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We are starting today in California where Governor Gavin Newsom is calling on city and county officials to clear and all but virtually ban homeless encampments Which are groups of makeshift tents and shelters often found on sidewalks in public parks empty lots in other vacant spaces The state is working to clear them out sending officials to ask residents to move The state is also sending in bulldozers to clear the spaces of anything left behind They started with my area and so it's a little frustrating, but you know, I've had this happen to me three, four times before and a couple of times I
got left with nothing but clothes on my back.
This is an effort by the state to address a growing homelessness crisis.
187 ,000 homeless people, more than one third of the US unsheltered population lives in California.
Now Governor Newsom announced a model ordinance or a template of law that city and county officials can use to make rules about where homeless people can and cannot live.
It's an aggressive new stance to dismantling and clearing homeless encampments by the state after a Supreme Court ruling last year made it easier for government agencies to find and arrest people for living in public areas.
Even if there is no shelter or housing available in a state lacking affordable housing.
Our Julia Vargas -Jones is here to tell us more.
Hi Julia. Hi Koy. This week, California Governor Gavin Newsom formally asked the state's hundreds of cities and counties to ban and clear out any makeshift camps on sidewalks and parks that have become the most visible sign of the homelessness epidemic in the state.
Newsom announced a model ordinance for municipalities, as well as the release of $3 .3 billion in voter approved state funds to expand housing and treatment options for unhoused Californians.
The goal is to help cities and towns set rules around encampments and establish effective enforcement procedures prioritizing shelter and services.
This model ordinance includes no camping in one location for more than three days, no encampments that blocks sidewalks.
Local officials must notify identify and provide shelter before evicting an and two -thirds of the money must go to housing and mental health services programs for homeless people with serious mental health issues or substance abuse problems. In the past five years California has spent around 24 billion dollars to tackle homelessness with some results, but those are the toughest measures that Newsom has ever announced.
I'm not interested anymore, period, full stop, of funding failure.
I want to see real results.
We We need to re -democratize our streets and do it in a compassionate way with our values intact.
According to the Public Policy Institute of California, the state accounts for nearly one third of the U .S. homeless population, with more than 187 ,000 people in need of housing.
This number increased dramatically during the COVID -19 pandemic and Californians have been growing frustrated as the issue has persisted.
but there are other factors that contribute to it such as the lack of affordable housing, income and public benefits not keeping up with rising housing costs, inadequate access to quality healthcare and supportive services and systemic racism and marginalization and I'll tell you Koi from my experience of years of volunteering giving out food to folks on the street there are a myriad of reasons why someone might not want to or may not be able to go to a shelter.
You know many people on the street have dogs for companionship and for their safety and those are by and large not allowed in most shelters.
They might not be able to bring all of their belongings or they might be afraid that if they do, they might be robbed.
You know, shelters can be crowded and have all sorts of people, and some have told me they have had bad experiences of being verbally or physically abused or assaulted.
Each person's situation is unique, and the kind of help they need might be unique also.
But from this push from Governor Newsom, what he's asking for is immediate action.
Khoy? Julia, thank you so much for helping to break down this complicated and sensitive situation.
Hit pause. Have a discussion.
If you were the governor, what are some of the things you might do to address an ongoing and growing problem of homelessness in your state?
The man with the most YouTube subscribers on the planet is getting lots of scrutiny from one of his latest videos that's already racked up tens of millions of views.
Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast, landed in a storm of criticism after showcasing restricted areas at UNESCO World Heritage sites in Mexico, the ancient Mayan cities of Calakmul in Kenpeche and Chichen Itza in Yucatan.
The YouTube megastar is under fire for what officials call distorted information and fabricated scenes in his video, including a drone shot he claimed to fly inside the temple chamber of a pyramid known as El Castillo one of the seven wonders of the modern world.
But officials say that never happened.
The drone was flown outside and there are scenes where Mr. Beast appears to hold an ancient mask, but officials say it was a reproduction.
These sights are highly restricted and protected areas sensitive, of course considered sacred, to Mexico's pre -hispanic cultures.
Mexico's said that both the visit and the recording were carried out through formal requests made by the Ministry of Tourism and state governments and now Mexican President Claudia Scheinbaum wants answers on why the permits were granted.
10 -second trivia. What country is home to the largest number of active volcanoes?
Japan, US, Indonesia or Russia?
The answer is Indonesia, an archipelago of more than 13 ,000 islands on the Pacific Ring of Fire, Indonesia leads the world with an estimated 55 active volcanoes.
Watch as these incandescent columns of lava spew from this volcano in the Philippines.
This webcam shot, monitored by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, captured the moment Kanlin Volcano erupted on Tuesday.
The five -minute volcanic activity was characterized as quote, moderately explosive, sending a dense plume nearly three miles into the sky, according to the institute.
Officials raised the local alert level to three out of five and warned that quote, life -threatening volcanic hazards could still occur.
Graduation season is upon us.
and gravity defying Simone Biles lifted the spirits of Washington University's class of 2025 this week when she delivered an inspiring commencement speech. She admitted that while she may be called the GOAT of gymnastics, her goal was only to be the best version of herself, overcoming doubt and striving for greatness every day.
And she called on the graduates to do the same.
The world doesn't need you to be perfect.
It needs you to be bold.
It needs you to care and to keep going even when things don't go as planned.
So go out there and write your own story, only one that you can tell.
I'll be right back.
All right, warning, avert your eyes if you have a fidiophobia.
Today's 10 out of 10 Slithering into the Spotlight is too -rific, a marvelous mutation and dynamic duo in a single slithering sensational snake has people doing double takes, because it has two heads.
this California king state named angel and Zeke a Bicephalic beauty hatched a couple of weeks ago at a pet store in Berkeley.
It's a one in a hundred thousand kind occurrence What's particularly?
Spectacular angel and Zeke are doing well eating and growing which is a big deal because two headed animals often face double the trouble Surviving each head has its own personality though Sometimes they want to slither in different directions, and there's of course no chance of doing things surreptitiously for either serpent So sometimes they quarrel and you thought you and your siblings Butted heads this kooky king snake has become quite the celebrity too with the pet store owners reportedly getting offers for up to $50 ,000 you can see they're both thinking different things You know you sometimes
you see them fight like one was to go right once ago left Alright time to bring it home with the best part of the show shout out time We are sending some love to Miss Beard and Miss Talbert in the Virginia Highlands in Atlanta, Georgia.
Whoo -dee -hoo. Thank you.
And all the educators there for making us part of your day.
I will see you around.
And we've got another shout -out on deck.
This to Miss Brussels' class at Walden Middle School in Walden, Vermont, for mapling our day here at CNN 10.
Thank you for sending this Vermont maple syrup from the Raul Sugarhouse.
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