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COY WIRE: Hello, friends.
Coy Wire here.
So happy to be with you.
It is #YourWordWednesday, so hit me up, @CoyWire, on Insta,
Snapchat, and TikTok and put your unique vocabulary word
in the comment section of my most recent post,
and we'll pick a fun one to work into tomorrow's show.
Last week's word from @Michaela0426
was taradiddle, meaning a petty little lie.
Without further ado, let's do it we do.
"CNN 10" starts right now.
We start in New York City, where former President Donald Trump
was scheduled to appear in a courtroom
yesterday, facing criminal charges.
Last week, the former president was indicted
by a Manhattan grand jury.
The charges include more than 30 counts
related to business fraud.
The Manhattan district attorney's office
has been investigating Trump's alleged role in a hush money
payment scheme and subsequent cover-up dating back to
the 2016 presidential campaign.
Throughout this legal process, though,
Trump has maintained his innocence
and has denied any wrongdoing.
The former president also accuses
Democrats of targeting him politically with these charges.
A recent CNN poll shows that 60% of Americans
approve of the indictment.
That same survey says that most Americans, 76%,
do believe that politics played at least
some role in this indictment.
Prior to the court appearance yesterday, Trump's legal team
said the former president would voluntarily surrender
and would look to challenge every potential issue once
the indictment was unsealed.
This arraignment is historical, as it's
the first time a current or former US president
has been criminally charged.
We'll take a look now at the events of the day.
MIKE VALERIO: Former President Trump is now back in Florida,
saying on Truth Social that he did nothing wrong, nothing
illegal, but prosecutors here in Lower Manhattan
would certainly beg to differ, accusing him of engaging
in a criminal conspiracy to undermine the integrity
of the 2016 election.
Former President Donald Trump indicted
and arraigned on 34 counts related to business fraud.
Tuesday's legal proceedings, relatively
short, but its impact on American history,
seismic, unprecedented.
Trump is now the first ever former or sitting president
to be criminally charged.
TODD BLANCHE: He's frustrated.
He's upset.
But I'll tell you what-- he's motivated,
and it's not going to stop him.
And it's not going to slow him down.
And it's exactly what he expected.
ALVIN BRAGG: 34 false statements made to cover up other crimes.
These are felony crimes in New York
State, no matter who you are.
We cannot and will not normalize serious criminal conduct.
MIKE VALERIO: Trump is already looking ahead
towards a possible trial, posting Tuesday morning
that it should be moved to Staten Island
because Manhattan would be, quote, "very unfair."
Security around the New York City courthouse
was ramped up ahead of Tuesday's arraignment,
with overall peaceful crowds gathering
both for and against Trump.
The next step for Trump, back at home at Mar-a-Lago Tuesday
night, where his lawyers have said
they'll dissect every charge in the now-unsealed indictment
and plan their defense.
And the judge in this case did not
issue a gag order, meaning that the former president
can talk about this matter.
But the judge here in Lower Manhattan
urged both sides the former president
and the prosecution to refrain from inflammatory rhetoric.
COY WIRE: 10-second trivia--
what was the only US battleship to get underway during Japan's
attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941?
USS California, West Virginia, Nevada, or Oklahoma?
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The USS Nevada was the only battleship
to start moving, though it was hit by a torpedo
and multiple bombs.
We'll head to Pearl Harbor now for our next story.
Last year, the US announced a landmark submarine deal
with Australia and the UK, where nuclear power submarines will
be sent to Western Australia.
These underwater warships will be strategically located there
in case China, which has the world's largest navy,
looks to possibly grow its presence in the Pacific region.
So how massive are these US submarines?
Our Will Ripley gives us an exclusive look
inside the USS Mississippi.
WILL RIPLEY: Our journey begins in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii,
the bustling hub of the US Pacific Fleet,
covering almost half the world--
100 million square miles, 1,500 aircraft, and around 200 ships,
including more than half of the Navy's
nuclear-powered submarines.
Today, we're getting an exclusive look
inside the USS Mississippi, one of the most powerful
warships on the planet--
- You guys go ahead in the hatch.
