Rise up sunshine. Guess who's back? Back
again. Just in time for Friday. I'm Koi
Wire. Happy Friday. So happy to see you
and so happy to soak up some more
knowledge and information with all of
you. We are going to start with this
impending winter storm for which many of
us in the United States are preparing.
It is a potentially historic storm with
nearly half of the US in its sights. The
sprawling system is fueled by a blast of
frigid air and is expected to bring
major amounts of snow, ice, and freezing
rain to more than two dozen states from
Texas all the way east up to the
northeast. Major cities like New York
and Philadelphia could see their most
snow in at least four years. And much of
the South is bracing for devastating
amounts of ice.
>> I went to Home Depot. They were
completely out of ice. I'm looking for
rock salt. Said then I went to Lowe's
and they were completely out and they
called around to the other Lowe's and
they were completely out.
>> Governors across the country are
declaring states of emergency and many
cities could see bone chilling cold as
temperatures plunge to potential record
lows. 31 years working for Noah, uh
there's only a handful of times that I
can remember watches and warnings
stretching 2,000 miles, right? and and
you know, you look at that and half the
country's population is going to see
some sort of winter weather impact. So,
you think about travel, you think of the
dangers outside. This, like you were
saying, this is a a triple impact,
right? It's the snow. Some areas getting
a foot of snow, some areas getting the
ice, so south of that snow or areas that
are going to get up to an inch of ice.
That brings down power lines, that
brings power outages to people. More
than 125 million people could be
impacted by travel delays, prolonged
power outages, and dangerous conditions.
So, let's all pay attention, no matter
where we live, to our local weather
forecast so we can be as prepared as
possible for the storm. In New Zealand,
a devastating landslide hit a popular
camping area on the country's North
Island. A landslide occurs when a
massive amount of earth, rock, and other
types of debris suddenly barreled down
steep areas like mountain sides, burying
anything in its path. In this case,
heavy rains caused a massive wall of
debris to slam into this popular camping
area at the base of Mount Monganui,
burying campers under tons of rubble.
>> This huge tree crack and all this dirt
come off like behind me. And then I look
behind me and there's this huge
landslide coming down. And I'm still
shaking from it now. And um yeah, and
then I turned around and I had to jump
out from my seat as fast as I could and
just run. And then I dived across the
other pool and looking behind me and
there was a caravan caravan coming like
right behind me. It was like the
scariest thing I've ever experienced in
my life.
>> With people still missing as of this
taping, authorities are calling the
disaster a once- ina century event. And
they continue to search for survivors
who may be trapped beneath the debris.
Snapchat's parent company, Snap, Inc.,
just agreed to settle a lawsuit over
social media impacts on young people
just days before the start of a trial. A
19-year-old American is suing Snap, Tik
Tok, Meta, and YouTube, accusing them of
creating addictive features that harm
young users mental health. The other
three companies have not announced any
settlements and are expected to face a
jury in Los Angeles next week. Some
legal analysts are comparing this case
to the historic lawsuits against tobacco
and opioid companies warning of
substantial financial loss and rule
changes.
Pop quiz hot shot about how long have
cats been domesticated by humans? 2,000
years, 5,000 years, 10,000 or 20,000?
If you said 10,000, perfect. Ancient
Egyptians are believed to be the first
civilization to keep cats as pets. They
controlled rodents, protected grain
stores, and helped protect against
snakes. Have you ever been to a cafe or
a restaurant where there's like these
cats just hanging out inside? Well, New
York's beloved bodega cats may soon face
new parameters. A proposed bill would
place them in a legal category
establishing official health and safety
guidelines for cats living in retail
food stores. Local New York reporter
Lindseay Tuckman has the story. Lydia
Aguabia works at the flower stand at
Clinton Fruit Market on 47th and 9inth
in Hell's Kitchen. Her partner in crime
is the bodega's resident cat, Poncha.
>> Animals are love. Animals are happiness
and animals has to be a responsibility
for everyone. Panchcha and the rest of
the city's likely thousands of bodega
cats are the reason behind a proposed
bill in the state legislature that would
establish official health and safety
guidelines for cats living in retail
food stores. Standards like regular vet
checkups, vaccines, and designated cat
zones separate from food prep areas.
Assembly member Linda Rosenthal, who
represents the Upper West Side, introed
the bill last spring, and it was moved
to the Agriculture Committee just this
month. If you adopt a an animal from the
shelter, you have they have to be spayed
or neutered. Um, you know, no telling
where those kitties come from that that
live in bodeas, but just to make sure. I
mean, they they work. Um, you know,
keeping mice and other vermin away, but
they should also have access to a good
place to to rest, um, good food, water.
This proposal is separate from city
legislation introduced last year that
would ease enforcement for stores with
cats, which under current health codes
are technically not allowed. For New
Yorkers who love bodega cats, they hope
if the bill passes, the state makes it
easy for small business owners to pay
for healthcare.
>> Maybe they don't have they don't want
can afford it. Maybe I don't know, but
um it's something that they could
probably make a collection or some
people could volunteer help out. The
bill still needs to go through hearings
and a vote before anything becomes a
law. But one thing is for sure, these
guys aren't going anywhere. It's just a
matter of if and how they're regulated.
>> Tay has done it again. Taylor Swift is
now the youngest female artist ever to
join the Songwriters Hall of Fame. To
qualify, songwriters have to have a
notable catalog of music, and they have
to wait 20 years after the first
commercial release of a song. At 36
years old, Swift is celebrating the 20th
anniversary of her first single, Tim
>> McGra.
>> Taylor released that when she was just
16 years old. Her fellow inductees
include Alana Moriceette, Kenny Loggins,
and Kiss bandmates Paul Stanley, and
Jean Simmons. The youngest artist ever
inducted into the Hall of Fame, that
would be Stevie Wonder at just 33 years
old back in 1983.
Today's story getting a 10 out of 10. A
snake bitten rodeo star, 10-year-old
Juliet Schubert from Colorado is not
only a rock star, she is an inspiration.
Bouncing back from a near fatal snake
bite. Last June, she was playing with a
friend. She opened a barn door and bam,
she was bitten by a rattlesnake. It was
so serious she had to be airlifted to a
second hospital to get treated. Doctors
used 18 vials of antivenenom to save
her, but it was rodeo season and Juliet
needed to get back on that horse to
compete.
>> It's the thing that I love to do the
most. She rode almost the whole seasons
on crutches and she had only one foot in
the syrup because her foot was still
swollen from the bite.
>> She finished 2025 as the all-around
champion in her age group for the Little
Britches Youth Association. Tough as
nails, Julia now carries the snakes
rattle with her as a reminder to never
give up. And her mom got her a saddle
made to look like what else? Snakes
skin. Way to not get rattled. Juliet,
you are fantastic. Now, we have some
shout outs today. The first one, not
there. Go show them that right there.
Miss Freeman at the Margaret K. Lewis
School in Panama City, Florida. Thank
you for this wreath, which you make to
help raise money for extracurricular
activities. Yeah, that's pretty sweet.
and Miss Johnson at Prairie Winds Middle
School in Mono, Minnesota, who sent this
custom CNN 10 word search with some of
our uh you know, our trademark phrases
and all of the students names as well. I
see you. Well done. Thank you so much.
And from our YouTube channel comments,
Mr. Green and all our historians at
Newport High School in Newport,
Kentucky, style is an attitude. Play
that Friday music, Nadair. Make this
world a better place this weekend. Be
the spark of joy that someone needs. I'm
Coy. This is CNN 10. It's been a
blessing to spend this week with you.
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