american pie singer don mclean said it would be hurtful and disrespectful to perform.larry gatlin also pulled out. the mayor of houston said the city is obligated to host the event. >> we just don't have that luxury or that option just to cancel a convention that has been on the books for two years where we are contractually obligated, where plans and -- have already been made. you just can't cancel that convention. >> former president trump and other leading republicans are scheduled to speak at the convention. >>> if you are one of the millions of americans getting away this memorial day weekend it will be busy and expensive. travel is expected to be back to pre pandemic levels. aaa says more than 39 million people will travel 50 miles or more from home. almost 35 million will hit the road. another 3 million are expected to fly. drivers will see record high gas prices. aaa says the average cost for a gallon of regular gas is $4.60. >> this may be the low point for the summer in what could become certainly a very expensive summer to fill your tank. >> it sucks, but, i

don mclean, who's the voice behind the 1971 hit american pie will no longer take the stage in houston this weekend saying in light of the recent events in texas, i've decided it would be disrespectful and hurtful for me to perform. and larry gatlin of the gatlin brothers has also canceled his plans to perform at the convention saying i'm a second amendment guy, but the second amendment should not apply to everyone. it's that simple. gatland says we need better background checks. and larry stewart, the lead singer of restless heart, also canceled his performance at this weekend's nra convention. >> chicagoans are expressing sympathy for families in texas. and there, of course, is the reaction that we have our own gun violence problem here in chicago. >> a disturbing scene caught on camera there in chicago. a man walking behind this reporter's live shot. there he is. he appears to wave a gun at the news crew as she's talking about gun violence. the reporter was on the street yesterday morning for a story on gun violence. and that's when the man just walked behind her pointed what appear

scheduled to perform at the nra conference are dropping out because of the shooting in texas like don mclean, known for the 1971 hit american pie, said, quote, in light of the recent events in texas, i have decided it would be risky, disrespectful and hurtful for me to reform larry gatlin of the gatlin brothers also canceled, saying i'm a second amendment guy for the second amendment should not apply to everyone. it's that simple. larry stewart who contributed lead vocals and the band's restless heart also canceled. well, senate republicans in washington blocked a domestic terrorism bill. it would have enhanced efforts to investigate, prevent and prosecute acts of domestic terrorism. democrats had hoped ill through in response to the recent mass shootings in texas. and in buffalo, the final vote was short of the 60 votes needed to take up the bill. all senate republicans voted against it. and a disturbing discovery at a sacramento elementary school district. officials say a gun and a loaded magazine were found in the death of a second grade student on tuesday. that's the same day as the ramp

d don mclean also bowing out as well.o he can stay in uvalde. the governor will send a taped message instead. let's bring in donald j. campbell from the u.s. military academy and author of u.s. gun wars, cultural history of gun control in the united states. so nice to have you on bright and early. i'm looking forward to your expertise. your book talks about the gun reform debate really coming down to a clash of cultures and values. how so? >> well, in a sense if you take a look at the overall culture in the united states, it actually divides into two groups. in the book i talk about one group, cosmopolitan american which is typically the urban areas, and that group has been for the most part anti-gun. but the other part of america called bedrock america is more rural in nature, has always been pro gun. and those two cultures, you know, put together really reflect how guns have been interwoven in the overall society of the united states. >> so let's talk about the pro gun community. obviously no community is a monolith, bu

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don mclean, known for the 1971 hit american pie, said, quote, in light of the recent events in texas, i've decided it would be disrespectful and hurtful for me to perform. larry gatlin and the gatlin brothers. he's canceled saying i'm a second amendment guy, but the second amendment should not apply to everyone. it's that simple. and larry stewart who contributed lead vocals and the band restless heart. he's also canceled. time now for our 4 zone forecast and we're giving you a nice shot of the golden gate bridge as we get ready for a holiday weekend that is approaching and lauren suspect was here. they get away for tests about that. the unofficial beginning of summer, right. lot of folks getting out about packing up their bags, loaded the cars. >> getting ready to get out there and enjoy maybe the great outdoors going to watch out. we might have a little rain coming your way out there tonight. you can see the patchy fog moving in across san bruno mountain. as we look toward sfo right now, no delays being reported. sfo, oakland or san jose. make a little busy, though after this game h