Welcome aboard.
WILL RIPLEY: --with crew of around 140 people.
Rear Admiral Jeff Jablon is commander of the Pacific Fleet
Submarine Force, facing new powerful threats in the hotly
contested Indo-Pacific.
The Mississippi is one of 49 fast-attack submarines
in the US Naval fleet.
The fleet also has 14 larger submarines
carrying nuclear-armed ballistic missiles.
The US, UK, and Australia's newly announced Aukus
partnership will send nuclear powered submarines
to Perth, potentially challenging China's
ambitions for the region.
Beijing now has the world's largest navy,
but US submarines have the world's
most advanced technology, a key advantage
in underwater warfare.
- Mississippi is ready to dive.
- Dive.
Dive.
WILL RIPLEY: This sub is capable of diving deep and fast,
descending hundreds of feet in a matter of seconds--
- 300 feet.
WILL RIPLEY: --at angles of up to 25 degrees.
Even standing up can be a challenge.
- 400 feet.
WILL RIPLEY: Traveling underwater makes the submarine
almost impossible to detect.
The nuclear reactor is so quiet, the submarine
makes less noise than a whale.
In the dark depths of the ocean, there's no light to navigate.
- That's all right.
099--
WILL RIPLEY: The team relies on highly sensitive sonar.
The USS Mississippi, like all of America's nuclear submarines,
can, essentially, sustain itself under the water for weeks
or even months at a time because of the nuclear reactor
that powers them.
They breathe recirculated air and purified water.
The only thing that they need to actually get resupplied with
is food for the crew members, and that means that they get
used to spending a very long time not only without sunshine
and blue skies, but also without regular communication
or conversations with their families.
The food on submarines is surprisingly good,
but spending months underwater can be tough.
No mobile phones allowed.
Outside communication, only possible on emails.
At the back of the sub, Jack O'Brien works with a team
of technical engineers.
Do you ever get bored on a sub?
JACK O'BRIEN: No.
No, absolutely not.
Every day I come in thinking I know what
I'm-- thinking I know exactly what's going to happen,
what I gotta do.
WILL RIPLEY: Rear Admiral Jablon says deterrence
is the key objective.
Submarines like the USS Mississippi
are constantly preparing for war, ready at a moment's notice
for whatever the future holds.
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COY WIRE: Our next story now takes us
to Berkeley microbiology lab, where we're given a 10
out of 10 to a furry squirrel who learned how
to ring a bell to get a treat.
This video has gone viral on TikTok
and shows us just how smart these bushy-tailed tree
dwellers can be.
Our Jeanne Moos shows us how this little squirrel
is treating an office building window like his very
own fast food drive-thru.
JEANNE MOOS: What does this California squirrel have
in common with these humans?
[BELL TOLLS]
[BELL DINGS]
Ringing for service can drive a person squirrelly.
[BELL RINGS]
- I heard this, like, incessant ringing noise,
and I was like, what is going on?
And my coworker was like, oh, we taught
the squirrel to ring the bell.
JEANNE MOOS: Grad students and researchers at this Berkeley
microbiology lab enjoy feeding a squirrel who
comes to their window ledge.
But recently they trained the squirrel to ring
the bell to get a treat.
- Good job, Kluyver.
JEANNE MOOS: They named him Kluyver,
after a famous microbiologist, Albert Klluyver.
Online, posters were smitten, though someone griped,
"He only gets one almond after all that?"
- I think we don't want the squirrel to rely on us
as the main source of food.
JEANNE MOOS: They trained Klluyver
by making the ring whenever he begged,
and if he happened to strike the string, waving his paws,
he got a nut.
But the peanut gallery complained, "Lower the bell.
Geeez!"
So they not only lowered the string,
they gave the squirrel a step stool mug.
- I lengthened the string.
You know, I caved to the criticism a little bit.
JEANNE MOOS: In the immortal words of Lurch--
- You rang?
COY WIRE: Awesome sauce.
All right, now, we can't finish this show
without my favorite part.
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Thank you.
Thank you very much.
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I'm Coy Wire, and we are "CNN 10."
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