Hello sunshine. Welcome to the show. I'mKy Wire bringing you your 10 minutes ofnews right here on CNN 10. We've got abig show. We have a blind person runninga marathon, a jet skier in a sharkfeeding frenzy, MLB news, and a babyelephant. We will start though with newsof a potential merger that could changethe face of the air travel industry. Theproposed deal would combine two of thelargest airlines in the world, Unitedand American, into one company. Such amerger would control roughly 40% offlights based in the US. According tomultiple sources, United Airlines CEOScott Kirby pitched the idea to USPresident Donald Trump during a FebruaryWhite House meeting. United declined tocomment. An American did not respond toCNN's requests. Such a deal would faceregulatory hurdles due to antirust lawsdesigned to promote competition andprevent monopolies. Industry experts andofficials have voiced concern about theimpact a merger like this would have onrival airlines and on travelers wallets. >> Uh we've seen a lot of consolidation inthe industry and in general, you know,less choice for consumers. uh what we'veseen with the US airlines is you knowincrease in fairs but also devaluationin loyalty programs. You know Americanand United have two of the biggestloyalty programs. So combining them intoone does not mean more value for theconsumers. Uh so overall this would beawful for consumers. All airlinecompanies profits are currently beingimpacted by rising fuel prices caused bythe US and Israel's ongoing war withIran. United has scaled back flights inrecent weeks, warning that ticket pricescould rise by as much as 20% if oilcosts stay high. 10sec trivia. What isthe oldest zoo in the world still inoperation? San Diego Zoo, ZSL in London,Shun or the Bronx Zoo?Zoo get a 10 out of 10 if you say Shun. The zoo in Vienna, Austria was foundedin 1752 by Emperor Francis I. It startedas a private collection of animals forthe Habsburg monarchy, and some animalsat the zoo are housed in historicBaroque buildings to this day. Therewill soon be a baby elephant for all tosee at the Smithsonian National Zoo inWashington, DC. Lyn Mai became the firstAsian elephant born there in nearly 25years. With fewer than 50,000 Asianelephants left in the world, this is amajor conservation success for theendangered species. The zoo announcedpublic viewing is just around thecorner. CNN's Dana Bash has perhaps thebest interview of the year. Come on,man. Let's go. >> She's motivated, Lucker. Good girl. Comeon. You going to come through the pool?You are. >> Let's go. That's the sound of a very excited babyelephant who knows she's about to befed. And on this special occasion, I gotto prepare her bottle. >> So, this is our bottle feeding stationright here. >> Robbie Clark is in charge of theelephants at the zoo. He leads the teamcaring for baby Lin Mai. >> So, the first thing we're going to do isweigh out the water. You're going topour in approximately 275 g of thepowder. So, if you could do a reallygood whisk of that. >> Okay. Just a regular day making baby elephantformula. No big deal. How many times aday does she get this?>> Every 2 hours. >> Every 2 hours. >> Every 2 hours. >> Even through the night. >> Even through the night. So, our team ishere 24/7. >> This is truly having a newborn. >> It is. >> Let's do it. Sure. She's hungry. You'rejust going to place that bottle up overthis so she can drink it. >> Here you go, sweetie. Here you go. >> And lift the end of the bottle up. Fantastic. You can see how fast sheconsumes it. >> It's really fast. >> You're her best friend in the wholeworld right now. >> I've never had a friend like you. >> There we go. >> There we go. >> It's like you've done this before. >> I don't have to burp her, do I?>> No. Luckily, you don't have to. >> This is one of the coolest things I'veever done. >> Hello. This means that she's saying hi. >> Yeah. Yeah,>> with her trunk. >> Oh,>> so the trunk is her nose and her upperlip. It's the most important thing in anelephant's life. They use it to eat,drink, breathe, bathe, and communicate. And obviously, she uses it to pickthings up. >> Hi. Are you playing with me? This is thecutest thing I've ever seen. >> There's more muscles and tendons in hernose than our entire body. >> Really?