WEBVTT 00:00:01.309 --> 00:00:08.505 [music] 00:00:11.440 --> 00:00:13.509 What's up, sunshine? It is your word 00:00:13.519 --> 00:00:15.030 Wednesday. One of you helped us write 00:00:15.040 --> 00:00:17.189 today's show with a vocabulary word you 00:00:17.199 --> 00:00:18.950 submitted on our socials. So, listen 00:00:18.960 --> 00:00:20.630 close and see if your word made the cut. 00:00:20.640 --> 00:00:22.950 I'm Ky Wire. This is CNN 10, the best 10 00:00:22.960 --> 00:00:25.109 minutes in news because of you. 10 00:00:25.119 --> 00:00:26.950 minutes, big world. Let's get smarter 00:00:26.960 --> 00:00:28.630 and more cognizant of what's happening 00:00:28.640 --> 00:00:30.470 in the world around us. We begin in 00:00:30.480 --> 00:00:32.790 France with a cyber attack targeting 00:00:32.800 --> 00:00:34.310 something most of us probably never 00:00:34.320 --> 00:00:36.630 think about until it stops working. The 00:00:36.640 --> 00:00:39.270 supermarket freezer. Cyber criminals 00:00:39.280 --> 00:00:41.590 targeted refrigeration systems at 00:00:41.600 --> 00:00:43.350 hundreds of grocery stores across 00:00:43.360 --> 00:00:45.990 France, remotely triggering defrost 00:00:46.000 --> 00:00:48.150 cycles, causing temperatures inside some 00:00:48.160 --> 00:00:51.270 fridges and freezers to soar to around 00:00:51.280 --> 00:00:53.029 122 degrees Fahrenheit. That's a 00:00:53.039 --> 00:00:55.670 summer's day in Arizona. The result, 00:00:55.680 --> 00:00:57.910 tons of fresh and frozen foods at some 00:00:57.920 --> 00:00:59.910 of the country's biggest grocery chains 00:00:59.920 --> 00:01:02.150 had to be thrown away. Some stores even 00:01:02.160 --> 00:01:04.149 reported fires. Officials say the 00:01:04.159 --> 00:01:05.910 attackers appear to have exploited 00:01:05.920 --> 00:01:09.190 outdated software in internet connected 00:01:09.200 --> 00:01:11.109 refrigeration systems. The same 00:01:11.119 --> 00:01:13.030 technology that lets maintenance crews 00:01:13.040 --> 00:01:15.350 adjust temperatures remotely. And that's 00:01:15.360 --> 00:01:17.270 today's cyber security knowledge bomb. 00:01:17.280 --> 00:01:19.190 The more everyday machines connect to 00:01:19.200 --> 00:01:21.270 the internet, the more things hackers 00:01:21.280 --> 00:01:23.670 can potentially target. even the frozen 00:01:23.680 --> 00:01:25.590 food aisle. French authorities are 00:01:25.600 --> 00:01:27.270 investigating while the equipment 00:01:27.280 --> 00:01:29.190 manufacturer says keeping software 00:01:29.200 --> 00:01:31.830 updated is critical. So next time you 00:01:31.840 --> 00:01:34.390 see that update your device alert on 00:01:34.400 --> 00:01:36.469 your phone or pad, just know that 00:01:36.479 --> 00:01:38.310 apparently that goes for things like ice 00:01:38.320 --> 00:01:41.270 cream freezers as well. Back to the US 00:01:41.280 --> 00:01:43.830 now where tick related emergency room 00:01:43.840 --> 00:01:45.429 visits have climbed to their highest 00:01:45.439 --> 00:01:47.910 levels in nearly a decade. Tick bites 00:01:47.920 --> 00:01:51.109 tend to jump every October. Why? Turns 00:01:51.119 --> 00:01:53.350 out the answer may involve weather, 00:01:53.360 --> 00:01:56.710 deer, mice, and acorns. CNN medical 00:01:56.720 --> 00:01:58.630 correspondent Meg Terrell digs into the 00:01:58.640 --> 00:02:01.030 science behind a 35-year study in New 00:02:01.040 --> 00:02:03.190 York that can help predict an area's 00:02:03.200 --> 00:02:05.830 risk for Lyme disease. 