WEBVTT 00:00:11.519 --> 00:00:13.669 Hello and wake up. Wake up. Wake up. 00:00:13.679 --> 00:00:15.270 It's the first of the month. I'm Coy 00:00:15.280 --> 00:00:17.430 Wire. This is CNN 10. I got to meet some 00:00:17.440 --> 00:00:19.349 of you in Washington DC over the 00:00:19.359 --> 00:00:21.189 weekend. Awesome. We will be bringing 00:00:21.199 --> 00:00:23.109 some behind thescenes looks from the 00:00:23.119 --> 00:00:25.109 scripts national spelling be later this 00:00:25.119 --> 00:00:26.950 week. For now, let's get you your news 00:00:26.960 --> 00:00:29.990 for Monday, June 1st. Today marks the 00:00:30.000 --> 00:00:32.389 official start of the Atlantic hurricane 00:00:32.399 --> 00:00:34.549 season, and this year may be a little 00:00:34.559 --> 00:00:36.470 less stormy than usual. That's according 00:00:36.480 --> 00:00:38.470 to the first official forecast from 00:00:38.480 --> 00:00:40.470 Noah, the National Oceanic and 00:00:40.480 --> 00:00:42.950 Atmospheric Administration. Forecasters 00:00:42.960 --> 00:00:45.430 predict between 8 and 14 named storms 00:00:45.440 --> 00:00:47.670 this season, slightly below average. One 00:00:47.680 --> 00:00:50.229 reason, a climate pattern called El Nino 00:00:50.239 --> 00:00:52.069 brewing thousands of miles away in the 00:00:52.079 --> 00:00:55.029 Pacific Ocean. It can act as a giant 00:00:55.039 --> 00:00:56.950 atmospheric referee helping break up 00:00:56.960 --> 00:00:59.029 storms before they gain strength in the 00:00:59.039 --> 00:01:01.189 Atlantic. Our Allison Chinchar is here 00:01:01.199 --> 00:01:03.029 to help us understand how El Nino's 00:01:03.039 --> 00:01:04.789 return could contribute to the number of 00:01:04.799 --> 00:01:08.230 storms we'll see this year. Hi Allison. 00:01:08.240 --> 00:01:10.630 >> Hey Coy. Yes, and the best part is the 00:01:10.640 --> 00:01:13.190 forecast is actually calling for a below 00:01:13.200 --> 00:01:15.190 normal season. So let's break down the 00:01:15.200 --> 00:01:16.950 numbers. The official forecast from Noah 00:01:16.960 --> 00:01:19.670 calls for about a 35% chance of having 00:01:19.680 --> 00:01:22.390 an average season. However, a more than 00:01:22.400 --> 00:01:25.510 50% chance of having a below average 00:01:25.520 --> 00:01:27.030 season. So, let's break down what those 00:01:27.040 --> 00:01:29.350 numbers actually mean. In a normal year, 00:01:29.360 --> 00:01:31.910 we would typically have 14 total named 00:01:31.920 --> 00:01:33.910 storms. Seven of which would reach 00:01:33.920 --> 00:01:35.830 hurricane strength and three of them 00:01:35.840 --> 00:01:37.670 reaching major hurricane strength, which 00:01:37.680 --> 00:01:40.630 is category 3, four, or five. But this 00:01:40.640 --> 00:01:42.149 year, those numbers are a little bit 00:01:42.159 --> 00:01:44.230 lower. The official forecast calls for 8 00:01:44.240 --> 00:01:46.550 to 14 total name storms. So, we could 00:01:46.560 --> 00:01:49.030 get up to that average number, but more 00:01:49.040 --> 00:01:50.630 likely than not, we'll have a slightly 00:01:50.640 --> 00:01:52.870 lower number. Same thing for hurricanes. 00:01:52.880 --> 00:01:54.950 Forecast only calls for about 3 to six 00:01:54.960 --> 00:01:57.670 of those to become named hurricanes. 