country star morgan wallen discovered the hard way that when you're famous, there's always a camera aroundu use a racist slur. now wallen tells abc's michael strahan he realizes his words matter. >> there are going to be a lot of people who are going to watch this interview and say, he's only sitting down because he wants to clean up his image, it's all a performance. what do yus you say to that? >> i understand i'm not ever going to make everyone happy. i can only come tell my truth, and that's all i know how to do. >> reporter: in many ways morgan wallen embodies country music. the tennessee native rose to the top of the charts in 2018 with hits like "whiskey glasses" and songs like "seven summers," a celebration of small-town living, good friends, good times. ♪ that was seven summers ago ♪ >> reporter: at 28, wallen is one of the biggest stars in the industry. but earlier this year, all that was called into question when this video, obtained by tmz, became public. it showed wallen and a group of his friends coming home after a night out on the town in nashville. >> take care of this [ b

morgan wallen's first interview since using that racial slur. he has a lot to say. >>> and going to indiana for "rise & shine." >> looking forward to all of that. >>> first, we are starting with the olympics' opening ceremony finally under way. there's a live look at the stadium where after a year-long delay due to this pandemic, the games are finally kicking off in japan. >> that comes amid growing concerns about covid. cases in tokyo hitting a six-month high. we're already seeing citizen there is protesting against the games moving forward. amy robach is live at the olympic stadium with the latest. good morning, amy. >> reporter: hey, michael, good morning to you. this has been described as a sobering start with at least 110 people related to the games testing positive including six athletes inside the olympic bubble and as you hear police trying to control protesters shouting, the olympics must be canceled. this morning, after a year-long delay, the olympics opening ceremony officially under way. a markedly different show from all previous op

. >>> country music star morgan wallen is breaking his silence for the first time since he was caughtn camera using a racial slur. he apologized after the video surfaced, but radio stations pulled his songs and he was disqualified from the country music awards. now wallen is sitting down with "gma's" michael strahan. >> there are going to be a lot of people who are going to watch this interview and say he's only sitting down because he wants to clean up his image, it's all a performance. what do you say to that? >> i understand that. i understand that i'm not ever going to make, you know, everyone happy. but man, i can only -- i can only come tell my truth. and that's all i know to do. >> wallen revealed to michael how he got help after the incident. those details coming up at 7:00 a.m. >>> we turn now to the nfl. announcing a new hard line stance when it comes to the covid vaccine. some players are not happy about it. this morning at least one nfl player is questioning his future in the league after the nfl revealed its new stance against unvaccinated players. >> what the league is d

one of country music's biggest stars, hits like "whiskey glasses," morgan wallen trying to explain hisall races. >> we should be the ones leading the charge when it comes to loving and tearing down the wall of racism.