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Hello and happy Friday. Yay. I'm Ky
Wire. Thank you for joining me for
another special summer Friday edition of
CNN 10. Today is Friday, June 13th. And
while you may be trying to avoid
sidewalk cracks, black cats, or breaking
any mirrors on this notoriously spooky
and unlucky day, I've got some news for
you. Because
did you know Friday the 13th may
actually just be a big old school
marketing scheme? You see, there's this
long list of possible reasons why Friday
the 13th is considered unlucky. Most of
them from ancient history. One of the
most common, the biblical account of the
Last Supper where 13 people dined on a
Friday just before Jesus was crucified.
It then evolved into a notoriously
unlucky day in famous works of
literature, folklore, and cinema. Old
heads out there, remember this guy. But
one group of people made it their
mission to prove there is nothing to
fear about this date on the calendar. In
1936, a group of 13 men in Philadelphia
gathered at a local restaurant to
celebrate all things quote unlucky. And
the trend continued into the '90s. In
Chicago, in New York, even London, they
walked under ladders with umbrellas open
in doors. They smashed mirrors. They
spilled salt trying to prove that they'd
be just fine. The groups were founded
during the Great Depression and members
knew the press would be there to get
their antics on camera so that would
create publicity for the restaurants and
gathering spots they chose. All right,
now to our lead story of the day. All of
you know that the main goal of our show
is to make it a conduit for what's
happening in the world around us. And
our main goal is to do that with no
opinion, no slant, just facts. And that
brings us to the biggest news event out
of the US this week. The immigration
protests in Los Angeles. Now, let me be
clear. The reasons these protesters have
taken to the streets are divisive. And I
encourage you to have discussions with
your peers about the various reasons
we'll start to lay out for you. Like I
say in almost every show, my job as a
journalist is to tell you the what,
letting you decide what to think. So,
that being said, here's what's happening
in Los Angeles this week.
Immigrants are welcome here. Friday,
June 6th, protesters began to gather at
a downtown LA courthouse after several
people were arrested at a clothing
factory. Under the US Constitution, the
First Amendment guarantees the right of
citizens to peacefully protest in public
spaces and express their views as long
as they do so without violence or
disruption beyond illegal bounds. In
this situation, while many protesters
did express their concerns peacefully,
there is no doubt that some people
became violent towards law enforcement
and destructive to public and private
property. Over the next two nights,
police officers began to respond to
demonstrations. CNN obtained video of
multiple instances that show protesters
vandalizing buildings and cars and
throwing objects at officers who use
shields to protect themselves. Days
later, a curfew was put into place and
police say they've initiated mass
arrests of demonstrators refusing to
leave the downtown curfew zone. Police
say they have arrested nearly 400 people
since Saturday. To the public, uh we
fully support your right to peacefully
protest, but let me be absolutely clear.
Those who choose to incite violence,
engage in vandalism or graffiti, and or
attack officers will be arrested. There
is no tolerance for criminal activity
under the guise of protest. Like I said,
this is a divisive topic. No doubt about
it. So, we're only going to show you
what our reporter saw on the ground in
Los Angeles and let let you make up your
mind about what's happening. Kyung La
filed this report exclusively for CNN
10.
Hey everybody, I'm in downtown Los
Angeles and this is the center of where
all of these protests have really been
happening where there are a number of
federal buildings, a detention facility
that's drawn a lot of attention from the
entire country, but also protesters here
in Los Angeles. So, let me explain what
you're looking at. Uh the people who you
see behind me, these soldiers, they are
indeed soldiers. California National
Guard, they've been federalized by the
president of the United States. The
governor of California has not wanted
this. And so now there's a dispute, a
faceoff between the guardsmen and then
as you look over to the sidewalk, the
protesters who are on the street, who
are on the sidewalk and on the street.
What we have experienced, what we've
seen are direct physical clashes between
some very angry demonstrators and the
guard as well as the Department of
Homeland Security where there's been
pushing. There have been shields used as
they try to keep uh some of the crowds
away and the driveway clear so vehicles
can come in and out of this detention
facility. every time a car comes in,
every time a bus comes in. Uh for the
past few days, people have been rushing
them and trying to block it. So that's
been sort of the challenge. Now, the
protesters here say the frustration is
that they don't want this. They don't
want these soldiers here. They don't
want ICE raids in this city and they
want that to stop. The governor has said
he would like different options. But
right now, this is what's happening in
Southern California. What law
enforcement is faced with is it's not
just the people you're seeing behind me,
but it's it's also the LAPD, the Los
Angeles Police Department. They've had
to try to keep everybody safe from the
people who are here exercising their
First Amendment rights of of free
protests and expression to also people
who are driving on the street. And then
another thing a lot of people are
wondering about is is how do reporters
who, you know, there's a lot of us here,
a lot of reporters here, photographers
as well, the photographer who's shooting
uh this video uh exchange that we're
having and then my producer Norma. Hey,
this is Norma. Um so how do we protect
ourselves, Norma? Well, first of all, we
have our bump hat, which really is to
protect our heads. So if something hits
you on the head, this is it's hard.
