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CNN Live Event/Special
We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert; Hurricane Henri Takes Aim At Northeast. Aired 6-7p ET
Aired August 21, 2021 - 18:00 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
[18:03:32]
CHAD MYERS, CNN METEOROLOGIST: I'm CNN Meteorologist, Chad Myers. We're looking at Hurricane Henri and it doesn't look that good. That's the good news. This certainly does not look like an intensifying hurricane. Now, we do have a few showers in New Jersey.
We've got to watch for the concert, make sure that you don't get rained on or any lightning there, but the storm is still not forecast to be a hurricane at landfall, but a 70 mile per hour wind storm on top of trees that have been stuck in the mud for a very long time. Storm surge, too.
Now back to you, guys.
CASSIDY, AMERICAN D.J.: Ladies and gentlemen, once again, my friend, Gayle King.
GAYLE KING, CO-HOST, "CBS THIS MORNING": Thank you, Cassidy. Guys, this has only been the first hour. You should see what's happening backstage. In the beginning of the show, we were crying with Andrea and the Philharmonic and then of course Jennifer.
Now, after Carlos and Rob Thomas, everybody is dancing, and listen, that's just in the first hour. We are just getting started. Oh I can't wait. You guys have a treat tonight, but now, this is somebody we thought you should meet.
This is Johnny G. They know you Johnny G. This is Johnny Galanopoulos. Very nice, very nice. Johnny has a hotdog cart on 46th and Broadway for 40 years.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
KING: He is part of New York's backbone. You know the people who show up for work and push this city forward, we all know people like that. He took a corner and he built a life. And now we build our recovery on that.
Johnny, we thank you.
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KING: We thank you for being part of New York. Johnny wants you to note the hot dogs are open for business on 46th and Broadway. Don't you want them to know that? What do you want to say?
JOHNNY G.: I'm ready. We are back and I'd be waiting for everyone.
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KING: All right. And someone in the section right here said Johnny G. I just met Johnny five minutes ago. So here we go.
AUDIENCE: Johnny G. Johnny G.
KING: We've got more of the show. We've got more of the show. Thank you section in the front, but we've got more of the show. Bruce Springsteen is coming later.
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KING: LL Cool J coming later.
But we've got something very special for you right now. Exactly one month before the shutdown, these next performers re-released "If the World was Ending." I love that song -- with Sam Smith, her and Alessia Cara, Niall Horan, Keith Urban, and Phineas O'Connell. Shout out to Phineas. Love him, too.
Each artist filmed their partner on their phones while self-isolating and all proceeds benefited Doctors Without Borders. The result? A 2021 Grammy nomination. Thank you very much.
New York City, you know how to do this. Please welcome to the stage the writer of the huge hits "Lose You to Love Me," by the lovely Selena Gomez, "Sorry" by Justin Bieber, "Die" by Ed Sheeran, and of course her smash, "Because She Got Issues." She is with her co-writer of tonight's song, "If the World was Ending," a Grammy nominated singer, songwriter as well, who are we going to see, Johnny?
JOHNNY G.: Julia Michaels and JP Saxe.
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JULIA MICHAELS AND JP SAXE, SINGERS: I was distracted and in traffic I didn't feel it when the earthquake happened
But it really got me thinkin', were you out drinkin'? Were you in the living room chillin' watchin' television?
It's been a year now, think I've figured out how, how to let you go and let communication die out. I know, you know, we know, you weren't down for forever and it's fine.
I know, you know, we know we weren't meant for each other and it's fine.
But if the world was ending, you'd come over, right? You'd come over and you'd stay the night.
Would you love me for the hell of it? All our fears would be irrelevant.
If the world was ending, you'd come over, right?
The sky'd be falling while I'd hold you tight.
No, there wouldn't be a reason why we would even have to say goodbye. If the world was ending, you'd come over, right?
Right?
If the world was ending, you'd come over, right?
I tried to imagine your reaction. It didn't scare me when the earthquake happened.
But it really got me thinkin', that night we went drinkin', stumbled in the house and didn't make it past the kitchen.
Ah, it's been a year now, I think I've figured out how, how to think about you without it rippin' my heart out.
And I know, you know, we know, you weren't down for forever and it's fine. I know, you know, we know, we weren't meant for each other and it's fine.
But if the world was ending, you'd come over, right? You would come over and you'd stay the night.
Would you love me for the hell of it? All our fears would be irrelevant.
If the world was ending, you'd come over, right? The sky would be falling while I'd hold you tight.
No, there wouldn't be a reason why, we would even have to say goodbye.
If the world was ending, you'd come over, right? You'd come over, right? You'd come over, you'd come over, you'd come over, right?
I know, you know, we know, you weren't down for forever and it's fine I know, you know, we know, we weren't meant for each other and it's fine.
But if the world was ending, you'd come over, right? You'd come over and you'd stay the night.
Would you love me for the hell of it? All our fears would be irrelevant.
If the world was ending, you'd come over, right? The sky would be falling while I hold you tight.
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No, there wouldn't be a reason why, we would even have to say goodbye. If the world was ending, you'd come over, right? You'd come over, you'd come over, you'd come over, right?
