WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:11.360 [Music] 00:11.360 --> 00:13.519 Hello and happy Monday everyone. I'm 00:13.519 --> 00:15.839 Allison Chinchar in for Koi Wire. I hope 00:15.839 --> 00:18.320 you had an awesome Halloween weekend. My 00:18.320 --> 00:20.160 husband and I are both meteorologists so 00:20.160 --> 00:22.240 our costumes we went with a weather 00:22.240 --> 00:25.039 theme this year. I was April showers and 00:25.039 --> 00:28.240 he was May flowers. Get it? We would 00:28.240 --> 00:30.160 love to see some of your costumes, too. 00:30.160 --> 00:33.360 Tag us at CNN10 on Instagram. We've got 00:33.360 --> 00:35.520 a ton of news to get to today and not a 00:35.520 --> 00:38.000 lot of time to do it. So, let's go. We 00:38.000 --> 00:39.680 begin with an update on the ongoing 00:39.680 --> 00:41.360 federal government shutdown and its 00:41.360 --> 00:43.440 impact on a crucial program that helps 00:43.440 --> 00:46.399 feeds millions of Americans. November 00:46.399 --> 00:48.480 SNAP benefit payments, also known as 00:48.480 --> 00:50.559 food stamps, have been delayed by the 00:50.559 --> 00:52.960 ongoing shutdown. The program provides 00:52.960 --> 00:55.280 government funding to nearly 1 in eight 00:55.280 --> 00:57.840 Americans to help them afford groceries. 00:57.840 --> 01:00.160 The delay has left many of them unsure 01:00.160 --> 01:01.680 if they will be able to feed their 01:01.680 --> 01:04.080 families if the money is not restored. 01:04.080 --> 01:05.600 >> I'm very concerned. I don't know what 01:05.600 --> 01:06.640 I'm going to do. 01:06.640 --> 01:08.960 >> I'm at every food bank I can find to 01:08.960 --> 01:11.520 keep my kitchen full for my children. 01:11.520 --> 01:15.920 >> It would be a matter of do we eat or do 01:15.920 --> 01:18.000 we pay rent? 01:18.000 --> 01:20.000 And right now the way things are going 01:20.000 --> 01:22.240 it looks like you know what it's just 01:22.240 --> 01:23.040 pay rent. 01:23.040 --> 01:26.080 >> Now according to the USDA data 12% of 01:26.080 --> 01:29.280 the US population nearly 42 million 01:29.280 --> 01:32.880 people rely on the program. Nearly 3/4 01:32.880 --> 01:34.799 of the households that rely on the 01:34.799 --> 01:37.360 benefits fall below the federal poverty 01:37.360 --> 01:39.759 level and many of the recipients are 01:39.759 --> 01:42.880 children or elderly individuals. Two 01:42.880 --> 01:44.720 federal judges have ordered the Trump 01:44.720 --> 01:47.280 administration to use emergency funds to 01:47.280 --> 01:49.920 provide at least partial benefits, but 01:49.920 --> 01:52.720 it remains unclear when and how that 01:52.720 --> 01:55.280 could happen. The uncertainty has left 01:55.280 --> 01:57.759 many recipients turning to food pantries 01:57.759 --> 01:59.600 and other community food assistance 01:59.600 --> 02:01.759 programs, but those groups have also 02:01.759 --> 02:03.600 been under pressure from rising food 02:03.600 --> 02:06.000 prices and increased need in recent 02:06.000 --> 02:09.520 years. So we have seen a a a significant 02:09.520 --> 02:11.440 jump in need just in the last week here 02:11.440 --> 02:14.319 in particular. Uh and this is on top of 02:14.319 --> 02:16.400 already sort of historic need that we 02:16.400 --> 02:17.840 were responding to. 02:17.840 --> 02:19.440 >> Multiple state governments have said 02:19.440 --> 02:21.360 they will pour millions of dollars into 02:21.360 --> 02:23.440 their emergency food programs in the 02:23.440 --> 02:25.840 meantime, but it will be far less than 02:25.840 --> 02:27.760 the typical federal funding in most 02:27.760 --> 02:30.160 cases. Turning now to Jamaica, where 02:30.160 --> 02:32.560 communities are just now able to return 02:32.560 --> 02:34.879 home after last week's direct hit from 02:34.879 --> 02:37.760 Hurricane Melissa. The