oh! cal penn. i thought this was the shark s catch. today is not a katy perry show, kal, sorry. shark tank. totally misunderstood the script. you did, but because you re so nice and because we re so nice, especially kevin. thank you. you kal penn get to announce the final headliner. stevie wonder! [ cheers and applause ] but, before we get to all that great music. here is how you at home can become a global citizen. changing the world is as simple as this. global citizen rewards is your chance to win tickets to
[ cheers and applause ] so let s keep fighting for those who need our help the most. let us make sure that the foreign aid budget is increased and let s make sure that we beat trumpcare this week and keep health care for millions of americans! [ cheers and applause ] thank you. [ cheers and applause ] greetings to the 2017 global citizen festival. i am ben cardin. i have the honor of representing the great people of maryland in the united states senate. i am congressman hall rogers, a republican from kentucky. i am congressman dwight evans democratic from pennsylvania. i am seth moulton, a democratic from massachusetts. like all of you at the global citizen festival i wholeheartedly support america s global leadership. foreign aid saves lives, builds economies and keeps us
making difference. i think it s all about small steps. and this is one of the ways we can start instead of trying to take it all on once. you have this organization they ve already got 30 billion committed through 2030 and that s just the start. does that s real money from real governments and countries. i think joining up with something like this that s so organized, it s a good way to start. i m looking forward to seeing you guys out there. nice to meet both of you and have a great show. i m going to throw it back to savannah sellers who is out there someone. savannah. water station i think we have a little microphone issue, but one of the things she was talking about is one of the issues global citizen is tackling this year is drinking water. and i think we have her back. hi there. what s the deal with the drinking water situation here at this concert? comcast nbc universal have
basketball but working off the court, in education, health. i think it s great for a lot of young players coming to the league, learning from that. when i was young i used to dream about helping and giving back. the fact now, playing in the nba and seeing everything the nba be doing, it gives you more opportunity and courage to keep doing that? is toronto going to win the east this year? anything is possible. we have a great team and we re going to try. it s a good deal. looking forward to the season. thank you, serge ibaka. thank you. after the break, the start of the global citizen festival live in central park in new york city. stay with us.
it is a beautiful day to be a global citizen to celebrate the great work that s being done to fight extreme poverty and hear from some of the biggest names in music. welcome to the 2017 global citizen festival. i am joy reed. i m chris haze. over the next seven hours we ll be bringing you performances by green day,el chain smokers and more. theen there s stevey. yes. but today s festival is not just about the acts. it s also about the actions and the fans. they are want just spectators. they are engaged citizens who are taking part in the effort to eradicate extreme poverty by the year 2030. global citizen has mobilized millions across the world to compel their leaders to take part in this urgent call to action. it can be as simple as e-mails or tweets or phone calls, but the impact has been profound. nearly 13 million actions have been taken resulting in $30 billion worth of prejudiced commitments. this year the activism is