WEBVTT 00:00:11.280 --> 00:00:13.350 What's up, sunshine? I'm Coy Wire here 00:00:13.360 --> 00:00:14.789 with your 10 minutes of news, where I 00:00:14.799 --> 00:00:16.230 simply tell you the what, letting you 00:00:16.240 --> 00:00:18.790 decide what to think. We have scientists 00:00:18.800 --> 00:00:20.710 today saying that boredom might actually 00:00:20.720 --> 00:00:22.630 be the superpower our brains have been 00:00:22.640 --> 00:00:24.710 waiting for. The mayor of New York 00:00:24.720 --> 00:00:26.470 signing an executive order to repeal 00:00:26.480 --> 00:00:29.269 students bedtimes. We start though with 00:00:29.279 --> 00:00:31.750 an update on the Ebola outbreak in the 00:00:31.760 --> 00:00:33.990 Democratic Republic of Congo and a 00:00:34.000 --> 00:00:36.310 controversial plan to help curb the 00:00:36.320 --> 00:00:38.790 virus spread. Kenyan President William 00:00:38.800 --> 00:00:41.110 RTO says he has approved an Ebola 00:00:41.120 --> 00:00:44.150 quarantine facility requested by the US 00:00:44.160 --> 00:00:46.310 at an air base in central Kenya for 00:00:46.320 --> 00:00:48.150 high-risisk Americans who may have been 00:00:48.160 --> 00:00:50.310 exposed to the disease. A move that 00:00:50.320 --> 00:00:52.389 sparked protests among some local 00:00:52.399 --> 00:00:54.709 residents. Meanwhile, at the heart of 00:00:54.719 --> 00:00:56.790 the outbreak in the DRC, doctors and 00:00:56.800 --> 00:00:58.470 nurses are working around the clock 00:00:58.480 --> 00:01:00.709 against a virus that spreads fear as 00:01:00.719 --> 00:01:03.029 quickly as concern. As of this taping, 00:01:03.039 --> 00:01:05.109 at least 40 people have died with more 00:01:05.119 --> 00:01:07.910 than 280 cases confirmed. Our Clarissa 00:01:07.920 --> 00:01:10.070 Ward gained rare access inside the 00:01:10.080 --> 00:01:12.390 epicenter where grief, determination, 00:01:12.400 --> 00:01:14.469 and hope are all part of the battle. 00:01:14.479 --> 00:01:16.950 >> We are now getting ready to go into the 00:01:16.960 --> 00:01:19.510 so-called red zone of this hospital. 00:01:19.520 --> 00:01:22.390 That is the area where all suspected 00:01:22.400 --> 00:01:26.149 Ebola patients are put and there is a 00:01:26.159 --> 00:01:29.910 lot of protective gear unsurprisingly 00:01:29.920 --> 00:01:32.630 that one needs to wear to go inside. One 00:01:32.640 --> 00:01:34.950 of the things that makes this so 00:01:34.960 --> 00:01:37.990 challenging for these healthcare workers 00:01:38.000 --> 00:01:41.510 is that it becomes unbearably hot 00:01:41.520 --> 00:01:46.310 >> to wear these for honestly even just 10 00:01:46.320 --> 00:01:49.510 or 15 minutes. It's actually quite hard 00:01:49.520 --> 00:01:52.469 to breathe normally in these things. 00:01:52.479 --> 00:01:57.109 Uncle another pair of gloves. 00:01:57.119 --> 00:01:59.830 >> He tells me to pull the gloves over the 00:01:59.840 --> 00:02:01.830 sleeves of the suit. 00:02:01.840 --> 00:02:06.149 >> Ebola is not actually airborne. 00:02:06.159 --> 00:02:09.029 It's contracted through fluids, but 00:02:09.039 --> 00:02:10.790 still 00:02:10.800 --> 00:02:12.470 healthare workers have to take 00:02:12.480 --> 00:02:14.070 absolutely 00:02:14.080 --> 00:02:16.390 every precaution 00:02:16.400 --> 00:02:18.390 before they can treat the patients 00:02:18.400 --> 00:02:20.229 because of course to treat the patients 00:02:20.239 --> 00:02:22.390 they need to touch them. 00:02:22.400 --> 00:02:24.949 >> The doctors write our names on our backs 00:02:24.959 --> 00:02:27.589 so they can recognize us and then it's 00:02:27.599 --> 00:02:29.910 time to go in. All right, this next 00:02:29.920 --> 00:02:31.670 story is for all of our viewers out 00:02:31.680 --> 00:02:33.910 there rooting for the New York Knicks. 