WEBVTT 00:00:11.360 --> 00:00:13.430 What's up, sunshine? I'm Koi Wire, and 00:00:13.440 --> 00:00:15.910 today on CNN 10, a weather pattern that 00:00:15.920 --> 00:00:17.910 could supercharge storms around the 00:00:17.920 --> 00:00:20.470 world. Harvard is cracking down on easy 00:00:20.480 --> 00:00:23.189 A's and later, firefighters climbing 900 00:00:23.199 --> 00:00:26.070 ft up a tower to rescue stranded hot air 00:00:26.080 --> 00:00:28.070 balloon passengers. This show is going 00:00:28.080 --> 00:00:30.630 skyhigh, so let's go. We begin today 00:00:30.640 --> 00:00:32.069 with a weather phenomenon you've 00:00:32.079 --> 00:00:34.229 probably heard of, El Nino, and why 00:00:34.239 --> 00:00:36.069 scientists say this year's version could 00:00:36.079 --> 00:00:38.470 pack some serious punch. El Nino happens 00:00:38.480 --> 00:00:40.709 when parts of the tropical Pacific Ocean 00:00:40.719 --> 00:00:43.190 warm up enough to disrupt wind patterns 00:00:43.200 --> 00:00:45.030 in the atmosphere. Kind of like one 00:00:45.040 --> 00:00:47.029 domino tipping over and triggering 00:00:47.039 --> 00:00:49.029 weather changes around the world. Could 00:00:49.039 --> 00:00:51.110 be hurricanes, flooding, droughts, heat 00:00:51.120 --> 00:00:53.110 waves. You get the point. Normally El 00:00:53.120 --> 00:00:55.270 Nino shows up every two to seven years, 00:00:55.280 --> 00:00:57.510 but this one is developing faster than 00:00:57.520 --> 00:00:59.910 expected, raising the possibility of a 00:00:59.920 --> 00:01:02.150 rare super El Nino by fall or 00:01:02.160 --> 00:01:04.390 wintertime. Scientists are also studying 00:01:04.400 --> 00:01:06.870 how climate change could amplify its 00:01:06.880 --> 00:01:08.710 impacts, potentially making extreme 00:01:08.720 --> 00:01:11.030 weather even more intense. Our Andrew 00:01:11.040 --> 00:01:13.510 Freriedman has more. By now, you 00:01:13.520 --> 00:01:15.429 probably already know that a super El 00:01:15.439 --> 00:01:18.469 Nino is coming soon, but it isn't the 00:01:18.479 --> 00:01:21.350 first. And the past few events can give 00:01:21.360 --> 00:01:24.390 us important insights into the global 00:01:24.400 --> 00:01:26.789 consequences that are to come. For 00:01:26.799 --> 00:01:29.190 example, the 199798 00:01:29.200 --> 00:01:31.670 super El Nino brought flooding rains to 00:01:31.680 --> 00:01:34.870 California, parts of Africa, and South 00:01:34.880 --> 00:01:37.749 America, but led to drought, extreme 00:01:37.759 --> 00:01:40.789 heat, and wildfires in Australia, the 00:01:40.799 --> 00:01:43.510 Philippines, and Indonesia. It even led 00:01:43.520 --> 00:01:46.550 to very serious deadly tornado outbreak 00:01:46.560 --> 00:01:49.749 in Florida. Super Elnos can also lead to 00:01:49.759 --> 00:01:52.310 widespread coral bleaching events 00:01:52.320 --> 00:01:55.030 because corals are susceptible to above 00:01:55.040 --> 00:01:57.670 average ocean temperatures which is a 00:01:57.680 --> 00:02:00.149 hallmark of El Nino. We saw this happen 00:02:00.159 --> 00:02:02.389 in 199798 00:02:02.399 --> 00:02:06.550 and with the 2015 2016 event. History is 00:02:06.560 --> 00:02:09.109 an important but imperfect guide to what 00:02:09.119 --> 00:02:11.910 to expect with the coming super El Nino 00:02:11.920 --> 00:02:14.229 which some computer models suggest could 00:02:14.239 --> 00:02:17.510 be the most intense since 1950. 