. >> lainey wilson. >> lainey wilson. >> after more than a decade in music city, lainey wilson out of nowhere, it's been a little bit of a climb. >> my gosh. >> this is not an overnight thing. >> 100%. >> you are in the middle of it right now. >> in the middle of it. it's funny you say in the middle of it. i got a song called "middle of it." these past few years have been wild, trying to keep one foot on the ground, keep my eye on the prize and make sure i show up to do what i said i was going to do. >> what kind of album did you sit down to write? did you have something you felt like you wanted to say? >> i felt like i wanted to share a part of me that i didn't even know existed. i wanted to find that. i think these last couple years, because it has been a constant leveling up, i cannot let go of who i am to my core. music is not going to be the same. for me, when i was writing this record, i was making dang sure both of my feet were planted on the ground. >> a little muggy out here. feel like louisiana? >> feels like back. >> most of that is taxi exhaust. >> ours is tractor e

doing the honors, lainey wilson.s year's grammys, and we're all about to find out why. >> she's a peach. it will be fun. >> and also the most awarded artist in the cmas. she made country cool again. >> was it ever not cool? sorry. >> that's the name of one of her songs. >> oh, i was like oh. >> by the way, i had the same reaction. it always was cool. >> that's right. we do have a busy half hour ahead on this tuesday morning. we will start with new tributes to a legendary and beloved surfer in hawaii killed in a weekend shark attack. >> the incident incredibly rare and sending shockwaves through the community. nbc's stephanie gosk joins us now with more on this. hey, steph, good morning. >> hi, guys. good morning. perry grew you have surfing in the same spot he was attacked. by a shark. his friends say no one knew the waters off of awahoo like he did. a professional surfer and a life guard. his friends saying if this could happen to perry, it could happen to anyone. the shark attack left his family and the surf world

. >> it's the music event of summer cma fest with performances by lainey wilson, luke bryan, kelsea ballerini and collaborations you can't miss on cma. cma fest tonight, eight seven central on abc. smoke and condition smoking conditions. >> hey, you're right, you're right. >> it's wow. >> this is newly released body camera footage. and you see, it shows the heart stopping moments as a police officer rushes into a burning new jersey home to save a man in a wheelchair. kevin long raced into the home, barely able to see due to the smoke he saved. the man and his wife both in their 70s. he even dragged the man outside as you just saw there. officer long was honored on monday for his actions. >> closing arguments are scheduled for this morning in the trial of a woman accused of killing her boyfriend, who was a boston police officer. prosecutors say karen reed intentionally hit john o'keefe with her suv after a night of drinking and fighting in january of 2022. reed's defense says she's being framed in a police cover up, claiming o'keefe was beaten and attacked by a dog inside the home of another b

it's the music event of summer cma fest with performances by lainey wilson, luke bryan, kelsea ballerini and collaborations. you can't miss the cma fest. cma fest tuesday, eight seven central on abc. >> welcome back! after a slew of stories about dire conditions in san francisco, the city is banking on its weather to turn its reputation around. so marketers are pitching san francisco as the perfect refuge from the stifling heat that much of us are dealing with across the country during the summer months, temps there typically range from the high 60s to the low 70s. it's mostly sunny, with cool fog rolling in by day's end . maybe some people will take some trips there. all right. a day after the ceo of boeing testified before congress, families who lost loved ones in two fatal crashes are now urging the justice department to find the company. $24 billion 346 people were killed in those. 737 max eight crashes in ethiopia and indonesia in 2018 and 2019, and the doj had deferred prosecution. but a decision on whether they'll proceed with the trial is expected next month. a texas man is under

. ♪ yes she was an american girl ♪ >> reporter: wynonna judd and lainey wilson. ♪ you don't have to livehave to live like a refugee ♪ >> reporter: and the great george strait. ♪ you wrecked me, baby, wrecked me into two, but you knew me, honey, yes, you do ♪ >> tom petty and the heartbreakers is an influence on every country act that has existed since they were a band. ♪ ou belong among the wildflowers ♪ >> reporter: chris stapleton was deeply influenced by petty's album wild flowers. what did you hear in it? >> there are no skips. it's kind of my barometer for this is the goal. >> reporter: but for petty country, stapleton chose a song from the heartbreakers album mojo, called "i should have known it." ♪ i should have known it, hard to believe ♪ ♪ it was all right there in front of me ♪ >> it was quite a lot to learn, because it's not like an easily orchestrated thing necessarily. ♪ >> reporter: petty wrote it with the heartbreakers' mike campbell. >> it's a heavy guitar led zeppeliny kind of thing, which i had done the music, and tom wrote the words. for some reason, when tom sang it,

