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What's up, sunshine? Hope you had an
awesome weekend. I'm Corey Wire here
with your 10 minutes of news for Monday,
October 6th. It is also National Coaches
Day. And if your coaches are anything
like mine where they're probably
juggling a lot more than just a sport.
Some of them might be teaching as well.
some of them trying to be good mamas,
dads, hubbies, and wives. So, take a
moment today, acknowledge the men and
women who inspire us to work hard and be
our best. I'm going to share one thing I
learned from one of my coaches, my head
coach back in my NFL days. Greg Williams
wrote this on a sheet of paper. Go ahead
and uh read it out loud. What do you
see? Maybe it's opportunity is nowhere.
If you did, look again. Coach Williams
says, "Get your minds right." This says
opportunity is now here. You see, a
positive mindset will help us see the
best in any opportunity that comes our
way. What is within influences what
happens without. Now, hut hut, let's go
get to your news. Ready? Break. We begin
in Los Angeles where an AI generated
actress is drawing intense backlash from
real human actors. Take a look at this
video from an Instagram account with the
name Tilly Norwood. She appears as a
young woman who posts about pursuing an
acting career.
Let's get to know each other and thanks
for watching.
And her digital existence, including
these snippets where she's inserted into
theoretical movie scenes, has some major
movie stars speaking out because there
are talent agents who are actually
interested in signing her. The AI
startup behind this whole thing is
Particle 6 Productions. They say Tilly
is not meant to be a replacement for a
human being, rather a creative work all
its own. adding, quote, "Just as
animation, puppetry, or CGI open fresh
possibilities without taking away from
live acting, AI offers another way to
imagine and build stories." Now, the
largest actors union, Sagastra, is
outraged. Mara Wilson, who you may know
from the original Matilda movie, said,
quote, "You didn't make this. Hundreds
of real workers, real photographers,
camera operators, heck, even farmers
made this. You took their work and
pretended it was yours." All right, time
to press pause or remember this for
later. This is a great conversation with
your class, friends, or family. What do
you think? Do AI actors pose a threat?
Should real humans be worried? Or should
AI actors be seen as nothing more than a
really realistic animated character like
a souped-up cartoon? Do you think we'll
always have the desire to see real human
actors perform their art? If so, why?
Have at it. Discuss. All right, listen
up, boils and ghouls. Halloween is right
around the corner. It is officially
spooky season, but this year prices on
costumes and accessories could look
downright scary themselves. Why? Because
of the ongoing tariffs, the taxes on
international trade. Our Natasha Chen
got a firstirhand look at how the price
bumps could cause a shakeup for the
spookiest day of the year.
We do have a kid one right up here.
For Halloween, Raina Hernandez's
six-year-old wants to dress as Carl from
The Walking Dead.
It's just ridiculous. We cannot even
afford this at all. This hat would work
as part of her son's costume, but it
cost $30 alone.
I rather just would have ahead of time
little by little, you know, paycheck
from paycheck.
THE SHOW IS STARTING.
The Halloween and Costume Association
says roughly 90% of Halloween products
contain at least one component made
overseas, most often in China. Because
of tariffs imposed on most Chinese
imports, suppliers and retailers say
this Halloween's products will cost a
little more and you'll see less variety.
We're all kind of on edge, but we're
trying to stay positive.
Chris Zephro's business, Trickor Treat
Studios, designs and produces all things
scary and fun.
Horror is not necessarily Halloween.
It's really a lifestyle.
But the real life horror flick for him
has been the overnight jump in cost this
year. In April, President Trump
increased tariffs on most Chinese goods
to a whopping 145%.
That made a lot of people cancel
production orders right then and there.
Then in May, when tariffs on Chinese
goods fell to 30%, some production in
China resumed, but the stoppage had
already caused a delay or shortage of
items for the season. All told, Zephro's
tariff bill,
upwards of almost $800,000,
meant he had to lay off 15 employees.
It was one of the worst days of my life.
There's a trickle effect. Importers like
Trick-or- Treat Studios, who design and
supply costumes, props, and masks are
paying an extra 30% for everything
coming in from China, which they then
have to share with their retail
customers, like Phantom Halloween, who
then sells the products to customers.
