What's up, sunshine? Welcome to a CNN 10
field trip. I'm Ky Wire here in
beautiful Bend, Oregon. Early this
morning, I was downtown where people
were surfing on the Dutes River. Others
were golfing. Then my team and I drove
up here to Mount Bachelor where it's 20
to 30°ree temperatures and people,
including your boy, are skiing. all in
the same day. More on this incredible
destination in a later episode of CNN
10. It is your word Wednesday. So listen
up to see if your vocab word helped us
write today's show. Let's get started.
We begin today with a new cancer
diagnosis for one prominent man that
also shines a light on the estimated 3.5
million men living with the disease
every day. Former President Joe Biden
has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
his office said in a statement that the
cancer is quote aggressive and has
spread to his bones but also has the
potential to be managed with treatments.
Uh the Bidens say they are working with
doctors to look into options. Prostate
cancer develops in the prostate gland, a
small gland within the male reproductive
system. After a diagnosis uh was
announced, the Biden shared a photo on
social media saying cancer touches us
all and he thanked people for their love
and support. Our M Terrell tells us more
about this diagnosis for the United
States 46th president. Listen.
Prostate cancer is one of the most
common cancers in men and many times it
can be very very slow growing. But the
way it's characterized is by something
called a gleon score and we learned from
President Biden's office um that his
cancer has a Gleason score of nine. And
typically that describes essentially the
way the cells look under a microscope.
and lower numbers closer to six um show
that the cells look closer to normal. A
higher number closer to 10 suggests they
look more abnormal and suggests it is a
more aggressive form of cancer. And we
know from President Biden's office that
the cancer has spread to his bones. They
say also that the cancer is sensitive to
hormone therapy and that that's a good
thing. Uh doctors we spoke with said
that that is typical when you first
start start to treat prostate cancer.
Often you do see it respond well uh to
therapy that blocks male hormones. And a
question will be does that continue to
work for the president? They say that
will guide really future treatment
options which could include things like
chemotherapy as well as radiation
therapy. So we understand that the
president uh is working with his family
and doctors to think about treatment
options now. But prostate cancer is a
very common cancer. One out of eight men
in the United States are estimated to
have a diagnosis of prostate cancer in
their lifetimes. The National Cancer
Institute estimates that more than
300,000 uh men will be diagnosed with
prostate cancer in 2025 and more than
35,000 men will die from the disease. Um
but a lot of folks are living with
prostate cancer. In 2022, the estimate
was three and a half million people uh
living with prostate cancer. Doctors
recommend folks um you know really keep
on top of their health, talk with their
doctors about their own personal risk
factors, and make decisions about
whether screening works for them based
on the guidelines. and everyone of
course wishing the Bidens the best in
this journey. Biden's diagnosis comes
just as his family was preparing to mark
a somber milestone. May 30th will be 10
years since his eldest son, Bo Biden,
passed away from brain cancer. In recent
years, Biden revealed his family
believes Bose's cancer was caused by the
toxic burn pits that he encountered
while serving in the US Army. when he
came home after a
year in in Iraq was diagnosed like many
many coming home with an aggressive and
lethal cancer the
brain but we
lost. We have some sense like many of
you
do what the families of these brave
heroes are feeling today. You get this
feeling like you're being sucked into a
black hole in the middle of your
chest. There's no way out. The Bidens
were very candid about their grief and
developed a great sense of fidelity for
finding a cure for cancer. And it's why
in 2016, President Barack Obama tabbed
his then Vice President Biden to lead
the Cancer Moonshot, a national
initiative to accelerate progress in
cancer research, prevention, diagnosis,
and treatment. because he's gone to the
mat for all of us on so many issues over
the past 40 years. I'm putting Joe in
charge of mission
control. For the loved ones we've all
lost, for the families that we can still
save, let's make America the country
that cures cancer once and for all.
Biden brought the initiative back when
he was president in 2022. One of his
goals remains cutting the cancer death
rate in half by the year 2047.
Pop quiz hot shot. Which language has
the longest alphabet in the world?
Latin, Greek, Cambodian, or
Hawaiian. If you said Cambodian, you are
correct. Camar, the official language of
Cambodia, has an alphabet that is 74
letters long. Meanwhile, the Hawaiian
alphabet is one of the shortest at 13.
