WEBVTT 00:00:01.309 --> 00:00:08.505 [music] 00:00:11.599 --> 00:00:14.150 Rise up sunshine. Happy random thought 00:00:14.160 --> 00:00:16.310 Thursday. If you clean a vacuum cleaner, 00:00:16.320 --> 00:00:18.230 does that make you the vacuum cleaner? 00:00:18.240 --> 00:00:19.910 If you're waiting for a waiter, aren't 00:00:19.920 --> 00:00:22.310 you the waiter? And if money doesn't 00:00:22.320 --> 00:00:24.150 grow on trees, why do banks have 00:00:24.160 --> 00:00:26.470 branches? I'm Ky Wire. This is CNN 10, 00:00:26.480 --> 00:00:27.990 where we tell you the what, letting you 00:00:28.000 --> 00:00:29.669 decide what to think. Let's get those 00:00:29.679 --> 00:00:32.310 brains firing today. Quick question as 00:00:32.320 --> 00:00:34.310 we start. How did you get to school or 00:00:34.320 --> 00:00:36.549 work this morning? Did you walk, bike, 00:00:36.559 --> 00:00:39.270 bus, maybe a car? Well, those roads you 00:00:39.280 --> 00:00:41.430 traveled may be safer than you actually 00:00:41.440 --> 00:00:43.270 would have realized. A new report from 00:00:43.280 --> 00:00:45.110 the National Highway Traffic Safety 00:00:45.120 --> 00:00:47.270 Administration shows us US Traffic 00:00:47.280 --> 00:00:49.670 Fatalities here in the US have fallen to 00:00:49.680 --> 00:00:51.590 their lowest rate for the first half of 00:00:51.600 --> 00:00:53.750 a year in more than a decade. An 00:00:53.760 --> 00:00:56.069 estimated 16,750 00:00:56.079 --> 00:00:58.310 people died in crashes during the first 00:00:58.320 --> 00:01:02.150 half of 2026. That's down 2.5% from last 00:01:02.160 --> 00:01:04.630 year, even though Americans drove more 00:01:04.640 --> 00:01:06.550 miles. It's actually the lowest number 00:01:06.560 --> 00:01:08.870 recorded since 2014 and the fifth 00:01:08.880 --> 00:01:11.030 straight year the number has decreased 00:01:11.040 --> 00:01:13.429 after a spike during the CO 19 pandemic 00:01:13.439 --> 00:01:16.710 when traffic deaths rose more than 10%. 00:01:16.720 --> 00:01:19.590 Now listen to this. Bicyclist deaths 00:01:19.600 --> 00:01:22.870 actually rose 4% in 2025 following a 00:01:22.880 --> 00:01:26.149 more than 40-year high in 2023 and 00:01:26.159 --> 00:01:27.830 recent tragedies are reminders that 00:01:27.840 --> 00:01:29.830 cyclists remain especially vulnerable. 00:01:29.840 --> 00:01:31.910 In August, two Milligan University 00:01:31.920 --> 00:01:34.069 cyclists were killed and seven others 00:01:34.079 --> 00:01:35.749 were seriously injured during a team 00:01:35.759 --> 00:01:38.069 training ride. And last week in North 00:01:38.079 --> 00:01:40.469 Carolina, an SUV crossed the center line 00:01:40.479 --> 00:01:42.469 and struck a group of cyclists, killing 00:01:42.479 --> 00:01:44.789 one person and injuring nearly two 00:01:44.799 --> 00:01:47.429 dozen. So, what do you think? What's 00:01:47.439 --> 00:01:49.749 helping make our roads safer? And what 00:01:49.759 --> 00:01:51.749 more could we do to protect everybody 00:01:51.759 --> 00:01:53.590 who shares them? Drivers, cyclists, 00:01:53.600 --> 00:01:55.990 pedestrians, all of us. Hit pause and 00:01:56.000 --> 00:01:58.630 have a think. 00:01:58.640 --> 00:02:00.950 Pop quiz hot shot. What country invented 00:02:00.960 --> 00:02:03.429 modern golf? France, Scotland, Ireland, 00:02:03.439 --> 00:02:11.990 or Netherlands? 