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Hello everyone. I'm Natasha Chen in for
Koi Wire. And as Koi would say, happy
Friday. You did it. Now, let's celebrate
all of the hard work you put in this
week by making this Friday count. The
best 10 minutes in news starts now. We
begin with a pair of storms that could
impact the US East Coast in the coming
days. As of this taping, tropical storm
Humberto is churning in the western
Atlantic Ocean. And while it's poised to
become a hurricane by this weekend, it's
not yet clear if it poses a direct
threat to the east coast. But another
storm currently in the northern
Caribbean is also drawing meteorologists
attention. It's known as 94L and could
strengthen into tropical storm Emldda by
this weekend and possibly interact with
Humberto. Our Allison Chentara is here
to help explain what takes place when
two storms meet.
We have not one but two separate systems
that we're keeping an eye on here in the
Atlantic Basin. Now, what makes these
two systems interesting is how close
together they are and what's going to
happen over the next few days. And
here's why this is interesting. This
high-pressure system is essentially
blocking these systems from coming too
far north too quickly. But we also have
this very deep trough that is set up
over the United States. What this is
essentially going to do is provide a
very narrow passageway for both of these
storms to end up going through, putting
them very close together. Now, the
interesting thing is when you have two
systems like that that come that close
together, they end up doing what's
called the Fujiwara effect, which means
they could end up influencing each other
because of their proximity. Now, when
the systems are roughly the same, either
in intensity or size, they basically
orbit the same center and then go their
separate ways. But when one of them is
either larger or stronger, it can
actually start to influence the smaller
or the weaker storm. They end up
starting to spin around each other, but
that larger storm ends up influencing
where that secondary storm ends up
going. So, this is certainly going to be
something interesting to keep an eye on
over the next few days in the Atlantic.
Moving now to a developing situation in
Denmark where police say drones have
been spotted over some of the country's
busiest airports. Alborg airport was
forced to temporarily stop operations
this week after a drone sighting. It
marks the second time in just days that
a Danish airport was forced to close
because of drones in the area. Similar
sightings closed airports in Oslo and
the Danish capital of Copenhagen earlier
this week. Danish officials have noted
similar suspected Russian drone
incursions and airspace violations in
Europe. Russia, for its part, has denied
any involvement. If you plan to take a
ride on the New York City subway anytime
soon, you may recognize a familiar voice
at some stations. Hey New York, it's
Cardi B. I'm here at the MTA recording
some PSAs you'll be hearing in the
subway stations.
We're walking here. Steps are for
stepping, not sitting. Move it, bucko.
The New York-born rapper Cardi B is
delivering public service announcements
with her own special flare. The
etiquette and safety messages will play
out at subway stations throughout the
city's
All right, time for 10 second trivia.
What language combination is most widely
spoken in Hong Kong? Cantonese and
English, Mandarin and Portuguese,
English and Japanese, or Mandarin and
English? The answer here is Cantonese
and English. Hong Kong was a colony of
the United Kingdom until 1997 when it
was officially handed back to China. But
China signed an agreement that Hong Kong
would be able to keep its own economic
and legal systems under the principle of
one country, two systems. Question, how
would you solve a housing crisis in one
of the world's most expensive and
crowded cities? We are talking about
Hong Kong, home to more than 7 and a
half million people, record property
prices, and a crippling housing
shortage. But one local company thinks
they may have a solution to help some of
Hong Kong's poorest citizens with a
unique approach to portable shelters.
Take a look.
Design Studio Editctures retail and
hospitality interiors can be found
across Hong Kong, but their latest
project is for an allgether different
client.
In a nutshell, it's a big suitcase that
opens up and transform into a home.
This is the Home Edit, a mobile housing
kit for the homeless.
While Hong Kong's homeless population is
relatively low compared to US cities,
the project is part of the firm's wider
nonprofit efforts to design for the
city's poorest residents.
Living standard and rent in Hong Kong is
one of the highest in in the world. As
an architect, I can't change the
reality.
Instead, the firm has been focused on an
alternative solution.
I was always inspired by the house of
moving Kasum. I thought, "Wow, if we
have that little mini castle for them to
move around town, maybe they can have
slightly better living condition for
them." Cuz when it opens up, it opens up
to a bedroom, a kitchen, and the
utilities that they need.
This 70-year-old will be one of the
first to receive the 20 kits rolling out
this winter.
We want the involvement of the homeless
community in our design process so we
understand fully what they need on the
street.
With sustainability one of editor's core
values, many parts of the kit are 3D
printed, cutting waste in production and
made up from up to 10,000 upcycled
plastic bottles. And this is RPT,
recycled plastic pallets, and that's
what we use for all of our printing.
Other features include solar panels that
convert sunlight into energy to charge
cell phones and electric fans. There's
also a tarp to provide shelter and
privacy.
We think nobody deserves to be on the
street. No one chooses to be on the
street.
And everyone deserve a home.
Now to a story about a famous athlete
auctioning off some of his old gear for
good. The skateboard that Tony Hawk used
in a landmark trick known as the 900 has
sold for more than a million dollar at
auction. Some of Hawk's other gear also
went for high prices. A pair of black
and orange sneakers fetched $64,000.
Hawk's helmet sold for more than
$115,000.
and even his knee pads went for over
$57,000.
I've never been really sentimental about
my my gear and like I basically threw
away all my trophies through the years
and so to have this um remain was
actually a surprise. Uh but yeah, I mean
to it represents that era of skating to
me obviously that event um 99X games. So
I'm hugely proud of it. Um but I feel
like it was it was time to let it go. I
hope it skateboarding somehow resonated
in their life and that that this means
something to them in that respect.
Hawk was the first skater to land the
two and a half revolution aerial at the
1999 X Games in San Francisco. He says
proceeds from the sale will support his
nonprofit skate park project that helps
build public skate parks in underserved
areas.
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Today's story getting a 10 out of 10. An
unbearably fun competition is back. This
year's Fat Bear Week is underway and it
needs your help to crown a winner. Catmy
National Park in Alaska hosts the annual
event which aims to name the biggest
brown bear in the park as they gear up
for winter hibernation. The bracket of
beefy bears are eliminated one by one
until just one top teddy remains. And
it's not just for laughs. The park says
it's actually a celebration of a
thriving ecosystem.
We need to protect and support these
places that are thriving. I mean, we had
more salmon in that river this year than
we've ever had before. And there aren't
a lot of places on this earth that can
say that.
Want to help crown the fattest furry
friend? You can view the chunky
contestants and cast your vote from now
until September 30th at fatbearweek.org.
Did you know hibernating is hard work?
Cat mice fat bears are feasting for good
reason. Bears can burn up to 4,000
calories a day while hibernating. Some
of them will lose up to 1/3 of their
body weight by the time they emerge in
the spring. Their bodies metabolize
stored up fat to produce water and food.
The incredible process even allows them
to maintain muscle mass and bone
density. Very cool.
All right, superstars. Let's get you
some Friday shoutouts. This first one is
going to Mr. Gerard's seventh grade
social studies students at Broad Rock
Middle School in South Kingtown, Rhode
Island. And from our Instagram
followers, Robert's Academy at Mon
University in Mon, Georgia. Thank you
for the awesome video. We hope you have
a wonderful weekend. Get outside and
we'll see you right back here on Monday.
I'm Natasha Chen and this is CNN 10.
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