Hello.
I'm Koi Wire, or at least theupgraded version with a very specialupdate about this show.
I I have beenoptimized for maximum educationalefficiency in an ongoing effort topreserve resources.
CNN 10 has replacedme with artificial intelligence>> to deliver the news faster, smarter, andwith 42% more dad jokes.
All scripts,graphics, editing, and yes, anchoringwill be handled by advanced AI systems.
Don't don't worry.
This will still bethe best 10 minutes in news.
And thegood news is your AI Koi will deliverthe news with zero mistakes and withoutever needing a coffee break, processinghumor.
Why did the student bring aladder to school? Because the gradeswere high.
Yeah, that was bad.
Let's getthis show on the road.
Hello and welcome to the show and happyApril Fools to all of you who celebrate.
Yeah, you're not coming for my job justyet.
I'm the real Koi Wire here withyour 10 minutes of news where I tell youthe what, letting you decide what tothink.
Let's start with an update on theongoing partial federal governmentshutdown.
Now in its sixth week, theshutdown has caused exceedingly longwait times at airports across thecountry in recent weeks, spurring hugedelays and missed flights in some cases.
But this week, life at some of thecountry's busiest airports appears to bereturning to normal.
Why? Well,thousands of Transportation SecurityAdministration or TSA officers arefinally receiving their first paychecksin more than a month.
Late last week, USPresident Donald Trump ordered theDepartment of Homeland Security to beginissuing back pay to TSA workers.
Thedepartment began distributing funds thisweek and says they have so far seen areduction in people calling off of workand that has led to shorter lines andwait times.
TSA employees have beenworking without pay since the shutdownbegan and have missed more than$1billion dollars in collective pay.
Manyworkers say they've been unable toafford basic necessities like food orrent and have had to find other jobs tomake ends meet.
More than 500 agentshave quit so far.
And it's unclear ifthese latest payments will continue,leaving many agents unsure of what comesnext.
>> For us, I mean, in in my household, wefeel a little bit of a relief, but nowwe're just trying to play catchup.
Sonow we're having to, you know, make surethat we use our whatever we receive topay the April expensesum in case no more payment comes ourway.
>> Meanwhile, things on Capitol Hill arefar from copacetic.
Congress iscurrently on a two-week recess despiteremaining locked in a stalemate overfunding the Department of HomelandSecurity, which is the issue at thecenter of this showdown.
Look at this.
More than 90% of the department's272,000employees are continuing to work duringthe shutdown and the impact is beingfelt beyond the TSA.
And this thousandsof government employees, includingcivilians in the US Coast Guard, cybersecurity officials and emergencymanagement workers have also reportedworking without being paid.
Now to anupdate on the energy crisis in Cuba.
ARussian oil tanker has reached thewaters surrounding the island nationafter the US allowed the ship to break afuel blockade.
The tanker is reportedlycarrying nearly 730,000 barrels of oil.
Experts say that may only offer limitedeconomic and humanitarian relief as Cubastruggles with widespread electricityand internet blackouts.
In earlyJanuary, remember the US cut off Cuba'smain oil supplier, Venezuela, aftercapturing its president and forcing itsgovernment to halt oil shipments.
TheWhite House says allowing this Russianship to reach Cuba does not signal apolicy change, but rather was meant toprovide humanitarian help for the Cubanpeople.
Energy analysts tell us uh thatthe oil aboard will only supply Cuba'sgrid for less than 2 weeks, really.
So,while it is very notable that Russia hasbeen able to get a tanker through theoil blockade set up by the Trumpadministration, which apparently says uhthat they have allowed this boat to comein, but they're studying whether or notfurther boats can arrive to this island.
It still is leaving this islandessentially at the mercy of the oilblockade.
We don't know if other shipswill come in.
We don't know if otherdonations will be sent here because atthat point at this point where Cuba isdepending on the generosity of othercountries, a generosity that cancertainly run into the hundreds ofmillions of dollars and Russia has anoutstanding debt that Cuba owes thatcountry going back to the cold war ofabout a billion dollars.
So, uh anyfurther oil shipments uh you wouldexpect would be added to that bill.
