WEBVTT 00:00:11.440 --> 00:00:13.749 What's up, sunshine? This is CNN 10 and 00:00:13.759 --> 00:00:16.070 today we have fire season rewriting 00:00:16.080 --> 00:00:18.390 record books. Why America just hit the 00:00:18.400 --> 00:00:20.550 brakes on foreign made robots and a 00:00:20.560 --> 00:00:22.470 cyclist taking the ultimate NFL road 00:00:22.480 --> 00:00:24.470 trip with nothing but two wheels and a 00:00:24.480 --> 00:00:26.470 whole lot of grit. I'm Koiwire and we 00:00:26.480 --> 00:00:29.109 begin today with the Pacific Northwest 00:00:29.119 --> 00:00:31.029 where destructive wildfires are wreaking 00:00:31.039 --> 00:00:33.670 havoc across Washington and Oregon as 00:00:33.680 --> 00:00:35.510 the states endure their worst fire 00:00:35.520 --> 00:00:37.510 season in more than 30 years. In 00:00:37.520 --> 00:00:40.389 Washington's Spokane County, a trio of 00:00:40.399 --> 00:00:42.630 fires has consumed more than 10,000 00:00:42.640 --> 00:00:45.350 acres so far with 0% containment since 00:00:45.360 --> 00:00:47.670 they started over the weekend. The fires 00:00:47.680 --> 00:00:49.670 have forced the evacuation of nearly 00:00:49.680 --> 00:00:53.430 65,000 in Spokane area alone and more 00:00:53.440 --> 00:00:56.229 than 700 structures have been destroyed. 00:00:56.239 --> 00:00:58.470 >> This all happened in a matter of hours. 00:00:58.480 --> 00:01:00.069 In other words, individuals woke up in 00:01:00.079 --> 00:01:02.470 their homes Saturday morning. In a 00:01:02.480 --> 00:01:04.310 matter of hours, their homes and 00:01:04.320 --> 00:01:05.830 neighborhoods were just wiped out that 00:01:05.840 --> 00:01:07.990 there this happened very very quickly. 00:01:08.000 --> 00:01:09.670 >> No injuries or deaths have been 00:01:09.680 --> 00:01:11.590 confirmed as of this taping, but 00:01:11.600 --> 00:01:13.190 officials said that the scale of the 00:01:13.200 --> 00:01:15.590 fires means it will take time to fully 00:01:15.600 --> 00:01:18.070 evaluate. Law enforcement says a man has 00:01:18.080 --> 00:01:20.070 been arrested on an arson charge in 00:01:20.080 --> 00:01:21.910 connection with one of those and fire 00:01:21.920 --> 00:01:23.590 officials are still investigating the 00:01:23.600 --> 00:01:25.990 cause of the other blazes. The Pacific 00:01:26.000 --> 00:01:27.830 Northwest isn't the only region feeling 00:01:27.840 --> 00:01:29.670 the impact from wildfires. More than 00:01:29.680 --> 00:01:32.469 27,000 firefighters across the country 00:01:32.479 --> 00:01:34.950 are battling at least 100 uncontained 00:01:34.960 --> 00:01:37.350 fires as of this taping. And that was 00:01:37.360 --> 00:01:39.749 just this week alone. Wildfires have 00:01:39.759 --> 00:01:42.069 scorched at least 5.3 million acres 00:01:42.079 --> 00:01:44.469 across the country so far this year, 00:01:44.479 --> 00:01:46.950 already surpassing last year's total for 00:01:46.960 --> 00:01:49.830 the entire year. We've shown you videos 00:01:49.840 --> 00:01:52.630 of robot dogs, humanoid robots. Well, 00:01:52.640 --> 00:01:55.190 now importing those will be banned in 00:01:55.200 --> 00:01:57.429 the US. The US Federal Communications 00:01:57.439 --> 00:02:00.149 Commissions or FCC says that importing 00:02:00.159 --> 00:02:02.069 advanced robotics from certain