category 5 storm 02:37.760 --> 02:40.160 left a trail of devastation as it tore 02:40.160 --> 02:42.640 across the island, completely leveling 02:42.640 --> 02:45.120 some communities. Our David Culver is on 02:45.120 --> 02:47.360 the ground and got a firstirhand look at 02:47.360 --> 02:50.000 the recovery efforts underway. Now, 02:50.000 --> 02:51.599 where we're headed is towards Black 02:51.599 --> 02:52.720 River, and that's an area that you've 02:52.720 --> 02:54.400 seen a lot of the devastation of of some 02:54.400 --> 02:56.239 of the homes that have just been totally 02:56.239 --> 02:58.560 decimated. And the folks who are on this 02:58.560 --> 03:00.000 path headed the direction that we're 03:00.000 --> 03:01.599 going and we can walk just a little bit 03:01.599 --> 03:04.480 here to keep traffic going are folks who 03:04.480 --> 03:06.319 are many of them going back to their 03:06.319 --> 03:08.319 homes for the first time or what's left 03:08.319 --> 03:09.680 of their homes. You've got others who 03:09.680 --> 03:11.680 are bringing supplies with them and 03:11.680 --> 03:13.120 others who are bringing communication 03:13.120 --> 03:14.959 devices to try to see if they can get to 03:14.959 --> 03:16.879 individuals who they've not been able to 03:16.879 --> 03:19.680 be in touch with so far. Now, here we 03:19.680 --> 03:21.519 are several days out after the storm and 03:21.519 --> 03:23.440 you you're at a point where the 03:23.440 --> 03:26.319 adrenaline has started to wear down. the 03:26.319 --> 03:28.560 shock has started to subside and reality 03:28.560 --> 03:30.480 is starting to sink in. We were talking 03:30.480 --> 03:32.080 to some of our local team here too and 03:32.080 --> 03:34.159 as we were just sitting here he looked 03:34.159 --> 03:36.000 up and he said it's not just the homes 03:36.000 --> 03:37.680 that were destroyed but also the beauty 03:37.680 --> 03:39.680 of my country and he said you should see 03:39.680 --> 03:41.360 what this was before and this was a 03:41.360 --> 03:44.959 beautiful canopy bamboo avenue and you 03:44.959 --> 03:47.440 can look now and the bamboo is just 03:47.440 --> 03:49.120 shredded. I mean all of it just torn 03:49.120 --> 03:50.879 apart and he said that's another thing 03:50.879 --> 03:52.480 that they're thinking about in mourning 03:52.480 --> 03:54.319 even. Well, this is the issue. I mean, 03:54.319 --> 03:56.319 everyone you speak with will have a 03:56.319 --> 03:58.159 story of someone they have yet to be in 03:58.159 --> 03:59.760 contact with. And and that tells you 03:59.760 --> 04:01.920 there are so many areas that are like 04:01.920 --> 04:03.519 this corridor. I mean, just so difficult 04:03.519 --> 04:05.200 to get through and cut off at this 04:05.200 --> 04:07.760 point. So, they're starting to mobilize 04:07.760 --> 04:09.120 quickly. We're starting to see a lot of 04:09.120 --> 04:10.640 those efforts come internationally as 04:10.640 --> 04:12.720 well. The military here is certainly 04:12.720 --> 04:14.799 playing a role in that, but as of now, 04:14.799 --> 04:16.400 the latest death toll that we've seen is 04:16.400 --> 04:19.919 is at 19. It's expected to rise. Uh, but 04:19.919 --> 04:21.600 again, it's it's trying to get to these 04:21.600 --> 04:23.199 areas that are next to impossible to go 04:23.199 --> 04:24.560 through. I saw an ambulance trying to go 04:24.560 --> 04:26.080 through here just a few minutes ago, and 04:26.080 --> 04:27.759 it was just going as slow as we were. I 04:27.759 --> 04:30.080 mean, it's it's a huge challenge. 04:30.080 --> 04:32.320 >> A quick meteorological note. In the wake 04:32.320 --> 04:34.960 of Hurricane Melissa, the season is not 04:34.960 --> 04:38.160 over yet. We still have 29 more days to 04:38.160 --> 04:40.320 get through. Atlantic hurricane season 04:40.320 --> 04:42.960 typically sees an average of 14 named 04:42.960 --> 04:47.120 storms. As of now, we are at 13. 