WEBVTT 00:00:10.606 --> 00:00:11.482 Wake up. 00:00:11.582 --> 00:00:12.424 Wake up. 00:00:13.438 --> 00:00:14.579 Today is the first day, 00:00:14.608 --> 00:00:15.633 Thursday, October 1st, and 00:00:15.662 --> 00:00:16.598 we have some top-notch 00:00:16.628 --> 00:00:17.787 headlines for you. I am 00:00:17.834 --> 00:00:19.871 Koy Waer. This is CNN 10. 00:00:19.971 --> 00:00:20.972 Let's get started. We 00:00:21.002 --> 00:00:22.031 start at the White 00:00:22.061 --> 00:00:23.060 House, where a 00:00:23.090 --> 00:00:24.119 key meeting took place at the 00:00:24.150 --> 00:00:25.300 intersection of politics and 00:00:25.330 --> 00:00:25.966 technology. 00:00:26.570 --> 00:00:27.697 The biggest figures in 00:00:27.728 --> 00:00:28.573 the field of artificial 00:00:28.604 --> 00:00:29.763 intelligence gathered 00:00:29.794 --> 00:00:30.546 this week with 00:00:30.577 --> 00:00:31.266 President 00:00:31.297 --> 00:00:32.361 Donald Trump 00:00:32.393 --> 00:00:33.238 to discuss 00:00:33.269 --> 00:00:34.240 the risks of the rapid 00:00:34.271 --> 00:00:35.430 development of AI models. 00:00:37.057 --> 00:00:38.397 The leaders of OpenAI, Anthropic, 00:00:38.433 --> 00:00:39.701 Meta, and other major 00:00:39.737 --> 00:00:40.932 AI players 00:00:40.969 --> 00:00:41.621 have signed a 00:00:41.657 --> 00:00:42.526 commitment 00:00:42.562 --> 00:00:43.939 aimed at better 00:00:43.975 --> 00:00:45.243 self-monitoring of their 00:00:45.279 --> 00:00:47.492 models. The meeting 00:00:47.524 --> 00:00:48.464 came after a 00:00:48.496 --> 00:00:49.436 series of events that 00:00:49.468 --> 00:00:50.051 raised 00:00:50.083 --> 00:00:51.152 concerns about 00:00:51.185 --> 00:00:52.319 AI security, including 00:00:52.351 --> 00:00:53.614 cases where 00:00:53.647 --> 00:00:54.262 AI agents went 00:00:54.294 --> 00:00:55.234 rogue and 00:00:55.266 --> 00:00:56.400 attempted to hack 00:00:56.432 --> 00:00:57.372 federal 00:00:57.404 --> 00:00:59.194 databases. And just this 00:00:59.226 --> 00:01:00.448 week, chipmaker 00:01:00.480 --> 00:01:01.444 Nvidia announced a 00:01:01.476 --> 00:01:02.409 new 00:01:02.441 --> 00:01:03.695 software platform 00:01:03.695 --> 00:01:04.949 designed to stop 00:01:04.981 --> 00:01:06.170 such “uncontrolled” 00:01:06.202 --> 00:01:07.296 agents from operating 00:01:07.328 --> 00:01:08.549 beyond 00:01:08.582 --> 00:01:09.589 human control. Our Claire 00:01:09.618 --> 00:01:10.512 Duffy will tell you 00:01:10.540 --> 00:01:11.549 more about what this 00:01:11.578 --> 00:01:12.500 could mean for the 00:01:12.529 --> 00:01:13.077 industry. 00:01:13.177 --> 00:01:13.838 The launch of this 00:01:13.866 --> 00:01:14.757 security product 00:01:14.786 --> 00:01:15.619 seems entirely 00:01:15.648 --> 00:01:16.711 consistent not only with 00:01:17.717 --> 00:01:18.666 Nvidia's existing business. The company already 00:01:18.695 --> 00:01:19.765 provides most of the 00:01:19.793 --> 00:01:20.807 chips and 00:01:20.836 --> 00:01:21.709 software for 00:01:21.737 --> 00:01:22.779 AI, and this also 