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CARL AZUZ: Welcome to "CNN 10" on this February 10.
Extra credit if you're watching this at 10:10.
My name is Carl Azuz.
One big question that many countries
have been focused on this year is, will Russia invade Ukraine?
This is a country on its western border.
Russia does not like the possibility that Ukraine could
join NATO, an alliance of dozens of European nations,
the US, and Canada.
But that's something that Ukraine's
president wants to do.
His government has received weapons and equipment
from the US and other NATO countries.
Russia has given its support to rebels in Eastern Ukraine, who
want closer ties to Russia and have been fighting
Ukrainian government forces.
So there's already international involvement
in what's happening here.
What's unknown is what happens next.
Russia has repeatedly denied that it's planning to invade
Ukraine, but it's built up a huge force of troops
and equipment along the border.
More than 100,000 Russian forces are estimated to be there,
with thousands more expected in the coming days.
NATO members have been working together to discourage
Russia from invading Ukraine.
They've threatened heavy sanctions, penalties
on Russia's economy if it does.
But Ukraine is not currently a member of NATO,
so a Russian attack may not automatically
trigger a broader conflict between Russia and NATO.
There's just so much that's unclear at this point.
Some analysts have suggested that Russia may be building up
a show of force to try to intimidate
NATO, maybe to get it to promise that Ukraine won't ever join.
Some have suggested that Russia wouldn't have sent
so many troops here if it wasn't planning an invasion,
and that's something the US says it's preparing for.
For some Ukrainians near the border,
there's no choice but to wait and see
and prepare as best they can.
SAM KILEY: Kharkiv is Ukraine.
Glory to Ukraine.
Russian troops and ships muster on land and at sea,
and few places in Ukraine feel more vulnerable than Kharkiv.
Kiev is only 30 miles from the Russian border.
It's a city of about a million and a half people.
At least 75% of them speak Russian as a mother tongue.
Demonstrations like this are important because this city
could be one of the first to get attacked
in the event of an invasion.
Volodymyr Zelensky, the president, has warned as much,
and US officials are saying that Vladimir Putin could
order an attack at any time.
ANNA ZYABLIKOVA: Every day, I'm trying to be calm,
and I'm trying to go through my daily routine.
But I'm trying to have the thought, OK,
where are my documents?
Where is food?
Where is my mom?
Do I have enough money?
SAM KILEY: In a city that's been identified
as a potential Russian target by the Ukrainian president,
there are attempts to carry on as normal.
But for many, this is the new normal.
VIKTORIA MAKARA: I don't want to flee,
so I need to protect my city, my home, my family.
SAM KILEY: Ukraine has expanded its military,
but it's a long way behind Russia in military might.
So it's taking these recti 64 tanks from the 1960s
and rebuilding them from the chassis up
to rush to the front lines, much like Ukraine is trying to build
and defend a democracy in a landscape much-haunted
by the Russian-dominated Soviet Union.
Sam Kiley, CNN Kharkiv.
CARL AZUZ: Scientists may be a step closer
to sustaining nuclear fusion.
What does that mean?
What could it mean?
Nuclear fusion involves joining two or more
atoms into a larger atom.
This releases a tremendous amount of energy as heat.
And nuclear fusion could eventually
lead to a sustainable power source
that's less polluted than coal.
Scientists have generated fusion energy before.
The problem is, they've only been
able to sustain it for less than 2 and 1/2 seconds.
That wouldn't provide much power.
But this week, researchers in the United Kingdom
announced they were recently able to generate and sustain
fusion for 5 seconds.
That would be enough to power one house's energy for a day.
And if they're able to sustain it for longer
and still contain the massive amounts of heat,
this could eventually power thousands of homes.
Nuclear fusion would produce less waste
and require smaller amounts of fuel
than current nuclear power, which is created
through a different process.
But experts say, mastering and actually using fusion
is probably a long way off.
10-second trivia.
Name the only team on this list that has not
won at least five Super Bowls--
Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys, Pittsburgh Steelers,
or San Francisco 49ers.
