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Wake up. Wake up. Wake up. It is the

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first of the month, Thursday, October

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1st, and we've got some first class

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headlines to tell you about today. I'm

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Ky Wire. This is CNN 10. Let's lock in.

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We begin at the White House in a key

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meeting at the intersection of politics

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and technology. Some of the biggest

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names in artificial intelligence

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gathered this week with President Donald

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Trump to address concerns over the

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potential risks rapid development of AI

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models could pose. Top executives from

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OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and other major

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players in the AI space signed a

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commitment aimed at better self-p

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policing of their models. The meeting

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comes in the wake of a series of

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episodes that have raised widespread

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safety concerns tied to AI, including AI

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agents going rogue and attempting to

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hack into federal databases. And just

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this week, chipmaker Nvidia announced it

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is introducing a new software platform

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aimed at helping stop those rogue agents

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from potentially operating outside of

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human control. Our Claire Duffy has more

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on what it could mean for the industry.

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This safety product launch seems very

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much in line not only with Nvidia's

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existing business. It already provides

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much of the chips and the software that

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is running AI workloads today, but also

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with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's stance on

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AI safety. Hang has largely dismissed

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these existential concerns around AI,

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these concerns around rogue AI agents

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and said it is all a matter of simply

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controlling this technology better. And

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that is effectively what this new

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software that Nvidia is rolling out is

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going to do. It is going to monitor and

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contain AI agents that companies are

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running, ensure that they meet those

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companies policies, and also shut them

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down if the agents try to act beyond

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their scope of work. All of this very

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important to Nvidia's business because

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this company is counting on the AI

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development boom continuing. And so, if

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we were to see a slowdown, whether

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because of regulation or because of

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companies voluntarily deciding to pull

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back on development, that could directly

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impact Nvidia's business. We will see

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how much that bears out in the weeks and

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months to come.

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>> Six Flags Magic Mountain says it is

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permanently shutting down one of its

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most famous rides, the X2 roller

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coaster. The abrupt announcement comes

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roughly after a month after CNN

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investigations exposed a history of head

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injuries, hospitalizations, and even

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deaths linked to the ride. Here's part

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of our Kyouung Law investigation into

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the controversial coaster.

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>> It's not about the lawsuit.

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It's hard for Michael Wilk to comprehend

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how so many people like him say they

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were injured at Six Flags Magic Mountain

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on a roller coaster called X2. He

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suffered a severe brain bleed and had to

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give up his lifelong career as an

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attorney.

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>> I truly hope that

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by coming forward

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um changes will be made. That's my goal.

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That that that's why I'm here today.

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Wilk's lawyers announced more than 100

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people plan to sue Six Flags. Three have

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already been filed, but many more say

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they were seriously injured on this

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ride.

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>> A CNN investigation first reported two

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women collapsed right after riding the

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X2 roller coaster at Magic Mountain this

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summer. They ended up in the same

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hospital the same week, and both women

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underwent emergency surgery for similar

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brain hemorrhages. Pam Gillan was at

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Magic Mountain with her daughter Camille

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celebrating her 16th birthday on July

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5th.

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>> It was seconds. You go in as yourself

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and then when you come back,

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you're a medical emergency.

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>> This was from a roller coaster.

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>> Exactly.

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>> 6 days later, then 25-year-old Naomi

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Greer Wilkinson got on the X2 roller

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coaster. She collapsed after she got off

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the ride and was rushed to the hospital

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where Pam Gillan was being treated.

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Doctors who treated both Naomi Greer

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Wilkinson and Pam Gillan say the severe

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brain injuries were the result of a

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traumatic rapid acceleration

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deceleration event experienced while on

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the X2 ride.

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>> I do remember one of the surgeons

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storming through the ER and yelling,

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"How many is it this month? They've got

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to shut that ride down. He was furious.

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>> Here's what Six Flags says that makes

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the X2 roller coaster different. The

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seats spin 360° forwards and backwards

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independently around the track. Riders

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plummet 200 feet at speeds of up to 76

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mph with two so-called raven turns or

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half loops that turn into sheer drops.

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In three lawsuits filed against Magic

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Mountain, riders say the park

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deliberately hid evidence from the

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public and riders like them.

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>> It's the design of this ride that makes

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it inherently dangerous and makes it

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dangerous in a way that no reasonable

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rider would expect. Time after time,

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innocent people are coming off the ride

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with permanent brain damage.

