WEBVTT 00:00:01.309 --> 00:00:08.505 [music] 00:00:11.440 --> 00:00:13.270 What's up, sunshine? I'm Ky Wire. This 00:00:13.280 --> 00:00:15.430 is CNN 10 on a tongue twister Tuesday, 00:00:15.440 --> 00:00:17.349 October 20th. Today's challenge is from 00:00:17.359 --> 00:00:19.269 our friends at Jamestown High School in 00:00:19.279 --> 00:00:21.910 North Dakota, who say this simple phrase 00:00:21.920 --> 00:00:24.630 is one of the most difficult. Irish 00:00:24.640 --> 00:00:26.790 wristwatch. Three times fast. Irish 00:00:26.800 --> 00:00:28.710 wristwatch. Irish wristwatch. Yeah. 00:00:28.720 --> 00:00:30.390 tongue officially twisted. Good luck 00:00:30.400 --> 00:00:33.030 with that. Now, we have had some 00:00:33.040 --> 00:00:35.350 concerns by some of you reached out and 00:00:35.360 --> 00:00:36.709 said that I haven't done the 10 hands 00:00:36.719 --> 00:00:39.190 lately. Had a little hand surgery on a 00:00:39.200 --> 00:00:41.990 tendon apparently I did not need. Well, 00:00:42.000 --> 00:00:44.069 medical clearance granted. Rise up. Your 00:00:44.079 --> 00:00:46.310 10 minutes of news starts now. I have 00:00:46.320 --> 00:00:48.389 missed these guys. We begin with an 00:00:48.399 --> 00:00:50.389 unprecedented space mission that could 00:00:50.399 --> 00:00:51.830 help unravel some of the biggest 00:00:51.840 --> 00:00:54.709 mysteries of our lunar neighbor Mars. 00:00:54.719 --> 00:00:57.510 Japan's Martian Moons Exploration, or 00:00:57.520 --> 00:01:00.069 MMX, launched yesterday on a nearly 00:01:00.079 --> 00:01:02.790 five-year round trip to survey the red 00:01:02.800 --> 00:01:05.830 planet's two moons, Phobos and Deamos. 00:01:05.840 --> 00:01:07.990 The journey to Mars will take about 10 00:01:08.000 --> 00:01:10.550 months. Once there, MMX will collect 00:01:10.560 --> 00:01:13.350 soil samples from Phobos that scientists 00:01:13.360 --> 00:01:15.270 hope will explain the origin of the 00:01:15.280 --> 00:01:16.950 moons, something that has baffled 00:01:16.960 --> 00:01:18.870 scientists for decades. And here's where 00:01:18.880 --> 00:01:21.030 it gets really wild. If everything works 00:01:21.040 --> 00:01:23.270 out, those samples will come home in 00:01:23.280 --> 00:01:26.310 2031. That would make MMX the first 00:01:26.320 --> 00:01:28.469 mission ever to bring samples back to 00:01:28.479 --> 00:01:31.109 Earth from the Martian system. NASA's 00:01:31.119 --> 00:01:33.429 Perseverance rover has spent half a 00:01:33.439 --> 00:01:35.109 decade on the surface of Mars, 00:01:35.119 --> 00:01:37.030 collecting vital clues about Mars past, 00:01:37.040 --> 00:01:39.429 but concerns over the return mission's 00:01:39.439 --> 00:01:41.749 price tag led to its cancellation about 00:01:41.759 --> 00:01:43.670 2 years ago. So, for now, Japan is 00:01:43.680 --> 00:01:45.590 trying to beat everyone home with a 00:01:45.600 --> 00:01:47.350 little piece of Phobos in the passenger 00:01:47.360 --> 00:01:49.590 seat. Here's a question for you. When 00:01:49.600 --> 00:01:51.429 you picture life after graduating 00:01:51.439 --> 00:01:53.030 school, what do you see? Well, for a 00:01:53.040 --> 00:01:54.630 growing number of young Americans, the 00:01:54.640 --> 00:01:57.270 answer is the military. After years when 00:01:57.280 --> 00:01:59.190 several branches struggled to recruit 00:01:59.200 --> 00:02:01.830 enough people, every US military branch 00:02:01.840 --> 00:02:04.550 met or exceeded its 2026 recruiting 00:02:04.560 --> 00:02:06.870 goal, biggest rebound in 15 years, and 00:02:06.880 --> 00:02:09.029 it appears to be driven by Gen Z, the 00:02:09.039 --> 00:02:12.150 generation born between 1997 and 2012. 