WEBVTT 00:11.440 --> 00:13.920 What's up, sunshine? Happy Friday eve. 00:13.920 --> 00:15.440 I'm Coy Wire here with your 10 minutes 00:15.440 --> 00:17.440 of news for this Thursday, May the 7th, 00:17.440 --> 00:19.680 of National Teacher Appreciation Week. 00:19.680 --> 00:21.840 Have you bought an apple, a flower, or a 00:21.840 --> 00:23.439 card for that special mentor in your 00:23.439 --> 00:25.600 life? If not, you have one more day. 00:25.600 --> 00:27.279 Let's level up our knowledge, stretch 00:27.279 --> 00:29.199 our perspective, and just maybe be a 00:29.199 --> 00:31.199 little better today than yesterday. Now, 00:31.199 --> 00:33.360 we do start with some somber news here 00:33.360 --> 00:36.079 at CNN World Headquarters. Ted Turner, 00:36.079 --> 00:38.800 the OG media maverick and founder of 00:38.800 --> 00:40.800 CNN, passed away Wednesday at the age of 00:40.800 --> 00:43.440 87. Turner didn't just build a network. 00:43.440 --> 00:45.600 He flipped the script on how the world 00:45.600 --> 00:48.079 gets its news. He launched CNN back in 00:48.079 --> 00:50.640 1980, just steps from where we are 00:50.640 --> 00:53.600 standing right now on one bold idea. 00:53.600 --> 00:56.559 news shouldn't wait. He wanted it live. 00:56.559 --> 00:58.879 He wanted it constant and global. So, he 00:58.879 --> 01:01.359 created the first ever 24-hour news 01:01.359 --> 01:04.479 network. And fun fact, CNN 10 was 01:04.479 --> 01:06.880 originally his idea. He wanted a 01:06.880 --> 01:09.119 not-for-profit news show designed to 01:09.119 --> 01:11.040 bring the world straight into classrooms 01:11.040 --> 01:13.360 without the divisiveness of modern 01:13.360 --> 01:15.439 politics. Nicknamed the mouth of the 01:15.439 --> 01:17.920 south, Turner was as outspoken as he was 01:17.920 --> 01:20.400 a visionary, leaving behind a legacy of 01:20.400 --> 01:22.880 philanthropy, activism, and a mission to 01:22.880 --> 01:24.560 make the world smarter and better 01:24.560 --> 01:27.200 informed. Our Christian Amen looks back 01:27.200 --> 01:30.479 at the man who changed media forever. 01:30.479 --> 01:35.119 >> I dedicate the news channel for America. 01:35.119 --> 01:37.360 >> Ted Turner, the man who changed the 01:37.360 --> 01:40.880 world by creating CNN in 1980. It was 01:40.880 --> 01:43.600 the first ondemand global television 01:43.600 --> 01:44.880 news channel. 01:44.880 --> 01:47.439 >> Were you trying to create a revolution 01:47.439 --> 01:50.159 with 24/7 news or were you just trying 01:50.159 --> 01:52.960 to find another brilliant business 01:52.960 --> 01:54.000 opportunity? 01:54.000 --> 01:56.079 >> I thought it through very carefully. 01:56.079 --> 01:59.280 That's what I I did. I studied the 01:59.280 --> 02:02.320 situation and I knew what I was doing. 02:02.320 --> 02:04.640 At least I felt like I knew what I was 02:04.640 --> 02:07.759 doing and it turned out that I did. But 02:07.759 --> 02:09.759 Ted Turner's accomplishments have an 02:09.759 --> 02:11.920 even wider reach than the global network 02:11.920 --> 02:14.400 he built. A lifetime of work that put 02:14.400 --> 02:16.720 him ahead of the curve with every chance 02:16.720 --> 02:17.920 he took. 02:17.920 --> 02:19.200 >> Ted Turner, 02:19.200 --> 02:21.840 >> a true Renaissance man, Ted Turner 02:21.840 --> 02:24.480 defied labels. Yes, he became a 02:24.480 --> 02:26.560 billionaire businessman, but he was also 02:26.560 --> 02:29.520 a philanthropist, a conservationist, a 02:29.520 --> 02:30.800 sports champion. 02:30.800 --> 02:32.480 >> Aren't they cool? 02:32.480 --> 02:34.640 >> I never get tired of them. and an 02:34.640 --> 02:36.879 optimist, as he told me when I visited 02:36.879 --> 02:40.239 him on his Montana ranch in 2015, 02:40.239 --> 02:42.800 surrounded by his beloved bison, a 02:42.800 --> 02:44.959 species he had nearly single-handedly 02:44.959 --> 02:46.800 brought back from the brink of 02:46.800 --> 02:47.760 extinction. 02:47.760 --> 02:50.640 >> Remember, I'm supposed to be shooting 02:50.640 --> 02:53.040 for something that's impossible to have 02:53.040 --> 02:54.640 happen in my lifetime. 