What's up, sunshine? Happy Friday eve.
Have you bought an apple, a flower, or acard for that special mentor in yourlife? If not, you have one more day.
Let's level up our knowledge, stretchour perspective, and just maybe be alittle better today than yesterday.
Now,we do start with some somber news hereat CNN World Headquarters.
Ted Turner,the OG media maverick and founder ofCNN, passed away Wednesday at the age of87.
Turner didn't just build a network.
He flipped the script on how the worldgets its news.
He launched CNN back in1980, just steps from where we arestanding right now on one bold idea.
news shouldn't wait.
He wanted it live.
He wanted it constant and global.
So, hecreated the first ever 24-hour newsnetwork.
And fun fact, CNN 10 wasoriginally his idea.
He wanted anot-for-profit news show designed tobring the world straight into classroomswithout the divisiveness of modernpolitics.
Nicknamed the mouth of thesouth, Turner was as outspoken as he wasa visionary, leaving behind a legacy ofphilanthropy, activism, and a mission tomake the world smarter and betterinformed.
Our Christian Amen looks backat the man who changed media forever.
>> I dedicate the news channel for America.
>> Ted Turner, the man who changed theworld by creating CNN in 1980.
It wasthe first ondemand global televisionnews channel.
>> Were you trying to create a revolutionwith 24/7 news or were you just tryingto find another brilliant businessopportunity?>> I thought it through very carefully.
That's what I I did.
I studied thesituation and I knew what I was doing.
At least I felt like I knew what I wasdoing and it turned out that I did.
ButTed Turner's accomplishments have aneven wider reach than the global networkhe built.
A lifetime of work that puthim ahead of the curve with every chancehe took.
>> Ted Turner,>> a true Renaissance man, Ted Turnerdefied labels.
Yes, he became abillionaire businessman, but he was alsoa philanthropist, a conservationist, asports champion.
>> Aren't they cool?>> I never get tired of them.
and anoptimist, as he told me when I visitedhim on his Montana ranch in 2015,surrounded by his beloved bison, aspecies he had nearly single-handedlybrought back from the brink ofextinction.
>> Remember, I'm supposed to be shootingfor something that's impossible to havehappen in my lifetime.
>> And he had the mightest touch every timehe dreamed the impossible dream.
In1997, he donated a billion dollars tohelp support the United Nations bycreating the United Nations Foundation.
It was a jaw-dropping gift that stunnedthe world.
But like many of Turner'sendeavors, it made perfect sense to him.
>> As of January of December 31st, I wasworth 2.
2 billion.
And and I looked atit that morning real quick because Idon't have a lot of time to look at myown statement.
And I was up to 3.
2because the stock went up so much duringthe year.
So I made it nine months.
I'monly giving up 9 months earnings.
It'snot that big a deal.
I'm no poorer thanI was 9 months ago and the world is alot better off.
>> He avidly fought for the eradication ofnuclear weapons.
In 2001, he co-foundedthe nuclear threat initiative, anorganization that has worked to corralloose nukes and aims to reduce theweapons of mass destruction in theworld.
He was a man who pushedboundaries.
He met with dictators likeFidel Castro.
He founded the GoodwillGames, which helped to ease tensionsbetween the US and the Soviet Union atthe height of the Cold War.
>> The skies over Baghdad have beenilluminated.
>> He insisted CNN must be behind enemylines in Baghdad to report that side ofthe first Gulf War, cementing thenetwork as the global leader in breakingnews.
Before spearheading the mediarevolution, Ted Turner was a championsailor, winning the prestigiousAmerica's Cup.
Later, he bought hisadopted hometown baseball team, theAtlanta Braves, and its basketball team,the Atlanta Hawks.
A career that wasn'tlinear, but radiated in so manydifferent directions.
A one-of-a-kindtrue visionary.
Pop quiz hot shot.
What is the officialstate nickname of Colorado? Mile HighState, Centennial State, Rocky State, orGrizzly State.
If you say Centennial, you get 100.
Colorado became the 38th US state onAugust 1st, 1876, nearly 100 years tothe day after the signing of theDeclaration of Independence, August 2nd,1776.
All right, summer is knocking on thedoor, but in Colorado, winter said, "I'mnot done yet.
" Thanks to a late seasonsnowstorm.
Parts of the Centennial Statehave seen nearly 2 feet of snow.
Lateseason storms like this are not toocommon.
It was 75° in Denver just a fewdays ago.
Talk about weather whiplash.
>> It's May.
I'm like, "No way.
