one of the house questions, the former special envoy to the ukraine is set to appear before this week. much more straight ahead, but first, i want to highlight this week s cnn hero. who s providing comfort and nourishment to victims of natural skdisasters. 2017 top ten cnn hero stan hayes is mobilizing operation barbecue relief to feed survivors and first responders across the country and now, overseas. we are getting ready to ship over to the bahamas, 10,000 meals. this is our first international meal. our 3 millionth meal is going over on this plane. that s a huge milestone. we hate to see disasters happen, but are so blessed we can provide them comfort. they need a lift up.
president obama commuted her sentence and she was released in 2017. telling cnn in may, she has no regrets. i did what i did with the information that i had. the knowledge that i had and the tools and resources that i had at the time. in 2010 when all of this happened it was very different landscape. reporter: athena jones, cnn, new york. when natural disasters strike, 2017 s top ten cnn hero stan hayes delivers a key ingredient, comfort in the form of barbecue. operation barbecue relief mobilizes their army of pit masters and volunteers to feed survivors and first responders across the u.s. and now stan and his organization are going international setting up a mobile kitchen in florida and flying in meals to the bahamas by the thousands. we caught up with them as they hit a major we are getting ready to ship to the bahamas 10,000 meals. this is our first international
memorial day weekend. this week s cnn hero, stan hayes, uses his barbecue year round to cook meals for our nation s heroes. we re at the gary sin niee s sinese foundation. these women and men have given so much protect ourg country. the barbecue is stellar. the barbecue is about bringing people together. for us, this is the biggest thank-you we can give those men and women that have served. to nominate someone you think should be a cnn hero, logon to cnnheroes.com. we ll be right back. (vo) why are subaru outback owners always smiling? because they ve chosen the industry leader.
cut.it.out! [laughing] what year is it? as long as stuff gets lost in the couch, you can count on geico saving folks money. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. many families around the country will be grilling this memorial day weekend, but this week s cnn hero, stan hayes, uses his barbecue year-round to cook meals for our nation s heros. we re here with the foundation at the invincible spirit foundation. being here where these men and women have given so much while protecting and serving our
convinc convinced. when we called him, he wanted to talk a lot and it seems like he very much believes this. okay. andrew, thank you. coming up next, a heart-warming story, one of the students in the class of 2018 joins me live to tell me how he went from homeless to getting a full ride to harvard. first, stan hayes was a top ten hero finalist for bringing comfort to disaster victims in the form of barbecue. now they re expanding to serve veterans all year long. we re here with the gary sinise foundation at the invincible spirit festival. how you guys doing? do you want a pulled pork sandwich? we re cooking for 6,500 to 7,000 people. being here while these men and women have given so much while protecting and serving our country is special. the barbecue is stellar.