also, my friend, he has become a friend because there's nobody that does it like lee greenwood. ct description of the renewed spirit sweeping across our country and it is indeed sweeping across our country. so lee issue know i speak for ann in this arena when i say we're all very proud indeed to be an american. thank you very much, lee. no one was more proud to be american than to the beloved patriot and you know who i'm talking about -- we remember on gatherings like today your former five-term president, the late charlton heston. how good was charlton. and i remember char ton, he was out there fighting when maybe a lot of peep didn't want to be -- a lot of people didn't want to be fighting. he was a great guy and it's truly wonderful be to back in atlanta and back with my friends the nra. you're mymy friends. believe me. perhaps some of you remember the last time we were all together. remember that? we had a big crowd then, too, so we knew something was happening. but it was in the middle of an historic political year, and in the middle of a truly historic election. what fun th

lee greenwood is with me now. lee, it is such a pleasure to have you on. my goodness.l, all of the feelings, you know, bubbling up, how tough that would be. what was going through your mind when you were out there singing that song? >> well, it was very difficult. of course, we do the national anthem occasionally at sports events, but this was a very, very important moment. it was the first sports event in america to take place after 2001, and, as you know, i sang 2001 my own song "god bless the usa" at yankee stadium twice, and then for the fourth game of the world series. but beyond that, this nascar event was highly-charged because this was the first event that america would see on television. and so we were live, i guess on tnn, and as the track had had cleared and the drivers were introduced, we've got 250,000 people at the track but how many billion watching on television? and it is a little bit intimidating, but i wanted to live the moment as an american as well because this was -- this is cool for us, to finally live the american way of life again. >> can you t

now it looks like lee greenwood is coming to the stage. on the song proud to be an american. he is going to be introducing the president of the united states. let me go to dan morgan, if you've been a big proponent of the second amendment. what do you want to hear from donald trump here? >> oh, we're just there to applaud him today. we're so excited, trish, about the progress he's made, the tremendous progress he's made on the second amendment front. look at what he has done already. already we have a 5-4 majority on the supreme court, we have jeff sessions as our attorney general who is going to target criminals instead of law-abiding citizens. we have a repeal instantly, a reversal of the 11th hour obama assault on the gun rights of social security beneficiaries. donald trump has done that. and we have a navy seal appointed to the interior now who has already reversed the ban on federal land. so that's a lot to accomplish in 100 days, and i know there's a lot more to come. trish: when it comes to specifically gun, what do you want to see from him? what do you want to hear t

here to sing "god bss the usa," lee greenwood. ♪ if some all the things were gone that i worked for allill stands for freedom ♪ ♪ and they can't take that away ♪ ♪ i'm proud to be an american where at least i know i'm free ♪ ♪ and i won't forget the men who died who gave their life to me ♪ ♪ and i'd gladly stand up >> after the memorials were done, the firemen's memorial at yankee stadium and policemen memorial at carnegie hall, we need to get back to the american way, whatever that is. so i've been associated with nascar for a long time. >> the pledge of allegiance as well as -- >> 250,000 people live, how many million watch the tv? i don't know. >> 5,000 firefighters from around the country. >> preceding the race, i'm on the track and the cameraman and the director and just the three of us standing on the track. >> the invocation of lee greenwood singing "the national anthem". >> i'm not singing "god bless the usa." the director gives me the stop sign. don't sing yet. wait a minute. wait a minute. >> we interrupt because of breaking news events. >> so the center of the field went to t

also, my friend, and he is become a friend because there is nobody that does it like lee greenwood. wow. [applause] lee is the perfect description of the renewed spirits weaving across our country. it really is sweeping across our country. i speak for everyone in this arena when i say we are all very proud indeed. to be an american. thank you very much. [applause] no one was more proud to be american than the beloved patriot, you know who i'm talking about. you remember on gatherings like today, your former five term president, the late charleston heston. how good was charleston? [applause] i remember, he was out there fighting when maybe a lot of people didn't want to be fighting. he was out there for a long time. he was a great guy. it is wonderful to be back in atlanta. and back with my friends at the nra. you are my friends, believe me. perhaps some of you remember the last time we were all together. remember that? we had a big crowd then, too, so we knew something was happening. but it was in the middle of an historic political year, and in the middle of a truly historic electio

