0:06 42-year-old Mo Hunter is something of a
0:08 marvel. It's not just because he built a
0:10 7 and 1/2 foot General Grievous replica
0:13 using fiberboard clay and paint. It's
0:15 also the fact that he says he was
0:17 neither creative nor artistically
0:19 skilled until a rare brain illness left
0:22 him in a coma in 2004. After he came out
0:24 of surgery, Hunter says he recovered
0:27 quickly and with the sudden abilities to
0:29 draw, paint, and build models, abilities
0:31 doctors couldn't explain. Hunter became
0:33 a professional carpenter and model
0:35 maker. And he's planning to show his
0:37 one-of-a-kind Star Wars character, which
0:40 he reportedly built for 95 bucks at an
0:42 upcoming ComicCon convention in
0:44 Liverpool, England. Hunter says comas
0:47 can do crazy things to a brain and his
0:48 remarkable recovery is another example
0:51 of good news from our new partnership
1:04 Hi, I'm Carl Isus for the world from A
1:06 to Z. Welcome to our last show of the
1:09 week. We're going globe trotting next to
1:18 Representatives from two global rivals,
1:19 the United States and Iran, are
1:21 scheduled to meet today in the Middle
1:24 Eastern nation of Oman. In recent weeks,
1:26 American leadership has voiced support
1:28 for large-scale protests that took place
1:30 in Iran against its government. And that
1:32 government's been accused of killing
1:34 thousands of demonstrators to maintain
1:37 control. Last month, US President Donald
1:39 Trump threatened military action against
1:41 the Middle Eastern nation, but appeared
1:43 to pull back from that in recent days,
1:45 saying Iran would rather make a deal.
1:47 This week, the US military said it shot
1:50 down an Iranian drone that approached an
1:52 American aircraft carrier in the Arabian
1:55 Sea. And an oil taker flying a US flag
1:57 was reportedly threatened by Iranian
2:00 gunboats near the Persian Gulf. Arab
2:01 countries in the region that don't want
2:03 to see a conflict have been pushing for
2:05 the two rivals to hold today's talks in
2:08 Oman. Iran says they should be free of
2:10 quote threats and unreasonable
2:13 expectations. US officials are skeptical
2:15 and say a military option is still
2:17 possible. As the war between Russia and
2:19 Ukraine continues. Those two countries
2:22 exchanged dozens of prisoners Thursday,
2:23 the first time they've done that since
2:26 October. The US has been mediating peace
2:28 talks between Ukraine and Russia. And
2:30 while American officials characterized
2:32 those as productive, much more work and
2:34 more discussions are expected to lie ahead.
2:36 ahead.
2:38 Opening ceremonies in the Winter
2:40 Olympics are today. It's the first time
2:42 they'll officially be co-hosted by two
2:44 cities, the Italian loc of Milan and
2:47 Cortina Dampo. Though it's common for
2:48 events to be spread out in multiple
2:51 places. In this year's games, a total of
2:55 735 medals will be up for grabs. 245 in
2:57 gold and the same number in silver and
3:00 bronze. There will be 137 of each color
3:01 for the Parolympics.
3:03 >> A national anthem plays as three
3:05 athletes stand at top a podium with
3:09 their medals, gold, silver, and bronze.
3:11 But that wasn't the way it was always
3:13 done. At the first Olympic Games in
3:15 ancient Greece, winners were adorned
3:18 with olive wreaths. 1500 years later,
3:20 Athens held the first modern Olympic
3:23 games, and the winners received silver
3:26 medals. Second place got bronze, and the
3:28 third place finisher went home
3:31 empty-handed. It wasn't until the 1904
3:32 games in St. Louis that athletes were
3:35 awarded gold, silver, and bronze for the
3:37 first time. And that's been the practice
3:39 ever since. The most medals of any
3:42 athlete, it's Michael Phelps with 28,
3:45 and 23 of those are gold. His personal
3:48 medal count ranks higher than 90
3:50 countries. The host city gets to design
3:53 the medals. Of course, you've seen this
3:55 iconic pose, an athlete biting her
3:57 Olympic medal. Now, it's just a photo
3:59 op, but it started because of the
4:01 ancient practice of biting gold to test
4:04 its purity. The metals aren't actually
4:06 solid gold. They're made of silver and
4:10 just plated in gold.
4:13 Ah, world of knowledge. Which of these
4:15 events was included in the first Winter
4:18 Olympics in 1924? Luj
4:20 Luj
4:22 ski jumping,
4:33 From curling to ice hockey, there were
4:35 several events at the Shaml knee games,
4:38 but the only one on this list was ski jumping.
4:40 jumping.
4:42 The gender gap is closing at Olympic ski
4:44 jumping. For the first time, women are
4:47 jumping on the large hill at the games.
4:49 And with the new men's team supervent,
4:52 it's a great time to fly. So, this is
4:59 There are five parts to every ski jump.
