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Hello and welcome to the show and happy
April Fools to all of you who celebrate.
Yeah, you're not coming for my job just
yet. I'm the real Koi Wire here with
your 10 minutes of news where I tell you
the what, letting you decide what to
think. Let's start with an update on the
ongoing partial federal government
shutdown. Now in its sixth week, the
shutdown has caused exceedingly long
wait times at airports across the
country in recent weeks, spurring huge
delays and missed flights in some cases.
But this week, life at some of the
country's busiest airports appears to be
returning to normal. Why? Well,
thousands of Transportation Security
Administration or TSA officers are
finally receiving their first paychecks
in more than a month. Late last week, US
President Donald Trump ordered the
Department of Homeland Security to begin
issuing back pay to TSA workers. The
department began distributing funds this
week and says they have so far seen a
reduction in people calling off of work
and that has led to shorter lines and
wait times. TSA employees have been
working without pay since the shutdown
began and have missed more than$1
billion dollars in collective pay. Many
workers say they've been unable to
afford basic necessities like food or
rent and have had to find other jobs to
make ends meet. More than 500 agents
have quit so far. And it's unclear if
these latest payments will continue,
leaving many agents unsure of what comes
next.
>> For us, I mean, in in my household, we
feel a little bit of a relief, but now
we're just trying to play catchup. So
now we're having to, you know, make sure
that we use our whatever we receive to
pay the April expenses
um in case no more payment comes our
way.
>> Meanwhile, things on Capitol Hill are
far from copacetic. Congress is
currently on a two-week recess despite
remaining locked in a stalemate over
funding the Department of Homeland
Security, which is the issue at the
center of this showdown. Look at this.
More than 90% of the department's
272,000
employees are continuing to work during
the shutdown and the impact is being
felt beyond the TSA. And this thousands
of government employees, including
civilians in the US Coast Guard, cyber
security officials and emergency
management workers have also reported
working without being paid. Now to an
update on the energy crisis in Cuba. A
Russian oil tanker has reached the
waters surrounding the island nation
after the US allowed the ship to break a
fuel blockade. The tanker is reportedly
carrying nearly 730,000 barrels of oil.
Experts say that may only offer limited
economic and humanitarian relief as Cuba
struggles with widespread electricity
and internet blackouts. In early
January, remember the US cut off Cuba's
main oil supplier, Venezuela, after
capturing its president and forcing its
government to halt oil shipments. The
White House says allowing this Russian
ship to reach Cuba does not signal a
policy change, but rather was meant to
provide humanitarian help for the Cuban
people. Energy analysts tell us uh that
the oil aboard will only supply Cuba's
grid for less than 2 weeks, really. So,
while it is very notable that Russia has
been able to get a tanker through the
oil blockade set up by the Trump
administration, which apparently says uh
that they have allowed this boat to come
in, but they're studying whether or not
further boats can arrive to this island.
It still is leaving this island
essentially at the mercy of the oil
blockade. We don't know if other ships
will come in. We don't know if other
donations will be sent here because at
that point at this point where Cuba is
depending on the generosity of other
countries, a generosity that can
certainly run into the hundreds of
millions of dollars and Russia has an
outstanding debt that Cuba owes that
country going back to the cold war of
about a billion dollars. So, uh any
further oil shipments uh you would
expect would be added to that bill. But
Russia and other countries say that Cuba
has been a longtime ally of theirs, that
they want to defy this oil blockade,
which the Trump administration has put
in place to try to open up this island
economically and politically.
Last year, Australia rolled out a
landmark ban on those under 16 years old
from having social media accounts. As of
early March, 5 million accounts have
been deactivated, but officials claim
some big tech companies may not be doing
enough to keep young users out. Under
the Australian law, social media
platforms, including Facebook, Snapchat,
Instagram, YouTube, and Tik Tok, must
now show that they are taking steps to
keep those under 16 out or face fines up
to $34 million per breach. The country's
internet regulator, ES Safety, claims
some teens may still be getting around
those systems. And now those five
platforms are under investigation.
Australian officials say the companies
agree to follow the measure. But if they
are found to be non-compliant, the
government could take them to court.
>> None of this is impossible. None of this
is even difficult for big tech who are
innovative billiondoll companies.
>> Pop quiz hot shot. What unit is used to
measure the intensity of sound? Hertz,
pascals, decb, or ohms?
Pump up the volume. Pump up the volume
if you said decibb. The decibel scale
measures the intensity or loudness of
sounds. 0 dB is considered the threshold
for human hearing, while noises above 85
dB can be harmful to your ears.
All right, we've all probably heard the
saying, fight fire with fire. But what
if you could fight fire with sound?
That's what one company is doing. And it
could change the way firefighters battle
blazes. It could also save precious
water reserves. They're swapping fire
hoses for sound waves using an
innovative technique to extinguish
flames at their source. Our affiliate
KCBS is sounding off on how it all
works.
>> They use infrared technology to detect
flames and that sets off a trigger to
start the start the sound waves. It's a
product by Sonic Fire Tech, which
although sounds like science fiction, is
really just science.
>> We vibrate the oxygen at a rate where
fire can't consume it, and it breaks the
chemical reaction.
>> Remington H. Hotchkiss is the company's
chief commercialization officer. He says
all fires need oxygen to burn, but
removing it completely can be dangerous.
Their technology just breaks it up.
>> We use infrasound, which are sound waves
that are inaudible to the human ear.
Right now, the technology is starting
small with systems being built inside
homes to replace sprinkler systems.
>> A water sprinkler system is highly
ineffective at putting out a grease
fire. It actually spreads the fire and
makes it worse. Uh but yet we're
mandated to have sprinklers above our
kitchen stoves. And so our system was
shown to uh suppress the fire, prevent
the ignition from occurring um with a
autonomous detection device
>> and doing it without wasting water or
leaving water damage behind. But the
hope is eventually this technology can
be used on the outside of homes to
prevent the spread of wildfires or
possibly by firefighters. I have two
little kids and the thought of putting
it water infrastructure in place means
that we're robbing them of the
opportunity to drink that water in the
future.
Today's story getting a 10 out of 10 is
the elephant in the room and that
elephant is wearing a tutu.
>> It's funny. I mean, it's it's going to
bring attention to the neighborhood.
>> Across Birmingham, Alabama, statues and
more are getting a costume change. Pink
tutus are popping up on everything from
trees, elephants, and pigs. Oh my, the
mystery had locals tutu curious about
the reveal. Well, it turns out the
playful display was the work of artist
Renee Hannan Plata, backed by a grant
supported by the Andy Warhol Foundation.
Her intention to get people to look up
from their phones, be present, take in
their surroundings, and embrace a little
silliness. Now, that's a message that's
definitely on point. All right, we have
a big congratulations to our your word
Wednesday winners, Mr. Bobbit and
friends at Ryder Middle School in
Witchah Falls, Texas, who submitted
copacetic, an adjective that means in
excellent order. Well done, my friends.
And we have a shout out today going to
Mr. Hagman and Mr. Reigns and all our
Bears at Boyertown Middle School East.
Thank you for sending us these
incredible 3D printed bears. Very cool.
Go on out.
>> Make it an awesome day.
>> I found a workaround. Sorry. Sorry for
for the unexpected interruption. That's
all for today. I'm AI Koi.
>> Rise up.
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