WEBVTT 00:00:01.309 --> 00:00:08.505 [music] 00:00:11.519 --> 00:00:13.589 Hello and welcome to the show. I'm Koi 00:00:13.599 --> 00:00:15.270 Wire. This is CNN 10 and I hope you're 00:00:15.280 --> 00:00:17.349 having an awesome Friday Eve. Mine got 00:00:17.359 --> 00:00:18.950 off to a rough start. My daughter asked, 00:00:18.960 --> 00:00:21.189 "Can I have a bookmark?" 5 years old and 00:00:21.199 --> 00:00:23.029 she still doesn't know my name is Koi. 00:00:23.039 --> 00:00:24.390 Let's get to your news for Thursday, 00:00:24.400 --> 00:00:25.830 August 20th. Starting with some 00:00:25.840 --> 00:00:28.310 unsettling news. We've already seen more 00:00:28.320 --> 00:00:30.630 foodborne illness outbreaks in the 00:00:30.640 --> 00:00:32.709 United States this summer than in any of 00:00:32.719 --> 00:00:34.709 the previous five summers. We are on 00:00:34.719 --> 00:00:36.950 pace for a record. Experts say there are 00:00:36.960 --> 00:00:39.190 several reasons why. Extreme summer heat 00:00:39.200 --> 00:00:40.630 can create conditions where some 00:00:40.640 --> 00:00:42.950 bacteria multiply faster, especially 00:00:42.960 --> 00:00:44.470 when food isn't kept at safe 00:00:44.480 --> 00:00:46.709 temperatures. And some pathogens are 00:00:46.719 --> 00:00:48.630 particularly tough to track down. 00:00:48.640 --> 00:00:50.630 Pathogens are things like bacteria, 00:00:50.640 --> 00:00:52.869 viruses, and parasites. And they're 00:00:52.879 --> 00:00:55.270 capable of causing disease. Funding cuts 00:00:55.280 --> 00:00:57.510 at the state, federal, and local levels 00:00:57.520 --> 00:00:59.990 have also made it harder to determine 00:01:00.000 --> 00:01:02.549 where these outbreaks start. Speaking of 00:01:02.559 --> 00:01:05.189 outbreaks, a CNN investigation into one 00:01:05.199 --> 00:01:07.030 of the biggest companies tied to this 00:01:07.040 --> 00:01:09.270 summer's cycllospora outbreak, Taylor 00:01:09.280 --> 00:01:11.590 Farms, is shedding light on how they've 00:01:11.600 --> 00:01:13.670 handled similar situations in the past 00:01:13.680 --> 00:01:15.910 and what it could mean for food safety 00:01:15.920 --> 00:01:18.630 going forward. Our Kyouong Law has more. 00:01:18.640 --> 00:01:21.030 This is the headquarters for Taylor 00:01:21.040 --> 00:01:22.710 Farms 00:01:22.720 --> 00:01:24.789 >> cuz this is private property. Okay. 00:01:24.799 --> 00:01:27.590 >> Taylor Farms won't talk to us on camera 00:01:27.600 --> 00:01:29.590 today. We'd already asked for an 00:01:29.600 --> 00:01:32.069 interview and had not heard back. This 00:01:32.079 --> 00:01:34.230 is the company. The FDA linked to the 00:01:34.240 --> 00:01:36.550 historic cycllospora outbreak. [music] 00:01:36.560 --> 00:01:39.190 6,000 sick, hundreds hospitalized, and 00:01:39.200 --> 00:01:41.590 two dead. Here's what we want to ask the 00:01:41.600 --> 00:01:43.190 company. The government traced at least 00:01:43.200 --> 00:01:44.789 five different outbreaks directly to 00:01:44.799 --> 00:01:46.310 Taylor Farms in the past 13 [music] 00:01:46.320 --> 00:01:49.109 years. And a CNN review finds time after 00:01:49.119 --> 00:01:51.109 time the company turned to a similar 00:01:51.119 --> 00:01:55.270 playbook, deflecting blame. How? By 00:01:55.280 --> 00:01:57.190 relying on negative test [music] results 00:01:57.200 --> 00:01:59.830 to imply that Taylor Farm's products are 00:01:59.840 --> 00:02:01.749 not responsible. Even though 00:02:01.759 --> 00:02:02.550 investigators [music] 00:02:02.560 --> 00:02:04.630 mainly find the source of outbreaks by 00:02:04.640 --> 00:02:07.109 figuring out what and where people who 00:02:07.119 --> 00:02:08.469 got sick [music] ate, 00:02:08.479 --> 00:02:10.790 >> it's deja vu all over again. I sort of 00:02:10.800 --> 00:02:13.750 feel like we're on a a repeat record. 