What's up, sunshine? Welcome to the
show. I'm Koi Wire. On this glorious
Friday, we have a huge show today. A
high stakes meeting between the world's
two biggest superpowers. FIFA announces
a halftime show featuring BTS, Shakira,
and Madonna. Let's smell the flowers and
cool the soup. Your 10 minutes of news
starts now. We begin in Beijing where an
historic summit is underway as part of
US President Donald Trump's trip to
China. Chinese leader Xi Jinping was on
hand yesterday to roll out the red
carpet for Trump as part of a lavish
welcome ceremony. The two leaders then
took part in a bilateral meeting
touching on a range of key issues. Both
leaders also hailed the USChina
relationship as the world's most
consequential one. This bond of commerce
and respect that stretches back 250
years is the foundation for a future
that benefits both of our nations. Both
China and the United States stand to
gain from cooperation and lose from
confrontation.
Our two countries should be partners
rather than rivals.
>> With all the talk of cooperation between
the nations, one issue has stuck out and
it's not a new one. Every major meeting
between the US and China starts with a
declaration about Taiwan. Taiwan is a
democratic self-governing island with
its own military, currency, and
constitution and its own democratically
elected government. China sees Taiwan as
part of its territory despite having
never controlled it. China has long
vowed to unify the island with the
Chinese mainland by force if necessary.
The US maintains unofficial relations
with Taiwan and is bound by law to
provide them with defensive weapons, but
has remained intentionally ambiguous on
whether they would intervene in the
event of a Chinese attack. President Xi
issued a stark warning to the US early
in the summit, saying if the issue is
quote mishandled, it could strain
relations between the US and China or
even lead to conflict. This summit is
also unique because Trump isn't just
traveling with members of his cabinet.
He's accompanied by some of the biggest
names in tech. We're talking Elon Musk,
Apple CEO Tim Cook, and Nvidia chief
Jensen Hong, who came to quote, "Pay
respects and build business." Trump and
Shei are concluding the summit today
with a working lunch before the American
delegation departs for the White House.
Now to something you have to see. A
rescue for some family and friends while
vacationing in the Bahamas. The US Coast
Guard and Air Force saved the day for 11
people after their plane crashed into
the Atlantic Ocean. The passengers were
traveling between islands in the Bahamas
and were found in life rafts about 80
miles off the coast of Florida. The
pilot had reported an in-flight
emergency. After the crash landing, an
emergency locator beacon helped rescuers
track their location. Rided Bignyan has
more.
>> It's just another day of work, another
day of training, but this time instead
of training, it was real world.
>> A US Air Force captain recounting the
moments of a rescue at sea after a small
private plane carrying 11 people crash
landed in the Atlantic east of Florida.
>> You could tell just by looking at them
that, you know, they were in distress
physically, mentally, emotionally.
According to the FAA, the Beachcraft
BE30 Super King Air300 took off from
Marsh Harbor in the Bahamas, bound for
Grand Bahama International Airport.
Rescue teams said when the plane went
down, the emergency locator beacon sent
out a warning. The US Coast Guard and
Air Force sent teams in, including an
HC-130 rescue aircraft, which was on a
training mission nearby.
>> We got notification from tower that
there was a possible down aircraft. We
set up a search pattern and within
minutes, we located the raft. The
survivors had been in that life raft for
5 hours.
>> As a fixed wing pilot, uh, we trained to
that, but I've not known anyone to
survive a ditching in the ocean.
>> Rescuers dropped two more rafts and more
survival equipment. Par rescue teams
jumped in the water to help the
survivors. The Coast Guard said all 11
people who had been on the crashed plane
were successfully rescued. They were
flown to Melbourne, Florida, and checked
into the hospital.
>> For all those people to survive is
pretty miraculous. and then get in the
raft alto together.
>> Pop quiz hot shot. Which country once
lost a war to emuse? Canada, New
Zealand, Australia, or South Africa?