00:02:17.520 --> 00:02:19.670 New research suggests that climate 00:02:19.680 --> 00:02:22.309 change may be altering some of El Nino's 00:02:22.319 --> 00:02:24.710 impacts, which adds some more 00:02:24.720 --> 00:02:27.270 uncertainty into the mix. The bottom 00:02:27.280 --> 00:02:29.270 line, though, is that this super Elnino 00:02:29.280 --> 00:02:31.830 is going to be costly. It is going to 00:02:31.840 --> 00:02:33.910 affect the lives of hundreds of millions 00:02:33.920 --> 00:02:36.630 of people around the world and alter 00:02:36.640 --> 00:02:40.710 ecosystems for many decades to come. 00:02:40.720 --> 00:02:42.630 Pop quiz hot shot. Which school is 00:02:42.640 --> 00:02:44.229 credited with creating the letter 00:02:44.239 --> 00:02:46.550 grading scale? Stanford University, 00:02:46.560 --> 00:02:49.670 Chapman University, Mount Holio College, 00:02:49.680 --> 00:02:54.150 or University of Miami. 00:02:54.160 --> 00:02:56.390 If you said Mount Holio, you get an E 00:02:56.400 --> 00:02:59.350 for excellent. Implemented in 1897, the 00:02:59.360 --> 00:03:01.750 college issued grades of A through E, 00:03:01.760 --> 00:03:03.589 which was later replaced by F to make 00:03:03.599 --> 00:03:05.509 sure people didn't think E stood for 00:03:05.519 --> 00:03:08.149 excellent. Earning straight A's at one 00:03:08.159 --> 00:03:09.990 of the nation's top universities is 00:03:10.000 --> 00:03:11.910 about to get a lot tougher. Harvard 00:03:11.920 --> 00:03:14.070 University announced its plans to limit 00:03:14.080 --> 00:03:16.869 how many Ag grades professors can give 00:03:16.879 --> 00:03:18.869 undergraduate students in an effort to 00:03:18.879 --> 00:03:21.110 fight grade inflation. Starting in fall 00:03:21.120 --> 00:03:23.509 of 2027, instructors will only be 00:03:23.519 --> 00:03:25.910 allowed to award a range grades to no 00:03:25.920 --> 00:03:28.949 more than 20% of students in each class. 00:03:28.959 --> 00:03:31.110 Faculty who voted in favor of the change 00:03:31.120 --> 00:03:33.270 earlier this month argued that when 00:03:33.280 --> 00:03:35.270 almost everybody gets an A, the grade 00:03:35.280 --> 00:03:37.110 stops meaning what it used to. They 00:03:37.120 --> 00:03:39.350 pointed out that more than 60% of all 00:03:39.360 --> 00:03:41.670 undergrads in recent years were in the A 00:03:41.680 --> 00:03:44.070 range. Princeton University implemented 00:03:44.080 --> 00:03:46.869 a similar measure back in 2004, but 00:03:46.879 --> 00:03:48.550 dropped it a decade later amid 00:03:48.560 --> 00:03:50.229 complaints the system puts students 00:03:50.239 --> 00:03:52.390 competing for jobs and graduate school 00:03:52.400 --> 00:03:54.710 admissions at a disadvantage. So, what 00:03:54.720 --> 00:03:56.710 do you think? Should schools make it 00:03:56.720 --> 00:03:59.270 harder to earn an A, or should grades 00:03:59.280 --> 00:04:01.270 reflect mastery no matter how many 00:04:01.280 --> 00:04:03.190 students succeed? Feel free to press 00:04:03.200 --> 00:04:06.470 pause and discuss. 00:04:06.480 --> 00:04:09.030 As AI keeps reshaping the tech industry 00:04:09.040 --> 00:04:10.710 faster than all those software updates 00:04:10.720 --> 00:04:12.949 you kept clicking, remind me later on. 00:04:12.959 --> 00:04:15.110 Many new graduates are wondering what 00:04:15.120 --> 00:04:17.349 jobs will even look like in the future. 