If the world was ending, you'd come over, right?
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
JP SAXE: Thank you, New York.
JULIA MICHAELS: Thank you guys so much. We love you.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
ANNOUNCER: Coming up, Kane Brown, and later, Journey, Polo G, and Paul Simon.
We love New York City: The Homecoming Concert is presented by Citi for the love of reuniting. For the love of progress, Citi.
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CASSIDY: Ladies and gentlemen, once again, the co-host of "CBS This Morning," Miss Gayle King.
KING: Thank you, Cassidy. Right before we went to break, Cassidy said New York, are you ready? New York stays ready. In the words of DJ Khaled, "We the best, we the best."
I just talked to Julia and JP when they got off the stage. They said that was the first time they performed in two years. So they thank you audience for being so welcoming. It felt really good.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
KING: And Johnny G., I asked him, Johnny G., were you nervous out there? He goes, no. I go. Have you ever talked to this many people the same time? He goes, no, but it's New York. That's how we feel, it's New York.
Our next performance one of the new voices of country music that is expanding what that genre can be. He has had the rare honor of winning AMA Awards for Favorite Country Artist, Favorite Country Song, Favorite Country Album, and he did that all in one year.
And if that's not enough, judging by his Instagram, he also has the rare honor of being one of those people who somehow got better looking during quarantine, Gayle King to Human Resources, he is also one of the nicest, nicest guys on the planet. Please welcome Kane Brown.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
KANE BROWN, SINGER/SONGWRITER: I just want to dedicate this song to all our frontline workers and everything you all did for us especially, I thank you guys so much. Dancing in the kitchen, you singing my favorite songs.
Swinging on the front porch, just laughing at the dogs.
How you swear you love me more, when you're whispering goodnight. All those little moments are every reason why I'm homesick.
This feeling that I'm feeling, no, it don't quit. It's like half of me is missing, heaven knows it. That all I wanna do is be alone with your brown eyes, all tangled up, Just holding, onto you tonight until mornin'. Baby, that's the damn truth.
If home is where the heart is, I'm homesick for you.
Well, it says Kane Brown on a sign with a line out the door. Sold out some little town I've never been before.
Yeah, they're screaming my name. This is what we dreamed about.
But out here singing 'bout you, baby, all I'm thinkin' 'bout is how I'm homesick. This feeling that I'm feeling, no, it don't quit. It's like half of me is missing, heaven knows it.
That all I wanna do is, be alone with your brown eyes, all tangled up. Just holding, onto you tonight until the mornin'. Baby, that's the damn truth.
If home is where the heart is, I'm homesick for you. Homesick for you.
I'm homesick, this feeling that I'm feeling, no, it don't quit. It's like half of me is missing. Heaven knows it. That all I wanna do is be alone with your brown eyes, just tangled up. Just holding, onto you tonight until mornin'. Baby, that's the damn truth.
If home is where the heart is, I'm homesick for you. I'm homesick for you.
Like I said, t hanks to all the frontline workers. We love you guys. Thank you all so much.
This next song, they're not here with me today, but I got Swae Lee and Khalid on this next one, I'm going to see how many of you all know this one. This is called "Be like That."
Come on, I want to hear you on this, how are you all feeling today? Come on.
How about this side?
[18:20:10] BROWN: I might be better on my own.
I hate you blowing up my phone. I wish I never met yo' ass. Sometimes it be like that.
But I'm not myself, the nights you're gone. There ain't no way I'm moving on. I'm not afraid to need you bad. Sometimes it be like that.
We both wanna love. We both wanna slide. We both wanna argue until we're both right. And you want a hug, I kiss you goodnight. Maybe we're both just out of our minds.
You throw tantrums while I'm twisting up. No medicine is fixing us. Can't tell you why but tell you what, you got me thinking.
I might be better on my own. I hate you blowing up my phone. I wish I never met yo' ass. Sometimes it be like that.
But I'm not myself the nights you're gone. There ain't no way I'm moving on. I'm not afraid to need you bad (bad).
Sometimes when you thought you found the love of your life. Now you're thinking I'm just one of those guys leading on. I can't help when you read it wrong.
Don't know why I trip on us. You put me down, I pick you up. Can't tell you why, but tell you what. You got me thinking.
I might be better on my own. I hate you blowing up my phone. I wish I never met yo' ass. Sometimes it be like that.
I might be better on my own. I hate you blowing up my phone. I wish I never met yo' ass. Sometimes it be like that.
But I'm not myself, the nights you're gone. There ain't no way I'm moving on. I'm not afraid to need you bad. Sometimes it be like that.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
BROWN: Thank you, guys, so much. God bless you all. (COMMERCIAL BREAK)
ANNOUNCER: He has done so much for New York and New York City. Ladies and gentlemen, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
SEN. CHUCK SCHUMER (D-NY): Hey, everybody. It's New York, the Greatest.
Let's hear it for New York. Is home borough of Brooklyn in the house? Is Queens in the house? Is Manhattan in the house? Is Staten Island in the house? Is the Bronx in the house?
Oh yes. New York is back.
