Hello and happy Friday. Yay. Welcome to
our last summer edition of CNN 10 before
we start our usual slate of Monday
through Friday shows kicking off after
the weekend. Now before we dive into our
weekend, we have some of the top news
stories from this past weekend. We will
start with the heartbreaking story still
developing in Colombia. The South
American nation has been devastated by a
7.4 magnitude earthquake, the strongest
to hit Colombia in a decade.
The quake struck Monday in the western
region, sending shock waves through
cities across the country and prompting
the government to declare a national
disaster. As of this taping, more than
200 people have been killed, hundreds
more injured, a number that's expected
to rise as rescue crews continue to work
around the clock. Our Reed Bignyan has a
look at the race to find survivors and
how the world is reacting.
>> Colombia's president on Tuesday touring
areas devastated by the massive
earthquake that rocked the country
Monday. The government declaring a
national disaster as the nation's army
deploys forces to the most gravely
devastated areas. Some areas hard to
reach, including near the quakes
epicenter, have yet to receive help,
according to one indigenous leader. A
United Nations official says
distribution of food is critical in the
coming days. World leaders are offering
assistance and so are aid groups.
>> We've already uh deployed a team.
They're already on the ground. The
devastation is vast and it uh covers a
large geographical area.
>> Volunteers in the US also doing what
they can to help.
>> Just trying to help out, you know,
whoever wherever might need it.
>> Those relief efforts coming amid ongoing
rescue efforts. Emergency responders
racing to find people still buried under
the rubble. Volunteers aiding in the
daunting task of locating survivors.
Video shows the moment an infant was
pulled from the wreckage of an apartment
building. One of the rescuers said he
and several other civilians helped save
the child after he heard someone under
the rubble calling for help. The
assistance from volunteers coming as
first responders need all the help they
can get amid the massive rescue effort.
Crews also utilizing specialized search
and rescue dogs that Colombian police
say are playing a key role.
Now to Denmark, where the government is
taking an old school approach to trying
to curb a next-gen problem in the
classroom, AI cheating. High school
students will be required to verbally
defend their written assignments and any
exams written at home as part of
emergency measures aimed at combating
the trend. The rules take effect
immediately and apply to students in
upper secondary education, which
typically begins around age 16. The
country's Ministry of Education is also
calling on high schools to use tools to
monitor students screens during exams as
well as firewalls to filter the content
they can access during exams and in
class. They're also encouraging schools
to get students to complete more
assignments in school under controlled
environments to make supervision easier.
Pop quiz hot shot. Which part of the
moon's shadow produces a total solar
eclipse? Penumbra, Umbra, Corona, or
Terminator.
Go ahead and moonwalk if you said Umbra.
The moon's orbit is tilted relative to
Earth's orbit around the sun. So, in
order for a total solar eclipse to
occur, all three must be perfectly
aligned.
The celestial sky put on quite a show
this past week. A total solar eclipse
crossed over Iceland, Greenland, Spain,
and Russia. For about two minutes, the
moon lined up perfectly with the sun,
plunging several countries into
darkness.
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>> A glowing white halo of light called the
corona emerged around the dark disc of
the moon. Folks who saw it were feeling
all sorts of emotions.
>> It was fantastic.
Really touching. Something that I have
never seen before. It went completely
dark and suddenly the day came again.
>> I felt goosebumps because
it just make us think about I don't know
the shortness of life and how time can
be
different.
>> And in a rare alignment on Thursday
morning, did you catch any of this? The
northern hemisphere got a dazzling look
at the Percied meteor shower. Every
August, Earth passes through debris left
behind by comet Swift Tuttle. NASA says
there were excellent viewing conditions
because the peak of the shower coincided
with a moonless new moon, allowing
stargazers to spot 50 to 100 meteors per
hour. NASA says the Perciads are the
very best meteor showers to observe from
Earth. This next story comes with a
lesson. Do not mess with Harry Potter
super fans. The Green Link
interconnector is one of Europe's most
important energy projects. It's an
undersea cable that's designed to
connect the electricity grids between
Ireland and Wales at a price of more
than half a billion dollars. But it was
originally planned to slice right
through a Harry Potter filming location,
one that has become somewhat of a sacred
spot for Potter fans. Our Scata is here
with what happened next.
