and the top ten cnn heroes of 2022 have been announced, one of whom will be will be named the hero of the year to our viewers. we are introducing each of our top ten as you vote for your favorite in the next few weeks. art is so emotional and vulnerable. it s what allows you to understand it is okay to not be okay. my artwork is a presentation of some of the guys that we lost when we were deployed. i built a complete mock up of a casket. what s up, josh. most of the veterans have never really told their story to anybody before. they will shoulder the burden as they already have done. and i try to explain to them in the beginning it s going to be easier to tell your story once you create your art piece because you are not going to be talking about you, you re going to be talking about your art piece and focus on it. there s something breaking out of me i want them to know that art is an option for healing. say some things a man just
and can automatically stop itself. (mom) is everyone ok? (kid) i m ok. (vo) your family is safer in a three-row subaru ascent. love. it s what makes subaru, subaru. cnn heroes is our chance to put a spotlight on people who are working hard to effect change. in 2021, the hero of the year was shirley rain. she worked tirelessly to help the homeless in los angeles. shirley! as much as you want to live in the moment and say it doesn t really matter, let s be real. i wanted to bring that prize
top ten cnn heroes of 2021 have been announced, one of whom will be named the hero of the year by you. in our last week of voting, let us introduce one of our top ten. when covid struck, in bali, thousands lost their jobs. this cnn hero found a way to help his community by implementing a simple plan. empower people to trade and collect plastic waste for rice. i kept going with this mission because people empower. because people get excited. because of the community that respond to this initiative. i see the smile in their face. i see the cleaner environments. and also i see they can provide for their family. this initiative is to simple and we can do this in every community.
platform to share work and each heroes $10,000 to continue the work. later ton one will be named the hero of the year and receive $100,000. so great. and we are so grateful to all of the artists and entertainers who are giving their time to help us honor their work. welcome to the cnn heroes family. let s get started. i m ready to wreck my face. do it. what does that mean? sobbing. yes, i know. uncomfortable. i love you so much. last year was california deadliest and most destructive fire season on record. the images. no fire causes as much damage as the paradise campfire. 85 people killed. 14,000 homes destroyed leaving 50,000 people homeless and today a year later the majority of the people are still displaced.
are indeed cool kids. so we re going to see ten heroes tonight. these were people that were chosen from thousands of submissions that were made to cnn. they were chosen by a special panel, and then the viewers over the last month or so have made their votes known, and they are the ones that will choose the hero of the year. so we re looking forward to seeing who that is. but in speaking to some of these people and the projects they re involved in their home communities not only in the u.s. but around the world, they re clearly doing amazing work for nothing more in some cases than just feeling good about it. and it certainly shows. they re making a difference in countless ways. we ll check back with you shortly before the program. thank you. don t forget to join kelly ripa and anderson cooper live as they name the 2019 cnn hero of the year. cnn heroes, an all-star tribute tonight at 8:00 right here on cnn. we ll be right back.