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It is Friday Eve and we've got a
jam-packed show full of knowledge and
information for you. Your 10 minutes of
news for this Thursday, May 8th, starts
now. We begin today with a developing
conflict that could be edging India and
Pakistan close to the brink of an
all-out war. Early Wednesday morning,
the two nations traded fire. India, the
most populous nation in the world,
launched military strikes on the
neighboring nation of Pakistan's Punjab
province and Pakistan administered
Kashmir. India says they were targeting
a terrorist infrastructure in response
to an April terrorist attack on a group
of mostly Indian tourists, killing 26
civilians. Officials in India have long
accused Pakistan of backing armed groups
and separatist forces inside the Indian
administered portion of Kashmir.
Pakistan says that was true in the past,
not now. The latest attack occurred in
the disputed region of Kashmir located
in the northwestern part of the Indian
subcontinent bordering Pakistan. The
conflict over Kashmir goes back decades
to the time both countries gained
independence from Britain in 1947. After
fighting three wars over the territory,
a ceasefire line known as the line of
control was established to divide the
region. With India and Pakistan
controlling separate sides with this
decadesl long conflict showing no signs
of resolution, there's no shortage of
grievances and accusations being levied
on both sides of the border. Our Nick
Robertson shows us a bit more about why
this disputed territory has been a flash
point in India Pakistan relations for so
long.
High in the Himalayas, Pakistan's army
is taking us deep into disputed
Kashmir toward the line of control, the
deacto border with
India and one of the most militarized
conflicts in the world. Tensions between
the two nuclear armed neighbors rising
since a terror attack killed 26
civilians, mostly Indian, almost 2 weeks
ago. Militaries on both sides readying
for possible escalation as India blamed
Pakistan and Pakistan denied
responsibility. It's a war of words.
Civilians on both sides of these rugged
mountains. Fear not for the first time
will be victims of events way beyond
their sway. Control of the towering
peaks unresolved for 75 years. Just
driving through the mountains here, it's
easy to understand why Kashmir is still
a disputed area. So hard to fight a
decisive war in this rugged terrain. The
other thing you see here is poverty.
Meagga villages clinging to the
hillside. People here say the spiking
tensions making it harder to ek as we're
about to find
out. on foot now. The village we're
heading to a few hundred feet from the
line of control. And just look over
there. You can see how close the front
lines are. That's the last Pakistani
position there. The Indian army position
a few hundred meters away. And those
trees, that's the line of control. When
we arrive, most villagers clustered
around one house. Some hiding in the
dark inside.
children peeking from unglazed
windows. This villager telling us they
live in fear now. Elderly children and
women are incredibly scared. He says,
"We want to take our livestock out to
pasture, but the Indians are right there
in front of us, and we're very
concerned. With no end in sight on both
sides of the border, civilians as ever,
the losers in this decades old conflict.
10-second trivia. Paleontologists have
found the most dinosaur fossils in which
continent? Antarctica, North America,
Africa, or
Asia? If you said North America, you are
correct. While dinosaur fossils have
been found on every continent, including
Antarctica, most dinosaur fossils have
been found in deserts and the dry,
rugged terrain of the bad lands in North
America. Now to a new study aiming to
unravel the mystery of how the
Tyrannosaurus Rex came to dominate North
America. Researchers at University
College London say the direct ancestor
of Tyrannosaurus Rex, the
Tyrannosaurids, came to North America by
crossing a landbridge that connected it
with Asia 70 million years ago. They
used mathematical models that relied on
data from fossil records, the T-Rex
family tree, and climate conditions to
track its evolution over time. They
found that the king of dinosaurs had
closer family ties to the large
carnivore Tarbosaurus in Asia, then two
top predators in North America, and that
the T-Rex was able to evolve to massive
sizes during a period of time where
global temperatures fell up to 9 tons,
which is about as heavy as an African
elephant. Now, to some news to excite
Disney fans around the world, the
company announced its newest park. This
one is set to open in Abu Dhabi in the
United Arab Emirates. It'll be the first
Disney park and resort in the Middle
East, and it promises a technologically
advanced and future oriented experience.