foreign 00:02:02.079 --> 00:02:04.709 countries poses an unacceptable risk to 00:02:04.719 --> 00:02:06.630 the national security of the United 00:02:06.640 --> 00:02:08.469 States. Our Mike Valerio will tell us 00:02:08.479 --> 00:02:09.430 more. 00:02:09.440 --> 00:02:11.190 >> You want to bring a robot like this from 00:02:11.200 --> 00:02:13.270 China into the United States? Well, 00:02:13.280 --> 00:02:16.150 forget it. New foreign robots are now 00:02:16.160 --> 00:02:18.390 banned. The Federal Communications 00:02:18.400 --> 00:02:20.390 Commission in Washington just ruled 00:02:20.400 --> 00:02:22.229 advanced robotic devices produced in 00:02:22.239 --> 00:02:24.229 foreign countries quote pose an 00:02:24.239 --> 00:02:26.150 unacceptable risk to the national 00:02:26.160 --> 00:02:28.390 security of the United States. The ban 00:02:28.400 --> 00:02:31.110 only applies to new imports, not any 00:02:31.120 --> 00:02:33.509 devices already stateside. This comes 00:02:33.519 --> 00:02:35.509 after robots from Chinese companies like 00:02:35.519 --> 00:02:37.990 Unitry have wowed millions on social 00:02:38.000 --> 00:02:39.750 media, becoming more familiar to 00:02:39.760 --> 00:02:42.470 Americans and even taking the stage on 00:02:42.480 --> 00:02:44.229 America's Got Talent. So the US 00:02:44.239 --> 00:02:45.910 government now says that relying on 00:02:45.920 --> 00:02:47.589 foreign produced advanced robotic 00:02:47.599 --> 00:02:49.750 devices presents unacceptable supply 00:02:49.760 --> 00:02:50.949 chain and cyber security 00:02:50.959 --> 00:02:52.390 vulnerabilities. goes on to say, 00:02:52.400 --> 00:02:54.550 "Advanced robotic devices collect data 00:02:54.560 --> 00:02:56.630 that could be leveraged by malign actors 00:02:56.640 --> 00:02:58.710 to surveil Americans, enhance the 00:02:58.720 --> 00:03:00.229 capabilities of foreign intelligence 00:03:00.239 --> 00:03:03.430 services, or to remotely commandeer the 00:03:03.440 --> 00:03:05.830 robots. 90% of the world's humanoid 00:03:05.840 --> 00:03:08.390 robots are made in China with more than 00:03:08.400 --> 00:03:10.710 140 companies competing in a crowded and 00:03:10.720 --> 00:03:12.630 quickly expanding market. Robotics 00:03:12.640 --> 00:03:14.070 companies and China's Ministry of 00:03:14.080 --> 00:03:16.229 Commerce for now are not publicly 00:03:16.239 --> 00:03:18.630 reacting. The move is another potential 00:03:18.640 --> 00:03:20.869 point of friction as the US and China 00:03:20.879 --> 00:03:23.990 try to stabilize ties. The FCC says it's 00:03:24.000 --> 00:03:26.550 possible to avoid the ban if a company 00:03:26.560 --> 00:03:28.710 applies for an exception, proving the 00:03:28.720 --> 00:03:30.630 product does not pose a risk and that 00:03:30.640 --> 00:03:33.110 signed off by the Pentagon. This imports 00:03:33.120 --> 00:03:35.350 ban mirrors other US prohibitions of 00:03:35.360 --> 00:03:37.190 Chinese tech like communications 00:03:37.200 --> 00:03:39.430 equipment from Huawei and Chinese EVs 00:03:39.440 --> 00:03:42.309 kept out of the US market. Now to a 00:03:42.319 --> 00:03:44.470 story about the impact that space junk 00:03:44.480 --> 00:03:47.190 is having on the moon. And by impact, I 00:03:47.200 --> 00:03:49.830 mean literally. A piece of SpaceX Falcon 00:03:49.840 --> 00:03:51.910 9 rocket slammed into the moon earlier 00:03:51.920 --> 00:03:54.070 this week at nearly seven times the 00:03:54.080 --> 00:03:56.149 speed of sound. The rocket launched 00:03:56.159 --> 00:03:58.470 about 18 months ago, and its upper stage 00:03:58.480 --> 00:04:00.710 was intentionally left drifting through 00:04:00.720 --> 00:04:02.710 space after completing its mission. 