00:02:33.920 --> 00:02:36.150 In tonight's tip off of the NBA Finals, 00:02:36.160 --> 00:02:38.309 New York City is running on Knicks 00:02:38.319 --> 00:02:40.790 fever. Mayor Zoran Mandani has given 00:02:40.800 --> 00:02:42.630 students the green light to stay up 00:02:42.640 --> 00:02:45.670 late, encouraging parents to bend rules 00:02:45.680 --> 00:02:48.070 so kids can stay up and watch the 00:02:48.080 --> 00:02:50.550 finals. The Knicks are facing the Spurs 00:02:50.560 --> 00:02:52.390 in their first Finals appearance since 00:02:52.400 --> 00:02:55.110 1999. The city's wearing team colors 00:02:55.120 --> 00:02:57.430 with pride. Iconic subway railings and 00:02:57.440 --> 00:02:59.430 posts painted orange and blue. 00:02:59.440 --> 00:03:01.430 Excitement is spreading from burrow to 00:03:01.440 --> 00:03:03.350 burrow. The Knicks haven't won it all 00:03:03.360 --> 00:03:06.390 since 1973. Back when gas was 40 cents a 00:03:06.400 --> 00:03:08.470 gallon and streaming meant hopping in a 00:03:08.480 --> 00:03:10.149 creek. The internet didn't even exist 00:03:10.159 --> 00:03:13.350 yet. Pop quiz hot shot. Which part of 00:03:13.360 --> 00:03:15.830 your body uses about 20% of your energy 00:03:15.840 --> 00:03:18.149 despite making up only about 2% of your 00:03:18.159 --> 00:03:20.630 body weight? Heart, brain, liver, or 00:03:20.640 --> 00:03:25.509 lungs? 00:03:25.519 --> 00:03:27.430 If you said brain, ding, ding. It's 00:03:27.440 --> 00:03:29.190 basically the energy hungry smartphone 00:03:29.200 --> 00:03:30.630 app you forgot was running in the 00:03:30.640 --> 00:03:32.309 background. Even when sleeping or 00:03:32.319 --> 00:03:34.070 daydreaming, your brain is constantly 00:03:34.080 --> 00:03:36.149 firing billions of signals controlling 00:03:36.159 --> 00:03:38.149 everything from memories and emotions to 00:03:38.159 --> 00:03:40.550 movement and decision-making. 00:03:40.560 --> 00:03:42.390 Summer break is almost here. Maybe 00:03:42.400 --> 00:03:44.390 you've got a dream vacation or summer 00:03:44.400 --> 00:03:46.229 camp planned, or maybe you're booked 00:03:46.239 --> 00:03:48.630 solid with some prolevel chilling. But 00:03:48.640 --> 00:03:50.630 eventually, almost everyone inevitably 00:03:50.640 --> 00:03:52.390 is going to run into the same thing. 00:03:52.400 --> 00:03:54.390 Boredom. Well, it turns out scientists 00:03:54.400 --> 00:03:57.110 say boredom is good for our brains. In a 00:03:57.120 --> 00:03:58.710 world filled with endless scrolling, 00:03:58.720 --> 00:04:00.630 streaming, snaps, posts, and pings, 00:04:00.640 --> 00:04:02.710 experts say many of us aren't getting 00:04:02.720 --> 00:04:04.630 enough quiet time for our minds. Here's 00:04:04.640 --> 00:04:06.309 why. One professor and best-selling 00:04:06.319 --> 00:04:08.710 author says we actually need to get 00:04:08.720 --> 00:04:11.110 better at boredom. We need to be elite 00:04:11.120 --> 00:04:13.030 athletes at boredom. Because once we do 00:04:13.040 --> 00:04:14.390 that, we're going to find that our life 00:04:14.400 --> 00:04:16.469 feels deeper and more meaningful. The 00:04:16.479 --> 00:04:17.990 benefits of boredom have everything to 00:04:18.000 --> 00:04:19.749 do with what happens to your brain when 00:04:19.759 --> 00:04:21.670 you're bored. A set of structures in 00:04:21.680 --> 00:04:23.189 your brain