What's up, sunshine? Happy Friday eve.
I'm Coy Wire here with your 10 minutes
of news for this Thursday, May the 7th,
of National Teacher Appreciation Week.
Have you bought an apple, a flower, or a
card for that special mentor in your
life? If not, you have one more day.
Let's level up our knowledge, stretch
our perspective, and just maybe be a
little better today than yesterday. Now,
we do start with some somber news here
at CNN World Headquarters. Ted Turner,
the OG media maverick and founder of
CNN, passed away Wednesday at the age of
87. Turner didn't just build a network.
He flipped the script on how the world
gets its news. He launched CNN back in
1980, just steps from where we are
standing right now on one bold idea.
news shouldn't wait. He wanted it live.
He wanted it constant and global. So, he
created the first ever 24-hour news
network. And fun fact, CNN 10 was
originally his idea. He wanted a
not-for-profit news show designed to
bring the world straight into classrooms
without the divisiveness of modern
politics. Nicknamed the mouth of the
south, Turner was as outspoken as he was
a visionary, leaving behind a legacy of
philanthropy, activism, and a mission to
make the world smarter and better
informed. Our Christian Amen looks back
at the man who changed media forever.
>> I dedicate the news channel for America.
>> Ted Turner, the man who changed the
world by creating CNN in 1980. It was
the first ondemand global television
news channel.
>> Were you trying to create a revolution
with 24/7 news or were you just trying
to find another brilliant business
opportunity?
>> I thought it through very carefully.
That's what I I did. I studied the
situation and I knew what I was doing.
At least I felt like I knew what I was
doing and it turned out that I did. But
Ted Turner's accomplishments have an
even wider reach than the global network
he built. A lifetime of work that put
him ahead of the curve with every chance
he took.
>> Ted Turner,
>> a true Renaissance man, Ted Turner
defied labels. Yes, he became a
billionaire businessman, but he was also
a philanthropist, a conservationist, a
sports champion.
>> Aren't they cool?
>> I never get tired of them. and an
optimist, as he told me when I visited
him on his Montana ranch in 2015,
surrounded by his beloved bison, a
species he had nearly single-handedly
brought back from the brink of
extinction.
>> Remember, I'm supposed to be shooting
for something that's impossible to have
happen in my lifetime.
>> And he had the mightest touch every time
he dreamed the impossible dream. In
1997, he donated a billion dollars to
help support the United Nations by
creating the United Nations Foundation.
It was a jaw-dropping gift that stunned
the world. But like many of Turner's
endeavors, it made perfect sense to him.
>> As of January of December 31st, I was
worth 2.2 billion. And and I looked at
it that morning real quick because I
don't have a lot of time to look at my
own statement. And I was up to 3.2
because the stock went up so much during
the year. So I made it nine months. I'm
only giving up 9 months earnings. It's
not that big a deal. I'm no poorer than
I was 9 months ago and the world is a
lot better off.
>> He avidly fought for the eradication of
nuclear weapons. In 2001, he co-founded
the nuclear threat initiative, an
organization that has worked to corral
loose nukes and aims to reduce the
weapons of mass destruction in the
world. He was a man who pushed
boundaries. He met with dictators like
Fidel Castro. He founded the Goodwill
Games, which helped to ease tensions
between the US and the Soviet Union at
the height of the Cold War.
>> The skies over Baghdad have been
illuminated.
>> He insisted CNN must be behind enemy
lines in Baghdad to report that side of
the first Gulf War, cementing the
network as the global leader in breaking
news.
Before spearheading the media
revolution, Ted Turner was a champion
sailor, winning the prestigious
America's Cup. Later, he bought his
adopted hometown baseball team, the
Atlanta Braves, and its basketball team,
the Atlanta Hawks. A career that wasn't
linear, but radiated in so many
different directions. A one-of-a-kind
true visionary.
Pop quiz hot shot. What is the official
state nickname of Colorado? Mile High
State, Centennial State, Rocky State, or
Grizzly State.
If you say Centennial, you get 100.
Colorado became the 38th US state on
August 1st, 1876, nearly 100 years to
the day after the signing of the
Declaration of Independence, August 2nd,
1776.
All right, summer is knocking on the
door, but in Colorado, winter said, "I'm
not done yet." Thanks to a late season
snowstorm. Parts of the Centennial State
have seen nearly 2 feet of snow. Late
season storms like this are not too
common. It was 75° in Denver just a few
days ago. Talk about weather whiplash.
