WEBVTT 00:00:11.519 --> 00:00:13.430 Well, hello and happy Monday. Hope you 00:00:13.440 --> 00:00:15.270 had an awesome weekend. I'm Cooy Wire 00:00:15.280 --> 00:00:17.269 here with your CNN 10 minutes of news. 00:00:17.279 --> 00:00:19.750 We have driverless cars mysteriously 00:00:19.760 --> 00:00:21.269 taking over a neighborhood. We have a 00:00:21.279 --> 00:00:23.429 brand new CNN 10 tradition you'll hear 00:00:23.439 --> 00:00:25.269 about where we're going to be honoring 00:00:25.279 --> 00:00:27.830 some of your heroes in uniform. But we 00:00:27.840 --> 00:00:29.269 start today with an emotional 00:00:29.279 --> 00:00:31.669 homecoming. Uh after one of the Navy's 00:00:31.679 --> 00:00:33.750 longest deployments in decades after 00:00:33.760 --> 00:00:35.910 nearly 11 months at sea, thousands of 00:00:35.920 --> 00:00:37.990 sailors are finally back in the arms of 00:00:38.000 --> 00:00:41.110 loved ones. The USS Gerald R. Ford and 00:00:41.120 --> 00:00:42.790 two other ships returning home to 00:00:42.800 --> 00:00:45.190 Norfol, Virginia after a globe spanning 00:00:45.200 --> 00:00:48.630 mission that stretched 326 days, making 00:00:48.640 --> 00:00:50.549 it the longest deployment for a US 00:00:50.559 --> 00:00:53.350 aircraft carrier since the Vietnam War. 00:00:53.360 --> 00:00:55.270 It's America's largest and newest 00:00:55.280 --> 00:00:57.830 aircraft carrier. It participated in the 00:00:57.840 --> 00:01:00.470 capture of Venezuela's former leader in 00:01:00.480 --> 00:01:03.029 the ongoing conflict in Iran as well. 00:01:03.039 --> 00:01:05.030 Our Brian Todd has more on what this 00:01:05.040 --> 00:01:06.950 deployment meant for the sailors and 00:01:06.960 --> 00:01:09.190 their families. This is the end of an 00:01:09.200 --> 00:01:11.510 exhausting deployment. The USS Gerald R. 00:01:11.520 --> 00:01:13.590 Ford, the aircraft carrier pulled into 00:01:13.600 --> 00:01:16.390 Norfolk here a short time ago after the 00:01:16.400 --> 00:01:18.149 longest deployment of an aircraft 00:01:18.159 --> 00:01:19.830 carrier strike group since the Vietnam 00:01:19.840 --> 00:01:22.710 War, 11 months out at sea. Uh during 00:01:22.720 --> 00:01:24.390 that time, they had some issues on 00:01:24.400 --> 00:01:25.670 board. There was a fire that tore 00:01:25.680 --> 00:01:27.270 through the laundry area on board the 00:01:27.280 --> 00:01:30.070 ship that required 30 hours for crew 00:01:30.080 --> 00:01:31.670 members to put it out and keep it from 00:01:31.680 --> 00:01:34.069 reigniting. Then they flew sordies just 00:01:34.079 --> 00:01:36.149 2 days after that. Uh but also they had 00:01:36.159 --> 00:01:37.670 plumbing issues on board. The toilets 00:01:37.680 --> 00:01:39.109 didn't work and they had to be fixed. So 00:01:39.119 --> 00:01:41.109 a lot of that uh had to go in for 00:01:41.119 --> 00:01:43.910 repairs at port. Uh but you know family 00:01:43.920 --> 00:01:45.749 members told us about just kind of the 00:01:45.759 --> 00:01:47.590 nature of this deployment and the pure 00:01:47.600 --> 00:01:49.429 length of it. Two different times this 00:01:49.439 --> 00:01:51.429 deployment was extended. So we talked to 00:01:51.439 --> 00:01:52.870 family members about what it was like to 00:01:52.880 --> 00:01:54.630 go through that. What was the toughest 00:01:54.640 --> 00:01:55.910 part of this deployment? 