cancele his scheduled concert this weekend at an nra convention. ♪ singing ♪ >> singer lee greenwood the all-american summer concert series with his defining song about faith, family and country per eight he was scheduled to also headline the national rifl association convention this memorial day weekend in houston but joined a list of performers canceling on the event in the wake of the shooting in texas including don mcqueen in larry gatlin. >> i would be singing to endors an automatic weapon which kille those children. i talked to larry gatlin a friend of mine and i said guys, i vote for unity here because i'm not going to sing. i called them and i said i just can't in clear conscience sing this. >> greenwood still believes in the right to bear arms, he says the fault lies not in gun ownership, but the lack of fait and commitment to family. this 18 -year-old shooting in school had no faith, he had no family. either one. >> putting his money where his mouth is, greenwood published a king james translation of the bible that includes the name of his iconic song on the front page and

lee greenwood just kicked off the fox & friends all-american summer concert series on fox square, andh, i know, ashley. in 2020 we had seven shows and most of them were in the west and outdoors, and in 2021 we began picking up a little speed and of course now i'm proud to be back for fox kicking off their summer concert series and right on the stage in new york. looked pretty good i just saw a clip from it i'm like that looks good! ashley: it does look good. >> sounds good too. ashley: you have a tour? >> yes. ashley: you have a tour this summer? >> it's called the "40 years of hits tour" and fox nation special that we filmed at hunts ville, alabama with 40 different artists singing 40 of my hits, it's kind of cool but as we tour the country we're going back and grabbing most of the hit songs we've had on the 40 years of hits. ashley: you know, lee, very quickly, i want to ask you about "god bless the usa" because you wrote that what back in 83, you recorded it in nashville, came out in 84. did you ever ever think that it was going to become the song that it did? >> well, i think it w

our own laurin green sits down with lee greenwood to talk about his decision not to perform at the nra this year. that's coming up. president biden is scheduled to visit valde to meetli with families and community leaders on sundayco as his administration's renewing a major push for new gun control laws. but ofa pun course, one of kevin caught covering all of that for us tonight. good evening, kevin . eveningg, shannon. while it is true the president will travel to texas on sunday to engage the families of those impacted by the massacre in uvalda, he actually hopes to leave the folks behind heresh in washington with a bit ofin inspiration for some dealmaking over onsp capitol hill. that's where lawmakers continue to feverishly pull the levers in an attempt to apply a political band-aid on a country'sli still reeling after a series of mass shootings. de >> this great academy is prepared to face everyry challenge and overcome any obstacle you are ready while giving remarks to the u.s. naval academy graduation today, the president was a mere 32 miles away from the white house. but lawmake

hold an afternoon news conference in uvalde, others not attending the convention include singers lee greenwoodas ended and now to closing arguments in the johnny depp versus amber heard trial. he is suing her about an article she wrote about domestic abuse. and the unofficial start of summer, 39 million people are expected to travel and it comes as gas tops $4 in every state for the first time earlier this month. i'm matt piper. cbs news. new york. this is the "the cbs overnight news". reporting tonight from uvalde, texas. >> dokoupil: good evening, and thank you for joining us. i'm tony dokoupil, in for norah who is recovering from covid. and tonight we are here in uvalde, texas, once again, where a community's grief is turning to anger and frustration because of new questions about the official timeline of tuesday's school shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers. a spokesperson for the texas department of public safety said the gunman walked into the school through an unlocked side door and was inside a classroom for more than an hour before a tactical team could storm the building

we have lee greenwood that will be performing. we have a barbecue here.otle brought in from nashville. our buddies at lang barbecue. got them already seasoned up. >> while you do that, i'm going to do a quick weather. we have the potential for severe storms happening across the mid-atlantic and northeast. we had tornado warnings for parts of virginia. if you are traveling the i 95 corridor, i need you to know where you'll get your watches and warnings. if you can advance the map, i'll show you where we're talking about. we have severe thunderstorm watches in effect and heavy rainfall could cause flash flooding. this is all happening now. it's also going to occur up and down the i 95 corridor for the d.c. area and toward the carolinas. looking ahead where we could see severe storms, there's a risk that the tornado watch here until 2 p.m. local time for all of these areas. tornado watch meaning things are favorable for tornados. we're going to talk about the severe weather. we're also going to talk about the wonderful barbecue from my friend john, also list

