WEBVTT 00:00:11.399 --> 00:00:13.069 What's up, sunshine? I'm Coy Wire. This 00:00:13.079 --> 00:00:16.069 is CNN 10. Happy Fri-yay and happy 00:00:16.079 --> 00:00:18.190 Halloween Eve, the most spooktacular 00:00:18.200 --> 00:00:20.309 time of the year. Are you ready? I'm 00:00:20.319 --> 00:00:21.469 going as a pirate this year and I'm 00:00:21.479 --> 00:00:23.110 getting in the spirit. Now, let's get 00:00:23.120 --> 00:00:25.590 your news for Fri-yay, October 30th. 00:00:25.600 --> 00:00:27.709 Election Day just around the corner. On 00:00:27.719 --> 00:00:30.110 Tuesday, Americans will head to the 00:00:30.120 --> 00:00:32.149 polls to make their voices heard in this 00:00:32.159 --> 00:00:34.230 year's midterm elections. Many already 00:00:34.240 --> 00:00:36.390 have. A whopping 40 million ballots have 00:00:36.400 --> 00:00:38.550 already been cast during early voting. 00:00:38.560 --> 00:00:40.030 This election will not only give many 00:00:40.040 --> 00:00:41.550 voters a chance to choose their new 00:00:41.560 --> 00:00:43.909 governor or decide control of the US 00:00:43.919 --> 00:00:46.350 Senate and House of Representatives, but 00:00:46.360 --> 00:00:47.990 to voice concerns on key issues 00:00:48.000 --> 00:00:50.070 impacting their everyday lives as well. 00:00:50.080 --> 00:00:51.830 From affordability to healthcare, 00:00:51.840 --> 00:00:54.429 immigration, ongoing wars, there is a 00:00:54.439 --> 00:00:56.589 lot to consider on this year's ballots. 00:00:56.599 --> 00:00:58.230 What a better way to find out what's on 00:00:58.240 --> 00:00:59.949 voters'minds than with an epic 00:00:59.959 --> 00:01:02.670 pre-election road trip. Our Omar Jimenez 00:01:02.680 --> 00:01:04.790 crisscrossing key battleground states 00:01:04.800 --> 00:01:07.070 all week to hear directly from voters 00:01:07.080 --> 00:01:08.750 and he's livestreaming the whole thing. 00:01:08.760 --> 00:01:10.629 Omar and team took a quick break from 00:01:10.639 --> 00:01:12.470 their marathon reporting to let us know 00:01:12.480 --> 00:01:14.509 what he's seeing, hearing, and most 00:01:14.519 --> 00:01:17.030 importantly, eating. What's up, Omar? 00:01:17.040 --> 00:01:18.750 What a road trip this has been. We are 00:01:18.760 --> 00:01:20.990 at Ohio State's campus right now, as you 00:01:21.000 --> 00:01:23.269 can see, in Columbus, Ohio, which is the 00:01:23.279 --> 00:01:25.990 state capital of Ohio and we've been on 00:01:26.000 --> 00:01:27.430 this road trip starting in eastern 00:01:27.440 --> 00:01:29.829 Pennsylvania. We hit Philadelphia, some 00:01:29.839 --> 00:01:31.869 of the suburbs, and a place called 00:01:31.879 --> 00:01:34.269 Allentown, as well. Moved west towards 00:01:34.279 --> 00:01:36.070 the state capital of Pennsylvania in 00:01:36.080 --> 00:01:38.629 Harrisburg, west then to Pittsburgh, and 00:01:38.639 --> 00:01:40.549 even further west into Ohio, where we 00:01:40.559 --> 00:01:42.430 are now. Some of the issues that we've 00:01:42.440 --> 00:01:44.110 been hearing about from basically 00:01:44.120 --> 00:01:46.949 everyone is about affordability. Things 00:01:46.959 --> 00:01:49.589 are just really expensive and they've 00:01:49.599 --> 00:01:50.750 been that way for a while, but 00:01:50.760 --> 00:01:53.309 especially so over the past year and 00:01:53.319 --> 00:01:55.549 change, even when you look at gas 00:01:55.559 --> 00:01:57.229 prices. A lot of the gas stations where 00:01:57.239 --> 00:02:00.562 we've stopped have had above national 00:02:00.572 --> 00:02:04.562 average worth of gas and the prices of 00:02:04.572 --> 00:02:06.762 diesel have been just around record 00:02:06.772 --> 00:02:09.641 levels for about a month now. So, it's 00:02:09.651 --> 00:02:10.762 been really difficult for a lot of 00:02:10.772 --> 00:02:12.162 people to deal with that and we've heard 00:02:12.172 --> 00:02:13.962 that from a lot of the folks we've 00:02:13.972 --> 00:02:16.722 talked to, from farmers, from students. 00:02:16.732 --> 00:02:18.202 We've been talking to people on campus 00:02:18.212 --> 00:02:20.202 here and even they said affordability 00:02:20.212 --> 00:02:22.802 was probably the top issue for them 00:02:22.812 --> 00:02:24.642 right now. Now, as part of this trip, 00:02:24.652 --> 00:02:26.482 we've also seen some pretty cool places 00:02:26.492 --> 00:02:28.562 because the best part road trip is 00:02:28.572 --> 00:02:30.162 stopping to see what makes some of these 00:02:30.172 --> 00:02:32.282 places unique. So, we stopped at 00:02:32.292 --> 00:02:34.122 Gettysburg, which is one of the pivotal 00:02:34.132 --> 00:02:36.802 places in the Civil War and we got some 00:02:36.812 --> 00:02:38.722 perspective from a historian there, 00:02:38.732 --> 00:02:40.442 heard from a Ulysses S. Grant 00:02:40.452 --> 00:02:42.202 impersonator who 00:02:42.212 --> 00:02:44.762 he told us Grant wasn't at that battle, 00:02:44.772 --> 00:02:47.122 but he gave us some broader perspective 00:02:47.132 --> 00:02:48.842 on the war. We stopped in Pittsburgh at 00:02:48.852 --> 00:02:51.642 this old steel mill that they've fought 00:02:51.652 --> 00:02:54.082 hard to preserve because they want it to 00:02:54.092 --> 00:02:55.762 stand as a symbol of what's possible, 00:02:55.772 --> 00:02:58.362 but also how quickly things can change. 00:02:58.372 --> 00:03:00.002 And the last thing, of course, is we've 00:03:00.012 --> 00:03:01.402 been eating. We've been eating a lot of 00:03:01.412 --> 00:03:03.922 food. Philly cheesesteak or cheesesteak 00:03:03.932 --> 00:03:05.042 in Philly 00:03:05.052 --> 00:03:08.322 was unreal. But also, we've been just 00:03:08.332 --> 00:03:09.962 getting There's a place called Wawa in 00:03:09.972 --> 00:03:12.042 Pennsylvania. We got a nice hoagie from 00:03:12.052 --> 00:03:13.562 there, which was incredible. We stopped 00:03:13.572 --> 00:03:15.122 at a shack on the side of the road when 00:03:15.132 --> 00:03:17.482 we were leaving a farm to eat a footlong 00:03:17.492 --> 00:03:19.522 hot dog, which I'm still thinking about 00:03:19.532 --> 00:03:21.762 and was lighter than you could imagine. 