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COY WIRE: Hello, everyone.
I'm Coy Wire.
I hope you had a wonderful weekend.
I am grateful to be right here with you to help jumpstart
your week for the best 10 minutes
in news right here on "CNN 10."
Let's start today with an update on Russia's
invasion of Ukraine.
The International Criminal Court issued
a war crimes arrest warrant for Russian President
Vladimir Putin on Friday.
This for an alleged scheme to deport
thousands of Ukrainian children to Russia.
Now Russia called the actions "outrageous" and "unacceptable"
and said the court's decisions are
null and void in their country.
Like the US, China, and other nations,
Russia isn't a member of the court.
So they don't recognize its jurisdiction.
So the chances of Putin actually being in a courtroom over this
seems slim to none.
Putin and any other official would
have to be arrested outside of Russia or handed over.
And if you think justice in general move slowly,
experts say international justice barely moves at all.
But anyone accused of a crime in the jurisdiction of the court
can be tried, even presidents.
The court tries people, not countries,
and focuses on those who hold the most responsibility.
That being said, this court is meant
as a, quote, "last resort."
And it's not meant to replace any country's justice system.
The White House has said that it welcomed accountability
for perpetrators of war crimes, but stopped
short of a full endorsement.
And the US also said they will continue to help Ukraine
document Moscow's misdeeds.
10 second trivia, which of these terms
refers to the red, green, and brown marine algae
growing along seashores-- coral, anemones, seaweed, or seagrass?
[BEEPING] Normally anchored to the seafloor, seaweed
can also be found floating on the ocean's surface.
There's been a growing threat to tourism in the Caribbean
in recent years.
And now parts of Florida could be next.
Seaweed is overwhelming normally beautiful beaches.
A 5,000-mile-wide mass of seaweed is
headed for Florida right now.
That's twice as wide, as the entire US.
And it can smell like rotten eggs or sulfur
when it washes ashore.
For years, it's been wreaking havoc in the Caribbean
and on some beaches around Cancun in Mexico.
And it's getting worse.
Experts say one potential cause is agricultural runoff--
fertilizers, for example, for crops that wash into rivers
and then eventually out to sea.
Workers at some resorts are having
to fill up dump trucks every day and haul mounds of the algae
away.
But it's relentless, frustrating tourists
in places where tourism is the heartbeat of the economy.
Here's more now from our friend Leyla
Santiago, our correspondent who's on the story in Florida.
JOE KAPLAN: It's thick.
In the summertime, it builds up and smells terrible.
LEYLA SANTIAGO: Joe Kaplan captured these images
about a week ago, massive amounts of seaweed washing up
at Smathers Beach, a beach he knows well because he
walks it several times a week.
JOE KAPLAN: I was shocked when I saw it that day where
it wasn't even spring yet.
It's still winter, which is very unusual.
- And this is about a 5,000 mile long.
LEYLA SANTIAGO: Professor Shaman,
who is one of the leading experts on what many have
referred to as a massive blob of seaweed
heading to Florida's coast.
Fair to call it a "blob?"
CHUANMIN HU: No, no.
LEYLA SANTIAGO: No, we can't call it a blob, OK.
CHUANMIN HU: I would never call that a blob.
LEYLA SANTIAGO: OK, why?
CHUANMIN HU: Because it's not.
LEYLA SANTIAGO: Satellite images he
says show it's not one massive body of seaweed,
rather, a bunch of patchy clumps traveling from West Africa.
It's called the Atlantic Sargassum Belt
and is considered a natural phenomenon.
Right now, it's twice the width of the US,
carrying 6 million tons of seaweed,
and headed to the East Coast.
CHUANMIN HU: In June of this year,
it may turn into 20 million tons.
LEYLA SANTIAGO: So let me get this straight.
This, what we're seeing the last month, is 6 million tons
and it's going to get bigger?
CHUANMIN HU: Yes.
There is no way to stop that.
This is nature.
Just like no one can stop a hurricane.
LEYLA SANTIAGO: Should we be worried about that?
CHUANMIN HU: Nope.
LEYLA SANTIAGO: Why?
CHUANMIN HU: Reason is the sargassum is not toxic.
LEYLA SANTIAGO: But it smells pretty bad.
And it's a nuisance for those trying to keep beaches
clean to attract tourists.
Just a few years ago, here's what it looked like in Mexico.
Officials in Monroe County, which includes the Florida
Keys, have set aside more than $200,000
to clean and remove sargassum from its beaches.
