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i know there are political difficulties in nepal. >> yes.ystem like now it's the system of -- i think the system in our country is just in the paper. now we would like to show the reality. like, you know, what we can do and the things have changed. like, initial time, like the government would not trust what we are doing. now we can see the government, people are approaching us to solve the problem. like, you know, if there are children in the prison, if they don't have place for anyone to look after, they would call up us in the middle of the night or any time is and say pushpa, we have new children. can you have them into your place? things have changed. definitely within a year we would like to work on the policy to show them how we can work together and have these children a better future. >> you know, one of the benefits of winning this is -- there's a few benefits. profile, of course, publicity, but also money. $250,000 in this prize. how would you use all of that, not just the money, but the profile and, you know, a little bit of weig

this year you selected a woman from nepal as your 2012 cnn hero of the year. pushpa basnet supports children when their parents are behind bars. kareen wynter has more on the all-star tribute. >> reporter: the red carpet outside l.a.'s shrine auditorium buzzed with excitement. but this time the bright lights shined on some special stars. everyday people changing the world. >> welcome to cnn heroes: an allstar tribute. >> reporter: out of thousands of nominations submitted by cnn's global audience ten amazing men and women were singled out for their remarkable, heroic efforts to make the world a better place. people like raja jan who's providing a free education to hundreds of girls in rural afghanistan. >> i think education is the only thing in the world that can go forward and make life better. >> reporter: and leo mccarthy who gives scholarships to kids who pledge not to drink after his daughter was killed by a young driver. >> let's change the culture and keep these promising, vibrant kids alive. >> reporter: olympic swimmer colin jones helped celebrate wan

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. ♪ >>> this is for my children and this is for back to my country, nepal.nd believed in my dream. >> that's our cnn hero of the year. she's in her 20s. she is a woman behind a center in nepal that keeps children from having to live in jail with their parents. she's in l.a. this morning. nice to have you. congratulations. i know you win a lot of money because of how successful you were. what did it mean to you, the moment they called your name? you looked completely stunned. how did it feel? >> for me, it was a -- it was really a big thing. because you cannot believe what's happening around. and for me now i see that my dream is coming to a reality. definitely it was a big thing for me. >> you discovered when you were fairly young, in your early 20s, that people in nepal who are being incarcerated had sort of two choices, right? either they could bring their children with them or the kids could become street children. i know this became your passion. you started with almost nothing. what will you do with the money now? you've got $300,000 that you'll be able

. >> and nepal is on the front line of climate changes ancient glaciers and the himalayan mountains are under threat. >> aun usual expiration for a work of art. the rivers are choked with rubbish, air filled with pollution. and all this is being used to encourage people to question how art can relate to environmental construction? they're hoping to come up with some answers. artists are working together to bring a solution. >> different ways of looking at how do you reach out to people? >> so it's how do i interact with nature >> it is a wide perspective for them to challenge mankind's relationship with the natural world. a constant disturbing noise of trees being chopped. tradition spaces have incooperated contemporary art forcing people to think about the climate. >> one thing is the place where is i used to walk, the buildings, the complex, they actually are drastically closed underneath the bfplgt and there was irrigation. >> it's the last of the connection to nature. it's a theme that reoccurs over an over again all over the world. >> human greed, food security, the impact on clima

you see a group of climbers descending a peak in nepal. it's hard to breathe, easy to hyper ventilate. not to mention a storm came through and made temperatures 20 degrees fahrenheit. what if i told you right before this video, one of the members of their group had a pretty serious accident. a woman named debra fell about 15 feet. in doing so shattered her ankle and lower leg. in these photos from dean, you see part of the rescue attempt. this is some scary stuff because debra is saying things like i don't want to die. at 19,000 feet, anything is possible. >> it's not like they can call emergency services. >> they are on their own but did get some help. they are able to rig up a rope rescue that got her to a safe area where a helicopter could come pick her up. the helicopter did make it but not without issues. it took six landing attempts for this helicopter to get where they needed to be. >> did they stay with her? >> they had to. people were giving her clothing off their back. she's airlifted to kathmandu to undergo surgery on her leg. >

