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the world, that s unfortunately, a reality. so to raise awareness for those living in extreme poverty, the global poverty project issued a challenge called live below the line. it s happening right now. the goal is to live on just $1.50 for five days straight and fund-raise in the process. some of hollywood s biggest celebrities want you to get involved. live below line will call your attention to the difficult choices people in extreme poverty face every day. whether having to choose between health care or education, food or heat shelter or transport. challenge yourself to live on $1.50 a day for food and drink. live below the line so that others can rise above it. are you in? we are interrupting our segment to go to breaking news listening to the prosecutor in the daron wint case.
not your average climate change rally but an event that will future performances by usher, no doubt. it is the global citizen 2015 earth day rally. msnbc thomas roberts is live on the mall getting ready for the program to begin. it sounds like a big day ahead. tell us what s in store. reporter: it is going to be a big day and a beautiful day. it s absolutely fantastic. you were talking about thousands, will be here. they re estimating about 250,000 plus people are going to turn out for this free and incredible event that is a combination between the global poverty project and the earth day network. now, our buddy at the global poverty project, the ceo, he said all he wanted was the sun to shine. boy do we have the sun shining. it will be about 80 degrees here. they re just putting the finishing touches on the stage. it was just monday at 12:01 a.m.
performances by no doubt, usher, and many more. the event is being organized by global poverty project whose mission is to end extreme poverty around the globe. msnbc host thomas roberts is there in d.c. in the thick of it all. all right, thomas what s the vibe on the mall and have you gotten your spf 99,000 on? no but i ve mid friends who have 85 plus. can you hold up your 85 plus? i ve made friends in the crowd that have 85 plus that could help me out because we are working on our tan lines here and we ve already got some. yes. but it s going to be an mazing day here. about 80 degrees right now. the ceo of the project said he just wanted the sun to shine. boy, have we gotten the sun to shine. if you can see me backpedal my way into this shot. it s an amazing day here. it s bringing together the two concepts of global citizen and earth day into one to make sure we re talking about earth