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
over tv ratings backfire as more people tune into damning evidence showing what led up to the capitol attack? i will put that question to my panel of experts. later today, it marks seven years since the supreme court legalized same sex marriage across the country. is that right? now, after roe is overturned? i will talk to the teenager who publicly took a stand against florida s don t say gay bill. all of that and more is coming up. and a good sunday morning to you. i am katie fang. on this day in 2015, the supreme court said the country into a frenzy of emotion, declaring that same-sex couples had the right to marry in all 50 states. now, that freedom and some rights of the very personal to you may be on the chopping block. after a woman s constitutional rights to choose was ripped away on friday. saturday was another day that was full of rallies in protests from coast to coast, with thousands of people to crying the court s decision and demanding that the right to an aborti
progress in his battle with covid, the white house facing new scrutiny for its handling of the growing monkeypox outbreak. we ll ask secretary becerra if it is time for the u.s. to declare this virus a public health emergency an update on the tragic boat accident that left 17 people dead including an infant off the coast of the bahamas. good to see you on this monday morning. a lot happening. americans struggling to find relief as the heat wave blankets the country from coast to coast. this morning looking out west firefighters working around the clock to contain a wildfire that began on friday near yosemite national park forcing thousands of people to evacuate that area. and then over to the east coast. several high temperature records broken on sunday alone. boston hitting triple digits. 96 in hartford, connecticut. joining us is a producer in washington d.c. for us and joining us is correspondent george solos. talking about the containment of the wild fire amidst the b
we will ask him. a shocking arrest in idaho. a u-haul truck filled with members of the extremist group, patriot front. one witness said looked like was heading toward. pastured right near a pride event. we are looking ahead to a busy week in the january six investigation. three public hearing scheduled tomorrow. the first heard last thursday though, aimed directly at his big lie from donald trump. i will speak with mark taylor the former trump administration official once known as anonymous. that is all coming up for you back to the breaking news where we start this hour. it is on capitol hill the u.s. senate issuing a statement saying they have struck a bipartisan deal over gun safety and it comes one month at the massacre in uvalde, texas. president biden issuing a statement just a short time ago praising the deal as potentially, quote, the most significant gun safety legislation in decades he also knows it does not include everything he would like to see. let s go up to ab
she accepted it bill barr s conclusion that the 2020 election was not stolen. according to nelson, 20 million tuned in to watch the first public hearing. the next one will begin this monday. msnbc news we ll have the latest on monday. joining me now is former congressman, carlos cobbles of florida. the host of the digital show ryan unfiltered. and jason johnson with a word with a jason johnson podcast and he is a political contributor. because your onset with me, jason, i will kick it off with you. i know that we are saying over 1 million watched. this is a lot of people. let s put this in contrast. 120 million watch the super bowl. this is a big contrast. what did you learn that you did not already know? i did know a lot of this reminded me of the impeachment hearings. there is still an appetite and a level of curiosity that the american people had. i tweeted this. this was amazing to me. before the hearings, i got a text from my barber who said get your popcorn ready. i