WEBVTT 00:00:01.309 --> 00:00:08.505 [music] 00:00:11.440 --> 00:00:13.270 >> What's up, sunshine? I'm Coy Wire. This 00:00:13.280 --> 00:00:15.270 is CNN 10, where we tell you the what, 00:00:15.280 --> 00:00:16.870 letting you decide what to think. Got a 00:00:16.880 --> 00:00:18.590 lot to tell you about today, not a lot 00:00:18.600 --> 00:00:20.750 of time to do it, so let's get to it. 00:00:20.760 --> 00:00:22.510 You've probably heard of tractor beams, 00:00:22.520 --> 00:00:24.350 the science fiction technology seen in 00:00:24.360 --> 00:00:26.270 everything from comic books to Star 00:00:26.280 --> 00:00:27.190 Wars. 00:00:27.200 --> 00:00:28.870 Once one gets a hold of you, it's not 00:00:28.880 --> 00:00:30.470 letting go. 00:00:30.480 --> 00:00:32.030 >> Why are we still moving towards it? 00:00:32.040 --> 00:00:33.350 >> It's called a tractor beam. It's pulling 00:00:33.360 --> 00:00:33.910 us in. 00:00:33.920 --> 00:00:35.790 >> Now, what if I told you this kind of 00:00:35.800 --> 00:00:37.750 tech is not only closer to being real 00:00:37.760 --> 00:00:39.470 than you might think, but it's already 00:00:39.480 --> 00:00:41.750 being used to help patrol the skies for 00:00:41.760 --> 00:00:44.350 things like drones? That's the case for 00:00:44.360 --> 00:00:46.590 one company who says their new high-tech 00:00:46.600 --> 00:00:49.070 system can help hunt down unauthorized 00:00:49.080 --> 00:00:51.710 drones, take them over, even force them 00:00:51.720 --> 00:00:53.070 to land. 00:00:53.080 --> 00:00:54.550 >> You're good to go. 00:00:54.560 --> 00:00:55.790 You can launch. 00:00:55.800 --> 00:00:56.550 >> Copy. 00:00:56.560 --> 00:00:58.710 >> This is what it looks like when drones 00:00:58.720 --> 00:01:00.710 are flying where they shouldn't and are 00:01:00.720 --> 00:01:02.350 about to be taken over. This 00:01:02.360 --> 00:01:04.590 demonstration by Israeli company Defense 00:01:04.600 --> 00:01:07.430 Solutions comes as drones are taking off 00:01:07.440 --> 00:01:09.110 as a tool of war. 00:01:09.120 --> 00:01:10.830 >> They're threat for airports, they're 00:01:10.840 --> 00:01:12.670 threat for critical infrastructure. 00:01:12.680 --> 00:01:15.030 >> CEO Zohar Halachmi says even 00:01:15.040 --> 00:01:17.510 off-the-shelf drones can now be easily 00:01:17.520 --> 00:01:19.830 outfitted to drop grenades or carry 00:01:19.840 --> 00:01:22.270 explosives. It is the latest concern of 00:01:22.280 --> 00:01:24.190 lawmakers on Capitol Hill as they're 00:01:24.200 --> 00:01:26.030 calling for greater coordination from 00:01:26.040 --> 00:01:28.750 federal agencies to protect large events 00:01:28.760 --> 00:01:31.790 like the 2026 World Cup and 2028 00:01:31.800 --> 00:01:33.030 Olympics in Los Angeles. 00:01:33.040 --> 00:01:35.670 >> With minimal skill, bad actors can use 00:01:35.680 --> 00:01:38.750 these drones to launch attacks or create 00:01:38.760 --> 00:01:39.510 chaos. 00:01:39.520 --> 00:01:41.590 >> Potential for a coordinated drone attack 00:01:41.600 --> 00:01:43.990 on our in an airport, seaport, or mass 00:01:44.000 --> 00:01:45.830 gathering is a credible and growing 00:01:45.840 --> 00:01:46.510 threat. 