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welcome back. it's now time to honor our final young wonder of the night. >> hallie thomas. >> haylie and her family's journey to better health insmierd to stai inspired her to start the happy organization, which brings cooking lessons and educational lessons to kids in underserved communities. >> take a look. >> i love that you get to be super creative with cooking. it's really cool to see a bunch of ingredients that may not have matched so classically come together and really create something unique and super flavorful. i love that aspect of just being able to kind of play around with

it like a science experiment and see what happens. wow, this is so pretty! we were completely able to reverse my dad's type ii is diabetes within about a year of just really pushing the healthy eating and changing our lifestyle habits. >> this is really good. >> that's when i was super inspired to share that with my peers. we really just want to make sure that kids everywhere know how to make a healthy choice and how they can incorporate that into their every day. it's super important to know what's in our food. dextrose is another form of sugar, and we already heard sugar before, right? so we go over reading food labels, researching ingredients. you guys know what's in gelatin? pig skin! you guys are going to make your own cereal. it's super important for us to share a healthy alternative that's fun to make, easy, and of course, delicious. we have our coconut sugar and we have our maple syrup.

there's no refined sugar in here. guys, it smells amazing! these workshops definitely inspire and empower kids to make healthier choices. i'm proud of you guys. it was so easy to make, right? >> can i get a little bit more? >> yeah! >> it's that one moment when a kid realizes that they can do better for themselves ander in families. that is so important to me. that's exactly what helped my dad get better. we are teaching kids how to fuel their bodies the best and they will ultimately have the energy and vitality to be their best. [ applause ] >> how about haylie, everybody. >> just so you all know, halie is turning 17 next week, so congratulations. now, is there a vegetable that you don't like? >> oh, gosh, i mean, i'm a major foodie. i eat pretty much everything, so i love vegetables, like, i honestly can't pick out one, but i hate boiled dumplings, which

is a jamaican thing, so i don't want to offend any jamaicans, but i can't stand that. but i love all my veggies. >> we are proud of you and all the work you're doing. let's hear it for haile, everybody. and happy birthday to you. anderson, over to you. our final hero of the night lives in lancaster, california. it's a city just an hour north of los angeles where too many kids live in poverty and spend their lives in foster care. to share how he's doing his part to teach kids new skills is a proud supporter of sos villages which builds loving families for orphaned, abandoned and other vulnerable kids in 135 country, please welcome christian bale. >> no one is perfect. we make mistakes. we mess up. we do hurtful things. and sometimes, we need someone who give us a second chance.

aaron valencia got his in a california courtroom. he had had a hard life. he had made some bad choices. and they sent him down the wrong path. but one night, he curled up on a park bench with a blanket and promised himself to stay sober this time around. when he did, he took responsibility for his past actions. he stepped in front of a judge who sentenced him to a long-term treatment facility instead of sending him back to jail. aaron took his second chance and he ran with it. he built a new life and discovered a love for fixing up old cars. and now he's paying it forward. he's. he's making sure other kids have a chance to strive, to trust one another, and to know that during the good times and the tough times someone always has their backs. >> when i look back in my life, a lot of it is about stability. not having stability took me down. i was a smart kid, i had a good heart. not having any outlets.

i started smoking meth at about 14. by 15, the first time i ever shot heroin. robbing and stealing. bouncing in and out of jail. i had nowhere left to turn. i walked into rehab 1999 and never looked back. my life completely changed. custom cars set me and my life in a whole different direction. before long, i opened up a small shop. you came here to work? that's what i like to hear. kids were gravitating toward the shop to see what's going on. come here, learn a trade, learn a lesson, learn something to better their life. we got to take the bumper brackets off, paint the brackets, clean the bumper. we have a lot to do. there's not a positive place for them to go that's something cool, fun, and different, they're going to bet into trouble as i did. >> we have to pull this thing out, nice and slow, okay? >> this year we're working on a

