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hello and welcome back hope you had a
fantastic weekend I'm Ki wire this is
CNN 10 the best 10 minutes in news and I
don't say that in a solipsistic way I
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because of all of you thank you for
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kick off today's show with some news on
South Africa 30 years ago an historic
event took place in South Africa the
country's first Democratic elections
this was a significant moment because it
marked the end of Apartheid a system of
racial segregation that ruled the
country for nearly 50 years under
apartheid South Africa was dominated by
the minority white population leaving
its majority black population struggling
for basic human rights apartate was an
ideology and a system aimed at
controlling ing every aspect of people's
lives it sought to
humiliate and to
degrad black people now fast forward to
today and South Africa has seen
remarkable progress there's a growing
black middle class and its education
system is more accessible but despite
those advances issues like inequality
crime and Corruption still remain
there's a gap that continues to grow
between the rich and the poor many
people still struggle with basic needs
like electricity and water and some
black families are still fighting the
long-term consequences of a parthe as we
reflect on South Africa's Democratic
Journey CNN's David McKenzie takes us to
the rainbow Nation as some experts warn
that a silent crisis is underway when
thousands of students were bravely
marching down these streets they were
fighting for a better future for South
Africa but decades later here's a
staggering statistic more than 80% of
great fours cannot read has it gotten
worse over the 18 years of you being at
the school yes it becoming worse and W
at Morris isacson High School famous for
its role in 76 teachers like Prince
malela say that jobs in education are
given to the politically connected and
Corruption is RI Primary students now
come to his classes unprepared he says
corruption Watchdogs call it a silent
crisis we're living in a world in in
South Africa where it's all about
politics everything is being politicized
so the education system is also being
politicized so that is the reason why
probably we experiencing such problems I
feel honored being in the school because
then I get to learn about history some
put their lives in danger for better
future for better education I spoke to
two leading students at Maris isacson
they are proud of their school but
acutely aware of the challenges that lie
ahead is there enough opportunity for
young people like yourselves in this
country right now no it's going to be a
struggle yeah and it is scary for us to
be sitting at home and doing
nothing especially when you know that
you went to University for so long and
you have a degree a qualification but
you're still struggling to get a job
because of the unemployment rates those
rates are some of the world's highest
an uncertain future despite the bitter
struggles of the
past Pop Quiz Hot Shots Mount Fuji is
the tallest mountain in which country
United States Japan Mexico
Nepal Japan's Mount Fuji was designated
as a UNESCO world heritage site in 2013
hundreds of thousands of people travel
to the mountain each year ah Japan a
truly remarkable place to which tourists
are flocking when the nation reopened to
visitors after the pandemic this
pictures spot in front of Mount Fuji
became selfie Central tourists routinely
flocking to this convenience store to
capture the quirky contrast between the
glowing neon lights and the Serene
mountain behind it but now locals are
fed up they're putting up a giant mesh
barrier to make one of the town's most
iconic photo spots disappear this is
part of a larger problem of over tourism
in Japan after the country experienced a
record number of visitors in March this
is requiring the Mount Fuji area to put
new policies in place such as daily
limits for hikers and mandatory fees
locals are concerned that the mountain
could lose its prestigious status as a
UNESCO heritage site due to overcrowding
erosion and the mess that tourists leave
behind last year CNN's Christy L Stout
traveled to Japan to learn more
traffic jams on sacred Mount Fuji very
Co just just like a traffic jam an
ambulance on route to an injured hiker
litter on the mountain side it's a side
to Japan's popular tourist site that is
not in the guide books but for Mount
Fuji Ranger mios Sakurai it's just
another day on the
job there are definitely too many people
on Mount Fuji at the moment the numbers
are much higher than before
famous for its snowcap volcano Mount
Fuji has inspired artists and been a
pilgrimage site for centuries less than
2 hours away from Tokyo Japan's highest
peak attracts visitors globally and in
2013 became a UNESCO world heritage site
over tourism has become a big problem
this year a postco tourism boom has
brought thousands more hikers to Mount
Fuji according to a yamanashi peroral
government official the environmental
damage being done could cost Mount Fuji
its her Heritage status according to the
local
government fujian is screaming out in
pain we can't just wait for improvement
we need to tackle over tourism
now volunteers take away tons of trash
each year climbers are urged to donate
$7 to help keep the mountain clean but
not everyone pays
up as Sakurai says some behavior is even
harder to
control people of all experience levels
come here including first timers we want
to prevent accidents so we give them
advice the risk of altitude sickness and
hypothermia has been increased by a
trend called bullet climbing where
hikers begin their assented night
pushing on until dawn according to the
yamanashi tourism board according to the
local government they start their hike
from a place called Fuji's fifth station
where the number of climbers arriving
here from Tokyo has more than double
between 2012 and
2019 the local government also says it
wants to shift from quantity to Quality
tourism it says replacing the main road
to Fuji with a light rail system would
be a more sustainable
solution I'd be devastated if Mount
Fuji's world heritage status was taken
away I wanted to have that status
forever so we'll do our best to keep it
that
way but with no easy fix inside Sakura
will keep doing her bit to protect the
mountain she
loves Christy lout CNN Hong
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Kong has anyone ever just started
ringing your doorbell over and over and
over again not cool right well in
today's story getting a 10 out of 10 it
wasn't someone ringing the bell it was
something CNN's Genie Mo has
more we don't mean to knock the
do-it-yourself woodpecker door knocker
or even Woody Woodpecker himself using a
finger to ring the
bell Hi neighbor but both pale next to
the real thing making the doorbell
ding as far as we can tell no one ever
answered the door the last woodpecker
story I did featured a woman in North
Carolina ringing a doorbell to get help
removing a woodpecker Tangled in her
hair this isn't the first
time a woodpecker has been spotted
ringing a
doorbell this one in Tennessee caused
such a crack the owner posted on
Facebook looking for suggestions for a
woodpecker proof doorbell and a
woodpecker that Rings a doorbell is no
dumbbell Ginos CNN
New
York Bill all be darned Woody taking
knock knock jokes to a whole new level
thanks for helping me ring in the week
and uh thanks to the Mariners at Mariner
Middle School in Milton Delaware thanks
for showing some love and this shout out
goes to the Cougars at Cascade High
School in Turner Oregon you rock rise up
y'all go on and make it an awesome day
see you right back here tomorrow same
time same place I'm KY wire and we are
CNN 10
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