ButRussia and other countries say that Cubahas been a longtime ally of theirs, thatthey want to defy this oil blockade,which the Trump administration has putin place to try to open up this islandeconomically and politically.
Last year, Australia rolled out alandmark ban on those under 16 years oldfrom having social media accounts.
As ofearly March, 5 million accounts havebeen deactivated, but officials claimsome big tech companies may not be doingenough to keep young users out.
Underthe Australian law, social mediaplatforms, including Facebook, Snapchat,Instagram, YouTube, and Tik Tok, mustnow show that they are taking steps tokeep those under 16 out or face fines upto $34 million per breach.
The country'sinternet regulator, ES Safety, claimssome teens may still be getting aroundthose systems.
And now those fiveplatforms are under investigation.
Australian officials say the companiesagree to follow the measure.
But if theyare found to be non-compliant, thegovernment could take them to court.
>> None of this is impossible.
None of thisis even difficult for big tech who areinnovative billiondoll companies.
>> Pop quiz hot shot.
What unit is used tomeasure the intensity of sound? Hertz,pascals, decb, or ohms?Pump up the volume.
Pump up the volumeif you said decibb.
The decibel scalemeasures the intensity or loudness ofsounds.
0 dB is considered the thresholdfor human hearing, while noises above 85dB can be harmful to your ears.
All right, we've all probably heard thesaying, fight fire with fire.
But whatif you could fight fire with sound?That's what one company is doing.
And itcould change the way firefighters battleblazes.
It could also save preciouswater reserves.
They're swapping firehoses for sound waves using aninnovative technique to extinguishflames at their source.
Our affiliateKCBS is sounding off on how it allworks.
>> They use infrared technology to detectflames and that sets off a trigger tostart the start the sound waves.
It's aproduct by Sonic Fire Tech, whichalthough sounds like science fiction, isreally just science.
>> We vibrate the oxygen at a rate wherefire can't consume it, and it breaks thechemical reaction.
>> Remington H.
Hotchkiss is the company'schief commercialization officer.
He saysall fires need oxygen to burn, butremoving it completely can be dangerous.
Their technology just breaks it up.
>> We use infrasound, which are sound wavesthat are inaudible to the human ear.
Right now, the technology is startingsmall with systems being built insidehomes to replace sprinkler systems.
>> A water sprinkler system is highlyineffective at putting out a greasefire.
It actually spreads the fire andmakes it worse.
Uh but yet we'remandated to have sprinklers above ourkitchen stoves.
And so our system wasshown to uh suppress the fire, preventthe ignition from occurring um with aautonomous detection device>> and doing it without wasting water orleaving water damage behind.
But thehope is eventually this technology canbe used on the outside of homes toprevent the spread of wildfires orpossibly by firefighters.
I have twolittle kids and the thought of puttingit water infrastructure in place meansthat we're robbing them of theopportunity to drink that water in thefuture.
Today's story getting a 10 out of 10 isthe elephant in the room and thatelephant is wearing a tutu.
>> It's funny.
I mean, it's it's going tobring attention to the neighborhood.
>> Across Birmingham, Alabama, statues andmore are getting a costume change.
Pinktutus are popping up on everything fromtrees, elephants, and pigs.
Oh my, themystery had locals tutu curious aboutthe reveal.
Well, it turns out theplayful display was the work of artistRenee Hannan Plata, backed by a grantsupported by the Andy Warhol Foundation.
Her intention to get people to look upfrom their phones, be present, take intheir surroundings, and embrace a littlesilliness.
Now, that's a message that'sdefinitely on point.
All right, we havea big congratulations to our your wordWednesday winners, Mr.
Bobbit andfriends at Ryder Middle School inWitchah Falls, Texas, who submittedcopacetic, an adjective that means inexcellent order.
Well done, my friends.
And we have a shout out today going toMr.
Hagman and Mr.
Reigns and all ourBears at Boyertown Middle School East.
Thank you for sending us theseincredible 3D printed bears.
Very cool.
Go on out.
>> Make it an awesome day.
>> I found a workaround.
Sorry.
Sorry forfor the unexpected interruption.
That'sall for today.
I'm AI Koi.
>> Rise up.
>> You are more powerful than you know, butnot more powerful than I.
Sunshine, weare CNN 10.
