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hello everyone happy Friday Friday I'm
koi wire aka the Queen of Hearts if you
want to see the Halloween costume my
daughters chose for me you can head to
Coy wire on Instagram oh boy I hope you
had an absolutely awesome Halloween and
you're ready to finish this week's
strong before we rock on into the
weekend we have a ton of news today and
only 10 minutes to do it so let's get to
it massive waves crashing over seaw
walls trees snapping like twigs and
torrential rain that's what's happening
right now in Taiwan typhoon conray a
powerful storm struck this week it's the
largest typhoon to hit the island since
1996 if this storm were a car be
cruising at 125 milph that's how fast
the winds are blowing what makes Kong
Ray special is not just its speed though
it's the size the storm's strongest
winds extend about 200 miles that's like
having a storm that could be as wide as
almost the entire state of main the
impact well it's been significant sadly
one person has lost their life and
dozens of others have been injured as of
the time of the taping of this show
Taiwan has called in over 34,000
soldiers to help with rescue efforts and
evacuated more than 8,600 people from
dangerous areas more than 500 flights
have been cancelled in including 300
international ones even the famous
High-Speed Rail is running at limited
capacity taiwan's weather experts warned
about extremely torrential rainfall and
that is their highest warning level some
areas in Eastern and North Taiwan could
see an additional 20 Ines of rain which
could lead to flash flooding and
landslides scientists say that warmer
oceans are making the storms like Kong
Ray intensify more quickly than they
used to this is actually taiwan's third
Tai food this year after Taiwan conray
is not done yet the storm is headed
toward the East China Sea and Japan you
can head to cnn.com for the latest
updates on its path up next we're
getting an update on Cuba Cuba's
infrastructure crisis has deepened as
water shortages now affect over 1
million residents across the island
following the devastating 3-day power
grid failure we reported on earlier this
month some neighborhoods have gone more
than two weeks without running water
while Cuban official blame us economic
sanctions they acknowledge the crisis
stems from aging infrastructure with the
power outages creating a vious cycle
that further disrupts water access the
situation has exposed issues with Cuba's
basic utilities here's our Patrick opman
with some more details on this
story some days in many parts of Cuba it
seems there's water everywhere but
actually inside people's houses like the
power grid that crashed across the
island for more more than 3 days earlier
this month the Island's aging poorly
maintained water system is also barely
functioning enough water spills in the
street in some places to even wash a car
the day we first visit this Hard
Scrabble neighborhood on the outskirts
of Havana residents tell us they've not
had running water in over 2 weeks Cuban
officials blame us sanctions in part for
the failing water system but acknowledge
the crisis has grown to impact nearly
10% of the
population the water shortages have led
some Cubans to take to the streets and
protest something the government usually
does not tolerate the worsening power
situation has a direct impact on the
water supply many people of not most
people in Cuba don't get water every day
you might get water for a few hours
every other day every third day it's
what's known as Elia the AUA water day
when there's a power cut you don't get
any water that they either the
government says it sends water trucks to
help with a problem but there are not
enough to go
around next up five extraordinary
individuals who prove that one person
can be the spark that can create
positive change from a conductor in
Sweden helping new arrivals and his
community Through song to a nonprofit
helping girls in Togo Africa stay in
school CNN honors the people that make
the world a better place here's our
Anderson Cooper introducing the top five
Heroes of 2024 ordinary people doing
extraordinary things I'm Anderson Cooper
all year long we've been introducing you
to inspiring individuals who are making
the world a better place and at a time
when we all could use more kindness
compassion and courage we're thrilled to
announce the top five CNN Heroes of
2024 in gothenberg Sweden conductor Ron
Davis Alvarez and his dream Orchestra
give hundreds of refugees immigrants and
Native swedes a chance to learn an
instrument connect with others and build
better
lives from Dallas Steven Knight was in
addiction recovery when he fostered a
friend's dog so she could go to reab
today his program provides free pet care
and peace of mind to help dog owners
succeed with their
sobriety Idaho native Peyton McGriff is
helping girls in the African country of
Togo stay in school her nonprofit
provides tuition tutoring and an
Innovative uniform made by local women
that's designed to grow with the
students
from Phoenixville Pennsylvania
immigration attorney Rachel Rudder is
helping unaccompanied migrant children
heal from trauma and start new lives in
the US her nonprofit provides free legal
support and helps fill in gaps in
housing food and
education and a New York City MIT
graduate yamay Tucson's unique program
is using dance to empower and educate
girls of color in science technology
engineering and
math congratulations the top five CNN
Heroes of 2024 now it's time for you to
help decide who will be this year's CNN
hero of the year and receive $1,000 to
continue their life-changing work go to
CNN heroes.com right now to vote and be
sure to watch CNN Heroes and All-Star
Tribute on Sunday December 8th when we
announce the winner who celebrate all of
this year's
honor Pop Quiz Hot Shot where was the
character Hello Kitty created England
China Japan or
America put up your hand if you said
Japan Hello Kitty was created in 1974 by
Yuko Shimizu an illustrator for the
Japanese Entertainment Company Sanrio
Hello Kitty first appeared on a vinyl
coin purse in Japan in
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1975 today's story getting a 10 another
10 in iconic pop culture cat today Hello
Kitty is celebrating 50 years of
spreading joy and cuteness around the
world with her signature red bow Hello
Kitty has become the world's second
highest grossing franchise at80
billion that is perfectly impressive for
what started as a simple coin purse
design back in 1974 here's our Hano
Montgomery with more details on this
posum
story in this sea of Hello Kitties it's
hard for Super Fan Asaka to pick her
favorite like many fans before her Kanda
was drawn to Hello Kitty as a child her
collection's grown a bit since then so
this Hello Kitty is a special Hello
Kitty that's celebrating her 50th
birthday and she's wearing a tardan uh
because Hello Kitty herself is actually
British she loves them all like family
getting rid of any is out of the
question with her iconic red bow and
mouthless charm Hello Kitty has
captivated generations of fans in her 50
years she's been a United Nation's
Ambassador met Global stars and even
picked up some sports all while taking
Japan's Kawaii or cute culture from
Niche to worldwide and her hard work's
paid off worth 80 billion US Hello Kitty
is the second highest grossing franchise
in the world according to Title Max
all right it is shout out time and today
I want to give a special shout out to
Gilder sleeve Middle School in Newport
News Virginia thank you for being part
of the cnn10 family did you know that
Virginia is the birthplace of more US
presidents than any other state pretty
cool I also want to give a big hello and
shout out to my old neighbor Ryan Mr
Griffith 8th grade class and all our
friends at Daniel Island School in
Charleston South Carolina rise up cue
that Friday music night a go on out have
an awesome weekend make someone smile
you are more powerful than you know I'll
see you right back here on Monday on CNN
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