02:54.640 --> 02:57.120 >> And he had the mightest touch every time 02:57.120 --> 03:00.400 he dreamed the impossible dream. In 03:00.400 --> 03:03.599 1997, he donated a billion dollars to 03:03.599 --> 03:05.840 help support the United Nations by 03:05.840 --> 03:08.400 creating the United Nations Foundation. 03:08.400 --> 03:10.720 It was a jaw-dropping gift that stunned 03:10.720 --> 03:12.879 the world. But like many of Turner's 03:12.879 --> 03:15.440 endeavors, it made perfect sense to him. 03:15.440 --> 03:18.080 >> As of January of December 31st, I was 03:18.080 --> 03:21.120 worth 2.2 billion. And and I looked at 03:21.120 --> 03:22.480 it that morning real quick because I 03:22.480 --> 03:23.680 don't have a lot of time to look at my 03:23.680 --> 03:25.599 own statement. And I was up to 3.2 03:25.599 --> 03:27.200 because the stock went up so much during 03:27.200 --> 03:29.040 the year. So I made it nine months. I'm 03:29.040 --> 03:30.799 only giving up 9 months earnings. It's 03:30.799 --> 03:32.400 not that big a deal. I'm no poorer than 03:32.400 --> 03:35.120 I was 9 months ago and the world is a 03:35.120 --> 03:36.000 lot better off. 03:36.000 --> 03:38.239 >> He avidly fought for the eradication of 03:38.239 --> 03:41.599 nuclear weapons. In 2001, he co-founded 03:41.599 --> 03:43.920 the nuclear threat initiative, an 03:43.920 --> 03:46.400 organization that has worked to corral 03:46.400 --> 03:48.400 loose nukes and aims to reduce the 03:48.400 --> 03:50.159 weapons of mass destruction in the 03:50.159 --> 03:52.000 world. He was a man who pushed 03:52.000 --> 03:54.400 boundaries. He met with dictators like 03:54.400 --> 03:57.120 Fidel Castro. He founded the Goodwill 03:57.120 --> 03:59.360 Games, which helped to ease tensions 03:59.360 --> 04:01.680 between the US and the Soviet Union at 04:01.680 --> 04:03.519 the height of the Cold War. 04:03.519 --> 04:05.920 >> The skies over Baghdad have been 04:05.920 --> 04:06.720 illuminated. 04:06.720 --> 04:09.360 >> He insisted CNN must be behind enemy 04:09.360 --> 04:12.159 lines in Baghdad to report that side of 04:12.159 --> 04:14.560 the first Gulf War, cementing the 04:14.560 --> 04:16.799 network as the global leader in breaking 04:16.799 --> 04:18.479 news. 04:18.479 --> 04:20.400 Before spearheading the media 04:20.400 --> 04:22.560 revolution, Ted Turner was a champion 04:22.560 --> 04:24.720 sailor, winning the prestigious 04:24.720 --> 04:27.680 America's Cup. Later, he bought his 04:27.680 --> 04:30.080 adopted hometown baseball team, the 04:30.080 --> 04:32.800 Atlanta Braves, and its basketball team, 04:32.800 --> 04:36.000 the Atlanta Hawks. A career that wasn't 04:36.000 --> 04:38.400 linear, but radiated in so many 04:38.400 --> 04:40.960 different directions. A one-of-a-kind 04:40.960 --> 04:44.600 true visionary. 04:45.120 --> 04:47.120 Pop quiz hot shot. What is the official 04:47.120 --> 04:49.600 state nickname of Colorado? Mile High 04:49.600 --> 04:52.560 State, Centennial State, Rocky State, or 04:52.560 --> 04:56.199 Grizzly State. 04:59.199 --> 05:02.560 If you say Centennial, you get 100. 05:02.560 --> 05:05.280 Colorado became the 38th US state on 05:05.280 --> 05:08.400 August 1st, 1876, nearly 100 years to 05:08.400 --> 05:10.240 the day after the signing of the 05:10.240 --> 05:12.960 Declaration of Independence, August 2nd, 05:12.960 --> 05:15.039 1776. 05:15.039 --> 05:16.880 All right, summer is knocking on the 05:16.880 --> 05:18.960 door, but in Colorado, winter said, "I'm 05:18.960 --> 05:21.360 not done yet." Thanks to a late season 05:21.360 --> 05:23.680 snowstorm. Parts of the Centennial State 05:23.680 --> 05:26.400 have seen nearly 2 feet of snow. Late 05:26.400 --> 05:28.479 season storms like this are not too 05:28.479 --> 05:31.919 common. It was 75° in Denver just a few 05:31.919 --> 05:34.720 days ago. Talk about weather whiplash. 