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Hello sunshine and rise up. I'm Ky Wire,
host of CNN 10, the best 10 minutes in
news. Many of you here for the first day
of school and I am pumped that your
teacher gives us the honor and privilege
to help you get caught up with some of
the top news stories from around the
world. No opinion, no slant. I simply
tell you the what, letting you decide
what to think. And we have some fun on
this show, too. So, without further ado,
let's go. For the first time, we held
CNN 10 Summer Fridays, 10 episodes over
the past 10 weeks. You can catch them on
our website or CNN 10 YouTube channel,
which some of you recently helped push
us to 1 million subscribers. I'm going
to bring you up to speed on three of the
biggest headlines from this summer with
updates on where they stand now. First
up, June 6th, protests rocked the city
of Los Angeles after Immigration and
Customs Enforcement and the Department
of Homeland Security detained hundreds
of people in Southern California. Many
protesters expressed their concerns
peacefully. Some became violent toward
law enforcement and destructive to
public and private property.
That prompted hundreds of arrests by LA
police and a curfew. Then the White
House deployed thousands of National
Guard troops and US Marines to Southern
California. US President Donald Trump
saying that local police officers did
not have the protest under control. The
governor of California, Gavin Newsome
said that the National Guard and Marines
only escalated the situation, riing up
protesters further. By mid July, they
scaled back. Today, only a fraction of
the deployed troops remain in the area.
Next up, Israel launched an
unprecedented offensive attack against
Iran on June 13th, using heavy air
strikes to target Iran's nuclear program
and its military leaders. Iran insisted
its nuclear program is peaceful and
retaliated by launching ballistic
missiles at Israel. The two countries
continued to trade strikes. Two weeks
into the conflict, on June 21st,
President Donald Trump announced that
the US struck three nuclear sites in
Iran. Iranians are definitely much
closer than they were 5 or 10 years ago.
And it is certainly true uh that they've
gotten a lot closer to deploying a
weapon of this type than they were even
a year or two ago.
The president called the operation quote
one of the most successful military
strikes in history," unquote. A US
intelligence assessment, on the other
hand, determined the bombs likely only
set Iran's nuclear program back by
several months. Iran retaliated by
launching missiles at the largest US
military base in the region. Most of
those missiles were intercepted and
shortly after the White House announced
a ceasefire between Israel and Iran.
This conflict with Iran took place
against the backdrop of Israel's ongoing
conflict in Gaza. Ceasefire talks
between Israel and Hamas have stalled,
and there is a humanitarian crisis in
the enclave, including a food shortage,
causing many to fear potential
starvation. Finally, catastrophic
flooding devastated a region in central
Texas, especially on July 4th. More than
an entire summer's worth of rain fell in
some parts of the state in just a matter
of hours. Summer camps along the river
were hit hard as the river swelled. camp
counselors guiding hundreds of young
campers to higher ground in the middle
of the night to safety.
It was pretty traumatic. I mean, yeah,
you have a lot of kids. They're having
probably the worst day of their life.
Um, they're missing friends. They're
missing loved ones. I was really just
trying to comfort them and let them know
like, hey, like I don't know where your
friends may be right now, but my only
objective is to get you guys out of here
and get you guys to safety.
At least 133 people though died. Some
remain missing. Emergency alerts were
delivered to mobile devices to warn
people. Many say they did not receive
warnings until after the flooding
reached its peak. Now officials are
looking at ways to help prevent such
tragedies from occurring in the future.
Now to a big surprise for thousands of
young Catholics at the Vatican. They
traveled to Rome for the 2025 Youth
Jubilee and the first ever American
Pope, Pope Leo, unexpectedly passed
through St. Peter's Square in the Pope
mobile. He was on his way to say mass
for Catholic influencers and quote
digital missionaries at St. Peter's
Basilica. CNN spoke to some of the
American teens who'd traveled there to
see Pope Leo in person.
Just to have someone from our country
really does mean a lot to us that we
have someone to connect to, someone
who's relatable and he knows what
America is going through and what we
have right now. So, it's nice to know
that we have someone close to home and
someone to connect that's relatable. And
what would you say to Pope Le if you got
a chance to meet him?
I would say
when is everybody coming to Chicago?
More than 500,000 young Catholics came
to Rome for the celebrations.
Pop quiz hot shot. What was the first
vegetable to be grown in outer space?
Spinach, potato, broccoli, or carrot?
