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Let's dive in to our top story. Some
fantastic discoveries shedding new light
on our planet's most mysterious
ecosystem. Scientists say they've
identified more than,00
previously unknown species in our oceans
following a series of 13 expeditions in
some of the ocean's most remote places.
The year's worth of finds are weird,
wonderful, and downright wild. like this
surreal ghost shark or a symbiotic worm
that lives in a glass castle, which is
actually a sponge made out of silica.
And check out this carnivorous death
ball sponge that uses Velcro-like hooks
to capture passing crustations 12,000 ft
below the sea. They also discovered a
new species of ribbon worm, which
produce a potent toxin that's been
linked to potential treatments for
Alzheimer's and schizophrenia. It's all
part of the Ocean Census, a global
effort to map marine life, which
involves more than 1,000 researchers
across 85 countries. The organization
says these discoveries amount to a 54%
increase in annual identifications, a
catalyst in the race to understand and
potentially protect marine life from
climate change and other threats. Now,
determining whether all these species
are completely new may take some time.
The organization says it can take an
average of 13 and a half years between
discovering a new species and formally
enshrining it into science. Now to an
update on the wildfires out west. A
brush fire in Semi Valley, California is
rapidly expanding and has now forced
more than 33,000 people to evacuate
their homes and businesses. Already the
wildfire has burned more than 1300 acres
and as of this taping it was 0%
contained. This is about 40 miles
northwest of Los Angeles. It's also home
to the Reagan Presidential Library,
which shut down yesterday due to the
fire threat. Schools in the area also
forced to close. Our Reed Bingan has
more.
>> I was getting ready to go out to to work
and, you know, just a lot of smoke.
>> Residents in parts of Southern
California ordered to evacuate after a
wildfire broke out Monday.
>> It's like so weird. You look there and
it's blue. You look here and it's like
total fire, you know? It's pretty scary.
I mean, we've lived here 24 years and
nothing like this has ever happened.
>> The fast-moving blaze prompted officials
to order evacuations for tens of
thousands of people in Semi Valley and
surrounding communities. Thousands more
were under evacuation warnings. Driven
by strong winds, the morning brush fire
spread quickly, sending up thick smoke
amid large flames. According to the LA
Times, the fire burned at least one home
and one other structure Monday with
thousands more under threat. The
response was swift. Officials said
Monday roughly 500 firefighters were
battling the blaze. Crews on the ground
were aided from the sky by fixedwing air
tankers and multiple water dropping
helicopters as well as planes dropping
fire retardant.
>> I've always heard the response up here
was pretty good up there, you know, when
there were fires in the past. So I'm
just really thankful.
>> According to the California Department
of Forestry and Fire Protection, the
Sandy Fire had burned more than 1300
acres as of late Monday and the agency
said the blaze was at 0% containment.
Officials said the cause of the fire is
under investigation. I'm Reed Bingan
reporting.
>> Pop quiz a shot. Where did the concept
of trial by jury originate? Greece,
Egypt, Italy, or Germany.
If you said Greece, you must be fluent
in legal ease. The ancient Greeks began
using citizen juries way back in 508
B.CE. Jury panels often consisted of
more than 500 people to prevent bribes
or corruption. A closely watched court
case at the center of the AI industry
has come to a close. Elon Musk has lost
his lawsuit against Open AI and its
leaders after a California jury
determined that he waited too long to
sue the company which he helped found
back in 2015. Our Hadas Gold has more on
what this verdict means for both the
world's richest man and one of the most
valuable tech companies on the planet.
After three weeks of testimony from some
of the biggest names in tech, it took a
jury in California under two hours to
render a verdict in Elon Musk's massive
case against OpenAI and its leader Sam
Olman. The jury essentially saying that
Musk waited too long to bring this case
that the statute of limitations had
passed. Elon Musk, who helped fund and
co-found OpenAI, he sued the company,
claiming that he was deceived, that its
leaders were unjustly enriched, that
they breached a charitable trust when
they transitioned OpenAI from being a
pure nonprofit to having a for-profit
structure. It's now a for-profit
overseen by nonprofit foundation board
and is one of the most valuable
companies in tech. OpenAI had argued in
its defense that Elon Musk had long
wanted OpenAI to have some sort of
for-profit structure to help it raise
money to fund the expensive development
of AI. They said that when he wasn't
able to gain control of OpenAI like he
wanted, he left the company in 2018 and
then went on to fund to create a
competitor, his company XAI. OpenAI was
arguing that this was a case of somebody
just trying to bring down a competitor.
for OpenAI though this means that their
plan so far can continue as they wanted
to. They are expecting to have a massive
initial public offering later this year.