05:34.720 --> 05:37.199 >> It's May. I'm like, "No way. It's May 05:37.199 --> 05:38.479 and it's snowing right now." 05:38.479 --> 05:40.240 >> But folks aren't letting this fluky 05:40.240 --> 05:43.280 forecast flumx them. High school sports 05:43.280 --> 05:45.680 concerts at Red Rocks Amphitheater have 05:45.680 --> 05:48.000 all gone on as planned. And while it 05:48.000 --> 05:49.919 makes for a surreal scene, this 05:49.919 --> 05:52.400 weather's snow joke, spurring hazardous 05:52.400 --> 05:54.880 conditions on major roadways. Widespread 05:54.880 --> 05:56.960 power outages are a concern because 05:56.960 --> 05:59.440 heavy wet snow can weigh down trees, 05:59.440 --> 06:00.800 especially those that are already in 06:00.800 --> 06:03.759 bloom and full of leaves. As AI, 06:03.759 --> 06:05.759 artificial intelligence, keeps leveling 06:05.759 --> 06:07.840 up, Hollywood is asking a big question. 06:07.840 --> 06:10.240 What actually counts as human 06:10.240 --> 06:12.479 creativity? After months of pressure and 06:12.479 --> 06:14.639 petitions from actors and industry 06:14.639 --> 06:16.960 officials, the Academy of Motion Picture 06:16.960 --> 06:19.759 Arts and Sciences has voted to update 06:19.759 --> 06:22.240 its Oscars rules, trying to define how 06:22.240 --> 06:24.800 much AI is too much when it comes to 06:24.800 --> 06:27.120 awardw worthy work. Our Claire Duffy 06:27.120 --> 06:28.639 reports. 06:28.639 --> 06:30.479 Yes, the Academy for the first time 06:30.479 --> 06:32.560 updating its rules to address artificial 06:32.560 --> 06:34.560 intelligence as we are seeing more and 06:34.560 --> 06:36.400 more people in and around Hollywood 06:36.400 --> 06:38.639 experimenting with how AI can be used in 06:38.639 --> 06:41.280 films and other types of storytelling. 06:41.280 --> 06:43.120 Interestingly, according to this rules 06:43.120 --> 06:45.360 update, the Academy says that the use of 06:45.360 --> 06:47.280 generative artificial intelligence will 06:47.280 --> 06:50.319 neither help nor harm the chances of a 06:50.319 --> 06:52.560 filch achieving a nomination for a film. 06:52.560 --> 06:54.319 But there are two exceptions to that and 06:54.319 --> 06:56.080 I'll read those to you. In the acting 06:56.080 --> 06:58.720 category, only roles demonstrably 06:58.720 --> 07:00.960 performed by humans with their consent 07:00.960 --> 07:03.120 will be considered eligible. And in the 07:03.120 --> 07:04.880 writing categories, the rules say that 07:04.880 --> 07:07.360 screenplays must be human authored in 07:07.360 --> 07:09.680 order to be eligible. Now, this would 07:09.680 --> 07:12.080 seem to imply that an AI actor like 07:12.080 --> 07:14.000 Tilly Norwood, who we've talked a lot 07:14.000 --> 07:15.919 about, would not be eligible for an 07:15.919 --> 07:17.919 Oscar. But I do think there are 07:17.919 --> 07:20.160 increasingly going to be edge cases that 07:20.160 --> 07:22.080 the Academy is going to have to grapple 07:22.080 --> 07:24.400 with. For example, the forthcoming film 07:24.400 --> 07:27.120 with the AI replica of Val Kilmer 07:27.120 --> 07:29.440 playing a role. Val Kilmer did sign on 07:29.440 --> 07:31.599 to participate in that film prior to his 07:31.599 --> 07:33.360 death, but the role is being played by 07:33.360 --> 07:35.599 an AI recreation of him. How would the 07:35.599 --> 07:37.840 Academy consider that? I've also spoken 07:37.840 --> 07:39.440 with screenwriters who have said they 07:39.440 --> 07:41.759 use AI as a sort of writing partner to 07:41.759 --> 07:43.919 bounce around ideas. Where exactly do 07:43.919 --> 07:45.360 you draw the line between what is 07:45.360 --> 07:47.039 written by a human and what is 07:47.039 --> 07:49.199 contributed by AI? I do imagine that we 07:49.199 --> 07:51.680 will see these rules evolve over time. 07:51.680 --> 07:53.120 But in many ways, I think this is a 07:53.120 --> 07:55.120 symbolic move by the academy to 07:55.120 --> 07:57.599 underscore the importance of human 07:57.599 --> 07:59.840 creativity in this moment when we are 07:59.840 --> 08:02.240 seeing AI move into all areas of our 08:02.240 --> 08:06.199 lives. Back to you. 08:08.960 --> 08:11.120 Today's story getting a 10 out of 10. A 08:11.120 --> 