>> if hoda starts dancing, you are thank the music we're hearing from lainey wilson.ow you who is largely responsible for this morning's incredibly big crowd. we've got new york yankees on the plaza. [ applause ] >> their inspiring hope week and we will shine a light on the good it does in just a moment. >>> also ahead, we will sit down with sam worthington to talk about the star-studded cast of "horizon". >> this morning dylan dreyer is live across the pond at the annual royal ascot. >> reporter: i also love to wear a hat, too. what better place than the royal ascot. this is the highlight of the british social calendar. it dates back to 1711. every day starts off with the royal procession. so far this week in that procession, we have seen the king and queen. on wednesday, prince william was here. and that procession starts exactly at 9:00 a.m., just in time for the 3rd hour of "today." we hear the king and queen will be in attendance again today. we will have so much more coming up on the 3rd hour. in the meantime, i have 20 pounds burning a hole in my pocket. i will

we've got country superstar lainey wilson who is going to be here tomorrow.it is called "watch what happens live." we have been watching it happen for 15 years. we will celebrate that milestone and talk about the phenomenon that he started. >> absolutely. plus, we can't believe it is happening, but it is. our favorite mother-daughter cooking duo are here, in our kitchen and getting ready to share summer recipe for blackberry cobbler. >>> speaking of amazing moms, noah noah lyles just punched his ticket to paris. coming up in our 3rd hour, sheinelle is catching up with a mom who helped him get there, his mom. his mom was watching the trials this weekend, sitting next to snoop. >> a perfect spot. all right. but, first, mr. roker, how about a check of the weather? >> let's show you what we're looking at for the week ahead. we have wet weather along the southeastern atlantic coast. summer heat. hot and dry out west. by the time we get to the midweek, we're looking at the heat returning. more wet weather in the southeast and also into the great lakes. sunny and ho

. >>> finally, lainey wilson is the latest sitting down with our pal willie. the western way of life and being country. it really is a movement. i'm proud to be part of the generation of country music because everybody looks different and sounds different and has a different story and comes from different walks of life. to me, that's what makes country genre cool right now. >> you can catch more of the conversation tomorrow on "sunday today." >> i love her album. so good. >> she is so good live. >> and on the plaza this week. >>> still to come, a saturday today showdown. the one you've been waiting for. peter and i face-off against joe and angie in the scavenger hunt. we will see who came i'm not gonna do anything flashy to announce... ...my munchies under $4— the items you crave like tiny tacos or french toast sticks for less than four bucks! but i will do something explosive. [fireworks and car alarms] at jack, every bite's a big deal! welcome to jack in the box! >>> we are back here on saturday morning with the story of grit and perseverance. a true battle

lainey wilson is getting ready for her introduction to grand ol opry.she kicked off her summer tour with back to back sold out shows. that's a career for most people. couple weeks for wilson. another clip of what wilson told robin about this honor, what it meant to her, before she even knew she was going to get it. >> i absolutely have dreams of being inducted into the opry. kind of makes me emotional. you're gonna see me cry again. that would be -- that would be hands down the most special moment of my career by far. >> sam: for any country star. growing up in kentucky the grand ole opry is everything, right? you can catch robin's special bell bottom country right now on hulu . also a huge win on the cricket for team usa. this is a big surprise. it was a stunning upset. team usa beating pakistan to go to the top of their group in the world cup. this is the first time it's ever been in the u.s. u.s. won a tie breaker similar to a penalty shootout. you may be wondering, how do i know anything about this? why is sam talking about this right now? you may h

a new song just released by lainey wilson.oing to be on the today show plaza for today's city concert series. that is coming up this morning after today in the bay at seven. we'll be right back. two. we're taking a live look outside at all the cloud cover over walnut creek, and we're looking out for the possibility that some thunderstorms may pop up, some of the rain evaporating before hitting the ground, which could trigger what we call dry lightning, and that could spark some new fires. watching out for that with a hot temperatures that continue. more on this in the microclimate forecast coming up. and this live look at the bay bridge. it shows you a different pattern than you might expect for right now. 643 we're looking at a lanes off to the well between hov and the middle lanes looking pretty light. there may be an issue. there's a backup in berkeley and my buddy jerry is looking for it. we'll let you know. we'll show you what we see coming up. well, here is a live look for you this morning at sfo. this is where two recen

