What's up, sunshine? I'm Koi Wire.
Welcome to CNN 10 on this Your Word
Wednesday. And because our lead story is
coming out of our neighbor to the north
today, Canada, let's start off this show
with a shout out to the Bears at
Crescent Valley School in Hinton,
Alberta, and a shout out to the Dolphins
of Pilgrimwood Public School in
Oakville, Ontario. Miss Sergeant, Mr.
Hadock, thank you for making us part of
your day. Now, let's get you your news.
Canadians headed to the polls for their
big federal election, similar to the
United States big election days. But
Canadians vote to choose members for
their parliament, which is similar to
the US Congress, and that determines who
becomes prime minister, the head of
their government. The voters elected
Mark Carney to keep his role as prime
minister after he recently took over
from Justin Trudeau. The win marks a
major victory for Canada's Liberal Party
over the nation's Conservative Party.
While voters were focused on issues like
the cost of living, things like gas and
groceries, and finding affordable
housing, a major theme in this election
was Canada's relationship with the
United States, especially concerning
trade and tariffs. Carney also took a
strong stance against several mentions
from the White House recently, voicing
their desire to annex or add Canada as
the 51st state. Why was it important for
you to vote today?
You can see it on my sweater, on my
t-shirt. Canada's not for sale. Well,
the groceries are going up and the gas
are going up and it's hard for the
seniors to the struggle, right? Uh, it's
always important, but with everything
going on across the border, tumultuous
times of the economy, it's important to
make sure our voices are heard. CNN's
Paula Newton has this report.
Who's ready? Who's ready? Who's ready to
stand up for Canada with me?
A rallying cry for Canadian sovereignty
as Mark Carney declared victory in the
country's federal elections. We are once
again we are once again at one of those
hinge moments of history. Our old
relationship with the United States, a
relationship based on steadily
increasing integration, is over. The
60-year-old former central banker also
sending a message of unity to the
millions that did not vote for him. And
my message to every Canadian is this. No
matter where you live, no matter what
language you speak, no matter how you
voted, I will always do my best to
represent everyone who calls Canada
home. So I would like to congratulate
Prime Minister Carney. Conservative
opposition leader Pierre Polyv conceded
defeat early Tuesday, saying Carney had
won enough seats to form a razor thin
minority government. Throughout his
campaign, Carney rode a wave of
anti-Trump sentiment since winning his
party's leadership contest in a
landslide after former Prime Minister
Justin Trudeau stepped down last month.
We are fighting unjustified US tariffs.
Trump's tariffs on imports from Canada
and continued threats to annex the
country as the 51st state only helped
him ride that wave to victory.
Pacquiao hot shot. What is the oldest
university in the United States? Yale
University, Harvard University, College
of William and Mary, or St. John's
College. Hip hip hurrah. If you said hav
established in 1636 when Massachusetts
was still a British colony, it was
originally named New College and later
changed the name to honor its first
financial donor, John Harvard. Last
week, we gave you a report about Harvard
University suing the White House to get
their billions of dollars in federal
funding back. Well, a judge just decided
the university will not be able to
access that money until at least late
this summer, if at all. It's all part of
the ongoing fight between the White
House and higher education institutions
over things like diversity, equity, and
inclusion programs, university rules
around campus protests, as well as which
applicants should be admitted or
employed. Attorneys for Harvard, and the
White House begin their arguments July
21st. Russian President Vladimir Putin
declared a unilateral 3-day ceasefire in
Ukraine beginning on May 8th. The
Kremlin says all military actions will
be suspended in that time. The temporary
truce coincides with Russia's World War
II victory day holiday on May 9th,
marking the 80th anniversary of Nazi
Germany's defeat. The announcement was
met with skepticism. Ukrainian officials
said Putin should instead accept a
longer, more permanent truce proposed by
the United States that would start
immediately. So far, Putin has rejected
that deal. Now to news of a very
expensive and dangerous mishap at sea.