00:01:22.808 --> 00:01:23.794 aligns with 00:01:24.526 --> 00:01:25.230 Nvidia CEO 00:01:25.258 --> 00:01:26.329 Jensen Huang's stance on 00:01:26.357 --> 00:01:27.354 AI security. Huang 00:01:27.388 --> 00:01:28.222 largely 00:01:28.255 --> 00:01:28.956 dismissed these 00:01:28.989 --> 00:01:29.857 existential 00:01:29.890 --> 00:01:31.192 fears about AI and 00:01:31.225 --> 00:01:32.493 uncontrollable agents, 00:01:32.526 --> 00:01:33.494 saying it all 00:01:33.527 --> 00:01:34.795 comes down to better 00:01:34.829 --> 00:01:35.897 control over the 00:01:35.930 --> 00:01:37.066 technology. And that's 00:01:37.100 --> 00:01:37.905 actually what the 00:01:37.938 --> 00:01:38.777 new 00:01:39.449 --> 00:01:40.522 software that 00:01:40.556 --> 00:01:41.848 Nvidia is introducing will do. It 00:01:41.880 --> 00:01:42.860 will monitor and 00:01:42.892 --> 00:01:44.125 contain AI agents 00:01:44.568 --> 00:01:45.453 used by 00:01:45.485 --> 00:01:46.023 companies, 00:01:46.054 --> 00:01:47.003 ensure 00:01:47.034 --> 00:01:47.857 compliance with 00:01:47.888 --> 00:01:49.122 internal policies, 00:01:49.153 --> 00:01:50.355 and shut them down if 00:01:50.386 --> 00:01:51.588 they try to go 00:01:51.620 --> 00:01:52.853 beyond their assigned tasks 00:01:52.853 --> 00:01:54.674 . All of this is very important 00:01:54.708 --> 00:01:55.692 for Nvidia's business, 00:01:55.726 --> 00:01:56.846 as the company 00:01:56.880 --> 00:01:57.728 is counting on a 00:01:57.762 --> 00:01:58.610 further boom in 00:01:58.644 --> 00:02:00.754 AI development. So if 00:02:00.786 --> 00:02:01.453 we see a 00:02:01.485 --> 00:02:02.629 slowdown—whether 00:02:02.660 --> 00:02:03.899 due to regulation or 00:02:05.011 --> 00:02:05.996 companies voluntarily deciding 00:02:06.028 --> 00:02:07.235 to cut back on development— 00:02:07.235 --> 00:02:07.648 it could 00:02:07.680 --> 00:02:08.506 directly 00:02:08.538 --> 00:02:09.618 impact 00:02:09.650 --> 00:02:10.508 Nvidia's business. We'll see 00:02:10.540 --> 00:02:11.264 how much this is 00:02:11.296 --> 00:02:12.210 confirmed in the 00:02:12.241 --> 00:02:13.312 coming weeks and 00:02:13.344 --> 00:02:13.754 months. 00:02:14.183 --> 00:02:15.624 Six Flags Magic Mountain announces 00:02:15.624 --> 00:02:16.474 that it 00:02:16.511 --> 00:02:17.619 is permanently closing one of 00:02:17.656 --> 00:02:18.950 its most famous 00:02:18.986 --> 00:02:19.910 attractions—the 00:02:19.910 --> 00:02:21.352 X2 roller coaster. The 00:02:21.452 --> 00:02:22.262 sudden announcement 00:02:22.295 --> 00:02:23.527 comes about a 00:02:23.559 --> 00:02:24.662 month after a 00:02:25.180 --> 00:02:26.153 CNN investigation 00:02:26.186 --> 00:02:27.126 uncovered a history of 00:02:27.158 --> 00:02:27.937 head injuries, 00:02:27.969 --> 00:02:28.974 hospitalizations and 00:02:29.007 --> 00:02:29.915 even deaths 00:02:29.947 --> 00:02:30.952 linked to the 00:02:30.985 --> 00:02:32.262 ride. Here is 00:02:32.295 --> 00:02:32.763 part of 00:02:32.796 --> 00:02:33.966 Kyung 00:02:33.999 --> 00:02:35.135 La's investigation into the controversial roller coaster 00:02:35.168 --> 00:02:35.536 . 