. good morning on this saturday, june 25th. we are so grateful to have you here. i m christi paul. look who s in town. atlanta. great to be with you here in person. i m happy to host you any time. i m boris sanchez. you re live in the cnn newsroom. demonstrators have taken to the streets following the supreme court decision to end the constitutional right to abortion, a moment that antiabortion activists have described as a victory decades in the making. we saw major protests in cities around the country. yesterday in phoenix, arizona, demonstrations got rowdy, people there banging on the glass doors of the state senate building. troopers used tear gas to disperse those crowds and authorities say a monument was also vandalized during this protest. in some states abortion became illegal as soon as the supreme court issued its ruling. we re talking about 13 states that have these trigger laws in place activated by the court s decision. we want to take you to two o
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
congress. would this really help or a ploy for political mileage? and president biden will have to counter this dismal sal by barack obama in 2008. we re arguing over a gimmick to seau half a tank of gasp. if so everyone in washington can pat themselves on the back. let me tell you something. this isn t an idea designed to get you through the summer. it s an idea designed to get them through an election. phil mattingly joins us at the white house. this is another effort by president biden to deal with gas prices. he s released oil from the strategic reserve. he will travel to saudi arabia in efforts to increase production. he s called on refineries to ramp it up. but even some democrats don t support a gas tax holiday. help us understand the white house thinking here. reporter: it s just a myriad of reasons why they have been reluctant to give their support. it s been on the table. it s been something that s been under consideration by president biden and his team ask t
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
andre s incredible drive and resilience is captured in a new documentary aptly called we feed people directed by ron howard. i was fascinated by how he instigated this amazing program in a short period of time and grew it into something so substantial, so meaningful. you can find out more about chef andres incredible relief efforts when cnn heroes salutes premieres tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern right here on cnn. just to give you some good vibes too. that s for sure. we re so glad that you spent some time with us and kept us company here. we hope you make some great memories. don t go anywhere, there s still much more ahead in the cnn newsroom. fredericka whitfield picks it tp after a quick break.