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00:00What's up, awesome people? Magnificent Monday to you. It's your boy, Koi. This is CNN 10, your one-stop shop for some of the most important headlines of the day in just 10 minutes' time.
00:21Now today, we're starting with the latest news on the war in the Middle East involving one of the United States' strongest allies, Israel. On Saturday, Israel launched direct military strikes against Iran.
00:32To better understand what's happening, let's put this event in context. On October 7th of last year, Hamas attacked Israel, leading to Israel's military operations in Gaza, where tens of thousands of Palestinians have been killed in a situation that has been called a humanitarian crisis.
00:50And tensions across the entire Middle East region have increased. In April, Iran launched a direct attack against Israel, firing more than 300 drones and missiles.
01:02Iran is a supporter of Hamas and other groups opposed to Israel, like Hezbollah, a powerful group in Lebanon, where Israel also launched a ground invasion this year.
01:12Iran said their attack was in response to a strike on an Iranian diplomatic building in Syria that Iran blamed on Israel.
01:21Iran then fired ballistic missiles at Israel on October 2nd. And that brings us to Saturday, when Israel launched military strikes against Iran.
01:31The operation involved three waves of targeted airstrikes against military sites in different parts of Iran.
01:37Iran's leader said Israel's attack should not be exaggerated or downplayed, and President Biden urged the end of direct conflict between the two countries.
01:47But you might be wondering, what happens next?
01:50Well, both countries have indicated this could be the end of their direct military exchanges.
01:56The impact of these events on the region and the world remains to be seen.
02:00This is especially important as the war in Gaza continues and calls for a ceasefire and a release of hostages grow.
02:07CNN correspondent Alex Marquardt has more.
02:11Israel announced in the early hours of Saturday morning that their military operation against Iran was over after striking military targets in different parts of the country.
02:20The targets, according to Israel's military, included missile manufacturing facilities as well as surface-to-air missile systems.
02:27Sources told CNN that there were three waves of Israeli airstrikes, and Iranian media said that military sites in three different provinces were hit, but they claimed limited damage.
02:40The United States had pressured Israel to not strike Iran's nuclear or oil facilities, fearing greater escalation in the region and an impact on the global economy.
02:51Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to have complied following Israel's operation.
02:58A senior U.S. administration official told reporters that, quote,
03:02this should be the end of this direct exchange of fire between Israel and Iran.
03:08The official also said that the strikes were carefully prepared, as well as being extensive, targeted, and precise.
03:15Israel's strikes were in response to the October 1st Iranian barrage of some 180 ballistic missiles directly fired at Israel.
03:26For the past three weeks, Israel has been preparing its response in coordination with the United States,
03:31though Washington made clear it did not participate in Israel's operation.
03:37What comes next remains very much to be seen.
03:39What the damage in Iran looks like, whether the Iranian regime retaliates in some way,
03:45and what impact this may have on the other fronts in the region, in Lebanon and in Gaza.
03:52Pop quiz, hot shot.
03:54What's the biggest desert in the world?
03:56Gobi Desert, Sahara Desert, Arabian Desert, or the Antarctic?
04:00Antarctic.
04:05Due to its dry, harsh conditions, the Antarctic Ice Shelf is the largest desert in the world,
04:11leaving the Sahara Desert as the world's largest hot desert.
04:15New drone footage shot in southeastern Morocco reveals rare flooding in the Sahara Desert.
04:21Rain is not unheard of in this part of the Sahara, but occurs at a rate of just a few inches a year.
04:26Morocco's meteorology agency told AP in early October that it's been, quote,
04:3230 to 50 years since they've experienced this much rainfall.
04:37The Sahara is the world's largest non-polar desert, stretching across 3.6 million square miles.
04:46Each fall, when North Carolina becomes nature's art gallery,
04:50as millions of trees burst into vibrant shows of reds, oranges, yellows,
04:54drawing tourists from around the world.
04:57But this year, the aftermath of Hurricane Helene,
05:00a major Category 4 storm that made landfall in late September,
05:03has left communities facing a different reality.
05:06From historic hotels to local art galleries,
05:09business owners are struggling to rebuild,
05:11while tourism dollars have slowed significantly.
05:15Up next, we're learning how these mountain communities
05:17are fighting to preserve their livelihoods,
05:19one reservation at a time.
05:22A lot of times when there's tragedy,
05:25people hype it up for a few days,
05:27and then it falls to the wayside.