00:01:57.680 --> 00:01:59.270 Now, one of the biggest factors in this 00:01:59.280 --> 00:02:01.990 forecast is El Nino. Typically, in an El 00:02:02.000 --> 00:02:04.469 Nino year, wind shear increases across 00:02:04.479 --> 00:02:07.109 this area you see shaded in red. 00:02:07.119 --> 00:02:09.109 Essentially, what that means is it's 00:02:09.119 --> 00:02:11.350 inhibiting development of tropical 00:02:11.360 --> 00:02:13.430 cyclones that move through that region. 00:02:13.440 --> 00:02:15.589 In addition to that, you also have fewer 00:02:15.599 --> 00:02:16.949 storms that come off the coast of 00:02:16.959 --> 00:02:18.949 Africa, which is oftentimes where we get 00:02:18.959 --> 00:02:21.190 some additional tropical systems there. 00:02:21.200 --> 00:02:22.949 Now, one thing to note is peak hurricane 00:02:22.959 --> 00:02:25.430 season runs from August 15th to about 00:02:25.440 --> 00:02:27.750 October 15th. That happens to be the 00:02:27.760 --> 00:02:29.589 exact same time when we anticipate El 00:02:29.599 --> 00:02:31.990 Nino to really ramp up this year. In 00:02:32.000 --> 00:02:34.229 fact, noting that's pretty high chances 00:02:34.239 --> 00:02:37.509 of having a strong El Nino event by the 00:02:37.519 --> 00:02:39.589 time we get to September and October. 00:02:39.599 --> 00:02:41.270 So, certainly something to keep a close 00:02:41.280 --> 00:02:43.430 eye on. Now, here is the full list of 00:02:43.440 --> 00:02:45.750 names. Koi, I don't see your name. I'll 00:02:45.760 --> 00:02:47.430 have to work on a petition perhaps to 00:02:47.440 --> 00:02:48.949 get your name added to the list perhaps 00:02:48.959 --> 00:02:51.270 in maybe some future years. 00:02:51.280 --> 00:02:53.990 >> Hurricane Koi, nice ring to it. I know 00:02:54.000 --> 00:02:55.830 you taught me that Allison is the only 00:02:55.840 --> 00:02:57.910 name to be retired as a tropical storm 00:02:57.920 --> 00:03:00.630 strength system to make landfall in the 00:03:00.640 --> 00:03:02.949 US. The more you know. Now to Florida, 00:03:02.959 --> 00:03:04.790 where an investigation is underway after 00:03:04.800 --> 00:03:07.270 a Blue Origin rocket left the launchpad 00:03:07.280 --> 00:03:09.350 looking like it got hit by a dragon's 00:03:09.360 --> 00:03:11.830 sneeze. At Cape Canaveral last week, 00:03:11.840 --> 00:03:13.910 video captured the moment the New Glenn 00:03:13.920 --> 00:03:16.070 rocket exploded during what's called a 00:03:16.080 --> 00:03:18.229 hot fire test. A crucial step where 00:03:18.239 --> 00:03:19.750 engines are fired while the rocket 00:03:19.760 --> 00:03:21.670 remains anchored to the ground. Blue 00:03:21.680 --> 00:03:24.149 Origin, founded by Amazon's Jeff Bezos, 00:03:24.159 --> 00:03:26.070 says everyone on site was safe and 00:03:26.080 --> 00:03:27.589 they're now working to understand what 00:03:27.599 --> 00:03:29.830 caused the anomaly. Our Jackie Waddles 00:03:29.840 --> 00:03:32.229 has more. A lot of people are searching 00:03:32.239 --> 00:03:34.550 for Blue Origin right now after one of 00:03:34.560 --> 00:03:37.190 the company's new Glen rockets exploded 00:03:37.200 --> 00:03:39.190 on the launchpad during a routine ground 00:03:39.200 --> 00:03:41.430 test in Florida on Thursday. Now, this 00:03:41.440 --> 00:03:43.589 is a big setback for the space company 00:03:43.599 --> 00:03:46.149 that was founded and is funded by Amazon 00:03:46.159 --> 00:03:48.149 billionaire Jeff Bezos. And the 00:03:48.159 --> 00:03:49.990 explosion likely damaged key 00:03:50.000 --> 00:03:52.229 infrastructure at the company's launch 