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Here at cnn we're proud to salute our cnn heroes who make the world a better and safer place. here's anderson with the top ten cnn heroes of 2021. >> from philadelphia, a pediatric surgeon who saw covid-19 ravaging communities of color. she built trust and brought testing and vaccinations to more than 75,000 people. from san francisco, a man building understanding and confidence using his journey with adhd and dyslexia to help kids with learning differences thrive. this man helps formerly incarcerated men and women like himself to find jobs and build careers.

Are you a christian author with a book that you're ready to share with the world? get published now, call for your free publisher kit today! a major development in the fight against covid. pfizer can start shipping vaccine doses for children ages 5 to 11 now that the fda has granted emergency use authorization. two more steps are needed before children in that age group can get the shots. first cdc advisers will meet tuesday to give their take on the vaccine. then the cdc director needs to give the green light. it seems that that is likely to happen still a few days from now. joining us with...

Workers. cnn's senior legal affairs correspondent paula reid joins us now with the late details of the ratcheted up law enforcement president in northern virginia. what are local officials saying tonight and has the fbi weighed in? >> reporter: good evening, john. authorities in northern virginia have announced an increased police presence in the region friday amid warnings from federal authorities about a possible terror plot. now, authorities are still determining the validity of the threat. but as a precaution federal and local law enforcement are investigating and taking steps to ensure th...

Race with potentially massive national implications. a dead heat between democrat terry mcauliffe and republican glenn youngkin. the former governor versus the uneasy recipient of a trump endorsement with the former president a wild card in the wings. this as security ratchets up in northern virginia with warnings from federal authorities about a possible terror plot. more on that breaking news shortly. first cnn's arlette saenz in norfolk. what's the state of play tonight? what did the vice president have to say? >> reporter: well, john, four days out and it appears to be anyone's race as mos...

Kennedy and the other far older one perpetuated by joe biden. cnn's tom foreman explains. ♪ >> reporter: when the first catholic president met pope paul vi tensions were rife. the italians loved john kennedy while conservatives back home wondered if he would bow to religious tradition and kiss the pontiff's ring. kennedy shook hands, and the potential clash vanished. u.s. presidents have been meeting popes for just over a century. each encounter closely watched for friendship and friction. when lyndon johnson and richard nixon discussed the vietnam war in separate meetings with pope paul, th...