00:04:02.720 --> 00:04:04.309 Normally, leftover rocket parts 00:04:04.319 --> 00:04:06.070 eventually fall back to Earth and burn 00:04:06.080 --> 00:04:08.630 up as they enter our atmosphere. Not 00:04:08.640 --> 00:04:10.550 this one. Officials say it blasted a 00:04:10.560 --> 00:04:12.309 crater roughly the size of a Major 00:04:12.319 --> 00:04:14.470 League Baseball infield. No one could 00:04:14.480 --> 00:04:15.910 actually see it happen with the naked 00:04:15.920 --> 00:04:18.069 eye. Instead, astronomers used a special 00:04:18.079 --> 00:04:20.229 telescope to see glowing plumes of 00:04:20.239 --> 00:04:22.710 lithium and sodium gas being kicked into 00:04:22.720 --> 00:04:24.629 space, almost like the moon briefly left 00:04:24.639 --> 00:04:28.629 behind its own cosmic fingerprint. 00:04:28.639 --> 00:04:30.710 Pop quiz hot shot. Which US state is 00:04:30.720 --> 00:04:32.629 home to the only native population of 00:04:32.639 --> 00:04:35.510 Venus fly traps? Florida, Hawaii, North 00:04:35.520 --> 00:04:42.070 Carolina, or California? 00:04:42.080 --> 00:04:44.469 If you said North Carolina, you so fly. 00:04:44.479 --> 00:04:46.950 Venus fly traps only thrive in bogs and 00:04:46.960 --> 00:04:49.270 wetlands. In the wild, nearly all of 00:04:49.280 --> 00:04:51.830 them grow within a tight 70 to 100 mile 00:04:51.840 --> 00:04:53.590 radius around Wilmington, North 00:04:53.600 --> 00:04:57.030 Carolina. More than 150 years after 00:04:57.040 --> 00:04:59.189 evolutionary scientist Charles Darwin 00:04:59.199 --> 00:05:01.270 made a bold prediction, science just 00:05:01.280 --> 00:05:02.950 proved him right. Darwin believed 00:05:02.960 --> 00:05:04.710 certain carnivorous plants like Venus 00:05:04.720 --> 00:05:07.350 fly traps didn't just trap insects, they 00:05:07.360 --> 00:05:09.749 actually digested them. Back then, he 00:05:09.759 --> 00:05:11.670 didn't have the technology to prove it. 00:05:11.680 --> 00:05:13.590 Now, scientists in China use modern 00:05:13.600 --> 00:05:15.990 genetic and chemical testing on a plant 00:05:16.000 --> 00:05:18.390 called the saxophraga and confirmed that 00:05:18.400 --> 00:05:20.150 those sticky little plants really do 00:05:20.160 --> 00:05:22.629 absorb nutrients like nitrogen from the 00:05:22.639 --> 00:05:24.550 bugs they catch. Darwin also believed 00:05:24.560 --> 00:05:26.390 carnivorous plants evolved because they 00:05:26.400 --> 00:05:29.350 grew in nutrient poor soil. Turns out he 00:05:29.360 --> 00:05:31.350 nailed that, too. Carnivorous plants 00:05:31.360 --> 00:05:33.189 still get most of their energy via 00:05:33.199 --> 00:05:35.909 photosynthesis. Just like other plants, 00:05:35.919 --> 00:05:38.390 NFL players spend months preparing for a 00:05:38.400 --> 00:05:40.469 season, right? Well, one fan is spending 00:05:40.479 --> 00:05:43.590 10,000 miles getting ready for week one. 00:05:43.600 --> 00:05:46.870 22-year-old ultra endurance cyclist Bond 00:05:46.880 --> 00:05:49.749 Almond is currently on a 10,000mi quest 00:05:49.759 --> 00:05:52.550 to visit all 30 stadiums by bike ahead 00:05:52.560 --> 00:05:54.390 of the league's kickoff in Seattle next 00:05:54.400 --> 00:05:56.150 month. That's roughly the distance from 00:05:56.160 --> 00:05:58.710 New York to Tokyo and halfway back. One 00:05:58.720 --> 00:06:00.469 of our fearless CNN 10 teammates, 00:06:00.479 --> 00:06:02.310 Brendan, caught up with Bond outside of 00:06:02.320 --> 00:06:04.230 Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium to hear 00:06:04.240 --> 00:06:05.990 how the trip is going and see what 00:06:06.000 --> 00:06:07.909 motivates him to push himself to the 00:06:07.919 --> 00:06:10.390 limit in pursuit of greatness. 00:06:10.400 --> 00:06:12.230 >> Most mornings when I wake up, I do not 00:06:12.240 --> 00:06:13.830 want to get on the bike. I'll be honest. 00:06:13.840 --> 00:06:15.189 And after a couple hours of riding, I've 00:06:15.199 --> 00:06:16.629 warmed up. I feel good and I'm loving 00:06:16.639 --> 00:06:18.469 it. The bike can take me anywhere. It's 00:06:18.479 --> 00:06:20.629 It's a great way to see the world. This 00:06:20.639 --> 00:06:23.430 is Bond Almond, a one-of-a-kind ultra 00:06:23.440 --> 00:06:25.510 endurance cyclist who's taking his sport 00:06:25.520 --> 00:06:28.390 to the next level, one pedal at a time. 00:06:28.400 --> 00:06:30.950 At just 22 years old, he already has 00:06:30.960 --> 00:06:33.830 five world records. In 2024, he 00:06:33.840 --> 00:06:36.070 shattered the record for fastest North 00:06:36.080 --> 00:06:37.990 South Pan-American bike crossing, 00:06:38.000 --> 00:06:41.430 completing all 14,000 m from Alaska to 00:06:41.440 --> 00:06:44.790 Argentina in just 75 days. All of this 00:06:44.800 --> 00:06:46.950 while balancing his studies at Dartmouth 00:06:46.960 --> 00:06:49.029 College. Now, the recent grad is 00:06:49.039 --> 00:06:50.950 spending his summer chasing a new goal, 00:06:50.960 --> 00:06:53.189 crisscrossing the country on a quest to 00:06:53.199 --> 00:06:56.390 visit all 30 NFL stadiums. The epic 00:06:56.400 --> 00:06:58.469 Odyssey is the brainchild of Extreme 00:06:58.479 --> 00:07:00.390 Networks, who pitched the idea to Bond 00:07:00.400 --> 00:07:02.390 earlier this summer, and even he 00:07:02.400 --> 00:07:03.110 couldn't believe it. 00:07:03.120 --> 00:07:04.469 >> He originally came to me with idea, and 00:07:04.479 --> 00:07:06.150 I was like, "That's a great idea, but 00:07:06.160 --> 00:07:07.430 yeah, there's no way that ever happens." 00:07:07.440 --> 00:07:08.390 And then he called me a week later and 00:07:08.400 --> 00:07:09.749 was like, "Okay, we're all set." Bond 00:07:09.759 --> 00:07:12.070 set out from Miami on July 7th, carrying 00:07:12.080 --> 00:07:14.469 a special NFL game ball destined for the 00:07:14.479 --> 00:07:16.469 league's kickoff game in Seattle on 00:07:16.479 --> 00:07:19.670 September 9th. The scenic, and I mean 00:07:19.680 --> 00:07:21.670 scenic, route is giving him a view of 00:07:21.680 --> 00:07:23.589 the country that few people ever get to 00:07:23.599 --> 00:07:26.150 see. But the trip is anything but a 00:07:26.160 --> 00:07:28.309 leisure ride. Bond is