I'm Koi Wire, or at least theupgraded version with a very specialupdate about this show.
I I have beenoptimized for maximum educationalefficiency in an ongoing effort topreserve resources.
CNN 10 has replacedme with artificial intelligence>> to deliver the news faster, smarter, andwith 42% more dad jokes.
All scripts,graphics, editing, and yes, anchoringwill be handled by advanced AI systems.
Don't don't worry.
This will still bethe best 10 minutes in news.
And thegood news is your AI Koi will deliverthe news with zero mistakes and withoutever needing a coffee break, processinghumor.
Why did the student bring aladder to school? Because the gradeswere high.
Yeah, that was bad.
Let's getthis show on the road.
Hello and welcome to the show and happyApril Fools to all of you who celebrate.
Yeah, you're not coming for my job justyet.
I'm the real Koi Wire here withyour 10 minutes of news where I tell youthe what, letting you decide what tothink.
Let's start with an update on theongoing partial federal governmentshutdown.
Now in its sixth week, theshutdown has caused exceedingly longwait times at airports across thecountry in recent weeks, spurring hugedelays and missed flights in some cases.
But this week, life at some of thecountry's busiest airports appears to bereturning to normal.
Why? Well,thousands of Transportation SecurityAdministration or TSA officers arefinally receiving their first paychecksin more than a month.
Late last week, USPresident Donald Trump ordered theDepartment of Homeland Security to beginissuing back pay to TSA workers.
Thedepartment began distributing funds thisweek and says they have so far seen areduction in people calling off of workand that has led to shorter lines andwait times.
TSA employees have beenworking without pay since the shutdownbegan and have missed more than$1billion dollars in collective pay.
Manyworkers say they've been unable toafford basic necessities like food orrent and have had to find other jobs tomake ends meet.
More than 500 agentshave quit so far.
And it's unclear ifthese latest payments will continue,leaving many agents unsure of what comesnext.
>> For us, I mean, in in my household, wefeel a little bit of a relief, but nowwe're just trying to play catchup.
Sonow we're having to, you know, make surethat we use our whatever we receive topay the April expensesum in case no more payment comes ourway.
>> Meanwhile, things on Capitol Hill arefar from copacetic.
Congress iscurrently on a two-week recess despiteremaining locked in a stalemate overfunding the Department of HomelandSecurity, which is the issue at thecenter of this showdown.
Look at this.
More than 90% of the department's272,000employees are continuing to work duringthe shutdown and the impact is beingfelt beyond the TSA.
And this thousandsof government employees, includingcivilians in the US Coast Guard, cybersecurity officials and emergencymanagement workers have also reportedworking without being paid.
Now to anupdate on the energy crisis in Cuba.
ARussian oil tanker has reached thewaters surrounding the island nationafter the US allowed the ship to break afuel blockade.
The tanker is reportedlycarrying nearly 730,000 barrels of oil.
Experts say that may only offer limitedeconomic and humanitarian relief as Cubastruggles with widespread electricityand internet blackouts.
In earlyJanuary, remember the US cut off Cuba'smain oil supplier, Venezuela, aftercapturing its president and forcing itsgovernment to halt oil shipments.
TheWhite House says allowing this Russianship to reach Cuba does not signal apolicy change, but rather was meant toprovide humanitarian help for the Cubanpeople.
Energy analysts tell us uh thatthe oil aboard will only supply Cuba'sgrid for less than 2 weeks, really.
So,while it is very notable that Russia hasbeen able to get a tanker through theoil blockade set up by the Trumpadministration, which apparently says uhthat they have allowed this boat to comein, but they're studying whether or notfurther boats can arrive to this island.
It still is leaving this islandessentially at the mercy of the oilblockade.
We don't know if other shipswill come in.
We don't know if otherdonations will be sent here because atthat point at this point where Cuba isdepending on the generosity of othercountries, a generosity that cancertainly run into the hundreds ofmillions of dollars and Russia has anoutstanding debt that Cuba owes thatcountry going back to the cold war ofabout a billion dollars.
So, uh anyfurther oil shipments uh you wouldexpect would be added to that bill.