>> Harry Potter fans managed to get an
electricity project ruted, all to
protect Dobby's grave. The grave is
actually a memorial for the fictional
character on a beach in Wales where
Dobby's death scene was filmed. It's a
popular tourist spot where fans leave
stones and some travel across the world
to visit. The Green Link Intercolctor
carries electricity between Britain and
Ireland through cables going under the
Irish Sea. During the project's
development, its planned route was set
to go through the fan-made memorial to
Dobby the Elf. That's before fans caught
wind of the plan. Former project manager
Simon Ludlham said in a podcast. He said
they received hundreds of calls
protesting the route after the plans
were revealed. So, they ultimately
changed the planned route to avoid the
grave. It's actually not the first time
the memorial has been saved. In 2022,
the National Trust considered removing
it or relocating it because of the
environmental impact it was having on
the beach. In the end, they decided that
it could stay open as long as visitors
stopped leaving socks and other items
that could harm the environment.
>> Now, to a story that is proof that
people are never too young to dream big,
and it's never too late to make those
dreams a reality. When Tahira Reed Smith
was in third grade, she drew a picture
of something she always wished she could
have, an automated double Dutch jump
rope machine. Now, four decades later,
she's an engineer and she has turned her
childhood dream into a rope spinning
reality. I'll skip the puns and let our
scout Richards jump right in for more.
>> This third grade drawing became a real
invention. This was in 1986 and I all I
remember the assignment was was to draw
a picture of something you wish you
could have and I was an only child at
the time. I love jumping double Dutch.
>> Now an engineering professor, Reed Smith
turned her childhood idea into a real
automated double Dutch machine prototype
that turns the rope for you. And she
even reunited with her third grade
teacher in the Bronx to show her what
became of that assignment.
>> I was really emotional about it this
morning. And there's a real teacher that
I had that was part of that memory.
>> Tish has certainly shown me that
anything is possible. And if you have an
idea in mind, um, don't give up on your
dreams.
>> Go up a little faster.
>> Members of Chicago's 40 plus double
Dutch club got to give the machine a
whirl.
>> If you have a turning machine, then
anybody can jump. And it's even
something that can help people learn how
to jump. Now Reed Smith hopes to bring
her invention, aptly called Jump Dreams,
into production.
All right, this week's story getting a
10 out of 10 is you. The 10th of the
month was Monday, so that means we are
highlighting some of our viewers top
moments of 2026 so far. A lot of
international submissions this month.
So, let's kick it off in China where We
Ling just passed her national
post-graduate entrance exam and she
received an offer from her dream
university. She says, "It is my proudest
yes, I did it moment of the whole year.
We are so happy for you and love seeing
your two furry fans celebrating with
you. It is perfect." Congratulations,
Gongshi. Our next submission comes from
Romania where Bucharest Christian
Academy celebrated their diverse student
body with a culture festival. Mr.
Maynard says their school hosts students
and teachers from 11 different countries
and everyone was able to share their
favorite songs, dance, and most
importantly food. Rise up. Finally,
let's head to Dagsboro, Delaware here in
the United States. Mrs. Sentman shared
these photos of the Indian River School
unified basketball team, which
represented the state of Delaware in
this year's Special Olympics. After a
hard-fought tournament, these Olympians
brought home silver medals, and their
state could not be more proud. Neither
can we. Way to go, and thank you for
sharing such a momentous accomplishment
with us. That's all for this month's 10
out of 10. If you want to be featured in
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something good. Send us your dubs, your
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Go make it an awesome weekend, my
friends. And starting Monday, we will be
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week. Can't wait. I'm Ky Wire and we are
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