averaging up to 00:07:28.319 --> 00:07:31.110 200 m per day, sometimes climbing as 00:07:31.120 --> 00:07:33.749 much as 20,000 ft. That's like summoning 00:07:33.759 --> 00:07:36.550 Mount Kilimanjaro. And mileage like that 00:07:36.560 --> 00:07:39.029 takes a physical and mental toll. the 00:07:39.039 --> 00:07:41.115 cumulative fatigue every single day. 00:07:41.125 --> 00:07:43.270 [music] Um, that stress in your body, 00:07:43.280 --> 00:07:44.790 it's hard to understate. Obviously, I'm 00:07:44.800 --> 00:07:46.710 one person, but there's like a side of 00:07:46.720 --> 00:07:48.230 me that wants you to stop and rest. 00:07:48.240 --> 00:07:49.630 Those two sides have to make peace. 00:07:49.640 --> 00:07:49.990 [music] 00:07:50.000 --> 00:07:52.309 >> His biggest challenge so far, not the 00:07:52.319 --> 00:07:55.510 hills, the heat. Bond is losing gallons 00:07:55.520 --> 00:07:58.469 of sweat every day, so he's found some 00:07:58.479 --> 00:08:00.550 unique ways to stay hydrated. 00:08:00.560 --> 00:08:02.230 >> I take a lot of table salt and just pour 00:08:02.240 --> 00:08:03.589 it straight into my water bottle. You 00:08:03.599 --> 00:08:04.950 can kind of see the salt on your skin. 00:08:04.960 --> 00:08:06.790 That's all that sodium you're losing. My 00:08:06.800 --> 00:08:09.350 favorite drink uh hack is um [music] 00:08:09.360 --> 00:08:11.029 coffee creamer. If you get a bottle of 00:08:11.039 --> 00:08:12.950 coffee creamer like this, has several 00:08:12.960 --> 00:08:14.070 thousand calories in it. 00:08:14.080 --> 00:08:16.390 >> From serene back roads to bustling city 00:08:16.400 --> 00:08:18.629 centers, Bond is documenting the entire 00:08:18.639 --> 00:08:21.430 trip on social media, hoping it'll help 00:08:21.440 --> 00:08:23.430 raise awareness for other cyclists. 00:08:23.440 --> 00:08:24.790 >> I've been hit by a couple cars before 00:08:24.800 --> 00:08:26.629 and that really rattles me. It's always 00:08:26.639 --> 00:08:28.790 in the back of the mind on the bike and 00:08:28.800 --> 00:08:31.189 it's part of why um I love biking and 00:08:31.199 --> 00:08:33.430 sharing my story is to kind of get 00:08:33.440 --> 00:08:34.949 people more familiarized with biking. 00:08:34.959 --> 00:08:36.630 And if a couple drivers can see my 00:08:36.640 --> 00:08:39.190 videos and and be excited about biking, 00:08:39.200 --> 00:08:40.310 maybe give the next biker [music] a 00:08:40.320 --> 00:08:41.909 little bit more space when they pass, 00:08:41.919 --> 00:08:43.269 um, then that's a huge win. 00:08:43.279 --> 00:08:45.430 >> By the time Bond rolls into Lumen Field 00:08:45.440 --> 00:08:47.350 on September 9th, he'll have clocked 00:08:47.360 --> 00:08:49.670 more than 10,000 miles. About the same 00:08:49.680 --> 00:08:52.150 amount most people put on their cars in 00:08:52.160 --> 00:08:54.710 a given year. And on a trip this big, 00:08:54.720 --> 00:08:56.550 sometimes the biggest challenge isn't 00:08:56.560 --> 00:08:59.190 the terrain, it's staying motivated. 00:08:59.200 --> 00:09:01.030 >> One thing that I've suffered with a bit 00:09:01.040 --> 00:09:02.790 is burnout. I do love my bike and it 00:09:02.800 --> 00:09:04.070 brings me a lot of joy, but there are 00:09:04.080 --> 00:09:05.670 days when [music] it just doesn't. So 00:09:05.680 --> 00:09:07.670 having that like higher purpose, like 00:09:07.680 --> 00:09:11.190 what is the goal um of of riding? Why am 00:09:11.200 --> 00:09:12.230 I doing this [music] is always 00:09:12.240 --> 00:09:12.790 important. 