What's up, sunshine? Hope your weekend
was more refreshing than the center seed
of a cucumber. And I hope you showed all
the mother figures out there in your
world some love. We are kicking off the
week with some in-depth investigations.
And I know today is technically May
11th, but we could not miss an
opportunity to highlight your 10 out of
10 moments like we do on every 10th of
the month. So stay tuned for that. Let's
go. We begin with a story that may have
many of us rethinking the environmental
impact of our next outfits. The fashion
industry or fast fashion industry has
brought trendy looks from the runway to
store shelves in record time, but it's
also taking a big toll on our planet.
Each year the world generates about 92
million metric tons of textile waste and
fast fashion is only accelerating this
crisis. In India all that discarded
clothing is fueling a booming billion
dollar recycling industry. But for some
workers it's coming at a cost of their
health. Our Haneko Montgomery has more
on the industry's hidden human toll.
>> In India's Pontipant the world's
wardrobe is giving you life.
A million tons of discarded clothes get
recycled here every year, arriving in
relentless waves. This is incredible.
Look at this.
This is unbelievable.
This entire room is covered in clothing.
Oh my gosh. This has a tag that says
Goodwill. This is a thrift store in the
United States. A lot of the garments are
collected from charity bins across
places like the US, UK, and Japan, then
sent thousands of miles across the
Once here, they're first sorted by
color, shredded, and spun into yarn.
Then at another factory, they're woven
into rugs and carpets to be sold back to
the countries the clothes first came
>> US, we are working with like TJX and
then uh like Walmart, Target, Hobby
Lobby, Kirkland. So
>> So basically all the brands that every
American has heard of.
>> Yeah. Panipat's textile recycling
industry is worth billions. Our
investigation found this profitable fix
for the world's and America's fast
fashion waste comes at a sickening cost.
Most factories operate informally with
little oversight.
>> I've only been standing here for 5
minutes and look, I'm already covered in
>> The air workers breathe daily is
suffocating and inescapable. Plumes of
lint enveloping them wherever they turn.
But it's difficult to speak to workers
under their employer's watchful eye.
So we go visit a local doctor who treats
the worst of cases.
>> Do people die from these diseases?
>> If they inhale the same air daily on the
daily basis, yes, it definitely shortens
their lifespan.
>> Subash has been in and out of hospitals
for months.
>> Are you in a lot of pain? Are you
>> Yes, it's painful. It's difficult to
eat. It's difficult to walk,
>> but quitting isn't an option. He has
three kids to feed. To understand why
more isn't being done to protect the
nearly a million workers this industry
employs, we speak to the head of
Panipot's dying association.
>> He insists there's no real problem.
>> So, while we've been in Panipot, we
visited a few dying units where there
were no masks, no goggles, no gloves
being worn. Why is that?
>> Uneducated. They are uneducated. That's
why they don't wear masks. Everything is
provided by the boss.
>> But in every informal factory we
visited, not once did we see these rules
enforced. Instead, we saw workers left
breathless and exposed with nowhere else
to go.
But the damage extends far beyond
factory walls to an ecosystem that
millions depend on. They use really
hazardous chemicals to bleach textiles,
but they don't have good drainage
systems. So, the water is actually
allowed to seep into the surrounding
environment, poisoning the people and
also the land here. We've contacted
several government agencies for comment
on our findings. None replied.
We thought we were giving these clothes
a second life, but here they're costing
people theirs and leaving them and their
city buried in our waist.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is coming to
North America this summer and right at
the heart of it all, Atlanta, Georgia.
This week, I sat down with Arthur Blank
and his son Josh Blank following the
ribbon cutting of the brand new Arthur
Mlank US Soccer National Training Center
here in Georgia. Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz
Stadium is hosting eight matches,
including a semifinal. And footy, it's
exploding faster than a penalty kick to
the top corner here. Some are even
calling Atlanta the soccer capital of
America. and the Blank families played a
huge role in helping to make that
happen. So, what impact could the World
Cup have on business, culture, and
future generations of players? Let's
kick it with the blanks.
