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What's up, sunshine? Rise up and happy

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new year. I'm Koi Wire. Welcome back to

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CNN 10. It is so good to be back with

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you. Hope you had an awesome holiday

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break. And to all my teachers out there,

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hope you got some muchdeserved rest. All

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right, a lot of important things

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happened around the world over the last

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couple of weeks. in something very

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important just this weekend. Without

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further ado, let's get you your news. We

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begin in Venezuela where a stunning

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regime change is playing out as the

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world looks on. We'll break down some of

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what's going down based off of our

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reporting at the time of this taping. On

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Saturday, US military forces captured

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and removed President Nicholas Maduro,

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the now deposed leader of the South

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American nation following weeks of

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rising tensions between Venezuela and

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the US. The unprecedented development

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unfolded as part of a large-scale

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American military strike over the

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weekend. Maduro is now in custody on US

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soil where Attorney General Pam Bondi

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says that he will face charges related

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to drug trafficking and weapons.

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Venezuela's Supreme Court directed the

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country's sitting vice president to lead

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the oil rich nation, but President

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Donald Trump says the US will quote run

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the country until a change of leadership

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can take place. There are a lot of

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opinions about how this all happened.

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Some world leaders say the US crossed a

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line and Maduro's abduction was in

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flagrant violation of international law.

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Others like the leader of Argentina are

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praising this operation. One thing that

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cannot be disputed, Maduro's presidency

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was extremely controversial. Our Stefano

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Pataban has more context on what led to

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this pivotal moment. While the scale of

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the strikes may have come as a surprise,

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tensions between Venezuela's leader and

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the United States have been ratcheting

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up for months.

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Less than four weeks ago, the US

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Treasury slapping sanctions of three

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members of Madura's family, two of whom

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were dubbed the Narco nephews from

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previous drug trafficking convictions.

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Madura and his lawyer wife, Celia

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Flores, both cut their teeth during the

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rule of Yugo Chavez, a socialist

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revolutionary who served as Venezuela's

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president from 1999 to 2013. While

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Flores served as the country's attorney

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general, it was in Chaps's government

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that Maduro got his big break as foreign

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minister, spearheading anti-American

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policies and bolstering ties to China,

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Russia, and Iran from 2006 to 2013.

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After Chavis's death from cancer in

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2013, it wasn't long before Maduro

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stepped into the top job. A loyal

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disciple of Chavis's socialist ideals.

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In 2014, Maduro shared his commitment to

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keeping his legacy alive with CNN's

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Cristiano Mur.

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>> I know I've been loyal and I'm

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fulfilling the legacy of this marvelous

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giant figure who is President Chavez and

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it gives me peace of mind. These ideals

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didn't help him much in steering

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Venezuela's economy through challenges

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like plunging oil prices. However, in

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fact, his failure to manage the

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country's oil wealth triggered an

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unprecedented economic collapse.

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By the time the public took the ballot

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boxes in 2024, the anger could be felt

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from all sides.

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Despite both Maduro and the opposition

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party claiming victory, the president

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managed to sansa his way through the

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political storm and remain in office.

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But in September, the US began striking

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alleged drug trafficking vessels in the

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Caribbean Sea as President Trump doubled

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down on his crackdown on narcotic

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smuggling. And while Maduro told CNN in

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December he was focused on a message of

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peace

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to unite for the peace of the continent.

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No more endless wars, no more unjust

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wars. That call has fallen on their

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fears. As this unparalleled situation

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continues to play out both in Venezuela

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and here in the United States, the world

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is eagerly watching for what might come

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next. That includes millions of

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Venezuelans who have had to flee their

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homes over the last decade in a bid to

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escape Maduro's regime. In the

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neighboring nation of Colombia, crowds

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of Venezuelan refugees took to the

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streets of Bogotaa to celebrate this

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news. Our David Culver is at a major

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border checkpoint with more on how this

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turn of events could impact the flow of

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citizens in and out of Venezuela. A

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heavy reinforced military presence on

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the Colombian side of the Colombia

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Venezuela border. And you can see three

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armored vehicles here, a fourth over

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there. But it's not just military that

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has set up here on this side of the

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border, but also, we're told,

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humanitarian aid in case anything

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happens with regards to a rush of

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individuals coming here into Colombia.

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Now, let me set the stage a bit for you.

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This is the border crossing where we

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are, Kuka, Colombia. On the other side,

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you enter Venezuela. And you can see on

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a Sunday morning, traffic is moving

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rather calmly back and forth. This is

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pretty typical if you talk to locals.

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The only difference is the military

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presence and the press. And you've got

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many of individuals uh from media across

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Latin America who have set up here to

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get a sense of what could happen next.