00:01:55.920 --> 00:01:59.109 >> Uh, one, him being gone for 11 months 00:01:59.119 --> 00:02:01.030 and him getting extended over and over 00:02:01.040 --> 00:02:03.270 and over and then the pregnancy doing it 00:02:03.280 --> 00:02:05.590 all by myself cuz, you know, obviously 00:02:05.600 --> 00:02:08.710 he had to go and the labor and delivery 00:02:08.720 --> 00:02:10.309 by myself. That was very emotional for 00:02:10.319 --> 00:02:12.630 me having to deliver him. 00:02:12.640 --> 00:02:15.510 >> I think any anybody that's been on a 00:02:15.520 --> 00:02:17.910 deployment on a ship, it feels the same. 00:02:17.920 --> 00:02:19.670 It's like, ah, you know, that's a 00:02:19.680 --> 00:02:21.510 bummer, but we got to do what we got to 00:02:21.520 --> 00:02:23.910 do, you know, like 00:02:23.920 --> 00:02:25.350 just 00:02:25.360 --> 00:02:27.190 >> we'll be home eventually. They got we 00:02:27.200 --> 00:02:28.390 got to come home eventually. 00:02:28.400 --> 00:02:29.670 >> Can you tell us Sarah what the toughest 00:02:29.680 --> 00:02:31.670 part of the deployment was for you? 00:02:31.680 --> 00:02:34.949 >> Um just my husband missing everything. 00:02:34.959 --> 00:02:36.790 Uh missing his first steps, missing his 00:02:36.800 --> 00:02:37.750 first birthday. 00:02:37.760 --> 00:02:39.430 >> So family members telling us they missed 00:02:39.440 --> 00:02:41.270 important events that their spouses on 00:02:41.280 --> 00:02:42.710 board here missed important events like 00:02:42.720 --> 00:02:44.790 first steps, uh birthdays, but also 00:02:44.800 --> 00:02:46.949 actual births. One Navy official told us 00:02:46.959 --> 00:02:49.670 they believe that about 57 babies were 00:02:49.680 --> 00:02:51.910 born among the families of those 00:02:51.920 --> 00:02:54.150 deployed. uh during this 11-month 00:02:54.160 --> 00:02:55.910 deployment. 00:02:55.920 --> 00:02:57.830 >> All right, exciting stuff. Today, we are 00:02:57.840 --> 00:02:59.990 launching something brand new on CNN 10 00:03:00.000 --> 00:03:02.149 called the honor role. It's our chance 00:03:02.159 --> 00:03:03.830 to salute the troops, the brave women 00:03:03.840 --> 00:03:05.910 and men who serve. You have a family 00:03:05.920 --> 00:03:07.830 member, a friend in the military, send 00:03:07.840 --> 00:03:10.470 us a photo, a few lines about why you're 00:03:10.480 --> 00:03:12.309 proud of them, maybe even a fun fact 00:03:12.319 --> 00:03:14.070 that makes them uniquely awesome. Send 00:03:14.080 --> 00:03:16.710 it to CNN10@cn.com 00:03:16.720 --> 00:03:19.509 because behind every uniform is a story 00:03:19.519 --> 00:03:22.309 worth honoring. Health officials are 00:03:22.319 --> 00:03:24.229 working to contain an outbreak of Ebola 00:03:24.239 --> 00:03:25.750 virus in parts of the Democratic 00:03:25.760 --> 00:03:28.550 Republic of Congo and Uganda. As of this 00:03:28.560 --> 00:03:31.030 taping, at least 80 people have died and 00:03:31.040 --> 00:03:33.670 nearly 250 suspected cases have been 00:03:33.680 --> 00:03:35.830 reported. Officials fear those numbers 00:03:35.840 --> 00:03:37.750 could be higher than what's been 00:03:37.760 --> 00:03:40.710 reported so far. Ebola is an often fatal 00:03:40.720 --> 00:03:43.430 hemorrhagic virus which causes fever, 00:03:43.440 --> 00:03:45.670 bodyaches, and vomiting. And this 00:03:45.680 --> 00:03:47.350 