1978 chevy apache pickup truck. the kids have started from ground zero, been here doing the bodywork. the wiring, the fuel system, carburetor. >> i'm digging on the color. it looks great. >> whole time they're working, we're dropping bits of knowledge on how to make decisions in life. >> we're not looking for perfection. we're just looking for better than yesterday. talking about peer pressure, drugs, life experience stuff that they're going through. every labor day, we have our car show giveaway. >> chance to win a free car. >> good luck, good luck, good luck, good luck. >> one of the highlights is actually being at the show. >> you guys ready to roll? let's go. that is beautiful. >> they're getting the accolades that they deserve for the time and effort that they've put in. >> that's it. >> i, like a lot of my kids, had to grow up fast. >> good to see you again. i'm glad you're back. >> just trying to be someone positive who sees where they're

at right now and what they're going through and offer a bit of stability. [ applause ] >> please join me in honoring cnn hero aaron valencia. [ applause ] >> stability, opportunity, and time. three major factors to a child's success. stability and knowing that you can always count on someone to be there.

opportunity to learn, to grow, and to create a life of your own. and the most valuable of all is time. time to talk and time to listen. when you give a child your time, you're letting them know they matter. this may seem like a no brainer for a standard household, but for a kid growing up in foster or a low-income environment, it's really tough to find even one. i want to thank you to cnn and everyone involved for shining a light on these incredible kids who are showing up and putting in the time to better their own futures. and to the kids of los angeles back home, this is for you. you're not alone. we got you. thank you. >> do not go away. we have more to come. >> that's right. coming up next, a powerful performance by andra day and common, celebrating our heroes, grammy and critics' choice

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>> wow. amazing. >> that was major. >> amazing. >> it's now time for us to reveal our 2017 cnn hero of the year. each person has already -- each of our nominees has already been awarded $10,000 to carry on their important work. >> as part of their award packages, each top ten hero will also receive free organizational training from the annenberg foundation, leading supporter of non-profits worldwide.

>> that's right. they're going to participate in a customized version of the annenberg alchemy program, offers leadership, development, to help strengthen organizations for long-term success which is what we want for all of our honors. this is the sixth year of cnn's collaboration with the annenberg foundation. we're so proud of that. >> since we announced the top ten heroes, we gave you the opportunity to vote for the hero who inspire you the most. the heroes with the most votes will receive an additional $100,000 to continue their life-changing work. ladies and gentlemen, 2017 cnn hero of the year is -- >> amy wright. [ applause ]

>> thank you. oh, my gosh. i cannot believe this is happening. people with disabilities have been in the shadows for too long, but no more. thank you, cnn, for this incredible honor. thank you to my husband, ben, who is my rock. to my older daughters, lily and emma grace, who teach me so much about strength and courage. i am bringing this home to the 40 employees that work at bitty & beau's coffee because they are my heroes.

and most of all to my two youngest children, bitty and beau, who are my inspiration. i want you to know, because i know you're watching at home tonight, bitty and beau, i would not change you for the world, but i would change the world for you. thank you. >> we'd like to welcome all of the cnn heroes honorees back on stage, please, and all of our young wonders, if you could join us, too, please join us on stage. you can still support their work by going to cnnheroes.com and donating. each donation will be matched dollar for dollar. don't forget. and in a couple of minutes, the cnn hero of the year will be

interviewed on facebook live, so make sure you tune in for that and join the conversation. >> that's right. and if you know someone who is as amazing as tonight's heroes, we want you to nominate them. you can nominate them to be a cnn hero in 2018. you can start doing that right now. we hope some of these story have inspired you to get involved and do your part because you truly can, you, too, can be somebody's hero. thank you very much, good night. >> good night, everybody. >> thank you. ♪ if you don't stand up for something ♪ ♪ and i stand up for you ♪ stand up for you ♪ stand up for you

♪ stand up for you ♪ yes i will, yes i will ♪ it all means nothing if you don't stand up for something ♪ ♪ you can't just talk the talk, you got to walk that walk, yes you do ♪ ♪ it all means nothing if you don't stand up for something ♪ and we want to welcome all our viewers joining us here in the united states and around the world. i'm cyril vanier. >> and i'm rosemary church. power is now restored at the world's busiest airport. atlanta's hartsfield jackson. but most planes are not moving yet, and thousands of travelers have been stranded for maurice.

officials say an underground electrical fire caused the outage. russian president vladimir putin is thanking the u.s. with help in preventing isis inspired terrorist attacks in st. petersburg. mr. putin spoke by phone with u.s. president donald trump on sunday, and he thanked mr. trump for the cia's information on the planned attacks. meanwhile, president trump says he is not considering firing special counsel robert mueller. he did say that his transition team was upset about mueller's recent request for thousands of their e-mails. mr. trump again said there was no collusion with russia. john mccain's daughter says the republican senator is responding positively to cancer treatment. mccain is currently home in arizona recovering from chemotherapy for a brain tumor. >> he is expected to return to washington in january. so he will likely miss this week's vote on tax reform.

