Rise up sunshine. Happy Friday. Friday.
letting you decide what to think. Let's
lock in and fuel our minds one more time
before we rock on into the weekend. We
are starting today in California where
Governor Gavin Newsome is calling on
city and county officials to clear and
all but virtually ban homeless
encampments which are groups of
makeshift tents and shelters often found
on sidewalks in public parks, empty
lots, and other vacant spaces. The state
is working to clear them out, sending
officials to ask residents to
move. The state is also sending in
bulldozers to clear the spaces of
anything left behind. They started with
my area.
So, it's a little overwhelming, a little
frustrating, but you know, I I may do,
you know, I've had this happen to me
three or four times before, and a lot of
a couple times I got left with nothing
but clothes on my back. This is an
effort by the state to address a growing
homelessness crisis. 187,000 homeless
people, more than onethird of the US
unsheltered population, lives in
California. Now, Governor Nuome
announced a model ordinance or a
template of law that city and county
officials can use to make rules about
where homeless people can and cannot
live. It's an aggressive new stance to
dismantling and clearing homeless
encampments by the state after a Supreme
Court ruling last year made it easier
for government agencies to find and
arrest people for living in public
areas, even if there is no shelter or
housing available in a state lacking
affordable housing. Our Julia Vargas
Jones is here to tell us more. Hi,
Julia.
Hi, Coy. This week, California Governor
Gavin Newsome formerly asked the state's
hundreds of cities and counties to ban
and clear out any makeshift camps on
sidewalks and parks that have become the
most visible sign of the homelessness
epidemic in the state. Newsome announced
a model ordinance for municipalities as
well as the release of $3.3 billion
dollar in voter approved state funds to
expand housing and treatment options for
unhoused Californians. The goal is to
help cities and towns set rules around
encampments and establish effective
enforcement procedures, prioritizing
shelter and services. This model
ordinance includes no camping in one
location for more than 3 days, no
encampments that block sidewalks, local
officials must notify, identify, and
provide shelter before evicting an
encampment, and twothirds of the money
must go to housing and mental health
services programs for homeless people
with serious mental health issues or
substance abuse problems. In the past 5
years, California has spent around $24
billion to tackle homelessness with some
results. But those are the toughest
measures that Newsome has ever
announced. I'm not interested anymore,
period, full stop, uh, of funding
failure. I want to see real results. We
need to redemocratize our streets and do
it in a compassionate way with our
values intact. According to the Public
Policy Institute of California, the
state accounts for nearly onethird of
the US homeless population with more
than 187,000 people in need of housing.
This number increased dramatically
during the CO 19 pandemic and
Californians have been growing
frustrated as the issue has persisted.
But there are other factors that
contribute to it such as the lack of
affordable housing, income and public
benefits not keeping up with rising
housing costs, inadequate access to
quality health care and supportive
services, and systemic racism and
marginalization. And I'll tell you,
quote, from my experience of years of
volunteering, giving out food to folks
on the street, there are a myriad of
reasons why someone might not want to or
might not be able to go to a shelter.
You know, many people on the street have
dogs for companionship and for their
safety, and those are by and large not
allowed in most shelters. They might not
be able to bring all of their belongings
or they might be afraid that if they do,
they might be robbed. You know, shelters
can be crowded and have all sorts of
people and some have told me they have
had bad experiences of being verbally or
physically abused or assaulted. Each
person's situation is unique and the
kind of help they need might be unique
also. But from this push from Governor
Nuome, what he's asking for is immediate
action. Koi Julia, thank you so much for
helping to break down this complicated
and sensitive situation. Hit pause, have
a discussion if you were the governor.
What are some of the things you might do
to address an ongoing and growing
problem of homelessness in your state?
