Hello everyone.
I'm Natasha Chen infor Koiwire who is out on a very coolassignment today.
You'll hear more aboutthat later.
I've got lots of importantstories to tell you about on this May5th, 2026 or Cinco deio.
Today marks thehugely popular and often misunderstoodMexican holiday.
While the 5th of May iswidely confused for Mexican independenceday, Cinco deio actually celebrates aMexican victory over France at theBattle of Pueba back in 1862.
A small force under the command ofIgnasio Zaragoza defeated a much largerFrench contingent.
And the rest, as theysay, is history.
And if you're stillwondering, Mexican Independence Day isactually celebrated on September 16th,commemorating the Mexican War ofIndependence from Spain.
While Cinco deMayo is still celebrated across Mexicoto this day, it's also become a wildlypopular springtime celebration in the USover the years.
So, if you're planningon grabbing some tacos and guac afterschool to celebrate, now you know why.
Now to a major development that'supending the world of air travel.
Thecollapse of Spirit Airlines.
Thepioneering budget airline abruptlyceased global operations this weekendfollowing years of financial struggles.
The sudden shutdown left thousands ofpassengers stranded and many morescrambling to change travel plans.
OurRaphael Romo has more on how the impactis being felt at the world's busiestairport.
Passengers attitudes about what'shappening with the shuttering of SpiritAirlines can be described with one word,confusion.
When we got to the SpiritAirlines in Atlanta earlier today, thearea was cordoned off.
Signs thatnormally direct passenger traffic wereset up as barriers and screens.
Had amessage for passengers saying thefollowing.
And here I quote, "We regretto inform you that Spirit Airlines hasceased global operations.
All Spiritflights have been cancelled and customerservice is no longer available.
It hasbeen our honor, it says, to bringfriends and families closer together for34 years.
This decision will put 17,000workers out of a job, including 14,000Spirit employees and thousands ofcontractors and other people whose jobsdepend on Spirit and its operations atmultiple airports around the country.
Spirit Airlines demise has strandedthousands of passengers who have toadjust plans and perhaps millions whohave tickets for future dates.
Customershave been instructed not to come to theairport.
Those who book directly throughthe airline with a credit or debit cardwill be issued refunds and have beeninstructed to rebook travel on othercarriers including JetBlue, Southwest,Delta, and United Airlines.
All of whichhave announced they are offering lowercost rescue fairs so that Spiritcustomers can rebook flights.
USTransportation Secretary Shan Duffy saidsome lastminute efforts intended to savethe airline were ultimatelyunsuccessful.
>> The president was like a dog on a boneuh trying to figure out a way uh to keepSpirit afloat.
Uh he was concerned aboutthe employees of of Spirit.
I was in theOval many times hearing him talk aboutthe employees and the customers.
uh inthe end this was a creditor issue.
Again, they have the final say ofwhether they want to do a deal with thegovernment, but also from thegovernment's perspective, um weoftentimes don't have a half a billiondollars laying around in a spare accountthat we can uh put into a bailout of aof an airline.
And let's remember,Spirit filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcyprotection in November 2024, but thenemerged from it in March of thefollowing year, 2025, only to file again5 months later in February.
The airlinewas able to reach a deal with itscreditors to move forward, but then fuelprices surged and ultimately contributedto its demise.
Spirit is the firstsignificant US airline in nearly 25years to go out of business because offinancial problems.
Three people are dead and at least threeothers are sick following a suspectedoutbreak of haunt virus aboard a cruiseship in the Atlantic Ocean.
Hont virusis a rare but deadly disease carried byrodents.
It can pass to humans throughcontact with their saliva, urine ordroppings, causing severe and oftendeadly respiratory issues.
According tothe Centers for Disease Control andPrevention, nearly 40% of people whodevelop symptoms may die.
The ship inquestion, the MV Hondias, is currentlyanchored near Cape Verde, an islandnation off Africa's western coast.
About150 passengers and 70 crew members arebelieved to be on board.
The companythat owns the ship says health officialshave visited the boat, but passengersare not allowed to disembark yet.
>> And what's happening right now is veryreal for all of us here.
We're not just a story.
We're not justheadlines.