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. well, updating our top story now, the world's busiest airport is starting to recover from sunday's virtually complete power outage. power has now been restored atlanta's hartsfield jackson. but passenger planes are still not coming or going. >> more than a thousand flights have been canceled, leaving thousands of travelers stranded for the time being. the power went down because of an underground electrical fire. but officials don't believe that was started deliberately. >> joining us now from hartsfield jackson, good to see you, george. what's the situation on the ground right now? and of course the big question, what are stranded travelers being told about what happens next? when will they get out of there and get to their destinations? >> reporter: there are so many

question, rosemary. first to give you an explainer of where things stand right now. you see the lights on behind me. that is the good news. we understand the power has been restored to this airport. a very important function for sure, power. when it comes to getting the world's busiest airport back up fully functional and operating. the other thing when it comes to people. people who are stranded here. really, there are no answers. we took a snapshot of a before and after. so before the power on, you get to see the uncertainty, the questions and how people are coping with their newfound situation. and then the after when the power came on, how people tried to get in line to get some answers. take a look at this. the only light in the terminal right now is by generator. and you see that there are crews here on the ground, doing their best to distribute water. water very important because people cannot buy. they cannot get water, food, the

necessities. so this work continues until power is restored. i also want to show you over here. just look at all of the baggage. people have to reclaim their bags. this is a sense of what it will be like when this airport gets back up and running. again, getting water the people very important. so you see water cases throughout the airport. and this is where many people are staying the night. people who have been strand heard for hours at a time, unsure of what happens next. one person that i spoke with just a moment ago, mary, headed to jacksonville. >> trying to. >> well, tell me what it's been like for you so far. >> well, we've been here -- i have been here since about noon. we were just about ready to board. my hop down to jacksonville. and the power went out. so we were just kind of waiting around. and we were in c concourse. and i guess they had some kind of small fire over there so they evacuated everybody over here. and here i sit. >> do you have any indication of

what happens next for you? >> i don't. all my family is in jacksonville. i'm from phoenix. so i'm just trying -- my phone is dead. so i'm trying to see what southwest does. how i end upped here, i don't know. i've never been to atlanta airport before. >> and there are thousands of people around you in the same position. >> yes, there are. i know some have gone to hotels. some are waiting for people to pick them up. but for me, i'm not sure. i'm just kind of waiting to see what happens. >> again, people are just trying to get in position at the ticket counter. but i can tell you this. as of 11:16, the lights flipped on in the baggage terminal. you see the lines starting to form. many of the passengers trying to figure out what their next steps are. a lot of uncertainty about the hours ahead. you guys mind if i just chat with wow? victoria and ganzi.

first of all, what have you been told about when you can get back to your travel plans? >> they was telling me i can't leave until 9:45 tomorrow night. >> tomorrow night? >> tomorrow night. and people has work like myself. and i can't go. because why? i'm trapped in an airport where i don't live, and i'm unfamiliar to the area. so what do i do? >> what about yourself? >> i called southwest, and best they could do is 9:45. but they wanted to charge me for a new airline ticket just to get out of here tomorrow night. >> charge you again, you say? >> to leave tomorrow night. >> what did you guys think about how this was handled so far? >> there was no communication from the airport or tsa or southwest. it was horrible. >> everyone was scattering around. and every time you tried to approach somebody, you get the same answer. i don't know. what do you know? >> reporter: and that's where we are right now. let's talk about the context. monday morning, a very important

travel date. the holiday season for many people headed to the holiday destinations. some people headed to work. why is this such a big deal? well, this is the busiest airport in the world. what that means, this airport averages some 275,000 passengers per day. some 2500 flights per day. it's the world's busiest airport since 1998. it's definitely a very important piece of the transportation puzzle, rosemary. so that's what we're seeing right now. people just waiting to see when this airport will get back to operation so they can get home. and there is a great deal of frustration. >> i can totally understand that. and the big question is how is it even possible for power to go down for 11 hours at the world's busiest airport, and how much pressure do you think this will put on the mayor to come up with some answers about that, and of course, the cause of this fire. >> i think that will be certainly the monday morning questions that the city of atlanta, that this airport will

