sean penn responding to international disasters. we watched people learn they matter. they can make a difference. reporter: mila kunis organizing support for her native country, ukraine. and glenn close, break down the stigma surrounding mental health. don lemon and dr. sanjay gupta join us as we recognize the humanitarian work of those who are using their star power for good. going to be brighter days, brighter days this is cnn heroes salutes. i m erin burnett. for more than 15 years we have celebrated remarkable individuals as cnn heroes. these so-called ordinary people work every day without access to fame or power, and they do it to make the world a better place. well, tonight we re doing something a little different. for the next hour we ll be featuring celebrities who are taking action on issues close to their hearts, whether helping people in war torn ukraine, destigmatizing mental health or responding to global disasters, these public figures are using the
victims to rex heuermann. but we re talking about another ten years that now investigators are gonna go back, look at these missing persons cases and say, well, is there a link here as well that can be traced back to rex heuermann. so certainly there could be more to come from this case, wow, wow. wow. thanks, missy, for walking through it with me really appreciate it and knew our scene. a new central starts now a, bilateral meeting ahead of a critical speech in normandy, president biden announcing a new aid package for ukraine as he gets ready to call on world leaders you take a stand against authoritarianism around the globe. and a working moms dual roles. jill biden, fulfilling her duty her duty as first lady on the world stage and juggling with her duty as moms standing by her son, hunter biden, as he stands trial, how the first lady is juggling at all, plus risking at all for some views that youtuber facing this is charges after a pretty jaw-dropping. it s done. it
before 2pm on christmas day. they ve confirmed he was found dead at the scene. it s being treated as unexplained but not suspicious. george michael shot to fame in the 1980s with the group wham, and then went on to have a hugely successful solo career. andy moore looks back at his life. # well, i hadn t seen your face around town a while, so i greeted you, with a knowing smile. he burst onto the scene in the early 1980s when he formed wham with andrew ridgeley. the duo had number one singles around the world. they even conquered china, becoming the first western pop band to perform there. george michael loved fame but never became used to it. to be obviously a part of people s lives as an artist, that s what i dreamed of and that s what i m still grateful for. but my god, i wish i could cope with the other stuff the way other people do. i wish i d been born with that particular suit of armour, you know, because i wasn t. # you know not everybody has got a body like you. bu
The absolute worst when it comes to maternal deaths. a truly failing grade when you see the data given that in some cases, the us has a maternal mortality rate, double or triple, what other wealthy nations experience take a look at this comparison in the united states, there are about 22 deaths of pregnant women or new mothers for every 100,000 births. and for black women in america. the death rate is much higher, 50 deaths for every 100,000 births joining us right now is christy turlington burns. she s the founder and president of every mother counts an organization with emission of raising awareness about the maternal health crisis around here in the united states and around the world. and when you compare, it s great to see you. thank christie when you compare it to other nations, norway serving up serving up a maternal mortality rate of zero it s we ve talked about this for years. this has been the mission of your organization. yeah. why is united states sill so much worse? a
Republicans also even some democrats and facing a legal challenge. what does he administration going to do about it? the secretary of homeland security, alejandro mayorkas is our guest, plus the new detail and data laying out how the united states is still the worst when it comes to maternal mortality rates among all wealthy nations. why is the us still so far behind when it comes to caring for pregnant women and new mothers. one woman who has become a leading advocate get in on this issue. christy turlington burns she ll be joining us. and off sides. a bear crashes. a high-school football teams practice simons are going off and firing tornado here. i m thinking i m going to die and i thought that was it earth with liev schreiber, sunday at nine on cnn. its