Hello and terrific Tuesday to you,
sunshine. I'm Koi Wire. This is CNN 10,
the best 10 minutes in news because of
you. Hope you're having a great week and
you're ready to lock in and learn. Let's
get you caught up on some of the latest
from around the world. We start right
here in Georgia where we are now
officially seeing the most destructive
wildfires in the state's history and
they're still blazing. The fires doubled
in size over the weekend and now more
than 50,000 acres have burned. More than
120 homes destroyed. The Red Cross
opened a third emergency shelter to help
the hundreds of people who've been
forced to evacuate. And as firefighters
work to contain the blazes, some local
residents are doing whatever they can to
help, including trucking water to the
fire lines. This is life. This is home.
And why not try and save it? One amber
can land out here in these woods
somewhere and within 10 minutes it could
be at our front door. And you know that
that's a scary thing. The constant
worry. And we have all our livelihood of
our businesses. Um the way we make money
out here and it can all be lost in a
matter of minutes.
>> The governor of Georgia says officials
believe that one of the fires was
started by a foil balloon landing on a
power line. These fires have had
near-perfect conditions to spread.
extremely dry weather in the state and
winds. As of this taping, neither fire
is more than 10% contained. Take a look
at the drought levels driving all of
this. Georgia fire officials responded
to 15 new wildfires this weekend,
meaning Georgia and Florida are now
fighting more than 150 active wildfires
combined. Now, to a very different type
of severe weather in the western US over
the weekend. No, you are not seeing
double. These are twin tornadoes.
Stormchasers spotted them in a rural
area in the northern part of Oklahoma.
And in Enid, Oklahoma, a massive EF4
tornado left a trail of destruction
after ripping through the town.
>> Oh my god.
>> With estimated winds of 170 to 175 mph.
It was the strongest tornado in the US
since last June. At least 10 people were
injured. About 40 homes were damaged,
though officials say no deaths were
reported. More than 50 tornadoes have
been reported since late last week
across the South and Plains regions.
This all comes from a sprawling severe
weather system making its way across
much of the country in recent days. At
least two people were killed in North
Texas on Saturday. In Kansas, the roof
of one local business was blown clear
off and several freight train cars were
derailed. The severe weather is expected
to last through the middle of this week
and could impact as many as 40 million
people from parts of Texas to the Ohio
Valley. So, make sure to listen to your
local forecast to see if you are in the
path of any of these dangerous storms.
10sec trivia. Which of these companies
is the world's largest electrical
vehicle seller? Tesla, Riven, BYD, or
Kia?
If you said BYD, you are charged up. The
Chinese car giant overtook Tesla after
selling more than 2.2 million EVs in
2025 alone. The United States and
Israel's war with Iran has put a vice
grip on oil supplies. The straight of
Hormuz through which 20% of the global
oil supply travels is still closed to
tankers. But while oil starved countries
scramble for fuel, one country is
reaping the benefits. China, frequently
dubbed the renewables king of the
planet, China is seeing an uptick in
exports of their solar technology,
batteries, and electric vehicles. Our
Stephanie Yang explains. As the Iran war
has caused fossil fuel shortages and
price hikes around the world, China is
selling more of its clean energy
technology than ever before, smashing
monthly export records as countries
clamor for a solution to the historic
oil shock. In March, China exported 68
gawatts of solar technology, according
to Ember, a renewables think tank.
That's 50% more than the previous high
hit back in August. Meanwhile, Chinese
customs data show that exports of solar,
batteries, and EVs rose 70% in March,
yearonear, China is now the world leader
in renewables, thanks to decades of
massive state investment in green
energy, a policy meant to help insulate
it from oil shocks like the one the
world is suffering right now. That's
giving Beijing more inroads in global
trade, increasing China's geopolitical
and economic influence at a time when
energy insecurity threatens economies
around the world.