have to face. we understand, again, from the city that this was due -- rather, from georgia power, it was due to fire at an underground electrical facility. that's all we know at this point. we know that that fire also affected the backup systems that should have been in place to prevent something like this from happening. so, yeah, a lot of questions. a lot of major questions that have to be answered how this could have happened at such an important piece of the transportation puzzle. >> george, thanks for being there. thanks for keeping us all up to date because our viewers certainly across america and indeed beyond are very interested in some answers themselves. george howell, many thanks. appreciate it. >> and we'll keep crossing back to that airport story and whether people are getting information on their flights throughout the night, throughout the morning. for now, though, something a little more in the realm of entertainment. like "far wars: the last jedi" is shattering box office

records. it raked in $450 million in opening weekend. director ryan jones thanked fans in a tweet saturday. the movie had the second biggest opening on record, with $220 million in ticket sales. >> all right. that was ryan johnson there, the director of this latest chapter of this "star wars" saga. chris joins us from melbourne, director of the "star wars" appreciation society of australia. i'm so happy to talk to you. i wanted to talk to a super fan, and boy, oh, boy, did guest booking deliver. thank you for being on the show. so first of all, you have the coolest title in the world. second of all, you have the coolest backdrop in the world. third of all, what did you think of the film? >> well, i think the film is a bit polarizing for fans in australia you. have you two camps. you the love it and the hate it. and it seems to be a lot of the older fans -- well, not really sure how i feel it camp at the moment. the younger fans are loving

everything about it. they're loving the characterization. they're loving the effects of everything. but the older fans are a little slower to warm up. >> that's very interesting. i heard that from some of the fans here in the newsroom when i was preparing the interview and preparing to talk to you. by the way, no spoilers, please. a lot of people haven't seen it. what about the humor in the film? i understand that could be one of the more contentious sides of it as well. >> thing is a lot of humor in the "star wars" films anyway. it's also underlying bit of humor. and some of the bits in the "the last jedi" feel a bit forced if anything. and some of it may be in the wrong place. the jokes are good jokes. but they maybe need to be rehearsed a little more. >> but big picture. does it live up to the original trilogy? i think your group is one if not the oldest "star wars" fan club. does it live up to the original

trilogy? >> it's a new "star wars." and ryan johnson said that he said he is taking "star wars" in a new direction this film. and he wants the fans to not go in expecting the standard "star wars." he wants them going expecting something new. and that's what he has delivered. i think mark hamill said he fundamentally disagreed with everything he was doing with luke skywalker. but ryan is the director. >> but went along with it, right? >> he did. and i think in the end he has come out and looked at the film and looked at the final cut and said yeah, i can see where you're going. i can see where "star wars" is going to head. and the franchise needs to be refreshed for the younger fans. and it needs to be something that can go on for years to come. >> look, is there a red line for you, something that would kind of tarnish this saga where you think it's just not what i've been a fan of all these years? >> i think with the changes as it kimes long, that you've got to look at them and say well, i

can accept this and move forward with it. it's not my film. it's not any of the fans' film although the fans have been around for decades supporting it. ryan has made this film and it's a disney creation. so we have to sit and see where they're going take it. >> all right. chris brennan, speaking in front of jabba the hutt. there we go. we see it now. the fans, some who are against and some who are for it. it really splits the fan base. chris, thank you very much. >> my pleasure. >> good aussie feedback there and we'll be right back right after this quick break. don't go anywhere. ♪ give a little bit ♪ ♪ give a little bit... -hello. ♪ give a little bit... ♪ ... of your love to me oh, haha. ♪ there's so much that we need to share ♪ ♪ so send a smile and show that you care ♪

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the international organization for migration is set to repatriate 15,000 displaced people to their home countries from libya. this follows exclusive report big cnn which exposed a modern day slave auction in libya.

