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[08:00:13] KRISTIE LU STOUT, HOST: I'm Kristie Lu Stout in Hong Kong. And welcome to News Stream where news and technology meet.

Now we have the latest on the situation in Nepal as the death toll continues to expand there. An incredible story of survival from our own

Dr. Sanjay Gupta.

Plus, British leaders battle to be the next prime minister. Who performed best in their big TV clash?

And a helping hand for children. I'll tell you about a group that prints bionic limbs.

Now rescuers in Nepal's devastated capital are spending another day scouring the rubble of Saturday's earthquake desperate to find survivors

amid the wreckage. But the core of the effort now appears to be shifting to the spiraling humanitarian crisis and how to keep the tens of thousands

of injured and displaced Nepalese alive.

Now the Red Cross landed its first plane earlier today, bringing in blankets and other non-food aid.

It's expected to dispatch a second plane carrying a mobile hospital.

The number of confirmed dead is now past 6,200.

And we want to show you what's happening outside the capital.

Now east of Katmandu, the district of Sindhupalchok faces near total destruction. And to get to some of the devastated villages in this remote

region of Nepal, helicopter transport is now the only option.

Now CNN's chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta was on board one of these flights packed with aid and one quake victim desperate to

survive.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

DR. SANJAY GUPTA, CNN CHIEF MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Sometimes it takes a village to reach a village, and right now they are

trying to save a village.

Just east of Kathmandu, Sindhupalchok is the hardest hit district in Nepal. More devastation and more deaths here than anywhere else. They need

everything. Anything.

(on camera): So we're seeing how some of this relief works. First of all, Indian helicopter -- getting a lot of assistance from other countries.

Noodles, instant noodles, one of the biggest relief items providing an instant source of calories. And finally these are the tarps. This is so

badly needed because of the weather conditions where we're going.

(voice-over): One of the challenges, we are told, this team has no idea what they'll find when they arrive. We quickly see what that means.

The propellers never even stop as we drop off aid supplies. And suddenly, an 18-year-old mother is thrust through the aircraft door atop a stretcher

made out of straw.

We only know her name -- Sabina (ph). We see her husband and one and a half month old baby. As I examine her, I quickly realize she has no

movement and no sensation in her legs. Sabina (ph) is paraplegic.

Then things get worse. Minutes into our flight now, Sabina (ph) stops breathing. We can no longer detect a pulse either in her wrist or her neck.

I check her pupils and try desperately to rouse her as we blast over countryside. There are no IV fluids on this helicopter. No defibrillator.

Not even a first aid kit. And this young woman is going into cardiac arrest. It is aggressive, but I just delivered a cardiac thump -- a quick,

strong hit to the chest, in a last-ditch effort to get her heart back into action. Whether it worked or not, I can't say for sure. But she came back,

and for a moment everything calms down.

I slowly try and rehydrate her the old fashioned way.

We touch down once more at a makeshift hospital high in the mountains and we realize, as dramatic as that was, it is a scene that is playing out

every day, maybe every hour, in the skies above Nepal.

(on camera): You get an idea of just how challenging these missions are. Look at the very small space this helicopter had to land on top of

this hill. Hardly any room to spare. They're taking off these badly needed supplies as quickly as they can, because there's a woman on that helicopter

who nearly went into cardiac arrest. They got to get her back as quickly as possible.

(voice-over): Here come the patients, one by one. I'm handed a precious little baby to fly back whose mother is too weak to hold her.

Sabina's (ph) IV bag now tied to the ceiling, using a disposal facemask. Anything to just make it work.

Just a single moment to celebrate the lives on this chopper. We touch down again and, this time, there are stretchers, medicines, fluids, and

prayers.

Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN, Nepal.

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[08:05:35] LU STOUT: Wow, incredible reporting in that mid-flight medical intervention: amazing.

Now Sanjay's reporting, it shows us just how packed these aid flights had been in the past several days. And Nepal's government is now appealing

for more helicopters to reach the far removed areas of Nepal.

Nepali officials tell us that there are just 20 helicopters being used for all relief and rescue work across the entire country. It has become a

war of resources as search crews must divvy airborne missions between the remote rural villages in Nepal and going to pull climbers of Everest.

Now let's turn to our map to give you a better sense of the situation across Nepal. And there are fears that communities near the epicenter

right here on the map have suffered total devastation.

