What's up, sunshine? I'm Coy Wire here
with your 10 minutes of news for June
9th. On today's show, a bear sends an
entire Japanese city scrambling, and we
will test your cell phone knowledge with
a trivia question that has quite the
ring to it. CNN 10 starts now. And we
begin in the Philippines, which is
dealing with the aftermath of a deadly
7.8 magnitude earthquake. The quake
struck the island nation's southern
region of Mindanao around 7:30 a.m.
local time on Monday, triggering panic
as some roads cracked and some buildings
crumbled to the ground.
As of this taping, at least 19 people
have been killed, more than 200 injured.
The quake hit just as public schools
across the country were starting the new
school year. Students were scrambling
for shelter. One high school collapsed.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos
Jr. says government agencies have been
ordered to evacuate residents, deliver
aid, and assist rescue efforts. The
Philippines sits along the Pacific Ring
of Fire, a horseshoe shaped zone of
fault lines stretching roughly 25,000
miles around the Pacific Ocean. It's one
of the most geologically active regions
on Earth where earthquakes and volcanic
eruptions are a fact of life. Last year,
the deadliest quake to hit the
Philippines in more than a decade killed
at least 74 people. In Japan, officials
in Utonomia, about 60 mi north of Tokyo,
temporarily closed all 94 elementary and
middle schools after the city's first
ever bear sighting. Security cameras
captured this unbelievable sight, the
bear sprinting down a shopping street
before disappearing into the city.
Experts say encounters like this are
becoming more common. Researchers say
Japan's bear population has roughly
tripled since 2012 with a decline in
hunting, shrinking farmland, and natural
food supplies causing more bears to
forage closer to populated areas.
Authorities have created special task
forces. They've eased hunting rules and
more to protect residents.
Pop quiz hot shot. Which company is
behind the bestselling cell phone of all
time? Apple, Samsung, Motorola, or
Nokia.
If you said Nokia, you know your stuff.
The Nokia 1100 debuted in 2003 and has
sold more than a quarter billion units
worldwide. The crown for bestselling
smartphone belongs to Apple's iPhone 6
with more than 222 million units sold.
Schools across the country are
increasingly putting cell phones on
timeout. 35 states now ban or limit cell
phones in the classroom. Supporters say
fewer phones mean fewer distractions,
more face-to-face interaction. Critics
argue phones help students stay
connected with parents and are useful
learning tools. Our Claire Duffy visited
a school in New York City, the nation's
largest school district, where they too
have now banned the Sies.
>> So, as usual, when I call your name,
just go put your phone away.
>> What was your first reaction when you
heard that this phone ban policy would
be going into place this year?
>> I was kind of expecting it.
>> The phone ban was kind of inevitable. I
wasn't really bothered by the rule. The
students at Philip a Skyler Middle
School in Brooklyn aren't the only ones
who had to get used to a phone ban this
school year.
It's a trend that's gaining steam around
the country. But for these students in
the nation's largest school district,
the policy is getting an A+.
>> The phone band has made us a lot more
socializing because um normally the
phone would actually provide a
distraction, but now when students are
bored, they have no option but to talk
to each other. A lot of students were
still a little bit spec skeptical about
like putting their phones in the lock
box, but it definitely provides a better
learning experience.
>> Do you feel like that you have made
better friends this year?
>> I would say in Ryan's and I class like
everybody's just like family and it's
just like we got so close to the point
where we don't even need our phones to
socialize with each other.
>> I've been in the system long enough to
know there was a time when that was
never a problem. Right. The law signed
by Governor Kathy Hokll last spring
requires schools to store smartphones
and other internet enabled personal
devices from bell to bell. And longtime
educators say they're seeing an impact
in the classroom and in the lunchroom.
>> What happens in the cafeteria is that
kids are sitting together. When you have
a cell phone, you are single user. You
are on your own and the only thing that
matters is what's in front of you in
your hands. when you now have um just
humans interacting.
>> Do you see this having an impact on
academics as well?
>> Oh, for sure. I can tell you from last
year to this year to this past year, my
ELA scores went up. My literacy scores
are up. So, literacy has to do with
reading, writing, listening, speaking.