00:01:46.520 --> 00:01:48.870 >> Here, Defense system uses an antenna to 00:01:48.880 --> 00:01:51.270 detect radio signals emitted by drones 00:01:51.280 --> 00:01:53.350 from the moment they take off, feeding 00:01:53.360 --> 00:01:55.310 information back to a command center in 00:01:55.320 --> 00:01:56.390 real time. 00:01:56.400 --> 00:01:59.070 >> You essentially just create your own no 00:01:59.080 --> 00:02:00.110 drone zone. 00:02:00.120 --> 00:02:01.590 >> Correct. It's a no-fly zone. 00:02:01.600 --> 00:02:03.550 >> First, a demonstration of a lone 00:02:03.560 --> 00:02:05.910 unfriendly drone flying into our 00:02:05.920 --> 00:02:08.350 airspace. The system detects the drone, 00:02:08.360 --> 00:02:10.070 then with the push of a button takes 00:02:10.080 --> 00:02:12.630 control, sending the drone to land in a 00:02:12.640 --> 00:02:14.390 predetermined spot. 00:02:14.400 --> 00:02:16.470 >> So, this is our unfriendly drone here. 00:02:16.480 --> 00:02:18.710 >> Next, a demonstration of multiple 00:02:18.720 --> 00:02:21.230 hostile drones in the air at one time, 00:02:21.240 --> 00:02:23.390 what's called a drone swarm. 00:02:23.400 --> 00:02:24.710 >> It looks like they're 00:02:24.720 --> 00:02:26.070 all coming towards us now. 00:02:26.080 --> 00:02:28.310 >> Once again, the system pulls the drones 00:02:28.320 --> 00:02:30.430 into its metaphorical tractor beam, 00:02:30.440 --> 00:02:32.550 setting them down in a safe zone, and 00:02:32.560 --> 00:02:34.350 providing the location of the drone 00:02:34.360 --> 00:02:37.270 operator whose controls have gone dark. 00:02:37.280 --> 00:02:38.830 >> The pilot has no idea that we're doing 00:02:38.840 --> 00:02:39.230 this. 00:02:39.240 --> 00:02:41.350 >> Defend says this is based on the science 00:02:41.360 --> 00:02:43.710 of attacking computer viruses, filtering 00:02:43.720 --> 00:02:46.030 out good and legal drone users from 00:02:46.040 --> 00:02:47.949 malicious ones. Even the Federal 00:02:47.959 --> 00:02:49.630 Aviation Administration has tried the 00:02:49.640 --> 00:02:51.790 system and similar technology from other 00:02:51.800 --> 00:02:53.830 companies during a series of tests this 00:02:53.840 --> 00:02:54.550 spring. 00:02:54.560 --> 00:02:55.870 >> I can assure you that government's 00:02:55.880 --> 00:02:57.630 focused on making sure that we get the 00:02:57.640 --> 00:02:59.590 technology right and we get the security 00:02:59.600 --> 00:03:00.030 right. 00:03:00.040 --> 00:03:02.430 >> The cost to buy this system, hundreds of 00:03:02.440 --> 00:03:05.110 thousands of dollars or more. Defend 00:03:05.120 --> 00:03:07.670 calls it a small price to pay to protect 00:03:07.680 --> 00:03:11.470 against a growing threat in our skies. 00:03:11.480 --> 00:03:14.190 >> Pop quiz, hotshot. As of September 2026, 00:03:14.200 --> 00:03:16.190 what is the average cost of college in 00:03:16.200 --> 00:03:19.710 the US per year? 15,000, 25 grand, 00:03:19.720 --> 00:03:24.590 40,000, or 60,000 bucks? 00:03:24.600 --> 00:03:27.229 Answer is 40,000, no cap. So, let's 00:03:27.239 --> 00:03:29.550 start saving for the cap toss. Students 00:03:29.560 --> 00:03:31.110 that stay in state at a public 00:03:31.120 --> 00:03:33.910 university, the average drops to 28,000. 