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Go on and smell the flowers, cool the
soup. Let's take 10 minutes to get
caught up on our news. I'm Koi Wire.
This is CNN 10, where I simply tell you
the what, letting you decide what to
think. We start today in Iran where now
we have a clearer picture of who will be
leading the country following the death
of Supreme Leader Ali Kamani. The
Iranian government has announced that
Hamani's second son, Muchaba Kamani,
will succeed his father as the country's
new Supreme Leader. He'll take over a
role his father held for nearly four
decades before being killed in USIsraeli
air strikes last month. It's a move that
US President Donald Trump has previously
indicated would be quote unacceptable
and Israel has pledged to target any
successor. Our Isabel Jung has more on
the implications this pick could have
within Iran and throughout the region.
>> Mushtaba Hami is Iran's declared new
head of state. The spiritual leader for
a brutal regime his father came to
embody before he was slain by Israel and
the US in joint strikes. alongside his
father, Mushtaba's mother and wife were
also killed in USIsraeli air strikes.
>> The signal regime is saying is sending
is continuation. Uh we're still holding
together. It's more of the same and in
fact we're going to become even more uh
hardliners than uh we were before. uh
all the military pressure that is that
the country is under is not going to get
us to shift position.
Born in Mashad in 1969, Mushtaba Hamani
served in the Iran Iraq war and studied
in the holy city of K. Mushtaba Hami has
strong links with the security
establishment, the Islamic Revolutionary
Guard Corps, as well as the besiege
paramilitary force. relationships he's
likely to foster if he wishes to rule in
the same vein as his father. But the
junior Hamani could struggle for
legitimacy, even among supporters of the
regime. He's not a well-known cleric and
has not held government office. And a
father-to- succession may not be
palatable to the supporters of a
revolution that overthrew a monarchy. To
Scotland now, where a huge fire engulfed
an historic building near Glasgow
Central Station. Fortunately, no
casualties have been reported at the
time of this taping, but the fire
destroyed several places of business and
caused major travel disruptions. More
than 60 firefighters fought the blaze,
which started in a vape shop on Sunday.
According to the BBC, people were told
to stay clear of the area and to keep
all windows closed. Opening in 1879,
Glasgow Central has become Scotland's
busiest station and all train services
were expected to be cancelled until at
least the end of Monday.
Pop quiz hot shot. What year were the
first parolympic games held? 1950, 1960,
1970, or 1980?
Gold medal. What if you said 1960? The
first parolympic games took place during
the summer of 1960 in Rome, Italy,
featuring 400 athletes from 23
countries. The first winter parolympic
games took place in 1976 in Sweden. Now
to a story about inspiration and
motivation from the world of sports at
the 2026 Parolympic Games in Italy. Team
USA's Oxana Masters has done it again
and by it I mean gold, winning the
women's sitting sprint parabathlon.
Okana now has 20 parolympic medals
overall, 10 of them gold. The eighth
time Parolympian has become legendary in
both the winter and summer games. She
was born in Ukraine with her hands,
feet, and legs not properly formed due
to radiation poisoning from the
Chernobyl nuclear reactor incident.
Abandoned by her parents, she spent
seven years in an orphanage where she
would have to sneak out to find food
because of the neglect and abuse she
faced. She was adopted by an American
professor, Miss Gay Masters, moved to
the US, and over the course of seven
years would have both of her legs
amputated. But nothing stopped her from
dreaming big. Not even a surgery, a bone
infection, and a concussion leading into
these parolympic games in Italy. At 36
years old, Oxana is the most decorated
American parolympian of all time. I had
the chance to catch up with her to hear
her incredible story and find out what
motivates her to reach new heights.
Oh my gosh, it was amazing to be able to
bring home the first gold. I didn't
think I was going to bring home any
gold. So, for it to be the first one for
Team USA was just it just feels doesn't
even feel real.
>> It's funny to hear you say, "I didn't
think I was going to win any medals at
these games." In the leadup, you had to
battle surgery, a bone infection, a
concussion. Do you ever just say to
yourself, "Why me?"