00:02:12.160 --> 00:02:13.990 So, why is military service suddenly 00:02:14.000 --> 00:02:15.910 looking different to some members of Gen 00:02:15.920 --> 00:02:18.470 Z? Our Julia Vargas Jones takes a closer 00:02:18.480 --> 00:02:19.190 look. 00:02:19.200 --> 00:02:21.910 >> No college debt in the military. 00:02:21.920 --> 00:02:24.229 >> It's all over military corners of Tik 00:02:24.239 --> 00:02:27.030 Tok and Instagram. Video after video 00:02:27.040 --> 00:02:29.510 making the case for the armed forces as 00:02:29.520 --> 00:02:32.630 the ultimate financial life hack. The 00:02:32.640 --> 00:02:35.910 pitch seems to be working. 00:02:35.920 --> 00:02:37.910 At an air show in Huntington Beach, 00:02:37.920 --> 00:02:40.229 California, Army recruiters make their 00:02:40.239 --> 00:02:41.509 case to Gen Z. 00:02:41.519 --> 00:02:43.110 >> They're eager to join. They want to know 00:02:43.120 --> 00:02:44.630 the opportunities and the benefits that 00:02:44.640 --> 00:02:46.550 the Army has to offer. I speak from 00:02:46.560 --> 00:02:48.470 personal experience and how I benefited 00:02:48.480 --> 00:02:51.030 through education benefits, um, 00:02:51.040 --> 00:02:52.470 financial benefits and stuff like 00:02:52.480 --> 00:02:53.990 bonuses and all that. 00:02:54.000 --> 00:02:55.270 >> Ready, 00:02:55.280 --> 00:02:56.841 >> GO. 00:02:56.851 --> 00:02:58.470 [screaming] 00:02:58.480 --> 00:03:01.190 >> These are aspiring Marines. They are 00:03:01.200 --> 00:03:04.630 very young, squarely Gen Z, 18 to 27 00:03:04.640 --> 00:03:06.550 years old. And this is the last time 00:03:06.560 --> 00:03:09.190 they're able to do a fitness test before 00:03:09.200 --> 00:03:11.030 they're shipped out to boot camp. 00:03:11.040 --> 00:03:12.949 >> I'm 19. I'm in the debt program, delayed 00:03:12.959 --> 00:03:13.670 entry program. 00:03:13.680 --> 00:03:16.070 >> Go. Let's go. Lucy Kazares was about to 00:03:16.080 --> 00:03:18.869 ship off to basic training. She says she 00:03:18.879 --> 00:03:21.110 still wants an education. What she 00:03:21.120 --> 00:03:23.350 doesn't want is to end up in debt. And 00:03:23.360 --> 00:03:25.030 >> I didn't want to waste my time just 00:03:25.040 --> 00:03:26.470 waiting around or just doing school, 00:03:26.480 --> 00:03:29.190 ending up in debt or anything. So, um, 00:03:29.200 --> 00:03:31.589 with everything that's going on globally 00:03:31.599 --> 00:03:34.630 economic, like gas is expensive and I 00:03:34.640 --> 00:03:37.270 love driving my car. So, um, it does 00:03:37.280 --> 00:03:38.869 have a big role to play cuz I do not 00:03:38.879 --> 00:03:41.030 like the idea of being hungry for money. 00:03:41.040 --> 00:03:43.910 >> Time. Salvador Vargas grew up in Oxnard, 00:03:43.920 --> 00:03:46.309 California and graduated high school in 00:03:46.319 --> 00:03:47.030 the spring. 