00:03:33.920 --> 00:03:38.070 Take it private and it jumps to 61K. 00:03:38.080 --> 00:03:39.830 Student loans, what are they? They're 00:03:39.840 --> 00:03:41.030 money that you borrow from the 00:03:41.040 --> 00:03:42.750 government or bank to help pay for 00:03:42.760 --> 00:03:44.190 college or higher education. 00:03:44.200 --> 00:03:46.110 Translation, this money comes with a 00:03:46.120 --> 00:03:48.790 return policy. You get it now, future 00:03:48.800 --> 00:03:50.229 you pays it back. We are here with our 00:03:50.239 --> 00:03:51.910 friend David Goldman to help us make 00:03:51.920 --> 00:03:54.670 sense of student loans. What kind exist, 00:03:54.680 --> 00:03:56.470 how they work, and most importantly, how 00:03:56.480 --> 00:03:58.510 to keep the cost of borrowing from 00:03:58.520 --> 00:04:00.390 eventually borrowing our peace of mind. 00:04:00.400 --> 00:04:01.190 What's up, David? 00:04:01.200 --> 00:04:02.830 >> Hey, let's think about paying for 00:04:02.840 --> 00:04:05.070 college as a video game. Ultimately, our 00:04:05.080 --> 00:04:06.510 end goal is [music] to take down the 00:04:06.520 --> 00:04:09.430 final boss, or graduate college, and 00:04:09.440 --> 00:04:12.310 hopefully find a job that we love. 00:04:12.320 --> 00:04:14.310 In order to level up though, you got to 00:04:14.320 --> 00:04:16.110 take more classes to reach the [music] 00:04:16.120 --> 00:04:17.990 next level. You're going to need a 00:04:18.000 --> 00:04:19.870 certain amount of tuition money to do 00:04:19.880 --> 00:04:21.630 that. Let's think about it in terms of 00:04:21.640 --> 00:04:22.670 coins. 00:04:22.680 --> 00:04:24.750 >> Okay, so some people start the game with 00:04:24.760 --> 00:04:26.750 plenty of coins, right? But what if you 00:04:26.760 --> 00:04:29.510 spawn in and that coin bag is empty? 00:04:29.520 --> 00:04:30.270 >> Want to find out? 00:04:30.280 --> 00:04:31.430 >> Yeah. Are we doing the thing? 00:04:31.440 --> 00:04:36.550 >> Let's go. 00:04:36.560 --> 00:04:37.830 Oh. You okay? 00:04:37.840 --> 00:04:38.368 >> Yeah, I'm 00:04:38.378 --> 00:04:38.630 >> [laughter] 00:04:38.640 --> 00:04:40.350 >> okay. I'm good. 00:04:40.360 --> 00:04:42.750 >> So, unfortunately, there are no cheat 00:04:42.760 --> 00:04:45.670 codes here. You can either earn coins 00:04:45.680 --> 00:04:48.070 like working part-time job to save up in 00:04:48.080 --> 00:04:50.350 enough in advance, or you could take a 00:04:50.360 --> 00:04:52.750 side quest from the game, also known as 00:04:52.760 --> 00:04:54.470 a loan. Okay, [laughter] so the game's 00:04:54.480 --> 00:04:55.990 going to allow you to borrow enough 00:04:56.000 --> 00:04:58.230 coins not only to reach the next level, 00:04:58.240 --> 00:05:01.350 but also upgrade your gear in order to 00:05:01.360 --> 00:05:02.870 have a better chance of winning the 00:05:02.880 --> 00:05:05.110 game. Think of this like money to cover 00:05:05.120 --> 00:05:06.790 your housing, or books, or other 00:05:06.800 --> 00:05:07.590 necessities. 00:05:07.600 --> 00:05:10.070 >> Okay, so those coins look like a power 00:05:10.080 --> 00:05:11.270 up, but I'm guessing because they are 00:05:11.280 --> 00:05:12.790 borrowed, there's a catch. 