00:02:13.760 --> 00:02:15.830 This month, Taylor Farm said, "According 00:02:15.840 --> 00:02:18.229 to the FDA, there are no confirmed 00:02:18.239 --> 00:02:20.150 positive sample results for product 00:02:20.160 --> 00:02:22.470 testing for cycllopppora as of August 00:02:22.480 --> 00:02:25.750 5th, 2026. We are confident in our food 00:02:25.760 --> 00:02:29.430 and food safety systems." Let's rewind 00:02:29.440 --> 00:02:31.670 through the known outbreaks linked to 00:02:31.680 --> 00:02:34.710 Taylor Farms. [music] 2013, eerily 00:02:34.720 --> 00:02:36.949 similar cycllospor cases connected to 00:02:36.959 --> 00:02:39.830 Taylor Farm salad. CEO Bruce Taylor said 00:02:39.840 --> 00:02:41.750 at the time, "All our tests have been 00:02:41.760 --> 00:02:43.750 negative and we have no evidence of 00:02:43.760 --> 00:02:47.270 cycllospora in our product." 2015, a 00:02:47.280 --> 00:02:49.990 multi-state E.coli outbreak. Taylor's 00:02:50.000 --> 00:02:51.910 public response, the tests were 00:02:51.920 --> 00:02:54.309 preliminary findings and it looks like a 00:02:54.319 --> 00:02:56.630 false alarm. The [music] FDA later said 00:02:56.640 --> 00:02:58.710 a product with Taylor Farms produce was 00:02:58.720 --> 00:03:02.470 the likely source. 2024, another E.coli 00:03:02.480 --> 00:03:03.830 outbreak [music] traced to onions 00:03:03.840 --> 00:03:06.149 distributed by Taylor Farms. The company 00:03:06.159 --> 00:03:09.190 said it found no traces of the bacteria. 00:03:09.200 --> 00:03:11.350 All Taylor Farms products in the market 00:03:11.360 --> 00:03:13.350 today are safe to consume. 00:03:13.360 --> 00:03:17.030 >> I think they have played a little bit 00:03:17.040 --> 00:03:19.030 fast and loose with the facts. 00:03:19.040 --> 00:03:20.630 >> Food safety attorney Bill Marlor has 00:03:20.640 --> 00:03:22.550 sued Taylor Farms a dozen times in 00:03:22.560 --> 00:03:24.149 multiple outbreaks representing more 00:03:24.159 --> 00:03:26.390 than 100 clients. He says the company 00:03:26.400 --> 00:03:29.509 implies its food may not be to blame by 00:03:29.519 --> 00:03:31.270 telling the public their testing found 00:03:31.280 --> 00:03:33.670 no trace of the microbes. But Marlor 00:03:33.680 --> 00:03:36.309 says that doesn't prove anything. 00:03:36.319 --> 00:03:38.789 >> Taylor Farms is using those negative 00:03:38.799 --> 00:03:40.949 results to muddy the water. The 00:03:40.959 --> 00:03:43.350 scientists at Taylor Farms know better, 00:03:43.360 --> 00:03:45.990 that the products that get tested are 00:03:46.000 --> 00:03:49.030 not the products that people consumed. 00:03:49.040 --> 00:03:51.430 Um, and I and I always say this and it 00:03:51.440 --> 00:03:53.350 sounds like I'm making a joke, but 00:03:53.360 --> 00:03:55.110 people eat the evidence. 00:03:55.120 --> 00:03:57.509 >> About half of America's domestic lettuce 00:03:57.519 --> 00:03:59.990 is grown here in the Selenus Valley in 00:04:00.000 --> 00:04:02.229 central California. It's also where 00:04:02.239 --> 00:04:04.789 Taylor Farms is headquartered. But the 00:04:04.799 --> 00:04:08.309 focus of this cycllosphor outbreak is in 00:04:08.319 --> 00:04:10.630 central Mexico at the Taylor Farms 00:04:10.640 --> 00:04:13.270 facility there. The same plant linked to 00:04:13.280 --> 00:04:16.469 another cycllospora outbreak in 2013. 