00:02:05.840 --> 00:02:07.990 >> Ah, autumn in New York, time [music] for 00:02:08.000 --> 00:02:12.070 hiking, apple picking, and ticks. They 00:02:12.080 --> 00:02:13.910 cause a wave of ER visits every 00:02:13.920 --> 00:02:15.830 September and October. 00:02:15.840 --> 00:02:18.150 >> It turns out this is the best predictor 00:02:18.160 --> 00:02:20.229 of Lyme disease risk that we know about. 00:02:20.239 --> 00:02:22.630 The acorns are a leading indicator of 00:02:22.640 --> 00:02:25.830 how bad our year is going to be for our 00:02:25.840 --> 00:02:27.830 exposure to tickborn disease. 00:02:27.840 --> 00:02:29.750 >> Dr. Richard Osfeld and his team at the 00:02:29.760 --> 00:02:31.830 Kerry Institute of Ecosystem Studies 00:02:31.840 --> 00:02:33.670 have been researching Lyme disease for 00:02:33.680 --> 00:02:35.910 35 years. It's one of the longest 00:02:35.920 --> 00:02:38.710 studies of its kind, and acorns are the 00:02:38.720 --> 00:02:40.470 key to one of the surprising things 00:02:40.480 --> 00:02:42.470 they've learned. [music] 00:02:42.480 --> 00:02:44.390 The bacteria that cause lime are 00:02:44.400 --> 00:02:45.990 primarily carried around by little 00:02:46.000 --> 00:02:48.229 critters like mice and chipmunks. And 00:02:48.239 --> 00:02:50.470 they love to eat acorns. 00:02:50.480 --> 00:02:53.110 >> They may not look delicious, but to mice 00:02:53.120 --> 00:02:55.030 and chipmunks, they're really tasty. 00:02:55.040 --> 00:02:57.270 They have a long shelf life, so they can 00:02:57.280 --> 00:02:58.869 be [music] stored late summer or fall 00:02:58.879 --> 00:03:01.190 like right now. If the rodents have a 00:03:01.200 --> 00:03:04.229 large number of acorns cached to be able 00:03:04.239 --> 00:03:06.229 to eat, they don't have to run around as 00:03:06.239 --> 00:03:07.750 much over the winter. They're not as 00:03:07.760 --> 00:03:09.509 vulnerable to predators, and they start 00:03:09.519 --> 00:03:11.430 breeding earlier the next spring. and 00:03:11.440 --> 00:03:13.350 they make a lot of babies. 00:03:13.360 --> 00:03:15.430 >> A lot of rodent babies means more 00:03:15.440 --> 00:03:17.110 opportunities for the blood sucking 00:03:17.120 --> 00:03:19.270 ticks that feed on rodents to pick up 00:03:19.280 --> 00:03:21.430 the limecausing bacteria. [music] 00:03:21.440 --> 00:03:23.270 >> The number of mice in the summer turns 00:03:23.280 --> 00:03:25.190 out to be critical for the blacklegged 00:03:25.200 --> 00:03:27.830 tick because if there are a lot of mice, 00:03:27.840 --> 00:03:30.390 then these newly hatched laral ticks 00:03:30.400 --> 00:03:33.430 that are active in August, September, 00:03:33.440 --> 00:03:36.470 they have their favorite food available 00:03:36.480 --> 00:03:39.030 in large supply. When they feed on a 00:03:39.040 --> 00:03:40.949 mouse, they're very likely to survive 00:03:40.959 --> 00:03:43.430 that experience, get a blood meal, and 00:03:43.440 --> 00:03:44.710 become a nymph. 00:03:44.720 --> 00:03:47.110 >> Then, if those nyal ticks bite us and 00:03:47.120 --> 00:03:48.789 stay attached long enough, they can 00:03:48.799 --> 00:03:51.030 transmit the bacteria and give us Lyme 00:03:51.040 --> 00:03:52.149 disease. [music] 00:03:52.159 --> 00:03:55.110 >> So, more acorns means more mice the next 00:03:55.120 --> 00:03:58.470 summer. More mice means more infected 00:03:58.480 --> 00:04:00.869 nymphs two summers later. 