scarlett johansson and colin jost making it red carpet official at the american museum of natural historyvent. >>> meanwhile, on the west coast, selena gomez accepted "billboard" magazine's woman of the year award. she was presented the award by the woman who saved her life. ♪ ♪ go ahead, go ahead now >> reporter: this new hair. this new look. >> i'm somebody that likes to grow. then i'm 25. i feel like i'm going to change a lot and enjoy that. >> reporter: selena's look. strapless black leather and supersexy versace pants with cutouts. her acceptance speech? emotional and filled with tears. >> to be think francia should the getting this award. because she saved my life. i'm sorry. ♪ i'll be running through the jungle ♪ >> reporter: selena posed with francia raisa, who gave her a kidney last summer. the besties shared this inspiring story about what happened right after the surgery. >> she was this the hospital. she had to shoot. literally got out of the hospital and went to hair and makeup to finish shooting. >> 60% of my recovery my doctor said will be mentality. it inspired me. motivat

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you do ♪ ♪ it all means nothing if you don't stand up for something ♪ >>> from the american museum of natural historyd applause ] >> thank you very much. welcome to "cnn heroes: an all-star tribute." we're coming to you live from milstein hall of natural history museum in new york and welcoming our viewers around the world. we're here once again celebrating really the best of humanity. >> the people you will meet here tonight are extraordinary in every way. they solve problems, they overcome obstacles to do their work. they welcome aids orphans into their homes, support children battling cancer, help heal veterans and so much more. >> now, if you need some encouragement to find your own way to change the world, we think you'll find it here tonight. >> i am so excited we made it to this year's show. we need this, right? don't we need this tonight? more than ever. we've earned this. thank goodness we have the next two hours of kindness and decency and hope. you know, this group of nominees is special this year. more than half of their organizations are run by just the hero. that means no staff, very fe

of nice things in the city. they fund the biodiversity hall, the american natural history museum so there's a museum after they destroy all of it. honest to god. they owned the largest private oil and gas industry and the in the united states. they are terrible polluters and they are the most irresponsible people in our country in terms of big money being put down to by the republican party to stop any kind of action on climate. i have learned one thing. i don't watch enough tv unfortunately so i was in the studio watching and they talked about the good they are which is a good sign. it means they have consumer businesses. so we can boycott them because they really like money, these guys. they have the glasses on. they have got everything. they are just a walking they owned georgia-pacific. georgia-pacific is the pope paper company. they make tissue paper and toilet paper. they get close to our skin. why don't we stop whining that stuff? [applause] really. that's part of the responsibility. we have got to get organized. there was by the way a shareholder resolution this past board meeting that passed over the objectio

>> we're at the american natural history museum in the heart of new york city, and this is the nights, cnn's top ten heroes, including awarding the hero of the year, fred. all year long we've been sharing these incredible stories of everyday people not only in the united states but around the world who are working to make their communities a better place to live. tonight, though, the top ten are under one roof. tonight you expect to hear some of the most emotional stories from these people and also potentially how you could help some of these organizations and the big moment when that hero of the year award is handed out to one of these ten individuals. now it's time to not only honor the heroes of the current but also the past, and also even start thinking about possible heroes of the future. start thinking about maybe some of these members of the community that are making that positive of an impact in your neighborhood, because maybe they are the ones who should be walking down this carpet come next year. it's going to be a very exciting night, this night here, fred. yes, there wil

of the preps here, the red carpet already rolled out. the stage is beautiful. it is set. there is definitely a great vibe here in new york city here at the american natural history museum ascredible human beings, the top ten heroes for 2017. out of those you have voted. the people around the world have voted to award that one hero of the year. this is the night that we begin to really get to know the stories of some of these individuals. a tremendous line. the main objective here is to honor these incredible people not just from around the country but around the world. people who are making that positive difference in the little tiny pockets that perhaps may go unnoticed. i had a chance to speak to one of the top ten heroes telling me that their organization that helps some of the young adults that are fighting cancer to really this organization has only grown after becoming one of the top ten heroes. it is going to be interesting to hear some of the stories and meeting some of the people very big night lined up here on cnn. we know many people will be watching tonight at 8 p.m. >> so inspirational and have that hanky because it is also incredibly emotional, too. such pas