system needs an outsider. The 59-year-old activist from Michigan, who supports alternatives to public schools, will now lead the direction for 50 million kids in public schools across America.

Next up, the Texas Rangers — the state’s elite law enforcement agency — are on the hunt today. And for what? Tom Brady's missing football jersey. Law enforcement agencies and the NFL are investigating MVP Tom Brady's missing Super Bowl jersey. Last time it was seen was minutes after Sunday's historic overtime victory.

Tom Brady: Did someone take my jersey?

Man: That's what I'm looking for right now.

Brady: I put it in my bag.

Emily: This video, taken in the locker room after the game, shows the confused quarterback searching for his No. 12 jersey.

Brady: If anyone sees eBay…

Emily: Yesterday, Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick called on the Texas Rangers to help solve the case of the missing jersey, saying, "In Texas we place a very high value on hospitality and football, and it is important that history does not record that it was stolen in Texas."

Okay, after the break, Tom Hanson takes us on one country's journey to democracy.

1 | P a g e Emily: On yesterday's show Tom Hanson took us on a tour of one of the most exotic and untouched countries on the planet — Myanmar — putting it at the top of the bucket list for tourists. But there is also another side to Myanmar, and that is the struggle to go from a military dictatorship to a democracy. Tom Hanson shows us that journey through the eyes of a young person who has witnessed it as we go inside Myanmar.

Wai Wai Nu: Myanmar is a beautiful country where we have a lot of diversity on culture, religion and ethnicity.

Tom: Wai Wai Nu knows two different Myanmars: a country that is moving toward democracy…

Nu: I was very ambitious when I was young. I wanted to be an educated person — I had many dreams.

Tom: …and a country where freedom doesn't exist.

Nu: When I was young, Myanmar was under a military dictatorship. People are very afraid of being arrested or, you know, scared of the government.

Tom: That is what happened to her and her family when they spoke out against the government. Without a fair trial, Wai Wai and her mom were sentenced to 17 years in prison; her father — 45.

Nu: And we were so shocked, and we didn't expect that we will be arrested. In the prison there were often verbal abuse and physical abuses.

Tom: Psychological.

Nu: Psychological torture, yeah.

Tom: She wasted away behind bars for seven years before one day unexpectedly being released.

Nu: After a few weeks, I went back to my university, and I basically started my educations again.

Tom: Wai Wai's story is not uncommon. In fact, it has happened to thousands of people. That is because for nearly five decades, Myanmar was ruled by a military group called a junta and was known as a police state.

2 | P a g e The military government limited free speech and the press, spied on its own people and cracked down on anyone who didn't agree with it. The U.S. didn't consider the junta to be a legitimate government, so for years the U.S. officials called the country by its former name, Burma. They also imposed sanctions — restrictions on trade — that crippled the country's economy and isolated Myanmar from the rest of the world.

But in the last decade, the country began opening up. In 2011 the military government held its first credible election in 50 years. The following year President Obama became the first U.S. president ever to visit, and recently, the U.S. lifted the trade restrictions and recognized the government of Myanmar.

One of the faces driving change in Myanmar is activist Aung San Suu Kyi, who was elected to lead the country as state counselor. She won a Nobel Peace Prize for her effort to bring democracy to Myanmar, including spending 20 years under house arrest by the government.

Now she is based in Myanmar's capital, Naypyidaw. It is an extravagant city, 40 times larger than Washington, D.C. The junta carved it out of the jungle just 10 years ago.

So most of what we have seen so far in Myanmar has been a lot of poverty. But when you get to Naypyidaw, it gives you this kind of imperial vibe. It almost kind of feels like we are in “The Hunger Games” or something, and we are driving through the capital.

This bizarre city seems more like a compound, with giant buildings, vacant 10-lane highways and almost no people or cars. This is the center of the government, but there is a catch. The military still holds enough seats in parliament to strike down any law it wants, and critics say that makes it really difficult for any real change to happen.

For the time being, perhaps the biggest changes will be the cultural ones. In 2014 just 1 percent of the population had access to internet.

Nu: Basically, everyone who has access to a telephone are on Facebook.

Tom: And as the country opens up to the rest of the world, many have a new sense of hope.

Woman: I hope that for the education and the economy, everything will continue to open up.

Woman: There will be more opportunities than before the transition to democracy, and everything will be much better.

3 | P a g e Tom: While good things are happening, the country still has a long way to go. Many believe the old military government is still in charge, and Myanmar has been accused of human rights abuses. Some people, including Wai Wai, say the U.S. should not have lifted the sanctions.

Nu: We thought this is very premature move from the United States without seeing any human rights progress, particularly to those who are the most vulnerable.

Tom: Tom Hanson, Channel One News.

Emily: Okay now, it is all in a name, and when it comes to Myanmar, it is a country with more than one. Some call it Burma; others call it Myanmar. What is the difference? Tom Hanson breaks it down on ChannelOne.com.

Okay, when we get back, we are getting crafty when it comes to graffiti.

Emily: Okay, Demetrius, when it comes to knitting and crocheting, I don’t know — I think of my grandma.

Demetrius: One loop here, pull the stitch through — yeah, Emily, you really have got to get with the times. Everyone is knitting.

Emily: Yeah, I guess I missed the boat on that one.

Demetrius: Absolutely. You see this sweater? I made this.

Emily: Yeah, no, you didn’t.

Demetrius: You’re right, I didn’t. But it is more than just a hobby for some. One knitting artist has taken this fuzzier form to the streets. From New York City to Paris, yarn bombing is changing landscapes all over the world, one stitch at a time.

With crochet hook in hand, London Kaye looks very much at peace.

London Kaye: I have loved crochet ever since I started crocheting, and I learned when I was 13.

Demetrius: But at heart she is a renegade artist, a self-proclaimed yarn bomber.

Kaye: I guess the best way to define it is when you take a piece of knit or crochet and you wrap it around something outside. So you're bringing, like, a touch of warmth into, like, an urban environment.

4 | P a g e Demetrius: London brings art to the age-old craft of crocheting — street art, where, traditionally, walls and fences have been the canvas for graffiti artists.

Kaye: I love that I'm doing something that's so clearly a feminine craft and putting it out there on the street with anybody else who's doing it. Street art's definitely done by mainly men. And I like to be able to bring that female perspective into the whole thing.

Demetrius: Yarn bombing is part of a rebirth for crocheting and knitting. It is not just about sitting alone knitting socks; it has become a social event and expanded to pictures and sculptures as well.

Tricia Malcolm: People started knitting and crocheting and then thought artistically about what they could do to self-express using this and so took it to an extreme level.

Demetrius: But not everyone is hooked on her art. She has experienced pushback too, like when she hung this mural for a flea market on a building whose owner had not granted permission.

Kaye: I want it to be something that is gonna bring about good feelings. And it's just — it was — this did not. And it really affected me.

Demetrius: It is feedback she says has made her more aware of how her art affects people, and she says it has made her a better artist.

Kaye: And I love crocheting so much, so this is truly a dream.

Demetrius: I have got to say, I am pretty inspired.

Emily: Yeah, me too, although I have a feeling this is going to take some time.

Demetrius: Yeah, probably, but I can make you something when I am done.

Emily: Perfect.

Demetrius: All right. And if you guys are on a mission to make the world a more beautiful place with your art, share your work with us on Instagram using the #Ch1Artwork.

Emily: All right, guys, that is going to do it for us today, but we are right back here tomorrow.

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