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hello everyone it is January 24th the
best day of the week for aay I'm koi
wire this is CNN 10 hope you had a solid
week if it was a tough one let's smell
the flowers and cool the soup lock in
and finish strong we start today at the
US Mexico border where thousands of
active duty US troops were ordered days
after president Donald Trump mandated
that US military increase its presence
there Federal resources along the US
Southern border have been stretched thin
for years and though the number has
dropped recently more than 1,000
migrants are crossing the border
illegally every day according to
Homeland Security officials acting
Secretary of Defense Robert salissa said
he directed the defense department to
send
1,500 ground troops to the Border along
with helicop Crews and intelligence
analysts this initial wave of troops
included 500 Marines prepared for a
range of possible operations at the
border tasked with both acting as a
rapid response force and a long-term
presence these additional troops are
joining more than 2,000 active duty
forces already at the border supporting
US Customs and Border Protection who
have been performing mostly logistical
and bureaucratic jobs like data entry
surveillance and vehicle maintenance
military officials have been wary to
send large numbers of troops to the
border at once because of the strain it
might put on Military resources and
missions around the world but Trump
Administration officials told CNN even
more active duty troops are expected to
be deployed to the Border in the coming
weeks and months it's expected that the
troops at the border will free up
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
agents to focus on arrests of
undocumented immigrants already inside
the us on Monday president Trump issued
an executive order saying he will decide
within 90 days whether to invoke the
Insurrection act at the southern border
which would allow active duty troops to
act as law enforcement on us
soil Pop Quiz Hot Shot what planet is
home to the largest volcano in our solar
system Venus Mars Jupiter or Earth
if you said Mars ding ding you are
correct the red planet has the largest
volcano ever discovered Olympus Mons
which is roughly the size of the entire
State of Arizona and 2 and a half times
taller than Mount
Everest this month we are going to see a
parade of planets yes a cosmic treat of
six planets lining up from our Vantage
Point here on Earth to create what's
often referred to as a planetary parade
it'll last until mid-February and yes
you'll be able to see almost all of them
with the naked eye you'll need a little
help to see two of them our Jeremy Roth
is here to line up some planetary parade
facts stargazers and skywatchers are in
for a treat as over the next few weeks
worlds align in the night sky to give a
rare view of six total planets in an
infrequent but certainly freaky
planetary parade in one sweeping South
by Southeast view Venus Saturn Jupiter
and Mars will be clearly VIs visible
with Uranus and Neptune also in
attendance although you'll likely need a
telescope to see those while the crowded
view comes courtesy of the world's being
in alignment NASA says this occurrence
isn't as uncommon as it sounds the
planets of our solar system are
technically always in alignment across
an orbital line called the ecliptic
plane what is special is how many
planets will be seen together from our
Earthbound Vantage that's what makes
this infrequent Marvel worth keeping
your eyes on the skies all of us have
different ways of handling stress in our
lives and some of the mechanisms that
determine how we deal with stress are
embedded deep down to our bones we've
all heard of fight or flight mechanisms
right if not go ahead and push pause and
have someone explain it or Google it
really quick well mankind has come a
long way since the days of hunting and
gathering in our modern lives have meant
big changes for the fight ORF flight
mechanisms our ancestors developed to
deal with predators in the wild and it
turns out our brains and bodies might
not be designed to be able to handle all
the modern seemingly chronic stressors
that can wreak havoc on our physical
mental and emotional well-being we spoke
to a physician in attempt to help put
our stressors in perspective and get
some tips that aim to help us manage
them better when we were all caves
people and living in the forest you
would see a tiger and either you would
run away or you would fight the tiger
that's where fight or flight comes from
what happens over time now in our modern
era there are so many metaphorical
Tigers Financial constraints and bills
relationship problems climate disasters
humanitarian
crises there are so many things that you
can do that are costree science-backed
and time efficient for Less
dress daily Habits Like protecting your
sleep we know that when you protect your
sleep and have better sleep it actually
acts as a cleaning agent it's like
bringing in the cleaning crew at night
to get rid of all of the toxins and
various things in your brain another
easy intervention that you could try
something that's a little bit
controversial is stop multitasking your
brain is wired to do one thing at a time
what multitasking does is it weakens
your prefrontal cortex so it weakens
your ability to solve complex problems
ironically decreases your productivity
so instead of multitasking try
monotasking which means doing one thing
at a time another strategy is social
connection really really important we
know that there is a loneliness epidemic
globally 330 million people go 2 weeks
before speaking to anyone and we know
that loneliness is a risk factor an
independent risk factor for early
mortality and I think one of the last
things that is really important when
you're thinking about daily behaviors
and wiring your brain is how we engage
with our devices and creating what I
like to call some digital boundaries
this is not about becoming a digital
monk you want to be connected and
informed it is more important now than
ever to be an informed citizen what this
is about is about being an informed
citizen without compromising or
sacrificing your mental health keep your
phone off your nightstand invest in a
lowcost alarm clock instead when you
wake up let your eyes get accustomed to
the light say good morning to your
children and then check your devices but
give your brain a little buffer because
that can make all the difference the
goal of life is not a life with zero
stress it's actually biologically
impossible for your brain to do that
it's to live a life with healthy
manageable stress that serves you rather
than harms
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you today's story getting a 10 out of 10
is what you get when you combine a boat
race with ice skates these long narrow
canoes known as dragon boats are no
strangers to races on water but for the
first time in China roughly 400 athletes
from around the world competed in the
Ice Dragon Boat championship ship teams
of boers glided over the Frozen course
using skate likee blade attachments
while rowing with spiked ice picks
around 3,000 Spectators Brave The Frigid
attempts to see the races in action
check it
out this isn't your average Dragon Boat
Race in in the Mongolia these athletes
are racing on Ice it's our first time
actually doing the Ice Dragon Boat we
did only in the water so far and it is a
little bit different but it's a it's an
amazing experience 19 countries from
around the world took part in this
year's chillingo International Ice
Dragon Boat Championship the athletes
competed in a variety of events
including 100 and 200 M straights and
drift races we came second in the race
the first race that we did this morning
so we're in it to try and win medals but
if not just have a really good time in
zilling we come here to win but we come
here to have fun and we do have fun we
lovece
dragon all right let's keep that
momentum flowing as we slide right into
the weekend our special shout out today
is going to Lakes Shore Middle School in
Stevensville Michigan Lancers let's ride
not air music please make the most of
your Friday tell the people you love you
love them embrace them hug them make
someone smile this weekend you are more
powerful than you know rise up I'm KY
wire this is CNN 10 it's been a blessing
to spend this week with you
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