turns on called the default 00:04:23.199 --> 00:04:25.270 mode network that leads you to flights 00:04:25.280 --> 00:04:27.430 of fancy, thinking about big questions, 00:04:27.440 --> 00:04:29.189 mind wandering, and that's where you 00:04:29.199 --> 00:04:30.870 find the meaning of your life. That's 00:04:30.880 --> 00:04:32.950 when the big complexities actually come 00:04:32.960 --> 00:04:35.030 into your brain. The trouble is that we 00:04:35.040 --> 00:04:36.710 don't like it, and so we turn boredom 00:04:36.720 --> 00:04:38.790 off. Most notably, we turn it off with 00:04:38.800 --> 00:04:40.950 the anti-borted devices in all of our 00:04:40.960 --> 00:04:43.510 pockets. Once you look at your phone, 00:04:43.520 --> 00:04:45.110 you're not bored anymore. putting 00:04:45.120 --> 00:04:46.469 yourself into the wrong part of your 00:04:46.479 --> 00:04:49.189 brain and turning off your ability to to 00:04:49.199 --> 00:04:51.350 get that mind wandering that you need. 00:04:51.360 --> 00:04:53.030 >> The script's national spelling be in 00:04:53.040 --> 00:04:54.950 Washington DC this past weekend was 00:04:54.960 --> 00:04:57.749 EPIC. It proved that intelligence can 00:04:57.759 --> 00:04:59.830 absolutely be a spectator sport. It's 00:04:59.840 --> 00:05:01.350 basically the Olympics of knowing where 00:05:01.360 --> 00:05:03.270 to put silent letters. But beyond the 00:05:03.280 --> 00:05:05.110 brain power, these kids, they were 00:05:05.120 --> 00:05:06.870 funny, fearless, and cool under 00:05:06.880 --> 00:05:08.469 pressure. We went behind the scenes to 00:05:08.479 --> 00:05:10.390 meet the competitors, test their skills, 00:05:10.400 --> 00:05:12.070 and see what happens when some of the 00:05:12.080 --> 00:05:13.990 nation's best spellers step away from 00:05:14.000 --> 00:05:15.510 the mic. 00:05:15.520 --> 00:05:17.270 >> In fourth grade, I tried the school 00:05:17.280 --> 00:05:18.550 spelling be because I thought if I'm 00:05:18.560 --> 00:05:20.230 good at reading, why not try spelling? 00:05:20.240 --> 00:05:22.230 And it's all kind of just went from 00:05:22.240 --> 00:05:23.029 there. 00:05:23.039 --> 00:05:25.189 >> She kind of just had a natural gift for 00:05:25.199 --> 00:05:25.590 it. 00:05:25.600 --> 00:05:28.230 >> Like when I was young, um when the 00:05:28.240 --> 00:05:30.550 teachers didn't spell right, I kept 00:05:30.560 --> 00:05:36.870 correcting them. 00:05:36.880 --> 00:05:38.870 It's kind of surreal like going from a 00:05:38.880 --> 00:05:41.749 written test in like a classroom to like 00:05:41.759 --> 00:05:43.990 a big stage in Washington DC and like 00:05:44.000 --> 00:05:45.350 national television. It's kind of hard 00:05:45.360 --> 00:05:47.990 to believe but it's really cool. 00:05:48.000 --> 00:05:50.310 >> It is high stakes and just the hundreds 00:05:50.320 --> 00:05:51.909 of hours of work that go into it and 00:05:51.919 --> 00:05:53.670 knowing that it all just hinges on on 00:05:53.680 --> 00:05:55.670 one letter is pretty intense. 00:05:55.680 --> 00:05:56.950 >> Could you repeat the words? 00:05:56.960 --> 00:05:58.950 >> I feel like just the composure that all 00:05:58.960 --> 00:06:01.270 of these kids have is really incredible 00:06:01.280 --> 00:06:03.749 to watch. I don't feel too confident to 00:06:03.759 --> 00:06:05.510 take so much credit when it comes to 00:06:05.520 --> 00:06:07.909 this beautiful young lady because she's 00:06:07.919 --> 00:06:11.350 so hardworking and she's self motivated. 