. good morning on this saturday, june 25th. we are so grateful to have you here. i m christi paul. look who s in town. atlanta. great to be with you here in person. i m happy to host you any time. i m boris sanchez. you re live in the cnn newsroom. demonstrators have taken to the streets following the supreme court decision to end the constitutional right to abortion, a moment that antiabortion activists have described as a victory decades in the making. we saw major protests in cities around the country. yesterday in phoenix, arizona, demonstrations got rowdy, people there banging on the glass doors of the state senate building. troopers used tear gas to disperse those crowds and authorities say a monument was also vandalized during this protest. in some states abortion became illegal as soon as the supreme court issued its ruling. we re talking about 13 states that have these trigger laws in place activated by the court s decision. we want to take you to two o
sean penn responding to international disasters. we watched people learn they matter. they can make a difference. reporter: mila kunis organizing support for her native country, ukraine. and glenn close, break down the stigma surrounding mental health. don lemon and dr. sanjay gupta join us as we recognize the humanitarian work of those who are using their star power for good. going to be brighter days, brighter days this is cnn heroes salutes. i m erin burnett. for more than 15 years we have celebrated remarkable individuals as cnn heroes. these so-called ordinary people work every day without access to fame or power, and they do it to make the world a better place. well, tonight we re doing something a little different. for the next hour we ll be featuring celebrities who are taking action on issues close to their hearts, whether helping people in war torn ukraine, destigmatizing mental health or responding to global disasters, these public figures are using the
andres incredible drive and resilience is captured in a new documentary aptly called we feed people directed by ron howard. i was fascinated by how he instigated this amazing program in a shorts period of time grew it into something so substantial, so meaningful. and also the spirit of the organization. entrepreneurism of it, his problem solving challenges. it s inspiring. and then there s his personality and he s charismatic. he s funny. we are cooking from home because when we cook together we rise together. boom. boom. honestly, before any of my friends ever meet my dad i m usually already saying sorry because who knows what he s going to do? he s just very unpredictable.