Our Natasha Chen has more on what Disney
is planning for its now seventh park
location. Hi, Natasha. Hi, Coy. Well,
Disney has announced that their seventh
global theme park destination is going
to be in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab
Emirates. This is a big deal because
Disney has not announced a new theme
park in 15 years. The last time they
told us they were building a new theme
park was for Shanghai Disneyland. So,
this is the first in a generation. And
what they plan to do is make this the
most technologically advanced park
they've ever built. That means it's
going to look a little bit different.
The artist rendering that they've showed
us so far shows a castle in the middle
of the park like they have in all their
other parks, but this castle looks a
little different. It's got this crystal
spiral structure going on. And they're
saying that this is the first theme park
they have that will actually have an
accessible waterfront that they'll let
guests ex. And they're also going to
play with some immersive gaming. They
say that, for example, what you might
see on Fortnite and experience there
could translate into what you might do
in this park and vice versa. So, there's
a lot of technological challenge here,
as well as some challenge with how
they're going to build a park with all
these rides and attractions in a sort of
desert area where there could be really
extreme temperatures in the summer.
There are some other theme parks and
water parks there already, some of which
are really largely indoors, fully airond
conditioned, so people can enjoy
themselves. Now, why did Disney choose
Abu Dhabi? They already have theme parks
in the United States, in California, in
Florida, in Paris, in Shanghai, Hong
Kong, and Tokyo. Uh, and now they are
talking about the Middle East because
they really want to get at an audience
in India. A lot of people in India who
could take a shorter flight to Abu Dhabi
than they could to, for example, the
Shanghai or Hong Kong Disney parks. So,
there's a lot to look forward to here,
but you know, it takes a long time to
build a theme park. 5 to 10 years, in
fact. So, this may not open until the
early 2030s. Koi, now to a major
cultural event in Hong Kong, where tens
of thousands of people are turning out
to test some taste bud tantalizing
treats at the annual bun festival. The
Chongcha Island in Hong Kong, it's a
party and dim sum. They've been
celebrating this classic Asian snack for
hundreds of years with folks flocking to
the festival's parade, indulging in the
steamy, pillowy pastries, and watching
climbers compete in a gravitydeying bun
scrambling competition. Got to loaf it.
At the stroke of midnight, climbers race
to the top of a tower covered in plastic
buns. The most highvalued buns are all
the way at the top. Whoever collects the
most points in 3 minutes time is crowned
champion. How dough you think you would
know. This historic festival dates all
the way back to at least the 18th
century when residents of the island
believed offering buns to spiritual
deities would end the outbreak of a
plague and ward off evil spirits. The
more you
know. Today's story getting a 10 out of
10. A mom and her daughters making
graduation a family affair. Four women
from the Lee family are proving
education is better when you do it
together. They'll all be walking the
graduation stage on the same day this
week at the same school, Georgia State
University. Twin daughters Kamaya and Ka
are getting their bachelor's degrees in
biology. Older sister Rakaya graduates
with her mers in public administration
while their inspiration, their mom,
Kela, is getting her second master's
degree. I remember the day that they
were born and I remember them being a
part of my graduation and now I get to
be a part of theirs. I think my mom is
the best. I think she's a great role
model. Um,
she's I love my mom dearly. I thank God
that God he gave me my mom. Allow me to
have somebody like her to look up
to and to aspire to be like.
Congratulations to the Lee family.
Inspiring examples of the value of
education at any age. All right, as you
can tell, we have a shout out today
going to Plaza, North Dakota. Shout out
to all our Wildcats at Northshore Plaza
High School. Rise up. Thank you for the
swag. Make the most out of this Friday
Eve. Go make someone smile today. Smiles
are contagious, you know. I see you
right back here tomorrow on the best day
of the week, Friday. I'm Ky Wire and we
are CNN 10.