morning to you, todd. we re coming we re putting our pumpkin carving skills to a test with a competition out there. that s the proper way to clean out a pumpkin. that s how it s done. our reigning champ, lawrence jones, will try to he defend his title. he won last year. we brought him in because of that. todd: what is that dance? i don t remember winning it. rachel: yeah, you did. he wins so much, he forgets. todd: what was your approach? i haven t done this before. what mental approach would you take in? i don t remember winning it. they told me i need to defend my belt. i didn t know about it. i remember doing the dance. they put it in the commercial now. [laughter] rachel: when you dance that well, you know. anyway, i m glad you got to see the power tool, cleaning it out. will: rachel s been talking about it all morning long. this is her jam. she wants to help the american people scoop out their pumpkins this holiday season. will: you re dressed like a duke boy. you
how family members are responding. our mireya villarreal is in uvalde and aaron katersky is standing by with late reporting. breaking in the west tonight. tragedy in mid-air. two planes collide. what we re learning about those on board. europe s deadly heat wave. more than 1,000 people, mostly elderly, dead. and those numbers are expected to rise as record-breaking triple digit temperatures spread, fueling wildfires across the continent. and here at home, dangerous heat is building tonight. our rob marciano times it out. the terrifying scene inside a comedy club. a man pulls out a gun. everyone evacuates, then he begins firing shots, just before comedian craig robinson was set to take the stage. what robinson is saying tonight. a child bystander dies after a police chase. the tragedy outside minneapolis. what we re learning about the investigation. president biden returns home to a firestorm of controversy over his fist bump with the saudi crown prince, and now his
america s 246th birthday. we have so many wonderful stories to bring to you tonight we display the best of our country. we talk to folks from all across the usa about being american and what july 4th means to them. i take a trip down to nashville and sit down with country music artist and very special guest that will include an exclusive live musical performance tonight that you do not want to miss. i will take you to new canaan, connecticut for a festive independence day celebration. we will hear from americans tonight at the site of the macy s fireworks show. get this, later jimmy will join us. it will be a good time. we will get washington, d.c. from the breathtaking parade there. i go back to my stomping grounds with my unit which i cannot wait for you guys to see. there will be live fireworks from our nations capitol. tonight we celebrate the red, white and blue and the freedom and all we love about the country. before we begin we want to take a moment to send ou
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