08:14.240 proposal 14 years in the making. Avant 08:14.240 --> 08:16.080 Williams, a junior at Lacrosse Central 08:16.080 --> 08:18.319 High School in Wisconsin. knew since he 08:18.319 --> 08:20.639 was a toddler that his prom date one day 08:20.639 --> 08:23.440 would be his grandma. His grandmother, 08:23.440 --> 08:25.919 Spala Heler, never got to experience 08:25.919 --> 08:28.160 this core high school memory. A little 08:28.160 --> 08:30.000 girl growing up in Iceland, she'd only 08:30.000 --> 08:32.320 ever seen it by watching American TV 08:32.320 --> 08:34.800 shows. And she dreamed of going one day. 08:34.800 --> 08:37.120 Now an ocean away. And decades later, 08:37.120 --> 08:39.599 her dream came true. Since I was like a 08:39.599 --> 08:40.880 little kid, my grandma's been telling me 08:40.880 --> 08:42.240 she wanted to go to prom. It's her 08:42.240 --> 08:44.320 dream. And then today, I just feel like 08:44.320 --> 08:45.920 I should make that come true. I'm just 08:45.920 --> 08:49.360 taking every every inch in and just 08:49.360 --> 08:50.959 enjoying every moment. 08:50.959 --> 08:53.279 >> The two arrived alongside William's best 08:53.279 --> 08:55.519 friend, making this prom night anything 08:55.519 --> 08:57.600 but traditional. All right, let's bring 08:57.600 --> 08:59.760 it home. In honor of National Teacher 08:59.760 --> 09:01.360 Appreciation Week, we are sharing some 09:01.360 --> 09:03.440 of the messages you have sent us about 09:03.440 --> 09:06.000 the educators, coaches, parapros, and 09:06.000 --> 09:07.600 others who make this world a bit of a 09:07.600 --> 09:09.680 better place for you. First up, Mrs. 09:09.680 --> 09:11.680 Moon at Warm Springs Middle School in 09:11.680 --> 09:13.680 Marietta, California. Your students 09:13.680 --> 09:15.600 wrote, "Mrs. Moon is known for 09:15.600 --> 09:17.680 advocating for every single student on 09:17.680 --> 09:19.600 our campus. You will always find her 09:19.600 --> 09:21.120 classroom filled with both her own 09:21.120 --> 09:23.279 students and other peers who know that 09:23.279 --> 09:26.480 room 617 is a safe space where everybody 09:26.480 --> 09:29.519 belongs. That is love. And listen to 09:29.519 --> 09:31.600 this. A parapro at Lincoln Middle School 09:31.600 --> 09:34.160 in Rockford, Illinois, shouting out Mr. 09:34.160 --> 09:36.640 Black, saying this is his first year of 09:36.640 --> 09:38.640 teaching and he has already made a 09:38.640 --> 09:40.800 meaningful impact on his students. One 09:40.800 --> 09:42.480 of the ways he connects with students is 09:42.480 --> 09:44.240 by incorporating their interests, 09:44.240 --> 09:46.560 especially football, into lessons, such 09:46.560 --> 09:49.200 as using sports examples in math. Way to 09:49.200 --> 09:51.519 go, Mr. Black. Our last shout out of the 09:51.519 --> 09:54.880 day goes to Mrs. Benry Peralta at 09:54.880 --> 09:57.040 Raphael Hernando Middle School in El 09:57.040 --> 09:59.120 Paso, Texas. One of your 14-year-old 09:59.120 --> 10:00.959 students writes, "She is not just a 10:00.959 --> 10:03.120 teacher, but a lifecher. She teaches us 10:03.120 --> 10:05.120 to be proud of ourselves regardless of 10:05.120 --> 10:07.440 what life has dealt us. Her praise and 10:07.440 --> 10:09.600 confidence in us pushes us to strive for 10:09.600 --> 10:12.000 greatness. That is what it's all about. 10:12.000 --> 10:13.279 We all should be grateful for the 10:13.279 --> 10:15.440 teachers, mentors in our lives. We've 10:15.440 --> 10:16.959 we've achieved nothing in and of 10:16.959 --> 10:18.959 ourselves. If we think we have, we're 10:18.959 --> 10:20.320 foolish. We're nothing more than 10:20.320 --> 10:22.000 conduits of knowledge and energy. And 10:22.000 --> 10:24.320 what we have is not for us to possess, 10:24.320 --> 10:26.399 it's for us to pass on. Write a note, 10:26.399 --> 10:27.920 pick a flower, simply throw up some 10:27.920 --> 10:29.680 heart hands for a teacher today. And I 10:29.680 --> 10:31.120 will see you right back here tomorrow. 10:31.120 --> 10:36.120 I'm Ky Wire and we are CNN 10.