we have seen countries like nepal and sunoco and ivory coast move up from a very low level to higher levels -- and set a goal p-- and senegal and ivory coast move up from a very low level to higher levels. >> is there no improvement in burma? >> countries at the bottom of the list are really challenged in terms of giving their citizens' basic access to services that are corruption- free. countries like that need to show citizens it is safe for them to have freedom of association, to express their concerns about corruption, and to have trust that the institutions will work for them. >> when we look at europe, some of the lowest-ranked countries are the ones suffering from the debt crisis. is there any connection? >> greece and italy are also on the list. year after year, the country's perform the poorest -- the countries perform the poorest. greece pays many more bribes per year and higher amounts than anywhere else in europe. in those countries, public institutions need to change. we need financial accountability to citizenry. >> denmark is the least corrupt country. what does german

. ♪ >> this is for my children, this is back to my country of nepal.nk you to everyone who voted for me and believed in my dream. thank you. >> how cute is she? she's 29-year-old pushpa basnet. she received her award last night at the shrine auditorium in los angeles. during cnn's heroes all-star tribute. listen to this, since 2005, she has helped 140 children. basnet will receive $250,000 to continue her work and another 50,000 for being named one of cnn's top ten heroes of 2012. >> another nfl football player takes his own life, but not before police say he murdered his girlfriend and the mother of his 3-month-old baby. find out how he was remembered by his team, the kansas city chiefs. is it really 100 calories? let me put you on webcan... ...lean roasted chicken... and a creamy broth mmm i can still see you. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. how they'll live tomorrow. for more than 116 years, ameriprise financial has worked for their clients' futures. helping millions of americans retire on their terms. when they want. where

this is for my children, and this is back to my country, nepal.continue to help their causes by donating at cnnheroes.com. i hope some of tonight's stories have inspired you to bring more good to the world, and you, too, can be somebody's hero. thank you and good night, everybody. ♪

she couldn't live with the fact that in nepal if a parent is convicted often the best option for thecare. she also started a day care for the children still too young to leave their parent and walks them every day to and from the prison to a place where they learn to read, draw, and imagine. these boys and girls are loved, and they love pushpa, their mum. >> maybe god has sent me to do this thing. we are traveling to a small jail, three hours drive. you have people there with different crime, like drugs, trafficking, and so now the mother has just called us to come and pick up the child. she said that i am in a prison for drug trafficking. i am scared now that i am in prison, the circle of my friends will traffic my daughter. ♪ >> what are you in here for? >> murder. [ [ speaking foreign language ] >> freedom. i give them the freedom from the prison. that's the greatest thing i can give them. i get up around 5:30. we are a family. you are not just dealing with one child, you are dealing with 44 children, with 44 various behavior behaviors. every child deserves a good life. we give th

and this is for my children, and this is for back to my country, nepal, and thanks to everyone who votedabuse, against injustice, against inequality. please continue to help their causes by donating at cnnheroes.com. >> i hope some of tonight's stories have inspired you to bring more good to this world. you, too,

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. >>> and people in nepal love elephants.'s ninth annual elephant festival which including watching them play soccer. organizers insist el familiarities have learn houd to play the game and they're not being directed by the jockey. either way, one took the other toughing to toughing winning 6-0. >> they play soccer better than i do. >> i'm impressed. >>> it's about six minutes after the hour. time now for another check of the weather with jeff berardelli of our miami station wfor. good morning, jeff. >> good morning, guys. we're talking about a big snow starm in parts of the northeast. let's take a look at the radar and satellite. heavy rain in pennsylvania and upstate new york. in the south, it's heavy rain. notice the progression. early afternoon. philly and new york city, right on the line of rain and snow but it looks like it could be a big snowstorm for providence and maybe boston as the system cranks up later today. some places could see as much as six to ten inches of snow especially in this area southeast noengd. just