5:03 The inr run, takeoff, flight, landing,
5:06 and outrun. Athletes fly down a ramp and
5:08 launch into the air, chasing distance
5:12 and style. Skis are long and wide for
5:14 optimal aerodynamic flight, but
5:16 specialized jumping suits must have a
5:19 certain air permeability.
5:21 >> If you hit the takeoff, right, and you
5:22 you actually generate lift under your
5:25 skis, and that feeling of your skis
5:27 catching the air and actually rotating
5:29 you over and out away from the ski jump
5:32 is really cool. A jumper earns 60 points
5:34 for reaching the K point, that magical
5:36 line where the slope starts leveling
5:38 off. Extra points are won for every
5:40 meter beyond that line, or fewer if they
5:43 land short. Points for style, such as
5:44 balance and landing, matter for the
5:47 final ranking. With six events for both
5:49 men and women, the gap is closing, and
6:01 on this date in world history.
6:03 >> February 6th was a significant date in
6:05 the history of Singapore. A British
6:07 administrator named Sir Thomas Stamford
6:09 Raffles had arrived on the island in
6:13 January of 1819. And on this date that
6:14 same year, he signed a treaty that
6:16 founded Singapore as a British trading
6:18 port. Hey, speaking of Britain, this was
6:22 the date in 1952 when Queen Elizabeth II
6:24 ascended to the throne. She was 25 years
6:26 old at the time and would go on to
6:27 become Britain's longest reigning
6:30 monarch, serving 70 years before passing
6:34 away in 2022 at the age of 96. And on
6:37 this date in 1971,
6:39 four Alan Shepard took a swing at a golf
6:42 ball on February 6th and made history
6:44 because of where he was, the surface of
6:46 the moon. The astronaut actually took a
6:48 couple shots. The first didn't go very
6:50 far, but the second has been estimated
6:52 to have traveled anywhere from 40 yards
6:55 to more than 200 to quote miles and miles.
7:03 Love working in an extra school for our
7:05 fantastic four for Friday. We'll start
7:07 out west where the wolves of the
7:08 challenge school are watching. Mrs.
7:10 Angel's class is here from Denver,
7:13 Colorado. Next is Mrs. Sheridan and the
7:15 Tigers of the Dri School. Great to see
7:18 y'all in Dupree, South Dakota. We've got
7:19 some Raiders with us from Appamatics,
7:22 Virginia. Big hello to Mrs. Dalton's
7:24 class at Epamatics County High School.
7:26 And one state west is the mountain state
7:28 of West Virginia, Mrs. Maddingley. We
7:30 see you and everyone at Clay Battel
7:34 Middle in Blackville.
7:36 A frozen lake that turned a bizarre
7:38 shade of green may be a surreal sight
7:40 for winterweary eyes, but scientists say
7:41 it could point to causes more
7:44 concerning. Newly released images of
7:46 Lake Lipno located in the Czech Republic
7:48 were shared online by the biology center
7:51 of the Czech Academy of Sciences, which
7:53 says the water's crazy color is due to a
7:55 toxic blue green algae called
7:58 cyanobacteria blooms, which typically
7:59 occur during the summer, but usually
8:02 clear up by autumn. However, the
8:03 scientists believe weeks of persistent
8:05 sunshine and calm weather allowed the
8:08 bacterial biomass to linger to the end
8:10 of the year. And while the catalyst may
8:12 be natural, the suspected causes are not
8:15 so much. Researchers suggest industrial
8:17 activities, agricultural runoff,
8:19 municipal waste, and other human-led
8:21 activities could be driving the algae.
8:23 If there's a silver lining to the
8:25 lakes's mossy lining, there are very few
8:27 scientific records of this under ice
8:29 phenomenon worldwide, which means Lake
8:31 Lipnau will rank among the best
8:33 documented cases globally. And that
8:36 should make other hydrobiologists green
8:43 It's been a good week for Penny the
8:46 Doberman Pincher. After winning best in
8:48 show at the Westminster Kennel Club this
8:50 week, the four-year-old beauty queen has
8:51 enjoyed some pretty prestigious
8:53 pampering from photo shoots in front of
8:56 New York City landmarks to her favorite
8:58 meal prepared by a chef of boiled
9:00 chicken and carrots. She wasn't shy
9:02 about digging in either. Penny beat out
9:05 more than 2500 other dogs to win this
9:07 year's acclaimed canine competition. The
9:09 meal was named chicken alapeny. We
9:11 wonder if previous winners got to chow
9:12 chow down on dishes like bark
9:15 tenderloin, caviierale, labra noodles,
9:17 bologn, or beagles with cream cheese.
9:19 For Irish supper, there's beef chihuahua
9:21 Wellington, chicken ala king Charles and
9:23 Rhdesian ridge baby backs. Sides include
9:25 jack russets border collards and whip it
9:26 potatoes. And for dessert, try the
9:28 Australian kelp pie, yorkshire pudding,
9:30 or a chocolate maltise. Though it's
9:32 always tough to beat a great Danish.
9:34 Fridays are awesome. I'm Coral Isus for
9:36 the world from A to Z and you mean the
