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soso i'm gonnana cowboy upup tow anand go to ththis ropin'' herere in chowchchilla and d stick somemes. [chuckles]s] [truck w whirring loloudly] [annououncer speakaking inindistinctlyly] god has s a way of m making ts come f full circlele in his tit. [annououncer] mimike, you'rere up. ["chowchililla dust" p plays] ♪ tomorrow o on cnn. get ready to be inspired and honor some of humanity's best. this is amazing. a night where the stars meet with heroes. please join me in honoring cnn hero... cnn hero of the year... a night full of hope. we have a whole world to build. join anderson cooper and laura coates live. ♪ ...the hero is in you... ♪ cnn heroes. an all-star tribute. tomorrow at eight on cnn. two broadcast titans are now on cnn. what's going on, america? to get real... what do you all think? we're tired of the b.s. ...on the stories that matter most to you. this will be a place that you can have conversation. and they're not holding anything back. anybody who wants everybody to agree with them is an idiot anyway. gayle king, charles barkley... this is our unfiltered take on the big