chfour-time grammy winner kelsea ballerini will return as host.ll also include an all-star tribute to the late country star toby keith. the cmt music awards will air tonight at 8:00 on kpix and streams on paramount+. >>> big country fan? >> not necessarily. i recognized all the fans that we had there, but i can't claim that i knew who was up for awards. >> kelsea ballerini is one of my daughter's favorites. that 's it at 5:00. we' ♪ >>> tonight, no end in sight. six months into the war in gaza, israel's fight with hamas at an impasse. the territory in ruins. the human cost, devastating. >> they've got to change the way they're doing this. >> israeli troops today on the move. >> i'm holly williams in tel

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chfour-time grammy winner kelsea ballerini will return as host. the show will also include an all-star tribute to the late country star toby keith. the cmt music awards will air tonight at 8:00 on kpix and streams on paramount+. >>> big country fan? >> not necessarily. i recognized all the fans that we had there, but i can't claim that i knew who was up for awards. >> kelsea ballerini is one of my daughter's favorites. that 's it at 5:00. we' ♪ >>> tonight, no end in sight. six months into the war in gaza, israel's fight with hamas at an impasse. the territory in ruins. the human cost, devastating. >> they've got to change the way they're doing this. >> israeli troops today on the move. >> i'm holly williams in tel aviv. a division of israel's military has now left the gaza strip. >>> emergency landing. a southwest 737 loses an engine cover on takeoff. >>> also tonight, eclipse excitement. >> we're here for the eclipse! >> cities and towns in the path of totality bracing for huge crowds and sky-high prices. >> i'm janet shamlian in kerrville, texa

. ♪ if you go down, i'm going down too ♪ >> reporter: kelsea ballerini hosting and performing with brooks new class of country superstars like jelly roll. ♪ somebody, save me me from myself ♪ >> reporter: and longtime legends like keith urban and trisha yearwood. ♪ she's in love ♪ >> reporter: but beyonce is no stranger to making surprise appearances at award shows. >> time to strike a match and light up this juke joint. >> reporter: so, now, everybody wants to know, will cowboy carter herself light up tonight's cmt awards? >> this is what everybody in the country industry is talking about, and not just because it's a huge release from a superstar, but also folds in so much of the country music industry. >> reporter: kelsea ballerini speaking to stage right secrets. >> just to see so many artists come in and embrace it like we have is beautiful. >> so we reached out to beyonce's team, and they did not say she will be at tonight's cmt awards, but they didn't say she won't be there, you guys. >> whit: okay. >> i mean, listen, i love that you reached out to beyonce. come on, really? >> it's

. ♪ come to my window ♪ >> reporter: kelsea ballerini paired with country music legend melissa etheridgeeling? ♪ >> that's how i feel tonight. >> jelly roll, come on up here. >> reporter: the night belonged to jelly roll who won the biggest award -- video of the year -- as well as best male video and performance of the year. >> we're going to party, austin! let's go! >> reporter: the show also honored toby keith who died of stomach cancer in february at the age of 62. ♪ i love this bar ♪ a tribute to him featuring sammy hagar, brooks and dunn, and wilson. his children were there to witness the special moment. >> it's hard that he's not here. we miss so much. but i feel like -- we all feel like it's our job to be here in his honor. >> whiskey for my men -- >> reporter: with the red cup toast, fans and stars alike said good-bye to a legend. nicole nielsen, cbs news, austin. >>> and coming up only on "cbs mornings," gayle will speak live with jelly roll about his big wins last night. >>> i'm matt pieper. this is "cbs news mornings." this is "cbs news mornings." you really think you can get

. >> kelsea ballerini paired with melissa etheridge for a quick duet while hosting for the fourth yearp. >> the night long to jellyroll, who won the biggest word, video of the year, as well as best mail video and performance of the year. the show also honored country star toby keith who died of stomach cancer back in february at the age of 62. attribute to him featured sammy hagar, oxendine and wilson. >> it's hard that he is not here, we all feel like it is our job to be here in his honor. >> and with a red cup toast, fans and stars alike said goodbye to a legend. >>> the time right now is 5:57. the solar eclipse is just hours away and we are pulling out all the stops throughout the country. those celestial stops and cbs, it will be an amazing day. and as the excitement and anticipation grows we will have tips on how to protect yourself and your family from those powerful rays of the sun. that is coming up at 7:00 when y my dry eye's made me a burning, stinging, 5-times-a-day,... ...makeup smearing drops user. i want another option that's not another drop. tyrvaya. it's not another dr