It's Mayand it's snowing right now.
">> But folks aren't letting this flukyforecast flumx them.
High school sportsconcerts at Red Rocks Amphitheater haveall gone on as planned.
And while itmakes for a surreal scene, thisweather's snow joke, spurring hazardousconditions on major roadways.
Widespreadpower outages are a concern becauseheavy wet snow can weigh down trees,especially those that are already inbloom and full of leaves.
As AI,artificial intelligence, keeps levelingup, Hollywood is asking a big question.
What actually counts as humancreativity? After months of pressure andpetitions from actors and industryofficials, the Academy of Motion PictureArts and Sciences has voted to updateits Oscars rules, trying to define howmuch AI is too much when it comes toawardw worthy work.
Our Claire Duffyreports.
Yes, the Academy for the first timeupdating its rules to address artificialintelligence as we are seeing more andmore people in and around Hollywoodexperimenting with how AI can be used infilms and other types of storytelling.
Interestingly, according to this rulesupdate, the Academy says that the use ofgenerative artificial intelligence willneither help nor harm the chances of afilch achieving a nomination for a film.
But there are two exceptions to that andI'll read those to you.
In the actingcategory, only roles demonstrablyperformed by humans with their consentwill be considered eligible.
And in thewriting categories, the rules say thatscreenplays must be human authored inorder to be eligible.
Now, this wouldseem to imply that an AI actor likeTilly Norwood, who we've talked a lotabout, would not be eligible for anOscar.
But I do think there areincreasingly going to be edge cases thatthe Academy is going to have to grapplewith.
For example, the forthcoming filmwith the AI replica of Val Kilmerplaying a role.
Val Kilmer did sign onto participate in that film prior to hisdeath, but the role is being played byan AI recreation of him.
How would theAcademy consider that? I've also spokenwith screenwriters who have said theyuse AI as a sort of writing partner tobounce around ideas.
Where exactly doyou draw the line between what iswritten by a human and what iscontributed by AI? I do imagine that wewill see these rules evolve over time.
But in many ways, I think this is asymbolic move by the academy tounderscore the importance of humancreativity in this moment when we areseeing AI move into all areas of ourlives.
Back to you.
Today's story getting a 10 out of 10.
Aproposal 14 years in the making.
AvantWilliams, a junior at Lacrosse CentralHigh School in Wisconsin.
knew since hewas a toddler that his prom date one daywould be his grandma.
His grandmother,Spala Heler, never got to experiencethis core high school memory.
A littlegirl growing up in Iceland, she'd onlyever seen it by watching American TVshows.
And she dreamed of going one day.
Now an ocean away.
And decades later,her dream came true.
Since I was like alittle kid, my grandma's been telling meshe wanted to go to prom.
It's herdream.
And then today, I just feel likeI should make that come true.
I'm justtaking every every inch in and justenjoying every moment.
>> The two arrived alongside William's bestfriend, making this prom night anythingbut traditional.
All right, let's bringit home.
In honor of National TeacherAppreciation Week, we are sharing someof the messages you have sent us aboutthe educators, coaches, parapros, andothers who make this world a bit of abetter place for you.
First up, Mrs.
Moon at Warm Springs Middle School inMarietta, California.
Your studentswrote, "Mrs.
Moon is known foradvocating for every single student onour campus.
You will always find herclassroom filled with both her ownstudents and other peers who know thatroom 617 is a safe space where everybodybelongs.
That is love.
And listen tothis.
A parapro at Lincoln Middle Schoolin Rockford, Illinois, shouting out Mr.
Black, saying this is his first year ofteaching and he has already made ameaningful impact on his students.
Oneof the ways he connects with students isby incorporating their interests,especially football, into lessons, suchas using sports examples in math.
Way togo, Mr.
Black.
Our last shout out of theday goes to Mrs.
Benry Peralta atRaphael Hernando Middle School in ElPaso, Texas.
One of your 14-year-oldstudents writes, "She is not just ateacher, but a lifecher.
She teaches usto be proud of ourselves regardless ofwhat life has dealt us.
Her praise andconfidence in us pushes us to strive forgreatness.
That is what it's all about.
We all should be grateful for theteachers, mentors in our lives.
We'vewe've achieved nothing in and ofourselves.
If we think we have, we'refoolish.
We're nothing more thanconduits of knowledge and energy.
Andwhat we have is not for us to possess,it's for us to pass on.
Write a note,pick a flower, simply throw up someheart hands for a teacher today.
And Iwill see you right back here tomorrow.