We're people.
people withfamilies, with lives, with peoplewaiting for us at home.
>> Health officials say a 70-year-old manand his wife are among those who diedand another person is in intensive care.
Two symptomatic crew members haverequired urgent medical care as well.
The World Health Organization is workingto provide medical care to thepassengers and crew.
The team isconducting a full assessment of thesituation and says there's no currentpublic health threat.
Now to an updateon an animal welfare story that's gainednational attention.
1,500 beagles at aWisconsin medical testing facility aregetting a new leash on life thanks to adeal the company struck with animaladvocacy groups.
The dogs made headlinesearlier this year after activists brokeinto the property in a bid to recoverthem.
Now they're finally being freed.
The first batch of dogs arrived at localvolunteers farms over the weekend wherethey were checked by teams ofveterinarians.
The dogs will now head toshelters across the country to embark ontheir new lives.
But the volunteers whohelped make it all happen hope thisbatch of beagles sends a bigger message.
>> Let's all come together and and as anation put pressure on our politiciansto do the right thing for animals.
>> All right, it's time for 10 secondtrivia.
Which country has the highestrobottoworker ratio in its economy? Isit the United States, China, Japan, orRussia?The answer here is Japan.
According tothe International Federation ofRobotics, Japan had more than 400industrial robots per 10,000manufacturing workers in 2025, includingreceptionists, servers, and factoryworkers.
While robots are beingdeveloped to help make life easieracross the globe, the most importantpart of their training is how to be morehuman.
And how they do that is byidentifying patterns and copyingexamples from real workers.
It's atraining so specific that coders arehaving trouble finding enough people todo it.
So one company has a uniquesolution.
Our Stephanie Yang has more.
Looking for a side gig? You've seenhumanoid robots do back flips,cartwheels, and kung fu.
Now their nextbig mission is cleaning.
But first,they'll have to learn how using videosof humans doing it first.
That's createda new kind of gig economy where peopleare paid by the hour to recordthemselves doing odd jobs around thehouse.
All around the world, thousandsof workers are strapping cameras totheir heads before starting on a list ofbasic tasks like cutting fruit, cleaningcountertops, and watering plants.
Thenthe footage is marked up so that robotscan translate the visual cues intophysical responses.
This type of humandata is turning into a multi-billiondollar industry since companies say it'sgoing to take billions of hours oftraining before robots can be deployedinto people's homes.
Analysts say thatthe data from these videos isn't aseffective as having humans guide robotsthrough the tasks themselves, but it's alot cheaper and faster to collect.
As AIadvances, developers are combining humanand virtual training methods, all in thename of building the world's mostadvanced Android.
Now to a tiny new furbaby, giving conservationists bigoptimism.
A zoo in Belgium just welcomeda golden snub-nosed monkey, the firstever born outside of Asia.
The NatureConservancy estimates there are onlyabout 3,000 of these monkeys native toChina remaining in the wild.
Living inmassive troops up to 300 strong, theyhunt for tree lyken.
But that's gettingharder to find due to habitat loss.
Another contributing factor toendangerment, illegal hunters.
Conservationists say mom Lulu and hernewborn are a major win in the fight toprotect the species.
Sometimes savingthe planet starts with one tiny life.
Today's story getting a 10 out of 10.
Hundreds of South Koreans gathered inSeoul to catch Z's and maybe a W.
By theHan River, the city of Seoul hostedtheir third annual powernap contest,which is aimed to address the nation'ssleep deprivation issue caused by stressand long working hours.
The competitionrequirements looked a little differentthan most.
Winner hopefuls came incostumes with full bellies and thenfinally slept on the job.
Participantswere judged based on how fast they fellasleep.
They wore heart monitors and astable reading from the Sleeping Beautyindicated a deep, peaceful slumber.
Allright, superstars.
I've got time for twoshout outs for you today.
The first onegoes to Mr.
Samayoa's middle schoolengineering class at Irving Steam Magnethere in Los Angeles, California.
And thenext one goes to Mr.
McNeel at WindhamHigh School in Windham, Maine.
Thank youall for making us a part of your day.
And thanks to all of you for watching.
Koi will be back tomorrow.
I'm NatashaChen and this is CNN 10.