00:02:12.000 --> 00:02:14.869 If you said Scotland, Terrific. Modern 00:02:14.879 --> 00:02:17.350 golf was invented in the 15th century in 00:02:17.360 --> 00:02:19.510 Scotland. But here's the wild part. King 00:02:19.520 --> 00:02:22.550 James II in 1457 banned it because 00:02:22.560 --> 00:02:23.750 people were playing instead of 00:02:23.760 --> 00:02:25.830 practicing archery. King wanted fewer 00:02:25.840 --> 00:02:28.229 birdies, more bullse eyes for the sake 00:02:28.239 --> 00:02:31.190 of national defense. Next story is about 00:02:31.200 --> 00:02:33.750 someone named Blades Brown who at 19 00:02:33.760 --> 00:02:35.589 years old just became the youngest PGA 00:02:35.599 --> 00:02:38.790 Tour winner in 95 years. Blades started 00:02:38.800 --> 00:02:40.949 Sunday in Los Cabos, Mexico, seven shots 00:02:40.959 --> 00:02:44.229 back. Then he shot a 9 under 63, sent 00:02:44.239 --> 00:02:46.229 the final round to a playoff, and sank a 00:02:46.239 --> 00:02:48.229 birdie putt for the title. The last time 00:02:48.239 --> 00:02:50.869 someone this young won a PGA Tour event, 00:02:50.879 --> 00:02:53.509 1931. Blades was still in high school 00:02:53.519 --> 00:02:55.430 when he turned pro. Now he is etching 00:02:55.440 --> 00:02:57.350 his name in the history books. And with 00:02:57.360 --> 00:02:59.030 the win, he qualified for next year's 00:02:59.040 --> 00:03:01.830 PGA Championship. Our Patrick Snow got 00:03:01.840 --> 00:03:04.229 to chat with the Blades Brown. 00:03:04.239 --> 00:03:05.750 >> Where do you get your joy from? Cuz 00:03:05.760 --> 00:03:08.949 you're always so upbeat, so positive, so 00:03:08.959 --> 00:03:11.350 just full of the Deviva. Where does it 00:03:11.360 --> 00:03:13.430 come from? What's fueling you? 00:03:13.440 --> 00:03:14.949 >> One of the things that I love about golf 00:03:14.959 --> 00:03:17.190 is I I enjoy the the love of the game. I 00:03:17.200 --> 00:03:18.710 love the feeling of a wellcompressed 00:03:18.720 --> 00:03:21.270 iron shot. You know, a mid-range to long 00:03:21.280 --> 00:03:22.550 putt made. I mean, there's no better 00:03:22.560 --> 00:03:24.309 feeling than making a puff for birdie or 00:03:24.319 --> 00:03:25.990 striping an iron shot just where you 00:03:26.000 --> 00:03:26.869 want to. 00:03:26.879 --> 00:03:28.630 >> Let me ask you about your parents cuz 00:03:28.640 --> 00:03:30.550 they're both huge sources of of 00:03:30.560 --> 00:03:33.030 inspiration. Your mom, Rhonda, who was 00:03:33.040 --> 00:03:35.910 the first player in the WNBA to score a 00:03:35.920 --> 00:03:38.470 three-point shot. That is a pretty cool 00:03:38.480 --> 00:03:40.470 piece of history. What has she said to 00:03:40.480 --> 00:03:42.789 you about that really special moment? 00:03:42.799 --> 00:03:44.789 >> Well, she she I mean, she's my mom. She 00:03:44.799 --> 00:03:46.149 does a phenomenal job. I mean, every 00:03:46.159 --> 00:03:47.509 single time I I finish a golf 00:03:47.519 --> 00:03:48.630 tournament, she's always the first one 00:03:48.640 --> 00:03:50.949 to text me. And uh she she's helped me 00:03:50.959 --> 00:03:53.830 with my professional life so far. Um 00:03:53.840 --> 00:03:55.670 and, you know, having somebody else in 00:03:55.680 --> 00:03:56.869 the family that's been a professional 00:03:56.879 --> 00:03:58.949 athlete that kind of knows the the world 00:03:58.959 --> 00:04:01.110 that it is is is such a blessing and and 00:04:01.120 --> 00:04:02.710 we're enjoying every second of it. 00:04:02.720 --> 00:04:04.390 >> Tell us what your dad means to you 00:04:04.400 --> 00:04:06.550 because he has been so courageous, 00:04:06.560 --> 00:04:09.190 hasn't he? battling those health issues. 