Hello and welcome to CNN 10. I'm Corey
Wire here with your daily 10 minutes of
news for you this Tuesday, March 24th.
We will start with a motivational
reminder. You never truly appreciate
what you have until it's gone. A good
example is toilet paper. Thank you for
making me and my team a part of your
day. Now, let's get you your news. On
this day in 1989, an oil super tanker
called the Exxon Vald crashed into Bllye
Reef off Alaska's southern coast,
spurring one of the worst environmental
disasters in US history. More than 11
million gallons of crude oil eventually
spilled into the surrounding waters of
the Prince William Sound, wreaking havoc
on the ecosystem. The spill quickly
spread into the Gulf of Alaska,
polluting thousands of square miles of
ocean, damaging more than 1300 miles of
coastline. Local communities that
depended on fishing and tourism to
survive were heavily devastated.
>> My husband's a fisherman and has been
since he got out of high school and our
livelihood has just gone down the tube.
>> If we don't produce, if we can't fish,
if we can't deal with our livelihood,
then uh this town will die. I think it
brings most of us to tears of because of
what happened to such an incredible
environment.
>> But the spill's biggest impact, damage
to the pristine region's abundant
wildlife was catastrophic.
>> What we have in Prince William Sound is
obviously uh very severe damage. Very
severe environmental damage both to the
beach areas uh and to the the wildlife.
The barnacles are dead. The muscles are
dead. The the kelp is dead. The beach is
covered with with tar.
>> Studies estimate the spill killed around
250,000 seabirds, 4,000 sea otterters,
22 orcas, and billions of fish eggs.
Some species in the area have yet to
recover. Initial cleanup efforts
involved thousands of workers and lasted
for years. To this day, though, oil
still remains in parts of the region.
Investigators determined the crash was
caused by a combination of crew error
and equipment failure. The incident led
to a number of reforms. Congress passed
the Oil Pollution Act of 1990,
protecting the sound from certain
tankers and standardizing requirements
like reinforced hulls to help prevent
future spills. NASA is one step closer
to sending humans back around the moon.
The Aremis 2 rocket has officially
rolled out to the launchpad in Florida.
The move began this past Friday at Cape
Canaveral as the rocket slowly made its
way out of the vehicle assembly
building. According to NASA, the
rocket's fourmile journey to the
launchpad took more than 10 hours on a
crawler transporter. One slow step for a
rocket, one giant leap towards deep
space exploration. If all goes as
planned, liftoff could come as soon as
April 1st. No April fools here, just a
mission decades in the making. Now to an
incredible advancement in the world of
emergency medicine. A futuristic foam
that gets injected into the body,
potentially saving the life of someone
bleeding internally. It's known as
rescue foam and it expands inside the
body to help stop potentially fatal
internal bleeding while surgeons go to
work. Our Jacqueline Howard got the
chance to see how the innovation works
and talked to the first person ever to
receive the treatment.
>> All right, Dr. Hugley, let's take a
look. This is how it would look in the
human body. You might think this is just
a cool science project, but it may
actually be able to save your life. Wow.
Oh my goodness.
>> It could be a game changer.
>> It's called rescue foam, and the
material works a lot like a human
version of fixlat. Doctors inject it
into the abdomen. It quickly expands and
it creates pressure from inside the body
to slow life-threatening bleeding.
>> It saved my life. It really did.
>> We've been given an exclusive interview
with Ronald Farms. He's the very first
person in the world to be treated with
this futuristic material.
>> By all science, I shouldn't be here. By
all medical personnel, I should not be
here. That's what every one of them have
told me. It was a miracle.
>> How does it feel to be back here now
walking, recovering?
>> Very sobering. Dr. Hugley and them had
told my family even if I made it through
the surgeries, I would never walk again.
Lo and behold, here I am walking thanks
to the good Lord.
>> It was last year when Farms was
seriously injured in a car crash in
Alabama. He was 34 years old and he had
just moments to live.
>> I said, "Lord, forgive me for failing
you." Cuz I knew I had a destiny here on
this earth and I thought this was it.
When Farms arrived at the University of
Alabama Birmingham Hospital, doctors
immediately knew he could be a candidate
for rescue foam.
>> The foam has to be extracted through the
same type of surgery we would use to
treat intraabdominal bleeding. So, we
only want to use it in someone we know
is going to go to surgery.