00:09:12.800 --> 00:09:14.630 >> His advice for the next generations of 00:09:14.640 --> 00:09:16.630 endurance cyclists looking to make their 00:09:16.640 --> 00:09:17.670 own marks. 00:09:17.680 --> 00:09:19.350 >> Believe in yourself more than anything. 00:09:19.360 --> 00:09:21.350 I was always told from a young age like 00:09:21.360 --> 00:09:22.710 do whatever you love, follow your 00:09:22.720 --> 00:09:25.590 dreams. I think that's 100% true, but 00:09:25.600 --> 00:09:27.110 it's more complicated than that. I think 00:09:27.120 --> 00:09:28.630 it's do what you love, but have 00:09:28.640 --> 00:09:31.030 intention. Have some idea of where you 00:09:31.040 --> 00:09:32.389 want it to take you. 00:09:32.399 --> 00:09:35.030 >> For Bond, that somewhere is chasing the 00:09:35.040 --> 00:09:43.590 horizon one mile at a time. 00:09:43.600 --> 00:09:45.269 Today's story getting a 10 out of 10. 00:09:45.279 --> 00:09:47.269 Who let the dogs out? Dozens of 00:09:47.279 --> 00:09:49.269 four-legged surfers took on some radical 00:09:49.279 --> 00:09:51.269 waves in Northern California at the 10th 00:09:51.279 --> 00:09:53.990 annual World Dog Surfing Championship 00:09:54.000 --> 00:09:56.150 this week. Spectators flocked to the 00:09:56.160 --> 00:09:58.310 beach and judges scored the pups on how 00:09:58.320 --> 00:09:59.829 long they could stay on their board. 00:09:59.839 --> 00:10:02.150 Wave size and confidence. 00:10:02.160 --> 00:10:03.829 >> Surfing is amazing anyways, right? 00:10:03.839 --> 00:10:05.430 Because you're you're communing with 00:10:05.440 --> 00:10:07.750 nature. It's you've got the solitude, 00:10:07.760 --> 00:10:08.870 you got the and then you got the 00:10:08.880 --> 00:10:10.949 excitement and then you mix in your best 00:10:10.959 --> 00:10:12.310 friend because then you're working 00:10:12.320 --> 00:10:13.990 together as a team to accomplish 00:10:14.000 --> 00:10:14.710 something. 00:10:14.720 --> 00:10:16.470 >> The contest was cut short because of 00:10:16.480 --> 00:10:18.710 some rough waves before the final surf 00:10:18.720 --> 00:10:20.470 off, but that just means they're all 00:10:20.480 --> 00:10:21.990 winners in our hearts. All right, 00:10:22.000 --> 00:10:23.430 superstars. We're sending some love 00:10:23.440 --> 00:10:25.430 today. First, we're going to Reach 00:10:25.440 --> 00:10:27.430 Columbus in Indiana. Thank you for your 00:10:27.440 --> 00:10:29.430 kind letters. We are so glad you spent 00:10:29.440 --> 00:10:31.030 part of your summer with us. And this 00:10:31.040 --> 00:10:33.829 next shout out goes to Coach Bradley at 00:10:33.839 --> 00:10:35.350 White House Heritage High School in 00:10:35.360 --> 00:10:37.269 Tennessee. Rise up. Thank you for 00:10:37.279 --> 00:10:39.670 commenting and subscribing to our CNN 10 00:10:39.680 --> 00:10:41.269 YouTube channel. Go out, make someone 00:10:41.279 --> 00:10:43.190 smile, make someone laugh this weekend. 00:10:43.200 --> 00:10:44.870 Remember, you are more powerful than you 00:10:44.880 --> 00:10:50.040 know. I'm Ky Wire and we are CNN 10.