00:05:12.800 --> 00:05:15.510 >> Yeah. Well, so the catch is these coins 00:05:15.520 --> 00:05:17.190 you borrowed to beat the game, you're 00:05:17.200 --> 00:05:19.230 going to have to pay those [music] back 00:05:19.240 --> 00:05:21.950 plus a few other coins to cover the cost 00:05:21.960 --> 00:05:23.270 of borrowing. 00:05:23.280 --> 00:05:24.510 This is known as interest. 00:05:24.520 --> 00:05:26.830 >> Ah, okay. So, no magic loot chest, no 00:05:26.840 --> 00:05:28.990 infinite money glitch. What options do 00:05:29.000 --> 00:05:30.470 students actually have? 00:05:30.480 --> 00:05:32.230 >> Yeah, so you have three really solid 00:05:32.240 --> 00:05:34.230 choices from the federal government, but 00:05:34.240 --> 00:05:36.909 each has its own rules, and 00:05:36.919 --> 00:05:38.430 first, you can get a subsidized loan. 00:05:38.440 --> 00:05:40.710 So, if you qualify for that, you can 00:05:40.720 --> 00:05:43.470 defer or even reduce the amount of money 00:05:43.480 --> 00:05:45.310 you need to pay back. [music] So, choice 00:05:45.320 --> 00:05:48.430 number two is an unsubsidized loan. They 00:05:48.440 --> 00:05:50.630 don't have the same benefits, but it 00:05:50.640 --> 00:05:52.990 still tends to be a little bit cheaper 00:05:53.000 --> 00:05:54.870 than [music] private options. And then 00:05:54.880 --> 00:05:56.230 there's choice number three. The 00:05:56.240 --> 00:05:58.790 government also allows parents to chip 00:05:58.800 --> 00:06:01.150 in up to a certain amount if that's an 00:06:01.160 --> 00:06:02.910 affordable option for mom and dad. 00:06:02.920 --> 00:06:05.390 >> Okay, so we can load up on coins now, 00:06:05.400 --> 00:06:07.910 but future you has to pay for today's 00:06:07.920 --> 00:06:10.350 power up. So, we better plan for the 00:06:10.360 --> 00:06:10.950 payback. 00:06:10.960 --> 00:06:13.750 >> Exactly. And those bosses cost more to 00:06:13.760 --> 00:06:16.230 defeat every single year. According to 00:06:16.240 --> 00:06:19.070 JP Morgan, college tuition has increased 00:06:19.080 --> 00:06:20.670 900% 00:06:20.680 --> 00:06:22.990 since 1983. That's the year I was born. 00:06:23.000 --> 00:06:25.390 >> That's crazy. 1983 or that you're 00:06:25.400 --> 00:06:27.590 younger than I am. You look so good. 00:06:27.600 --> 00:06:29.710 That's why so many people are asking the 00:06:29.720 --> 00:06:31.150 big question though. Is college still 00:06:31.160 --> 00:06:32.950 worth the price tag or are we buying 00:06:32.960 --> 00:06:34.909 this expansion pack before checking was 00:06:34.919 --> 00:06:35.950 actually in it? 00:06:35.960 --> 00:06:37.710 >> Yeah, I mean for some people it isn't, 00:06:37.720 --> 00:06:39.909 right? I mean the majority of folks 00:06:39.919 --> 00:06:41.590 college remains the ticket to higher 00:06:41.600 --> 00:06:44.230 pay. And college graduates make more 00:06:44.240 --> 00:06:46.390 than the median worker. According to the 00:06:46.400 --> 00:06:49.590 New York Fed in 2024, college grads made 00:06:49.600 --> 00:06:51.990 nearly twice as much as those with a 00:06:52.000 --> 00:06:52.950 high school diploma. 