boy, the worst of the rain is behind us because the sunshine is just rolling in brad paisley is here check of the weather. >> start off with tomorrow you will see plenty of sunshine making your way out west, but it is going to be warm and sunny through the plains the heat dome lingers. strong storms. and then sunday, sunday, unfortunately a high flood risk in parts of new england. record heat continues out west sunshine in the northern plains. that's what's going on around >>> good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. it's going to be hot today in the inland valleys. it will be triple digits in a few spots and even hotter tomorrow. it continues through sunday. it's starting to come down a few degrees, but it's still hot with a high of about 90 degrees with milder temperatures next week. for san francisco, weather. >> al, i'm looking at blue skies like it never even happened. >> it's still al's fault >> you obviously have been talking to my wife. >> rain or shine, brad paisley is next, performing some of his biggest hits and some new music live on our plaza. but, first, this i

we're very excited to hear from brad paisley tonight.ur people. our people. and what can i say, that is a great day for your country and day of independence is a great day for all the countries. each country has such great day. you have the fourth of july. when i speak about democracy and freedom, what can i say, that americans know what does it mean. ukrainians feel what does it mean. >> you can see all of erin burnett's exclusive interview with president zelenskyy tomorrow at 7:00 eastern only on cnn. >> such a powerful message for everyone in the united states from the ukrainian president. there's more ahead as we close in on the first fireworks of the evening right here in the nation's capital. and if you're looking for soul, singer-songwriter leon bridges is going to do it when the celebration continues. "the fourth in america" continues in a moment. okay. i'll work on that. the queen sleep number 360 c2 smart bed is now only $899. plus, free home delivery when you add an adjustable base. shop now only at sleep number. this is how t

. >> tonight, country superstar brad paisley is out with a new summertime anthem. from his upcoming album, son of the mountain. we get a front row seat to his creative process. >> that first verse -- we talk about his latest passion project. bringing attention to the war in ukraine. >> it really does make me , i think appreciate that i have more than i ever had in my life. >> later, actress sharon stone. >> what you going to do? charge me with smoking? >> we look back at her career . >> i did not know that moment would change the dynamic of my life forever . >> why she shifting her focus to a new art form. was that part of your superpower? -- i am a little pistol. it is what it is. >> good evening and welcome back to who is talking. tonight we start with the raging war in ukraine. the crucial ukrainian counteroffensive continued to struggle about russian forces that are heavily done in. dealing with fast minefields. antitank barriers and valleys of friendship. the civilian nightmare is even worth. since fighting began some 9000 civilians have been killed, including

that's where we start, with country music star brad paisley.ith the first single from your upcoming album, the song is called "same here." which you released, interestingly enough, in february on the first anniversary of the russian invasion of ukraine. before we hear it, why did you want to write a song that connects life here in the u.s. to what those poor folks are going through over there? >> i was really affected when the invasion first happened a year ago and change now. you know, watching that, having toured europe so much and seeing the town squares of these major european capitals and cities as people were running for their lives and trying to get out of town. i think it's just an unprecedented thing in our lifetime. so we sat down to write this and had this idea -- i had it in my phone, "same here" was the title. the idea i had was, you know, do we have these things in common? is that the way it is in these other places? it really does make me, i think, appreciate what we have more than i ever have in my entire life. knowing that it's

a personal favorite of mine, brad paisley, is someone who was sitting at your table.about a recent trip that he made to ukraine where he actually performed and met with troops. let's watch that moment. >> why did you want to write a song that connects life here in the u.s. to what those poor folks are going through over there in. >> i was really affected when the invasion first happened, a year ago and change now. and the idea i had was, you know, do we have these things in common? it just really does make me, i think, appreciate what we have more than i ever have in my entire life, knowing that it's fragile. >> i mean, you are really personally committed to this, aren't you? >> i am. somebody asked me the other day how did you wind up caring about this that much. the answer is i don't know. i just was affected so much in the beginning that the next thing you know -- and this has been the story of my life. write a song, and it winds up leading you places you never expected. >> i would love you to just play a little passage that particularly makes the point you want to