00:04:09.200 --> 00:04:10.949 >> Yeah. So, unfortunately with leukemia, 00:04:10.959 --> 00:04:13.190 it never really goes away. Luckily, he 00:04:13.200 --> 00:04:15.030 has a leukemia that is extremely 00:04:15.040 --> 00:04:16.629 treatable. But one thing that he has 00:04:16.639 --> 00:04:18.229 taught me is to be a warrior. I remember 00:04:18.239 --> 00:04:19.990 I I went and visited him a couple times 00:04:20.000 --> 00:04:21.990 in the hospital and you know, he looked 00:04:22.000 --> 00:04:24.710 at me and said, "Blades, you know, I 00:04:24.720 --> 00:04:27.670 love my family." And, you know, it's it 00:04:27.680 --> 00:04:29.430 it puts a whole new perspective on life 00:04:29.440 --> 00:04:32.390 whenever, you know, a loved one is is 00:04:32.400 --> 00:04:35.030 kind of uh has has death looking them 00:04:35.040 --> 00:04:36.870 right back in the face. And you know, 00:04:36.880 --> 00:04:38.710 he's told me he he's taught me to be a 00:04:38.720 --> 00:04:40.550 warrior out there. And you know, I've 00:04:40.560 --> 00:04:41.909 I've learned so much from my dad. I've 00:04:41.919 --> 00:04:43.749 still got a lot to learn. And uh 00:04:43.759 --> 00:04:45.670 especially with with the next chapter of 00:04:45.680 --> 00:04:48.310 my life being here on the PGA tour. 00:04:48.320 --> 00:04:50.230 Yesterday for Veterans Day, we honored 00:04:50.240 --> 00:04:51.909 all of those who've served in the US 00:04:51.919 --> 00:04:54.230 Armed Forces. But for some veterans, the 00:04:54.240 --> 00:04:55.990 physical and emotional challenges of 00:04:56.000 --> 00:04:57.990 service don't end when they come home. 00:04:58.000 --> 00:05:00.150 And sometimes support can come from the 00:05:00.160 --> 00:05:03.030 most unexpected places, like in a 6 00:05:03.040 --> 00:05:05.110 milliongal aquarium filled with some of 00:05:05.120 --> 00:05:06.710 the biggest fish on the planet. Our 00:05:06.720 --> 00:05:08.310 friends at the Georgia Aquarium's 00:05:08.320 --> 00:05:10.790 Veterans Immersions Program gives 00:05:10.800 --> 00:05:12.629 veterans and active duty service members 00:05:12.639 --> 00:05:14.629 the chance to focus on mindfulness and 00:05:14.639 --> 00:05:16.950 rehabilitation while diving amongst 00:05:16.960 --> 00:05:19.430 giants. Our Ivan Rodriguez takes a dive 00:05:19.440 --> 00:05:21.670 into how the program is making waves and 00:05:21.680 --> 00:05:23.990 a big difference. 00:05:24.000 --> 00:05:26.230 For Carl Hill, this experience means 00:05:26.240 --> 00:05:27.909 more than just a chance to get in the 00:05:27.919 --> 00:05:29.749 water. After an injury led to his 00:05:29.759 --> 00:05:31.510 medical retirement, he says the 00:05:31.520 --> 00:05:33.990 transition out of military life wasn't 00:05:34.000 --> 00:05:36.390 easy. It brings a lot of emotion to my 00:05:36.400 --> 00:05:38.550 heart. You know, when you get hurt in 00:05:38.560 --> 00:05:41.510 the military, uh or like I got medically 00:05:41.520 --> 00:05:43.110 retired. I was I was injured and they 00:05:43.120 --> 00:05:44.710 said, "Hey, you're out." Uh you feel 00:05:44.720 --> 00:05:46.870 very uh neglected. You feel like no one 00:05:46.880 --> 00:05:47.830 cares about you. 00:05:47.840 --> 00:05:49.990 >> Just have a great time. Today he's 00:05:50.000 --> 00:05:51.990 taking part in the Georgia Aquarium's 00:05:52.000 --> 00:05:54.150 military salute program, which brings 00:05:54.160 --> 00:05:56.870 veterans groups into its 6 milliongal 00:05:56.880 --> 00:05:58.390 ocean Voyager exhibit. 00:05:58.400 --> 00:06:00.150 >> I like to say that we don't just change 00:06:00.160 --> 00:06:02.310 somebody's afternoon when they come here 00:06:02.320 --> 00:06:04.070 with their families. When they're here 00:06:04.080 --> 00:06:06.070 and in this exhibit, it often changes 00:06:06.080 --> 00:06:07.270 their complete outlook. 