00:03:47.040 --> 00:03:48.470 >> My first option was definitely um 00:03:48.480 --> 00:03:50.630 college. There was talks about veterary, 00:03:50.640 --> 00:03:53.110 maybe law enforcement, and I just saw 00:03:53.120 --> 00:03:54.630 that a lot of our people are going to be 00:03:54.640 --> 00:03:57.270 taking up debt from a lot of their 00:03:57.280 --> 00:03:59.830 careers and whether that's college and I 00:03:59.840 --> 00:04:01.750 saw that the military pays for that. 00:04:01.760 --> 00:04:05.030 >> LET'S GO. Vargas and Kazaris are part of 00:04:05.040 --> 00:04:07.589 a larger trend. With college tuition on 00:04:07.599 --> 00:04:10.390 the rise and US job growth slowing 00:04:10.400 --> 00:04:13.030 sharply over the last year, it's much 00:04:13.040 --> 00:04:15.270 harder for recent graduates to land a 00:04:15.280 --> 00:04:18.390 job. Across all branches, Gen Z is 00:04:18.400 --> 00:04:20.150 helping boost military recruitment 00:04:20.160 --> 00:04:23.590 numbers to levels not seen in 15 years, 00:04:23.600 --> 00:04:27.270 according to the Department of Defense. 00:04:27.280 --> 00:04:29.670 >> But money is only part of the appeal. 00:04:29.680 --> 00:04:31.670 For some recruits, the draw is harder to 00:04:31.680 --> 00:04:34.629 put a price on. For Gen Z, to have real 00:04:34.639 --> 00:04:37.510 life interactions with others, purpose 00:04:37.520 --> 00:04:39.510 and meaning offline. 00:04:39.520 --> 00:04:40.950 >> It's not really the benefits are why I'm 00:04:40.960 --> 00:04:42.150 joining. It's just to be with like a 00:04:42.160 --> 00:04:43.830 brotherhood. 00:04:43.840 --> 00:04:45.749 >> Now, to an update on an incredible story 00:04:45.759 --> 00:04:47.670 we first told you about last month, the 00:04:47.680 --> 00:04:49.830 discovery of the new cat species in 00:04:49.840 --> 00:04:52.550 Bolivia, the Tilkao. Well, somehow this 00:04:52.560 --> 00:04:54.469 tiny feline just got an even bigger 00:04:54.479 --> 00:04:56.629 story. Scientists determined the kitten 00:04:56.639 --> 00:04:58.230 originally discovered in the country's 00:04:58.240 --> 00:05:01.030 Junga cloud forest was actually its very 00:05:01.040 --> 00:05:03.270 own species. And here's where science 00:05:03.280 --> 00:05:05.350 meets serendipity. The Senda Verde 00:05:05.360 --> 00:05:07.270 Wildlife Sanctuary that's home to the 00:05:07.280 --> 00:05:09.189 Celebrity Feline has been seriously 00:05:09.199 --> 00:05:10.870 struggling in recent months. 00:05:10.880 --> 00:05:12.710 Anti-government protests severely 00:05:12.720 --> 00:05:15.350 limited the flow of fuel and food to the 00:05:15.360 --> 00:05:17.430 remote rescue, which needs more than 500 00:05:17.440 --> 00:05:19.830 lb of meat to feed its residents. After 00:05:19.840 --> 00:05:22.070 news of this new discovery went viral, 00:05:22.080 --> 00:05:24.230 the sanctuary's co-founder learned that 00:05:24.240 --> 00:05:26.629 an online crypto donation campaign had 00:05:26.639 --> 00:05:29.990 raised more than $150,000 00:05:30.000 --> 00:05:32.150 to help the facility keep its doors open 00:05:32.160 --> 00:05:34.070 for animals in need. One of the 00:05:34.080 --> 00:05:36.150 biologists behind the study says he's 00:05:36.160 --> 00:05:38.150 overwhelmed that such a small cat was 00:05:38.160 --> 00:05:39.990 able to break the internet and hopes its 00:05:40.000 --> 00:05:42.150 newfound fame will bolster conservation 00:05:42.160 --> 00:05:44.629 efforts for its habitat, which has long 00:05:44.639 --> 00:05:46.390 been threatened by things like illegal 00:05:46.400 --> 00:05:48.710 gold mining operations. Three pounds of 00:05:48.720 --> 00:05:50.710 cat, more than 150 grand raised. That's 00:05:50.720 --> 00:05:54.950 what I call a meumental impact. 00:05:54.960 --> 00:05:57.029 Pop quiz hot shot. Which is the only 00:05:57.039 --> 00:05:59.110 island in the world that contains three 00:05:59.120 --> 00:06:01.430 different countries? Australia, Borneo, 00:06:01.440 --> 00:06:07.670 Sri Lanka, or Sumatra? 