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Inside Politics With Dana Bash

senator steps down. the senator is working and not stepping down at this point in time. >> big if. i know you have to get back to the ceremony that you stepped out of in order to speak with us. thank you so much. again hope you're having a meaningful holiday today. a quick programming note -- happy juneteenth. >> watch juneteenth a global celebration for freedom, live coverage, starts at 7:00 p.m. eastern right here on cnn. and up next, there's no higher compliment in 2024 contender takes pride in the attention being on the business end of an attack from a former president. so i choose neuriva plus. unlike some others, neuriva plus is a multitasker susupporting 6 key indicators of brain health. to help keep me sharp. neuriva: think bigger.

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Juneteenth on CNN

around pyro and all those type of productions. because i haven't had the best success with those. [ laughter ] but i want to thank you guys for having me. so, yeah. >> what does it mean to you to be performing on this day of all days on juneteeth? >> oh, it's awesome. it's incredible. i'm truly honored that i would even be thought of to come out and help celebrate this wonderful occasion. yeah, man, i know my granny's excited. it should be nice. >> part of the thing i think for us is that music, the celebration has been such a part of our community being able to persist and to overcome and entertainers like yourself, when you add your voice and you add your presence to something like this, it just lifts everybody up. do you feel that? are you aware of what it means to us? for us to have nelly here is a

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Juneteenth on CNN

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Juneteenth on CNN

♪ we're about a half an hour away from a phenomenal concert, celebrating freedom on this juneteeth holiday, and enormous amount of talent and energy has gone into making this event possible. >> it's going to be insane. >> joining us now, one of the creative forces behind the juneteeth concert, questlove is producing tonight's show. he's an award-winning musician and filmmaker, an oscar award-winning, just to be clear. all right. what can we expect from the performances tonight? what are you excited about? >> you know what, tonight is basically a celebration and a display of joy. and often times i think when we talk about our history, about

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Juneteenth on CNN

♪ i can teach you a couple things ♪ >> chloe will hit the juneteeth stage as one of today's hottest stars. >> this may be a spoiler alert. but chloe's going to do a tina turner tribute. ♪ ♪ you're simply the best ♪ >> she was inspired by her. her voice is amazing, and we're excited for her to come pay homage to such an amazing artist. ♪ >> also artists like mike phillips who's played with prince, stevie wonder, and michael jackson. even michael jordan and nike signed him to a shoe deal. >> playing an instrument, it's almost like a sport. >> tonight phillips will pay tribute to his legendary collaborators. >> what does it mean to you to come on that stage and be part of the celebration? >> what we celebrate in contemporary culture is all based off of the pain of the negro spiritual. so, to take time to celebrate the root of the music i think is a great thing. >> and it's all happening here

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Juneteenth on CNN

part of the spider-verse. the whole soundtrack is amazing, it's for the culture. i actually listen to it all day every day on shuffle. i listen to it throughout my glam when i'm getting ready, in the car. it's like definitely my go-to soundtrack. and, yeah, and then my album dropping june 23rd will be my next go-to soundtrack. >> we outside, coi. like, we're ready for it. >> we outside! yes, yes. [ laughter ] >> can i ask you what we can expect from you today on the stage? it is juneteeth, it is a celebration of joy, relief, even, since 1865, the date when the last few slaves that had no idea that the emancipation proclamation had been put in place. and they found out two and a half years later. what are you bringing to us

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The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer

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Juneteenth on CNN

at l.a.'s iconic greek theater for a reason. >> it's intimate enough where you can feel like you're with your family and friends. and it's an historic l.a. monument. it's an honor when artists get an ability to touch that stage. >> no matter your musical taste -- ♪ "juneteenth: a global celebration for freedom" is ready to embrace, educate, and activate. >> whether you're 3, 16, 40, 80, we want everybody to have a good time. >> and what a way to mark this celebration than through music. it is just a fantastic way to do it because this is not just black history, this is american history. and that's why we all need to be a part of the celebration, sara and van. >> we have talked about this a lot, stephanie, about the history of this country and the fact that black history shouldn't be looked at in just one day or one month out of the year. we've also talked a lot of other things i can't say on tv, but i

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Juneteenth on CNN

>> reporter: hey. i think it's already starting to get hot in here just to essteal line from nelly. a little bit of a breeze. people are already congregating. if the music that they're playing right now is any indication of the kind of fun we're going to have tonight, we're in for a good show. in fact, take a look at what we are expecting to see. ♪ hot in here ♪ >> he's going to make it hot in here. >> hopefully it will be hot in here when he performs. ♪ it's getting hot in here ♪ >> from '90s favs like nelly. to the next wave of stars like coi leray. the second "juneteenth: a global celebration for freedom" has it all. >> i kind of just want to sit here and go s-w-u to the beat, beat. ♪

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The Lead With Jake Tapper

history. >> i still say america, maybe some day i hope that it will be better. >> reporter: cnn, detroit. >> our thanks to jason carroll for that important report. cnn's "juneteenth: a global celebration for freedom" airs tonight. that starts this evening at 7:00 p.m. eastern only on cnn. coming up on "the lead," why an aspirin a day may actually send some adults to the doctor. that will be next in our "health lead." but first here's cnn's alex marquardt. you have more on this blinken meeting with president xi. >> we will be digging more, jake, into the secretary of state's visit to beijing and that very important meeting that the secretary had with the president. but it is clear that there is a long way to go before this relationship is back on track.

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