00:06:11.360 --> 00:06:12.950 >> What's something that you wish people 00:06:12.960 --> 00:06:15.189 out there knew about how difficult it is 00:06:15.199 --> 00:06:17.270 to prepare for a spelling beast? 00:06:17.280 --> 00:06:19.430 >> It's not natural talent that can get you 00:06:19.440 --> 00:06:22.390 somewhere like um scripts. It's it's 00:06:22.400 --> 00:06:24.790 more about the hard work you put in. 00:06:24.800 --> 00:06:27.990 It's pressuring of course but I think 00:06:28.000 --> 00:06:31.270 hard work was the one of the reasons why 00:06:31.280 --> 00:06:33.110 I was able to get this far into the 00:06:33.120 --> 00:06:36.309 national stage. Hi man even a strate 00:06:36.319 --> 00:06:39.270 strategy to get to what I am today with 00:06:39.280 --> 00:06:40.950 spelling. 00:06:40.960 --> 00:06:42.790 >> It takes a lot of dedication and 00:06:42.800 --> 00:06:45.189 determination because if you do a little 00:06:45.199 --> 00:06:47.110 bit of work and then you just stop 00:06:47.120 --> 00:06:48.390 you're not going to go anywhere. 00:06:48.400 --> 00:06:49.830 >> How many hours a day do you think you 00:06:49.840 --> 00:06:52.870 put in? um four to five hours on 00:06:52.880 --> 00:06:55.270 weekdays and eight hours on the 00:06:55.280 --> 00:06:56.230 weekends. 00:06:56.240 --> 00:06:58.790 >> That dedication is so inspiring. 00:06:58.800 --> 00:07:01.270 >> What is something that you hope kids out 00:07:01.280 --> 00:07:02.710 there watching can learn from your 00:07:02.720 --> 00:07:03.749 journey? 00:07:03.759 --> 00:07:05.749 >> That anyone can make it to finals? Like 00:07:05.759 --> 00:07:07.510 if I could make it to finals, anyone 00:07:07.520 --> 00:07:09.749 can. And that if you put in time and 00:07:09.759 --> 00:07:11.430 effort, then nothing is stopping you 00:07:11.440 --> 00:07:15.189 from coming this far. 00:07:15.199 --> 00:07:16.710 >> What was going through your mind when 00:07:16.720 --> 00:07:18.390 you were lifting that trophy above your 00:07:18.400 --> 00:07:21.029 head? You know, I was just so relieved 00:07:21.039 --> 00:07:24.550 and excited to be honest. It was It's It 00:07:24.560 --> 00:07:26.550 It was just such an amazing moment. 00:07:26.560 --> 00:07:29.510 >> Yeah. I I was just so happy. 00:07:29.520 --> 00:07:31.749 >> So, this is last year's champ. What did 00:07:31.759 --> 00:07:33.510 you make of that final speed round? 00:07:33.520 --> 00:07:35.749 >> It was so amazing. I mean, I knew Sherry 00:07:35.759 --> 00:07:37.350 would win all along. He's such a good 00:07:37.360 --> 00:07:38.710 speller. Like, he's one of my closest 00:07:38.720 --> 00:07:40.710 friends. I'm so happy for him. Really, 00:07:40.720 --> 00:07:42.309 >> he's worked very hard. There's no 00:07:42.319 --> 00:07:44.550 denying that. U you know, spelling was 00:07:44.560 --> 00:07:46.390 always his passion. Reading is his 00:07:46.400 --> 00:07:48.550 passion. But like to put in this effort 00:07:48.560 --> 00:07:51.430 to get to all the geo words and spell 00:07:51.440 --> 00:07:54.790 off 32 words in 90 seconds. I mean, I I 00:07:54.800 --> 00:07:56.950 never imagined he would do that, but he 00:07:56.960 --> 00:07:58.550 did it and I'm so happy. 00:07:58.560 --> 00:08:00.390 >> Wouldn't it mean the people who love you 00:08:00.400 --> 00:08:02.070 most in this world, your parents, your 00:08:02.080 --> 00:08:04.150 family surrounding you? How'd that feel? 00:08:04.160 --> 00:08:05.670 >> It was really amazing cuz they've 00:08:05.680 --> 00:08:07.029 supported me throughout my entire 00:08:07.039 --> 00:08:08.629 spelling journey. So, I'm just so glad 00:08:08.639 --> 00:08:10.390 they were here to like share this 00:08:10.400 --> 00:08:10.950 moment. 