The Navy recently lost a fighter jet
worth tens of millions of dollars after
it rolled off an aircraft carrier into
the sea. Thankfully, the crew aboard the
carrier were able to clear out of the
jet's way and were unharmed. The Navy
said in a statement that the FA18 Super
Hornet fighter jet was being towed
aboard the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft
carrier in the Red Sea. The incident is
under investigation and while the cause
of the accident isn't clear just yet,
the initial reports suggest that the
ship may have made a hard turn to avoid
fire from Houthi rebels who were
targeting cargo ships in the area. The
Houthi's attacks on shipping in the Red
Sea began shortly after the start of the
Israel Hamas war in 2023, stating their
attacks were an act of solidarity with
Palestinians. The Navy does have a
dedicated salvage recovery team, did you
know? So, there is a chance of them
getting out of this quagmire by
recovering the expensive jet, but they
also feel it might be too risky given
the hostile activity from Houthi rebels.
Today's story getting a 10 out of 10. A
robotics team overcoming tragedy to
reach the World Championships when the
January wildfires burned tens of
thousands of acres in Los Angeles
County. Marquez Charter Elementary
School and its robotics lab was among
those affected. But the fourth and fifth
graders on this robotics team weren't
ready to give up just yet. Our Natasha
Chen has the story. Listen. I was riding
away and I see like the smoke like
filling the sky and I'm like, "Oh my
god, my school. Oh my god, I had a
robotics day." The robot. Charlotte Lou,
who goes by Charlie, is one of hundreds
of students who evacuated Marquez
Charter Elementary School on January 7th
as flames hurdled toward their school. I
thought that we might actually be able
to save the school, but then I got the
word the next morning. They're part of a
group of fourth and fifth graders who
had built incredible robots during the
fall to compete in regional and national
competitions only to have the Palisades
fire destroy them as it tore through
more than 6,000 structures. We
never we never expected everything to
burn down, otherwise I would have saved
it. Many teachers and parents thought
they were leaving temporarily, not
thinking there would be nothing left for
their children to return to. Most of
them lost their homes, their schools,
their, you know, parks, their libraries.
With no campus left, the staff and
student body moved to existing empty
classrooms at another elementary school.
And the students made their own choice
to rebuild their robots. Even as some
were dealing with losing their homes, we
didn't have a place to live. So, you
know, we didn't even know where school
was necessarily going to be. Um, so
yeah, it seems a little overwhelming and
daunting cuz it's a lot of it's a big
commitment. 3 days a week, hours at a
time, and with the help of donations,
support from the coaches, I said, "If
you want to continue, we will find a
way." And looking over notes from their
first robots, we made some improvements
that definitely improved the bot. A bot
designed to launch a ball directly into
a set of goals. How accurate is that
when you launch? Well, our bot is
actually called hole in one. So, pretty
frequently. We usually get it in every
time. So good, in fact, that the two
teams from Marquez took their quickly
finished new robots to an Iowa
competition. The fourth grade team also
beat out hundreds of other teams to
qualify for the World Championships in
Dallas, Texas.
There's probably going to be some
really, really good teams that have like
crazy scores. But teammate Winston Tyer
remembers hearing words of advice at the
last meetup as they prepare for their
biggest match. It isn't about what the
awards you get. It isn't about it isn't
about who you get paired up with. It's
about having fun. And his dad could not
be prouder of the journey they've taken.
It's been like months,
but they do impress me. Just look at
their spirit and the fact that they just
were like, "This happened, but we're not
defeated." Robotics in general, it's all
about, you know, not giving up. And I
think that that's what they're doing in
their lives right now. Well done. All
right, it is time to bring this show
home. Our your word Wednesday winner is
Miss Wahburn in Jackson Middle School in
Ohio for quagmire, a noun meaning an
awkward, complex, or hazardous
situation. Thank you for boosting our
vocabulary today. And we have a special
shout out going to Miss Rasheed and all
our friends at Coyle Middle School in
Athens, Georgia. Rise up. Thank you
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