Now, it's been hard for aid groups to reach those remote locations. Arwa Damon made the trip to Khura (ph) right in the middle of the quake zone. It was a five hour drive from Kathmandu and that eight more

hours on a dirt road. And finally a four hour trek.

And here is what she found.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

ARWA DAMON, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: The overnight rains coupled with ongoing tremors bring more fears of landslides. Those already

caused by the earthquake visible in the distance as we tried to make our way towards the epicenter.

Past the destroyed homes in the valley, its mountains populated with small villages, whose residents are so desperately in need, some have

decided to walk to help rather than wait.

"We had nothing left," this man says.

We arrive at the only assistance around for hours, a makeshift aid and distribution center, set up by a paragliding group and volunteers like

retired paramedic, American Stacy Baker, who was in Nepal on vacation.

She's treating her sickest patient of the day, this tiny baby who arrived feverish and lethartgic.

STACY BAKER, RETIRED PARAMEDIC: Many people are coming for provisions and food and stuff like that. We think the sicker people that need to be

seen can't get here.

DAMON: A bit further down is as far as we can get by car where some more aid has arrived, though barely a fraction of what is needed.

The landslides have cut off roads to entire villages, like one Khaora (ph) that we are trying to reach, crossing paths now covered in the rubble

of homes and pieces of shattered lives.

(on camera): This used to be a road?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.

DAMON: There is a child's homework here. My name is Baha Dosh (ph).

(voice-over): Our guide is from Khaora (ph). The journey up the mountain filled with tragic stories of those who perished.

(on camera): (inaudible) was telling us there's a spot down there where fallen boulders killed three villagers as they were cutting grass.

(voice-over): In the distance, more destruction.

Overhead, helicopters circle regularly.

We reach one village at the top, the ruins of a home where three children died, their mother also killed in a landslide. Her husband Morego

(ph) was with her.

"I heard her screaming and then nothing," he says.

The devastation here is endless, overwhelming.

Four hours after we started out we finally arrive in Khaora (ph), also entirely in ruins.

13-year-old Samira's (ph) back was crushed when a wall collapsed on her.

(on camera): So there's been no aid up here, so they've had to use herbal medicines.

(voice-over): She can barely walk and is in constant pain. The family only has rice to eat.

We make our way back down at dusk.

(on camera): These are some of the villagers that we met earlier on in the day, only just making it up here with a little bit of the aid that

they were able to get.

(voice-over): It won't last long. The populations here among Nepal's poorest, left with nothing, and no one to really help them.

Arwa Damon, CNN, Khaora (ph), Nepal.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

LU STOUT: And for all the places we've seen, there's still many more still cut off from the rest of Nepal after the quake.

Nepal's mountainous terrain often means communities like Choku (ph) are connected by a single road, a road snaking along the bottom of valleys,

threatened by landslides from the tall peaks on either side.

One of our teams traveled to Choku (ph) with a drone. Here's what they saw.

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[08:11:36] LU STOUT: Such widespread devastation. You can find you how you can help the relief effort in Nepal by going to CNN.com/impact. We

have a list of groups that are already at work getting aid to those who need it. And also, take the time to read this moving piece by journalist

Tomas Edseler (ph). He describes what he witnessed on his journey to Ghorka (ph) as medical teams tried to treat people injured by the

earthquake.

You're watching News Stream. And still to come, more solidarity marches across the United States. We'll examine the impact of the

Baltimore riots on race relations.

And less than one week to go until the United Kingdom goes to the polls, we'll look at who came out on top in a TV showdown.

And a boxing showdown looms between American Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao in the Philippines. We'll go live to Manila for the latest

on the buildup there after this.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

LU STOUT: Welcome back.

Now thousands of people across the U.S. have been marching in solidarity with the people of Baltimore, Maryland. Now that city has been

under curfew for three straight nights after riots earlier this week over the death of a black man in police custody.

In Philadelphia, hundreds gathered at city hall to protest what they see as a pattern of police misconduct across the U.S. A few scuffles broke

out earlier in the evening when some in the group tried to block the entrance to a highway.

Now there were also more peaceful marches in Baltimore demanding answers in the death of Freddie Gray. Now he suffered a fatal spinal

injury while in police custody. And there were several account emerging about what exactly happened after Gray was arrested.