Now, the owner here is also making a
tough decision about how much of the
extra cost to absorb and how much to
pass on.
The majority of kids costumes have
probably gone up $3 to $4. The majority
of adult costumes have probably gone up
$5 to $8.
Ryan Goldman's family started Phantom
Halloween stores in the 1980s.
The idea is to hold as many prices as we
can. Some items made in Mexico, Vietnam,
India, or the UK won't see a price hike,
but anything involving plastics or
textiles is predominantly made in China.
I'm not that political, so we just are
dealing with the aftermath of it, and
the aftermath isn't pretty.
If it's 150 more for you, how much more
is that for the customer?
At least 300. And that's the reason why
he didn't get reordered this year.
Pop quiz hot shot. What's the tallest
building in the world? Taipei 101,
Shanghai Tower, Burj Khalifa, or One
World Trade Center.
If you said Burj Khalifa, you get a
highrise or high five. The Dubai
Skyscraper has been the world's tallest
building since 2009, standing at a
dizzying 2,717
ft. If you had to come up with a list of
the scariest jobs in the world, what
would be in the top three? I have a
humble submission for you to consider. A
skyscraper window cleaner. Think about
this. These fearless workers spend
months scaling some of the world's
tallest buildings, methodically
spraying, wiping, and squeegeeing
thousands of windows by hand. Our Mike
Valerio visited the tippy top of South
Korea's tallest tower to meet someone
who just may be soul's coolest window
washer.
It's an astounding view few will ever
see. 125 floors above the streets of
Seoul, hanging from the Lay World Tower,
window washers with nerves of steel
descend.
This is Jong Usok, a master of cleaning
choreography in the sky. He's been
repelling and training to do this job
since he was 12. Now at 27, he's among
the coolest window washers in Soul.
Yes. Woo! Jung is actually a second
generation skyscraper window washer
following in the footsteps of his
father, a 30-year veteran there on the
left.
I get wisdom from my dad who is an
expert in this field. The Lotty World
Tower is the world's sixth tallest and
South Korea's tallest building. So, he's
proud of me cleaning South Korea's
landmark.
Dong and his team clean the entire tower
by hand using the spray pump and one
small bucket. Dong tells us the water is
actually mixed with rock powder, helping
the water to cling to the building.
If there is wind, the water can splash
anywhere, which could cause problems to
surrounding pedestrians or cars or even
the clean parts. So, after debating for
a while, we chose to clean the tower
using rock powder. All right, so the
window washers are just about finishing
up. They work for about 6 hours at a
time. We are near the end of the giant
arm that controls the gondola. This is a
process that takes months. They begin in
earnest in March. They have to watch the
weather. So many factors at play when
they clean one of the tallest buildings
in the world.
Any nerves he had at being so high up
are now long gone. Dong sees the ritual
as a delicate dance. and above all an
honor.
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Today's story getting a 10 out of 10. A
dramatic wildlife rescue that might be
the coolest thing you'll see all week.
No lion. A sea lion in distress was
spotted in the Salish Sea, which lies
between British Columbia and Washington
State. Researchers noticed a plastic
strap was wrapped around its neck so
tight it was cutting deep into its skin.
A multi-team effort was launched to
track, tranquilize, and finally free the
marine mammal, and the entire operation
was captured by drones, resulting in
these incredible shots. The sea lion is
now a free lion after coming to and
swimming away shortly after. Scientists
say the rescues are a reminder of the
far-reaching impact that our trash can
have on the planet. So, try to keep our
planet outcast so fresh and so clean.
Clean. All right, everybody. Let's go
show some love. Now, I have this really
cool mug. Mrs. Bertold, who's inspiring
and uplifting folks there at Western
Beaver Junior and Senior High in
Industry, Pennsylvania. Oh, this mug,
this is fire. You rock. Thank you very
much. And this shout out goes to Dr.
Goodrum at the Woodbury School in Shaker
Heights, Ohio. We got your hundreds of
thank you notes and they just lifted our
hearts, made them sing, we have the best
job in the world. Go make it an epic
Monday, everybody. Dare you to see if
you can go make a compliment to a
stranger that makes them smile today.
That's a challenge for you. I'm Koi Wire
and we are CNN 10.
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