the world. we can t wait to see who gets top honor this year. we hope you join anderson cooper and kelly ripa as they announced the 2018 hero of the year live tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern often cnn. our athena jones is on the red carpet for us right now. what s happening there right now? reporter: a lot of excitement here on the red carpet. we ve seen various celebrities arriving. lenny kravitz will be performing who just arrived a few minutes ago. this is a big night, a very special night for us at cnn, showcasing and spotlighting everyday people who are changing lives in their communities and around the country and around the world. these ten nominees span the globe. there s a computer programmer from nigeria who teaches girls how to code. there s an e.r. doctor in brooklyn who has implemented an
from nigeria who has stepped up to help her country s most disadvantaged girls fill the gender gap in tech. when i went for the first time i was surprised to see the living conditions of human beings. most girls are trapped in a vicious cycle of poverty. many of them are not thinking education, a plan for the future. i believe girls should be given opportunities. what you can t see you can t aspire to. they need to be shown another life. you can vote for her or any of your favorite top ten cnn heros at cnn heros.com. thanks so much for joining me this sunday. the next hour of the newsroom continues with ana cabrera right after this. share the love event,
several hours. and chicago will start off as rain, but, boy, it s going to turn into snow quick and will start sticking big time here. again, 8 to 12 inch as we get into the next 24 hours. this is only through this evening for kansas sate. you ll be done with it tonight, still some gusty winds. quincy, ill, and then heading into chicago will be tonight and early tomorrow. the timing here just not good. we thought we were in, you know, good shape last week, and we were. that has ended the dramatic fashion. hopefully it doesn t spoil all those beautiful memories, you know, people have made over the holiday weekend. and it s not even officially winter but winter is here. it is here. all right, ivan cabrera, thank you so much. we want to take a moment to honor one of this year s top ten cnn heros, a computer programmer
news. roger stone has just responded to the news one of his associates is in talks with robert mueller about a plea deal. we ll have that for you. also, the trump administration releasing a major report on climate change today, warning of these dire consequences. hear the specific consequences. but first, we just want to take a moment on this friday afternoon to honor one of the sears top ten cnn heroes, a computer programmer from nigeria helping to fill the gender gap when it comes to tech. her crusade has taken her to one of the city s poorest slums. when i went for the first time, i was so surprised to see the living condition of human beings. most girls are in a vicious cycle of poverty. many are not thinking of education. they plan for the future. i believe girls should be given opportunities. what can we teach?
i m going to win. do you feel that pressure? i feel excited. and i m going to tell you why. i have outraced senator heller for five quarters in a row. this last quarter, i outraised him by $5 million. what does that tell you? it tells me i have the momentum behind me. that political bravado doesn t come naturally for jacky rosen. a former computer programmer, synagogue president and a mom, her house race was her first political race ever. declaring for the senate the very next year, she was quickly given a derisive presidential nickname. a vote for wacky jacky is a vote to hand control of congress to nancy pelosi, cry inchuck schumer. you seem much less wacky than the president would have you believe. i like to think so. what has it been like to draw the president s attention in that way? i try not to think about it. i try to keep my head down here in nevada and talk to people.