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>> Six Flags Magic Mountain announced today

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that X2 will permanently shut down. the

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company's president, writing, "While X2

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consistently passed a multitude of

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safety tests, we have decided to close

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the ride because we believe it's the

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right thing to do. Ride safety is a

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cornerstone of our business, and when we

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see guest confidence affected, we take

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it seriously." Now, Pam Gillan tells us

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that she is relieved that X2 is closing

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for good. The parents of Naomi Greer

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Wilkinson say the closure is long

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overdue. Their daughter Naomi remains in

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the hospital and in a coma.

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>> It's time for 10 second trivia. When

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McDonald's first opened in 1948, how

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much did a hamburger cost? 15 cents, 50

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cents, $1,110.

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If you said 15 cents, I'm loving it. 15

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cents in 1948 would be worth about $2

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today. Average price for a Mickey De's

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single, no cheese right now, $3.19.

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So, still quite a jump from the good old

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days.

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Oh, McDonald's, home to the glorious Big

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Mac and the ever so forgiving filt of

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fish. The fast food chain recently

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reported its growth slowed again last

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quarter. Now, they say they will invest

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billions of dollars into a series of

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money-making moves. Our Stephanie Yang

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has more on what's coming to the

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international food chain, including new

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health conscious items. Take a look.

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>> McDonald's is losing ground and it's

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about to spend $8.5 billion to win you

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back. Last quarter, rival Burger King's

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US sales growth beat McDonald's by the

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widest margin in more than a decade.

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McDonald's blamed the decline on

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launching too many promotions, poor

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customer service, and a World Cup deal

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that didn't bring diners in. The fix is

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a plan called next. Bigger dining rooms

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and play areas and kitchens with AI

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tools to speed things up. Then the menu.

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McDonald's says 60 million Americans

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want more protein. So, it's testing

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burger and chicken bowls, egg bites, and

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grilled chicken options. The first test

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comes October 5th when McDonald's starts

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retraining 2 million employees

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worldwide. All because customers are

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getting tired of the selfch checkouts.

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>> Fat Bear fans rejoice. We have a new

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winner. Fat Bear Week 2026 has

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officially concluded and there's a new

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corpulant king of Catmy National Park.

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Bear 89, nicknamed Backpack, took home

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the top spot this year and boy was the

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backpacking on the poundage. More than

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two and a half million cast their votes

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in this year's competition with Backpack

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racking up more than a 100,000 of them

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in the final round. Rangers say the

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mildmannered brown bear has been a Catmy

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regular since 2006. and backpack's cute

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nickname has an even cuter backstory. As

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a cub, he was often seen riding on the

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back of his mom, Holly, as the pair made

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their way up the river. Turns out, mama

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does know best. Holly is a former fat

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bear week champ herself. Guest success,

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or excess, runs in the family. Remember,

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this competition isn't just for fun.

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It's a celebration of a thriving

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ecosystem. The fatter the bear, the

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healthier their environment and food

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sources. And while Backpack and the rest

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of the park's bears may look fat now,

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they will lose almost a third of their

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body weight by the time they reemerge

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from their dens in the spring. Congrats

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to all this year's chunky competitors,

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and happy hibernation to those who

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celebrate.

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Today's story getting a 10 out of 10.

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More than 550 teachers across 49 states

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applied, but only 25 got the prize.

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On Tuesday, De Moines welding teacher

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Chad Donahghue got a surprise

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announcement. He was one of the winners

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receiving the tools for schools prize, a

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contest held by Harbor Freight Tools.

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The prize rewards 75,000 bucks.

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Donahghue teaches welding at Central

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Campus, part of Dame Public Schools. He

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said he sees himself in every single

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student within his classroom. I get uh

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emotional about my students. Um

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especially uh when they struggle or

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maybe I can see a little bit of myself

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in them. All right, almost time to go,

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but before we do, we've got time for

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shoutouts today. This one goes to East

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Side Intermediate in Livingston,

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Montana. Thank you for subscribing on

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our CNN 10 YouTube channel. Rise up and

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go Huskys. This next shout out goes to

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something a little different today.

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We're giving a retroactive shout out to

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Mr. Mac's class at Eugene A. Thai school

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in Margate City, New Jersey. Mr. Mack

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actually left teaching to pursue his

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dream of becoming a firefighter. But Mr.

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Mack, your students have been writing us

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this semester to make sure you get the

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recognition you deserve. A hero in both

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chapters of your career. Now that is

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something to shout about. That's our 10

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for the day. Hope you all have a

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thoughtful Thursday. See you right back

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here tomorrow. I'm Ky Wire and we are

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CNN 10.