04:47.120 --> 04:49.520 Time for 10-second trivia. During the 04:49.520 --> 04:51.840 Dia de los Muertos holiday, what do 04:51.840 --> 04:54.960 merold flowers represent? The fragility 04:54.960 --> 04:57.759 of life, wealth and good fortune, the 04:57.759 --> 05:01.360 sun, or friendship? 05:01.360 --> 05:04.639 If you said the sun, you're on fire. 05:04.639 --> 05:08.240 Marolds or simpuch are placed on altars 05:08.240 --> 05:10.800 or around grave sites to represent the 05:10.800 --> 05:13.680 sun and the path that guides spirits 05:13.680 --> 05:16.479 back to their loved ones. If you've seen 05:16.479 --> 05:18.720 the Pixar movie Coco, you may be 05:18.720 --> 05:21.360 familiar with Dia de los Muertos or Day 05:21.360 --> 05:23.840 of the Dead, which took place this past 05:23.840 --> 05:26.320 Saturday and Sunday. It is a Mexican 05:26.320 --> 05:28.800 holiday that celebrates and honors the 05:28.800 --> 05:31.360 lives of loved ones and pets who have 05:31.360 --> 05:34.080 passed away. But instead of being sad or 05:34.080 --> 05:36.320 a scary occasion, it's a joyful 05:36.320 --> 05:38.479 celebration that welcomes the spirits of 05:38.479 --> 05:40.639 the dead back into the world of the 05:40.639 --> 05:43.280 living for a short period of time. A 05:43.280 --> 05:46.000 California artist named Oilia Esparsa 05:46.000 --> 05:48.400 played a huge role in making Dia de los 05:48.400 --> 05:51.199 Muertos popular in the US. And for the 05:51.199 --> 05:53.600 first time, her work is being featured 05:53.600 --> 05:56.560 in a solo show at a Los Angeles museum. 05:56.560 --> 05:57.840 Check this out. 05:57.840 --> 06:00.160 >> I'm a first generation here. My mother 06:00.160 --> 06:02.479 came from Mexico. This was a practice my 06:02.479 --> 06:04.720 mother had at home. She had it all year 06:04.720 --> 06:07.120 long, but for the special days like the 06:07.120 --> 06:09.280 other loto, she would dress it up with 06:09.280 --> 06:14.080 flowers from her garden with a candle. 06:14.800 --> 06:17.680 The altar is the centerpiece if people 06:17.680 --> 06:20.639 have a photograph. If not, also a a 06:20.639 --> 06:23.120 token or a momento of that person's 06:23.120 --> 06:26.479 life. The merry gold flower. It reflects 06:26.479 --> 06:29.840 the sun of course, but also its aroma 06:29.840 --> 06:32.960 beckons the the soul to that here we are 06:32.960 --> 06:37.720 ready waiting for you with our frienda. 06:38.639 --> 06:41.039 when I started doing public altars was 06:41.039 --> 06:44.000 first at self-help graphics the art 06:44.000 --> 06:46.800 center in East Los Angeles but it wasn't 06:46.800 --> 06:50.400 really widespread known and it has grown 06:50.400 --> 06:52.639 over the years I just have continued it 06:52.639 --> 06:54.720 for so many years since I first started 06:54.720 --> 06:57.280 in around 1979 06:57.280 --> 07:00.800 this is the first forelia and for us it 07:00.800 --> 07:03.120 was important to highlight all aspects 07:03.120 --> 07:06.400 of her career in the gallery we see what 07:06.400 --> 07:09.039 almost seven decades of art making, 07:09.039 --> 07:11.840 right? Drawings, paintings, print making 07:11.840 --> 07:15.840 in addition to seven altars or ofendas 07:15.840 --> 07:18.240 that we've recreated in the exhibition. 07:18.240 --> 07:21.919 >> It is such a tremendous honor, 07:21.919 --> 07:25.039 especially in my own community. We feel 07:25.039 --> 07:27.759 very strongly that Aelia and her work 07:27.759 --> 07:30.160 has fundamentally transformed the story 07:30.160 --> 07:32.639 of American art and culture through her 07:32.639 --> 07:35.680 work as an alter maker as well as a 07:35.680 --> 07:37.840 visual artist and a teacher. 