00:06:52.960 --> 00:06:54.550 >> And a good investment shouldn't just 00:06:54.560 --> 00:06:55.909 open doors, it should give you a 00:06:55.919 --> 00:06:58.030 realistic shot at running through them 00:06:58.040 --> 00:06:59.550 without dragging a mountain of debt 00:06:59.560 --> 00:07:02.230 behind you. All right, David. Final boss 00:07:02.240 --> 00:07:04.990 defeated. Diploma unlocked. Cap tossed. 00:07:05.000 --> 00:07:07.150 Roll the credits. No, not yet because 00:07:07.160 --> 00:07:08.909 now it's time to pay those loans back. 00:07:08.919 --> 00:07:10.790 >> Right. And remember the more coins you 00:07:10.800 --> 00:07:12.830 borrowed, the longer it could take you 00:07:12.840 --> 00:07:15.190 to pay some of those back. Some people 00:07:15.200 --> 00:07:17.190 carry student loan debt their entire 00:07:17.200 --> 00:07:19.670 lives. Some Americans in their 60s and 00:07:19.680 --> 00:07:22.070 70s are still [music] paying it off. 00:07:22.080 --> 00:07:24.070 >> Wow, which is why you got to think past 00:07:24.080 --> 00:07:25.710 the game, past the diploma, the 00:07:25.720 --> 00:07:28.070 graduation, to what's next. It could be 00:07:28.080 --> 00:07:30.190 a job, grad school, maybe a completely 00:07:30.200 --> 00:07:31.909 different path because graduating, 00:07:31.919 --> 00:07:34.670 that's one plan, paying for it is 00:07:34.680 --> 00:07:35.070 another. 00:07:35.080 --> 00:07:36.710 >> Right. And it's important to remember 00:07:36.720 --> 00:07:39.030 that unlike a video game, debt isn't 00:07:39.040 --> 00:07:41.110 something you just turn off when you get 00:07:41.120 --> 00:07:42.425 tired playing. 00:07:42.435 --> 00:07:44.070 >> [laughter] 00:07:44.080 --> 00:07:45.950 >> All right, so bottom line, David, there 00:07:45.960 --> 00:07:47.990 isn't one cheat code for taking down 00:07:48.000 --> 00:07:50.310 that final boss in building the life we 00:07:50.320 --> 00:07:51.110 want, right? 00:07:51.120 --> 00:07:52.910 >> Yeah, I mean, maybe you borrow, maybe 00:07:52.920 --> 00:07:54.590 you save or work while you learn, but 00:07:54.600 --> 00:07:57.710 whatever path you choose, the more you 00:07:57.720 --> 00:07:59.670 understand the money behind the 00:07:59.680 --> 00:08:01.870 decision, the better your odds of 00:08:01.880 --> 00:08:04.030 putting yourself at the top of the 00:08:04.040 --> 00:08:08.625 leaderboard. 00:08:08.635 --> 00:08:09.470 >> [music] 00:08:09.480 --> 00:08:11.350 >> A new initiative in Malaysia is helping 00:08:11.360 --> 00:08:13.190 both the indigenous villagers and 00:08:13.200 --> 00:08:15.950 endangered species. A wildlife sanctuary 00:08:15.960 --> 00:08:18.470 now has a team of local women looking 00:08:18.480 --> 00:08:20.630 after some of the country's small apes 00:08:20.640 --> 00:08:23.070 called gibbons. CNN's Linda KINKADE HAS 00:08:23.080 --> 00:08:29.270 MORE. 00:08:29.280 --> 00:08:31.990 >> MALAYSIA'S FIRST ALL-FEMALE ranger unit 00:08:32.000 --> 00:08:34.190 cares for these tree-dwelling apes, 00:08:34.200 --> 00:08:36.430 which are known for their singing. 00:08:36.440 --> 00:08:38.990 The job empowers the indigenous women 00:08:39.000 --> 00:08:43.589 and protects this endangered species. 