00:04:00.879 --> 00:04:02.630 >> So, how can you tell if it's a bumper 00:04:02.640 --> 00:04:04.229 season for acorns? [music] So, we're 00:04:04.239 --> 00:04:06.789 seeing bigger acorn crops and more 00:04:06.799 --> 00:04:09.670 frequent acorn crops as the climate 00:04:09.680 --> 00:04:12.149 warms. So, the warmer it is, the more 00:04:12.159 --> 00:04:14.070 quickly they can store enough carbon to 00:04:14.080 --> 00:04:16.310 produce acorns instead of just maintain 00:04:16.320 --> 00:04:19.270 themselves and grow. But that warmer 00:04:19.280 --> 00:04:20.949 weather has to come with a certain 00:04:20.959 --> 00:04:23.430 amount of moisture as well. So, warm and 00:04:23.440 --> 00:04:26.310 dry not so good for the the [music] 00:04:26.320 --> 00:04:28.469 trees. Warm and wet very good for the 00:04:28.479 --> 00:04:29.110 trees. 00:04:29.120 --> 00:04:30.950 >> Ostfeld says it doesn't need to be that 00:04:30.960 --> 00:04:32.710 scientific. If you're noticing a lot of 00:04:32.720 --> 00:04:34.070 acorns on the ground, [music] it's 00:04:34.080 --> 00:04:36.070 likely a bigger year. 00:04:36.080 --> 00:04:38.390 >> But if you have a huge acorn year 00:04:38.400 --> 00:04:40.629 happening, then [music] you have to mark 00:04:40.639 --> 00:04:42.870 it on your electronic calendar so that 00:04:42.880 --> 00:04:46.310 they remind you two summers later that 00:04:46.320 --> 00:04:48.230 it's going to be a really bad year for 00:04:48.240 --> 00:04:48.790 news. 00:04:48.800 --> 00:04:50.390 >> So on your next walk in the woods, 00:04:50.400 --> 00:04:52.390 remember that what's by your feet could 00:04:52.400 --> 00:04:55.670 be a glimpse into the future. [snorts] 00:04:55.680 --> 00:04:57.590 >> Pop quiz hot shot. What do you call a 00:04:57.600 --> 00:05:00.230 group of gorillas, brood, team, caravan, 00:05:00.240 --> 00:05:09.350 or troop? 00:05:09.360 --> 00:05:11.430 If you said troop, you get a 10 out of 00:05:11.440 --> 00:05:13.510 10. Hut. Gorillas live in troops 00:05:13.520 --> 00:05:16.150 containing up to 30 apes. Bonus fact, 00:05:16.160 --> 00:05:18.310 each individual gorilla's nose print is 00:05:18.320 --> 00:05:20.950 as unique as a human's fingerprint. 00:05:20.960 --> 00:05:23.189 Speaking of gorillas, this next story is 00:05:23.199 --> 00:05:25.909 one seriously wild comeback to the 00:05:25.919 --> 00:05:28.150 Democratic Republic of Congo. We go to 00:05:28.160 --> 00:05:30.469 meet Lu Lingu, an eastern landing 00:05:30.479 --> 00:05:33.029 gorilla who was rescued at just 18 00:05:33.039 --> 00:05:35.029 months old after being taken from her 00:05:35.039 --> 00:05:36.870 family and trafficked illegally. 00:05:36.880 --> 00:05:39.749 Caregivers at the Grace Sanctuary raised 00:05:39.759 --> 00:05:41.350 her, helped her learn how to live with 00:05:41.360 --> 00:05:44.230 other gorillas. And in late 2024, Lulu 00:05:44.240 --> 00:05:46.629 Lingu and three other rescued females 00:05:46.639 --> 00:05:49.749 were released into Vera National Park. 00:05:49.759 --> 00:05:52.070 Then came the milestone conservationists 00:05:52.080 --> 00:05:54.469 had been hoping for. Lulingu gave birth 00:05:54.479 --> 00:05:57.189 to a healthy baby girl. And the father, 00:05:57.199 --> 00:06:00.629 a wild silverback named Masa, that tells 00:06:00.639 --> 00:06:03.110 researchers Lulingo didn't just survive 00:06:03.120 --> 00:06:05.270 after release. She successfully became 00:06:05.280 --> 00:06:07.670 part of a wild gorilla family. Eastern 00:06:07.680 --> 00:06:09.990 land gorillas are critically endangered. 