05:30We can't be forgotten.
05:32Weeks after Hurricane Helene hit,
05:35business owners here in Western North Carolina
05:37are working overtime to rebuild.
05:40Any other year,
05:41and things would be booked solid all fall season.
05:44This flood hit 27.
05:48I mean, you can see the flood water mark.
05:52A half hour north of Asheville,
05:53Josh Kopis turned an old jail
05:55into a popular hotel and restaurant.
05:58We've done $18,000 of refunds so far.
06:04So I'm like taking the money that we've raised
06:08for rebuilding the restaurant
06:09and just using it to refund the hotel rooms.
06:16Fall in Appalachia is pure magic.
06:19Our color in the leaves is like world famous.
06:23For a lot of the businesses in this region,
06:26that's the moneymaker.
06:28Without tourists,
06:29communities in Western North Carolina
06:31will be out $2.1 billion in revenue this year.
06:36Jacob Sessoms co-owns several businesses in the area,
06:39with only one restaurant open.
06:41His biggest problem is a pretty expensive one,
06:44and it's affecting everyone.
06:47The lack of potable water
06:48is keeping a lot of people from opening.
06:50So we have a 2,100-gallon cistern
06:54filled on a daily basis
06:55with potable water
06:57that has to be tested twice a day.
06:59The cost to lease the equipment
07:00and pay for the water
07:02is greater than $600 a day.
07:05It is a large expense for a small restaurant,
07:07but you can only imagine
07:09if the population's paychecks had stopped.
07:12All the furniture down here
07:13was destroyed, ruined, washed everywhere.
07:16And you can still see
07:17the dust from the mud removal.
07:20The question is,
07:21what do we rebuild?
07:23What shouldn't be rebuilt?
07:25What is too close to the river?
07:27This building,
07:28the water was to the second floor,
07:30and now all you see is rubble
07:31and leftover artwork.
07:33I believe it's over 300 artists.
07:36They're going to need help
07:37because nobody's walking around here
07:39buying their art.
07:41The best way to support
07:42any local business here
07:44that has an online shop,
07:46definitely go online.
07:48Like, book a room.
07:50Buy a gift card.
07:51Buy a T-shirt.
07:53I'm going to reopen as soon as possible.
07:55All right, these days,
08:02robots can do a lot.
08:03They can serve you lunch,
08:04drive your car,
08:06and now a new robot
08:07is playing in a symphony orchestra.
08:10This mechanical maestro
08:11is taking center stage,
08:12and some orchestras
08:14may need to update
08:15their dress code policy
08:16to include some metal.
08:18Our 10 out of 10 story today
08:19features a unique musician
08:21that's more circuit board
08:22than concert hall.
08:23But don't let that fool you.
08:24This robotic cellist
08:25is no mere wind-up act.
08:29This may be the first ever robot
08:32to play alongside
08:33a symphony orchestra,
08:34according to Reuters.
08:36There's obviously a lot
08:36of self-playing pianos,
08:38but the string instrument
08:40is so intricate,
08:43so I was, you know,
08:44very curious about
08:45how it actually works.
08:47The robot,
08:48which was designed
08:48by researcher and composer
08:50Frederick Graham,
08:51played at Sweden's
08:52Malmo Live Concert Hall
08:53on October 17th.
08:56Graham programmed the robot
08:57using the musical score
08:58that was written for it.
09:00It's kind of liberating
09:01to go beyond
09:02the human anatomy
09:04when you think about
09:06what to write for a cello.
09:08Musical notation
09:09is basically like code,
09:12so my musical notation
09:14actually became
09:15transcribed as code.
09:17Acoustic music played
09:18by robots
09:19will definitely be
09:20an art form
09:21or a black form
09:22for itself,
09:23but I don't think
09:23it will ever replace
09:25live musicians.
09:27All right, Team 10,
09:28keep bringing that awesome
09:29energy and curiosity
09:30to everything you do
09:31because you make the world
09:33a better and brighter place.
09:35Now, I want to go ahead
09:36and do my favorite part
09:37of the day,
09:37and that is shout-out time.
09:38Today's shout-out goes to
09:40Sherry Lynn North
09:42Junior High School
09:43in McAllen, Texas.
09:44We see you,
09:45and we hope everyone
09:46watching around the world
09:47has a wonderful one.
09:48I'm Coy Wire.
09:49I'll see you right back
09:50here tomorrow
09:50on your CNN 10.
09:52and we'll see you next time.