00:03:52.239 --> 00:03:54.070 site, but we don't really know the 00:03:54.080 --> 00:03:56.309 extent of the fallout. That's not 00:03:56.319 --> 00:03:58.070 immediately clear. Though Blue Origin 00:03:58.080 --> 00:03:59.670 did say in a statement that all 00:03:59.680 --> 00:04:01.670 employees have been accounted for. And 00:04:01.680 --> 00:04:03.589 why is this a big deal? Well, the 00:04:03.599 --> 00:04:05.589 company is looking for New Glenn to take 00:04:05.599 --> 00:04:08.470 on SpaceX's workhorse Falcon 9 rockets, 00:04:08.480 --> 00:04:10.149 which have been dominating the global 00:04:10.159 --> 00:04:12.229 launch industry for years, and they 00:04:12.239 --> 00:04:13.589 don't currently have any real 00:04:13.599 --> 00:04:16.550 competition. So, Newlin is Blue Origin's 00:04:16.560 --> 00:04:18.550 first orbital rocket, a far more 00:04:18.560 --> 00:04:21.030 powerful and difficult to construct 00:04:21.040 --> 00:04:23.030 rocket than those suborbital space 00:04:23.040 --> 00:04:24.790 tourism rockets that Blue Origin is 00:04:24.800 --> 00:04:26.710 better known for launching. Another 00:04:26.720 --> 00:04:29.030 reason Blue Origin is making waves with 00:04:29.040 --> 00:04:31.270 this setback. Nuclean is not only 00:04:31.280 --> 00:04:32.950 considered hugely important for the 00:04:32.960 --> 00:04:34.870 company's core business of launching 00:04:34.880 --> 00:04:36.629 satellites to space for paying 00:04:36.639 --> 00:04:39.110 customers. This rocket is also expected 00:04:39.120 --> 00:04:41.189 to launch a test flight of the company's 00:04:41.199 --> 00:04:43.270 moon lander later this year. That 00:04:43.280 --> 00:04:45.270 lander, it's called Blue Moon, and it's 00:04:45.280 --> 00:04:47.830 a precursor to one that NASA is counting 00:04:47.840 --> 00:04:50.150 on to deliver astronauts to the moon's 00:04:50.160 --> 00:04:52.150 surface amid a new space race with 00:04:52.160 --> 00:04:54.390 China. And Blue Origin is competing 00:04:54.400 --> 00:04:56.629 directly with SpaceX on that front as 00:04:56.639 --> 00:04:58.790 well, with both companies battling to 00:04:58.800 --> 00:05:01.110 deliver their vehicles to NASA and make 00:05:01.120 --> 00:05:03.110 that first crude return to the moon 00:05:03.120 --> 00:05:05.350 since the Apollo program ended five 00:05:05.360 --> 00:05:08.390 decades ago. Now to a mystery that had 00:05:08.400 --> 00:05:10.710 people looking up, startled. Witnesses 00:05:10.720 --> 00:05:12.550 across several states reported hearing 00:05:12.560 --> 00:05:14.710 two loud booms and feeling the ground 00:05:14.720 --> 00:05:16.870 shake. Officials say the likely culprit 00:05:16.880 --> 00:05:19.189 was a meteor breaking apart in the sky. 00:05:19.199 --> 00:05:24.390 Here's what it sounded like near Boston. 00:05:24.400 --> 00:05:26.390 Experts believe a space rock that was 00:05:26.400 --> 00:05:28.629 about 3 feet wide slammed into Earth's 00:05:28.639 --> 00:05:30.710 atmosphere and friction heated it to 00:05:30.720 --> 00:05:32.390 thousands of degrees, causing it to 00:05:32.400 --> 00:05:34.310 break apart. Most of it never reached 00:05:34.320 --> 00:05:36.230 the Earth's surface and any debris 00:05:36.240 --> 00:05:38.390 likely splashed into the Atlantic Ocean. 00:05:38.400 --> 00:05:40.390 A cosmic visitor that arrived with a 00:05:40.400 --> 00:05:43.909 bang and left without a trace. 