ButRussia and other countries say that Cubahas been a longtime ally of theirs, thatthey want to defy this oil blockade,which the Trump administration has putin place to try to open up this islandeconomically and politically.
Last year, Australia rolled out alandmark ban on those under 16 years oldfrom having social media accounts.
As ofearly March, 5 million accounts havebeen deactivated, but officials claimsome big tech companies may not be doingenough to keep young users out.
Underthe Australian law, social mediaplatforms, including Facebook, Snapchat,Instagram, YouTube, and Tik Tok, mustnow show that they are taking steps tokeep those under 16 out or face fines upto $34 million per breach.
The country'sinternet regulator, ES Safety, claimssome teens may still be getting aroundthose systems.
And now those fiveplatforms are under investigation.
Australian officials say the companiesagree to follow the measure.
But if theyare found to be non-compliant, thegovernment could take them to court.
>> None of this is impossible.
None of thisis even difficult for big tech who areinnovative billiondoll companies.
>> Pop quiz hot shot.
What unit is used tomeasure the intensity of sound? Hertz,pascals, decb, or ohms?Pump up the volume.
Pump up the volumeif you said decibb.
The decibel scalemeasures the intensity or loudness ofsounds.
0 dB is considered the thresholdfor human hearing, while noises above 85dB can be harmful to your ears.
All right, we've all probably heard thesaying, fight fire with fire.
But whatif you could fight fire with sound?That's what one company is doing.
And itcould change the way firefighters battleblazes.
It could also save preciouswater reserves.
They're swapping firehoses for sound waves using aninnovative technique to extinguishflames at their source.
Our affiliateKCBS is sounding off on how it allworks.
>> They use infrared technology to detectflames and that sets off a trigger tostart the start the sound waves.
It's aproduct by Sonic Fire Tech, whichalthough sounds like science fiction, isreally just science.
>> We vibrate the oxygen at a rate wherefire can't consume it, and it breaks thechemical reaction.
>> Remington H.
Hotchkiss is the company'schief commercialization officer.
He saysall fires need oxygen to burn, butremoving it completely can be dangerous.
Their technology just breaks it up.
>> We use infrasound, which are sound wavesthat are inaudible to the human ear.
Right now, the technology is startingsmall with systems being built insidehomes to replace sprinkler systems.
>> A water sprinkler system is highlyineffective at putting out a greasefire.
It actually spreads the fire andmakes it worse.
Uh but yet we'remandated to have sprinklers above ourkitchen stoves.
And so our system wasshown to uh suppress the fire, preventthe ignition from occurring um with aautonomous detection device>> and doing it without wasting water orleaving water damage behind.
But thehope is eventually this technology canbe used on the outside of homes toprevent the spread of wildfires orpossibly by firefighters.
I have twolittle kids and the thought of puttingit water infrastructure in place meansthat we're robbing them of theopportunity to drink that water in thefuture.
Today's story getting a 10 out of 10 isthe elephant in the room and thatelephant is wearing a tutu.
>> It's funny.
I mean, it's it's going tobring attention to the neighborhood.
>> Across Birmingham, Alabama, statues andmore are getting a costume change.
Pinktutus are popping up on everything fromtrees, elephants, and pigs.
Oh my, themystery had locals tutu curious aboutthe reveal.
Well, it turns out theplayful display was the work of artistRenee Hannan Plata, backed by a grantsupported by the Andy Warhol Foundation.
Her intention to get people to look upfrom their phones, be present, take intheir surroundings, and embrace a littlesilliness.
Now, that's a message that'sdefinitely on point.
All right, we havea big congratulations to our your wordWednesday winners, Mr.
Bobbit andfriends at Ryder Middle School inWitchah Falls, Texas, who submittedcopacetic, an adjective that means inexcellent order.
Well done, my friends.
And we have a shout out today going toMr.
Hagman and Mr.
Reigns and all ourBears at Boyertown Middle School East.
Thank you for sending us theseincredible 3D printed bears.
Very cool.
Go on out.
>> Make it an awesome day.
>> I found a workaround.
Sorry.
Sorry forfor the unexpected interruption.
That'sall for today.
I'm AI Koi.
>> Rise up.
>> You are more powerful than you know, butnot more powerful than I.
Sunshine, weare CNN 10.