00:03:21.772 --> 00:03:24.602 Coy wanted me to tell him what my 00:03:24.612 --> 00:03:26.522 favorite food was. I don't need to make 00:03:26.532 --> 00:03:28.562 it complicated. The cheesesteak we had 00:03:28.572 --> 00:03:30.282 in Philly, I'm still thinking about it. 00:03:30.292 --> 00:03:32.562 Really, really good. That was day one. 00:03:32.572 --> 00:03:34.802 That was first meal and I can't get it 00:03:34.812 --> 00:03:36.082 off my mind. So, I think that's going to 00:03:36.092 --> 00:03:37.722 be my answer. But so far, it's been 00:03:37.732 --> 00:03:39.522 great. Meeting all sorts of people, all 00:03:39.532 --> 00:03:40.962 sorts of different walks of life, 00:03:40.972 --> 00:03:42.322 talking about what's important to them 00:03:42.332 --> 00:03:44.202 this election. And the top line seems to 00:03:44.212 --> 00:03:47.482 be things are just too expensive. 00:03:47.492 --> 00:03:49.482 >> Now to a nautical phenomenon causing 00:03:49.492 --> 00:03:52.162 royal problems on both sides of the US. 00:03:52.172 --> 00:03:54.482 King tides are bombarding the Atlantic 00:03:54.492 --> 00:03:56.922 and Pacific coasts this week, spurring 00:03:56.932 --> 00:03:59.322 dangerous conditions from California to 00:03:59.332 --> 00:04:01.802 the Carolinas. Well, what are they? King 00:04:01.812 --> 00:04:04.044 tides are generally the highest tides of 00:04:04.054 --> 00:04:05.684 the year occurring when the moon reaches 00:04:05.694 --> 00:04:08.044 its closest point to Earth known as its 00:04:08.054 --> 00:04:10.284 perigee. But a combination of strong 00:04:10.294 --> 00:04:12.364 winds and the weather pattern El Nino 00:04:12.374 --> 00:04:14.644 are causing quite the coastal conundrum. 00:04:14.654 --> 00:04:17.084 Los Angeles and San Francisco set high 00:04:17.094 --> 00:04:19.364 tide records this week as coastal 00:04:19.374 --> 00:04:21.004 communities dealt with flooding and 00:04:21.014 --> 00:04:22.324 dangerous erosion. 00:04:22.334 --> 00:04:24.404 >> Basically, it's the highest tide we've 00:04:24.414 --> 00:04:25.924 seen maybe ever. 00:04:25.934 --> 00:04:27.924 >> As soon as it breached 00:04:27.934 --> 00:04:29.404 there, 00:04:29.414 --> 00:04:30.124 it was like a 00:04:30.134 --> 00:04:32.124 >> river. On the other side of that street, 00:04:32.134 --> 00:04:34.844 there were white rapids coming in. And I 00:04:34.854 --> 00:04:36.324 saw a school of fish go by. 00:04:36.334 --> 00:04:37.524 >> Remember like Mike Tyson said, 00:04:37.534 --> 00:04:38.764 everybody's got a plan till you get 00:04:38.774 --> 00:04:40.244 socked in the mouth? 00:04:40.254 --> 00:04:41.684 We got socked in the mouth. 00:04:41.694 --> 00:04:43.604 >> Thousands of miles away in Florida, some 00:04:43.614 --> 00:04:46.204 areas saw tides of up to 2 ft above 00:04:46.214 --> 00:04:48.804 normal as seawater inundated beachside 00:04:48.814 --> 00:04:50.804 businesses, roads, and homes. 00:04:50.814 --> 00:04:52.444 >> My rent is going up because I got 00:04:52.454 --> 00:04:54.324 waterfront property right now. When I 00:04:54.334 --> 00:04:56.004 see a car up, I run down here and tell 00:04:56.014 --> 00:04:58.684 them, "Within 20 minutes, water's up to 00:04:58.694 --> 00:04:59.444 here." 00:04:59.454 --> 00:05:00.924 >> While this week's record tides have 00:05:00.934 --> 00:05:03.004 begun to recede, meteorologists warn 00:05:03.014 --> 00:05:04.764 that a combination of high ocean 00:05:04.774 --> 00:05:06.884 temperatures and this year's super El 00:05:06.894 --> 00:05:09.364 Nino could continue pushing water levels 00:05:09.374 --> 00:05:12.684 higher throughout the winter. 