. >> janai: singer and songwriter lainey wilson is officially a member of the grand ole opry.the storied historic venue friday night. the grammy winner calling it, the biggest night of her life. and massive congratulations to her. robin did a fantastic interview with her. >> gio: yep, really good. >> whit: that was a great special. it really was. her whole journey. she went to nashville. she lived in a trailer. thought nobody was going to, like, give her a job in music. it's been a long road to get here. >> gio: this is here dream. >> whit: absolutely. >> gio: check out what happened to the studio. >> whit: that's cool. we did that because it's time for -- [ air horn ] >> whit: -- "binge this." we haven't had the air horn for a while. heading back to the '80s with will ganss giving us movies, shows, and tunes to enjoy with inspiration from the decade's best. hey, will, good morning to you. >> good morning, whit. >> whit: we're talking about something, movies, "repo man" fans. what do we got? >> that's exactly right. like "repo man," "hit man" is similar. this one, though, has

we still haven't even seen jellyroll, luke bryan, lainey wilson several days to go.till, don't worry if you can't make it to nashville though, you'll get to catch all the greatest performances in a three hour special hosted by jelly roll and ashley mcbryde on tuesday, june 25th, right here on abc in nashville for abc. brianna rupolo, back to you guys. >> thanks, brianna. >> we are all wanting to go to nashville now. oh, yes, i love nashville. >> oh my god, it's really fun. so much fun. yeah. y'all have to go. we should all go together. >> one of my best friends from college lives there, so i've been there multiple times and it is a good time. you have a place to stay. >> we actually went. okay. >> you know, just the energy is great. i was telling drew, even if you don't like country music, just live music everywhere. the neon lights, you know, great food, the southern food. so much fun. >> say less. i want to go. you might be able to see nicole kidman. that's true. my friend's kids go to school with nicole's kids. yeah not you stopping by. >> that's what i'm saying.

i have my accuweather seven day forecast coming up next o lainey wilson, luke bryan, kelsea ballerini, and collaborations you can't miss. >> zam zam zam zam. cma fest tuesday, eight seven central on abc. >> see the ordinary transformed at extraordinary free this summer at the exploratorium. enter at abc seven news.com. for your chance to win a family's explorer's membership and a $50 store gift card. >> if you feel like things don't add up right now, you're not alone. rent is up, and every family outing costs an arm and a leg. well, we want to help. so when prices go up, we find new ways to go low. and now we've lowered the price on hundreds of your favorite products. designing something beautiful is easy. designing something beautiful with great quality for a low price. that's a different story. it's why we're here. that's a promise, not a promo >> now abc seven mornings live now at nine. >> still no sign of oakland mayor shengtao after the fbi raided her home and three other locations as part of an investigation. but reaction is trickling in. good morning to you. it is sunday, june

. >> it's the music event of summer cma fest with performances by lainey wilson, luke bryan, kelsea ballerinionight eight seven central. >> now from abc seven mornings. >> good morning. i'm reggie aqui from abc seven mornings. here's amanda with a look at traffic. >> yeah, reggie, let's get back to that sigalert in novato. this is on southbound 101 at highway 37. and overturned work truck hauling dry concrete spilled its load across all lanes there. speeds are way down, you see, to 24mph in some areas. the current backup is to san marin drive. only the left lane is open. expect a 21 minute delay. >> amanda, we'll take a look at the golden gate bridge camera this morning. looking north, you can see a fair amount of cloud cover. we are tracking moisture, some monsoonal moisture at that time of the year. it can create lightning strikes. a lot of this is aimed at the north bay. see all this energy off the coast still has to move through. so that risk of lightning is with us until about 2 p.m. after 2 p.m, everything calms down. so of course lightning can cause new fires. and those finer fuels lik

lainey wilson. she won a grammy award for best country album.cm and cma entertainer of the year. she's blown up after a long road. 13 years in nashville, now having her moment as one of the most popular artists in all of music. comes from a town of 200 people in baskin, louisiana, now on top of the music world. lainey wilson, coming up this weekend over on nbc "sunday today." we'll be right back here on "morning joe." slowing my cancer from growing and living longer are two things i want from my metastatic breast cancer treatment. and with kisqali, i can have both. kisqali is a pill that when taken with an aromatase inhibitor helps delay cancer from growing and has been proven to help people live significantly longer across three separate clinical trials. so, i have the confidence to live my life. kisqali can cause lung problems or an abnormal heartbeat, which can lead to death. it can cause serious skin reactions, liver problems, and low white blood cell counts that may result in severe infections. avoid grapefruit during treatment. tell your d