If you guessed Australia, wala be
darned. In 1932, Australian soldiers
were sent to deal with massive groups of
crop destroying emus. Let's just say the
birds didn't exactly take the L. The
emus outran, outmaneuvered them, and
became legends in one of history's most
comical wars. An Australian court just
ordered one of the largest compensation
payouts in the country's history.
Fortescu, one of the world's largest
iron mining companies, was ordered to
pay 150 million Australian dollars.
That's about 108 million US to
compensate the yinga indigenous people
after operating on their land without
permission. The company's mining
operations blocked access to more than
52 square miles of culturally
significant land with mines, railways,
and dumping sites. Even though
Fortescu's operations had government
approval, the court found the yingi
people were never properly consulted.
Forescu says it accepts the ruling and
agrees the community deserves
compensation for cultural loss. Next up,
teamwork makes the dream work,
especially at one of the US Naval
Academyy's messiest, most legendary
traditions, the annual monument climb.
Freshmen, known as Plebes, work together
to scale a 21 ft granite obelisk coated
with vegetable shortening. This year,
midshipman Lincoln Hedberg, son of New
Jersey Governor Mikey Cheryl, helped
place an upperassman's cap at the top,
signaling victory.
>> It's so loud. Everyone's screaming. and
everyone's fired up and it was just a
great moment.
>> The class of 2029 completed the climb in
2 hours and 17 minutes. For perspective,
the fastest climb ever recorded took
just 20 minutes back in 1975. The
slowest more than 4 hours in 1998.
Either way, that's a whole lot of
slipping, sliding, and squad goals. The
climb marks the symbolic end of the
plebeier and probably the beginning of
several extra laundry cycles. The World
Cup is right around the corner. And
while we don't yet know who will be
playing in the final, we do know
halftime is about to get a lot more
funky. For the first time ever, the FIFA
World Cup final will feature a halftime
show. Think Super Bowl, but make it
soccer. Cole plays Chris Martin, who's
curating the show, unveiled the
starstudded lineup with the help of some
Sesame Street and Muppets footie fans,
and one just seems particularly amp.
>> Madonna Shakira BTS.
>> That's right. We're talking Latin music
superstar Shakira, the K-pop sensation
BTS, and OG pop icon Madonna. The show
will benefit the FIFA Global Citizen
Education Fund, a nonprofit raising
money for children's education. But the
question lots of people are asking, how
do you fit all that into the current
15minute halftime rule? By the looks of
it, FIFA may have to bend it like Beck.
Today's story getting a 10 out of 10.
One dedicated student athlete blazing
trails and breaking barriers. Wheelchair
athlete Sarah Flores is setting out to
make history in her first ever marathon
this weekend. Thousands of racers are
preparing for the Corpus Christiey's
Beach to Bay Relay Marathon. But for
Sarah, a sophomore, this event marks a
major milestone.
>> I will be one of the first wheelchair
racers to ever run Beach Today. Sarah is
set to take to the track in her
custommade racing wheelchair and mom and
dad could not be more proud.
>> If we live inclusion all the time and so
her mission and vision for Beach to Bay
was inclusion.
>> Now this marathon isn't even her only
race this week. She's also competing in
the state track and field championships.
While this will be Sarah's longest race
to date, dad says she is ready for the
challenge. Monday through Thursday,
she's at the weight room 7:00 in the
morning and then she's at practice until
5:00 p.m.
>> For Sarah, this race is about more than
crossing the finish line. It's about
sending a message.
>> I want to make a difference in the
community. And I also want to show
people that no matter your
circumstances, no matter what you go
through, anything you want is possible.
You just have to reach for it.
>> Go Sarah, go. Time now for some Friday
shoutouts. This first one goes to Coach
Guzman at Glenn High School in Leander,
Texas. I hear you wrapped up your AP
exams last week. Congratulations. That
takes grit and focus. Rise up. Next,
this shout out goes to Mrs. Kercher at
the Islamic School of Louisville in
Kentucky. Thank you for sending these
symbols of your love for uh sports and
teamwork. We are big fans. Play that
Friday music, Nadir. Now, make sure you
go out, spread some joy this weekend.
You never know when, where, or how, but
you just may be the light someone needs.
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