lee greenwood leading in song. jonathan, before we move away from you i want to ask you just one question about the mood in the room. this is the thorax what's happening today. 30 years since we saw a sitting president. what is the mood? >> reporter: there is a lot of optimism that you have a gun rights friendly white house. they've already seen some changeses that were enacted within the first 100 days, rolling back some obama era policy. they're hoping for additional policies to stream line gun laws to remove some of the bureaucracy. >> harris: jonathan serry live at the nra. for more on this, let's bring in charles perk, washington times opinion editor. great to see you. drudge report editor and fox news contributor david goodfried is here. good to have you both. >> good to be with you, harris. >> harris: let's start with the anticipation jonathan just talked about from this crowd that the president will lean in on his support for second amendment. charlie, we'll start with you. >> when you go back to the beginn

he's become a friend because there's nobody that does it like lee greenwood. wow. [ applause ] >> lee's anthem is the perfect description of the renewed spirit sweeping across our country. it really is, indeed, sweeping across our country. so, lee, i know i speak for everyone in this arena when i say we're all very proud, indeed, to be an american. thank you very much, lee. [ cheers and applause ] >> no one was more proud to be american than the beloved patriot, and you know who i'm talking about. we remember on gatherings like today your former five-term president, the late charlton heston. how good was charlton? and i remember charlton, he was out there fighting when maybe a lot of people didn't want to be fighting. he was out there for a long time. he was a great guy. and it's truly wonderful to be back in atlanta and back with my friend at the nra. you are my friends, believe me. [ cheers and applause ] >> perhaps some of you remember the last time we were all together. do you remember that? we had a big crowd then, too, so we knew something was happening.

he has become a friend because there is nobody that does it more than lee greenwood. wow! \[cheers and applause] president trump: he is the perfect description of the renewed spirit sweeping across our country and it is really indeed sweeping across our country. lee, i know i speak for everyone in this arena when we say we are all very proud indeed to be an american. thank you very much, lee. \[cheers and applause] president trump: no one was more proud to be an american, and we remembering on gatherings your former five-term president, the heston.rlton \[cheers and applause] president trump: he was out there when people didn't want to be fighting. he was out there for a long time. he was a great guy. and truly wonderful to be back in atlanta and back with my friends at the n.r.a. you are my friends, believe me. \[applause] president trump: perhaps some of you remember the last time we were all together. remember that? we had a big crowd then, too, so we knew something was happening. but it was in the middle of the historic political year and middle of a truly historic elec

he has become a friend because there is nobody that does it more than lee greenwood. wow! ers and applause] president trump: he is the perfect description of the renewed spirit sweeping across our country and it is really indeed sweeping across our country. lee, i know i speak for everyone in this arena when we say we are all very proud indeed to be an american. thank you very much, lee. cheers and applause] president trump: no one was more we d to be an american, and membering on gatherings your former five-term president, the -- charlotteon helps ton heston. [cheers and applause] president trump: he was out there when people didn't want to be fighting. he was out there for a long time. he was a great guy. and truly wonderful to be back in atlanta and back with my friends at the n.r.a. you are my friends, believe me. [applause] president trump: perhaps some of you remember the last time we were all together. remember that? we had a big crowd then, too, so we knew something was happening. but it was in the middle of the historic political year and middle of a truly historic

also my friend -- he's become a friend because there's nobody that does it like lee greenwood. w. [ applause ] lee's anthem is the perfect description of the renewed spirit sweeping across our country and it really is indeed sweeping across our country. so lee, i know i speak for everyone in this arena when i say we are all very proud indeed to be an american. thank you very much, lee. no one was more proud to be american than the beloved patriot, you know who i'm talking about, we remember on gatherings like today your former five-term president, the late charlton heston. how good was charlton? and i remember charlton, he was out there fighting when maybe a lot of people didn't want to be fighting. he was out there for a long time. he was a great guy. and it's truly wonderful to be back in atlanta and back with my friends at the nra. you're my friends. believe me. perhaps some of you remember the last time we were all together. remember that? we had a big crowd then, too, so we knew something was happening. but it was in the middle of a historic year and in the middle of a trul