00:04:17.359 --> 00:04:19.270 Our Linda Concaid spoke with students 00:04:19.280 --> 00:04:21.909 and faculty at Georgia Institute of 00:04:21.919 --> 00:04:24.310 Technology or Georgia Tech about how the 00:04:24.320 --> 00:04:26.629 class of 2026 is being prepared for 00:04:26.639 --> 00:04:28.629 their first jobs in tech and the 00:04:28.639 --> 00:04:31.830 challenges ahead. 00:04:31.840 --> 00:04:38.950 >> The class of 2026 is graduating. 00:04:38.960 --> 00:04:40.870 A computer science degree at Georgia 00:04:40.880 --> 00:04:43.270 Institute of Technology is considered a 00:04:43.280 --> 00:04:45.830 golden ticket to secure a position at a 00:04:45.840 --> 00:04:48.710 major tech company like Google, Meta, 00:04:48.720 --> 00:04:51.430 and Amazon. But after tens of thousands 00:04:51.440 --> 00:04:54.469 of layoffs and a rapid shift towards AI, 00:04:54.479 --> 00:04:56.710 students are entering a job market that 00:04:56.720 --> 00:04:58.150 looks very different. 00:04:58.160 --> 00:05:00.390 >> So with all the mass layoffs in tech, 00:05:00.400 --> 00:05:02.150 how are you feeling approaching 00:05:02.160 --> 00:05:03.189 graduation? 00:05:03.199 --> 00:05:05.270 >> I I won't lie. We, my friends and I, 00:05:05.280 --> 00:05:06.950 have been a little bit scared about 00:05:06.960 --> 00:05:08.150 entering the workforce. 00:05:08.160 --> 00:05:10.629 >> This year, more than 100,000 jobs were 00:05:10.639 --> 00:05:12.870 cut in the tech sector, according to 00:05:12.880 --> 00:05:15.590 industry trackers. LinkedIn shows 00:05:15.600 --> 00:05:19.670 entrylevel hiring has fallen about 6% 00:05:19.680 --> 00:05:21.029 yearover-year. 00:05:21.039 --> 00:05:22.310 >> How's your finals going? 00:05:22.320 --> 00:05:24.629 >> Hunter Richardson is graduating with a 00:05:24.639 --> 00:05:26.230 job already lined up. 00:05:26.240 --> 00:05:27.990 >> A few years into my degree program, I 00:05:28.000 --> 00:05:29.990 added accounting as a second major to be 00:05:30.000 --> 00:05:31.430 able to apply the things I learned in 00:05:31.440 --> 00:05:33.749 computer science. Hunter represents one 00:05:33.759 --> 00:05:36.150 side of the story. Students who took 00:05:36.160 --> 00:05:38.390 steps to adapt early, combining 00:05:38.400 --> 00:05:40.070 technical skills with business 00:05:40.080 --> 00:05:43.029 experience and internships. Goldman 00:05:43.039 --> 00:05:45.830 Sachs estimates that Gen AI could affect 00:05:45.840 --> 00:05:49.110 300 million jobs worldwide, though less 00:05:49.120 --> 00:05:51.670 than 7% are at risk of full 00:05:51.680 --> 00:05:54.310 displacement. In other words, most jobs 00:05:54.320 --> 00:05:57.350 are being reshaped, not eliminated. 00:05:57.360 --> 00:05:59.670 Career expert Andrew McKascal says the 00:05:59.680 --> 00:06:02.790 numbers reflect a reset, not a collapse. 00:06:02.800 --> 00:06:04.309 Andrew, when you look at white collar 00:06:04.319 --> 00:06:06.710 jobs over the next 18 to 24 months, what 00:06:06.720 --> 00:06:08.070 does the landscape look like? 00:06:08.080 --> 00:06:10.469 >> 2026 is going to be one of the most 00:06:10.479 --> 00:06:13.350 competitive job markets that we've seen 00:06:13.360 --> 00:06:17.110 in years. Think about it like this. 00:06:17.120 --> 00:06:19.909 Right now, 36% of the people who are 00:06:19.919 --> 00:06:21.909 unemployed in this country hold college 00:06:21.919 --> 00:06:23.749 degrees. So, there's a lot of 00:06:23.759 --> 00:06:25.110 competition in the marketplace right 00:06:25.120 --> 00:06:26.950 now. So you're saying the key is to 00:06:26.960 --> 00:06:29.189 pivot, to adapt. What does that mean in 00:06:29.199 --> 00:06:30.070 real terms? 