Today's Show Transcript
Also, to all my bookworms out there, this week is Read Across America Week, the annual celebration coinciding with Dr. Seuss's birthday, highlighting the joy and importance of reading. This year's theme is Celebrating a Nation of Diverse Readers, highlighting books that represent diverse cultures and those that promote inclusivity.
We'd love to hear about a great book that you might be reading right now, or one of your all-time favorites. Message us at CNN10@CNN.com or on Instagram @CNN10, and we're going to share some of your responses throughout the week.
An update now on the United States and Israel's war with Iran. As the war continues to expand throughout the region, many governments are scrambling to evacuate their citizens, but airspace closures over one of the world's busiest travel regions are spurring one of the worst global travel disruptions since the COVID-19 pandemic. Our Lynda Kinkade has more on what some travelers are facing.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
LYNDA KINKADE, CNN ANCHOR AND CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Canceled, delayed, diverted. Words few travelers want to hear.
But it's a reality for many airline passengers around the globe after several major travel hubs closed or heavily restricted their airspace because of missile and drone strikes across the Middle East. That conflict resulting in travel chaos, long lines and long waits, upending many trips.
BENJAMIN GNATEK, TRAVELER: Unfortunately, our whole trip, our school canceled it, so we're no longer going to Dubai.
KINKADE (voice-over): Commercial flights in and out of Dubai have been suspended. Airports in Abu Dhabi, Doha and other regional hubs were also either shut down or subject to severe restrictions. All are popular transit points for long-haul travel.
And without these key connections, the flow of aircraft and flight crews has been disrupted. Many passengers left stranded.
ANDREANA LAZAROVA, TRAVELER: We don't have any information, no one's telling us anything. We cannot get into contact with anyone. We're trying to go home, that's the only thing that we want.
KINKADE (voice-over): In one popular tourist destination, authorities in Bali, Indonesia, say more than 1600 tourists were stranded at the airport Sunday after flights to the Middle East were canceled or postponed. It's a headache all round. The new routes will likely be longer for passengers and the fuel costs higher for airlines.
At the Frankfurt airport in Germany, one passenger bound for Australia says she's trying to rebook after her flight was canceled. But it hasn't been easy.
LARA HAENSELER, TRAVELER (through translator): The phone hotline is completely overloaded. We can't reach anyone, actually. It's not going so well at the moment.
KINKADE (voice-over): The disruptions are also a serious concern for people who work in the Middle East but live in different countries, like these migrant workers in Bangladesh, who say they're afraid they'll lose their jobs if they don't return soon.
Airlines are scrambling to reroute flights with some headed over Saudi Arabia, but it's unclear how long the disruptions could last. Right now, officials are urging people to check their flights and pack a lot of patience.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
WIRE: Now, the war with Iran is having widespread repercussions from the economy, even on sports. The Qatar Soccer Federation postponed all tournaments and matches until further notice. Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar closed their airspace on Saturday as the strikes on Iran affected flights across the Middle East.
Today marks 100 days until the FIFA World Cup this summer, and the president of Iran's soccer federation says he doesn't know if the national team will play World Cup matches. Mehdi Taj told sports portal Varzesh3, what is certain is that after this attack, we cannot be expected to look forward to the World Cup with hope. FIFA says it will be monitoring this situation. Iran is scheduled to play in Los Angeles, opening with New Zealand on June 15th.
Ten second trivia.
When was the first electric vacuum invented?
1791, 1835, 1867 or 1901?
Answer is 1901. British engineer Hubert Cecil Booth patented a large horse-drawn machine that used a motor-powered pump to create suction, pulling dust through long hoses into a filter system outside of the building.
Have you heard about the man who hacked 7,000 vacuum cleaners? A software developer experimenting with his own robotic vacuum discovered a flaw that allowed access to thousands of others, including their cameras and microphones, shedding light on potential security risks with smart home devices. Let's look at how it happened and what we should know.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
CLARE DUFFY, CNN BUSINESS TECH REPORTER: So, in theory, you could have used someone else's vacuum and navigated it around their home to see whatever you wanted to see.
SAMMY AZDOUFAL, SOFTWARE DEVELOPER: Are launching deep cleaning at 420 for everyone? Yes.
DUFFY: Software developer Sammy Azdoufal was building an app to hack his DJI Romo smart vacuum. He wanted to use his PlayStation controller to make it move. But in the process, he accidentally uncovered a major security flaw.
