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What's up everybody? Thanks for joining
us. I'm Ryan Young filling in for
Koiwire. Happy to be back with you on
another edition of CNN 10. Today is your
word Wednesday and so listen up and see
if your vocabulary word that you
submitted made it in today's show. All
right, let's get to your headlines for
Wednesday, November 12th. We begin in
Washington, DC, where the longest
government shutdown in US history is one
step closer to ending. Eight senators in
the Democratic caucus join Republicans
and approving a bill to fund the
government. But Democrats did not get
their key demand, an extension of the
government assistance for people who get
their health insurance through the
Affordable Care Act, also known as
Obamacare. Instead, Republican senators
promised a vote on healthc care reform
sometime next month. The bill now goes
to the House of Representatives where a
vote is expected as soon as today.
President Donald Trump has indicated he
supports the bill and wants the
government to reopen. Nobody, and I mean
nobody, likes being stuck in traffic.
But what if you could trade the gridlock
for gliding and commute to and from
school or work in a flying car? Well, it
may be closer than you think. One
innovative company is now making
personal flying vehicles a reality. One
could even be yours for the right price.
Our Nick Watt got the chance to catch up
with the team that's trying to change
the future of aviation.
>> You don't need a pilot's license and you
don't even need a runway.
>> There. Can you see it? It's just there.
If you've ever played a video game, you
can fly this thing. It's one joystick.
Seriously. And there's a lever to
release a parachute if it all goes
horribly wrong. It looks awesome from
down here. What's the feeling?
>> Such a great feeling. And just the best
view ever. It's in normal aviation, you
don't get to fly this low to the ground
that often. So Oh,
>> getting to do it in this point of view
is spectacular.
>> I'm going to stop talking to you cuz I
don't want you to crash.
>> Appreciate that.
Kittyhawk gave birth to the age of
aviation. And all this might be another
massive milestone in the history of
flight.
>> It looks wrong. You know, my brain can't
quite get a handle on the movement. I'm
used to seeing how cars, motorbikes,
airplanes move. This just moves
differently. It's disconcerting.
It's weird. I mean, it's awesome. It's
weird.
What are we calling this? We call it
like an aircraft. We call it a flying
car. I mean, what is it?
>> So, technically, it's an EV tall, which
stands for electric vertical takeoff and
landing.
>> There is a catch. You aren't allowed to
fly over so-called congested areas with
lots of people and buildings. Couple of
other downsides. Starting price
$190,000. And for now, the battery life
is only around 20 minutes. The range
only about 20 m. Pivotal says that will
improve.
>> Whoa. Jeez Louise.
>> Another issue.
>> They won't let me fly for real because I
haven't practiced long enough in the VR
simulator.
>> Yep. Let go.
>> Let go of the trigger.
>> Yep. There you go.
>> Wow.
>> This is great.
>> That's cool, right?
>> Ignore my histrionics. This is very
easy.
>> I mean, this feels very cool. Oh, and
and I'm just pretending. You have to
pass a test in the simulator before you
can buy a pivotal personal aircraft. It
isn't a legal requirement. They say
they're just being responsible and also
looking into uses helpful to humanity.
Maybe for getting a smoke jumper into a
wildfire or getting a doctor to a
hard-to-reach patient. And of course,
there's the military.
>> You've given them to the US Air Force
already.
>> That's correct. For non-developmental
testing and now we're working with other
agencies within the DoD. That said,
there's, I think, an amazing opportunity
in recreation.
>> And one pilot told me, "Flying a Cessna,
it's like driving a sedate sedan. Flying
this is like riding a motorcycle."
>> Time for a 10-second trivia. Which of
these is the largest active volcano in
the world? Mount Etna, Mount Nanaloa,
Crackatoa, Mount St. Helens?
