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We've got an epic selfie from Mars.
Today, a giant ice wall putting mountain
climbers on pause and some Beyonce drama
and basketball playing donkeys. Yeah,
CNN 10 is about to bring it. We start
though with a question. And do you
believe humans are alone in the
universe? Well, the US federal
government just released some new
information that may help all of us
decide. The Pentagon just posted what's
being called never-before-seen files
about UFOs. Officials actually call them
UAPs now or unidentified aerial
phenomenon. Maybe UFOs sounded a little
too X-Files. They released these photos
and videos from individuals who say they
recorded these UAPs. US President Donald
Trump ordered the release, billing it as
an effort to increase transparency with
the American public. CNN's Tom Foreman
combed through these files. Let's check
it out. Crackling with videos and photos
showing cryptic images of what appear to
be very peculiar flying craft. The
release by the Pentagon has UFO and UAP
watchers buzzing. Even as President
Trump, who ordered the release, has said
he doesn't know if there is life beyond
Earth.
>> I don't have an opinion on it. I never
talk about it. A lot of people do.
>> Many of the newly released reports are
quite recent. For example, US
intelligence officials just last year
saying they saw glowing orbs traveling
in some undisclosed spot at a high rate
of speed. They appeared to be
ovalshaped, orange in color with a white
or yellow center and emitting light in
all directions. In 2022, there are
reports of a military sensor tracking a
UAP moving from north to south. And in
another report, flying from west to
east. In 2024, a teardropshaped craft
and an uneven ball of white light and a
diamond-shaped vessel traveling nearly
500 m an hour are all reported by
military observers.
>> All engines running, commit liftoff.
>> Older NASA missions also appear.
Although many were made public earlier.
Among them, a bit of unusual audio
between the capsule and ground control
during the 1965 Gemini 7 mission.
>> This is Houston. Say again. 7:00.
>> You have any more information? Estimated
distance or size?
>> Looks like hundreds of little particles
left out about 3 to 4 miles. Also,
Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean reporting
from space in 1969.
You can see these lights, particles of
light, flashes of light, and they're
just sailing off. They really haul out
of here and press off out at the stars.
There are many pages of comments by
curious citizens, some obvious hoaxes,
and more, but no solid answers about
what it all means from government
officials, present or past. I have not
seen any firm evidence that there are
aliens out there. What the Pentagon is
now doing is basically letting the
American people make up their own minds.
>> To be clear, the overwhelming number of
these sightings are eventually explained
as weather balloons or aircraft or
miragages or meteoroids, something that
makes sense. But some still can't be
explained. And that is what keeps the
interest up. and it's going to stay
there because the Pentagon says more
releases are coming.
>> All right, speaking of space, this next
photo op is simply out of this world.
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover snapped
this epic selfie while exploring the red
planet's western frontier earlier this
year. The pic was actually stitched
together from 61 separate images
captured by a camera on the rover's
robotic arm. This marks Perseverance
sixth selfie since landing in 2021. And
scientists say these images are actually
incredibly useful. Every selfie,
snapshot, and panorama helps scientists
map new parts of the planet's rocky
terrain, laying the road map for future
expeditions. Basically, it's Google Maps
Mars edition. Life is a climb, and on
Mount Everest, sometimes it's an
isolation challenge. For two weeks,
climbers hoping to summit the tallest
mountain on Earth were stuck at base
camp after a massive ice column blocked
a key route. The Kumbu icefall is one of
the most dangerous sections of Everest.
Extremely technical, a constantly
shifting maze of ice. But when
specialized high alitude workers, known
as icefall doctors discovered a 10-story
tall frozen column called a sarak
blocking the path, they put a freeze on
their plans. These icefall docks are
responsible for carving the best, safest
paths possible up the mountain. But this
Sarak weighed millions of tons. Not
something you can just shovel out,
right? But just when they thought there
was snow way out, parts of this Sarak
started to melt away after some warmer
temperatures, allowing the icefall
doctors to slowly start to carve their
way through. Let's just say these
doctors have patience. Climbers worry
the delayed start could create dangerous
overcrowding higher up the mountain.