Elon Musk in in his case he wanted the
judge to actually revert OpenAI back to
a nonprofit status and should he have
been successful that obviously would
have scrambled OpenAI's plans. He also
wanted Sam Alman to lose his job. But
none of that is going to happen at least
for now while Elon Musk files his
appeal. Life aboard the USS Gerald R.
Ford isn't easy, and every team member
plays a role, especially the furry
four-legged one. CNN's Brian Todd tells
us the story of Sage, the Labrador
Retriever, a therapy dog that
accompanied fellow sailors for 11
months.
>> Some of the most saw war fighters melt
for just 30 seconds, destress, and go do
something dangerous. It it just bolsters
their resilience
>> to deal with some of the stresses of
being away for so long. among the
sailors on board that Gerald Ford had
one companion who was very valuable.
Sage, a six-year-old Labrador Retriever,
a therapy dog that helped them through
some of their most difficult moments.
She just works the crowd, just making
everybody's day a little bit better. But
she can also help in those situations
where someone's having a bad day, turn
that day around. This is the end of an
exhausting deployment as the carrier
strike group for the USS Gerald R4, the
aircraft carrier has come back to
Norfol, Virginia after 11 months at sea.
>> It actually happens on a daily basis.
Like someone's having a bad day and they
interact with Sage and they say that's
just what I needed.
>> All right, I am so excited for this and
so grateful for all of you. The honor
roll, we launched it just a few days
ago. It's our salute to service members
who've had a profound impact on your
life. And our inbox is already
overflowing with your tributes and
photos. Here are just a few today. Our
first salute goes to First Sergeant
James Boyd, who has been serving in the
Army National Guard for 22 years. His
daughter Isabella says he's the kind of
dad to always put family before work.
Next up, Grace Johnson at Glossester
High School in Virginia wants to
acknowledge her mom and dad. Air Force
power couple Tara and Shawn Michael
Johnson who have more than 24 years of
service combined. Amazing. Grace says,
"Thank you for encouraging her to chase
her dreams." Now, salute to Daniel
Riley, or as his nephew Thomas at Marsh
Creek Sixth Grade Center in Downingtown,
Pennsylvania calls him, Uncle Dan. He
served in the Army during the Iraq War.
Thomas says he's the most loving uncle
with the absolute best bear hugs.
Finally, we salute Sergeant Andrew Knap.
His children, Callen and Marcy, from
Milton, Vermont, say their dad's love is
worldwide. He's currently deployed in
Germany. Kalen says he has always helped
her through tough times. Thank you so
much to all of our service members out
there who go out of their way for all of
us. And thanks to all of you, our
viewers, for helping us share their
stories. If you want to highlight a
military member in your life, please
send us their name, photo, and a couple
lines about why they're so special to
you. That's at our email cnn10cn.com.
Today's story getting a 10 out of 10.
Architecture students who are the
blueprint of support for their
community. At the University of Kansas,
architecture students built a home to
help people transition out of
homelessness, a nearly year-long project
in partnership with the nonprofit
tenants to homeowners. They designed and
constructed a tiny house which are known
for their environmentally conscious
design.
>> I just never even dreamed that I would
get to impact someone who actually is
living in the space that I'm building.
It's all been theoretical.
>> On opening day, people lined up to see
this home sweet home, which the students
say they know the house inside and out.
From the plumbing to its structural
integrity, the nonprofit is planning on
building seven more tiny houses by the
end of the year. And these KU students
are ready to nail them down. And there's
already a woman who's been chosen to
move into their very first one. All
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and Friends at Ben Steel Middle School
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