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show. Let's go. We start today with
unprecedented cancellations and delays
at Newark airport in New Jersey that
have impacted travelers for more than a
week. The causes a nationwide air
traffic controller shortage which was
just made worse when 20% of Newark's
controllers walked off the job in
protest of their management. Air traffic
controllers are the traffic cops of the
skies, coordinating and directing
takeoffs and landings and monitoring
flight paths. It takes years to be
certified for this highstakes job that
has long shifts, sometimes 6 days a week
with a starting salary of around
$60,000.
It's an important job. Absolutely. It's
an important job. Uh well, it's the
backbone for aviation. with a split of a
second. Um, you could have the comp from
the air traffic controller standpoint,
you could lose the picture in a matter
of a millisecond. There are other major
US airports being impacted by the air
traffic controller shortage. The Federal
Aviation Administration is seeing a
shortfall of around 3,000 controllers as
of last year. That number was calculated
before the Trump administration included
air traffic controllers in a federal
buyout offer to millions of workers. The
FAA is now offering incentives to boost
the numbers like increasing starting
salaries, giving bonuses to new
graduates, and yearly bonuses for
eligible controllers who delay
retirement. ID check time for you or
anyone you know who's 18 or older,
especially those who will be traveling
in the United States. Tomorrow, May 7th,
anyone older than 18 accessing a federal
site, like security checkpoints at
airports, will need what is called a
Real ID. It's a federally compliant
license. learner's permit or non-driver
ID card. Real IDs are considered more
secure than classic driver's licenses.
They have advanced holograms, micro
printing, and even information storage.
So, how do you know if you have a real
ID? They have a black or gold star in
the upper right hand corner. And if any
of you soon to be drivers out there are
planning on getting your learner's
permit anytime soon, the Department of
Motor Vehicle Offices, where you take
your driving test, have had fully booked
appointments for months ahead of the
Real ID deadline. While enforcing the
Real ID rule starts tomorrow, anyone can
get their Real ID issued even after May
7th. But if anyone you know, 18 or
older, will be traveling soon, make sure
they check for those stars. Superstars.
Pop quiz hot shot. What is the oldest
national park in the United States?
Yusede, Crater Lake, Denali, or
Yellowstone. If you said Yellowstone,
ding ding, you're correct. In 1872,
Yellowstone became the first national
park in the US, with most of the park
located in Wyoming, but stretching into
Montana and Idaho as well. Today, there
are 63 national parks in total. In
addition to having some of the most
diverse wildlife in the nation,
Yellowstone National Park is also one of
the most geologically fascinating parks.
It sits on top of a volcanic hot spot
that fuels its hot springs and erupting
geysers. The most iconic is called Old
Faithful. Now, geocscientists have
discovered what's called a magma cap
beneath the park, a layer of molten rock
and hot liquids that acts like a natural
pressure release valve beneath the
Earth's surface. Our Nick Valencia
explains how it works. Geoccientists
discovered a magma cap underneath
Yellowstone National Park, revealing new
clues to the state of one of the world's
largest active volcanic systems.
Researchers from Rice and several other
universities made the discovery by using
an advanced seismic imaging truck to
create custom tiny earthquakes, locating
the cap approximately 2.4 mi below
Earth's surface. The magma cap acts like
a lid, trapping heat and pressure and
plays a vital role in preventing a major
eruption. The geoccientists discovered
the gas is consistently venting through
cracks and channels in the cap, much
like steady breathing. This natural
pressure release process indicates that
the system remains stable. This
discovery gives us a deeper
understanding of Yellowstone's
underground system and highlights just
how important it is to keep monitoring
the area.
Did you know there is a vault deep
underneath the ice of a remote region in
Norway that holds more than 1.3 million
varieties of the world's seeds? The city
of Svalbard is the farthest north a
person can fly on a scheduled flight,
making it just accessible enough to
house the Svalbard seed vault. Its
purpose is to keep the seeds of crop
varieties from around the planet safe as
future generations navigate climate
change, population growth, and conflict.