00:02:37.237 --> 00:02:38.488 It's not about a 00:02:38.522 --> 00:02:38.962 lawsuit. 00:02:39.614 --> 00:02:40.893 Michael Wilkes finds it hard 00:02:40.929 --> 00:02:42.244 to fathom how so many 00:02:42.280 --> 00:02:43.240 people like him 00:02:43.275 --> 00:02:44.271 claim to 00:02:44.306 --> 00:02:45.586 have been injured at Six 00:02:45.622 --> 00:02:46.510 Flags Magic Mountain on a roller 00:02:46.546 --> 00:02:47.932 coaster 00:02:47.968 --> 00:02:49.057 called X2. He 00:02:49.086 --> 00:02:49.858 suffered a severe 00:02:49.887 --> 00:02:50.946 cerebral hemorrhage and 00:02:50.974 --> 00:02:51.747 had to abandon the 00:02:51.776 --> 00:02:52.806 cause of his 00:02:52.834 --> 00:02:53.635 life—his career as a 00:02:53.664 --> 00:02:54.151 lawyer. 00:02:54.450 --> 00:02:55.999 I sincerely hope that by 00:02:56.039 --> 00:02:57.350 talking about this, 00:02:59.930 --> 00:03:00.947 changes will still 00:03:00.982 --> 00:03:02.943 happen. This is my 00:03:02.993 --> 00:03:04.256 goal. That's why I'm 00:03:04.291 --> 00:03:05.137 here today. 00:03:05.487 --> 00:03:06.458 Wilkes' attorneys 00:03:06.492 --> 00:03:07.799 announced that more than 100 00:03:07.833 --> 00:03:08.737 people plan to 00:03:08.771 --> 00:03:09.944 sue Six 00:03:09.977 --> 00:03:11.014 Flags. Three lawsuits have already 00:03:11.042 --> 00:03:12.116 been filed, but many more 00:03:12.145 --> 00:03:13.163 say they were 00:03:13.191 --> 00:03:14.152 seriously injured on 00:03:14.181 --> 00:03:15.086 this ride. 00:03:15.186 --> 00:03:15.539 Oho! A 00:03:16.570 --> 00:03:17.415 CNN investigation 00:03:17.443 --> 00:03:18.373 first reported 00:03:18.401 --> 00:03:19.359 on two women who 00:03:19.387 --> 00:03:20.486 fainted immediately 00:03:20.514 --> 00:03:21.359 after riding the 00:03:22.514 --> 00:03:23.444 X2 roller coaster at Magic Mountain 00:03:23.472 --> 00:03:24.380 this summer. They 00:03:24.410 --> 00:03:25.508 were admitted to the same 00:03:25.539 --> 00:03:26.698 hospital the same week, 00:03:26.729 --> 00:03:27.522 and both women 00:03:27.552 --> 00:03:28.620 underwent emergency 00:03:28.651 --> 00:03:29.475 surgeries for 00:03:29.505 --> 00:03:30.634 similar 00:03:30.664 --> 00:03:31.870 brain hemorrhages. Pam Gillen 00:03:31.906 --> 00:03:33.300 was at Magic Mountain 00:03:33.335 --> 00:03:34.407 with her daughter 00:03:34.443 --> 00:03:35.729 Camilla, celebrating 00:03:35.765 --> 00:03:36.909 her 16th birthday on July 5. 00:03:37.009 --> 00:03:38.291 This lasted seconds. 00:03:40.170 --> 00:03:41.055 You come in as a 00:03:41.089 --> 00:03:42.212 normal person, and when you 00:03:42.246 --> 00:03:43.404 come back, you're 00:03:43.438 --> 00:03:44.459 already in critical 00:03:44.493 --> 00:03:44.868 condition. 00:03:47.100 --> 00:03:48.138 It happened because of the roller 00:03:48.172 --> 00:03:49.419 coaster. 00:03:49.622 --> 00:03:50.338 That's right. 