welcome to hollywood! where an epic party is getting started. the stage at the historic greek theater will soon light up with an extraordinary list of musical talent all taking part in a global celebration for freedom. i am sara sidner. i am sitting next to my man van jones. he s here to celebrate juneteeth on cnn. we are so excited to be with you. this is america s newest federal holiday, commemorating the end, the true end of slavery in this country. folks heading to the greek theater, here in hollywood. and all of you at home are going to see an incredible concert with an amazing all-star lineup of black singers and songwriters. we re going to enjoy a show-stopping tribute to the queen of rock and roll, tina turner. we lost her this year. it was devastating for all of us. but you re going to see something you haven t seen before, y all. so stick around. actress chloe will give us her rendition of one of turner s greatest hits what s love got to do with it? she is going t
i grew up on swb. you can expect all their hits. i think it s going to be a sing-along in that amphitheater. reporter: deonno harmon knows how to put on a show, from super bowl half times to this year s emmys. juneteeth. she s executive-producing tonight s juneteeth concert on cnn. celebrate our culture to share our culture, and to continue to push for freedom for not just black americans, but for everybody. juneteeth commemorates the day in 1865 when union troops traveled to texas to enforce the end of slavery, two years after the emancipation proclamation. black history is american history. vice president kamala harris will appear live on stage just days after the first white house juneteeth concert. she and president biden elevated juneteeth to a federal holiday in 2021. so to have her in the building, in the house, sharing this energy, it takes it to another dimension.
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.