. ♪ - hey, i'm darius rucker.ing up onreel south. - [henrietta] the southern way of life was something sacred. close your mind, do not question. - [darius] in 1940, a young woman left sweet home alabama for the porta vida of costa rica. - [henrietta] i would be out there exriencing anybody strange,anybody d. - [dariu in a tale of romance d revolution. one woman a quest for adventure finds herself in a true awakening. - he said marriage to would ner be borg. - [darius] she is the "first lady of the revolution." this time onreel south. - [female narrator] support for this program is provided by south arts, sponsors of the southern circuit tour of independent filmmakers,

i'm really looking forward to co-host with darius. >> a rookie. your first time, darius. in the day. i got reba to lean on. i'll do my best. i know if i need anything she'll be there. >> you're a sports guy. go to the videotape. >> exactly. >> a lot of great ones over the years. i don't have to tell you. these are crazy times that we're living in right now. we could all use a break. we always look forward to the cmas. so, reba, how will it be different this year? >> totally different, robin. because we're going to be at the music city center this year instead of at the arena. we'll have an audience. they're still working on that, but there will be a live audience. there will be people that we will get to sing to, talk to. it will be energetic, fun. everybody is going to get dressed up like we always have and get to present awards to folks who have had a wonderful year despite covid and everything else that's been going on. >> you know what i love about the cmas, it's always about the music. i know -- we can't tell everybody the lineup that you have right now. that's what

darius george earned the name for some incredible shots of his own. a group of kids while in uniform making that full-court shot. look at this, without looking. man, that's good. thanks for inviting us into your home tonight. that's it for this "the special report." "the story" starts right now. i think the president is starting right about now. >> martha: he is in florida. brett, thank you very much. so president trump is not going to waste any time bradys at the podium already at a rally and don't like in tampa, florida. thank you, everybody. getting rolling here. he is said to want to do a campaign rally, or big event, almost every day this week. just off of covid-19. your quick thoughts? >> well, he's back on the road. we will see if this is a template for what we can expect in the next 21 days but how focused as he question what does he give a message that shows contrast between he and joe biden? what's his narrative about who biden is and what he's all about? tonight will be a tip-off, if

wonder if rex will join reba when she hosts the cma awards with darius rucker november 11th on abc. >as bestowed on this little guy. take a look. i mean, i can't. she rescued him in studio city, california. she introduced him to the world this weekend with this video on instagram. >> have you fallen asleep with your bone in your mouth? have you fallen asleep with your bone in your mouth? >> i mean, yes, he has. thank you, jen, for giving us our dose of cuteness. lord chesterfield is the latest rescue jen adopted. he joins these guys, jen's two other fur babies, clyde and sophie. now royalty in the family. with that i send it back to you from me and my princess we'll call her. back to you guys. >> thank you, lara. >> sophie, clyde and lord chesterfield. clyde and sophie need more royal names now, don't they? >>> we turn to the game last night. the nba champs, the l.a. lakers. celebrating a big victory over the heat. this morning, we're hearing from the team's dynamic duo of lebron and a.d., anthony davis. rachel nichols has been in that bubble, sat down with them exclusively. it's been

host reba mcentire and darius rucker will perform a tribute performance that we heard will be emotionalady a in a live performance. also booked for the big show, get this, eric church, luke combs, florida georgia line, miranda lambert, ashley mcbryde, maren morris, rascal flat, thomas rhett, i'm running out of breath and that's just the first round of artists. we have have more surprise performers and presenters to announce as we get closer to the awards which will happen live from nashville november 11th, 8:00, 7:00 central right here on abc. riva very excited about it. >>> then finally this morning, guy, they say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, well, what if you're tennis legend serena williams and that cute apple is your 3-year-old daughter. we'll find out as serena shares pictures from her first tennis lessons. she posted this picture of a very nice open stance, i might say on wednesday writing, the adventures of serena and olympia continue. last week she told fans she was going to sign her up for lessons and leave the coaching to someone he. take a look. >> guy, i signed

. ♪ - hey, i'm darius rucker.ing up onreel south. - [darius] from mobile to birmingham, alabama's gay community is no longer silent. - [searcy] you know, my roots are definitely southern. - [darius] and the struggle to change state laws and attitudes has gained ground. - [patricia] for somebody like me who's a political junkie and an activist, this is the front lines. - [darius] but in many cases, families' lives have been upended. - [kinley]nce again, our life is put on hold. - this is about the whole state. this is about every single gay person who's en denied rights. - [darius] witness labama bound" onreel south. - [female narrator] support for this program is provided by south arts, sponsors of the southern circuit tour of independent filmmakers, with funding from the national endowment for the arts.

. ♪ >>> from the "newsline biz" team in ÷é÷é÷éddddd ñ - hey, i'm darius rucker.outh. - ♪ jump up outcha chair, holla ba ♪ [darius] i in bessemere, alabama, it's the blulues that put this small town on the map. [harmonica]] but whwhen this iciconic juke joint faces troubled waters is music enough to bridge the divide? - you cacannot decidide that we're going to obesosome lawss and not other lawsws. - thiss your house, hi hoe, m my use, h h house, and everybody come here. - [darius] the blues play on at "gip's place" on reel south. - [female narrator] support for this program is provided by south arts, sponsors of the southern circuit tour of independent filmmakers, with funding from the national endowment for the arts.