I'm Natasha Chen infor Koiwire who is out on a very coolassignment today.
You'll hear more aboutthat later.
I've got lots of importantstories to tell you about on this May5th, 2026 or Cinco deio.
Today marks thehugely popular and often misunderstoodMexican holiday.
While the 5th of May iswidely confused for Mexican independenceday, Cinco deio actually celebrates aMexican victory over France at theBattle of Pueba back in 1862.
A small force under the command ofIgnasio Zaragoza defeated a much largerFrench contingent.
And the rest, as theysay, is history.
And if you're stillwondering, Mexican Independence Day isactually celebrated on September 16th,commemorating the Mexican War ofIndependence from Spain.
While Cinco deMayo is still celebrated across Mexicoto this day, it's also become a wildlypopular springtime celebration in the USover the years.
So, if you're planningon grabbing some tacos and guac afterschool to celebrate, now you know why.
Now to a major development that'supending the world of air travel.
Thecollapse of Spirit Airlines.
Thepioneering budget airline abruptlyceased global operations this weekendfollowing years of financial struggles.
The sudden shutdown left thousands ofpassengers stranded and many morescrambling to change travel plans.
OurRaphael Romo has more on how the impactis being felt at the world's busiestairport.
Passengers attitudes about what'shappening with the shuttering of SpiritAirlines can be described with one word,confusion.
When we got to the SpiritAirlines in Atlanta earlier today, thearea was cordoned off.
Signs thatnormally direct passenger traffic wereset up as barriers and screens.
Had amessage for passengers saying thefollowing.
And here I quote, "We regretto inform you that Spirit Airlines hasceased global operations.
All Spiritflights have been cancelled and customerservice is no longer available.
It hasbeen our honor, it says, to bringfriends and families closer together for34 years.
This decision will put 17,000workers out of a job, including 14,000Spirit employees and thousands ofcontractors and other people whose jobsdepend on Spirit and its operations atmultiple airports around the country.
Spirit Airlines demise has strandedthousands of passengers who have toadjust plans and perhaps millions whohave tickets for future dates.
Customershave been instructed not to come to theairport.
Those who book directly throughthe airline with a credit or debit cardwill be issued refunds and have beeninstructed to rebook travel on othercarriers including JetBlue, Southwest,Delta, and United Airlines.
All of whichhave announced they are offering lowercost rescue fairs so that Spiritcustomers can rebook flights.
USTransportation Secretary Shan Duffy saidsome lastminute efforts intended to savethe airline were ultimatelyunsuccessful.
>> The president was like a dog on a boneuh trying to figure out a way uh to keepSpirit afloat.
Uh he was concerned aboutthe employees of of Spirit.
I was in theOval many times hearing him talk aboutthe employees and the customers.
uh inthe end this was a creditor issue.
Again, they have the final say ofwhether they want to do a deal with thegovernment, but also from thegovernment's perspective, um weoftentimes don't have a half a billiondollars laying around in a spare accountthat we can uh put into a bailout of aof an airline.
And let's remember,Spirit filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcyprotection in November 2024, but thenemerged from it in March of thefollowing year, 2025, only to file again5 months later in February.
The airlinewas able to reach a deal with itscreditors to move forward, but then fuelprices surged and ultimately contributedto its demise.
Spirit is the firstsignificant US airline in nearly 25years to go out of business because offinancial problems.
Three people are dead and at least threeothers are sick following a suspectedoutbreak of haunt virus aboard a cruiseship in the Atlantic Ocean.
Hont virusis a rare but deadly disease carried byrodents.
It can pass to humans throughcontact with their saliva, urine ordroppings, causing severe and oftendeadly respiratory issues.
According tothe Centers for Disease Control andPrevention, nearly 40% of people whodevelop symptoms may die.
The ship inquestion, the MV Hondias, is currentlyanchored near Cape Verde, an islandnation off Africa's western coast.
About150 passengers and 70 crew members arebelieved to be on board.
The companythat owns the ship says health officialshave visited the boat, but passengersare not allowed to disembark yet.
>> And what's happening right now is veryreal for all of us here.
We're not just a story.
We're not justheadlines.