The man with the most YouTube
subscribers on the planet is getting
lots of scrutiny from one of his latest
videos that's already racked up tens of
millions of views. Jimmy Donaldson aka
Mr. Beast landed in a storm of criticism
after showcasing restricted areas at
UNESCO World Heritage sites in Mexico,
the ancient Mayan cities of Kalak Mall
in Campe and Chichinita in Yucatan. I
can't believe the government's letting
us do this. It really is crazy. Not even
archaeologists are allowed to go back
here. The YouTube meast star is under
fire for what officials call distorted
information and fabricated scenes in his
video, including a drone shot he claimed
to fly inside the temple chamber of a
pyramid known as El Castillo, one of the
seven wonders of the modern world, but
officials say that never happened. The
drone was flown outside. And there are
scenes where Mr. Beast appears to hold
an ancient mask, but officials say it
was a reproduction. These sites are
highly restricted and protected areas,
sensitive, of course, considered sacred
to Mexico's prehispanic cultures.
Mexico's National Institute of
Anthropology and History said that both
the visit and the recording were carried
out through formal requests made by the
Ministry of Tourism and State
Governments. And now, Mexican President
Claudia Shinbomb wants answers on why
the permits were granted.
10 second trivia. What country is home
to the largest number of active
volcanoes? Japan, US, Indonesia, or
Russia? Answer is Indonesia. An
archipelago of more than 13,000 islands
on the Pacific Ring of Fire, Indonesia
leads the world with an estimated 55
active volcanoes. Watch as these
incandescent columns of lava spew from
this volcano in the Philippines. This
webcam shot monitored by the Philippine
Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
captured the moment Canlland volcano
erupted on
Tuesday. The 5-minute volcanic activity
was characterized as quote moderately
explosive, sending a dense plume nearly
3 miles into the sky. According to the
institute, officials raised the local
alert level to three out of five and
warned that quote, "Life-threatening
volcanic hazards could still
occur." Graduation season is upon us. In
gravity defying, Simone Biles lifted the
spirits of Washington University's class
of 2025 this week when she delivered an
inspiring commencement speech. She
admitted that while she may be called
the goat of gymnastics, her goal was
only to be the best version of herself,
overcoming doubt and striving for
greatness every day. And she called on
the graduates to do the same. The world
doesn't need you to be perfect. It needs
you to be bold. It needs you to care and
to keep going even when things don't go
as planned. So go out there and write
your own story, only one that you can
tell.
All right, warning. Avert your eyes if
you have aidophobia. Today's 10 out of
10. Slithering into the spotlight is
terrific. A marvelous mutation and
dynamic duo in a single slithering
sensational snake has people doing
double takes because it has two heads.
This California king snake named Angel
and Zeke, a bisphilic beauty, hatched a
couple of weeks ago at a pet store in
Berkeley. It's a one in a 100,000 kind
occurrence. What's particularly
spectacular, Angel and Zeke are doing
well, eating and growing, which is a big
deal because two-headed animals often
face double the trouble surviving. Each
head has its own personality, though.
Sometimes they want to slither in
different directions, and there's of
course no chance of doing things
surreptitiously for either serpent, so
sometimes they quarrel. Man, you thought
you and your siblings buted heads. This
kooky kingnake has become quite the
celebrity, too. With the pet store
owners reportedly getting offers for up
to $50,000.
Like you can see they're both thinking
different things. You know, you
sometimes you see them fight like one
wants to go right, one to go left. All
right, time to bring it home with the
best part of the show. Shout out time.
We are sending some love to Miss Beard
and Miss Talbert in the Virginia
Highlands in Atlanta, Georgia. Hoody
hoo. Thank you and all the educators
there for making us part of your day. I
will see you around. And we've got
another shout out on deck. This to Miss
Russell's class at Walden Middle School
in Walden, Vermont for mapling our day
here at CNN 10. Thank you for sending us
Vermont maple syrup from the Row Sugar
House. Pancakes are going to be on point
this weekend. Cue that Friday music nod
there. Shine bright this weekend. Make
someone smile. You never know when or
how or who, but you just may be the
light someone needs. You are more
powerful than you know. I'm Coy. This is
CNN 10. It's been a blessing to spend
this week with
you.
Heat.
Heat. Heat.