evening. i m jim acosta. have a good night. meantime, celebrities helping make the world a better place coming up next. have a good night. tonony y hawk provividing underresourced showing safe places to skate and connect. the best thing i could do is provide more state parks. soccer superstar alex morgan bringing opportunities to girls on and off the fieield. i i m so happppy to be hehere . this is cnn heroes: sharing the spotlight. i m anderson cooper. for 17 years we ve recognized hundreds of impressive individuals as cnn heroes. these passionate men and women work tirelessly, often without a lot of money or attention, to solve problems that they see in their communities. tomorrow night we re going to be honoring the top ten cnn heroes of 2023 and naming a new cnn hero of the year on cnn heroes: an all-star tribute from the museum of natural history in new york. tonight we re doing something different. for the next hour, we re going to share the stories of s
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