Hello, sunshine, rise up. Welcome to CNN
10 for Tuesday, March 13th. I'm Ky Wire,
here to help you fuel your mind with the
latest news from around the world. Heat,
pressure, and time. The three things
that make a waffle also make diamonds.
So, let's crank up the heat, push
through the pressure, and shine bright.
Your 10 minutes of news starts now. We
begin today with a breakthrough in trade
talks between the United States and
China. The two countries are cooling
down a trade war by agreeing to a big
roll back in tariffs on each other's
products for an initial 90day period.
Tariffs are attacks placed on items that
are imported or exported from one
country to another. When President
Donald Trump raised tariffs earlier this
year, the two countries went back and
forth imposing higher rates on each
other's goods. US tariffs went to a
whopping 145% on Chinese goods, but now
the US agreed to temporarily lower them
to 30%. China agreed to cut its tariffs
on American imports from 125% to 10. The
announcement comes after a marathon
weekend of negotiations in Switzerland
with officials from the two largest
economies in the world quickly reaching
a deal. Officials have been at a
stalemate since the trade war escalated.
The deal, even if temporary, is a major
relief to American businesses who would
have seen their profits decrease. It
could also mean a major relief to
consumers who would have seen the high
cost of tariffs passed on to them,
impacting their wallets. It's the US
businesses importing the goods, not the
foreign companies who have to pay the
taxes to the federal government for the
products they import. Now, to a major
presidential gift that's raising some
eyebrows. Over the weekend, President
Donald Trump said that the Defense
Department plans to accept a $400
million jet from the government of
Qatar. The luxury Boeing jet would
replace Air Force One while Trump is in
office. The plan is to then donate it to
Trump's presidential library when his
term is over. So, it would essentially
become a very expensive presidential
relic of sorts. The president said he
would not fly it for personal use. The
gift would be the most valuable gift
ever given to the US government from a
foreign power and is raising legal,
national, security, and ethical
questions nonetheless. Normally, gifts
to US presidents from foreign
governments require approval by Congress
and are subject to specific rules.
Qatari officials have confirmed that the
gift is a government-to-government
transaction, not a personal one.
Attorney General Pam Bondi said the gift
was quote legally permissible. The
Defense Department will still need to
spend millions to retrofit the plane
with security features and modifications
so it can be used as Air Force One. The
CIA and National Security Agency will
also have to diligently search the plane
for any kind of tracking or surveillance
devices. But upgrading the Air Force One
aircraft has been a longtime priority
for President Trump. Our Tom Foreman
takes us through that history. He's
hardly the first to oversee changes.
President Eisenhower returns to
Washington. The president's plane,
called Air Force One since the 1950s,
has experienced many upgrades and
modifications and once featured a gaudy
orange front. But when John and Jackie
Kennedy proposed a new design in the
early 60s, it stuck. Air Force One has
looked like this ever since. The flying
White House in times of conflict,
confusion, and more. a worldwide symbol
of presidential stability and power in
fact and fiction. Get off my plane. For
all that, an official close to the
project tells CNN Trump has been deeply
involved in the new design. It was a
22-hour flight. You think that's fun?
That's not even fun in Air Force One.
Nothing appears set in stone yet. But
while 10 other presidents have left Air
Force One largely as they found it, this
one seems intent on leaving his
mark. Did you know the US president used
to cruise around in a yacht? Before Air
Force One, the US government owned the
USS Seoia, which hosted nine presidents
from Herbert Hoover to Jimmy Carter.
From 1931 to 1977, the floating White
House, so to speak, was a venue for
official events and social events, too.
It hosted gatherings for some major
moments in history like discussions over
the atomic bomb, civil rights, and the
Vietnam War. It hosted John F. Kennedy's
last birthday celebration before his
assassination in 1963. But in 1977,
President Jimmy Carter decided to sell
the yacht to reduce government spending
and have a less extravagant presidency.
10 years later, the vessel was
designated a national historic landmark.
The more you
know. Pop quiz. Hot shot. The largest
hailstone ever measured was roughly the
size of what? Teacup, softball,
kickball, or
grapefruit. If you said kickball, put a
foot up. In 2015, a hail storm in South
Dakota produced a 2-lb hailstone
measuring 8 in in diameter. Hail forms
when raindrops are whisked back up to
the extremely cold higher altitudes by a
thunderstorm's rising air currents.