>> The foam gives doctors just enough time
to prep for surgery. And it's during
that surgery when the foam is then taken
out after it's already done its job.
There's always adrenaline and trauma,
but it's rare that we encounter
something that has never been done
before or that we've never done before.
>> Rescue foam was developed by Arsenal
Medical, and some experts do worry about
potential side effects. Some experts
worry self-expanding foam could risk
causing bowel injury or unintended
pressure on the chest. But Dr. Hugley,
he says he is confident the benefits
outweigh the risks. The side effects
that we see from rescue foam usage are
manageable compared to intraabdominal
hemorrhage which is often times fatal.
>> I just thank the Lord that he gave the
knowledge, the gifts, the talents to
these people.
>> How you doing?
>> Helped save my life.
>> Good to see you, too.
>> You look great, man.
>> 10sec trivia. What part of the flower
produces pollen, petal, stem, anther, or
root?
If you said anther, you are in full
bloom. Like a tiny pollen factory, an
anther can release thousands, sometimes
millions of pollen grains from a single
flower.
One of the most iconic indicators that
spring has sprung in the United States,
the cherry blossoms in Washington DC.
And as the trees begin to show early
signs of blooming, the symbolism behind
the natural landmark is also on full
display. The original blossoms were a
gift from Japan. In 1912, 3,020 cherry
trees were planted around the tidal
basin, East Ptoac Park, and the Ptoac
River waterfront. They were a gift from
Tokyo's mayor at the time and were
welcomed in an elaborate friendship
ceremony with President William Taft and
First Lady Helen. Ever since, the blooms
have become an iconic backdrop for US
presidents and diplomatic visits. An
estimated 1.6 million people visit the
nation's capital each spring just to see
them up close. Last week, Japanese Prime
Minister Say Takayichi announced that
Japan will present the US with an
additional 250 cherry trees soon to
coincide with the 250th anniversary of
the founding of the United States this
summer. At the Whipnade Zoo in England,
some tiny feet are already making big
moves. At the UK's largest zoo,
three-month-old southern white rhino
calf Mick is taking his very first steps
outdoors before quickly picking up the
pace. And once he gets going, there is
no slowing down. Not far behind,
reticulated giraffe siblings Leone and
Duke are also stretching their legs,
wobbling at the start, then finding
their footing as they explore their
outdoor home. With only about 10,000
southern white rhinos and 11,000
reticulated drafts left in the wild,
these little steps are part of a much
bigger journey, helping protect the
future of their species. Now to the
Great Lakes for a frigid rescue you will
have to see to believe. A snowmoiler
near Michigan's Machino Island found
himself stuck on a shrinking patch of
floating ice in the middle of Lake Hiron
during a blizzard. Nonetheless, windy,
white out conditions prevented an aerial
rescue. So, the Coast Guard diverted a
nearby cutter crew to make the save. The
ship was able to reach the man just in
time and safely brought him aboard where
he was treated for hypothermia symptoms
and stabilized. The crew was even able
to hoist his snowmobile aboard just as
the patch of ice reduced to nearly
nothing. Talk about a great save.
Today's story getting a 10 out of 10. A
small business owner with a zest for
doing good in his community. What
started as a gift for his high school
teachers has become big business for
24year-old Max Crawford. His signature
spice blend, the Max Mix, is now sold in
more than 150 stores across the Midwest.
And he's got a following. Max has Down
syndrome. He was autographing bottles at
a Kansas City groceryer this weekend to
mark World Down Syndrome Day.
>> He just wants what everyone else wants
and he wanted to have his own company
and he wanted to be taken seriously.
>> $1 from every sale goes to a Kansas City
organization that helps adults with
intellectual or developmental
disabilities live independently. If
you're not in the Midwest but love a
good spice blend and a great cause, yes,
you can get the Max Mix online. We see
you, Max. Thanks to everyone who have
made us friends on our socials and our
CNN 10 YouTube channel. We have a shout
out today going to Miss McClash and Miss
Acavano at Buffalo Grove High School in
Buffalo Grove, Illinois. We love your
school motto. Be kind. Be curious. Be
brave. Be long. Rise up. And this shout
out goes to Mrs. Hughes and friends at
Random Lake Middle School in Random
Lake, Wisconsin. The treats you sent to
my crew from your hometown were
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