musicians larry gatlin, lee greenwood, larry stewart, and don mclean canceled planned appearances after the uvalde shooting. in eastern ukraine, russian forces have entered the city of sievierodonetsk and are battling ukraine's army block-by-block. witnesses report as many as 200 shells are falling on the city every hour, preventing rescue crews from counting the growing number of dead. among those killed was french journalist frÉdÉric leclerc-imhoff, who was hit by shrapnel from a russian shell that pierced the armored evacuation vehicle he and his colleagues were riding in. ukraine's government says at least 32 media workers have been killed since russia invaded in february. reporters without borders director-general christophe deloire condemned russia for the deaths. >> it is absolutely revolting to see in this conflict, there has been a continuous disdain for the geneva convention, that civilians are being shelled, that journalists your civilians are being shelled even though they have the right to protection according to the international law. amy: the european union has pledged to

don mclean, who wrote the song american pie won't be appearing as well. however, there will be a number of high profile people here and thousands of other people attending this conference, which is happening again for the 1st time in 3 years and from the podium. we can expect to hear a lot of solutions to problems like this. you can bet none of them will involve restricting guns, the kinds of things we've heard from gun supporters or that there needs to be more mental health screening and that teachers need to be armed fairly novel solutions in the only major western country where school shootings happen on a regular basis, and this is the kind of an apologetic stance we've come to expect from the national rifle association in 1999. after the shootings in littleton, colorado, at his school there columbine. the interview held its conference in denver. not far away, so 20 years 23 years and a real similarity with what's going on today. and john, we understand that the former president, donald trump, is likely to speak there as well. that's right, that expla

don mclean, larry gatlin, lee green wood and larry stewart those artists among them.am brown. pamela brown anchor "cnn newsroom" and senior washington correspondent. so you actually spoke with one of these artists larry gatlin and he told you -- he talked to you about this, why he pulled out of the convention. i want to talk about that. let's listen to part of what he told you. >> i did not cancel it in protest against the nra. i'm a card carrying member of the nra and have been for 40 years as was my father and as are my two brothers. i canceled it because i didn't think it was a good time to go down to houston and have a party with them digging 21 fresh graves in the valley of my precious beloved texas. i just did not believe it was the right thing to do. it would have been kind of a classy move on the nra's part and they need some good pr right now if they would cancel the whole thing and said, hey, we're going to go in here for one big moment and say a prayer for those folks or have a moment of silence and we will come back and do this later. we can always have ou

joined a list of performers canceling on the event in the wake of the shooting in texas, including don mcleannd larry at one i i would be singing toin endorse an automatic weapone which killed those children. and i talked to larry gatlin, a friend of mine, fauci graham brown . and i said, guys, i hope we're in unity here, unity hereg because i i'm not going to sing. and i called them and i saidded i just can't in clear conscience sing this greenwoodd still believes in the right to bear arms but says the fault lies not in gun ownership butla a lack of faith and commitment to family.ckand commitment to f. this 18 -year-old this 18 year old that had the shooting at the school had no faith. er he had no family, neither one putting his money where his mouth is h. is greenwood published a king james translation of the biblehe that includes the name of his iconic song on the front page and the founding documents the back. it's one of scores of theme bibles on the market that has helped the bible find niche communities. cordaccording to a recent survey by the american bible society, bible reading y d

including two texas lawmakers and american pie singer don mclean.rrow. the stanford community welcome ukrainian president vladimir zelensky. virtually. as you can see, president zelinsky received a standing ovation at stanford's freeman spogli institute for international studies. he spoke and he took questions from students for more than an hour on friday. and remarked to the audience about how refreshing it was to see people living life normally in california, unlike the people of ukraine, who are experiencing life in a war zone , he did remain hopeful that his country will prevail against russia. ukraine is the country where everything is possible. that was the case. now you know, the whole world knows that in ukraine even more. than possible . ukraine is the country who destroyed the myth about the enormous capabilities of the russian forces. many thought that president repeated that he believes ukraine can win this war, but that it will be long and it will be costly. he did encourage stanford students to be aware of the realities of war and to c