00:03:51.010 --> 00:03:52.335 Six days later, then-25- 00:03:52.335 --> 00:03:53.465 year-old 00:03:53.504 --> 00:03:54.986 Naomi Greer Wilkinson 00:03:55.025 --> 00:03:56.506 boarded the 00:03:56.545 --> 00:03:57.428 X2 roller coaster. She 00:03:57.457 --> 00:03:58.554 fainted after 00:03:58.584 --> 00:03:59.473 getting off 00:03:59.503 --> 00:04:00.362 the ride and was 00:04:00.392 --> 00:04:01.488 rushed 00:04:01.518 --> 00:04:02.259 to the hospital, where 00:04:02.289 --> 00:04:03.386 Pam Gillen was being treated. 00:04:03.574 --> 00:04:04.847 Doctors who treated 00:04:04.881 --> 00:04:05.638 both Naomi Greer 00:04:05.672 --> 00:04:06.670 Wilkinson and Pam 00:04:06.705 --> 00:04:07.806 Gillen say the 00:04:07.840 --> 00:04:09.010 severe brain injuries 00:04:09.045 --> 00:04:10.043 were the result of the 00:04:10.077 --> 00:04:11.419 traumatic effects of 00:04:11.453 --> 00:04:12.761 sudden acceleration and 00:04:12.761 --> 00:04:14.000 braking while 00:04:14.034 --> 00:04:14.826 riding the X2. 00:04:16.864 --> 00:04:18.013 I remember one 00:04:18.046 --> 00:04:18.735 of the surgeons 00:04:18.768 --> 00:04:19.523 bursting into the 00:04:21.066 --> 00:04:22.281 emergency room and yelling, 00:04:22.314 --> 00:04:23.595 “How many have there been this 00:04:23.628 --> 00:04:26.096 month? "They should 00:04:26.130 --> 00:04:26.841 close this 00:04:26.875 --> 00:04:28.180 attraction." He was 00:04:28.215 --> 00:04:28.961 angry. 00:04:30.774 --> 00:04:32.152 Here's what, according to Six 00:04:32.190 --> 00:04:32.917 Flags, makes the 00:04:32.956 --> 00:04:34.410 X2 roller coaster 00:04:34.449 --> 00:04:35.840 special. The seats 00:04:35.875 --> 00:04:36.954 rotate 360 00:04:36.989 --> 00:04:38.103 degrees forward and 00:04:38.138 --> 00:04:39.392 backward regardless of 00:04:39.426 --> 00:04:40.576 movement along the track. 00:04:40.676 --> 00:04:41.758 Passengers fall 00:04:41.790 --> 00:04:42.809 200 feet at 00:04:42.841 --> 00:04:43.956 speeds of up to 76 miles 00:04:43.988 --> 00:04:45.198 per hour with two so- 00:04:45.230 --> 00:04:46.408 called “ 00:04:46.440 --> 00:04:47.109 crow turns,” or 00:04:47.140 --> 00:04:48.096 half-loops, 00:04:48.128 --> 00:04:49.338 transitioning into a steep 00:04:49.370 --> 00:04:51.248 drop. In three 00:04:51.275 --> 00:04:52.092 lawsuits filed 00:04:52.120 --> 00:04:53.182 against Magic Mountain, 00:04:53.209 --> 00:04:54.272 passengers allege 00:04:54.272 --> 00:04:55.144 that the park intentionally 00:04:55.171 --> 00:04:56.070 concealed evidence 00:04:56.097 --> 00:04:57.133 from the public and its own 00:04:57.759 --> 00:04:58.441 visitors. 00:04:58.541 --> 00:04:59.484 It is the design of 00:04:59.515 --> 00:05:00.459 this ride that 00:05:00.489 --> 00:05:01.129 makes it 00:05:01.159 --> 00:05:01.951 dangerous, and 00:05:01.981 --> 00:05:03.169 dangerous in a way 00:05:03.199 --> 00:05:03.839 that no 00:05:03.869 --> 00:05:04.996 sane passenger would 00:05:05.026 --> 00:05:06.123 expect. 00:05:07.049 --> 00:05:08.065 Time and again, innocent 00:05:08.096 --> 00:05:08.959 people come out of 00:05:08.989 --> 00:05:09.698 the ride with 00:05:09.729 --> 00:05:10.468 irreversible 00:05:10.499 --> 00:05:11.670 brain damage. 