With the help of an A.I. chatbot, Sammy discovered he could also access what he says were roughly 7,000 other vacuums, allowing him to get their approximate locations and even remotely control other people's vacuums.
He could also see through other users' live camera feeds and hear through their vacuum's microphones, features typically in place to help the vacuums navigate around a home and respond to voice commands.
AZDOUFAL: When it happened, my wife started to hide the camera from the robot because she was scared. I don't know. freak out or scared. Sorry. This is making me laugh for nothing. But why are they going to put a microphone in a vacuum? Like, I don't know. I don't get it.
DUFFY: Sammy, immediately reported the flaw to DJI. After some back and forth, the company fixed it. DJI did not respond to a request for comment from CNN.
But Sammy says, there is an important takeaway here for consumers thinking about buying any smart home device.
AZDOUFAL: Let other users be -- being a beta testers before you. So, the company will fix the issue before you buy it.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
WIRE: Today's story, getting a 10 out of 10, a case of being in the right place at the right time with an incredible outcome. A police officer who took a different route to work and an off-duty firefighter who happened to have his gear in his car arriving at a fiery car wreck at the same time. Both are former Marines jumped into action, saving a mother of three. Our Ryan Young has the story.
(BEGIN VIDEO TAPE)
RYAN YOUNG, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: On the morning of February 18th, 2025, then Officer Brian Larison had just started his shift when he decided to mix things up in his daily routine.
BRIAN LARISON, PATROL SERGEANT, CHANDLER POLICE DEPARTMENT: My normal route is to go down south from my house, but for some reason that day something just told me to take the 60.
YOUNG: It wasn't long before he happened upon a fiery wreck on U.S. 60 near Mesa.
LARISON: As I approached the truck, I noticed there was a young lady inside. You could see her hands were flailing around on the inside.
YOUNG: Moments earlier, the vehicle had been rear ended by a cement truck, flipping it over and trapping mother of three Aymee Ruiz inside. She had just dropped off her kids.
LARISON: So, I ran back to my motorcycle and I grabbed my PR-24 baton, which is a side handle baton.
Get out of the way, get out of the way!
YOUNG: After a handful of strikes, Officer Larison was finally able to break open the window.
LARISON: Get out, get out.
YOUNG: But just as Aymee was about to escape, the vehicle pulled back on its wheels, throwing her back inside.
LARISON: At that point, I started running back up to the truck to reach in or try to get her out, and that's when I looked to my right and I saw a fireman and his flame-retardant gear.
LARISON: Get her out of there. Get her out dude.
YOUNG: Off duty at the time, firefighter and paramedic Asa Paguia was unusually prepared for the situation.
ASA PAGUIA, CAPTAIN, PEORIA FIRE-MEDICAL DEPARTMENT: I don't normally bring my fire gear home with me. That day I had worked an overtime shift, so I happened to have my fire gear in my vehicle. I couldn't see her, but when I reached in, I felt her legs, and I was able to grab her legs and pull her and help her out of that vehicle.
LARISON: We got you, we got you. Anybody else in there?
PAGUIA: She cried out for help, and she was very confused or hypoxic. So, she had probably been low on oxygen from the smoke inhalation. And so she wasn't very cognizant of where she was or what's going on.
LARISON: I'm glad you're here, brother.
YOUNG: The two former marines modestly say they were simply doing their jobs. That's what they signed up for to serve and protect.
AYMEE RUIZ: We can't thank you guys enough for my life. There's no words to describe. There's no word big enough.
YOUNG: Ryan Young, CNN.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
WIRE: All right, superestrellas. We were talking about the World Cup earlier and this upcoming World Cup will be the first ever hosted across three countries, the U.S., Canada and Mexico. So, I am sending a shout out to my friends in Mexico City. Mr. Stanaway and crew, thank you for this epic World Cup jersey. Are you kidding me? Escuela Lomas Altas, rise up.
Also, we have a shout out going to Mr. Russell at MS29: The Melrose School in the Bronx, New York. Thank you for subscribing and commenting on our CNN10 YouTube channel.
Tomorrow is Your Word Wednesday. So, submit those vocabulary words to our latest post on Instagram @CNN10 or @CoyWire and we will choose a winner to work into tomorrow's show. Bring it.
See you later, alligators. I'm Coy Wire and we are CNN10.