guys, a star-studded show, lainey wilson, darrius rucker, jelly roll, carrie underwood, luke bryan justeir acm award show duet debut. the two grammy nominees have recorded a song called "cowboys cry too," the pair revealing this little snippet yesterday on social media. >> "cowboys cry too". ♪ i grew up wishing i could close up the way my dad did ♪ ♪ because that man never felt a damned thing ♪ ♪ but i've burned too many miles trying to ride out all the sadness ♪ ♪ but you can't outride pain ♪ >> it was originally called "cowboys weep like little basis points," but it was a little long. very catchy. kelsea ballerini, your new coach on "the voice" this fall. kelsea ballerini, snoop dog, reba, and gwen. >>> next up, harry potter, hbo has something in their bag of tricks for the upcoming potter series. what kind of bag, you ask? well, here's a clip. >> so i've heard you've made an enormous faux pas and everyone is laughing up their sleeves about your day. >> what? why? >> why? because she's brought in a ludicrously capacious bag. >> what? >> what's even in there, anyway? flat shoes for the

. >> and the cma award for entertainer of the year goes to lainey wilson. >> wow.cheers to the nba finals. >> last always live abc news starts right now. >> good morning. i'm reggie aqui from abc seven mornings. here's a look at traffic. hi, amanda. >> good morning. some traffic trouble for those heading out of the city because of a stalled big rig on eastbound 80. just after fourth street. that big rig is in the right lane. it's slowing things down to about 18mph. at this moment. back to you, reggie. >> thanks, amanda. we're going to check in with meteorologist joe tuma. it is going to be another warm day. we'll have that after the break. >> in comes company. the smash hit broadway musical company. he winner of five tony awards, including best revival of a musical company, is a hilarious musical masterpiece about life, love and good company. >> critics give it five stars, saying yes, it's really that good. >> playing now through june 29th at the orpheum theater. tickets at broadway sf.com last year in california, there were 200,000 car crashes when a car crash hap

it's the music event of summer cma fest with performances by lainey wilson, luke bryan, kelsea balleriniews starts right now. >> good morning everyone. i'm kumasi erin from abc seven mornings. here's amanda now to look at traffic. >> i kumasi the juneteenth holiday, making for a much lighter commute this wednesday morning. our overall map showing an overall smooth commute, but it is reflecting a bit of a slowdown on the richmond san rafael bridge. let's get you those drive times. eight minutes to get across the richmond san rafael bridge, 15 the san mateo bridge, and then nine minutes to get from the toll plaza to menlo park on the dumbarton bridge. >> thanks, amanda. we're looking at the forecast today. temperatures you can see across the board in the 60s and 70s today. so we will find below average conditions. you can see that across the board. you'll find anywhere from a few degrees below average to as much as seven degrees below average. and part of the reason why it gets breezy out there today. here's future tracker wind speeds by 4 p.m. that onshore flow, uh, gusting about 20 to 30

and the cma award for entertainer of the year goes to lainey wilson. >> wow.st level operate. that's demented. it's not perfect. it doesn't go out. >> what's going on tonight? have you been here before? >> fx's the bear? all episodes now streaming only on hulu. this is the moment i'm gonna fall in love. >> now from abc seven mornings. >> good morning. i'm amanda delcastillo from abc seven mornings. let's check in with frances for a look at traffic. >> good morning amanda. morning, everyone. ace train was not off to a good start this morning with a crash in stockton. train number five is 24 minutes late, but bart is now back on time. caltrain looking good and also there's a big rig fuel spill blocking lakeville highway just north of highway 37. both directions blocked, so take 101 or 121 as an alternate. no estimated time of reopening, but it is looking good into san francisco right now in the bay bridge. >> amanda francis, thank you. meteorologist drew tuma has your accuweather forecast after the break. >> alameda county fair is here. catch that summer feeling

. >> it's the music event of summer cma fest with performances by lainey wilson, luke bryan, kelsea ballerini abc. this is the moment. >> i'm gonna fall in love >> morning. i'm reggie aqui from abc seven mornings. here's traffic with amanda. >> let us get you to san leandro. if we can. where two car crash on northbound 880 before davis street has cleared. >> still, there is heavy traffic from a street with a 28 minute delay. you can see speeds down to 19mph. there >> reggie, we're going to check in with meteorologist lisa arjun when we come back. >> are you ready to make junk disappear? >> i am so looking forward to this. >> we make junk disappear. all you have to do is point. call one 800. got junk or is it one 800? >> got junk.com. >> we'll be there before you hang up the phone in the grand tapestry of california for ecosystem with curious connections. >> connections in the forest like bears feeding redwood trees with salmon. >> and on the coast, we're underwater forest support thousands of species, species in the desert survive the heat of day and thrive at night. >> bobcats navigate aroun