I'm Ky Wire and we are CNN 10.
Have you bought an apple, a flower, or acard for that special mentor in yourlife? If not, you have one more day.
Let's level up our knowledge, stretchour perspective, and just maybe be alittle better today than yesterday.
Now,we do start with some somber news hereat CNN World Headquarters.
Ted Turner,the OG media maverick and founder ofCNN, passed away Wednesday at the age of87.
Turner didn't just build a network.
He flipped the script on how the worldgets its news.
He launched CNN back in1980, just steps from where we arestanding right now on one bold idea.
news shouldn't wait.
He wanted it live.
He wanted it constant and global.
So, hecreated the first ever 24-hour newsnetwork.
And fun fact, CNN 10 wasoriginally his idea.
He wanted anot-for-profit news show designed tobring the world straight into classroomswithout the divisiveness of modernpolitics.
Nicknamed the mouth of thesouth, Turner was as outspoken as he wasa visionary, leaving behind a legacy ofphilanthropy, activism, and a mission tomake the world smarter and betterinformed.
Our Christian Amen looks backat the man who changed media forever.
>> I dedicate the news channel for America.
>> Ted Turner, the man who changed theworld by creating CNN in 1980.
It wasthe first ondemand global televisionnews channel.
>> Were you trying to create a revolutionwith 24/7 news or were you just tryingto find another brilliant businessopportunity?>> I thought it through very carefully.
That's what I I did.
I studied thesituation and I knew what I was doing.
At least I felt like I knew what I wasdoing and it turned out that I did.
ButTed Turner's accomplishments have aneven wider reach than the global networkhe built.
A lifetime of work that puthim ahead of the curve with every chancehe took.
>> Ted Turner,>> a true Renaissance man, Ted Turnerdefied labels.
Yes, he became abillionaire businessman, but he was alsoa philanthropist, a conservationist, asports champion.
>> Aren't they cool?>> I never get tired of them.
and anoptimist, as he told me when I visitedhim on his Montana ranch in 2015,surrounded by his beloved bison, aspecies he had nearly single-handedlybrought back from the brink ofextinction.
>> Remember, I'm supposed to be shootingfor something that's impossible to havehappen in my lifetime.
>> And he had the mightest touch every timehe dreamed the impossible dream.
In1997, he donated a billion dollars tohelp support the United Nations bycreating the United Nations Foundation.
It was a jaw-dropping gift that stunnedthe world.
But like many of Turner'sendeavors, it made perfect sense to him.
>> As of January of December 31st, I wasworth 2.
2 billion.
And and I looked atit that morning real quick because Idon't have a lot of time to look at myown statement.
And I was up to 3.
2because the stock went up so much duringthe year.
So I made it nine months.
I'monly giving up 9 months earnings.
It'snot that big a deal.
I'm no poorer thanI was 9 months ago and the world is alot better off.
>> He avidly fought for the eradication ofnuclear weapons.
In 2001, he co-foundedthe nuclear threat initiative, anorganization that has worked to corralloose nukes and aims to reduce theweapons of mass destruction in theworld.
He was a man who pushedboundaries.
He met with dictators likeFidel Castro.
He founded the GoodwillGames, which helped to ease tensionsbetween the US and the Soviet Union atthe height of the Cold War.
>> The skies over Baghdad have beenilluminated.
>> He insisted CNN must be behind enemylines in Baghdad to report that side ofthe first Gulf War, cementing thenetwork as the global leader in breakingnews.
Before spearheading the mediarevolution, Ted Turner was a championsailor, winning the prestigiousAmerica's Cup.
Later, he bought hisadopted hometown baseball team, theAtlanta Braves, and its basketball team,the Atlanta Hawks.
A career that wasn'tlinear, but radiated in so manydifferent directions.
A one-of-a-kindtrue visionary.
Pop quiz hot shot.
What is the officialstate nickname of Colorado? Mile HighState, Centennial State, Rocky State, orGrizzly State.
If you say Centennial, you get 100.
Colorado became the 38th US state onAugust 1st, 1876, nearly 100 years tothe day after the signing of theDeclaration of Independence, August 2nd,1776.
All right, summer is knocking on thedoor, but in Colorado, winter said, "I'mnot done yet.
" Thanks to a late seasonsnowstorm.
Parts of the Centennial Statehave seen nearly 2 feet of snow.
Lateseason storms like this are not toocommon.
It was 75° in Denver just a fewdays ago.
Talk about weather whiplash.
>> It's May.
I'm like, "No way.
It's Mayand it's snowing right now.
