Hello sunshine. Welcome to the show. I'm
Ky Wire bringing you your 10 minutes of
news right here on CNN 10. We've got a
big show. We have a blind person running
a marathon, a jet skier in a shark
feeding frenzy, MLB news, and a baby
elephant. We will start though with news
of a potential merger that could change
the face of the air travel industry. The
proposed deal would combine two of the
largest airlines in the world, United
and American, into one company. Such a
merger would control roughly 40% of
flights based in the US. According to
multiple sources, United Airlines CEO
Scott Kirby pitched the idea to US
President Donald Trump during a February
White House meeting. United declined to
comment. An American did not respond to
CNN's requests. Such a deal would face
regulatory hurdles due to antirust laws
designed to promote competition and
prevent monopolies. Industry experts and
officials have voiced concern about the
impact a merger like this would have on
rival airlines and on travelers wallets.
>> Uh we've seen a lot of consolidation in
the industry and in general, you know,
less choice for consumers. uh what we've
seen with the US airlines is you know
increase in fairs but also devaluation
in loyalty programs. You know American
and United have two of the biggest
loyalty programs. So combining them into
one does not mean more value for the
consumers. Uh so overall this would be
awful for consumers. All airline
companies profits are currently being
impacted by rising fuel prices caused by
the US and Israel's ongoing war with
Iran. United has scaled back flights in
recent weeks, warning that ticket prices
could rise by as much as 20% if oil
costs stay high. 10sec trivia. What is
the oldest zoo in the world still in
operation? San Diego Zoo, ZSL in London,
Shun or the Bronx Zoo?
Zoo get a 10 out of 10 if you say Shun.
The zoo in Vienna, Austria was founded
in 1752 by Emperor Francis I. It started
as a private collection of animals for
the Habsburg monarchy, and some animals
at the zoo are housed in historic
Baroque buildings to this day. There
will soon be a baby elephant for all to
see at the Smithsonian National Zoo in
Washington, DC. Lyn Mai became the first
Asian elephant born there in nearly 25
years. With fewer than 50,000 Asian
elephants left in the world, this is a
major conservation success for the
endangered species. The zoo announced
public viewing is just around the
corner. CNN's Dana Bash has perhaps the
best interview of the year. Come on,
man. Let's go.
>> She's motivated, Lucker. Good girl. Come
on. You going to come through the pool?
You are.
>> Let's go.
That's the sound of a very excited baby
elephant who knows she's about to be
fed. And on this special occasion, I got
to prepare her bottle.
>> So, this is our bottle feeding station
right here.
>> Robbie Clark is in charge of the
elephants at the zoo. He leads the team
caring for baby Lin Mai.
>> So, the first thing we're going to do is
weigh out the water. You're going to
pour in approximately 275 g of the
powder. So, if you could do a really
good whisk of that.
>> Okay.
Just a regular day making baby elephant
formula. No big deal. How many times a
day does she get this?
>> Every 2 hours.
>> Even through the night.
>> Even through the night. So, our team is
here 24/7.
>> This is truly having a newborn.
>> It is.
>> Let's do it. Sure. She's hungry. You're
just going to place that bottle up over
this so she can drink it.
>> Here you go, sweetie. Here you go.
>> And lift the end of the bottle up.
Fantastic. You can see how fast she
consumes it.
>> It's really fast.
>> You're her best friend in the whole
world right now.
>> I've never had a friend like you.
>> There we go.
>> It's like you've done this before.
>> I don't have to burp her, do I?
>> No. Luckily, you don't have to.
>> This is one of the coolest things I've
ever done.
>> Hello. This means that she's saying hi.
>> Yeah. Yeah,
>> with her trunk.
>> Oh,
>> so the trunk is her nose and her upper
lip. It's the most important thing in an
elephant's life. They use it to eat,
drink, breathe, bathe, and communicate.
And obviously, she uses it to pick
things up.
>> Hi. Are you playing with me? This is the
cutest thing I've ever seen.
>> There's more muscles and tendons in her
nose than our entire body.
>> Really?
>> And when she's an adult, she'll be able
to pick up 2,000 lbs with that nose. My
>> 2,000 lb.
>> Mhm.
>> She weighs like 400 lb right now.
>> 440.
>> And she's going to get to be
>> as an adult. She'll be close to 8,000
lb.
>> I have to ask you about what happened
with her mom and try to do it without
crying.
>> So her mother, Nin, is a first-time mom.
Uh, and where she came from, uh, she did
not have the opportunity really to grow
up with other young elephants. We kind
of had the contingency that there might
be a chance that she wouldn't be
interested in being a mom.
>> Her mom rejected her.