END
Also, to all my bookworms out there, this week is Read Across America Week, the annual celebration coinciding with Dr. Seuss's birthday, highlighting the joy and importance of reading. This year's theme is Celebrating a Nation of Diverse Readers, highlighting books that represent diverse cultures and those that promote inclusivity.
We'd love to hear about a great book that you might be reading right now, or one of your all-time favorites. Message us at CNN10@CNN.com or on Instagram @CNN10, and we're going to share some of your responses throughout the week.
An update now on the United States and Israel's war with Iran. As the war continues to expand throughout the region, many governments are scrambling to evacuate their citizens, but airspace closures over one of the world's busiest travel regions are spurring one of the worst global travel disruptions since the COVID-19 pandemic. Our Lynda Kinkade has more on what some travelers are facing.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
LYNDA KINKADE, CNN ANCHOR AND CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Canceled, delayed, diverted. Words few travelers want to hear.
But it's a reality for many airline passengers around the globe after several major travel hubs closed or heavily restricted their airspace because of missile and drone strikes across the Middle East. That conflict resulting in travel chaos, long lines and long waits, upending many trips.
BENJAMIN GNATEK, TRAVELER: Unfortunately, our whole trip, our school canceled it, so we're no longer going to Dubai.
KINKADE (voice-over): Commercial flights in and out of Dubai have been suspended. Airports in Abu Dhabi, Doha and other regional hubs were also either shut down or subject to severe restrictions. All are popular transit points for long-haul travel.
And without these key connections, the flow of aircraft and flight crews has been disrupted. Many passengers left stranded.
ANDREANA LAZAROVA, TRAVELER: We don't have any information, no one's telling us anything. We cannot get into contact with anyone. We're trying to go home, that's the only thing that we want.
KINKADE (voice-over): In one popular tourist destination, authorities in Bali, Indonesia, say more than 1600 tourists were stranded at the airport Sunday after flights to the Middle East were canceled or postponed. It's a headache all round. The new routes will likely be longer for passengers and the fuel costs higher for airlines.
At the Frankfurt airport in Germany, one passenger bound for Australia says she's trying to rebook after her flight was canceled. But it hasn't been easy.
LARA HAENSELER, TRAVELER (through translator): The phone hotline is completely overloaded. We can't reach anyone, actually. It's not going so well at the moment.
KINKADE (voice-over): The disruptions are also a serious concern for people who work in the Middle East but live in different countries, like these migrant workers in Bangladesh, who say they're afraid they'll lose their jobs if they don't return soon.
Airlines are scrambling to reroute flights with some headed over Saudi Arabia, but it's unclear how long the disruptions could last. Right now, officials are urging people to check their flights and pack a lot of patience.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
WIRE: Now, the war with Iran is having widespread repercussions from the economy, even on sports. The Qatar Soccer Federation postponed all tournaments and matches until further notice. Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar closed their airspace on Saturday as the strikes on Iran affected flights across the Middle East.
Today marks 100 days until the FIFA World Cup this summer, and the president of Iran's soccer federation says he doesn't know if the national team will play World Cup matches. Mehdi Taj told sports portal Varzesh3, what is certain is that after this attack, we cannot be expected to look forward to the World Cup with hope. FIFA says it will be monitoring this situation. Iran is scheduled to play in Los Angeles, opening with New Zealand on June 15th.
Ten second trivia.
When was the first electric vacuum invented?
1791, 1835, 1867 or 1901?
Answer is 1901. British engineer Hubert Cecil Booth patented a large horse-drawn machine that used a motor-powered pump to create suction, pulling dust through long hoses into a filter system outside of the building.
Have you heard about the man who hacked 7,000 vacuum cleaners? A software developer experimenting with his own robotic vacuum discovered a flaw that allowed access to thousands of others, including their cameras and microphones, shedding light on potential security risks with smart home devices. Let's look at how it happened and what we should know.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
CLARE DUFFY, CNN BUSINESS TECH REPORTER: So, in theory, you could have used someone else's vacuum and navigated it around their home to see whatever you wanted to see.
SAMMY AZDOUFAL, SOFTWARE DEVELOPER: Are launching deep cleaning at 420 for everyone? Yes.
DUFFY: Software developer Sammy Azdoufal was building an app to hack his DJI Romo smart vacuum. He wanted to use his PlayStation controller to make it move. But in the process, he accidentally uncovered a major security flaw.