00:04:16.479 --> 00:04:19.189 >> It's the same facility. They're drawing 00:04:19.199 --> 00:04:23.430 uh iceberg lettuce in from the same area 00:04:23.440 --> 00:04:25.590 and expecting a different result. 00:04:25.600 --> 00:04:28.070 >> Taylor Farms tells CNN it invests more 00:04:28.080 --> 00:04:30.870 than 200 million a year in food safety. 00:04:30.880 --> 00:04:32.790 The problem is that nothing can kill 00:04:32.800 --> 00:04:35.749 cycllospora on fresh vegetables without 00:04:35.759 --> 00:04:37.110 cooking. 00:04:37.120 --> 00:04:39.110 >> Now to Colombia, where communities are 00:04:39.120 --> 00:04:40.550 still reeling after last week's 00:04:40.560 --> 00:04:43.670 devastating 7.4 magnitude earthquake as 00:04:43.680 --> 00:04:45.350 the nation begins the process of 00:04:45.360 --> 00:04:47.270 rebuilding one of Colombia's most famous 00:04:47.280 --> 00:04:49.110 daughters, is coming home to help. 00:04:49.120 --> 00:04:51.430 Shakira, the global superstar, returned 00:04:51.440 --> 00:04:52.950 this week to visit one of the hardest 00:04:52.960 --> 00:04:55.510 hit areas, the Choco Earthquake Zone. 00:04:55.520 --> 00:04:57.830 The four-time Grammy winner has inspired 00:04:57.840 --> 00:04:59.670 crowds on the biggest stages, and now 00:04:59.680 --> 00:05:01.350 she's trying to inspire something even 00:05:01.360 --> 00:05:03.990 more powerful, hope. Shakira is helping 00:05:04.000 --> 00:05:06.230 rebuild 11 local schools in partnership 00:05:06.240 --> 00:05:10.390 with the Howard G. Buffett Foundation. 00:05:10.400 --> 00:05:11.749 >> We are living through one of the worst 00:05:11.759 --> 00:05:14.310 tragedies Colombia has ever experienced. 00:05:14.320 --> 00:05:16.390 But we are united and we are going to 00:05:16.400 --> 00:05:18.230 fight. And we are not going to stop 00:05:18.240 --> 00:05:20.390 until every child returns to school, 00:05:20.400 --> 00:05:22.469 until every child can regain a sense of 00:05:22.479 --> 00:05:24.629 normality, return to their life, to 00:05:24.639 --> 00:05:26.310 their friends. 00:05:26.320 --> 00:05:27.990 >> This is about more than just bricks and 00:05:28.000 --> 00:05:30.150 walls. It's about rebuilding routines, 00:05:30.160 --> 00:05:32.150 community, and a sense that tomorrow 00:05:32.160 --> 00:05:33.909 might be better than today. More than 00:05:33.919 --> 00:05:35.909 280 people were killed and thousands 00:05:35.919 --> 00:05:38.629 more were injured in last week's quake. 00:05:38.639 --> 00:05:40.390 Now to Hong Kong, where artificial 00:05:40.400 --> 00:05:42.710 intelligence is helping a blind man 00:05:42.720 --> 00:05:44.550 navigate the world around him like never 00:05:44.560 --> 00:05:47.350 before. Chongqi Ming has been blind 00:05:47.360 --> 00:05:50.070 since birth. But now using a wearable AI 00:05:50.080 --> 00:05:52.629 device, he's able to explore and even go 00:05:52.639 --> 00:05:55.110 shopping in his city all by himself for 00:05:55.120 --> 00:05:57.990 the very first time. Check it out. This 00:05:58.000 --> 00:05:59.909 small device is transforming how 00:05:59.919 --> 00:06:02.150 40-year-old Chongqi Ming navigates his 00:06:02.160 --> 00:06:05.110 city. It uses generative AI to detect 00:06:05.120 --> 00:06:07.510 his surroundings, translating it into an 00:06:07.520 --> 00:06:11.830 audible format. 