00:08:43.599 --> 00:08:46.310 Malaysia's home to five of the 25 00:08:46.320 --> 00:08:49.270 species of gibbons in Southeast Asia, 00:08:49.280 --> 00:08:51.070 according to the Gibbon Conservation 00:08:51.080 --> 00:08:53.790 Society, which cares for dozens of the 00:08:53.800 --> 00:08:56.670 apes. The illegal wildlife pet trade is 00:08:56.680 --> 00:08:59.190 a major factor causing a decline in 00:08:59.200 --> 00:09:03.430 numbers. The GCS estimates that traders 00:09:03.440 --> 00:09:06.670 will kill an entire family just to get 00:09:06.680 --> 00:09:10.310 one gibbon baby to sell as a pet. 00:09:10.320 --> 00:09:13.030 And many of those infants later die 00:09:13.040 --> 00:09:15.030 while being transported. 00:09:15.040 --> 00:09:16.750 >> We are working with traumatized gibbons 00:09:16.760 --> 00:09:19.150 here, you know, they will not easily 00:09:19.160 --> 00:09:20.430 trust human. 00:09:20.440 --> 00:09:22.350 >> This unit is a chance to both empower 00:09:22.360 --> 00:09:24.390 the women on the team to become more 00:09:24.400 --> 00:09:26.750 independent, while also creating a deep 00:09:26.760 --> 00:09:32.390 bond with these endangered creatures. 00:09:32.400 --> 00:09:33.990 >> I wanted to show that women can work, 00:09:34.000 --> 00:09:36.430 too. We don't have to rely solely on men 00:09:36.440 --> 00:09:38.390 to provide for the family. There's no 00:09:38.400 --> 00:09:40.270 difference between men and women. We can 00:09:40.280 --> 00:09:44.256 work, too. 00:09:44.266 --> 00:09:46.910 >> [music] 00:09:46.920 --> 00:09:48.670 >> Today's story getting a 10 out of 10 00:09:48.680 --> 00:09:50.710 about an incredible professor at the 00:09:50.720 --> 00:09:52.750 University of Nebraska who wears his 00:09:52.760 --> 00:09:55.270 love for pharmaceutical science on his 00:09:55.280 --> 00:09:57.510 sleeve. For medical students in Dr. 00:09:57.520 --> 00:09:59.350 Corey Hopkins class at the Center for 00:09:59.360 --> 00:10:02.190 Drug Design and Innovation, successfully 00:10:02.200 --> 00:10:04.550 creating a new chemical compound can 00:10:04.560 --> 00:10:06.510 earn them more than just an A on their 00:10:06.520 --> 00:10:08.470 transcript. It can get them a permanent 00:10:08.480 --> 00:10:10.750 spot on their teacher's arm. For more 00:10:10.760 --> 00:10:12.950 than 2 years, Hopkins has been tattooing 00:10:12.960 --> 00:10:15.270 the chemical compounds on his arm to 00:10:15.280 --> 00:10:17.950 capture his students' achievements. And 00:10:17.960 --> 00:10:20.190 for the students, the gesture became 00:10:20.200 --> 00:10:22.150 more meaningful than expected. 00:10:22.160 --> 00:10:23.670 >> Without him, it would have been so 00:10:23.680 --> 00:10:26.310 difficult for me. I felt really proud 00:10:26.320 --> 00:10:28.430 and honored, honestly, because like with 00:10:28.440 --> 00:10:31.150 that, it's something that I did in this 00:10:31.160 --> 00:10:34.430 lab, left a mark with him forever. 00:10:34.440 --> 00:10:36.470 >> And that, my friends, is our 10 for the 00:10:36.480 --> 00:10:37.630 day. We'll see you right back here 00:10:37.640 --> 00:10:42.440 tomorrow. I'm Coy Wire. We are CNN 10.