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  • Hello, everyone; terrific Tuesday to you.

  • I'm Coy Wire, this is CNN10, and you are awesome.

  • We have a great show for you today, so, let's get to it.

  • We're gonna begin with the latest news on the protests in Israel.

  • For the past 11 weeks on Saturday nights, protesters have taken to the streets in Israel to call for a government overhaul.

  • Roughly half a million Israelis each week voicing their opposition to the governmentthat's 5% of the total population.

  • Protesters are angry at the government's plans to overhaul the country's judicial system, which would give Israelis' Parliament the power to overrule Supreme Court decisions.

  • Critics accuse Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of pushing the legislation in order to get out of a corruption trial that he is currently facing.

  • But Netanyahu denies that, saying that the trials are collapsing on their own and that the government overhaul is necessary.

  • On Monday, though, Netanyahu announced a key change to part of his plans due to the massive public protests and international pressure.

  • The concession would give Israeli governments less power to select new judges but, still, more power than it has now.

  • About 66% of Israelis believe the Supreme Court should have the power to strike down laws incompatible with Israelis basic laws.

  • And about the same proportion, 63%, say they support the current system of nominating judges.

  • As surely as night follows day, Saturday night these past 11 weeks in Israel has meant mass demonstrations against the government's judicial overhaul.

  • Protesters are concerned it will remove pretty much all checks and balances on the government,

  • allowing it to appoint allies as top judges and removing the Supreme Court's ability to strike down laws except in very narrow circumstances.

  • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who leads the most right-wing and religiously conservative government in Israel's history,

  • says his overhaul is required to restore the balance between the government and the judiciary.

  • But the protesters don't buy it; they worry it will road Israel's claim to be a liberal democracy,

  • and that will damage the economy and infringe upon their freedoms of expression, worship, and the right to demonstrate.

  • President Isaac Herzog's attempts to broker a compromise unveiled earlier this week were rejected by the government,

  • and though his warnings of civil war seemed far-fetched for now, so long as the overhaul continues its passage through parliament, the protest will continue.

  • Now, for another installment of our CNN series "Call to Earth",

  • we're traveling to Sydney, Australia, where one organization called "Living Seawalls" is changing the way we think about building infrastructure in the ocean.

  • Experts are engineering seawalls to create critical habitats that are more hospitable to marine life that grows there.

  • We're gonna hear from marine experts who believe it's just as important to save the little creatures in the ocean as it is the big ones.

  • I started getting into marine science when I was in my 20s and was doing a lot of scuba diving.

  • I was really interested in the tiny critters that were living in the marine environment.

  • There's a lot of attention with biodiversity and conservation around the large fish like the sharks and the whales.

  • But you have to remember that these organisms rely on smaller organisms in order to survive.

  • We really need to start at the bottom and build up a really strong base on which to build up this food web.

  • My name is Dr. Aria Lee, and I'm the project manager for Living Seawalls.

  • The problem in urbanized areas such as Sydney Harbor is that so much of the shore line has been built over with artificial structures.

  • Over 50% of the shoreline in Sydney Harbor has some sort of structure built upon it, whether it be a seawall, wharf, or pontoon.

  • And these artificial structures have taken away the, sort of, microhabitats like rock pools, crevices, (and) tiny holes that you would see on a natural rocky shoreline.

  • So, what Living Seawalls is doing is bringing back these natural habitat features to a... an artificial structure such as the seawall.

  • We, as marine ecologists, went out and identified features of a natural shoreline that are missing from a flat, featureless seawall.

  • And we've translated that onto a Living Seawalls panel.

  • The panels are designed digitally, and then a prototype is 3D printed.

  • There are currently 14 Living Seawalls sites around Sydney, and around the entire world, we've installed over 1,000 Living Seawalls habitat panels.

  • We can certainly see the difference that the Living Seawalls panels make.

  • The textures can provide seaweed (with) a really strong hold onto the surface.

  • And that's extremely valuable for all the marine organisms that rely on the kelp not just for protection and for homes but as a food source.

  • When there is a new construction, we want the designers to think about how they can design the structure to benefit both humans and the natural environment.

  • Right now, seawalls are really only useful for humans; they stop erosion, they protect the property that's behind it.

  • What we want to do in the future is think about what the marine environment needs as well as what humans need.

  • And, that way, we can build more sustainably for the future

  • 10-second Trivia.

  • The childhood home of which fictional character was located at 4 Privet Drive?

  • Sherlock Holmes, Charlie Brown, Harry Potter, or Katniss Everdeen.

  • Set mostly in a fictional Britain, Harry Potter lived at his muggle home at 4 Privet Drive.

  • And for today's story getting a 10 out of 10,

  • we're traveling far from the British movie studios that produced the wonderful world of Harry Potter to Japan,

  • where fans will be able to immerse themselves in some of the series' most iconic moments at our parent company's "Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo - The Making of Harry Potter".

  • Did you know the Harry Potter books series has sold a record half a billion copies and has been translated into at least 88 different languages?

  • - Harry Potter's magic... - You're a wizard, Harry.

  • ... is transporting to Tokyo.

  • It's on this massive lot where fans will see some of the series' most iconic sets, like the Great Hall at Hogwarts and the Forbidden Forest.

  • It's part of the new Warner Bros. studio, soon to open in Japan.

  • What goes through your mind when you... when you see the train, you see the sets, you see the costumes?

  • Wow, I can't believe it.

  • And when I come here, I have to remember that I'm here on a business trip, and not to... not to be looking at this as if I'm just a fan.

  • Jeff Nagler is President of Warner Bros. Worldwide Studio Operations.

  • Why Japan?

  • I think that was one of the easiest decisions for us, actually, because of the whole global interest in Harry Potter.

  • After the United States and after the UK, Japan is the third best area for Harry Potter fandom.

  • The Tokyo studio is modeled after the one in London and will be larger.

  • A big draw? The Hogwarts Express train that was made in London, transported by land and by sea to its new home here in Japan.

  • It's not just about the sets; it's about the accessories, the costumes, the props, like the ones you've seen in the movies.

  • We normally don't get to see what goes on behind the scenes in movies, but here, we get to see how films get made.

  • For example, it shows us how the people who work in the costume, props, movie set departments all work as a team.

  • A glimpse into movie magic, far from Harry Potter's roots in the UK.

  • Do you see Asia as a growth market for experiences like this?

  • Absolutely.

  • We do look at China, and we look at Japan, we look at South Korea.

  • We have a big fan base in Australia and New Zealand as well.

  • All of thit's not Asia, it's the whole Asia-Pacific region.

  • Stories of imagination appealing to audiences around the world.

  • That's all we have time for for now.

  • Wherever you go today, be awesome; do everything with excellence in mind.

  • Remember, how you do the little things, that determines how well-prepared you'll be for life's biggest moments.

  • My favorite part of the day now; I want to give a special shout out to Osceola High School in Osceola, Missouriwe see you.

  • Go out and be awesome, y'all.

  • I'm Coy Wire, and we are CNN10.

Hello, everyone; terrific Tuesday to you.

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