Today's CNN 10 Transcript

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COY WIRE, CNN 10 ANCHOR: Hello, and happy Veterans Day. Today, America honors those who've served in our armed forces. Behind every uniform is a human story. Sacrifice, service, family. Later, we are rolling out the CNN 10 Honor Roll, celebrating some of the heroes you nominated.

First, let's get you your news. I'm Coy Wire. We begin in France with a chilling update on last month's massive cyberattack. And I mean chilling because hackers targeted refrigerators, you may remember.

French officials now accuse Iran of being behind the attack on roughly 700 grocery stores. Hackers remotely raised the temperatures of hundreds of fridges and freezers, spoiling massive amounts of food, even sparking some fires. The Paris prosecutor's office is investigating a cyber unit linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, citing digital evidence including Iranian IP addresses.

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JEAN-NOEL BARROT, FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER (through translator): I can confirm that the Islamic Republic of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is responsible for this attack. It is an attack of unprecedented scale and aggression. This is the first large-scale cyberattack aimed at sabotage on French soil. And it is a major attack on the nation's interests and the security of the French people.

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WIRE: France has vowed to retaliate with sanctions, which are economic penalties or restrictions meant to punish a nation for violating international laws. Iran denies the allegations, calling them baseless. Similar attacks targeted supermarkets in Sweden, Belgium and Ireland earlier this month, but investigators haven't established where the attacks are connected.

Pop quiz, hot shot.

Which of these is McDonald's best-selling menu item of all time?

Big Mac, Egg McMuffin, McNuggets or fries?

If you said fries, I'm loving it. While the Big Mac is the company's best-selling sandwich, its fries are the MVP, most valuable potato. The company sells nearly nine million pounds of fries globally each day. That's the weight of about 45 commercial airplanes per day.

One of McDonald's most popular sandwiches is back on menus this fall, and so is a new lawsuit about what's actually inside it. Last week, a U.S. District Court judge ruled that McDonald's must face a class-action lawsuit over the McRib. The lawsuit claims that the Golden Arches are misleading people, saying that the sandwich doesn't actually contain pork rib meat.

Four plaintiffs claim the McRib is, quote, "deliberately crafted to resemble a rack of pork ribs," but is really made from, quote, "lower-grade products such as pork shoulder, heart, tripe and scalded stomach," unquote.

McDonald's response? In January, they said, quote, "The lawsuit distorts the facts, and many of the claims are inaccurate. We've always been transparent about our ingredients, so customers can make the right choice for them," unquote.

A case like this can take years, and can end in a settlement before it even reaches a courtroom. No trial date has been reported, so nobody is getting a McRib refund check just yet.

Now to one of America's most iconic luxury ocean liners, which is about to make its final voyage straight to the bottom of the ocean. The SS United States is bigger than the Titanic, and now is scheduled to be sunk on purpose today, about 25 miles off Florida's Gulf Coast.

Soon it will become the world's largest artificial reef, and hopefully for marine biologists, a new abode for corals, fish and seagrasses. The legendary ship made history on its maiden voyage in 1952, when it crossed from New York to Europe in just under three days and 11 hours, a record that still stands to this day. It will come to rest 180 feet below the surface of the water, now as the newest attraction on Florida's Shipwreck Trail.

Twenty other ships already dot that coastline, from Pensacola to Port St. Joe. The SS United States has been stripped of any hazardous materials to protect the marine environment, and divers could be exploring the ship as early as Thursday. From ocean liner to ocean life, a remarkable second act for a legendary ship.

Today's story, getting a 10 out of 10. Two long-lost sisters meeting each other for the first time while playing against each other on opposing softball teams. Samantha Rensvold and Kyann Dean were both adopted, and they knew they both had biological sisters, but Samantha told us she never imagined they'd actually meet.

Well, last August at a softball tournament in Montana, a teammate pointed out that a girl on the other team looked just like Samantha.

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SAMANTHA RENSVOLD, MET HER BIOLOGICAL YOUNGER SISTER AT SOFTBALL GAME: One of the girls I was playing with for the weekend had played high school with Kyann.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: OK.

RENSVOLD: And so, she pointed -- because we had -- we were playing Kyann that game, so there was at least a couple innings of the game where I had no idea that Kyann was even on the other team. But she pointed Kyann out and was like, I think you look a lot like her and I play high school with her. And I kind of was like, oh, that's funny. Like, I look like someone on the other team. She was like, are you adopted? And I was like, yes, like, it's a weird question to ask, but yes, I am.