00:06:07.680 --> 00:06:09.990 If you said Borneo, you are the Sultan 00:06:10.000 --> 00:06:12.309 of Smart. The island is shared by 00:06:12.319 --> 00:06:14.790 Brunai, Malaysia, [music] and Indonesia, 00:06:14.800 --> 00:06:16.469 and it's known for its water villages 00:06:16.479 --> 00:06:17.909 where groups of homes are built on 00:06:17.919 --> 00:06:21.270 stilts in the South China Sea. Brunai is 00:06:21.280 --> 00:06:22.870 home to one of the oldest and best 00:06:22.880 --> 00:06:25.430 preserved rainforests on the planet. Ulu 00:06:25.440 --> 00:06:27.590 Tumbong National Park, known as the 00:06:27.600 --> 00:06:29.670 green jewel of Brunai, has largely 00:06:29.680 --> 00:06:31.990 stayed untouched by the outside world, 00:06:32.000 --> 00:06:34.150 and the only way to access it is by 00:06:34.160 --> 00:06:36.309 small boat. Our Christy Lustout takes us 00:06:36.319 --> 00:06:38.550 deep inside the forest and introduces us 00:06:38.560 --> 00:06:40.629 to the people working to make sure this 00:06:40.639 --> 00:06:43.474 jewel keeps shining. 00:06:43.484 --> 00:06:43.670 [music] 00:06:43.680 --> 00:06:46.629 >> Every time I'm up here, it feels so 00:06:46.639 --> 00:06:48.230 healing. 00:06:48.240 --> 00:06:50.950 >> This is one of the oldest rainforests in 00:06:50.960 --> 00:06:54.309 the world and the only way to explore it 00:06:54.319 --> 00:06:57.029 is by longboat. 00:06:57.039 --> 00:06:59.670 Bernay's Ulu Tambberong National Park is 00:06:59.680 --> 00:07:03.110 mostly untouched by the outside world, 00:07:03.120 --> 00:07:05.430 just how the locals like it. 00:07:05.440 --> 00:07:06.950 >> This is the one that we call as the 00:07:06.960 --> 00:07:10.710 green jewel of Bernai and it is well 00:07:10.720 --> 00:07:12.550 protected. 00:07:12.560 --> 00:07:14.914 >> Mera Shajrina from the indigenous Ebon 00:07:14.924 --> 00:07:17.029 [music] people grew up visiting the 00:07:17.039 --> 00:07:21.430 national park. Now she leads tours here. 00:07:21.440 --> 00:07:24.070 >> All of my lifetime I grew up in the 00:07:24.080 --> 00:07:24.950 nature. [music] 00:07:24.960 --> 00:07:27.430 So even Brunai uh known as a small 00:07:27.440 --> 00:07:29.980 country but we are very very rich 00:07:29.990 --> 00:07:32.870 [music] with the natures 00:07:32.880 --> 00:07:36.309 >> for the best views. Mera is heading up 00:07:36.319 --> 00:07:37.670 way up. 00:07:37.680 --> 00:07:40.469 >> There's a 1,200 steps 00:07:40.479 --> 00:07:43.589 >> under an ancient canopy. A rich 00:07:43.599 --> 00:07:46.710 unspoiled ecosystem home to towering 00:07:46.720 --> 00:07:48.950 trees and rare plants. 00:07:48.960 --> 00:07:52.309 >> These two trees here uh it's over 100 00:07:52.319 --> 00:07:54.710 years old already. [music] even before 00:07:54.720 --> 00:07:56.869 my grandparents are born. 00:07:56.879 --> 00:08:00.309 >> At the top, one final climb to reach one 00:08:00.319 --> 00:08:03.385 of Borneo's highest canopy walks. 00:08:03.395 --> 00:08:03.909 [music] 00:08:03.919 --> 00:08:06.469 Suspended more than 40 m above the 00:08:06.479 --> 00:08:09.430 forest floor, you're rewarded with views 00:08:09.440 --> 00:08:11.110 across the island. [music] 00:08:11.120 --> 00:08:13.749 >> We're on the top of the world. Yeah, 00:08:13.759 --> 00:08:16.070 we're very high on the top of the trees 00:08:16.080 --> 00:08:18.450 right now. It feels like it was my first 00:08:18.460 --> 00:08:20.150 [music] time here. Every time I'm up 00:08:20.160 --> 00:08:23.990 here, it feels so healing. 