00:06:07.280 --> 00:06:09.029 >> You ready to go swim? 00:06:09.039 --> 00:06:10.469 >> All right, cool. Cool. 00:06:10.479 --> 00:06:12.629 >> The goal is more than a close encounter 00:06:12.639 --> 00:06:13.670 with marine life. 00:06:13.680 --> 00:06:14.870 >> I'm a little nervous. I'm not going to 00:06:14.880 --> 00:06:17.350 lie about it. I never jump in a shark 00:06:17.360 --> 00:06:17.830 tank 00:06:17.840 --> 00:06:19.430 >> because the moment veterans get in the 00:06:19.440 --> 00:06:21.430 water, they're encouraged to focus on 00:06:21.440 --> 00:06:22.230 mindfulness. 00:06:22.240 --> 00:06:24.469 >> We have one whale shark, Esan, who's 00:06:24.479 --> 00:06:27.350 roughly 27 feet long, and we have three 00:06:27.360 --> 00:06:29.510 mana rays that are that are just 00:06:29.520 --> 00:06:31.430 magnificent. And then tons of other 00:06:31.440 --> 00:06:34.390 fish, uh, schooling fish, other sharks, 00:06:34.400 --> 00:06:37.189 rays, lots of different animals. 00:06:37.199 --> 00:06:39.110 >> Nowhere in the world can you experience 00:06:39.120 --> 00:06:41.189 an environment containing three oceans 00:06:41.199 --> 00:06:44.070 in one place. The look on their faces is 00:06:44.080 --> 00:06:46.070 just uh it sends chills through your 00:06:46.080 --> 00:06:48.309 body because you're like, "Yep, yep. 00:06:48.319 --> 00:06:50.469 They experienced it. They get it now." 00:06:50.479 --> 00:06:52.629 >> That's what overcoming injuries from 00:06:52.639 --> 00:06:54.790 PTSD is all about is getting out of your 00:06:54.800 --> 00:06:57.749 head. And this is 100% out of your head. 00:06:57.759 --> 00:06:59.830 Like you're in a in a strange new place. 00:06:59.840 --> 00:07:01.589 This is like magical. For the rest of my 00:07:01.599 --> 00:07:02.710 life, I'm going to sit with this cuz 00:07:02.720 --> 00:07:10.309 this is amazing experience. 00:07:10.319 --> 00:07:12.150 Today's story getting a 10 out of 10. A 00:07:12.160 --> 00:07:14.230 Louisiana teenager whose future just got 00:07:14.240 --> 00:07:16.150 a whole lot brighter thanks to 00:07:16.160 --> 00:07:18.150 groundbreaking medical treatments. 00:07:18.160 --> 00:07:20.309 15-year-old Philip Mullen has lived with 00:07:20.319 --> 00:07:22.469 cickle cell disease, a genetic blood 00:07:22.479 --> 00:07:24.550 disorder where red blood cells become 00:07:24.560 --> 00:07:27.270 hard, sticky, and shaped like a sea, 00:07:27.280 --> 00:07:28.870 causing pain and a higher risk of 00:07:28.880 --> 00:07:30.870 infections. And after years of 00:07:30.880 --> 00:07:33.589 unsuccessful treatments, surgeries, 00:07:33.599 --> 00:07:35.749 Philip's mom decided to try one more 00:07:35.759 --> 00:07:38.309 option, a one-time gene therapy infusion 00:07:38.319 --> 00:07:40.710 at Manning Family Children's Hospital. 00:07:40.720 --> 00:07:42.870 >> We're actually able to take a stem cell 00:07:42.880 --> 00:07:44.790 that's responsible for making all of our 00:07:44.800 --> 00:07:47.510 blood, and insert a new gene that makes 00:07:47.520 --> 00:07:49.909 a hemoglobin that doesn't collapse under 00:07:49.919 --> 00:07:51.270 pressure, doesn't sickle. 