Local station WJLA cites law enforcement sources who say the medical examiner found Gray's fatal injuries were sustained in the police transport

van when his body slammed into the back of a van. Many viewers may be watching this outpouring of raw emotion and anger. And some may also

wonder why so many people are rallying on behalf of someone they probably never met, but as a Baltimore City councilman tells CNN, these

demonstrations stem from discrimination that has lasted for generations.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

[08:15:24] NICK MOSBY, BALTIMORE CITY COUNCILMAN: This is much more than Freddie Gray. Freddie Gray was the culmination of, you know, again

decades. So the young guys that are out here, showing their frustration, showing their venting, being angry and doing it in an unproductive way.

They're carrying their father's burden, they're carrying their grandfather's burden.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

LU STOUT: That was the Baltimore City councilman Nick Mosby there.

In cases like this, it can be very difficult to understand and to determine exactly what happened. But such investigations could be aided in

the future by something that was just announced, by a new pilot program just announced by the U.S. Justice Department. It will provide funding to

assist police departments in the purchase of body cameras for officers.

The attorney general says body worn cameras can enhance transparency and promote accountability.

Now the death of Freddie Gray and the riots that has shaken Baltimore are also sparking a national conversation about poverty, about policing and

about race relations in the United States. And joining me now from New York to discuss that is New York times columnist Charles Blow.

And Charles, thank you so much for joining us here on CNN International. The world watched those scenes of revolt in Baltimore this

week. And we know that the anger is not just about Freddie Gray, but could you please explain to our viewers around the world in your view what's

behind the rage in Baltimore?

CHARLES BLOW, NEW YORK TIMES: Right. I think you make an important point, which is that it's not simply about Freddie Gray. I mean, we have

about 40,000 -- about 40 people are killed a day in America, about 16,000 people a year are killed in America, all of these are sad, tragic cases,

all of these people have families, all of these people have people who are mourning for them.

I think what we end up having, however, is catalyst cases, cases in which kind of the instruments of power, which is the police become an

instrument of power, become part of those killings. They represent the fact that there are many people in America who feel outside the power

structure, who feel they do not have access to those structures.

And this is not simply a partisan issue in America. It's not just about left or right in case -- in fact in many of the cities where this is

happening the people who are in charge are actually look a lot like the people who are killed.

But, you know, the people who are at the bottom of the food chain feel very much kind of estranged from the power structure both economic and

political. We have -- and that goes back a long way in America. It touches a lot of bases. Poverty -- and a lot of those bases are

overlapping bases, in fact. Poverty is one of them, mass incarceration is another one that actually feeds the poverty part of it, destruction of

neighborhoods, destruction of families, which is also touched by mass incarceration and poverty. So it's really hard to even segregate

individual issues here, because all -- the people in places like Baltimore and people in places like where Freddie Gray lived are touched by all of

these issues.

LU STOUT: And Charles, while we have you, I wanted to get your reaction to that news that just came out. We've learned that the

Department of Justice will announce that $20 million program for body cams. Your view on that. Is that a positive development on the back of what

we've seen in Baltimore?

BLOW: I do believe that having more cameras will mean that there is more evidence in cases like this. However, I do not believe that there is

a technological fix for a sociological problem. So, this is only part of a bigger issue that we have to address and part of that is this very

psychology of policing in America and how we are -- we look at the people who we are policing an whether or not we see them as criminals and whether

or not we over police some areas and not others and whether or not there are any kind of racial, socioeconomic impetuses for that kind of policing,

whether or not we burden some communities with more kind of fines and things that would make it almost impossible for them to escape the kind of

growing up without criminal records, let alone growing up and escaping poverty.

LU STOUT: All right, Charles Blow we'll leave it at that. But many thanks indeed for joining us to talk about just the mood, the sentiment in

America, especially in the back of these events that we've witnessed in Baltimore. Charles Blow, political commentator. He's also an op-ed

columnist for the New York Times. Thank you, and take care.

[08:20:11] BLOW: You're welcome.

LU STOUT: Now, they have met the press and they've stared each other down. It's almost time to see who will be crowned the victor. We're going

to bring you the countdown to what's being called the fight of the century. Keep it here.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

LU STOUT: Coming to you live from Hong Kong, you're back watching News Stream.