Taking away the phones allow you to do
all of those things.
>> They're speaking to each other. a few
minutes before class begins, prior to
the cell phone ban, they would be on
their phones until we said, "Okay, now
we're going to start teaching. Now we're
we're ready to learn." You get to see
the interaction and how it's changed
over the years.
>> The ban was initially met with some
opposition, largely from parents who
argued that being able to keep in touch
with their children at school was a
matter of safety.
>> There's still anxiety there from the
parents. Um, they still want to be able
to get in contact with their child
throughout the day. It's always that
what if um scenario.
>> To address those concerns, the law
requires schools to provide a way for
parents to get in touch with students in
case of emergency.
>> For every one of our schools, there's a
designated number. Well, you get a
direct person, a live person in the
event of an actual emergency.
>> Other concerns included how schools
would keep kids off their phones. A
report published by the National Bureau
of Economic Research in April found
schools that used yonder pouches to
restrict phones did cut down on screen
time, but schools initially saw
disciplinary incidents rise and reports
of student well-being fall, although
those trends reversed in later years.
They also found little evidence that the
restrictions benefited test scores.
Philip and Skyler switched their
approach this year.
>> With the YA pouches, there were only
three stations across the entire school
where you could unlock it. So when it
was actually time to go, the the places
were so crowded.
>> New York is one of 35 states that now
ban or limit cell phones in classrooms,
a trend many students at Philip Skyler
support.
>> I believe we can collaborate better
without phones.
>> I believe that more students are more
engaged in learning classroom
discussions, better grades. Like I used
to get like 80s, now I get like 90s.
>> Today's story getting a 10 out of 10.
Veterans taking to the skies once again.
This time as a symbol of the sacrifices
they made for America. Eight retired
service members in Nebraska got to fly
in a World War II era plane. An
opportunity that now years after they
put down their helmets, isn't easy to
come by.
>> Now I'm getting a chance to do a little
something for them at a point in their
life when they're not thinking about
flying in open cockpit biplanes. And so
they come alive. Their families come
alive. And it's just such an emotional
thing. One of the passengers included
100-year-old Ted Monroe Mills, who
fought in World War II and likely
trained in one of these, a Boeing
Steerman biplane. This aircraft was
provided by Dream Flights, a nonprofit
that works to honor senior veterans
through giving them these unique trips
high in the sky. And that brings us to
the honor roll. We launched it last
month. It's our salute to service
members who've had a profound impact on
your life. Our first salute today goes
to Army veteran Jim Morse. Rena Wolf
from Traverse City, Michigan sent these
photos of her beloved greatgrandfather
who was stationed in Germany during the
Korean War from 1950 to 52. Rena says he
made a huge impact on me and so many
others. No matter what, he always made
being an amazing grandpa one of his top
priorities. Next up, salute to US Marine
Corpal Michael Crims. Mrs. Nton from
Marshall High School in Chicago
nominated her nephew and writes,
"Corporal Crims loves history like me
and always makes time for family when he
gets a chance to come home and visit. We
miss him but are so proud of him at the
same time." We are also saluting Staff
Sergeant Robert Gasa, a US Army combat
veteran who has been serving our nation
for the past 16 years. Sergeant Gasa's
son goes to Benia Middle School in
California. Thank you to Miss Ramirez
for honoring this hero on his behalf.
Finally, salute to Army National Guard
veteran Scott Glue, who served for eight
years and was deployed to Iraq before he
became a teacher. At Sock Middle School
in Elk River, Minnesota, your student,
Mariah, reached out and writes, "Every
day, he inspires me to be a better
person and a thoughtfully engaged
citizen. He has helped me view the world
in a whole new way. That's what our CNN
10 honor roll is all about. Thanks to
all of our service members who've chosen
to go all out for all of us. Want to
highlight a military member in your
life? Send us their name, photo, and a
couple lines about what they mean to
you. CNN10@cn.com.
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This is our last full week of daily
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Cannot wait. We'll see you right back
here tomorrow, everyone. And I'm Koi
Wire and we are CNN 10.