That's where they freeze and eventually
become heavy enough to fall back to
Earth. Hopefully not in your dome.
Large hail storms have swept across the
southern US, including Tennessee, North
Carolina, and Arizona over the past 2
weeks. Despite summer being just a month
away, some residents reported their
shock to seeing frozen ice falling from
the sky, including into their pool, like
this one in
Arizona. Low visibility and damage from
the chunks of hail were reported in
several
states. While an icy storm so close to
summer may seem odd, weather data shows
that May is actually the most common
month for hail storms, according to the
National Weather Service.
Now to a potential breakthrough in how
to brew coffee. Actually, more
specifically, how to pour coffee in a
way that saves money. With the price of
coffee beans spiking because of trade
taxes and a shorter supply of beans due
to climate issues, a new way to save
some beans is making some folks perk up.
The ubiquitous breakfast brew was
recently the focus of a scientific study
at the University of Pennsylvania where
researchers use physics to figure out a
way to pour a quality cup using fewer
beans. Turns out it's all about fluid
dynamics. What happens when boiling
water meets coffee grounds at the
perfect speed from the perfect height?
My CNN team wanted me to put it to the
test, so I did. The need for coffee is
real. But with increasing prices and the
climate crisis threatening the trees and
shrubs, there's got to be a better way
to create a strong cup of coffee using
fewer beans. There is. Ow. What's up,
Jackie? Physicists and fluid mechanics
experts at the University of
Pennsylvania did a study on exactly
this. Now, their research focused on
pourover coffee. So, you're going to
need a pourover coffee kit. That
includes a coffee dripper, a filter, a
coffee grinder, and a gooseeneck kettle.
Good luck. Appreciate you. Well, all
right. Let's get to
it. Boil the water. Check.
All right. Pro coffee maker tips. So,
I'm told you put the dry filter in and
you wet the filter first to get that
paper taste off of the
paper. Dump that water out, filter back
in. Next up, load the grinds in the
filter. And we're going to use a little
bit less grinds than we typically
would. Now, to the technical part. I'm
supposed to pour this hot water from 30
cm high, aka 11.8 in. And producer
Tiffany, always producing, has a tape
measure for us. So, here we go.
Researchers say that pouring from this
height creates an avalanche of sorts
within the grounds as you're pouring. I
can't pour too fast cuz I am not going
to slurp coffee off of this counter.
Maybe I would, but not too slowly.
Otherwise, you might break the stream
and it won't be able to mix correctly.
Noted. All right. Looks ready. Smells
ready. Now for the moment of
truth. Here we
go. She deserves it. Not sure what that
look was. I guess I'm going to have to
pour myself another cup here. And let's
see.
That is a strong cup of coffee using
fewer beans. Researchers say you have
to, you know, practice at home so you
don't make a mess and you perfect that
perfect pour. But that's a small price
to pay for making the world a better
place. Today's story getting a 10 out of
10. A young man who reminds us that you
can find strength through your
struggles. Virginia Union University
student Jaden Pikeet thought he might
never walk again after a tragic traffic
incident, let alone the graduation stage
a month later. But Jaden never gave up
hope. And in that hope, he found the
inspiration and determination to find a
way. Here's part of his incredible
story. I am thrilled. I'm excited for
myself. After just two weeks at the
Sheltering Arms Institute at VCU, he was
introduced to the exoskeleton, a
wearable robotic device. I really got
motivated and determined to just keep
getting up using the Exo every day I can
and just getting comfortable being in
it. He saw a video of another grad
crossing the stage with one and was
determined to make that his reality in
the span of just a few months.
Graduating college is not easy and going
through rehabilitation after a spinal
cord injury is not easy. Doing both at
the same time is impressive and it's a
testament to how hard he works and his
his overall work
ethic. Rise up. No matter who you are or
what you're going through, remember that
you are more powerful than you know and
you just may be the inspiration others
need. All right, tomorrow is #youword
Wednesday. So follow me at koiwire on
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if you'd like, and we're going to choose
one winner to work into tomorrow's show.
Today's shout out is going to the
Edenwald School in Pleasantville, New
York. We see all your hard work. We see
you Edenwald Eagles. Keep soaring high,
baby. That's all we have time for for
now. Let's focus on the details today.
Dominate the details. Remember, how you
do the little things is that determines
how well be prepared you'll be for the
biggest moments in life. I'm Koi Wire
and we are CNN 10.