WEBVTT 00:11.519 --> 00:13.280 What's up, sunshine? I'm Ky Wire here 00:13.280 --> 00:15.040 with your news for Monday, March 2nd. 00:15.040 --> 00:16.800 We've got a lot to cover today and only 00:16.800 --> 00:18.400 10 minutes to do it. So, let's get to 00:18.400 --> 00:20.400 it. We begin in the Middle East where 00:20.400 --> 00:22.320 tensions are high after a series of 00:22.320 --> 00:25.119 major United States and Israeli military 00:25.119 --> 00:27.760 strikes on Iran over the weekend. US 00:27.760 --> 00:29.439 President Donald Trump announced the 00:29.439 --> 00:31.599 strikes early Saturday morning and 00:31.599 --> 00:33.440 indicated the strikes could continue 00:33.440 --> 00:34.399 through the week. 00:34.399 --> 00:37.520 >> A short time ago, the United States 00:37.520 --> 00:41.920 military began major combat operations 00:41.920 --> 00:43.920 in Iran. 00:43.920 --> 00:46.640 Our objective is to defend the American 00:46.640 --> 00:49.520 people by eliminating eminent threats 00:49.520 --> 00:53.120 from the Iranian regime. Later that same 00:53.120 --> 00:55.600 day, Iran announced that Ayatollah Ali 00:55.600 --> 00:58.079 Kamei, the country's supreme leader for 00:58.079 --> 01:00.160 nearly four decades, had been killed 01:00.160 --> 01:02.000 during a strike in the capital city of 01:02.000 --> 01:05.119 Thran. Iran responded with a series of 01:05.119 --> 01:06.960 deadly strikes of their own, targeting 01:06.960 --> 01:09.280 Israel and US military bases in 01:09.280 --> 01:11.520 countries throughout the region. Iranian 01:11.520 --> 01:13.840 officials formed a transitional council 01:13.840 --> 01:15.520 to lead the country in the wake of 01:15.520 --> 01:18.159 Khmeni's killing. The conflict has 01:18.159 --> 01:20.720 caused destruction at major air hubs and 01:20.720 --> 01:23.200 densely populated civilian areas and it 01:23.200 --> 01:25.840 has disrupted worldwide oil shipments. 01:25.840 --> 01:28.000 The decision to strike Iran is being 01:28.000 --> 01:30.240 seen as a controversial one. It follows 01:30.240 --> 01:32.240 weeks of deliberations stemming from 01:32.240 --> 01:35.119 mass protests across Iran earlier this 01:35.119 --> 01:37.759 year. Our Fred Pleitkin has more on how 01:37.759 --> 01:40.880 this situation is unfolding. The current 01:40.880 --> 01:42.720 confrontation between the United States 01:42.720 --> 01:45.439 and Iran essentially kicked off during 01:45.439 --> 01:47.920 that crackdown on protests that had 01:47.920 --> 01:49.680 turned violent in Iran at the beginning 01:49.680 --> 01:51.840 of this year, specifically starting on 01:51.840 --> 01:54.159 January 8th, January 9th, and January 01:54.159 --> 01:57.840 10th of uh of this year. Now, we recall 01:57.840 --> 02:00.159 that President Trump back then claimed 02:00.159 --> 02:02.399 that help was on the way for Iranians 02:02.399 --> 02:05.280 and started putting US assets into the 02:05.280 --> 02:07.360 region. first the carrier strike group 02:07.360 --> 02:09.119 around the Abraham Lincoln, then later 02:09.119 --> 02:11.280 the Gerald Ford, but of course other 02:11.280 --> 02:13.840 assets as well, including a lot of US 02:13.840 --> 02:16.319 fighter jets and tanker aircraft. At the 02:16.319 --> 02:19.200 same time, a diplomatic process was also 02:19.200 --> 02:22.239 kicked off led by US special envy Steve 02:22.239 --> 02:24.879 Vit Witoff and also Jared Kushner, the 02:24.879 --> 02:26.879 president's son-in-law. Those talks 02:26.879 --> 02:29.680 centered around Iran's nuclear program. 02:29.680 --> 02:32.400 Obviously, the US wanting Iran to stop 02:32.400 --> 02:34.160 nuclear enrichment. the Iranians saying 02:34.160 --> 02:37.200 that they have a right to enrichment. In 02:37.200 --> 02:39.280 the end, both sides acknowledged that 02:39.280 --> 02:41.200 there was some progress in those talks, 02:41.200 --> 02:43.120 but it didn't seem as though that was 02:43.120 --> 02:45.120 enough for President Trump. In the past 02:45.120 --> 02:46.879 couple of days, President Trump has been 02:46.879 --> 02:48.319 quite negative about how those talks 02:48.319 --> 02:50.720 were going and then launched the 02:50.720 --> 02:53.040 attacks. The Iranians are now saying 02:53.040 --> 02:55.519 that their retaliation is in full swing. 