00:05:12.046 --> 00:05:13.510 Six 00:05:13.550 --> 00:05:15.094 Flags Magic Mountain announced today 00:05:15.094 --> 00:05:16.479 that X2 will be permanently 00:05:16.519 --> 00:05:17.908 closed. The 00:05:17.941 --> 00:05:19.103 company's president wrote: " 00:05:19.103 --> 00:05:20.099 Although X2 has consistently 00:05:20.133 --> 00:05:21.095 passed numerous 00:05:21.129 --> 00:05:22.424 safety inspections, we 00:05:22.457 --> 00:05:23.486 have decided to close 00:05:23.519 --> 00:05:24.316 the attraction because we 00:05:24.349 --> 00:05:25.046 believe it is the 00:05:25.080 --> 00:05:26.209 right step." " 00:05:26.985 --> 00:05:27.558 Safety on 00:05:27.588 --> 00:05:28.342 rides is 00:05:28.372 --> 00:05:29.186 the foundation of our 00:05:29.216 --> 00:05:30.181 business, and when we 00:05:30.211 --> 00:05:31.146 see that guest trust is 00:05:31.930 --> 00:05:32.835 being undermined, we 00:05:32.865 --> 00:05:33.619 take it 00:05:33.649 --> 00:05:34.960 seriously." Pam Gillen 00:05:34.993 --> 00:05:36.268 tells us she's 00:05:36.301 --> 00:05:37.542 relieved that 00:05:37.576 --> 00:05:38.515 X2 is closing 00:05:38.548 --> 00:05:39.604 for good. 00:05:39.636 --> 00:05:40.857 Naomi Greer Wilkinson's parents 00:05:40.890 --> 00:05:41.629 say this 00:05:41.661 --> 00:05:42.464 closure should have 00:05:42.496 --> 00:05:43.686 happened a long time ago. 00:05:44.337 --> 00:05:45.436 Their daughter Naomi 00:05:45.470 --> 00:05:46.501 is still in 00:05:46.535 --> 00:05:47.463 the hospital in a coma. 00:05:48.363 --> 00:05:49.423 It's time for a 10- 00:05:49.423 --> 00:05:50.766 second quiz. 00:05:50.866 --> 00:05:52.131 When McDonald's first 00:05:52.171 --> 00:05:53.594 opened in 1948, 00:05:53.634 --> 00:05:54.860 how much did a 00:05:54.899 --> 00:05:57.024 hamburger cost? 15 cents, 50 00:05:57.091 --> 00:05:59.503 cents, $1 or 00:05:59.570 --> 00:06:03.150 $1.10? If you 00:06:03.185 --> 00:06:04.428 said 15 cents, then 00:06:04.463 --> 00:06:05.741 I like that. 00:06:05.841 --> 00:06:07.122 15 cents in 1948 would be 00:06:07.162 --> 00:06:08.723 equal to 00:06:08.763 --> 00:06:10.325 about $2 today. 00:06:10.425 --> 00:06:11.497 The average price for a 00:06:11.536 --> 00:06:12.839 regular burger at 00:06:12.877 --> 00:06:14.295 McDonald's without cheese is now 00:06:14.295 --> 00:06:15.589 $3.19. So, it's still a 00:06:15.616 --> 00:06:16.339 significant 00:06:16.367 --> 00:06:17.450 leap compared to the " 00:06:17.450 --> 00:06:18.256 good old 00:06:18.284 --> 00:06:20.059 days." Oh, McDonald's—home of 00:06:20.097 --> 00:06:21.439 the famous Big Mac 00:06:21.477 --> 00:06:22.111 and the ever- 00:06:22.148 --> 00:06:23.453 acceptable Filet-o- 00:06:23.453 --> 00:06:24.607 Fish. The fast- 00:06:24.635 --> 00:06:25.701 food chain recently 00:06:25.728 --> 00:06:26.576 reported that its 00:06:26.603 --> 00:06:27.396 growth slowed again 00:06:28.162 --> 00:06:29.092 last quarter. 