when cyndi lauper gave us great music for a great cause. >> i am a new yorker. i was born here.: back to you -- when cyndi lauper gave us great music for a great cause. >> i am a new yorker. i was born here. it is great -- it is great to play in central park. >> john baptiste explained his purpose for being here this way. >> there is an inspiration i can give you as an mo -- as a musician and entertainer, all of these things and that inspiration can spark your mind. >> did you feel that connection today? >> i did. >> the concert was free but these folks had to earn their way in. >> the thing that makes global citizen unique is you can't buy a ticket. you have to earn your way. the 60,000 people here as proud new yorkers, they took action and they called on numbers of congress and they signed petitions and they called on washington to step up. >> and celebrities stepped up to be counted, donating time and talent to help and extreme poverty. >> the message is about community, about the people. we can make the difference. >> what they want to do is raise $6 billion to end hunger an

stars from cyndi lauper to lizzo tested the set ups. >> it is really moving.n the eve of the huge 2021 global citizen live new york city music festival, it is back. >> we are thrilled to be back. it is an amazing location. this is our ninth year in central park. reporter: this trio is in town from israel. [singing] reporter: you should be up there with him. >> we love you. reporter: the 24 hour global concert event starts saturday afternoon with performances on seven continent to fight world hunger, fight climate change, and and the pandemic. -- end the pandemic. >> we need to send a powerful message. we have 41 million people on the brink of starvation. reporter: prince harry and meghan markle will appear to encourage vaccine distribution. nationsrt: everyone in attendane must have proof of vaccination or take a covid test. >> there is a lot of frustration , i understand. there is also a lot of hope. dan: tune in to abc 7 sunday night at 7:00 p.m. for a one hour show with all the highlights from global citizen live. the giants reached a milestone tonight that

stars from cyndi lauper tooooooo tested the set ups. >> it is really moving.he eve of the huge 2021 global citizen live new york city music festival, it is back. >> we are thrilled to be back. it is an amazing location. this is our ninth year in central park. reporter: this trio is in town from israel. >> [singing] reporter: you should be up there with him. >> we love you. reporter: the 24 hour global concert event starts saturday afternoon with performances on seven continent to fight world hunger, fight climate change, and and the pandemic. -- end the pandemic. >> we need to send a powerful message. we have 41 million people on the brink of starvation. reporter: prince harry and meghan markle will appear to encourage vaccine distribution. >> we are asking the wealthiest nations to donate vaccines. reporter: everyone in attendance must have proof of vaccination or take a covid test. >> there is a lot of frustration , i understand. there is also a lot of hope. dan: tune in to abc 7 night at 7:00 p.m. for a one hour show with all the highlights from global citi

another early mtv star, cyndi lauper, spoke about women's rights. >> girls still want to have fun. [ control over our pestic bodies! you know, fundamental rights. >> the rock band foo fighters won the first global icon award recognizing their 25 years in the music business. and rapper lil nas x took home the night's biggest honor -- video of the year -- for his song, "call me by your name." mtv is a part of our parent company, viacomcbs. >>> and coming up on "cb mornings," in our series "ideas that matter," we'll speak with molly wright, one of the youngest people ever to give a ted talk. >>> i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." find your rhythm. your happy place. find your breaking point. then break it. every emergen-c gives you a potent blend of nutrients so you can emerge your best with emergen-c. my plaque psoriasis... ...the itching ...the burning. the stinging. my skin was no longer mine. my psoriatic arthritis, made my joints stiff, swollen... painful. emerge tremfyant™. with tremfya®, adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis... ...can uncover clearer s

when cyndi lauper gave us great music for a great cause. >> i'm a new yorker. i was born here.to play in central park and the world. >> john baptiste explained his purpose for being here this way. >> there is an inspiration i can give you as a musician, entertainer, activist and performer. that inspiration can spark your mind. >> did you feel that connection today? >> i did. >> the concert was free, but these folks had to earn their way in. >> the thing that makes global citizen unique is you can't buy a ticket. you have to earn your way. the 60,000 who are here, took action, they called on members of congress, they signed petitions and they called on washington to step up. >> and celebrities stepped up, donating time and talent to help end extreme poverty. >> the message is about community, about the people. we can make the difference. >> what they want to do is raise $6 billion to end hunger, to plant one billion trees and get one billion vaccines to the people who need it most. >> lofty goals, but the stakes couldn't be higher. >> this is a moment in time, we need to stand u

cyndi lauper gave us great music for a great cause i'm a new yorker. i was born here. great to play in central parking is great to play for new yorkers and for the world john batiste explained his his purpose for being here this way. there's an inspiration that i can give you as a musician entertainer activist performer all of these things, right and that inspiration can spark your mind. did you feel that connection today? i did i i mean, i'm still kind of teared up the concert was free, but these folks had to earn their way in the thing that makes global citizen unique as you can't buy a ticket to be here. you have to earn your way. so the 60,000 people here as proud new yorkers. they took action. they sent tweets. they called on their members of congress, they signed petitions and they called on washington to step up and celebrities stepped up to be counted donating their time and talent to help end extreme poverty. the message is about community. the message is about the people we the people can make the difference would they want to do is raise six billion dollars

yeah presenters included jennifer lopez, as well as cyndi lauper, who started with a message for the have fun. we also want to have funds equal pay control over body and of course there were those fan voted moon people trophies. let's go get agenda, the night's top prize of video of the year went to little nas x for montero. call me by your name. we need to protect our young women at all costs. billie eilish one video for good for your power, justin bieber took best pop and artist of the year olivia rodriguez. no one song of the year for driver's license and best new artist. this is crazy new artists and icons on a music filled night, which also marked mtv s 40th birthday in hollywood. ashley devore kin fox news. ktvu fox two news at five starts now over $97 billion because of planet change, it was sitting with our thumb in our except here you've been fighting like hello. president biden makes wildfires a top priority during his first trip to california since becoming president. at the same time, firefighters get the upper hand on a new fire causing damage in mendocino county. good e

yeah presenters included jennifer lopez, as well as cyndi lauper, who started with a message for the. girls still want to have fun. we also want to have funds equal pay control over bodied and of course, there were those fan voted moon people trophies. let's go get agenda, the night's top prize of video of the year went to little nas x for montero. call me by your name. we need to protect our young women at all costs. billie eilish one video for good for your power, justin bieber took best pop and artist of the year olivia rodriguez. no one song of the year for driver's license and best new artist. crazy new artists and icons on a music filled night, which also marked mtv s 40th birthday in hollywood. ashley devore kin fox news. so mtv is middle aged. ali i don't know what to think about that 40. it was exciting to see all those stars there, and also the message was really positive that they had so well, we want to thank you for watching ktvu fox two news at noon for the latest news and weather. be sure to download the ktvu app in premiere.ownload the ktvu app in we are back. with so