>> She did, and that's not common among
elephants, but it's not unheard of. And
in fact, Nin's mom rejected her at
first. Over the last couple months,
we've been doing our best to do what we
call howdy by giving them access to each
other through a fence and hoping that
over time that relationship continues to
build. We haven't actually seen the
spark just yet. The whole world fell in
love with Punch the Monkey.
>> Yep.
>> After Punch the Monkeykey's mom rejected
her,
>> I hope that the world falls in love with
her, too. Understanding her story, not
not necessarily feeling bad for her, but
recognizing that nature does have
consequences to it. And one of the
benefits of her being here at the
National Zoo is that we have the
resources and staff expertise to help
her thrive.
>> She has a mother figure, an older member
of the herd,
>> kind of like an adoptive mother. Yeah.
And
>> takes care of her.
>> She is typically with her aunt Sworna.
They're not related, but Swarna was an
elephant in our herd that has
experienced raising elephants uh from a
young age. She has delighted us by
stepping up to the plate uh and taking
on a parenting role.
>> She couldn't have babies.
>> Correct. She's never been able to
>> and yet she has that maternal instinct.
>> Yes.
>> With Lyn Mai. That's amazing.
>> It is amazing. And that's just the
testament of how socially and
biologically complex elephants are. It's
important because they are an endangered
species. If we're not careful, they
could be extinct within our lifetime.
>> All right. Something you have to see. A
man on a jet ski found himself in the
middle of a shark feeding frenzy. Brett
Barley was fishing off a jet ski on
North Carolina's Outer Banks. At first,
he sees a shark, then realizes there is
not just one.
>> What is going on?
Get me out of here.
>> He says they were spinner sharks and
large drum fish feasting on smaller
fish. Brett Barley is a prourfer. He
says he got extra nervous because
spinner sharks have this habit of
flipping out of the water.
>> Like this could get so bad so fast. Cuz
for every, you know, dozen or two dozen
sharks you see on the surface, there's
far more below the surface. Running a
marathon not easy. Next, we have a story
that takes it to a whole different
level. Clark Reynolds is blind and he
just completed his second full marathon
with the help of some revolutionary
tech. He swapped the traditional guide
for a pair of AI powered smart glasses
and way do you see the result. Our
Robbie Hawin has more. This blind man
just ran a marathon without a physical
guide. Instead, he used AI powered
glasses and volunteers who described the
course to him using a video live stream
from his glasses.
>> I've done a marathon untethered, but
I've done I've done the first person
using smart glasses and an app called Be
My Eyes. It's an unofficial uh record.
It would be great if like I had that
certificate, but in my mind it is a
world's first.
>> Clark Reynolds, known as Mr. Dot, ran
the Brighton Marathon in the UK by using
AI powered glasses combined with the
real time assistance app.
>> Once we started, I I said the magic
words, "Hey, Meta uh called Be My Eyes."
And within 10 seconds, I had a volunteer
to support me for the first half hour of
the race. I say without those volunteers
in my ears, I I would have probably
given up around 15 mile marker.
>> This was Mr. Dot's second marathon and
he did the first with a traditional
guide, but he said this experience was
totally different because of the
glasses.
>> The biggest difference was the training.
You know, I could train without relying
on someone to there to always support me
because we live a busy lives.
>> But Mr. Dot says he thinks this is just
the beginning of what AI could do for
the visually impaired community. Being
blind is a very lonely experience
sometimes. And you could have someone as
being my eyes and they could like chat
with you for five minutes, you know, and
they could say, "Oh, you know, there's
some ducks in the pond." You know what I
mean? You could have that experience and
not feel lonely. And I think that's a
real game changer for the sight loss
community as well.
Today's story getting a 10 out of 10. A
reminder that courage can change the
world. Baseball didn't just play on
Wednesday. It remembered, honored, and
stood united. Across MLB, the famed
number 42 in Dodger Blue was worn by
every player, paying tribute to Jackie
Robinson, the man who broke baseball's
color barrier, becoming the first black
player in Major League Baseball's modern
era, helping to change the game and the
country forever. His courage in 1947 was
about shifting minds, opening doors for
generations to come with the new We Are
Jackie campaign. his legacy lives on.
Rise up. We are sending some love today
to Miss Brody and all of my wild cats at
Wellborn Leadership Academy in High
Point, North Carolina. Thank you for
sending love with all of your kind
letters and cards. Now, did you know
that today is National Pajama Day? So, I
felt it was pant that I uh send a shout
out to the senders of these luxurious
pieces of loungewear here, Mrs. Minard
at Jio Middle School in Jio, Illinois. I
see you. These jammies are the jam. Go
make it an awesome one. Tomorrow is
Friday. See you next time. I'm Ky Wire.
We are CNN 10.