>> Have you heard about this incredible
find in the Strait of Gibralar? It's the
narrow marine passageway just 29 square
miles between the southern tip of Europe
and northwestern tip of Africa. Spanish
archaeologists discovered 124
shipwrecks. Only four underwater
archaeological sites were known in the
area prior to this, but shifting ocean
currents seem to have uncovered all
sorts of new things. They date from all
the way back to the ancient
Carthaginians, a powerful maritime
civilization around 814 to 146 BC to
World War II in the 1930s and 40s. The
oldest find was a wreck from the fifth
century BC. Scientists believe the ship
was carrying fish sauce. There's also a
ship from the Napoleonic Wars in the
early 1800s. They've only studied about
a quarter of these sites so far. Move
over machines. Humans just hit turbo
mode this past weekend. Sebastian Sawe
of Kenya made history at the London
Marathon. First human ever to run a
marathon under 2 hours in an official
race condition. 1 hour 59 minutes 30
seconds, shattering the world record by
more than a minute. That's 26.2 2 miles
at a 4 minute and 33 second per mile
pace. The 31-year-old must have been
like an inspirational pace car because
moments later Yum Kajelka also broke the
2hour mark and the women's winner Tix
Afa of Ethiopia also setting a world
record with a time of 2 hours 15 minutes
and 41 seconds. And if that weren't
enough inspiration, Cynthia Arivo, star
actor in Wicked, was one of the nearly
60,000 runners. And she left fans
stunned, finishing in 3 hours 21 minutes
40 seconds. That's a 7 minute 40
secondond mile pace. Now, these
incredible achievements remind me of one
of my favorite inspirational stories.
It's about pushing the limits of human
potential. In the 1940s, it was believed
that no one would ever run a mile in
under four minutes. For years, the
record stood at four minutes and 1
second. Then in 1954, along comes Roger
Bannister from London. Banister shocked
the world, breaking the sub4-minute
mile. And within just 46 days, something
incredible happened. Someone else did
it. Then within a year, three more. Now
more than a thousand have conquered the
barrier that was once considered
impossible to break. It's the power of
perception, the power of mind. Once you
stop believing something is impossible,
it opens the door to make it happen.
Here is a turtly awesome story for you.
A green sea turtle named Nutella is
finally back home. Nutella was rescued
in the Florida Keys four months ago.
Tangled in fishing line, almost lost a
flipper due to lack of circulation, even
swallowed some of the line. Rushed to
the turtle hospital, doctors discovered
tumors on her body and eyes. Docs didn't
think she'd make it, but she's a
fighter. And after successful tumor
removal, she made her way back to
Sombrero Beach, where the manager of the
turtle hospital taught kids about sea
turtle conservation. And with more than
200 people there to cheer her on,
Nutella has made her way back home into
the Atlantic Ocean.
Today's story getting a 10 out of 10.
Youngsters in Mississippi saving the day
after their bus driver went unconscious.
Five students from Hancock Middle School
jumped into action, taking control of
the runaway school bus, calling for
help, even getting the driver her
medicine.
>> And she kind of sort of like fell over,
like flopped over. Then everyone started
like standing up.
>> I saw that the bus was veering off to
the side. And then I grabbed the wheel
>> and then so she passed out again and
then the bus started rolling forward and
I mean it it started like gainful speed.
So I didn't know it had air brakes. So
whenever I clicked the brakes that about
threw me out the windshield and then I
called 911 when I got up there. I saw
her medication in her hand and I saw
like her reaching for it. I knew like
that's what she needed. These sixth
graders steered the bus to safety until
first responders arrived, giving us good
examples of trusting your instincts and
conquering fear in the moment. Not all
heroes wear capes. Sometimes they wear
backpacks.
>> I'm very proud of them. I couldn't ask
for any better students than my students
on my bus. I love every single one of
them. I'm going to think of how they
saved my life.
>> All right, superstars. I'm going to keep
it in Mississippi for our first shout
out of the day. Miss Moody at North
Forest High School in Hattisburg,
Mississippi. Thank you for subscribing
and commenting on our CNN 10 YouTube
channel. And this next one goes to Coach
Wadsworth at Will Rogers Junior High
School in Claremore, Oklahoma. Great day
to be a zebra. Did you know zebras each
have their own unique set of stripes,
kind of like human fingerprints. Good
reminder for all of us to embrace our
stripes and that our uniqueness is our
strength. Now, tomorrow is your word
Wednesday. So submit your unique
vocabulary word and definition to the
comment section in our latest post on
Instagram @ CNN10 and Koiwire and we
will choose one winner to work into
tomorrow's show. Bring it baby. Make it
an awesome day today and I'll see you
the day after the day before tomorrow.
I'm Ky Wire and we are CNN 10.