specific strain of the virus currently 00:03:47.360 --> 00:03:48.869 has no approved vaccines or 00:03:48.879 --> 00:03:50.630 therapeutics. While the virus is 00:03:50.640 --> 00:03:53.110 extremely infectious, it's not extremely 00:03:53.120 --> 00:03:55.430 contagious. It typically spreads through 00:03:55.440 --> 00:03:57.589 direct contact with bodily fluids of 00:03:57.599 --> 00:04:00.470 infected people or animals. The DRC's 00:04:00.480 --> 00:04:02.550 dense rainforests provide a natural 00:04:02.560 --> 00:04:04.710 reservoir for the virus. This marks the 00:04:04.720 --> 00:04:07.030 17th documented outbreak since the virus 00:04:07.040 --> 00:04:10.390 was first identified there in 1976. 00:04:10.400 --> 00:04:11.990 The World Health Organization has 00:04:12.000 --> 00:04:13.589 declared the outbreak a public health 00:04:13.599 --> 00:04:15.990 emergency of international concern. 00:04:16.000 --> 00:04:17.670 They're urging bordering nations to 00:04:17.680 --> 00:04:19.509 activate emergency protocols like 00:04:19.519 --> 00:04:21.830 crossber health screenings in an effort 00:04:21.840 --> 00:04:24.629 to limit the spread. Okay. What in the 00:04:24.639 --> 00:04:27.350 robot rodeo is going on here? Residents 00:04:27.360 --> 00:04:29.590 in one Atlanta neighborhood say dozens 00:04:29.600 --> 00:04:31.909 of empty Whimo vehicles have been 00:04:31.919 --> 00:04:34.469 circling their culdeac for weeks like 00:04:34.479 --> 00:04:35.990 they're stuck in an endless group 00:04:36.000 --> 00:04:38.629 project with GPS issues. Neighbors even 00:04:38.639 --> 00:04:40.870 tried using street signs and cones to 00:04:40.880 --> 00:04:42.550 block the cars, but that only made 00:04:42.560 --> 00:04:44.469 things worse, creating what looked like 00:04:44.479 --> 00:04:46.390 a robot traffic jam straight out of a 00:04:46.400 --> 00:04:49.270 sci-fi comedy. Whimo issued a statement 00:04:49.280 --> 00:04:50.950 saying that it has quote already 00:04:50.960 --> 00:04:53.430 addressed this routing behavior. Some 00:04:53.440 --> 00:04:55.590 residents counted nearly 50 driverless 00:04:55.600 --> 00:04:59.749 cars rolling through in a single hour. 00:04:59.759 --> 00:05:01.590 Pop quiz hot shot. What is the oldest 00:05:01.600 --> 00:05:03.430 operating public university in the 00:05:03.440 --> 00:05:05.189 United States? University of North 00:05:05.199 --> 00:05:07.270 Carolina at Chapel Hill. Harvard 00:05:07.280 --> 00:05:09.189 University, College of William and Mary, 00:05:09.199 --> 00:05:13.749 or University of Georgia. 00:05:13.759 --> 00:05:16.870 If you said UNCC Chapel Hill, I see you. 00:05:16.880 --> 00:05:18.629 The school first opened its doors to 00:05:18.639 --> 00:05:21.749 students in 1795 and graduated its first 00:05:21.759 --> 00:05:24.710 class in 1798, making it the only US 00:05:24.720 --> 00:05:27.270 public institution to confer degrees in 00:05:27.280 --> 00:05:29.909 the 18th century. It's being called one 00:05:29.919 --> 00:05:31.830 of the best commencement addresses we've 00:05:31.840 --> 00:05:33.830 ever heard. Country music star Eric 00:05:33.840 --> 00:05:36.310 Church going viral for his graduation 00:05:36.320 --> 00:05:38.550 speech to new grads last weekend at the 00:05:38.560 --> 00:05:40.629 University of North Carolina at Chapel 00:05:40.639 --> 00:05:42.870 Hill. The North Carolina