>> they witnessed people being sold for as little as $400. many were migrants and refugees trying to reach europe. our colleague amara walker spoke earlier about the iom's efforts with its spokesman, leonard doyle. >> this was a really important report. the iom, the u.n. migration agency, we did break the story, if you will, back a couple of months back. but just putting out a press release and describing it really isn't good enough nowadays. what it really took is extraordinary bravery by cnn's reporters going into libya, witnessing an auction of human beings. and then broadcasting it. i mean, it was just seminole in its importance. and it transformed the debate, which has been a bit toxic, to say the least about migration. many people a bit negative on migrants, to say the least, blaming them for the problems

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these two have had a transatlantic bromance for several years. and now prince harry is showcase his friendship with former u.s. president barack obama by interviewing him for bbc radio 4. >> and they recorded the interview in september in toronto at the invictus games. before the interview started, there was a little bit of joking around. >> do i have to speak faster because i'm a slow speaker. >> no, not at all. >> do i need a british accent? >> if you start using long pause s --

>> oh, okay. i'm ready. you guys have sound? >> you're sounding great. >> you're all good. >> you're nervous about this. >> it's fun. i'll interview you if you want. >> going back and forth. and cnn royal commentator kate williams joins us now from london. kate, great to have you with us. >> good morning. >> you can see the chemistry between them, can't you? how much excitement is there in britain right now over news of this interview? and how was prince harry able to make it happen? >> you're absolutely right, rosemary. you absolutely see the chemistry between obama, between prince harry. they've been really very good friends for quite a long time now. and you see the easy chemistry. what's happening is this, prince harry is going to be the guest editor of the today program, the radio 4 program on the 27th of december. and this really is our major news radio program here in britain. it sets the agenda.

all the politicians talk to the today program. it breaks the big stories. so it's a very important news program here. prince harry is set to highlight the importance of questions of mental health he has been discussing over the past few years. but the fact that he is interviewing mr. obama, well, none of us knew that. this was a big surprise. the news came out last night. a big surprise, and very exciting. and i do think makes a lot of big implications about prince harry's aim about making influence on the world stake. >> interesting. and what do they end up talking about in the interview? of course, they would cover a lot of area presumably. and what are they hoping to achieve with this? >> yes. well, what kensington palace has said is mr. obama talks about some more personal memories. he talks about his memories of his last day in office. but most of them really -- most of what they're talking about is focused on the future. they both are talking about on the building together platforms for the future generation of new

leaders. so obama, of course,s that obama foundation that is generating leadership. but he and prince harry are saying how they want the work together to create the leaders of the future. so that's their shared aim here. and it really does i think give the interview a focus. >> and of course people have got to wait until december 27th as you said to see the full interview. how many more interviews like this might prince harry do for bbc radio 4, sore this just a one off? >> well, it's fascinating, rosemary. because obama says how excite head is. prince harry says how nervous he is, and he is obviously a little nervous about interviewing. because prince harry really historically has been someone who doesn't like the press. he is very nervous of the press. he blames them for what happened to his mother. and we've really seen a sea change in the last couple years. he is much more open about talking. he has been very, very open about his own feelings, about his feelings of grief. and he really is moving as seeing the press toward someone he can work with and work with the press about getting his message out there.

and i do think ms. markle is part of this. sees the press as friends. and prince harry and ms. markle together, they really are going to have this new effort towards world to really working on big world charity, big world interventions. and certainly prince harry is going to want to do more of the interviews with other world leaders. i don't know whether he is going to interview mr. trump, but that would be an interesting conversation. >> we'll have to stay tuned and see what happens, all right. but everyone looking forward to that interview. kate williams, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> we appreciate you coming on the show. just before we leave you, a new world record. around the world in 42 days. frenchman is back on land after smashing the record for sailing around the world by himself without stopping. now a flotilla escorted the sailor to shore in france as the crowd cheered him on. he is just 34 years old.

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lights out and back on now in the world's busiest airport. stranding thousands of travelers for hours. we'll have the latest from hartsfield jackson airport in atlanta. plus u.s. president donald trump and russian president vladimir putin sharing two phone calls in just a few days. why mr. putin is thanking mr. trump. hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and of course all around the world. i'm rosemary church. >> and i'll cyril vanier. thank you for joining us. the world's busiest airport has its lights back on after a

power outage crippled hartsfield jackson airport in atlanta for 11 hours. but thousands of travelers are still stranded. their flights were canceled, and passenger planes are not yet flying in or out of the airport. >> official says the power went down because of an underground electrical fire. the fire was not deliberate. still, the blackout prevented flights from coming or going. passengers were even stuck on the tarmac for hours. at one point 92 planes were just sitting there when people were finally allowed off the planes, they had to navigate through this, crowded dimly lit terminals. what is really surprising here is this is the busiest airport in the world. why didn't the backup power system work? atlanta's mayor addressed that very question. >> i certainly understand the frustration throughout the day. they said that the busiest passenger airport in the world should certainly have a redundant system. the straight answer to that question