00:05:43.919 --> 00:05:45.990 Pop quiz hot shot. Which animal was 00:05:46.000 --> 00:05:47.909 reintroduced to the Grand Canyon region 00:05:47.919 --> 00:05:50.230 after disappearing for 60 years? 00:05:50.240 --> 00:05:52.469 California condor, desert tortoise, 00:05:52.479 --> 00:05:57.749 canyon tree frog, or mountain lion. 00:05:57.759 --> 00:05:59.990 If you said California condor, you're 00:06:00.000 --> 00:06:02.230 soaring today. After a major captive 00:06:02.240 --> 00:06:04.710 breeding effort in the 1930s, these 00:06:04.720 --> 00:06:06.710 giant birds with wingspans approaching 00:06:06.720 --> 00:06:09.029 10 ft can once again be found gliding 00:06:09.039 --> 00:06:11.110 and nesting around parts of the Grand 00:06:11.120 --> 00:06:15.749 Canyon. This is Blue. Blue has an 00:06:15.759 --> 00:06:17.990 important job to do. Helping prevent 00:06:18.000 --> 00:06:20.070 human wildlife interaction at Grand 00:06:20.080 --> 00:06:22.469 Canyon National Park. It's a growing 00:06:22.479 --> 00:06:24.790 problem. The park service says elk and 00:06:24.800 --> 00:06:26.469 big horn sheep have gotten too 00:06:26.479 --> 00:06:28.390 comfortable around visitors using 00:06:28.400 --> 00:06:30.230 developed areas as shelter from 00:06:30.240 --> 00:06:32.469 predators. And that's where Blue comes 00:06:32.479 --> 00:06:34.790 in. The Catahula Leopard Hound is part 00:06:34.800 --> 00:06:37.270 of the park's conservation K9 pilot 00:06:37.280 --> 00:06:39.189 project. She'll roam the park with her 00:06:39.199 --> 00:06:41.430 handler, using controlled barking and 00:06:41.440 --> 00:06:43.350 hering pressure to move animals back 00:06:43.360 --> 00:06:45.830 towards natural habitats. The project 00:06:45.840 --> 00:06:48.230 lead said in a news release, "This is a 00:06:48.240 --> 00:06:50.950 humane way to quote, "Reduce dangerous 00:06:50.960 --> 00:06:53.350 habituation and help wildlife remain 00:06:53.360 --> 00:06:56.309 wild." For the first time ever, Hong 00:06:56.319 --> 00:06:58.629 Kong hosted an official Comic-Con, 00:06:58.639 --> 00:07:00.629 joining a global lineup of fan 00:07:00.639 --> 00:07:02.150 conventions that stretch from cities 00:07:02.160 --> 00:07:04.469 like New York, Atlanta, London, Tokyo, 00:07:04.479 --> 00:07:06.790 and Brussels. The 3-day event first 00:07:06.800 --> 00:07:09.589 started in 1970 in San Diego to 00:07:09.599 --> 00:07:11.270 encourage fans to celebrate and learn 00:07:11.280 --> 00:07:13.830 more about comic books, anime, movies, 00:07:13.840 --> 00:07:16.150 and gaming. CNN's Ivan Watson takes us 00:07:16.160 --> 00:07:18.710 to see Comic-Con's real superpower, 00:07:18.720 --> 00:07:20.469 creativity. 00:07:20.479 --> 00:07:22.710 Oh my goodness, it's Colonel Sanders 00:07:22.720 --> 00:07:26.550 with big muscles and fried chicken. Uh, 00:07:26.560 --> 00:07:29.270 just an example of the random stuff that 00:07:29.280 --> 00:07:31.270 I'm seeing at Hong Kong's first 00:07:31.280 --> 00:07:35.110 ComicCon. And the crowd here is in form 00:07:35.120 --> 00:07:38.070 and it's fun. Where else do you get to 00:07:38.080 --> 00:07:40.790 see Rick with his portal and I don't 00:07:40.800 --> 00:07:43.029 even know what that machine is? And over 00:07:43.039 --> 00:07:45.189 here you got Brute wandering around 00:07:45.199 --> 00:07:48.150 around waving at people and statues of 00:07:48.160 --> 00:07:51.350 Spider-Man showing his hind quarters. Uh 00:07:51.360 --> 00:07:54.629 this is a