Experts say there is no need to rush and
respecting the mountain is key.
And get this, did you know there are
actually marine fossils near the top of
Mount Everest? That's because the
world's highest mountain used to be at
the bottom of an ancient ocean. The
summit is made up of limestone packed
with fossils from prehistoric sea
creatures like trilobytes and brachopods
dating back nearly half a billion years.
That limestone originally sat at the
bottom of a shallow tropical sea during
the Oravishian period. But a mere 50
million years ago, it was thrust
skyward. The Indian and Eurasian
tectonic plates collided and formed what
we know today as the Himalayan
mountains. Geologists say the Himalayas
are babies by geological standards and
about 70 times younger than some of the
world's oldest peaks.
Pop quiz hot shot. Who has won the most
Grammy awards of all time? Beyonce,
Taylor Swift, the Beatles, or Stevie
Wonder?
If you said Beyonce, let's get
information. Queen Bay holds the
all-time record of 35 Grammys. Her first
awarded in 2001 as a member of Destiny's
Child for their hit song Say Say My
Name. A man accused of stealing
unreleased music from the superstar
Beyonce has pleaded guilty.
Investigators say Kelvin Evans broke
into a Jeep last July just days before
Beyonce's cowboy Carter tour stop in
Atlanta. Police say the vehicle was
rented by Beyonce's choreographer, who
told police that hard drives containing
unreleased music and other items were
stolen. Surveillance camera footage
shown in court reportedly captured this
break-in. Evans was sentenced to two
years in prison, three additional years
on probation. But here's the wild part.
Authorities say that the missing hard
drives have still never been recovered.
Maybe some amateur beehive detectives
are still on the case. We talked a lot
about AI, from classrooms to careers to
creativity. And it turns out not
everyone's a fan of it. One graduation
speaker learned that the hard way after
a commencement speech about the rise of
AI drew loud booze from the audience.
Our Janelle Gonzalez has more on the
moment, highlighting just how divisive
this topic can be.
What happened?
Okay, I struck a cord. This is the
moment a real estate executive was booed
at a University of Central Florida
commencement because she said this.
>> The rise of artificial intelligence
is the next industrial revolution.
>> The arts and humanities and
communication schools booked Gloria
Cfield as the speaker who was trying to
compare today's AI boom to the launch of
the internet during her time in
university saying every generation faces
major tech change. In my graduation era,
we were faced with the launch of the
internet. Only a few years ago,
AI was not a factor in our lives.
Okay.
Okay. We We've got a bipolar topic here,
I see. But the speech sparked backlash
online with people calling it tonedeaf
as graduates prepare to enter industries
already being shaped by AI.
Today's story getting a 10 out of 10.
Have you ever tried to pat your head and
rub your stomach at the same time? How
about shoot three-pointers while riding
a donkey? Well, the St. James Ambulance
Association in Minnesota hosted a
hehilarious fundraiser to help pay for
some new life-saving equipment. After
muing it over, the association decided
it would behoove them to hold a
community basketball game with a kick.
Students, teachers, and first responders
participated in a series of unbelievable
competition. It's giving polo on
horseback or donkey back in the high
school gym. The goal was to pay for two
new Auto Pulse NXTs, which can perform
automated chest compressions during CPR.
At the end of the night, they raised
4,000 bucks. And with 46,000 to go,
there are no Eors here. The Ambulance
Association says we can expect more
creative competitions in the months to
come. Somebody get LeBron, Caitlyn
Clark, Asia Wilson, uh Steph Curry. Get
him on the phone and tell him to saddle
up. Stat. Giddy up y'all. It is shout
out time. Mrs. Johnson at Alger Middle
School in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Rise
up and thank you for making us a part of
your day. And bling bling, Mrs.
Carpenter and friends at Warrior Run in
Turbetville, Pennsylvania. This sparkly
surprise showed up here at CNN
headquarters. I understand this took you
4 days to make. Thank you so much. I
will be slinging this bling for some
tuddies all across campus. It's almost
Friday, y'all. I'll meet you there. I'm
Koi Wire and we are CNN 10.