00:06:30.080 --> 00:06:33.110 >> Yes. The reality of the marketplace is 00:06:33.120 --> 00:06:35.909 not optimal, but you don't panic. You 00:06:35.919 --> 00:06:38.870 pivot. You adapt. Get as many data 00:06:38.880 --> 00:06:41.270 points as you possibly can about where 00:06:41.280 --> 00:06:42.950 people are hiring. According to the 00:06:42.960 --> 00:06:46.309 World Economic Forum 2025 report, key 00:06:46.319 --> 00:06:48.390 growth areas include artificial 00:06:48.400 --> 00:06:51.270 intelligence and machine learning, data 00:06:51.280 --> 00:06:53.510 and digital infrastructure, cyber 00:06:53.520 --> 00:06:56.390 security, robotics, healthcare, and 00:06:56.400 --> 00:06:57.590 biotech. 00:06:57.600 --> 00:06:59.589 >> One of the fastest growing industries 00:06:59.599 --> 00:07:01.909 right now is utilities as the entire 00:07:01.919 --> 00:07:05.189 grid gets changed in advance of the AI 00:07:05.199 --> 00:07:06.469 assisted workforce. 00:07:06.479 --> 00:07:08.950 >> For decades, a techbased degree promised 00:07:08.960 --> 00:07:12.550 certainty. in 2026. It offers something 00:07:12.560 --> 00:07:15.189 different opportunity, but most likely 00:07:15.199 --> 00:07:24.390 only for those ready to adapt. 00:07:24.400 --> 00:07:26.150 Today's story getting a 10 out of 10. A 00:07:26.160 --> 00:07:28.230 heroic rescue mission that was truly 00:07:28.240 --> 00:07:30.150 next level after a hot air balloon 00:07:30.160 --> 00:07:32.230 ripped open and became tangled on a 00:07:32.240 --> 00:07:35.110 phone tower nearly 900 ft in the air. 00:07:35.120 --> 00:07:37.110 Firefighters jumped into action. 00:07:37.120 --> 00:07:39.510 Actually climbed really high with ropes 00:07:39.520 --> 00:07:41.110 and rescue gear on their backs. They 00:07:41.120 --> 00:07:43.189 took courage to new heights to reach 00:07:43.199 --> 00:07:45.749 some stranded passengers. Our Ryan Young 00:07:45.759 --> 00:07:49.189 is on the story. 00:07:49.199 --> 00:07:51.189 >> There's a hot air balloon that got 00:07:51.199 --> 00:07:53.350 popped by it and they're stuck on the 00:07:53.360 --> 00:07:54.629 phone tower. 00:07:54.639 --> 00:07:56.629 >> They're stuck up there. They're close to 00:07:56.639 --> 00:07:59.510 the very top. As the 911 calls started 00:07:59.520 --> 00:08:01.990 coming in, Long View firefighters rushed 00:08:02.000 --> 00:08:03.909 toward the tallest structure they would 00:08:03.919 --> 00:08:05.350 ever climb. 00:08:05.360 --> 00:08:07.510 >> I think I was about 5 miles out on the 00:08:07.520 --> 00:08:09.029 way to this call when I looked up the 00:08:09.039 --> 00:08:11.909 road and saw there's a big colorful 00:08:11.919 --> 00:08:14.070 balloon in a tiny little basket very, 00:08:14.080 --> 00:08:16.150 very high up in the air. 00:08:16.160 --> 00:08:17.990 >> Captain Steve Winshill was off duty 00:08:18.000 --> 00:08:19.749 taking care of his daughter when he got 00:08:19.759 --> 00:08:21.830 the call. In a region known for balloon 00:08:21.840 --> 00:08:24.230 racing, his station trains extensively 00:08:24.240 --> 00:08:26.869 for high angle rope rescues like this. 00:08:26.879 --> 00:08:30.950 but normally at around 250 ft. This 00:08:30.960 --> 00:08:34.949 balloon was dangling over 900 ft in the 00:08:34.959 --> 00:08:39.670 air and the only way to save them climb. 