00:07:51.280 --> 00:07:54.550 >> Philip has endured 100 hospitalizations, 00:07:54.560 --> 00:07:56.790 14 surgeries, and was told there was 00:07:56.800 --> 00:07:58.869 nothing doctors could do. Although he 00:07:58.879 --> 00:08:00.950 still has a long way to go before he is 00:08:00.960 --> 00:08:03.029 functionally cured or showing no 00:08:03.039 --> 00:08:04.950 symptoms of cickle cell disease, doctors 00:08:04.960 --> 00:08:07.189 are saying so far so good. 00:08:07.199 --> 00:08:08.950 >> Felt the weight kind of come off my 00:08:08.960 --> 00:08:11.430 shoulders dealing with this disease. Now 00:08:11.440 --> 00:08:13.589 we can go do things that we've never 00:08:13.599 --> 00:08:14.390 been able to do. 00:08:14.400 --> 00:08:16.230 >> Here's the incredible science. Doctors 00:08:16.240 --> 00:08:18.390 use Philip's own blood forming stem 00:08:18.400 --> 00:08:20.869 cells modified to help his body produce 00:08:20.879 --> 00:08:23.110 healthier red blood cells. No matching 00:08:23.120 --> 00:08:25.670 donor required. Philip is Louisiana's 00:08:25.680 --> 00:08:27.670 first child to receive this particular 00:08:27.680 --> 00:08:30.550 gene therapy. In 2024, 12-year-old 00:08:30.560 --> 00:08:32.550 Kendrick Cromer became the first US 00:08:32.560 --> 00:08:34.469 patient to receive a newly approved gene 00:08:34.479 --> 00:08:36.149 editing treatment for cickle cell 00:08:36.159 --> 00:08:39.350 disease outside a clinical trial. Today 00:08:39.360 --> 00:08:41.909 marks day four of CNN 10's 10 days of 00:08:41.919 --> 00:08:43.430 giving, highlighting the ways that you 00:08:43.440 --> 00:08:45.110 are showing kindness in your community. 00:08:45.120 --> 00:08:46.790 Let's go to Huntington Park, California, 00:08:46.800 --> 00:08:48.630 where Miss Hernandez and our students at 00:08:48.640 --> 00:08:50.949 Lucille Royal Allard Elementary are 00:08:50.959 --> 00:08:53.030 giving their campus a glowup. Miss 00:08:53.040 --> 00:08:55.269 Hernandez manages the community garden. 00:08:55.279 --> 00:08:57.030 And for the past five years, students 00:08:57.040 --> 00:08:58.949 have been volunteering their time, 00:08:58.959 --> 00:09:01.430 maintaining and caring for a place where 00:09:01.440 --> 00:09:03.269 people can connect with nature, grow 00:09:03.279 --> 00:09:05.910 cacti, taste fresh fruit, even watch the 00:09:05.920 --> 00:09:07.990 insects do their thing. Miss Bowmont 00:09:08.000 --> 00:09:09.750 says the garden is quote, "More than 00:09:09.760 --> 00:09:11.509 just a garden. It is a space where our 00:09:11.519 --> 00:09:13.590 community can grow, explore, contribute, 00:09:13.600 --> 00:09:15.829 and appreciate the beauty of nature 00:09:15.839 --> 00:09:18.230 together." Way to use that green thumb 00:09:18.240 --> 00:09:19.910 and give Huntington Park community 00:09:19.920 --> 00:09:22.550 something to look forward to. Now, shout 00:09:22.560 --> 00:09:24.550 out time. And this first shout out goes 00:09:24.560 --> 00:09:27.110 to Chef Brown at Independence Culinary 00:09:27.120 --> 00:09:28.470 High School in Charlotte, North 00:09:28.480 --> 00:09:30.949 Carolina. Thank you for my new chef's 00:09:30.959 --> 00:09:32.630 jacket. Might need to make some pasta 00:09:32.640 --> 00:09:34.550 tonight cuz this thing is dripping with 00:09:34.560 --> 00:09:37.269 swag. You all right, this next shout out 00:09:37.279 --> 00:09:39.750 goes to Mr. Divine at Sax Middle School 00:09:39.760 --> 00:09:42.790 in Newan, Connecticut. I would like to 00:09:42.800 --> 00:09:44.230 thank you for this wooden wonder from 00:09:44.240 --> 00:09:46.070 your wood shop. This is going to go on 00:09:46.080 --> 00:09:47.910 our wall of friends. Thank you all for 00:09:47.920 --> 00:09:49.590 making us a part of your day each and 00:09:49.600 --> 00:09:51.590 every day. Go out, make someone smile 00:09:51.600 --> 00:09:53.190 today. You are more powerful than you 00:09:53.200 --> 00:09:58.440 know. I'm Koi Wire and we are CNN 10.