Correct. And then we have the goggles
which are meant to protect our eyes from
any gas or any other tear gas
specifically has been a problem. Yes.
And then we have of course this helmet
which is for more dire situations but we
haven't had to use this helmet by the
way you know. Um, and you know, another
important is our snacks because we need
to stay filled up for the long days and
water because there aren't a lot of
opportunities to grab a break. And then
there's also this. Yes, we have our
mask. Yes. No, we haven't had to use
that. No, we've been going with our
regular mask just in case. But yeah,
thank you, Norma. And and tear gas has
been an issue. It's it's a way of crowd
control. It's a non-lethal device used
to disperse crowds because when you get
a lot of people together, that's when
there are problems. But now the fourth
day in a row that I've been here, things
are much calmer and and the hope at
least in the city is that that will
continue. Pop quiz hot shot. Which noble
gas is used to emit an intense burst of
light for use in flash photography?
Neon, helium, radon, or xenon?
If you said xenon, say cheese. A sealed
glass tube is first filled with xenon
gas, and when a high voltage electrical
discharge is passed through it, the gas
is ionized, creating a big flash of
light.
Four British climbers have become the
first to ascend Mount Everest after
using xenon gas to acclimate to the
different environmental conditions.
Usually climbers just spend time at the
base of the mountain, letting their
bodies get used to the higher altitudes
and thinner air, but this takes weeks or
even months for the body to adjust. But
this group of mountaineers, they were
able to scale the peak less than 5 days
after leaving London. We did a
combination of hypoxic tents. Uh that's
a tent basically at your home in your
bedroom that simulates higher altitude.
You sleep in these tents for a couple of
weeks before the expedition. And the
second component was u a treatment with
a noble gas calledon. That's a medical
gas that is used in anesthesia for 75
years. And they get this treatment uh
that we have been developed over the
past 5 years especially for
mountaineering. And the xenon gas has
the effect in the human body. It helps
to protect the body for high altitude
sickness and it enhances uh the
acclimatization. All of these four guys
are ex uh special forces from the
British military. So they are very fit
athletes but still they to undergo a
very intensive training program to be
ready for this mission.
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All right, a happy update for you from a
story we told you about last week and a
wild ride for a wild animal, Ed the
Zebra. He escaped from its owner at
Christianana, Tennessee. He was finally
captured after almost more than a week
on the run. And the final mission to
recapture Ed looked more like a Navy
Seal military mission. They deployed a
helicopter. Even drones when the super
duper striped hide-and-seeker was
spotted in a pasture on a farm last
weekend. Oh yeah, there we go. Got him.
Dang, Zebra. After capture, he was
airlifted and then carried to a trailer
for safe transport home. I didn't know
what it was initially. Was carrying
something on a on a long rope or
whatever it was. The local sheriff's
office tells CNN Ed was successfully
reunited with his owner.
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Today's story getting a 10 out of 10.
You've got to be kitten me. A stowaway
kitten who is recovering after a
three-week journey at sea. Miss Calico
was found inside a shipping container
that arrived in Minnesota after an
apparent three-w weekek trip from China.
Local TV stations report the kitten was
discovered when the container arrived in
a St. Paul suburb. It's incredible.
She's really scared. I mean, I can only
imagine 3 weeks in a container without
food or water. Officials say the kitten
was dehydrated, but it has since been
recovering at a local humane center,
which already has a foster home lined up
for this fearless feline, which doesn't
yet have a name, but is currently being
called Stowaway. Meow. That is awesome.
All right, superstars. Almost time to go
away. Uh, follow me at Koiwire on your
socials for some more updates about our
summer shows coming up. And very
important, this Sunday is Father's Day.
So write a note, buy your father figure,
his favorite candy bar, or just tell him
you love him and that you're thankful
for all the love and support he's shown
you over the years. Your small gesture
will go a long way. You're more powerful
than you know. Play that Friday music,
not air. Our shout outs today go to Mr.
Morgan and all our friends at Furnest
Brook Middle School in Marshfield,
Massachusetts. Happy last day of school.
Yes, please. And holy moly, Johnson
Youth Center in Juno, Alaska, your art
project is absolutely incredible. I love
this one. Telling you the what, letting
you decide what to think. And uh this
one, shout out to my old NFL days. Who's
that dude with the big old neck? Uh
listen, thank you for making us part of
your day. And fun fact, did you know
that the city and burrow of Juno is
larger than the state of Rhode Island?
The more you know. Got knocked down 10
times. standup CNN 10. And this one, oh
yeah, there it is.
Well done. All right, go on out. Make
someone smile. I'll see you right back
here for another CNN 10 summer Friday
next week. I'm Koi Wire and we are CNN
10.
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