00:08:39.680 --> 00:08:42.230 >> It wasn't an easy climb. Uh but yeah, 00:08:42.240 --> 00:08:44.790 you're just trying to look again into an 00:08:44.800 --> 00:08:47.190 abyss of just metal all the way to 00:08:47.200 --> 00:08:48.949 heaven is what it looks like. So you 00:08:48.959 --> 00:08:50.470 feel like you're just climbing to 00:08:50.480 --> 00:08:53.350 infinity. carrying 40 lbs of rope on 00:08:53.360 --> 00:08:55.829 their backs. It took over 1 hour for the 00:08:55.839 --> 00:08:57.829 first firefighter to reach the balloon's 00:08:57.839 --> 00:08:58.710 pilot. 00:08:58.720 --> 00:09:00.389 >> The basket still swang pretty good 00:09:00.399 --> 00:09:01.990 though at this time and there's just 00:09:02.000 --> 00:09:04.470 fear in his eyes. Ask him, "Hey, are you 00:09:04.480 --> 00:09:05.990 okay?" He says, "Yes, we're okay." And I 00:09:06.000 --> 00:09:07.190 was like, "Oh, there's someone else in 00:09:07.200 --> 00:09:09.110 the basket." And then I see a hand shoot 00:09:09.120 --> 00:09:11.030 up. She was apparently laying on the 00:09:11.040 --> 00:09:12.870 floor begging for her life. Thought she 00:09:12.880 --> 00:09:16.310 was going to die. We had 20 24 mph gusts 00:09:16.320 --> 00:09:18.550 of wind up there. This basket is is 00:09:18.560 --> 00:09:20.630 swaying and moving and nothing really 00:09:20.640 --> 00:09:23.829 having it secured at that point. 00:09:23.839 --> 00:09:26.470 >> Command all units second victim is out 00:09:26.480 --> 00:09:27.670 of the basket. 00:09:27.680 --> 00:09:29.509 >> We had started down climbing but we're 00:09:29.519 --> 00:09:31.190 still hundreds of feet up and you can 00:09:31.200 --> 00:09:34.470 just hear the roar erupt from the crowd 00:09:34.480 --> 00:09:37.750 as the victims hit the ground safely. 00:09:37.760 --> 00:09:39.990 The basket now resides in the Long View 00:09:40.000 --> 00:09:42.310 Firehouse, donated by the survivors as 00:09:42.320 --> 00:09:44.470 an appreciation for the day. They went 00:09:44.480 --> 00:09:47.110 above and beyond the call of duty. 00:09:47.120 --> 00:09:49.509 >> Just as a momento of why we train and 00:09:49.519 --> 00:09:51.670 why we do what we do uh even when we 00:09:51.680 --> 00:09:58.630 don't get to uh do this every day. 00:09:58.640 --> 00:10:00.630 >> All right, sunshine. Two shout outs for 00:10:00.640 --> 00:10:03.190 you today. This first one goes to 00:10:03.200 --> 00:10:05.670 Highland Middle School in Morango, Ohio. 00:10:05.680 --> 00:10:07.750 Coach Wilson, great to meet you and 00:10:07.760 --> 00:10:09.910 Adakus in Indianapolis. Hope you guys 00:10:09.920 --> 00:10:12.470 have a slam dunk summer. And this next 00:10:12.480 --> 00:10:15.350 one goes to Miss Niles at Trip Delmont 00:10:15.360 --> 00:10:18.150 School District 335. Thank you for your 00:10:18.160 --> 00:10:20.630 letter. Keep up the good work. All 00:10:20.640 --> 00:10:23.190 right, tonight is the final round of the 00:10:23.200 --> 00:10:25.670 scripts National Spelling Bee and we 00:10:25.680 --> 00:10:28.150 will be there. We can't wait to show you 00:10:28.160 --> 00:10:30.150 what happened right here on the show. 00:10:30.160 --> 00:10:35.240 I'm Cy Wire and we are CNN 10.