. >> kelsea ballerini hosted the show for a fourth time. included keith urban, lainey wilson, and sammy hagar, who paid tribute to country music star toby keith, who died earlier this year after battling stomach cancer. happening today, people will have the opportunity to view a collection of mementos belonging to the late singer tony bennett today through wednesday, julien's auctions is showcasing several items from bennett's estate at san francisco's fairmont hotel. items on display include his presentation of san francisco cable car bell, a world series worn san francisco giants jacket, an original landscape, san francisco watercolor painting, and awards one from the record i left my heart in san francisco. all the items are to be auctioned off later this month in new york. governor gavin newsom has declared the start of california library week. in his proclamation, the governor said our state's more than 1100 libraries act as critical community hubs for education and lifelong learning. they provide free wi fi house collaborative workspa

. >> the 2024 cmt music awards, hosted by kelsea ballerini, brought a party packed with performanceswe're gonna party austin. >> let's go! >> jellyroll took home three fan voted trophies, including the coveted video of the year for need, a favor? he won that top award just before he rocked out to close out the show. lainey wilson earned female video of the year for watermelon moonshine. collaborative video of the year went to carly pearce for we don't fight anymore featuring chris stapleton. i should have been a cowboy. brooks and dunn wilson and sammy hagar were part of an all star tribute to late country legend toby keith. >> i only hope with this to be as big a part of my community and as good of a friend to fellow artists as she was. >> trisha yearwood received the inaugural june carter cash humanitarian award and later performed a new song, i stand. the show was full of hit tunes and among the other performers were keith urban, parker mccollum, featuring brittney spencer, old dominion with meghan maroney, bailey zimmerman, cody johnson, jason aldean, sam hunt, ballerini, solo, a

chat with country superstar kelsea ballerini about her role and being nominated for three awards. and some other cool stuff on the show. see you at 7:00. >> thank you. have a great weekend. >> a fan of the drag queen like myself. >> really? >> she's fabulous. her costume and ward observe. >> hilarious. love her. >>> it may be the last season for the a's in oakland. but we -- we'll still have the giants to root for and later today fans will be pouring into oracle park for the giants' home open against the padres. >> a big day. back to lauren toms live at oracle park. you pushed the button and caused sun to come up. good morning my friend. >> reporter: good morning guys, that's right the sun is finally starting to come up over or cal park and you know what that means. opening day is finally here. and just to add to the excitement of opening day, is the energy around brand new outfielder jung hoo lee. he was the star of south korea's baseball league and today he's drumming up excitement not only on the home field, but for korean baseball fans across the bay area. >> people like to pl

. ♪ this is where it ends ♪ >> you can watch the cmt music awards with hosts kelsea ballerini this sundayh salmon. too easy. coffee? yup. >>> electric vehicle sales are down, but hybrids are soaring. bradley brack burn has the story from the new york auto show. >> reporter: electric cars are once again center stage at the new york auto show. the ev 9 took home the car of year and you'll find evs of all shapes and sizes on display. there is even a track where people can go for a ride. two years ago several automakers promised a major transition to electric. at first the public respond and ev sales jumped 83% in 2022. but last year, that number cooled to 51%, and that has many manufacturers scaling back production plans. >> a lot of early adopters really excited about the technology, they bought their vehicles, and now the next phase is moving more to the mass market. and that's where things are definitely going to slow down, because when you look at the mass market, they definitely have more questions. >> reporter: evs may be hitting a speed bump, but hybrid sales are accelerating. hyundai

. >> the 2024 cmt music awards, hosted by kelsea ballerini, brought a party packed with performancesive from austin, texas, and it was an especially exciting night for one artist. we're gonna party austin. >> let's go! >> jellyroll took home three fan voted trophies, including the coveted video of the year for need, a favor? whoa he won that top award just before he rocked out to close out the show. lainey wilson earned female video of the year for watermelon moonshine. collaborative video of the year went to carly pearce for we don't fight anymore featuring chris stapleton. i should have been a cowboy. brooks and dunn wilson and sammy hagar were part of an all star tribute to late country legend toby keith. >> i only hope with this to be as big a part of my community and as good of a friend to fellow artists as she was. >> trisha yearwood received the inaugural june carter cash humanitarian award and later performed a new song after the show was full of hit tunes and among the other performers were keith urban, parker mccollum featuring brittney spencer, old dominion with meghan mar

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