You say potato, I say correto. In
October 1995, NASA and the University of
Wisconsin grew the very first potato on
the space shuttle Colombia using
hydroponics with the goal of feeding
astronauts on long space voyages and
eventually feeding future space
colonies. Ever hear those famous lyrics,
you like potato, I like potato, you like
tomato, I like tomato. Turns out those
two foods may be way more connected than
just a classic Ella Fitzgerald song. A
team of biologists and genomic
scientists have discovered where
potatoes come from, tracing its origins
to a chance encounter with a tomato
millions of years ago. No wonder French
fries and ketchup are so good. CNN's
Ashley Strickland has today's Did You
Know?
Did you know the potatoes origins began
with tomatoes? This inner species love
story occurred about 9 million years
ago. According to research published in
the journal of cell, the humble potato
is the result of an ancient genetic
mashup between a wild tomato and a
tuberous plant called euberosum in South
America.
And it was only when those two are
together that you get this tuber
creation.
This surprise hybrid inherited the
perfect combo. A gene from the tomato
that tells it when to make tubers, a
plant part that stores nutrients, and
one from each roum that tells it how.
The result, a brand new plant that could
grow underground food, survive cold
climates, and reproduce without seeds.
Perfect for life in the Andes Mountains,
where potatoes were first domesticated
some 7 to 10,000 years ago. That
evolutionary jackpot led to the more
than 100 wild potato species that we
know today, and eventually to the fries
on your plate with a side of tomato DNA.
Everybody says, "Well, potatoes and
tomatoes have nothing to do with one
another." But actually, if you look at
the plants themselves, you can see start
to see lots and lots of similarities.
Now we know why potatoes and tomatoes go
so well together.
The goat of the pool, Katie Leiddki,
just won her seventh world title in the
women's 800 meter freestyle on Saturday.
Longest streak by any swimmer ever in
any event at the World Championships. I
got to chat with Katie before she hopped
on that plane to Singapore and I picked
her brain about how she prepares for
such high stakes moments. Check it out.
Every day that I'm in in the water at at
practice, I'm visualizing racing
situations that I'm in or I'm just
thinking about my goals, my times, my
paces, my technique, all the different
things that I need to be thinking about
and being diligent about. So,
as you know, I asked my CNN 10 viewers
to submit some questions for you, and
they really brought it. So, some viewer
questions. Mr. Terz at Caesar Chavez
High School in Delano, California asks,
"What helps you stay motivated to
continue with your passion despite any
hardships you might face?"
I think the the goals that I set for
myself always keep me motivated. Um, you
you know that there are going to be
roadblocks here and there and even
within a week, not every day is going to
be perfect. Not every day is going to be
100% or or your best your best workout
every day. Um, and so I I think when I
have that kind of a day, I I tell myself
and my coach tells me to to just turn
the page.
[Applause]
Today's story getting a 10 out of 10. We
are dribbling over to De Mo, Iowa. WNBA
superstar Caitlyn Clark spreading some
back to school love. Clark, used to
captivating crowds with her three-point
prowess, pulled up to Mcomes Middle
School in her hometown of De Moine and
slam dunked on them a plethora of PE
equipment, school supplies, bountiful
backpacks, even built a brand new
basketball court. All thanks to her
Caitlyn Clark foundation.
It's always fun for myself to come back
here and be in De Moines. Um, obviously
this place means so much to me and, you
know, I hope to be able to continue to
come back here and do this every year.
Caitlyn Clark proving that being a
baller isn't just about buckets. It's
about building others up. All right,
superstars. For our first day of school
shoutouts, I want to give you a sneak
peek, a little teaser if you will, of
our brand new wall of friends. Check it
out. You all have sent some incredible
letters, art, photos, memorabilia, 3D
printed models, and some seriously cool
swag. And this is just a fraction of it.
So, this will be an ever evolving wall
of friends. We are so grateful for all
the love you show the show. And as a
thank you, we're going to be adding some
of these to our usual traditional
shoutouts to end the show. For shout out
requests, subscribe to our CNN 10
YouTube channel. Put your school, city,
state, teachers name mascot along with a
message if you'd like in the comment
section of our most meet recent video
and we're going to choose schools like
this. Today's shout out goes to Mrs.
Crer at the Bridger Community Day High
School in San Juan Capistrano,
California. rise up. Look at this
incredible art you sent to me. I mean, I
think I'm gonna hang this like on the
mirror of my car or something because
these are phenomenal. I mean, kidding
me. Yes, please. Oh, we also have a
shout out today to Mr. Cosby at North
Rowan High School in Spencer, North
Carolina. Rise up. I'm Koi Wire at
Koiwire on the socials. Can't wait to be
curious, learn, and laugh with you all
this school year. Let's do it again
tomorrow, shall we? I'm Koi Wire and we
are CNN 10.