07:37.840 --> 07:40.720 >> Especially this year, the offenda is 07:40.720 --> 07:44.080 really a significant endeavor because 07:44.080 --> 07:47.039 our community is hurting, but it has 07:47.039 --> 07:49.599 come together in a way that is 07:49.599 --> 07:52.319 empowering. 07:52.319 --> 07:54.560 If you've ever wanted to walk the same 07:54.560 --> 07:57.120 path as some of history's most powerful 07:57.120 --> 08:00.400 emperors, you'll soon have the chance. A 08:00.400 --> 08:03.840 2,000-year-old tunnel below Rome's famed 08:03.840 --> 08:06.400 colosum is set to open to the public 08:06.400 --> 08:09.280 this month. The subterranean path called 08:09.280 --> 08:11.919 the passage of Comedus was used by 08:11.919 --> 08:14.879 emperors to enter and exit the coliseum 08:14.879 --> 08:17.919 unseen by the public. That includes its 08:17.919 --> 08:20.479 namesake, Comedus, who was famously 08:20.479 --> 08:22.960 portrayed by Waqen Phoenix in Ridley 08:22.960 --> 08:25.919 Scott's Gladiator. Some historians even 08:25.919 --> 08:27.759 believe the tunnel is the site of a 08:27.759 --> 08:30.160 failed assassination attempt against the 08:30.160 --> 08:32.640 emperor. The restoration was done using 08:32.640 --> 08:34.880 the same methods and materials the 08:34.880 --> 08:37.680 Romans originally used. Talk about a 08:37.680 --> 08:40.560 colossal undertaking. If this sounds up 08:40.560 --> 08:42.479 your alley, you'd better book your trip 08:42.479 --> 08:46.080 soon. Only 24 people per day will be 08:46.080 --> 08:48.480 permitted to explore it. 08:48.480 --> 08:53.120 [Applause] 08:53.120 --> 08:56.080 Today's story getting a 10 out of 10. A 08:56.080 --> 08:58.800 monkey on the loose. And could it be 08:58.800 --> 09:00.560 more fitting that it happened in a 09:00.560 --> 09:03.200 spirit Halloween store? Take a look. 09:03.200 --> 09:05.120 >> On the call, there's a monkey running 09:05.120 --> 09:07.120 around. There he is right there. 09:07.120 --> 09:10.080 >> Not a costume or a prank. Police in 09:10.080 --> 09:12.240 Plano, Texas were called to the costume 09:12.240 --> 09:14.959 store this week to find, as body camera 09:14.959 --> 09:18.399 footage shows, a spider monkey swinging 09:18.399 --> 09:21.440 from the rafters, literally, and just 09:21.440 --> 09:23.279 generally running loose throughout the 09:23.279 --> 09:26.080 store. Plot twist, turns out it was 09:26.080 --> 09:28.800 someone's pet who got spooked by the 09:28.800 --> 09:31.279 decorations. Animal control was already 09:31.279 --> 09:33.200 on the way when they finally were able 09:33.200 --> 09:36.320 to entice the monkey with a cookie to, 09:36.320 --> 09:39.760 well, stop monkeying around. Is that Is 09:39.760 --> 09:41.760 that your monkey? 09:41.760 --> 09:43.120 >> You got a leash for it? 09:43.120 --> 09:43.600 >> Yeah. 09:43.600 --> 09:45.040 >> Okay, let's put it on. 09:45.040 --> 09:47.279 >> Neither monkey nor officer nor 09:47.279 --> 09:49.279 trick-or-treater was hurt in the making 09:49.279 --> 09:51.600 of this story. All right, superstars. 09:51.600 --> 09:53.600 That's all the time we have for today, 09:53.600 --> 09:55.680 but let's get you some shoutouts. This 09:55.680 --> 09:58.080 first one is going to Mrs. Levit from 09:58.080 --> 09:59.839 Chester Academy in Chester, New 09:59.839 --> 10:01.839 Hampshire. Thank you for being such a 10:01.839 --> 10:04.399 loyal viewer of the show. And this next 10:04.399 --> 10:06.959 shout out goes to Miss Rakers at Bonito 10:06.959 --> 10:09.279 Wararez Community Academy in Chicago, 10:09.279 --> 10:11.760 Illinois. Thank you so much for the 10:11.760 --> 10:14.560 Calaveras, the sugar skulls that many 10:14.560 --> 10:17.279 people decorate for Dia de los Muertos. 10:17.279 --> 10:19.440 Very cool. Now, Koi will be back 10:19.440 --> 10:21.360 tomorrow, so we will see you then. 10:21.360 --> 10:22.959 Thanks for having me. I'm Allison 10:22.959 --> 10:27.880 Chinchar and we are CNN 10.