If you said Mount Aloha, Alava, how you
feel, you know your stuff. Mount Aaloa,
Hawaiian for long mountain, is the
largest active volcano by both mass and
volume. It covers more than half of the
state's Big Island. It's not just a
tornado, it's a volcano. Our next story
takes us to Hawaii's Kilaway volcano
where video shows lava blasting more
than a,000 ft into the air. The clash
between the scorching air near the lava
and the cooler air around it created a
tornado-like swirl. Scientists call,
yep, a volat. It's kind of like a
nature's crossover episode. Kiloa was
whipped up dust devils like this during
the past eruptions, too. One in
September even expelled about 12.5
million cubic yards of lava. That's
enough to bury a football field a mile
deep. And that's some serious barometric
brew. Haha. If you've ever been to the
hospital for an MRI scan, the loud
noises and tight spaces can make for a
daunting experience. But Lego is trying
to change that courtesy of a custom set
that helps walk patients through the
process.
>> Playing with Legos can be much more than
just fun. The Danish Toy Company says
its specialized playset that looks like
an MRI procedure room is helping
hospitals around the world explain the
daunting scan to children. When children
go through MRI scans, uh they meet our
equipment. It's very huge. It made loud
noises and the children have to lie
still throughout the examination that
can make them a bit nervous and some
have anxiety. A hospital in Denmark is
one of the facilities using LEGO's mini
mockup of an MRI, which includes a
scanner and figurines of a patient and
medical staff, so children can learn
about the procedure in a way that's less
intimidating to them.
>> We play through the examination at the
preparation and the children get
familiar with what's going to happen.
Um, and that empowers them throughout
the examination. So they can do this MRI
scan without any use of anesthesia.
>> A new report from LEGO says health care
professionals have reported that using
the playsets nearly cuts in half the
need for sedation or anesthesia in
children undergoing MRIs. And that's a
relief for many worried parents.
>> I could see that she was calm and she
knew what was going to happen. and that
made me at ease as well. I also think it
was really good for her to have
something familiar from home, the the
Lego toys. Um, that was really
beneficial to see that used in a more
serious setting.
>> Lego says it has donated more than
10,000 of its kits to medical facilities
right around the world since 2023.
Legos that won't turn into pirate ships
or fantasy worlds, but that could help
kids boost their confidence in uncertain
settings. Paula Newton, CNN.
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Today's story getting a 10 out of 10. A
high school football team coming
together for a pair of big wins. On the
field and in the pizza kitchen, the
Morehead Spuds were preparing to chow
down on their victory meal following an
upset win over their top ranked rivals.
But that's when their coach learned the
dozens of pizzas they had pre-ordered
for the long bus ride home hadn't even
been made yet.
>> The guy was like, "Hey, I just got here
at 9:30. It's just me. There's no chance
I'm I'm going to be able to deliver
these pizzas." So, the starving squad
called an audible and headed into the
kitchen to make their own pizzas at the
local Papa John's. And even though the
team had already had some pizza making
veterans on hand, everyone got in on the
action.
>> I turn over to Jameson cuz, you know, we
both work at Domino's and we both just
started, you know, getting ready like in
that mindset to go make the pizza.
>> Never made a pizza in my life. Just
that's the crazy story. Never made a
pizza in my life. Never worked at a
pizza place. In total, the Spuds cranked
out 30 pies in just 40 minutes, tossing,
baking, slicing, and boxing like pizza
pros. The display of teamwork had their
coaches saying, "Mama mia." All these
guys just selforganized. I mean, they
they got it all done. They did the
assembly line like they they they've
been doing this for years. And I tell
you what, amazing story. We joked it was
kind of adapt and overcome, right? It
was a phenomenal ride home.
>> I guess when life gives you lemons, you
make pizza. All right, superstars. Let's
get your shout outs in. But first,
thanks to Miss Moore's eighth grade
class at Belmont Middle School in
Belmont, North Carolina for submitting
today's word of the day. Bruhaha. It's a
noun meaning a noisy and excited
response to something. And this first
shout out goes to the third period class
at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in
Fort Lauderdale. Go Raiders. And for our
Instagram page, Miss Moon's class at
Warm Springs Middle School in Marietta,
California. I see you. I see how much
you love our Instagram page. I'm guilty
of the same thing. All right, it's all
we have for today. We'll see you right
back here tomorrow. It's always a
pleasure hanging out. I'm filling in for
TCOY. Don't forget, see you in 10.
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