">> But folks aren't letting this flukyforecast flumx them.
High school sportsconcerts at Red Rocks Amphitheater haveall gone on as planned.
And while itmakes for a surreal scene, thisweather's snow joke, spurring hazardousconditions on major roadways.
Widespreadpower outages are a concern becauseheavy wet snow can weigh down trees,especially those that are already inbloom and full of leaves.
As AI,artificial intelligence, keeps levelingup, Hollywood is asking a big question.
What actually counts as humancreativity? After months of pressure andpetitions from actors and industryofficials, the Academy of Motion PictureArts and Sciences has voted to updateits Oscars rules, trying to define howmuch AI is too much when it comes toawardw worthy work.
Our Claire Duffyreports.
Yes, the Academy for the first timeupdating its rules to address artificialintelligence as we are seeing more andmore people in and around Hollywoodexperimenting with how AI can be used infilms and other types of storytelling.
Interestingly, according to this rulesupdate, the Academy says that the use ofgenerative artificial intelligence willneither help nor harm the chances of afilch achieving a nomination for a film.
But there are two exceptions to that andI'll read those to you.
In the actingcategory, only roles demonstrablyperformed by humans with their consentwill be considered eligible.
And in thewriting categories, the rules say thatscreenplays must be human authored inorder to be eligible.
Now, this wouldseem to imply that an AI actor likeTilly Norwood, who we've talked a lotabout, would not be eligible for anOscar.
But I do think there areincreasingly going to be edge cases thatthe Academy is going to have to grapplewith.
For example, the forthcoming filmwith the AI replica of Val Kilmerplaying a role.
Val Kilmer did sign onto participate in that film prior to hisdeath, but the role is being played byan AI recreation of him.
How would theAcademy consider that? I've also spokenwith screenwriters who have said theyuse AI as a sort of writing partner tobounce around ideas.
Where exactly doyou draw the line between what iswritten by a human and what iscontributed by AI? I do imagine that wewill see these rules evolve over time.
But in many ways, I think this is asymbolic move by the academy tounderscore the importance of humancreativity in this moment when we areseeing AI move into all areas of ourlives.
Back to you.
Today's story getting a 10 out of 10.
Aproposal 14 years in the making.
AvantWilliams, a junior at Lacrosse CentralHigh School in Wisconsin.
knew since hewas a toddler that his prom date one daywould be his grandma.
His grandmother,Spala Heler, never got to experiencethis core high school memory.
A littlegirl growing up in Iceland, she'd onlyever seen it by watching American TVshows.
And she dreamed of going one day.
Now an ocean away.
And decades later,her dream came true.
Since I was like alittle kid, my grandma's been telling meshe wanted to go to prom.
It's herdream.
And then today, I just feel likeI should make that come true.
I'm justtaking every every inch in and justenjoying every moment.
>> The two arrived alongside William's bestfriend, making this prom night anythingbut traditional.
All right, let's bringit home.
In honor of National TeacherAppreciation Week, we are sharing someof the messages you have sent us aboutthe educators, coaches, parapros, andothers who make this world a bit of abetter place for you.
First up, Mrs.
Moon at Warm Springs Middle School inMarietta, California.
Your studentswrote, "Mrs.
Moon is known foradvocating for every single student onour campus.
You will always find herclassroom filled with both her ownstudents and other peers who know thatroom 617 is a safe space where everybodybelongs.
That is love.
And listen tothis.
A parapro at Lincoln Middle Schoolin Rockford, Illinois, shouting out Mr.
Black, saying this is his first year ofteaching and he has already made ameaningful impact on his students.
Oneof the ways he connects with students isby incorporating their interests,especially football, into lessons, suchas using sports examples in math.
Way togo, Mr.
Black.
Our last shout out of theday goes to Mrs.
Benry Peralta atRaphael Hernando Middle School in ElPaso, Texas.
One of your 14-year-oldstudents writes, "She is not just ateacher, but a lifecher.
She teaches usto be proud of ourselves regardless ofwhat life has dealt us.
Her praise andconfidence in us pushes us to strive forgreatness.
That is what it's all about.
We all should be grateful for theteachers, mentors in our lives.
We'vewe've achieved nothing in and ofourselves.
If we think we have, we'refoolish.
We're nothing more thanconduits of knowledge and energy.
Andwhat we have is not for us to possess,it's for us to pass on.
Write a note,pick a flower, simply throw up someheart hands for a teacher today.
And Iwill see you right back here tomorrow.
I'm Ky Wire and we are CNN 10.