Today's Show Transcript
COY WIRE, CNN 10 ANCHOR: What's up, sunshine? I'm Coy Wire. Welcome to CNN 10 on this Your Word Wednesday.
And because our lead story is coming out of our neighbor to the north today, Canada, let's start off this show with a shout-out to the Bears at Crescent Valley School in Hinton, Alberta, and a shout-out to the Dolphins of Pilgrim Wood Public School in Oakville, Ontario. Ms. Sargent, Mr. Haddock, thank you for making us part of your day.
Now, let's get to your news. Canadians headed to the polls for their big federal election, similar to the United States' big election days, but Canadians vote to choose members for their parliament, which is similar to the U.S. Congress, and that determines who becomes Prime Minister, the head of their government.
The voters elected Mark Carney to keep his role as Prime Minister after he recently took over from Justin Trudeau. The win marks a major victory for Canada's Liberal Party over the nation's Conservative Party.
While voters were focused on issues like the cost of living, things like gas and groceries, and finding affordable housing, a major theme in this election was Canada's relationship with the United States, especially concerning trade and tariffs. Carney also took a strong stance against several mentions from the White House recently, voicing their desire to annex or add Canada as the 51st state.
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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Why was it important for you to vote today?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You can see it on my sweater, on my T-shirt. Canada's not for sale.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Well, the groceries are going up, and the gas is going up, and it's hard for the seniors to struggle, right?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's always important, but with everything going on across the border, tumultuous times in the economy, it's important to make sure our voices are heard.
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WIRE: CNN's Paula Newton has this report.
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MARK CARNEY, CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER: Who's ready? Who's ready? Who's ready to stand up for Canada with me?
PAULA NEWTON, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): A rallying cry for Canadian sovereignty, as Mark Carney declared victory in the country's federal elections.
CARNEY: We are once again -- we are once again at one of those hinge moments of history. Our old relationship with the United States, a relationship based on steadily increasing integration, is over.
NEWTON: The 60-year-old former central banker also sending a message of unity to the millions that did not vote for him.
CARNEY: And my message to every Canadian is this. No matter where you live, no matter what language you speak, no matter how you voted, I will always do my best to represent everyone who calls Canada home.
PIERRE POILIEVRE, CANADIAN CONSERVATIVE PARTY LEADER: So I would like to congratulate Prime Minister Carney.
NEWTON: Conservative opposition leader Pierre Poilievre conceded defeat early Tuesday, saying Carney had won enough seats to form a razor-thin minority government. Throughout his campaign, Carney rode a wave of anti-Trump sentiment since winning his party's leadership contest in the landslide after former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stepped down last month.
CARNEY: We are fighting unjustified U.S. tariffs.
NEWTON: Trump's tariffs on imports from Canada and continued threats to annex the country as the 51st state only helped him ride that wave to victory.
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WIRE: Pop quiz, hot shot. What is the oldest university in the United States?
Yale University, Harvard University, College of William & Mary or St. John's College?
Hip, hip hooray, if you said Harvard. Established in 1636 when Massachusetts was still a British colony. It was originally named New College and later changed the name to honor its first financial donor, John Harvard.
Last week, we gave you a report about Harvard University suing the White House to get their billions of dollars in federal funding back. Well, a judge just decided the university will not be able to access that money until at least late this summer, if at all. It's all part of the ongoing fight between the White House and higher education institutions over things like diversity, equity and inclusion programs, university rules around campus protests, as well as which applicants should be admitted or employed. Attorneys for Harvard and the White House begin their arguments July 21st.
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a unilateral three-day ceasefire in Ukraine beginning on May 8th. The Kremlin says all military actions will be suspended in that time. The temporary truce coincides with Russia's World War II Victory Day holiday on May 9th, marking the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany's defeat. The announcement was met with skepticism. Ukrainian officials said Putin should instead accept a longer, more permanent truce proposed by the United States that would start immediately. So far, Putin has rejected that deal.
Now to news of a very expensive and dangerous mishap at sea. The Navy recently lost a fighter jet worth tens of millions of dollars after it rolled off an aircraft carrier into the sea. Thankfully, the crew aboard the carrier were able to clear out of the jet's way and were unharmed. The Navy said in a statement that the F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet was being towed aboard the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the Red Sea.