00:05:12.694 --> 00:05:14.764 Pop quiz, hot shot. What color is a 00:05:14.774 --> 00:05:17.964 spider's blood? Blue, yellow, red, or 00:05:17.974 --> 00:05:26.004 black? Ooh. 00:05:26.014 --> 00:05:28.724 If you said blue, you absolutely nailed 00:05:28.734 --> 00:05:30.764 it. Unlike human blood, which uses 00:05:30.774 --> 00:05:32.844 iron-based hemoglobin to transport 00:05:32.854 --> 00:05:35.364 oxygen, spiders rely on a copper-based 00:05:35.374 --> 00:05:38.244 protein called hemocyanin, which appears 00:05:38.254 --> 00:05:40.404 blue when oxygenated. 00:05:40.414 --> 00:05:43.124 A lot of us probably hate spiders, yes? 00:05:43.134 --> 00:05:44.524 Well, turns out we may have more in 00:05:44.534 --> 00:05:46.044 common with the creepy crawlers than we 00:05:46.054 --> 00:05:47.444 probably would have thought, at least 00:05:47.454 --> 00:05:49.484 when it comes to sleeping. Researchers 00:05:49.494 --> 00:05:51.684 at the University of Bonn in Germany 00:05:51.694 --> 00:05:53.084 discovered that spiders appear to 00:05:53.094 --> 00:05:56.204 experience distinct stages of sleep much 00:05:56.214 --> 00:05:58.644 like humans. They used infrared cameras 00:05:58.654 --> 00:06:00.764 to observe an Australian jumping spider 00:06:00.774 --> 00:06:02.844 over several days and nights as it 00:06:02.854 --> 00:06:05.685 traded catching flies for catching z's. 00:06:05.695 --> 00:06:07.245 To make sure the crafty critter was 00:06:07.255 --> 00:06:09.525 actually asleep and not just lying in 00:06:09.535 --> 00:06:12.005 wait, they used a special audio prompt 00:06:12.015 --> 00:06:13.925 to measure its reaction times. When 00:06:13.935 --> 00:06:16.125 asleep, they noted the spider underwent 00:06:16.135 --> 00:06:18.205 eye and muscle twitches during different 00:06:18.215 --> 00:06:20.365 phases similar to how we humans and 00:06:20.375 --> 00:06:22.485 other vertebrates experience REM or 00:06:22.495 --> 00:06:24.445 rapid eye movement sleep. While there's 00:06:24.455 --> 00:06:27.045 no word yet on whether spiders dream, 00:06:27.055 --> 00:06:28.365 the revelation is helping give 00:06:28.375 --> 00:06:30.805 scientists a better view of bedtime in 00:06:30.815 --> 00:06:32.645 one of the least understood corners of 00:06:32.655 --> 00:06:34.405 the animal kingdom. So, next time you 00:06:34.415 --> 00:06:35.885 have a nightmare about spiders, just 00:06:35.895 --> 00:06:37.645 know that maybe they are having bad 00:06:37.655 --> 00:06:39.485 dreams about you, too. 00:06:39.495 --> 00:06:42.565 It is almost Halloween. But wait, what 00:06:42.575 --> 00:06:46.645 is Halloween? Halloween, Hallow evening. 00:06:46.655 --> 00:06:48.605 Well, let's unmask this mystery. Travel 00:06:48.615 --> 00:06:50.245 back more than 2,000 years to the 00:06:50.255 --> 00:06:53.245 ancient Celts in what's now Ireland and 00:06:53.255 --> 00:06:55.485 Britain. They celebrated something 00:06:55.495 --> 00:06:58.085 called Samhain, marking this harvest's 00:06:58.095 --> 00:06:59.965 end and the winter's beginning. They 00:06:59.975 --> 00:07:01.645 believed the boundary between the living 00:07:01.655 --> 00:07:04.085 and the spirit world would grow thin. 00:07:04.095 --> 00:07:06.445 Think bonfires, disguises, and ghosts. 