venue where people get to nerd 00:07:54.639 --> 00:07:57.670 out and celebrate nerd culture and I 00:07:57.680 --> 00:08:01.189 love it. I confess that I'm a bit of a 00:08:01.199 --> 00:08:05.510 kid in a candy store right now because 00:08:05.520 --> 00:08:08.710 I grew up reading Marvel comics, 00:08:08.720 --> 00:08:10.629 superhero comics, and I wouldn't let 00:08:10.639 --> 00:08:13.749 anybody at middle school see my issues 00:08:13.759 --> 00:08:17.029 of Uncanny X-Men because I was a little 00:08:17.039 --> 00:08:19.909 bit ashamed of it. But here, this kind 00:08:19.919 --> 00:08:22.309 of culture is being celebrated. It has 00:08:22.319 --> 00:08:24.869 gone fully mainstream. The whole point 00:08:24.879 --> 00:08:29.029 at these things is to be a fan, to dress 00:08:29.039 --> 00:08:32.310 up, to have people take photos of you, 00:08:32.320 --> 00:08:35.269 and to take hook photos. Hey, Freddy. 00:08:35.279 --> 00:08:37.750 >> How's it going, man? 00:08:37.760 --> 00:08:38.870 >> Wonderful. 00:08:38.880 --> 00:08:40.630 >> How's your first Comic-Con in Hong Kong? 00:08:40.640 --> 00:08:41.670 >> Oh, yes. 00:08:41.680 --> 00:08:44.710 >> Digging it. All right. And that is my 00:08:44.720 --> 00:08:47.910 report as I geek out uh at Hong Kong's 00:08:47.920 --> 00:08:54.150 first Comic-Con. 00:08:54.160 --> 00:08:55.829 Today's story getting a 10 out of 10. 00:08:55.839 --> 00:08:58.470 Why walk when you can positively race? 00:08:58.480 --> 00:09:00.470 In northeast China, runners teamed up 00:09:00.480 --> 00:09:01.990 with their four-legged friends for a 00:09:02.000 --> 00:09:04.389 two-mile road race. Some pups blasted 00:09:04.399 --> 00:09:06.389 off like furry rockets chasing a tennis 00:09:06.399 --> 00:09:08.630 ball. Others treated the course like a 00:09:08.640 --> 00:09:10.710 networking event, stopping to sniff and 00:09:10.720 --> 00:09:12.550 make a few new friends. The toughest 00:09:12.560 --> 00:09:14.550 obstacle isn't always the distance. It's 00:09:14.560 --> 00:09:16.230 convincing your teammate that the finish 00:09:16.240 --> 00:09:18.389 line is more exciting than literally 00:09:18.399 --> 00:09:20.310 anything else. There were separate 00:09:20.320 --> 00:09:22.550 divisions for small and large dogs. And 00:09:22.560 --> 00:09:24.550 the top dogs earned ski tickets and 00:09:24.560 --> 00:09:26.870 hotel stays, proving every good doggy 00:09:26.880 --> 00:09:29.110 deserves a getaway. But all dogs got 00:09:29.120 --> 00:09:31.030 plenty of treats, belly rubs, and a dog 00:09:31.040 --> 00:09:33.269 on awesome day in the sun. All right, 00:09:33.279 --> 00:09:36.070 sunshine. Time for some shoutouts today. 00:09:36.080 --> 00:09:38.630 Mrs. Cahoo and friends at Gleno High 00:09:38.640 --> 00:09:41.269 School in Hillsboro, Oregon, rise up and 00:09:41.279 --> 00:09:43.190 thank you for making us a part of your 00:09:43.200 --> 00:09:45.509 day. Next up, we have a shout out going 00:09:45.519 --> 00:09:48.389 to Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Pattershaw at 00:09:48.399 --> 00:09:50.389 Freeport Middle School in Maine. Thank 00:09:50.399 --> 00:09:52.389 you for your thoughtful letters and 00:09:52.399 --> 00:09:54.790 cards. Hope you have a jubilant June 1st 00:09:54.800 --> 00:09:56.710 and remember, you are more powerful than 00:09:56.720 --> 00:09:58.630 you know. See you tomorrow. I'm Ky Wire 00:09:58.640 --> 00:10:02.839 and we are CNN 10.