02:55.519 --> 02:58.080 That while they were in this diplomatic 02:58.080 --> 03:00.319 process, at the same time, they were 03:00.319 --> 03:02.959 also preparing for war. And it certainly 03:02.959 --> 03:04.400 seems as though they were a lot better 03:04.400 --> 03:06.080 prepared this time than in June when 03:06.080 --> 03:08.239 they faced off with the Israelis with a 03:08.239 --> 03:10.319 lot of Iranian retaliation coming not 03:10.319 --> 03:13.040 just against Israel but against states 03:13.040 --> 03:15.440 in the Gulf and specifically US military 03:15.440 --> 03:17.280 installations in the Gulf region as 03:17.280 --> 03:20.720 well. Lots of big space news recently 03:20.720 --> 03:22.480 and coming tomorrow many of us will be 03:22.480 --> 03:24.720 able to witness a total lunar eclipse 03:24.720 --> 03:26.800 known as blood moon when the moon 03:26.800 --> 03:29.440 appears red. It will be visible in Asia, 03:29.440 --> 03:31.519 Australia, the Pacific Islands, and the 03:31.519 --> 03:33.840 Americas. Remember, a lunar eclipse is 03:33.840 --> 03:36.400 when Earth passes between the moon and 03:36.400 --> 03:38.799 the sun, casting a shadow on the moon, 03:38.799 --> 03:40.799 while a solar eclipse occurs when the 03:40.799 --> 03:43.040 moon passes between the sun and Earth, 03:43.040 --> 03:46.080 casting a shadow on Earth. So, go online 03:46.080 --> 03:48.159 and research when will be the best time 03:48.159 --> 03:50.480 to look up tomorrow based on where you 03:50.480 --> 03:52.640 live. Scientists say those of us in the 03:52.640 --> 03:54.480 Eastern time zone will be able to 03:54.480 --> 03:57.680 witness the phenomenon at 6:04 a.m. This 03:57.680 --> 03:59.599 will be the last total lunar eclipse 03:59.599 --> 04:02.720 visible from North America until 2028. 04:02.720 --> 04:04.879 Our next story is making waves, a 04:04.879 --> 04:07.040 refreshing reminder that it's still 04:07.040 --> 04:09.360 plenty left to discover under the sea. A 04:09.360 --> 04:11.519 motheraughter diving duo in Australia 04:11.519 --> 04:14.000 uncovered the largest coral colony ever 04:14.000 --> 04:16.239 recorded in the Great Barrier Reef 04:16.239 --> 04:19.040 stretching more than 40,000 square ft. 04:19.040 --> 04:21.440 The massive Pavona coral was discovered 04:21.440 --> 04:23.040 by citizens of the reef marine 04:23.040 --> 04:26.080 coordinator Sophie Kaukosski Pope and 04:26.080 --> 04:28.320 her mother, underwater photographer and 04:28.320 --> 04:30.960 conservationist Jan Pope during a reef 04:30.960 --> 04:32.320 survey expedition. 04:32.320 --> 04:34.479 >> I knew right from the minute that we 04:34.479 --> 04:36.560 hopped in that it was something special. 04:36.560 --> 04:40.160 And this was no no ordinary super coral. 04:40.160 --> 04:42.240 This might be the coral. The discovery 04:42.240 --> 04:44.880 was part of a the Great Reef Census, a 04:44.880 --> 04:47.199 global citizen science effort bringing 04:47.199 --> 04:49.600 together divers, sailors, researchers, 04:49.600 --> 04:52.080 and local communities to monitor reef 04:52.080 --> 04:54.960 health. And this coral lossal find comes 04:54.960 --> 04:57.360 as reefs worldwide face widespread 04:57.360 --> 04:59.520 bleaching and warming oceans. 04:59.520 --> 05:01.120 >> Everyone is playing their part in 05:01.120 --> 05:03.520 gathering really critical data to help 05:03.520 --> 05:06.080 look after this extraordinary place um 05:06.080 --> 05:07.840 which is under so much pressure. 05:07.840 --> 05:09.759 Scientists say massive corals like this 05:09.759 --> 05:11.520 can keep growing if conditions are 05:11.520 --> 05:13.759 right, offering hope that even under 05:13.759 --> 05:15.840 pressure, some reefs are still finding 05:15.840 --> 05:18.160 ways to thrive. Many of us might dream 05:18.160 --> 05:20.160 of traveling around the world, but 05:20.160 --> 05:22.800 probably not on a bike. One World 05:22.800 --> 05:25.199 Traveler has been biking for 5 years on 05:25.199 --> 05:27.840 a mission to cross all seven continents. 