Now we all know that COVID hit us first and hardest and longest. And all the naysayers said New York would come -- never come back. They always say that.
After 9/11, they said we wouldn't come back. We did.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
SCHUMER: After the financial crisis, they said we wouldn't come back. We did.
After Sandy, they said we wouldn't come back. We did.
And now after COVID, New York is bigger, better, and stronger than ever before.
And I want to give a shout out to the people who made it happen maybe more than anybody else. The frontline workers, the bus drivers, the nurses.
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SCHUMER: The grocery store workers, the doctors, the healthcare workers.
Let's have a real shout out for our great frontline workers who brought us through this crisis.
And one final thing, folks, New York, we love the arts. The arts make New York great. The arts make New York the greatest city in the world that is why I worked so hard to save our stages, which is going to have Broadway open up, but also help all those independently large venues where all our artists get their start.
Does New York love the arts?
AUDIENCE: Yes.
SCHUMER: Now, we have a great show tonight. Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, wow. But we also have great bands coming up. When you hear the word Journey
and you're in New York, sometimes, you think that means getting on A train at 207th Street and going all the way to Far Rockaway, but 80 million records means this band is one of the greatest in the world. Their message for us is simple. Don't ever stop believing. Let's have it. Let's give it up for Journey.
JOURNEY: Any way you want it, that's the way you need it, any way you want it. She loves to laugh. She loves to sing. She does everything.
She loves to move. She loves to groove. She loves the lovin' things.
Ooh, all night, all night. Oh, every night. So hold tight, hold tight. Ooh baby, hold tight.
Oh, she said, any way you want it. That's the way you need it Any way you want it.
She said, any way you want it. That's the way you need it. Any way you want it.
I was alone, I never knew what good love could do. Ooh, then we touched, then we sang about the lovin' things.
Ooh, all night, all night. Oh, every night.
So hold tight, hold tight. Ooh baby, hold tight.
Oh, she said, Any way you want it, that's the way you need it. Any way you want it.
I said, any way you want it, that's the way you need it Any way you want it. She said ohh, hold on, hold on, hold on.
Oh, she said any way you want it. That's the way you need it. Any way you want it. Any way you want it.
That's the way you need it. Any way you want it.
She said any way you want it. That's the way you need it.
Any way you want it. Any way you want it.
That's the way you need it. Any way you want it. Any way you want it.
That's the way you need it. Any way you want it. Any way you want it.
That's the way you need it. Any way you want it. Any way you want it.
That's the way you need it. Any way you want it. Any way you want it.
That's the way you need it. Any way you want it. Any way you want it.
That's the way you need it. Any way you want it. Any way you want it.
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MYERS: I'm Meteorologist, Chad Myers. And on the latest for Tropical Storm eventually Henri, right now still a hurricane but it doesn't look like one, very, very ugly picture here. I don't think this thing is going to last the night. I think we're going to get rid of this hurricane status and get it down to a tropical storm. That's the good news.
Now, eventually it's still going to make wind rain and some flooding around, but for now we don't want 80 miles per hour, we'll take 65 or 70. Here's the problem we have right now. There's New York City, there are some showers coming in. If you're there, find your poncho. So far no lightning.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Three-time Emmy Award winner, recipient of the Edward R. Murrow Award and spoiler alert host of DON LEMON TONIGHT. Please welcome, Don Lemon.
DON LEMON, CNN ANCHOR: Smile. Smile New York. Smile. Yay. New York, you look beautiful. I love you.
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Hello, New York. Make some noise. Oh, come on. Let me tell you what, I'm hearing backstage that this is, what, they're letting me backstage this is like the second loudest the park has ever been, right? So I love hearing the sound of New York. So I think we can make it the first.
So let's try to make it the first. We have to beat out the barbecue in Prospect Park on Saturday. We got to beat up folks up in the Bronx. So make some noise, New York.
That's what I love to hear. So, are you ready for this? Are you guys ready for this? OK. So I am so thrilled. This man, I love this man and all of the folks who are with him.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Me too.
LEMON: Yes, me too. Thank you Harlem. Harlem in the house. So just like his ancestors before, the blues and jazz, hip hop is an American art form. It's not just one of the most polarizing genres in music but it is the most, one of the most powerful mediums on the planet and it was born right here in New York.
So celebrating the legacy of New York hip hop, we have some of the architects of rap music and some of the present stars and the superstars and future icons, OK? So New York City again, I want you to make some noise, give the biggest New York City welcome for the first superstar rapper to achieve 10 consecutive Platinum albums, selling albums.
The first hip hop artist to receive a Kennedy Center award and a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer from Hollis, Queens, from Hollis, Queens, LL Cool J and some of his hip hop family, the kings and queens of New York, Melle Mel Scorpio, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, French Montana, Fat Joe, Remy Ma, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Rev Run, Run-DMC and Busta Rhymes.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the Grammy Award, Emmy Award and Peabody Award winning, host of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, Stephen Colbert.
STEPHEN COLBERT, HOST, THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT: Hello, New York.
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I'm Stephen Colbert and it is an honor to be here with you tonight on the Great Lawn.