>> Soccer brings um not only young people
together, but people together in a very
unique way. Soccer has become a big part
of our business, but it's a big part of
the community. It's a big big part of
the life of so many people in the
Atlanta region. So, we're thrilled to be
part of it. Josh, I'm not so sure that
the global audience might understand
just how passionate footy fans are in
America. Talking Europe, talking South
America, right? What's one thing you
wish that global audience knew about
>> the American footy fans? Our love for
the sport is as authentic and as dieh
hard as uh these countries continents
that the sport has been an existing
property and and played for hundreds and
hundreds of more years. MLS has only
been around for for 30 years and the
Premier League and all these other
leagues have been around for 100 plus.
And while we're still young, that
certainly doesn't mean that our passion
for the sport, our energy for the teams
is is any less. Our passion for the
sport is is incredibly high, and we're
incredibly excited to to show that off
this summer, too.
>> The Arthur M. Blank US Soccer National
Training Center. You've given so much of
your money to causes, to businesses. Why
soccer? Why was that important to you?
When Cindy Conn, the chairperson, and JT
Batson, our CEO of US Soccer Relation,
approached us, my easy answer was yes. I
mean, they did their pitch, but actually
within 5 minutes, I was going to say
>> US Soccer was the only nation that was
in the top 30 without a permanent home.
and having the opportunity to be a part
of that and and build it hopefully will
then elevate us as a soccer nation and
as a federation both men's women's youth
and across the board. That's it's an
exciting opportunity and one that that
the US definitely needed.
>> Who's more competitive between the two
of you?
>> Wow. I'm going to say me just selfishly,
but I think it could go either way. He
has all of his marathon times written
down and I've done two
>> and he has me beat on the marathon, but
I have a beat on the half marathon. So,
we go back and forth on that.
>> What do you say?
>> I think we're both very competitive. I
mean, our whole family is actually, I
would say, um,
>> but he's definitely right at the top of
the stack.
>> Pop quiz hot shot. What popular drink
was invented in Taiwan? Orange soda,
bubble tea, slushies, or matcha latte?
If you said bubble tea, nailed it. In
the 1980s, the famous night markets in
Taiwan began to combine milk, tea, and
chewy tapioca pearls for a late night
pickme up. Whale whale, what do we have
here? Taiwan's Coast Guard and
volunteers have stepped up to rescue a
pot of pygmy killer whales stranded on a
beach in Taiwan. The squad of four,
including two males, two females, one
being pregnant, were found half
submerged by the Don Jang Bridge in New
Taipei City. Though they've got whale in
their name, they're actually a species
of dolphin. The Coast Guard tended to
the dolphins by covering them in wet
blankets, pouring seawater over their
bodies. After being evaluated at a
rescue center, the Taiwan Sitation
Society said they were ready to wave
goodbye and return home. They were
released in Paris. Back into the ocean.
Today's story getting a 10 out of 10.
Everyone watching this show right now,
you. Every tenth of the month, we
highlight some of our viewers 10 out of
10 moments of the year so far. And this
month, so many moments of greatness.
What a better way to start than by
rocking out to our theme song played by
Connor from California.
Connor learned all of that by ear and
put his own little twist on it. We love
it. Shout out to all of you in Jeff's
class at Prospect Sierra in Elserto,
Next up, we are punting it across the
country and touchdown at Pike View High
School in West Virginia. The Princeton
Tigers, led by Coach Posich, won the
state title championship, the first time
in their program's history. Way to rise
up. Next shout out goes to Cruz Middle
School in Lawrenville, Georgia. These
seventh grade reporters made their very
own CNN 10 shows using what they learned
about Southwest Asia. Let's take a look
at uh some of these superstars in
>> What's up, sunshine? I hope you're
having a wonderful day. Pop quiz. Hot
shot. Bush or lizard has been fighting
itself for years.
>> Play that Friday music y'all. We are CNN
>> Well, dagn nabbit. I hope my boss is not
watching that. Do not come for my job,
y'all. Well done. Next up, we are going
skyhigh. Clayton Anderson, a 10th grader
from Duth, Minnesota, took these stellar
photos of the Northern Lights. Thank you
for sharing this magical moment with us.
Lots of creativity, big wins from all of
you this month. Keep it up and send us
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for June's 10 out of 10 moments. We look
forward to them. Hope you have a
marvelous Monday. We're going to see you
right back here tomorrow. I'm Ky Wire.
We are CNN 10.