we go to nashville right now for more fireworks and a performance like country music superstar brad paisley at the lead freedom spring july 4th show. brad? ♪ ♪ ♪ brad paisley, puffing up the crowd. absolutely amazing. he's so great. >> he's fantastic, yes. >> and yes, we are wearing silly glasses. but you know what. it's late and why not. our colleague, john roberts and got these for the borough so we thought, we should wear them, we should honor them. >> we needed i protectiveness from the brightness and obviously all of the lights in nashville. as the shut out he gave to the members of our armed services to offer them a beer, their sacrifice is so important. and obviously we honor that as we celebrate our nation tonight. >> i'm gonna take minds offer now to talk about what is up next. because we have a lot. a lot more. after a break, there's going to be fireworks in the san diego bay, demi lovato is putting on a very, very big show in the city of brotherly love, philadelphia. stay right there. ♪ in the middle of everything, ♪ ♪ there's everything to do ♪ ♪ canoe the rivers of shawnee ♪ ♪

concerts are ready, fireworks are ready, and the headliner is brad paisley.the nashville symphony orchestra. all the fireworks on the cumberland river will be set to the music from the national symphony orchestra. and we are sandwiched between storms that caused a lot of power outages in nashville and memphis, and we are trying to squeeze it in. looks like the concerts are good to go. the children's activities are happening. music on the live stage as well. hopefully we'll have the rain out of the way, not starting until at least midnight, something people here are looking forward to as we have thousands expected in person and many watching on tv. rivalled only with nashville new year's eve celebrations. a lot of eyes on nashville. happy 4th. >> bryan: a lot of travel snaffus and whatnot, is it as packed or more than what they are used to? >> terms of hotel affordability, what i judge it by, hotel rooms are available. >> bryan: and you said it's brad paisley? i have to wrap. hour three of fox news live continues right after this. ♪ today, my friend you did it

i love brad paisley's voice.still. why did he tell you that this is something he wanted to go over there and see for himself and engage in from a musical perspective? >> well, it is controversial, and particularly, you know, a lot of country music fans tend to be on the right side of the political spectrum. and there's some growing doubt and fatigue with supporting the cause in ukraine. you know, paisley said that he has played, he's toured in a lot of these countries in europe going through something unimaginable. the proceeds, that's the first single from his new album that's gonna be out in a few months, the proceeds from that are going to build homes, the homes that have been destroyed by the russians in their invasion that's been going on for more than a year now. so, he's putting his money where his wonderful singing voice is. and as a favorite of yours, abby, i've got to make you jealous, because throughout this entire interview, he sings a number of songs to us. and you have this personal concert, to be r

time for "popstart". >> all right so let's start with brad paisley. it all in ♪ ♪ watch all the fathers ♪ ♪ play the songs and tell her you love her ♪ ♪ wake up and do it again ♪ ♪ you only get so many summers ♪ ♪ you only get so many summers ♪ >> that's a perfect summer song. >> that's true, isn't it >> "so many summers" is the second song off his album. we can't wait to hear brad's new music when he stops by our plaza next friday. head over to today.com/concerts to sign up for a fan pass. i think we're all excited for that one >> that will be a good show. >>> next up, kevin bacon and kyra sedgwick. yesterday the holiday hollywood couple took the stage. if you follow kevin on instagram, i'm sure you have seen his many impressive barnyard performances. goats always in the background in honor of the holiday, he broke out this chicago classic ♪ ♪ saturday in the spark ♪ ♪ i think it was the fourth of july ♪ ♪ another day ♪ ♪ in the park ♪ ♪ i think it was the fourth of july ♪ >> okay. that's hilarious. >> first of all, i see why they're really good frie