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Now, Kukata is really an interesting

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town and that this is a pressure valve,

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if you will, a real indicator of of what

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could come next. This is a place that

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really saw a lot of the surge of outward

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migration from Venezuela in the past

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decade plus. Here in Colombia, you have

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the largest diaspora of Venezuelans,

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some three million according to some

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estimates. And of course, you had

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Venezuelans who passed through here to

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then continue up into Central America,

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through Mexico, and into the US. Many of

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them we've met along the way in recent

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years. And a lot of them reference the

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instability, the uncertainty, the

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insecurity of living in Venezuela. So

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the folks here who have made their lives

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in Kukata, for example, they were out in

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the streets late into the night. In

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fact, we touched down just before

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midnight and folks were still out

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celebrating. You had families draping

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themselves in flags. There were a lot of

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emotions. People seemingly very happy.

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What's interesting is when you speak to

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those individuals, those who have been,

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say, 10 plus years out of Venezuela say

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they have their lives here in Colombia.

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No matter what changes in Venezuela,

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they have no real desire to move back.

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But those who have been here less than

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that, and it seems to be a rough average

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of 10 years or so, say they do want to

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go home. They want to try to reestablish

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their lives. So, this could be a place

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where we see a few things. You could see

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folks who are fearing the chaos, fearing

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more instability, fearing more

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fracturing coming from Venezuela into

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Colombia. You could also see those who

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are fearing retaliation because perhaps

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they're aligned with Maduro. But then on

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this side, you could see a reverse

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migration. Folks who want to go home,

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want to go back to Venezuela, and this

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is where many of them would return on

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that crossing. But on this Sunday

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morning, as of now, it's tranquil. It's

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not a rush in either direction. Folks,

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skeptical, hopeful, but uncertainty

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still in place.

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>> Pop quiz hot shot. In the practice of

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Buddhism, what does the word Buddha

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mean? Holy one, wise king, enlightened

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one, or peaceful leader.

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If you said enlightened one, keep

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shining. In Buddhism, monks work to

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achieve enlightenment through a long

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process of understanding, ethical

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living, and mental training.

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Across the United States, a journey for

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peace is moving forward one step at a

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time. Right now, a group of 19 Buddhist

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monks and their dog named Aloca are on a

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2,300mile

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so-called walk for peace. The walk began

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on October 26th in Fort Worth, Texas,

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and is set to end in Washington DC in

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February. Wearing their traditional

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orange robes, the monks are following

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ancient monastic traditions of walking,

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chanting, and relying on community

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support along the way. At each stop,

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they pause for meditation, reflection,

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and public gatherings where they invite

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local residents to take part in

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conversations about compassion,

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detachment from material possessions,

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and unity. During one stop in Marorrow,

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Georgia, hundreds of people gathered at

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a community center to see them arrive,

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offer support, and take part in a peace

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ceremony.

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>> I was sincerely moved that it was the

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monks, but I think I would have been

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moved if anyone were doing it um just to

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walk for peace with the times times that

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we're living in right now. I loved how

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people are showing love and I feel like

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with a world with so much hate in it,

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it's good to see the light and the good,

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you know, and seeing everybody come

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together for peace.

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>> The group has already passed through

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several southern states, including

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Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, now Georgia,

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and is continuing north towards South

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Carolina as their journey continues.

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Today's story getting a 10 out of 10. a

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Wisconsin family who transformed their

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quiet backyard into a hockey rink. Coach

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Jake and his wife Jamie decided to swap

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grass for glass. There's only one ice

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rink in their town, and as our

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Midwesterners know, in Wisconsin

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especially, hockey is life.

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>> I don't have to go to a rink to skate. I

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can just come out to my backyard and

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like mess around. We're just trying to

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have fun and be the best. The rink has

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grown every winter, now clocking in at

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80 by 40 ft. And it's not just their

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kids getting to benefit from this rink.

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Their teammates, their friends, all come

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by to slap some slap shots while their

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parents can stay warm on the porch. All

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right, superstars. I have two shoutouts

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to start off our 2026. First up, Mr.

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Sapco and Miss Barry at Coonsmiller

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Creative Arts Academy in Denver,

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Colorado. Rise up. Thank you for making

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us a part of your day. And this shout

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out goes to Mrs. Zapeda and our friends

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shining bright at Herds Middle School in

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Reno, Nevada. I see you, Lyanna. Go out,

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make someone smile today. Remember that

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you are more powerful than you know.

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Make it an awesome day and I'll see you

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right back here tomorrow. I'm Koi Wire

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and we are CNN 10.