The incident is under investigation, and while the cause of the accident isn't clear just yet, the initial reports suggest that the ship may have made a hard turn to avoid fire from Houthi rebels who were targeting cargo ships in the area. The Houthis' attacks on shipping in the Red Sea began shortly after the start of the Israel-Hamas war in 2023, stating their attacks were an act of solidarity with Palestinians. The Navy does have a dedicated salvage recovery team, did you know?
So, there is a chance of them getting out of this quagmire by recovering the expensive jet, but they also feel it might be too risky, given the hostile activity from Houthi rebels.
Today's story getting a 10 out of 10. A robotics team overcoming tragedy to reach the world championships. When the January wildfires burned tens of thousands of acres in Los Angeles County, Marquez Charter Elementary School and its robotics lab was among those affected. But the fourth and fifth graders on this robotics team weren't ready to give up just yet. Our Natasha Chen has the story.
Listen.
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CHARLOTTE "CHARLIE" LIU, MARQUEZ CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ROBOTICS TEAM: I was riding away, and I see, like, the smoke, like, filling the sky, and I'm like, oh, my God, my school, oh, my God, I had a robotics day, the robot.
NATASHA CHEN, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Charlotte Liu, who goes by Charlie, is one of hundreds of students who evacuated Marquez Charter Elementary School on January 7th, as flames hurtled toward their school.
WINSTON TYRE, MARQUEZ CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ROBOTICS TEAM: I thought that we might actually be able to save the school, but then I got the word the next morning.
POILIEVRE: They're part of a group of fourth and fifth graders who had built incredible robots during the fall to compete in regional and national competitions, only to have the Palisades Fire destroy them as it tore through more than 6,000 structures.
AKIKO AREVALO, COARCH, MARQUEZ CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ROBOTICS TEAM: We never expected everything to burn down, otherwise I would have saved it.
CHEN: Many teachers and parents thought they were leaving temporarily, not thinking there would be nothing left for their children to return to.
BREE ROTTER, MOTHER OF STUDENT, MARQUEZ CHARTER ELEMENTARY: Most of them lost their homes, their schools, their, you know, parks, their libraries.
CHEN: With no campus left, the staff and student body moved to existing empty classrooms at another elementary school, and the students made their own choice to rebuild their robots, even as some were dealing with losing their homes.
B. ROTTER: We didn't have a place to live, so, you know, we didn't even know where school was necessarily going to be. So, yeah, it seems a little overwhelming and daunting because it's a lot of, it's a big commitment.
CHEN: Three days a week, hours at a time, and with the help of donations, support from the coaches.
AREVALO: I said, if you want to continue, we will find a way.
CHEN: And looking over notes from their first robots.
MILO ROTTER, MARQUEZ CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ROBOTICS TEAM: We made some improvements that definitely improved the bot.
CHEN: A bot designed to launch a ball directly into a set of goals.
(On camera): How accurate is that when you launch?
LIU: Well, our bot is actually called Hole-in-One, so pretty frequently. We usually get it in every time.
CHEN: So good, in fact, that the two teams from Marquez took their quickly finished new robots to an Iowa competition. The fourth-grade team also beat out hundreds of other teams to qualify for the world championships in Dallas, Texas.
M. ROTTER: There's probably going to be some really, really good teams that have, like, crazy scores.
CHEN: But teammate Winston Tyre remembers hearing words of advice at the last meetup as they prepare for their biggest match.
W. TYRE: It isn't about what the awards you get. It isn't about -- it isn't about who you get paired up with. It's about having fun.
CHEN: And his dad could not be prouder of the journey they've taken.
ETHAN TYRE, FATHER OF STUDENT, MARQUEZ CHARTER ELEMENTARY: It's been, like, months, but they do impress me. Just look at their spirit and the fact that they just were like, this happened, but we're not defeated.
CLARE GARDNER, COACH, MARQUEZ CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ROBOTICS TEAM: Robotics in general, it's all about, you know, not giving up. And I think that that's what they're doing in their lives right now.
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WIRE: Well done. All right, it is time to bring this show home. Our Your Word Wednesday winner is Ms. Walburn in Jackson Middle School in Ohio for quagmire, a noun meaning an awkward, complex or hazardous situation. Thank you for boosting our vocabulary today.
And we have a special shout out going to Ms. Rasheed and all our friends at Coile Middle School in Athens, Georgia. Rise up.
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I'm Coy Wire and we are CNN 10.
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