>> And when she's an adult, she'll be ableto pick up 2,000 lbs with that nose. My>> 2,000 lb. >> Mhm. >> She weighs like 400 lb right now. >> 440. >> And she's going to get to be>> as an adult. She'll be close to 8,000lb. >> I have to ask you about what happenedwith her mom and try to do it withoutcrying. >> So her mother, Nin, is a first-time mom. Uh, and where she came from, uh, she didnot have the opportunity really to growup with other young elephants. We kindof had the contingency that there mightbe a chance that she wouldn't beinterested in being a mom. >> Her mom rejected her. >> She did, and that's not common amongelephants, but it's not unheard of. Andin fact, Nin's mom rejected her atfirst. Over the last couple months,we've been doing our best to do what wecall howdy by giving them access to eachother through a fence and hoping thatover time that relationship continues tobuild. We haven't actually seen thespark just yet. The whole world fell inlove with Punch the Monkey. >> Yep. >> After Punch the Monkeykey's mom rejectedher,>> I hope that the world falls in love withher, too. Understanding her story, notnot necessarily feeling bad for her, butrecognizing that nature does haveconsequences to it. And one of thebenefits of her being here at theNational Zoo is that we have theresources and staff expertise to helpher thrive. >> She has a mother figure, an older memberof the herd,>> kind of like an adoptive mother. Yeah. And>> takes care of her. >> She is typically with her aunt Sworna. They're not related, but Swarna was anelephant in our herd that hasexperienced raising elephants uh from ayoung age. She has delighted us bystepping up to the plate uh and takingon a parenting role. >> She couldn't have babies. >> Correct. She's never been able to>> and yet she has that maternal instinct. >> Yes. >> With Lyn Mai. That's amazing. >> It is amazing. And that's just thetestament of how socially andbiologically complex elephants are. It'simportant because they are an endangeredspecies. If we're not careful, theycould be extinct within our lifetime. >> All right. Something you have to see. Aman on a jet ski found himself in themiddle of a shark feeding frenzy. BrettBarley was fishing off a jet ski onNorth Carolina's Outer Banks. At first,he sees a shark, then realizes there isnot just one. >> What is going on?Get me out of here. >> He says they were spinner sharks andlarge drum fish feasting on smallerfish. Brett Barley is a prourfer. Hesays he got extra nervous becausespinner sharks have this habit offlipping out of the water. >> Like this could get so bad so fast. Cuzfor every, you know, dozen or two dozensharks you see on the surface, there'sfar more below the surface. Running amarathon not easy. Next, we have a storythat takes it to a whole differentlevel. Clark Reynolds is blind and hejust completed his second full marathonwith the help of some revolutionarytech. He swapped the traditional guidefor a pair of AI powered smart glassesand way do you see the result. OurRobbie Hawin has more. This blind manjust ran a marathon without a physicalguide. Instead, he used AI poweredglasses and volunteers who described thecourse to him using a video live streamfrom his glasses. >> I've done a marathon untethered, butI've done I've done the first personusing smart glasses and an app called BeMy Eyes. It's an unofficial uh record. It would be great if like I had thatcertificate, but in my mind it is aworld's first. >> Clark Reynolds, known as Mr. Dot, ranthe Brighton Marathon in the UK by usingAI powered glasses combined with thereal time assistance app. >> Once we started, I I said the magicwords, "Hey, Meta uh called Be My Eyes. "And within 10 seconds, I had a volunteerto support me for the first half hour ofthe race. I say without those volunteersin my ears, I I would have probablygiven up around 15 mile marker. >> This was Mr. Dot's second marathon andhe did the first with a traditionalguide, but he said this experience wastotally different because of theglasses. >> The biggest difference was the training. You know, I could train without relyingon someone to there to always support mebecause we live a busy lives. >> But Mr. Dot says he thinks this is justthe beginning of what AI could do forthe visually impaired community. Beingblind is a very lonely experiencesometimes. And you could have someone asbeing my eyes and they could like chatwith you for five minutes, you know, andthey could say, "Oh, you know, there'ssome ducks in the pond. " You know what Imean? You could have that experience andnot feel lonely. And I think that's areal game changer for the sight losscommunity as well. Today's story getting a 10 out of 10. Areminder that courage can change theworld. Baseball didn't just play onWednesday. It remembered, honored, andstood united. Across MLB, the famednumber 42 in Dodger Blue was worn byevery player, paying tribute to JackieRobinson, the man who broke baseball'scolor barrier, becoming the first blackplayer in Major League Baseball's modernera, helping to change the game and thecountry forever. His courage in 1947 wasabout shifting minds, opening doors forgenerations to come with the new We AreJackie campaign. his legacy lives on. Rise up. We are sending some love todayto Miss Brody and all of my wild cats atWellborn Leadership Academy in HighPoint, North Carolina. Thank you forsending love with all of your kindletters and cards. Now, did you knowthat today is National Pajama Day? So, Ifelt it was pant that I uh send a shoutout to the senders of these luxuriouspieces of loungewear here, Mrs. Minardat Jio Middle School in Jio, Illinois. Isee you. These jammies are the jam. Gomake it an awesome one. Tomorrow isFriday. 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