violence. seeing the situation as a public health problem he founded the kings against violence initiative. this was 2009. today, his nonprofit assists victims of violence in the hospital and provides mentoring and support to more than 250 at-risk students to help them live peaceful, productive lives. i don t like pronouncing people dead. [ siren ] it s probably the worst thing this i ve ever had to do. i want to preserve life. when i see patients coming in with violent injuries, when somebody looks like you, from your neighborhood, a lot of the stuff really hits home. you realize i don t want this to happen anymore. what do we do about it? what s going on? it s important that we start training young people and helping them learn how to become change agents working with them on a middle school level. all right. go to cnnheroes.com right now to vote for dr. gore or any of your
those that are unemployed. it crosses all spectrums. this shows you no matter what somebody looks like when you see them in brief periods like we re seeing these this week, behind the scenes there are things going on. a lot of times messages as friends and loved ones hopefully we can key into and help people out with. even people who are educated, have access, resources, access to help, can fall into such despair. president obama memorably did one of his programs, and tweeted today, low plastic stool, cheap, delicious noodles. cool beer. he taught about about the ability to bring us together, a little less afraid of the unknown. we ll miss him. of course, hanoi and his vietnam trip one of the most memorable. let s talk about the cdc report, because it s also a day after we have this startling report on
according to the centers for disease control, homicide is the number one cause of death for black men, ages 15 to 34. this is a grim statistic. but for this week s cnn hero, an emergency doctor in brooklyn, new york, it was a reality that pushed him to take action, both in and out of the hospital. meet dr. bob gore. i don t like pronouncing people dead. it s probably the worst thing that i ve ever had to do. i want to preserve life. when i see patients that are coming in with violent injuries, when somebody looks like you, from your neighborhood, a lot of the stuff really hits home. you really, i don t want this to happen anymore. what do we do about it? find out more about dr. gore s mission. head to cnnheroes.com. and while you re there, nominate
for black men between the ages of 15 and 34. it is a staggering statistic that pushed one doctor to take action in and out of the hospital. i don t like pronouncing people dead. it s probably the worst thing that i ve ever had to do. i want to preserve life. when i see patients that are coming in with violent injuries, when somebody looks like you, from your neighborhood, a lot of this stuff really hits home. you realize, i don t want this to happen anymore. what do we do about it? to find out how dr. rob gore is working to end violence in his community go to cnnheroes.com. while you re there, nominate someone you think should be a cnn hero.
the number one cause of death for black men between the ages of 15 to 34. it s a horrid statistic. for this week s cnn hero, an emergency room doctor in new york, it was a reality that pushed him to take action in and out of the hospital. meet dr. rob gore. i don t like pronouncing people dead. it s probably the worst thing that i have ever had to do. i want to preserve life. when i see patients coming in with violent injuries, when somebody looks like you, from your neighborhood, a lot of this stuff really hits home. you realize, i don t want this to happen anymore. what do we do about it? for the full story go to cnnheroes.com. you can also nominate somebody there who you think is a cnn hero. and thank you so much for spending time with us. it means so much to us, knowing you re out there. ryan nobody elles is out the