00:06:29.192 --> 00:06:30.356 Now they say they are 00:06:30.387 --> 00:06:31.520 investing billions of 00:06:31.551 --> 00:06:32.409 dollars in a series of 00:06:32.440 --> 00:06:33.114 profitable 00:06:33.144 --> 00:06:34.055 initiatives. Our 00:06:34.083 --> 00:06:34.683 Stephanie Young 00:06:34.711 --> 00:06:35.653 will tell you more 00:06:35.681 --> 00:06:36.623 about what's in store for the 00:06:36.651 --> 00:06:37.622 international chain, 00:06:37.650 --> 00:06:38.421 including new 00:06:38.449 --> 00:06:39.505 healthy 00:06:39.534 --> 00:06:40.638 dishes. Look. 00:06:40.738 --> 00:06:41.634 McDonald's is losing 00:06:41.670 --> 00:06:43.032 ground and is going to 00:06:43.068 --> 00:06:44.466 spend $8.5 billion 00:06:44.502 --> 00:06:45.291 to get 00:06:45.326 --> 00:06:46.259 you back. 00:06:46.359 --> 00:06:47.227 Last quarter, 00:06:48.201 --> 00:06:49.122 rival Burger King's 00:06:49.149 --> 00:06:50.149 U.S. sales growth outpaced McDonald's 00:06:50.175 --> 00:06:50.781 by the largest 00:06:50.807 --> 00:06:51.649 margin in more than a 00:06:51.676 --> 00:06:52.660 decade. McDonald's 00:06:52.686 --> 00:06:53.267 attributed the decline to 00:06:53.292 --> 00:06:54.076 launching too 00:06:54.101 --> 00:06:54.935 many 00:06:54.961 --> 00:06:55.618 promotions, poor 00:06:56.427 --> 00:06:57.413 customer service and a 00:06:57.438 --> 00:06:58.424 World Cup deal that 00:06:58.449 --> 00:06:59.030 failed to attract 00:06:59.056 --> 00:06:59.688 customers. 00:06:59.788 --> 00:07:00.910 The solution is a plan 00:07:00.939 --> 00:07:01.946 called “Next”: larger 00:07:01.975 --> 00:07:02.982 dining rooms, play 00:07:03.011 --> 00:07:03.788 areas, and kitchens with 00:07:03.817 --> 00:07:04.911 AI tools to 00:07:04.939 --> 00:07:05.976 speed up work. 00:07:06.076 --> 00:07:07.329 Then—the menu. McDonald's 00:07:07.361 --> 00:07:08.215 claims that 60 00:07:08.247 --> 00:07:08.817 million 00:07:08.848 --> 00:07:09.956 Americans want 00:07:09.988 --> 00:07:11.066 more protein. So 00:07:11.093 --> 00:07:11.774 they're testing 00:07:11.802 --> 00:07:12.674 burgers and chicken 00:07:12.701 --> 00:07:13.710 bowls, egg appetizers, 00:07:13.737 --> 00:07:14.746 and grilled chicken options 00:07:14.773 --> 00:07:15.602 . The first 00:07:15.631 --> 00:07:16.333 test 00:07:16.362 --> 00:07:17.502 will begin on October 5 00:07:17.502 --> 00:07:18.438 , when McDonald's will begin 00:07:18.467 --> 00:07:19.344 retraining 2 00:07:19.373 --> 00:07:19.899 million 00:07:19.929 --> 00:07:21.040 workers 00:07:21.069 --> 00:07:22.144 worldwide. All because 00:07:22.175 --> 00:07:23.327 customers are getting tired 00:07:23.358 --> 00:07:23.763 of 00:07:23.794 --> 00:07:24.946 self-service checkouts. 00:07:25.108 --> 00:07:25.931 Fans of " 00:07:25.964 --> 00:07:27.084 Fat Bear Week," 00:07:27.117 --> 00:07:28.373 rejoice. We have a new 00:07:28.407 --> 00:07:29.720 winner. " 00:07:29.752 --> 00:07:30.984 Fat Bear Week 2026 00:07:30.984 --> 00:07:31.600 " 00:07:31.632 --> 00:07:32.507 has officially ended, and a 00:07:33.771 --> 00:07:35.035 new furry king has emerged in Katmai National Park 00:07:35.068 --> 00:07:36.170 . 