>> It's May. I'm like, "No way. It's May
and it's snowing right now."
>> But folks aren't letting this fluky
forecast flumx them. High school sports
concerts at Red Rocks Amphitheater have
all gone on as planned. And while it
makes for a surreal scene, this
weather's snow joke, spurring hazardous
conditions on major roadways. Widespread
power outages are a concern because
heavy wet snow can weigh down trees,
especially those that are already in
bloom and full of leaves. As AI,
artificial intelligence, keeps leveling
up, Hollywood is asking a big question.
What actually counts as human
creativity? After months of pressure and
petitions from actors and industry
officials, the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences has voted to update
its Oscars rules, trying to define how
much AI is too much when it comes to
awardw worthy work. Our Claire Duffy
reports.
Yes, the Academy for the first time
updating its rules to address artificial
intelligence as we are seeing more and
more people in and around Hollywood
experimenting with how AI can be used in
films and other types of storytelling.
Interestingly, according to this rules
update, the Academy says that the use of
generative artificial intelligence will
neither help nor harm the chances of a
filch achieving a nomination for a film.
But there are two exceptions to that and
I'll read those to you. In the acting
category, only roles demonstrably
performed by humans with their consent
will be considered eligible. And in the
writing categories, the rules say that
screenplays must be human authored in
order to be eligible. Now, this would
seem to imply that an AI actor like
Tilly Norwood, who we've talked a lot
about, would not be eligible for an
Oscar. But I do think there are
increasingly going to be edge cases that
the Academy is going to have to grapple
with. For example, the forthcoming film
with the AI replica of Val Kilmer
playing a role. Val Kilmer did sign on
to participate in that film prior to his
death, but the role is being played by
an AI recreation of him. How would the
Academy consider that? I've also spoken
with screenwriters who have said they
use AI as a sort of writing partner to
bounce around ideas. Where exactly do
you draw the line between what is
written by a human and what is
contributed by AI? I do imagine that we
will see these rules evolve over time.
But in many ways, I think this is a
symbolic move by the academy to
underscore the importance of human
creativity in this moment when we are
seeing AI move into all areas of our
lives. Back to you.
Today's story getting a 10 out of 10. A
proposal 14 years in the making. Avant
Williams, a junior at Lacrosse Central
High School in Wisconsin. knew since he
was a toddler that his prom date one day
would be his grandma. His grandmother,
Spala Heler, never got to experience
this core high school memory. A little
girl growing up in Iceland, she'd only
ever seen it by watching American TV
shows. And she dreamed of going one day.
Now an ocean away. And decades later,
her dream came true. Since I was like a
little kid, my grandma's been telling me
she wanted to go to prom. It's her
dream. And then today, I just feel like
I should make that come true. I'm just
taking every every inch in and just
enjoying every moment.
>> The two arrived alongside William's best
friend, making this prom night anything
but traditional. All right, let's bring
it home. In honor of National Teacher
Appreciation Week, we are sharing some
of the messages you have sent us about
the educators, coaches, parapros, and
others who make this world a bit of a
better place for you. First up, Mrs.
Moon at Warm Springs Middle School in
Marietta, California. Your students
wrote, "Mrs. Moon is known for
advocating for every single student on
our campus. You will always find her
classroom filled with both her own
students and other peers who know that
room 617 is a safe space where everybody
belongs. That is love. And listen to
this. A parapro at Lincoln Middle School
in Rockford, Illinois, shouting out Mr.
Black, saying this is his first year of
teaching and he has already made a
meaningful impact on his students. One
of the ways he connects with students is
by incorporating their interests,
especially football, into lessons, such
as using sports examples in math. Way to
go, Mr. Black. Our last shout out of the
day goes to Mrs. Benry Peralta at
Raphael Hernando Middle School in El
Paso, Texas. One of your 14-year-old
students writes, "She is not just a
teacher, but a lifecher. She teaches us
to be proud of ourselves regardless of
what life has dealt us. Her praise and
confidence in us pushes us to strive for
greatness. That is what it's all about.
We all should be grateful for the
teachers, mentors in our lives. We've
we've achieved nothing in and of
ourselves. If we think we have, we're
foolish. We're nothing more than
conduits of knowledge and energy. And
what we have is not for us to possess,
it's for us to pass on. Write a note,
pick a flower, simply throw up some
heart hands for a teacher today. And I
will see you right back here tomorrow.
I'm Ky Wire and we are CNN 10.