native strummed 00:05:42.880 --> 00:05:44.870 his guitar and used its strings as a 00:05:44.880 --> 00:05:46.870 metaphor for living a complete life. 00:05:46.880 --> 00:05:48.469 Here's part of the speech that's 00:05:48.479 --> 00:05:51.189 striking a chord online. This is the 00:05:51.199 --> 00:05:53.670 thinnest string. It's the highest note, 00:05:53.680 --> 00:05:56.150 the one that carries the melody, that 00:05:56.160 --> 00:05:57.749 single line above the chord that 00:05:57.759 --> 00:05:59.510 everyone in this room recognizes and 00:05:59.520 --> 00:06:01.830 takes with them on the way home. 00:06:01.840 --> 00:06:04.629 It's also the one bent most easily by 00:06:04.639 --> 00:06:06.629 outside pressure. 00:06:06.639 --> 00:06:08.710 Social media is going to show you a 00:06:08.720 --> 00:06:11.189 thousand versions of a life that looks 00:06:11.199 --> 00:06:13.830 better than yours. The comparison will 00:06:13.840 --> 00:06:17.590 be relentless, curated, and a lie 00:06:17.600 --> 00:06:20.230 dressed up in really good lighting. 00:06:20.240 --> 00:06:23.350 Someone's comments, someone's criticism, 00:06:23.360 --> 00:06:25.590 someone's cold opinion is going to try 00:06:25.600 --> 00:06:27.749 to convince you to retune yourself to 00:06:27.759 --> 00:06:29.430 match what they think you should sound 00:06:29.440 --> 00:06:32.870 like. Do not let them touch your string. 00:06:32.880 --> 00:06:35.830 You were made uniquely, wonderfully, 00:06:35.840 --> 00:06:38.550 distinctly. There's a sound only you can 00:06:38.560 --> 00:06:40.550 make. A voice that has never existed 00:06:40.560 --> 00:06:43.990 before you and will never exist again. A 00:06:44.000 --> 00:06:46.710 contribution only you can bring. A way 00:06:46.720 --> 00:06:49.749 of seeing that belongs to only you. The 00:06:49.759 --> 00:06:51.350 world does not need another another 00:06:51.360 --> 00:06:59.510 cover song. It needs an original. 00:06:59.520 --> 00:07:01.350 Today's story getting a 10 out of 10. A 00:07:01.360 --> 00:07:03.430 graduation for students at Spellelman 00:07:03.440 --> 00:07:05.350 College. The historically black women's 00:07:05.360 --> 00:07:07.909 college in Atlanta has not one, not two, 00:07:07.919 --> 00:07:10.390 but seven validictorians. Our Victor 00:07:10.400 --> 00:07:12.950 Blackwell has their story. 00:07:12.960 --> 00:07:15.270 >> Each with a different major, but the 00:07:15.280 --> 00:07:18.790 same GPA, a perfect 4.0. 00:07:18.800 --> 00:07:20.790 And this morning, I'm introducing the 00:07:20.800 --> 00:07:21.990 Spellman 7. 00:07:22.000 --> 00:07:25.029 >> This moment feels very surreal. I think 00:07:25.039 --> 00:07:26.629 it was something that was written 00:07:26.639 --> 00:07:28.790 exactly how it was supposed to be. My 00:07:28.800 --> 00:07:30.790 sister Corana, she said something very 00:07:30.800 --> 00:07:32.150 powerful in our first interview. She 00:07:32.160 --> 00:07:33.589 said, "Seven is the number of 00:07:33.599 --> 00:07:35.670 completion." And I feel like that is 00:07:35.680 --> 00:07:37.749 just so perfect. It brings me back to a 00:07:37.759 --> 00:07:39.749 biblical meeting and I think about how 00:07:39.759 --> 00:07:41.589 God created the earth in six days and on 00:07:41.599 --> 00:07:43.110 the seventh day he rested. It's 00:07:43.120 --> 00:07:45.510 >> been a long long journey for me 00:07:45.520 --> 00:07:47.350 personally getting um here to 00:07:47.360 --> 00:07:48.150 graduation. 