And she starts freaking out. And I was like, what's going on? She was like, so the girl I told you, you look like is also adopted.

And then I, like, my heart drops and I'm like, there's no way. And we -- I was like, well, I was born in Great Falls, Montana, and she was like, she was too. And I was like, this is not happening to me right now.

That's when my mom went up to her family and started asking questions about Kyann. And then when everything added up, it was like, that's when we found each other.

My mom was just freaking out. She's like -- she's like, Samantha, that has to be your sister. I was like, well, mom, you like, we can't go up to her right now, like, I'm so nervous.

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WIRE: Samantha and her mom went to investigate and discovered something extraordinary. They were indeed sisters now attending colleges in different states. The two-stay connected through texts and visiting each other when possible. Samantha says the serendipitous moment has changed her for the better.

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RENSVOLD: I feel way more outgoing now. In that situation, I like, I had to go out of my way, because usually I'm pretty reserved and like, I don't really talk to new people. But all of a sudden, like my sister is a stranger to me.

And it was just I wanted a relationship with her so bad that I felt like I was going out of my way and like getting out of my shell to get to know her and talk to her. Now it's like, if I can overcome that, like awkward situation, like meeting my sister for the first time, I feel like more outgoing to talk to people and get to know them.

My biggest message is that this is something so positive, that like you can think of it as negative, like I didn't know my siblings, but I have so much love in my life. And it ended up -- everything ended up happening in the way it was supposed to anyways.

So, I just like make light of your situation. Remember the support and love you have around you. And you like you ended up where you were supposed to be.

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WIRE: Now it is time for day three of CNN 10's 10 Days of Giving. Today's mission comes from Boonville High School Student Council in Boonville, Indiana, where they took trick-or-treating to a whole new level. Instead of collecting candy, they went door-to-door collecting everyday essentials for people in need.

Things like body wash, shampoo, deodorant, and toothpaste. Working with their local food bank, Hope Central, Mrs. Ransom and her student council members have delivered packages to more than 150 families across their community. These pioneers recognized a need, showed up, and made an impact.

Mrs. Ransom writes, quote, "It's about more than collecting donations. It's about making a difference, one small act of kindness at a time."

They were looking for ways to make life a little sweeter for somebody else rise up.

Next up, congratulations to our Your Word Wednesday winner, Mr. Payton at Matoaca High School in Chesterfield, Virginia, who submitted abode, a noun which means a home, residence, habitation, or place of dwelling. Thank you for making us a little smarter today.

All right, it is shout-out time. What a better way to honor our troops this Veterans Day than another edition of our CNN 10 Honor Roll, where your submissions help us salute someone very special. Our first salute goes to Sergeant Valerie Carrington in Virginia, who served in Iraq. And she doesn't just fight for our country, she fights against food insecurity as well, dedicating her time to serving food to those in need. Her daughter Makayla writes, "She is my hero and means everything to me." That is awesome.

Also, we have a salute going to BM2 Arredondo-Covarrubia, joining the Navy just two months shy of her 18th birthday. Her sister Jeanette says during COVID-19, she was deployed at sea for 10 months. Thank you for your service.

We are not done just yet. This salute goes to Lieutenant Colonel Timothy L. Schiller, who served in the Army for 25 years, like father, like sons and daughter. Lieutenant Colonel Schiller's children also served. Captain Timothy Schiller Jr., First Lieutenant Thomas Schiller, and Lieutenant Brandy Schiller, who not only served, but is a JROTC instructor just like Dad. Thank you to the Schiller family for your generations of service.

And thanks to everyone who sent nominations. And keep them coming. Send us a photo, send us a video, a few lines about a hero in your life to CNN10@CNN.com.

That is our 10 for the day. On this Veterans Day, here's something worth remembering. Service isn't just about wearing a uniform. Sometimes it's the holidays missed. It's the families waiting, the sacrifices quietly made when no one is watching. And you don't even have to wear a uniform to live with the spirit of service.

Help a neighbor, lift somebody up, or just show kindness when it's needed most. Stay curious, stay kind, and go make someone smile today. You are more powerful than you know.

I'm Coy Wire, and we are CNN10.

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