good evening. welcome to the whole story. i m anderson cooper. tonight brings us to one of the most beautiful and progressive cities in america. it s a city known as much for its social activism as it is for its wealth and innovation, particularly in the tech world. it s home to the highest number of billionaires per capita in the country. but it s also one of the least affordable places to live. it s san francisco. a city some say is in steep decline because of crime, homelessness and drug use. more people died from drug overdoses in this city during the covid pandemic than from the virus itself. cnn s sara sidner heads to the bay area, a place she once called her home, to show us what it looks like now and find out what happened to san francisco? reporter: so when i first laid eyes on san francisco, i was enchanted. from where i am right now driving over the bay bridge, and it looked like someone had taken an enormous vat of fog and just continuously poured it
oppa gangnam style [gayle] the digital revolution has rocked the music business, changing the way we buy, play, and discover new music. 1989 sounds exactly like taylor swift, even when it sounds like nothing she s ever tried before. [audience cheering] beyoncé released an album last night, and the internet went insane over it. kendrick lamar has won the pulitzer prize. now rap music s intent is to speak out in protest. -cardi b! -[trills] the one and only rihanna. i feel like i finally got my purpose back. -i like our music! -[laughs] how do you feel about breaking drake s streaming record? it s insane. [kacey] these days, with the genre lines being so blurred, the possibilities are endless. don t believe me? just watch! [theme music] i know a place where the grass is really greener [jason] the music of the early 2010s was marked by this groundswell of energy and good feeling. california gurls, we re undeniable [jason] i remember being in the club and heari
it s been frustrating. and it doesn t mean we give up. we re not throwing up our hands. we re going to keep fighting to get this community to a place where these kids who are growing up there can go outside and play without fear. one of the moms you met in this hour, jackie berlin, continues to search the streets for her son, cory. and in late april, california governor gavin newsom called on the state s national guard and highway patrol to help san francisco deal with the fentanyl crisis and try to stem the flow of the drug into the city. join us next week for an hour you won t forget on the school shooting in uvalde, texas, which happened nearly a year ago. we ll show you never before seen footage and hear from some of the survivors themselves about that day. i ll see you next sunday. [cnn original series theme]