00:06:11.840 --> 00:06:14.790 >> I'm completely blind. Totally blind 00:06:14.800 --> 00:06:16.469 since birth. 00:06:16.479 --> 00:06:18.309 >> Through the AI technology, I can 00:06:18.319 --> 00:06:20.629 understand the world. 00:06:20.639 --> 00:06:22.230 >> Yeah, correct. 00:06:22.240 --> 00:06:24.950 >> Lamia Sura Ramen co-developed the device 00:06:24.960 --> 00:06:27.990 called Seeker AI to be hyper local. 00:06:28.000 --> 00:06:31.029 generative AI or these chat bots were 00:06:31.039 --> 00:06:32.339 built for people like you and me, 00:06:32.349 --> 00:06:35.350 [music] cited individuals. But what 00:06:35.360 --> 00:06:37.670 visual impaired people need is another 00:06:37.680 --> 00:06:39.990 added layer of information. We've built 00:06:40.000 --> 00:06:43.029 our own database of information [music] 00:06:43.039 --> 00:06:45.189 that uh any visually impaired person can 00:06:45.199 --> 00:06:47.189 tap into and navigate. 00:06:47.199 --> 00:06:49.270 >> That extra layer of detail on everyday 00:06:49.280 --> 00:06:52.390 life is what sets Seeker AI apart. While 00:06:52.400 --> 00:06:54.629 volunteering during CO, Lamia realized 00:06:54.639 --> 00:06:56.550 the elderly and visually impaired people 00:06:56.560 --> 00:06:58.790 she met weren't using other assisted 00:06:58.800 --> 00:07:01.270 tech available on the market. By 00:07:01.280 --> 00:07:03.270 pressing one button, Ming can get 00:07:03.280 --> 00:07:05.749 details like expiry dates, nutritional 00:07:05.759 --> 00:07:08.150 value or price in up to 12 different 00:07:08.160 --> 00:07:09.909 languages. 00:07:09.919 --> 00:07:13.110 If my friend, my my family are not 00:07:13.120 --> 00:07:15.749 available, this technologies are very 00:07:15.759 --> 00:07:19.589 good kind of things to help me to do 00:07:19.599 --> 00:07:23.670 things independently. 00:07:23.680 --> 00:07:25.990 Pop quiz shot. Which species is believed 00:07:26.000 --> 00:07:28.790 to be the first domesticated by humans? 00:07:28.800 --> 00:07:37.110 Horses, sheep, dogs, or birds? 00:07:37.120 --> 00:07:39.830 If you said dogs, bow wow wow. Yippy yo 00:07:39.840 --> 00:07:41.670 yippy yay. You've unleashed the right 00:07:41.680 --> 00:07:43.510 answer. Scientific evidence suggests 00:07:43.520 --> 00:07:45.189 domesticated canines were living 00:07:45.199 --> 00:07:47.990 alongside humans at least 14,000 years 00:07:48.000 --> 00:07:50.629 ago. Man's best friend for thousands of 00:07:50.639 --> 00:07:53.029 years. According to new research from 00:07:53.039 --> 00:07:54.869 the University of Vienna, dogs are 00:07:54.879 --> 00:07:56.469 pretty good at reading the room. They 00:07:56.479 --> 00:07:58.230 can detect when we're happy, when we're 00:07:58.240 --> 00:08:00.629 sad, even scared. Researchers scanned 00:08:00.639 --> 00:08:02.390 the brains of eight dogs while showing 00:08:02.400 --> 00:08:04.469 them images of strangers, displaying 00:08:04.479 --> 00:08:07.430 emotions from happiness to sadness, 00:08:07.440 --> 00:08:09.670 anger, even fear. When the dogs saw 00:08:09.680 --> 00:08:11.990 happy human faces, researchers detected 00:08:12.000 --> 00:08:14.390 increased activity in brain regions 00:08:14.400 --> 00:08:16.790 associated with higher level processing 00:08:16.800 --> 00:08:18.869 and reward. They responded differently 00:08:18.879 --> 00:08:20.710 to negative emotions, but their brain 00:08:20.720 --> 00:08:22.150 still showed distinct patterns of 00:08:22.160 --> 00:08:24.390 activity. So, they may not know why 00:08:24.400 --> 00:08:26.390 we're having a rough day, but scientists 00:08:26.400 --> 00:08:31.550 suggest they may know something is up. 00:08:31.560 --> 00:08:34.310 >> [music] 00:08:34.320 --> 00:08:35.909 >> Today's story getting a 10 out of 10. 