00:07:36.270 --> 00:07:37.161 Bear 89, 00:07:37.200 --> 00:07:38.672 nicknamed "Backpack," 00:07:38.672 --> 00:07:39.912 took first 00:07:39.951 --> 00:07:41.268 place this year, and the 00:07:41.307 --> 00:07:42.431 guy has 00:07:42.470 --> 00:07:43.882 put on a lot of weight. Over 00:07:43.916 --> 00:07:44.979 2.5 million people 00:07:45.013 --> 00:07:46.008 voted in 00:07:46.043 --> 00:07:46.866 this year's 00:07:46.900 --> 00:07:48.101 competition, with 00:07:48.101 --> 00:07:49.404 Backpack garnering over 00:07:49.438 --> 00:07:50.296 100,000 votes in the 00:07:50.330 --> 00:07:51.497 final round. 00:07:51.597 --> 00:07:52.763 Rangers say 00:07:52.795 --> 00:07:53.930 this placid brown 00:07:53.962 --> 00:07:55.097 bear has been a permanent 00:07:55.129 --> 00:07:56.358 resident of Katmai since 00:07:56.390 --> 00:07:57.052 2006, and the cute 00:07:57.084 --> 00:07:58.251 nickname "Backpack" 00:07:58.282 --> 00:07:59.512 has an even cuter story 00:07:59.512 --> 00:08:00.482 . As a cub, 00:08:00.510 --> 00:08:01.405 he was often seen 00:08:01.433 --> 00:08:02.467 riding on the back of his 00:08:02.495 --> 00:08:03.585 mother, Holly, as they 00:08:03.613 --> 00:08:04.536 made their way 00:08:04.564 --> 00:08:05.235 up the river together. 00:08:05.335 --> 00:08:06.442 It turns out that mom 00:08:06.477 --> 00:08:07.756 knows best. Holly 00:08:07.784 --> 00:08:08.621 herself is a former 00:08:09.598 --> 00:08:10.548 Fat Bear Week champion. 00:08:10.648 --> 00:08:11.528 Apparently, success or 00:08:11.556 --> 00:08:12.181 excess is 00:08:12.210 --> 00:08:13.318 inherited. 00:08:13.418 --> 00:08:14.233 Remember, this 00:08:14.263 --> 00:08:15.290 competition is not just for 00:08:15.320 --> 00:08:16.010 fun. It's 00:08:16.044 --> 00:08:16.792 a celebration of a 00:08:16.826 --> 00:08:17.642 thriving 00:08:17.676 --> 00:08:18.676 ecosystem. The 00:08:18.707 --> 00:08:19.757 fatter the bear, 00:08:19.788 --> 00:08:20.839 the healthier its 00:08:20.870 --> 00:08:21.982 environment and 00:08:22.013 --> 00:08:23.317 food sources. And although Bekpek and the 00:08:23.349 --> 00:08:24.521 other bears in the park 00:08:24.552 --> 00:08:25.534 look 00:08:25.566 --> 00:08:26.453 well-fed now, 00:08:28.480 --> 00:08:29.620 they will have lost almost 00:08:29.652 --> 00:08:30.761 a third of their weight by the time they emerge from their dens in the spring. 00:08:31.266 --> 00:08:32.014 Congratulations to all of 00:08:32.047 --> 00:08:32.763 this year's 00:08:32.796 --> 00:08:34.066 well-fed participants 00:08:34.099 --> 00:08:35.076 and we wish a successful 00:08:35.108 --> 00:08:36.052 hibernation to those 00:08:36.085 --> 00:08:42.133 celebrating. Today's 00:08:42.176 --> 00:08:43.856 story gets a 10 out of 10. 