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Hello everyone, welcome to the show. I'm
Koi Wire. This is CNN 10, your daily
dose of news with no opinion, no slant.
I just tell you the what, letting you
decide what to think. Hope you had an
awesome Labor Day that was not laborious
and you're ready to start this week off
strong. Let's get our minds right so we
can shine bright. Your 10 minutes of
news starts now. We begin in Afghanistan
where rescue efforts are underway
following a deadly 6.0 magnitude
earthquake striking the country's
mountainous eastern region over the
weekend. At the time of this taping,
local media outlets are reporting at
least 800 deaths and thousands more
injured. Officials fear those numbers
could rise as relief teams make their
way to the remote communities. Many of
the people have been cut off by
landslides and roads that have been
destroyed. Neighboring China has pledged
to assist with disaster relief efforts.
The quake's epicenter was just over 15
miles from the city of Jalalabad, home
to some 200,000 people. But towns and
villages up to 100 miles away, reported
feeling strong shakes as the entire
region endured a series of strong
aftershocks. Afghanistan has a long
history of powerful earthquakes. In
2023, a deadly 6.3 magnitude quake left
more than 2,000 people dead in the
country's western region. Now to some
new developments in the ongoing saga to
get much needed aid to Gaza. A flotilla,
aka a fleet of ships that were carrying
humanitarian aid meant for Gaza, was
forced to turn around just one day after
departing from Barcelona, Spain. The
flotillaa consisted of about 20 ships
with delegations from 44 countries and
was expected to grow to as many as 70
ships by the time it reached the waters
off Gaza. The organizers say rough seas
and high winds forced them to turn back,
but that they still plan to sail for
Gaza at a later date. They also say it
will be the largest attempt to break
through Israel's naval blockade of the
region to date. That blockade has been
in place since 2007 when the terror
group Hamas took control of Gaza. The
ships are carrying food, water, and
medicine, and activists on board are
demanding safe passage to deliver the
muchneeded aid, including Swedish
political activist Greta Tunberg, who
previously tried to reach Gaza by ship
in June before being stopped by the
Israeli military and being deported.
>> The question here today is not why we
are sailing. This story is not at all
about the mission that we are about to
embark. The story here is about
Palestine. The story here is how people
are being deliberately deprived of the
very basic means to survive.
>> Israel has stepped up its offensive in
Gaza, limiting deliveries of food and
basic supplies in the northern part of
the enclave after declaring Gaza City a
combat zone. This war began on October
7th, 2023 when Hamas attacked Israel by
taking more than 250 hostages and
claiming the lives of,200 people, most
of them civilians. The Palestinian run
Gaza Health Ministry says nearly 2 years
in, Israel's war has killed more than
63,000 people with at least 332
Palestinians dying of malnutrition. That
includes 124 children.
10sec trivia. What unit is used to
measure the height of a horse?
Centimeters, inches, feet, or hands.
If you said hands, high five. One hand
is 4 in. The measurement was
standardized in England by King Hangar
VI in 1540. Horses are measured from the
ground to their withers or highest point
of their shoulders. Any ecquin measuring
less than 14.2 in two hands is
considered a pony. If you've ever
visited New York City, you've probably
seen those iconic horsedrawn carriages
in Central Park. But local government
officials are considering a ban on the
popular tourist attraction. Supporters
of the ban now include the Central Park
Conservancy. One quick warning, though,
some of the images and video in this
next report are tough to see. CNN's Lee
Waldman has more.
>> Hey, good morning. Good morning.
>> It's a familiar sound in Central Park.
the carriage horses and their drivers
welcoming tourists and locals into the
heart of the city.
>> I think it's a misconception that,
you know, oh, we're just a hold over
from when everybody had horses. You
know, this is something that's always
been special.
>> For more than a decade, Christina Hansen
has been a carriage horse driver in New
York City. She also sees herself as an
advocate for the working animals that
are under a new wave of scrutiny. The
conservancy has sort of taken sides with
the animal rights activists because
their timing uh was clearly designed to
help push this anti-carriage horse ban
bill that we've got. I know
>> the nonprofit that maintains New York
City's iconic green space, the Central
Park Conservancy, is pushing for a ban
on the carriage horses, but not for
animal rights reasons.
>> The horse carriages um have been an
ongoing issue. Um, and really it was a
couple of safety issues in May that
really brought it again to the four.
>> In her letter to the mayor's office,
Betsy Smith described two instances in
May where carriage horses broke loose
from their handlers, writing, "The risk
to public safety can no longer be
responsibly overlooked.
>> We have 40 million people use the park.
Um, things like that are very, very
unsustainable and worrisome to people."
The conservancy also points to damaged
infrastructure from the horse carriages
and sanitation issues from what's left
behind by the animals. It's the first
time the Central Park Conservancy is
adding its voice to the fight over the
decades old tradition.
>> There is something iconic about the
horses in the park. We feel sympathetic
to that, but actually trumping that is
our feeling that we have to manage the
park to make it safe for everyone. and
these issues um really together made it
uh really the point.
>> Ultimately, it's not up to the
conservancy or the carriage horse union.
The decision on whether or not to keep
horses strolling through Central Park
lies with the mayor and the city
council.
>> You can't think of a worse place to be
for a horse than on the busy streets of
Manhattan.
>> Councilman Robert Holden introduced a
new piece of legislation hoping to ban
the practice by next June. For him, it's
an issue of animal safety. Day in and
day out,
they're pulling carriages and they're
they're suffering. And that's why you
see horses drop.
>> His bill, Ryder's Law, is named after a
horse that collapsed in Hell's Kitchen
in 2022 and was later euthanized.
Earlier this month, another horse
collapsed and died on the street after
working in New York City for less than 2
months. Drivers like Hansen say these
issues are isolated, that their horses
are cared for, and have strict safety
regulations. It's my hope that this is
an opportunity for the city council, for
New Yorkers or whatever to
remember like what we're actually all
about here and what kind of protections
that we have.
>> Now, Holden says that he would like to
see these animals replaced with electric
carriages, but the union who represents
their drivers say their animals pose no
risk to public safety. instead pointing
to the electric scooters and bikes that
rush through this area. They say they
are a greater risk to the pedestrians
who frequent this park. We asked the
mayor's office where they stand on this
issue. They said Mayor Eric Adams is
working to find a solution that's good
for the animals and for the people.
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Today's story getting a 10 out of 10
shows love and appreciation for all of
our redheaded friends in the world.
Redheads from across the planet flocked
to the Netherlands this weekend to
celebrate their fiery locks at the
annual Redhead Days Festival. Thousands
of attendees from more than 80 countries
embraced all things Auburn, including
redhead specific makeup tutorials and
skin cancer prevention workshops. The
event started two decades ago when a
local artist put an ad in the paper for
red-haired models for a project. He got
such an overwhelming response that he
brought the group together for a photo.
And the event has grown ever since. It
set the Guinness World Record for most
natural redheads in one place. More than
1600 posing for a photo. The event is
free and open to the public each year.
But if you want to be in one of those
iconic group photos, you have to be a
natural redhead. I will not have that
problem. Our first shout out today goes
to our friends at Clinton Massie Middle
School in Clarksville, Ohio. had some
great banter with Miss Wellman on my
social media accounts about what the TNT
t-shirt stands for. And from our YouTube
channel, this shout out goes to Mr.
Beielby at Shenondoa Middle School in
Shannidoa, Iowa. Rise up. Tomorrow is
your word Wednesday. Follow me at
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We'll choose a winner to work in
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for your shout out requests. Have a
terrific Tuesday, y'all. I'm Koi Wire
and we are CNN 10.
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