DAN MATTHEWS: Seaweed is a mixed blessing.
We need it.
And seaweed is a nursery for all these large pelagic fish.
The negative side to that seaweed
is if it comes in the concentrations that
are believed we're going to see, our fishing grounds
are going to be completely covered with it.
There's almost no point to fishing
because we're going to be spending the entire day
cleaning weed off our lines.
COY WIRE: Did you know that as of last summer
half of young adults ages 18 to 29
have roommates that are named "Mom" and "Dad?"
Millions of young adults are living with their parents.
And that's the most since the Great Depression.
Some choose to live with their parents to save money
and build for their futures.
But many don't have a choice.
The cost of housing is rising.
Student loan debt is piling.
So here's CNN's correspondent Gabe Cohen
who's been speaking to people across the country who are
living at home after college.
GRACE LEMIRE: Yeah, it feels like home.
GABE COHEN: Grace Lemaire shows us her Massachusetts home.
GRACE LEMIRE: So this is my childhood bedroom.
GABE COHEN: Well, her parents' home.
GRACE LEMIRE: This is my mom's office.
GABE COHEN: The 24-year-old moved back after college
and hasn't left, even though she's now
making close to six figures running her own content
marketing business.
GRACE LEMIRE: I mean, it's been huge.
I've been able to completely save an emergency fund.
I have been able to put a lot of money onto my student loans.
I have a bigger down payment for a future home.
Those are things that are important to me
and make living at home make more sense for me.
GABE COHEN: She posts about it on TikTok.
GRACE LEMIRE: But have you seen the rent prices out there?
GABE COHEN: And she's not alone.
- Living by yourself is almost impossible.
GABE COHEN: Millions of young adults
moved home during the pandemic and many haven't left.
- It's something that I used to be
almost, like, embarrassed or ashamed of, but not anymore.
GABE COHEN: As of last summer, 50% of adults 18 to 29 years
old were living with their parents, according to Pew,
down just slightly from 52% at the peak of the pandemic,
the most since the Great Depression.
GRACE LEMIRE: I would say most of my friends
are actually living at home with their parents.
GABE COHEN: Housing costs are a key reason.
The average rent nationwide, nearly $2,000,
is 26% higher than at the start of COVID
and only rising amid this high inflation.
CHRISTINE BRUNIK: I can't be financially stable if I want
to go out and live on my own.
GABE COHEN: 23-year-old Christine Brunik
has lived with her parents in a Minnesota suburb
since finishing college.
Renting her own place, she says, could
cost half her marketing salary.
CHRISTINE BRUNIK: I feel kind of like in a stagnant position.
GABE COHEN: What's your plan as of now?
CHRISTINE BRUNIK: I'm hoping to move out in August.
But, again, that depends if I find roommates.
GABE COHEN: Then there's student loan debt.
JON WILLIAMS: The goal is to just clear
that out as quickly as I can.
GABE COHEN: 26-year-old Jon Williams, a pharmacist
in Michigan, moved into his parents' basement
after finishing grad school with $180,000 of student debt,
he says.
JON WILLIAMS: It has been a very minimalist lifestyle.
I saved over 80% of my net income.
GABE COHEN: When do you think you'll be able to clear
your student debt?
JON WILLIAMS: Probably late fall.
I'm about 3/4 of the way through right now.
GABE COHEN: Are you getting antsy?
JON WILLIAMS: I am getting slightly antsy.
I do feel like 2023 would probably be
a good year for me to move out.
GABE COHEN: Many Americans don't like this trend.
36% say that more young adults living with parents
is bad for society.
While 16% say it's good, according to Pew Research.
GRACE LEMIRE: I've been called a fraud and a freeloader.
GABE COHEN: Grace's mom had a different take.
NANCY LEMIRE: If she's in a better position,
then that gives us peace of mind.
And when we get older, if we need help,
she'll be in a better position to help us, right?
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COY WIRE: Up next, let's hang 10 for "CNN
10's" "10 out of 10" story.
Australian surf coach Blake Johnston broke the world record
for longest surf session.
He did it on Friday, surfing 40 straight hours
in Sydney, Australia, breaking the previous record
by about 10 hours.
Stung by a jellyfish, thinking about potential shark attacks,
he rode more than 600 waves for nearly two whole days.
Think about how scary it must have been at nighttime.
Blake did this to raise money for mental health initiatives.
And he raised hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Where there's a will, there's a wave.
Good vibes on the good tides.
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