00:06:10.000 --> 00:06:12.550 So this one little gorilla represents a 00:06:12.560 --> 00:06:15.189 big dose of hope. Quick question. When 00:06:15.199 --> 00:06:16.629 was the last time you laughed so hard 00:06:16.639 --> 00:06:18.309 your stomach hurt? You know, like belly 00:06:18.319 --> 00:06:20.870 laugh. Turns out our bodies may be 00:06:20.880 --> 00:06:23.110 saying thank you. Researchers reviewed 00:06:23.120 --> 00:06:25.430 studies involving more than 300 people 00:06:25.440 --> 00:06:27.590 and found that laughter was associated 00:06:27.600 --> 00:06:30.629 with roughly a 32% reduction in 00:06:30.639 --> 00:06:33.430 cortisol, one of our body's major stress 00:06:33.440 --> 00:06:35.670 hormones. Can laughter be one of the 00:06:35.680 --> 00:06:37.990 healthiest things we do? Our Don Redell 00:06:38.000 --> 00:06:39.830 looks at whether the maleifluous sound 00:06:39.840 --> 00:06:41.909 of laughing can really be some of the 00:06:41.919 --> 00:06:43.189 best medicine. 00:06:43.199 --> 00:06:45.510 >> Looking after your health is no laughing 00:06:45.520 --> 00:06:48.710 matter. Or is it? Scientists know that 00:06:48.720 --> 00:06:50.950 when you laugh, your stress hormone 00:06:50.960 --> 00:06:53.830 cortisol [laughter] drops by around 30%. 00:06:53.840 --> 00:06:55.590 Think about it. It's impossible to throw 00:06:55.600 --> 00:06:58.230 a punch while you're laughing. 00:06:58.240 --> 00:06:59.670 >> Just got to let it out. [laughter] Just 00:06:59.680 --> 00:07:01.749 got to let it out. 00:07:01.759 --> 00:07:03.189 >> When was the last time that you laughed 00:07:03.199 --> 00:07:05.350 so hard that your cheeks hurt? It's not 00:07:05.360 --> 00:07:07.909 just fun. It's actually really good for 00:07:07.919 --> 00:07:10.710 you. I love going to comedy clubs, but I 00:07:10.720 --> 00:07:12.550 didn't think about it that much until I 00:07:12.560 --> 00:07:15.029 started doing some research. Greg 00:07:15.039 --> 00:07:16.870 Shoemaker is a comedian who's been 00:07:16.880 --> 00:07:19.029 working with doctors to develop 00:07:19.039 --> 00:07:21.029 laughter's healing properties. 00:07:21.039 --> 00:07:23.830 >> Your stress level decreases. Your 00:07:23.840 --> 00:07:25.830 circulatory system is working. Your 00:07:25.840 --> 00:07:27.830 lungs are expanded. All of these things 00:07:27.840 --> 00:07:29.430 happen when you laugh. That's a fact. 00:07:29.440 --> 00:07:31.510 >> Craig has since turned laughter into a 00:07:31.520 --> 00:07:32.469 therapy program. 00:07:32.479 --> 00:07:33.990 >> You've heard of a sound bath with the 00:07:34.000 --> 00:07:35.909 bowls and the gongs. I've developed 00:07:35.919 --> 00:07:37.749 something called the laugh bath. It's 00:07:37.759 --> 00:07:39.830 intentional voluntary laughter. 00:07:39.840 --> 00:07:41.430 >> Now admittedly, there's not much to 00:07:41.440 --> 00:07:43.909 laugh about these days. We've got wars, 00:07:43.919 --> 00:07:46.070 climate change, the cost of living is 00:07:46.080 --> 00:07:48.150 getting higher, and partisan politics 00:07:48.160 --> 00:07:50.790 are just so ugly. But if you can find a 00:07:50.800 --> 00:07:52.550 way to have a laugh, you'll discover 00:07:52.560 --> 00:07:54.870 that something which is infectious 00:07:54.880 --> 00:07:57.510 [laughter] 00:07:57.520 --> 00:08:01.420 might just make you feel better. 00:08:01.430 --> 00:08:05.270 [music] 00:08:05.280 --> 00:08:06.950 Today's story getting a 10 out of 10. 00:08:06.960 --> 00:08:09.350 One of ballet's alltime great helping 00:08:09.360 --> 00:08:11.749 the next generation find their stage. 