00:08:43.956 --> 00:08:45.678 Over 550 teachers from 49 00:08:45.723 --> 00:08:47.445 states submitted applications, 00:08:47.490 --> 00:08:49.036 but only 25 received 00:08:49.080 --> 00:08:52.478 the prize. On Tuesday, 00:08:53.647 --> 00:08:54.699 Des Moines welding teacher Chad Donaghue 00:08:54.729 --> 00:08:55.810 received some unexpected 00:08:55.839 --> 00:08:56.784 news. It was 00:08:56.815 --> 00:08:57.928 one of the winners of the 00:08:57.959 --> 00:08:59.104 Tools 00:08:59.135 --> 00:09:00.249 for Schools Award, a competition 00:09:00.280 --> 00:09:01.115 hosted 00:09:01.146 --> 00:09:02.322 by Harbor Freight Tools. 00:09:02.422 --> 00:09:04.275 The prize is 00:09:04.323 --> 00:09:05.488 $75,000. Donaghue 00:09:05.515 --> 00:09:06.519 teaches welding 00:09:06.546 --> 00:09:07.279 at the Central 00:09:07.306 --> 00:09:08.256 Campus, part of the 00:09:09.341 --> 00:09:10.332 Des Moines Public School system. He 00:09:10.367 --> 00:09:11.710 says he sees himself in 00:09:11.745 --> 00:09:12.778 each of his 00:09:12.813 --> 00:09:13.192 students. 00:09:13.796 --> 00:09:14.591 I, uh, really 00:09:14.633 --> 00:09:16.015 care about my 00:09:16.057 --> 00:09:17.786 students. Um, especially, 00:09:17.823 --> 00:09:19.271 uh, when they overcome 00:09:19.308 --> 00:09:20.237 difficulties, or 00:09:20.274 --> 00:09:21.648 maybe I see a 00:09:21.685 --> 00:09:22.428 little bit of myself in them. 00:09:22.886 --> 00:09:23.904 Okay, it's almost time 00:09:23.937 --> 00:09:25.153 to say goodbye, but before 00:09:25.186 --> 00:09:26.270 that, we have time for some 00:09:26.303 --> 00:09:27.700 greetings. This is a salute 00:09:27.736 --> 00:09:29.116 to Eastside Intermediate School 00:09:29.152 --> 00:09:30.391 in Livingston, 00:09:30.426 --> 00:09:31.905 Montana. Thanks for 00:09:31.947 --> 00:09:33.387 subscribing to our 00:09:33.429 --> 00:09:34.856 CNN 10 YouTube channel. Keep it up 00:09:34.893 --> 00:09:36.470 , Husky. This 00:09:36.502 --> 00:09:37.691 next greeting is 00:09:37.723 --> 00:09:38.591 a little 00:09:38.623 --> 00:09:39.702 unusual today. We 00:09:39.736 --> 00:09:40.876 extend a belated greeting to 00:09:41.808 --> 00:09:42.706 Mr. Mack of 00:09:43.846 --> 00:09:44.744 Eugene A. Ty Elementary School in 00:09:44.778 --> 00:09:45.884 Margate City, New 00:09:45.884 --> 00:09:46.962 Jersey. Mr. Mack 00:09:46.990 --> 00:09:47.994 left teaching 00:09:48.022 --> 00:09:48.970 to pursue his 00:09:48.998 --> 00:09:49.527 dream of becoming 00:09:49.555 --> 00:09:50.364 a firefighter, but, 00:09:50.392 --> 00:09:51.256 Mr. Mack, your 00:09:51.284 --> 00:09:52.371 students have been writing to us this 00:09:52.399 --> 00:09:53.069 semester to 00:09:53.096 --> 00:09:54.072 make sure you 00:09:54.100 --> 00:09:55.104 get the recognition you 00:09:55.132 --> 00:09:56.164 deserve. A 00:09:56.264 --> 00:09:57.464 hero in both chapters of 00:09:57.495 --> 00:09:58.643 your career. This is 00:09:58.668 --> 00:09:59.428 really something 00:09:59.453 --> 00:10:00.477 worth talking about. That's 00:10:00.505 --> 00:10:01.325 our 10 minutes for 00:10:01.353 --> 00:10:02.454 today. I hope 00:10:02.479 --> 00:10:03.445 you have a meaningful 00:10:03.470 --> 00:10:04.539 Thursday. See 00:10:04.567 --> 00:10:06.010 you here tomorrow. I'm Koy 00:10:06.069 --> 00:10:08.655 Wire, and we're CNN 10.