[cheers and applause] i want to thank my team once again. i want to thank perry meeks design because it s sparkling baby it s sparkling. i want to thank my twin sister sheila for her support and my five amazing living children danielle, rashon, delveon, mikasia and micah. you saved my life. and to my angel baby boy i would rather have him back than anything in the world. but i am a mother without a son and there are a lot of people in the street that are without a mother and i feel like it s a fair exchange. i m here for them. thank you. thank you. thank you. [ applause ] wow. what a night. you can support all our honorees right now by going to cnn heroes.com to donate. each donation will be matched dollar for dollar and if you know someone as amazing as tonight s honoree you can nominate them to be a cnn hero in 2022. we hope that some of these stories have inspired you to get involved and to do your part because you, too, can be somebody s hero. thank you so much
cnn heroes, they re everyday people changing the world. we ve honored more than 30 of them from across the globe. this year they ve helped in vaccination efforts, supported families juggling remote learning, provided aid to the people of afghanistan, and helped young women express themselves. ultimately, all cnn heroes share the same mission, to make the world a better place. tonight we re honored to catch up with many of our past cnn heroes including those who have received the ultimate recognition. cnn hero of the year is this is cnn heroes: 15 years of changing the world. hey, i m anderson cooler. what better way to persevere through an ongoing pandemic than to celebrate the people out there making the world a better kinder safer place every day. it s been 15 years since we started cnn heroes campaign. we ve recognized hundreds of extraordinary individuals, each making a difference in their own way. tonight we celebrate this milestone by catching up with some of ou
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joining success oakland county prosecutor karen mcfor alleged. thanks for being with us this morning. you heard the defense saying the gun was locked. did ethan probably have a key to it? it s not clear. i know, what we know is that he had free access and based on the social media posts and other comments and evidence that i can t comment on, the gun was considered his and it was purchased as a present for him. so michigan doesn t have a safe storage law. does that hurt the case here? well, it does not have a safe storage law and hopefully that will change soon, but no, it doesn t. this is a charge based on gross negligence and failure to perform a duty. there s a lot of evidence and some has been made public and some has not. i do want to say these are mere allegations. they are innocent until proven guilty. however, i can comment on what has been made public and swear to in open court. there was absolutely evidence to suggest that there was an indication he might ha
cases topping 100,000 for the first time in two months and the death toll rising in nearly 20 states. president biden will hold a critical video call with vladimir putin tomorrow, where they ll address the massive russian troop buildup along the border. u.s. tensions are china are escalating, the white house expected to announce a diplomatic boycott of the winter olympics barring u.s. officials from attending. u.s. athletes will be allowed to compete. china today reacting furiously to the move. more on that coming up. and the tributes for bob dole continue to pour in one day after his death. i ll be speaking this hour with some of his former senate colleagues about the impact that the war hero and long-time republican leader here in washington had on his party, on former presidents and on the nation. but we begin with the coronavirus, and nbc s antonia hylton, yamiche alcindor, the moderator of with the washington week and dr. vin gupta, pulmonologist. antonia, the new