off with the unveiling of the cnn hero of the year, pushpa basnet, founder of a children's home in nepal. >> thank you everyone who vote forward me and believed in my dream. >> the hope is their heroic example will inspire countless others. ♪ even heroes need heroes sometimes ♪ >> reporter: kareen wynter, cnn, ♪ ♪ heroes of time >> careen winters, cnn, los angeles. >>> headquarters in atlanta this is "early start weekend." some are calling it the next roe v. wade. the issue the u.s. supreme court agreed to take on that will make history. >> all of those who argued for nonintervention because of the things that might happen have now happened because we failed to intervene. >>> when is enough enough? that is the question many are asking about syria as the death toll climbs and concerns mount over chemical weapons and some lawmakers are saying it is too late to stop mass destruction. >>> what is going on with netflix? another major blunder by the ceo. why he is being investigated by the ccc. >>> it is saturday, december 8th. good morning, everyone. i'm randi kaye. victor blackwell is off to

pushba bassnet, founder of a children's home in nepal. >> thank you everyone who voted for me and believedam. >> the hope is their heroic example will inspire countless others. ♪ even heroes need heroes sometimes ♪ >> kareen wynter, cnn, los angeles. >> it was a great night. >>> actor stephen baldwin was arrested this week in new york. the district attorney says he owes more than $350,000 for not paying his state taxes for three years. he pleaded not guilty. he says he's paid $100,000 already on the debt. earlier he told me, he knew all this was coming. >> oh, yeah, i've been in a conversation about this very thing for several months now. and, again, i'm not trying to be funny when i say this. i'm grateful these guys are giving me a chance to work it out. it's a tough situation because it wasn't me specifically -- as you know, don, you have people do your taxes for you, et cetera, et cetera. it wasn't handled appropriately. i am ultimately responsible. but i am in a conversation and we are communicating with them and what i'm told is that we're going to be able to work it out. i'm hoping t

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with the unveiling of the cnn hero of the year, pu pushpa basnet, founder of a children's home in nepal. >> thank you everyone who vote forward me and believed in my dream. >> the hope is their heroic example will inspire countless others. ♪ even heroes need heroes sometimes ♪ >> reporter: kareen wynter, cnn, los angeles. >>> that's all for us tonight. "ac 360" starts now. >>> good evening. it's 10:00. we begin as we do every night, keeping them honest. our goal is just reporting. finding the truth, looking for facts. for two nights, we've been looking for any fact a single shred of evidence that might support the inflammatory flames heard on the floor of the u.s. senate used to block a u.n. treaty. a treaty meant to improve the lives of millions of disabled people around the world. hundreds of millions. the treaty is called the united nations conventions on the rights of persons with disabilities. it was modeled on the americans with disabilities act. the treaty was meant to encourage other countries to be more like the u.s. on the issue of equal rights for the disabled. also disabled

because nepal is so poor, the kids of jailed parents have to live with them behind bars. here's what she told us inspired her decision to help these kids. >> i was starting my social work, i got a chance to visit the jail and when i visited the jail first time i felt that how fortunate i am that my parents are working so hard, just for me to get a good education. but there are some other children, just because of their parents, the children are also suffering. so i thought that i should do something. >> fantastic. one word. "cnn newsroom" continues now with the lovely and talented brooke baldwin. >> ashleigh banfield, thank you so much. i'm brooke baldwin. top of the hour, a lot of news to get to on this monday. first, of course, talks over the fiscal cliff. they are going nowhere fast. democrats, they're basically telling republicans, hey, ball's in your court. we'll take you live to the white house for that. also, as the city grieves over an nfl player's tragic breaking point, new debates today about gun control and domestic violence. you'll hear both. but first, the u.

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