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and music from 2 chainz, alice merton, hozier, brad paisley, and the backstreet boys.sts of all time. she is a las vegas superstar, so in june she will end her 16-year run at caesars palace to kick off a new world tour. please welcome celine dion! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: ladies and gentlemen, here for the first time as husband and wife, kate and jason brosseu. were you guys surprised? >> oh, yeah. >> jimmy: you can sit. relax, relax. it's your wedding. [ cheers ] congratulations, guys. by the way, that was absolutely beautiful. thank you. please. we have a vip section for the bride and groom. we're going to upgrade you guys to an 1,800 square foot suite tonight for your -- that's right. views of the strip. they've got a bed and everything. >> he's going to chase her all over the place. >> jimmy: that's right. by the way, that's not all. we have another gift for you. guillermo? we also got you a panini maker. [ cheers and applause ] put that in the luggage. hello, celine. how are you? >> can i add to the gift? >> jimmy: yeah, add to

metal detectors there to make sure everybody is safe vehicle had minor tonight is going to be brad paisley singing going on. music surrounding us here. that is going to continue, fireworks display from barges along the river. we've got about 90 degrees right now. hopefully we are going to dodge storms. storms have been a problem earlier this week, causing power outages in the music city and memphis. clouds are moving out, no rain chance until around midnight so we can get all of these fun because there are a lot of eyes on this display tonight, and big tv audience for this, as well. >> edward: thanks, will. a lot of areas across the country hoping they dodge that weather. will come have fun in nashville. fox could of independence day specials tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern. fox nation host abby hornacek will be part of the big celebration. she joins us now from provo, utah. i hear the news that you have is not just a bunch of hot air, abby. >> [laughs] no, it is not. definitely. look, we are so excited for this special tonight. 8:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. eastern, we are excited because evil watchi

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until then you can catch all our episodes including pink, brad paisley, and sharon stone anytime you want on max. thank you for watching and good night. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm alison camerota. welcome to "cnn tonight." law enforcement in washington is ramping up security tonight ahead of what they believe could be a new indictment against donald trump next week. and barricades are going up outside the courthouse in atlanta where trump is under investigation for 2020 election interference. so we're going to dive into next week's news tonight. >>> also tonight presidential hopeful will hurd just got booed for saying this -- >> donald trump is running to stay out of prison. and if we elect -- i know, i know. i know. i know. listen, i know the truth. the truth is hard. >> we'll have much more on that in a moment. also, michael cohen is here. the former president's one-time lawyer knows very well how donald trump operates and how he gets his staffers to do his bidding. >>> and if you're headed to the beach this weekend chances are you could see a shark. record ocean heat is pushi

and boris sanchez, featuring musical performances from demi lovato, post malone, shania duane, brad paisleymany more. >>> nothing goes better than america and hot dogs. >> four, three, two, one -- put down your hot dog! >> that man in the middle is reigning champion joey chestnut, right there, scarfing down 62, 62 hot dogs in just 10 minutes. that gave him his 16th win at the nathan's hot dog eating contest, of course in coney island, new york. the reigning champ right there. on the women's side, returning champ miki suit toe crushed 39 1/2 hot dogs in 10 minutes. each top eater taking home the coveted mustard belt and a beefy $10,000 prize. >>> tonight, we are watching the weather across the country as families celebrate the fourth of july, keep an eye on how it could impact holiday plans. heat advisories are in effect in the west with record temperatures expected in some places. let's get more from cnn's chad meyers in the cnn weather center. so chad, how are these conditions looking for the fourth of july tonight? >> getting better from boston through hartford as the rain is finally movi

. >> tonight, country superstar brad paisley is out with a new

you guys should come back tomorrow we'll have a live concert and kick up our boots for superstar brad paisleyning forces and living under the same roof to mg raise kids maria shriver talked to some of these unconventional families about the power of banding together >> and ally love is sharing simple ideas for boosting your creativity and shaking up your routine. >> coming up, what's your money personality? apparently it's a thing. there are four different types of money personality we'll tell you what they are and how they can impact your choices as well. >> that's a good conversation. coming up tomorrow, popular sportscaster erin andrews. she's been so candid about her years-long ivf fertility journey. and now, joyful news for erin and her husband. the arrival of the baby they fought long and hard for and she's going to be right here, exclusively to tell us about that dream finally coming true we look forward to that. >> all right angie, and if anyone's just joining us, i want to stand next to you we have the exact same suit. >> what are the odds >> my mom picked mine out. >> mine too. that