With the help of an A.I. chatbot, Sammy discovered he could also access what he says were roughly 7,000 other vacuums, allowing him to get their approximate locations and even remotely control other people's vacuums.
He could also see through other users' live camera feeds and hear through their vacuum's microphones, features typically in place to help the vacuums navigate around a home and respond to voice commands.
AZDOUFAL: When it happened, my wife started to hide the camera from the robot because she was scared. I don't know. freak out or scared. Sorry. This is making me laugh for nothing. But why are they going to put a microphone in a vacuum? Like, I don't know. I don't get it.
DUFFY: Sammy, immediately reported the flaw to DJI. After some back and forth, the company fixed it. DJI did not respond to a request for comment from CNN.
But Sammy says, there is an important takeaway here for consumers thinking about buying any smart home device.
AZDOUFAL: Let other users be -- being a beta testers before you. So, the company will fix the issue before you buy it.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
WIRE: Today's story, getting a 10 out of 10, a case of being in the right place at the right time with an incredible outcome. A police officer who took a different route to work and an off-duty firefighter who happened to have his gear in his car arriving at a fiery car wreck at the same time. Both are former Marines jumped into action, saving a mother of three. Our Ryan Young has the story.
(BEGIN VIDEO TAPE)
RYAN YOUNG, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: On the morning of February 18th, 2025, then Officer Brian Larison had just started his shift when he decided to mix things up in his daily routine.
BRIAN LARISON, PATROL SERGEANT, CHANDLER POLICE DEPARTMENT: My normal route is to go down south from my house, but for some reason that day something just told me to take the 60.
YOUNG: It wasn't long before he happened upon a fiery wreck on U.S. 60 near Mesa.
LARISON: As I approached the truck, I noticed there was a young lady inside. You could see her hands were flailing around on the inside.
YOUNG: Moments earlier, the vehicle had been rear ended by a cement truck, flipping it over and trapping mother of three Aymee Ruiz inside. She had just dropped off her kids.
LARISON: So, I ran back to my motorcycle and I grabbed my PR-24 baton, which is a side handle baton.
Get out of the way, get out of the way!
YOUNG: After a handful of strikes, Officer Larison was finally able to break open the window.
LARISON: Get out, get out.
YOUNG: But just as Aymee was about to escape, the vehicle pulled back on its wheels, throwing her back inside.
LARISON: At that point, I started running back up to the truck to reach in or try to get her out, and that's when I looked to my right and I saw a fireman and his flame-retardant gear.
LARISON: Get her out of there. Get her out dude.
YOUNG: Off duty at the time, firefighter and paramedic Asa Paguia was unusually prepared for the situation.
ASA PAGUIA, CAPTAIN, PEORIA FIRE-MEDICAL DEPARTMENT: I don't normally bring my fire gear home with me. That day I had worked an overtime shift, so I happened to have my fire gear in my vehicle. I couldn't see her, but when I reached in, I felt her legs, and I was able to grab her legs and pull her and help her out of that vehicle.
LARISON: We got you, we got you. Anybody else in there?
PAGUIA: She cried out for help, and she was very confused or hypoxic. So, she had probably been low on oxygen from the smoke inhalation. And so she wasn't very cognizant of where she was or what's going on.
LARISON: I'm glad you're here, brother.
YOUNG: The two former marines modestly say they were simply doing their jobs. That's what they signed up for to serve and protect.
AYMEE RUIZ: We can't thank you guys enough for my life. There's no words to describe. There's no word big enough.
YOUNG: Ryan Young, CNN.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
WIRE: All right, superestrellas. We were talking about the World Cup earlier and this upcoming World Cup will be the first ever hosted across three countries, the U.S., Canada and Mexico. So, I am sending a shout out to my friends in Mexico City. Mr. Stanaway and crew, thank you for this epic World Cup jersey. Are you kidding me? Escuela Lomas Altas, rise up.
Also, we have a shout out going to Mr. Russell at MS29: The Melrose School in the Bronx, New York. Thank you for subscribing and commenting on our CNN10 YouTube channel.
Tomorrow is Your Word Wednesday. So, submit those vocabulary words to our latest post on Instagram @CNN10 or @CoyWire and we will choose a winner to work into tomorrow's show. Bring it.
See you later, alligators. I'm Coy Wire and we are CNN10.
END