05:27.840 --> 05:30.320 CNN caught up with Ian Anderson in Tokyo 05:30.320 --> 05:32.160 and he is facing some unexpected 05:32.160 --> 05:34.880 challenges on his trek. 05:34.880 --> 05:36.720 All right. 05:36.720 --> 05:39.520 I biked from Portugal across Europe all 05:39.520 --> 05:41.759 the way to Asia. 05:41.759 --> 05:44.720 I biked to Japan, baby. Ian Anderson 05:44.720 --> 05:47.280 just traversed six continents on his 05:47.280 --> 05:50.720 bike. It took 5 years to do it. His 05:50.720 --> 05:53.199 latest leg was through 20 countries from 05:53.199 --> 05:56.000 Portugal to Japan. Anderson documented 05:56.000 --> 05:57.360 his journey along the way. 05:57.360 --> 05:59.039 >> But the stars are unbelievable this 05:59.039 --> 06:01.199 morning. I'm curious about the world, 06:01.199 --> 06:03.360 people in the world, different cultures, 06:03.360 --> 06:05.759 exploring. I was curious about places 06:05.759 --> 06:08.960 like Iran, Russia, 06:08.960 --> 06:10.560 what the people were like there. And so 06:10.560 --> 06:11.840 I biked to them. 06:11.840 --> 06:13.600 >> He said he was most surprised by 06:13.600 --> 06:14.560 Afghanistan. 06:14.560 --> 06:15.919 >> I was just so caught off guard, 06:15.919 --> 06:18.560 surprised by their generosity. I felt 06:18.560 --> 06:20.240 like every day they were inviting me 06:20.240 --> 06:23.440 into their home, offering me food, tea. 06:23.440 --> 06:25.759 while he faced his biggest challenge in 06:25.759 --> 06:28.080 Iran, getting stuck in the country after 06:28.080 --> 06:29.840 Israel launched a series of deadly 06:29.840 --> 06:31.520 strikes in June last year. 06:31.520 --> 06:33.280 >> More bombs are falling. We got our bed 06:33.280 --> 06:33.919 in there. 06:33.919 --> 06:36.400 >> Unsurprisingly, he says it's now time 06:36.400 --> 06:39.440 for a break. But not for long. He says 06:39.440 --> 06:42.000 next up and the last continent to cross 06:42.000 --> 06:45.039 is Antarctica. He plans to do it later 06:45.039 --> 06:47.520 this year. 06:47.520 --> 06:49.919 Pop quiz hot shot. Satoshi Chajiri 06:49.919 --> 06:52.319 attributes his creation of Pokémon to 06:52.319 --> 06:54.319 what childhood hobby? Playing video 06:54.319 --> 06:56.160 games, collecting insects, playing 06:56.160 --> 07:00.600 cards, or solving puzzles. 07:01.039 --> 07:02.960 If you said collecting insects, raise 07:02.960 --> 07:05.120 your hand, Tana. Growing up in rural 07:05.120 --> 07:07.440 Japan, Tajiri loved searching for rare 07:07.440 --> 07:09.360 bugs and trading them with friends his 07:09.360 --> 07:12.880 friends nicknamed him Dr. Bug. 07:12.880 --> 07:14.560 Gamers and collectors around the globe 07:14.560 --> 07:16.720 celebrated the 30th anniversary of a 07:16.720 --> 07:19.280 beloved crew of characters. The Pokemon 07:19.280 --> 07:21.919 franchise has thrived for 30 years, and 07:21.919 --> 07:24.080 it's still evolving. From trading cards 07:24.080 --> 07:26.479 to TV shows, video games to global 07:26.479 --> 07:28.960 fandom, Pokémon has captured hearts 07:28.960 --> 07:31.360 across generations, and the legacy keeps 07:31.360 --> 07:34.360 growing. 07:34.479 --> 07:37.039 >> Today, Pokémon turns 30. It started in 07:37.039 --> 07:39.599 1996 when a Japanese game designer who 07:39.599 --> 07:41.440 loved collecting bugs as a kid created 07:41.440 --> 07:43.440 Pocket Monsters for the Nintendo Game 07:43.440 --> 07:45.680 Boy. It launched in Japan on February 07:45.680 --> 07:47.840 27th. Soon the name was shortened to 07:47.840 --> 07:50.400 Pokémon. Within 3 years, the creatures 07:50.400 --> 07:53.360 exploded into a global phenomenon. TV 07:53.360 --> 07:56.160 shows, movies, trading cards. More than 07:56.160 --> 07:58.240 75 billion cards have been produced. 07:58.240 --> 08:00.160 Laid end to end, they'd stretch to the 08:00.160 --> 08:02.879 moon and back eight times. The franchise 08:02.879 --> 08:04.879 has generated over a h 100red billion, 08:04.879 --> 08:06.319 reportedly making it the highest 08:06.319 --> 08:08.160 grossing media franchise in the world. 