he will go back to uvalde backing out completely lee greenwood, larry gatlin and larry stewart, all citing tuesday's massacre in uvalde the three-day event is expected to bring hundreds if not thousands of protesters. >>> former president trump and his two eldest children had have to testify under oath a court has ruled. letitia james is investigating the trump organization for tax fraud. an appeals court rejected a bid and now the former president anddonaa and donald trump jr. and ivanka will have to sit for testimony >>> the cdc has identified case of monkeypox in seven states only some of the cases involve international travel where monkeypox is active. so the cdc presumes there is some community spread in this country. >>> the memorial day weekend is expected to bring about 1.5 million people to the stcity of chicago the city has mofed into a high community level of covid on thursday thin they are pushing for volunteerly wearing masks indoors. >>> students in akron got a surprise fit for a king. >> repeat after me sa say, lebron james. >> lebron james! >> lebron james surprised student

trump took the stage to lee greenwood's classic "god bless the usa", even though greenwood chose not to attend out of respect for the families. the massacre only 300 miles away from the nra convention in downtown houston. despite outcries of protest, the show went on, with trump leading the charge to change the subject. >> the united states has $40 billion to send to ukraine, we should be able to do whatever it takes to keep our children safe at home. >> reporter: texas senator ted cruz rejected any new gun control measures, renewing this call to fortify schools with police officers or retired service members. >> we must not react to evil and tragedy by infringing on the rights of our law-abiding citizens. >> reporter: john cornyn declined to attend the nra meeting and has pledged to have at least an open dialog with democratic senators. former texas congressman beto o'rourke said it was time for all americans to unite behind a solution. >> are you not our enemies. we are not yours. we extend our hand open and unarmed in a gesture of peace and fellowship, to welcome you to join us, t

texas lieutenant governor dan patrick and country star lee greenwood. scheduled to perform today. >> for me to perform is an endorsement. obviously, that weapon killed kids. i just couldn't go. >> reporter: the nra has run into financial and legal trouble in recent years. still holds significant sway in the republican party and spending millions on their behalf. in 2020, spending $20 million from the super pac to support candidates. >> garrett haake, thank you. >>> and president biden wants stricter gun laws in the country. is there a compromise with republicans? we have kelly o'donnell with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, peter. after pain and grief, there is a question of gun safety action. a group of bipartisan senators have talked about the conversation, but it is unclear if legislation can move forward after other attempts have gone nowhere for a long time. some lawmakers say work could be done on background checks and age limits for gun purchases and red-flag restrictions to identify individuals with mental or behavior issues to block them

country singer lee greenwood known for "god bless the usa" among them.at he will skip the event in houston so 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. ob

>> reporter: congressman dan crenshaw is not going to be speaking and lee greenwood, whose song is playedas been for years, he will not be speaking this week and will not be performing, as well as larry gatlin. he said it's not an appropriate time to be celebrating. but that is what's happening here, it's a celebration of the second amendment. i can tell you it is a tale of two americans in the bitter divide over guns. we are about 300 miles or so, even less than that from uvalde here in houston and inside this convention hall where i am, people are simply going about their business, looking at guns, looking at weaponry of all kinds. this is largely an exposition hall, a place where manufacturers come and sell their wares and people buy things. but outside this convention hall where i was just a few minutes ago, several thousand protesters are gathering. mothers and daughters and sons, and people of all ages. and you can see these pictures right now. and it is really striking just the closeness in proximity, but the vast gulf in the difference. talking to protesters, they simply do not un