We're people.
people withfamilies, with lives, with peoplewaiting for us at home.
>> Health officials say a 70-year-old manand his wife are among those who diedand another person is in intensive care.
Two symptomatic crew members haverequired urgent medical care as well.
The World Health Organization is workingto provide medical care to thepassengers and crew.
The team isconducting a full assessment of thesituation and says there's no currentpublic health threat.
Now to an updateon an animal welfare story that's gainednational attention.
1,500 beagles at aWisconsin medical testing facility aregetting a new leash on life thanks to adeal the company struck with animaladvocacy groups.
The dogs made headlinesearlier this year after activists brokeinto the property in a bid to recoverthem.
Now they're finally being freed.
The first batch of dogs arrived at localvolunteers farms over the weekend wherethey were checked by teams ofveterinarians.
The dogs will now head toshelters across the country to embark ontheir new lives.
But the volunteers whohelped make it all happen hope thisbatch of beagles sends a bigger message.
>> Let's all come together and and as anation put pressure on our politiciansto do the right thing for animals.
>> All right, it's time for 10 secondtrivia.
Which country has the highestrobottoworker ratio in its economy? Isit the United States, China, Japan, orRussia?The answer here is Japan.
According tothe International Federation ofRobotics, Japan had more than 400industrial robots per 10,000manufacturing workers in 2025, includingreceptionists, servers, and factoryworkers.
While robots are beingdeveloped to help make life easieracross the globe, the most importantpart of their training is how to be morehuman.
And how they do that is byidentifying patterns and copyingexamples from real workers.
It's atraining so specific that coders arehaving trouble finding enough people todo it.
So one company has a uniquesolution.
Our Stephanie Yang has more.
Looking for a side gig? You've seenhumanoid robots do back flips,cartwheels, and kung fu.
Now their nextbig mission is cleaning.
But first,they'll have to learn how using videosof humans doing it first.
That's createda new kind of gig economy where peopleare paid by the hour to recordthemselves doing odd jobs around thehouse.
All around the world, thousandsof workers are strapping cameras totheir heads before starting on a list ofbasic tasks like cutting fruit, cleaningcountertops, and watering plants.
Thenthe footage is marked up so that robotscan translate the visual cues intophysical responses.
This type of humandata is turning into a multi-billiondollar industry since companies say it'sgoing to take billions of hours oftraining before robots can be deployedinto people's homes.
Analysts say thatthe data from these videos isn't aseffective as having humans guide robotsthrough the tasks themselves, but it's alot cheaper and faster to collect.
As AIadvances, developers are combining humanand virtual training methods, all in thename of building the world's mostadvanced Android.
Now to a tiny new furbaby, giving conservationists bigoptimism.
A zoo in Belgium just welcomeda golden snub-nosed monkey, the firstever born outside of Asia.
The NatureConservancy estimates there are onlyabout 3,000 of these monkeys native toChina remaining in the wild.
Living inmassive troops up to 300 strong, theyhunt for tree lyken.
But that's gettingharder to find due to habitat loss.
Another contributing factor toendangerment, illegal hunters.
Conservationists say mom Lulu and hernewborn are a major win in the fight toprotect the species.
Sometimes savingthe planet starts with one tiny life.
Today's story getting a 10 out of 10.
Hundreds of South Koreans gathered inSeoul to catch Z's and maybe a W.
By theHan River, the city of Seoul hostedtheir third annual powernap contest,which is aimed to address the nation'ssleep deprivation issue caused by stressand long working hours.
The competitionrequirements looked a little differentthan most.
Winner hopefuls came incostumes with full bellies and thenfinally slept on the job.
Participantswere judged based on how fast they fellasleep.
They wore heart monitors and astable reading from the Sleeping Beautyindicated a deep, peaceful slumber.
Allright, superstars.
I've got time for twoshout outs for you today.
The first onegoes to Mr.
Samayoa's middle schoolengineering class at Irving Steam Magnethere in Los Angeles, California.
And thenext one goes to Mr.
McNeel at WindhamHigh School in Windham, Maine.
Thank youall for making us a part of your day.
And thanks to all of you for watching.
Koi will be back tomorrow.
I'm NatashaChen and this is CNN 10.