We're about to meet Tik Tok star E Y E Y
E Y E Y E Y E Y E Y E Y E Y E Y Baza who
travels the world putting his language
skills to the test by connecting with
the people he meets. He's a polyglot,
someone who speaks several languages. He
speaks five of them fluently, 10
languages conversationally, and he can
greet folks in dozens more, about 40
languages in total. Check out how he
uses spontaneous interactions and
linguistic reflexes to break the ice
around the world. Where you guys from?
Do you speak Where you from? I think I
can speak your language, Ro. I interview
people from all over the world, speaking
their language and putting uh smiles on
their faces. This is Yuji Blesza, and he
calls himself a wannabe polyglot, aka a
language enthusiast, someone who speaks
and understands multiple languages
fluently. from Congo.
He says he can speak in around 30
languages conversationally and he's only
27 years old. I speak fluently in uh
English, Japanese, Russian, German, and
also Turkish. Excuse me. If I speak your
language, I'll give you Kazak Chocolate.
You know, yes, he's on Tik Tok. I have
uh right now nearly 4 million followers
on Tik Tok and nearly 3 million
followers on Instagram. Say your
language. Sure.
Wow. Yuji grew up in a bilingual
community in Japan with his Irish mother
and Japanese father, but says he never
felt completely accepted as a Japanese
person. In high school, he went to
Ireland for a year and says he felt like
an immigrant there, too. I had made more
friends with the actually the Polish and
Lithuanian community. That's one of the
reasons I became friends with them and
um basically they were speaking Russian.
That was the moment that kind of like
sparked my interest in languages. In
college in Japan, he started studying
Russian. Next, he got a masters in
Vienna where he felt more comfortable
with Turkish immigrants. Then I also
realized that I need to learn Turkish to
become more friends with them. I want to
really learn this language to understand
the people and communicate with the
people. So that made it easier. It was
one of those Turkish friends who
encouraged him to start making videos.
Now he speaks dozens of languages and
interviews people from all over the
world speaking their native tongue.
Oh,
I really enjoy talking to all the older
generation because they have really wise
they're really wise and they have, you
know, knowledge like super super
interesting stories to tell. Yuji says
he thinks that anyone who wants to learn
a language should try to step out of the
classroom, forget the nerves and just
use it. Another secret to languages, one
is a doorway to the next. Hungarian
language is similar to Finnish
grammatically and also Hungarian is very
similar to the Turk which is Turkish
language and also Turkish language is
very similar to Japanese language. So
every language is kind of connected in
in a way. Time now for some more
inspiration and motivation from
graduation commencement season. This
time it's actor, director, and Hunger
Games star Elizabeth Banks, who
delivered the commencement speech at her
alma mater, University of Pennsylvania.
She came back to give the class of 2025
some solid advice that she learned
through the ups and downs of her
education and career, like leaning on
our values to make important decisions
and the importance of gratitude for the
support we receive along the way. Today
represents an amazing achievement, for
sure. But what you're all getting today
is not just a diploma, but a safety net.
And I don't just mean the Ivy League
degree. Nobody here, not a single one of
you got to this ceremony alone. Me
included. Somebody encouraged you, loved
you, bandaged your skin knee, fed you,
taught you. All of that support, that's
your safety net, too. And your job from
here on out is to pursue anything and
everything that scares you with absolute
vigor because you have that safety
net. Today's story getting a 10 out of
10. A football team using their muscle
to help their community after severe
storms and an EF3 tornado caused
devastating damage in London, Kentucky
over the weekend. and the local high
school football team answered the call
to help because we want to help our
community do whatever we can for them.
Um, we just believe in a stronger
community is better. So, you know,
whatever we can do to help those that
are in need, we will. The North Laurel
Jaguars volunteered to clear debris and
salvage belongings for the victims of
the storm. Their coach said that they
were exhausted, but they even showed up
to continue the cleanup the very next
morning. Way to rise up, team. Now, did
you spot your vocab word in the show?
Today's winner is Miss Nixon, the Travis
Hill School in New Orleans for fidelity,
meaning faithfulness to a person, cause
or belief demonstrated by continued
loyalty and support. Well done. We
appreciate all of you for submitting an
array of admirable august and
all-inspiring words each and every your
word Wednesday. Our shout out today goes
to PS 208 in Queens, New York. Rise up
penguins. We are feeling the Glenn Oak
spirit. Thanks to all of you for
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requests. You rock. Let's do it again
tomorrow, shall we? I'm Cy Wire and we
are CNN 10.