00:08:10.960 --> 00:08:14.150 >> Rise up. Yeah. 00:08:14.160 --> 00:08:15.670 >> Rise up. 00:08:15.680 --> 00:08:25.430 >> Woo! Woo! 00:08:25.440 --> 00:08:27.510 >> Today's story getting a 10 out of 10. A 00:08:27.520 --> 00:08:29.990 hidden star saving the city of stars. A 00:08:30.000 --> 00:08:32.149 live orchestra in Sydney, Australia was 00:08:32.159 --> 00:08:33.430 performing the soundtrack to the 00:08:33.440 --> 00:08:35.509 Oscar-winning movie La La Land when 00:08:35.519 --> 00:08:37.350 suddenly it found itself missing a 00:08:37.360 --> 00:08:39.990 keyboard player. Cue the dramatic music. 00:08:40.000 --> 00:08:42.070 The conductor turned to the audience and 00:08:42.080 --> 00:08:44.389 asked, "Can anyone hear sight read music 00:08:44.399 --> 00:08:47.190 and play?" That's when yaysayer Sterling 00:08:47.200 --> 00:08:49.670 Nassa raised his hand, walked on stage, 00:08:49.680 --> 00:08:51.910 and proceeded to live up to his name. 00:08:51.920 --> 00:08:53.590 >> Yeah, I've always enjoyed that movie. I 00:08:53.600 --> 00:08:55.829 long admire admired Justin Heritz's 00:08:55.839 --> 00:08:57.190 career and work. So, yeah, it was just 00:08:57.200 --> 00:08:58.550 it's one of my favorites. And, you know, 00:08:58.560 --> 00:09:00.230 obviously in that orchestral setting, 00:09:00.240 --> 00:09:01.509 it's a lot of fun. 00:09:01.519 --> 00:09:03.509 >> No official job offer yet after his 00:09:03.519 --> 00:09:05.190 stellar performance, but what are the 00:09:05.200 --> 00:09:07.829 odds? A future star named Sterling steps 00:09:07.839 --> 00:09:09.990 out to the crowd to help perform the 00:09:10.000 --> 00:09:11.990 soundtrack of a movie about dreamers 00:09:12.000 --> 00:09:15.030 chasing stardom. Congratulations to our 00:09:15.040 --> 00:09:17.110 your word Wednesday winner, Miss Clark 00:09:17.120 --> 00:09:18.870 and friends at Totem Middle School in 00:09:18.880 --> 00:09:20.870 Mary'sville, Washington for submitting 00:09:20.880 --> 00:09:23.350 yaysayer. Did not know this was a word. 00:09:23.360 --> 00:09:25.190 Opposite of naysayer. It's a noun 00:09:25.200 --> 00:09:26.710 meaning someone with a confident, 00:09:26.720 --> 00:09:28.870 positive, and enthusiastic attitude 00:09:28.880 --> 00:09:30.870 toward life. Thank you for making us 00:09:30.880 --> 00:09:33.110 smarter today. Our first shout out of 00:09:33.120 --> 00:09:36.470 the day goes to Mr. Clemen at Red Creek 00:09:36.480 --> 00:09:38.150 High School in upstate New York. 00:09:38.160 --> 00:09:40.230 Congratulations to all of our graduating 00:09:40.240 --> 00:09:42.389 seniors there. and Tiffany, a 00:09:42.399 --> 00:09:45.350 masterfully crafted mug. Rise up and 00:09:45.360 --> 00:09:47.910 pinkies up. Thank you so much. Our next 00:09:47.920 --> 00:09:50.389 shout out goes to Miss Betty at 00:09:50.399 --> 00:09:52.710 Arrowhead Academy in Duth, Minnesota. 00:09:52.720 --> 00:09:55.190 Thank you for your note, kind note about 00:09:55.200 --> 00:09:57.190 your Hollywood Academy. Thrilled you 00:09:57.200 --> 00:09:59.030 enjoyed our summer Friday episodes last 00:09:59.040 --> 00:10:00.870 year. We're doing it again this summer, 00:10:00.880 --> 00:10:03.110 every Friday. Look forward to keeping in 00:10:03.120 --> 00:10:05.190 touch and informed with all of you this 00:10:05.200 --> 00:10:07.030 summer. Go make someone smile today. 00:10:07.040 --> 00:10:09.110 Let's aim to be a little better today 00:10:09.120 --> 00:10:10.949 than yesterday. Hey, I'm Koi Wire and we 00:10:10.959 --> 00:10:14.839 are CNN 10.