00:07:06.455 --> 00:07:08.605 Centuries later, Christianity brought 00:07:08.615 --> 00:07:11.685 All Saints' Day or All Hallows'Day on 00:07:11.695 --> 00:07:14.325 November 1st. The night before became 00:07:14.335 --> 00:07:16.405 All Hallows' Eve, eventually shortened 00:07:16.415 --> 00:07:18.685 to Halloween. Irish and Scottish 00:07:18.695 --> 00:07:20.005 immigrants brought traditions to 00:07:20.015 --> 00:07:22.645 America. Door-to-door customs eventually 00:07:22.655 --> 00:07:24.525 evolved into trick-or-treating and 00:07:24.535 --> 00:07:27.005 carved turnips became pumpkins. Talk 00:07:27.015 --> 00:07:29.165 about a gorgeous makeover. Meanwhile, 00:07:29.175 --> 00:07:31.645 Mexico celebrates Día de los Muertos, 00:07:31.655 --> 00:07:33.725 Day of the Dead, around November 1st and 00:07:33.735 --> 00:07:35.845 2nd, a distinct tradition blending 00:07:35.855 --> 00:07:37.845 indigenous and Catholic influences where 00:07:37.855 --> 00:07:40.285 families honor loved ones who've died 00:07:40.295 --> 00:07:42.805 with flowers, food, and colorful altars. 00:07:42.815 --> 00:07:44.765 Different traditions, different stories, 00:07:44.775 --> 00:07:46.565 but a fascinating connection how we 00:07:46.575 --> 00:07:48.565 remember those who came before us and 00:07:48.575 --> 00:07:50.605 celebrate being alive. Turns out 00:07:50.615 --> 00:07:52.845 Halloween has a whole lot more behind 00:07:52.855 --> 00:07:58.925 the mask. 00:07:58.935 --> 00:08:00.365 Today's story getting a 10 out of 10, 00:08:00.375 --> 00:08:03.205 adorable otters giving the WME's Gabby 00:08:03.215 --> 00:08:04.845 Williams and Ryan Howard a run for their 00:08:04.855 --> 00:08:07.447 money. The Oregon Zoo just shared this 00:08:07.457 --> 00:08:10.287 slamming video of their rescue otters 00:08:10.297 --> 00:08:12.487 getting into the fall spirit by hooping 00:08:12.497 --> 00:08:14.807 it up with miniature pumpkins instead of 00:08:14.817 --> 00:08:16.447 basketballs. It's part of their regular 00:08:16.457 --> 00:08:18.447 training and enrichment program to keep 00:08:18.457 --> 00:08:20.687 the furry friends healthy and active. 00:08:20.697 --> 00:08:23.767 Hooped it is. These motor skills ought 00:08:23.777 --> 00:08:26.167 to come as no surprise to us. Sea otters 00:08:26.177 --> 00:08:28.527 are known to use rocks as tools to open 00:08:28.537 --> 00:08:31.607 hard shelled prey. That is a clam dunk. 00:08:31.617 --> 00:08:33.646 All right, sunshine. I've got a time for 00:08:33.656 --> 00:08:36.326 one shoutout today. This Friday goes to 00:08:36.336 --> 00:08:38.607 Mr. Mascara at Delmar Middle School in 00:08:38.617 --> 00:08:40.446 Delmar, Delaware. Thank you for making 00:08:40.456 --> 00:08:42.247 us a part of your day. I see you, Ava 00:08:42.257 --> 00:08:44.487 Lynn. You all are what makes this show 00:08:44.497 --> 00:08:46.087 the best 10 minutes in news. Play that 00:08:46.097 --> 00:08:48.207 Friday music, Nader. Hope you have a 00:08:48.217 --> 00:08:49.887 whole lot of fun this Halloween. Send us 00:08:49.897 --> 00:08:52.207 some pictures on the socials at Coy Wire 00:08:52.217 --> 00:08:54.447 at CNN 10. Stay safe, stay warm, and 00:08:54.457 --> 00:08:56.927 dominate some candy. I'm Coy Wire. 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