Now the countdown is on to what some are calling the fight of the century. Friday is weigh-in day for the boxing match between Floyd

Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. And they will square off in the ring at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

There is huge, huge excitement in the Philippines where Manny Pacquiao is regarded as a national hero. And CNN's Ivan Watson is in Manila. He

joins me now with the latest on the buildup.

And Ivan, just how is the Philippines preparing for the big fight?

IVAN WATSON, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, you know, there is so much hype around this fight in Las Vegas. Record breaking amounts of

money. But you really also have to keep in mind the fact that Manny Pacquiao is so widely admired here in his own country, it's very easy to

call him the pride of the Philippines.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

WATSON: A man best known for his fast fists sings his heart out just days before the biggest fight of his career, Manny "the Pacman" Pacquiao

released this love letter to his country, an anthem titled "I Will Fight for the Filipino People," that feeling is clearly mutual.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: He's my idol.

WATSON: He's your idol?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yeah, for a boxer.

WATSON: In the Philippines, Pacquiao is considered a national treasure, the upcoming fight against Floyd Mayweather, which will take

place Sunday morning local time will be something of a national holiday.

These days Pacman fever has even spread to the post office where these new stamps were issued just days before the big battle.

Are the stamps popular?

[08:25:21] UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes, because this stamp is selling like hotcakes, you know.

WATSON: It's selling like hotcakes?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes.

WATSON: And it's not only stamps.

Ahead of the big fight, t-shirts are selling fast here at this Manny Pacquiao souvenir shop. Some of the items for sale may surprise you. For

instance, he's got a watch that he advertises here as a bit of an eyepatch.

And there's also a Many Pacquiao cologne. It's called "Scent of the Champion." It smells like victory.

Everyone you talk to has plans to watch what many here are calling the fight of the century.

Do you think there are any Floyd Mayweather fans in the Philippines?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I don't of any.

(LAUGHTER)

WATSON: Anticipation is so high that one electric company executive urged citizens to unplug their appliances this weekend to ensure there

would be enough power for everyone to watch the battle in Las Vegas.

The fight will be broadcast live in city squares and on many local TV stations. It'll also be shown for a price in Manila's movie theaters where

it will be projected live on to the big screen.

In the Philippines, Pacquiao is more than just a boxer. He's also a coach and player on his own professional basketball team, a member of

congress, and a real lives rags to riches success story who went from a childhood of poverty to being one of the world's wealthiest athletes.

When Pacquiao and Mayweather step into the ring, there's no question who Filipinos will be rooting for.

So, do you guys think Manny Pacquiao is going to win?

CROWD: Yes.

(LAUGHTER)

(END VIDEOTAPE)

WATSON: Now, Kristie, when I interviewed Manny Pacquiao here in Manila last March, he seemed very keenly aware of the fact that his whole

country is looking towards him. He said that this fight with Floyd Mayweather is something that's been five years in the making. It's

something that his fans have asked for, it's something that his children even asked for. And so this is, in a way, a kind of dream come true for

him.

Can you imagine the pressure on him? They printed a stamp for him just for this fight -- Kristie.

LU STOUT: Yeah, certainly high expectations for a man already considered a national treasure. Ivan Watson there, thank you.

And we fully expect a bottle of the Eau de Pacquiao to be back here in the news room on Monday. Ivan Watson, thank you.

Now World Sport will have much more on the big fight about 20 minutes from now. And later, hear from the top man at the MGM Grand where the

fight will be held. That's on World Business Today with Maggie Lake.

Now you're watching News Stream. Still to come on the program, British party leaders, they went head to head on live TV for their last

debate before next week's election. Were voters swayed by their performance.

Also ahead, Iron Man made a special visit to a little boy with a high tech gift in tow. The meaningful story behind that and the team that made

it all happen. We've got that later in the program.

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[08:30:58] LU STOUT: I'm Kristie Lu Stout in Hong Kong. You're watching News Stream. And these are your world headlines.

Now the latest figures show that more than 6,200 people have died in Nepal's 7.8 magnitude earthquake, nearly 14,000 others have been injured.

And we've just learned that the Red Cross will land a second aid plane carrying a mobile hospital in just a few hours from now. Now teams will

then set up mobile hospitals in four districts, including Ghorka (ph) and Sindhupalchok.

More protests are expected on the streets of Baltimore on Friday. Thousands marched during the day on Thursday, many refusing to go home when

an overnight curfew began for the third night in a row. Now protesters are angry over the case of Freddie Gray, a black man who died in police

custody.