08:08.160 --> 08:09.919 And as demand exploded during the 08:09.919 --> 08:12.319 pandemic, prices surged with some top 08:12.319 --> 08:14.960 cards rising more than 6,000% since the 08:14.960 --> 08:17.599 early 2000s. The boom has even led to 08:17.599 --> 08:19.680 storef fights, museum chaos, and armed 08:19.680 --> 08:22.160 robberies targeting rare cards. The 08:22.160 --> 08:23.680 surge was aided by the success of 08:23.680 --> 08:26.879 Pokémon Go in 2016. Within 2 months, it 08:26.879 --> 08:28.960 hit 500 million downloads, turning 08:28.960 --> 08:30.960 streets, parks, and cities into real 08:30.960 --> 08:33.360 world hunting grounds. 08:33.360 --> 08:36.399 Pokemon Mania was back. For millennials, 08:36.399 --> 08:38.479 it's nostalgia. For kids today, it's 08:38.479 --> 08:40.560 discovery. And for some collectors, it's 08:40.560 --> 08:42.959 life-changing money. But at its core, 08:42.959 --> 08:45.120 it's still about that feeling. Opening a 08:45.120 --> 08:47.760 pack, hoping for Charizard. 30 years 08:47.760 --> 08:49.600 later, we're still trying to catch them 08:49.600 --> 08:52.600 all. 08:55.760 --> 08:57.519 Today's story getting a 10 out of 10. 08:57.519 --> 08:59.680 One California teen overcoming a rare 08:59.680 --> 09:02.320 disease and forging a way forward on the 09:02.320 --> 09:04.720 track. Xavier Marsh was just 13 when he 09:04.720 --> 09:06.720 was diagnosed with labor hereditary 09:06.720 --> 09:09.279 optic neuropathy. The extremely rare 09:09.279 --> 09:11.519 genetic mutation left him legally blind, 09:11.519 --> 09:13.440 but he hasn't let that stop him. 09:13.440 --> 09:15.279 >> And he turns to me and he says, "I'm 09:15.279 --> 09:16.320 going to figure out how to live with 09:16.320 --> 09:18.080 this thing. You and mom go figure out 09:18.080 --> 09:20.160 how you can help fix this." Xavier began 09:20.160 --> 09:22.640 running track to cope with the diagnosis 09:22.640 --> 09:25.200 and now he's blazing his own trail. 09:25.200 --> 09:27.279 Incredibly, even without most of his 09:27.279 --> 09:29.120 sight, Xavier is able to use his 09:29.120 --> 09:31.839 peripheral vision to compete against his 09:31.839 --> 09:34.080 cited peers. Although I started because 09:34.080 --> 09:36.640 I lost my vision, I continued because I 09:36.640 --> 09:38.160 actually truly loved it and I found a 09:38.160 --> 09:38.800 passion with it. 09:38.800 --> 09:40.480 >> Off the track, Xavier and his parents 09:40.480 --> 09:42.160 are working with nonprofits to help 09:42.160 --> 09:44.160 other families dealing with the disease. 09:44.160 --> 09:46.640 And while there's no cure, Xavier isn't 09:46.640 --> 09:48.720 letting that define him. He says his 09:48.720 --> 09:51.600 future is bright and one day we may even 09:51.600 --> 09:54.160 see him competing at the Parolympics. 09:54.160 --> 09:56.399 How's that for some motivation Monday? 09:56.399 --> 09:58.240 Let's bring this show home. This first 09:58.240 --> 10:00.800 shout out is going to Mrs. Hart at 10:00.800 --> 10:02.800 Sandstone Middle School in Herston, 10:02.800 --> 10:04.959 Oregon. Your colleague, Miss Woodward, 10:04.959 --> 10:06.640 reached out to us to say how much you 10:06.640 --> 10:09.360 inspire her and all of your students. 10:09.360 --> 10:12.320 Rise up. And this next shout out is 10:12.320 --> 10:14.480 puzzling and I absolutely have to share 10:14.480 --> 10:16.880 it with you. Mr. beard at Norton Middle 10:16.880 --> 10:19.600 School in Norton, Massachusetts. His 10:19.600 --> 10:22.480 Rubik's Cube Club carefully positioning 10:22.480 --> 10:25.440 600 Rubik's cubes into this mural. 10:25.440 --> 10:28.800 Consider my mind boggled. Thank you for 10:28.800 --> 10:30.480 the love and thanks to all of you for 10:30.480 --> 10:32.560 reaching out and commenting on our CNN 10:32.560 --> 10:34.320 10 YouTube channel. We'll see you right 10:34.320 --> 10:36.240 back here tomorrow. I'm Koi Wire and we 10:36.240 --> 10:40.040 are CNN 10.