00:08:24.000 --> 00:08:26.150 The national [music] park stretches over 00:08:26.160 --> 00:08:29.670 50,000 hectares. Yet only this small 00:08:29.680 --> 00:08:32.709 section is open to the public. It is 00:08:32.719 --> 00:08:35.190 very important to conserve [music] this 00:08:35.200 --> 00:08:37.430 national park for our next next 00:08:37.440 --> 00:08:44.389 generation. 00:08:44.399 --> 00:08:46.230 >> Today's story getting a 10 out of 10. A 00:08:46.240 --> 00:08:48.230 dogone adorable one. And if you're still 00:08:48.240 --> 00:08:49.990 searching for a Halloween costume, these 00:08:50.000 --> 00:08:51.829 pups may have you barking up the right 00:08:51.839 --> 00:08:54.550 tree. The 36th annual Tomkins Square 00:08:54.560 --> 00:08:56.470 Halloween dog parade took over New 00:08:56.480 --> 00:08:58.070 York's East Village this weekend, 00:08:58.080 --> 00:09:00.230 turning One Avenue into a four-legged 00:09:00.240 --> 00:09:02.790 fashion show. We had Empire State 00:09:02.800 --> 00:09:05.350 Building Climbers. We had Rapunzel, even 00:09:05.360 --> 00:09:08.230 the Pope, putting the paws in posh. The 00:09:08.240 --> 00:09:10.150 event is more than just a K9 costume 00:09:10.160 --> 00:09:12.710 party. October is adopt a shelter dog 00:09:12.720 --> 00:09:14.550 month, and organizers are teaming up 00:09:14.560 --> 00:09:16.550 with local rescue groups to spotlight 00:09:16.560 --> 00:09:19.110 dogs still looking for family. So maybe 00:09:19.120 --> 00:09:20.790 one of these furry fashionistas doesn't 00:09:20.800 --> 00:09:22.630 just walk the runway, but walks right 00:09:22.640 --> 00:09:25.829 into a forever home for one epic 00:09:25.839 --> 00:09:28.389 positive ending. All right, superstars. 00:09:28.399 --> 00:09:30.550 I have time for two shout outs today. 00:09:30.560 --> 00:09:33.190 This first one goes to Mr. Hastings at 00:09:33.200 --> 00:09:35.590 Westwood Village High School in Austin, 00:09:35.600 --> 00:09:37.990 Texas. Rebecca, thank you for this 00:09:38.000 --> 00:09:40.389 lovely note. We appreciate you and 00:09:40.399 --> 00:09:42.870 everyone there at Westwood. Rise up. 00:09:42.880 --> 00:09:46.630 Next up, a big aloha to Mr. Mangum at 00:09:46.640 --> 00:09:48.870 Moana Lua High School in Salt Lake, 00:09:48.880 --> 00:09:50.550 Hawaii. Thank you for subscribing, 00:09:50.560 --> 00:09:53.110 commenting on our YouTube channel and uh 00:09:53.120 --> 00:09:54.949 showing us some love. We see you. 00:09:54.959 --> 00:09:57.110 Tomorrow is your word Wednesday. So, hit 00:09:57.120 --> 00:10:00.070 us up on the Instagram, CNN10 or 00:10:00.080 --> 00:10:02.630 Koiwire, and submit a vocabulary word 00:10:02.640 --> 00:10:04.470 you want us to work into tomorrow's 00:10:04.480 --> 00:10:06.389 show. Remember to put the definition in 00:10:06.399 --> 00:10:07.990 there and remember to put your school 00:10:08.000 --> 00:10:09.750 city and state so we can show you some 00:10:09.760 --> 00:10:11.509 love. Let's make it a terrific Tuesday. 00:10:11.519 --> 00:10:13.190 Remember that sometimes the biggest 00:10:13.200 --> 00:10:14.630 impact can come from something 00:10:14.640 --> 00:10:16.949 surprisingly small. A sample of dirt, a 00:10:16.959 --> 00:10:19.110 tiny cat, one good decision. You are 00:10:19.120 --> 00:10:20.870 more powerful than you know. I'm Koi 00:10:20.880 --> 00:10:25.399 Wire and we are CNN 10.