and 247 years of independence. tonight, the largest fireworks show on television, with dazzling displays in cities from coast-to-coast, and amazing music to get the party going, including these talented performers. post malone, demi lovato, ludacris, shania twain, darius rucker, zac brown band, leon bridges, the all-american rejects. smashmouth, alanis morissette. clean white t s, duran duran and the united states air force band. now a cnn special event the fourth in america. what a way to kick things off. the united states air force band performing the stirring first of blue march live on cnn. welcome to washington, d.c., on this glorious independence day. crowds are gathering on the national mall and all across the nation s capital. we ll see the lincoln memorial and other monuments light up very soon in one of the biggest fireworks shows in the country. happy fourth of july, i m dana bash with morris sanchez. i m thrilled to be with you and also our viewers on this w
including alaska. victor blackwell, and carrie champion are standing by in san diego as our coverage continues into the night. bye guys. hey, you guys have had a great couple of hours. but there is a lot more to come. we ve got some good shows. including here from the san diego bay. yes, we do, and i think it s funny. because we were talking about some of these songs when you hear them they take you back. and i know not necessarily the counter because i feel like the fourth of july is a huge american concert. the all-american rejects, i love them. but here here for the fireworks. i love an old-fashioned fireworks. no shade with the drone show that some cities do. but i like the boom. and we re going to get that big baby boom here, one of the biggest fireworks shows in the country, and then we ve got chills across the country including, and i m excited about this, is this year for the first time in the fourth of america we re going to alaska. that s going to be amazing
to mike tobin in chicago on the holiday crime surge showing no signs of ending. mike? starting in philadelphia, edward, identification of the gunman through the official channels. no answer for a man walking up the street in philadelphia and randomly shooting at people. the man had an ar rifle and 9 millimeter pistol and ski mast. he had a scanner to listen to the police. his first victim fled into a house and died of his gunshot wounds there. more information about the investigation is waiting. law enforcement made it clear this gunman will face multiple counts of murder and a psalm. another mass shooting on the west side. a holiday gathering right @midnight after the event shut down. gun fire created panic and blood shed. a lot of foot traffic, vehicle traffic. still file works were being shot off. people trying to flee the area from the multiple gun shots. it was difficult for them to navigate in to the area. back to the latest information in philadelphia, police the
fireworks shows. final preparations are underway across the country before americans line up to see the displays. julie: will the weather forecast cooperate? heavy rain across the central u.s. putting the region at risk for severe thunderstorms and putting a potential damper on festivities. team coverage starts now. fox weather will nunley is live in nashville with a sneak peak at one of the largest fireworks displays in the country. christina coleman is live at the beach in santa monica, california. hello. yeah, we re here at the beach. thousands will gather here today to celebrate our country s birthday. so many people getting together for the holiday weekend. take a look at this. a glimpse of cool military activities. in hawaii the crowd is rallied with a free fall parachute demonstration. camera footage captured from the helmet shows them in the sky after they jumped from a blackhawk helicopter. how cool is that? thousands grabbed a picnic blanket to enjoy fireworks o
we are the heirs of that first revolution. we are the keepers of the flame of liberty. we hold it high tonight for the world to see. we will safeguard our values. we will teach our children to cherish and adore their country so that they can build its future. we can make the years ahead the best years our nation has ever had. there is new ground to be broken and new action to be taken. america has always been greatest when we dared to be great. together, we are part of one of the greatest stories ever told, the story of america. the ideals of july 4th, 1776, still speak to all humanity, and the revolution declared that day goes on. happy, happy fourth of july america, to all of you out there welcome to our big independence day special celebration live here in new york city where it is 80 degrees, very hot and humid. i m aishah hasnie here tonight with joey jones carley shimkus and joey failla and we have a jam packed two hours ahead including live pe