00:08:35.919 --> 00:08:37.670 Hollywood's most famous sidewalk just 00:08:37.680 --> 00:08:39.990 added a groundbreaking new star hailing 00:08:40.000 --> 00:08:42.870 from Benin. Music icon Angelique Kjo 00:08:42.880 --> 00:08:44.550 made history this week, becoming the 00:08:44.560 --> 00:08:46.710 first black African performer to receive 00:08:46.720 --> 00:08:49.236 a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 00:08:49.246 --> 00:08:49.910 [cheering and applause] 00:08:49.920 --> 00:08:52.230 KJO's career has spanned decades. She's 00:08:52.240 --> 00:08:55.269 earned a whopping 17 Grammy nominations, 00:08:55.279 --> 00:08:56.870 winning five of them. And she's 00:08:56.880 --> 00:08:58.470 collaborated with stars ranging from 00:08:58.480 --> 00:09:01.590 Alicia Keys to Bono to Quo. At her 00:09:01.600 --> 00:09:03.910 ceremony, there were singing, dancing, 00:09:03.920 --> 00:09:05.670 there were tears. Here's some of what 00:09:05.680 --> 00:09:06.949 Kjo had to say. 00:09:06.959 --> 00:09:10.550 >> The staff for me means that my vision of 00:09:10.560 --> 00:09:12.710 the world as a small village is a 00:09:12.720 --> 00:09:14.389 reality. 00:09:14.399 --> 00:09:16.070 We have the same needs. Doesn't matter 00:09:16.080 --> 00:09:18.230 where we come from, which language we 00:09:18.240 --> 00:09:21.590 speak, which skin color we have. We are 00:09:21.600 --> 00:09:23.590 human. It's one human family. I don't 00:09:23.600 --> 00:09:25.590 believe in any other person telling me 00:09:25.600 --> 00:09:26.790 otherwise. 00:09:26.800 --> 00:09:29.509 >> KJO's impact extends far beyond music. 00:09:29.519 --> 00:09:31.670 She's served as a UNICEF Goodwill 00:09:31.680 --> 00:09:34.470 Ambassador since 2002 and co-founded the 00:09:34.480 --> 00:09:36.389 Batonga Foundation, which works to 00:09:36.399 --> 00:09:39.110 empower girls and young women in Africa. 00:09:39.120 --> 00:09:41.509 Now, from one superstar to some of you 00:09:41.519 --> 00:09:43.910 superstars. Shout out to Coach Gillette 00:09:43.920 --> 00:09:45.670 at St. Andrews Middle School in 00:09:45.680 --> 00:09:47.590 Columbia, South Carolina. Thank you for 00:09:47.600 --> 00:09:48.710 sharing some of your students 00:09:48.720 --> 00:09:50.710 assignments with us and congrats on 00:09:50.720 --> 00:09:53.110 being named coach of the year. That is 00:09:53.120 --> 00:09:56.070 awesome. This next shout out goes to Mr. 00:09:56.080 --> 00:09:58.070 Schaer at Green Hill High School in 00:09:58.080 --> 00:10:00.070 Mount Juliet, Tennessee. Thank you for 00:10:00.080 --> 00:10:01.829 making us a part of your day and uh be 00:10:01.839 --> 00:10:03.750 sure to send us some pictures of that 00:10:03.760 --> 00:10:06.470 pizza party. Happy Friday Eve. Go make 00:10:06.480 --> 00:10:08.150 someone smile. It costs you nothing. 00:10:08.160 --> 00:10:09.829 Only takes a moment and it just may be 00:10:09.839 --> 00:10:11.509 the spark of joy someone needs. I'll see 00:10:11.519 --> 00:10:13.269 you tomorrow. I'm Koi Wire and we are 00:10:13.279 --> 00:10:16.920 CNN 10.