Um, I think the human in me definitely
there's moments of it, but I don't live
in like the why me. I think it's just
more like especially as you know,
sometimes you're just dealt with a
certain card, deck of cards, and you
just got to play them how they are. And
I think not why me, but I think just
another opportunity to show and learn
something about myself, how strong I am,
how resilient humans are, and just power
through. Yeah. And I know you've you've
talked a lot about this in your book and
I can't wait to have people get into
that. But when you talk about your
upbringing, how tough your childhood
was, all that you've been through, what
what is one story you can share with us
and how did that tough time end up
shaping you into the strong woman that
you are today?
>> You know, I was told when I was having
my legs amputated, I would never walk
again. I'll never be an athlete. And
didn't know any of this was possible for
me. And I think for those little kids
and people that are watching, if
someone's telling you no, don't be
afraid to be that first one for the next
person to see what's truly possible. And
if you're doing it alone, do it the best
you can. And just, you know, you're
going to create an opportunity for
someone in the future. as superhuman and
all these superpowers you seem to have,
do you ever have that invader of the
mind creep in and try to tell you just
give up, you're tired, you're injured,
you've already accomplished so much. Do
you ever do you ever feel that?
>> Yeah, I feel that. And honestly, I felt
that every single three weeks leading to
the games and and it happened on my most
recent race yesterday where I got fourth
place and it didn't end up going my way.
For me, I am an athlete and a person
that believes in finishing what I start.
Whether it puts you on top of the podium
or it puts you deadlast or a DNF, I'm
going to finish what I can if I have the
ability to do so. And I think, you know,
yeah, it's easy to lean into that voice,
but I would have so much regret if I
did. and me pushing through and ignoring
just to let that thought go in in one
ear and not the other like I see you not
today. Thank you. And just listening to
the voice of my family, my community,
and my team that showed up for me to
help me be where I am right now.
>> A digital basketball court is making big
waves at the Big 12 men's and women's
conference tournaments in Kansas City.
It's like a transformer. You can swap
out team logos, the advertisements. Some
seem to love it, some not so much. The
Court is built from a layered system,
individual panels made of tempered
safety glass and ceramic dots for grip
on the top. Then LED panels which can be
changed at the touch of an iPad. And
finally, metal springs beneath it all to
add elasticity to the floor's
substructure. This is the first time
this technology has been used for
official collegiate games in the US.
Today's story getting a 10 out of 10.
You, as we do on the 10th of every
month, we're going to highlight some of
our viewers top moments of the year so
far. Let's start in Owensboro, Kentucky
with a team giving us something to cheer
about. The Burns Middle School
cheerleaders just made school history,
winning a national championship at UCA
Nationals in Orlando in the junior high
game day non-tumbling division. With
teamwork, determination, and a 3.73
team GPA, they are proving they've got
the spirit and the smarts. Way to stick
the landing. Next up, we're headed to
Illinois where one team finished their
season with a bang. The Effingham
Mustangs fifth grade girls basketball
team galloping past the competition,
wrapping up their season with a dub,
giving Mrs. Bowman's class at Central
Grade School plenty to celebrate.
Let's head over now to Kansas where one
Roman Peterson, a student from Miss
Ferguson's class at Quail Run Elementary
in Lawrence, Kansas, got the chance to
fly a plane on January 10th. Pretty
fitting for one of our CNN 10 family
members. Roman says he hopes to become a
pilot or maybe a football player
someday. And after getting behind the
controls, looks like he is already
soaring towards his goals. In more
aviation celebration, Jack Crosby of
Lakewood Ranch High School in Bradenton,
Florida, just earned acceptance into the
United States Air Force Academy. His
sibling, who goes to Dr. Mona Jane
Middle School, wrote in to share the
news because for the family, getting
into the academy is a huge honor. And
after all the hard work and dedication,
Jack's future is reaching new heights.
Lots of big dreams and big inspiration
from our friends all across the country.
If you have a moment, we're celebrating.
Remember to keep sharing it with us and
it might show up in a future episode.
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Bring it. Have an awesome day everyone.
I'm Koi Wire and we are CNN 10.