the president was involved in her release and the video set to patriotic music, lee greenwood's "proudo be american" shows her meeting with the president in the oval office. it's the video that the white house can show the accomplishment the president has made without making it so overt as to say her release is a part of her 100-day success story. >> kelly o'donnell from the white house, thank you. passenger was dragged off the plane, american airlines is apologizing for their action. the passenger says a flight attendant wrestled a stroller from a woman when another passenger confronted the flight attendant, the two went nose to nose. american issued in a statement apologizing to the women and passengers saying, quote, the actions of our team member captured here do not appear to reflect patience or empathy. the american team member had been removed from duty while we immediately investigate this incident. >>> two of america's biggest cities are recovering from massive blackouts this morning. the power is back on in san francisco after an electrical failure brought that to a standstil

the president was involved in her release and the video set to patriotic music, lee greenwood's "proudo be an american" shows the president meeting with her in the oval office. a video the white house can use to more subtly show an accomplishment the president has made without making it so overt as to say her release is a part of his 100-day success story. >> kelly o'donnell from the white house. thank. >>> weeks after that passenger was dragged off a united airlines flight, now american airlines is in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. american is apologizes this morning for the behavior of one of its flight attendants. a passenger's video show as woman holding a baby and crying last night in san francisco. the passenger says a flight attendant roughly wrestled a stroller from the woman, when another passenger stood up to confront the flight attendant, the two went nose to nose. american issued a statement apologizing to the woman and a passenger saying the actions of our team member captured here do not appear to reflect patience or empathy. the american team member has been re

this country such a special song and a powerful voice behind it, and the meaning of everything lee greenwood. an honor and privilege to have you on. thank you for talking about you and your music. to all of you watching, please don't miss "soundtracks, songs that defined history" tonight at 10:00 eastern and pacific here on cnn. ♪ >>> thanks, brooke. the latest white house response to the michael flynn investigation is, thanks, obama. "the lead" starts right now. breaking news. top house democrat accusing the white house of a coverup. as we learned today, the pentagon warned michael flynn years ago not to take foreign money without prior pentagon permission. now yet another investigation has been launched. >>> new life. republicans racing to get a vote on a revived plan to repeal and replace obamacare before president trump's 100th day saturday, but should they vote on this when the public really doesn't even know what's in it? >>> plus, payback. chaching, breaking minutes ago. united airline reaching a settlement with the passenger who was so violently dragged off the flight and badly hurt

. >> country singer lee greenwood also performed at that ceremony. >>> well the reboot of the popularight. back after eight years off the air. fox's jonathan hunt sat down with the cast who talked about the return of this very popular show. ♪ >> looks like your brother might just be alive. >> after eight year hiatus prison break russert recollection returns to fox. reuniting brothers lincoln and michael for another escape. actors wentworth miller and dominic purcell say fans won't be disappointed. >> we're going to get you out of here. >> there are surprises in store. um, again, no one is safe. nothing is quiet as it seems. and, um, we're not afraid to rough people up. >> michael has been through a lot, and lincoln has been through a lot and there's a lot of, um, catching up to do. and deep therapy between the brothers and that's what we discover as the series progres progresses. >> those lights go black you'll disappear from this black like ghosts. >> dom mick and wentworth remained friends aft working together on another series they began talking about reboot. >> we're getting out o

greenwood will officially be sworn in on april 20th. >>> happening today a san francisco man is expected to enter a not guilty plea that he tried to kidnap a girl two weeks ago. lee tried to grab a 13-year-old girl off the street. neighbors heard the girl scream and pulled her out of the car. he was arrested the following morning. he is charged with six felony charges. >>> a man who has been inaproperly touches women on a muni train has been arrested -- inappropriately touching women on a muni train has been arrested. he has been inappropriately rubbing up on women on trains and yelling obscenities to them. four victims have come forward. they arrested the man yesterday and his name has not been released. >>> new this morning, the driver of a pickup truck died after crashing into a sound wall in san jose. it happened about 3:45 this morning in the avenue of morpark. when officers arrived on the scene, they found the white truck smashed up. the male driver was pronounced dead at the scene. >> i ran down the street in my -- in my slippers. and my neighbor was on the phone with law enforcement. and he said -- he told me that there was no pulse. i wanted to double ve