A defense official says U.S. navy warships have started accompanying U.S. flagged commercial vessels that are crossing the Strait of Hormuz.

This comes after Iranian ships intercepted a U.S. flagged vessel and seized this cargo ship flagged in the Marshall Islands.

May Day, May 1 is International Workers' Day, and Communist Cuba is celebrating. It's estimated hundreds of thousands of people are taking

part as a massive parade gets underway in Havana's Revolution Square.

It was an intense clash of words between the British prime minister and his rivals on Thursday. They did a televised question and answer

session, hoping to woo voters in time for next week's election. Now post debate poll showed 44 percent of viewers thought David Cameron won, while

38 percent say Labor leader Ed Milliband gave the better performance.

Now it's still looking to be a close race which each side throwing punches over the issue of Britain's economy. And for more on this last

tense week of election campaigns, I'm joined by Phil Black at Downing Street.

And Phil, the three party leaders, they faced a pretty tough crowd last night. Will their performances be enough to move the polls?

PHIL BLACK. You're right, Kristie, it was a feisty crowd, really, that asked lots of tough questions repeatedly about why these party leaders

should be trusted on a whole range of issues, but they also pushed them on something else that the party leaders, particularly the prime ministerial

contenders haven't wanted to talk about up until now, and that is what happens the day after the election, once it is clear that no one party has

a majority in parliament and as no one party is able to form government on its own, because that's what the polls have been showing up until now

consistently.

The party leaders have tried to bat away that sort of speculation saying their campaigning for an outright win.

But last night, the audience, which probably gives a pretty good indication of how the British people are feeling didn't buy that. They

wanted detail, because they know through experience now the last hung parliament in 2010 showed them that in the negotiations that followed to

set up a coalition, election promises can be compromised, negotiated or forgotten altogether. So they pushed them for detail.

The Labor leader, Ed Milliband, was pushed particularly on a scenario that has been discussed, and that is a minority Labor government being

supported by the Scottish National Party. The Scottish National Party expected to do a lot of damage to Labor's chances in Scotland, but has

offered to work with Labor to create an anti-conservative majority and assist Labor in forming government that way.

It's not a popular idea. In fact, it's a controversial one, because the nationalists are seen as the party that wants to break up the Union.

They're pro-Scottish independence.

Last night, Ed Milliband was explicit. He would not do a deal with that party. He would not negotiate or barter away any of the details or

policies in his election program. Take a listen to what he said.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

UNIDENIFIED MALE: So you would rather lose office, so to speak, you'd rather not have a Labor government?

ED MILLIBAND, LABOUR PARTY LEADER: If the price of having a Labor government was a coalition or a deal with the Scottish National Party, it's

not going to happen.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

BLACK: Now when the prime minister, the leader of the Conservative Party, David Cameron was asked about his red lines for any coalition

negotiations, he said it was his promise to hold a referendum on whether the United Kingdom should stay party of the European Union. Take a listen

to what he said.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

[08:35:06] DAVID CAMERON, BRITISH PRIME MINISTER: I think the British people really do deserve a referendum on whether to stay in a reformed

European Union or leave. And I've been very clear that I will not lead a government that does not deliver that pledge.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

BLACK: David Cameron actually wants the UK to stay part of the EU, but it is the right wing of his party that is pushing for this referendum.

His inflexibility on that issue could prove to be an issue in any coalition talks with the Liberal Democrats, who have been his partner in

coalition since 2010. That party is very much pro-Europe as its leader Nick Clegg established and really said fundamentally once more last night.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Are there circumstances in which you would Britain should leave the EU.

NICK CLEGG, LIBERAL DEMOCRAT PARTY LEADER: Since I think those circumstances are not remotely going to happen, I cannot envisage

circumstances where...

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Well, I think it is sensible for the United Kingdom to leave what is the world's largest borderless marketplace...

(END VIDEO CLIP)

BLACK: So all this proves, as we know, this is an incredibly tight race and the British people are clearly preparing themselves once again for

a hung parliament and a whole lot of uncertainty to follow the election result. And it shows that the leaders themselves are also considering that

possibility even though they don't like to talk about it or admit it, Kristie.

LU STOUT: So uncertainty in the UK with the election less than a week away.

Phil Black reporting for us. Thank you, Phil.

