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[Music] hello and happy Thursday or as I like to say happy Friday Eve I'm KY W this is CNN 10 and I'm here to fuel your mind and get you caught up on the latest news from around the world without all the extra stuff just all you and me and your news in 10 minutes time we're going to start with our headlines today and the latest update on empx formerly known as monkey pox this infectious disease can cause painful rashes fevers and headaches and can even be deadly African nations could begin vaccinations against empo within days according to the continent's top public health agency the Democratic Republic of the Congo or DRC is currently at the center of an empo outbreak just last week the World Health Organization declared the situation a global Health Emergency the more Danger ous strain which is spreading rapidly in the DRC can be easily transmitted between people and from infected animals through close contact since the start of the year the continent has reported nearly 19,000 cases an increase of more than 100% compared to the same period last year and the US is continuing ceasefire discussions between Israel and Hamas in regard to the war in the Middle East officials are trying to hammer out final details of a potential ual agreement between Hamas and Israel as the leader of the Iranian Armed Forces warns that Iran will punish Israel in due time and place Secretary of State Anthony J blinkin traveled to Israel Egypt and Qatar as part of a larger trip to push for a ceasefire deal next up new data just released is showing that job growth in the US over the past year was not as strong as once thought the Bureau of Labor Statistics did an annual review of its employment data and found that there were 88,000 fewer jobs in March of this year than were initially reported spread out over the course of last year that would be about 68,000 fewer jobs per month the bureau conducts this review every year and the estimates are still preliminary they won't be finalized until next year but right now economists are looking at these numbers as a critical gauge for the US Labor Market and overall health of the economy job growth dropping off more than expected in recent months is something the Federal Reserve will be watching closely as it weighs interest rate cuts a key factor for inflation Pop Quiz Hot Shot what's the biggest section of a group of instruments in an orchestra with the largest number of musicians woodwind string percussion or brass the strings make up the biggest section of an orchestra they include the violin Viola cello double bass and harp there are a few things in life that unite us quite like music and one man is using that power to bring together a group of more than 300 people of more than 25 nationalities who speak 20 different languages the aim create an orchestra unlike any other our CNN hero conductor Ron Davis Alvarez is changing the lives of refugees one musical Arrangement at a time an orchestra is like a community different people different voices different Melodies everybody have their own role and they all connect to each other the violence listens the cellos and the cellos hear trumpets imagine if the world work more like an orchestra we will have a better world for sure [Music] I was born in kakas [Music] Venezuela I fell in love in music from my first class when I was 10 I went to the university studying conducting there and I was working around Venezuela and around the world to teach orchestras and programs and that's how I came to Sweden I came in 2015 and there was arriving so many refugees and Asylum Seekers they were like completely lost music changed my life I knew that I know that so in this moment I know one [Music] solution okay one two and three and four three and four dream Orchestra is open to anyone who want to learn an instrument especially families who arriving to Sweden up down can we try [Music] down we teach different instrument at the same time and we have from the very small kids to adults and is an orchestra where the main language is music kids parents youth more than 20 language and more than 25 nationalities and kids who born here we all need to learn from each other my life is dream Orchestra I feel thankful to have them in my life that we can play music together and help each other next in our CNN 10 Olympian Series this week is Team USA Track and Fields Superstar Gabby Thomas she's not just quick on her feet being one of the fastest women in the world winning three gold medals in Paris she's also locked into her studies and personal growth she graduated from Harvard with a degree in neurobiology then a master's in public policy from the University of Texas I asked her all about her Incredible Journey and all about her pug back home that she just can't wait to see so you finally got that gold but not just at Gold how you feeling right now I feel like on top of the moon right now I mean this alpic was a dream come true for me uh I got to participate in every event that I wanted to run in and and we got the job done so I'm exstatic not just participate I mean you blew the field away I mean were you expecting that um you know you can never really expect to do that you know at this level at this because everyone is so talented and incredible what they do but I do know I've been training for years for this moment and so I really took advantage of that now neurobiology degree from Harvard masters from UT in public health and by the way you volunteer at a hospital I mean how powerful is the human mind it really is powerful and I learned that in college um I have a really strong foundation on that and that was one of the reasons why I wanted to pursue neurobiology as my major and having that deep understanding of it I think has really helped me in my track career as well because I understand what it takes to get to this level I understand the mindset I understand all of those little things that make a big difference and the mindset is a difference between you know being on the podium and not incredible now is true that your mom like has to watch the races alone and did she do it this time cuz this would up been one you want to miss oh my goodness my mom gets so nervous for these races she's more nervous than I am so she does not like being around people she really does not even like being in the stands because she gets so nervous so she did actually do that for the 4x4 she was in the comfort of family at the at the hospitality but it makes her more comfortable to do it that way and what was it like having fans in general around this time giving you all that hype oh my goodness it was amazing I remember back in the fall I was shooting a commercial with Toyota and they had um all of my family kind of in the shoot and they were celebrating this moment and kind of manifesting this moment for me and it was exactly like that it's like they had envisioned it and it came true in this moment and it was incredible I couldn't have imagin how amazing it would have feel to to share these special moments with them how badly do you miss your F baby your pug Rico back home I cannot wait to see Rico I think that's one of the first things I thought about when I finished I was like okay I've done the job now I get to go home and hang out with my [Applause] puppy today's story getting a 10 out of 10 is for anyone who had confused robot taxi on their bingo card that's what some sleep deprive San Francisco resident say has been keeping them up at night for weeks the racket that's keeping them up is from honking driverless taxis that have been returning from picking up fairs to a neighboring parking lot they just seem to be getting confused then it happened again and again and I started thinking well this is an issue now wh Mo the company that makes these driverless taxis says they are working on a solution to what's making these taxis keep honking at each other day and night it'll be a fix that can't come soon enough for all the sleep deprived neighbors nearby all right Superstars now it's time for our favorite part of the day we're giving a special shout out to Somerset Academy Lone Mountain in Las Vegas Nevada what's up Mr Fosters class thanks to you and to all of you for making us part of your day tomorrow's Friday so let's lock in and finish this week's strong I'm KY wire and we are CNN 10 [Music]