In other words, if something ever goes
down and wipes out the world's food
supply, people would hopefully be able
to grow back some crops fairly quickly.
The seed vault officially began
accepting samples in 2008, and countries
from around the world, from Nigeria to
Philippines, worked to catalog and
package seeds to send for the
collection. And there's still room for
more. Since each packet holds an average
of 500 seeds, the vault has room for a
max of 2.5 billion seeds. That's around
4.5 million varieties of crops.
Now to a story highlighting the magic
that can happen when we find a way to
use our individual talents or passions
to help people in need. A retired doctor
from Minnotonka, Minnesota had a
successful career specializing in
prosthetics for people who have missing
limbs or body parts due to traumatic
injury. After starting a nonprofit, Dr.
Greg Ecbomb has traveled to Ukraine five
times since Russia invaded in 2022. and
he's helping both veterans and civilians
get fitted for the medical equipment
they desperately need. He just returned
home last month and here is part of his
inspiring story. Dr. Greg Ebbomb visited
Ukraine last month for the fifth time
since the war with Russia began. The
passion that I still have at age 75 is
uh is is strong. It's there's there's uh
it's burning brightly. Through his
nonprofit, LynFit, he's provided
prosthetics to more than 80,000
Ukrainian amputees. The majority of them
soldiers, but civilians, too. This trip
was, I think, one of our best trips
because of our prosthetic lab now being
fully functional, up and running. Each
time he's there, Greg says the quality
of care from the Ukrainian providers
gets better. His team helps train them,
sharing the latest techniques, and also
learning plenty from them. Greg says
there are always reminders of the war
around them. We got off the train in in
in Kev and one hour before a missile hit
right in the middle of the city and we
saw the smoke rising from the missile
hit as we got off the train. Greg says
this trip was the first where Ukrainians
shared concern about American support
for their cause. Are you standing with
us? Are are are you are you going to
abandon us? My answer was just tell them
that I I cannot control what happens in
Washington or in the White House, but I
can control what happens in my own
hearts and in in the organization Lymph
and and we are here and we stand with
you. There are plans to expand the
Limyfit mission to other countries and
Greg intends to visit Ukraine twice a
year. As long as God gives me health and
strength, um I'm I'm in it for the long
haul.
Today's story getting a 10 out of 10. A
principal in Iowa who may have shaved
the day. Ali Arlong will be graduating
Gateway High School in a tuma after
getting out of a hairy situation. His
coursework was starting to seem
insurmountable and the clock was
ticking, but Ali would rise up with hard
work and some hair raising motivation
from his principal, Aaron Ruff. It
started with um Derek Lunch. It was No
Shave November. Mr. Ruff, you know, sw
and you know, he sat with us and he was
just, you know, we were just making
jokes and laughing and he asked me when
I was going to shave my beard. And then
I just without thinking much, I said,
"Hey, let's uh I'll shave my beard when
you graduate." And that's he shook on
it. A deal Ali could not resist. And
when he earned his last credit, needed
to graduate, there was no shaving it for
later for Principal Ruff. He and Olly
were in sync and it was bye bye bye to
beard. Ali a buzz with joy during the
honors. Principal Ruff said Ali doesn't
realize how much of an inspiration he's
been for other students. He overcame
adversity with discipline and dedication
and graduates in May by a whisker.
Congrats, Ali. All right, voluntary
assignment time. This is National
Teachers Appreciation Week. And to show
our appreciation for choosing us, my CNN
team, to help you fuel your students
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school's name, city, state, and a few
sentences, including a strong example of
how your teacher goes above and beyond
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only accepting one email per class. No
double submissions qualify. So do a
little group project, huddle up, come up
with the most compelling case for your
teacher before submitting that final
draft. And we may just be coming to
visit your school. Let's celebrate you.
We have a shout out going to Indiana
today. The Panthers at R. Nelson Snyder
High School in Fort Wayne. Rise up. And
Miss Pivik and Mr. Irwin and all of our
Owensboro High School in Kentucky. You
beanie believe that we're giving you a
shout out today. Thank you for making us
part of your day. See you tomorrow,
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