CNN 免費學英文 2024-09-03 Can Guardian Caps Make Football Safer？｜ September 3, 2024 CNN 10 青少年新聞 雙語字幕

[Music] hello and welcome to the show we're often running into September for many of you the start of a new school year as well shout out to the teachers out there thank you for making us part of your day I'm Coy wire this is CNN 10 where I get you your news representing all sides equally no opinion no slant in 10 minutes time and we're going to have some fun along the way to let's start today with a couple International headlines an update on the Israel Hamas war that started back on October 7th of last year this weekend large-scale protests were seen in Israel after its military recovered the bodies of six hostages killed in Gaza by the militant group Hamas the protesters accus Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of not doing enough to protect these hostages adding to the pressure on the leader to complete a ceasefire deal with h three of the hostages killed in Gaza were expected to be released in a ceasefire deal that deal is now in question with the US National Security advisor saying that the next few days will be critical in response to the development Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu blamed Hamas saying whoever murders hostages doesn't want a deal Hamas on the other hand has blamed the deaths on Israel and the United States accusing them of dragging out the Talks by issuing new demands in Gaza a widescale humanitarian crisis continues the majority of gaza's 2 million residents have been forced to flee their homes next Brazil's government is declaring war on arson as unprecedented fires have spread across the nation over the past few weeks tens of thousands of Acres of rainforest wetlands and farmland have burned and officials say not a single fire started from natural causes let's take a closer look at what might be going on Flames engulfing the world's largest rainforest the world's largest wetlands and now the southeastern state of s Pao fires in the Brazilian State have burned almost 150,000 Acres an area nearly as large as the city of Chicago this video showing the critical moment when Flames jump over a river smoke turning day to night and covering entire cities including including the capital Brazilia hundreds of miles away but this is no natural disaster authorities blame the recent rash of fires on a perverse chemistry of climate change extreme weather events and human actions people are starting fires environment Minister Marina Silva says in the Amazon in the wetlands and in s Paulo 10 people suspected of arson have been arrested so far and police are are investigating whether criminal networks could be behind these wildfires in a span of 90 minutes multiple hotpots appeared satellite images show in one single day last Friday the 23rd the number of fires hotpots were even higher than the ones registered in the Amazon biome meanwhile in the Amazon almost 50,000 active fire spots have been detected so far this year and officials say none of them started due to natural causes deforestation via r continues to be a common practice to set up illegal mining sites in cattle Farms researchers and activists say Pop Quiz Hot Shot who is known as the father of American football Abner double day Walter Camp James nay Smith or Bart [Music] Star Walter Camp was given the distinction for playing a leading role in adapting the rules of the game making it distinct from from [Music] rugby next we're going to an invention that might be a GameChanger for the sport of football there have been 50 rule changes in the NFL the last two decades aimed at making the game safer and advancements in technology and Equipment have accelerated inventions like Guardian caps aimed at helping to prevent concussions weren't around when I played in the NFL we're taking a closer look at their potential to make the game safer each football season sporting cathedrals like this Mercedes-Benz Stadium are full of excitement about the game but each season also brings concerns for families and players about the dangers that come with it there's been a recent uptick in efforts to make the game safer one of them these protective helmet covers called Guardian caps but do they work the Georgia based company aims to reduce damage that can be caused to the brain by the sudden stopping or rotation of the head the NFL's research LED them to make these caps mandatory for all players during practices aside from kickers and quarterbacks who are off limits for contact players can also choose to wear the Caps during the games NFL Executive Vice President Jeff Miller says the statistics show the Caps increase safety as a result of the last two seasons we saw about a 50% decrease in concussions in the positions that were mandated to wear them so of course we've said okay all positions will now wear them in this preseason now NFL rule changes and advancements in the helmets themselves could also be leading to a decrease concussions the company says that more than 3,000 high schools and more than 750 youth programs currently use the Caps one question is if the NFL is making them mandatory for the pros why aren't they mandatory for kids one potential drawback could be cost each one of these runs about $70 $56 when bought in bulk for a team many schools are already struggling with funding and the national athletic trainers Association has said that such products come with little to no independent scientific evidence showing that they actually work the helmet and head protection is really the last line of defense the first thing to do is minimize number of head impacts that kids and other athletes are experiencing one other potential drawback is the way it feels some NFL players saying it makes them feel topheavy at times well the research will continue to be done and the push to make the game safer continues next we're traveling to Togo the country located in Western Africa is among the small smallest on the continent it's also where you'll find a program created by CNN hero pton McGriff the goal to cover the cost of mandatory school uniforms that can keep some girls out of school McGriff helped create a uniform that grows that's now key to a movement that educates and employs hundreds of girls and women to put their uniform on for the first time that's one of the most joyous experiences that we see poverty is a tremendous barrier to girls education and a uniform is typically one of the more expensive pieces they can be one of the most cost-effective ways to keep girls in school so the name is style her empowered we go by She and today she is a nonprofit that creates sustainable education and employment opportunities for girls and women around the world today when a girl enters our program she not only receives a new school uniform but she receives a full tuition scholarship full year of school supplies and a yearr round tutoring from our local [Music] staff after we provided our first round of uniforms we realized our students were outgrowing them very quickly so that was where the uniform that grows was born it grows six sizes and up to 12 in in length it adjusts in various parts of the body to provide a well tailored fit we employ 20 seamstresses in Togo we intentionally hire women from lowincome low education backgrounds who haven't had the opportunity to go to school previously we guarantee salaries on average 75% higher than minimum wage we provide 3 month paid maternity leave unlimited sick leave and kind of a whole host of benefits that ensure that women in the workplace can [Music] [Applause] Thrive today's story getting a 10 out of 10 proves it's not always sunshine and rainbows sometimes it's lightning and rainbows a rare weather phenomenon was witnessed in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St Paul in Minnesota when severe thunderstorms swept through the area while the scary storms knocked out power to thousands of people there they also brought these remarkable moments of beauty that's all Mother Nature just showing off right there all right we're looking forward to your hashy your word Wednesday submissions your vocab word in tomorrow's show follow me at Koy wire on Instagram Snapchat Tik Tok put your word and definition in the comment section of my most recent post and we'll choose a winner to work into tomorrow show with a shout out for you and your School today's shout out is going to my friends at West Boon in Boon Beach Florida rise up have an awesome day everyone I'll see you right back here tomorrow on CNN 10 [Music]