Now you're watching News Stream right here on CNN. And still to come, a wish comes true for this little boy. Hear from an engineering student on

a mission to make prosthetic arms that children love to wear.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

LU STOUT: Welcome back.

Now the Avengers is back with a sequel. And it is predicted to hit box office gold. The superhero movie opens in U.S. theaters this weekend.

It is widely expected to gross more than $200 million in its debut weekend. That gives it a shot at becoming the biggest U.S. opening in movie history.

Now that record is currently held by the 2012 Avengers movie at $207 million.

Now with the Avengers heroes in mind, a group of U.S. engineering students, they came up with a creative project. They are giving out 3D

printed bionic arms to children. And here you see Alex Spring, he was born without most of his right arm. and here you can see him shaking hands with

Iron Man. Of course, it's Robert Downey, Jr. the actor.

Now earlier, I spoke to the student who started this amazing project.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

ALBERT MANERO, FOUNDER, LIMBITLESS SOLUTION: Well, Alex at the time was trying to be really calm and collected and he kind of gave us a little

smile. We knew he knew who it was. And then when we finally asked just seeing his reaction was incredible.

LU STOUT: Have you been able to keep in touch with Alex, find out how he likes that arm and how he's been using it?

MANERO: Absolutely. I'm in touch with his family all the time. And we work through upgrades and any challenge along the way. And we've become

really good family friends.

LU STOUT: How have you upgraded the arm?

MANERO: So, we're working on, you know, longer battery life and just making it more comfortable. And so the parents really give us a lot of

feedback. And it helps us to be able to tailor it even better.

LU STOUT: And it was because of Alex's bionic arm that word got out to friends and family of a 12-year-old boy named Wyatt. And he received a

bionic arm from the group Limbitless delivered by the Blue Man Group, inspired by in terms of design by the Blue Man Group. Tell me about that

design.

MANERO: So, we wanted to do something really unique for Wyatt. He came to us and he met Alex as well and saw the device. He told us he loves

heavy metal and he loves Blue Man Group. And we said, OK, we'll see what we can do and so I made some calls and Blue Man Group was really

supportive. And their ability to support Autism Speaks is really well known. And Wyatt has autism and it was just a great fit and Wyatt loved

the backstage journey and getting to see the blue men. And it's just been a great experience for him.

[08:40:33] LU STOUT: You can see that he loved that experience in that video. I know that Wyatt who as you mentioned, he's autistic,

previously when he was outfitted with a prosthetic arm, he never wanted to wear it. He would always take it off. Has that not been the case with his

new bionic arm?

MANERO: It's totally changed. He went to school with it for the first time, and they showed his classmates the video, and his friends had

been so supportive and the school has really rallied around him, and now he wears it every hour he can.

LU STOUT: That's so great to hear.

Now the bionic arms that the group Limbitless designed, they're not only cool looking, but they're also very smart and functional. For

example, a child wearing it can open his or her robotic hands. How does that work?

MANERO: So, we use something called bio sensing where we're measuring a voltage when you flex your muscles, traditionally known as

electromyography. And we've been able to use some innovative products to be able to help these kids be able to adapt to it immediately. And so

that's really been the successes that Wyatt and Alex have been able to adapt so quickly.

LU STOUT: These are custom made devices, so how long does it take to make? And how much does it cost?

MANERO: so the devices runs around $300 in materials. And we give every arm away to the families. Our biggest belief is that no family

should have to be paying for an arm for their child. and it takes about 50 to 75 hours to print, because it uses 3D printing. And maybe 24 hours for

painting and some other testing. And so it actually takes about a week worth of full-time work to get each arm done.

LU STOUT: And Limbitless has received a surge in demand from people who have seen the video clips, heard the story, watching the story right

now. Can you keep up with the demand out there?

MANERO: We're going to need all the help we can get. So we're hoping that companies and corporations and the communities will rally around the

kids in their area that are in need and help support Limbitless solutions so that we can help have a global impact and help every child in need

around the world.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

LU STOUT: That was a great tech story, isn't it? A founder of Limbitless Solutions Albert Manero there.

Now his team is linked to the NGO Enable, which creates bionic arm designs. And people with access to a 3D printer can go to their website

and select from different models. You just enter body measurements and the site generates printing templates for free.

Now some designs can then be put together for as little as $20.

That is News Stream. I'm Kristie Lu Stout. World Sport is next.

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