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

and who better to kick off our all-american summer concert series tomorrow celebrate heroes than lee greenwoodit is free to attend. if you are here in new york city come on by. go foxandfriends.com to register for v.i.p. access to free barbecue. we can't wait to see you there. those are your headlines guys. >> brian: new addition this year v.i.p. ains ain't sign up for v.i.p. entrance you get free food. barbecue for breakfast. >> pete: feed everybody. >> brian: we want to section people off. all do you is register. and eat for free. 26 minutes now-thank you, carley. 26 minutes after the hour. take a look at this. the hat worn by the border patrol agent who ran into the line of fire and then stopped the school shooter. a local sheriff details the response to the deadly rampage. that's next. (vo) with armor all, a little bit of this... protects you from a lot... of that. armor all. minimum effort. maximum protection. - hiring is step one when it comes to our growth. we can't open a new shop or a new location without the right people in place. i couldn't keep up until i found ziprecruiter. ziprec

lee greenwood will be kicking off the summer series this friday. if you're in new york city come on by. it's fro to attend. >> free barbecue so you don't have to wait. >> be sure to tune into fox news tonight. >> dana: a jam-packed election day following primaries in five states with a match-up taking place in georgia. i'm dana perino and bill has time off. martha is here. >> good morning. bill is off. >> dana: i don't know if you've seen bill and bret doing a show together. we're breaking the mold this morning. >> that would be great. today is a big day. a lot going on on the election front and a bruising campaign in georgia. brian kemp appears to be in the driver's seat in the peach state against his trump backed challenger former senator david perdue and a showdown to come this fall with stacey abrams. >> we're in a fight for the soul of our state. >> we win this primary and -- >> dana: following a runoff in texas. henry cuellar is fending off a challenge with the backing of the party's progressive wing including aoc and bernie sanders. >> gilli

lee greenwood will be kicking off the summer series this friday.following primaries in five states with a match-up taking place in georgia. i'm dana perino and bill has time off. martha is here. >> good morning. bill is off. >> dana: i don't know if you've seen bill and bret doing a show together. we're breaking the mold this morning. >> that would be great. today is a big day. a lot going on on the election front and a bruising campaign in georgia. br

. >> ainsley: we have lee greenwood this friday. god bless the u.s.a. president biden said the u.s.ian: did his staff turn on him? or did he get it right? what's going on. jackie joins us live from tokyo. hey, jackie. >> good morning to you, brian, will and ainsley. the white house is claiming the president did not announce a policy shift but everything that we witnessed shows that it was. for years, the u.s. has supported taiwan, defending itself and supported help for that. but we've kept it pretty vague about whether the u.s. would send its military to help taiwan in the event of an invasion and the reporter noted that the u.s. does not have troops in ukraine referencing russia's nuclear threat and clearly asked biden what the u.s. military would do if china attacked taiwan and his answer shows he knew exactly what he was saying. >> look, here's the situation. we agree with the one china policy. we've shined on to it. and all of the attendant agreements made from there. but the idea that it can be taken by force, just taken by force is just not appropriate. it will dislocate the

. >> reporter: lee greenwood says he's not going to appear out of respect of those mourning the livesm. >> the convention goes on. nbc's hallie jackson in houston this morning. thank you so much. >>> coming up, we will be joined by a pair of former high-ranking police officials. former police commissioner for new york city and boston, bill bratton, and retired seattle police chief carmen best, with their evaluations of how law enforcement handled this shooting and some of the major questions being raised about the timeline this morning. we'll be right back on "morning joe." this morning. we'll be right back on "morning we'll be right back on "morning joe. ♪ i've breathed the mountain air, man. ♪ ♪ of travel i've had my share, man. ♪ ♪ i've been everywhere. ♪ ♪ i've been to: pittsburgh, parkersburg, ♪ ♪ gravelbourg, colorado, ♪ ♪ ellensburg, cedar city, dodge city, what a pity. ♪ ♪ i've been everywhere, man. ♪ ♪ i've been everywhere, man. ♪ ♪ i've been everywhere. ♪ there's a monster problem and our hero needs solutions. so she starts a miro to brainstorm. “shoot it?” suggests the scie