00:07:48.160 --> 00:07:49.749 >> It was so late at night. There was 00:07:49.759 --> 00:07:52.230 nobody awake for me to tell. So, I 00:07:52.240 --> 00:07:54.230 called my mom super late and luckily she 00:07:54.240 --> 00:07:56.230 was awake and we had a conversation 00:07:56.240 --> 00:07:58.390 about it and she was so happy for me. I 00:07:58.400 --> 00:08:00.070 actually lit up. I was very excited 00:08:00.080 --> 00:08:00.950 about it. 00:08:00.960 --> 00:08:06.469 >> What does this image mean right now in 00:08:06.479 --> 00:08:07.350 our country 00:08:07.360 --> 00:08:10.230 >> for young women to see women that are 00:08:10.240 --> 00:08:12.150 thriving and that are educated and that 00:08:12.160 --> 00:08:14.710 are um showing that yes, you know, we 00:08:14.720 --> 00:08:15.430 can do this. 00:08:15.440 --> 00:08:17.189 >> We can always overcome and be excellent 00:08:17.199 --> 00:08:18.710 and that's what some women do. 00:08:18.720 --> 00:08:20.710 >> My dream is to be a corporate attorney. 00:08:20.720 --> 00:08:22.390 I'll be going to Columbia Law and 00:08:22.400 --> 00:08:24.550 starting in the fall of 2026 to get my 00:08:24.560 --> 00:08:27.749 masters um and fail my MBA and my MFA. 00:08:27.759 --> 00:08:29.029 I'll be working as a parallegal. 00:08:29.039 --> 00:08:30.950 >> A word that I would use to describe how 00:08:30.960 --> 00:08:33.110 I feel about the future is just pure 00:08:33.120 --> 00:08:33.589 hope. 00:08:33.599 --> 00:08:35.909 >> I would say grateful and empowered. 00:08:35.919 --> 00:08:38.230 >> First blessed, second fulfilled. We are 00:08:38.240 --> 00:08:39.829 only just going to continue to break 00:08:39.839 --> 00:08:41.750 down walls and break down barriers. I 00:08:41.760 --> 00:08:44.149 love these girls so much and it's just 00:08:44.159 --> 00:08:45.910 really been a ride and we're going to be 00:08:45.920 --> 00:08:48.710 sisters for life. All 00:08:48.720 --> 00:08:50.470 right, let's start this week with some 00:08:50.480 --> 00:08:52.870 epic shoutouts. This first one goes to 00:08:52.880 --> 00:08:55.030 Mr. Shambball and friends at Redland 00:08:55.040 --> 00:08:57.190 High School in Lewisberry, Pennsylvania. 00:08:57.200 --> 00:08:58.870 I know you have been showing the show 00:08:58.880 --> 00:09:00.870 for years, Mr. Shambball, and we are so 00:09:00.880 --> 00:09:02.470 grateful that you make us a part of your 00:09:02.480 --> 00:09:05.269 day. I see you, Georgia. And speaking of 00:09:05.279 --> 00:09:07.430 Georgia, we're showing some love to the 00:09:07.440 --> 00:09:09.750 Lions, Miss Middleman and crew at Davis 00:09:09.760 --> 00:09:12.230 Academy in Atlanta. Joey and Alyssa, it 00:09:12.240 --> 00:09:14.310 was so nice to meet you recently. Rise 00:09:14.320 --> 00:09:17.190 up. And this shout out goes to Mrs. is 00:09:17.200 --> 00:09:18.949 Mallaloy at Tiverton Middle School in 00:09:18.959 --> 00:09:20.710 Tiverton, Rhode Island. Thank you for 00:09:20.720 --> 00:09:22.550 subscribing and leaving such kind 00:09:22.560 --> 00:09:24.470 comments on our YouTube channel. You are 00:09:24.480 --> 00:09:26.630 more powerful than you know. Make it an 00:09:26.640 --> 00:09:28.310 awesome Monday, everyone. I'm Ky Wire 00:09:28.320 --> 00:09:32.519 and we are CNN 10.