00:08:11.759 --> 00:08:13.990 Misty Copeland visited the Boys and 00:08:14.000 --> 00:08:16.550 Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee where a 00:08:16.560 --> 00:08:18.629 new initiative is expanding access to 00:08:18.639 --> 00:08:21.510 dance and arts education for thousands 00:08:21.520 --> 00:08:23.990 of kids. And this pioneer of piouettes 00:08:24.000 --> 00:08:26.390 knows exactly how powerful that first 00:08:26.400 --> 00:08:28.629 opportunity can be. Misty discovered 00:08:28.639 --> 00:08:30.950 ballet at 13 years old through a Boys 00:08:30.960 --> 00:08:33.029 and Girls Club in California. That 00:08:33.039 --> 00:08:35.269 eventually led to her becoming the first 00:08:35.279 --> 00:08:37.909 black woman principal dancer at American 00:08:37.919 --> 00:08:39.110 Ballet Theater. It 00:08:39.120 --> 00:08:41.750 >> just takes one adult 00:08:41.760 --> 00:08:44.070 in your life to set that example and 00:08:44.080 --> 00:08:46.230 really change the way that you see 00:08:46.240 --> 00:08:48.230 what's possible. It makes me [laughter] 00:08:48.240 --> 00:08:49.990 emotional just thinking about it because 00:08:50.000 --> 00:08:53.269 there's, you know, talent is not defined 00:08:53.279 --> 00:08:55.750 by how much money you have. I mean, it's 00:08:55.760 --> 00:08:58.230 really about access and and opportunity. 00:08:58.240 --> 00:09:00.949 >> Now, she's raising the bar, helping make 00:09:00.959 --> 00:09:03.269 sure more kids can get access to arts 00:09:03.279 --> 00:09:04.150 training. 00:09:04.160 --> 00:09:06.710 >> Representation matters. So, when you 00:09:06.720 --> 00:09:08.550 have someone that looks like you, that's 00:09:08.560 --> 00:09:10.630 inspiration. that is something that they 00:09:10.640 --> 00:09:12.630 can look forward to or having a career 00:09:12.640 --> 00:09:14.630 or pursuing the arts as a career. 00:09:14.640 --> 00:09:16.389 >> Awesome stuff. That is our 10 for the 00:09:16.399 --> 00:09:18.230 day. But before I go, congratulations to 00:09:18.240 --> 00:09:20.630 our your word Wednesday winners, Miss 00:09:20.640 --> 00:09:22.870 Zetler and friends at St. Albins's in 00:09:22.880 --> 00:09:25.350 Vermont who submitted maleifluous, an 00:09:25.360 --> 00:09:26.949 adjective that describes something that 00:09:26.959 --> 00:09:29.110 sounds sweet, smooth, and pleasing to 00:09:29.120 --> 00:09:32.230 the ear. And finally, we have a shout 00:09:32.240 --> 00:09:34.790 out going to Coach Badora at Aurora 00:09:34.800 --> 00:09:37.829 Middle in Nebraska. Thank you so much 00:09:37.839 --> 00:09:42.150 for these custom vinyl record pieces of 00:09:42.160 --> 00:09:45.430 art. They are outstanding, commanding, 00:09:45.440 --> 00:09:47.269 demanding of more of my attention 00:09:47.279 --> 00:09:49.110 because we've never had something like 00:09:49.120 --> 00:09:51.590 this before. Um, 00:09:51.600 --> 00:09:53.509 belly laughs theme of the show, right? 00:09:53.519 --> 00:09:55.829 Listen, you have our heads spinning with 00:09:55.839 --> 00:09:57.509 these things over the creativity. Thank 00:09:57.519 --> 00:09:59.430 you for showing us some love. Did not 00:09:59.440 --> 00:10:01.829 realize how much u I needled you in my 00:10:01.839 --> 00:10:03.430 life. Here's your takeaway from our show 00:10:03.440 --> 00:10:05.750 today. Make one person laugh. Protect 00:10:05.760 --> 00:10:08.070 one animal. Give one kid a chance. Small 00:10:08.080 --> 00:10:10.230 actions, big ripple effects. I'm Ky 00:10:10.240 --> 00:10:15.399 Wire. We are CNN 10. Rise up.