All of these teams have at least five championship titles
except the Green Bay Packers.
They've won four.
Inflation, as it relates to the Super Bowl,
is our next subject.
There's new information due out today,
concerning the dramatic rise in prices seen
over the past year in America.
The White House says the data will continue
to show a high year-over-year inflation rate,
and that means Americans won't be getting as much
for the dollars they spend.
Some economists think the problem could get
worse before it gets better.
But they are expecting inflation rates
to settle down later in 2022.
For the time being, the elevated prices
could hit Super Bowl fans who live thousands of miles
from where the games being played in California.
- Playoff time, baby.
Game snacks, drinks, I mean, what else
can you ask for, bro, really?
CHRISTINE ROMANS: Planning a big spread for the big game?
Inflation is your uninvited guest.
Wells Fargo crunched the numbers.
It finds the price tag for your Super Bowl party
could be 14% higher than last year,
depending on what you serve.
The biggest offender-- meat prices.
This, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
If you're a fan of chicken wings,
prices for fresh and frozen chicken parts are up nearly 12%
from last year.
Ground beef for your chili, that's 13% more expensive.
Forget serving steak.
Prices have soared more than 21% from last year.
Now, if you want to cut costs, consider hot dogs.
Prices have actually slipped.
Another way to save money, go big on the chips and dip.
Potato chips are only up about 1% from a year ago.
Avocados are your wild card.
USDA data shows retail prices are up more than 50%
from a year ago.
Of course, it won't be a Super Bowl party without beverages.
A 12-pack of 12 ounce soft drink cans, up nearly 12%.
Yes, hosting the big game doesn't come cheap this year.
But whatever you spend, you're still saving
money by celebrating at home.
This year's Super Bowl tickets are the most expensive ever.
CARL AZUZ: For many people, yelling comes naturally.
There are competitions that measure how loudly folks
can yell.
There are even screamologists, PhDs who
study loud human vocalizations.
A coach might occasionally yell to be
heard above the cheers of the crowd
or maybe just cause anger.
One who's famous for this recently
couldn't be on the sidelines.
But thanks to the magic of social media,
we can hear him yell from home.
JEANNE MOOS: Do you ever yell at the TV like a maniac?
STEFAN BAUMGARTNER: [non-english speech]
JEANNE MOOS: German coach Stefan Baumgartner
is known for yelling and gesturing at his Cologne
soccer team from the sidelines.
But when he was sidelined by COVID, all he could do
was holler at the TV.
STEFAN BAUMGARTNER: [non-english speech]
JEANNE MOOS: Even wore the same hat he wears at games.
STEFAN BAUMGARTNER: [non-english speech]
JEANNE MOOS: His daughter posted the rant
on TikTok, where German fans declared him a legend.
He is the best.
But the best supporting player had four legs.
STEFAN BAUMGARTNER: [non-english speech]
JEANNE MOOS: He nearly killed that dog
by sitting on his head.
STEFAN BAUMGARTNER: [non-english speech]
JEANNE MOOS: It was as if his dog was trying
to calm the coach with a little shoulder rub, not once,
but twice.
STEFAN BAUMGARTNER: [non-english speech]
JEANNE MOOS: As one fan wrote in German,
I don't want to know what would have
happened if FC, the coach's team, would have lost.
The team won by a single point.
But the true hero is the dog that
literally got butted and still managed to act like a goalpost.
Jeanne Moos, CNN--
STEFAN BAUMGARTNER: [non-english speech]
JEANNE MOOS: --New York.
CARL AZUZ: Some would say, with problems,
there is never need to yell about it.
But your voice must find a way to raise some way if they're
a ways away or if they stay away,
and there's no way to tell about it.
I scream, you scream for ice cream.
But at the team, that's controversial.
Some leave raising voices making noises
for used car commercials, but just scan the sidelines.
You'll find all kinds where the lines are crossed,
who strike a vocal cord when points are scored
to get their points across.
I'm Carl Azuz for "CNN 10."
Today's shoutout takes us to Crosby, North Dakota,
where we're happy to see the students
of Divide County High School.
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